Dare to dream.....work hard to get there...

daretodream · 09-07-2006, 01:01 PM

A.M. weight: 273
breakfast: 7:00 2 fried eggs, water, digestive enzyme
8:00 diet Dr. Pepper
lunch: 12:00 Burger King grilled chicken salad with ranch dressing and a small diet coke
snack: 5:00 water and 2 boiled eggs
late dinner: 2 burger patties with mayo and canned spinach, digestive enzyme

Bedtime: 2 oil capsules. super B complex

daretodream · 09-08-2006, 08:56 AM

I still have not lost the weight I have been struggling with like forever!
I can't give up hope. Last nights dinner did not go as planned. I didnt get home until almost 10:00 and the day was non stop. Dinner sucked.
Breakfast: 1/2 a sausage roll, 1 swallow strawberry milk. (sons leftovers)
Lunch: Chef salad with ranch (Yummy!)
Dinner: hamburger patties, revolution rolls

I'm going to boil some eggs later and make some revolution rolls, never had them before. Im running late, gotta go.

indogia · 09-08-2006, 08:58 AM

hello-dont lose hope(((hugs)).
are you excercising?

I love the title of your diary

love and smiles

indy
xxxxxxxxx

daretodream · 09-09-2006, 03:58 PM

I spent a bit of time earlier today and my entry isnt here! Oh well! Thanks Indy for the support

late breakfast: 1 cup Hood brand low carb dairy drink blended with ice cubes and 1 serving chocolate protein powder,a few small slices summer sausage and a piece of celery with thin smears of cream cheese (0 carbs in meat and less than 1 ounce of cheese), SF orange drink
lunch: 2 hot dogs, 1 cheese stick (1 ounce), diet Dr.Pepper
Dinner: Big Chef salad with ranch dressing from the school cafe AWESOME and water
late snack: hopefully Ill get a chance to try and make revolution rolls and make some breakfast sandwhices. Otherwise Ill probably eat eggs.

indogia · 09-09-2006, 04:36 PM

I never tried eggs for breakfast,you have inspired me,how do you make your eggs in a morning?boiled?

does it fill you up and give you great energy?

hugs

indy
xxxxxxxxx

daretodream · 09-09-2006, 07:06 PM

Im actually going to eat the eggs tonight!
I have to be creative with eggs and hamburger so I dont get bored and turn to carbs.
Ive never made the revolution rolls before so Im hoping that that will be a good way to eat egg sandwhich.
I love omlettes with anything and everything
and boiled eggs are good smushed up and nuked with butter, salt and pepper.
I like the yolk of eggs in fried eggs, Im hoping that would taste good on top of a toasted revolution roll and ham.
Egg salad is always a great make ahead filling snack. If Im in ketosis, a couple bites of egg salad keep me from boredom picking.
Eating eggs in a mock danish is a great desert.
I love quiche too.
I always had trouble boiling eggs because the shells would stick and I got awesome advice on this website on how to fix that problem.
I put balsalmic vinegar in the water, wait for it to come to a hard boil before I add the eggs and then cook for 17 minutes. Works everytime, the shells are darker (so I know which ones are boiled) and there is no vinegar taste at all.
Hope that helps.
The protein shake helps me out with breakfast. I feel better all day if I drink one with my morning food.

daretodream · 09-09-2006, 07:07 PM

Indy belly dancing? I would love that, do you use tapes?

indogia · 09-10-2006, 02:06 AM

hi sweetie,i have been doing it a while,i used to use tapes now i just go with the flow!!you oughta try the dancing,its awesome.

i combine it with callanetics,theres before and after piks at my journal here at LCF.

hugs

indy
xxxxxxxxx

daretodream · 09-11-2006, 09:59 AM

my revolution rolls turned out awful! Couldnt eat them at all. I did something wrong.
5:00 1/2 cup cottage cheese, diet dr.pepper
8:00 double Hood protein drink and 1 boiled egg
12:00 chef salad from home with ham, cheese,ranch dressing and boiled egg
the rest of the day depends on what time I get home
Maybe I can get the family to the Y tonight! That would be so awesome.
Took a biochem test this AM. Wow, this calss is going to be ok. The test wasnt as difficult as it could have been. Teacher is kind (Whew!)
Onward to a quiz and two more tests this week. ANd I still need to take care of everything else (home, kids, DH, exercise, and down time)
This weekend Ill have a few bucks more than usual. I hoping after I pay the bills and take care of some other things I can fill our our chest freezer with good safe food.
Have a great day Indy

indogia · 09-11-2006, 10:24 AM

you are doing great,ii know ow it is,fitting all in one day-such a challenge!
you are doing great

hugs

indy
xxxxxxx

daretodream · 09-11-2006, 12:34 PM

I almost ran head long into a binge.
Im tired and that causes bad cravings.
The double protein drink was not a good idea, didnt feel right afterwards.
so...I took my stressful test then I ate my salad for lunch, so notfull, I still wanted more.
I went to Walmart to get a couple things I needed and bought a low carb yogurt smoothie. Bad idea! Cravings shot throught the roof!
I seriously wanted chocolate or any other thing. I knew that one thing would not satisfy me and Id end up binging and still feel bad. The discomfort of being too full is just as bad as the discomfort of feeling too empty. (well...maybe)
I bought some SF mints and a diet coke instead.
I may be eating too much cheese right now and other SF things to start losing but I'm really wanting to change behavior patterns.
I really need a clear mind and stable emotions.
If I had binged I wouldnt want to go to the gym. Its too depressing to go and work hard knowing I already sabotaged my efforts with food.

Yea me
another pattern I have is that after I forego a binge I end up binging that night or the next morning. The devil is just waiting for me to let my guard down.

Im going to attempt revolution rolls again tonight.

daretodream · 09-12-2006, 10:21 AM

Ok....my revolution rolls turned out pretty good and I ate them all with 5 rings of yellow squash and eggs.
So, I will not be making them again for awhile. At least there wasnt much to them, eggs, 3 tablespoons cottage cheese, 1 packet splenda...I could have done alot worse.
Before bed I had a Peanut butter milkshake made with Hood milk, chocolate protein powder, ice and about a tablespoon of peanut butter.
I will be shocked if I start losing weight but I feel better.

Today:
Breakfast: boiled eggs and Diet Dr. Pepper

Lunch: salad from home with ham, cheese, cottage cheese, boiled eggs, ranch and celery with cream cheese. Everything is in small portions but it adds up to a good filling salad. 12 ounce diet dr. pepper
I know, I know...thats alot of cheese

Dinner: Big omlette with a little bit of peppers and onions

snacks if needed: boiled eggs, or Hood protein drink

I didnt have any sugary or carby junk and my body has been yelling at me for it. Ill eat what I want and need low carby and see if I can still hit ketosis.

daretodream · 09-18-2006, 10:12 AM

I havent been around for awhile but all is well.
weight this AM: 269

Im eating what everyone else is eating in the family but in small portions and adding a whole lotta veggies and adding a protein drink in the AM, just because I feel good when I do. Atkins is just not working for me. I get my calories too high maybe. Ive learned alot about good carbs though and Im making much wiser food choices.
When the family ate McDonalds Ice cream last night, I had a cone and I didnt stress out. I think Im starting to find a happy medium with my food.
My family and I are recommiting to the YMCA monday, wednsdays and fridays.
My study schedule is going to be insane, starting today, until October 21st when I go and take the pharmacy college entrance exam.
God is good and I feel confident that if I work hard he will bless my mind with understanding. I believe in miracles.
I finally bought some new clothes at Lane Bryant. I asked one of the ladies working there to help me pick the right jeans for my body type and I feel like I look 50 pounds lighter. I may not look it, but I feel it.
I even got my hair done this week end and I feel 100% better about my appearence, even though not one person here at school commented on it. I swear I feel invisible here. Oh, well.
I got alot of house work done yesterday and that helps me feel postive about this week too!
Onward!

indogia · 09-18-2006, 10:57 AM

wonderful to see you !

indy
xxxxxxx

Amany · 09-18-2006, 11:57 AM

Good for you for not letting the ice cream deter you. Finding balance and not punishing yourself (as many of us often do) is so important!

It's also great that you did some nice things for yourself. It's important for us girls to feel pretty, isn't

. I love your title. When I saw it I just had to read!

09-07-2006, 01:01 PM	#1
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	Dare to dream.....work hard to get there... A.M. weight: 273 breakfast: 7:00 2 fried eggs, water, digestive enzyme 8:00 diet Dr. Pepper lunch: 12:00 Burger King grilled chicken salad with ranch dressing and a small diet coke snack: 5:00 water and 2 boiled eggs late dinner: 2 burger patties with mayo and canned spinach, digestive enzyme Bedtime: 2 oil capsules. super B complex Last edited by daretodream : 09-07-2006 at 01:03 PM.

09-09-2006, 03:58 PM	#4
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	I spent a bit of time earlier today and my entry isnt here! Oh well! Thanks Indy for the support late breakfast: 1 cup Hood brand low carb dairy drink blended with ice cubes and 1 serving chocolate protein powder,a few small slices summer sausage and a piece of celery with thin smears of cream cheese (0 carbs in meat and less than 1 ounce of cheese), SF orange drink lunch: 2 hot dogs, 1 cheese stick (1 ounce), diet Dr.Pepper Dinner: Big Chef salad with ranch dressing from the school cafe AWESOME and water late snack: hopefully Ill get a chance to try and make revolution rolls and make some breakfast sandwhices. Otherwise Ill probably eat eggs. Last edited by daretodream : 09-09-2006 at 04:00 PM.

09-09-2006, 04:36 PM	#5
indogia MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,020 Gallery: indogia	eggs I never tried eggs for breakfast,you have inspired me,how do you make your eggs in a morning?boiled? does it fill you up and give you great energy? hugs indy xxxxxxxxx

09-11-2006, 09:59 AM	#9
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	my revolution rolls turned out awful! Couldnt eat them at all. I did something wrong. 5:00 1/2 cup cottage cheese, diet dr.pepper 8:00 double Hood protein drink and 1 boiled egg 12:00 chef salad from home with ham, cheese,ranch dressing and boiled egg the rest of the day depends on what time I get home Maybe I can get the family to the Y tonight! That would be so awesome. Took a biochem test this AM. Wow, this calss is going to be ok. The test wasnt as difficult as it could have been. Teacher is kind (Whew!) Onward to a quiz and two more tests this week. ANd I still need to take care of everything else (home, kids, DH, exercise, and down time) This weekend Ill have a few bucks more than usual. I hoping after I pay the bills and take care of some other things I can fill our our chest freezer with good safe food. Have a great day Indy Last edited by daretodream : 09-11-2006 at 10:04 AM.

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09-08-2006, 08:56 AM	#2
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	I still have not lost the weight I have been struggling with like forever! I can't give up hope. Last nights dinner did not go as planned. I didnt get home until almost 10:00 and the day was non stop. Dinner sucked. Breakfast: 1/2 a sausage roll, 1 swallow strawberry milk. (sons leftovers) Lunch: Chef salad with ranch (Yummy!) Dinner: hamburger patties, revolution rolls I'm going to boil some eggs later and make some revolution rolls, never had them before. Im running late, gotta go.

09-08-2006, 08:58 AM	#3
indogia MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,020 Gallery: indogia	hello-dont lose hope(((hugs)). are you excercising? I love the title of your diary love and smiles indy xxxxxxxxx

09-09-2006, 07:06 PM	#6
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	Im actually going to eat the eggs tonight! I have to be creative with eggs and hamburger so I dont get bored and turn to carbs. Ive never made the revolution rolls before so Im hoping that that will be a good way to eat egg sandwhich. I love omlettes with anything and everything and boiled eggs are good smushed up and nuked with butter, salt and pepper. I like the yolk of eggs in fried eggs, Im hoping that would taste good on top of a toasted revolution roll and ham. Egg salad is always a great make ahead filling snack. If Im in ketosis, a couple bites of egg salad keep me from boredom picking. Eating eggs in a mock danish is a great desert. I love quiche too. I always had trouble boiling eggs because the shells would stick and I got awesome advice on this website on how to fix that problem. I put balsalmic vinegar in the water, wait for it to come to a hard boil before I add the eggs and then cook for 17 minutes. Works everytime, the shells are darker (so I know which ones are boiled) and there is no vinegar taste at all. Hope that helps. The protein shake helps me out with breakfast. I feel better all day if I drink one with my morning food.

09-09-2006, 07:07 PM	#7
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	Indy belly dancing? I would love that, do you use tapes?

09-10-2006, 02:06 AM	#8
indogia MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,020 Gallery: indogia	hi sweetie,i have been doing it a while,i used to use tapes now i just go with the flow!!you oughta try the dancing,its awesome. i combine it with callanetics,theres before and after piks at my journal here at LCF. hugs indy xxxxxxxxx

09-11-2006, 10:24 AM	#10
indogia MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,020 Gallery: indogia	you are doing great,ii know ow it is,fitting all in one day-such a challenge! you are doing great hugs indy xxxxxxx

09-11-2006, 12:34 PM	#11
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	I almost ran head long into a binge. Im tired and that causes bad cravings. The double protein drink was not a good idea, didnt feel right afterwards. so...I took my stressful test then I ate my salad for lunch, so notfull, I still wanted more. I went to Walmart to get a couple things I needed and bought a low carb yogurt smoothie. Bad idea! Cravings shot throught the roof! I seriously wanted chocolate or any other thing. I knew that one thing would not satisfy me and Id end up binging and still feel bad. The discomfort of being too full is just as bad as the discomfort of feeling too empty. (well...maybe) I bought some SF mints and a diet coke instead. I may be eating too much cheese right now and other SF things to start losing but I'm really wanting to change behavior patterns. I really need a clear mind and stable emotions. If I had binged I wouldnt want to go to the gym. Its too depressing to go and work hard knowing I already sabotaged my efforts with food. Yea me another pattern I have is that after I forego a binge I end up binging that night or the next morning. The devil is just waiting for me to let my guard down. Im going to attempt revolution rolls again tonight.

09-12-2006, 10:21 AM	#12
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	Ok....my revolution rolls turned out pretty good and I ate them all with 5 rings of yellow squash and eggs. So, I will not be making them again for awhile. At least there wasnt much to them, eggs, 3 tablespoons cottage cheese, 1 packet splenda...I could have done alot worse. Before bed I had a Peanut butter milkshake made with Hood milk, chocolate protein powder, ice and about a tablespoon of peanut butter. I will be shocked if I start losing weight but I feel better. Today: Breakfast: boiled eggs and Diet Dr. Pepper Lunch: salad from home with ham, cheese, cottage cheese, boiled eggs, ranch and celery with cream cheese. Everything is in small portions but it adds up to a good filling salad. 12 ounce diet dr. pepper I know, I know...thats alot of cheese Dinner: Big omlette with a little bit of peppers and onions snacks if needed: boiled eggs, or Hood protein drink I didnt have any sugary or carby junk and my body has been yelling at me for it. Ill eat what I want and need low carby and see if I can still hit ketosis.

09-18-2006, 10:12 AM	#13
daretodream Guest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 403 Gallery: daretodream Stats: 280.....273/269/160	I havent been around for awhile but all is well. weight this AM: 269 Im eating what everyone else is eating in the family but in small portions and adding a whole lotta veggies and adding a protein drink in the AM, just because I feel good when I do. Atkins is just not working for me. I get my calories too high maybe. Ive learned alot about good carbs though and Im making much wiser food choices. When the family ate McDonalds Ice cream last night, I had a cone and I didnt stress out. I think Im starting to find a happy medium with my food. My family and I are recommiting to the YMCA monday, wednsdays and fridays. My study schedule is going to be insane, starting today, until October 21st when I go and take the pharmacy college entrance exam. God is good and I feel confident that if I work hard he will bless my mind with understanding. I believe in miracles. I finally bought some new clothes at Lane Bryant. I asked one of the ladies working there to help me pick the right jeans for my body type and I feel like I look 50 pounds lighter. I may not look it, but I feel it. I even got my hair done this week end and I feel 100% better about my appearence, even though not one person here at school commented on it. I swear I feel invisible here. Oh, well. I got alot of house work done yesterday and that helps me feel postive about this week too! Onward!

09-18-2006, 10:57 AM	#14
indogia MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,020 Gallery: indogia	wonderful to see you ! indy xxxxxxx

09-18-2006, 11:57 AM	#15
Amany Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit Posts: 280 Gallery: Amany Stats: 250/224/190(1st goal)/130 WOE: Hmm... Now THAT is an excellent question... Start Date: July 10	Good for you for not letting the ice cream deter you. Finding balance and not punishing yourself (as many of us often do) is so important! It's also great that you did some nice things for yourself. It's important for us girls to feel pretty, isn't . I love your title. When I saw it I just had to read!