Everything Eaten Yesterday

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cheerios Cereal, 1 cup
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings

Lunch: Turkey Burger, Jennie-O, 4 oz
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings
Walnuts, 0.5 oz (7 halves)
Broccoli, 1 cup

Dinner: 14 oz mixed greens salad
Whole Wheat pasta, 1 cup
Primavera (1 c. mixed vegs w/light tom sauce), 1 serving
Guacamole, 1 serving
Skim Milk, 1 cup

Snack: Strawberries, fresh, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fiber One Oats and Peanut Butter Chewy Bar, 1 bar

CALORIES 1768 CARBS 294 g FAT 44 g PROTEIN 91 g Sodium: 2,191 mg

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cheerios Cereal, 1 cup
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings

Lunch: Monterey Cheese, 1 oz
Egg substitute, liquid (Egg Beaters), 1 cup
Tofu, extra firm, 0.25 block
Walnuts, 0.5 oz (7 halves)
Broccoli, 1 cup

Dinner: 14 oz mixed greens salad
Whole Wheat pasta, 1 cup
Primavera (1 c. mixed vegs w/light tom sauce), 1 serving
Guacamole, 1 serving
Skim Milk, 1 cup

Snack: Strawberries, fresh, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Skinny Cow w/Caramel

CALORIES 1733 CARBS 251 g FAT 48 g PROTEIN 103 g Sodium: 2,315 mg

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cheerios Cereal, 1 cup
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings

Lunch: Turkey Burger, Jennie-O, 4 oz
Hamburger or Bun, 1 roll
Romaine Lettuce (salad), 1 cup
Balsamic Vinaigrette, 2 tbsp

Dinner: 14 oz mixed greens salad
Broccoli, 1 c
Dr. McDougall's Vegan Curry, 0.5 serving
Beans, black, 0.5 cup
Skim Milk, 1 cup

Snack: Strawberries, fresh, 1 cup

CALORIES 1533 CARBS 250 g FAT 35 g PROTEIN 76 g Sodium: 1,762 mg

still doing at least one soup and/or salad meal a day

a coupla days this week it was a big salad lunch with soup in the evening

coupla comments from M at work about my slightly droopy draw'rs

s'good

esp good was the half Denison's Dunkel at Caplansky's Deli last night - coulda ordered a pint - ordered a half - and it was enough

slowwwwwwwwww but steady is the challenge of this race

Turtles and snails. Think turtles and snails.

Good on ya.

I'm going with tortoise




(cuz tortoise-shell patterned shoes are my dream treat if WHEN I hit my second target)

Even better.

I've been trying to loose weight for two years. I've gone from a size 20 to 14 so far. Heading for size 12 by the end of the year. It's been hard because I can't exercise. I tried that and ended up in the hospital for 5 days in December 2009 because I began exercising and caused ubber blood clots in my body. So I've been ordered to not exercise other than walking, which isn't easy for me.

Butrflynet is doing most the cooking now, lots of salads, vegies, fruit and lean meat. With her help I'm still loosing pounds. My doctor said some of that loss is muscle, which is clear to me she's right.

The fun part is that I'm having to buy smaller clothes because I didn't want to embarrass people by my pants falling down to the ground. My doggies Dolly and Madison think I'm beginning to look sexy.

BBB

Buying smaller clothes is always a nice reward!

Good on you for the re-shaping so far.

I certainly like preparing the bags of too-large clothes to be donated.

I've got so many bags of my former office work large size clothing and my closet is still stuffed. I just have to find a way to drive them them to several charities. There is an organization that I've donated to that provides office work style clothing for when the women have job interviews. There is always the Good Will, but I've found another other group that needs clothing for the mentally impaired that I want to donate to.

BBB

Big Brothers Big Sisters picks up your donations -- at least they do that here. You just get on their mailing list and then they tell you when they'll next be doing a pickup in your neighborhood. Leave the stuff out in a bag or box, clearly marked BBBS and in a place where you've told them it'll be (e. g. on the porch or whatever). That's all deductible of course.

And yay on you for the loss. Excellent job!

Good on you, BBB.
And Butrflynet too, re the cooking.
I cook virtually every meal for myself, so my problems are 1) all the cooking and kitchen upkeep, 2) making sure I get various nutrients, and 3) exercise, which I am less likely to do here than my old habitats.

I know this constitutes a problem, I know the benefits of exercise from long experience, but I was always an underlying reader in a chair, and have to yell at myself now to get out of that.

So, just now, in the evening, I weigh 148, similar to most of my posts here since the thread started. I started on this thread at 154, in mid 2008. I started to lose slowly though, probably in 2005.

Joe, was this the only thread or did you have one before this one?

My highest weight in life was hovering at 190, though I was, many times, lower. (I was 5' 5 1/2", not sure re my height now) and might have been 180 when I moved here. I lost slowly and I've stayed at this weight, which I think is fine. I don't particularly want to go lower, as in my younger adult weight of 125-130. Stronger, yes, I need to work on that.

Yes, good on BFN! My apologies for not acknowledging her.

osso, I wonder if Books on Tape would work for you, at least a bit. Go walking or hiking with a book going? Could you?

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cheerios Cereal, 1 cup
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, jelly, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings

Lunch: Feta Cheese, 1 oz
Sour Cream, 2 tbsp
Broccoli, 1.5 cups
Bread, pita, white, 1 pita, large
Vegetables, Mixed Salad Greens, 1 serving

Dinner: Broccoli, 1 cup
Brown Rice, medium grain, 0.5 cup
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad
Atlantic Salmon (fish), 4 oz

Snack: Skinny Cow Vanilla with Caramel Cone, 1 serving
Strawberries, fresh, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)

CALORIES 1640 CARBS 253 g FAT 39 g PROTEIN 91 g Sodium: 1,992 mg

I've not gotten into that. I'm usually happy enough looking at the local scene, having it become more mine, seeing things you never do driving. Well, I'm a very visually interested person even at the worst of times, and at my best my brain is a camera. This is my first housing tract life though, and is quite a drop from the visual interest of, say, old Venice, California. On the other hand, this is a lovable tract as tracts go; it does have some charm.

The bigger problem is a lot of the year is too damned hot. I could surmount this by rising and shining, but.... that is so not my nature. I am still adapting to the fact that it is hotter here in late afternoon than anytime earlier in the day. I think I need to start walking to the library, which is probably two miles away, or maybe 1.5. Stay tuned..

We walk to most of our local errands, unless something really hefty needs to be carried. There's even a Home Depot within walking distance, although I would drive there if we needed to carry home something like an air conditioner.

Hang in there -- which is something I am telling myself a lot these days.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings
Cottage ch and veg omelet, 1 serving

Lunch: Beans, black, 0.5 cup
Smart Balance Buttery Spread, 1 tbsp
Broccoli, 1 cup
Baked Potato, with skin, 1 medium

Dinner: Turkey Burger, Jennie-O, 4 oz
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings
Broccoli, 1 cup
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad

Snack: Strawberries, fresh, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Skinny Cow Vanilla with Caramel Cone, 1 serving

CALORIES 1735 CARBS 302 g (a bit high) FAT 41 g PROTEIN 117 g Sodium: 1,928 mg

Things are not going so well. We think the ice cream is not helping things one iota, so we will finish out what we've got and stop buying it until next Summer. In the meantime, I'm trying to head to the gym twice per week to stop the slide. Sigh. This part sucks.

Starting Weight: 346 lbs.
Current Weight: 207.2 lbs. The last time I weighed this much, it was April. Of '09. Feh!
Difference from last week: up 5.4 lbs.
Overall difference: down 138.8 lbs.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cheerios Cereal, 1 cup
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings

Lunch: Walnuts, 1 oz (14 halves)
Broccoli, 1 cup
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings
Morningstar Farms Veggie Dogs, 1 serving

Dinner: 14 oz mixed greens salad
Broccoli, 1 cup
4 oz skinless fried chicken
Skim Milk, 1 cup
Baked Potato, with skin, 1 large

Snack: Strawberries, fresh, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)

CALORIES 1768 CARBS 286 g FAT 49 g PROTEIN 82 g Sodium: 2,575 mg high

hang in there

and walk

and walk a bit more

(which I'm also reminding myself to do each day)

Let's meet in Maine and walk together. I remember us wandering through the Salem graveyard together.

yes, we're good walker-togetherers!

Hey! 211 lb here! We're having a race again---yehawww!

Calories In: 1300

Breakfast (600 calories) : Muesli

Half a pound of plain, nonfat yogurt, half a cup of uncooked oatmeal, half a cup of cranberry nut mix, one peach.

Lunch (400 calories) : BLT sandwich, with the "B" replaced by smoked tempeh.

Dinner (300 calories) : one pound of baby carrots, one raw green pepper, with French oninon dip.

Calories Out: None (rested after an 18-mile long run in Central Park on Sunday.)

Weight: I don't know which baseline to use for my weight anymore, so I'll use my arrival in America from now on, which was a nice, round 250 lb. With that clarified, my weight is 211 lb: 1 lb down from last week, 39 down since I arrived in the US. Hoping to make 200 before the Marathon on November 7.