Today I had 2 blood sugar plummets. I should have learned by now cereal doesn't cut it for breakfast, but I was in a hurry & Special K blueberry sounded delightful. My other crash was right before leaving work this evening. It hits & whoosh - I've got a headache & I feel like taking a nap instead of eating. It's not very fun.
I calculated my daily caloric intake today after finishing dinner: 1310. That's it. I had three meals & a snack today too! Tomorrow must do better with planning. As for today, I fit in an extra 200 calories so I'd at least make 1500 & hopefully that's enough. Must get sleep for this headache though. It's one of those that once it's here, it's not going away until I sleep a bit. It's hard to think I was eating twice as many calories a day only 8 days ago. Tomorrow, I'm shooting for 1,700-2,000. Anything less obviously is too much of a shock to my system.
I had a half a mini-seedless watermelon as part of my lunch today & I devoured it in less than 5 minutes. It was the most delicious watermelon I've had in my entire life. Truly, as I reverted to my hum-while-I-eat 5 year old self, I thought this must be what they serve for meals in heaven. I LOVE watermelon!
2 more lbs off today (9 total). Took my measurements: 3 inches off my waist, 2 off my hips. Woot-woot! Can't wait to get out of stretchy pants.
Today I feel:
Have you tried eating within 30 minutes of waking up? I found that once I started that, I could plan for my snack times (about 2 hours after breakfast and 2 hours after lunch) and lunch time a lot easier! Easy low cal snacks I carry are almonds and the great value nutri grain bars. And lets not forget the water! You are doing great!! Determination and willpower are the best tools you can have... Hold on to them!
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