The truth is that this time around has been so much harder. The first time I took on the low carb challenge I had the support of so many because I was working at Trinity and my coworkers were like my personal cheerleaders. Patients were even letting me know that they were cheering me on. This time around I am pretty much on my own and it’s difficult.
Last week, I let the same old excuses keep me from doing what I needed to do. I had a fibromyalgia flare up. I had a migraine. I was exhausted. I didn’t really have what I needed grocery wise to help keep me on track. So do I give up now? No! Instead, I am going to start fresh. I am going to go back and do week 1 over. I’m going to watch the nutritional videos in addition to doing the workouts. I will go grocery shopping this weekend in order to guarantee my success next week and I’ll get that special battery for my scale.
Friends … please tell me what it is that keeps you motivated? What are your go to low carb snacks?
Here’s to a successful week and fresh starts!!
– Melody
Melody , I think you are doing great. Very much enjoy reading your blog. My husband and I started on the low-carb diet with Trinity a year ago. We have each lost 30 lbs so far. We have just a little further to go. We like a spoonful of natural peanut butter with a slice or two of Apple as a low carb snack. We like the Kroger brand natural peanut butter best. It tastes great and contains on peanuts and salt. Store it up-side-down in the refrigerator.
Julia – Thank you for the encouragement and for the snack idea!! That’s awesome about you and your husband. Thank you for keeping up with me and keep up the good work in your own weight loss! – Melody