Matty's Diary

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Matty2

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This is my first time doing anything like this, so I hope I get this right.
I am just turning 20, 5'8" and 145 lbs. This doesn't sound so bad, but I've gained 2o pounds since last summer! Diabetes runs in my family, and I am trying to keep myself from developing the disease. I am a vegetarian, but since I work full time and go to school full time, late night eating is catching up to me. The catch is, my major is Clinical nutrition. I am two semesters away from transfering to UC Davis to finish up my classes. I know what I'm eating is wrong, and I know how to lose weight. However, like most people, I eat when I'm stressed (which is all the time) and I yo-yo so much, I feel horrible. I think that I need support and I definately think this forum will help. I also have a hard time keeping my weight off. I was an overweight child my entire life (10 years old, 4'10" 160lbs.) and was constantly made fun of (Fatty Matty). I lost 50 pounds when I was 13 and became the "popular girl" in high school. I ran track in high school, so I was still used to eating whatever I wanted. Now that I only do step aerobics twice a week, I have to be more consious. My worst fear is becoming fat again and being once again shunned from society (they seem to think fat people are not quite as good as thin people, even though I've been my same self my entire life). So, there's my whole life story in a nutshell. I'll keep you guys updated, hope you're interested! :)
 
welcome Matty...
I am sure you have lots of wisdom to share with us with your line of study. Goodluck on your goals
 
I'm definately interested! =)

Something that helps me keep those moments of binge eating and stress eating down is actually writing down everything that I eat in my journal here... it forces me to encounter my eating habits and allows me to do something about it... plus it is easier to say no when i know that if i say yes - i'll have to write about it.

But, also don't forget that you need a little loving and self care and chocolate and delicious fatty goodness sometimes. Don't let it turn into something that rules your life.

Good luck and have a great time creating yourself =)
 
Just as one of you guys predicted, I thought twice before I decided to eat my lunch today. Instead of gorging on Avocado Rolls (I work at a Japanese joint), I decided to just eat a cucumber roll and drink 5 cups of water. I even managed to drag myself out of bed today to attend my step aerobics class. I've decided not to weight myself for a month. Since muscle weighs more than fat anyways and water and food creates flucuations, I think weighing myself would only set myself up for disaster. I'll fill you guys in on my weight next month. Suprisingly, when I am sad, I seem to lose all appetite. I had a bad day today, so I don't feel hungry at all. I think I'll be eating okay today. I just hope that my classes tomorrow make me start devouring leftover valentines days chocolates.
 
Welcome, Matty,

I look forward to reading your posts.

I do find that recording what I eat here does make me think twice before eating handfuls of M&M's or whatnot, but I also like that when the craving hits I can log in here instead of heading for the kitchen.

Good luck and keep us posted!

Totallyscrappy
 
Welcome, Matty, and good luck on the weight loss :)
I agree that this place has tons of incourament, and the people are luffly. I can't wait to read some more posts from you :)

If you get hungry at night, eat fruits or veggies...or cottage cheese (which is really good for a bed time snack). If you like chocolate, eat dark chocolate, it's good for your heart and teeth (and soul! ;)).
 
Welcome to the diary section! I believe that the food journal is the key to weight loss success and I'm going to write a book about it someday. What else do I think is key to weight loss success/overall health? Being a vegetarian!

Heck yes!

I'm glad you thought twice with your sushi rolls, but honestly, I would have had a veggie roll (with cucumber, avacado, and carrot) a bowl of miso soup, and maybe a little salad with ginger dressing. Gotta mix it up! I'm sure that you know as a Clinical Nutrition major that you should never go under 1,200 calories a day. So I like to have medium sized meals and then fruits and yogurt for snacks most of the time.

I'm curious, how do you feel about meat subsitutes? I'm a big fan of Morningstar Farms and The Good Deli products. If you look at my journal I eat a lot of that stuff. Helps me get my protein count up.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to reading your journal and seeing how another vegetarian diets. :)
 
As far as weight fluxuations and weighing yourself, if you stick to the same time each day, it helps with that... I weigh myself neked first thing in the morning once a week... that way there is consistency and I can tell if there is a difference or not =)
 
Wow. I can't believe in my life I would find another vegatarian on a weight-loss forum! Morningstar farms are wonderful. My favorite are their bufflo wings and their corn dogs. However, one of the reasons I became a vegatarian was my love for life. I learned in one of my classes that we are in another major extinction period due to human (Americans) consumption. So I tend to eat a lot of organic foods. Yes, I know its hypocritical to eat prepackaged foods, but hey, a college student with a microwave and sink only has so much to work with. ;) Soooo...I eat a lot of Amy's. That line has the best tofu lasagna and spinach and feta pocket sandwiches. Plus, organic foods taste better, is higher in phytochemicals, has less pesticides that could potentially cause cancer, and is way better for the environment. Oh yeah, and for the fact that you said not to go under 1200 calories, trust me, I eat waaaaaaay more than that in a day. :p Oh, and just as a precaution for you, I don't know how strict a vegetarian you are, but miso soup at a lot of restaurants use dashi in their miso, dashi has msg and bonito (fish) extract in it. I make my own soup.
 
Morningstar is fabulous. I like the buffalo wings too, I've never tried the corndogs, but I always eye them at the store. I prefer organic too, but I can seldom afford to buy organic unfortunately. I do like Amy's products. The cheese enchilada is really good. I need to try the tofu lasagna, it always looks good. I'm a college student too, so I know about living out of a microwave, although I'm in my third year and I live in an apartment now with a stove, I used to live in the dorms. I think that's when I put on some more weight, because it's so hard to eat nutritiously when all you have is a microwave and a tiny fridge. It can be done though. I've been a vegetarian for 10 years and I'm very very strict about not ever eating anything flesh. I don't like it if I know an animal extract or lard is used in something I eat at a restaraunt, and I usually ask before I order, but if it turns out the server was wrong I won't throw myself off a cliff in agony. I get annoyed, but after 10 years you know that you're going to get tricked sometimes. I had heard that miso was always vegetarian, so I'm glad you told me that. I'll ask from now on. Most soups in regular restaraunts, like potato soup and broccoli cheese always have chicken stock in them, so I don't eat those anymore. Ahh, the life of a veg. It's so much better though. Whenever I see someone with a bloody steak and baked potato in front of them and I have a colorful crisp salad in front of me I laugh a little inside. :)
 
I especially like it when somebody makes fun of me for being a vegetarian. At least I know I won't get mad cow disease. Anyways, I just gave in to my sweet tooth today and devoured 6 chocolate covered macadamia nut candies (they're big!). Is it me, or do some of you guys go through phases of eating? For like, two weeks straight I'll eat plenty of veggies and fruit, and than for like a whole week, i'll almost eat none at all. It's so depressing when I go through a whole week of just eating crap that I know are going straight to my arteries. I hate this strip of fat that goes all the way around my belly. I hate it when I wear low-rise jeans and the fat hangs out. Ugh. I feel so disgusted about myself right now. I wish I hadn't eaten those candies. :(
 
How about when you go to a restaurant with someone and they scour the menu looking for something for you to eat, as if you can't figure it out for yourself. And when people grill me on eating meat subsitutes, saying that if I want to eat something that tastes like meat I must want meat so I should just eat meat. Fools. There are so many benefits to being vegetarian and people are so ignorant.

Don't beat yourself up for eating those candies. Giving into cravings is part of being human. You shouldn't expect yourself to be perfect and you can only learn from your mistakes. Next time you want something like that think about how you felt after eating them the first time. Think about your goals and how hard you're working at reaching them. And find subsitutes for things you crave! I love chocolate and ice cream, so I buy the Weight Watchers brands of single serve ice creams. They have one that's vanilla ice cream on a stick and it's covered in Orero-like cookie peices. It's awesome and only 120 calories, plus you get a serving of dairy. I also really like salty snacks, so I started buying the mini bags of Orville Redenbacher's Light Popcorn. 15 calories for a cup! And I spray it with calorie free butter spray and sprinkle some garlic salt on it. Keeps me from chowing down on a bag of potato chips and it's really good. Finally, the best advice I can offer is to write down absolutely everything you eat and figure out the calorie content for everything.



Type in any food in the little box on this website and you can get calorie counts. It's pretty cool.

And finally, weight loss is a long term commitment. Build good habits and stick to them and pretty soon you'll love eating right and your body will benefit.

:) I'm such a dork.
 
Thanks for the link!
2 scrambled eggs with pam
2 pieces of whole wheat toast with apricot jam
1/2 cup of hash browns made with water and ketchup.

1 medium strawberry lemonade

1 cup miso soup
1 vegetarian roll with yam, asparagus and avocado.
2 pieces of agedashi tofu

And unfortunately, I had 5 more pieces of the chocolates... :( . I think i'll just throw out the rest of the box so I won't be tempted. I know I should be eating more vegetables and fruits, but I just couldn't bring myself to eat them. I think I'll eat some strawberries and go for a walk tonight before I do homework. Just out of curiousity, I am not lactose-intolerant. But I know that most of the world is. However, this might all be in my mind, but I get incredibly nauseated after I eat most dairy products. I wonder if I'm becoming lactose-intolerant.
 
I was brought up with the idea that food is precious and throwing it away is a waste of money. I know better now, but I still feel guilty throwing good food away...
 
*drools* chocolate covered macadamia nuts are my favorite kind of chocolate...*drools* My gosh those things are good, don't waste them! Give them to a friend...or someone :)
 
Lunch - 2 pieces of whole grain bread
1 tablespoon chunky peanut butter
1 tablespoon apricot jam
4 strawberries
Dinner - 1 tortilla
1/2 cup Amy's vegan refried beans
1/2 cup hijiki tempeh (vegetarian "meat")
1 tablespoon tofu sour cream
1 tablespoon guacomole
1 cup rice
2 cups teriyaki broccoli and red bell pepper with mushrooms
 
Snack 1 large passion fruit iced tea
1 piece reduced fat blueberry coffee cake
Lunch 1/2 cup boiled spinach
1/4 cup soba noodles
10 spinach nuggets
1 cheese and bean quesadilla
Dinner 1 cup pineapple
1/2 cup macaroni salad

I don't think I did so well today. :(
 
Lunch Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
1/2 oats and honey granola bar
Snack 1 cup roasted pepper and tomato soup
1/2 cup macaroni salad
1 cup penne pasta with zucchini, eggplant, and bell peppers.
after reading all of you guy's diaries, it really prompted me to try and make a bigger effort on my eating habits. When I see how healthy you guys eat, I try and eat just as good as you guys. :D
 
Dinner
1 cup pineapple
1 cup tomato soup
1 cup curried rice
1/4 cup pasta shells
1 diet vanilla pepsi
 
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