Saturday (I can’t count anymore…)

I decided that internal/external bleeding was no reason not to diet, so I kept track today. My final number is a bit of an estimate because 1) I don’t know what I really ate at Ikea this morning and 2) I don’t want to dissect the vegetarian chili I ate tonight so I guessed based on someone’s online recipe.

BREAKFAST – free Ikea breakfast before buying my awesome new chair (the same one you have next to the t.v., Belly #1)
- “scrambled eggs” made from “something”
- bacon (it was easy not to overeat because it was a bit nasty)
- home fries (which were also nasty)
- Diet Pepsi

LUNCH
- turkey sandwhich: whole wheat bread, dijon mustard, avocado
- yogurt cup

DINNER
- corn bread
- vegetarian chili w/ a cheese sprinkle

SNACK
- cantaloupe and a Cherry Coke (naughty)

Final Count: 1505/44/204/71

The calories were about 200 more than I was aiming for (thanks to the stupid Cherry Coke I was craving), but otherwise I did ok. The calories were spread out well amongst fat/carbs/protein, and since I wasn’t really trying, I’m pretty proud of myself.

Glad to hear the shower was fun. I’m sure your cousin appreciated the non-cutesy gift. Duckies wearing sailor outfits are cute and all, but something more fun and playful is much better, in my humble opinion.

Later gator!

Day 11 – A not too awful day off

So I took today off, in terms of counting calories, but I tried to still keep it healthy.

 

Haha, yeah right.  I had cake, cheesecake, and delicious creamy pasta at my cousin’s baby shower.  MMM. 

 

And by the way, my gift was awesome.  First of all, I had a card with Tibetan monks on it, riding a rollercoaster, which I thought was appropriate for soon-to-be first time parents.  Then, the present was wrapped, not in some lame pale blue, rubber ducky paper, but in paper covered in baseballs, footballs, soccer balls, and basketballs.  Then, I got the little dude a UofM onesie, a T-shirt, and this totally wee Adidas tracksuit.  My cousin’s wife is kind of like me, in that she’s into sports and video games, and not really on the frilly, girly side.  I think she appreciated it

Day 10 – Didn’t eat enough?

Today was a weird day.  I’m having serious issues regulating my calorie intake, both too high and too low.  Here’s what I had today:

Breakfast = Cereal Bar

Lunch = 6 in. turkey sub from Subway

Dinner = Rainbow Roll, Miso Soup, Salad, and Edamame

Snack = Egg Salad

For a grad total of:  1265 calories/36.6 g fat/162.1 g carbs/77.4 g protein

I was feeling super hungry before dinner, but that was b/c I didn’t eat until 8pm.  I should’ve just had a snack, how annoying.  I think I was trying too hard to watch what I was eating, and it backfired.  Tomorrow I’ll make up for it at my cousin’s baby shower, for sure.  Buffet table, here I come!

Started and Out

Today was the first time in, oh, 8 months I’ve had a visit from Aunt Flo so I’m off the diet.  HOLY FREAKING HELL it’s miserable and I just can’t diet right now.  I’ll be back in a few days…

Day 8: No idea…

Orientation day.  OMG, I start school in 5 days.  I am freaking out!  I did meet a really cool colleague and I think we’re going to be good friends – that’s always a plus on your first day, right?

Speaking of the friend, we went to lunch at an Indian restaurant.  I didn’t want to say,”Oh, but I hate Indian food” when that’s where people were headed, but I’ll admit, I was NOT looking forward to it one bit.  Since I NEVER eat Indian food, I had NO idea what would have a decent calorie count.  I was ordering blind.  I knew what chicken masala was and I didn’t think I hated it (which surprised me!), so I decided to try it again.  Not bad but it does have cream in the tomato sauce.  However, it was a really small serving (lunch menu) and I don’t eat the extra sauce, but I have no idea what to count it.  The numbers online are all over the place and when I have more time I’ll do some sleuthing.

I had left over stir-fry for dinner, so that was about 400 calories with the scoop of rice I served myself.  I had a cup of coffee with milk and a little bit of caramel to sweeten it (I know, Splenda would have worked) which I counted as 40 calories.  I’m pretty sure I have a few extra calories – there’s no way that lunch was over 960 – so I think I may treat myself to hot chocolate or sorbet.  I haven’t decided which.  Since my hands are frozen, I may go for the former.

Day 9 – Stuffed!

I feel like I’ve eaten a ton today, and my calorie total reflects that, but not in a bad way.  For breakfast, which is getting repetitive, I had a waffle w/ margarine, a banana, and cottage cheese.  For lunch, I had leftover chicken, and for dinner I had 2 eggs, 2 chicken sausages, and 2 pieces of toast.  Before dinner and right when I got home from work, I made a smoothie from frozen berries, ice, and soy milk.  It was probably the soy milk that upped the calories.  I’ll probably skip it next time, it didn’t really seem to add anything to it.

On the exercise side, I’ve been terrible.  I worked out Saturday and Sunday, and that’s been it.  Not that my job is hard, but I am way too tired to work out after work.  Maybe I’ll try getting up early to work out?  HA!  Yeah right.

1527 calories/58.1 g fat/124.2 g carbs/120.1 g protein

I finally got that protein count up!  And I think I should keep trying, b/c that seems to fill me up faster.

Day 8 – Maybe this is getter easier?

Yeah, right.  But today went well!  For breakfast, I had cottage cheese and a banana.  I had another PB & J for lunch (I’m getting addicted…), carrots and dip, and Oreo Thin Crisps as a snack.  Finally, I made myself chicken breast with marinara, mushrooms, and provolone, which was delicious, with an apple for dessert.  There is nothing I hate more than handling raw chicken, so I thought I would just try baking the chicken so I could minimize touching it.  I baked it alone for about 20 minutes, then added the marinara and mushrooms, while adding the cheese right before eating it!  I made extra, so I think I’ll either just take it for lunch tomorrow or slice it up and have a sandwich!  

Cooking is definitely an easier way to control calorie intake.  I’m learning that I don’t necessarily have to have a crazy, involved recipe.  I can just throw together stuff I like!  Hopefully I can keep going with this.  

Here’s the summary:

1392 calories/40.1 g fat/160.9 g carbs/102.1 g protein

I still have room for more calories; what I have so far is a bit low.  Carbs are still a bit high, but I did much better today with fat and protein.  I need to string more days like today together, and I’ll be on my way!

Day 7 and 8

I lost Day 7. Honestly, I have no idea what I ate before the 2am Taco Bell run… I’ve been sitting here for 15 minutes trying to remember what I did yesterday and I have no clue. I know I cleaned up my desk area but did I eat?! And seriously, the boyfriend and I have been dating for almost 3.5 years and we’ve NEVER crossed the border in the middle of the night. The minute I’m on a diet I go ape-shit for crappy food. Do not under any circumstances get the Chicken Border Bowl. Nastiness.

Day 8 could have been ok but I did a really shitty job of pacing myself. I had a temp job unpacking a new professor’s stuff for her new office (sidenote – that was an exciting 5 hours and I’m only halfway done), so I didn’t really eat all afternoon. Around 11am I had a Caramel Frapp Light at Starbucks and split half of a coffee cake with the boyfriend, but then I didn’t eat again until 6pm. That’s a recipe for disaster. We did ok though. We made an awesome chicken (free-range, organice, blah blah), green bean, broccoli, pineapple stir-fry with rice and flaxseed (which has a surprisingly crazy amount of fat!!!). It was quite delicious. I’m about to cap it all off with a hot chocolate. Not too bad except for the stupid coffee cake.

And a bonus – according to the website #1 put up, I’m supposed to eat around 1400 calories for “extreme weight loss.” That’s 200 more than I had been aiming for this last week so yeehaw! A snack has been added!

Now if I can just add a little exercise into the routine I could be in decent shape. I’ve been playing Wii and oh my lord, I never expected my arm to be sore?! I must be even more out of shape than I thought!

Calorie Intake

According to this website, using the BMR and Harris Benedict Equation, I need to eat at a minimum of 1544 calories (for safe, faster weight loss), and at a max 1650 calories (for safe, slower weight loss).  So, technically, I can eat more!  Haha.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Day 7 – I think I did ok!

I think using Fitday.com is really helping with my starvation/binge issue.  When I see in my face that I’m eating too much or too little, it lets me adjust on the fly.  I’m guessing the weekends are going to be tough since I won’t have a computer staring me in the face, but I’m going to try hard as hell.  Aside from being unhappy with myself and my body, I have a wedding to go to in October!  Here’s my summary for the day:

Breakfast = 2 waffles w/ margarine, banana

Snack = Cottage Cheese

Lunch = PBJ Sandwich

Snack = Goldfish

Dinner = Amy’s Pesto Tortellini

Snack = Apple

1485 calories/51.2 g fat/209.7 g carbs/56.2 g protein

Again, I need to up the protein and lower the fat, calories and carbs, but at least my calories were spread out pretty evenly.  I’m actually not sure how many calories I’m supposed to eat in a day, so I might be way high, way low, or just right.  I’m going to go figure that out!  Good Luck!!!