FYI

I have created a new blog on here. I was in the Joplin tornado May 22nd and it has really messed me up. I have not been working on my food or anything, but I need to write about everything going on in my head so I started another blog. Follow if you like.

Going rather well. :)

Sorry it has been a while since I posted anything, but things have been going pretty well. I have been watching what I eat.. posting on sparkpeople.com, walking everyday with friends and my gym membership started at the all girl gym here in town. Since the beginning of may I have lost 12 pounds. :) Im down to 279 now. I can't wait till it says 179. lol.. But I thought I would just write in for a moment.. Will try to post more later.

03/22/2011

BREAKFAST: 2 eggs, 1 slices of toast w little butter.....270 calories

SNACK: 1 large figi apple with cheese stick ........190 calories

SNACK: 5 saltine crackers........60 calories

LUNCH: beef strips w veggies....420 calories

SNACK: 1 small banana with peanut butter...180 calories

COFFEE: 120 calories


Total calories.....1240 calories

its 4:30.. and im trying not to eat anything because I will be going to the bar later and having a beer or too.. and they are 110 calories each.. and I might have a few chips. I do not want to get over 1500 calories!

Made the mistake of weighing this morning

Weighed this morning.. Im not saying what it is. >.<. Aunt Flo is still visiting, so im not too sad about it.

BREAKFAST: 1 small banana...90 calories

LUNCH: 1 salad.. .. 240 calories

DINNER: 1 hamburger and fries

Snacks.. 2 Skinny Cow ice cream bars: 200 calories

Total calories: 530 before the hamburger and fries. Less than 1000 calories it was.. so its good.

Still going.. kinda

So.. Im not doing so well. Im going over my calorie limit each day. I know im not eating as much as I used to.. but I still KNOW. I hope to be at least the same weight next week as I was last week. If I gain, I will be sad, but its my own fault. I need to stick to grocery shopping, and stick with a meal plan of some sort like I WAS doing at the beginning of this journey. I can still lose up to the 30 pounds, just gotta get back on track.


BREAKFAST: 1 cashew cookie LaraBar... 230 calories

SNACK: cheese.. 200 calories, 1 large Fugi Apple.. 110: 310

SNACK: Crackers..120 cal

LUNCH: Steak strips and veggies.. 420 calories

SNACK: Chocolate covered raisens... 210 calories

DINNER: 1 small banana: 90 calories


NOW.. if I had just gone home I would have been good on my calories. But.. nope. I went to a friends house and had 2 pieces of pizza and two bread sticks. >.<

Total calories: 1380 calories

Should weigh.. not gonna

So due to Aunt Flow, not weighing this week. I dont want to be depressed.

BREAKFAST: 1 Power bar... 250 calories

SNACK: 1 small banana, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. 185 calories

SNACK: Saltine crackers: 70 calories

LUNCH: Spinach Walnut Salad: 300 calories, 2 bread sticks 80 calories (380)

SNACK: 1 1/2-2 cups of cantelope: 100 calories or less

DINNER: Larabar: 200 calories.... mixed nuts 170 calories

SNACK: 1 bottle of orange juice: 190 calories

TOTAL CALORIES: 1,545 calories

Carb day!!! >.< Darn mother nature

BREAKFAST: 1 biscuit (about 128 calories) with sausage gravy (200?) 328 calories

SNACK: 1 whole wheat pita bread... 220 calories with hummus.. 100 calories (320 calories)

SNACK: Girl scout cookies...140 calories

LUNCH: 1 large salad. (1 hardboiled egg.. 70 cal, 2 cups of lettuce, 1/2 cup of tomato/cucumber/green onion.. little cheese and 2 tablespoons of ranch dressing and about 2-3 slices of lunch meat. 300 or less

DINNER: 1 whole wheat pita bread... 220 calories with hummus.. 100 calories (320 calories)

SNACK: Girl scout cookies....140 calories


TOTAL: 1548 calories ... days not over yet. :(


STOP EATING!!!!

Into the 4th week

I have not been posting much lately, for that I do appologize. I haven't actually been online much lately either, and so because of that, I have not blogged. Things are going pretty well. I have lost almost 7 pounds in the first 3 weeks. :) Wish it was more, but I am not pushing myself to the extreme, and 2 pounds a week is pretty good. Now, THIS week I might not weigh myself, due to the fact that it is going to be my Moon time and im pretty sure to gain about 3 pounds of fluids, so I do not want to depress myself, I will probably just weigh in next Thursday, not this one.

BREAKFAST: 2 small sausage/egg/cheese burritos that were more torilla than anything else. Both together probably had a 1 cup of sausage, 1/2 cup of cheese or less and about a cup of scrambled eggs.

SNACK: Mixed nuts: 170 calories

LUNCH: 1 quesadilla with chicken/lettuce/cheese/refried beans, some chips.

SNACK: 1 banana, 5 saltine crackers

(Im not doing so well today..and I blame it ALL on mother nature!!! lol.. and the fact that I have no will power today... >.<)

Dinner: 1 banana and string cheese

I should be counting the calories today, but due to the fact that I have NO idea how many was in breakfast or lunch, I really can't. I need to go grocery shopping! That will be tomorrow. :)

Trying the veggie thing again..

I miss the feeling that I had when I ate a vegan diet high in raw foods. Im going to attempt to bring that feeling back. It will be a progress.. not going to happen overnight.

BREAKFAST: coconut/mango/banana smoothie (2 medium bananas, 1 large banana, 2 small yellow mangos and 1 young coconut water) ... about 600 calories

SNACK: 10 oz (283g) of Grape Tomatoes w a little sea salt. ....75 calories

SNACK: saltine crackers....60 calories.... chocolate.. 60 calories. = 120 calories

LUNCH Spinach walnut salad... 300 calories

SNACK: crackers with peanut butter. 160 calories

If I had just gone home last night.. I would have done GREAT calorie wise.. but.. I went to a party and well.... today was blown. lol That is all

TOTAL: 1255 calories

Week 3 starts and weight loss!

Sorry I did not post anything yesterday. Twas a busy day and I just kinda forgot. Foodwise yesterday though.. breakfast was some left over vegitarian mexican food. Little calories. Snacked on veggies throughout the day and then dinner was Mexican at a restraunt. Did not do so well, but Im forgiving myself. The chips did me in. Im a chip addict. SOOO bad. lol. However, I weighed myself yesterday and I had lost 2 pounds my second week! Woot! So, so far I have lost about 5 pounds. Thats a pretty good amount for just 2 week. Soon I the 30 pounds will be gone and I can work on another 30. :)

Im am starting to work out now. Yoga is going to be a major part of the work out routine. I need to get some walking in as well.

I am really wanting sweets. I had made the mistake of buying girlscout cookies before I started this journey and I keep a box in my desk at work. I only allow myself two per day, but man, they are tasting so good right now I just want to dig in! Im taking the box home with me tonight and only bringing two to work with me. I am not really tempted to eat them at home. Its weird.

BREAKFAST: A little less than a cup of cottage cheese and some peaches. About 270 calories

SNACK: some veggies (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and celery) with a little bit of ranch dip... 130 for the dip.. 40 for the veggies?

SNACK:1 coconut water = 80 calories, 4 saltine crackers = 60 calories... 140 calories

LUNCH:1 veggie burger with a few fries. Burger around 210? Fries about 150, the bread.. 79 calories.. Im going to say around 500 calories.

SNACK: 2 caramel Delites cookie 140 calories

DINNER:Mixed nuts.. 170 calories

SNACK: 1 chocolate chip brownie lara bar... 200 calories

Total for the day : 1590 calories... ugh. :(

Trying to be good today since tomorrow morning is my weigh in. Im a little nervous. I don't know why though. This past week I had been sick but there were a couple of days that I got close to 2000 calories. :( We will just have to see. I still have almost 3 full months!

BREAKFAST: 2 slices of toast and 2 eggs: 320 calories
SNACK: 1 fuji apple w cheese. 240 calories
SNACK: 4 mint girl scout cookies 160 calories

TOTAL:720 calories (will post more only 4pm)

day 13!

I am NOT feeling veggies today. They upset my tummy. :(

I am really hungry today and Im trying SOOOOO hard not to just pig out. My stomach will not stop with hunger pangs and Im drinking a crap load of water. UGH!

BREAKFAST: 1 cup cottage cheese with peaches... 270 calories

SNACK: veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, celery and carrots) with ranch.. although after a couple pieces of celery and broccoli, couldn't eat anymore So I had mixed nuts instead. 170 calories.

SNACK: 1 1/2 cups of strawberry pieces... 80 calories

LUNCH: veggies.. 140 cal, breadsticks (2) 80 calories = 220 I had originally got a salmon cup to eat with it, but it was yucky. So I had to get chicken strips. They are about 130 calories each. I took the bread off.. had about 3. Im saying about 300 calories. So total for lunch.. 520 calories.

SNACK: Girl scout cookie.. 140 calories

SNACK: more mixed nuts.. 170 calories

After I got off work I had some teriyaki chicken pieces because I was going to go to the bar and didn't want to get anything there. I think those might have been around 350 calories? And then when I went to the bar I had two small mixed drinks.. those were probably about 230 calories together? So.. looks like tuesdays are going to be the day that I go over on my calorie limit. lol

TOTAL: 1,930 calories

I feel myself slipping... day 12

For some reason I can feel myself slipping. I do not now why or how, but I just feel it. I usually go really strong for a few days when it comes to a diet and then I tend to fall back into the same ol crap and I am trying not to do that this time. Im coming on 2 weeks of reducing my calories. For some reason there is a fear that when I weigh in this week there will be like a 1 pound lost on the scale.. or nothing at all. And Im afraid to excersise more. I can gain muscle and lose fat and then the scale would not say an loss of weight and that in itself will sadden me. Am I relying to much on the scale? Ugh.. I hate this weight loss crap. I wish I had never gotten fat.

My neice lost 10 pounds in a week! Water weight? And I have a friend who has lost about 21 pounds since sometime in January. I hope to have some good results. I want to see baggyness in my clothes, especially my pants. I haven't changed my pant size in many many many years. Saddening.

Im watching the new season of the Biggest Loser... well catching up right now. I know it has been going on for a few weeks now, but I do not watch TV, so I am watching it on the Biggest Loser website. They motivate me so much, but seems like my butt wont get up and do all the work out required for fear of gaining weight. I wonder if they give a pound or two leeway for the women when its their time of the month. We GAIN like 3 pounds during that time of the month. If not.. its not fair. Just sayin.

Oh.. I really need to go grocery shoppping tonight. Im trying to reduce my meat intake so that means I will have to up my bean intake. Im not good at cooking beans. I am not good at cooking period. I have not used my oven in about 4 years.. just my stovetop. So.. because of this fact, I can't use my oven now without a serious clean that I think you would have to take the stove apart for. oops..

I NEED HELP! I need help thinking of healthy meals and snacks that do not require alot of ingredients, cooking and an oven. lol. I keep eating the same things over and over again. :(


BREAKFAST:bananas w peanut butter. About 400 calories (darn peanut butter and its calories)
Coffee and creamer. Creamer is about 70 calories, no idea about the coffee.
SNACK: Mixed nuts with sea salt.. 1oz: 170 calories
SNACK: Veggies and Ranch dressing.. about 90 calories

SNACK:1 girl scout cookie.. 70 calories
LUNCH: 6 inch veggie sub from subway on wheat bread, mustard and cheddar cheese. 295 calories
DINNER:6 inch veggie sub from subway on wheat bread, mustard and cheddar cheese. 295 calories
SNACK: mixed nuts...100 calories
TOTAL: 1490 calories.

(updated throughout the day)

11

SO yesterday my appetite came back. I had been doing good at getting low calories and then last night I had a carb attack. Rice fill me up! At about 2000 calories last night. Its better than 3000!! So today I am trying to be a good girl. :) I want to go out to eat soooo bad, but I think I just need to go grocery shopping and cook something. If I go out to eat I will be tempted to eat alot. UNLESS I go to Ruby Tuesdays and get a salad bar! Then I can eat as much as want as long as its mostly just veggies. :) Hmm.. I might do that later today. Salad sounds very very good right now.

Breakfast: 1 pecan pie larabar...220 calories
Snack: 1 apple and 1 apple carrot juice.....200 calories
SNACK: 1 fuji apple. 80 calories
DINNER: I went to Ruby tuesdays and had two salads. The salads had lettuce, cucumbers, zuccini, tomatoes, mushrooms, small amount of olices and hard boiled eggs, a pinch of sesame seeds, and about 3 tablespoons of ranch dressing combined. Also had about a 1/2 a cup of cottage cheese and a cup of this pasta creamy stuff. Then they offer these small biscuits.. had 3. So.. I have no idea how many calorie I had last night.. however by that time I had only had 500 calories, so i do not think there was 1000 calories in that meal. So, hopefully I did pretty good. *crosses fingers*

Total so far...??? calories

Trying to get better... not hungry, but hungry. Weird

BREAKFAST: 1 small mango, 1 banana.... 210 calories
SNACK: 1 lara bar... 200 calories
SNACK: 4 saltine crackers.... 60 calories (really? ugh)
LUNCH: spinach walnut salad... 300 calories
SNACK: 2 thin mint cookies... 80 calories
SNACK: mixed nuts.... 200 calories
DINNER: Rice with Indian food. First it started off with a cup and a half of rice and 1 serving of the indian food. But.. my appetite had come back... so I had another cup of rice with more food. Sooo.. im thinking my dinner was about 900 to 1000 calories!!!! Yeah.. trying not to beat myself up for it. At least my appetite is back. Just gotta control it now. lol

Never thought saltine crackers would taste soooooo good! And why do girl scout cookies have to have so many calories in just ONE freakin cookie! This saddens me GREATLY. :(


Total calories... 1950 to 2,050 calories

Fevers suck... just saying

So yesterday I only at about 900 calories due to the fact that I got sick. Around 4pm I started to develop a fever. It lasted until this morning. I have literally been in bed (other than to go to the bathroom and make ramen this morning) since 4pm yesterday. Right now my fever is gone, and that is GREAT. Im feeling lots better today though still have some issues with my lungs and now I am sneezing. Fun fun. I took the day off work as well so I can get better quicker. Really couldn't afford to, but I have to do what I have to do.

BREAKFAST: Chicken Ramen Noodles... 380 calories.
LUNCH: Steamed veggies w cheese...280 calories
DINNER: 1 1/2 cup of Rice and 2 servings Indian Food.....447 calories ( I was still hungry afterward so I had a little bit more. I say about 270 or less.)

Total calories: 1,377 calories

Week one weigh in...

Alright! The first 7 days of the 90 have passed and it is time to weigh in. Verdict is? 3 pounds lost. :) Yay! I do know that there will be weeks that I will lose one pound or even ounces, some that I might gain a pound.. but I need to remember that I need to focus on the whole, not just one week. As long as I am moving and eating right, in the long run the weight will come off. I do need to add more activity into my life. Thinking about getting a bike. One of the reasons is because the gas price is going so freakin high. Pretty soon I am not going to be able to afford to fill up my gas tank, so I need to find alternate ways of getting around. Getting a bike is better anyway.

Some people when they write blogs they blog about everything in one sitting. I update things throughout the day so if you do read these, its probably better to read them at night when all is said and done. Just letting you all know. lol. :)

Me at 291 pounds. With Cher impersonator Wayne Smith.

BREAKFAST: 2 eggs and 2 toast w butter ( I am going grocery shopping today. Need new breakfast ideas)........320 calories
SNACK: 1 Skinny cow chocolate bar...100 calories
LUNCH: Chicken flavored Ramen noodles. .....380 calories
SNACK: Apple/Carrot fruit juice.......120 calories

Total for the day: 920 calories. I got sick.. had a fever and did not want to eat.

Trying up upload pictures and they are taking forever. I think its because I am using wifi. No idea though. Pages have been taking ALOT longer lately to load and I get the page cannot be displayed error alot. Kind of irritating.

Im not going to be doing any working out today. Something is wrong with my lungs. I do physical activity and I get out of break quickly. If I have to cough, I started coughing alot and it really hurts. But then once it stops I feel perfectly fine. Hmmm

Alright, day number 7!

Kinda excited about tomorrow morning. Its my first weight in. Will get to see how much weight I lost this week. I am pretty sure most of it will be water weight, but that is better than nothing. :)

Today I have not eaten much. Have been feeling a little under the weather and so I think my appetite has been a little suppressed so that my body can focus on healing rather than digesting.

BREAKFAST: 2 eggs and 2 slices of toast w butter... 320 calories
LUNCH: 1 slice of bread w one small banana and 2 tablespoons of peanut butter... 340 calories


SNACK: 1 small slice of chocolate stuff.. no idea what it was, but it was good. Also had small handful of crackers.. looked like flaxseed? IDK
DINNER: 1 special K meal bar..... 170 calories
SNACK: 1 skinny cow chocolate bar.... 100 calories

TOTAL: 930 plus the chocolate and the crackers. The chocolate bar was small.. i will say about 250 for both? So total might be around 1180.. maybe 1200?

I went online and found that in order for me to lose about 2 pounds a week I need to eat a bout 1460 calories a day at a sedentary lifestyle. I am trying not to be sedentary so I need to re-calculate

A cheat day?

BREAKFAST: cottage cheese and peaches......290 calories
SNACK: veggies and ranch dip.....140 calories
SNACK: 1 banana.......100 calories.
LUNCH: Garlic Herb Shrimp tv dinner from healthy choice... 260 calories
SNACK: apple and cheese.... 200 calories
DINNER: 1 peanut butter and chocolate chip lara bar.. 230 calories
SNACK: Mixed nuts... 170 calories

Total: 1390 calories

So I have been thinking about having a "cheat" day. One day of the week where I allow myself to go over my calorie limit just so my body does not get used to the same amount of calories all the time. Anyone have any suggestions about this?


updated throughout the day

A little bit easier

Going on day 5. I have found that being at home it is easier for me not to eat. I think its because im not as bored as I get when im at work. When I am at home I can walk around, go somewhere, nap.. but at work I can only sit at my desk. Blah.

BREAKFAST: 2 pieces of bread, butter, and 2 eggs.. 320 calories
SNACK: Veggies and ranch dressing.... 140 cal
LUNCH: Pineapple Chicken Steamer.. 340 calories
SNACK: 1 banana.... 100 calories
DINNER: 1 apple and cheese... 200 calories
SNACK: dark chocolate... 60 calories
SNACK: Mixed nuts... 100 calories
SNACK: 1 banana......100 calories
Total: 1360+ calories

(updated throughout the day)