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I've recently discovered what people can tell you over and over again but you never learn until you work it out for yourself.
The first time I did induction, I didn't measure my food, added up my carbs very loosely just guesstimating carb counts, and could not live without my Fage Yogurt, which I had about one of per day as an afternoon snack. I also sometimes sneaked a few nuts and berries. Then I let myself move on to OWL and didn't change my diet too much. Also I'd only skimmed the book, thinking I got it. (I was losing a few pounds)
But then suddenly with this whole new world of low-carb options open to me that I'd never allowed myself to eat before (PB, nuts, fat, seeds, cheese!) plus eating out far too loosely (not getting dressing separate or having the sauce with a meat) the scale began betraying me and going in the opposite direction. Still didn't really get what was going on. Come a few weeks ago when I started overdoing the nuts, cheeses and yummy things, I realised I needed to go back onto induction. Reread the book (have it by my bed) and started measuring out my food and adding up carbs. Oy! 20 carbs added up quickly! To cut a long story...er, sorry it's already too long to be short, but anyway, I gave up my yogurt with a sob, put away the nuts and PB the two weeks and began. Turns out I think the yogurt and nuts were serious trigger foods for me. Too good so made me want more and more. I was addicted. Now that I don't eat them, I don't want them. And I feel so much better.
I guess my point is, if there is one, is that it can take a while to get into the swing of things and you sometimes only realise the obvious when you go back to basics. And people can tell you stuff a million times and you sometimes only get it when it whacks you between the eyes.
Sorry for the diatribe, just felt like getting it off my chest! Thanks for listening
The first time I did induction, I didn't measure my food, added up my carbs very loosely just guesstimating carb counts, and could not live without my Fage Yogurt, which I had about one of per day as an afternoon snack. I also sometimes sneaked a few nuts and berries. Then I let myself move on to OWL and didn't change my diet too much. Also I'd only skimmed the book, thinking I got it. (I was losing a few pounds)
But then suddenly with this whole new world of low-carb options open to me that I'd never allowed myself to eat before (PB, nuts, fat, seeds, cheese!) plus eating out far too loosely (not getting dressing separate or having the sauce with a meat) the scale began betraying me and going in the opposite direction. Still didn't really get what was going on. Come a few weeks ago when I started overdoing the nuts, cheeses and yummy things, I realised I needed to go back onto induction. Reread the book (have it by my bed) and started measuring out my food and adding up carbs. Oy! 20 carbs added up quickly! To cut a long story...er, sorry it's already too long to be short, but anyway, I gave up my yogurt with a sob, put away the nuts and PB the two weeks and began. Turns out I think the yogurt and nuts were serious trigger foods for me. Too good so made me want more and more. I was addicted. Now that I don't eat them, I don't want them. And I feel so much better.
I guess my point is, if there is one, is that it can take a while to get into the swing of things and you sometimes only realise the obvious when you go back to basics. And people can tell you stuff a million times and you sometimes only get it when it whacks you between the eyes.
Sorry for the diatribe, just felt like getting it off my chest! Thanks for listening
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