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That was a great video.
Original Post by mollymouser:
QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 3
What's your favorite healthy SWEET snack, and your favorite healthy NON-SWEET snack???
MOLLY
Favorite healthy SWEET snack - Frozen blueberries - YUM!
Favorite healthy NON-SWEET snack - Raw Almonds, pop corn
Molly, that video was hysterical. Where do you find these things?
~ Beth
We hit the upper 80s with clouds and smog today ... a foretaste of an unpleasant summer, methinks. I wasn't terribly motivated to exercise, but I did get in six miles of biking, anyway. I also got some laundry done, some general house tidying and re-arranging, and I also washed the windows in our bedroom and our guest bathroom. In there somewhere I also filled bird seeders, dug up and reseeded a section of lawn, harvested some tomatoes, and visited Lowe's, the Post Office, and Whole
I've eaten fine today ... right on track with carbs, proteins, veggies, fiber... with 300 calories left for my evening snack. Dinner was pretty basic .... grilled chicken, 3 servings of snow peas, two servings of radishes, and a toasted Thomas light multigrain english muffin. Lunch was a bran muffin, some egg white salad, and a nice salad with some roasted turkey and edamame. Of course, this morning's weigh-in (yes, I am still torturing/traumatizing myself EVERY morning) inexplicably showed a .8 gain over Sunday's official weigh-in .... must be retaining water, but who knows why? Oh well... it's like the tides .... in and out, in and out, in and out ... right?
I did get a phone call this morning from my wonderful DH .... I really appreciate that he's been taking the time to stay in contact with me as much as he does. (He knows that I constantly battle depression and anxiety, and hearing from him regularly really helps me .... he's very considerate and thoughtful about things like this.) I was happy to hear that three more of the care packages I'd sent him had finally arrived over there ... yay! I mailed him two more packages today! (So far I've sent him 8, including today's two!) Of course, my goal is to let him know how much I love and miss him ... and also for him to get more care packages (and mail) than anyone else, lol! (Which reminds me, I should send him another card tomorrow!)
So ... that's my life. Keeping the home fires burning, counting calories, drinking water, eating healthy, ranting at the scale, waiting to hear from my wonderful DH .... and playing on the Internet.
MOLLY
Original Post by mollymouser:
QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 3
What's your favorite healthy SWEET snack, and your favorite healthy NON-SWEET snack???
MOLLY
My favorite healthy sweet snack is~FRUIT! Just about any kind of fruit!
My favorite healthy non-sweet snack is~FRESH VEGGIES! I love carrots, cucumbers, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, etc....
Molly that video was awesome. My daughter and I really enjoyed it. That started us youtube surfing and we came across another very funny video. I didn't know that I had been re-incarnated from a cat! I guess my life isn't much different now! heehee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg1oszADX04&am p;feature=related
Healthy snacks?
Sweet: Sugar free jello, any flavor
Non sweet: Almost any nut, popcorn
Off to the watering hole! 
Original Post by mollymouser:
QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 3
What's your favorite healthy SWEET snack, and your favorite healthy NON-SWEET snack???
MOLLY
Sweet snack: strawberries and cherries!!!!
Non-sweet snack: I don't snack on non-salty things unless they are chips, which i have forbidden myself to eat until I drop two more pounds...controlled portion of course!
I woke up feeling good about myself because for two nights in a row i didn't eat anything after 9 p.m. A miracle!!!! And I haven't smoked a cigarette for 12 days now (i've been smoking for 12 years...YUCK!!!) and am surprised that i haven't been eating more since i've quit!!! AND...i'm drinking a LOT of H20!!
LOL!! Bonsfam, I just watched that youtube video with the cat on the treadmill. How adorable is that??? Perfect clip to watch for all of us!!
Have a great day everyone!!!
QUESTION OF THE DAY - WEDNESDAY JUNE 4
Do you track your FIBER? Do you have a daily fiber goal? Do you intentionally look for high fiber foods?
MOLLY
REMINDER:
June 11 is 25 days into our "75 Days of Summer" Countdown .... that's one-third of the way to (hopefully) achieving our goals.
As we ALL face one more week until we hit that 25-day (One-Third) milestone, how are we doing? Have you gone back to review your goals? Do you need to tweak or change anything?
And how can we help?
My 5 goals ....
- Calorie-Counting .... yes!
- Exercise 4 days per week ... yes!
- Drink more water .... ummm, probably not. (working on it!)
- Test blood sugars faithfully ... yes!
- Lose the weight that snuck back on in May ... yes! (all weigh lost from this point forward is "new weight")
MOLLY
Original Post by mollymouser:
QUESTION OF THE DAY - WEDNESDAY JUNE 4
Do you track your FIBER? Do you have a daily fiber goal? Do you intentionally look for high fiber foods?
MOLLY
i use bran for my cereal and buy fiber rich foods, but do not have to have an exact number every day
Angela- great job on the not smoking. As a former smoker I know how hard that can be. Not to mention trying to lose weight at the same time-you go girl!
Well today was my weigh in day and unfortunately I haven't lost anything in the past 2 weeks. I stopped logging my foods about a month ago, as I was in a rut of going way over my daily calories every third day or so. I still run a tally in my head though I just try to take the emphasis off of a certain number. That seems to have worked, as I'm not having those really excessive days, however, not losing is a bit disappointing.
As I get closer to goal weight my committment has waned somewhat. At times I find myself thinking that perhaps I should maintain and be happy where I am at, but I set a goal and feel like I should get there. One thing is for sure- I now have a lot more stamina to do more. I feel so much better physically and I really enjoy the benefits of being slimmer. I guess it's one day at a time. Have a good one All. It's raining here on the East coast so I think some shopping is in order.
Original Post by mollymouser:
QUESTION OF THE DAY - WEDNESDAY JUNE 4
Do you track your FIBER? Do you have a daily fiber goal? Do you intentionally look for high fiber foods?
MOLLY
Yes I track my fiber. My goal is around 30 g a day.
As for my summer goals, basically I need to get back on track (May was rough):
- walk five miles daily (OK, at least five days per week)
- drink 2-3 L of water a day & remember to take my multivitamins
- get back to 5 or more servings of veggies a day
So far, so good. But I'm only on day 3 of my summer. I have gotten back (as of this morning) to my previous low. So like Molly, I'm back to trying to lose "new" weight.
Original Post by mollymouser:
QUESTION OF THE DAY - WEDNESDAY JUNE 4
Do you track your FIBER? Do you have a daily fiber goal? Do you intentionally look for high fiber foods?
MOLLY
I do track fiber (using the CC tools, of course). I don't really have a specific goal, other than to hit at least 30 grams a day, which is the recommended minimum but more is better. I do look for high fiber foods, but also have been trying to focus on replacing processed grains with whole grains, which has helped tremendously just by default. Whole grain tortillas, breads, pasta, flour, etc.
Original Post by mollymouser:
REMINDER:
June 11 is 25 days into our "75 Days of Summer" Countdown .... that's one-third of the way to (hopefully) achieving our goals.
As we ALL face one more week until we hit that 25-day (One-Third) milestone, how are we doing? Have you gone back to review your goals? Do you need to tweak or change anything?
Well, today is my normal weigh-day so this was good timing. Here's my report:
Starting weight: 170
Total loss so far: 27.5 lbs
This week's loss: 2 lb
My summer goals were:
1) Do cardio for 30 minutes at least 4 days a week. - Working up to it. Haven't gotten consistent at 4 days per week yet, but am getting better and feel more motivated to go lately.
2) Add 15-20 minutes of strength training at least twice a week. - Hit a roadblock on this one with a flare up of what may be Rheumatoid Arthritis. Currently am on Prednisone to suppress it, but tapering off on that this week, so we'll see how I'm doing next week once it's completely out of my system. Waiting to hear from Doc on final diagnosis and instructions.
3) Cook
dinner at least 4 nights per week. - Doing better. Have been cooking again the last week or so and getting back into the habit.
Overall, it's going well. This whole possible arthritis thing really gives me a jolt - I was so worried the Prednisone would make me gain weight, or stop me from losing, especially when I didn't lose anything last week. But I lost 2 pounds this week, which is a fairly typical two weeks loss, so I guess I'm still on track. Hopefully, it's NOT arthritis and I won't have to take Prednisone or anything similar long term.
Checking in on goals:
1) See the 140's by the end of the 75 days. I'm guessing this will probably not happen. I have only lost 3 pounds since the start of this, although tomorrow is my next weigh in and I'm hoping it might be another pound or two. I know that I am slowing down/plateauing so I'm trying not to stress about it.
2) Try at least 3 new forms of exercise. Yes, I did that. Woo!
3) Continue my half-marathon training. Yup, still going, although my leg injury is hampering my progress a bit. Still, I'm going to run my 6 miles on Saturday even if my leg falls off.
4) Be nicer to myself and give myself more credit for how far I've come :)
Ha, I'm doing a lousy job on this one :) I get so frustrated and beat up on myself about stuff when I should be congratulating myself on how far I've come. Will try harder!
5) Just in general, rededicate myself to this process all over again.
Well, I have not slacked off and I'm trying to find new things to do to get excited again. I am starting to adjust to tracking protein and getting more protein so that has been a bit difficult but it's also given me something new to pay attention to. I am committed all the way and I will keep going no matter what! I never want to return to the unhealthy unhappy person I was before I started this process.
As for fiber, I try to eat more whole grains and get a good amount but I don't track it. I did for a while but I've decided that I really can't be bothered to track more than my calories and my protein. It's way too much work.
I do keep track of my fiber every day. I shoot for around 50 grams. Sometimes I intentionally look for high fiber foods, but I eat so many beans, fruits, and veggies that I don't really have to eat things that I don't like just to get my numbers up.
Here's my 25 day check-in:
This last few days have been a little rough nutrition wise. I had a friend in town from Friday night until Sunday evening. I didn't actually do too bad, but I wasn't paying close attention, either. Monday another friend came up and we ate Thai food for dinner, which had who knows how many calories or fat. The two of us met another friend Monday night and yesterday the three of us totally pigged out. I had blueberry oatmeal pecan pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast, crackers with brie and hummus and some candy for lunch, and a huge calzone and pesto breadsticks for dinner. With very little water. Needless to say, my weight is up a little today, but we'll see how much goes away tomorrow. It's been a long time since I had a junk food day like that. Hopefully it will stir up my metabolism.
In terms of my summer goals, I have:
1. lost about 3 pounds (still 14 pounds away from my end of summer goal of 230).
2. gotten a lot better about avoiding late night snacking
3. kept my calories under 1700 calories 6 days a week (every week except this one - I had 2 days above 1700).
4. gotten better about drinking water all day
5. reached my May goal of 1750 minutes of exercise
6. done strength training 2 days a week
7. cut back on artificial sweeteners (using them only for drinks now)
8. eating my 6 servings of veggies about 6 days a week
Except for yesterday's bender, I'm feeling pretty good about my progress this summer. This is the last week of classes, then next week is finals so I don't have a lot of time to cook right now. I'm really looking forward to getting back to my kitchen next week.
Great work everybody!
Good updates and check-ins, everyone!!!!
(Go drink some water!)
MOLLY
Original Post by mollymouser:
QUESTION OF THE DAY - WEDNESDAY JUNE 4
Do you track your FIBER? Do you have a daily fiber goal? Do you intentionally look for high fiber foods?
MOLLY
I haven't quite gotten the hang of tracking my fiber exactly, but I do look for high fiber foods so that I know I am getting enough.
Original Post by mollymouser:
REMINDER:
June 11 is 25 days into our "75 Days of Summer" Countdown .... that's one-third of the way to (hopefully) achieving our goals.
As we ALL face one more week until we hit that 25-day (One-Third) milestone, how are we doing? Have you gone back to review your goals? Do you need to tweak or change anything?
And how can we help?
My 5 goals ....
- Calorie-Counting .... yes!
- Exercise 4 days per week ... yes!
- Drink more water .... ummm, probably not. (working on it!)
- Test blood sugars faithfully ... yes!
- Lose the weight that snuck back on in May ... yes! (all weigh lost from this point forward is "new weight")
MOLLY
Wow, time flies when your counting calories!
My Goals~
Increase water~ still working on that but has improved drastically! &nb sp;
Exercise more regularly~I would have to give this one a yes!
Eat more fresh food~yes, yes, yes!
And my added bonus to stop drooling over the foods the rest of my family is eating & savor every bite of my healthier version~I am still in the drooling phase, but I do savor each & every bite of my own food.
Question for Wednesday June 4th
Do you track Fiber? Not really but I try to stay on top of it.
Do you have Fiber goal? I try to get in 21 grams per-day.
Do you intentionally look for high fiber foods? No, but I really need to.
Hi everyone.. I just wanted to get that question out of the way. I've been doing great. Dancing my heart out, and working on a few dance moves. Toning- weight training 3 days a week, and eating all the veggies and fruits I can stand to eat. Doing my best.. Running my weight. I was 166 I believe when I join this group, and now I am running my race at 160, and I feel great. I'm doing what is right for me. You know-keeping up with the madness of it all, and doing what is best for me.. Working out makes me feel so much better and that's a great thing. Turbo Jam is part of it, but I really like going into my music file and get started from there. I'm doing great, and I am running my race the best way I know how.. You all keep up with the good work, and I will report back in a few days.. I just feel great... I'm running my race the best way I know how.. Come hell or high water- I will lose this weight, and so will the rest of us..
If you see any type O's don't think nothing of them. I was in a hurry... You all stay sweet and focus...
~Lynn
Do you track your FIBER? Do you have a daily fiber goal? Do you intentionally look for high fiber foods?
I do look for my fiber, and yesterday I got 34 grams. It's very high for me. I strive to get at least 25 per day, but it isn't always the case. Somehow during dinner I'm going to have to squeeze in about 18 more... Dunno how it's going to happen unless I have two or three servings of whole grain pasta.
I intentionally look for high fiber foods, but I'm not so good at it. I have Fiber One Cereal (just switched to bran flakes because they don't have Fiber One at the store I was at), and whole grain pasta. During the day I eat fibrous vegetables.
New Daily Goals:
- Run a consistent 500 - 1000 Deficit.
- Walk to the store if I need things. Save gas!
- Put that extra effort in dance class - at least until the end of this session.
- Keep the fiber and protein up, and stay away from all that pasta... (though it's yummy), except for fiberishy ones.
