Finally today I made some progress. I'm down 1.3 lbs. I think that's mostly water that I sweated out in Yoga last night, but I'll take what I can get.
I was talking to my friend Katie yesterday and I was telling her about my frustration with not being able to lose weight. Her comment to me was "How is that possible? You are allergic to all foods that are bad for you." And I realized she was pretty much right.
Right now I'm following a low-carb diet because of a few reasons. The first is that I read Good Calories, Bad Calories and it scared me to death (a topic for a post this weekend). The other two reasons are intertwined - it worked for me in the past and I have celiac disease so some carbs are already off limits.
My whole life I suffered from horrible migraines. I would get them 2 - 3 times a week. I was also always extremely tired and had a hard time concentrating on things. No doctor could figure out what was wrong with me, so they just started throwing drugs my way. Eventually I ended up on a cocktail of blood pressure meds, anti-depressants and triptans. The combination made me feel even worse and made me gain a ton of weight. Eventually I got fed up and quit the drugs (since they weren't helping my headaches anyways) and did a low-carb diet to lose the weight. Not only did I lose about 35 lbs but suddenly my headaches stopped and I had more energy. After 24 years of suffering, I was diagnosed with celiac disease.
At first celiac disease was a huge pain in the butt. I had to re-learn everything about eating. But now that I'm used to it I think I prefer it (other than cinnamon rolls - I miss those). Having to think about what I eat makes me choose better things. I now care about what's in my food.
I just wish this low-carb diet would work a second time!
Today's Breakdown
Goal Weight: 105 lbs.
Current Weight: 116.2 lbs
Food
Breakfast: Greek Yogurt + Apple + Lots of Cinnamon
Lunch: 2 Slices of Ham, 2 Slices of Cheese, 2 Pickle Slices
Dinner: 2 Turkey Franks + Salad w/ Spinach, Walnuts, Tomatos, Broccoli, Cheese
Snacks: 1/3 Dark Chocolate Bar + 5 Mauna Loas
Water: 3 bottles
Soda: None!
Exercise
Crossfit WOD: Intro to Running with Endurance Workout (Mega-Fail - will discuss tomorrow.)
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