Day 2 - Death on a cracker

12:00PM
I woke up this morning and felt like I could have slept for 8 more hours.

I feel dizzy. I feel tired. I feel like death on a cracker. I don't quite understand that phrase but that is how I feel.

Craving water. Lots and lots of water. Don't feel as bad as I did when I first woke up but still daydreaming about sleep.

Also, I feel like my appetite is absolutely insatiable. Like I just cannot get food in fast enough...

4:00PM

Sudden burst of energy

7:15PM

Exhausted...

"If you're tired of starting over, you have to stop quitting."

Wow... so It's been 6 months, almost to the day, since my last post.

And in those 6 months, let's just say, I have not been Atkins friendly.

Hence, I have gained back all but 5 pounds... putting me at a horrible 288.

Now, before all of you go to saying, of course you gained it back, everybody gains back what they lose on Atkins. Let's take note of the fact that it has been 6 months since I was on it, and I have still kept off 5 pounds. Positive!

In those six months, I have also been eating like a fiend, eating so much fast food and junk food that I actually decided to give up eating out for Lent. So, it isn't like I stopped eating Atkins and went to eating healthily.

I stopped eating Atkins and have been eating tons of Mickey D's and cupcakes over the past 6 months.

So now, time to start over again.

I started today.

I didn't eat ANY carbs.

I am extremely dizzy. I feel like I am going to pass out... just a note.

Half Marathon Training: 8 Miles... erm... 7 miles.

Long walk for the half marathon training today... I did not make my mileage. I hit close to 7 miles aiming for 8 miles.

For a few reasons, today's mileage seemed to much more difficult than last week's. I wanted to quit before even Mile 3.

Reasons:

1. I did not eat breakfast.

2. I did not get enough sleep.

3. I am sick.

4. Due to being sick, I did not do ANY short walks this previous week.

5. I am in new shoes, which caused a minimum of five blisters during this said walk.

6. I started at too high of a pace and increased it too quickly, which then just led to my legs cramping more quickly.

Lesson learned. :)

I am hoping for a better week next week, the half marathon is officially exactly two months away.

7.

Benefits of Eggs

I don't want to eat any more eggs. No more. No No No.

But, I have discovered that if I don't eat them, I don't stay full until lunch. They are healthy. They are amazing. They are delicious... when you are not eating them every day.

So, I decided to look up all the benefits of eggs to motivate me to eat them more often.

1. Regular consumption of eggs helps prevent strokes, blood clots, and heart attacks.

2. Eggs are a good source of choline which helps regulate the brain, nervous system, and cardiovascular system.

3. Eating more eggs lowers your risk for breast cancer by 44%.

4. Eggs promote healthy nails and hair due to their sulfur content and leads to hair growing faster.

5. They improve concentration and eyesight.

6. A Louisiana State University study found that obese people who ate a two-egg breakfast at least five times a week lost 65% more weight and had more energy than people who breakfasted on bagels.

7. They are an ideal muscle-repair food due to eggs containing the type of protein that is easiest for your body to absorb.

There are tons more, but these were the benefits that mattered to me... now off to eat more eggs!

Sugar Free Cough Drops

I have been super sick lately. Just can't seem to shake this cough and so I have been downing tons of Sugar Free Cough Drops...

I had to stick with sugar free due to this Atkins way of life. Still, if you all do not know what sugar free products do to you, let's just say, you will be in the bathroom a lot.

And, it is getting to the point where I wonder whether the sugar free cough drops to get rid of the cough are worth it...

Maybe not.

I can no longer stomach the thought of eggs.

eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs.

I would rather starve than eat any more eggs...

Half Marathon Training: 7 Miles!!

As some of you may know, I am training for a half marathon. Today, I completed my longest walk yet. 7.1 miles!!

And I felt fine, even without consuming carbs. Small blister on my foot, but that's it.