I think I have reached the point where my willpower needs a break. Time to ease up on the diet for a while. I'm certainly not at my goal weight, and I don;t want to do anything stupid that'll reverse my progress. I just need to widen my culinary/gustatory horizons for a while.
So I am going to go off diet. Dunno for how long. Month or two? Not going to go nuts- just going to allow myself to enjoy some potatoes from time to time, and maybe make my chicken dinners with some ginger sesame sauce that had 7g of carbs per tbsp, that sort of thing.
If weight loss continues as I attempt to eat like a real person & keep it reasonable, then hooray for me. If I simply remain stable, then I will at some point go back on the strict diet that got me this far. If I start to gain weight, well, that'll be the end of that.
As part of this relaxing of my diet restrictions, I will be blogging less often. I mean, this barely even interests me as far as reading is concerned, so it can't be a real page-turner for anyone else.
I'll check in here once in a while if anything interesting happens, and when I feel ready (or feel the need) to go back on the strict diet, I will resume near-daily blogging of my meals & such.
Right now, I am making some pasta. But I'll only eat a small bowl of it, and I made the sauce with shrooms & peppers to make sure I get my veggies. Here's to eating like a normal person for a while.
Cheers!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Diet, June 30-July 1, 2009
OK, so today I can add a new pain to my list. It feels like a brontosaurus stepped on my right ankle. Which would be bad enough, if my calf muscle didn't feel like it was stretched from Tampa to Jacksonville. Ouch, already!
Scale has been reading 225-230. If I lose a pound or two a week, I won't expect noticeable movement in the scale more often than every 2 weeks or so. Still pleased with progress.
I organized a group buy on t-shirts for the Mazdaspeed3 crowd on the Mazda internet forums I frequent. We have 2 designs. And just because I'm feeling good about my continued weight loss, I ordered 2 of each shirt; one XXL to wear now, and one XL, which I hope to be wearing by the end of the Summer. At which point, I am hoping it'll be getting near time to go buy some jeans with a 38" waist.
July 1, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 2 cupc spinach & 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 2 hard boiled eggs (2 vlp)
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O pudding
Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. Whoomp, there it is.
June 30, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz scallops (8 vlp) with 3 cups spinach, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz tune steak (4 vlp) and 1 small Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)
Meal 3- 4 os lean ground sirloin (4 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O pudding
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 5 servings veg, 1 serving fruit. Ding!
Scale has been reading 225-230. If I lose a pound or two a week, I won't expect noticeable movement in the scale more often than every 2 weeks or so. Still pleased with progress.
I organized a group buy on t-shirts for the Mazdaspeed3 crowd on the Mazda internet forums I frequent. We have 2 designs. And just because I'm feeling good about my continued weight loss, I ordered 2 of each shirt; one XXL to wear now, and one XL, which I hope to be wearing by the end of the Summer. At which point, I am hoping it'll be getting near time to go buy some jeans with a 38" waist.
July 1, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 2 cupc spinach & 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 2 hard boiled eggs (2 vlp)
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O pudding
Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. Whoomp, there it is.
June 30, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz scallops (8 vlp) with 3 cups spinach, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz tune steak (4 vlp) and 1 small Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)
Meal 3- 4 os lean ground sirloin (4 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O pudding
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 5 servings veg, 1 serving fruit. Ding!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Diet, June 28-29, 2009
No cardio the last few days. My calf muscles ache as though like they've been stretched to 120% of the recommended length. Tight & painful. Dunno why, but walking is a little touchy right now, so no cycling.
Today, June 29, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (1 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz lean sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. That's at least a bloop single.
Sunday, June 28, 2009:
Water: 3/4 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (6 vlp) and 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Meal 2- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg. Strike three, called.
Note: I tried to eat 2 servings of fruit, but the grape sin the fridge were getting soft, and I bit into an apple only to find it had a nasty, mealy texture. Kinda ruined my appetite.
Today, June 29, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (1 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz lean sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. That's at least a bloop single.
Sunday, June 28, 2009:
Water: 3/4 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (6 vlp) and 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Meal 2- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg. Strike three, called.
Note: I tried to eat 2 servings of fruit, but the grape sin the fridge were getting soft, and I bit into an apple only to find it had a nasty, mealy texture. Kinda ruined my appetite.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Diet, June 27, 2009
Been awake for 23 hours. This is getting to be a nasty habit, and it's screwing with everything from my food intake to my cardio, to... well... my sanity. Quickie before I hit the sack...
June 27, 2009:
Water: 3/4 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz low fat hot dogs (8 vlp) and 1 cup sauerkraut (2 veg)
Meal 2- 12 grapes (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) with 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- my last sugar free Vanilla Jell-O pudding cup. I have other flavors in the fridge, though, so it's all good.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Holy Cow, you huckleberry!
June 27, 2009:
Water: 3/4 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz low fat hot dogs (8 vlp) and 1 cup sauerkraut (2 veg)
Meal 2- 12 grapes (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) with 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- my last sugar free Vanilla Jell-O pudding cup. I have other flavors in the fridge, though, so it's all good.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Holy Cow, you huckleberry!
Diet, June 26, 2009
Took another liberty with the diet today. I hate going to the movies & just getting a bottle of water. And while my preference would be to get some of those nachos with the completely synthetic, nacho-cheese flavored goo and a box of Junior Mints, I figure popcorn isn't nearly as bad for me as that. So I got the medium popcorn and a large bottle of water. I did add salt & that unnatural butter flavored grease to the popcorn, but I was careful to use just a small amount of the grease. (I usually dump 10-20% of the popcorn out of the bag so I can shake the contents around to distribute the grease & salt.)
I also had planned to try & start getting cardio in every other day, but I only slept 3 hours on Thursday, and that was from 9am-Noon, so there was no way I was exercising on Friday morning at 8-9am. I passed the hell out instead.
Oh, by the way... last time I got groceries, I went to Sweetbay. I had been going to Publix, but Sweetbay was on the right hand side as I was going home, and I pulled in out of laziness. What luck! When I went to grab cottage cheese (between Mom and I we go thru 4 containers a week), they only had 2 containers of Breakstone's. And they were dated to expire on May 12th. That's over a month past due. Either they had just sold out & nobody was dumb enough to buy the old stinky containers, or they stopped carrying the stuff. I grudgingly grabbed 4 containers of their store brand, Hannaford fat-free cottage cheese. Lo and behold, this stuff is FAR more creamy & has a WAY better texture than Breakstone's. So much for Breakstone's...
Today, June 26, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon ++
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp), 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Meal 2- Medium popcorn @ movies... no idea how to classify that, since it's not on the diet. It's vegetable, but it's higher carb/starch than allowed.
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Totals: 11 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, and um, laid off the veggies/fruit due to popcorn. Beats me.
I also had planned to try & start getting cardio in every other day, but I only slept 3 hours on Thursday, and that was from 9am-Noon, so there was no way I was exercising on Friday morning at 8-9am. I passed the hell out instead.
Oh, by the way... last time I got groceries, I went to Sweetbay. I had been going to Publix, but Sweetbay was on the right hand side as I was going home, and I pulled in out of laziness. What luck! When I went to grab cottage cheese (between Mom and I we go thru 4 containers a week), they only had 2 containers of Breakstone's. And they were dated to expire on May 12th. That's over a month past due. Either they had just sold out & nobody was dumb enough to buy the old stinky containers, or they stopped carrying the stuff. I grudgingly grabbed 4 containers of their store brand, Hannaford fat-free cottage cheese. Lo and behold, this stuff is FAR more creamy & has a WAY better texture than Breakstone's. So much for Breakstone's...
Today, June 26, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon ++
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp), 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Meal 2- Medium popcorn @ movies... no idea how to classify that, since it's not on the diet. It's vegetable, but it's higher carb/starch than allowed.
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Totals: 11 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, and um, laid off the veggies/fruit due to popcorn. Beats me.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Diet, June 25, 2009
Surprise! A blog entry with just one day on it. Go figure.
June 25, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and 4 cups mushrooms & bell peppers, measured raw (4 veg)
Meal 2- 1 medium Granny Smith apple (2 fruit), 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Slapjack!
June 25, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and 4 cups mushrooms & bell peppers, measured raw (4 veg)
Meal 2- 1 medium Granny Smith apple (2 fruit), 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Slapjack!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Diet, June 23-24, 2009
Well, I spoke a little too soon when I said my weight was holding steady. hadn't weight myself in several days. The scale is reading 227-232 right now, so progress appears to be ongoing. w00t!
I have to say this--- Sugar Free Vanilla flavored Jell-O Pudding is like crack for your tongue. I like vanilla, but this stuff is fantastic. Honest to gawd, if I had my choice of a cup of this or a scoop of ice cream, I'd probably take this unless it was cookie dough ice cream. I do have my weaknesses, after all.
So, another two-fer. Getting to be a habit...
Wednesday, June 24:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 30 minutes (Surprise!)
Meal 1- 6 oz mahi steak (6 vlp) and 2 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1, let's call it "medium" Granny Smith apple (gonna count that as 2 fruit) and 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Meal 3- 4 oz turkey burger (4 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- Yeah, 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. It actually takes willpower not to go for seconds.
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. I think I can, I think I can...
Tuesday, June 23:
Water: 1 gallon
Cardio: 0 (Boo, hiss!)
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 3 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp), plus 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. Duh.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. Curveball strikes 'em out!
I have to say this--- Sugar Free Vanilla flavored Jell-O Pudding is like crack for your tongue. I like vanilla, but this stuff is fantastic. Honest to gawd, if I had my choice of a cup of this or a scoop of ice cream, I'd probably take this unless it was cookie dough ice cream. I do have my weaknesses, after all.
So, another two-fer. Getting to be a habit...
Wednesday, June 24:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 30 minutes (Surprise!)
Meal 1- 6 oz mahi steak (6 vlp) and 2 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1, let's call it "medium" Granny Smith apple (gonna count that as 2 fruit) and 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Meal 3- 4 oz turkey burger (4 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- Yeah, 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. It actually takes willpower not to go for seconds.
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. I think I can, I think I can...
Tuesday, June 23:
Water: 1 gallon
Cardio: 0 (Boo, hiss!)
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 3 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp), plus 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. Duh.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. Curveball strikes 'em out!
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