Cheating doesn\’t always involve a broken heart. I\’ve been cheating on my diet — again.

Planning my meals; and adding up the calories and carbs, somehow leaves me short. Trying not to overshoot the carb count can make it difficult to get in enough calories; and I suppose that\’s why I broke down today and got a pint of ice cream!

The nutritionist and nurse practitioner both said to work at getting in more lean protein; but lean protein can be quite high in carbs if it means grains and legumes. I also need to watch the cholesterol; so I want to go easy on meat, poultry, cheese, and eggs.

The kind of carbs I eat matters, of course. Complex carbs, the kind found in whole grains and legumes, are a different matter from the simple carbs of candy and other sweets; and if I keep cheating the way I have been, I fear that my A1c levels aren\’t going to go down!

This week I\’ve been experimenting with having a protein drink in the morning; sometimes before my ride, and sometimes afterwards. I thought the \”protein jolt\” might help keep me from getting hungry so quickly; but it doesn\’t.

Is my body fighting the weight loss of the past year? They say that, when you lose weight, the body wants to get back to its pre-loss weight. I must work to keep that from happening; and continuing to ride should be a good way to do it!

Incidentally, I need to get in a good ride tomorrow morning. Yesterday I felt strangely lethargic; and today I managed only a short ride. I got started late; and on top of that, I wanted to go to the supermarket. Gee, I\’m cheating myself out of my rides!