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Ok so I've learned/realized somethings about myself and I've been looking for the way/courage to put it to words so here goes. Its all diet/exercise related.
1.I don't like maintenance part of Atkins.It makes me feel thick in the middle and bloated and I honestly am not enjoying it as much as i thought I would. I actually feel kinda gross.
2.As a result of moving on to pre maintenance, I feel like I have a license to eat whatever and this one bite here and there crap is catching up to me.
3.Now that I have more options, I'm slacking on my green leafy veggies and will have to throw away some salad mix bc I didn't eat it.
4.My craving and hunger is out of control now. And I blame pre maintenance. I'm also cranky.
5. I'm not logging EVERYTHING. I'm logging most if it but not all of it.
6. I've been slacking on cardio this week and feeling kinda meh, but not really owning it.. Just trying to keep up my upbeat attitude and make excuses. OH i lifted blah blah so I can skip cardio... i call bullsh!t.
7. I cant do any other work out when I do legs bc I get too tired. I need to stop trying to take on too much. One day at a time.
8. Im a creature of habit and I dont do well with change. I need a routine and a list for everything. Bc Im a control freak.
9. I not happy with my body yet. Some days i feel great and post it all over this site but secretly I sometimes feel fat bc I still am. I've lost a lot of weight but I'm still considered obese
10. My measurements haven't changed much in a month, even though I'm loosing weight. I know the whole muscle weights more than fat. But I'm frustrated. I've been working at this since Jan. I just want to see some results.. and I have but it seems like sometimes I get impatient
In case your wondering why Im posting this, Ill tell you. I owe it to my buddies to be honest to them and to myself.I get a lot of compliment about how upbeat and positive I am and that is really how I am BUT I am also human, make mistakes, have sh!tty days and doubt myself and I feel like hiding it makes me a fake. I owe it to myself to be honest bc I haven't lately. I've been skirting the underlying issues and I feel posting this gets it off my chest and I can reset and start working on this. SOOO I plan to fix it by sucking it up. Starting with my diet. I will still eat maintenance foods, just not every darn day. And no I cant eat just one french fry bc it sets off cravings. I will log everything no matter how much it hurts.I will go back to making my lists and checking them twice. I will remember to love myself and not whine and complain about what I don't have and be grateful for what I do have. And I will stop making excuses. I had a bad day so I need an bite of cake. wa wa wa... no one cares. Deal with it.. Bad days are not excuses for cake. I will remember I love the gym and get excited again. Get ready for a new week and reset.. and quit acting like a bug baby!! BAM.. rant over..
View Diet Calendar, 16 October 2015:
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1485 kcal
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Fat: 96.77g | Prot: 115.98g | Carbs: 35.68g.
Breakfast: Shallots, Kerrygold Imported Garlic & Herb Butter, Mushrooms, Cooked Asparagus (from Fresh), Scrambled Egg (Whole, Cooked), Sugar in the Raw Stevia in The Raw (Packet), Albertsons Heavy Whipping Cream, Coffee. Lunch: lemon dill vinaigrette, Cucumber (with Peel), Shallots, Roast Beef, Mixed Salad Greens. Dinner: Pickles, Tomatoes, Iceberg Lettuce (Includes Crisphead Types), Ground Beef (80% Lean / 20% Fat, Patty, Cooked, Broiled), Baby Carrots, Beef Chuck (Arm Pot Roast, Lean Only, Trimmed to 1/8" Fat, Select Grade). Snacks/Other: Quest Protein Chips Sea Salt, Laura Scudder's All Natural Old Fashioned Smooth Peanut Butter, Celery. more...
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3001 kcal
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Exercise:
Elliptical - 20 minutes, Circuit Training - 1 hour and 15 minutes, Resting - 5 hours and 25 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Desk Work - 8 hours, Housework - 1 hour. more...
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You got this red!!! Move on from here!!! Your Buddies "got your back"!
16 Oct 15 by member: millerm40
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Thanks millerm40.. that what I needed to hear!! Ive been in a rut and need to push thru it !!
16 Oct 15 by member: redgirl1974
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It takes courage to be totally honest to the public so first a pat on the back to you for doing it. Don't feel bad about yourself, many...maybe everyone here would have similar stories to tell, I sure do as a lot of what you said resonates with me. You've come a long way, let's just keep moving forward.
16 Oct 15 by member: jmb3450
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I went through that "onry" stage and came to the same conclusion....gratitude or lack thereof, was the problem. Had gone from being so grateful for every dropped pound to negativity about what I 'wished' I was eating. Maybe we all go through that. Thanks for sharing your list
16 Oct 15 by member: alphamares
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good for you to face these truths! i've been eating HFLC for more years than i can remember and have kept those lost 50 lbs off for 10 years. but i'm with you on #2 & 3, and especially #8. i still keep my carbs 25-30 and am [mostly] diligent about what i eat and always log it, otherwise i feel like i'll just lose control and pig out. i'm a control freak too! so, you know yourself best and you know what works for you. so keep doing what you're doing and don't feel like you HAVE to make big changes, maybe just baby steps! you're doing great so hang in there!!
16 Oct 15 by member: berley1
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Great post! I totally agree with everything you said. Especially the cravings part, once I re-introduce something that I shouldn't, even in the smallest amounts I get cravings for a week or two and they are very hard to get rid of and then I feel awful for making that one stupid decision. This is another reason why I think I'll be doing Keto for the rest of my life. It works for me, it's doable.. Once I stray from the game plan, I'm all over the place. Thanks for being able to voice my thoughts as well!
16 Oct 15 by member: Frosty Heimdall
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Bad days are excuses for nothing. :) There are no bad days. There are only circumstances that trick you into the belief you are having a bad day. Every day is the way you experience it. It is your choice. :)
16 Oct 15 by member: jparlett
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What really helps me is to forget the word diet and say I am on a food plan or nutrition plan with the focus being health and fitness as the goal - so it is more of a CHOICE whether I eat something off plan - not connected to the emotions of it all. SO, if losing body fat by building muscle is my goal, weight loss is sort of the extra benefit of getting strong.
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Perhaps maintainence is not where you ever go. perhaps you need to look at other options like just raising your calorie intake but not the WOE.
16 Oct 15 by member: Pterath
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good point Pterath. I could stand to eat more calories and not from german chocolate cake. jpartlett. EXCELLENT point..
16 Oct 15 by member: redgirl1974
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Massive honesty. (Stands on soapbox) We all struggle with beating down our old bad/fat habits, establishing new/healthy/thin lifestyle ones. "Bad days are not excuses for cake.": WELL SAID, RED. And may I add to it that holidays, vacations, parties, funerals, gatherings, etc. are not excuses for garbage foods & gorging, either. I say this a lot, but the only way to get thin and stay that way is to behave thin. Everyday. No one wants to hear it, because everyone wants to eat the Large Fries yet stay skinny. That's like saying they'd like to smoke tobacco and have pink lungs.
16 Oct 15 by member: soonsoonsoon
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hey Red,, Just today I was looking at the future options for Atkins, Maintenance did look a little scary for me. not sure its any thing I may want to do.. just to many trigger foods and to much freedom. I am kind of hanging in Phase 2 for now .Really not making any progress losing but Atkins is known for that so think I will just ride it out for a bit . I do hear ya though girl . for now I am making strides in the gym,, I am so much damn stronger then I was 7 weeks ago,, and I am damn happy about that. I loved your rant,, I didn't mean to turn around to myself ,, but you kind of opened the door,, you and I have been on the same Pg since day 1 . I think your my Fat Secret Soul Sister :-) ,, hang in there toots,, we got this !
16 Oct 15 by member: Tamarah Jo
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Tamarah, I was just thinking that the other day ,, that we are FS twins.. I wish we knew each other in real life..Take from this rant what you can and feel free to invade my post anytime.I value the opinion of like minded buddies.. I'm thinking I wish i would have stayed back in phase 2 bc now i have a uphill battle till i can find my happy place again. A week or two and ill be there.. Just need to focus. PLEASE pm if you have any questions about moving forward.. For now Im cutting back to the melon / cottage cheese phase with the occasional legumes once a week. i was happy there and its a start or restart. bwahahahahaha
16 Oct 15 by member: redgirl1974
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You are doing great don't let it get you down and take the word diet out it should be perhaps your lifestyle something like that. but you got this
16 Oct 15 by member: Rockiesfan
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Great rant, loved it. I have always thought that maintenance will be the hardest part of this. When we're losing, it's great - you eat well, you do your exercise, and hopefully you get your 'reward', be it pounds lost or dropping clothing sizes, or better fitness and health, or maybe some compliments. On maintenance - well, what? You still have to work at it, and it needs to go on forever, but how do you stay on track? I don't really want to log food forever! I can see my maintenance, if I actually manage to achieve it, being weight gain, followed by weight loss, but hopefully all within an acceptable range. Fortunately my WoE does allow me to eat anything, in moderation. I'm think I'm just going to try and stick within a smaller clothing size, and keep exercising. That will be my plan.
16 Oct 15 by member: heidij123
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Good post, didn't read all the answers. The ONLY way I could stay on Adkins was induction and that made me sick to my stomach most of the time. You might want to take a look at how you LIKE to eat and cook and change up your plan. I ended up with a version of Mediterranean and an anti inflammatory plan that I can live with for life. Low carb would allow me to lose weight but it was not a plan I could live with forever so gained back plus what I lost each time I re-tried it. This is me not what works for everyone.
16 Oct 15 by member: wholefoodnut
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