Journal Food/Exercise Challenge: 31 Days in May! Hooray!

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  •   #16  
    deleted2's Avatardeleted2 , 05-03-2004 04:51 PM
    Hoorah! Viscountess Cerise is here. Hey, wouldn't it be dreamy to drop a couple of pounds in time for our shared birthday? That's my goal. Trying to ramp up my workouts a bit and [I know you hate this] be faithful about counting those calories--luckily, like our Amarantha, I enjoy that fussy aspect of it all.

    Please stay, Cerise, and I love hearing about everyone's menus. Gives me a little glimpse into your lives!
  •   #17  
    ceara's Avatarceara , 05-03-2004 05:33 PM
    This morning was good....I read a book...Stolen, about a female werewolf...I know, out there....and bad I had MM...the dreaded morning munchies...no, no M & M's just everything and anything that wasn't nailed down. I finally grabbed the little carrots and ate those with hummus. This afternoon and eve so far are fine....

    1 apple

    3/4 c rice
    1/2 c corn
    6 oz chicken...done in marmalade barbeque sauce (crock pot...yum!)

    And I hope to end here....so will wend my way back to work and drink water!

    I too cycle with the moon....too weird guys! Actually has a lot to do with those little white pills...I don't bother with the orange placebo ones.

    Ceara
  •   #18  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 05-03-2004 07:08 PM
    Monday Morning Slimfast
    2 Viactivs
    one garlic bagel w/ 2 slices olive loaf
    cantelope
    frozen yogurt - one of my over the top "1/2 cup" servings
    "stew" - ground round balls w/1 serving potato, 1 carrot, 1 1/2 svgs peas
    2 cremesavers = raspberry!
    1/2 cup lite ice cream
    1/3 serving pretzels stix

    Walked about 25 minutes.
  •   #19  
    Wildfire's AvatarWildfire , 05-03-2004 08:22 PM
    Breakfast today was just tea.

    Lunch was PB&SF Jam on whole wheat & 2 Hershey Kisses, not on the sandwich.

    Dinner was a boneless chicken breast cooked in onion soup, 1 scoop instant mashed potatoes, peas & carrots.

    It's cold out, but I'm going for a walk. I need to clear out my headspace.
  •   #20  
    deleted2's Avatardeleted2 , 05-03-2004 08:32 PM
    Monday--May 3
    carrot/orange juice
    hi-fiber bagel w/ lite cream cheese, lettuce, peppers, onion
    coffee w/ ff 1/2 and 1/2

    2 ww toast w/ boca burger, ff cheese, lettuce, onion, mustard, ketchup
    cucumber slices
    apple

    ww tortilla w/ lite cheese, veg. salsa
    2 ears corn w/ pepper jelly

    snacks: Pria bar
    coffee w/ ff 1/2 and 1/2
    strawberry popsicle

    calories: 1405 [ooooh, it's been a while since they were so low!]
    fiber: 38 grams
    fat: 28 grams

    Exercise: 20 min. yoga
    200 crunches
    20 min. dumbells
    55 min. cardio/sculpt video
  •   #21  
    Amarantha2's AvatarAmarantha2 , 05-03-2004 11:27 PM
    Sigh, crashed and burned, but at least I journaled it:

    1/2 serving Scottish oatmeal w/butter spray & Splenda 85
    EAS van CC shake 100

    EAS van CC shake 100
    Two pb cups 230

    Lf mini pizza 250
    EAS van CC shake 100

    EAS van CC shake 100

    Dilled salmon 100
    Corn 60
    EAS van CC shake 100

    4 pb cups 460
    EAS van CC shake 100

    1/3 jar defatted (poured off ALL the fat) natural pb 890
    EAS van CC shake 100

    Total 2785

    Exercise: (Gym) 10 min recumbent bike, 30 min LB weights
  •   #22  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 05-04-2004 07:05 AM
    Make that a half serving of pretzel stix last night and add 2 marshmallow peanuts.
  •   #23  
    Amarantha2's AvatarAmarantha2 , 05-04-2004 12:12 PM
    What are marshmallow peanuts, Anagramatic? They sound good.

    I think this is an exercise rest day for me. I can't get going but I have a busy work week. Am absolutely determined to get calories back on track. The rest of the pb jar went in the trash. I AM NOT GIVING UP THIS SHIP!!! (she shouteth)

    Be back with my report tonight!
  •   #24  
    Cerise's AvatarCerise , 05-04-2004 01:24 PM
    Sugar Queen Deposed, details at 11.
    Ugh. That horrible green tea latte (see May thread) has put me off sugar.

    That's it! I'd like to be off refined sugar for the month of May! Exceptions: only one. Chocolate, only if it's dark, and only if it's fine, like bought from a chocolate store (NOT See's). I've NEVER done this before and it sounds incredibly scary, but I'm going to try it. Hey, maybe I'll feel magically delicious and wonder why I didn't do it before. No other dietary restrictions whatsoever.

    This is Day 1.

    Onward! No more sweat attacks, hot flashes, or jittery hands! No more powdered Gatorade (sob)!

    Let's see if I can make it until June. Thanks for being here, loves.
  •   #25  
    Amarantha2's AvatarAmarantha2 , 05-04-2004 01:59 PM
    You can do it, Cerise!!!! I want to be off refined sugar also, so I'll be trying right along with you, although not as strictly right now. I'd like to make a vow to only eat Godiva chocolates ... the shop is only at one area mall and it's far away from here ... a 45-minute drive!

    Re the Gator, I was buying an electrolyte replacer at the gym that really helped, but it had a small amount of fructose in it and was quite expensive. If anyone finds or uses one that's in powdered form but has no sugar whatsoever (and no Nutra Sweet), would you please post it. I need it in the summer. Sometimes I work outside for long periods doing photos or events in the Arizona sun and the Gator can really restore me when I feel pretty rocky ... but it's best to cut it in half with water because it has too much sugar.
  •   #26  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 05-04-2004 02:05 PM
    Marshmallow peanuts are pure sugar - they're just shaped like "peanuts" - some brands are called circus peanuts - no redeeming value whatsoever. Six peanuts are 163 calories. So let's see - that's about 27. something calories apiece.

    Why are they in my house, you ask? Well, dh's food is so limited that he sometimes (usually) needs something sweet to kill his appetite. There is always apple pie or cake or cookies or candy around here. And I really feel I've become pretty good at ignoring most of it or limiting it at the very least. My addiction is the lite ice cream/frozen yogurt.
  •   #27  
    deleted2's Avatardeleted2 , 05-04-2004 05:36 PM
    Cerise, I'm envious of your quest to go sugar-free. I love those kinds of challenges; it keeps things interesting! Is today the first day or are you working up to it?
  •   #28  
    Cerise's AvatarCerise , 05-04-2004 06:25 PM
    Today is the first day except for that yucky Green Tea Latte.
  •   #29  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 05-04-2004 08:01 PM
    Today so far

    Kashi cereal/2% milk
    2 viactivs
    beans and rice (300)
    small orange
    2 svgs fr yogurt (+ or -)
    couple of slices of cucumber
    1 1/2 svgs red beets
    Pam fried potatoes
    small steak sandwich
    carrot
    2 cremesavers

    As of now, my plan is to crunch a cup of Heart to Heart cereal soon and then quit.

    I did 50 minutes of water exercising and a little yard work today.
  •   #30  
    Amarantha2's AvatarAmarantha2 , 05-04-2004 08:10 PM
    Yo, edited version below!
    Oh, circus peanuts! I know what those are. Well, if they make dh happy, then they do have redeeming social value!

    Thou wert an inspiration, Cerise, and I DID only buy one package of pb cups when I got stressed.

    Edited: Whole wheat Eng muff w/btr spray 140
    1 scoop Designer Whey protein, water, 1/4 c sf syrup 125

    2 whole wheat Eng muffs 260
    EAS van CC shake 100
    1/10 Designer Whey protein bar (not good at all) 15

    EAS van CC shake 100
    2 whole wheat Eng muff 260

    Whole wheat Eng muff 130
    2 EAS van CC shakes 200

    2 white choc pb cups 230
    Fruit smoothie (frozen mixed berries, Splenda, water) 60

    1 scoop Designer Whey protein, water, 1/4 c sf syrup 125

    Total 1745

    Exercise: 30 min. walk, abs

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