Today is my first day in Phase 2 and it feels the same as Phase 1 except I allowed myself a few more carbs. I didn't do well at all in getting enough veggie carbs in. The protein makes me so full that I have a hard time forcing enough veggies down to make my carb count. I really need to change that or I know it will stall my weight loss. I got on my new mountain bike today and biked for about 30 minutes, stopping in the middle to stretch and take a drink. My legs were very heavy and weak, my lungs were definitely needing every ounce of oxygen I could give them but I made it through and at the end I felt really good about it. I plan on going 2 days on, 1 day off in the beginning until I can handle 6 days on, 1 day off. I'll also be bumping up my time on the bike to at least an hour once I can handle it. I don't know how long that will take me, but I feel good about getting started and working up a good sweat for the first time in a long time.
Day 23 meals:
Breakfast - 3 eggs scrambled, 1 pieces of bacon
Lunch - 10 oz hamburger with 1/2 cup mushrooms, 3 tbs low carb ketchup, 1 cup green beans with a pat of butter
Dinner - 3 beef franks, 1/2 cup peperoncini peppers, 8 stalks of asparagus with a pat of butter, 1/2 cup vanilla Carbsmart ice cream
Snacks - AM - Atkins Dark Chocolate shake, PM - Atkins Dark Chocolate shake
Total counts for day 23, 24.4g Carbs, 1752 Calories, 112g fat, 124g protein
My calorie counter says I burned off 375 calories by biking today. Not sure if that is right but still a very good start. Can't wait to get out there tomorrow. I did indulge in a small amount of low carb ice cream but still stayed under my new phase 2 number of carbs and kept the calories at a good level. I think my next addition to my new healthy lifestyle will be some crunchies to get some strength back in my core. Picture of my new bike will be up tomorrow as well.
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