pretty yucky. Today is the first day that I attempted to cut out Diet Pepsi (my addiction).. and I feel really awful (headache, tired, blah feeling). I imagine it must be that, because I can't figure out anything else that it could be. I walked briskly today for 40 minutes and also did some crunches. My food for the day included:
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Omelete made with 4 egg whites and 1 yolk, with some diced spinach/broccoli/tomatoes, and 1 Tbsp of shredded cheddar. This was my first attempt at a 'healthier' omelet, and it was just kind of blah to me.. I may stick with two scrambled eggs in the future, lol.
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Slice of whole grain toast w/ 1 Tbsp peanut butter
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Roasted red potatoes (I had about 3 very small red potatoes quartered, and they had been lightly brushed with olive oil and baked with herbs)
Sauteed spinach with garlic and onions and 6 medium shrimp (all sauteed)
"Snacks" were:
Mixed raw veggies (celery/broccoli/carrots) with 2 Tbsp. FF Ranch
Chocolate Milk (1 Cup of 2% milk and 1 Tsp of Light Hershey's Syrup)
1 medium Banana
I was at 700 calories before dinner.. I always find dinner hard to calculate with Fitday. I drank several bottles of water throughout the day... and really can't pinpoint why I might be feeling so blah, except that I didn't have my unfortunately-typical daily doses of too much sugar and caffeine. Although I have been doing 'this' for quite a while, this is really much healthier than I usually eat.. I am really trying to make snacks healthy ones if I have an inner need to snack.. instead of cookies, chocolate, etc.
So, agree or disagree? I finally gave in and had one can of Diet Pepsi with dinner (I only like Diet Pepsi, never the 'real' stuff, yuck) and I feel a bit better, but I also had dinner. So, do you think it's the lack of caffeine putting me into 'withdrawals', if you will... or is there something else that I should be incorporating into my meals? Is one can of diet soda per day 'really bad'? Is there another way to 'get' caffeine that is better for you? (I assume not) Tea maybe? I have never been a tea-drinker (and am definitely a recovering Starbucks-o-holic), but if that's better than diet soda health-wise, I can give it a whirl if it means that I won't feel awful like this!