Starving! September 8, 2013 174.8

I am soo hungry my stomach is growling. I calculate all my food in MyfitnessPal religiously. I often do not calculate small things like the milk in my tea, or a bite of fruit. I eat about 1200 cals a day, and usually more. But lately I am hungry! I have a headache and my insides feel empty.

I should add, I have been a lazy slug all day. Reading/napping/surfing.

I reviewed my meals to see if I am too low on carbs/protein/veggies/fruit and everything is perfect.

Hmmmm.

Its 8:40 pm...and I am still starving!

Aha moment #2 January 28, 2013 *198.6

This past week has been a hard one, food wise. I have been nibbling a bit, and feeling STARVED! I have low blood pressure and low blood sugar. I have found a huge difference since I have cut out sugar and processed food. I no longer have spikes in my blood sugar and or feel faint. This past week though, I have felt relatively weak and faint.

I figured out why yesterday. I have cut out nearly all my carbs from my diet. I am not following a no carb diet. I have already done that to disastrous results. What I have done, is cut out all processed food. I eat Ryvita crisp bread for breakfast with laughing cow cheese, with an egg white omelet and prunes. Everyday! It covers all the food groups, is my largest meal, and it sets me off to a great day, diet wise.

I ran out of Ryvita a few days ago, so my breakfast has been chicken bacon, one egg and prunes. Lovely breakfast, very yummy. I go to work and wow, I am starving to the point that I started to really question my diet.

I went grocery shopping this morning, and bought Dutch Rusks. I had a couple with laughing cow cheese. I was so busy today, that I never ended up eating anything else til around 1. Then I had a couple more. My total calorie intake was 300 calories. I was not hungry or faint. Now I realize some of it was being busy, but I am hugely busy at work too. What was different today?

Yup, you guessed it. Carbs. It makes enough a difference that I was feeling faint when I didnt even have the little I was allowing myself. I eat lots and lots of naturally occurring carbs though. Sweet potatoes/ squash/ any and all veggies.

So though it was a hard week diet wise, I had two AHA moments. 1. I eat when I am anxious, and 2. that I feel faint and super hungry when I dont allow a little bit of carbs in my diet

Hungry! January 23, 2013 *199.2

Ouch!

I weighed in ay 199.2 today! I finally changed my tongue piercing. I had bought it over a year ago to be my mini goal reward for getting to 200 lbs.  It hurts! The points on the star scrape the roof of my mouth Ugh! Needless to say,  I took it out. Never fear, I will have a mini goal reward!


I had to go to work early today, and holy shiitake mushrooms I was HUNGRY all day long! I ate my lunch during break, hoping that a bigger meal would help. Nope! I ate everything in my lunch box, even my emergency stash of almonds. I re-counted my cals when I got home and I had 175 for supper. Sheeesh. A serving of Talapia and A LOT of cauliflower...Oh and water of course.

Milo, my 200 lb baby!

I was going to go for a long walk, so I could eat my exercise calories. Then I found out it is - 40 outside. No way am I going for a walk. I could probably dress warm enough, but Milo has outgrown last years winter coat, and I have not been able to find a replacement.  Last years coat was the biggest size available nationwide. I have to go to a baby horse or miniature horse blankets now.

Not kidding!