Firstly - my weigh-ins this week have been unsatisfactory. I have been swapping between 181.4 and 182.4 consistently each day all week. I keep thinking that today will be the day that it drops down to 180 - or what if it was even 179?? And each morning I stare at the same number. I think I'd be happy if it said 181.5 just so I know my scale isn't permanently stuck on those numbers. It feels like a practical joke.
I have been consistent on my SBD phase 1.25 diet. I have only increased my good carb intake to one serve a day and have included blueberries, an apple, and the last two days I tried an All Bran Fibre cereal instead. It feels awesome to eat cereal for breakfast again. I had thought maybe my body was in hoard mode and is storing the carbs against future starvation mode. Perhaps it is. I feel pretty terrific though and am enjoying the diet. My food choices are varied and I eat salads, vegetables, meats, dairy and legumes happily. I have not grown bored of the food which has typically been the reason I failed at diets in the past.
The hard part has been finding alternatives for staple dinners. Like when we have spaghetti nights. My bf makes an awesome spaghetti sauce and I've been having it over broccoli or zucchini while he eats a giant plate of pasta and fresh white french bread. sigh. it just looks divine. But I know it would be dissatisfying if I cheated myself and ate it instead.
Tomorrow will be the end of my 3rd week on this diet. I feel like I've been doing it for forever - it feels natural now. They say it takes 21 days to build a habit. I wonder if that's what it is now. I trust so. I am a little nervous that I will get lazy with it and start cheating or something. I better not as I just bought these new skinny jeans in a smaller size (I figure they will stretch a bit). My measurements have gone down again (I measured on Wednesday) and my neck is 0.5cm down, my upper arm is 0.5cm down, my left thigh is 1cm (i don't measure each leg), and around my navel it's 3.5cm down from last week. Hence the new skinny jeans.
Even though the scale isn't moving, the tape measure is changing and I feel good. I have some NSV's like having to exchange a top for a smaller size (and did I mention my skinny jeans are a smaller size?) and some unexpected compliments and not cheating when tempted. I feel like a winner.
This coming week I need to increase my good carb serve to 2 per day. I am nervous about this as my weight should have gone down this week with an increase in carbs but it's been consistently the exact same. There is a huge possibility that I am starting to bloat a little due to hormones kicking in. I have begun feeling cranky and bitchy for no apparent reason which then switches to sad and teary in a split second. I will stick to the plan and increase and see what happens. If I hit 183 I will simply take the carb serve down again until I feel comfortable with it.
I am passed the half way mark on this recent short 7 week plan. In a little over 3 weeks I'll be boarding a plane home - I am getting very excited! It's beach weather and the last thing I do in Vancouver will be to buy a new swimsuit.
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