So, I decided to get off my butt a few weeks ago and start walking again. I was watching what I was eating, without being too strict about it. We were walking 3 miles 4 days a week.
And by walking, I mean going up huge hills. We live in a crater and it is very hilly. Is that a word? So I wasn’t strolling down the road. It is a workout.
I had Jason hide the scale from me. I tend to gain weight when I first start working out, then after a few days I start losing.
Well, I asked him to dig it out after 2 weeks. I had gained 5lbs! Which immediately angered me. I said screw it. I stopped walking, and lost the weight. I don’t think it would be water weight since it was 2 weeks after I started.? I didn’t lose any inches either. I have no idea what went wrong.
Anyway. I stopped walking.
But there is the issue with the squishiness. I may weigh the same as I did, but I’ve lost muscle tone. My pants were getting a little tight, when 2 months ago they were almost falling off of me. (And I gave my fat pants to Goodwill so I can’t be lazy).
Jason hid the scale (again) from me without telling me. Punk.
I started doing a low-carb diet last week. I’ve been sticking to me guns. I was SO close to getting a starbucks white mocha frap last night, you have no idea. I was only 20 feet away from them when we were getting Sweet Pea’s hair cut. I would allow myself one item of good carbs, because I am still breast-feeding Bubby.
I’ve also been doing Tae-Bo. I forgot I had an OLD DVD in my stash. And I forgot how much I love kick-boxing. It doesn’t make me a swollen mess like walking outside does. And I am super sore, Billy Blanks can kick your fat butt into gear!
Yesterday, I forgot to eat some carbs – it was a pretty busy day. I didn’t want to grab something unhealthy. I paid for it big time this morning. My blood sugar was so low I could barely walk. I was seeing stars, queasy, shaky. I should have checked it before I ate, I know it was crazy crazy low. I can function with a blood sugar of 60 and just feel a little off, I don’t even want to know what it was this morning. I’m thankful I chose not to work out yesterday since I did skip out on carbs.
I had to eat three pieces of whole grain toast and some peanut butter before I started feeling more normal.
I wish something like, Weight Watchers would work. I tried it after having Sweet Pea and it the scale didn’t move. Thanks to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, carbs are not my friend.
But I will not let this get me down. I just have to be more careful with my diet. I cannot do a super low carb diet while I am still breast-feeding, no matter how little he is actually breast-feeding. I feel like I have cheated on my diet. I need to look awesome in my new dress for the Coast Guard ball! 😉
*And once I lose the weight I want, I’ll ease off the low-carb diet. My problem is getting lazy and not working out. Plus I was pigging out on cookies and chocolate for a month straight. I just need some moderation and exercise!
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