Ryan Painter

Ryan Painter is a progressive organizer and social activist living in beautiful Victoria.

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Day 9 Food Diary

Breakfast Lunch None Dinner Snack

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Day 8 Food Diary

Breakfast Every Sunday the family enjoys a delicious McDonald’s breakfast. It’s a lovely little family tradition. Oh, and yep, that’s Frank’s on the left. Lunch Good ole peanut butter toast. Dinner Homemade chili. DELICIOUS!

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Day 7 Food Diary

Not much to write today. I pretty much rested all day and did a bit of house work. Breakfast None Lunch Simply KD (Cauliflower) Mac and Cheese with Frank’s Buffalo Wing Hot Sauce. Dinner None Bedtime Snack Good ole Peanut Butter toast!

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Week 1 Weigh In

And the results are… 291.5 Pounds I’ve lost almost 10 pounds this week. Amazing! Of course, this journey is about SO MUCH MORE than weight loss. It’s about removing shame and stigma from myself feeling better about who I am before, during, and after I eat. This first week has shed some new light on very fast changes in my perception about myself. When I turn towards food that are deemed…

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Day 6 Food Diary

Not too much to report today. Another very busy day where I didn’t eat much and found myself really hungry at dinner. Breakfast None Lunch None Snack After picking up Steph we went and did some shopping (God bless Dollarama). Picked up a KitKat Chunky there as the very first thing I ate all day. Needless to say, it hit the spot. Dinner HOTDOGS! I just LOVE these Yves Kale and Caramelized…

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Day 5 Food Diary

Ugh, today was ROUGH! Not rough from a stressful perspective, just rough from a busy one. I jumped from meeting to meeting from 9 am right to 9 pm and wound up ending my day with a pizza. What did feel different is that I didn’t feel ANY guilt or shame when I ate it and I think that had a lot to do with how much grace and gentleness I’m showing myself in this process. I know I’m doing the…

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Day 4 Food Diary

Another hectic day where I only ate breakfast and dinner. I did have LOTS of coffee today (hell, I have lots of coffee everyday), so that likely explains the lack of mid-day appetite. If I ever slowed down I’d probably be hungry Breakfast Today was pretty simple for breakfast. Two fried eggs with some shredded cheddar cheese on top with my favourite bread (Silver Hills Squirrley Bread…mom got…

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Day 4 Walk and Breathing

Had a superb walk this morning. The air was crisp and cool, but it wasn’t too cold. A slight dampness hung in the air but it was like a welcoming, refreshing, gentle dampness and it made the walk really invigorating. I’ve started to talk to my mom on our walks, which is great! We’ve been wanting to find a way to connect but our schedules are so busy it’s been hard to find the time. Now, she’ll…

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Day 3 - Food Diary

Day 3 – Food Diary

Today was hectic AF! I didn’t eat breakfast or snack at all and I definitely feel it at the end of the day as I’ve finished dinner and still feel hungry. Compare this to days when I eat breakfast and have a healthy snack throughout the day I feel much less hungry at the end of the day. Breakfast None Lunch Loved this vegetable soup my mother-in-law made. So good and even a little spicier…

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Day 2 - Food Diary

Day 2 – Food Diary

Day 2 was not bad, but towards the end of the day I slid downhill quickly. Breakfast A good friend of mine recommended a delicious Epicure recipe for oatmeal (as I don’t have the Epicure fruit mix I just used blueberries). It actually tastes great and the addition of Greek yogurt made it thick and yummy. You can find the recipe here. Mid-Morning Snack I absolutely love banana bread, but I…

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Day 2 - Walk

Day 2 – Walk

Solid walk today. It sure is dark in the morning here in View Royal, but it does start to lighten up around 6:30 am. I did forget to turn my Strava tracker on so I did a little extra loop at the end of my cul-de-sac to make up for the time.

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Day 1 - Food Diary

Day 1 – Food Diary

It was a day for the first day of my food tracking, and likely because I had time to prep and cook what I needed (with help from Susanne). Breakfast For breakfast after my walk I thew together a quick smoothie. The recipe is really simple (it’s of my own creation): 1 cup frozen fruit (can be any fruit you like, but must be frozen)1 cup of milk1 scoop of vanilla protein powder This makes a…

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Day 1

Well, I did it. I got up, went outside, and went for a walk. It was SO hard to get motivated and get out. My neighbourhood in View Royal is actually stunning, so it was nice to get out and get moving. I got really winded right away at the first hill just above my house that seems to go on endlessly. Fortunately, a solid 1/4 of the walk is downhill and half is relatively flat, but it does get…

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INTENTIONAL LIVING | YARN STORY PART 2

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INTENTIONAL LIVING | YARN STORY

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