Want2Lose's Diary

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April 3

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with fat-free lentil spread and tomatoes
Snack: Popcorn with raw pumpkin seeds (cooking spray, salt)
Lunch: Three corn tortillas with baked tofu (soy deli brand, honey sesame flavor), escarole, tomatoes, and mustard
Snack: Apple, decaf coffee with chocolate soymilk
Dinner: Bean salad (garbanzos, black beans, kidney beans, lemon juice, salt, pepper, onion, celery, garlic)
Snack: Orange

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps; 10 push-ups
 
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April 4 (Easter)

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, walnuts, soymilk), one corn tortilla with peanut butter
Snack: Decaf coffee, popcorn with raw pumpkin seeds (cooking spray, salt)
Lunch: Stew (beet greens, porcini mushrooms, tomato sauce); bitter melon (low-sodium soy sauce); blueberries and cantaloupe (lemon juice); jasmine tea; two corn tortillas with baked tofu (tomato, escarole, mustard)
Snack: Popcorn with raw pumpkin seeds (cooking spray, salt)
Dinner: Stir-fry (shrimp, eggplant, carrot, bok choy, onion, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, low-sodium soy sauce)
Snack: Five dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; fourteen push-ups

Today is Easter. All week I have been avoiding Easter candy at work and hot cross buns at home (my favorite). I tried to think of a treat I could fit into my diet, and then decided I would celebrate with a non-food reward instead, an idea I got from this board. So I bought some luxurious bath salts (rose and citrus scent) and a small flowering plant. It was definitely a change of pace from chocolate eggs and marshmallow peeps. I also wore the same pair of silk dress pants I wore at Thanksgiving, size 8. Then, they were quite snug and a good reminder not to overeat. In fact, they were so snug that the button popped off and when I wore them again for Easter I had to fasten them with a brooch. I am approx. 10 pounds lighter than I was at Thanksgiving and the pants are rather loose on me, which is gratifying.
 
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April 5

Menu
Breakfast: Four corn tortillas with almond butter; chocolate soymilk
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt, cayenne), sweet potato, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, one tomato
Snack: Grapefruit juice, decaf coffee
Dinner: Three corn tortillas with fat-free refried beans (La Prefirida brand), salsa, avocado; beets, bitter melon, kale
Snack: Popcorn with pumpkin seeds (cooking spray, salt) ten dried unsulphured apricots, one brazil nut

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups

Just a horrid day at work; fortunately, I didn't take it out in food.
 
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well done with not letting easter screw up your healthy eating. That easter bunny has a lot to answer for...
 
April 6

Isabel, you are absolutely right! Easter candy is even harder to resist than Halloween's.

Menu
Breakfast: Four corn tortillas with almond butter
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Egg (salt, cayenne), sweet potato, brussels sprouts
Snack: Decaf coffee with chocolate soymilk
Dinner: Vegetables (beets, lavar, bitter melon, bok choy); three corn tortillas with fat-free refried black beans (La Prefirida brand), avocado, and salsa
Snack: Popcorn with roasted pumpkin seeds (cooking spray, salt); orange

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; five push-ups

The calories are creeping up, always 100 to 200 more than I should have. At least I am eating clean. I know I can get this under control.
 
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April 7

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt, cayenne), broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, sweet potato
Snack: Decaf coffee with chocolate soymilk
Dinner: Lentils and quinoa in tomato sauce; soup (miso paste, beet, bok choy, onion, kale, lavar, shiitake mushrooms, ginger); bitter melon
Snack: Rhubarb (honey, cinnamon); popcorn with pumpkin seeds (cooking spray, salt)

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 8 push-ups
 
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April 8

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter, cantaloupe
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt, cayenne), baked potato, sweet potato, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots
Snack: Decaf coffee with chocolate soymilk, half orange
Dinner: Salad (escarole, Newman's light balsamic vinaigrette, lemon juice); soup (miso, baked tofu (hickory flavor), bok choy, kale, turnip, beet, onion, garlic, eggplant, lavar, shiitake, ginger); bitter melon; smoked oysters
Snack: Stewed fruit (rhubarb, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, cinnamon); popcorn (cooking spray, salt); brazil nut


Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; no push-ups
 
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April 9

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter; cantaloupe; decaf coffee with chocolate soymilk
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Salad (escarole, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, cayenne, lemon juice, ken's brand light Italian dressing, salt); sweet potato, brussels sprouts
Snack: None
Dinner: Three corn tortillas with baked tofu, mustard, tomatoes; vegetables (turnips, eggplant, beet, bitter melon, ginger)
Snack: Stewed fruit (rhubarb, mixed berries, cinnamon); five dried unsulphured apricots; popcorn with pumpkin seeds (cooking spray, salt)

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
 
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April 10

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (almonds, cinnamon, soymilk); cantaloupe
Snack: Apple, decaf coffee
Lunch: Baked potato topped with lentils in tomato sauce
Snack: Almonds
Dinner: Tuna salad (navy beans, celery, green onions, miracle whip, horseradish, lemon juice) on three corn tortillas with frisee and tomatoes
Snack: Mango, mixed berries, popcorn (cooking spray, salt)

Exercise
Walked 14,000 steps; ten push-ups
 
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Hello Everyone,
I'm not very good at writing down, but will try to keep a diary of sorts, however, more often than not I will have my three square meals and a healthy snack or two i.e. cereal bar, yoghurt, baked cheddar crisps etc.

Here's today's:
Breakfast: Bran flakes, 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and skimmed milk.

Lunch: Eba (garri: Cassava and palm oil) made in hot water and stew and Okro with meat. A glass of apple juice.

Dinner: Cheese and pickle sandwich on two slices of Granary bread and chocolate drink and skimmed milk.

Snack: two slices Granary bread with butter and a small juice orange juice drink.

Later on chocolate drink and skimmed milk.
 
April 11

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (almonds, raisins, cinnamon, soymilk), pear
Snack: Decaf coffee
Lunch: Three corn tortillas with baked tofu (hickory flavor), frisee, onion tomatoes, horseradish sauce
Snack: Mango, grapefruit
Dinner: Soup (miso, turnip, beet, bitter melon, kale, garlic); black beans and quinoa with salsa
Snack: Popcorn (nutritional yeast, cooking spray, salt), mixed berries, ten almonds, three squares dark chocolate

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 8 push-ups
 
April 12

Yikes! Topped the calorie chart with 2,000 yesterday. It was the first day of my period, so perhaps that explains the munchies. I was simply famished.

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter; mango
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt, cayenne), sweet potato, brussels sprouts, tomatoes
Snack: Decaf coffee
Dinner: Three corn tortillas with fat-free refried black beans (la prefirida brand), green onions, salsa, avocado; vegetables (beet, turnip, kale, bitter melon, balsamic vinegar)
Snack: Popocorn, pumpkin seeds, fourteen dried unsulphured apricots, orange

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 8 push-ups
 
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April 13

Another 2100 calorie day yesterday. Not happy.

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Smoked oysters, spinach, brussels sprouts, two tomatoes, baked red potato
Snack: Decaf coffee, orange
Dinner: Three corn tortillas with refried black beans, avocado, salsa; vegetables (rapini, garlic, bitter melon, lemon juice)
Snack: Popcorn (cooking spray, salt); mixed berries

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; seven push-ups
 
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It's okay once in a while to have those days love! You are one of the hardest working people on here. Consistency is your middle name. TOM is another story....;) Get your butt back on track! ....in a good way. Though I don't have to tell you!!! :D!!
 
April 14

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter
Snack: Apple, mint tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt, cayenne), mixed vegetables (green beans, broccoli, pea pods, mushrooms, onions, carrots, green bell pepper, red bell pepper), two tomatoes, baked potato
Snack: Orange, decaf coffee
Dinner: Three corn tortillas with baked tofu, horseradish, frisee, tomatoes; smoked oysters; jasmine tea
Snack: Popcorn (nutritional yeast, cooking spray, salt); mixed berries; brazil nut

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; seven push-ups
 
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April 15

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter, decaf coffee
Snack: Apple, raisins
Lunch: Hummus, vegetables (broccoli, green beans, pea pods, mushrooms, red and green peppers, onions, carrots), two tomatoes, two waffle fries
Snack: Orange
Dinner: Sweet potato, hummus, vegetables (see above); hard-boiled egg on tortilla with tomato, frisee, horseradish; bitter melon
Snack: Mixed berries

Exericse
Walked 10,000 steps; eight push-ups
 
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April 16

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, almonds, cinnamon, soymilk)
Snack: Orange
Lunch: Rapini and kale with baked tofu (soy sauce); beets (balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper); salad (frisee, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper)
Snack: Mixed berries with chocolate soymilk
Dinner: Tuna salad (navy beans, peas, celery, onion, miracle whip, lemon juice) on three corn tortillas with horseradish and tomatoes
Snack: Popcorn (salt, cooking spray); ten almonds; brazil nut; mixed berries

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
 
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April 17

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with almond butter; mixed fruit; decaf coffee
Snack: None
Lunch: Three corn tortillas with baked tofu, horseradish, lettuce, tomato; vegetables (beans, peapods, broccoli, baby corn, carrots, water chestnuts, onion, red pepper, green pepper, low-sodium soy sauce)
Snack: Popcorn (nutritional yeast, cooking spray, salt)
Dinner: Hard-boiled egg, garbanzo beans and brown rice with salsa
Snack: Stewed fruit (rhubarb, mixed berries) with walnuts

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
 
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Friday was another day of nearly 2,000 calories. I just am eating A LOT. It's not junk -- no sweets, very little added oil, no unrefined carbs, no artificial sweeteners -- just a lot of fruit, vegetables, whole grains. I am going to try cutting out coffee for a couple of weeks. Possibly it's acting as a spur to my appetite. Fortunately, I am not gaining any weight, but I know I will eventually if I go on like this.

Also, I am growing a little bored with the diet. Especially logging all my food and counting the calories.
 
I don't blame you woman. Your consistency must be hard. It's almost like what's the point of it all, if once you get to where you want to be,...you can't ease up a bit right?!!?

All in all...maybe you should designate yourself a higher calorie meal or day...to keep you feeling on track the rest?
 
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