New Year, New Diet

It's been what? 9 months?

2008-11-09T16:36:00.002-06:00

And yes, I'm still trying to lose weight. Not trying very hard, but now I am. I spent the weekend with other parents that have successfully borne children and then shed the weight and live a normal life. So, I'm giving the FBD another try with a new fervor. Let the journaling begin.

Nothing like sickness

2008-02-12T10:17:00.000-06:00

To jump start the weight loss.

My last fews days eats have looked like this

Soup
Water
Lay back down
Soup
Water
Lay back down
Elbow macaroni from the Easy Mac package plain
Water
Lay back down and take 3 antiacids.

I'm just so happy to even think about regular food again. But a good little 5 lb drop is always good for the motivation!!!!

Back on the journaling wagon tomorrow

2008-02-03T20:03:00.000-06:00

It's so hard to eat right when you are traveling. Especially when you are sequestered in a war room with food refresh every 3 hours. I did pretty well since the EVP we were working with is a Diet Coke fan - and he likes it like I do - ICE cold right from the can. The good news is I gained NO weight. I didn't lose any, but I didn't gain - just held the line. I'm ready to start losing again!

Thank you mother nature, thank you Wendy's

2008-01-23T23:16:00.000-06:00

I'm taking a short break from food journaling since mother nature decided to throw a curveball my way via the good ole' once a month phenom. I have been so hungry I thought I would die. But I have been holding steady and not gaining so that's something.

Next, I have to thank Wendy's for NEVER exceeding my expectations with their quality of food. They have never cooked my hamburger all the way through and that would normally just make me mad, but today I'm happy. I tried it, despite my guilt, and it sucked eggs so now I know that I have successfully put that craving to rest. So thanks Wendy's. Love ya, mean it.

Back on the wagon tomorrow.

I'm still here

2008-01-21T21:41:00.000-06:00

And still eating right, but I lost the energy to blog about it. Perhaps that's due in large part to the fact that I'm only ingesting 1350 calories per day. But I'm down a total of 8lbs and that's progress folks!

Thursday

2008-01-17T07:15:00.001-06:00

How can it already be Thursday and I don't have any meals documented since Sunday. I have done okay and have continued losing. I'm starting to feel a difference in my clothes so that's encouraging. However, I must admit, I ate both pizza and Mexican this week. Yikes...

Sunday

2008-01-13T15:09:00.000-06:00

OMG - I just discovered that I CAN put together interesting foods from what's in my paltry pantry. We really had nothing to choose from for lunch so I found a package of Vigo Black Beans and Rice - so I cooked that and added in some homemade salsa, little shredded cheese and a little sour cream and it was AWESOME. I love black beans and I love coming with new stuff to do with them. Today was like redneck, homemade Chipotle. YUM!

I didn't run or exercise yet, but will ride for a while tonight. Today started kind of late - weird kid morning with sleeping and Todd and I were TIRED. To make matters worse, it's Sunday and we are FOOD POOR today and nobody wants to go to the grocery. So today was a day of invention. And on a really positive note, despite my binge yesterday I weighed the least I have since I started this - so that's great.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Sunday, January 13

Cascadian Farms Oat and Honey Granola with Skim Milk, 270
Toast with margarine, 180
Black beans and rice, salsa, cheese, sour cream, 400
Pepsi, 140
PB&J and glass of skim milk, 435

Daily total
1365

UH OH - I had my entire daily calories and it's not dinner time yet. Oh well. I'm going to ride so hopefully I'll exchange activity for calories.

Saturday

2008-01-13T14:58:00.000-06:00

Ran this morning with the dog and found that I was noticably hungrier. An explanation about lunch- Tiki and I went to the bank while the other boys napped and ended up at McDonald's to kill some time on the playground. We both realized it was 1:00 pm and we were hungry from breakfast. The cheeseburger Happy Meal was the lesser of all the evils. And then we ended up moving furniture and realized late that it was 7:00 and we hadn't had dinner. Todd ran to Little Ceasars and we ate a pizza. On a positive note we only got the one pizza to make sure there were no leftovers...a good thing for me and we just got cheese as opposed to pepperoni. Plus - it's the weekend - I can have a break. :-)

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Saturday, January 12

Cascadian Farms Oat and Honey Granola with Skim Milk, 270
McDonald's Cheeseburger, 270
Small fries, 140
Small coke, 140
Microwave popcorn, 100
Pizza - 3 small slices, 500
Sm pepsi, 140

Daily total
1380

Friday

2008-01-11T20:53:00.000-06:00

I know that I'm doing okay with the actual calories, but I could eat twice as much if I were choosing different foods. But, I'm finding that I'm not really that hungry now that I'm not eating just to eat. I learned an interesting lesson today. This evening I was too tired to cook and Todd was gone so my goal was just to get some quick food and get the kids all settled. I ran through McDonalds - and even though I've had a hamburger since beginning the process - mine was made from 90/10 lean ground sirloin - hardly what McDonald's uses. Anyway - eating that greasy burger and fries made me feel so yucky...and when I say yucky, well I mean ~yucky~.

Gus and I plan to run in the morning.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Friday, January 11

Coffee with skim milk, 65
Potbelly Turkey Sandwich, 370
Baked Lays, 110
Med Coke, 140
McDonalds Cheeseburger, 270
Small fries, 140
Large coke,

Daily Total
1305

Thursday

2008-01-10T22:06:00.000-06:00

I was home again today and didn't really eat much or eat well for that matter. But what can you do?

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Thursday, January 10

Coffee with skim milk, 65
Cascadian Farms Organic Granola w/skim milk (1/2 serving), 135
Grilled cheese on white (no margarine or butter), 210
Tostitos tortilla chips, 150
Grilled cheese on white (no margarine or butter), 210
Tostitos tortilla chips, 150

Daily Total
920

Wednesday

2008-01-10T22:01:00.000-06:00

Another strange day, but I'm not ready to post all about that yet, but I will say that it impacted my eating and will continue to do so for a while. I just have to figure out how to cook around it :-). But hey, I did lose weight after eating that high cal meal last night.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Wednesday, January 9

Spoon sized shredded wheat with skim milk, 203
Subway Veggie Sandwich, 400
Leftover penne pasta, 400

Daily Total
1003

Tuesday

2008-01-10T21:54:00.000-06:00

Today was a strange day. I was working from home (as I now do every Tuesday and Thursday) but for some reason didn't thaw anything or prepare anything. So at the last minute I threw together this very delicious recipe for dinner BUT it's 800+ cal/per serving - yes per serving. So I ate less than 1 serving to avoid having to write that down AND I wanted some bread :-)

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Tuesday, January 8

Spoon sized shredded wheat with skim milk, 203
Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti Marinara, 360
Penne Pasta with Vodka Cream Sauce, 600
Bread, 200
Becks Beer, 64
Wheat Thins, 120

Daily Total
1547

Monday

2008-01-07T21:30:00.000-06:00

Today was a weird day. I ate breakfast, then attended a 10:00 am funeral assuming we would get lunch afterward, but didn't. So I ended up not eating until around 1:30 pm.

Daily Goal = 1350

Monday, January 7

Spoon sized shredded wheat with skim milk, 203
Potbelly Turkey Sandwich (I know she put too much mayo), 400
Baked Lays, 110
Hotdog with Bun (mustard & sauerkraut), 280
Baked Doritos, 120
Large Coke from McDonalds :-) (it was worth it), 240

Daily Total
1353

And the BEST part is, Gus and I went for a run - so 30 minutes of cardio for me today! YAY!

Sunday

2008-01-07T21:22:00.000-06:00

Today was an okay day. I had another migraine and just kept grabbing handfuls of whatever might make it go away.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Sunday, January 6

Spoon sized shredded wheat with skim milk, 203
Handfuls of this and that - yes I kept track,200
Easy Mac (GROSS), 130
Baked Fries, 150
Hamburger (w/ bun and cheese - 97% lean sirloin, 600
Low Cal Fudgsicle (2 - I know!), 120

Daily Total
1403

Saturday

2008-01-05T20:39:00.000-06:00

Today was the best I've ever done on a weekend - when I wasn't sick - haha.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Saturday, January 5

Yogurt Burst Cheerios with skim milk, 160
Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti Marinara, 260
Hotdog with Bun (mustard & sauerkraut), 280
Baked Doritos, 120
Large Coke from McDonalds, 240 (WORTH IT)
Becks Light Beer (I deserved a break), 64

Daily Total
1224

It was indeed a beautiful day, but I decided to rearrange all the cabinets in the kitchen, so I did nary an activity. But I did open the windows :-)

Friday

2008-01-04T22:07:00.000-06:00

Today was a good food day.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Friday, January 4

Yogurt Burst Cheerios with skim milk, 160 (ate smaller bowl than yesterday)
Diet Coke, 0
Taco salad, 422
Diet Coke, 0
Brownie (1/2), 120
Baked Chicken Breast, 200
Brown rice, 150
Green beans, 20
Lemon herbal tea with honey, 64

Daily Total
1136

And tomorrow the forecast is calling for low 70's and pleasant. That should be great for getting outside for some activity!

Thursday

2008-01-03T20:29:00.000-06:00

Started out better, but when a migraine took hold around 2:00 I just started trying anything food wise to get rid of my nausea and headache. I think that my body needs more than 500 calories to operate between waking at 6:00 am and 2:00 pm. Just a thought. It's all about adjustment.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Thursday, January 3

Yogurt Burst Cheerios with skim milk, 180
Hard boiled egg (2), 100
Yogurt Burst Cheerios dry snack, 90
York Peppermint Pattie (2) thought the chocolate might help head, 80
Can Coke, 140
Lipton Soup, 86
Quesadilla, 320
1/2 Hamburger (w/bun & cheese), 300
Homemade fries (baked), 150
Lemon herbal tea, 0

Daily Total
1446 - a little over, but far less than my pre New Year intake of 60,000 per day.

Wednesday

2008-01-03T20:09:00.000-06:00

Was a good day - calorie wise. I visited my new fave site, Calorie Counter Database. There is a cool online tool where you put in your weight, your height, age, goal weight and current activity level and it tells you your optimal daily calorie intake for losing weight. So, I'm doing pretty well.

Here is the rundown for Wednesday - day 1.

Daily Goal = 1350 (or less)

Wednesday, January 2

Cascadian Farms Oat and Honey Granola with Skim Milk, 270
Starbucks Tall Nonfat Latte (1/2), 63
Potbelly Turkey Sandwich, 370
Baked Lays, 110
Med Coke,
Baked chicken breast, 200
Brown rice, 150
Green beans, 20
York Peppermint Pattie, 40

Daily Total
1333

2 more days

2007-12-30T16:04:00.000-06:00

I am changing my header to New Year, New Diet. By that I don't really mean diet - I mean more like New Year, New Eating or New Year, New You, or New Year - Lose that Big Butt.

So while I'm not necessarily going to blow it out over the next few days I AM going to get ready - get my fridge in order - get my house in order - get my mind in order to get healthy and make it a good start in this new year.

Let's just say

2007-10-20T14:25:00.000-05:00

That I have "left no food untasted" over the last month.

However tomorrow is the dawning of a new day and the beginning of the

Cabbage Soup Diet

I forgot

2007-09-05T21:20:00.000-05:00

I did make up this great sandwich one night after getting home late from the gym...

As soon as I got home from work I baked some chicken breasts in Teriyaki sauce, cracked black pepper and sea salt. They cooled while I was at the gym and when I came back I used them for the following.

1/2 baked chicken breast
1/2 whole wheat pite
Provolone or swiss cheese
Mayo and/or mustard
2-3 Cherubs (cherry or grape tomatoes)
Pepper relish or spicy olive relish

Warm the pita in microwave for about 30 seconds to soften. Put mayo or mustard in pita and lay slice of cheese in. Slice the chicken breast into thin slices and stuff in pita. Slice Cherubs and dump in and finally add pepper relish (I use Potbelly Peppers) or spicy olive relish. Enjoy! It's my favorite sandwich ever (so far)!

Oh no...

2007-09-05T21:19:00.001-05:00

I'm pretty much eatin' everyting in site and am still at my same weight (LUCKY) and I need to get back on the bandwagon. As soon as my back is fixed... :-)

How do you make that?

2007-08-07T11:21:00.001-05:00

Black Bean Wraps

These are such a staple in our house we have them several times a week. High in protien, spicy and delicious. The black bean is another of nature's perfect foods :-)

Start with the "salsa" if you can call it that. My mom invented this when she was living in NC and she and my dad would eat Mexican and they tried to make the salsa by taste. We LOVE this stuff as an alternative to Pico and Pace, etc. You can use Pace or other favorite salsa in place.

1 large can of stewed tomatoes
1/4 cup of crushed red pepper flakes - top off with garlic powder
Blend until smooth and add garlic salt to taste
Set aside

2 tbsp olive oil
1 clove of garlic (or one tbsp of minced garlic)
1/2 tsp cumin
2/3 cup of above salsa
1 can black beans
Flour tortillas
Sour cream
Shredded cheese
Shredded lettuce

Add olive oil and pressed or minced garlic to skillet. Heat skillet to medium until garlic starts to cook. Add rinsed black beans and 2/3 cup of salsa, stir. Add 1.2 tsp cumin and stir. Continue to cook over medium heat and stir until mixture thickens and salsa cooks down. Spread sour cream (optional) on tortilla, add bean mixture, top with cheese, lettuce, tomato, jalapeno, etc to taste. Wrap like a burritto or serve like a soft taco. The original recipe calls for chicken and if I have time I shred grilled chicken and add to the tortilla.

What's to eat?

2007-08-07T11:03:00.000-05:00

8.7.07

Crystal Farms String Cheese, 80
Diet Dr Pepper, 0
Smart One Three Cheese Ziti Marinara, 290
Diet Dr Pepper, 0
Fudge Stripes 100 Cal packs, 100
Crystal Farms String Cheese, 80
Diet Dr Pepper, 0
10 Plain M&Ms, 80
Dinner, 570

Total = 1200

What's to do?

2007-08-07T11:01:00.000-05:00

8.6.07

NOTHING. I lost my workout card. Getting a new one today.

What's to eat?

2007-08-07T10:31:00.000-05:00

8.6.07

Bacon/Egg/Cheese Lean Pocket, 150
Lettuce Wraps from Pei Wei (1/2), 255
Coke, 150
3 homemade flour tortillas, 360
Black Bean Wrap, 210
Tostitos Crispy Rounds (about 20), 200
Coke, 150
Blue Bell Cookie Dough Ice Cream, 2 spoonfuls, 100 cal

Total 1575
375 over 1200 goal