Posts by railea

Breakfast: coffee, 8 strawberries - 51 calories

Snack: 1 oz cheese - 110 calorie

Lunch: homemade soup (chicken, broccoli, carrot) and OJ - 548 calorie

Snack: green tea - 0 calories

Dinner: almonds, apple, string cheese, sparkling water - 200 calories

Snack: dark chocolate Dove bar - 190 calories

Snack: Rooibos Tea - 0 calories

   about 1200 calorie

1. What is your favorite flavor jolly rancher? watermelon or green apple
   
2. Favorite Mexican food entree?  hmmm... a burrito stuff full of fresh vegetables
   
3. Flour or corn torilla:  flour
   
4. Which is better orange juice or apple juice?  ORANGE JUICE.  no contest
   
5. Favorite filling in chocolates: chocolate filled chocolate. 
   
6. Favorite topping on popcorn:  garlic salt
   
7. Skim, soy, 2%, 1%, or almond milk? skim or soy
   
8. What condiment do you probably overuse? Mustard.  god it's so good.
   
9. Cooked or raw carrots? raw. raw. raw.
   
10. Favorite icing on a cake:  I don't like icing.
    
11. And what flavor is this cake?  my mom's buttermilk cake.  it's basically chocolate... but so much better.
    
12. What food were you trying to make during your worst cooking experience?  I can't cook shrimp.  I don't know why.  it seems so easy.  but i always fail.
    
13.  Room temperature brownie or warm with some ice cream?  warm and ice cream is always good.
    
14.  Choose one: butterfingers, reese’s, snickers, or milkyway?  kit kat
    
15. How do you like your chicken? Baked, pan-fried, grilled, etc? grilled
    
16.  What kind of sauce do you like with your pasta?  black pepper and parmesen cheese.
    
17.  Any food that you refuse to look up the calories?  i will usually look it.  and then get really angry and sad that I ate it.
    
18.  Do you like the flavored candy canes or regular?  mmm candy canes. 
    
19.   How do you like your steak/burger cooked? medium rare, more rare than medium
    
20. What do you want to try to cook for the first time?  i love to cook new things
    
21.  Fresh, hot pizza or cold leftover pizza the next morning? ;-)  fresh. 
    
22. If you could zap the calories out of any food which would it be?   ice cream
    

I'm drinking a glass of red tonight.  It's my major indulgence for the week.  Loooove a dry red wine.

But.  I must agree with GIJane... you aren't drinking 1/2 your calories every day are you?  Eventually, that will ruin your body. 

So enjoy!  But remember, everything in moderation.

Cheers!

Thanks gi-jane.  I've been struggling with lowering my daily fat intake, but it's been difficult (I live in Korea and don't have as many options as I'm used to, and I take a fish oil supplement which is packed with fat).  I'll try making my breakfast more calorie dense (I added a boiled egg and a 1/2 cup of OJ today).  Alcohol is a tough one, because I've gotten into the habit of having a large glass of wine or a bloody mary (yum!) three or four times a week, but a few weeks without any alcohol would probably be good for me.  I think I'll increase my vegetables and have oatmeal more than twice a week.  It's difficult to find good carbohydrate choices here (the only rice is white glutinous) and all dairy products are made with whole milk.  As to adding more water, I already pee every 30 minutes... so I think I'll stick with my 2 liters.  It's good to have an outside opinion and to admit there are still lots of things I can do to better my diet.  Oh -- as to eating too few calories, I don't feel deprived.  I'm afraid my metabolism is already a disaster.  I've suffered from a variety of EDs and most recently was put on a plethora of pills (antidepressants and anti-psychotics), but got off of them earlier this year because I hated the way they made me feel and I was gaining 20 pounds a month.  I've decided to use diet and exercise and specific vitamins/minerals as my tool for deal with all of my... um, issues.  I "feel" really good, but I'd like to *see* some results as well.   Thanks again!

Best pizza ever: sauerkraut and green olives.  god it's good.

Original Post by alibsam:

Yeah! Another Of Montreal fan!!

I looooooooooooooooove of Montreal. 

The human being is an omnivore, as are many bears, birds, and pigs.  I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge a bird to eat a grasshopper.  Everyone has a right to make their own choices, and I totally support your right to eat whatever you want.  I do believe that factory farming is horrible to animals -- and the food that is produced through such practices is lacking in integrity and nutritional value, as well as the cause for most outbreaks of Listeriosis, MadCow, and Avian Influenza.  But if someone wants to eat a BigMac, I say have at it.  Enjoy!

• 1.5 Liters of Water Everyday
• I Always eat Breakfast
  
• Changed to skim milk in my coffee. and only use 1 tsp sugar. - Used to take it with Cream and a tbsp of sugar. I hope to be sugar free by the end of this month.
• Smoothies. I love raspberry smoothies. loooooove.
• I eat 5 to 6 times a day.
• I quit smoking. and I only have caffeine in the morning - 1 cup of coffee.
• And every week I try to improve something about my diet. Such as cutting back on my sodium intake, increasing my fiber and protein, or add in a new fruit or vegetable.
• Not being discouraged by slow results. But noticing small changes. Like how I'm sleeping better. And how much more energy I have.
  

Weighed this morning.  I've lost a total of 2.5 pounds in 3 weeks.  I'm discouraged.  I have a long, long, long, long way to go.  It will take 3 years for me to reach my goal at this rate.  I'm trying to be happy with every little loss...  but I expected to have a larger initial weight loss.  I've lowered my calorie intake to 1300 -- I started at 1800 and then went to 1500.  I'm afraid my body isn't willing to go into weight loss mode without a huge deficit. 

I recently joined CC again a few weeks ago.  I've gained a ridiculous amount of weight over the last two years.  And now I am trying to regain control of my life.  I've spent the last two weeks observing my calorie intake, and now, I'm cutting down to 1500 calories (I was at 1800).  I'm trying to do this right.  Change for life.  More concerned for my health than how I look (though I still really care).  My goal is to lose 140 pounds over the next two years.  Cheers to change!