I have been low carbing (probably between 30 and 50g a day) for a week now. I weighed 165lb last Wednesday morning, started low carbing on the Thursday. This morning I weighed 157.6lb which is 7.4lb less! I am enjoying the food, it's all tasty and I'm experiencing far fewer cravings, although I do get the odd weak moment...
The main difficulty is that low carbing is not as convenient, I have to plan ahead what to eat, there is not really many things we can prepare and cook in 10-15 minutes. If I want to do this long term (adding in more carbs as time goes on, of course, so I don't *keep* losing weight past my goal weight) then I will have to invest in things to make it easier - number 1 on the list being a food processor, as finely grating an entire cauliflower is NOT quick or easy... But things aren't set in stone yet, for now, I think I am trying to boost my weight loss again - and more importantly, get into the habit of healthier eating. And enjoying what I eat. With low carbing I am naturally snacking less, as I feel full for longer, so if I decide to stop low carbing I will hopefully carry that on and that will help me keep the weight off hopefully.
I am just 0.5lb away from having lost 50lb since Christopher was born, which is astounding! We went for the SureStart's buggy walk this week, and since Jonathan is off work til Tuesday, he came along, and it was a lot of fun. Jonathan wore Christopher, and I guess when I'm wearing a baby I tend to look bulkier, as I took it off, to let Jonathan put it on, and immediately got compliments about my weight loss and "don't you look well!"
I still feel happier clothed than in skimpy clothes, but that is a start, definitely. I think very soon it is time for me to start toning up and doing exercises, and now I am lighter, it would be the ideal time to start! It might slow weight loss, due to muscle weighing more than fat, but should help get rid of the inches faster, plus get me fitter.
I am already noticing how much fitter I feel just for having lost the weight, I ran around the living room chasing Robert the other day, and did so for quite a long time, and yes I got a bit tired, but it was good tired, not the dehabilitating tiredness I'd get before after some exercise. And it felt good to be doing such a fun physical game with my son that I always felt too sluggish to do before.
About one and a half stones left to lose (19-21 lb roughly). I can do it! :)
Thursday 28 April 2011
Saturday 23 April 2011
An END to this stagnation!
I am getting fed up of hovering, I've been yo-yoing AGAIN around the 165lb mark, so I had a day of really kicking my bum into gear, no snacking, but lots and lots of drinking! I was craving snacks so badly, I wasn't hungry but I wanted to eat eat eat! Luckily we (read I, mostly) had eaten all the chocolate and ice cream in the house so there was none left for me to snack on.
Then on Thursday I thought lets try low carb again. And so far, I've done pretty well! I'm still on the low carb, I've had the odd bit of fruit as snacks, and so far each day I have had something high carb but I would have had it along with a lot more carbs as well, so overall done pretty well. I had 3 slices of pizza on Thursday night. I was actually pretty impressed that I felt full and did not WANT to eat more, usually I may have managed 5 slices. Friday I had an ice cream after an otherwise perfect low carb day, which was actually not that bad. And today I have had 2 choc ices (which are pretty low carb considering, and came to less than the ice cream yesterday.) but other than that been eating low carb. Dinner I think I will do some chicken tonight (a fairly low carb sauce) with some cauliflower rice. I did weigh in this morning and I was 161.6 lb which I was pretty thrilled at, is definitely my lowest weight so far in this weight loss period, and for a LONG time (almost a decade). It would be pretty awesome to see the 150s on the scales on Wednesday.
I used to think that low carb diets were dangerous, but having done research on them, I think they're pretty healthy actually. The sort of foods I am cooking certainly seem more nutritious, plenty more vegetables and salads, with dairy and meat. I can't wait to try some more things. I think I will be buying cauliflowers in bulk haha :) Not sure how long I will keep this up, I'm already doing better than last time, and enjoying it more. Plus I don't think that any carb slip up is "ruining" it. Obviously the lower carb the better, but the odd carbs will not ruin everything, so fingers crossed this attitude can help :)
Then on Thursday I thought lets try low carb again. And so far, I've done pretty well! I'm still on the low carb, I've had the odd bit of fruit as snacks, and so far each day I have had something high carb but I would have had it along with a lot more carbs as well, so overall done pretty well. I had 3 slices of pizza on Thursday night. I was actually pretty impressed that I felt full and did not WANT to eat more, usually I may have managed 5 slices. Friday I had an ice cream after an otherwise perfect low carb day, which was actually not that bad. And today I have had 2 choc ices (which are pretty low carb considering, and came to less than the ice cream yesterday.) but other than that been eating low carb. Dinner I think I will do some chicken tonight (a fairly low carb sauce) with some cauliflower rice. I did weigh in this morning and I was 161.6 lb which I was pretty thrilled at, is definitely my lowest weight so far in this weight loss period, and for a LONG time (almost a decade). It would be pretty awesome to see the 150s on the scales on Wednesday.
I used to think that low carb diets were dangerous, but having done research on them, I think they're pretty healthy actually. The sort of foods I am cooking certainly seem more nutritious, plenty more vegetables and salads, with dairy and meat. I can't wait to try some more things. I think I will be buying cauliflowers in bulk haha :) Not sure how long I will keep this up, I'm already doing better than last time, and enjoying it more. Plus I don't think that any carb slip up is "ruining" it. Obviously the lower carb the better, but the odd carbs will not ruin everything, so fingers crossed this attitude can help :)
Tuesday 12 April 2011
hmmm well..
Last Wednesday weigh in saw me back up 2.5lb of the 3.5lb I lost over the week I was ill, weighing in at 165.5 lb.
I've had a few meals out this week, and yesterday, I had a VERY bad day food wise... but as this is a blog and it is good to be completely honest to prompt me into eating better and not doing the same again... I ate an entire giant easter egg that was given to me on Sunday... apparently 1/4 of the egg contained almost 400 calories.. so I had probably about 1500 calories yesterday of CHOCOLATE never mind my breakfast and lunch... I decided to skip dinner and have an early night.
This morning I weighed myself to see what the damage would be, and had a reading of 162.5 lb. Erm, what the?? I don't particularly think I've had a good week even not considering yesterday. Was it the skipped dinner? Maybe I am eating my main meals far too late at night, sometimes as late as 9pm, but usually after the kids are both in bed, so around 8pmish. Maybe I should start eating my main meal for lunch with the kids, and a light meal around 5-ish with the kids instead of a light meal at lunchtime, around 12, then a large meal at 8ish. And save a portion for Jonathan to take to work with him for the next day's lunch. That might help him to lose some weight too which I think he wants to do. He's a lower BMI than I am, but he's around the same weight I was when Christopher was born. I guess being 6'5" helps in that regards ;)
It's worth giving that a try I guess, switching main meals and trying not to eat too late, then Jonathan can grab something when he gets back in the evening. If I do that today, I wonder if I'll get a good weigh in on the scales tomorrow on my official weigh in day.
I've had a few meals out this week, and yesterday, I had a VERY bad day food wise... but as this is a blog and it is good to be completely honest to prompt me into eating better and not doing the same again... I ate an entire giant easter egg that was given to me on Sunday... apparently 1/4 of the egg contained almost 400 calories.. so I had probably about 1500 calories yesterday of CHOCOLATE never mind my breakfast and lunch... I decided to skip dinner and have an early night.
This morning I weighed myself to see what the damage would be, and had a reading of 162.5 lb. Erm, what the?? I don't particularly think I've had a good week even not considering yesterday. Was it the skipped dinner? Maybe I am eating my main meals far too late at night, sometimes as late as 9pm, but usually after the kids are both in bed, so around 8pmish. Maybe I should start eating my main meal for lunch with the kids, and a light meal around 5-ish with the kids instead of a light meal at lunchtime, around 12, then a large meal at 8ish. And save a portion for Jonathan to take to work with him for the next day's lunch. That might help him to lose some weight too which I think he wants to do. He's a lower BMI than I am, but he's around the same weight I was when Christopher was born. I guess being 6'5" helps in that regards ;)
It's worth giving that a try I guess, switching main meals and trying not to eat too late, then Jonathan can grab something when he gets back in the evening. If I do that today, I wonder if I'll get a good weigh in on the scales tomorrow on my official weigh in day.
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