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Theresa
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Posted: 24 September 2007 03:48 pm |
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I am going to start my diary today officially. I am going to measure myself tonight and weigh myself so that I can also be accountable. I will give myself up to 10 months to to a year try and lose all the weight I want but healthily, that should average it out at 2lbs per week which is the maximum weight a I know I should lose.
I need to lose 80lbs to get to normal. Scary!
Nir mentioned that there is a calorie counter on line on this site. Im a bit blond and don't know how to look it up or get there. Please help!
What I have eaten today! Had to force it as I had a fat hangover from all the whiskey and sodas yesterday. All the South Africans celebrated with a big braai yesterday.
1 slice of toast with peanut butter for breakfast (actually only half, couldn't get the other half down)
Mid morning snack: Mug of vegetable soup
Lunch was 2 beef mince samooses
Cup of vegetable soup for Mid day snack
Supper will be mixed vegetables and steak
Banana Smoothie for evening snack
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Ohm
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Posted: 24 September 2007 04:03 pm |
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Hi again, Theresa
Just to translate for the British - a braai is what is called a BBQ or barbecue in the UK. Not sure what the US call it.........
Good luck with the weight loss. If you want to read about mine you can at How I lost 4 stone in 3 months there are pictures and everything (so beware, I may crack your VDU screen )!
To get to the calorie counter, calculators and interesting stuff, just scroll down to the bottom of any of the pages and you will see the links:
Calories Burned, BMI, BMR & RMR Calculator
Food Calories & Nutrition Calculator
Weight Loss Calculator
Weights & Measures Converter
Tutorial • Tips • Newsletter • Weight Loss Products
Home • About • Terms of Use • Site Map • E-mail
Just click on the one that interests you.
Totsiens
Becci
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Theresa
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Posted: 24 September 2007 04:41 pm |
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| Thank Becci, You are one of the people that inspired me when I saw your diary and youur pictures were so spectacular I could barely believe it was you after all that weight loss. I will take a picture of me now and when I lose my weight and then put it up as well, but only when Iv'e lost all my weight. Too embarrased at this stage.
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Ohm
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Posted: 24 September 2007 05:03 pm |
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Hello again, Theresa - please don't be embarrassed. There are lots of people who use this site regularly and a lot of them are, or have been far more overweight than you are. There is one lady called Synicalchick who has had the most amazing weight loss journey and whose diary is quite astounding to read - and the photos...well all I can say is "Wow". There are men and women and young people all over the world who use this site because it gives them a virtual forum in which their problem is not minimised or played down. Nobody onthis site will judge you because you are too fat. Nobody will say that it is your own fault. Nobody will say that they have more right to use this site than you. Everybody is thoroughly accepting of each other user, and anybody who wants to lose weight (even if it is only a few pounds) has every right to use this site and is welcomed by the community at large.
If you want to post photos, post photos! Don't wait until you think you may be perfect; mark your milestones as you go. Let yourself (and anyone else) see how far you have come. If you don't, you may not actually notice those milestone and are more likely to backslide, depressed because you don't realise how far you have come. I still weigh way more than I should, but I look a million times better than when I started out. Milestone pictures are motivating.
Oh, and thanks for the words of encouragement. I am glad that I have been able to prompt you towards doing what you want to do. Lets hope I can encourage you over the finish line in your marathon journey. You've got another 70 lbs or so to go, I've got around 50 lbs to lose. Lets go to it! Tiyendi pamodzi ndi ntima umo (lets go together with one aim).
Becci
Last edited on 24 September 2007 05:06 pm by Ohm
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Theresa
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Posted: 26 September 2007 04:08 pm |
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Ok yesterday I ate: breakfast - carrots (I knew i was going to eat muffins as was card day with a couple of friends) 29.5 calories
chocolate muffin (big) 211 calories
lunch was beans(100 grams?) and pickled fish 360 and 131 calories(half a tin, full tin is 450 kilojoules approx)
a smal salad 50 calories and a few bites of steak (didn't want one but had some of my sons) 200 calories
4 coffees with sweetner and about a glass of low fat milk 142 calories
A glass of orange juice 111.6
Now I felt that I was full all day and didn't go to bed hungry. Why is the calories so low. This is much more than I usually eat but also healthier.
This onlty adds up to 1234 calories which we worked out I must have about 1200. Now I worked out with a 5kg weight for 10 minutes and went for a brisk walk for a half an hour. I dont want to starve myself, this is what got me here in the first place. This maybe will burn off 300 calories and that will leave me with 934 calories
Any advice is this ok? What food must I eat more to pull up the calories
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Theresa
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Posted: 26 September 2007 04:38 pm |
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Today I had orange juice and youngberry smoothie which I would approximate at 200 calories
A toasted ham and chees sandwich (white bread) about 375 calories
A peice of savoury tart about 150 calories
4 blocks dark chocolate 100 calories
4 coffes with sweetner and low fat milk 150 calories
I went for a brisk 30 min walk uphill and did the weights again for 10 min -300calories?
Tonight I will eat some meat and a big green salad again. Will try make it approximate 200 calories and salad 100 calories.
This would be 1300 calories approximately, if I deduct the excercise it will be 1000 calories. Any advice? Is this ok or must I increase the calories
Looking back on my past between 16 years to 30 years or so I now realise that I was probably eating 600 calories if that a day. Although I weighed 112lbs I drastically slowed my metabolism down and that is why I am so fat now. Can I correct this now with all the increased eating but it will be mostly healthily.
Advise please!
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 26 September 2007 04:40 pm |
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I am certainly no expert, but it looks like you might not have enough protein - only the beans and a few bites of steak for the day? Also, you'd be better off eating the whole fruit than drinking juice. It will have more fiber, which will aid your weight loss, and will be lower in calories.
And finally, I think 1200 calories is too low. If you are 80 pounds overweight, I don't think you'll lose by eating that little. I have another 73 pounds to go until I reach my goal and I'm eating about 1600 per day.
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Theresa
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Posted: 26 September 2007 04:46 pm |
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Would you advise that maybe I increase just the protein or a bit more protein and grains. Are you managing to lose weght at the 1600. Nir did suggest that it should be 1600 calories per day, but because I have a BMI of 32(something like that) I can go to 1250 or so. Im also not sure if this is before or after excercise. Help!
It's scary, but I see now that I was almost anorexic most of my younger years. I remember always thinking I was fat, but I was #%@&! skinny
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Fatale
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Posted: 26 September 2007 04:47 pm |
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Hi Theresa,
Good luck with your weightloss plans! :) I just stop by to tell you - Theresa is my favorite name, actually, I named my oldest daughter Theresa! :)
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Theresa
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Posted: 26 September 2007 04:51 pm |
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Hi Fatale
She must be a wonderful person then.  Funnily I have always loved my name, even when friends used to discuss changing names as kiddies I never once wanted another one. And thanks on the luck
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Theresa
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Posted: 26 September 2007 04:59 pm |
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Hey Becci!
I just saw the Totsiens now. Kan jy ook Afrikaans praat? Het SA n boertjie van jou ook gemaak?
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gauloises
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Posted: 26 September 2007 05:13 pm |
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| Teresa is my mother's name, and her surname is Wright - named after the 40s movie star, Teresa Wright ...
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Ohm
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Posted: 26 September 2007 05:19 pm |
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First of all, before I say anything more, can I say that I completely respect what you have said, Abnormalapathy, and I completely accept your right to believe what you do believe.
Having said that, it is complete and utter nonsense to hold that eating less calories will stop you from losing weight or even to gain weight. Think about it, in the concentration camps in Nazi Germany people consumed far less than their BMR or RMR, and yet those who survived were skeletal. EATING LESS CALORIES CAUSES YOUR BODY TO ACCESS and MAKE USE OF STORED CALORIES. Calories are stored as fat. If you eat less calories than your body needs, it will access fat stores and you will lose fat - it may also access protein in the form of muscle, which will also be sacrificed. If you want to lose fat only, the answer is to exercise, eat sensibly (i.e. a balanced diet)and ensure that you are consuming less calories than you are expending. That is the bottom line.
The idea of starvation mode is largely irrelevant to most of us. Starvation mode has been shown to exist in A FEW studies. One, of which I have a copy (with no copyright restrictions, if anyone is interested I can email a copy to you) demonstrated that even when you swing between just 600 calories a day and complete starvation THE BODY DOES NOT SLOW ITS METABOLISM!
Furthermore, in the few studies which have actually shown starvation mode, it has been recognised in feelings of being cold (due to shut down of relatively non-nessential peripheral circulation), slowing of skin and hair cell renewal (another relatively non-essential function in the short term) food cravings and feelings of lethargy. These effects have only been found when the person is eating less than 600 calories per day and I stress that this has only been found in very few studies. The vast majority of the studies have found no effect of low calorie intake upon the metabolism.
There is no evidence of the body being able to run on less calories when it comes to expenditure of energy. If we think of the body in terms of an organic machine, much like a car, we can see that the food we eat (calories) is much like the petrol or gas we put into a car as fuel. No matter how well tuned the engine is we cannot teach a car to run without burning its fuel. Likewise, the body cannot learn to run without burning energy. It just cannot be done.
If there is such a thing as starvation mode it does not kick in until you are actually starving, at which point you wont be worried about your weight, you'll be more worried about survival.
Failure to lose weight after previous successful loss can be accounted for in a number of ways:
1/We grow lacksadaisical and put less effort into our exercise, or skip exercise sessions, comfortable with our bodies and less anxious than we were at the start of our regime due to the weight we have lost.
2/This is often accompanied by a lack of attention to detail with our food intake. We become comfortable and sneak more snacks, we forget to weigh our food and portion sizes creep up - thus we consume more calories than before - if this occurs in conjunction with point 1, we can very easily end up with an extended plateau.
3/A boring diet leads one to seek out highly flavoured foods. Low calorie foods highly seasoned with salt can cause one to retain fluid, which can mask small fat losses. Water is very heavy for its volume and when it is in our body we have no way of differentiating between weight caused by excess fat and that caused by excess water.
4/Sugar, if we fall victim to a sweet, sugary snack, has the same water retaining ability as salt, in the short term.
5/Always remember, as you lose weight your body will expend less energy in your activities and exercise than it did when you were heavier. To keep on losing weight you must drop your calorie consumption asyou lose weight, or your loss may sto altogether.
The idea of starvation mode, as the term is generally used in this forum, is totally without scientific evidence. It is a comfortable way to explain plateaus and failure to lose weight. There was een a forum member who was claiming it as a rationale for non-weight loss when he was eating over 2000 calories a day.
I have no problem with Nir, who is an enthusiastic proponent of the idea of starvation mode at RMR level, but his science is way off base, as we have publicly discussed. His point is that there is no other eplanation. My point is that just because you don't know the right answer, doesn't make the answer you are being offered correct. And anyway, I do offer an answer (see points 1 to 5 above). People deny that they are doing those things - I say that they are wrong - and the evidence is with me on this one.
With all due respect, I also feel that there is sometimes a rivalry between dieters and without reference to anyone at all on this site, some dieters, especially if they have been unsuccessful in the past, have a vested interest in limiting the weight loss of other dieters whilst maximising their own. Thus, they promote this idea of starvation mode kicking in at RMR level in order to ensure that other dieters eat more, thus ensuring that they themselves can maximise their own weight loss while others lose less weight. THESE COMMENTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY AIMED AT ANY USERS OF THE CPH SITE. Many people yoyo diet for years. Dieting becomes their identity and they can acheive superiority inthe ranks of the overweight (of which I am one). If their peers lose weight they have lost their ready-made peer group. They have a vested interest inthe failure of others. I AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS NECESSARILY A CONSCIOUS DECISION.
Please, apply a little of what you learned in your high school science classes to your own situation:
Physics: it takes a calculable amount of energy to move a given weight from A to B or to erforma given amount of work. That amount of energy is non-negotiable and the body cannot suddenly manage to do that work on less calories.
Biology: our body needs fuel to perform work. If we eat more than we need it will be stored as fat. If we eat less than we need we will draw upon the fat reserves stored when we were consuming more than we needed.
Psychology: there will always be people who want to do better than you and have a vested interest in minimising your own results in order to maximise the impact of their own results. If one person is to be able to succeed, everyone would rather it was them or theirs. It is scary to be alone. Nobody wants to be the last fat person or only fat person around, or the fattest person around - they would rather it was you.
Don't let it be you.
Becci
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Theresa
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Posted: 26 September 2007 05:42 pm |
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Hi Becci
Makes sense. I have also become a lot lazier over the past couple of years. Feels like I got a rap on the knuckles. Will lift my substantial behind more often and take those walks. And yes, my sweetie and alcahol intake also increased quite a bit until 2 months ago when I stopped drinking so much wine. Thanks for all the info and replies. I will from now on proceed to tell you of all the centimetres I lose!
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Ohm
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Posted: 26 September 2007 05:49 pm |
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Hi again Theresa
Please, though, don't take my comments as aimed at any member or members of this forum. They all seem to be made from solid gold and are very supportive. But bear in mind that just becomes someone says they believe something it doesn't make that belief correct. Mind you, it is best to bear ones own knowledge of human nature in mind, listen to everything you are told with an openmind and then consider the evidence and make up your own mind what you believe.
Becci
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 26 September 2007 08:57 pm |
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T, my calories were in the 1400-1450 range for 3 weeks and I didn't lose any weight, some weeks I gained. When I increased it back to 1,600 I started losing again. When I cut out the exercise, I stopped losing but didn't gain. Now I'm back to trying to stay between 1500-1600 per day AND exercising at least 30 minutes. We'll see if that has the impact I am hoping for.
I meticulously weigh and measure everything that crosses my lips. I do not count every single form of exercise that I do - for instance, I walk at least one mile a day just to get to/from home and transportation, but I do not count that in my calorie expenditures for the day. I only count the cardio that I do at the gym, not strength training, as part of my expenditures either. So, my experiences were not about any of the factors that Becci listed in her response.
No one's really an expert when it comes to weight loss since everyone's body works differently and all we have are our personal experiences to go on. I have no vested interest in keeping anyone fat, nor do I attempt to pass anything off as 'fact' (or as 'belief' for that matter, if we want to get technical) but I speak from my own experiences - the things that have and do work for me, and may work for someone else.
This isn't about IQs, whose responses are based on science (since science is always changing and is often disputed within its own circles) or what a person 'believes' to be true.
Last edited on 26 September 2007 09:39 pm by abnormalapathy
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Ohm
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Posted: 27 September 2007 02:20 am |
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No, abnormalapathy, I disagree. I think everyone is their own best expert. People should find out what works for them. What works for one personmay not work for another. But I am really glad that you are happy with what you have achieved, and with your way ahead of you. That is also really happy. If you can't live with the chosen lifestyle you will never maintain it, will you, so good on you. You are, without a doubt, doing OK, and that is great.
B
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Theresa
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Posted: 27 September 2007 09:10 am |
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I can add another 200 calories to yesterday as I had a few almonds, the rest of the pickled fish and some jelly babies. So thats about 1500.00 calories.
Today I didn't have too much time for breakfast so I grabbed a couple of almonds to chomp. About 80 calories. Brought some snacks a carrot, few youngberries (fresh) and blackberries(dried) 60 calories.
Lunch is a green salad with a boiled egg and some almonds again and a little chedder cheese 350 calories.
So far that is 490, which I will round off to 500 as I have a tablespoon of low fat sald dressing (Italian light)
Gosh! if you eat healthily, just salads, fruit, protein and green veg etc one can stuff oneself on not too many calories. I definately am not feeling hunger pains eating this way (protein and greens) Maybe it's also because I just started though.
I must remember to include coffe and the milk that goes in is a bout 110 calories a day as well = 620 approx. Still lots of room for supper. Please advise anyone if I'm doing something I shouldn't. And thanks so far for all the input
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Theresa
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Posted: 27 September 2007 10:40 am |
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| Well Iv'e just discovered that I was very optimistic with the calories used for my excercises, what I thought was 300 is only 150 calories used. Will have to move the a... a bit more
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Ohm
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Posted: 27 September 2007 01:50 pm |
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Sigh, that is ever the way. Never mind, it's the same for all of us! Keep it up and we will all get there!
B
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Theresa
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Posted: 27 September 2007 02:20 pm |
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I measured myself last night as I will not be weighing myself often, maybe only once a month. I need to see my centimetres go down.
Hips are 106 cm
waist is 93 cm
Thighs are 72 cm
Chest is 104cm(above boobs)
I will check weekly to know if I am losing or not. I want my waist to get under 80cm again. Hips very scary. They must get to 93 cm or so. The rest will just follow
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Theresa
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Posted: 27 September 2007 02:59 pm |
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| Ive decided to have lamb stew with brown rice for supper. Poor son who's so skinny must be sick of all the salad, although (the gem never complains as long as he gets to eat meat.) Calories should be approximately 600 calories, (give or take 100) I will have small portions of rice an meat, so that should be me for the day. 1300 or so calories.
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Theresa
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Posted: 28 September 2007 09:05 am |
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Last night I had my lamb stew(sweet potato and carrots) with brown rice. I didn't have too big a portion but I had a small bowl of leftover brown rice with cinnamon and sweetner and low fat milk. My quick version of rice pudding. A weak point with me. My calorie intake was approximately 1400 calories.
I didn't do any excercise, was too hungry when I got home so I cooked supper early and ate early as well.
Friday
Today for breakfast I had a bout 20g of almonds and 15g of dried blackberries as I didn't have time to eat anything else. 210calories? I just noticed the fat content in the almonds and will have to be very careful the rest of the day with what I eat.
I brought a little tub of gooseberries as a snack 100g 40 calories.
I didn't bring lunch and don't know yet what I will be having(not a good thing)
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Theresa
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Posted: 28 September 2007 02:01 pm |
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I have just had lunch and was sort of good. I had some fried fish 190 calories, mixed veg 60 calories and a salad with avo and bacon 110 calories. Then the bad part, I had a strawberry tartlett 300 calories. 660 plus the 250 from this morning leaves me with approximately 300 to have supper and with all the milk in the coffee another 110 calories or so. It will have to be a green salad tonight.
Apart from feeling more energised and having less aches and pains, someone just told me it looks like Iv'e lost a little weight. Definately a nice boost to keep on eating right.
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mugwamp
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Posted: 29 September 2007 11:28 pm |
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Hey Theresa,
Keep up the good work girl! Have you tried the weight watchers veggie soup? It's awesome and you can kick it up a little by adding some chicken breast or any kind of beans. I add a little hot sauce and soaked garbanzo beans yum! Let me know if you are interested and I'll post the recipe for you.
You are doing great!
mugwamp
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Theresa
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Posted: 1 October 2007 11:00 am |
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Thanks Mugwamp.
Please post me the recipe for the weight watchers vegetable soup. The one that I am using is the Cabbage soup diet recipe (this is from a 7 day detox diet, that is not good for you because it is a fad diet that makes you lose water mainly) but I just add spinach as well and it is healthy in greens. This keeps me nice and full and is very low on calories but at least I get in lots of fibre as well.
The ingredients are cabbage(I use chinese cabbage it doesn't pong and give one bloating) 2 onions, 2 greenpeppers, can of tomatoes, bunch of celery and a bunch of spinach. I cook this with a beef cube and then liquidise it and find it definately helps me control my eating far better. This I use as my mid morning and mid day snacks every couple of days.
Today I had some almonds for breakfast (6 or 7) I am always rushed in the mornings, 130 calories. Mid morning snack will be a mug of vegetable soup as well as Mid day snack. I brought a muffin for lunch. Naughty I know(its chocolate) but will be a good girl tonight. Soup will be 80 X 2 160 calories Muffin 560 (sigh). That will be 770 calories so far. I then can have 440 left for supper and snack in the evening.
Iv'e decided to make Haddock, asparagus, spinach salad for supper. That will be 230 calories or so. That is 1000 calories for the day wich I will add the milk I use in my coffee(low fat 0.5) 110 calories, and I also brought an orange as a snack 62 calories which leaves me with 1165 calories. Protein 24% Fat 33% Fibre 43%. My fat is still 13% over what I should have and that's because of the muffin mainly. No more muffins! After today that is. I will also go walking tonight and do the weights for 10 minutes or so.
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mugwamp
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Posted: 2 October 2007 12:38 am |
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Hi Theresa
Here is the recipe for the soup I was telling you about.
2/3 cup sliced carrot
1/2 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic minced
3 cups broth (your choice of flavor)
1 1/2 cups diced green cabbage
1/2 cup green beans
1/2 tsp tomato paste 1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup diced zucchini
In large saucepan spray a couple of squirts of non stick cooking spray then saute carrots, onion and garlic over a low heat until soft
Add brothem cabbage, beans, tomato paste, basil, oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer , covered for about 15 min or 'til beans are cooked. Stir in zucchini and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
This makes about 4 servings.
You can add or change the veggies to your liking or add beans or chicken for a bit of protien. I like it as a snack. I also freeze some for a quick lunch when I am working.
mugwamp
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Fatale
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Posted: 2 October 2007 04:03 pm |
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I need to read your diary more! You are so motivated - it motivates myself! :)
I eat lots of salad with low calorie dressing. That's usually what I have for lunch. Cereal are good for breakfast. I used to eat Special K with berries but these days I have Kashi Go Lean. (better price on sale)
But again, I haven't really lost any weight lately, so listen to somebody more successful! :lol:
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 2 October 2007 04:21 pm |
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Fatale wrote: I eat lots of salad with low calorie dressing. That's usually what I have for lunch. Cereal are good for breakfast. I used to eat Special K with berries but these days I have Kashi Go Lean. (better price on sale)
Have you tried Special K's protein cereal? I think a serving has 10g protein. It defintitely makes me feel more full than the red berry version.
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Fatale
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Posted: 2 October 2007 04:35 pm |
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abnormalapathy wrote: Have you tried Special K's protein cereal? I think a serving has 10g protein. It defintitely makes me feel more full than the red berry version.
No, I haven't tried it yet! I definatately will look for it next time I go shopping! Thanx for the tip! :)
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Theresa
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Posted: 3 October 2007 12:08 pm |
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On monday my well meaning supper was out the window and I had left over beef lasagne 800 calories so my calories were about 1800 600 calories over my limit. Yesterday was my card day again with the ladies so I always cheat. 3 salad and cold meat rolls about 600 calories,3 small oats cookies 115 calories, sliced beetroot 20 calories, pure wheat cereal 100 calories, 1 chocolate cupcake 350 calories, small bowl ice cream 150 calories, dried black berries 40 calories, Almonds 70 calories, 1 tot kaluha 91 calories, small juice 50 calories, Coffee with low fat milk & sweetners for the day 150 calories usual 4 glasses water for the day, Calories 1735. 535 calories over my limit and fat still 10 to 15 % too high
I will definately have to be trying harder from now on and get more exercise in.
Today I had a slice of brown bread toast with chili pilchards for breakfast 270 calories, My mid day snacks are vegetable soup 2 X 80 calories 160, lunch is a spinach and asparagus salad with 6 crushed almonds and a sprinkle of dried blackberries. 170 calories , coffee for the day 140 = 740 calories
So far so good, but my one friend is going to zambia tommorrow and we are going to eat out at an Indian resturant and of course it will be fattening and alcaholic, so I will try my best to be a good girl. I have only 460 calories left for supper. (oh dear) At least it's keeping my calories down, all this counting. I must just try a bit harder, but I believe I'm getting there. Lost 2 lbs but that's for 2 weeks and it could have been better if I tried harder but im still getting used to the idea of this healthy eating.
Last edited on 3 October 2007 12:11 pm by Theresa
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mugwamp
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Posted: 3 October 2007 11:27 pm |
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Hi Theresa,
Congratulations on 2 pounds gone! It's like tossing a couple of bricks of butter out the door. Good-bye!
I have a question, does your card day take place at a coffee shop or in someones home? If you are all getting together at someones house would the other people be open to perhaps each bringing a treat? That way if there is something that you really like you could make a lower calorie/fat version. My favorite thing to take to a family dinner is a cream pie made with low fat yogurt, sugar free jello and low cal whipped topping. The lime flavour is awesome. You could put the filling into a tart shell.
It might take a while to break some old habits and for the new to become habit but just think of how good you are going to feel. You feel better already. You can do it I know you can. You already have the dedication to count your calories and to keep track of what you eat so that tells me that you are in this to win!
Once again cogratulations on 2 down. Take care and keep up the good work! See you next week.
mugwamp
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Theresa
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Posted: 4 October 2007 11:35 am |
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Thanks so much Mugwamp! We usually alternate going to each others houses each week and then it is that persons chance to provide snacks and lunch. There is actually always lots of salad and healthy stuff but I just can't resist a muffin or a scone yet. I must just exert a little more willpower. (sigh) LAst night I was really agood girl with the food, I had two bites of chicken and two bites of beef, one in a spinach sauce and one in a creamy chili sauce and vegetable rice. 540 calories. Now that would have been ok for the day = 1300 calories, but of course 2 pints of bear and a drambuie later takes me an extra 600 calories over the limit again(bigger sigh!)
Then on the good side I wake up this morning and see that I have lost 2 cm's on my waist. Down from 93 to 91. I so want to get to 80cm and then will rework my goals again. To think I used to have a waist size in the 70cm range after the birth of my daughter. Gawds I was tiny! Oh well, I will be like that within a years time again. None of this Im older bull! I will just work harder!
Today's food I had a small bowl of instant oats 35g 140 calories, snack was a carrot 30 calories, lunch is 6 almonds 90 calories tiny bunch dried blackberries 40 calories, An orange 87 calories. My green soup 2 cups 50 calories (I was previously giving the soup more calories than what it was, which is nice I can deduct 100 calories approximately each day that I had soup. Calories for the day so far is 440 calories. As it stands my fat is 20% protein 15 and carbs 65. I need to keep the fat down for supper and the protein up. Fish maybe? (I didn't realise how difficult it is to keep fat percentages down)
I have walked to work today (25 minutes) and will do so for the rest of the month. No more being lazy and have to because my lift is away until the end of the month. I must really behave now and do some weights and sit ups and stretches in the evenings.
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Posted: 4 October 2007 04:52 pm |
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Theresa wrote:
To think I used to have a waist size in the 70cm range after the birth of my daughter. Gawds I was tiny! Oh well, I will be like that within a years time again. None of this Im older bull! I will just work harder!
The worst part of this is (if you are like me) even then you thought you are too big! (I did anyway)
Congrats on your will power! :) You are doing great! :)
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Theresa
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Posted: 4 October 2007 05:33 pm |
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I did, my gosh I had major issues. Hopefully now Im old enough to be a bit wiser
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Theresa
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Posted: 5 October 2007 10:00 am |
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Eventually had a good day yesterday. Actually extremely low on calories for the day. For supper las night I had a lamb kebab with yellowpepper.200 calories, about 6 asparagus spears bottoms chopped off, 13 calories and a dinner roll. I nibhled on some whole wheat kernels just to have something to chew while waiting for supper 1tbsp 25 calories and a dinner roll 120 calories. Add that to the days 440 calories = 788 plus my coffee with milk for the day 140 = 928 calories for the day. Under normal circumstances it would be low, but because of the previous days calories it evens out a bit. I also walked home which was a fast brisk 20 minute walk. That was 45 mins walking yesterday. I was too lazy to skip or use the weights again, but at least it is an increase in the walking (excuses excuses) I know. Fat was approximately 21%yay
Today, I walked to work 20 minutes (Briskly) Friday's food: Breakfast was instant oats 35g with dried blackberries and two crushed almonds (Im learning)140+40+40 =220 calories. Snack soup 40 calories, lunch an orange again 87 calories and 4 almonds and some dried blackberries again 90 calories and snack soup again 40 calories. I just had a small glass of passion juice after a good 10 minute walk to fetch some keys 115 calories. = 552 calories until supper time. I have decided to make a toasted corned meat and cheese sandwich for supper with some stir fried spinach and onion. 520 calories plus my coffees 140 = 1212 + small banana smoothie with skim milk 150. 1362 calories for the day. My fat is 30% again though. Will try halve the amount of oil and margarine that I included in toasted sandwich that should bring it down to 26%. Protein 18% carbs 50%. I have already drunk a litre and a half of water today so my water intake is good for the day too.
I will also walk to the shops and home so that will make about 1hour and 10 minutes walking altogether. I think I will have deserved my banana smoothie then.
Ok all this talk and lets just stick to it. I will be ok today but must try especially hard on the weekend. I usually fall off the wagon with all the fatty foods then. No excuses, will try hard. Im going to make Nevd's snack and a pumpkin cookie recipe this weekend to try help me with my cravings for sweeties.
Last edited on 5 October 2007 11:43 am by Theresa
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Hisgal
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Posted: 5 October 2007 10:05 pm |
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Theresa,
I love those bars of Nevd's............read all the way through the thread. I use trimb's alternate of adding Lite Tofu, and in place of some of the grain, I use some muesli. That's my favorite way to make them.............and I always make a double batch. 
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Theresa
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Posted: 8 October 2007 11:02 am |
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Saturday morning I had a small handful of blackberries and a banana smoothie for breakfast 200 cal, an apple to snack on 72 cal, a steak roll for lunch 320 cal, and a health bread sandwich in the evening with some cold meat 610 cal. My usual coffee for the day 140 and my 4 glasses of water. Had a few liquorice allsorts sweeties. 150 calories. Between about 1450 and 1550 calories for the day. I also went for a nice long walk for about an hour.
Sunday morning I had 2 slices of health bread with grated cheddar cheese for breakfast 518 calories, A slice with peanut butter for a snack 186 calories, Abig bowl of asparagus soup for lunch with some more health bread 200 calories, a cordon bleu steak (only half) 200 calories and an apple as a snack 72 calories. With coffee and more health bread in the eveing 350 calories. Calories about 1550 for sunday
Calories were not too bad for the weekend but I mustnt get too much of that health bread (made with whole meal, soya flours and a cup of oats, and 2 glasses of skim milk made sour with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 teaspoons of baking powder) in future, it's my downfall. At least I stayed away from the beers even with the rugby.
Overall not too bad on the weekend for a change. Although about 500 calories over for the weekend it's a bit better or last weekends 1400 calories over. Getting it better. Even the fat wasn't too high, although the protein could have been better.
Last edited on 10 October 2007 12:26 pm by Theresa
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Theresa
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Posted: 8 October 2007 11:55 am |
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So far today I have had 5 cashews 100 cal, a bowl of asparagus soup 25 cal, lunch will be green veg soup again 25 cal. I will have an apple as a snack as well 72 calories. Only 220 until supper, with coffee and milk 360. Supper will be beef stir fry with vegetables150 cal and brown rice 217 cal.
Then for a snack I will have my instant lazy rice pudding, brown rice with sweetner and cinnamon and nutmeg with skim milk. 350 calories. I also know that when I get home I am going to be so hungry that I will have a Nevd snack. 100 calories. (727+450=1177) calories for the day. Good enough. I walked to work 20 minutes and will walk back again so at least a 40 min walk and will try remember the weights tonight.
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mugwamp
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Posted: 8 October 2007 10:54 pm |
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Hi Theresa,
You go girl! I love your dedication and stick with it attitude! You're doing great!
mugwamp
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Hisgal
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Posted: 9 October 2007 12:14 am |
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So, Theresa...........out of curiosity.............which version of nevd's bars did you make, and what do you think of them? Just reading about them, makes me want to go home and bake a batch. I've got the bananas and the tofu, so I should just do it! However, we have to go somewhere tonight, and I don't think I will have time.......maybe tomorrow?
With coffee and more health bread in the eveing 3500 calories.
This is a typo, right? You've been doing so well, I figured it couldn't be for real!
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Theresa
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Posted: 10 October 2007 10:10 am |
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Hi Hisgal
Actually I didn't fall off the wagon (calorie wagon) too much. I wrote 3500 instead of 350 so I have managed to behave my self as far as my calories go this previous weekend, although I could have left the darn yummy health bread alone more. I tried Nevd's recipe but I don't have whey powder here and used soya so I think it wasn't sweet or chacolaty enough for my liking. My son enjoys them though and has just advised me to put in some caramel next time! Can you imagine...! So much for being healthy huh!
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Theresa
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Posted: 10 October 2007 10:50 am |
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Yesterday was Independance day here in Uganda so I went for a lovely long gallivant with my son. I walked over 3 and a half hours and actually wasn't too dead, it was also fast walking because my son is vey long legged and as skinny as they come, absolutely no fair! and he complains if I walk too slow. He did feel a bit sheepish when someone at the market we went to referred to me as his sister, he allways calls me an old lady. I was of course in my element because this often happens with his sister who is about to turn 21 but never before with my son who is sixteen. I will of course remind him of this often! I was also a good girl and worked out with the weights for about 15 minutes (this was before the walk though)
For the day I had 2 banana smoothies with soya powder for protein 460 calories(one I froze, for a new yummy icecream, A Nevd snack 100 calories, about 10 cashew nuts 51 calories, 2 small peices smoked haddock with asparagus 212 calories, Some jelly(naughty and not the spread the dessert)170 calories and my usual coffees for the day 150 calories, also a small slice of white bread (3 quarter slice)64 calories. Eventually I managed to have my protien at 30% my fat under 20% and my carbs in the 50's% range. Calories = approx 1200 for the day. I have lost another cm on the waist it's at 90cm down 3cm's. Slowly but surely getting there.
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Theresa
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Posted: 10 October 2007 12:18 pm |
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Today for breakfast I had 2 slices of toast with peanut butter for breakfast 260 calories, Snack asparagus soup 20 calories( bought a lot, have to get rid of them before they go off) Lunch is a boiled egg with chopped cucumber 70 calories, snack will be rest of cucumber 7 calories, plus my coffee + milk allocation for the day 150 calories. = 507 calories for the day.
Took out beef kebabs to defrost for supper. I will have one with some red bell pepper 260 calories and some mashed sweet potato 115 and some spinach salad 20 calories. =902 caloriesfor the day. Maybe I can make a dessert to make up the calories for the day. Bad idea, my fat % is already 32%. Maybe make a fruit salad instead, hopefully it will bring the fat % down a bit. Meat and peanut butter(but I so love it), a bad thing for increasing fat intake for the day. I will buy more fish in future. The peanut butter I will hide?
I walked to work and will walk back, 40 minutes walk for the day and will drink my 4 to 8 glasses of water. Already had 3 so far
Definately getting much better at this.
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mugwamp
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Posted: 11 October 2007 12:09 am |
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Hi Theresa,
You are doing great! I like that you are watching your measurements as well as your weight. I have read that there will be times when there won't be much of a change in one's weight but that their measurements could be different that week. Keep up the good work .
What is a Nevd snack? I'm a little curious, they sound yummy.
Have a terrific sunny afternoon.
mugwamp
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Theresa
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Posted: 11 October 2007 11:47 am |
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After I had supper last night I was full and couldn't eat any more, so the calories were a bit low. I still can't get over how much I can eat and feel full on yet have so little calories just by eating healthily.
This morning I worked out with my weights for about 15 minutes and walked to work, which is a fast brisk 20 minute walk, I will walk back home so that will be a 55 minute excercise session. Have had my 4 glasses of water already.
Breakfast was a bowl of oats cooked with a spoon of soya flour for the protein 192 calories. I was impressed it gave a nutty flavour that I liked. Milk today unfortunately whole milkfor coffee 160 calories. Snack is 5 mixed cashew and almond sliced nuts with a few dried blackberries 60 calories. Lunch a cucumber salad 12 calories |
