Want2Lose's Diary
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June 3
Flumes, I hope you can find them. They are really good. I think there are a few brands out there. They are the kind with only three ingredients -- corn, water, and lime.
Hello, Derrick. Thanks for stopping by! I would be glad to post pictures, but unfortunately I don't have any "before" pictures. When I started out, I didn't seriously believe I would lose the weight. I had been 165 most of my adult life and thought I was stuck there. When I shot up to 185 that last year, I felt too bad about my looks to let myself be photographed.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; vanilla soymilk with cinnamon; strawberries
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, baked potato, Brussels sprouts, salad (parsley and tomato), cayenne
Snack: Raisins
Dinner: Stew (turnips, eggplant, bitter melon, lentils, tomato sauce, radish greens, mustard greens); sauerkraut
Snack: Mixed berries, vanilla soymilk with molasses
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Flumes, I hope you can find them. They are really good. I think there are a few brands out there. They are the kind with only three ingredients -- corn, water, and lime.
Hello, Derrick. Thanks for stopping by! I would be glad to post pictures, but unfortunately I don't have any "before" pictures. When I started out, I didn't seriously believe I would lose the weight. I had been 165 most of my adult life and thought I was stuck there. When I shot up to 185 that last year, I felt too bad about my looks to let myself be photographed.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; vanilla soymilk with cinnamon; strawberries
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, baked potato, Brussels sprouts, salad (parsley and tomato), cayenne
Snack: Raisins
Dinner: Stew (turnips, eggplant, bitter melon, lentils, tomato sauce, radish greens, mustard greens); sauerkraut
Snack: Mixed berries, vanilla soymilk with molasses
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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June 4
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with refried beans, avocado, salsa; green tea
Snack: 10 almonds
Lunch: Salad (shrimp, lettuce, tomato, red onion, radishes, balsamic vinegar, black pepper)
Snack: Decaf coffee, iced, with vanilla soymilk and molasses; popcorn with sunflower seeds (garlic salt, cooking spray)
Dinner: Two corn tortillas with refried beans, avocado, salsa; kale
Snack: Strawberries and cherries
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with refried beans, avocado, salsa; green tea
Snack: 10 almonds
Lunch: Salad (shrimp, lettuce, tomato, red onion, radishes, balsamic vinegar, black pepper)
Snack: Decaf coffee, iced, with vanilla soymilk and molasses; popcorn with sunflower seeds (garlic salt, cooking spray)
Dinner: Two corn tortillas with refried beans, avocado, salsa; kale
Snack: Strawberries and cherries
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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June 5
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; decaf coffee
Snack: Apple, twenty almonds
Lunch: Two corn tortillas with baked tofu (TJ brand, savory flavor), lettuce, tomato, horseradish
Snack: None
Dinner: Shrimp and broccoli over brown rice (carrot, red onion, green onion, low-sodium soy sauce, lemon juice, cayenne)
Snack: Popcorn (garlic salt, cooking spray), mixed berries, 1 piece hard candy
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; decaf coffee
Snack: Apple, twenty almonds
Lunch: Two corn tortillas with baked tofu (TJ brand, savory flavor), lettuce, tomato, horseradish
Snack: None
Dinner: Shrimp and broccoli over brown rice (carrot, red onion, green onion, low-sodium soy sauce, lemon juice, cayenne)
Snack: Popcorn (garlic salt, cooking spray), mixed berries, 1 piece hard candy
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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June 6
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: Strawberries
Lunch: Stew (baked tofu, swiss chard, tomato sauce, oyster mushrooms, dried parsley, garlic, balsamic vinaigre, cayenne)
Snack: Popcorn with sunflower seeds (salt, cooking spray); mango; one chocolate-covered espresso bean; green tea
Dinner: Stir fried shrimp & vegetables (broccoli, potato, carrot, green onion, low-sodium soy sauce, lemon juice, cornstarch, cayenne, ginger); sauerkraut
Snack: Mixed berries, one piece hard candy, four corn tortillas with peanut butter and strawberry jam, vanilla soymilk with molasses
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: Strawberries
Lunch: Stew (baked tofu, swiss chard, tomato sauce, oyster mushrooms, dried parsley, garlic, balsamic vinaigre, cayenne)
Snack: Popcorn with sunflower seeds (salt, cooking spray); mango; one chocolate-covered espresso bean; green tea
Dinner: Stir fried shrimp & vegetables (broccoli, potato, carrot, green onion, low-sodium soy sauce, lemon juice, cornstarch, cayenne, ginger); sauerkraut
Snack: Mixed berries, one piece hard candy, four corn tortillas with peanut butter and strawberry jam, vanilla soymilk with molasses
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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June 7
The late-night snacking got me again. My sleep has been erratic all weekend. We have a new kitten and he gets me up several times during the night, then I nap during the day. This led to me being up until midnight last night, and if I'm awake late and there's food, it's a bad combination. I ended up at 2500 calories.
Menu
Breakfast: Apple
Snack: None
Lunch: Salad (kidney beans, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, green onion, radishes, honey mustard dressing, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, black pepper)
Snack: Fruit (strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon)
Dinner: Baked tofu (Soy deli brand, honey sesame flavor); turnip greens in tomato sauce
Snack: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter and strawberry jam; popcorn (salt, cooking spray)
Exercise
10,000 steps; no push-ups
The late-night snacking got me again. My sleep has been erratic all weekend. We have a new kitten and he gets me up several times during the night, then I nap during the day. This led to me being up until midnight last night, and if I'm awake late and there's food, it's a bad combination. I ended up at 2500 calories.
Menu
Breakfast: Apple
Snack: None
Lunch: Salad (kidney beans, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, green onion, radishes, honey mustard dressing, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, black pepper)
Snack: Fruit (strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon)
Dinner: Baked tofu (Soy deli brand, honey sesame flavor); turnip greens in tomato sauce
Snack: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter and strawberry jam; popcorn (salt, cooking spray)
Exercise
10,000 steps; no push-ups
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Flumes
New member
Awwww...a new kitten! Do we have a name yet???
I remember our dogs as pups. We just got the one all trained and everything and my wife (in her caring wisdom) decided that two dogs would be sooo much happier together. So Bella (Spinone Italiano) got a friend...Stella (Pure lab/Pure Golden)
And we almost got divorced before we were married! lol Puppies are a challenge sometimes, to say the least. As are kittens I imagine.
Good luck and hope you have a better nite.
I remember our dogs as pups. We just got the one all trained and everything and my wife (in her caring wisdom) decided that two dogs would be sooo much happier together. So Bella (Spinone Italiano) got a friend...Stella (Pure lab/Pure Golden)
And we almost got divorced before we were married! lol Puppies are a challenge sometimes, to say the least. As are kittens I imagine.
Good luck and hope you have a better nite.
June 8
Hi, Flumes. Yeah, it's funny how I completely forgot about all the work kittens are. But he is worth it. We are debating several names. Guy or Plum, maybe.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; watermelon
Snack: Green tea, apple
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, two red potatoes, broccoli, two tomatoes
Snack: Raisins
Dinner: Stew (baked tofu, salmon, mustard greens, carrot, green onion, salsa, olive oil, lemon juice, ginger, salt, black pepper); radishes
Snack: Popcorn (salt, cooking spray); mixed berries
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Hi, Flumes. Yeah, it's funny how I completely forgot about all the work kittens are. But he is worth it. We are debating several names. Guy or Plum, maybe.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; watermelon
Snack: Green tea, apple
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, two red potatoes, broccoli, two tomatoes
Snack: Raisins
Dinner: Stew (baked tofu, salmon, mustard greens, carrot, green onion, salsa, olive oil, lemon juice, ginger, salt, black pepper); radishes
Snack: Popcorn (salt, cooking spray); mixed berries
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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Jun 9
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; watermelon
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, spinach, broccoli, baked potato, lentil soup (Amy's brand)
Snack: Black tea
Dinner: Baked beans (TJ brand), baked tofu, mustard greens
Snack: Cantaloupe, mixed berries, 10 almonds
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; watermelon
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, spinach, broccoli, baked potato, lentil soup (Amy's brand)
Snack: Black tea
Dinner: Baked beans (TJ brand), baked tofu, mustard greens
Snack: Cantaloupe, mixed berries, 10 almonds
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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June 10
Hello, Alta. I like your new avatar -- you look great.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; cantaloupe and blueberries
Snack: Green tea, apple
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), lentil soup, baked potato, spinach
Snack: Cantaloupe and blueberries
Dinner: Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, radish, sunflower seeds, balsamic vinegar, garlic salt); radish greens (salsa, salt, black pepper); shrimp
Snack: None (a gold star event. it's almost impossible for me to forego a bedtime snack)
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Hello, Alta. I like your new avatar -- you look great.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; cantaloupe and blueberries
Snack: Green tea, apple
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), lentil soup, baked potato, spinach
Snack: Cantaloupe and blueberries
Dinner: Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, radish, sunflower seeds, balsamic vinegar, garlic salt); radish greens (salsa, salt, black pepper); shrimp
Snack: None (a gold star event. it's almost impossible for me to forego a bedtime snack)
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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June 11
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; cantaloupe & blueberries; green tea
Snack: None
Lunch: Two corn tortillas with fat-free refried black beans (la prefirida brand), guacamole, salsa
Snack: Mixed berries and cantaloupe
Dinner: Tuna salad (hard-boiled egg, peas, celery, onion, miracle whip), lettuce, tomatoes
Snack: None (another gold star. maybe i can get in the habit of going to sleep without a bedtime snack)
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter; cantaloupe & blueberries; green tea
Snack: None
Lunch: Two corn tortillas with fat-free refried black beans (la prefirida brand), guacamole, salsa
Snack: Mixed berries and cantaloupe
Dinner: Tuna salad (hard-boiled egg, peas, celery, onion, miracle whip), lettuce, tomatoes
Snack: None (another gold star. maybe i can get in the habit of going to sleep without a bedtime snack)
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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June 12
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with refried beans and salsa; strawberries; decaf coffee
Snack: Green tea
Lunch: Salad (lettuce, tomato, green onion, balsamic vinegar); salmon (herb rub, olive oil, green onions, cayenne, ginger, low-sodium soy sauce); red potato; watermelon
Snack: Popcorn with sunflower seeds (cooking spray, garlic salt)
Dinner: Tempeh and broccoli (green onions, ginger, garlic, cayenne, lemon juice, soy sauce)
Snack: Strawberries with balsamic vinegar; iced decaf coffee
Exercise
10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
I got Mark Bittman's book, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. I don't normally cook from recipes -- no patience -- but I like to look through cookbooks to get ideas for combining foods and flavors. It looks pretty good.
Also read Daniel Kirschenbaums, The 9 Truths About Weight Loss. It had a lengthy chapter on maintaining weight loss. Except for Anne Fletcher's Thin for Life, I have had a hard time finding books that specifically address the problem of keeping the weight off. I have seen that statistic about 95% of people who lose weight regaining it, and am trying to be as proactive as I can so it doesn't happen to me.
Kirschenbaum says that his number one trick to maintaining weight loss is to throw out your old large clothes and only wear clothes that fit your new size. I had been putting this off. I don't care for shopping, so I had been wearing my old size 12 and 14 pants pulled in with a belt. Today I finally got three new pair of pants (size 6). There is not much leeway in the hips and seat, so they will be a good warning signal if I start to put on weight.
I also read Barry Popkin's The World Is Fat, a look at the global obesity epidemic. He explores the different sociological changes (fast food, tv, two-working-parent families) that lead to obesity in the US, Mexico, and India. It was a pretty depressing read.
Went to the open-air market today -- bought strawberries, green onions, three varieties of lettuce, swiss chard, broccoli, beets with beet greens.
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with refried beans and salsa; strawberries; decaf coffee
Snack: Green tea
Lunch: Salad (lettuce, tomato, green onion, balsamic vinegar); salmon (herb rub, olive oil, green onions, cayenne, ginger, low-sodium soy sauce); red potato; watermelon
Snack: Popcorn with sunflower seeds (cooking spray, garlic salt)
Dinner: Tempeh and broccoli (green onions, ginger, garlic, cayenne, lemon juice, soy sauce)
Snack: Strawberries with balsamic vinegar; iced decaf coffee
Exercise
10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
I got Mark Bittman's book, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. I don't normally cook from recipes -- no patience -- but I like to look through cookbooks to get ideas for combining foods and flavors. It looks pretty good.
Also read Daniel Kirschenbaums, The 9 Truths About Weight Loss. It had a lengthy chapter on maintaining weight loss. Except for Anne Fletcher's Thin for Life, I have had a hard time finding books that specifically address the problem of keeping the weight off. I have seen that statistic about 95% of people who lose weight regaining it, and am trying to be as proactive as I can so it doesn't happen to me.
Kirschenbaum says that his number one trick to maintaining weight loss is to throw out your old large clothes and only wear clothes that fit your new size. I had been putting this off. I don't care for shopping, so I had been wearing my old size 12 and 14 pants pulled in with a belt. Today I finally got three new pair of pants (size 6). There is not much leeway in the hips and seat, so they will be a good warning signal if I start to put on weight.
I also read Barry Popkin's The World Is Fat, a look at the global obesity epidemic. He explores the different sociological changes (fast food, tv, two-working-parent families) that lead to obesity in the US, Mexico, and India. It was a pretty depressing read.
Went to the open-air market today -- bought strawberries, green onions, three varieties of lettuce, swiss chard, broccoli, beets with beet greens.
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June 13
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter; strawberries; jasmine tea
Snack: 15 almonds
Lunch: Salad (lettuce, tomato, green onions, balsamic vinegar, black pepper); stew (beet greens, lentils, tomatoes, garlic, green onions, shiitake mushrooms, lemon juice, salt)
Snack: Popcorn (garlic salt, cooking spray); watermelon; orange
Dinner: Stir-fry (shrimp, tempeh, broccoli, carrot, green onion, cayenne, low-sodium soy sauce)
Snack: Mixed berries, 15 almonds
Exercise
10,000 steps; 10 push ups
Found a new article by Michael Pollen from the June NY Review of Books. Haven't read it yet, but it looks interesting:
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter; strawberries; jasmine tea
Snack: 15 almonds
Lunch: Salad (lettuce, tomato, green onions, balsamic vinegar, black pepper); stew (beet greens, lentils, tomatoes, garlic, green onions, shiitake mushrooms, lemon juice, salt)
Snack: Popcorn (garlic salt, cooking spray); watermelon; orange
Dinner: Stir-fry (shrimp, tempeh, broccoli, carrot, green onion, cayenne, low-sodium soy sauce)
Snack: Mixed berries, 15 almonds
Exercise
10,000 steps; 10 push ups
Found a new article by Michael Pollen from the June NY Review of Books. Haven't read it yet, but it looks interesting:
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June 14
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter; orange; jasmine tea
Snack: None
Lunch: Salad (lettuce, tomato, green onion, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper); stew (black-eyed peas, swiss chard, tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, green onions, lemon juice, cayenne)
Snack: Popcorn (garlic salt, cooking spray), baked tofu (TJ brand, teriyaki flavor), apple
Dinner: Scallops with lettuce and tomato and honey-mustard dressing
Snack: Mixed berries; baked tofu; four corn tortillas with peanut butter and honey; vegetable sticks; two slices lowfat cheese; sweet pickles
Exercise
10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Last night I watched Losing It With Jillian on tv. I was not too impressed. It the the new show of Jillian from The Biggest Loser. My complaints: (1) Jillian's agressive, hectoring style. Effective with some people but not with me. When I started exercising, I could walk less than 5 minutes. On the first day Jillian had this woman (Mrs. Jones of Boston) RUNNING, doing chin-ups, squats, driving her to tears. The woman had not exercised in 20 years. One day someone is either going to really injure themselves or punch Jillian in the nose. (2) The one-week time limit. This family (mom & 2 kids) had major issues. The mother was probably clinically depressed, having lost her husband some years back. How can a week of "therapy" (I put it in quotes because Jillian is not a mental health professional) have any meaningful and lasting effect? Again, I think it sets people up for failure. They see this family turn their lives around in one week and feel lousy if they can't do the same. (3) The weight loss. After Jillian went home, Mrs. Jones lost 36 pounds in 6 weeks. How realistic is this? At my slowest I lost 1/4 pound per week, and never more than 2 pounds/week. There is no real look at Mrs. Jones' diet or nutrition. Just a blanket recommendation to eat less processed and more whole foods. (4) Injury. Mrs. Jones eventually runs a 5k at the end of 6 weeks training. Yet she had injured herself and was literally limping over the finish line. It is just completely irresponsible to show this sort of behavior in an admirable light. What if the 5k made her worse? People need time to heal.
What did I like about the show? The fact that Jillian did seem to have an understanding of the issues. She saw how the woman's messy house was related to her depression and obesity. There was a good look at the family dynamic with the elder child taking on more household responsibilities than she should have and the fact that the mom needed to cultivate a support network. I liked the emphasis on goal-setting and on quality family time. So there were some good lessons to take away but in my opinion the bad outweighed the good. I will probably watch it again because I like shows on fitness and weight loss, even if I disagree with them.
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter; orange; jasmine tea
Snack: None
Lunch: Salad (lettuce, tomato, green onion, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper); stew (black-eyed peas, swiss chard, tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, green onions, lemon juice, cayenne)
Snack: Popcorn (garlic salt, cooking spray), baked tofu (TJ brand, teriyaki flavor), apple
Dinner: Scallops with lettuce and tomato and honey-mustard dressing
Snack: Mixed berries; baked tofu; four corn tortillas with peanut butter and honey; vegetable sticks; two slices lowfat cheese; sweet pickles
Exercise
10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Last night I watched Losing It With Jillian on tv. I was not too impressed. It the the new show of Jillian from The Biggest Loser. My complaints: (1) Jillian's agressive, hectoring style. Effective with some people but not with me. When I started exercising, I could walk less than 5 minutes. On the first day Jillian had this woman (Mrs. Jones of Boston) RUNNING, doing chin-ups, squats, driving her to tears. The woman had not exercised in 20 years. One day someone is either going to really injure themselves or punch Jillian in the nose. (2) The one-week time limit. This family (mom & 2 kids) had major issues. The mother was probably clinically depressed, having lost her husband some years back. How can a week of "therapy" (I put it in quotes because Jillian is not a mental health professional) have any meaningful and lasting effect? Again, I think it sets people up for failure. They see this family turn their lives around in one week and feel lousy if they can't do the same. (3) The weight loss. After Jillian went home, Mrs. Jones lost 36 pounds in 6 weeks. How realistic is this? At my slowest I lost 1/4 pound per week, and never more than 2 pounds/week. There is no real look at Mrs. Jones' diet or nutrition. Just a blanket recommendation to eat less processed and more whole foods. (4) Injury. Mrs. Jones eventually runs a 5k at the end of 6 weeks training. Yet she had injured herself and was literally limping over the finish line. It is just completely irresponsible to show this sort of behavior in an admirable light. What if the 5k made her worse? People need time to heal.
What did I like about the show? The fact that Jillian did seem to have an understanding of the issues. She saw how the woman's messy house was related to her depression and obesity. There was a good look at the family dynamic with the elder child taking on more household responsibilities than she should have and the fact that the mom needed to cultivate a support network. I liked the emphasis on goal-setting and on quality family time. So there were some good lessons to take away but in my opinion the bad outweighed the good. I will probably watch it again because I like shows on fitness and weight loss, even if I disagree with them.
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chubbygirl
New member
I can't believe you were wearing size 12's when you should have been wearing size 6!!! That must have felt so good to get those new pants! I bet it really showed you how far you've come! I'm so excited for you! Doesn't it make you want to buy more new stuff? I'm keeping some of my big stuff but out of sight and reach until I need maternity clothes. Right now I'm enjoying shopping a lot!
I liked the post about Jillian's new show - I only caught a bit of it last week and I got the same impressions you did. It just comes on too late for me to catch the whole thing.
Have a great day!
Hello, chubbygirl. It does feel good to wear a smaller size. I'm not big on shopping, but there is definitely a wider variety of attractive clothes available now.
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with low-fat refried beans (TJ brand) sunflower seeds and tomato; strawberries; green tea
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Two hard boiled eggs (salt, cayenne); spinach; two tomatoes
Snack: Orange, raisins, black tea
Dinner: Stir-fry (tempeh, green onion, carrot, swiss chard, mushrooms, cayenne, low-sodium soy sauce, lemon juice)
Snack: Mixed berries; twenty almonds; four pieces hard candy; two corn tortillas with peanut butter and strawberry jam; popcorn with sunflower seeds (nutritional yeast, garlic salt, cooking spray)
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
An awful awful binge last night. Nearly 1000 calories AFTER I was in bed. I'm PMS-ing bad. Also my calorie count for the past couple of days has been a little low, so even though I didn't FEEL hungry, maybe my body was revolting. It started when my kitten grabbed my alotted bedtime snack. I went to the fridge for something else and then could not stop eating. This is really embarrassing, but I am going to write it anyway. I actually took food out of the garbage. Earlier in the day I had reorganized a cabinet and found a nearly-empty bag of veggie sticks (same nutritional profile as potato chips, but ostensibly better for you because they are colored with vegetable juice!). When I put it in the garbage, I had no desire for it at all. I even decided not to put the garbage down the chute because the veggie sticks were so unappealing. So why was I eating them at 11 at night? They were not even satisfying. None of the stuff I ate was all that satisfying in fact. So today I am up a pound, feeling fat, bloated, sluggish, foggy.
Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with low-fat refried beans (TJ brand) sunflower seeds and tomato; strawberries; green tea
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Two hard boiled eggs (salt, cayenne); spinach; two tomatoes
Snack: Orange, raisins, black tea
Dinner: Stir-fry (tempeh, green onion, carrot, swiss chard, mushrooms, cayenne, low-sodium soy sauce, lemon juice)
Snack: Mixed berries; twenty almonds; four pieces hard candy; two corn tortillas with peanut butter and strawberry jam; popcorn with sunflower seeds (nutritional yeast, garlic salt, cooking spray)
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
An awful awful binge last night. Nearly 1000 calories AFTER I was in bed. I'm PMS-ing bad. Also my calorie count for the past couple of days has been a little low, so even though I didn't FEEL hungry, maybe my body was revolting. It started when my kitten grabbed my alotted bedtime snack. I went to the fridge for something else and then could not stop eating. This is really embarrassing, but I am going to write it anyway. I actually took food out of the garbage. Earlier in the day I had reorganized a cabinet and found a nearly-empty bag of veggie sticks (same nutritional profile as potato chips, but ostensibly better for you because they are colored with vegetable juice!). When I put it in the garbage, I had no desire for it at all. I even decided not to put the garbage down the chute because the veggie sticks were so unappealing. So why was I eating them at 11 at night? They were not even satisfying. None of the stuff I ate was all that satisfying in fact. So today I am up a pound, feeling fat, bloated, sluggish, foggy.
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Flumes
New member
Hope you have a better day tomorrow! Love your diary! Its real.
And you have done sooo well! Can we change your nick from Want2Lose to Lostitbebeanditaintnevrcominback?
Take care!
June 16
Flumes, thank you for the kind words! I am definitely not going to let whatever is going on get the better of me. I had another bad night of snacking, but it was not quite as bad as the night before.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with refried beans and salsa; strawberries; green tea
Snack: Orange
Lunch: Baked potato; hummus; vegetable sticks; tomato
Snack: Apple; black tea; celery sticks
Dinner: Tuna fish and egg salad (miracle whip); green peas; lettuce, tomato, lemon juice, black pepper
Snack: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter; mixed berries; two slices low-fat cheese; sweet pickles
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
Flumes, thank you for the kind words! I am definitely not going to let whatever is going on get the better of me. I had another bad night of snacking, but it was not quite as bad as the night before.
Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with refried beans and salsa; strawberries; green tea
Snack: Orange
Lunch: Baked potato; hummus; vegetable sticks; tomato
Snack: Apple; black tea; celery sticks
Dinner: Tuna fish and egg salad (miracle whip); green peas; lettuce, tomato, lemon juice, black pepper
Snack: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter; mixed berries; two slices low-fat cheese; sweet pickles
Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 10 push-ups
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