Well, just decided to start this program this evening. I did something like this a few years back and it worked (don't know why I fell off the wagon).
I plan to report that tomorrow was a success...
Bunny's daily check-in
Moderators: Soprano, automatedeating
8/25 day 1: success
Plates were kind of big but I did it. I am also allowing myself a fourth mini-meal before my walk home, because in my experience if I don't do that by the time I get home I want to eat everything in sight.
Breakfast: smallish whole wheat bagel, smoked salmon, cream cheese and a nectarine
Lunch: homemade bean/brown rice/veg mixture with egg, broccoli and cauliflower, slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter and apple slices
Pre-walk meal: apple and cheesestick
Dinner: homemade bean/brown rice/veg mixture, broccoli and cauliflower, non-fat yogurt, slice of whole wheat bread with some cheddar (yep, seems like a lot but I fit it on the plate...)
Exercise: 40-45 minutes jog/walk, also my walk home from work (about 50-60 minutes walk)
Plates were kind of big but I did it. I am also allowing myself a fourth mini-meal before my walk home, because in my experience if I don't do that by the time I get home I want to eat everything in sight.
Breakfast: smallish whole wheat bagel, smoked salmon, cream cheese and a nectarine
Lunch: homemade bean/brown rice/veg mixture with egg, broccoli and cauliflower, slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter and apple slices
Pre-walk meal: apple and cheesestick
Dinner: homemade bean/brown rice/veg mixture, broccoli and cauliflower, non-fat yogurt, slice of whole wheat bread with some cheddar (yep, seems like a lot but I fit it on the plate...)
Exercise: 40-45 minutes jog/walk, also my walk home from work (about 50-60 minutes walk)
8/26/09 Day 2: success
exercise: ~50-60 minute walk to work
food:
breakfast: smallish whole wheat bagel, 1/2 with natural peanut butter, 1/2 with a bit of cream cheese and smoked salmon
apple
lunch: homemade brown rice/bean/veggie mix
broccoli and cauliflower
protein shake
mini-meal: apple and cheesestick
dinner: fairly small amount of sushi, slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter, soymilk, coffee
exercise: ~50-60 minute walk to work
food:
breakfast: smallish whole wheat bagel, 1/2 with natural peanut butter, 1/2 with a bit of cream cheese and smoked salmon
apple
lunch: homemade brown rice/bean/veggie mix
broccoli and cauliflower
protein shake
mini-meal: apple and cheesestick
dinner: fairly small amount of sushi, slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter, soymilk, coffee
8/27/09 Day 3: success
exercise: ~50 minutes jog/walk
also 15 minutes leg exercises (with body weight only)
breakfast: whole wheat english muffin, one side with cream cheese, other side with natural peanut butter (I eat them separately)
non-fat plain yogurt with some stevia, 1 c.
lunch: brown rice/bean/veggie mixture, steamed broccoli, 1/2 c cottage cheese
dinner: apple, peanut butter, 1/2 c cottage cheese, sushi
mini-meal: whole wheat english muffin with hummus and half a tomato
I'll try to get rid of the mini-meal when I can, but I'm working crazy hours right now and if I don't eat a little bit of something I know I'll get insanely hungry and eat my whole kitchen. At least that's what's happened in the past.
exercise: ~50 minutes jog/walk
also 15 minutes leg exercises (with body weight only)
breakfast: whole wheat english muffin, one side with cream cheese, other side with natural peanut butter (I eat them separately)
non-fat plain yogurt with some stevia, 1 c.
lunch: brown rice/bean/veggie mixture, steamed broccoli, 1/2 c cottage cheese
dinner: apple, peanut butter, 1/2 c cottage cheese, sushi
mini-meal: whole wheat english muffin with hummus and half a tomato
I'll try to get rid of the mini-meal when I can, but I'm working crazy hours right now and if I don't eat a little bit of something I know I'll get insanely hungry and eat my whole kitchen. At least that's what's happened in the past.
Okay, so I've been out of town since Friday.
Had my first oopsie.
8/28/09 Day 4: failure (No S diet) and success (exercise plan)
exercise: ~50 minutes jog walk
resistance training for legs
Did fine until I had dinner with my boyfriend and he offered me lemonade pie. I later had to explain to the bf about No S and kindly request he try to not tempt me again. I guess I kind of felt like I had to say "yes" or I'd insult him, but he seems to be very understanding. I'll just have to hold my foot down.
8/29/09 Day 5: S-day, exercise rest day
Was pretty reasonable.
8/30/09 Day 6: S-day, exercise rest day
Did okay but O.D.'d on crackers.
Checked my weight and it had gone UP, which kind of bewildered me since I'd been controlling my eating fairly well and exercising a whole lot more. The only way I can explain it is that the crackers were salty and I'm at the point in my cycle where I can retain water like crazy. We'll see.
Resolutions: Pretty much treat S-days like No-S days, except to allow myself one sweet, second, or snack per day. Also be willing to put foot down with boyfriend. He is very well-meaning, but I think he just forgets what I'm trying to do. He's definitely not as health-conscious as me.
Watch out for overly salty stuff.
Also cut down on portions as much as possible without making myself an utterly hunger-crazed freak.
Had my first oopsie.
8/28/09 Day 4: failure (No S diet) and success (exercise plan)
exercise: ~50 minutes jog walk
resistance training for legs
Did fine until I had dinner with my boyfriend and he offered me lemonade pie. I later had to explain to the bf about No S and kindly request he try to not tempt me again. I guess I kind of felt like I had to say "yes" or I'd insult him, but he seems to be very understanding. I'll just have to hold my foot down.
8/29/09 Day 5: S-day, exercise rest day
Was pretty reasonable.
8/30/09 Day 6: S-day, exercise rest day
Did okay but O.D.'d on crackers.
Checked my weight and it had gone UP, which kind of bewildered me since I'd been controlling my eating fairly well and exercising a whole lot more. The only way I can explain it is that the crackers were salty and I'm at the point in my cycle where I can retain water like crazy. We'll see.
Resolutions: Pretty much treat S-days like No-S days, except to allow myself one sweet, second, or snack per day. Also be willing to put foot down with boyfriend. He is very well-meaning, but I think he just forgets what I'm trying to do. He's definitely not as health-conscious as me.
Watch out for overly salty stuff.
Also cut down on portions as much as possible without making myself an utterly hunger-crazed freak.
8/31/09 Day 7: Success
Exercise: 100-120 minutes walking (walked to work and back)
Food:
Breakfast: melba toasts (about 150 cal worth)
slice of cheese
nectarine
coffee with splash of half-and-half (darn cafe didn't have plain old milk available, grrr...)
Lunch: nonfat plain greek yogurt
the last of the brown rice/vegetable/bean mix
broccoli
a 2% milk cheesestick
Pre-walk meal: oatmeal packet, nonfat plain greek yogurt
Dinner: melba toasts
omelette made with mushrooms, feta and egg beaters
nectarine
tea with soymilk
Exercise: 100-120 minutes walking (walked to work and back)
Food:
Breakfast: melba toasts (about 150 cal worth)
slice of cheese
nectarine
coffee with splash of half-and-half (darn cafe didn't have plain old milk available, grrr...)
Lunch: nonfat plain greek yogurt
the last of the brown rice/vegetable/bean mix
broccoli
a 2% milk cheesestick
Pre-walk meal: oatmeal packet, nonfat plain greek yogurt
Dinner: melba toasts
omelette made with mushrooms, feta and egg beaters
nectarine
tea with soymilk
9/1/09 Day 8: Success
Exercise: 120 minutes walking (to work and back)
Meals:
Breakfast: whole wheat english muffin, smart balance, slice of cheese, nectarine, coffee with soymilk
Lunch: nectarine, cheese sandwich
Pre-walk meal: cheesestick, apple
Dinner: Onions, bell pepper, spinach and tomato sauteed in olive oil, scrambled with Egg Beaters and feta, one piece toast with slice of cheese,
small glass soymilk
I'm not cutting down my portions as much as I'd like but I've been working crazy, crazy hours so I don't want to drive myself crazy. It'll be easier to do when I'm sleeping more.
Exercise: 120 minutes walking (to work and back)
Meals:
Breakfast: whole wheat english muffin, smart balance, slice of cheese, nectarine, coffee with soymilk
Lunch: nectarine, cheese sandwich
Pre-walk meal: cheesestick, apple
Dinner: Onions, bell pepper, spinach and tomato sauteed in olive oil, scrambled with Egg Beaters and feta, one piece toast with slice of cheese,
small glass soymilk
I'm not cutting down my portions as much as I'd like but I've been working crazy, crazy hours so I don't want to drive myself crazy. It'll be easier to do when I'm sleeping more.
9/2/09 Day 10: success
Exercise: 60 minutes walking to work (took the bus back home instead to save time)
Food:
Breakfast:
oatmeal with cocoa powder (unsweetened), cinnamon, Splenda, vanilla extract and a dollop of natural peanut butter mixed in. Sounds gross but it is quite tasty.
soymilk and coffee
Lunch:
Slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter
Slice of whole wheat bread with cheese
small cup of Fiber One with soymilk
Apple and some extra cheese
(ok, I O.D. on cheese)
Pre-walk meal: cheesestick
Dinner: brown rice cooked with broccoli slaw, chickpeas, and salsa with some melted cheese. Slice of whole wheat bread with hummus.
So, portions on lunch were too big, but as I said I'm not going to worry too much about that until I get back to a normal schedule.
Exercise: 60 minutes walking to work (took the bus back home instead to save time)
Food:
Breakfast:
oatmeal with cocoa powder (unsweetened), cinnamon, Splenda, vanilla extract and a dollop of natural peanut butter mixed in. Sounds gross but it is quite tasty.
soymilk and coffee
Lunch:
Slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter
Slice of whole wheat bread with cheese
small cup of Fiber One with soymilk
Apple and some extra cheese
(ok, I O.D. on cheese)
Pre-walk meal: cheesestick
Dinner: brown rice cooked with broccoli slaw, chickpeas, and salsa with some melted cheese. Slice of whole wheat bread with hummus.
So, portions on lunch were too big, but as I said I'm not going to worry too much about that until I get back to a normal schedule.
Well, after falling off the wagon for a while, I'm trying this again. It seems like posting my daily intake helps me to "behave."
Day 1: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Breakfast: whole wheat english muffin with 2% milk cheddar cheese
apple
Lunch: broccoli slaw, brown rice, garbanzo beans, salsa, cheddar cheese, peppers, tomatoes, avocado all mixed together
apple
Mini-meal: 1/2 c. low fat cottage cheese, tangerine, few almonds
Dinner: chicken wrap
Well, I didn't really feel like I was eating as little as I should, but at least I felt like I was more in control of my eating, something I haven't felt for a while. Baby steps I suppose.
Day 1: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Breakfast: whole wheat english muffin with 2% milk cheddar cheese
apple
Lunch: broccoli slaw, brown rice, garbanzo beans, salsa, cheddar cheese, peppers, tomatoes, avocado all mixed together
apple
Mini-meal: 1/2 c. low fat cottage cheese, tangerine, few almonds
Dinner: chicken wrap
Well, I didn't really feel like I was eating as little as I should, but at least I felt like I was more in control of my eating, something I haven't felt for a while. Baby steps I suppose.