Lili's Diary

Llamabean said:
Yay! A good day!

Your food looks great. I love soup - what kind did you have?
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Hi Llama; I always have soup in a box & can't remember what brand, but it's low cal and really good. I buy it at Safeway.


What I ate today
Grapefruit 74 calories
Cereals, QUAKER, oatmeal, 240 calories
Breakfast bar, cereal crust with fruit filling, fat free 130 calories
Yogurt, fruit, low fat 100 calories
Soup 260 calories
2 Rice Crackers 120 calories
Pasta, whole wheat, with meat sauce 300 calories
Vegetables, mixed, frozen, boiled, 100 calories
Totals 1332

Wasn't gonna exercise ... then my jock son said he was going to the gym so I changed my mind and went with him. 500 calories on the elliptical trainer.
 
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Oh oh

K, I'm really screwing up on my eating plan. Last night, after my work out, I bought some junk food to watch a movie. Doh! Then today, I've been eating non stop (sunflower seeds, Big Mac & fries, cookies). So an evening and an entire day...a complete write off. Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm going to eat on plan, get to the gym and walk my dog. I'm having my sister and her family over for supper, but I can control my portion at supper and forego the garlic bread. Just a wee bit of lasagna and loads of salad.

A couple friends asked me out this weekend, but I preferred to stay home...and eat. :( Thank goodness tomorrow is another day and another chance to start anew.
 
this is a new week now honey so use it as a fresh start! dont worry about the screwing up i reckon theres not a single person on here that hasnt had at least one of those days.
this is a lifetime change remember not just for this week so concentrate on whats ahead of you and not whats in the past!
good luck
 
I'm Back

(((Sophie))) THANK you for the encouraging words. And thank you Fresh Start and everyone else for B-day wishes.

I went into emergency last Tuesday night with severe abdominal pain and they did an ultrasound and I was diagnosed with gall stone pancreatitis (gall stones passing into and inflaming my pancreas). They had to admit me for observation until my inflammation went down, put me on morphine for pain, and yanked that naughty gall bladder out on Friday night. I went home on Saturday and am nicely convalescing at my mom's house for a couple days.

All last week I was on a No-Eat diet (not even water or ice chips were allowed) and they had me on an I.V. And after a gall bladder comes out, you can't eat fatty or greasy foods. Basically, the function of the gall bladder is to store bile which helps digest food. But the pancreas also releases enzymes which help with digestion and the liver will now release bile right into the small intestine which is fine. Sorry if that is too much information.

The long and short of it...this has pretty much FORCED me to smarten up and become c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t with my healthy eating habits. I had a couple gall bladder attacks last year so I think it was on the fritz for a while.

What I did right today for eating is
Breakfast: Oatmeal porridge, skim milk, 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Lunch: 1 cup carrot soup, sliced apple with walnuts
Snack: yogurt with granola
Supper: salmon, rice, corn
Snack; whole wheat cracker with low-fat cheese

I am walking a bit more every day.

I'm really glad to be back on this forum (I missed my laptop in the hospital) and am now going to nose into everyone else's diary.
 
While at home convalescing...

...methinks I have a little too much time on my hands. But this is a recent conversation between me and a peanut buster parfait.

PBP: Look at me sitting here, I'm so pretty
Me: sigh.
PBP: My chocolate would taste so good in your mouth
Me: licking my lips
PBP: it's especially tasty with peanuts
Me: salivating like Pavlov's dogs
PBP: and it's warm compared to the cold ice cream
Me: crank my head like Danny Glover on Lethal Weapon as he shoots, but continue to glare at the PBP.
PBP: you want me
Me: I do not
PBP: you deserve me
Me: I do not
PBP: you need me
Me: I do not
PBP: (screaming like the witch on The Wizard of Oz) I'm melting! I'm MELTING!
Me: Damn, I'm good (as I drive by DQ)
 
What I Did Right Yesterday

Breakfast; Oatmeal porridge
Lunch; 2 slices rye bread toasted with 2 tablespoons low-fat peanut butter,1/4 cup sliced apples.
Supper; 1 cup chicken fried rice, 2 sweet n' sour pork pieces, 1 oz. beef, 1 cup mixed vegetables (minus broccoli), 1 fortune cookie.
Snack; bowl of bran flakes with 1 cup skim milk

Walked a little further and healing well from my surgery.
 
What I Did Right Today

Breakfast: Oatmeal Porridge 340 calories
Lunch: 2 slices rye bread with 1/2 cup tuna and 2 tablespoons mayo 300 cals and 1 cup vegetable soup 110 cals.
Snack; 1/3 cup low-fat yogurt 100 cals, 3 tablespoons granola 100 cals
Supper; carrot & beef stir-fry 280 cals, slice of fresh bread 80 cals, turkey slouvaki stick 100 cals.
Total 1410

Gonna go take my pup for a walk, but it won't be super long or fast... still recuperating.
 
2Skinny said:
The long and short of it...this has pretty much FORCED me to smarten up and become c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t with my healthy eating habits.
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Nothing like Mother Nature to scare the crap out of us and whip us into shape! Glad you're recovering nicely. Hospitals are sure the pits -- you must be glad to get out of there.
 
2Skinny said:
...methinks I have a little too much time on my hands. But this is a recent conversation between me and a peanut buster parfait.

PBP: Look at me sitting here, I'm so pretty
Me: sigh.
PBP: My chocolate would taste so good in your mouth
Me: licking my lips
PBP: it's especially tasty with peanuts
Me: salivating like Pavlov's dogs
PBP: and it's warm compared to the cold ice cream
Me: crank my head like Danny Glover on Lethal Weapon as he shoots, but continue to glare at the PBP.
PBP: you want me
Me: I do not
PBP: you deserve me
Me: I do not
PBP: you need me
Me: I do not
PBP: (screaming like the witch on The Wizard of Oz) I'm melting! I'm MELTING!
Me: Damn, I'm good (as I drive by DQ)
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Haha, this is so funny. I've had that conversation with many a tempting dessert especially with my achille's heel, Ben & Jerry's. At least your conversation ends up with you telling the Peant butter parfait to slag off. Mine usually ends up with me having a big old party with Ben & Jerry and then regretting it in the morning.
 
Well, I've been a little all over the place since my surgery, in terms of healthy eating. I'm not allowed to go to the gym until 2-3 weeks after surgery, but I'm walking a couple miles to work tomorrow...it'll be 11 days post surgery, but so what...I think I can handle a walk if I don't go too fast.

I was winded after a walk this past weekend, but it was a little long.

It's very difficult for me to stay on target with healthy eating when I'm not exercising...no excuse, but an extra challenge. Also, I just went out of town to visit my brother for 4 days and he has more candy in his house than Willy Wonka, gawd luv him. So tomorrow is my first day back on 1200-1500 calorie range and easing back into exercise starting with gentle walking.

Wish me luck!
 
Back on track

Ahhh, it's a relief to have a good day in of eating on plan. What I did right today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal porridge 320 calories
Snack; apple 65 calories
Lunch: soup 280 calories
Snack; Yogurt and granola 200 calories
Supper; Pita sandwich with falafel, feta cheese, hot peppers, lettuce, tomato, green pepper, cucumber 500 calories
Snack; 2 rice crackers 120 calories
Total = 1500 calories

No walking today, I put my first full day of work in and felt quite tired afterwards. Now I'm settled in to watch American Idol. Whoo-hoo!
 
Whoa! Way too early to walk to work. I walked to work this morning and was laughing telling a co-worker about it. I was like a bag lady, shuffling my feet and I had a bottle of Perrier water under one arm so I must have looked like a drunk too. A couple times I had to actually stop to catch my breath and twice I had to stop for diarrhea (McDonald's and the university toilets). I know, overshare. Sorry 'bout that. Needless to say, recovery from surgery involves naseau, troubles with the digestive system and tiredness. So a co-worker told me she'd pick me up for the next couple weeks. It took me an hour to walk to work and it usually takes me 1/2 hour. LOL

What I did right today:
breakfast: bran flakes with skim milk
snack; orange
lunch; chef's salad
snack; 2 rice crackers
Supper; 1/2 cup mashed potato, 4 oz. chicken, 1/2 cup corn, 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce.
1315 calories

Hope everyone is doing great.
 
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Another good day, walked the dog tonight for a mile or so.

Breakfast; Oatmeal porridge 300 calories
Snack; apple 65 calories
Lunch; Soup 240 calories, yogurt 80 calories
Snack; 3 slices cheese 140 calories
Supper; Fish 280 calories, 3 nachos with cheese & beef 130
Snack; popcorn 100 cals
Total 1335

Spring is here and all the snow is just about melted. YAY!!
 
Breakfast; Oatmeal porridege 260 calories, grapes 115 calories
Snack; small apple 60 calories
Lunch; 3 slices cheese 200 calories, yogurt 80 calories
Snack; rice crackers 120 calories, cereal bar 130 calories
Supper; 4 oz. broiled pork chop 235 calories, 3 cups lettuce 25 calories, dressing 30 calories
Snack; not sure yet, maybe a DQ fudge bar 45 calories
Total cals 1300

A little walking today, but not too much...I'm very tired after going in for 4 full time days. Tonight I'm sorting through a bunch of clothes with my mom for a dear friend of hers who just passed away. So that's enough activity. I'm healing and feeling good.
 
Spring has sprung!

Wow, busy day, running around doing chores, buying a computer monitor with my son, took dog out for a walk, got groceries, gave dog a bath, made home made pizza for the kids, and a casserole for tomorrow, now finally I can SIT for the first time since this a.m. Whew!

Breakfast; Oatmeal porridge 300, apple 65
Lunch; Tuna sandwich 205, 8 slices carrots 15, yogurt 80
Supper; 2 slices home made pizza 365, 1 cup spinach 35
Dessert; DQ fudge bar 45
Snack; popcorn 300 calories
Total; 1300

Kind of getting a case of spring fever...need to get better so I can go OUT!
 
Sounds like a busy and productive day!
And I can SO relate about spring fever - I feel it INTENSLY!!
 
WIDRT (What I Did Right Today)
Breakfast; Bran flakes with skim milk 300 calories
Snack; small apple 65 calories
Lunch; Tuna with low-fat mayo on whole wheat bread 210 calories, carrots 15 cals, yogurt 80 cals
Supper, 5 oz. greek pork chop 210 cals, 2 greek potatoes 300 cals, caesar salad 110 cals
Dessert; DQ fudge bar 45 cals
Total; 1335

Walked my dog this a.m. Ho Hum.

I'm scared I'm gonna do something stupid because of Spring Fever. Heeeeeellpp meeeeeeee. lol
 
WIDRT
Breakfast; Oatmeal porridge 300 calories
Snack; small apple 65 calories
Lunch; 2 wasa bread crackers 80 calories with 2 tbsp low-fat peanut butter 200 cals
Snack; cereal bar 130 calories
Supper; Chunky soup 310 calories, 2 slices whole wheat bread 110 calories
Dessert: DQ fudge bar 45 cals
Snack: 10 grapes 35 cals
Total=1285
Walked at coffee and lunch with my friend.
I weighed myself this morning and I'm at 156. Started at 163 so I feel good about the progress, but I still have 20 pounds to go. More important than the weight, is how good I feel being in control of what I put in my mouth. Yay!!
 
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