Ruh roh

So I see I was featured today on Jimmy's low carb blog.  I guess I should explain a couple of things to clear it up.  I am trying to lose weight to be healthy for my daughter who will be born at the end of November, as well as getting in shape for my wife Jennifer and stepson Jackson.  I am actually a Kentucky native, but currently live in Richmond, Indiana.  I am going through a bit of a low carb crisis on my own and am trying to do low calorie for awhile.  Do not let that sway you from the low carb path!  I honestly believe it is the right way to go, but because something has changed for me I am not able to go as low carb as I need to.  I am right now one of the rare few people who are so resistant that I am not losing weight.  I am going to give low calorie a try again and then slowly cut the carbs back out and see if that works.

I hope all you bright eyed low carbers stick it out.  I lost 70 pounds doing low carb the last time, but for some reason the exact same diet will not allow me to lose now.  Maybe it is my age now, but I am working to figure it out.  Don't let anyone tell you high fat, protein laden food isn't healthy, and keep working at it.

Yesterday was a day...

So, yesterday I may have eaten over my caloric limit, but it is all about getting back in the swing of things no?  It felt good to get back in the Kitchen again!

Breakfast-

1/2 Freshly made french pastry at our local chocolate shop

Coffee w/ Cream and Splenda

Lunch-

6 inch Chicken Breast sub w/ veggies, some ranch and some provolone cheese

Snack-

6 inch Chicken Breast sub w/ veggies, some ranch and some provolone cheese

Dinner-

2 low carb tortillas

5oz Ribeye fajita meat w/ peppers&onions

1/2 cup cooked Spanish Rice

1/2 cup Cuban Black Beans

No great, not horrible, not causing weightloss.  I will get it back down again.  I am feeling the morning workout schedule coming soon too.

Sad but true...

I had a realization this weekend that my diet is not working for my life. I know that there are hard core low calorie and hard care low carbers, but at the end of the day the eating habit has to be a way of life. Right now I am not losing doing low carb, I only seem to lose doing zero carbs. I am unable to sustain eating that way for a prolonged period of time and fear it will be much sacrifice for a ton of gain back. =) Anyway, I have spent the last week wondering what I should do and over the week I came to a choice. I am going to go back on to monitoring my calories and working out. I am not going to pig out on bad carbs, and try to make the best decisions, but I have to find a way of eating that I can sustain and lose weight on.

Many low carbers may argue that I am harming myself or whatnot, but I have to try. If I still do not lose weight I may have to start considering more drastic measures, but I think I can drop some weight if I just focus on something I can maintain for awhile. The last time I reduced calories I ended up losing quite a bit of weight and then shifted back into low carb and lost a ton more. Maybe that is what my bodies need right now and perhaps I can switch back of to low carb after I have taken off some of this fat.

Anyway, for those friends I have on the low carb boards I hope you understand. Your support has meant quite a bit to me as I have struggled losing and gaining the same 10 pounds back. I know that I would never have lasted 2 months without so much support. I will still be working to lose my weight, and continued support would be appreciated.

I do still believe that the evidence that low to zero carbs is and could be a healthier life style is there. From my reading and all the information I do believe there are benefits. My problem is that whether it is conditioning or otherwise I am unable to eat 0-5 carbs and that seems to be what would be required of me at this point. I wish you all the best and I will continue to update my blog with what I eat and interesting things I read.

Good luck in your journeys, whichever path you take,

Dwayne