Glancing at my first week progress, MFP’s reporting tool showed that I was above my carb ceiling 2 out of 7 days–not a great number starting out. As much as I would have preferred to stay under that 50g mark, it was a challenging task just to stay under 100g. Further investigation reveals that my liquid carbs are skewing my total carb consumption–the decision is clear, I’m going to have to “slim” down my coffee in the mornings. Luckily, I’m about to finish my bottle of Monin coconut syrup!

My occasional fruit indulgence also breaks my carb bank–who knew bananas had such a high carb/sugar content? 

Another problem that I seem consistent with is the net calorie overage. I’m about 675 net calories over goal. My weekend didn’t help this number, since the rain and cold kept me indoors–plus a cheat day at the movie theater on Saturday. However, since most of my weekly exercise consists of weight training, the resulting calorie burn isn’t really captured in my MFP logs. I’m fairly certain I haven’t burned 600+ calories lifting weights all week though.

My weigh-in this morning was not representative of what I was expecting; a shortened sleep schedule (about 6 hours) caused by all-day gaming on Sunday affected the number I hoped to see. I have a  feeling my glucose reading later in the day might also not be as good a number as I would like. I’m also dreading taking a picture–I imagine I will still look as swollen as I did on day 1.

I did sign up on www.choosefreestyle.com to get a Precision Xtra ketone meter, thanks to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com who steered me toward the site. However, the challenge now is trying to get ketone strips to work with the meter. I may actually have to pay my doctor a visit to see if I can get her to prescribe the strips and get insurance to cover some of it. Ebay sells the strips anywhere from $3-7 a strip–expensive as heck! 

Another plus this week: I finally bought Sworkit Pro–and I love this app! 

I discovered a liking for low-cal white cheddar cheese wedges (from Laughing Cow and Lucerne) this week–making for a yummy and filling snack. I know most paleo diets eschew dairy, but I find that the fattening flavor of cheese keeps my hunger in check. Between the cheese or the bananas, I’m keeping the cheese.

Stay tuned next week–I hope to stick to my calorie and carb goals. 

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