Low carb diet???? Student loans suck! I hate them!
Money blah, blah, blah- Summary: I'm broke until December, and then I won't really be as broke anymore. Awesome.
( Read more... )The other good news I guess is that I'm so gross at the moment that I don't even want to buy clothes until I drop a few pounds.
Errrr...
What else...
My period should be coming any day now, which is obvious because I'm bitchy, bloated, and exhausted. lol...my husband is a lucky man.
I skipped my morning pilates class today because I have this thing that I have to do at work at 1pm, and I had a few things I wanted to accomplish first. Sooooo, I'm thinking that after the presentation that I have to watch, I'll go for a walk outside for 30 minutes, come back in, and then go home, and then I'll do a pilates dvd there. I'm still kinda beat from PMS and from doing that work on the patio this weekend ( 9 hours of grueling back breaking labor), so I'm just walking and doing pilates and yoga today. Hopefully I'll be able to hit the gym tomorrow for some serious cardio or some weights.
Soooo...
I'm thinking of
low-carbing it for a week or two. I'm thinking I'll aim for about 30 g for the first 3-5 days to get things going, maybe more if it's not too annoying with D and everything, and then aim for 30-50 g. I just need to do something; I need to lose.
I think this method will accomplish weight loss because:
1. You can't drink when you're doing this, which automatically means I will lose weight no matter what. Plus, when I do start up again, it will be easier to keep the number in check, and I can follow a drinking day with maybe two days of no carbs or something. I need to get back in to rebound thinking.
2. Not eating carbs automatically will enable me to say no to all of D's food pushing. An easy "Oh, no that has carbs in it..." will fend off any well meaning attempts at sharing.
As far as maintenance goes, I think I'll do a hybrid South Beach/Caveman sort of thing, eat lots of lean protein, veggies, fruit, and I'll have whole grains or liquor or what not on days when I go to the gym.
Anyhow, today:
Bfast: scrambled eggwhites, coffe
Lunch: light string cheese
Snack: 1 cup blueberries ((21 g c, 4 g f)
???
My initial template is going to look something like this:
8:30 am Bfast: plain salmon pattie 160/ 0 g c
12 noon Lunch: string cheese 60/ 0 g c and berries 50 / 12 g c/ 3 g f (this is for strawberries)
3:00 Snack: pepitas 180/ 5g c
5:00 Snack: hard boiled omega egg that's high in omega 3s 70/ 0 g c
7:30 Dinner: lean protein, salad/steamed or baked broccoli/wilted greens 300/ 0 g p +100/ 7 g c
I might throw in some raw broccoli as a snack, or if I have left over salad, I'll probably have that the next day for lunch. Maybe I'll throw some whey protein in there.
Any advice, suggestions, or ideas?????
Admittedly, this is still pretty low, but I'm guessing I'll probably have extra protein with dinner; this is just a frame work. This is what I'm going to do for the first few days for the under 30 g carbs, and I'm going to do it for at least a week to see how it goes.