i hate these phases that i go through when i have no idea if i’m exercising too much/too little, eating too much/too little, still exhausted most days. one week i tried exercising less: no progress. last week i tried exercising more: no progress. i could blame the trail mix that my dietician gave me permission to eat, or i could blame my roommates for cooking high-fat meals on their days. or i could be building muscle (ha!) even though my measurements aren’t changing. or it could be that i am making bad decisions on what i eat. i really need to get a handle on this and get serious about what i’m eating again.
this week’s plan:
1. for serious stick to <2000 calories/day
2. ask roommies for recipes so i can better keep track of what i’m eating
3. take pictures of what i eat?
4. run mwf, swim t th, bike(?) sat, yoga sun
5. prep for bed 9:30 pm, in bed by 10 pm
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February 24, 2009 at 6:02 am
julie
Good for you for working out so much. I have a terrible time trying to do that. I liked the good old days in weight training class. That was a good motivator for me.
Maybe you have to do a lower carb diet because of the pcos? Have you had your insulin resistance checked lately?
February 24, 2009 at 2:26 pm
tracilyns
that’s one thing that really bugs me. i’ve been to three dieticians now, and have asked all of them about what i should be eating for insulin resistance. none of them have even really talked about it. and i haven’t had my blood work done in about 3 years, so i probably should get that done.
i’ve been avoiding going on a specific “diet,” but maybe i’ll have to dust off my insulin resistance diet book again. it worked when i did it before, but it’s so much work to plan out everything.
but thanks for your support and reminding me that i need to consider my PCOS in all of this. that is one of the main reasons why i’m doing this, after all.