10 more pounds and I will be at 115 :) Why can't i do this?!? meaning, I can do this!!! (and stop the binging which is probably the bigger issue.)
I will try to aim for about 1500 calories today and 1200 (pretty low) tomorrow. I really want to have my act together tomorrow because it's my only day that I will be fully in charge of what i eat. today i'll be in coney island and sunday six flags. I don't want to be a nutcase with my friends so Saturday I'll have to stick to the plan and well as somewhat today. Sunday may include who knows.
Friday update: I know I can't fast all day so even though I woke up majorly bloated and full I had breakfast. i will have to eat better these two days and on Sunday I'll have to just be mindful (six flags great adventure).
breakfast: cup blueberries, WATER.
snack: bar with a good protein/carb/fiber balance that i buy somewhere before i get on the train to the city...I'm gonig to Coney Island today to see the hot dog eating championships. I might as well be in it - just like Thin said!
lunch: nervous
snack:
dinner: ahhh! cheesecake factory....
and if i didn't eat bad yesterday i could have went into today much less anxious.
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Thursday:
update: 4,000 calories. peanut butter, cereal, granola bars and all.
still eating but so far...2450...had another dessert i don't know...i just want to enjoy the food right now. i don't know. I'm going to coney island tomorrow to watch the hot dog eating championships haha. so i don't know what the food selections might be for me later in the day. nor do i care at the moment. sunday i'll be in six flags. saturday i'll try to eat right.
although not so stressful, life has been busy with my new job. Overall, the roundtrip commute can be up to 1.5 hours or more if there's bad traffic. So, I have had less time to come on here! But it's ok. I'll make up by commenting on everyone's diary this evening.
breakfast: cereal, fruit, milk 210
snack: tofu, food bar: 300
early lunch/snack: food bar 230
lunch: BIG salad, spray dressing, tofu that i need to finish before it goes bad, fruit and nut bar. 295.
snack: soy crisps, small iced coffee 170
total so far: 1210 about. lookin good. It's going to be a late dinner, maybe I can make it small but I'm thinking something microwavable would be better.
exercise: not so much so far: only 1 mile. I may take a break for today and leave it at that!
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
after some binging in the last two weeks, i'm finally back to my posted weight, 125.4.
Thursday: wow! last day of this workweek! it went so fast considering it's a new job!
breakfast: cereal, fruit, milk: 200
snack: tofu, energy bar: 300
lunch: yogurts, coffee 190 (I'm planning to buy some other drinks for next week)
snack: another energy bar (at least it has some fiber and a good mix of carbs) 230
920...
dinner: salad...microwavable meal, possibly another energy bar or just a dessert. we'll have to see!
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Wednesday entry:
walking during the workday: 2.5 miles! :) yup! and i plan to get in a little exercise AFTER dinner each evening. Tonight will be a short bike ride. after dinner is new for me because i used to exercise before dinner and eat too late. I think eating around 6:00-6:30 will be good, especially because that's around the time i get home from work and i get up earlier so an earlier dinner is good! Whenever i don't have a lot of carbs at dinner i feel denied and then i binge. so i'd rather have them with a slightly bigger dinner.
dinner: smart ones chicken enchilada, LOTS of veggies, and a protein bar for dessert. 660 calories.
breakfast: 1 cup puffed corn, 1/2 cup all bran, cinnamon, 1 cup light milk (only 45 calories it's the Hood Calorie Countdown milk!), 1/2 cup blueberries 200.
total calories: 1580. I can't complain.
snack: dried fruit, nut, and seed bar (i need something different bc the apple is not working) 230
snack: tofu 70
lunch: yogurts, TEA - 150 ... haha and coffee 40
snack: weight watchers bar i think - 230 calories so good! chocolate chip cookie dough.
I am going to try to make more satisfying food choices and try to balance my menu so it contains more of a mix of choices throughout the day.
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
wednesday
breakfast: 1 cup puffed corn, 1/2 cup all bran, cinnamon, 1 cup light milk (only 45 calories it's the Hood Calorie Countdown milk!), 1/2 cup blueberries 200.
snack: dried fruit, nut, and seed bar (i need something different bc the apple is not working) 230
snack: tofu 70
lunch: yogurts, TEA - 150
snack: some kind of bar
dinner: salad, dressing, microwave string beans/almonds, tofu, blueberries.
I am going to try to make more satisfying food choices and try to balance my menu so it contains more of a mix of choices throughout the day.
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Tuesday evening entry:
i did walk after dinner for about 1 hour. i'd like to estimate my walk was about 3 miles, maybe a little less.
so, based on that, at least I got in a good number of miles today. at least 5.
dinner was actually a binge. hmmm, it looks like my efforts have been sorta derailed the past couple weeks. I must get back on the ball. however, today wasn't terrible in calories although dinner was WAY overboard.
dinner: I'm not listing all foods but I will say that it was 1300 calories!
total calories: 2350.
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early evening entry:
need to get LOTS of veggies in tonight because i have missed them greatly since not eating a single one yesterday!
Like Whoa! Very tired today at work...it's good I wasn't doing anything too important. lol.
I walked on my morning/afternoon breaks (only for like 5-10 minutes each) and at lunch for about 30 minutes. I also walked from my car to the office and both ways is practically 1 mi total round trip, now that I checked. Therefore, just for my day at work I've already walked about 2.5 miles. :) or at least 2 miles! The rest of the day all I do is sit so I love to use my breaks wisely. ;)
foodwise, i need to think of a better snack in the morning and have it earlier perhaps. Maybe a protein bar. Because I've been getting way too hungry in the morning. I'm satisfied during the afternoon.
breakfast: fruit, cereal, milk 250
snack: apple 150
lunch: yogurts, TWO cups coffee with WHOLE milk...300 I only wanted one cup but i was still hungry.
snack: adkins bar that was VERY tasty 200
snack: cucumber 30, tomato, broccoli with lt dressing: total 170
total so far 1070 :).
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Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
Your day looks good my friend...Your job sounds kinda fun...But, I am a 14 year stay-at-home mom too.... Anything sounds fun..Wouldn't trade my kids for a million bucks ever though...
Have a great evening....Good Walking!
Glad to see you are doing well! Your food looks great and walking on breaks is an excellent idea! Keep up the most awesome work!
Hugs
Pat
Check in on ya tomorrow....Goodnight : o )
average calories for these past 9 days = 2222. lol, yes, strange number but that's what it is. MUCH better than a few days ago. I NEED to keep this up because it feels good to be fitter and not fatter! :)
busy day, good day. this new job is very stress-free! it's the PERFECT summer job! :)
and, i can even get in a walk at lunch. :)
breakfast: cereal, milk, fruit: 250
snack: apple 140
lunch: yogurts, coffee (it's free, i might be having one a day at work) 200
snack: BAD BAD Atkins Advantage bar. i think these are such garbage but there wasn't a great selection of energy bars at 7-11 today. 240
dinner: iced coffee and french cruller at dunkin donuts with a friend. only 200 if the french cruller is really just 150 like the DD website says it is!
total calories: 1030 supposedly. needed it!
exercise: some walking while at work :) (and i get to park like at least 1/4 mile away so that's good too!), 40 minute bike ride at home, 30 minute walk after dunkin donuts with friend.
obviously a good day and great start to summer! :)
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
Glad to hear that stress level is low, plus your eating is going pretty well too...
Have a wonderful evening...I am headed out before the storm hits for an additional 2 miles... Get my 6 today!
evening edit: instead of not having dinner after exercising because i came home around 8pm, i had a light and healthy meal. a salad with light dressing and tofu followed by 4 strawberries. total: 210
unfortunately, my total for the day is not as rewarding as my dinner. haha. total for the day: 2440.
I sometimes wonder how long my body will hold at for me and how much more damage it can take.
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Not a great day. too much snacking. all snacks were before 12:30 noon.
I woke up and biked to get the newspapers. It's less than a 1/2 hour ride round trip. Then had breakfast and now I think i'm going to read the newspapers for a bit, then go to yoga. Later I will try to get a walk in, too. It's a pretty laid back day, no other plans. The important thing is to relax and not feel on edge about this new job. and also not to eat in my free time rather than doing something more productive. I cannot believe next weekend is already July 4th!
9am breakfast: cup blueberries, milk, cereal: 260
10:30am snack: yogurts 230 :)...had one more so 300 calories (a bit much)
11:30am snack: lg apple 130
noon snack: ok, day not going as planned. 5 GRANOLA BARS 700 calories...1/2 tuna sandwich 200...pb on 2 slices of bread sandwich 390, glass of almond milk
3:45 snack: horrible special k protein drink that i wish i never bought and cereal/milk 200
2230 so far.
I'm looking to avg around 2500 calories today since my changes at a 1300 calorie day have been wiped out.
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Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
woke up early around 7:30...at breakfast around 8...fell back to sleep until around 11:15! Unheard of for me. however, my sleep was continuously disrupted by a neighbor hammering and banging starting around 8am! I think he was putting a fence together.
Breakfast: cereal, fruit, milk 260
snack: yogurts: 150
light lunch: apple, iced coffee 200
dinner: HUGE plate of cauliflower in tomato sauce/oil with a huge salad of greens, scallion, and dill. this was out at a Greek Restaurant with my parents. I have to guess calories: 700 I think at most.
1310 calories. good day. :)
little exercise, but i did get in at least a 1/2 hour walk - with Grandma of course.
enjoy your sundays!
avg. calories for the past week are 2358. at least the avg. is steadily decreasing. :)
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
Saturday entry: woke up a little swolen all over because i had a lot of sodium for dinner!
Breakfast: cup blueberries, cereal, milk: 260.
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Friday entry:
avg calories for the past 6 days are high - 2535. It's going to take around 3 more days of high intensity exercise and low calories to bring the average down. so by eating how i did today, it's just going to take longer. for some reason i don't care at this particular moment. although i'm sure it'll matter to me at some point tomorrow!
binged at dinner resulting in a pb and j sandwich and 6 big granola bars after a big dinner. i'm not concerned. total calories for today are: 2590. a bit high on sugar and carbs and calories. what to do? eat well tomorrow. i can do that.
once again, i'm not very concerned with today. i enjoyed what i ate. and i did exercise.
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so far so good...looking foward to more good, especially this weekend.
breakfast: cereal, milk, fruit: 220 :)
lunch: cereal, milk, fruit :)..haha, and yogurts...380
snack: special K meal bar (good protein and fiber!) 180
total so far: 780...and then special k protein powder in my water 30 total 810
dinner: going to be a south beach pizza with a lot of alfalfa sprouts with dressing and cherry tomatoes before they go bad
I took a wonderful 5 mi walk at the park and I am glad I continued and didn't call it quits before reaching 5 mi. It's only 4:20pm because I got out of school around 11:30.
Today was my last day of work! I start my new job on Monday. I'll actually have a commute rather than now when I walk to work and it takes 5 minutes. I'll have less "free" time but all time out of work will be "free." There will be NO planning or even thinking about work for my job that starts Monday.
This new job is only for two months, till I go back to school. My goal is fitness and really not too much else. I also want to read most nights whether it be the newspaper or books or even get a step ahead on all my books for the Radiography program I'm enterring. I am excited for these two months to really get on my feet and get prepared for September.
I didn't cry or anything on this last day of work. At first I thought i was going to get really upset, but then I didn't. This change of careers is obviously for the best and i feel really good right now.
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
evening edit: dinner: HUGE salad (the size bag that has eight servings!!!!) with dressing and a microwavable amy's meal. oh, and a yogurt. gotta get that dairy in! just kidding, i know i eat way too much!
all for 530 calories!
total calories: 1380. yes. i'm on the ball.
exercise was iffy. i was tired out. i still did 3 miles back in my slow pace. i'm not upset though.
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breakfast: cereal,fruit,milk: 230 :)
snack: NONE - not enough water either but that's ok i'll make up later.
lunch: LARGE iced coffee, large apple: 200. went out to lunch with another coworker today who i usually go for coffee with when we have the time!
snack: ceral, milk, 3 small plums: 260 at most.
i must have something satisfying later - probably a south beach pizza with tons of veggies. the south beach brand is high in salt (bad) but does have tons of fiber.
2nd snack: 3 more plums...90 and a yogurt 70
total: 850
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
I'll check in on ya tomorrow : o )
although i haven't updated my weight, it is still high because of three days of unrestrained eating :) haha, it's around 128. i'm not worried and soon it will go down a bit.
late edit: From about noon till 9pm today I had an EXPLOSIVE amount of energy. It is because it is hard for me to believe that music/education will NOT be a major part of my life anymore after Friday and that the end is near. This is a major change for me and it is surreal. but it is a great change, i'm exicted, just hard to believe it's happening.
snack before my 6 mi walk (how else could i get rid of some of my insane energy today!? the walk was actually a piece of cake!) regular small granola bar 100 cal.
dinner: what I wanted with a salad and fruit. that amy's pizza with no sauce ROCKED. you should try it. microwavable amy's pizza the one without sauce. calories 550 total.
total calories: 1310 calories. not bad my friends!
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of interest is that I've been trying to stay more organized and keep my room neater than usual. it feels good to come home and leave things very neat. I am not a messy person, but being even cleaner than normal is making a positive difference.
I'm having a really good day. It was a 1/2 day at school and a coworker and I had a wonderful chat and enjoyed ourselves for lunch. We are really similiar, despite being around THIRTY years different in age :) We have similiar values and views and it was fun to talk to her as we never have free time at the same time during the work week other than days like today! :) yay!
breakfast: cereal, fruit, milk: 260
snack: none! Kept very busy and had breakfast as late as possible so I lasted pretty much till lunch.
lunch: LARGE iced coffee, apple: 170 at most.
snack: cereal/fruit/milk 230 :)
total so far: 660. wow low! I know EXACLTY what I want for dinner. An Amy's microwave pizza, the one with no sauce. and some TASTY veggies too. I'm willing to drive multiple places till i find it. life is good right now.
I may have less than 1200 calories today. Every once in a while it's not a big deal as long as it doesn't become habit, which it won't!
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
Good Evening!
And I love eggs!!! I would eat them for lunch too. But in the morning, I eat it like a sandwich. I'm not a big bread person, but when I eat it like that it keeps me fuller longer. I eat breakfast around 5:45-6am, and I eat my first snack around 10:30. It works for me...hence why I'm scared to try anything else!!
Well, I am happy to say that I am so much happier now than I ever was at that job! I think you will do just fine!
Anyway, good job on the food choices! I hope you found your pizza. She makes pretty good food and is worth the extra gas money! :o)
plan for Wednesday: It is a half day for the kids, but not teachers. That means a trip to Dunkin Donuts might be in order. I will make sure to bring yogurt/fruit to work because we'll probably end up going to dunkin donuts and i'd rather not live off of just hot/cold coffee for lunch and that's it! that wouldn't hold me over and i'd be antsy to get out of work. I had such a great time walking this afternoon and I also called some people to catch up on how they're doing during my walk. I am once again at ease and rather sorry that I ever let any stress get to me these past three days. glad that's done!
dinner: ohhh! it feels good, I'm back on track :) chicken breast, salad, very light dressing: 250 at most.
total for today: 1420 yes!
exercise: 1/2 hour walk in AM, and either 4.5 or 5.5 miles in pm - i'm not sure because i didn't keep track very well! Total miles for the day at least 6 :)
Upon thinking about my binge behavior, I looked back and I see the last time I binged before this past Saturday (the start of my binge behavior this time around) was June 7. June 7 was 17 days ago, or almost 3 weeks. I will work on committment on my part!
Woke up TWO hours early!
Breakfast: 3 small plums and then was tempted for something else - two whole wheat bread slices, 2 tablespoons pb, one tb jelly, glass of milk. total: 530
snack: yogurt 70
snack: yogurt 80
lunch: yogurts 230..and big strawerry...250
snack: salad with teryaki tuna: 240 It felt so good to get protein that wasn't dairy and veggies in.
total so far: 1170. I feel good!
dinner: ohhh! it feels good, I'm back on track :)
chicken breast, salad, very light dressing: 250 at most.
total for today: 1420 yes! exercise plans: 5 mile walk later
(monday did not exercise, sunday only light exercise) I need to get back on track sooner rather than later.
Progress as of today: 9.6 lbs lost so far, only 10.4 lbs to go!
Have a good evening!
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AND less time to binge too uh huh!......Keep up the great work H_O_P
Have a wonderful evening!
Jen40 on 07/03/2008:
Looking good!!!
maria777 on 07/03/2008:
We are sending each other Christmas in July 'gifts' today and here is one for you to help you destress and relax:
http://www.salononrailroad.com/gitcard3.gif
maria777 on 07/03/2008:
Are you practicing to be in the hotdog eating contest or to cheer them on???? (Ha ha.)
4000 calories???? Come on, now. You know you are going to be mad at the scale tomorrow!
Get back on the wagon! If you are hungry, you KNOW you can EAT SMART and be full! ~Love, Maria
thinnsidenotout on 07/03/2008:
I finally broke down and got one (pizza) on my way home from town tonight.....
Here is a little something for you:...Start each day with a fresh new commitment to yourself first of all...for your health & wellbeing!..I may not be there in person, but invision this picture as me & you.....I am with you in thoughts and rooting for you to make it EVERY day!
copy/paste in yer browser:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/MurrayMom3/bears.jpg
selina on 07/04/2008:
enjoy your holiday! hot dogs eating competition sounds fun - if you are not doing all the eating.
selina on 07/04/2008:
ok - i have to look for that brand because the jam i had last night had a LOT of sugar.
WI3 on 07/04/2008:
Have a great time at Six Flags!!!
thinnsidenotout on 07/04/2008:
I am starting with a small slice of pizza (stupid), but have went ahead and fixed a bowl of oatmeal to get me going on a better foot for this day..I HAVE TO BE GOOD!!!!!!
Have a super fun time.....Keep Safe!
maria777 on 07/04/2008:
If I said too much yesterday, I ask you to please forgive me. We have been on here at DD a long time and sometimes I think I get to comfy with friends here to speak my mind....but just meant it as encouragement. Hope you have a wonderful 4th, Horn of Plenty! Big Smile to you! ~Love, Maria
Beth201P on 07/04/2008:
Enjoy your time at Six Flags. Happy 4th of July. ((hugs))
CutyPie on 07/04/2008:
It's awesome that you're keeping busy and having fun! That's the best way to stay away from eating, especially if you pack meals before to take with! (whenever I do that the night before, thou, I end up eating most of it, but at least the next day is better cuz it's prepacked). Have fun and good luck!