Weight-Loss Thread - Page 2

seakdivers · 04-25-2006, 11:29 AM

Ok - I'm in.

I am trying to do a low carb kind of a thing. Nothing structured - just watching my caloric intake, and trying to steer away from sugar & bad carbs.

This is not an easy thing for a bread-a-holic like me!

Breakfast today: 2 scrambled eggs & 1 breakfast sausage.

lumberjim · 04-25-2006, 12:20 PM

well, i'm not scared of that.

i think my main problems are portion size, and timing.

LUNCH:
turkey reuben wrap(turkey, tortilla, slaw, 1000 island) 10 steak fries

too large a portion. damn tasty tho

Undertoad · 04-25-2006, 12:57 PM

Wrap: est. 12 points (tortilla 2, turkey 4, slaw 2, dressing 4)
Fries: est. 6 points

lunch = 18
total for day = 27

nothing to drink?

let me know when this is annoying

Munchkin · 04-25-2006, 01:02 PM

. noob here..

This is a good idea. I was a member of a martial arts forum, and often people would do this kind of thing in their journal. Which was of course great for accountability if you thougth people actually read your journal.

Mind if I join in? Accountability with me is a huge issue. I just bought this urban rebounder thing (basically a mini tramp with an excersize video) and while I promised myself to do it at LEAST 3 times a week, im not even doing that.

Recording that as well as my food intake may embarass me into being good

melidasaur · 04-25-2006, 03:13 PM

I love this thread idea! Thanks, Bri for getting the ball rolling! Like you, I did Atkins, did really well, went off, and all went to hell. It's too easy to get bored on it, but it worked for me. I need to find something else that works.

Breakfast:
Special K
Dannon light and fit strawberry yogurt

Lunch:
BLT - no mayo
Fries - nice sized portion, not greasy
water

Snack:
2 fannie may mint meltaways - had to finish the box.

As for exercise - I walked to the bus stop - 3 blocks and I will probably do the same when I go home. I need to get back on my bike.

Trilby · 04-25-2006, 04:38 PM

Breakfast-Slimfast shake (the Optima kind) had this at 8:00
Lunch turkey/lettuce/tomato on bread with mayo/diet coke ate at 4:00 (was famished!)

4:00 had a hot chocolate (bad! but, it's rainy and gloomy here and my whole self hurts)

Exercise--walked all over campus.
I'll try to do better tomorrow. It's a LOT of planning, planning, planning so you have healthy on hand and don't get starved and eat an entire pizza.

Kitsune · 04-25-2006, 05:07 PM

Phoo. All of this is making me take a close look at what I've packed in my lunch, today. I don't like what I see.

Quote:

Originally Posted by melidasaur

Fries - nice sized portion, not greasy

Just out of curiosity, where do you find french fries that are not greasy? Aren't the two inseparable since, you know, they're "fries"?

Happy Monkey · 04-25-2006, 05:15 PM

Non-greasy fries have the grease on the inside.

lumberjim · 04-25-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Wrap: est. 12 points (tortilla 2, turkey 4, slaw 2, dressing 4)
Fries: est. 6 points

lunch = 18
total for day = 27

nothing to drink?

let me know when this is annoying

just h2o

had another coffee at 3pm with cream

-welcome in, munchkin.

seakdivers · 04-25-2006, 07:26 PM

Oh I am beginning to realize my downfall...... grazing while cooking dinner. I start preparing dinner and I take a bite of this, a pinch of that. I think I need to wear big cooking mitts the whole time so I don't touch anything.

lumberjim · 04-25-2006, 10:06 PM

Dinner( too late [10:30]at night, which i think is part of my problem)
Turkey sandwich on wheat toast with american cheese, lettuce tomato and " a little bit" of mayo from wawa, and a blueberry yogurt.

DucksNuts · 04-25-2006, 10:25 PM

You're right LJ, you really should try and eat no later than 7.30pm-8pm, as your body starts to shut down its metabolism for the nite and its too easy for your body to store that food as fat.

The other thing you could do is make your main meal at lunch? then just have a light dinner?

I've done a couple of nutrition courses and the first thing we tell everybody who wants to be accountable for their food intake...is to go buy a little calorie counting book...it makes things sooooo much easier and you will be amazed at the food choices you can make daily that will make a whole heap of difference.

Good luck everybody

Undertoad · 04-25-2006, 10:42 PM

Turkey sandwich = 9 pts (3 pts bread, 2 pts chz, 2 pts turkey 2 pts mayo) (mayo is one pt per teaspoon, it kills you)

Yogurt = depends on size, usu. 3 pts

Total for day = 40

Caloric equivalent = roughly 2000

The time of eating, I ignore that. I guess it's more satisfying to spend your hungry hours asleep but in the end I feel it's just eating fewer calories per day than you burn. Most solid food takes 24 hours to get through your digestive system anyway.

lumberjim · 04-26-2006, 01:35 AM

4 pretzel rods, 1 tiny little orange

Trilby · 04-26-2006, 06:18 AM

Why are you up so early, lj?

I hope I can stick to it today. god, I'm a weak person.

Last night I wanted a doughnut soooo bad I could practically taste the damn thing. I didn't go get one, though.

It's all about small victories.

04-25-2006, 12:20 PM	#17
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	well, i'm not scared of that. i think my main problems are portion size, and timing. LUNCH: turkey reuben wrap(turkey, tortilla, slaw, 1000 island) 10 steak fries too large a portion. damn tasty tho __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-25-2006, 03:13 PM	#20
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I love this thread idea! Thanks, Bri for getting the ball rolling! Like you, I did Atkins, did really well, went off, and all went to hell. It's too easy to get bored on it, but it worked for me. I need to find something else that works. Breakfast: Special K Dannon light and fit strawberry yogurt Lunch: BLT - no mayo Fries - nice sized portion, not greasy water Snack: 2 fannie may mint meltaways - had to finish the box. As for exercise - I walked to the bus stop - 3 blocks and I will probably do the same when I go home. I need to get back on my bike. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

04-25-2006, 04:38 PM	#21
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Breakfast-Slimfast shake (the Optima kind) had this at 8:00 Lunch turkey/lettuce/tomato on bread with mayo/diet coke ate at 4:00 (was famished!) 4:00 had a hot chocolate (bad! but, it's rainy and gloomy here and my whole self hurts) Exercise--walked all over campus. I'll try to do better tomorrow. It's a LOT of planning, planning, planning so you have healthy on hand and don't get starved and eat an entire pizza. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-25-2006, 05:15 PM	#23
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Non-greasy fries have the grease on the inside. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-25-2006, 10:06 PM	#26
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Dinner( too late [10:30]at night, which i think is part of my problem) Turkey sandwich on wheat toast with american cheese, lettuce tomato and " a little bit" of mayo from wawa, and a blueberry yogurt. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-25-2006, 11:29 AM	#16
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Ok - I'm in. I am trying to do a low carb kind of a thing. Nothing structured - just watching my caloric intake, and trying to steer away from sugar & bad carbs. This is not an easy thing for a bread-a-holic like me! Breakfast today: 2 scrambled eggs & 1 breakfast sausage.

04-25-2006, 12:57 PM	#18
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Wrap: est. 12 points (tortilla 2, turkey 4, slaw 2, dressing 4) Fries: est. 6 points lunch = 18 total for day = 27 nothing to drink? let me know when this is annoying

04-25-2006, 01:02 PM	#19
Munchkin Colloquialist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 76	. noob here.. This is a good idea. I was a member of a martial arts forum, and often people would do this kind of thing in their journal. Which was of course great for accountability if you thougth people actually read your journal. Mind if I join in? Accountability with me is a huge issue. I just bought this urban rebounder thing (basically a mini tramp with an excersize video) and while I promised myself to do it at LEAST 3 times a week, im not even doing that. Recording that as well as my food intake may embarass me into being good

04-25-2006, 07:26 PM	#25
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Oh I am beginning to realize my downfall...... grazing while cooking dinner. I start preparing dinner and I take a bite of this, a pinch of that. I think I need to wear big cooking mitts the whole time so I don't touch anything.

04-25-2006, 10:25 PM	#27
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	You're right LJ, you really should try and eat no later than 7.30pm-8pm, as your body starts to shut down its metabolism for the nite and its too easy for your body to store that food as fat. The other thing you could do is make your main meal at lunch? then just have a light dinner? I've done a couple of nutrition courses and the first thing we tell everybody who wants to be accountable for their food intake...is to go buy a little calorie counting book...it makes things sooooo much easier and you will be amazed at the food choices you can make daily that will make a whole heap of difference. Good luck everybody

04-25-2006, 10:42 PM	#28
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Turkey sandwich = 9 pts (3 pts bread, 2 pts chz, 2 pts turkey 2 pts mayo) (mayo is one pt per teaspoon, it kills you) Yogurt = depends on size, usu. 3 pts Total for day = 40 Caloric equivalent = roughly 2000 The time of eating, I ignore that. I guess it's more satisfying to spend your hungry hours asleep but in the end I feel it's just eating fewer calories per day than you burn. Most solid food takes 24 hours to get through your digestive system anyway.

04-26-2006, 01:35 AM	#29
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	4 pretzel rods, 1 tiny little orange __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-26-2006, 06:18 AM	#30
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Why are you up so early, lj? I hope I can stick to it today. god, I'm a weak person. Last night I wanted a doughnut soooo bad I could practically taste the damn thing. I didn't go get one, though. It's all about small victories. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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