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12-05-2011, 10:56 PM
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#166
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Mary, I hear you on wishing we were like our DHs when it comes to eating. DH will routinely forget to eat. He only gained weight because I'd make meals because I live for my next meal.
Rie, I'm glad the BS held with the burger treat. That's always good.
Yesterday I was at 1560 and had the munchies due to an upcoming time of the month. Heck when the scale told me I gained .8 pounds this am I didn't even kick the evil box into the wall. I knew why... Today I will finish at 1484. I did the doggie walk and elliptical. Mary, I aim for my calorie intake and never take exercise into account. My LoseIt program does. It says I need about 80 calories less than my 1600 cal limit. It has the net cals and I hate when it turns red (that I went over) so I log the exercise. Past that, I only care about the intake calories.
Marie
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12-05-2011, 11:09 PM
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#167
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Location: Atlanta
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Marie-Not think about food so much? Now, that is a lofty goal! I will have to think on that one. Congrats on the two pounds gone.
maryea-Desserts are difficult. Oops.
Rie-I admire your consistency. You rock at this.
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12-06-2011, 01:21 AM
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#168
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Location: montana
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Hello. Short post because it is late
Here is the menu:
Breakfast 1/2c fiber one with 2tbs ground flaxseed and 1/2 almond milk, apple, 2tb PB2
Lunch: large green salad with a little ranch, 3 oz baked ham, 2 pickle spears
Supper: lean pork loin chop, roasted potatos, roasted zucchini
Evening: dannon light and fit yogurt w/ 2 tbs riccota and sf chocolate syrup
72 oz water.
1035 calories. 136 carbs, 39g fiber
around 300+ calories burned.
I don't eat back my exercise calories either. I just like seeing the deficit be even bigger. My current goal is 1565 on livestrong.
Gotta get to sleep.
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12-06-2011, 08:42 PM
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#169
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Hello Challenge friends.
My menu is done and planned for the day.
Here is the menu:
Breakfast 1/2c fiber one with 2tbs ground flaxseed and 1/2 almond milk, apple, 2tb PB2
Lunch: large green salad with a little ranch, breaded baked fish portion, a little coleslaw
Supper: boneless skinless thigh, steamed veggies, a little polenta, salad with rance
Evening: dannon light and fit yogurt w/ 2 tbs riccota and sf chocolate syrup
64 oz water.
1122 calories. 134 carbs, 38g fiber
around 300+ calories burned
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12-06-2011, 10:35 PM
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#170
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Hi Everyone!
I made yummy veggie soup tonight. Thank goodness there is something I can comfortably eat in quantity. We have some cold weather on it's way here so I am glad to have hot soup on hand for lunches. My calories for the day were okay and I went to a weight training class at the Y. Before my class I ran on the indoor track for fifteen minutes. I am going to be so sore tomorrow!
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12-07-2011, 03:24 AM
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#171
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Ter - I made beef vegetable soup tonight and no crackers! There was a little potato in it though. Good job on your eating right and exercising!
I didn't track today but think I may have gone over on calories because I ate quite a bit of the chicken spread on crackers for lunch and I also finished off the cookies from last night's dinner. My dh did get a few of them though. All those temptations are gone now and I'm glad.
I only went to yoga stretch class today so not a high calorie burning day but I did exercise during several commercials tonight. I do that a lot and don't usually track it. I did aerobics and got my heart rate up so perhaps that will help a bit plus I did 25 reps with my 5# weights. I can do heavier weights but when I do I stop sooner so thought might be better to stick with five for a while again. I feel better about it and so it motivates me more. I wasn't hungry tonight at least so didn't snack a lot. That's gotta mean I did something right! LOL
Still waiting on my MF meals. I know they will help me get more on-track. Doubt if I will ever go back as strictly to the MF plan though. I will use them like Rie does her supplements...to keep me on-track. I just can't be in "diet" mode all the time, I want to enjoy life and eat naturally. Sometimes that will be good and sometimes not so good. My goal has always been to keep my bs stable and to be in control of my eating rather than the opposite. I'm not there yet if there are certain foods around but I am doing much better.
After watching Biggest Loser I was wondering what my weight loss percentage is , so I calculated on today's weight..which was actually high for these days because of last night's dinner. It was 6.79%! That sounded pretty good to me, but then I calculated it on what it was at my lowest weight and it was 10.73%!! Really made me feel better! I know I can get back to the that 10.73% if I really try and I didn't realize my % could be that high (either %) as I'd never calculated the percentage of weight loss. Of course that's since Sept, not a weekly % like on Biggest Loser but still made me feel good. Try it, it's a great motivator!
Marie - My dh often forgets to eat or is just not hungry so won't eat. Not so great for a diabetic...his bs are good most of the time...but sometimes he will dip down too low and get shaky. I too only go for my calorie limit ...in my case no more than 1500 and really prefer to stay at no more than 1400..and my software subtracts the burn. Unlike Rie, (you disciplined person, you!) I do usually eat the burn esp if I'm less than 1400. It doesn't figure net carbs but it does track fiber and I just subtract 1/2 my fiber to get my diabetic net carb...so not like a really low-carber does. I rarely get alcohol sugars so I don't pay much attention to them but could subtract 1/2 of them too as a diabetic. My software does not track them though. I don't really worry as long as I don't go much over 1560 but I know to lose I really should keep it below that and to drop down faster I'd really like to go closer to 1400, but haven't been doing that much recently. I've been having too many days recently of too-high calories!
Last edited by maryea; 12-07-2011 at 03:28 AM.
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12-07-2011, 12:53 PM
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#172
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I did manage to drop 1.2# this week but I'm still 5# up from my sig weight. Hope to drop more soon.
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12-07-2011, 11:34 PM
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#173
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Location: Klamath Falls, OR
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Hi fellow challenger,
Mary, I totally agree on not following a strict plan. That's why I couldn't do the MF diet you were doing 100%. I'd rather eat normal foods and learn to control my portions. Heck, I don't need to learn that. I just have to practice it better when I'm not trying to lose.
I'm on target today and yesterday for calories. Good tracking and good exercise. At some point post monthly cycle, it will show on the scale. I do admit that as it doesn't budge I have given it a middle finger salute. I haven't, though, kicked it back into place. When I have done that it bounces off the wall. Makes me feel temporarily better until someday I'll have to buy a new evil square box.
Marie
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12-07-2011, 11:40 PM
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#174
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: montana
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Hello Challenge friends.
I am done with everything but evening snack.
Here is todays intake
Breakfast 1/2c fiber one with 2tbs ground flaxseed and 1/2 almond milk, apple, 2tb PB2
Lunch: large green salad with a little ranch, 2 hard boiled eggs, a little coleslaw
Snack at meeting: 1/2 brownie
Supper: sole fillet, baked sweet potato, green beans
Evening: dannon light and fit yogurt w/ 2 tbs riccota and sf chocolate syrup, 1/2c fiber one
64 oz water.
1128 calories. 147 carbs, 52g fiber
One hour of walkitout this morning and 45 minutes wii jogging tonight. about 490 calories burned plus a pretty active day.
Have a good evening!
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12-08-2011, 11:16 PM
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#175
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Confession:
totally off plan. My usual meals but I succumbed while cooking with the kids today and ate several samples. Be back tomorrow
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12-08-2011, 11:24 PM
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#176
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Eating is on plan and other than doggie walk, a day of rest. And of course the hectic nasty work but no aerobics. My legs liked the break. The PMS finally ended so no weigh ins for a week. Need need bashing my head against the wall when hormones mask my efforts.
Marie
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12-08-2011, 11:53 PM
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OP today with eating but no exercise. The MF meals are sure helping!
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12-09-2011, 12:08 PM
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#178
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Location: Atlanta
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Eating has been not so great. Lets just say I have not been eating my vegetable soup. I have been trying to eat smaller portions so I am staying in the same weight range as usual but of course no loss. Exercise is good. I ran for 30 minutes yesterday on the Y indoor track. That was fun.
maryea-Glad to hear of your success with the MF meals.
Marie-Don't hurt yourself! I am so glad to not have to deal with PMS cravings any longer.
Rie-I understand succumbing to temptations. Hang in there.
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12-09-2011, 03:57 PM
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#179
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Ter - You know what to do...it's mostly mental for me. Just have to get my mind around it..and make the right choices...that's the hardest (and most important) part for me. I once heard someone say, just make your next choice a good one. Then follow that with another good choice, and then another and so on...I find I have to be thinking about it all the time, which is what I hate but is also what I have to do and probably will for the rest of my life. I'm telling myself this as I tell you, believe me, and everyday is a new start, a new challenge to follow through with it. We can do this!
So far I'm OP but then I've only had breakfast. LOL
Last edited by maryea; 12-09-2011 at 03:58 PM.
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12-09-2011, 05:13 PM
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#180
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Tera, I totally agree with Mary. It is just a mind game. Of course my mind loves food more than it should. You can do it. I like you're doing small portions. I think that's the only way I can live with the plan the rest of my life. Of course I'd rather big portions.
I'm on plan today even with my Friday Starbucks reward. I do like their skinny peppermint mocha! 200 cals for the Venti. Yummy!
Marie
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