Archive for March, 2008

27
Mar
08

Grocery Shopping the Dieters Way!

There are so many foods that I eat on a regular basis that have become mere staples in my diet. I’m going to attempt to list my favorites! Many of these foods are not found in all stores, but if you want them to appear in yours, don’t be afraid to ask the store manager. NO I am not affiliated with any of these companies, I just love their products.

  1. Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges – 35 cals
  2. Weight Watchers cream cheese – 60 cals
  3. Low fat string cheese – 50 cals
  4. Sara Lee Delicious 45 cal honey wheat bread – 90 cals 2 slices
  5. Orowheat light wheat bread – 80 cals 2 slices
  6. Wonder Bread buns – 80 cals
  7. Morning star black bean burgers – 140 cals
  8. Morning star chickn patties – 150 cals
  9. Lean boneless skinless chicken breasts – 100 cals 4ozs
  10. Weight watchers “Giant” Ice cream bars – 110-120 cals
  11. Bryers Cookies and cream ice cups – 100 cals
  12. Skinny cow ice cream sandwiches – 140 cals
  13. Any 100 cal pack – 100 cals
  14. Pop secret 100 cal popcorn (homestyle & butter) – 100 cals
  15. Weight control quaker oatmeal – 160 cals
  16. Hershey’s chocolate sticks – 60 cals
  17. Heidi Gummi Bears – 110 cals
  18. Campbells Healthy Request soups (chicken noodle & tortilla) – 240-260 cals/can
  19. Veggies! Any kind – varies
  20. Kraft Light & Zesty Italian Dressing – 15 cals/2 tbsp
  21. Franks Red Hot Hotsauce – 5 cals
  22. Light Teriyaki Sauce – 25 cals 2tbsp
  23. Lean Cuisines! Anything under 300 cals
  24. South Beach Diet Pizzas – 320-350 cals
  25. Western Bagels (The Alternative Bagel) – 110 cals
  26. Smart Balance Butter -40 tbsp
  27. Brown Rice – 120 cals 1/2 cup
  28. Fiber Gourmet Pasta – 120 cals 2oz
  29. Vitatop Muffins – 100 cals
  30. PB2 Peanut butter – 60 cals 2tbsp
  31. Sharons Sorbet (Raspberry) – 80 cals 1/2 cup <– found at trader joes
  32. Fruit Leather – 35 cals
14
Mar
08

The Devil and his DAMN Donuts

Why must there be that asshole in every office that thinks its nice to bring in donuts?

It’s always hard to walk by, avoid such sugar/carb & fat filled treats. I made it past them and made my morning oatmeal. I know if I start my day off with sugar/carbs and fat, it’ll want to do it all day.

The scale was back up to 125#’s this morning. This is where I want to be, and a little lower isn’t so bad. I just gotta work harder at maintaining with the office candy lady, and now the guy that brings in donuts and home made cinnamon rolls. Gotta stay clean and healthy.

Gotta work harder. I need to send an invoice the guy I contract work for. I’m doing this to save up for a new body. New boobs! Gah, I want boobs so badly.

I keep checking online to see if there are any casting calls for shows like ‘extreme makeover’ and ‘the swan’. I think with my story, I can make it onto a show as such. That was last years big realty tv maker, and I hope it comes back around soon.

I’m determined to get fixed without spending my life savings on it. It’s just gotta happen, some way some how. It’s the soul reason I started this blog, but I’m not sure I can earn money from a blog. I need people, I need to motivate more. I just need to be fixed.

09
Mar
08

My poor self

I left out to california for the weekend to be with my family (funeral situation), and my gawd food here is awful. I’ve never hugged so many people with hard round stomaches in my life. I could have made better choices by far, but I did what I did, and now I pay the price.

My stomach feels yuck, and I even feel a urinary tract infection happening. That’s a combo of too much sugar and not enough water. I don’t even want to bother trying to list out all the crap I had, but I’ll do it. I warn you ahead of time, I’m not happy with my choices, but I must think about ‘what next’ opposed to dread on what I did.

Yesterday I had:

Breakfast:
English muffin with butter
Fruit cup

Lunch:
Subway Sandwich (turkey on wheat)
Baked Lays

Snack:
Popcorn

Dinner:
Hamburger (beef, bun, ketchup)
Watermelon

Snack:
Lots and lots of alcohol with regular soda. They only had regular and it was a celebration of life sort of thing. I gave in, had a great time with my family, but I was def not happy with the amount I had when I had to wake up at 7am.

Today was even worse tho. Today is where I think I stuck extra fat onto my body. Ick. Maybe it all comes out in the wash somehow. Here goes nothing.

Breakfast:
Country fried potatos (maybe a cup worth)
Ketchup
1 landers bagel
Banana
Strawberries
Watermelon
1 slice of bread
1/2 a donut

Lunch:
Popcorn

Dinner:
1 slice of bread
2 bowls of chips (yes I said bowls)
1/8 cup liquid nacho cheese
Broccoli/cauliflower/cucumbers
1/2 a french bread roll (those sandwich ones)
1/2 slice of garlic bread

My stomach is paying for it. I already set out my oatmeal so I start my day off on the right side tomorrow. I’ll pack fruit as a snack, and I bought sunflower seeds for my 4 hour drive home. When I get to the airport, or in the airport area, I’ll hit up subway. And when I get home, I’ll make something from home and hang out with my Ezra.

Nuff said! I’ll weigh myself Monday morning. A bit nervous, but I’ll get off any extra pounds that need it. I’ve done it before.

06
Mar
08

Weight Loss Stats: March 08

New Stats! Since I haven’t done them in a while:

Weight: 124 pounds

Loss: 170 pounds (esh!)

Breast: 35″
Waist: 26″
Hips: 36.5″

Height: 5′5″

Exciting stuff!

06
Mar
08

Does dieting ever end?

I hit my goal weight of 140 back in October 07. That was nearly 5 months ago. A whole 5 months! Since then, I have dropped a few more pounds, but nothing extreme. My current weight today is 124.

124 bitty bitty pounds. If you look at my before and after pictures, you’ll see how I can’t imagine being this size when I first started. 140 was an optimistic goal, and I passed it.

124 pounds! I get lifted up, spun around. It feels so good just being in my body. My bones and muscles can be felt, my skin is not taut, but I can feel myself nearly whole. My surgery couldn’t come soon enough.

But does dieting ever end? I tried maintaining.. I am maintaining. Its a process of trial and error, and after 5 months I’ve yet to figure out the plan that I’m going to use for the rest of my life.

I’ve done the 1500 -1600 calories a day thing. Does it work? Yes. I’m still always counting every day of the week. I can’t indulge in a big mexican food meal without feeling bad with this plan.

So I tried eating only when hungry. Woah woah! Seems like a simple concept, but it was SO difficult to eat only when hungry. Never have I, through all my life, done this. I always just ate when I was bored, emotional, or just because. It was rare to feel my stomach burn or growl (and if it did, you better believe I  stuffed it full). Throughout my diet, I ate every 2-3 hours, so that didn’t have the ‘eat when your hungry’ effect on me either. I kind of threw this plan out the window for now. I don’t have enough control over me.

So now I’m trying this “eat 1200 on the weekdays – lose 2 pounds and gain them back on the weekend”. This lets me lose the 2, and then I can have my french fries and mexican food. On the weekdays, back on track. This may not work for many, but it seems to be working for me these past few weeks.

That is where my drop came from. 124 pounds. I’m maintaining 127. I had a day of just fruits and veggies, and that’s why I dropped an extra pound this week. They’ll come back. I’m going on a trip to CA.. and trust me the pounds will be there.

I can’t say this is my final solution. I really wish I could maintain while eating when I was hungry. But I’m a natural snacker. And eating only when hungry makes it difficult to snack.

So the answer to my question is: No. Dieting does not end. It is a lifestyle and you must maintain it. We all have a “diet” no matter what we are doing with it.