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[27 Sep 2005|01:37pm] |
Kiwi
fresh broccoli
romaine lettuce
tomatoes
1 avocado
Veg bullion
Spanish rice
Refried beans
white beans
flour, sugar
vanilla
vegetable oil
whole wheat spaghetti
linquine
alfredo sauce
Soup thermos
Pretzel sticks to dip in peanut butter
Krave bars
cream cheese
tupperware - assorted
eggs
chicken nuggets
Greenlife: salsa, amy's soup, 'chicken' soup, crackers
Make green tea to bring to work
Have Jason bring home: grapes for fruit salad;
hummus & pita
Dinners:
-Broccoli with white beans, garlic in lemon sauce
-spaghetti with tvp crumbles
-spanish rice w/ refried beans, tomatoes & avocado
Lunches:
-Hummus & fruit platter
-Black bean soup & applesauce or yogurt
-'Chicken' soup & applesauce or yogurt
- Other soups
Snacks:
-Pretzel sticks & peanut butter
-Krave bars
-popcorn with nutritional yeast
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| Calories Eaten Today - Tuesday 9/20 |
[20 Sep 2005|01:30pm] |
Total: 987
Fat: 20 181 19%
Sat: 8 69 7%
Poly: 4 38 4%
Mono: 6 55 6%
Carbs: 192 675 69%
Fiber: 23 0 0%
Protein: 30 120 12%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
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| Food Diary |
[20 Sep 2005|11:47am] |
Monday:
~Breakfast - 1 small all-natural sugar free yogurt & cranberry juice with psyllium husk fiber powder (detox drink)
~Lunch - Udon noodle soup (200 calories) & water
~Snack - Krave bar (200 calories)
~Dinner - Sauteed broccoli & tomatoes with garlic, chickpeas and 1/3 cup brown rice & water
~Exercise: 30 minute walk, 15 minutes weight training
Tuesday:
~Breakfast - 1 small all-natural sugar free yogurt & water
~Lunch - garden salad with fat free dressing and 4 veggie 'chicken' nuggets & water
~Dinner - Portabella mushroom sauteed in balsamic vinegar with tomato, zucchini, squash, and garlic + 1/2 cup whole wheat pasta & water
~Exercise: 30 minutes of pilates, 20 minutes step machine
Wednesday:
~Breakfast - 1 small all-natural sugar free yogurt & 1 cup of soymilk
~Lunch - leftovers from dinner the night before
~Dinner - Taco flavored vegetarian 'ground beef', lettuce, tomato, salsa & 1 taco shell
~Snack: Tortilla chips & fresh salsa
~Exercise: None
Thursday:
~Breakfast - 1 small red delicious apple, & water
~Lunch - udon soup & unsweetened green tea
~Dinner - homemade minestrone soup & water
~Snack - 1 (1/2 inch diameter) chocolate-coconut 'haystack'
~Exercise - 30 minutes aerobics, 10 minutes yoga
Friday:
~Breakfast - Special K bar & coffee with soymilk (unsweetened)
~Lunch - leftover minestrone soup & water
~Snack - 1 small all-natural sugar free yogurt
~Dinner - spaghetti squash with marinara sauce
~Exercise - 40 minutes walking
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[20 Sep 2005|10:16am] |
Tonight dinner: Zucchini, squash, tomatoes, garlic, and portabella mushroom with parmesan & whole wheat pasta in a balsamic vinegar sauce (like at TGI Fridays).
Tomorrow lunch: Leftovers from night before
Make for dinner tomorrow: Taco salad (throw the cheese in with the lettuce & tomatoes, mix together sour cream and salsa and pack the taco meat & taco shells.)
Grocery list:
cucumber
1 zucchini
2 apples, 2 pears
spaghetti squash
romaine lettuce
tomatoes
garlic
2 fresh lemons
chili seasoning
cornbread mix
olive oil
marinara sauce
water
special K bars
shredded cheese
paper towels
Amy's burritos - 3
Frozen package of broccoli
lowfat fudge pops
Greenlife: Udon soup, wine, ginger, honey, 1 small bottle of green tea
Breakfast: apple, pear, and juice or water.
Lunches: Amy's burrito and salad; leftover chili; leftover minestrone soup; udon soup
Dinners: chili (use 1/2 saved frozen peppers from black bean soup); spaghetti squash with marinara sauce; minestrone soup and salad; seasoned broccoli and wild rice
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| This week: food diary |
[16 Sep 2005|12:42pm] |
Tuesday:
Breakfast: water, applesauce
Lunch: Rigatoni & vegetables Lean Cuisine, water
Snack: none
Dinner: Veggie 'chicken' sandwich with romaine lettuce salad (balsamic vinagrette dressing)
Exercise: 20 minute step machine
Wednesday:
Breakfast: water, applesauce
Lunch: Ravioli Lean Cuisine & Water
Snack: Tortilla chips & fresh salsa
Dinner: Wheat pasta with fresh tomato and garlic sauce
Alcohol: 1 beer
Exercise: skipped (too sore from first time exercising in months the day before)
Thursday:
Breakfast: water, applesauce
Lunch: tomato soup and a PB&J sandwich on whole wheat & water
Snack: snack-size popcorn with nutritional yeast
Dinner: Veggie Burger, small fries, diet coke (Burger King)
Exercise: 15 minutes weight training, 20 minutes step machine
Friday:
Breakfast: applesauce, water, grande non-fat cappuccino, no whipped cream, no sugar
Lunch: Minestrone soup & water
Snack: 'Krave' bar (200 calories, 6g fat)
Dinner: large garden salad
Alcohol: 1 beer
Exercise: 20 minutes pilates, 20 minutes step machine
Saturday:
Breakfast: cranberry juice & psyllium husk fiber powder
Lunch: miso soup & green tea
Snack: tortilla chips & fresh salsa
Dinner: Stir-fry with tofu, broccoli, bean sprouts, onion, zucchini & brown rice; water
Exercise: 30 minute walk, 20 minutes pilates
Sunday:
Breakfast: cranberry juice & psyllium husk fiber powder
Lunch:
Snack:
Dinner: Tacos (Taco shells with veggie meat substitute, fresh salsa, lettuce & tomato)
Exercise: 30 minute walk, 10 minute weight training
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| What has kept me from losing weight |
[12 Sep 2005|01:59pm] |
I need to find solutions to the following problems:
1) I have this living-in-the-moment attitude about what food I eat and whether I exercise; I'll be really good for a week and then I'll be out at the local restaurant/brewery/$2 movie theatre and be like, "ah, what the hell, I want beer and pizza so I'm going to get some". I just can't resist when my boyfriend and everyone else around me is eating it too. Part of my problem is that I think of food as celebration and rewards. Parties, going out with friends, or spending quality time with my boyfriend always end up revolving around food for some reason. I just can't seem to get into a mindset of food as just energy and nourishment, and only taking in as much as your body needs. I don't eat a lot of junk or sweets, but I eat larger portions than I should and I just get stuck eating a lot of bread, pasta, and cheese and not exercising *which is my biggest problem*. I am vegetarian and my diet consists mostly of pasta, rice, cheese, bread, and veggies but not in a good balance. Most of my protein comes from nutritional yeast, spinach, soy milk, yogurt and meat substitutes. I don't drink soda or anything with a lot of fat and calories (mostly water, green tea, and coffee w/ splenda & soymilk) so that's not a problem... really it's late night snacking, large portions, giving in to temptation at parties/family gatherings/celebrations and not exercising.
2) I have an office job, sitting at a computer for 8 hours a day plus 1 hour of driving (total). It was when I got this job 1-1/2 years ago that my problems started (plus I went back on oral contraceptives, and my boyfriend and I got our own apartment and started making a lot of homemade food like breads, nachos, pie, stuff like that). I was overweight to begin with (165 lbs and a size 10), but sitting down all day (and burning virtually no calories) made my weight balloon. I can't take a walk at lunch time because of the area my office is in (not safe). I am jittery and I move my legs a lot while I'm sitting, but I'm sure that doesn't do whole lot. And, they are always ordering in pizza, italian food, and bringing huge cookies from the Atlanta Bread Company. I usually bring my own lunch but since there are only 4 employees (and the 2 owners) I feel obligated to eat what they order on the days they order in for the office (and have a hard time resisting it anyway, especially once I smell it).
3) I have a hard time sticking to an exercise plan, and I can't find anything I enjoy doing. I can't afford to go to a gym or take classes of any kind (let alone do Curves or something like that). I have Winsor Pilates DVDs, a yoga VHS, 5 pound free weights, a resistance band and a step machine but don't use them. My neighborhood is OK to walk in during the day but not when it's dark out. I live on the 2nd floor in an old building so I can't bounce around doing aerobics or anything like that without seriously disturbing the people below me. Taking walks during the heat of the summer or the cold of winter make me extremely fatigued before I even make it two blocks, I end up dragging myself back home like a zombie. I tried walking after work this summer 1 time and felt like I was going to collapse and die. I can't find an exercise solution that works for me. Plus, if I take a day off, I get totally off track and give up. The only thing I've done so far which has even remotely worked ok is using the step machine for 30 minutes while watching tv so I don't get too bored, and taking walks as long as my boyfriend comes with me (which he can't, usually, or doesn't want to). I am not a sporty person at all whatsoever, I have never found a single sport that I enjoy. I view exercise as an unpleasant chore.
4) I am a vegetarian, but my boyfriend is not, and he's a cook (read: foodie). We both need variety with our food, we get bored with eating the same thing over and over again. I need very flavorful, bold food and for some reason I don't feel satisfied unless I have hot food. Eating cold food leaves me feeling like I didn't really have a meal. I don't know if this is a psychological thing or what. When I cook for the two of us, it is usually pasta or some kind of italian dish since he doesn't like spicy food, beans, tofu and a lot of the other things I eat. I guess the best solution to that would be to make separate meals every single night, but that gets old (and expensive). We spend too much on food as it is, and I'm afraid that trying to get a lot of healthy variety for me plus the food that he wants to continue eating will just be too much money. (He doesn't need to lose any weight).
5) My life revolves around food way too much. I find myself thinking about what I'm going to make for dinner, making special seasonal recipes like pumpkin bread and halloween cookies, what kind of brunch we can have next weekend, etc. I have tried to focus my treat-making energies on making crafts instead and that has worked somewhat, but not enough to really count.
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| Reasons for Weight Loss |
[12 Sep 2005|01:28pm] |
1) Feeling better about myself will lead to more confidence in other things. I am too much of a hermit. I am too much of a pessimist. I am down on myself. If I feel better about myself I will be more of a go-getter. I will feel motivated to succeed in my career and other aspects of my life. When I think of having a successful gallery opening, or of my wedding or other major events in my life I imagine myself being thin and healthy, not the way I am now. I am putting off doing those things because of the way I look and feel. I saw my best friend lose 40 lbs over one summer and her life is so much happier now because she feels so much better about herself; she has the confidence to make new friends and get out and do new things - I want that, too.
2) I will have more energy to enjoy life. I won't feel so tired all the time like I do now. I have a hard time waking up, I have a hard time concentrating at work and I am miserably tired by the time I get off. If I lose weight, start exercising, and live a healthier life all around, I'll finally be able to beat this constant fatigue.
3) I am in denial about how big I really am. I only wear clothing that is stretchy or has drawstrings so I won't have to try on my old clothes that don't fit anymore (which are a size 10 as it is, which is still a bit too large for my height). When I see photos of myself, I am shocked and disgusted by my size. I look like a freaking linebacker from behind and my face is a big white moon, I have a double chin and huge arms. My waist is larger in circumference than my hips. I have never been this big before. I think of myself as a normal-sized, healthy person but I'm not, and I need to adjust the reality of my life to fit my mindset and not the other way around. I feel completely awful whenever I run into people I haven't seen in a while and see the looks of surprise on their faces which I know is due to my large size. I dread running into old friends or going to weddings. I used to be a pretty, popular girl and I feel like my friends are disappointed in me.
4) Most of my fat goes to my abdomen. My waist size makes me a prime candidate for developing diabetes. I can alter this now and possibly prevent severe health problems later in life. Diabetes isn't the only looming problem - I get winded just going up one flight of stairs. My heart is weak. I get exhausted trying to walk around the block. I need to get myself in check so that I will not have it a lot worse in 10 years or so.
5) I am stuck in a vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting. I don't even diet, per se - I just make goals to eat healthier (eat mostly fruits & vegetables, get more protein, drink more water, get a high nutrition-to-calorie ratio) but I always give up in the end. It just seems too hard to resist all the good food I am always surrounded by.
6) I want to have my first child within 4 years, but I absolutely need to lose weight first so I don't get obese after pregnancy. I need to have the energy to keep up with a child, not only for my own sake but for theirs. Also, being overweight during pregnancy can cause potential complications like preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, among other things. A weak abdominal wall will cause me to have increased lower back pain, and the weight will make my feet and ankles hurt more. I am a DDD now and I really need to get my size under control because they will only grow with pregnancy!
7) I want my boyfriend to be proud of me. He is a very good looking guy, and a lot of girls hit on him every day. His past girlfriends have always been slim and pretty. I know that he truly loves me as I am, and I know that he is pround of who I am as a person, but I also know that he would be happier if I were a healthy size, not just because I would be more attractive but because it would carry over to my confidence which affects him as well.
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| Food Journal |
[12 Sep 2005|01:18pm] |
1st day of taking another shot at losing weight.
Start weight: 198 lbs, 5'5-1/2" height (heaviest ever been)
Goal weight: 130
Acceptable weight if can't reach goal weight: 140-145
Measurements: 38" Bust, 38" Waist, 42" Hips, 25" Upper thighs, 15" Upper arms = about a size 14/16 Extra Large
Goal Measurements: 36" Bust, 28" Waist, 36" Hips = about a size 8 Small/Medium
Breakfast: Applesauce, Diet Coke
Lunch: Lean Cuisine, 1 liter of water
Dinner: 1 cup Spanish rice, 1 1/2 cups mushrooms, garlic & zucchini sauteed in olive oil & balsamic vingar
Exercise: 15 minutes weight training, 20 minutes stair step
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