Eileen's Check In - 2012
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Eileen's Check In - 2012
I've been counting calories for the last 60 days (still mostly using No S principles) and I'm growing weary of it, so I've decided to take another stab at vanilla No S.
I will document my 2-3 meals daily, and I am committed to exercise for 15 minutes each day. Maybe the exercise will turn into more, maybe not. But I will do a minimum of 15 minutes of exercise each day.
Day 1
B: Leftover Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp, stir-fry veggies and rice (half a serving, on a small dessert plate)
L: Chicken Cacciatore, pasta, broccoli, tangelo
D: Chicken Enchiladas, Cilantro Lime Rice
BIG FAT FAILURE! The day was good up until dinner. Waaaayyy too much tasting as I was cooking. I'll try again tomorrow.
I will document my 2-3 meals daily, and I am committed to exercise for 15 minutes each day. Maybe the exercise will turn into more, maybe not. But I will do a minimum of 15 minutes of exercise each day.
Day 1
B: Leftover Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp, stir-fry veggies and rice (half a serving, on a small dessert plate)
L: Chicken Cacciatore, pasta, broccoli, tangelo
D: Chicken Enchiladas, Cilantro Lime Rice
BIG FAT FAILURE! The day was good up until dinner. Waaaayyy too much tasting as I was cooking. I'll try again tomorrow.
Eileen
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Day 2 - Try Again
B: turkey Sausage, cheese, bagel thin
L: chicken enchilada, broccoli, tangelo
D: (planned) tilapia, potato casserole, brussel sprouts
Feeling like I have a food hangover from yesterday. And I didn't do my exercise either! I am DETERMINED to do better today.
Updated: SUCCESS! I am so happy!
B: turkey Sausage, cheese, bagel thin
L: chicken enchilada, broccoli, tangelo
D: (planned) tilapia, potato casserole, brussel sprouts
Feeling like I have a food hangover from yesterday. And I didn't do my exercise either! I am DETERMINED to do better today.
Updated: SUCCESS! I am so happy!
Eileen
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Day 3
B: 1/2 thin bagel, 1 oz. cheddar cheese
L: (planned) 6 buffalo wings, tangelo
D: (planned) turkey/beef burger, 6 baked onion rings, green beans
I hope today will go smoothly. Chicken wings are a weakness of mine, but I have to go to the grocery store today on my lunch break. I will limit myself to 6 wings and I brought an orange from home. I had hoped to bring a better lunch from home, but time got away from me this morning!
Update: SUCCESS! I stuck to the 3 plates, though I had too much fried food today.
B: 1/2 thin bagel, 1 oz. cheddar cheese
L: (planned) 6 buffalo wings, tangelo
D: (planned) turkey/beef burger, 6 baked onion rings, green beans
I hope today will go smoothly. Chicken wings are a weakness of mine, but I have to go to the grocery store today on my lunch break. I will limit myself to 6 wings and I brought an orange from home. I had hoped to bring a better lunch from home, but time got away from me this morning!
Update: SUCCESS! I stuck to the 3 plates, though I had too much fried food today.
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I'm not small by any means, but I am not a tall person - only 5'2". I need to lose 50 pounds.
Usually my lunch is larger, but the wings kept me from being hungry all afternoon. I suppose that was due to the fat content.
Sometimes I am a little embarrassed about the amount of food on my plate when I eat lunch at work. I guess shame is a good motivator to keep the portions smaller! When I eat from containers, the amount of food I'm consuming can be deceptive. When I take it out of the containers and put it on a plate, it looks twice as big!
Usually my lunch is larger, but the wings kept me from being hungry all afternoon. I suppose that was due to the fat content.
Sometimes I am a little embarrassed about the amount of food on my plate when I eat lunch at work. I guess shame is a good motivator to keep the portions smaller! When I eat from containers, the amount of food I'm consuming can be deceptive. When I take it out of the containers and put it on a plate, it looks twice as big!
Eileen
I am 5'6" and I exercise daily so I eat more than some people. I also need sufficient protein to feel satisfied. My biggest piece of advice to others is to not restrict meals too much or it can backfire on you. Eventually undereating will lead to falling of the wagon and overeating.
That said, it sounds like you are doing well. Your other days look more filling than the day I commented on. I wish you success!
That said, it sounds like you are doing well. Your other days look more filling than the day I commented on. I wish you success!
The journey is the reward.
Maintenance is progress.
Maintenance is progress.
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I usually do eat more food. I was not able to get my lunch made in the morning due to time constraints, so I knew I would go for wings. Since they are on the really fattening side, I tried to minimize the damage. Thanks for the well wishes! I hope I have as much success as you have had.r.jean wrote: That said, it sounds like you are doing well. Your other days look more filling than the day I commented on. I wish you success!
Day 4
L: huge salad with chicken, 1/2 baked potato, and sauteed onions/peppers thrown in. It was delicious! And my daily orange.
D: (planned) home made pizza, tomato and cucumber salad
updated: SUCCESS!! I had 1 "S" today - 2 chicken wings (leftover from yesterday). I LOVE chicken wings, can you tell?
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Day 6
L: chicken hash (made from leftover baked potato, chicken, sauteed peppers/onions), peas, apple
D: (planned) tilapia, rice, broccoli
My husband does not like fish, so I usually have it when he eats leftovers. However, I love it and could probably eat it everyday!
Updated: SUCCESS! Dinner as planned, except I had mashed potatoes instead of rice.
L: chicken hash (made from leftover baked potato, chicken, sauteed peppers/onions), peas, apple
D: (planned) tilapia, rice, broccoli
My husband does not like fish, so I usually have it when he eats leftovers. However, I love it and could probably eat it everyday!
Updated: SUCCESS! Dinner as planned, except I had mashed potatoes instead of rice.
Eileen
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Day 7
L: (planned) shrimp & vegetable pasta salad, broccoli, orange
D: (planned) carnitas, spanish rice, black bean/corn/tomato salad
I've been feeling really good the past week - all green except for the first day.
I have a rather important medical procedure tomorrow; hopefully the stress won't derail me!
Updated: FAILURE! I did not eat my planned dinner, and I had too much wine.
L: (planned) shrimp & vegetable pasta salad, broccoli, orange
D: (planned) carnitas, spanish rice, black bean/corn/tomato salad
I've been feeling really good the past week - all green except for the first day.
I have a rather important medical procedure tomorrow; hopefully the stress won't derail me!
Updated: FAILURE! I did not eat my planned dinner, and I had too much wine.
Eileen
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Day 42
B: Yogurt smoothie
L: Red beans and rice soup, roasted carrots, orange (All orange food, and I ate from an orange plate and bowl! Not very appetizing).
D: Country fried steak, gravy, cauliflower gratin, broccoli
I'm going to call this a failure, however, as I went back for seconds on the meat, and I "tasted" too much from the mashed potatoes I made for my husband.
B: Yogurt smoothie
L: Red beans and rice soup, roasted carrots, orange (All orange food, and I ate from an orange plate and bowl! Not very appetizing).
D: Country fried steak, gravy, cauliflower gratin, broccoli
I'm going to call this a failure, however, as I went back for seconds on the meat, and I "tasted" too much from the mashed potatoes I made for my husband.
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Day 43
Lunch: Asian Chicken Salad
Dinner: Pork Fried Rice, eggroll
I have to call this a major failure, as I had mass quantities of the pork fried rice. I let myself get overly hungry and felt like I had no control whatsoever. I think the failure came because of alcohol consumed before dinner, and dinner not being ready until 8:00.
I read Kathleen's post today about coming up with a different strategy for cooking dinner, and I think she's onto something. I will have to ruminate on this before I decide what my plan shall be.
Lunch: Asian Chicken Salad
Dinner: Pork Fried Rice, eggroll
I have to call this a major failure, as I had mass quantities of the pork fried rice. I let myself get overly hungry and felt like I had no control whatsoever. I think the failure came because of alcohol consumed before dinner, and dinner not being ready until 8:00.
I read Kathleen's post today about coming up with a different strategy for cooking dinner, and I think she's onto something. I will have to ruminate on this before I decide what my plan shall be.
Eileen
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