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So I'm going to make some serious changes starting... yesterday? I've been reading Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes. It's a monster of a book (I started reading a few weeks ago and I'm only 52% through the kindle version), but so far almost everything it said rings true.
Calorie restriction diets = not helpful. I restrict, then I get obnoxiously hungry (dreams of food, anyone?), then I get lethargic, then I give up.
Extra exercise = not helpful in and of itself. Previously, I exercised maybe 2 times per week. I've been jogging 4-5 times per week for the past 3 months without changing my diet, and my weight is exactly the same as when I started.
Refined carbs = bad bad bad!!! I had a donut and a bagel a week or two ago for breakfast (free breakfast at the office) and I nearly had a crying breakdown while running that evening, because despite huge amounts of calories that day, I had no energy, no motivation, and my husband just didn't understand how crappy I felt (so he kept pushing me to jog/walk faster).
Protein/fat = not bad, and actually probably good for you. With the exception of one piece of to-die-for death-by-chocolate cake, my last few days have been almost exclusively protein/fat/vegetables. Filet mignon, shrimp cocktail, antipasto salad, cobb salad, pulled pork, eggs, bacon, etc... and it has been fantastic! I've actually lost 2 lbs in the past 3-4 days. Also, when I eat as much protein/fat as I want, I'm not hungry. I do get cravings for vegetables, so I just put some meat on a salad and I'm satisfied.
While the author does address some of the health concerns of a high protein/fat diet in the book, right now I'm not too concerned about this. I need to lose the weight, more than anything else right now, and since my blood pressure / cholesterol are low already, I have a little wiggle room in case his explanation doesn't pan out.
I have to get an annual/physical in January, so that will be my end goal. Lose 30 lbs by then, hopefully by following the calorie-unrestricted, carbohydrate-restricted diet outlined in the book.
Bye bye beer :(
Bye bye ice cream :(
See you (occasionally) at 30lbs less!
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 August 2011:
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1701 kcal
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Fat: 98.06g | Prot: 116.57g | Carb: 99.84g.
Breakfast: starbucks iced coffee, starbucks parfait. Lunch: cobb salad from Gordon's. Dinner: peanut butter, green beans, tilapia. more...
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2557 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Running - 7/mph - 30 minutes, Desk Work - 9 hours, Driving - 40 minutes, Resting - 5 hours and 50 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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