Mid-week Update..

I haven't been in touch much this week but I assure you, I've been staying true to my word and the slow-carb diet.

I'm having my doubts this week. I started Monday not feeling all that great, and by the time my shift was ending at work, I didn't think I'd make the drive home. Turns out that beans must be soaked and cooked thoroughly - otherwise, the result is nothing less than depleting.

I stayed in bed most of Tuesday and I really needed that. It was hard to eat but I knew I needed to eat. I must admit that I went off plan by eating sugar-free jello. I would not have normally put aspartame into my body but for some reason, after being as sick as I was on Monday night, I needed something jello-like. Not sure where the craving came from but the jello did the trick and I'm back on my feet.

I'm having a hard time incorporating beans at every meal. If you have a good (and by good I mean tasty) bean recipe, please share. Post to my blog would be delightful but if you want to you can also FB me or email me at katy.triathlete@gmail.com.

Every meal I eat is supposed to include something from the recommended 'protein' list (egg whites, whole eggs, chicken, grass-fed beef, etc), one thing from the legumes list (lentils, kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, etc), and as much veggies as my heart desires. Today for lunch I had a chicken salad - grilled chicken salad, I mean. Bed of baby spinach, grilled chicken, tomatoes (they're a fruit, I know - they're allowed), cucumbers and garbanzo beans and kidney beans mixed with Newman's Own balsamic vinaigrette. Tasty. Perhaps I'll have to stick to that and the chili (done right). I need ideas for breakfasts as I have grown entirely done with eggs. Forcing them down never seems to help.

I just don't think I'm going to see weight loss this week. Why? Dunno.. the jello, maybe? Maybe I didn't eat enough? Maybe because I didn't make it to the gym like I had planned to? My body was so hot last week but this week I have been freezing on a daily basis. My cold showers used to kick my internal thermostat on, but now they have been leaving me cold. I'm worried that's a sign that my metabolism has slowed.

Or maybe I just need some encouragement. Only time will tell. I will be happy if I lose 2 pounds and I will be happy if I lose at least one total inch this week. It just wasn't a great week. To start the week off as sick as I was on Monday wasn't a great way to start the week. And by the way, by sick I mean whatever went in the mouth came out the backside in record time. Not fun. I'm not whining over a cold.

Stay tuned for Saturday! We shall see what happens!

Thanks for reading & don't forget to try your cold shower.