update, i also had two mint chocolates making my total today 1430. still very good.
WI Points: ALL :)
Today turned into a great food day! My plans were all fajumbled though! I had planned to go to a University band concert nearby, not my University though. However, I never made it there because I was working really slowly at home and didn't feel like being in a major rush on the last day of my vacation before school begins tomorrow!
I went food shopping in the morning, bought a book I need for my class in the late afternoon and went to exercise at my University in the evening. That's the extent to my day. Food was great, aside from the ample diet sodas and diet snapple (some blueberry, new flavor).
Food:
Breakfast: Shirataki noodles with cinnamon (I like it this way a lot!), 2 cups all bran, one cup soymilk, one egg, cottage cheese with chocolate stevia. 440 cal. (Large breakfast, but very satisfying and helped with eating throughout the day!)
Snack (at 10:30 which turned into more like a lunch!): 2 peaches, Pria Bar, cucumber with some salad spritzer, 2 packages of kelp! This was a filling snack. oh 1/4 cup shredded chicken, 1 yogurt with chocolate stevia. 430 calories
Snack: 100 cal bar.
Dinner: really good microwavable cauliflower lightly seasoned (and salted...i know, too much salt...), iceberg lettuce bag of salad with some spray dressing, 1/4 tofu, apple.
Total calories: 1365.
EDIT: No CARDIO. ugh, its too late. WI Points: 22
_________________________________________ Good Evening.
WI points: 22. No points for diet or no binging.
Well, I certainly will not give myself all the points today... Although total calories were 1550, I did have what could be called "binge eating behavior." Breakfast was binge-like. Dinner was way too much food for the average person. I would say that because the only reason I stopped eating was because I was in MAJOR pain from fullness from my dinner.
Foods:
Breakfast: apple, egg, 2 cups all bran with one cup soymilk, yogurt. 570 calories.
Snack: pria bar and tea with milk and splenda...and countless diet drinks. 160 calories
Lunch/Dinner (at the same time, 6pm): Three packages of the kelp noodles (this alone is a lot of volume to put in one stomach!!!), an entire package of shredded red cabbage (microwaved and i mixed it with the kelp - very good, seasoned with salt, garlic, spices), 4 red peppers heated up, some low cal spray dressing, 1/2 cup shredded bbq chicken, 1/2 cup cottage cheese flavored with stevia choc. flavor, yogurt with choc. stevia flavoring, six chocolate jells (candy). calories: 820
Update: WI points: ALL!!!! go me, but let's not get too excited!
I had like 3 cups of coffee tonight at the diner. Lots of milk in the last one. So, 150 calories at most.
Total calories: 1,000.
Remember those two really bad days I had? well, they're finally balanced out. It took me 8 days in calories to resemble what is a normal daily intake for someone like me. Not easy.
Goodnight!
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Good Early Evening!
I will make one later update tonight...
But, since I'm here...
Today I was busier than I expected to be! It was good though, as I spent my time doing things that need to be done before the weekend is over! I went back to the University library yet again to do research, which is still not really "complete." I'm still unsure of the answers! I taught a good french horn lesson, which felt good. I also looked at my schedule for the upcoming weeks...lots of late night rehearsals!!! Yuck, the kind that make me tired the next day!!!!! ugh ugh. I can't turn down these offers...i will not get paid, so not monetary offers. Just, offers that might give me good job connections, etc.
Foods:
Breakfast: apple, shirataki noodles, yogurt, egg. 270.
Snack: Balance Bar and some flavored water thing: 110
Late Lunch/early dinner: 2 kelp noodle packages with garlic, salt, oregano; some spray salad dressing, bag of iceberg salad, potato/spinach pancakes with a cup of cottage cheese with some chocolate flavored splenda. This was a good meal! 455 cal.
calories so far: 835
Now, I just have to record what I will be eating after rehearsal tonight when we go out to the diner, as usual. I don't want to get a lot of food. Calories are looking good right now. I think I'll probably get decaf coffee or something. If I'm hungry, ummm, soup? we'll see.
Have a good evening!
WI points: 34...no cardio today, so no exercise points. I did do yoga...it went extremely well!
I had rehearsal tonight and my horn student was there! She came to listen to us play and she loved it!!! She really wants to come to the University next year! The band teacher spoke to her and she was so excited about everything.
We went out after, but i didn't want to use ANY calories...I had one of those early afternoon days again where I pretty much don't eat for the rest of the night. It's been like that for me for 3-4 days so far. I just ordered tea...and lots of splenda. i know, so healthy, lol! (just kidding, i know its not!)
Foods today: emergen'c juice, 2 cups fiber one, one cup soymilk, yogurt, kombucha drink, 2 packages of kelp noodles with a little salt, garlic and oregano (it tastes really good this way), 2 microwaved red peppers, salad, leftover shirataki with stewed tomatoes...I haven't decided really what I think of the Shirataki - it's not bad, just has a slight blandness which makes me want to think of tasty ways to have it...i'm still getting used to it i suppose... bbq shredded chicken and yogurt on a hamburger bun (very good!)...then, another whole bun with two tablespoons PB (right after the first one..i was full, but wanted it/ate it. Later on, I had a 100 calorie bar around 5pm...that's all i ate for the rest of the night, now its 2am. I don't even want to sleep, even though i'm tired.
Total calories = 1400.
goodnight.
Those hamburger bun sandwiches sound delicious! Gosh... I must get some of those...
Thanks for your comment. My cousin is my height - 5'2". She is a lot thinner than me. I used to accuse her of being anorexic but I have to admit that she isn't, because she does eat all sorts of things that an anorexic person would never touch - just very tiny quantities of them. Maybe she has a really low appetite because she doesn't get any exercise? I don't know...
WI Points: all!!!! yeah yeah! I just need to continue on this path and all will be good! I'be been working out at the university gym and everyone being there working out too is soooo motivating! I love it!
To the Donkey: I presume my body has adapted to my high fiber intake. And, when I sometimes take in all that bran at a time, it works itself through my body calmly/sometimes right away. But, its over and done before I know it (like within the hour or so). The fiber does not get in the way of any daily activities. LOL
I planned on yoga today, but it didn't work out. But the gym, of course, still happened. How could it not, I'm on vacation for President's week!
So, I am almost always more hungry the first half the day. Does anyone else get like that? It might be in my head, though. you see, once I've eaten the first half the day, how and what I eat the rest of the day usually depends on the first half. anyways, today I ate a lot up until 3pm, but hardly anything the rest of the night. odd, but interesting. I think the fact that my calories (overall) are still too high for the week is looming over my head.
ahhh, and I woke up majorly early today. I just couldn't sleep (sometimes that occurs when i'm eating poorly...arg!)
Breakfast: kombucha drink...look it up its VERY cool. but, if your not one for unique tastes, stay away. its highly potent! egg, apple, 2 cups of all bran "extra fiber" (haha donkey!) and 1 cup light soymilk.
Snack at 10:30ish: yogurt, kelp noodles microwaved with some seasoning on top, shirataki which with some canned "stewed" tomatoes and garlic (came out tasting bad and i didn't even finish...i need to think of better ways to make the shirataki...its not going as well as i hoped...lol), egg, one small biscotti.
Snack at 11am!:Hamburger roll with 1 slice mozzerella cheese, 1/4 cup ricotta cheese, and 1/4 cup shredded chicken bbq style. this snack was good. tad salty for me, but good.
Snack at 3pm: 2 cups all bran, soymilk.
Snack at 7pm: 100 cal balance bar.
Tons of diet sodas all evening..and some tea. not so healthy, but it worked for me.
Total calories: 1440. I didn't think it could happen and i was actually hoping for no more than 1800...after all the food i had eaten the first half the day!
oh, someone (leeumom) asked about the salt in the noodles and the sardines yesterday. the shirataki noodles have almost no salt and the sardines were "no salt added." therefore, no salt involved!
I also seem to be immune to bran, and other high-fibre foods. I eat beans and bran every day but they have no effect on me! I did read somewhere that many vegetarians can digest beans more easily than other people because they have them more often.
I know the Asai (frozen fruit pulp) we use in our smoothees is an acquired taste. It tastes medicinal and is powerful. We might have loads of flavorful fruit mixed with ityet the asai overpowers it and is just slightly affected by the other fruit. It has a muted purplish color - very unappealing - but we love it. The kids don't like it which is fine. All the more for us!
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.
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!
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!
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Great job on your food and exercise again HOP!!
Yes, the mushrooms I had at the restaurant on Friday were soooo tasty!! I also love mushrooms wich is a little odd being that I'm a rather picky eater! I know so many people who don't like mushrooms, they don't know what their missing, they are so yummy!
I wanted to ask you since you are a huge veggie fan, how strong is the taste of fresh spinach on its own? I am so picky with food but I'm trying to get more vegetables in my diet because that seems to be what I am lacking most! I have bought a spinach tortilla bread that I really enjoy but I'd like to also eat more veggies that are fresh so they are providing me with more vitamins and fibre. Is there any veggies that you can recommend for me to try that aren't super strong in taste?
Have a great day:)
WorkingIt2 on 02/26/2007:
Yummy food day, as always! I am so happy you and I will be in another challenge! YAY! Ohhhhh, speaking of mint...I found that having a cup of hot peppermint/spearamint tea while sucking on a hershey's kiss is almost like eating a minty chocolate bar LOL. Have a great day and a wonderful week back at work!
greengirl on 02/26/2007:
Fajumbled?????