Jessica's Journal

[Gitona]

I am going to try and keep up with this. I have a small black notebook to carry around with me. That's professional! Heh. I didn't really keep track of calories but I tried to track the fat.

Ok, lets give this a try:

04/09/2010
8:30am: Small bowl Frosted Cheerios, 2% milk, sliced banana
(the reason there was such a huge gap in eating today is because I went straight back to bed after eating the cereal. I was dead tired from work and ugh)
2:00pm: 15-20 red grapes
2:30: Cup of sweet...too sweet probably..tea(WEAKNESS)
3:00: 3 handfuls of Frosted Cheerios
3:30: 2 Wheat Thin Chips (Great Plains Multrigrain)
4:15: Baked Pacific Perch( I put olive oil in the pan, crushed cheerios on top of fillet, and some honey and lemon juice around it) cut up in Ready To Serve Brown Rice (230 calories a cup) I ate a bit over half of this. I'm not a big brown rice or fish fan but meh.
4:30-5:25: Brisk, leisurely at times, walk through the woods
8:45pm: Handful of red grapes
And I am proud to say I drank a lot of water today.

I love the forest so I am always out there walking around. I invite friends over too. I think the most exercise I get though is when we meet up for Badminton. Loveeee Badminton. I use to work out for 2 hours at the college gym 4 days out of the week. I lost 20 lbs! But I have taken this semester off and so haven't been going because it's a pretty long ride. And workout soul mate moved so...*sigh*

[Fygle]

Try to get more protein and vegetables in there, and less cereals? Don't know what frosted cheerios are made of. Switching some of those cereal meals out for some whole grain bread would be a good choice.

[Gitona]

Yeah yesterday was a cereal day. And I really do pay attention to what I am buying. I usually get Special K or some Bran and Granola cereal but I get tired of those so I like to switch around. Believe me the Cheerios aren't that bad. At least I wasn't using Fruity Pebbles. HAH.....EW....Fruity Pebbles on fish....

I love broccoli so I am going to try and get some of that in soon. Mmm.

[Boss Man]

8:30am: Small bowl Frosted Cheerios, 2% milk, sliced banana

(More Protein would help here. So things like Egg Whites, Ham, Chicken etc etc. Give the Banana time to start digesting, then about 10-15 minutes later, eat the Cereal so the Fruit is impeded less. Whole-grain Cereals are best for Breakfats, than other Cereal types. I never trust Cereals that have frosting or have a chocolate coating. Just a personal viewpoint.)

2:00pm: 15-20 red grapes
2:30: Cup of sweet...too sweet probably..tea(WEAKNESS)
3:00: 3 handfuls of Frosted Cheerios
3:30: 2 Wheat Thin Chips (Great Plains Multrigrain)
4:15: Baked Pacific Perch( I put olive oil in the pan, crushed cheerios on top of fillet, and some honey and lemon juice around it) cut up in Ready To Serve Brown Rice (230 calories a cup) I ate a bit over half of this. I'm not a big brown rice or fish fan but meh.

(All this sporadic eating is too hit and miss. You would better having a meal at 2:00PM, then around 4:30-5:00, because all those little interim meals don't make sense. I'd can the Cheerios and the Grapes. Don't really need Fruit in the PM, then keep the Thins for 2:00 and have a few more. Add more Protein in as well.

The Later meal looks fine, but obviously due to the Heavy Metal content in fish, perhaps consider alternative choices some nights like Chicken, Steak, Turkey etc etc.)

8:45pm: Handful of red grapes

(You need more Protein here and I wouldn't bother with the Grapes. You could have things like Peanuts and some Low Fat Cheese, some kind of Chicken salad affair. Fake Pizza's, Whole-grain Bread, low Fat Cheese, Tomatos and Mushrooms, grilled. Beans on Toast as examples.)

(You definitely need 1-2 more meals for sure. Obviously this could be amended by not having that large gap earlier in the day. as that's a one off, I don't see this gap thing becoming a thorn in your eating side so to speak.)

[Gitona]

Yeah I need to start planning meals. I am going to try and find time to sit down soon and just plan a week out. Or 3 days. Gotta wait for paycheck first though. :/

So today I went strawberry picking around 12:00pm. Yummy fresh strawberries. I did splurge and get a small cup of the fresh ice cream they make out of their strawberries. It was worth it though. All texture and not too sweet.

04/10/2010
6:00am- Banana
Between 12:00 and 3:30 - Small cup of Ice cream, estimated 10 strawberries, Subway-6inch Wheat, just turkey and strip of mayo.
4:00: G2 (Gatorade 2) Orange and 30 calories (love these things. They keep me away from soda)
Between 4 and 5 I biked around pasture a bit...need to start doing some lifting or something.
5:15 Honey Wheat Bread/Baked Perch sandwich
8:30 6 strawberries and some grapes..yes...those darn grapes. I LOVE THEM THOUGH. : (
10:40pm Banana. I am trying to stop eating after I get home but ugh I was starving.

I took some "Before" pics today and am going to retake in a few weeks. I hope...no I KNOW I am going to make progress.

[Gitona]

So if I have this late night hunger again what would be a better solution? Reasonable I mean. I know you say protein but a few specifics could help but I don't want to over do it. I had to resist eating half a leftover steak. O_o...

[Boss Man]

Nuts are reasonable for protein, but don't expect too much. What you need to be aware of is the differing Carb levels. In general most Nuts have a low Glycemic register, although do contain Carbs. Some however like Cashews and Chestnuts are Glycemic players to some extent, so you need to bare this in mind when factoring Nuts in. They can get quite caloric in their own right, owing to the unsaturated Fat content, so you can easily increase caloric intake adding Nuts, if you use what you think is a "restrained" amount, but it may actually be a little overboard.

You can add Peanuts in as well, which are actually Legumes, not Nuts, but if you're concerned about any increased risk of mould and Aflatoxins, from eastern grown Nuts, compared to western grown, which sometimes is an issue with eastern ones, choose the latter, otherwise choose whichever ones grab your fancy basically, if you're inclined to eat them and assuming you don't have an allergy to them, same with Nuts.

[Gitona]

I like Almonds and chestnuts. And cashews but I never buy them.

04/11/2010
8:30am: Banana
8:50: 2 poached eggs on wheat toast with deli turkey slices. Cup of tea
I worked from 10 til 7 so breaks are every 2 hours with a lunch in the middle.
12:30: Cup of grapes
2:15: Turkey slices on wheat bread with small bit of mayo. Banana.
5:00: Yoplait Whips Chocolate Mousse (it doesn't taste like chocolate to me. More like fruit...weird.)
After work I went to a friends and admit to sipping around half a Sonics Cherry Slush and about 6 lightly slated cashews. At around...midnight... O_o...It was a situational thing and I was WEAK. ~___~;;
The only exercise was walking around the store I work. And standing for fricken 7 hours straight. heels suffer.

[Nokie173]

If you want this bad enough... You can work on your weakness!
Don't need to know the calories right now.... but need to know what's good for your.

8:30am: Banana
8:50: 2 poached eggs on wheat toast with deli turkey slices. Cup of tea
I worked from 10 til 7 so breaks are every 2 hours with a lunch in the middle.
12:30: Cup of grapes (ADD SOME PROTEIN HERE... EGGS? GRILLED CHICKEN?, STRING CHEESE?)
2:15: Turkey slices on wheat bread with small bit of mayo. Banana.
5:00: Yoplait Whips Chocolate Mousse (it doesn't taste like chocolate to me. More like fruit...weird.) (CHECK OUT THE SUGAR... TRY TO HAVE SOME PROTEIN & VEGGIE HERE...)After work I went to a friends and admit to sipping around half a Sonics Cherry Slush and about 6 lightly slated cashews. At around...midnight... O_o...It was a situational thing and I was WEAK.

You need some protein and veggies... I noticed you mention you like Broccoli... pack some to work

[Gitona]

You sparked interest with the grilled chicken part. So, let's say I go buy one of those Foreman-like grills to cook up some grub...that's okay? I wasn't sure.

String cheese is really gooood. I haven't bought any in a long time. I could get some of that skim milk type made with olive oil.

I do want this! I got on the scale and it said 209. Considering I weighed 213 3 days ago that's okay. When I say okay I don't mean like "Oh I should lose more." I just feel that I lost this weight because I have held myself back. I never feel hungry. I don't understand when friends exclaim "UGH I am so hungry I can feel the stomach acid eating away at lining!" (yes they really say that.) But yesterday, at work, I actually started to feel some pangs. I'm glad because I am starting to feel like I eat to live not live to eat.

[Gitona]

Tonight was grocery shopping night so I made sure to try and get some protein and stuff...string cheese, chicken breasts, shrimp(im going to try and bake them), uhhh...and stuff. I got a jicama randomly..O_o...never had one. They say it's high in fiber and fiber is always good.

04/12/2010
11:30- 3 Poached eggs, honey wheat bread toasted with butter(uh oh) and grape jelly. Cup of tea
1:00: Large G2 45 calories
3:30: Steam Fresh Green Peas lightly salted with a few Wheat Thins
9:45: Yoplait Light Lemon Meringue
12:40am: Handful of Wheat Thins...I dunno. It was an impulse.

exercise today was all thanks to the Black Eyed Peas. Their new album is surprisingly great for going crunk crazy in your room. I was sweating and sides and legs were hurting as I tried to do some weird bokko/techtonik/bootae shaking dance. If you can call it dancing. More like wigging out. I also walked/jogged/struggled through the woods for about 20 minutes.

[feelin-great]

I got a jicama randomly..O_o...never had one. They say it's high in fiber and fiber is always good.

I had a jicama for the first time a few weeks ago - recipe called for it. They are really good, they kind of pick up the flavors in whatever else you are eating I have a great recipe for chicken tacos that uses it if you would like it. I eat the filling for the tacos on lettuce instead of in the shell, and it is REALLY good!

[Nokie173]

Tonight was grocery shopping night so I made sure to try and get some protein and stuff...string cheese, chicken breasts, shrimp(im going to try and bake them), uhhh...and stuff. I got a jicama randomly..O_o...never had one. They say it's high in fiber and fiber is always good.

04/12/2010
11:30- 3 Poached eggs, honey wheat bread toasted with butter(uh oh) and grape jelly. Cup of tea
How about no butter but instead try nut butter or almond butter?? oh, what kind of tea do you drink?
1:00: Large G2 45 calories
Add some protein in here like some string cheese or chicken breast.. oh deli meat wrap around string cheese with some mix nuts?
3:30: Steam Fresh Green Peas lightly salted with a few Wheat Thins
Instead of wheat thins.. have some protein in here too
9:45: Yoplait Light Lemon Meringue
As mentioned earlier, check out the sugar in here... It's pretty high. Have some veggies and protein in here too
12:40am: Handful of Wheat Thins...I dunno. It was an impulse.
No carbs ... If you're hungry try to eat some proteins... Like scramble eggs? cottage cheese?

exercise today was all thanks to the Black Eyed Peas. Their new album is surprisingly great for going crunk crazy in your room. I was sweating and sides and legs were hurting as I tried to do some weird bokko/techtonik/bootae shaking dance. If you can call it dancing. More like wigging out. I also walked/jogged/struggled through the woods for about 20 minutes.

[Gitona]

Protein! Protein! I know! Hah. I bought as best I could last night. I almost picked up cottage cheese last night but the few times I have had it alone or with fruit I haven't really enjoyed the taste or the texture. But maybe I need to become accustomed to it.

feelin-great I would really like a good taco recipe for sure...but...I HATE lettuce. Never eaten a salad in LIFE. At least not one involving lettuce, tomatoes, or anything of the sort. I have tried to force myself to eat salad a few times and almost threw up each time too. How unfortunate for me. : ( I was thinking about getting some whole wheat tortillas, pan frying some ground turkey and sprinkling some low fat cheese on the top. Sounds yummy in mind.

Nokie 173- I drink Lipton Sweet Tea. I'm from Georgia so...it's a staple. I only drink around a cup or two a day though. It tastes great with certain things...chicken biscuits... broccoli casserole...sausage...O_O....OMG. I gotta stop thinking about it.

Right now we have a pack of Georgia Boy Sausages in the fridge and they are the BEST. You can eat them right out of the pack...though only I do that apparently. I know it sounds gross but they're already cooked...I guess. I prefer them boiled though. Yum. Amazingly I have managed to not touch one in a week or two.

*pats self on back* : 3

[Boss Man]

Low Fat Cheese is better than Cottage Cheese, as it contains more good Fat and better Protein ratio gram for gram.