Did ya miss me? Well, I'm still working out the kinks in the new "better eating plan" and it's certainly not making me lose any weight, but I am eating much healthier foods and I'm bouncing around the same 3 numbers on the scale as I have been for months. 149 to 152 depending on whether or not I drank the night before. I'm just getting over my period now, so I'm expecting it to be a little lower, but that's always messed up by the fact that I am compelled to eat chocolate during my period so it ends up evening out. I also think I have a cold so I've been drinking a lot of tea which SHOULD help, so we'll see.
Monday morning, 152.8lbs.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Days 296-300
So I know it's been almost a week, but I wanted to give this new way of eating a try for a bit before I judged it. Mostly because right off the bat, I gained two pounds, LOL. The first day I stopped counting I went up to 150.7, and then by Monday I was at 152.7. I remained there until this morning when I was greeted by 151.4. There was still a bit of "non-food" in the house and I'm sure I had some of it - specifically diet soda and a frozen lasagna (not too terrible, but there was an ingredient or two I couldn't pronounce.)
We have finally finished most of the $90 worth of "healthy foods" we bought last Thursday. Last night I turned a couple round steaks into "country fried steak and gravy" with mashed sweet potatoes. Not the most low cal thing I could have done with it, but it wasn't a very good cut of meat. The gravy was good though. And it wasn't even as high cal as it could have been because the recipe called for lard and I used crisco.
Tuesday we did schnitzel with some pork chops with brown rice and fresh green beans. Oh, yeah, and I made a cheesecake. Not as good as my mom's (which is a no-bake kind) but tastes more like New York cheesecake.
Monday we had the rest of the turkey kielbasa with onions, red potatoes and red pepper. I don't remember if it was Saturday or Sunday, but I made a tuna noodle casserole. It was the bomb. We were nearly fighting over the leftovers. It must have been Saturday because I think Sunday was when we were out shopping and stopped and got a salad at Arby's to bring home for dinner. Occasionally I just crave salad.
There's been very few nights when we didn't actually cook something. And the weirdest part is.... I'm starting to like it.
Thursday morning, 151.4lbs
We have finally finished most of the $90 worth of "healthy foods" we bought last Thursday. Last night I turned a couple round steaks into "country fried steak and gravy" with mashed sweet potatoes. Not the most low cal thing I could have done with it, but it wasn't a very good cut of meat. The gravy was good though. And it wasn't even as high cal as it could have been because the recipe called for lard and I used crisco.
Tuesday we did schnitzel with some pork chops with brown rice and fresh green beans. Oh, yeah, and I made a cheesecake. Not as good as my mom's (which is a no-bake kind) but tastes more like New York cheesecake.
Monday we had the rest of the turkey kielbasa with onions, red potatoes and red pepper. I don't remember if it was Saturday or Sunday, but I made a tuna noodle casserole. It was the bomb. We were nearly fighting over the leftovers. It must have been Saturday because I think Sunday was when we were out shopping and stopped and got a salad at Arby's to bring home for dinner. Occasionally I just crave salad.
There's been very few nights when we didn't actually cook something. And the weirdest part is.... I'm starting to like it.
Thursday morning, 151.4lbs
Friday, January 20, 2012
Days 294 and 295
So, I didn't post yesterday because I didn't have a neat and tidy record of everything I ate. That's because in the course of my day I got suckered into watching a pretty lengthy and totally convincing video made by people only interested in my money (I'm sure) but explaining a revolutionary (to me anyway) way to lose weight.
Somewhere along the way to "healthy" I had pigeon-holed my views into "cut calories at all costs". This is easily evidenced by my own admittance to eating "plastic" which is what I call Fat-Free Cool Whip. I mean, what else could it be made of? So, in this video they told a story about your liver. Or my liver. Or their own. It's not important who's liver it was, because if they are working, they are doing the same thing. They have 2 jobs, however (if any of the video was true, which I haven't yet researched for myself). One job is to breakdown fat. Fabulous, lets have more of that. The other is to filter out impurities and toxins. Hm. That's pretty good too. Their point was that if you are eating a lot of foods with ingredients you don't recognize with long unpronounceable names, then your liver probably doesn't know what they are either and is spending all it's time getting rid of them. Which means it's not doing it's OTHER job, breaking down fat. Boo. SO, in that "revolutionary moment" I decided to take a break from my calorie stringent diet and see if I could eat some healthy "one-ingredient" foods.
I haven't had a banana in this house since we noticed the dog was getting fat, and the only other fruit we ever have are apples, but they were for the dogs. Yes, we've always known that the dogs eat better than we do. And essentially, I was going to try to start eating THE SAME THINGS AS THEM. I took a little online quiz (again, un-independently researched and probably bogus) that said I am a metabolic type 2 person. Which basically means, that I only feel full and satisfied if I eat meat (or something like that, I can't be sure). So I looked up on another website what foods were recommended for this type and got a list of all the meats, fruits, veggies, dairy, desserts and beverages suggested for my type.
Then, Wednesday night we went to Starky's and I had a steak. A small one - actually 2 - but they were only about 3-4 ounces each. With some garlic mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. And a BIG glass of red wine. Then we went to Suki's and I had a couple shots of rum and one of vodka along with some diet soda. I'm going to have to try to stop drinking diet soda, but we'll get to that.
Thursday morning I was 150.4lbs. However, I am usually a little lighter on days after I've had a few drinks. I always assume it's because I'm dehydrated.....
Then yesterday, I had two poached eggs and an apple for breakfast. That's only 200 calories. So far so good. For lunch, I had a frozen microwaved "side dish" of roasted potatoes, snap peas and red peppers in some sort of butter sauce which came to 120 calories. Around 3pm I snacked on celery stalks and a tablespoon of peanut butter for 90 calories. We threw some russet potatoes in the oven after work and went to shop for some more 'whole foods'. Either everyone else on the PLANET saw the same video as me the other day, or they've been on this healthy eating thing a while before me, but Fred Meyer was COMPLETELY out of raw almonds AND Quinoa! Two things I had specifically on my list to try. Oh well, we did end up with $90 worth of healthy food (including a $14 bottle of Erath Pinot Noir! woohoo!)
So we came home and I smothered my baked potato in fresh steamed broccoli, some low-fat cottage cheese and one little pat of REAL butter (no more "fake" butter for me!) It was delicious, VERY filling, and so much so, that I didn't even eat Mark's potato skin which I usually do. I will have it for lunch today with some more broccoli and stuff maybe. Then while watching tv, I had a tiny handful of roasted (unsalted) almonds, and a tiny bowl of REAL natural ice cream with no funny ingredients.
The biggest surprise? No extraneous snacking... AND
Friday morning still 150.4 lbs!
Somewhere along the way to "healthy" I had pigeon-holed my views into "cut calories at all costs". This is easily evidenced by my own admittance to eating "plastic" which is what I call Fat-Free Cool Whip. I mean, what else could it be made of? So, in this video they told a story about your liver. Or my liver. Or their own. It's not important who's liver it was, because if they are working, they are doing the same thing. They have 2 jobs, however (if any of the video was true, which I haven't yet researched for myself). One job is to breakdown fat. Fabulous, lets have more of that. The other is to filter out impurities and toxins. Hm. That's pretty good too. Their point was that if you are eating a lot of foods with ingredients you don't recognize with long unpronounceable names, then your liver probably doesn't know what they are either and is spending all it's time getting rid of them. Which means it's not doing it's OTHER job, breaking down fat. Boo. SO, in that "revolutionary moment" I decided to take a break from my calorie stringent diet and see if I could eat some healthy "one-ingredient" foods.
I haven't had a banana in this house since we noticed the dog was getting fat, and the only other fruit we ever have are apples, but they were for the dogs. Yes, we've always known that the dogs eat better than we do. And essentially, I was going to try to start eating THE SAME THINGS AS THEM. I took a little online quiz (again, un-independently researched and probably bogus) that said I am a metabolic type 2 person. Which basically means, that I only feel full and satisfied if I eat meat (or something like that, I can't be sure). So I looked up on another website what foods were recommended for this type and got a list of all the meats, fruits, veggies, dairy, desserts and beverages suggested for my type.
Then, Wednesday night we went to Starky's and I had a steak. A small one - actually 2 - but they were only about 3-4 ounces each. With some garlic mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. And a BIG glass of red wine. Then we went to Suki's and I had a couple shots of rum and one of vodka along with some diet soda. I'm going to have to try to stop drinking diet soda, but we'll get to that.
Thursday morning I was 150.4lbs. However, I am usually a little lighter on days after I've had a few drinks. I always assume it's because I'm dehydrated.....
Then yesterday, I had two poached eggs and an apple for breakfast. That's only 200 calories. So far so good. For lunch, I had a frozen microwaved "side dish" of roasted potatoes, snap peas and red peppers in some sort of butter sauce which came to 120 calories. Around 3pm I snacked on celery stalks and a tablespoon of peanut butter for 90 calories. We threw some russet potatoes in the oven after work and went to shop for some more 'whole foods'. Either everyone else on the PLANET saw the same video as me the other day, or they've been on this healthy eating thing a while before me, but Fred Meyer was COMPLETELY out of raw almonds AND Quinoa! Two things I had specifically on my list to try. Oh well, we did end up with $90 worth of healthy food (including a $14 bottle of Erath Pinot Noir! woohoo!)
So we came home and I smothered my baked potato in fresh steamed broccoli, some low-fat cottage cheese and one little pat of REAL butter (no more "fake" butter for me!) It was delicious, VERY filling, and so much so, that I didn't even eat Mark's potato skin which I usually do. I will have it for lunch today with some more broccoli and stuff maybe. Then while watching tv, I had a tiny handful of roasted (unsalted) almonds, and a tiny bowl of REAL natural ice cream with no funny ingredients.
The biggest surprise? No extraneous snacking... AND
Friday morning still 150.4 lbs!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Day 293
I still cannot curb the snacking, but at least I stopped being sick of popcorn. It is very filling for only 100 calories, but it's just not as good as saltines and butter. However, I'm now sick of my 100 calorie ice cream bars which spells DISASTER because they were the only satisfying sweet snack under 200 calories I've ever come across.
Wednesday morning, 151.7lbs
Food detail Tuesday:
Breakfast
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43
1 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 120
Lunch
1 serving Smart Ones Fettucini Alfredo - 240
Dinner
1/4 medium Cooked Mature Onions - 14
1/4 serving Red Bell Pepper - 8
2 potatoes medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia) Red Potatoes (Flesh and Skin) - 307
1 3/4 servings Turkey Polska Kielbasa - 158
Snacks/Other
10 servings Cool Whip Fat Free - 150
4 crackers , sandwich Crackers (with Cheese Filling) - 134
1 serving Kettle Corn 100 Calorie Pop - 100
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1587
Wednesday morning, 151.7lbs
Food detail Tuesday:
Breakfast
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43
1 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 120
Lunch
1 serving Smart Ones Fettucini Alfredo - 240
Dinner
1/4 medium Cooked Mature Onions - 14
1/4 serving Red Bell Pepper - 8
2 potatoes medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia) Red Potatoes (Flesh and Skin) - 307
1 3/4 servings Turkey Polska Kielbasa - 158
Snacks/Other
10 servings Cool Whip Fat Free - 150
4 crackers , sandwich Crackers (with Cheese Filling) - 134
1 serving Kettle Corn 100 Calorie Pop - 100
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1587
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Day 292
Sooo….. I need to break out the sewing machine or knitting or SOMETHING again while I'm watching movies at night because I just keep SNACKING! On the plus side, I ate a TON of broccoli and did my Buns of Steel tape at lunch.
Tuesday morning, 151.7 lbs
food detail Monday:
Breakfast
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43
1 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 110
Lunch
1 serving Broccoli & Cheddar Roasted Potatoes - 240
Dinner
1 medium (2-1/4" to 3" dia, raw) Baked Potato (Peel Eaten) - 194
1 Skin from 1 large (3" to 4-1/4" dia, raw) Baked Potato Skins - 109
1 cup, flowerets Cooked Broccoli (Fat Not Added in Cooking) - 34
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
1 tablespoon Light Sour Cream - 22
Snacks/Other
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
6 regular Marshmallows - 137
1 serving Mister Salty Yogurt Flavored Pretzels 100 Calorie Pack - 100
18 crackers Saltine Crackers - 231
1 serving Unfiltered Wheat Beer - 155
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1778
Tuesday morning, 151.7 lbs
food detail Monday:
Breakfast
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43
1 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 110
Lunch
1 serving Broccoli & Cheddar Roasted Potatoes - 240
Dinner
1 medium (2-1/4" to 3" dia, raw) Baked Potato (Peel Eaten) - 194
1 Skin from 1 large (3" to 4-1/4" dia, raw) Baked Potato Skins - 109
1 cup, flowerets Cooked Broccoli (Fat Not Added in Cooking) - 34
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
1 tablespoon Light Sour Cream - 22
Snacks/Other
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
6 regular Marshmallows - 137
1 serving Mister Salty Yogurt Flavored Pretzels 100 Calorie Pack - 100
18 crackers Saltine Crackers - 231
1 serving Unfiltered Wheat Beer - 155
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1778
Monday, January 16, 2012
Days 289, 280 and 291
I finally counted on a weekend again (yay me!) though, I did very poorly on Friday. But it was entirely the fault of the super yummy tortilla chips at Acapulco. I totally guessed on how many I had so it might not ever be right. I was reasonably good the other two days considering we sat around most of the weekend trying to book hotels for our UK trip.
Saturday 151.1 lbs
Sunday 150.0 lbs
Monday 151.7 lbs
Friday food detail:
Breakfast
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43
1 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 110
Lunch
1/2 cup flowerets Broccoli Flower Clusters - 10
2 large Egg - 147
Dinner
4/8 serving fresh guacamole - 300
4 regular Marshmallows - 92
5 oz Tortilla Chips (White Corn) - 692
Snacks/Other
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
1 cocktail Margarita - 168
6 crackers Saltine Crackers - 77
3 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 159
Total = 1943
Saturday food detail:
Breakfast
0.4 serving Chicken Quesadilla - 466
Lunch
0.4 serving fresh guacamole - 200
6 crackers Saltine Crackers - 77
Dinner
1 cup, cooked Brown Rice - 215
2.1 oz , boneless, cooked (yield after skin removed) Chicken Breast (Skin Not Eaten) - 90
Snacks/Other
2 servings Coconut Rum - 102
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
6 crackers Saltine Crackers - 77
1 serving peppermint Schnapps - 72
1/4 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 28
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1585
Sunday food detail
Breakfast
4 Ebelskiver pancakes - 345
Lunch
1 cup, cooked Brown Rice - 215
Dinner
1 cup Beef Stew with Potatoes and Vegetables - 222
1 serving Select French Bread Artisan - 100
Snacks/Other
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
6 regular Marshmallows - 137
18 crackers Saltine Crackers - 231
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1508
Saturday 151.1 lbs
Sunday 150.0 lbs
Monday 151.7 lbs
Friday food detail:
Breakfast
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43
1 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 110
Lunch
1/2 cup flowerets Broccoli Flower Clusters - 10
2 large Egg - 147
Dinner
4/8 serving fresh guacamole - 300
4 regular Marshmallows - 92
5 oz Tortilla Chips (White Corn) - 692
Snacks/Other
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
1 cocktail Margarita - 168
6 crackers Saltine Crackers - 77
3 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 159
Total = 1943
Saturday food detail:
Breakfast
0.4 serving Chicken Quesadilla - 466
Lunch
0.4 serving fresh guacamole - 200
6 crackers Saltine Crackers - 77
Dinner
1 cup, cooked Brown Rice - 215
2.1 oz , boneless, cooked (yield after skin removed) Chicken Breast (Skin Not Eaten) - 90
Snacks/Other
2 servings Coconut Rum - 102
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
6 crackers Saltine Crackers - 77
1 serving peppermint Schnapps - 72
1/4 serving Special K Cinnamon Pecan Cereal - 28
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1585
Sunday food detail
Breakfast
4 Ebelskiver pancakes - 345
Lunch
1 cup, cooked Brown Rice - 215
Dinner
1 cup Beef Stew with Potatoes and Vegetables - 222
1 serving Select French Bread Artisan - 100
Snacks/Other
1 serving Light Soft Spread - 45
6 regular Marshmallows - 137
18 crackers Saltine Crackers - 231
4 sandwiches , round Vanilla Sandwich Cookie - 213
Total = 1508
Friday, January 13, 2012
Day 288 - whew, finally some movement!
So I don't know what finally did it, or if it was a culmination of working out 3 of the last 4 days, or having vegetables for lunch, or going for a run at lunch yesterday, or the ridiculously low number of calories I had yesterday (I personally don't believe it - something must have counted wrong. I think whipped potatoes and gravy have more calories than that) or if it's because I FINALLY got "back on schedule" this morning (that's a TMI reference that you can figure out if you really think about it but I'm not going to come out and say), but SOMETHING worked and the scale finally stopped being a little bitch and showed me a new number.
I would really like to know how going out for a steak dinner made me lose weight. I'm going to have to "research" this some more.... hehehe
I know, I know, it was actually because I had oatmeal instead of cereal which was about HALF the calories, and the veggies for lunch instead of anything else for minimum half the calories.... it's just a good damn thing I was so busy at work yesterday that I didn't have a snack attack.
Friday morning, 151.1 lbs
Thursday food detail:
Breakfast
1 serving Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal - 160
Lunch
3 servings Baby Vegetable Medley with Butter Sauce - 120
Dinner
4 oz Beef Rib Eye (Small End, Lean Only, Trimmed to 0" Fat, Choice Grade) - 183
1/4 cup Croutons - 46
1 small slice (2-1/2" x 2" x 1") Garlic Bread - 53
1 cup, shredded or chopped Mixed Salad Greens - 9
1 tablespoon Ranch Salad Dressing - 73
1 serving Whipped Potatoes and Gravy - 120
Snacks/Other
1 serving 'Carb Select' Hot Cocoa Mix - 20
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
1 regular Marshmallows - 23
1 serving Pringles Minis - Original - 110
1 fl oz (no ice) Vodka - 64
Total = 1081
I would really like to know how going out for a steak dinner made me lose weight. I'm going to have to "research" this some more.... hehehe
I know, I know, it was actually because I had oatmeal instead of cereal which was about HALF the calories, and the veggies for lunch instead of anything else for minimum half the calories.... it's just a good damn thing I was so busy at work yesterday that I didn't have a snack attack.
Friday morning, 151.1 lbs
Thursday food detail:
Breakfast
1 serving Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal - 160
Lunch
3 servings Baby Vegetable Medley with Butter Sauce - 120
Dinner
4 oz Beef Rib Eye (Small End, Lean Only, Trimmed to 0" Fat, Choice Grade) - 183
1/4 cup Croutons - 46
1 small slice (2-1/2" x 2" x 1") Garlic Bread - 53
1 cup, shredded or chopped Mixed Salad Greens - 9
1 tablespoon Ranch Salad Dressing - 73
1 serving Whipped Potatoes and Gravy - 120
Snacks/Other
1 serving 'Carb Select' Hot Cocoa Mix - 20
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Bars - White Mint Truffle - 100
1 regular Marshmallows - 23
1 serving Pringles Minis - Original - 110
1 fl oz (no ice) Vodka - 64
Total = 1081
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