WI points: 2
edit: thanks to hollybelle and donkey for advise...it seems my teeth/jaw are feeling a little better. so, i'm not going to act until it gets worse again. This is a really bad time for me to do anything with my mouth because I have upcoming performances! however, if the pain gets worse, I will just have to step out of those obligations.
food today didn't end near as bad as it could have! total: 1640.
goodnight all! hoping for a good week!
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yesterday I ended at 3080 calories. I didn't think i was mentally even able to have a binge, but i did!
so far, today has not been good. Breakfast: 2 pieces tofu, one egg, one apple, 3 Powerbars! total: 970 cal.
edit; no wi points
Edit for Saturday: at first I thought I could honestly add in a little ice cream...i was full anyway...just wanted to relax and lay back with it for a change of pace. a little ice cream turned from one cup to two cups. then, it lead into a complete binge. chocolate bars, 2 power bars, an apple, 2 chocolate covered matzo crackers, two servings of potato chips. I'm glad it didn't go as high as 4000-5000. If I include yesterday's 1460, it won't take me that long to get back on track. i'm not very worried.
i am wondering if my throat is sore do to sickness from not enough sleep all week or if its from an infection with my wisdom teeth/jaw. All I know is that i am going to take the "suffering" route. I can't get them out right now. I have no insurance. I have to perform on the French horn. It's NOT a good time. you know, i was saying this last year, too!
I will do it this summer...although I don't have insurance...if they continue to bother me. Otherwise, I will wait all the way till next year, when I hopefully DO have insurance. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one!
oops, miscount. 3080
2 WI points. 3,000 calories
It's saturday now. 6:25pm. I'm beat! ....enjoying some black raspberry Turkey Hill ice cream
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this entry is really for friday: WI points: none. no time.
food intake: 1460. I ate about 5 hundred calories right before bed...and when i woke up today, my throat was sore! arg!
see ya all later...i'm going to a certification class for an event near me all day from 9-4! actually its not VERY close, its around 45 minutes away!
Evening update: such a good jog outside...and such a great dinner after! I had a tremendous amount of noodles (no calorie from miraclenoodle.com) mixed in with a new double the vegetables lean cuisine of chicken primavera in a VERY tasty sauce! i also had a plum, and a banana with the no cal chocolate and caramel dipping sauces! so, so good!
Total cals: 1150!
I have finally evened out the close to 5,000 calorie binge I had last Saturday! ahhh. I now am at about 1762 per day. hopefully, that kind of number wouldn't still equal weight gain! however, my stomach has recently not felt bloated, but rather felt like I have excess fat on it. so, i'll have to eat better..not food choices, but caloric choices throughout each day! now, i will watch myself! it should be easy with my recent noodles purchase! these noodles - NO CALORIE - are very good. they are clear and and take up the flavorings of any dish and sauces!!! I love mixing them in with microwavable foods...like mac and cheese and lean cuisines with tasty sauces and noodles already in them so that I can have an extra abundance of noodles! It's great! (They are pricey!) Shipping takes about a week!
that's all I have to say!
hello!
WI points: 2...
more updates tonight, but for now:
food calories are VERY good so far! (as well as my food choices!)
breakfast: 2 large plums, egg, tofu.
snack: none.
Lunch: egg, tofu, tomato, carrots
Snack: kelp noodles with garlic and salt, salad, 4 rice cakes topped with greek yogurt and sugar free/calorie free caramel and chocolate sauces, plum.
Dinner: to be determined...looks like low cal noodles with a lean cuisine...probably a pizza or other noodles microwavable meal and a plum or two.
goodnight for now...today is my day off from obligations...i've been making phone calls and cleaning up...its 6:35 and i'm heading outside for a walk...
Thanks so much for the comment you left me! I was really happy that you noticed that I gave myself the "green light" for one of my high-calorie days this week - I don't think anyone else did. I've decided to aim for 2100 calorie days on my trips to visit my family next month. Even if it is a little high, it shouldn't set me back too much, and it will be too tough for me to stay any lower than that with all the restaurant meals and my mother's famous desserts! This way at least I have something attainable to strive for on such occasions, rather than just writing off the entire trip and using it as an excuse to pig out like there's no tomorrow!
And I agree, a few extra minutes spent on our appearance can make us feel so much better about ourselves. And in my case I think that this boost in my confidence helps me make better decisions throughout the day as well.
Well, I'm glad your jogging has been going so well! If you're interested in races, perhaps you could start with a "fun run". Those tend to be untimed races, so they are not very competitive, and you see all kinds of people, including little kids and people who are just getting into running for the first time. I think it's a great atmosphere! Of all the races I've done, I think the one I liked most was the "breakfast run" before the marathon last year. It was advertised as a warm-up jog through the city for the marathon runners and their friends and families, as well as "all lovers of running" (hence my decision to participate!). There were people running with cameras and stopping to snap pictures of all the sights! And afterwards we all got a huge breakfast - that was the best part! (No, actually the best part was lying in bed the next morning watching the marathon on TV!!)
rehearsal was fun last night. it turns out i will definitely have to have my wisdom teeth out, because now I have a swollen gum around one of my lower back teeth! So, i will hopefully be making an appointment today!
edit: 1665....i ended up having two sugary power bars after dinner. perhaps for fear of not having enough energy to get through rehearsal? I was definitely full when I had them.
my average calories are still too high since my major binge a week and a half ago!
WI Points: 2!
calories: 1205.
i may update again tonight...hopefully...or I may just pass out into bed!
Have you tried brushing your teeth before you binge? I got a tip from someone that if you rinse your mouth out with Crest Pro-Health mouthwash, that it changes the taste in food in your mouth for like the next hour or so, so that food doesn't taste good. I think a diversion like teeth burshing or mouth rinsing, followed by drinking a glass of water might be enough to stop a binge. sometimes I feel like I'm "automatic" when I start a binge, if that makes sense. Well, it's worth a try. In fact, my husband said he'd pick up a big bottle of the Pro Health today.
I loved having my wisdom teeth removed. They put you out and then they give you some really good drugs afterwards. Of course, eventually the prescription runs out, ha ha.
2 WI Points. 1,000 calories.
goodnight!
2805 calories today.
no points today.
have a goodnight!
oh, really good binge foods! tam tam everything flavored crackers, two oatmeal raisin powerbars, 1/2 an apple nut pound cake!, advantage peanut butter chocolate bar, 14 ounces tofu with flavored spreads sugar free on top, potato chips. nothing's better than that, seriously.
i'll have to watch myself later this week. probably nothing below 1200 per day, though.
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2 WI Points! No yoga, not enough time in order to get everything else done without being rushed around on a Sunday!
Food was good, a little more than I planned, but its ok! I'll make up for it this week.
calories: 1590. I was planning on 1500, but had an apple after dinner.
Lots of kelp noodles today. I also had a really good Lean Cuisine Panini!! you've got to try those. However, you need to eat them with a large salad or another type of filling food. I wouldn't be satisfied with it if I didn't have the salad and TWO kelp noodles packages! LOL. then, i went on to have some tofu and rice cakes with some sugar free spreads. they weren't too good, but the caramel flavored one was ok. however, the store will not accept opened products, so i think i will definitely continue using the chocolate and marshmellow calorie free spreads. they taste quite fake, though.
I'm so glad I got a decent amount of exercise in today: 1 hour. However, as I did some jogging, I could tell my body couldn't even do what I was able to do last Sunday! I'm gonna have to sit around less at the computer...and move around more!
The image of myself in my head is not the same image I actually portray. I do not behave how I imagine I could. I see myself being a successful school administrator (an elementary principal) and I do not believe I'm doing everything in my power to get there! Of course, I need to teach a few more years first...in a steady job.. so, this dream of mine isn't anything more than that, just a dream right now. But, i can see it. this is what I really want!
Also, i want to be more fit. I cannot believe I am a teacher who can't find the time to exercise! Finally, my mom told me that maybe I do plan too many things sometimes...like practicing with too many groups in the evenings. This may be the case, I'm not sure. However, if I don't play in orchestras/bands I will not get experience. for what, I'm not sure.
there's a lot that I am still working out.
goodnight.
oh, and calorie-wise, I have not balanced out the major binge I had just yet. After Monday, as long as my calories are what I have planned around, calories will have been balanced. That will mean it took 10 days.
You sound like your in good spirits today! Great job on your calories and getting an hour of exercise in!
Edit: 2 points for exercise! Calories = 2060 today. i was surprisingly not hungry after my concert. i ate too much earlier. but, calories are in the "normal" range for an active person. I doubt I was active enough to burn all of that, though. But, I'm happy the calories didn't end up reaching 2500. Now, less work to balance high calories out
Its strange, whenever I overeat, I work to balance out calories. Once they are balanced, I feel no pressure to continue eating so carefully and I binge, and then repeat the cycle. Sometimes, I'm able to hold on a little longer, like when I'm under pressure. Usually not. This is my life.
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WI Points: it will be 2, even if I have to stay up to do the walking! everything was delayed and my schedule changed dramatically since the morning.
Today will not be the 1750 day I planned. It'll be more around 2500.
I splurged on both a breakfast snack and my late lunch at 4. I will have something to eat after the concert; and whatever i'm in the mood for, I'll have! I have 2050 calories now. This leaves plenty of room, if necessary!
i'm still in a sour state of mind....trying to improve it...
when i went to yoga, i didn't do well. the reason is because I haven't done it for 2 months (aside from a month ago when i went one time!). I like it, but am upset that i have gotten so much worse at it!!! it makes me want to go more...but i can't! I do not have the patience nor motiavation to do the yoga at home. I ONLY would do it at the studio!
goodnight all!
I am also interested in yoga, but fear that I wouldn't have the motivation to do it at home!
Oh, and thanks for reminding me that I haven't been eating enough vegetables lately. I used to have much more of them, but then I was diagnosed with this horrible health condition and I had to cut down on fruits and vegetables. But now it seems I am better so I should go back to it. After reading your comment I went out and stocked up on some vegetables (I didn't have any yesterday, though!).
Now, it's been a good year plus since I've been to yoga and I'm faced with the same situation all over again, but now I'm not concerned because I know I'll snap back in no time.
What I love about yoga is the slowness and how you can feel your body adapting and getting better at stretching into new asanas. I think the biggest plus in doing yoga for me is how I lose my appetite and always start losing weight when I do it.
Like you, I am totally unmotivated when it comes to doing it at home. Even though there are two yoga classes a day on TV, and they're even repeated later in the day in case you missed the first one, I just can't do it alone. I need to be in a class.
Edit: saturday: I've done everything in my power to eat so that I am satisfied and full...especially because yesterday was such a low cal day. I did end up getting quite hungry after i cleaned the ice off my car.
so far: egg and apple for breakfast...4 cups of bran cereal with 2 cups of soy milk (this all equalled two bowls of bran) and followed by a cup of pineapple flavored cottage cheese.
total cal - 950.
I would like to eat up to around 1750 today. that would be the goal.
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WI points: ZERO...
995 cal. not easy! not again tomorrow, don't worry!
i woke up and was surprisinly not as hungry as I thought I'd be. I think eating right before bed did the trick last evening! I stuck to just an egg and an apple for breakfast. Later, a snack of another hard-boiled egg midmorning. I was very hungry, more than usual, by lunch. It was low cal, carrots, tomato and tofu.
My rehearsal tonight is cancelled due to the "ice" storm. Its terrible weather out there! I'm glad, because i'm just vegging out...next week will be busy and certainly next weekend! I have a much to be desired break here! I hope to use it wisely...and not binge and ruin it for myself.
I am trying to have a very low calorie day...because I wanted to somewhat even out my calories in seven days based on last Saturday's 4790 day...which has been on my mind a lot this week. somewhat obsessed, i suppose.
last night at rehearsal, i was having an AWEFUL time. at first, I was trying really hard and actually enjoying playing the music that was sounding nice coming out of my horn! however, all of a sudden i felt i wasn't doing well...and lost ALL momentum. I was spent, drained, from lack of sleep all week...although I did lie down in my bed for about 10 minutes that afternoon...which I do believe helps. I sat there feeling upset, depressed, anxious, and wanting to leave!!! Of course, that's not allowed!!! I felt this way for at least the last hour and a half of the 4 1/2 hour rehearsal. Luckily my mood improved over the day today.
thanks for your comments, even though i have not been able to comment on your entries as much within the last couple of days!
I may even update later more!
Goodnight all!
I was hoping for another 1200 day, but I guess lack of sleep and already having a few low days wasn't going to help me get another today! It looks like I'll be needing about 3 more days of 1500. I can't think about eating only 1200 anytime soon again...for the time being!
goodnight!
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WI points: none. this is the least I have exercised in months!
total cal: 1735.
edit: calories so far: 1445. It's only 5pm...and I have rehearsal till 10:15pm. I don't plan on eating anything there and hopefully I will not get too hungry. I would like to just come home and then go to bed...without a snack. Otherwise, calories may go up to another hundred or so.
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today I had a VERY large breakfast...i couldn't sleep well last night and woke up early in the morning. I resorted to food for fear I wouldn't be able to get through the day?! hmmm. but, the rest of the day has been ok. I'm trying to take a little nap before my rehearsal...so that i can come home late and still make it through the day tomorrow...and evening, when i have another rehearsal!
Large breakfast = 840 cal.
I'm still working off of last saturdays "master binge!"
I hope your rehearsal went well!
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How is your tooth? You cannot lt that go. Don't mean to "butt in", but infection can go to blood sream and be very dire. Now, that said - it is normal for gum to swell before a tooth erupts. Do you think tooth is erupting or is actually infected. You cannot delay treatment if it is infected. Oral Surgeons have payment plans - they will work with you. Do not use no insurance as excuse to delay treatment. It can have consequences you cannot imagine. Again, sorry to butt into your business, but this could be serious. Get medical advice - at least.
Donkey on 03/25/2007:
I agree with hollybelle not to let the infection go on until summer. See if maybe an antibiotic would clear up the problem temporarily (and more cheaply). ??Maybe??
Justine6Robert3 on 03/25/2007:
I agree with hollybelle, you really shouldn't let that go for any length of time. It really could lead to much worse problems if it is an infection or an abscess. You should really have it checked out.
Soon2BThin on 03/25/2007:
Didn't you hear about that young boy, whose parents didn't take him to the dentist and he DIED from the infection??! So I agree with the others about this. Sorry to butt in, lol. Hope it gets better and you have a good week!
borntocry on 03/26/2007:
At least look up your symptoms on the Internet to see if what you're experiencing is "normal" pain from impacted wisdom teeth or something more serious, like an infection. If it is infected then I think you do need to see a doctor right away. You can ask for antibiotics, you know - they can't force you to have your teeth out. If it's not infected than you can easily wait a few months. But it would be better to know.
WorkingIt2 on 03/26/2007:
Glad to read that you are feeling a little better. And that is a very good idea to step out of those obligations if need be! Better to step out of those obligations to take care of your health than to step into something bad! I hope you are just going through the normal stuff of teeth trying to come out vs. an infection. Take care of yourself and have a wonderful day!