Re: I've lost count of how many times I have restarted....
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:46 pm
Day 4, Day 4, Day 4!
Can you believe the Jays are losing to Cleveland? Boo!
Tonight's weight tally will not be as precise as I would like it. We went out to a friend's home and I forgot to pack the scale, so I have guesstimated the amount of food that I ate while there. It is fortunately only 1 listing for the whole day (a plate full of fruit- which I could have done without) so I have decided to assign it's weight based on a comparison to my servings of weighted fruit from the last few days. It appears to be as much as the bigger servings, so it will be given the weight of 0.350 kg.
I enjoyed getting out tonight, but socializing always presents challenges to staying on plan. Our host, who is a friend, went out of her way to bake me oil-free corn crackers and make home made salsa, as well as serving cut fruit and non-compliant cookies and cupcakes to the kids. Thankfully she never tried to force any of the food on me; if she had made a point of asking me to try the crackers and salsa I probably would have because of all of the trouble she went to make them. I had asked my husband to let them know I would eat before we came because I was following a special plan for the next few days. I'm not sure if my husband neglected to relay how serious I was about this, or, as a gracious host, our friend was unable to not have anything for me (I'm inclined to think this is what happened), but I had great guilt about subtly avoiding anything not on my Mary's Mini. And unfortunately I wasn't able to avoid the exta cupcakes foisted on us while leaving. They are currently sitting in my kitchen because I was the only one who thought maybe we could just throw them out when we get home. My husband is going to have to hide them well and be sure they are gone by tomorrow because they are just too much temptation. He is usually really good about recognizing what I just can't handle, but the kids worked their magic on him...sigh. Here is what I'm up against:
With a family, I have gotten used to not having the luxury of having the perfect (food) environment in my home. I am luckily far enough into the process to be able to say no for a certain amount of time. But I hate using up willpower uneccassarily. I have my fingers and toes crossed that this will not end in disappointment and disgust in myself tomorrow.
So, here is what I ate today:
0.093 kg Romaine lettuce
0.209 kg Twice baked potato
0.171 kg Baked fries
0.113 kg Asparagus
0.230 kg Raspberries
0.150 kg Banana
0.010 kg Honey Mustard
0.123 kg Bell pepper
0.160 kg Jicama
0.125 kg Sugar snap peas
0.056 kg Carrots, raw
0.057 kg Romaine lettuce
0.183 kg Strawberries
0.201 kg Wendy's baked potato
0.026 kg Salsa
0.350 kg Fruit plate (guesstimate)
Total weight of food consumed: 2.26 kg
Additional items:
1 tsp green tea leaves and 2 pots (8 cups) of hot water
1 cup earl grey tea
Exercise: 7.2 km in 75 mins (I'm a creature of habit when it comes to my walk)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95182338@N07/with/29699826874/
Tomorrow is the halfway point of this personal challenge. I have done okay, in my books. I will definitely want to give some thought to replacing my current condiments with lower sodium versions. However, I don't think I have strayed too far away from guidelines when they are thought about in the context of a ratio of the size/calories of the whole meal : sodium content .
Happy Friday night y'all!
(Edited to include the Additional items and Exercise sections, which I forgot to add due to late night, bleary eyed depression that the Jays lost!)
Can you believe the Jays are losing to Cleveland? Boo!
Tonight's weight tally will not be as precise as I would like it. We went out to a friend's home and I forgot to pack the scale, so I have guesstimated the amount of food that I ate while there. It is fortunately only 1 listing for the whole day (a plate full of fruit- which I could have done without) so I have decided to assign it's weight based on a comparison to my servings of weighted fruit from the last few days. It appears to be as much as the bigger servings, so it will be given the weight of 0.350 kg.
I enjoyed getting out tonight, but socializing always presents challenges to staying on plan. Our host, who is a friend, went out of her way to bake me oil-free corn crackers and make home made salsa, as well as serving cut fruit and non-compliant cookies and cupcakes to the kids. Thankfully she never tried to force any of the food on me; if she had made a point of asking me to try the crackers and salsa I probably would have because of all of the trouble she went to make them. I had asked my husband to let them know I would eat before we came because I was following a special plan for the next few days. I'm not sure if my husband neglected to relay how serious I was about this, or, as a gracious host, our friend was unable to not have anything for me (I'm inclined to think this is what happened), but I had great guilt about subtly avoiding anything not on my Mary's Mini. And unfortunately I wasn't able to avoid the exta cupcakes foisted on us while leaving. They are currently sitting in my kitchen because I was the only one who thought maybe we could just throw them out when we get home. My husband is going to have to hide them well and be sure they are gone by tomorrow because they are just too much temptation. He is usually really good about recognizing what I just can't handle, but the kids worked their magic on him...sigh. Here is what I'm up against:
With a family, I have gotten used to not having the luxury of having the perfect (food) environment in my home. I am luckily far enough into the process to be able to say no for a certain amount of time. But I hate using up willpower uneccassarily. I have my fingers and toes crossed that this will not end in disappointment and disgust in myself tomorrow.
So, here is what I ate today:
0.093 kg Romaine lettuce
0.209 kg Twice baked potato
0.171 kg Baked fries
0.113 kg Asparagus
0.230 kg Raspberries
0.150 kg Banana
0.010 kg Honey Mustard
0.123 kg Bell pepper
0.160 kg Jicama
0.125 kg Sugar snap peas
0.056 kg Carrots, raw
0.057 kg Romaine lettuce
0.183 kg Strawberries
0.201 kg Wendy's baked potato
0.026 kg Salsa
0.350 kg Fruit plate (guesstimate)
Total weight of food consumed: 2.26 kg
Additional items:
1 tsp green tea leaves and 2 pots (8 cups) of hot water
1 cup earl grey tea
Exercise: 7.2 km in 75 mins (I'm a creature of habit when it comes to my walk)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95182338@N07/with/29699826874/
Tomorrow is the halfway point of this personal challenge. I have done okay, in my books. I will definitely want to give some thought to replacing my current condiments with lower sodium versions. However, I don't think I have strayed too far away from guidelines when they are thought about in the context of a ratio of the size/calories of the whole meal : sodium content .
Happy Friday night y'all!
(Edited to include the Additional items and Exercise sections, which I forgot to add due to late night, bleary eyed depression that the Jays lost!)