Hi Maria,

Are you running in the cold weather? Last night, I bought Under Armour Cold Gear (long sleeve shirt 1/4 zipper and leggings) for $112. I hope they keep me warm and allow me to enjoy my runs during the winter. I tried running in the evenings after work at around 5:30pm, but it's dark and at the EOD, I just don't feel like doing anything. I can't stand a treadmill/hamster wheel. I am going out for a 46 degree run in a few minutes. I am doing a 5 mile off road race on an island in January. 

Rob

Hi Maria,

How low in carbs do you go with all the biking, running and swimming you do?

11/22/2011

I'm a work in progress so I'm just going to write the good, the bad, and the ugly; and how it makes me feel.  This will help me make improvements in the future.  I still have a few habits leftover from Atkins. Atkins REALLY helped me lose weight back in 2008, but it is heavy on processed low carb foods which is why I want to move away from it.

coffee
fat free half & half
davinci sweetener
3 eggs
onion
spinach
olive oil
salmon fillet
salad w/ red wine vinegar
almonds
tea w/ stevia

Restaurant
Greek salad (included feta)
grilled salmon
michelob ultra

I gave in to peer pressure on a group appetizer with a few onion rings that were breaded.  This made me feel bad about myself afterward.  I know I still allow a few things in my diet that I shouldn't, i.e. half and half, sweetener, beer, occasional cheese.  But there is no excuse for something breaded.

11/28/2011

121.4 lbs - This is high for me and needs to be addressed.  Should be at least <118, but ideally 114.

coffee
organic half & half
stevia
1 stuffed egg while getting dressed
3 scrambled eggs/bacon grease once at office
4 oz salmon/olive oil
salad w/ red vinegar & black olives
turkey chili (Paleo recipe, YUM!)
another stuffed egg
several cups of tea with stevia
1/2 jar of huge garlic stuffed olives (binge item, need to stay away)
egg & lemon soup (2 eggs, chicken broth, lemon juice/threw in some chilies that were left from recipe)
broccoli
handful of blueberries
coconut oil off the spoon

That makes 7 eggs today.  Hmmm...

I did drink water with artificially flavored orange sticks in it, but then I took the rest of the orange sticks out of my office and got rid of those pesky things.  Will not buy them again.

I had the urge to binge last night but refrained.  Wanted something cold and fruity and would have made a HUGE blender of protein powder & blueberries.  I think I still have a diet ginger ale in there, which I would have used in the smoothie.  But anyway, I didn't do it.

I still have maybe 2 diet sodas and bunch of sugar free torani coffee syrup.

I was looking at a post that had comments about the coconut oil detox in it.  I'm having a real problem with sweeteners and wondered if a good cleansing would do the trick.  I feel really overpowered by these cravings.  But I think a CO detox would make me too ill to function.  I wonder if a meat and egg fast would work to some extent.

And I am sitting here with half & half, stevia, and torani syrup in my coffee right now (sigh).  I should just dump that syrup out.

Okay.  I did it.  I dumped out the Torani syrup.  I felt like an alcoholic dumping out booze.