Posts by sarah1090

I'm doing pretty well this week.  I wasn't tempted by the ice cream at the store I work at and I wasn't tempted by eating unhealthily when my friends were.  This is a huge improvement from before.  I don't want to completely deprive myself because I know that will just lead to bingeing later, but I think the little simple decisions I've been making lately are good ones.

By April 4th, I will be logging my calories daily and eating dinner with my mom no less than 4 nights per week.

This goal is definitely simpler than my last one and I am confident that I can stick with this and do it for 12 weeks!

Monday:

Breakfast: special k protein plus in almond milk, blueberries

Lunch: honey turkey in a pita pocket, blueberries

Snack: chocolate peppermint stick luna bar

Dinner: grilled honey dijon chicken with toasted almonds on top, green beans

Snack: 0% fage yogurt with low sugar strawberry preserves stirred in

Weekly Check In:

I am back on track with food.  I was off the wagon for a long time, and the only support I had was on this website.  I now have support from my mom and my best friend who are also both trying to lose weight.  Instead of me having to worry about cooking my own dinner, my mom said that she will cook dinner for both of us.  I bought two healthy, low-calorie cookbooks and we are planning to have dinner together at least four nights a week.  We planned all our menus for the week yesterday and today we went grocery shopping.  I am very excited to eat more of a variety for dinner and I don't have to cook it, which is great.  I am also excited about my new support network, because I had been hiding my healthy eating habits from my friends and my family, which obviously became very very challenging.  I feel good about food now, and I just need to focus on exercise.  I have track practice every day, but I need to work a little harder because I always seem to slack off.  I went to the gym with my friend yesterday, which was nice..I haven't gone to the gym with a buddy in at least a year.  I still think I prefer going alone though, but at least I know I have others that support me now.

Goal Evaluation:

I failed.  I don't think I had one full good week of sticking to my plan in the last 12 weeks.  There was a big bump in the road when I was in the hospital and I didn't get back to my healthy lifestyle until a few days ago, a few weeks after I had been discharged from the hospital.  Even though my goals seemed simple and easy, they were certainly not.  They were demanding, too demanding, and my plan is to give myself a little more breathing room for the next 12 weeks.  Since I have track to keep me in line with exercise, I think my goals will be centered around food and a weekly calorie average instead of a daily average. 

I am thinking: Continue to log my food everyday, eat dinner with my mom at least 4 nights a week, and have a 1500 cal/day weekly average.  How does that sound?

Agreeing with the others above me, I agree.  Sara, you are such a great motivator.  I am so glad to have been part of this group for over 4 months, even if there have been many many bumps in the road.  The best way to learn is through experience and from mistakes.

Sorry it's been so long since I've done a real post.  I was sick for a while and I just got back from a ski trip (and I leave again tomorrow).  I am not on track to meet my goal, but I know that just because of that, it is never too late to get back on the wagon and try harder.  I think for next time to make my goals more achievable, I need to give myself a little more breathing room.  Like, instead of a daily calorie average, I should have a weekly average or I should only shoot to have 8 successful weeks out of 12 instead of 12 out of 12.  I care about my health and being too busy or too lazy is not an excuse to not at least try to meet my goals.  "You only truly fail when you stop trying."  I am at least getting exercise in from track practice, but I need to work a little harder and get back on track with eating.

And now for a recipe:

Sweet potato dip

for thursday:

Breakfast: kashi vanilla hot cereal with blueberries, banana

Lunch: pb+j on light wheat, baby carrots, cucumber slices, yogurt, raspberries

Snack: luna bar

*track practice*

Snack: banana

Dinner: cucumber slices with ranch dip, rice and beans, broccoli with melted cheese

Snack: black raspberry soft serve froyo, popcorn

is it bad that i eat frozen yogurt every day? whoops. its just soo good.

i agree with carry, planning what to eat the night before is so important, even if you end up just using it as a general guideline.

While last week wasn't the best for me, this week has started off great.  I just started indoor track on Monday and it's going well so far..despite being pretty sore!  I'm really focused on improving my times this year, and I know that in order to do this, I must dedicate a good amount of effort to my health (eating, sleeping, and exercising).  I am going to try really hard this season to focus on these things to help me improve.

On another note, I heard back from one of the schools I applied to (Tulane in New Orleans) and I got in!  I'm still waiting to hear back from 3 other schools...2 early actions and 1 early decision, and I'm planning to apply to 4 more schools regular decision.  It feels great to at least be in to one school so I have something to fall back on if all else fails.  Plus, I have no reason to stress as much as I have been over my school work now, because frankly it doesn't matter that much anymore :)

The past two days, my eating has been good.  When I orginally started trying to change my health lifestyle, I limited myself to very few foods.  I then branched out to a much greater variety but soon I found it hard to control myself and not overeat with all the choices.  I decided I needed to find a line in between complete variety and eating the same thing every day.  I have decided to not limit my dinner options at all, but to eat a sandwich for lunch with a side of fruits/veggies and a yogurt, and a luna bar for an afternoon snack before track practice.  The rest of the day varies, with my night snack being something "extra" or special and making sure my breakfast includes fruit, fiber, and protein.

I am feeling really good right now and starting track has really motivated me to stay on track with eating and sleeping, as I know I need good nutrition and energy if I want to get better!

the get to know you thing will come later...

hope everyone else is doing well this week!

for Tuesday:

Breakfast (7am): 2 cups special k protein plus in almond milk, banana, blueberries, raspberries

Lunch (11am): turkey and swiss sandwich on light wheat (argh my dad bought the wrong kind of bread), baby carrots, cucumber slices, strawberry banana yogurt

Snack (2:30pm): luna bar

Dinner (6pm): chicken/veggie stir fry over brown rice with teriyaki sauce

Snack(9:30pm): not sure yet. will update*

hi everyone,

sorry for not posting until now..i was away for thanksgiving.  i havent had time to read through other posts yet, so ill just give a quick update.  I pretty much totally lost myself during thanksgiving.  I am more than ready to get back on track though.  It's hard for me to intuitively eat when i know calorie counting will be impossible (like at thanksgiving with all the food made by my family members).  I always cant seem to control myself unless I am logging everything and know how many calories is in everything.  This is something I'd like to work on..being able to only eat when I'm hungry and still make smart decisions even when I can't count.

Hope everyone in the US had a nice thanksgiving, and good luck with your goals!

Breakfast: mix of corn chex, multigrain cheerios, special k protein plus, and fiber one in almond milk; blueberries

Lunch: honey turkey in a pita pocket; babybel light cheese, dannon light n fit cherry vanilla yogurt; blueberries

Snack: banana; baby food sweet potatoes; mini pita with red pepper hummus

Dinner: wholewheat pasta with chicken and broccoli in a cheese sauce (ricotta and almond milk)

Snack: kashi tlc cherry dark chocolate bar; popcorn

hi so to reply to the topic..i eat about 1500 calories a day.  Right now I'm playing powderpuff (flag football) so I have practice for that everyday after school for about an hour and a half.  Our game is on wednesday and then its over but on monday i start indoor track.  I'll have track practice 6 days a week for 2 hours (including a sprinting workout and weightlifting).  And I may go to the gym once in a while if I feel like i havent done enough at practice, but thats rare!  When I got to the gym, I usually warm up by jogging on the track, then I go on the bike or do some jogging/sprinting/walking interval sets and then i do crunches and use the weight machines and free weights. i haatee the treadmill and running long distances in general (im a sprinter for track), so i try to stay away from that.  I know its good for you, but oh well.

hey im a senior in high school with pretty much the same motives as you and no ED. i think its a great idea to create a group of us!

Hi, I was on zoloft last spring. I felt the exact same way..that medicine cant change the way my life is, and i dont want to artificially feel better about the same situation (which i dont think it even did that). if you want to get off it, i suggest slowly weaning yourself off it..go down to 75 mg per day, then 50, then 25 then every other day etc. I stopped it pretty abruptly and didnt tell anyone, and tried to kill myself after i had been off it for a week. but after that day, everything got so much better, and i havent been on any meds for depression since. but i suggest talking to a doctor before getting off of it yourself because it can be dangerous.

good luck and if you have any questions just ask me!

for tomorrow:

Breakfast: mix of multigrain cheerios, corn chex, fiber one, and special k protein plus with almond milk; blueberries

Lunch: chicken + veggie stirfry over brown rice with teriyaki sauce

Snack: pb+j on wholewheat

Dinner: chicken + cheese qusadilla in wholewheat wrap with cilantro yogurt dipping sauce; baby spinach with italian dressing

Dessert: low fat pumpkin soft serve fro-yo

not the best day due to lack of planning and time. tomorrow will be better.

Breakfast: apple cinnamon oatmeal, banana

Lunch: 2 cups dry special k protein plus (kinda nasty by itself); blueberries

Snack: kashi tlc cherry dark chocolate bar

Snack: low fat peanut butter soft serve frozen yogurt

Dinner: plain bagel with cream cheese from brueggers

Snack: broccoli with cheese; celery sticks and peanut butter; deep chocolate vitamuffin

you criticize me but not this..??!!!??? ^^^^^^^^ that makes a lot of sense.

and thanks laren. my main goal right now is just to tone..im not as focused with the number on the scale.