Accountability - What did you eat, Sunday 5/27?

Its a new day and a new start again for me...Good Morning and Happy Memorial Day!...Starting fresh yet again on a new day, Sunday was still a little out of control for me, struggling to reel myself in, have planned ALL of today's (monday) food choices as of now so hopefully I can stay on track all day, only excuse I can think of is Aunt Flo is coming to visit this week and when she comes my cravings for sugar and carbs really escalate along with my *****a-tude (what can I say, I live with a house full of men and they can feel the difference )... Anyway, did my walk/run around the neighborhood to burn off  some of the extra carbs ingested yesterday, scale still looking good, so its not all bad... B -1 pancake       2 slices bacon      10 oz protein hot chocolate S - 1 protein ball L - 1 grilled shrimp, 1 slice chicken and a bite of grilled onions off my husband fahita plate       4 tortilla chips with 4 tbsp artichoke spinach dip       1 mozzarella stick       1 honey glazed sesame chicken finger S - 1 sf caramel       20 oz decaf sf/ff fv & caramel latte       1 sf pb crisp        1 mexican wedding cookie D - 3 oz beef tenderlion tips in burgandy mushroom wine sauce       1/4 cup cucumber salad        1/4 cup stewed tomatoes S - small slice marble cake (DH's, finally gone, the sugar was REALLY calling me) PLUS -  82.5 oz water/crystal light & 10 oz hot tea with lemon & honey TOTALS =     Cals - 1532     Fat - 68     Carbs - 129 (lil' high)     Protein - 110 I'll be grilling out today for the holiday, we bought a new flag for the front porch yesterday and DH put it up...Have a great day off and remember our troops overseas on this day to honor the memory of american soldiers...My favorite song off all time - Lee Greenwood "Proud to be an American" will be playing full blast at my house today ... Alesia  

  Hi Alesia, Well its nice and sunny out. i will watch our local pradadeand then go walking. today hasnt been so good. my husband had his son for the weekend so they both wanted carbs but i was being careful. the calories might not be right for some of the stuff.since ddint have the whole amount and dont know how to figure it out...Anita

B-oatmeal ( 1 serving )  140 3 24 6 flax seed meal ( 1 serving )  100 7 6 3 Milk, cow's, fluid, lowfat, NS as to percent fat ( 6 fl oz )  82 2 9 6

L-kirkwood breaded chicken patty ( 1 serving )  180 11 12 10 Egg, white only, cooked ( 1 white )  16 0 0 3 Carrots, raw ( 1.5 oz, raw, yields )  16 0 4 0 valley view butter&herb mashed potatoes had a spoon full

S- 3 sf jello Ice pop (homemade) sf tapicoa pudding (homemade)( 1 serving )  131 4 17 6 oh yeah cho. mint protein bar ( 0.5 serving )  105 7 4 7

S-Pizza, cheese, thin crust ( 2 piece (1/8 of 12" dia) )  324 12 38 15 Total  1288 47 157 61

16 oz def. coffee 16 oz. def tea 64 oz plain water no walking but did hand weights.

Hi Anita, Hope your enjoy your day today at the parade, the walking will be good for you too...Looks like you handled the exposure to carbs pretty well...When my family gets going on a carb fest I just start cooking and baking like crazy - all stuff they like and want, something about fixing it and smelling it cook usually satisfies my cravings and I'm make one no sugar/low carb item for me to have when they are eating theirs...Its weird but it works for me... Take each day at a time, you're doing just fine... Alesia

Hi Alesia, The parade was good. i had to walk a block from our place to the parade. then i came home and cut grass and hung up some clothes. so i did some exercise but still didnt do my treadmill but i got some exercise in i guess. carbs are always here in this house . and for me its very hard. i love pasta and pizza.. i have to find some low carb things to eat. i love to cook and bake too..  now like today i just took out some hamburgers and hotdogs to cook out. i kind of would like a hamburger roll. i did check the package and it says 20 carbs. so i might have one. i think now and then for a picnic we can. i wanted some baked beans but none in the house. not sure what else to fix today.i will have to see if anyone is posting foods for bbq's.. Anita

Hey Alesia... I'm righ there with you.  Sunday was better than Saturday, but not by a long shot.  I start the day off pretty good and the something triggers me to go off track.  Doesn't take much.  Any excuse with do!  I don't have the drive, the fire to stay compliant that I used to.  Here's a shock, in spite of myself, the scaled move down 1 lb.  Hooray.  I need to stop tempting fate or that 1 lb. will find me again.  So hopefully I'll do better today. Here's what I ate yesterday (oh did I mention I don't dump!): Breakfast:   Tilapia/Applesauce Snack: AchievOne Lunch: Deli Turkey/Beef/Lettuce/Light Dressing Snack: AchievOne Dinner: Cheeseburger and a few fries (went to restaurant "Fitz") Dessert:  Yeah... I said dessert!!  Haagaen Daz Bar Late night snack:  2 Pancakes with sugar free syrup!! Calories: 1826 Fat: 69 Carbs: 162 Protein: 140 Exercise: NONE God help me, I've got to get this under control.  I suppose it could be worse! Have a great holiday! Denise

Hi Denise, You know I'm feeling your stuggle too...So far the scale is still ranging up and down in my acceptable 5 lb window, actually more days down than up, but I still wonder and worry when the "grace of god" is going to go out the window, surely it cannot last like this forever (as many longer timers have posted,)...2 years seems to be the point were YOU really have to be the one in control and I feel mine slipping more than I am comfortable with...So, I keep posting to you all to take account, keep reporting it all the good, the bad and the ugly and know that I will succeed by taking control, reporting in and reading the posts of others for help...  Alesia PS. it really must suck not to dump, I know that it is still a saving grace for me...Don't do it all the time and small amounts of real sugar can slip by, but not alot...

Happy Memorial Day!!  Yesterday was our 29th wedding anniversary.  Where does the time go?!?  I don't think for the most part that my eating is too bad (w/a few exceptions here and there) but the scale is going up and up and I'm about to be even more depressed than I already am!!!!  Today I will be coming up for a new game plan - send me all your good thoughts!! B - 1 serving oatmeal w/2 T ground flax, 1/2 c ff milk, banana S - 1 pack pb on wheat crackers, AchievONE L - apple w/2 T pb, sf Jell-O cup, 1 pack O'Coco's, 5 sf Werthers S - 1 c cherries, 1 oz jalapeno cheese, AchievONE D - the rest of my eggplant from Olive Garden (no pasta or bread), 3 oz salad w/lf TI dressing, sf Jell-O cup w/ff RW, sf fudgie S - 1 1/2 c lf nsa vanilla ice cream w/1 c sliced strawberries and ff RW Plus I had 64 oz water, 16 oz half decaf coffee, 16 oz green tea, 24 oz sf hot cocoa w/ff RW, 12 oz cf Diet Coke and I treaded for 30 minutes. Have a wonderful day - and remember all our soldiers, past and present!!

Happy Anniversary, 29 years is quite an accomplishment - We'll be 21 this year... I agree that your food choices look pretty good, is it possible the meds you are taking could be affecting your weight (what are the side effects?) Post your game plan so we can see it, will probably help you by putting it out there for others to see and it will help us (me?) to offer suggestions and support if you want it... I will suggest if you have not completed the formulation you consider sub-ing a protein drink for 1 major meal a day, this might help, also I know we have talked about the fruit you eat, fruit is high in carbs and natural sugars, so you might look at cutting back the fruits to a couple times a week instead of a couple a day... Good Luck, you know I'm with you and will continue to post support as needed...  Alesia

Ok.. lets see..

B- omelette with cheese and bacon.. just a few bites.. cant eat the whole thing.

L-chicken and beef deli slices with cheddar cheese on it.. about 5 oz..total

S- 5 shrimp ****tails and 4 corn torilla chips with salsa.

D- 1 piece of chicken and two pieces of beef off a shesakbob and 5 pieces of squash.. ate 4 bites of corn.. not a good choice took most of the night to get over it.

S-scoop of ice cream and 4 pretzels

total calories not to sure.. 1100 calories and protein 90.

Had a good water day. drank at least 150 oz of water today.

In answer to you question yesterday....

I am 5'5 and I work out about 12 hours a week at the gym. I have heard I need to eat more but than I gain weight.. I freak out.. than I stop eating again. I know if i stay the course for a few weeks it will level out, but I just dont seem to be able to get more than that amount in.. I have been trying to eat more and I get sick from over eating.. I have to find a happy medium to the problem.. as I end up any excess food I may have gained. I guess I am a work in progress on this one.