Everything Eaten Yesterday

B: large red pear, walnuts, Activa lite vanilla yogurt
L: macadamia and coconut GI control bar
2nd L: large mixed salad with turkey cubes, sesame sticks, ff balsamic vinegarette
D: brown rice (1/2 cup), salmon with lemon
S: cheddar cheese spread on flatbread crackers
A: no
E: 4 mile walk (65 mins)


Week 1: -5.0 lbs, walked 20 miles, s-bp down 13 pts.

I'm tracking my bp because it's back up in the range that it was when I had my TIA last spring. My bp is directly correlated to my weight. I can either quickly lose 15 lbs to get my weight back to the therapeutic level of my meds or increase my meds. I'm hoping to do the former. Then, I can go back to Plan A from last year before I broke my ankle/leg and lose the original 15 lbs that will bring me down to a weight where my bp is normal without meds. I was seeing high to mid-140s last week vs 134/75 today. My dr wants to see it under 110. I'll start posting my daily reading here with my food/exercise log.

I'm enjoying tracking my walks and am now in Oakbrook, home of Oakbrook mall. Fortunately for my wallet, I don't have any room in my virtual backpack for any shopping bags.

yea! 45°...
B:coffee, toast, two eggs
E: ran up over the mountain in the snow (!!) 5.6 miles.
L: bowl of rice and lamb
D: piece of salmon and sauteed spinach, toast w/olive oil.
42?/196.7/+.6

Porridge with blueberries sprinkled on top.
Copious coffee.
Satsuma
BLT sandwich (multiseed ryebread)
Copious coffee.
Lamb Stew (with more bread)
Pint of London Porter Ale.
Royal Gala apple.
Half a bar of Green & Black's dark cherry chocolate.
Cup of Herbal Tea, half of which was thrown away as it was so awful.

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

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

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

Snack: Strawberries, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fiber One regular chocolate bar, 1 serving

CALORIES 1711 CARBS 242 g FAT 48 g PROTEIN 103 g Sodium: 2375 mg

B: large red pear, walnuts, Activa lite raspberry yogurt
L: macadamia and coconut GI control bar
2nd L: raw broccoli with lf ranch dip, small ww pita stuffed with turkey, cheddar cheese
D: cheesy shrimp and grits, romaine salad with dried cherries, walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, bacon and balsamic vinegarette
S: dark chocolate
A: 2 glasses reisling
E: 4 mile walk (63.5 mins), chest and back strength training
BP: 116/66 - nothing wrong with that, but I think it's a fluke.


Week 1: -5.0 lbs, walked 20 miles, s-bp down 13 pts.

bagel w cream cheese
turkey & cream cheese on oatnut
granola bar
2 clementines
@ Cafe Escadrille: vodka martini, bread, salad, veal Catherine,
green beans almondine, wine
dark chocolate bar

no exercise

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

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

Dinner: Skim Milk, 1 cup
Guacamole, 1 serving
brown rice, 1 c
14 oz mixed greens salad
Slow cooker jambalaya, 1 serving

Snack: Strawberries, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fiber One regular chocolate bar, 1 serving

CALORIES 1789 CARBS 243 g FAT 46 g PROTEIN 123 g Sodium: 2377 mg

sticky bun
ham & cheese on oatnut
granola bar
2 clementines
sweet-potato chips
salmon, bok choy, rice
gatorade at the gym
sweet-potato chips
slice of ham

30 minutes on the stationary bike
shoulder workout with Rhys

B: toast, coffee, oatmeal
L: Chicken leg
D: pasta and chicken thighs, wine
42/196.7/+.6
crap

B: fuji apple, walnuts
L: macadamia and coconut GI control bar
2nd L: sardines, brown rice and lentil salad
D: 2 egg omelet with ff feta, spinach, sun-dried tomato, mushrooms
S: no
A: no
E: abs/shoulders
BP: 119/67


Week 1: -5.0 lbs, walked 20 miles, s-bp down 13 pts.

2 pancakes (made with protein powder) with maple syrup and Becel pro-activ
coffee and skim

vegetable barley soup
1 slice multigrain rye with peanut butter
Ribena

protein bar
apple
tea and skim

3 cheese tortellini tossed with plenty of mushrooms and a jarred tomato/olive bruschetta topping

square of dark chocolate
1 tiny mincemeat tart
decaf green tea

Day 337 and holding steady

144, new low - re the start of this thread, down 10 pounds; re, say, 2005, down 40.

yesterday
2 coffees, black
1 heated spinach onion parsley ricotta torte wedge
1/2 adobo meatloaf bean rice cheese burrito
ice water + lemon
bunch of roasted salted peanuts (? 10 shells full)
piece of parma style carrot cake, made with 60% of the sugar, half the butter changed to olive oil, and broken bits of walnuts instead of pine nuts
leftover fish soup
1 glass of red
ice water + lime

The carrot cake, made in a bundt pan, turned out to be delicious and just mildly sweet. I've frozen it cut into something like eleven wedges.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/parma-style-carrot-cake-recipe/index.html

I think that there is some truth behind this theory. But I think that the basis of the idea is that you are becoming conscious of everything you are putting in your mouth. Sometimes we eat out of boredom or socially, and we do not realize the amount of calories we have consumed just from snacking - often as much (or more) than what is recommended for an entire meal! So while I think it is a great first step, you also need to be aware of the nutritional value of what you eat. Make sure you make some choices that are low fat/sugar and high fiber and protein. No need to calculate all of these things each day, but just start noticing what is actually good for you and what you might simply think is healthy due to marketing or word of mouth.

Pooks, you might learn a bit if you actually read the thread.

So, today I had a peculiar appointment with my regular clinic doctor. I didn't know I had one until yesterday, when the clinic person called with a reminder. What?

It was a 2:45 pm, which I'd never have agreed to if I knew about it, re the traffic situation on leaving the place, and the clinic waits. I figured it was about my test results, but since I knew one of them (neg mammo) and was confident re the other (occult blood), I was surprised. First let me say, I like the clinic and I like my doctor, and I'm pretty picky.

So, I finally get in to see her and she seems a little puzzled. We talk about this and that, and why I hadn't had some had hand xrays done yet, and I said I was thinking of going to UNM for them and I didn't know I had this appointment today. So she said she didn't either, why was I on the schedule? I started laughing, and she started laughing. She said you probably made the appointment. I said firmly, never, not at that hour, and besides, last time I had test results, you just called me. So, this was all in vain but that we had laughs at presumably no charge.

However, my bp was 104/70, and my weight was 142.4. So, my home scale at 144 this morning was off on the plus side for the second time, so I get to adjust it. I don't remember it being off back when I was 154, so I'll leave that at that, and claim that I've lost eleven.some pounds. This is an ideal weight to me at this point, as I no longer want to weigh, say, 128.

Next up, I'm still cognizant of needing enough nutrition. (Have you ever seen me happy? as my friend Bonnie used to say. Now I'll worry about the next concern.) That brings up lima beans and kale, in another post another day.

Hey Pooks,
I took off about 90 pounds overall, but in the past two years and despite training for two marathons, I've regained about 20 pounds. (Maybe it was the divorce, maybe it's been falling in love with a great cook..... .) (So....... still down 70, but hey)

I'm in excellent shape (resting heartrate is 44) can still run a 9:30 mile without getting winded, (in fact, I can run a half marathon without getting winded, but I will take longer than two hours to do it.)

Join in here, pooks (that's what I used to call my youngest when he was little), chart your stuff and see how you do.
Joe(happy to have you)Nation

Lotsa great, hardworking folk here. Osso, that's wonderful news about your #s.

PS joenation in love??? Yay!

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

Lunch: Turkey Burger, Jennie-O, 4 oz
Broccoli, 1 cup
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings

Dinner: Skim Milk, 1 cup
Guacamole, 1 serving
brown rice, 3/4 c
14 oz mixed greens salad
Slow cooker jambalaya, 1 serving

Snack: Strawberries, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fiber One regular chocolate bar, 1 serving

CALORIES 1770 CARBS 276 g FAT 40 g PROTEIN 110 g Sodium: 2203 mg

oatmeal
3 char siu bao
ham & cheese on oatnut
granola bar
small plate of watermelon pieces
sweet-potato chips
chicken & shrimp piccata over linguine, asparagas
paper-wrapped cake

ran (okay, jogged) 3.8 miles outside

hmmmmmm.... I started taking CoQ10 this week to help counteract some side effects of a statin drug and have seen a dramatic (positive) drop in my bp. I've checked it on two different machines (home and health club) with comparable results.



B: fuji apple, walnuts
L: macadamia and coconut GI control bar
2nd L: small ww pita pocket with ham, cheddar, raw spinach, and lf ranch dressing
D: brown rice pasta with wilted greens, sundried tomatoes, ff feta, and pesto sauce.
S: kaukauna cheese on flatbread crackers
A: no
E: 4 mile walk on treadmill
BP: 112/67 (I like it!)

Week 1: -5.0 lbs, walked 20 miles, s-bp down 13 pts.

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

Lunch: Tuna, Canned in Water, 3 oz
Broccoli, 1 cup
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings

Dinner: Skim Milk, 1 cup
Guacamole, 1 serving
brown rice, 3/4 c
14 oz mixed greens salad
Slow cooker jambalaya, 1 serving

Snack: Strawberries, 1 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fiber One regular chocolate bar, 1 serving

CALORIES 1753 CARBS 287 g FAT 33 g PROTEIN 110 g Sodium: 2411 mg a lil high