My scale didn't move today. I wasn't surprised, more on that in a moment. I decided it had been awhile, since before vacation, that I measured. Now the ONLY measurement I track is around my middle at the belly button. It just seems like a pain to track elsewhere and I remember from years past I could never measure the exact right spot the second time. Results around the middle today, - almost 6 inches. I knew I'd trimmed down, but that was surprising to me. And exciting!
Okay now let's talk about yesterday. Yesterday was a pretty intense yard work day. In the hot sun. I mowed, raked, weeded, etc. I definitely burned a lot of calories. I posted last night's dinner already. Consequently I wasn't overly surprised when I felt hungry last night after dinner. I decided to just go with it- when you're feeling hungry you have 3 choices. Be miserable and hungry and go to bed hangry. Push it off as long as possible and then go crazy and eat everything in sight. Or make a smart keto snack choice, and postpone the intermittent fast. I chose the last.
Quick n easy keto microwave cheesecake
1 oz cream cheese softened
1 packet truvia
1 egg white
Dash of cocoa powder
Mix well. Nuke it for about 1 min. Allow to cool. (I used the freezer to speed it up, because... hungry.)
It wasn't bad, like a spongy cheesecake. A nice little treat. I also had some macadamia nuts. All good stuff.
And then.... I opened the wine.
My big calorie burn earlier made me a little reckless. I felt like I had so much to compensate for. So I had a glass. Not a restaurant 5 oz pour, but like... a whole wine glass full of a red blend. Then I had a second glass.
The problem with wine is it has natural sugars. It's fine in moderation if the rest of your macros are balanced. I simply drank too much. I tracked it as 2 glasses, but went back and edited it to 3 because my pours were just too generous.
This led to these macros.... keep in mind I keep my carbs under 20 a day.
Calories- 1400
Carbs- 25 net
Protein- 59g
Fat- 79g
This morning I woke up, and I felt a mild hunger. I never wake up with a mild hunger.... except on those occasions in the past I have overdone my carbs the day before. The carbs spike your insulin, and it starts the whole "feed me more" process. Unlike last night, I am ignoring this hunger because I'm getting good at isolating "No seriously, I'm hungry!" from "I think I want food, but if I wait a bit it will pass." feelings.
Every day brings a new lesson in this WOE (way of eating) or lifestyle. Next time I indulge in wine it'll be in smaller quantities.
Keep calm and keto on!
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