Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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My goal for this week is to eat all my calories (with healthy foods) and try to get slightly carb heavy for my half on Sunday.1
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Started the day with peanut butter toast and an orange. And coffee.
Lunch is leftover tandoori lentil/tofu soup. I made quinoa for lunch yesterday so we threw that into the soup too to stretch it a bit further.
Dinner tonight is a different spice blend lentil soup. Or maybe bean soup. Depends on which one my husband grabbed. He was supposed to add a can of chickpeas.
We are bad vegetarians. All of our soups use chicken stock because it tastes better than vegetable stock.3 -
@sarahthes Be any kind of vegetarian that works for you. My DH's parents are vegetarian yet eat meat once a year on DH's birthday.
And if for environmental reasons poultry is better than beef.
Moral? Depends on the type of product you get.2 -
Last month turned out to be a maintenance month, which given the stress I’ve been under plus a vacation weekend plus a half marathon is probably a pretty good outcome. We’re going to have to see about November - I was hoping to get down to the 140s by the end of 2018 but if it doesn’t happen it doesn’t happen. 154 this morning but there’s probably a couple pounds of water in there after pizza Saturday and Sunday dinner. Aiming for something a little healthier tonight, but with the election tomorrow, my “chef” is a little too busy to cook.0
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@sarahthes Be any kind of vegetarian that works for you. My DH's parents are vegetarian yet eat meat once a year on DH's birthday.
And if for environmental reasons poultry is better than beef.
Moral? Depends on the type of product you get.
So true! We are mostly switching for carbon footprint reasons - basically formalizing something we were doing already (eating meat maybe 1-2x per week, mostly chicken). The main reason we are formalizing it is so we are more mindful of getting enough complete protein.1 -
Hubby and I are in "hunker down" mode until Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day (and probably a bit of the weekend), will be somewhat indulgent and then another "hunker down" until Christmas.
Today was taco salad, which I adore and could actually eat every day. I need to remember that because it's super calorie-friendly with lots of bulk and crunch. Since I'm not battling the rungries right now, I have a great window to work on getting to that 147-152 range I'd like to stay in. Had a wicked *kitten* week of eating when I moved my sister from Las Vegas to Cheyenne, but most of that has balanced out. When I'm not running, 1500 calories isn't too hard. I'm starting to be allowed more exercise, so that is helping too without causing a huge jump in hunger.2 -
Thanksgiving? Ohhh man. I loves turkey. And stuffing. And cranberries. Mmm.
I should buy a turkey. Dh is off the meat officially. So itll be all mine.
I had a protein shale today and coffee. Thats it. Skipped lunch so i could come to the doc for a face follow up/rosacea. If i remember i can ask about my toe nail that's suspicious. I think it may be fungal- yuck. Idk. Last time he said it was just damaged. Still not recovered and its been a year or so0 -
@Elise4270 I have a toe nail like that too. But I keep forgetting to mention at doctors. Too many other things. It started off looking like a black toe nail, started growing out and then got all funky. Oops.0
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@RunsOnEspresso I'm so neurotic that last night when i went to look at it, i had to clip it and clean it up. Doc said he can't culture it now. Haha! I told him to pull it off. He declined. Said that was extreme. I said it was fine with me, i wouldn't have to go back to work today then. He agreed, i wouldn't go back to work- but rather i leave it alone and come back in 6 weeks. Haha!
He thinks its just damaged. He's not changing his mind so quickly. I love him. He's my favorite. And he had a PA/intern today i wanna keep.0 -
@biketheworld - we are definitely part of that chatty group from the running challenge! @elise4270 is probably the most knowledgable about the DQS - I read it all a while back and still find logging with MFP is easier for me. I don't eat a lot of packaged or pre-made foods other than what I make myself.
I can't wait for Thanksgiving! I Love turkey and all the fixings too. I am the only one who eats dressing so not sure if I will make any but seriously is it Thanksgiving without it? Need to make my cranberry/orange relish as soon as we get home too!
I thought I ate pretty well in Orlando, tried to get in all my meals. I even took things with me and bought greek yogurt there. I felt huge this morning but when I weighed myself I was actually down a pound from where I was hanging out before the trip. Must have been all that walking there. We are driving to Idaho on Wednesday and I am hoping I will have a chance to get some good walks in along the way and once we get there. Depending on how my foot is feeling I may try another run. It hurts either way so I kind of figure what not do what is less painful and makes me feel better overall! My goal again is to come back home with no gain, maybe even another bit of a loss. Wouldn't that be great!
Since we aren't home for long I am not grocery shopping so we are eating out of the freezer and take out. Tonight is sausage with rice and beans. Tomorrow will likely be Panera or maybe Chinese but I definitely don't need the salt there!
I have to laugh at your nail stories! I got a pedicure today and there was really buff guy also getting one (1st time seeing that here). I started a conversation with him and ends up he is also a runner and tries to get one once a month to keep his feet looking nice and his nails in good shape. Apparently he had one that was kind of funky and the girl said she could see that he was putting more pressure on that side of his foot and pushing the toe and nail in to his shoe causing the issue.
@elise4270 - I love that you love all of your doctors! Was this Doctor Dreamy or is that the ortho doc?1 -
@shanaber well. I suppose this is a safe space and I can say that this is our family doc that I'm enamored with. To be fair, it is "normal" to feel some attachment to a man that listens... Even fixes my kids. So, no surprise I'd have a bit of a crush. He's the greatest. Hes 62ish and we've seem him for 22+ years. This is more Hero worship than awe of physical presence.
He does think im chronically damaging it. But will indulge me in 6 weeks, if i dont pick at it anymore.
The dreamy guy was at Baylor and did my hip arthrogram last time. Just the beautiful that makes you flat stupid and you cant hide it. Am i the only one that gets this way? @7lenny7 do guys get this overcome with beauty? (Your the only guy here usually- i welcome all to respond).0 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@Elise4270 I have a toe nail like that too. But I keep forgetting to mention at doctors. Too many other things. It started off looking like a black toe nail, started growing out and then got all funky. Oops.
Dh has a nail like that. Mine did start as loose and a line of blood at the nail bed, still in the skin. Its just never recovered and im bad about not wearing flop flops at the Y in the locker room/shower. Sooo, I'm just tempting fungal hitchhikers.
Dh's looks like it could be an infection. So maybe we just got it from one another. If thats what it is.0 -
@fitoverfortymom I need to get in the mind set of banking some calories for the holiday goodies... Luckily we dont go anywhere and its just what we fix, so the damage is minimal. But with not running like I need to, it could be challenging.
@shanaber No one here really likes the dressing. I love sage dressing. The year Alex left i made it with pecans, cranberries and jalapenos. It all got eaten and has become something everyone looks forward too. Guess we just needed to update the old family recipe.
Ok. Think im half caught up. Night yall.0 -
I get stupid near pretty boys also. Downright moronic.1
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Today has been a great day! I still have 500 calories to eat if I want to. Peanut butter toast for breakfast, hard boiled eggs chicken sausage and an apple for lunch, and Italian beef, made with a venison roast instead with no roll for supper, along with a few odds and ends. I also took some pheasant out of the freezer to thaw. I plan on making white chili with it instead of chicken. I need to have my son take me to the grocer to get some beef sirloin for curried beef. It's a safe bet that I'll never be a vegetarian.
The dreamy guy was at Baylor and did my hip arthrogram last time. Just the beautiful that makes you flat stupid and you cant hide it. Am i the only one that gets this way? @7lenny7 do guys get this overcome with beauty? (Your the only guy here usually- i welcome all to respond).
Well as long as we're being open and honest here...Yes.
My PT earlier this year was, wow. Not in a glamorous beautiful way but in a take home to mom way. And so very kind and supportive. That was probably it more than anything. I haven't had anyone care so much about my running before. Certainly more than any family member.
And with this recent injury there was this sweet young, nurse assistant. All she did for me was wash my foot but it was so gentle and slow. I had a hard time paying attention to the nurse asking my questions.
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I love and am devoted to my husband, but I definitely get distracted at times by attractive fellow scientists LOL. I don't tend to find them distracting unless they've already shown they're intelligent.
Food has not been good. Been bingeing in the evenings. I think I need to figure out what is stressing me out and address it. Maybe some meditative walking or running with music is in order - that usually sorts it for me (until I stop doing it regularly).0 -
I've been tracking my food using the DQS app. Not sure how I feel about it. I should probably order his book so I can have a better handle on it. I like the concept of being aware of the quality of food (because after all, it would be possible to eat 1500 calories of potato chips and then be happy you came in "under calories" - not that I would ever do that On the other hand - according to the app, the meatloaf I had last night has a negative affect on my score and that seems odd to me.
I'm chuckling at the toenail stories. My husband says I have the ugliest feet he's ever seen. If I want a little more room in the bed, I just rub my feet against his legs and he moves right over!
As for being vegetarian - I am a vegan wannabe. It'll never happen because hubby loves a good slab of meat and he does all the cooking. Plus, I know I couldn't sustain it forever. My nephew made me a believer a few years ago - can't think of the books he sent me. Heart disease runs rampant in my family (dad died at 53, 1 brother died at 49, another brother has 5 stents, another brother had open heart). I do believe avoiding meat proteins would be good for my heart - but - not gonna happen. I have my fingers crossed that I inherited better genes from my mom - and so far, all the tests I've had done seem to point that direction.
Stories about doctors - we are good friends and neighbors to a doctor. Years ago I went to see him for an issue and the nurse gave me the gown and asked me to undress. I sat there, in my clothes, and when he came into the room I just shook my head and said "sorry, can't do it. I cannot sit here naked and then go do dinner with you this weekend." He laughed and I've never been back.2 -
Aw @sarahthes it's easy to be attracted to someone when you learn their personality.
I'm fasinated by this overwhelmingly flustered, deep, primal, pull at your core. Where its just as if you, at a molecular level, are just in an excited state. You don't know them, just something in their presence sends you to a state of unchallenged awe.
I worked with a guy that was like that. We talked, it was like that for him too. But i was so afraid to date him. I knew I'd be giving him all my power. He tried to kiss me once and i freaked out, no way i could handle how intense my feelings were.
Dumb pheromones and brain chemicals trying to trick me into propagating the species. I got away. But wow. That was insanely intense.1 -
@Elise4270 I think I've had that once. He was my housemate in college and I think it was mutual as once - after we were no longer housemates - he commented that the intensity freaked him out and he wasn't ready to settle down!
It was definitely a primal gut feeling. I can still remember how he smelled.
We grew apart after we were both married because, while we didn't talk often, he made a couple really inappropriate comments and I didn't want to go down that road anymore.
He was killed by a drunk driver about 5 years ago. It hit me hard.1 -
I did so good today.
Coffee and protein shake early
For lunch, I wanted 3 tacos, but order 2.
DD pan seared salmon and made a risotto (?it was rice) and a limey avocado sauce for the fish.. it all was amazing, and to have real food when i got home. Man i need a wife. Or money to hire one.
Then DH brought home cheesecake. I said "cant have it, it has soy in it". He said "no it doesn't". I then checked. The dang thing didnt have soy in it a is a frozen one just like i like. I ate almost half of it. *Urp. Now dh is chiding me for eating so much of it.
Best time for a food coma is before bed, right?0 -
Then DH brought home cheesecake. I said "cant have it, it has soy in it". He said "no it doesn't". I then checked. The dang thing didnt have soy in it a is a frozen one just like i like. I ate almost half of it. *Urp. Now dh is chiding me for eating so much of it.
@Elise4270 do you feel like he's sabotaging your diet on purpose? I ask because sometimes I feel like my DW does that to me. I protest and I'm told that it's my problem, not hers or the family's. Once in a while, fine but it seems like she's bringing home something high sugar constantly.
I'm going good so far tonight. Lots of veggies and lean meat. And a bourbon. 10 ounces of butternut squash can really fill a guy up, and I love the stuff.
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Then DH brought home cheesecake. I said "cant have it, it has soy in it". He said "no it doesn't". I then checked. The dang thing didnt have soy in it a is a frozen one just like i like. I ate almost half of it. *Urp. Now dh is chiding me for eating so much of it.
@Elise4270 do you feel like he's sabotaging your diet on purpose? I ask because sometimes I feel like my DW does that to me. I protest and I'm told that it's my problem, not hers or the family's. Once in a while, fine but it seems like she's bringing home something high sugar constantly.
I'm going good so far tonight. Lots of veggies and lean meat. And a bourbon. 10 ounces of butternut squash can really fill a guy up, and I love the stuff.
Yes. I do feel he's testing my will. He did deliberately buy one without soy. It use to be cookies, but he stopped when i gave them to the dogs. There pizza in there still- i havent touched it.
Guess i need to out smart him by giving the dogs cheesecake, or just restrain myself.
I had a good day. I took a pre-lent oath to stop complaining/making fun of or fussing about *a particular thing and/or being* . I impressed myself. So, if i can do that even one day- I can pass up junk dh brings home. I do miss sharing my quick witted comments with others though. I'm incredibly funny. And i do impersonations. Sigh, They'll have to live a less full filling life with out my charms.
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I need to eat at least 350 calories. I am trying really hard to hit calorie goals this week. Yesterday I was around 1500 (500ish short) but I also didn't work out so it evens out, right?0
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2 days in a row I'm under my calorie budget, and that doesn't take into account my weight training today. I had 400+ calories left so treated myself to a half PBJ.
Most of the time it's so hard to rein the self control needed not to stuff my face at night. I'm happy about these last two days and hopefully can build on that.
At one time I was just 3 pounds away from my goal weight. I'm probably 20 away now.2 -
Ugh, I was dumb and ate a banana and now I just want to curl up and hide until the stomach cramps pass.2
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I've been slightly over on calories goal is 1500 and I'm getting limited exercise, but I've been coming in at around 1800 each day, which eats up all my exercise calories and puts me over less than 100 calories. All in all, not bad and haven't felt bingey much.
The food dynamic with Hubby and I is really interesting. I'm all-out-MFP and other than hitting a protein goal, I eat what I want as long as it fits. That's how 100lbs came off. Hubby has lost a ton, too, but he doesn't track on MFP. He does keep a mental diary pretty well (which is annoying because I have to track to the gram or else I totally go off the rails). Our rifs come from my practice of "I eat anything that fits" and his practice of "Only make me healthy food, but I'll binge on junk later."0 -
I've known for some time that my weakest point during the day is in the evening, after dinner. When I was successful in losing weight in the past, it took a hella lotta will power to NOT over eat at night, but after a while, it got easier. Where I'm struggling now is in getting over that hump and back to good a eating routine.
I decided to do some research with Google and found this interesting article in the NY Times. I hadn't considered that this might be caused by hormones, but everything they talk about, I can relate to...other than sticking my hand in an ice bath.
Binge Eating at Night? Your Hormones May Be to Blame1 -
@7lenny7 that was a good read and definitely rings true for me. Maybe it's time to start brushing my teeth in the early evening instead of at bedtime...0
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I had a kolache today. There weren't 10 so i ate my one and moved on.
I skipped lunch because i was still unhungry from the kolache.
Then around 3 i was decidedly hungry because I've let too many carbs in my diet which compromised my fat addapted not hungry status and my lizard brain wanted more easy fuel. It's a bit of a lush.
Came home, another "good" day work and ate the last half of the cheesecake (oops i was gonna do better).
Then decided, since I had cheesecake for dinner, I'd impliment a veggies only on the couch binging on tv. So I ate two carrots. No DQS app today
@biketheworld . Yes I'd suggest his book. It seemed to take a few years for it to gradually sink in. As you can see I'm still learning to apply it.
Cold front is coming in I think.. so I will have to get serious about the trainer, TM, lunch runs, or the Y.
ETA time change- so sleepy-cant spell- spell correct gave up guessing.0
