I cheated on my diet today. I wasn't planning to, buy truth be told with AF rearing her ugly head, it was inevitable.
When I got home from work, I knew it was simple: I needed something sugary or I'd start binging. To appease this menstrual insanity, I had two chocolate chip cookies that I baked last week for my class and saved for my husband. It worked. Two cookies and I was fine. Craving gone, not looking for more sugar (scared I would, but totally did not). I went for a jog yesterday, I didn't get too far, as my menstrual cramps got the best of me. Despite this, according to my jabra headset, my fitness level is improving. So yay! Once AF clears out, I plan to start again. I will be cheating this weekend (but with real food, not junk). I will also be cutting out wine aside from weekends for the next couple weeks while on HGH for my next IVF cycle. I'm hoping to see a good weight drop this weekend. Hopefully I get down to 143/142. My goal is to be at 135 max on the May 26th weigh in.
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Old Weight: 148
Current Weight: 147.6 Pounds Lost: -.4 Pounds Left to Go: 17.6 How I Feel: Well, I'm shocked that I only lost that little, but at the same time, I'm not because my period is due tomorrow. I generally gain between 2-5 lbs right before my period, so I'm really curious to what my next weigh in will look like. I look a lot thinner. My roll on my left side is gone, my roll on my right side has shrank substantially. My legs look very muscular and leaner. I overall feel good. I'm planning to start running again this weekend. I'm also going to try making Paleo tamales. I'm really amazed by how I really don't want to eat sugar or sweet things because of how they make me feel. I'm starting to feel comfortable in my own skin again. I should probably start using a tape measure.... I've successfully made it thru 3 weeks!
Yesterday was my birthday, so I had three cheat treats: sliver of cake at work, cake at home, and two chocolate chip cookies I was baking. I really don't like eating sugar. Since I've been on this diet, sugar causes me to have extreme thirst, makes me sleepy AND makes me feel almost hung over in a sense in the morning. I really think I'd prefer my cheats to be actual food, not sugary things. I'd rather just have dinner out. In any event, tomorrow is my third weigh in, I am thinking I might show a plateau for the week for two reasons: cheat day so close to weigh in and AF's arrival the following day. I always go up a couple pounds at my period. So if it's a plateau, I will try not to feel beat up by it, and will just look towards the next weigh in. Closing in on 3 weeks and still going strong!!
I did a huge cooking day yesterday and made a double batch of the Paleo naan bread, Kings casserole, Paleo tortillas, an antipasta, and honey chipotle meatballs (didn't make the sauce yet, and trust me, they need it). It definitely makes it easier to cook ahead of time. We also hit up sprouts Saturday night and got more lamb to cook, more almonds, and more skyr yogurt. I also got figs 😊😋 I'm really surprised at how well I'm sticking to this. I think a large portion is that I'm allowing myself to have a cheat meal once a week. This week, I cheated with having a small hot fudge sundae from Dairy Queen. Although it was good, I noticed that all it did was make me extremely sleepy and thirsty, in turn, making it difficult to really want to finish it. I'm really noticing how anything with sugar effects my body - and I really dislike it. I don't want to be tired after I eat, it makes me feel blah. I think I'd rather my cheat meal be food, not junk. My birthday is coming up and I'm actually dreading having cake - I know I'll only really want a small amount because I'll feel crappy tired after. I told my husband to only get a small cake. I'm dreading this because I HATE throwing food away. I still haven't run. At first it was because of my knee, now it's because of my big toe nail breaking about 2/3's the way down. I figure I'll start running this weekend once I adjust to it completely. It is such an awkward feeling. Old Weight: 150.4
Current Weight: 148 Pounds Lost: 2.4 lbs Pounds Left to Go: 18 lbs How I Feel: I feel good. I'm noticing rolls really going away, somewhat slowly, but surely. I've adjusted to my eating, not craving sweets much - if at all. The only thing I really need to do is include more veggies, in eating a lot of protein - as I should - but I definitely need more greens. I haven't run at all this week due to my knee, but I'm also a bit nervous about whether I can or can't now because I had a big toenail break off about halfway down the nail. Today I get to have one cheat, so I'm really looking forward to it. I'm also planning to make more naan bread this weekend, maybe a double batch because it went over really well in my house. I can't wait to make it and eat it again. I've done 2 full weeks of this diet. I really do feel better.
This diet isn't hard to follow, you can eat out if you need to; I've actually found that many places have pretty good options for low carb diets including Jimmy John's. I've gotten an unwich - or two - from them in the past week due to work craziness and my being hungry. They are actually rather good and done in a way where you don't miss the bread. So should thumbs up to Jimmy John's. I'm noticing that I really do have an uptick of energy; however, I have been a bit more tired this week due to working demands and needing to be up an hour earlier, but it's OK. I haven't run this week because I exhausted my knee running such a long length on Sunday. I do think that's more related to excess weight on my joints over actual ability to run distance. I'm hoping that it won't be a big deal within the next 2 weeks. I'm also noticing that eating within those 8 hours aren't horrible, it's only a torturous feeling after exercise because I'm up so early, but other than that, no big deal. I tried lamb for the first time in my adult life last night, no GI upset at all, so it's a great beef substitute. I'm really happy that I discovered it. I really have only been eating fish, some chicken, but mostly fish. I think to some degree, I find it difficult to eat chicken because I have chickens, so it's almost like eating a pet? Idk, I can't quite see them as livestock, though, the two turkeys might be going to the dinner plate soon because the male one is a real asshole sometimes to my chickens, not always, but if we let them free range thru parts of the yard, when they go back into their coop, the Tom (male turkey) will actually attack them. So he will definitely be taking part in Thanksgiving dinner this year. We also have two chickens that went broody, so I guess we're hatching chicks in about 21 days more or less. This will be exciting, it's our first time doing this and the first time we had chickens that went broody. Anyway, way off topic. I'll likely just update Saturday at my second weigh in. Hoping to see pounds lost. I see fat lost, hoping the pounds reflect it. Almost at 2 weeks of this diet. I made some Paleo friendly naan bread and tortillas this weekend. They were both awesome. You can find the recipes here: I highly recommend both as they were delicious. I actually used the tortillas in a King Casserole this weekend that tasted divine. The naan bread was awesome toasted a little with flavored Irish butter. Next weekend, I intend to use the Paleo Cupboards recipe for tamales; however, I will need to sub chicken for the beef as I'm beef intolerant. I'll review that after I make it.
I ran 6 miles yesterday, it felt great, but I was hurting after. I'm surprised I recovered so fast, bc this morning I feel pretty good and I barely slept - I tossed and turned all night, no real clue why. There are 7 weeks left of school, bring on the summer. I can't wait to sleep in. Next weekend I can't sleep in BC it's back to the fertility specialist for another mid cycle check for fluid. I'm really hoping that this diet is getting my hormones under control. Old Weight: ~160 lbs
Current Weight: 151 lbs (150.4 lbs) Pounds Lost: ~9 lbs Pounds Left to Go: 21 lbs How I Feel: Today, I definitely finally saw a difference in my belly and back. I've seen a difference in my arms, legs, and chest for a bit now. My legs are super defined, with just a bit of fat left on them. I have a TON of energy and can box jump for days. My fitness level has truly improved. I hope to really see the back fat go bye bye next weigh in. Hell, next week I might even drag out the tape measure - we'll see. I just don't really want to see my current numbers/starting numbers. Didn't need a tape measure to tell me what I already know: I'm fat. Yesterday, I cheated on my diet. We took our class to some arcade and they had pizza for us to eat. I was starving and that was my option. Then we had a meeting, and again pizza was our option (no wonder the staff is heavy at my school). I had 3 slices total, and felt crappy tired after. So I no longer really want carbs unless they are Paleo friendly. I've also learned that I have a beef intolerance. Yeah, you read that right. I can't have beef without having loose stools. So, that is now being removed from my diet. And I love steak, but I don't love having diarrhea; so good bye beef. This goes for conventional and organic beef - I've tried both over the last few days with the same outcome. Today, I'm actually going to make Paleo naan bread and Paleo tortillas to make some kind of Paleo version of the casserole my neighbor made a few days ago. I'm going to jog today, I didn't jog this week because of a knee injury, so I'm going to jog, then come back to lift weights with some HIIT. Did I mention I LOVE LOVE LOVE box jumps? Omg! They're super versatile. They pump you up and you feel like you can go run a marathon. Overall, this diet is actually rather easy to adhere to, especially when you really start to see how different foods effect you and make you feel. I feel great not eating up until bed time, the only hard thing is waiting to 11/12 to eat my first meal/snack - it's usually almonds as I'm teaching a class then. Speaking of almonds, I also learned I cannot eat raw nuts - I'm allergic to them, so only roasted for this gal. Yesterday, I cheated. It was my oldest dogs 7th birthday, so I did have cake. But aside from that, I was good all day. So that was my cheat for the week.
Kinda can't wait to step on the scale this weekend and see if I've lost anything. I likely won't be running tonight because my left shin and right knee are not really feeling too hot, I think I might give them a break until Friday. Idk. We'll see. After today I have a week down on the new diet. 🙌
I'm proud of myself. I've been working out religiously, I do HIIT with weights every morning for 6 days, and I run every other evening and Saturday morning - this is my schedule. I feel better actually. I'm really excited to see where I'm at when I step on the scale next weekend. I've noticed a roll slowly dissipating. My hope is by the end of the month, I see no back rolls. I'm allowing myself to have one cheat meal a week - and by cheat meal I mean more or less a real meal, might just be out. So like a piece of real bread or something. I had a wonderful cheat meal at one of our favorite organic farm to table style restaurants. No dessert, just food - I really am trying to stay away from sugar. I did still stay within my only 8 hours of eating. I know this week we have my one dogs birthday, so I'll probably have a very little sliver of actual cake. Then my birthday is the end of the month. April is dangerous in our house. |
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