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I had a journal a while ago... it's outdated and my jeans are tight again... so here goes. Tomorrow I start again. It's been about 6 months since I followed this WOE. In between I met with my nutritionist for some health issues. She gave me an eating plan which surprisingly enough looks a lot like phase 2! I attempted to follow it for about a month. I think I did ok on paper, but in reality I need phase 1 to break the cravings. Phase 1 definitely makes it all a lot less miserable for me.
Anyway - tomorrow April 14th is the first day of the rest of my life. And I'm just taking it one day at a time. I need the accoutability of this board and this journal. I hope to post daily, even if I'm the only one reading lol. |
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Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:09 pm |
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| pedsrn
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| Good luck! :P |
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Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:11 am |
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| PixiesMom
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Thanks for the well wishes :)
I'm not sure I'll have time to post later so I'll do so now. I am really tired today and a bit cranky. Some of it is life circumstance and some is mourning the loss of sugar I'm sure. Little things are making me cranky... for example the eggs this morning were all gross - blood spots, etc. So I only had one egg for a whole frittata for lunch. That pretty well frosted my shorts. Normally I would have just made pb&j for everyone and moved on I guess. But I've been stewing about the eggs all afternoon... lol.
I'm trying to remember how long I was low energy last time. I coach track for my dd's team. We have practice M, W & meets on S. I'm pretty sure I can "fake" it tonight with a chipper attitude and energy. But I hope by the weekend I don't have to fake it any more! At least it forces me to get my running in tonight. Otherwise I'm sure it wouldn't happen!
I'm also looking forward to grocery shopping this evening. I think buying all of the yummy things I love and can have will lift my spirits... like I forgot about how much I loved the mock french toast! Definitely have to get more eggs to whip up a batch of that for tomorrow morning.
So in a nut shell - day 1 not hungry. on target. sorta cranky. Totally worth it. |
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Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:21 pm |
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| PixiesMom
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Well today is my birthday. It really drove home how much other people are invested in what I eat. My two young ones were very troubled there wouldn't be cake. That's understandable, they are young. My mom seems determined that I will have dessert for my birthday. Honestly, it doesn't bother me. I'd really rather have some peace and quiet. I guess since that won't happen everyone wants to feed me instead. LOL.
We have a church picnic tonight. I'm looking forward to it. I know they are grilling meat and I'm taking a salad side dish. So I know I'll have food to eat... a lot less stress than trying to estimate points or something later.
One thing that is on my mind a lot is the splenda. I have to admit that I am addicted to the mock danish for breakfast. I would prefer to go without splenda at all but it's such a great little treat. But it feels like a total crutch. I think tomorrow I'll attempt to have a total splenda free day.. wish me luck! |
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:56 pm |
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| PixiesMom
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| Holy double post batman! |
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:56 pm |
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| ladybugnessa
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happy birthday! it's my friends bday too.
i so would not give up splenda... i have it in my tea or coffee all day long
good luck. |
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:05 pm |
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| gaia3
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Congratulations on your new beginning! I hope this time that you will succeed beyond your wildest dreams...
Why are you not going to eat the Splenda? |
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:42 pm |
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| PixiesMom
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Thanks for the birthday and warm wishes :)
I have 2 concerns with splenda - first being the processing that goes into it. I'm concerned about the health effects of the processing. We aren't perfect by any means, but we try to follow natural living. Splenda doesn't seem to fit. Not that my buddies Ben & Jerry fit much better LOL.
The other is I've read a bit connecting depression or mood disruptions with the use of Splenda (actually all artificial sweetners not just splenda). The last time I was on SBD I did find that I was not quite myself. I wouldn't go as far as saying I was depressed but I just wasn't "me". I would like to keep Splenda as a special treat. I think daily use may not be wise for me, though I'm sure we all have our own tolerances for these things.
I look forward to the sweetness of fruit as being enough for me ;) |
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:33 am |
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| pedsrn
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| Happy birthday!! :!: |
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:58 am |
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| PixiesMom
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Thanks for the birthday wishes :) I received some new yarn and sock patterns so I'll have my hands busy at night - not in a snack bowl :)
I think I should start posting some of my menus. This way if I start to go astray I'm sure someone will let me know :) And it helps me to plan ahead!
B: 2 eggs w/ chopped peppers & cheese
AM S: didn't really have time for since I woke up late. It was only about 3 hours and it was lunch.
L: Veggie Sausage, broccoli
S: Yogurt
D: grilled pork chop, roasted eggplant & peppers
S: Fudgesicle is planned
Each day I have planned on a fudgesicle for snack, but at night I craved something different. Usually nuts, which is sort of funny bc I have never been a nut person. I have always been an ice cream at night snacker. I'm not sure if this will continue, but just incase I have the fudgesicles in the freezer!
Also this evening I'm going to make a batch of turkey chili. I find lunches to be difficult. Normally I just grab the kids something easy like a can of soup and a grilled cheese. Or cheese & chicken quesidillas w/ salsa & a veggie. Eventually I will get us aligned with similar eating habits but P1 isn't the time for that. So a quick bowl of chili or something for me I think will avoid pit falls. |
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:10 pm |
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| gaia3
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Menu looks good to me, but what do I know--I'm a newbie, too... :lol:
I like hard Sesame crackers at night. I hope I'll be able to have them on Phase 2. I like them with low fat cream cheese and pepper jelly, but I'm fine without the pepper jelly. Woops, just checked--the Old London Sesame Crackers are low fat, but not whole grain. oh well.
BTW--this is a great Cracker comparison site...
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-124344734.html
Hmmm, I just thought of something you might want to do. Since I have a journal, when I find a link I like, I'm going to edit my first post in my Journal, put the link there with an explaination of what it is, and that way I'll have it for myself. LOL |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:04 pm |
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| PixiesMom
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That's a great link.
I have PCOS which causes insulin resistance... so I'm coming to terms with the fact that even in later phases I will be very low in carbs - infact the nutritionist put me on an eating plan that only allowed 4 - 6 servings (on heavy workout days) per day. When I tried to follow it I used up all of my starch exchanges on beans and veggies - not much fun. But then again, I didn't have the SBD P1 to zilch the intense carb cravings either. I really believe that I will be more successful with the slow transition of SBD instead - and I'm going to be ok if toast or sweet potatoes end up being a special treat.
Here's my menu for today:
B: Mock Danish (yep w/ splenda)
S: didn't get to bc I was out but I had packed yogurt for incase I got a second.
L: turkey chili w/ broccoli cuts mixed in and cheese on top
S: Yogurt
D: Salad - a really big one!
S: Maybe a fudgesicle - last night I had peanut butter cup ricotta dessert instead and it was fabulous... so maybe I'll sub that tonight as well.
Survivor is on tv. The only show that dh & I never miss. We usually eat ice cream and watch together - so the ricotta dessert would fit right in! |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:03 pm |
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| gaia3
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Wow, it's hard enough to "diet" without having other medical conditions to contend with.
I guess that those of us who are "only" overweight and have no food related illnesses should be grateful that we eat well (but not stupid lol) and lose weight.
When I quit smoking 6 years ago, my metabolism ground to almost a halt. It's really hard for me to lose now, but "It's just a thing" to get through, and at least I'm not diabetic or insulin resistent on top of it! So I'm going to try not to complain!
But I hope that I can encourage you to success and I appeciate your support too! (((hugs)))) |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:12 pm |
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| PixiesMom
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Bless you for your encouraging words :) I think we all have challenges to over come when it comes to eating and weight. At least I know what mine is - or at least that's how I look at it.
Today, I have to be honest, my cravings are strong. I would bury my face in a bowl of cereal. But I am holding strong. I really thought that by this point I would be home free - I know just 5 days in, what was I thinking right?... But I think really I'm just missing some of my comforts.
B: Mock french toast, coffee - V8(but this didn't happen)
L: Pepper halves with tuna salad inside, slices peppers too
S: yogurt & nuts
D: turkey chili & veggies
Dessert: fudgesicle maybe :)
On the plus side, I totally forgot to weigh myself this morning. My jeans fit, so I didn't even stress about it. I remembered after breakfast - and I certainly wouldn't weigh in then. So chalk that up as a great thing.
My folks come in tonight for a weekend visit. Here starts the junk-a-paloosa. My mom starts filling my house with donuts, cake, you name it - her excuse to junk it up since she's here. Then she leaves little 1/2 eaten boxes of muffins or snack cakes for my kids to finish. We've had some pretty serious conflicts about this in the past. This weekend I'm just not having it. If it comes in the house, it's going immediately in the trash - no guilt about it being wasteful! My children are not deprived without sugary crap. **But you all might see me around a lot for support Saturday LOL** |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:42 pm |
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| gaia3
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Junka palooza huh? :lol:
Well, I guess there are some REALLY good points to living with just my cats. They don't bring in bad food, and I'm not interested in the occasional raw squirrel, rabbit or rat.... :?
Yeah, today is hard on me, too...you know, as long as I don't eat, I'm okay, but as soon as I eat ANYTHING the craving for carbs/sugars kicks in. It's like my body is saying, "Okay, got the fats-check; got the needed nutrients-check; got some complex carbs-small check; got protein-check, sugar---beep beep; carbs, MAYDAY, MAYDAY--THIS BODY CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT SUGARS AND CARBS, MAYDAY--YOU WILL IMPLODE IN 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....MAYDAY, MAYDAY.... :lol:
Oh, well, we can just push through and have faith in the plan. Hopefully when we add some more variety in NINE DAYS :lol: we'll be happier... |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:20 pm |
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