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March 12, 2007
day 21 
I just got back from 40 minutes of weightlifting at the gym. Now I'm all flushed and sweaty and my hair is all verklempt, but I feel a bit better at least.
For the last couple of weeks, my sweetie has been really pretty sick with a flu bug. He's finally getting better—finally!—and it appears I've caught, albeit, a very mild version.
Still, it's enough to wind me after climbing a flight of stairs, so aerobic exercise is not an option.
It felt very good to lift today. I really got this feeling, and have had this feeling lately, that I'm reshaping my body. It's pretty damn exciting.
No real news on the ETL front. It's day 21 of VeganDetox2007, and I'm still doing it. I made pinto beans from scratch the other day, La Malinchista’s Frijoles de la Olla, and they really were luscious. Well, are, as I'm still eating them. Though I really want to salt them. I'm holding back.
I did weigh myself at the gym, and... well, the scale hasn't budged. I've lost 21 pounds, but it appears I've stalled. I blame the outrageously luscious grits I made last week—just grits and water and a pinch of salt, but, well, something happened.
I'm starting to get myself excited about PFit this year. Yes, I'm going back. Yes, I'm quite possibly insane. But I'm really looking forward to training this year. Maybe I just needed the past year and a half off? I don't know, but I know I'm much more excited about it than I have been in a while.
Posted at March 12, 2007
Comments
When I was doing strict ETL, I lost 20 lbs quickly then stayed the same for 3 weeks. Don't get discouraged, you are doing great! Your body is just catching up to you.
Posted by: amy at March 13, 2007 3:11 AM
Glad you were able to comment! I loved 300. Yeah, the costumes were unrealistic but I was pleasantly surprised.
Posted by: neca at March 14, 2007 11:57 AM
I enjoyed reading through your blog entries. Is PFit by chance Portland Fit? I do motivational speaking and have given talks to a number of the USAFit groups (I sat at the head table with Denis Calabrese, USAFit founder, prior to the Houston Marathon at the Houston Fit dinner and gave their devotional speech). I also noticed several comments about coming to Houston. If you ever want any restaurant suggestions here, just let me know.
If you get a chance, please visit my running web site, Faithful Soles. I have a categorized and searchable Running Blog Database with bloggers from all over the world and would appreciate it if you would link your blog to it. Thanks and continued good luck in your diet and training.
Posted by: Faithful Soles at March 15, 2007 6:53 PM