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Breakfast yogurt/strawberry smoothie 231 cal 4 fat
1.5 c coffee 20 cal 2 fat
Lunch green salad w/salmon, cukes, and tomatoes
and ff ranch drsg and a banana 315 cal 7 fat
Supper Teriyaki chic w/veggies on brown rice
6 strawberries 265 cal 3 fat
Snacks 1 plum 36 cal 0 fat
1.5 c. cantaloupe 82 cal 0 fat
2 oz apple butter (apple sauce w/spices) 42 cal 0 fat
5 ff saltine crackers 65 cal 0 fat
1 c Special K & 1 cup skim milk 200 cal 0 fat
Total cal 1256 total fat 16
Exercise 30 min circuit training
22 min raking the yard
15 shoveling dirt (we're doing some yard renovations)
Almost forgot! water only 62oz today, usually drink a lot more...hmmm..
Hey Maricky! I'm so glad you joined in! it was getting pretty lonely over here on the food log thread, but I keep plugging away at it, because it keeps me honest and helps me do better with my calories, my water, and my exercise.
I take it you are counting calories and fat grams? that is great! My niece has lost over 20 lbs by counting her fat grams. She doesn't have much more to lose.
Can I ask - what do you do for circuit training? I mean is it a tape you exercise with or do you go to Curves or do you just do your own thing?
Hi Cathy,
Thanks for the welcome! I do try to keep track of my cal and fat gram count. I had an early hysterectomy last year (I'm only 36), so I eat low fat to keep my heart healthy.
Today I did "circuit training" after talking with my sis who has been to a Curves. She explained how that is done so I implemented "my own thing". I work in a physical therapy department and we have our own gym. How convenient is that? No excuses for me, huh? Anyway, I moved from one activity to the next, spending just a few minutes at each "station". I did step ups with 2 spacers, lat pull downs, treadmill, recumbent bike, NuStep, lunges, and biceps/triceps curls and extensions. And, let me tell you, the time just flew by!! I really worked out about 35-37 min before I noticed the time! I have the BeachBody DVDs and use them sometimes, too.
I notice you're snacking on a chicken leg. Are you doing low carb? Also, what does WATP mean?
That is AWESOME that you work in a physical therapy department and have access to all that equipment! how cool! Your circuit training sounds great! I had visited a Curves once and really liked the way they did things and they way you were constantly changing machines and such. I think it would be great - no boredom - and lots of different muscles are used.
WATP is "walking away the pounds". have you heard of them? Leslie Sansone has a bunch of walking away the pounds tapes and I love them. Basically it's walking in front of your tv with lots of hand movements and handweights. I really like it and I have a bunch of them so I don't get bored.
Yep I eat low carb and also try to stay away from sugar - I watch my calories - try to keep them around 1100 to 1200, drink water, and exercise. I have a low thyroid so it is just about impossible for me to lose any weight, but I'm not giving up. I'm fixing to up my armour thyroid again and see if maybe that will help with the weight loss. I am 44 years old - 5' 3 1/2" and 205 so I am definitely overweight - I figure eventually something has just got to shake off of this ole body!
But about the carbs, I find that bad carbs make me so hungry. I do have some carbs in veggies and fruit, but I also try to only have one fruit a day because I'm beginning to wonder if I am not insulin resistant and having a problem with even the natural sugar in fruit.
Hey! about eating 7 times yesterday - you still only ate 1256 calories and that is AWESOME! That is great for your metabolism - keeps that fire stoked up but you were still low calorie! you are doing great Maricky!
Lunch: mom cooked lunch and I
totally blew my diet, had a spoon
of rice dressing,
cauliflower in white sauce,
baked beans,
coleslaw,
slice of ham,
and a homemade roll
have no idea how many calories so I'll count it as 700
Snack from mom: small slice of apple pie - 300
Supper: air and water - 0
Exercise at 5 am - 30 minute 2 mile WATP w/handweights
June = 36 miles
Hi Cathy,
I'm trying to wean off Zoloft. It was rough the first couple of days, but I'm feeling some better now... just very, very fatigued..very fatigued. In the evening it's all I can do to get myself home. But, I believe this is important for me to do.
Looks like you're doing great!! Congratulations on meeting your walking goal for June!!!!
(no nutritional values, but still, here it is ...)
Breakfast
Strawberry banana smoothie
Weekly Food Log, 6/21 - 6/27
LOL! I've eaten 7 x today!
