Sheila's April Journal

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Sheila's April Journal
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Tue, 04-01-2008 - 9:08am

OK, in the past I said I would journal, but I'm going to give it a try to keep myself accountable.


Lots of things going on in my life - major perimenopause issues and I can't tolerate any of the natural or Rx drugs for this.  I'm also dealing with a lump on my breast they are "watching" and due to the family history, this is a cause for concern.  I'm also dealing with hand issues and am splinted on both hands pretty much 24/7, which makes typing kind of funky.  OVerallI tend to stress eat and because of it, my weight kept creeping up.  I'm working on a Phase II light for now as I know grains are my downfall.  I love my breads!


Here is my menu for today and I will update/edit as necessary


Breakfast:    1 cup steel cut oats, with small amount of walnuts,
                     Cup of Chai tea made with 8 oz of milk (2% as I don't like 1% or skim - this is my personal choice)


Snack:          Bananna


Lunch:          2 cups of vegetable soup - tons of veggies, but not near enough to the 4.5 daily cups


Snack:           Celery with Laughing Cow Lite herbed cheese


Dinner:          Going to be on the run tonight (as usual) but I'm aiming for Wendy's Chili and a side salad.


Also during the day at work I'll have another cup of chai tea made with milk, and abottle or two of water and my diet coke.  I should tell you that I'm a diet coke addict and in the past week, I've limited myself to one a day and trying to add in more water as I'm not a big water drinker.


I started back on Phase II light last week and have seen a 2.5 lb loss so far.


 


 


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Wed, 04-02-2008 - 9:10am

Yesterday did not play out like I had hoped.


I did not eat all my lunch - just was not hungry, the same with the afternoon snack.


Dinner ended up being


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Thu, 04-03-2008 - 8:52am

I've decided that it makes more sense to me to post my meals the day after, since what I've been posting, gets changed up.


Yesterday 4/2:


Breakfast


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Fri, 04-04-2008 - 9:12am

Yesterday 4/3 here is what I ate:


Breakfast - cup of steel cut oat


Snack - Bannana


Lunch - small salad


Snack - nothing


Dinner:


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Fri, 04-04-2008 - 12:53pm

Sheila, have you ever tried the "Skim Plus" milk?

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Fri, 04-04-2008 - 1:11pm

I don't think I've ever seen that, but will start looking for it.


My MD swears by Soy milk - but I "itch" after drinking it and can't even take soy for my peri-menopausal issues for the same reason.

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Fri, 04-04-2008 - 1:54pm

Joy,


Check the ingredient label on your Skim Plus milk.

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Fri, 04-04-2008 - 2:18pm

Good idea; I'll check it out.

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Fri, 04-04-2008 - 5:13pm

Today's 4/4 food intake



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Sun, 04-06-2008 - 9:25am

Friday night I ate way too many pistachios, but other than that, did OK for the day


Saturday was very light on eating - just not hungry still


Breakfast - nothing


Lunch - SB chicken wrap meal, ate only 1/2 of the noodles that came with the seasame chicken wrap and used very little of the dressing, did not eat the jello.


Snack - banana


Dinner - large chicken ceasar salad, very little dressing, less than a tablespoon


I'm pretty sure I ate at least 4.5 cups of salad for dinner.


Beverages for the day:


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Sun, 04-06-2008 - 6:03pm

Here is what I have eaten today - Sunday 4/6


Breakfast


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