Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Sunday, January 18, 2009

BMR + Change in Goals

Since I'm losing weight so slowly, I decided to look around and make sure that I was doing the right thing. Obviously, since I'm losing so slowly, I need to cut calories. I went to www.drsimpson.net - he has a BMR calculator on his website. A BMR is a basal metabolic rate - it's the base number of calories that your body uses in a day. To lose a pound, you have to eat 500 calories less than your body uses everyday. To lose 2 pounds, you have to eat 1000 calories less than your body uses every day.

According to Dr Simpson's website, my BMR is a little over 2000. This means that I have to eat less than 1500 calories a day to lose a pound or 1000 calories to lose 2 pounds. I've been eating about 1800. I've decided to modify my sparkpeople goals so that it reflects the 1500 calories a day that I need to consume. I'll TRY to use exercise to hit the other calories so that I CAN lose 2 pounds a week.

Little Jillian and I are still competing on the Wii Fit. I'm in 1st place on some things and she's in 1st place in others. I absolutely LOVE the hula hoop. I can really tell that I've been working on it. My hips are so sore. She wants me to use the stationary bike today but I've told her that I'm taking it to my work. So, she's decided that I'll work even harder on the Wii.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Weekends

Weekends are hard. There just isn't any other way to put it. I actually think that it's partially because of the lack of structure. Think about it - during the week you are required to be at work at a specific time. You have lunch at a specific time. You go home at a specific time. That's not how the weekends work. At least, not for me. Generally, on weekends, I eat when I want. I wait until I'm too hungry to think before I eat and then I eat WAYYY too much.

I think many people see the weekend as the time that they CAN cheat on their diet. I was on sparkpeople.com earlier and joyinloss / joy wrote "If you bite it, write it!". What a GREAT saying. And maybe that's the key? Keeping yourself accountable...

I've also been very lax as far as my exercise is concerned. The Wii Fit disk has been messed up. I finally got a new one and Little Jillian and I are back to competing. We're having alot of fun on it. But, does the Wii count as cardio? Do you burn fewer calories than traditional exercise? I don't guess it matters since it's more fun and I'm more likely to stay with it.

I know that this all boils down to accountability. I have to admit that it takes time to admit my sins. And I sin ALOT.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Has anybody ever eaten any "fried bread pudding"? Well, I have NO IDEA what the calorie content is. I finally found regular bread pudding. It has 310 calories for a 1 cup serving. That isn't fried. (I didn't eat THAT much, so I left it and hope that covers the fact it was fried!) That REALLY messed up my calorie count since I had planned on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a side of tomatoes. Oops. I guess sometimes you have to splurge with your friends...as long as you can cover the difference later.

I DID manage to lose 1.6 lbs for my Biggest Loser weigh in. I was really proud. Granted, 1 lb of that was from the week before. That makes a total loss of .6 - UGH! It looks like the weekends LITERALLY either make or break my diet.

I didn't do an entry yesterday due to the fact that I was sick. I stayed within my calorie range - mostly cause I was too sick to my stomach to eat. Little Jillian even turned into Nurse Jillian - she was wonderful - as always.


I have a bad feeling that my beloved Tonja is going to kick my backside when she sees this menu - Yes, Tonja, I did eat the full flavor popcorn that I said that I wasn't going to eat. It's a really good thing that I don't have ice cream in the house or all bets would have been off!


Anyway, *drumroll, please* here is the damage for today:

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Breakfast

Calories Protein Carbohydrates Fat
McDonalds Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait, 5.3 oz 160 4 31 2
Meal Totals 160 4 31 2

Lunch

Beef, top sirloin, 7 oz 401 60 0 16
French Fries (french fried potatoes), 30 strips 300 5 47 11
Bread Pudding, 1 cup 310 11 46 10
Vanilla Ice Cream, soft-serve, 0.25 cup (4 fl oz) 95 2 10 6
Meal Totals 1,106 78 102 43

Dinner

Act II Movie Theater Butter Microwave Popcorn, 20 cup 800 40 80 60
Meal Totals 800 40 80 60

Snack

None

Afternoon Snack

None

Evening Snack

None
Daily Totals 2,066 122 213 105
Daily Goal 1460 - 1810 60 - 162 148 - 271 38 - 80

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

TUESDAY, Day 9

Tomorrow is the weigh in for the Biggest Loser challenge that I'm participating in. I've done extremely well today - mostly so that I could post a loss on the competition. I'm even drinking water, which works out pretty well since I took 2 water pills yesterday and am still feeling the after-effects!

Little Jillian is still pushing, pushing, pushing! I'm trying to 'steer' her toward the Wii - mostly cause I like doing that. She's something else. At least, she HAS stopped graphing my food. I'm thankful for that. Especially after what I ate last weekend. Can you image what her graph would have looked like? UGH!

Anyway, here's the damage for today:

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Breakfast

Calories Protein Carbohydrates Fat
McDonalds Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait, 5.3 oz 160 4 31 2
Meal Totals 160 4 31 2

Lunch

Bread, reduced-calorie, white, 2 slice 95 4 20 1
Peter Pan Reduced fat creamy peanut butter, 2 tbsp 190 8 15 11
Smuckers Squeeze Grape Jelly, 2 tbsp 100 0 26 0
Baked Ruffles, Original, 2 oz 240 4 42 6
Meal Totals 625 16 103 18

Dinner

Beef, eye of round, 4 oz 231 32 0 10
Green Beans (snap), 1.5 cup 51 3 12 0
Meal Totals 282 35 12 11

Snack

None

Afternoon Snack

Caramel Coated Popcorn, 4 oz 489 4 90 15
Meal Totals 489 4 90 15

Evening Snack

Act II Light Butter Popcorn, 10 cup 250 0 50 10
Meal Totals 250 0 50 10
Daily Totals 1,806 59 286 55
Daily Goal 1460 - 1810 60 - 162 148 - 271 38 - 80

Monday, January 12, 2009

Monday, Day 8

Back on that wagon. I weighed this morning. It was ugly. I gained 3.8 pounds. We'll see if the water pills that I took today will do their job by tomorrow. On the plus side, Tonja lost weight (insert bad words from Mel here!). Seriously, WAY TO GO, TONJA. I'm only a little jealous. Also, Tonja now has the TOOLS to write in this blog. In fact, HERE SHE IS:

Anyway, here's the damage for me today:

Monday, January 12, 2009

Breakfast

Calories Protein Carbohydrates Fat
None

Lunch

Bread, reduced-calorie, white, 2 slice 95 4 20 1
Peter Pan Reduced fat creamy peanut butter, 2 tbsp 190 8 15 11
Smuckers Squeeze Grape Jelly, 2 tbsp 100 0 26 0
Baked Ruffles, Original, 7 oz 840 14 147 21
Meal Totals 1,225 26 208 33

Dinner

Green Beans (snap), 2 cup 68 4 16 0
Beef, eye of round, 6 oz 347 48 0 16
Meal Totals 415 52 16 16

Snack

None

Afternoon Snack

None

Evening Snack

None
Daily Totals 1,640 78 224 49
Daily Goal 1460 - 1810 60 - 162 148 - 271 38 - 80

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Day 6

First of all, I think I'm going to start posting pictures. When I'm reading blogs (meltingmama.net is my favorite!), pictures really help. Maybe taking pictures of what I'm eating as well as the change in my backside will help keep me on track.

The bad news is that I absolutely blew it. BLEW. IT. Period. The good news is that it's the first time this week that I've actually went over on my calories. But today? Popcorn. Check. Ice cream. Check. Lil Smokies. Check. Yup, I've absolutely blown it.

The other great news is that I've messed up my knee. I heard it pop last night during my wii session. Apparently, when you knee pops like that it isn't good news. Who knew? On the plus side, Little Jillian DID give me a break today. It actually could have more to do with the new 'Sing It' wii game that I bought her. She's played that absolutely all day.

My son, Jamie, pulled a really good move this morning. His truck will never be the same. I'm not sure of the true story - my bunch is pretty good about keeping Mom in the dark. He says that his tire dropped off of the side of the road - and that caused the steering 'column' to break. He literally couldn't steer the truck. What they didn't tell me was that he hit the ditch. Well, the rocks at the side of the ditch. There's damage but he can fix that. HE'S okay. That's the important part of this story. I'm going to take a picture of it and post it later.

I'm going to post my list today. EVEN. THOUGH. IT. WAS. AWFUL.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Breakfast

Calories Protein Carbohydrates Fat
None

Lunch

Pizza Hut Large Meat Lover's Hand Tossed Pizza - 1 slice, 1 serving 490 24 37 27
3 Musketeers Candy Bar, 1 bar (.8 oz) 96 1 18 3
Act II Light Butter Popcorn, 8 cup 200 0 40 8
Meal Totals 786 25 95 38

Dinner

Tostitos 100% White Corn Crispy Rounds, 3 serving 780 12 96 39
Colby and Monterey Jack Cheese shredded, 1 cup 333 21 3 27
Meal Totals 1,113 33 99 66

Snack

None

Afternoon Snack

Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Bunny Tracks, 3 cup 1,140 24 126 66
Meal Totals 1,140 24 126 66

Evening Snack

None
Daily Totals 3,039 82 320 170
Daily Goal 1460 - 1810 60 - 162 148 - 271 38 - 80

Day 5

Yeah, I sucked. No other way to put it. Weekends are always the worst for me. I cleaned the house and started cleaning up the Christmas Candy. Luckily, there wasn't much left. Just the 3 musketeers. I actually had gathered it up to take it to work, but it ended up that I gathered it up to eat it.


I did manage to play on the wii tonight. I counted it as exercise! LOL! It sure seems like it when you're doing it! I also used the stationary bike...with some encouragement from Little Jillian. She has informed me that I'll be doing jumping jacks tomorrow. She said something about pushups. I told her that I was wayyy too old to be doing pushups. Apparently, she doesn't believe that. She's going to end up killing me.

Anyway, here's the damage:

Friday, January 9, 2009

Breakfast

Calories Protein Carbohydrates Fat
None

Lunch

Lays Baked Barbecue Flavor Potato Chips, 6 serving 840 12 144 21
Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Vanilla Sundae Cone, 1 serving 240 6 30 13
3 Musketeers Candy Bar, 1 bar (.8 oz) 96 1 18 3
Meal Totals 1,176 19 192 37

Dinner

3 Musketeers Candy Bar, 1 bar (.8 oz) 96 1 18 3
Pizza Hut Large Meat Lover's Hand Tossed Pizza - 1 slice, 1 serving 490 24 37 27
Meal Totals 586 25 55 30

Snack

None

Afternoon Snack

None

Evening Snack

None
Daily Totals 1,761 43 246 67
Daily Goal 1460 - 1810 60 - 162 148 - 271 38 - 80


Friday, January 9, 2009

Day 4

Today was a test of sorts. Little Jillian had a ball game. I wondered if I would be able to stay within my caloric range. I DID! YIPPEE! I passed my test. Here's the little ball player now....


Little Jillian wasn't able to nag at me. That worked out pretty well. I had already walked on the treadmill at work, so it was okay with her that I didn't work on the stationary bike! She's something! And, she did a fantastic job with her ball team. They didn't win but she was a good sport, which is more important!

Here's the damage for today:

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Breakfast

Calories Protein Carbohydrates Fat
None

Lunch

Sonic Jr. Burger, 1 serving 320 15 29 16
Sonic Large French Fries, 1 serving 280 4 37 13
Meal Totals 600 19 66 29

Dinner

Sonic Jr. Burger, 1 serving 320 15 29 16
Sonic Large French Fries, 1 serving 280 4 37 13
Meal Totals 600 19 66 29

Snack

None

Afternoon Snack

Act II Light Butter Popcorn, 10 cup 250 0 50 10
Meal Totals 250 0 50 10

Evening Snack

Act II Light Butter Popcorn, 10 cup 250 0 50 10
Meal Totals 250 0 50 10
Daily Totals 1,700 38 232 78
Daily Goal 1460 - 1810 60 - 162 148 - 271 38 - 80