Today I started back to school so tonight has been busy. I had to get my homework done (algebra ick) and that took me quite a while. However, I made supper tonight and was pleasantly surprised when my fiance had some cucumbers with dip and a small glass of V8 juice with it. We have been together a long time and I have never seen him drink V8, so this was really nice.
We had the left over fried chicken from last night, along with potatoes and gravy again. This time I had half of a cucumber with dip with it instead of the other raw vegetables. I also realized that maybe I did not eat as much dip earlier today as I thought because this time I actually scooped out 2 tablespoons of the dip and it turns out to be quite a lot actually.
Anyway, my intake for today was:
Breakfast: Calories Fat
6 oz yogurt 80 0
1 cup grapes 110 .3
1/2 orange 35 .2
1 banana 105 .4
Snack
8 oz. V8 juice 60 0
Lunch
Peppers 80 0
carrots 70 0
dip 70 5.2
Dinner
Potatoes 145 7
Chicken 150 8
Dip 120 10
1/2 Cucumber 20 0
8 oz V8 Juice 60 0
Totals 1090 31.1
There is definetly the possibility that I got in a few more calories and fat grams, but even if that is true, either way you look at it I still came in below my levels, so I am happy with it. Oops, I had an apple for snack a couple hours after lunch. Still, I don't think that puts my numbers up a whole lot, do you?
Well, tomorrow is another day and at least before the day is over I will be able to go shopping and stock up on some healthy food. I am starting to really look forward to all of this. It seems that all I do is eat, yet the calorie and fat intake is really low. This gives me more room to indulge myself just a bit. Perhaps I can have a little more of this or a little more of that, we shall see. One thing I want to have some of is fruit juices. I do love them but you are always hearing about how bad the sugars in them can be for you, something I never really understood. If you get real fruit juice there should be no added sugar. And how can that juice be bad for you if the fruit itself is supposed to be good? Either way, I intend to pick some up tomorrow. I am a sucker for both orange and apple juice, and maybe I'll try some different kinds in order to give myself more options.
Have a great night, I'll be back tomorrow.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Day 2 cont.
So I just ate my lunch..and it was really good too. I had 1/2 of a cucumber, carrot sticks, and pepper slices with light veggie dip and with that I had 8 oz. of V8 juice. Now I am going to have a slice of watermelon. For this meal I am not overly concerned about the calories because with all the veggies I had I really only need to count the fat grams. I know the veggie dip is 60 calories in 2 tablespoons with 5 grams of fat. I am sure I probably had at least 6 tablespoons of the dip. So thats about 15 grams of fat....along with the less than one gram I had for breakfast. As for the calories themselves, well, I figure about 60 - 80 for the veggies I ate, and there are 60 in the V8 juice. So that isn't too bad of a meal and I am stuffed. However, I feel like something sweet so that is where the watermelon comes in. It is way better for me than the Christmas candy that is sitting in my living room.
Also, I walked today, but only for 15 minutes. The reason for this is simple: Dr.'s orders. Because of all the physical stuff I have been doing lately my back is now bothering me. My doctor told me to walk, but only until it bothers my back. I have walked longer in the past, but that was without doing all the other physical things that I have done the last few days. So, I am resting my back for the remainder of the day and maybe by the time I get home from work I will feel up to walking some more.
Now, I am off here to enjoy my watermelon before I have to head back to work in less than an hour.
Also, I walked today, but only for 15 minutes. The reason for this is simple: Dr.'s orders. Because of all the physical stuff I have been doing lately my back is now bothering me. My doctor told me to walk, but only until it bothers my back. I have walked longer in the past, but that was without doing all the other physical things that I have done the last few days. So, I am resting my back for the remainder of the day and maybe by the time I get home from work I will feel up to walking some more.
Now, I am off here to enjoy my watermelon before I have to head back to work in less than an hour.
Day 2
Yesterday, even though I did not have a difficult day as far as being hungry, I did realize that I had not gotten in more than 1000 calories. So, what I did was after I wrote up my entry I had another cup of grapes. This put me over 1000, but I really wasn't exactly hungry when I ate them. I need to spread the calories out over the day. Planning out my meals will help me in this. I am not going to let this get me down by any means. Instead, I will just take that step forward to make sure that I plan ahead and get in the calories I need, and not the ones that I WANT.
By doing that I made a change today. For breakfast I had a 6 oz. banana yogurt with 80 calories, 0 fat, 1 cup grapes with 110 calories, .3 g fat, 1/2 of an orange, 35 calories, .2 g fat, and a banana, 105 calories, .4 g fat. Then I had 8 oz of V8 juice which contains 60 calories, 0 fat. So my total so far today is 385 calories and less than a gram of fat. I think this is pretty good.
For lunch I plan to have some carrot sticks, peppers, and cucumbers with veggie dip and probably some watermelon and maybe an apple after that. If I have the time that is. Lunch is difficult because I get caught up in doing my school work and lose track of time. This is something I need to work on so that I make time for everything. I prefer to exercise in between my bus runs, but I have been thinking that I may have to start getting up earlier and doing it first thing in the morning. If I do it that way I have the opportunity for my metabolism to get jacked up before I have even begun my day. Also, it gives me the chance to get some extra walking in later in the day if I choose.
The other idea was to do it either right before dinner or right after. The problem with this is that I do not want to get my body going too close to bedtime because that can actually make it harder to get to sleep. I am going to try it both ways and see which I like best.
By doing that I made a change today. For breakfast I had a 6 oz. banana yogurt with 80 calories, 0 fat, 1 cup grapes with 110 calories, .3 g fat, 1/2 of an orange, 35 calories, .2 g fat, and a banana, 105 calories, .4 g fat. Then I had 8 oz of V8 juice which contains 60 calories, 0 fat. So my total so far today is 385 calories and less than a gram of fat. I think this is pretty good.
For lunch I plan to have some carrot sticks, peppers, and cucumbers with veggie dip and probably some watermelon and maybe an apple after that. If I have the time that is. Lunch is difficult because I get caught up in doing my school work and lose track of time. This is something I need to work on so that I make time for everything. I prefer to exercise in between my bus runs, but I have been thinking that I may have to start getting up earlier and doing it first thing in the morning. If I do it that way I have the opportunity for my metabolism to get jacked up before I have even begun my day. Also, it gives me the chance to get some extra walking in later in the day if I choose.
The other idea was to do it either right before dinner or right after. The problem with this is that I do not want to get my body going too close to bedtime because that can actually make it harder to get to sleep. I am going to try it both ways and see which I like best.
Fiber
So I realized today that I also need a decent amount of fiber in my diet. I found this website http://commonsensehealth.com/Diet-and-Nutrition/List_of_High_Fiber_Foods.shtml and it shows a list of high fiber foods. Unfortunately for me, I do not like a lot of these foods. However, there are some of these foods that I really do like. One of these is oatmeal. I also really like bran cereals, so I figure it may be in my best interest to pick some up. I already have some oatmeal in my cupboard.
A lot of the highest fiber vegetables are just things I don't like. But that is fine because I can make up for it in other ways. One way is by drinking V8 juice, which contains 5 grams of fiber in an 8 oz. glass. Since I really enjoy V8 juice this shouldn't be much of a problem. Not only that but neither my fiance or the kids like it, so when I buy it at least I get it all. That is what my snack for the moment is as well. :-)
A lot of the highest fiber vegetables are just things I don't like. But that is fine because I can make up for it in other ways. One way is by drinking V8 juice, which contains 5 grams of fiber in an 8 oz. glass. Since I really enjoy V8 juice this shouldn't be much of a problem. Not only that but neither my fiance or the kids like it, so when I buy it at least I get it all. That is what my snack for the moment is as well. :-)
Monday, January 3, 2011
Day 1 summary
Ok, so for breakfast I had a banana, about a cup of grapes, and 1/2 of an orange. For lunch I had 1/2 of a medium cucumber and about 1/4 of a pepper, a mixture of orange, red, and yellow peppers...and they were awesome. For dinner I had 2 fried chicken drumsticks, a medium potatoe with chicken gravy (I use the kind in the pouch because there is no fat and almost no calories..and I just like it), raw carrot sticks and raw peppers, this time with a ranch vege dip. And for a snack earlier I had a banana. I added up the calories for the day, and rounded UP just in case..sometimes I just add a few extra calories to every meal just to be on the safe side...and it came to a total of 925 calories. Again, it was probably up a bit from that, maybe up to 1000 since I did not actually measure each thing out, and medium this and that can differ, at least I think so.
So, I really should have taken in more calories for the day. However, I am stuffed right now so I don't have to worry about feeling hungry later. And if by some chance I DO feel hungry, well, I can grab some fruit.
Ok, so I made it through Day 1 and having the fruit in the house seems to make my fiance happy. He may not do vegetables, but he does love fruit. So far, so good. On to a new day!!
So, I really should have taken in more calories for the day. However, I am stuffed right now so I don't have to worry about feeling hungry later. And if by some chance I DO feel hungry, well, I can grab some fruit.
Ok, so I made it through Day 1 and having the fruit in the house seems to make my fiance happy. He may not do vegetables, but he does love fruit. So far, so good. On to a new day!!
Calorie Counter
Ok, so I told you that I had a banana, about a cup of grapes, and half of an orange for breakfast. I found a calorie counter here: http://thecaloriecounter.com/Search.aspx and I am using the numbers from here to keep track.
Banana: 105 calories, 0.4 g fat
1 cup grapes: 110 calories, 0.3 g fat
1/2 orange: 35 calories, 0.2 g fat
So ok, I took in 250 calories, but less than a gram of fat. This is much better than taking in 250 calories and 25 g of fat, right?? Of course it is. These have got to be the better calories. Ok, so now that I know I took in 250 so far today, that leaves me with (and I am starting off with no more than 2000 calories a day I think) 1750 calories that I can still ingest today. Since I am having veges for lunch, I know I won't get them all in during that meal. That means, I am not so worried to have one piece of fried chicken tonight. Already I do not feel as though I am being deprived. In all actuality, I usually don't even eat a lot during the day anyway but they are all bad calories. For instance, I normally have a sausage, egg and cheese croissant for breakfast, then whatever I can scrounge up during the day, if anything, for lunch, then pig out for dinner because I haven't eaten decent all day. Right now I feel satisfied and not hungry. And since it is now 10:30 that means that I can soon eat again before I head out for work. Once I get going on this I want to be able to eat when I get up in the morning before I go to work. I have never really liked to eat that early, but I have heard it is better to eat within an hour of getting out of bed. May have to check up on that and see if it makes a difference. One thing I do like to do is take some V8 juice with me. I just didn't pick any up today, but maybe later.
Ok, time to go see just how many calories are in that fried chicken drumstick I plan to have for dinner. It MAY change my mind. LOL
Banana: 105 calories, 0.4 g fat
1 cup grapes: 110 calories, 0.3 g fat
1/2 orange: 35 calories, 0.2 g fat
So ok, I took in 250 calories, but less than a gram of fat. This is much better than taking in 250 calories and 25 g of fat, right?? Of course it is. These have got to be the better calories. Ok, so now that I know I took in 250 so far today, that leaves me with (and I am starting off with no more than 2000 calories a day I think) 1750 calories that I can still ingest today. Since I am having veges for lunch, I know I won't get them all in during that meal. That means, I am not so worried to have one piece of fried chicken tonight. Already I do not feel as though I am being deprived. In all actuality, I usually don't even eat a lot during the day anyway but they are all bad calories. For instance, I normally have a sausage, egg and cheese croissant for breakfast, then whatever I can scrounge up during the day, if anything, for lunch, then pig out for dinner because I haven't eaten decent all day. Right now I feel satisfied and not hungry. And since it is now 10:30 that means that I can soon eat again before I head out for work. Once I get going on this I want to be able to eat when I get up in the morning before I go to work. I have never really liked to eat that early, but I have heard it is better to eat within an hour of getting out of bed. May have to check up on that and see if it makes a difference. One thing I do like to do is take some V8 juice with me. I just didn't pick any up today, but maybe later.
Ok, time to go see just how many calories are in that fried chicken drumstick I plan to have for dinner. It MAY change my mind. LOL
Honesty...
Ok, so I just got home from my morning run (oops, just reread this and realized it sounds like I am going out to run every morning. No, I am a school bus driver and have just finished my morning bus run). I get up about 5:15 am and go to work and then get home about 9:30 then go back in at noon and get home about 3:45. So, this gives me just a couple hours during the day to get stuff done. Today I had to go up and pick up some stuff to eat. This morning I am having about a cup of grapes, a banana, and half of a navel orange. I got me some fresh vegetables for lunch and to have with my dinner. Tonight I will make fried chicken (yes I said fried chicken) and have a little bit of potatoes with it and my raw vegetables. My fiance will eat most of it, trust me. I am thinking that if I stick with just one chicken drumstick and have the rest as I've said then I won't do too bad. It is like I have said before, I have to do this slowly. What I am doing now might even be too much too soon, but only time will tell on that.
I have not yet found me a calorie counter but I am going to see about finding one today. That way I will be able to keep track of how many calories and fat, etc. that I consume in a day and be able to see what I need to cut down on or cut out completely. One good thing is that about 99% of the time I only drink water. I do have a hot chocolate now and then but I don't drink any soft drinks anymore. If we go out to eat I get a lemonade, so I figure in that area I am probably fairly safe.
Today I am going to take my measurements. This is why this post is called "Honesty" because I don't really want to post those amounts but if I am going to do this I must be honest, not only with myself, but with all of you as well. So, here goes:
Weight: 240 lbs.
Waist: 49 1/2" (done around my belly button)
Breast: 52"
Below Breast: 45"
Hips: 47"
Right Thigh: 23 1/2"
Left Thigh: 24"
You are probably a bit shocked about my measurements. Well, as for my thighs, I have always had small legs. I carry all my weight in my middle and I have no hips so those measurements there are fat, obviously. I am built, seriously, very "straight". Most women have hips that give them curves, I don't, never have. I am built like my mother. But it seems that all my weight ends up in the middle of me. That, and on my back. Ewwww I hate back fat. As you can see I have also added my weight in there. I was going to add my height to the stats just to give you a better idea of it all, but it seems odd to do that. So, I will just tell you here. I am 5'9" tall. So yea, I am tall, but that is really no excuse for my weight. Most people insist there is no way I weigh what I say I do. Well, what they look at and think is hips, isn't, it is all fat.
So, anyway, I was totally honest about my measurements. Believe me, that didn't come easy for me. But I am going to try my darndest to stay as honest as possible. Right now it isn't so hard because no one has seen this blog except me, as far as I know anyway, but later when I know people are reading, it will get harder.
Still want to post a picture of me so you all can see exactly what I am talking about. Now that I am back to work and the kids are back in school, I have more privacy to go do that.
Also, this entry is called "Honesty" for another reason: I do not want people posting comments that tell me stuff that isn't true! Seriously. If you think I look like crap...say so. You won't hurt my feelings because I KNOW what I look like. I live with this body every day. Now later, if and when the weight starts coming off, sure I'd love some encouraging words like telling me I'm looking better. I am just told so often that "You're not fat" "You don't need to lose weight" etc. etc. That is a load of crap and we all know it. I know they say it because they care, but in the end it probably hurts me more than helps me. So, it's time to buck up and listen to the truth. I hope I will get that from any of you who post.
Thanks!!
I have not yet found me a calorie counter but I am going to see about finding one today. That way I will be able to keep track of how many calories and fat, etc. that I consume in a day and be able to see what I need to cut down on or cut out completely. One good thing is that about 99% of the time I only drink water. I do have a hot chocolate now and then but I don't drink any soft drinks anymore. If we go out to eat I get a lemonade, so I figure in that area I am probably fairly safe.
Today I am going to take my measurements. This is why this post is called "Honesty" because I don't really want to post those amounts but if I am going to do this I must be honest, not only with myself, but with all of you as well. So, here goes:
Weight: 240 lbs.
Waist: 49 1/2" (done around my belly button)
Breast: 52"
Below Breast: 45"
Hips: 47"
Right Thigh: 23 1/2"
Left Thigh: 24"
You are probably a bit shocked about my measurements. Well, as for my thighs, I have always had small legs. I carry all my weight in my middle and I have no hips so those measurements there are fat, obviously. I am built, seriously, very "straight". Most women have hips that give them curves, I don't, never have. I am built like my mother. But it seems that all my weight ends up in the middle of me. That, and on my back. Ewwww I hate back fat. As you can see I have also added my weight in there. I was going to add my height to the stats just to give you a better idea of it all, but it seems odd to do that. So, I will just tell you here. I am 5'9" tall. So yea, I am tall, but that is really no excuse for my weight. Most people insist there is no way I weigh what I say I do. Well, what they look at and think is hips, isn't, it is all fat.
So, anyway, I was totally honest about my measurements. Believe me, that didn't come easy for me. But I am going to try my darndest to stay as honest as possible. Right now it isn't so hard because no one has seen this blog except me, as far as I know anyway, but later when I know people are reading, it will get harder.
Still want to post a picture of me so you all can see exactly what I am talking about. Now that I am back to work and the kids are back in school, I have more privacy to go do that.
Also, this entry is called "Honesty" for another reason: I do not want people posting comments that tell me stuff that isn't true! Seriously. If you think I look like crap...say so. You won't hurt my feelings because I KNOW what I look like. I live with this body every day. Now later, if and when the weight starts coming off, sure I'd love some encouraging words like telling me I'm looking better. I am just told so often that "You're not fat" "You don't need to lose weight" etc. etc. That is a load of crap and we all know it. I know they say it because they care, but in the end it probably hurts me more than helps me. So, it's time to buck up and listen to the truth. I hope I will get that from any of you who post.
Thanks!!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Daily Calorie Counter
Ok, so I went online and found a few different daily calorie counters:
For example, tonight I am making me a small portion of salmon on top of all of the different vegetables I had in my freezer. As I said earlier, I'm a bit broke after the holidays but I'm back to work tomorrow so before the end of the week I will be able to pick me up some much more desirable foods.
Well, this is not the BEST meal I've ever had, but it isn't the worst either. I am not real big on salmon but we had it in the house so that's what I'm eating. As long as I eat it with my broccoli I am much happier. I love broccoli.
So, as for how many calories that meal was, well, I'm not sure. But I am sure that it didn't come anywhere near my limit for the day. My day is almost over and chances are the only other thing I will have to eat (possibly) will be an 80 calorie yogurt cup. Tomorrow I will make much more effort to at least get in ENOUGH calories. I figure if I can aim for about 1800 calories a day, and walk on my treadmill and maybe even use my weights, then I should be able to begin losing weight. So, I need some veges and fruits.
Speaking of veges and fruits I also found a site that has some really delicious sounding smoothies. Right now I do not own a blender (in the past I had really no use for them) but it is looking like that is going to be one of my first investments. There is no reason why I can't make something as simple as a smoothie for at least one of my meals.
I have decided to try very hard to keep my breakfast and lunch meals to strictly vegetables and fruits. I may not always suceed, but if I don't try I'll never know. And then for dinner I will have a SMALL portion of whatever meat or fish I make for my fiance. In the end he may actually appreciate me doing this because he will get more homemade meals instead of the take out we have so very often. Being just the two of us on the weekdays, we tend to find it much easier to just order out. Not anymore!! That is one of my goals as well, to be able to make him more decent meals. Just because he is thin as a rail does not mean that he is necessarily healthy.
2155 to maintain current weight
2154 to maintain
1920 to lose
2516 to maintain
2603 to maintain
As you can see they are all telling me that I can have over 2000 calories a day to maintain my weight. Well, that is NOT going to happen. First of all, I would have a tough time consuming that many calories while eating MANY more vegetables. And since that is my plan, I should easily be able to keep my caloric intake down. The problem is, I can't go TOO far down or my body will start conserving the fat on my body. This is why I will definitely keep some meat and fish in my diet. The last link tells me I can intake the highest amount of calories to maintain my current weight, but it also told me that to lose weight I should take in no more than 1800 calories. That didn't really surprise me.For example, tonight I am making me a small portion of salmon on top of all of the different vegetables I had in my freezer. As I said earlier, I'm a bit broke after the holidays but I'm back to work tomorrow so before the end of the week I will be able to pick me up some much more desirable foods.
Well, this is not the BEST meal I've ever had, but it isn't the worst either. I am not real big on salmon but we had it in the house so that's what I'm eating. As long as I eat it with my broccoli I am much happier. I love broccoli.
So, as for how many calories that meal was, well, I'm not sure. But I am sure that it didn't come anywhere near my limit for the day. My day is almost over and chances are the only other thing I will have to eat (possibly) will be an 80 calorie yogurt cup. Tomorrow I will make much more effort to at least get in ENOUGH calories. I figure if I can aim for about 1800 calories a day, and walk on my treadmill and maybe even use my weights, then I should be able to begin losing weight. So, I need some veges and fruits.
Speaking of veges and fruits I also found a site that has some really delicious sounding smoothies. Right now I do not own a blender (in the past I had really no use for them) but it is looking like that is going to be one of my first investments. There is no reason why I can't make something as simple as a smoothie for at least one of my meals.
I have decided to try very hard to keep my breakfast and lunch meals to strictly vegetables and fruits. I may not always suceed, but if I don't try I'll never know. And then for dinner I will have a SMALL portion of whatever meat or fish I make for my fiance. In the end he may actually appreciate me doing this because he will get more homemade meals instead of the take out we have so very often. Being just the two of us on the weekdays, we tend to find it much easier to just order out. Not anymore!! That is one of my goals as well, to be able to make him more decent meals. Just because he is thin as a rail does not mean that he is necessarily healthy.
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