Jamie's Healthy BMI Countdown

Tuesday 3/4 Meals & Exercise

Weight
166.8 (-0.0)

Breakfast
1 cup Raisin Nut Bran
1/2 cup skim milk
12 oz Diet Coke
16.9 oz water

Lunch
4 oz lettuce mix (iceberg, cabbage, carrots)
2.75 oz cucumber slices
3.25 oz grilled chicken breast strips
3 tbsp light sesame dressing
4 Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies
12 oz Diet Coke

Will post dinner and exercise tomorrow...
 
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I was kind of thinking a burger with 97% lean beef would be dry because mine last night was really dry after I squeezed out all of the grease. I like the idea about rinsing the meat and pans before using the meat to make something like tacos or spaghetti. I will have to try that.
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If you use the 97percent lean or ground turkey or ground chicken this works as well -add some chopped up onions, mushrooms, black or white beans, and/or egg plant to the meat mixture - it adds moisture, vegetables, flavor and some fiber...
 
Ah I gotcha.. I guess I wasn't thinking about the extra calories needed anyway. I guess with the "set # of cookies" I was meaning that you suggest 4, but if that's a serving and you are using them to get those calories up to meet what you need for the day with the extra work out, it all works in the end.

I'll stop sticking my foot in my mouth hah.. and definitely try rinsing the meat sometime, it doesn't do anything bad to it, just removes out all that extra grease!



That's a pretty good idea, Mal. I may have to try that some time and make a black bean burger or something like that.
 
Tasha - You're not sticking your foot in your mouth! I appreciate someone looking out for me! And know this, I never mind being called out for something I shouldn't be doing...so have no fear...I won't ever be offended.

Mal - That is a good idea...I'm thinking Tasha's black bean burger idea sounds pretty good myself. Thanks!
 
Update on Evening of Tuesday 3/4

Last night was an okay night. My diet and exercise went well, but the Hubs and I bickered most of the night, so it just wasn't the greatest night. It's too complicated to get in to, but basically, he's a stubborn ass who doesn't like my family all that much. So much for my fantastic mood in the morning. I guess I just don't have much more to say...just bummed we were fighting...

Here's what I had for dinner:

2 more Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies
3.25 oz baked, parmesan crusted tilapia
1 cup cheese & broccoli rice (made with light margarine)
1 cup steamed broccoli with ICBINB spray
12 oz Diet Coke
64 oz Crystal Light

Here's what I did exercise-wise:

60 minutes on treadmill
5 mins @ 3.0 (Warm Up)
5 mins @ 3.1
5 mins @ 3.2
5 mins @ 3.3
5 mins @ 3.4
5 mins @ 3.5
5 mins @ 3.6
5 mins @ 3.7
5 mins @ 3.8
5 mins @ 3.9
5 mins @ 4.0
5 mins @ 3.0 (Cool Down)

Total Distance was 3.45 miles
 
Wednesday 2/5 Diary Entry

Well, as you may have seen from my post on last evening, I'm in a foul mood this morning and it's all my stubborn, childish, and selfish husband's fault. Men really suck sometimes....

If that wasn't bad enough as it is, I don't feel the greatest (having stomach issues - politely said: the pipes are not moving - hopefully not TMI!) And on top of not feeling good, I was up to 167.0 this morning. I'm not really worried about it, because it's probably related to the stomach issues, but it just couldn't have come at a worse time since I was already in a not so good mood when I woke up this morning.

Tonight is Day 1 of Week 2 of Couch to 5K so wish me luck.

I really don't have much else to say -

P.S. - just realized my date on this post heading is wrong. It should say 3/5. I guess I just dont have my head on straight this morning.
 
Awww, Jamie, Sorry you aren't having a great day. Hubby and I were having it out a little at the gym last night too. He loves working out together and all but boy was he being a donkey last night. HA. We both moved past it after a few minutes, and was able to do more of our workout though.

My weight like yours is up.. but, mine has been up for a few days. My lightest is 158.8 and I'm at 159.6 today so it's working down.

LMAO on Ron Burgundy! heheh.

BTW, I may have read somewhere, but how old are you if you don't mind me asking, and how long have you been married?


OH and another thing.. I found these awesome frozen veggies that are peas, broccoli, brussel sprouts and corn in butter sauce in the grocery store..it's like 3 servings per package, very low fat and not too bad in calories either. Just thought I'd share... I think it's green giant brand and might be something you and hubby would like as well. I dunno though.

I hope your day gets better!
 
Thanks Tasha - I always appreciate that you care.

In a nutshell:

I have an older sister who lives in FL with my 1 1/2 year old nephew. I only get to see my sister once per year, if we're lucky. The last time was this past July. Anyway, she wants Eric (my husband) and I to come down and visit, and I really, really want to. Well, my selfish, childish, ass of a husband is so concerned with me spending too much time with my sister and nephew and neglecting him while we're there that he is staying silent on the issue and non-committal. I suggested that I should just go by myself because I'd end up having more fun that way anyway (he hates hot weather, doesn't like the beach, doesn't like new people {i.e. my sister's boyfriend who we've never me}, doesn't really like my sister, etc.), and he won't go for that either. Are you freaking kidding me??

After fighting the whole way through the Biggest Loser (which REALLY annoyed me - not only were we fighting it was during my favorite show!), he says we can go if I promise him I won't spend too much time with my sister (like I'm the problem, not him). He also said I act differently when I'm around my sister and he just wants me to be the "real me." Of course I act a little differently around my sister! We're goofy and happy because we only get to see each other every year and a half! Plus, we have more history that Eric and I have.

I told him again he was being a childish, selfish ass and went to bed. Then he came to bed and gave me a half-hearted apology just because he wanted out of the doghouse, not because he really meant it.

So, to summarize:

I can't go by myself without him being angry.

If he goes with me, he's gonna be a big baby and I'm not gonna have any fun.

If I/we don't go - what the heck do I tell my sister??

He's such a great guy. I love him so much...but sometime husbands are such buttheads! :banghead:

Aghhh...it's good to vent. I've moved on from being upset to just getting more and more angry. I was REALLY angry last night - but I was a little teary-eyed this morning just because I hate having that elephant of an unresolved issue in the room with us.

Anyway - I'm sure you'll hear all about Chapter 2 of the FL drama tomorrow after we go through round 2 tonight.


Moving on...

The weight thing hasn't been bothering me too much yet. I don't start getting worried until it stays put for two weeks or more at a time. I'm sure I'll be fine...you will too!

The Ron Burgundy thing wasn't meant to be rude...it was meant to be funny, so I'm glad you got it. I hope Focus takes no offense...and has seen Anchorman or he's gonna think "What the hell?" (I think he's a he - I am SO sorry if I'm wrong)

Onto the age/marriage questions:

I will be 25 years old on April 11th (Eric is 25 now), and I will have been married for 3 years on July 30th. Eric I met when I was 17 and were engaged when I was 18. It's weird to think we're coming up on 8 years together in June. He was in the Marine reserves and went to Iraq twice, so that's why it took us so long to get around to getting married. I'm curious to know the same about you and your husband.

There's a lot of negativity in the world for us young couples...most of what you read on TV or see in the news says we're doomed for divorce...so it's nice to see another young couple making it. Don't get me wrong, Eric and I might be fighting now, but we've made it through two war zone deployments, so this little fight is nothing but a skirmish in our book!

Your veggie find sounds good, but honestly, I've never eaten a brussel sprout before so I have no idea if I'd like them or not. What other veggie are they like, if any?

Will try to pop into your diary and say hello sometime today...

Thanks for cheering me up...
 
Wednesday 3/5 Menu

Weight
167.0 (+0.2 / +1.0 from lowest of 166.0)

Breakfast
1 cup Raisin Nut Bran
1/2 cup skim milk
12 oz Diet Coke
16.9 oz water

Lunch
4 oz lettuce mix (iceberg, carrots, cabbage)
3 oz cucumber slices
4 oz chicken breast strips
3 tbsp light sesame dressing
1 Dove chocolate
12 oz Diet Coke
16.9 oz water

Snack
1 oz bag of cheddar & sour cream chips
(Gosh darn my customers for sending me free food!)

Will post dinner & exercise tomorrow morning...
 
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Wow, I agree about the hubby incident and him being a little childish. Let me guess, you don't really go out and do anything when you guys are at home either??

Well, it seems like your husband has an issue he needs to deal with on his own. That's crazy that he has you to himself all this time and won't let you spend as much time as possible with your sister when you visit for a few days. I swear, I'd lock him in the room and tell him to pout about it. hehe. That would be like his best friend from the military (I'm guessing you meant military) coming to visit him from out of state and you telling him that he had to stay right by your side the whole time and couldn't do anything with said friend, un-freaking-believable.

Hopefully he comes to his senses, and soon!

I'm 28 and hubby is 29. We met in 1995 and were married in 2000, so we'll be married 8 years this year. It's crazy how time flies.

Btw, what will your husband ever do when you have children? I mean, will he expect the child to change it's own diaper and bathe itself at a week old? hehehe Good Luck!!!
 
Nope - we do EVERYTHING together...he's always by my side. I honestly don't think it's possessiveness as much as extreme over-protectiveness. He's so afraid something bad will happen to me if he's not with me at all times.

A little more back story...he has a rather extreme case of PTSD from the war. He's being treated by the VA for it and is 30% disabled according to the military for it. I really think the overprotectiveness stems from the PTSD. I kind of have to handle him with "kid gloves" (pardon the pun) because of his PTSD. There are certain things he does that he can't help much because of the PTSD...and they include his hyper-vigilance and extreme overprotectiveness. I can honestly say he probably doesn't want me to fly by myself because he thinks a terrorist will be on the exact plane as me and he won't be there to protect me. And I'm DEAD SERIOUS. This is how he thinks.

As far as pouting around at my sister's - that would be another of his PTSD issues - anti-socialness. He doesn't like being around his own family - let alone people he doesn't know. This year at Thanksgiving, he hid in his Mom & Dad's office and played on the computer all day so he didn't have to socialize.

Just remembered: the not liking the hot weather thing stems from being in Iraq twice too.

Like I said, I love him, he's a wonderful man, but sometimes his quirks (and PTSD) drive me pretty crazy.
 
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Update on Evening of Wednesday 3/5

FL Drama - Chapter 2

Last night Eric and I fought out our issues regarding the FL trip from the time I got home (5:00) to 7:30-7:45ish. I guess that issue just brought up some other things we needed to argue through and get out of our systems.

In summary:

1) He realizes that this trip is far more important to me than he originally thought and that the focus of this trip is ME spending time with MY sister and nephew, so it should therefore be mostly about me getting the best out of my time with them, and not spending time with him

2) He refuses to let me go by myself because he's terrified something bad will happen to me, so he's coming along and he promises to be fun and sociable and do everything in his power to have a good time for me because this trip is really important to me

So, I think the issue is resolved, and I think everything is going to be great. Now I just need to buy the plane tickets...

I ended up not working out last night. I got dressed and got on the treadmill in the middle of fighting, but it's kinda hard to fight and run at the same time. So I walked like a whole two minutes and then gave up. Until we were done resolving all of our issues, it was too late for me to exercise. I go to bed very early because I need lots of sleep, and I know if I workout past 7 PM, I won't be able to fall asleep. This was actually very disappointing because I had been pumped to see if I could get through Week 2 Day 1 of C25K.

As far as dinner last night, it went horribly. I am so ashamed. I had multiple things working against me including it being so late we ended up going out, the fact that I hadn't eaten for hours and was starving, and I was emotional.

Here's what I had:
6 inch chicken sub with bacon, mayo, cheese, tomatoes, hot peppers, pickles, & black olives
small french fries (like a McDonalds small - in the little paper bag)

That wasn't too terribly bad, it was the chocolate covered pretzels and Girl Scout cookies that got me. I can admit...it was a complete and total emotional binge. Definitely, unmistakably, a binge...and I feel horrible today about it. My not exercising last night makes it that much tougher to swallow.

Oh well it's a new day and I can't change what's already done - moving on...
 
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FL Drama - Chapter 2

Last night Eric and I fought out our issues regarding the FL trip from the time I got home (5:00) to 7:30-7:45ish. I guess that issue just brought up some other things we needed to argue through and get out of our systems.


Oh well it's a new day and I can't change what's already done - moving on...
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I'm so glad your hubby now realizes how important this trip is to you and is being supportive.

And you know, you have an awesomely positive attitude about moving on. YAY And That's awesome that you realize that well, under all that stress and with not eating in so many hours that you weren't able to do 100% what you would have done under other circumstances, but still not beat yourself up about it. I hope when I have a rough day that I can do the same!

Good Luck on your W2 D1 of C25K!

I've had my own drama here regarding stupid health insruance and bills and participating vs. non participating providers etc. It's been the pits!
 
Thursday 3/6 Diary Entry

Good morning - or Good afternoon I guess I should say...

As you saw from my previous post, today is a better day than yesterday because Eric and I were finally able to put the FL issue to bed. Thank goodness.

As you also saw, I had horrible night last night exercise/food wise. I feel so guilty. I haven't succumbed to a binge in a long time...I guess it was just all of the emotions I had just gone through with Eric. Without going into detail, we worked through a lot of issues unrelated to the vacation that I don't want to get into - just want anyone reading to understand that a fight about going on vacation isn't enough to send me into a tailspin and binge eat - it was the "other stuff," the deeper, underlying issues we discussed.

I know it was binge eating behavior based on the fact that I ate well beyond fullness - well beyond sickness in fact (but not to the point of purging), the fact that I didn't even really like the food I was eating (I ate one chocolate covered pretzel, told Eric how I didn't think they were good, but kept on eating), and the speed at which I was eating it (I was just shoveling it in). I was eating for comfort again. I haven't done this in SUCH a long time.

I have to get beyond my guilt though and keep trucking along. So far I'm doing okay today. I haven't dreaded getting on a scale as much as I did this morning in a long time, but I still did it. I didn't hide from it...I did what I did last night and can't change it now. The good news I am down to 166.6, which is down 0.4 from yesterday and up 0.6 from my lowest-to-date of 166.0.

I just got back to work from the cardiologist about an hour ago. More good news: my heart is healthy and I'm good to go for the next ten months. Also, it was beautifully sunny and so warm I didn't need to wear my jacket in the car - so this is all helping to lift my mood today.

I have to get my hair done tonight after work which means two things: I'll be delaying dinner again, and I may not get to exercise. To prevent a repeat of last night, I think I will have Eric order me a salad from his parent's restaurant and have it at the house for me when I get home so I can eat as soon as I get in the door. As far as exercising, I will do what I can, but if it's too late...it's too late. I won't jeopardize a good night's sleep to exercise.

That's about it for me today - I better get back to work soon since I have already missed 2.5 hours of work today...
 
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I'm so glad your hubby now realizes how important this trip is to you and is being supportive.

And you know, you have an awesomely positive attitude about moving on. YAY And That's awesome that you realize that well, under all that stress and with not eating in so many hours that you weren't able to do 100% what you would have done under other circumstances, but still not beat yourself up about it. I hope when I have a rough day that I can do the same!

Good Luck on your W2 D1 of C25K!

I've had my own drama here regarding stupid health insruance and bills and participating vs. non participating providers etc. It's been the pits!
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Thanks for the compliment. It's taken me a long time (and a lot of binge eating self-help books) to get to this level of personal forgiveness.

Health insurance does stink...especially when they think you're trying to get around their "rules" when all you're really trying to do is get yourself the best treatment possible.
 
Thursday 3/6 Breakfast & Lunch

Weight
166.6 (-0.4 from yesterday / +0.6 from lowest)

Breakfast
1.5 cup Raisin Nut Bran
0.75 cup skim milk
12 oz Diet Coke
16.9 oz water

Lunch (Didn't get to go home)
Slimfast shake
12 oz Diet Coke
16.9 oz water
 
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