20 weeks to a healthier me!

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  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I have to do meal planning again. The last thing we made which was a vegan multigrain pizza was not too tasty. It was ok, nothing spectacular....so I've got the cookbooks out to figure out what we're eating.....for the next week. I'll probably go shopping tomorrow.
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    Really interesting topic about eating back exercise cals from a professional trainer.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/206951-asked-my-trainer-re-eating-back-calories
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    I posted this in another thread but I hope this helps people interested in healthy snacking here. Here are my snacks.



    Here's my own 100ish cal ideas for snacks - all of these can be make aheads:

    1. Popcorn - either with sea salt, or sea salt & pepper, or taco seasoning, or a bit of nutritional yeast and some sea salt. In small bags that you can eat throughout the day.

    2. Kosher Dill Pickles - gosh I love 'em. They're really LOW in cals too. I have binged on 5 of them at a time but the cal count is so low that it doesn't really matter. You'd probably have to brush your teeth and mouthwash after eating them.

    3. I like cereal, especially Dorset Cereal which is a Muesli. You can make your own to take in small boxes to work. Add non-fat milk in it...it will fill you up. You can also make your own muesli with lots of oats, some raisins and a few nuts in it.

    4. Small 100 cal salads with the dressing on it already that you can put in the fridge (if you have one at work with your name on it. Like a Fresh Express Ensalada Salad, you could break that up into 6 boxes or so and bring it already done at work.

    5. Same with fruit salad - you'd have to squeeze lemon juice on it, and get a can of reddi-wip (which is really low cal) and it's just heavenly.

    6. Bananas - love the baby bananas - they're just 40 cals.

    The key to all of this is snack planning, write it out on your food diary and just follow it.

    Good ideas! I would also suggest just putting spices on popcorn so you are not eating as much salt :)
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    hi all-

    sorry i've been away. i have been tracking food on my phone (love the blackberry app!) but not had alot of time to sit down at the computer lately and catch up on this thread or status updates.

    I don't have a weight goal for april. I like to set long term goals but short term ones don't tend to work out for me.

    It is really nice outside (above zero, snow melting!!) and i'm stuck inside studying boo :(
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    Really interesting topic about eating back exercise cals from a professional trainer.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/206951-asked-my-trainer-re-eating-back-calories

    Excellent post and correct information posted about this topic...definitely a recommended read.
  • aslteacher
    aslteacher Posts: 23
    All right, it is a new week! Let's take this one day at a time and be successful! We can do this...
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    Going to do my wo soon! My weight is stuck at 220 for now.......
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    hi everyone !
    this is a busy couple weeks for me, just warning you ahead in case i am not around much. i am going to do my best to keep tracking each day because i think it is important and helps me stay on track.

    weigh in again in two days!!
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I am hoping that in the am I will be 219...here's to fingers crossing!
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    i am having SUCH a difficult time staying on track with my diet while studying. i'm sitting there for 12-14 hours each day studying and all i want to do is eat bad things ...but i'm trying to do the best i can and get healthy stuff instead. and then i get grumpy because i'm not having 'treats'...not that the food makes studying any better!! one week from tomorrow my life will be much less hectic!


    i am hoping tomorrow is a great weigh in for everyone!
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    One thing I've figured out - every time you eat out instead of packing your lunch, or eating your prepared food at home it's 1000+ cals - - doesn't matter what you eat. They put tons of OIL in it, OIL is so calorific and you're probably getting 500 cals just from the oil alone or more. A meal eaten out can be anywhere from 1000 cals to 2000+ cals. It's just impossible to eat "well" out anywhere.

    Therefore, we don't eat out at all anymore.
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    One thing I've figured out - every time you eat out instead of packing your lunch, or eating your prepared food at home it's 1000+ cals - - doesn't matter what you eat. They put tons of OIL in it, OIL is so calorific and you're probably getting 500 cals just from the oil alone or more. A meal eaten out can be anywhere from 1000 cals to 2000+ cals. It's just impossible to eat "well" out anywhere.

    Therefore, we don't eat out at all anymore.

    yeah it is definitely not healthy to eat out!! it is hard to get a healthy meal unless you harass the waiter to the point that it just isn't fun anymore and you want to just go back there and cook it yourself..lol! :) i do enjoy eating out but i don't ever expect it to be low calorie...and i know my estimates are always much lower than what it actually is.

    my plan for tomorrow is to pack up a bunch of snacks and a lunch so i 'll be mostly set for the day...
  • kris1085
    kris1085 Posts: 1,436 Member
    I lost 1 pound this week down to 205.5 I love that i am getting closer to onederland ! I hope that everyone has a wonderful day today !
  • aslteacher
    aslteacher Posts: 23
    I woke up this morning (at 5:00 a.m. ughhh...) and actually was excited that it was Wednesday. I know I did not do as well as last week but at least I am going in the right direction! I am still having a hard time getting exercise done after work. I am on my feet all day and the last thing I want to do when I get home is walk or go on my elliptical, but I can lose more weight, I know, if I actually do some exercise.
    Shygal, keep working at it! You have done so well so far. Losing 17 lbs is awesome! Treat yourself to something special...(just not food! ha)
    Hope everyone is going in the right direction with the scale today!
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    Weigh in: 219.2 (yay made it to my March goal ...a few days late tee hee!)

    I still want to get to 209 this month but we'll see!!

    My plan this month is to do abs with my EASA2 exercise (EA Sports Active 2 - a virtual trainer /game on the xbox360). I want to start to do ab work 3 or 4x per week I have this great ab dvd "Perfect Abs" with Meghan White and it's a fantastic dvd & works too.

    Eventually I'd like to get the Jackie Warner Xtreme Abs thing, she uses a dumbbell in it.

    @Kris - good for you

    @aslteacher - excellent work

    @shygal - good going!

    One thing I've found with this - MEAL PLANNING works! It works like anything. And I have several Cook's Illustrated and America's Test Kitchen LIGHT books that are helping me meal plan. As I said above, eating out is way too many calories. Yesterday I did a lot of shopping, etc & was starving but waited till I got home to have a snack (1/4 cup Dorset Muesli with 1/2 cup non fat milk). Love that stuff - totally HELPS.
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    Great job kris, asl and jane!!

    I weighed today at 262.6 lbs, a loss of 1.6 lbs this week.

    My goal this week is to not gain weight (stressfu. Week!)
  • tethomas73
    tethomas73 Posts: 249 Member
    I lost 1 pound this week down to 205.5 I love that i am getting closer to onederland ! I hope that everyone has a wonderful day today !


    Kris, I give you 2 weeks and you will be i nonederland..:smile: Keep up the good work..
  • tethomas73
    tethomas73 Posts: 249 Member
    It always seem like I'm the last one to post my result.. Sorry down but not much but every ounce counts. Last week I was @274.0 this week 273.2..:smile: I would like to hit that 269 but the middle of this month.. Trying to aim for 10lbs a months any advice. Jane I see we both set a 10 lbs weight lost for this month.. I know you can do it so I'm going to need you to push me. Not only Jane everybody in the group.. Good luck with next week weight in..
  • tethomas73
    tethomas73 Posts: 249 Member
    It always seem like I'm the last one to post my result.. Sorry down but not much but every ounce counts. Last week I was @274.0 this week 273.2..:smile: I would like to hit that 269 but the middle of this month.. Trying to aim for 10lbs a months any advice.
  • tethomas73
    tethomas73 Posts: 249 Member
    Great job kris, asl and jane!!

    I weighed today at 262.6 lbs, a loss of 1.6 lbs this week.

    My goal this week is to not gain weight (stressfu. Week!)

    Great job shygal!! That's awesome.. We have 18 more weeks to a healthier us!!
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    Great job kris, asl and jane!!

    I weighed today at 262.6 lbs, a loss of 1.6 lbs this week.

    My goal this week is to not gain weight (stressfu. Week!)

    Great job shygal!! That's awesome.. We have 18 more weeks to a healthier us!!

    Thank you ! :) You are doing great too. Last summer I did 10lbs/month for a couple months..so it is definitely possible! Keeping on track with eating and exercising is the key!!
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    I think 10 lbs a month is definitely possible. In fact, I'm doing it! :)
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    Time for me to get up, feed cats, start my wo. Today is going to KILL me, it's going to be Split Squat Jump Repeats. And those are the killer of killers exercises.
  • ladymoonlite
    ladymoonlite Posts: 273 Member
    Is it to late to join u haha Im in and august is my birthday mOnth and I wanna b healthy :)
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    So excited, I've now lost 27 lbs, I'm down to 217.2!! Yes I weighed myself like 10x to be sure bc I have a whacky scale which gave me different readings the first 4x I stepped on it. But for sure it's 217.2 now! :))

    ONEderland, I've taken the off-ramp, I'm on my way!!!!!
  • aslteacher
    aslteacher Posts: 23
    Okay! This weekend....good choices and be active! This is a lifestyle change....smile....
  • janesmith1
    janesmith1 Posts: 1,511 Member
    GM, I got up & did Perfect Abs dvd.......it wasn't as hard as I remember heh. I used to do it all the time so maybe the body remembers...
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    weigh in day tomorrow all!!!! :D

    ps sorry i haven't been around. i will be tomorrow and onwards! :)
  • tethomas73
    tethomas73 Posts: 249 Member
    I think 10 lbs a month is definitely possible. In fact, I'm doing it! :)
    I agree that's my mini goal..Please wish me luck..
  • tethomas73
    tethomas73 Posts: 249 Member
    Please forgive me for not post to the topic more than once a week: :flowerforyou: . My daughter, family, and work keep my day time on overload. Always on the move.. So I can only respond late at night or on my 2 days off.. So this is the reason why I respond to the topic once or twice a week..


    This week weight in was 1.2 lbs. My weight today is 271.8 and I want to be at 269 by next week... Wish me luck..

    Will try to post to the topic more often..:smile:
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