| 2012.01.21 |
Well friends, as of Sunday I’ll have been on this diet for two weeks. And it’s been a tough fight so
far. Progress hasn’t been what I’d hoped — this morning I finally broke 250. I’ve only been seeing
real progress for the past couple of days. This morning I stepped on the scale at 249.4 — a total
loss so far of six pounds.
It’s been a fair “taste” of what it’s like to live as carbohydrate-free as possible. Honestly, I
haven’t had crazy cravings for anything — but it does put a major crimp on snacking. I mean, at
this point I can’t even have fruit, and that really puts the smack down because we have lovely
bananas and apples in our office kitchen. And its made me become nearly fanatical about leaving
for lunch on time.
Here’s something else a diet of protein, broccoli and lettuce will do for you: you become a REALLY
cheap date. My bride mixed me a drink last night (1 carb!) and I wasn’t half-way through the low-ball
when I felt myself getting drunk.
And friends, I haven’t been drunk in YEEEEARS.
I was still dizzy when we went to bed later! (Fine this morning, though.)
Now, much like saying “shut-out” before the end of the hockey game, I’m not willing to forecast any
sort of trend based on the relatively amazing progress of the last two days (for certain values of
“amazing progress” which includes loss of > 0.2lb/day). At least not until I’ve been seeing it
consistently for about a week. But I will let myself say that nibbling on a salad of lettuce and
tears because you’ve had to pick out every one of the carrot shavings goes down far more easily
when you’ve got numbers showing you it’s worth it.
|