[Greenleaves]

For dinner:
1 cup steamed white rice
Some chicken
Some lettuce
Some crablegs

[wi_fighter]

I did that for about three days, but instead of eating like I normally do to get a feel for how much I eat routinely, I did the "I'm going to stick to 1500-1700 calories a day" bit and was appalled at how much less I was eating.

Now I'm back to eating bad food nonstop all day and being disgusted with myself about it. I'm not exercising because the results don't show as quickly as the damage of overeating, so why bother?

I always use my kids as an excuse to not exercise. Can't do it while they're at school because then I'll still be working when they get home (which I'm always doing anyway. What's an extra 20 or 30 minutes? Duh). Can't do it when they're home because they need supper or help with homework or interrupt me or, or, or...

And it's frustrating to feel my body getting tired after a couple of minutes of exercise hard enough to get my pulse rate up.


I need to stop making excuses if I don't want to look like my mom in the next few years. There's high BP and cholesterol in my family too. If nothing else, I need to do it for that.

[gardenergirl]

Aaaarrrggghhh!

I started out so good today. Yogurt, cereal, and a banana. Then I hit the chocolate later in the morning. Aaarrgh!

I'm starting to believe that nutrasweet in Diet Coke really DOES increase sugar cravings.

Definitely going to exercise today.

Grrrrrr

gg

[LMo]

Not doing well either.

Yesterday:
breakfast (as mentioned)
hard boiled egg
leftover grilled eggplant slices
chinese food (vegetables, tofu, rice, small portions) because I was at a dinner meeting and that was the safest thing on the table
then... then a beer... then those new fat-free 1/2 calorie potato chips... a lot of them . My husband is out of town and I am a closet eater, so I bought something I would never eat in front of him and ruined my calorie intake (not that I'm actually counting)

But... today I'm going to ruin it even more because I'm trying Toast's french bread recipe. It makes 3 french bread loaves, but I have decided to give 2 of them away.

[wi_fighter]

I've had three big cups of coffee with way too much creamer in them. I didn't measure, just dumped it in. A "serving" is 1 tablespoon at 35 calories. I bet I put in 1/3 cup in the first two cups. I put 3 tablespoons in this last cup and it was waaaay less than the others. :gulp:

[LMo]

Ok Friends. Here it is. We need to make commitments.

My goals for today are:
1) go to the gym and take a cardio class
2) give away 2 of my french bread loaves
3) eat no more than 1/2 of my remaining loaf (assuming that it's a small loaf - I don't know how big it's going to be yet, but there isn't a lot of dough)

What are yours? We're starting clean as of right now.

[Greenleaves]

This thread is going great!

I think it's important to write down what you eat no matter if you think you did well or not.

gg, chocolate doesn't seem that bad. I'm sure you could have chocolate, just have less than you usually do...maybe eat it slowly.

LMo, don't beat yourself up, it's OK to eat chips. Try to eat them more slowly maybe so you don't have to eat as much. Also one day isn't going to make a difference.

wi fighter, I like lots of cream and sugar in my coffee too...it's cuz I'm not much of a coffee drinker. lol

Today, I had a cup of coffee with 2 tablespoonful of coffee whitener and 3 teaspoonfuls of sugar. Right now I'm drinking on of my diet shakes...250 calories.

[Greenleaves]

Those sound like great goals LMo! Way to go!

[wi_fighter]

No more coffee after this one. (I''ve already entered the calorie count in my food log).
Drag my butt the 50 feet to the car and get the case of bottled water out of the trunk.
Rebound for at least 20 minutes using hand weights. No excuses.
Go get a Lean Cuisine for dinner so I don't go overboard.
No snacking on cereal and cookies in front of the TV tonight.

[LMo]

GL - you're very sweet to have commented on our 'reports'. Thanks -- I do feel a little better. Thanks for the reminder that one day won't make a difference. I threw the rest of the chips away. It's out of my system now!

That coffee whitner/artificial creamer stuff is scary, though. Try to find a brand (if it exists) that doesn't have hydrogenated oil.

[Greenleaves]

I think Lean cuisine is a great idea wi fighter. It's a good way to get portion control.

Congrats for throwing away the chips. I know that takes a lot of discipline.

I use Coffee-mate coffee whitener. It doesn't say anything about hydrogenated oil....hmmm...I guess that's not a good sign... Oh well, I don't use it often, so I think it should be OK.

Eeek, I found out that there is hydrogenated oil...hydrogenated canola oil.... Better cut back on the whitener!

[LMo]

if it doesn't have hydrogenated oil, then it's probably ok (although the whole concept still seems kinda chemically to me).

Throwing away the chips didn't take much discipline - lol. They aren't my ideal comfort food -- I got them because it was saving me from getting full-on french fries (which is what I really wanted). I *think* I got my lil closet eating binge out of my system and feel pretty good about what I can do with the remainder of my week.

[wi_fighter]

After reading about the creamer, I had to dump out the rest of my coffee. That probably saved me 50 calories.

If I behave with the sugary food and make some decent choices the rest of the day, I can still eat enough food to not feel deprived. I have like 800 calories left before I hit 1500.

I'm such a carbaholic. That's my major, major, MAJOR downfall. Why does carby food have to be the cheapest and most cravable?

[LMo]

dunno - it's my problem too. Starchy carbs - not sweets.

[Greenleaves]

My stomach was rumbling so I decided to eat something.

I had one of those microwave dinners...Michelina's Advantage: Roast Turkey Cutlettes in Gravy with Green Beans, Corn, Red Peppers and Mushrooms (it was mostly green beans LOL...couldn't find any mushrooms.) It was 120 calories.

[allthegirls6]

i should write down what I eat cos I dont eat enought. Ive lost about 20 pounds in about 8 months without trying

[Greenleaves]

That's a good idea allthegirls

You can make goals for yourself too.

[(JD)]

Sigh. Ok... recount for me... I ate the other half of the NY steak meal. Then I ate yesterday some pizza and salad. Today I ate salad, grilled chicken, green beans (and a small garlic roll )
The partially hydrogenated oil is horrible for you.

Yes, I know if I could eat SOMETHING every 2 hours I would be in a better place. The nutritionist said I'm getting plenty with the one restaurant meal broken into two meals...but she wants oatmeal and fruit or juice and stuff for breakfast, and snacks. sorry, the restaurant doesn't do breakfast, as if I'd have time before physical therapy, and I haven't been able to keep snacks in stock ...makes for too many trips to store (which just doesn't happen.)

2lbs a week is the "gold standard" for losing weight. Sigh. I just checked at the Mayo clinic site... their eval of me (survey) says I shouldn't weigh more than 160 LOL yeah right, like my T and MD and PT wouldn't all have a kitten over that! I went to 160 once a few years ago (into a size 6) and they were all over me (caniption?) for being too small, thin. I liked it... but went back up to a 9-10 afterwards. Got to get down to 170 before I worry about that...

right now I don't care if I never eat again.

[wi_fighter]

Here's what I've had so far today:

2/3 cup sunflower seeds 280
coffee with creamer 350
Ham lunch meat 150
Dexatrim bar 180
Lean Cuisine 240
1 pizza roll 40
2 diet Squirts 0
2 bottles of water 0

Total 1240

[Greenleaves]

Good for you wi fighter!

You'll be losing in no time.