2,010 per day average this week. decent....but i think i need lower to lower my weight a hair. i would prefer an 1800 cal per week average next week. will be aiming for it.
Extra kombucha, but no relief. I'll get relief on Saturday moning FOR SURE :) when i have time & i am home, relaxing. Will do laundry at my parent's house this weekend instead of at my apt because i'm sleeping over their place. Spending at least half the weekend at my parent's place.
6am-6:45am: Kombucha 120 and seltzer with stevia - 6 cups of liquid and still couldn't poop. ah well...i'll be ok. and a little lox (counted below)
8am: lox 150, cream cheese 100, white bread 150, coffee with whole milk 50: 450
snack: bar 180
total before lunch: 550, good.
Lunch: cabbage & a microwave meal (mostly carbs) 350? gotta check...
4pm: small protein bar 150
lately lots of weird cravings for salt.
sleeping really well lately, despite eating too much. i think the extra carbs are helping me sleep & very deeply. no sleeping pills this week..
i can have a low cal day if i buy veggies after work and relax with them tonight!
1900 cals today = success!
dinner was tons of veggies, some soy chicken, extra carbs (lots of popcorn) and strawberries.
Progress as of today: -1.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.2 lbs to go!
I have been sleeping better lately than i have in a really long time. It feels so good. I'm going to bed earlier and sleeping thru the night!!! It may be because i'm having more carbs.
2,025 5-day average. ok. but for weight loss / maintenance, i'll do better with an 1800 average.
Too bloated and nothing going thru. I need to stop binging on such volume in the evenings!
anyways...
5:45am-6:45am: kombucha 100
7am on way to work: banana 120
9:30am at work: banana 120, tea, and some kinda Indian fried bread from boss 200?
total so far: around 550, fine...
I like how i feel on higher carbs, but the problem is they aren't satisfying at all...but...only reason for so many bananas is bc i am bloated and they decrease bloating / gas. Reason i'm bloated is overeating...but i am going to do the right thing tonight of course and this weekend! i will be home & doing my laundry at my parent's house.
1620 before gym lil extra carbs and caffeine
2000 after a protein cookie but then i bought lox and i was craving salt (really not the cookie) anyways, i ate 1/4 of lox when i got home. yes, the whole thing. and a spoonful of cream cheese. so 200 more.
Around 2200 today. decent. was craving salt.
anyways, tomorrow i'll def be back on track. gonna have more salty lox for breakfast...
Progress as of today: -1.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.2 lbs to go!
I don't want to regain 10lbs back so i'll work on it - and on weekends, i'll try for the lower calorie totals...by eating later in morning / liquids...maybe back to some salty broths so that i'm not just washing out my sodium by drinking water!?
1990-5day avg
Wonderful Wednesday:
Planning to walk a little bit after work hopefully - feeling good and i know it's important to walk even a little bit like 10-20 minutes today after work before dinner. - healthier than coming home straight to eat.
6am-6:30am 100 – around 4 cups kombucha (but a lil less sugar type)
8am: Extremely filling! Banana 120 and one of those chocolate microwave muffins 230: 350
11am: higher fat nut and lower sugar / protein bar 200
1pm Lunch: butter popcorn 200, bok choy and extra eggplant / bok choy instead of the popcorn & soy chicken 500 total i think
Snack on way home: small peach 50
Dinner: i'm thinking veggies, popcorn & a yogurt. had chips also and a second yogurt. so dinner ended up being around 850, ahhh, worth it?
total today: around 2050, fine. I may go out for an evening walk. I had maintenance in my apt for around 45 minutes when I got home, so, the walk got canceled bc when he left, it was already 6pm and I was hungry to eat...!
Progress as of today: -1.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.2 lbs to go!
i keep it steady by knowing the calories that i eat...counting calories and eating lots of vegetables is my way :) and limiting / stopping the binging or eating more vegetables when i feel binge-type emotions coming on.
thank you so much for reading my entries and leaving motivational comments. That's why I enjoy this particular site.
Yes, posting the times is something i like doing. It also helps me planning-wise and to see if i'm eating more for hunger / nutrition or more because of boredom. Many times during the weekends, there's a lot more times that i'm including...lol....and it's not due to hunger!
Yeah, i love DD. It's great to have a community like ours. Close-knit and all....talk more soon MOM.
Another way to cook the cauliflower is to roast it...
or blend it with a few ingredients, turn it into mashed potatoes.
Or a stir fry to make like rice - this is what i want to do with it...or roasting.
It will be 2,000 1975 cal 4-day average. good.
Stuffed from last night. Very bloated and uncomfortable. Having my own troubles with food right now. Looking to move past it. too much volume again. You'd think I'd learned from last week? but this week it's due to mostly too many vegetables last night. I am such a nut!
Def gym tonight. Wearing a loose shirt today for sure.
anyways, 2 bottles kombucha didn't do the trick yet....150, later a coffee 50
Late breakfast, high in carbs 11am: banana, granola bar with some fiber and protein. 320
Lunch: white bread 120, lox 150, cream cheese 80, 350 and maybe chips 130 - around 480.
snack: peach, and granola bar. and caffeine. 200.
Late snack after gym: Def a chocolate chip protein cookie 360 was great!
1560, would be good for today to stick to plans and more carbs = will be feeling good / higher energy i think.
learning, yes i am, that stuffing myself at night is not the answer...binge eating happened last night. binge was mostly on vegetables, topped off with popcorn and a bar and later a yogurt raising the calories from decent to 2250. (extras increased calories by over 500...whatever...moving foward as we all have to - see? ...it's not only you that struggles, we all do).
Progress as of today: -1.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.2 lbs to go!
emotional stuff going on and just wanting to "food medicate"..
...was stressed yesterday and ate after work directly upon getting home - not the smartest.
1,000 cal after lunch. good & healthy day overall...looking foward to a dinner with vegetables too. healthy & home.
On way home: juicy pear
1100 before dinner.
2250 tops today...high but tasty. just enjoying life I guess...!?
dinner was a massive amount of veggies, some soy chicken, popcorn & leftover small bites of bacon jerky. not fully satisfied, but extremely full. around 800 cals at least...and had a nice chocolate bar for dessert...yeah...indulged tonight again.
exercise: 10 min walk at lunch
but i'd say dinner was a hair too big at 1050. oh well. better tomorrow.
late snack: full fat plain greek yogurt 100 sweetened with stevia. omg yum!
Progress as of today: -1.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.2 lbs to go!
Happy Mother's Day to all our DD Mothers!....Especially "Mom" Cybermom! Because it's like she's the DD Cyber Mom for us!
8am Breakfast hits the spot: large perfectly ripe banana 150 with S'Mores muffin mix 210, a small plum 40, and kombucha 60: 460 or so.
10am another full meal: at first only chips 240, but then decided to eat what I have been craving lately and often: 2 pieces white toast 120 with whipped cream cheese 100 and lox 60. total here (and yes, I loved it) 520 or so, good.
today is not a low cal day - I am going to still eat in moderation, but it seems i'm craving more protein and still more carbs lately...? (but I had a lot of brown rice last night and carbs before bed so I think that's why i'm having cravings amplified this AM)? good. filling, yes.
1pm fruit: 170 (plum, pineapple chunks)
3:30-4:30pm: pear and strawberries 150, rice krispie treat 100, iced coffee 50 (before gym) and a high protein strawberry yogurt 100. 400. going to the gym shortly although i'd rather skip it for today as we walked a lot in the city yesterday & I don't even want to be on my feet at all today (but hey!, results do not come from sitting home all day on the couch eating....lol....) so off to the gym (but not for cardio of course, for weights - although I'll try to keep it a rather concise and brief workout / depending also on how I feel once I am there.)
Already looking forward to a dinner that includes tons of cooked bean sprouts!
Dinner: at most around 550. cooked veggies, serving veggie chips, some bacon jerky (don't really have any meat in my apt, didn't want to buy any, so had what I already have at home...)
total today: 2100 & satisfying. had a nice workout at the gym, too.
Progress as of today: -1.2 lbs lost so far, only 4.2 lbs to go!
Happy Saturday :)
8am-9am: medium plum, seltzer, around 4 ounces probiotic drink, and probiotic chocolate muffin (amazing!) You add water to the package and mix and microwave a really tasty, warm, soft, gooey and chocolatey muffin. it's great. 280 cal for morning.
9:30am protein snack: lox: (still have some left for later, but gonna count it as 140 now). 1/4lb. (been craving GOOD lox for months so I finally picked some up last night at the bagel shop on my way home. yup, this bagel shop has awesome hours indeed!)...anyways, I see myself going thru a lox (smoked salmon) kick for the next few weeks. love the taste, texture & all that awesome protein!
750 before dinner Dinner not more than 1000. Snack: small spoon of gelato Total: 1800 most and some walking around the city. We saw The Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway which was great but I forgot how sad this show is!! Dinner was Chinese and good Chinese !
home late at 11pm - hungry. so had butter popcorn 200.
2000 :)
Progress as of today: 0.1 lbs lost so far, only 2.9 lbs to go!
1870cal per day this week average. Good. This is approx. how i'd like to go for the next month. Maybe a hair lower average calories, but around here.
Weighted 117 this AM, good.
Happy Friday.
Feeling pretty good. Things are def moving thru today…almost too much now? whatevers. All is good.
Morning: Strong Kombucha 80 and everything went thru nicely ;)
Late Breakfast at work around 9am: coffee 50 and banana 120
Noon early lunch: white bread around 150, with whipped peanut butter around 150 and whipped cream cheese 100 and fruit 50. Total here 450 (tasty – sandwich was supposed to be for a morning snack and fruit on way home…decided on an easy lunch at my desk at work – and I’ll bring the rest of my food home for tonight / weekend).
700 after lunch = the best and tastiest part! Need less veggies right now…
Snacking on way home: chips 150, then nuts 200.
biggish dinner; roasted brussel sprouts 100?, but then a huge thing of Chinese shrimp and scallops in a white sauce (always too much sauce they give) with veggies up to 500 cal here, then popcorn and chips 200. total here at most: 800, good!
1850 at most & I walked for around 45 minutes. success. I was home early.
now gonna read.
i'm learning to say NO. It's helping me live a more relaxed life at times instead of doing too much...thank you.
1875 6-day average, good. Actually a bit surprised that after doing the math that my calorie average is this good. I see that maintaining a lower weight is def within my reach.
I think i'll buy bananas after work...
SO bloated ugh...too much probiotic stuff last night...I didn't realize it would have this effect...wishing to take today off.
Morning: up late (melatonin was good, I got great sleep)...4 cups kombucha 130 (but didn't help fully with digestion as i haven't been able to use the bathroom which sucks when you eat as many veggies as i do in a day....and then the extra probiotics. ouch. stomach is extremely full and bloated.
9am: coffee 50
Snack: will be white bread 120 (2 slices) with whipped cream cheese 100 and whipped peanut butter 150 (made it at home, i have experience feeling this way & knew i needed settling-type foods). 370 good..
Lunch: will include potato chips (they also had around 20% daily value of potassium which I am usually low in...) that my boss gave me...should help me feel better, actually, and some veggies and maybe a yogurt. that's my plan. will also be good calories. 300 chips, 50 veggies, and yogurt 100: 450, approx, lunch.
Before gym: small plum 50 and granola bar 100 along with energy drink: 200 most, And a banana 120
After gym: needs carbs i know and some protein - TBD, but i want it lighter - i think some kind of bar that i have at home or that i'll buy like a cliff bar? 250 cal or a protein cookie for 350. total will be around 1600 cals i estimate today. after gym was another very fresh and tasty banana (picked them up at supermarket near work really quick! glad I bought 4 and not only a couple!) and some protein bites. overall around 300-330 cal.
total today: 1600, great! best of the week & also a great range for me. I am feeling better eating more carbs. I think I will try for more. but also keep my veggies up.
I am feeling that i need to try harder to stay lean and try to be leaner & not do what i usually do - gain weight...i am doing better than usual after a big event, but i need to now stay determined & not lose my momentum! i have learned so much thru my life!
It was totally my doing...i ate 2 servings of something with added probiotics and it totally bloated me to the point of things moving thru me slower and the kombucha i drank in the morning still didn't help move things out......so i hate this & haven't experienced it in a LONG time, going to work this AM very full without you-know-what-ing in the morning...sucks to sit like this.
I will keep my jacket on as i look pregnant...ugh...a combo of huge amount of veggies with huge amount of extra probiotic muffins = no good lol.
...the life of a woman who still struggles a little bit in the food category. BUT, i will not be eating more than 1 muffin again! lesson learned. i didn't know it would affect me like this..sorry.
Progress as of today: 0.1 lbs lost so far, only 2.9 lbs to go!
also with the gym tonight, it will be a nuissance to exercise with a bloated feeling!
and this is my fault, i can do better :)
but yeah, i'd rather do as your comment suggests! :) but i am pushing myself to stay more positive & go to the gym tonight & have a nice time.
I weighed 117lbs this morning, not my lightest but not bad. I'm comfortable as long as it stays like this right now. My recored weight will only be entered here 1x per week, Saturdays.
6am Morning: Really cool flavor nice & strong kombucha 50,
8:00am thru 9:45am also coffee with milk 50 at work. total 100.
Late, extremely tasty breakfast at 10am at work: 2 pieces white toast 150 with 1 fried egg 100 and extra extra bacon 300. Hits the spot, needed the rest of my coffee with it! LOL. puts you to sleep! And a little ketchup as well. 550?
1pm Lunch: already decided...lots of veggies, mixed nuts, diet coke or something similiar. around 500-550. good.
snack on way home: small plum 50 most.
1200 before dinner.
Big, perfect & tasty dinner: lots of sautéed brussel sprouts with some onions 250?, chips 150, and a protein muffin I cooked up 250 most. everything here: 650 most.
total today: 1850, tops. no exercise. just gonna relax and hope to go to bed early. I might take something to help me sleep in an hour or so (it's only 6pm now). I need a little extra sleep...
one more chocolate protein muffin, sooooo good!
total today: around 2050.
Plain white toast is good because it’s on the small side – not a ton of carbs, more balanced type of breakfast sandwich and cheap – around $3 from the nearby deli! Yeah. Good deals in Queens. And prob healthier than Dunkin..but reason I got it is that I didn’t have time to stop at Dunkin before work so I asked my coworker if she wanted to order with me! This place has such tasty food…
650 before lunch which is going to be TONS of veggies and mixed, salted nuts (nuts from my boss!). change of pace = excellent. Planning on a very early dinner as well as very early to bed and reading that I keep putting off because I get caught up with internet browsing and get tired by the time I actually touch my book…hours pass so easily when I web-browse! Lol…
Progress as of today: 0.1 lbs lost so far, only 2.9 lbs to go!
1200 and finally a balanced lunch, diet coke after.
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I find porridge/oatmeal every morning with dried fruit in it and salad every night keeps things working. ;)
Glad you're getting good sleep.
yes, so happy about the sleep-thing :)