This is a journal to help me learn LC tactics and to record LC success as 2007 draws to an end and 2008 looms large and hopeful ahead of me.
Wish me luck! Luck?
Ah, luck is the residue of design.
Found that in a fortune cookie, ages ago.
Fits into the LC mantra about how failing to plan is planning to fail. So my plans start out each day with a hot slosh of WPP+cocoa+espresso+VCO so that I start off feeling like a LC success. Yay, me!
Wish me luck! Luck?
Ah, luck is the residue of design.
Found that in a fortune cookie, ages ago.
Fits into the LC mantra about how failing to plan is planning to fail. So my plans start out each day with a hot slosh of WPP+cocoa+espresso+VCO so that I start off feeling like a LC success. Yay, me!
FitDay.com
Posted 02-09-2008 at 02:42 AM by Zer
With scales to weigh me in (432.4# on 2/8/08), I figure it's time to start working FitDay to find out true values of what I'm eating on my LC plan.
Looks as if my hot slosh is 500calories a slurp:
...2scoops (60g) of ALG's vanilla WPP
...1 Tbs (each) espresso & cacao
...2 Tbs VCO
Total: 498 calories, with F/C/P=32/17/41grams
Protein goal: 148g daily (400# x .037 = 148g)
Inactive as I am, I shall have to pay attention to calories as well as to curbing carbs, to lose the weight that I aim to lose. Toting up my hot slosh is just the beginning. More items will be figured as I wade further into FitDay.
Looks as if my hot slosh is 500calories a slurp:
...2scoops (60g) of ALG's vanilla WPP
...1 Tbs (each) espresso & cacao
...2 Tbs VCO
Total: 498 calories, with F/C/P=32/17/41grams
Protein goal: 148g daily (400# x .037 = 148g)
Inactive as I am, I shall have to pay attention to calories as well as to curbing carbs, to lose the weight that I aim to lose. Toting up my hot slosh is just the beginning. More items will be figured as I wade further into FitDay.
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Hid out all wknd, from food and from temptation and from life ...and in hopes of fooling my scale into a WHOOOSH to 399#.
I too slid back into shortchanging myself in hopes I could WISH a WHOOSH on the scale and see 399# - but all the scale does is go UP when I stop eating all the calories that my body needs. WHEN WILL I LEARN? Maybe today, huh? I'm full up with 45g of protein (toward my target of 182g daily) and 862cals of WPP+cacao+espresso+4TbsVCO (toward my BMR:2423cals daily) and just did a refill of a 32oz water bottle (toward my target of 128oz daily) - and I am going to DO THIS RIGHT... JUST FOR TODAY ...AS IF I CARE ABOUT MY HEALTH. I am! Just to be sure, I just tossed my hot slosh into FitDay: Quote:
Calories Eaten (8am)
.........grams . cals . %total Total: 862cals Fat: 62 558 67% Sat: 51 462 55% Poly: 1 9 1% Mono: 3 29 3% Carbs: 35 100 12% Fiber: 10 0 0% Protein: 45 180 21% - - - - - Today's Foods (hot slosh at 8am) Food Name (Serving Size) ...Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop) 119 2 7 20 ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop) 119 2 7 20 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 24 0 4 0 Cacao, raw (oz) 120 3 18 5 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 Totals 862 62 35 45 Stats: 5'10"; 64; 508.7/403.4/199 WOE: Atkins+ALG; BMR:2423cals; 181gProtein; 128ozWater 432.4(2/8); 426.2(3/8); 413.2(4/8) 402.4(5/8) ----- |
 
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B'gad, I *DID* it! I ate my BMR:2423calories! Wasn't easy!
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Calories Eaten Today
.........grams . cals . %total Total: 2513cals Fat: 190 1710 ....................70% Sat: 75 672 27% Poly: 6 50 2% Mono: 43 387 16% Carbs: 81 213 .......................9% Fiber: 27 0 0% Protein: 131 525 ...............21% - - - - - Today's Foods Food Name (Serving Size) . Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop x2) 238 3 13 40 Espresso (1Tbs crystals) 24 0 4 0 Cacao, raw (1oz) 120 3 18 5 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 TJ Sardines (2 tins) 440 24 0 52 Olive oil (4Tbs) 477 54 0 0 P'kin Seed, organic (2oz) 360 28 8 18 P'kin Seed, spicy (2oz) 280 22 10 12 Bran-a-Crisp (4x wheat bran, rye flour) 80 0 24 4 Cranberries, raw (1oz) 13 0 3 0 Totals 2513 190 81 131 Target BMR:2423cals Target Protein:182g Target Water:128oz ----- |
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404.6# (again, as on 5/7) is 4.2# down from 5/1's 408.6#, so I'm not complaining - not exactly - just wishful. Yes, I know: IF WISHES WERE HORSES, BEGGARS WOULD RIDE. (sigh-h-h)
Today I'm recommitted to my target BMR:2423cals and to my target 182g of protein and target 128oz of water. I can DO it! It's not brain surgery! It's just EATING! I can do it! Quote:
Calories Eaten Today.....10am Hot Slosh
........grams . cals .....%total Total: 802cals Fat: 61 547 ................69% Sat: 51 455 57% Poly: 1 9 1% Mono: 3 29 4% Carbs: 26 78 .................10% Fiber: 7 0 0% Protein: 43 170 .........21% - - - - - Today's Foods...so far...in 10am Hot Slosh Food Name . (Serving Size) . Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop x2) 238 3 13 40 Cacao, raw (1Tbs) 60 1 9 3 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 24 0 4 0 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 Totals 802 61 26 43gProtein ----- Target BMR:2423cals Target Protein:182g Target Water:128oz |
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11pm...sardines....and tallying intake at FitDay.
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Calories Eaten Today
.......grams . cals ........%total Total: 2571cals Fat: 187 1683 .................67% Sat: 77 692 28% Poly: 2 20 1% Mono: 13 118 5% Carbs: 104 279 ...................11% Fiber: 34 0 0% Protein: 135 539 ............22% - - - - - Today's Foods Food Name (Serving Size) . Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop x2) 238 3 13 40 Cacao, raw (1Tbs) 60 1 9 3 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 24 0 4 0 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 Olive oil (1Tbs) 119 14 0 0 TJ Sardines in olive oil 220 12 0 26 4 Bran-a-Crisp (wheat bran, rye flour) 80 0 24 4 Cranberries, raw (1oz) 13 0 3 0 Goji berries (1Tbs) 56 1 14 2 P'kin seeds, spicy (4oz) 560 44 20 24 P'kin Seed, organic (4oz) 720 56 16 36 Totals 2571 187 104 ....135gProtein ----- Target BMR:2423cals / 182gProtein / 128ozWater |
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402.6# as I chug 43gProtein in a WPP Hot Slosh at 7am, with serious intent to eat several times to target BMR:2423cals.
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Calories Eaten Today (7am)
...........grams . cals ............%total Total: 799cals Fat: 61 546 ....................69% Sat: 51 455 57% Poly: 1 9 1% Mono: 3 29 4% Carbs: 26 77 ....................10% Fiber: 7 0 0% Protein: 43 170 ............21% - - - - - Today's Foods...bkfst at 7am Food Name (Serving Size) . Cals. Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop x 2) 238 3 13 40 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 Cacao, raw (1Tbs) 60 1 9 3 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 21 0 4 0 Totals 799 61 26 ......43gProtein ----- Target: BMR:2423cals / Protein:182g / Water:128oz |
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Updated 05-29-2008 at 07:30 AM by Zer |
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Just 5pm and I'm setting out the food I've prepared for the rest of today. Started fixing at 3pm. Am not hungry, but I'm going to do my level best to consume this. A bit over the top - mayo, again! - but I think I am going to work on eating most of this starting as soon as I get this posted:
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Calories Eaten/Planned for Today
.......grams . cals ..........%total Total: 3741cals Fat: 309 2781 ...................76% Sat: 86 773 21% Poly: 4 32 1% Mono: 9 85 2% Carbs: 94 283 ....................8% Fiber: 24 0 0% Protein: 155 619 ............17% - - - - - Today's Foods Food Name (Serving Size) . Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop x 2) 238 3 13 40 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 Cacao, raw (1Tbs) 60 1 9 3 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 21 0 4 0 TJ Salmon, red, wild (7.5oz) 385 25 0 46 TJ Mayo (no sugar) (1C) 1760 192 0 0 4 Bran-a-Crisp (wheat bran, rye flour) 80 0 24 4 3 Eggs, whole, boiled 232 16 2 19 Onions, mature, raw (1C) 61 0 14 2 Celery, raw (2C) 38 0 9 2 Lettuce, salad (2C) 26 0 5 1 .....with vegetables incl tomatoes, carrots, no dressing CottageCheese (1.5C) 360 15 15 39 Totals 3741 309 94 ........155gProtein ----- Target BMR:2423cals / 182gProtein / 128ozWater But it's the mayo that is really throwing me off. Darn it! |
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Hot slosh at 11:30am today, with plans to finish off salmon and cottage cheese and HB eggs prepared yesterday as a midday lunch, probably with some lettuce/vegie crudités. So far, this is my progress toward eating to my BMR:2423cals:
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Calories Eaten Today
.........grams . cals ........%total Total: 799cals Fat: 61 546 ..............69% Sat: 51 455 57% Poly: 1 9 1% Mono: 3 29 4% Carbs: 26 77 ...................10% Fiber: 7 0 0% Protein: 43 170 ...........21% - - - - - Today's Foods Food Name (Serving Size) . Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop x 2) 238 3 13 40 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 21 0 4 0 Cacao, raw (1Tbs) 60 1 9 3 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 Totals 799 61 26 ......43gProtein Target BMR:2423cals / 182gProtein / 128ozWater |
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Just made it - BMR:2425calories - and here's how it adds up:
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Calories Eaten Today
........grams . cals ..............%total Total: 2546cals Fat: 173 1553 .................63% Sat: 73 661 27% Poly: 17 153 6% Mono: 15 136 6% Carbs: 123 342 ...................14% Fiber: 37 0 0% Protein: 138 553 ...........23% |
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Sort of blew my mind, seeing and smelling fresh strawberries for dinner. Sigh. Sacrificed weight loss to revel in fresh berries.
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Calories Eaten Friday 6/6/08
....grams . cals ..........%total Total: 2929cals Fat: 235 2113 ................74% Sat: 81 727 25% Poly: 3 31 1% Mono: 17 153 5% Carbs: 97 282 .................10% Fiber: 27 0 0% Protein: 120 480 ..........17% - - - - - Friday's Foods Food Name (Serving Size) . Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot ALG's vanilla WPP (30g/scoop x2) 238 3 13 40 Cacao, raw (1Tbs) 60 1 9 3 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 21 0 4 0 Oil, coconut (4Tbs) 480 56 0 0 P'kin Seed, organic (1oz) 180 14 4 9 Pumpkin seeds (spicy) (1oz) 140 11 5 6 TJ Salmon, red, wild (7.5oz) 385 25 0 46 TJ Mayo (no sugar) (4oz) 880 96 0 0 Onions, mature, raw (1C) 61 0 14 2 Celery, raw (2C) 38 0 9 2 OSCAR MAYER, Wieners (2 beef franks) 286 26 2 10 Strawberries, raw (2C) 91 1 21 2 Nectarine, raw (1C) 68 1 16 1 Totals 2929 235 97 ...........120gProtein ----- Target BMR:2423cals / 182gProtein / 128ozWater [color=red]June:[/color] 402.8(6/1) 401.2(6/2) 401.6(6/7) Interim goals: [color=gray]432.4 430 420 410[/color]  399 390 380 370 360 350 340 330 320 310 [color=fuchsia]299(2/5/09)[/color] 290 280 270 260 250 240 230 220 210 199 |
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Updated 06-07-2008 at 07:57 AM by Zer |
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Dear Zer,
Such a victory to use strawberries as a cheat. That is so much healthier for you than other carby things. I am glad to see you eat those fresh berries cause I worry that you don't get enough variety in your diet to meet your nutritional needs. I hope you understand that I say this cause I have come to care so much about you and your struggles to be independent. All the months I lived in carb hell, I would come back every day to read what you had written. You have made a tremendous impact on how I think. Maybe that those delicious red berries will give you a visit from the whoosh fairy... Love, Jean:  |
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Jean, thank you for your support - and for your wish that The Whoosh Fairy™ might visit. Awfully nice if my 6/8 weigh-in shows a significant loss. That is 4mos of owning a scale and having access to accurate data on my weight, a nice change from a lifetime habit of ignoring that data and dreading the occasional weigh-in when a scale was able to weigh me at the doctor's. Having a scale has helped me to KNOW for sure if my LC program needs a tweak or two. Now I can weigh at will, collect data, put that data into my food diary as well as into my datebook. No longer am I forgetful about my wish to weigh less.
Here's hoping Sunday 6/8 shows a nice loss, possibly a whoosh right into THREEdom. I'm so close, so very close - and it would be such a nice note on the benefits of my having gifted myself with a scale on my 64th b'day, just 4mos ago, in February! Yay for a great gift! |
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Updated 06-08-2008 at 12:14 AM by Zer |
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Broke into THREEdom on 6/30/08, leaving 400# behind for good. Not sure how many years or decades I've weighed more than 400#, but it's been a long time since I saw a lower weight than 400#. Lots of doctors I saw did not have scales to weigh me, so I just cannot say, but I do know that I weighed more than 400# for more than half of my 64yrs - and I was hired, interviewed, got new jobs and fell in love (for the first time, at 42) at a hefty weight. That said, I was pleased to see my scale showing me 395.8# on 6/30/08 - and it seems to be holding. Got that weight today too!
Here's today's tally of food eaten/planned, as I got my ducks in order and found my way back to FitDay to check up on my intake. Got curious to see how my food for today is stacking up, so I tossed it into FitDay. Looks as if I have room for some VCO+cacao later today to get up to my BMR:2423cals! Quote:
Calories Eaten Today
..........grams . cals .......%total Total: 1780cals Fat: 111 995 .............58% Sat: 26 230 13% Poly: 5 41 2% Mono: 26 234 14% Carbs: 42 131 ...............8% Fiber: 10 0 0% Protein: 149 597 ........35% - - - - - Today's Foods Food Name (Serving Size) . Cals . Fat . Carb . Prot Pumpkin seeds, spicy (3oz) 420 33 15 18 TJ tuna in olive oil (12oz) 570 30 0 70 Egg, whole, boiled (3) 232 16 2 19 Olive oil (2Tbs) 239 27 0 0 ALG's vanilla WPP (2x30g/scoop) 238 3 13 40 Cacao, raw (1Tbs) 60 1 9 3 Espresso (1 Tbs crystals) 21 0 4 0 Totals 1780 111 42 .........149gProtein ----- Stats: 5'10"; 64; 508.7/396.8/199 WOE: Atkins+ALG; BMR:2423cals; 182gProtein; 128ozWater 432.4(2/8) 426.2(3/8) 413.2(4/8) 402.2(6/8) Would love to see a double-patty cheeseburger coming my way later today - no bun, of course, and no sauce - but I don't see myself getting up and out to the car to drive to Carl's. Ah, wish Carl's delivered! I can almost taste that hot beef patty now. Not hungry, for I still have tuna seasoned with Mrs.Dash and one HB egg left to eat. That, and probably a VCO+cacao treat later on, flavored with DaVinci Creme de Menthe or Dulce de Leche. Not sure which one. Guess I'll make it to my BMR, one way or another. Hey, is this a diet or are we having FUN eating? |
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Updated 07-02-2008 at 04:17 PM by Zer |
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Zer you have some real celebrating to do this Fourth of July! You are free in many ways this year. And this is only your first year in threedom, the best is yet to come!
Congratulatons on your continued success.  ~Bella~ |
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You go, girl! Congratulations on arriving at Threedom! I can hear the fireworks! Great job!
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Thanks for the kind words and feedback on FINALLY finding my way to THREEdom, where I seem to be bOunCing around just under 400# as I bOunCed around just above 400# for so long.
Hitting more fish/egg days seems to be key to my success in shaving off ounces at a time. Slow and steady. *bounce* |
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