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#701
Mar 02, 2018, 09:11 PM
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I walked 3.25 miles on the tred mill last night at planet fitness.
So I guess that is around 6,500 steps. Is that right? bizi
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#702
Mar 02, 2018, 09:51 PM
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I’ve been absent from this thread for awhile because the stress of going back to work just completely threw any diet plans out the window. I haven’t really gained weight since January, even lost a little, but it’s too hard for me to focus on losing weight in the midst of these horrible mood swings.
What I AM focusing on, and what I’d like to try to track here, is cutting out artificial sweeteners (my beloved diet soda and crystal light) and cutting out added sugars. I started on Monday. I didn’t have any artificial sweeteners until today, when I had a large Diet Coke. That’s better than the 64+ oz of Diet Coke I was drinking a day, plus then all the crystal light. I’ve switched to sparkling water, off brand Hint water, and plain water. I’m definitely less bloated than I was. As for added sugar, that’s been a serious challenge. I’m trying to switch to whole grains wherever possible, but sometimes there’s just no choice but for me to have processed food. And sugar is in literally everything. I really wish I could be normal And cook meals at home but I’m just too ****ed up right now. I use my slow cooker and that helps but I need to find some sugar free recipes. A lot call for brown sugar and honey. My goal is to get less than 25g of added sugar a day (not counting natural sugar from whole fruit and dairy). That’s the recommendation for women. It’s been hard. I had 40g today, mostly from tomato soup and ketchup, two things you would not expect to be loaded with sugar but they are. I knew about the ketchup but I just didn’t care at dinner time. I’m also trying to keep my binge eating under control. It’s very hard, especially at night. For instance, I am obsessively thinking of chips and dip right now, but I already had fast food for dinner. I’m trying to distract myself, think of it like an addiction like cigarettes. I’ve been smoke free (though not vape free) for a month now. I was successful at resisting last night.
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Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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#703
Mar 02, 2018, 10:12 PM
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MFP calories 1,116. Apple Watch steps 4,528. Water intake 33.8
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#704
Mar 03, 2018, 12:06 AM
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I have found several things that are really helpful in the evening when I am in a snacky mood.
orville redibachers 100 calorie bags of popcorn. they are very satisfying and non GMO, and the treat lasts a long time to eat it. zenia pop has stevia sweetener. now they have flavored sparkling water which is very good, I like the black berry, you can get it from your health food store. and last night I discovered a russel stovers, hard candy that is sugar free and only 13 calories and lasts a long time if you suck on it slowly. I just wanted to give you some alternatives for evenings if you feel like you are needing a sweet /snack attack. bizi
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#705
Mar 03, 2018, 12:32 PM
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I have cut out sugar and sweets. Barely any red meat (a casual angus burger now and then) and eating out. I have a homemade chicken salad for lunch everyday at work, a lite dinner of meat, veggies, and rice stir fry or steamed....
I weighed 225 lbs after New Years, but now read 200.4 this morning. Also went from a 12/pk beer to a 6 nightly. |
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#706
Mar 03, 2018, 04:56 PM
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healthy eating wins the day! Since I stopped drinking fattening beers I thought the weight would fall off. Wrong. I eat most lunches at a health food store they serve large portions. I need to eat less there. Plus we eat out a lot. I have started going to the gym 3 times a week. worked up to 3.25 miles so a bit more than a 5K. So am happy about that. But that doesn't burn many calories. bizi
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lamictal 2x a day haldol 2x a day cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, fish oil coq10 multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine Remeron at night, zyprexa, requip2-4mg |
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#707
Mar 03, 2018, 09:13 PM
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Only 2286 steps but there was some heavy labor in those steps; heavy duty yard work with the emphasis on heavy. 1584 calories. I made some more of the 3 ingredient cookies (1 ripe banana, 1/2 cu rolled oat, 1/4 raisins to make 8 cookies after 13 minutes at 375) and they are pretty good. I actually overscooped a little and ended up with 7 cookies instead of 8. 56 calories each using mfp's recipe calculator. They have a banana bread taste and all that whole grain. I like them.
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#708
Mar 03, 2018, 09:15 PM
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I changed my diet to eating only when I'm hungry. And only what I like. At 68, who cares if I'm fat or skinny. I got a foot in the grave.
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#709
Mar 03, 2018, 10:44 PM
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#710
Mar 03, 2018, 11:03 PM
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This has been a 2200 calorie day with about 1,600 steps taken. Not good. I also did not have much of a breakfast. I drank a Hershey’s hot chocolate at the local Circle K next door to me. Together with an Almond Joy candy bar, this made up the calories that I needed to hit my target.
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#711
Mar 03, 2018, 11:26 PM
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Ate chocolate ice cream today due to PMS issues, didn’t feel well afterward. Back to no sugar tomorrow.
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Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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#712
Mar 03, 2018, 11:50 PM
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MFP calories 1,298. Apple Watch steps 9,229. Water intake 16.9. I walked, walked and walked today
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Mar 04, 2018, 12:25 AM
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I over ate/snacked today too.
4 thin mints girlscout cookies, frozen! bag of pop corn dum dum sucker 2 handful of almonds I will get back on the saddle tomorrow. bizi
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lamictal 2x a day haldol 2x a day cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, fish oil coq10 multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine Remeron at night, zyprexa, requip2-4mg |
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Mar 04, 2018, 10:27 AM
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I wondered if/when this would be moved.
Oh well. bizi
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lamictal 2x a day haldol 2x a day cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, fish oil coq10 multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine Remeron at night, zyprexa, requip2-4mg |
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#715
Mar 04, 2018, 11:18 AM
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I am on the Optifast diet. Oprah Winfrey has touted it before. It is one where you buy products (bars, shakes, and soups) and eat six of them a day. I am approaching losing ten pounds (after 5 weeks.) I also attend weekly teaching meetings and get weighed each week. It's okay. I'll be able to start eating some regular food next week and by the end of 12 weeks, the end of the program, I'll be back to regular foods, knowing my personal metabolism rate and how many calories to eat each day to lose more weight or maintain my weight. It's a rather expensive program, but I was getting into obesity. At least now I'm only "overweight"! I hope to lose about 30 more pounds ultimately.
Hubby is on the diet, too, and has lost about 25 pounds so far. Men lose weight more easily, it seems. Oh, well. |
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#716
Mar 04, 2018, 11:46 AM
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I hope it's okay to join this thread. I've recently started back on the road to eating healthy and getting back into an active lifestyle again. I try not to think of it as dieting and exercise, not like a chore, but as getting back to the things I enjoy in my life. Honestly, I enjoy being active and running, biking, swimming, etc., and I like the taste of healthy, well-prepared meals over fast food or junk food, but as I dipped to the low of depression and anxiety the past few years, my activity level went from a marathon runner to nonexistent and my eating habits went from healthy and diverse to Wendy's and Cadbury Eggs. And dammit if Easter isn't coming up so those damn eggs are everywhere again. Lol. The Russian roulette game of medication didn't help me maintain a healthy weight either.
I have been fairly good this past week, and while I doubt I've lost any pounds, maybe ounces, I feel better. My mood has been better. Today, even though I was struggling due to anxiety and demands of the upcoming week, I drove to the rail trail and rode my bike at a good pace for an hour. I was silly and skipped breakfast, but came home and ate my leftover brussel sprouts while waiting for a baked potato to cook in the oven. I have a concert event for my client today, and they have a reception afterwards. Usually cake desserts and such. But there is usually fruit, so I may eat a few pieces of fruit but that's all I will eat. I have a business trip this week, but I'm going to do my best to make healthy food choices...mostly just lay off the fried foods and carbs (french fries, etc.) and maintain reasonable portion sizes. Thanks for this thread.
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 What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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#717
Mar 04, 2018, 03:53 PM
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Today I was 168, but it was after having breakfast and running and errand, plus I did some hard work (lots of exertion) yesterday which typically causes more retention, so I am not concerned. I am a faithful logger and my total calories have been fine the last few days.
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#718
Mar 04, 2018, 08:49 PM
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MFP calories 1,077. Apple Watch steps 1,392. Water intake 33.8. Did paperwork most of the day helping my mom get her taxes ready for the person she’s using this year.
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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Mar 04, 2018, 09:41 PM
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I totaled up around 2600 calories, so I am rolling the last 300 calories over to tomorrow. I had two tastey Sonoran hot dogs for dinner. Between that and my Hershey’s hot chocolate, they both added up. Also I made 1600 steps today. I am going to have to go on a hike tomorrow.
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Mar 04, 2018, 09:45 PM
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So I did my 1 hour bike ride today, plus about 5,000 steps. I ate about 1,820 calories, and will have burned close to 3,000. So that's a good day. Hoping I can keep it up this week while I'm traveling.
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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Mar 04, 2018, 10:30 PM
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7576 steps. 1595 calories. Still sore from yesterday's labors - demolition of a wooden swing and big play structure. Involved sledge hammer, crowbar and shovel to get it apart and then wood salvage; pulling nails and screws, hauling wood around, sawing off damaged ends, etc in prep for putting in a raised garden with the salvaged wood.
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Mar 05, 2018, 09:21 PM
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MFP calories 1,038. Apple Watch steps 3,751. Water intake 16.9
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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Mar 05, 2018, 09:39 PM
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4805 steps. 1605 calories. I really need to start eating more at meals and less snacks though. I end up eating a bunch at night to get my calories up closer to goal. I am close enough to what I want to weigh that I want to bring it in slow (again; I got over the impatience).
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Mar 06, 2018, 12:17 AM
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Did okay today. Got about 5000 steps. Was crazy running around before my trip tomorrow. Calories were at about 2000 and burn was about 2300. Not as good as yesterday but at least I didn't eat more than I burned. Will do better tomorrow.
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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