I've decided to try calorie cycling. I don't know if you ladies have heard of the Wendie Plan, but I am going to do a version of that. Anyway, today's goal is 1750 calories.
B: BFL Shake
S: Oatmeal/Protein Powder
L: Healthy Choice Fettuccini Alfredo
S: Apple and Cheese, Zone Bar (pre & post exercise)
D: Jambalaya
E: Curves 30 mins
W: 96 oz is my goal!
B - blueberry muffin, 2 strawberries, and some grapes
L - grilled chicken with tomato chive sauce and veggies
S - banana
D - chicken and cheddar sandwich with lettuce and tomato on multigrain toast (1/2 before practice, 1/2 after practice)
Fitday Estimate: 1600 calories
E: 2 hrs of rugby practice tonight
Last edited by suzisonthemovetolose; 04-03-2006 at 02:04 PM.
Howdy, strangers It's been too long since I've poked my head in here. Thank you to those who reached out to me via PM I am back up to about 280 pounds (though I am not yet ready to admit that to my ticker), so I'm doing a drastic re-focus. Here's how today shapes up:
8oz V8
EAS AdvantEdge low-carb strawberry shake
EAS AdvantEdge low-carb chocolate shake
lots (6 oz?) of very lean skinless chicken breast and veggies (broccoli coleslaw mix) with teriyaki sauce and brown rice
It's 10:17am, and I've had 3 servings of water--gotta go get some more!
Hi everyone! I'm here! I've been having a really hard time of it...
Last week I started injections into my knee, which was bad enough, but then my knee swelled up and could barely walk, let alone work out. I was in pain for most of last week, and while telling myself I won't let it get to me, slowly the food was taking over. It's really been a while since I went through this. I was suprised, shocked even.
Well, I still have 2 more injections, I hope will be better than the 1st, but now I at least know what to expect. I worked out this morning, and I'm hoping for a better outcome this week. What I'm trying to focus on is that this is only a finite period of time and even I cannot gain 66lbs back in 3 weeks! I will do my best to keep my eating under control and I will keep doing whatever exercise I can do!
Being up 8 lbs is ok. It isn't 15, 30, or even 50 lbs. You are here and you know what to do. I think I want to start posting so I will. I don't know quite how to post my food because my day is a series of snacks but I'll try
B: 1/2 cup of grapenuts, 1/2 cup of no sugar added soymilk
S1: Banana, 3/4 cup of nonfat plain yogurt with less than 1/4 cup of frozen pineapple chunks
S2: My waldorf salad (lettuce, 1/2 apple, 2 celery stalks, 10 walnut pieces, 15 raisins, 1-2 tbsp of nonfat plain yogurt)
L: 1 cup of jasmine rice, 1 baked chicken thigh without skin, veggie salad
S3: Celery sticks with 1 light laughing cow cheese wedge
S4: 1/2 cup of baby carrots
D: veggie salad, 1 slice of leftover pizza
S5: lowfat cottage cheese or nonfat plain yogurt
I know I'm really snacky but its my current method for fighting hunger I try to fill in a lot of veggies so that it doesn't destroy my calories.
I don't know quite how to post my food because my day is a series of snacks but I'll try
I used to be quite "snacky," too. I just post a list of what I eat without trying to label everything as breakfast, lunch, snack, or whatever. No matter what you call it, it went in and needs to be accounted for
And thanks--I DO know what I have to do and have already started doing it toay (and yesterday when I spent almost $200 on a full supply of healthy groceries ). I think I'll change my ticker on Thursday to whatever the scale says then since that's my "official" (TOPS) weigh-in day of the week.
Sigh. No gym yet. I feel so guilty. Today was a long day, and I must've gotten exercise hauling heavy computer equipment about all day, and setting it up, because I'm sore. Lots of lifting and crawling under furniture to run cables.
Monday
Breakfast: Low sugar oatmeal and South Beach breakfast burrito -- NO WATER at the army base! Almost died
Lunch: Burger King garden salad with grilled chicken, and LF Italian dressing
Snack: 1 oz jelly bellies
Dinner: Cashew chicken over brown rice
All and all I have had 3 good days. One where I had a few too many sweets at a church meeting but nothing really off the charts. Have been doing a good job of having things prepared ahead of time and taking time to eat regularily. My big excitement... I bought a scale. I haven't had a scale in at least 20 years. It should arrive sometime next week. It takes about 10-15 pounds lost before I notice in my clothes and I thought it might be good to get more immediate feedback. I guess that means I am ready to start losing again. I hope so !!!
Change of plans for yesterday since I ended up working late and didn't feel like preparing the chicken:
V8 (50 cals)
EAS strawberry shake (100 cals)
EAS chocolate shake (100 cals)
ham steaks (303 cals)
pineapple rings (212 cals)
baked potato w/skin (220 cals)
cool ranch doritos--unlike you, SAP, I did not stop at just one (estimating 278 cals)
Per Fitday, my daily total was 1262--not too shabby although quite high in sodium thanks to the ham and chips, so good thing I drank lots of water (10 servings plus diet soda) and intend to do so again today!
Here's how today's shaping up:
V8 (50)
EAS strawberry shake (100)
EAS chocolate shake (100)
lean skinless chicken breast (estimating 280--forgot to weigh it before I cut it up and soaked it in the teriyaki saice )
broccoli strips--actually a bag of broccoli cole slaw mix (49)
teriyaki sauce (estimating 246 calories)
Fitday says...782 calories. If I'm still hungry, I'll either have some brown rice with dinner or make smoothies (skim milk, bananas, and frozen strawberries)
I managed to stick to yesterday's plan and even went over in exercise. Woo hoo!
Jill - good to see you back
Denise - I don't know how anyone can get along without a scale. I'm excited for you.
Tuesday's Plan
B - Boiled egg, wholegrain toast, coffee (done)
S - cottage cheese, pineapple tidbits (done)
L - Chili, raw veggies, apple (done)
S - imitation crab meat (done)
D - 4 oz. steak with grilled veggies (done)
E - 45 mins eviliptical (done)
~Dee
Last edited by newfiedarling; 04-05-2006 at 07:53 AM.
B - 2 pieces wheat toast with PB, 1 cup skim milk
L - chicken and black bean soup with cheese sandwich
S - banana before class
D - some kind of salad, maybe a steak salad with salsa for dressing?
Weekly Journal Buddy Thread (Apr. 3-9)
It's been too long since I've poked my head in here. Thank you to those who reached out to me via PM 
I am back up to about 280 pounds (though I am not yet ready to admit that to my ticker), so I'm doing a drastic re-focus. Here's how today shapes up:
)
). I think I'll change my ticker on Thursday to whatever the scale says then since that's my "official" (TOPS) weigh-in day of the week.
(estimating 278 cals)
although quite high in sodium thanks to the ham and chips, so good thing I drank lots of water (10 servings plus diet soda) and intend to do so again today!