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| Sun, 02-20-2005 - 11:32am |
Hi Susie,
How's it going for you this week? What have your challenges been, and your successes, too? We'd love to hear an update!
I'm working things out in my life to be able to have more exercise. It means some other things need to go, like cooking on weeknights. I need to plan and cook most everything on the weekends for that to happen, and also to get more consistent help from my family. So, that is something I'm really changing this week! :)
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Hi again, Maggie
I had posted on the "Thank God it's Friday P2" thread towards the end of it, giving an update to my progress and my menu for that day. Maybe you could look it over for me to let me know if I'm eating the right amounts and the right foods for the beginning of Phase 2.
I wasn't gonna weigh myself until tomorrow (Monday morning) for my weekly weigh-in, but had to look last Wednesday...bad idea!! I weighed in at 258...not the 256 from last week. So that is my expected weight loss of only 3 lbs in almost 3 weeks. This is the end of week one..Phase 2 for me. I will weigh in and record Monday morning, and let you know the results. But no matter what the readings are(as long as they're aren't in the plus range), I'm still dedicated to the WOE. My husband loves it too, because he's seeing his puffy belly start to go down. He loves the homemade soups I make for lunches each week. He gives me a lot of support, too.
You aren't gonna be happy with me, though, as far as exercise goes. I still don't have the motivation to get my big butt out of my recliner or computer chair to do the exercises I know I HAVE to do! This has been my problem for years..maybe a touch of laziness???...or my lack of interest in exercising. When I DO exercise, I feel good doing it for awhile, then I get tired and stop. Then that evening I am so "stiff" and achy that it is very easy to talk myself out of exercising the next day. I have all the equipment to do them...pedometer, 2 lb handweights, stationery exercise bike, a latex stretching band, and exercise videos and all the time in the world to do them! But I can't find my MOTIVATION...I lost it!! And don't know if I ever had it in the first place. In my heart, I know what I could look like if only I would exercise, and I want that so much. It's weird, though, I am gung-ho on the WOE part of it, and love to plan my meals, and watch my carb intake daily, even if we go out to eat, but the exercising part of it just gets blown out of the water. The weather is still snowy, cold and all out crappy here in NW Ohio, so walking outside is out of the question right now. I live in a rural area, so going to a gym is not feasible for me, plus being unemployeed doesn't help financially to join a gym. I'm hoping that once the weather gets better that I will start walking outside, and start my flower gardening.
So that's what's been going on with me as far as the SBD is concerned. I'll post again tomorrow morning after I record my results for week1..P2. Thank you for asking, Maggie!
~Susie~
~Maggie~ My post is on the Thank Goodness it's Friday P2 Check-in thread..page 15.
~Susie~
Hi Susie, I found your menu post, and I'm pasting it in here so I can answer here (easier for me):
So I've been on P2 for 5 days now and haven't yet weighed myself. I want to weigh in every Monday morning to check my progress. But the scales scares, and also disappoints me too much. I'd like to weigh in only once a month, and check my progress by the way my clothes fit, but curiosity killed the cat....so I'll check each Monday. I don't want to get discouraged like I used to do in the past on all the diets I was on...I wouldn't see a good weight loss, so I'd give up! I don't want to do this with SBD, because this is the one and only diet that I actually like and know that it is doable for me. My husband also likes it and is losing weight. He eats what I eat..but not quite as strict.
Here is my menu for today:
B-one lean sausage and asparagus omelet (made with Eggbeaters)
5oz. glass of V8, one slice pumpernickle toast w/trans-fat free margarine, 8 oz. water.
S- one low-fat mozzerella cheese stick
L- small bowl of homemade veg/beef soup, small side salad w/CarbWell ranch dressing, 8oz.
glass of 1% milk.
S- a SBD peanut butter cup frozen-sicle. ( I made a double batch of the SBD peanut butter
cup and poured it into a popsicle mold.) Makes a great frozen treat to eat slooow.
D- larger bowl of the homemade veg/beef soup, and a chicken salad wrap w/ww tortilla, 8oz.
glass 1% milk.
S- not sure...maybe a Golden Del. apple w/PB (Love 'em) w/cup of green tea
Already finished my 3rd 9oz. bottle of water. I carry around a bottle of water like an alcoholic carries around a can of beer!! They go where ever I go.
~Susie~
261/256/180
Okay, I see a couple of tips that may help you!
Susie, here is one of the very recent threads about this lull or slight weight gain when starting Phase 2:
~Maggie~
Thank you for checking over my menu and for the pointers. I also posted my results for my 2nd week on P2, and my menu for today. It's in the thread: Holiday Monday Check-in started by sorbys mom..page 3. I am down 5 lbs. this morning according to my scales. I guess 5 lbs in 3 weeks is pretty good for someone who doesn't do much exercising right now.
The sausage you asked about is from a hog we bought from a farmer my husband knows. They raise a new breed of hog, which is very lean. And when we have it processed, we ask that the butcher uses as little salt as possible. The ground sausage (in question) is from that lean hog. The sausage is so lean that you have to add olive oil in the pan or on the (George Foreman) grill, or else it will burn from having very little fat in it. The sausage patty was only about a 3 oz. patty. But if you think I should hold off on it, I will stick to my turkey bacon. I just couldn't see buying more meat at the grocery, when we have a freezer full of the lean cuts we had processed for our health needs.
The tortillas I eat are 5 net carbs per tortilla. Each tortilla has 14 gr dietary fiber, 80 calories, and 3 grams fat. The main ingredients are: whole wheat flour, water, oat fiber, soy bean flour, cold pressed canola oil and or safflower oil. The pumpernickel bread isn't as good..1 gr.fiber per slice, 1 gr. sugar, 1.0 total fat. The first ingredient is (yikes) enriched wheat flour! OOPS! We bought this in the bakery section of the grocery. Gotta check the ingredients closer. Only 2 slices left, so I'll let hubby finish them! :)
I haven't had any cravings since my detox phase, and sometimes have to remember to eat my snacks, because I don't get hungry in between meals. I guess since I'm not very active, outside of housework, I don't get hungry until mealtime.
I will take your advice and cut back on my breads and fruits. I will introduce just one bread product and one fruit for the next 2 weeks and wait to see if it makes a difference. So far, I haven't felt any difference in the way my clothes fit, but then I've only lost 5 lbs so far. And for a person my size..5'8" and 256 lbs, it will have to be a sizeable weight loss for me to see or feel a difference. It's like taking a bucket of water out of the ocean and see if you can tell the difference!! LOL!
But, Maggie, I don't have any intentions of quitting this WOE! Like I said before, this is the first "diet" I've been on in years that I can do and not feel deprived. My husband loves most of the recipes I've found here, and loves the homemade soups. I made your chili, and he loved it. I'm sure once more weight comes off of this big girl, that I will feel more like exercising. I won't have so much strain on my feet, legs, and back once some of this excess weight is gone. Spring weather will be here soon, then I'll push myself to walk outside, and get rid of this cabin fever I have now.
Thanks for your input, Maggie...I respect and welcome your advice and moral support. I have no one around me but my husband to give me the support I need..both of my kids live about 150 miles from me, so I rely on hubby, and all of you on this message board for support. I come here for a couple of hours each afternoon, checking the messages, copying recipes, and listening to others advices they get.
I'd like for you to check out my Monday results, too, if you would.
Thank you....~Susie~
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"The sausage you asked about is from a hog we bought from a farmer my husband knows. They raise a new breed of hog, which is very lean. And when we have it processed, we ask that the butcher uses as little salt as possible. The ground sausage (in question) is from that lean hog. The sausage is so lean that you have to add olive oil in the pan or on the (George Foreman) grill, or else it will burn from having very little fat in it. The sausage patty was only about a 3 oz. patty. But if you think I should hold off on it, I will stick to my turkey bacon. I just couldn't see buying more meat at the grocery, when we have a freezer full of the lean cuts we had processed for our health needs."
Susie, your sausage is quite unique, since it's custom processed and bred/raised to be
Hi Susie, I'm back to answer about yesterday's menu, as you requested:
~Maggie~
Yes, the oatmeal is the old-fashioned, slow cooking kind. I prefer this type of oatmeal anyway, because the way I fix it, it doesn't get pasty. I add my 1/2 cup of 1% milk in with the oatmeal. I haven't bought the instant for a long time.
I'll leave the hot dogs for hubby now, and concentrate on the "allowable meats" for SBD. I need to go back and really look over the P1 & P2 allowable foods again. I think I've drifted off in left field with my choices, and need to get back on track. Also, the coffeemate is out, and I bought some fat-free half & half today for my coffee. I've tried drinking it black, but don't care for it that way..I need some kind of creamer in it. I'll try the one you mentioned with the evaporated milk, vanilla, and Splenda..sounds good. I can't find the Davinci sf syrup around here yet. I'll keep looking, though.
I'm glad the fat-free Cool Whip is okay, because I love to dunk my fresh strawberries in it. But I only use it for 2 strawberries!..don't want to exploit a good thing!! As far as the Miracle Whip is concerned, I will either use it very sparingly until the jar is empty, or just throw out the rest of it (don't look, Mom), because my husband doesn't like it. He prefers Hellman's mayo, and I like it, too.
I'm gonna cut down to only one whole grain bread/tortilla and one fruit per day for awhile to see if things are going okay for me. I'll wait a few weeks before I add any more into my menues. Then if I see it's stalling me, I'll cut back again. So far, I haven't had any cravings, and have to remember my snacks because I don't get hungry until mealtime.
Thank you, Maggie, for getting back with me after checking my daily menu. I need to do a little "tweaking" as far as my menues go. Thanks for the input...it's greatly appreciated.
~Susie~
Hi Susie,
I believe that checking back with the Phase 1 and 2 Foods to Enjoy lists over and over and over, and even months into this, over again, is the smartest way to stay on track!
Excuse me if I am cutting in here but, I wanted to make a comment about exercise. Susie, if you haven't found the motivation yet to get out of that chair and start moving, why not do some moving while you are in the chair. Raise your legs out in front of you and flex and extend your toes several times. Put your feet flat on the floor and alternate lifting just the heels of your feet. Contract the muscles in your bottom like you are trying to push yourself out of the chair. Put your arms out at your sides and do circles. Raise your arms over you head and lower them, like you are doing jumping jacks. There is so much you can do while you are just sitting watching TV or reading and a little done several times over the course of the day will make a big difference. This will also help prepare your body so when the weather turns you will be ready to get outside and walk.
Keep up the good work Susie.
Julie
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