Brandy's Success Diary

bikinibound said:
Good advice from Mischi and Karl. :) Don't get so down on yourself and plan ahead. Do you need to do a Stuart Smalley affirmation?? :smilielol5: You're good enough, smart enough and gosh darn it, people like you. :D

Doing well lately I see. :hurray:

Karl--I am pretty sure that lean meats like chicken breast etc are not bad for cholesterol. In fact, bad carbs can contribute just as much as fatty meat--especially when combined. You probably already know this, but just thought I'd mention it just in case. :) So are you following the tv commercials about oatmeal and other cereals helping to lower cholesterol? :D
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I don't know who Stuart Smalley is but I think I like this guy :) Gonna have to google him for more of those affirmations, lol.
 
Sounds like you're super busy too Brandy but really doing good amongst all the chaos, lol. And wow about this neighbor/friend of Dan's. The coming by like clockwork thing would piss me off too. Have you talked to Dan about it yet? Only my husband's closest friends "drop in" and if a neighbor started doin that I'd have a fit...everyone else calls first. And if I had to work the next day I'd be tellin him to go over to Jon's house, lol. Of course that every tues., thurs. thing all day until midnight? ...wow. You're nicer than me for sure.
 
bikinibound said:
Karl--I am pretty sure that lean meats like chicken breast etc are not bad for cholesterol. In fact, bad carbs can contribute just as much as fatty meat--especially when combined. You probably already know this, but just thought I'd mention it just in case. :) So are you following the tv commercials about oatmeal and other cereals helping to lower cholesterol? :D
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Not quite! The issue is more one of drinking the cool aid... I am in a "voluntary class" at my job because of my high cholesterol. Anyway the focus of the class, which is partly a bill of goods sold to the company by a for profit company, is on essentially dramatic change in diet by going plant based. Fact is everything that was once an animal, has cholesterol/or saturated fats. Yes chicken, fish etc has a different level along with some positives, but...

Basically I've sort of been railroaded into the class, but while I'm there, I might as well follow the guidelines they are laying out. I would like to see it drop. Then I'll work some fish and poultry back in. I'm not happy about the other changes thatseem to be happening in my body, like weigth flux and energy changes that never seemed to be there with higher levels of animal protein. I've only got a few more weeks to go, so no biggie.

I'm strongly wondering if the company who is running the classes has some kind of ties to the soy industry...

Brandy, sorry for hijacking and running away with a tangent...
 
Karl- Don't worry about it. I'm glad people are talking in my journal! I like advice being thrown around!

Lisa- Thanks for stopping by. Jon is a close friend of Dan's... and he does call first, but Dan can't say NO to jon.... it doesn't ALWAYS bother me, because sometimes I like my "alone" time.. and I can get that time if Jon is here, like... I can go do my thin on the computer, or something... but some days I just can't stand the company and noise. lol. Dan knows I hate it sometimes... but I get over it. In my head... "Its just Jon". lol.
 
My daily goals: 1600 calories, 500 calories burned during exercise. Exercise: 30 minute walk, rest of the calories burned in DDR. If I go over my calories... I will have to burn them off too. :D Sounds like a plan to me.
 
bmohearn said:
My daily goals: 1600 calories, 500 calories burned during exercise. Exercise: 30 minute walk, rest of the calories burned in DDR. If I go over my calories... I will have to burn them off too. :D Sounds like a plan to me.
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Sounds like a good plan, "Pay" for your extra calories.
 
Ummmm.... is it SERIOUSLY possible that a salad can have more then 1300 calories in it???? I got a salad from red robin. The crispy chicken tender salad, and it said that it contained over 1300 calories!!!! HUH?? I thought I ate well! WTH... I want to know why it says that.
 
bmohearn said:
Ummmm.... is it SERIOUSLY possible that a salad can have more then 1300 calories in it???? I got a salad from red robin. The crispy chicken tender salad, and it said that it contained over 1300 calories!!!! HUH?? I thought I ate well! WTH... I want to know why it says that.
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Ha Ha, I did the same thing one day, had a turkey salad. Thought I was doing great, byt the time I did the calories from the dressing I was over 1000 calories. The dressing was worth like 600 calories all by itself.
 
reluctantcabbie said:
Ha Ha, I did the same thing one day, had a turkey salad. Thought I was doing great, byt the time I did the calories from the dressing I was over 1000 calories. The dressing was worth like 600 calories all by itself.
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OMG I AM SO FRUSTRATED about this! It ruined what I thought was a good day!!!!! I only used half the dressing that I asked them to "put on the side".... so I felt all proud of myself, and WTH! STUPID CRAP.

No more eating out until I do my research obviously!! I want to make tomorrow an active day. Bikes, walking, badminton possibly, DDR, who knows, I just want a good day.
 
There was NOTHING in the house healthy for me to eat this morning. So Dan and I went out to Panera bread, which is surprisingly low in calories. Dinner is chicken-something or other. I hope its healthy. I played badminton in the back yard with Dan for 20 minutes, and later tonight we are going to go on a 30 minute walk.

I've been very down on myself today. Its really hard to explain. I feel like the "attraction" is gone. I really AM NOT explaining myself the way I want to. I just want to feel beautiful and sexy again. Nothing tastes as good as being beautiful feels. Thats what is going through my head right now.

I bought Brain Age 2 for the DS today, and I've been playing that; so not only am I working on my body, I'm working on my mind too. lol.
 
Don't be down!! You are beautiful!!! Sadly you are your own worst critic. Try to think positive and cheer up:) The game sounds fun!
 
The game is fun, but I'm really not that good at it! lol. Thanks for all your support. I can't wait until you are fully back here michelle! I love (and miss) having you around. I can do things so I don't feel so bad about myself. When I do my hair and makeup I always feel pretty, but usually I just don't bother because I'll sweat it all off at the bakery anyways when I work. I need to work on my self-esteem. It will come with time though.

My calories are VERY low again today, but I ate all that I wanted to. Is there a problem with this? Maybe I should find something else to eat before i go to bed, I'm about to head out on my walk with Danny for 30 minutes :D

Dinner was very healthy, and I was very proud of my family, because usually they don't eat healthy.

Dinner: Chicken breast, mashed sweet potatoes, peas, and stuffing. I had EXTRA EXTRA peas, and yummy sweet potatoes, and just 1/2 cup of stuffing. It was so YUMMMMMMMY.
 
I feel excellent right now. I went on a 25 minute walk with Danny, and I just feel superb afterward. I was getting to think it wasn't going to get done, because we kept getting involved in other activities... but I stomped my foot on the ground and said "LETS GO". And we went. lol. With my 20 minutes of badminton today I was running all over the place, and that was definitely a good work out! So 45 minutes for the day, and 344 calories burned! My calories are really low- but I sweat I ate until I was full every time, and I ate healthy... so I don't see a MAJOR problem if its just one day.

980 calories/ 140 carbs/ 19 fat/ 57 protein. :D

I feel really good right now, just... in general. I feel like I had a genuinely healthy day.
 
Hey Brandy, sounds like your having a good couple days! Don't worry about the calories too much, listen to your body also. Maybe a bit low for today, but it makes up for the salad!

Another gorgeous day today! Glad you and your hon got out for the walk.
 
reluctantcabbie said:
Hey Brandy, sounds like your having a good couple days! Don't worry about the calories too much, listen to your body also. Maybe a bit low for today, but it makes up for the salad!

Another gorgeous day today! Glad you and your hon got out for the walk.
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I was soooo shocked about that salad! lol. And I was really pissed off at the time. lol. Now I can laugh about it.
 
I didn't stick to my goal of packing my lunch today. But I'm still ok with it. I'm going to my mom's house tonight, and she almost always serves healthy dinner; so I shouldn't have a problem staying on track today! I have work early in the morning tomorrow, so I really need to study for my servsafe class. I usually go over my mom's house on Tuesdays to watch The Biggest Loser. I think I will go on a walk with Dan before I go to watch the show- you know, need to be healthy before watching a weight loss show. lol. I have a lot of work and homework for the rest of the week-and into the weekend. I have a HUGE report due next Tuesday that I haven't started because I thought it was due a month later than it actually is, I have nutrition homework, and I need to study tonight for my servesafe test tomorrow. Well, yeah... I'm just procrastinating being on here rambling. lol.
 
douknowjello said:
I don't know who Stuart Smalley is but I think I like this guy :) Gonna have to google him for more of those affirmations, lol.
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LOL! While you're googling Stuart, try Jack Handy as well. He has a lot of wisdom to impart.

Karl--Ahh..now I get it. Hope those weeks left pass by quickly. :)

Brandy--Always try to get grilled chicken instead of breaded/deep fried on the salad. It will significantly reduce the calories. And ask for a reduced cal dressing. Most restaurants have at least one.

As to your feeling bad about yourself, remember what I said the other week. You ARE beautiful. Repeat 20 times until you believe it. :biggrinjester:

That's great you're getting more hours at the bakery. I love these bustling weeks leading up to Christmas. It feels so festive--even with the economy in a shambles.
 
TOM is coming today I think. My moods are all over the place. I'm pissed off because I wanted to eat rice, but I dropped it all on the floor. :/ lol. I have work today, even though I was told I didn't have to go in. But my boss called me in last minute. And I really can't refuse any hours. I will have a longer update when all the commotion has settled, and I get to relax for the night. But this weekend is going to be crazy busy... because of work today,tomorrow, a 14 page paper due on Tuesday, and 2 assignments due on Sunday night.
 
Girlie, you gotta learn to screen your phone calls :) Then you're not refusing work when say you didn't get the message. It works if you don't do it all the time and today of all days I would have used that one. I'll pray you get through all your homework...sounds like your having the school week of hell I was having last week. Nothing says stress like having stuff hanging over your head with a deadline. But you're doing great with the food still so good work :)
 
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