CatHerder's Journal, 23 Dec 15

I think the water weight is gone now. Still restricting exercise to walking and some weight training. I have started my rehab for my hamstring. I'm performing eccentric exercises and also some light standing leg curls. I pushed up to 40 lbs with a small amount of discomfort.

It's the time of year when people struggle with eating treats and too much in general. There are a lot of strategies people use to try to overcome this. I basically log everything I eat and target to get back on track if I go over. A day or two of going over will not derail the new healthier you. It's key that you don't get into black and white thinking. Basically sabotaging yourself by saying oh I messed up what's the use and then keep on binging over many days/weeks.

I also notice a lot of people stressing out over eating carbs. If you are on a low carb diet they will cause your weight to go up as you store water with the glycogen. This will be rapidly lost as you get back to your normal way of eating.

I would suggest staying away from trigger foods. These are the foods that you know you will overeat once you get started. You can either try to avoid them entirely or have one serving and then separate yourself from it.

I hope everyone has a joyous and wonderful Christmas!

97.5 kg Lost so far: 8.2 kg.    Still to go: 6.8 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

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2640 kcal

Fat: 115.93g | Prot: 120.54g | Carbs: 277.59g.   Breakfast: Old Wisconsin Turkey Sausage Snack Bites, Apples. Lunch: Hunt's 100% Natural Tomato Sauce, Bush's Best Chili Beans in Hot Sauce, Kirkland Signature Organic Ground Beef. Dinner: KFC Sweet Life Chocolate Chip Cookie, KFC KFC Famous Bowls - Mashed Potato with Gravy. Snacks/Other: Buttered Popcorn Popped in Oil, Tomatoes, Oatmeal Cookies (with Raisins), Swiss Miss Sugar Free Hot Chocolate, Broccoli, Swiss Miss Sugar Free Hot Chocolate, Kind Nuts & Spices Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt, Tomatoes. more...

2362 kcal

Exercise: Resting - 14 hours and 35 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours and 25 minutes. more...