Monday - BOTT Cafe & Cardio

Hi BOTTers,

Ugh, Monday!  It is hard for me to get started today.    LOL.  I'm sure once I get involved in my training and my day that I'll go for it.  

How's everyone doing being on track?  I'm doing okay....could be better.  My food is okay, slacking with my exercise some but my head hunger is really prominent for me right now.

Here's my check in:

CARDIO:  Walk & Kick dvd.

FOOD:

B - Cottage cheese
S - String cheese (2)
L - Turkey sandwich with slice of pepper jack cheese, honey mustard, lettuce, tomato
S - Cinnamon Toast Pretzels
D - Fish, vegetables and garlic toast on high fiber bread
S - Smartforme Caramel Delight bar

Have a marvelous Monday as all of us BOTT.

Cathy

I'm back from Las Vegas (somewhat of a struggle getting home last night due to mechanical failures (not my plane) causing schedule changes).  It was a marvelous obesity conference.  Bariatric issues were a small part but all related to weight loss and maintenance.  The focus was on losing 10% of your body weight, maintaining that, and later losing another 10%.  An interesting finding (all presentations based on research) is that 3 ten minute bouts of exercise is as effective as 1 30 min bout.  Moderate intensity is recommended.  Any exercise is better than none and yields some improvement in heart health.  The emphasis is not on "programed exercise: but on spontaneous exercise - climbing the stairs (one presenter called the stairs usually found in the middle of the up and down escalators as a "free gym".  Waist size is a more accurate measure of  improved health than BMI or weight - though these too are important measures.   All studies were done with subjects who were eating a balanced diet.  Abdominal fat is a serious danger to health.

Except for Saturday's dinner (overate - didn't pig out as to me pig out means food is controlling me rather than me controlling food and Saturday night is CHOSE to overeat), I ate as planned and did a fair amount of spontaneous exercise with some stair climbing.

Since it was after midnight when I got home last night, I haven't written out my food plan for today but it will be near 1000 calories and 60-70 g of protein.  Will do spontaneous exercise and WiiFit if time permits.

"See" you all back here tomorrow

Hi HappyLapBander,

I thought about you this weekend.  Glad to see you had a great time and are home.  Get some rest.

I look forward to hearing more of what you learned.  Thanks SO MUCH for sharing with us.

Hugs, Cathy

Oh yes, discovered a very tasty and satisfying protien drink  LEAN BODY

One program found optimum maintenance success with one meal substitue and two balanced meals a day,  exercise (exercise was a vital part of all losing/maintaining success), continued face-to-face contact with a professional (group or individual) weekly or biweekly and support. 

I keep thinking of snippets of what I learned that I want to share with everyone.  Obviously, I haven't had time to even begin to review my notes.

Mornin all! I HATE mondays, normally... but today is the start of a new era! I'm on track to getting a full time position at work so I have something to look forward to.  

No exercise today. I'm a bad girl with no excuse except laziness and prepping for another fantastic "War Weekend" LARP fest. I'll get plllleeeennnnttttyyyy of exercise Fri-Sun.

Incorperating Oatmeal into my breakfast/morning snack routine every morning at work for now with the intent of killing my head hunger when lunch rolls around. Trying to stay fuller longer so I don't try to eat by the clock, but rather when I'm hungry. Oatmeal sticks like glue so I hope it stays a while!

Food -
B - Last of the chilli on a flax/oat/wheat tortilla
S - "lower sugar" maple brown sugar instant oatmeal
L - Lean Quesine
S - True North nut mix, Almonds, Walnuts, Pistacios and Pecans.
D - Chicken Stir Fry

Exercise was found to have most benefit when different categories were used (an exercise buffet)

Hey Everyone!

It was a wet and gloomy weekend but still a blessed time.  We have more rain in the forecast here in 'bama so I'm going to make the best of it by spending more time in the gym.

Cardio - Circuit Training Night

Food:

B - Strawberry Protein Shake
S - Boiled Eggs
L - Pork Tenderloin
S- String Cheese
D - Spicy Venison Meatloaf w/Broccoli
S - Cytosport Protein Drink

Have a blessed day!

Big Ed

Hi Guys!
Welcome back Happy Lappy!  I, too am interested in hearing about the conference.   I just started reading the Beck Diet Solution.  It's been very interesting, I began the program today.  I have been doing well with my cardio, I just need to get some weights going.  My food for today:
Breakfast - Lean Dessert protein drink
Snack - apple w/pb2
Lunch - TJ's chicken salad w/rye crisp
Snack - protein drink
Dinner - hmm...not sure yet
Snack - fage w/sf caramel
Hope that everyone has a great day!
deb

Hi everyone. Doing okay here lately I finishe dup the five day pouch test (lost 3 Lbs), and moving on to calorie counting so I can continue to lose. Also having problems with head hunger so I just started The Beck Diet Solution. So far So good. thanks everyone for that recomendation

Breakfast: Protein pudding, NSA apple pie filling

Lunch: 1 vegetarian chicken patty
1/2 cup zhuchinni
1/2 cup berry "Ice Cream"

Dinner: whatever my family makes

Snack:  1 reduced fat cheesestick