1427 calories, give or take a few

1427 That's how many calories I ingested today per myfitnesspal app.  What's amazing is I had 2 slices of cheesecake for breakfast.  Yummy chocolate chips, thick cream cheese, so fattening.  350 calories a slice. This was after I had done my 10 minutes on my elliptical and was around 10:30 am.

I didn't eat again until 1:30.  Chicken Piccata by Michelangelo's.  I actually ate the serving size recommended when creating 3 servings from the family size meal, about 300 calories.  Tomorrow I will eat the final serving for lunch or breakfast, who knows.  I left out my usual orzo pasta because it turns out to be too many calories.

I also did another 10 minutes on my elliptical.   And I had sex.  I've read that sex burns about 69 calories (yeah, I rolled my eyes when I saw the amount but it makes it easier to remember.)   Any who, I list it as a cardio.

Dinner was at 6pm.  Pot roast with baby carrots & little purple potatoes (no gravy).   About 400 calories.

Then I had a tiny little bite of peanut butter fudgy brownies.  My husband said I had burnt them, so I had to taste some to placate him that while the upper crust was hard, the inside was soft and nummy.  He's a picky eater.  The one thing in my marriage that causes me stress, trying to feed a grown man who never knows what he wants to eat & then trying to fix it the right way so he won't waste food.  After 15 years, I've got a handle on it, but it still irritates me.  Lucky for me it's winter so I can use my oven again and baked meals are my favorite.  Probably because I don't like to cook.  Love to eat though.

So I didn't get a full 11K on my steps today but that's ok since I didn't eat my full calorie count.  Tomorrow when I step on the scales, I hope to see 221, since I didn't see that today.

Eat less, Move more!  - Aloha

Self Sabotage

So, I woke up this morning with an extra pound.  😖  It happens especially when you start your day with a slice of cheesecake and end it with a beef gyro from Arbys (damn fries.)  My thought process was that I could eat the cheesecake early and burn it off.  Probably would have if it hadn't been for lunch at Ihop (damn crepes).   Since I never eat at Arby's and I love gyro's, I gave into temptation.
In the end, I went over my daily calorie allotment of 1710 and consumed 2300, give or take a few. 

Guess no more eating out for me.  Unless I starve myself all day.  It's for the best until I learn to control my eating habits.  Just couldn't see bringing home 2 crepes or not finishing the gyro even tho it would have made a great lunch for today.  So much for mindful eating.

Read an article that discussed Self Sabotage and it said to ask yourself "why are you afraid of success?"  I still can't answer that question.  Never been one for major introspection, just roll with punches as they land kind of girl.  Stubbornness would be the only answer I can come up with.  Mad at myself for getting fat and pissed that I have to lose it in order to be happy and avoid a future hip replacement surgery.

I'm incorporating Air Squats & push ups (from my kitchen counter) into my daily.  The granny flab on my underarms is getting insane. 

Wonder if I could purchase that Thigh Master that Suzanne Sommers use to peddle.  Turns out that is the correct way to firm up the inner thighs, but doing on a yoga mat without a Thigh Master is better (or is it?).  I do them in my bed when I remember to.

I'm rambling.  It happens.  Tomorrow I'm planning on my usual work breakfast of 2 packets of oatmeal which is 230 calories (bring you own cinnamon), Starbucks Frappuccino light (100 calories), and a banana (110 calories).  Total calories is 440.

Lunch will be a 290 calorie Eat Smart meal.  With 2 Halo's (95 calories) and some pita chips & garlic hummus for snacks (240 calories).   I'll still have 645 calories to use for dinner.  Plan to make do with 500 and hopefully see 221 on Friday morning when I step onto the scale.  🤞

Thinking dinner will be baked ham (100 calories per 3 oz serving), just gotta figure out my veggie sides and try to avoid the starch.

Eat less, move more!

222.0

So even though my blog says I only lost 2 pounds, I actually have lost 3 pounds in 2 days.  I gained one back earlier in the week.  Even had 3 Jim n Nicks muffins which are 150 calories each.  But so yummy.  And no, they didn't cause the weight gain.

Folks are noticing that I'm losing weight, asking me what's my secret.  According to myfitnesspal I've lost 38 but it's closer to 50 since my highest weight was 270.   Anywho, I tell people that it's not a diet, but a lifestyle change.  I wake up, potty, weigh in and then hop on the elliptical for 10 minutes.  I don't go over 1710 calories a day.  When I do go over, I don't lose weight.  When I stay a few calories under, say 1680, I lose a pound.  If I go over, say 2010, I gain a pound back.  Simple math, even for me and numbers are not my friend.

So the key is eat less, move more.  Simple.  Kinda.  I've found you really gotta like doing the exercise.  I hate crunches, I hate weight lifting, but I love swimming & the elliptical.   I like deep fried fatty foods and sweets, so I avoid them or eat only one or even one bite.  Cure the need, don't gorge.  Eat like a parisian lady.  And even though I'm telling the people this, all I hear is "I'm going on this diet." 

One friend I spoke with I think I might have reached.  I went over several pieces of advice I've been learning about and MINDFUL EATING seem to resonate with her.  Told her, take a bite, put your fork down, chew, enjoy the taste, focus on that one bite.  Then do it each time.  Pay attention to when you're actually full.  I'm still working on mindful eating, I get 30 minutes for lunch at work for my 12 hour work day, so shovelling food is my thing.  But dinner is always an opportunity since I'm just sitting there watching Guys Grocery Games.  So I have been trying to practice what I preach.  In the end, ya gotta exercise, somehow, someway or starve yourself and enjoy the flab that comes with that.

While I still plan to incorporate weight lifting into my regimen, I'm currently fighting it.  Today I'm housecleaning, lots of upper body movement.  Maybe I'll earn a few muscles in the process.  I hate dusting, ugh!

Eat less, move more.

224.6 Donuts

So despite the fact that I spent the weekend consuming 2 donuts @ 310 calories each, and a 350 calorie Double Chocolate Muffin, I still dropped 2 pounds.  Maybe it's because I'm constantly trying to get steps in or using the elliptical twice a day now on my days off.  Either way, fat is getting burned!  Simple enough proof being I ate Thanksgiving Dinner and didn't gain.

I can finally see the weight loss in my body.  My hips are smaller and my "stone baby" aka diastasis recti is getting smaller.  Less football size.  Still doing sitting crunches = sucking in my gut while sitting.  Imagine what will happen when I finally start doing crunches.

Now if I could just find a decent pair of walking shoes, I might do a 5K.  Not to run (too hard on the knees) but I can power walk.

Eat less, move more.

Turkey Day 226.2

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate America's favorite stuff-your-face day.  I will be spending meal time with my in-laws. 

So I'm at 226.2 this morning despite the 2 snack size Snickers I had yesterday.  Kept my overall calories at 1600.  To aide in keeping the weight off today, I'll have small portions and no sweets for dinner later.  But I'm totally bringing home some sweets, mainly for the hubby, because he loves dessert.

Was thinking of making a zucchini corn dish but I feel it would go to waste at the family get together.  So if I make some I'll have some for dinner.  We'll see.  My fridge is a bit stuffed at the moment.  I'm trying to do the pantry challenge but I keep buying more food.

Eat less, move more.

227.8

I couldn't believe it this morning when I stepped on that scale.  Yesterday I was 229 and figured I would be the same today, nope, lost 2 pounds yesterday.  Killing it!

Still need to up my weight lifting (not a fan) but today I went hiking with my kid and that was fun.  Should have brought my dog but I think it would have been too cold for her little 13 lb body.

Looked into joining a gym but read the reviews on Gold's Gym which is near me, great gym, horrible business practices tho.  Apparently you can get in but if you sign a contract you're screwed trying to get out of it.  I'll keep looking.  Would like to take tai chi classes.  Anyone know of a good one near Marietta or Powder Springs, GA, let me know.

Eat less, move more!

Yogurt

So for the last 2 days I've indulged in eating Noosa blueberry yogurt for breakfast with 1/2 cup of actual blueberries added to it.  What I'm learning is that an hour later, I'm starving.  For 280 calories, it sure isn't filling.  So no more Noosa.  I'll stick with Activa and some oatmeal.  Also, my husband finally agreed to let me eat what I want instead of making "us" a dinner each night that I'm willing to cook.  YES!  No more Velveeta meals.  Goodbye bad carbs, hello wheat-gluten-free pasta.  I'm tired of my entire dinner being 6 oz or less.  More veggies please.  Even better, all veggie dinner.  Oooh, I'm so having Chicken Piccata tomorrow with some orzo.

I've been fighting the same pound for a week now.  I'm hopeful that it will go away tomorrow morning when I step on the scale.   My steps are over 10K daily, usually coming in around 12K.  I'm doing wall pushups still..baby steps.  I did ask my husband if we could install a pull up bar somewhere in the house.  He looked at me funny then grabbed my thigh and noticed I have muscle and said sure.  Hopefully that will happen soon.  I need to be able to stretch my entire length.  Might be compressing my disks from all my walking.

Eat less, move more!