I’ve been drinking this tea quite a bit lately. It’s not one of the more exciting teas but it is a good basic for me. I’m not sure how much it “cleans” me, I don’t really sense any diuretic qualities but if it helps flush toxins, well okay. The taste is slightly vanilla and nutty. No astringency. Rooibos is not upfront. It’s a nice laid back kind of tea. Resteeps well.
I have been working on losing weight and I went to weight watchers this morning and I’m down another half pound. :) Slow and steady wins the race, right? I’m also upping my exercise level… man, that’s hard. It’s so easy to sit and do nothing all day… watch tv, read, play on computer. I do some volunteering and stuff but again it’s all sitting down. My new rule when watching tv is that at every commercial break I have to get up and do something. Empty the dishwasher, vacuum the bedroom, clean bathroom, etc. I don’t know if it will help with the weight loss but at least I’ll get a little more done around the house.Flavors: Nuts, Vanilla
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Slow and steady is the best way to do it. I really need to get back on the weight loss horse. I was doing great a while back and then I stalled. While I was stalled, I had emergency surgery and I couldn’t work out. When I was supposed to get back to things, but before I started back up again, I developed a weird complication that set me back for a few more weeks. Then my mom had heart surgery and I was her primary caretaker. I started to get back to things, but I wasn’t committed like I had been. Next thing I know…okay, slowly, but I didn’t stop it….I’m back in weight to where I started at and having a hard time committing to start again. (Although I’m not as big as I was, I weight the same/more than I did.)
And I like tea that tastes good. I don’t care what it’s called.
I’ve been doing the Weight Watcher’s thing. It has really helped me eat better and gives good support. And if you screw up, they support you rather than harass you :D One of their examples is… " if you drop an egg, you don’t just give up and break all of them. You just clean up and keep going." They are also good about recognizing that there are times you just want that cheesecake or greasy cheeseburger… have it, don’t feel guilty but plan how you can work those points into your weekly point allowance. They also give you “splurge” points each week, recognizing that we need those things to. Can you tell that I just came back from a WW meeting and I’m all psyched up? ;p Don’t be disappointed, just move on! :D
It’s hard to do if one isn’t fully committed, and right now, I’m just not. I need to be. I’m hoping with the warmer weather coming so the sidewalks are clear of snow and ice will help me get back to running again, and that I will get better about going to CrossFit. (I really was going to go today, but well, I didn’t have time to deal with the cat puke covered bag. (see Citrus Green tasting note.)) Once I get back into the swing of things it’ll hopefully go better.
Oh, and I have to start tracking again. If there is one thing I hate more than anything it’s tracking my food. I hate it. Hate it.
I’m right there with ya. Hate tracking.
I had to stop tracking food because if I let myself, I get obsessed with counting, and I literally just spend all day counting and recounting. It’s… bad.
I could let you track my food for me, Sami. Heheheh.
I hate tracking too. It’s when I realize how hungry I am and have no points left that I really hate it…
Slow and steady is the best way to do it. I really need to get back on the weight loss horse. I was doing great a while back and then I stalled. While I was stalled, I had emergency surgery and I couldn’t work out. When I was supposed to get back to things, but before I started back up again, I developed a weird complication that set me back for a few more weeks. Then my mom had heart surgery and I was her primary caretaker. I started to get back to things, but I wasn’t committed like I had been. Next thing I know…okay, slowly, but I didn’t stop it….I’m back in weight to where I started at and having a hard time committing to start again. (Although I’m not as big as I was, I weight the same/more than I did.)
And I like tea that tastes good. I don’t care what it’s called.
I’ve been doing the Weight Watcher’s thing. It has really helped me eat better and gives good support. And if you screw up, they support you rather than harass you :D One of their examples is… " if you drop an egg, you don’t just give up and break all of them. You just clean up and keep going." They are also good about recognizing that there are times you just want that cheesecake or greasy cheeseburger… have it, don’t feel guilty but plan how you can work those points into your weekly point allowance. They also give you “splurge” points each week, recognizing that we need those things to. Can you tell that I just came back from a WW meeting and I’m all psyched up? ;p Don’t be disappointed, just move on! :D
It’s hard to do if one isn’t fully committed, and right now, I’m just not. I need to be. I’m hoping with the warmer weather coming so the sidewalks are clear of snow and ice will help me get back to running again, and that I will get better about going to CrossFit. (I really was going to go today, but well, I didn’t have time to deal with the cat puke covered bag. (see Citrus Green tasting note.)) Once I get back into the swing of things it’ll hopefully go better.
Oh, and I have to start tracking again. If there is one thing I hate more than anything it’s tracking my food. I hate it. Hate it.
I’m right there with ya. Hate tracking.
I had to stop tracking food because if I let myself, I get obsessed with counting, and I literally just spend all day counting and recounting. It’s… bad.
I could let you track my food for me, Sami. Heheheh.
I hate tracking too. It’s when I realize how hungry I am and have no points left that I really hate it…