HOLD MY FEET TO THE FIRE! ACCOUNTABILITY TUESDAY

Accountability Mission: No Mercy and No Excuses 

Its MSW filling in for MSW.  Tell the whole truth and be accountable.  What would be your grade for yesterday?  What would be your grade for today?  What would be your grade for your week's plan?

  ...All are welcome, jump in at anytime.


For reference:
5 Day Pouch Test (5DPT) website
http://www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/theplan.html
5 Day Pouch Test Instructions
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/black_american/3995048/Hold-my-feet-to-the-fire-please-Accountability-Mision/

Protein Train Instructions http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/black_american/3993571/Protein-Train-Educate-me-please/#32309205

Wagon Plan Instructions
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/black_american/3650242/The-Wagon-Plan-Get-back-on-the-wagon

Overeaters Anonymous
Online Meetings Around the Clock * Information on changing eating behavior 

Protein Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF)
The no op version.  This version is still severe but far more liberal than the one many pre ops are given.   
http://www.holisticmd.org/downloads/ProteinSparingModifiedFast.pdf  

Daily calorie needs calculator
A more advanced calculator that's still easy to use.   
Advanced option lets you choose from  3 different calculation methods.  Enter data once for calorie needs at maintenance;  plus calorie needs for 2 different levels of weight loss; and, results include a week long calorie cycling plan.  Calculator  takes into account age and gender as well as activity level.  Links to other calculators are on the same page. 
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

I am so excited and feel like i'm going to be thin in like 2 weeks  LOL.  Isn't that some crazy thinking??

Well so I got up and walked my butt off this morning, did my X workout, and i'll be doing Taebo later along with my situps.

When I was walking I kept having to pull up my sweat pants and it felt so good.  LOL.


I'M GONNA BE THIN,  I'M GONNA BE THIN.

Loose clothing is a damned good feeling.   I'm so happy for you.  As soon as I'm 'whole' again perhaps I'll also pull out the tae bo.  I've never done it but I found the full set on vhs at a thrift store some time ago. 

I'm praying for my own loose clothes and hoping we are both thin in a few weeks, lol.   Not crazy thinking just being positive. That's why I'm in my tight @$$ pants looking like who done it and ran.  I have to face the shame with these thighs and this gut.

I did ok yesterday and would give myself an A if I'd taken my vits.  Then came the wee hours and I had pork skins and a hot beverage so I called it my breakfast for the day.  Had cramps for days and the monthly night eating is plaguing me.  However, if I stick to plan through out today I'm right on target. 

My plan through month end is well calibrated so I should do ok.  Exercise remains the issue as my body is still rebellious.  I get chemically infused this week which will help squash the ms rebellion but may screw my wl progress.  Hopefully I'll be exercising on plan again by the end of next week.  In the mean time I've shaved the calories down for my lack of activity. 

Keep your head up my sister in the struggle.   You and I are going to see the promised land,  I believe it.  

You have such a double edged sword with the meds for the ms and the gain from them and then the eating and working out which is sabatagued (sp) by the med which in turn makes you gain, but you need the meds in order to be able to move freely to exercise.  OH YOU GET MY DAM POINT.

Anyway, i'm here still doing my thing,  and not eating any candy today.

Get the damned point I do, I do, I do get it for real!  I'm experimenting on myself with these meds of mine that cause weight gain.  (Do not try this at home folks.)  The only way to keep my head up is by taking some kind of action.  Docs don't know so I'll just make it up as I go along. 

This week I've got labs, got drugs, got treatments, got more labs...  Hopefully one or more will reveal something to this new endocrinologist plus get me moving again. 

What I really want to know is my true body fat % and metabolic rate.  If I can stay at 18% fat or less without any more spikes in my bp I would not obsess so much.  Weight goes up even a little and bp shoots up with it. 

Still, I'm getting to that promised land even if I have to open up my own damned branch!   

MSW, Sorry you are fighting a vicious cycle trying to survive with meds and control everything else at the same time.  I have confidence that you will come out victorious. 

Lee, congrats on the loose pants.  Before long, they will be retired.

As for me, well my carbs have gone wild but my caloric intake is on track.  Today is better.  This is what I did yesterday.

Food Name	Amount	Unit	Cals	Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Prot (g)	Delete
		Total	915	32.3	73.0	82.9
WheyProtein/Strawberry		serving grams kg lb oz	140	2.0	4.0	26.0
Yogurt/BlackberryCarbmaster		serving grams kg lb oz	80	1.5	4.0	12.0
Water, tap		cup fl oz grams kg lb oz	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Coffee		fl oz coffee cup (6 fl oz) large fast food order mug (8 fl oz) small fast food order medium fast food order small pot (20 FO, 4 servings) regular pot (60 FO, 12 servings) grams kg lb oz	5	0.1	0.2	0.6
Creamer		liter fl oz cup pint quart gallon tablespoon teaspoon	35	1.5	5.0	0.0
Splenda		serving grams kg lb oz	0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Bacon, cooked		cup, pieces oz, cooked oz, raw (yield after cooking) medium slice (yield after cooking) thick slice (yield after cooking) thin slice (yield after cooking) grams kg lb oz	27	2.1	0.1	1.9
Spaghetti with tomato sauce and chicken or turkey		cup grams kg lb oz	310	5.6	49.4	14.4
Beef liver, fried		cup, cooked, diced oz, cooked oz, raw (yield after cooking) cubic inch, cooked slice (6-1/2" x 2-3/8" x 3/8") grams kg lb oz	146	3.9	4.3	22.1
Almonds, roasted		cup oz (22 whole kernels) grams kg lb oz	172	15.6	5.0	6.0
		Total	915	32.3	73.0	82.9

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Thanks luv.  At 2 yrs post op I should be easily maintaining by now but my surgeon at least understands as opposed to those that would swear its cause I don't what I need to do. 

The carbs grab us now and then.  I need to go to the store but I refuse cause I know I'll screw it up.  All I want is tofu but the sf cookies and peanut butter are calling me bad.  Stay strong, avoid temptation, plan those treats on your vacation by saving carbs now. 

  This is my jealouse green eyed monster.  I need a cruise real bad right now. 

 I know I am I am late posting, but my computer was down and now back and running.  MSW you are an inspiration! You continue to push yourself and stay motivated through all the frustrations. I pray that it will not remain the same and that something is figured out so you don't have to work as hard to lose and maintain. As for myself these days...

I don't know what day this is I am on, but I am really happy with myself. I am finding it to get easier and easier. I am even getting in my water. Some days I have to make myself eat. Whoever knew I would be at a point when I could go hours at a time without eating or thinking about eating. I am sticking with my exercise program. I love to walk. The hardest part are the light weights, but once I am done I feel good about myself. Each day I am growing stronger mentally and physically. I would love to challenge myself to do something I have never done before. I just don't know what or when. 

i went to the gym at lunch today!! hurrah, it was the first time in three weeks! , i need to go more ofthen because i want to be more active but working all the time and bad weather makes me very lazy, i feel sleepy right now!! i am going to look into buying a bike and going to the gym on some evenings instead of lunch time.