Tonight could not have gone any better. My BFF and I enjoyed a very nice dinner at Longhorns where we dined on Flo's Filet, salad & baked sweet potato (minus the sugar in the cinnamon sub Splenda & 86 that butter! I don't care what Paula Dean says)
After leaving the restaurant we rode together in my vehicle the short distance to the mall to get our tickets for the show, Country Strong. We purchased the tickets in the almost deserted mall and made our way upstairs when I realized to my horror that I had left my new iPad back at the restaurAnt.
I was so worried that I immediately called Longhorns and after describing it to them they said "yes, it had been turned In. "Thank You Lord!" I then called my husband to see what he was doing. He had just eaten dinner with his older sister earlier that evening and after I explained what happened he said he would go and retrieve it for me. What a Wonderful Husband I have. I LOVE him so much!
We went to the ladies room before entering the dark theater and it was then that I realized that I didntsmell or see or think about the... popcorn! Doesn't God have a great way of keeping us on target? He knew this was going to be my biggest temptation and that I didn't have a clue how to battle against it so he throws me a diversion to distract me and keep me from all that buttery high in calories and fat popcorn.
The night was a blast! We both enjoyed the movie, and I can honestly say because we ate such a satisfying meal before time we did not miss the popcorn one bit. So the moral of this story is don't think that there is any temptation too great for God to help you through. Because this is proof enough for me!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Big Day Big Plans ... Don't Blow It
My BFF and I have a nice evening planned tonight after work. My birthday was on Dec. 29th and she invited me to dinner and a movie in honor of my special day. I know it is well past my Birthday but we were waiting on a particular movie to come out, Country Strong starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
Yes, I realize that the movie came out a couple of weeks ago but we have been trying to coordinate our schedules, and Atlanta got hit with the worst snow, sleet and freezing rain than we have seen in over forty years and shut down the school systems for a full week!
So, tonight is the special night. We haven't discussed our dinner options yet, but she is very supportive of me and is excited about My Journey To A New Me! Where ever we go I feel confident that I can stick to my plan. Dinner is not my temptation, but something else is.
You guessed it, as soon as we walk into that movie theater regardless of what I have eaten five minutes before and was so stuffed I had to carry out two doggie bags! As soon as I smell that oh-so-tempting butter popcorn. No not just buttered popcorn but MOVIE buttered popcorn I know that I will be tempted.
So what to do with the scenario? Hope and pray that the popcorn machine is out of order and they don't have any? Maybe wish that the young teenager working behind the counter will shout out at me as I am approaching the counter, "Hey fat lady, do you really think you need a large bag of buttered popcorn?". At which I would duck into the nearest ladies from embarrassment.
Or maybe just walk into this theatre will a plug up my nose and a bag over my head to keep me from this outrageous temptation!
I will let you know how it goes.....
Yes, I realize that the movie came out a couple of weeks ago but we have been trying to coordinate our schedules, and Atlanta got hit with the worst snow, sleet and freezing rain than we have seen in over forty years and shut down the school systems for a full week!
So, tonight is the special night. We haven't discussed our dinner options yet, but she is very supportive of me and is excited about My Journey To A New Me! Where ever we go I feel confident that I can stick to my plan. Dinner is not my temptation, but something else is.
You guessed it, as soon as we walk into that movie theater regardless of what I have eaten five minutes before and was so stuffed I had to carry out two doggie bags! As soon as I smell that oh-so-tempting butter popcorn. No not just buttered popcorn but MOVIE buttered popcorn I know that I will be tempted.
So what to do with the scenario? Hope and pray that the popcorn machine is out of order and they don't have any? Maybe wish that the young teenager working behind the counter will shout out at me as I am approaching the counter, "Hey fat lady, do you really think you need a large bag of buttered popcorn?". At which I would duck into the nearest ladies from embarrassment.
Or maybe just walk into this theatre will a plug up my nose and a bag over my head to keep me from this outrageous temptation!
I will let you know how it goes.....
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Pay Attention To The Bump
For the past two or three years when parking in my garage at home I have used a "bump" in the garage to gauge how far I can pull in before stopping and placing the car in park. The "bump"as I have refered to it for several years was actually a bag of mortar that my husband had purchased to tile our laundry room. We had the tile and mortar but no time to get the project done so hence we used the bag as a make-shift wheel chock, you know the things that keep a tire on a truck from rolling.
Any way, last Saturday my husband announced that he was going to take care of the laundry room tile and that I would need to find something else to gauge when I should stop when pulling my car into the garage. This did not sound like such a big deal at the time but the first time that I tried parking my car In the garage without my trusted bag of mortar I realized that I had become dependent on that "bump" to tell me how far I could go and when to stop.
This is also true about my weight gain. There have been so many things that should have served as "bumps" to keep me from going too far but I was not paying attention. When your pants feel too snug, when you begin looking for pants with elastic waistbands, when you no longer want to wear a jacket because it feels tight on your arms and back, and even little parts of your body send up the warning flag. Your rings are tight and your not swelling. Your watch seems tighter than normal and you start looking for the extra link that you had taken out when you bought it because the watch was loose. All of these things are "bumps" that are there to give us warnings that we have strayed off the narrow path of healthy eating, shoot of healthy living. Why do I do this to myself? Don't I remember how hard it is to lose one pound?
From this day forward I am going to fine tune my senses to see and feel the "bumps" along the way. After all they are there to keep me on the right path and to re-direct me when I lose my way. So three cheers for the "bumps" in our lives. Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Thank you "bumps" along my way!
Any way, last Saturday my husband announced that he was going to take care of the laundry room tile and that I would need to find something else to gauge when I should stop when pulling my car into the garage. This did not sound like such a big deal at the time but the first time that I tried parking my car In the garage without my trusted bag of mortar I realized that I had become dependent on that "bump" to tell me how far I could go and when to stop.
This is also true about my weight gain. There have been so many things that should have served as "bumps" to keep me from going too far but I was not paying attention. When your pants feel too snug, when you begin looking for pants with elastic waistbands, when you no longer want to wear a jacket because it feels tight on your arms and back, and even little parts of your body send up the warning flag. Your rings are tight and your not swelling. Your watch seems tighter than normal and you start looking for the extra link that you had taken out when you bought it because the watch was loose. All of these things are "bumps" that are there to give us warnings that we have strayed off the narrow path of healthy eating, shoot of healthy living. Why do I do this to myself? Don't I remember how hard it is to lose one pound?
From this day forward I am going to fine tune my senses to see and feel the "bumps" along the way. After all they are there to keep me on the right path and to re-direct me when I lose my way. So three cheers for the "bumps" in our lives. Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! Thank you "bumps" along my way!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
What to do when you are presented with other choices
Yesterday I enjoyed my lunch date with my loving husband of 27 years and we dined at the Cracker Barrell. I was able to resist the oh-so-tempting biscuits with blackberry preserves but when it came to "sticking to my plan" I got off course a wee bit.
My original plan was to order the grilled chicken with green beans and pinto beans but I forgot about the "Monday lunch Special". What is the "Monday lunch Special" you say? It is a delicious piece of baked chicken with dressing and another side of your choice for $6.99
As soon as I saw it advertised on the blackboard (chalkboard) I knew it was calling my name. "Kathy". "Kathy". The server came to our table and I ordered the .... "Monday lunch Special", please. As I said those words I thought to myself, "Did I just blow it?".
The wait for our food seemed endless. As I sat and waited for the "Other Choice" to arrive I wondered what I was going to eat the rest of the day to stay within my designated 1400 calorie plan. I had asked my husband to prepare a pot roast that I had purchased over the weekend and what normally goes along with that but mashed potatoes, carrots, etc
Our lunch arrived and to my pleasant surprise the "Monday lunch Special" looked very appetizing and within my portion controlled size. The chicken breast although still on the bone was very small, maybe 4-5 ounces, and it was skinless! That excited me the most because usually when you order baked chicken the restaurant leaves the skin on and when you undress the chicken (pull off the skin) your left with a very dry piece of meat. But Cracker Barrel knows how to bake a tasty chicken! I enjoyed every morsel. The dressing was really about a half cut of stove top stuffing with at least a 1/4 cup of celery that could have been cut into smaller pieces, but it did not matter to me because I just picked it out any way. The green beans were tender and completed my meal. The biscuit with blackberry preserves was a temptation, I won't lie. But it just did not seem worth it to me.
When I got home my wonderful husband had prepared a pot roast with carrots and potatoes. I added corn and green beans and enjoyed.a very hearty dinner. At the end of the day I was proud of my choices and stayed under my 1400 calorie goal.
If I can do it, anybody can!
My original plan was to order the grilled chicken with green beans and pinto beans but I forgot about the "Monday lunch Special". What is the "Monday lunch Special" you say? It is a delicious piece of baked chicken with dressing and another side of your choice for $6.99
As soon as I saw it advertised on the blackboard (chalkboard) I knew it was calling my name. "Kathy". "Kathy". The server came to our table and I ordered the .... "Monday lunch Special", please. As I said those words I thought to myself, "Did I just blow it?".
The wait for our food seemed endless. As I sat and waited for the "Other Choice" to arrive I wondered what I was going to eat the rest of the day to stay within my designated 1400 calorie plan. I had asked my husband to prepare a pot roast that I had purchased over the weekend and what normally goes along with that but mashed potatoes, carrots, etc
Our lunch arrived and to my pleasant surprise the "Monday lunch Special" looked very appetizing and within my portion controlled size. The chicken breast although still on the bone was very small, maybe 4-5 ounces, and it was skinless! That excited me the most because usually when you order baked chicken the restaurant leaves the skin on and when you undress the chicken (pull off the skin) your left with a very dry piece of meat. But Cracker Barrel knows how to bake a tasty chicken! I enjoyed every morsel. The dressing was really about a half cut of stove top stuffing with at least a 1/4 cup of celery that could have been cut into smaller pieces, but it did not matter to me because I just picked it out any way. The green beans were tender and completed my meal. The biscuit with blackberry preserves was a temptation, I won't lie. But it just did not seem worth it to me.
When I got home my wonderful husband had prepared a pot roast with carrots and potatoes. I added corn and green beans and enjoyed.a very hearty dinner. At the end of the day I was proud of my choices and stayed under my 1400 calorie goal.
If I can do it, anybody can!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Make A Plan And Stick To It
Why are Mondays the hardest day of the week? Mondays mean you have to get up and start a new routine that will last for the next five days before you can slide into the weekend and enjoy two days then you get to start all over again.
That is sort of what my history of dieting has been. Start out with good intentions on Monday but before Friday arrives I've slid into the weekend mode and began to feast on everything in sight. But those days are gone. No longer am I having to start my diet over on Monday because I blew it during my weekend, or as I used to think "My Two Day Pass". My two days to eat and do whatever I wanted because it didn't count.
But it did count. Those two days could undermine everything that I had accomplished during the previous five days!
Today I begin with Making A Plan and Sticking To It! I think about my food intake for the day before I begin the day. I know that fiber is my friend, so I will have the wholewheat bagel thin with the 1/3 less fat cream cheese. That breakfast of champioins for me is only 180 calories.
My next food thought is my lunch with my husband. Last night we determined that our best chance at a lunch date this week would be today. So what to do? He is not counting calories, nor does he need to. So where can we go and what can I eat that will not undermine all my efforts? I believe the choice is easy. If we eat at the Cracker Barrell I can enjoy home-cooked vegetables and grilled chicken and he can have whatever strikes him. The menu options are endless. For me the four ounce serving of grilled chicken at 100 calories and 1/2 c. of corn, and pinto beans would give me 266 calories. That would leave me with 954 calories for snacks and my evening meal.
I can do this! By thinking of what I will eat and making a plan I can make better choices and therefore continue to get great results on My Journey To A New Me!!!
I will keep you posted as to if I cave in and eat a biscuit with blackberry preserves at the Cracker Barrell. That is my biggest temptation in that place besides shopping in the general store. Boy do I love a good bargain!
That is sort of what my history of dieting has been. Start out with good intentions on Monday but before Friday arrives I've slid into the weekend mode and began to feast on everything in sight. But those days are gone. No longer am I having to start my diet over on Monday because I blew it during my weekend, or as I used to think "My Two Day Pass". My two days to eat and do whatever I wanted because it didn't count.
But it did count. Those two days could undermine everything that I had accomplished during the previous five days!
Today I begin with Making A Plan and Sticking To It! I think about my food intake for the day before I begin the day. I know that fiber is my friend, so I will have the wholewheat bagel thin with the 1/3 less fat cream cheese. That breakfast of champioins for me is only 180 calories.
My next food thought is my lunch with my husband. Last night we determined that our best chance at a lunch date this week would be today. So what to do? He is not counting calories, nor does he need to. So where can we go and what can I eat that will not undermine all my efforts? I believe the choice is easy. If we eat at the Cracker Barrell I can enjoy home-cooked vegetables and grilled chicken and he can have whatever strikes him. The menu options are endless. For me the four ounce serving of grilled chicken at 100 calories and 1/2 c. of corn, and pinto beans would give me 266 calories. That would leave me with 954 calories for snacks and my evening meal.
I can do this! By thinking of what I will eat and making a plan I can make better choices and therefore continue to get great results on My Journey To A New Me!!!
I will keep you posted as to if I cave in and eat a biscuit with blackberry preserves at the Cracker Barrell. That is my biggest temptation in that place besides shopping in the general store. Boy do I love a good bargain!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Waffle House & Me.... Can it be a healthy food choice?
My husband and my two grandchildren absolutely love to eat at the Waffle House. Everyone has eaten at the Waffle House at least once in their life. Or at least they should have. This restuarant is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and 366 days if it is a leap year. When we are driving down the road and my 3 1/2 year old grandson and 2 year old granddaughter are in the car with us, as soon as they see the yellow sign with black letters they begin to scream in unison, "Waffles House" !! "Waffles House"!! And no this is not a mis-type, they add the "s" to the Waffle when crying out the name of this now favorite place to dine.
Before I began "My Journey To A New Me" I never really gave much thought to how many calories were in anything that I would order at this resturant. I had my favorite meal that I would order regardless of what time of the day that I chose to dine there. Two eggs scrambled with cheese, a bowl of cheese grits and wheat toastwith strawberry jelly. I never ordered meat, not because I am a vegetarian, but because I figured I needed to cut something out to keep from being to large to fit in the booth.
When our order would arrive, I would always ask the server for two strawberry jelly packs for my toast because it always seemed like I would get the mixed fruit and I just don't like the mixed fruit. Any way, using my new app on my iphone to look up my calories, http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ , I checked out Waffle House and it was in there along with many of the menu items that they offer. Did you know that 2 Eggs, Hashbrowns & Buttered Toast are 770 calories!!! Oh say it ain't so!!! This is crazy!! This would be over half of my allotment of 1400 calories for the day!! It would probably be a good idea to order a bowl of grits instead of the hashbrowns and ask them to hold the butter on my toast. But 770 calories, you've got to be kidding me.
There had to be a way besides cutting out the butter to save some calories and feel like I had more to eat besides the napkin (just kidding). I then looked at the food items that I wanted in my handy website mentioned above and found a single egg was 70 calories. Okay I could start with that, but one egg did not sound too appetizing or filling, so I looked up egg "whites" and found they had 16 calories. Wow that is a big savings on my calorie count! I decided to order 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites but I still wanted the cheese so I asked the server if their cheese was grated or sliced, and she said sliced. The sliced cheese was another 70 calories, so now my cheese eggs were up to 172 calories. I asked the server to use cooking spray instead of oil and serve my grits plain with no butter.
The bowl of grits were my big splurge at 200 calories, but I ate them slowly and found that when I was about half way through the bowl I was satisfied, so I stopped eating. My wheat toast was served dry (70 calories per slice) so I asked for two packs of strawberry jelly (approx. 50 calories) to complete my meal.
I believe that the eggs were the lightest and fluffiest scrambled eggs that I have ever eaten. I enjoyed every mouthful. The dry toast was pretty dry, but the strawberry jelly felt like I was cheating, and the bowl of grits were filling and satisfying. The only thing that could have made the grits better would be another slice of cheese, but hey let's not get crazy!!! My total calorie count for this delicious and satisfying meal at the "Waffles House" was only 562 calories, but Wait!! I just remembered that I only ate half the bowl of grits, so I cut this meal down to 462 calories!! That's right folks, 462 calories!! Can you believe it? I was very excited, and knew that if I kept track of my food intake that even dining in places like "Waffles House" could be accomplished on My Journey To A New Me!!!
I am only now in the beginning stages of this adventure but with each day I learn new things about myself, the food choices that I make, and how to be a healthier me. And that is why I started this journey in the first place!!
Before I began "My Journey To A New Me" I never really gave much thought to how many calories were in anything that I would order at this resturant. I had my favorite meal that I would order regardless of what time of the day that I chose to dine there. Two eggs scrambled with cheese, a bowl of cheese grits and wheat toastwith strawberry jelly. I never ordered meat, not because I am a vegetarian, but because I figured I needed to cut something out to keep from being to large to fit in the booth.
When our order would arrive, I would always ask the server for two strawberry jelly packs for my toast because it always seemed like I would get the mixed fruit and I just don't like the mixed fruit. Any way, using my new app on my iphone to look up my calories, http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ , I checked out Waffle House and it was in there along with many of the menu items that they offer. Did you know that 2 Eggs, Hashbrowns & Buttered Toast are 770 calories!!! Oh say it ain't so!!! This is crazy!! This would be over half of my allotment of 1400 calories for the day!! It would probably be a good idea to order a bowl of grits instead of the hashbrowns and ask them to hold the butter on my toast. But 770 calories, you've got to be kidding me.
There had to be a way besides cutting out the butter to save some calories and feel like I had more to eat besides the napkin (just kidding). I then looked at the food items that I wanted in my handy website mentioned above and found a single egg was 70 calories. Okay I could start with that, but one egg did not sound too appetizing or filling, so I looked up egg "whites" and found they had 16 calories. Wow that is a big savings on my calorie count! I decided to order 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites but I still wanted the cheese so I asked the server if their cheese was grated or sliced, and she said sliced. The sliced cheese was another 70 calories, so now my cheese eggs were up to 172 calories. I asked the server to use cooking spray instead of oil and serve my grits plain with no butter.
The bowl of grits were my big splurge at 200 calories, but I ate them slowly and found that when I was about half way through the bowl I was satisfied, so I stopped eating. My wheat toast was served dry (70 calories per slice) so I asked for two packs of strawberry jelly (approx. 50 calories) to complete my meal.
I believe that the eggs were the lightest and fluffiest scrambled eggs that I have ever eaten. I enjoyed every mouthful. The dry toast was pretty dry, but the strawberry jelly felt like I was cheating, and the bowl of grits were filling and satisfying. The only thing that could have made the grits better would be another slice of cheese, but hey let's not get crazy!!! My total calorie count for this delicious and satisfying meal at the "Waffles House" was only 562 calories, but Wait!! I just remembered that I only ate half the bowl of grits, so I cut this meal down to 462 calories!! That's right folks, 462 calories!! Can you believe it? I was very excited, and knew that if I kept track of my food intake that even dining in places like "Waffles House" could be accomplished on My Journey To A New Me!!!
I am only now in the beginning stages of this adventure but with each day I learn new things about myself, the food choices that I make, and how to be a healthier me. And that is why I started this journey in the first place!!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Getting Started On My Blog
I am new to the world of blogging. Actually I have never even read a blog before. I know you probably don't believe that, but it is true. I watched a move today, Julie & Julia, and discovered blogging. So, I decided to blog "My Journey To A New Me" because that is exactly what I have begun.
My adventure began with a doctor's visit on December 11, 2010. It was during this visit to the doctor I was given some advice from my physician. I told him that I was sick and tired of being overweight. Well, not just overweight, but obese. I know that the excess weight that I am carrying is sending me to an early grave. I was diagnosed with diabetes Type II over six years ago, and have successfully managed the disease with medication, but have not been successful in losing the excess weight that helped to bring me to the disease in the first place. Not to mention almost everyone in my dad's family has or had diabetes. So yes it is genetic but I do have to bear some of the blame for the shape that I have gotten myself in.
Now back to my doctor visit. The answer I received from the doctor was not what I was eating, but the amount of calories that I was consuming. I thought that was a strange thing to say. Then he continued....
"If I told you to eat only 1200 calories per day, you could chose to eat 1200 calories of ice cream, or cake, or whatever, but only 1200 calories per day." I asked what would that do? And he continued, "It is guaranteed that you would lose weight because you would be eating less calories than you would burn."
I then proceeded to explain to him that 1200 calories per day was simply not enough, and he replied "Well what if I said 1400? What if I gave you a 1400 calorie per day allowance?"
This sounded crazy to me! What doctor would tell an obese diabetic woman in her mid forties that she could lose weight by simply counting her calories? As a person who had tried ALL the diet plans out there, this sounded to good to be true. Not that I would build all my meals around ice cream & cake but I was anxious to see if the doc knew what he was talking about.
My first step was to figure out a way to count those calories. I thought about his statements all the way home and pondered just how hard it would be to actually do this. It would take information that I did not have, and I was not about to go and buy another book on weight loss or fitness to try and figure out what every piece of food that I put in my mouth was going to cost me.
But it just so happens that other people must be doing this to because I located a website to do just that. It not only has calorie and nutritional information about thousands of foods, it also had favorite foods from restaurants and fast food places. Check out http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ for more information. You can download an app to your iphone, which I did, and you can even keep track of your water intake and excercise. With the app downloaded onto my iphone I begin to think that this was possible.
With this weapon added to my arsenal I was now ready to tackle the challenge of 1400 calories per day. And what I found is that it was much easier than I had originally anticipated. What started out as a "I don't think this doctor knows what he is talking about and I am going to prove him wrong" became a reality for me.
As of today, Janurary 22, 2011, I am down 32 pounds and feel better than I have in years! I have more energy and more "Get Up and Go" than I can remember ever having. And I am not even excercising yet! "i have maybe excercised on a eliptical for 10 minutes and walked on a treadmill 30 minutes this entire time!
It's not that all I eat is meat, protein and veggies because I don't! I enjoy many of the things that I always ate, but in smaller quantities and not always during the same meal.
The statement "Fiber Fills You Up" is so true. If I eat a wholewheat Thomas Bagel Thin in the morning (only 110 calories) with 2 Tablespoons of Philadelphia Strawberry Cream Cheese that is 1/3 less fat (70 calories) This 180 calorie meal fills me up, and I do not get hungry until lunch some five hours later. Why you say? It's the fiber!! That is a magic weapon in my new arsenal of learning to eat and be healthier. When the fiber goes into your body it tells everything that you are twice as full as you actually are. I am not a doctor or a scientist but I know what my body feels like. And if something is working for you, why change it? Especially if it improves your lifestyle?
I'll be back later to record my journey, but until then... remember Fiber Is Your Friend!!!!
My adventure began with a doctor's visit on December 11, 2010. It was during this visit to the doctor I was given some advice from my physician. I told him that I was sick and tired of being overweight. Well, not just overweight, but obese. I know that the excess weight that I am carrying is sending me to an early grave. I was diagnosed with diabetes Type II over six years ago, and have successfully managed the disease with medication, but have not been successful in losing the excess weight that helped to bring me to the disease in the first place. Not to mention almost everyone in my dad's family has or had diabetes. So yes it is genetic but I do have to bear some of the blame for the shape that I have gotten myself in.
Now back to my doctor visit. The answer I received from the doctor was not what I was eating, but the amount of calories that I was consuming. I thought that was a strange thing to say. Then he continued....
"If I told you to eat only 1200 calories per day, you could chose to eat 1200 calories of ice cream, or cake, or whatever, but only 1200 calories per day." I asked what would that do? And he continued, "It is guaranteed that you would lose weight because you would be eating less calories than you would burn."
I then proceeded to explain to him that 1200 calories per day was simply not enough, and he replied "Well what if I said 1400? What if I gave you a 1400 calorie per day allowance?"
This sounded crazy to me! What doctor would tell an obese diabetic woman in her mid forties that she could lose weight by simply counting her calories? As a person who had tried ALL the diet plans out there, this sounded to good to be true. Not that I would build all my meals around ice cream & cake but I was anxious to see if the doc knew what he was talking about.
My first step was to figure out a way to count those calories. I thought about his statements all the way home and pondered just how hard it would be to actually do this. It would take information that I did not have, and I was not about to go and buy another book on weight loss or fitness to try and figure out what every piece of food that I put in my mouth was going to cost me.
But it just so happens that other people must be doing this to because I located a website to do just that. It not only has calorie and nutritional information about thousands of foods, it also had favorite foods from restaurants and fast food places. Check out http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ for more information. You can download an app to your iphone, which I did, and you can even keep track of your water intake and excercise. With the app downloaded onto my iphone I begin to think that this was possible.
With this weapon added to my arsenal I was now ready to tackle the challenge of 1400 calories per day. And what I found is that it was much easier than I had originally anticipated. What started out as a "I don't think this doctor knows what he is talking about and I am going to prove him wrong" became a reality for me.
As of today, Janurary 22, 2011, I am down 32 pounds and feel better than I have in years! I have more energy and more "Get Up and Go" than I can remember ever having. And I am not even excercising yet! "i have maybe excercised on a eliptical for 10 minutes and walked on a treadmill 30 minutes this entire time!
It's not that all I eat is meat, protein and veggies because I don't! I enjoy many of the things that I always ate, but in smaller quantities and not always during the same meal.
The statement "Fiber Fills You Up" is so true. If I eat a wholewheat Thomas Bagel Thin in the morning (only 110 calories) with 2 Tablespoons of Philadelphia Strawberry Cream Cheese that is 1/3 less fat (70 calories) This 180 calorie meal fills me up, and I do not get hungry until lunch some five hours later. Why you say? It's the fiber!! That is a magic weapon in my new arsenal of learning to eat and be healthier. When the fiber goes into your body it tells everything that you are twice as full as you actually are. I am not a doctor or a scientist but I know what my body feels like. And if something is working for you, why change it? Especially if it improves your lifestyle?
I'll be back later to record my journey, but until then... remember Fiber Is Your Friend!!!!
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