Accountability - What did you eat, Tuesday 5/29?

Hello and Good Morning to All !! Got alot of responses yesterday...Pretty much everyone is not totally happy with their food choices in some way and it seems all of us are working hard to get back on program...I want to send a shout out to ALL of you and tell you how proud I am of  each of you posting and taking account and doing the steps to make it better...Thanks for joining me in accountability and baring it all for the OH world to see... I was very happy with my choices yesterday, did not overdo and any one area and got in my requisite liquids, my only self critisism is that my daily fat totals are higher than I would like, I keep remembering the early days (1st year) when my was meeting with the Nut regularly and she was harping on keeping fat @ 30 % of my total food intake for the day, was hard then and honestly I really don't work to hard at keeping it that low now...Rarely look at the part of the label that help you calculate % of fat to make sure I choice items with less then 30% of the cals coming from fat - really think I need to get back to this (just ruminating  ) On to food: B - 2 protein balls S - Oh Yeah, choc and p/b protein bar L - 1 cup salad with 1/2 cup cucumbers, 1/4 cup dried fruit & nuts, 2.5 oz roasted  chicken breast       and 1.5 tbsp herb vinegrette dressing       2 club crackers D - 2 small eggs, scrambled       1 beef sausage link       1 bite garlic toast w/ 1 tbsp black bean - n- pepper salsa PLUS   90 oz water/crystal light TOTALS =     Cals - 1246     Fat - 74     Carbs - 70     Protein - 81    BIG smile for everyone...Alesia

Hi Alesia, Here is what i had for tuesday. as you see i am doing liquids to clean my body out. i had tooo much sf pudding pie and just like to be low on carbs. Anita

B-body fortress chocolate ( 1 serving )  110 2 2 23 Water ( 1 cup )  0 0 0 0

L-tuna fish ( 2 oz )  60 0 0 14 1 slice pepperidge farms light style 7 grain bread ( 1 serving )  45 0 9 2 kraft light mayo ( 1 serving )  50 5 1 0 Egg, white only, cooked ( 1 white )  16 0 0 3

S-Gelatin dessert, dietetic, sweetened with low calorie sweetener ( 0.25 cup )  4 0 0 1

S- oh yeah cho. mint protein bar ( 0.5 serving )  105 7 4 7

D-protein delite strawberry white chocolate ( 1 serving )  112 1 5 21 Water ( 1 cup )  0 0 0 0

S-sf tapicoa pudding ( 1 serving )  131 4 17 6

Small meal-1 slice pepperidge farms light style 7 grain bread ( 1 serving )  45 0 9 2 oscar mayer bologna ( 1 serving )  90 8 1 3 Egg, white only, cooked ( 1 white )  16 0 0 3

S-peanut butter protein balls ( 1 serving )  118 8 6 8 Total  calories 904, fat 34, carbs 55, protein  94

Activities: walked1.2 miles around the block 40 minutes at the hospital's gym

16 0z. def. coffee 8 oz. def. tea 112 oz. plain water

Hi Anita, Looks like a good day and sounds like a great plan...I too like to have an occasional day where the focus is liquid meals, helps to refresh my attitutude about food and get me back on track when the numbers start creeping in an upward direction...You will feel better about carbs in no time...  Keep up the good work!!!  Alesia

Hi Alesia, i am kindof doing the time out but i am eating some. the scale said 161 pounds this morning.  so must be all this water and liquids.... anita

Back at ya Anita, I notice in the boards several people are trying a modified version of the "time out"... I know I have done days were I sub-ed out 3-4 mini meals as liquids to help get myself back on track and try to detox a little from carbs,  think this time out plan has alot of merits as long as you follow some basic rules of nutrician when you are on it and listen to what your body is really saying to you, so you don't end up going off the deep end... Alesia

Hi Alesia. I'm on the Time Out Plan: Here's my diary for yesterday: coffee with skim milk and FF hazelnut creamer - 45 calories. Breakfast - Cappuccino AchievOne drink - 120 calories, 20 grams protein Lunch - Hazelnut AchievOne drink - 120 calories - 20 grams protein Dinner - Nectar Protein drink - 90 calories - 23 grams protein Crystal light during the day also. Today I am day 2 of the Time Out Plan. I do feel a lot better! Lucy

 Hello Lucy, You may not remember me, its been so long, but we are fellow posties from the June 2005 surg board...I'm watching that Time Out  post with interest, since I always want to see what others are doing and to get fresh ideas on how to work through my personal food issues...I like this idea and may utilize it in the future if I run into major upswings...However, so far I've managed to keep it in pretty good control and not overreached my personal goal to keep gain/loss within a 5 lb window of my maintenance weight...Accounting really works well for me... Congrats on making it through your 1st day, soon you'll have conquered the food demons within and be back on track...  Alesia

I had a good day as well and it shows on my scale today as I have lost 2 of the 4 pounds i gained. I dont know why i get like this.. I know I am getting ready to start my menses and I always gain at this time, but I freak out and go on a massive exercise, calorie watching feast to keep it from happening... lol

B- Protein shake 230 cal 35 pro
S- cheese 120 cals 7 pro
L- chicken and beef deli meat with some cheese.. maybe 3 oz 250 cals 20 pro
S- sf chocolate pudding- 60 cals 2 pro
D- chicken cheesy brocolli.. yummy 300 cals 25 pro
S- pretzels 100 cals 2 pro
S- I cant stop myself- 1 scoop of sf ice cream 110 cals 2 pro

totals 1170 cals and 92 protein.

water 120 oz... did good there

Worked out 3 hours.. 45 minutes ellipitical at level 10.. one hour supersets shoulders, arms. and one hour supersets legs, butt, abs and back.... teach those pounds to creap up on me.. i will.

estimated in 1170 with food... estimated burned through workout 1000. =-)

Well, well, Ms. Carla, you did have a very good day...Congratulations ...Beat back those sneaky pounds... I know what you mean about Aunt Flo coming to town, she's at my place now and the food cravings are hard on me, all calling for high carbs and CHOCOLATE (the real kind)...We had a pot luck at my office today and you will see in tomorrow food post that the carbs really won out today ...Trying hard to remind myself who is in control...Tomorrow I will be starving myself for a big part of the day because I have pre-op for my surgery and then go for my 2 year bloodwork tests for my surgiversary...No food  and only plan water until all the blood for both events has been drawn so don't think I will be eating until late afternoon, I'm going to cheat and chalk todays excesses up to camel storage for tomorrows starvation ( think thats legit )

Alesia

what's ur opinion on that pouch resetting diet they are doing? I thought about going on all liquid because those 2 lbs i gained, but i donn't know, it might make my dr mad... I guess when I go way this friday I'll know for sure what I want to do, plus I don;t think I have the will power anyway..lol  B- b -blast protein powder       espresso       1 cup skim milk       ice       banana S-  peanut butter cheese crackers L-leaftover turkey meatlof     instant mashed potatoes 2 tbs     green beans 2 tbs S- 2 cups skim milk and espresso D- mcdonalds 4 piece chicken nuget       1/2 of a small order of french fries i know S-  about 20 saltine crackers,another       crystal light        4 pieces of sf candy at least i didnt throw up..i got to get this ship in order...man ! 1432 calories   175 carbs  44 fat   82 protein