this is my fitness post for the day

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One of my goals is to write in a journal every day. I'm doing it here. Lucky you!

I did not feel hungry at all today. I met my goals for protein and calories without going over, but I ended up eating too much fat and not enough carbs. I'm still working on balancing it out.

I was much more energetic today and I am really starting to feel the difference. More energy, I slept better, and my stress level (which is usually really high) was about moderate today.

To exercise, today I did 15 minutes of Crunch's boot camp video in the morning, and then I walked a mile in the afternoon.

My back was really hurting when I got up this morning, and I took 4 ibuprofen for it on Andrea's advice. That helped. Tonight I took 2 lortab for it, and I'm going to bed early.

I think I'm doing really good! I mean, the scale says I gained two pounds, but I think that's probably water.

Today I joined exercise_every_day which is a brand spanking new comm here on DW.

rydra_wong made an awesome post in lifting_heavy_things about free strength training.

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DJ is going back home tomorrow. I'll miss him so much. This last month has been great having him with me.

Comments

[rydra_wong]

I ended up eating too much fat and not enough carbs.

You might find that works better for you.

The whole low-carb/moderate carb/timed carb/low GI/low GL/whatever thing is a source of endless controversy. But my impression is that there's a lot of individual variation; some people find their bodies "run better" with lower carbs, some with higher carbs.

For me, I've found that if I stick at a moderate level of carbs, mostly from fruit and veg, my energy levels are far more stable and I don't get "crashes" a few hours after meals.

So IMHO it's worth experimenting a bit, paying attention to how your body responds, and seeing what works best for you.

Re: fats, as long as they're mostly "good fats", it can be a good thing.

ETA: Forgot to mention -- you may know about this already, but there's evidence that some psych meds affect glucose metabolism and/or can cause carbohydrate cravings:

http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/53/7/842

So, further reasons for those of us on crazymeds to tinker around and find out what works best for us re: carb levels.

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I felt really good yesterday with what I ate. High energy, good mood, no hunger. We'll see what I eat today and how that affects me. Thank you for your input.

I'm trying to eat 'good' fats. I had a lot of my fat come from the almonds I ate as a snack.

[rydra_wong]

Yeah, if your "too much" fat is coming from nuts (or fish or olive oil or flaxseed oil and so forth), I personally wouldn't see that as a problem at all :).

Thank you for your input.

Please feel free to tell me if/when it's not helpful -- I do try to be cautious about input on food/diet stuff because it's such a triggery topic for many people, and also because individual bodies really do seem to thrive on different things.

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Oh, it's helpful! And I'm not triggered by food topics, so no worries about that. :)

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Thank you for the link! That's interesting. I wouldn't be surprised at my meds messing up everything.