alle0299's Journal

Work Holiday Party

Dec 15 2009 21:01

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: I maintained some control at the work holiday party. While some people might think "some" control is not as good as "complete" control, I am proud that I was able to enjoy some of the snacks without doing what I normally do (which is thinking something like - well I already messed up I may as well count the day as a wash). Instead, I had my snacks then decided enough was enough. (Hopefully my 600 cal estimate is realistic!)
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1700): 1760
Total Caloric Output: 1830
Daily Deficit: 60
Physical Activity: Short walk in morning with the puppy
Water Intake: 32 ounces - eek!
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 48 - eek!
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 15/11/42
Amount of sleep last night: 7 (10-5)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 6
Medications: Prenatal Vitamin (6am); Singular (9pm)
Caffeine: 24 oz of coffee (6-7am, 1-2pm)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 5
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 4
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 9
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 7

Third times a charm - right? :)

Dec 14 2009 20:50

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: I'm back again and determined to get to 145 (cw 172)! Today's happy thought is that my teacher recommended I TA his class next year - yay!
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1500): 1495
Total Caloric Output: 2310
Daily Deficit: 815
Physical Activity: Running in the snow! and shoveling the driveway
Water Intake: 48 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 71
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 22/18/60
Amount of sleep last night: 7 (11-6)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 5
Medications: Albuterol (7am); Prenatal Vitamin (8am); Singular (9pm)
Caffeine: 32 oz of coffee (8-12pm)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 3
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 3
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 9
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 8

Tuna sandwich to the rescue

Aug 20 2009 20:45

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: I was very close to buying a pizza after work today - but held out and instead had a tuna sandwich.
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1500): 1582
Total Caloric Output: 1900
Daily/Weekly Deficit: 318/621
Physical Activity: Walking the dog this morning (1.3 miles)
Water Intake: ~40 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 73
Sugar Intake: 53 grams
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 20/18/62
Amount of sleep last night: 7 (11-6)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 6
Medications: Singular (11pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 14 oz of coffee (9-10am)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 7
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 5
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 6
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 9

I'm back!

Aug 19 2009 20:44

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: After a crazy busy summer and slowing falling down the slipper slope of non-counting, I am back. I weighed in this morning at 168 (*gasp*) and decided enough was enough. I am hoping (praying) that 3-5 pounds of that is salt/water weight from the belated wedding/new home party we had this weekend and my continuous eating of left overs after wards. I am shooting to get down to 145. No particular time line although it would be nice to be at that by the time we go on our super belated honeymoon in December. We shall see... My plan is to eat 1500 cals 4 times a week (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat), 1700 2 times a week (Sunday, Wednesday), and 1900 1 time a week (Friday). I am still running three times a week so that will continue. I have also been walking the new puppy at least once, if not twice the other days of the week. I am hoping to fit in weight training somewhere (maybe Sun and Wed?), but will figure that out once school starts. I am also hoping to pay particular attention to my sugar intake and hopefully start cutting it back drastically. I have been thinking a lot about starting to eat clean but am not quite ready for that yet.

Anyway, my happy thought of the day is that I finally tried the Shiatarki noodles and really enjoyed them. Hubby said he'd eat them again - score!
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1500): 1587
Total Caloric Output: 1890
Daily Deficit: 303
Physical Activity: Walking the dog this morning (1.3 miles)
Water Intake: ~80 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 65
Sugar Intake: 64 grams
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 25/16/51
Amount of sleep last night: 9 (11-8)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 8
Medications: Singular (11pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 8 oz of coffee (9-10am)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 2
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 1
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 7
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 7

I'm still here (kind of)!

Jun 11 2009 13:09

I'm still here. Just have been busy (as usual) and not really feeling complied to post every day. Still logging all of my food breakfast-evening, then I don't log my dinner and evening snack. I'm trying to shift to just knowing the calorie content of the things I am eating, not logging it. It seems to be working - here are the lastest numbers from my last study check-in:

6/10/2009 - weight 158.0, waist 34.5 inches, hip 38.5 inches
12/15/2008 – weight 163.0, waist 35.5 inches, hip 38.5 inches
6/16/2008 - weight 192.0, waist 41.0 inches, hip 44.0 inches
12/6/2007 - weight 233.0, waist 46.0 inches, hip 49.5 inches

I have discovered two wonderful "dishes." My new favorite breakfast is blueberries + blueberry yogurt + Fiber One cereal. It's wonderfully filling, satisifying and only about 150 calories. My new favorite I'm-too-hungry-to-really-make-dinner dinner is broccoli slaw + chick peas + soy nuts + asian dressing. Again, super filling, healthy and only about 300 calories. I love these quickies!

Getting a puppy?

May 18 2009 21:36

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: So maybe my daily journal has shifted to a weekly one. Getting lots done around the house and enjoying some down time from class. Hubby and I are strongly considering getting a dog soon - like within the next month. I'm hoping my slow summer will allow the little guy to get used to us before craziness begins again in fall.
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1500): 1580
Total Caloric Output: 2340
Daily Deficit: 760
Physical Activity: Push mowing, gardening, moving furniture
Water Intake: ~90 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 79
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 31/19/50
Amount of sleep last night: 9 (11-8)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 8
Medications: Albuterol (9pm); Advair (9pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 12 oz of coffee (8-10am)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 3
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 2
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 9
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 5

First Monday off of many to come :)

May 11 2009 21:34

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: Today was my first Monday off in a series of Mondays off - I get every Monday off this summer! I'm finally starting to see the light at the end of this busy, maddening tunnel.
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 2000): 1623
Total Caloric Output: 2370
Daily Deficit: 747
Physical Activity: Push mowing, gardening, moving furniture
Water Intake: ~90 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 112
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 34/27/39
Amount of sleep last night: 9 (11-8)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 8
Medications: Advair (10pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 32 oz of coffee (8-1pm)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 1
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 2
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 9
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 5

Done with class!

May 07 2009 21:26

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: Yay! No more class! Well, at least until summer semester starts in three weeks.... but still - Yay!! Oh, and, my teacher displayed my project in class today using it as a good example of what we should have done with our projects
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 2000): 1979
Total Caloric Output: 2020
Daily Deficit: 41
Physical Activity: Walked back and forth to campus twice
Water Intake: ~60 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 88
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 24/18/58
Amount of sleep last night: 8 (11-7)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 8
Medications: Multivitamin (7am); calcium (7am); B complex (7am); Fish Oil (7am); Advair (7am; 10pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 32 oz of coffee (7-11am)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 3
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 5
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 8
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 5

Sweet nothings

May 06 2009 21:57

Happy Thought/Event of the Day:  My hubby got me a really sweet 'I Love You' card out of the blue. I love that :)
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1500): 1465
Total Caloric Output:  1810
Daily Deficit: 345
Physical Activity:  None
Water Intake:  ~60 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 65
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 31/17/52
Amount of sleep last night: 9 (11-8)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 9
Medications:  Multivitamin (9am); calcium (9am); B complex (9am); Fish Oil (9am); Advair (9am; 10pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 32 oz of coffee (9-12pm)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest):  5
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 4
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 8
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 5

Furniture Shopping

May 05 2009 21:41

Happy Thought/Event of the Day:  We finally picked out our living room furniture today! Saturday is painting then maybe, just maybe, that room will be useable!
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1800): 1776
Total Caloric Output:  1910
Daily Deficit: 134
Physical Activity:  Lots of walking
Water Intake:  ~60 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 70
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 31/16/53
Amount of sleep last night: 7 (12-7)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 7
Medications:  Multivitamin (7am); calcum (7am); B complex (7am); Fish Oil (7am); Advair (7am; 10pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 16 oz of coffee (7-10am)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest):  8!
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 4
Affect level (1-10; 1=bad, 5=neutral, 10=good): 5
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 5