Archive through December 14, 2001
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Jewels | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 08:05 am     Yesterday: Breakfast: veggie pattie, apple, latte Lunch: 2 veggie dogs (plain) Dinner: 2 oz, chicken, 1 1/2 strips bacon, thin slice swiss cheese all on a sesame seed bun! (I tell you it was the smallest chicken sandwich I ever did eat!) Exercise: Walked/Ran 3.5 miles |
Alib | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 08:27 am     Well the bad news is that I gained a pound due to a very busy "social" week with a fondue, pot luck dinner and too much wine. The good news is that I am back on track. Tess, my "weight management" doctor advised me to eat several small meals a day rather than 2 or 3 medium ones. Your body tends to go into starvation mode and hoards the weight if not fed regularly. Also, as Moon noted the water is very important. I usually have 8 to 10 glasses per day. |
Moondance | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:13 am     Alib... GREAT post Twiggs... I am not on a diet... and will never go on one... I do not put my clients on one either... diet is a four letter word... Don't get me wrong, I gained weight with my health issues last year and I am still losing (almost there) but it was changing my way of eating for life... healthy fresh foods along with changing my attidude and loving my body no matter what! Diet is a tempory thing... Change of lifestyle is for life |
Max | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:17 am     Yeah, Moon. Besides, who wants to do something for very long that starts off with 'die'? When friends and acquaintances notice I've lost weight, they tend to ask, "What are you doing?" It's hard to answer because I don't think I'm DOING anything except making better choices for living. They seem to expect some kind of answer that lets them run off and buy some pills, a book, or whatever and start having a miracle reaction in their own lives. Sort of like asking a spirtual leader for the answer to life, the universe and everything. If only 42 were REALLY the answer! |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:28 am     Wait! 42 is NOT the answer?
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Moondance | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:34 am     Love the way you think Max... I still love you Twiggs!!! |
Twiggyish | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 10:04 am     awww you too Moonie! I know there are people who don't need to diet. My cousin is naturally thin. She has always been that way. Her sister exercizes 3 hours every day to keep her small shape. This same person is single and has no children. I think part of it has to do with metabolism, too. For the rest of us, I agree it is a lifestyle change in eating and thinking. |
Tess | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 01:51 pm     Well, I'm having a weird day. First of all, the weight I gained while dealing with the kidney infection was magically gone this morning when I weighed. What the heck?? Alib, I'm supposed to eat 6 small meals a day for lots of reasons. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. However, it SHOULD be something I do every day. I'm sure you are correct about the starvation mode. You're not the first person who's told me that. I'm still finding my middle ground between eating too much and not eating at all. It's in there somewhere. I read an article last night about a 90/10 style of eating. So I would have 1400 calories a day with a balanced diet and 90 percent of it would be all healthy and balanced and the other 10 percent could be something fun so I get a little taste of something I would otherwise consider "bad". I might be able to live with this if I can get past the mental block of thinking 1400 is WAY too many calories. |
Max | Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 10:17 pm     Tess, 1400 is way too FEW calories for me. I'm supposed to shoot for 1800-1900, but I usually come in under that. I think that's part of what makes me plateau. Heck, I figure that if I'm feeling full and haven't eaten all the calories I'm supposed to, I'm sure not gonna do it. Eating when I wasn't really hungry is one of the reasons I'm fat! Now that I'm used to paying more attention to how hungry I REALLY am, I'm not gonna eat more just 'cause the calorie counter isn't maxed out. If it plateaus me, that's the breaks. Won't last long. Anyway, that said...today's tote: breakfast: 'sausage' muffin w/cheese, coffee lunch: Lean Cuisine Thai-Style chicken, banana, granola bar dinner: Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli, one slice dry toast, a few low-fat Wheat Thins snack: packet of Teddy Grahams, handful of chocolate chips (I GOTTA GET RID OF THOSE!!!) Exercise: 20 minutes on the bike for 4.5 miles |
Tess | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 01:12 am     Well, Max, they did give an example for 1600 calories for certain women and most men. I forget what the specific examples were but the author did say that 1400 might be too low for some. Max--one of my other biggest problems is eating when I'm not at all HUNGRY but really have a strong craving for something. So far it's irresistable. Today: Breakfast---slimfast shake (I know--had to eat in the car though and I don't have many left) Snack---one bite of cookie and about 2 ounces of punch at the reception after pre-school Christmas program Lunch: cheese sandwich and 2 peanut blossom cookies (was at my friend's house for lunch) Dinner: 3/4 of a curried chicken sandwich on whole wheat roll with lots of lettuce and alfalfa sprouts, vanilla latte at the mall Snack: banana, 8 oz 1% milk lots of water today--forgot to keep track of the amount. Excercise was 2.5 miles walking. Got some more good tips from Rabbit so I'll keep plugging away here. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 05:37 am     OMG, speaking of chocolate chips reminds me of the Toll House cookies I have to make for two different parties. I was "volunteered" to make them..LOL They don't taste the same if the recipe is adjusted for lower calories. soooo, I will just have to bite the bullet and not bite the cookies! Breakfast yesterday: Wheat Cereal Lunch: Cottage cheese cup Supper: A tortilla with refried beans, cheese and salsa. (I am on a high protein diet) I made this with Taco Bell brand refried beans..YUMMY I lost another pound today! |
Jewels | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 07:26 am     Yesterday: Breakfast: Latte, fiber cereal, breakfast pattie Lunch: veggie dog (plain), small salad with little light dressing, cheese and 3 fat-free saltines for croutons Dinner: Subway Turkey on wheat with veggies only, Baked Lays, Diet pepsi My husband is home for 3 weeks on vacation (haven't decided yet if that is good or bad ) I think it will keep me in line during the day because someone will be here watching me if I sneak anything. On the other hand he is a pushover and if I say lets go get ice cream he says okay. Could be interesting....we put in a new kitchen sink yesterday, kitchen was disaster so I couldn't cook, he wanted to go to Burger King, I talked him into Subway instead, pretty proud of myself, sandwiches are good, but BK fries are soooo much better! Max, I am the worst when it comes to eating chocolate chips, as long as they are not open I am okay, but open them up and I'll eat a few everyday. It's awful. I have done better about eating when I am hungry only, but it usually is one of my biggest downfalls. That is where drinking lots of water comes in handy. I keep water bottles in the refrigerator at all times and know how many I have to drink through the day to get a good supply and then refill them at night. I can take them in the car or on walks, just always have one with me. Anyway, I hope you all have a great day and that the colds are going away! |
Tess | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:41 am     Thanks, Jewels, you just reminded me to get some water. Question here----does herbal tea count towards the water?? I'm freezing here. Oh and great news here: I lost 3 more pounds=total 8 lost!! since Spy started this thread. |
Alib | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 12:15 pm     Tess - I was advised that herbal and decaf tea count as water, but not regular tea or coffee. I am on 1200 calories a day BUT I am also under medical supervision. I eat 5 times a day and drink the water. I am never (or very rarely) hungry. I never used to eat yogurt but have low fat yogurt daily as well as skim milk which I also used to detest. As Moon said above, this is a plan for life and not a diet. The habits that I am learning now will serve me for the rest of my life. The other important element is exercise. Because I have a knee problem, I go to aquafit twice a week. It is easier on my joints than running or regular aerobics. I am joining the Y after Christmas and will start strength training, which I have been told is very important for women, especially nearing menopause. The third and very important part of the program is motivation. I have tapes that I listen to and I see the doctor once a week. I have over 100 pounds to lose so I have a long journey ahead of me! I feel absolutely great and am starting to see the results. Other people are noticing too which is additional motivation. |
Tess | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 12:28 pm     Good for you, Alib!!! I, too, am trying to change not just my habits, but those of a very resistant husband and child. I, however, can out-stubborn both of them together!!! oh--In the nicest way possible, of course. I'm off for some walking as soon as I finish my tea!! |
Schoolmarm | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 02:18 pm     Well, I was offline yesterday (gave three finals and a bunch of lessons) BUT that pound that I gained a couple of days ago is gone!! I'm down 6 pounds since starting the thread. WHOOHOO (Going to a Christmas party tonight might just add it back though!) Yesterday: Didn't feel well all day because of the high carbs the day before Breakfast: McDonald's Sausage Biscuit, but I only ate half the biscuit (What can I say, I had to give an 8 o'clock final!) Lunch: None....kept going ALL day without a break Supper: about 4:30 had a Lite Peach yogert, later had 5 oz steak and 1 cup of salad with a splash of Italian salad dressing, two green onions, dill pickle spear. I had poured a big glass of skim milk but fell asleep before drinking it. Put it in the frige at 1:30 am when I woke up. I'm doing better today. I'll post after I get back from the Holiday Social! (I will confess that I had a chocolate chip cookie today! YUM!) Keep up the good work, everyone! |
Twiggyish | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 06:44 pm     That sausage biscuit sounds delicious. I am glad you ate only half. Good for you! That would have been hard for me to do. The Christmas party won't be too hard. It sounds like you are doing good so far. I also have another party this weekend and am steeling myself already. The couple giving the party are great cooks. |
Schoolmarm | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 07:13 pm     I ditched the party because I got home from work too late....SO I got to watch Survivor and Amazing Race live instead of taped (WHOOHOO!!!) Breakfast: Two eggs over easy with 5 olives Lunch: 3 oz chicken salad and 6 crackers Snack: one chocolate chip cookie Dinner: Last of the chicken and rice. 1/2 chicken breast and about 2 cups of rice with mushrooms and onion. Two dill pickle spears, large glass of skim milk. Big Holiday buffet luncheon at work tomorrow! I'm just going to be reasonable! (Wish I were going to Twiggish's party...her cooks will have our cafeteria beat hands down!) |
Max | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 10:02 pm     Great results folks! Keep up the good work. Today's tote: Breakfast, english muffin w/Morningstar Farms Breakfast patties (2), and about an ounce of cheese Lunch: salad, Lean Cuisine Chicken Teriyaki, banana Dinner: broccoli, Lean Cuisine Chicken Carbonara Exercise: bowling league and 20 minutes on the bike for 4.5 miles Success story: At lunch today, a co-worker and I ran an errand to get party decorations (we're surprising my boss tomorrow for his birthday) and stopped to bring lunch back for all of us. Went to Big Town Hero. I've never eaten there, but their sandwiches looked really good, especially the Very Berry Turkey (turkey, swiss cheese, cream cheese, cranberry sauce, and assorted veggies--of course, that would include mayonnaise). I kept staring at the menu, but all their sandwiches looked dangerous. I ended up getting a salad and taking that back to the office where I nuked my Lean Cuisine to go with it. Whew! That was a narrow escape for me! |
Tess | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 10:19 pm     Wow, Max!! Congratulations to you!! I have a much easier time eating healthy that when I have people with me. Tomorrow is lunch with the pre-schoolers and McDonald's again. I think I'll bring my own food this time. Perhaps a nice big apple and another ham and tomato sandwich. I'll just sneak it under the table. |
Tess | Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:48 pm     Today's menu: Breakfast=Slimfast shake (just a few more left) Snack: banana Lunch: Deli Select Ham and tomato sandwich with 1 tsp of miracle whip. Large apple Snack: 1 oatmeal raisin cookie Dinner: hmmmmmm---seems I forgot about dinner. One indulgence today was very small glass of low-fat eggnog (no liquor). I'm trying the 90/10 philosophy. We'll see how far it gets me. In the mean time I also had lots of water and herbal tea. For exercise I walked 1 mile. |
Twiggyish | Friday, December 14, 2001 - 07:15 am     I found those Amy's frozen foods today. They were next to the Garden Burgers in the freezer section. I can't wait to try an enchilada. I sat next to someone eating Fritos yesterday and suddenly got very hungry. The smell was unbelievable..LOL It is amazing how even the smell of something will trigger hunger. |
Jewels | Friday, December 14, 2001 - 07:50 am     Congrats to everyone on the weight loss and the will power!! Yesterday: Breakfast: Latte, Fiber cereal, Orange Lunch: Turkey sandwich (turkey, wheat bread, 1 oz. cheese), 1/2 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt Snack: 5 low-fat Ritz crackers Dinner: Spaghetti w/one meatball, toast w/ 1 tsp. butter Exercise: Walked 1.5 miles |
Schoolmarm | Friday, December 14, 2001 - 08:42 pm     Hi! I survived the Christmas buffet at work today, and decided to get back to the high-protein breakfast. Breakfast: Two eggs over easy, with minced onions and five olives; 4 slices of bacon, large glass of skim milk. Lunch: 1 small stuffed shell, two bad chicken wings, a small slice of roast beef, 1/4 cup cooked carrots, 1/4 cup mashed potatoes, 1/2 cup salad with Italian dressing, 1/2 of an orange drop cookie, diet pepsi Snack: Three sugared pecans Tall hot chocolate at a meeting Supper: 8 small chicken wing pieces (440 calories) Actually I did ok at the banquet....food tasted terrible and I just tasted the dessert. Tomorrow needs to be a better day. |
Tess | Friday, December 14, 2001 - 09:14 pm     Marm--I decided to try a protein breakfast, too. Today's menu: Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with sauted onions and abt 1 Tbsp finely shredded cheddar cheese Lunch: slim fast shake Snack: McDonald's small hamburger, diet coke Dinner: healthy choice pork chop and potatoes Snack: banana Having a very bad flare up of the fibro today so I ended up sleeping a lot and very little exercise at all. Walked 1/2 mile. Tomorrow WILL be a better day. I might still have another snack if I get hungry later---it will be an apple if I do. |
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