I haven't been posting here for a bit because I have been sick with a bad infection and strep throat. I'm on some heavy duty antibiotics and have had to go off my very low carb plan and eat carbs in order to tolerate the meds.

I'm up about 5 lbs - I'm not too worried, I know it will come off pretty quickly when I can get back to my plan. But even aside from being sick, I definitely do not like the way I feel eating all of these carbs. Granted, it's hard to separate out being tired from the strep, vs. being lower energy eating carbs, but I am also MUCH hungrier and munchier now so I am assuming at least some of the rest of how I feel is directly related to the food and not just the illness, esp. now that I'm halfway done with the abx.

I am going to try working out today at least, first time in over a week now because I've just been too tired.

I probably won't update all my weekly stuff tomorrow but wanted to say hello and make it clear that I am not disappearing because I am giving up. This is just a temporary blip.

Take care of yourself!

How you're feeling better soon, April. Those extra pounds will fall off as soon as you're back on plan. Take care of yourself first.

Lin

April I hope you feel better. Make yourself a delicious chicken noodle and just relax and get past this sickness. Hope to see you back soon!!

Hope you get well real soon.

Fell better!!

Congrats on winning the October challenge!

thanks everyone!! I finished up the meds and am back on plan as of today. I have a lot of lost ground to make up (about 10 lbs!) but I know very little of it was a real gain because there is no way I ate that much. So I think it will come off pretty quickly and I'll be back to making forward progress very soon.

And I am just very glad to be back on plan. I definitely did not feel as good as I do while on plan (even aside from being sick).

Glad you're back and feeling better! I always enjoy seeing your posts!

April - so glad you're back! I was getting worried about you since I hadn't seen you in any of the usual threads. Glad you're feeling better. You'll be on track again quickly. You're so determined.

Lin

thanks kylonaa and lin!

It definitely feels good to be back - both back on plan and on 3fc. I thought about logging on here even while I was sick/off plan, but it just made me feel worse when I tried. So I decided to just take a break and when I was ready, to get back to my full routine which includes checking in here.

I was a little nervous that I wouldn't get back in the groove, but I was really SO happy to be back on plan. I feel better physically already after just one day. Maybe the meds but I think it's the food too.

And it's not that I have that "oh, I'm starting a new diet so I'm super committed right now!" feeling. It's more like I am back to being me, and being on my plan is just who I am now. And I am happy being back to my new normal.

down 2 lbs this morning from 1 day of being back on plan!

Here's hoping the rest of this "fake" weight comes off as quickly! lol!

Isn't it back to being back to "normal"

It is SO great being back to normal. I feel better, I slept better, I have more energy. I can't believe there is this much of a noticeable change after just one day!

Amazing, isn't it?

Lin

thanks Lin!

Yesterday didn't go quite as well - I was 100% OP but didn't feel as good, so I think there was a bit of carb detox going on. Hopefully that's over now and it's on to another good day.

But I was 209.0 on Thursday morning before going back on plan and this morning, down to 204.4. So maybe my goal of being back down to my prior low by month's end is not out of the question!