Overwhelming Hunger

October 9, 2007
Today's Weight: 284

The thing about low carb diets is that they usually work wonders on curbing your appetite. This is one of the reasons why I am usually successful on a diet such as this (as long as I stick to it and don't cheat, of course!). Eating low fat/high carb diets just feed my insulin resistance and my cravings. I am always miserable on them. However, in my past experiences with low carb, I've experienced wonderful appetite suppression as well as astounding energy. It's like the carbs gum up my system, so to speak. Once I get rid of them, my body responds with a sigh of relief and becomes a fat burning machine!

This time around has really been no different. It's confirming my belief that I really need to eat like this the rest of my life. Now the thing is, I haven't been doing strict induction this time around. I'm eating low carb but not counting carbs. I'm eating all the protein, veggies, cheese and nuts that I want. As a result, I've had a tiny bit more hunger than I normally would have. But here's the key...it's manageable! I'm able to still make good choices when hunger hits, and not even really be tempted to cheat!

Well fast forward to today. I woke up this morning, and while my energy wasn't the amphetamine-like frenzy that I've experienced in the past....it was still very good! I set out on a daunting task this morning that I would not normally have the energy for. I sat down in Alex's room with the floor full of toys, and I completely reorganized them. I made a huge box of toys to get rid of (um....my kids have WAY too many toys!). Then I walked over to Jakes' room, which was equally trashed, and I did the same thing there. Next, I went downstairs (toys seem to find a way of walking down the stairs to annoy mommy!) and I reorganized all of those, and sent half of them packing back to their respective owner's rooms. So yes, I am proud of myself for working extra hard this morning. I did all this in addition to the normal taking care of the children stuff. (The women who read this blog will assume that, but I wanted to point that out to my husband in case he ever finds this blog!)

After Alex woke up from his nap, we went out to Wal Mart to get some essentials. When we came back around 4:30......well this is where I stop rambling and actually get to the point I'm trying to make today! I sat down at the computer to check my email and I was hit with just a ravenous hunger. I felt like a wild animal that just needed to FEED! I ate some nuts. Nothing. I ate some beef jerky. Nothing. Two sticks of strings cheese. Well, I felt a little less animal like. Now I was just plain hungry. I finally decided to make my dinner early around 6:30, and it was then that I finally felt satisfied.

Soooooo. We will see how this affects my weight tomorrow. Will I have a loss after all that work? Or will I have a gain after my feeding frenzy tonight? I can't wait to see. Regardless of what happens, I'm still proud of myself for hanging tough and not cheating.