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Did you recover from your sugar hangover? I hope the past week was better than this one day was!
Stick with it!
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Did you recover from your sugar hangover? I hope the past week was better than this one day was!
Stick with it!
August 4
Today I logged into fitday for the first time in about a year. At Christmastime I got a digital food scale and it was fun to measure my food in grams and log in the precise amounts. When I used fitday before, I would measure by volume (cups, tablespoons) mostly. It will be interesting to see if this is more accurate.
I had stopped using fitday because I found it tedious. I hope I can keep it up. It's interesting to see the breakdown of macro- and micronutrients.
I went to the open air market yesterday and really stocked up. Spent nearly $40. I got zucchini, English cucumber, yellow cucumber, tomatoes, green tomatoes, red, yellow, and green bell peppers, beets (greens not edible); carrots (made carrot top tea again); onions; chard; yellow summer squash; red and yellow plums; apriocots; watermelon; cabbage.
I made pickled beets and pickled cucumbers. There were so many beets that I roasted a few too. With a little olive oil, salt and pepper they were fantastic!
For dinner I made a salad from garbanzo beans, bell peppers, and tomatoes dressed with balsamic and olive oil. I also opened a tin of kippered herring, of which I have recently become quite fond. For a late-night snack I had plain yogurt with some of the apricots and walnuts. So good.
This morning I had an omelet. I've rather gotten away from eggs for breakfast. I used to have them all the time. I put in onion, garlic, chard, zucchini, and green pepper. I topped it with some slices of fresh tomato. Quite tasty.
Today I logged into fitday for the first time in about a year. At Christmastime I got a digital food scale and it was fun to measure my food in grams and log in the precise amounts. When I used fitday before, I would measure by volume (cups, tablespoons) mostly. It will be interesting to see if this is more accurate.
I had stopped using fitday because I found it tedious. I hope I can keep it up. It's interesting to see the breakdown of macro- and micronutrients.
I went to the open air market yesterday and really stocked up. Spent nearly $40. I got zucchini, English cucumber, yellow cucumber, tomatoes, green tomatoes, red, yellow, and green bell peppers, beets (greens not edible); carrots (made carrot top tea again); onions; chard; yellow summer squash; red and yellow plums; apriocots; watermelon; cabbage.
I made pickled beets and pickled cucumbers. There were so many beets that I roasted a few too. With a little olive oil, salt and pepper they were fantastic!
For dinner I made a salad from garbanzo beans, bell peppers, and tomatoes dressed with balsamic and olive oil. I also opened a tin of kippered herring, of which I have recently become quite fond. For a late-night snack I had plain yogurt with some of the apricots and walnuts. So good.
This morning I had an omelet. I've rather gotten away from eggs for breakfast. I used to have them all the time. I put in onion, garlic, chard, zucchini, and green pepper. I topped it with some slices of fresh tomato. Quite tasty.
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Irishprincess
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Hello want2lose!!!
When i get hungry at the night-time( well mine is more like starving im such a heffer haha) what i do to help me not binge or eat something healthy is one of the following
Hope this helps you want2lose, it seems to work for me, but you are doing great!! Everyone has there weak part of the days. Yours happens to be the night time, mine is the evening time. eeeeeeeek
Keep doing the fab work!!
When i get hungry at the night-time( well mine is more like starving im such a heffer haha) what i do to help me not binge or eat something healthy is one of the following
- either watch one of my fave shows online,
- eat an apple( seriously helps you get full)
- eat a ham slice( only 23 calories, i find protein really fills me up)
- drink alot of water,
- tell myself ' no no your not eating', read a novel or a book,
- think about how good i am going to feel when i get to my goal weight!!!
Hope this helps you want2lose, it seems to work for me, but you are doing great!! Everyone has there weak part of the days. Yours happens to be the night time, mine is the evening time. eeeeeeeek
Keep doing the fab work!!
August 15
Thanks, Irishprincess. Those are good tips!
I managed to stay under 1600 calories yesterday. Something I haven't done in a while. For dinner I had lentils and vegetables in a savory tomato sauce. For my snacks I had popcorn and yogurt with plums and apricots.
Today I am starting again with a vegetable omelet and coffee with soymilk. Since yesterday worked so well, I may stick with the same menu for today.
Lunch was a big salad with garbanzo beans, same as yesterday. Then I had a snack of plums. I found myself hungry, so I took a quick nap. I stayed up too late last night (midnight) and when I'm tired I'm hungry.
So far all I've had for supper are some pickled herring and watermelon. I have about 300 calories left which I will probably divide between yogurt and popcorn.
Thanks, Irishprincess. Those are good tips!
I managed to stay under 1600 calories yesterday. Something I haven't done in a while. For dinner I had lentils and vegetables in a savory tomato sauce. For my snacks I had popcorn and yogurt with plums and apricots.
Today I am starting again with a vegetable omelet and coffee with soymilk. Since yesterday worked so well, I may stick with the same menu for today.
Lunch was a big salad with garbanzo beans, same as yesterday. Then I had a snack of plums. I found myself hungry, so I took a quick nap. I stayed up too late last night (midnight) and when I'm tired I'm hungry.
So far all I've had for supper are some pickled herring and watermelon. I have about 300 calories left which I will probably divide between yogurt and popcorn.
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August 16
Love the new look of the forum. Somehow I got an avatar of a bunch of fruits and vegetables on forks -- very appropriate!
Last night was a good night. I did snack, actually got up three times after I was in bed, but I ate only plums and small ones. Added about 200 calories, which still left me under 1600.
Today I ate well. Yogurt, fruit and nuts for breakfast. Lunch was raw & cooked veg, watermelon and an egg. Dinner was a very tasty lentil stew with all sorts of veg -- chard, zucchini, eggplant, onion, garlic, green bell pepper. I spiced it up with hot pepper and topped it with yogurt. Delicious.
I have a fair number of calories left. I may make some popcorn.
Love the new look of the forum. Somehow I got an avatar of a bunch of fruits and vegetables on forks -- very appropriate!
Last night was a good night. I did snack, actually got up three times after I was in bed, but I ate only plums and small ones. Added about 200 calories, which still left me under 1600.
Today I ate well. Yogurt, fruit and nuts for breakfast. Lunch was raw & cooked veg, watermelon and an egg. Dinner was a very tasty lentil stew with all sorts of veg -- chard, zucchini, eggplant, onion, garlic, green bell pepper. I spiced it up with hot pepper and topped it with yogurt. Delicious.
I have a fair number of calories left. I may make some popcorn.
August 18
Still doing good. Had some lovely greek yogurt with fresh figs and strawberries, walnuts and protein powder. Lunch was veg, garbanzo beans, egg and watermelon. Dinner was a hodgepode of veg I need to use up stewed with tofu. Also a large cabbage salad with a hummus dressing.
Some calories left. And I'm tired. Must be careful not to overeat tonight
Still doing good. Had some lovely greek yogurt with fresh figs and strawberries, walnuts and protein powder. Lunch was veg, garbanzo beans, egg and watermelon. Dinner was a hodgepode of veg I need to use up stewed with tofu. Also a large cabbage salad with a hummus dressing.
Some calories left. And I'm tired. Must be careful not to overeat tonight
August 19
I ate well today -- no junk -- but too much fat, not enough protein. Walnuts, peanut butter, hummus. Also, I am up to 1500 calories and it is only 630pm. If I add a small eveing snack, I will go over 1600.
Yesterday was a successful day. I stayed under my calorie limit and no junk.
I ate well today -- no junk -- but too much fat, not enough protein. Walnuts, peanut butter, hummus. Also, I am up to 1500 calories and it is only 630pm. If I add a small eveing snack, I will go over 1600.
Yesterday was a successful day. I stayed under my calorie limit and no junk.
August 20
I ended up over 2000 calories yesterday. Discouraging. It was because (1) I didn't pay enough attention to balancing by protein with fat and carbs and by the time I realized I was short on protein, I was up to my daily calorie limit, (2) a bad sleep schedule with about 4 hours of sleep the night before and 3 hours of napping during the day, and (3), I was short on my vegetables. I only had a bunch of raw veg with hummus. I should have included a dish of cooked veg as well, with some leafy greens. Because of my strange sleep schedule I didn't have my meals regular. Today I woke up at 3 am, but went back to bed until about 630, so I think my clock is reset.
I went to the open air market today. I got so much veg, more than I ususally get. It is going to be a real challenge to eat it all this week. I got: chard, cucumber, red and green bell peppers, carrots with carrot tops (for carrot top tea), beets (to be roasted), onions, garlic, summer squash, tomatoes, lettuce, and basil. I still have a little fruit and veg left over from last week -- cabbage, eggplant, carrot, and an immense amount of watermelon. I am eating about a pound of watermelon a day to use it up. A pound is only about 150 calories. There are probably about 5 pounds left. It was quite a large melon.
Today I had watermelon and decaf with soymilk for breakfast. Lunch was a big salad with cabbage, avocado, tomato, garbanzo, and celery. Dinner was peanut butter on two corn tortillas, roast beets and a few other veg, and steamed cabbage and chard. I also had a snack of berries, figs, and yogurt.
I ended up over 2000 calories yesterday. Discouraging. It was because (1) I didn't pay enough attention to balancing by protein with fat and carbs and by the time I realized I was short on protein, I was up to my daily calorie limit, (2) a bad sleep schedule with about 4 hours of sleep the night before and 3 hours of napping during the day, and (3), I was short on my vegetables. I only had a bunch of raw veg with hummus. I should have included a dish of cooked veg as well, with some leafy greens. Because of my strange sleep schedule I didn't have my meals regular. Today I woke up at 3 am, but went back to bed until about 630, so I think my clock is reset.
I went to the open air market today. I got so much veg, more than I ususally get. It is going to be a real challenge to eat it all this week. I got: chard, cucumber, red and green bell peppers, carrots with carrot tops (for carrot top tea), beets (to be roasted), onions, garlic, summer squash, tomatoes, lettuce, and basil. I still have a little fruit and veg left over from last week -- cabbage, eggplant, carrot, and an immense amount of watermelon. I am eating about a pound of watermelon a day to use it up. A pound is only about 150 calories. There are probably about 5 pounds left. It was quite a large melon.
Today I had watermelon and decaf with soymilk for breakfast. Lunch was a big salad with cabbage, avocado, tomato, garbanzo, and celery. Dinner was peanut butter on two corn tortillas, roast beets and a few other veg, and steamed cabbage and chard. I also had a snack of berries, figs, and yogurt.
August 21
A successful day yesterday. I ended up just under 1600 calories, which is my daily goal. Today for breakfast I'm having yogurt with protein powder, coffee with soymilk, and more watermelon. Lunch will be black beans with salsa and avocado and a large salad. Not sure about dinner. Maybe tofu cooked with a lot of vegetables.
I tried making homemade yogurt on Friday. I haven't tasted it yet, but will have some for breakfast tomorrow.
Today's lunch was black beans topped with salsa and avocado, and a large salad. I had a snack of peanut butter that I didn't really need. I should have had less of it. Dinner will be steamed vegetables. I am a little over 1600 calories, including dinner, but it is all whole clean food.
A successful day yesterday. I ended up just under 1600 calories, which is my daily goal. Today for breakfast I'm having yogurt with protein powder, coffee with soymilk, and more watermelon. Lunch will be black beans with salsa and avocado and a large salad. Not sure about dinner. Maybe tofu cooked with a lot of vegetables.
I tried making homemade yogurt on Friday. I haven't tasted it yet, but will have some for breakfast tomorrow.
Today's lunch was black beans topped with salsa and avocado, and a large salad. I had a snack of peanut butter that I didn't really need. I should have had less of it. Dinner will be steamed vegetables. I am a little over 1600 calories, including dinner, but it is all whole clean food.
August 22
I ended at 1800 calories yesterday, 200 more than goal, but I found I needed some protein with dinner so added tofu. The great thing is I did not have an after-dinner snack, which is a unusual for me. I went to bed around 9 and slept straight through.
The homemade yogurt was grainy and unpleasant tasting so I threw it out. Instead for breakfast I had watermelon, oatmeal with apples and cinnamon, and soymilk with protein powder.
Lunch will be a big salad with garbanzo beans and maybe some canned tuna if I feel low on protein.
Dinner will be cooked vegetables with lentils and walnuts.
I ended at 1800 calories yesterday, 200 more than goal, but I found I needed some protein with dinner so added tofu. The great thing is I did not have an after-dinner snack, which is a unusual for me. I went to bed around 9 and slept straight through.
The homemade yogurt was grainy and unpleasant tasting so I threw it out. Instead for breakfast I had watermelon, oatmeal with apples and cinnamon, and soymilk with protein powder.
Lunch will be a big salad with garbanzo beans and maybe some canned tuna if I feel low on protein.
Dinner will be cooked vegetables with lentils and walnuts.
August 23
I had the worst binge last night. I didn't sleep a wink -- I was upset over a work situation. Back on track today, but I feel I undid all my good work of the past week with an hour's worth of mindless indulgence. Thank heavens there were no cookies in the house.
I had the worst binge last night. I didn't sleep a wink -- I was upset over a work situation. Back on track today, but I feel I undid all my good work of the past week with an hour's worth of mindless indulgence. Thank heavens there were no cookies in the house.
August 25
Had a good day yesterday. No evening snacking. I don't know what I'm doing right. I do drink several cups of decaf green tea between the time I get home and bedtime, so maybe it is an appetite suppresant as they say. I also have tried not salting my evening meal. Sometimes when food is too tasty, I get in this cycle where I crave more and more of it. Anyway, I'm going to shoot for another good night tonight. There's a TV show I want to watch that goes late, so I'm going to have to keep a close rein on the cravings.
Had a good day yesterday. No evening snacking. I don't know what I'm doing right. I do drink several cups of decaf green tea between the time I get home and bedtime, so maybe it is an appetite suppresant as they say. I also have tried not salting my evening meal. Sometimes when food is too tasty, I get in this cycle where I crave more and more of it. Anyway, I'm going to shoot for another good night tonight. There's a TV show I want to watch that goes late, so I'm going to have to keep a close rein on the cravings.
August 26
Another night with no evening snacking. In fact, I didn't even finish my dinner. I hardly know how to account for this run of good days (4 or 5 in a row now) but have a few ideas:
1. I have been drinking a lot of decaf green tea -- perhaps it is acting as an appetite suppressant, perhaps it is simply giving me a feeling of satiety
2. I have started adding some brown rice to my legumes. Perhaps the extra bulk is keeping me full, perhaps I am getting more useable protien (protein complimentary principle)
3. I have been going to bed early, before 10 most nights
4. I have stopped drinking coffee, even decaf
5. I am making a concentrated effort to eat a cup of legumes (100 grams dried) a day, not including my soy intake. I measure them out. Before I was eating about half that amount.
6. I have been eating at least a pound (450 grams) of fruit and two pounds of vegetables a day. This is an idea I got from Dr. Furhman. The idea is that eating so many fruits and veg will have a tendancy to fill you and crowd out other more calorie dense foods
7. I have not been using salt with my evening meal. I think this lessens my cravings and also helps keeep bloating down.
The weekend has begun, so I will have to be vigilant on snacking. I am always more tempted when I am around the house all day. Fortunately, I go to the open air market tomorrow where I can load up on more produce. Today I had watermelon and peanut butter for breakfast. Lunch will be tuna fish salad with lots of veg and a side of broccoli and garlic. Dinner will be lentils and rice and the rest of the veg in the fridge (onion, zucchini, chard, tomato sauce).
Another night with no evening snacking. In fact, I didn't even finish my dinner. I hardly know how to account for this run of good days (4 or 5 in a row now) but have a few ideas:
1. I have been drinking a lot of decaf green tea -- perhaps it is acting as an appetite suppressant, perhaps it is simply giving me a feeling of satiety
2. I have started adding some brown rice to my legumes. Perhaps the extra bulk is keeping me full, perhaps I am getting more useable protien (protein complimentary principle)
3. I have been going to bed early, before 10 most nights
4. I have stopped drinking coffee, even decaf
5. I am making a concentrated effort to eat a cup of legumes (100 grams dried) a day, not including my soy intake. I measure them out. Before I was eating about half that amount.
6. I have been eating at least a pound (450 grams) of fruit and two pounds of vegetables a day. This is an idea I got from Dr. Furhman. The idea is that eating so many fruits and veg will have a tendancy to fill you and crowd out other more calorie dense foods
7. I have not been using salt with my evening meal. I think this lessens my cravings and also helps keeep bloating down.
The weekend has begun, so I will have to be vigilant on snacking. I am always more tempted when I am around the house all day. Fortunately, I go to the open air market tomorrow where I can load up on more produce. Today I had watermelon and peanut butter for breakfast. Lunch will be tuna fish salad with lots of veg and a side of broccoli and garlic. Dinner will be lentils and rice and the rest of the veg in the fridge (onion, zucchini, chard, tomato sauce).
August 27
Fell off the wagon big time last night. All the stressors I was aware of -- nightime eating, lack of sleep, first day of my period -- and I still binged away, adding about 1,000 calories and 1,000 grams of sodium. Cheese sandwiches, canned cherries (in syrup -- yuck!), walnuts, apple. I went over by about 1,000 calories. I had peanut butter earlier in the day. I have noticed that I sometimes have cravings after eating peanut butter. I may need to stop for a while.
I woke up with my typical overeating hangover and the scale said two pounds up. And I had been doing so well. Went to open air market today and bought red plums, yellow plums, apricots, red bell pepper, purple bell pepper, swiss chard, onions, garlic, cucumbers, red tomatoes, orange tomatoes, zucchini, and yellow summer squash.
Fell off the wagon big time last night. All the stressors I was aware of -- nightime eating, lack of sleep, first day of my period -- and I still binged away, adding about 1,000 calories and 1,000 grams of sodium. Cheese sandwiches, canned cherries (in syrup -- yuck!), walnuts, apple. I went over by about 1,000 calories. I had peanut butter earlier in the day. I have noticed that I sometimes have cravings after eating peanut butter. I may need to stop for a while.
I woke up with my typical overeating hangover and the scale said two pounds up. And I had been doing so well. Went to open air market today and bought red plums, yellow plums, apricots, red bell pepper, purple bell pepper, swiss chard, onions, garlic, cucumbers, red tomatoes, orange tomatoes, zucchini, and yellow summer squash.
August 28
I ate on plan yesterday, and added lots of extra water and tea and no added salt to get rid of the bloat. My weight is back down to 128. I want to lose 1 pound a week until I am 125. Then I will evaluate how I feel and see if I want to get back to 120 or not. Perhaps that was too low a weight to be sustainable.
I am unsure what to have for breakfast. Perhaps an omelet with lots of veg from the market yesterday. I could have chard, tomato, onion, garlic, zucchini. Then for lunch I could have tofu and veg and for dinner legumes and brown rice.
I ate on plan yesterday, and added lots of extra water and tea and no added salt to get rid of the bloat. My weight is back down to 128. I want to lose 1 pound a week until I am 125. Then I will evaluate how I feel and see if I want to get back to 120 or not. Perhaps that was too low a weight to be sustainable.
I am unsure what to have for breakfast. Perhaps an omelet with lots of veg from the market yesterday. I could have chard, tomato, onion, garlic, zucchini. Then for lunch I could have tofu and veg and for dinner legumes and brown rice.
August 29
Managed to stay on plan yesterday, in spite of staying up when I was tired. I snacked a bit in the evening -- popcorn and fruit -- but I had the calories to do so. I am still at 128 pounds today, which is ok. I don't wan't to lose too quickly and gain it back. I would like to be 127 by Friday, five days from now.
Obese lab rats are often needed for research purposes. A rat will get fat on chocolate Ensure (a protein supplement drink) but will not get fat on the vanilla or strawberry flavors. There is a man who uses this to support his theory that it is not fat or carbs in themselves that make us fat, but the palatability of certain foods. He feels that when food is too tasty, some individuals (not all -- depends on genetics) will overeat. His solution is to eat a bland, restricted -- yet nutritious -- diet when trying to lose weight. Cook your own food -- no processesd or restaurant food -- using minimal ingredients and seasoning. It's a pretty interesting idea. I do this to an extent. By cutting way back on my salt intake (I have not been salting my popcorn, for example) I find it easier to stop eating.
Not sure what I will eat today. Breakfast was larger than usual. I had refried beans and tomatoes on corn tortillas. And fruit. Maybe a big pot of vegetable soup for lunch. And for dinner, an omelet made with lots of vegetables.
Managed to stay on plan yesterday, in spite of staying up when I was tired. I snacked a bit in the evening -- popcorn and fruit -- but I had the calories to do so. I am still at 128 pounds today, which is ok. I don't wan't to lose too quickly and gain it back. I would like to be 127 by Friday, five days from now.
Obese lab rats are often needed for research purposes. A rat will get fat on chocolate Ensure (a protein supplement drink) but will not get fat on the vanilla or strawberry flavors. There is a man who uses this to support his theory that it is not fat or carbs in themselves that make us fat, but the palatability of certain foods. He feels that when food is too tasty, some individuals (not all -- depends on genetics) will overeat. His solution is to eat a bland, restricted -- yet nutritious -- diet when trying to lose weight. Cook your own food -- no processesd or restaurant food -- using minimal ingredients and seasoning. It's a pretty interesting idea. I do this to an extent. By cutting way back on my salt intake (I have not been salting my popcorn, for example) I find it easier to stop eating.
Not sure what I will eat today. Breakfast was larger than usual. I had refried beans and tomatoes on corn tortillas. And fruit. Maybe a big pot of vegetable soup for lunch. And for dinner, an omelet made with lots of vegetables.
December 24
My weight has stayed fairly constant over the past four months. This morning I weighed 130. I can get down to 128, but not for any length of time.
The binges are better. I am learning how to handle them. I am just pulling out of a fairly bad one. I really do have to stay away from some foods completely.
I am not too worried about Christmas dinner. There will be a seafood entree and plenty of vegetable side dishes.
I hope everyone has a happy holiday season.
My weight has stayed fairly constant over the past four months. This morning I weighed 130. I can get down to 128, but not for any length of time.
The binges are better. I am learning how to handle them. I am just pulling out of a fairly bad one. I really do have to stay away from some foods completely.
I am not too worried about Christmas dinner. There will be a seafood entree and plenty of vegetable side dishes.
I hope everyone has a happy holiday season.
January 1
I was inspired by Tara Parker-Pope's article on weight loss maintenance in today's NYT Magazine to log my food:
Breakfast: Low-fat yogurt with whey powder, blueberries, walnuts; apple; clementine; herb tea
Lunch: Dim sum (three turnip cakes, one sesame ball filled with red bean paste, three steamed shrimp dumplings, one fried shrimp dumpling, chinese broccoli with hoisin sauce, chili oil, black tea with saccharine, five mints)
Snack: Clementine, black tea
Dinner: Roasted tofu, carrots, onion, garlic with olive oil and black pepper; broccoli
Snack: Walnuts; apple; two chocolate-favored calcium chews
I was inspired by Tara Parker-Pope's article on weight loss maintenance in today's NYT Magazine to log my food:
Breakfast: Low-fat yogurt with whey powder, blueberries, walnuts; apple; clementine; herb tea
Lunch: Dim sum (three turnip cakes, one sesame ball filled with red bean paste, three steamed shrimp dumplings, one fried shrimp dumpling, chinese broccoli with hoisin sauce, chili oil, black tea with saccharine, five mints)
Snack: Clementine, black tea
Dinner: Roasted tofu, carrots, onion, garlic with olive oil and black pepper; broccoli
Snack: Walnuts; apple; two chocolate-favored calcium chews
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