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Okay, went MIA again - BA called me out!! School just overwhelms me sometimes. So, I'm making it a PERSONAL GOAL to check in here at least once a week!! I have to do it. I do so much better when I'm checking in regularly.
I have been eating HORRIBLE. But I've been exercising more. Water aerobics has been great. I'm having a great time - but because of my schedule I only do 2x a week. So, I try to walk on other days. So far (for about a month now) I've been doing good.
I've decided that I am going to reevaluate how I diet - or change my eating habits. Since I always do better when I put things in writing I am going to bore the socks off of anyone who is reading my journal and has stuck with it so far....Here's your chance to leave!!! This is for me to refer back to....I don't care if you read on...but don't feel obligated to!!! :)
TO START - BREAKFASTS: I'm going to have a good, high-protein breakfast (since starting on Atkins, that has been one of the best things I've ever learned - I feel so much better throughout the day when I eat some good protein first thing in the morning). I will have sausage or bacon only once a week with breakfast (the salt makes me retain water!).
LUNCH: I'm going to have a SUPER light lunch. You know, I've never been that hungry at lunch anyway - but because I got in this pattern that I have to eat three meals a day, I got in the habit of having bigger and bigger lunches. I will, sometimes include a piece of fruit in my lunch selection. I've found, through experimenting that certain fruits don't spike my blood sugars.
OPTIONS
-a few strawberries and blueberries
-an apple
-a hardboiled egg
-veggies with a little dip
AFTERNOON SNACK: If I find I still need a little something in the afternoon, I can have any of the above options again.
DINNER: Will consist of a protein and veggies. Basically whatever I want.
EVENING SNACK: a handful of nuts and maybe a little pumpkin with some sweetner in it. Or some sugar free jello.
And finally, I'm not going to eat after 8pm. I have gotten so into the late night snacking habit because I'm up late. NO MORE!!!
I know this isn't completely Atkins. But I want to see how I'm doing in two weeks and then reevaluate again.
Wish me luck!!
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