We kicked off the new low carb mini-challenge yesterday, an 18-day push to focus on our health goals through the end of the year, so this is my Day One diary of foods & exercise.
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I had 4 meals, and a pretty high calorie day. I did good at avoiding cravings, but I confess that definitely took some willpower – lol. I am DETERMINED though. I would love to see a serious difference in myself as we end this year!
I’ve gotten in a bad habit lately of going on and off plan, or just getting comfortable at my usual average weight. I’ve been close to my goal weight for awhile now, but for some crazy reason I seem to be avoiding it…
Maybe because I know I can always go right back on plan and lose it again. Maybe because I’m a little unsure what to do with myself “at my goal weight” – after spending years “living that goal”. I don’t know. What I do know is that I’m ready to get SERIOUS about working out and toning, and to get in amazing shape!
Monday’s Low Carb Food Diary
I ate almost half my carbs for the day at breakfast, but it was my usual favorite – and a very healthy meal. I had 1/2 cup Daisy Brand cottage cheese with 3 diced strawberries and 3 plump blackberries.
This time of year I have to use frozen berries, so I get the store brand. They aren’t expensive, and they only have ONE ingredient: the berries. 🙂
They’re surprisingly good, plus I don’t have to worry about them going bad before I can use them all – which is nice. I just take out what I want to use and put them on a saucer on the counter, and they thaw at room temperature pretty quick.
I actually find them easier to slice while they’re still slightly frozen, plus they finish thawing even quicker that way.
For lunch I cooked half a tube of Tennessee Pride sausage (5 pieces) and had half of that with two fried eggs. I saved the rest of the sausage, and had that for dinner – with three fried eggs. So lunch and dinner were a total of only 2 carbs!
I was a little hungry before I went to bed, so I ate one of my homemade Low Carb Peanut Butter Pecan Bars. The picture below is two servings (I made them large), so I just cut one in half and had that (3 net carbs). Delicious!
I had 7 cups of coffee yesterday (1 carb per mug), plus 24 ounces of water.
Here’s my entire MyFitnessPal Diary for yesterday:
Net Carbs: 22
Total Carbs: 33
Calories: 2139
Protein: 102 grams
Macro Ratios: 81% Fat, 15% Protein
Water: 24 ounces
Current Weight: 153.6
I started the challenge yesterday at 155 pounds. I had plumped up to 158 after eating off plan a few days last week, so I got a head start on the challenge and ate healthy over the weekend. I’m on a GREAT losing streak lately, so I’m glad we’re doing this 18-day year-end challenge… because I’m tired of my weight bouncing around, and having to lose the same 5-7 pounds over and over again!
My own goal as part of this challenge is to work out every single day of the 18 days. At 10pm last night I still had NOT done a workout. Ugh. I had to force myself to get up and get it in. 😛 I found one on YouTube to do and it KILLED my legs – in a good way. 🙂 Short but fun! Here it is:
I think I’m going to try this workout video next. LOL – I don’t think my back could handle it 😛 but it does look fun to try!
How are things going with you? Are you participating in the challenge, and if so – how did your Day One go?
Best,
Lynn Terry,
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. Join us for the low carb challenge if you haven’t already. Make sure you’re signed up by email to get official challenge updates. Let’s end this year leaner, stronger & happier – together! 🙂 *cheers*
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