Accountability... What did you eat

you are just to funny.. u.. u.. need motivation. I still think u need to eat more with all the exercise you are doing.. yes eat more.. you burn almost as much as u put in on exercise alone. Think about it.. need to add some more protein in there too my friend.. I love picking on you.. and I really love seeing you on this string each day..

Be good my friend and I'll see ya tomorrow..

Carla

Deanna as far as exercise.. i havent done any because of my foot. with that said.. i am eating as much if not more than you with no exercise.. u really do need to up your calories.. try for 1500 a day and see how that goes..

big hug.

Carla

Hi there guys! I have a question...I know that you try for a calorie count around 1200, is that right, but I presume that is taking into acount the fact that you all exercise quite hard?  As you know, I dont do too much exercise, so what in your opinion should my calorie count be?

Ruthie.. nice to see you on the thread. I have not been exercising at all.. I had that problem with my legs and still do.. than I sprang my ankle 3 different times because of the drop foot so I can not do any cardio at all.. they worry I will really hurt myself. Even without exercise I try to keep my calories up over 1200 a day. I noticed when I got higher I lost more weight.. not that I am trying to loose weight but did again the other day when I ate the 1500 calorie day.

I honestly think you are starving your body and need to eat more.. but with that, you need to eat more proteins and less carbs.. carbs are not your friend. I notice when you post on our may board you are eating so little and much of it is carbs.. I know you have been bringing up your protein, but you gotta give it time..your body is hording it from all the time you have starved it.. one day it will just drop... its gonna be ok ruthie..

do the sparkpeople thing so you can really see what you are doing... I know it changed the way I was eating and stick with us.. we can sail together and hopefully see that scale moving some day soon.

Be good to yourself..

Carla

Hi Ruth! I think you and I are close in size and height.  My dietician told me for my height and weight, I need 1800 calories a day with NO exercise just to maintain.  If you want to lose weight, try to decrease your intake by 200-500 calories per day.  So, if you don't exercise, you would want your calories around 1300-1600 per day.  But, if you exercise, you should add more calories to compensate for it.  This is based on my height, weight, and body fat percentage.  But I would guess your requirements would be somewhere close to that.  I'm having a hard time trying to get my protein high enough but also have enough carbs.  With as much as I run and lift weights, I need the carbs to help fuel my body.  So I'm having a hard time drawing the line between enough carbs and too much carbs.  And then I worry that I'm eating too much all the time!  Ha, ha!  I obsess about it constantly! Deanna  :)

It made me cry reading both your responses.  It made me realise I am scared of upping my calories.  I've been so conditioned that you've got to eat les than 1000 calories to lose weight on a diet, Im scared to go above as I dont' want to gain weight, and depserately want to lose. Does that make sense?  Before wls I was eating about 1500 calories a day on average, so don't want to go near that figure, as that was maintaining.  My body is so messed up with all that I've done to it over the years, I really don't know what to do anymore.  What portion sizes do you eat at one sitting?

Missed you all yesterday. I didn't feel too well
Went to bed early, probably only got in half my daily requirements.
Today was much better, back to normal YEY!

72 oz water

soy protien powder, 1 serving 60 0 0 14
Milk, 1%, 0.5 cup 51 6 1 4
Dannon, Light'n Fit Carb Control, Strawberries 'n Cream,. 4oz, 1 serving 60 3 3 5

Vanilla Ice Cream, soft-serve, 0.5 cup (4 fl oz) 191 19 11 4

Pork Chops (pork loin), roasted, 2 oz 113 0 5 16
Summer Squash, 0.25 cup, sliced 5 1 0 0
Baked Potato, with skin, 0.5 medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia.) 80 18 0 2
Hellman's Real Mayonnaise, 0.5 tbsp 45 0 5 0
Italian Salad dressing, 0.25 tbsp 17 0 2 0
Butter, salted, 0.5 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) 18 0 2 0

banana bran muffin, 1 serving 129 0 0 1

Red Ripe Tomatoes, 1 cup cherry tomatoes 31 7 0 1
Romaine Lettuce (salad), 2 cup, shredded 16 3 0 2
Turkey breast meat, 3 slices 66 3 1 11
finlandia lite swiss cheese, 3 serving 171 0 0 21
kraft salad spritzer, 20 serving 20 0 0 0



CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN
1,073 60 31 81

Can't wait for tomorrows weigh in to see a change that I have been watching all week.

Sher

Yes.. I missed you yesterday. still a low day for you today as well.. have you worked out the recipe yet for protein muffins.. I cant wait to see that... lol...

Still a good day. Sorry to hear you were under the weather.. and glad to hear you feel better.. I hope the dog is doing better..

You have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow.

Carla