Xena's Weight Loss Journal

Xena said:
I was missing the fun of food I guess I need to find something to replace that.
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I understand, it can be hard to do. I have not really found the answer to that, I have just kind of gotten used to not using food for fun and as a social lubricant.

Now get back on that track!
 
alligatorob said:
I understand, it can be hard to do. I have not really found the answer to that, I have just kind of gotten used to not using food for fun and as a social lubricant.

Now get back on that track!
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You have a way with words. I was also missing the social side of food. My mind is feeling ready to get back on track so I will start again tomorrow...this time no cheating with meat.
 
Also thinking to cut up the lettuce and keep it in a big container for ease. I need to get more fruit. I wanted some mangoes but they were so green.
 
I buy frozen mango instead of fresh because the fresh ones are usually so green they won't ripen. Still delicious either half-frozen or thawed.
 
Looks like some good planning. I eat a lot of lettuce and salad, one thing I do (that my wife thinks is disgusting) is to buy small heads of lettuce and just eat them whole, kind of like a big apple. Eating one with a meal really helps fill me up, and I have come to like them. The "olives, pickled peppers and house vinaigrette " sound good too.

You are doing great, we need folks like you here, keep up the good work.
 
LaMaria said:
I buy frozen mango instead of fresh because the fresh ones are usually so green they won't ripen. Still delicious either half-frozen or thawed.
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That's a good idea. I bought some in the past that were frozen but I fell off track and ended up wasting them. I will buy some now as I am a bit more focused.
 
alligatorob said:
Looks like some good planning. I eat a lot of lettuce and salad, one thing I do (that my wife thinks is disgusting) is to buy small heads of lettuce and just eat them whole, kind of like a big apple. Eating one with a meal really helps fill me up, and I have come to like them. The "olives, pickled peppers and house vinaigrette " sound good too.

You are doing great, we need folks like you here, keep up the good work.
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Small heads of lettuce...that is really cool. I have never seen any so small. I bought everything I listed and had a really good salad for lunch.
 
So I decided to weigh myself to see the damage and I gained almost 11 lbs...10.8 lbs I thought it was more than 11 lbs when I posted to the 250-300 club. I weigh 289.2, so from the beginning weight I am still down 5.2 lbs. I was mostly on track today. Apples for breakfast, apples for snack, a salad for lunch and then I got the craving for mozzarella sticks and I had 8 of them from two different places. At one place I ordered 6 and gave my son two at the other place I ordered 4 and two of them were super disgusting. I bought a small order of french fries and my son wanted them so I took about 10 of them and gave him the rest. Then I got us both a chocolate chip cookie each and later a doughnut each as if the cookies weren't enough. I have to do better with the things I am feeding the both of us. I shared my apples with him earlier and he likes fruits and vegetables so I am trying to increase that with him. For my dinner now I am having carrots, grapes, celery and cherry tomatoes...well they call them grape tomatoes. The skin on them is so thick and coarse. I really three eggs scrambled with cheese for dinner. Maybe another day. I decided to stay vegetarian but to eat mostly fresh fruits and veggies. I succeeded in doing that today and had no meat. I don't put a lot of salad dressing but I wonder how adding it to my diet will impact my weight loss...it makes the salad so much better. I keep getting stressed out about what I cannot eat then I cave to cravings...gotta stop that somehow.
 
Looking at what you ate you had next to no planned protein and fat. Then you craved fatty things. As much as I love fruit and veg I'd be starving all day if I tried to have nothing else. It might be helpful to record what you have (and how much of it) in one of the many nutrition apps (myfitnesspal, cronometer, fddb) for a week or two to get a feel for what's what. Giving your body the nutrients it needs can really help with cravings.
 
LaMaria said:
Looking at what you ate you had next to no planned protein and fat. Then you craved fatty things. As much as I love fruit and veg I'd be starving all day if I tried to have nothing else. It might be helpful to record what you have (and how much of it) in one of the many nutrition apps (myfitnesspal, cronometer, fddb) for a week or two to get a feel for what's what. Giving your body the nutrients it needs can really help with cravings.
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Thanks LaMaria very much. I was thinking it was all madness but now I see there was a method. I have spark people. I'll track through there.
 
Hey Xena, the fact that you are losing weight now is a lot more important than what happened in the past. Pretty much everyone here has gained weight in the past, me a whole lot more than 11 pounds!

You are doing well, keep it up and the weight will go!
 
Hi, Xena. I absolutely must have protein with every meal or I am tempted to eat rubbish. I rarely have cravings unless I am super tired & have got myself into too much of a deficit. For example, if I have fruit for breakfast I have it with Greek-style yoghurt & some almond meal & seeds. The same with oatmeal- I always add yoghurt & seeds. Raw apples on an empty stomach make me even hungrier, but stewed apple with yoghurt is another matter altogether.
 
alligatorob said:
Hey Xena, the fact that you are losing weight now is a lot more important than what happened in the past. Pretty much everyone here has gained weight in the past, me a whole lot more than 11 pounds!

You are doing well, keep it up and the weight will go!
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Thank you alligatorob. I'm trying my best to press forward. I had watermelon for breakfast today, salad for lunch with applesauce, dinner was apple slices and 15 french fries and my second dinner ( there is a medicine I have to take with food) two eggs scrambled with cheese and half of a waffle ( 225 cal). I can't take the medicine at my first dinner so I try to keep them light. I'll be back to post the calorie count on all of that.
 
Cate said:
Hi, Xena. I absolutely must have protein with every meal or I am tempted to eat rubbish. I rarely have cravings unless I am super tired & have got myself into too much of a deficit. For example, if I have fruit for breakfast I have it with Greek-style yoghurt & some almond meal & seeds. The same with oatmeal- I always add yoghurt & seeds. Raw apples on an empty stomach make me even hungrier, but stewed apple with yoghurt is another matter altogether.
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I was thinking about doing this today-adding more protein but I left my cashews at home. I had a total of 27g of protein today. I usually have raw apples for dinner. I think once it made me hungrier also. Thanks for the tip!!
 
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