Two Steps Forward, No Steps Back ... My Health Focused Log

[stingo]

Indeed - so long as the trend is downward, you're doing just fine. Keep up the good work.

[UConnJulie]

Food ended a bit differently ... took forever to take down the Christmas stuff, then clean the carpet ... sigh ... I didn't break to eat ... BUT ... I stuck to my plan, just rearranged a bit to have something faster (ie less cooking time) and feel good. I did have an extra serving of the quinoa salad, but I figure that was better than a bowl of popcorn, right?

[Victoria]

Way to go on the 2.6, Julie. I've been craving salts and sweets lately, too. I finally broke down last night and had a nice warm piece of gingerbread, fresh out of the oven, with homemade whipped cream. It was delicious. That will satisfy me for a while!

Feel better!

[gregl515]

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

Feeling poorly this morning ... I've been fighting a cold for the past several days and I am not sure I am winning. Combine that with poor sleep (partially my fault and partially Hayley's) and I'm feeling not great today.

I have to get the tree down today ... Duncan (my dog) got a fake apple off it and chewed it to pieces, leaving a big red stain on my light berber carpet. If I am going to break out the carpet cleaner, it has to be after the tree is down!! So I guess that's today's project.

Here is my menu ...

Intake Report - Total Day
for UConnJulie
Thursday, January 03, 2008

Food Intake Items:
Breakfast
EGG, CHICKEN, BROWN, large, cage-free; whole, all-natural, fresh, 2 eggs
FETA CHEESE, 1 cubic-inch
GRAPEFRUIT, RAW, pink, red & white, all areas (4'' dia), 1/2 medium
SPINACH, BABY, Organic, 2 cups
TOMATO, RED, RIPE, RAW, year round avg, 60 grams
Morning Snack
Healthy Muesli, adapted from The Clean Eating Cookbook, page 21, 1 serving
Lunch
BROCCOLI FLOWER CLUSTERS, RAW, flowerets, 1 cup
CAPERS, NONPAREILLES, Roland, 1 tbsp
LEMON JUICE, RAW, 1 tsp
OLIVE, WHOLE, KALAMATA, Lindsay, 5 olives
TOMATO, SUN DRIED, PACKED IN OIL, drained, 2 pieces
TURKEY BREAST, ROASTED, fryer-roaster, meat/skin, 2 1/4 oz
WILD BLEND RICE, DRY, Organic (makes 3/8 cup cooked), 1/8 cup
Afternoon Snack
CARROT, BOILED, NO SALT, drained, sliced, 1 cup
TOFU, EXTRA FIRM W/NIGARI, prep w/nigari, 3 oz
ZUCCHINI W/SKIN, RAW, Summer squash, sliced, 1 cup
Dinner
CHICKEN BREAST, BONELESS, ROASTED, MEAT ONLY, broiler/fryer, meat only, 3 oz
Quinoa Black Bean Salad, from Clean Eating Magazine Winter 2008 page 76, 1 serving
SNAP BEAN, RAW (GREEN BEAN), 1 cup
Evening Snack
CLEMENTINE, RAW, 1 fruit
COTTAGE CHEESE, 4% MF, CALIFORNIA STYLE, 1/2 cup

Nutrient Value
Calories 1534.31
Protein (g) 118.45
Carbohydrates (g) 140.03
Dietary Fiber (g) 31.16
Fat (g) 63.22

PCF Ratio: 30-35-35

Exercise Intake:
Activity Duration Calories
No exercises recorded.

Calorie Usage Summary
Calories to maintain weight: 1872
Calories earned through exercise: 0
Total calories to maintain weight: 1872
Calories from food intake: 1534
Today's calorie deficit: -338

If you continue to repeat this intake and activity, you can anticipate losing 1 lb. of body weight every 10.4 days.

And for the record, I am down another 0.6 lbs for a total of 2.6 since Monday. I'm sure it is mostly water, but I'm okay with that! At least it is going down and not up!!!

Carpet cleaning is good sweaty cardio! Especially if your dog attacks the carpet cleaning machine.

Do you put the tree out by a bird feeder to provide cover for the birds? You get some great bird watching out of it.

You siad you had a good cry after your pictures. You have been a very strong woman. Look what you have shouldered in the past year. Put that shitty damn year behind you ( I could be biased!) and move forward.
You will get where you want to go.

[vanessa40]

Good Morning
What's your plan for the day....

[UConnJulie]

Busy busy busy, that's what!!!

My youngest daughter started gymnastics today, so that was fun ... it was a parent-tot class and we did some good moving around. Nothing sweat-inducing, but at least as much as when I do yoga ...

I have a new client this late afternoon ... should be fun ... he's an orthopedic mess so I'll really get to test my brain which will be fun. I also am working physical therapy this weekend. I have a full day on Saturday and an easy day on Sunday. The extra money will be good.

No other workouts planned today ... last weekday of rest for a while ...

Here's today's food ... a little higher in carbs in the morning, but I compensated by decreasing later in the day ...

Intake Report - Total Day
for UConnJulie
Friday, January 04, 2008

Food Intake Items:
Unassigned Food Items
CHERRY COKE, DIET, Coca Cola, 12 fl oz
TEA, GREEN, DECAF, 100% natural; tea bag; 105mg of flavonoids per serving, prepared with 16 fluid oz water, 1 bag
WATER, MUNICIPAL, 100 fl oz
Breakfast
BANANA, RAW, sliced, 1 1/2 cup
COTTAGE CHEESE, 4% MF, CALIFORNIA STYLE, 3/4 cups
Lunch
Quinoa Black Bean Salad, from Clean Eating Magazine Winter 2008 page 76, 2 servings (1 1/2 cups)
TOFU, EXTRA FIRM W/NIGARI, prep w/nigari, 3 1/2 oz
Afternoon Snack
Greek Yogurt, 0%, 1 container
PEANUT BUTTER, NATURAL, creamy or chunky, 2 tbsp
CELERY, 4" PIECES, 4 pieces
Dinner
AVOCADO, CALIFORNIA, RAW, w/o skin & seeds, 1/2 fruit
CHICKEN BREAST, BONELESS, ROASTED, MEAT ONLY, broiler/fryer, meat only, 4 oz
CUCUMBER W/PEEL, RAW, sliced, 1/2 cup
GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, RAW, shredded, 2 cups
SALSA, Muir Glen, Organic; mild or medium, 1/4 cup
TOMATO, RED, RIPE, RAW, year round avg, 70 grams
Evening Snack
CLEMENTINE, RAW, 1 fruit
COTTAGE CHEESE, 4% MF, CALIFORNIA STYLE, 1/3 cup

Nutrient Value
Calories 1601.29
Protein (g) 116.78
Carbohydrates (g) 145.92
Dietary Fiber (g) 26.20
Fat (g) 67.83 63.08 107.5%

PCF Ratio: 28-35-37

[Biskit]

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

Busy busy busy, that's what!!!

My youngest daughter started gymnastics today, so that was fun ... it was a parent-tot class and we did some good moving around. Nothing sweat-inducing, but at least as much as when I do yoga ...

I have a new client this late afternoon ... should be fun ... he's an orthopedic mess so I'll really get to test my brain which will be fun. I also am working physical therapy this weekend. I have a full day on Saturday and an easy day on Sunday. The extra money will be good.

No other workouts planned today ... last weekday of rest for a while ...

Here's today's food ... a little higher in carbs in the morning, but I compensated by decreasing later in the day ...

Intake Report - Total Day
for UConnJulie
Friday, January 04, 2008

Food Intake Items:
Unassigned Food Items
CHERRY COKE, DIET, Coca Cola, 12 fl oz
TEA, GREEN, DECAF, 100% natural; tea bag; 105mg of flavonoids per serving, prepared with 16 fluid oz water, 1 bag
WATER, MUNICIPAL, 100 fl oz
Breakfast
BANANA, RAW, sliced, 1 1/2 cup
COTTAGE CHEESE, 4% MF, CALIFORNIA STYLE, 3/4 cups
Lunch
Quinoa Black Bean Salad, from Clean Eating Magazine Winter 2008 page 76, 2 servings (1 1/2 cups)
TOFU, EXTRA FIRM W/NIGARI, prep w/nigari, 3 1/2 oz
Afternoon Snack
Greek Yogurt, 0%, 1 container
PEANUT BUTTER, NATURAL, creamy or chunky, 2 tbsp
CELERY, 4" PIECES, 4 pieces
Dinner
AVOCADO, CALIFORNIA, RAW, w/o skin & seeds, 1/2 fruit
CHICKEN BREAST, BONELESS, ROASTED, MEAT ONLY, broiler/fryer, meat only, 4 oz
CUCUMBER W/PEEL, RAW, sliced, 1/2 cup
GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, RAW, shredded, 2 cups
SALSA, Muir Glen, Organic; mild or medium, 1/4 cup
TOMATO, RED, RIPE, RAW, year round avg, 70 grams
Evening Snack
CLEMENTINE, RAW, 1 fruit
COTTAGE CHEESE, 4% MF, CALIFORNIA STYLE, 1/3 cup

Nutrient Value
Calories 1601.29
Protein (g) 116.78
Carbohydrates (g) 145.92
Dietary Fiber (g) 26.20
Fat (g) 67.83 63.08 107.5%

PCF Ratio: 28-35-37

Good job UConn! Haha. I always think of UCon-Corneleus from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!

Seriously, good work. Next week you start workouts? Great, I'll be checking in!

Deb

[vanessa40]

You do have a busy day planned
Have a good evening...

[DanceDiva]

Thanks for the welcome. Can't wait until you all begin the challenge. You so motivated me to stop lurking and join in.

[UConnJulie]

Originally Posted by Biskit

Good job UConn! Haha. I always think of UCon-Corneleus from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!

Seriously, good work. Next week you start workouts? Great, I'll be checking in!

Deb

And you're from Massachussetts? You should know your neighbor to the south ... University of Connecticut ... I'll even sing the fight song if you want!!!

Originally Posted by vanessa40

You do have a busy day planned
Have a good evening...

Thanks ... busy weekend too. I work per diem weekends doing homecare (I'm a physical therapist) and I have a busy schedule this weekend. Too bad as I was looking forward to relaxing a bit before the challenge starts!! But I'll be ready and raring to go come Monday!! Eats have been perfect, just not posting it since I haven't had time to enter it into the program.

Originally Posted by DanceDiva

Thanks for the welcome. Can't wait until you all begin the challenge. You so motivated me to stop lurking and join in.

Glad you delurked!! You'll love this forum, and abandon all others!!!

[L'ilJ]

Julie - sounds like you're super motivated! I really hope you stay healthy and kick ass during the challenge! Can't wait to see your progress.

[UConnJulie]

Calories were a bit higher today, around 1800. More fat and more carbs ... all healthy stuff, it just worked out that way since I didin't plan it in advance. Not bad though.

Really busy day at work tomorrow, so I've got everything all planned out. I'll have to pack my cooler in the car. I have one of those that plug into the power outlet so it's like a little mini-fridge! Here's what I've got planned. Carbs are a bit low, but that's okay given today's level!!

Intake Report - Total Day
for UConnJulie
Sunday, January 06, 2008

Food Intake Items:
Breakfast
Breakfast Power Grains, 1/3 cup
EGG, CHICKEN, BROWN, large, cage-free; whole, all-natural, fresh, 2 eggs
FETA CHEESE, 1 cubic-inch
FLAX SEED, GROUND, 1 tbsp
SPINACH, BABY, Organic, 2 cups
Morning Snack
CARROT, BABY, RAW, 1 NLEA-serving
Mexican Ground Turkey, 1 serving
TORTILLA, CORN, NO ADDED SALT, RTC, 6'' dia, 2 tortillas
Lunch
CUCUMBER W/PEEL, RAW, sliced, 1/2 cup
MOZZARELLA BALLS, FRESH, small, 10 pieces
OLIVE, WHOLE, KALAMATA, 5 olives
TOMATO, RED, RIPE, RAW, year round avg, 150 grams
Afternoon Snack
ALMOND, RAW, 20 almonds
Dinner
ARTICHOKE, BOILED, NO SALT (GLOBE OR FRENCH), medium, drained, 1 artichoke
BUTTER W/SALT, 1 tbsp
CARROT, RAW, grated, 1/4 cup
CHICKEN BREAST, BONELESS, ROASTED, MEAT ONLY, broiler/fryer, meat only, 4 oz
GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, RAW, shredded, 2 cups
RADISH, RAW, 3/4 to 1'' dia, 5 medium

Nutrient Value
Calories 1611.31
Protein (g) 114.52
Carbohydrates (g) 100.36
Dietary Fiber (g) 25.96
Fat (g) 83.11

PCF Ratio: 28-25-47

I must say I was proud of myself this evening again ... Matt made popcorn ... and I resisted it successfully. I was craving chocolate, and there is a tiny bit of gluten-free chocolate cake left over from Christmas (probably stale) ...and I talked myself out of eating it since it will certainly NOT get me closer to my goal!!! Yay me!!!

OK ... off to bed ... YAWN ...

[galya]

Some people have had good results taking glutamine to combat sweet cravings. You can give it a shot, especially in the evening. Another thing you can do is mix all natural cocoa powder (full fat) with some sour cream or heavy whip cream and some stevia to make a small dose of chocolate sweetness. I believe in the power of cocoa, just not in store bought chocolate.

[AnnetteW]

Just saying "HI," Julie, as we start the NROL4W Challenge. I look forward to getting to know you and seeing us reach our goals.

[vanessa40]

Hi Julie..
Your meals are looking great
I'm impressed...no popcorn..
i love popcorn...