Want2Lose's Diary

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August 1

Menu

Breakfast: Yogurt, blueberries, peach, zoic nutrition drink
Snack: Almonds
Lunch: Lentil stew (lentils, onion, carrot, celery, tomato, tabasco sauce) topped with yogurt
Snack: Dark chocolate (at last!)
Dinner: Salmon, roast potatoes and summer squash (cooking spray), asparagus. Milk.

Exercise

Walked 35 minutes (raining). 30 abdominal crunches.
 
August 2

Menu

Breakfast: Hot cereal with raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon. Yogurt. Zoic nutrition drink.
Lunch: Vegetable soup (navy beans, lentils, tomatoes, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, hot red pepper). Cheese.
Snack: Peach.
Dinner: Omelet (egg, egg white, milk, spinach, asparagus, cheese). Two corn tortillas. Salsa.
Snack: Watermelon. Milk.

Exercise

Walked between 40 minutes and one hour (didn't keep time).
 
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August 3

Menu

Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, blueberries.
Snack: Almonds.
Lunch: Cheese, raisins, apple.
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Salmon. Steamed vegetables (tofu, asparagus, green pepper, yellow summer squash, onion, garlic).

Walk

40 minutes.
 
August 4

Menu

Breakfast: Apple, peanut butter.
Snack: Milk with protein powder
Lunch: Chopped salad (lentils, navy beans, avocado, feta, tomato, cucumber, carrot, onion, red and yellow peppers, lemon juice, light dressing)
Snack: Corn tortilla topped with spinach, cheese, salsa
Dinner: Omelet (egg, egg white, milk, peas, potatoes, green pepper, cheese, cooking spray) with salsa
Snack: Strawberries, peach, yogurt.
Late night snack: almonds

Exercise

45 minutes moderate walking
 
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August 5

Hi, MGR! Things are going pretty well. How about you? I will look in at your journal -- hope all is going well with you.

Menu
Breakfast: Hot cereal with raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, milk.
Snack: Milk with protein powder
Lunch: Chopped salad (garbanzo beans, feta, avocado, carrot, celery, onion, tomato, cucumber, red, yellow, orange and green peppers, lemon juice, low-fat dressing)
Snack: Popcorn, peach.
Dinner: Salmon, roast vegetables (potato, summer squash, cooking spray, ketchup)
Snack: Cheese, almonds, strawberries.

Exercise
40 minutes brisk walking
 
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August 6

The late night snacking got a little out of hand last night, but I ended up under 1800 calories, so things were not too bad.

Had trouble waking up this morning and had some coffee, not decaf. Big mistake. Gives me the jitters and abdominal problems.

Breakfast: Yogurt w/ protein powder, strawberries, blueberries, almonds. Coffee with skim milk.
Lunch: Tostadas (black beans, corn tortillas, cheddar, salsa)
Dinner: More tostadas
Snack: Popcorn. Peach with 1/2 cup ice cream.

Exercise
Walk 30 minutes.
 
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August 7

Ok, even though yesterday had ice cream, I still stayed at 1400 calories, which is even a little low. I have been feeling irritable today. Part of it was a bad night I had last night. I kept waking up every hour or so, and never got a good deep sleep. I also think the coffee and artificial sweetener I had yesterday contributed, and the diet ginger ale. I really want to get back on track this weekend.

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, walnuts, blueberries
Snack: Almonds and raisins.
Lunch: Baby carrots, cheese, tomato, peach.
Snack: Apple and peanut butter.
Dinner: Kidney bean stew (kidney beans, potatoes, onion, spinach, tumeric, salsa)
Snack: Popcorn, almonds and dried cranberries

Exercise
Walked only 15 minutes (raining)
 
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August 8

Went a little over yesterday, 1700 calories instead of my 1600 goal, but still well in deficit. I've been hungry lately.

Today I went to the open-air market, but got there late and things were fairly picked over. I also realized that things there cost about double what they do in the supermarket. Since I can't tell any difference in taste, I went to the supermarket and stocked up on produce: apples, bananas, celery, tomatoes, raspberries, lemons, potatoes -- a good variety. I also finally tried nopales (cactus). I had read that they were great for controlling blood sugar, so decided to try them as an acompaniment to the carb-heavy pasta dinner. I can't say I'm wild about them. A very strange taste, like okra. I was too tired to make them into a salad, which was my original idea. Perhaps that would make a difference.

Menu

Breakfast: Yogurt with protein powder, blueberries, peach
Lunch: Tuna salad (tuna, mayo, lemon juice, celery, onion) on two corn tortillas with swiss cheese and tomato
Snack: Raspberries
Dinner: Spaghetti (gluten-free pasta, cheese, sauce (tomato sauce, tofu, onion, green pepper, jalapeno pepper, olive oil)). Nopales.

Exercise

40 minutes brisk walk.
 
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August 9

Didn't lose any weight this week. In fact, I am up a pound to 163. I've really been watching the calories, but I did shortchange myself on the exercise a couple of times this week.

Menu

Breakfast: Yogurt, walnuts, blueberries.
Snack: Zoic nutrition drink.
Lunch: Salad (navy beans, lentils, avocado, tomato, cilantro, carrot, onion, cucumber, red, green and yellow peppers, nopales, jalapeno, ginger, lemon juice, low-fat dressing).
Snack: Half banana
Dinner: Scrambled eggs (egg, egg white, milk, cooking spray), nacho chips (baked tortillas, cheese, salsa)
Snack: Baked fruit (figs, peach, brown sugar, lemon juice) with yogurt

Exercise

20 minutes brisk walking. Later 15 minutes more moderate walking.
 
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Hey there WTL. Thanks for the attaboy in my log- I hadn't even patted my own back yet as I did not want to jinx it =D

Sorry for your gain, but I bet it's mostly salt bloat from the 5th. All those tosatadas and the popcorn. I'm sure you'll blow right back through it in a day or two!! Just keep that chin up.
 
August 10

Menu

Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, blueberries, walnuts
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Cheese, tomato
Snack: Almonds, rasins
Dinner: Spaghetti (gluten free pasta, tomato sauce, green pepper, onion, garlic, jalapeno, olive oil, salt), carrots.
Snack: Baked fruit (figs, peach, brown sugar, lemon juice) with yogurt


Exercise

40 mintues moderate walking.
 
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August 11

Weighed in at a new low today -- 161. Strange but true.

Menu

Breakfast: Yogurt, blueberries, protein powder, walnuts
Snack: Half banana
Lunch: Salad (kidney beans, avocado, cilantro, sweet orange pepper, tomato, cucumber, carrot, celery, onion, jalapeno, ginger, dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, stone-ground mustard), salt), milk.
Snack: Nacho chips (two baked corn tortillas, cheese, salsa)
Dinner: Salmon (lemon juice, cooking spray), baked potato (smart balance spread), mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, green beans, peas, lima beans, salt)
Snack: Fig, peach

Exercise

Walked a full hour today, much of it brisk.

I have been reading about the National Weight Control Registry -- anyone can sign up if they have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off at least one year. Through interviewing and tracking this group of people, doctos lean what enables people to lose weight and keep it off. 90% of the people in the registry exercise for an average of an hour a day. This inspired me to press on to an hour of walking today, although I don't know if it's realistic for every day.
 
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August 12

Menu

Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, blueberries, almonds
Snack: Apple with peanut butter, peach
Lunch: Soup (garbanzo beans, tomato sauce, carrot, onion, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, cilantro, olive oil), yogurt
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Omelet (egg, egg white, potato, peas, cooking spray) topped with salsa
Snack: Mandarin oranges, apple, sweet pickles, cheese

Exercise

Walked about an hour, maybe a little less, broken into three short walks.

I was so hungry today. It seemed as if I were always snacking, but when I logged my calories after dinner, fitday showed I had only eaten about 1,300, leaving a comfy margin for my evening snack.

I am reading Diet for a New America by John Robbins. It's kind of depressing. His point seems to be that our food supply is so contaminated by pesticides, hormones, bacteria, mercury, etc., that veganism is the safest alternative. I can't see that happening with me. I have, however, started buying organic yogurt and tofu, and may switch to organic milk. The conditions of the chickens on the factory farms, as Robbins describes them, are disturbing. He says even if you buy eggs labelled "free-range" conditions are not always that much better. But I'm not prepared to give up eggs/dairy/fish. I tried it once, and even with keeping a close eye on my protein intake, I felt weak and irritable and simply not at my peak.
 
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August 13

Even with the large amount of snacking last night, I ended up around 1,500 calories.

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, blueberries, walnuts
Snack: Apple, peanut butter
Lunch: Tuna salad (tuna fish, celery, onion, jalapeno, mayonnaise, lemon juice) on corn tortillas with swiss cheese and tomato.
Snack: Yogurt with apricot jam and cinnamon
Dinner: Beans and rice (black beans, garlic, carrot, hot red pepper, brown rice)

Exercise

Walked briskly 53 minutes (in two episodes)
 
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Hello WTL, congo rats on the new low.


Want2Lose said:
I am reading Diet for a New America by John Robbins. It's kind of depressing. His point seems to be that our food supply is so contaminated by pesticides, hormones, bacteria, mercury, etc., that veganism is the safest alternative. I can't see that happening with me. I have, however, started buying organic yogurt and tofu, and may switch to organic milk. The conditions of the chickens on the factory farms, as Robbins describes them, are disturbing. He says even if you buy eggs labelled "free-range" conditions are not always that much better. But I'm not prepared to give up eggs/dairy/fish. I tried it once, and even with keeping a close eye on my protein intake, I felt weak and irritable and simply not at my peak.
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Think that's bad, try reading the Omnivore's Dilemma. It's enough to make you not want feedlot beef ever again. The author of that book also touches on free-range and commented that on one farm he had investigated the "free range" was a dingy 1/4 acre lot that the chickens were allowed access to for about 3 weeks of their very short lives.

But I am with you on not going veg. No appeal and too much work to try and stay healthy.

Organic dairy is great. You notice how all of it has a much longer expiration date on it? Makes it great for us single folks, I can go through a tub of cottage cheese at a sane rate now. Makes me wonder why though, I woulda thought the more chemical laden crap would last longer, ya know?
 
August 14

MGR, I never noticed that about the expiration dates. I will check it out next time I am at the supermarket.

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, blueberries, protein powder, walnuts
Lunch: Cheese, raisins, green tea
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Stir-fry vegetables (frozen vegetable mix with broccoli, carrots, edamame, sugar snap peas, carrots, green onions, red and yellow bell peppers) with low-fat dressing, bean salad (black beans, garbanzo beans, carrots, onion, garlic, jalapeno, lemon juice, low-fat dressing), yogurt.
Snack: Popcorn

Exercise
Walked 40 minutes (broken into 30 and 10 minute shorter walks)

Last night's snacking put me at 1800 calories, a little higher than I like to be.
 
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August 15

Bought the book You On a Diet Today. Some good info. Also went to open-air market: swiss chard, tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini, yellow summer squash, red and green peppers, eggplant, apricots, plums. Loaded up on the fruit and veg.

Menu
Breakfast: Hot cereal, raisins, brown sugar, yogurt
Snack: Apricots, cheese, tomato
Lunch: Swiss chard stew (lentils, navy beans, garlic, tomato sauce, swiss chard, hot red pepper, cooking spray) topped with walnuts and feta. (This was tasty, and the only way I've found to enjoy swiss chard. The garlic, hot pepper, and tomato sauce counteract the bitter taste.)
Snack: Plum, decaf coffee.
Dinner: Salmon w/ lemon juice, roast potatoes and tofu (cooking spray), salad (tomato, cucumber, onion, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt).

Exercise
Walked for about an hour, wasn't keeping exact time.
 
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August 16

Ended up at 1400 calories yesterday, even a little low, but it makes up for the 1800 calorie day earlier in the week. I have not lost any weight this week, back at 162 pounds; however, I am finally noticing a decrease in my waist measurement 35 inches down from 37 when I started this diary.

You On A Diet says that the optimal waist measurment for women is 32.5 inches.

Menu
Breakfast: Hot cereal, walnuts, yogurt, apricot
Snack: Two plums, raisins, zoic nutrition drink
Lunch: Swiss chard stew (Mexican red beans, lentils, swiss chard, garlic, tomato sauce, hot red pepper, cooking spray) topped with feta
Snack: Apricot, plums, decaf coffee
Dinner: Eggplant & shrimp stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, red bell pepper, shrimp, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt) over brown rice
Snack: Popcorn

Exersize
40 minutes walking, somewhat brisk.
 
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August 17

I got a pedometer today, and found out something discouraging. Apparently my 40-minute walk is only 1.7 miles (2900 steps). I am therefore walking about 2.5 miles per hour. I was convinced I was going much faster, was estimating 4.5 mph when calculating my calories burned by exercise. Also, I have read that 10,000 steps per day is recommended for health and fitness. My job is extremely sedentary, so I doubt if I am getting half that. I will have to pick up the pace, obviously, but I feel as if I am already doing the maximum of which I am capable. I don't have much extra stamina. I will have to think this over and decide what to do.

Menu
Breakfast: Yogurt, protein powder, blueberries
Snack: Walnuts and raisins, green tea
Lunch: Cheese, tomatoes, apricot, plums
Snack: Popcorn, diet pepsi
Dinner: Egg plus egg white, sauteed vegetables (potato, zucchini, yellow summer squash, carrot, red bell pepper, garlic, hot red pepper)
Snack: Apple and peanut butter

Walk
40 minutes, not so brisk.
 
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