healsdata's Journal

Ah, so sarasay just called me out for not being around much lately. I've been trying to get back in to it, I just can't get in to the groove. I'm trying to remember what it was this time last year that got me so excited, so eager and its just not coming to me.

Its bad. Its so bad that I know its bad and yet, its still bad. I'm not tracking my food, weighing in daily or even remembering to take my vitamins. There's no excuse, I just can't mentally get myself back in the groove. I've been indulging in all the Philly classics lately: cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, Yuengling and spiced wafers.

I read Fat Loss - Strong Motivation is More Important than Details today and the author is right; if someone offered me 5 million dollars to get in shape, I could easily do it. For some reason, I just can't click health in to my head as being worth far more than 5 million dollars. Its probably due, mostly, to the fact that I'm in good health (thankfully) and I'm young enough to still have the "superman complex."

On the bright side, I've been doing more fiction writing lately. I've struggled to consistently commit to writing but I've been doing about 1,000 words per business day all of this month. That's not my eventual goal, but its certainly better than nothing.

Name: healsdata
Week #: 2

Lbs lost this week: 6.6

Inches lost: 0 (W: 59.5, H: 54.75)

NET Carb counts:
Mon= 10.66
Tues= 20.85
Wed= 20.12
Thurs= 11.25
Fri= 80.26
Sat= 45.17
Sun= 18.81

Weekly challenge accomplishments: I tried and reviewed 1 recipe.

BadAndee stopped in to ask me why I hadn't journalled in awhile and the simple truth is that I've been lacking enthusiasm about dieting. I've been binging pretty badly on weekends and then "making up for it" during the week with Intermittent Fasting combined with low-carb meals. While this has managed to keep my weight steady, I'm still looking to lose weight and I know in the back of my mind that all the sugar on the weekends isn't good for me.

"Courage is saying, '"Maybe what I'm doing isn't working; maybe I should try something else.'" Anna Lappe, O Magazine, June 2003

So obviously, I have to make a change. I'm going to do my best to adhere to 20g net carbs for the rest of the challenge (only 2.5 weeks) but after that, I'm going to try something else. I ordered a copy of the New Glucose Revelotion last night and I may pick up a copy of South Beach Supercharged to see how that looks. t-nation.com is a big supporter of Volumetrics so I may read over that information as well.

Thanks for all the continued support! I'll need it to get out of this rut.

Although I'm really looking forward to the 20g Net Carb challenge, knowing that it was coming up put me in the mindset that I could/should eat whatever I want in the last few days before it started. Of course, that mentality isn't good for my waistline and I've gone up a few pounds in the last week or so. Ah well, it will get better starting today!

And just so I have it somewhere, here's my starting measurements for the challenge:

Waist - 59.75
Hips - 55.75

So it just occurred to me that I'm exactly double my goal weight right now. As long as I've been losing weight, I've had to lose more than half of myself. After this, as I keep going down, I'll no longer have to half myself!