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Lucky Me
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Posted: 16 March 2008 12:10 am |
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So far it's a wonderful day........NO extra sweets, but, of course, it's only 8 pm. I could probably wipe out the Publix (or at least my refrigerator) before bedtime. (How's that for confidence?)
BUT I DON'T THINK I WILL - NOT TONIGHT!
What do we need? A book that says, "Some daddies bring home carrot sticks." Yuck!
Never 47? Okay, I'll bite.
Can't type any more. It's too hard to do it with my fingers crossed (for no sweets between now and bedtime).
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 16 March 2008 06:03 am |
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So let us know how you did between your last post and bedtime!
I had the funniest thing happen this afternoon. Well, just an odd feeling.
I woke up from a short nap I took after posting and before going back to the family for dinner, and found myself feeling very strongly that I had had my choc shake, enjoyed it, and had no interest in the ice cream I had planned. And never thought about it again till just now!
Of course no one else had dessert either, so that helped keep me from thinking about it.
Well, I USED TO often get compliments for not looking as old as I was. And when I was on a trip once when I was 39, I bought this t-shirt that said something about being 40. I started wearing it early, and found that I got even more compliments. And it continued when I wore it into my forties.
So that sets the stage for me not minding that people think I'm older than I am... it brought more compliments.
Next comes my really weird way of thinking about things. I realized that it's so silly that on our birthday we are suddenly a year older! I figured it would make more sense to round things out, and start saying you were a new age 6 months early. That way for 6 months you're really younger than you say you are, then for the next six months you are really older than you say your are!
Okay, I said it was weird. I was just being silly.
Anyway, I got mixed up and changed my age twice during the same year. So while for a period of time I did think I was 47, I was never actually 47 during that time. I was 48 for most of two years.
You had to ask!
Peter
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Nir
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Posted: 16 March 2008 11:44 am |
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| I also do the age-rounding thing. I think this started when I was 29. I expected turning 30 to be so traumatic that I started thinking of myself as already being 30 a few months prior to my birthday: and I guess I basically do the "round to nearest birthday" thing from now on: I've been thinking of myself as 35 for a while now (actual birthday will be at the end of April so still over a month away) in fact I typed 35 into a calorie calculator (one for CR = calorie restriction) earlier today.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 16 March 2008 05:15 pm |
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Nir!
That's what we find out in these forums. We are not alone!
Peter
P.S.
Since I got mixed up and skipped that year, I mostly go by my "real" age now.
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 17 March 2008 02:26 am |
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I mostly go by 17! It's about a hundred years from the truth, but it feels so good. Of course, it will only work until I get "phonavision" or a "webcam" or some such thing.
Yes, I actually had a "no extra sweets" day yesterday. Thanks for asking, Peter. Today has been almost okay..........a practically invisible (how do you like that description?) piece of chocolate. BUT, as you have already seen, I did not do well on the weight loss (gain) challenge. Where's the overstrike?
I think you're certainly entitled to be 47 once. So you could just be it now. Sounds like a deal to me!
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trimB
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Posted: 17 March 2008 11:16 pm |
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Glad I came back to get a few good chuckles at the last few posts!
I've still been having my few little sweets almost every day, but I've been eating way more fruits/veggies and other healthy foods than I have in the recent past. So I think I should feel more guilty than I actually do. Does that make any sense?
For example - Sunday I had a piece of coffeecake for breakfast. But the rest of the day was about as good as I get lately... veggie burger, sweet potato, and brussel sprouts for lunch, banana for snack, and black bean and sauteed bell peppers wrap for dinner. Calorie total was right on target.
To have a substantial amount of junky food each day doesn't seem healthy, but I'm happy with my progress (baby steps!) with my other choices.
Maybe now is the time to try to limit myself to one junky treat per day... or 200 calories or less. Then I can gradually step this down over time.
Sorry for the ramble - short on time and I'm thinking out loud (errr, kinda) here.
Peter, how is the soda challenge coming along??
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 17 March 2008 11:24 pm |
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Now trimB I got a laugh out of your post!
Brussel sprouts for lunch? 
Sorry... I know it's healthy and shouldn't discourage you. Just not my cup of tea!
Speaking of caffeine... thanks for asking. I'd almost forgot and remembered this morning that next week I'm going from three Diet Pepsi's a day to just two. Baby steps. They are all caffeine free now.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 18 March 2008 10:57 pm |
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HAHA well the brussel sprouts were WITH a veggie burger and sweet potato oven fries. But I have been known to have a big bowl of them for dinner on occasion. How is that wierder than your plate of peas & mushrooms?!? 
Today as far as sweets go I had the top of a blueberry muffin that I accidentally ripped off in the morning. I think 200 calories or so. Maybe I'll never rid myself of that sweet tooth!
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 18 March 2008 11:14 pm |
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Remember it's only bringing it under control that's our goal. However, accidentally ripping of the top of a muffin? Hmm.
About the Brussels sprouts, I used to come home from country western dancing every Sunday afternoon and have the same dinner, a big ham and cheese omelet. But first I'd have a huge bowl of Lima beans with a little salt and butter.
Peter
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Nir
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Posted: 19 March 2008 11:40 am |
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| I love the sweet and nutty flavour of Brussels sprouts, though for some reason I prefer them when they've been cooked to within an inch of their lives. I have more of an issue with them being 35 calories per 100g - twice the calories of some other green vegetables. On the other hand, my sister and her boyfriend both use the phrase "brussels sprouts are evil" whenever they come into contact with it. The boyfriend also reacts negatively (feels nauseous) if they see anyone eating cottage cheese.
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trimB
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Posted: 19 March 2008 07:40 pm |
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OOOH I've loved lima beans ever since I was a little kid! I think you've inspired me to get a can or two or ten 
And cottage cheese too YUM! I can't understand how some people can rule out these kinds of foods. But then again I find ground beef not very appealing
I am making a sort of last minute small wedding cake for a co-worker of my husband's who is having a court house wedding on Friday. So I have a little bit of cake batter and a little bit of the icing. I made all of the components this morning, and I have to assemble it tomorrow. Should be less tempting now that the cake isn't warm and fragrant!
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 19 March 2008 07:45 pm |
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Be sure you don't accidentally knock off the top of the wedding cake (and eat it!). It's their special day! 
I used to take a container of peaches and cottage cheese to work for a snack.
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 20 March 2008 03:25 am |
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Hmmm........I think I'll go and "accidentally" knock over my can of peanuts. Then I'll simply have to eat whatever spills out. Right, Sugar Baby? You're cute, kiddo!
I mix low-fat cottage cheese and plain non-fat yogurt (50/50) and love it. It's so much creamier than plain cottage cheese. So.......I think we have outvoted Nir's sister's boyfriend! BTW, I had a bone scan done a while back and was told my bones are more dense than many teenagers'. (Oops, I think I just told you I'm not 17!) C'est la vie.
My sweets 'fess up list: only minor infractions the last few days, but way too many calories at the church dinner tonight. They did corned beef that literally melted in your mouth. I barely tasted the dessert (a spice cake with tons of frosting) . If truth be told, though, it was more because I didn't like it much than because I was "being good."
Some days I feel as though losing 4 pounds is "the impossible dream." But I'm not ready to give up yet! We need a mule emoticon, Peter, (for stubborn).
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 20 March 2008 03:49 pm |
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In my long and on-going saga of giving up diet soda, I just had the thought this morning that while I look forward to it as a sweet three times a day now, when I cut back to two a day beginning next week that will be another opportunity to eat actual food... something I need to do more often but always have trouble doing.
When I'm down to none, I may be more inclined to eat healthy snack three time a day!
I never thought about this before and it might help me eat more often... always a problem since I rarely feel hunger.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 20 March 2008 06:56 pm |
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There ya go, Peter! Killing two birds with one stone!
That's amazing about your bone density, LuckyMe! How many servings of dairy do you eat per day? Do you have any other regular sources of calcium? I had cut way back on dairy a little over 6 months ago, and I am considering phasing SOME back in. IE cottage cheese and non fat yogurt. I really like cheese, but I'll try NOT to phase that back in, no matter what I decide!
I didn't do so well this morning. I nibbled on a piece of icing from an old-ish chocolate slice I was about to throw away this morning. I always know my control is starting to slip when I have more than one little nibble. Then it's not tasting/evaluating any more. 
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 20 March 2008 07:26 pm |
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Too "old-ish" so sell, but not to nibble!
Haha, just kidding...
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 22 March 2008 03:57 pm |
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Well a cake that gets cut goes stale quite fast... but the icing doesn't! 
I admit, I've been avoiding you two. I didn't have a very good day yesterday. A co-worker called in sick, so I was working as fast as I possibly could and didn't stop for my usual breakfast oatmeal. Yep instead I nibbled on a little bit of a brioche and some bits of brownie. UGH that sounds like the old me! Also I've had some leftover pastry cream (like pudding) that I've been nibbling on randomly at home. I have to think of some way to get hubby to eat the rest of it, or else I'll be forced to throw it away. 
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 22 March 2008 06:03 pm |
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trimB wrote: I have to think of some way to get hubby to eat the rest of it, or else I'll be forced to throw it away.
So it's not good for you, but you want your hubby to eat it? I'm making too much out of this -- and I'm kidding a bit, writing tongue-in-cheek -- but I remember what my mother-in-law used to say... "Don't make a trash can out of your stomach." Our your hubby's!
This is timely because I was just thinking this morning about subjecting Muka to MY eating habits.
I have read again and again that overweight people usually have overweight children, and pets! And obviously the pets don't get it from their owner's genes!
I find it a little frustrating trying to know how much to feed Muka, so I have the professional breeders look at him when I have the opportunity and make adjustments according to their comments.
But I was thinking this morning as I carefully measured out his four rounded 1/4 cups of feed... three are for meals and the fourth is used for treats throughout the day.
Everyone tells me that is the correct amount for him, a total of one rounded cup. But I got to thinking that while for me that includes all his snacks, I bet the breeders advising me didn't think of that, and they give lots of treats in addition to the measured feed.
Further, when we took Scout to puppy school, I was amazed to see all the overweight people giving their puppies salami and cheese for treats! I decided right then that for treats Scout would only get his regular dog food.
Now I'm realizing how exactly this parallels the way I feed myself!
Interesting to think about.
Peter
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 23 March 2008 06:02 am |
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Since I'm suppose to report sweets... I didn't bother to mention that I was so busy this week that I skipped one of my three-a-day Diet Pepsis a couple times. Well, today I was home all day and just felt like a fourth so I enjoyed it! Still planning on cutting back to two-a-day starting Monday.
Also I don't know if I mentioned this before, but I usually use a treadmill, especially when I am working on weight loss. But because of a sore toe I haven't been able to do so for over a month.
When I first got Muka, I was hobbling just to take him for a short walk. But now it's better and I'm trying a few minutes a day to test the waters. Actually, I've been walking even more at the park with Muka.
Lastly, I was reading my camera manual between sets at home today while I did my shoulder dumbbell workout, and taking practice pictures. I turned the camera on myself!
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 24 March 2008 04:06 am |
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What happened, mosquito bite ya? Just kidding, Peter.......a bad joke. Actually, that's a lot of muscle.
I just looked at past posts to see when I wrote last and was surprised to see that it was four days ago. TrimB's saying she'd been avoiding us triggered me to take that look back. I guess I've been doing that too. I haven't had any health-shattering binges lately, but I haven't been eating in a way that might lead to losing those pesky pounds, either. I just need to be more disciplined! I can't properly remember four days worth of sweets, but I'm not proud of the pieces of fudge (three, one day), the chocolate chip cookies, and while having peanut butter on a cracker may not be "sweet," but it sure doesn't help with weight loss.
I'm concerned about my resolve to eat few enough calories to be able to include some healthy things that I don't now eat. This morning I got on the scale and found the same weight as last week........and was glad. That's worrisome. Too much junk; not enough fruits and vegetables.
Sugar Baby, you asked about the cottage cheese and yogurt. I really like it that way, and a half cup of the brands I use comes to 72 calories, with another 15 for 2 tbsp of salsa. It's delicious, and good for bones. I take a calcium supplement every day and also have a few small slices of cheese on crackers with my 4 oz of red wine most days when the "sun goes over the yardarm." (I'll see if anybody's Navy around here.) I guess that's most of my calcium intake (plus broccoli about every other day). I've always gotten lots of exercise.......and probably have some good genes.
Here's to a better week for all of us, including Theo and Muka?? I hope you both had a happy and blessed Easter.
PS - I've got to make a muscle and then get my camera out. I'm jealous!
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 24 March 2008 04:35 am |
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I got kicked out of the Navy after for weeks because of a physical problem, and didn't get that far!
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 24 March 2008 11:19 pm |
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Glad to see you back, LuckyMe! We sound like we are in much the same boat (speaking of boats - no, I'm not navy, so I have no idea what you're talking about!!). I also have about 4 or so left to lose. Sounds like I'm not doing as well as you on the exercise. But I still eat just a little too much junky food to really shed the last bit. I'm focusing on the fruits and veggies, but I still manage to squeeze several hundred calories of not so good things. Imagine if I didn't do that, I'd be to my goal easily by now. But probably very cranky and feeling deprived. Do I really want to lose the last bit or not?!?!
Okay, sorry for the hastily typed ramble!!!
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trimB
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Posted: 25 March 2008 05:37 pm |
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Peter wrote: trimB wrote: I have to think of some way to get hubby to eat the rest of it, or else I'll be forced to throw it away.
So it's not good for you, but you want your hubby to eat it? I'm making too much out of this -- and I'm kidding a bit, writing tongue-in-cheek -- but I remember what my mother-in-law used to say... "Don't make a trash can out of your stomach." Our your hubby's!
I forgot to respond to this, but I did think about it quite a bit and appreciated the comment. You are right. Just because he has no trouble naturally maintaining his trim figure does not mean that he should eat unhealthy foods just because I don't want to eat them. I resolve not to be a undue bad influence!
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 26 March 2008 04:07 am |
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Okay, the "sun goes over the yardarm"bit. As I understand it, on the old sailing ships, you could not have a drink (alcoholic) until "the sun...........," which was generally interpreted to be 5 pm. The yardarm is a horizontal beam on which the big square sails were hung. In my house, 5 pm is when "the sun goes........."; hence the acceptable time for our 4 oz. of red wine (not exactly the jigger of rum the sailors usually had, but......) End of today's lesson.........which I'm fairly sure nobody cares about anyway.
Sweets report: a good day, two Hershey's kisses, 50 calories. However, there were, as usual, too many calories during the day.
Aw shucks, trimB, how is your husband going to like not getting those little treats you don't want to eat? I hope he likes carrot sticks!
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 26 March 2008 04:59 am |
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Oh my did I have an interesting day!
It was actually horrible, with my puppy vomiting and diuretic all morning... he's doing better now. I'm sure the worst has past.
Then I had a financial emergency, horrible dealings with my dad, and I'm helping a frustrated friend with PC problems. But something very interesting happened.
When I was walking through the supermarket thinking about quitting my move scheduled for today, going from three diet sodas a day to two, I realized how much progress I have made. The feelings and thought pattern were exactly what I used to go through again and again years ago. Only then each time it led to giving up my healthy eating and bingeing for weeks or months on end.
Here I was only considering not reducing my diet soda intake, and just sticking with three for a bit longer... which is what I decided to do.
But I was all excited to think how much progress that is, especially when I realized that I hadn't even considered anything more than the diet soda... hadn't given eating over my horrible day a thought until I realized that I wasn't considering it!
I think the accounting for my weight loss in three consecutive challenges, as well as my Diet Buddies forum where I am accounting for my sweets, have really made a difference for me.
Hmm. I think I'll post this in the challenge topic, too!
Thanks so much for your support,
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 29 March 2008 02:38 am |
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Sweets report: 27th: Not good...... I don't even want to remember. All I know for sure is I get so blasted tired of having one good day, then two bad ones. One good day and ONE bad day would be an improvement! Isn't that ridiculous?
28th: Today was only fair......and that's if you're grading on a curve (and the rest of the class are worse)! It was that first bite of the brownies I made this afternoon to take to a church picnic tomorrow. The best thing I can report is that as yet there ARE plenty left to take.....of course it's still pretty early. (LOL)
I'm proud of you, Peter. You've done so well. I'm green; I'd like to be able to say I am losing weight too fast.........or losing weight at all actually.
I read with interest some of the comments on the "Eat to Live" system on the forum, mentioned it to an acquaintance, and amazingly he had a copy of it (the library didn't), so I promptly accepted his offer of a loan. I'm going to start it now..........AND ALL THE BROWNIES STOOD UP AND CLAPPED!
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 29 March 2008 03:48 am |
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Turning this off for the weekend, or till Sunday night, as I'm going to visit my ex-roommate in Seattle. Going to help him with his taxes, and visit Scout, his Miniature Schnauzer that lived here with him and inspired me to get Muka when they left. Should be fun, but a long drive as it will be snowing (not likely sticking) on and off.
Actually, what I'm doing in the challenges is taking off the extra weight I put on when they lived here. So much easier to do living alone!
I'm having a big dinner with old friends Saturday night, and another Sunday sometime. So I'm taking healthy stuff to eat the rest of my time so I don't end up putting the weight back on!
Have a great weekend,
Peter
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Peter
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Posted: 30 March 2008 06:18 am |
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Posting from Seattle late Saturday night.
Did fine with food, bringing healthy stuff for everything but dinner. Also had many diet sodas... four or five. Long day.
Had a strawberry daiquiri at dinner which was fun. Reporting that as a sweet.
Less happy with dinner choice... supposedly very light tempura... shrimp and veggies. Sounds great, but the American version was greasy compared to the real thing. Felt like I ate a 1/4 of oil. Oh well.
Night night,
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 31 March 2008 01:27 am |
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Yum.......I can't remember when I last had a daiquiri, but I remember I used to like them. That was back in the days when if you wanted to lose 5 lbs, you skipped one meal and presto......the 5 lbs were gone. Doesn't work that way any more.
Yesterday was a disaster, but I knew it would be. The church picnic had hamburgers and hot dogs, all kinds of salads, as well as my brownies and a host of other stuff. AND I think I ate all of it. I was at the end of the line and even joked about the last person gets to eat everything that's left! It was almost true. Well, that's the bad news.
But the good news is........I've spent quite a bit of time reading two books, "Eat to Live" and "Fit for Life." They are somewhat similar, both heartily endorsing a vegetarian lifestyle. Some of the arguments make a lot of sense, but I've always thought that. The big question has been, "would it be possible for me?" I still don't know the answer to that, BUT I've done it so far today........no meat or dairy products. AND I feel terrific right now (yah, big deal, one whole day!). I rode my bicycle 11 miles around town this afternoon, after eating nothing but fruit, and actually felt stronger than usual. The power of suggestion? Quite probably, but maybe.........who knows. A good day is a good day, right?
An amusing thought from one of the books........not verbatim. We think we need to get protein by eating meat from cattle, etc., rather than from plant sources, because animal protein is more similar to ours than plant protein. This makes a good case for eating your neighbor! (If nobody else laughs at this, I guess I just have a weird sense of humor.)
Sorry about the not-so-good tempura, but isn't it great that you'd lost a lot and one bad meal probably won't hurt you on the scale?
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Peter
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Posted: 31 March 2008 06:20 pm |
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Lucky Me, congrats on becoming a Senior Member! 
About animal protein, in these forums I recently repeated what the book says about gorillas. What could be a better model for what a guy wanting to bulk up with muscle would like to be like... muscle-wise, anyway. But gorillas are vegetarians!
Then I got an interesting reply. It pointed out that gorillas' bodies can produce all the necessary amino acids required for muscle development, whereas humans can't. So it might not be the best comparison.
This is why a human eating vegan must be very careful to get all the "essential" amino acids in their diet.
BTW, it used to bug me that so many people would hear that I was a vegetarian and then be surprised when I turned down chicken or fish! It's become popular to think of a vegetarian as someone who doesn't eat red meat.
I finally gave in to the popular understanding, and started referring to myself as an ovo-lacto vegetarian which means that I usually had to explain that I ate some dairy products (milk, eggs, cheese) but no meats of any kind. And I began using vegan for what I considered to be a vegetarian... no animal products.
Now I'm not really a vegetarian at all, but following ETL as closely as I can I eat as few animal products as I can... always working to do better.
I was really looking forward to my Sunday dinner, but timing didn't work out and it didn't happen. Then I was all set to stop half way home, from Seattle to Vancouver, for something to eat to break up my three-hour trip. At one point I was even thinking of McDonald's for a now rare treat. (If you call that a treat!)
But being the compulsive person I am, I just pushed through snacking on my grapes and cashews which I had taken so I'd have healthy food on the trip. Then I had a healthy dinner at home... peas and mushrooms and my strawberry jam toast with 60 Minutes before bed.
I'm 174 this morning, a pound below my weight loss challenge goal for May 5. I'm not sure I'll push to put ON a pound in the next month, but I really have to slow down this losing.
I was doing so well with my Pepsis -- and I'm still thrilled I'm totally off the caffeine -- but over the weekend I had four or five a day. It was so natural to be sipping on one while I was working on my friend's PC all weekend.
But I came home last night thinking I wasn't so sure I minded continuing that way. Then this morning I felt very differently about it.
Back on schedule, it easy to only have my three a day. And if I were having an apple instead of my morning Pepsi right now, it would be better for me and my weight. So I still want to work towards the goal of giving up the soda pop altogether.
Sorry... you'll just have to put of with more of my dialog on the subject!
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 1 April 2008 06:34 pm |
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Ah, a rare quiet moment to catch up with my sweets buddies! Making me giggle as always
I've been having a mediocre time lately. I'd guess I'd say that the quality of food I'm eating at home has slightly improved over the last few months. But I still am eating a couple hundred calories of junk each morning at work... and I've been working 6 days a week for the last few weeks!
Speaking of vegetarian, I'm increasingly gravitating that way. Ovo-lacto that is! I too was influenced by ETL when I read it a couple of years ago, and more and more I find the idea of meat hardly appetizing.
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 4 April 2008 03:03 am |
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Hi Guys,
The bad news is I've been doing a lousy job of reporting to this group, but the good news is I've been doing a good job of eating better......not necessarily a lot less calories, but much more healthy stuff. The ETL and Fit for Life books have really inspired me. I haven't had any meat in 6 days and very little dairy products.......and there's only been one "wipe-out-the-Publix" time in those 6 days. For me, that's good.
Here's the biggest "believe-it-or-not" of all time: I haven't even been eating my nighttime treat of 1/2 cup of ice cream with chocolate sauce and peanuts. I've discovered that a frozen banana cut up and sprinkled with a few chopped, raw almonds is quite as delicious as the ice cream. Never thought I'd live to say that!
The Scotch in me says I am NOT throwing out the cottage cheese and yogurt that I have, and it's not gone yet..........but I may not buy any more. (Actually, I just finished doing my taxes for last year, and I may not be buying anything any more! Where's Huckabee when you need him?)
That's interesting about gorillas and essential amino acids. I wonder if that's true for elephants and other big, strong vegetarian animals.
Don't worry so hard about your diet sodas, Peter. We all have to be a slave to something. For me, at this moment, it's the IRS!
Sugar Baby, six days a week? That's too hard, and you with the little guy to care for. You must get tired. If I were there, I work one of those days for you. Boy! A lot of people would give up sweets if they had to eat my pastries!
Oops, had to edit this because I forgot to ask if you needed my address for the big check that goes with Senior Member. That is the way it works, isn't it?
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Peter
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Posted: 5 April 2008 04:40 am |
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trimB, six days is a lot. Hope it's not forever. Well, nothing is!
Lucky Me, the is what went with Senior Member.
I've been picturing your half cup of ice cream each night, but didn't know about the chocolate and peanuts! Oh my.
I'm surprised I haven't posted in so long, but when I thought about it today I thought to mention to you two that I'm not losing interest. Just didn't have anything interesting  to say.
I'm finishing taxes too. Also tomorrow is the first day of our summertime Saturday morning farmer's market in our little community. I think I posted before that I usually look forward to a big fresh-baked cookie there. We'll see how it goes.
Now that's something I have to report, but most nights I continue with my jam toast snack. And for now I'm just continuing with my three Diet Pepsis. I'm really happy to have at least gotten off the caffeine. And, come to think of it, cut my consumption in about half.
I went to dinner with friends this week and had a glass of wine, but so long as I only do this every few weeks I don't think I'll bother reporting that either anymore. Actually a glass of wine isn't a sweet, but earlier I said I'd report it. Though I might have a strawberry daiquiri instead. Won't report that either so long as it's only one every few weeks.
Kinda funny that I started this to report the sweets I ate. But the way things go for me, I'm usually not eating hardly any when I'm eating well.
Which, BTW, has been continuous now starting the second week in January. A very long time for me.
New Year, New YOU! Challenge - Jan/Feb 2008:
Spring Fling Weight Loss Challenge - Mar/Apr 2008:
All for now. Your buddy,
Peter
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Peter
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Posted: 6 April 2008 02:09 am |
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When I got to the market this morning I thought I smelled these yummy little donuts they make... cinnamon-sugar covered. You can buy 6 or 13... they are tiny.
I decided right away to get six, and still have a cookie later. I was influenced by the fact that my weight was down another half pound (now 1.5 below my goal for May 5) and that I was a percent lower in body fat this morning.
I don't mean that it's just fine to start eating junk to keep from losing weight too fast (I need to stop sucking on the Pepsis and eat healthy food instead), but it was certainly okay for a treat.
But it turned out I smelled something else and the vendor wasn't there, so I just had my big Snickerdoodle. I'd never heard of them before someone wrote and asked me to add them to the food calculator. At first I thought they were joking! Such a funny name.
Then I saw these GIGANTIC cinnamon rolls. Really amazing and only $2.50 and it got me thinking.
When I'm not hardly eating sweets it's usually pretty easy to ignore them. In fact, I seem to be losing my sweet tooth. I mean, in the past I could snack on candy bars all day long, but not they don't really appeal to me. Same with all the Hostess stuff.
However, and I'm not pointing any fingers (trimB, haha!), I've had cinnamon rolls on my mind for a long time. You may remember that in recent history it was a regular thing to have one or two in the morning with milk for breakfast.
I think if the idea doesn't fade from my mind, and my weight stays on track (or too low), I'll treat myself to a carton of four... that's how they come. It will be interesting to see if I can handle it as a one-time treat to enjoy for a few days. Or not.
I won't go on and on about it beforehand, but if I end up doing it... of course I'll report it!
Muka did fine with all the people and dogs. He's five months old in a couple days.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 7 April 2008 05:42 pm |
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Looks like beautiful northwest weather, Peter! And I'm kinda relieved to hear that you actually have something to report haha!
Well, it seems like time to take stock here. I should probably properly re-evaluate my current stats (body fat, weight) compared to where I want to be. Sometimes my patience in this area can work against me!!
So what if it seems to be possible to reach my goals while still eating a bit of junk every day?? Is that still okay or should I am for a more "clean" diet for its own sake? Feels like a very philosophical question to me, and I'm very unsure of my answer right now.
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anned
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Posted: 9 April 2008 11:49 pm |
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I was just snooping around in your forum (because my diet buddies have not been posting!!!) and came across the picture of Peter's bicep. Very nice, Peter. I think you should have a cookie at the market to celebrate. How do you post photos to the forum (or should I have read that somewhere already)?
Trim B, I appreciate your philosophical question on eating sweets; I have wondered that myself. I find that I am happier overall if I can have a "treat" and to me, that is important. If eating a treat caused me to want to eat more and more of them as some people say, I would have to reevaluate but so far that has not been the case.
I admire you all for continuing to participate in your forum on a regular basis.
Anne
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 10 April 2008 05:06 am |
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anned!
Thanks for looking in on us! Yes, if you click on the Help link there are instructions for putting pictures in posts. And they say to let me know if you need any help. I PhotoShop pictures for a lot of our users. Make avatars and such.
We're all so different I don't think there's one-size-fits-all when it comes to eating (or not eating) sweets.
I find it much easier to totally abstain from candy and desserts. However, it's not that simple.
For one thing, I enjoy an occasional dessert. I just don't have them at home. For example, cake at a birthday party.
And I don't abstain from all "sweets." For example, I have a nightly snack of jam on toast I look forward to. And I'm sipping on a Diet Pepsi right now.
And since I eat so few sweets -- as in candy and desserts -- raisins have come to be "sweets" for me. So I get a "fix" that way. Without them to sweeten my oatmeal, it would be too bland for me.
I got the idea for a Diet Buddy forum because I needed some help controlling my sweets. Now, ironically, I rarely post that I've eaten any. (I don't report regular stuff like my jam toast... just special things.)
However, if it seems odd to create a forum to post the sweets I eat and then rarely post any... well, that means it's helping!
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 11 April 2008 09:06 pm |
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Hi buddies! I'm going out of town for a week, so I most likely won't be around for a bit. I'd like to get some trip-related goals clarified... if I have time in the next 24 hours I will post those too.
Hubby is going to an out-of-town conference - and since he normally stays with Theo while I work, I can't work anyway so I'm going to visit family. YAY!
Last edited on 11 April 2008 09:07 pm by trimB
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 11 April 2008 11:45 pm |
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Have fun!
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 12 April 2008 05:37 pm |
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Okay, so here's my spare moment and hence my trip-related goals.
1 - stick with my current 2x per week jogging.
2 - track calories, at least estimating - so I know if I'm way over maintenance
3 - minimize processed foods
Honestly #3 is going to be the most challenging because I'm staying with my mom. She tries to focus on lower fat foods (has had gallbladder out) and doesn't keep sweets around... but most of the other foods are WAY more processed than I would have at home. And my sister's is even worse with her 2 young boys subsisting on mac-n-cheese and teddy grahams.
Wish me luck! 
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 12 April 2008 06:14 pm |
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Well gee, if your mom has her own special ways of eating, then she certainly ought to understand your needs and bend over backwards to respect and cater to them. Wouldn't any loving parent do as much?
Okay, I am totally teasing because my parents are all about themselves. They have absolutely no interest in hearing about their children's needs and concerns. Lordy, sometimes I wonder why they had children at all!
Good luck with your mom. I don't mean to make it sound easy, but sometimes we have to put ourselves first. When we let others abuse us, we lose self-respect and confidence and it goes downhill from there.
Stick as close to your goals and know that they are helping you to do better than you would without them, even if you can't be perfect.
Lucky Me and I will still love you! 
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 13 April 2008 12:16 am |
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Yes, we will! Still love you, that is. Egad, I didn't realize I'd been among the missing for so long. April 3rd? Cmon, who stole my posts?
Okay, I've got to get back with it. I've been playing in a tennis tournament all of this week, and have really been too tired at night to do much except be a couch potato and get my clothes ready for the next day. Tomorrow is the last day, and I'm glad. Two more matches......unless it rains (where's the crossed fingers icon?) So far my team is in first place, but it's close.
Sweets? A little every day, but (drumroll, please) no binges! Probably more because I didn't want to carry any extra pounds around the court than my dedication to healthy eating. I will most likely never become a vegan, but I DO feel better since I've cut my consumption of meat and dairy products way down. I weighed myself this morning and was 124.5. That means I've lost a whole pound since the last challenge began. How long ago? I don't know, but long enough that I'm ashamed to post it! Gees Louise, a whole pound!
Peter, that is the most adorable picture of Muka with those two big.......whatever they are. (Can you tell I'm not a dog person?) But your puppy is just darling.
Sugar Baby, buy those boys some grapes. Anything to help them off the macaroni & cheese kick. "Fit for Life" has really made a fruit believer out of me. Ok, that didn't come out just right, but you know what I mean.
It's nice to be back, guys.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 13 April 2008 04:33 am |
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Welcome back, and I'm snacking on grapes as I type!
Peter
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 15 April 2008 04:50 am |
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I was really feeling my eating disorder tendencies coming out today.
First, about Muka. I know it seems almost laughable to talk about how I feed him, but most overweight dog and cat owners have overweight dogs and cats! (And children.)
I mentioned before that I'm really strict about his food. At puppy training class I saw all the other owners giving their dogs fattening junk food for snacks and decided right then I wasn't going to do that. So I give him his healthy dog food for snacks.
The problem is that when a breeder advises me on how much to feed him, I need to take into account that most people give their dogs fattening snacks, and I'm not! So you see... my strict eating habits are being reflected in my care for Muka.
He'll be very healthy... but I just have to be sure he gets enough. Just to be sure I upped his daily food today.
Second, my shoulder has been bothering me. At the gym today I considered leaving and staying out till it healed. (In the end I just decided to try a different exercise.)
It's been my history to totally change my life in seconds. No kidding... not minutes or hours of thought. Seconds and I've left the healthy eating and working out I've been doing for months and I'm off to eat Safeway. All of it.
These feelings didn't last long today, but they surfaced very strongly. Quite seriously I'm wondering if I wouldn't have been off to binge if it weren't for my involvement in the challenge and with my diet buddies.
I'm feeling great now, but know I have to be careful. Oh, and I have a trip coming up next week to Santa Barbara to visit my older daughter and family. In the past, that was always an excuse to go off my food and exercise plan. And I'd begin before the trip (like about now!) and who knows how long it would take me to find my way back after the trip.
(Based on how my kids see me eat when I'm visiting them, it's a wonder they don't ask why I don't weight 600 pounds!)
About my shoulder -- just another old age injury that will heal -- obviously if I couldn't work out it would make all the more sense to spend more time on the treadmill and be even more careful with my diet. But that's not how it's been for me. I'm a perfectionist.
So the thinking goes... it I can't work out why bother with the treadmill or what I eat. It's all or nothing!
All for now,
Peter
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Peter
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Posted: 16 April 2008 05:33 am |
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trimB's on a trip (and I'm wondering how she's doing with family!?!), but Lucky Me... check in! This is turning into my personal diary!
I was on my way to Wal-Mart today when I passed a Del Taco. In the past I have enjoyed their Chicken Quesadias, and thought about having one. I decided not to, then while shopping changed my mind.
My weight was down today and so I'm not feeling bad that I decided to (along with a caffeinated Diet Coke), but it sure wasn't very good!
Maybe they changed them, or my tastes changed. Or maybe I'm just used to eating less fattening, greasy food. But I couldn't help thinking I would have enjoyed something at home better.
Well, I got it out of my system. Still have the cinnamon rolls on my horizon, however! Maybe after my trip to Santa Barbara next week.
My daughter has become a model, and my son-in-law has started working out. Gotta keep up with them!
Night night,
Peter
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