Another fairly blah day yesterday, still depressed, tired, and moody. Got both my exercise sessions in, though! I have been slacking on my arm workouts with my little 5-pound hand weight, though. Gotta get back into it, although for the present I'm classifying that as a "bonus" exercise rather than a daily requirement. I know that the exercising is at least as important a part of the whole program as the intake is, so I'm really trying to make sure it happens, unpleasant as it is right now. Plus, the exercise in and of itself will help me to get closer to a couple of my "Top 20," such as being able to participate in activities and making working out an enjoyable thing to do again.
Yesterday's intake was pretty average, although I did try a salad for lunch for the first time...it was a rather boring salad since I hadn't done much prep of low-carb condiments for it. I did add some ground flaxseed for the first time. I'm starting with 1 tbsp. per day, though they recommend two. I don't want my digestive system giving me any surprises!
Breakfast: 1 egg, scrambled, 3 pieces bacon - 1.55g
Lunch: 3 oz salad, 1/2 oz chopped pepperoni, 2 tbsp Caesar dressing - 4g
Snack: 1 oz almonds - 2g
Dinner: 6 oz ham steak, 1 cup frozen green beans - 10.5g
Dessert: None
Total: 18.05g
An interesting question has been raised by a couple of different people. Is it possible that I'm actually not eating enough, and therefore putting my body into starvation mode and slowing or eliminating my weight loss? While I'm not officially counting calories, just carbs, my tracker app does automatically calculate my calories as well. I very rarely go over 1300 calories a day, and I'm under 1000 per day at least a third of the time. I don't feel hungry unless I get off schedule, and I'm generally full after each meal, but I'll be the first to admit I'm certainly not an expert in diet and metabolism. I'm not entirely sure how to increase my calorie intake without going over my carb limit or making myself over-full, though. Eating myself sick is definitely something I've had a real problem with in the past, and I want to break that habit once and for all. Suggestions and opinions?
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