No Self Control

[Brook]

Re: No Self Control

Olya - I'm thrilled for you that you made through a week cheat free - but you're really going to need to get over the "instant gratification" mindset - isn't that the type of thinking that landed you in the chubby boat to begin with?

In the whole scheme of things, a week is NOTHING. It's not even a realistic blip on the radar. You've spent some time jerking your metabolism around (ketosis/no ketosis/cheat/no cheat/up/down/etc etc), and it's not going to throw a party for you because you've been cheat free for a week.

You aren't always going to be rewarded for a job well done- there are going to be times when getting the job done has to be enough reward in and of itself.

You are not likely to see big (or small or any) changes on your tape measure week to week either. These are something most of us do once a month - because it gives our bodies opportunity to adjust.

You're not always going to see movement on the scale. Sometimes you WILL see movment - be it up or down- and it'll have nothing to do with what you ate. If the scale rattles you, stay off that sucker.

You didn't put the weight on in a week, it's not going to come off that fast either. Hang in there. I promise you it's worth it. I really do!

Congrats again on a job well done this last week!!!!!!!!

~Brook

[Olya]

Re: No Self Control

Well.... my meals usually go like this....
Breakfast: usually two egg whites or one egg fried. (sometimes I add bacon and spinach or mushrooms or cheese something of that sort) Cup of decaf. green tea.
Lunch: Turkey or Tofu and some sort of grilled veggie (broccoli usually..and only like half a cup)
Snacks: boiled egg, ham and cheese roll, sugar free jello, celery, cucumber slices..something of that sort.
2nd Lunch: grilled chicken or turkey and cup of salad (usually no dressing)
Dinner: Grilled chicken, or hamburger patty with some salad.
I'm trying to do the whole 5-6 small meals a day instead of just three meals. I do fitday.com and I never go over my 20 carb limit...sometimes I'm even only at like 10-15. Depends on the day I guess. I think my issue is with the food.. I dont keep track of things as well as I should.... I need someone to make me a three day meal plan that I can follow. any takers?!? haha just kidding

[julirama723]

Re: No Self Control

How are your percentages in fitday? They should be 65% fat, 30% protein, 5% carbs. If you don't eat enough fat, you might end up hungry or not feel satisfied from your meals. If you're eating too much protein, that can convert to glucose in your body. I always have to make sure I'm eating enough fat! A pat of butter during a meal should even out your percentages if they're not quite where they should be.

[Olya]

Re: No Self Control

Oh...hmm..I didn't even know about the percentages... or that eating too much protein is a bad thing. Good to know! thanks

[jcapulet]

Re: No Self Control

Oh...hmm..I didn't even know about the percentages... or that eating too much protein is a bad thing. Good to know! thanks

Some of my favorite sources of fat are pepperoni slices and olives...or mayo with an egg or tuna salad.

[Elizellen]

Re: No Self Control

Well done for keeping to the 20 net carbs limit

You can let others see your actual fitday numbers if you make your journal public and post a link to it here.

to do this once you are logged into your fitday account just click on the 'home' tab and then scroll right down to the bottom of the page where you will see a button called 'Make my journal public' You will be shown a url (http://......"owner=yourname") which you can copy and paste into your signature or the body of your post.

Then members can look at your percentages which will appear as a 'pie-chart' there and maybe advise some 'menu tweaking' to help.