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I have got to stop kidding myself. I keep gaining and losing the same 3 pounds. I am not making any progress. For the most part I am eating 1500 calories a day, and yet the weight is still not coming off. I am exercising like usual - last night I ran 5 miles. My metabolism is stuck. So I have decided to go back down to 1300 calories and see how that goes. That's the RDI that I lost so much weight on. I don't look forward to feeling hungry, which is generally what I do at 1300 calories, but I have to find a way to be able to do it and sustain it. I am sick and tired of having the scale not go down. And I am sick of my belly fat. I am pretty happy with my body except for my stomach. I used to poo poo people who said it's extremely hard to get rid of belly fat. Well, now that I'm 40, it is extremely hard. I am just going to have to ruthlessly cut calories and stick with it. I am prepared to be hungry. I have stayed the same size and I am still comfortably wearing a 10, so that is good. But I want to get more toned and deal with the belly. I am going to have to step up. I am eating a lot of apples lately - like 3 a day. I can't get enough of them. Red Delicious apples - the apple equivalent of iceberg lettuce. I can't help it, I just love apples and I don't seem to get bored eating them. I feel like I am doing what I need to for my diabetes. My A1C is still 5.2, which is totally normal blood sugar, which is rare for a diabetic to be able to do. I just need to attack the belly fat. I can see why I got diabetes. Diabetes does not run in my family. But I have the "apple" shape that is supposed to put you at risk, boy do I have it. The past 2 nights I have had a snack in the middle of the night, which is not good. I just ate some yogurt and pudding, no big whoop. Still, if I didn't do that then my RDI would be better. I have to get back on track, one step at a time.
Diet Calendar Entry for 01 May 2013:
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1558 kcal
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Fat: 56.03g | Prot: 47.69g | Carb: 238.62g.
Breakfast: Atkins Day Break Peanut Butter Fudge Crisp Bar, Red Delicious Apples. Lunch: Panera Bread French Onion Soup (without Cheese & Croutons), Panera Bread French Baguette (Side Portion), Panera Bread Caesar Salad (Half Portion). Dinner: Blue Bell No Sugar Added Country Vanilla Ice Cream, Sabra Classics Hummus Singles, Baby Carrots, Air Popped Popcorn. Snacks/Other: Pillsbury Sugar Free Chocolate Fudge Frosting, Red Delicious Apples, Kroger Lite Key Lime Pie Yogurt, Golden Delicious Apples. more...
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Just a thought - what if you traded one of the apples for some cottage cheese - a little more protein may help with the hunger feeling? My fav apple is Mcintosh - I could eat my weight in them. As much as I love them I moved toward blackberry / blueberry - more fiber so less net carbs. Good to hear from you!
01 May 13 by member: FullaBella
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greek yogurt is excellent for lean protien, avoid net carbs, and try interval training... run 2 mins and walk 2 mins, sprint for 30 secs walk for 2 mins, really give your body some confusion it really kicks that plateaus ass!
01 May 13 by member: NewSarah!
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I know that when I went to see a nutritionist, she told me to eat 1600 calories a day for weight loss. 1600! For me, it's a little high. I've been eating 1200 calories a week, and I average about 1 lb a week. Sometimes, we just don't burn as much as we'd like, and we have to cut the calories down. However, I second what sarahduke said, interval training tricks your body, and it helps kick up your metabolism!
02 May 13 by member: Asarver
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