Thursday, May 16th, Cardio and Cafe

Is it okay that I started this?  LOL.    I was really excited to start posting this morning, because I got on the scale this morning and was down 3 pounds! .. WOOT!!! ..  I'm almost back to where I was when I restarted things a month ago.  (I started at 191, went down to 187, and then popped back up to 190.)   This morning it's 187.6! .. Hooray!

What helped:  Finding a support system here and on FB, lowering my calories more, lowering my carbs a lot more.

Ok, so today is my 13 hour work day which means the gym is out.   I'm going to try and get in at least a 20 minute walk during lunch but it really depends on how my day goes.  

The food plan (will be updated throughout the day):

Breakfast:  6 - ham/veggie mini quiche (home recipe) - 147 cal // Medium Non-Fat Latte from McDs - 110 cal

Hi there!  Actually, I like to post on the actual Cardio & Cafe no matter who starts it.  Tess may or may not post today (she usually does it before this time of day) as she is still recuperating, so I was happy to see that you did.  If no one posts the actual C&C, I'll just post within their message.

Congrats for your success!  Looks like you've found what works for you.  BTW, my shirataki noodles and rice should be arriving soon.  I've already bought the ingredients for the stir-fry and spaghetti sauce, so I'm just awaiting the UPS guys.  I'm going to test them in a little of the sauces before adding the whole kit & kaboodle to the sauce (in case I don't care for them) but from what I've read, I think I'll like them. I'll try anything once :)

I'll keep you posted....

Thanks Zaudika for getting us started today.  Congrats on getting back on track!  The support and encouragement I find here on OH has helped me so much.  What's the name of the FB support group you found?  Maybe I will join that one too.

EATS

Early Morning:  2 cups coffee w/SF hazelnut creamer

B:  Quest protein bar

S:  Banana

L:  3 oz. Beef pot roast, 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, cookie

S:  Unjury protein shake

D:  4 oz. grilled lean pork Loin, 2 grilled pineapple spears, 1 slice of chocolate cake

S:  none

TOTALS:   1576 calories, 122g Protein 

We are having my son’s 19^th Birthday party this evening so I will be enjoying a piece of chocolate cake.

WEIGHT:  Pre-Op: 302, Current: 183 (Height:  5’ 7”)

VITAMINS & WATER:  Every day I take 2 children’s chewable vitamins, 1 each of Super B Complex, Biotin, Folic Acid, Iron, Calcium Citrate +D, and drink 8 cups of water.

EXERCISE:  Every day I walk at least 20 minutes and do 15 minutes of core strengthening exercises and stretches.  These are my “intentional exercises” I do in addition to house work, grocery shopping, etc.  (if your body is moving then it counts as exercise)

Thanks so much for starting the blog this morning.  Feel free any day that it is not up to go ahead and start.  My internet was down this morning and just got back up about an hour ago.  Great job on dropping the pounds.  Keep it up.  My eats for today are:

Breakfast:  Coffee & Miralax

Snack:  Quest Brownie Bar

Lunch:  Manwich

Snack:  Biscotti

Snack:  Grapes

Dinner:  Steak Quesadilla

Snack:  NSA ice cream

Walking 1 mile this afternoon.  Trying to beat the rain.

Have a great day and remember those vits and fluids.

2 Protein: ham, chicken 300

3 Dairy: 4 slices reduced fat Swiss cheese, Greek yogurt 280

4 Starch: 6 slices diet wheat bread, whole grain tortilla 400

2 Veggies: 2 tomatoes, spinach 50

3 Fat:peanut chewy protein bar 190

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exercise 2 hours singing

Good evening, BOTT friends,

Very busy day today and my back is giving me a fit somewhat tonight, so I think I may need to skip the bike workout this evening.  I've been running all day anyway, so I can definitely count it as a workout.  Today I ate:

B:  protein shake made with coffee and 2 tbsps half & half, 1/2 oz natural almonds

S:  small banana

L:  small grilled chicken breast and tiny wing (skinless), 1/2 c fresh strawberries

S:  1/2 Quest protein bar, 1/2 oz natural almonds

D:  5 ozs lean beef burger with grilled onions (no bun), 1 slice American cheese, 1 tbsp ketchup, mustard, 1/2 c pinto beans

Goodnight friends :)

My calories definitely ended up a bit higher yesterday than I wanted - but I *DID* avoid the 2 huge boxes of donuts someone brought in, so I'm very proud of that.   

I never got a chance to come back yesterday and post my day, so I'm doing it quickly now to stay on track.

B:  Ham/Veggie mini quiche (143 cal), Latte (110 cal)

L:  Panera Salad (my work treated and I found the one with the least calories!).  Chicken-Strawberry-Poppyseed (350 cal)

S:  String Cheese (60 cal), AdvantEdge Shake (110 cal)

D: 1 cup brown rice (150 cal) Beef and Broccoli Crockpot recipe (272 cal)

S:  Pumpkin Bar (91 cal) w/ 2 Tb Cool Whip (25 cal)

Total Calories: 1311, Carbs: 128 (still too high :( ), Protein: 101 (YAY!)

Didn't do so great on water.  Going to try and do better tomorrow.