Well, its day 49 and Ive been neglecting my blog a little the last couple of weeks because Ive been so busy between work and things going on at home that I really havent been able to find much time to devote to writing. Hopefully I can be better about it in the week 8. This marks my last day of week 7 and my weigh-in is on Saturday morning (as usual). Im hoping to lose at least another 2lbs this week but Im not feeling overly confident. Ive been having trouble staying in ketosis lately so I know thats got to be affecting my overall weight loss and total percentage of body fat. Its been difficult to find time to workout too. Ive been feeling drained when I get home from work because its been an incredibly busy week so there hasnt been much in the way of activity at night. Im hoping to change that this weekend with some shopping on Saturday and maybe hiking some trails with the hubby and dog if the weather gets a little better. Its been cold & rainy the last few days.
I also wonder sometimes if my body is simply rejecting the idea of staying in ketosis for so long. It can conceivably cause adverse side effects but it shouldnt at the low levels I would normally be at for Medi-Weightloss. Id be more concerned if I were doing the Atkins diet again, which doesnt monitor the level of ketones.
I also wonder if my body needs to be shocked back into ketosis by actually ingesting carbs for a meal or two and then going back to the low carb diet. Id pretty much try any excuse to validate eating a piece of pizza this weekend but will probably continue to abstain anyway.
Its so difficult because Rhode Island is FULL of great food; from authentic Italian to incredible Indian curries and mom & pop bakeries... it is a foodies paradise here.
Im almost ashamed to admit it but I had a sort of temper tantrum about food last Sunday. I spent the majority of my weekend last week at baby and bridal showers where there was an amazing assortment of food, most of which I could not eat. After getting home and trying to relax Sunday afternoon, I had a meltdown. I was crying, screaming, and pounding my fists on my husbands chest while he hugged me... all because I felt so incredibly deprived. I honestly think it was because there were brownies involved. If theres anything that could cause me to have a meltdown about food, its unobtainable brownies! Oh! And eggs. I think if I eat one more scrambled egg, Ill vomit. I LOATHE eggs. Have never been a big fan of them and typically would only eat them on occasion if I were out to breakfast and they came with my meal or if I was using up leftover pieces of veggies on the weekend to make an omelet. So this diet (along with all of the other low carb diets Ive tried) really tests my patience with eggs. Each morning I pretty much have two options for breakfast: eggs or a protein shake. And theres no option when the blender is dirty because a protein shake without ice is not something Im willing to try out of desperation... yet. Part of this lack of variety is because I really only like my eggs scrambled. I refuse to eat eggs where the yolk & whites are separate. It grosses me out. So, eggs are currently my nemesis and I truly have a hard time choking down even one of them for breakfast on weekday mornings when the blender has yet to run through the dishwasher.
(end egg rant lol)
Hopefully after today Ill have some better options, since Im going grocery shopping tonight after work. Another thing thats been holding me back from following my plan 100%? My local super market had a sale on microwave pre-cooked bacon... so they stocked up their shelves with the sale product and my microwave pre-cooked turkey bacon has been nowhere to be found for the past two weeks! So annoying.
Im really hoping that after my 8th week (approx. 2 months) I will have lost a total of 30 lbs. Thats only another 3.7 lbs over the course of 2 weigh-ins but it would be nice to say that I lost 30 lbs in 2 months. I think thats an incredible achievement... one that Id love to see repeated every 2 months until goal but thats not very realistic. I think 10 lbs or more every 2 months from this point forward would be a good realistic expectation. At that rate, it would probably take around 2 years to lose all of the weight (in total) but thats 2 years of sacrifice after 30 years of eating badly (for the most part) to have a lifetime of being healthier. I think its probably worth it.
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I also wonder sometimes if my body is simply rejecting the idea of staying in ketosis for so long. It can conceivably cause adverse side effects but it shouldnt at the low levels I would normally be at for Medi-Weightloss. Id be more concerned if I were doing the Atkins diet again, which doesnt monitor the level of ketones.
I also wonder if my body needs to be shocked back into ketosis by actually ingesting carbs for a meal or two and then going back to the low carb diet. Id pretty much try any excuse to validate eating a piece of pizza this weekend but will probably continue to abstain anyway.
Its so difficult because Rhode Island is FULL of great food; from authentic Italian to incredible Indian curries and mom & pop bakeries... it is a foodies paradise here.
Im almost ashamed to admit it but I had a sort of temper tantrum about food last Sunday. I spent the majority of my weekend last week at baby and bridal showers where there was an amazing assortment of food, most of which I could not eat. After getting home and trying to relax Sunday afternoon, I had a meltdown. I was crying, screaming, and pounding my fists on my husbands chest while he hugged me... all because I felt so incredibly deprived. I honestly think it was because there were brownies involved. If theres anything that could cause me to have a meltdown about food, its unobtainable brownies! Oh! And eggs. I think if I eat one more scrambled egg, Ill vomit. I LOATHE eggs. Have never been a big fan of them and typically would only eat them on occasion if I were out to breakfast and they came with my meal or if I was using up leftover pieces of veggies on the weekend to make an omelet. So this diet (along with all of the other low carb diets Ive tried) really tests my patience with eggs. Each morning I pretty much have two options for breakfast: eggs or a protein shake. And theres no option when the blender is dirty because a protein shake without ice is not something Im willing to try out of desperation... yet. Part of this lack of variety is because I really only like my eggs scrambled. I refuse to eat eggs where the yolk & whites are separate. It grosses me out. So, eggs are currently my nemesis and I truly have a hard time choking down even one of them for breakfast on weekday mornings when the blender has yet to run through the dishwasher.
(end egg rant lol)
Hopefully after today Ill have some better options, since Im going grocery shopping tonight after work. Another thing thats been holding me back from following my plan 100%? My local super market had a sale on microwave pre-cooked bacon... so they stocked up their shelves with the sale product and my microwave pre-cooked turkey bacon has been nowhere to be found for the past two weeks! So annoying.
Im really hoping that after my 8th week (approx. 2 months) I will have lost a total of 30 lbs. Thats only another 3.7 lbs over the course of 2 weigh-ins but it would be nice to say that I lost 30 lbs in 2 months. I think thats an incredible achievement... one that Id love to see repeated every 2 months until goal but thats not very realistic. I think 10 lbs or more every 2 months from this point forward would be a good realistic expectation. At that rate, it would probably take around 2 years to lose all of the weight (in total) but thats 2 years of sacrifice after 30 years of eating badly (for the most part) to have a lifetime of being healthier. I think its probably worth it.
