Silver Sonnet's Lines to Losing
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Silver Sonnet
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Oh, man, it is SOOOOOOOO good to be back. I get so overwhelmed sometimes, and this site and this journal fall by the wayside. But life is always better when I'm here, so here I am 
As usual, I've been kicking around the idea of getting serious again. Weight's back up to (or down to, depending on where it was when I last posted here) about 204.5. I've been trying to get under 200 again for awhile now. Have promised to get my ears re-pierced when I achieve that. I have a couple days off with little or no grading to get done, so I'm hoping to organize my closet. Seems organizing my crazy life is good for weight loss. When the closet is done, I'll start on the kitchen so I can cook like I need to to lose weight.
Yeah--this is better. I feel better already, more positive, more like I can do this--and I will do it, one choice at a time.
As usual, I've been kicking around the idea of getting serious again. Weight's back up to (or down to, depending on where it was when I last posted here) about 204.5. I've been trying to get under 200 again for awhile now. Have promised to get my ears re-pierced when I achieve that. I have a couple days off with little or no grading to get done, so I'm hoping to organize my closet. Seems organizing my crazy life is good for weight loss. When the closet is done, I'll start on the kitchen so I can cook like I need to to lose weight.
Yeah--this is better. I feel better already, more positive, more like I can do this--and I will do it, one choice at a time.
Cord the Seeker
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Welcome back!
This is uncanny - I was just thinking of you two days ago, and wondering how you were doing.
You were one of the very first people to welcome me when I joined, six months ago.
Nice to see you around these parts again.
This is uncanny - I was just thinking of you two days ago, and wondering how you were doing.
You were one of the very first people to welcome me when I joined, six months ago.
Nice to see you around these parts again.
Silver Sonnet
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Hi, Cord! Wow--you've been BUSY in the last 6 months! Now I have to go read your diary and see what you've been doing 
Cord the Seeker
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You can also check out the progress pics I posted in the before & after thread.
Silver Sonnet
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I'll go look as soon as I post here, Cord
Ok--might as well start going through the motions here even though I'm not really eating well yet:
Breakfast (out): Whole wheat bagel with a little low-fat cream cheese. (No fruit because that place only serves it cut up in little bowls, and I was driving)
Late lunch: Leftover home made tacos--96% lean ground meat, tons of veggies, but in no way, shape or form healthy.
Supper: So far, just a small bowl of coleslaw made with low-fat mayo and lots of vinegar. I'll get some fruit and maybe yogurt (but probably not--not really hungry) before bed.
Exercise: Does shopping count? I did LOTS of shopping.
In general, I'm feeling ready to get serious. I've done my shopping so I have healthy stuff in the house. I've spent some time reading through other diaries and getting myself all inspired, and I'm ready to get back on the horse.
Ok--might as well start going through the motions here even though I'm not really eating well yet:
Breakfast (out): Whole wheat bagel with a little low-fat cream cheese. (No fruit because that place only serves it cut up in little bowls, and I was driving)
Late lunch: Leftover home made tacos--96% lean ground meat, tons of veggies, but in no way, shape or form healthy.
Supper: So far, just a small bowl of coleslaw made with low-fat mayo and lots of vinegar. I'll get some fruit and maybe yogurt (but probably not--not really hungry) before bed.
Exercise: Does shopping count? I did LOTS of shopping.
In general, I'm feeling ready to get serious. I've done my shopping so I have healthy stuff in the house. I've spent some time reading through other diaries and getting myself all inspired, and I'm ready to get back on the horse.
Cord the Seeker
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Actually, those tacos sound okay to me - lean meat, lots of veggies - I guess it depends on what else goes into them.
And it is important to get enough protein.
And it is important to get enough protein.
Silver Sonnet
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The "else" is the oil they are fried in. They could be less healthy, it's true, but they aren't in line with my normal dietary guidelines: 70-80% carbs (complex) and 10-15% each fat and protein. Because I'm diabetic and excess protein is really hard on the kidneys, I try to limit that. Still, I don't have these tacos often--maybe once a year, and the left overs are the best part So I'm not kicking myself, just staying honest.
So I'm not kicking myself, just staying honest.Silver Sonnet
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AAARRRRRGGGGGGGGGGggggggg! Who says women aren't tempted visually? I was sitting here at lunch, patting myself on the back for being SO healthy today, when I looked up and noticed a bag of mallowcreme pumpkins sitting by the monitor. Next thing I know, I've eaten *12* of them. How did THAT happen? I swear I don't even remember opening the zip lock baggie I'd put them in so I wouldn't smell them.
Nutrition info: 150 calories for SIX--that's 300 calories of candy--sugar--I barely even realized I was EATING. Jeez.
Otherwise, food has been good today:
2 mini-bagels, a little low fat cream cheese and half a grapefruit for breakfast.
Huge salad with pickled beets, home made whole wheat croutons and tons of veggies. The "dressing" was the juice from the beets.
The evil pumpkins
And supper is home made minestrone with beans and whole wheat penne and lots of veggies--and a little sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
All told 1,133 calories and 15.4 gram of fat, 30 grams of fiber. That's 70% carbs and 15% each fat and protein--perfect! And if I can find a 67 calorie snack, I'll have that, too
I got in a walk at the track today, and, while I never found the weights, I still think I did pretty well for my first serious day in forever.
Bring on tomorrow!
Nutrition info: 150 calories for SIX--that's 300 calories of candy--sugar--I barely even realized I was EATING. Jeez.
Otherwise, food has been good today:
2 mini-bagels, a little low fat cream cheese and half a grapefruit for breakfast.
Huge salad with pickled beets, home made whole wheat croutons and tons of veggies. The "dressing" was the juice from the beets.
The evil pumpkins
And supper is home made minestrone with beans and whole wheat penne and lots of veggies--and a little sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
All told 1,133 calories and 15.4 gram of fat, 30 grams of fiber. That's 70% carbs and 15% each fat and protein--perfect! And if I can find a 67 calorie snack, I'll have that, too
I got in a walk at the track today, and, while I never found the weights, I still think I did pretty well for my first serious day in forever.
Bring on tomorrow!