Hey Phat it's Tuesday, 5/3/11

I figured out what I was eating early this morning and I'm right on target, here's my daily count.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Weight: 234
BMI: 44.21
Calories Consumed: 980.42
Carbohydrate Grams Consumed: 136.62
Fat Grams Consumed: 17.73
Protein Grams Consumed: 67.68
Exercise minutes: 20

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Weight: 234
BMI: 44.21
Calories Consumed: 991.42
Carbohydrate Grams Consumed: 170.74
Fat Grams Consumed: 10.82
Protein Grams Consumed: 78.98
Exercise minutes: 0


FOOD JOURNAL

BREAKFAST:

1 Starch – 80 calories
¼ cup Oatmeal, 75 cal, 13.5 car, 1.25 fat, 2.50 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
¼ cup Raisins, 108.52 cal, 28.76 car, ,24 fat, 1.24 pro

1 Milk – 90 calories
½ cup Yogurt, 55 cal, 8 car, 0 fat, 5.5 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

Extra:
2 boiled egg whites, 34 cal, 0 car, 0 fat, 8 pro
3 Pepperoncini’s, 10 cal, 1 car, 0 fat, 0 pro

TOTAL: 282.52 calories

LUNCH:

2 Starch – 160 calories
2 Tortilla, 160 cal, 36 car, 6 fat, 16 pro

1 Protein - 75 calories
4 boiled egg whites, 68 cal, 0 car, 0 fat, 16 pro

1 Vegetable - 25 calories
½ head of Lettuce, 35 cal, 1 car, 0 fat, 0 pro
2 oz. carrots, 24.80 cal, 4 car, 0 fat, .80 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
1 Banana, 101 calories, 26.4 car, 0 fat, 1 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

TOTAL: 388.80 calories

DINNER:

1 Starch – 80 calories
½ cup Total cereal, 66.67 cal, 15.33 car, 3.33 fat, 1 pro

1 Protein - 75 calories
4 boiled egg whites, 68 cal, 0 car, 0 fat, 16 pro
2 American cheese fat free, 50 cal, 4 car, 0 fat, 8 pro

1 Vegetable - 25 calories
1 Cucumber, C 38, C 8, F 0, P 2

1 Fruit – 60 calories
1 Apple, 81 cal, 21 car, 0 fat, 2 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

TOTAL: 320.10 calories On target!

Wednesday is my weigh in day and I started at 236 and currently weigh 234 so I lost 2 pounds!!! I'm so happy!

Bumblebee224,

You just hang in there! Your reward will be your good health and long life! Keep up the good work! Remember practice makes perfect. I have failed so many time it's not funny but I kept trying to figure it out and I did! Good Luck and make sure your parents make room for you and your good healthly eating.

Kit

Thanks Bee,

You're really smart to keep track of your calories at such a young age. Everyone is different and everyone has to find their own course. My course was to eat by the book. I’ve seen family members in the hospital and put on a diet prescribed by a doctor and nutritionist.

I figured it would be better to start practicing good nutrition now, while I have good health. I don’t want to wait until I’m sick to start. I figure it’s now or wait until I’m hospitalized so, I decided now. I’m sure it'll keep me healthier and will extend my life in the long run.

What I have problems with is forcing myself to exercise. I start exercising then I get so sore and I quit. I’m such a big baby. I guess I‘d better toughen up. LOL


Thursday, May 5, 2011

Weight: 233
BMI: 44.02
Calories Consumed: 984.33
Carbohydrate Grams Consumed: 146.29
Fat Grams Consumed: 11.30
Protein Grams Consumed: 80.04
Exercise minutes: 20

FOOD JOURNAL


BREAKFAST:

1 Starch – 80 calories
1 Protein Bread homemade, 61.45 cal, 10.93 car, .15 fat, 4.10 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
½ cup fresh Strawberries, 22.50 cal, 5 car, .5 fat, 4.10 pro

1 Milk – 90 calories
½ cup Yogurt, 55 cal, 8 car, 0 fat, 5.5 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
1 tsp. Olive oil, 40 cal, 0 car, 4.67 fat, 0 pro

TOTAL: 178.95 Calories


LUNCH:

2 Starch – 160 calories
6 oz. Brown Rice cooked, 150 cal, 31.98 car, 1.02 fat, 3 pro

1 Protein - 75 calories
4.90 oz. Cod poached, 145.38 cal, 0 car, 1.62 fat, 31.02 pro

1 Vegetable - 25 calories
¼ cup of corn canned, 30 cal, 5.50 car, .5 fat, 1 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
1 Banana, 101 calories, 26.4 car, 0 fat, 1 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

TOTAL: 426.38 calories


DINNER:

1 Starch – 80 calories
6 oz. Brown Rice, 150 cal, 31.98 car, 1.02 fat, 3 pro

1 Protein - 75 calories
4 oz. Cod poached, 118.68 cal, 0 car, 1.32 fat, 25.32 pro

1 Vegetable - 25 calories
¼ cup of corn canned, 30 cal, 5.50 car, .5 fat, 1 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
1 Apple, 81 cal, 21 car, 0 fat, 2 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

TOTAL: 379 calories

Lost another pound

Dear Bumblebee,

Hey, great job on maintaining your calories yesterday! Thank You for the encouragement. People can eat themselves unhealthy I was on the verge of doing that. I hope your health problem are all gone and you improve from here on out. What kind of health problems did you have?

Dr. Andrew Weil teaches at Arizona State University and he said something to the effect of, your body is like a river if you pollute it, it will be polluted but if you stop polluting it, it will eventually clean itself up. I personally believe that to be true from my own experience.

I’m with you on exercise Thank God the experts say, we humans only need 30 minutes of exercise per day to maintain good health. I can’t imagine exercising 4 hours a day lifting weights and doing back bends... I’d rather float around in the pool on my air mattress.

I’m working up to doing 30 minutes of exercise per day. I have a bunch of Denise Austin DVDs (17) she has a degree in Physiology and is one of Jack La Lane’s prodigies, so I trust her ability to me teach correctly. I do everything from Pilates, yoga, kick boxing, cardio, step and dance so it’s not boring. It’s the soreness that kills me. I guess I'll just have to work through it. Well, have a good day and I’ll post my stats later.

Chow,

Kit

I’ll post my stats now, I’m confident that I can make it through the day. I’m stuffed and I still have dinner to eat. I always eat early so, I’m sure I can make it. Today’s menu is very satisfying and filling and very nutritious. I steamed the veggies separate from the meat so, they wouldn’t absorb any of the fat rendering off the roast.


Friday, May 6, 2011

Weight: 232
BMI: 43.83
Calories Consumed: 1,098.25
Carbohydrate Grams Consumed: 154.97
Fat Grams Consumed: 24.15
Protein Grams Consumed: 69.34
Exercise Minutes: 0

FOOD JOURNAL

BREAKFAST:

1 Starch – 80 calories
1 Protein Bread homemade, 61.45 Cal, 10.93 car, .15 fat, 4.10 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
½ Banana, 50.5 Cal, 13.2 car, 0 fat, .5 pro

1 Milk – 90 calories
½ cup Yogurt, 55 Cal, 8 car, 0 fat, 5.5 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

TOTAL: 183.95


LUNCH:

2 Starch – 160 calories
7.3 oz. Potato boiled, 151.50 Cal, 35.82 car, 0 fat, 4.14 pro

1 Protein - 75 calories
3 oz. Pork Shoulder roasted, lean, 196 Cal, 0 car, 12 fat, 22 pro

1 Vegetable - 25 calories
½ cup mashed Rutabaga, 41 Cal, 9 car, 0 fat, 1 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
½ Banana, 50.5 Cal, 13.2, car, 0 fat, .5 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

TOTAL: 439


DINNER:

1 Starch – 80 calories
7.3 oz. Potato boiled, 151.50 Cal, 35.82 car, 0 fat, 4.14 pro

1 Protein - 75 calories
3 oz. Pork Shoulder roasted, lean, 196 Cal, 0 car, 12, fat, 22 pro

1 Vegetable - 25 calories
2 oz. Turnip, 22 Cal, 4 car, 0 fat, .66 pro
2 oz. Carrots, 24.80 Cal, 4 car, 0 fat, .80 pro

1 Fruit – 60 calories
1 Apple, 81 Cal, 21 car, 0 fat, 2 pro

1 Fat – 40 calories
0

TOTAL: 475.30

Down one more pound

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Weight: 232
BMI: 43.83
Calories Consumed: 987.45
Carbohydrate Grams Consumed: 119.57
Fat Grams Consumed: 25.90
Protein Grams Consumed: 64.26
Exercise minutes: 20

Hi all, sorry I've been absent this past week. My huband became sick on the way home from the wedding last weekend, and we ended up going to the ER very early on Monday morning. He was admitted to the hospital and was there all week, just discharged yesterday afternoon. I was at the hospital almost non-stop this week and things were very hectic, and so wasn't able to calorie count at all, but I tried my best to keep control of my food intake regardless. It seems to have worked, as I was down 2.2 lbs from Sunday when I weighed yesterday, so that's good news! I am VERY happy to be back at home though, and am happily back to calorie counting.

While in the hospital my husband was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and has to be on insulin, so we are working hard at present to make changes to his diet. At least for the time being, then, I am calorie counting for two, each of us with different caloric requirements, and I am carb counting for him as well along with keep track of his blood sugar, insulin doses and medications, and doing all the food planning and cooking... It's wearing me out a bit, but will get easier with time. And maybe I can get him to the point where he doesn't need me to do all this for him... but right now that's the best way to keep him on track. He is, understandably, very overwhelmed and upset, and since I'm already tracking my own stuff it's one way I can help make this easier for him.

Anyway, because of all of that I am tracking some additional numbers in my own diet, and so they'll look even messier now when I paste them from my spreadsheet! For this thread, I suppose the only one that matters is the first number - calories.


Friday, May 6
312 13.1 0.7 19 29 Breakfast burrito (1/2)
22 0.1 0 1.7 3 Coffee with skim milk
190 7 4 9 25 Luna bar
178 6.5 0 33.5 0 Chicken
97 5.7 4 2.7 8 Brussel sprouts with olive oil
150 3 3 3 30 Mashed potatoes
20 0 2 2 3 Spinach
36 1.4 0.2 0.2 5.8 Three powerberries
50 3 0 6 0 Babybel light

1055 39.8 13.9 77.1 103.8 33.95% 29.23% 39.36%


Saturday, May 7
90 2 5 1 17 Fiber One bar
194 6.3 2 24.8 11 Omelet with peppers, onions, mushrooms, ground turkey and brie
100 0 0 8 15 Venti iced skinny vanilla latte
200 4 0 32.3 10 Grilled chicken
80 7 2.5 4 5 Spicy salad greens and bok choy
290 11 3.5 24 26 Spicy tuna sushi roll
36 1.4 0.2 0.2 5.8 Three powerberries
100 2 10 4 25 Vitabrownie

1090 33.7 23.2 98.3 114.8 27.83% 36.07% 42.13%

Chickadee32,

I’m so sorry about your husband’s health. We women have to bare all the burdens. You should teach him how to count calories and eat healthy. A lot of men when they’re out of sight tend to eat unhealthy. I hope you can deal with the stress and keep on track. You should tell him he has a lifelong problem and he’ll have to learn how to cope with it and not solely depend on you to feed him like a baby bird.

Looks like you did stellar regardless! Congratulations at keeping your calories in check!

My Stats:

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Weight: 231
BMI: 43.64
Calories Consumed: 1,005.47
Carbohydrate Grams Consumed: 144.67
Fat Grams Consumed: 10.60
Protein Grams Consumed: 69.06
Exercise minutes: 20

May 1 weight: 234
May 8 weight: 231
Lost: 3 pounds

Thanks, Kit. I will get him into the routine of calorie and carb counting, but for now he's still adjusting to the finger pricks, insulin and eating differently, and I don't want to overwhelm him with too much at once. I'll take care of it for now, and ease him into it in another month or so. I am confident that once he sees some progress he'll want to do even more.

In the meantime, my eating has been kind of weird. I was so used to cooking separate meals for him and I, and now that I'm trying to eat with him but in smaller portions I'm not getting enough calories or enough fiber, and my fat is higher than usual. I'll need to figure out how to make this work for both of us.

Sunday, May 8
90 2 5 1 17 Fiber One bar
194 3.3 3.1 30.8 12 Salad with onions, zucchini, tomatoes, grilled chicken, hot sauce and light ranch dressing
200 8 2 8 13 Stuffed portabello mushroom
140 1.5 3 4 30 Skinny cow ice cream sandwich
25 0 0.5 0 6 No sugar added popsicle
336 9.6 4.1 27.4 35 Chicken and snow peas in red curry sauce with brown rice
37 0.4 3.3 0.9 8.7 Strawberries and blackberries

1022 24.8 21 72.1 121.7 21.84% 28.22% 47.63%

Dinner out tonight for my MIL's birthday, so I ended up at the upper end of my calorie range but still within it. After the last few days, my body probably needed a higher cal day.


Monday, May 9
90 2 5 1 17 Fiber One bar
100 0 0 8 15 Venti iced skinny vanilla latte
50 0.5 4.9 1.3 11.4 Blackberries and strawberries
238 0 0 0.2 5.9 Two glasses white wine
50 2.5 0.2 2.4 4.3 1 cube bread with cheddar
193 12.3 5 3 15.7 Spinach mushroom salad with burgundy shallot vinaigrette
421 14.9 0 48.8 2.9 Shrimp, scallops and salmon
179 23.1 0 0.8 2.5 Yogurt curry sauce
31 0.4 1.9 3.5 5.4 Broccoli and mushrooms
100 1.5 9 4 26 Vitalicious muffin top

1452 57.2 26 73 106.1 35.45% 20.11% 29.23%