Water intake. Got it. Done. I drink at least 9 glasses of water a day. I bought a big water bottle from a store called Five Below. It holds 73 ounces. I have done that for the last 11 days. (GO ME).
Now let's talk about the other stuff. The other micronutrients, protein and fat. The calories needed vs burned. Here is where I get mad. There is 0 consistency when I read the info on the diets. Keto wants you to have more fat than protein. Fine, but I have spent MY WHOLE F#@&!@G LIFE being told to avoid fat. I have a hard time grasping that I need to eat fat in order to loose it. I know, there are good and bad fats. I get it. Don't ask me which one is which but I know avocado is better than doughnuts.
I have yet to meet my fat macro. I always meet and exceed my protein macro. If you follow low carb and not keto, then that is ok. On keto that's not ok. So which is it?
I learned today that to much protein, unused, is turned into glucose (sugar) which the body stores as fat. SERIOUSLY???!!!!! I gave up bread. I gave up sweets. I have been religious about carb counting and you are telling me that protein does the same thing carbs do?! I went on to read that as long as your calories are balanced then you are ok. So if you go over your protein count AND your calorie count then you are eating to much protein. If you go over on protein but you still meet your calorie goal then you are ok. So which is it??? Meet the protein goal or don't? Am I making glucose by going over? Is my body storing it as fat, therefor defeating the purpose of doing this f@!#&*g diet??? I am meeting ,or coming in under, my calorie goal but I don't know if that's good or bad either. I have used a macro calculator on several websites and they all come out differently. I looked up how much is to much protein and according to Google
"If you want to lose weight, aim for a daily protein intake between 1.6 and 2.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (. 73 and 1 grams per pound)." By that math, I am not eating enough protein. I don't know. I didn't go to school for nutrition.
Let's talk about "keto flu". Week one I had the fatigue and the headaches. It was rough. I finally turned a corner and that stopped but now I am an absolute bitch. I hate everyone and everything at all times. Keto flu symptom or ( wait for it...) a result of consuming extra protein? I read that online today. One of the side effects of to much protein is irritability.
Long story short I am just as confused as I was 11 days ago. I have lost 0lbs according to the demon in the bathroom. (The scale for those that need the explanation). I can say my BP is better. I can tell I'm eating better than I was but only in how I feel ( only health wise. Emotionally I'm a disaster). I am angry. I have cried. I just don't know if this is worth it. Maybe I'm just destined to be a horrible fat cow. Hubby suggested I talk to a nutrition person. Amazing idea, except they want to be paid. I can't afford that. I can barely afford to buy healthier food. (Regular pizza from the store $5. Keto pizza $9. Burger from a restaurant $10. Salad $15+. ) It should not be so expensive to make healthier choices. My choice to eat better shouldn't be dictated by the fact that I don't have the extra cash for the $20 salad. Everything is way more expensive now but it's even more if you want to do better.
This is a starting point. I am going to do my best not to give up. I am horribly discouraged. I will make adjustments and push forward. If my anger doesn't get better , Matt may start throwing stuff at me. Hopefully pillows and not rocks. I deserve rocks..I have not been easy to deal with. I am on my own list of people who annoy me. I will post more soon. I will research more and hopefully find answers to some of my questions.
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