Apple Day Tomorrow

I'm honestly disappointed in myself this round.  I've been on an emotional yo yo and I've reacted by eating.  I know this diet works, and it works fantastically.  The failure has been my failure to adhere to the protocol. 

So, I'm going to do what I always do at a time like this.  (No, not eat a half gallon of rocky road ice cream.)  I'm going to dust myself off, get myself grounded again, and do an apple day tomorrow.  I'm also going to increase my cardio, and follow the protocol strictly. 

The weight *is* coming off, it's just coming off slowly. 

Backslide

I'm really frustrated with myself today.  The emotional eating from yesterday cost me.  I seem to be sabotaging myself in a very big way.  I know I can reach my goals, but I seem to be sabotaging myself.  No one is forcing to eat things that cause me to hold this weight.  I can do better.

Today's weight 158.0.  Goal 125.0

I am really struggling this round!

It's not the diet, it's emotional troubles.  The ironic thing is that I'm not hungry, I'm just trying to fill an emotional hole.  Here's hoping awareness is half the cure! 

I have been sad and emotional all weekend, and although I stayed close to the diet, I did cheat some.  Tomorrow I'm being taken out for sushi, which of course has rice with it.  I am trying to at least stay low carb, even if I'm not following the protocol exactly.  Unfortunately, it will make maintenance more challenging.

I'm down to 156.4 today, and my goal is 125. 

Protein, Muscle, and Women

From talking to a lot of women, I've noticed that women are almost scared of protein.  It's like they're afraid of gaining muscle.  Guys love protein.  Ever notice that a man's favorite restaurant is invariably a steak house?  And then women go to a steak house and order -- a salad. 

I'm not knocking salad.  The ones at Texas Road House are delicious.  But don't knock red meat!  It's not evil, bad, or fattening.

Ladies, because of our monthly periods, we need extra iron in our diets.  The tendency to subsist on chicken and salad makes it more difficult for us to replace that iron.  And I don't know about you, but iron pills tend to make me sick to my stomach, my body doesn't absorb it, and they can be hazardous to kids and pets. 

Organ meats such as liver (especially liver) are a great source of iron, but it seems like no one eats them any more.  I love chicken liver, but by the time I bread and fry it (I'm a Southern gal, everything needs to be fried!) it's pretty fattening.  (I also like it tucked into a roasted bird - but it's summer here and I'm not turning on my oven.)  Besides, liver is hard to find in the supermarkets these days.

So I go on to one of my favorite diet meals - STEAK and a vegetable.  Ribeye by far is my favorite.  My iron levels remain good when I eat red meat once or twice a week. 

And today's accountability - weight 156.4 goal 125.0. 

What's for Dinner?

Just to show you can eat "real food" on this diet - I'm having kabobs for dinner, made with chicken breast meat, orange sections, and bell peppers.  Yum!  (Thanks to Saving Dinner's low carb Menu Mailer).  I've lost weight every day using her menus - the only problems I've had have been (as usual) eating stuff I'm really not supposed to, like Pop Tarts and Swiss Cake Rolls, LOL. 

Progress so far...

I started this round at 167.  I am currently 157.0.  That's 10 pounds in 10 days.  Not bad at all.  I'm branching out a bit more from grilled meat and salad this round, doing low-carb recipes, and seeing how my body reacts.  Truth be told, I'll be low-carb for a while, I'm sure. 

I'm still struggling with emotional, boredom, and late-night eating.  I'm making better food choices, though, and binging doesn't seem so attractive.  Except, of course, when it is.

It's a dramatic improvement overall.  I'm about 1/2 way through my round.  Very excited to see the changes in my body and appetite!

Today's weight - 157.0 goal 125.0

A little backslide

Not just on the weight, but on the blogging.  Yesterday I weighed in at 157.2,  and today I gained 2 pounds.  What went wrong? 

Well, a good chunk of it was the 2 bowls of raisin bran I ate at bedtime.  During the protocol, carbs are not allowed.  It might also have been lack of sleep. 

Hopefully, though, that 2 pounds is MUSCLE from all the boot camp training I've done for the past 9 months or so.