Accountability - Tuesday

I hope you all got out and voted if it was voting day. I did and it feels good even if the choices aren't all that great..Started a new strategy today. Eat big when you're hungry...Still had less than 1000 calories by the end of lunch at 1:30 pm...and still had three waters in. This might work like the weekend does with two breakfasts and a late lunch, I'm thinking.    
 

My eats for Tuesday:    

5:30 am 1/4 protein waffle with reduced fat peanut butter and sugar free honey, multi, b-12, biotin, d-3, omega3, calcium citrate  

6:00 am 10 oz coffee w/nsa Swiss Miss  

7:00 am 24 oz Drink Mix, GV Strawberry  

8:00 am 24 oz Drink Mix, Lipton Green Tea with Honey and Lemon   \

9:00 am 3 oz cube steak left overs, 1 slice cheese on a sandwich thin (ate it SLOWLY!), 1 calcium citrate  

10:00 am 24 oz Drink Mix, Lipton Raspberry Lime Tea  

10:50 am 1 oz mozzarella cheese stick, 1 pc turkey breast deli meat, 1 calcium citrate  

11:30 am 24 oz Drink Mix, Morning Spark Grapefruit Caffeinated  

12:45 pm 1 small peach, 1 B-12 sublingual  

1:30 pm 4 oz chicken breast roasted, 1 cup lettuce, 1/3 large cucumber (peeled) and 1 oz Zesty Italian Lite  
 

2:15 pm 24 oz Drink Mix, GV Strawberry  

3:50 pm hard boiled egg  

4:30 pm 24 oz Drink Mix, GV Strawberry      

6:00 pm 4.5 fried chicken breast with no coating, 1/3 cup canned peas and some mashed potatoes (not much)


7:30 pm two snack packs of cheese pringle stix...not proud of this snack. Not my finest hour, that is for sure..

Totals for the day:

Calories: 1557
Fat: 63.6
Carbs: 86.8
Protein: 161.0


Today I saw somewhere (on a protein shake package) that they recommend a gram of protein per lb of weight that you weigh. If that is correct, 130 is about right for me. Of course, "they" also recommend only 64 oz of water per day too. I get twice that. I'm thinking I probaby should back down on my protein some..I sure wish I had a nutritionalist at my disposal..I think I should call my PCP and see if they have one on staff at her office or near there.
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I did alright today. How did you do?

I did get out and vote then I went to my support group meeting. Today was a typical day... nothing exciting to report.

Early AM (on the way to group)
1/2 a light yogurt ~ 1 pt
1/2 of a mango ~ 1 pt

Breakfast: 
1 boiled egg ~ 2 pts
2 breakfast sausage links~ 3

Snack: 
Other 1/2 of the yogurt ~ 1 pt
1/2 a mango ~ 1 pt
3 small strawberries ~ 1 pt

Lunch: 
Garden salad with lots of raw veggies ~ 0 pts
Boiled egg~ 2 pts
Light dressing ~ 2 pts

Snack: 
Pork rinds ~ 2 points

Dinner: 
Grilled pork chop ~ 4 pts
1/2 cup of corn ~ 1 pt

Snack: 
String Cheese ~ 1 pt

There's still something to be said for steady and same ol same ol...You're doing awesome and you've lost the weight you want to lose...I keep trying to maintain and that means dealing with some mental hurdles..Things effect me more than most, I guess.

I love your lists...They look so good! I could be full to the brim and still get hungry looking at your lists..I mean, I wanna head to the store and get strawberries RIGHT NOW. LOL.

Keep up the good work. See ya.

Wow...I can't believe how great you are doing!!!! I'm amazed at the keeping track of everything that you put in your mouth. I know that's what im supposed to do, but YOU DO IT!!!! I'm so impressed that you still do this even after all these years. I don't know what mental hurdles you go thru, but evidently you get thru them just fine. My main mental hurdle is "head hunger"....I HATE that I can't get enough power within myself to overcome those old habits!!!! I wanted to read your profile story, but it's private, I understand.  I will be reading your posts all of the time!!!

Roxie

Oh [blushes] Thank you...I firmly believe that it's all about building NEW habits for old ones. Used to be I'd sit around and do nothing much during the day but I get jittery and feel like I HAVE to get up and move, especially if I'm bored. I built a habit of drinking water where a smoker would be lighting up (laws notwithstanding).. I bring a bottle with me when I walk and when I drive and at my desk..

I don't have much on my profile. I lost down to below goal at 11 months and found this board with one lady posting accountability, Carla W. She's since moved on because that's what life does, it keeps moving...so I do this to keep myself accountable..AND I do it so that I can see what everyone is eating because it inspires me to try new things or look into them, at least..

You can do it. Just a small thing at a time and soon, you'll be chugging right along there.

The very first thing I did was start parking further from the door at any store. Clear on the other side of the Mall from where I want to shop..I have a desk job but two or three times a day I pick up the mail and hand deliver it. Those people who deliver our mail are SKINNY! LOL.

Good luck to you. Send me a friend invite and I'll add you.

I went to a nutritionist after surgery but she just did not seem to get what WLS pt should be eating; and she was the one assigned by the WLS surgeon.
0800-protein drink
1000-ww breakfast sandwich
1300-3 oz grilled chicken, tzaiki sauce and 1/2 pita
1700-scrambled eggs w rf cheese and 100 call english muffin w light butter and sf jelly
2100rf wheat thins and string cheese
3 mile run and all my water and such. Is it really only Wednesday; it feels like at least Thursday!
Mary

Isn't that the turth? My PCP tries to understand. The allergist tries harder..Nutrition and psych generally have NO clue on what to advise us..

It will be Thursday and Friday soon enough...We cant' stop it and it will happen..We also can't make it get here any quicker, sadly.

Great list again. Looks like less carbs today. I think on your running/zumba days you do good to have a bit more carby stuff..It just amazes me to see your lists! Good job.

Keep up the good work. See ya.

 

I spent today studying for a final exam in Civil Procedure, which I took last this afternoon.  Now I'm busy with a take home exam in Torts.  No trip to the gym today, but I hadn't planned on beign able to get there so it's OK.  I am planning on Yoga tomorrow morning before I head to the law library to finish of this Torts exam.

Morning
Triple Grande Non-Fat Latte
(130 calories)
Total Fat 0g                       
Fiber  0mg                                   
Carbohydrate 19g      
Protien 13g                         

Afternoon
Starbucks Strawberry & Blueberry Yogurt Parfait
(300 calories)
Total Fat 3.5g                     
    Saturated Fat  0g
    Trans Fat         0g
Cholesterol  0g
Sodium  130mg                   
Total Carbohydrates  60g    
    Dietary Fiber  3g            
    Sugars  39g
Protien  7g

Afternoon Snack
Double Tall Non-Fat Latte
(100 calories)
Total Fat  0g
Carbohydrates  15g
Fiber  0g
Protien 10g

Evening
Pizza Hut Meat Lovers Pizza
1 Small Slice
(280 Calories)
Calories From Fat  140
Fat  16g
Saturated  6g
Trans Fat  0g
Cholesterol  40mg
Sodium  860mg
Carbohydrates  22g
Fiber  1g
Sugar 4g
Protien  13g

Daily Water
128 oz

Total Calories:  780

Still pretty good... overall too many carbs, not enough protein

Coffee w sf creamer
dunkincoffee, iced, with milk
Sandwhich with a sandwich thin, turkey and cheese
piece of cake... oh so good... but oh so bad
watermelon
salad with chicken, strawberries with poppyseed drsg
cajun trail mix - 2 1/4 cup servings
snickers protein bar

totals
calories 1361
fat 29.4
carbs 104.7
protein 64.7

Looks pretty good. How much chicken are you putting on that sammich? Sounds really good!

Keep up the good work. See ya.