Sasse's Weight Loss Diary

brazenlysasse

brazenlysasse

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Hi Everyone,
Ooooooooo K, this will be my first recording of what my day is like. I totally understand how important it is to record what your are eating and drinking and of course, how much you are moving. I have to admit though, the first step is the hardest. So HEY why not do it in public!...lol.
I didnt have a typical start to my day because normally id be at work right now, but im off sick. So..i got up late and didnt eat until a short while ago.
I had a large salad with a homemade dressing (white balsamic vinegar, 2 tsp Udo's oil (oil blend from health food store) dijon mustard, garlic and pepper)
1 small diced apple
1 small diced tomato
1 grilled chicken breast (those grill presses are awesome)
no salt fajita seasoning
1Tblsp romano cheese.

It was pretty darn tasty. If I know my time will be limited I TRY to prepare some things the night before. If I want to take the food to work I always have to do it the night before because i know myself wayyyyyyyy to well. I have good intentions of getting up early and getting this ready before i go, and it doesnt happen.
 
OH yes, I did have water with the salad, 2 big glasses and I am going to do some exercises on the big ball that taunts me by sitting in my living room.
:)
Michelle
 
This evening I didnt fare as well with watching what i ate. I met a friend for dinner and I had a tossed salad *dressing on the side* shrimp bites *deep fried* sighsss and then I became weak when she said lets split some cake.
The only upside is that a month ago i wouldnt have split a piece, i would have wanted one to myself, so I suppose that is a step in the right direction.

I did drink more than 8 glasses of water today, so that is good for me.

What I am going to do is talk to my friend and explain what I am going to be trying to do so she understands that my will power is still in the developing stages. lol.
She is a lovely person and I know that she would totally understand
Michelle
 
hey michelle :)

i think you have great plan. i also sometime have problems when out with my friends for dinner and they say, cmon it won't kill you. maybe i should start telling them that eventually it will if i continue lol.

i also explained to them that they should look at me as if i was a drug addict and asked them if they would openly offer me drugs. this was a bit harsh but did the trick. one even said she'll stand by my side in the gym if that will help :).

anyway, welcome and good luck.
if you need anything just call :)

Lena
 
Hi lena,
That is a really good way of looking at it, because in all truth I am addicted to food and it could eventually do permanent damage or kill. So if i had to face someone who was really pushing me then I could use that angle if needed.
You reminded me of the show Taking it off. This girl was trying to lose about 35 to 40 pounds. Her friend was about her size and was at first joking with her " oh dont turn into the skinny b*tch type" and the "You will leave me for those skinny women when you reach your goal, us fat girls have to stick together"
Well when the girl actually started change in her body and her eating/drinking habbits, the friend became much less of one and really stepped up her taunting.
She felt threatened by this girls success. I watched her become just nasty and un supportive to her friend. Unfortunately i DO have on person in my life who i can see will start turning down that road of manipulation to suit her needs. *I think lots of people have one of those people..lol* Soooo Ive already made a plan to talk to her about my goals and such because I made a decision that if she does happen to take that route, then we can't be socializing. I may just use what you said or something similar.
Sorry for the long story, lol.. but some people might relate
:) Michelle
 
Well, today I managed to display some pretty good will power moves. Though Im pretty sure that I am the toughest person I will ever have to battle. I can be all by myself and pretty much convince myself of all the good reasons why I should go through that fast food place. Well...I managed to get up and have breakfast, go out and do my running around. Dispite getting hungry I didnt stop and get a snack (which really tend to have the calorie count of an entire meal) I came home, made a proper meal and I have started to prep supper for my boyfriend and I. Whew!..sounds so easy but it was soooo darn hard for me to do.

BREAKFAST
1 piece of whole grain toast with 1 tsp honey
1 cup cottage cheese
 
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Ill continue my intake diary cuz i think i edited wrong...im sooo not good at computers
Anayways...
BREAKFAST (again)
1 piece of whole wheat toast with 1tsp honey
1 cup cottage cheese
1 small apple

LUNCH

Stirfry with onions, celery, broccoli, spincach, green peppers and shrimp
1/2 cup whole wheat pasta and 1/4 cup peanuts

DINNER *will be*

Salmon fillet
tossed salad with home made dressing
1 small sweet potato

Im making desert for Dan and I for a change
1/2 baked apple each with oats, raisins, a few walnuts and a little juice to bind then topped with a sprinkle of splenda brown sugar
 
hahah, good on you about the drugs likening. thats a great anolagy.
The difference is, you can quit drugs, but you cant quit food.

If a drug addict had to limit their drugs to xxx amount a day, instead of just never having it again, how would it feel?
1000x harder.
 
Well, today has been an emotional day for sure. I ate well, I really didnt sway too far from what I determined were healthy choices. However the cravings to eat, even though i wasnt hungry were almost overwhelming. I had to busy myself, drink water, brushed my teeth...the whole nine yards. Dont get me wrong, I am very happy that i was able to get through it. It just made me very aware at the battle that lies ahead of me. I do know that im worth it.
Michelle :)
 
you go girl! you're doing great. i myself am struggling today because of some nasty people. vented earlier at my diary(corner) but i'm still frustrated. hopefully it will pass. wow i think i just for the first time admit that I AM frustrated.
i'm trying not to emotionally eat. since i'm at work i can't. i'm a bit scared what will happen when i get home. gotta think happy thaughts. like peter pan.

Lena
 
Michelle, you're doing so well! Keep up the great work! And I know what you mean about not being motivated to get up early to make lunch. If it's not something I can just throw into a lunch bag at 5:25am, it's not gonna make it to work, unless I do it the night before. And sometimes that happens, sometimes it doesn't. Thank goodness for frozen dinners.
 
lena, I completely understand how frustrating it is. In my opinion, when we actually try hard to succeed with our weight loss we feel the frustration a bit more because you want whats at the end of that TickerFactory tape sooooo badly. * I was going to say rainbow, but there is no end to the rainbow, but i DO see the end of the tickerfactory...lol. You keep trying and really take hold of all the support that is here at your fingertips.

txturtlegirl, frozen dinners have saved me quite a few times..lol They really do have their place in this world that is for sure. I tell you making sure you have everything you need, to eat healthy is both time consuming and expensive. But who the heck needs a 99 cent heart attack from a fast food place. Inexpensive meal but really expensive result
Michelle :) Thanks for the kind words
 
just remember, the struggle gets so much easier. Im 6 months down the track and have only the odd trouble leaving foods i used to pig into.
Now its more of a habit that i refuse or offer them to others.
 
Today was a pretty good day i guess, had a confrontation with a cookie earlier and had to slap it around a little before I bit off a chocolate chip. Sigh, ok, i ate the cookie, but it had it coming!
BREAKFAST
1 piece toast with ww jam
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1 small pear

LUNCH
grilled chicken and apple salad with cucumber yogurt dressing
1 cookie

DINNER
1 lamb patty (lean)
cucumber yogurt dressing 1 tbsp
1 cup basmatti rice
1 cup steamed green beans
1/2 sliced tomato 1/4 sliced cucumber

water water water
one more cookie ( ive put them in the freezer now... had a wee break down and baked cookies.. bad bad bad

I gave half the batch to my landlord's daughter just to get some out of the house...lol
Michelle:)
 
Hey Michelle,

lol, that will surely teach that cookie to mess with you. You are doing great and one cookie won't rock the boat. Thats a big part of this healthy crusade: though you want to be healthy you still have to live in a world full of cookies and cakes and fried foods. So one cookie is allowed:) And good for you to give some of them away, I use that trick too:) Have anice day!
 
Hi everyone, hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was pretty good. Had dinner at my boyfriends cousin's. I had not said anything about watching what i was eating, but she has asked Dan if we had any likes or dislikes when it comes to food. He said that Michelle and I (Im so glad he included himself) are watching what we are eating. Well her husband cooked us a wonderful and healthy dinner with no creams or heavy sauces and it was loaded with vegetables and seafood, but no rice/pastas or breads. I was very greatful. It was great that they were so sensitive and caring and that they didnt make a big deal about it. Dan told me on our way home about what he had said.
Other than that we had a pretty busy weekend, cleaning and moving stuff around. I didnt eat as regularly as I should have, but still made good choices for the most part. Im going to be going back to the gym this week, now that my arm/shoulder are starting to feel better but ill be carefull. Im going to focus more on cardio so i dont strain that area. In all honesty, i have such a tough time going to the gym, being off has made it difficult to go back..but i will still do it...lol Just being honest. Ive been WAITING for that feeling of **wow I LOVE the gym,.I need to go NOW!!!** to set in. So far..nothing..lol.
Michelle:)
 
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