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Have not been able to exercise as usual because I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago. I have been doing lots of yard work but it's just not the same, not "feeling the burn" and getting my heart going. I think this has caused me to be quite loose with my "diet" and I have been eating more. I try to eat less and stick to my low carb diet but I go to bed somewhat hungry and then when I can't sleep or sleep poorly I get up and eat cereal--every single night. It's frustrating but it's my own fault; time to make better choices. It's really hard to get back on track; I did well when it was no carbs at all (except fruit); I have a hard time when I try to limit it to 1 air 2 servings; I just want more. Yes, I am a carb addict. I still don't eat as much as I used to, but still don't need as many as I am getting. If I could just get back that self control and stop eating cereal at night I think I'd start losing again....sigh. I don't usually rant on and on like this, but sometimes it helps to get my thoughts down. So glad everyday is a new day, every meal is a choice. I am in a rut but I'm also thankful for so many things: my husband has a good job so we can afford healthy food (I eat a huge salad every day for lunch), I could have hurt myself worse and had to stay sitting all day, I could go on and on about how much I am blessed.
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136.0 lb
Lost so far: 1.0 lb.
Still to go: 8.0 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 27 April 2014:
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1700 kcal
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Fat: 77.12g | Prot: 74.55g | Carb: 186.94g.
Breakfast: General Mills Multigrain Cheerios, 365 Organic Light Unsweetened Soy Milk, Smart Balance 37% Light Buttery Spread, Eggo Homestyle Waffles, Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt - Strawberry (Container), Coffee, International Delight Sugar Free French Vanilla Coffee Creamer. Lunch: Rosina Swedish Style Meatballs, President Fat Free Feta Cheese, Prime Time Sweet Mini Peppers, Eat Smart Asian Salad Kit, Tomatoes, Red Onions, Dry Roasted Peanuts (with Salt). Dinner: Skippy Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Eat Smart Asian Salad Kit, Hillshire Farm Oven Roasted Turkey Breast. Snacks/Other: Dried Coconut (Flaked, Sweetened), Honey, Quaker Natural Granola - Oats, Honey & Raisins. more...
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1778 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Housework - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Desk Work - 1 hour, Standing - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 12 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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gaining 0.4 lb a week
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I am sure that eating at night is taking quite the toll. I go to sleep a little hungry at night. my weight has done a lot better from being done eating 4 hours or so before bed. Plus I sleep good. :)
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Well I'm glad you sleep well, since that's about to change :) I know for sure eating at night is bad in many ways, I just wish I knew how to stop again, I had stopped when I first started this diet back in November. I'm sure it's not even a stretch to say that most of my 18 pound weight loss was because I stopped eating at night!
27 Apr 14 by member: momfield
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It is annoying how little blips in our proposed routine snowball. I have had a bad week and a half with back pain and less working out as a result. The only way I have more self-control at night is that I can only eat what I have logged already and I don't want to get the computer out again to log something new, lol. Good luck with the night hunger.
27 Apr 14 by member: gilliansings
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I would say if cereal is what keeps tripping you up to quit buying it. :) That's what I do with things I fall prey to eating.
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Momfield, read up on the free blogs at musclehack.com. Mark really knows his stuff. I'm on his Total Six Pack Abs program. It let's you eat up to 100g of carbs a day, which would probably work a lot better for you. Once you start making good progress, you can start to lower the carb total, but there is a limit to that. Extremely low carb diets are bad because they slow your metabolism too much. Best wishes!
27 Apr 14 by member: pmjeff21
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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions! The good news is last night was the first night in forever that I did not get out of bed! Bad news is I ate so much yesterday that it's crazy. gilliansings, unfortunately I don't mind logging more and more, that's not a motivator for me. I even tried one of the challenges on here "no more eating after 8pm" thinking that would motivate me, but it didn't, there really isn't any palpable accountability. iamachristianjesusfreak, I don't think I can stop buying cereal with 6 kids in the house it is a staple, but you are right it's best to get rid of the things that make us stumble. pmjeff21, I will look into that, thank you.
28 Apr 14 by member: momfield
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