Happy Valentine's Day!
Yesterday was the first holiday since I started, and my carbs were WAY off (think 67 instead of 20). Ironically it wasn't from where I expected!
I carefully planned a special, low carb-friendly dinner (we made sushi without the rice) and even planned chocolate in my day! However, we splurged by having lunch out at Ikea as they had a meatball special on. I figured I would eat the meatballs and salad, and skip the sauce and the potatoes and that would keep me in good stead.
Lesson learned: always check your carbs ahead of time! The meatballs had 9 carbs in 6 measly little meatballs! I won't be doing that one again! Ironically, the cream sauce only has 3 carbs in 1/4 cup!
Oh well, lucky for me today is a new day and I am back on the wagon, going ahead full steam!
P.S. I also forgot to mention - when I weighed this week I lost the weight I gained last week, and am down another 0.2 kg. Yay me!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Bump in the Road
This week I hit my first real bump in the road. I ate out several times and struggled to figure out the carb count on things I was eating. I came home feeling like I had a poor sense of what I had actually consumed, and what that would mean to my carb count for the week.
When I weighed on Monday morning the truth was in the scale. I had my first gain, 1.1 kg. That's OK. I still weigh far less than I did a month ago, and I know that overall I am making much healthier choices.
This week I have cut back to 20 grams a carb a day again to make sure I am staying within what my body can handle, and choosing foods that I know are within my "safe" zone. It may mean I miss out on a few foods that I could eat, but the peace of knowing I am moving towards my goal is worth it.
My favourite mental reset is that my carb counter on my phone resets to the new day, with 0 carbs consumed and 0 glasses of water drunk, each night at midnight. It provides me the visual reminder that a fresh day has come and with it a fresh start.
How about you? How do you deal with your bumps in the road?
When I weighed on Monday morning the truth was in the scale. I had my first gain, 1.1 kg. That's OK. I still weigh far less than I did a month ago, and I know that overall I am making much healthier choices.
This week I have cut back to 20 grams a carb a day again to make sure I am staying within what my body can handle, and choosing foods that I know are within my "safe" zone. It may mean I miss out on a few foods that I could eat, but the peace of knowing I am moving towards my goal is worth it.
My favourite mental reset is that my carb counter on my phone resets to the new day, with 0 carbs consumed and 0 glasses of water drunk, each night at midnight. It provides me the visual reminder that a fresh day has come and with it a fresh start.
How about you? How do you deal with your bumps in the road?
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