Scared out of my mind

Good decision on the choice of dessert. I would totally choose strawberries over chocolate cake too.

Don't beat yourself up about the gain. From what I understand, women's bodies are so complex that our weight keeps fluctuating according to the what time of the day it is, what we have eaten, what we have not eaten, time of the month. It is amazing how many little things affect our weight.

From your diary I know how hard you work and how seriously you take your workouts. I wish I had half your discipline. And you are watching what you are eating (you getting better and better at it)...making healthy choices. We all stumble once in a while..this is all learning experience after all.

I have been eating not-so-well in the last few days. Tomorrow when I weigh, I will probably have gained a few pounds (i am absolutely certain of that, also tis TOM), but I am promising myself I am not going to beat myself up over it. In the long run, it is just not worth it.

Also, try to go back to weighing yourself once a week, if that helps. I do it every week (i signed up for the august challenge here and it keeps me really disciplined about weigh ins). Maybe that would help.

Have a good weekend, hun!

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Juni im totally postponing my free day as well. lol i have to feel like ive earned it. Yeah 26 years with this body and i still dont understand it.
Will i ever?? It IS amazing how the smallest things affect our weight. when i eat pasta in the early afternoon, by night time it feels like my entire body has just ballooned. I try to have it occasionally because i cant give it up all together. I could eat and breathe pasta if my body wouldnt punish me for it.

thanks for telling me about the august challenge-ill check it out soon. I really need to explore this forum more thoroughly. Some really valuable info here. for now im not going to weigh myself until sept 5th. I think thats enough time to flush all the junk from my body.

core elements-i hear you! You're lucky to be living in TO-talk about multicultural foods central!

so today was a pretty half-hearted workout: 15 mins cardio and incomplete circuit...oh well tom is step class! yay!!

breakfast-3 pancakes and honey

lunch-boiled egg, banana, apple

snack-2 apples about 2 hrs apart

dinner-rice, green beans in tomato sauce, garden salad
 
Nightrunner .. I have a love-hate relationship with Indian food. I lived right in Little India in Toronto. It was daily torture :ack2:

If I may make a suggestion with your meals ... more protein. With the apples have some natural peanut butter or almond butter spread on. Or maybe a small handful of almonds. Or yogurt/cottage cheese. Easy ways to up the protein intake.

You like your fruit eh?
 
I could eat and breath pasta too!! I love it, all different kinds of it! And congratz on the strawberries and not eating the cake :D Its definitely something to be pround of!

I keep postponing my free days as well :p I always say it will be saturdays, but then when saturday comes you dont really want to! You just want to keeping hacking away with the good stuff. I have to say mine sort of fall on me now though. Usually my free days end up being when I hang out with my friend once a week :p. I guess I feel I can justify it more that way! Rather then just pigging out on a day I dont feel like.

Step class is fun :D I hope you have/had fun :D

Keep it up!!! You're doing great :)
 
Hey. Looks like you are doing awesome. I like your idea about not weighing until sept. 5th... weighing yourself everyday can be stressful/ inaccurate/ unnecessary. Although I realize for some people it keeps them on track. You just have to find what works for you :) Strawberries > chocolate cake. Great choice:drool5:
 
Yesterday around 9pmish I had 4 pancakes with syrup, 1 whole wheat pita and babaganoush. *sigh*. Now that you mention it core elements is it because I’m not getting enough protein throughout the day that I'm so hungry when night time roles around?? Lol and yes I LOVE fruit- probably because I’m such a sweet tooth:D Thanks for your protein suggestions! I’m planning on making yogurt today so hopefully next week ill have more protein in my diet. If that doesn’t work I may have to give in and buy the protein shake. I came to the realization that I'm feeling undecided about buying the protein shake because I kind of feel uncomfortable ingesting anything that’s not whole food. I’m sure I have processed foods probably more often than I'm consciously aware, but for some reason the protein shake makes me feel a bit wary. gah

I couldn’t go to step class today because I won’t have a car until sometime this afternoon-bummer. I was tempted to walk to the gym (it’s about a 50 min walk) but I didn’t really feel like it. lol great excuse I know. BUT everything happens for a reason. I’m a great believer in that. Turns out not going to step class got me reading up on c25k (I figured I’d get a run in since I may not make it to the gym today. Then I remembered c25k and thought why not read up on it before the run.)

SOO I’m happy to say that I’ve downloaded all 9 weeks and have uploaded them onto my ipod. Now im ready to run!! Pray my shins wont rebel

I’m pretty sure the weight I’ve put on is here to stay for a while because I feel it just about everywhere. But I figured I’ve done pretty well so far and ill just use this time to let my body adjust to its new weight-even if it’s a bit heavier than where id like to be. I WONT THROW AWAY A MONTH OF HARD WORK! I WONT!!!! Hard to believe ive been on this forum for a month already!! So anyway im giving myself a fresh start. Its going to be a while before TOM is back so I don’t have anything to derail me. Hopefully by this time next month ill have developed a good plan to overcome crazy sugar cravings. For now though im feeling much better than I have been feeling for the past few days so I'm going to make the most of it.

Antyoch that makes so much sense. If you’re on a role why not keep it up? Eating semi-freely with friends even feels better than when doing it alone. Don’t have to feel like constantly explaining yourself to friends about wanting to make healthy food choices and staying within certain calorie count:willy_nilly:

Splish-being tempted to weigh in is an ongoing struggle for me. Drives me nuts!! Lol – at the beginning of this journey I was able to stay away from the scale for about a week, so I'm going to do it again. I will I will I will - Fingers crossed! :D

Hope you’re all enjoying the weekend so far!:waving:
 
nightrunner said:
Yesterday around 9pmish I had 4 pancakes with syrup, 1 whole wheat pita and babaganoush. *sigh*. Now that you mention it core elements is it because I’m not getting enough protein throughout the day that I'm so hungry when night time roles around?? Lol and yes I LOVE fruit- probably because I’m such a sweet tooth:D Thanks for your protein suggestions! I’m planning on making yogurt today so hopefully next week ill have more protein in my diet. If that doesn’t work I may have to give in and buy the protein shake. I came to the realization that I'm feeling undecided about buying the protein shake because I kind of feel uncomfortable ingesting anything that’s not whole food. I’m sure I have processed foods probably more often than I'm consciously aware, but for some reason the protein shake makes me feel a bit wary.gah
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U raise a very interesting point, Nightrunner. I have beet trying to figure out the relation between protein and sugar cravings as well. I know that my meals do not have enough protein- i eat my yogurt and buttermilk and almonds, but fitday says it is still not 40 per cent of my daily nutrients. But I have noticed, whenever I have had a piece of chicken or an egg, I feel fuller for longer and crave sugar less. I am trying to up my protein intake a lot this week- eggs, chicken, the works...lets see if this helps.

And yay for C25k:hurray:. I have been reading up on it too and starting tomorrow. Let me know how your run goes...

Re: snack ideas--Peanut butter is a good suggestion- but isn't it bad for you? I thought anything that has butter in it is bad bad bad. Hmm...now I am gonna go read up on peanut butter. I love it and I have just been avoiding PB because I thought they were unhealthy...

Hope your weekend is going well..
 
Juni I can’t wait for you to start c25k! Its great!!! But man day1 week1 was hard work for me!! And here I thought I was moderately in shape:smash:. By the end I was totally wiped. No joke. But I find myself looking forward to day 2-and I love that each week is a new challenge so that I can monitor any improvements.

I feel the same way about peanut butter. I enjoy it too much though so I have it occasionally. Perhaps natural peanut butter is more healthy than the regular peanut butter?

Apparently hemp hearts are loaded with protein too. The best thing about hemp is that you can sprinkle it on pretty much anything. Perhaps mixing it with yogurt will make for a rich protein snack? I’m going to try upping my protein intake as well this week, and then we can compare notes!
 
nightrunner said:
Now that you mention it core elements is it because I’m not getting enough protein throughout the day that I'm so hungry when night time roles around?? Lol and yes I LOVE fruit- probably because I’m such a sweet tooth:D Thanks for your protein suggestions! I’m planning on making yogurt today so hopefully next week ill have more protein in my diet. If that doesn’t work I may have to give in and buy the protein shake. I came to the realization that I'm feeling undecided about buying the protein shake because I kind of feel uncomfortable ingesting anything that’s not whole food. I’m sure I have processed foods probably more often than I'm consciously aware, but for some reason the protein shake makes me feel a bit wary. gah.
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Protein shakes in my opinion are great for convenience factors. I have them because I work on average 9 hrs per day (of back to back clients), not factoring in travel time of an additional 2 hours. So I pack everything besides breakfast with me to take to work. Protein shakes should also never replace a meal (ie lunch or dinner) but instead be used as a snack. Now, with that said, whole natural foods are definitely your best sources of protein and if convenience isn't a huge factor for you .. go that route first.

Yes - protein will help you feel fuller for a longer period of time. As will EFA's (essential fatty acids), which you are also quite low on. Fish, walnuts, eggs, avocados and flaxseed are all great sources of EFA's. Fiber too - maybe swap some of the fruit servings for vegetables high in fiber.

Protein sources: turkey, chicken, fish, eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt (greek yogurt is great!), tofu, beans, lean meat, nuts (in moderation).

Natural/Organic peanut butter - no sugar no salt no hydrogenated oils. Almond butter is a great alternative! Natty PB isn't bad for you, but of course, moderation.
 
It's kind of funny that people will eat packaged foods, but shy away from protein powder. :)

Whey protein is just food. Powdered food, but food.

There's nothing bad about throwing a scoop of protein powder in with your yogurt, or mixing it with some fruit and milk ... it's no different from, say, adding ground up oats to your bread for the extra nutrition.

Go with isolate protein powder instead of pre-mixed drinks with added sweeteners and thickeners, and you'll be fine.
 
Hey nightrunner,

I've definately found extra protein in my day makes me less hungry. Usually I'm a real sweet eater, but I haven't been craving sugary stuff at all yet. ( I know the time will come when I'm really stressed out and will be wanting sweets big time!).

I must read up the c25k thing as well. I've been jogging every day for a week now, and I'm almost enjoying it. I'm one of those people that has always hated running, how can I possibly be enjoying it? I don't know.

Have fun with the running!:willy_nilly:
 
Hi core elements-I’m going to give myself this week to try and get enough protein in-and essential fatty acids for that matter. if I can’t do it then I'm going to go with the protein shake. And THANK YOU for telling me that I can eat peanut butter without feeling guilty about it!! Wooot! I know I know moderation is still key, but this is great news!

KARA! Great to see you, I haven’t seen you around and was going to pop into ur diary to say hi. You beat me to it! I know my hangup with powder is pretty silly…I kind of went through the same thing with iron supplements. I'm borderline anemic and it took me a while to start taking iron supplements. It frustrated my doctor to no end-not to mention I felt like crap for being tired and cold all the time. This makes sense too though. If I want to beat my food cravings then I have to have enough protein.

Anna-I totally recommend c25k! granted ive only done one day, but I really liked it and am really looking forward to my next runs. Sounds like you have surprised yourself by enjoying your runs! This is definitely going to be another pleasant surprise!! I look forward to reading about your experience! Ooh and the music in the podcasts is great!

So today menu for today...
breakfast-dry raisin bran, banana, boiled egg
lunch-garden salad
snack-yogurt, hemp hearts and ground flax seed (tasted pretty good)
dinner-not sure what to call this but its basically a boiled egg enveloped in a ground beef and bulgar mix (its deep fried) anyway had two of those and a garden salad

workout-c25k D1W1

Great day today! weight loss here i come :driving:
 
I'll have to download the c25k pod thingy! Maybe you and me and Juni can all challenge each other to do it?

You're already in the lead! We'll be running to catch up :auto:
 
oops sent the last reply without finishing :blush5:

Just wanted to say have a great Sunday

Lets have a strong week of fitness and healthy food!:party:
 
anna.banana said:
Lets have a strong week of fitness and healthy food!:party:
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Hell yea!!! We are going to do this!!! Cant wait until sept 5th!

Anna you are on!! You better start downloading those podcasts girl-i wont be waiting around! :p i wish i can take credit for being in the lead but antyoch is in week 3 already...! C'mon ladies...we need to catch up!

Thanks for your wellwishes Anna! I'm guessing with the time difference your weekend is over but i hope it was great!! :)
 
Hehe! You guys can do it!! If I can, anyone can! I'm glad to see everyone else joining the boat! Congratz on your first day! You guys can do it :D

And I third a strong week with healthy eating!! We can make it :D

Glad the protein is helping you not crave! You can do this :)

Have a good rest of the day :D
 
So I made an account with the daily plate last night so that I can better track my nutrition. I was so caught up on making sure I get the right amount of calories in that I forgot to make sure I was eating a balanced diet!! –BAD OVERSIGHT! (thanks core elements for pointing that out to me! And to all those who have mentioned how helpful it is to use the dailyplate!)

So anyway I'm feeling more confident about my ability to lose weight now, but oddly enough, and perhaps thankfully, I'm starting to think more about being health conscious than about just eating to lose weight! I think seeing the breakdown of my food intake on the daily plate (and all the positive and constructive feedback ive been getting from you) has helped me realize that being healthy is where its at! I’ve been reading this everywhere on this forum of course but its funny how it kind of hit me. Last night my brother asked me what I was doing while I was on the daily plate and I told him I was being more health conscious-saying it out loud made me realize that health conscious sounded more positive to me than “trying to lose weight”. So now every time I reach for something unhealthy-I will tell myself that now as a health conscious person, I'm going to choose something healthier to eat. I know I'm going to hit many bumps in the road because its impossible not to and I'm sure the scale will still have the ability to make me feel sad sometimes, but I'm trying to unlearn years of negative associations with the scale and with eating, so I'm going to give myself time to learn healthier ways of eating-and living for that matter :)

I’m sure all you health conscious veterans reading this think I sound a little silly, but this kind of feels like a paradigm shift for me since for as long as I remember I’ve just been focusing on losing weight, and yes ill admit it, not really caring if on the way I was abusing my body. But I plan on referring back to this entry whenever I feel down to remind myself of what my ultimate goal really is. Sorry if this sounds a bit cheesy but thanks for reading

So todays menu…
Breakfast-orange, apple
Lunch-Boiled egg, Yogurt, dates, butter cookie
Snack- babaganoosh, ½ whole wheat pita
Dinner-Garden Salad, Baked vegetables in tomato sauce, dates and prunes, glass of milk

Workout- 30 mins stationary bike + circuit aaaand! I went to the driving range with my brothers! Dude it was boat loads of fun!! Granted my form isn’t great and the balls went in every direction possible but it was thoroughly enjoyable! Kind of sad that summer is almost over and I'm only now discovering all these fun outdoor sports to play

Had another good day today-D2W1 c25k tomorrow, wish me luck!!
 
Doesn't sound silly at all. Having a deeper personal meaning in doing something is far greater and will equate to much success than just going through the motions. You're discovering who you want to be (a healthy individual), instead of focusing on what you want to become (a thinner version of you).

So congrat's on your epiphany :hurray:
 
It doesn't sound silly at all. I spent YEARS trying every diet out there, totally focused on losing weight exclusively. Then a few years ago I really started thinking about WHAT I was eating - where it came from, how it was made, and how many chemicals we put in our bodies daily. It wasn't until I started thinking about food from that perspective that I successfully started losing weight. At that point it really did become about being healthy ... weight loss was a wanted and happy side effect of that.

I"m so glad that you've had this lightbulb moment. In a lot of ways it will make this easier for you. Not easy ... but easier. :)
 
Props for this post. It brings up an important point.
Although I have to admit- I was thinking lately that STEAK to me is like Bella's blood to Edward. I know its wrong but it makes me feel so good.
Thats why I've probably been eating more sweets lately because I've taken a dip on protein esp red meat, because of environmental concerns (the land and resources it takes to raise cows for food is high) but also for altruistic reasons - i dont like the idea of animals suffering and many of them that are raised for food really do, esp. at slaughter time, takes a long time for them to die. Sorry if this is morbid. I mean, hell I ate steak tonight and relished it.
But, I wish I could get my protein elsewhere. I do like beans and eat them with rice but this combo only has 8 out of 9 essential amino acids. I'm planning to start using that EAS whey protein stuff M. Marie mentioned in her Protein Shake blog. There's a vitamin store near me in the next town over I'll go there tomorrow and get some.


SIDENOTE-does anyone else find it irritating to try to write with all those emoticons moving on the side? Damn. I have to keep making my window smaller to block them out.


KaraCooks said:
It doesn't sound silly at all. I spent YEARS trying every diet out there, totally focused on losing weight exclusively. Then a few years ago I really started thinking about WHAT I was eating - where it came from, how it was made, and how many chemicals we put in our bodies daily. It wasn't until I started thinking about food from that perspective that I successfully started losing weight. At that point it really did become about being healthy ... weight loss was a wanted and happy side effect of that.

I"m so glad that you've had this lightbulb moment. In a lot of ways it will make this easier for you. Not easy ... but easier. :)
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