Revolving Diet

2013 Fresh Start ~ Day 73 ~ 3/20/2013

We all stayed the same!!!!

No one lost -OR- gained last week!?!  So odd, but pretty good!

Have we all increased our work-outs and now the muscle is building ? 

How AWESOME is that!  I am not even going to put up the chart, no reason to - you know where you are and you know what still has to be done.

I apologize for late post (actually late post for yesterday, but early post for today). I got home last night and spent the entire night moving heavy boxes from my living room to the basement.  In my attempt to clear out one room so I can work on pulling up the rug in my bedroom this coming weekend!  It's going to be a very busy, labor intensive weekend!

I spent my New Years Eve pulling up the rug and painting my spare bedroom (computer/junk room) and with Spring here, I am now focusing my efforts on my bedroom and next up the living room!  I have been in my house over 14 years and other than little minor (read...VERY MINOR) upgrades, it's time for a change.  Losing weight, getting healthy - I just have more energy and am making changes to things in my environment.  Not looking at the same things that I have put off for much too long. 

Are you feeling the itch to change things too?  Not sure if losing weight is the reason, but for me finding I have extra time and energy, removing focus from food (trust me I still think about it 24/7) and putting more focus on getting healthier -  I feel I am making strides in other parts of my life and changing up my home is a positive!

It's the first day of SPRING!!!  Time for renewal, time for changes, time for firsts!

Keep things going forward, don't look back !

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

2013 Fresh Start ~ Day 16 ~ 1/22/13

Hi Guys,

Still waiting for a few updates to your weights for last week...I am hopeful all losses!!!

Same weight on scale this morning and I am a bit backed up.  I will be starting Rapid Results tomorrow, even if just for a few days to get the scale to move!  It's so frustrating when things are going along smoothly and then STOP...NOTHING...NO MOVEMENT ON SCALE...

I am happy it's not a gain, but if you are like me all you wanna say (SCREAM) at the scale  is "COME ON ALREADY MOVE DOWN....WTF???!!!"

Intersting Poll:

Seriously, thinking about food only 12 times a day??  I look at recipes constantly, I do not fall under the "normal" on this Poll!!  Snack in secret- YES  Binge ate, YES. 

That was the past...2013 has a new determination!!! No Snacking, Sneaking, Binging...ALL HEALTHY!!!

Get your numbers to me!!  Have a SUPER night!

KEEP MOVING!!!!  Every little bit of exercise helps!

 

Morning Motivation...

Day 174 ~ Summary of The Subway Diet

Not a bad week overall - down 1.4 pounds.  Stomach still bloated out - hopefully this weeks Flat Belly Diet will take care of that!

Subway Diet's best part was convenience (I am all for that).  Still had to cook for hubby (not a big fan of subs with little content). Having eight varities of sandwiches to choose from gave me a variety.  I was getting my veggies (mostly salad) and meats (mostly lunch meat) along with carbs (bread and sometimes baked chips), supplemented with fruits I purchased at grocery store.

A week on Subway Diet was not hard at all.  It's all sandwiches.  Being summertime it was easy to stick to.  If it were winter - I personally - would be looking for a hot meal  or soup to mix it up (I live on the east coast - it gets cold here in the winter!). 

The only thing I did different (because I am a woman) I had two 6"Subway subs daily.  The Jarod Subway Diet - Jarod had a 6" sub for lunch and a 12" sub for dinner.

As I said above, hubby not a fan.  He is a man (kinda obvious) and when he has a sandwich, he likes a "SANDWICH"....something big and meaty. 

I chose to stay with the lighter type sandwiches. I preferred the italian bread over the whole wheat...

Would I do this diet again. Yes.  Would I do it ong term? Yes. 

You get to have have decisions:

What Sub to get - 8 kinds to choose from

What side to order: Baked Chips, Apple Slices or a Dannon Light and Fit yogurt.

What to drink: Water, Milk or Diet Soda.

Towards the end of the week - I located this handy link that breaks down each meal & combination.  It provides the calories and fat content:

http://www.subwayfreshbuzz.com/menu/freshfit_meal_builder/?section=adults#adults

***DO NOT DO ANY DIET WITHOUT CHECKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST***

Day 173 ~ 7/11/10

Happy Sunday EVERYONE!

This past weekend has been really nice.  Spent yesterday in Long Island....(way out there in New York) with hubby's family.  Sometimes you can have family members you really don't want to see (more like you can't stand and you are on mental countdown on how long you have to stay to still be gracious)....these are so not them!  It rained but did not put a damper on the day. We were all VERYCLOSE inside the house.   BBQ went on as scheduled - just done under umbrellas and food brought inside.  When you have people coming from 2-5 hours just to spend time together, you know how much each one of us love to be with each other!

Stuck to what I brought and what was available and I am down another .6 pounds....so a good day overall!!

Tried to keep it lighter today by ordering Veggie Delites for both meals:

Breakfast: Traders Joe's Steelcut Oatmeal (150 Calories), 1 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice (97 calories)

Lunch: Subway Veggie Delite, baked Lays Chips, bottle water (360 calories)

Snack: 1 medium apple (80 calories)

Dinner: Subway Veggie Delite, baked Lays Chips, bottle water (360 calories)

Snack: 1 medium apple (80 calories)

Total Calories:  1,127

Tomorrow is a new day and a new diet.......The Flat Belly Diet

The Flat Belly Diet is this weeks choice as I feel as if my stomach got bigger (seriously I look like I just added about 10 pounds just to my stomach and NOOOOO I am not pregnant) - I think having the bread at night is the culprit.  I have noticed if I have carbs at night I get very bloated and look fuller in my entire stomach area.

Have a WONDERFUL night and a SUNNY Monday!!!!

Don't get discouraged if your older and trying to lose weight.....The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.

STAY POSITIVE!!!

 

Day 172 ~ 7/10/10

Anyone that has tried to lose weight knows all about that NAGGING LITTLE VOICE inside their head that is saying "If only I could lose that last 10-15-50-100 pounds, it will make me happy and make all my problems disappear".

 

No one but us can make that Nagging Little Voice go away.  Let's be honest, we are fat because something was triggered inside us. I am not fat just for being fat.  It could be raging emotions, hormones, genetics gone wild or some fluky thing in the world that makes me the way I am.  It's not a professional clinical version of why I am fat - it's flat out my view. What I think of myself is how the world thinks of me.  If I project a miserable fat person - then I am looked at as a miserable fat person.  If I think of myself as a good person with a bubbly personality that is pleasantly plump, then that is how the world will perceive me. 

 

That annoying little voice has told me I am a fat effn' pig.  If I let that inner voice get to me I doubt myself and my capabilities to do something about it.  So now to extinguish that nerve wrecking nagging little voice that doesn't stop putting me down with I am not smart or good enough, going on about how the new highlights I spent $110 on makes my face look fat and now the rest of me looks fatter or the cellulite wrapped around my thighs could be marketed out for a Jello commercial - you know the one, I hear it so much I've gotten used to it - have you too?

 

D.I.S.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.

 

The strongest distraction in our lives is EATING. We live to eat, not eat to live. Eating shuts up that annoying voice in our head pretty quickly when we are devouring a box of cookies, a heaping pile of mashed potatoes with gravy or butter or gorging on a half gallon of ice cream in the middle of the night - you eat enough of this that little voice goes off into it's own corner waving a little white flag.  Who says uncontrollable eating doesn't work?  Clothes might be tighter and cutting off all circulation and I will hate myself for all I ate - - BUT the voice is gone....FOR NOW.

 

Making small distractions to make that little voice go away is my goal.  I slip up - THIS DIET IS REAL LIFE...there are parties, BBQ's, weddings....I can not let a diet rule my life - but I also can not let fat rule either.  Setting goals is only part of losing weight.  Getting that annoying little voice in my head to stick to a corner in the back of my head and only offer it's two cents when I really screw up is another goal.

 

Previously I had been setting up TV trays in living room and watching TV while hubby and I ate.  No more.  We eat at kitchen table with no TV on.  Did you know you eat more watching TV than if the TV is off?  You are not paying attention and basically shoveling food in your mouth without concentrating on how much food you are eating.  Same thing goes with eating out with friends, you are having fun and the more nachos, fried mozzarella and buffalo wings that are ordered the more you eat and drink (those pesky calories from alcoholic drinks are enough to fully blow a good days diet).

 

Distractions can be anything.  Take up crocheting, knitting, reading or bike riding. That 15 or 30 minute walk you didn't squeeze in early this morning - GO DO IT!  Grab those cans of soup and do arm circles....ANYTHING.  The more you find to do away from eating - keeps you from eating!

 

When I was packing stuff up for our new home - I had two full weeks that I had to remind myself to eat.  I was more occupied with ensuring that everything I put on  lists I made was either bought, done or packed.  I was fully engrossed in a project.  My project is over and I now find myself thinking about food more....hence my late night grilled cheese sandwich........

 

The more you and I distract ourselves the easier it is to slowly put that nagging little voice in a small corner and let it think of things to do while we are onto bigger and thinner things!!!

 

Keeping Positive - Kicking It Up a Notch -

(this weeks new mantra) .......................FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION

BBQ in Long Island today (if the rain holds up)....Remembered to bring my 12" Subway roll!

Todays Meals:

Breakfast:  1 cup grapefruit juice (97 calories)

Snack: 1 Large Banana (120 calories)

Lunch: Approx. 2 cup mixed green salad w/ oil & vinegar) with 6" Subway roll on side

Snack: Approx. 1 cup watermelon

Dinner: Other part of 6" Subway roll with lettuce, tomatoe and a slice of BBQ Chicken Breast.

No other Snacks.....drive home brutal (ALOT OF TRAFFIC)

Guess on Total Calories for Day:  1,200

I hope your day was  FANTASTIC!!!

Day 171 ~ 7/9/10

So far - five days down.  The sandwiches at Subway are okay and on average I am spending about $13 to $14 a day.  I stil had to grocery shop for hubby as he does not like Subway.

I have notice my stomach seems bloated.  I was thinking it was due to the fact I am about to get my period....BUT I noticed it on Tuesday and I have yet to get my period....The increase in bread - you figure a 12" sub daily - is much more bread than I had been having. I was going to add that my face has broken out - - - but being that I have been sweating more than a pig in a BBQ pit due to the heat, it's probably from that.

Short weeks that start on Tuesday drag on F.O.R.E.V.E.R.....It's FRIDAY and that is something to celebrate !!!!!

Todays Meals:

Breakfast:1 Medium Apple (80 calories), 1 cup grapefruit juice (97 calories)

Lunch: Subway Veggie Delite, baked chips and bottle of water (360 calories)

Snack: no snack

Dinner:Subway Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki, apples, bottle of water (405 calories)

Snack:  1 large banana (120 calories)

Total Calories for Day:  1,062

I actually bought a 12" roll at Subway for tomorrow (Big Family Reunion Picnic) and will make my own Veggie Delite & maybe grilled chicken sandwich......staying away form the potato salad and anything that is not sold at Subway - although I will be fillig my bread with available veggies & chicken. 

Have a SUPER night!!!!  Keep POSITIVE.....make that mountain an ant hill!!!

"When you let go of what you are, You become what you might be."

Day 170 ~ 7/8/10

Down another .4 .... still trying to lose the remaining part of the late night grilled cheese sandwich gain.   Part of plateau is I am soon to get my period.

The Subway sandwiches are okay,  not great.  For convenience only it gets high marks, the sandwich itself (and I am not talking just the low-calorie diet ones) do not have alot of substance to them.  Bread is the main component.  Whether it is the 6" or 12", not alot of stuff in the middle...maybe it's just the place I have been going???

Today's Meals:

Breakfast: Trader Joe's Steelcut Oatmeal (150 calories), ice tea

Lunch: Subway Black Forest Ham, apple slices, bottle water (325 calories)

Snack: 1 large banana (120 calories)

Dinner: Subway Oven Roasted Chicken, baked lays chips, water (440 calories)

Snack: 1 medium apple (80 calories)

Total Calories:  1,115

Oven Roasted Chicken a little rubbery...but with all the accoutrement's not real noticeable

Start each day happy....happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.

Five simple rules to be happy:  

1. Free your heart from hatred.  

2. Free your mind from worries.  

3. Live simply.  

4. Give more.  

5. Expect less.  

Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans.

Day 169 ~ 7/7/10

Funny saying on T-Shirt I saw yesterday....

Subway diet going okay.  I had the italian bread yesterday - in my opinion it was better than the whole grain, but I am not a big fan of whole grain to begin with.  I added banana peppers (never had) they were really good, so good that I am going to buy a jar when I go grocery shopping later today.  The red onions I could of done without on the Veggie Delite.  They must of been cut earlier in morning and I could not get the onion taste off my breath (I could smell it on me ALL DAY) I am sure everyone in my close proximity could too!

Todays Meals:

Breakfast: 1 Large Banana (120 calories), 1 cup grapefruit juice (97 calories)

Lunch: Subway Turkey Breast on italian bread, no onions w/honey mustard sauce, apples and bottle of water (315 calories)

Dinner: Subway Black Forest Ham on italian bread, again no onions and plain mustard, Lays Baked chips and bottle of water (420 calories)

From where I left off above, my segway into people being too close......

I am talking PERSONAL SPACE HERE......I HATE WHEN PEOPLE INVADE MY PERSONAL SPACE!!!

People no longer keep a reasonable distance from one another, and I’ve met many people who think it's acceptable to stand approximately two centimeters from me.  Close enough that I can make out every pore, every zit, every ingrown hair, EVERYTHING I do not want to see up close!!!  In addition there was the SPIT FACTOR.  I should not have to endure a facial bath while having a conversation unless I am actually having a facial I am paying for!

I used to have a co-worker who started a good distance away from me, but then, as the conversation progressed, she got more and more into my face, so that by the time we were  midway through the conversation, she's literally about two inches from my face. What next? At first I made a joke about it and hubby's reaction was maybe she likes me in "THAT WAY". I told him (1) she's not my type and (2) if she was my type I wouldn't be telling him about it....I digress........ For me, I would begin backing away slowly, but she FOLLOWED me. So the two of us are moving around the room, like doing a VERY uncomfortable waltz, until eventually she has me backed into a corner. When she did this, I was essentially dead, there was no where to go....because she would seriously get two inches from your face.

There is a limit to how close someone should be  when having a casual conversation when that person is not a family member (that you like) or a spouse/significant other. 

My limit is at least arms length away.

You have to come up with creative ways to distance yourself from these types of  "CLOSE TALKER" people.  Not everything works....With extremely dense people or self-centered idiots - you don't have a chance.

I like to enlist a friend or a co-worker (that I like) that you can back each other up in those situations.  You can always go with the casual  "Oh, gotta go, I have another appointment" and start quickly moving away. Even try telling the person you are ill and may vomit at any moment.  Using the gross tactic and fart loudly and go on to describe the delicious eggs, shrimp, beans and beer you had the night before. Or just be obvious...Flat out say "Don’t you hate it when strangers are too close to you?” then shoot the offender a nasty look.

So if we ever meet - Do not stand real close to me as I will stick my arms out to ensure I have my personal space covered! Or I might just be checking to make sure my deoforant is still working...BEWARE!!!

I hope your day was lovely and your night extra special!

 

Day 168 ~ 7/6/10

Gained 1.2 pounds!  My own fault....

Yesterday the Subway diet went well, but ended up eating my dinner at about 4:30pm.  Come 9:30, I was famished.....had a grilled cheese sandwich (yes, butter, cheese on two slices of rye) - my reward....GAINED 1.2 pounds!!!

WAAAAAAAAAAAY back on track today. 

Breakfast: 1 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice (97 calories), ice tea

Lunch: Subway Veggie Delite, baked Lays Chips, bottle water (360 calories)

Snack: 1 medium apple (80 calories)

Dinner: Subway Black FOrest Ham, baked lays chips, water (420 calories)

Snack: 1 medioum apple (80 calories)

Total Calories:  1,037

A breakdown on what is on each sandwich (per Subway site)

SANDWICHES WITH 6 GRAMS OF FAT OR LESS
(made on Italian or 9-Grain Wheat bread):

• Black Forest Ham: Sliced black forest ham and standard vegetables.
• Oven Roasted Chicken: Boneless oven roasted chicken patty and standard vegetables.
• Roast Beef: Sliced roast beef and standard vegetables.
• SUBWAY Club®: Sliced turkey breast, roast beef, ham and standard vegetables.
• Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki: Teriyaki glazed chicken strips, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, green peppers, olives and sweet onion sauce.
• Turkey Breast: Sliced turkey breast and standard vegetables.
• Turkey Breast and Black Forest Ham: Sliced turkey breast and black forest ham and standard vegetables.
• Veggie Delite®: Standard vegetables.

Have an AWESOME night....if you are experiencing the HEATWAVE....STAY COOL!!!!!