Want2Lose's Diary

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January 29

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: None
Lunch: Smoked oysters, salad (mixed greens, parsley, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice), apple
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Blackeye peas and brown rice, collards, sweet potato, cauliflower
Snack: Mixed berries (see above), soymilk, twenty almonds

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps, five push ups
 
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January 30

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Soup (lentils, swiss chard, eggplant, tomatoes, garlic, cayenne, salt) topped with walnuts
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Rapini cooked in tomato sauce (lemon juice, salt, pepper) with baked tofu (soy deli brand, hickory flavor); sweet potato
Snack: Almonds, clementines, blueberries

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps, five push-ups
 
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January 31

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter, apple
Snack: Seven dried unsulphured apricots, twenty almonds, decaf coffee
Lunch: Blackeyed peas and rice with swiss chard, onions, tomato, topped with walnuts
Snack: Popcorn, grapefruit, tomato juice (black pepper, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce)
Dinner: Rapini with tomato sauce and baked tofu (soy deli brand, hickory flavor), acorn squash
Snack: Blueberries, clementine

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps, no push-ups.

Absolutely ravenous today. Could *not* stop eating.
 
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February 1

Menu
Breakfast: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter, mint tea
Snack: Apple, green tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks
Snack: Popcorn, diet pepsi
Dinner: Rapini (balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, walnuts), lentils and quinoa (salsa), acorn squash
Snack: Five dried unsulphured apricots, twenty almonds

Exercise
Ten push-ups; walked 10,000 steps
 
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February 2

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas, peanut butter
Snack: Mint tea, apple
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery stick
Snack: Popcorn, green tea
Dinner: Quinoa and lentils (celery, onion, walnuts); bok choy (ginger, lemon juice), sweet potato
Snack: Five dried unsulphed apricots, twenty almonds, brazil nut

Exercise
Five push-ups; 10,000 steps
 
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February 3

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas w/ peanut butter, grapefruit
Snack: Apple, mint tea
Lunch: Hard boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks
Snack: Baked tofu (hickory flavor)
Dinner: Pinto beans and rice topped with salsa and olives, salad (cabbage, bok choy, rice wine vinegar, ginger, lemon juice, sunflower seeds)
Snack: Blueberries, mineola tangerine, 20 almonds

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps, five push-ups
 
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February 4

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter, five dried unsulphured apricots
Snack: Apple, mint tea
Lunch: Hard boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks, butternut squash
Snack: Orange
Dinner: Three scallops over mixed greens (lemon juice, olive oil, black pepper, garlic)
Snack: Twenty almonds, one brazil nut, five dried unsulphured apricots, two corn toritllas with peanut butter, popcorn (cooking spray, salt, pepper, tumeric)

Exercize
Walked 10,000 steps; five push-ups

Even though there was a lot of late-night snacking, the whole day was under 1,400 calories.
 
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February 5

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter, decaf coffee
Snack: Granny Smith apple, dry-roasted edamame
Lunch: Turnip, salad (swiss chard stalks, celery, raisins, olive oil, balsamic vinegar)
Snack: Air-popped popcorn (cooking spray, salt), five almonds, jasmine tea, blueberries and pineapple
Dinner: Lentils and quinoa topped with salsa, butternut squash
Snack: Two corn tortillas with peanut butter, 1 piece licorice, 15 almonds, 5 dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps, five push-ups

Things are really crazy at work lately, so I haven't had time to write much. I've read some good weight loss and nutrition books, but no time to review them.

Food Rules by Michael Pollen
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollen
The No S Diet by Reinhard Engels
10 Habits that Mess Up A Woman's Diet by Elizabeth Somer (this was a good one)
Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink (another really good one, lots of helpful tips)
Love to Eat, Hate to Eat by Fitzpatrick
The Pritikin Edge by Vogel
The Healing Foods by Hausman and Hurley. An alphabetical listing of foods with high nutrition.
 
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February 6

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal with raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, soymilk
Snack: Air-popped popcorn (cooking spray, salt), one pickled mushroom
Lunch: Three corn tortillas with black bean spread (Earl's brand) and chipolte salsa (Trader Joe's brand), kale, two olives
Snack: Half navel orange
Dinner: Apple, baked tofu (trader joe brand, teriyaki flavor), broccoli
Snack: Blueberries & pineapple, air-popped popcorn (cooking spray, salt), twenty almonds

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; no push-ups
 
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February 7

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, soymilk)
Snack: Popcorn (cooking spray, salt), brazil nut
Lunch: Three corn tortillas with black bean spread (Earl's brand), salsa, kale, pimento-suffed olive
Snack: Tangerine, decaf coffee
Dinner: Apple, baked tofu (tj brand, teriyaki flavor), kale
Snack: Popcorn (cooking spray, salt, pepper, tumeric), five dried unsulphured apricots, twenty almonds, blueberries and pineapple, herb tea

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; forgot to record push-ups. I think 10.
 
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February 8

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas, peanut butter
Snack: Mint tea, apple
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks
Snack: Orange, oatmeal
Dinner: Three corn tortillas, refried black beans (tj brand), salsa, avocado, sweet potato, kale
Snack: Twenty almonds, three dried unsulphured pricots

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; five push-ups
 
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February 9

Menu
Breakfast: Four corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: Apple, herb tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks, herb tea
Snack: Orange, herb tea
Dinner: Two corn tortillas with refried beans and salsa, kale and bok choy (lemon, garlic, ginger)
Snack: Five dried unsulphured apricots, twenty almonds, popcorn (cooking spray, salt)

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; five push-ups
 
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February 10

Menu
Breakfast: Four corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: Apple, herb tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks, two cherry tomatoes, herb tea
Snack: Tangerine, herb tea
Dinner: Blackeyed peas, mustard greens and bok choy (lemon, garlic, olive oil), sweet potato, beets and onions (balsamic vinegar)
Snack: Brazil nut, twenty almonds, two dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; five push-ups
 
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February 11

Menu
Breakfast: Four corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: Apple, mint tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks
Snack: Orange, mint tea
Dinner: Beets and onions (olive oil, balsamic vinegar), acorn squash, mustard greens with garlic and tomatoes, two corn tortillas with lentil spread and salsa
Snack: Popcorn (salt, cooking spray), twenty almonds

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 5 push-ups
 
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February 12

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, soymilk)
Snack: Grapefruit, popcorn (salt, cooking spray)
Lunch: Three corn tortillas with lentil spread, salsa, olives, broccoli
Snack: Apple with cinnamon, jasmine tea
Dinner: Gluten-free pasta with lentil sauce (tomatoes, onion, garlic, spinach, broccoli, cooking spray) topped with walnuts
Snack: Orange

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; five push-ups
 
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February 13

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (sunflower seeds, raisins, cinnamon, soymilk)
Snack: Tangerine, decaf coffee
Lunch: Sandwiches (corn tortillas with hummus (chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic), avocado, red pepper, carrot, onion, salsa)
Snack: Popcorn (salt, cooking spray), apple with cinnamon
Dinner: Brazil nut, two corn tortillas with mustard, baked tofu and tomato
Snack: Twenty almonds, five dried unsulphured apricots, orange

Exericse
Walked 15,000 steps; five push-ups
 
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February 14

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (raisins, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, soymilk), jasmine tea
Snack: Orange, twenty almonds
Lunch: Salad (swiss chard, balsamic vinegar), stew (canellini beans, brown rice, eggplant, swiss chard, tomatoes, onion, garlic, lemon juice) topped with walnuts, acorn squash
Snack: Popcorn (cooking spray, salt)
Dinner: Three corn tortillas with canellini bean spread, red peppers, salsa
Snack: Apple with cinnamon, five dried unsulphured apricots

Exercise
15,000 steps; five push-ups
 
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February 15

The first day of my period. Exhausted, but managed to walk my full 10,000 steps.

Menu
Breakfast: Oatmeal (sunflower seeds, raisins, cinnamon, soymilk)
Snack: Apple, mint tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celery sticks
Snack: Tangerine
Dinner: Two corn tortillas with baked tofu (soy deli brand, five spices flavor), mustard, red pepper, lettuce, tomato); acorn squash; swiss chard
Snack: 30 almonds, five dried unsulphured apricots, apple with peanut butter, popcorn (cooking spray, salt)

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; no push-ups
 
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LOVE your food choices and your journal. I'm 48 in a couple weeks so it's nice to find another person my age here :)

I'll be coming back to your journal to be inspired by your healthy mix of protein and healthy carbs. I'm inspired by your goal 145 because mine is 140 and I'm sitting at 163 right now.

Congrats on being one pound under goal!! And you started your journal June 2009 so it's taken less than the two years you originally thought. See you later, keep up the great work.
 
February 16

Hello 2Skinny! Thanks for the nice compliments about my weight-loss programs. Weight loss is definitely possible after 40, we just have to work harder! I'm glad that my meals inspire you. I actually met my original goal of 145 pounds in December and now am fluctuating between 127 and 130. I stopped trying to lose at 135, but I'm still experimenting with the right mix of calories and exercise for maintenance.

Menu
Breakfast: Three corn tortillas with peanut butter
Snack: Apple, herbal tea
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg (salt), carrot and celerty sticks
Snack: Orange
Dinner: Pinto beans and brown rice, salsa, half grapefruit
Snack: Popcorn (cooking spray, salt), 20 almonds, 5 dried unsulphured apricots, three corn tortillas with peanut butter

Exercise
Walked 10,000 steps; 11 push-ups
 
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