evangsimmons170 wrote: »

We're proud of you either way, mari_moulin. But I totally understand. You do what works best for you. I've been enjoying my workouts so much lately (and how they make me feel), that I've been doing like you're about to do....where if you want to eat more, you have to work out more. I've had a few days like that this week. My focus each day has been more than just calorie intake but how big of a calorie deficit I can create each day. So far so good.

Keep up the good work. You've got a whole team of MFP cheerleaders behind you! You got this!

evangsimmons170 wrote: »

So I went to a restaurant today for lunch expecting to see the calories listed for each entree on the menu. They weren't there. When the waitress came over to take my order, I explained to her that my delay was that I was concerned about my calorie intake and was disappointed that the calories weren't listed on the menu. She asked me if I wanted to see their "nutrition binder" that lists ALL of their foods with ALL of each food's nutritional value (not just the calories).

I hit the jackpot with this binder! I'm so glad I accepted the young lady's offer to see it. That bacon cheeseburger that I thought I had a taste for and figured I could exercise it off between now and my next weigh-in day (6/29/19) was so-so on the calories. Obviously my primary care doctor would not have liked the fat content. But my cardiologist would have had a coronary when he saw the sodium content: OVER 4,000 mg of salt!!!! Just for the bacon cheeseburger, not including the fries or the condiments. Seeing that number blew me away! It took the desire completely away for the burger. I ended up getting an entree off the "lighter side" menu, which only had 3 choices, all under 600 calories. The sodium content from the grilled chicken, steamed veggies, and brown rice was FAR more reasonable.

Then I thought I'd splurge on the tres leches cake for dessert, right? Well that was a no go too because the waitress came back and said they were all out of it. (Didn't need those unnecessary calories anyway.) Instead, I ended up with 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce lightly drizzled on top. That was just enough to hit the spot. Dessert was less than 200 calories!

So I would say today's lunch ended up being a total victory! Now yesterday's lunch, as awesomely good as it was, was so salty-tasting to me that I think my blood pressure shot up during the meal because I got a headache within 15 minutes of eating it. I drank LOTS of water, which alleviated that within the hour. (I had shrimp and grits at a seafood restaurant called Pappadeaux's, one of my favorite restaurants but thankfully not located conveniently near me.)

I think from now on, I'm going to start asking to see the nutrition binders at restaurants. They also contain the allergen info too....like what's made of nuts, wheat, soy, etc. I have to make well-informed decisions about my health, and that includes what I eat.

jugar wrote: »

GAME ON CHALLENGERS!
Want to continue our little head-to-head, toe-to-toe competition against the Workout Warriors? One more week to see if we can outdo those monsters. Let me know if you want to keep going. The spreadsheet is ready. Feel free to tweak your goals.

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and me.

evangsimmons170 wrote: »

reflectionofme wrote: »

Steps

Sunday 19479
Monday 21335
Tuesday 19789
Wednesday 21763
Thursday 19615
Friday 19841
Saturday 19530

@reflectionofme I might have said this before, but your high steppin' encourages me! I'm determined to get to 20,000 steps a day most days of the week by the first day of school (8/26 or 8/27, can't remember which). If you can do it, I can do it! Thanks for the inspiration!