First Full (Unofficial) Slow-Carb Day

I've finished my first full slow-carb try-out day and ended up with 2243 cals in (a little over my earlier estimates because I ended up having a cup of coffee after dinner), 946 cals burned exercising, for a net of 1297. RunKeeper, on the other hand, says my net was -245. I think it's wild that there's so much variation.

I did what I ended up calling a Mexican stir-fry for dinner. Chicken breast (marinated in a little olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, tamarind paste, lime juice, minced garlic, salt and pepper), frozen mixed veggies (corn, peas, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower), a half a can of borlotti (like pinto) beans, a few pickled jalapeño slices, and some salsa. it was delicious, and it was filling.

Then I did another 15 minute session (a much slower pace -- 3k in 12 minutes, 4k in 15) on the bastard of a cross-trainer, watched an episode of Eureka with the boys, then had a cup of coffee and worked on the grocery order. The coffee wasn't a cheat, because I used some sugar substitute that we keep around for Bill, and a little cream instead of milk (I'm not sure what the idea is there, but that's what Tim suggested). Fake sugar is really not my thing, but I can see myself doing it again when I'm jonesing for a coffee.

After today, I really don't think this slow-carb thing is going to be that hard. The two things that might screw me up is if I get bored with the food (I'm starting pretty simple, but it shouldn't be too hard to come up with some different options), and if I can't manage to hold out for six days without having a treat. I know it really shouldn't be that hard, but I also know from experience that it happens. Hopefully I'll get a good enough result to provide the encouragement to resist temptation.

Now it's nearly midnight, I'm tired and sore, and I'm getting up at 5:30 to try to help motivate Karen into doing a little workout before work. Even though she does a serious workout after work, I think even just 15 or 20 minutes in the morning will help a lot. But it's hard, because we're just not morning people.