Having small meals until Passover holiday dinner tonight. It'll be tons of food...and that's why i'm trying to curb my eating now...i was debating fasting but knew it wouldn't work if i'm going to be home most of the day until this afternoon....that's why at noon i'll be watching a movie with Ricky at his apt.
Light meals/snacks during morning: banana 120, kombucha 60, light ice cream 150, then turned to some protein pepperoni 100 and a roasted turkey dog that tasted terrible that i made a packet of 100. total here: 500-550. good. i really want to save up calories...
600...
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I did eat a lot of healthy things at dinner, trying to remember everything:
Moscato wine around 150 cal?
Tastes of Matzah and other things 100
Small piece of brisket 150?
2 servings roasted green beans 200?
2 servings roasted asparagus 150?
Farfel with mushroom dish small amount 150?
Wayy too sweet dish my friend bought made out of egg / sugar / potato / pineapple 200?
another dish same friend brought of sweet potato pudding thing 150?
am i missing anything??? hmmm....? my mom made potatoes but i didn't take bc i took all the other sweet things already. i think this is it! ...
oh....and a soup made out of squash my mom made which was nice and light but also added roasted pumpkin seeds on top, nice serving of it...250?
total above: 1500
Dessert: 4-5 jell rings, i lost count 200, one jell moon thing 100, and fresh fruit 150. total here: 450.
total for dinner: 1950, with 600 cal earlier in day: 2550 - very decent.
so, 2550 for Saturday. not bad, no exercise though.
so really, the reason i overeat was sweets of things my friend brought and dessert. my mom usually makes really healthy dinners, as you see.
Progress as of today: 4 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
So...those baby bananas that look like 3" that are sometimes sold in supermarkets taste very different from regular bananas....and they are GREAT! i shall buy baby bananas now. :)
Home: kombucha 50
Breakfast: coffee 50, 2 baby bananas 120, 2 tbsp pb 200 and granola bar 100
Snack: wrap, 100, potato 100, turkey pepperoni 50
Lunch: brought from again good job to me! veggies in a little sauce 150-200, some nuts & protein in there 100, egg 100, and pretzels 120: 520.
Snacks: clementines 50, bigger plum 100. total 150
Dinner: prob something on way home....or i can pick up some stuff while on my lunch break (not a fan of the things i already have at home...although..i just came up with something that could work! soy duck leftovers 200, in a wrap 100, with a red pepper 50..350....and fruit if i need it...
snack after workout...possibly ice cream or possibly yogurt and cranberries..tbd.
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total was 2250, really hungry day. i'm glad i didn't skip my workout and i also got tons of cardio in today by walking extra and getting off the bus earlier than my stop while coming home! now i know a good location to get off so i have just over a mile (like just over 20min) to walk home. perfect. it's a good location bc this bus stop is always annouced so it's hard to miss it!
weekly average: 2080- seems ok.
Progress as of today: 4 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Hi BISCOTTI BODY!
home kombucha 50
work nuts 150 banana 120, coffee 50
Snack: wrap, potato and turkey pepperoni 250
lunch: veg great selection 200, egg 100, pretzels 150 450
snacks: bar, up to 2 clementines 150
1250
dinner: leftovers at home - today i vow not to buy any food items :) whole red pepper, some other veg and cashews, and i don't know what else..maybe high protein pasta?????? can't wait to cook it! yes......! i prefer popcorn instead of the pasta tonight. making that change now. :)
total cal should not exceed 1950.
6day total: 2050 - will try to keep it around here tomorrow.
EARLY TO BED around 7-8pm...looking forward to a whole night of sleep to end the week well and go to gym tomorrow after work as Saturday my family is celebrating holidays.
Progress as of today: 4 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Home: kombucha 60
Breakfast: banana 120, peanuts 150, coffee 50: 320.
snack wrap 100, potato mix 100 most, turkey pepperoni 50. 250. and a cinnamon brown sugar special k bar package...body just craving for sugar / slightly shaky
Lunch: I packed all lunches for the rest of the week!
1 Egg 80, cabbage mix roasted leftovers 100, eggplant mix 100, pretzels 120 400...
Snacks: up to 2 clementines 100 in PM and grapes 50, coffee with milk 50
Dinner before gym: thinking food at home: seafood with saffron rice 300 and lots of bok choy 150 and some sauce included. 450-500
1850..
after gym: possibly ice cream or yogurt with maybe oatmeal or cream of WHOLE wheat 300
2150, good, at most.
2070, 5day avg.
perhaps with my activity and early hours, eating below this amount doesn't seem as easy as it used to be.
Progress as of today: 4 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
It could very well be that the increased activity -- including your commuting and your anxiety -- require a higher calorie intake.
i also go off the deep end with the sugar lows, etc. and that's why i like some carbs in my life...and why low carb didn't fully work for me.
have a good day, Jdonk.
7am Breakfast: oatbran with almond milk and packet of sunflower seed butter i've been wanting to use (i may have had it at least 6months even maybe 1yr at my apt) 350, kombucha 60. 410.
10am-noon Snacks: almonds & twizzlers 300, coffee50
1:30-2pm - Lunch back at home: tomato soup with veggies 200, turkey pepperoni 50, a one of those supposedly 200 cal cali'flour (that's the brand) pizza crusts that i bought to try...i have 4 more crusts (2 per box) in my freezer. 450. i really don't know if they can be that possibly healthy...seems more cheese in them. but if they really are only the 180 cal they claim, the product is EXCELLENT. it's good enough to def eat without toppings. i really don't think their calorie totals are right...because the product is quite big and most things that are only 200 cals just aren't that big...so...it can def be a scam with their calorie counts.
1300 after very tasty lunch.
1450 after big banana and gum...
1800 today, though i really don't know if the califlour crust is so low in cals....haha but very happy about the total. it was better especially bc i was busy and not home as much :)
2050 4-day avg - very happy it's back down :) and not 2200 or so...still i am working to eat less again / be more moderate so i can lose a few pounds and stop the gaining cycle.
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I will do homework for class tonight - just realized it's one question not needing too much thought. but will find what i think is the right answer- should take 15 min at most, sometime during waiting for the oil change.
9:30 till noon: At car dealership till around 2pm so taking a 3mi walk around since they have my car 4 hours might as well exercise - legs tired after 1 mi so I know I need to do this more which I am ! after i sat for a little while luckily after my long walk, they told me they didn't have the part and i'd have to come back ANOTHER DAY! I didn't get too upset as i got a walk in, had a free coffee there, asked to charge my phone....so i just made the appt, but it's a month away as that's the next time i can take a weekday off.
12:30pm I bought new car front windshield wipers and oil change. lots $ but needed most things. I needed the wipers as i was only going to get them at AutoZone
2:30pm Still need to do this - i'll go out again around 2:30pm after i eat...and then realized i might as well get an oil change at a nearby service station as my car is also due for one. ran out of time for oil change.
4pm-7:30pm: I have a 4pm dr appt and 5pm class tonight. picking up rX after class ends at 7pm....glad i rested yesterday as today i'm happy to get this stuff done. but seems i'm spending tons of $$$$ my days off lol...ah well...sometimes you have to.
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Yesterday, splurged on 2 new workout shirts as mine had pulls in them - from Modell's while doing other errands last night.
Also yesterday, On Amazon, I got tall rain boots which you do need here in winter and sping and any time the weaather calls for them - esp taking public transportation...
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
i don't believe the company's claim that one of their huge 9" pie crusts is only 180 cal. It seems off. Because i think of these calories based on the size, the amount of oil/cheese and the fact that i cannot tell what is cheese only and what is cauliflower. just seems that it's too big to only be 180 cal and i am usually pretty accurate in my estimates. It's simply too big to be 180 cal. perhaps a smaller piece of it is 180, but not the whole thing. i hate scams.
why do you question the work/life balance?
i know it was just errands, i was totally ok with this...ha.
i know i'm lucky.
keep on. i think it's all mind over matter, actually. but of course also there is truth in that increasing something too quickly (mileage or intensity) can cause injury. this is what scares me. nonetheless, mind over matter.
i've been so lazy so long that i forgot what it even means to push myself...my goal i guess would be to get in some cardio on mornings on the weekend, instead of laying in bed....
how long do your 3 miles take? 45 min?
the cauli crusts have many recipes online. There's NO WAY that the ones i bought can be only 60 calories for a 1/3 of them....i just cannot believe those nutrition facts. something is definitely off on them. there's too much oil, cheese to be 60 cal...and 180 cal for the whole thing. i DO think it's a scam. I wrote my question on their facebook page and they didn't get back to me....but they do get back to others' questions. i'll let you know if i hear a reply. also, this package of two crusts cost me around $15. It was a HUGE splurge. Because i bought 3 packages.
7:30 breakfast: banana and choc protein muffin 360
9:30am no appetite but enjoyed a choc bar of some (it was on sale for 50 cents so i bought 2 a couple days ago) 230
11am big tasty apple 110
Noon lunch: leftovers and healthy. wrap 100, with leftover mashed sweet potato 100 and sorta big portion of chicken 300 most. 500.
1200.
Healthy snack 4001600.
2150 total
2125 3 day
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Really happy to have today off from work.
Tomorrow I actually have errands type of plans (car recall to bring into dealer, dr appt, 2nd to last estimating class - 10 total weeks it went for)
Just really happy to not have big plans.. so just doing little things here and there around the apartment and catching up with all of you.
Planning to go to gym around 5pm.
I also plan to drop off materials at library :) and possibly other smaller-scale things.
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Happy Sunday :) It is bc i know i have 2 more days off after today woohoo.
Up sorta early around 7:30 bc i am attending a funeral for a family friend's grandma. She was living into her 90's and died in surgery i think! It must have been an unfortunate complication.
7:30am Breakfast: fruit and kombucha 80 is what i wanted. small banana 120, leftover strawberries just a few 30, blueberries 120. 350.
9am Snack: pb 200
12pm light lunch dunkin donuts wake up wrap and decaf coffee 250 oh and granola bar 100. 350.
2pm once i got home: finally a ton of veggies and some soy meat 400? and then these really tasty chips but very high cal 250. 650 total.
4:30 2 clementines and tea...as well as some sf jello that i'm not counting. 50 oh and ice cream light 1 serving. 100
5:30pm cauliflower pizza crust... i admit to having really bad overeating issues lately. i really 200, coconut yogurt 150
2050, done!.
For the rest of the day, planning on laundry and eating lighter, before possibly watching a movie with Ricky or also possibly just watching one of mine here at home - if i want to keep calories in check, best i just stay home - we'll see.
I'll be picking up some cooked veggies to eat today at home, then doing laundry, I will walk at park but planning on just going around 1-2 times which equals 1.5mi at most. then i want to visit my friend to watch a movie....seems like a lot, so i might cut out the walking at the park...bc my legs are a little tired today from yesterday.
I did stop at a specialty food store near the funeral which happens to be one of the like 6 only shops in all of Manhattan and Long Island that carry these Cauliflower Pizza Crusts made from mostly cheese and cauliflower that i keep seeing advertised on Facebook. So i drove there, perhaps around 20 min from the funeral out east a little more. anyways, i bought them and also bought new sneakers as i have been wanting to do this for around 2-4 weeks now.
I didn't buy new office type dressier shoes shoes bc i figure my flats are good enough that i own now and at work i can change into the sneakers i use on my commute into flats in the office...and that i do not need right now to buy any more sneakers or shoes. the sneakers happened to be buy one get one half and sports bras were on sale for $10 each so i bought a couple since i hadn't done that in awhile...i wanted also workout shirts bc mine i actually getting torn but they didn't have much of a selection and were made with polyester which i do not like that material in any of my shirts, let alone workout tops.
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Careful with your legs!
2150 - better than 2250 :)
Breakfast I had what i was craving, carbs, and a big volume: 2 servings of a cheerios-like cereal called Onyxorgum 250, banana 120, and almond milk 30. also a serving of kombucha. 40 total 450.
Protein bar really fake and not healthy and decaf coffee 300, fruit and couple chips and bite of cheese 100
850 at 11am - decent actually
I should pack a snack for sure for during this rally i'm going to. or maybe i'll buy something on the street while i'm out there :) yeah...
1pm snack some of Ricky's sushi 200
1050...
3pm real meal before workout leftovers baked chicken 200?, wrap 120, mashed sweet potatoes 150...500 and a few strawberries and too many pretzels 250
1850 at most ....yeah too much having some issues with overeating
Will be finally making it to the gym today - haven't been there since Monday.
After gym thinking to have light ice cream and call it a night
I realize here that if I want to eat less I will need to plan better and stop with the carbs for breakfast - just gotta plan better, yes.
Earlyish to bed - maybe another movie tonight - because i have to drive to a funeral tomorrow morning.
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Slept till around 8am prob around 10hrs. I do have good plans today with Ricky to go to an anti gun march (rally really) at Central Park in NYC and then probably eat lunch somewhere. Later on today i plan to finally visit the gym for a good weights workout. And those are the plans for today. I did end up watching a move last night called Girl in Progress and it actually turned out to be a great movie. I cried a bit!..it was well filmed, written & acted.
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
When I read "big salad" I instantly wanted one too. I must be feeling better :-)
I hope you will update us on your gym workout. I love stories from the gym.
Workout was pretty good for after a morning cardio session walking in NYC .... slowly I am getting stronger :)
I may have to practice more push-up exercises not sure why my whole life try came easy until recently pr B bc of the change in all my weights exercises
2135 per day this week - high.
Now i'm going to have FOUR days off. I am finishing the year (it ends for us at the end of March) of vacation days. These will be my last 2 on Monday & Tuesday. Tuesday I have 3 major things to do: doctor appt, car appt, and a class. Monday is very free. Eitehr way, the goal is to have a lower cal week - like maybe an average of like 1800 cal per day by the week's end - or around there :).
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kombucha, later coffee and a coconut bar 250.
wrap 100, half veg burger 70, turkey pepperoni 50 220
banana 130 and nuts 100
Lunch: from home - roasted shredded cabbage with olive oil big serving and tofu 400, pretzels here 120. around 450.
snack before home: clementine 50, coffee w/ milk...
chocolate before dinner 150
dinner before gym: i bought a nice and healthy dinner during lunch today. roasted turkey 250, roasted carrots 100, seaweed salad 50, roasted garlic 50, and marinated mushrooms (included i think already in the calories). and my own pretzels 200. 650, good.
2050...boy do calories add up quickly..!!! and a few strawberries and sf jello thrown into the mix :)
i'll prob be in bed without watching the movie...maybe tomorrow night.
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Due to my most free day next week off from work being MONDAY, i want to go to the gym both tomorrow afternoon and Monday afternoon. Today, i walked around doing errands before going home from work & would rather not bother with just getting out to the gym at 6. Tomorrow & Monday gym sessions worked best this time around :) And i'm happy to be back home now & did get a tiny bit more exercise in my getting off the bus early going home, shopping at the supermarket, walking into bath & body works...just a little more exercise is ok for today.
I sat all workday. But i walked 5min in AM to bus, 10 min at lunch, 5 min to work from train, 5 min back to train, prob 20 min in Forest Hills shopping, and probably 20 min near me shopping...around an hour at least. i'm good with that. i may even watch a movie tonight, as i stopped by the library and rented a couple tonight also. like i said, i stopped in a few places :)
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
kombucha 30
7am: kashi granola bar and coffee with milk 200, banana 120
9am: wrap 100, 1/2 veg burger 70, turkey pepperoni 50: 220
10:30 nuts 100
Lunch: the rutabaga salad i've been meaning to eat...gotta check it's not spoiled 200, tofu 70, pretzels 200. 450
3:30pm clementines 50 and a bit more coffee 50 and special K cinnamon brown sugar bars 100....
1350
Trying to remember it all but out of order: chicken 250?-300, stuffed cabbage 150?, nuts and apples 200?, egg whites 100, matzah ball 200 at least, small amounts of other sides 150, maybe that's it...1100As much as 2450 but hopefully less. At least it was semi healthy.
Weekly avg isn't great:2150 or so each day - this causes weight gain for me.
5:45-8:30pm? dinner event - it's an event for the union that my dad is very involved with. starts around 6 and i hope it's over by 8:30pm.
def no additional exercise today...although i may just walk at lunch for at least 10min. i am actually hoping that my coworker stays home due to snow today so i can work alone.
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My hamster was def born with genetic defects. It's now losing all control of it's back limbs (i think it's a poor calcium intake thing passed from mother to son) and seems to be going paralyzed by loss of back limb control. I can just let it pass away on it's own. I will probably do so in a week or 2 is my guess. I know it was born with defects bc it's been sick on and off since the second week i've ownded it since July. If i get another one, i'll have to make sure it's healthy at the start. I'm surprised actually that this one lived as long as it did - so far it's lived around 9 months with me and maybe like 10 months overall. They are supposed to live 2 years.
It now has a cold and sneezes a bit also. It cost $20 to buy and i have already brought it to the vet once, for like $50. I'm not rich and will not be going to the vet again as it's obvious my hamster has defects that cannot fully be fixed and it's not something i want to include in my budget. Once this hamster passes, I will probably get another one soon as i do enjoy holding them at home.
It has difficulty getting around in the cage..and even difficulty drinking water bc it cannot stand up at all on its hind legs. I will most probably let it pass naturally - not going to bring my hamster to get euthenized.
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Wish they could tell us if they hurt.
Hope tonight's dinner event goes well...
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Enjoy the holiday.....sounds like you have a plan!
Thank you so much - I'd say the plan worked pretty well for me :)
graindart on 03/31/2018:
Dinner with friends / family is always the most tempting time for me to overeat. I often times do the same as you, which is eat less during the day leading up to it. It limits the damage for the day, but sometimes backfires because I'm extra hungry by the time the temptation rolls around.
I am glad I stuck to low calories as the meal itself was large with many servings / elements !
Donkey on 03/31/2018:
Happy Passover - was thinking of you last night :-)
You are the sweetest , J !!