Yesterday

I think I did ok yesterday. I was feeling kinda bad, had a rough morning.

1 cup each Kashi Go Lean cereal and soymilk.

lots of water

South Beach Southwest chicken meal sans Jello

Tall (small) Cinnamon Dolce Frappuchino

10 bby carrots hummus

2 bbq ribs, stuffing, broccoli

5 strawberries, 1/2 cu of ice cream

The weekend

I didn't do so bad. I didn't keep track like I should though. Gotta make sure I do that. Either way surprisingly enough I weighed in at 164. Maybe me doing better overall is working. I hope I can make some progress this week. At least 1 lb if not more. That can't be too much to ask for right?

Yesterday's meals

Same breakfast Special K w/soymilk

at least 76 oz of water

Chicken Milano sub from Quiznos on whole wheat

Apple and 2 tbsp of Peanut Butter

A few grapes before I worked out with Eyetoy. I was hungry and wanted to take the edge off.

Lean Cuisine Salisbury Steak..about 270 cals.

2 potato chips...yes only two LOL. I was getting Dylan some, it was a fresh bag and they looked good.

Smoothie. I need to do that more often. I have a smoothie recipie book and last night I made this one, its about 273 cal per serving but nothing artificial was added all fruit. (2 servings)
1 cup orange juice
1 orange sectioned and peeled
1 banana
1 cup strawberries sliced
1 tbsp honey
1 cup ice
2 tbsp strawberry preserves or raspberry..I used raspberry

It was really, really good. And dang if that doesn't get you close to your fruit servings for the day I dont' know what will!

So after my frustrations I asked on my one livejournal.com community, Better Bodies, to look over my blog here, give me some insight. One said I haven't given it long enough. I can kinda go along with that. Another said that I tend to make a few higher fat choices, even though I am controlling myself. I should evalute my menus through fitday.com to really see where I stand. I'm going to start doing that. Its hard when you have a day where you have a Quiznos sub or something you make at home that is a combo of foods. Maybe until I get an idea of where I really stand I'll have to write down what is on the packages of my foods. Really keep tabs.

Honestly though I'm this (( )) close to going to see about how much a nutritionist would be. I like the idea of weight watchers but the meetings aren't all that ideal for me to attend. I think I need to read through my portion teller book again.

Well

I didn't see the side of 164 I was hoping for. I was back up to 164.4. I dunno maybe I need to put away the scale. I mean it didn't cause me to have a bad day by seeing the number. I like checking in with my weight. I did check back with my past few days with my notebook. While I do think I'm eating better I also think I'm still eating too many treats. The reason why I do loose on Atkins is because I have no refined sugar, none. That alone, along with watching carb counts will keep an eye on your calories.

Yesterday was..

Red berries cereal, soymilk

lots o water

leftovers from Bill's dinner, 4 bacon wrapped scallops, peapods in a garlic sauce and a handful of fries

20oz Diet Coke w/lime, lots of ice

Orange

1 BBQ boneless wing from KFC, 1 Breast w/ a good deal of skin taken off, cole slaw, 1/4 mashed taters and gravy

Strawberries and Free cool whip

2 pc of dark chocolate

Granola bar

Totally Unrelated to weight loss

I have a few friends that don't see my livejournal so I thought I would post this here too.

My new obsession is Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs. He comes on Tuesdays and 9pm on Discovery Channel. Dylan LOVES the show. It is basically Mike the host going out and doing these dirty jobs with everyday people that do them. I find it to be a pretty educational show to which is why I like Dylan watching it. If you are big on your kids hearing language it may not be the best for them to watch. He will say damn and hell but anyhow here is what I posted in my journal earlier today...

Its a Dirty Job but someone has to do him.... I mean it. LOL.


So I figured since I prattle on about Mike Rowe I should post a picture. I have been desperately searching for pictures of him in the cowboy hat from the episode a week ago. I really wish I had a DVR cause I would just burn the episode, then do what I had to do to get a screenshot.

Then I was watching last nights episode and they were doing promos for next week. He is answering e-mails in a bathtub....Holy Moley! So now I need a cowboy hat picture and a bathtub picture.

And I should mention now next Tuesday at 9pm on Discovery is a must see. It is a viewers choice episode and is filled with bloopers. Hopefully more bathtub shots.

I swear I wonder if this obsession is healthy ; ]

What is really weird is I totally don't go for guys with hair chests. Really I'm a smooth chest girl... But Mike Rowe I really don't give a crap, he makes me want to swoon!

164.0

Yesterdays menu..

Tons o water - at least 72 oz.

I had 4 grapes I grabbed before I started to work out.

1 c each of Special K Red Berries and Soy milk. (I am really liking this breakfast it keeps me full until lunch!!)

SB Chicken Ceasar wrap, Avocado, 10 carrotts and 2 tbsp hummus

3 choco. hershey's kisses

Apple and 2 tbsp peanut butter - I only use natural now. Once you get used to the flavor I think traditional Jif tastes too sweet.

Bill wasn't home so I had Shrimp Fettucini lean cuisine about 280 cals. It was pretty good. I do wish they would use whole wheat noodles in there items.

A few bites of Dylan's mac n cheese and pudding from his meal. I know a no no and not really necessary...

Quaker granola bar

All in all not too shabby. I was 164.0. I would love to say I'll see the other side of that number tommorow. You know I tell everyone else not to look at the scale and I know I'm eating a lot better than what I used to. Its just frustrating not seeing the numbers move faster. If I were to do Atkins, the healthy way with veggies, I would drop weight a lot faster... I just can't keep with it long term. I want to loose this weight the balanced way!

I've been talking myself out of a lot of compulsive food buys I used to do. Like previously if Bill was working late I would stop at McDonalds on the way home. I had that thought in my head last night and said...Do I REALLY want anything from there? No. Do I NEED anything? No. Just drive past and don't think about it again, and I did. Today I went next door to get a Diet coke. I told myself that is ALL I'm getting. No candy bars, not even a little peppermint patty. If I really want something I can have my orange. So I just got my soda and Strawberry water and that was it. YEA.

Doing ok

I've been doing ok. It was hard to get on here and update over the weekend. I didn't do too shabby. Its clear though I can do pretty good up until I go home at night.

Monday was -
1 c. red berries special K cereal, 1 c vanilla soy milk

This was a good breakfast, it kept me fuller than the oatmeal does. Also I usually don't do soy but I had a coupon for $2.00 off Silk brand. Not bad. Plus I know soy can be good for you of course.

South beach Ceasar Chicken wrap, 1/2 avocado, SF jello (included in the kit), lite yogurt

Snack - apple, 2 tbsp, peanut butter

Dinner - 1 slice meatloaf, mixed veggies, 3/4 cup au gratin potatoes

1/3 cup nut mix

1 lindor truffle, 1 pc peanut brittle

granola bar

I've been doing good with exercise also. Saturday, Sunday and Today I worked out with my eyetoy. I'm not that crazy about their toning sections but if I don't do them, or don't let them run through then I get a bad grade for that day LOL. Like upper body was all body weight. I would rather lift weights. Lower body, I don't mind squats and lunges so much. I also feel like the cardio isn't quite enough, its usually only a 10 minute segment. To me its set to be a half hour workout. Warmup, cardio game - 10 min, combat - 3 min, toning, stretch. By that time it has been 30 min. I would rather it have a longer cardio segment but I don't think you can change the time on it. That is if you are following their program. You can always make your own routine.

19th's menu

Yesterday I had the following...

Oatmeal/raisin breakfast

South Beach Wrap kit - Chicken Ceasar with Avocado
12 baby carrotts, hummus
2 Ferro Rocher candies

of course thoughtout the day I've drank a ton of water, at least 3- 16oz bottles, I loose track once I get home but then I'll have one or two more huge glasses of water.

20oz Diet coke with ton of tice.

Apple & Peanut butter

Fish fillet (not breaded), 4 perogis, broccoli

1 - white choco, macadamia cookie

Not too bad. I'm the same weight today.

I'm trying incorporate what I was reading about yesterday. I checked the book, Small Changes, Big Results, out of the library. In week two it says to become mindful of eating. You should rate your hunger on a scale from 1-10. 1 is completely starving, 10 is busting at the seams full. You should keep your hunger between 3 and 6. 3 is starting to get really hungry, 6 is the full feeling.

Write your ratings of hunger next to your food journal entries.. How hungry were you before and after.

This morning I ate a Slimfast Breakfast bar on the way to work. I was pretty hungry before that like a 4. After I was a 5. Ideally satisfied. Once I got to work I debated should I eat something else to tide me until lunch? I decided not to. I just wasn't hungry, I was still satisfied. So maybe if I think more along those lines it will help me make better choices also.

Last night was a frustrating night. I went to Old Navy, they are having a great sale. I've had pants of theirs before and they fit really good. I picked up a pair I thought was the same. Go back to try them on and they didn't fit right. Then in the dressing room light my legs just looked so ugly. I don't know what they hell happened when I turned 26. I may weight the same but its like in the last few months my fat is depositing differently. I"m getting what Bill calls "Butt Gnomes" that little extra fat deposit on each side of the top of your butt. The sides of my legs are getting wider also...saddlebags. I don't get it, I weight the same! Why me? Why couldn't I have been born one of those women where it comes easy? Why couldn't I be one of those who give birth and look the same afterwards. **side note - I always refer to those people as psycho. Seriously almost everyone I know in real life that is naturally thin is a little crazy. So maybe I would rather retain a little weight ha ha.

I was lamenting to Bill and he said, well do something about it. Easier said than done. No one understands, every day of my life I think about loosing weight. Every day. Not one day goes by that I don't. Except for when I was pregnant. I just want to loose it so I can quit thinking about it so much.

164 and some change

Yay! I was 166 on the 16th so I guess I am eating better in the long run.

Yesterday my period started and I just wasn't all that hungry in the morning. At our 10am work meeting I had a cinnamon raisin bagel with just a little cream cheese spread on it.

Lunch was Pasta E Fagioli soup. I didn't finish it, I left maybe a 1/4 cup.

I did go have a Granda Cinnamon Dolce Frappuchino LOL.

Later on I had 14 baby carrots and 2 tbsp hummus...2 Andes Mints.

Orange

Filet o Fish meal with fries and a diet coke

2 white chocolate macadamia cookies

So it wasn't the best eating day but trust me I've done a LOT worse. I haven't touched any of the snack cakes in my house in I don't know how long. I still managed to drop a pound this morning.

So far from looking at my diet things look good but I think I need to sneak in some dairy. Days go by I don't eat any. From what I keep reading it can really help with weight loss. I am enjoying the extra veggies though, and my skin is clearing some. Those are always nice side effects.

I did good...

So yesterday, the oatmeal breakfast, the banana.

Lunch was the Pasta E Fagioli Soup, 12 baby carrotts and 2 tbsp hummus.

1 pb cup and 1 andes mint

I missed my 4pm snack and was starving at 5pm so I had a 100 cal. bag of popcorn on the way home.

Dinner was Taco salad. Lots of greens, some meat, 2 shells, avocado, little bit of cheese and salsa. Really filling. I did look at the side of the box and it said 2 full tacos (meat and shells) are about 300 cal. Not bad.

Later that night strawberries, Free cool whip. Hot chocolate.

I had a ton of water yesterday also. Dropped a lb. Yay!

Last night since I picked up a Playstation 2 memory card I set up my Eyetoy Kinetic for me. Its really a lot of fun. Dylan loves it because he can see himself on TV LOL. I feel a lot more sore this morning. I think because when you are throwing punches you are actually trying to put force behind it. In Taebo you can think you are but you aren't really trying to accomplish something with the punch so you don't. If you want a clue as to what I'm talking about check out eyetoykinetic.com.

Today my period started and I'm cramping like a ho. My appetite is off. Stuff just doesn't taste right... I'm not really overeating or anything, just feeling weird about food.

Weight Watchers Magazine

I may not follow the whole program but I really do like their magazine. I had posted some ideas from their magazine for my weight loss buddies. I wanted to paste it here also.

It talks about making better choices...

Choose frozen concentrate for orange juice. It has 25% more vitamin C. Since Vitamin C breaks down over time, freezing OJ in concentrate form slows the process and preserves it until the concentrate is mixed with water. I also figured it out once I think concentrate is slightly cheaper and only takes a few extra minutes to mix up.

Pick prunes over plums. Filled with fiber, A, B, Iron and calcium, prunes contain more antioxidants than fresh plums or any other fruit.

Get your milk in cardboard containers. Milk stored in transparent plastic jugs or glass can loose up to 70% riboflavin, vitamins A & C. Exposure to light causes chemical reactions that lead to deterioration.

Pick wild salmon, it has less fat and 2-3x's as many heart healthy omega 3 fatty acids. It also has fewer contaminates.

Tomato paste contains up to 4 times more lycopene than its regular counterparts.

Sauerkraut is better than raw cabbage. The fermentation process produces isothiocyanates, known cancer inhibitors. Also loaded with vitamins.

Opt for olive oil over butter. Its been linked to reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and breast cancer.

Not all apples are created equal. Red apples contain the most quercetin, an antioxidant that helps ward off cancer and Alzheimers. Don't peel your apple, the quercetin is concentrated in the skin.

Not so good evening.

So after I had my Hummus/carrott snack yesterday, I had one piece of peppermint puff candy to help ward off the bad breath.

Then I had a small piece of pecan pie bar dessert. It had been back there all lunch time and was talking to me. Thank god its all gone now.

At home I had spaghetti and meatballs, 1 pc bread w/cheese, small salad. The pasta was lo carb but I just ate way too much regardless. It was the first time I had finished a meal that I actually felt like I ate too much. I usually don't do that. I don't know why I did that really.

Then later on I had 2 white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and just for grins my last piece of ferro rocher candy. No wonder I can't loose damn weight.

It was just total mindless eating. I mean I knew I was eating it I think I just got into a what the hell mode. @@.

Today so far so good. Same oatmeal breakfast.

11am snack of banana. I was a little hungry ; ]

Whoo Wee

LOL its been a little while. Same weight pretty much. Thought I was 166 this morning. I always come away from the weekend retaining a little bit. I DID keep up with writing everything down. I have been making better choices. That is always a plus on all accounts.

I think I need to start using fitday.com. Something to help me really get an idea of my calorie counts. And I need to get back in exercising....I sadly quit doing that right around the holidays.

I did get Eyetoy Kinetic for playstation 2 this weekend. I just need to hook it up and figure it out. I also started to Tivo Denise Austin again. She can be a little irritating but she's very motivational.

Today so far I've ate...

Early morning - thermos of coffee (about 3 cups...not a normal habit for me..I was tired), 3 tsp creamer and splenda

Bfast - 1/2 cup oatmeal, 2 tbsp raisins, small amount splenda brown sugar to taste (doesn't take much)

16oz water

Lunch - 2 cups Pasta E Fagioli soup (about 300 cals), 2 andes mints

little snack - Orange

working on 20 ounce bottle of water now

around 4-4:30 I'll have some baby carrots and some hummus

dinner I'm not 100% sure about yet, maybe taco salad (self made). I'll go heavy on the greens, lighter on the fattening stuff.