See the "pics" tab at the top for before and afters. Photos were taken a few weeks ago, but I made my goal around early September and have held steady. What a difference ten pounds makes. I was around 152 or so to start and ended up at 142.
I hope everyone else who participated in Allan's challenge is doing well. I got sidetracked by stuff that took me away from the blogging world, but I wanted to close this blog the right way - with results and picture proof of those results. Happy blogging, everyone.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Will be back
Major life disruption. Lost a few more pounds; stress-related only (the job now is to eat, not to NOT eat.) It's that bad. Things may possibly be OK, but that remains to be seen. Will be back, I hope and expect, in future months.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Wacked-out Wednesday
Today is Thursday, but let me continue the tradition of two days' worth of reporting on one day:
Wednesday: 1,170 calories
Thursday: 1,185
Wednesday: 1,170 calories
Thursday: 1,185
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Just my opinion
Pardon me while I complain, because you're going to hear a lot of it over the next month. This blog is for me; I complain to get it out; read it if you want; click on to some other site and don't come back if you do not.
I'll keep this particular ramble short. This is based on my experience. People vary, and I am not especially big (bigger people have reported different experiences and all sorts of people have reported bull$hit accounts otherwise...) Here goes: While people love to obsess over what they're going to eat while they're on a diet, and entire magazines are devoted to it - nay, entire industries - and zillions of dollars are spent by people trying to buy an easy way out - well... if you're going to lose weight, while you still get to eat *something* each day (lest you die of starvation) - you'd better get used to basically not eating.
In other words, fancy it up all you want by talking about what you're going to eat. In the end, it's a whole lot of NOT eating. It's about not eating. (I just repeated myself.) You don't eat a lot more than you do eat.
It sucks; it's not fun; it works. It's something that has to be endured. Show me the person who says, "...and I was never hungry" and I'll call that person a liar or someone who has not lost any weight.
Maybe it's different for others- whatever - but at my weight, to take a pound off means eating about 1/4 of what I would like to eat, and probably about 1/3 of what I would normally eat.
Over and out.
Calories today: 1,427, and I could easily eat double that and not feel that I overindulged.
I'll keep this particular ramble short. This is based on my experience. People vary, and I am not especially big (bigger people have reported different experiences and all sorts of people have reported bull$hit accounts otherwise...) Here goes: While people love to obsess over what they're going to eat while they're on a diet, and entire magazines are devoted to it - nay, entire industries - and zillions of dollars are spent by people trying to buy an easy way out - well... if you're going to lose weight, while you still get to eat *something* each day (lest you die of starvation) - you'd better get used to basically not eating.
In other words, fancy it up all you want by talking about what you're going to eat. In the end, it's a whole lot of NOT eating. It's about not eating. (I just repeated myself.) You don't eat a lot more than you do eat.
It sucks; it's not fun; it works. It's something that has to be endured. Show me the person who says, "...and I was never hungry" and I'll call that person a liar or someone who has not lost any weight.
Maybe it's different for others- whatever - but at my weight, to take a pound off means eating about 1/4 of what I would like to eat, and probably about 1/3 of what I would normally eat.
Over and out.
Calories today: 1,427, and I could easily eat double that and not feel that I overindulged.
A day for the mistake books
This was posted on a different day but pertains to Thursday, July 17th.
Thursday was a difficult day and I did not restrain myself from eating something late in the day that threw me very far over. Let's see what happens if/when I am able to stick to a more reasonable goal. So here it is, for the books: 2,140
Interesting, when one dietary lapse throws me that far over, to think what I had been consuming when not even trying to restrict calories, and when basically staying the same, weight-wise, for a long time. A quick guess on my part would put it well above 2,500.
That said, I have taken another average for the last 30 days, and it was around 1,700. This is not enough to bring weight down. Either I bring it down and lose a few pounds or I end this project. Simple as that. It looks like this is a summer-long project now.
Thursday was a difficult day and I did not restrain myself from eating something late in the day that threw me very far over. Let's see what happens if/when I am able to stick to a more reasonable goal. So here it is, for the books: 2,140
Interesting, when one dietary lapse throws me that far over, to think what I had been consuming when not even trying to restrict calories, and when basically staying the same, weight-wise, for a long time. A quick guess on my part would put it well above 2,500.
That said, I have taken another average for the last 30 days, and it was around 1,700. This is not enough to bring weight down. Either I bring it down and lose a few pounds or I end this project. Simple as that. It looks like this is a summer-long project now.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Weary Wednesday
Can I keep from eating for the rest of the day? I doubt it. I will edit the number if I simply have to eat a blob of peanut butter on bread, though.
Right now: 1,560 (there's the edit)
Right now: 1,560 (there's the edit)
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Yesterday and today
Yesterday, which was Monday, July 15th: 1,505
Today: 1,500 (really, it came up even like that!)
I wonder if 1500 two days in a row will interfere with weight loss.
Today: 1,500 (really, it came up even like that!)
I wonder if 1500 two days in a row will interfere with weight loss.
Monday, July 15, 2013
It's a bummer
When I can't read Allan's blog anymore, the sun shines a little less brightly, and the victory tastes a little less sweet. I am finally getting somewhere, and I believe my mentor may have cast me aside as detritus not needed, for whatever reason. But I'll go on; maybe someday I'll be let back through the guarded gates and can laugh until I cry again, as was my custom with reading Allan's blog, and I'll feel the camaraderie again.
Sunday: 1,420 calories
Sunday: 1,420 calories
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Let's see if I can pull it off
July - the end of, specifically, is the deadline for this venture. Not sure why, but I have tightened down the last few days. Tired of fooling myself. Willing to put up with the psychic pain to get where I'm going. Mindful of the fact that undereating is similar to withdrawing from opiates, quitting smoking, or a number of dopamine-associated activities. I have no pharmacological assistance.
If any of the people from the original challenge, or any other interested parties, are aware that my husband (on blogroll) was also part of the challenge - well, guess what? He's still doing it, even if not posting. His doctor put him on bupropion. He never knew he "needed" it, but feels that it is helping him. Funny how he now gets to talk me down, like a calm therapist, his brain under mediation of its chemistry. He will update when he's good and finished losing weight, and will probably upload photos at that time, too.
Anyway, let's put in today's total when it's done. Here you go: 1,195.
If any of the people from the original challenge, or any other interested parties, are aware that my husband (on blogroll) was also part of the challenge - well, guess what? He's still doing it, even if not posting. His doctor put him on bupropion. He never knew he "needed" it, but feels that it is helping him. Funny how he now gets to talk me down, like a calm therapist, his brain under mediation of its chemistry. He will update when he's good and finished losing weight, and will probably upload photos at that time, too.
Anyway, let's put in today's total when it's done. Here you go: 1,195.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Internet problems!
Well, I can blame that for one day. Let me catch up here with 5 days' worth of data:
Friday: 2,704 (you do NOT want to know!)
Saturday: 2,227
Sunday: 1,950
Monday: 2,093
Tuesday: 1,389 (funny: My Fitness Pal says "you have 1 calorie remaining")
And today, Wednesday, will be determined later and documented in the space below:
1,492
Friday: 2,704 (you do NOT want to know!)
Saturday: 2,227
Sunday: 1,950
Monday: 2,093
Tuesday: 1,389 (funny: My Fitness Pal says "you have 1 calorie remaining")
And today, Wednesday, will be determined later and documented in the space below:
1,492
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Thursday, my day for Independence from Fat
Well, not really. I have eaten a few things that would make most of you faint. But I logged them in My Fitness Enemy and here is the total for today: 2,247
As usual, honest if nothing else. If I ate it, I tell the truth!
As usual, honest if nothing else. If I ate it, I tell the truth!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Two more days
Tuesday: 1,470 calories
Wednesday: (today) 1,608
By the way, I have scrolled down and taken an average over the last 16 days. The average is 1,662 calories per day. This is why I am probably not losing weight (I have not gotten on the scale for a while, but I don't need to.) Here's a little bit of interesting factoid I have gleaned over the years:
Weight control is not an exact equation whereby each calorie you consume contributes to, or subtracts from, pounds on your body. I believe that your body "wants" to be a particular weight at any given time, and your body is somewhat flexible in the number of calories taken in that can sustain that weight relatively steadily. To back up my theory, I believe that people (this is true for me, at least) stay steady over long periods of time even with somewhat variable food intake.
My point here is that if a person is 152 pounds for a long time, it's likely that an intake ranging from 1,600 on the low side to 2,500 on the high side (roughly) would just maintain that weight. (note: That was just a guess.) This runs contrary to the popular belief that an extra 100 calories per day would put on X number of pounds per year. Maybe for people grossly overeating in the first place, this could be true, but I happen to believe that there's a lot of "wiggle room" in any person's daily intake that would maintain a particular weight. Restricting calories without restricting them enough to make the pounds budge does nothing except shortchange a person in nutrition and introduce a little deprivation, while the weight stays the same. I might as well have been enjoying myself more and getting a few more vitamins and protein if I'm going to be pedaling in place and not losing any weight, in other words. If I want to nudge a few pounds off, I have to take the calories down a few hundred more per day. That's the bottom line.
Wednesday: (today) 1,608
By the way, I have scrolled down and taken an average over the last 16 days. The average is 1,662 calories per day. This is why I am probably not losing weight (I have not gotten on the scale for a while, but I don't need to.) Here's a little bit of interesting factoid I have gleaned over the years:
Weight control is not an exact equation whereby each calorie you consume contributes to, or subtracts from, pounds on your body. I believe that your body "wants" to be a particular weight at any given time, and your body is somewhat flexible in the number of calories taken in that can sustain that weight relatively steadily. To back up my theory, I believe that people (this is true for me, at least) stay steady over long periods of time even with somewhat variable food intake.
My point here is that if a person is 152 pounds for a long time, it's likely that an intake ranging from 1,600 on the low side to 2,500 on the high side (roughly) would just maintain that weight. (note: That was just a guess.) This runs contrary to the popular belief that an extra 100 calories per day would put on X number of pounds per year. Maybe for people grossly overeating in the first place, this could be true, but I happen to believe that there's a lot of "wiggle room" in any person's daily intake that would maintain a particular weight. Restricting calories without restricting them enough to make the pounds budge does nothing except shortchange a person in nutrition and introduce a little deprivation, while the weight stays the same. I might as well have been enjoying myself more and getting a few more vitamins and protein if I'm going to be pedaling in place and not losing any weight, in other words. If I want to nudge a few pounds off, I have to take the calories down a few hundred more per day. That's the bottom line.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Buckling down
I have until July 15th to finish this !@#$% challenge off, so here I go, ramping into being slightly more serious. The intent is to clamp down even more tomorrow:
Sunday: 1,686 calories
Monday (today): 1,536 calories
Sunday: 1,686 calories
Monday (today): 1,536 calories
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Thursday, Friday and Today
Saturday: 1,649 calories
Friday: 1,473 calories
Thursday: 2,399 calories according to my old Pal, "My Fitness"
If you're wondering if I'm ever going to weigh in and submit my final photos, I am aiming for mid-July, although late July is not out of the question. This blog will no longer exist after that point.
Friday: 1,473 calories
Thursday: 2,399 calories according to my old Pal, "My Fitness"
If you're wondering if I'm ever going to weigh in and submit my final photos, I am aiming for mid-July, although late July is not out of the question. This blog will no longer exist after that point.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Catch Up
I didn't realize I had let it go for four days. But I have My Fitness Pal records, meticulously kept. Will update today's when it's totaled.
Let's go backwards:
Wednesday: 1,525
Tuesday: 1,680
Monday: 1,480
Sunday: 2,145
Let's go backwards:
Wednesday: 1,525
Tuesday: 1,680
Monday: 1,480
Sunday: 2,145
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Wednesday and Thursday
1,385 Wednesday and 1,500 even (when does that ever happen?) today (Thursday).
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Today's total
My Fitness Pal says: 1,701. Does the one calorie really have to go on record?
And that's all I have to say today.
And that's all I have to say today.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Today's post
I may not fill the total in until tomorrow, but here's where it will go. I am filling out My Fitness Pal and so far have 415 calories for the day. Normally I start my day with about that many calories in two bites.
Tonight it's pizza and whatever else at a friend's house. I believe the total will not be pretty.
Total = 2,215. Not as bad as it could have been.
Tonight it's pizza and whatever else at a friend's house. I believe the total will not be pretty.
Total = 2,215. Not as bad as it could have been.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Coasting in the fat lane
Well, I just say that because I believe I am making no progress - and no wonder - with my 2,000 calorie per day diet, I should not expect progress. This challenge is extended till the end of June and now I'm thinking mid-July. But anyway, here are the stats:
My Fitness Pal says: 2,032 calories for Thursday, June 13th.
Tonight: Will post when tallied up (I've eaten 1 oz. of peanuts today and that's it.)
As Val said, confession is good for the soul, but the flip side of that is that confession is bad for the reputation.
** Well, guess what?! Today's total is only 1,165. That's right, I ate roughly half today what I've been eating in prior days. I have a lot going on.
Tomorrow is going to be a doozy. Dinner at a friend's, and I already know that pizza is planned. (Oh, sheesh.)
My Fitness Pal says: 2,032 calories for Thursday, June 13th.
Tonight: Will post when tallied up (I've eaten 1 oz. of peanuts today and that's it.)
As Val said, confession is good for the soul, but the flip side of that is that confession is bad for the reputation.
** Well, guess what?! Today's total is only 1,165. That's right, I ate roughly half today what I've been eating in prior days. I have a lot going on.
Tomorrow is going to be a doozy. Dinner at a friend's, and I already know that pizza is planned. (Oh, sheesh.)
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Better catch up
Exercise in humility? Oh well, here are the calories for yesterday according to my Pal of Fitness: 1,892.
Tonight's total will be recorded tonight. OK, here it is: 1,948.
Tonight's total will be recorded tonight. OK, here it is: 1,948.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Worst blog ever
What I mean by that is: No more pics, and now only a total of calories; at this point, I don't even post them on the correct day. But I do total my calories. And I may have a trick up my sleeve by the end of the month.
I will keep posting here until June 30, at which time I will record my final weight.
My Fitness Pal says 1,999 calories for Sunday, and
My Fitness Pal says 2,290 calories for today.
Note the totals creeping up. Someone brought home food from... a carry-out food establishment, that's all I'm going to say. This has to stop if I have any hope of peeling off even one more pound by the end of June. Stay tuned; place bets on whether I can do it or not. We'll see.
I will keep posting here until June 30, at which time I will record my final weight.
My Fitness Pal says 1,999 calories for Sunday, and
My Fitness Pal says 2,290 calories for today.
Note the totals creeping up. Someone brought home food from... a carry-out food establishment, that's all I'm going to say. This has to stop if I have any hope of peeling off even one more pound by the end of June. Stay tuned; place bets on whether I can do it or not. We'll see.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Another day, another unattractive total
Like I said, honest if nothing else. I also estimate a bit high when unsure; I try to be as accurate as possible, though. My Fitness Pal says 1,993 calories for Friday, June 7th.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Not zapping anything lately
This entry is for Thursday, June 6th. My Fitness Pal says: 2,352 calories. Can you unscramble the code words:
P Z A I Z U T H or...
Z I A Z P H T U or....
A Z Z P I T U H
One of those should make it apparent what added about 800 calories onto what would have otherwise been an OK day.
P Z A I Z U T H or...
Z I A Z P H T U or....
A Z Z P I T U H
One of those should make it apparent what added about 800 calories onto what would have otherwise been an OK day.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Checking in for yet another day. This is Wednesday's (yesterday's, June 5th) data
My Fitness Pal says: 1,536 calories for June 5th.
I will not be defeated; I'm continuing this through the month of June. The goal will be to see: "6 pounds lost" or greater, in the widget to the right.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Did you think I wasn't coming back?
My Fitness Pal says 1,741 calories today.
Well, I'm back. I was doing well today until I came inside from exercising and thought all of my muscles were going to turn into mush. I think I had run out of calories 1/2 hour prior. So I ate enough to feed a small horse.
I have never mentioned it on this blog, but I exercise most days for a good hour outdoors, walking, and I mean hiking hard up hills in our neighborhood (and down them, too - I didn't want to imply that it's all uphill. That would only be possible if the starting and ending point were not one and the same.)
Not looking forward to weighing in on Wednesday because I think the horse-feed style dinners are going to be reflected in the poundage.
Well, I'm back. I was doing well today until I came inside from exercising and thought all of my muscles were going to turn into mush. I think I had run out of calories 1/2 hour prior. So I ate enough to feed a small horse.
I have never mentioned it on this blog, but I exercise most days for a good hour outdoors, walking, and I mean hiking hard up hills in our neighborhood (and down them, too - I didn't want to imply that it's all uphill. That would only be possible if the starting and ending point were not one and the same.)
Not looking forward to weighing in on Wednesday because I think the horse-feed style dinners are going to be reflected in the poundage.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Taking the long view
My Fitness Pal says: 1,542 calories for today.
I'm nothing if not honest, so I documented every calorie for every morsel, every day for the last month-plus. And I'm going to keep on going indefinitely, although the pictorial aspect got old. I don't mind typing things into My Fitness Pal, though. Here is the report since I started the challenge:
Yesterday was the highest calorie count so far, and the lowest was when I was sick with a nasty cold and simply didn't feel like eating much.
I'm nothing if not honest, so I documented every calorie for every morsel, every day for the last month-plus. And I'm going to keep on going indefinitely, although the pictorial aspect got old. I don't mind typing things into My Fitness Pal, though. Here is the report since I started the challenge:
Yesterday was the highest calorie count so far, and the lowest was when I was sick with a nasty cold and simply didn't feel like eating much.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
I'm here, and let's talk about a mistake
OOPS: My Fitness Pal says: 2,715 calories for today. "If every day were like today... You'd weigh 159.7 lbs in 5 weeks."
I'm still in this until Wednesday, but I'm not sure the scale will show any more than the four pounds already displayed on the My Fitness Pal widget. Let me depict something purchased from Panera this morning that seemed innocent enough:
This is a bacon and spinach breakfast souffle. It isn't as big as it looks in the photo. I guess it's bigger than a hockey puck, but not by much. So I didn't know that it was 570 calories until now. I knew it wasn't a "lite" selection. Now let's talk about how starving I was after driving around town in 90-degree heat for a few hours and how I ate not one, but two of these. So there's an instant 1,140 calories to start the day, and I went on and ate some other stuff too. OOPS
I'm still in this until Wednesday, but I'm not sure the scale will show any more than the four pounds already displayed on the My Fitness Pal widget. Let me depict something purchased from Panera this morning that seemed innocent enough:
This is a bacon and spinach breakfast souffle. It isn't as big as it looks in the photo. I guess it's bigger than a hockey puck, but not by much. So I didn't know that it was 570 calories until now. I knew it wasn't a "lite" selection. Now let's talk about how starving I was after driving around town in 90-degree heat for a few hours and how I ate not one, but two of these. So there's an instant 1,140 calories to start the day, and I went on and ate some other stuff too. OOPS
Friday, May 31, 2013
Last day of May, but not the last day of the challenge for me
My Fitness Pal says: 1,940 calories for the day.
I just said this on Allan's blog, but here's the deal: I'm extending the challenge until Wednesday, June 5. I stopped putting up photos, and then stopped even describing it all (as of yesterday or something) but I have it all in My Fitness Pal. I can't weigh in today because of some dietary indiscretions connected to a celebration yesterday. But on Wednesday I'm coming back with my final weight figure and some pics to compare to my starting pics. I'll post total calorie count tonight, and I'll update yesterday's, too, in a little while.
I just said this on Allan's blog, but here's the deal: I'm extending the challenge until Wednesday, June 5. I stopped putting up photos, and then stopped even describing it all (as of yesterday or something) but I have it all in My Fitness Pal. I can't weigh in today because of some dietary indiscretions connected to a celebration yesterday. But on Wednesday I'm coming back with my final weight figure and some pics to compare to my starting pics. I'll post total calorie count tonight, and I'll update yesterday's, too, in a little while.
Thursday's food, coming soon!
My Fitness Pal says: 2,051 calories.
If you really need to know, and excuses don't matter - but in case you are curious - we had a celebration for a child's medical checkup which went well. I didn't need to eat pizza, but I offered it to the child as a reward for good behavior, and I didn't feel like watching everyone else eat it while sitting here fuming. But I will not weigh in today. I had hoped to, since May 31 is the last day in May, and theoretically was supposed to be the last day of the challenge.
See Friday's entry. I am going to keep tracking until Wednesday, June 5th, and then weigh in.
If you really need to know, and excuses don't matter - but in case you are curious - we had a celebration for a child's medical checkup which went well. I didn't need to eat pizza, but I offered it to the child as a reward for good behavior, and I didn't feel like watching everyone else eat it while sitting here fuming. But I will not weigh in today. I had hoped to, since May 31 is the last day in May, and theoretically was supposed to be the last day of the challenge.
See Friday's entry. I am going to keep tracking until Wednesday, June 5th, and then weigh in.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Hair of the dog
My Fitness Pal says: 1,538 calories for the day.
I'm going to weigh in on Friday, so I'd better taper off what I eat. Thankfully, the human vacuum cleaners known as kids (big kids) have taken care of most of the calorie-dense foods around here. Hair of the dog refers to the cake which is about 360 calories per 100 g. (I'm learning a lot from this exercise - mainly that pizza is about 300 calories per typical 4.5-oz. portion, and cake is about 360 calories per 100 g. generous portion.)
Really it was cake, but I'll represent it with a pic of cupcakes because there's not much difference, and I already have cupcake pics on my compy.
OK, I have to keep up, even if I do not have photos. I'm in this till the 31st, and it's only a few more days. Take note that I documented everything with a photograph up until a couple of days ago. At this point I'm documenting everything (embarrassing as some of it is) with words, even if without a photo.
One serving of Cheetos (look, do you know what kind of progress it is for me to have ONE serving of anything?)
Two servings of green beans (that's right, I ate double on those)
One serving of barbecued chicken. This is skinless chicken breast cooked in a non-fat homemade, chopped-onion, vinegar, tomato etc. sauce.
Well, guess what - that's IT! That's it for today. When I have had to estimate calories, I estimate high, because I don't like to fool myself. I err on the side of MORE calories. But I try to be as accurate as possible. Oops, I forgot ONE Reese's PB cup, and not even the standard size, but the "snack size." 80 calories. I must have been very motivated today. See calories at the top of the post. Over and out.
Really it was cake, but I'll represent it with a pic of cupcakes because there's not much difference, and I already have cupcake pics on my compy.
OK, I have to keep up, even if I do not have photos. I'm in this till the 31st, and it's only a few more days. Take note that I documented everything with a photograph up until a couple of days ago. At this point I'm documenting everything (embarrassing as some of it is) with words, even if without a photo.
One serving of Cheetos (look, do you know what kind of progress it is for me to have ONE serving of anything?)
Two servings of green beans (that's right, I ate double on those)
One serving of barbecued chicken. This is skinless chicken breast cooked in a non-fat homemade, chopped-onion, vinegar, tomato etc. sauce.
Well, guess what - that's IT! That's it for today. When I have had to estimate calories, I estimate high, because I don't like to fool myself. I err on the side of MORE calories. But I try to be as accurate as possible. Oops, I forgot ONE Reese's PB cup, and not even the standard size, but the "snack size." 80 calories. I must have been very motivated today. See calories at the top of the post. Over and out.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Holiday weekend is a calorie bust
My Fitness Pal says: 2,307 calories for today
I'm not even going to rustle up photos, but I am going to try to approximate all of this in My Fitness Pal. Here is the list (because I remember everything I ate, which is a positive change from days when I used to eat without thinking)
Coffee and milk, like usual
One piece of 15-grain toast
Two ball park franks, two white wheat buns
1 cup potato salad
1/2 cup ice cream
1 large piece of cake; I'll count it as two
1 Yuengling ale
1 serving Fritos Scoops
Not a great diet by any means; it was a holiday. I wonder what would have happened, had I made 15 side dishes to go with everything, and ate a grand-slam breakfast to start the day, and also had both breakfast AND lunch. Well, I can answer that: The calories would be double.
Coffee and milk, like usual
One piece of 15-grain toast
Two ball park franks, two white wheat buns
1 cup potato salad
1/2 cup ice cream
1 large piece of cake; I'll count it as two
1 Yuengling ale
1 serving Fritos Scoops
Not a great diet by any means; it was a holiday. I wonder what would have happened, had I made 15 side dishes to go with everything, and ate a grand-slam breakfast to start the day, and also had both breakfast AND lunch. Well, I can answer that: The calories would be double.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Holiday weekends present challenges
My Fitness Pal says: 1,350 calories for the day.
My eye is on May 31st, yet we have a birthday AND a holiday weekend to contend with. I'm not weighing in until the 31st, though, so I'd better try to stay on my toes. So far today:
I don't know if anyone is posting pics anymore, or if I will get the pics up for this day (although I did take pics.) But here is a list: 21 mini-wheats 2 cups of strong green tea barbecued chicken green beans Ice cream, and I like to estimate high so I'm going ot say 2 cups Fritos, again, high estimate, 2 servings That was it; I was very busy. See top of post for calories.
I don't know if anyone is posting pics anymore, or if I will get the pics up for this day (although I did take pics.) But here is a list: 21 mini-wheats 2 cups of strong green tea barbecued chicken green beans Ice cream, and I like to estimate high so I'm going ot say 2 cups Fritos, again, high estimate, 2 servings That was it; I was very busy. See top of post for calories.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
6 days to go
My Fitness Pal says: 1,405 calories for the day
I'm in this until May 31st, through thick and thin, good and bad, fat and slim, sinful and pious, ridiculous and commendable... whatever. If it's May, I'm tracking it. For everyone to see and tsk-tsk. And judge, and marvel at. Anyway, it's back to coffee and whatever else I can find around the house.
The sandwich pic is obviously stolen; I did not photograph my sandwich, but let me describe it: 1 slice of 15-grain bread, 1.5 oz. ham, 1/2 slice cheddar cheese, 1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise.
I'm in this until May 31st, through thick and thin, good and bad, fat and slim, sinful and pious, ridiculous and commendable... whatever. If it's May, I'm tracking it. For everyone to see and tsk-tsk. And judge, and marvel at. Anyway, it's back to coffee and whatever else I can find around the house.
The sandwich pic is obviously stolen; I did not photograph my sandwich, but let me describe it: 1 slice of 15-grain bread, 1.5 oz. ham, 1/2 slice cheddar cheese, 1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise. |
| x2 |
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| 1 cup |
Friday, May 24, 2013
New day, new start
My Fitness Pal says: 1,628 calories today.
Here we have some things that may atone for some recent sins, and by the way, I have failed to post a particular pic for the last three or four days. It's non-caloric, so I guess it does not matter, but I have been slugging large quantities of very strong plain green tea. When I say "strong," I mean that I brew it so that it looks like sewer slime from a century-old abandoned sewer system, and it tastes that way, too. But I understand it is very good for you! (so good that it makes me want to hurl, if taken on an empty stomach, and makes me simply want to puke a little, if taken with plenty of food.)
Now, let's talk about the soup/sandwich and about the cupcakes. Soup: 1/2 cup. Sandwich: 1 oz. cheese in it. Cupcakes - did you know that it's always someone's birthday around here? I made these HALF-sized, but I did eat three. The recipe-published calories (straight from the cookbook) for these cupcakes are 105 each, or 315 for three, and I don't know how much for the frosting, but would you call it fair if I say I had 500 calories' worth of cupcake? This is what I'm writing down on My Fitness Pal.
So... My Fitness Pal says: 1,628 calories today.
Here we have some things that may atone for some recent sins, and by the way, I have failed to post a particular pic for the last three or four days. It's non-caloric, so I guess it does not matter, but I have been slugging large quantities of very strong plain green tea. When I say "strong," I mean that I brew it so that it looks like sewer slime from a century-old abandoned sewer system, and it tastes that way, too. But I understand it is very good for you! (so good that it makes me want to hurl, if taken on an empty stomach, and makes me simply want to puke a little, if taken with plenty of food.)
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| Just the apple, we are out of oranges |
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| Barfalicous green tea, I drank 2 |
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| I ate three; they are small |
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| 1/2 cup of soup |
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| Rabbit food |
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| Someone get these out of our house |
So... My Fitness Pal says: 1,628 calories today.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Stilll here, what about you?
My Fitness Pal says: 1,569 calories today.
We're in the home stretch to May 31st. I will weigh in on that day, and if I've lost 5 lbs., I'll consider it a victory. Take a 5-lb. bag of flour or sugar and feel how heavy it is. Losing this much flab is truly "zapping" flab and saying goodbye to it forever. That's my goal - to never see my starting weight again. I started at 155 and would like to not see the 150s again. 14_ (any digit) is good in my book; let's see if I can make it there. Last weigh-in showed 151.5 so it just may happen.
Coffee is the only thing on deck for now, although I'm dreaming up more grilled cheese and tomato soup (gotta finish up leftovers, you know?)
Very embarrassing day here. But I'm going to move on.
If you wonder if I only eat junk food, that is a very fair question. I have reflected on this and come to a conclusion: In at least one sense, this challenge has not been very good for me. The reason: I have been eating a lot of what I would like to eat, and then realizing that my calorie limit for the day is approaching, and I stop eating. Normally, I would eat more nutritious food in addition to a fair amount of goodies, but since I am trying hard to limit calories, I cut them immediately wherever I find myself. I cut myself off cold from further eating for the day, and that means watching other people eat dinner, while I do not, sometimes. Moving on, now, let's see what Friday brings. My Fitness Pal says: 1,569 calories today.
Coffee is the only thing on deck for now, although I'm dreaming up more grilled cheese and tomato soup (gotta finish up leftovers, you know?)
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| Whole sandwich, 1/2 cup of soup |
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| Only one of these! |
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| Two Snack-Size only |
Very embarrassing day here. But I'm going to move on.
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| x2 |
If you wonder if I only eat junk food, that is a very fair question. I have reflected on this and come to a conclusion: In at least one sense, this challenge has not been very good for me. The reason: I have been eating a lot of what I would like to eat, and then realizing that my calorie limit for the day is approaching, and I stop eating. Normally, I would eat more nutritious food in addition to a fair amount of goodies, but since I am trying hard to limit calories, I cut them immediately wherever I find myself. I cut myself off cold from further eating for the day, and that means watching other people eat dinner, while I do not, sometimes. Moving on, now, let's see what Friday brings. My Fitness Pal says: 1,569 calories today.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Another day, another list of food
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tuesday's pics
1,488 calories today, according to my old pal "My Fitness."
Here are the pics to go with that, and pardon me for grabbing some stock photos. I did not take a pic of the grilled cheese and tomato soup, I admit. But pics of that are found by the trillions on the interwebs.
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| only ONE of the bars in this packet |
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| 1 oz. |
Monday, May 20, 2013
Another day, another bunch of things to eat
My Fitness Pal says 1,865 calories for the day.
How about some coffee and (to mix things up today), first some granola bars and THEN some mini-wheats later? Woo hoo, I am really living life on the edge today.
Look, I simply CANNOT arrange these pictures well with blogger, so just bear with me if you ever see them out of order. It's hard enough just to get them anywhere near where they should be.
Let me be blunt: The day went downhill. I have been facing many personal, financial, and other challenges, and I admit that I grabbed whatever I felt like eating, when I saw it. This oftentimes means that despite my best intentions to eat something healthful for lunch or dinner, I "spoil my dinner" as they used to say in the olden days, by eating some kind of evil treat and not being hungry or motivated enough to eat anything else later. I simply run out of day, and before I know it, it's midnight. In my defense, the PB&J was one thin heel of bread with one teaspoon (not tablespoon) each of PB and jelly; my stomach was empty and I wanted something small on it before hitting the hay.
1865 calories total
How about some coffee and (to mix things up today), first some granola bars and THEN some mini-wheats later? Woo hoo, I am really living life on the edge today.
Let me be blunt: The day went downhill. I have been facing many personal, financial, and other challenges, and I admit that I grabbed whatever I felt like eating, when I saw it. This oftentimes means that despite my best intentions to eat something healthful for lunch or dinner, I "spoil my dinner" as they used to say in the olden days, by eating some kind of evil treat and not being hungry or motivated enough to eat anything else later. I simply run out of day, and before I know it, it's midnight. In my defense, the PB&J was one thin heel of bread with one teaspoon (not tablespoon) each of PB and jelly; my stomach was empty and I wanted something small on it before hitting the hay.
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| x2 servings |
1865 calories total
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Caught up with documentation
My Fitness Pal says 1,510 calories for the day.
No more falling behind; nothing is more of a drag than having to find pics of the debauchery from the day before, then calculate all the calories in another program, then report on all of this in a blog post. All for calories consumed yesterday. That are long gone, with only a headache to remind you about them.
So here is today, up-to-the-minute:
730 calories so far today. Let's move on now that I'm back. Eating some more (and not in an exemplary fashion, but it is what it is):
Oops, couldn't stop eating. Ate one more thing:
My Fitness Pal says 1,510 calories for the day.
No more falling behind; nothing is more of a drag than having to find pics of the debauchery from the day before, then calculate all the calories in another program, then report on all of this in a blog post. All for calories consumed yesterday. That are long gone, with only a headache to remind you about them.
So here is today, up-to-the-minute:
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| x2. I was not feeling well and got hungry later |
730 calories so far today. Let's move on now that I'm back. Eating some more (and not in an exemplary fashion, but it is what it is):
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| 2 servings |
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| 2 bars in each pkg which is 1 serving |
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| 2 bars in each pkg which is 1 serving |
Oops, couldn't stop eating. Ate one more thing:
My Fitness Pal says 1,510 calories for the day.
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