After speaking with a nutritionist-in-training last night at the Whole Foods Market, we were introduced to the concept of eating properly for our blood type. She shares my bloodtype and had previously been vegetarian for six years and had a lot to share with me concerning all of my recent obstacles and problems I am experiencing physically. Her immediate reaction was to tell me that type O people require animal protein in their diets and that my weight gain could have a lot to do with my high carbohydrate consumption. I am gathering information that suggests that I would work more efficiently on red meat and green leafy veggies. I am going to do whatever it takes. I am constantly up and down ten pounds each way on the scale and I feel like absolute shit because I haven't taken more than ten steps at one time in this tiny apartment. At least the other apartment had two flights of stairs to run up and down all day. That made all the difference! So, If I am going to actually get to my goal weight and physical condition I am going to have to get off my ass and change something. It feels like I took ten steps forward and five steps back. What worked when I was sick, isn't working now. I need energy. I don't have any. That is why I don't feel like working out. I am tired. If lifting me up means that I eat medium rare filet mignon and spinach for every meal.....bring it on. I will regain momentum and I will beat down this wall, physically and mentally.

I feel a Henry Rollins moment coming on.

Posted by gwendolyn on October 26, 2001 at 12:27 PM