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Krystin
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Posted: 14 July 2005 10:57 pm |
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I just discovered this site yesterday and think its just what I'm looking for!
I'm 24 years old with a beautiful 3 1/2 year old little girl. I gained a massive amount of weight (210 lbs on a 5'10" frame of medium build) during my pregnancy and spent 2 years getting it off with various combinations of Weight Watchers and Atkins, plus exercise. I was at a healthy 158 (although not toned to my satisfaction)... and then I met the love of my life. After 7 months of dating we moved in together, only to move across the country (from my home town of Phoenix, AZ to Tampa, FL) a few months later. Its been a year since our move to Tampa and we recently purchased our first home together! Needless to say there has been a lot of transition for everyone (a new parent in the home, new jobs, limited social network, lots of moving, etc.) I just got home from a 2 week vacation to Phoenix and San Diego and discovered that by body had bloated to 174 lbs!!!
I'm not as concerned with my actual weight as I am with not being able to fit in any of my clothes and my lack of confidence (especially in the bedroom), as well as my family's long history of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and gall stones.
My fiance' is very supportive of every new goal I set for myself, but he has this amazing metabolism that allows him to eat bags of processed foods without gaining an ounce. Plus he has great muscle memory and only has to spend 1-2 days with the weights to drop a few pounds and tone up, while I need much more. To top it off we're Food Network lovers and are always trying new ways to prepare foods (beef tenderloin is a current favorite), which ultimately results in me eating too much. I don't intend to sound like a whiner, only to explain where I'm coming from.
So... I have rededicated myself to constant self improvement starting with taking control of my eating habits. I have kept a food diary for 3 days now and I'm learning that I've held on to some bad habits that I thought I'd reformed (like eating for an energy boost late at night in order finish a work project instead of managing my time better during the day, ect.) I also have begun to use my eliptical trainer before bed for a min of a half hour in order to decompress and prepare for quatily sleep. As of yesterday morning I'm at 170 lbs!
This time around the weight loss journey I hope to maintain my motivation and determination past the 1st 10 lbs. Wish me luck!
Last edited on 23 July 2005 04:36 pm by Krystin
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Peter
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Posted: 14 July 2005 11:31 pm |
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We do!
Peter
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Krystin
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Posted: 16 July 2005 12:01 am |
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I was off to a great start today: 1 cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch with 1 c soy milk and vitamins for breakfast, a cup of coffee with a little cream and seet-n-low for a mid morning boost, and a small Ice Dream cone from Chick-fil-A for a satisfying snack (that only sets me back 150 cal or less). Then my fiance' asked me to meet him for lunch and I gave up my plan to make a low fat sandwich on low cal bread with a side salad. We went to The Honey Baked Ham Co. for sandwiches and I started out ok getting a half sandwich on wheat with a cup of broth soup vs. cream soup, and substituting my chips for a 1/2 c of fruit. The only problem was that I was full after the fruit and 1/2 of my 1/2 sandwich (which was loaded with cheese and their secret "savory sauce" :() and I kept eating until I finished everything.
On the bright side, I've pin pointed another problem area that needs some attention: not feeling guilty for not cleaning my plate. For some reason I can hear my parents in the back of my mind preaching about the poor children in 3rd world countries that would kill for the opportunity to eat this sort of a meal. I probably should have checked out the ingrediant list for the sandwhich and asked for substitutions, too. I could've also tried suggesting to my fiance' that I cook for him at home, which would have saved calories and cash. Another day,another leason learned.
Tonight I'm going to have sugar free low fat yogert for a snack then make a lite dinner before heading over to the zoo with my daughter for Summer Safari Nights. My goal is to say no to the cinnamon sugar churro and sip on an iced tea (unsweetened) instead.
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Krystin
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Posted: 16 July 2005 10:23 pm |
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Today is a  kind if day. My fiance, with good intentions, brought it to my attention that my clothes have not changed with my added weight and that from time to time unflattering bulges surface when I sit. He presented it in such a way that he was trying to inform me of my fashion mistakes, as though I wasn't already aware. I know I've developed some tummy rolls. I can feel the waist band of my pants when I sit down. I see the rolls. But I refuse to spend money on new clothes that I will only wear for a few weeks. I feel as though buying new clothes would be like saying, "Its ok to forget about your health and eat whatever you want while sitting on the sofa. Its ok to give in to that." And its not. I refuse to be 210 lbs again and I feel as though allowing myself to be even a little overweight is just one step closer to 210 lbs.
On a brighter note, I've been watching my overall caloric intake for 1 week and I have lost 4 lbs this week bringing me to 170 lbs. I always 3-5 lbs the first week of a diet, although I recognize this is mostly water. My goal is to continue losing 1-2 lbs per week until I reach my goal of 145 lbs. Another goal includes wearing a size 8 pair of jeans.
I was able to use some self restraint last night while out with my daughter! We missed the zoo due to the evening thunderstorm, but we managed to get downtown and see some live music and fire works. The only place I could get a bottle of water was at Cold Stone Creamery. I got the water, a kid sized scoop of chocolate for my daughter, and another kid sized scoop of non-fat sorbet for me (I had banked a few extra calories during dinner, so I didn't sabatoge my diet)!
Today I have done really well: 3/4 c Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal, 1c soy milk for breakfast with vitamins, a Diet Mt. Dew while running errands, and a turkey sandwich on low cal whole grain bread with 1/2 tbs low fat mayo and a slice of swiss cheese for lunch. I will focus the rest of the day on getting in a little more lean meat and lots of fruits and veggies.
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Krystin
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Posted: 18 July 2005 06:57 pm |
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Overall, this past weekend has been a great one. Sunday was exactly what a weekend is supposed to be - relaxing! We made breakfast as a family (egg white and vegggie scramble with small pancakes and a touch of syrup) then spent the rest of the morning reading the paper, napping, day dreaming, ect. Later in the afternoon we went to a local amusement park (and I didn't even taste the funnel cake :D)! For dinner we went to my favorite Itallian place in a historic downtown district, followed by a quick look at a benefit art showing. So much fun! And at dinner I was even able to say no to seconds of their fresh baked bread and my fiance's cream sauce ravioli with procuitto, sort of... I had 1 bite that was definately worth it! I also ordered veggies instead of pasta with my chicken marsala. After putting our daughter to sleep, we capped the night off with a few drinks and a video. My fiance' and I had a long heart to heart before bed, the kind that reminds you why you love them so much  .
Today I have done pretty well with managing my portions and all that good stuff. I had fat free yogert for breakfast, went grocery shopping and made sure to stock up on lots of fruits and veggies, and had a bean and cheese burrito with lots of salsa for lunch. I've also been doing pretty well getting in lots of water!
As for exercise, I haven't been quite up to par. I worked out on my eliptical trainer for 30 minutes twice last week and spent 3 hours walking aroung the amusement park yesterday. This upcoming week I will strive for 4 days of cardio with an additional 20 minutes of strength training on at least 2 of those days.
I am definately proud of myself for being able to balance my food intake with my family's likes and dislikes in mind so they don't feel like they are on a diet, too. (Although they are getting more fruits and veggies, which is never a bad thing!)
Last edited on 18 July 2005 06:58 pm by Krystin
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Krystin
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Posted: 19 July 2005 08:37 pm |
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Monday sure did fly by. I try and take Monday's off for some ME time every week and then work 10 hour days Tues-Fri. It works out well 'cause my daughter and fiance' have "Daddy & Daughter" days on Monday mornings before he as to go to sleep in the afternoon, as he works 3rd shift.
This Monday I spent quite a bit of time roaming around this site, did some light cleaning, and then spent the afternoon at the library and a local bookstore with my daughter.
I picked up "Eat to Live" at the library and must admit I'm confused about some of the information presented. For example, I thought eating olive oil was considered "heart healthy" and I also thought that eating oil with carbs helped slow the obsorbtion of the carbs into the blood stream, which would therefore slow the release of insulin and result in less fat being stored on your body. I also am sure I've read a few studies which indicate that diets that are extreamly low in fat aren't good for you, as your body needs fat to continue functioning well. Another point he makes is that the thinner you are the longer you live, however I'm positive a study was recently published that said those underweight and overweight have similar risks for disease and premature death. If anyone could offer insight or clarification I'd love to hear from you.
I ate fairly well yesterday: half of a small seedless watermelon for a snack (oops! ;)), a pb&j on wheat for dinner with more soy milk, and a banana with pb for an evening snack, plus the bfast and lunch listed above. I also got an iced tea while out with my daughter. No exercise today aside from walking around with my daughter, so I suppose I'll have to get in some cardio for the next 4 days straight if I want to make my goal before the weekend comes.
Today I have had my Kashi cereal w/soy milk, a fat free low sugar yogert for a snack, and a tuna sandwich with chopped onion, celery, portobello mushrooms, hot mustard, low cal mayo, and relish on low cal wheat bread. I also had my daily vitamins, but not quite enough water... I'll work on that though.
Last edited on 19 July 2005 09:13 pm by Krystin
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aicirt78
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Posted: 19 July 2005 09:05 pm |
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It sounds like you are doing good. Be proud of the four pounds, water weight or not. We have to remember that we can do this. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and you will acheive your goal!:)
TJ
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Krystin
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Posted: 20 July 2005 07:11 pm |
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Thanks for the incouraging message:)!
I made an awesome dinner last night: crock pot corned beef (with all the fat trimmed before cooking it), a 1/4 portion of 2 sweet potatoes cut into strips coated with 1/2 tbs olive oil and then sprinkled with 1 tbs onion soup mix and baked until tender, and 1/2 c of brown rice (no butter!). I had a bowl of sliced strawberries mixed with blueberries and a touch of Splenda for an evening snack, lots of water and NO SODA! Thats right, GO ME!:P Breakfast this am consisted of Kashi cereal with soy milk and vitamins. Lunch was some left-over tuna salad from yesterday, an apple, and left-over sweet potatoes with brown rice. Water to drink.
I went to my ob/gyn this am for a well check and it turns out I have fibrocystic breasts (down the road they could become cancerous). Per my doctor, the solution: eat more plants, less animal, less sugar, less caffine (none if possible), use a lower dosage of hormonal birth control, and schedule an appointment with the nutritionist down the hall (he's part of a group practice that has mental health counselors, acupuncturists, chiropracters, etc. Thank goodness for good health insurance, otherwise I would never be able to afford a "specialist".) I also asked my doctor about Eat to Live and he said, "I've never read it, but from what you've explained it sounds very similar to what I recomend. Bring it to your visit with Stephanie (the nutritionist) along with any questions you might have." So although I have some doubts about the claims in the book I will do my best to eat more fruits, veggies, nuts and beans, while at the same time eating less meat and dairy, in an effort to protect myself!!
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Posted: 20 July 2005 08:13 pm |
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This is my goal as well.. My size 8 jeans. I'm current;y 5'6" and weigh 148 lbs... but stuck at a size 12.... i was a size 6 before this last pregnancy.. but my hips are even bigger!!! If that was alll possible!!!.. ah well.. what are you going to do?.. size 8 herewe come!!!
p.s. you should excercise too.. at first you hate it!!.. but then you get to enjoy the endorphins!!!! and it makes you feel healthier.. and look tooo.
Kimmie
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Krystin
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Posted: 22 July 2005 07:33 pm |
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Wednesday night I was watching the Seinfield episode where everyone is going to a party and Elaine thinks they cannot go without an extra bottle of wine and a cake for gifts. Then, Jerry goes on and on about the powers of the black and white cookie living harmonously together while Elaine freaks out about someone getting helped before her even though she was there first ('cause she didn't get a number). And Kramer and Shorty (his name has slipped my mind at the moment) get stuck in a parking spot when someone double parks them after getting the wine. Sound familiar? Well, back to the black and white cookie... I had to have some goodies. I couldn't watch Jerry eat this cookie and not have one with him, he made it look so good!!!! I ended up making NO Pudge brand fudge brownies (no fat, made with yogert, and super yummy). It was sooo good!
Yesterday I searched through 2 libraries looking for vegitarian cookbooks. I found one that is low fat and another that offers meat add in options ('cause my family still wants beef tenderloin :)). I tried to make a stew and noticed that it didn't have all of the flavorings I like so I tried to kick it up a notch (I was saying that before I ever heard Emeril say it, thank you very much :)!), but it still came out super bland. Suggestions for making flavorful low fat veggie dishes are more than welcome, as a matter of fact I beg you!!!!!
Today I have had a banana with peanut butter and a non fat yogert (Eat to Live discourages the yogert, but I'd feel guilty throwing out half of last week's groceries), and a salad from Chick-Fil-A with a negligable amount of dressing and an iced tea, and also a peach with a tumbler of water as I sit here writing this.
I must say I feel alot better after making some changes and lowering the caffiene to only what is in the average glass of iced tea. I weighed in at 168 on Wednesday morning. Exercise has been a little better. I did 20 minutes of lunges, squats, crunches, and push ups yesterday, plus some walking.
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Krystin
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Posted: 23 July 2005 04:30 pm |
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Yesterday I ended up having another salad before I came home from work 'cause I was hungry! Once home I made a black bean and corn salad with balsamic vinegar, various herbs and spices and some sweet red and orange peppers. I also made a vegetrian tamale pie which came out well flavored (thanks to collegestudent's entry advertising Vegweb.com's recipies). Woo Hoo! Veggi's CAN taste good :yumm: !! I didn't even look at the left over brownies today!
This a.m. I've had a peach, a pear, and a banana with peanut butter. I've also had a small glass of reduced fat soy milk and I'm working on a tumbler of water.
T.G.I.S! I love the weekend! Today I'm going to spend the majority of my time at the pool with my daughter so that'll burn some calories :).
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nowhistles@22
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Posted: 24 July 2005 06:07 am |
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I BET THE BROWNIES CRIED!LOL.. FGOOD FOR YOU!! I cannot live with out my yogurt and granols in the morning.. 150 caloreis fills me up... also i wonder have you ever heard of ALDIES? i'm nt sure where you are from but i live in michigan and ALDIES has the best brand of light ranch EVER!!!.. Better than Kraft.
kim
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Krystin
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Posted: 24 July 2005 04:58 pm |
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Poor brownies :). Nope, I've never heard of Aldies, but I'll look for it. I just got Annie's Naturals no-fat yogert dressing with dill. I'm hoping that will be a nice low cal option to the creamier dressings.
Lets see, yesterday I brought grapes to the pool for a snack, had a bowl of my Kashi cereal once we got home (I am always starving after swimming!!) We went out to eat at the Bamboo Club for dinner. I had water, vegetarian hot and sour soup, and 2 chicken lettuce wraps. I was too full for anything else after that, so I my stomach must be getting accustomed to these new eating habits. We walked around the mall for about 30 minutes after dinner, too.
Once home we had a couple drinks after putting down the little one and played pool for about an hour. I declair today a success!
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Krystin
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Posted: 25 July 2005 11:12 pm |
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Sunday was such a nice day. We lounged around the house most of the morning then went out to eat at Sweet Tomatoes, with the Sunday paper coupons of course! I got a huge salad, a small bowl of onion soup, and a few bites of an apple bran muffin with water to drink. Earlier in the morning I'd had my Kashi cereal for breakfast. I also got out a vegitarian cook book and planned several meals for the week, then went grocery shopping for only the ingrediants that I needed! I'm so proud of myself! (And impressed with the cheaper food bill, too!) For dinner we bar-b-qued hotdogs and veggi burgers, had bean and corn salad, and a fruit salad.
This morning my fiance' made soy chorizo with egg whites and lots of different peppers and onions, a slice of avocado, and low cal whole grain bread, with water to drink. I ended up eating a slice of the no-fat left over brownies 'cause they looked good (I've gotta throw out leftovers, or at least hide them!) Once I got to work I had a granola bar from the vending machine, even though I wasn't hungry - just wanted something tasty. A co-worker and I went out to lunch and he picked Taco Bell. The plan was to get a bean burrito with green sauce, but apparently they don't have green sauce anymore (its been over 8 months since I've eaten fast food). I ended up getting the new spicy chicken grilled wrap thing that was gross 'cause of all of the nacho cheese in it. Oh well, life goes on :). I came home early (Mondays are a short day for me) and had a banana with about 3 small pretzles. I know I'm not hungry 'cause I'm eating ALOT, but my stomach still feels like its hungry. I guess thats what happens I don't watch what I eat. I'm having a client over from dinner tonight so I've got to plan the meal carefully... I suppose I should get off to doing that.
Until next time:)!
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Krystin
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Posted: 26 July 2005 08:17 pm |
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Last night went well. I made spaghetti (whole wheat) with low-fat marinara flavored with extra spices, a huge salad (with portobella mushrooms, spinach, tomato, carrots, and mixed baby greens), and left over fruit salad from the weekend. My client liked it and I didn't blow my diet!!! After she left I spent 1 1/2 hours cleaning at a pace that actually worked up a sweat. So even though I didn't work out, I still did something.
Speaking of working out, I am not a morning person (unless I have to pretend to be) so I treasure being able to sleep in until 7:30 am before I have to get myself and my daughter ready for the day. And I try to spend the late evening hours with my fiance since the only time I get to see him during the week is for 30 minutes while I'm getting ready in the a.m. and then from the time he wakes up in the afternoon/evening (any where from 2 p.m. to 9 pm) until 10pm when he leaves for work. I'm going to have to either wake up earlier, stay up later, or skip evenings with him in order to get in shape. YUCK!!! All those options suck!!!
So far today I've had Kashi cereal and soy milk, a cup of fresh fruit, a side salad from Chick-fil-A with like a tsp of ff dressing, and a cup or so of bean and corn salad with sweet peppers, and lots of water.
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Peter
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Posted: 26 July 2005 08:48 pm |
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I used to work out at 5 am. People would see me half asleep and kid me, "Wake up!"
I'd say why? and show them my little workout notebook and say as long as I'm getting it done why do I have to be awake? Haha.
Seriously (well, that was true) if I tried to work out after work I could have had a long day or bad traffic getting to the gym or maybe a big business lunch I wasn't planning on and one thing or another I just wouldn't feel like working out. Actually, for about a year I worked out AFTER a light dinner.
But doing it in the morning you know you'll always feel the same... no excuses. You just do it... awake or not!
Peter
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Krystin
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Posted: 27 July 2005 10:29 pm |
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The rest of yesterday went pretty well. I had some fruit salad (Ilove that stuff!!) for a snack. I found a local vegetarian group that has monthly dinners along with a guest speaker and last night was their July dinner, and the topic? "Eat to Live". So I went and had a good time. We had Japanese food served tepanyaki style, all vegan, too. They served miso soup with tofu, veggi rolls sushi style, and veggi stir fry with veggi noodles and rice. The guest speaker was dissappointing since she wasn't very well organized and her speech was rather tangential, but never the less, I met some very kind and intelligent people. Plus my fiance was responsible for child duty and dinner at home. I'd call that a success!
Today I've had a bowl of kashi cereal with soy milk, a bag of raw nuts and rasins from the vending machine at work, a large salad: lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red cabbage, carrot shreds, cucmber slices, pinapple chunks, and broccoli (with some cottage cheese and 2 tsp of dressing to satisfy the taste factor) and a piece of a medium veggi pizza for lunch. I just finished a Slim Bear 90 cal low fat and low sugar fudge bar, and dinner tonighht is going to be veggi lasagna (low fat) with a huge salad.
I rented a work out video from the library (I love that place!) and WILL use it before bed tonight!
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Krystin
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Posted: 28 July 2005 08:22 pm |
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Well, I didn't work out last night, but i did do it this morning. I did 1 wokout on the video (20 minutes), 20 minutes on my eliptical machine (the digital display that handles increasing resistance broke, so unless I can get fixed cheap it's now trash :(), and another 20 minutes of isometrics/pylometrics for toning. Yeah me!
I did make and eat the lasagna for diner, with a salad with low cal dressing, and a slice of low cal whole wheat bread with 1 tsp low cal butter on it. I was hungry for a snack later in the evening, but filled up on water instead!
Breakfast today was the last of the fruit salad, 1/2 c of kashi cereal with 1/2 c light soy milk. I had to stop by a health food store to get single containers of soy milk for my daughter's preschool and ended up eating their free samples (for a total of about 100 cal). Lunch was a banana with a slice of left over lasagna and some spelt/sunflower seed/cheese infused snack crackers with roasted red pepper hummus, and a glass of water.
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Krystin
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Posted: 29 July 2005 06:19 pm |
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Well, I didn't have much to do in the way of work yesterday and my man woke up early so we went to see Wedding Crashers together. I asked him to only get a diet soda, but he had a sweet tooth (which he rarely ever has!!!) and ended up with some Resses Pieces. I ate 1 small portion and called it quits. I wish I had just said no altogether though. He was hungry so we went to The Honey Baked Ham Co. to get him a sandwich and I said, "No," to everything but a small bite. Thats an accomplishment for me!!! For dinner I had some leftover veggi lasagna (low fat) and a snack of grapes later in the evening. Not too shabby.
I woke up this morning at 6 a.m. after setting my alarm for 5:30. At least I got up!!!! I read a chapter of The China Study that is quoted so frequently in Dr. Fuhrman's book while drinking water for about half an hour. Then, I did 30 min on my elliptical trainer that the man was able to fix followed up with another 20 min of yoga stretches! So 2 days of exercise in a row!! The scale finally moved after sitting at 168 for 1 1/2 weeks: I am currently 166!!!
Breakfast was 1/2/c Kashi and soy milk and a handful of grapes. I haven't had lunch yet, but the plan is to get a salad and bowl of tomato soup with iced tea at my favorite sandwich shop. Today is crazy busy. I have to fit in 14 hours of billing which means I'll be working a 16 hour day at the minimum. At least I had yesterday to recoup :)!
Last edited on 29 July 2005 06:26 pm by Krystin
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Krystin
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Posted: 1 August 2005 05:47 pm |
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This weekend was tough in regards to dieting. I've had a huge chocolate craving that I gave into each and every day! At least I stuck to a low sugar low fat fudge bar! I also ate a bit more animal products than I'd intended (chicken wings Friday night with a slice of veggi pizza, a bean and CHEESE burrito, bbq beef tenderloin last night...), and I did not eat nearly enough veggies, but loaded up on startches :)!!! I did suggest an Indian restaurant that is all vegetarian on Saturday, so that was definately a success! All in all it wasn't too bad. I'm still gonna do better this week!
For breakfast I had veggie lasagna (I have to get rid of those left overs :)) with vitamins and water. We went shopping yesterday and I made sure to get lots of fruits and veggies. I haven't planned out my meals just yet, but I will before the day is over. If I don't have a plan I end up just snacking and never actually make a meal. I didn't exercise this weekend, but I will today and each day 'till Friday!
I haven't weighed myself and don't plan to for a few days 'cause I ate quite a bit of salt and I'm sure I'd be back up to 168 with water weight. I'm hoping for 164 by this Friday.
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Krystin
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Posted: 3 August 2005 01:28 am |
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Whoa buddy! Today was rough! I had kashi cereal and soy milk for breakfast, veggi lasagna and grapes for lunch, and celery and carrots for a snack (not too bad... yet). I had a party at my daughter's preschool for all of the kids graduating from the 3's to the 4's, and the 4's to kindergarden. It was my job to bring chips, dip, and soda. So I brought all of those things plus a veggi tray for me. I was not going to eat any of those emplty calories, at least that's what I thought. After being offered all that #%@&! time and again by well meaning staff and other parents I ended up eating: a slice of pizza (I have a major addiction to that stuff  ), a couple mini chocolate chip cookies, a bite of cake, a large scoop of Spanish rice, a large scoop of macaroni salad, AND my veggie's (with ranch:(). For some reason I look at other people that don't watch what they eat and truely envy that they are able to stay in shape without effort. I've got to work on that. At least there is still time to make up for all the #%@&! I ate with exercise!Last edited on 3 August 2005 02:01 am by Krystin
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Krystin
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Posted: 3 August 2005 05:18 pm |
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I did do a bit of exercise last night, which is a good thing, but not nearly enough to offset all of those calories and fat grams I consumed yesterday. This morning I set my alarm for 6:30 am, and finally crawled out of bed at 6:50 am. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical plus a 2 min cooldown, and maybe 10 minutes of toning exercises (pushups, crunches, etc.), followed up with another 5 minutes of stretching. Not too shabby!
I am feeling "off" right now. Nothing has happened to cause a crapy attitude, but today I don't feel like being nice, i don't feel like working, I don't feel like cleaning, I don't feel like being a good partner, nothing. Last night was really bad. I was convinced I hated the world and it hated me! The only thing I want to do today is play hookey and chill with my daughter. Must be PMS 'cause I feel like I could rip someone's head off right now, and that is not my usual disposition! I'm going to work from home for awhile in hopes that I chill out before facing my co-workers at the office.
Last night I got hungry at about 8 pm and had some grapes. I probably shouldn't have had anything, but at least it wasn't more ranch dip! Breakfast was 1/2 c of Kashi with soy milk and a banana with a tbs of peanut butter smeared over it. I feel like eating cheesecake with a hot fudge sundae on the side, but instead I'm going to slice up some cucumbers and dip them in fat free Itallian that only has 20 cal per 2 tbs serving. If worse comes to worse I might have some sugar free low fat chocolate pudding. MMMmmm... chocolate...
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Krystin
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Posted: 4 August 2005 05:52 pm |
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I'm having a hard time remembering everything that I ate yesterday, but I'll give it a try. I tried to make make cucumber dippers, but the cucumber had gone bad. Then I tried to make a berry bowl with blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries with a splash of Splenda, but half of the berries were going bad too. So I ended up salvaging all that I could of the berries and ate the entire batch! Not too much later in the day I had a few spicy cheez-its. I also heated up piece of lasagna while I made a big dinner. I made veggie dumplings with carrots, cabbage, ginger, lots of spices, etc wrapped in fresh noodles (like ravioli noodles). I also made an Indian dish with sweet potatoes ,bell peppers, peas, and a touch of low-fat cream cheese. Lastly, I made a zucchini dish with a splash of light coconut milk and lots of herbs. I ate reasonable portions of each dish and was satisfied for about 3 hours. I capped the night off with a handful of semi-sweet chocolate chips I keep in the freezer, a whole wheat tortilla warmed with a spread of peanut butter rolled up inside, and I'm sure I snacked on something else too, I just can't remember. So even though most of the food was "healthy" I definately ate a bit tooo much!
This morning I tried to get up around 6 am, but hit the snooze twice. I'm not much of a tv watcher, but I put it on as soon as the alarm went off the last time and after 10 minutes of adjusting to the light and listening to the news I was able to get up and start my exercise. I did 22 minutes on my elliptical. I would have done more, but my daughter woke up and I had to get her started on breakfast. While she ate I did a few more toning exercises: side lunges, twist crunches, reverse crunches, etc., and followed that up with about 5 minutes of basic stretches.
I bought my daughter a Spider-Man lunch box (she is in love with Spider-Man) and have started packing her school meals with a fruit for each snack and her choice of a pb&j made with real fruit spread and whole wheat or soup or left overs, really anything that is fairly healthy for lunch. I have been trying to get to her day care at different times to do a few observations and each time they are eating its always #%@&! food, like cookies or frozen pizza with peperoni. Alot of the research quoted in The China Study has shown that heart disease starts at a very early age. As a matter of fact, in early 1950's the military did an investigation disecting the hearts of deceased soldiers from the Korean War and learned that "... Fully 77.3% of the hearts they examined had 'gross evidence' of heart disease..." The average age of the soldiers was 22 years old!!! As a parent it is my respnsibility to make the choices for my daughter until she has enough information and is responibile enough to make her own informed choices. Needless to say I was #%@&! when I saw that the day care was letting my daughter choose her snack: the cookies everyone else was eating or the apple slices your mom packed. She is only 3! Of course she is going to pick the sugar that all of her friends are eating! So I spent a large portion of my morning explaining this to the teacher. I don't think I'm a tyrant, but I sure do feel like one. I let her eat treats a couple times a week and I always let her have what everyone else is having at parties, in reasonable portions. I just want her to be healthy and to develop good eating habits. Is that so bad?
So, anyway. I had Kashi cereal for breakfast, with soy milk, of course. I also had a chilled banana that was left in my daughter's lunch box from yesterday. I'm not sure what I'll eat the reast of the day. Emotionally, I feel much better today. Hopefully I will be more productive at work today, as yesterday was pitifull :).
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Posted: 5 August 2005 08:24 pm |
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Whew! I got alot accomplished yesterday. I finshed 75% of my work load! I also got to talk to two of my favorite people in the world yesterday so that was deffinately a bonus!
I ate a ton yesterday (aside from weverything that I already listed yesterday): half of a bag of grapes, a handhul of spicy ritz crackers, a cheese stick, and chances are a few other nibbles, too. We tried to get some Mexican food for dinner, but I don't think good Mexican food exists in Florida (or at least in Tampa)! You can get Cuban and Spanish food all day long, but not Mexican food. I ended up getting pulled chicken soft tacos that you build yourslef, but the chicken was awful! I ended up eating the tortilla with tomatoes slices, avacado, cilantro, balck beans, and tad bit of rice, and a squeeze of lime juice. And a few chips with salsa. Once we got home I split a 1/2c serving of ice cream with my daughter. I did not drink anything but water today. As a matter of fact I have not had anything but water for a couple weeks!
This morning I woke up and had to finish a bit of work left from yesterday so there was not any time to work out. The scale still says 168 today. Normally I would be disapointed, but I have not stuck with my dietary plans, so I'm just grateful that I haven't gained any weight:):D!!! And besides, the water monster likes to stick it to me this time of month anyway!
Breakfast today was Kashi cereal with soy milk. I had to meet a consumer at Chick-Fil-A and they were giving out free mini chicken biscuits, so I said, "Of course, I'd love some," when management offered them, plus I added a small Ice Dream cone. Lunch was from the vending machine: fruit cocktail with the juice drained, and a roast beef sandwich on wheat with a slice of provalone (no mayo). I must say it wasn't very good. I'm not sure if my taste buds are changing or the food I've picked sucks, but meat choices lately have left something to be desired! Definately not :yumm:!
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Posted: 6 August 2005 03:09 pm |
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I came home from work starving! So I helped myself to a bowl of cereal with soy milk. Once Mr. Man awoke we decided to give going out to eat another try. We ate at a bbq place that was decent. I've become this super food snob. Last night I really wanted coleslaw, so thats what I had. I ate it all because it looked good, but it had too much mayo in it so you couldn't taste the cabbage at all. I also had corn on the cob w/o any extras, beef brisket with bbq sauce, some of my guy's baked beans, a few bites of garlic toast, and water.
After dinner I was exhausted. Initially I didn't want to go home and just sit around until bed time, but thats what we did anyway, and it turned out great! I layed down as soon as I got in the door and did not get out of bed again until after 7 am when my bf came home. I woke up every few hours, but had no problem closing my eyes and falling back to sleep!
Breakfast this a.m. was a stick of string cheese, a small glass of o.j. and apple slices.
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Posted: 7 August 2005 04:32 pm |
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The rest of yesterday's food: finished up my daughter's apple slices from snack time, pb&j sandwich with more apple slices and soy milk for lunch, and 1/2 of a bean and cheese burrito with salsa for dinner. I also had a handful of Snicker's Popables and half a bag of baby carrots at te movies yesterday mid-morning. I had a few drinks of rum and diet Dr. Pepper after laying the girly down. I'm not sure what that comes out to calorie wise. Breakfast today was an egg and cheese bagel with soy milk. The bagel alone was like 350 calories, add an egg, some cheese and the milk and I'm up to about 600 calories already! Whew... I'll be sure to stay active all day!
This morning the scale was back at 166! So it looks like I'm getting back on track. Of all of the eating lifestyles I've experimented with the one that works best for me is to eat whatever I want in mini portions after filling up on fruits, veggies and the like. But eating just plain veggies has done nothing but make my stomach hurt and I never feel satisfied, so enough of that for me!
Making small changes in my life has helped me to realise other areas that aren't exactly up to par, too. I enjoy the human services field that I'm in now, but I think I want to try another aspect of it. I worked in group homes for the developmentally disabled and mentally ill for 4 years as both direct care and management, and was a crisis counselor for 2 years in Phoenix. I now work with disabled adults on employability skills and help them find, interview for, land , and keep their jobs. It sounds like a satisfying job, but most of my consumer's have been in their job for some time and there is little I can do, other than sit on the sidelines and watch. I feel like I'm not utilizing all of my skills. So I had a talk with the my super honey (he is such the perfect man!) and he is super supportive of me looking for work elsewhere or stay where I'm at until I finish school, but take more classes so I finish sooner. (I have a super flexible case load that allows me to work just about whenever I my schedule allows, so long as it fits into my consumer's schedule.)
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Posted: 8 August 2005 05:25 pm |
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I love the weekend! I got alot accomplised yesterday. After that breakfast I vaccuumed the whole house and then spent over an hour cleaning my daughter's room. We tried to go oput to eat at two different places before we found something appetizing that was open on Sunday (we almost found really good mexiacn food!). After lunch we went grocery shopping and picked up a shelf and some house plants, too. We also dropped off toys and books that I'd cleared out of my daughter's room at the Salvation Army. Once home I lounged for a bit, and then cleaned the master bath top to bottom. I felt super productive!
Food wise I ate some rice, refried beans, salad with jalepanos, and a few bites of a tamale, and a tortilla for lunch. Plus chips and salsa. We split a serving of fried ice cream 3 ways and didn't finish the entire portion!! I had a snack of grapes, too. For dinner we bbq'd beef tenderloin, had broccoli w/cheese and a slice of bread as sides. I had a couple Corona lights and a rum with diet DP, too. I got a little hungry later in the evening and had an orange. Not too bad overall. Today I had soy chorizo and egg whites for breakfast, with a glass of soy milk. I'm gonna have a banana before leaving for work
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Posted: 9 August 2005 01:49 am |
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Whoa buddy!!! I feel like dog butt!! The last 3 days I've awoken with tickle in my throat that as gradually worsened. I am officially sick! I made it through work today, and a 5 hour training on "Personal Outcomes", thanks to the good guys at the drug companies! Otherwise I don't think I would've made it past noon. We are having our past due annual auditing and everyone is stressed out trying to get our files in order and ensure all of the people we serve are having their needs met at the same time, so I couldn't afford a day off sick. I will get to bed early tonight and drink lots of water.
I ate more than I'd intended today. I don't feel the urge to eat nearly as much when I'm sick 'cause I can't taste my food, but today was an exception :)! I did have a banana on the way to work, I also had a turkey and cheese roll up (no condiments) with a cup of tropical fruit from the vending machine. During a break in the meeting I had a cinnamon rasin bagel with cream cheese, also from the vending machine. I should have made my lunch, but as previously noted, I FELT LIKE DOG BUTT! So I'll be forgiving of myself! Once home I was starving and had a large handful of grapes. I made an organic veggie tamale pie, or rather microwaved one that "Amy's" company made for me! I ate one mini Snicker's Cruncher's bar for dessert, too. I'll make my lunch tomorrow... its gonna be another involved day :)!!!
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Posted: 9 August 2005 07:57 pm |
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Breakfast today was another tamale pie from Amy's kitchen (150 clories). I ate a banana (210 calories) and a few grapes (50 calories) for a snack . Lunch wasn't the greatest: I ate a huge salad with lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, mushrooms and red onions (100 calories), topped with about a tablespoon of low cal itallian dressing (50 calories). That was the good part! Because I was at a cheap buffet (no lunch packing again today... oops!) I added on 3 small slices of veggie topped pizza (I'm guessing 600 calories, maybe more). I should not have had the pizza!! I was full and satisfied, but I truely love that stuff. Pizza is deffinately in my top 10 foods list! So since I have splurged so early in the day I will have to be careful the rest of the day. I've estimated a consumption of about 1160 calories, lets round up to 1200. That leaves me 500-600 calories for afternoon snacks and dinner in order to stay around 1700-1800/day. I still can't breathe really well due to this cold so I'm not planning on doing any exercise today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be cleared up enough to get in at least 30 minutes.
I have to meet an individual I serve for coffee to review his progress and talk about career goals. No Caramel Macchiatto for me. Maybe a plain soy latte with Splenda. We'll see. I have so much work to do! UGGHHH!
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Posted: 10 August 2005 03:29 pm |
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Lets see... I did have a small (tall) soy latte with splenda and a sprinkle of cinnamon and cocoa powder for flavor. I tried to check it out on the calculator, but I'm being told that the "script" on the web page is making my computer run too slow. I'm gonna guess 100 cal. My honey made dinner: thin sliced trimmed chicken breast in a mango chutney sauce with sauted orange bell peppers and Vidalia onions (250 calories). I also had a 1/4 c brown rice prepared in chicken stock (50 calories?) and a salad with romaine lettuce and chopped portabello mushrooms (30 calories) and a tablespoon of fat free Itallian (10 calories). Total: 1640. I don't find that very believable so I'll say 1700 total. Thats not too shabby. At 5'10 and 166 lbs (on a good day:)) I'm supposed to take in around 2200-2300 cal/day. At least that what I remember from the last time i used the calculator. I'll have to update myself on that.
Breakfast today was a mushroom pizza: portobella mushroom cap (i have no idea of the calorie count here... 25?) with less than a 1/4 c marinera sauce (50 cal) and a sprinkle of mozz. cheese (100 cal) with a banana (210 cal) and 1 tbs peanut butter (100 cal). Plus 1 c light soy milk (75 cal). I have no idea what I'll eat the rest of the day, I'm super busy today and will probably grab something to go. I'll be sure to make it light though... the gentleman I met with yesterday asked me 3 times if I was pregnant! He kept leaning over the table and looking at my belly asking, "Are you sure you aren't pregnant again?"
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Posted: 10 August 2005 10:55 pm |
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| I ended up needing to see someone that works at a pizza parlor that just so happens to have a lunch buffet. Rather than eat the pizza I just had the salad bar (:D!)with a large plate of lettuce, some cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, broccoli florets, a scoop of cottage cheese, some pineapple tidbits, and topped with sunflower seeds. I also used about 2 tsp of French dressing. My guess for the whole meal is 250 calories. I went to this awesome bakery next to a job site I needed to visit. They sell flaxseed bread, freshly ground whole wheat flour, all sorts of low fat and low cal bread options (from muffins and scones to calzone style loafs stuffed with spinach or pepperoni!!) I picked up a bag of strawberry banana muffins that are made with real fruit, fat free yogert and applesauce and a bag of crasin topped cookies. These things are HUGE!!! And since the cookies have less than .3 grams of fat and the muffins 1.2 grams I feel NO GUILT! Each item is 200-220 calories! I ate one of each for a late afternoon snack/meal to tide me over 'til dinner (450 cal) with water to wash it down. Todays total so far is around 1260, lets round up to 1300. I have 400-500 cal left for dinner tonight. Thats easy!
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Posted: 12 August 2005 01:09 am |
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Last night for dinner I made a tofu version of bbq flavored sloppy joes. I had one portion on a piece of low cal bread, with a small scoop of baked beans and a pear. I don't know what the calorie count was, but it was under 400 and i didn't have anything else for the night, which means I met my cal limit for the day! Today's food: strawberry/banana muffin (200 cal), glass of light doy milk (75 cal), crasin cookie (210), diet soda (0 cal), lots of water (0), a cup of fresh cut strawberries, a snack pack of carrotts and celery with a few cheese chunks, and a boiled egg all from the local 7-11 convienence store (I have no idea about the calories... 400?), a slice of ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery (don't know on this either... 500?), and another cookie when I came home (210 cal). So far thats an estimate of 1595. So I guess that dinner should be a piece of fruit with a salad with no dressing if I want to be able to meet my goal.
Today we had a 50th Anniversary party for all of the people we serve. It was complete with large slices of greasy pizza (my favorite!) and ice cream cake (as mentioned above :) I'm pretty proud of myself for not gorging myself on #%@&!! I found some free time this morning and picked up 2 new workout videos at the library: Pilates cardio and some toning for dummies one, too. I know alot of moves and don't really need all the magazines and videos, but its easier to do them all when there is someone on the tv doing it with you, or a picture to focus on in a magazine. So hopefully I'll get to test them out tonight! I'm off to entertain my 3 year old that has been very patiently waiting for some attention...
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Posted: 12 August 2005 04:43 pm |
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| Last night I had a handfull of baby carrots and then developed quite the headache. So I stayed within my intake goal, but I didn't get around to the videos I planned to do. This morning didn't work out either, as I have will be in an all day training at work (8 am-5 pm) and had to be up at 5:30 am in order to even get there on time. (I am writting this during a break.) Breakfast today was a muffin (200) with a cup of light soy milk (75) at 5:30 am. Everyone at wok was having pastries and cup cakes, but I brought a pear and 2 cookies and had a glass of o.j.(600). I should mention that these cookies are more like fiber biscuits that taste like cookies: they have 10 grams of fiber apiece! So its only 10 am and I have consumed 875 cal, but I am full, I've eaten my daily intake minimum for fiber, and I've consumed less than 5 grams of fat! Lunch is being catered, but I'm going to run out to deposit my check and pick up a salad to eat (without dressing). I figure that I can eat salad all day if need be and I won't go over my goal of 1700 cal.
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Posted: 13 August 2005 02:03 am |
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Well, I wasn't allowed to go out for lunch, some #%@&! about comradery.;) The catered lunch included salad, rice and black beans. And that is what I had. I used the rice and beans in leiu of dressing, loaded up on onions for flavor, and had a small piece of bread on the side. I was really satisfied! I skipped dessert and had water instead. Dinner was another muffin. Those things are awesome! I'm not sure about my calorie count for the day, but I feel good about the food choices I made.
I'm reading The China Study by T. Campbell, Ph.D. The more I study and research vegetarianism and the health benefits associated with adopting that lifestyle the more I'm convinced that I should give it the good college try. So today the only animal products that I've consumed are from the yogurt in the cookies and muffins, unless there was some form of animal fat in the rice and beans. I've talked about it with my guy and he, as usual, is supportive. That is really important to me. It would be impossible to maintain this lifestyle if the 2 most important people in my life, my child and my fiance', weren't behind me 100%.
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Posted: 13 August 2005 04:09 pm |
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I recieved some horrible news last night. One of my girlfriends from Phoenix called and explained that our friend "Big Jeff" died of a heart attack at 1:30 am on Thursday morning. He wasn't even 30 years old yet! He was the God Father of my girlfriend's first son (I am the God Mother). Apparently he couldn't afford health insurance and didn't want to pay for the medications his DR. had him on for obesity related diseases. And he wasn't interested in dieting or exercising, 'cause I know how hard Sarah (my girlfriend) tried to motivate him to go with her. NOT EVEN 30 YEARS OLD!!! I am soon to be 25. I couldn't imagine dying in the next 5 years. But I'm sure he couldn't either. Or maybe he did know it was coming. Sarah said that when she looks at pictures of him he looks tired. Even in pics from 10 years ago he just looks exhausted. He was the man that took me on my first date after having my daughter. (I left my daughter's biological father when I was 4 months pregnant.) I didn't pursue anything with him because of his size and his health. He was a great guy: funny, charming, communicative, handsome despite his size, and I could go on and on. I can't imagine what his family is feeling. His father died just over a year ago, and now they've lost their youngest sibiling. I wish I could go to the funeral, but I don't think I'll be able to get across country on such short notice. If anything, this motivates me more to be sure I help my daughter develop good eating habits and that I continue to develop them for myself.
Breakfast today was a mini wheat bagel (78 cal) and an apple with a glass of water. The scale still says 166, but I'm sure thats due to the last 2 weeks of not so good choices (with the exception of yesterday). I'm hoping for 164 by next Saturday. I am going to Adventure Island today (a local water park) so hopefully I'll burn some cal there, so long as I don't eat the #%@&! they serve at the cafes and various stands!
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Krystin
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Posted: 13 August 2005 05:29 pm |
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In one of the other forums a site was posted to find your ideal body measurements. The ones listed seem totally unrealistic to me, but here they are:
Chest: 32.5 to 35.75 in, Waist: 22.75 to 25.025, hips: 27.625 to 30.4 in, bicep:11.7 to 12.87 in, forearm:9.424 to 10.367 in, thigh: 17.225 to 18.947, calf: 11.05 to 12.155 inches and neck:12.025 to 13.227 inches. Using the high numbers this equals 353.005 inches.
My current measurements are chest below bust line:36 in, bust line: 41.5 in, waist at belly button:37.5 in, hips: 39 in, left bicep: 12.5 in, left forearm: 10 in, right mid thigh: 20 1/4 in, right upper thigh 22 3/4 in, right calf 14 1/2 in, and neck 13 3/4 in. In order to make an accurate comparison I will only total the numbers from the ones listed on the "ideal" list: 380.25 inches.
This means that according to this chart I looked at I have approx. 27.245 inches to loose to be at the high end of the "ideal" scale. I recognize that my body shape is probably different that the average body shape used for this chart, but at least it gives me a general idea of what a good goal would be. I was suprised to learn that my belly was above the max of 35 inches, as recommended by various dr.s, for a predictor of illness and disease. I have a long way to go!
PLEASE READ THE 8-21-05 ENTRY, AS I MADE HUGE CALCULATION MISTAKES HERE!!!
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Posted: 15 August 2005 05:00 pm |
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Well I did eat some of the #%@&! at the water park. I had a salad with about 2 tsp of ranch dressing. I also had a handful of my daughter's french fries and a bite of her mac and cheese. :( For dinner Saturday I had left over tofu sloppy joes and baked beans, a couple spiced rum w/dt. Dr. Pepper, a hanful of pretzels, and 2 pieces of fruit. I can't remember what kind. I'm sure I snacked on something else, too, but I can't remember that either! I really need to log my intake every time I eat or little bites add up that I mysteriously forget later!
Yesterday's food choices were a bit better. I had an orange and a pear for breakfast. An apple for lunch. A few pretzels throughout the day. Some faux chicken nuggets made out of textured soy protien with about a tablespoon of bbq sauce. For dinner we went to our favorite Itallian place downtown. Usually I would have gotten something like chicken marsala loaded with slices of procuitto and cheese. Instead I chose eggplant parm in marinara. I opted for veggies instead of pasta, and I shared the meal with my daughter.
Activity wise I didn't do too much this weekend. I did swim at the water park for about 3 hours on Sat and Sun we grocery shopped, bought my daughter a day bed (poor girl's been sleeping on a toddler mattress for the past 4 months!), and rearanged/cleaned her room. Other than that I sat on my #%@&! all weekend!
As for today, I had a bagel, the kind with everything on it, with about 2 tbs of light cream cheese for a total of 350 cal. I also had about 150 cal worth of light soy milk. I am going to try and eat only hidden eggs and milk products (like what you might find in bread). I know I'm not ready for a completely vegan diet! I should prbably try and find a recipe for dinner. If I don't plan what I'm going to eat I know I'll end up snacking until I'm full and still make (and eat) dinner.
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Posted: 17 August 2005 02:37 am |
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I wasn't able to update yesterday and I can't remember everything that I ate, but I'll give it a try. I came home for lunch and had a peach while I cooked whole wheat spaghetti with soy protien meatballs. I added extra onions and mushrooms to my jarred sauce. I ate a snack of raw nuts and rasins from the vending machine at work and a 100 cal bag of popcorn. Dinner was another peach, some spicy bean dip (from Dr. Fuhrman's book), and veggies to dip in the beans.
Today I had another bagel with cream cheese, but smaller portions of both, with light soy milk. I had a peach for a snack. Lunch was a microwavable chipotle black bean wrap from Gardenburger (240 cal). I had an awful sweet tooth and ate 230 cal worth of mini Snicker's Crunchers bars plus a prepackaged 1/2c portion of ice cream. I was full, but not satisfied! I drove threw McDonald's (even though I hate that place!!!) and got an ice cream cone and fruit/walnut salad. (They must drench those apples in preservatives 'cause they don't even turn brown after you slice them!!!) For dinner I had 2 pears, a 100 cal bag of popcorn, a small handful of spicy Cheez-Its, 4 nuggets of Broccoli bites (like a chicken nugget but filled with broccoli instead of meat), 2 cans of diet Lipton iced tea, and I think thats it.
Am I the only one that eats to satisfy a flavor need? As I write this I am full, but considering another snack, despite looking at the awfull food choices I made today! I'm not exercising as intensly as I should (when I even do it) and I'm making horrible food choices. Of course I'm not seeing any results! The scale has said 166 for nearly 3 weeks! I think I need to drink more water. When I have plenty of water between and during meals I don't feel like I need to keep filling my mouth.
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