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Hisgal
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Posted: 11 August 2006 12:56 am |
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Wednesday, August 9 calories-1598 protein-36.1% fat-13.2% fiber-45.75
Well, I was really excited about getting on the scale this morning. I felt like I did really good this week, and I'd been following the BFFM outline. This was going to be my test week...according to Tom V. and my body type, I need to cut back on the starchy carbs. But, to start with, I followed the baseline diet outline.
After stepping on the scale, I think maybe I need to cut out the starchy carbs, or at least some of them I was up .8 of a pound. I can't figure it out....I can tell that my stomach pouch is smaller. My clothes feel looser in the thighs and butt. I think my face looks thinnner, too. I really wasn't ready for that scale I did have a seasoned salt on my grilled salmon last night, but didn't think that was enough to do that. I wanted a single serve bag of low fat popcorn so bad last night, but I didn't have one, because of the salt. I didn't want to throw off my weigh in this morning. And I was up anyway! And I'm trying to eat my higher calorie meals in the morning and taper down to dinner in the evening.
Meal 1-egg beaters scrambled with mushroom & onion, 2 slices whole wheat toast with 2 tsp Smart Balance light, 1 c. cantaloupe & light yogurt smoothie
Meal 2-EAS choc. protein drink, light yogurt smoothie, 1/2 whole grain pita with 1 Tbsp fat free cream cheese, and 1/2 Tbsp. low sugar orange marmalade
Meal 3-tuna fish and navy bean salad in whole grain flat out wrap, 2 servings cole slaw mix with 2 Tbsp. low fat sesame/ginger drsg., 1/4 bag of mini carrots
Meal 4-1/2 C. 1 % cottage cheese, 1/2 whole wheat pita w/ ff cream cheese and ls marmalade, light yogurt smoothie
Meal 5-1-1/2 pieces of grilled salmon, 3 servings of green beans, slice whole wheat toast with 1 Tbsp. fat free cream cheese and low sugar marmalade
I think my numbers are looking good. I had my 2 cheat meals on Saturday, but other than that I've only been over 1600 calories (the number BFFM recommends for women) on 2 days. All the others have been between 1329-1600 calories. It should average out. And I had 2 cheat meals, not a whole day. I've added the walking back in to my routine too, along with going to Curves 4-5 times a week.
Maybe my body needs more time to get to be a fat burning machine? The yogurt smoothies count the same as a fruit, because of the sugar content. I have had a few of those for other than the first 2 meals of the day. Maybe I have to watch that closer. It's just that I have them in the frig at work..and they are convenient.
I'll have to think about this some more, and continue reading the Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle book. I really liked having the starchy carbs....but some of them might have to go . They don't seem to go with my body type and losing weight. It shouldn't be water weight from my cycle. Too bad I can't blame it on that. Oh well, as the book says....I haven't had a bad week, I have a week to learn from and can make changes.
Last edited on 16 August 2006 05:07 am by Hisgal
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zenobia
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Posted: 11 August 2006 03:32 am |
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"I haven't had a bad week, I have a week to learn from and can make changes."
that is a wonderful attitude to have, Pat! and maybe you have gianed muscle wieght... you said your clothes feel looser. don't trust the scales!!! if your clothes are loose, then you are losing fat, which is good.
your numbers look great. wish i could get that much fiber in... probably could, but you are actually doing it.
your fat intake is also really low, which is fabulous. i would guess you have gained muscle. don't worry too much about an increase in teh scale. again, they are evil.
zen
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Hisgal
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Posted: 11 August 2006 07:12 pm |
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How right you are, Zen!
It amazes me that we (especially me) let that little machine (scale) rule our lives I had a horrible day at work yesterday, nothing seemed to go right, and I'm sure part of it was because I was so bummed about the scale going up. I try not to let it affect me, because I know I was doing good. But deep down, it nags at my subconscious.
I love that I am getting my fiber in too The beans and whole grains really seem to help with that, along with all the veggies I'm eating.
Have a great weekend!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 16 August 2006 05:03 am |
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Thursday, August 10 calories-1718 protein-28.9% fat-18.2% fiber-49.25 grams
Friday, August 11-Relay for Life Cancer Walk-used 2 cheat meals
Saturday, August 12-calories 1463 protein-32.3% fat-16.9% fiber-31 grams
Sunday, August 13-calories-1801 protein-30.5% fat-12.4% fiber-44.5 grams
Monday, August 14 calories-1610 protein-25.9% fat-20.2% fiber-52.5 grams
Tuesday, August 15 calories-1610 protein-33.8% fat-14.1% fiber-53 grams
Tomorrow will be my weigh and measure day at Curves. I haven't done that since May, I think. It will be interesting to see what's happened since then.
I did get on the scale on Monday morning. I wanted to see if my "cheat" meals on Friday did any damage. I was down 3 pounds from Thursday's weigh in. Maybe it was some water weight?
Well, the important thing is that I feel like I'm in control again. Having a protein with each of the 5 meals, and varying the fruits, starchy carbs and fibrous carbs in the suggested combinations, seems to make me feel full and satisfied most all of the time. It's only when I have a diet green tea or light lemonade that I feel dissatisfied and want to eat more, or things I shouldn't.  I wonder if it's the aspartame I haven't had those strong feelings since I gave up all pop, diet and otherwise, in February. I just get really sick of drinking only water I wanted something different.
There was a time when I wouldn't have been able to have 2 cheat meals on a Friday night, and be right back on track Saturday morning. I'd have been eating to my heart's content for at least the rest of the weekend. It feels good
Last night I baked my hubby M&M cookies, and tonight I baked him brownies. I haven't touched one! I made this wonderful new recipe for salsa on Friday and took to the cancer walk. I enjoyed it that night, and didn't touch it all weekend. I took it all to work on Monday, and they polished it off, begging for the recipe. I think almost everyone in the office has a copy now, it was soooooo good. I am in control
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 August 2006 01:24 am |
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Wednesday, August 16 calories-1771 protein-33.3% fat-17.9% fiber-49.35
I weighed in this morning, and I was the same as yesterday. (I weighed yesterday, as I was doing my weigh and measure at Curves-I like to compare what our scales say) That is down 3 lbs from last Thursday. My exercise and calories don't account for 3 lbs., so I must have been retaining water last week when I weighed.
The owner of Curves gave me a printout with my stats from when I first started at Curves, in January of 2005, until yesterday's measurements. I've got them at home, but I should post them here, where I can come back and look at them. The thing that I remember from it, was that I lost 3" off of each of my "thunder thighs" in the 18 months since I joined. (At that point, I had regained about 30 of the original 90 pounds that I'd lost) My weight has fluctuated during that time.....I go up...I go down, but the inches I keep losing. Yeah , a star for me!
I need to focus on those things today especially. My daughter talked of her family going to the Great Minnesota State Fair, and all I can think of this afternoon is deep fried cheese curds and foot long hot dogs Help!
I think it's time to grab a protein bar and a bottle of water!
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Paint-Mom
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Posted: 18 August 2006 06:36 pm |
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 You go girl ! I see "in control" here reading your diary. I bet the Sate fair would be fun! I have a step-son who lives in Minneapolis. My daughter wants to go the the Texas State Fair this year --
I've never taken my kids We really need to do this with and for them. Bless you dear one.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 August 2006 11:53 pm |
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In control! Yesssss! Keep thinking that way, Pat. Thanks for pointing that out, Paint-Mom. The MN State Fair                is pretty good. I keep hearing that it's one of the best in the States. Take a day and go with the hubby and kids. Family time is important too
I'm PMS'ing right now, so that makes it even harder. However, I did grab a protein bar and a bottle of water yesterday afternoon. That helped alot. I'd like to be perfect, but know I can't be. I will just try my best, as much as I can. I like the way Tom Venuto puts it in BFFM....if you eat 5 meals a day for a week, you are eating 35 meals. If you "cheat" on 1 or 2, it's not going to have a big impact, if the other 33-34 meals are the right foods in the combination and portions. Don't sweat the 1-2 cheat meals, just don't make it an entire "Cheat DAY!!" He also says, that if you are going to have a cheat meal, go ahead and do it without guilt. Enjoy it to the fullest, then get right back on plan.
However, when I got home from work yesterday, I still wanted salty and crunchy So, for my 4th meal, I had a whole cup of 1% cottage cheese (instead of the usual 1/2 cup), a single serve bag of Orville's Smart Pop, and a glass of V-8 juice. I guess there was enough sodium in that to satisfy my body's cravings. That held me just fine until meal #5 I ended up with 177 grams of protein yesterday ( had a 6 oz. serving of turkey for meal #5). WOW! But my calorie intake was up, but at least I didn't grab the wrong foods, just more of the right foods.
Thursday, August 17 calories-1942 protein-36.5% fat-18.7% 48.95 grams
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 August 2006 11:57 pm |
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The salt monster was calling me again today after my workout. I caved in.....but not too badly. Instead of stopping at the grocery store for a few bags of chips like my body was calling for, I stopped at Subway and bought a single serve bag of BAKED potato chips-130 calories, 2 .g protein, 1.5 g. fat and 2 g. fiber.
Somewhat in control At least as much as I can be at this time of month
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sheltiemom
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Posted: 19 August 2006 12:10 am |
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Hisgal
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Posted: 23 August 2006 04:38 am |
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Thanks, Sheltie
Well, I chose to have a "cheat meal" on Friday. One those days, I don't total up my nutrition info. However, my first 3 meals were right on track. That evening we went to visit our oldest daughter. We hadn't seen the grandkids for almost 3 weeks. That's the longest we've gone since the oldest was born 5 1/2 years ago
Anyway, we had some shopping to do before we got there, and planned to eat out. I chose Fazoli's (Italian-fast food). I wanted lasagne so bad and some of their breadsticks. I had them, enjoyed them, didn't feel guilty. It was one meal. However I was stuffed and uncomfortable for a while. Didn't like that feeling...something to keep in mind. For my 5th meal, I ate a protein bar, being we were at our daughter's I wanted to keep it simple.
Before we got to her house, we got a phone call that she was on the way to the ER with the boys. They had had new carpet laid that day, and none of the furniture was moved back (my daughter works 6:30-2:30 and her husband works 2:30-10:30. We were going to help her move the furniture back when we got there) Anyway, a big, empty room with brand new carpet was just too tempting for two little boys (ages 3 & 5). They were running around in the big open space, even though their mom had warned them to settle down. The only thing back in there, was the fish  aquarium. My D was still testing the water to get it to the right pH. The oldest one fell and hit his head on the aquarium stand. She dropped everything and took off for the ER! Turns out he cut it down to the skull and had stitches underneath and on top of the skin. And when they got back home, they found out that Snickers, the killed Dorothy, the , who was still in a bowl on top of the kitchen counter. So, more tears for my poor little boy. Well, Grandma played games with him until 11:30 to make up for some of it. But, when we were going to leave, he said "Mom, take these stitches out now, they hurt" So my D got up several times during the night, to make sure he wasn't trying to pull them out himself! By the way, I was still craving salt that night, and I found about a serving of baked potato chips left in a bag at home. I ate them...at least they were baked!
Saturday was another planned cheat meal. I like to use them on the weekends. We had a wedding to go to that day. My first three meals were great and on plan. When we left for the wedding, I'd had 940 calories, 80.4 g protein, 15 g fat, and 16.4 g. fiber. The meal was a skinless chicken breast, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and a green bean, carrot, almond mix. Very good I even took a piece of wedding cake . The gal's cutting it looked like they'd never done this before....which worked in my favor. Some pieces were 3" thick and some were barely 1/2" thick. I got one of the barely 1/2 " thick pieces. It was enough of a taste. I enjoyed, didn't feel guilty, and danced my feet off the rest of the night, with just one glass  of merlot. That should have worked off some calories, right? We also went out to the van later, where I had a stash of water bottles and a protein bar for my 5th meal.
I think, on the whole, I am getting very good at this "plan a cheat meal, enjoy it and get back on plan" thing. I don't even feel like I want to keep on "cheating" I know I have 1-2 meals to look forward to. The other thing I've noticed with BFFM, is that I very, very seldom feel like a snack between meals. I keep remembering what Tom V. says about it should be 2-1/2 to 4 hours between meals, that you need to let your stomach empty out, but not go too long without food. And with the food combinations I'm eating, I almost always feel satisfied after a meal. It's just before a meal, if it's pushing 4 hours + since the last one, when I sometimes feel like a snack.
Sunday, August 20 calories-1835 protein-31.3% fat-26.6% fiber-31 g carbs-42.1%
My fat was high on Sunday. I baked 3 jelly roll size pans of bars to take to church for a special celebration that we were having. When I got the bars home, and was putting them in containers to put in the freezer (out of site, out of mind???) that I just had to have one of each of 2 kinds of bars. Those 2 are my all time favorites! So, I ate them, wrote down the nutrition info, and put the rest in the freezer I was satisfied. But, just in case, I followed them up with some protein and whole grain. It worked, I didn't have cravings all day. The other thing that made my calories and fat higher for the day was supper. I spent 2 hours after church putting the bars away, doing dishes, started laundry, packing up meat etc. I finally got outside for 5 1/2 hours of lawn mowing (I've got 2 1/2 left). Then had to pick my husband up (he'd taken his backhoe to church for a project) and drop him off to bring his truck and a load of dirt home (he's re-doing our lawn). So, it was after 9:00 p.m. and I still had to make us supper. I was beat....our son walked in the door with take-out from the local town's chicken BBQ. His fiance got the stomach flu, and couldn't go with him, so he brought her meal home to us. What a God-send! But a piece of grilled chicked, an ear of sweet corn and 1/2 a baked potato kind of uppped my calories.
Monday, August 21 calories-1702 protein-34.1% fat-24.1% fiber-44.95 g carbs-41.8%
BFFM suggests that you try to keep your percentages even throughout every meal of the day. I figured out a few to see how I was doing....
calories-Meal 1 273 M2-367 M3-428 M4-480 M5-394
protein-Meal 1 26.4% M2-40.1% M3-31.9% M4-35.0% M5-46.7%
fat-Meal 1 24.7% M2-15.7% M3-11.8% M4-13.1% M5-31.5%
carbs-Meal 1 48.9% M2-44.2% M3-56.3% M4-51.9% M5-21.8%
calories-Meal 1 456 M2-235 M3-584 M4-327 M5-100
protein-Meal 1 31.6% M2-32.2% M3-30.8% M4-37.3% M5-60%
fat-Meal 1 33.6% M2-10.0% M3-16.3% M4-34.1% M5-27.0%
carbs-Meal 1 34.8% M2-57.8% M3-52.9% M4-28.6% M5-13.0%
I'd like to try two suggestions from BFFM. I'd like to make my first 3 meals of the day, the ones with the highest calories. And I'd like to taper my carbs down throughout the day, from meal 1 being the highest, to meal 5 being the lowest carbs. I think I have some more planning to do!
Well, it's 7:30 in the evening, the report I was waiting for is done printing, so I am shutting things down and heading home to my hubby (unless he went to work at church or to the auction he was drooling over. It has a 10 foot disc, that he could use to upgrade our lawn, that he's been working on. You know what they say about a man and his toys.....) Blessings everyone! Hisgal
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Hisgal
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Posted: 24 August 2006 04:02 am |
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Tuesday, August 22 calories-1882 protein-30.4% fat-17.5% fiber-56.35 g. carbs-52.1%
Here's how it breaks down:
Meal 1: Egg Beaters, scrambled with portabella mushrooms and onions, topped with a slice of 2% cheese, 2 slices of Sara Lee Delightful 100% Whole Grain bread, 8 oz. V-8 vegetable juice, 2 tsp. Smart Balance Light
Meal 2: 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 c. fresh pineapple, 1 small banana, 1/2 whole grain pita with 1 Tbsp fat free cream cheese and 1/2 Tbsp. no sugar orange marmalade
Meal 3: Tuna/navy bean salad mix on whole grain flat wrap, lettuce salad w/ 2 Tbsp. fat free Raspberry vinegrette, protein bar
Meal 4: 2 protein bars and a chocolate protein shake (working late-only packed 2 meals)
Meal 5: 4 oz grilled cod, 3 servings green beans, 3 small tomatoes, 6 grape tomatoes
Here's how the percentages look:
Calories: M1-273 M2-328 M3-533 M4-450 M5-298
Protein: M1-26.4% M2-24.3% M3-34.7% M4-35.6% M5-38.6%
Fat: M1-24.7% M2-8.5% M3-16.4% M4-21.0% M5-17.2%
Carbs: M1-48.9% M2-67.2% M3-48.9% M4-43.4% M5-44.2%
I can see that my first meals of the day, are not my highest calories, like they should be. The protein is fairly consistant, within 12% throughout the day. The fat is all over the board. I am keeping my protein high enough, that my carbs are below 50% for most meals. I might need to bump up the fat a little, along with the protein to keep the carbs in check.
For now, I want to get used to eating the protein, fibrous carbs, starchy carbs, fruits and fat in the right order and portions, throughout the 5 meals of the day. I"ve bumped my calories up a little. I sure don't feel like I'm eating too few calories, and by my calculations, I should be OK. But, with some talking of having good results losing weight when they bumped theirs up to 1800 a day, I wanted to see what would happen. Tomorrow is weigh in day, so I'll see what the scale says. Of course, I've got my period right now, so may be retaining some water weight.
If a couple weeks of this doesn't show results, I want to try the carb cycling talked about in BFFM. It's suppose to break through the plateaus, guaranteed. I need to start seeing results. I didn't get to Curves Tuesday, as I have stuff at work that had to be done before I could break. So, I went for a walk later in the afternoon instead, 45 minutes. According to my rough estimates, I avg. 3.6 mph. My finishing heart rate was 120 bpm. That's about what I avg. at Curves during the 3 times we take it.
Today I went to Curves, and then to walk. I didn't have much time, so I cycled my walk with intense bursts, over 20 minutes. My finishing heart rate was 132 bpm. Believe me, I was TIRED! It didn't help that the dewpoint went up to 70 this afternoon. Tornado watches out for tonight. I wish I had time to do the cardio in the morning. But, if I walk, I like to do it first thing when I get up, and it just isn't light out at 5:00 a.m to walk along the highway. According to BFFM, that's the best time to do cardio to burn the fat. With all the talk of Turbo Jam, I sure am tempted, but with old whiplash injuries to my back and neck, I don't know if I can do it. What do you guys/gals think who are doing Turbo Jam If I turn my head too far to talk to somebody, I move a vertebrae, and have horrible headaches until I see my chiro for an adjustment. I don't like being in that kind of pain, and I hate having to take off work to go for the adjustment.
Eat to Live and BFFM have certainly done one good thing for me....I love my veggies! I find I am usually digging into them first off my plate! Yeah
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Hisgal
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Posted: 24 August 2006 04:13 am |
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I said last week, that I was going to post my measurements after my weigh and measure at Curves. I started there January 18 of 2005. Their scale usually weighs me 2-3 pounds heavier than the one at home (also I'm fully clothed there, and have had 2 meals already and lots of water). Also, when I started over again in February 2006, my weight was only a couple pounds shy of the previous year.
1/17/05 Bust-42 8/16/06 Bust-38 4"
Waist-38 Waist-33 5"
Abdomen-45.5 Abdomen-40.5 5"
Hips-46.5 Hips-41.5 5"
Thighs-28 Thighs-25 X 2= 6"
Arms-13 Arms-11.5 X 2= 3"
Weight-190 Weight-165 25 lbs
Body fat-40.8% Body fat-35.1% 5.7%
Last edited on 24 August 2006 04:18 am by Hisgal
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zenobia
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Posted: 24 August 2006 08:58 am |
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wow! you have made some amazing progress! doesn't it feel groovy??!!!
well done!!!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 25 August 2006 02:17 am |
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Thanks, Zen!
It does feel good, when I can look back at the progress in inches. I've been getting pretty down this summer, at times, because the old scale just keeps bouncing back and forth. It doesn't seem like I'm making any real progress. I guess you've been doing that too, so you know what I'm talking about. I get so excited when there's a drop, then the next week, it's gone back up again. I deserved that in July. I had way too many cheat days, but I've really hit the books since the end of July. I figure that after a month of hard work, I should be seeing some progress. And today's weigh in, I was up. Granted, it could still be water retention for a few days.
However, I did check my BMI, on this site's calculators, and I am .6 of a point away from getting out of the overweight catagory, and into normal! That boosted my spirits, but I still am a slave to that scale, and I want it down into the 150's oh well, slow but sure, right?
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Hisgal
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Posted: 25 August 2006 02:37 am |
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Wednesday, August 23 calories-1807 protein-31.6% fat-20.5% fiber-45.6 gr carbs-47.9%
Calories M1-509 M2-318 M3-413 M4-300 M5-267
Protein M1-14.5% M2-44.0% M3-36.2% M4-36.0% M5-37.5%
Fat M1-27.4% M2-15.6% M3-12.7% M4-24.0% M5-21.6%
Carbs M1-58.1% M2-40.4% M3-51.1% M4-40.0% M5-40.9%
I can see I still have some tweaking to do. Those of you who haven't read BFFM, this maybe doesn't make any sense. But for those of you that have, any suggestions? I am the dreaded endomorph type........so look out for carbs. I am trying to keep those down. I am nervous about boosting my fat % to around 20%, trying to keep my protein %'s high enough to lower the carbs. For years, while losing weight, I have always kept my fat % under 20, and actually usually under 15-17%.
I also seem to have problems keeping my calorie count down, while trying to have 5 complete meals. I am ending up around 1800, instead of the suggested 1600. The protein bars or shakes seems to be about as processed as I get, along with maybe a whole grain pita or flat wrap.
I posted today's food under Paint-Mom's topic in Foods-What did you eat today? So, I won't repeat it here, but I think I did better today. At least, if I stick to plan for this evening last meal. I do still usually have my highest calories at the noonish meal. All meals today should be under 50% carbs, with the lowest carbs for the last 2 meals.
Man, this is a lot of work! But I do want to lose the fat, not the muscle! And I want to eat healthy for the rest of my life. This isn't a diet, it's an eating plan for life......so I can live a long one
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 August 2006 12:58 am |
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Thursday, August 25 calories-1767 protein-34.5% fat-19.7% fiber-42.2 gr. carbs-45.8%
Thursday's meal content:
Calories M1-401 M2-409 M3-489 M4-270 M5-198
Protein M1-19.5% M2-37.8% M3-35.3% M4-47.4% M5-38.4%
Fat M1-33.7% M2-14.3% M3-15.2% M4-15.0% M5-20.5%
Carbs M1-46.8% M2-47.9% M3-49.5% M4-37.6% M5-41.1%
Well, the weekend is looming.......should I plan one cheat meal or two? We have a potluck supper on Sunday evening for my hubby's family birthdays in August. That will definitely be one. I am getting the ingredients for a new salad I found in my "Light and Tasty" magazine. I love that they print all the nutritional info with each recipe in there.
We are going to paint the outside of the house this weekend. I was hoping to start tonight already, but my hubby got rained out at church last night, and has to back there to help clean up trees (we're adding on a new fellowship hall, narthex and offices-it will keep him hopping for the 9 months. So will the new grandchild we are expecting, and our son is getting married! I'll be wanting a vacation at the end of next summer.....please!!!) So, I think I'll start mowing lawn tonight, if it's dried up enough (we got almost 3" of rain last night-no wind damage though-thank the Lord) I figure if I have a paint or stain brush in my hand all weekend, I should be able to keep my hands out of the food. However, I will have to work hard to get in my 5 meals and keep the contents of them balanced. Have a great weekend!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 29 August 2006 04:14 am |
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Well, the weekend is over! I ended up having #1 "cheat meal" on Friday night. So, I know the calories were high that day. I try to load my higher calorie meals in the morning and taper them down. So, I was already at 1448 when my hubby persisted in wanting to go out to eat. That worked out OK, as we ended up being seated next to my brother and family. We asked to be moved to one big table and had a nice visit with them.
The rain prevented me from mowing lawn on Friday. The fog and haze prevented me from starting in on the house on Saturday morning. But, I got the laundry and a really good cleaning done Saturday morning. Then by 1:00 it was dry enough to mow. Around 3:00, our son and fiance came home to help paint. Well, we started with staining the cedar on the front of the house and under the roof-line. What a mess that is. I swear the special stain brush I bought didn't hold a drop of stain It was all running down my arms and legs! So. we stained until dark on Sat. and started in again after church on Sunday. Hubby and son stained while I made lunch and mowed more lawn (remember we have 8 hrs. of it when it all gets done at once!). Son and fiance left for the b-day party and took the gifts and food. Hubby and I finished up most of the staining. I just couldn't look when he drove the tractor down 2 steps (decline of one full level), extended the bucket up as far as it would go, and stood on it to paint the roofline at the highest peak of the roof. I, on the other hand, was stretching my limits on the other side of the house from the top of an 8 ft. step ladder. Not much better than him However, God kept us both safe and the hardest part of the house is now done. We just have to paint the other 3 sides. I love paint, compared to runny stain.
OH by the way, my cheat meal on Friday was at Applebee's. (yeah, I know, I could have had a WW selection) I chose chicken fajitas. I had 3 of the small tortillas with chicken, peppers, onion, lettuce and tomatoes. I did eat some sour cream and the rice too. But, then I ordered a piece of dessert to split with my niece. I let her choose, and she chose a WW dessert. That was great, except Applebee's was out of that one. Oh well, we split a piece of dream sickle cake. It was very good, and being it was a cheat meal, I didn't feel guilty.
Saturday, August 26 calories-1263 protein-33.8% fat-12.4% carbs-53.8% fiber 31.1 grams
I did break that down into percentages in my paper journal, but won't post it here. At first I thought that was a waste of time to do. But, I'm finding which combinations of food combine to give me the right percentages of protein, fat and carbs. It's interesting to see how often I can hit target by doubling a serving of cottage cheese or halving a protein bar to manipulate the numbers to keep them even. It's almost a personal challenge to try to do it.
I must confess that I relied heavily on protein bars this weekend. I was so busy, that suddenly I'd find it was 4 hours or more since I'd last eaten and needed some food in my stomach. It's not something I want to do often and isn't recommended by BFFM, as real food has it's own thermic effect. Liquid drinks and processed bars digest more easily and don't burn as many calories as whole foods. I really wanted one of those bars tonight (I'm working late-report printing), but it was about meal time, which I'd brought with. So, I told myself that after I ate my cole slaw, pineapple, chicken salad, I could have a protein bar if I was still hungry. Guess what? I wasn't hungry
Sunday was a planned cheat day. But, really it didn't feel like a cheat, I just went over my calories. I ate most of the calories at the birthday party, (when we finally cleaned up our brushes and went to eat). I ate 6 oz. of real ham and 2 servings each of the salads I made. The dressings on those and the fat in the ham put me way up on the fat %, but at least the salads were almost pure bright colored veggies, with a little brown rice in one. I declined the cake and ice cream (which I was able to do, because I was very full from the double servings of veggie salads).
Sunday, August 27 calories-2011 protein-30.8% fat-25.9% carbs-43.3% fiber-42 grams
Before we left for the party, I stepped on the scale. I don't usually do that after a full day of eating and drinking. But, I'd sweat out quite a bit while staining and I was curious to see if I did much damage with Friday night's cheat. I was at 161.8 It must have been the lack of fluids, but I was so happy to finally see something under 162.4! I weighed this morning and it was the same, 161.8. Let's hope it's not a fluke, and will now continue to go down.
Now I just have to figure out why the drop....was it the tapering the calories through the day? Or was it keeping my carbs to only fibrous ones for the last 2 meals of the day? Or was it the days of walking (they were only 2 that I could fit in-and only 3 days at Curves )? Or was it keeping my calories around 1800 for last week? Or was it having high cal. on Friday, low on Saturday, and high on Sunday? Hmmmmm
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Posted: 29 August 2006 08:13 pm |
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don't you hate it when there are so many variables? you want to pinpoint what brought it down so you can continue whatever it was. but it's a drop and that is great! i bet it was just a combination of everything though... the high calories threw your metabolism into gear and i'm sure the lighter meals at night helped as well. you could probably experiment with things a bit and see what does it? maybe it was just a change of routine... whatever it was, it worked!
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Posted: 30 August 2006 01:04 am |
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Sounds like a lot of work lady! I know painting first hand! We do most of our own handi-work too! The teens help some but -- mostly just cus' they have to -- I'm going to be a first time Granny in February. When is your GRANDbaby due?
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Hisgal
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Posted: 30 August 2006 07:04 am |
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Hi Paint Mom,
Your right there! My hubby doesn't believe in hiring somebody to do anything that we might be able to do ourselves! I'm married to a "Tim Allen" type.
Congratulations on the new grandchild coming. This will be my third, and I'm very excited. My oldest daughter is due in December, first week.
It's kind of a neat story....she has 2 boys already, but says she wants a daughter so bad, because of the great relationship she has with me (yeah, she's a sweetheart-both daughters are). They decided to try for a pregnancy for 6 months, and if they didn't get pregnant, then they figured God didn't want them to have another child. Well, she got pregnant almost right away, then miscarried. The 6 months were up, with no pregnancy, so her hubby made the appt for his vasectomy. When I talked to her the night of his surgery, to see how he was doing, she said "Mom, I guess our plans are not God's plans" Evidently something prevented them from doing the surgery that day. It was re-scheduled for a month later.....by that time, she was having a positive pregnancy test. Of course, she's hoping that means that God will also grant her prayer for a daughter. She's had ultrasounds, but doesn't want to know if it's a boy or girl. She's leaving that in God's hands
Paint, since becoming a grandmother, I tell everyone it's God's reward for surviving parenthood You will enjoy it so much! Congrats, again!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 30 August 2006 07:17 am |
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Zen,
You are right about the variables! I wish there was a book just for "The Best Way for Pat to Lose Weight and Keep it Off".
Well, I figured I raised 3 wonderful kids without a manual (other than the Bible), so I can handle this too. But, a step by step manual would be nice.......
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Hisgal
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Posted: 30 August 2006 07:36 am |
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Monday, August 28 calories-1444 protein-34.7% fat-20.6% carbs-44.7% fiber-37.35 grams
Tuesday, August 29 calories-1772 protein-34.8% fat-16.9% carbs-48.3% fiber-43.1 grams
Well, I'm still keeping track of the %'s of protein, fat and carbs for each of my 5 meals. They are nowhere near even throughout the day I have been able to keep my carbs under 50% for 2-3 meals. The ones where I have fruit seem to be the ones that go over the 50%. However, it has mostly been whole foods, not processed, except for the occasional protein drink to boost my intake. That is, until tonight....I really wanted popcorn. So, I made a bag of Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Single Serve. I love those....when I want some really bad, I only have one serv ing and can't eat more because there is no more Is popcorn a processed food?
I went to Curves these first 2 days, but will probably skip it the rest of the week. My neck and shoulder were extremely tight since the weekend with the paint brush, so much so that I could barely turn my head to the side this morning. I have to put my painting project on hold for a few days (and by then it will be raining again-if we can believe the weathermen). I went to my chiro for an adjustment today, and don't like to workout for a few days after that. That means I'll get my cardio in by walking the path at the park for the rest of this week.
We are going for a long weekend get-away this weekend. That will be a challenge...I think there will be more than 2 cheat meals. I haven't yet figured out if I want to pack lots of individual servings of cottage cheese, salads, etc. or take along a lot of protein bars and drinks, or just wing it at the restaurants. I want it to be a vacation, and it won't be too relaxing if I'm trying to fit in 5 meals while we are shopping or touring or whatever. But, on the other hand, I was pulling up my new (July 7) white jeans all day, and I sure don't want them tight when I come back from a weekend. Choices.....
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Hisgal
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Posted: 1 September 2006 07:44 am |
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Wednesday, August 30 calories-1571 protein-35.5% fat-20.2% carbs-44.3% fiber-38.75 grams
Thursday, August 31 calories-1426 protein-32.1% fat-23.6% carbs-44.3% fiber-43.05 grams
Well, we are going for a long weekend trip...to Waterloo, IA We found a good price on a nice motel through Priceline.com. Sounds like they've got a nice mall for shopping (yes, my hubby wanted to know what they had for shopping!-he's really good about that), we played on a cool mini-golf course there a few years back, the motel has a pool and a whirlpool. It should be fun!
Well, my notebook is full and I will be starting another one. I decided this is our vacation, so I'm not going to write down what I eat. I know I will eat some things I shouldn't, but I did pick up a supply of protein bars and drinks. I will try to keep to the 5 meals, but 2 will probably be more like snacks. I also picked up my favorite treat-Tropical Fruit Trail Mix. That will be enough of a treat, that I should be able to keep my fingers out of the hubby's M&M's. I also got some rice cakes and a bag of baked chips. It's a bit of a drive, so that will be the biggest challenge. I can't stay awake in a vehicle for more than 1/2 hour, tops, unless I'm snacking on something, and the hubby like me awake to keep him awake.
I weighed in this morning, and I am still at 161.8, like I was on Sunday and Monday. Sure was hoping to drop a little before the weekend. Well, now that we have a destination, I better start packing. Work today was a nightmare! I took no breaks and I worked late....good thing I had my tuna/navy bean salad wrap, so I could eat at my desk. A protein bar made up my 4th meal for the day.
Have a great weekend everybody!
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Posted: 5 September 2006 06:23 am |
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wow your calorie counting and protein/fiber/... breakdown is hardcore :b hehe I could never do that! good luck with your eating. i'm sure you'll do great, and enjoy your long weekend!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 12 September 2006 03:44 am |
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WOW! It's been a long time since I posted! Well, I have been busy and I haven't been so good
We had a wonderful time in Waterloo, IA. We walked to a Bonanza Steak House on Friday night and I actually had a steak! I can't remember the last one I ate. I did pretty good there...I started with a salad w/ low fat drsg. But I grabbed 2 slices of garlic bread. I ate the steak, salad and baked potato w/ a scant 2 tsp of whipped butter or marg and drank lots of water. My downfall was when my hubby came back from the dessert bar with a piece of cheesecake That is my all time favorite dessert. I succumbed.
But we did do a lot of walking, and I found some great bargains I got a London Fog wool winter coat (orig $120) for $45. I got two light-weight jackets (orig $60 each) for $3.99 and $5.99, and I got a black blazer (orig $200) for $19.99. I was happy
I did snack all weekend, but other than one forage into my hubby mountain trail mix (I love those M&M's), I stuck to protein bars, baked chips and tropical fruit trail mix. At a Mexican restaurant, I had a "light" enchalada. It was made with low fat cheese, fat free sour cream, etc. and I only ordered 1. At the "Olive Garden", another favorite of mine, I ate salad with 2 bread sticks and had the chicken garandino (sp) for my entree. It was marked as a "light" item and I only ate half. When I got home I found that 1/2 the entree was 305 cal., 6 pro, 9 fat and 4 fiber. Once when the hubby wanted to eat at an A&W Rootbeer (mostly burgers with cheese and bacon, served with fries), I asked him to take me to Subway for a turkey on wheat with vinegar. So, I enjoyed some foods I shouldn't have, but made better choices on some of the meals.
The problem seemed to be that after having all those carbs, I really had trouble getting back on track this past week. It's been a real struggle. My calories have been high, and I didn't keep track on Friday night when we went to Pizza Hut (I had chicken and veggies on my half), or Saturday or Sunday.
I did get the rest of the staining done on the house, however. And I also got the touch ups done too (I finished one night in the dark and missed a bunch). I had a bunch of tomatoes ripe, so I made a big batch of veggie chili and added some 99% lean ground turkey to it. It is so yummy! And I tried Mountain Mike's recipe for Gazpacho. Being the hubby was busy, I got to do the 8 hours of lawn mowing by myself...and the highest temp I heard on the radio that day was 57 degrees. Do shivering and goosebumps burn calories?
For the birthday party at my brothers on Sunday, I made two low fat veggie salads and also brought a bowl of watermelon. However I did succumb to cake and ice cream. Like I said, it's not been a good 10 days or so.
On the light side, my hubby got a real kick out of me calling him to my rescue on Saturday, after I got the lawnmower stuck in the corn field behind our house! He even had to take a picture! At least he wasn't mad at me
So, today I am back on track. I've had 4 of my meals so far and am at 1184 cal, 107.3 protein, 24.9 g fat, and 34.5 g fiber. I'll fill in my totals tomorrow.
As I think back through the last 10 days, when I had so much trouble with control.....I realized that during that same period of time, I didn't post in CPH, in my diary. DO I GET THE CONNECTION DID THE LIGHT GO ON I read a few posts (unfortunately Ball's was one of them), but never had enough time to post myself. It's time that I made time for that again. Hisgal
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Hisgal
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Posted: 13 September 2006 04:34 am |
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Monday, Sept. 11 calories-1730 protein-33.7% fat-17.3% carbs-49.0% fiber-54.3 grams
Meal 1-Slimbody protein shake, 1 C. strawberries
Meal 2-1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 whole grain pita w/ 1 Tbsp fat free cream cheese, and 1 Tbsp. sugar free orange marmalade
Meal 3-Turkey sandwich on whole grain bread, 2 slices bacon, veggie salad
Meal 4-Kashi Go-Lean bar, 2 serv cole slaw mix, 2 Tbsp low fat sesame ginger drsg, 2 grilled chicken strips
Meal 5-1 c. veggie soup, 4 scoops veggie chili w/turkey, 2 slices lite whole grain toast, with 2 tsp. light Smart Balance spread.
I was cold and hungry by the time I got home (worked until 7:00). I really overate on the soup....but if the restaurant had left the bacon off my sandwich like they were suppose to at lunch of If I'd had the strength to resist it (period time-craving salt), I would have been closer to 1600 calories.
I wasn't brave enough to get on the scale after the weekend. Thursday will be soon enough to see the damage, and by then I will really be retaining water. Oh who knows, at my age, it's doing strange things every month...maybe it won't be here yet? My pants are feeling looser than they did when we got back from IA. I was up 1.8 lbs after that weekend. Hope that will be gone this week!
I am glad we are getting cooler weather. I'm not a hot weather person! Tomorrow is suppose to be 70's again, so I should get the paint brush out and start on the painting part of the exterior of the house. Hubby got shifted to evening hours today. At least he had that option, instead of getting laid off....work has been slow at his job. God has been so good to keep him working when other have gotten laid off! Such blessings He gives!!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 September 2006 04:23 am |
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I can't believe almost a week has gone by since I've posted. Oh, life is so busy. I've had good days and bad days....
Tuesday, Sept. 12 calories-1461 protein-30.9% fat-15.0% carbs-54.1% fiber-46.3 grams
Meal 1-Slimbody strawberry protein shake, 1 c. frozen strawberries (yumm-tastes like a strawberry malt)
Meal 2 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 whole grain pita with 1 Tbsp. fat free cream cheese, and 1 T. sugar free orange marmalade
Meal 3 1/2 turkey sandwich on whole grain bread, with onion, lettuce, tomato and mustard, overnight veggie salad (homemade) and 1/4 bag of mini carrots
Meal 4 Kashi Go Lean protein bar, 1 bowl of Mountain Mike's gazpaucho soup (from recipe section), other 1/2 of turkey sandwich
Meal 5 1/2 c. cottage cheese, 1 serving of cole slaw with 1 Tbsp. l.f. sesame ginger dressing, 2 ladels of homemade veggie chili w/ 99% lean turkey, 1 slice 100% whole wheat bread w. 1 tsp Smart Balance Light spread, single serve Orville Redenbachers Smart Pop popcorn
Wednesday, Sept. 13 Calories-1562 protein-36.1% fat-17.9% carbs-46% fiber-38.9 grams
Meal 1-Breakfast burrito (scrambled Egg Beaters w/ sauteed onion and mushrooms, topped with 1 slice 2% cheese and 2 Tbsp salsa on whole grain wrap)
Meal 2-Slimbody chocolate protein shake, 1/2 whole grain pita with fat free cream cheese and sugar free marmalade
Meal 3-Subway Turkey breast on wheat, overnight veggie salad, 1 bag baked chips, 1 slice pepper jack cheese on sub
Meal 4- Mountain Mike's gazpaucho soup, 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, 2 ladels of homemade veggie chili with lean turkey
Meal 5-2 servings of green beans, 2 grilled salmon fillets, 1 tsp Smart Balance Light spread
Thursday, Sept. 14 calories-1644 protein-32.6% fat-17.6% carbs-49.8% fiber-52 grams
Meal 1-Egg beaters sandwich (egg beaters scrambled with sauteed onions and mushrooms, topped with 1 slice 2% cheese on 2 slices of Sara Lee Delightful 100% whole wheat bread) 8 oz. V-8
Meal 2-EAS Chocolate protein drink, Nevd protein bar, mixed fruit (pears, peaches, apple)
Meal 3-Subway turkey breast wrap, lettuce salad, 3 Tbsp fat free raspberry vinegrette, 1/4 bag of mini carrots
Meal 4- 1 1/2 serv. baked chips, 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, EAS chocolate protein drink
Meal 5-4 ladels of veggie chili w/lean turkey, 2 slices toasted whole wheat bread
Friday, Sept. 15 calories-1849 protein-28.4% fat-15.4% carbs-56.2% fiber-41.7 grams
Meal 1-3/4 c. (measured uncooked) old fashioned oatmeal, 1/4 oz. walnuts, 1 small banana, 8 oz. V-8, EAS Chocolate protein drink
Meal 2-Nevd protein bar, 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 pita w/ crm cheese & marm
Meal 3-Deli turkey sandwich, (turkey, whole grain bread, onion, lettuce, tomato, dill pickle, mustard), 1 oz. baked potato chips
Meal 4-1 cup 1% cottage cheese, 2 slices ww toast with 2 tsp. natural peanut butter, 1 medium apple
Meal 5-2 fat free hot dogs on 2 light wheat buns with mustard and onions
Remember, any of you reading this, that I was painting house after work on Wed, Thurs and Friday nights until dark and came in very tired. I am impressed with myself, that I didn't skip a meal. I sure didn't have much energy to make what I did.
Saturday and Sunday I didn't keep track. On Saturday, the first 2 meals were on plan. Then I went to a bridal shower with lots of calories However, I filled half my plate with raw veggies, dill pickles and olives. The other half got a spoonful of chicken/wild rice salad and a small piece of fruit pizza. I avoided the trail mix, the little weiners in BBQ sauce, the apple crisp and the gooey chocolate pudding/cool whip dessert. I brought my own bottle of water and avoided the punch too. However, when I got home I lost it eventually. I started out weighing the baked chips, then some 100% whole grain wheat thins with salsa and fat free cream cheese. When my hubby finally got home, he ran down to a local campground, with a bar and grill, and got 2 burgers and an order of fries. I had about 8-10 fries out of a huge pile, along with my burger.
Sunday was worse...we celebrated my hubby's b-day with the kids. He wanted chicken (local restaurant, but KFC style) and mashed potatoes and gravy ( cut up a watermelon, too) I also picked up a DQ Blizzard cake. Was that ever good! I also nibbled on baked chips, homemade trail mix (with roasted peanuts and dark chocolate M&M's), and baked tostito chips with salsa.
So, today is Monday and a new day. My hubby is still on nights (3-midnight) and will be coming home with a bag of my most favorite apples in the world. My daughter picked them up for me, but forgot to bring them yesterday. Have you ever had Honeycrisp apples? They are absolutely the best, hands down no competition I have 4 meals in so far (am working late tonight) for a total of 1145 calories. That should leave me enough for a big bowl of my veggie chili. I just love that stuff....especially on a cold, rainy day like today. I need to get busy and get my freezer full of the stuff while the tomatoes are good.
I spent Wed., Thurs and Friday nights after work painting the outside of my house. I have an hour or so left at a height I can easily reach. Then all that is left will take more than an 8 ft. step ladder. I don't like heights, and I don't like doing it when home alone! Will have to see what I can get done when this rain stops and the sun comes out.
I have to start working on my positive thinking again....giving myself a self hypnosis type boost. I need to know I can stick with this and accomplish my goals. I will do this! I will reach my goals!
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trimB
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Posted: 19 September 2006 04:32 am |
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Honeycrisp apples better than Pink Lady apples?? Well then those must be some pretty tasty apples!
How honest you are to write down all of your successes and not so successes so matter-of-factly! I know you have it in you to keep moving forward!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 September 2006 07:24 pm |
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| Oh yeah! Better than Pink Lady's....we have those in the grocery stores here. I think Honey Crisps were developed in MN. You get those fresh from the orchards and you can hardly wait until you are in your car to bite into one. I've got one along today, that I'll split between my second meal and third meal. I can hardly wait! (You can buy them at the grocery stores too, while in season, but there is something about an orchard fresh apple that just can't be beat
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Hisgal
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Posted: 20 September 2006 04:04 am |
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Monday, Sept. 18 calories-1555 protein-33.3% fat-11.2% carbs-55.5% fiber-48.5 grams
Meal 1-Slimbody Strawberry shake with 1 cup frozen strawberries
Meal 2- 1/2 c. cottage cheese, 1/2 whole grain pita with fat free cream cheese and sugar free orange marmalade
Meal 3- 1/2 deli turkey sandwich, 2 servings cole slaw mix with 2 Tbsp. Newman's low fat sesame ginger drsg., 1 Be Powered Protein bar
Meal 4- other 1/2 deli turkey sandwich, 1/4 bag mini carrots, 1 can Tomato Soup to Go, EAS chocolate protein shake
Meal 5-4 ladels of veggie chili with lean turkey, 2 slices whole grain bread
I know that to bring my carbs down, I should increase my fat percentages. I am usually plenty low, so I could do that. It just seems to go against the grain, for some reason. I am so used to eating low-fat and watching my fat intake, that it's going to take some thinking to do this (without grabbing a bag of Doritoes or slathering butter on my toast again.) Maybe the best way to do this is with nuts...walnuts are high in Omega's....I've got natural peanut butter in the refrigerator.....I've been using a fat-free Promise Light, I could go back to Smart Balance Light? I should also cut back on the whole grains. With being so busy every day last week, I stopped for sandwiches every day for lunch. Of course, the squash is ready now....mmmmm. I think that starch will have to stay for a while.
One thing that should help get me going again, is that Curves is having another weight loss challenge. It is for the month of October. I must weigh and measure by Sept 29 and then again by Nov. 3??? Maybe a little competition will help me stay focused. It's one thing to step on my scale by myself, but quite another to have someone else weigh you and wrap that tape measure around your body.
I can't believe we are talking October already....soon the Holidays will be here with their own challenges. Of course, by then I will be grandma again....can't wait for that!
Today is going good so far.....4 meals done, 1 to go. Calories so far 1115, but fat and protein are a little low. Time to go plan Meal 5 to rectify that. That must mean that I have enough calories left for another one of those delicious Honey Crisp apples
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Hisgal
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Posted: 22 September 2006 04:21 am |
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Tuesday, Sept. 19 calories-1675 protein-34.9% fat-11.5% carbs-53.6% fiber-52.4 grams
Meal 1 - Egg Beaters scrambled with mushroom and onion, 1 slice whole wheat bread, 8 oz. V-8 juice (155 cal-28.4% pro-2.9% fat-68.7% carbs)
Meal 2 - 1/2 whole grain pita, ff cream cheese, sf marmalade, 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 lg. Honey Crisp apple (238 cal-31.1% pro-10.4% fat-58.5% carbs)
Meal 3 - Lg. salad (lettuce mix, cole slaw mix, onion, green and orange pepper), 3 Tbsp. lf raspberry vinegrette drsg, 1/2 can black beans, 1/2 lg apple, 1 c. sliced raw mushrooms, "B Powered" protein bar (503 calories-22.8% pro-15.0% fat-62.2% carbs)
Meal 4 - 2 serv cole slaw mix, 2 Tbsp l.f. sesame ginger drsg., 2 grilled chicken strips, 1/4 bag of mini carrots (219 calories-49.7% pro-8.2% fat-42.1% carbs)
Meal 5 - 2 cod fillets, 2 servings green beans, 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ 2 tsp natural peanut butter, 1 Lg apple, 1 fat free yogurt (vanilla to dip apple in-yummm) (560 calories-43.4% pro-12.5% fat-44.1% carbs)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 Calories-1640 protein-30.5% fat-18.4% carbs-51.1% fiber-50.7 grams
Meal 1- cooked oatmeal (1/2 c. dry), 1/4 oz. walnuts, 1 sm. banana, 8 oz. V-8 juice, EAS chocolate protein drink (441 calories-30.0% pro-21.9% fat-48.1% carbs)
Meal 2 - 1/2 pita w/cream cheese & org marm, 1/2 lg apple, 1/2 c. cottage cheese (238 calories-31.1% pro-10.4% fat-58.5% carbs)
Meal 3 - lg salad w/ lf raspberry vinegrette, 1/2 can black beans, 1/2 lg apple, 1 grilled chicken strip (388 calories-26.3% pro-13.8% fat-59.9% carbs)
Meal 4 - EAS Choc. protein drink, 2 slices whole wheat toast w/2 tsp. natural p. butter, 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese (350 calories-40.8% pro-27.8% fat-31.4% carbs)
Meal 5 - 1 c. baked squash, chocolate Slimbody protein shake (223 calories-37.7% pro-12.9% fat-49.4% carbs)
Wed. night I was too tired to cook! I painted until I couldn't do anymore without a BIG ladder. It was still daylight, so I went to start cleaning out the garden. I got all my onions dug, and my tomatoes picked, and the old veggies pulled out and thrown in the woods. Yeah! That leaves me 3 tomato plants and 2 pepper plants. Summer is about done, that's for sure! Good thing I'd stuck some squash in the oven to bake before I started painting. I also got 3 loads of laundry done last night after work. No wonder I feel like I'm dragging tonight! Just about done with printing reports at work, it's 7:15 and time to go home.
Oh, I almost forgot.....this was weigh in day. I was down 2.4 pounds....which puts me at 162 again. I have been yo-yoing back and forth since the end of June. I am seriously thinking of going back to the Weight Loss for Idiots diet for a few weeks, to shake my body up with a different combination of foods, and then come back to BFFM. I need to budge off this plateau and get into the 150's. I just have so many things that need to get done, that I can't take the time for extra exercise right now, (does that sound like excuses????). I've got to figure something out....I don't like not making progress. But the house has to be painted, the lawn mowed, lots of lawn worked up and re-seeded, the flower beds cleaned out, and many trailers of wood cut and split before winter to heat my house. Sounds like exercise, doesn't it
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Hisgal
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Posted: 23 September 2006 01:24 am |
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Thursday, Sept. 21 calories-1653 protein-28.9% fat-12.5% carbs-58.6% fiber-53.6 grams
Meal 1 - egg beaters, scrambled with mushrooms and onions, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 8 oz. V-8 juice (cal-155, pro-28.4%, fat-2.9%, carbs 68.7%)
Meal 2 - Nevd protein bar, 1 large apple, fat free vanilla yogurt, EAC chocolate protein drink (cal-356, pro-31.6%, fat-12.9%, carbs-55.5%)
Meal 3 - salad (romaine, cole slaw mix, onions, green & orange peppers), 1/2 can black beans, 1/2 lg. apple, 1 skinless grilled chicken strip, 1/2 Be Powered protein bar, 1/4 bag mini carrots (cal-507, pro-26.2%, fat-12.8%, carbs-61%)
Meal 4 - 3 servings cole slaw mix, 2 chicken strips, 4 Tbsp. low fat sesame ginger drsg., 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 lg apple (cal-375, pro-41.6%, fat-12.6%, carbs-45.8)
Meal 5 - 1 bag Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop popcorn (cal-260, pro-12.3%, fat-17.3%, carbs-70.4%)
Yes, that is a bag of popcorn for my last meal. I worked late 3 nights out of 4 this week, and the other one was spent painting house, cleaning garden and doing laundry. I was just beat when I got home around 8:00 p.m. last night. The only other thing I maybe could have managed was peanut butter toast! But that would leave dirty dishes to do, so I opted for the popcorn.
I got the book, "Body For Life for Women". I need a "dummies" book for strengthening exercises. I thought maybe I could follow the pictures in my new book, and hit some of my problems areas a little harder. These thunder thighs really need some help! I just know that I need to do some changing up here and get jump started again. I went to Curves 5 times this week, and I know I need to add in more cardio. We've had such rainy, cool weather lately that I haven't been doing my walking. I'm doing pretty good at keeping to my calorie intake, but other than Curves, my activity needs some help. The other problem is finding the time to do it. I've got some thinking to do.....
On the bright side, tonight is going to be a planned "cheat meal", and I've chosen a Papa Murphy's De-Lite pizza. Mmmmm! Then tomorrow morning, I'm going to make a big crockpot of veggie chili, maybe 2 over the weekend, and get some in the freezer for quick meals. Have a great weekend everybody
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Posted: 24 September 2006 02:07 am |
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I just started reading your diary - and I wanted to say hi!
I've also read 'Body for Life for Women' (loved it!) and also the original 'Body for Life' by Bill Phillips (a little too strict for me). If you're interested there really is a for dummies book on strengthening exercises called 'Weight Training for Dummies'; it's been years since I've read it but it was really informative. You'd think with all the books I've read I would be alot closer to my goal weight by now!!
Enjoy that cheat meal - I'll live vicariously through you tonight! The veggie chili in the crockpot sounds like a great idea; is it your own recipe? I'm a huge crockpot fan; the idea of tossing everything in and having dinner ready by a certain time in the evening is a great thing!
Sandy
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 September 2006 04:43 am |
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Hi Scoobees! Cool name.....I love that dog too....and Shaggy....and the gang!
I got a DVD with my Body for Life for Women book. It has cardio, upper body workout, and lower body workout on it. I was going to start this morning, but unfortunately, I pulled something out in my hip this weekend (slipping in the mud) and am having trouble just lifting my leg to walk and go up steps. Will see my chiro tomorrow morning, then give it a go later in the week.
I checked out the lifting/toning exercises in the back of the book, but the first ones I saw all seem to need a bench. Not sure what to do now....have to finish the book first, I guess. I've got 2 cats (lap cats) that jump up and want to cuddle every time I sit down to read.
I did enjoy my "cheat" meals this weekend, but they got out of control. That's why I like to have them at night. Seems certain carbs just get me eating out of control It so frustrating! I had pizza on Friday night....then ended up finishing off some trail mix that's been sitting around the house for a while. The good news is that I got back on plan Saturday morning. My cheat meal on Saturday night was at a wiener roast at church. I made 4 pans of bars on Saturday morning, and chopped veggies for a double batch of crockpot veggie chili. I was beat by the time we got to church to help cut and burn 4-5 large brush piles (we are building-these were trees that had been cleared for the building). Well, I didn't snitch anything all day....stayed right on plan. But, once those hot dogs were down inside me, I couldn't stop with the chips (baked, of course) or the bars. I nibbled all night long! They were so good. I can understand the principal of having 1-2 cheat meals, and not feeling guilty. But, I ate so many bars, I needed to feel guilty! The good news is that once again, I got right back on plan on Sunday morning.
Scoobees, the recipe I use for the crockpot chili is in the recipes section of this forum. I first found it last winter, when I was eating "Eat to Live" and very little animal protein. The batches I made this fall, I have added browned, ground turkey (99% fat free). I could eat it every night for supper and never get sick of it. Look at the recipe....there are a lot of veggies in it! And it's so tasty
Well, we actually got sunshine on Sunday, so my hubby finished painting the parts of the house that I couldn't reach with my 8 ft. ladder. Yeah! It's done! Or at least what I wanted to finish this fall. I want to repaint the window frames (they are suppose to be permanent, but have faded terribly) and there are 2 doors to do yet. But, I'd like to replace the one on the garage....it's splintered on the bottom and looks awful. The other one is a steel door, with attached rectangles (just ornamentation) that have cracked and fallen partly off. I want to remove the decorations, fill in the holes and repaint the entire door. That can all wait until spring when I can have the doors and windows open.
Friday, Sept. 22-this was a day with a cheat meal, so I didn't total, but I had only three meals prior to my cheat, for a total of 901 calories. The cheat was a good one...I'm certain it was over what BFFM means for a cheat meal. We went into town and started with a Dairy Queen Blizzard (Buy one, get one free). Then shopped for groceries, and picked up a Papa Murphy's pizza. I topped it off later with some trail mix.
Saturday, Sept. 23-another cheat meal day-very similar scenario....only had 3 meals prior to cheat meal for a total of 883 calories. Then had hot dogs roasted over an open fire, with light buns....then lots of chocolate fudge bars, peanut butter bars, Rice Krispie bars, and even a few low fat brownies. Oh, don't forget the baked potato chips and the baked Cheetos. Ugh! I felt miserable
Sunday, Sept. 24-calories-1567 protein-34.3% fat-16.6% carbs-49.1% fiber-29.6 grams
Monday, Sept. 25 I haven't had my last meal yet, but am planning the veggie chili with 2 slices of 100% whole wheat toast, so..........that would be 1722 calories.
I'd been reading some more of the posts, and talk about RMR & BMR. I went to review the slip I had my range written on. I see my range is suppose to be between 1673 andn 1732 calories a day. I forgot that.....I'd been aiming for 1600. I guess it's good to review once in a while.
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Posted: 27 September 2006 04:21 am |
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Monday, Sept. 25 calories-1757 protein-32% fat-11% carbs-57% fiber-60 gr.
Well, I did go home and have the veggie chili last night....man I love that stuff! But, I decided to forgo the whole wheat toast and had a 100 calorie bag of popcorn instead.
Tomorrow will have to be one of my cheat meals for lunch. My boss is taking us to a salad luncheon at her former church. There is a lot of variety, so maybe I can eat on plan. But, I'd have no way of knowing what is in the salads. If only they were labeled, if they used fat free dressings on them!
I wanted to have a cheat meal on Friday night when our oldest daughter and the grandsons are coming to stay overnight, while my son-in-law is on a fishing trip. But, I am taking my mother-in-law to a play on Saturday late afternoon, with the other sisters-in-law. We are going out to eat after the play, and I wanted to have a cheat meal then too. I've got some decisions to make
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Hisgal
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Posted: 29 September 2006 04:02 am |
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Well, yesterday was the salad luncheon with the boss. I tried to pick salads with veggies or meat in them. But, I did have a dessert...a slice of pound cake, topped with whipped topping and liginberry (sp) sauce. Was that yummy! Not counting the luncheon: Calories-1153 protein-93 gr. fat-14.4 gr. fiber-33.2 gr.
Thursday is my weigh in day: I was up 3 lbs to 165 Not what I expected at all! My work clothes are loose, so it's harder to judge with them....but, I wore 2 different pair of jeans....one over the weekend and one to a meeting last night. Both of them felt looser than they usually do, so I was so expecting to see a drop in the scale this morning.
Maybe my body is getting too used to my eating plan, and I need to do something different for a few weeks and then go back to it? I think Monday might see some changes. Probably won't post until then...will be a busy weekend. Have a great one, everybody
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Hisgal
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Posted: 3 October 2006 02:55 am |
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Ahhhh, Monday! The famous day to "start over" on a "diet"!
Certainly, I need a day to start over! Wed. and Thurs. were "fair", but Friday thru Sunday were a disaster! I guess I'd have to call it a binge, but looking back I realized that besides the trail mix and the peanut butter bars, the foods I ate weren't really that special that I should have wasted my time on them. If I'm going to binge, I should at least be eating really yummy foods! I got on the scale this morning and was up 6.4 pounds since Thursday's weigh in. I know a lot of that has to be water weight, as I didn't eat 22,400 calories over and above my normal.
So, today I am coming down off of my carb "High". I hate these first couple of days back on plan.....there are so many cravings! It would be so easy to give in and cheat. I am feeling so tired today, and I'm sure that's the result of all those carbs this weekend. I can't wait to feel good again!
I have decided to go back to the WL4I plan. I checked the website, and I can still generate menus from last years registration. I was on this plan from late June to the end of October 2005. I only lost 20 pounds, but at least it was a loss. I decided my body needed some changing up in my meals. This won't be easy at first, having been on Eat to Live and BFFM. But, I know it's really worked for me in the past, and I want to see if it will again. I will stay on it for 1 month, then I think I will go back to Eat to Live and cut down on the proteins. This diet seems to be rather high protein. I'm not too worried about that, as I always drink plenty of water. Then, I will go back to the BFFM plan. I'd like that to be my maintenance plan after I hit my goal weight. What a rollercoaster life is
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Posted: 4 October 2006 03:06 am |
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| Just had to let you know that HoneyCrisp Apples were on sale at my grocery store this week. I immediately thought of you and bought a couple. They were very tasty - crisp and sweet! I think they're a tie with Pink Ladies. I bet the ones you get are fresher though.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 4 October 2006 03:14 am |
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Well, Monday is over. I was down 4 lbs of water weight this morning. Yeah!
I've been thinking over this WL4I diet plan (it is a diet, not a way of eating for life). But right now I'm into a quick fix....I need to break this plateau that I've been on for months...up 2 lbs....down 2 lbs....
It is nice to take a break from journaling everything I eat...very nice I could keep track, just out of curiosity, to see how many calories I'm eating this way. But, for now I'm going to just enjoy not having to take that notebook everywhere but the bathroom!
When I look at the food choices I am given to eat on each day, and look at the pattern....it reminds me of something I read in BFFM. Tom Venuto lays out a pattern of eating that is suppose to be a guaranteed plateau buster. It's eating very low carbs for 3 days, then carb loading. I can kind of see that pattern here, then there are the last 3 days of the cycle when you can eat whatever you want.
I am doing a low fat version of this diet plan....instead of eggs, I use Egg Beaters. If it says I can have bacon, I use turkey bacon....any sandwhich, I use whole grain bread, turkey, lettuce, tomato,onion, no mayo....tuna salad, I use fat free mayo.....ground turkey, I use 99% fat free....cottage cheese, I use 1%...etc. I think the reason I can follow this plan and it works for me to lose weight on it, is that there are very few breads, pastas etc. I lose best with those kept at a minimum...it's mostly protein, fruits, dairy and veggies.
Although the plan is laid out with 4 meals....it says if you are really hungry, to eat a piece of fruit. Being I eat breakfast between 7-8:00 and don't get to lunch until 1:30-2:00, I have been having an apple or portion of it around 10:30-11:00. I don't want to go too long between "meals". Then the next meal at 5:00-5:30 and the last around 8:00-8:30.
We are having an office lunch meal on Thursday, where they are grilling hot dogs and brats, potato salad, and apple crisp for dessert. So, being I have ground turkey on my menu selection, I bought turkey brats and raw apples. The same plan for Saturday night, for my niece's bachelorette party. I will bring turkey brats to grill, with a light wheat bun. I volunteered to bring a veggie tray and fresh apples. I am allowed wine on the diet plan, so I will bring 1 or 2 individual bottles of merlot and several bottles of water. I should be OK with that.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 October 2006 04:12 am |
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Trimblebe,
I bet that's why I think Honey Crisps are the best.....I stop at the orchard and buy them fresh....never too many at a time either....so I can go back and get more that are fresh. The Pink Ladies I have eaten are from the grocery store. I've never seen them at the orchard stands around here. Do you know where they are grown?
I read a sign at the orchard last week, that said they were trying to pass a bill to make the Honey Crisp the "official" Minnesota Apple. I guess it was developed here.
I wish the other fruit in the grocery stores looked as fresh as the apples I've been buying!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 October 2006 04:29 am |
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Well, this way of eating sure has gotten rid of the water weight! I am down 7 lbs since Monday morning's weigh-in! My rings are just twirling around my fingers...kind of irritating at work.
I am finding this is just as easy to stay on plan as it was the first time. I am satisfied and the foods are so easy to prepare.
Monday, Oct 2-Egg beaters scrambled with onions and mushrooms, 2 slices of turkey bacon......turkey sandwich w/lettuce, onion, tomato.....mixed nuts (I use raw)....tuna salad on a bed of lettuce
Tuesday, Oct 3-oatmeal w/ walnuts.....grilled salmon fillets......cottage cheese.......turkey/veggie chili
Wednesday, Oct 4-Egg beaters omelette with mushroom, onion & 2 slices turkey bacon....tuna salad on a bed of lettuce......raw pecans & almonds.....banana milk shake
I am still at work, and will have the banana milk shake when I get home, but I am really still feeling very full. Maybe when I make the hubs supper, I will feel like eating too.
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Scoobees
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Posted: 5 October 2006 06:20 am |
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Whoa! 7 pounds!!!!! That's absolutely incredible!!
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Posted: 5 October 2006 12:46 pm |
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7 pounds! 
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 October 2006 07:28 pm |
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Yeah, I know ladies...it's hard to believe This morning's weigh-in showed down 8.4 lbs from Monday morning! Now, you have to remember that I ate a lot of salty junk over the weekend, and was up 6.4 lbs from last Thursday to Monday! So, there is a lot of water weight that came off!
On the other side of the coin, that does put me down 2 lbs. from last Thursday's weigh-in. That used to be my regular day to weigh. Now that I've started the WL4I, I will record my weigh-in's on Monday's. Everyone starts that diet on a Monday, because then the final 3 days of the cycle (which are your days to eat whatever you want) land on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
I know that the plateau breaking tip in BFFM, from Tom Venuto, which this diet reminds me of.....said that some people might drop weight too fast using this method, and might have to have a higher carb day every 2-3 days instead of on the 4th day. I am adding a couple of light wheat buns to the menu today. We are having an office grill out....so I brought some turkey brats and light wheat buns (my menu just lists ground turkey-which you can prepare with veggies-you know add onions, peppers, tomatoes-very yummy that way) and the diet says if you are really hungry between meals to have a piece of fruit. So, instead of eating full fat brats, on white buns, with baked beans, potato salad, and apple crisp.......my plan is to have 2 turkey brats on light wheat buns, with the fruit leftover from my "mixed fruit plate" from breakfast....apple, peach & pear slices.
I know I won't continue losing like this, and I really believe good sensible eating is the long term way to go. But, I've been stuck and needed something to shock my body into letting go of some of these pounds. I need to break the 160's and see those wonderful 150's on my scale. Hopefully, this will be the boost I needed.
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Posted: 5 October 2006 08:20 pm |
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wow! that is so awesome! sounds like you have a great plan for tackeling the picnic.
those 150s can't be too far away!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 October 2006 11:59 pm |
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Thanks, Zen!
I did it! I took my pre-cooked turkey brats out to the grill, and Bob grilled them for me, and made sure no one else got them I had to smile, as I put the sauerkraut on them, one of the other ladies said, "Oh I did know there were wheat buns". I told her there weren't, I'd brought my own. She sounded disappointed. Why does everybody just buy white buns? Many people seem to like the wheat ones. And I cut up my leftover apple and peach (I forgot I ate the whole pear for breakfast). I had a few dill pickles and green olives, but left the other stuff alone. But, I swear I can tell that I had bread for lunch, even if it was light wheat, no fats. It's only 3:00 and I am hungry again. I'm sure it doesn't help that my breakfast this morning was a mixed fruit plate. TOO MANY CARBS They are always my downfall! Of course, the leftovers are still sitting here for tomorrow. But, not for me....I am heading to Curves over the lunch hour
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Hisgal
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Posted: 7 October 2006 05:36 am |
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Well, the scale is the same this morning....I didn't really expect a drop, being I added the 2 light wheat buns and extra fruit yesterday....but I was really glad it didn't do any damage. I also thought that maybe the dill pickles, green olives and a little sauerkraut might have me retaining water.
Thursday, Oct. 5- Meal one-mixed fruit plate of apple, peach and pear....Meal 2 was 2 grilled turkey brats on light wheat buns w/sauerkraut, apple, peach, dill pickles and olives....Meal 3 was cottage cheese.....Meal 4 was an orange and pineapple smoothie
Friday, Oct.6- Meal 1 tuna salad made with fat free mayo on a bed of romaine....Meal 2 was 99% fat free ground turkey with tomato, onion, orange pepper, and garlic....Meal 3 was fire roasted veggies from Schwan's....Meal 4 was 100% whole wheat spaghetti with vegetarian spaghetti sauce.
Today was on plan, but tomorrow's the bachelorette party
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Hisgal
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Posted: 9 October 2006 06:43 am |
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I DID IT!!!!
I survived the bachelorette party on Saturday night. The meal I had left to eat was ground turkey....I subbed turkey brats, with light wheat buns (like at the office party on Thursday) and filled the meal in with apple slices and an array of raw veggies (I asked if I could bring both). I brought my 2 individual serving bottles of merlot and drank both of them, followed by 3 bottles of water.
I watched the others downing the cheeseburgers, hot dogs (both on white buns), baked beans, tostitoes and cheese dip, Doritoes, trail mix, 6 or more different kinds of bars and cookies. Then there were all the empty beer bottles, Smirnof, etc. And the mother of the bride talking of how she needs to lose weight, because she bought her dress months ago, too small, because she was going to lose weight! ( 3 weeks left until wedding)
I felt so good as I left the party this morning, because I had maintained control over my food choices.
I didn't get on the scale this morning, because of the 2 buns, and the fact that I've lost the water weight and more so quickly this past week. But, I am going to check it Monday morning, as that will be the end of a full week on this crazy WL4I plan.
Saturday, Oct 7- Meal 1-cottage cheese......Meal 2 - 3 small grilled cod fillets.....Meal 3-romaine lettuce, #%@&!'t peppers, broccoli, cauliflower w/ fat free Italian....Meal 4 - 2 turkey brats on light wheat buns, 1 lg. apple sliced, and about 2 c. raw veggies (green, red, yellow, & orange peppers, mini-carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower)
Sunday, Oct. 8-DAY OF FRUIT AND VEGGIES-ONLY 3 MEALS (1 FRUIT AND 2 VEGGIE)- Meal 1-banana, pear and apple (shared with daughter who stayed over after bachelorette party)....Meal 2-2 c. squash w/ fat free Promise spread, 3/4 c. raw cauliflower, 12 oz V-8 juice, and 4 lg radishes......Meal 3 - 3 to 4 cups of Fire Roast veggies (red potatoes, broccoli, green beans, onion, red peppers)
I am topping the evening off with a glass of instant Lipton diet raspberry iced tea. It's good stuff
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Hisgal
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Posted: 9 October 2006 07:51 am |
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Oh yeah, just thought I'd add that after my nap during the Vikings victory, I made the hubs a pan of apple crisp. I was going to go outside to finish cleaning out the garden and pull some of the annuals out. But, it started to rain. So, I came back in and made a pan of banana bars with sour cream frosting and baked a batch of M&M walnut cookies. AND I DIDN'T SNITCH A BIT OF IT
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Posted: 9 October 2006 12:30 pm |
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| You totally desrve all two pins. I have first hand experience on how hard it is to prepere something you can not eat. When I binge, its mostly on something i prepared and didn't get to eat. Good job! Last edited on 9 October 2006 12:32 pm by Sugarfree
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