Want2Lose's Diary

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June 25

Menu
Breakfast: Peanuts; pineapple; raspberries
Lunch: Tofu and beet greens (o oil, onion, garlic, tamari) on brown rice; broth
Snack: Decaf coffee with soymilk & cinnamon; pickled beets (apple cider inegar, dry mustard, celery seed, cinnamon, onion)
Dinner: Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, walnuts, radishes, green onion, garbanzos, strawberries, green bell pepper, olive oil, balsamic, salt, black pepper)
Snack: Cherries; raisins; walnuts


Exercise
10 push-ups
Walked 10,000 steps (so far)

Went to open air market today and dropped nearly $45. Everything looked so good. I got: raspberries; cherries; strawberries; zucchini (3 kinds); green onions (2 kinds); lettuce (2 kinds); beets with beet greens; swiss chard; green peppers; radishes with radish greens; peas in pod; asparagus.

I had the raspberries for breakfast. I am making picked beets and will have the beet greens for lunch. For the past 3 days I have eaten a vegan diet. I wasn't trying to, but I ran out of herring and yogurt and none of the other fish I have is appealing. I feel pretty good. In the past when I have tried vegan, I have felt weak, irritable, and unable to concentrate after a few days. I have been eating a large amount of nuts -- two or three ounces a day -- and two or three servings of legumes/tofu. Maybe the nuts have something to do with it. I have not eaten them in such large quantities usually.
 
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June 26

Breakfast: Walnuts; strawberries
Lunch: Zucchini, asparagus, onion, garlic sauteed in olive oil, black pepper, salt; broth
Dinner: Six shrimp sauteed in olive oil with herbed tomato sauce; black beans; red wine; white wine
Snack: Popcorn; walnuts with honey and chocolate sauce; two corn tortillas with tomatoes and miracle whip, salt, black pepper

10 push-ups
10,000 steps
 
June 27

Breakfast: Strawberries; walnuts
Lunch: Adzuki beans and brown rice, onions, garlic, tomatoes;

10 push-ups
6,000 steps
 
June 29

Breakfast: Raisins; walnuts; decaf coffee with soymilk
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg; carrot; salad (watercress, green onion, salt, pepper, balsamic, olive oil)
Dinner: Two corn tortillas with fat-free refried beans, salsa; salad (watercress, green onion, tomatoes, salt, pepper, balsamic, olive oil); swiss chard (butter, salt, pepper); broth; pea shoots (cayenne, tamari, sesame oil, cooking spray)
Snack: Popcorn (nutritional yeast, salt, cooking spray)

10 push-ups
10,000 steps
 
June 30

Breakfast: Raisins; walnuts; cantaloupe; decaf coffee with soymilk & cinnamon
Lunch: Hard-boiled egg; carrots; salad (lettuce, balsamic, olive oil, salt, black pepper); cantaloupe
Snack: Decaf coffee with soymilk & cinnamon
Dinner: Two corn tortillas with refried beans, avocado and salsa; rapini with green onions, garlic, cayenne, tamari, sesame oil, lemon juice
Snack: Popcorn with nutritional yeast, salt, cooking spray; raisins; walnuts; yogurt with honey; red wine

10 push-ups
10,000 steps
 
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July 1

Breakfast: Peanuts; cantaloupe; decaf coffee with soymilk & cinnamon
Lunch: Two corn tortillas with refried beans, avocado, salsa; rapini with onion, garlic, tamari, cayenne, sesame oil
Snack: Popcorn with salt, cooking spray, nutritional yeast
Dinner: Peanuts; herring
Snack: Peanuts; raisins

10 push-ups
10,000 steps
 
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July 2

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins, molasses, soymilk; decaf coffee with soymilk & cinnamon
Lunch: Salad (Cannellini beans, zucchini, yellow summer squash, onion, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper)
Snack: Decaf coffee with soymilk & molasses; popcorn with salt, nutritional yeast, cooking spray; five corn tortillas with butter, sugar, cinnamon, plum jam
Dinner: Rapini with onion, garlic, tamari, cayenne, sesame oil; cannellini beans with tomatoes, onion, garlic, dried basil, dried parsley, cayenne; cantaloupe
Snack: Raisins

10 push-ups
10,000 steps
 
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July 3

Breakfast: Amaranth with raisins, molasses, cinnamon, soymilk; cashews; three pieces candy
Lunch: Cannellini bean salad (carrot, zucchini, yellow summer squash, onion, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, dried basil, dried parsley)
Snack: Decaf coffee with soymilk and cinnamon
Dinner: Cannellini beans with tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil, salt, cayenne, lemon juice); broccoli rabe (onion, garlic, cayenne, sesame oil)
Snack: Pineapple

Walked 10,000 steps
10 push-ups
 
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Hi there, just curious, you seem to always do 10 push ups. You dont want to increase the number? Or are you increasing the difficulty level of your push-ups?
 
July 4

Hi Sweat Daily. I am a creature of habit and 10 push-ups seems about right --not too easy, not too hard. I hate to exercise and have to force myself to do even 10.

Breakfast: Amaranth with raisins, cinnamon, molasses, soymilk; cashews
Lunch: Spinach with lemon juice; cannellini beans with tomatoes, mushrooms, olive oil, onion, garlic, dried basil, dried parsley, salt, cayenne)
Snack: Decaf coffee with soymilk & cinnamon
Dinner: Popcorn with nutritional yeast, salt, cooking spray
Snack: Pineapple; raisins


10,000 steps
10 push ups
 
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July 5

Breakfast: Amaranth with cinnamon, molasses, soymilk
Lunch: Spinach; brussels sprouts; carrots; hard-boiled egg, salt, cayenne; raisins
Snack: Popcorn with salt, nutritioinal yeast, cooking spray; peapods
Dinner: Pineapple

10 push-ups
10,000 steps
 
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July 6

Breakfast: Yogurt with honey and walnuts; salted peanuts
Lunch: Spinach; brussels sprouts; hard-boiled egg, salt, cayenne; apple
Snack: Walnut
Dinner:

10 push-ups
10,000 steps

First day of my period. Bloated.
 
July 13

Breakfast: Half banana with peanut butter; soymilk
Lunch: Spinach & cauliflower (salt, cayenne); apple; soymilk & decaf coffee
Snack: Bubblegum; herring in wine sauce; half banana with peanut butter; popcorn (salt, cooking spray, nutritional yeast)
Dinner:

10,000 steps
10 push-ups
 
Discipline

You seem to eat really carefully (and well), with the glaring exception of popcorn. You don't say portion size or if it's microwave, oil or air popped, and it seems out of place with your other healthy choices.

Don't get me wrong, it's a huge weakness of mine right before my cycle so I can't blame the choice, but I wonder if you realize what a sabotage it is to eat it so often. It's full of carbohydrates (and starch)!

I hope you are eating the 100 calorie portions! If you are losing weight while eating it so often, then more power to you, but I imagine you'd benefit greatly by cutting back.

Keep up the good work!
 
Hi espressowhip. It's air-popped, so I don't think it's too bad. I used about 1/4 cup of the kernels, around 150 calories with pam (a spray-on oil) and nutritional yeast. It's tasty and loads of fiber!
 
July 29

I am staying pretty much on plan. I had a couple of bad days where I ate a lot of cheese and crackers, and my hard candy consumption was increasing.

Except for coffee, I am back on plan. Nothing wrong with coffee, but sometimes it tends to increase my appetite. So far I'm ok with 1 or 2 small cups a day.

I'm going out to lunch today. I don't doubt that I can choose something nutritious, but sometimes restaurant food is so much more palatable that I have trouble going back on plan afterward.

I am buying most of my produce at the open-air market. It encourages me to eat a lot of fruit and veg before they spoil.
 
July 30

My lunch out was not too bad. I had a salad -- half avocado stuffed with tuna salad. over a bed of greens and other veg. I forgot to ask for the dressing on the side. And sweet potato fries. It was delicious. I also had a glass of white wine.

For dinner, I ate light. I finished up a bunch of leftover veg.

Today I went out for breakfast. Had an eggwhite omelete and fruit. The restaurant's omelets are without cheese. If you want cheese, it's a dollar extra. I think it's great that the default choice is lower calorie. It makes people think if they really need the cheese and affirmatively choose it.

Lunch was grocery-store California roll. I was surprised to see that only 4 pieces (half the box) had 300 calories. I was going to have beet greens, but they have too much insect damage to be edible, so I had some cabbage salad instead.

Today I went to the outdoor market and stocked up on produce.
Onions; beets with (inedible) beet greens; garlic; lettuce; basil; dill; carrots; swiss chard; zucchini and yellow summer squash; cantaloupe; green bell peppers.

I also went to the grocery store for plums; nectarine; blueberries.

I made pickled beets and carrot top tea. The carrot top tea tastes awful but it is supposed to be very detoxifying.
 
July 31

Yesterday was a good eating day. No junk. No refined carbs. I managed to avoid the late-night snacking by going to bed early.
 
August 4

Still mostly on plan. Having some late-night troubles. One night I ate 5 slices of cheese (low fat at least) and other nights I have been eating a lot of almonds and raisins.

It always happens when I am tired. If I just go to sleep, I don't end up snacking. It's when I try to stay awake that I munch and munch.

I also had luck in the past by telling myself that I could snack, but I could only have raisins. Or only apples. I seem to end up eating less that way than if my choices are unlimited.
 
August 6

Had a bad day yesterday. I was so tired. I couldn't keep awake and found myself eating ice cream, chocolate, candy, and cheese.

I woke up with a sugar hangover. This morning I made swiss chard cooked with summer squash and garlic, trying to clean out my system. Then I went to the open air market and ate some plums, apricots and cherry tomatoes. I make some pickled cucumbers for later and had some coffee with soymilk.
 
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