Good morning!
Sigh.
I think now is maybe just not the time to start focusing on cutting out processed sugars. LOL.
I did even worse yesterday than I did Monday. Ice cream. Chocolate. Not even protein bars. :/
They day started off pretty well, though. I did everything I was supposed to do, and nothing that I wasn't supposed to do, until I got home from work. I got the munchies, and it went straight to hell from there.
The end result was that went over my RDI by a couple of hundred calories, no real damage there as I am in a 500 calorie deficit to drop the last few kilos, but I'm up 200g.
The 200g might just as well be from simply eating a lot of food, weight wise. I had a large (and sane) dinner, and along with the treats it'll all weigh me down.
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I think what happened was simply my body reacting to the lack of sugar.
Maybe I just went a little TOO cold turkey on things? I'm not sure if there is such a thing.
Still, I'm gonna try again today. I will do my best to at least do okay.
I will probably have a couple of protein shakes. I am pretty sure they have processed sugar, though not a whole lot. These are a very reasonable 165 calories for a drink with 26g of protein. I don't think it can get much lower, not even if I make it myself.
I have pork chops - breaded and fried in butter! - for lunch. It's all calculated, and it will help me get more protein in. It's all good. Besides, I do need to fairly large amount of calories.
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I am SO tempted to lower my calorie intake for a couple of days. I am slightly annoyed that I am sitting at 84 kilos. I would prefer to be a little closer to 80, which is my new goal weight. It's been too long being this heavy and I would like to stop it.
At the same time, I have promised myself to not change a whole lot around for a couple of weeks to see how things settle. I am afraid that things will settle at 84 kilos, though. I don't want that.
So many things, so many factors, to consider.
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Today, I don't have dinner planned yet. Wife and I were SO tired this morning, so we just didn't get to talk about anything, and didn't plan anything. I am in charge of shopping, so I will make sure we get something reasonable today.
I will also make sure to only buy what I'm supposed to. :)
If I want anything "bad" tonight, it'll be a protein bar. At least I get something "healthy" out of it for later use.
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As I said, it was a rough morning. It was SO hard to get out of bed. Both Wife and I were so tired, like if something had been sitting on top of us all night. We were dragging our feet like it rarely happens.
I was supposed to go walk at 5:45AM to make it to the gym at 6:45AM and then be at work at 8AM.
However, as I started walking, I kinda felt like it was a good time to go hit the gym already. I sent a text to the girl who is opening this morning, and let her know that I'd be going in early and to expect me there. I was in the machines at 6:10, done at 6:40, out the door at 7, and at work at 8. Not bad for a lazy, sleepy morning.
...and the best thing: Now I feel GREAT! I feel energized, I am much happier and I am ready to take on the day! Awesome!
And then, as I walked the last couple of hundred meters to work, my Fitbit Flex vibrated, letting me know that I had hit my goal, my 10,000 steps mark.
So, today's stats so far looks like this:
A few hundred extra steps even snuck in there!
So, all in all a great morning, even if I had a slow start.
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It's been a couple of rough weeks. I think this might also affect me when it comes to the sugars. I think I have committed to a few too many things. I didn't get ANY kind of break last weekend, and only last night and tonight will be days off this week.
I was gonna work all of Saturday, and play music Sunday. I'm so glad that I managed to arrange that I am NOT doing either.
Wife and I are going to visit friends on Friday, and we're gonna stay there until Saturday, where we will go to Copenhagen for a nice day out, just the two of us. It will be relaxing, but of course not a "be-at-home-and-not-be-moving-a-muscle"-day. I will do this Sunday. :)
I am SO looking forward to the weekend, and it'll be here before we know it.
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Today is an easy day at work again. I still have some catching up that I want to do, and today is a great day to be doing it. I have a meeting out-of-house at 10AM, so I even get to take a little walk. Nice!
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Today, I'm thankful for:
- The stubborn belief that I will do better today than yesterday.
- Morning Coffee.
- Getting going on a very tired morning.
- Wife.
- Having the key to the gym. :)
- Coworkers!
EDIT:
I have now planned my food for the day. I have deliberately made sure that my dinner will be very satisfying - BBQ Ribs and a baked potato. This could hopefully help me stay on track all day. Also, I went to the store and bought a mixed bag of fresh fruit for my office. This way I have a little over everything, with no significant amount of calories, if I want a snack. I also bought fruit for home. I think I'm settled.
If I end up in panic mode, I have a protein bar for tonight. That'll do just fine. :)
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