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Believe it or not I do not see myself as stressed about the 1200. A bit neurotic perhaps, but not stressed. I am going to keep at it (and complain until I get my crap together). I will say that I have had some good food days. Its a balance though. Eating the right amount of the right foods so that you are no longer hungry. Plus, I have noticed doing this, my previous calories were all over the place as I reflect on the difference in the amount of foods I used to consume as to now. I am going to stay off the scale though until Christmas (OMG.. thats a long time). This way I can give it a true test. During that time, I also think I will be weeding out dairy (cream/cheese). I do not consume much and not daily so perhaps it wont be a big struggle.
On a side note.. worst cramps of my life last night from ankle to hip. I could not walk or put weight on it. I thought I was going to die. Drank some warm water and it helped. I wonder if it was from all the walking I did?
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Oh good, I am glad you don't feel stressed from the calorie watch. Staying off the scale is a mixed bag, especially in the beginning, but once out of the habit it freed me to notice other things such as how I feel and how clothes fit.
Maybe Friday when you get home a few stretching exercises will be in order to hopefully prevent the cramps. Was it a charlie horse sort of thing? My DD swears by "blue emu" cream (I think she gets it at Walgreens maybe Walmart) not expensive and probably more about rubbing it in than anything fantastic about the cream, but I am pretty sure they have a total money back guarantee even if the jar is almost empty. Google it, if you have not heard of it.
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It was like a aching numbing cramp. I felt it coming on around the ankle (tried to work it out) and then it sprinted up the leg to the hip.
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I dont think so.. it felt like it started in the joint.
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I have noticed that when I over do it, I will start aching one place (like ankle or hip) and it will spread to my whole body. Something to do with nerve cross talk I believe. It is one of the few times I will take an I buprofen now as that really seems to help. Warm baths bring some relief too. Hopefully, this was just a one time aberation not to be repeated for you. It's so not fair as we try so hard to get better and stronger that our bodies rebell like this!
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[QUOTE=Mud Flinger;1017132]I have noticed that when I over do it, I will start aching one place (like ankle or hip) and it will spread to my whole body. Something to do with nerve cross talk I believe. It is one of the few times I will take an I buprofen now as that really seems to help. Warm baths bring some relief too. Hopefully, this was just a one time aberation not to be repeated for you. It's so not fair as we try so hard to get better and stronger that our bodies rebell like this![/QUOTE]
agreed! The thought that kept going through my mind was "OMG.. this better not be what its like to be old!"
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[QUOTE=RMS123;1017044]Karin - on the bright side - 1,600 is not bad on an overload day:) Just keep plugging away. I [I]totally[/I] hear you on things not working -- but you have to give it at least 2 weeks, if not a month, to see if it's working. [This from the queen of hopping on and trying every new thing she reads about:)][/QUOTE]
True.. my calories "could" have been a lot worse. So maybe the 1200 plan is good. It seems when calorie allotments are higher, the overloading is also higher.. I dunno.. still thinking that one through. I am going to keep at it. Its not as hard as it was before. It also makes me mindful of my choices. I have been weighing my food too to get a more accurate count and picture of what I need to do.
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Calories yesterday 1407 (crap.. its hard to get to 1200)
Calorie Breakdown:
Carbohydrate (30%)
Fat (42%)
Protein (28%)
My protein is way low and my fat is higher than anything. I need fewer calories from fat and more from protein, yes?
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Truthfully, I wouldn't worry all that much about the macros, unless you think you can tweak them enough to help you get closer to 1200 and feel satisfied. I do better with slightly more protein and slightly less fat, but it varies by day.
1400 is not bad - you are working toward 1200:)
