mandms, I hear you about it being hard to start. With two little ones it WILL be hard for you to get in the exercise, find time to make healthy food, etc. It’s not just an excuse, it’s reality! For now you may need to take it one day at a time, one small change at a time, but you’ll still be on your way! You CAN do it. And, as your kidletts get older, it will get easier too.
Welcome earth2birth!!! Inspiration, support, comfort, commiseration, information! That is why we’re here! Just jump on in!
AtYourCervices, great job getting your exercise in, and thanks for pointing out another great benefit of walking...Freebees!! We saw a nice looking toaster, a couple couches, and a small table out on the curb last night while my dh and I were out walking. We decided we didn’t need them and left them for someone else, but it was still fun to “shop.”
Yay for taking the plunge, Siennaflower!!
Another South Beacher too! If you haven’t noticed it yet, be prepared to have to pee every 30 minutes or so the first week! Oh, my goodness it is annoying, but it’s normal for a low carb diet, and it’s really nice to see the scale start to drop so dramatically right away. Now that I’m into my second week I’m not going to the bathroom nearly so much, but thankfully I’m still losing weight.
Welcome Omeed!!! Wow, two hours of working out a day! That’s awesome! Re: the WII Fit... I honestly don’t feel I got a great workout using my WII fit. I don’t think I got my heart rate up very high for an extended period of time. It seemed like there was too much time between exercises/games where I was just standing around fiddling with the controls. I haven’t tried the new version yet. It might be better at keeping you moving.
My diet is still going well still. I was able to get out and take a walk last night, which was pleasant, and didn’t seem to hurt my knees too much. I am a little concerned about the percentage of fat that I am eating right now. I’m eating less than the calorie amount the Daily Plate set for me, (It says I should be eating about 2500 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week, but I’ve only been able to eat about 1900). But everyday about 50% of my calories are from fat! Since this very low carb phase of the SBD only lasts for 2 weeks, and since I don’t have cholesterol problems, I’m trying not to worry too much. But it is a little disconcerting for me because my past diets always tried to limit fat intake pretty severly. Of course, none of them worked for me either, so maybe the high fat is a good thing. We’ll see.
Keep working it, Tribe!!! We can do it!!!
My legs were tired last night, but don't seem too bad this morning.
Tomorrow is going to be the crazy long day to finish everything we can.
