I was nosing around on the internet and came across this story. I ate my third chocolate chip cookie while reading it. Then, I decided I needed to share. Here it is.
I did horrible on eating today. I ate a lot. I need to get it back under "control". Tomorrow is a new day. Have a good evening. See you then.
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Sunday, March 29, 2015
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Update March 28, 2015
Good evening!
Today has been a wonderful day. My headache went away after I rested last night. I've been very tense about the house/loan situation. After learning we could move forward, I relaxed quite a bit. My head and neck ached last night so I took plenty of ibuprofen and laid on the hot pad for a while. That seemed to help. Sleep did too.
My mother-in-law came today with my two nieces. It's been a nice visit. She took us out to dinner tonight to Olive Garden for my birthday.
Therefore, I am not counting my calories tonight. It would be outrageous.
See you tomorrow!
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Today has been a wonderful day. My headache went away after I rested last night. I've been very tense about the house/loan situation. After learning we could move forward, I relaxed quite a bit. My head and neck ached last night so I took plenty of ibuprofen and laid on the hot pad for a while. That seemed to help. Sleep did too.
My mother-in-law came today with my two nieces. It's been a nice visit. She took us out to dinner tonight to Olive Garden for my birthday.
Therefore, I am not counting my calories tonight. It would be outrageous.
See you tomorrow!
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Update March 27, 2015
Today was a roller coaster. But it wound up being a good day. Lots of packing done and the LOAN WENT THROUGH. We're done with "It has to go back through underwriting. It will be at least another five days." HOOOOOORAY!! We will sign Monday or Tuesday and move probably later that day.
5:45 - two pieces of turkey and a string cheese stick - 180 cal
7:15 - two chocolate chip cookies a friend made me for my birthday - 312 cal
11:45 - two of my burritos - 726 cal
4:00 - a string cheese stick - 80 cal
7:00 - two pieces of stuffed chicken, bacon pizza (two pizzas one on top of the other) - 730 calories
1 20 oz diet Dr. Pepper and 1 12 oz diet Pepsi
48 ozs of water
total calories for the day - 2028 cal
5:45 - two pieces of turkey and a string cheese stick - 180 cal
7:15 - two chocolate chip cookies a friend made me for my birthday - 312 cal
11:45 - two of my burritos - 726 cal
4:00 - a string cheese stick - 80 cal
7:00 - two pieces of stuffed chicken, bacon pizza (two pizzas one on top of the other) - 730 calories
1 20 oz diet Dr. Pepper and 1 12 oz diet Pepsi
48 ozs of water
total calories for the day - 2028 cal
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Update March 26, 2015
Hello. I trashed it today.
5:45 - two pieces of turkey, a stick of string cheese, and two small pancakes - 265 calories
9:30 - four ding-dongs and a 20 oz diet Dr. Pepper - 660 calories - I had been craving the chocolate and I had a sugar headache. As I ate the chocolate, I could feel the endorphins washing through me. It was quite a trip and I found it interesting. Headache went away too.
1:30 - Medium double quarter pounder meal with a medium diet Dr. Pepper - 1129 calories - yeah. The burger was super tasty. The fries tasted like usual, but somehow they didn't taste as good as they used to. Actually, I thought they tasted like crap but I ate them anyway. I really only wanted the burger.
6:30 - two of my burritos - 726 calories
Total calories of the day - 2780 - yeah, buddy.
Total water for the day - 32 ozs. - because I drank a lot of pop.
Tomorrow will be better. Especially if I don't kill the mortgage people. You think it would mess up the loan?
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5:45 - two pieces of turkey, a stick of string cheese, and two small pancakes - 265 calories
9:30 - four ding-dongs and a 20 oz diet Dr. Pepper - 660 calories - I had been craving the chocolate and I had a sugar headache. As I ate the chocolate, I could feel the endorphins washing through me. It was quite a trip and I found it interesting. Headache went away too.
1:30 - Medium double quarter pounder meal with a medium diet Dr. Pepper - 1129 calories - yeah. The burger was super tasty. The fries tasted like usual, but somehow they didn't taste as good as they used to. Actually, I thought they tasted like crap but I ate them anyway. I really only wanted the burger.
6:30 - two of my burritos - 726 calories
Total calories of the day - 2780 - yeah, buddy.
Total water for the day - 32 ozs. - because I drank a lot of pop.
Tomorrow will be better. Especially if I don't kill the mortgage people. You think it would mess up the loan?
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Update March 25, 2015
I didn't update yesterday because I failed miserably.
Today I did well. I'm still very frustrated with the loan situation. Waiting is difficult. Buying a house is emotional.
5:30 - two pieces of turkey and a cheese stick - 180 cal
1:30 - two of my burritos and a 12 oz diet Pepsi- 726 cal
7:30 - two burritos with chicken chili, cheese, sour cream and guacamole and a 12 oz diet Dr. Pepper - 522 cal
Total calories for the day - 1428!! SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?
Total water for day - 48 ozs
I was busy today. A friend from church came over and helped me pack up the kitchen. I laid Ryleigh down for a nap late, at 1:45 and I slept until 3:00. Then we went to Stephi's swim meet. I guess I didn't give myself time to think about eating.
Interesting.
See you tomorrow.
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Today I did well. I'm still very frustrated with the loan situation. Waiting is difficult. Buying a house is emotional.
5:30 - two pieces of turkey and a cheese stick - 180 cal
1:30 - two of my burritos and a 12 oz diet Pepsi- 726 cal
7:30 - two burritos with chicken chili, cheese, sour cream and guacamole and a 12 oz diet Dr. Pepper - 522 cal
Total calories for the day - 1428!! SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?
Total water for day - 48 ozs
I was busy today. A friend from church came over and helped me pack up the kitchen. I laid Ryleigh down for a nap late, at 1:45 and I slept until 3:00. Then we went to Stephi's swim meet. I guess I didn't give myself time to think about eating.
Interesting.
See you tomorrow.
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Update March 23, 2015
So today was quite the day. I'm not going to go into my eating today, I'm finicky and don't want to.
This afternoon, I felt prompted to go by the mortgage office to see how things were going. We're supposed to close on the 30th, but we've been pushing a little bit to see if we can close early. The landlord of the place we're living in wants to sell the house and we just want to be out of the house and her hair (and vice-versa). Because of this, we turned in our notice for the 31st. I know it was cutting it close, but there was really no way we could financially swing closing on a house AND paying another month's rent.
Anyway, three weeks ago we laid this on the table. The title company said they could be ready. The realtor said it was possible on that end. The mortgage company said it was possible if everything went well. Our file looked clean and should be good, five to ten business days.
That was ten days ago. Okay, really early as far as the closing date was concerned but we didn't think it was impossible. That day, a Friday, we received a phone call telling us all we needed was an up to date bank statement. Done. Five more business days. Thursday, we call. Haven't heard anything yet. Expect late Thursday or Friday. Friday, midday, no, but should be in by this afternoon. LATE afternoon, nada.
So I go down this afternoon at 1:30. Yes, they have our loan approved but there's four things that need to get taken care of. The loan application and the loan paperwork have two different account numbers on them so we need to sign a new loan application. Need some paperwork from the realtor. Need to verify if a student loan was really paid off (even though its been paid of for FIVE years). Need to have verifiable two years of job records (uh, hello? Info on the loan application and we told you we had six years verifiable, all you had to do was ask.) And why didn't this come up ten days ago when all we needed was a bank statement?????
Now, it HAS to back in through underwriting which will take four more days and then one to two days for loan docs to come to the office so we can most likely close on the 31st, get the keys on the 1st!!
WHAT????
In California, we must wait 24 hours for the buyer's money to go through and clear the bank. (This is what they're telling me....)
THAT'S WHY I PAY IN CASHIER'S CHECK!!!
But, as we look this over, most of this should've been taken care of and they're really insignificant so there's no real reason why we can't move forward, but we still have to go back through underwriting.
Oh, and I spent 3.5 hours driving around today, getting the signatures needed so it didn't take an extra three days.
And then I was told we were lucky to be closing only ONE DAY LATE.
Lucky?
Apparently, it's common practice here to have to move the closing date, one, two or even three times.
Ohhh, SERIOUSLY??
Why do they accept doing half-ass business this way? Why do customers accept it? Why is it good business practice to sign deals late?? How can someone make the plans necessary to move their family if nothing is firm? How can you trust these people? HOW DO THEY GET RECOMMENDATIONS?!?!?!?
I may be a hick from a small town. Things work different in a small town. I get that. In fact, I miss that. At least I could trust the person sitting across the desk from me to DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO.
And I'm not even talking about closing early. I'm talking about CLOSING ON TIME!!
Okay. I'm done. Rant over. I'm looking forward to having this moving thing done so I can sit down and write more than just what I'm eating.
Oh, I had two packages of Swiss cake rolls and a small chocolate shake from McDonald's today so my calories are shot for a couple days now.
OH WELL.
See you tomorrow.
Same Bat time, same Bat channel.
This afternoon, I felt prompted to go by the mortgage office to see how things were going. We're supposed to close on the 30th, but we've been pushing a little bit to see if we can close early. The landlord of the place we're living in wants to sell the house and we just want to be out of the house and her hair (and vice-versa). Because of this, we turned in our notice for the 31st. I know it was cutting it close, but there was really no way we could financially swing closing on a house AND paying another month's rent.
Anyway, three weeks ago we laid this on the table. The title company said they could be ready. The realtor said it was possible on that end. The mortgage company said it was possible if everything went well. Our file looked clean and should be good, five to ten business days.
That was ten days ago. Okay, really early as far as the closing date was concerned but we didn't think it was impossible. That day, a Friday, we received a phone call telling us all we needed was an up to date bank statement. Done. Five more business days. Thursday, we call. Haven't heard anything yet. Expect late Thursday or Friday. Friday, midday, no, but should be in by this afternoon. LATE afternoon, nada.
So I go down this afternoon at 1:30. Yes, they have our loan approved but there's four things that need to get taken care of. The loan application and the loan paperwork have two different account numbers on them so we need to sign a new loan application. Need some paperwork from the realtor. Need to verify if a student loan was really paid off (even though its been paid of for FIVE years). Need to have verifiable two years of job records (uh, hello? Info on the loan application and we told you we had six years verifiable, all you had to do was ask.) And why didn't this come up ten days ago when all we needed was a bank statement?????
Now, it HAS to back in through underwriting which will take four more days and then one to two days for loan docs to come to the office so we can most likely close on the 31st, get the keys on the 1st!!
WHAT????
In California, we must wait 24 hours for the buyer's money to go through and clear the bank. (This is what they're telling me....)
THAT'S WHY I PAY IN CASHIER'S CHECK!!!
But, as we look this over, most of this should've been taken care of and they're really insignificant so there's no real reason why we can't move forward, but we still have to go back through underwriting.
Oh, and I spent 3.5 hours driving around today, getting the signatures needed so it didn't take an extra three days.
And then I was told we were lucky to be closing only ONE DAY LATE.
Lucky?
Apparently, it's common practice here to have to move the closing date, one, two or even three times.
Ohhh, SERIOUSLY??
Why do they accept doing half-ass business this way? Why do customers accept it? Why is it good business practice to sign deals late?? How can someone make the plans necessary to move their family if nothing is firm? How can you trust these people? HOW DO THEY GET RECOMMENDATIONS?!?!?!?
I may be a hick from a small town. Things work different in a small town. I get that. In fact, I miss that. At least I could trust the person sitting across the desk from me to DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO.
And I'm not even talking about closing early. I'm talking about CLOSING ON TIME!!
Okay. I'm done. Rant over. I'm looking forward to having this moving thing done so I can sit down and write more than just what I'm eating.
Oh, I had two packages of Swiss cake rolls and a small chocolate shake from McDonald's today so my calories are shot for a couple days now.
OH WELL.
See you tomorrow.
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Friday, March 20, 2015
Update March 20, 2015
6:00 - two pieces of turkey and a piece of cheese - 180
11:30 - two of my burritos and a 12 pz diet Pepsi - 726
6:30 - beef and bean nachos (940 cal), 1/3 cup of my fruit salad (47 cal) and a 12 oz diet Dr Pepper
44 ozs of water
Total calories today - 1893
11:30 - two of my burritos and a 12 pz diet Pepsi - 726
6:30 - beef and bean nachos (940 cal), 1/3 cup of my fruit salad (47 cal) and a 12 oz diet Dr Pepper
44 ozs of water
Total calories today - 1893
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Update March 19, 2015
Today was a good and busy day. I'm tired.
I got up at five, well, five thirty and helped Tyson get lunches and breakfast ready. Took the kids to school, etc. Went to the Family History Center at ten and got a lot done. Left at one to get Steph. Took her to swimming and went home. Came around the corner and saw the dog was out of the back yard. Drove home instead of the neighbor's, where Ryleigh was. Grabbed the leash and then grabbed the dog. WALKED to the neighbor's to get Ryleigh. Walked back home. Laid down with her for 20 minutes. Felt a kidney stone forming so stopped and picked up a can of green tea (prob why I felt like crap yesterday). Drove by the new house, the termite repairs seem to be complete. Went to the pool where Steph was and watched the intra squad meet and soaked up some Vite-a-minnn Deeee. That felt really good. Went to store and bought some more fruit and some hot dogs and polish dogs. Was really hungry for most of the day. The cheese puffs I bought earlier today didn't taste good. I think I'm done with them.
6:00 - Two pieces of turkey and a piece of cheese - 180 cal
9:30 - 1/2 bag of cheetos and a diet Dr. Pepper - 212 cal
1:00 - other 1/2 of bag of cheetos - 212 cal
1:30 - 1/4 of Steph's chocolate bar - 65 cal
2:00 - two string cheese sticks - 160 cal
3:00 - Taco hamburger burrito - 440 cal
3:30 - can of green tea - 210 cal
6:30 - Two polish dogs without bun (320 cal), 1/4 cup of my fruit salad (81 cal), 1/4 cup of r,w and bberry salad (35 cal) and 1 cup of spinach/romaine (16 cal) - 452 cal
11:15 - two pieces of turkey and a string cheese stick - 180 cal
Total water for day 32 ozs
Total calories for day 2111
Not too bad, I guess. See you tomorrow.
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I got up at five, well, five thirty and helped Tyson get lunches and breakfast ready. Took the kids to school, etc. Went to the Family History Center at ten and got a lot done. Left at one to get Steph. Took her to swimming and went home. Came around the corner and saw the dog was out of the back yard. Drove home instead of the neighbor's, where Ryleigh was. Grabbed the leash and then grabbed the dog. WALKED to the neighbor's to get Ryleigh. Walked back home. Laid down with her for 20 minutes. Felt a kidney stone forming so stopped and picked up a can of green tea (prob why I felt like crap yesterday). Drove by the new house, the termite repairs seem to be complete. Went to the pool where Steph was and watched the intra squad meet and soaked up some Vite-a-minnn Deeee. That felt really good. Went to store and bought some more fruit and some hot dogs and polish dogs. Was really hungry for most of the day. The cheese puffs I bought earlier today didn't taste good. I think I'm done with them.
6:00 - Two pieces of turkey and a piece of cheese - 180 cal
9:30 - 1/2 bag of cheetos and a diet Dr. Pepper - 212 cal
1:00 - other 1/2 of bag of cheetos - 212 cal
1:30 - 1/4 of Steph's chocolate bar - 65 cal
2:00 - two string cheese sticks - 160 cal
3:00 - Taco hamburger burrito - 440 cal
3:30 - can of green tea - 210 cal
6:30 - Two polish dogs without bun (320 cal), 1/4 cup of my fruit salad (81 cal), 1/4 cup of r,w and bberry salad (35 cal) and 1 cup of spinach/romaine (16 cal) - 452 cal
11:15 - two pieces of turkey and a string cheese stick - 180 cal
Total water for day 32 ozs
Total calories for day 2111
Not too bad, I guess. See you tomorrow.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Update March 18, 2015
Today was better than yesterday. A friend came a visited with me today. That made my day bright.
I think I totally trashed yesterday's success. But, I haven't added it up yet. Here it goes.
5:45 - Three strips of bacon (46 cal each, 138 total) and two eggs (72 cal each, 144 total) with two teaspoons of 2% milk (5 cal) breakfast total = 287
11:30 - two burritos (726 cal) and 12 oz diet Pepsi (0 cal) = 726 cal
2:30 - I've been feeling sluggish all day. I had gotten some things done, but it was with major effort. I'm craving sugar (I think I know why and I don't like the idea). I find an excuse, driving over to the new house to see if repairs are complete, and I stop at 7-11. My intention was to buy a whole box of the strawberry cake rolls and save some...yeah, right. By the time I had gotten there, my craving had slowed and I bought a 20 oz diet Dr. Pepper and a package of three chocolate zingers at 390 calories. I gave one to Ryleigh and scarfed the other two, so 260 calories.
4:00 - 1/2 cup strawberry yogurt with two tablespoons of blueberries and 1/4 cup of granola (200 cal)
6:30 - late with supper so I fix nachos. :/ I really don't want to total this. Corn chips, about 15 (219 cal), 1/2 cup 90% lean hamburger (392 cal), 1/2 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese (217 cal), spinach/romaine (20 cal); tomato pieces (8 cal), sour cream and guac (49 cal) - total meal calories = 905
8:15 - 10 chocolate eggs with candy shell because they were sitting on the table at church and were calling to me. 270 cal
Total calories for day = 2388
Total water for day = 64 ozs, even with two caffeine sources, which would normally replace, not add to.
It's not my worst day, but not a spectacular one. I'll share some thoughts tomorrow, hopefully.
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I think I totally trashed yesterday's success. But, I haven't added it up yet. Here it goes.
5:45 - Three strips of bacon (46 cal each, 138 total) and two eggs (72 cal each, 144 total) with two teaspoons of 2% milk (5 cal) breakfast total = 287
11:30 - two burritos (726 cal) and 12 oz diet Pepsi (0 cal) = 726 cal
2:30 - I've been feeling sluggish all day. I had gotten some things done, but it was with major effort. I'm craving sugar (I think I know why and I don't like the idea). I find an excuse, driving over to the new house to see if repairs are complete, and I stop at 7-11. My intention was to buy a whole box of the strawberry cake rolls and save some...yeah, right. By the time I had gotten there, my craving had slowed and I bought a 20 oz diet Dr. Pepper and a package of three chocolate zingers at 390 calories. I gave one to Ryleigh and scarfed the other two, so 260 calories.
4:00 - 1/2 cup strawberry yogurt with two tablespoons of blueberries and 1/4 cup of granola (200 cal)
6:30 - late with supper so I fix nachos. :/ I really don't want to total this. Corn chips, about 15 (219 cal), 1/2 cup 90% lean hamburger (392 cal), 1/2 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese (217 cal), spinach/romaine (20 cal); tomato pieces (8 cal), sour cream and guac (49 cal) - total meal calories = 905
8:15 - 10 chocolate eggs with candy shell because they were sitting on the table at church and were calling to me. 270 cal
Total calories for day = 2388
Total water for day = 64 ozs, even with two caffeine sources, which would normally replace, not add to.
It's not my worst day, but not a spectacular one. I'll share some thoughts tomorrow, hopefully.
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Update March 17, 2015
This is yesterday's journal. I got myself caught up on Facebook last night and didn't get to it. :)
I had a good day yesterday, but I didn't feel well. I was extremely tired. I think I have this figured out and I'll talk about it at a later date.
5:15 - two pieces of ham and a piece of cheese 240 cal
11:30 - two beef, bean and cheese burritos with spinach/lettuce, sour cream and guac, 12 oz diet Pepsi (0 cal) 800 cal
4:00 - two string cheese sticks - 160 cal
6:30 - 2/3 cup chicken chili (106 cal), two tortillas (188 cal), sour cream and guac (98 cal), lettuce (20 cal), 1/3 cup red, white and blueberry fruit salad (47 cal), and 1/3 cup last night's fruit salad (71 cal) total meal 530 cal
64 ozs water total
Total calories for day = 1730. Wow. I did pretty good.
No exercise, a moderate amount of little jobs around the house done. That was Tuesday.
I had a good day yesterday, but I didn't feel well. I was extremely tired. I think I have this figured out and I'll talk about it at a later date.
5:15 - two pieces of ham and a piece of cheese 240 cal
11:30 - two beef, bean and cheese burritos with spinach/lettuce, sour cream and guac, 12 oz diet Pepsi (0 cal) 800 cal
4:00 - two string cheese sticks - 160 cal
6:30 - 2/3 cup chicken chili (106 cal), two tortillas (188 cal), sour cream and guac (98 cal), lettuce (20 cal), 1/3 cup red, white and blueberry fruit salad (47 cal), and 1/3 cup last night's fruit salad (71 cal) total meal 530 cal
64 ozs water total
Total calories for day = 1730. Wow. I did pretty good.
No exercise, a moderate amount of little jobs around the house done. That was Tuesday.
Recipe - Chicken Chili
This was our main course last night. I love this recipe. It is easy to remember and assemble. It's easily doubled. It's thrown in the crockpot to cook all day. It has the approval of both the husband AND the kids. (I'll add a picture next time I make it.) For my friends in Laramie who requested this recipe, here you go!
1 pound of FROZEN chicken breast (426 cal)
1 pound of FROZEN corn (367 cal)
1 15 oz can of black beans (110 cal)
1 3 oz package cream cheese (298 cal)
1 pint medium salsa (or whichever sizzle you choose) (80 cal)
Combine in a crock pot. Cook on high 3-4 hours, low 6-8 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Return to pot. Serve alone, over rice or in a tortilla. Garnish as desired. Makes two quarts or 8 - 12 servings. Total calories 1281 or 106 - 160 cal per serving.
As my husband would say, "This is TASTY."
1 pound of FROZEN chicken breast (426 cal)
1 pound of FROZEN corn (367 cal)
1 15 oz can of black beans (110 cal)
1 3 oz package cream cheese (298 cal)
1 pint medium salsa (or whichever sizzle you choose) (80 cal)
Combine in a crock pot. Cook on high 3-4 hours, low 6-8 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Return to pot. Serve alone, over rice or in a tortilla. Garnish as desired. Makes two quarts or 8 - 12 servings. Total calories 1281 or 106 - 160 cal per serving.
As my husband would say, "This is TASTY."
Recipe - Fruit Salad
In the spirit of adding more fruits and vegetables to our diet, I made this last night for supper. It is a really good fruit salad. When you see the calorie total at the end, you'll see why.
2 small (or one large) red delicious apples (128 cal)
2 small (or one large) granny smith apples (126 cal)
2 bartlet pears (162 cal)
1 medium orange (90 cal)
1 banana (121 cal)
1/2 cup mayo (458 cal)
1/4 cup sugar (194 cal)
2 tsp lemon juice (6 cal)
Cut fruit into bite size pieces. Place in bowl and add lemon juice. Toss. Make sure fruit is well covered to prevent browning. Mix mayo and sugar together to make dressing. Pour over salad and mix. Can be served right away or chilled for two hours. It is actually better after sitting for a little bit. Makes 6 cups or 12 servings. 1285 total calories, 107 calories per serving. (Not as bad as I thought it would be.)
My grandmother made this salad. When I became a mother and desired to make this, I asked around for the recipe. No one had it. The only response I got for amounts was "enough". Actually, that's how I cook a lot.
Until last night, I had never measured the mayo and sugar before. I had always added "enough". Last night when I made it, I used a cup of mayo and 1/2 cup of sugar. It was too much, almost by double. So the salad I made last night had 1937 total calories or 162 cal per serving.
2 small (or one large) red delicious apples (128 cal)
2 small (or one large) granny smith apples (126 cal)
2 bartlet pears (162 cal)
1 medium orange (90 cal)
1 banana (121 cal)
1/2 cup mayo (458 cal)
1/4 cup sugar (194 cal)
2 tsp lemon juice (6 cal)
Cut fruit into bite size pieces. Place in bowl and add lemon juice. Toss. Make sure fruit is well covered to prevent browning. Mix mayo and sugar together to make dressing. Pour over salad and mix. Can be served right away or chilled for two hours. It is actually better after sitting for a little bit. Makes 6 cups or 12 servings. 1285 total calories, 107 calories per serving. (Not as bad as I thought it would be.)
My grandmother made this salad. When I became a mother and desired to make this, I asked around for the recipe. No one had it. The only response I got for amounts was "enough". Actually, that's how I cook a lot.
Until last night, I had never measured the mayo and sugar before. I had always added "enough". Last night when I made it, I used a cup of mayo and 1/2 cup of sugar. It was too much, almost by double. So the salad I made last night had 1937 total calories or 162 cal per serving.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Update March 16, 2015
I had all these ideas to blog about tonight and then it took forever to get everyone to bed. Therefore, I'm just doing an update and I'll blog about those ideas at a later date.
Today was shopping day. Family home evening was tonight. It was a very busy day.
This morning I was up at 5 am, as usual. Well...5:15. I did all my morning stuff, breakfast, kids' lunch, kids up and out the door, mom-taxi to school, etc. I got two loads of laundry through by 8:00. I laid down and snoozed while Ryleigh watched Strawberry Shortcake. We left for shopping at 10:30. We went to Home Depot, ate lunch at Taco Bell, went by the new house to see if the termite repairs were started, went to the car wash, went to Sam's (I did NOT indulge), got gas, picked up Steph and took her to swimming, went to the other grocery store and got home at 4:00. Tyson actually beat me home. I laid down with him for twenty minutes or so and then fixed supper. I gave Ryleigh a quick bath. We did family home evening. Tonight we talked about temptation. Pretty ironic topic in my life right now. Ryleigh skyped with Becca and Bryan. The children got rowdy. We did our end of the evening rituals and Tyson and I finally got to bed around 10:00.
My intake today:
5:30 Two pieces of ham and a piece of cheese - 240
11:00 Two soft shell supreme tacos and 32 oz DIET Pepsi - 440
12:30 Finished off the third taco from my meal - 220
3:30 1/2 cup strawberry yogurt, 1/4 cup granola, 1/8 cup blueberries - 200
6:15 Two servings of spaghetti with meat sauce (700), 1 1/2 cup spinach and romaine salad with two tablespoons of ranch (salad = 24 ranch = 140, total = 164), one cup of red, white and blueberry salad (~140 calories per cup - I had 3/4 cup = 105) (recipe here) total calories for supper - 969
Uh....8:00 post FHE snack - two small, very chocolaty brownies - 448
Water for the day: 52 ozs
Total calories for the day = 2517
SOOOOOOO........ I did really well, until supper. Two servings of spaghetti killed me. And then the brownies definitely didn't help, not to mention they were after 6:30. Actually, if I hadn't indulged in the brownies, I would've been under 2200. Hmm.
That was my day. Talk to you tomorrow.
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Today was shopping day. Family home evening was tonight. It was a very busy day.
This morning I was up at 5 am, as usual. Well...5:15. I did all my morning stuff, breakfast, kids' lunch, kids up and out the door, mom-taxi to school, etc. I got two loads of laundry through by 8:00. I laid down and snoozed while Ryleigh watched Strawberry Shortcake. We left for shopping at 10:30. We went to Home Depot, ate lunch at Taco Bell, went by the new house to see if the termite repairs were started, went to the car wash, went to Sam's (I did NOT indulge), got gas, picked up Steph and took her to swimming, went to the other grocery store and got home at 4:00. Tyson actually beat me home. I laid down with him for twenty minutes or so and then fixed supper. I gave Ryleigh a quick bath. We did family home evening. Tonight we talked about temptation. Pretty ironic topic in my life right now. Ryleigh skyped with Becca and Bryan. The children got rowdy. We did our end of the evening rituals and Tyson and I finally got to bed around 10:00.
My intake today:
5:30 Two pieces of ham and a piece of cheese - 240
11:00 Two soft shell supreme tacos and 32 oz DIET Pepsi - 440
12:30 Finished off the third taco from my meal - 220
3:30 1/2 cup strawberry yogurt, 1/4 cup granola, 1/8 cup blueberries - 200
6:15 Two servings of spaghetti with meat sauce (700), 1 1/2 cup spinach and romaine salad with two tablespoons of ranch (salad = 24 ranch = 140, total = 164), one cup of red, white and blueberry salad (~140 calories per cup - I had 3/4 cup = 105) (recipe here) total calories for supper - 969
Uh....8:00 post FHE snack - two small, very chocolaty brownies - 448
Water for the day: 52 ozs
Total calories for the day = 2517
SOOOOOOO........ I did really well, until supper. Two servings of spaghetti killed me. And then the brownies definitely didn't help, not to mention they were after 6:30. Actually, if I hadn't indulged in the brownies, I would've been under 2200. Hmm.
That was my day. Talk to you tomorrow.
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Saturday, March 14, 2015
It's been four weeks
It's been four weeks since I've started this adventure. I've learned a lot about myself and my eating habits. I've worked at it. I've changed some things. I've definitely struggled. I move forward two steps and step back one and a half, BUT there's forward progress.
I estimate I've lowered my calories to about 2200 to 2500 per day. It's about 500 to 1200 calories less than I was eating (see this blog and this blog). I seem to handle that well without feeling like I'm starving. I've gained some energy back. I'm blogging regularly again (although I missed yesterday....it WAS Friday the 13th.... LMBO!)
My rough idea in my head is to try and maintain at this calorie level for a couple weeks and then lower it again. Of course, there's always the exercise that I haven't even TRIED to fit into my day. We are supposed to close on the new house on the 30th (We are trying to get it moved up). The next couple weeks are going to be really busy. I'm using that as an excuse to not start too many new things.
I did finally speak to my friend who is the physical trainer. She suggested this week I start adding in more fruits and veggies. Okay. I've heard of those...... 8^/ We have an "appointment" to meet up on Tuesdays. It'll be good.
So, this morning I weighed myself. It said 305. 4 pounds, one per week. Not bad, considering all the struggles I've been having. And I doesn't feel as if I've really done anything. So here's the pictures I took this morning (I tried to smile today):
I don't see much difference (it's four pounds) and the pictures suck. I may have to ask my hubby for help.
More to come. See you tomorrow.
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channel.
I estimate I've lowered my calories to about 2200 to 2500 per day. It's about 500 to 1200 calories less than I was eating (see this blog and this blog). I seem to handle that well without feeling like I'm starving. I've gained some energy back. I'm blogging regularly again (although I missed yesterday....it WAS Friday the 13th.... LMBO!)
My rough idea in my head is to try and maintain at this calorie level for a couple weeks and then lower it again. Of course, there's always the exercise that I haven't even TRIED to fit into my day. We are supposed to close on the new house on the 30th (We are trying to get it moved up). The next couple weeks are going to be really busy. I'm using that as an excuse to not start too many new things.
I did finally speak to my friend who is the physical trainer. She suggested this week I start adding in more fruits and veggies. Okay. I've heard of those...... 8^/ We have an "appointment" to meet up on Tuesdays. It'll be good.
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I don't see much difference (it's four pounds) and the pictures suck. I may have to ask my hubby for help.
More to come. See you tomorrow.
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Update March 12, 2015
Today was a good day.
I did take a nap this morning. I took my Benadryl late last night and I felt druggy this morning. At ten, I headed to the Family History Center until one. I stopped at 7-11 for my Diet Dr. Pepper and bag of cheesy puffcorn. It didn't taste as good as it has in the past.
There was a Relief Society dinner tonight a church celebrating the birthday of the society. There was taco salad and cupcakes. I had seconds on the taco salad, but it was mostly protein. I only had one cupcake.
No headaches today until now, really. The puffcorn didn't stay in my stomach for long. Big surprise there. So I was hungry this afternoon until I got home.
It'll be four weeks this Saturday since I started this whole fiasco so I've decided I'm going to take pictures and post a monthly update then.
I need to call my friend tomorrow. It's not the middle of the week anymore, but hopefully it'll still be good. :)
See you tomorrow.
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I did take a nap this morning. I took my Benadryl late last night and I felt druggy this morning. At ten, I headed to the Family History Center until one. I stopped at 7-11 for my Diet Dr. Pepper and bag of cheesy puffcorn. It didn't taste as good as it has in the past.
There was a Relief Society dinner tonight a church celebrating the birthday of the society. There was taco salad and cupcakes. I had seconds on the taco salad, but it was mostly protein. I only had one cupcake.
No headaches today until now, really. The puffcorn didn't stay in my stomach for long. Big surprise there. So I was hungry this afternoon until I got home.
It'll be four weeks this Saturday since I started this whole fiasco so I've decided I'm going to take pictures and post a monthly update then.
I need to call my friend tomorrow. It's not the middle of the week anymore, but hopefully it'll still be good. :)
See you tomorrow.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Update March 11, 2015
Today was a good day. I only took one nap today for an hour (instead of three). I did a lot of packing. I did laundry. I did pretty good at eating.
Last night, I took a Benadryl before bed. I woke up feeling good and I had energy.
Let me back up....
January 2013, I come down to Bakersfield to help Tyson search for a house to live in. I came home with a nasty kidney infection and pneumonia. I wound up needing to use an inhaler on an as necessary basis until about May. By May, my doctor put me on some steroids and I seemed to get over it.
August 2013. We're now living in Bakersfield. I'm using my inhaler again, PRN. I notice I need it most when the swamp cooler is running. By October, I don't feel like I need it anymore and I stop and I chalk it up to "winter" and not using the cooler.
At this point, I start being exhausted all the time. I sleep about ten hours a day and have no energy nor desire to do anything so I lay around most of the time.
I beat myself up about it. I seem to have one good day a week, usually Mondays, where I can get a lot done. I think its because I've been resting most of the weekend.
At the end of December, Tyson buys me a carpet cleaner. Our opinion of the carpet in our rental is that it is cheap. It shows dirt extremely easily, especially down the hallway. The carpet is a light beige but the hallway seems to be gray all the time. Our plan is to do the hallway once a month. On top of that, we had just gotten Katara and we needed to stay on top of the potty-training spots.
I start using my inhaler again in January. I figured "winter" was waning and things were beginning to bloom so that's probably why I felt like I needed it. I'm still exhausted and have no energy.
Tyson did the hallway for me at the end of January. It smelled musty. I figured it was because Tyson didn't use any soap. He was thinking the grayness of the carpet, which came back after walking on it for about two days, was because the dirt was sticking to the soap we used in December.
I did the hallway in February. Now it smells mildewy. We go over it again and it smells worse. And the carpet is even grayer than it had been in the fall. We now believe there is mold in the carpet.
Monday, I started eating a string cheese stick. It tasted somewhat moldy so I threw it away. About 30 seconds later, my chest started tightening up. And then it clicked.
I'm allergic to penicillin (made from mold, right?). It makes me stop breathing. The swamp cooler makes me have asthma attacks. The mold in the cheese makes me have an asthma attack.
You've probably already figured this out:
I'm hyper-sensitive to mold. There's mold in the carpet. I walk across it everyday, kicking it into the air. I take a Benadryl last night and it helps. I'm feeling better today. HMMMMMMMM............
Here's the other part. Last January, I wasn't sick with the pneumonia part until the evening after I looked at this house......... I already had the kidney infection. It just really didn't help the pneumonia.
Good thing we'll be out by the end of the month. :/ And that I have a good stock of Benadryl.... :D
I did well with eating today. EXCEPT, Tyson took me out to Black Angus for dinner for our anniversary. I don't feel bad about that at all.
Have a wonderful evening. See you tomorrow.
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Last night, I took a Benadryl before bed. I woke up feeling good and I had energy.
Let me back up....
January 2013, I come down to Bakersfield to help Tyson search for a house to live in. I came home with a nasty kidney infection and pneumonia. I wound up needing to use an inhaler on an as necessary basis until about May. By May, my doctor put me on some steroids and I seemed to get over it.
August 2013. We're now living in Bakersfield. I'm using my inhaler again, PRN. I notice I need it most when the swamp cooler is running. By October, I don't feel like I need it anymore and I stop and I chalk it up to "winter" and not using the cooler.
At this point, I start being exhausted all the time. I sleep about ten hours a day and have no energy nor desire to do anything so I lay around most of the time.
I beat myself up about it. I seem to have one good day a week, usually Mondays, where I can get a lot done. I think its because I've been resting most of the weekend.
At the end of December, Tyson buys me a carpet cleaner. Our opinion of the carpet in our rental is that it is cheap. It shows dirt extremely easily, especially down the hallway. The carpet is a light beige but the hallway seems to be gray all the time. Our plan is to do the hallway once a month. On top of that, we had just gotten Katara and we needed to stay on top of the potty-training spots.
I start using my inhaler again in January. I figured "winter" was waning and things were beginning to bloom so that's probably why I felt like I needed it. I'm still exhausted and have no energy.
Tyson did the hallway for me at the end of January. It smelled musty. I figured it was because Tyson didn't use any soap. He was thinking the grayness of the carpet, which came back after walking on it for about two days, was because the dirt was sticking to the soap we used in December.
I did the hallway in February. Now it smells mildewy. We go over it again and it smells worse. And the carpet is even grayer than it had been in the fall. We now believe there is mold in the carpet.
Monday, I started eating a string cheese stick. It tasted somewhat moldy so I threw it away. About 30 seconds later, my chest started tightening up. And then it clicked.
I'm allergic to penicillin (made from mold, right?). It makes me stop breathing. The swamp cooler makes me have asthma attacks. The mold in the cheese makes me have an asthma attack.
You've probably already figured this out:
I'm hyper-sensitive to mold. There's mold in the carpet. I walk across it everyday, kicking it into the air. I take a Benadryl last night and it helps. I'm feeling better today. HMMMMMMMM............
Here's the other part. Last January, I wasn't sick with the pneumonia part until the evening after I looked at this house......... I already had the kidney infection. It just really didn't help the pneumonia.
Good thing we'll be out by the end of the month. :/ And that I have a good stock of Benadryl.... :D
I did well with eating today. EXCEPT, Tyson took me out to Black Angus for dinner for our anniversary. I don't feel bad about that at all.
Have a wonderful evening. See you tomorrow.
Same Bat time, same Bat channel.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Checking In March 10, 2015
Checking in. I really haven't gotten a specific topic today.
I did fairly well today....well, now that I think about it....
5:15 - Two pieces of turkey and a piece of cheese
7:30 - 10:00 - snooze on the couch while Ryleigh watches My Little Pony
11:00 - go to store to finish shopping I didn't get done yesterday. Think the entire time about maybe having enough left over to stop by Taco Bell.
12:00 - Load the car and leave disappointed because I didn't have enough extra money left over. Now I have a headache and I'm starting to shake.
12:30 - Groceries are put away, Ryleigh is eating a PBJ and I am chowing down on 1 1/2 cups of ham, rice and cheese because, well, because I really wanted it. And I wasn't patient enough to fix my burritos.
1:00 - tired now because of sugar low. Still have headache.
3:15 - finally have a chance to lay down. Lasts about 20 minutes until one of the kids wakes me up.
5:00 - Talk Tyson into cooking spaghetti while I pick up Stephi from swimming. I DID NOT STOP AT 7-11!! Still have a headache.
6:00 - Everybody eats spaghetti while I have chicken and beans on lettuce. Was actually pretty good. I'm still kinda full.
Tomorrow!
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I did fairly well today....well, now that I think about it....
5:15 - Two pieces of turkey and a piece of cheese
7:30 - 10:00 - snooze on the couch while Ryleigh watches My Little Pony
11:00 - go to store to finish shopping I didn't get done yesterday. Think the entire time about maybe having enough left over to stop by Taco Bell.
12:00 - Load the car and leave disappointed because I didn't have enough extra money left over. Now I have a headache and I'm starting to shake.
12:30 - Groceries are put away, Ryleigh is eating a PBJ and I am chowing down on 1 1/2 cups of ham, rice and cheese because, well, because I really wanted it. And I wasn't patient enough to fix my burritos.
1:00 - tired now because of sugar low. Still have headache.
3:15 - finally have a chance to lay down. Lasts about 20 minutes until one of the kids wakes me up.
5:00 - Talk Tyson into cooking spaghetti while I pick up Stephi from swimming. I DID NOT STOP AT 7-11!! Still have a headache.
6:00 - Everybody eats spaghetti while I have chicken and beans on lettuce. Was actually pretty good. I'm still kinda full.
Tomorrow!
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Monday, March 9, 2015
What I've learned about my eating habits
So the binge I've had this last week has made me really look at why I eat. Sounds odd. I should be eating because I'm hungry, right? Nope. Not me.
I eat because:
1. I'm bored and I want something for my hands to do;
2. I'm passing Taco Bell;
3. The food I'm fixing at that moment is too delicious to pass up;
4. I'm passing Chipotle's;
5. It's the correct time of day to eat;
6. I'm passing McDonald's;
7. I'm in 7-11 and already purchasing the Dr. Pepper so I might as well purchase the bag
of cheese puffcorn;
8. I'm passing the refrigerator;
9. It's Thursday;
10. It's Monday, I've been shopping all day and now I'm at Sam's and I'm passing the
fast food counter at the front of the store.
Anywhere in the above statements have you seen the phrase "Because I'm hungry."?
I don't either.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT THERE!!
Now, you may think that I'm being facetious or dramatic. Well, maybe I am a tad. I don't stop every single time I pass Taco Bell, Chipotle or McDonald's. But I do make a mental note to make sure I stop when I'm out and alone (feeding someone else who may be in the vehicle can become expensive). Does that make me a closet binger? Never heard of it, but I'm not tossing out possibilities.
But, the majority of what I say above is correct. I really never eat because I'm hungry. Number 8 really frustrates me when I realize I opened the door just because I passed it. And since I've gone through the trouble of opening the door, I might as well grab a snack, right? :/
This phenomenon was really obvious when I was eating crap last week and I was full. Literally, I was stuffed. Like when you've had WAY too much at Thanksgiving. AND I KEPT EATING IT.
I guess that's reason number:
11. I can't waste the food.
Oh! I almost forgot number:
12. I am doing something creative (with my hands even) and my creative energy is spent
so I need to do something different with my hands and have a snack.
What did Charlie Brown say?
AAAUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!
Today's food:
5:15 - One piece of ham lunchmeat and a single slice of Colby Jack cheese
7:30 - A medium sized bowl of Cream of Wheat with a tablespoon of White Grape Jelly
12:30 - (my blood sugar is so low at this point, I'm shaking. Why? Because I was shopping and forgot about my eat-something-small-every-three-hours-to-keep-your-blood-sugar-level snacks.) One Sam's size piece of all-meat pizza (equivalent of two slices) and a 32 oz Full-HighFructoseCornSyrup Dr. Pepper.
5:30 - snacking on the ham, rice and cheese casserole I'm making for supper as I prepare it. Why? Because I was at the doctor's office all afternoon with Ryan getting his unbroken arm cleared for PE again and I forgot about my eating schedule. (If I made this sound like Ryan's fault, it's not. It's mine. Just frustrating.) Man. I'm going to have to start packing around a diaper bag again just so I can eat small snacks!
6:15 - Eating my chicken and bean tortillas while everybody else eats the ham rice and cheese.
6:35 - Stop eating for the night.
8:00 - keep my hands busy doing dishes while everybody else eats ice cream. :/
AAAUUUGGGGHHHH!!
I have officially blogged today. Tomorrow will be better. Have a wonderful evening. See you tomorrow.
Same Bat time, same Bat channel.
I eat because:
1. I'm bored and I want something for my hands to do;
2. I'm passing Taco Bell;
3. The food I'm fixing at that moment is too delicious to pass up;
4. I'm passing Chipotle's;
5. It's the correct time of day to eat;
6. I'm passing McDonald's;
7. I'm in 7-11 and already purchasing the Dr. Pepper so I might as well purchase the bag
of cheese puffcorn;
8. I'm passing the refrigerator;
9. It's Thursday;
10. It's Monday, I've been shopping all day and now I'm at Sam's and I'm passing the
fast food counter at the front of the store.
Anywhere in the above statements have you seen the phrase "Because I'm hungry."?
I don't either.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT THERE!!
Now, you may think that I'm being facetious or dramatic. Well, maybe I am a tad. I don't stop every single time I pass Taco Bell, Chipotle or McDonald's. But I do make a mental note to make sure I stop when I'm out and alone (feeding someone else who may be in the vehicle can become expensive). Does that make me a closet binger? Never heard of it, but I'm not tossing out possibilities.
But, the majority of what I say above is correct. I really never eat because I'm hungry. Number 8 really frustrates me when I realize I opened the door just because I passed it. And since I've gone through the trouble of opening the door, I might as well grab a snack, right? :/
This phenomenon was really obvious when I was eating crap last week and I was full. Literally, I was stuffed. Like when you've had WAY too much at Thanksgiving. AND I KEPT EATING IT.
I guess that's reason number:
11. I can't waste the food.
Oh! I almost forgot number:
12. I am doing something creative (with my hands even) and my creative energy is spent
so I need to do something different with my hands and have a snack.
What did Charlie Brown say?
AAAUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!
Today's food:
5:15 - One piece of ham lunchmeat and a single slice of Colby Jack cheese
7:30 - A medium sized bowl of Cream of Wheat with a tablespoon of White Grape Jelly
12:30 - (my blood sugar is so low at this point, I'm shaking. Why? Because I was shopping and forgot about my eat-something-small-every-three-hours-to-keep-your-blood-sugar-level snacks.) One Sam's size piece of all-meat pizza (equivalent of two slices) and a 32 oz Full-HighFructoseCornSyrup Dr. Pepper.
5:30 - snacking on the ham, rice and cheese casserole I'm making for supper as I prepare it. Why? Because I was at the doctor's office all afternoon with Ryan getting his unbroken arm cleared for PE again and I forgot about my eating schedule. (If I made this sound like Ryan's fault, it's not. It's mine. Just frustrating.) Man. I'm going to have to start packing around a diaper bag again just so I can eat small snacks!
6:15 - Eating my chicken and bean tortillas while everybody else eats the ham rice and cheese.
6:35 - Stop eating for the night.
8:00 - keep my hands busy doing dishes while everybody else eats ice cream. :/
AAAUUUGGGGHHHH!!
I have officially blogged today. Tomorrow will be better. Have a wonderful evening. See you tomorrow.
Same Bat time, same Bat channel.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Avoidance
I've been avoiding blogging because it holds me accountable. The last week I haven't been doing well at all.
Well, maybe that's not totally true. I do well during the day. I keep track of my calories. I stick the "diet" I've established.
And then about 4:00 it all falls to pieces. I crave sugar. I crave caffeine. I crave junk food.
This week has been horrible for the diet. Monday, I had a 32 oz fountain Dr. Pepper. Tuesday, I stopped and got french fries from McDonald's. Wednesday, I snorked down five of Steph's freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, not to mention sniping dough as she was making them. Thursday, the piece de resistance, I had a double quarter pounder meal from McD's (I did restrain myself to a medium size and a DIET Dr. Pepper. I am dieting, you know.) At least four of the seven days I stopped and bought a 20 oz full-high-fructose-corn-syrup Dr. Pepper when I went to pick up Steph from swimming (a convenient excuse for the convenience store...). On Friday, I gorged on squiggle. And yesterday, I devoured TWO pieces of DOUBLE stack chicken and bacon pizza from Papa Murphy's (There were tomatoes on it....).
And I only walked the poor dog once.
DIETING SUCKS.
Changing behavior sucks more.
So today, I spoke to a friend at church. She's a physical trainer. She told me I was trying to change TOO MUCH at once. She suggested instead of jumping from 3000-3400 calories per day to 1500, try only going down to 2200, halfway-ish, and shoot for 1500 later. Go ahead and have my Dr. Pepper, but make it diet and limit it to a certain amount per day. (There's these nifty sizes they're selling here that are like 10 ozs and come in an 8 pack.) Don't eat after 6 p.m. (Well, it'll have to be 6:30, we eat at 6.) If I want to add walking the dog fine, but if I don't, don't sweat it, I can add that in next week. She advised I only make one or two changes a week. And don't forget to call her in the middle of the week.
Okay.
Oh, and she said to keep blogging. Everyday.
I'm not sure what I'm going to talk about everyday, but okay. I will.
Good things that happened this week as far as dieting:
When I ate the double quarter pounder and medium fries, which I usually get with large fries, I was stuffed before I was done. Same with the pizza. I would normally eat three pieces. So, my stomach must be shrinking.
Okay. New plan then. I'll check back in tomorrow.
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Well, maybe that's not totally true. I do well during the day. I keep track of my calories. I stick the "diet" I've established.
And then about 4:00 it all falls to pieces. I crave sugar. I crave caffeine. I crave junk food.
This week has been horrible for the diet. Monday, I had a 32 oz fountain Dr. Pepper. Tuesday, I stopped and got french fries from McDonald's. Wednesday, I snorked down five of Steph's freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, not to mention sniping dough as she was making them. Thursday, the piece de resistance, I had a double quarter pounder meal from McD's (I did restrain myself to a medium size and a DIET Dr. Pepper. I am dieting, you know.) At least four of the seven days I stopped and bought a 20 oz full-high-fructose-corn-syrup Dr. Pepper when I went to pick up Steph from swimming (a convenient excuse for the convenience store...). On Friday, I gorged on squiggle. And yesterday, I devoured TWO pieces of DOUBLE stack chicken and bacon pizza from Papa Murphy's (There were tomatoes on it....).
And I only walked the poor dog once.
PTTTTHHHHHHH!!
I suck.DIETING SUCKS.
Changing behavior sucks more.
So today, I spoke to a friend at church. She's a physical trainer. She told me I was trying to change TOO MUCH at once. She suggested instead of jumping from 3000-3400 calories per day to 1500, try only going down to 2200, halfway-ish, and shoot for 1500 later. Go ahead and have my Dr. Pepper, but make it diet and limit it to a certain amount per day. (There's these nifty sizes they're selling here that are like 10 ozs and come in an 8 pack.) Don't eat after 6 p.m. (Well, it'll have to be 6:30, we eat at 6.) If I want to add walking the dog fine, but if I don't, don't sweat it, I can add that in next week. She advised I only make one or two changes a week. And don't forget to call her in the middle of the week.
Okay.
Oh, and she said to keep blogging. Everyday.
I'm not sure what I'm going to talk about everyday, but okay. I will.
Good things that happened this week as far as dieting:
When I ate the double quarter pounder and medium fries, which I usually get with large fries, I was stuffed before I was done. Same with the pizza. I would normally eat three pieces. So, my stomach must be shrinking.
Okay. New plan then. I'll check back in tomorrow.
Same Bat time, same Bat channel.
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