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| Mon, 02-04-2008 - 2:30pm |
I'm really really happy to be back! Can't wait to 'detox' myself off the nasty cravings and binging! I'm tremendously motivated and excited at the prospect of losing weight. Feel free to comment on my menu.
Feb 4th. Day 1.
BF: 1C tomato juice. 2 egg omelette w 1/4 red-bell pepper. 1C coffee
snack: lf ham roll-up w 1/4 red-bell pepper & mozarella
L: a piece of boiled chicken breast. Mixed greens w olive oil & bals. vinegar
tons of black tea
snack: 1/2 raw carrot (oops - remembered it's on the 'avoid' list). 2 tomato slices topped w lf mozzarella and 1T mayo (didn't have lf or nf mayo, so it's regular)
D: 1C chicken broth with spinach (pureed in a food processor) - YUM! 2 moretomato slices topped w lf mozzarella and 1T mayo
snack #2: cup of black tea, a slice of cheddar
EXERCISE: 35 min high-intensity jogging on a thread-mill. 20 min weights - upper body. Drank 3C of water while at the gym (water bottle).
AFTERTHOUGHTS: You are supposed to stay away from caffeinated drinks. I know it, but I wonder if drinking regular would slow the process. I really haven't bought decaf coffee and do drink tons of tea (green and black) during the day. How would it affect the weight loss, if at all?
Felt like I was eating the whole day. Working from home doesn't help much in staying away from the fridge. I'll see tomorrow how I did today, although I had so much liquids (which is very usual for me)! Overall, I feel great, but can't wait to feel lighter!
Good to know my cup of coffee isn't prohibited on Phase 1. I guess I could switch to decaf with no problems.
Current weight: 126.5
Target weight: 115
Edited 2/4/2008 9:18 pm ET by fisrttime_mom

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As soon as I know, excess use of caffeine affects your blood sugar and it may cause change in your mood. It also dehydrates your body, so you have to remember to take a glass water after a cup of coffee. Here is a link for you - I hope you'll find it interesting: Caffeine
You are allowed up to 2 cups of a caffeinated beverage daily.
Feb 5th. Day 2.
BF: 1C coffee. 1C 1% yogurt w splenda
snack: paper-thin ham roll w a slice of red bell pepper and lf cheddar
L: went out for lunch, ordered Cabbage Roll and OMG! it had rice in it, duh!?!?!? Since we were short on time I couldn't place another order and ended up picking a piece of grilled chicken breast out of my DH's sandwich. 1C decaf coffee
Home, finally! 1C of spinach soup - yum, again!
snack: got so hungry that I ate a handful of roasted nuts. After getting home - red bell pepper strips w lf cheddar. 1C green tea latte at Starbucks
D: lamb patty, roasted eggplants and peppers, green salad w olive oil and bals. vinegar.
snack: 1C 1% kefir
EXERCISE: none
AFTERTHOUGHTS: I had a really BAD day in terms of food today. Firstly, I picked out cabbage rolls with rice in them (didn't eat that, of course), then I had a disgusting green tea latte at Starbuck's. It tasted like spinach with seaweed in warm water. Good enough to throw up! I asked the barista what's in it and read the bag label. Apparently, they mix up milk with a ready mix, which contains ground green tea, and add some syrup. I got a syrup-free cup with skim milk and the result SO awful! Never ever again! I guess it just proves how difficult it is to eat out while on a diet, I mean a 'strict' diet.
Starting weight: 126.5
Current weight: 125.5 (1 lb down!!!)
Target weight: 115
Edited 2/5/2008 2:53 pm ET by fisrttime_mom
Edited 2/5/2008 6:00 pm ET by fisrttime_mom
Feb 6th. Day 3.
BF: 2C coffee. 1C tomato juice. 1 egg omelette with roasted veggies leftovers.
snack: none
L: 3/4 lamb patty and roasted veggies from yesterday. Field greens salad w bals. vinegar and olive oil
snack: tandoori chicken breast roll-up w greens and a pickle
later afternoon snack: a handful of roasted nuts
D: chicken cacciatore, green salad
snack: 1C 1% buttermilk
EXERCISE: none
AFTERTHOUGHTS: I lost whooping 2 lbs yesterday to a total of 3 lbs for 2 days!!! Can hardly believe it! I'm so happy!
Starting weight: 126.5
Current weight: 123.5
Weight loss so far: 3 lbs
Target weight: 115
Edited 2/6/2008 5:30 pm ET by fisrttime_mom
Feb 7th. Day 4.
BF: 1C coffee. 1C 1% yogurt.
snack: 1C tomato juice, piece of meatloaf, 2 slices chicken breast cut, 1/2 cucumber. This looks like a full-size lunch, but I was starving after 1 hour of workout
LUNCH: cacciatore chiken leftovers, green salad w bals. vinegar and olive oil
snack: skinny latte at Starbuck's
D: I won't be home till late at night
snack: 1C 1% buttermilk
EXERCISE: 1/2 hour intense cardio class and 1/2 hour strenuous lower body workout - LOVED BOTH, but could hardly walk back home :)
AFTERTHOUGHTS: I feel great! Yesterday was the 1st time when I actually felt some sugar withdrawal symptoms. Can't wait to start feeling my belly fat is melting - that's the #1 problem area of mine. So far, haven't seen that many changes in the area, but it's been only 3 days...
Starting weight: 126.5
Current weight: 123.5 (haven't done the weigh-in today)
Weight loss so far: 3 lbs
Target weight: 115
Feb 8th. Day 5.
BF: 1C coffee. 1C 1% yogurt.
snack: 1C tomato juice
LUNCH: 1 sliced tomato topped with a mix of 1T mayo, LF cheddar and a garlic clove. Yum!
snack: Starbuck's skinny latte. I'm not an addict of their latte, it's just that I often meet my friends there and I have to admit, latte is quite filling.
D: went to the gym before dinner and didn't have time to cook and was too tired after the workout. ended up eating a plate of greens w bals. vinegar and olive oil and some chicken breast cuts. I actually didn't feel like eating at all but forced myself since the body needs some proteins.
snack: guess what? 1C 1% buttermilk
EXERCISE: low-intensity workout today to give myself a break from yesterday's run - 1/2 hour abs workout and 1/2 hour upper body w weights
AFTERTHOUGHTS: 4 more lbs down, but I'm getting so impatient in feeling the results rather than seeing them on my scale! So far the jeans have a looser fit, but no more obvious signs. Oh well, it's only 4 lbs... I'm dreading the weekend - we were invited to 2 dinners on sat and sunday :( There are so many gastronomic temptations during the restrictive period but for me the biggest one is a glass of red wine, especially now that my DH is enjoying it while I'm typing this up. Let's hope I'll be 1 lb lighter tomorrow.
Starting weight: 126.5
Current weight: 122.5
Weight loss so far: 4 lbs
Target weight: 115
Edited 2/8/2008 8:37 pm ET by fisrttime_mom
Edited 2/8/2008 8:38 pm ET by fisrttime_mom
Don't worry, you can go through the birthdays successfully - but it's best not to tell people about the reason why you want to eat certain foods. I find these useful:
1. "Oh, I have eaten just before I left home! Oh, oh, I am so full! I can't eat anything but some ...(insert: sb legal foods)now"
2. If there is cake, I usually say: "I'd like to save it for the morning" - and take a piece of this wonderful cake with me. I usually give it to my hubby (because I am not fond of cakes in general, but don't want to be rude). And then the next day call and say that the hubby has eaten and enjoyed the cake so much! And it's always true :)
3. Talk to the host before the party - about the foods, and suggest to take some tasty snacks (sb friendly) with you.
I find it difficult to discuss eating habits with a group of people because I usually meet negativity or "just this day" and so on. After I started on sb I have celebrated 4 birthdays (only cakes and unhealthy stuff was introduced) - I ate my sb food and if I was asked about "why not this cake" - I was saying: "oh oh, I still can't recover after my birthday - ate too much cake then". It helps! :)))))
I wish you good luck!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Edited 2/9/2008 6:06 am ET by nata.dk
These are really good tips! Esp. the one - "I'll have it tomorrow" and take it to go. But it's really hard to avoid eating at a sit-down dinner, when you had a sent-home menus delivered to you days in advance. I'll do my best under the circumstances. I'm not a big cake / sweets eater myself and don't think I'll have a problem staying away from the desert. My biggest problem is portion control (or the lack of it)
Another good tip is to make something healthy and bring it with you. I'm making a bowl of broccoli salad and I'll put it by my side at the table :)
Feb 9th. Day 6.
BF: 1C coffee. 1C 1% yogurt.
snack: I'll be working the 1st part of the day
LUNCH: oriental beef w green bell peppers (from the mall's chinese joint). I hope it is SBD friendly, they don't post the ingredients (I wouldn't want to know, anyhow :) )
snack: 10 almonds
D: Dinner at a friend's house. I'll post how I did tomorrow
snack:
EXERCISE: none during the weekend
AFTERTHOUGHTS: I feel so good about resisting red wine yesterday. One more temptation evening to go - which is tonight's dinner. The weight loss for yesterday only 1 lb. I'm not disappointed since I know that after a workout my body seems not to lose anything - I drink tons of water while I work out, plus I went to the sauna, plus it's the beginning of my period. So I'm not expecting a huge weight loss after the day like yesterday. So far I've lost 1 lb per day, pretty consistent and quite healthy. I'm so sore from the cardio and upper body class that I had to take pain-killer! Looking forward to my classes on Tue, though.
Starting weight: 126.5
Current weight: 122
Weight loss so far: 4.5 lbs
Target weight: 115
You can also make lettuce wraps or rolls (sushi-like) with cream cheese and sticks of cucumber or meat inside.
Or cucumber sticks with dressing made of cream cheese with fresh dill, species and salt!
Here are some pictures for inspiration (of course with right ingredients):
http://i.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/ck/01/03/chicken-wraps-ck-226372-l.jpg
http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/recipe/ShowRecipeImage?recipeId=749&contentType=image/jpg&imageType=4
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