It's all about me
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cals at maint level but should have been a low calorie day...cause I thought I was being proactive and it kicked me in the butt. Knew I was going to spend most of afternoon and evening running around so started off with apple and protein bar in case protein didn't present itself...as it turned out minus that stupid bar the days calories would have totaled right on the mark at 1646. Oh well.
Sat fat too high by 5 grams...cause I just didn't say "no" to that juicy dark meat...fiber and protein off the chart at 43g and 175g respectively...so, I didn't need the protein bar (2nd time that's happened) should have stuck to white meat, and 1 less tortilla wrap would have been a better day food-wise.
liquids:
green tea: 8 oz
water, 70 oz
fruits:
apple, 2 small
tangerine, 1 small
strawberries, 8 medium
veggies:
nori (part of sushi)
cabbage, raw, 1 cup shredded
dairy:
mozz cheese, 1 oz
nuef. cheese, 1 oz
colby cheese, 1 oz
meat:
chicken: 1 cup breast meat, 2 small wings, 1 leg (no skin)
crab (roughly 2 oz, part of sushi)
anchovy, 1 oz
grains/nuts/legumes
almonds, 1 oz
sweet rice (part of sushi)
whole wheat tortilla, 4 wraps
rye flatbread crackers, 8 crackers
other:
stupid, stupid protein bar
Total: 1946
Fat: 66 591 31%
Sat: 25 221 12%
Poly: 8 73 4%
Mono: 18 164 9%
Carbs: 192 596 32%
Fiber: 43 0 0%
Protein: 175 701 37%
Alcohol: 0 1 0%
cals at maint level but should have been a low calorie day...cause I thought I was being proactive and it kicked me in the butt. Knew I was going to spend most of afternoon and evening running around so started off with apple and protein bar in case protein didn't present itself...as it turned out minus that stupid bar the days calories would have totaled right on the mark at 1646. Oh well.
Sat fat too high by 5 grams...cause I just didn't say "no" to that juicy dark meat...fiber and protein off the chart at 43g and 175g respectively...so, I didn't need the protein bar (2nd time that's happened) should have stuck to white meat, and 1 less tortilla wrap would have been a better day food-wise.
liquids:
green tea: 8 oz
water, 70 oz
fruits:
apple, 2 small
tangerine, 1 small
strawberries, 8 medium
veggies:
nori (part of sushi)
cabbage, raw, 1 cup shredded
dairy:
mozz cheese, 1 oz
nuef. cheese, 1 oz
colby cheese, 1 oz
meat:
chicken: 1 cup breast meat, 2 small wings, 1 leg (no skin)
crab (roughly 2 oz, part of sushi)
anchovy, 1 oz
grains/nuts/legumes
almonds, 1 oz
sweet rice (part of sushi)
whole wheat tortilla, 4 wraps
rye flatbread crackers, 8 crackers
other:
stupid, stupid protein bar
Total: 1946
Fat: 66 591 31%
Sat: 25 221 12%
Poly: 8 73 4%
Mono: 18 164 9%
Carbs: 192 596 32%
Fiber: 43 0 0%
Protein: 175 701 37%
Alcohol: 0 1 0%
1717
Calories at 1717 - 100 over low calorie day amount cause I cheerfully "spent" 121 cals on a shot of Bailey's! Spent the morning and most of day on a Casino Boat Cruise. Fortunately the breakfast and lunch buffet had plenty of good food to chose from among all the rubbish.. Other than the Irish coffee, I elected to have a treat of a small apple/cinn muffin because it was still in the wrapper and the only objectionable ingredient was the calorie count (170!). So I ate the muffin and stuffed the wrapper into my purse for entering into fitday. An hour or so later I'm standing at one of the bars, having a nice flirty conversation with a really cute guy and rummaging in my purse for money to tip the bartender when the stupid wrapper pops out. Cute guy offers to find a trashcan to ditch it for me. And without thinking how weird it sounded I popped off "Oh, no I'm saving it so I can record the nutrient info when I get home"...the look on his face was a priceless reminder that most (i.e. normal) people are slightly somewhat less anal about thier food
Other than the 100 extra cals, numbers look good, sat fat right on max limit at 20g. It may have been lower but I made the assumption that the scrambled eggs provided on the buffet included a fair percentage of yoke. Fiber sittin pretty at 37 and protein at 150g.
Liquid:
coffee, 16 oz
water, 70 oz
baily's, 1.23 oz
fruit:
blackberries, 1/4 cup
apple, 2 small
tangerine, 1 small
banana, 1/2 medium
veggies:
cabbage/carrot mix, shredded, 1/2
recaito
dairy:
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
yogurt, ff, 1/2 cup
meat:
chicken, 1 1/2 cup breast meat
eggs, 2/3 cup scrambled
grains/nuts/seeds/legumes
muffin, 1 small
ww tortilla wraps, 3
rye flatbread, 1 cracker
almonds, sliced, .33 oz
buckwheat, 2 tablespoons
other:
protein bar
Total: 1717
Fat: 58 525 31%
Sat: 20 178 11%
Poly: 9 85 5%
Mono: 16 144 9%
Carbs: 164 507 30%
Fiber: 37 0 0%
Protein: 150 599 35%
Alcohol: 8 58 3%
Calories at 1717 - 100 over low calorie day amount cause I cheerfully "spent" 121 cals on a shot of Bailey's! Spent the morning and most of day on a Casino Boat Cruise. Fortunately the breakfast and lunch buffet had plenty of good food to chose from among all the rubbish.. Other than the Irish coffee, I elected to have a treat of a small apple/cinn muffin because it was still in the wrapper and the only objectionable ingredient was the calorie count (170!). So I ate the muffin and stuffed the wrapper into my purse for entering into fitday. An hour or so later I'm standing at one of the bars, having a nice flirty conversation with a really cute guy and rummaging in my purse for money to tip the bartender when the stupid wrapper pops out. Cute guy offers to find a trashcan to ditch it for me. And without thinking how weird it sounded I popped off "Oh, no I'm saving it so I can record the nutrient info when I get home"...the look on his face was a priceless reminder that most (i.e. normal) people are slightly somewhat less anal about thier food
Other than the 100 extra cals, numbers look good, sat fat right on max limit at 20g. It may have been lower but I made the assumption that the scrambled eggs provided on the buffet included a fair percentage of yoke. Fiber sittin pretty at 37 and protein at 150g.
Liquid:
coffee, 16 oz
water, 70 oz
baily's, 1.23 oz
fruit:
blackberries, 1/4 cup
apple, 2 small
tangerine, 1 small
banana, 1/2 medium
veggies:
cabbage/carrot mix, shredded, 1/2
recaito
dairy:
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
yogurt, ff, 1/2 cup
meat:
chicken, 1 1/2 cup breast meat
eggs, 2/3 cup scrambled
grains/nuts/seeds/legumes
muffin, 1 small
ww tortilla wraps, 3
rye flatbread, 1 cracker
almonds, sliced, .33 oz
buckwheat, 2 tablespoons
other:
protein bar
Total: 1717
Fat: 58 525 31%
Sat: 20 178 11%
Poly: 9 85 5%
Mono: 16 144 9%
Carbs: 164 507 30%
Fiber: 37 0 0%
Protein: 150 599 35%
Alcohol: 8 58 3%
1571
I think this is a leeetle mean, and I wish I had a better nature than to be so amused by it...but....I have a co-worker (and former close friend) who has enjoyed trying to make me uncomfortable since my weight loss started being noticed by others. Among other things she's even started rumors that I was either starving myself or taking diet pills. Mostly I fume inside and ignore her and all her rumors died a natural death. So, I guess she's finally decided to lose weight herself.
I often take a snack bag mix of nuts, raisins/cranberries and crackers to work, dump it into a bowl and dip into it randomly through the night. It probably looks like I'm just casually munching on fattening food but in reality it's a pre-measured 300 cal mini meal that gets spread out over several hours. So last night she shows up with her own bag of cranberries - and I mean a whole bag...which she proceeded to work through. By the end of the night I estimated she'd eaten about 600 cals in cranberries On Monday night she'd done the same thing with a bag of almonds. And all I can think is "please, please keep imitating me"
Yesterday sorta rocked on the food front...came in slightly under 1600 cal limit. Since Wens's outing included alcohol and munchies, elected to bite the bullet, not go out afterwork, and make it a low cal instead of a maint. day - a choice I'm comfortable with...it's been several days since I've had to write "fiber low" or just squeaked by on meeting my minimum protein of 100g. Patience and experimentation. I'm noticing that with higher fiber and protein my macros are closer to 30/30/40 with the 40 being protein rather than 30/30/40 with the 40 being carbs. It'll be interesting to see what, if any difference this will make if I can keep it consistent the rest of the month.
liquids
coffee, 8 oz
water, 80 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
fruit:
apple, 1 small
veggies:
cabbage/carrots, shredded, 1/2 cup
broccoli/snow pea mix, 2/3 cup
dairy:
mozzarella, 1 oz
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
meat:
ground turkey, 4 oz
chicken breast, 1 cup + 1 small drumstick, skin removed
talapia, 2 oz
nuts/grains/seeds/legumes
almonds, 1 oz
whole wheat tortillas, 3
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
other:
olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon
protein bar
Total: 1571
Fat: 60 541 34%
Sat: 19 170 11%
Poly: 6 51 3%
Mono: 18 164 10%
Carbs: 144 428 27%
Fiber: 37 0 0%
Protein: 150 601 38%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
I think this is a leeetle mean, and I wish I had a better nature than to be so amused by it...but....I have a co-worker (and former close friend) who has enjoyed trying to make me uncomfortable since my weight loss started being noticed by others. Among other things she's even started rumors that I was either starving myself or taking diet pills.
Mostly I fume inside and ignore her and all her rumors died a natural death. So, I guess she's finally decided to lose weight herself. I often take a snack bag mix of nuts, raisins/cranberries and crackers to work, dump it into a bowl and dip into it randomly through the night. It probably looks like I'm just casually munching on fattening food but in reality it's a pre-measured 300 cal mini meal that gets spread out over several hours. So last night she shows up with her own bag of cranberries - and I mean a whole bag...which she proceeded to work through. By the end of the night I estimated she'd eaten about 600 cals in cranberries On Monday night she'd done the same thing with a bag of almonds. And all I can think is "please, please keep imitating me"
Yesterday sorta rocked on the food front...came in slightly under 1600 cal limit. Since Wens's outing included alcohol and munchies, elected to bite the bullet, not go out afterwork, and make it a low cal instead of a maint. day - a choice I'm comfortable with...it's been several days since I've had to write "fiber low" or just squeaked by on meeting my minimum protein of 100g. Patience and experimentation. I'm noticing that with higher fiber and protein my macros are closer to 30/30/40 with the 40 being protein rather than 30/30/40 with the 40 being carbs. It'll be interesting to see what, if any difference this will make if I can keep it consistent the rest of the month.
liquids
coffee, 8 oz
water, 80 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
fruit:
apple, 1 small
veggies:
cabbage/carrots, shredded, 1/2 cup
broccoli/snow pea mix, 2/3 cup
dairy:
mozzarella, 1 oz
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
meat:
ground turkey, 4 oz
chicken breast, 1 cup + 1 small drumstick, skin removed
talapia, 2 oz
nuts/grains/seeds/legumes
almonds, 1 oz
whole wheat tortillas, 3
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
other:
olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon
protein bar
Total: 1571
Fat: 60 541 34%
Sat: 19 170 11%
Poly: 6 51 3%
Mono: 18 164 10%
Carbs: 144 428 27%
Fiber: 37 0 0%
Protein: 150 601 38%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
shift in direction
From the time I went back into a calorie deficit (in the ultra vain desire to reduce my body fat to the point where my tummy would show visible ab definition), I have been unreasonably HUNGRY. I have fought it, so far with success, but increasingly I have visions of "candy canes" dancing in my head. I have had more than a few days where my tummy has been physically full post meal...and yet my brain is screaming at me "I want more food"...times I can't brush off to feeling stressed, or bored or pms'ing. I'm just starting to understand why.
I made a mistake ...For some reason I narrowed my focus on the relationship between certain hormones and weight loss to a simple matter of calorie deficit.. I had the idea that, if I kept my deficit as small as possible and then allowed (what I thought was) sufficient time at maintenance calories, there would be minimal changes in my "fat hormones" levels. Then yesterday I read a random post in which made me stop, think, and go back and revisit some of my information. Boy did I get it twisted.
Since January '06 I've lost almost 33% of my total body weight, seen a reduction in BMI from 33 to 22 and body fat from 35.08% to 18.4% - these are the factors playing a significant role on my hormones right now.
I was totally right to take a period of just maintaining before attempting to go any lower...and I was totally wrong to think 3 months was a sufficient length of time.
Last night I read one study that gave me a little ray of hope. In short, after six months at maintenance test subjects' hormone levels returned to baseline. I need to do a lot more reading on the subject, but for now I'm shifting direction. Reality check. I can force and trick my body into dropping another percentage point of fat by my target date (May 8)...but it may not be sustainable 'cause if my body, which has been really cooperative till now, is entering full fledged "that's enough already!" mode - what's it going to be like with further weight loss?
So I think I'm just going to start slowly raising my calories back to maintenance and stay at current weight/body fat for six months and then see what happens when I try again to go lower.
From the time I went back into a calorie deficit (in the ultra vain desire to reduce my body fat to the point where my tummy would show visible ab definition), I have been unreasonably HUNGRY. I have fought it, so far with success, but increasingly I have visions of "candy canes" dancing in my head. I have had more than a few days where my tummy has been physically full post meal...and yet my brain is screaming at me "I want more food"...times I can't brush off to feeling stressed, or bored or pms'ing. I'm just starting to understand why.
I made a mistake
...For some reason I narrowed my focus on the relationship between certain hormones and weight loss to a simple matter of calorie deficit.. I had the idea that, if I kept my deficit as small as possible and then allowed (what I thought was) sufficient time at maintenance calories, there would be minimal changes in my "fat hormones" levels. Then yesterday I read a random post in which made me stop, think, and go back and revisit some of my information. Boy did I get it twisted.Since January '06 I've lost almost 33% of my total body weight, seen a reduction in BMI from 33 to 22 and body fat from 35.08% to 18.4% - these are the factors playing a significant role on my hormones right now.
I was totally right to take a period of just maintaining before attempting to go any lower...and I was totally wrong to think 3 months was a sufficient length of time.
Last night I read one study that gave me a little ray of hope. In short, after six months at maintenance test subjects' hormone levels returned to baseline. I need to do a lot more reading on the subject, but for now I'm shifting direction. Reality check. I can force and trick my body into dropping another percentage point of fat by my target date (May 8)...but it may not be sustainable 'cause if my body, which has been really cooperative till now, is entering full fledged "that's enough already!" mode - what's it going to be like with further weight loss?
So I think I'm just going to start slowly raising my calories back to maintenance and stay at current weight/body fat for six months and then see what happens when I try again to go lower.
1679
shooting for 1600-1700 range over next ten days....working my way back up to daily maint. cal range...sat fat under 20 grams and exactly 10%, fiber and protein both really good....it's the whole wheat tortilla wraps. I actually have a tortilla press and while the homemade ones taste 100% better, the one's I just started buying contain 8 grams of fiber and 4 grams of protein per tortilla...add a piece of fibrous fruit and some beans or nuts and bingo - met minimum fiber requirements for the day...the rest is gravy.
liquids:
coffee, 6 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 80 oz
fruit
apple, 1 small
tangerine, 1 small
veggies
broccoli/carrot mix, 1 cup
cabbage, napa 1/2 cup
baby bella mushrooms, 1 cup equiv.
dairy
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
mozz. cheese, 1 1/2 oz
yogurt, plain, nonfat, 1/2 cup
meat
anchovies, 1/2 oz
ground turkey, 4 oz
salmon, canned, 1/2 cup
egg whites, 2 large
grains/nuts/seeds/legumes
black beans, organic, 1/4 cup
whole wheat tortilla, 3
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
rye flour, 1/4 cup
almonds, sliced, 1/2 oz
other
protein bar
olive oil, 1 tablespoon
Total: 1679
Fat: 66 597 36%
Sat: 18 162 10%
Poly: 8 75 5%
Mono: 25 225 14%
Carbs: 146 417 25%
Fiber: 42 0 0%
Protein: 157 628 38%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
shooting for 1600-1700 range over next ten days....working my way back up to daily maint. cal range...sat fat under 20 grams and exactly 10%, fiber and protein both really good....it's the whole wheat tortilla wraps. I actually have a tortilla press and while the homemade ones taste 100% better, the one's I just started buying contain 8 grams of fiber and 4 grams of protein per tortilla...add a piece of fibrous fruit and some beans or nuts and bingo - met minimum fiber requirements for the day...the rest is gravy.
liquids:
coffee, 6 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 80 oz
fruit
apple, 1 small
tangerine, 1 small
veggies
broccoli/carrot mix, 1 cup
cabbage, napa 1/2 cup
baby bella mushrooms, 1 cup equiv.
dairy
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
mozz. cheese, 1 1/2 oz
yogurt, plain, nonfat, 1/2 cup
meat
anchovies, 1/2 oz
ground turkey, 4 oz
salmon, canned, 1/2 cup
egg whites, 2 large
grains/nuts/seeds/legumes
black beans, organic, 1/4 cup
whole wheat tortilla, 3
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
rye flour, 1/4 cup
almonds, sliced, 1/2 oz
other
protein bar
olive oil, 1 tablespoon
Total: 1679
Fat: 66 597 36%
Sat: 18 162 10%
Poly: 8 75 5%
Mono: 25 225 14%
Carbs: 146 417 25%
Fiber: 42 0 0%
Protein: 157 628 38%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
1829
1829, overshot cals by about 100 but still below maint. so no worries. Sat fat good at 18g and 9%, fiber crazy higher than needed at 56g, protein at 154g. Now that I'm pretty sure I've finally got a good grasp on how to get in the fiber & protein and keep the sat fat below 20g, I'm gonna start looking closer at the recommenced balance between other fats and seeing how that's looking and whether or not any adjustments need to me made.
liquids:
coffee, 12 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 80 oz
fruit
apple, 1 small
blackberries, frozen, 1/2 cup
grapes, 1/2 cup
veggies
shredded cabbage/carrots mix, 1/2 cup
yam, 1/8 cup
turnip greens w/ turnips, 1/2 cup
dairy
mozz cheese, 1 oz
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
yogurt, plain, fat free, 1/2 cup
meat
anchovy, 1/2 oz
ground turkey, 97% lean, 4 oz
sirloin, 6 oz
nuts/seeds/legumes/grains
almonds, 1 oz
organic black beans, 1/4 cup
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
whole wheat tortillas, 3 wraps
cornbread muffin, 1/4 muffin
buckwheat, 1 1/2 table spoons
oats, rolled, 1/4 cup
other
unsweetened baker's cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon
protein bar, 1
Total: 1829
Fat: 59 530 31%
Sat: 18 159 9%
Poly: 7 63 4%
Mono: 21 189 11%
Carbs: 203 587 34%
Fiber: 56 0 0%
Protein: 154 616 36%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
1829, overshot cals by about 100 but still below maint. so no worries. Sat fat good at 18g and 9%, fiber crazy higher than needed at 56g, protein at 154g. Now that I'm pretty sure I've finally got a good grasp on how to get in the fiber & protein and keep the sat fat below 20g, I'm gonna start looking closer at the recommenced balance between other fats and seeing how that's looking and whether or not any adjustments need to me made.
liquids:
coffee, 12 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 80 oz
fruit
apple, 1 small
blackberries, frozen, 1/2 cup
grapes, 1/2 cup
veggies
shredded cabbage/carrots mix, 1/2 cup
yam, 1/8 cup
turnip greens w/ turnips, 1/2 cup
dairy
mozz cheese, 1 oz
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
yogurt, plain, fat free, 1/2 cup
meat
anchovy, 1/2 oz
ground turkey, 97% lean, 4 oz
sirloin, 6 oz
nuts/seeds/legumes/grains
almonds, 1 oz
organic black beans, 1/4 cup
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
whole wheat tortillas, 3 wraps
cornbread muffin, 1/4 muffin
buckwheat, 1 1/2 table spoons
oats, rolled, 1/4 cup
other
unsweetened baker's cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon
protein bar, 1
Total: 1829
Fat: 59 530 31%
Sat: 18 159 9%
Poly: 7 63 4%
Mono: 21 189 11%
Carbs: 203 587 34%
Fiber: 56 0 0%
Protein: 154 616 36%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
1814
Looked at my fats. Need to incorporate walnuts, flax, avocado more often in diet..otherwise I'm satisfied. I haven't had to urge to waste calories munching on saltines since I started adding foods a bit more sodium on daily basis.
liquids
coffee, 16 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 60 oz
fruit
strawberries, 8 medium
cranberries/golden raisins, .05 oz
bananna, 1/2 medium
apple, 1 small
grapes, small red, 1/2 cup
veggies
cabbage/carrots, shredded, 1/2 cup
red bell pepper, 1/4 fruit
mushrooms, 1/4 cup chopped
grits, slightly under 1/4 cup
olives, 5 medium
tomato, 1/2 fruit
dairy
cottage cheese, 1/2 cup
yogurt, plain, ff, 1/2 cup
neuf. cheese, 1 oz
meats
scallops, bay, 2/3 cup
bacon, 2 thin strips
anchovies, 6 fillet (2 oz)
eggs, slightly under 1/2 cup scrambled
grains/nuts/seeds/legumes
almonds, 1 oz
whole wheat tortilla, 3
rye flatbread, 4 crackers
buckwheat, 1 tablespoon
wheat germ, 2 tablespoons
organic black beans, 1/4 cup
other
protein bar
olive oil, 2 teaspoons
pudding, sf/ff, 1 serving
cocoa powder, unsweetened, 2 teaspoons
Total: 1814
Fat: 65 581 33%
Sat: 20 180 10%
Poly: 8 76 4%
Mono: 22 200 11%
Carbs: 220 685 38%
Fiber: 49 0 0%
Protein: 129 515 29%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
Looked at my fats. Need to incorporate walnuts, flax, avocado more often in diet..otherwise I'm satisfied. I haven't had to urge to waste calories munching on saltines since I started adding foods a bit more sodium on daily basis.
liquids
coffee, 16 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 60 oz
fruit
strawberries, 8 medium
cranberries/golden raisins, .05 oz
bananna, 1/2 medium
apple, 1 small
grapes, small red, 1/2 cup
veggies
cabbage/carrots, shredded, 1/2 cup
red bell pepper, 1/4 fruit
mushrooms, 1/4 cup chopped
grits, slightly under 1/4 cup
olives, 5 medium
tomato, 1/2 fruit
dairy
cottage cheese, 1/2 cup
yogurt, plain, ff, 1/2 cup
neuf. cheese, 1 oz
meats
scallops, bay, 2/3 cup
bacon, 2 thin strips
anchovies, 6 fillet (2 oz)
eggs, slightly under 1/2 cup scrambled
grains/nuts/seeds/legumes
almonds, 1 oz
whole wheat tortilla, 3
rye flatbread, 4 crackers
buckwheat, 1 tablespoon
wheat germ, 2 tablespoons
organic black beans, 1/4 cup
other
protein bar
olive oil, 2 teaspoons
pudding, sf/ff, 1 serving
cocoa powder, unsweetened, 2 teaspoons
Total: 1814
Fat: 65 581 33%
Sat: 20 180 10%
Poly: 8 76 4%
Mono: 22 200 11%
Carbs: 220 685 38%
Fiber: 49 0 0%
Protein: 129 515 29%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
Happychubette
Banned
cym
Thanks a lot for that Cym. Glad to learn about the journals. What a difference you have made in a year. I am cross training, aerobics (some resistance training) swimming and one run/walk per week. At 45% body fat I'm bulky, jiggly and the run is more of a shuffle. Reading your journal has told me that I need to get out and try this morning.
I am so impressed by the way you track your nutrition.
Thanks a lot for that Cym. Glad to learn about the journals. What a difference you have made in a year. I am cross training, aerobics (some resistance training) swimming and one run/walk per week. At 45% body fat I'm bulky, jiggly and the run is more of a shuffle. Reading your journal has told me that I need to get out and try this morning.
I am so impressed by the way you track your nutrition.
Happychubette
Banned
cym
Hey Cym I just did a run/walk. 5 minutes of jogging 2 minutes of walking for an hour and went full out the last two-three minutes. I noticed my form was a little better today, had a better rhythm and less of a shuffle.
Hey Cym I just did a run/walk. 5 minutes of jogging 2 minutes of walking for an hour and went full out the last two-three minutes. I noticed my form was a little better today, had a better rhythm and less of a shuffle.
bethann1156
New member
Hi cym,
I just came across your journal...I can relate to your obsessiveness, though you are more detailed on all of your analysis and percentages--I am only counting calories right now, I am very concise (that is a nice way of putting it! LOL!)
My hubby and I began our weight loss journey after the first of the year and though I was techically on the plan, my heart was not into it yet...I was finding excuses not to work out, etc...he kept complaining that he needed me to get "with it" because my OCD would keep him on track! It's true, we're both doing so much better eating healthy, counting calories and excercise, now that my head is into it.
Sometimes I drive myself crazy with my OCD (thank goodness hubby is the same way, so we both have our individualized detailed charts....)
Congrats on your success!
Beth
I just came across your journal...I can relate to your obsessiveness, though you are more detailed on all of your analysis and percentages--I am only counting calories right now, I am very concise (that is a nice way of putting it! LOL!)
My hubby and I began our weight loss journey after the first of the year and though I was techically on the plan, my heart was not into it yet...I was finding excuses not to work out, etc...he kept complaining that he needed me to get "with it" because my OCD would keep him on track! It's true, we're both doing so much better eating healthy, counting calories and excercise, now that my head is into it.
Sometimes I drive myself crazy with my OCD (thank goodness hubby is the same way, so we both have our individualized detailed charts....)
Congrats on your success!
Beth
Happychubette
Banned
jogging
A few weeks ago I thought I was too fat to jog.
A few weeks ago I thought I was too fat to jog.
1458
kelly: I know what you mean about feeling "too fat to jog", I not only felt the same way, but was very, very self-conscious when I started...carrying extra weight will have more of an impact on your knees though so just make sure you are not doing downhill runs, wearing good shoes, doing leg exercises that will strengthen and support the muscles you are using, and don't skimp a solid stretch routine post run...I probably sound like Mama Hen, but just passing on the same advice that worked for me.
bethann: obsessive? who - - moi? Okay, maybe just a tad. But it does pay off in the long run...last week I went on a cruise where they had a breakfast buffet and I watched my friend cheerfully and unknowingly chow down on a 1000 calorie meal containing very little fiber and nearly 2 days worth of saturated fat - and volume wise it wasn't that much food...it even looked like "healthy" choices....and, no, I didn't say anything cause she didn't ask and I don't want to be "that girl"...but only the day in/day out tracking of this stuff keeps me from making the same choices. Lucky for your hubby that your heart is now into it and you can bring some OCD to the table
So, da food, cals low at under 1500 cause it looks like something viral came my way - ...felt punky in the gym in the am, slept on and off most of day before work and only lasted a few hours at work before everyone was insisting I just go home. Fever, aches, chills, lethargy...oh my! Luckily i have today and tomorrow off to just sort of lay around and recover...hopefully it won't take the full two days and I'll get to go out and have some fun.
I just barely hit my max/min. target levels for sat fat, fiber and protein.
liquids
green tea, 6 oz
ballerina tea, 10 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 60 oz
fruit
apple, 1 small
grapes, 1/2 cup
veggies
cabbage/carrot mix, 1 cup
peppers, sweet bell, 1/2 fruit
dairy
cheddar cheese, 1 oz
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
neuf. cheese, 1 oz
meat
ground turkey, 97% lean, 4 oz
anchovies, 1 oz
talapia, 4 oz
grain/seeds/nuts/legumes
pistachios, 2 oz (in shell)
whole wheat tortilla, 1 wrap
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
black beans, organic, 1/4 cup
other
olive oil, 1 tablespoon
protein bar, 1
Total: 1458
Fat: 60 541 37%
Sat: 20 179 12%
Poly: 7 60 4%
Mono: 24 213 15%
Carbs: 153 511 35%
Fiber: 26 0 0%
Protein: 102 408 28%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
kelly: I know what you mean about feeling "too fat to jog", I not only felt the same way, but was very, very self-conscious when I started...carrying extra weight will have more of an impact on your knees though so just make sure you are not doing downhill runs, wearing good shoes, doing leg exercises that will strengthen and support the muscles you are using, and don't skimp a solid stretch routine post run...I probably sound like Mama Hen, but just passing on the same advice that worked for me.
bethann: obsessive? who - - moi?
Okay, maybe just a tad. But it does pay off in the long run...last week I went on a cruise where they had a breakfast buffet and I watched my friend cheerfully and unknowingly chow down on a 1000 calorie meal containing very little fiber and nearly 2 days worth of saturated fat - and volume wise it wasn't that much food...it even looked like "healthy" choices....and, no, I didn't say anything cause she didn't ask and I don't want to be "that girl"...but only the day in/day out tracking of this stuff keeps me from making the same choices. Lucky for your hubby that your heart is now into it and you can bring some OCD to the table So, da food, cals low at under 1500 cause it looks like something viral came my way - ...felt punky in the gym in the am, slept on and off most of day before work and only lasted a few hours at work before everyone was insisting I just go home. Fever, aches, chills, lethargy...oh my! Luckily i have today and tomorrow off to just sort of lay around and recover...hopefully it won't take the full two days and I'll get to go out and have some fun.
I just barely hit my max/min. target levels for sat fat, fiber and protein.
liquids
green tea, 6 oz
ballerina tea, 10 oz
lemon juice, 1 oz
water, 60 oz
fruit
apple, 1 small
grapes, 1/2 cup
veggies
cabbage/carrot mix, 1 cup
peppers, sweet bell, 1/2 fruit
dairy
cheddar cheese, 1 oz
cottage cheese, 1/4 cup
neuf. cheese, 1 oz
meat
ground turkey, 97% lean, 4 oz
anchovies, 1 oz
talapia, 4 oz
grain/seeds/nuts/legumes
pistachios, 2 oz (in shell)
whole wheat tortilla, 1 wrap
rye flatbread, 3 crackers
black beans, organic, 1/4 cup
other
olive oil, 1 tablespoon
protein bar, 1
Total: 1458
Fat: 60 541 37%
Sat: 20 179 12%
Poly: 7 60 4%
Mono: 24 213 15%
Carbs: 153 511 35%
Fiber: 26 0 0%
Protein: 102 408 28%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
mnexercisegirl
New member
Hope you feel better! I got hit about a few weeks ago and it was not fun.
CaseyAtMartin
New member
Get well soon!
mnexercisegirl
New member
too funny! You would think that having a healthy lifestyle would help to avoid all the bugs... BTW, I took your idea for making my own trailmix and putting it at my desk to munch on all day. It is carefully measureed out. I never thought soy nuts would taste so good with dried cranberries...
Hey Shy -- (waves happily) --- so glad to hear from you! I was thinking about ya the other day cause kittie, (who is turning into a full blown cat) did something so adorable I was thinking I needed to take some pics while he's still in the cute stage...and I remembered for some reason that you like cats so I'm thinking "must sent Shy some cute kitty pics"! And I've got some new pics of me in full "hoochie mama" gear we took a couple weeks ago...as soon as my girlfriend uses up the roll we'll get 'em developed and I'll send ya a copy. Oh, and me and the idiot bf parted ways. I'm devastated....devastated I tell ya.
How is it going for you? I'm excited for you getting your body fat% tested...a much better number to work with. Don't be such a stranger ,chica - I miss you and that smart brain of yours!
How is it going for you? I'm excited for you getting your body fat% tested...a much better number to work with. Don't be such a stranger ,chica - I miss you and that smart brain of yours!
shygemini
Member
hehe
i'd love to see your pics, i'll be waiting anxiously for them in my mail
well sounds like the split with the bf was a good thing so yay!
I'm doing ok, the weather is letting up a bit so that i can go for my walks again, i went last night (it is a 40 min walk at a good pace) and will likely go most nights..so that as well as my sculpt classes at gym should work out well i think. I'm still going for about 2200 calories/day, and i think that is alright although there are too many cheats lately..so last week i only lost 0.6lb but hey it is still a loss
i'd love to see your pics, i'll be waiting anxiously for them in my mail
well sounds like the split with the bf was a good thing so yay!
I'm doing ok, the weather is letting up a bit so that i can go for my walks again, i went last night (it is a 40 min walk at a good pace) and will likely go most nights..so that as well as my sculpt classes at gym should work out well i think. I'm still going for about 2200 calories/day, and i think that is alright although there are too many cheats lately..so last week i only lost 0.6lb but hey it is still a loss