Healthy eating thread, week of January 1

jebba · Jan 1, 2012

Happy New Year, everyone!
 
I know Tech Tee and WR4C weigh in on Mondays, right? But it seemed fitting to start the week on the first.
 
 
My official starting weight is 108.6*
Goal weight it 100
 
Thinking about my worst habits, and here's what I am going to focus on this week and this month: 1. no eating after dinner, 2. no liquid calories, except milk and 3. no rewarding/consoling myself with junk food.
 
Let's kick butt, friends.
 
 
 
 
*The numbers may look low, but I am 4'11".

willrun4chocolate · Jan 1, 2012

Hey! I did weigh myself this morning, then promptly went out for breakfast. But I was good, I had the fruit filled crepe with all the stuff on the side, by the time I added the butter and the syrup and the extra granola that they gave my mom that she asked for them to hold it was over 800 calories, but it was late so it was really like lunch and breakfast and I walked 2 km to the restaurant at a good pace, so I sort of think it all works out for the day. Ok, I know that after I typed the word "butter" I am just coming up with excuses.
 
I did journal it in Sparkpeople which for me is 90% of my problem, nah, cupcakes are my problem.
 
I am at my mom's right now so I am not sure how in sync her scale is to my scale, but I would like to lose about 30 lbs by July and then do the difficult part of actually maintaining it for the rest of the year.
 
Following jebba's format for the next week/month I am going to focus on
 
Meal planning/journalling
Water intake
Exercise even if it is -30 out. 30 minutes of something a day, walk, stairs, Kinect Yoga, SOMETHING for 30 minutes.

Tech Tee · Jan 1, 2012

I was TERRIBLE over the last few days. But...tomorrow, a weigh in. it can only get better after that. 
I'm up for a weekly thread AS LONG AS WE KEEP IT UP! 
I'll be posting my number tomorrow. No matter how horrible it is. But, I can tell you for sure, next week will be better.

willrun4chocolate · Jan 2, 2012

Journalled the whole day and am working on getting my water in. My walk was at least 30 minutes, though waddling back from the restaurant was hardly the pace that I walked there.
 
I am 1 for 1.

jebba · Jan 2, 2012

Yesterday we went out for breakfast, too. I had two eggs, home fries, buttered toast and turkey bacon. Not great, but better than I usually order. I ate healthy the rest of the day, and got a good run in. I also didn't eat after dinner, except for a glass of warm milk before bed.
 
Meal planning is such a great idea.

Tech Tee · Jan 2, 2012

Today - 204 
Last Week - 204 
Loss - 0 
Goal - 160 (or so) 
I'm not happy, but not that unhappy given the fact that there was one mega-party on Friday, then New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in that time span. Staying the same isn't bad. 
I'm betting on a big loss next week mainly because I've probably got lots of water and sodium and other crap built up in my system from the last two days. It's not like all that junky, great tasting food and drink is low sodium or high fiber. But, time will tell. 
Here's another issue. Last time I lost weight I had set a goal of 150 when I started and hit it. The key thing is, it wasn't like I decided to get thinner, and thinner, and thinner as I was going along. The problem - everyone else telling me I was too thin and thought I was anorexic and unhealthy. Even though that weight was smack dab in the middle of the charts. I had set the goal when I started, simply by looking at the BMI charts. 
This time, to avoid that, I'll shoot for 160. I'm 5' 10" by the way. The range is 133 - 174. That would put 154 as the middle. Those charts are a guideline, of course. At 150 I was way skinny. At 133, I would have been carried off in a stiff wind.

willrun4chocolate · Jan 3, 2012

Well I have been travelling all day, but have managed to log my food and I'm in my range, but I am certainly haven't had my fruits and veggies.
 
BUT I did go grocery shopping as soon as I got home and though I haven't done my weekly meal plan, I bought a bunch of veggies, salad, good proteins, no processed food, well except for some Kraft Dinner for the night I know I will have that I am too tired to cook or sick of salad. 
 
I made a soup and sandwich when I got home, and seeing as I "lost time" in the time change, I pretty much get two meals today because I missed lunch time in the airplane.
 
What does concern me is I had two pretty small meals in the grand scheme of things and I easily made my 1200 calories. It's going to be tough when I have to add that third meal tomorrow.
 
I'll be very interested to see how close my mom's scale is too mine.
 
I also haven't done any exercise today, and frankly I'm just too tired. I did take the stairs instead of the elevator twice, but that is only 3 flights of stairs. Oh well.

jebba · Jan 3, 2012

Anything good you can do on travel days is bonus, as far as I am concerned.
 
1200 calories is tough. I find the only time I can do 1200 without feeling hungry is when I do super high protein and low carb. But that makes me feel foggy and tired.
 
Since I am so short, whenever I plug into those calorie calculators, it says my base metabolic rate is about 1050 to 1150 calories. I would murder someone if I tried to survive on that.
 
Today has been pretty good. Breakfast: kashi, yogurt, banana and coffee. (I did use a tablespoon of half and half. I am flesh and blood, after all). 10 mile run. Lunch: turkey bolgna sandwich, sweet peppers, baby carrots, string cheese. Snack of one slice of bread and more turkey bologna. Dinner: swiss chard quiche with tofu instead of most of the egg. 45 minutes strength training after dinner. I think I'll have another glass of warm milk before bed.
 
Mondays are generally my longest run days. The YMCA has daycare, and you can run outside on the greenway if you keep your cell phone with you. There's a two hour limit, so 10 miles is about right to leave me a little bit of time buffer. My worst exercise/running days are wednesdays and thursdays. I work wed, thur, fri, and do alot of kid chauffering after work. I try to make friday through tuesday count as much as possible so I don't feel guilty about slacking on wed and thurs.
 
Tech Tee, I hear you on how the numbers don't always match with reality. I suspect that the guidelines are less accurate for those of us on the edges of the bell curve.

willrun4chocolate · Jan 3, 2012

Just out of curiousity I googled a healthy weight chart. I'm 5.0 so they say for a small frame I should be 104 -115. I think 115 would be just fine. The broader range was 104 - 137. I can't imagine me at 104, but i think I could be a very fit 115. I could also be 115, but not fit, just a dieter with no actually fitness goal. I've done that before. I would rather be at the high end at 115 and be fit than in the middle (122ish) and just be happy at what the scale says.

jebba · Jan 3, 2012

I made the mistake of stepping on the scale this morning. Up one pound. That's my punishment for not waiting until Sunday.

Tech Tee · Jan 3, 2012

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Just out of curiousity I googled a healthy weight chart. I'm 5.0 so they say for a small frame I should be 104 -115. I think 115 would be just fine. The broader range was 104 - 137. I can't imagine me at 104, but i think I could be a very fit 115. I could also be 115, but not fit, just a dieter with no actually fitness goal. I've done that before. I would rather be at the high end at 115 and be fit than in the middle (122ish) and just be happy at what the scale says. </div>
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Is this one of those old charts? Reason I ask is you mention "frame", and I haven't seen that since those old life insurance charts. 
What chart did you look at? I'm interested because of the frame aspect. 
I was talking BMI when I posted before.

willrun4chocolate · Jan 4, 2012

I found it here. Yes, I'm sure it's an old one. MY BMI says I should be 102 - 127. Or at least that's what it says at the weight watchers site.
 
<a href="http://www.ideal-weight-charts.com/idealweightchartsforwomen.html" target="_blank">http://www.ideal-weight-charts.com/idealweightchartsforwomen.html</a>
 
I tracked all my food today, and I made lunch for tomorrow while I was making dinner. I still get a few more calories before I go to bed. 
 
Oh and my mom's scale is lighter than my scale.

jebba · Jan 4, 2012

Well, yesterday was pretty good, but I did snack on sunflower seeds after dinner. And I did three very slow and easy miles on the treadmill.
 
This morning we got up and did some strength training. Mr jebba is one of those people who gets skinnier the less in shape he is. And he improves very quickly. By the end of the month he'll have the beginnings of a six pack and other nice definition. Lucky.

Tech Tee · Jan 5, 2012

I did terrible yesterday, but the Gods of Diet were kind to me when I stepped on the scale. No gain. 
Today, I did terrible as well. I doubt the Gods will be nice to me two days in a row. Tomorrow will probably be a bad day on the scale. 
Shame on me! 
I need to stop the goofy eating, especially when I'm not really hungry!

willrun4chocolate · Jan 5, 2012

Well, I've Journalled all the days, but I did go over today, and I will probably pay for it on the scale tomorrow, but I really need to get some exercise in.
 
Sigh....
 
But hey, it's day 4 and we have all checked in. Yeah US!!!

jebba · Jan 5, 2012

Still doing okay, here, but I've been craving hot chocolate. Mr jebba has been making some very healthy dinners.

Tech Tee · Jan 5, 2012

Today is starting out good. 3 miles on the treadmill, had a no-fat Chobani (greek yogurt) mixed with a tiny bit of this stuff <a href="http://www.kashi.com/products/kashi_nuggets_original" target="_blank">http://www.kashi.com/products/kashi_nuggets_original</a> Makes for some decent crunch for some texture. 
And a few cups of coffee (with sugar in them). I can live with the extra 16 calories per cup. 
Lunch will be some grains (that I described in the beginning of the week) with a bit of lo cal Italian dressing and a clementine. Probably some almonds for a snack. Maybe some beef (or buffalo or turkey) jerky (which is pretty low cal and has a LOT of protein). (ha-ha turkey jerkey) 
Dinner...well, that's where there's an issue. We're having tacos tonight. Made from ground turkey, so that's not too bad. I'll have to steer away from the sour cream and cheese. That should be easy enough. All on a lo-cal, high fiber wrap. DW and I will be weighing out the taco filling so we get an accurate reading on serving portions.

willrun4chocolate · Jan 6, 2012

Well I am under calories today and am not even hungry, Lots of life stress right now and am just happy that I haven't eaten out, and that I still measured the pasta and meat sauce I had tonight, and still grudgingly put salad on the plate, even though all I really wanted was a huge plate of pasta/meat sauce and ice cream.

RaisingArizonainNH · Jan 6, 2012

I haven't been tracking my food -so that is the next step. I have been focused on 2 things so far - eliminating artificial sweeteners ( to see if it helps my arthritis.. and it seems to seems to!) and getting plenty of water during the day. So far that hasn't been hard - I freeze a small bottle of water then refill as it melts at school- I really like ice cold water there where it is hugely stuffy!.
 
 I am going to work to really hone my eating back as I now have an important dinner/reunion for my old track coach in college... and though it won't have a big outward effect, I know that I will feel better and more confident if I lose a few pounds/inches!
 
 Tech Tee- when my family has tacos, I let them use the shells and put my meat,salsa and a bit of cheese on a salad... It makes for a huge meal and I LOVE taco salad. You might try that for a better carb choice !

jebba · Jan 6, 2012

I indulged in some candy yesterday. The kids have their little buckets of halloween candy, and after dinner they are allowed to pick out a piece. I grabbed a couple of pieces when they weren't looking. Yesterday was also a very light exercise day (2 miles), but I feel like it went okay anyway. I couldn't get lunch until super late in the day, and managed to make decent choices even though I was starving.
 
Tech Tee, I understand about the sugar in the coffee. I like a tablespoon of half and half in my coffee.

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