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Don't worry about. I never knew anything about thyroid problems either, until I was diagnosed with it and started reading everything I could find. ;) Day one of your summer challenge is looking good. :D
 
Thanks everyone for checking in on me! :D

Week 1 Challenge: Breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day (Cumulative)

Day Two:
Today was good. I stayed on track. Three square meals. Had cereal with milk, smoothie and two slices of turkey breast for breakfast. According to my nutritionist, I MUST have protein with my starches hence why turkey breast was even in the picture. Lunch was udon noodle with 8 wontons. Mom & I made those awhile ago and stuck them in the freezer for those quick fix meals. Dinner time, I had a veggie burger with lots of tomatoes and lettuce, 15 large baby carrots, oven-baked potato french fries (only half a potato) and a glass of milk. I'm stuffed. *burples* I'm drinking the last 500 mL of water now to call it a day. Plus I worked out on my stepper today while I watched TV. It had rained earlier and I wasn't sure if it'd rain again so I decided not to risk it and stay indoors.

I went major shopping for groceries today. Actually, shopping twice. I went shopping in the morning with my Dad to a "white" grocery store for more North American items like taco seasoning and cheese. Later, I gave a list to my mom to go to the Chinese grocery store to buy certain veggies for me. At the Chinese grocery store, the veggies are like almost half the price. Eeep! So I have all my meals planned out. I have enough to probably last me 2-3 weeks... All healthy meals. Low in fat and calorie. And well... Low in sugar too cause no extra sugar for me.

I realized my doctor's appointment is in 15 days now. On Friday, I plan to get a blood test done for her. To see how my blood levels have changed and stuff since February. I hope the results turn out well. I'm still stuck at 274... But I am not as bothered by it anymore. I might be on the pills for another 5 months but I guess that's okay for now. Maybe she'll at least drop the dosage to one pill a day.​
 
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Wow! You are so organized and motivated. You know you can do this. Just remember, don't demand perfection because that is a sure way to fail. Keep drinking your water and keep posting. We're here for you!
 
EEEEPS! I have been gone so long I'll have to go back a few pages to catch up!!!! :eek: Well, I'm back and it looks like you're doing great on your summer challenge :D Suck in your water and stop in frequently! :D YOU CAN DO IT!!! :D
 
Your enthusiasm is simply contagious!!!!! I think it's awesome that you've got your meals planned with enough to last you 2 to 3 weeks. That almost puts you on auto-pilot and takes alot of the stress wondering what to eat. Good for you!
 
Hello C well done for getting organized wirg groceries and such, I always find organization is the key to eating healthily as if I plan what I'm going to eat the day before I'll be less likely to make something quick and unhealthy.:) Hope you're having a good week so far, your challenge looks really good!
 
Hiya Initial_C, way to take charge of the cooking. I have such a struggle with this. I don't always want to have to cook for myself, but getting my fiance to measure things is nearly impossible. I haven't a clue how to tell how many calories are in what he feeds me. And buzzing around him like a little spy plane doesn't work so well. I have to nag him into measuring things properly. The problem is that since I'm so close to my goal, he isn't as helpful anymore. He thinks I've beaten this, he has no idea how hard I still have to try.

Sorry for the little tangent, I just wanted to commend you for taking control of that. One thing at a time & you'll get there. Take care!
 
Sillygirl - No worries. I'm not wanting perfection... Just as close to it as possible. ;)

BizeB - *huggles* I'm glad you're back. And yup... drinking my water. *salutes*

Scarlett - Yeah. I realized I had to take more control of the stuff I was eating so I can physically see how much fat, oil, salt, whatever was being used.

Crunchie - Yep. Me too. I look forward to my meals now. And instead of snackng, I know I will go home to something delicious and much healthier. :)

MissPrincess - No worries and thank you. :) Hmm. Maybe you should tell your fiance how you feel and that you need especially more supportive now more than ever? I'm sure he's just clueless and doesn't mean to be unsupportive. Most men are sometimes. ;)
 
Week 1 Challenge: Breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day (Cumulative)

Day Three:
Today was alright. For breakfast, I had cereal with milk and a boiled egg. Lunch was a soyburger. I had planned for some oven baked fries... but sadly I over seasoned them. Bleh too salty. AND I over baked them. Bleh burnt AND salty. Bleh. Dunno what happened. Guess I wasn't paying attention. I assure you normally, I'm a WAY better cook. Dinner, I made sush since I was hankering for some. I made 24 pieces thinking I'd eat 12 and save the other 12 for lunch tomorrow. But after eater 12 pieces I was still hungry. So by the time I was full... There were only 4 more left. Not much. I decided to pop those in my mouth too. In hindsight... Bad choice. I should have just left it for tomorrow. But it didn't wreck my day... I still ended up with about 1650 calories for the day. This is what I had yesterday. Still a lil higher than what I'd like. Preferably I'd like to be under 1400 calories a day. I'll have to see what I can cut. I've drank 3 liters of water so far today. But I'm gonna get an extra liter of bottle and guzzle that before bed. I feel thirsty. Maybe cause of the soy... But honestly, I used WAY less soy sauce in my sushi than I'd normally use. So that'd may about 4 liters today for me. :)

Tomorrow's Thursday so it'll be a workout day again. It might rain tomorrow. It poured cats and dogs today but it's stopped for now. So depending on how the weather is, I might just do steps in the living room again while I watch TV.

Y'know... I usually really hate it when people COUNT the days they've been "on a diet." Cause I really hate the term "diet" cause it really shouldn't be. It should be a lifestyle change. So I feel kinda hypocritical that I'm on such a strict 2 month *diet* routine just to help get out of my plateau right now. :rolleyes: Ah well.​
 
I know what you mean. I avoided a lot of words at first like "diet" and "lose" as in "lose weight" I think of losing something as bad, we "suffer" a loss, and I didn't want to treat my weight reduction like that. It helped me in the beginning, but I realized later that getting hung up in the words doesn't make me feel any better, so now I say what's easier, and I just don't treat my "diet" like it's temporary. Some people have special dietary needs forever, mine are just for healthy foods, so for short, I still say "diet". I do understand the negative feelings associated with some words in this weight battle, but I think letting go of the negative feelings and associations and just redefining words has worked better for me than trying to change everyone else's vocabulary. I found it hard to get people around me to stop saying the words I didn't like, so I stopped not liking them and just treated the words differently; assigned new significance. Diet is for dietary guidelines, and weight loss is sort of a chase game feel (like cops & robbers :p ), like you take a particularly intricate path and "lose" what's tailing you. And in my case, I know exactly what's tailing me, and I'd be happy to lose it! Maybe my little reframing will help you too, maybe not, but it's worth a shot!
 
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I know what you mean. I avoided a lot of words at first like "diet" and "lose" as in "lose weight" I think of losing something as bad, we "suffer" a loss, and I didn't want to treat my weight reduction like that. It helped me in the beginning, but I realized later that getting hung up in the words doesn't make me feel any better, so now I say what's easier, and I just don't treat my "diet" like it's temporary. Some people have special dietary needs forever, mine are just for healthy foods, so for short, I still say "diet". I do understand the negative feelings associated with some words in this weight battle, but I think letting go of the negative feelings and associations and just redefining words has worked better for me than trying to change everyone else's vocabulary. I found it hard to get people around me to stop saying the words I didn't like, so I stopped not liking them and just treated the words differently; assigned new significance. Diet is for dietary guidelines, and weight loss is sort of a chase game feel (like cops & robbers :p ), like you take a particularly intricate path and "lose" what's tailing you. And in my case, I know exactly what's tailing me, and I'd be happy to lose it! Maybe my little reframing will help you too, maybe not, but it's worth a shot!
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it's not so much that I find it negative... as much as I find it more... unrealistic? I guess you could say. I hate the fact that people use the term diet and expect to be on something for a month or two or until they reach their goal weight and then go back to their unhealthy habits. it's unrealistic. they're just gonna gain back the weight. that's why I've always refrained using the word diet although I never stop other people from using it. it's just... argh. y'know. pet peeve.
 
Hello. You are doing so well. I'm glad to see your spirits are still up. Thanks for stopping by my diary. What kind of Sushi do you make?
 
Week 1 Challenge: Breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day (Cumulative)

Day Four:
Okay, today was pretty good... So far. I still have alot of water to finish unfortunately to make it to 2.5 liters. But that's okay. Cause I drink water alot in the evening actually. I'm guessing... I have about a liter left. I had ceral with milk plus 2 slices of turkey breast for breakfast. Lunch was a turkey breast wrap with fat free cheese, lettuce & tomatoes. I forgot to defrost the ground beef for dinner. So I just did that and ended up having a Pogo. Yes. A pogo (corndog). Not the healthiest of meals but I patted it down with some paper towels to absorb the extra fat before eating it and had a lardge salad with lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with a lil raspberry vinigarette. All in all, not bad. Ended the day with 1250 calories or so. A drastic difference from the last 2 days that averaged around 1650. Woot. And fat intake is just 20% with saturated fats being only at 6%. Woot. My nutrient intake is low... but at least I have a multi-vitamin & calcium pill to back me up still.

I haven't exercised yet. I know! I know! I'll get to that after I finish this post. When I watch a movie... Will probably be watching Dr. Strangelove. Been meaning to watch it. Plus it's still early for me (well... in my mind :p ). Umm... What else?

Oh! I realized my doctor's appointment is RIGHT in the middle of the day on the 12th. And the usual unemployed me would normally be okay with this but starting July 10th, I'd be attending this kinda government run program called Career Exploration that helps me figure out what I wanna do with my life. So I will have to reschedule it for later. In a way, this is good and bad... Gives me more time to lose weight and impress my doctor. Bad cause I just wanna get it over with and plus it's been over 5 months since I last saw her. I think it's time we see each other again for my health's sake. I'll try to rebook the appointment hopefully not too far into the future. If I can rebook it for sometime in July then I'll do my blood test tomorrow. Eeep. Blood!!

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Pineola said:
Hello. You are doing so well. I'm glad to see your spirits are still up. Thanks for stopping by my diary. What kind of Sushi do you make?
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I made avocado sushi rolls - 6 pieces.
And california sushi rolls (avocado, cucumber and fake crab meat) - 18 pieces.
I gobbled them all up. ^___^;; heh. They were yummy.
 
Hi Initial C

I love california rolls and I've made them at home too but mine didn't takes like they do when I get them from the restaurant. What kind of cucumbers do you use? I don't think I used the right kind.

Initial C do you like gyoza? I love themso much I could gobble those up all day but I don't think they are all that good for you. At least the cali rolls aren't so bad.
 
Man do I love me some California Rolls. It's a treat for me with the imitation crab meat because I developed a shellfish allergy about ten years ago after a lifetime of eating and loving crab, shrimp, lobster etc.

C, can you come over my house and make me some sushi? You would be my hero!!!
 
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