I tried getting back early Nov - but just couldn't seem to get it going - constantly falling off the wagon ... it was so hard. Maybe it just wasn't time yet.
Anyway, have been back on phase 1 atkins (low carb - no more than 20net carbs / day) since Monday. It is now Thurs. Happy to say - it has not been too difficult this time around - feels more like the first time - when it was actually pretty easy as well.
Thankfully that "atkin's advantage" i've read about is kicking in ... i'm starting to feel full easily and don't get very hungry. Sweet cravings are very minimal. Usually my second cup of coffee w/ truvia sweetener is all i need to get over it mid day. If it arises again, I can have 1/4C greek yogurt ( 2.5g carb) w/ 1/4C strawberry slices (fr frozen bag, then microwaved for 20sec) 2.6g carb + 2 walnuts - 0 carb -sweeten all that w// 1 pkt of truvia and it really feels like a cold, creamy (dare i say ice cream like) dessert. Gotta love it for about 5g net carbs! i know that's not on the phase 1 plan - more of a phase 2 item but hey, i don't think it'll hurt too much about every other day ... we'll see, i'll nix it if i have to.
I will do the keytone strip test tomorrow and see if ketosis is setting in ...
No comments:
Post a Comment