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Alright, not bad! I really tried hard this weekend to stick to my plan and while I did have some slips, I still managed to stay close to target and dropped a bit more.
I have to say that Friday was scary. I had a blood sugar crash I wasn't at all expecting. It's been a really long time since it's hit like this, in fact, the last time was years ago and I woke up in the hospital. Since then, I knew what I was dealing with and have been able to control my hypoglycemia with my diet. This time, I had no warning, wasn't anywhere close to being hungry and was actually drinking a protein shake while fixing my dinner when the wave of nausea hit and moments later, I was on the ground. For those of you that have blood sugar issues, you know that when something like this happens, you just don't think straight. Well I wasn't thinking right at all, Liz kept suggesting the go to fixes that I'd used in the past which were all good options, OJ, Peanut Butter Crackers... everything she came up with, I could only focus on the fact that they weren't allowed during the cleansing part of my program. Yup, makes perfect sense when you're in the process of passing out to worry about whether or not your rescue food is organically produced, additive clean and within the dietary scope of your weight loss process. LOL A couple teaspoons of Acacia honey and a glass of skim milk got me off the floor and then a good, high protein dinner of roasted chicken, onions and squash leveled me out but it took a good day to come back 100%.
Needless to say, I discussed this with the nutritionist and she was rightly concerned. Since she has the same issue, I felt comfortable talking to her about it and she understands my need for those quick fixes in case of emergencies and of course, supported every choice my sister had tried suggesting.
My program remains much the same, higher protein than anything else... I'm personally aiming for the 50% mark on my RDI pie chart, though rarely do I actually do that well. Carbs and Fats should each be in the 25% range or less depending on how my protein consumption goes. Dropping the sweet tea has been a huge help with this since I was drinking massive quantities of calories all day with no nutritional benefit. The protein supplements have been a big help too. While I can get them online through Amazon, I've not seen this brand in stores and since I get to sample them if I buy them through the nutritionist, that's what I do. The protein supplements are by Health Wise and the protein powder is PlantFusion Lean. Some of the supplements have been too sweet for me, so Julie (my nutritionist) has allowed me to trade those in and try out other items. I think that's a fairly neat deal! Since I've never found a protein powder that I can stomach, I usually hate the taste, the fact that I was able to mix a glass of this stuff the first night with just ice and water and drink it without gagging was totally unexpected. I've since started adding ingredients (cocoa, fruit, peanut powder, skim milk, vanilla, cinnamon) so I'm not just swallowing the same stuff over and over again. Really, to do this on the cheap, folks could just start adding some gelatin powder to all their drinks and get much the same protein increase but the mixes are already palatable and easy so with my schedule and all the time crunching I do, they work for me.
OK, that's way more than I'd meant to write so I'll end it here. I hope everyone is doing well out there in the FS world... you've got this!
Have a great day and munch happy!
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190.2 lb
Lost so far: 13.8 lb.
Still to go: 60.2 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 11 April 2017:
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1254 kcal
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Fat: 41.87g | Prot: 135.56g | Carb: 80.42g.
Breakfast: Tortilla, Health Wise Hot Chocolate, Smucker's Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Coffee, Nescafe Taster's Choice Original Gourmet Instant Coffee. Lunch: Beef Tip Round (Trimmed to 0" Fat), Cooked Green Peppers and Onions (Fat Added in Cooking), Texas Toast, Coleslaw, Deep Fried Potato French Fries (from Fresh). Dinner: Kroger Diced Grilled Chicken Breast, Pita Bread, Health Wise Wild Berry Fruit Drink, Yellow Rice. Snacks/Other: Health Wise Peanut Pretzel Protein Bar, Health Wise Hot Chocolate. more...
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2699 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Driving - 1 hour, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 5 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Desk Work - 7 hours, Bathing - 1 hour. more...
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losing 4.9 lb a week
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