Day Four Plan...doing great!!
For anyone reading this, Kathy and I have been struggling with weight gain, and eating right. So we decided to start posting our plans and progress. I think I can speak for both Kathy and me when I say that we are doing great. This has really kept us motivated, and on track.
So my plan for the day.
The first thing I did today was to get my PB2 out of the cabinet and put it beside my purse. That way I cannot forget it, and I can have my favorite snack, apples and peanut butter!!
My breakfast will be my usual, granola and greek yogurt
Lunch I have a slice of left over pizza. I will add a little bit more of fat free cheese to it. I know not the best, but hubby "cooked" last night! I also have a Kashi frozen dinner in the freezer that I am bringing in case I really don't want the pizza.
Dinner, we are having a guest for dinner, so I was thinking of doing steak tips, sweet potatoe baked fries, and salad for dinner.
I am going to walk at the commons again during lunch....bringing my mittens!!! This will make 5 days of some kind of exercise. With this hour, I will have already put in 285 minutes. I WILL break my goal this month.
I feel very good, both physically and mentally. This has been a huge step for me. I am very open about my surgery, but not about my struggles. I think lap banders have more of a struggle than gastric patients, but I am not using that as an excuse. I will reach my goal, and I will do it by next summer.
So my plan for the day.
The first thing I did today was to get my PB2 out of the cabinet and put it beside my purse. That way I cannot forget it, and I can have my favorite snack, apples and peanut butter!!
My breakfast will be my usual, granola and greek yogurt
Lunch I have a slice of left over pizza. I will add a little bit more of fat free cheese to it. I know not the best, but hubby "cooked" last night! I also have a Kashi frozen dinner in the freezer that I am bringing in case I really don't want the pizza.
Dinner, we are having a guest for dinner, so I was thinking of doing steak tips, sweet potatoe baked fries, and salad for dinner.
I am going to walk at the commons again during lunch....bringing my mittens!!! This will make 5 days of some kind of exercise. With this hour, I will have already put in 285 minutes. I WILL break my goal this month.
I feel very good, both physically and mentally. This has been a huge step for me. I am very open about my surgery, but not about my struggles. I think lap banders have more of a struggle than gastric patients, but I am not using that as an excuse. I will reach my goal, and I will do it by next summer.
Martha:
I love this idea to post plans and/or progress! Love it! Btw... you are doing great and glad to hear the dizzies have subsided.
Ok... My plan:
A.M 2 glasses of water
A.M 1 hour Jazzercise
B- Egg Salad with low fat dressing (love it!)
S- 5 Multi-grain crackers with a slice of cheese.
L- Shrimp W/****tail Sauce
D-1 glass of wine :) - Tofu Stir-fry
Weigh day Tuesday so I must keep focused and stick to my plan!
I'm going to cook extra egg salad and stir-fry. - I love leftovers (un-like hubby ) and it helps to have it ready upon demand.
I love this idea to post plans and/or progress! Love it! Btw... you are doing great and glad to hear the dizzies have subsided.
Ok... My plan:
A.M 2 glasses of water
A.M 1 hour Jazzercise
B- Egg Salad with low fat dressing (love it!)
S- 5 Multi-grain crackers with a slice of cheese.
L- Shrimp W/****tail Sauce
D-1 glass of wine :) - Tofu Stir-fry
Weigh day Tuesday so I must keep focused and stick to my plan!
I'm going to cook extra egg salad and stir-fry. - I love leftovers (un-like hubby ) and it helps to have it ready upon demand.
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Bamma and Kathy and cathy you gals are doing great! with your motivation i have been keeping to my presurgery "plan" to eat the right thinks at the right times and the right amounts!
also i have been to the gym 2 days this week and i am going tonight so i have 120 min so far and i am hoping for a total of 240 for the week.
breakfast this week has been CIB with skim milk
9:30 break greek yougurt
noon a small portion of leftovers or a small salad
2:45 slimfast shake
5:30 before the gym a small snack
730 a small dinner (the small part is whats amazing!)
keep it up We can do it!!!
cathy.
i don't have a surgery date yet i am 1/2-2/3 the way through the prosses and i feel that if every thing keeps up i think i will be able to have surgery some time in jan. i am well on the way to my presurgery weight loss goal (down 10 lbs as of last night) so now its just time to do all the required appointments.
Dave
aka GOTSNQW
i don't have a surgery date yet i am 1/2-2/3 the way through the prosses and i feel that if every thing keeps up i think i will be able to have surgery some time in jan. i am well on the way to my presurgery weight loss goal (down 10 lbs as of last night) so now its just time to do all the required appointments.
Dave
aka GOTSNQW
I am so glad to see other people posting....that was what we were hoping for.
So I decided to deviate from my plan, one good choice, one bad choice.
The good choice..I saw that I still had the chicken stew from the other night, so I brought that instead of the pizza!!!
Bad choice. I had a bag of cinnamon raisin bagel chips, so I decided to bring them to have instead of the granola with my yogurt....BAD MOVE. I portioned out 6. Ate those, and before I knew it, I had eaten 12 more!!!! The bag is now in my truck where I can't get to them right now. UGH and I was doing so well.
So I decided to deviate from my plan, one good choice, one bad choice.
The good choice..I saw that I still had the chicken stew from the other night, so I brought that instead of the pizza!!!
Bad choice. I had a bag of cinnamon raisin bagel chips, so I decided to bring them to have instead of the granola with my yogurt....BAD MOVE. I portioned out 6. Ate those, and before I knew it, I had eaten 12 more!!!! The bag is now in my truck where I can't get to them right now. UGH and I was doing so well.
Martha,
Okay, so a small hiccup with the chips. You are STILL doing so great! You actually have all day to make up for those calories, so I wouldn't sweat it. (Or you can sweat it on your lunchtime walk - LOL!)
I am so glad we have other posters to this thread too - welcome all! I know for me, being accountable has made all the difference. I really feel like I am back on track. Prior to this past week, I was completely out of control. I'd hate to think of how many calories I was consuming AND, judging from what I was eating, they were bad, empty calories at that.
I'm facing a tough couple of days from here on out all the way to next Thursday. First, let me just say that one of the things I've learned from my Tufts support groups is that we generally do better when we eat the same ol' things day in and day out. That is contrary to what I've always been told. I was always taught to put as much variety into my diet as possible. But at Tufts they say that if we can find certain foods that work for us, we should stick to them because then we don't have to constantly "think" about what we're going to eat. Makes sense, and I do find a regular work week a lot easier to stay on plan than the weekends. Having said that, my challenges are that the weekend is coming, and I have to be in Boston for a workshop from Sunday until Tuesday night. Then Wednesday is a holiday so I won't be at work again that day either.
The challenge starts with dinner tonight. Every Friday night (for about the last 6 years), my husband and I go to dinner at Peking Garden - that's right, Chinese food. We always share a Scorpion Bowl to drink and have dinner there. I'm not willing to give that time up. It's a date night for us, and Jim so looks forward to it that I would never think of asking him not to go. So I've given up trying to stay strictly on plan on that night, and I'm okay with that. I try to plan during the day to make up for the calories in advance (lately, I haven't been even doing that though). So tonight it's Chinese food, but I've been so good this week that I really don't want to blow it on dinner, so I will try and be careful.
Tomorrow I will be at my Mom's. I don't know why that is so challenging (besides the fact that she always has some fresh-baked goodie). The minute I walk into her house, I feel like a little girl again. My impulse is to head straight for the cookie jar. So my plan to handle tomorrow will be to have my shake as usual and probably eat a protein bar or something in the car that I'll finish right before I get to the lake. That way, I won't be hungry walking into the house. I'll also bring a healthy snack too, like a piece of fruit or yogurt. I don't know what our lunch and dinner will be, but I feel pretty confident that I can get through those unscathed if I have good snacks in between.
Sunday I leave for Boston. Some of the people from work who I am going with want to meet in time for dinner in the North End. I haven't decided what I will do about that yet. I'd like to go, but I could also stay home and leave after dinner. In any event, I will bring my shake powder with me to Boston and go to the hotel restaurant in the morning to buy a glass of skim milk. I did that when I was in Washington this past August and it worked out really well. I'll also bring raisins and protein bars and just do my best with my meals. I will probably allow myself a glass of wine each evening, so I may go over my allotted calories, but I will still be as careful as possible.
If we stay home on Wednesday, then I'd like to break down my garden. If that's the case, then I will actually be fine with the eating. If we go to the lake, then I'm in the same boat as for tomorrow and will do the same things.
I'm also going to walk at lunch time today. I probably won't do too much on Saturday and Sunday, but I will plan to walk in Boston because that is such a great place to walk, and I hear the weather is supposed to be nice.
The only other thing that will really be a challenge for next Monday and Tuesday is writing everything down. It's easy when I can put it in the computer, but I will try to at least get it on paper.
My eating plan for today is:
shake for breakfast
yogurt, kashi cereal, blueberries and flax seed for snack
crab cake, couscous, asparagus and mixed veggies for lunch
apple for snack
Peking for dinner
water, water, water
write it all down
Keep your fingers crossed for me that I can stay as close to plan as possible for these next few days. I know that I won't be perfect for the next few days, but I want to try my best. Hopefully, my plan is at least realistic.
Sorry for the long post, but you probably won't hear from me again after today until next Thursday.
Kathy
Okay, so a small hiccup with the chips. You are STILL doing so great! You actually have all day to make up for those calories, so I wouldn't sweat it. (Or you can sweat it on your lunchtime walk - LOL!)
I am so glad we have other posters to this thread too - welcome all! I know for me, being accountable has made all the difference. I really feel like I am back on track. Prior to this past week, I was completely out of control. I'd hate to think of how many calories I was consuming AND, judging from what I was eating, they were bad, empty calories at that.
I'm facing a tough couple of days from here on out all the way to next Thursday. First, let me just say that one of the things I've learned from my Tufts support groups is that we generally do better when we eat the same ol' things day in and day out. That is contrary to what I've always been told. I was always taught to put as much variety into my diet as possible. But at Tufts they say that if we can find certain foods that work for us, we should stick to them because then we don't have to constantly "think" about what we're going to eat. Makes sense, and I do find a regular work week a lot easier to stay on plan than the weekends. Having said that, my challenges are that the weekend is coming, and I have to be in Boston for a workshop from Sunday until Tuesday night. Then Wednesday is a holiday so I won't be at work again that day either.
The challenge starts with dinner tonight. Every Friday night (for about the last 6 years), my husband and I go to dinner at Peking Garden - that's right, Chinese food. We always share a Scorpion Bowl to drink and have dinner there. I'm not willing to give that time up. It's a date night for us, and Jim so looks forward to it that I would never think of asking him not to go. So I've given up trying to stay strictly on plan on that night, and I'm okay with that. I try to plan during the day to make up for the calories in advance (lately, I haven't been even doing that though). So tonight it's Chinese food, but I've been so good this week that I really don't want to blow it on dinner, so I will try and be careful.
Tomorrow I will be at my Mom's. I don't know why that is so challenging (besides the fact that she always has some fresh-baked goodie). The minute I walk into her house, I feel like a little girl again. My impulse is to head straight for the cookie jar. So my plan to handle tomorrow will be to have my shake as usual and probably eat a protein bar or something in the car that I'll finish right before I get to the lake. That way, I won't be hungry walking into the house. I'll also bring a healthy snack too, like a piece of fruit or yogurt. I don't know what our lunch and dinner will be, but I feel pretty confident that I can get through those unscathed if I have good snacks in between.
Sunday I leave for Boston. Some of the people from work who I am going with want to meet in time for dinner in the North End. I haven't decided what I will do about that yet. I'd like to go, but I could also stay home and leave after dinner. In any event, I will bring my shake powder with me to Boston and go to the hotel restaurant in the morning to buy a glass of skim milk. I did that when I was in Washington this past August and it worked out really well. I'll also bring raisins and protein bars and just do my best with my meals. I will probably allow myself a glass of wine each evening, so I may go over my allotted calories, but I will still be as careful as possible.
If we stay home on Wednesday, then I'd like to break down my garden. If that's the case, then I will actually be fine with the eating. If we go to the lake, then I'm in the same boat as for tomorrow and will do the same things.
I'm also going to walk at lunch time today. I probably won't do too much on Saturday and Sunday, but I will plan to walk in Boston because that is such a great place to walk, and I hear the weather is supposed to be nice.
The only other thing that will really be a challenge for next Monday and Tuesday is writing everything down. It's easy when I can put it in the computer, but I will try to at least get it on paper.
My eating plan for today is:
shake for breakfast
yogurt, kashi cereal, blueberries and flax seed for snack
crab cake, couscous, asparagus and mixed veggies for lunch
apple for snack
Peking for dinner
water, water, water
write it all down
Keep your fingers crossed for me that I can stay as close to plan as possible for these next few days. I know that I won't be perfect for the next few days, but I want to try my best. Hopefully, my plan is at least realistic.
Sorry for the long post, but you probably won't hear from me again after today until next Thursday.
Kathy
"I am not the skin I'm in, but the soul within."
Hi Kathy,
Well first of all, you have put everything out there, so you are aware of what is going to happen. I think going into it with no plan at all would be so harmful. But being aware of things that would cause an issue is so much better, it will keep you thinking and on track.
Be real careful with the chinese food, and drink plenty of water before and after. That tends to have more sodium in it than normal food.
It is too bad you don't have a lap top, or couldn't go into an internet cafe or something, just to check in. Can you get online with your cell phone. I can't yet, but I will soon!!
this weekend will be hard for me. I also like the structure, and do worse when I am out of my usual schedule. I am planning on going to the gym first thing tomorrow, and then I have a candle show. I will probably take Sunday off from exercise. We need to bring our boat down to my in laws garage, and their car. I might talk Gary into going down to the beach, and walking on the beach. That would be cool.
So try and check in Kathy. If not, we will all be thinking about you, and rooting for you too.
Well first of all, you have put everything out there, so you are aware of what is going to happen. I think going into it with no plan at all would be so harmful. But being aware of things that would cause an issue is so much better, it will keep you thinking and on track.
Be real careful with the chinese food, and drink plenty of water before and after. That tends to have more sodium in it than normal food.
It is too bad you don't have a lap top, or couldn't go into an internet cafe or something, just to check in. Can you get online with your cell phone. I can't yet, but I will soon!!
this weekend will be hard for me. I also like the structure, and do worse when I am out of my usual schedule. I am planning on going to the gym first thing tomorrow, and then I have a candle show. I will probably take Sunday off from exercise. We need to bring our boat down to my in laws garage, and their car. I might talk Gary into going down to the beach, and walking on the beach. That would be cool.
So try and check in Kathy. If not, we will all be thinking about you, and rooting for you too.
Martha, It sounds like you have more of grip than you think you do. Good job and hey it's far better than the chocolate that was screaming your name.
Kathy, I completely agree with your groups theory about eating the same thing. I find that I do the best when I stick to doing just that. I'm not really the type of person that needs alot of variety anyway. I actually have about 6-7different meals that I like and that work well with the scale. Oh and enjoy date night...! Chew, chew, chew and eat very slowly... Did I say "Chew"? lol
Had the best Jazzercise session today. I'm really glad I'm sticking it out. I'm actually feeling only semi-uncoordinated now.. :-) Time to hit the rain locker..
Looking forward to hearing from everyone.
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