Want2Lose's Diary

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November 30

Down to 138 pounds this morning. Must have got rid of that Thanksgiving salt retention.

Menu
Breakfast: Apple with peanut butter
Snack: Herring in wine sauce, two raisins, apple juice
Lunch: Kidney beans (tumeric, black pepper, salsa), sweet potato, spinach
Snack: Popcorn (salt)
Dinner: Mixed berries (see above), cocoa (soymilk, cocoa, sugar)
Snack: Clementine, almonds, two dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps.
 
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December 1

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (soymilk, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon)
Snack: Green tea with honey
Lunch: Carrot sticks, hard-boiled egg (salt), olives
Snack: Clementine
Dinner: Stuffed delicata squash (split peas, spinach, olive oil, salsa), clementine
Snack: Two squares dark chocolate, herring in wine sauce, almonds, two dried unsulphured apricots, mixed berries (see above) with soymilk

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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December 2

Even though it looks like a lot of snacking last night, I stayed around 1,600 calories. However, it is ironic that as I snacked, I was reading The End of Overeating. That really is a great book.

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (soymilk, cinnamon, raisins, walnuts)
Snack: Two clementines
Lunch: Carrot sticks, hummus, two black and one green stuffed olive
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Delicata squash, black beans, spinach, lemon juice, salsa
Snack: Mixed berries (see above) with soy milk, almonds

Exercise
Walked 9,000 steps (several of these steps were done jogging in place)
 
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Want2Lose said:
I watched a tv show last night. The chef Rachel Ray cooked an entire Thanksgiving dinner in 60 minutes. I had never seen her show before. Apparently her gimmick is quick tasty meals that can be put together in 30 minutes (the Thanksgiving dinner was an exception) using convenience foods such as pre-cut and pre-washed vegetables, prepared bread cubes, etc.

What stood out was the amount of fat in all her recipes. I don't know if these recipes were unusual because of the holiday, or what. But she repeatedly sloshed into pans what seemed an astonishing amount of evoo. She did not measure. She would say "2 tablespoons", for example, but to me it looked like much more. There was one recipe --stuffing-- where she used an entire stick of butter. Another -- pumpkin soup -- with two cups of cream. With the obesity epidemic, I think it would help if tv chefs were shown measuring or weighing high-calorie ingredients like oil.

I used to cook like this the first year I was trying to lose weight. I couldn't figure out why I was eating healty soups and salads and losing less than a pound a month. Portion distortion -- I was sloshing in the oil, eyeballing what I thought was the correct amount. Yes, it's a "good fat" but it's still fat and I did not use it in moderation. I had other issues with my diet, but this was a big one. I now measure my oil in teaspoons and half teaspoons and STILL find it hard to keep fat under 30% of my daily calories. Imagine how much fat I must have been taking in that first year! It was a real surprise to get this visual reminder of how I used to cook.

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter and dill pickle
Snack: Clementine
Lunch: Stew (kale, tempeh, mushrooms, garlic) topped with salsa
Snack: Clementine, green tea
Dinner: Butternut squash, cauliflower, tuna steak (see above), salad (avocado, cherry tomatoes, lemon juice, black pepper)
Snack: Apple, dark chocolate, almonds

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps
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Rachel Ray is amazing in the sense of how fast she cooks, but it's a wonder to me how she stays thin!...I mean, Just like you said,...she uses astounding amounts of fat in her meals! I'm glad you were able to reflect on yourself and your previous habits! :)

It really is about reflection, I think for me, that is one of my main issues as well. Portion Distortion. I've been thinking of buying a food scale and measuring what I should and shouldn't be eating so I could actually see it...and just put that on my plate!

....I am SO PROUD of you & Inspired by you lady to get into the 130's!!!!....You are my Methodical Hero!! hahah! :D!!! Living life in simple terms of enjoying good food, variety, and walking it up!...
 
So another quick question,....how do you get all those steps in daily? I mean, do you go on one SUPER long walk? Break it up into 3 portions of the day? Park your car super far?

...all of the above?....I'm fascinated by the amount of steps you do daily. I just found my stepper and shoved it somewhere the other day cleaning...and you inspire me to whip it out again, since it's been so hard to get in my workouts lately cause of my schedule....:(
 
Want2Lose said:
I am down to 139 pounds today. A relief. Now that I weigh less, I can't eat as much to maintain a one pound/week weight loss. According to an online BMR/RMR calculator, I should be eating about 1,500 calories a day to lose one pound per week at my activity level. I am actually averaging about 1,650/day. I am participating in the 6-week challenge on the other thread, and I would really like to lose a pound a week. If I can, that will get me to goal (135) around Christmas or New Year.

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas, peanut butter, dill pickle, half grapefruit
Snack: None
Lunch: Baked potato with lentils and swiss chard (garlic, lemon juice)
Snack: Roasted pumpkin seeds (olive oil, black pepper, salt, tumeric)
Dinner: Rutabaga, sweet potato, asian-type salad with ramen noodles and sunflower seeds, red wine, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, Italian bread-like cake with chocolate topping and filling, decaf coffee

Exercise
16,000 steps

I learned several things from my Thanksgiving dinner yesterday: (1) bring a healthy choice to contribute to the meal; if I had not brought the rutabaga and sweet potatoes, my choices would have been extremely limited; (2) eat healthy choices early at home before going out; my lunch of lentils and chard filled me up with very few calories; (3) fit in some extra exercise if possible; (4) wear something form-fitting; I had a pair of size-8 silk trousers I had never worn. They were tight to begin with so I couldn't stuff myself too much with them becoming uncomfortable; (4) sweets no longer taste as good as they used to; (5) but I still have a hard time stopping eating them. I try to eat gluten-free so my plan was to eat only the filling of the pie and cobbler. I found I could not stop myself from eating all on my plate even though I wasn't particularly hungry; (6) it's hard to estimate the calories in foods that other people prepare. My best estimate for yesterday is 1,700 using fitday values but I wouldn't be surprised with anything up to 2,500.
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Very Very good revelations!!!!....:iagree:!!!
 
December 3

Hello, Alta! Thanks for the comment and questions. About the walking, I go for as long a walk as I can manage in the morning. This is usually about half an hour or 3,000 steps. At work, I try to get up and move as much as I can. My boss knows I am trying to walk, so if there are any walking-distance errands, he sends me. Otherwise, my job is almost entirely sedentary. I can usually get up to 5,000 steps by the end of the work day.

It gets dark early now. I used to go for another walk after work to get my steps up to 10,000, but with the cold and dark, I walk up and down the halls of my condo. I'm sure the neighbors think I am odd. I have also just started walking/jogging in place in front of the tv.

On days I don't go to work, it is much easier. I just take a break every couple of hours from whatever I am doing at home and get 1,000 to 2,000 steps at a time in. I usually complete my walking by early afternoon on those days.

Menu
Breakfast: Apple, peanut butter, green tea
Snack: None
Lunch: Stew (split peas, rice, onion, green peas, carrots, spinach, olive oil, salt, pepper, tumeric), butternut squash, clementine
Snack: Prune juice
Dinner: Tilapia in soy-brownsugar glaze (inland fresh market brand), salsa
Snack: Dark chocolate, almonds, mixed berries

Exercise
12,000 steps.
 
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December 4

Menu
Breakfast: Clementines, decaf coffee with soymilk
Snack: Baked tofu (soy deli brand, honey sesame flavor)
Lunch: Kale with garlic and salsa
Snack: Popcorn (salt)
Dinner: Two corn toritillas with low-fat refried black beans (La Prefirida brand) and salsa, butternut squash with walnuts, raisins, cinnamon
Snack: Clementine, almonds

Exercise
Walked 13,000 steps.
 
December 5

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas, peanut butter, sweet pickles, clementine
Snack: Baked tofu (see above), apple
Lunch: Kale with garlic and butternut squash
Snack: Herbal tea
Dinner: Three corn tortillas with low-fat refried black beans, avocado, lemon juice, salsa
Snack: Mixed berries, almonds, clementine, two pieces dark chocolate

Exercise
Walked 13,000 steps.
 
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December 6

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas, peanut butter, clementine, mixed berries with soymilk
Snack: None
Lunch: Bok choy (hoisin sauce, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, black pepper)
Snack: Popcorn (salt), mixed berries with soymilk
Dinner: Three corn tortillas, fat-free refried beans, salsa, avocado, lemon juice
Snack: Almonds

Exercise
11,000 steps

Down to 137 pounds today. Only two more until goal.
 
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December 7

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, soymilk)
Snack: Apple, almonds, raisins, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, vegetable sticks (carrot, celery, green pepper), two black olives
Snack: Diet pepsi, popcorn
Dinner: Navy beans (garlic), carnival squash, spinach, lemon juice, black pepper
Snack: Mixed berries with soymilk, two dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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December 8

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas, peanut butter, soymilk
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), vegetable sticks (carrot, celery, green pepper), Emergen-C brand vitamin drink
Snack: Popcorn (salt), herbal tea
Dinner: Soy-brown-sugar Tilapia (inland market brand), carnival squash, navy beans, spinach (lemon juice, garlic, black pepper), eggplant
Snack: Mixed berries with soymilk, almonds, two dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps

Down another pound today to 136. Only one pound to goal!
 
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December 9

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: None
Lunch: Winter stew (garbanzos, rutabaga, turnips, parsnips, onion)
Snack: Grapefruit
Dinner: Baked tofu, remainder of the winter stew (see above)
Snack: Decaf coffee with soymilk, mixed berries with soymilk

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps.
 
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December 10

Menu
Breakfast: Tortilla with peanut butter, egg (salt), clementines, green tea
Snack: Herb tea, dry-roasted edamame
Lunch: Four corn tortillas with refried beans and reduced-fat cheddar cheese
Snack: Sweet potato with walnuts and raisins
Dinner: Baked tofu, apple
Snack: Mixed berries, almonds, two dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
Walked 9,000 steps (includes some jogging).
 
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December 11

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, yogurt)
Snack: Clementine, two kiwi fruit
Lunch: Edamame, two slices cheddar cheese
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Danish acorn squash, mustard greens, garbanzo beans, salsa
Snack: Mixed berries with soymilk.

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps (includes some jogging). 3 push-ups, 7 sit-ups

I am at goal. The scale read 135 this morning. I am so happy. I may try for another 10-pound loss eventually, but for now I want to try to maintain. This is the hard part. I have bought Thin for Life by Fletcher and have been doing a lot of internet reading on maintaining weight loss. The statistics are astonishing. Up to 95% of people regain. If I feel I could still lose, I will start again in May or June, but for now I'd like to get used to my new weight.
 
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December 12

Thanks, Trusylver. I'm pretty pleased about it. I doubt if I could have done it, or at least as easily, without the support and accountability of this forum.

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter and dill pickle
Snack: Apple, baked tofu (soy deli brand, hickory flavor), almond
Lunch: Pinto beans (carrot, garlic) over brown rice with avocado and salsa (lemon juice, black pepper)
Snack: Almond
Dinner: Kale, herring in wine sauce
Snack: Mixed berries, two squares dark chocolate, two dark chocolate pomegranate-juice filled candies, decaf coffee with soymilk and cinnamon

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps. Four push-ups (my arms hurt), ten sit-ups.
 
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December 13

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter and dill pickle
Snack: Almonds, apple, baked tofu
Lunch: Bok Choy (olive oil, hoisin sauce, cornstarch, lemon juice, black pepper, garlic)
Snack: Popcorn (salt), sugarless chewing gum, cough drop
Dinner: soy-brown-sugar tilapia (inland market brand), Danish acorn squash, rutabaga
Snack: Almonds, half banana

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps, four push-ups, fifteen sit-ups.
 
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December 14

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter and dill pickle
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt) raw vegetables (carrots, celery, green pepper)
Snack: Popcorn, diet pepsi
Dinner: Pinto beans (garlic) with avocado, salsa, low-fat cheddar, swiss chard (lemon juice), sweet potato
Snack: Blueberries with soymilk, almonds, two dried unsulphured apricots, herring in wine sauce

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; five pushups; seventeen situps (difficult)
 
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December 15

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas, peanut butter, dill pickle
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard boiled egg (salt), raw vegetables (carrot, celery, green pepper), herbal tea
Snack: Baked tofu (soy deli brand, honey sesame flavor), grapefruit
Dinner: Kale, pinto beans cooked with onion, celery, garlic, over brown rice with salsa, reduced-fat cheddar, and avocado
Snack: Dark chocolate, two brazil nuts

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps, 5 push-ups, 20 sit-ups
 
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