Edit on Wednesday Morning: there is practically no way today could ever be as lo-cal as yesterday. For breakfast I had a bigger than normal, but satisfying, breakfast of 460 calories. It included a drink called kombucha, apple, egg, and two cups of bran with soy milk. I don't know if I'd call it a binge. I'm not. My plans got a little messed up today, and i'll have to re-work my day so that i'm not home eating! LOL.
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WI points: all!
today ended up being a really packed, good day. I did yoga for the first time in one month! it felt great to do it again!
I also went to the doctor and called the dentist to make an appt as well because I had this weird thing going on in the back of my mouth...and the dentist said i could come at 7pm! so, i also went to the dentist who said i should get my wisdom tooth out because there is no room for it and that's why my gums are all weird around it...as it can't fully come up and its impacted. i knew all of this, but didn't take it seriously. so, now i'll have to remove it...but i can't now..lol, because i need to play the french horn...and surgery will make it so i can't...i'll have to wait till spring or so. my gums don't bother me, i just thought it looked strange in the back of my mouth.
i'm happy i stuck to low calories today and stuck to my "schedule." It was kind of a schedule, anyway.
Foods: emergen'c drink, apple, egg; coconut drink; a big lunch of shirataki noodles, cheese, salad, sardines, kelp noodles, one small biscotti, yogurt (calories were low for lunch actually); kombucha drink, protein bar, dannon light yogurt.
Total calories: 895. yeah, i know.
goodnight all!
I'm not weighing in because i can tell i'm about the same weight as my clothes fit the same; and the scale was stressing me. I've decided just to weigh in at the beginning of the month or so.
WI points: 22...all except for calories/binge and diet.
today was not great. i did manage to do most of the grad work I needed to get done at the library though! I even stayed much later than expected, just so I wouldn't have to come back for so many more hours because the work was not even halfway done. I will probably email the professor with the few questions I have, so that I'm extremely prepared for class! I figure if I work on it as much as I can independently, there's no reason not to go to the professor for assistance. it's better than it being too late and getting a low grade.
total calories today:1370
Edit 2: Kelp noodles are made of kelp (seaweed). They have a neutral, almost no taste. They are clear and crunchy. They remind me a little of bean sprouts with their consistency. But, they do not have a strong taste at all. They are good with sauce and flavoring...far better than having them plain. They can be a substitute for pasta. To the same effect, I think shirataki noodles are the best substitute for pasta I have seen so far. _____________________________________________________________________
I can't throw out tempting foods because I didn't buy them....if I lived on my own (or with someone who has similiar eating habits as myself...) there would not be such tempting foods in my house!
Edit: WI points: 24. (binged, didn't stick to diet)
So, today started off well, but I didn't stick to it. Its unfortunate that I made the decision to binge again because it's going to be difficult balancing out yesterday and today with the rest of this week! Doesn't leave much wiggle room calorie-wise!
I wasn't brought up on sweets and candy. It's just a tactic that I use when I procrastinate doing work. I look towards food, sugary food. Procrastination in life in general. ahh, well.
Oh, biscottibody, I list my menu here because I love reading other member's menus here. I figure I ought to post mine and other people will continue to post their menus too. I like to see what people are eating so that I can see if I'd want to make myself some of those foods as well. I also figure that other people just might get ideas from my menu.
The shirataki noodles need to be flavored with something. It is easy to get turned off by having too much of them. However, the package they come in is small. But, like I said, having too much will make you get sick of them fast. Maybe its because they have some fiber. Eating one package will give you 4 grams of fiber. Its not a tremendous amount, but more than white pasta. Their consistency is almost the same as noodles, but I think that the body (tastebuds) can tell and that is why I believe they shouldn't be eaten alone. I made them into a light "macaroni and cheese" dish earlier today. They go great in soups, salads, and stir-fries, says the package.
Foods for the day: apple, large peach, yogurt, kelp noodles, shirataki noodles, mozzerella cheese, tomato, seared tuna, Binge on two heavily sweetened columbo yogurts, chocolate bars, cookies, candy....light dinner later on: salad, shirataki noodles, 1 egg.
Total calories: 2310.
Something good about myself: while driving home after teaching a french horn lesson, I was really proud of myself (being the teacher) and my student. she's coming to play in the university band to check it out this Thursday night and I can't wait to see her there! I know she's going to be a MAJOR success next year when she goes there! Goodnight, wishing myself and everyone better days tomorrow.
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so, despite any effort to watch calories today...I decided mid-morning to go into a binge again...today is gonna be a 2500 calorie day. I can't go past that, or its gonna take forever to balance out yesterday (practically 4000 cal.) and today. arg. My dad was talking about my grandmother coming over for dinner possibly during the week. I'm not too excited for that after these two binges! I hope it doesn't happen.
somebody asked if this is just how my body works. well, i like the eating healthy part. I don't like the binge part where I eat so much it makes me so full that it hurts. It has to do with the euphoric feeling that all of the sugars do from the food inside in my body. I've spoken about this before. I'm addicted to food and the way I feel after I overeat. so, i guess i'm gonna have to try harder to stop binging.
So here's a "You can do it!" for both you and me this week, because I didn't do well with eating last week! : )
I felt that a binge was coming... you'd been keeping your calories so low last week. You've got to watch out for that - don't starve yourself or you'll pay the price. Our bodies come with built-in survival mechanisms and we're programmed to eat as much as possible to fend off the famine!
So, the shirataki noodles were a success. I must make a trip to the Asian grocery store to look for them. What did you have them with? Were they really filling? I mean, there must be a catch... or could I just eat tons of this stuff all day long for hardly any calories?
All I can suggest is maybe don't let yourself take a bite of that first thing, because I know for me at least, if I never start its a little bit easier than if I eat one thing and then have to try to stop myself.
You can overcome this, I know you can!
Oh, and thanks a lot for the suggestion, for a long time I have thought that getting manacures would help me, but I just never went to get one. I'll make sure to try it, once I have nails again. :-)
I really can't offer to much advise when it comes to the bingeing but I hope your able to find away to avoid triggering that need to eat all that sugar!
I find I can't just have 1 chocolate either and once I taste one I want to pig out! I also find week-ends more tough than during the week!
You are strong and you can do this! You are so wonderful and supportive to all of us here, you always have such nice and positive comments for everyone!! All the best, I hope today is better for you!
Thanks for your comment. I, too, did not want to wait until I turn thirty to get fit. That was actually one of the things which inspired me to start trying to get into shape a couple of years ago. My husband was about to turn thirty and reminiscing about his glory days as a star athlete back when he was in his prime at age eighteen. Well, I realised that if things continued the way they were going, I would grow old with nothing in life to look back on with pride. I would never know what I could have done in my youth! Well, I didn't want to let that happen!
WI Points: 14. (binged, went above diet plans, no nice comments about myself...)
MAJOR BINGE TODAY, 3930 calories. pretty accurate on that.
I ate well all day, but breakfast was a small binge actually, at 650 calories. I'll list everything I had today:
soy milk, fiber one 2 cups, 1 yogurt with 2 tbs PB, huge peach, egg, tofu, mushrooms, kelp noodles, salad spritzer dressing spray, seared tuna, red pepper, apple, 2 peaches, egg, 2 plum tomatoes....
Binge: 4 100 cal cookies, 2 huge chocolate bars, chocolate truffles with filling, 3 double chocolate milanos, 1 large 140 calorie cookie, 2 cups life cereal and soy milk, potato chips, tortilla chips, and chedder popcorn. (I had all of this at once!). oops.
i guess next time I feel this way I can always go to mcdonalds, sit there and have ONE apple pie or something. gosh.
see you all soon.
update on my second taste test of the shirataki noodles!!!!!!!!!!................
THEY ARE GOOD! yep, I followed directions on how to prepare them to the t! so, you must drain and dry them VERY well! I dried them with a hair/blow dryer! LOL. then, you MUST boil them for 3 minutes. Then, dry them again...I did it with a blow dryer, again! They have no taste and look/feel almost EXACTLY like noodles! I HIGHLY recommend them!!!! :) I am VERY happy!
per package, tofu shirataki noodles are 40 calories.
Its very frustrating for me because I feel so limited in my choices because I am sooooo picky. I'm trying to be more adventurous and try out new things but so far I haven't had much luck stumbling onto things that I can see myself eating regularly!! I am forever envious of how much veggie's you manage to fit into your daily diet! I realize that you enjoy them but still, you have great healthy veggies all the time!!
Great job on keeping your calories low lately and resisting the urge to binge!! Your doing fantastic!
hugs sweetie..
Thanks for the info on the noodles. They sound really interesting. I'll have to try them, although I'm not so sure about having to blow dry them. :-P
Sounds like you had some tasty foods there during that binge, 2 chocolate bars, trouffles, cookies...... your making me hungry!! I honestly don't know where you put it all!
Tomorrow is another day you get to start all over again. You did have some great healthy stuff in there. Take Care!
Seriously, you do eat so well 99% of the time..maybe this is just how your body works.. Did you feel sick afterwards? I don't know where you put it!!
I am craving peaches now after reading your entry..where are you finding fresh peaches this time of year!!
WI Points: not all, because once again, I'm choosing not to exercise. I'm pretty full from an amazing lo-cal dinner for all of the food that was involved. I'd rather hop into bed soon, than the treadmill
ahh, back to WI points: 34 points!
Breakfast was larger than normal, but I'm not calling it a binge. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and it was difficult for me to get out the door this morning.
Foods: 2 cups fiber one cereal, 1 cup soy milk, 1 egg, 2 eggwhites, another egg, 1/4 package tofu, another 1/4 package tofu, carrots, tomato, balance bar, 1/4 tofu, 2 red peppers, sea tangle, peach, i guess around a pound of cauliflower, salad and spray dressing, sea tangle again and dressing sprayed on it, portabella mushrooms, seared tuna.
Total calories: 1325 appoximately.
so, the Sea Tangle is the kelp noodle that GG mentioned in her diary. I am so glad she did, I LOVE IT! It has no taste, but is not the same consistency as the actual noodle. It is actually crunchy. However, you can make it with anything and it takes on the flavors of whatever you make it with. It does need some flavoring as it is very boring by itself. BTC, I know you like sweet/carby things. I assume you would like it anyway. I can see you making it into some kind of dessert, perhaps.
To let all of you know, the sea tangle needs to be refrigorated. I don't think I realized that! Thankfully, I didn't go too overboard ordering it! However, about 1/8 of the fridge in my basement now has bags of kelp noodles in it!
The website for the kelp noodles/ Sea Tangle Company is:
http://kelpnoodles.com/index.html
The company is in California. It shows on the website where they ship to and how much. Shipping is definitely a little pricey, that's why I orderred a bit more...so that I don't have to buy them again so soon. I had a hunch I'd like them. I think people who like trying new things will. however, if you're wanting a mock-noodle, this is not it. However, its soooo close! No taste! Meaning, no bad taste and you can seriously make it into whatever you want! Great in soups, I presume!
I have yet to retry the shirataki noodles. Those are made of a root/tofu. However, mostly a root vegetable. I bought one bag in the supermarket and should not have ordered them online because now I have to pay for shipping. However, their online price was cheaper for the actual product than in the store. I'm nervous and hope that I"m not disappointed. If I hate it, I'm going to try to return them to my supermarket, lol. Otherwise, I'm not paying to ship them back; and will have to toss them out. I hope I like them!!!
Goodnight all!
I hope you like the shirataki noodles!
Did everything except exercise. I wasn't gonna do it before work. I wasn't gonna do it before bed. No sir! So, WI Points: 34. everything else was good.
Today I taught a really good lesson after school and the band rehearsal that I did in the morning went really well, too! On my way home from my late rehearsal, I stopped to get some snacks. I was almost tempted to get more...but I came home a made a much smarter decision, to take a STEAMING HOT SHOWER. well, by the time I got out, my craving for anything and everything settled, and now I'm typing this.
Foods: egg, apple, egg, 1/4 tofu, 1/4 tofu again, carrots, tomato, apple, tofu, huge bag of the frozen veggies (microwaved), egg, (i know, too many eggs today - although the reports show that up to 15 eggs per week is alright), 2 bags of dried apples, 100 cal balance bar, yogurt.
Total cals: 1190. This was close, in almost turned into more on my ride home from rehearsal around 10:45pm.
Good luck to me tomorrow...Gonna be a little out of it/tired.
WI points: ALL!
crazy day with all the sleet and ice!!! I'm surprised school wasn't cancelled...but, they didn't know it would be so bad for driving...I wonder what will happen tomorrow!
Today was a good day, but morning wasn't bingy...just a little more food than normal and I ended up leaving the house with a terrible stomachache due to the fiber in a bowl of bran, an apple, and an egg.
School was good today. Laid back. It was also the elementary school's birthday...so kids were having a fun day as well! I was supposed to teach a lesson after school, but the mom cancelled it saying I should get home. I'm glad she did that, because it did take about 1 hour instead of 25 min, to get back home.
I got a lot of things done today and I'm proud of myself for keeping up with everything. During the break next week, I will catch up on a few things that I'm not necessarily getting done while school is in session because I want more time to think about them. I'd rather not have the pressure of the school day or anything else on my mind while I write a timpani part for one of the pieces we'll be playing....I realize this makes no sense to most of you on DD.
Anyway, food was good. It was stressful at dinner as I ate with my family...but my food. We all sat at the same table and my sister was acting very b----y. She asked my dad where her valentine was...like she automatically deserves candy no matter how rude she is. whatever.
Foods: bran cereal and soy milk, apple, egg, egg, tomato, carrots, tofu, tea with milk, 100 cal balance bar, strained yogurt, seaweed salad, tomato, seaweed salad again!, lb of microwaved sliced peppers with dressing, 1/4 block of tofu, grapefruit.
I tried to keep calories to 1200, averaging at about 1205!!! It took 2 tomatoes as well as two packages of seaweed salad to keep calories low, lol!
I serisouly can't wait till the two new foods I ordered come....I plan on trying the shirataki tofu noodles again and I'm trying the sea triangle company seaweed noodles!!! I can't wait! LOL, i don't know how many people could say the same!
Goodnight!
Great job on your food again today and nice low calories also!
Thanks for your advice on drinking lots of tea, water, etc when I feel a binge coming on. You're right, it does fill me up... I must remember to do this!!
I am also impatient to for those noodles to get there, so you can tell us what they're like!!
WI Points: ALL!
Another great day on the diet front. Sadly, i wasn't able to do everything I planned to after work. I did practice a little today, but not as much as I should. However, I decided a little relaxation and an earlier bedtime are WELL WORTH IT!
I had my grad class today and I also found that the majority of the assignment that I did was done correctly. Therefore, all that sitting in the library I did was also WELL WORTH IT. Yoga has been on hold since I started this new job, January 22nd. However, next week I have off already for a school vacation, so i'll most probably go to yoga as often as I possibly can!
I've noticed that if I can buy extra large amounts of healthy foods, I don't run out at all by the weekend and I tend to eat much healthier because I have such a wide varied selection that doesn't dwindle down by the end of the week. It also prevents me from having to go food shopping twice or more in one week.
Foods Today: Peach, egg, egg, egg white, emergen'c fizz, 1/2 cup shredded bbq chicken, tomato, carrots, large tea and milk, 100 cal balance bar, light yogurt, FAGE yogurt, Large tea and milk again, seaweed salad, tofu, large salad with fat free balsamic.
Total calories: 1075....but for some reason, I feel like I'm missing something...
I still don't know how you eat seawee salad and tofu! Great healthy food choices today!!
I haven't had Yoga for over a week because it keeps getting cancelled due to the weather! If it's cancelled tomorrow that makes a full 2 weeks!
I hope that you do something YOU enjoy next week on your much deserved break!
WI points: all!!!
Geevee, I have heard of the two products you mentioned, but have not tried either one! Maybe next time...but, isn't the spirulina one a little high in calories? I'm not sure. the taste of the kombucha is a little "vinegary." I've tried two types, the cranberry one had much less of a vinegar taste and I liked it far better!
Food was good today.
Foods: egg, large peach, egg, tomato, carrots, bbq shredded chicken, large tea with milk, 100 cal balance bar, strained yogurt, seaweed salad, package of microwavable vegetables, lox, grapefruit. and another peach.
Total cal: 1180. Goodnight!
I had a good day, I was productive.
I had no idea what some of your foods were that you mentioned, but your peach sounds heavenly!!
Glad you had such a great day!! Keep it up!
So you've tried the shirataki noodles (I was kind of thinking I should have left that comment to you instead of GG, but I see you read it anyway!)? It's somewhat of a relief to know that they might not be all that great because otherwise I'd have to kick myself for practically giving up pasta when there's a 0-calorie alternative out there! Also, I don't know if they're available here. There's an Asian store where I could look. So let me know if you try them again!
WI Points: 24. although calories were low today I was eating when i was full, so no points for binge/diet.
I tried this really cool drink a week ago made from fermented kombucha (some kind of tea leaf, I believe). It has an aquired taste for about 60-70 calories a bottle. However, it's difficult to drink this stuff fast because it has a powerful taste and its slightly carbonated. It's satisfying! And, for a large bottle, 60-70 calories is not bad! It has a ton of health benifits. I threw away the bottle, so next time I get it, probably this coming weekend, I will write more information on it. I looked online, but there are a few websites but all of them advertise a slightly different product than the one I bought. more about that another time.
my stomach is streched to its limit, ugh. I actually only exercised 20 minutes yesterday...and i'm only gonna do a half hour today. I'll make up for yesterday mostly in my calories these coming days.
i orderred the noodles, GG! As soon as I read about them in your entry, I searched them out! So, I can't wait to try them in about a week!
Goodnight, all!
Have you tried spirlina? that's supposed to be so nutritious. The negative for me is the awful color or charcoal gray that it gives to Billy's delicious smoothees. It's like you look at this ugly concoction and lose all desire because it's so unappealing. At least all the other fruit pulp we use masks the awful smell of asai. The sherbet-type ice made from it though is good.
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What is emergen'c drink? I think I am going to try skirataki noodles tonight for the first time, I have a pkage waiting for me, are they any good? WOW your calories were LOW!!! Watch out for that.
Donkey on 02/21/2007:
I don't think I'd call your Wed. morning breakfast a binge. Bigger than normal, ok maybe. I think it's a good way to start off the day. Don't throw away the rest of the day just because you think breakfast was too big.
hollybelle on 02/21/2007:
Thanks for comments on mine. Didn't mean to stir anxiety regarding wisdom teeth. Most people do just fine-pain for a day or two, discomfort that receeds each day thereafter. Dry sockets are created when a clot either fails to form for some reason or is dislodged by mouth function such as sucking through a straw, spitting (or playing french horn -yikes!), etc. or is disolved (for example by warm beverage, etc.) Most people do just fine. Rachel didn't think the surgery itself was bad at all. They put her to sleep - all in all it took about 20 minutes under the anesthesia. Impacted ones are harder, but with all the good medicine there is out there today no need to anyone to suffer needlessly. I hope that helps some! You are doing great, as usual, on the nutrition! Thanks for posting your menus. I like to read others. Mine are BORING!
leeumom on 02/21/2007:
I did not have much pain at all. Its really not that big of a deal. They give you pain medicine for after. The yogurt sounds good. Think I'll have it for lunch. I wonder about the noodles and sardines as far as sodium. Do the noodles have alot of sodium? I know after I have something high in sodium, I retain it.
leeumom on 02/21/2007:
Oh, I forgot. Thanks for the comment on mine. We do like to walk and be physical, but------ don't much. We were on vacation during that picture. Had a great time thou!
borntocry on 02/21/2007:
You probably shouldn't follow such a low-calorie day with another one just like it anyway. I used to try to do that but I was just setting myself up for failure! Now I tell myself it's okay to go a little over if I was a little under the day before (and you were WAY under!).
Thanks for your comment on my diary. I am going to take your advice and try to have a really great day before the possible bombshell tomorrow, haha! I like that mentality. And don't worry, I'll save the binge for tomorrow, if the appointment goes badly! (Not that I'm planning anything like that, of course!)
Thanks also for your comments on my running story - that was really sweet of you! I also initially worried that I wouldn't have time for such a commitment, that the weather would never be good enough, etc. But then I realised that I just needed to learn how to be a little more flexible. It doesn't matter if I skip a workout because I don't have the time or because something more important comes up. It should be something we do for ourselves, to unwind and have fun. And if we can't occasionally find the time to do a little something for ourselves, we need to re-think our schedules!
greengirl on 02/21/2007:
Doesnt sound like a binge - just a substantial breakfast to set you up for the day, all good stuff!! Sorry to hear about the gums, but if they arent actually bothering you it wont be so bad to have to wait. Have a good day :)
candance on 02/21/2007:
Thank you for your great and comapssionate comments you made to me in response to some of my blogs. I think you have a very good head on your shoulders!
Donkey on 02/21/2007:
I'm sorry to be brutally frank here, but I don't know how you can eat 2 bowls of bran and not end up in the bathroom later on or the next day for a half an hour. I think your breakfast was just fine.