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I've found I am still very vulnerable to going from controlled eating to uncontrolled eating when I set aside "the rules" to eat something outside of the diet's parameters. I like the high protein-low carbohydrate balance of the Atkins Diet. It leaves me much stabler in my energy level, and has eliminated cravings (though, I've recently realized I'm still occasionally experiencing temptations that are emotional rather than physical). I want high protein-low carbohydrate to be the basis of my eating pattern once I reach my goals; and I'm realizing more and more the importance of discovering s-l-o-w-l-y what and how much of foods you used to eat can be part of what you will eat in the future. I also realize that Atkins recommends accepting a very slow rate of weight loss for the final ten to fifteen pounds so as to accomplish this very thing, but I feel like I need to be thinking about and working toward that end very intentionally even now. There are two things that push the limits of what Atkins recommends, but which I have a special affection for in small quantities. And the fact that I like them in small quantities is the reason that I'm going to begin incorporating them now into my OWL program: grapes and applesauce. I only like to eat grapes as part of salads and chicken salad. I especially like a small amount of applesauce (1/4 cup) with my scrambled eggs. So I'm going to add them and work to see how to do so while controlling my carbohydrate totals and working to keep vegetables as the largest source of my carbohydrates.
Diet Calendar Entries for 15 June 2012:
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2046 kcal
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Fat: 122.54g | Prot: 99.10g | Carb: 141.86g.
Breakfast: applesauce, butter, eggs. Lunch: Arby's medium sweet tea, Arby's chicken salad wrap. Dinner: sargento baby swiss, Arby's chicken salad wrap. Snacks/Other: Sargento Natural Swiss. more...
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2693 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Standing - 5 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 10 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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