Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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I love Siggi's! And Noosa. I wish Noosa had more protein. I also have been enjoying the Oui yogurt and the jars make great lipstick or pen holders!
I've had the opposite problem this week. I can't eat enough to meet my goal, which on my rest days isn't a problem but when I work out I don't want to eat too little. Ugh.0 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »I love Siggi's! And Noosa. I wish Noosa had more protein. I also have been enjoying the Oui yogurt and the jars make great lipstick or pen holders!
I've had the opposite problem this week. I can't eat enough to meet my goal, which on my rest days isn't a problem but when I work out I don't want to eat too little. Ugh.
Well, I'm glad you're not eating everything! I saw the Oui brand, but passed. I love Noosa, but they have so many calories.. lemon is my favorite so far. They are like little deserts.0 -
@Elise4270 The lemon is my favorite! I sometimes get Noosa at Costco. It's a 4 oz container so it's not as bad. Between calories and sugar, it's tough to fit the 8 oz in.1
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Well I failed yesterday. I went with an old friend for dinner and did good there, getting a half pound burger (with cream cheese on it...OMG!!!! Why have I not had a burger with cream cheese on it before? It was fabulous!), leaving the fries behind, and having just a pint. But, after we were done, I noticed a brewery next door so I had a couple beers there too. Then I get home, not hungry at all, but I opened up a bag of granola cereal and binged on that. Granola cereal might be the single worst cereal to eat. it's so dense that the serving size is deceiving. Weigh out a single serving and you'll see what I mean. Downing fistfuls of that before bed was not smart.
Oh well, I'll run it off today.1 -
Noosa at Costco? I'll have to check that out. Too much sugar for my taste by my wife loves the stuff.0
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Just got back from Costco. No Noosa, but...THEY NOW HAVE SIGGI'S!!!
12 cups for $13, and it's only vanilla and strawberry though.2 -
Somehow seeing a weight below my "goal weight" on the scale inspired me to go a little crazy last week when I traveled with hubby. I mean, there were poptarts and cracker sandwiches and candy bars. I'm honestly pretty embarassed by it. I definitely went off the rails.
Today is Monday, though, and I'm back at it. I still think I managed to net out at maintenance, although I had to guesstimate on some calories from restaurants without nutrition menus.
Just reminds me that I'm still me and I'm gonna have to keep my eating in check long after I truly enter maintenance.
Until then, I'm back to my refeed cycle of lower carb M-Th, and lower fat F-S. It worked wonders the one week I actually stuck with it.
My goal for Feb will be to be "food plan compliant." Not a lot of special food occasions (we don't really go big for V-Day), so should be able to hold it together.
Thankful for this thread and everyone else's vulnerability, too. Was feeling pretty rotten about my junk food bender.3 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »I love Siggi's! And Noosa. I wish Noosa had more protein. I also have been enjoying the Oui yogurt and the jars make great lipstick or pen holders!
I've had the opposite problem this week. I can't eat enough to meet my goal, which on my rest days isn't a problem but when I work out I don't want to eat too little. Ugh.
Well, I'm glad you're not eating everything! I saw the Oui brand, but passed. I love Noosa, but they have so many calories.. lemon is my favorite so far. They are like little deserts.
I love Noosa. Not so much a fan of Oui. Noosa nutritionally doesn't stack up for me, so it's more of a treat. I LOOOOOOOOVE the lemon Noosa.2 -
I have not been doing well on the nutrition side of things. You'd think that knowing it's stress would help to manage it but nope...
Anyway, new week, new opportunities.
@7lenny7 I hear ya on the granola. I don't even keep it in the house anymore.2 -
So I weighed myself today and I officially weighed in at the top end of my maintenance zone. I don't usually obsess about my weight, especially since I have had times in the past where I have had trouble gaining weight. But I have not seen that number on the scale in YEARS, and I did not like it. I have been very lax about going over my calories goal for the past few months. And this month I decided that I needed to cut back on my alcohol intake and I ended up eating all kinds of things I would never eat before, mainly chocolate (truffles, clusters, kisses...you name it). Time for me to rein it back in.0
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Just got back from Costco. No Noosa, but...THEY NOW HAVE SIGGI'S!!!
12 cups for $13, and it's only vanilla and strawberry though.
Ohhh I will have to look for that tomorrow. That's the one bad thing about Costco is they change things up so you never know what they will have. Or you find something you love & they stop carrying it0 -
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Just got back from Costco. No Noosa, but...THEY NOW HAVE SIGGI'S!!!
12 cups for $13, and it's only vanilla and strawberry though.
Ohhh I will have to look for that tomorrow. That's the one bad thing about Costco is they change things up so you never know what they will have. Or you find something you love & they stop carrying it
They used to have a large box of pre-bagged brown rice that you could just eat up. Loved the stuff. No longer carry it.
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Major fail yesterday. First I had to take an interviewee to lunch yesterday. Since I was on the company, I ordered one of the pricier things on the menu, a big steak sandwich (it was divine). It came with house-made chips which I didn't plan on eating but I made the mistake of tasting one and the next thing I know, they were all gone.
That I could have recovered from but I had to stay up late last night to finish some laundry I had forgotten about and sometime during the dry cycle I binged on granola cereal. Not nibbled, but handful after handful of the *kitten*. So much I wasn't hungry this morning so I skipped breakfast.
I need to stop buying cereal. I'd guess it accounts for over half of my over budget eating. Unfortunately I have 4 more Costco size bags of granola in the pantry. They had it on sale in December and I stocked up.2 -
Major fail yesterday. First I had to take an interviewee to lunch yesterday. Since I was on the company, I ordered one of the pricier things on the menu, a big steak sandwich (it was divine). It came with house-made chips which I didn't plan on eating but I made the mistake of tasting one and the next thing I know, they were all gone.
That I could have recovered from but I had to stay up late last night to finish some laundry I had forgotten about and sometime during the dry cycle I binged on granola cereal. Not nibbled, but handful after handful of the *kitten*. So much I wasn't hungry this morning so I skipped breakfast.
I need to stop buying cereal. I'd guess it accounts for over half of my over budget eating. Unfortunately I have 4 more Costco size bags of granola in the pantry. They had it on sale in December and I stocked up.
You could donate the granola? Throw it to the birds? I have crows I feed, they love cereal. Life's too short to pass on the chips,
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Major fail yesterday. First I had to take an interviewee to lunch yesterday. Since I was on the company, I ordered one of the pricier things on the menu, a big steak sandwich (it was divine). It came with house-made chips which I didn't plan on eating but I made the mistake of tasting one and the next thing I know, they were all gone.
That I could have recovered from but I had to stay up late last night to finish some laundry I had forgotten about and sometime during the dry cycle I binged on granola cereal. Not nibbled, but handful after handful of the *kitten*. So much I wasn't hungry this morning so I skipped breakfast.
I need to stop buying cereal. I'd guess it accounts for over half of my over budget eating. Unfortunately I have 4 more Costco size bags of granola in the pantry. They had it on sale in December and I stocked up.
You could donate the granola? Throw it to the birds? I have crows I feed, they love cereal. Life's too short to pass on the chips,
I normally have an easier time passing on the chips than cereal but I had to make an exception for house-made. Let me be clear, I have NO regrets about the steak & chips lunch meal, it was my binge afterwards. Cereal wasn't the only culprit, but it was the main culprit.
Cereal is my crack.1 -
Last night for me it was crackers and hummus, of all the stupid things to overeat. But it meant I skipped breakfast this morning and I'm under budget a decent amount today and done eating, so maybe today will balance it out. Scale was not kind to me this morning but I've been retaining scary water too which should come off in a day or two...0
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My Costco had the Noosa but no Siggis. I passed on yogurt this time. I wasn't satisfied with my choices. Eggs or proats will be my breakfast this week.0
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Having been sick with everything tasting like nothing I haven't been eating much. Now that I am back on the side of the living I need to be fueling better. I have a HM on Sunday and am not intending to race it but just run. My trainer told me to run it as a long training run and just walk when needed. I am really worried I won't have the endurance to get through it.
On granola - I love it too but I don't like the amount of sugar and fat (primarily the sugar) that they all have. So I found a recipe I like and started making my own playing with the amount of oil and honey or maple syrup I use in it reducing the amounts considerably from the original. I also switched to use the organic coconut oil from Costco now too.
I also don't care for yogurts with flavoring - they all have SO much sugar. I use Greek and add my own fruit instead.
Did anyone else notice Girl Scout cookies are out? A little neighbor girl came over selling and of course my husband bought 6 boxes! I do love the Lemonades and all the peanut butter types! I am trying so hard not to be pulled in by them but I hear them calling my name!
So this week I need to be working on eating more and eating more protein... I did make some smoothies and put them in the freezer. I am hoping they will be good and help me get a decent breakfast in, before lunch time or after!
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The new couch was delivered today. So now I imposed a "No food or drink" rule and I'm gonna beat some cats if they even look at it funny.
So I sit here at the table like a human being from the 1950's with my soup and can't help but wonder, how much less snacking will I do if I can't lay on the couch and eat all the cookies or a whole bag of chips?
So, does anyone eat exclusively at their table? And do you think it helps associate an eating place? Like the bedroom is only for sleep, not reading or surfing the net.
I would like to eat all the time at the table - it's something instilled in me growing up, we ate at the table, meals together as a family ALL the time (except when Doctor Who was on, I got to eat in front of that).
Mostly I DON'T eat at the table. My housemate and I tend to eat together, and it's usually in front of the TV.
But I don't eat more sat in front of the TV. I guess I've never understood the concept of watching something = must eat. So I don't usually have popcorn at the cinema, and watching sports tends to be at the pub (therefore beer). Snacking mindlessly in front of the TV just isn't a thing, and I dish up in the kitchen so only have that portion. My downfall then is too big plates.
Eating at the table brings another issue - invite friends round for dinner and then food is dished up at the table. And cheese for afters...... so we're sitting there, chatting away for an hour or so, and you can nibble on an awful lot of cheese during that hour.....
In preference I would still eat at the table. It means I can focus on my food or on the company, not what's around me. I can eat mindfully and really appreciate what i am putting in my mouth.1 -
@elise4270 @girlinahat Our kitchen table is used as storage for bottled water, diet coke, and LaCroix. We don't have much storage so that's where it goes.
We eat in front of TV. We even bought a fancy coffee table that lifts up to table height. I dish up dinner and the leftovers immediately go into a storage container so we don't go back for more. If I have a snack it's portioned out and fits in my calorie goals (except reese's stuff because I have a hard time just eating a serving).
Maybe if I had kids I would eat in the kitchen but even when I was a kid and we ate together we always had a tv that could be seen from the kitchen. We usually watched the 6 pm news or whatever was on after that if dinner was later.0 -
If there's 2 or more people eating meal, it's at the table, TV off, phones put away. Unless the kids (I guess just kid...singular...now) have homework or someplace they have to be, they have to stay at the table until everyone is done eating.
If it's just one person, anything goes. In front of the TV, in your bedroom, on the deck, whereever.
@shanaber check out Siggi's. One of the reasons I love it (other than incredible taste and creaminess) is that it is very low sugar. I'm eating a cup of the 4% milkfat Mixed Berry flavor and it has 4.5g fat, 8g sugar, and 12g protein per 4.4 oz cup. This you can eat guilt free. It is DIVINE! The 0% milkfat version has 0g fat, 11g sugar, 16g protein and it's the standard 5.3 oz cup. Try some, if you don't like it, I'll finish it for you.I also don't care for yogurts with flavoring - they all have SO much sugar. I use Greek and add my own fruit instead.
For comparison, Chobani Mixed Berry has 2.5g fat, 16g sugar, and 12g protein per 5.3oz cup. Yoplait original has 2g fat, 18g sugar, 6g protein per container.
@sarahthes I *LOVE* hummus! nearly every work day I have adult carrots and hummus for lunch. That, a couple of hard boiled eggs, and an apple are my standard work lunch.
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Dh has already complained about the not eating on the new furniture rule. And I busted him having found corn chips on it. He thinks we need tv trays. @RunsOnEspresso I like the sound of your coffee table! @girlinahat CHEESE! Haha! Freebe though if you look at protein and fat! No carbs, unless you get sucked in to some good crackers, or hafta make nachos!
@shanaber I agree with Lenny. The yogurt is very unsweet. Dh won't eat it because it lacks the sugary flavor. It's dense and indulgent. Read up on it. I think it needs granola for texture tho
I like the idea of making your own granola. I posted recipe for the fig bars earlier in this thread. They were good. I just need fruit with no preservatives. I may make a batch.
I have a ton of things to do and you'd think I'd have all the time in the world to do it being off. But we're back to the basic problem of having no motivation. Haha!
Today's a new day! Eat healthy!0 -
I have never had Siggi's, but I am definitely going to check it out. I usually eat Fage 2% because I love its creamy texture. It's almost like a mousse. I add my own fresh fruit and sometimes a dab of honey or maple syrup, but I honestly could eat it just plain out of the container. I also love Noosa, but I avoid it because of the sugar. My husband likes the sickly sweet low fat vanilla yogurts like Simple Truth. I can't even. They are so thin and just fake tasting.
Oh, another favorite thing to do with yogurt: 1/2 c Fage 2%, 1/2 c canned pumpkin, 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder, 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice. Yum!1 -
If you all want the granola recipe I can post it here.
I will definitely try the Siggi's and I will put some of my granola on it
As a kid we almost always had family dinner at the table and talked. Most of the time it was great just to have everyone get together for a bit and share their day, talk about world events, etc. There were 5 of us and both my mom and dad worked. We were allowed at times to take our dinners into the basement, typically on the weekends, and watch TV if something special was on. We always tried for this when dinner was something we didn't like so we could feed it to the dog w/o my mom knowing. Although I am pretty sure she was aware of what was going on.
With my daughter we also sat at the table, no TV, until she was in HS and pretty much in and out all the time. If she was home we had dinner together but otherwise if just my husband and me, we would sit in the family room with the TV. This is still pretty much the case if she is here or other family we sit at the table, no phones, no TV.
Like @girlinahat - neither of us feel compelled to eat or snack because we are sitting there. It is just easier to have dinner and watch the news and talk about it. We also both work at home so we see and talk during the day so its not like we need to catch up either.0 -
@lporter229 - I used to only eat Fages until I discovered Costco's Kirkland brand yogurt when I was in Seattle. I asked for it at our Costco and they just recently started carrying it. It is so good and maybe even a little thicker than the Fages.
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We have a new-ish couch, also, and there's no eating on it. We do eat on the floor in front of it (no coffee table) and spread out picnic style and watch TV together a few times a week. Otherwise, it's at the counter/eat-in kitchen but the seating is kind of wonky. Also no devices at the table.
It took me a while to warm up to Greek (and Icelandic) yogurt. I've stuck with flavored until recently, and now I am considering venturing into sweetening my own. It's a little tricky because I'm attempting to eat lower carb during the week and higher carb/lower fat on the weekends. It is helping with the runger, but choosing where I stick anything sweet like fruit can be a chore. I think some sugar free maple syrup with sliced almonds would be good in plain yogurt, yes? Gonna give it a whirl.
Also heading to Costco this weekend. I've heard good things about their Greek yogurt. Not sure that I've ever looked for it. For some reason, other people's Costcos get stuff way before us. I've never seen Halo Top there (and I live within 10 minutes of two different Costcos). I've heard delicious rumors about Halo Top at Costco, but that's all they are to me. Nasty, nasty rumors.
I just ordered a *kitten* ton of GS cookies. Not sure what I was thinking.1 -
@fitoverfortymom My Costco had the Halo Top a while back but I haven't seen it recently. I have never seen the Costco greek yogurt. I was complaining last night about the yogurt selection & didn't end up getting any. Come to think of it I didn't see the large, plain Fage I usually get, just a new chobani (I dislike chobani).0
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@RunsOnEspresso I also dislike Chobani. It smells funky to me.1
