Thursday, January 3, 2013

New year, new ambitions

2013! I'm trying to go vegan, minimize pasta/bread/wheat-products, exercise more consistently, and drink lots and lots and lots (and lots...and lots) of water and tea... all with the ends of feeling better about myself both inside and out. Build immune system, clearer mind, etc. internally, but look slimmer and more toned on the outside as well as improving my skin. So that's that. 

I guess it's an apt time to show what I had for dinner last night - quinoa, mushrooms, asparagus, artichokes with some light seasoning of salt, pepper, and herbs. Please look at it and tell me it doesn't look delectably scrumptious. Oh, you can't? Well that sucks. ;)

Now for body picture. I usually run far and away from tops like these. And it's not as if I'm actually gonna wear this outside in the dead of winter. But it was cheap and maybe this sounds strange, but knowing that I could probably pull this off for the right scenario is kind of satisfying. I still have pretty sizable love-handles and some belly fat but I've come a long way from where I was at before. In fact, over Christmas, my parents took out their iPad and began showing the rest of the family some pictures from late August (a time when I thought I was miles slimmer than in April, when I started my journey). However, it was quite clear that my stomach was somewhat of a feature in these photos - something that I don't feel like people see first now. This is turning into a novel, so I'll stop there. 


I guess my overall point in this post is that I'm going to continue my journey as best I can in this New Year.