almeeker

I looked and it made me hungry.

pottersirus

hey , tats gr8 on ur front for "no eating after 8pm" .... how do u do tat i ve always had a hard time keeping tat up

almeeker

I have a way to make nachos that aren't quite so evil. Take 1 oz of tortilla chips, depending on the size of the chips it's somewhere between 7 and 15 chips, at about 140 calories. Then add 2 oz of meat, chicken or ground beef, for 50-100 calories. Then a little sprinkle of cheese, I use 1/2 oz reduced fat cheese, 40 calories and then 3-4 Tablespoons of salsa. Nuke it 20-30 seconds, then dump a bunch of chopped lettuce, maybe some onions, diced tomatoes, ff sour cream, avocado if you have it and chow down baby. If my calories are high for the day I skip the meat, and if my proteins are low I use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. I've also made "Mexican Pizza" by using "Healthy Style" tortillas and toasting them until they get a crunchy, with the same toppings. Super yummy and healthy and filling enough to use as a meal.

susanbfit

I am sorry that happened. oh dear. I thought by posting my log that I would eat a lot more healthy today, but a bad day is just a bad day. I moved the treats to the bottom of the page so they arent the first thing people see when they look at what I ate. Its still a good calorie day though. Amazing I was able to keep it under 1400. I'll try to post healthier stuff tomorrow

commit7780

My food journal should be public now. I want to start cycling my carbs soon. Once I hit the weights again, I'll up my protein. Right now I'm fine with my carb intake because I'm focusing on running and I need my energy.

I ran outside and I did 5 miles!!! Yay! Haven't done that in a few years. I did a marathon 3 years ago and after running today, I have no idea how I ever pulled that off! I typically run farther outside but faster on my treadmill.

I'm almost done with my gallon and I ate 1,226 calories. I'm going to go brush my teeth now. Hope everyone had a great day today!!! Stay strong!

almeeker

It made me hungry because it was such a short list and so few calories. And while I'm in awe of people that have that sort of self control, it's not feasible for me. I love to eat, and I'm so very good at it! I think that's why fitday has been so helpful to me, I can eat what I want (to a point) provided I'm willing to put in the workout to burn it. I dare say that if I made my food log public, you would be quite shocked.

susanbfit

I admire your ability to burn off what you eat. I wouldnt be fat if I had kept as active as I was before my son was born. I could eat anything and did. But I am proud of the progress I'm making, even if I dont always eat as healthy as I should.

Today I walked four miles again. My legs are getting strong, but I'm afraid its probably my last walk outside until spring. Its just too cold for me (about 28 degrees by the time I got home because the sun had set). Back to the treadmill till spring I think.

pottersirus

i munched on sum potato snack out of stress , this evening ( probs at work...) but once i realized wat i was doing, i made a conscious effort 2 control it.... gobbled down some fruits n walked about 4 miles today.....

any advices on hw to control stress-eating ???

almeeker

Report card on the day:

1. Limit calories to 1,300-1,400, 1,475, 1769, 1833, 1,729 Ugh calories are sometimes biggest my enemy!
2. Put in 1 hour of cardio, 15 minutes shoulder rehab, 15 minutes stretching, yes-no-no, 1/2 yes-yes-yes, YES-YES-YES, YES-YES-no
3. Drink 96 oz of water, check, check, check, check
4. Spend a few minutes planning out a healthy dinner, 1/2 check, check, check, check
5. Walk the children up to school check, check, check, check
6. Clean this HOUSE with my headphones on "shake shake shake my booty 1/2 check the upstairs looks pretty good, the downstairs is still disasterland
7. Deal with all those garden veggies, I swear the porch looks like a farmer's market. 1/2 check, I got the sweet potatoes and the sweet peppers washed and put away, still have hot peppers, squash, pumpkins, lima beans and potatoes to deal with.

Goals for today

1. Limit calories to 1,400 or die trying
2. Today is my "off" day for exercise. Tomorrow I'll go to the gym
3. Drink 96 oz of water
4. Walk the children up to school
5. Make dinner in the crock pot, chuck roast mmmmm....
6. Clean the downstairs rooms in this messy house with my headphones on "shake shake shake my booty"
7. Take the kids out to the garden and bring in the pumpkin harvest.

almeeker

Get rid of all the junky food in your house, just throw it out. I know it goes against the grain to waste food, but throwing out foods that are bad for you is not wasting food, it's investing in better health. The other thing you might want to do is plan for snacks. Snacking is fine so long as it's in your calorie budget. One thing I do to keep OOC (out of control) snacking to a minimum is to drink a big thing of water or tea before and between snacks. And when I say "big" I mean like 32 oz. When you're having a stressful day instead of feeding your stress, try taking a walk, hitting a punching bag, running on the treadmill, pop in a workout video, just get up and get moving and unravel that stress, channel that energy into something positive. No matter what is going on in my life, I feel much better after a run than I do after a carton of ice cream....