Blackwdw's Diary

triumvirate said:
Mmm, I love smoothies, and that one sounds really good. Well, except for the beans, lol
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Trust me, you can't taste the beans! Just a little extra protein. Still, my husband constantly teases me about my "bean shakes".

T2 Trucker -- Same birthday? Coolness. I don't know that I've EVER known anyone with the same birthday as me.
 
Hello and congrats on your weightloss so far!Your doing
gr8.Lol I noticed you have peanutbutter on your menue I am
a sucker for peanutbutter I try to have some as much as I can
right off the spoon lol! It's not that bad for ya it just scarem me
seeing 190 cals &11 fat for 2 spoons geeesh lol!
Have a gr8 day and keep up the awesome work, Tammy:)
 
I love peanut butter, and also eat it right off of the spoon. I try not to do that too often! Thanks for stopping by!
 
Did my usual 45 minutes on the treadmill this morning, but did it at 1% incline. Woot! I was tired again this morning, had a headache, too. I don't know what the heck is up with that. I've been feeling really good since I started working out/eating healthier, right up until yesterday. Just got over a cold, and had a ton of energy, even through that, so I'm probably not getting sick. Who knows. Now that I think about it, I didn't sleep very well...had a dream about Hitler. I have weird dreams. Anyway...

Breakfast
1/2 cup granola 200
1 cup soymilk 100

Snack
banana 100

Lunch
2 slice whole grain bread 180
2 Tblsp peanut butter 188
1 Tblsp honey 90
1/2 cup baby carrots 30
1 square dark chocolate 26

Dinner
1/2 cup great northern beans 150
3/4 cup whole grain pilaf 200
1 cup roasted broccoli 60
1/4 cup cranberry/apple sauce ? 50
1 square dark chocolate 26

Total ~ 1400
 
i had a girlfriend many many many years ago that was a vegetarian and she would put beans and peanuts in the darndest things lol. Most of the time you cant taste them unless you're really looking for them.....
 
Mmm... Peanut butter sounds really good right now. I haven't eaten it in years! Maybe all dieters crave it? lol.

Great job eating healthily, I wish that my daily menu looked like yours!

Know what you mean about dreams, too... Sometimes I wish that the really weird ones aren't a reflection of my innermost thoughts. Congrats on getting over your cold, too! Those things are always nasty.
 
Crappy day. Work sucks.

Did 30 minutes on the treadmill this morning. Bumped up the incline and speed.

Breakfast
1/2 cup Grape Nuts 208
1 cup soymilk 100

Snack
banana 100

Lunch
1 cup whole grain pilaf 260
1/4 cup great northern beans 75
soy yogurt 160
1/2 cup roasted broccoli 30
1/4 cup baby carrots 12

Snack
8 triscuits 160

Dinner
veggie riblets 160
roasted red potatoes 230
1/4 cup sweet corn 30
1/2 cup sauteed collard greens 60
1 cup soymilk 100
1 square chocolate 26

Total ~ 1711
 
hello! just wanted to stop by and say that your menus ROCK! i can only hope to get mine to 1/2 as healthy as yours. :) i LOOOOVE your smoothie idea! think i might have to steal it ;)

thanks for the support in my journal, i really really appreciated it. will look forward to coming back and seeing your progress! you're doing fantastic!
 
Hey ya'll. Had a better day today. Work didn't suck quite as hard. I could not resist the Q'doba burrito for dinner, no matter how hard I tried. It's not the unhealthiest thing in the world, but it certainly has enough calories.

Exercise:
2 sets squats
2 sets pushups
2 sets shoulder press
2 sets one armed row
1 set calf raises
2 sets crunches

30 minutes on the treadmill -- 2% incline

Breakfast
1/2 cup Grape Nuts Trail Mix Crunch 200
1 cup soymilk 100

Snack
Natural Ovens granola bar 170

Lunch
3 veggie "chicken" nuggets 120
1 Tblsp barbeque sauce 35
roasted potatoes 230
1/2 cup sweet corn 60
1/3 cup collard greens 40
1 square dark chocolate 36

Dinner
Q'doba bean and rice burrito 680

Total ~ 1661

BTW -- Thanks for the encouragement, Heather. This place is just the best.
 
Hi Blackwdw,
It looks like you are doing great - your menu and exercising is teriffic :D
At this rate, you'll be at your goal in NO time!

And OMG I love peanut butter. We call them a peanutbutterspoons - I really should measure out how much peanut btter is on the spoon at least ONCE!
;)
 
M2M said:
And OMG I love peanut butter. We call them a peanutbutterspoons - I really should measure out how much peanut btter is on the spoon at least ONCE!
;)
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If it's on a teaspoon, it's a teaspoon of peanut butter, right? Right? Damn.

OK, so the scale went in the wrong direction this morning, but I'm blaming it on the 1490 mg of sodium in that burrito last night. I've tried to recreate the burrito at home (it's one of my favorite meals in the entire world), but I can't fight the compulsion to make it healthy, which means less salt, less fat, brown rice, etc, so it never tastes the same, and I still crave the original. Oh well. One burrito every week and a half or so isn't going to kill me.

Got on the treadmill for 45 minutes this morning...3.2 mph. I'm really flying now. Yes, that was sarcasm. I'm just trying to increase slowly so I don't end up hurting myself and quitting.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous day!
 
Hey, it's ok that the scale went the wrong way a little bit. I think this has to be a kind of one step forward two steps back process, otherwise we'll lose too fast and it wont stick. So try not to worry. Have a good day!
 
I have the biggest peanut butter craving right now.....I wonder if I have some in my trunk? I'm gonna go check...I keep the oddest things in my car.
 
Llamabean said:
I have the biggest peanut butter craving right now.....I wonder if I have some in my trunk? I'm gonna go check...I keep the oddest things in my car.
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You have peanut butter in your car? That's weird, but I'm sorta jealous. *laugh* I'm famous for keeping food in the car, but it's usually crackers.
 
Depression

It seems like, for a lot of people, being overweight and depression are linked. Which one causes the other is kind of a chicken and egg question. A catch-22 where the more you weigh, the more depressed you get, and the more depressed you get, the more you eat. I've battled the two for many years. I've been on anti-depressants, and they really helped. But I never wanted that to be my long term solution. I don't know that I've found my long term solution, but I'm working towards it, and that's what really matters. I am not a doctor, and if you are seriously depressed, you should see one. It helps.

That being said, I have found several things that GREATLY affect my mood and help ward off the lowest of the lows. The longer I live, the more I believe that the mind and body are closely linked, and the better you treat your body, the better your mind works. Things that help:
1. Drinking plenty of water.
2. Getting exercise at least five days a week.
3. Avoiding hunger/low blood sugar -- This is a big one for me. If my blood sugar gets too low I turn into a crazy, crying, angry, depressed mess. It has caused some serious meltdowns in the past. Avoiding the low blood sugar thing has several facets.
--Not eating a bunch of sugary stuff, which then causes a huge crash.
--Making sure I always have a healthy snack in my purse.
--Eating a high fiber diet, with enough protein...this helps me stay fuller, longer, and avoids the sugar crashes.
--Eating when I'm hungry. I refuse to be on a starvation diet. If I am truly hungry, I eat something.
4. Last but not least is eating healthy fats. I always make sure I get enough Omega-3's from canola oil, flax seeds, flax seed oil and salmon.

I'm not saying I've found some miracle cure, or that I'm perfect in my attempt. I still have bouts of depression, but usually I can pin it on slipping up and not taking care of myself in the above ways. I am posting this here in hopes that it gives you some insight into who I am and why I eat and exercise the way I do and maybe someone will get some information that may help them be happier. I just want everyone to be happy!
 
Yesterday's food:

Breakfast
1/2 cup ezekiel cereal 200
1 cup soymilk 100
a few peach slices 20

Lunch
1 cup split pea soup 160
1/2 cup soymilk 50
12 triscuits 240
1/2 cup carrots 25
3/4 pear 77

Snack
whole wheat baked bagel chips 240

Dinner
1 1/2 cups pasta 330
"cheese" sauce 230
1 veggie dog 110
1 square dark chocolate 26

Snack
whole wheat baked bagel chips 120

Total ~ 1928
 
Had a bad weekend calorie-wise. To much alcohol and salty snacks. I'm not going to list it all. I'm not sure I'd even remember everything. I'm trying very hard to stop beating myself up. The positive thinking is not really flowing right now. If anyone has any encouraging words, lay it on me.

On a slightly more positive note, I did get on the treadmill for 45 minutes this morning. However, now my shins hurt. That totally sucks. Shin splints have derailed my exercise programs in the past. I haven't stopped stretching, I haven't upped the exercise that much...what the hell????
 
blackwdw said:
You have peanut butter in your car? That's weird, but I'm sorta jealous. *laugh* I'm famous for keeping food in the car, but it's usually crackers.
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I usually keep my peanut butter at the office, but we were recently moving so I think it got put in the trunk and never moved back :) Crackers are fairly typical car food for me too, but I have been trying to cut down on that. I'll eat an entire row of crackers without noticing.
 
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