LOW CARB: Day 7, Cory

Well, I think I did fine on my eating, but I wouldn't exactly call it low carb.  Had a low carb brkfst, yes, but then at lunch I had a sandwich (turkey and veggies on pumpernickel) and yogurt, and at dinner I had a hamburger and yogurt.  Also had a few shrimp with cocktail sauce for a snack, and a piece of fruit.

So sensible, low cal eating . . . but not really low carb.  I'll keep trying to stick with low carb for the week ahead, despite this.

Got plenty of exercise in, with about 4 - 5 miles of walking, I'd say.

And today was the first day I wore a pair of jeans that were a bit too snug a month or so ago, so that's good!

I still haven't gotten on the scale.  I did move it downstairs to the bathroom. 

How goes it, Cappy?

--Cory

LOW CARB: Day 5, Cory

Well, I'm doing fine on the diet.

Am not going super low carb, just sorta watching the carbs.  I did have some sweetened strawberry yogurt, croutons on my salad, and a whole wheat English muffin, and I am not denying myself fruit in any measure.  So it's more about being a change from the total "low fat/high carb" thing I had going on with the cupboard cleanup - with rice and pasta at just about every meal, but staying away from the fat.

Today, I did fine - eggs and turkey sausage and English muffin for brk; small grilled chicken salad and yogurt for lunch; 12 little shrimp with cocktail sauce snack; largish grilled chicken salad with small amt vingarette dressing for dinner.

Not very good on the exercise.  It was rainy all day long and I barely got any walking in (maybe a half mile), and did not do the bike.  I have a hard time with this when the weather is ooky.

Hiya, CAPPY!  Thanks for the encouragement!  I miss you, too!

--Cory

Raw Food, Cappy

Today was another good day.  I had no problems staying on the diet.  I overslept this morning, so I didn't get a chance to exercise before work.  But I made up for it after work--I exercised a total of one and a half hours.  I walked for 1 hour and did my workout dvd for 30 minutes.  I'm already stiff and sore, so tomorrow should be fun. :D


Happymaker of the day:  Finishing my workout.


Cappy

Raw Food: Day Whatever and One, Cappy

Did great on the diet today.  This past weekend wasn't perfect, but I stayed on it for the majority of the weekend.  I only walked for about 45 minutes tonight--it was windy and damp and chilly outside, and my calf was hurting (I think I may have slightly pulled a muscle, but it's nothing too bad).  I plan to get up early enough to go for a walk in the morning and then walk tomorrow night after work.  It can happen!


I have plans to get back strict with the diet this week.  Today was a good start.  Go me!




CORY:  Sounds like you're doing great!  Good on you for adjusting things to keep it all from getting too boring for you.  This is how you make it a lifestyle choice and not just a temporary diet. \o/  Also, I miss you!  It feels weird not planning a trip for this year, doesn't it?  


*hugs*


Cappy

LOW CARB: Day 3, Cory

Well, I'm still enjoying the switch from the boredom of my cupboard cleanup, and hoping I don't get bored too quickly on this one.

Had a good day eating wise - light brk of two eggs with turkey sausage and half an English muffin; light lunch of grilled chicken salad with a yogurt; light dinner of grilled shrimp salad with an English muffin and an orange.

Exercise not so good at all - it was really cold (low 30s) this morning so I didn't walk to work.  Ended up walking a mile or so at lunch, and that's it.  Just didn't have the gumption for the bike.

--Cory

LOW CARB: Day 1, Cory

OK.  Today was the first day of making the switch from low fat to low carb.  Mostly, it was just a relief to make a change . . . I was getting very bored.

My only "breadlike" item today was a whole wheat English muffin.  I had two "lite" eggs and turkey sausage and a yogurt with blueberries and strawberries for brk (the lite eggs brkfst at Bob Evans), a small grilled chicken salad with apples and a handful of pecans for lunch, and the a grilled chicken salad with the English muffin for dinner.  So I certainly ate sensibly today, and the calories can't have added up to very much.

I didn't do that great on the exercise - I did a little walking - no more than .5 mile, and some cleaning upstairs that included a bit of furniture moving.

Anyhow, it felt good to move to something new.  I wonder if switching back and forth from Low Fat to Low Carb might not be the way to go for me, long term?  I won't get bored, and it might help me not end up on plateaus . . . oh well, we'll see how I feel at the end of this week!

--Cory

LOW FAT: Innumerable Days, Cory

OK!  I have finished up all the stuff!!  Tomorrow, I am going to the store and buying very simple stuff and going to try low carb for at least a week. 

Sometimes that makes me feel weak/woozy, so if it does that, I will cutting it short.  But I don't intend to be crazy strict about it, so that should help.  I'm not gonna go zero carbs or anything like that, just limiting them.  I am thinking one small serving per meal.

We'll see how it goes!  Mostly, I am happy to be done with all the rice and pasta and veggies in the freezer and all the stuff I had to eat down to get ready to move out for a week or two in a few weeks, while work is done on the house.

Whew.

Did loads of walking today for my exercise - I'd say about 5 miles.

--Cory