I don't know what's going on. I was doing really well, but things seem to have come to a halt. I thought maybe it was because I was eating too much. Portions/calories -- whatever you want to call it, although I never go (knowingly) over 20 carbs. I usually have <20. I also wondered maybe I was eating too much because I was exercising more, which caused an appetite increase. Yesterday I had 6 carbs, plus whatever is in a piece of asparagus chicken. I ate 3 decent meals and a snack. I drank tons of water and had NO sugar alcohols. I also worked out for 70 minutes, just as I do every single day. And yet, nothing.
It's frustrating as hell.
We hear this all the time, so I'm nothing new. It's just irritating when I was doing really well and then suddenly I stop seeing results. I'm not sure what else to do, other than keep going. I'm just feeling really down, which is STUPID in itself. But, I was hoping to reach my goal by May so I could fit into some old clothes when we go to Disney World. I can't afford to buy new stuff.
I know, I know ... "Don't pay attention to the scale." "You've lost a lot of weight and you look great." "Just keep plugging along." Oh, and my personal favorite from my husband, "You're a 46-year-old woman; you don't need to be skinny as a model." Blah, blah, blah -- but it just makes me want to scream sometimes. And it's not like I started this 2 weeks ago and want instant results. I began October 1, 2010 and for awhile averaged 10 pounds lost a month, which is a healthy amount. This is what I ate yesterday ...
Breakfast --
2 scrambled eggs (2)
2 slices bacon (0)
3 cups coffee w/heavy cream and NO sweetner (0)
Lunch --
1/2 can tuna w/mustard & dill pickle relish (0)
2 Romaine lettuce leaves (1)
Snack --
string cheese (0)
2 green olives (I count them as 2, even though this particular jar says 0)
Dinner --
asparagus chicken (not sure of the carb count)
fresh spinach (1)
herbal tea w/cream and NO sweetner (0)
According to yesterday's menu, am I eating too much? I suppose I should have eaten half a piece of chicken instead of the whole one. By the time dinner came around, even with the snack, my blood sugar was so low and I was famished. Not to mention curled up in a ball on the couch and cranky as the devil. I don't know. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Thanks for listening to me rant ...