Ok, so I've been working out 5 times per week for 3 months. Spin, Body Sculpting, Boxing, Weights, Jogging. I have changed my diet (for the better) by not eating at night, no booze, and no fries. I need to lose 90 lbs to be in a normal BMI, so with the changes in exercise and small changes in diet, I should be losing weight, right? Nope... wrong... I'm down 4 pounds in 3 months.
So... At my age (close to 40) I think I'm faced with going low carb or being the fat person who is good at cardio.. Doesn't seem fair at all, but it is what it is...
Here are my fears:
1. I've done low carb before but have had terrible "relapses" and when I start eating carbs after the 2 week induction I end up gaining all the weight back within a week.
2. I won't have proper energy to workout. I have finally gotten back to the gym and love the way it makes me feel, I don't want to "just diet" and not workout.
3. Low Carb is not sustainable. Maybe I can make it 2 weeks but given our culture and my habits is this way of eating really sustainable "long term"
4. I won't have any energy throughout the day and will be grumpy.
5. The meals take too much time to make and too much planning, I won't be able to stick to it.
As you can see, I have a lot of self defeating thoughts in my head. I would love to hear if some of you had these same thoughts and how you overcame them, or how they were untrue, or any positive experience you've had since going on South Beach.
Thank in advance.