So here goes (long-time lurker). Probably a bad time to start accountability since the weekend (Sdays) is tomorrow and my wonderful daughters are preparing a birthday feast for me...but there's no time like the present...so here goes.
Breakfast - Carol's oatmeal/barley porridge (1/2 c. mixed oat and barley flakes sweetened w/ 2 chopped prunes and 2 chopped dried apricots plus 1/2 c. or so of raw oat bran, shake of cinnamon, and 2 T. flaxseed turned to dust) miked with water + enough 1% milk to make it soupy + about a cup more milk + 1/2 grapefruit. Yes, as you can probably tell, I also have cholesterol and blood sugar "issues."
Lunch (I'm a teacher, so I eat in my room at school - stuffing in food with one hand and typing or grading w/ the other. Also, I eat early (11:00), so I'm also famished by the end of the day. Anyway--Lunch: a little bag of mixed raw veggies (carrots, broc, celery), an apple, and a 8-10 oz. soy protein drink.
After school starvation snack: berries & unsweetened yogurt.
NOW HERE COMES TROUBLE. I feel like I do so well during the day, but then totally pig out and veg out in the evening. My wonderful husband is preparing our evening meal. As I'm typing this, I'm smelling pizza (frozen), so my intention is to eat maximum 2 pieces of pizza and a salad...period. I'll check in later to see how this works out.
I'm also adding another No-S for myself--NO SOFA! Most evenings I eat my supper and immediately thereafter fall asleep on the couch. Very bad habit - gotta stop.
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Jammin' Jan
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Are you eating enough?
I agree with Jan. Don't under-do lunch. If you must, because you work through lunch, "virtual plate" some of it to after school. Like eat a sandwich and some veggies but leave an apple until the school day is over.
Kevin
1/13/2011-189# :: 4/21/2011-177# :: Goal-165#
"Respecting the 4th S: sometimes."
1/13/2011-189# :: 4/21/2011-177# :: Goal-165#
"Respecting the 4th S: sometimes."
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Friday night - Two pieces of frozen pizza doctored by the love of my life w/ mushrooms, green peppers, extra mozz. Then he asked me if I wanted to split a third piece with him, and, of course, while my brain was saying "no," my mouth was saying "yes" and "yummy." So - 2 1/2 pieces of pizza, no salad. Then...Bunny Tracks ice cream chaser. How I love it.
Here's a quote from another poster that I could have written: My biggest challenge is still weekends -- actually, Friday after work probably, because it's still an N day but it feels like the beginning of a weekend. I'm pretty out of control on Friday evenings because (start the violins) I've worked so hard, the kids at school have been so bratty, I'm so deserving....etc., blah, blah, blah.
Yesterday (Saturday - S Day) -
Breakfast: My usual oatmeal and half grapefruit.
Lunch: 1/2 c. or so of hummus, handful of carrots, piece of celery, couple of pieces of rye krisp, apple. I think that's all.
Summer: Babysitting the grandkids, so I had a nice serving of casserole that my daughter had made, then felt compelled to eat the disgusting macaroni and cheese the boys left behind. I'm a big time member of the Clean Plate Club--and not just mine, everyone else's too! Later I munched down a couple of Ritz crackers with peanut butter that had been abandoned on the coffee table and seemed to be crying out to be eaten.
Today (Sunday) will be a big-time S day. My daughters are fixing a birthday feast for me, and I plan to eat it and love it all. So far I've had my stock breakfast. Don't know what I'm going to do about lunch. I have a meeting right after church.
Jan and Kevin - Thanks much for your wise words. I don't always eat that little for lunch. I just got going late Friday morning and didn't have time to throw anything else together, so I keep a carton of protein powder in my file cabinet at school for such occasions. Usually I have a sandwich (tuna, PB) or some kind of funky bean or lentil salad. Anyway, I appreciate very much your concern and replies. I probably do, in all honesty, have a tendency to go pretty starvation mode all day and then sit in the refrigerator all night.
Here's a quote from another poster that I could have written: My biggest challenge is still weekends -- actually, Friday after work probably, because it's still an N day but it feels like the beginning of a weekend. I'm pretty out of control on Friday evenings because (start the violins) I've worked so hard, the kids at school have been so bratty, I'm so deserving....etc., blah, blah, blah.
Yesterday (Saturday - S Day) -
Breakfast: My usual oatmeal and half grapefruit.
Lunch: 1/2 c. or so of hummus, handful of carrots, piece of celery, couple of pieces of rye krisp, apple. I think that's all.
Summer: Babysitting the grandkids, so I had a nice serving of casserole that my daughter had made, then felt compelled to eat the disgusting macaroni and cheese the boys left behind. I'm a big time member of the Clean Plate Club--and not just mine, everyone else's too! Later I munched down a couple of Ritz crackers with peanut butter that had been abandoned on the coffee table and seemed to be crying out to be eaten.
Today (Sunday) will be a big-time S day. My daughters are fixing a birthday feast for me, and I plan to eat it and love it all. So far I've had my stock breakfast. Don't know what I'm going to do about lunch. I have a meeting right after church.
Jan and Kevin - Thanks much for your wise words. I don't always eat that little for lunch. I just got going late Friday morning and didn't have time to throw anything else together, so I keep a carton of protein powder in my file cabinet at school for such occasions. Usually I have a sandwich (tuna, PB) or some kind of funky bean or lentil salad. Anyway, I appreciate very much your concern and replies. I probably do, in all honesty, have a tendency to go pretty starvation mode all day and then sit in the refrigerator all night.
Czechin
Yesterday (Sunday) - 1/28 - Big-time S-Day/ Birthday Dinner - I'll spare the details. Suffice it to say that I indulged and enjoyed myself enormously. Back to business.
Monday, 1/29: SUCCESS
Breakfast: Carol's gruel + 1 c. skimoo + 1/2 grapefruit
Lunch:Half of a peanut butter sandwich, bag of veggies, apple
After school snack: Protein drink
Dinner: New low-fat alfredo recipe, salad, glass of cab
No sugar
(not counting glass of wine)
No snacks:
No seconds:
No sofa: (I was gone.)
Glass of milk at bedtime.
Monday, 1/29: SUCCESS
Breakfast: Carol's gruel + 1 c. skimoo + 1/2 grapefruit
Lunch:Half of a peanut butter sandwich, bag of veggies, apple
After school snack: Protein drink
Dinner: New low-fat alfredo recipe, salad, glass of cab
No sugar
(not counting glass of wine)No snacks:
No seconds:
No sofa:
(I was gone.)Glass of milk at bedtime.
Czechin
Tuesday, 1/30: FAILURE
Breakfast: Gruel + milk + half grapefruit
Lunch: Hummus sandwich, bag o' veggies, apple, yoge w/ berries (ate after school)
Dinner: Talapia, big salad
SO FAR, SO GOOD....But ate in front of the TV watching the news and fell asleep on the sofa. Gotta quit it.
No sugar:
No snacks:
No seconds:
No sofa:
Breakfast: Gruel + milk + half grapefruit
Lunch: Hummus sandwich, bag o' veggies, apple, yoge w/ berries (ate after school)
Dinner: Talapia, big salad
SO FAR, SO GOOD....But ate in front of the TV watching the news and fell asleep on the sofa. Gotta quit it.
No sugar:
No snacks:
No seconds:
No sofa:
Wednesday, 1/31
Breakfast: Carol's gruel + 1/2 grapefruit + glass of skimoo
Lunch: Bag o' veggies, apple, soy protein drink (meal replacement), saved cup of berries/yogurt/sprinkle of GrapeNuts for later.
Dins: Major bowl of chili (very cold here - K.C. - ate too much, but it was sooooo good) + small bowl of applesauce
Food: SORTA SUCCESS
No sugar:
No snacks:
No seconds:
(but portion too big)
Sofa: FAILURE
Breakfast: Carol's gruel + 1/2 grapefruit + glass of skimoo
Lunch: Bag o' veggies, apple, soy protein drink (meal replacement), saved cup of berries/yogurt/sprinkle of GrapeNuts for later.
Dins: Major bowl of chili (very cold here - K.C. - ate too much, but it was sooooo good) + small bowl of applesauce
Food: SORTA SUCCESS
No sugar:
No snacks:
No seconds:
(but portion too big)Sofa: FAILURE
Thursday, 2/2
THURSDAY
Breakfast: The usual
Lunch: The Usual
Dins: Pork chop + kraut + 1/2 baked potato + 1/2 can beets + 1 c. applesauce. Too carby! But Jake cooked, so beggars can't be choosers?
Food: SUCCESS
No Sugar
No Seconds
No Snax
No Sofa? FAILURE! Joel on the other board makes a lot of sense: I'm baggin' NO SOFA until I get NO-S under control. Then I'll do it as a 1-week or 1-month challenge. Joel is a sensible person.
Breakfast: The usual
Lunch: The Usual
Dins: Pork chop + kraut + 1/2 baked potato + 1/2 can beets + 1 c. applesauce. Too carby! But Jake cooked, so beggars can't be choosers?
Food: SUCCESS
No Sugar
No Seconds
No Snax
No Sofa? FAILURE! Joel on the other board makes a lot of sense: I'm baggin' NO SOFA until I get NO-S under control. Then I'll do it as a 1-week or 1-month challenge. Joel is a sensible person.
Friday, 2/2
Breakfast: The usual
Lunch: Tuna sandwich, bag o' veggies, yogurt w/ berries
A-S intentional snack: Granola bar
Dins: Chili & salad, polished off the applesauce
FAILURE! (Typical low-discipline, "I've worked sooo hard" Friday)
No sugar:
No snacks: (A can of nuts was calling my name.)
No seconds:
Lunch: Tuna sandwich, bag o' veggies, yogurt w/ berries
A-S intentional snack: Granola bar
Dins: Chili & salad, polished off the applesauce
FAILURE! (Typical low-discipline, "I've worked sooo hard" Friday)
No sugar:
No snacks:
(A can of nuts was calling my name.)No seconds:
Saturday, 2/3 (S-Day)
S-DAY
Breakfast: Usual gruel & grapefruit
Lunch: Half of a veggie sub, yogurt smoothie, Wild Oats guilty pleasure (vegan chocolate chip cookie - Don't see how a vegan cookie can be so incredibly delish!)
Mindless eating: 6-8 (not sure - maybe more) leftover-from-Christmas Hershey's kisses that were sitting on the cooking island at my daughter's house - Total lapse of connection between brain and hands
Dins: Salmon, big salad, little bowl of yummy Bunny Tracks
Way too much sugar - Way too much wine.
Super Bowl party tomorrow. - Heaven help us!
Breakfast: Usual gruel & grapefruit
Lunch: Half of a veggie sub, yogurt smoothie, Wild Oats guilty pleasure (vegan chocolate chip cookie - Don't see how a vegan cookie can be so incredibly delish!)
Mindless eating: 6-8 (not sure - maybe more) leftover-from-Christmas Hershey's kisses that were sitting on the cooking island at my daughter's house - Total lapse of connection between brain and hands
Dins: Salmon, big salad, little bowl of yummy Bunny Tracks
Way too much sugar - Way too much wine.
Super Bowl party tomorrow. - Heaven help us!
Sunday, 2/4
S-DAY
Breakfast: Cold cereal, milk, grapefruit juice
Lunch: Small bowl of Terri's beef stew
Dins: Oh, my - SuperBowl party (chips & rotel dip, veggies & dill dip, pulled pork sandwiches, slaw, deviled eggs, brownies, couple of bottles of beer) - Very yummy, very fun - Back to business
Breakfast: Cold cereal, milk, grapefruit juice
Lunch: Small bowl of Terri's beef stew
Dins: Oh, my - SuperBowl party (chips & rotel dip, veggies & dill dip, pulled pork sandwiches, slaw, deviled eggs, brownies, couple of bottles of beer) - Very yummy, very fun - Back to business
Monday, 2-5
FAILURE!
Breakfast: Usual g&g
Lunch: Bag o' veggies, yogurt, apple
Planned snack: Granola bar
So far, so good.
Home - Bowl of Mission chips still sitting on the counter after Super Bowl party irresistibly called my name...and called and called. I can clearly see that I didn't eat enough for lunch.
Dins: Leftovers: Pulled pork sandwich, slaw, deviled eggs. Then, because I'd already blown it w/ the chips, ate a small but very wonderful bowl of Bunny Tracks.
NO SUGAR: FAILURE
NO SECONDS: SUCCESS
NO SNACKS: FAILURE
Back to Square One. Have a bummer of a cold.
Breakfast: Usual g&g
Lunch: Bag o' veggies, yogurt, apple
Planned snack: Granola bar
So far, so good.
Home - Bowl of Mission chips still sitting on the counter after Super Bowl party irresistibly called my name...and called and called. I can clearly see that I didn't eat enough for lunch.
Dins: Leftovers: Pulled pork sandwich, slaw, deviled eggs. Then, because I'd already blown it w/ the chips, ate a small but very wonderful bowl of Bunny Tracks.
NO SUGAR: FAILURE
NO SECONDS: SUCCESS
NO SNACKS: FAILURE
Back to Square One. Have a bummer of a cold.
Tuesday, 2/6 (Day 1/21)
Breakfast: G&G, skimoo
Lunch: PB sandwich, bag o' veggies, cup of yogurt, apple
Dins: Chicken noodle soup (homemade), salad
Terrible cold - Is it feed a cold and starve a fever or the other way around? Doesn't matter. I'm going to bed.
SUCCESS!
No sugar
No seconds
No snacks. (I put the remaining Mission Chips far, far back in the pantry - out of sight, out of mind - Remaining Bunny Tracks is buried in the freezer.)
Lunch: PB sandwich, bag o' veggies, cup of yogurt, apple
Dins: Chicken noodle soup (homemade), salad
Terrible cold - Is it feed a cold and starve a fever or the other way around? Doesn't matter. I'm going to bed.
SUCCESS!
No sugar
No seconds
No snacks. (I put the remaining Mission Chips far, far back in the pantry - out of sight, out of mind - Remaining Bunny Tracks is buried in the freezer.)