Share Your Day
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I am getting back at it today for sure. I ordered in again last night, but did some Indian food so not AS bad as McDonalds. Got some chicken Korma, naan, and dumplings. Realized I did not like the dumplings so did not eat them (a big deal since normally I would eat them anyway because I bought them) and had half of everything else. I will eat the rest of the Korma, rice, and naan for dinner tonight but I can fit it into my day.
Just finished my meal plan for next week. May post it in the What's for Dinner thread to keep myself accountable. I also finally put up the whiteboard in the kitchen so I have my plan written on that. Hard to mess up when it is right in my face!3 -
Just finished my meal plan for next week. May post it in the What's for Dinner thread to keep myself accountable. I also finally put up the whiteboard in the kitchen so I have my plan written on that. Hard to mess up when it is right in my face!
I also find that prepping helps a lot. Like I make all my breakfast and lunch stuff the night before. If I have to get up and do it in the morning or if I do it when I am hungry then I would rather not. It's all about ease. If I am tired or hungry I'm going to go with what is easiest.
I liked some of the other comments about pre packing snacks. Same thing I think applies to meals1 -
Sounds like a good plan!….it is hard for me to plan meals because our life is so hectic right now…some days John has to get out of here and we end up at favorite restaurants and then eat way too much!…and other days I have been so “ down” that I don’t care what we eat as long as it’s easy…I can’t make myself measure or weigh food and I grab anything not moving, and then there are days, especially on sun. when daughter and her husband take over the kitchen!…but I am working on making myself do a food plan for at least a few days at a time…1
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Well.... I'm keeping to the soft plan of nuking some bunnies every morning more or less
Then they're there and ready to go. And I can always do something REALLY quick with them. From just simple jarred pasta sauce with what have you on top, to putting them on the side of chicken, fish, or beef (which I mostly don't bother with even though they're all sitting in the freezer), to just eating them with ready made mash which I'm about to do in a second because I want something fast before heading out, to nuking a frozen or pouched meal and adding them to it.... hey... think of it as incredibly low end pre-cooking and portioning
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I made the bunnie pot this morning and even had a third of it for lunch! Then we went out with the puppy. And on the way back stopped at the grocery store!
It happens that I don't normally grab spring rolls because I don't particularly like the dry vermicelli they are filled with... but these rolls looked to be filled only with veggies! Summer rolls they were called (which means they're SUPPOSED to have vermicelli... but they didn't. It was more of a california roll ingredient plus the veggies all wrapped in a rice wrap!
What are the chances the 4 pieces (two full sized rolls, and I mean FULL size) were the 250g claimed on the box? 719g later I am here to tell you that 250g they were NOT!
I've logged them in at 1000 Cal. Not sure if high or low as I didn't separate and weight the avocado/california roll type filling.
BUT... tasty! AND NOT ON SALE YOOLY!!!!
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I have decided I really don’t like Panda Express….my husband says it’s like “ crack” but I just don’t get it…I don’t like my food all “ willy-nilly” anyway and egg rolls are just left over vegetables put in a roll and fried in God knows what….I don’t like Chipotles either, same reason….I went with my grandaughter over the holidays and it made my stomach roll watching them slop that food on a tortilla!…I do like Wendy’s chili but if I think about leftover burgers in it, I can’t eat it….
I had a good day!…yay!….John has a cold but hopefully it will be gone before the doctor calls to replace his hip!…I stayed busy all day and stayed on track!3 -
I’m not as concerned about the food combinations at fast food places but I am very picky about cleanliness. As the work force is cut post pandemic there seems to be less care in sanitation. You know - wiping down tables, dirty floors, cleaning bathrooms. Self serve areas are messy. Honestly we don’t do much going out to eat but I’m only going to places that are at least surface clean. Although I know what goes on behind the counter can be vastly different from what the customer sees. I’ve worked in restaurants during my college days.
PAV- congratulations on conquering the sale demons. Bet those summer rolls were worth the calories! I’ve made my own rolls but wrangling those slippery wet rice wrappers and chopping veggies just is too difficult for the inexperienced. And you’re stuck with leftover wrappers and unused veggies unless you plan to feed a crowd. Better to pay the pros and enjoy.3 -
Yesterday I felt like my stomach was an endless void of hunger. No way could I actually BE as hungry as I felt so I tried to ignore it some. I mean, I would eat and immediately feel hungry again. I had a HUGE lunch/breakfast of steak hash with 3 eggs and a side of zucchini... and I felt hungry. How? Ugh.
But I got through the day at calories so I survived. Hoping today goes a little better.
I am going to start getting up earlier so that I can get in a quick morning stretch before work. Day one of that and I feel pretty good. I also got a new alarm which brightens up slowly like daylight and also has birds singing. While I still set my old alarm JUST in case, I am hoping by using this I wake up more naturally and thus have more energy. So new alarm is set for 7am and old alarm is set for 7:30 to be safe.3 -
Yesterday I felt like my stomach was an endless void of hunger. No way could I actually BE as hungry as I felt so I tried to ignore it some. I mean, I would eat and immediately feel hungry again. I had a HUGE lunch/breakfast of steak hash with 3 eggs and a side of zucchini... and I felt hungry. How? Ugh.
Oh I know this feeling so well. I ponder not HOW but WHY? Because obviously it’s not physical hunger. Why do I experience this emotional/mental hunger? What triggers it? Even after losing nearly 100 lbs., I still have to guard against irrational hunger. Some days I’m successful and other days I completely fail! I work to have more successful days when I can control the crazy impulse to overeat.3 -
I'm with Yooly on that!
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Not feeling well this morning. Hoping I am not getting sick again. So I ended up skipping my morning stretch for a little extra time in bed. Still woke up on time, just snuggled the kitties in bed a bit longer. I may try to do a small workout later, but if I do it will be something like a seated workout at my desk. Nothing too "energetic". I just can't today.
Work has been stressful as well. I have been given more and more to do (which I expected as I have now been here over 5 months), but I am still SO slow at some tasks and just don't know enough. And it is nothing about my training. It is just the sheer amount of stuff that can happen on a project. So it is a "learn as you go" sort of situation.
Thinking today I am going to do stuff that helps ME. Like create some checklists and recopy my notes into a better order. Obviously if there are project issues then I will do what I have to do. But I am putting some bigger things on the back burner today (bigger as in they are ongoing and I can really work on them whenever I have time). I just feel like if I could get better organized I might feel less overwhelmed.3 -
Being overwhelmed does not help get things done! Hope your day improves!2
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Just cannot get warm today - indoors! The heat pump is cranking away and it’s brand new. House is well insulated. But heat pumps just don’t deliver like the gas furnaces I grew up with. I shouldn’t complain cause soon I’ll be begging to cool off.
The problem with being cold is it makes me want to eat all things. I’ve tried vacuuming, cleaning.... activity to warm up. At some point you just got to curl up with a nice blanket and avoid the kitchen.1 -
Me too re cold!1
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PAV - do you get the feeling this is getting to be a you-and-me effort? I DO enjoy bantering with you. But I miss the others that I know are lurking out there. Maybe they could just say hello once in a while. 👋👋👋1
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I think they're shy and hiding?
I'm munching on my 746g of mixed peas and carrots in classico basil tomato sauce with some rice and chicken from downstairs! Had good chance to end within calories... before a +4 hour + rain downpour extension to my day was decreed by the universe!
So we shall see!1 -
I'm here! Work has just be crazy of late so not had much energy for anything else. Yesterday for example I wanted to post, but I just had no extra mental capacity. Maybe that is why I had McDonald's last night? Ugh.
Anyway, I am working on my meal plan for next week along with my grocery list. I am going to be trying to reduce the amount of sugar and carbs I am taking in (I say as I drink my hot chocolate). Been dealing with some questionable symptoms that have me concerned. Luckily I have an appointment with a new doctor on the 14th so not long to wait on that.
I was about to not log today but told myself I needed to keep it up. Even if it ends up being a bad day. I can do this.2 -
For me to log or not to log is not a decision 😉
What to do with the information embedded in the logging CAN be a decision though! 🤣
As to McDonald's, for me at least there's MCD and then there is MCD.
One is a sandwich or a cone or a (let's call it) two item full meal on more rare occasions. And the other is "McDonald's for well over 1000 Cal" for the pit stop.
The second one cannot fit in my calories long term 🤷♂️1 -
Why do I let myself get into stressful situations? I know full well my coping mechanism is to overeat to calm down - which I mindlessly did today! I’m angry with myself for not walking away. 🙄
Hoping for a better day tomorrow. And hoping to find a better way to deal with life’s aggravations.2 -
Yeah, well... because sometimes you can't avoid them is what my conclusion is! And I can't say I manage them any better! Looking forward to your discoveries on how to "fix" things! Hopefully you can bottle and sell the results!
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Yesterday was an anxiety day for sure.
So I have been showing symptoms of blood sugar issues and that has me in a whirlwind of anxiety and depression. As I said before, I luckily have a doctor's appointment on the 14th. Hopefully I can get some blood work that day to check. I ended up spending most of yesterday researching Type 2 diabetes along with pre diabetes. Starting next week I am going to make a real concentrated effort on eating better to hopefully keep myself from having any actual problems. Wish I hadn't already bought groceries for this week and I can't afford to change my meal plan and buy more.
One thing I noticed for those 2 conditions is that the recommendations are very much the same as the general recommendations for "healthy" eating. Lean proteins, lots of fruit and veg, whole grain carbs for the majority of your meals, limit refined and added sugars, cut out sweetened drinks, and exercise. So I have already been working on all of that! My biggest hurdle still is the refined and added sugars. Been loving cereal for breakfast so that will have to change.
I can not wait until winter is over too. I eat so much better when the access to quality fresh in season produce is better. Farmer's markets here I come! Plus being able to walk along the lake. Ugh. Winter be over!!!2 -
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and took meds (including daily self injections) for ten years. Exercise and eating better lowered my A1C to low normal and I’ve been off the meds for four years. Losing weight completely reversed the situation. I am still monitored every six months. All my other lab numbers improved dramatically.
This is NOT to say this is a solution for you Athijade because everyone is different. And I don’t pretend to give medical advice. But eating better and losing weight along with exercise have made my doctor visits much more pleasant! Worth a try?
My original goal was to get off my increasing list of meds. So far it’s working. 👍2 -
+1 that it does often happen that weight reduction and increased movement often (not always but often) do result in clearing of pre-diabetis / remission of type ii. Even long term remission. There does appear to exist increased likelihood of reoccurrence once you've tipped, so not cure. Just long term remission. Which I am happy to take!😁2
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had fun with MFP not letting me log in from the web today! Bad password... straight from the password manager! I even caved in and asked to change it... and thankfully the change your password email never came in either! glad I was logging food on crono in the meanwhile headache... not yet improved. UGH. most of day wasted so far
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Had the same issues yesterday with MFP. And the app was not updating either so I had no idea what my calories actually were.
Today is a rest day from working out. I did my morning stretches and will do some before bed again, but nothing else. Spent a part of the night in the bathroom with stomach cramps and nausea so did not sleep great. I am quite tired this morning (and still not feeling great, though better).2 -
Today sounds like a better day overall for you Athijade... which is good to hear! Good job on the fridge too!2
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So today it’s dusting and mirrors and overhead fan cleaning because…..
A little ice storm going on.🥶 I think the freezing rain is stopping. And temperatures might slowly be rising. Still too dangerous to go out because Austin has no way to clear or salt the roads. So we wait for the thaw. Supposed to be nearly 70 this Sunday 😎1 -
Well 70 will get any ice moved out fast... looks like you may have to clear up some branches?1
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So far the branches on our wooded lot have fallen away from the house. 🙏. There will be lots of chopping and hauling to do.
Just hoping the thaw will start soon. Falling trees are knocking out power all over the city overwhelming repair crews. Some folks are looking at no heat for days.
But it’s February our only real winter month.2
