Seems this DD crew (all of you) are very busy this holiday time of year! I completely understand.
I am a little obsessive....so I don't see myself not posting...especially now bc i'll be off from work obviously Thursday & also Friday. yay.
1600 cals today = major success.
exercise: full gym workout & actually added in a little leg work. emphasis on little and emphasis on not intense for the leg work. the only way I really aim to do it - bc my legs are not as durable!? as my upper body. so I don't like hardcore leg work. and i'm just getting back into it. and loving it.
4-day average is already better - 2200/day (
I probably burned the 2200 on Saturday at the gym...and also today with my workout. But, Sunday, I probably burned between 1900-2000 if i'm lucky (no extra exercise) and Monday I def didn't burn too much (probably 1800-1900 if i'm lucky - no exercise and work only with a few errands). So, with 2200/day, I probably am up by around 400 calories over my expenditure...
Good Morning All!
Definitely had a few high cal days along with some struggles after work in evenings at least a couple weeks now - reaching for food to fill me literally when it's not really what I need. I am going to work on this. Bc nobody should feel the need to literally pack themselves full of food just to reach a "coma" state and sleep? Talk more about this later.
I am currently working on getting back on track - lately I am craving carbs and all the wrong ones.
I am going to make these couple days before thanksgiving good ones because I am not feeling good lately - energy level is very low and I am starting to binge and eat too many poor choice foods.
Early morning: kombucha 100
Breakfast: Quest bar warmed in microwave - cookies and cream tastes like a dessert (very similar), coffee 250
Snack: another warmed quest bar (at work)...need to limit carbs right now...bc I find myself having too many highs / lows from them lately. and too many cravings lately. so no more. 170
Lunch: without veggies: bread (maybe toasted) with sardines. 350. too much volume in my food lately, need to stop for 1-2 days with the high veggie volume..need to reduce veggies, but did have about a pint of them, with some dressing, at lunch. 200?
1050 total after lunch & before snack before gym! to be a successful day today!
snacking before gym: grapefruit 80, tiny apple 30, diet drink?, caffeine, small bar (sugar110 (coworker gave me a granola bar and I took it)and chocolate 150) of some sort: total = around 300
1350
snacking / light dinner after gym: thinking a quest bar or a mix of a higher sugar / protein bar...but probably only protein as next time I go to the gym is a Friday - extra recovery time...don't need the carbs right now.
bar and a small persimmon (fruit)- 250 or so
calories will be approx. 1450 - 1500 1600today (limiting too much is no good bc I am starting to understand when I feel I am out of control - so the 1600 is actually really good for today. SAME tomorrow (or lower cal if I can - prob not, then Friday i'll do lower as well as maybe Saturday, def Sunday)
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
3 day average: 2400/day. starting to be in a semi-binge mode. will have to break out of it. tomorrow and Wednesday i'm stopping this nonsense.
At McDonald's after dropping off friend at the train and a bit before work....trying to relax my body and de-bloat....lol....glad to have this time to do what I gotta do in order to feel good at work all day today...planned to have at least half hour total alone time before work and glad I did this & planned it this way.
Early: kombucha, probiotic drink, hot tea 80, later a banana, and a candy at work 220 total...
8:30am decaf coffee with milk 50 and protein bar chocolate brownie Quest 170...220
also pb&sfj on wheat bread - 300
Lunch: small bag butter popcorn, vegan soy chicken, kale, sweet potato. around 600
1350 after lunch..starting to debate gym today but I know i'm better off tomorrow with extra rest tonight.
snack on way home: sour cream & onion light crisps 120
1450...
total huge dinner: jerky 110, tofu 110, tons of veggies in ginger sauce 500 could be more even......, small persimmon and a microwaved double chocolate quest bar 250 (it's actually better than the chocolate brownie!) 970-1000
holy...will not to start watching. I've been binging lately. (didn't realize dinner was getting this out of hand)
total: 2450. oops.
no exercise, very full though...too full...bed early, just gonna relax. very emotional and tired...maybe bc I wasn't used to having a house guest? but no excuses....
I may change my mind about weights tonight but probably not...
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Friend staying over was a big success! She's really a World traveler and so for her she has it down pat when it comes to staying over a friend's places!
So, she was a lovely guest and still is as she is sleeping in the other room while I write this. I am drinking kombucha and trying to de-bloat. Will post photos of all the food we feasted on later.
Will skip gym tonight to go tomorrow, Friday, Sunday.
Plan for rest of day - work and aiming for a complete lower cal day, quick grocery shop to pick up fruit Bc I am making fruit kabobs to bring to my parents on Thursday :) Just seems better than pushing it tonight when instead I can enjoy going home to a quiet, empty apt and read and relax.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
No idea on calories. Guessing around 2500-2600. Good!
8am:kombucha 100
9:00am: oatmeal / coconut flavor mix with almond milk, let it sit overnight, 200, with a banana 120. then, a coffee matcha drink (yes, i'm spoiling myself here!!! yum!) 120total so far: 540
...trying to save a bit of calories for this feast we are going to. I want to try a lot of food...and also have something sweet & chocolaty for dessert (maybe chocolate cake or something if they have it!!!)
11:30 beef jerky 110 cals and pita crisps 150
(ravenous - too much caffeine?? nervous for today & tonight with her sleeping over? feeling sick...) must be nerves. feeling like no amount of carbs right now will satisfy me....feeling overwhelmed. ugh....I know i'll calm down in a bit, feeling very shaky. Today, i'm not even going to limit calories at this feast, i'll prob go at least 2500 cals for today....one time event meant to be enjoyed...
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It must be this time of year...when the days are shorter & nights are longer...
I haven't needed to sleep this much since 3 months ago - when I went to live with my folks & was sleeping over 8hrs for like 2 weeks straight at least.
I have been needing more sleep lately. Nothing too crazy, just definitely requiring more sleep. I think it's the time of year. And instead of fighting it, I'm starting to accept it & trying to work it into my schedule (by being able to go to bed earlier & not staying as late at work so I can get to the gym earlier during the week).
Sleep is important in order for the body to heal itself and also build new muscle, etc. This is probably how I will be successful getting thru this winter season! I am ready to take it on now!
Sleep...and possibly eating more carbs.
Anyways, today a good friend (that I don't get to see very often because she travels) is coming to visit. I'm picking her up at 1pm at a subway in Queens & we are driving directly to a Thanksgiving Vegan Food Festival on Long Island, around an hour or so away. We should get there around 2-2:30. The festival actually starts earlier, but the food part starts at 3pm. it ends at 4:30.
We will probably leave around then, not stay for the speeches and other presentations since it'll be an hour's drive home as well. Probably get back home around 5:30-6. I actually don't mind staying there a bit later, if she wants too...as we have nothing else planned and she's sleeping over into Monday.
Monday i'll drop her off at the same subway before work, around 7am! And then i'm going directly to work. I figured since it's a short, holiday week, that it'd be a good night for her to sleep over - just gotta get thru Monday thru Wednesday & then i'm off Thursday / Friday for the holiday! yay.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
2150 cals today = success.
Little bit of a summary of today's food choices:
Morning until 5:30pm: higher carb, lower fat, low protein
Dinner: still higher carb, low fat, low protein
Snack later after dinner: high protein
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7:30am Early morning: kombucha 1.5 bottles (3 servings) 110
9am Breakfast: oatmeal with almond milk 180, some cinnamon, nutmeg and stevia, peanut putter 100, medium banana 120, and...little bit of dried fruit 40! 440. and so good.
550, excellent. planning on higher carbs I think. and more fat. not having enough fat lately...maybe that's why i'm having cravings? lately some cravings. could be just because i'm feeling quite lethargic lately.
10am herbal energy supplement, stevia, diluted with water 25
11am: KIND blueberry, vanilla & cashew bar 200 before gym..and bc I was really tempted for it since I bought it - Monster energy drink sugar free orange flavor. was good of course had half the bottle, rest to be saved in fridge for another day.
Bar 150 and chocolate 70 1020, good.
2pm after workout - frozen yogurt :) 230 at most I think
5:30pm SO GOOD: toasted 6" wheat bread with all the veggies roast beef subway sandwich., 350 or so, popcorn, 100 and tons of lettuce in leftover thai sauce 100 at least bc of the sauce, oh and some bites of soy chicken 50. total here: 600.
7pm-7:30 : snacking, snacking all day. higher carb day. surprisingly, yes, i'm a little too full and everything was a little too salty...but, I have more energy after a higher-carb day. for sure. fruit 100, microwaved cookie dough quest bar 200
.....extra carbs did the trick...extra fiber (veggies / popcorn) helped balance them out & keep me more satisfied...
total so far: 2150. great! and goos start to a new week of calorie-counting!
exercise: strong gym routine - 1.5hrs with weights, back, abs and around a 1-mile walk. ankle is feeling better after stretching & massage today - way better. good to have a day out of the desk chair...
Morning plan: success
1. All laundry including sheets are done. Now i'm ready for my friend's visit tomorrow!
2. Paid online for our tickets to the Thanksgiving feast tomorrow. Some stretching, then off around 11:30am to the gym.
Night Afternoon plans: - coloring (yes, really), reading, relaxing for sure (finally starting at 7:30pm!)
Afternoon Plans: did all of them, success: it was a lovely, relaxing, fun "Jackie day"
1. short trip to supermarket for almond milk, maybe kombucha...and the pumpkin. I should buy it today. I have enough food to last me till after my friend's visit which is AWESOME. no need to get any major food items until after Monday.
2. maybe small massage bc my back is very tight from sitting around and no exercise most of the week
3. maybe nails as they are a bit long and for some reason I cannot do them myself and always really, really mess them up when I try...especially when I try to clean up my cuticles. so, i'd rather treat myself....yup!
Thursday, i'm making this for Thanksgiving to bring to my parent's house. It's fruit skewers poked into a small pumpkin...with a pear face & red pepper feet! cute :-D
Workout Plans for next week: not sure?
Monday: gym after work
Wednesday: gym after work (hopefully we get out early?)
Sunday: gym..
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
2110 overall calories.
2070/day as a 7-day average. not terrible. Workouts on Sunday & Tuesday. Very inactive Monday & from Wednesday thru Friday. (but my workouts were long and very hard-core on the other 2 days).
Now moving forward. the plan is to make Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday of next week a good 3 days before the holiday..and also tomorrow & sunday - a good two days.
come home 5:30pm and had that snack above 250 cal (pita crisps & small package of beef jerky)
but then decided I just wanted dinner, so continued on: veggies in basil sauce with shrimp around 400 prob and a small persimmon 50.
total: 2110 so far. it's really not worth me having caffeine & going to the gym, not worth it at all tonight. I have been sleeping a lot more lately. very, very worn out. and the fact my friend is sleeping over into Monday morning (and yes I have work) is, I guess, emotionally wearing me out. for real. yes.
So, my plan is to think about what time I want to go to the gym tomorrow. Do laundry tomorrow. Plan for the week ahead tomorrow. but that's it for tomorrow lol!
and then sunday is with my friend.
should overall be a nice weekend.
I will also need to actually watch what i'm eating a bit in terms of volume as now that my friend is coming over and staying sunday night into Monday, my morning routine will be different...I just don't want to be bloated all day Monday at work...
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Total calories: 2120.
6-day average: 2060 per day. decent. not for weightloss, but decent to maintain i'm sure.
No exercise.
Ran errands after work: dropped off library books, picked up a couple new ones, picked up MORE Thai food lol (need to be prepared for night in and not at gym), and picked up a prescription (for the anxiety pills) and ended up also getting a free flu shot while there since I didn't get one & i'm finally not sick anymore (took me 3 weeks to get over that sinus virus!).
so, all in all, a success.
And...only had caffeine in morning = HUGE success. I was started to have way too much caffeine since last week or so. Way too much - like drinks other than coffee in the afternoon - energy drinks (sugar free of course...) but those are really unhealthy to have, especially if I start having them often. They are addictive and I didn't need one tonight...I need my rest is what I need! :-D I made the RIGHT choice.
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750 before lunch, cravings like crazy for carbs. I did sleep a lot but...who knows.
I may choose to have some extra carbs / calories with lunch....calories up this week, but will make it better Thanksgiving weekend. can do no more right now / today. raising carbs and calories today to around 2000 at least.
lunch: fish 150 at most, rice 250 at least?, kale 100? 500...may have pretzels or something too. I do have a small bag, 110 cal. 610...
60 small apple
Large dinner: tons of veggies in basil sauce again 300-350, tofu 100, shirataki noodles (no calories, only yam fiber), and lots of tasty white rice (little more than one cup, but packed in) in that sauce around 250. great dinner. healthy dinner. vitamin water zero for dessert with stevia. It's not a week to joke around or watch calories, sorry Jackie! haha. Around 700 total calories for dinner = decent for a big meal!
total calories: 2120. I'd say it's a success. Rough week and running on fumes definitely. been way too tired this week so taking it easy tonight and tomorrow night. Gym Saturday.
I may skip the gym tonight bc I have been exceedingly tired all week and having too much caffeine and my ankle is getting tight...so...may skip & just go Saturday or Friday instead...Yes, gym skipped. will go on Saturday.
will skip gym tonight.
my dinner will be tons of tofu with vegetables & relaxation / reading. and that's it...yeah...and then Monday & Wednesday of next week instead of tues / thurs which works good for thanksgiving anyways.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Total cals today probably around 2,000.
5-day average - 2,050 per day. decent. if I eat better calories the next two days, I can bring the average down a little bit into the 1900's/day. decent for sure. and good overall actually. so that's the goal. to make Thursday & Friday even better calorie days (1700-1800 per day)
Had a VERY eventful afternoon after work, maybe chat about it another time...nothing major, catching up with a friend. nothing more than talking.
anyways, really emotionally hungry afterwards despite what it was. just not good. luckily I had lots of veggies but in sauce, but I needed to fill myself but I feel good and it wasn't completely overdone. definitely full, but no crazy binging on chips. just 200 cals in sweet potato chips which aren't too terrible for you...
950 cals at dinner: tilapia probably no more than 150 cal, steamed bok choy around 50, TONS of veggies cooked first in a ginger sauce 300, and also in a basil sauce 200?...and chips 200. total around: 900 ouch, guess I didn't plan that as well as I thought. was good. what can I say....and leftover roasted artichoke lol. 50.
total: around 2000.
15 minute slow walk at lunch, still working on healing my ankle more.
too much caffeine, all day long, doesn't help. tomorrow will be better at least caffeine-wise :)
however, otherwise, foods were pretty darn good today. all healthy.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
4 day average = 2060 per day.
Plan for rest of the week = low calories (stay in a range of 1650-1850) as holidays are approaching & also my goal to reach 115 and not to keep maintaining. So, i'm learning how to eat less during the workday. It's working. Smaller meals in morning, but still satisfying carbs midmorning...making it work. also, filling stomach at work in the early morning with tea / coffee (even decaf.) Making the effort and decision to be satisfied for less calories. I can do this. The only way to change your weight, is to actually make a change in diet. that means to actually eat less calories than I am used to. It means I have to follow thru. I cannot go on autopilot, but must make the decision the make change...doing it :-D
Total around 1650, good job to me.
Full weights routine. Caffeine sure helps. And so does motivation to finish quickly!
AM: Kombucha :-D 100 cal
Morning at work: banana & coffee 200
Midmorning: 1/2 pb & sf jelly 150 (later i'll have the second half before gym...) worked out well bc I got really busy lol at work..which helps suppress the eating..! (300)
Lunch: white rice 250 at least, greens 50, fish 200: around 550 i'd say...adding in extra
before gym: add the apple very small 50....will do low cals today...
still before gym, a quest chocolate protein bar bc i'm starting to run on fumes (was not planning on getting to gym an hour or so late, not really mad, just tired)
after gym: Cliff white chocolate macadamia bar. (I knew it would be stupid to have only protein & these bars are high in carbs and moderate on protein)
total around 1650, good job to me.
it's 6pm and i'm home getting changed before gym - late start on gym - original plan was to get there around 5:30pm, now I am feeling a bit tired, trying to get in the spirit, stayed at work a half hour late tonight, gonna try to get there early tomorrow so I can leave the rest of the week at 4:30pm...bc i'm feeling it....tired...we'll see....happy to go work out soon...
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Early drink: kombucha 100
Morning at work: banana, tea, coffee, peanut butter & sf jelly on wheat bread (sticking with easy to digest carbs, very bloated in AM)
Lunch: kale, white rice, leftover sea bass
snack: sucking candy, tiny apple
Till end of workday, all healthy, higher on the carbs: 1200.
Dinner: was going to be low, ended up having 300 cal in chips. so, 600 cal for dinner, not healthy - it was a protein bar, some veggies, and chips. probably bc I binged yesterday, i can't keep the carbs too low bc i'm still coming off a big spike from yesterday. I feel good now though. ..
Exercise: I may walk for 10 minutes, but i'm thinking I may as well go to bed early tonight & just relax at home...maybe 10 minutes stairclimbing. i'm sorta cold, that should warm me up!
total cal today: decent, 1800.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
2600 total calories today.
Saturday & Sunday 2-day average: 2400/day = sh*tty. Moving on from it though. Hopefully my stomach will be ok tomorrow because I ate way too much this afternoon & i'm really, really full & bloated.
Seems it's been an emotional roller coaster (probably in a good way overall) since returning to work around 1 month ago. I've had very high ups and sorta very low lows. Working on this. Tomorrow I will go to my therapist & discuss everything with him after work...and also the dr to discuss medicine i'm on and if anything needs adjusting.
Any advice regarding my best friend in yesterday's entry is appreciated...
Calories thru morning: 700
12pm frozen yogurt 200
2:30-3:15pm Huge lunch: cooked artichokes (a ton) 350?, cooked spinach 150, cooked carrot/cauliflower/broccoli 100, roasted turkey 100?,chips 400 (pretty sure it was 3 servings, not 2.) and a really tasty coffee drink 120 (this meal = 1220 cals)
4:45pm: dried fruit 80
today was a binge from 2:30pm-3:15pm....it's ok, moving forward...I think the binge was caused mostly emotionally...but also had some caffeine in AM, maybe not enough carbs before workout..chips are my go-to it seems for carbs / fat. I'm ok with this increase in calories and I may not eat again till tomorrow morning.
6pm: bar 200, protein Quest chocolate brownie (eating only protein as I had a ton of carbs earlier & I was only eating so I wasn't fasting & wasn't intentionally starving myself - just to get thru the rest of the night...
7:50: same kind of bar - Quest chocolate brownie protein 200 (for purpose of being satisfied thru the night & that's it)
2600 total.
also in the AM, a weights / upper body workout at gym...it was sorta weak, lacking energy...maybe bc I haven't done a morning workout in a long time.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
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Good luck conquering the carb cravings! It can be tough.
It's rare I actually start to notice as clearly as I did last night that carbs are starting to overtake me a bit and i'm losing control and starting to have too many cravings.
So, like so many people say they are doing, I am intentionally cutting carbs.
and it feels good to do it, intentionally, until I get out of this need for them.
I am also eating smaller portions especially in the morning at work, on purpose, bc lately my portions have been supersized and it's making it so I am constantly bloated bc i'm not giving my body any rest with huge portions...so yeah.
less carbs sometimes...I think it's a really good thing.