....I think i'd like cereal tomorrow morning. High fiber bran...
WorkingIt points: 8 calories 1500 on the dot!
the bbq shredded chicken i've been having is from Trader Joe's. all it is is shredded chicken in a slightly sweet BBQ sauce.
Edit: dinner changed a little. dinner: lox, pound of peppers, an apple (instead of a yogurt). 300 cal.
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my weight is all over the place! lol. I didn't think it would be this high today!
So, I arrive at school at 8:50am today because i don't teach early on Wednesdays. I teach starting at 9:30am, compared to the usual 8:25am every other day of the week. LOL, and someone comes in telling me I must be at school at 7:30am every day, even today! How much does that stink!? oh well. I guess it'll be a "catch-up" time or just time to get work done!
Foods:
Breakfast: I splurged. I don't know what my issue was. However, I didn't go into a major high cal binge. Probably bc I know that my weight is pretty high at the moment. ok, so breakfast is an emergen-c, 1/2 tofu, one egg, and an apple. 310 cal.
No snacks before lunch. I don't know how much I like this. It's doable, but I do feel a little tired.
Lunch: bbq chicken salad on lc bread, carrots, tomato: 230 cal.
Snack #1 on way home: Subway dbl meat chicken wrap with sweet peppers.
Snack #2 when I got home: one chocolate 55 cal.
Snack #3: tomato
total so far: 1200 I'll update after dinner!
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
WorkingIt points: 7. food calories were a little higher than I wanted. 1595, instead of 1500.
anyone have advice for sore legs? i'm gonna have to buy some muscle pain soother. they are hurting. I walked on the treadmill for an hour and didn't even get in 3 miles! LOL. tired legs!
Dinner: Lox, 120. 4 small/medium peppers: 90. 7 nori sheets, 70.one cucumber, 25. total: 305.
I have been enjoying the larger than normal afternoon snack i've been having. I'm gonna think about it tonight what I want to get for tomorrow. something convenience, something sweet! lol.
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Hi all! I made a mistake yesterday. When I was at my heighest weight a few days ago, I had gained about 8.8 lbs since New Years! Not as bad as 13 pounds!
This morning I almost ate too much for breakfast, but then I stopped that behavior by having more tea. It was also getting late and I had to leave the house soon. I actually did have lunch in school today. However, without a morning snack, I felt my energy slipping a little. The teacher I'm replacing doesn't even really have lunch in school, he said, because his schedule ends so early in the afternoon. I guess he just goes home for lunch around 2pm. I wouldn't like that schedule very much at all!
Foods:
Breakfast: 1egg, emergen-c, apple, tofu. 310 cal
Lunch: lo cal bread, 1/2 cup chicken salad...i'll post the recipe later this evening, carrots, tomato. 300 cal.
Snack on the way home: tea, fruit salad 120
Snack at home: 9 ritz-like crackers, microwavable eggplant parm, plain strained yogurt. 500 cal.
Snack about 2 1/2 hours later: tomato...and then a cucumber...55 total
Total so far: 1285...which only leaves 215 for dinner. ugh. at least it'll be a late dinner close to bedtime...I might go over by a few calories I've been thinking about and eating food all afternoon!
Dinner:
good evening all!
Tomorrow starts my journey alone with the elementary band.
Progress as of today: 0.8 lbs lost so far, only 9.6 lbs to go!
Thanks for your comment. You're right, I guess my binge last night did provide some fibre! Trust you to find the positive aspects of a splurge, haha! I do feel better about it now, though!
The back of your thighs are not your quads - they're your hamstrings. That's a muscle that's very often tight, and it's the easiest one to stretch. All you have to do is bend over and try to touch your toes. Don't force it (especially if it's already hurting), do it slowly and try to hold your position for 8-12 seconds. Do this a few times before and after you exercise.
Update: WorkingIt Points: 7. LOL, because I was under my calories by 105, and not 100 calories, I am giving myself 7 points and not 8. I am proud of myself for walking for an hour, although it was only at about 3.0 mph! My legs are still hurting and tired!
Snack before dinner and my walk: tomato
Dinner: 4 orange peppers, 120; brussels, 125; greek strained yogurt, 80; and then I had some strawberries, 45.
Total Calories: 1395
I will probably add more protein to tomorrow's breakfast also because I know I may not be having lunch at lunchtime!
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Lol, I've gained 13 pounds since New Years!! hahahahaha! Must go in the other direction soon!
Today was a good, planned eating day. However, I was working today with the teacher I will be replacing while he has surgery and will be absent for a few months starting Wednesday.
Obviously, eating wasn't on his mind. Luckily, he let me teach and that got my mind off of food a lot! Well, I went with him to get his lunch, Dunkin Donut's muffin and coffee, which he didn't have time to eat and I obviously didn't have time to eat mine, either. I brought lunch and a midmorning snack, all of which were eaten on my car on the way home; and I added a stop at Dunkin Donuts to fulfill my craving and got a bavarian cream donut how good! i was satisfied after.
Breakfast: 1 egg, one apple, emergen-c (total 170) and then I had something a little unplanned, more protein: half a package of tofu (140 cal) total 310
Midmorning snack that got eaten after school: 1 egg
Lunch that got eaten after school: Carrots (80), bbq chicken salad on lt bread (220).
Snack that got eaten right after lunch: Dunkin Donuts' Bavarian cream donut: I looked it up and it says 210. I simply do not believe it. I'm recording it as 310. way too much creme and powdered sugar to only be 210.
Totals so far: 990
Progress as of today: -0.2 lbs lost so far, only 10.6 lbs to go!
man I wish I could go have a donut and not have to worry about it.. lucky you..have a great tomorrow.. :)
Keeping busy is a good distraction from food for sure!
That must have been some workout you had if it left your legs hurting and tired afterwards. That's always a good feeling, I think!
Thanks for the comment you left me. Funny you should mention how great it is that my husband and I can eat together without eating the same things. If only it were so easy! That has been an uphill struggle all the way. When I first started counting calories a couple of years ago, I had to make sure he didn't see my plate at dinner because he would complain about how little I was eating. Then when we moved into our new apartment we had a bigger kitchen so I started preparing more low-calorie food for myself so that I could eat as much of it as I wanted. At the same time I try to make stuff that my husband will like too, so that he isn't just living off McDonald's and Pizza Hut. But the problem is that he feels guilty when I make something just for him, so I generally have to eat at least a little bit of it too. Sometimes I make enough for two days, so we eat together on the first day but on the second day he has the leftovers while I have something else. Other times, I just pretend to eat the same thing as him but put it in a bowl so that he can't see that I'm only having a couple of bites of it! I know, it probably sounds like I have an eating disorder and I'm quite embarrassed to admit it, but I can't think of any other way around it. I don't like to make the same stuff day after day but my husband is not as experimental as I am.
monday's weight 113.6.
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Update:WorkingIt points: 7
yeah, I actually had a bigger dinner than planned, 155 calories over what I planned. Total calories for today are 1655, instead of 1500. Dinner was lox and baked brussel sprouts in 6 nori wraps. then, i had 9 ritz crackers, which is what put me over in calories.
Goodnight!
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WorkingIt points: all 8! Today's calories will be around 1500. I haven't had dinner, but I know I will not be going over, or that they'll be pretty close if i do!
I forgot to weight myself today before having breakfast! I was hoping it would be a little lower than yesterday!
I did some errands this morning, food shopping, got the newspaper. I did 4 music teaching applications from the posted jobs that I found! Some laundy, 45 minutes walking on the treadmill. my legs have been very tired lately, anyone else get that? spurts of tired leg syndrome every once in awhile?!
Today's menu: Breakfast: I decided to make my snack my breakfast and add some fruit, too: 1/2 package of tofu, cup of strawberries, 2 tbsp PB on one slice of bread. 430 calories
Snack: 1 egg, pound! of frozen pepper slices!, 1 apple 250 calories
Snack: 2 chocolates, 110 calories...yes, a normal serving!
Snack: seaweed salad, 40 calories
Lunch: microwable package of seasoned carrots and broccoli, 1/2 cup of bbq shredded chicken on 2 slices of low cal bread, tomato 340 calories
Total so far: 1180 calories.
320 left for dinner.
probably lox, veggies, nori sheets.
Progress as of today: -0.4 lbs lost so far, only 10.8 lbs to go!
keep up the good work!!
I had a tuna sandwich and a glass of milk before I went and I didn't feel hungry at all though, thanks for the feedback on what to eat before I went so I wouldn't feel hungry half way through.
I wish I could stomach all the veggies you eat, their so good for you and you actually seem to enjoy them!!
Hey everyone.
3rd edit: WorkingIt points: 5. I did no minutes of walking...my legs got really tired after yoga, no points for exercise. also, i'm subtracting a point from today bc I gave myself one extra yesterday.
Total calories today: 1495.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Food so far today: Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 apricots, 1 packet emergen'c, . then, since it was late already in the morning, i decided to snack on an entire package of very light tofu. The entire thing was 200 calories. I thought i was gonna vomit at times this morning because I drank a lot of water and tea and was not even hungry the whole time I had the tofu. In my head, I just didn't want to make it like I was not allowing myself to eat the day after a close to 5,000 calorie binge.
ok, enough on that subject.
AFter breakfast and some internet searching, I went to teach a music lesson. Sadly my second lesson, an hour lesson, was cancelled because the father was home from work today. I would have made $50 at that lesson!
I then went to use some gift cards at the mall; and bought a 100 calorie balance bar.
when I got home, I had Lunch: an apple, a cucumber, seaweed salad, a frozen package of brussel sprouts that I finally microwaved enough so they tasted exactly how I like them to, and a piece of teryaki salmon in a pouch I bought in the canned food isle. It's made by bumblebee. It wasn't that great, but not bad either. Then, I decided to go along and have 4 truffles. without the truffles, lunch was 435. with the truffles, 655 calories.
I figured I'd be in yoga the rest of the late afternoon and then just have dinner when I get home. I was actually full in between finishing lunch, but decided to finish it. I have yet to be able to just throw or put the food away. I'm not even concerned with that right now.
Total calories so far: 1095.
I'll update tonight with dinner and whatever else happens today!
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When I do my points for today, I have to substract one because yesterday I recorded one extra point. I never ended up going on the treadmill like I thought I would.
Today has been a strange day. I woke up around 8:30 with a very full stomach all the way from my noon binge yesterday. I actually didn't end up eating again last evening...my stomach was majorly full. During rehearsal, I had a hard time breathing deeply because of all the food. As you can see, I weigh 3.6 lbs more today!
Some people were asking how I go about figuring out the calories i need in order to balance a binge. well, its not a specific calculation. I just take one day's calories and then plan how many calories i will be having for a few days in advance and add the calories of all those days together. then, i divide by all the days to get an average for each day. for instance:
1st day, binge day: 4000 calories 2nd day: 1500 3rd day 1500 4th day 1500 5th day 1500 6th day 1500
Total calories for 6 days: 11500
then, i divide 11500 by 6 to get an equal average for calories per day for the 6 days. so, 11500 divided by 6 is 1916 calories.
therefore, even though a person eats 4000 calories one day, if they eat 1500 for the next 5 days after, it will balance out to 1916 per day.
I only do these kind of calculations after a binge. I used to plan more 1200 calorie days after a binge, but I am not always able to stick to calories that low and it ends up leading to another binge.
Progress as of today: -0.4 lbs lost so far, only 10.8 lbs to go!
Workingit points: 6. everything except calories.
well, like most of you, i'd been doing pretty well for the past 6 days. However, today, day 7, I decided to binge.
I had a good breakfast: oatmeal and 2 eggs. 310 calories
Lunch (that lead into a binge): seaweed salad, one pound of frozen sliced peppers, 1/2 cup of shredded bbq chicken, some carrots, and one slice of WW pumpernickle bread...420 calories
my sister was home today. no problems. but, i was getting all jittery...and soon enough, i decided to eat something else:
started with tam tam crackers: 3 1/2 servings = 520 calories chocolate: 220 calories piroulettes cookies: 7 = 525 calories bravos = 550 calories pepperidge farm huge cookies = 560 calories one pb and jelly sandwich = 390 2nd pb and jelly sandwich and a yogurt = 490 1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream = 150 (not so good) one cup granola and soy milk = 500....left a spoonfull because i couldn't eat anymore and felt my stomach ready to explode.
Calorie total for today: 4635 calories
I need to replan how my calories in the next few weeks. ugh, i'm feeling sick.......
I'm ignoring what I had figurred out for the # of days I needed at 1500 for my last binge. For this binge, I need to eat 1500 for 11 days. Then, i should be back to where I was this morning.
I'm so crazy right now. I'm nervous. I will be conducting a piece in the district festival, where I currently am only a "substitute teacher!" however, i'm regarded just like any other teacher by the administration and my colleagues. therefore, when i was emailed along with the other band teachers to see who wanted to conduct a piece in the festival, I volunteered to do so. not all the other teachers wanted to, and my administrator told me I can! I'm dying. Next week I begin steadily teaching at the other school. I begin my grad classes the week after. I feel so sick. ugh.
Progress as of today: 3.2 lbs lost so far, only 7.2 lbs to go!
It sucks that you had such a binge today, but at least you know why, and at least I know it happens to everyone. :-)
Sorry I'm babbling on. I do think you would likely get along with your family better if you moved out, I don't know if that's possible for you right now. I guess your overwhelmed with your life right now as it is. Thats great that your volunteering to conduct the festival. I don't blame you for being nervous but I'm sure you'll do great!
I hope tomorrow is a better day for you:)
Re your comment: I don't eat ground beef because I don't like the texture, not because it's unhealthy or fatty. The only way I eat it is in thin, well done burgers. It's odd, I know.
WorkingIt points for today: 8!
Today started out CRAZILY and I'm glad everything worked out in the end!
I woke up with my alarm clock but I guess I was still sleeping because I woke up again and looked at the clock and it was majorly LATE! Luckily, I showered at night...because I had to be dressed and out the door in 15 minutes flat!
yeah, so i spent 15 minutes trying to get myself to look my best and flew out the door to teach band and lessons for the second time at the other elementary school. Tomorrow I have off, but starting Monday I'll be there for a couple months straight at least.
I got there more than on time. I had to prepare my lesson at school since none of the materials are mine. I had a good amount of time to do so, but i was still a little combobulated knowing that I could have seriously messed up my success with my colleagues and the students.
I'm not sure what I learned from this experience of almost sleeping in too late. I already use TWO alarm clocks. When one goes off, I usually shut off both as I get up. I am not a snooze button presser. LOL, I just hadn't been using an alarm clock for the past 3 weeks and I guess I'll get back into it now that I'll be working on a normal basis.
I obviously forgot to weigh myself this morning! also, i didn't have time to prepare any food whatsoever. I grabbed 3 powerbars that my dad gets (by the case!) from his friends who own a health food store. Regular flavors like apple cinnamon and oatmeal raisin. A few weeks ago I would have told you I don't eat refined carbs, grain, or gluten! LOL. so, they are massively sugary and not the kind of way I'd want to start my day! I had one in my car with water for breakfast. I had another as a midmorning snack. I had the third for lunch. 230 calories each.
I was tired, probably from being "jolted awake" this morning, on my way home from school. I was planning on eating a fast snack, practicing, going to yoga, and then going to a concert. However, I decided yoga will have to wait till tomorrow because I knew I wouldn't be able to fit in a fast snack and practicing before it. I also knew I should practice because I have a rehearsal I need to play in on Friday evening!
So, I was gonna just snack when I got home but it turned into a larger meal. I almost used up all my calories. I had 2 seaweed salads first. Then, 1 block of baked seasoned tofu along with a frozen package of brussel sprouts ( I love them). then, another block of tofu (160 calories each for the tofu) which was going overboard. I was concerned I didn't get enough protein lol and I was also just going nuts. Then, i finished the meal off with some pretzels. In total, the meal was 635 calories. I ended the meal at 3pm. this left about 175 calories for the rest of the night.
I then relaxed and practiced. I even took a half hour walk on the treadmill and then headed out to see my student in her high school band concert. It was very good and she had a French horn solo! I was very impressed by the chorus too, all of them were in the 9th grade. they were so in tune. sometimes, it's difficult with that age, especially with a small chorus like they were. However, this teacher was great and so were the kids!
I got home, took a 15 minute walk. I had another seaweed salad and 1/2 a block of regular tofu. 180 calories.
Total calories: 1505. pretty close to 1500!
To answer some questions:
Lily, yes I play the French horn! There are a few musicians on DD. Maria is also very musical!
BTC, thank you for the advice. You always give the "mature" advice and I appreciate it. It is definitely better not to spark a fire...to spark my mother by bringing things up that she won't go along with. Strange thing is, she brought it up to me tonight in a round about way. I came home from the concert and spoke to her. she made like she was uninterested and said she wouldn't talk to me. I asked why. She said she doesn't talk to people that are rude and yell at her (referring to what I did yesterday morning bc she didn't care about what I had to say about what happened in the car with my sister). I told her I was angry that she yelled at me and thats why I yelled at her. then, the argument, on a much lesser scale, happened again tonight!!!! I eventually said to her that I didn't know why she'd bring it up again, over 24 hours later, when I'd come to discuss positive things like the concert I saw. then, my mom poured herself some vodka. whatever!
so that's my night. Now i'm off to your journals.
by the way, i like all comments. I like that many of you are interested in what I eat or do or whatever else you may be interested in. It's good for us and really benifits all of us to discuss what works and what doesn't in dieting and life in general!
Goodnight.
Progress as of today: 1 lbs lost so far, only 9.4 lbs to go!
Here is the link to the challenge update! You are doing great!!
http://www.dietdiaries.com/forums/forums.cfm?fuseaction=readmessage&messageID=2863&categoryID=4
By the way, I'm fairly musical, too, even though I don't spend much time practicing anymore. In high school, I played the flute and piano, and then I picked up the acoustic guitar in college. I come from a family where everyone else is very talented in music...and I'm just mediocre. But that's okay. I actually like it that way. :) My dad also played the french horn, and so did my sister. So I know how to appreciate that instrument!! :)
Anyway...thanks for answering my question about diet sodas, and for taking the time to comment on my entry!
Thanks for the comment you left me. You are so sweet to encourage me like that. You're right, I can't have a record-breaking workout every single day! I am going to try to remind myself of that from now on.
And thanks for saying you appreciated my advice the day before. It seems like your mother just won't let it slide, though! My mother did that to me a couple of times, too - gave me the silent treatment until she got an apology. But it's hard to apologise when you don't feel like you did anything wrong. I hope your mother is mature enough to get over this pettiness.
I LOVE the French Horn. I think it sounds so peaceful. I played the trumpet and tuba in high school, but haven't touched it since. Played a bunch of other brass instruments, but never the French Horn. I did date a french horn player. He was a good kisser ;-)
I love tofu, but don't really know what to do with it a lot of the times. If you have any suggestions or recipes, I would love to share!
I hope you have a GREAT day today!!!
It finally dawned on me when I was 23 that I didn't need to take all of this any more, and that my life would be a lot calmer and simpler if I left, and I did. It was a great decision.
Hello everyone! WorkingIt points: 8!!
I had an overall nice day! I took the time to get some necessary work done on my own and now I'm more prepared with almost all the materials I need for a class I'll be taking. I had to order 3 CDs of pieces i'll be conducting. Luckily, two of the CDs are only 8 dollars each! The rest of the CDs that I didn't order today I bought awhile back when I found a website that had them! Seriously, they're really hard to find! Concert Band music is just not popular!
To those of you that are curious, I wrote about emergen'c powder in my last post. The taste is ok....not VERY sweet, because there isn't much sweetner added, it's NOT full of sugar. I like it, but people who LOVE having loads of sugar won't. I like the cranberry better than the mixed fruit flavor. that's all i've tried so far.
Runner, I don't think I get bloated from too much soda. However, my skin DOES get affected. It gets more acne prone and drier all at the same time! I look terrible when that happens and I guess having the diet soda the other day and stopping yesterday in combination with drinking a lot of water put a stop to any bad side effects of all the soda i drank!
Today's eating was very good:
Breakfast: one emergen'c, two eggs, one orange
Snack straight after breakfast: PB on two slices of bread and a little jelly....this snack was supposed to be two hours later, but I got up late...AND had a MAJOR fight with my sister and mom this morning:
I'll explain the fight: my mom asked me to drive my sister to the train. I said, thanks for asking at the last minute...but I said yes, of course. I would never decline. So, I drive my sister and she starts yelling when I make a right that I should have went to the left because it's faster in the morning. Now, how should I know that!? she kept talking and I said that she should have told me. Next, we are approaching a light and my sister says don't turn...I say, why not, we can bypass the school where the traffic is. (I did end up listening to her) She continuously yells and then yells to make a left and I say where???! the one way street!??! She was telling me ahead of time for that left, because she was frustrated with my earlier mistake.
She yells that she doesn't want me ever driving her in the morning again! I said, good, one day you'll have to walk if mom can't drive you! So, she keeps yelling, telling me where to pull over. So, i didn't pull over so nicely. I sped up and then slammed the breaks and told her to get out and that she's ungrateful.
just so you know, my sister was annoying me since I left the house to drive her. She's yelling "you're walking too slow..." I said, If i'm walking to slow, then you decided to leave the house too late to get to the train! I shouldn't have to rush to get her there. she should get up in time! I was not being slow on purpose...i wasn't being slow in general. she can be a major --- and I WILL NOT TAKE IT.
I get home from dropping her off. my mom is still home. I tell my mom that my sister was rude to me; and my mom yells at me! she won't even listen to what I have to say and doesn't care. My sister already called her from her cell phone while at the train and my mom heard her side and wouldn't take anything from me. she didn't care what i had to say and told me she knows how i can yell and behave. that seriously annoyed me soooo much! I told my mom that she was totally wrong and that she should be ashamed of herself. My mom almost never will take my side over my sister. she is an --- too when it comes to these arguments.
best part, my sister was supposed to work today and come home late in the evening. however, that was not the case. she didn't end up working at all after her class. so, she needed a ride home. I told her i don't drive home people who are rude and obnoxious. she never did apoligize. I even said at one point to her that I question why she'd debate the situation with me more if she was expecting a ride home! she said something I don't remember, then basically asked it i'd give her a ride. I said she'd have to ask nicer. lol. then, i said yes. It's like 20 degrees today.
I get in my practically new car, for some reason it had a problem and some dashboard lights were messed up. She ended up taking a taxi. then, my car did work. ugh! craziness!
Rest of the food today:
Snack: one cucumber and 1/2 cup of some shredded chicken with BBQ sauce. It's good...but too salty. I've been having more prepared foods and I literally taste the salt all day. I'm slowly lessening the amount of those foods that I eat. 140 calories
Lunch: package veggies, baked tofu 320 calories
Snack: 1/4 cup shredded chicken on one slice of bread
Dinner: seaweed salad, lots of brussels, 1/2 reg. tofu 305 calories
lots of tea today. some water. lots of liquids in general!
have a great day/evening!
Progress as of today: 1 lbs lost so far, only 9.4 lbs to go!
I really feel for you when you have these fights with your family, because my family situation was very similar when I was growing up. My parents always sided with my brother because he is two years younger and even if I convinced them that the fault was his, they still insisted that I "should know better" because I am older. Also he was a tattle-tale just like your sister and quite often managed to get his version of the story in first, so there was just no hope for me at all.
The only advice I can give you is to avoid complaining to your parents about your sister, if you know they're only going to take her side. It will just lead to another fight with your parents and put you in an even worse mood. Maybe the best thing you can do when you have a fight with one person in your family is to be really nice to everyone else. That will help get them on your side, or at least make them less likely to side against you!
Just remember it could all change in a few years. My parents totally dote on me now and can't stop criticising my brother!
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WorkingIt Points: 8!!!! yay!
Answers to some questions: I am 5'2". However, I am 24 and the only time someone told me I was 5'2" was at the doctor this year! haha! Usually, I'm 5' 1 1/2". anyway, I'm not very muscular, yet!!!, and I could use more toning. Therefore, a weight of 103....and nothing lower...would be the END GOAL for me...forever. I have weighed that much before and like it. It is definitely the lowest weight on the spectrum for me. However, if I am able to maintain 105, maybe my body will feel best there. Whatever the case, I know I could stand to loose a couple pounds still from what I currently am.
emergen-c packets are a brand of vitamin that is similiar to airborne, that tablet one teacher invented that you put in your water and it fizzes into it. Well, instead of tablets, these are packets containing a substance that looks like the kool-aid powder. However, it is very low in sugar and contains only healthy things and vitamins. Its good to take during exercise. I prefer it in the morning, instead of having juice!
Yoga was very relaxing tonight and I was debating going at first. I felt I wouldn't have enough energy for it; but that proved not to be the case and it was a lot of fun!
I came back and was very satisfied with my dinner. At first, I was thinking in my head I should eat something slightly different than I planned. But, then I ate what I planned and felt satisfied with my meal! Sometimes, when I make changes at the last minute, I run into problems. So, I'm going to try to stick to my plans for now on! I had a steamed eggplant made with garlic and papricka along with smoked teryaki flavored tofu. Dinner was very good, 290 calories. ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Edit: I went to workout at the gym and found it is closed for the time being for renovatoins...they always do that around the new year at the university gym by me! I wish I knew that it would be closed before i went!
Calories so far: 1110
I had a snack: 1 1/2 cups of strawberries: 75 cal
Lunch: Lox - smoked salmon is the other name ...but we call it Lox in the northeast! Its a common breakfast item usually eaten on a bagel with cream cheese too. Lol, i like it just by itself; as well as served with a bagel and cream cheese. I grew up eating lox and like the taste very much! I also had almost 3 seaweed salads and by that point was sick of it! I did that in order to fill me up! I also had the rest of the cauliflower and broccoli I made yesterday for lunch.
I also had quite a bit of diet drinks...and spilled out half of the jazz drink I bought. Whenever I start drinking too much diet sodas, my skin gets bad and it makes me crave foods. therefore, I think i've had enough for awhile!
I've chosen to go to yoga at 6:15 intstead of 4. I'll update one more time this evening!
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Total calories for breakfast and snack shortly after: 725 calories. That still leaves a nice amount for later, kind of! I plan on having a frozen vegetable package, lox, and some soy milk later.
Edit already: I delayed working out this morning. I went on to have a sandwich after breakfast: 2 slices bread, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 2 tbsp tahini and some jelly. It tasted great. 435 calories.
Hi everyone. I woke up REALLY hungry...probably more thirsty than anything. So, i started the morning with a tall glass of water with an emergen'c packet in it. It's all natural, very little calories.
Breakfast: one packet of emergen-c, an apple, toast with cinnamon and nutmeg, and an egg. Then, I had one more packet of emergen-c (instead of something like another piece of bread...which would surely lead to more eating!)...oh, then I had an apricot about 20 minutes later. 290 cal.
I am going to try to incorporate more healthy carbs and dairy back into my diet. My binges were all on refined carbs...cookies, chocolates. so, I might as well add in the healthier ones too!
Progress as of today: 1 lbs lost so far, only 9.4 lbs to go!
I binged on cookies last night..finished them all off, figuring then they'd be gone..my binges are ALWAYS refined carbs.
Do you get really bloated when you drink diet sodas? I used to drink more of them, but I always felt so gassy and bloated afterwards!
WorkingIt points: 2 fruit/veg, 2 calories, 1 exercise, 2 water.
Total calories today: 1505...5 above what a wanted, but no biggie. I'm glad to be on track today. However, it was almost a no-go today with calories.
I started off the day nicely at 8am, with an emergen-c packet in my water, an apple, and an egg.
I followed that with lots of tea and eventually got hungry again by 10:30am. I had that jittery feeling...hopefully is was real hunger, not emotional hunger. I think it was real.
at 10:30am I had a seaweed salad, and a nice amount of broccoli and cauliflower and a piece of tuna steak. I was full. However, at 11:30am I went and had a SMALL CARB BINGE (I say small compared to my usual): a whipped mousse yogurt (I thought I was gonna have that and be ok, but it lead to other things), 6 cookies with chocolate hazelnut filling, and 3 truffles. So now, it just turned to 12pm noon and I had 1155 calories for the day spent.
I didn't eat again until 4pm when I had a seaweed salad before going to yoga at 5pm.
I got back from yoga around 7pm and had another seaweed salad, because it's so filling and a microwavable eggplant parmasean.
I am done with not having carbs and dairy. Too good. Maybe it would be good to eat only up to one microwavable meal/food product (veggie burger, for instance) per day to limit sodium. The eggplant parm was soo good, I have no reason to eliminate it from my diet unless for health reasons. However, I don't have any health reasons. So, I'm gonna keep on eating it and things like it.
I weighed myself after eating breakfast and it was a little more than 6 pounds higher than 106. I may weight myself tomorrow morning and start recording again, although I don't want to. Gotta face the facts. By early february I should be back to the weight I came home with right before January 1st. Maybe a little higher. I want to really be able to go back to it. I know I can.
As long as I drink water/tea I shouldn't have too much of a sodium problem, I don't think. I wonder if straying away from the no gluten/starchy carbs/dairy diet will make it hard to get back to where I was. If so, I might try it to some degree on and off. But for now, its off!
Thanks for all your comments. Runner and BTC, we're all in the same boat and I've been having similiar frustrations, especially with my focus on food lately. I hope going back to work will eleviate some of my issues; and NOT bring on more!!! LOL. It shouldn't, since I should just go in and have fun...starting this Thursday. (I thought it was last thursday, but I made a little mistake on that one!)
Goodnight everyone.
I think that you are right about eating some carbs and dairy. I think your body needs to have a little bit of something from all the food groups. Maybe if you allow yourself to have a little bit of it, you won't crave it so much.
By the way, you mentioned going on a date. I think you have every right to be picky, anyway if your not attracted that's something that just can't be forced, even if he's a great guy.
Going back to work should be a good distraction for you, maybe you'll think about food a little less. Your bio says your a band teacher, is that what you'll be doing? Sounds like a fun job, do you enjoy it?
Hang in there, its great that your able to get back on track even after having a couple bad binges. Thanks for all the positive encouragement on my diaries! Its kind of comforting to know I'm not the only one who never stops thinking about food!!
I try not to discuss it with family and friends because I know they are so bored with it. I am a little obsessive by nature but it can be a good thing in this type of situation, right?!
Hope you enjoy your yoga class!
I think going back to work will help you. I know that weekends and holidays are always the worst for me. If only I could get really engrossed in some activity which would take my mind off food, like reading a really good book or something. But it's hard to do that with my husband there. We inevitably spend the weekends lounging around watching TV and then there's always plenty of opportunity to get up and fix myself a snack. At least I can't do that at work, because I can't keep a lot of food here and I wouldn't want my co-workers to see me eating all the time and start teasing me about it.
Thanks for your comment on my diary. Of course I didn't mind that it was all about you, haha! I do that all the time too - leave someone a comment and then realise that it was just like a mini-update of my own! But sometimes the best advice we can give is just to share our own experiences and insights and hope they help. Thanks!
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You are doing fine! Thanks for the comments on my diary. About the Squash Mac & Cheese.....It is butternut squash that I peel, cube and boil until just tender, drain and mash. Then I put some skim milk, reduced fat ricotta cheese, some sharp cheddar and some monterey jack and fresh parmesan cheeses with a little ground dry mustand, one whole minced onion, a little salt and white pepper. On the cheeses it's about 8 oz of ricotta and about 1/2 cup each of everything but the sharp cheddar - about 1 Cup of the sharp cheddar is needed. Hope you enjoy it if you make it. I LOVE it.
bikinikill on 01/24/2007:
I tried to decrease the size of the photo (the same thing I'm trying to do with my body!) I can't figure out how to post my entry in color or add that little Goal Graph (like on your diary) How do you do that?
bikinikill on 01/24/2007:
Nevermind! just found out I will have to reveal my actual weight if I want to use the goal graph. Not ready to do that yet.
Justine6Robert3 on 01/24/2007:
Your doing good! You still ate alot of good healthy food today. Yes, I do well with milk but its easy for me because I love milk, always have. My problem is making sure I don't over do it and drink to much milk, that's why I switched to 1%.
I wish I could eat the large variety of vegetables you do! I have a hard time getting veggies into my diet, I just don't like many of them. I also need more fibre in my diet. I'm going to buy some brown rice to have with chicken etc.
Hope your dinner is good and you have a great evening!
Runner on 01/25/2007:
I've given up my everyday cereal addiction...but I still have it at least 2-3 days a week...especially the high-fiber stuff (with a little bit of Cinnamon LIFE mixed in)! I love it! :)
Great job on your calorie intake!
smiley2 on 01/25/2007:
Looks like you are doing well! That BBQ chicken sounds so delic!
Donkey on 01/25/2007:
Curious to know how you prepare your tofu. I see tofu at the supermarket, but I'm not sure what to do with that big block of stuff. Great job, by the way! You are so inspirational to me!
WorkingIt2 on 01/25/2007:
You eat the most interesting food combo's! I just love reading your journal!
Jmarie60 on 01/25/2007:
Everyone I know raves about Trade Joes's. I'm about an hour south west of Columbus. I think there's one there.
You asked me about anemia...When I feel like my iron is low, I get really tired and I hve headaches. Sometimes I feel dizzy.
Ask your doctor about it the next time you see him/her. My gyno is the one who's always concerned about my anemia.