Accountability - What did you eat, Monday 6/4?

We're moving along into a new month, June marks the mid point of the year and this one just seems to be flying by...Each day still bring new challenges for me to keep working on for my program, it is really true that this surgery is just a tool and you still have to keep working with your tool for it to work for you... Mondays food was OK, could have eaten more, was on the road again most of the day, so got in my liquids but not so good on eating food... B - 20 oz 1/2 caf sf/ff  fv & caramel latte L - 1 cup Wendys chili S - 2 club crackers       1/4 oz of peanuts       2 sf chewy chocolate cookies D - 1 cup Irish guiness onion soup       1 cup caesar salad S - 10 oz choc/banana/coffee frappachino       3 peanut butter m & m's  (the bowl was calling me, darn kids need to eat these!!!) PLUS - 82.5 oz water/crystal light TOTAL  =     Cals - 1154    Fat - 42    Carb - 113     Protein - 88  Alesia

hi, B- b blast protein shake S-pk cheese peanutbutter crackers L- large banana      low carb protein bar S-milk skim     1/2 arby's jalepeno bites D- 1 chicken leg baked       1/4 cup mashed taters       1 bite velveta shells and cheese S- 10 saltine crackers       cup of milk skim 1525 calories  178 carbs 45 fat  107 protein (goal is to stay within 1200 to 1550 calories) 80 oz water and 1/2 of a small diet dr pepper

OKAY Sheila, Great food Day!!! Keeping it in the right range...making good choices...  this is me smiling big cause I'm so proud of you and the choices you are making...

Keep workin' it girl...Alesia

Alrighty here I am.  Been so busy the last few days that I haven't had a chance to get on here.  I had my usual bad weekend again anyways.  I'm working the next three weekends though so that usually helps with me eating better.  Anyways,  I had a good day yesterday.  Here's how it looked B: 20 oz sugar free caramel nonfat latte L: rosemary mustard pork chip with grilled mushrooms and a small salad S: half cup cherrries S: 24 oz iced sugar free vanilla nonfat latte D: greek chicken penne (chicken with whole wheat penne pasta cooked in a lemon sauce with feta cheese, artichoke hearts, and tomatoes).  I also had a whole tomato sliced with salt and pepper. Calories - 1235 Fat -- 39 Carbs -- 126 Protein -- 94 YAY..the numbers look good.  My fiber intake was pretty high yesterday too.  Overall a good day. Kerri

WoooWhoo Kerri, you did have a really NICE day...That food sounds Yummy too!!!...Glad to see you back, don't be afraid to post with us on the bad days too, we aren't harsh cause we're human too...I envy you working on the weekends, not for the work part but because I know I do better at following my program when I am working...

Have a great day, bring on more days like Monday...Alesia

 

I know my food does sound good, huh?  I swear Supper Solutions (that's the place I go to every month to make my meals) is a godsend.  All their food tastes so good and is so easy to make.  I know that I would be probably eating out more if it wasn't for them. I like them so much that I get all excited when they post their menu for the next month  (July's menu just got posted).  Anyways, as for the not posting on my bad days (the weekends) it's mostly because my computer at home is still on dialup and it takes forever to post a message so I usually just post when I am at work.  I'm glad I am working this weekend to.  For one, I definately need the overtime and two, I eat soooo much better when I am at work than at home.   So three weeks and a half weeks till vacation time again and I'm working the next three weekends.  I'm optimistic that I can be good for that time frame.  I'm shooting for 170lbs which is like 1 pound a week.  Cross your fingers for me. Kerri ;)

Good morning all.. Another day and I wont be traveling for work so that always makes life a little easier.

B- protein shake 230 cals 35 pro
S- banana with pb 200 cals 7 pro
L- chicken with 1/2 oz cheese-250 cals 20 pro
S- opps forgot
D- roast beef 2 oz
Asparagus 2 oz
twice baked potato 3 bites totals 250 cals 20 pro
S- pretzels 100 cals 2 pro

1030 calories and 84 protein.

I thought I did better than that yesterday. I need to get these calories up.. I try and try and do make it..

exercised.. I burned 1100 calories at the gym. so I am at deficit in calories.. trying to start monitoring this to see what I need to do... Maybe I should add another protein shake in the evenings if I dont hit 1200 cals for the day. what do u think.

Carla, I stand by my words that overall you make really good choices as far as food goes, you are sticking to a good low fat, low carb diet...But, cals should be higher, especially with the # you burn at the gym...I think you should add another protein drink a day not just for cals but for the added protein you need cause your burning almost everything you eat by exercising so much...If you get in more with the # you burn your body will start realizing that you don't want to starve it and you'll start loosing again, you might even be able to maintain without working out so hard (unless you really like working out that much, in which case you should be looking at 2 more protein drinks a day cause with the amount of exercise you are doing I think your cals should be more like 1500-1700 a day...remember just breathing and doing basic life skills burns some cals a day already without the "exercise")

Did you get a chance to check out that calculator that help determine the cals you need a day to be in maintenance?

Remember we are all a work in progress, it takes trial and error, time and practice to get good at knowing what your body needs...I'm working on making it work for me, you are doing the same for you... Keep trying it can only get better...Alesia

 

That thing says I should be eating upwards 2000 cals a day.. right.. I have a hard time getting in what I eat now.. i do agree though.. I do need to up them.. the last time i upped my calories I started loosing again. I will add another shake at night.. hold my breath as my body adjust and see how it goes.. I already added to two snacks I wasnt eating a month ago so I am happy with that..

Thanks for all your input.. i do appreciate it.. I am lost right now with finding the medium here.. It was easy when all i had to do was loose the weight.. the maintaining thing is gonna be the tough one I am figuring out...

I am really curious why you feel the need to work out to the total of 1100 calories and then wonder why you are still losing weight. I expect you are not necessarily happy about this question, but I want to provide you support as does everyone else and this is like  person who says the boiling water is burning their skin but won't take their hand out of the pot! In order to support someone in their efforts it needs to be healthy and balanced and this is neither. Do you just not have to work or have to get all of your exercise in on a couple of days due to work or you dont have kids or something of interest to occupy your time? It is so potentially dangerous for us to exchange one compulsion with another (shopping, sex, alcohol, excessive exercise, eating disorders). Are you checking in with a therapist about these issues to care for yourself?