Crazys diary!!!

crazybabie

crazybabie

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Hmmmm!!!! What to do. Everyone says don't bite off more than you can chew. I stopped smoking 14 days ago. During that time, I learned that walking helps one to have less cigarrette cravings. So, I start walking. Then I start thinking. If I am going to be walking then why not shoot for more...

I weighed myself 221 OUCHHHHHHHHh........ I never have been a big eater..matter of fact my son always threatens to feed me. He is 5'4'' and 120 pounds. So I decide to heck with it. I am going to try both at once.

I became so obsessed with weighing myself, that I asked my hubby friday to please take the scales...hide them and let me have them back saturday. I mean come on Angie...5x a day is a bit much.

Most of my weight came from Mountain Dew. I am/was not sure which..crazy about it.

First thing when I woke up..had to have a 20 oz.. Then throughout the day and night I would drink between 8 and 10 ..12 ounce Mountain Dews.

Well, my doctor left and I had to find a new one. I made my first appt.
Went in, she was very nice. She ordered some blood work. I went home..next morning, I get a call from her (not the nurse) quite suprised that she had called...I listen..Angie, I need you to come back in the am and redo the bloodwork. I didn't ask any questions..wasn't sure I wanted to know.

I ate my breakfast.forgot what it was, and drank my dew. takes just a few minutes and I am back home. I get a call the next morning. Angie, I need you to come in the morning...more labs.,.This time come fasting please.

I still ask no questions. I do as, asked. two days later I get called back..can you come in and see me? Sure. great.

By, now I am getting concerned. I arrive in a bit of a daze...I feel sick..I enter her office. When we took your labs and you had ate and or drank..your blood sugar was 55.when we took the labs and you were fastig it was 80....however the insulin and C-pepite were high. Am I diabetic? No, you have hypoglycemia. I want tyo schedule a glucose tolerence test for you..takes about 5 hours. Woahhhhh wait. If a person consumed a large amount of sugar for a prolonged period of time could that cause these numbers?
I would think so she said can you define large and prolong? When I did I thought her jaw was gonna drop to the floor.
She called a specialist to be sure. He agreed that could be the cause.

i was told to cut back slowly then stop. I tried a lil..but I was thinking why should anyone take from me what I like. To make this longggggggggggggg story short, I didn't cut back untill I quit smoking.

What has all this got to do with weight? Well 221 and mountain dew.hmmmmmmm (eating habits were unhealthy as well) (couldn't breathe to exercise.



So, I decide to use slim-fast. I can't seem to get my 1500 calories in no matter how hard I try.

heres how it has been so far.

Saturday......Slim fast shake


brunch ate lunch and dinner 1/2 each sitting
Steak....baked potato..butter..sour cream

salad..ranch dressing

dinner roll


Large bannana

64 oz water


Your Nutrition Information sat
Actual Target 1500
Calories 1,250

Calories from Fat 450 280 - 530
Total Fat 52g 32 - 61g
Saturated Fat 17g <= 17g
Cholesterol 160mg < 300mg
Sodium 870mg < 2400mg
Total Carbohydrate 139g 180 - 260g
Dietary Fiber 10g >= 25g
Sugars 46g *
Protein 66g 41 - 142g
Vitamin A * *
Vitamin C 160% 100%
Calcium 60% 100%
Iron 70% 100%
Water 64oz >= 64 oz

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Sunday..Slim fast shake


1 Cup tossed salad.ranch dressing

Dinner..subway-turkey and cheese on wheat..with small amount of mayo and lettuce
1 12 oz real mountain dew

10 grapes

1 medium orange


Your Nutrition Information Sunday
Actual Target
Calories 1,050 1500
Calories from Fat 280 280 - 530
Total Fat 33g 32 - 61g
Saturated Fat 8g <= 17g
Cholesterol 50mg < 300mg
Sodium 1,970mg < 2400mg
Total Carbohydrate 165g 180 - 260g
Dietary Fiber 14g >= 25g
Sugars 112g *
Protein 36g 41 - 142g
Vitamin A * *
Vitamin C 230% 100%
Calcium 90% 100%
Iron 40% 100%
Water 64oz >= 64 oz

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Monday

Slim fast drink

Turkey sandwich on wheat bread..with ketchup

small amount of hamburger helper (cheeseburger)

1/4 cup green beans

4 baby carrots baked..

5 slices of cucumber

very small roll.

1 peeled apple

1 diet dew

1 real dew.

Your Nutrition Information
Actual Target
Calories 1,060 1500
Calories from Fat 200 280 - 530
Total Fat 23g 32 - 61g
Saturated Fat 4g <= 17g
Cholesterol 50mg < 300mg
Sodium 2,790mg < 2400mg
Total Carbohydrate 180g 180 - 260g
Dietary Fiber 15g >= 25g
Sugars 105g *
Protein 43g 41 - 142g
Vitamin A * *
Vitamin C 100% 100%
Calcium 50% 100%
Iron 40% 100%
Water 64oz >= 64 oz


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Dear Diary, I made up my mind what my goals are. A sensible daily food intake, I plan to attempt to stick around 1500 calories.

Walking mostly, for exercise. Some aerobics tossed in..some pilates for tonig.

Current weight as of March 25,2007 221. I will weigh every Saturday.

I hope to lose at least 1 pound a week.
 
Hi Angie,
Welcome to the WLF and to your diary!

Good for you for getting started down this road! Just know that you CAN lose this weight - you can be fit and healthy!

It's just one pound, one day, one meal at a time!
 
One pound a week is more than reasonable as a goal. I think you'd lose more with your low calorie intake, but I'll bet Steve would tell you to eat more than that at the size you are now...

Welcome to the diary section....I just started one, too!
 
dear Diary, I have found a way to eat most of my dinners with my family. At, the same time they are eating healthier and not knowing it. I fix extra veggies...cut some cucumbers and place then with a toothpick inserted. That gets the kids everytime. Throwing in mainly fruit for dessert. All is going good for now. :)
 
Hello, again Diary, seems you and I just may become friends after all. yesterday was rough. I got into an argument with my middle son...... I was uspet enough that I said freak it and grabbed my keys and left. First thought was I need a cigarrette....haha well seeing that I quit thos on march 12th what was I to do. Then the cravings for sugary things came. I was so close that I almost caved in. Instead I went and got gas.. Went and got dinner out. (it was healthy) Then I went to the track and walked untill I felt I come home and know I wasn't going to throttle that boy. So, it all worked out.

Later
 
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Dear Diary, I had my first weigh in today. I lost four pounds. I know one loses more the first week (water, etc) However I am still pleased. One day at a time.:D
 
Welcome! And great job on not givnig in to the cravings! I know how bad some of them can be!

Four pounds is great! keep it up!
 
Woops! Sorry it took so long to answer...Steve is a guy on here who gives great advice about exercise and diet. his journal is called "Journey, not a Destination". He's helped a lot of people on the forum parse information about exercise, how much, calories, how many, what deficits are, how much you should be eating, what kids of exercises to do to help meet your goals, etc. etc. His journal's worth a read.

Great job so far!!
 
April 1,2007

Breakfast: 1 oz. Sirlon tip (left over from going out the night before.)
Calories 60

Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich on wheat.
2/3 cup fresh strawberries and 1 tbsp cool whip light.
Calories: 270

Dinner:Turkey and cheese sandwich on wheat.
1/2 piece bacon. (hubby cooked it and it smelled so good.) :eek:
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup chocolate pudding fat free
Calories:520

snacks:12 oz. can Mountain dew
1 tsp peanut butter, 6 vanilla wafers
1 med. orange
64 oz. water

Calories:360

Total calories:1210
walked dog twice...total walk 1 mile.

Starting slow due to prior lack of exercise.
 
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April 2, 2007

Breakfast: slim fast ready shake.
Calories:220

Lunch: turkey sandwich with cheese on wheat.
1/3 cup fresh strawberries with tsp cool whip lite.
Calories: 260

Dinner:1/4 cup pinto beans. Dried not canned
1 cup steamed cabbage
1 oz. long grain wild rice.
1/4 cup mac -n- cheese
Calories: 440

Snacks. 1/2 baked chicken breast on whole wheat
4 oz. pineapple juice
1/4 cup fat free choc. pudding fat free
2 12 oz. cans mountain dew :eek: (bad girl)
Calories:700

Daily total:1620
64 oz water

I see a pattern starting back with the Mountain dew. Going to have to watch that.

Walked 1/2 mile

Cleaned closets..vaccumed lots of other housework. (hope that counts)
 
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April 3,2007

Breakfast:Slimfast ready shake.
Calories:220

Lunch:2/3 cup wheat rotoni with meatballs
1 cup Salad with cheese
Calories:420

Dinner: 1/4 cup wole wheat rotoni with 1 meatball.
1 cup salad with cheese.
Calories:210

Snack: one 12 oz. Mountain dew.
Calories:170

64 oz. water
Daily total:1020
 
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April 4,2007

Breakfast:
Slimfast ready shake
2 oz. orange juice
Calories:250

Lunch:Tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread (2 oz. tuna and 1 tsp lite mayo)
Calories:220

Dinner:4 oz. lean baked pork loin
3/4 mashed potatos
1/4 cup mac -n- cheese
1 cup garden green beans
1 dinner roll
Calories:690 :eek:

Snacks:banana
2 mountain dews
Calories: 470 :( I have got to toss the dews. Got some diet Dr Pepper to try tonight.
Total calories:1610

64 oz water
 
:( Hospice has been called in with my grandmother.

I am the only homemaker in the family. so, I am the one who will be staying with her during the day. My uncle will come in each evening at 5:00.

I live 25 miles from her. I have to be there by 6:00 am.
I am trying to figure a way to do this...still eat healthy.
Come home and cook for the family and still fit in exercise.

Any suggestions :confused:
 
Hello. I am sorry for this difficult time you are in. We just went through the hospice situation with my grandfather this past January.
I came by your diary to encourage you because we are both Foxes on the Spring Challenge, but it looks as if you need encouragement in other areas right now. I hope you are able to figure out how to do all the things you need to do and still cope emotionally. I'll check back with you soon...sorry I have no suggestions on the cooking and eating healthy part.
 
crazybabie said:
:( Hospice has been called in with my grandmother.

I am the only homemaker in the family. so, I am the one who will be staying with her during the day. My uncle will come in each evening at 5:00.

I live 25 miles from her. I have to be there by 6:00 am.
I am trying to figure a way to do this...still eat healthy.
Come home and cook for the family and still fit in exercise.

Any suggestions :confused:
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I'm not sure about being there by 6am, can't really help with that, BUT, what if you had groceries there at her house, or brought them with you and prepared meals in advance during the day and only had to cook them when you got home. Would that work? I have a great pasta sauce recipe that I can give you and if you double the ingredients, you will have 2-3 meals. ..just freeze 1/2 of the sauce for a later time, and it's wonderful.

I also used to do a lot of cooking on Sunday for the week. I would boil enough chicken for Chicken Enchiladas or tacos, Chicken casserole; make a double batch of pasta sauce which for hubby and I will make 3-4 different meals using whole wheat pasta or make pizza using turkey pepperoni and 2% mozzarella cheese w/a store bought pie crust.

Does she need your constant attention? If not, maybe you could do lunges or jumping jacks in another room.

Also, if you could find a stationary cycle, that you could leave there and use while there.


I know how hard it is to quit smoking. I quit 9 years ago this past February 15, and I honestly tried to smoke 4 years after I quit, because I remembered the taste and feeling I got from smoking, but it was no longer there for me. It was disgusting. yuck! I still crave what I remember the taste of them to be, but that is something I no longer want to acquire. ..

Also, a classmate and friend committed suicide the day I gave up my cigarettes, and it was so hard to keep my pact with myself, but I did. Day in and day out, while my entire family smoked.

I know you can do it!!!


P.S. Good luck on your weigh in, my fellow fox!
 
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