1 week of modified low carbs

I want to go back and post about my time on low carb for 1 week. The first few days came with a light headache and tiredness. By day 4 the sugar cravings were gone but on day 5 I was craving carbs a lot. I made it through the day and day 6 was much better. Day 7 was a long emotional day I did stay low carb but I did not eat enough which is odd for me since I am an emotional eater.


I weighed in this morning with a 1 pound weight loss. I am happy for 1 but wanted more. I was very active during this week I exercised 6 days and averaged 6758 steps a day. I also drank plenty of water.

So what mods did I make. I drank shakeology everyday which is 15 carbs, I ate some fruits and veggies everyday. I did not eat any starches or breads. I did have a couple of zone bars which varied in carbs with about 15 as average. Okay I know some are thinking this was not a low carb diet at all. However, I cut a lot of my carbs and know this was low for me. In the past I tried Adkins low carb induction phase and I was very sick from it so I know i can not go under 25 carbs a day or I get ill. I did not write down my average carbs but I am guessing 35 - 40.

I did eat some carbs today and plan on going back to low carb for another week tomorrow. I am going to be much stricter this time. I am looking at another low carb way in hopes of getting more pounds off by the wedding.

I spoke to Steve Edwards on a beachbody chat yesterday and he suggested I eat clean and stick with it the last pounds can be difficult to get off but will eventually come off. I found much encouragement in this. I still am a bit frustrated but I will persevere and not give up. 

I will let you know my plan for the next 7 days as soon as I decide.