Success's Diary! 100 pounds need to go.

hey success,


for caloric cycling, try it like


1600

1100

1300

1100

1600

1100

1100


you could do 1000, 1400, 1200 later on too. or now. try it, let me know how it works!
 
Thanks lauralee


1,100 and 1,000 might be kind of tough... but I'm going to keep these numbers in mind and see what works. It wouldn't be dieting if it wasn't tough!
 
Day 37


Breakfast:

1/2 cup apple jacks 50 cals

1/4 cup skim milk 45 calories

90 cals


Lunch:

Stir fry veggies 80 calories

tofu 70 cals

olive oil 60 cals

210 cals


Dinner:

Pasta (whole wheat) 300 cals

pepper jack cheese 70 cals

pasta sauce 70 cals

boca burger patty 120 cals

560 cals


860 cals..


walked for 1 hour 45 minutes


going to eat pretzels and grapes later and string cheese later


1,075 calories total


not quite 1,100..but close!
 
Day 38


breakfast


1 cup apple jacks 100 cals

1/2 cup skim milk 45 cals


lunch:

low mein stir fry 150 cals

olive oil 60

tofu 70 cals

soy sauce 10 cals




Dinner:

Rice 220

Vegan patty 70 calories

Black beans 55 calories

pepper jack cheese 70 calories




Ate 850 calories today...walked for one hour

Plan on eating grapes and pretzels later, to get around to 1,100
 
hey success, just looking at your signature, have you not lost weight since january 19th? if so, we need to overhaul your exercise regime?
 
Lauralee,


I have to purchase a dependable scale! My scale now shows that I'm 120 pounds, LOL!!! I WISH...


I'll let you know soon. But I do think I have to configure this whole thing, the weight isn't shedding off...:mad:


i think it's because I've gone on diets before..and similar has happened. I lose a bunch of weight and then it stops. But who knows maybe I'm wrong and I have been losing weight. But i've been at this for over a month now! I'll let you know as soon as I check.


I started caloric cycling! But before you suggested good #s, I tried 1,600 for two days in a row...then 1,100, and then 1,100 again today...and so on


Thanks like always!
 
Hey Success...the food pics look great...very healthy and good portion control! Be careful on that new scale...Brawny77 had a similar tale and his new scale, while accurate and consistent was not the same story as his old one and the new one showed 5 pounds heavier...not the end of the world but a small mental setback.

Keep up the good work!

Sarah
 
Thank you sarah! I usually measure out the food I eat. you're so right about the scale! I'm scared to get on a functional one...but gonna do it!


Day 39


breakfast


apple jacks 100 cals

skim milk 1/2 cup 45 cals


lunch

stir fry veggies 80 cals

tofu 70 cals

soy sauce 10 cals

olive oil 120 cals


dinner

pasta 210 calories

pasta sauce 60 cals

boca buger patty 120 cals

pepper jack cheese 70 cals


total of 885 calories. Want to get up to 1,300 today..


will eat

pretzels 90 calories


and a sandwich today with two slices of bread (160) pickles (20) ketchup (20) and fat free cheese (45)


1,220 calories total...might also have a few strawberries to boost it and continue cycling calories.
 
Day 40


Breakfast


apple jacks 100 cals

1/2 skim milk 45 cals


lunch (switched it up today finally)


bread 160 calories

ketchup 20 calories

low fat cheese 45 calories

2 cucumblr slices- hardly any calories, a little bit of lettuce, 6 cals total

some hot peppers 5 cals


total calories for the day so far 381


Dinner:

vegan boca burger patty 70 cals

yellow/feta cheese 60 cals

brown rice 300 cals

hot peppers 20 cals

black beans 55 cals


886 calories


Will eat pretzels and string cheese later and a few strawberries..


should bring me to around 1,100...


tomorrow i'll eat 1,600...and then sunday and monday i'll eat 1,100 again!
 
BAD news!!!! Even though for 40 days now I have not exceeded the amount of calories I wanted to consume even ONCE, Today it all went to hell.


The day started well...(except I had no breakfast) but for lunch I had stir fry broccoli with peas, corn, carrots, and tofu. I thought dinner would go as planned. After going grocery shopping...I got a call from the rents. They wanted to go out to dinner. We went to a buffet...:ack2:


Now I didn't go entirely overboard or go all crazy...


but for starters, I did drink diet coke, which is the first time I've drank soda in 40 days...(HUGE for me..) but I had pasta w/ LOADS of olives (no good), mushrooms, garlic, onions, and pesto sauce. I saw the guy behind the counter making it...a huge table spoon of butter dropping on the pan, but i didn't stop him...after adding the mostaccioli he adds oil and vinegar.., i also grab a small slice of pizza with tomatoes, cheese, and mushrooms.


Second round...I had some chinese fried rice, 1 small tortilla with guacamole, and a small slice of cake. and a fudge brownie. :mad:


I could count this supremely high calorie day to help with cycling calories...but I'm sure that I probably ended up eating over 2,000.


Tomorrow I am going to try for a 800 calorie day. Same with monday.
 
Hey success...well...like you said, you didn't go 100% crazy...heavy on the carbs...yes, but not crazy! I bet you sleep like a baby tonight! Get back up and stick to your plan...800 cal's is realy low for a day...you may want to reconsider...it might backfire on you and make you go crazy again...just a thought.

I'd highly recommend not going back to the diet coke though...I'm convinced that stuff is addictive, not good for me and full of chemicals my liver has to spend time and energy getting out (and it does that instead of getting rid of my fat!). Don't get me wrong...I loved that stuff...but I've been off of it now for 8 months...and I'm really glad to be off of it!

The best thing I can tell you is "dont you quit"! You've come to far to go back now!

Sarah
 
I agree with scbibhouse and you should go back to ignoring the diet soda. my doctor told me they read that they are discovering now that diet soda eats the calcium from your bones. Its nasty stuff. I wouldnt stress out to much about the buffet. when you consider your long term goals its barely a bump if you go back to eating right. I would at the very worst call it a cheat day and be done with it.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! :beerchug:
 
Hi Sarah! Hi Size!


Thank you both so much :) I definitely will not be going back to my bad habits with diet coke! No more coke. No more buffet days! I can do this.


Sadly sarah I did not sleep like a baby.


I couldn't fall asleep AT ALL!!!! i haven't slept in over 30 hours!


Had 3 cups of coffee today...yikes


no breakfast...


snack

2 cheese strings 100 calories

pretzels 20 calories


no lunch...


dinner

white rice w/ peas 310 calories

oil 60 calories

burger patty 120 cals

cheese string 50 cals


660 calories total


I'm so tired and dizzy I feel like I need to eat something. Grabbed a slice of little ceasars pizza from the fridge (160 calories)

about to get some sleep in an hour FINALLY


Total calories for the day 820... Plus I haven't slept the night before. I think staying up burned a few more calories. But maybe not. Either way, never happening again!
 
Hey Success,

Sorry you didn't sleep...when I eat alot of carbs...it just zones me out and I sleep...hopefully you can get some good sleep and get back to your routine. I still really think 800 cal in a day is pretty close to a crash diet sweety...so watch out! Good job on the resolution to get away from the diet coke...I don't know what all it does...but I know none of it is good!

Sarah
 
Hi Success,


You are so motivated and determined, I love it. So disciplined about food. I don't measure what I eat, but I guesstimate and put it in fitday. Reading your journal, I think I am inspired to buy a food scale and be really discipline. I know you have had some tough weeks, but you will get through this. You have come this far. Will stop by again.


Juni
 
By definition a starvation diet is anything under 900 calories, but I think you'd have to do that for more then one day to starve ;) STILL, with the way calorie cycling is supposed to work you figure out your basic calorie needs for one week, 7 days, running a deficit from BMR + Activity. So, for example, I can eat up to 1600 calories a day for weight loss according to my calculations so 1600 X 7= 11200 calories. Now, to cycle instead of eating 1600 each day I'll eat low on more inactive days, say, 1100 calories because I'm petite and I can get away with it (if I was over 5'6" I'd not go below 1200). And on days I did cardio I'd eat up to 1700 calories with a higher percentage of those calories coming from carbs. On days I did strengh training I'd eat mid range, around 1300 calories with a higher percentage of my calories from protein. The only days I'd eat low would be inactive days. My total for the week would still come out close to my weekly goal though, otherwise one might risk your body holding onto weight instead of losing it. Cycling is to jolt the system and keep it guessing. If I ate 1500 calories everyday for weeks eventaully I would stall because my body would just go into a state of homeostasis. Cycling avoids that by keeping things interesting.
 
Did that buffet affect your sleeping?!?!!


If so, THAT'S CRAZY!!!!!! and I'd be damned curious to know how that happened...


Happy you stayed.
 
Sarah- Thanks again! you're always encouraging and helpful. I'm back on track with the sleeping! Hopefully won't have another off day. 800 calories is for sure low! I don't plan on doing that again. It was just that one day to try and balance out the buffet meal. As always thanks for stopping by :)

Juni- Thanks for checking in! And thanks so much for the kind words... I try to be disciplined. For 40 days I stayed within my calorie goal! did not think i could do it but I certainly did. Good luck to you too!

Lauralee- I have absolutely no idea! Perhaps? It was the first day I didn't eat under my diet! Crazy stuff. We'll see if it happens again or if it really is related to my buffet ordeal!


Day 43


breakfast:

none


lunch:

stir fry chow mein 100 calories

olive oil 70 calories

tofu 70 calories

soy sauce 10 calories


snack:

1/4th of a snickers bar (which took CONTROL to do!!!!) 57 calories

vitamin water with no calories


dinner:

pasta 230 calories

pasta sauce 70 calories

pepper jack cheese 70 calories

cilantro/mushrooms- 10 calories

vegan patty 70 calories



757 calories


am going to eat pretzels... (50 calories and grapes 60 calories, and maybe a little bit of feta cheese 20 calories)


A total of 887 for the day


Ahhh I ate a twinkie! that is the LAST thing i should eat on a diet. But I caved :( yuck!!!! Still stayed within calories for the day. but disappointed.
 
Isn't there a twinkine diet you can go on? Lol! I swear I think I saw an article about a college professor who lost weight on a junk food diet and ate twinkies and such all day.
 
Day 44


feeling kind of dizzy today..and grouchy.


breakfast

none


lunch

black beans, corns, tomatoes, green peppers and a few pretzels 130 cals

sandwich- wheat bread - 130 cals pickles 20 cals ketchup 20 cals low fat cheese 45 cals


dinner

white rice 300 cals

mushrooms 20 cals

boca burger patty 120 cals

string cheese 50 cals


crystal light 10 cals


845 cals...


will eat pretzels and some more foods
 
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