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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Cheating
Originally written on
Feb 23 2010 08:06
I don't feel like I'm on a diet. I don't feel like cheating and I don't think I ever will because I already feel like I'm cheating with this diet. It's so easy and DELICIOUS! It always feels like I'm cheating, but I'm not. Therefore, giving myself a small treat every once in a while to congratulate myself on doing well on the diet is not necessary. I get that everyday with my coffee, meals, cheese sticks, fruit, etc. These are fun foods for me and they are my treats. I don't need a donut or piece of pie. I get dessert everyday and I get pasta. I don't need to cheat to deal with this diet. I am perfectly content with the foods I eat everyday.
Feb 23 2010 08:06
I don't feel like I'm on a diet. I don't feel like cheating and I don't think I ever will because I already feel like I'm cheating with this diet. It's so easy and DELICIOUS! It always feels like I'm cheating, but I'm not. Therefore, giving myself a small treat every once in a while to congratulate myself on doing well on the diet is not necessary. I get that everyday with my coffee, meals, cheese sticks, fruit, etc. These are fun foods for me and they are my treats. I don't need a donut or piece of pie. I get dessert everyday and I get pasta. I don't need to cheat to deal with this diet. I am perfectly content with the foods I eat everyday.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
FAILED!
Originally written on
Feb 21 2010 20:14
Okay, so I didn't really fail today, but it was rough.
First off, I did not wake up early enough to have breakfast. I still had breakfast, snack, and lunch but all of them were off schedule. The whole day was screwed up!
I did not have 2nd snack because I forgot to bring the snack to Church. So I was starving!! I only had 900 something calories before I left for Church. That's nothing! I realized when I got home (very late...740) that I was 800+ calories away from 1800 cal goal. Geez...well, my dad cooked one of his famously caloric mac and cheese meals so I just had some of that and decided that those calories were going to eat up most of the 800 calories that I needed. (my dad cooks VERY fattening and caloric meals. mac and cheese and garlic bread.)
I didn't even want to find out just how many calories I had. It didn't matter because I knew I wasn't going to go over 800 calories. So on my food meter I just said "Dad's Meal for Dinner= 700 cal." I didn't know how many calories were really in the meal I had, but I didn't care. Like I said, It didn't matter. I knew it was a lot and it wasn't going to be more than 800.
Still needed a snack at 930 because I was starving for so many hours without my snack that even after the super caloric dinner I was still hungry. I knew I could handle the calories and even if not, I didn't care...today was such a screwed up day anyways. What I decided to have for my evening snack was 1 pumpkin bar like usual, but also a banana. I was about 300 calories over the limit, but it was close enough and I would at least not be hungry anymore.
There will be hard days and days when you don't do so well, but the key is to not let it get you down and do better the next day. I do not want to cheat on this diet and I don't refer to days like these days that I cheated. Cheating to me I think is more like totally forgetting about the diet and having that donut that you know you can't have or just consciously not doing the best you can. Do the best you can! You will have hard days, but do not let them get you down and do not give up. Do not just forget about the diet. Try your best, but don't kill yourself when you aren't perfect.
I think what I will have to do to resolve these off-days is to actually wake up for breakfast. Yes, that's right, no more sleeping in. Go to bed on time and wake up early to have your breakfast so you can eat your meals and snacks on regular schedule.
Feb 21 2010 20:14
Okay, so I didn't really fail today, but it was rough.
First off, I did not wake up early enough to have breakfast. I still had breakfast, snack, and lunch but all of them were off schedule. The whole day was screwed up!
I did not have 2nd snack because I forgot to bring the snack to Church. So I was starving!! I only had 900 something calories before I left for Church. That's nothing! I realized when I got home (very late...740) that I was 800+ calories away from 1800 cal goal. Geez...well, my dad cooked one of his famously caloric mac and cheese meals so I just had some of that and decided that those calories were going to eat up most of the 800 calories that I needed. (my dad cooks VERY fattening and caloric meals. mac and cheese and garlic bread.)
I didn't even want to find out just how many calories I had. It didn't matter because I knew I wasn't going to go over 800 calories. So on my food meter I just said "Dad's Meal for Dinner= 700 cal." I didn't know how many calories were really in the meal I had, but I didn't care. Like I said, It didn't matter. I knew it was a lot and it wasn't going to be more than 800.
Still needed a snack at 930 because I was starving for so many hours without my snack that even after the super caloric dinner I was still hungry. I knew I could handle the calories and even if not, I didn't care...today was such a screwed up day anyways. What I decided to have for my evening snack was 1 pumpkin bar like usual, but also a banana. I was about 300 calories over the limit, but it was close enough and I would at least not be hungry anymore.
There will be hard days and days when you don't do so well, but the key is to not let it get you down and do better the next day. I do not want to cheat on this diet and I don't refer to days like these days that I cheated. Cheating to me I think is more like totally forgetting about the diet and having that donut that you know you can't have or just consciously not doing the best you can. Do the best you can! You will have hard days, but do not let them get you down and do not give up. Do not just forget about the diet. Try your best, but don't kill yourself when you aren't perfect.
I think what I will have to do to resolve these off-days is to actually wake up for breakfast. Yes, that's right, no more sleeping in. Go to bed on time and wake up early to have your breakfast so you can eat your meals and snacks on regular schedule.
What A Hard Day...Food Wise
Originally written on
Feb 19 2010 21:38
I was struggling all day. All I wanted had something to do with meat. It was ridiculous! Of course, even after what I thought would have been a very caloric dinner, I still was trying to suck up some calories! I would rather be under the limit and have a small snack than have something huge a few hours before bed and have my full limit.
I scavenged all the products I could think of to try to get the last 200 calories.
Checked:
tuna- 50 cal
peanut butter- 2 tbsp 180 cal!
crackers- 5 of them are 60
oatmeal- it alone for half a c is 150 cal but then you add stuff! yikes! forget it!
etc
Just nothing together was a good combination. Nothing would have made for a good snack. I could have had two tbsp of peanut butter and I would have been close to the eat meter mark, but that's not a good snack now is it?
So, then I just decided on my usual pumpkin spice flax bar...and jello. :) Jello has only 40 cal- Sugar Free and Low Calorie gelatine. Maybe the exercising has something to do with my hunger? Or maybe that dinner really wasn't satisfying enough.
Feb 19 2010 21:38
I was struggling all day. All I wanted had something to do with meat. It was ridiculous! Of course, even after what I thought would have been a very caloric dinner, I still was trying to suck up some calories! I would rather be under the limit and have a small snack than have something huge a few hours before bed and have my full limit.
I scavenged all the products I could think of to try to get the last 200 calories.
Checked:
tuna- 50 cal
peanut butter- 2 tbsp 180 cal!
crackers- 5 of them are 60
oatmeal- it alone for half a c is 150 cal but then you add stuff! yikes! forget it!
etc
Just nothing together was a good combination. Nothing would have made for a good snack. I could have had two tbsp of peanut butter and I would have been close to the eat meter mark, but that's not a good snack now is it?
So, then I just decided on my usual pumpkin spice flax bar...and jello. :) Jello has only 40 cal- Sugar Free and Low Calorie gelatine. Maybe the exercising has something to do with my hunger? Or maybe that dinner really wasn't satisfying enough.
Geez...
Originally written on
Feb 19 2010 13:29
I was heating up the pan getting ready to cook the fish. Tilapia has 98 calories for just 4 ounces!!! Heck no I'm not wasting calories on that! I would want two fishes because they are so small. I can have a cup of coffee for less cal than that!
Besides, I couldn't think of a second side to have with it. All rice that we have is freaking loaded with calories. Only 1 cup of cooked white rice is 190 cal! I would need vegetables too so it all would add up to being pretty large in calories. I will just have to plan better next Friday. I am having some freakin stuffed pasta! (either as a H.C. meal or one of the bags we have that is SUPER great in the caloric range. will talk later about those bags of pastas)
Feb 19 2010 13:29
I was heating up the pan getting ready to cook the fish. Tilapia has 98 calories for just 4 ounces!!! Heck no I'm not wasting calories on that! I would want two fishes because they are so small. I can have a cup of coffee for less cal than that!
Besides, I couldn't think of a second side to have with it. All rice that we have is freaking loaded with calories. Only 1 cup of cooked white rice is 190 cal! I would need vegetables too so it all would add up to being pretty large in calories. I will just have to plan better next Friday. I am having some freakin stuffed pasta! (either as a H.C. meal or one of the bags we have that is SUPER great in the caloric range. will talk later about those bags of pastas)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Truth About Coffee And Me
Originally written on
Feb 19 2010 10:25
W A R N I N G! BRUTAL HONESTY HERE! DO NOT READ IF MENTION OF HUMAN AND BODILY FUNCTIONING BOTHER YOU! BUT LET ME JUST SAY THAT WE ARE ALL HUMAN AND WE ALL WERE BUILT THE SAME WAY.
The reason why I did not drink Coffee is because it gave me gas. It made me go to the bathroom, made me shake, made me feel crummy all day, etc. The side effects were not worth it. I do have to admit that the first day of this diet gave me a lot of gas and made me go to the bathroom a lot because my body wasn't used to all of the fiber. Now, everything is in better control and I just make sure that I do go to the bathroom more often.
I used to only go to the bathroom at home. I went once or twice in the morning before I left to go anywhere and then never really went to the bathroom during the day if I was out. Then I would have come home and gone to the bathroom maybe once more and that was it. Now I find myself needing the bathroom a couple of times a day. I think that is more healthy and it shows that I am eating healthier and drinking more because my body is quickly getting rid of the food I ate.
I, for some reason, just hated going to the bathroom and especially when I was out from home. Yes, it is sort of a waste of time (my sister says), but it's just annoying just how often humans REALLY need to go. I just ignored it and tried not to drink anything so that I wouldn't have to go if I was away from home. I know it wasn't good for me and that's why I stopped. Now I make sure that I drink and just get over the fact that I will have to actually be aware of where bathrooms are when I am out.
So, I am happy my body is getting used to the fiber and Coffee. I do not know if my body will handle more than one cup of Coffee and day. I should try it. It used to make me shake. I do not think it was because of the caffeine because soda did not do that to me. I can't even understand why Coffee made me go to the bathroom much less why it made me shake. I am making good progress though. I am able to have one cup of Coffee a day without my bladder going haywire and without me shaking.
Even though Coffee is only 61 calories, I don't even know if I would want to add another cup of 61 calories to my food meter. If I got non-caffeinated Coffee, then at the end of the day I could have another cup of Coffee if I needed an extra 61 calories. I don't know if I want more than a cup of Coffee a day though. I don't think I like Coffee THAT much.
Feb 19 2010 10:25
W A R N I N G! BRUTAL HONESTY HERE! DO NOT READ IF MENTION OF HUMAN AND BODILY FUNCTIONING BOTHER YOU! BUT LET ME JUST SAY THAT WE ARE ALL HUMAN AND WE ALL WERE BUILT THE SAME WAY.
The reason why I did not drink Coffee is because it gave me gas. It made me go to the bathroom, made me shake, made me feel crummy all day, etc. The side effects were not worth it. I do have to admit that the first day of this diet gave me a lot of gas and made me go to the bathroom a lot because my body wasn't used to all of the fiber. Now, everything is in better control and I just make sure that I do go to the bathroom more often.
I used to only go to the bathroom at home. I went once or twice in the morning before I left to go anywhere and then never really went to the bathroom during the day if I was out. Then I would have come home and gone to the bathroom maybe once more and that was it. Now I find myself needing the bathroom a couple of times a day. I think that is more healthy and it shows that I am eating healthier and drinking more because my body is quickly getting rid of the food I ate.
I, for some reason, just hated going to the bathroom and especially when I was out from home. Yes, it is sort of a waste of time (my sister says), but it's just annoying just how often humans REALLY need to go. I just ignored it and tried not to drink anything so that I wouldn't have to go if I was away from home. I know it wasn't good for me and that's why I stopped. Now I make sure that I drink and just get over the fact that I will have to actually be aware of where bathrooms are when I am out.
So, I am happy my body is getting used to the fiber and Coffee. I do not know if my body will handle more than one cup of Coffee and day. I should try it. It used to make me shake. I do not think it was because of the caffeine because soda did not do that to me. I can't even understand why Coffee made me go to the bathroom much less why it made me shake. I am making good progress though. I am able to have one cup of Coffee a day without my bladder going haywire and without me shaking.
Even though Coffee is only 61 calories, I don't even know if I would want to add another cup of 61 calories to my food meter. If I got non-caffeinated Coffee, then at the end of the day I could have another cup of Coffee if I needed an extra 61 calories. I don't know if I want more than a cup of Coffee a day though. I don't think I like Coffee THAT much.
Iced Coffee Versus Hot Coffee
Originally written on
Feb 19 2010 10:12
There is something so comforting about hot Coffee during the winter time. Yet, I would not want any during the summer time. And living in Florida means there are more hot days than cold (unfortunately).
As I just heated up my cup of Coffee in the microwave I was thinking about what I could do for summertime if I needed extra calories or just wanted something fun to drink. Naturally I would not want something hot...iced coffee came to mind. I think I would just ice it. The problem is...I don't want it to dilute. I will try to find those weird cubes that don't disolve but keep your drink cold. I don't honestly think it will work, but I will try.
I think the first step to making iced coffee would be to make the cup of coffee as you normally would then either stick in the fridge or freezer to cool it down or make the coffee ahead of time and take it out when you want to drink it. It will be cold so you might not need ice, but it COULD be gross.
Or! You could just make the coffee and put some stinkin ice in. Just deal with it being diluted. What you could do is make it less caloric by filling the glass with ice and pouring in the coffee to fill the glass. Because there will be a lot of ice, you will actually be getting less coffee. Less coffee less calories. If you do it this way your coffee gets cold quicker because there is more ice and less coffee. I don't usually finish my full cup of coffee anyways. It's very rare. Although, your coffee may be diluted much quicker because of the amount of ice.
So you will just have to decide which one of these ways will work for you. Try all of them and see what you like.
Hot coffee- for me, the best cup of coffee I have ever had and still make this way is through my Keurig Coffee Maker. I fill the little cup all the way with my super ground coffee. I push the big cup (? how many cups is it again?) and the coffee comes like magic. It's quick, easy, and delicious. Then, I add my half cup of 2% milk with 2 SnLs. THAT...is the best cup of coffee. *Slurp!* *Mmmm...* It's really quite simple. It IS magic and it IS science.
Feb 19 2010 10:12
There is something so comforting about hot Coffee during the winter time. Yet, I would not want any during the summer time. And living in Florida means there are more hot days than cold (unfortunately).
As I just heated up my cup of Coffee in the microwave I was thinking about what I could do for summertime if I needed extra calories or just wanted something fun to drink. Naturally I would not want something hot...iced coffee came to mind. I think I would just ice it. The problem is...I don't want it to dilute. I will try to find those weird cubes that don't disolve but keep your drink cold. I don't honestly think it will work, but I will try.
I think the first step to making iced coffee would be to make the cup of coffee as you normally would then either stick in the fridge or freezer to cool it down or make the coffee ahead of time and take it out when you want to drink it. It will be cold so you might not need ice, but it COULD be gross.
Or! You could just make the coffee and put some stinkin ice in. Just deal with it being diluted. What you could do is make it less caloric by filling the glass with ice and pouring in the coffee to fill the glass. Because there will be a lot of ice, you will actually be getting less coffee. Less coffee less calories. If you do it this way your coffee gets cold quicker because there is more ice and less coffee. I don't usually finish my full cup of coffee anyways. It's very rare. Although, your coffee may be diluted much quicker because of the amount of ice.
So you will just have to decide which one of these ways will work for you. Try all of them and see what you like.
Hot coffee- for me, the best cup of coffee I have ever had and still make this way is through my Keurig Coffee Maker. I fill the little cup all the way with my super ground coffee. I push the big cup (? how many cups is it again?) and the coffee comes like magic. It's quick, easy, and delicious. Then, I add my half cup of 2% milk with 2 SnLs. THAT...is the best cup of coffee. *Slurp!* *Mmmm...* It's really quite simple. It IS magic and it IS science.
The Real Calories Of Coffee
Originally written on
Feb 19 2010 09:52
(Here starts my many entries featuring COFFEE. Yes, apparently it's a big deal.)
I do not think that coffee as it's self has any calories, but the things you add is what adds the calories to coffee. I add 2 Sweet and Lows (which have no calories) and I add half of a cup of 2% milk which is 61 calories. So really, coffee...for me...is only 61 calories. That is less than a beef and bean burrito. Not bad as a snack choice, depending on what type of food item I am looking for. Although, coffee fills me up more than the burrito. Also, it makes me feel warm and it's sweet and it...for some reason...makes me feel good. I have always liked the idea of drinking coffee and coffee is seen as such a necessity to people for getting things done. It makes me feel like I am about to get some work done or at least should get some work done. Coffee is synonymous with writers. I have always wanted to be more of a coffee drinker because I think it would make me feel like writing, like a better writing, make me write more. It for some reason makes me feel intelligent. It's the smart drink! lol.
I will never get fancy coffee again because my 61 cal coffee is good enough for me. If I go out somewhere and want coffee I have to really be careful. I have to make sure it comes to me black and then I add the sugar and milk. I might be able to handle fat free milk if offered with a regular cup or iced coffee. But! I must bring my own sweet and low just in case they don't have any. If I am at a restaurant then they will have sweet and low. If I go to starbucks or some other fancy place, then I will have to bring SnL just to be sure.
Feb 19 2010 09:52
(Here starts my many entries featuring COFFEE. Yes, apparently it's a big deal.)
I do not think that coffee as it's self has any calories, but the things you add is what adds the calories to coffee. I add 2 Sweet and Lows (which have no calories) and I add half of a cup of 2% milk which is 61 calories. So really, coffee...for me...is only 61 calories. That is less than a beef and bean burrito. Not bad as a snack choice, depending on what type of food item I am looking for. Although, coffee fills me up more than the burrito. Also, it makes me feel warm and it's sweet and it...for some reason...makes me feel good. I have always liked the idea of drinking coffee and coffee is seen as such a necessity to people for getting things done. It makes me feel like I am about to get some work done or at least should get some work done. Coffee is synonymous with writers. I have always wanted to be more of a coffee drinker because I think it would make me feel like writing, like a better writing, make me write more. It for some reason makes me feel intelligent. It's the smart drink! lol.
I will never get fancy coffee again because my 61 cal coffee is good enough for me. If I go out somewhere and want coffee I have to really be careful. I have to make sure it comes to me black and then I add the sugar and milk. I might be able to handle fat free milk if offered with a regular cup or iced coffee. But! I must bring my own sweet and low just in case they don't have any. If I am at a restaurant then they will have sweet and low. If I go to starbucks or some other fancy place, then I will have to bring SnL just to be sure.
Lemon Pepper Fish and Wii Fit Plus
Originally written on
Feb 19 2010 08:33
The fish was actually good. It wasn't soggy and the breading wasn't grossly soggy either. The flavor was good. The rice needed something with it, but it was fine paired with the flavor of the fish. This might work for breakfast.
Tried Wii Fit Plus. It gets you moving, but the only problem is that you have to play it for at least an hour for some good results. Not a bad idea. I would rather play Wii Fit Plus than go to the gym. Oh, and it's going to be easy to add my exercising progress here on the website. Wii Fit Plus always gives you how long you exercised and even how many calories burned! So all I need to do is type in that info and it's on my activity log.
Will continue to journal about Wii Fit exercises as I go along.
Feb 19 2010 08:33
The fish was actually good. It wasn't soggy and the breading wasn't grossly soggy either. The flavor was good. The rice needed something with it, but it was fine paired with the flavor of the fish. This might work for breakfast.
Tried Wii Fit Plus. It gets you moving, but the only problem is that you have to play it for at least an hour for some good results. Not a bad idea. I would rather play Wii Fit Plus than go to the gym. Oh, and it's going to be easy to add my exercising progress here on the website. Wii Fit Plus always gives you how long you exercised and even how many calories burned! So all I need to do is type in that info and it's on my activity log.
Will continue to journal about Wii Fit exercises as I go along.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Long Day...
Originally written on
Feb 18 2010 21:42
So I worked 7 hours at Laura's today finishing cleaning up on and around her porch. It was a hard day. It was a good exercise though. I was more than happy to do it for her, but the shoveling and removing those bastard thorn bushes for 2+ hours sure made me tired. I am glad I got most of the patio done. It was getting annoying. It felt like nothing was getting done. So I'm glad I finally got something done for her. Now I feel better. Now her porch is almost done. :)
I ate my first snack a little late, but I ate lunch on time. My second snack was around 5. I still ate dinner at 7. I was a little under the eat meter so I decided to have chocolate milk with my pumpkin bar. I needed a little something. I also changed the coffee on my food meter. Originally the french vanilla coffee with 2% milk and 2 sugars was only 10 calories. I figured that was wrong because I put at least half a cup of milk in my coffee.
I did some research on coffee. My Gevalia French Vanilla Coffee has no calories. I don't know why that it is. But the half cup of 2% milk adds the calories. Sweet and Low sugar has no calories so all the calories just come from milk. So, if I end up having coffee and you just see a half cup of milk written down under breakfast you know that I had coffee. If you see anything more than half a cup you can assume I'm having just a glass of milk (unless ovaltine is shown).
I needed some calories to get me closer to my eat meter. I didn't want to go eating a whole bunch of stuff at 9pm because I still want to keep it snack--smaller than a snack. But today I needed a few extra calories so I decided to half two cups of 2% milk with 2 tbsp of ovaltine and a pumpkin bar. That got me close enough and the snack isn't too big or full of other bad stuff that I don't want in the evening (fat, carbs, blah blah).
I am tired, but not tired enough to play some Wii Fit! Yes, I got it today. So I guess I will have to start exercising and figuring out how to plug it in on the calorie count website (yes, they count exercising too. you should check out the side. it's freakin awesome!).
Tomorrow is my first Friday of Lent. I guess I will have to make a quick stop at Walmart to get something to eat for the day. I will have to really plan for Fridays now. I am going to pick up one H.C. fish meal to try it for breakfast and probably cook a real lunch--tilapia and vegetables. Snacks will stay the same. Dinner will be OLL's bread and soup. That will probably have a good amount of calories (although, it's going to be hard to calculate because I won't know what's in it. I can do the best I can though.)
After the soup and bread dinner, I will probably have to come home and eat some vegetables and a piece of fish to round out the meal. I will cook these at lunch.
Feb 18 2010 21:42
So I worked 7 hours at Laura's today finishing cleaning up on and around her porch. It was a hard day. It was a good exercise though. I was more than happy to do it for her, but the shoveling and removing those bastard thorn bushes for 2+ hours sure made me tired. I am glad I got most of the patio done. It was getting annoying. It felt like nothing was getting done. So I'm glad I finally got something done for her. Now I feel better. Now her porch is almost done. :)
I ate my first snack a little late, but I ate lunch on time. My second snack was around 5. I still ate dinner at 7. I was a little under the eat meter so I decided to have chocolate milk with my pumpkin bar. I needed a little something. I also changed the coffee on my food meter. Originally the french vanilla coffee with 2% milk and 2 sugars was only 10 calories. I figured that was wrong because I put at least half a cup of milk in my coffee.
I did some research on coffee. My Gevalia French Vanilla Coffee has no calories. I don't know why that it is. But the half cup of 2% milk adds the calories. Sweet and Low sugar has no calories so all the calories just come from milk. So, if I end up having coffee and you just see a half cup of milk written down under breakfast you know that I had coffee. If you see anything more than half a cup you can assume I'm having just a glass of milk (unless ovaltine is shown).
I needed some calories to get me closer to my eat meter. I didn't want to go eating a whole bunch of stuff at 9pm because I still want to keep it snack--smaller than a snack. But today I needed a few extra calories so I decided to half two cups of 2% milk with 2 tbsp of ovaltine and a pumpkin bar. That got me close enough and the snack isn't too big or full of other bad stuff that I don't want in the evening (fat, carbs, blah blah).
I am tired, but not tired enough to play some Wii Fit! Yes, I got it today. So I guess I will have to start exercising and figuring out how to plug it in on the calorie count website (yes, they count exercising too. you should check out the side. it's freakin awesome!).
Tomorrow is my first Friday of Lent. I guess I will have to make a quick stop at Walmart to get something to eat for the day. I will have to really plan for Fridays now. I am going to pick up one H.C. fish meal to try it for breakfast and probably cook a real lunch--tilapia and vegetables. Snacks will stay the same. Dinner will be OLL's bread and soup. That will probably have a good amount of calories (although, it's going to be hard to calculate because I won't know what's in it. I can do the best I can though.)
After the soup and bread dinner, I will probably have to come home and eat some vegetables and a piece of fish to round out the meal. I will cook these at lunch.
Things To Pay Attention To
Originally written on
Feb 17 2010 21:10
I want to be as precise as possible and getting all the vitamins and nutrition that I need in a day in order to be the healthiest I can be. So I need to pay attention to the amount of water I drink and how much I should be drinking, all of the nutritional parts of each food item and not just pay attention to the fat and carbs and such, all the vitamins and nutrition I need in a day and how much I am actually getting, and of course the cost of the diet. I need to research and pay attention to this stuff. Need to work on this. I haven't done enough research to count these stuff nor do I have the time right now, but in about a week or two I will start working on these things. For right now, what I am doing is good enough. I want to be better and I will be. I just need time and I need to do the research. Just...not right now. It's not incredibly necessary right now.
Feb 17 2010 21:10
I want to be as precise as possible and getting all the vitamins and nutrition that I need in a day in order to be the healthiest I can be. So I need to pay attention to the amount of water I drink and how much I should be drinking, all of the nutritional parts of each food item and not just pay attention to the fat and carbs and such, all the vitamins and nutrition I need in a day and how much I am actually getting, and of course the cost of the diet. I need to research and pay attention to this stuff. Need to work on this. I haven't done enough research to count these stuff nor do I have the time right now, but in about a week or two I will start working on these things. For right now, what I am doing is good enough. I want to be better and I will be. I just need time and I need to do the research. Just...not right now. It's not incredibly necessary right now.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Also...
Originally written on
Feb 17 2010 20:49
Yes, lots to say today...sorry (I am posting a LOT on my blog right now because I need to catch you up with what's already been written. Started my blog days after I started writing in my journal on caloriecount.com. I am not writing anything new until I catch you all up with what I have already written. Sorry!)
But, today starts Lent. We are not supposed to eat meat on Fridays...yikes! That's going to be a toughie. There is one fish meal from H.C. and I will try that, but since I can't have meat all day...ONE fish meal is not going to be enough variety. I will have to have their pastas and such. I am definitely going to have to plan well for Fridays. Good thing I am off of school on Fridays so I can take more time to make my meals. I will be able to spend more time on my meals and make them not only abstained from meat, but also enough of a variety.
And! We are supposed to fast on certain days of the Easter Season, but because of my diet I can not. I have discussed it and thought about it quite a bit. This diet IS my Lenten journey and my promise. This is my way of preparing and I can not back out of this diet in any way because I am not only bettering my health, but I am better preparing my body for more of a sacred and healthier body for Jesus. Jesus is inside me when I take the Eucharist so I need to not only prepare my soul, but also my body. I am a temple for the Lord. My body should be a fit place to hold Him! And I am not only doing this for me and God, but also for others. If this diet works out for me then I could inspire others. I COULD change other people's lives!
I could change my family's life. That is the biggest goal of mine. We all have weight problems. I want to keep them around as long as possible. Yes everyone is slowly dying day by day, but my family is dying faster! They are unhealthy and they won't last as long as they could because of their weight. I want to change that! I want to procrastinate the day of their death as much as possible. I want to help give them a long, happy, and healthy life. This diet could be the answer to my prayers! If I don't do the diet now and wait until after Lent, then maybe I will never do it. "Now or never." Besides, since they are dying faster than most people, time is definitely more precious. I make sure to love them and spend time with them, but I want to help them get more healthy. Of course I just want them to be happy, but most of them are not so maybe working towards a healthier life will make them more happy. I love them and just want them to understand what I have learned.
So, I am not going to worry about the fasting but I will definitely try abstaining from meat. Also, I am going to pray and go to Mass twice to make up for my non-fasting. I want to more prepare for Easter since it is the most important time of the years for Christians.
Feb 17 2010 20:49
Yes, lots to say today...sorry (I am posting a LOT on my blog right now because I need to catch you up with what's already been written. Started my blog days after I started writing in my journal on caloriecount.com. I am not writing anything new until I catch you all up with what I have already written. Sorry!)
But, today starts Lent. We are not supposed to eat meat on Fridays...yikes! That's going to be a toughie. There is one fish meal from H.C. and I will try that, but since I can't have meat all day...ONE fish meal is not going to be enough variety. I will have to have their pastas and such. I am definitely going to have to plan well for Fridays. Good thing I am off of school on Fridays so I can take more time to make my meals. I will be able to spend more time on my meals and make them not only abstained from meat, but also enough of a variety.
And! We are supposed to fast on certain days of the Easter Season, but because of my diet I can not. I have discussed it and thought about it quite a bit. This diet IS my Lenten journey and my promise. This is my way of preparing and I can not back out of this diet in any way because I am not only bettering my health, but I am better preparing my body for more of a sacred and healthier body for Jesus. Jesus is inside me when I take the Eucharist so I need to not only prepare my soul, but also my body. I am a temple for the Lord. My body should be a fit place to hold Him! And I am not only doing this for me and God, but also for others. If this diet works out for me then I could inspire others. I COULD change other people's lives!
I could change my family's life. That is the biggest goal of mine. We all have weight problems. I want to keep them around as long as possible. Yes everyone is slowly dying day by day, but my family is dying faster! They are unhealthy and they won't last as long as they could because of their weight. I want to change that! I want to procrastinate the day of their death as much as possible. I want to help give them a long, happy, and healthy life. This diet could be the answer to my prayers! If I don't do the diet now and wait until after Lent, then maybe I will never do it. "Now or never." Besides, since they are dying faster than most people, time is definitely more precious. I make sure to love them and spend time with them, but I want to help them get more healthy. Of course I just want them to be happy, but most of them are not so maybe working towards a healthier life will make them more happy. I love them and just want them to understand what I have learned.
So, I am not going to worry about the fasting but I will definitely try abstaining from meat. Also, I am going to pray and go to Mass twice to make up for my non-fasting. I want to more prepare for Easter since it is the most important time of the years for Christians.
Are You Joking?!
Originally written on
Feb 17 2010 20:27
Okay, so I came home after Mass STARVING! I ate my snack at 4 and waited to eat dinner after Mass. I did not get home until 730 so I ate around 745. I was hungry and I knew I needed a good amount of calories so I added a bean burrito. I had a beef and bean burrito, banquet meal (I already grew tired of H.C. Salisbury Steak. That's the only H.C. meal we have left. I had already had a H. C. S. S. for lunch and did not want it again. I want variety people!) and about a cup and a half of carrots. I was actually afraid that I was going to go over my cal meter.
But I didn't! Even after I added the bit of sour creme I had with my burrito! So, I wondered...is it better to be as close to your cal count or is it better to be a bit under? My mother said that 40 cal under is okay. So, I should probably be as close as possible. I was thinking at that time "Okay. hahahaha! I can add something. I can eat something else. Yes! Mwuahahaha!" I liked the idea. So I added a pumpkin bar (thought I was going to not need it--both not being hungry and the fact that I thought I was going to be over the cal count) and it brought my cal meter to 1780. So this way I am only 20 cal away from my daily calorie goal.
Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed the Banquet meal. It was small and needed another minute in the microwave (it does not only take the 3 minutes the box says it should take). It was a great meal though. It was only 290 calories, but you needed to also add vegetables. Not a bad plan. I have been thinking about trying to branch out into other H.C. and Kashi products. They both have frozen entrees. The only problem is that you might need to add more meat/protein or vegetables with it. It's not a bad idea though because the entrees look so good! It won't be as quick as the full H.C. meals, but it's more variety. So I would like to branch out.
Feb 17 2010 20:27
Okay, so I came home after Mass STARVING! I ate my snack at 4 and waited to eat dinner after Mass. I did not get home until 730 so I ate around 745. I was hungry and I knew I needed a good amount of calories so I added a bean burrito. I had a beef and bean burrito, banquet meal (I already grew tired of H.C. Salisbury Steak. That's the only H.C. meal we have left. I had already had a H. C. S. S. for lunch and did not want it again. I want variety people!) and about a cup and a half of carrots. I was actually afraid that I was going to go over my cal meter.
But I didn't! Even after I added the bit of sour creme I had with my burrito! So, I wondered...is it better to be as close to your cal count or is it better to be a bit under? My mother said that 40 cal under is okay. So, I should probably be as close as possible. I was thinking at that time "Okay. hahahaha! I can add something. I can eat something else. Yes! Mwuahahaha!" I liked the idea. So I added a pumpkin bar (thought I was going to not need it--both not being hungry and the fact that I thought I was going to be over the cal count) and it brought my cal meter to 1780. So this way I am only 20 cal away from my daily calorie goal.
Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed the Banquet meal. It was small and needed another minute in the microwave (it does not only take the 3 minutes the box says it should take). It was a great meal though. It was only 290 calories, but you needed to also add vegetables. Not a bad plan. I have been thinking about trying to branch out into other H.C. and Kashi products. They both have frozen entrees. The only problem is that you might need to add more meat/protein or vegetables with it. It's not a bad idea though because the entrees look so good! It won't be as quick as the full H.C. meals, but it's more variety. So I would like to branch out.
Ash Wednesday
Originally written on
Feb 17 2010 14:15
Today is Ash Wednesday. The start of Lent. My Lenten promise is to stay on this diet and never cheat (duh! that was an easy decision. can't think of a better promise.) Today we are supposed to fast, but I can't due to the diet. So instead, I will pray. Although, I still ended up a bit more hungry today than usual. Maybe it's my head messing with me...telling me that I should be fasting...my guilt kicking in.
It could also be the fact that my breakfast was lacking...substance...I guess. The meat sauce wasn't as bad as some of the others, but the "vegetables" were nothing. They were green and red peppers with cauliflower. I hate cauliflower and I didn't like the pairing of the peppers with the cauliflower. It was like eating straight peppers. I just did not enjoy the vegetables.
I am hungry and tired...sucks...
Feb 17 2010 14:15
Today is Ash Wednesday. The start of Lent. My Lenten promise is to stay on this diet and never cheat (duh! that was an easy decision. can't think of a better promise.) Today we are supposed to fast, but I can't due to the diet. So instead, I will pray. Although, I still ended up a bit more hungry today than usual. Maybe it's my head messing with me...telling me that I should be fasting...my guilt kicking in.
It could also be the fact that my breakfast was lacking...substance...I guess. The meat sauce wasn't as bad as some of the others, but the "vegetables" were nothing. They were green and red peppers with cauliflower. I hate cauliflower and I didn't like the pairing of the peppers with the cauliflower. It was like eating straight peppers. I just did not enjoy the vegetables.
I am hungry and tired...sucks...
Fajita Steak
Originally written on
Feb 16 2010 22:05
It was okay. The rice and corn were good, but the meat sauce was funky just like the pot roast. I don't know what the sauce is, but I'm not terribly fond of it. The desserts are always a treat though! I think I am just going to steer away from the beef. I will have Salisbury steak, but that's it. The sauces are just funky.
Feb 16 2010 22:05
It was okay. The rice and corn were good, but the meat sauce was funky just like the pot roast. I don't know what the sauce is, but I'm not terribly fond of it. The desserts are always a treat though! I think I am just going to steer away from the beef. I will have Salisbury steak, but that's it. The sauces are just funky.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Today
Originally written on
Feb 16 2010 21:53
Today was all out of sorts since I was working at Laura's and did not bring a meal with me. So, I had a meal at breakfast with coffee, then on the way to Laura's I had a cheese stick and banana with half of a mocha bar. Then around 130 I had another cheese stick, applesauce, and the other half of the bar. Since I did not have a full lunch, I decided to have a meal once I got home around 330. So I had a meal at 4, then I ate mom's dinner at 6 (I knew I wasn't going to meet my calorie count without another meal--dinner--and I knew that I needed another real meal since I already ate my two snacks for the day and only had 2 meals.) Then I came home around 830. I had one pumpkin bar and very small amount of chocolate (I did not add it to my food plan because the amount was obsolete.)
I am EXACTLY spot on with my calorie count. That makes me feel good. I thought I was going to be under the limit because of the weird schedule and no meal for lunch at Laura's. I'm excited about this plan and can't wait to start exercising so I can have even more results. I feel good now, but I will feel even more awesome once I start doing wii fit.
Audrey came over today for dinner and I was glad she spent time with us and had a good meal. She said that if my new diet plan works for me then she is going to try it. This gives me more of an incentive to actually be successful. This gives me more encouragement to do this plan right and not fail. If I succeed then I might be able to get Audrey to lose weight...heck! If I really succeed then I can get my whole family to lose weight on this diet! That would be a miracle! My prayers would be answered.
I didn't get to do any homework (didn't really have any), but I wasn't able to get ahead in my classwork because I was talking to Tiffany all Monday. It was okay. I just wished I could have bailed out on the conversation earlier so I could have gotten some work done. Oh well...not the end of the world. I should get some work done tomorrow. Besides, I have the weekend. So far, nothing planned.
Feb 16 2010 21:53
Today was all out of sorts since I was working at Laura's and did not bring a meal with me. So, I had a meal at breakfast with coffee, then on the way to Laura's I had a cheese stick and banana with half of a mocha bar. Then around 130 I had another cheese stick, applesauce, and the other half of the bar. Since I did not have a full lunch, I decided to have a meal once I got home around 330. So I had a meal at 4, then I ate mom's dinner at 6 (I knew I wasn't going to meet my calorie count without another meal--dinner--and I knew that I needed another real meal since I already ate my two snacks for the day and only had 2 meals.) Then I came home around 830. I had one pumpkin bar and very small amount of chocolate (I did not add it to my food plan because the amount was obsolete.)
I am EXACTLY spot on with my calorie count. That makes me feel good. I thought I was going to be under the limit because of the weird schedule and no meal for lunch at Laura's. I'm excited about this plan and can't wait to start exercising so I can have even more results. I feel good now, but I will feel even more awesome once I start doing wii fit.
Audrey came over today for dinner and I was glad she spent time with us and had a good meal. She said that if my new diet plan works for me then she is going to try it. This gives me more of an incentive to actually be successful. This gives me more encouragement to do this plan right and not fail. If I succeed then I might be able to get Audrey to lose weight...heck! If I really succeed then I can get my whole family to lose weight on this diet! That would be a miracle! My prayers would be answered.
I didn't get to do any homework (didn't really have any), but I wasn't able to get ahead in my classwork because I was talking to Tiffany all Monday. It was okay. I just wished I could have bailed out on the conversation earlier so I could have gotten some work done. Oh well...not the end of the world. I should get some work done tomorrow. Besides, I have the weekend. So far, nothing planned.
Beef Pot Roast
Originally written on
Feb 16 2010 08:45
I did not enjoy the Beef Pot Roast. I thought it was gross. My coffee was perfect though!
Feb 16 2010 08:45
I did not enjoy the Beef Pot Roast. I thought it was gross. My coffee was perfect though!
Turkey Breast and Salisbury Steak
Originally written on
Feb 15 2010 08:38
I fully enjoyed the turkey breast and the Salisbury steak tasted great. The steak meal was easy to take for lunch and there was no soggy problems. I WAS hungry around 9pm after dinner so I guess a 3rd snack will be needed. I wasn't sure if I were going to be hungry after dinner and need a snack, but I guess I will. I have decided to have only half a pumpkin pie bar and water for the 3rd snack. The 3rd snack will be smaller because I will be going to bed shortly after the 3rd snack.
I stayed right on track. I was about 200 calories off from my 1800 calorie goal. This was a great start to the diet! I feel great! The meal plan works very well with my school schedule.
Feb 15 2010 08:38
I fully enjoyed the turkey breast and the Salisbury steak tasted great. The steak meal was easy to take for lunch and there was no soggy problems. I WAS hungry around 9pm after dinner so I guess a 3rd snack will be needed. I wasn't sure if I were going to be hungry after dinner and need a snack, but I guess I will. I have decided to have only half a pumpkin pie bar and water for the 3rd snack. The 3rd snack will be smaller because I will be going to bed shortly after the 3rd snack.
I stayed right on track. I was about 200 calories off from my 1800 calorie goal. This was a great start to the diet! I feel great! The meal plan works very well with my school schedule.
Friday, February 19, 2010
My Diet Information
I am on a Healthy Choice and Kashi Diet.
I am all about healthy and keeping to the number of calories I should be having.
I am all about having all of the vitamins and nutrition I need in a day.
My goal is to have lost 40 pounds by November 2010.
Starting date for diet: February 15 2010.
40 pounds in 10 months.
40 pounds in 40 weeks.
40 pounds in 280 days.
1-2 pounds lost in a week without exercise.
The first week of starting the diet were without concentrated exercise.
My exercise routine will mainly consist of playing Wii Fit Plus.
Starting date for exercise: February 22 2010.
Daily Calorie goal of 1800. I am trying to get to it as close as possible.
THE FOOD PLAN:
-I eat a Healthy Choice meal for breakfast and maybe a cup of Coffee.
-Then at 1030 I have my snack: Sorrento Cheese Stick and Kashi Dark Mocha Almond Bar.
-For lunch, three hours later, I have the Salisbury Steak meal from H.C.
-Another snack around 4: Sorrento Cheese Stick and a piece of fruit
-Dinner is around 630, I either have what my mother cooks or I have another meal.
-A smaller snack around 9 completes the day: one TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax Bar with water
(unless I need a few extra calories to hit my calorie limit...then I add a cup
or two of chocolate milk)
*The goal is to eat about every three hours. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are larger than the three snacks. The last snack/third snack/evening snack should be even smaller than the other snacks. That's why I chose one small bar and water or milk.
THE EXERCISE PLAN:
-Wii Fit Plus. It gives me the number of calories I burned and how long I worked out.
-This information I type in on caloriecount.com.
KEEPING TRACK:
-Caloriecount.com This is the best site out there for tracking calories in every way. They make it easy and sort of fun...in a way.
I am all about healthy and keeping to the number of calories I should be having.
I am all about having all of the vitamins and nutrition I need in a day.
My goal is to have lost 40 pounds by November 2010.
Starting date for diet: February 15 2010.
40 pounds in 10 months.
40 pounds in 40 weeks.
40 pounds in 280 days.
1-2 pounds lost in a week without exercise.
The first week of starting the diet were without concentrated exercise.
My exercise routine will mainly consist of playing Wii Fit Plus.
Starting date for exercise: February 22 2010.
Daily Calorie goal of 1800. I am trying to get to it as close as possible.
THE FOOD PLAN:
-I eat a Healthy Choice meal for breakfast and maybe a cup of Coffee.
-Then at 1030 I have my snack: Sorrento Cheese Stick and Kashi Dark Mocha Almond Bar.
-For lunch, three hours later, I have the Salisbury Steak meal from H.C.
-Another snack around 4: Sorrento Cheese Stick and a piece of fruit
-Dinner is around 630, I either have what my mother cooks or I have another meal.
-A smaller snack around 9 completes the day: one TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax Bar with water
(unless I need a few extra calories to hit my calorie limit...then I add a cup
or two of chocolate milk)
*The goal is to eat about every three hours. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are larger than the three snacks. The last snack/third snack/evening snack should be even smaller than the other snacks. That's why I chose one small bar and water or milk.
THE EXERCISE PLAN:
-Wii Fit Plus. It gives me the number of calories I burned and how long I worked out.
-This information I type in on caloriecount.com.
KEEPING TRACK:
-Caloriecount.com This is the best site out there for tracking calories in every way. They make it easy and sort of fun...in a way.
How To Keep Up With My Blog
You can bookmark my blog and be able to quickly get to this page when you want to read it without having to memorize the address.
You can memorize the address.
I am working on a way to make this easily obtainable through facebook (Although, I do NOT want EVERYONE to be able to read my blog. I want only certain people. I am working on this feature.)
I WILL post E V E R Y D A Y so make sure you check in E V E R Y D A Y. :)
Get a google/blogger account and "follow" me!
You can memorize the address.
I am working on a way to make this easily obtainable through facebook (Although, I do NOT want EVERYONE to be able to read my blog. I want only certain people. I am working on this feature.)
I WILL post E V E R Y D A Y so make sure you check in E V E R Y D A Y. :)
Get a google/blogger account and "follow" me!
Isn't A Healthy Lifestyle Tempting?
W E L C O M E!
Go ahead and treat yourself! Give in to the good temptation!
This blog isn't just for me but for family and friends to read about my progress on my diet. I write in a journal on caloriecount.com and I realized that I write A LOT on there. I figured that my family would love to read what I am writing and so I decided to transfer those writings over to a blog so that they can read them.
Enjoy! And happy health!
Go ahead and treat yourself! Give in to the good temptation!
This blog isn't just for me but for family and friends to read about my progress on my diet. I write in a journal on caloriecount.com and I realized that I write A LOT on there. I figured that my family would love to read what I am writing and so I decided to transfer those writings over to a blog so that they can read them.
Enjoy! And happy health!
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