I gained 10 + lbs. in a little more than a week. That means I had to injest 35,000 calories to gain that much weight! Which I didn't. One week later I lost it all. What caused such a gain? Water weight. My legs looked like balloons. Yes, I did make an appointment to see my dr, but that isn't until Monday.
Yes, I am very frustrated. Yes, I did cry a bit, okay, I cried a lot. I finally pulled myself together and meditated on what happened. I *know* I didn't eat that much food. I know I have been working hard to lose weight and get healthy. SO, what can I do different? I have already eliminated soda and most sugars from my diet, except for my morning coffee I don't drink caffinated beverages. (I gotta have my morning coffee!) I made the decision to start my supplements again and start drinking a protien shake for breakfast instead of a granola bar.
So far, so good. Granted it doesn't taste fantastic, but it is drinkable. It gives me sustained energy for the morining and I can last until 12:30 or 1:00 before I have to eat again. I also have more energy to excersise. Today I was able to go for a walk up the hill and back down again. It was a simple 5 minute walk, but it was quite an accomplishment for me.
I don't reccomend this for everyone, but it seems to be working for me. We will see what the results are on Monday when I go in to be weighed.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Harder than I expected
"Thats what she said." Oh come on, you were thinking it.
Seriously, eating correctly and excersising has been much more difficult than I anticipated. Not that I thought it would be neccessarily easy, but I didn't think it would be *this* hard.
I am really struggling with hunger and pain. The last couple of days I have been hungry all the time. I have been eating good calories when I do eat, but I have had to limit how often I eat. This is something I am going to have to talk to my nurse-practioner about. We are hard wired to eat when we are hungry, and unfortunatly I am heading back to the "hungry all the time" mode.
As I said, I have been watching the calories I eat, makeing certain they are good, full of fiber, nutritional calories, which is a very good thing. It makes me stop and think *before* I put food in my mouth.
Do I have potato chips or a granola bar. They both have the same amount of calories, but which will leave me feeling fuller and is better for me nutritionally. The granola bar has nuts and fruit, not to mention fiber, which will make me feel fuller and is good for me. So the granola bar it is. When I want something salty, hmm, chips or cheese. Tricky. But one slice of swiss cheese is 100 calories and has calcium and protien. Something that my body needs anyway, so I eat the cheese.
And so it goes. Weighing each item of food for caloric and nutritional information before putting it in my mouth. Long gone are the days of just grabbing something out of the fridge and eating it. I have to maintain self-control at all times. Which is *not* easy for me. I get aggrivated and angry. I get irritable and grumpy.
I miss the freedom of food. BUT, there is a responsiblity to myself and to others who follow this blog to do the right thing. Plus, I really do want to lose the weight and get healthy again. I miss playing football with my boys.
Seriously, eating correctly and excersising has been much more difficult than I anticipated. Not that I thought it would be neccessarily easy, but I didn't think it would be *this* hard.
I am really struggling with hunger and pain. The last couple of days I have been hungry all the time. I have been eating good calories when I do eat, but I have had to limit how often I eat. This is something I am going to have to talk to my nurse-practioner about. We are hard wired to eat when we are hungry, and unfortunatly I am heading back to the "hungry all the time" mode.
As I said, I have been watching the calories I eat, makeing certain they are good, full of fiber, nutritional calories, which is a very good thing. It makes me stop and think *before* I put food in my mouth.
Do I have potato chips or a granola bar. They both have the same amount of calories, but which will leave me feeling fuller and is better for me nutritionally. The granola bar has nuts and fruit, not to mention fiber, which will make me feel fuller and is good for me. So the granola bar it is. When I want something salty, hmm, chips or cheese. Tricky. But one slice of swiss cheese is 100 calories and has calcium and protien. Something that my body needs anyway, so I eat the cheese.
And so it goes. Weighing each item of food for caloric and nutritional information before putting it in my mouth. Long gone are the days of just grabbing something out of the fridge and eating it. I have to maintain self-control at all times. Which is *not* easy for me. I get aggrivated and angry. I get irritable and grumpy.
I miss the freedom of food. BUT, there is a responsiblity to myself and to others who follow this blog to do the right thing. Plus, I really do want to lose the weight and get healthy again. I miss playing football with my boys.
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