I have a spreadsheet called "Foodie". I use this as a tool to track my food intake throughout the day. I track the calories, fat, sodium, carbs, sugars and fats. I also put when I eat so I can see if there's a trend, and if there are any notes with each one.
They say, and by they I mean all the experts out there, that you should track what you eat. I can't really remember why but I do like the idea. It holds you accountable and keeps you in line with what you should be eating. SoBe doesn't require this, other than to make sure you don't eat more than 75 calories of the sugar-free candy stuff or Jell-o. Of course there's always room for Jell-o. MS has been eating a lot of jello. I'm guessing I will be today too. :)
But Foodie is back! And better than ever. :) Hopefully I will be soon, too. :) hahaha
Friday, December 31, 2010
Note to self
It's better to eat lunch than to eat your snacks for lunch.
This is a huge word to the wise. While I screwed up dinner last night, I don't feel too bad about it. I was really good throughout the whole day and I can be better today (especially since there is NO food in this house worth snacking on).
No really...I had my mini egg quiche's for breakfast again, some celery and PB for snack, but then I worked through lunch because I was on a roll with setting up files. So I had my cucumber slices and pistachios for lunch. This was okay except at 2 when I started to crash. My fun meter was pegged. That made for a rough afternoon, and when I got home and MS was super fun and giddy (re: buzzed since he had been drinking since 2:30) I realized this was our last night together of 2010...so we had pizza and Cap'n Crunch for dinner. :)
So while I screwed up a bit with dinner, I know today will be okay. And my calorie content yesterday wasn't overly horrible, but it wasn't great either. I'll be more diligent today. MS started a chicken recipe from the SoBe book that I never tried, so I can finish that tonight for my New Years Eve dinner.
I will say, that despite the lack in judgment yesterday at lunch, I am feeling better on this eating plan. I like that I'm eating good food again. I do miss pizza, but someday I'll figure out how to make whole-grain crust so I can have pizza again. :) Until then, I'll make it work. Two weeks without bread or pasta...that's doable.
AND P90X starts tomorrow! WOOHOO!
This is a huge word to the wise. While I screwed up dinner last night, I don't feel too bad about it. I was really good throughout the whole day and I can be better today (especially since there is NO food in this house worth snacking on).
No really...I had my mini egg quiche's for breakfast again, some celery and PB for snack, but then I worked through lunch because I was on a roll with setting up files. So I had my cucumber slices and pistachios for lunch. This was okay except at 2 when I started to crash. My fun meter was pegged. That made for a rough afternoon, and when I got home and MS was super fun and giddy (re: buzzed since he had been drinking since 2:30) I realized this was our last night together of 2010...so we had pizza and Cap'n Crunch for dinner. :)
So while I screwed up a bit with dinner, I know today will be okay. And my calorie content yesterday wasn't overly horrible, but it wasn't great either. I'll be more diligent today. MS started a chicken recipe from the SoBe book that I never tried, so I can finish that tonight for my New Years Eve dinner.
I will say, that despite the lack in judgment yesterday at lunch, I am feeling better on this eating plan. I like that I'm eating good food again. I do miss pizza, but someday I'll figure out how to make whole-grain crust so I can have pizza again. :) Until then, I'll make it work. Two weeks without bread or pasta...that's doable.
AND P90X starts tomorrow! WOOHOO!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Awesome day!
SoBe Day 1 -
So after the breakfast I had, I snacked on pistachios and Crystal Lite. Sal and I went to lunch at our favorite salad joint. I had some almonds for dessert, a couple sodas throughout the day, more pistachios and string cheese in the afternoon.
What was awesome is that I was able to keep my energy level up but didn't eat a bunch of bad stuff. Supper was chicken on salad with some feta and OG dressing. And a glass of milk.
I'm excited about this eating plan. I know it's only day one and I need to be cautious because my track record hasn't been the best, but it's looking good so far. :)
So after the breakfast I had, I snacked on pistachios and Crystal Lite. Sal and I went to lunch at our favorite salad joint. I had some almonds for dessert, a couple sodas throughout the day, more pistachios and string cheese in the afternoon.
What was awesome is that I was able to keep my energy level up but didn't eat a bunch of bad stuff. Supper was chicken on salad with some feta and OG dressing. And a glass of milk.
I'm excited about this eating plan. I know it's only day one and I need to be cautious because my track record hasn't been the best, but it's looking good so far. :)
It's breakfast time in the city...
Ring a ling...hear them ring...soon it will be mess dress day! (yes, I'm singing this out loud...I'm a dork).
Anyway...after last night's switch to South Beach from cleansing, I am feeling SO much better. MS's tummy still hurts, but he ate a LOT of oranges yesterday and skipped the grapes and strawberries I had. I'm guessing he has too much citric acid now. Not good.
But this morning I had a couple of the mini egg quiche's. One was too small, so I had two and they were SO yummy. I used eggs, green peppers and onions from our garden, Mexican cheese. In the end I added tomato too which was a great choice. Using silicone muffin cups (heart shaped since that's all I could find, but it shows I love me) I baked them last night, froze them and nuked them this morning. This was great! I am alert right now and ready for the day! Suh-weet! Today will be a productive day.
Anyway...after last night's switch to South Beach from cleansing, I am feeling SO much better. MS's tummy still hurts, but he ate a LOT of oranges yesterday and skipped the grapes and strawberries I had. I'm guessing he has too much citric acid now. Not good.
But this morning I had a couple of the mini egg quiche's. One was too small, so I had two and they were SO yummy. I used eggs, green peppers and onions from our garden, Mexican cheese. In the end I added tomato too which was a great choice. Using silicone muffin cups (heart shaped since that's all I could find, but it shows I love me) I baked them last night, froze them and nuked them this morning. This was great! I am alert right now and ready for the day! Suh-weet! Today will be a productive day.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
C-2
Well today sucked. Normally I like the fruit day but by 1:30 I was fruited out. UGH! It sucked. Normally this is supposed to flush your system but it is NOT working for us. :( So I called MS at 4:30 and said, "We're done. We're having chicken and salad tonight." He was VERY excited about that. And believe me, I have never tasted a salad that was so delicious. :)
So tomorrow I'll start South Beach, though it'll be possibly slightly modified if MS makes me a smoothie for breakfast with the leftover fruit we have. But it'll be good to have real food. Today was a struggle to keep going. I had no motivation today, but I think having eggs and pistachios will help.
I made mini-egg quiche's tonight and they smell sooo yummy! I can freeze them and reheat them for breakfast so I'm going to take a few to work for breakfast and snacks. They'll be perfect! :) It will work. We're on our way to our goal.
So tomorrow I'll start South Beach, though it'll be possibly slightly modified if MS makes me a smoothie for breakfast with the leftover fruit we have. But it'll be good to have real food. Today was a struggle to keep going. I had no motivation today, but I think having eggs and pistachios will help.
I made mini-egg quiche's tonight and they smell sooo yummy! I can freeze them and reheat them for breakfast so I'm going to take a few to work for breakfast and snacks. They'll be perfect! :) It will work. We're on our way to our goal.
Monday, December 27, 2010
C-1
Today has been interesting. MS and I started our cleanse today - a preview before SB starts on Saturday. I'm hungry but not annoyingly so. I have drank water, Crystal Lite Peach Tea, Apple Juice and more water. I've done well with not eating, other than two spoonfuls of brown sugar. I know...I know...those were bad, but I was making a pie for the neighbors (they cleaned off the roads over the weekend which was awesome!) and the urge (habit) hit.
BUT I did cut up fruit for tomorrow, celery and cucumbers for Wednesday, and divided up pistachios (60 - two SB Servings) into containers for next week.
MS is struggling. He wants food, and since he's hungry, he's hanging out the garage doing tasks so he's not thinking about food. I'm thinking maybe we'll shorten this week and end sooner so it's not quite as painful. We'll see how tonight and tomorrow go. He keeps telling himself the outcome is the key to remember, not one day of fasting. That's a good reminder. I need to remember that one too.
BUT I did cut up fruit for tomorrow, celery and cucumbers for Wednesday, and divided up pistachios (60 - two SB Servings) into containers for next week.
MS is struggling. He wants food, and since he's hungry, he's hanging out the garage doing tasks so he's not thinking about food. I'm thinking maybe we'll shorten this week and end sooner so it's not quite as painful. We'll see how tonight and tomorrow go. He keeps telling himself the outcome is the key to remember, not one day of fasting. That's a good reminder. I need to remember that one too.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
And so it begins again
What is this, the 8th attempt or something like that? It's crazy, but once again, I need to do something. This has been a very rough year...stressful, lacking in the exercise/running realm, and overeating because I could. The bad thing has been that MS has been having the same problem. He sent me a spreadsheet today with his weekly weigh-ins from the last three years and he has steadily gotten heavier. I know I have too. His fear is turning into his Uncle John (a very heavy man who died of a heart attack last year) and my fear is turning into Grandma Dot (an overweight woman who had a tv-tray full of medications and never exercised...oh and with the flabby arms).
SO....once again, I am going to attempt South Beach. NO, I'm not going to attempt it, I'm going to do it. Sal is going on Ideal Protein diet, which sounds good in theory but it totally cuts out milk until you reach your goal weight. I can't handle that. I need my calcium...this is not a time in my life to not be drinking milk. And I'm not a fan of supplements - I'd rather have as much of the real thing anyway.
Tomorrow I'm going to do the Jay Cleanse. It's a 5-day plan. I did this before my first South Beach round back in 2005 (when I lost 20ish pounds). Day one - water and apple juice. Day two - add in fresh fruit. Day three - add in fresh vegetables, also known as Olive Garden day. Day four - add in oatmeal. Day five - add in lean mean, preferably fish.
By Friday I should be down a few pounds and feeling a little cleaner in my world. Which will make starting South Beach on Saturday all the easier. I'll have to give up the oatmeal and fruit, but at least I'll have most of my body reset. Then I'll do the 14 days of Phase I, then move to Phase II (though I'll probably do K's phase one and a half).
So weight this morning was 168. OMG that hurts to even type. Goal is 140ish. I'm not going to get too caught up on the specific numbers. I've seen my friend Bridget fight just to lose one or two pounds to "make her goal" but the next week go back to her weight about 2 pounds more...but she feels great and looks awesome. The final goal will be to maintain the 140ish realm of weight and not fly back up the scale like I did this year.
With the goal for weight I have two running goals: Fargo Marathon and TCM again. For TCM I want to break 5 hours.
THEN when MS and I have made our goals, our reward will be to go to Hawaii. I'm really excited about that. I loved Hawaii last January and I really want to go back when I can just enjoy it instead of working most of the trip. MS's friend sent us a calendar with pictures of the islands, so we're going to hang that in our gym as motivation. :)
On the exercise side, MS got me kettleballs for Christmas, so I'm going to check those out this week. Then he wants to either start up P90X again and complete the 90-days (last year we got through 4 weeks), or do a modified workout that he has designed. We haven't decided yet. We'll see. But we are going to work out together so we can keep each other motivated. I need that. And I need some structure. We're talking about getting a bike so we can do some spinning too.
So 168-140...that's almost 30 pounds. I can't believe I've gained so much...granted I wasn't 140 last year. I was 150 during TCM in 2009...so 18 pounds in just over a year. Not good.
BUT I know I can do it. I've lost 20 on South Beach before and the only reason I gained it back was because I hit holiday season. We're starting now and I gave most of my baking stuff to YOB for him and his kids. MS and I needed to get it out of the house. I'm eating the last of the popcorn tonight, and we're not buying any more.
So here we go...I'll be back to post so I'm accountable again. You can do it, Moe!!
SO....once again, I am going to attempt South Beach. NO, I'm not going to attempt it, I'm going to do it. Sal is going on Ideal Protein diet, which sounds good in theory but it totally cuts out milk until you reach your goal weight. I can't handle that. I need my calcium...this is not a time in my life to not be drinking milk. And I'm not a fan of supplements - I'd rather have as much of the real thing anyway.
Tomorrow I'm going to do the Jay Cleanse. It's a 5-day plan. I did this before my first South Beach round back in 2005 (when I lost 20ish pounds). Day one - water and apple juice. Day two - add in fresh fruit. Day three - add in fresh vegetables, also known as Olive Garden day. Day four - add in oatmeal. Day five - add in lean mean, preferably fish.
By Friday I should be down a few pounds and feeling a little cleaner in my world. Which will make starting South Beach on Saturday all the easier. I'll have to give up the oatmeal and fruit, but at least I'll have most of my body reset. Then I'll do the 14 days of Phase I, then move to Phase II (though I'll probably do K's phase one and a half).
So weight this morning was 168. OMG that hurts to even type. Goal is 140ish. I'm not going to get too caught up on the specific numbers. I've seen my friend Bridget fight just to lose one or two pounds to "make her goal" but the next week go back to her weight about 2 pounds more...but she feels great and looks awesome. The final goal will be to maintain the 140ish realm of weight and not fly back up the scale like I did this year.
With the goal for weight I have two running goals: Fargo Marathon and TCM again. For TCM I want to break 5 hours.
THEN when MS and I have made our goals, our reward will be to go to Hawaii. I'm really excited about that. I loved Hawaii last January and I really want to go back when I can just enjoy it instead of working most of the trip. MS's friend sent us a calendar with pictures of the islands, so we're going to hang that in our gym as motivation. :)
On the exercise side, MS got me kettleballs for Christmas, so I'm going to check those out this week. Then he wants to either start up P90X again and complete the 90-days (last year we got through 4 weeks), or do a modified workout that he has designed. We haven't decided yet. We'll see. But we are going to work out together so we can keep each other motivated. I need that. And I need some structure. We're talking about getting a bike so we can do some spinning too.
So 168-140...that's almost 30 pounds. I can't believe I've gained so much...granted I wasn't 140 last year. I was 150 during TCM in 2009...so 18 pounds in just over a year. Not good.
BUT I know I can do it. I've lost 20 on South Beach before and the only reason I gained it back was because I hit holiday season. We're starting now and I gave most of my baking stuff to YOB for him and his kids. MS and I needed to get it out of the house. I'm eating the last of the popcorn tonight, and we're not buying any more.
So here we go...I'll be back to post so I'm accountable again. You can do it, Moe!!
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