two weeks down on the belly fat cure diet and i am down another 1.8 pounds. actually i think it may be a little more than that because toward the beginning of last week i gained a couple pounds, but didn't figure that into the calculation of weight lost.
i'm fairly pleased with the results. of course i wish it were more, but i'm steadily going down and i'm feeling lighter. there have also been days that i have gone over my carb/sugar count. for myself i'm noticing that's it's more difficult to stay within the carb range than the sugars. i thought the sugars would be difficult, but it really hasn't unless i want some fruit and then i go over. i figure going over because of fruit is much better than going over because of sodas or junk foods
the thing probably holding me back most is my fiber intake. i REALLY need more fiber. i have some psyllium husks to mix in a drink, but i'm not good at chugging things down so well. so that's my big focus of improvement for this week and the next coming weeks. i'm going to seek out more foods that have a higher fiber count even if it means it will be a bit higher in carbs. i'm also thinking of getting some benefiber packets and eating more avocados. i had an avocado for dinner last night and will probably have another this evening since one avocado is 12 grams of fiber.
anyone out there have great ways to get in more fiber??? sure would love to hear your comments or suggestions.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
week one
this morning means i have completed week one on the belly fat cure. geez, i wish he named it something different. it sounds so disgusting... belly fat.. bleh.
anyway, my results are not as phenomenal as i would have liked, but then there are several reasons for this so i know what to improve on for the next weeks.
i am down 1.2 pounds. (i actually weighed less yesterday!) and down 1 1/4" on my waist.
now, according to the book i should be practically looking like another person at the end of week one!! i really didn't expect THAT much weight loss and i'm fine with that. so, let me talk about the reasons i did not achieve better results for this first week.
reason #1 - it's that time of the month.. nice excuse for us women right?? yes, i love to use this one as an excuse, but let me move on to the real reasons
reason #2 - i only stayed within my S/C range the first day. now, considering this!! a 1.2 pound weight loss sounds pretty good. everyday after that i went over and it always ended up being towards the evening. my aunt was cooking and i would try to make the best choices, but i wasn't able to figure the count on what i was eating and so i figure the count was over my daily limit. not to mention we had a dinner party friday evening and she made sweet orange rolls TWICE last week and we did eat out at california pizza kitchen. i tried to have something healthy, but california pizza kitchen does not have sugar count so i really was not sure of what the count i was consuming.
reason #3 - i believe i need more fiber in my diet to keep things moving.
so, now that i know what my problems were from last week i'm tweaking things some this week, trying to plan ahead and look for some solutions this week to help me out with some of these little bumps i've encountered my first week.
overall, i think things will begin moving along well (no pun intended)
i'll post more later about my new favorite finds and some more quick foods and recipes as i'm able to find a few minutes here or there.
now, on to class for another four hours!!
best of luck to everyone else out there!
anyway, my results are not as phenomenal as i would have liked, but then there are several reasons for this so i know what to improve on for the next weeks.
i am down 1.2 pounds. (i actually weighed less yesterday!) and down 1 1/4" on my waist.
now, according to the book i should be practically looking like another person at the end of week one!! i really didn't expect THAT much weight loss and i'm fine with that. so, let me talk about the reasons i did not achieve better results for this first week.
reason #1 - it's that time of the month.. nice excuse for us women right?? yes, i love to use this one as an excuse, but let me move on to the real reasons
reason #2 - i only stayed within my S/C range the first day. now, considering this!! a 1.2 pound weight loss sounds pretty good. everyday after that i went over and it always ended up being towards the evening. my aunt was cooking and i would try to make the best choices, but i wasn't able to figure the count on what i was eating and so i figure the count was over my daily limit. not to mention we had a dinner party friday evening and she made sweet orange rolls TWICE last week and we did eat out at california pizza kitchen. i tried to have something healthy, but california pizza kitchen does not have sugar count so i really was not sure of what the count i was consuming.
reason #3 - i believe i need more fiber in my diet to keep things moving.
so, now that i know what my problems were from last week i'm tweaking things some this week, trying to plan ahead and look for some solutions this week to help me out with some of these little bumps i've encountered my first week.
overall, i think things will begin moving along well (no pun intended)
i'll post more later about my new favorite finds and some more quick foods and recipes as i'm able to find a few minutes here or there.
now, on to class for another four hours!!
best of luck to everyone else out there!
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