i am so frustrated.
i have been staying below 40 carbs a day for 1 entire week and i got on the scale just now and guess what? i have GAINED a pound! why? i feel totally hopeless - i have tried every diet out there - and the only time i have EVER EVER lost weight is when i was starving myself on less than 800 calories a day. i know that the reason why i weigh what i do i now is because i screwed up my metabolism but still....WHY ISN'T THIS WORKING!?!?!?
i am going to do the hard core atkins induction i guess - i have resisted that because it usually makes me feel like i am 'suffering' when i have to restrict and that is the reason why i end up binging.
but i cannot stand to keep gaining weight - i am already more than 15 pounds heavier than i like, and while i know that is not that much in the grand scheme of the world - it makes me feel awful and ugly and i WANT IT GONE!!!
below is my food intake yesterday (fairly typical day) and the breakdown from fitday. if you all could look and tell me what you think - i would appreciate it......
breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled with cheese - cooked in butter
2 cups coffee with 1/2 and 1/2
lunch:
low carb meal bar (usually i have turkey and cheese or tuna but i was running errands)
snack:
roasted and salted almonds (is THIS the problem?)
10 slices of turkey pepperoni
dinner:
italian sausage
pepper salad w/ basil and vinagrette dressing
2 glasses wine (or is THIS the problem?)
dessert/snack:
atkins low carb chocolate bar
results:
Total: _ 1611_ _
Fat: 109_ 979_ 64%
Carbs: 43_ 123_ 8%
Fiber: 12_ 0_ 0%
Protein: 85_ 340_ 22%
Alcohol: 13_ 93_ 6%
what should i do? any advice? should i just kepp on trucking and hope i eventually stop gaining weight? or should i swtich to the more restricted plan that atkins recommends and cut veggies, nuts, and the wine from my plan?
a little progress would help me keep doing this.
thanks and sorry for the rant.