Rie, I'm with you on the concept of being frustrated with the scale. I'm pretty sure there isn't much more I could do right to get it to budge. But budge it won't. I know in past experience, it takes a bunch to get me to the next decade. I have been 160.0 - 160.8 for two weeks. Considering the food intake is low and I have been exercising, I'd like to drop kick the scale out the window. But it will whoosh on the other side of the decade. I never stay in the upper of the ten pound increments. It's sort of interesting yet at the moment frustrating.
Mary, I like the concept that I can make a good decision for health or a bad decision that will just make the problem worse. Every time my scale gives me the same reading, I think about what would have happened if I'd overeaten. Then I'm not quite as mad at it.
Tera, do you go out with friends every Friday (FAC)? That would make it hard. I talked to DH two weeks ago that I was going to incorporate one day a week that I won't track and worry about the calories but still make good choices. I decided Sundays were the days. Since I was miserable last week, I didn't start last week. So tomorrow is my "freer" day.
I was at 1400 cals yesterday and am up to 750 so far today.
Marie
Breakfast: fiber one cereal (a full cup) with 1/2c almond breeze and sprinkle of ground flax, one small apple with PB2
Lunch:two eggs, one small onion, 3 stalks celery, one small zucchini, olive oil spray, about a teaspoon of sweet chili sauce. This was yummy. An entire plate of veggies and protein for very few calories.
Supper: (game day feast) 4oz lean hamburger with chopped and seasoned mushrooms inside, large portion of roasted cauliflower and broccoli, 1/2 mashed potato, skinny cow truffle bar
Evening Snack: 1/2c almond breeze, whole flax seed, chocolate pudding yogurt
1185 calories, 142 carbs, 38 fiber. 64 oz water
I wasn't very active today as I worked on projects, trying to get caught up on work. I am planning heavy aerobics in the morning. I am going to try to keep my calories up around 1200 or a little more this week.
Marie, enjoy your sunday "freer day". I think it is a good idea. I am treating myself to a skinny cow truffle ice cream bar because today and tomorrow are both "football days". My gs made the argument and I went along with it.
I hope that everyone else is having a good, solid, onplan day.
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.
Woot, woot! My scale budged into the new decade of numbers. Perhaps I should say previous decade since I did regain through it. I thought I'd literally dance around my bathroom. The 1/2 made it I got to move my ticker. Now I'm 25% done working on the regain. And it is Packer football today. I'm going to make whole wheat pesto pizza. So green "sauce" and I bought yellow peppers for the top. Go Green and Gold Packers!
Tera, you definitely have a pattern of weekends derailing you. Perhaps it starts with the FAC. Could you and your hubby go do something fun and active instead of eating? Maybe that could start the weekend off better for you. as I know that certain times are just hard to be an Don't get down on yourself.
Rie, your lunch was semi like my dinner last night. I had an egg with sweet onion and 1/2 slice of cheese. Unlike your healthy pile of veges, I had a thin bagel with a thin spread of cream cheese. I know you can't do those carbs but I LOVE the thin, 110 cal bagels.
DH is home and I slept like poo last night. My nap time is through the Packer game so I am going to resort to caffeine later today. Phooey. I ended yesterday at 1250. And DH picked up Sea Salt Couch.... something or other Ghiradelli chocolate squares. He knows I love Sea Salt Lindt dark chocolate so he bought this new flavor. Portion controlled so all is good. I read the label and thought 70 cals per square. Good treat. So I had one, then scanned the barcode with LoseIt! thinking it wouldn't have it since it was a brand new flavor. It had it and said 52 calories. I grab the bag again and realize there were 4 piece per portion instead of 3 for the 210 cals. Woots. And that LoseIt! already had it in its database is pretty cool. It is my favorite iPhone app.
Marie
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?
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.
Breakfast: fiber one cereal with 1/2c almond breeze and sprinkle of ground flax, one small apple with PB2
Lunch:large bowl of romaine with a little ranch, 2 tbs sunflower seeds, veggie chip snacks
Supper:baked cod fillet, baked potato large portion of roasted cauliflower and broccoli, skinny cow truffle bar
Evening Snack: 1/2c almond breeze, fiber one (grrr out of flax) , chocolate pudding yogurt
1338 calories, 164 carbs, 64 fiber. 56 oz water, so far.
Marie, so glad that your scale is moving into a new decade!
Tera, I hope that you and hubby can figure out the weekends. At any rate, just get back on the horse..... as they say.
Mary, how was your weekend. It sounds like you did well at Costco.
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.
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.
Mary, next time you do Olive Garden (or just out) enter your calories into your iPhone before you order. That might help keep the relaxing at bay. I know OG is in the LoseIt app. One thing to remember is if your scale is reading higher on the hard floor and is consistent, it is right BUT you probably started higher as well. So your loss is the same.
Lucinda, Tell your sister CONGRATS and that is fabulous. You're on track and doing great.
My calories are good and exercise all done for the day unless I play Zumba tonight. My right ovary is swelled again and I'm not sure I will want to. Doesn't hurt lots, just a little.
Rie, I just couldn't eat that F1 cereal. It was icky to my taste buds.
Marie
as I know that certain times are just hard to be an 
Don't get down on yourself.
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.
