my commitment to better health

here lately i've noticed that the carb monster has had a strangle-hold on me as well as the chocolate demon and i've got to stop that in it's tracks. i've gained a bit of weight (thanks to my new migraine med, elavil) and i want to fix this before it gets out of hand. (i've only gained 10 pounds but still, that's 10 pounds more than i like to see. it could all be water weight but i really think this carb/chocolate issue needs to be dealt with asap.)

my plan is pretty much to try to get back to basics and cut out the unnecessary carbs and sweets (<--always been a downfall of mine) and get back into the swing of exercising when we finish moving. we’ll be done moving by this weekend regardless but i’m hoping that we can wrap it up tomorrow night. we’ll see though i guess.

so i went to the grocery store last night and bought some protein shakes because i was out and didn’t feel like messing with powdered protein. my meal plan for the next 3 weeks will consist of the following (and yeah, i mean every single solitary day. i might mix up WHEN i have each thing but this will be my intake for the next 3 weeks.)

breakfast:
1 slice kraft deli deluxe swiss cheese
1 kellogg’s all-bran fiber bar apple cinnamon
1 24-ounce fiber drink

snack:
eas advantedge carb control chocolate fudge shake

lunch:
3 ounces of tuna with light mayo, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, kraft classic melts four cheese, oscar mayer ready to serve real bacon pieces
1 24-ounce fiber drink
1 12-ounce diet pepsi

snack:
eas advantedge carb control frensh vanilla shake

dinner:
3 ounces of tuna with light mayo, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, kraft classic melts four cheese, oscar mayer ready to serve real bacon pieces
1 24-ounce fiber drink

totals:
calories 1200
fat 48 g
sodium 3850 mg
carbs 133 g
fiber 90 g
protein 121 g

this is exactly on target for calories but everything else is a bit high. i usually aim for these goals:

calories 600-1200
fat 10-40 g
sodium less than 2,000 mg
carbs 40-80 g
protein 60-120

but the carbs are mostly fiber so i don’t stress about those too much because i NEED the fiber. the protein is at the high end of my goals but it’s okay because i’m trying to build muscle right now anyway. and the fat grams are just barely outside of my range so that doesn’t concern me and the sodium is okay too. i’ve been having light headed spells a lot lately and was told to increase my sodium anyway so that’s fine.

i don’t really have time for exercising right now because of the move but i AM spending a lot of time moving boxes and furniture and packing/unpacking so i guess that might count a little... but when we’re finished i will be walking my dog AT LEAST one hour every day (gonna shoot for two though) and will also be doing weight training at the ymca every monday, wednesday and friday and will be spending every sunday (all day) at point mallard which is the local water park. idk if that counts as exercise or not (LOL) but it sure is a lotta fun!!!

anywho, hopefully by the end of the 3 weeks i won't have such a craving for carbs and chocolate anymore and will be back at my maintenance weight again. this isn't a "diet" or anything either. this is very filling for me and actually makes me HAVE to eat CONSTANTLY just in order to get it all in. this will keep my hands and mouth busy and my pouch full, will meet my nutritional requirements AND won't leave very much room for anything else

btw, does anybody else drink the eas advantedge carb control shakes? i just came across these at wal-mart last night and i'm in love!! these are a bit more (quantity-wise) than my 50 gram slams but the taste is similar and the price is a bit better so i think i'll probably be sticking with these for awhile.