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trimB
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Posted: 9 January 2006 10:09 pm |
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Unhealthy food within reach of my fingertips all day long. Talk about a challenge! I'm not necessarily trying to lose weight (hence the approximate calorie counts), but my food choices have been horrific for the past year or so. Keeping a diary on my own helps a little, and I hope this option will be even better.
So far for today...
eggs & toast for breakfast, strawberries for snack, soup & bagel for lunch, banana nut muffin for no reason at all (can I claim quality control just this once?)
estimated calories in so far today - 1600
estimated calories I will burn today - 2200
Having friends over this evening and of course my boyfriend convinced me to make dinner.
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Javan
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Posted: 9 January 2006 11:04 pm |
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I love those Banana Nut Muffins!!!! I ate one about 2 months ago, then look at the nutritional data and almost fainted!!!
The last one I ate (not really, since it was partial), was great, but I only ate the top layer that had the nuts. It hurt to toss the rest, but I had to.
Good Luck!!!
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trimB
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Posted: 11 January 2006 03:28 pm |
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I thought of this forum yesterday, and how I would have to honestly write down what I was eating. I considered fibbing a bit to my dear diary, but then what's the point? So here goes...
Tuesday 1/10: banana & scrambled eggs for breakfast, cheesecake pastries for lunch, cheese pizza for dinner.
total est. calories 1900
On the plus side, I did manage to take a short run that day (20-25 min) and Monday I had done quite a bit of pilates and some yoga. But what about those cheesecake pastries for lunch? Oy! I only seem to make such poor choices unless I'm at work, busy, and no other food choices are quite so convenient. I have had no real problem with willpower until about a year and a half ago when I started specializing in pastries. I read an article that suggested that one could become 'addicted' to carbs almost like a drug (because of its similar effect on the brain). If so, then I must be in the stage where I know I have a problem but am not ready to quit yet.
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Peter
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Posted: 11 January 2006 07:24 pm |
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You are right... don't cheat in your diary. Be honest even if you are not happy with what you ate.
It's those that quit that lose, not those that are not perfect!
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 12 January 2006 04:00 pm |
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Yesterday and today are my days off of work. No weekends like normal people... my 'weekends' come in the middle of the week instead. I've been trying to conserve money (a $1000 car repair plus holiday gifts made a hurtful december), and many of the things i could think of that I wanted to do yesterday would have taken some money. So I read alot, did pilates and yoga for about an hour, ran errands, etc. Today my beau and I were talking about splurging and going bowling at a trendy new bowling 'club'. It will make me feel guilty for spending frivolous money if I do go, and it will make me feel boring if I don't go. Err! Here's the tally for yesterday...
scrambled eggs for breakfast (cheap source of protein!), soup and bagel with hummus for lunch, lamb patties and tabbouleh for dinner
estimated calories 2000
seems like alot of calories, considering I was less active than useful due to not being on my feet at work all day.
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nevd
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Posted: 13 January 2006 08:41 pm |
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I read an article that suggested that one could become 'addicted' to carbs almost like a drug
Having read what you're eating, I'd suggest that it's the fat in your intake you should worry about.
Have double the amount of scrambled eggs, but leave out the yolks...
Your cheesecake pastries and cheese pizza day was a good example of what I mean.
Remember, fat has more than twice the calories, gram for gram, than carbs or protein. If you're trying to limit calories, watch the fat...
Good luck (you're doing well considering the temptation to which your job subjects you),
NevD 
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trimB
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Posted: 13 January 2006 10:59 pm |
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Yesterday and today I've had some type of stomach bug that has caused all food to lose any appeal. No appetite whatsoever. It has made me realize that a person can actually not eat at all (or subsist mostly on dry toast) and keep on moving... for a little while at least. But I'm too much of a food lover to do that. At work, the hot side guys were grilling chicken and it was just the most unappealing thing ever. Good point about my fat intake by the way. I was hoping to make some baby steps first though - like getting to a point where I have almost normal looking meals every day. Then maybe I will feel like I can change those meals to a more healthy balance.
Yesterday 1/12 calories in - 1000
Today 1/13 calories in - 500 so far
I feel like I'll be almost fully recovered by this evening though, so I can have a normal-type dinner. Just in time to work a double-shift tomorrow, yay.
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trimB
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Posted: 15 January 2006 08:50 pm |
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Yesterday I was recovered from whatever stomach bug I had, and lucky that I had. I worked 6 am to 10 pm. I do work well over 40 hours most weeks, but a 16 hour day is fairly rare. Luckily I like my job most of the time. Cooking for someone else's party of 150 people and managing to get a conventional healthy dinner in there was my challenge. I tried to stick to stealing bites of the shrimp and grilled chicken, but of course I had to try the samosas and a bit of the bread selection too. Needless to say, I did not estimate my calorie intake this day.
For today so far... half of a croissant & grapefruit for breakfast, roasted potatoes and pasta for lunch, oatmeal cookie for no reason other than I was making an entire huge batch of them at work and I am weak. Errr... Estimate calories so far, 1500. Not good.
I will try to focus on making choices with less fat - as was suggested. But to be honest, my confidence in my own self-control is non-existent. I feel like it's a vicious cycle. I know I used to be able to do this, why is it such a struggle now??
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trimB
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Posted: 17 January 2006 01:43 am |
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Yesterday I ran for 20 minutes on the treadmill. I didn't eat anything else that day since I wasn't hungry again. Today I ran for 30 minutes outside. Much better outside. I get bored after 10 minutes on the treadmill.
For today so far - banana & bread for breakfast, roasted potatoes & half of a croissant for lunch, a piece of warm angel food cake (my absolute favorite). My beau is making dinner... don't know what yet. I've noticed a distinct post-lunch sweet tooth impluse.
Calories so far - roughly 1200
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trimB
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Posted: 18 January 2006 02:35 am |
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Yesterday had veggie lasagna for dinner. Homemade with more veggies than cheese. Yum!
Today had banana & piece of olive bread for breakfast, roasted potatoes and roast beef sandwich for lunch, and chow foon noodles for dinner. I didn't really want to go out for dinner, but it was a work thing, so I couldn't get out of it. Estimated calories - 1900.
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Chocoholic
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Posted: 18 January 2006 02:41 am |
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I am very impressed!  Anyone who can stay on a diet while looking at pastries all day has my utmost respect! Wow! Keep it up (er, down?)!
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trimB
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Posted: 19 January 2006 12:37 am |
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Thanks for the encouragement - especially from a fellow foodie! But I don't know if I'd call my eating habits exactly restrained. Maybe sporadically restrained at best. I had a bad feeling that yesterday wouldn't turn out so good for me after all, and I was right. I had plans to go on a 'date' with my beau, and we ended up at a bar with a beer selection from around the world. And boy do I love me some Belgian beers! I only had two, but then of course I also had to sample some of the mussels. And of course you have to follow up the yummy mussels with crusty bread dipped in the mussel sauce. I'm sure fried bar food would have been worse, but not much. So total calories yesterday possibly nearing 2800 or so? Oy!
Total better so far... croissant and coffee for breakfast, tuna sandwich for lunch, dinner will be homemade empanadas. Today was my day off, so no unruly pastries to tempt me. Calories estimated today - 1000 so far.
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trimB
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Posted: 19 January 2006 04:47 pm |
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On the positive side, I went for a nice run yesterday - about 30 minutes - and also did some strength training exercises. On the negative side, I had empanadas for dinner and added a leftover rocky road brownie just for good measure. I was really craving something sweet. I had an anxiety episode about my finances earlier in that day, and I think that brought it on. I still worry about money, but of course I can't use that coping mechanism all of the time.
I got up early on my day off today and went to a yoga class as a guest at my friend's gym. Boy would I love to join so that I could go to more classes and use all their nice equipment. But that just doesn't seem like a good idea right now (see above complaining about money problems). By the time I got back I was starving! Scrambled eggs and a leftover empanada for breakfast. Estimated calories so far - 600.
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trimB
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Posted: 20 January 2006 09:49 pm |
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Finished of leftover empanadas for lunch yesterday. Baked sweet potato and goat cheese & fig sandwich for dinner. I know, odd combination - but I saw this recipe and I wanted to give it a try. Pretty good actually. Bad on the calories for the day though. Roughly 2200. Not maintenance level that's for sure. Actually it's been a bad week overall.
So far today - scrambled eggs & a roll for breakfast, croissant for lunch. Need to go running, it is 60 degrees outside.
One of my coworkers has really been giving me a hard time about my hours lately. He doesn't seem to believe me that I'm only taking 2 days off per week like every other normal person. Plus he gets mad when I leave work at 1 or 2 pm. I try to tell him that I get in at 4 or 5 am to do morning pastries, but he doesn't seem to be able to add it up. Right now is the slow season anyway... why does he care if I work only 40 hours per week. ERRR!!!
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trimB
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Posted: 21 January 2006 09:44 pm |
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Yesterday ended up at roughly 2000 calories. My beau made me pad thai noodles for dinner. He usually wants to cook dinner around 7 or 8 pm. With how early I have to get up for work, I think that is too late for me. I'm hoping to change our habits, or else we won't be able to have dinner together. It's sad, but I just do not want to eat dinner that late.
Today - bran muffin & a pear for breakfast, doughnut for snack (my boss had made a fresh batch in the morning for a test... please don't make me produce them on the menu on a regular basis!!!), risotto and piece of sole for lunch. About 1300 calories so far.
Went running for about 30 minutes yesterday. Today hope to do some pilates. This past week was good as far as being motivated to do something active (besides work) every day - but bad as far as food choices. Actually it feels like I did better as far as junk-food snacking goes (this is all relative people... it's hard to believe that I could actually be eating worse, I know.), but my average calories for the day needs to be more like 1800 instead of 2200. More fruit & veggies!!
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trimB
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Posted: 22 January 2006 11:28 pm |
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Yesteday I didn't eat anything else after the above post. Wasn't really hungry for dinner, so the day's total came to 1300. But I didn't count the drinks at the bar that night. I think the fact that I didn't have any of the cheesy gooey nachos that my table ordered completely cancels out the glasses of wine. Maybe the wine increased my willpower? I could try the technique at work, but I nearly burned the croissants with just a bit of a hangover - so I don't think I would do very well working while tipsy. Ha!
Today I had some pineapple & a pear for breakfast, bit of granola & bit of cookie dough for snack, leftover risotto for lunch. Estimated so far - 1100 calories in. Plan to go for a run later this afternoon, as long as I don't get really lazy in the meantime.
I talked to my beau about wanting to eat dinner earlier since I'm going to bed and waking up so early now. He seemed to understand. And offered to make eggplant curry tonight. How did he know about my more veggies/fruit goal?
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trimB
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Posted: 24 January 2006 02:18 am |
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I did end up going for a run yesterday, for about 30 minutes. Maybe being paranoid, but I swear my back was starting to tense up again towards the end of my run. I managed to get out every other day for 3 miles or so this past week... is this my back's limit? I'm 28, how can I have back problems?!? Ended up at about 1800 calories in with a snack of dried figs and dinner of eggplant curry w/ rice.
Today - bran muffin & pineapple bits for breakfast, prunes for snack, spinach artichoke dip for lunch, cup of chicken soup for snack, finished off leftover risotto for dinner. Roughly 1800 calories total. Last week I was eating more like 2000-2200 every day, and that is quite a bit too much. So 1800 is a little closer, but I think I should be more like 1600 to make sure I'm maintaining.
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trimB
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Posted: 25 January 2006 01:45 am |
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Yep, my back has officially reached it's limit. It starts getting a little "tense" spot on the lower left side when I run even semi-regularly. I can't figure out what is wrong with it, except that it feels like a little ball of tension in one particular spot. If I run more at this point, it will get worse and then start to be painful when I move in certain directions. Help?!?! So needless to say I didn't run yesterday or today. Did some ab exercises and some yoga for about an hour total. I really enjoy running the best though, and it doesn't require any equipment. I do have to say that I am inspired by some other diaries here that maybe I can cut back to running just 2 or 3 days a week and still find some good variety in my activities. I have today and tomorrow off work (my "weekend"), so I can stew on a new plan and maybe go buy some more equipment. Money is really an issue right now, but at least I can make a wish list?!
For today - some tuna & a small muffin for breakfast, pear for snack, plain baked sweet potato for lunch (yay for me!), chocolate cake scraps for snack (boo to me!), salami & some dried figs for dinner. I finally got to my goal of 1600 calories in. Can I go to bed right now so that I make sure I don't eat anything else for the day? Haha! Maybe go to grocery store tonight to get healthy snacks to have around for my "weekend".
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teach2learn
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Posted: 25 January 2006 02:35 am |
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trimblebe wrote: " feels like a little ball of tension in one particular spot. If I run more at this point, it will get worse and then start to be painful when I move in certain directions. Help?!?!
At 35 years old, I finally caved in to my fears of a Chiropractor and took my friends advice and went to hers. He specializes in sports type issues. I tell you I was so bound up before I went to him, even just a little bit of house work was causing me pain. I had 'auschgudschlauters' (I so know I'm not spelling that right) when I was growing. It caused immense pain in both of my knees as my ligaments and tendons were being stretched faster than they could grow along at the rate that my bones were growing (like 4 inches in 3 months). Apparently that caused me to 'favor' my left side which in turn throws a couple of vertebrae between my shoulders out. The pain results in pinching my sciatic nerve...so I get a 'pain in the butt' from my knees being out of alignment.
Why am I telling you all of this? Because I recommend you find a sports medicine Dr. to get you in alignment. They can watch you run on a treadmill and analyze your gait, it could be as simple as changing your running shoes to a style that better suits your stride.
Ask your friends that are active and find out who they see, you want to see someone with a good reputation as my Dr. says "anyone can be taught to crack a bone, it's knowing the right one to crack that makes a good Dr."
Take care! -Tracy
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trimB
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Posted: 25 January 2006 05:00 pm |
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I very much appreciate your input, Tracy. Since you are the second person to recommend a chiropractor or sports doctor, I will definitely look into it. Need to see how much my health insurance will cover and if I need a referral. I've had insurance for about 3 months now after a couple of years without, so I don't know all the ins-and-outs of this plan yet.
I didn't do any sort of activity yesterday - resting my back. I couldn't find any cardio DVDs at the video store to rent and try (only 20 copies of buns of steel!!). My beau suggested that I should take really long brisk walks. This might actually work, as I have a cassette 'walkman' ($10 versus an expensive iPod) and I can check out books on tape at the library. Of course, now that I have this new idea it has started to snow and howl wind.
By the way, is there an automatic censor on these posts?!? In my last post I wrote a word that means "pieces", starts & ends with an 's', and has a slightly objectionable word in the middle. I didn't actually even write the word, it was just embedded in the middle of a different word. Yet it was still censored out. Wierd!!
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Peter
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Posted: 25 January 2006 08:41 pm |
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Yes Trimblebe, there is a filter. I put words in it myself, but there are only a few and none begin and end with "s" so I don't know what happened.
I don't mind strong words, though I think gross ones are inappropriate. Well, gross! But Google places ads on my site and the advertisers don't want to be associated with such stuff so such words are not allowed. If they appear, Google will pull my ads and I won't be able to afford to maintain my hobby... my website.
Just to be sure you know you can edit your own posts. It will put a line at the bottom saying that you did so, or you can uncheck a box and that won't appear.
Everyone's physical problems are so different that what helps one person might not help another, but I solved my LOWER back problem with simple leg raises. It just needed to be strengthened.
Before I started doing that, it would get so tight (painful) that I could hardly drive to work. That was 30 years ago, but when it acts up today... it's back to the leg raises.
A lot of people strengthen other parts of their bodies but ignore their backs. I suspect that it's this imbalance that causes the problem for me.
About chiroprators... some people swear by them... others consider them "snake oil."
I saw a great report on 60 Minutes that exposed them for all the false claims they make, yet said that for certain types or problems... I remember whiplash was one... they are wonderful.
I think the most important thing is to get a personal recommendation.
In my one experience the chiropractor took x-rays and did an analysis of my spine and where it needed work. Then on my visits he totally IGNORED that and ran an instrument down my spine. It pointed out the "hot" areas, and that's where he did his work.
Whether it was his doing or not, I got better! (Oh, this was another problem than the one the leg raises corrected in my lower back.)
I got better after 9 visits and said I didn't need to come anymore. He said that I should complete the prescribed course of 12 visits. I knew that was nonesense... 12 visits was what insurance covered!
Well, I stuck with the 12 but thought it interesting that he had no suggestion of continuing on. Obviously his practiced was based more on insurance funds than medicine.
Actually, I should have run when I first saw the brochures in the front office... the ones 60 Minutes had warned about... claiming that chiropractic could help with allergies and colds and the like. Snake oil!
I am NOT saying that a chiropractor is not a good idea, just be careful.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 26 January 2006 04:18 pm |
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I only wrote that I ate some "cakescraps". I guess eating little bits of cake trimmings is pretty gross, but calling it obscene seems a little extreme. ;)
Peter could you please explain a little more about the leg raises? Is this lying down on your back raising both legs at once? I have been noticing that when I do pilates and yoga, that one side seems to have an easier time than another... maybe it's related.
Did Pilates yesterday for about an hour. Must have been a pretty good workout cause my legs felt a little shaky later on that day. Also kept close to my 1600 maintenance goal, even while satiating my afternoon sweet tooth. Breakfast - giant grapefruit & half of a bagel, Snack - yogurt, Lunch - salad greens with tuna & a brownie, Dinner - homemade gumbo (extra veggies, no meat, used very little oil) & cornbread. Total 1650. Not bad for me!
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Peter
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Posted: 26 January 2006 08:14 pm |
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I am just an old man with a hobby, not a computer genius. I don't know what this word that starts and ends with s is, but I didn't say it was obscene. Somehow my filter has a problem with it.
Whatever it is it doesn't like the word but I assure you it's not judging what you are doing or eating! Perhaps you could e-mail me and tell me what this word is so we can solve the problem.
The leg raises are simple. I just lay on my back with my hands under by butt. Keeping my legs pretty straight, I raise and lower them both together.
With time, it gets easy and I can do it for a very long time. But to start, it's not so easy.
As with all exercise, I suggest starting easy then adding more reps as it becomes easier.
Thanks,
Peter
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Peter
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Posted: 26 January 2006 09:35 pm |
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cakescraps
Fixed it. It was finding the word between the two s's.
Peter
P.S.
Come to think of it, maybe that says something about the value of them! ;)
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teach2learn
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Posted: 26 January 2006 09:36 pm |
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Ooohh...it's like a trivia game! What is trimblebe really saying? I think it's cakeshavings? Did I get it?
The leg lifts sound just like Pilates moves, another back strenghthener is to lay on your tummy, hands by your side, palms down, then lift your head and shoulders up...but don't arch your back too far. Repeat 10x That's also a good move to do after you've worked your lower abdominals, like a leg lift, as Peter descibes, will do if you lift your legs while straight to a 45 degree angle and then lower to where your feet almost touch the ground, then repeat. Again careful to keep your spine pressed to the ground, don't arch your back, start with smaller lifts if you find you are arching.
Long lean core muscles....sexy! ;)
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trimB
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Posted: 27 January 2006 03:12 am |
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Now I can write cakescraps till my hearts content! Thanks Peter! And I'll definitely work more of the leg lifts into my routine. Turns out my insurance does not cover chiropractic services, so I hope the back strength exercises help. Otherwise I need a referral to a sports doctor?!
But I'm happy to report, no cakescraps today. I bought 2- 3 pound weights and a couple of new pilates DVDs. The last DVD I bought was about a year ago, so my body is completely used to it by now. It's a good investment considering classes in a studio are about $15 each!! Went for a long walk today... over an hour, I'd say. I barely noticed the cold after a little while.
Breakfast - yogurt & oatmeal with raisins, Lunch - leftover vegetable gumbo & cornbread, Snack - biscotti & coffee, Dinner - Lamb stew. Total for today - about 1650. Not too shabby.
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Peter
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Posted: 27 January 2006 03:25 am |
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Before I fixed h-e-l-l no one could say hello! :D
I know about nothing about Pilates but was reading an article on it at the gym today:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10753218/site/newsweek/
(If anyone finds this link is no longer working please click on the e-mail link at the bottom of the page and let me know.)
It all sounds pretty logical. I like baby steps, and especially loved the suggestion to stand up from a chair without using your arms. I can do that!
BTW, one of the reasons people have back problems is because they strengthen only their stomachs and get the front and back out of balance. It looks like Pilates takes care of all of that.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 28 January 2006 04:07 am |
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Did toning exercises with my new 3# weights today. That is 2 chapters' worth of the book-on-CD that I rented from the library. What a great multi-tasking idea!!... 'reading' a book while giving my muscles a workout. My workout goes fast and my mind is engaged as well. I tried to think of at least a couple of back strengthening exercises to work in too.
Breakfast: banana, pear, & piece of bread, Lunch: piece of chicken & banana, Snack: almond biscotti, Dinner: salami sandwich & piece of cornbread (finishing off leftovers). Estimated for today: 1500.
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trimB
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Posted: 30 January 2006 02:24 am |
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Yesterday was the first day (I think) I didn't post since I started. It was a stressful day at work. Started the day off on the wrong foot by grabbing a sticky bun for breakfast. I had contemplated post-work cocktails by about 10 am. Unfortuneately (or fortuneately??) my beau had read my mind and proposed that we split a bottle of wine at the local wine bar. I talked him down to just one glass. Then we went home and made pizza for dinner. Thin handmade crust, light cheese, and only veggie toppings, I assure you. But still I had 3 pieces, and it didn't come out of the oven until about 8 pm. This was the first time in a while that I had eaten that late. And I did no sort of exercise yesterday either. Usually I can at least muster enough energy to do 20 minutes of yoga or something.
Saturday - Breakfast: sticky bun, Lunch: banana, pear, yogurt, Snack: half of a brownie, Dinner: pizza. Estimated total: 1700
Today was much better. Still a bit stressful at work, but at least I had enough energy left over to walk for over an hour this evening. I noticed I'm still eating junk food all of the time and still "grazing" all day long (on the days when I work at least), but my portion sizes seem to have gotten pretty small. I guess that is allowing me to keep near my maintenance goal of about 1600. But still I don't want to be eating this much junk. Breakfast: pineapple bits, piece of a muffin, Snack: prunes, piece of a cinnamon roll, Lunch: bread, half of a lemon bar, Dinner: piece of leftover pizza. Estimated total: 1400
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trimB
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Posted: 30 January 2006 09:48 pm |
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Why oh why did I decide to get on the scale on a morning when I knew I felt a little bloaty? Is there an official word for scale addiction? Well let's just say that what I saw made me a little sad. Then I ate junk food at every opportunity after that so far today. I don't even want to write it down. I'll have to muster the courage and write it later.
I'm going to start calculating fat intake, as I see some other people regularly doing. I realize that fat is an issue in my diet. It will take more effort to track fat intake than I am currently expending on my calorie rough estimates. I've been counting calories off and on for quite a while, so I just keep track of what I eat for the day and estimate each item's calories. Every once in a while I come across something I don't know off the top of my head, so I look it up. Now I'll have to look up every single thing, since I'm not so well versed on fat content. I'll even do it for today... later, when I get the courage.
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trimB
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Posted: 31 January 2006 11:05 pm |
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So here goes for yesterday... Breakfast: pineapple chunks, banana, piece of bread, No Reason: cake bits (poor little leftover bits I just didn't want to throw away... why do I think they'll be better off as my snack?), Lunch: leftover spinach dip & baked chips, Dinner: tempeh & roasted eggplant "salad", Snack: wasabi peas. Estimated total for the day - 1600 calories, 32% fat and 8% protein.
Fat percent not good but then again not as bad as I initially thought. But the protein amount seems pitiful. I couldn't find tempeh in the food lists, which is a shame because it's my new favorite thing. I just used tofu for my calcs. Actually, I lied... my new favorite thing is wasabi peas. I couldn't find those in the food lists either. Apparently they are 70 calories for a quarter cup. But those little babies are so crunchy and potent at the same time, that a quarter cup is almost too much for a snack. Yum!!
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trimB
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Posted: 31 January 2006 11:27 pm |
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I just calculated my percentages for today, and this is more like where I thought I'd be... fat 56%, protein 14%. Gross. Breakfast - bagel w/cream cheese, Lunch - hamburger w/a slice of cheese, Snack - sauteed zucchini. All of this was while I was at work (free food other people make and offer some to me, they think I'm wierd the few times I ever say 'no thanks'). It's only 3:30 pm and I've already had 1600 calories... but I've been up and working for 12 hours now. This is more than normal even for me though. If I feel like I've overeaten during the day, I just try to pay extra attention to whether or not my body is even hungry for the rest of the day. Often the answer is no.
Given the numbers for today, I'd say it shouldn't be too hard for me to make some sort of improvement. I have the next two days off work though, so there's no real challenge there.
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Peter
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Posted: 1 February 2006 02:57 am |
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Glad you made that observation about the high intake of fat.
Good work,
Peter
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Snow
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Posted: 1 February 2006 04:07 am |
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| I just wanted to say congratulations on wanting to be a healthier you! My dad owned a donut shop at one time when we were kids, and just the smell of a donut could make him lose his appetite after a while. Good luck in reaching your goals, Trimblebe!
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trimB
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Posted: 2 February 2006 03:47 pm |
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The encouragement is very motivating and makes me feel accountable to someone... thank you very much. I credit nevd with initially mentioning my fat intake. I did listen, it just took me a while to stew on it and really think about what I eat. Also I had been thinking lately about having some sort of actual goal in mind... weight maintenance seemed a soft motivator to make change.
Yesterday morning, my beau offered to make me breakfast. When I got out of the shower, he had scrambled eggs with sauteed onions, cheddar cheese and some avocado. It looked great, and I didn't want to seem ungrateful. But I kept thinking about my 50% fat from the day before. So I had to tell him about my realization and my new goal of keeping my fat intake down (20%??). Of course, he told me I don't need to worry about my diet because my weight is normal. I tried to explain that it was a health thing as well as a long-term weight thing. I think he got it??...
For yesterday... Breakfast: egg scramble w/ bit o cheese & 1/4 of an avocado, Lunch: cheese sandwich w/ skim mozzarella & tomato soup, Snack: 2% milk & 1/2 pear, Dinner: rice noodles w/ tempeh, carrots, & onions. Walked about 2 hours but only at a medium pace. 1800 calories at 40% fat. Alot of that fat was due to the above mentioned breakfast. Most of the rest of the fat was from the milk. I guess I thought since it was 2% that it couldn't be that bad?!? Ooops. Well I'm learning I guess.
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trimB
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Posted: 3 February 2006 04:15 am |
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Today was a non-working-in-front-of-pastries-all-day day, and I did very well on my lower fat effort. I felt like I was eating all day long to stave off the hunger, but in the end my calorie tally was low for me. I was really just concentrating on the fat, so this was a bonus.
Breakfast: fat-free yogurt, raisins, pear, Lunch: lentil soup, bagel, Snack1: yogurt (getting sweet tooth), Snack2: 1/2 of a brownie (yogurt didn't quench sweet tooth, mini brownie did), Dinner: veggie "bake" with potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, tomato, and bread crumbs. 1400 calories, 9% fat, 16% protein.
Protein is gonna be a tough one for me, because the high-protein stuff always seems to be expensive. I'm a fan of (relatively low cost) tofu & tempeh though, so I'll try to keep those on hand more often. Walked for about an hour today. Stupid back still can't run.
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Synicalchick
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Posted: 3 February 2006 04:41 am |
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"but I only ate the top layer that had the nuts."
THAT'S THE V. BEST PART!! :chew:
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trimB
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Posted: 4 February 2006 12:44 am |
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Back to work today. Completely out of energy afterwards, even though it wasn't a stressful day. I've been waiting for my new pilates DVD for well over a week now. I've been postponing doing my old routine, but I'm tired of taking walks. Need a change of pace. Back is feeling a bit better, so I may try to run sometime in the next few days. Maybe I can handle it just a couple of times per week?
Breakfast: ham sandwich, Snack: half of a sm. bran muffin, Lunch: 1/4 of a breaded (oh no!) chicken breast, pasta, Dinner: leftover veggie bake. Calories: about 1600. Fat 26%, protein 20%. Someone made the lunch for me, so I managed to only eat a small piece of the naughty chicken. I finally found a good source of lean protein that's quick and free at work... ham! We also have roast beef and smoked turkey, but the fact that the turkey is smoked makes me suspicious. Now I'm not so stumped for non-carb loading options for breakfasts.
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teach2learn
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Posted: 4 February 2006 12:59 am |
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Have you tried speed walking? I had to stop running because of an Achilese Tendonitis, walking just wasn't 'fast' enough for me. I need to feel like I've covered some ground! So I started speed walking...get's the heart rate up and it's a lot less stressful on your joints (back included). I also enjoy riding my bike (fast), but that is very seasonal here, unless you put the ever so fashionable fenders over your wheels. If you don't....you get a nice mud streak in a most strategic spot. :o)
Just thot I'd throw out some alternatives you may not have considered?
I'm also wondering about the strange emotional attachment you seem to make to your cakescraps? Perhaps you can try the 'Synical' aproach and start calling them EEEEEVIL instead of 'poor little things'.
When I worked in a bakery my biggest struggle was with the maple drippings on the pan after we moved them from the baking sheet to the display case....I'd have that tray licked clean before I made it to the back where the washer was. (of course I was 18 and rode my bike to work so I think it all evened out...just never lost the craving!)
 Tracy
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Synicalchick
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Posted: 4 February 2006 02:12 am |
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heeheeheeheeheehee :D
It's fun to say to.. makes it sound more menacing EEEEEVILLL
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trimB
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Posted: 4 February 2006 02:51 am |
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Ha! You are absolutely right! Normally I feel bad throwing the little cake bits away, but I should rightfully think of them as EEEEEVILLLL. That way I will know what to do with them... put them in the garbage can and put coffee grounds on top!
I'll have to try the arm pumping trick. I don't have a bike though 
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trimB
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Posted: 5 February 2006 01:52 am |
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When I went to work this morning, I saw EEEEEVILLLL everywhere I went.... naughty sticky buns, scandalous cinnamon rolls, wicked croissants, etc, etc. It definitely did help to think of them as my enemies (for today at least). Although it did give me some wierd complex about doing my job. Now I'm supposed to try to make my enemies extra yummy so that other people will buy them?!? Does that make me EEEEEVILLLL by association?!? Does anyone else see this conflict of interest? Mamma mia, if I told anyone else I work with that I have these thoughts, they may very well think I have lost it.
Finally got my new pilates/yoga/strength training combo DVDs today. Hopefully this will re-energize my lagging exercise motivation. Breakfast: ham sandwich, grapes. Snack: kiwi, pear. Lunch: bread, salad with greens, tuna, boiled potatoes, tomatoes, and dijon vinaigrette. Snack: yogurt, wasabi peas. Dinner: more of leftover salad. Total for today: 1570 calories, 19% protein, 13% fat. Yay me!
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Synicalchick
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Posted: 5 February 2006 02:11 am |
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You are crakin' me up girl. NO you are NOT EEEEVILLLL. Just because you MAKE EEEEVILL doesn't mean you are FORCING people to pay and EAT EEEEVILLL.
;) Tracy
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trimB
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Posted: 6 February 2006 08:16 pm |
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One undesirable side effect of my attempt at lowering my fat intake... late night munchies. In the past, I would be barely even hungry for dinner. Now I'm having troubling eating enough calories that are protein or good carbs - so I get serious munchies late in the evening. This has resulted in a few poor snack choices when I'm too lazy to go to the store to get healthy snacks. The past few times I posted my fat % & calories in the evening, I've eaten another couple hundred probably fatty calories after that. I just wanted to confess, and say that I'm still working on stocking my pantry with healthy options.
Super bowl diary of semi-shame: sliced ham & pear for breakfast, bread & piece of a brownie for lunch, green chili burrito (at a friend's house - seemed like it was prepared healthily) and tomato basil bruschetta for dinner, wasabi peas, tortilla chips, home-brewed beer for Super Bowl snacks. Watched the big game at a friend's house. Her husband brews his own beer. So I had 1/2 glass samples of probably 4 different beers. Yum! I was so interested in the yummy beers that I didn't have much trouble with minimal amounts of above mentioned snacks. Still I didn't even try to track stats.
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Snow
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Posted: 7 February 2006 08:30 pm |
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I think that part of your hunger might be that you get a lot of simple carbs during the day. You may need more whole grain things and I am not sure if you are drinking enough water. When the munchies hit me sometimes I will eat an apple and drink a big glass of water then go take a bath or do something that gets my mind off it and takes two hands....reading and watching tv are sometimes triggers for me to make popcorn with lotsa butter and salt.
Then, if I really am feeling weak I will remind myself of my goals, what do I really want more? brownies or wearing shorts this summer without being self concious about how big my thighs are OMG! 
This is what keeps me from snacking at night, and if that doesn't work I just go to bed. I have gone to bed at 7pm before, I can hear my neighbors kids outside playing still. :P
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trimB
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Posted: 7 February 2006 09:42 pm |
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Snow, I think you are right about too much carbs for me during the day. I tend to grab the fruit first while I'm at work, but too much fruit sugar isn't good either. The last couple of days I've been grabbing the sliced lunchmeats instead. I can't think of a good way to get the whole grains in while I'm at work - but I'll take a look around at what we have tomorrow. Bran muffins don't really count! I like the idea of getting alot of protein in a 'protein shake' form... but I always end up not quite as satisfied as a normal meal.
Yesterday: sliced ham, pineapple bits for breakfast, pear & 1/2 of a sm bran muffin for snack, bread & boiled okra for lunch (slim pickins at home... need to go grocery shopping!!!), cheese pizza for dinner. I was just getting ready to make homemade pasta and veggies for dinner when my beau came home with a pizza. Thought maybe I could just have one piece. Ummm, I didn't make it. Fat was 26% for the day, protein was 18%. I guess I'm shooting for 20% fat and 20% protein.
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Synicalchick
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Posted: 8 February 2006 05:47 am |
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How 'bought making some home made granola? That way you have control on the sugar content.
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Snow
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Posted: 8 February 2006 03:45 pm |
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Pizza is the devil 
Pizza says, 'Eat me, I'm full of delicious cheeziness, don't you wan't to taste my sauce, look, there is a green pepper and onion those count as veggies. You only wan't one piece, come on now, you hurt my feelings, am I not cheezy and delicious enough for you, have another.....you know you want to |
