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Hisgal
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Posted: 4 December 2006 04:29 pm |
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Thanks, Peter!
I must have forgotten that part of the membership post. I'll go in and edit my account to add "small town".
Like the post says, the titles are just for fun, so I wasn't too concerned about it. But, I don't feel like a new member, so we might as well change it
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sheltiemom
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Posted: 5 December 2006 12:13 am |
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| I just got a chance to catch up on all the postings....CONGRATS AND GOD BLESS THAT NEW BABY GIRL!!!! I'm so happy for you and your family.
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Scoobees
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Posted: 5 December 2006 06:08 am |
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Yay Hisgal! Congrats on your new granddaughter!!! And what a beautiful name, too!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 December 2006 09:38 pm |
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Thanks, everyone! She sure is a precious gift from God Finally, a December baby! Haley's great-great grandfather is the last one on my hubby's side to have a December birthday. And on my side, it would be her great-great grandmother who last had a birthday in December.
The eating isn't going too well. We've been eating out a lot or on the run. Thiings have been crazy! They were planned to the minute anyway, and Haley's arrival took care of our Christmas shopping plans for that evening. I've got 2 evenings at home, before the kids all come home for our family Christmas, to decorate the tree, wrap the gifts, clean house, wash sheets and get the beds made up, and figure out the food.....I need a miracle, or at least the peace of God to keep me calm and focused!
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sheltiemom
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Posted: 6 December 2006 12:31 am |
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| Don't get caught up in the details. Don't worry about the sheets, or the decorating.....just enjoy each other and the new baby. If you push yourself too hard, you won't enjoy this wonderful time together. I hope we get to see pictures of the angel soon!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 6 December 2006 12:53 am |
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| Will have to see what I can do about that!
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Paint-Mom
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Posted: 6 December 2006 07:39 pm |
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CONGRATS!! NEW GRANDMA! What a blessing and Christmas gift! Blessings to all the family!!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 6 December 2006 08:56 pm |
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| Thanks PM! I am constantly overwhelmed by how much God blesses me and my family every day.......but he's really outdone Himself this time! (Again)
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Hisgal
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Posted: 7 December 2006 09:51 am |
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Peter
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Posted: 9 December 2006 11:48 am |
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How cute! Here's mine!!
Peter
Two daughters, six granddaughters, one grandson, one puppy... and counting...
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 December 2006 03:19 am |
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Hi I am back......after about 10 days of celebrating Christmas. The good news is that I enjoyed every precious moment with my family and got to hold my new grand-daughter alot! The bad news is that I gave into all my favorite "Christmas" foods and the scale shows it  
I didn't exercise during that time, as I went to my chiro twice. The hip and knee are still not feeling right. But, I finally got back to Curves today after 2 weeks away. It sure felt good to be there, and especially to see my friends again.
I am back on track so far today.......but after 10 days of eating what I wanted, the carbs are calling my name SO LOUDLY all day today! Those first few days back on plan are always the hardest. Can't wait until Wed. when I should be feeling more normal. Am hoping I can get some of these pounds and water weight off before the "real Christmas" comes this weekend. I have one more meal at my house, but this one is for the hubby's side, and we always do lunch and dinner when they get together....it's an all day affair.
So,  here's to a great week! Can't wait to catch up on everyone's diary and see how you are all doing.
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Scoobees
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Posted: 19 December 2006 06:15 am |
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Yay Hisgal - you're back!!! I've missed reading in your diary! I am so glad you've enjoyed yourself; precious moments like that are to be treasured.
I'm sorry to hear your knee & hip aren't up to par yet; I'm sure it felt great to get back to Curves though. I am STILL thinking about stopping by one of them soon. In fact, hubs just asked me about it this evening.
Anyway, not that I want the holiday to fly by or anything - I just would like all these food temptations to end fast LOL!!!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 December 2006 08:40 pm |
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Hey, Scoobs....I hear ya about the food temptations! The office I work in has people bringing in Christmas "gifts" (interpretation-FOOD!!!) just about every day! Today's new item was a box of "Harry and David" munchies. Yesterday was homemade peanut brittle.....there was a tray of cookies....a tray of decorated bars.....some flaky, caramel drizzled somethings...but thank goodness one of the mortgage brokers brought in a box of fruit. I am nibbling on one of the pink grapefruit right now.........it's as sweet as a candy bar I have two more weeks to get through I know I'll eat Christmas weekend and probably on New Years weekend as well, and then it's down to serious business. I am hoping to minimize the damage by being on plan during the work week.
Yesterday was OK, I think...
Breakfast-cottage cheese and a grapefruit
Snack-pear
Lunch-turkey & swiss on whole grain bread, lettuce, onion, tomato
Snack-protein bar
Dinner 1-small bowl of turkey chili (working late-this to tide me over)
Dinner 2-roast turkey and turkey broth
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Skipperdox
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Posted: 20 December 2006 05:15 am |
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OOOHHHH Hisgal, what a precious gift! Congratulations!
My December baby has her fifth birthday tomorrow. The years really go by so fast. We always tell her she was our best Christmas present. (Aside from the obvious first Christmas gift).
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Hisgal
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Posted: 20 December 2006 07:24 am |
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Thanks, Skipper! Definitely our children/grandchildren are one of the best gifts God gives us, besides His love and forgiveness and his great original gift, for which we celebrate Christmas.
I just have withdrawals when I don't see her for a few days!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 21 December 2006 02:42 am |
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Sooooooooooooo, today's additions to the office kitchen are Chocolate and almond bark dipped pretzels and a very large basket of premium assorted chocolates When will they quit bringing in these temptations! There is one grapefruit left down in the kitchen, which I am hoping to nab for the morning staff meeting, while everyone else is eating the sweets
Yesterday's food went OK....I nibbled about a half a handful of cashews out of the can of mixed nuts in the office kitchen and tasted 2 rice cracker pieces and 2 peanut butter filled pretzel chunks. Other than that:
Breakfast-3 hard boiled eggs and 1 grapefruit
Snack-grapefruit
Lunch-ground turkey, with onion and red, green, yellow and orange peppers, diced tomatoes
Snack-protein bar
Dinner #1-cottage cheese, lettuce salad w/ low fat ranch drsg
Dinner #2-3 skinless chicken strips with mustard sauce
Snack (up late doing Christmas letter and got snacky) 2 oranges
I know I was retaining water on Monday, when I finally got brave enough to step on the scale, after 10 days of celebrating......but I was up 10 pounds. Glad to say that this morning, when I checked.....6.2 of them were gone If only I can get another pound gone before the weekend starts!
I know that sounds like I am setting myself up for failure this weekend, and maybe I am. But, it is Christmas after all, and I am going to indulge again in my favorites. A sign at Curves says, if you indulge....at least do it with things that you only get during the Christmas season. Don't waste calories on food that's common or available all year! I know I will eat too much, but maybe I can only eat the "special" foods? And I know, in my heart, that I can and will get right back on plan after the New Year (and hopefully a few near perfect eating days between Christmas and New Year's?). I am going to use all you wonderful people for my inspiration, and I am going to kick butt like Scoobees, Skipperdox, Dondi, OWF....and all the rest of you! I know that I can and will do it! I am going for goal and nothing is going to stop me
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Hisgal
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Posted: 23 December 2006 12:37 am |
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Well, the food plan is going pretty good. With all the eating I did the last two weekends, I decided to go back on WL4I for this week. I was down a total of 9.2 lbs. by this morning. It's not the way I'd eat forever, but it's doing the trick this week...in preparation for the Christmas weekend. For some reason, I have no trouble sticking pretty close to this plan. I knew that after 2 weeks of eating what I wanted, I would be in trouble if I was going to just count calories....I wouldn't be able to stick with it. I have made some adjustments to this meal plan, but am still losing OK
Wednesday-oatmeal with walnuts, banana and a grapefruit
Snack-protein bar
Lunch-ground turkey with tomatoes, peppers and onions
Snack-half a handful of cashews
Dinner-turkey, instant potatoes, gravy
Thursday-(day of fruit and veggies)
Breakfast-grapefruit and 2 oranges
Lunch-red potatoes, green beans, onions, red peppers, broccoli
Snack-half a handful of cashews (they are sitting in the office kitchen, just calling me every time I go down there for water or coffee-but better than the chocolate, cookies, choc. pretzels, etc)
Dinner-green beans, peas
Friday-Breakfast-grapefruit and orange
Lunch-tuna salad, romaine lettuce
Dinner 1-(Planned)-turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy (small amt.-will give most of leftovers to the hubby)
Dinner 2-cottage cheese (I'm supposed to have spaghetti and sauce, too---we might go to a girl's HS basketball game, so then I'll just have the cottage cheese---maybe I could substitute a slice of whole grain bread for the pasta & sauce?)
Have a Blessed Christmas, Everyone!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 30 December 2006 12:26 am |
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Well, I made it to Christmas Eve day, only up 1 pound....got the rest of the extras off. But, now I've been eating since Sunday....and not the healthy stuff. I feel like I've gained....no doubt about it.
But, I must say that I've enjoyed all those goodies. I've been so good for so long, and am enjoying the break. Yeah, I picked up a few more favorites at the grocery store today, that I am going to enjoy over the New Year's weekend. That will be the end of my splurge. I'd rather I didn't have this weight to get off after the holidays, but could start from the point I was at. But, I do know that I am back on plan on Tuesday morning........no exceptions! And I've even got to say that I think I'm getting sick of this junk food Amazing!
See you all next week..............
Happy New Year!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 January 2007 03:28 am |
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I see it's been almost a week since I took time to post in my own diary. Does that tell me something? Not much to report..........I haven't been too good on the eating front. Even though I was getting sick of junky food....I continued to eat through New Year's Day. And my scale very appropriately showed it
I was at 165 on Christmas Eve morning..........I was at 176.8 on January 2nd. The only good news is that on Tuesday morning, I got right back on plan, just like I'd told myself I would. The bad news is that I haven't been back to Curves yet I got the flu the day after Christmas....fever, aches sort of thing and ran a fever until Thursday night. So, I didn't feel like exercising on Friday. This week I've just been busy at work or had errands that needed to be done during lunch (or so I told myself). Today we had a birthday party in the office. Thank goodness we got Subway subs for lunch, and I ordered a 6" veggie on whole wheat with vinegar. I brought a bag of chips I had at home, that was calling my name. So, the office crew took care of most of that for lunch. I had a grapefruit for snack this morning, when the rest were eating baked goods during the weekly staff meeting. I also had a grapefruit for lunch with my sub, instead of chips and sweets. I drank water instead of pop. But, that means I didn't go to Curves. I've also been very sore, but that's probably leftover from laying around so much when I was sick, and then not getting to Curves since. I always feel so good when I'm exercising and stretching. I tried doing some of my regular stretches on New Year's Day........and I couldn't My muscles were so tight I couldn't even sit on the floor and touch my toes
So, I am not cheating.......and I've dropped some of the weight. I'm just disappointed in myself, that I ate so much I put all of those pounds on and now have to work hard to get back to where I was.
Oh well, I will do it! I will succeed. I need to re-read Eat to Live and BFFM. They were great inspirations in the past. I have to re-fresh my mind and re-boost my will to lose weight.........all the way to goal!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 6 January 2007 12:39 am |
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| Did anybody see the cover of "People" magazine? I had a few groceries to pick up and ended up waiting in line. Wow! Talked about major weight loss and some inspiring pictures!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 6 January 2007 05:39 am |
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I was hoping that by today (Friday) my carb cravings would be gone! I decided to go back on WL4I for an 11 day cycle for two reasons....one is that I want to drop some of these holiday pounds off fast.....two is that the WL4I is fairly low-carb, so it helps me get over my carb cravings, after I've imbibed way too much on them over the holidays. Maybe it's because this was my fruit/veggie day?? I had a half a handful of salted peanuts tonight, while making dinner. I'm always hungry when I walk in the door. I know it's just habit......like when church switches to summer schedule, and we get home at 11:00 a.m., I feel starved like I do when we get home at noon.
Today was fruit/veggie day:
Breakfast: orange, 1/2 apple, banana, `1/2 c. pineapple
Snack: protein bar
Lunch: Fire roast veggie mix (red potatoes, green beans, broccoli, onion, red pepper)
Snack: grapefruit
Dinner: 1/2 handful peanuts, baked sweet potato slices, cole slaw mix with low-fat sesame ginger drsg
Will have a few challenges this weekend....first of all, it's the first weekend in a month, that I am watching what I eat and weekends are always the hardest for me.......second, my daughter and the kids are coming this weekend, but one of my meals is pasta with spaghetti sauce, so I will make spaghetti for dinner.......third, a potluck at church. I wanted to buy seasoned, shredded turkey for sandwiches (I've got chicken on my menu, but figured the turkey would be a close substitute). But, the store was all out until tomorrow, and I don't want to make the drive back into town, even if I did fill my car for $1.99/gallon today. I've got a little in the freezer, maybe I can bring enough for me to the potluck??
Have a successful weekend everyone!
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Scoobees
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Posted: 7 January 2007 12:54 am |
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Did anybody see the cover of "People" magazine?
Thanks for reminding me about that Hisgal!!! They did an issue like that last year also. I LOVE reading stories like this; I'll take any inspiration I can get LOL!
Have a great weekend! 
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Hisgal
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Posted: 9 January 2007 03:35 am |
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I am getting tired of this WL4I plan. I will stick it out until Friday and start over counting calories. I think I'm ready for that again. When I quit writing down calories the beginning of Oct. I wasn't sure I'd ever go back to it. But, I've been bouncing back and forth between WL4I and the "see food" diet (see food, eat it) since then, and I want to get back in control again. And I want to start making my own healthy choice for food, at least for a while. I want more grains back in my diet. I might go bread-, rice-, pasta-less again for Lent, like I did last year. I sure dropped the weight then.
I got back to Curves today, and I can't tell you how good it felt I missed the whole week after Christmas, when I was running a fever. And last week, I had so much to catch up on at the office that I never made it out there once. Hopefully, with the exercise back in my life, I will start dropping these holiday pounds!
I WILL REACH MY GOAL OF 140 POUNDS!
It won't be easy, but at 2 pounds a week, I could be at goal by the end of April. The son's wedding is mid-June. That would give me the month of May to shop for the mother-of-the-groom dress
SO LET'S DO IT!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 9 January 2007 11:22 pm |
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The scale was down a little bit today. Yeah!!!
Yesterday, it was the same as on Sunday morning. That made me happy, as I cheated on Sunday. That potluck at church.....I ate one sloppy joe, whole wheat bun, with 2 servings of Chinese cabbage salad (heart healthy version) and water. I finished off the salad on Sunday night, and had 2 more sloppy joes. Can't remember the last time I made them, or any beef or red meat! Oh yeah, I did sweet and sour pork balls for New Year's Eve (hubby's request). But other than that, we rarely eat red meat. Anyway, on Sunday, I had some of the leftover Christmas cookies that I'd taken along to the potluck and some chocolate candy. I should have been up on Monday morning.....I said thanks, but I didn't deserve it.
Monday's meals: cottage cheese, orange, grapefruit, protein bar, 2 baked salmon patties, ground turkey with tomato, onion, peppers, cole slaw mix with low fat sesame ginger drsg, orange/banana smoothie
Had a funeral to go to this morning, but got done in time to head to Curves. It would have been so easy to use that as an excuse, but I had just enough time to get my 30 minutes in.......didn't have time to do much stretching though
Tuesday's meals: 3 hard boiled eggs, grapefruit, ham bun, dill pickle, raw veggies (at funeral), turkey with tomato, peppers, onion, orange, baked cod fillets with lemon pepper and dill weed, 2 oranges, 3 chicken breast strips and cole slaw mix with low fat sesame ginger dressing.
I have decided for sure.....I am going back to writing it all down next Monday. I will finish up with WL4I on Friday, be relatively good over the weekend (hubby's Christmas party Saturday night) and get the pen and paper out on Monday.
Weigh in 1/2/07...............176.8
Weigh in 1/9/07...............171.2
At least I'm heading the right direction.......but to think my scale said 160.2 a few weeks ago
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sheltiemom
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Posted: 10 January 2007 07:28 pm |
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| I was just reading over your diary for December, and boy, could I relate! December wasn't good for my eating (or my waist line). I want you to know you're an inspiration. I'm doing my best to get back on the plan for this new year. I WILL WEAR A SIZE 12 NEXT CHRISTMAS! Hang in there, sweetie...we're in this together!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 10 January 2007 08:49 pm |
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Thanks, Kim! It sure helps to know we're not alone, doesn't it? I felt like such a failure while I struggled through December, but then as I read the diaries I realized that I wasn't the only one
I love the support and friends I have here. Thanks everyone!
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Paint-Mom
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Posted: 10 January 2007 11:27 pm |
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Pat, new years are great and the new beginnings that take place....we can all begin to challenge our bodies and minds. I started a thread in the other diets section -- a place to generally encourage and sound-off. I am beginning a new group at my church this evening--we will be structuring our meetings using the Lose It for Life book/workbook by Stephen Arterbburn's - Newlife Radio Ministries.
I'm getting ready . . . each day is exciting . . . baby boy is due in Feb. -- I'm already in the buying mood for him. I just cringe when people (even familiy) have ask me if she's thought about giving the baby up for adoption! She will be a wonderful Mom and she and bf plan to marry after her graduation.
PRAISE HIM! Bless your
 Mom(Sherry)
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Hisgal
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Posted: 11 January 2007 12:00 am |
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Sherry,
It's so fun being a grandmother! So glad to hear they plan to keep the baby. I had a nephew who got his girlfriend pregnant at the end of their senior year. They made the committment to get married and raise their baby. But, it is a committment. They are wonderful parents, now with 3 little girls, and seem to have a very good marriage. I'm sure it hasn't always been easy, but they committed to raising their child.......they didn't go at it with the idea that they'd "give it a try"....it was marriage for life. It can work out when they are young, but I've read the chances are not good, but the chances double or triple if they have the support of their family. And I'm sure you will give them that.
It's so much fun to buy baby clothes! I've always looked for the sales, and loaded up a bag for my daughter. So hard to stop with just one thing.....
I hadn't heard of the Lose it for Life book before. Although I know a couple of the churches around here have had weight loss classes, but I didn't go, so I don't know the name of the book they used. I'll have to check out the thread, when you get it set up. My prayers for your success!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 11 January 2007 02:20 am |
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Today has gone pretty well.
Breakfast: cottage cheese, grapefruit
Snack: 2 oranges
Lunch: turkey sub on whole wheat, fat free mayo, tomato soup-to-go
Snack: Be Powered Protein bar
Dinner 1: ground turkey, onions, red & green peppers, tomato sauce (no diced tomatoes on the shelf)
Dinner 2 is supposed to be mixed nuts....I've got some raw pecans, almonds and walnuts that I will probably nibble on when I get home from work.
Went to Curves for the 3rd day in a row. So amazed at how much I missed the workouts (didn't go from Christmas to Jan. 7) and the wonderful women friends I've made there. On New Year's Day I could tell my muscles were tight and hurting, stemming from the low back pain I'd been having and because I'd been in bed/recliner with a fever the previous week. So, I sat down in the middle of my living room to stretch a little. MY FINGERS WERE A GOOD THREE INCHES FROM REACHING MY TOES!!! My muscles were extremely tight! One of my resolutions this year, is to get to Curves early enough to have time to do my crunches and stretches, after my workout, before they close at 1:00 p.m. Made 2 out of 3 days stretching so far
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Hisgal
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Posted: 12 January 2007 02:38 am |
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Need to add a glass of cabernet to yesterday's food list. Hubby had a glass of wine and a bubble bath waiting when I got home......just couldn't refuse him And I was too lazy to dig out the raw nuts.........I had a partial bag of mixed nuts in the cupboard, leftover from a batch of mixed nut bars. Probably retaining water today, with all that salt.
4th day this week at Curves. Got there early and had time for all my stretching
Today's food:
Breakfast: deviled eggs with fat free mayo
Snack: grapefruit
Lunch: chicken in mustard sauce, 2 oranges
Snack: protein bar
Dinner 1: ground turkey, with onions, red & green peppers and tomato sauce
Dinner 2: lettuce salad and pasta with spaghetti sauce
This is not strictly following WL4I.......it says you can have a piece of fruit if you are so hungry you have to eat. I have 1 case each of oranges and grapefruit, which I bought from a school fundraiser (always the best I've eaten). So, I just add the fruit into my diet plan for the day. I also have a protein bar most days, mid-afternoon. I still seem to be losing anyway, so I'm worrying about it.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 13 January 2007 03:22 am |
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What a crazy day! I've been hopping back and forth between two offices.....hoping to be done by 5:00, but here it is almost 6:30 and I'm just finishing up. So, I will keep this short....
Breakfast: 3 hardboiled eggs, grapefruit
Snack: 2 oranges, granola bar
Lunch: ground turkey with onion, red & green peppers and tomato sauce
Dinner 1: cottage cheese, protein bar
Dinner 2: suppose to be chicken........I might do that, with some fresh mushrooms and a merlot sauce....or it I'm too tired, it will be shredded turkey with a little BBQ sauce. I might add a salad too.
By the way, I checked the scale this morning, and I am .3 of a pound away from breaking back into the 160's. Why did I let myself put all that weight back on??? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Have a great weekend, everybody!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 17 January 2007 07:43 am |
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So, I reached the end of my 11 day WL4I cycle and was down from 176.8 to 170.2 But, then I had cheat days. That didn't go so well. Had the hubby's Christmas party on Saturday night, starting with cocktails at 4:00 p.m. Sunday we laid around all afternoon after church. We picked up a pizza after church, but had whole grain crackers, cheese and hummus..........then made the pizza around 4:30.
Well, I got back on BFFM on Monday, but then I wanted to finish the last of the pizza when I finally got home from work. I sorta planned for that, but ended the day high at 2157 calories, 21.7% protein, 26.9% fat and 51.4% carbs and 32.6 grams fiber
Today (Tuesday) was better....1614 calories, 34% protein, 10.6% fat, 55.4% carbs and 39.3 grams of fiber.
I guess it will take me a little time to get used to planning these 5 meals a day again, and getting the totals right.
Weight 1/9/07 171.2 1/16/07 173.6
Hope that weigh in is a result of the salt in the pizza!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 18 January 2007 04:33 am |
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Yesterday was a pretty perfect day. (food-not work) Today is going good also. Did I mention that I got to Curves 4 days last week? Friday I was hopping between 2 offices and didn't ever stop for lunch. Just ate on the go, so no spare time to stop at Curves.
I've been to Curves 3 days this week, so far. I expect to go 2 more times. Worked up a good sweat all 3 days....had to ask them to turn the fans on. They don't normally do that, as they keep the thermostat at 62!
Meal 1-Egg Beaters w/ 2% cheese slice, whole grain toast w/ fat free promise spread, grapefruit (cal-234 pro-24.9% fat-12.3% carb-62.8%)
Meal 2-EAS protein drink, orange, 1/2 whole grain pita with 1 Tbsp fat free cream cheese and 1 Tbsp sugar free apricot spread (cal-267 pro-34.0% fat-14.2% carbs-51.8%)
Meal 3-salad with leafy romaine, cole slaw mix, onion, red-yellow-orange peppers, sugar snap peas, 1/2 can black beans, 1 small apple and 3 Tbsp. low fat raspberry vinegrette dressing, Zone protein bar (598 cal, pro-21.3%, fat-19.5% carb-59.2%)
Meal 4- 1 cup 1% cottage cheese, 1 cup fresh diced pineapple (cal-254, pro-39.1% fat-11.3%, carbs-49.6%)
Meal 5-edited to add: 2 ckn breast strips, rice pilaf, cole slaw mix with low fat drsg (cal-355, pro-32.7%, fat-19.6%, carbs-47.4%)
Totals for the day-cal-1708.5, pro-28.8%, fat-16.3%, carbs-54.9%, 44.1 gr fiber
Grrrrrrrrr! Someone brought a "thank-you" gift into the office this afternoon. A big divided tray of nuts......almonds, walnuts, cashews and macadamia.....and they are salted, sugared or candy coated Christmas is over.......we shouldn't have to put up with yummy food in the office! Of course, tomorrow morning is staff meeting and there will be lots of yummy treats for that also. Well, that's life....we can't isolate ourselves from it......we just have to learn to control it and not let the food control us. Right??
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Hisgal
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Posted: 21 January 2007 03:05 am |
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Well, I just lost my post.......so the abbreviated version is this (without food detail this time). I am trying to zig-zag my calories.......first day was maintenance.....next 3 are 15-20% below maintenance.......one day at maintenance. If anyone wants to comment....if I'm doing it wrong or you have suggestions....please comment!
Thursdays totals- calories 1666, pro-27.6%, fat-17.8%, carbs-54.6% and 41.9 gr. fiber
Friday totals-(maintenance day) calories-2091, pro-26.3%, fat-15.6%, carbs-58.1% and fiber 43.3 gr.
Saturday-have had the grandsons since last night. My son-in-law surprised my oldest daughter with an airline ticket to CO to visit her sister, before she goes off maternity leave and back to work. So we have the boys until Sunday night-the new 7 wk old granddaughter went with on her first airplane ride. So, today has gone well, despite the boys wanting to eat all the time......am hoping to have some calories left tonight for low fat microwaved popcorn.
Hope all are having a great weekend
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Nir
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Posted: 23 January 2007 01:14 am |
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Hisgal wrote: I am trying to zig-zag my calories.......first day was maintenance.....next 3 are 15-20% below maintenance.......one day at maintenance. If anyone wants to comment....if I'm doing it wrong or you have suggestions....please comment!
I notice you've gone with the baseline zig-zag scheme. My comment is that I've noticed that myself and others are using 'zig-zag' as our excuse to go for Tom's "extereme zig-zag for maximum fat loss", where he allows cutting on low days by as much as 30%-25% [but I would add, so long as that low figure isn't below your unadjusted RMR] so an interesting and patient approach for you to take.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 23 January 2007 02:47 am |
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Nir wrote:
I've noticed that myself and others are using 'zig-zag' as our excuse to go for Tom's "extereme zig-zag for maximum fat loss", where he allows cutting on low days by as much as 30%-25% [but I would add, so long as that low figure isn't below your unadjusted RMR] so an interesting and patient approach for you to take.
Well, for sure, I am anything but "patient" when it comes to weight loss But, I want to give this a try and see how it goes. A 30% reduction would go below my unadjusted RMR........so I better not go that low. Yesterday was between 20-25%, but I'm not seeing that as happening too often at first. I just know that I really enjoyed the maintenance day I had (maybe a little bit too much) I'm hoping this will keep me a little more structured. If a week or two of this doesn't give results, I will probably try cutting to the 20-25% range.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 23 January 2007 03:58 am |
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Well, from reading around the diaries, I can see I'm not the only one around here that's PMS'ing Although, I have to say I am very proud of myself for controlling my mood (with 2 little boys running around trying my patience all weekend-challenging me one minute and saying "I love you Grandma" the next ). The only slip-up was sucking on one broken candy cane throughout the weekend. I think one is 110 calories, so spread out, it shouldn't have done much damage........but it helped with the sugar cravings Grrrrrr, hormones
SATURDAY'S MEALS: Meal 1-calories-305, prot-24.9%, fat-11.1%, carbs-64% Meal 2: calories-319, prot-29.7%, fat-7.1%, carbs-63.2% Meal 3: calories-240, prot-16.7%, fat-16.9% carbs-66.4% Meal 4: calories-300, prot-37.3%, fat-25.5%, carbs-37.2% Meal 5: calories-297, prot-38%, fat-12%, carbs-50%
Saturday's totals: cal-1721, prot-27.9%, fat-15.3%, carbs-56.8%, fiber-42.1 grams
SUNDAY'S MEALS: Meal 1: calories-305, prot-24.9%, fat-11.1%, carbs-64% Meal 2: calories-416, prot-35.5%, fat-13.6%, carbs-50.9% Meal 3: calories-210, prot-30.8%, fat-30%, carbs-39.2% Meal 4: calories-446, prot-31.4%, fat-9.1%, carbs-59.5% Meal 5: calories-200, prot-44%, fat-9%, carbs-47%
Sunday's totals: cal-1577, prot-32.7%, fat-13.4%, carbs-53.9%, 36 grams fiber
I think if I can get a few good weeks, with good percentages, then I need to take time to sit down and list the meals that work out to good ratios. And take the other meals and figure out a way to fine tune them to get better ratios. That sounds like so much work! But, I am worth it..........so I deserve to take the time to do it!
Tomorrow (Tues) is weigh in day.....I'm usually a scale junkie (read on the forums there are a few others out there ), but being it's TTOM, I'm not looking forward to stepping on the dreaded thing tomorrow. But, I will anyway...........................
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Hisgal
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Posted: 24 January 2007 03:09 am |
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Weigh in day..........
last week, 1/16/07..........173.6 lbs today, 1/23/07.......172.0
I took time to actually put some numbers in front of me........
At 173 lbs........activity factor of 1.4.....maintenance calories are 1994-2071
5% over maintenance (BFFM recommendation for high day of zig-zagging) 2094-2175
15% reduction in maintenance............1695-1760 calories
20% reduction in maintenance............1595-1657 calories
25% reduction in maintenance.............1496-1553
30% reduction in maintenance.............1395-1450
BMR is 1479 RMR is 1424
Better not try the 30% reduction, it is below my RMR
MONDAY'S MEALS: Meal 1-1 c. Fiber One cereal, 1/2 c. 1% milk, 1/2 c. cottage cheese Meal 2-Applebee's Skewered Shrimp salad (210 cal) Meal 3-Protein bar Meal 4-salad (usual), 3 tbsp low fat rasp vinegrette, 1/2 can garbanzo beans, 1 ckn strip, protein snack bar Meal 5-3 oz. shredded turkey, 2 slices Whole wheat bread, mixed veggies w/ brown rice
Monday's totals-calories-1625, protein-134.3 (33.1%), fat-27 gr. (14.9%), carbs-52% and 48.2 grams fiber
Pretty good day.....my calories ranged, per meal, from 210-473, protein from 24.9%-49.5%, fat from 8.6% to 29.5% and carbs from 41.5% to 64% per meal
Considering the time of month and water weight, I can't complain about the weigh in. Will hope to see a solid 2 pound loss next week. Went to Curves 4 times last week, drank my water (no problem there-I always drink plenty of water).
Tuesday is Maintenance day! Yeah! Will report my numbers tomorrow. I just finished meal 4 and have between 224-405 calories left (depending on if I use the low end of maintenance or 5% over the high end of maintenance. But, I am so full, I don't know if I can handle meal #5???
Have a good night everyone!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 24 January 2007 08:22 am |
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Well, I made it through my church council meeting and back home relatively early for a church meeting night. I knew that even though I wasn't hungry, I should eat more food to make this a maintenance calorie day. So, I had a protein bar and a cup of decaf coffee, then drank a protein shake for meal 5. That put me right in the right calorie range.
Meal 1: egg beaters scrambled with onion and mushrooms w/2% cheese slice, 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 8 oz V-8 veggie juice (cal-335, pro-35.8%, fat-13.4%, carbs-50.8%)
Meal 2: EAS protein drink, 1/2 ww pita with ff cream cheese and sf apricot spread, orange, ZONE snack bar (cal-347, pro-33.1%, fat-17.4%, carbs-49.5%)
Meal 3: salad (the usual), 1/2 can chickpeas, 3 tbsp rasp vinegrette, 1/2 bag of mini carrots, Zone protein bar (cal-641, pro-19.5%, fat-16.4%, carbs-64.1%)
Meal 4: tuna salad sandwich, cole slaw mix w/ lf sesame ginger drsg, 1 c. 1% cottage cheese (cal-447, pro-43.2%, fat-12.3%, carbs-44.5%)
Meal 5: ZONE protein bar, EAS protein drink (cal-310, pro-40%, fat-29%, carbs-31%)
TUESDAY'S TOTALS-MAINTENANCE DAY: calories-2080, PROTEIN 169.15gr. (32.5%), FAT-39.5 gr (17.1%), CARBS-50.4%, FIBER-48.1 grams
Maintenance calories should be: 1994-2175
30% protein on 1700 calorie diet should be: 127.5 grams
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Nir
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Posted: 24 January 2007 01:09 pm |
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What's in the "salad (the usual)"?
I notice that most of your protein currently comes from animal      sources [egg beaters, low-fat cheeses, Whey protein drinks and bars, tuna]. All are lean, but also low on nutrients and fibre. Have you thought about replacing one of those meal components with, say a small mountain of broccoli florets, mushrooms etc? [and yes, I know you were doing ETL before I even heard of it ]
ps even Tom Venuto concedes that there's only so much protein that the body can use (page 182):
Dr. Lemon's more recent research published in "Nutrition Reviews," (54:S169-175, 1996) indicates that strength athletes need up to 1.8g of protein per kg. of body weight to maintain positive nitrogen balance.
At 170lb, that will be 139g. On your high days (1994-2175 calories) that's as little as 27.9%-25.5%.
Tom V does go on to argue that you should keep protein at 30% anyhow, but unless you are carb-sensitive, I don't really buy his argument, which i think boils down to simplicity. Last edited on 24 January 2007 01:22 pm by Nir
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Hisgal
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Posted: 24 January 2007 08:06 pm |
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Nir,
Salad (the usual) consists of leafy romaine, cole slaw mix and/or broccoli slaw mix, diced onions, red-orange-yellow-green peppers, sugar snap peas. Those are the ingredients I consistantly keep on hand. Depending on what looks good at the grocery store, I might have broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, mushrooms to add to it also. Then I add black beans or garbanzo beans, and sometimes a chicken tenderloin strip. If I have fresh apples, I add this to the mix also. I almost always eat 1/4 to 1/2 a small bag of raw mini carrots with "the usual". I try to have this salad once a day. For one of my other meals, I have just a double serving of cole slaw mix (cabbage & carrots) with 2 Tbsp of low-fat sesame ginger drsg. If I don't have to worry about calories on that day, I add fresh pineapple or golden raisins or raw sunflower nuts. Those are my two favorite salads. Today I made a salad of leafy romaine, onions, red peppers and will add 1/2 can chili starter mix and mild salsa. That won't be enough protein (8.5 gr.), so I will grab something else to bump it up a little.
I know my diet isn't as varied right now, but I am a bookkeeper for an office that has 6 companies in it. This is the time of year when all the year end bookwork has to be done and a ton of tax forms for the employees. So, since Jan. 2, I have been working until 7-8:00 p.m. every night. In the morning I throw together as much as I can, to try to get 3 meals in at work, without having to go to a restaurant to eat. I don't like relying so much on animal products and processed (the protein bars), but I feel like I only have enough time in a day to get myself ready, some food prepared, the cats fed and then I'm off to work. When I get home, I have enough time and energy to make my last meal and fall asleep watching the nightly news. Sometmies, like last night, when I was very tired and still very full from my 2 big salads at work, I grabbed a protein bar and drink. Things should straighten out in about 6-8 weeks. (When January is over, I have about 6 weeks of catching up on my daily work). And my boss is gone for 6 weeks, which puts a little more work on my shoulders. Life is hectic right now That feels like a giant understatement!
Considering I rarely have less than 30 grams of fiber a day, I think I'm OK there. Besides the grams I count.......when I scramble my Egg Beaters, I first sautee a couple Tbsps of onion, 1/4 to 1/2 cup mushrooms, and 1/4 to 1/2 of a colored pepper with a non-stick spray, then add the egg substitute. Also, when I re-heat a couple of skinless chicken strips.......I first sautee 1-2 cups of mushrooms with some diced onion and peppers, then add the chicken and a Tbsp of sauce (teriyaki or something for flavor), and serve it with veggies or brown or wild rice. I guess that yesterday wasn't a good day to detail..........the weekend would have looked better to you. On weekends, I have two big servings of veggies each day. I'm talking of minimum of 4 servings for at least 2 meals.
Actually, when I look back on my fiber for the past week it looks like this: WED-44.1 GR....THURS-41.9 GR.....FRI-43.3 GR.....SAT-42.1 GR.....SUN-36 GR.....MON-48.2 GR......TUES-48.1 GR Do you think I need more than 40 grams of fiber a day?
I know I could live on carbs alone, for the rest of my life and be a happy woman! But, I know from experimenting that I lose best when I really restrict my carbs-especially the bread, rice and pasta ones. (and I only use 100% whole grain breads and pastas and brown and wild rice) It's just that I don't like cutting out those carbs and eating only veggies. Thus, I wanted to try the zig-zagging and see what happened. If I can eat the bread carbs, zig-zag and still lose weight, I would be a really, really happy woman Not sure if that can happen, though.
Thanks for your comments and help, Nir. I appreciate them....keep them coming! Seems like I had a question that I wanted to ask you, but I just can't think of it right now. Oh well...........
Last edited on 24 January 2007 08:13 pm by Hisgal
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Nir
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Posted: 24 January 2007 08:51 pm |
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It does look like you're on top of your fibre intake and there's a bit more veg in there than I realised. For a busy woman you're also not afraid to do some cooking. I guess I was just trying to apply my current kick to your menus. I'm trying to limit my animal products at the moment (with the help of protein-rich veg, legumes and that ever-helpful TVP). Partly it is because of ETL - but mainly it is because I've recently realised that animal products just don't fill me up very well. [I still shy away from bread, rice and pasta as well]
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Hisgal
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Posted: 24 January 2007 11:11 pm |
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Most days I have at least 1 grapefruit (2 serv.) and 1 orange. Those are my fruits of choice right now, as I have 2 cases of them from the local school kids selling them before Christmas.
I plan on getting back on ETL. I'm not really comfortable eating so many animal products either. It's not that they don't fill me up....they do. I'm more worried about my cholesterol, and it's past time for me to schedule my annual check-up. I don't want that high when I go in to the Dr. But now when I am really busy, they are fast and convenient for protein. I am really craving a big double batch of my veggie crockpot chili! I add either TVP or 99% lean ground turkey to it. I always make a double batch of it, so I can put some bowls in the freezer for work meals. And I could use that convenience right now. The problem is the late hours I'm working and this weekend is again filled....almost every minute. On Saturday, I have a fundraiser (our office is doing a breakfast at Applebee's-they donate and prepare all the food for pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and juice-and we supply the labor and all the paper serving products. We sell tickets for $5 each and get to keep all the money. Very generous of Applebee's, I'd say! Good community service-we are raising money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life) to work at by 7:15 a.m., a funeral at 11:00, a 90th birthday party from 1-4 p.m. and my new grand-daughter's baptism cake to decorate. Then on Sunday, we have her baptism (about an hour away) and that party will probably last most of the day. How do I get my chili made?
I think I will stay pretty much with BFFM, and zig-zagging and see what happens. I think Lent starts on Feb. 21st. At that time, I will plan on going back to the ETL plan until Easter. Unless I'm doing extremely well with this WOE??? I just want to get the weight off, with a plan I can live with. I like adding the protein bars once in a while, whether I should or not..........it gives me that little something, without reaching for a cookie, doughnut, cake etc. And I never snitch little bits of things that I don't count. I know I can't stop with a snitch..........so when I'm on plan, I'm fairly clean.
Last edited on 25 January 2007 07:33 am by Hisgal
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Hisgal
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Posted: 25 January 2007 07:27 am |
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Well, left work about 8:15. I am beat.......got my last meal in, kitchen cleaned up and I'm ready for the news and bed . Here's today's meals:
Meal 1: Egg beaters with onion, mushrooms and a slice of 2% cheese, 2 slices whole wheat bread, 8 oz. V-8 veggie juice, 1/2 c. cottage cheese (cal-335, pro-35.8%, fat-13.4%, carbs-50.8%)
Meal 2: protein drink, 1/2 ww pita w/ ff cream cheese, 1/2 c. cottage cheese (cal-295, pro-45.4%, fat-16.8%, carbs-37.8%)
Meal 3: salad with romaine, onion, red peppers, chili starter (kidney beans in spicy sauce) and salsa, 1/2 bag mini carrots, protein bar for dessert (cal-497, pro-21.2%, fat-7.9%, carbs-70.9%)
Meal 4: zone snack bar, 1/2 tuna sandwich, 1/2 c. cottage cheese (cal-261, pro-44.6%, fat-16.6%, carbs-38.8%)
Meal 5: 2 servings cole slaw mix, 1 ckn strip, 1/2 c. pineapple, 2 Tbsp. low fat sesame ginger drsg. (cal-172, pro-33.5%, fat-9.7%, carbs-56.8%)
TODAY'S TOTALS: calories-1560, protein-133.42 (34.2%), fat-21.5 gr (12.4%), carbs-53.4% fiber-40 gr.
I've got to say, that salad I had for lunch was delish.....kind of like a taco salad, without the cheese, meat or shell.....but with all the taste, and low calories......the salad itself with 4 tbsp. salsa was only 259 calories. My last meal today, was also one of my favorites! Yummmm
Tomorrow will be a challenge........celebrating a birthday for breakfast at the office before our staff meeting. They ordered in a baked egg dish, fruit, and muffins. Lets think this through.......if I pick the melted cheese off the top of the egg dish, bring my own slice ww bread to toast, with ff Promise and some sf apricot spread, eat some of the fresh fruit , I should do OK. I'll make sure to eat at home, earlier than usual, so the office breakfast can be my 2nd meal. I might need to eat a little fruit before I head to Curves, or it will be too long between meals 2 and 3. OK, that should work! Women's Bible Study got cancelled for tomorrow night, so I can work even later and hopefully get finished with some of those tax forms.
Saturday will be my next high calorie/maintenance day. That should work OK, as I'd like to eat the breakfast at Applebee's after we serve it. Then we've got the funeral, and will be eating about noon without much choice in food. If I eat a protein bar on the way back home, I should be able to resist the food at the 90th birthday party later. Then I just have to keep my fingers out of the frosting, while I decorate the baptism cake for my new granddaughter. Then baptism and lunch on Sunday.........sounds like the whole weekend will be a challenge. Well, I guess that is what life will always be like......I need to learn to live with it and not give in to all the temptations.
Time to hit my comfy Select Comfort mattress..........and I will be out before I get my glasses off! Good Night
Last edited on 25 January 2007 07:39 am by Hisgal
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Nir
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Posted: 25 January 2007 02:26 pm |
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Hisgal wrote: so when I'm on plan, I'm fairly clean.
That's a great feeling, isn't it? control, confidence. I've been pretty much on plan since my last 'event' on the 1st - so it has been 3 weeks.
My plan is as much Venuto as it is Fuhrman though. I can't imagine going without my calorie or protein allocations - but maximising micronutrients is coming to the foreground. (It isn't just to avoid embarassment at the doctor's office - I do it for me)
That chocolate-and-martzipan week I had wasn't just a compromise on paper. I was compromising my health and it was genuinely harder to 'follow' that diet.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 January 2007 02:27 am |
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Nir wrote: My plan is as much Venuto as it is Fuhrman though
Yeah, mine too! I think it's because I like both plans, and I think they have very valid points to them. I find myself going back to each book and re-reading parts, because I can't remember what each plan advocates. But, that's a good thing.....because I find a lot of stuff that I had forgotten that I'd read. And reading about healthy eating, helps keep me pumped up to eat clean. That's also a good thing!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 January 2007 04:58 am |
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Really frustrated this morning....because you all know I'm also a "scale junkie" and have to step on it almost every morning. I have been up 2 days in a row
I started 1/15 with a maintenance day, then had 3 days at 15% below maintenance, then a maintenance day on Friday 1/19, then 3 days at 15% below maintenance, then on Tuesday, 1/23, I had another maintenance day. Yesterday, I went to about 25% below maintenance.
On Tuesday, my normal weigh in day.......I was 172.0
On Wednesday, I was at 173.4
Today I was at 174.4
Venuto says zig-zagging works......Nir says zig-zagging works......others on this site say that zig-zagging works..............so what's going on
Can anybody, who has done it, tell me how long it took to "kick in"? I am drinking my water, faithfully, as always. I have my measuring cups and scale out continuously. Even if I think I know how much 1 c. of cereal is, I measure it......or even though I know how full the little container I use, should be, for 1 c. of cottage cheese, I measure it. I always measure my salad dressings.......or the fat free mayo I put in my tuna salad. Even though I probably could guess on portions, I don't....I measure whenever possible. I eat my last meal about 9:00 p.m. and go to bed around 11:00 p.m. That's 2 hours before bedtime. Is that too close? I hate to bring a 4th meal to the office.....3 is enough to plan and carry in the door. I know I should be patient.....and I really could wait for the scale to drop........but I am scared about it going up and up I'm going to Curves 4-5 times a week, doing ab crunches and stretches afterwards. I know I should add some more cardio and I'd like to start with some weights.....although I've lost before with just diet changes, at least I'm getting the Curves circuit in! I get up at 5:10 a.m. as it is, and I don't get home from work until 7:30 or later on work nights, so I feel too beat to start a new routine. But, I have to do something
Thursday's Meals
Meal 1: Muesli, cooked with water, 1/2 c. cottage cheese, 8 oz. V-8 veggie juice (cal-250, prot-28.8%, fat-16.2%, carbs-55%)
Meal 2: This was the office breakfast....I didn't peel the cheese off the egg bake, hence the fat percentage....egg bake, cantaloupe (cal-314, prot-32.8%, fat-55.2%, carbs-12%)
First breakfast was at 6:30, second at 9:00, third meal at 2:30 p.m. So, I took a Zone protein snack size bar with me when I ran my errands and shopping after Curves. Snack: Zone bar (cal-80, prot-30%, fat-28.1%, carbs-41.9%)
Meal 3: Chili salad (see yesterday's), 4 Tbsp salsa, 1/4 bag mini carrots, 1/2 whole grain pita with 1 Tbsp hummus (cal-408, prot-16.4%, fat-9.6%, carbs-74%)
Meal 4: 1/2 tuna salad sandwich on whole grain bread, 1 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/4 bag of mini carrots (cal-315, prot-46.1%, fat-10.9%, carbs-43%)
Meal 5: will fill in later after I get home and eat-mini bag of microwave popcorn, protein drink (cal-200, prot-36%, fat-20.3%, carbs-43.7%)
I wish more people were listing their foods and percentages, so I could get some ideas for new food combinations for meals. I see I only had one fruit today...may have a big cole slaw mix/chicken/pineapple salad for dinner tonight when I get home. (Well that didn't happen....was 8:45 when I got home, and my dad called and talked for 45 miutes....to tired to do much-see above)
THURSDAY'S TOTALS: calories-1567, protein-114.77 (29.3%), fat-38.9 gr. (22.3%), carbs-48.4%, fiber-34.7 gr.
CHANGES I WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE INTO MY PLAN:
1. Continue zig-zagging, with a 25% below maintenance goal for the 3 days low and the 4th day, at or 5% above, maintenance.
2. Get started on adding specific muscle group weights (beyond Curves) each week, even if it's very slowly. It will get easier
3. Start adding cardio (beyond Curves) 3 days a week.
4. Eat my last meal as early as my schedule allows, and move it up earlier as the work load lessens during the winter.
5. Continue writing down everything I eat, and breaking down percentages of protein, fat and carbs when it's possible to do it. (Some days of eating out or at other peoples houses it won't be possible-take a guess on calories for those days)
6. Continually reinforce to myself that I will be at 140 lbs for my son's wedding day! Think in positive terms........do it continually!
7. Try to come up with new food combinations that will keep me on track and my food plan interesting and appealing.
8. Watch my food intake to keep it balanced around 30% protein/20% fat/50% carbs. Make sure I am getting, at the very least, 30 grams of fiber a day! This should be easy if I eat enough veggies and fruits.
OK, thanks for letting me rant and rave.........and ramble on with my thoughts.
Last edited on 26 January 2007 06:13 pm by Hisgal
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Scoobees
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Posted: 26 January 2007 06:19 am |
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Sorry to hear about your frustrations with the scale. Why do we torture ourselves by weighing everyday?? LOL I do the same thing.
I wish I had better advice beyond being patient with the zig-zagging. I found in my own personal experience that the scale ALWAYS goes up the day after a higher maintenance calorie day. Sometimes up to 2 pounds. It goes back to normal pretty quickly but it's enough to get me panicked.
You list of changes all sound fantastic!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 27 January 2007 03:38 am |
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Thursday's weigh in .......... 174.4
Friday's weigh in ..............174.4
Thanks for the encouragement, Scoobees! I needed it this morning.
I will try to enter my food later.........I'm calling it quits at work and going home before 7:00!
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Nir
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Posted: 28 January 2007 10:18 pm |
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If you are normally restricting calories to the extent that your glycogen stores are always partially depleted, and now they are closer to capacity, then you will weigh more (1g of glycogen is stored with 3g of water). But you know the deal: you only put on 1lb of fat if you consume 3500 calories over-and-above-your-maintenance-needs. You know very well that this did not happen this week. So it must be water.
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