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It probably doesn't make much difference with regard to caloric intake, but I'm beginning to see a big difference since I started laying off the diet coke. I don't think it would matter what brand of soda. Instead, I've turned to drinking a lot more water, howbeit usually with some kind of flavor packet, during the day. I've probably had one soda in the last week, whereas I would typically down 3 to 5 in a day. During my workouts I drink regular water. I cannot remember when I have sweat this much during a workout. I take a fresh towel with me when I run, and it is ringing wet, and so am I when I am done. All I know is I feel better afterwards.
Three more days of this workout, and then I move to running 5 minutes and walking 2.5 minutes in between, and repeating that 4 times, with a warmup and cooldown period. I'm amazed when I think back to when it wasn't that challenging to run for 2 hours, and now it's a struggle to run for 2 or 3 minutes at a time. But it's also amazing how adaptable the human body is, in that within a couple months I will be doing it again - if I am persistent. I just have to learn that it is much easier to maintain than it is to keep having to recover. I quit getting drunk because it hurt so much the next day. Why can't I get it through my head that I need to quit gorging myself over time, because it causes so much depravation and discomfort to recover from it, when I know a lifestyle change doesn't feel like a sacrifice at all? Guess I'm just a glutton for punishment (no pun intended, but now that I think about it, it is kind of funny).
Well, so far I'm on track today. I keep reminding myself that even if 3 or 4 pounds come off initially, I can't expect that plus a 2 pound loss for the week. It's the 1 1/2 to 2 pounds per week over the long haul that does the job. I am not alone in my lack of patience. If I had started 3 years ago and only lost a pound a month, I would be below my goal weight now. It just puts things in a different light. Well, enough rambling for now. Toodles!
Diet Calendar Entries for 20 August 2013:
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1300 kcal
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Fat: 32.50g | Prot: 60.35g | Carb: 196.15g.
Breakfast: Quaker Instant Oatmeal - Plain, Ocean Spray Light Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, Dairy Fresh Non Dairy Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Lunch: Tap Water, Banquet Salisbury Steak Meal. Dinner: Crystal Light Green Tea Natural Raspberry Drink Mix, Quick Milk Gravy, Lima Beans, Fried Potatoes, Publix Chicken Breast Tenderloins. Snacks/Other: Ocean Spray Light Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, Braeburn Apples, Quaker Rice Cakes - White Cheddar, Great Value BeneFIT High Fiber Chewy Bars - Oats & Peanut Butter, Kroger Non-Dairy Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). more...
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3109 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 25 minutes, Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 15 minutes, Resting - 18 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...
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