Back to Reality!

The holidays are over and now I am back to my regular routine. Luckily I woke up super early (even though I managed to sleep eight hours last night) and then I was able to take my sweet time to prepare breakfast. It is great not to feel rushed in the morning!

I think (but I may be completely off on this one) that my body is already in ketosis, which is when the body starts using fat as an energy source as I have been eating a very low carb, low fat diet for the last four days. I felt a lot of energy today even though I am sick. I am no longer feeling dizzy, and I have felt thirsty the entire day.

I was able to do 20 minutes of circuit training after dinner, and I have scheduled an assessment at the gym for tomorrow. The assessment will be nice because I did not have time yet to get my current measurements and weight. I know the picture is not pretty but I don't know how bad it is I ordered a bath scale from Amazon but it hasn't arrived yet.This will definitely help to track my results.

I have found today a pretty good article at the Harvard School of Public Health on Carbohydrates: Good Carbs Guide the Way. It was great to see which carbs can help on weight loss. One of my colleagues suggested quinoa and lentils as good carbs. I found green lentils at the Polish store today and I have placed them on water so I can let them in the slow cooker tomorrow. This way I can have some non animal protein into my diet. I also got some smoked salmon and cold cuts. All so I don't get sick of eating eggs every single morning. Here is the article in case you are also interested in the science of how the carbs are processed in our body, which carbs can promote weight loss and which ones you should have only once a while:


http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/carbohydrates-full-story/index.html



Breakfast was a ted different today. I avoided eggs for the first time in a while and had half a toast with hummus (this bread is a gluten free and low carb version that I found at the local Wholefoods store. They also have similar options at other grocery chains.) I paired blueberries with fat free plain yogurt (a bit hard to eat as I am used to have plain yogurt together with salty food but it was okay), broccoli tossed on garlic, salt and olive oil, a brazil nut, and coffee with 1% lactose free milk. I have to admit that I loved the broccoli.

Today I had cucumber and hummus as a snack in the morning, and a handful of blackberries in the afternoon.

Lunch was very filling. I had beef with mushrooms and I complemented with an apple (just in case you though that I was eating a bunch of potatoes ;)

Dinner was 100% vegetarian. I had cauliflower soup with fat free yogurt, a beautiful salad with mixed greens, tomato, and fresh buffalo mozzarella. I splurged a bit and had 30ml of red wine. Not too shabby, eh.

Aftermath of 01/02/2013:

• 1021 calories
• 20 minutes of circuit training
• 5 cups of water
• 8 hours of sleep

I got another A from the calorie count app! Still very excited!

Cheers,

Fernanda