Accountability Wednesday - Where's that Carla?

Uh-oh.. hubby is threatening to iron.  Better make this fast. I know AF is coming.  I also know I abused the hell outta my muscles yesterday and I'm retaining water.  It still sucks tho.  I've noticed that I work much harder, and feel it much more, when I do the free weights.  I can really tell a difference in my workouts those days. I had to fight to get my calories in.  I wasn't hungry for the pizza or the rice pudding last night, and the pizza was selected only because it had 340 calories in it (at 7pm I only had 642 for the day).  It still seems strange to decide my meal based on how many calories something has versus how few.  I was still under 1000 when I ate the rice pudding at 11:30.  I guess I could have had a protein shake, but I already had huge protein numbers.. who knows. flaxseed microwave muffin 1c coffee w/ ff moo 1c fage 1 grilled chicken fillet protein drink -- whey stacker cookies and cream.. not a huge fan south beach cheese pizza jello sugar free rice pudding 1031 cals  28.31g fat  82.42g carbs  130.33g protein  16g fiber Treadmill work:  22.5 min jogging, 13.5 min walking 30 min free weights

Yeow! That was a fight...I remember early out I used to scrape the stuff off pizza's and eat that but it sure shows you what you pay for that way...WAY too much bread. But SoBe is a good choice. How does it taste?  I looked for the SF Rice Pudding today and didn't see any. I have a coupon for it. Found the hunts SF chocolate and vanilla...Only a dollar for four cups...Not bad for a snac****asionally. I had the last four pack for 6 weeks before I got all four of them done..Just didn't have room for it. LOL

The SoBe pizza isn't bad.  It's a personal size, 34g protein or so, 340cals.  I don't have my phone right here, but even the carbs weren't *terrible* especially since there was alot of fiber in it.

34 grams of protein is great! I'm going to look for those!

  Okay this the start of my renewed commitment to weight loss AM  Lots of STRONG BLACK coffee 1 egg with salsa toast with 1tbs pb 1cup milk 2oz rib 1/2 cup baked bean hotdish pure protein bar 3/4 steak salad with ranch dressing 4 cups popcorn with parm cheese bad with water and lots of snacking on the popcorn at night.   Pennyb

Yeah, the popcorn wasn't the greatest of choices but it really serves a purpose in my diet...roughage and crunch...alot can be said for both. I'd say this first day was a good one for you. Not much carbs but good protein. You do need to work on the water especially with the coffee but hey, tomorrow is the next day of "practice." and you know what they say! Practice makes perfect. LOL

Started my day off well, got my tredmill routine done. I wish I could stay motivated to do exercise each day since it does make me feel so good and energized.

Dannon, Light & Fit Carb & Sugar Control, Strawberries 'n Cream, 4oz, 1 serving 60 3 3 5
Milk, 1%, 1 cup 102 12 2 8
soy p p 1 scoop serving, 1 serving 60 0 1 13

Lentil With Ham Soup, 1 cup (8 fl oz) 139 20 3 9

Ground beef, extra lean, 3 oz 199 0 15 16
Mixed Vegetables, frozen, 0.2 package (10 oz) 36 8 0 2
Beans, black, 0.1 cup 23 4 0 2
White Rice, medium grain, 0.33 cup 80 18 0 1
Butter, salted, 1 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) 36 0 4 0

SF choc pudding cup, 1 serving 60 0 0 0
textured vegetable protien, 1 serving 89 7 0 12

Swiss Cheese, 1 slice (1 oz) 107 1 8 8
Turkey breast meat, 1 slices 22 1 0 4
French Fried Onions, 2 tbsp 45 3 4 0

Hot Cocoa Swiss Miss Diet, 1 serving 25 4 0 2

s. beach high protien bar, 1 serving 140 15 5 10



CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN
1,223 96 44 92


Sher

Question. Are you trying to lose or maintain? You have some awesome numbers and they're really low but with exercise, I'm seeing weight drop. Right?

Did you say my numbers are LOW? Wow, I did not think they were. I wish I was losing, but alas, I am maintaining. I would like to get to a normal BMI. At 5'3" I am above what the charts say. I know I should not obsess with that,  but after being overweight or obese my whole life it would be nice to be "normal".

Sher

I'm the last one to point out when someone is obessing...weigh myself twice a day, measure, weigh and package food so I don't eat an ounce or tsp more or less than I should...Psh!  I just wondered if you were working out at 1200 calories, you should be losing weight. If you aren't working out and maintaining at 1200 calories maybe you should, if you want to lose, increase your protein and lower the carbs and see if that kick starts the process for you. Maybe add some walking or something easy to get moving alittle more. Nothing drastic. People don't tend to keep doing something if it's too drastic right away. At least I don't. We're getting ready to have a deal with 24 hour fitness at work where we get a discounted membership startup so I may be doing the treadmill routine here soon..Starting out slowly..