Higher Calories?

I have encountered a lot of information within the past few days stating that I am simply not eating enough calories to lose weight. Yeah, that's right! Not ENOUGH calories. With having consumed about 1200 calories a day and with exercising, apparently it has put my body in starvation mode. So I am tweaking my calorie consumption and upping it to about 1500 calories a day. I always thought that it was good to eat about 1200 calories AND burn extra calories. Apparently this is not enough calories to run the body as it should and so the body goes into survival mode, holding onto fat. I'm interested in what this will do. Wow, what a treat it would be to know that I could actually up my calories and still lose. Looking back, there were times I dreaded getting on the scale because of what all I'd ate. Then I'd be surprised to see that I had lost a little. Could this had been why? Hmm....

Weigh In (0)

I think "nature" is coming and this is the only explaination that I have for this. I have honestly given it 95% this week, of which you would think would give some yield. I won't get discouraged until next week. If it's the same, THEN I will get concerned. :D

This dieting story is sooooo exciting! Don't you think? NOT!

Cheating? No!

A lot of times people assume just because you have food that may not be so good for you that you are cheating. This is not always so. This is an absolute lifestyle with a bonus! Once reaching your goal weight, you can have a boost in your lifestyle with a few more added calories. Nice!

So, when we go skating this Friday night and I have a slice...or two of pizza, it is a planned treat. This does not mean that I'm failing. I am preparing for it. Being on a diet does not mean deprivation. It simply means eating MOSTLY healthier foods and cutting MOSTLY back. Life goes on and it's good to live it! I'll have fun with friends and family and lose the weight because this is life.

*** Calorie Tidbit: Do you know how many calories is in one slice of Little Caesar's cheese pizza? Look below for the answer.
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If you guessed 250 then you'd be correct! There's 280 for a slice of pepperoni.

Negative Calorie Foods

Here is a list of negative calorie foods. What this means is that when eaten raw, or lightly cooked with no additives, it actually takes more calories to digest the food than the food actually contains. This is contraversial and so use at your own discretion. If you feel it applies then for healthy weight loss and a little boost add some of these foods to your diet each day. Isn't that cool? So when you're hungry and it's not time for a scheduled eating, grab something off the list with a glass of water. I think that it's good to still count the calories and then if it is truly a negetive calorie food, then good. If it truly is not, then you're not hurting yourself in eating it.

Fruits apple
cranberries
grapefruit
lemon
mango
orange
pineapple
raspberries
strawberries
tangerine

Vegetables asparagus
beet
broccoli
cabbage (green)
carrot
cauliflower
celery
Chile peppers (hot)
cucumber
dandelion
endive
garden cress
garlic
green beans
lettuce
onion
papaya
radishes
spinach
turnip

Sample Menu

Here is what I plan on having today. I am debating on exercise as I am quite sore from yesterday's exercise-extravaganza! I don't know, it was pretty fun so I might take some Ibuprofin and try some more....maybe just not as intense. Ha!

7amBreakfast:
sauted onion, bell pepper and tomato with 1 medium egg scrambled in (cooking spray used)  100 calories
 6 ounces fat free milk        60 calories     

9:30am Snack: watermelon, 12 almonds, popcorn  180 calories

12pm Lunch: 2 cups steamed veggies (California blend, zapped in microwave) 70 calories
pickle strip wrapped with 1 slice deli ham, wrapped in lettuce leaf with 1 teaspoon blue cheese dressing X2 180 calories

2:30pm Snack: 12 almonds 90 calories
           watermelon 100  calories

6pm Supper: tuna salad  and cucumbers in 1 pita pocket, carrots 250 calories

9:30pm watermelon, celery 50 calories
Total: 1080 calories
                                                       
Here's to hopefully having a very good day!

                      

"Small daily improvement over time leads to stunning success" Robin Sharma

Weigh In (-.8)

156.4!!! Aaahhhh! I had to weigh myself all over again just to be sure. I am down .8 of a pound. Just that little bit is enough to keep me going. :D :D :D

Yesterday, I followed my "rules" of eating every few hours, kept my sodium lower, and really did not eat a lot of carbs...but some. I did feel pretty well stuffed at supper last night and thought that I must have goofed.
I like  having a bunch of small meals and I don't feel starved as much...and maybe doing that really does make a huge difference in one's metabolism?

I can't believe it! I have to say that I weighed the morning before (Thursday morning) and it was NOT a good number. I don't remember how much it was as it wasn't official weigh in day.

Okay, I am ready for another day!

Starting Over

I have good and bad news. The bad news is, I fell off the wagon. The main reason being that I just didn't have much in the house that was healthy for me. The good news is, I bought some goodies today! Let's just hope that tomorrow morning isn't too bad. I do think I will be up a bit but with dedication I do hope that I will go down, down, down beginning next week.
Here's some items that I hope will help me out a lot.

almonds
frozen stir fry vegetables
various frozen vegetables
popcorn
cooking spray
cabbage
lettuce
spinach
bell pepper
oranges
bananas
watermelon
tomatoes
plantain (I hope to make my own plantain chips)
cilantro (mmm...homemade salsa)
celery
carrots
yogurt
fat free milk (gag. I have to chug a cold glass of milk. Now, if I had cookies to go with.... I know, I know!)
licorice Twizzlers
sugar free gum
light ranch dressing
raisin bran
coconut oil
home canned green beans
light cream cheese
sugar free drink mix
sugar free gelatin
canned fruit (in light syrup)
tuna
chicken
turkey



Some of this list I did have and some I bought. Hopefully what I bought will last a few week or it's back to the same old, same old. It is hard to buy diet treats for you and then buy other things to compensate to the children. I won't buy things for me if the children can't have it- or an alternative. I know that I will eat some normal food but maybe there can be more of a balance now.

Beginning today I am really trying to space out mini meals. I really wanted to get on the treadmill this morning but I was dragging this morning. Normally I get up by 5am and I got up and fell back to sleep on the couch until 6am. I was bummed to have lost at least an hour of precious time...

Weigh in 3 (0)

Well what can you expect after having Chinese Pepper Steak for supper...and then again, and then again before going to bed? Bad, bad me. No change. Nothing will change unless I make myself quite uncomfortable, you know?

Weigh in 3 (-.4)

I weighed 157.2 this morning for a loss of .4. I'll take it! I had doughnuts and cake this week and it's the time when I'd normally be a few pounds heavier than normal. ;D I only worked out once this week. I did tell myself, "no" a few times this week. I did think of having that extra doughnut and pizza but resisted. I know that I stayed below my maintained calorie limit so knew I shouldn't have at least gained. So, here's to next week. Wow, wouldn't it be grand to lose 2 whole pounds in one week? :D

7/2/12 1050 calories

I did not track calories this weekend. I made a joke with James that you don't lose what you want and get depressed. Then you go and overeat to soothe your feelings. :D
small piece of cake        200
chili mac                        350
beef enchilada               350
cabbage                           50
tea                                 100

Total                     1050  calories

No exercise. Not a lot of water.