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So I stopped working in an office and stopped posting or logging in here until now. It's been months. Ah well. We did pretty well over the holidays, but then stepped off of the Atkin's path and have not gotten back on it. Instead, we just slowly gained.
Or not so slowly, I gained like 10 lbs in the last month. I was down to 220, but am back up to just a little over 230lb.
Had labs drawn this week and then a follow up with the doc to go over them. Thankfully, he read me the riot act over my lipid panel and my weight in general. He wasn't rude... Just blunt. And since I'm an RN he didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but it was good to have him kick me in the ass. He wants me to lose 15lb in the next three months and I think I can do that and more.
So. The first key is planning. I'm going to make a food plan every week and stick to it. I'm integrating more fruits and vegetables. Good whole grains in small amounts. Water. Water. Water. I've got my last 12 pack of Diet DP in the fridge. After that it's all water with some unsweet tea to break up the monotony.
The second key is exercise. 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week. That'll be my sticking point because I am lazy as hell. I work a long day, then I have to chart when I get home. By that time it's... Well, it's bedtime. Sucks. And I'm trying to actually spend time with my husband instead of just eating supper, charting while we watch TV, then going to bed. I don't know how I'm going to do it, or when. Pheh. I dragged the stationary bike out earlier and did a few minutes. Guh. I am lazy AND seriously out of shape.
After a round of working on food planning for next week, I'm going to do more time. I am. I promise myself that if I can do 10 minutes a time, then next week I can do 15 at a time.... Etc.
Diet Calendar Entries for 21 March 2014:
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1683 kcal
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Fat: 70.63g | Prot: 74.74g | Carb: 200.81g.
Breakfast: Quaker Instant Oatmeal - Lower Sugar Maple and Brown Sugar. Lunch: Snyder's of Hanover Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips, Atkins Chili Con Carne. Dinner: Jif Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Apples, American Cheese, Thomas' Bagel Thins - Plain, Deli Turkey or Chicken Breast Meat. Snacks/Other: Orville Redenbacher's Light 50% Less Fat Popcorn, Bananas, Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches. more...
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2903 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Driving - 3 hours, Bicycling (leisurely) - <10/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 12 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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