Goals Challenge
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Wooho...weighed in at 223.8 today. BP was 130/83 and FBS 160. It was 98 last night and 111 at bedtime so I skipped my night insulin again. I am thankful for the new lows I've been seeing after so very long at high 200-mid 300's for the FBS. I took the last of my Tresiba samples this morning so will be back on the Levemir tonight.
I feel much better functionally tho the pain is still present and I had a third night of the foot spasms last night. I am just so thankful this is a "mild" run compared to the recent one. Me no likey at all! I was able to almost comb my hair normally this morning...getting the clip in is still tough.0 -
@grallen904 - I don't eat breakfast. I eat within an 8 hour time frame (11-7). I have never really enjoyed breakfast, but do enjoy an evening snack, so this works well for me. I know that the intermittent fasting would actually work better if I tightened it up a bit more, but at this point I am losing and I am not feeling like I am being denied.1
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Well - I totally blew the carbs today. I had a large baked potato with meatloaf, salad and green beans for dinner - and there they went.
Calories:1008
Carbs: 120
Sat fats: 14 (allowed for today)
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WooHoo yesterday I managed not to overeat!!! I stayed below my calorie range.
There are times I have posted my calories weeks at a time. That's how I plan my menu. But the overeating hasn't anything to do with that.
Appx a month ago I went out to breakfast with my mother. That was ok. Did good on the calories. First time out in long time. Then I went to Talking Stick Resort for the weekend, then 2 trips to lake, 1 trip kayaking, Grand Canyon... Anyhow a lot of running around and eating out. But when I returned home I wasn't able to control my eating. I got use to eating out again and the food.
BUT YESTERDAY WAS A SUCCESS!!1 -
Grallen, good goals! Have you tried Himilayan pink salt? I use it all the time. It has a milder salt flavor than the regular table salt, but it also doesn't add as much sodium to your system, and you aren't eating something that has been processed.
I'm on track but my weight is fluctuating, right now it is at 237.2, at least it is under 240.
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I went off the rail yesterday...had fast food for lunch and again at dinner and I do NOT wanna be caught in the McDonald's double drive thru thing after work ever again! I really wanted a bag of ice...well being stuck...for 20 minutes...I got it and a stale, tasteless fish sandwich and fries. So FBS was 225 this morning
However...the weight was down a pinch...point 2....to 223.6. I was shocked, considering. I made sure to bring my food and ice today so am good to go and tracked my planned meals.1 -
Lunch: 1 slice wheat bread, one slice American cheese, 1oz pretzels
Dinner: 2 egg whites, 1 egg, 3.7oz homemade turkey sausage, large serving hash browns (no fats used), 1 slice toast
Snacks: 1 string cheese, 4 Hershey Hugs
Well, I knew I was going to go over in the cholesterol, but that 1 egg always does it. I wanted to fix breakfast tonight and without fixing two separate pans of eggs, this is the easiest way for me to do it. I did get my walk, though. I thought it was going to rain all day, but it cleared to a beautiful afternoon.
Calories: 873
Carbs: 93
Sat Fats: 14 (right on goal)
Cholesterol: 306 (6 points over)0 -
I had a busy day at work yesterday and my only real "activity" was work related and getting the trash out before work.
Weight is back up this morning but BP was 120/71 after a week of highs, and FBS is 148 so it's all good.
I will have a slower paced day at work today I'm thinking...but may have another rental or two. I still need to do some work on my sodium levels. Not doing a grand job of balance at the moment.1 -
Not feeling well today. I don't know if it came from a sleepless night or what. I actually had Bill bring me home after Sunday School this morning because I was so dizzy. The dizziness is gone, but I have a headache (very rare!). I'm fine, just Blah.
Calories - 1094
Carbs - 77
Sat Fat - 11
Cholesterol - 18
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Hope this episode passes quickly and you feel well soon. Like computers, our bodies have glitches on occasion that throw us off.
My work day was very slow other than a few phone calls and a fire ant alert inside a unit. My BP is higher again this morning, 141/83 but FBS is 87...hooya. I need to be sure to have breakfast of some sort so I don't drop too low. I did get more orange juice. That's a quick fix when I am in trouble.
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Thanks for your concern, Bren. I am fine today.
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So sorry, Connie. I wasn't feeling well yesterday either, allergies! My ear and throat hurt on the right side and I kept coughing. Praise the Lord your headache and dizziness passed quickly.
Up on my weight again, just a wee bit: 237.6. I have no idea why since I've been on plan. Wearing my compression wraps today and hope that helps some.1 -
For me I am working on staying on goal for the month of July - need to work the plan daily and some days are easier than others - but my health is worth it0
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Monday:
brunch - 1.25oz home-made turkey sausage, 4 egg whites, 1/4oz cheddar, 1/4 cup chopped onion - omelet. 1oz pretzels.
dinner - 1/2 bun with 1.7oz pork loin and home-made bbq sauce (best I've made). 1 cup potato soup (no salt, very low fat). MMMmmm.
Snacks - cocoa almonds, 3 hershey hugs, string cheese.
Calories: 949
Carbs: 93
Sat Fat: 12
Cholesterol: 961 -
Up another .2 to 237.8. Eating correctly but not getting in enough steps each day. For some reason I am very tired and I just lose my energy when I am walking!1
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Hi Restfinder, we do have Himalayan salt but I don’t typically use it at the table. We actually have sea salt we use on the table. I hope you are feeling better.
Connie, it’s great that the way you are eating is working for you and you are losing.
I think I’m on track for a loss this week. Right now, I’m concentrating on one pound a week. It’s an easier goal to work with.
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I'm still hanging in here. Calories -- well not so hot!! But I am doing my workouts!! At least I'm dong something right.. Hopefully fridays weigh in will be better..1
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Keep on doing something, Ronda! You can't win if you quit. If all you can eek out right now is movement, that is very good. Try adding something like eating until you are satisfied, not full. Your eating isn't changing, you are just eating a wee bit less. Do that for a couple of weeks, then try to add something else that isn't too difficult for you to change. I don't drink sodas, but I do drink a fizzy fruit drink called Izze. It's fruit juice and carbonated water, lots of flavor and I feel like I've had a soda, but I'm not getting the sugar a soda has, and the wasted calories of a soda. When you're ready add something else to the mix. Over time you will be surprised by how much has changed and you've hardly felt it!
Sea salt is great, I have both. I'm not a big fan of my food tasting salty and the sea salt seems a bit stronger in salt flavor than the Himalayan Pink does, so that is why it's my go do. Not sure how much sodium sea salt gives compared to iodized salt, but I've heard that the Pink gives you less sodium than the iodized, so that's why I mentioned it. Either one is better than the iodized! LOL!
Lost .8, down to 237 this morning! Any weight loss is awesome and I Praise the Lord for this good thing in my life!
I made chicken breast coated with parmesan cheese, some kind of powdered yeast that THM suggests (but mine has a cheese flavoring added to it), butter, and spices. Sooo good. I'd add more spice next time though. I want to make their spinach lasagna (uses spinach instead of noodles). I have friends who've tried it and absolutely love it. I'm a texture person and don't like the texture of the cooked spinach, but if I chop it up so I won't get a chunk of it, I may be okay! I am going to try it though. Oh, and use ricotta instead of cottage cheese, I don't like cottage cheese in my lasagna. If I change anything else it probably won't be good for me!!!
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I've used thinly sliced zucchini in place of the lasagna noodles. It's pretty good. I got the recipe for the biggest loser tv program. Make your sauce and cheese the way you want to. I love it.
I don't weigh in until friday but I will be changing it to wednesday. In Sept the BLC 47 challenge begins and weigh in is always wednesday.
Today I got in 45 minutes fitness. Yesterday 68 minutes.
10 glasses water. I drink a lot of Decaf green sun tea. Today I have fresh spearmint leaves outside making tea. Spearmint tea is nice for a change but my plant doesn't grow fast enough. I don't usually drink soda's.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I was doing good then I went out to eat a few times and now I have problems. I'll get it sooner or later.0 -
Just going up and down a few ounces a day but not really moving up or down much at all right now. My hubby wants me to quit weighing but for maybe once a week and I think I am going to try and do that. I see the scale and just want to know if I went down! I will have to try to ignore it!
Eating well today. Planning on chicken, mushroom, cheese torpizzas tonight.0 -
WooHoo. Achieved another goal!! A1C 5.5 Yes!!! Fitness today 59 minutes. It was great walking weather this morning. Down to 232.4 lost 3 pounds this week. Puts me at 2.8 for the month so far!! Right on target..
I weigh once a week. Weight goes up and down everyday just in water. Can drive you nuts...1 -
Lunch: taco meat, pretzels
Dinner: Baked pork chops with homemade BBQ sauce, baked beans, hand cut fries.
Snacks: cocoa almonds, 2 Hershey Hugs, string cheese.
Calories: 1085
Carbs: 97
Sat fat: 10g
Cholesterol: 104
I don't know about the pink Himalayan salt. What I bought, 1/8 teaspoon had as much sodium as 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt. I don't know what that was about, but we just use sea salt (VERY sparingly). I use a little bit of Accent (msg) when cooking. It adds some flavor but much less sodium and we don't have sensitivity to it.1 -
I had 2 cantaloupe and a baby watermelon this week. It had been over a year since I had the cantaloupe. Yummy. Not so diabetes friendly but it's gone now. The Wal-Mart one was way better than the HEB one...different melons...texture etc.
I did some arm moves for the shoulder this morning and the 60 reps did ease the pain on lifting my coffee cup. Hooya. With all the trauma drama these past few weeks, I had not been doing my 5X15 moves at all! I'll make an effort to get on track with that.
I still have a fridge full of produce to deal with and haven't yet. I need to get into that before I have to toss it all. Cucumber salad and the like, stir fry cabbage and my broccoli/carrots. I'll cobble together some lunch in a bit, before work.1 -
It started rainy and ugly today, so I was lazy and didn't take a walk. It isn't bad now, but hot and humid. I might go later, but don't hold your breath!
Brunch: 2oz pork loin, 1/3 cup baked beans, 1oz pretzels
Dinner: 85% lean burger on 1/2 bun with 1oz pretzels and a serving of pea salad
Snacks: Greek yogurt and 3 Hershey hugs
Calories: 975
Carbs: 97
Sat Fat: 13
Cholesterol: 252 (within plan but high for me - that part of an egg in the pea salad)1 -
Went out for lunch today and hoped to get broiled shrimp, but alas they only had fried. I was able to stay within all of my ranges despite that (if the shrimp matched the shrimp I found in the food list). I looked up the restaurant to see if I could find the amounts on there, but I couldn't find a site for them, so will take what MFP gives me! Phew!1
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I had a bit of a Hoover night...where I was scarfing up whatever caught my attention....on a scale of 1-5, I had 2 5's, 2 2's and a zero.
Unplugged and back on track today, and watching myself. I had a really busy day at work so did get some moves in. Will do some damage control this weekend.1 -
Fitness 45 minutes
steps 7762
calories 1256
water 11
Did good yesterday!!1 -
Ronda - look at those fitness numbers! Great going!
Calories: 974
Carbs: 57
Sat Fat: 13
Cholesterol: 200
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Had a couple of the young gals over today and they brought treats. I'll eat my muffin for my treat tomorrow, but I have no excuse for the three munchkins I ate throughout the day today! First treats in two weeks! I have a coffee/cinnamon muffin for tomorrow morning. Yum!1
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I know what you mean. I kept trying to get Bill to tell me something that he wanted for dinner without the use of beef (he can't have it too often due to the uric acid issues). He wouldn't give me any ideas, so I mentioned KFC. We haven't had a cheat day for a while. I bought a bucket and Bill ate 6 pieces! I had a breast, but didn't eat the skin or the coating. I put it in the tracker as fried chicken, but didn't use KFC listing because I didn't eat all the good parts. I'm not really counting KFC as a cheat for me, but it definitely was a cheat for Bill! I can't even imagine how much sodium that he ate today!1
