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By now I have been on this journey for well over a year. During that time I have lost over 40 pounds, put back on 10, then lost a few back again. Right now I am at about a net loss of 38. I had success with Atkins (for which I am forever grateful!), but got bored with low carb so switched over to a low calorie, low fat regime for awhile. Unfortunately for me that became a low fat but high carb regime and I really started feeling bad; headaches in the morning, dark circles around my eyes, low energy, and sugar cravings.
I know now, without a shadow of a doubt, that I jeopardize my health when I eat too many unhealthy carbs. If I am exercising, I can eat some healthy carbs like steel cut oats, berries, greek yogurt, lowered carb tortillas, etc. But I really need to limit those. I need to look back over my food diary to see what my upper limit of carbs should be for maintaining, but I do want to lose at least 10 more pounds.
So, I'm back to a lower carb eating style, already feeling better. Last year I did really well during the holidays; I experimented with baking with various low carb ingredients, so I'll be sure to have a few things that I can eat.
As I was reminded last week, while this is a life-long health issue, I only have to deal with it on a day by day basis. One day at a time; one meal at a time.
OK all.....blessings for your day!
Diet Calendar Entry for 05 November 2012:
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1471 kcal
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Fat: 76.69g | Prot: 80.99g | Carb: 122.98g.
Breakfast: bacon, egg, half and half. Lunch: cheese, cauliflower, pizza sauce, cucumber, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bell peppers, salad. Dinner: Trader Joes Turkey Meatloaf, Dreamfields pasta, prego spagetti sauce. Snacks/Other: Schumann Lebkuchen Ginger Cookie, Trader Joes Simply Lite chocolate, vital wheat gluten, berries, Fage 2% greek yogurt. more...
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