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March 26, 2006
Diet Woes
I am trying to lose a little bit of weight. People look at me funny when I say that because people generally don't think of me as overweight. And the truth is that I am not overweight. I am however edging ever closer to the top end of what is healthy for my height and age. I only want to lose 5-10 pounds. Basically I just my clothes to fit again.
But even that modest goal is proving difficult. One problem is my lack of willpower where food is concerned. Present me with fries from McDonald’s and I can't say no. Same thing with that Hershey’s with Almonds that crossed my path today. I knew I shouldn't eat it, but I did it anyway.
My other problem is hypoglycemia. It runs in my family and I have dealt with this tendency towards low blood sugar all my life. I have learned the hard way that if I don't eat at regular intervals, I will get sick. Lately whenever I try to cut back my calorie intake a little too much, I end up with the all-too-familiar symptoms of hypoglycemia: headache, shakiness, nausea, trouble concentrating. I woke up this way a couple times before I realized that the salad and toast I was having for dinner didn't have enough protein in it to get me from dinner to breakfast.
This morning I had a light breakfast in an effort to cut calories. It backfired. I was so sick by 10:30 that I had to eat my lunch early. Then, I was so hungry that I ended up eating extra food that I hadn’t even planned on. Aargh. I have to figure out how to make this work.
I guess I need to
1) find some low-cal, low-fat, high-protein foods,
2) focus on protein and some complex carbs, and cut back on everything else,
3) let breakfast be the biggest meal, because clearly cutting back on breakfast is not working, and finally
4) find some willpower.
I’ll do better tomorrow. I promise
Posted by Selena at March 26, 2006 08:03 PM