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Well, this is better than I expected. I went off-plan on the 27th to celebrate Christmas with my family. I expected worse. But, I will say that it was not worth it. While it was very freeing not to record everything I ate, the way I felt a bit after eating (sick) was not worth it at all. Carb hangover, I guess. They all talked about it on the forums and this is my first go-around with it, and believe me, it will not happen again. Not even for Valentine's Day (and I LOVE chocolates). I loved the way I felt last week when I stepped on the scale and it read -5 lbs. That's the way I need to keep it. But, the thing that really stinks is that my body is no longer in ketosis anymore, and it'll take me about 2 weeks to get back to that. So, really I set myself back over 2 weeks on my weight loss journey. Not worth it.
I had planned on going off-plan, but it got worse than I had planned. My parents aren't really supportive of my diet, so they were putting cookies, peanut butter cups, and millions of sweets in front of me (which is my weakness). And, since I had planned to go off for Christmas dinner, I justified that it was "vacation" since we were away from home to celebrate, so I endulged on more than just a couple cookies and candies. I also had milk 13 carbs a cup! I just couldn't help but look. But, the very next day (Sunday) I went right back on-plan even though I was still staying with my parents. It didn't go over well. My mom was grumpy that I wasn't eating the Panera bagels that my sister had brought over. Mom and dad both got grumpy when we decided not to take any leftovers home with us. I told them I was going back to my regular WOE right away that day and that I was sticking to it. Then, even after I said that my mom gave John and I Christmas candy treat bags. Hello?! I had just said I was going back to my low-carb WOL. Ugh. That's why I'm so glad that John is so supportive of this low-carb thing. He is great about it. He even does more than he has to. He tries not to even eat high-carb items around me (especially things he knows I love like grilled cheese and cookies). He went all Christmas season without baking cookies, and he loves to bake. He's really gonna be a good husband. :)
Well, I guess that is all there really is to say about this weigh-in. I'm NOT going off-plan for New Year's or anything like that, so I am hoping that next week's weigh-in will show the scale moving in the other direction.
My advice for anyone planning to go off-plan, even for one day? Don't do it! It's not worth it and it makes you feel like crap afterwards. Do you really want to be that uncomfortable after you eat? You feel bloated like a beached whale, and nauseous to boot. That will be the one day this whole year that I go off-plan. I'm ready for that weight history to start showing a steady decline. I'm ready for a new/healthier me. I've made it this far (-16 lbs, net), and I can't give that up now. Especially when people are starting to notice, like my doctor.
PS - The haters really brought me down this past week, even before I went off-plan. I went to my grandparents before we had Christmas dinner, and she made a comment about my belly looking like I was pregnant. It was like a punch in the gut. Here I was, so proud that I was -17 lbs, and she had to make a comment like that. She hadn't seen me in years. She should have seen the difference as a positive, not a negative. Also, my parents and brother and sister, who hadn't seen me for months said not a word. Not one compliment. I thought 17 lbs was a lot, and that there was some difference in how I looked. I guess not. I guess I'll just use it as motivation to keep going. I WILL prove to them that I can get my body back. Next time they see me, they WILL notice. I will make sure of it. No slip-ups. I know how to do this WOE; I've learned about the limits on artificial sweeteners and Atkins products and such, and I KNOW now how to do it. I'm ready for a change. I'm ready for a new year. I'm ready to prepare for my wedding and honeymoon. I CAN do this, despite the haters. Because as Taylor Swift says, "The haters gonna hate, hate, hate."
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213.0 lb
Lost so far: 5.0 lb.
Still to go: 88.0 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 30 December 2014:
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1580 kcal
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Fat: 108.91g | Prot: 111.87g | Carb: 23.66g.
Breakfast: Great Vaule Great Value Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Egg. Lunch: Jell-O Sugar Free Cherry, Hormel Natural Choice Uncured Hard Salami, Great Value Pepper Jack Cheese Slice, Hormel Pepperoni (Jalapeño). Dinner: Jell-O Sugar Free Cherry, Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, Omaha Steaks Chicken Breast, Great Vaule Great Value Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Great Value Frozen Broccoli Florets. Snacks/Other: Atkins Endulge Peanut Butter Cups. more...
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gaining 1.0 lb a week
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