Diet Day... Done

Well, I need to update you on the low carb diet. The first 6 or 7 days were really really bad for me. I absolutely get a high eating carbs. To not eat carbs is complete torture. If I weren't doing it with Cathy, it wouldn't have gotten done. To make matters worse, I didn't lose a single pound for the first week either. But I was determined to stick with it. That's the bad news.

The good news is, after the first week, things got easier somehow. I stopped craving carbs and when I weighed again at 2 weeks, I had lost 5 pounds! The biggest lesson I learned from this experiment is that I can CONTROL myself. I can go to Fatz and not eat the poppyseed biscuits and honey butter. I can go to Wades and not get sweet potato casserole. I can even do those things while around others who are doing it!

When I feel like snacking (which isn't very often now), I don't reach for the cheezits or peanut butter and jelly anymore. I'm perfectly satisfied with jello or cheese sticks or egg salad or chicken salad on celery. If I hadn't lost a pound these last few weeks, I would still consider it a success because of the self-control I learned.

So what now? Well, even though I'm almost down to my "normal" weight, my clothes still don't fit! It's sad but true that when you have a baby, "you're body changes." My pants don't fit in the hips anymore. I have added some carbs back in the diet, mainly fruit. There are still good carbs and bad carbs, and I will probably avoid the bad carbs most always. I just don't have to have that bag of chips. Eating a high protein, low carb lunch also eliminates that mid afternoon "crash" so I will definitely keep doing that. I am going to stick to a "low-ish" carb lifestyle and see how it goes.

I highly recommend this diet for anyone who is a big-time carb craver (and subsequent eater). You will challenge yourself in ways you never thought possible. But don't try it alone! Like most things, accountability and support is crucial! There are a lot of great low-carb recipes online. One of the best things about this kind of diet is you NEVER go hungry! Let me know how it goes!