Hello Olympians,

Thought we could challenge ourselves for the month of September.
September 1st is on a Monday. It's also Labor day.  Sept. has 30 days.  With the days left in August you can easily find time to come up with 'your' game plan and share with the rest of the Gang.   That way we can help each other with good ideas. 

Consider your diet, exercise and water drinking. 

DWF

Melanie....
I have low blood sugar so I do better with a protien before bed. If I eat fruit or juice before bed, I have passed out in the mornings.
You may not have that problem.

Hello folks!   Well, I made it back to the gym today after two weeks.  Did my weight training and 25 minutes of cardio Yay!.  I going to be very stiff this evening, but it was worth it.  Food wise about 942 calories so far still have a fair amount leftover for dinner.  Sorry to hear about your Mom 4square.  You both are in my prayers.  Glad to be part of this group.  May you all have a nice day!

Nicole

 

 

As a diabetic, I spend a lot of time monitoring my blood sugars, which is all the more important now that I am dieting and cutting calories/carbs.  I was having a problem with waking up at night hungry and with blood sugar lows, so now I eat 150 calories before bed ... 2 slices of organic, sprouted flax seed bread (100 calories) and 2 slices of lean roasted turkey (50 calories).  Sometimes I add a few radishes, cherry tomatoes, or a dill pickle spear for crunch.

Ever since I've started "saving" 150 calorie for my bedtime turkey sandwich, I haven't had blood sugar lows or the "hungries" in the middle of the night, nor am I ravenous in the mornings. And I've found that a blend of carbs/proteins seems to be what our bodies like best to work with as a fuel source.  My suggestion is to figure out what works best for you, and consider planning for a late-night or before-bed snack ... especially if you're waking up hungry.  But, if you do eat carbs ... eat low-glycemic (slow-burning) carbs like bread or cereal, and not high-glycemic (fast-burning, spike high/plummet low) carbs like fruit juices with your protein.

=^..^= MOLLY

 

OK, I hope you GGG'ers are happy ... but my wonderful DH now thinks I've totally "lost it."  After reading Kim's article about the cancer-fighting properties of apple seeds, I resolved to save and eat the seeds from my next apple. So ... I got out my nifty apple slicer thingy and made neat, perfectly-matched slices.  I was busy in the kitchen, and didn't pay attention to what my DH was doing.

When I turned around, my apple core was gone!

I shrieked, looked around, and instantly rushed to our trash can and started rummaging around in it for my apple core that my dh had just (rather helpfully, he thought) tossed there. "What in the world are you doing?" he asked in amazement as I trimphantly fished out my apple core. "I'm going to EAT THIS!" I proclaimed. "This is MY apple core!"  He looked at me for a minute and then said, "Dear, if you're THAT hungry, maybe you should just up your calories or something?"   I burst into laughter, explaining about the article and the seeds.... so he wouldn't think I was so hungry I'd resorted to rummaging food from the trash.

Sheesh. The things we do to be healthy.

=^..^= MOLLY

Don't apple seeds have cyanide in them?? That's what I've always heard....

Ha Ha, yes. That's the point. It's just enough to kill the cancer cells. If you read the article, it tells that you would have to eat a huge amount all at once for it to hurt you. My know it all brother-in-law says that they are just trying to push the drug on that page. But, I had also heard DR. Don, a Christian medical Dr. who has done a lot of research on this. He has said to eat your seeds on national TV. Whatever, if you feel a check, don't eat them. I will continue. 

Original Post by baker45678:

Don't apple seeds have cyanide in them?? That's what I've always heard....

 

Yep, a tiny amount. But the seeds in one apple won't kill you, according to the nice people at the Urban Legends site ... LINK TO ARTICLE ON APPLE SEEDS

=^..^= MOLLY

To all who have been praying for my mom, she was a little bit better today.  She is still very droggy and has to wait for what she intends to say come out of her mouth.  In the light of yesterday, she was absolutely wonderful today.  They got her up from her bed for the first time since her back surgery on Tuesday morning, it looks like she might have to stay in a skilled nursing facility for at least a couple of weeks.  This is fine with me because she will be closer to home and it will be much easier to see her. 

So I just really needed to say a major THANK YOU!  I believe in prayer, thank you for your support. 

glad your mom is better 4square; my mom has had surgeries the last 3 Easters (she's a teacher's aide, so has the spring recovery week off work). Especially if your parent is a really independent person, when they're bedridden it's not easy to care for them. Glad you have the medical staff to help you with the early recovery. If she's immobile as she begins PT, you might also take her "goody" baskets -- one with wipes, lotion, some Febreze, a hairbrush, another with snacks, a third with books or games she likes. When my mom had her hip replacement and couldn't move well we kept all her baskets in "grabbing" distance and she didn't have to call out as much if she wanted something. For what it's worth :)

hope you're getting cozy w/ the empty boxes, DWF! I'll be moving this year when SO and I find our new house and sell our current ones. Yikes it's rough out there w/ real estate.

Report for 11/29 Total calories -- 1500, 20 percent fat, 22 percent protein, 58 percent carbs, 32 grams of fiber (veggies/fruits grapefruit, broccoli, tomato, beets(my fave), carrots, granny smith apple, onion, garlic, cucumber, fresh dill, fresh thyme, dried cherries) Exercise -- 90 min power yoga, 30 min jogging plus hauled up the decorations and tree from the basement, woo hoo

Is tomorrow weigh in reporting day? Or the following friday after the "official" kickoff? I'm pleased as Friday is my regular weigh in day. This weekend will do a "tempo" training bike ride on Saturday (50 miles), and a cyclocross race in Kentucky on Sunday. High heart rates but only a 30 minute race, plus an hour warm-up before. Must remember to up calories to 1800 tomorrow and 2000 on Saturday, and at least 500 calories at breakfast Sunday morning. (probably steel cut oats with skim milk, and cinnamon apples made with a bit of butter and splenda brown sugar, plus 1 cup of fruit juice. Will add a bit of better-n-peanut butter if need a few more calories) I can never eat just before a race, too nervous, so just down 20 oz. of water-down energy drink. The oatmeal is the best to get me through, kind of a miracle food.

Glad your Mom is better. When my Mom was on steroids, she had forced speech syndrome. She told everyone everything that she had retained for 90 years, OY. Plus she would just talk to be talking. It's horrible.

Not giving up yet until someone shows me that I'm really crazy.
People have been juicing for years and grinding the seeds and all from the fruits.
I hope I don't lead anyone astray.
I couldn't get the URL's below to link, but you can copy and paste.
http://www.anticancerinfo.co.uk/prevention.ht m
http://www.cancure.org/sources_of_information .htm

Well today went good!

I ate 1,274 calories, maybe a little more. 57.2% carbs, 21.5% protein, 21.4% fat and 35 g fiber. So that should be anywhere around a 800 calorie defecit! I might have a little snack before I go to bed too! Up it to 1300-1400. We'll see!

I'll go ahead and weigh in tomorrow since that's my normal day!

See you all tomorrow!

I did good today to!!! 1,216 cals, have tomorrow all planned out as well.. I'm gonna weigh in Saturday- that's when i usually do... hoping for two more pounds like last week!! God luck everyone!!! :-P

Hi everyone, checking in for the night, calories 1,200.  No exercise.

I have had this problem while my mom is in the hospital, I haven't been eating enough during the day.  At night I end up eating atleast 200 calories right before bed.  I just ate Baked Tostitos because I wasn't hungry but wanted to make sure I ate enough to keep my metabolism going, but wasn't hungry enough to eat lower calorie vegetables which I would have had to eat more of.  I still had an A- despite the Tostitos. 

Does anyone know what to do in that situation?  What would have high healthy calories???

Hey Dances!!   Are you there yet??  LOL! 

4square.........Grab an apple or orange. You should keep your immune system up right now. If you get worn down you will be susceptible to flu that's going around. Baked sweet Potato is good and easy, nuke for 6 minutes. Anything with lots of color.
I buy frozen mixed berries, they are low calorie but packed with nutrients. No worry about them going bad if they are in the freezer. Nuke a bag of frozen veggies, I like the ones with water chestnuts and sugar snap peas, yum! Poke a whole in the bag and nuke for 6-7 minutes, if you aren't concerned with nukeing in plastic. Get a box of high fiber snacks like Triscuits (cracked pepper and olive oil flavor are my fav), or TLC snack bars. I got the pumpkin ones with flax seeds, they are pretty good. Or eat nuts, walnuts, almonds, seeds. That will keep you going for a long time!
Praying for you and your mom.

   Here is what my day consisted of.                                                                                                    &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;            Calories
2toast,jam 2coffee w/cream                                                         400
Apples                                                                                          110
Beef, Loin, Bottom Sirloin Butt, Tri-tip Roast - Separable Lean Only, Trimmed To 0" Fat, All Grades, Cooked, Roasted                         235
Beef, Loin, Bottom Sirloin Butt, Tri-tip Roast - Separable Lean Only, Trimmed To 0" Fat, All Grades, Cooked, Roasted                         354
Potatoes, Red, Flesh And Skin, Baked                                         154
1T smart balance light                                                                   45
2sugar free fudge cicle                                                                                                                                                                             80
Vegetables, Mixed - Frozen, Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt                                                                                                       179
Triple Berry Blend - Fruits                                                              70
2fudge cicle               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;               &nb sp;       80
Total Calories Consumed                                                          1,707

Activity                                                                  Minutes     Calories
Bicycling - 12-13.9 Mph, Leisure, Moderate Effort            30min   521
Bicycling - 10-11.9 Mph, Leisure, Slow, Light Effort         30min    391
Normal Calorie Expenditure (?)           &nb sp;               &nb sp;          1,380     2,606
Total Burned Calories                                                                3,517

I'm not sure about that "normal calorie expenditure" I'm just counting 912 for what I did on the bike.

Original Post by 4square:

Hi everyone, checking in for the night, calories 1,200.  No exercise.

I have had this problem while my mom is in the hospital, I haven't been eating enough during the day.  At night I end up eating atleast 200 calories right before bed.  I just ate Baked Tostitos because I wasn't hungry but wanted to make sure I ate enough to keep my metabolism going, but wasn't hungry enough to eat lower calorie vegetables which I would have had to eat more of.  I still had an A- despite the Tostitos. 

Does anyone know what to do in that situation?  What would have high healthy calories???

 

Get some healthy snack or nutrition bars and keep them in your purse.... and try to eat one at least every 4 hours. (Or a protein shake, or something similar!)

=^..^= MOLLY

Report for Thursday November 29

* Calories? 1445 (11.8% fat / 39.8% protein / 48.4% carbs)

* Fiber? 58 grams

* Vegetable/Fruit Servings?  16 (acorn squash, spinach, broccoli, cucumbers, radishes, tomatoes, apple)

* Exercise? Cleaning out closets, shopping @ mall

* Special Comments? TOM

=^..^= MOLLY

Thanks kim and molly, I do have a bag of broccoli in my freezer and I will go to the store today for some protein bars. I think if I could squeeze 200 more during the day I will do ok at night.