If it’s not broken, then don’t fix it. |
I have sorta been going through some dilemmas for Phase II. You have to lower your calories a little and give up certain items like soda, fried foods, regular pasta, trans fat…etc and then turn up your activity level a notch. Here is where my dilemmas comes into play…..
In Phase I…my total calorie intake was about 1200 per day. This is low. I did not do it on purpose, but I did get full through out the day. 1200 is already too low so how could I make it even lower in Phase II? I can’t.
Giving up Soda must have been one of the hardest things in the world for me to do because if you know me, you know that I drink it ALL the time. I used to average to about 2 liters a day, but in Phase I I gave it up cold turkey! I also stopped everything fried and sorta stayed away from Pasta (Being Italian and growing up on pasta made this a little hard). I already did this in Phase I, so what am I suppose to do for Phase II?
Turning up my activity level one more notch for Phase II would make me pass out. Three times a week we all meet up to have group workouts and Twice I go to the gym on my own in Phase I. I made time during the week to go 5 times a week, I just cannot afford to go 6!
What am I suppose to do? Move backwards and add more calories? What I have been doing for Phase I worked for me. I lost 7 lbs in 4 weeks. That’s 1.75lbs a week! That’s great! Janis (our wonderful nutrionist) suggested that I add 200 calories through out the day so that my intake wouldn’t be so low. This gives me a mentality that I am gonna gain weight cause I am eating more! This is not the mentality I want.
We all had the Pleasure to speak with Bob Greene today on the phone. He talked to us about what we need to do in order to succeed. We had to add more cardio to the three times we do during the week (um…hello! I do! so now what?). He also said that in my case just to “beef up my breakfast” so that I could add more calories and still have time to burn them off in the day. He mentioned that I was doing a great job so I shouldn’t worry about these dilemmas I am having. What I am doing is working for me, so if it’s not broken, then don’t fix it. He is the expert, so I am just gonna continue to do what I am doing and see how far this will get me!
I also have something else to work for besides regaining my self esteem and confidence…….. I am planning a trip in May to someplace warm so…….. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIT INTO MY CLOTHES AGAIN! 
I HAVE TO!!
February 15th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Hey hun,
Sorry I havent been able to write on ur journals, work is a little crazy here on the Mez level. I’m ready to pull out my hair … lol. Anyways, I love your grocery post. Every time I’m in the grocery store I swear we have a cart and Dave and I have to say its his side vs her side. Bc he will buy anything and I need more healthier stuff. But, then I freak out at the end and realize ugh I shouldnt really have that and end up walking back to find its original place. Trust me I HATE to grocery shop. Well, I have realized that STRESS helps you gain weight … bc then all you want to do is go home and sit and watch TV and then you become this couch potatoe and eat all this crappy food, and drink the bad stuff and the list can just go on and on. But, on the good side to things is that I’m trying my hardest to work thru things and I bought my scale … lol … scary but true. Im just starting to FINALLY read Bob Greens book, and starting to look up healthy receipes and getting in my mind that I NEED to do this. I cant do something unless I WANT it and I’m starting to finally WANT it. So, I need to get back to craziness of the Mez and I’ll check up on you later.
Nicole
P.S. I’m glad you like that Tea!!