--Knena's Diary--

I didn't eat after 7pm but I didn't get in all my water today, only 48oz. I don’t know, I don’t think I drank that much because I couldn’t handle peeing 50 times today.

I also didn't walk that far today- probably only 12mins, just to the bank and back with the dog because it started to rain and I didn't want a smelly wet puppy. I did do some stretching, though...

Here's what I had today:

Breakfast:
-Blueberry Smoothie- 2 cups light soymilk, 3/4 cups blueberries, 2 tsps. Brewer’s yeast, and 2, OK, it was 3 packets of stevia extract
-2 slices of whole-wheat toast w/ 2 tsp. "butter"- I found 2 tsps, to be quite enough for 2 slices -I usually probably use a tablespoon or more.
505 calories
Lunch:
-"Tuno" Salad- 1 can chickpeas, 2 tbs. veg. mayo, relish, and mustard
490 calories

Dinner:
- "Turkey" wrap- LOTS of fake turkey slices, 2 tbs. veg. mayo, and mustard wrapped up on a whole wheat wrap
- Ground "Beef" burrito w/ veg. sour cream
665 calories

Snacks:
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries- really helped with the snacking feeling I had today
- 1 cup steamed spinach w/ salt and pepper
- Some cranberry juice
184 calories= 1844, and I thought that I went over today! I didn’t feel hungry at all! I guess that’s because I stuffed my self on carbs and soy protein today... I need more fruits and veggies!

I used an online calculator to estimate how many calories I burned today and it came to 440 cals. burned. How many should I be burning a day?
I do a weigh-in for the birthday challenge on Monday, my goal was to loose 2 lbs. I hope I can do it!

Tomorrow’s Goal:
- Drink at least 64oz. of water
- Fewer beans and bread, more fruits and veggies!
- Don't go over 2,000 calories
- Get 30 mins. of exercise!
- And don't eat after 7pm
 
Woo-hoo! Already got my 30 mins. of exercise in. I walked the dog around town, we would have gone on the trail but the bugs are so bad right now!
Estimated Calories Burned:
185 calories
 
Ok, so I've lied, I do have issues with my health...

I've had bad reproductive/ hormonal issues since I've started menstruating. My periods have never been regular. They got a little better when I went vegan but not much, I still would miss months at a time.
As of now my last normal period was back in November 2007. I didn't start bleeding until March and I have been bleeding ever since. So that's a 5-month period! It's really starting to get to me because it's just not the bleeding, it's the cramps, bloating, headaches, cravings, and being achy, too- for 5 months!!! Really scary and as you might imagine- really annoying!
My doctor put me on 10 days of progesterone about 2 weeks ago, to help the uterine lining come out. The pills made me feel so sick, I can't even do birth control pills without feeling like I have the flu, so this is really killing me.
I think my ovaries are so filled with cysts and scars that I'm infertile. Not that it concerns me much, as hubby-to- be and I planned on adopting a long time ago ( we don't think it's right to contibute to further over-population) but I would still like it if everything was health down there.

I just wanted to vent that out because I believe that this long term bleeding is affecting my weight and my food cravings.
I'm always craving protein! Not animal protein, bean protein. Like, 1 block of tofu in a sitting, bowls of beans, and packages of fake meat in a sitting- it's ridiculous.
I also crave chocolate and sweets all the time. I'm doing better with this though because I've been treating myself once a week to a big bar of it or I put a few teaspoons of cocoa powder in my smoothies.
Again, sorry, just wanted to vent that because this nonsense is starting to drive me crazy!
Anyone else have problems like this?
 
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Ah! I can't sleep...

Here's what I had today:

Breakfast:
-Chocolate Berry Smoothie- 320 calories

Lunch:
- Egg-less Egg Salad- 330 calories

Dinner:
-Subway Veggie Foot long. I can never just eat half of it- I always end up eating the whole thing- 530 calories
-V8 veggie and fruit Juice- 170 calories

Snack:
- More egg-less egg salad- 165 calories
- 1 cup Chocolate Soymilk- 120 calories
-1 cup of coke- 70 calories

Total Calories: 1,705. Not 2,000 but the bread and "egg" salad made me pretty full and my stomach and I weren’t on good terms today:(

I got in at least 64 oz. water today and I got some exercise. 30 minutes of walking the dog, about 10mins. of really bad tennis playing, and some Wii games, w/ my cousins, lol!

Estimated Calories Burned= 540

Tomorrow’s Goals:
-Drink at least 64oz. of water
-Try to drink some tea or eat some soy yogurt to help my stomach if I’m still not feeling well
-Eat more fruits and veggies!
-Get at least 30 minutes of Exercise
-Don’t go over 2,000 calories
-Do the weigh-in for the birthday challenge by the end of the day (goal is 256lbs)
 
Hi Knena!

I've never had regular periods either. Thankfully for me birth control did the trick - but I had an 11 month window with no menstruation a few years ago. I thought I was pregnant but nope. They never did figure out what the problem was with me, I was at a healthy weight (a little more than, even) and my hormone balance was OK. I can't imagine having to deal with the intense cravings and pain and everything that comes with having your period all the time! You've got guts and some willpower to stick out the healthy lifestyle!

They ultrasounded me for cysts and didn't find anything.

Kudos to you for wanting to adopt (I was adopted)!

You sound like you are doing great and I'm sorry that you're going through all of this. I'm sure that a resolution is not far off!
 
Thanks, Dawn! You’ve been really good buddy-thanks for all your support and comments!
I used to have those horrible long months between periods, too. That’s awesome that birth control worked for you! I’m hoping that I can try and get through it b/c know it would make things better down there. I had my blood drawn a few months ago and they could find anything wrong with my hormone levels, I’m not sure what’s going on.

I didn’t do so well yesterday- I became ill from all this period nonsense.
The progesterone I was on was supposed to make all the lining come out but instead I started practically hemorrhaging with really thin blood. Sorry I know, TMI, but after I've had a 5-month period, I'm kind of out in the open about everything.
I got really weak feeling so I went into the doctor, he referred me to the women's center at U of M, they did a full panel of blood work, had me take a pregnancy test, wanted me to retry the horrible b.c. pills and gave me some anti-nausea medicine to go with them- after I took this stuff, I felt like a crack addict! I was couldn't sit still.
The bleeding finally slowed down a bit but he told me to go to the emergency room if it happens again.
I hope this ends soon! It’s a pain and all I want to eat is fried food, pasta, and sweets!

Hubby-to-be starting freaking out when he saw what was going on, he ran so fast to call my mom, poor guy.
He made me my blueberry smoothie for me while I was waiting for my mom to escort me
so... 320 calories
After my appt. I went to Big Boy and had a bowl of cabbage soup and a plate of onion rings, so good but so gross...
600 calories
After I got home I rolled around in bed holding my stomach forever, then fell asleep until 8pm. When I woke up I had two big plates of pasta w/ "meat" sauce...
I don't really know how much that was, maybe 700 calories.

So all together I had 1,620. Less than 2,000 but all I ate was fried food and bread:(

I did get in my water, though.

And I did get weighed at the doctor… I lost 4lbs. Woo-hoo! So I’m at 554. Not sure if that’s from the dieting or from the bleeding to death!:p

Hopefully I can do a little better today, I won't be able to do an exercising, I'm supposed to sit or lay down until the bleeding becomes manageable. Lame.
So today’s goals are:
-Drink at least 64 oz. of water
-Don’t go over 2,000 calories
- Try not eat to much junk- more fruits and veggies
-Next weigh-in is on the 28th. My goal is 252lbs.
 
Ugh, I'm so sorry you've had to go through all this. You will make it through! 4 lbs down, thats great! Awesome start. And even though you may have indulged the other day, you still stayed below your calorie limit. Be proud!

Take it easy like the doc said and relax! Don't be too hard with the dieting while your body is freaking out like it is. Feed it if it's hungry - but try to substitute in fruits and all that good stuff. :)

Keep us posted on how its going!
 
I did take it easy yesterday but I didn't stay in bed.
My kid cousin's were driving my Aunt crazy so hubby-to-be helped me take them to the lake for a few hours. They played on the beach, the dog and I found a shady spot to lie down at. I took the dog in the water for a little bit to cool down, but I made more work for myself because I had to give him a bath when we got home.
We all had a pretty good time though.
I didn't worry about counting calories yesterday and I ate ok until dinnertime.
I did get 64oz. of water in yesterday but I drank most of it within a matter of minutes. After I got the dog and myself cleaned up I took a long nap and when I woke up I was so thirsty!

Breakfast:
Chocolate Smoothie w/ 2tbs. of Brewer's Yeast powder- I felt like I needed the extra protein and b-12, plus, Chocolate!

Lunch:
A huge plate of steamed spinach, rice pilaf, and cucumber and red onion salad. My mommy made it for me:) Why is food always so good when someone else cooks it?

Dinner:
1 and 1/2 soy hotdogs on whole-wheat buns and a mountain of french fries and ketchup. I was really craving some junky starch and salt, it made me feel so much better once I had it.

I’m still bleeding something awful so thank God I have the Diva Cup and Glad Rags, otherwise I’d be running to the store 2x a day for pads and tampons! I wish this would end already- I’ve been bleeding for almost half a year now!

Today's Goals:
- More fruits and Veggies!
-Don't go over 2,000 calories
-Drink at least 64 oz. of water
-Don't eat after 7pm
-Try to walk a little bit today
 
So I looked online as to how much water I should be drinking and Woo! Over double what I am aiming for now: 130oz/day.
It's going to take me awhile to build up to that-right now I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job lowering my intake of non-water drinks.
 
So once I get my girly situation under control, I'm going to start on a real exercise program. My dad is a personal trainer, ironic right? So I'm going to try and ask him to help me. I say try because I don't like talking about my weight. I haven't even told my fiancé` that I'm counting calories and trying to exercise everyday I just told him that I'm trying to be a "good" vegan. I just get really embarrassed, not sure why I feel this way. I know that I shouldn't though because my family would be happy and excited that I was trying for a healthy lifestyle.

It's funny, now that I was told to lay low and stay in bed, I want to go bike riding really bad!
 
I feel like crap! I think my body feels so tired from all of this bleeding that I've come down with a cold. It's the worst time for one too because my cousin is coming in this weekend from Mass., I'm supposed to be helping with another cousin's b-day party, and I start my job training tomorrow! Plus, I have to take an exam tonight! Ugh! Ok, I'm done being whiny...

Here's what I had yesterday-
Breakfast:
-Chocolate Raspberry Smoothie-210 calories

Lunch:
-PB&J- 360 calories

Snacks:
- A big can of green beans w/ BBQ (I always crave this stuff)-200 calories
- 1/4-cup raw almonds-165calories

Dinner:
-Stir-fried Eggplant and a veggie lettuce wrap at P.F. Chang's- I don't know how many calories this was. J, took me out for dinner and a movie for our 2-year anniversary. Yippee! It's actually on Friday but we both have to work.
We went to see the Dark Knight, I liked it, a lot!
We also went to pick up some cords to braid our hand fasting cord for our wedding. We aren't Wicca and we don't have a Celtic theme to our wedding but we like the symbolism, and we want to do something other than exchanging rings.
I already have my aquamarine promise ring and I think I'm too in love with it to get another.

Anyways... I think I stayed under 2,000 and I got my 64oz. in for the day.
I wasn't feeling up to much walking, I'm still bleeding pretty badly.
I'm going to try and get my exam over with real quick and then get back in bed. I'm nervous about it, I haven't had much time to study.
All this being sick is making me confused about my weight-loss, I don't know if I'm losing b/c I'm doing better with my calories intake or just because my body doesn't want to handle real food right now.???

Today, I'm not doing so good. I had some fruit but after that all startch.
I'll try and drink more water and not eat after 7pm.

Tomorrow's Goals:
-More fruits and veggies!
- Pack a healthy lunch
- Drink at least 64 oz. of water
- Try to get some walking in
- Get more sleep!
- Don't eat after 7pm
 
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