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Rough week
On the positive side, I was down to 190 on the scale this
morning so that was okay. How I got here (two pounds in two days) is not good at all. I have had as rough a week at work as I have ever had in my professional career, as stressful as it can get. In the past, were I to get to this state from a stress point of view, I would likely have found solace in food and would have started eating everything in sight. No big secret about how I gained weight in the past. Just for some stress management I plan on running away to the mountains this weekend to wander through the woods and listen to the birds. Anna Ruby Falls in North Georgia should do the trick, nice hikes in a beautiful place and the weather, on Saturday at least, should be beautiful. Now, I'm not posting here just to whine about work as there really is relevance to low-carb eating and diet in general. While I don't begin to claim to understand all (any?) of the physiology involved in this, I can tell you that this week my body has been screaming for me to feed it, as I've not had happen since starting this way of eating. Not cravings so much, just more food than the 1400 calories/day I have been eating. As nothing else has changed recently--activity levels an such, though I am back to my nasty habit of only sleeping about 2 hours/night--the only thing I have which I can attribute this to is stress. Since Monday I've bumped my daily calorie intake back up to the 1800-2000 calorie/day range. The funny thing is that, though I am very cognizant of the amount of food I am consuming this week, I am not really counting and intentionally capping calories, I am just eating more at each meal to the point I feel very full and literally can't eat any more. The bizarre thing is that, this week, I am still hungry. So, I've dropped two pounds, I am eating more, I still feel hungry, and I feel like hell. That damn stress thing I think. I'm actually, finally, feeling much better this morning so I think I am going to go back to my 1400 calories today. I'll see how it goes. BTW, during this entire time I have managed to keep my carb count to 45-50g/day. When I was doing low-fat diets I invariably found myself at this point about 3 months into the diet and would have succumbed to it by a binge which would have ended the diet and started the weight gain again. I'm not guessing about that, I know it because I have lived it. That I have survived this week without starting a binge is remarkable and affirms for me once again that with this way of eating is sustainable, and the weight loss from it will be permanent. It's not been fun this week, but doable nonetheless. Finally, thank goodness for comfort foods as this helped last night more than I can begin to state. For me the ultimate comfort food has long been a simple good meatloaf, which my wife made for the family last night. I prepared a side dish of cauliflower gratin (one of her favorites) with a nice salad and we all, including the kids, had a pleasant dinner eating to our hearts content. And, since I love my meatloaf with ketchup, having that new low-carb Heinz ketchup in the house was an excellent accompaniment to enjoy guilt free. -- JJ. 275/190/183, BMI 27.3 - as of Mar 12, 2004 Atkins since Sep 1, 2003 http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jjsmythe/my_photos 69.1% of the man I used to be. |
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Rough week
"JJ" wrote in message news:8jj4c.15405$bP2.80528@attbi_s53...
On the positive side, I was down to 190 on the scale this morning so that was okay. How I got here (two pounds in two days) is not good at all. I have had as rough a week at work as I have ever had in my professional career, as stressful as it can get. In the past, were I to get to this state from a stress point of view, I would likely have found solace in food and would have started eating everything in sight. No big secret about how I gained weight in the past. Just for some stress management I plan on running away to the mountains this weekend to wander through the woods and listen to the birds. Anna Ruby Falls in North Georgia should do the trick, nice hikes in a beautiful place and the weather, on Saturday at least, should be beautiful. Now, I'm not posting here just to whine about work as there really is relevance to low-carb eating and diet in general. While I don't begin to claim to understand all (any?) of the physiology involved in this, I can tell you that this week my body has been screaming for me to feed it, as I've not had happen since starting this way of eating. Not cravings so much, just more food than the 1400 calories/day I have been eating. As nothing else has changed recently--activity levels an such, though I am back to my nasty habit of only sleeping about 2 hours/night--the only thing I have which I can attribute this to is stress. Since Monday I've bumped my daily calorie intake back up to the 1800-2000 calorie/day range. The funny thing is that, though I am very cognizant of the amount of food I am consuming this week, I am not really counting and intentionally capping calories, I am just eating more at each meal to the point I feel very full and literally can't eat any more. The bizarre thing is that, this week, I am still hungry. So, I've dropped two pounds, I am eating more, I still feel hungry, and I feel like hell. That damn stress thing I think. I'm actually, finally, feeling much better this morning so I think I am going to go back to my 1400 calories today. I'll see how it goes. BTW, during this entire time I have managed to keep my carb count to 45-50g/day. When I was doing low-fat diets I invariably found myself at this point about 3 months into the diet and would have succumbed to it by a binge which would have ended the diet and started the weight gain again. I'm not guessing about that, I know it because I have lived it. That I have survived this week without starting a binge is remarkable and affirms for me once again that with this way of eating is sustainable, and the weight loss from it will be permanent. It's not been fun this week, but doable nonetheless. Finally, thank goodness for comfort foods as this helped last night more than I can begin to state. For me the ultimate comfort food has long been a simple good meatloaf, which my wife made for the family last night. I prepared a side dish of cauliflower gratin (one of her favorites) with a nice salad and we all, including the kids, had a pleasant dinner eating to our hearts content. And, since I love my meatloaf with ketchup, having that new low-carb Heinz ketchup in the house was an excellent accompaniment to enjoy guilt free. I had a rough week too. Last night, was rear ended at a traffic light. Ended up in the ER, whiplash. Feeling it big time right now. My husband had a epidural for pain relief for his back earlier in the day. He too was in the car when we got hit. I about bit my tongue off. When thrown forward, I vomitted, then when thrown back, I swallowed it. My throat is swollen, its just awful. But not meaning to whine..So on to the point. I went grocery shopping earlier. I was really tempted big time to get a bunch of junk food and go on a binge. I had a time passing the pop machine up, I really craved one. After reading your post, I am now relating these cravings, to stressful times. I kept my determination and passed the bingeing up. I got a great sale on ground hamburger. Made meatloaf twice earlier this week. It is really good. The cauliflower dish sounds good too. Thanks for sharing how your week was. It helped me. |
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In article 8jj4c.15405$bP2.80528@attbi_s53, "JJ" wrote:
On the positive side, I was down to 190 on the scale this morning so that was okay. How I got here (two pounds in two days) is not good at all. I have had as rough a week at work as I have ever had in my professional career, as stressful as it can get. In the past, were I to get to this state from a stress point of view, I would likely have found solace in food and would have started eating everything in sight. No big secret about how I gained weight in the past. Just for some stress management I plan on running away to the mountains this weekend to wander through the woods and listen to the birds. Anna Ruby Falls in North Georgia should do the trick, nice hikes in a beautiful place and the weather, on Saturday at least, should be beautiful. Now, I'm not posting here just to whine about work as there really is relevance to low-carb eating and diet in general. While I don't begin to claim to understand all (any?) of the physiology involved in this, I can tell you that this week my body has been screaming for me to feed it, as I've not had happen since starting this way of eating. Not cravings so much, just more food than the 1400 calories/day I have been eating. As nothing else has changed recently--activity levels an such, though I am back to my nasty habit of only sleeping about 2 hours/night--the only thing I have which I can attribute this to is stress. Since Monday I've bumped my daily calorie intake back up to the 1800-2000 calorie/day range. The funny thing is that, though I am very cognizant of the amount of food I am consuming this week, I am not really counting and intentionally capping calories, I am just eating more at each meal to the point I feel very full and literally can't eat any more. The bizarre thing is that, this week, I am still hungry. So, I've dropped two pounds, I am eating more, I still feel hungry, and I feel like hell. That damn stress thing I think. I'm actually, finally, feeling much better this morning so I think I am going to go back to my 1400 calories today. I'll see how it goes. BTW, during this entire time I have managed to keep my carb count to 45-50g/day. Stuff about how you did well snipped... Know what you mean. Only, I don't get hungry/munchish, I get "I can't eat," which can be just as bad in its own way. Additionally, I'm inclined to mope and not exercise, as exercise is never pleasant for me in any case. This week was a lulu for me too - I think I may be leaving one of my institutions, but I have a month to make that decision, blessedly. Today, I got in the exercise, had salad with chicken for lunch, and have a pork roast in the oven as I type. I will eat, and will eat correctly, and will continue on the exercise routine. Way for us to go, eh? -- Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail). |
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"JJ" wrote in message news:8jj4c.15405$bP2.80528@attbi_s53...
On the positive side, I was down to 190 on the scale this morning so that was okay. How I got here (two pounds in two days) is not good at all. I have had as rough a week at work as I have ever had in my professional career, as stressful as it can get. In the past, were I to get to this state from a stress point of view, I would likely have found solace in food and would have started eating everything in sight. No big secret about how I gained weight in the past. Just for some stress management I plan on running away to the mountains this weekend to wander through the woods and listen to the birds. Anna Ruby Falls in North Georgia should do the trick, nice hikes in a beautiful place and the weather, on Saturday at least, should be beautiful. Now, I'm not posting here just to whine about work as there really is relevance to low-carb eating and diet in general. While I don't begin to claim to understand all (any?) of the physiology involved in this, I can tell you that this week my body has been screaming for me to feed it, as I've not had happen since starting this way of eating. Not cravings so much, just more food than the 1400 calories/day I have been eating. As nothing else has changed recently--activity levels an such, though I am back to my nasty habit of only sleeping about 2 hours/night--the only thing I have which I can attribute this to is stress. Since Monday I've bumped my daily calorie intake back up to the 1800-2000 calorie/day range. The funny thing is that, though I am very cognizant of the amount of food I am consuming this week, I am not really counting and intentionally capping calories, I am just eating more at each meal to the point I feel very full and literally can't eat any more. The bizarre thing is that, this week, I am still hungry. So, I've dropped two pounds, I am eating more, I still feel hungry, and I feel like hell. That damn stress thing I think. I'm actually, finally, feeling much better this morning so I think I am going to go back to my 1400 calories today. I'll see how it goes. BTW, during this entire time I have managed to keep my carb count to 45-50g/day. When I was doing low-fat diets I invariably found myself at this point about 3 months into the diet and would have succumbed to it by a binge which would have ended the diet and started the weight gain again. I'm not guessing about that, I know it because I have lived it. That I have survived this week without starting a binge is remarkable and affirms for me once again that with this way of eating is sustainable, and the weight loss from it will be permanent. It's not been fun this week, but doable nonetheless. Finally, thank goodness for comfort foods as this helped last night more than I can begin to state. For me the ultimate comfort food has long been a simple good meatloaf, which my wife made for the family last night. I prepared a side dish of cauliflower gratin (one of her favorites) with a nice salad and we all, including the kids, had a pleasant dinner eating to our hearts content. And, since I love my meatloaf with ketchup, having that new low-carb Heinz ketchup in the house was an excellent accompaniment to enjoy guilt free. You look terrifc JJ. Sorry you had a bad week. I think you need R and R and some sleep. Betcha will feel like a newer man as you are already a new man!!! You tweaked my buds when you said cauliflour Gratin, LC Cheese sauce?????? Recipe???? Laureen |
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JJ, Sunshyne, Nancy,
Big hugs to all of you ((((((((( ))))))))))) I hope whatever it is that is making these rotten things happen for you stops, NOW. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm |
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Sunshyne wrote:
"JJ" wrote in message news:8jj4c.15405$bP2.80528@attbi_s53... On the positive side, I was down to 190 on the scale this morning so that was okay. How I got here (two pounds in two days) is not good at all. I have had as rough a week at work as I have ever had in my professional career, as stressful as it can get. In the past, were I to get to this state from a stress point of view, I would likely have found solace in food and would have started eating everything in sight. No big secret about how I gained weight in the past. Just for some stress management I plan on running away to the mountains this weekend to wander through the woods and listen to the birds. Anna Ruby Falls in North Georgia should do the trick, nice hikes in a beautiful place and the weather, on Saturday at least, should be beautiful. Now, I'm not posting here just to whine about work as there really is relevance to low-carb eating and diet in general. While I don't begin to claim to understand all (any?) of the physiology involved in this, I can tell you that this week my body has been screaming for me to feed it, as I've not had happen since starting this way of eating. Not cravings so much, just more food than the 1400 calories/day I have been eating. As nothing else has changed recently--activity levels an such, though I am back to my nasty habit of only sleeping about 2 hours/night--the only thing I have which I can attribute this to is stress. Since Monday I've bumped my daily calorie intake back up to the 1800-2000 calorie/day range. The funny thing is that, though I am very cognizant of the amount of food I am consuming this week, I am not really counting and intentionally capping calories, I am just eating more at each meal to the point I feel very full and literally can't eat any more. The bizarre thing is that, this week, I am still hungry. So, I've dropped two pounds, I am eating more, I still feel hungry, and I feel like hell. That damn stress thing I think. I'm actually, finally, feeling much better this morning so I think I am going to go back to my 1400 calories today. I'll see how it goes. BTW, during this entire time I have managed to keep my carb count to 45-50g/day. When I was doing low-fat diets I invariably found myself at this point about 3 months into the diet and would have succumbed to it by a binge which would have ended the diet and started the weight gain again. I'm not guessing about that, I know it because I have lived it. That I have survived this week without starting a binge is remarkable and affirms for me once again that with this way of eating is sustainable, and the weight loss from it will be permanent. It's not been fun this week, but doable nonetheless. Finally, thank goodness for comfort foods as this helped last night more than I can begin to state. For me the ultimate comfort food has long been a simple good meatloaf, which my wife made for the family last night. I prepared a side dish of cauliflower gratin (one of her favorites) with a nice salad and we all, including the kids, had a pleasant dinner eating to our hearts content. And, since I love my meatloaf with ketchup, having that new low-carb Heinz ketchup in the house was an excellent accompaniment to enjoy guilt free. I had a rough week too. Last night, was rear ended at a traffic light. Ended up in the ER, whiplash. Feeling it big time right now. My husband had a epidural for pain relief for his back earlier in the day. He too was in the car when we got hit. I about bit my tongue off. When thrown forward, I vomitted, then when thrown back, I swallowed it. My throat is swollen, its just awful. But not meaning to whine..So on to the point. Suny, I'm so sorry. That sounds just terrible. I wish you a speedy recovery. Monica -- ______________________________________ Started 01/20/04 362/330.6/250 ______________________________________ "First do no harm." - Hippocrates --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.619 / Virus Database: 398 - Release Date: 3/10/04 |
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"Sunshyne" wrote in message
om... I had a rough week too. Last night, was rear ended at a traffic light. Ended up in the ER, whiplash. Feeling it big time right now. My husband had a epidural for pain relief for his back earlier in the day. He too was in the car when we got hit. I about bit my tongue off. When thrown forward, I vomitted, then when thrown back, I swallowed it. My throat is swollen, its just awful. But not meaning to whine..So on to the point. I went grocery shopping earlier. I was really tempted big time to get a bunch of junk food and go on a binge. I had a time passing the pop machine up, I really craved one. After reading your post, I am now relating these cravings, to stressful times. I kept my determination and passed the bingeing up. I got a great sale on ground hamburger. Made meatloaf twice earlier this week. It is really good. The cauliflower dish sounds good too. Thanks for sharing how your week was. It helped me. My goodness, what an experience you have had to endure. I hope you and your husband have a speedy recovery. I am happy to hear that this post was helpful to you. -- JJ. |
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Laureen wrote:
You look terrifc JJ. Sorry you had a bad week. I think you need R and R and some sleep. Betcha will feel like a newer man as you are already a new man!!! You tweaked my buds when you said cauliflour Gratin, LC Cheese sauce?????? Recipe???? Laureen Thanks, I am working hard at this. The recipe is simple, with as many variations as one can imagine. Sorry, no low carb cheese sauce, though that would be fairly simple to make. It its simplest form: 1 head of cauliflower 1/2 cup of cheese of choice (I used shredded cheddar last night because that is what I had) 2-3 TBS grated Parmesan cheese 1-2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup half and half 1-2 TBS butter 1/2 tsp onion powder salt and pepper to taste All quantities above are to my taste, not hard and fast by any means. Break the cauliflower into florets then boil it in lightly salted water with the garlic cloves until the cauliflower is tender. Drain and put cauliflower and garlic in a food processor and process until smooth. Place in a bowl and mix with half and half, butter, onion powder. You don't want it runny, just the consistency of soft mashed potatoes, so you might need to increase or decrease the half and half. Fold in the 1/2 cup cheese then pepper and salt to taste. Place in a lightly greased gratin dish and top with the Parmesan cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven until hot through, about 20-30 minutes. I finish it for about 5 minutes under the broiler to brown the top if not brown enough already. Variations are endless and limited only by imagination: The choice of cheese for both blending in and topping impacts the dish in interesting ways. Whipping in about 4 oz. of cream cheese is wonderful. More or less of the whatever cheese is used lets me balance the flavor and the amount of fat in the dish. Topping with a chopped nut/cheese mixture makes for good topping. Crumble a couple pieces of cooked bacon, diced ham, crumbled sausage, or whatever meat might suit your fancy, is a very good addition. Adding a peeled quartered turnip in with cauliflower adds a slightly different taste and is very good. Adding a couple stalks of Broccoli makes for an interesting color and a very pleasant taste. I've mashed the vegetables by hand with a potato masher when I'm too lazy to drag out the processor. This gives you a chunkier version than the food processor but this is sometimes the preferred texture. If I had a food mill or a potato ricer I also might use that instead. The veggies could also be steamed in the microwave instead of boiled, but this is just a personal preference. -- JJ. 275/190/183, BMI 27.3 - as of Mar 12, 2004 Atkins since Sep 1, 2003 http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jjsmythe/my_photos 69.1% of the man I used to be. |
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Jenny wrote:
JJ, Sunshyne, Nancy, Big hugs to all of you ((((((((( ))))))))))) I hope whatever it is that is making these rotten things happen for you stops, NOW. Thank you Jenny. My stress is coming from working to prevent a bigger problem later by doing the right thing now. Sometimes, in a work environment, doing the right thing is the most difficult thing to do. -- JJ. |
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