Morning everyone!
Not much planned today. I wanted to go out and garden, but it looks like it is still a tad too wet. I was invited to a potluck today at 3 pm, so looking forward to that. I'm kind of torn on what I should bring though. I'm debating between a nice green salad with olives, deviled eggs, or cooking some chicken. I'm thinking the eggs would be the most simple, but I am nervous about them being the only thing I can eat there--and eating too many. Another option is cream cheese stuffed celery... hmmm
Soooo tomorrow is my last day on induction, yippie! I took the quiz about moving on, and I'm totally ready. I've shown low to average metabolic resistance, and I have 31 pounds left until goal...so slow and steady through the rungs it is. I still can't believe I am down 54 pounds from my starting weight. Granted, I gained and lost the same 10 pounds for about 6 months when I hit 180...bleh. Well, armed with my new low carb knowledge, I know what went wrong. Drinking two cups of low fat milk and eating a banana for breakfast is what went wrong! No wonder I always wanted to binge two hours later!
OK so here's my game plan for the weeks after induction:
week 3: induction levels + 1/2 med tomato on salad (+2) and measuring cooked veggies after cooking adds 2 extra carbs for most. (range 20-25 carbs)
week 4: week 3 levels plus adding another cup of dense veggies to dinner. (25 carb limit)
And I'll continue shifting in new/different acceptable veggies until I reach 162 pounds, I've decided...hopefully will take a few weeks.
I'm going to try and space out the rungs based on how much weight I've lost, so I can pace myself and be very very slow if/when I get to pre-maintence...
this is roughly what I'm thinking
162 pounds: stay at 25 carbs, but add in full fat cottage cheese 3 times a week to see how I react
158 pounds: stay at 25 carbs, but add in nuts on the days I'm not eating cottage cheese.
153 pounds: stay at 25 carbs, but add in one serving of berries twice a week
150 pounds: increase to 30 carbs, keeping an eye out to make sure I'm not gaining, use cottage cheese, berries, and nuts more frequently.
148 pounds: if I am still losing at 30 carbs, increase to 35 by adding small amounts of tofu/soy products (legume rung), otherwise stay at lower losing level
145: pre-maintence