Want2Lose's Diary

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October 29

Menu
Breakfast: Egg scrambled with two eggwhites and soymilk, potato, spinach, salsa
Snack: Banana, pear
Lunch: Soup (lentils, rice, rutabaga, kale, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, olive oil)
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Salmon (ginger, lemon juice), squash, Brussels sprouts
Snack: Mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries) with soymilk and cinnamon, pecans, herbal tea

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps
 
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October 30

Breakfast: Egg scrambled with spinach and baked tofu (Soy Deli brand, honey sesame flavor), with salsa, on two corn tortillas
Snack: Pear, banana
Lunch: Kidney beans (tumeric) and brown rice. Carrot.
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Salmon, Brussels sprouts, sweet potato
Snack: Pecans, mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries) with soymilk and cinnamon

Exercise
Walked 12,000 steps (raining)
 
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Are you happy with you are at?...If so, maintain. If not...then keep going!...

...you are doing Fantastic!! Super Happy that you are at your GOAL!! :D! Inspiring!!
 
Octiber 31

Thanks Alta818. I think I will maintain for a while and then try to lose again

I need to get used to this weight __ I haven"t weight one forty five since high school if then

Menu
Breakfast: Egg scrambled with spinach and baked tofu (Soy Deli brand, honey sesame flavor) on two corn tortillas, half grapefruit
Snack: Pear
Lunch: Soup (navy beans, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, cayenne, olive oil) over rice, petite sirah, one chocolate truffle, decaf coffee
Snack: Walnuts
Dinner: Salmon, swiss chard
Snack: Popcorn

Exercise
Walked 8,000 steps (had guests over)
 
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November 1

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal with raisins, walnuts, soymilk, cinnamon. Pear, decaf coffee
Snack: Baked tofu (Soy Deli brand, honey sesame flavor)
Lunch: Navy bean soup (leftover from yesterday) over rice (salt), kale
Snack: Popcorn, half grapefruit
Dinner: Butternut squash, mixed berries with soymilk
Snack: Apple, peanut butter

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.

The scale was down to 144 today. Wow.
 
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November 2

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, soymilk), Egg scrambled with spinach on corn tortilla (salsa)
Snack: Pear, green tea
Lunch: Egg (salt), navy bean soup (see above) over rice, raw vegetables (carrots, celery, green bell pepper)
Snack: Half banana
Dinner: Salmon (lemon juice), kale, butternut squash
Snack: Mixed berries (see above) with soymilk, two miniature Lindt dark chocolates

Exercise
Walked 8,000 steps.
 
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November 3

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, walnuts, soymilk, cinnamon), egg scrambled with spinach on tortilla with salsa
Snack: Green tea
Lunch: Salmon, brown rice, lentils, raw vegetables (carrot, celery, green bell pepper)
Snack: Apple, decaf tea, popcorn
Dinner: Two corn tortillas, peanut butter, dill pickle
Snack: Mixed berries (see above) with almonds and soymilk

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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November 4

Menu
Breakfast: Tofu and broccoli scrambled, half grapefruit, half banana, herbal tea
Snack: Chickpea salad (Cedar brand) on iceberg lettuce, herbal tea
Lunch: Cod (lemon juice), butternut squash, mustard greens
Snack: Half apple
Dinner: Beets steamed with olive oil, lemon juice, salt; Brussels sprouts sauteed in olive oil with apple, walnuts, apple cider vinegar
Snack: Popcorn, mixed berries (see above), one dried unsulphured apricot, one Lindt mini chocolate

Exercise
Walked 11,000 steps.
 
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November 5

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, cinnamon, soymilk), half grapefruit
Snack: Half apple with peanut butter, three olives
Lunch: Cod, Hubbard squash, Brussels sprouts sauteed with apples, apple cider vinegar, olive oil
Snack: Guacamole (avocado, lemon juice, salt), salsa, three corn tortillas, diet Coke
Dinner: Collards, lentils
Snack: Mixed berries (see above), one dried unsulphured apricot

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps
 
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Eating healthy, and exercise seems so SO easy for you!!..It's so impressive..and I'm so intrigued as to how you write it all down. No real emotions shown or typed, great eating, and consistent steps, consistent posts that look the same everyday, like you have devised a plan to success, and NO one is derailing you, let alone anything else in life derailing you. You make this look as easy as Slicing Butter!!!..:eek:!!...LOL!!!...Really impressive!! Keep up the great work!! :D!

(I'm sure it's not that easy as it looks for you, but I like that you make it seem that way!!!.hahah...)....Like Butter Baby!! :smilielol5:!
 
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Want2Lose said:
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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I agree with that book as well. I've read a lot of books like that...that have so many reasons as to why the dairy should be cut out....No worries, if you really want it,..you can do it! Facts seem to make it easier to stick by. Just bought my Almond milk yesterday too...:D...And I'm not gonna eat the yogurts in the fridge anymore either as of today :(!
 
Alta818, thanks so much for your encouragement. My weight loss program wasn't easy to start with, but now I have established a kind of routine and it's getting easier.

One thing that will always be hard for me is exersize. I walk because it's about all I can stick with. When I read journals like yours with resistance training and running on such a consistant basis, I am amazed and impressed.

I have been off dairy for about 10 days and feel about the same as I did before. I don't suddenly have tons of energy or anything. I do think my dandruff is a little better. I read that for some people dairy can aggravate dandruff and acne because it encourages the production of sebum.

I miss yogurt! I will add some back soon and see how it goes.
 
November 6

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, soymilk), half banana
Snack: Half grapefruit
Lunch: Brown rice and baked tofu (Soy Deli brand, hickory flavor), Hubbard squash, mustard greens
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Marinated tuna steak (Costco brand), Red cabbage with apples and raisins
Snack: Mixed berries (see above), two squares of 75% dark chocolate, one dried unsulphured apricot

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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November 7

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, almonds, cinnamon, soymilk), half grapefruit
Snack: Raw vegetables (carrot, celery) with hummus (Cedar's brand, garlic flavor)
Lunch: Marinated tuna steak (Costco brand), collard greens (lemon juice), pinto beans, sweet potato
Snack: Popcorn, apple with peanut butter
Dinner: Corn tortillas with peanut butter, swiss cheese, hummus, dill pickle
Snack: Mixed berries (see above), popcorn, three dried unsulphured apricots, dark chocolate

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps. Beautiful, warm day. Very easy to complete walk today.

Very hungry starting mid-afternoon. Calories ended up a little high, as did sodium thanks to the pickles and hummus.
 
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November 8

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with hummus and baked tofu (Soy Deli brand, savory flavor)
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Winter vegetable stew over brown rice (rutabaga, carrot, sweet potato, parsnips, chickpeas, onion, garlic, raisins, almonds, olive oil, coriander, cumin, tumeric, hot red pepper)
Snack: Mixed berries (see above) with soymilk
Dinner: Baked tofu (see above), red cabbage
Snack: Almonds, olives, three dried unsulphured apricots, cocktail onion

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps (so far)

Nearly hit 2,000 calories yesterday. It's been a while since my snacking was so out of control. I shouldn't have had that diet Coke in the evening. It kept me awake and snacking.
 
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November 9

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with hummus, banana
Snack: Apple, peanut butter, 1 piece crystallized ginger
Lunch: Collards with garlic and lentils, baked tofu (see above)
Snack: Mixed berries (soy milk), popcorn
Dinner: Cod (lemon juice), acorn squash, Brussels sprouts
Snack: Almonds, crystallized ginger

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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November 10

Menu
Breakfast: Corn tortilla with hummus, oatmeal (walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, soymilk), half banana
Lunch: Hard boiled egg (salt), raw vegetables (carrots, celery), banana
Snack: Two corn tortillas, guacamole (avocado, lemon juice, salt, pepper)
Dinner: Pinto beans, Brussels sprouts, cod (lemon juice), delicata squash
Snack: Half apple with peanut butter, mixed berries (see above) with soymilk

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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November 11

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (walnuts, raisins, cinnamon, soymilk)
Snack: Apple, almonds, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks, delicata squash
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Collards, garbanzo beans
Snack: Mixed berries (see above), almonds

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.

Scale read 142 pounds today. Down one more.
 
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November 12

Menu
Breakfast: Tofu scrambled with broccoli and shiitake mushrooms (salt) on corn tortilla, green tea
Snack: Corn tortilla with peanut butter and dill pickle, half grapefruit
Lunch: Bok choy stir-fried with tofu and shiitake mushrooms (hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, cornstarch, lemon juice, olive oil) over brown rice
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Pinto and garbanzo beans, Brussels sprouts, braised butternut squash (apple, onion, olive oil)


Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps.
 
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Your diet is so stellar! You're eating such healthy food. Good job! I've been trying to cook dinners with more vegetables in them, but it's always hard to find the time. Maybe I'll have bok choy for lunch! You've inspired me. (I have some in the fridge after all...)
 
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