Today was not so good. I ate too much at dinner. I get so mad at myself when I am good all day and then throw it all away by overindulging at supper. I had a good plan for dinner but my husband was eating what I consider "extras" (bread and butter, ice cream sundae for dessert) and I succumbed to both. Sigh.

Rie-You are so good. I would be frustrated with the scale too. Maybe the exercise will make the difference.

Marie-FAC is usually just me and my husband. The "tradition" goes way back to when we were in college. I suppose we should grow up now or at least replace it with a lower calorie activity. Enjoy your free day.

No exercise today. I am so sore from my workout on Thursday.

I think I will make my presence known on this challenge page.
my doctor told me to keep my caloric intake to 900 calories.
so for breakfast I had
protein drink 96+50+80,(almond milk and half a frozen banana) =226
lunch mega green salad w/ tofu 200
so there fore i have 470 calories left for dinner... i might have I think another protein drink, w/o the half banana and then a salad with grapes and a few chestnuts do thats 150+300.
My maths right, right?

Lucinda,

I am very interested in the fact that your dr prescribed 900 calories per day. that seems like very few calories? Most calorie calculators put it at closer to 1200 per day for safe weight loss.

Rie

I think I was good today. I believe my calories were 1800. At least I felt like I was in control. Such a relief after yesterday.

Marie-Congrats on the new decade. That is wonderful. Sorry about your Packers. The pizza sounds yummy though.

Rie-Still good as gold. Good for you.

Lucinda-Welcome!

riemontana, My doctor prescribes this lower calorie life style because he says after menopause a non- athletic woman,( i do not exercise everyday) needs only 900-1100 calories per day.
if my weight loss was too rapid, I could add 100-200 calories. But my weight loss has been anything but rapid.

meanwhile , yesterday I did stay with in the 900-1000 calorie range. for dinner I had a great big green salad with 100 calories of water chestnuts, 50 calories of roasted chestnuts, 80 calories of grapes and 200 calories of olive oil.

I think I am going to jump in on this challenge also. I really need some motivation. I can do quite well when I push myself, but once I fall off the band wagon I really fall hard. What I mean by this is if I fall off on say Friday night or Saturday morning for some reason I just say well I have screwed up already, I will start again Monday morning.

I do great at work during the week, and at home during the week but, I have an awful time on weekends. I really need to figure this out soon.

Wilma

Hi SlimN, I’m glad you’re joining us. That fail on the weekend is prevalent with all of us chickies. The workweek gives me time structure and my food is then structured. Weekends, not so much. I think the best way I found to deal with that is playing my number games in my head. If I screw up on Saturday breakfast by going over by 400 calories and I decide that I’m a screw up and the heck with it, then I will go over by 400 calories for lunch and dinner, then maybe again for 3 meals on Sunday. By Monday morning, I’ve gone over by 2400 calories instead of 400 calories. That overage is now 2/3 of a pound gained instead of lost. Also for me to have a 2400 cal deficit during the week, I’d have a lot of ground to make up. Basically I stopped the M-F dieting and weekend mess ups with calculating the numbers. Without a doubt, one meal overage is easier to overcome than 2 whole days. I don’t know if number games in your head would work for you like it did for me but I bet you can find a mind trick that will.

Tera, way to go on getting the calories back in line. You are winning this fight.

Lucinda, great job on staying in your calorie range. I think all of us left rapid weight loss in our twenties. I know it’s possible to lose weight after 50 but it isn’t fast. I can see why you chose the 900 cal range for your height and weight.

Rie, do you really like that fiber 1 cereal that looks like long pellets? I tried it once for use in recipes (per hungry girl’s recipes) and I think eating saw dust would have been preferable. Or do you get one of the flavored flakes? I do love generic brand wheat brand flakes with Almond Breeze. Specifically the generic brand. I haven’t found a name brand I like as much and the generic is so much cheaper. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out which on I buy.

The scale was nasty this morning but up and down is normal for me. So the new decade wasn’t there but I know it is as my “freer” day wasn’t a raging success. I had 1550 cals. I just couldn’t go to the 1800 range for the day. When things are clicking it is hard to throw a wrench in them. I’m supposed to exercise now but I’m still sleepy so I’m procrastinating. I know I will elliptical because that’s programmed into my brain but for now it is quiet, the puppies resting on the floor and the fireplace burning. Hard to leave that for sweat.
Marie

Yes, Marie, it is that cereal. It is weird, but to me it tastes kind of nutty and sweet. I was surprised but I really like it. I don't use it in recipes. The really interesting thing to me is that it is high carb but my blood sugar doesn't react - I think because of the huge amount of fiber. Of course, I only have 1/2 cup.

We went to Olive Garden yesterday for lunch. We thought we were doing so well choosing our meal..just soup and salad but I forgot to ask for the dressing on the side and I had two bread sticks rather than my usual one not sure why, just relaxed my usual rules I guess. We were more careful on dessert and we each got one of their really small (about 2 inches) dessert instead of getting a big one to share...but I forgot to check the nutrition before when I added it all up it was terrible!! I don't remember what it was with a large dessert...must have been horrendous or else it was just the dressing and the bread but it was terrible and we also got way way too many carbs! Tried to get back on track rest of day but didn't do very well. Seems crazy as you'd think a big meal like that would make you so satisfied you wouldn't want to eat anymore but for me overeating can sometimes just make me want to eat more. So weight is up a few pounds this morning. Hopefully most is sodium and it will fall quickly. I also moved our scale to the kitchen a couple days ago as the floor is harder there so thought might be more accurate and it's been weighing me higher ever since, so now it's really high :( Today I am back on track...and of course my bs is also high but hopefully I'll get that back down again too. Doing fine so far today.

Shout out to all my chickies. My sister who is under 50 (grrrr) has lost 70 pounds this year. She says weigh yourself once a month. She also says when you over indulge in carbs even by a little, heavy woman produce too much insulin which then in turn increase sugar cravings.
that has been my pattern too. If I eat breads, pasta I end up eating dessert to quell the rising sugar monkey so I have to avoid, swear off prohibit straight carbs. No bread unless its whole wheat and sugar free. One slice and no more.
Anyhooo, today I ate a great big salad with chestnuts, grapes, franks hot red sauce. that was breakfast. I had the same for lunch and for dinner I will have my protein drink.
so altogether that is 930 calories. in range.