Day 9 of Atkins

Day 9 of Atkins

I felt very down yesterday. All last week, I avoided candy and sweets and all refined carbs such as rice and noodles. It wasn't TOO hard. I lost a few pounds, and I didn't feel hungry.  But by day 7, I noticed that the weight wasn't dropping off anymore.  I had even gone to the gym and worked out!  But after 1 week, I had only dropped a total of 3 pounds!  3 pounds of probably only water weight... What was wrong

Yesterday I calculated how much carbs I had eaten for breakfast.  Stir fry bean sprouts + mushroom, and some sausage.  I was already past 25 grams of carbs! That had me so disappointed. How can I possibly stay low on carbs??? I'd have to limit my consumption of vegetables!  

So I said SCREW IT! I fell off the atkins wagon and ate RICE and crackers and drank JUICE!  I know... I guess I felt a little bit self destructive yesterday.  But then I talked to a friend who has been doing this low carb lifestyle for nearly a year and has lost 40+ pounds.  She encouraged me to keep going, and don't worry too much about the carbs in vegetables.  And really focus on avoiding the refined sugars.  She also told me, "one cheat day" a week is okay as long as you don't go overboard with it. 

I felt very encouraged by that talk. So today, I'm back on the wagon. This morning I made myself some liver pate and ate it with a cucumber.  Yes... cucumber has carbs... but I'm not going to worry about those carbs anymore.  I'll just try to eat sensibly while avoiding refined carbs.    And I'm also going to add in a bit of portion control.

Summary:
1. Implement portion control
2. Continue avoiding refined carbs ie: starchy vegetables, rice, noodles, sweets, fruit
3. Allow one cheat day where I allow myself some "healthy" sugars such as fruit and 1 bowl of rice
4. Sensible eating! No more late night snacks!  Even if it is bacon....

Beginning Atkins

After a day of indulging in multiple frozen food goodies, such as frozen burritos, hot dogs, and etc... I decided I needed more structure. Something easy to implement.  But not hard to follow.  I also can't get hungry.  Once I get hungry, I lose all will power.  Enter Atkins.

Day 1 of Atkins.

I keep looking up information regarding ketosis, lipolysis, and low carb. I even checked out a Paleo diet book... So far my conclusion is that it's all stupid.  And most likely, I'm going to lose SOME weight on atkins... but the real test is when I start reintroducing carbs.  Am I REALLY going to say goodbye to rice?  Fruit?  Dessert?! FOREVER?!?!?!?!  At least Atkins allows legumes... Paleo doesn't even allow beans?  How can such a restricted diet by healthy and well rounded?




I am drinking a lot of water... and am visiting the bathroom more than ever.  at least getting up to pee is giving me something to do.  It's a slow day at work... And boredom usually leads to snacking.  -_-

Day 2 of Atkins.
I think I've lost at least 2-3 pounds now.  I'm sure it's just the glycogen working its way out my body.  Therefore it's all just 'water weight' which will return with a vengeance as soon as I eat a bowl of rice.

Surprisingly, I'm not really craving carbs yet.  It was annoying when I had to stop myself when I reached for a piece of fruit, or a cup of juice. And I was sorely tempted to help the children finish their leftovers.  But I've had 5 low-carb meals, and so far I'm still alive and not too grouchy. I also am not hungry.  It's 12:15, and I haven't experienced any hunger pains yet.

Breakfast:
2 eggs, a generous sprinkle of cheese, and some Kielbasa.

Lunch:
Crockpot salsa chicken with peas and carrots and zucchini, and some roasted brussel sprouts.  Yes I know that carrots aren't very low carb... but it's better than rice right?  BTW, crockpot salsa chicken is nasty. Next time I will simply roast chicken and put salsa on top.

Dinner:
I have no idea what I'm going to eat.

Here's my ultimate plan.  If I can lose 25 pounds on Atkins... then I start reintroducing SOME carbs. I fully expect to gain 5 pounds back as my body replenishes it's glycogen.  But if I can maintain for 2 months... Then I can start working on having a baby.  But maybe I will have to be fully low carb from now on.  Meaning... like... 100g a day from now on?