Weight Loss and Exercise #3

Mountaindewed · Feb 08, 2021 at 05:04 PM

Today after almost passing out in the bathroom, I had a frozen soft pretzel from Sams Club for breakfast. I crave those a lot and it’s difficult to avoid them. So I’ve started eating them for breakfast so I won’t have to fight with my thoughts later. Then I had an Atkins shake and a bowl of dinosaur oatmeal for lunch. I had a can of Hormel ham around 1:45. My heart was pounding really bad but I didn’t get it because the ham had protein and I had eaten today. I’m going to have 2 scrambled eggs for dinner. I did ok on zero coke today. I only had one can. I might have a can of caffeine free later. My new hoodie came and it fit perfectly. Hollister hoodies actually fit my ridiculously small stomach although I’m still a small in those. They don’t hang off me like other brands do.

But I am eating so I’m not lying in bed like I had been.

Deilla · Feb 09, 2021 at 04:03 AM

I seem to be just maintaining at the moment. That's okay. I've been eating a little more than usual because of stress. It's been healthy stuff.

Mountaindewed · Feb 09, 2021 at 04:03 PM

I had a cherry Vanilla Coke and a medium chili cheese fries for breakfast. Then I had a box of SpongeBob macaroni and cheese for lunch. Dinner will be 2 eggs.

Yeah for sure not healthy at all. But still only 1,230 calories.

unaluna · Feb 09, 2021 at 05:12 PM

Im so excited

i found DRIED riced cauliflower and broccoli. I just made millet with the cauliflower and mixed in some 3 bean salad for protein, and then tried to season the heck out of it.

So now my tummy is full but i dont feel stuffed, like when i eat plain millet. So this might be my way to the 50/50 starch/veg plate diet, all with shelf-stable foods. The cauliflower was toasted looking, so it wasnt bad, and i could hardly tell wth i was eating. But i could shovel it in, and isnt that what ultimately matters?

Coffee now.

Deilla · Feb 10, 2021 at 07:46 AM

I lost 2 more pounds. Three more to go and I'll be at my first goal. I've been hungry a lot, but I've mainly been eating vegetables. Yesterday I had half a bagel. I felt bad about that. It wasn't whole wheat. But the shopper made that substitution and there was nothing I could do. I ended up throwing the whole bag away. I can't have stuff like that.

02:35 PM

Coffee made me lose the water weight from eating salty restaurant food. Back to BMI of exactly 18.5.... somedays more, somedays less.

I restricted a little but yesterday after a stressful evening class I had pistachios as a snack, bringing me to maintenance. I immediately felt fat and flabby and wasted the whole day body checking. I was worried that since I haven't had time to exercise, my muscle turned to fat. And even though my weight stayed the same, muscle had been replaced my a lot of fat, meaning I would have expanded.

unaluna · Feb 10, 2021 at 03:21 PM

I think im down a couple.

Deilla · Feb 12, 2021 at 05:25 PM

I feel pretty good. I feel like I'm losing weight. My knees are so much better. I'm just very tired. I know I got enough sleep. My protein may have been too low yesterday. But today, I ordered a steak burrito bowl. Hopefully, I'll feel better soon.

Mountaindewed · Feb 13, 2021 at 01:22 PM

I think I broke my metabolism. I’ve been at or around 170 for almost a month.

Deilla · Feb 13, 2021 at 02:30 PM

The extra protein didn't help me. I'm still very tired. I will try some healthy fats today and have some fruit. I'm not sure what else I can do. I'm trying to hydrate as well. Today I made portobello mushroom fajitas. They came out really good. I will cook chili with turkey today or tomorrow. So I'll get more protein.

Mountaindewed · Feb 14, 2021 at 01:41 PM

I found out Benadryl makes you hungry and gain weight. Well that explains it. I’ve stopped the Benadryl. Yesterday I was super hungry because I forgot my morning med. today I’m doing fine.

Deilla · Feb 14, 2021 at 01:44 PM

My weight is the same. I wish I could drop 3 more pounds. If I can get some energy, I might cook a little today.

Cocosurviving · Feb 15, 2021 at 03:06 AM

It’s very challenging having rare diseases and autoimmune diseases that primarily revolve around regularly taking steroid medications. Regularly taking steroid medications directly cause weight gain.

I’m not going to give up...I will continue to be active on non-symptomatic days.

Deilla · Feb 15, 2021 at 03:25 AM

I've done a lot of cooking. I have turkey chili, cheesy rice with broccoli and cauliflower, portobello mushroom fajitas and alfredo pasta with spinach and chickpeas. It will last most of this week. It's all healthy stuff. I like it when I have food cooked. All I have to do is heat it up. And it all helps me lose weight.

Mountaindewed · Feb 15, 2021 at 05:31 PM

I ordered groceries this morning. I didn’t have anything healthy at all in my house. So I bought salads and Lean Cuisines and cheese and some cucumbers. I got a little bag of chips and a couple small bags of candy from Walgreens. I had a Slim Fast and a watermelon Mountain Dew for breakfast. Lunch was at about 10:30 and I had a loaded nacho taco and a soft beef taco from Taco Bell. I had a pre packaged chicken Cesar salad at 2. I had some Lean Cuisine egg bites for dinner around 3:30 and then I had a mini babybel cheese just now. So 1,270 calories. It was a mix of not good and healthy food. I’m trying to take my therapists advice about eating better. Although I do believe in everything in moderation and if you don’t treat yourself and you cut out everything bad you will end up starting to overeat. I have an issue with this. So I’m trying to fix it. With these health problems surfacing I do need to watch what I’m eating. Kraft boxed spaghetti is ok but not all the time.

Feb 15, 2021 at 10:32 PM

I ate almost 2000 calories today and my exercise went well. I feel strong and my injury was quiet. I guess that goes to show I should be eating more. I don't think I'll gain weight, but maybe I will. I don't really know what to expect. I feel enormous. I watch athletes on youtube and one of them said she eats to run, she doesn't run to eat. That was a good distinction for me. I do want to lose five more pounds though.

Mountaindewed · Feb 16, 2021 at 03:18 PM

I had an Atkins shake, a mini babybel cheese, and a serving of limon Lays Chips for breakfast. I also got an iced coffee from Wendy’s. Lunch was another Atkins shake and a cucumber. Dinner is going to be a Lean Cuisine cauliflower crust pizza. I have down 1,265 calories.

I’m trying to eat healthier. Which means limiting how much boxed and canned stuff I eat and adding in more fresh vegetables. I’m kind of freaked out about eating McDonald’s.

I gained about 7 pounds from the Benadryl but I’ve lost 3 pounds of that so far.

Cocosurviving · Feb 17, 2021 at 04:08 AM

I’m just getting back into running. I was in track in school and I continued running even after graduating college. One of my sisters also runs and my adult daughter. I walk part of the way then run part of the way. It’s definitely important to me to pace myself. I do have several autoimmune diseases and rare diseases. I’m mindful of my reality.

I try to walk and run for a total of 30 minutes. I do have to break up the time because of the weather and also until I build my running stamina back up. The temperature was 7 degrees yesterday night and breathing in the cold

air definitely triggered my asthma.

Deilla · Feb 17, 2021 at 04:27 AM

I haven't weighed myself in a couple of days. I feel like I'm maintaining. I had veggie fajitas yesterday and turkey chili. I also had some grits. I'm not sure the grits are all that good for me, but I hate to completely cut out my comfort food.

Marylin · Feb 17, 2021 at 07:44 AM

I have only been maintaining not losing.Yesterday had a lapse of judgement and gave in and bought a chocolate bar and ate it all in one go.My blood sugar sped up high and it won't have helped me weight,neither will it help that I ordered burger king and ate it.Woe is me!I will get back on track eventually.

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Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Feb 09, 2021 at 04:03 AM #762 I seem to be just maintaining at the moment. That's okay. I've been eating a little more than usual because of stress. It's been healthy stuff. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,174 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,758 hugs given	Feb 09, 2021 at 04:03 PM #763 I had a cherry Vanilla Coke and a medium chili cheese fries for breakfast. Then I had a box of SpongeBob macaroni and cheese for lunch. Dinner will be 2 eggs. Yeah for sure not healthy at all. But still only 1,230 calories. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,861 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.3k hugs given	Feb 10, 2021 at 03:21 PM #767 I think im down a couple.

Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Feb 12, 2021 at 05:25 PM #768 I feel pretty good. I feel like I'm losing weight. My knees are so much better. I'm just very tired. I know I got enough sleep. My protein may have been too low yesterday. But today, I ordered a steak burrito bowl. Hopefully, I'll feel better soon. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,174 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,758 hugs given	Feb 13, 2021 at 01:22 PM #769 I think I broke my metabolism. I’ve been at or around 170 for almost a month. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,174 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,758 hugs given	Feb 14, 2021 at 01:41 PM #771 I found out Benadryl makes you hungry and gain weight. Well that explains it. I’ve stopped the Benadryl. Yesterday I was super hungry because I forgot my morning med. today I’m doing fine. __________________ Ridin' with Biden

Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Feb 14, 2021 at 01:44 PM #772 My weight is the same. I wish I could drop 3 more pounds. If I can get some energy, I might cook a little today. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Feb 17, 2021 at 04:27 AM #779 I haven't weighed myself in a couple of days. I feel like I'm maintaining. I had veggie fajitas yesterday and turkey chili. I also had some grits. I'm not sure the grits are all that good for me, but I hate to completely cut out my comfort food. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’

Marylin Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: England,UK Posts: 3,017 9 863 hugs given	Feb 17, 2021 at 07:44 AM #780 I have only been maintaining not losing.Yesterday had a lapse of judgement and gave in and bought a chocolate bar and ate it all in one go.My blood sugar sped up high and it won't have helped me weight,neither will it help that I ordered burger king and ate it.Woe is me!I will get back on track eventually.