The ups and downs of my LC Life...literally!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Well, another "unsuccessful" day.
My dinner was lovely and I wasn't hungry at all afterward. In fact, I was too full. I ate about 4 servings of chocolate chips after dinner, and about 1 C of Chex Mix and a Cup of Chocolate Ice Cream after the kids went to bed. Sometimes being too full actually triggers cravings for me, too.
I was pretty disgusted with myself, b/c I wasnt' hungry AT ALL. I was perfectly satisfied from my yummy dinner. I guess it's just a bad habit now, eating at night.
My weight is 145.4, up 0.1 from yesterday.
I've decided to go ahead and record everything I eat in fitday and just be brutally honest and just see what it is. Usually, when I don't adhere to my plan, I don't enter it. Maybe it will somehow help in the long run to know how much and what I will actually eat.
Actual yesterday: Calories: 2522; 169g fat/104g prot/163g carbs; 60% fat/17% prot/23% carb
Today, I try again!
My food plan today will be:
A tossed salad (lettuce, tomato, cuke) with olive oil, balsamic vinegar.
Alice Springs Chicken (inspired by the Outback's dish): Grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed mushrooms, bacon and cheese , with a SF "honey-mustard" sauce drizzled over. The sauce is mayo, dijon mustard and Stevia, to taste. My sauce is better than Outback's! Steamed broccoli with the same sauce.
Dessert will be my Chocolate Snack Cake with whipped cream.
Later in the evening will be 2 oz potato chips dipped in ranch dressing. (Might as well try PLANNING it and see what happens.) That is 40 potato chips, and should be enough to satisfy me.
2150 calories; 163g fat/105g prot/66g carbs; 70% fat/20% prot/10% carb
(I plan for 80 grams of animal protein. The extra 25 grams is in the rest of the food.)
My goal is really to start eating half the meal at dinner and half the next day for lunch. I'm still feeling compelled to finish it all, however. I'm just trying to wait it out. I've heard that once your body knows that good food is coming in, it will settle down and you won't be compelled to eat everything in front of you. (Gary Taubes talks about compelled to gorge when food is available after times of malnutrition and/or dieting. I'm sure the last 5 weeks have been very malnourished--and that's part of the reason I'm trying to keep my calories so high. I want to prevent that gorge reaction after a period of calorie restriction that has been PROVEN to occur.)
I have to say that having a week's worth of dinners on a list to pick from--I choose for about 2 days in advance from the list--has really decreased my stress where dinner preparation is concerned.
I kinda wish we didn't have this trip planned next week. It will certainly throw a wrench in my trying to get back on track. Truthfully, I'll be happy if I can just not gain any more weight until school starts back when things will settle down again. I'm certainly not happy in the mid 140's, but I'm sure that to most people I look pretty much fine.
I got a response from a moderator saying that they can see the leave comment box on all my blog entries. Wish I could be more help.
My dinner was lovely and I wasn't hungry at all afterward. In fact, I was too full. I ate about 4 servings of chocolate chips after dinner, and about 1 C of Chex Mix and a Cup of Chocolate Ice Cream after the kids went to bed. Sometimes being too full actually triggers cravings for me, too.
I was pretty disgusted with myself, b/c I wasnt' hungry AT ALL. I was perfectly satisfied from my yummy dinner. I guess it's just a bad habit now, eating at night.
My weight is 145.4, up 0.1 from yesterday.
I've decided to go ahead and record everything I eat in fitday and just be brutally honest and just see what it is. Usually, when I don't adhere to my plan, I don't enter it. Maybe it will somehow help in the long run to know how much and what I will actually eat.
Actual yesterday: Calories: 2522; 169g fat/104g prot/163g carbs; 60% fat/17% prot/23% carb
Today, I try again!
My food plan today will be:
A tossed salad (lettuce, tomato, cuke) with olive oil, balsamic vinegar.
Alice Springs Chicken (inspired by the Outback's dish): Grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed mushrooms, bacon and cheese , with a SF "honey-mustard" sauce drizzled over. The sauce is mayo, dijon mustard and Stevia, to taste. My sauce is better than Outback's! Steamed broccoli with the same sauce.
Dessert will be my Chocolate Snack Cake with whipped cream.
Later in the evening will be 2 oz potato chips dipped in ranch dressing. (Might as well try PLANNING it and see what happens.) That is 40 potato chips, and should be enough to satisfy me.
2150 calories; 163g fat/105g prot/66g carbs; 70% fat/20% prot/10% carb
(I plan for 80 grams of animal protein. The extra 25 grams is in the rest of the food.)
My goal is really to start eating half the meal at dinner and half the next day for lunch. I'm still feeling compelled to finish it all, however. I'm just trying to wait it out. I've heard that once your body knows that good food is coming in, it will settle down and you won't be compelled to eat everything in front of you. (Gary Taubes talks about compelled to gorge when food is available after times of malnutrition and/or dieting. I'm sure the last 5 weeks have been very malnourished--and that's part of the reason I'm trying to keep my calories so high. I want to prevent that gorge reaction after a period of calorie restriction that has been PROVEN to occur.)
I have to say that having a week's worth of dinners on a list to pick from--I choose for about 2 days in advance from the list--has really decreased my stress where dinner preparation is concerned.
I kinda wish we didn't have this trip planned next week. It will certainly throw a wrench in my trying to get back on track. Truthfully, I'll be happy if I can just not gain any more weight until school starts back when things will settle down again. I'm certainly not happy in the mid 140's, but I'm sure that to most people I look pretty much fine.
I got a response from a moderator saying that they can see the leave comment box on all my blog entries. Wish I could be more help.
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Cool comments work now! Welcome back! Missed your sage life postings.
Thank you! And thank you for stopping by! |
 
Updated 07-08-2008 at 08:40 AM by ElleH |
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High quality food can help cravings subside.Elle,
I've read only this particular post of yours and am concerned about about something. You said, "I'm sure the last 5 weeks have been very malnourished." What do you mean by this? Were you on a calorie-restricted, poor quality diet for 5 weeks? Or were you on a starvation diet consisting of mostly good quality food but inadequate as far as supportive nutrition is concerned? There are effective and and ineffective ways to go about losing weight using the low-carb approach. Moreover, there's a difference between caloric restriction and caloric deprivation. If you're confused on this, I suggest you visit Tim Ferris' blog by Googling "The Science of Fat-Loss: Why a Calorie Isn't Always a Calorie." I think the article will help you understand the importance of consuming mostly high quality food at all times. Dave Hi Dave! What I meant by that was that the food quality I was eating for the last 5 weeks was poor. Certainly NOT calorie-restricted! I got the idea that even high-calorie can be malnutrition from Taubes book. That gaining body fat is actually a sign of malnutrition. My food the last few days is very high quality again. I know it'll just take time for those cravings to go away...for the body to realize that everything is OK and nutrition is good. Elle |
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Updated 07-08-2008 at 08:27 AM by ElleH |
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Wow! I can post a comment now. Cool!
Elle, I'm sorry to hear you're struggling again. This is why I say maintenance is MUCH harder than losing the pounds in the first place. And travel doesn't help; just makes it harder. I'd love to discuss with you the notion of gorging. I have some definite ideas on it, but probably a blog isn't the best place for the discussion. Also, have you been reading Dr. Mike's blogs lately? His message (which he says has not changed) is: Eat low carb and you will NOT GAIN fat. Eating low carb does NOT mean you will LOSE fat, unless there is a calorie deficit. Kind of goes against my own experience, and your experience, too, huh? Hi Bawdy, I haven't been reading his blog and I need to get back over there. Maybe it'll inspire me. We can discuss anything you want here, it's up to you. You know I have nothing to hide when it comes to my eating habits or the reasons behind them! It's up to you...you let me know. I actually don't like this format. I prefer the journal format. But since I left my journal so "dramatically," and there is no way to edit out that last post (unless the mods would do it for me), I just decided to start fresh. But I don't really like this format at all. My thoughts on gorging are twofold: emotional and physical. I definitely believe in the emotional aspect of binge-eating and the use of it to try to numb-out negative emotions or to escape stress. I also accept Gary Taubes version of a cause of it: That gorging is normal after a period of malnutrition, starvation or even simple calorie restriction. That, similar to the response to exercise, the body is going to do what ever it takes, include compelling you to gorge when food becomes available, to replace those calories. I believe BOTH aspects are active for me. And I can tell the difference between the 2 impulses. There is definite difference in the feeling of compulsion when the drive is emotional versus physical. What are your thoughts on it? Dr Mikd's comments don't really "go against" my experience, I don't think. I've always assumed that I was still creating a caloric deficit, and thus was still able to lose, even on higher calories. I think the YMMV part comes for people in large part b/c of the individual calorie threshold that adjusts in response to dieting. Some people's bodies will slow way down and some don't. Obviously my threshold is (was) still pretty high. And I really was only eating around 1800 calories, even on high-fat, so it's not like it's *that* high. Only a little higher than where he said most people could lose at 1500-1700 cals. I've never gained on LC, not more than a pound or 2, so I definitely agree with that. |
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Updated 07-12-2008 at 10:17 AM by ElleH |
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Hmm...no edit available...oh well, I think you got the idea of what I was trying to say. I missed your sage >like< postings.
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Updated 07-08-2008 at 08:58 AM by ElleH |
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Whoopee!!!
The comment box is sorted out. Glad to see you back. I am sorry to hear that things have been difficult though. It is very hard sometimes. Interestingly I too am trying not to overeat. Apparently insulin can be triggered by too much food at one sitting. Where exactly are you going to next week? Replied in your journal, Lynn.  |
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Updated 07-08-2008 at 08:38 AM by ElleH |
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Oh and also 60 carbs might be your maintenance carbs so that you can fit some potato chips in
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