QueenMama

So, I've had 2 out of town events that caused me to go way, way off my plan. Funny thing, though. I gained maybe 3 lbs. That's all. I can easily gain 3 lbs even staying on plan, so this is really weird for me.

We had our annual Texas Housing meeting this past week. We stayed at the Hilton. Boy, it was not cheap! I never can figure out why the expensive hotels charge for everything (internet access would have been $10.95 a day; we stay at a cheap little motel and get free access, paying...

How many times have we fallen off the low carb wagon, made unwise food choices, lost our focus, and our excuse is that "life just got in the way"?

I'm guilty. I've said that very thing. But it's just a flimsy excuse, isn't it?

Our angst and trials and tribulations in our daily lives really shouldn't affect our food choices, should they? Just because we've had a particularly lousy day doesn't mean we should go ahead and have that doughnut sitting on the counter...

Lately I've been in a funk, and I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's the natural letdown after having had a nice vacation, and then having to get back into the usual routine, and finding out that the routine has been disrupted due to things beyond your control. Or, perhaps it's just the fact that summer came early this year, and I don't really like hot weather. Or, that I can't seem to focus on my eating, and have been guilty of some mindless eating, even though it's been low carb.

Anyway,...

I was drawn to low carb because there was no calorie counting involved. But now I'm finding that I do better eating fewer calories while keeping my carb level low.

I hate counting calories. It just seems insane. But, if I go above about 1700 or 1800 a day, my weight stalls, even at a very low carb level.

The calorie culprits are the wonderful fatty things, such as cheese & cream cheese, heavy cream, and of course, fatty meat. I don't believe in limiting fat, but it...

My weight has gone up, and now it's just sitting still.

For a person to give up bread, potatoes, rice, macaroni (even the Dreamfields), and all sugar, and still not lose weight, is just plain frustrating. To see the scales climb up is even more frustrating. And it all seems to be belly weight, too.

I've never had such a long stall, or had the weight creep back up, while being careful about what carbs I eat.

Today I just feel kind of low, sorry for myself,...