Well my friends, I'm up 1.4 pounds this week. I was devastated. I did a smidge extra exercise this week and I was eating very healthy. VERY HEALTHY. I wasn't writing anything down, but I knew I wasn't going crazy on anything that I shouldn't be. I've been cooking with olive oil. I've been putting olive oil on my brown rice instead of Earth Balance. I've been dousing my tuna with olive oil; bathing in it... (not really, but pretty close!)
It's the good fat, right?
Did you know olive oil has 120 calories per tablespoon? I didn't. I didn't look. It's not that I didn't think to look. I'm sure deep down inside I just didn't want to know.
It is the good fat. According to the Mayo Clinic Website: Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat, a healthier type of fat that can lower your risk of heart disease by reducing the total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") cholesterol levels in your blood.
I really felt good eating it and I have high cholesterol that I’m trying to control with diet and some medication so it was bad for the waistline but not so bad for my heart or cholesterol. I just need to find that happy medium.
I'll cut back on the olive oil this week and actually track what I'm eating. Journaling is something I've never been consistent with so I'll see if I can get more disciplined in that respect.
Have a great week everyone!
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3 comments:
I will attempt to track with you! I, too, had a gain this week of 1 lb but with the eat-a-thon I was on this weekend, I can't say that I was surprised. I'm going to try to now cut down on the fake sugars because that could be the reason why I've been the same weight for about a year now. I drink way too much Crystal Light and I think I sprinkle Splenda on everything! I happened to see Jorge Cruz's post on fake sugars so I'm going to try to switch to Stevia or Truvia and for me, that will be hard. All of the WW products, and I have many, are made with crap. I usually only have one a day but I do own a lifetime supply. LOL Will keep you updated on that!
You are going to go up and down, but don't let it discourage you. You are doing great, keep it up.
I hear about all these people who stop drinking Coke and they drop 50 pounds in 45 minutes and that did NOT happen to me. I love your blog.
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