I've been looking over my grocery spending over the last few months. For three years, I got by on $300 a month for food and household supplies (cleaning supplies, diapers/wipes, health and beauty, etc). A few mos. ago I asked the Music Man to increase my budget to $400, and the last two months, I've gone over that significantly. I know that part of it is that we eat a ridiculous amount of produce, and our little garden literally gave us one tomato this year. One.
On the other hand, I mist get back to our simpler way of eating. We love beans, peas, lentils. I adore those walnut oatmeal burgers from last week. And since it's getting to be winter fruit and veg season, I'm just as happy to use frozen as fresh. So for the month of October, my challenge to myself is to spend $250 on food. Given that we buy oragnic milk, yogurt and grains, Kashi cereal, and free-range and antibiotic-free eggs, this could be a problem. I picked $250 because it's about half what I've been spending.
Just this morning I made rice milk. My kids used to love it, but I stopped buying it about six months ago. I figured that I own a $400 blender, and it should be used for more than salad dressing, smoothies, ice cream, gazpacho, the occasional hummus...OK, so I guessi t gets a lot of use anyhow, but that's not my point. Why the heck not give it a try when the only expense is 1 cup cooked organic brown rice, 1 t. homemade vanilla extract, and 1 T. honey. What remains to be seen is what the kids think of it on their cereal tomorrow morning, but I imagine they'll like it.
In the interest of full disclosure, we'll be at Disney World Oct 22-26, and nothing we spend there will be included. This experiment is only Oct 1-21 and 27-31. :)
I'll keep you posted as to how it's going; I'm nervous but excited!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Food log 9/30
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk(60)
morning snack:
grapes (50)
Lunch:
pear (80)
roast beef (30)
string cheese (60)
oatmeal(110)
2 almonds (15)
Afternoon snack:
Green smoothie (160)
dried apricots (50)
ww toast with NSA strawberry preserves (120)
Dinner:
veggie stir fry (100)
brown rice (150)
cookies (200)
Evening snack:
kashi blueberry flakes (200)
milk (60)
dried apricots (50)
Water:
IIIII III
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIIII
Total calories:
1735
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk(60)
morning snack:
grapes (50)
Lunch:
pear (80)
roast beef (30)
string cheese (60)
oatmeal(110)
2 almonds (15)
Afternoon snack:
Green smoothie (160)
dried apricots (50)
ww toast with NSA strawberry preserves (120)
Dinner:
veggie stir fry (100)
brown rice (150)
cookies (200)
Evening snack:
kashi blueberry flakes (200)
milk (60)
dried apricots (50)
Water:
IIIII III
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIIII
Total calories:
1735
Food log 9/29
Breakfast:
Banana (100)
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
Morning snack:
grapes (50)
Lunch:
2 eggs (140)
unsweetened applesauce (50)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (190)
string cheese (60)
roast beef (40)
Kashi cookie (130)
Dinner:
dried apricots (60)
tuna cakes with red pepper coulis (160)
salad (40)
Evening snack:
Back to Nature cookies (200)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII III
Exercise:
Kickboxing (500)
Reformer (255)
It was a cookie day! They did a thing at church yesterday with Oreos and frankly, I couldn't bring myself to eat one. The kids asked for "chocolate cookies" (they've never had Oreos), so I bought these. Not exactly healthy, but MUCH better than the alternative!
Total Calories:
1420
Banana (100)
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
Morning snack:
grapes (50)
Lunch:
2 eggs (140)
unsweetened applesauce (50)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (190)
string cheese (60)
roast beef (40)
Kashi cookie (130)
Dinner:
dried apricots (60)
tuna cakes with red pepper coulis (160)
salad (40)
Evening snack:
Back to Nature cookies (200)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII III
Exercise:
Kickboxing (500)
Reformer (255)
It was a cookie day! They did a thing at church yesterday with Oreos and frankly, I couldn't bring myself to eat one. The kids asked for "chocolate cookies" (they've never had Oreos), so I bought these. Not exactly healthy, but MUCH better than the alternative!
Total Calories:
1420
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Food log 9/28
Breakfast:
banana (100)
steel-cut oatmeal (280)
Morning snack:
none
Lunch:
taco/burrito (630)
pear (70)
Afternoon snack:
none
Dinner:
banana (100)
sweet bean burrito(225)
yobaby (110)
half an orange (40)
Evening snack:
ice cream (290)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII II
Exercise:
1 hour step (450)
Total Calories:
1850
banana (100)
steel-cut oatmeal (280)
Morning snack:
none
Lunch:
taco/burrito (630)
pear (70)
Afternoon snack:
none
Dinner:
banana (100)
sweet bean burrito(225)
yobaby (110)
half an orange (40)
Evening snack:
ice cream (290)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII II
Exercise:
1 hour step (450)
Total Calories:
1850
Food log 9/27
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
Lunch:
String cheese (80)
roast beef (60)
green smoothie (200)
Afternoon snack:
Banana chips (150)
Dried apricots (60)
Dinner:
Red stroganoff (450)
salad (50)
Banana (100)
orange (60)
Evening snack:
ice cream (260)
Water:
IIIII IIIII III
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII II
Exercise:
1 hour weights (240)
1 hour step (525)
Total calories:
1670
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
Lunch:
String cheese (80)
roast beef (60)
green smoothie (200)
Afternoon snack:
Banana chips (150)
Dried apricots (60)
Dinner:
Red stroganoff (450)
salad (50)
Banana (100)
orange (60)
Evening snack:
ice cream (260)
Water:
IIIII IIIII III
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII II
Exercise:
1 hour weights (240)
1 hour step (525)
Total calories:
1670
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Walnut Oatmeal Burgers
Last night I made these for dinner from Everybody Likes Sandwiches, and they are out of this world. They're substantial and tasty, so I'd love for you to try them! Be sure to check out her other recipes, they're actually categorized. On a blog! Organization! It's wonderful.
walnut oatmeal burgers
burger mixture:
2 c walnut pieces
2 c rolled oats
½ c breadcrumbs
3 eggs, slightly beaten
½ c skim milk
1 onion, chopped fine
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t sage
1 t salt
1 pinch red pepper flake
a few shakes of Worcestershire sauce
freshly ground black pepper to taste
for cooking burgers:
oil to brown patties
3 c vegetable stock*
1. Grind walnuts in blender and combine with the rest of the burger mixture ingredients. Let the mixture rest in refrigerator for about an hour to let the flavors meld together.
2. Form the mixture into patties. The entire mixture will make 8-12 burgers depending on the size patty formed (ours made 10).
3. Brown patties on both sides in a lightly oiled skillet, then pour the stock into the skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes. Serve on buns with all your burger fixings.
* If you are only cooking up half the mixture now and half later, be sure to also half the amount of stock. So use 1 ½ c of stock per half batch.
walnut oatmeal burgers
burger mixture:
2 c walnut pieces
2 c rolled oats
½ c breadcrumbs
3 eggs, slightly beaten
½ c skim milk
1 onion, chopped fine
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t sage
1 t salt
1 pinch red pepper flake
a few shakes of Worcestershire sauce
freshly ground black pepper to taste
for cooking burgers:
oil to brown patties
3 c vegetable stock*
1. Grind walnuts in blender and combine with the rest of the burger mixture ingredients. Let the mixture rest in refrigerator for about an hour to let the flavors meld together.
2. Form the mixture into patties. The entire mixture will make 8-12 burgers depending on the size patty formed (ours made 10).
3. Brown patties on both sides in a lightly oiled skillet, then pour the stock into the skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes. Serve on buns with all your burger fixings.
* If you are only cooking up half the mixture now and half later, be sure to also half the amount of stock. So use 1 ½ c of stock per half batch.
Food log 9/26
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
Lunch:
Walnut oatmeal burger (240)
Afternoon snack:
Green smoothie (225)
grapes (50)
Dinner:
yobaby (110)
walnut oatmeal burger (240)
plum (30)
Evening snack:
Kashi blueberry flakes (200)
milk (60)
chips: 180
green smoothie (210)
Water:
IIIII IIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII IIIII I
Total Calories:
1755
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
Lunch:
Walnut oatmeal burger (240)
Afternoon snack:
Green smoothie (225)
grapes (50)
Dinner:
yobaby (110)
walnut oatmeal burger (240)
plum (30)
Evening snack:
Kashi blueberry flakes (200)
milk (60)
chips: 180
green smoothie (210)
Water:
IIIII IIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII IIIII I
Total Calories:
1755
Friday, September 26, 2008
From Jordan Rubin today:
Take Stock of How You're Feeling
"Are you too caught up in the details of your health plan to know whether it's actually working? Take a step back. Instead of worrying over every bite you take, ask yourself how you feel today, inside and out. Sometimes, taking a look at the whole picture can help you appreciate how far you've come and what's truly important. Consider this story from the book of Luke:
As Jesus and his disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed them into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was worrying over the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, doesn't it seem unfair to you that my sister sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me."
But the Lord said to her, "My dear Martha, you are so upset over all these details! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it — and I won't take it away from her." (Luke 10:38-42 NLT) "
Amen, JR. Amen.
"Are you too caught up in the details of your health plan to know whether it's actually working? Take a step back. Instead of worrying over every bite you take, ask yourself how you feel today, inside and out. Sometimes, taking a look at the whole picture can help you appreciate how far you've come and what's truly important. Consider this story from the book of Luke:
As Jesus and his disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed them into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was worrying over the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, doesn't it seem unfair to you that my sister sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me."
But the Lord said to her, "My dear Martha, you are so upset over all these details! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it — and I won't take it away from her." (Luke 10:38-42 NLT) "
Amen, JR. Amen.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Food log 9/25
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (55)
Morning snack:
banana (110)
Lunch:
Sweet bean burrito filling (150)
Sour cream (60)
Homemade tortilla (210)
Afternoon snack:
Green smoothie (180)
Dinner:
2 Walnut oatmeal burger (240)
homemade ww bread (180)
Ginger's apple pie (400)
Evening Snack:
yobaby (110)
bread with apricot jam (125)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII
Exercise: 1 hour pilates (120)
Total calories:
2200 (yikes!)
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (55)
Morning snack:
banana (110)
Lunch:
Sweet bean burrito filling (150)
Sour cream (60)
Homemade tortilla (210)
Afternoon snack:
Green smoothie (180)
Dinner:
2 Walnut oatmeal burger (240)
homemade ww bread (180)
Ginger's apple pie (400)
Evening Snack:
yobaby (110)
bread with apricot jam (125)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII
Exercise: 1 hour pilates (120)
Total calories:
2200 (yikes!)
Food log 9/24
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
banana (110)
Morning Snack:
none
Lunch:
tortilla chips (150)
roast beef (80)
banana chips (50)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (225)
pear (80)
Dinner:
chick-fil-a sandwich (410)
yogurt (110)
banana (100)
Evening Snack:
ice cream (200)
cereal (200)
Water:
IIIII IIIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII I
Exercise:
none (today was just laziness!)
Total calories:
1915
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (60)
banana (110)
Morning Snack:
none
Lunch:
tortilla chips (150)
roast beef (80)
banana chips (50)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (225)
pear (80)
Dinner:
chick-fil-a sandwich (410)
yogurt (110)
banana (100)
Evening Snack:
ice cream (200)
cereal (200)
Water:
IIIII IIIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII I
Exercise:
none (today was just laziness!)
Total calories:
1915
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Food log 9/23
Breakfast:
Kashi blueberry flakes (200)
milk (50)
Morning Snack:
2 plums (60)
Lunch:
whole wheat penne (170)
yokids (80)
house dressing (50)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (300)
Dinner:
nachos (325)
string cheese (80)
turkey (20)
Evening Snack:
2 bananas (230)
Water:
IIIII IIIIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII I
Total calories:
1565
Exercise:
None, it's Tuesday!
Kashi blueberry flakes (200)
milk (50)
Morning Snack:
2 plums (60)
Lunch:
whole wheat penne (170)
yokids (80)
house dressing (50)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (300)
Dinner:
nachos (325)
string cheese (80)
turkey (20)
Evening Snack:
2 bananas (230)
Water:
IIIII IIIIII
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII I
Total calories:
1565
Exercise:
None, it's Tuesday!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Week 1 Results
It looks like I ate BIG this week, no? The scale proved to be in agreement with my intake, and I'm ok with that.
Last week: 150.4
This week 149.6
I averaged 1890 calories per day, and burned 2785 calories from exercise.
I'll admit, week 1 was hard. The first couple of days, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary. I logged food as I ate (here, not on Sparkpeople.com) and tried to stay within a calorie range. The next couple of days I ignored my satiety signals as I ate pretty much whatever I wanted. Days 6 ad 7 I think I got it just about right.
Here's to week 2!
Last week: 150.4
This week 149.6
I averaged 1890 calories per day, and burned 2785 calories from exercise.
I'll admit, week 1 was hard. The first couple of days, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary. I logged food as I ate (here, not on Sparkpeople.com) and tried to stay within a calorie range. The next couple of days I ignored my satiety signals as I ate pretty much whatever I wanted. Days 6 ad 7 I think I got it just about right.
Here's to week 2!
Food log 9/22
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (55)
plum (30)
Morning Snack:
string cheese: (80)
Lunch:
green smoothie (285)
dried apricots (70)
bread stick (70)
Afternoon Snack:
salad (120)
bread stick (70)
plum (30)
Dinner:
whole wheat penne (185)
house dressing (60)
broccoli (30)
bread stick (70)
Evening Snack:
homemade strawberry and blueberry ice cream (350)
kashi GoLean (140)
milk (55)
Water:
IIIII IIIII I
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII IIIII I
Exercise:
1 hour kickboxing (500)
90 mins Reformer (240)
Total Calories: 1840
Kashi GoLean (140)
milk (55)
plum (30)
Morning Snack:
string cheese: (80)
Lunch:
green smoothie (285)
dried apricots (70)
bread stick (70)
Afternoon Snack:
salad (120)
bread stick (70)
plum (30)
Dinner:
whole wheat penne (185)
house dressing (60)
broccoli (30)
bread stick (70)
Evening Snack:
homemade strawberry and blueberry ice cream (350)
kashi GoLean (140)
milk (55)
Water:
IIIII IIIII I
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII IIIII I
Exercise:
1 hour kickboxing (500)
90 mins Reformer (240)
Total Calories: 1840
Monday, September 22, 2008
Food Log 9/21
Breakfast:
Green Smoothie (215)
turkey (20)
string cheese (80)
Morning Snack:
none
Lunch:
eggs (210)
pancakes (80)
syrup (25)
Afternoon Snack:
green smoothie (180)
banana chips (50)
Dinner:
Apricot chicken w/ broccoli and asparagus (olive garden) (450)
Salad (120 ish)
Breadstick (140)
Evening Snack:
layer cake (200)
Water:
IIIII IIIII I
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Exercise:
1 hour step (460)
Total calories:
1570
Green Smoothie (215)
turkey (20)
string cheese (80)
Morning Snack:
none
Lunch:
eggs (210)
pancakes (80)
syrup (25)
Afternoon Snack:
green smoothie (180)
banana chips (50)
Dinner:
Apricot chicken w/ broccoli and asparagus (olive garden) (450)
Salad (120 ish)
Breadstick (140)
Evening Snack:
layer cake (200)
Water:
IIIII IIIII I
Fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Exercise:
1 hour step (460)
Total calories:
1570
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Food Log 9/20
Breakfast:
Blueberry flakes (200)
milk (55)
Morning Snack:
Pluot (80)
Lunch:
Green smoothie (280)
string cheese (80)
turkey (20)
Afternoon snack:
chips and salsa (250)
dried apricots (50)
plum (25)
Dinner:
Turkey sausage: 240
Banana pancakes 290
Maple Syrup 100
Evening Snack:
Ice Cream (100)
Kashi GoLean (140)
Milk (70)
Dried Apricots (35)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIIII I
Fruits and Veg:
IIIII IIIII II
Exercise:
1 hour weights (240)
1 hour step (500)
Total Calories:
2015
Blueberry flakes (200)
milk (55)
Morning Snack:
Pluot (80)
Lunch:
Green smoothie (280)
string cheese (80)
turkey (20)
Afternoon snack:
chips and salsa (250)
dried apricots (50)
plum (25)
Dinner:
Turkey sausage: 240
Banana pancakes 290
Maple Syrup 100
Evening Snack:
Ice Cream (100)
Kashi GoLean (140)
Milk (70)
Dried Apricots (35)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIIII I
Fruits and Veg:
IIIII IIIII II
Exercise:
1 hour weights (240)
1 hour step (500)
Total Calories:
2015
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Food log 9/19
Somewhere along the way today, I stopped honoring hunger. Things are pretty intense in my emotional life with this class at church, and this whole thing is a huge change too, and I think I just wanted to eat today. Not in a binge sort of way, more a sampling way. I know that I had pizza, chips, and ice cream after 6, but it was 2 slices of frozen pizza, 8 chips, and about 1/2 cup homemade coconut milk ice cream.
That's not really the point, though. Even though I didn't get to feeling sick, I still ate more than my body was telling me I needed, and I ignored it. I'm sorry body, I will try again tomorrow.
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
Milk (55)
banana (100)
Morning Snack:
banana (100)
Lunch:
Dried apricots (50)
Pasta with brie and tomatoes (300)
turkey and string cheese (100)
Afternoon Snack:
Green smoothie (130)
cake (uh huh, I know--350)
pluot (80)
Dinner:
pizza (350)
tortilla chips and fresh salsa (175)
Evening Snack:
chocolate coconut ice cream (80)
pluot (80)
Water:
IIIII IIIII III
Fruits and Veg:
IIIII IIIII III
Exercise:
60 mins boot camp (500)
Total Calories:
2090
That's not really the point, though. Even though I didn't get to feeling sick, I still ate more than my body was telling me I needed, and I ignored it. I'm sorry body, I will try again tomorrow.
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
Milk (55)
banana (100)
Morning Snack:
banana (100)
Lunch:
Dried apricots (50)
Pasta with brie and tomatoes (300)
turkey and string cheese (100)
Afternoon Snack:
Green smoothie (130)
cake (uh huh, I know--350)
pluot (80)
Dinner:
pizza (350)
tortilla chips and fresh salsa (175)
Evening Snack:
chocolate coconut ice cream (80)
pluot (80)
Water:
IIIII IIIII III
Fruits and Veg:
IIIII IIIII III
Exercise:
60 mins boot camp (500)
Total Calories:
2090
Friday, September 19, 2008
Last Night's Dinner--Tomato Brie Pasta
Adapted from allrecipes.com
* 1 (12 ounce) package bow tie pasta (we used whole wheat penne)
* 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes (we used fresh)
* 1/2 pound Brie cheese, cubed
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
DIRECTIONS
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat tomatoes over medium-high heat. Bring to a slow boil and stir in cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low, and stir to melt cheese.
3. Toss pasta with tomato sauce and top with chopped basil before serving.
Review:
This was quick, easy, and tasty, if a bit bland. Music Man made it since I was at Pilates, and added (wisely) half a chopped onion and 4-5 cloves of garlic. Did I mention that we love garlic? In any case, I also added some Italian seasoning to my portion, and that helped things along a bit. Could've uses some crushed red pepper flake, for sure.
* 1 (12 ounce) package bow tie pasta (we used whole wheat penne)
* 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes (we used fresh)
* 1/2 pound Brie cheese, cubed
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
DIRECTIONS
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat tomatoes over medium-high heat. Bring to a slow boil and stir in cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low, and stir to melt cheese.
3. Toss pasta with tomato sauce and top with chopped basil before serving.
Review:
This was quick, easy, and tasty, if a bit bland. Music Man made it since I was at Pilates, and added (wisely) half a chopped onion and 4-5 cloves of garlic. Did I mention that we love garlic? In any case, I also added some Italian seasoning to my portion, and that helped things along a bit. Could've uses some crushed red pepper flake, for sure.
Food log 9/18
Breakfast:
Banana (110)
Kashi GoLean (140)
3 oz whole milk (55)
pluot (80)
Morning snack:
Lemon cream cheese frosting (?? we'll go with 50)
string cheese (80)
Lunch:
taco salad (260)
peach (60)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (200)
Dinner:
pasta with brie and tomatoes (200)
Evening snack:
cake (700--yikes)
kashi oat flakes and blueberry clusters (250)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Fruits and veggies
IIIII IIIII III
Calories: 2165
Exercise: 1 hour Pilates (120)
Banana (110)
Kashi GoLean (140)
3 oz whole milk (55)
pluot (80)
Morning snack:
Lemon cream cheese frosting (?? we'll go with 50)
string cheese (80)
Lunch:
taco salad (260)
peach (60)
Afternoon snack:
green smoothie (200)
Dinner:
pasta with brie and tomatoes (200)
Evening snack:
cake (700--yikes)
kashi oat flakes and blueberry clusters (250)
Water:
IIIII IIIII IIII
Fruits and veggies
IIIII IIIII III
Calories: 2165
Exercise: 1 hour Pilates (120)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Food Log 9/17
Today's Experiment: Whether a higher calorie cereal keeps me full longer than my normal (Kashi Oat Flakes & Wild Blueberry Clusters instead of Kashi GoLean)
Breakfast:
cereal (200)
4 oz whole milk (75)
Morning Snack:
sting cheese (80)
dried apricots (55)
Lunch:
burrito (325)
peach (60)
Afternoon Snack:
cake batter (who the heck knows, and it even had raw eggs--50ish?)
bread with nutella (150)
Dinner:
Chick-fil-a sandwich 410
peach 70
yobaby 110
Evening Snack:
strawberry and blueberry ice cream 175
Water:
IIIII IIIII III
Fruits and Veg:
IIIII
Exercise:
Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred Level 2 (6:30 am)
Total calories: 1760
I felt quite good today, really, and realized that I'm doing ok at this right now. I'm in the middle of a really intense class at church that's making me want to eat emotionally, but thankfully I was able to recognize it and resist the things I thought I wanted (though the ice cream Husband made was eaten without a real acknowledgment of "hunger").
Breakfast:
cereal (200)
4 oz whole milk (75)
Morning Snack:
sting cheese (80)
dried apricots (55)
Lunch:
burrito (325)
peach (60)
Afternoon Snack:
cake batter (who the heck knows, and it even had raw eggs--50ish?)
bread with nutella (150)
Dinner:
Chick-fil-a sandwich 410
peach 70
yobaby 110
Evening Snack:
strawberry and blueberry ice cream 175
Water:
IIIII IIIII III
Fruits and Veg:
IIIII
Exercise:
Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred Level 2 (6:30 am)
Total calories: 1760
I felt quite good today, really, and realized that I'm doing ok at this right now. I'm in the middle of a really intense class at church that's making me want to eat emotionally, but thankfully I was able to recognize it and resist the things I thought I wanted (though the ice cream Husband made was eaten without a real acknowledgment of "hunger").
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Food log 9/16
Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (140)
4 oz whole milk (75)
banana (110)
*Feel good
Morning Snack:
banana muffin (140)
yobaby yogurt (110)
*Felt snacky, this was a good idea
Lunch:
green smoothie (300)
*Left me full, but not uncomfortably so, right on the line. Have been hungry for so many months that I'm not sure exactly what comfortably full means...
afternoon snack:
turkey (40)
chips (80)
pear (60)
*Feeling almost ill, for SURE did not listen to my body telling me to stop eating at the right time
Dinner:
polenta veggie pizza (350)
salad (50)
*Feel perfectly full, nice.
Evening Snack:
banana muffin (140)
bread with blueberry topping (100)
bread with Nutella (150)
*Carbs much? Mother of MERCY, what's up with that?!
cups water:
IIIII IIIII
fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII II
exercise:
None, I actually took a day off!
All told, not a bad start. I'm around 1845 calories, which is a weight loss on 0.5 lb for me (not counting exercise, which is right about a pound a week). What an interesting experiment!
Kashi GoLean (140)
4 oz whole milk (75)
banana (110)
*Feel good
Morning Snack:
banana muffin (140)
yobaby yogurt (110)
*Felt snacky, this was a good idea
Lunch:
green smoothie (300)
*Left me full, but not uncomfortably so, right on the line. Have been hungry for so many months that I'm not sure exactly what comfortably full means...
afternoon snack:
turkey (40)
chips (80)
pear (60)
*Feeling almost ill, for SURE did not listen to my body telling me to stop eating at the right time
Dinner:
polenta veggie pizza (350)
salad (50)
*Feel perfectly full, nice.
Evening Snack:
banana muffin (140)
bread with blueberry topping (100)
bread with Nutella (150)
*Carbs much? Mother of MERCY, what's up with that?!
cups water:
IIIII IIIII
fruits and veg:
IIIII IIIII II
exercise:
None, I actually took a day off!
All told, not a bad start. I'm around 1845 calories, which is a weight loss on 0.5 lb for me (not counting exercise, which is right about a pound a week). What an interesting experiment!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Beginning Stats
I started seriously working to lose weight on June 2, so I thought I'd start with my stats from the last three months, as well as today:
June 2, 2008:
181 lbs
39.3% body fat
July 2, 2008:
170.8 lbs.
35.3% body fat
August 2, 2008
160.0 lbs
32.0% body fat
September 2, 2008
151.4 lbs
30.0% body fat
And today, September 16
150.2 lbs
29.3% body fat.
Let's roll!
June 2, 2008:
181 lbs
39.3% body fat
July 2, 2008:
170.8 lbs.
35.3% body fat
August 2, 2008
160.0 lbs
32.0% body fat
September 2, 2008
151.4 lbs
30.0% body fat
And today, September 16
150.2 lbs
29.3% body fat.
Let's roll!
Hello!
I never thought I'd have one blog, much less two but I'm trying something out. I've been working since the Look Alike was born to lose weight, and I've done relatively well. To date, I've lost 72 lbs, and I'd like to lose another 15-25 more.
But lately I've discovered that I've hit a plateau, and am probably at my set point since I'm at my high school weight. However, I find that I'm hungry much of the time, and other days I force myself to eat when I'm not all that hungry just to hit my intake goal for the day. People talk all the time about trusting your body to give you hunger and satiety signals, but I've always assumed that they couldn't be trusted in this area because they don't have a weight problem like I do. Then I had a light bulb moment. Those people don't have weight problems. Wow.
So I'm giving it a shot. For 365 days, I will eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm full, and see where my weight goes. Here are the ground rules and lifestyle points that affect this experiment:
Ground rules:
1. I will commit to eating when and what I want, trying to figure out what I'm truly hungry for BEFORE heading into the kitchen
2. I will weigh in every day on physicsdiet.com, and post weekly what changes I have encountered, with monthly stat checks (weight changes, body fat percentage, and perhaps inches).
3. I will drink at least ten glasses of water a day, up to a full gallon (but rarely more)
4. I will exercise a minimum of 7 hours per week, and more when possible.
5. I will log my calories at the end of the day on sparkpeople.com, just to have a record of how my body asks me to feed it.
Lifestyle points:
1. We eat 99% of our meals at home, and we don't eat junk. That means we don't eat hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, sugars, flavors, high fructose corn syrup, white flour, or refined sugar at home, and very rarely anywhere else.
2. I make most everything from scratch, and by scratch I mean grinding my own wheat into flour for baked goods. We prefer organic where financially possible.
3. We don't eat tons of meat or dairy, and we don't eat pork or shellfish at all. The kids and I drink only water unless we're out when I allow them lemonade (and I still drink water).
4. We choose full-fat options for dairy and don't substitute all quantities of fat, though we do try to use the best possible ingredients. For example, 1/2 to 3/4 of the oil in a baked good is replaced with unsweetened applesauce, cream in a recipe with evaporated milk, etc. We also replace eggs often with ground flax seed and water, just because we don't like too much in the way of animal products.
I'm tired of telling my body "no" when it's hungry. I'm tired of pushing it to eat when I know darn well I'm satiated. I need to learn to trust and honor my God-given natural hunger. My hope is to post recipes that we love, info on trusting hunger and satiety signals, and challenges and triumphs in this area. Come along!
But lately I've discovered that I've hit a plateau, and am probably at my set point since I'm at my high school weight. However, I find that I'm hungry much of the time, and other days I force myself to eat when I'm not all that hungry just to hit my intake goal for the day. People talk all the time about trusting your body to give you hunger and satiety signals, but I've always assumed that they couldn't be trusted in this area because they don't have a weight problem like I do. Then I had a light bulb moment. Those people don't have weight problems. Wow.
So I'm giving it a shot. For 365 days, I will eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm full, and see where my weight goes. Here are the ground rules and lifestyle points that affect this experiment:
Ground rules:
1. I will commit to eating when and what I want, trying to figure out what I'm truly hungry for BEFORE heading into the kitchen
2. I will weigh in every day on physicsdiet.com, and post weekly what changes I have encountered, with monthly stat checks (weight changes, body fat percentage, and perhaps inches).
3. I will drink at least ten glasses of water a day, up to a full gallon (but rarely more)
4. I will exercise a minimum of 7 hours per week, and more when possible.
5. I will log my calories at the end of the day on sparkpeople.com, just to have a record of how my body asks me to feed it.
Lifestyle points:
1. We eat 99% of our meals at home, and we don't eat junk. That means we don't eat hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, sugars, flavors, high fructose corn syrup, white flour, or refined sugar at home, and very rarely anywhere else.
2. I make most everything from scratch, and by scratch I mean grinding my own wheat into flour for baked goods. We prefer organic where financially possible.
3. We don't eat tons of meat or dairy, and we don't eat pork or shellfish at all. The kids and I drink only water unless we're out when I allow them lemonade (and I still drink water).
4. We choose full-fat options for dairy and don't substitute all quantities of fat, though we do try to use the best possible ingredients. For example, 1/2 to 3/4 of the oil in a baked good is replaced with unsweetened applesauce, cream in a recipe with evaporated milk, etc. We also replace eggs often with ground flax seed and water, just because we don't like too much in the way of animal products.
I'm tired of telling my body "no" when it's hungry. I'm tired of pushing it to eat when I know darn well I'm satiated. I need to learn to trust and honor my God-given natural hunger. My hope is to post recipes that we love, info on trusting hunger and satiety signals, and challenges and triumphs in this area. Come along!
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