well, I can tell that I need to do whatever it takes to post here so I am accountable. I got swamped the last 10 days or so which is why (excuse, I know) I didn't check in here. anyway, I pretty much have been blowing it the last couple of days. The sugar cravings are horrendous. The weird thing is, when I eat it my mouth is left with a kinda yucky taste. I wonder if there is something really physiological about sugar cravings. It's almost like I can't help myself. I just can't have it in the house. period!!! I had gotten pretty much everything out, then last weekend my sister-in-law brought chocolate marshmallow ice cream over to go with lunch (dessert) and when it didn't get eaten she insisted on leaving it here. aarrgghh. I have absolutely GOT to get ahold of this thing. I eat when I am not really hungry is the problem. I am bored, or stressed. then I eat and am truly mad and disappointed in myself. I go to bed each night and think of what I am going to do differently the next day, and I will start the day well. This morning I had a small bowl of grapenut cereal. Later when my daughter got up she wanted pancakes so I made her some and of course I ended eating some too. so. For lunch I made the kids grilled cheese. I ate about 2 bites so I suppose that wasn't too bad, but I can see even as I type this that I am not getting the fruits and veggies I should. Grocery shopping tomorrow. Lots of fresh and frozen fruits & veggies. Tomorrow is a new day. I am going to make sure I come on here every day so hopefully that will help me control myself. I look forward to posting tomorrow and I certainly hope it's more positive than the last few days would have been had I posted my food intake.
mama bear's diary
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I am here now instead of later because it is 3:45 in the afternoon and I want a huge piece of cake. so I am posting so I won't indulge. Here is what I have eaten so far today.
Breakfast: 1/4 c. egg beaters (30 calories)
1 ounce cheese ( 110 calories-I could hardly believe this when
read the calorie amount in this! only 1 oz!)
1 egg (78 calories-this wasn't planned, but I finished
breakfast of my youngest-at least it wasn't a
donut or lucky charms!)
snack: 20 grapes (116 calories-these were small grapes, but I'm
going by what it said in a nutrition counter
book I picked up off the checkout line.)
lunch: 1 lean cuisine (180 calories)
10 reduced fat triscuits (180 calories)
Total Calories for the day so far: 694.
I had to bake a cake for a brunch after church tomorrow and I have to admit I had 1 lick from the beater of the icing. only 1 lick! so far so good today.
Breakfast: 1/4 c. egg beaters (30 calories)
1 ounce cheese ( 110 calories-I could hardly believe this when
read the calorie amount in this! only 1 oz!)
1 egg (78 calories-this wasn't planned, but I finished
breakfast of my youngest-at least it wasn't a
donut or lucky charms!)
snack: 20 grapes (116 calories-these were small grapes, but I'm
going by what it said in a nutrition counter
book I picked up off the checkout line.)
lunch: 1 lean cuisine (180 calories)
10 reduced fat triscuits (180 calories)
Total Calories for the day so far: 694.
I had to bake a cake for a brunch after church tomorrow and I have to admit I had 1 lick from the beater of the icing. only 1 lick! so far so good today.
Here I am again at 8:40pm. Supper is over and I don't know how to calculate the calories. I made noodles with broth from a roast I had made last week and put some of the roast in them also. Delicious. I am glad I couldn't make too many for lack of enough broth or I may have eaten more. I made sure my family ate first.and that helped. I also ate about 1 cup of lima beans. Went to the store and got stuff for tossed salad and some frozen veggies such as asparagus and broccoli so now I am ready. I have tuna pouches and rye crackers in the pantry and 100% whole wheat bread. The only thing I forgot to buy was skim milk. I'll just have to be careful with the 2% I guess. I can't wait till it warms up enough to get more walk/runs in outside. I want to get a better pedometer. I have one but don't think it is real accurate. I guess I should test it somehow though to make sure. Well, I am exhausted, it's been a long day after not much sleep for 2 nights so I think I will turn in just as soon as I get the kiddies off to lala land.
got up this morning and weighed myself. uugghh..But I suppose it may have something to do with the fact that I am right in the middle of my monthly...
I made spinach quiche cups for my breakfast this morning. It is a recipe in my south beach diet book. I used garden vegetable egg beaters, spinach, and part skim mozzarella cheese in it. I ate 1 with a 5.5oz can of V8 and then went to church. I could not believe that I didn't get hungry. I know I would have if I had eaten a bowl of..say..cheerios, or even a pancake. interesting. I made enough that I now have enough in the freezer for some future b-fasts. for lunch I ate 18 spears of steamed asparagus and a couple of meatballs (the meatballs had no crackers or eggs in them so they were better for me than the usual meatball.)oh yeah I also ate 1/2 cup of peas. I feel good about this so far. I want to see how much just eating differently will make a difference, so for the next 2 weeks I will be loosely following the south beach diet. I say loosely because I can't afford to get quite all the exact things he calls for, but I will make appropriate substitutes where necessary. no sugar, no fruit for 2 weeks. I have GOT to beat these sugar cravings and tht is the good drs. advice. I can eventually add some things back in but accordng to him I won't crave the junk anymore. yay.
I made spinach quiche cups for my breakfast this morning. It is a recipe in my south beach diet book. I used garden vegetable egg beaters, spinach, and part skim mozzarella cheese in it. I ate 1 with a 5.5oz can of V8 and then went to church. I could not believe that I didn't get hungry. I know I would have if I had eaten a bowl of..say..cheerios, or even a pancake. interesting. I made enough that I now have enough in the freezer for some future b-fasts. for lunch I ate 18 spears of steamed asparagus and a couple of meatballs (the meatballs had no crackers or eggs in them so they were better for me than the usual meatball.)oh yeah I also ate 1/2 cup of peas. I feel good about this so far. I want to see how much just eating differently will make a difference, so for the next 2 weeks I will be loosely following the south beach diet. I say loosely because I can't afford to get quite all the exact things he calls for, but I will make appropriate substitutes where necessary. no sugar, no fruit for 2 weeks. I have GOT to beat these sugar cravings and tht is the good drs. advice. I can eventually add some things back in but accordng to him I won't crave the junk anymore. yay.
I haven't weighed today and don't plan to for a few days.
Today I had a spinach quiche cup and a 5.5 oz V8 for breakfast.
Then I made sure I drank my first 8 oz glass of water.
For lunch I had 2 cups of lettuce salad w/ cabbage, very little carrot, 3 snow peas in it with 15 sprays of red wine salad spritzer on it. 3 ounces of broiled salmon. and water again. when I finished I felt I just needed something else so I had 1 ounce of cheddar cheese and 3 slices of shaved smoked ham. 1/2 tbsp of peanut butter. I feel just right now as far as hunger goes. I mopped my kitchen floor and that kept me too busy to munch on bad things.
Yesterday I caught myself telling myself that if I just eat it it will be out of the house and won't be able to tempt me anymore. I am afraid I think like that too often. I am getting control though so that's good. Thinking like that has been a big part of my problem in the past. in the past...hmmm. I hope it stays in the past.
Today I had a spinach quiche cup and a 5.5 oz V8 for breakfast.
Then I made sure I drank my first 8 oz glass of water.
For lunch I had 2 cups of lettuce salad w/ cabbage, very little carrot, 3 snow peas in it with 15 sprays of red wine salad spritzer on it. 3 ounces of broiled salmon. and water again. when I finished I felt I just needed something else so I had 1 ounce of cheddar cheese and 3 slices of shaved smoked ham. 1/2 tbsp of peanut butter. I feel just right now as far as hunger goes. I mopped my kitchen floor and that kept me too busy to munch on bad things.
Yesterday I caught myself telling myself that if I just eat it it will be out of the house and won't be able to tempt me anymore. I am afraid I think like that too often. I am getting control though so that's good. Thinking like that has been a big part of my problem in the past. in the past...hmmm. I hope it stays in the past.
lanadefemme
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I can totally relate to thinking about eating it just so it won't tempt me anymore. I'm convinced now that the only thing standing between me and my goal weight are the little excuses I make for eating things I know I shouldn't. Lol.
here I am again. I made spaghetti for supper. I was extremely hungry and though I wasn't technically suppose to have pasta I did have some. I stayed well within my calorie amount though for the day. I found another web sight that I can put in what I ate and it will calculate the calories for me. Of course I have to keep track of portions.
I don't know why, but a few years ago I did south beach and didn't cheat the entire first 2 weeks with the exception of a slice of fresh peach in the second week. I did good and lost 9 pounds. I had such will power! I wish I knew what made such a difference then, but I think I feel like I'm getting there. I do wonder what goes on in my head sometimes. why I feel so determined but don't always follow through. so far this week has been excellent and I'm hoping I'm on to something. I am suppose to go to a supper on Wed. evening and take a cake. I am going to make the cake and send it with someone else. Why put myself in the position of being tempted? I am doing good this week so far and I just know if I go Wed. evening and don't stick with it I will be so upset afterward it's just not worth it. I visited you-tube today and looked at videos of successful weightloss stories. it was very inspiring. I plan to visit that often for motivation! There was one in particular, I think the username was maggie something. she lost weight and is now in a size 6! If I could do that I would just be ecstatic! The pics of before and after in many of the videos were great.
ok-no more fooling myself. I am going to do this and do it right! that's it for today.
I don't know why, but a few years ago I did south beach and didn't cheat the entire first 2 weeks with the exception of a slice of fresh peach in the second week. I did good and lost 9 pounds. I had such will power! I wish I knew what made such a difference then, but I think I feel like I'm getting there. I do wonder what goes on in my head sometimes. why I feel so determined but don't always follow through. so far this week has been excellent and I'm hoping I'm on to something. I am suppose to go to a supper on Wed. evening and take a cake. I am going to make the cake and send it with someone else. Why put myself in the position of being tempted? I am doing good this week so far and I just know if I go Wed. evening and don't stick with it I will be so upset afterward it's just not worth it. I visited you-tube today and looked at videos of successful weightloss stories. it was very inspiring. I plan to visit that often for motivation! There was one in particular, I think the username was maggie something. she lost weight and is now in a size 6! If I could do that I would just be ecstatic! The pics of before and after in many of the videos were great.
ok-no more fooling myself. I am going to do this and do it right! that's it for today.
It is 10 till 8 this morning. I haven't eaten anything yet but since the kiddies are still sleeping I thought it might be good to go ahead and check in here. I plan to eat a spinach quiche cup again. and a v8. I really like the flavor or both so it's not a problem at this point, even though this will be the 3rd morning with the same breakfast. It keeps me full longer than cereal too. I am thinking about getting something called oat groats. I like oatmeal and know that's good for ya, but someone told me that oat groats are even better for lowering cholesterol though they take a bit longer to cook. my sister said they are good so i'm willing to try.
will be back later today.
will be back later today.
It is almost 11:00 pm now and I am just about to finally go to bed. I had a very busy day today. I went to a friends house this morning and cleaned for her. She has a large house and it was back and forth frequently, but the thing that made me tiredest (is that a word?) was climbing up and down on her counters and wiping the tops and sides of her kitchen cabinets. Then this afternoon I went for a brisk walk for 1 hour. I also did 50 crunches on my ab lounge and 50 squats. I will probably feel it tomorrow, but I feel really good this evening about how I've been eating this week and the excercise I was able to get today. I still haven't weighed since Saturday (I think it was Saturday?) and don't really want to for at least another week. I made it through this entire day with NO SWEETS!!! Hallelujah! I didn't have the cravings for them. either cause I was too busy to think about it or because I am filling up with healthier fare in the earlier part of the day. Well I'm off till tomorrow.
it is mid afternoon and no cravings at this point. This morning I did finish my little boys donut (ended up being 1/2 of it) but I still feel good about things. My eating habits have totally changed the last few days. I use to eat 5 or 6 cookies, some ice cream, cake if it was around, whatever I could find sweet to nosh on in the afternoon. I would venture a guess that I was ingesting 1000 calories or more in one sitting when I had a large bowl of ice cream brownies or cookies. yikes. I was a mess. it's still a work in progress though. I had to make another cake today for a dinner tonight. I had decided I was going to go after all, and actually figured out the calorie amounts in 3 different recipes so I could choose the "lightest" one. I ended up with one that will have about 200 calories per serving. So I thought if I'm careful I can have just 1 and leave the entire rest of the cake for the others at the dinner party to divvy up between themselves. Turns out my youngest son has taken care of that for me. I made the cake, but will not be going because the dear one is sick. poor guy can't keep anything down, so I will be staying home with him. which is fine with me. maybe it's God's way of keeping me on track! haha. I am going to send the cake with my DH. I will probably taste a half a serving before they leave (only 100 calories worth.)
I found the preventionweightloss sight and made my virtual model. interesting. can't wait to actually look like the goal one.
I found the preventionweightloss sight and made my virtual model. interesting. can't wait to actually look like the goal one.