Happy Saturday. I got bored of chronicling my eats on a daily basis. Protein shakes, bars, pudding, coffee? It's mostly the same stuff every day, except when I'm off the leash.
Thursday night I had a bit of a setback - on top of all the usuals, I had a couple of shortbread jelly cookies from Whole Foods (eh, good but too sweet), garlic knots (I ate them all, damn the husband for bringing them into the house), a few bites of a slice of pizza (see above) and a two-pack of White Castle burgers (microwaved from frozen - meh). It wasn't a terrible binge, seriously, so I got back on the horse Friday.
Until:
We ran into a fair! I've never actually been to a county fair, so I had to try all the deliciously white trash, deep-fried goodies. Come on, at least once! We ordered deep-fried oreos (they were okay), a twinkie (not my thing) and a Snickers bar (that one was okay, too sweet). I had two oreos and a few bites each of the other two. I'm glad I got it out of my system; now I know I'm not a huge fan of deep-fried sweets. Live and learn!
After the deep-fried extravaganza, we ordered clam strips and fries (of which I had two strips and a few fries) and a Polish sausage w/ onions and peppers (I ate approximately half). After running around and getting on rides/playing games, it started raining and got very windy, so we bought a caramel apple (mine) and a bag of cotton candy (his-I took a taste) and high-tailed it home.
The verdict? At least I ate a damn apple last night. :)
They had a Native American food booth - and they had FRY BREAD. I've only had it once before, in New Mexico over two years ago, and have been fantasizing about it ever since. It's kind of the consistency of a Chalupa - very light and crispy. They make it into a taco (which my friend ordered and loved) or you can have it plain, drizzled with a bit of honey and cinnamon, which is how I had ordered it. It is wonderful. I vowed to get fry bread before we left the fair last night, but didn't get a chance to since we hauled out of there pretty abruptly due to the weather. If there would have been one thing on that midway to be worth breaking my diet for, that would be it. Le sigh!
Back on the horse (AGAIN) this morning: about to have my fantastic breakfast protein shake (Jay Robb vanilla whey protein/mixed frozen berries/flax/non-fat Kefir/unsweetened almond milk/cinnamon/bit of coconut oil= a little over 300 cal/30g protein).
According to the devil scale: today's morning weight is 174.8.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
4/2/2012:
Today wasn't a bad day:
181-point-something this morning according to my devil scale...
- Protein shake for breakfast: Strawberry Chike/water/ice/frozen blueberries/flax (~270c/28g protein)
- Black coffee
- Venti iced Americano, no water/sugar free vanilla/whole milk from Starbucks (IDK, 100c?)
- SlimFast Low Carb vanilla shake (190c/20g protein)
- Protein shake for dinner: Vanilla Designer Whey/coconut milk/frozen mango/frozen strawberries/flax (330c/20g protein)
- NSA rice pudding cup w/ cinnamon (160c/8g protein)
- Nature Valley Protein bar (190c/10g protein)
- water, water, water!
181-point-something this morning according to my devil scale...
- Protein shake for breakfast: Strawberry Chike/water/ice/frozen blueberries/flax (~270c/28g protein)
- Black coffee
- Venti iced Americano, no water/sugar free vanilla/whole milk from Starbucks (IDK, 100c?)
- SlimFast Low Carb vanilla shake (190c/20g protein)
- Protein shake for dinner: Vanilla Designer Whey/coconut milk/frozen mango/frozen strawberries/flax (330c/20g protein)
- NSA rice pudding cup w/ cinnamon (160c/8g protein)
- Nature Valley Protein bar (190c/10g protein)
- water, water, water!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
April 1, 2012:
What went in my belly today:
- Protein smoothie made with one scoop vanilla "Designer" whey protein powder, one tablespoon of flax, one cup of unsweetened coconut milk, a little bit of frozen mango and blueberries (~19 grams protein, approx. 290 calories)
- Protein smoothie with one packet of strawberry "Chike" protein powder, one tablespoon of flax, water, ice cubes, five frozen strawberries (~29 g protein, ~270 calories)
- three hush puppies, leftover from yesterday's catfish dinner (yum)
- 1/2 size BLT Cobb salad from Wendy's (~23 g protein, 340 calories)
- a Cadbury egg
- water to drink (surprisingly, no coffee today!)
The Cadbury egg was a consolation prize; I literally went to 10 different stores tonight in search of my favorite no sugar added rice pudding (Reynaldo's - 160 calories for a nice 8oz cup). This stuff is CRACK, but I cannot find it anywhere anymore. I finally found one store, but they only had three left. I'm saving them for weeknights, so settled for a Cadbury egg instead.
I think I need to find a reliably good "healthy" rice pudding recipe to try. I'm just so damn picky about rice pudding; I fear I'd waste quite a bit before finding a recipe to keep. Hm.
- Protein smoothie made with one scoop vanilla "Designer" whey protein powder, one tablespoon of flax, one cup of unsweetened coconut milk, a little bit of frozen mango and blueberries (~19 grams protein, approx. 290 calories)
- Protein smoothie with one packet of strawberry "Chike" protein powder, one tablespoon of flax, water, ice cubes, five frozen strawberries (~29 g protein, ~270 calories)
- three hush puppies, leftover from yesterday's catfish dinner (yum)
- 1/2 size BLT Cobb salad from Wendy's (~23 g protein, 340 calories)
- a Cadbury egg
- water to drink (surprisingly, no coffee today!)
The Cadbury egg was a consolation prize; I literally went to 10 different stores tonight in search of my favorite no sugar added rice pudding (Reynaldo's - 160 calories for a nice 8oz cup). This stuff is CRACK, but I cannot find it anywhere anymore. I finally found one store, but they only had three left. I'm saving them for weeknights, so settled for a Cadbury egg instead.
I think I need to find a reliably good "healthy" rice pudding recipe to try. I'm just so damn picky about rice pudding; I fear I'd waste quite a bit before finding a recipe to keep. Hm.
Update
Wow, it has been a long time!
I had been able to maintain an average weight of around 165-166 for a good while. I couldn't stay much lower than that, though I did hit my magic, non-overweight BMI weight of 159 (yeah, for like one day!)...
I went back to New York for Thanksgiving in 2010 and understandably gained to the tune of 172-ish. I got home and back to reality, losing the weight again pretty quickly.
Then? I don't know what happened. Well, actually, do. I let myself off the leash, which I now realize is not smart, ever. To all the people who think surgical weight loss patients are "taking the easy way out", think again. This has not been easy, anything but, and I find that I will have to "diet" in some form for the rest of my life if I want to be a healthy weight. You cannot just go get surgery and expect to eat whatever the hell you want. Believe me, I wish it worked that way, but life isn't fair, is it?
I crept back up to around 187 by November 2011. Since then, I've been trying (albeit not too hard) to reign my eating in. I'm down to about 181 as of today, and hoping to at least get back to 165 or so as soon as possible.
It's funny, when I was 165, I still felt so fat. I was bitter that I couldn't seem to get any lower. Now, at 181, I realize 165 is a hell of a lot better than this! Most of my newer clothes don't look good (or just don't fit) anymore and most of my rings are too tight now. It sucks, hardcore. But at least I'm trying again, which is more than I had been doing.
The surgery is a distant memory. I don't really have much in the way of restriction and I do get hungry (mentally and physically). Some of my physical hunger can be attributed to fluctuating blood sugar levels, so I'm hoping that gets better once I get a handle on it.
I'm reincorporating protein shakes (other than low-carb Slimfast, which has been a staple) and trying to eat a more balanced, natural diet. Will I slip up and order pizza one night? I wouldn't be me if I didn't, but I need to get this back under control while I still can. I'm not a kid anymore; this just gets harder as you age, not easier.
I need to try to start exercising, but it is very difficult for me to find a) the time and b) the energy/motivation. I "know" that every little bit counts and I can start by walking around the block during my smoke breaks or something. But I'll be damned if I have the gumption to do any of that. I do recall that for the one month I was "working out" at the gym (aka walking on the treadmill while reading my Kindle for an hour) I felt pretty good...
Maybe I will rejoin the gym near my house. I moved a few months ago (just bought a new condo) and there is a HUGE athletic club not too far away. Perhaps I need something that's not month to month; if I am locked in and can't just quit, maybe I'll actually go for longer than a month.
EH, we'll see. It's Sunday; my cardio for the day is cleaning.
I had been able to maintain an average weight of around 165-166 for a good while. I couldn't stay much lower than that, though I did hit my magic, non-overweight BMI weight of 159 (yeah, for like one day!)...
I went back to New York for Thanksgiving in 2010 and understandably gained to the tune of 172-ish. I got home and back to reality, losing the weight again pretty quickly.
Then? I don't know what happened. Well, actually, do. I let myself off the leash, which I now realize is not smart, ever. To all the people who think surgical weight loss patients are "taking the easy way out", think again. This has not been easy, anything but, and I find that I will have to "diet" in some form for the rest of my life if I want to be a healthy weight. You cannot just go get surgery and expect to eat whatever the hell you want. Believe me, I wish it worked that way, but life isn't fair, is it?
I crept back up to around 187 by November 2011. Since then, I've been trying (albeit not too hard) to reign my eating in. I'm down to about 181 as of today, and hoping to at least get back to 165 or so as soon as possible.
It's funny, when I was 165, I still felt so fat. I was bitter that I couldn't seem to get any lower. Now, at 181, I realize 165 is a hell of a lot better than this! Most of my newer clothes don't look good (or just don't fit) anymore and most of my rings are too tight now. It sucks, hardcore. But at least I'm trying again, which is more than I had been doing.
The surgery is a distant memory. I don't really have much in the way of restriction and I do get hungry (mentally and physically). Some of my physical hunger can be attributed to fluctuating blood sugar levels, so I'm hoping that gets better once I get a handle on it.
I'm reincorporating protein shakes (other than low-carb Slimfast, which has been a staple) and trying to eat a more balanced, natural diet. Will I slip up and order pizza one night? I wouldn't be me if I didn't, but I need to get this back under control while I still can. I'm not a kid anymore; this just gets harder as you age, not easier.
I need to try to start exercising, but it is very difficult for me to find a) the time and b) the energy/motivation. I "know" that every little bit counts and I can start by walking around the block during my smoke breaks or something. But I'll be damned if I have the gumption to do any of that. I do recall that for the one month I was "working out" at the gym (aka walking on the treadmill while reading my Kindle for an hour) I felt pretty good...
Maybe I will rejoin the gym near my house. I moved a few months ago (just bought a new condo) and there is a HUGE athletic club not too far away. Perhaps I need something that's not month to month; if I am locked in and can't just quit, maybe I'll actually go for longer than a month.
EH, we'll see. It's Sunday; my cardio for the day is cleaning.
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