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I've decided, just for giggles, to see what happens if I don't log my food. I've found that I've become obsessed with tracking and logging and weighing and measuring and reading and journaling and message boards and recipe sites and blogs....pshew.....so obsessed with these things that I'm spending way too much time with a computer on my lap. I rationalized it by telling myself that since I don't have a job that I'm going to spend all the time I would normally spend working on working on myself. The result? I'm kinda boring. It's time to get out and meet some people, see some sights, enjoy my surroundings, catch up with old friends....
Speaking of old friends. A great girlfriend of mine was down from St Louis for the weekend with her husband for a visit to a family member of hers that lives about 30 minutes away. My husband and I met up with them at the horse track and had a marvelous time. I had a single light beer (blech--I like my beer flavorful, not watered) so I switched to red wine and had at least 3 or 4 glasses. Totally regretted the headache the next morning but no regrets whatsoever sitting in the track bar and betting on horses and catching up over drinks.
Other than that my eating has stayed pretty much on plan. My husband and I did go out last night and I had crabcakes, which I was assured by the manager, only had a pinch of panko in them. I wasn't going to get them and go with a steak instead, but I really, really, really wanted them so I got them and savored every single delicious bite. No wine though. Just plain old iced tea and a decaf coffee for dessert.
So back to the first thought. I'm going to see what happens this week if I just "wing it". I'm pretty good eyeballing measurements and I'll still read labels and stay under 20 g of carbs, but I've got to do something else for myself besides obsessing with this little machine sitting on my lap.
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CBreeze, good for you....it often appears that I am on here when I am not, as I leave this page open in a tab, so that I can just jump on, log my stuff, and get back off. If I see something that catches my eye, I comment. Hope your experiment goes well this week! Glad that you had fun with your St. Louis friend.
28 Feb 11 by member: ctlss
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Clapping for ya! I think you are right--can't let the world pass us by simply because we are dieting. Maybe for some it is a necessity--the logging in the food and exercise. But I honestly believe, all of us on some level, know when we are on track and when we are blowing it or deluding ourselves. You will do great.
28 Feb 11 by member: carolm121
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Thanks ladies. Right now it's just to see what happens. Nothing happened after my first week and I was logging every little bit of food and exercise. I'm just wondering what will happen if I relax a little.
28 Feb 11 by member: Cbreeze
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...I just logged "walking 6 minutes" into my exercise journal... HAHAHA... You think that might be stretching it? HAHAHAHA
28 Feb 11 by member: Jadea
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Oh and I meant to say that life happens. I don't think I can stay strict on Adkins forever. I don't know what my threshold will be but I will most likely push boundaries at some point. Maybe Adkins will help me realize how I need to eat to be healthier and to feel better in my own skin but I don't think I could give up "fun" foods forever and ever AMEN. I just know there is a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs somewhere in my future!
Cbreeze, you bring up a good point about living life and not worrying so much on controlling it. I can't wait to hear how the week goes for you!
28 Feb 11 by member: Jadea
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For me all that logging and so forth was really necessary for the first month or so, to keep me focused - but after that it's become more of a habit, I think. Mainly it reminds me that booze is bad for me, and lets me know if I have a couple of hundred calories left for a night snack. But if I were just to eliminate that damn night snack all together I wouldn't have to worry about it. Good luck. Try it for a week or a month and see.
28 Feb 11 by member: Z'sMama
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Do what ya gotta do. I quit logging my food a couple of weeks ago I still weigh and measure things to make sure that I am eating one serving and not 3. Give it a week or 2 and if you find you are gaining go back to tracking.
28 Feb 11 by member: pixidaisy
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It's just an experiment for this week and if it goes well then next week and so on. If I feel I'm slipping I'll go back to the food diary, but from day to day I feel like it's all the same. My calories, fats, carbs and proteins are always in the right percentages so I'm going to end that little daily frustration of trying to perfectly log every bite. I did log religiously for over a month and I feel it was a good learning tool and I've got a grip on it. If I went out to eat, which has been very rare, I would nearly tear my hair out trying to figure the ingredients that were used in my meal. It was nearly impossible. I don't go to chain restaurants so it isn't like I could just for instance say I had a whatever meal from that restaurant and BOOM there it is to plug right in to my food journal.
01 Mar 11 by member: Cbreeze
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Oh I know all to well how that is. Mine started out as an experiment and I have found it to be quite freeing actually. I know how much I am eating and it totals about 1600 calories a day, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less but never over 1650. I say go for it and see how you feel, it actually makes you really listen to your body.
01 Mar 11 by member: pixidaisy
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