This diet takes everything out of me. I did an abbreviated workout with E yesterday, and came home, and instead of running upstairs to grab something to eat I collapsed in bed and slept an hour. Then today I got home from swimming and again instead of feeding myself I fell in bed and slept for another couple of hours. I finally dragged myself upstairs to grab a product only because I was dying of thirst. I thought it was getting better, but I am just getting more run down.
But I have to say that I was pretty sure I wasn't going to be able to work out at all last night, and I did do a 40 minute workout rather than an hour, but I felt better when I was done. It only lasted until I got home, but I did enjoy momentarily feeling good.
But this was my excuse, the beginning of the weight gain. I couldn't live on the calories I had assigned to maintain weight, I was just too tired, too hungry, so I started adding food. Not unhealthy food in the beginning, but more. You find that those additional calories help, and you gain a few pounds and you don't worry about it, because you a fitter then ever.
Then the bike trip. I had been so careful not to fall into the habit of eating food that never satisfied and always wanted, but on the bike trip I found I could eat anything. Stop at the SAG and grab a couple candy bars, cookies, fruit, cake, whatever they had laid out. Then stop for lunch and eat hamburger and fries, stop for ice cream, and then whatever was served with dinner and desert. And finally late night have whatever was left in my bike pouch from the day. I was not depraving myself of anything. I ate what I wanted when I wanted, and in those three months I lost 40 pounds.
But that is not what really happened. Yes I ate anything I wanted, when I wanted, but surprisingly what I ate was not what I thought it would be. At the SAGS I always craved the fruit. I couldn't eat enough of the fruit. Sometimes I would eat two whole oranges, and occasionally I would grab something sweet, but my go to was always the fruit. Lunches we didn't always stop, but when we did I would get a sandwich, I would order fries sometimes, but never could finish them. You never really wanted to ride after stuffing yourself, so you had to take it slow because I knew I had another three or four hours on the bike, and I didn't want a stomach ache in the middle, it was hard enough just riding. The late night snack was usually a granola bar and that was only when I didn't really like the dinner they served.
So my body went automatic mode, taking the food I wanted and needed to maintain the bike ride.
But in my head I thought wow I can eat as much as want whenever I want. And it is that that I brought back with me.
I need to figure out how to eat like I did on the bike trip, naturally, without having to kill myself in the process.
Up next weigh in tonight!!
But I have to say that I was pretty sure I wasn't going to be able to work out at all last night, and I did do a 40 minute workout rather than an hour, but I felt better when I was done. It only lasted until I got home, but I did enjoy momentarily feeling good.
But this was my excuse, the beginning of the weight gain. I couldn't live on the calories I had assigned to maintain weight, I was just too tired, too hungry, so I started adding food. Not unhealthy food in the beginning, but more. You find that those additional calories help, and you gain a few pounds and you don't worry about it, because you a fitter then ever.
Then the bike trip. I had been so careful not to fall into the habit of eating food that never satisfied and always wanted, but on the bike trip I found I could eat anything. Stop at the SAG and grab a couple candy bars, cookies, fruit, cake, whatever they had laid out. Then stop for lunch and eat hamburger and fries, stop for ice cream, and then whatever was served with dinner and desert. And finally late night have whatever was left in my bike pouch from the day. I was not depraving myself of anything. I ate what I wanted when I wanted, and in those three months I lost 40 pounds.
But that is not what really happened. Yes I ate anything I wanted, when I wanted, but surprisingly what I ate was not what I thought it would be. At the SAGS I always craved the fruit. I couldn't eat enough of the fruit. Sometimes I would eat two whole oranges, and occasionally I would grab something sweet, but my go to was always the fruit. Lunches we didn't always stop, but when we did I would get a sandwich, I would order fries sometimes, but never could finish them. You never really wanted to ride after stuffing yourself, so you had to take it slow because I knew I had another three or four hours on the bike, and I didn't want a stomach ache in the middle, it was hard enough just riding. The late night snack was usually a granola bar and that was only when I didn't really like the dinner they served.
So my body went automatic mode, taking the food I wanted and needed to maintain the bike ride.
But in my head I thought wow I can eat as much as want whenever I want. And it is that that I brought back with me.
I need to figure out how to eat like I did on the bike trip, naturally, without having to kill myself in the process.
Up next weigh in tonight!!
When the diet ends, most people probably don't keep up the exercise as much as you do, at least I didn't, because I'm not a natural exerciser. I like to sit a lot. I love your blog, it helps me too :)
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ReplyDeleteWhen can you eat fruit & veg again? I'll be happy to work with you on what food we have in the house. I don't see how you keep up your heavy exercise cycle with as little as you eat - it's pretty awesome!
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