*Stephanie's Diary*

Hey hun!! Congrats!! on your weight loss.. that is awesome!! What I usually do when my husband wants to order pizza is either I will get 2 pc. of his... because I dont like the things he has on his.. Or I order me a personal pan.. those things are so small it would take 2 or 3 to fill me up but I usually just have one! You did great on your food yesterday! I know what you mean about the counting caleries.. Now it is like a habit for me to count them.. but before i was eating like 2500 caleries a day and was unsure about where my weight was coming from. It's funny to go to the grocery store now.. because that is all I do.. read nutrition labels.. where before I was dieting I just grabbed what ever I wanted and that was it!! Hope you have a great day today!
 
Ah Ha! The personal pan pizza! I forgot all about those and its such a great idea! Thanks so much for that! Yeah you should have seen me in the grocery store on Saturday, I was looking at the labels on everything and I didnt even realize I was doing it. It really has become a GOOD habit of mine and its so easy now to choose things to eat. And there is a healthy version of everything in the grocery store, you just gotta look for it. And if we go out to eat and I dont have the nutritional info, I try and pick something on the menu that is semi indulgance and semi healthy but usually something from a restaurant fills me up enough to where I dont have to eat any else the rest of the day. Its like everything at a restaurant, whether it is labeled as a healthy menu option or not, seems to be greasy so thats usually my meal of the day. I mean is it just me or what? Or maybe greasy isnt a good word, maybe "rich" describes it a little better. But I have gotten alot better at enforcing healthier options when eating out so its all good :)
 
Here's my food from Wednesday & Thursday....

Wednesday
Breakfast - Apple Juice & Wheat on Cheddar Crackers....330
Lunch - Turkey Club w/ Water.....500
Supper - Homemade Gumbo w/ Water......350
Glass of wine.....125
Wednesday's Total....1305

Thursday
Breakfast - 2 eggs, fried in a touch of olive oil & water.....250
Lunch - Seafood Platter w/ side salad & water.....700
Supper - skipped
Bedtime snack - Glass of wine & granola bar (not exactly in that order :))...240
Thursdays Total.....1190

I felt like I ate way more than either of those amounts of calories but probably because I wasnt all that hungry when I ate. I'm the kind of person that can make themselves sooooo hungry just by thinking about food, even after I have eaten. So if I havent done that to myself and I am not all that hungry I get full ALOT faster. Well we are in what they call "the calm before the storm" Christmas week being the storm. I'm trying to enjoy myself right now because next week I have 3 Christmas lunches, a dentist appt., and I am celebrating Christmas with the half of my family that lives out of town so it is going to be CRAZY next week and I'm sure it wont stop until after Christmas. But I am looking forward to it. I dont know why but Christmas feels so much different this year, it feels so much more exciting. Probably because I have money and love buying people great gifts :) Ok well I better get back to work :) This will be my last post until my Monday morning weigh in!! Bye everyone!
 
Well my weigh in did not go so great. I didnt gain anything but I didnt lose anything either. I did have pizza over the weekend (2 peices Saturday night) so maybe its just still with me. I dont know why losing weight is so much harder than it used to be. Well actually I do know why...because there is not enough time in the day to plan good healthy meals, workout, take care of a man, and keep up a home. I swear its virtually impossible. You would think I stay so busy that I cant find the time to eat but I find the time to eat and its usually something fast and fattening. It just really frustrates me because I have been soooooooooo good lately and nothing is happening. I mean I feel better but I want to be thin, bottom line. I might be doing this out of vanity but vanity isnt paying me back for all this hard work (or what seems like hard work). I know its because I havent been working out though. I know thats why. But like I said it has been so hard to find time to work out. And I like my elliptical machine but I want a better work out. I want to sweat and be sore and see some results. I want someone in my face pushing me until I think I am going to die. I was a cheerleader in high school and was on a very competitive squad and it seems like ever since that ended, I cant work out to my full extent because I dont have someone in my face pushing me. I really want that again. I think after the holidays I might look into taking some type of gymnastic or cheernastic class or maybe seeing how much private coaching is. I also mentioned I would like a trampoline for Christmas which would help out alot (I lost 15 pounds one summer and I owed it all to my trampoline :) ) I just need to find some kind of work out something or another that I like, no not like, love. I'v gotta find that niche. My BF's niche is running but I hate to run. It takes me back to elementary school having that gym teacher make me run the mile and do all those pull ups (ugh! I hated the mile run!) I just really need to get back into what I love and I think I will have better success. That doesnt mean I am stopping for now at all, but I am going to try and rethink this strategy. And if anyone has any advice on how to find that niche let me know!! Well thanks to listening to me vent and I'll be back tomorrow with my food from today :)
 
Just stopping in to see how you are going hun, try to do a menu for the week on Sunday shop for it on Monday that may help.
 
Hey sweetie! Just stopping in to check on you! Exercising will help out alot! Also are you getting enough water? I can't stand water! And I'm getting burnt out on the Crystal Light so I dunno what else to do! Even though you want a better work out I would still try to work out on the elliptical machine. LOL.. I know exactly what you mean about the pull ups and the mile run! I think that is why I dont like to run! I dont know what to tell you about finding your "niche" ... Do you have a Curves nearby? I joined curves a while back and I love it.. It does cost a little .. but i go sometimes 5 day's a week and I'm seeing results.. not as quickly as I would like but I can't complain! I get so upset when I dont get to go work out! Like today *sigh* had to stay home since my daughter was out of school... But hopefully I'll get to go tomorrow... or I'm gonna be mad... lol.. Well I've ran my mouth long enough.. I'm gonna let you go now..lol.. Will check on you tomorrow!!
 
I feel alot better today. I guess yesterday I just felt so overwhelmed with the holidays and trying to keep on this good track. Yeah I'm going to still work out on the elliptical since its all I have I just need some motivation. I know I want this really bad but I'm just doing the eating right half and not the exercising half so I just need to kick it in to high gear. I have been drinking water, not alot, but more than before. I have also been drinking unsweet tea with splenda in it and I had my first Mtn. Dew in weeks over the weekend so I have really cut back on the sodas and such. I guess I do need to start gulping the water though. I thought about Curves but I had 2 friends who did it and one of them did great with it, got toned up and skinny, and the other girl didnt see any results what so ever and they went the exact amount of times because they never went without each other so I havent really decided if I'm going to take my chances with that yet or not. I do like the idea of going 5 times a week though. And I do have a gymnastics gym right by my house and I think I'm going to look into working out there after the holidays. I figured I better wait and see if I get my trampoline for Christmas or not :) I'll figure something out but as long as I am not gaining I should really be proud of myself, especially during this time of the year with all these goodies everywhere I turn!!! Ok well heres my food from yesterday...

Breakfast - Cheddar on Wheat Crackers & Water....190
Lunch - 1/2 entree at Macaroni Grill (I had a work thing but I only ate half and saved the other half for lunch today)....640
Supper - Granola Bar & Glass of wine....200
Yesterday's Total....1030

Not too bad considering I could have stuffed my face alot more at that restaurant. It was sooooooo good! Ok well I'm going to get back to work. I'll be back tomorrow!! Bye :)
 
Heres nmy food from Tuesday & Wednesday....

Tuesday
Breakfast - Cheddar on Wheat crackers & Unsweet Tea...190
Lunch - Leftovers from Mondays Lunch....640
Supper - Glass of Wine & Whole Wheat Bagel w/ a little apple butter....300 (I was still really full from lunch)
Tuesdays Total.....1130

Wednesday
Breakfast - Cheddar on Wheat Crackers & Water....190
Lunch - Homemade Cheeseburger and a few french fries....600 (I looked everything up on CalorieKing and then just rounded up just in case)
Supper - Granola Bar and Glass of Wine....200
Wednesday's Total.....990

Wednesday's total was probably a little bit more than 990 but not by much. Since I ate out on Monday it left me feeling full for a couple of days so I havent been eating much at supper time. I figured its better that way though since its not good to eat before bed time. And I kinda like that hungry feeling in my tummy. I like to feel full too but not when its the wrong kind of full you know? Ok well I better get back to work, Bye :)
 
Hey! I'm here! I have been out of town all weekend doing an early Christmas with my mom's side of the family. I just love this time of the year and my mom's side of the family always knows how to mix it up a little. Instead of the usual Christmas dinner they always do something different and this year they chose to have a steak dinner and it was delicious! And I made this awesome spinach dip to go along with it and we just had to the best time. And even though I ate a little bit of everything, I didnt totally pig out the whole time. Usually this time of the year I'm feeling fat and gloomy from eating too much since Thanksgiving but not this year, I feel great! The only thing I feel a little guilty about is yesterday I did some Christmas baking and me and my BF snacked on sausage balls and cookies the whole day but one day of the year aint bad at all so I'm still not letting that break my spirits :) Also, I'v been taking Saturday and Sunday as my off day from the actual counting of the calories and not totally pigging out, but not being really strict and I think thats why my Monday morning weigh ins arent reflecting a weight loss. Not because I'm gaining all the weigh back from eating all weekend but because I'm snacking all day on Saturday and Sunday and I think my stomach is still full on Monday morning, partially because yes I will snack until the very end on Sunday night because I know on Monday morning its back to my usual routine of lean cuisines and calorie counting. So with that said I am officially changing my weigh in day to Friday morning. I think this will better reflect my weight loss. And although I have only seen a two pound drop on the scale, my body has kind of taken on a new shape. I dont know if that makes sense but I think its because I'm not eating fattening stuff that goes straight to my belly so I am looking more proportioned. I'm about to list my food from Friday but just keep in mind that my lunch was catered by a country club (it was a Christmas Luncheon for work) so I'm estimating the calories from calorieking.com and it might be a little off....

Fridays Food
Breakfast - Granola Bar & Water....140
Lunch - Filet, Shrimp Pasta, Mashed Potatoes, & Key Lime Pie (it was just a little of everything. I had some steamed veggies too but I'm guessing thats 0 calories)....800
Supper - Leftover Spaghetti, about 1 cup (My BF got the bulk of these leftovers and I was still stuffed from lunch!)....250
Fridays total.....1190

Ok well I will be back tomorrow with my food from today. Hope I didnt ramble on too much :)
 
Hey girl I know it gets hard but You Can Do THis! Just dont ever give up on yourself because we aren't going TO!
 
Heres my food from yesterday...

Breakfast - Granola Bar & Unsweet Tea....140
Lunch - Lean Cuisine & Water....190
Supper - 5 sauage balls, some Spinach Dip, and glass of wine.....800
Mondays total.....1130

As you can see I think I am eating too much at dark. But I am really not hungry until I get home and when I am work its easy not to eat because I'm busy. Any suggestions on what to do? Does anyone else think maybe my weight is not coming off as fast due to my nightly eating?
 
Yes Its The Night Thing! Really Should Try Not To Eat After 6pm And If You Do Then You Need To Workout Before Bed! Try The Small Snacks In Baggies If That Might Help So You Can Eat More Through The Day And Less At Night
 
Hey hun! You have my kind of family! lol.. I would love to have a steak dinner or speghetti dinner or etc.. for xmas! When i eat turkey on Thanksgiving I'm usually not in the mood to eat it again on xmas! I also think it is all your nightly eating is why your not losing.. I do that too.. I eat a big dinner at night and my scale doesn't change! Anyway.. will stop in and check on you tomorrow! take care!
 
I havent been feeling well lately. I was at home sick yesterday so I didnt really eat much due to being under the weather. But here's my food....

Breakfast - One egg & slice of turkey bacon......250
Lunch - Spinach Dip w/ a few chips & water......300
Supper - 6 Sausage balls and one beer......400
Yesterdays total.....950

There might have been a few extra calories somewhere in there but my stomach was kind of torn up from the med's so I really didnt feel like eating. Well I wont be posting until I get back from Christmas break, which wont be until next Tuesday so I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And dont worry, I dont need any luck with the Christmas over eating because no one in my family is cooking!! (yay! no temptations!!!) ok well I'll talk to you guys next week and have a Merry Christmas!!!
 
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