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wendy

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Today 6/3/06:

B: 1c Special K
3/4 banana cut up
1/2c 1% milk

L: (woke up too late for a snack)
lettuce, chicken, shredded cheese, milk, 2tbsp dressing

S: 3 or 4 strawberries with whipped cream
2 vanilla cookies

D: BBQ Breast of chicken (palm sized), potato w/margarine, green beans, milk

Drank water all afternoon....I'm starving right now...at 8:58pm. WTF? I know I need more protein, but it's hard for me to find things I like that are full of protein. Scratch that....I can't find things that I like that don't have "chocolate" or "junk" as the main ingredient. LOL *sigh* alas I sit here thinking I am the fattest person on the planet.

Tomorrow I will weigh in and see where things stand. I work out tomorrow, so I will run my 30 mins in the morning and then do lower body ST in the afternoon. God, PLEASE let me be below 130!!!
 
wendy, do you like string cheese, almonds, lean deli meat, yogurt, cottage cheese, peanuts or peanut butter, protein powder, soy milk or deviled eggs? those are all good snacks when you dont' know what to do.
 
sparrow said:
wendy, do you like string cheese, almonds, lean deli meat, yogurt, cottage cheese, peanuts or peanut butter, protein powder, soy milk or deviled eggs? those are all good snacks when you dont' know what to do.
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Love string cheese and lean deli meat as well as peanuts and pb. I wish to God I liked Yogurt - I try it all the time and the result is the same: ICK! LOL oh well.

Weighed intoday: 131. Not under 130, but I suppose it's a start....

So far today:

B: Special K with cut up banana and 1% milk
S: 3 cookies (1 was oatmeal and raisin, the others were vanilla sandwich kind)
L: 5 meatballs, .5-.75c mashed potatoes, broccoli (@.5c), 2 slices of bread (oops), 1.5% milk
S: bag of 75 cal popcorn, 2 slices of deli meat (10 cals ea) - trying to make up for the HUGE lunch I had.....ugh.
D: I will have a salad with the BBQ chicken I had last night....yum!
 
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Monday 6/5/06

Ok, I did 3 miles of running followed immediately by about a half mile or nmore power walking. I have not done my ST yet, bc issues have come up, but I plan to do them this afternoon, or evening.

B: Spekcial K, banana, milk
S: handful wheat crackers, cold BBQ chicken (palm sized)
L: macaroni pasta with butter and grated cheese (God I love that stuff!)
S: 2 cookies (ouch!) and handful of wheat crackers
D: I do not have a clue yet. I hate dinner time. lol

all in all, not too bad, I don't think.
 
Thanks, Slimsadie!

Ok, so today I have had:

B: the usual: special K, banana, milk
S: 2 slices lean ham, graham crackers, string cheese
L: Tuna Sandwich
S: 2 cookies, sm amt of icecream
D: God only knows.

I did Tae Bo this morning and I can tell you that after yesterday's workout, I was a little sore....in my @$$!!! lol And I honestly didn't think I worked my @$$ yesterday! lol shows u how much I know! LOL
 
ugh....dinner...I hate dinner. LOL

hamburger w/bun, velveeta mac n cheese (about 1/3-1/2c), peas, milk

I know. I probably went waaaay overboard. Ugh. I can't win. LOL
 
Protein Boosts

You mentioned that you need some more protein...might I suggest yofurt (I'm a fanatic!) And if you want chocolate, Stonyfield Farms makes a super-chocolatey fat free "chocolate underground" yogurt, 6oz. I don't know where you live, but in my area Tops/Quality Markets don't carry it, but Wegman's does. By the way, the yoplait chocolate kind doesn't taste very much like real chocolate.

Also:
-mozzarella string cheese @ 80 calories, individually portioned already!
-Smart Ones microwave dinners with chicken or any kind of meat pack a protein punch.
-egg beaters (taste & look like regular scrambled eggs, but no fat or cholesterol/low calories)
 
Slipping....6/13/06

B: cereal, banana, milk (@220 cals)
S: Bag of combos (240 cals)
L: Grilled cheese sandwich (260), 2 cookies (140)
S: bag of light popcorn (75), 2 more cookies (140)
D: Spaghetti w/meat sauce (260) milk (110) muffin (210)

Total cals intake for day: 1655 :(

And here I thought I was doing well. lol Oh well tomorrow is a new day and I will begin again. Feeling REALLY FAT today. Ugh. Although the toning in my legs looks awesome! :)
 
Why the frowny face on the cals Wendy? Do you have a goal with your diet? Are you just trying to stay within calorie limits? Sounds like your fitness is going well?! :)
 
Wendy, you seem to be frustrated quite a bit. Keep at it. Don't beat yourself up. :) I do have one suggestion for you, jack up your protein intake. You should have protein at each meal. It will benefit you lots. At the least include some with your breakfast. But definitely over time include some at each meal. The sooner, the better. :)
 
Sparrow - I put the :( at cals bc I try to stay at 1500 - ok that's what I tell myself ea day. Obviously it doesnt happen lol.

I know I should ^^ my protein. I'm trying to find ways to do that. Tuna is good, right? Peanuts, PB, lean deli meat - which I try to have as often as I can. I'll have to find the threads where people have listed diff kinds of protein so I can use it when I go shopping tomorrow.

So far today, I have had:

B: the usual - cereal, banana and milk
L: Buffalo chicken salad
water, water, water.
In a few mins I will have strawberries and whipped cream - my new fave sweet snack!
 
Wendy,

I second what jcp said about the protein. Your cravings will virtually disappear if you start your day with protein in your breakfast and then keep protein in each meal you have. Quality protein. PB is more a fat than a protein...although I use it quite a bit to supplement my diet. I think eating a good, protein-rich breakfast is number one because it starts your entire day in the direction it will go. I know when I have a donut in the morning for "breakfast" I tend to have major awful cravings the rest of the day and eat like crap. Not that your breakfast is anything comparable to a donut but it is loaded primarily with carbs. Try it just one day, notice the difference.
 
THanks again for ur help. I weighed in today.....up a pound. now I'm at 132. I can't even believe it. I have been working my ass off and trying to eat every 2-3 hrs (and lately that's been tough - not as hungry as usual). Granted I need more protein, but geez! UP ONE POUND?!?! I'm just so frustrated. I think rather than doing cals -bc I have a hard time with that - I will see about counting points. That worked last time. (I even got down to 114!!!!) Anyway. Aside from my legs and arms, I feel fatter than ever. Which translates to felling ****ty about myself and not having the motivation to keep going. I went shopping today and bought lots of fruits, salads, and string cheese, so hopefully if I can live on that stuff I will see results.
 
wendy said:
B: cereal, banana, milk (@220 cals)
S: Bag of combos (240 cals)
L: Grilled cheese sandwich (260), 2 cookies (140)
S: bag of light popcorn (75), 2 more cookies (140)
D: Spaghetti w/meat sauce (260) milk (110) muffin (210)

Total cals intake for day: 1655 :(
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Wendy,
4 cookies and a muffin in one day?? What are combos? What kind of cereal?
Try eating healthy food. No sugar, no high fructose corn syrup.
Here are the foods recommended in the book "the abs diet":

Almonds and other nuts
Beans and legumes (lentils, hummus)
Spinach and other green vegetables

Dairy (low fat milk, yogurt, cheese)
Quick oats (unsweetened, unflavored)
Eggs
Turkey and other lean meats (steak, chicken, fish, Can. bacon) - no ham

Peanut butter
Olive oil
Whole grain breads and cereals (brown rice)
Extra protein (whey) powder
Raspberries and other berries (and most other fruits, esp. apples and grapefruit)
 
Christa said:
Wendy,
4 cookies and a muffin in one day?? What are combos? What kind of cereal?
Try eating healthy food. No sugar, no high fructose corn syrup.
Here are the foods recommended in the book "the abs diet":

Almonds and other nuts
Beans and legumes (lentils, hummus)
Spinach and other green vegetables

Dairy (low fat milk, yogurt, cheese)
Quick oats (unsweetened, unflavored)
Eggs
Turkey and other lean meats (steak, chicken, fish, Can. bacon) - no ham

Peanut butter
Olive oil
Whole grain breads and cereals (brown rice)
Extra protein (whey) powder
Raspberries and other berries (and most other fruits, esp. apples and grapefruit)
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Hate almonds, but like roasted peanuts
I have greens in my salad everyday, doestn' that count?
I drink/eat only low-fat milk and cheese
HATE "quick oats".
I do eat chicken, but I also eat ham - guess I should refrain from that one. Ugh.
Like PB
when do I use Olive Oil?
Whole grain breads of course
Special K is the cereal I usually eat

Protein powder - when and where do I use that?
I eat lots of strawberries, blueberries, apples, bananas, grapes....
Drink lots of water ea day

See, my problem is that I really dont' like health food. I eat as best as I Can, but there's only so much I like so it makes eating healthfully hard. I'm not trying to make excuses, but just stating a fact. I had no idea that I had to stay away from ham. That's the deli meat I have been eating. And it was only 10 cals per slice! Why is that bad?? lol

I'll keep trying....was naughty this morning. Had some mini choc covered donuts :eek: for breakfast - 4 of them. Then I had a salad w/buffalo chicken for lunch. that's it so far. Oh, and of course water.

it just sucks bc I had to buy a new pr of jeans today (they WERE a size 4, but still!) that I knew would fit me. Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day, right?
 
I'm trying to eat healthier too but the it doesn't always. I have more cheat meals than just once a week. Everything I think I'm eating something healthy, it's always the wrong things. Just try the best you can and always remember tomorrow is another day.
 
Thanks. I know I need protein, and I think I'm eating it, and then I find out it's not (like ham - I have been eating ham - deli - and all this time, I thought IW as getting protein, then come to find out it's wrong (like ham). Ugh. Oh well. I will keep trying....
 
I borrowed Greene's computer, so it's acutally me, She47441. Protein powder is good for shakes in the morning or before a workout. Olive Oil to cook with. I know I'm not the greatest person to give you advice, but maybe make the cookies and muffin a cheat snack. Stay away from the combos.

L: Grilled cheese sandwich (260), 2 cookies (140)
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Try one grilled cheese sandwich (on wheat) and a salad or cottage cheese.

If anybody else has any suggestion, just jump right in.
 
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