Marissa's Diary

My Eating Out Guide

THANK YOU! To whom ever came up with the idea to make an eating out guide to keep in your purse excellent idea. I read it on here but I don't know who said it! But Its really going to help me make the right decisions when eating out. Thanks again! Any one have any low calories suggestions for me to add feel free to reply. Or Ideas for that matter. I'm posting it on here so I have back up should anything happen to it. lol I will post how my day has gone later on. Just wanted to get this up so I don't lose it.

Mcdonalds:

Hamburger,(250calories)
Small Fries, (250calories)
Any salads

Wendys:

Any Salads
JR. Hamburger
ultimate grilled chicken sand

Taco Bell:

beef crunchy taco supreme fresco style(150cal),
grilled steak soft taco (160cal),
Ranchero Chicken Soft taco Fresco (170cal)

KFC:
KFC Snacker buffalo (260calories)
Chicken Breast (340calories)
Mac n Cheese individual (180calories)
Green Beans individual (50 Calories)
Honey BBQ Sand (290 calories)
Seasoned Rice individual (150 calories)
Mashed Potatoes (110 calories)
Potato Wedges (250 calories)
Coleslaw (180 calories)

Ruby Tuesday:
Kids Pasta Marinara (314 calories)
Kids Chicken Fingers and Fries (596 calories)
Petite Sirloin White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes Broccoli (609 calories)

Applebees:
Southwest Cobb Salad w/ Cilantro Ranch(440 Calories)
Anything off the weight watchers menu

Texas Steakhouse: No nutrition Info.. L

Roy Rogers:
Nutritional Guide under development…

Panera Bread:
Half Asiago Roast Beef (350 calories)
Half Italian Combo (550 calories)
Half Chicken Salad on Whole Grain (290 calories)
Almost any thing but Half it!

Ledos: No Nutrition Facts..
 
Another good day today. I've managed to make it almost an entire week. Thats pretty good for me. I'm now trying to stay on my "life style change" until my birthday when I turn 21 September 2nd 2007. I want to have some mixed drinks that day and I know they're like 300calories a pop if I'm not mistaken. So I'm sure I'll slip a little that day, but thats months away I'm going to focus on TODAY. I didn't get much exercise in today but everyone has to have a day off right? Or does everyone here exercise daily? Hmm.. I've attached some pictures taken on a recent walk over the MD bridge. They're pretty.

So my boyfriend is really disgusted by loose skin, and now I'm worried I'm going to have loose skin and he's going to find me disgusting he already does I think. He says he doesn't but ppsshht.. I think its a lie and he doesn't want to hurt my feelings. I tried to tell him how I felt and he thought it was an attempt to make him mad......DUH! thats why I'm talking about it on here. I don't have friends really.. so I've got to let it loose on here. He used to be really into me now I think he's just bored. We've been together almost 4 years now. I'm really depressed but determined not to get off my "lifestyle change". Any one else have these problems? Or am I the LONE RIDER? any way enough of that

heres what I had today:

English Muffin

Roast Beef Sand
Chips

Pork Chop
Rice Pilaf
Cauliflower
Bread w/ cheese spread

about

1400 calories but it will be more than that by the time the nights out, I still have a snack to go yet!
 

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Thank you,and you, and you.......

Today I'm doing much better than yesterday. Yesterday I was depressed, I fell off the wagon last night, but thats no big deal I'm not stressing about it because if I do I'll just continue to fall off the wagon. So I've created a small goal for myself, I've lost 60lbs. now my goal is to lose 70lbs. I think its reasonable and I'll be able to reach it in the near future. I would really like to thank everyone here because this site has really helped me regain what I had lost. I thought I'd never get back on track you guys are really great. thanks..
 
Opps!

Opps! is right, I've screwed up I had an extra helping of baked ziti for dinner. Now I'm really excited to weigh on Wednesday hopefully I show good results and my slip up doesn't impact my weight loss that much. I'm really worried that I'm going to go weigh in and its going to say that I've gained. Calorie wise I'm not sure how I've done today, I think I haven't done that bad though I'm thinking I'm in my target range of 1800 calories, hopefully I didn't go over.

Today I did 32 minutes of Richard Simmons Sweatin To the Oldies 3. Which is hilarious to watch but at the same time it works you out. Its actually an hour tape but I've been focusing on 20 to 30 minutes of exercise daily. Well I had one day off. I wonder if thats okay or if I should go for the gold and do it everyday. Hmmm something to ponder. I've drank one liter of water today I usually try for 2 liters. But I had some diet coke today instead. How much water should I be drinking? These are all burning questions in the mind of Marissa. Today I had the following:

Ham Egg Muffin

255 calories

Roast Beef Sandwich
Chips

457calories

Dinner:
Baked Ziti x2
Salad

1147 calories

For a grand total of : 1859 Calories

So thats my day today!
Hope you have a good one, thanks for stopping by!
 
Hey woman!! Glad you are doing well! Don't worry about what your boyfriend thinks as you are doing this for YOURSELF, and not any other person on this planet. Congrats! A week is a major headway into your new lifestyle. Tomorrow will be exactly 2 weeks for me!!! :D :D :D
Can't tell you how good it feels to keep my habits under control. I feel like a new person. I know you are going to as well. Best wishes. Keep it up!!!
And.. Great job on staying active too. :D
 
Thank you thank you for stopping by! The boyfriend has since apologized to me. But I decided last night after I got slightly off track that its not about everyone around me its about me, and what I'm doing to get healthy and nothing should get in the way of that! I'm so determined right now, I can't have a snack tonight so we'll see how that determination kicks in. Thats funny I just replied to your diary as well, we must have done it around the same time!
 
haha yea. :) I'm pokin my nose in other diaries right now too.
Well, I'm glad you decided that today.
And keep your mind busy and off that snack. Clean the bathroom or the kitchen. Dust something that you've been meaning to. Keep yourself busy busy. Thats the trick I think when you know you can't eat any more for that day.
 
Thanks for the great ideas on how to keep my mind off that snack. I'm sure theres always something that needs cleaning. Plus I go to bed rather early because I get up rather early.. lol makes sense.... But its helpful when you know you can't have anymore that night.
 
Day 7

Well, well, well, today went great so far. I dug 3 holes for trees in the yard. Woo was it hot out there. I hate the heat. That might change when I'm smaller but as of right now I hate it. Plus I did my aerobics for 30 minutes. So that was good. Anyways,

Food For Thought:

Breakfast:

Pizza

560calories

Lunch:

Ham and swiss on club roll

270 calories

Dinner:

Hamburger on bun
Hotdog on bun
Pasta salad
(making up for lost time)

864 calories

Grand Total: 1694 calories with 100 to spare on a snack. :D
 
today was good, it was weigh in day! I lost another 3 pounds. I'm really proud of that. Although today I've fallen some what off the wagon. I know tomorrow will be better. I'm going to keep at it. But I'm not fully giving up on today. I was really busy so I didn't have much time to exercise. So I will tomorrow. I must be going, todays food looks like:

Breakfast:
Croussant 232 calories

Lunch:
Roast beef on roll
chips

not sure the calories.

Dinner:
Rice
Chicken
Salad

Didn't do the calories either

Snack:
2 cookies

calories not sure

I didn't follow my calories today like I'm supposed to. But thats okay because tomorrow is a new day!

Thanks for stopping by.
 
well, the food you ate looks healthy.. All but the 2 cookies. The day before was awesome for sure.
Keep it going!
 
Yesterday

Yesterday. I fell off the wagon again.. I think its because I'm really disappointed with the 3 pounds I lost I was hoping it would be more.Today is a new day and I've started off well. I've had breakfast to the tune of 310 calories. I'm trying not to get off track. We're having tacos for dinner. And I'm having hotdogs from the White Star for lunch. I don't know the calories for the white star its been around for about 70 years. So its tough I'll just count it as 2 hot dogs. I'll write my food items for today later on. I skipped yesterday. maybe I'll put yesterdays up tonight as well. Keeping me accountable.
 
Hi there kiddo!
I am new here and I just finished reading your diary. I can relate with the eating at night problem. I would be sooo good during the day and then at night I would blow it! I finally put my foot down and decided that i would not eat anything after 7:00pm. I have not really changed my diet to much during the day I consume between 1200-1500 cals. It was always the night eating that would get me. For example I would eat pretty good during the day(1200-1500 cals) then in the evening we would order a pizza and eat ice cream and maybe some potato chips while watching a movie. By cuting out eating at night I have lost 9 pound in two weeks. I find that it is working for me so far.
I also find that I am sleeping much better and when I wake up I look forward to a good breakfast(something I rarely ate before) of oatmeal with fruit or a full grain cereal like special K red berries with a banana. Increasing fiber is a big help too, it fills you up and is great for you.
Keep up the positive thinking and the good work!:)
 
Deliriouslysane said:
Yesterday. I fell off the wagon again.. I think its because I'm really disappointed with the 3 pounds I lost I was hoping it would be more.Today is a new day and I've started off well. I've had breakfast to the tune of 310 calories. I'm trying not to get off track. We're having tacos for dinner. And I'm having hotdogs from the White Star for lunch. I don't know the calories for the white star its been around for about 70 years. So its tough I'll just count it as 2 hot dogs. I'll write my food items for today later on. I skipped yesterday. maybe I'll put yesterdays up tonight as well. Keeping me accountable.
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Don't worry about falling off the wagon just as long as yo get back on the very next meal...

the calories from your meals today don't sound bad but it souonds like it's going to be high in sodium which can lead to water retention... Definitely effects me and it's frustrating...

Just keep your eye on the big picture - 3 lbs is an awesome loss - just keep going forward and you'll be at youor goal befoe you know it.. just remember those 3lbs add up..... I swear they do.. :D
 
THANKS for all your replies, they're really helpful.

Everyday I find an excuse not to be on my "diet" or not to exercise. Its totally ridiculous. I'm really disappointed in myself right now. I was so ready to move on and to get this weight off, it just takes too long. What am I supposed to do? It takes forever before you really notice, and I'm wanting instant gratification. Which is totally stupid because it didn't take me but my whole life to put it on and now its coming off slowly but not as slowly as I put it on. That should be motivation enough. So far today I haven't done bad, I've had a roast beef sandwich and a couple of spoons of cherry pie, but not a whole piece! Its tough I love cherry pie. I like to eat, how is it someone like me can lose weight if they like to eat? Portion Control? I guess.. I'm really down on myself, right now. Its been two days since I last exercised. I read in my book if you go 3 days with out exercising you have to start over. :( lets hope tomorrow I wake up and want to exercise. I think writing this has made me feel worse about myself, for eating out and not following my diet. ergghh....*sigh*
 
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Food Stuff for today:

Roast Beef Sand 460 calories

Italian combo 1100calories

Chicken BLT Burger w/ fries- 1340 calories

for a grand total of 2900calories.


both lunch and dinner were out though.

Horrible calories for the day! I'm really depressed now that I see the numbers. It COULD be worse I suppose. :confused: :(

Tomorrows a new day! right? ?? ?? ??

What have I done?

yikes.

Embarassed to post this!
 
hey stuff happens! i just reduce my intake over the next couple of days to help compensate (very slightly like amybe an extra 50 cal defecit
 
Okay!

Today I've done alright I suppose, I didn't count any calories. But I'm having relationship problems. so I haven't been very hungry lately. anyway heres what I ate today:

Frozen Dinner

Roast Beef Sandwich on a Kaiser roll

Spaghetti - 1 cup.

1 piece of cake

thats all... not toooooo incredibly bad. Thats all for today. :(
 
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