alle0299's Journal

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

When will life slow down?!

Apr 30 2009 22:15

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: I thought my now my schedule would have slowed down, but no. I have been so insanely busy that when I get home I either just drop and go to sleep, or I have to do housework to try to stay on top of things. I have been so neglectful to CC it's not even funny. I swore I'd never slack on the challenges I ran, but I did. Sorry to all involved! On a slightly unrelated note, I have decided to maintain for a little while. I have been really tired lately and just all around not feeling good (probably due to my schedule), so for the next two weeks my goal is to not gain or lose. THEN, after that school will be done and I will be back to having two days off per week and maybe (hopefully) life will be back to normal. I will pick up with NROLFW Phase II and the running. My good thought of the day, a tough lesson to learn, is the "skipping a work out because I have something more pressing to do" is a very slippery slope. Although it may seem like theres 2348792384 other things to do, all of which are more important than spending an hour at the gym, the gym is really more important - not only for health reasons, but to unwind and not lose the ground you've already gained. I really, really, really won't do this again.
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1800): 1886
Total Caloric Output:  1800
Daily Deficit: +86
Physical Activity:  None
Water Intake:  48 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 55
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 23/12/66
Amount of sleep last night: 7 (11-6)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 7
Medications:  Multivitamin (10pm); Advair (10pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 16 oz of coffee (6-10am)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest):  6
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 5
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): 5

Looking forward to summer... & late April Measurements!

Apr 21 2009 19:58

Happy Thought/Event of the Day: I think I have decided to take every Monday off this summer in an attempt to catch up at home, enjoy summer and re-charge before Fall Semester begins.
Total Caloric Intake (Goal 1500): 1861
Total Caloric Output:  1960
Daily Deficit: 99
Physical Activity:  Walking and prepping for painting the living room
Water Intake:  48 ounces
Protein Intake (Goal 75 grams): 61
Fat % / Protein % / Carbs %: 32/13/55
Amount of sleep last night: 7 (11-6)
Quality of sleep last night (1-10, 10=best): 7
Medications:  Advair (6am, 10pm); Isoniazid (11pm)
Caffeine: 12 oz of coffee (6-10am)
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest):  3
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 5
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 (it was fine except one dumb mistake)

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I completely forgot to do April measurements on the 15th... Oh well, here they are now...

Current Weight: 155.80
Bust: 36.5 inches (0.0 inches this month, -10.25 inches overall)
Upper Waist: 30.25 inches (-0.25 inches this month, -11.25 inches overall)
Lower Waist: 34.00 (-1.5 inches this month, -2.5 inches since 12/08)
Hips: 39.0 inches (+0.5 inches this month, -8.00 inches overall)
Thigh: 22.5 inches (0.0 inches this month, -3.50 inches overall)
Arm: 11.25 inches (0.0 inches this month, -2.75 inches overall)

Inches lost this month: 1.25
Total inches lost to date: 38.25
Total weight loss to date: 82.00 pounds

I think I might be growing a butt finally!! I'm also super thrilled at my loss in my lower waist. I'm very happy I started measuring there :)