Wednesday - Cardio & Cafe

Wow, lots of activity today !  Good to see.  I haven't been on in a couple of days.....seems like summer has really gotten me off track !  Kinda like the weekends. 😜

Still on grandbaby readiness...daughter in law is due at any time and we will head south as soon as we get the call.

my eats for the entire week have been off......not too bad, just not so good.

Celebrated my 40th wedding anniversary yesterday and we ate out twice...I was not cooking on my special day !  

I just need together back on track and get my mind set again.

I plan to do better.  I need to meet my challenge for the summer.......to lose 15 lbs !!   Take care !!

My day was-
b-coffee and protein bar
l-protein bar
d-thin small hamburger meat with cheese, no bun, nothing on it just meat and cheese.
sn-grilled chicken strips.
If I cannot get this weight losing going by the end of summer, I am going to through my hands up and go to see about revision. I am sick and tired of this down and then going back up even though I am doing what I am suppose to do. So freaking frustrating for me!!

Hugs.. I know how frustrasting it can be. 

I noticed you eating protein bars. Some bars may affect different people.  IMO - a lot of manufactures may underestimate the calories + the bar effect on our body.

I.e.  - the so popular Quest bar - not only I realized I dump on it - but I gained weight when I replaced one of my meals with the bar.  Only when looking at my own body reaction and testing my blood sugars after I ate one bar - made me discover that my blood sugar increased by over 100 points (from 85 to 200 in 20-30 min) after I ate the bar, that caused severe insulin spike in my body and too much insulin - even when my calories were relatively low caused weight gain.  

Since then - I tested reaction to any new foods and gave up trying to find low carb protein bar.  Some people call protein bars = glorified candy bars.  I know my body gains weight when I tried to eat some of them. 

Proteins + fat +carbs from non starchy veggies . the only fruits I eat are berries and that's only 2-3 servings a week (When I try to lose weight)

Note: I found out I have allergy to dairy and soy.  And gluten messes me up.   I gave up others grains and starches because my body goes crazy - it overproduces insulin - when I eat starches. 

Sugar alcohols - some are worst that others. They still need to be counted as carbs, and it depends on person sensitivity - it may or it may not affect blood sugar.  Some are worse than others. For some people - getting 10-15 gr of SA can affect their blood sugar as if they got the same amount of table sugar. 

 

 

Still here in spirit but my body belongs to MFP, lol.  I did protein bars occasionally...never gained any weight from them.  I lost my 71 lb regain in 9 months last year.  I am maintaining right now between 160-165 (total weight loss since RNY in 2000 is 184 lbs) though I would like to get down to 150 eventually...maybe even 145.  I don't stay at the same weight most days, but fluctuate daily, which is to be expected.

The key (for me) was exercise, which because of my bad back (fractured in 2012 and osteoporosis) is reduced to my recumbent bike only.  But I got the weight off, and I am actually slim now but lost a lot of muscle mass in the process due to an all cardio exercise regime. 

I always ate around 1000-1200 cals per day during the losing stage, and now I eat around 1800-2000, but I ride my bike at least 5X/wk for at least an hr.  I have cheating days from time to time, but EVERY MORSEL of food I eat, cheating or not, gets weighed on a digital scale and logged in MFP, together with weighing myself EVERY morning, NAKED and recording my weight.  I weigh EVERYTHING, including protein powders, condiments, whatever, because you cannot depend on the manufacturer's labels which have been proven to be incorrect time and time again.  Only by weighing and measuring can you get an accurate account of the amount of calories you are actually consuming, and that can make or break your continued progress.  I didn't know that at the start, but it is what keeps me on track.

I was inspired by Tess and the fact that she was able to lose her regain.  It CAN be done, just find what works for you.  Wishing you, and everyone, the BEST!

I love this board....I swear I learn something new every day. I would never have thought abou the insulin spikes from the protein bars.

 

Hi All! Sunny and Warm here in Southern California!

protein bars for me make me gain weight and I stay away from them.

Just sayin'.... (Grin on my face)