So, someone from the ana/mia chronicles suggested a whey drink for post-running to avoid the food craze, so I bought some yesterday (ED shopping list: Carnation Instant Breakfast-150 calories w/ skim milk, whey protein drink--220 calories w/ skim milk, low-cal gatorade to keep the electrolytes up-45 cal/bottle, gum->5 cal/piece, skim milk-90 cal/serving...)
It was like a slow-setting-in MIRACLE. I drank 1 scoop with about 6 oz of skim milk when I got hungry (and let me tell you, it was DISGUSTING, but I slogged it down), and then I *started* to binge--browsing the kitchen for foods (starting with the smart ones--vegetables, because vegetables "don't count")...and in the middle of it? I couldn't eat any more. I kept my calories to less than 700 yesterday (or at LEAST less than 800--I lost a little track somewhere in there.) I think that's a GREAT start to my three week diet. Now, I just have to keep it up.
Now, I have to make some decisions. I haven't been counting the calories in my morning/afternoon coffee. Now, since I'm pretty much poverty stricken right now and can't afford cream for my homemade coffee, it hasn't been too much of a problem, but when I go out to study at Starbucks or Peet's or wherever, it IS a problem. It bothers me that I don't know how many calories I'm consuming there. So I think that starting tomorrow, it does count. Gotta keep track of these things.
Goal for the day/week/month? Less than 600 cal (which might be a problem because I was up to 250 by 9 am....)
I threw out my whey powder after a few tries because it's so much like drinking vomit (esp. if you make it with water), but if it controls the urge to eat everything in sight I'll definitely give it another chance. Thanks for posting. (I posted on ana/mia chronicles asking for a link... obviously, I found it)
ReplyDelete:) I'm glad you found it!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the whey is really gross, but I'm giving it a try. So far (except for the incident on Sunday) it's been a pretty good thing, so I'll keep it around. The first REAL test for it will be after I go running for the first time since buying it--THEN we'll know if it's worth its weight in gold or not...