Want2Lose's Diary

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October 13

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, skim milk, protein powder, blueberries, walnuts
Snack: Grapes, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, raw vegetables (carrot, green bell pepper)
Snack: Pear
Dinner: Salmon (lemon juice), spinach, sweet potato, black beans, two corn tortillas, salsa
Snack: Almonds, apple, camembert, popcorn

Exercise
Walk 11,000 steps.
 
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October 14

Menu
Breakfast: Skim milk, protein powder, pear, walnuts
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), raw vegetables (cauliflower, green bell peppers), pear
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Pinto beans, tortillas, salsa, salmon (lemon juice), spinach
Snack: Baked apple (cinnamon, brown sugar) with almonds and yogurt

Exercise
11,000 steps.
 
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October 15

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, walnuts, blueberries, banana
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Cheese, hard-boiled egg, raw vegetables (cauliflower, carrot, celery), rice cake
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Acorn squash, kidney beans (tumeric), yogurt
Snack: Miniature dark chocolate bar, half grapefruit, full-fat cheddar (half ounce)

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps
 
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October 16

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, pear, walnuts
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg, raw vegetables (carrot, celery), cheddar on rice cakes
Snack: Baked corn tortillas with salsa
Dinner: Tuna salad (tuna, garbanzo beans, miracle whip, onion, celery, lemon juice)
Snack: Half grapefruit

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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October 17

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, blueberries, half banana
Snack: Decaf coffee
Lunch: Salad (swiss chard, lentils, pear, feta, walnuts, carrot, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, low-fat dressing)
Snack: Half pear
Dinner: Salmon (lemon juice), mustard greens, delicata squash, baked apple (brown sugar, cinnamon, yogurt)
Snack: Almonds, two Lindt mini chocolates, cheese

Exercise
Walked 15,000 steps.

Went to open air market today. Almost the end of the season. The pickings are slim. Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, green and red bell peppers, carnival squash, delicata squash, cabbage.
 
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October 18

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, banana
Snack: Almonds, pear
Lunch: Stew (kale, Classico brand tomato & basil spaghetti sauce, lentils, pinto beans, garlic) topped with feta
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Yam, cottage cheese
Snack: Pear, almonds, dark chocolate

Exercise
Walked 15,000 steps.

Finally lost another pound. 147 this morning.
 
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October 19

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, pear, walnuts
Snack: Apple, popcorn, green tea
Lunch: Cheese, rice cakes, raw vegetables (green bell pepper, carrot, celery), diet Pepsi
Snack: Apple, Chocolate soymilk (sugar)
Dinner: Salmon (lemon juice), swiss chard (garlic) with Classico brand tomato and basil pasta sauce
Snack: Almonds, dark chocolate, pear

Exercise
Walked 9,000 steps.
 
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October 20

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, banana, almonds
Snack: Almonds, pear, green tea
Lunch: Cheese, rice cakes, raw vegetables (carrot, celery, green bell pepper)
Snack: Popcorn, diet pepsi
Dinner: Kale, navy beans, carnival squash
Snack: Popcorn, dark chocolate

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps
 
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October 21

Menu
Breakfast: Egg scrambled with tofu on two corn tortillas with salsa
Snack: Pear, almonds
Lunch: Cheddar, raw vegetables (carrot, celery, green bell pepper)
Snack: Yogurt, mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries), almonds, green tea
Dinner: Kale with garlic and olive oil. Two corn tortillas with low-fat refried black beans (LaPrefirida brand), cheddar and salsa
Snack: Half banana, half grapefruit, dark chocolate

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps.
 
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October 22

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, half banana
Snack: Pear, almonds
Lunch: Cabbage, low-fat dressing, swiss cheese, two corn tortillas with black refried beans (la prefirida brand), cheddar and salsa
Snack: Mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries) with yogurt
Dinner: Marinated tuna steak (soybean oil, soy sauce, wasabi), sweet potato
Snack: --

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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OMGosh woman!!!...:party: I am so happy for you!!! You are a machine!!! I am so impessed by your methodical, calculated "daily approach". Success seemed inevitable like that! I love it! :beating:!!!

I just wanted to Congratulate you for being 2 lbs away from Goal 145 lbs!!!...YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!...I am jealous & Inspired!! :D!!! WOW!!!...really...way to go!!!
 
October 23

Menu
Breakfast: Egg and tofu on two corn tortillas with salsa
Snack: Pear, pecans
Lunch: Cabbage (garlic, butter), quinoa, decaf coffee
Snack: Popcorn, chocolate soymilk (saccharin)
Dinner: Two corn tortillas, refried beans, cheddar, squash
Snack: Mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries), yogurt, dark chocolate

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.

First day of my period. Hopefully some of my weight gain is bloat.
 
Thank you!

Alta818, thank you so much for the congragulatory post. It came at a good time. It has been raining here for a week, and hard to convince myself to go out and walk every day. Also, my weight loss has slowed a lot, which I knew would happen, but it's easy to get discouraged.

So your encouraging post really cheered me up! Thanks again.
 
October 24

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, banana, almonds
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Two corn tortillas, low-fat refried black beans (la prefirida brand), cheddar, salsa, swiss chard (garlic)
Snack: Pecans, half grapefruit
Dinner: Salmon (lemon juice), collard greens, garbanzo beans, herbal tea
Snack: Popcorn, cottage cheese with pecans, mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries) with yogurt and cinnamon

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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October 25

Menu
Breakfast: Chocolate soymilk, protein powder
Snack: Apple, peanut butter
Lunch: Iceberg lettuce topped with leftover szechuan green beans and shrimp (from Chinese restaurant), sweet potato
Snack: Banana, decaf coffee
Dinner: Swordfish (ginger, lemon juice) with salsa, collard greens
Snack: Mixed berries (blueberries, strawberries, blackberries) with yogurt (cinnamon), popcorn, pecans

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps.
 
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October 25

October 26

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, banana, walnuts
Snack: Pear, green tea
Lunch: Cheese on rice cakes, raw vegetables (carrot, celery, green pepper), apple
Snack: Popcorn, diet pepsi
Dinner: Tofu, broccoli rabe (garlic, hot red pepper flakes), sweet potato
Snack: Mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries) topped with cottage cheese, and pecnas

Exercise
Walk 11,000 steps
 
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Want2Lose said:
Alta818, thank you so much for the congragulatory post. It came at a good time. It has been raining here for a week, and hard to convince myself to go out and walk every day. Also, my weight loss has slowed a lot, which I knew would happen, but it's easy to get discouraged.

So your encouraging post really cheered me up! Thanks again.
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Glad to hear it!! :D! Anytime!! ;)!!!
 
October 27

Menu
Breakfast: Chocolate soymilk (equal brand sweetener), yogurt with protein powder, banana and walnuts
Snack: Pear, herbal tea
Lunch: Cheese, raw vegetables (carrot, celery, green bell pepper), prunes, black tea
Snack: Popcorn, apple, diet pepsi
Dinner: Kale, pinto beans, tuna steak
Snack: Two corn tortillas baked, with salsa

Exercise
Walked 9,000 steps. Hard to get steps in tonight.
 
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October 28

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, banana, pecans
Snack: Popcorn, herbal tea
Lunch: Soup (Navy beans, quinoa, rutabaga, carrot, celery, onion, garlic) topped with swiss cheese and salsa
Snack: Mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries) topped with yogurt and walnuts
Dinner: Squash
Snack: Mixed berries (see above) and soymilk

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps.

Really hungry these days. Don't know if it's the cold weather or what. I ended up nearly 1800 calories yesterday, and today is shaping up the same way.

I read a great book called The China Study, which recommends a whote foods plant-based diet for optimal health. It is kind of like Diet for a New America, but with a more scientific perspective. The author, a Dr. Campbell, is very against milk protein. He did some experiments in the 1970s where rats were exposed to a carcinogen. The ones who developed cancer were those on a diet high in protien, milk protein specifically.

This is bad news for me, who eat some form of dairy at nearly every meal (Yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese). He says that even low- or nonfat versions are harmful because they still contain milk protein.

The scale was down to 145 this morning. Trying to decide if I should maintain for a while or keep going. If I maintain, trying to decide what food I should add to menu and how many calories. Maybe try 1800/day for a while and see what happens.
 
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