Ok, here's today's foods:
A McDonald's Mocha. Probably a hundred million calories. Nonfat.
Mexican food for lunch. I tried to be as healthy as possible: rice, beans and guacamole (just a little)
Dinner: whole wheat pasta with vegetables. There was a little olive oil. That's it really.
I had 3 beers too.
That's about it for the day.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Busy Life
I'm sorry I've been so remiss about posting lately. I'm trying to hold down a couple or three jobs, sell a house and not go crazy in the mix, so it's been difficult to find time and energy to write, to cook, and to eat well.
I am still trying though. This weekend I wore a dress that hasn't fit for two years. Yea! It's cute and retro and I bought it at a hip flea market in the East Village in New York about five years ago. I am glad I can fit my fat ass into a dress at last. Cheers for small victories.
The money situation is getting so desperate, it's difficult to go out and buy fresh produce when I want and need it, so a lot of times, these days, meals are a hodge podge of what I have left because I need to reduce the number of trips to the grocery store. I only go when I've ran out of nearly everything and then I don't go again until I run out again.
Here's a breakdown of the past couple of days though:
Yesterday, I had a veggie sandwich from Quiznos, courtesy of Hillary, with an unsweet tea. For dinner, I made baked cod with a little olive oil and seasoning with baked veggies (eggplant, tomatoes, mushrooms) and baked purple sweet potato. It was pretty yummy. Not so bad except for the two glasses of wine and three beers I had during and afterwards. I'm working on that though. I'll try not to tonight.
So far today I've had a veggie Italian sausage hotdog with homemade coleslaw and mustard, a handful of pecans and chocolate chips, and an orange. I'll keep you posted on later.
I kind of overdid it on the fish tacos this weekend, but at least I had the grilled ones and not the fried :-)
I am still trying though. This weekend I wore a dress that hasn't fit for two years. Yea! It's cute and retro and I bought it at a hip flea market in the East Village in New York about five years ago. I am glad I can fit my fat ass into a dress at last. Cheers for small victories.
The money situation is getting so desperate, it's difficult to go out and buy fresh produce when I want and need it, so a lot of times, these days, meals are a hodge podge of what I have left because I need to reduce the number of trips to the grocery store. I only go when I've ran out of nearly everything and then I don't go again until I run out again.
Here's a breakdown of the past couple of days though:
Yesterday, I had a veggie sandwich from Quiznos, courtesy of Hillary, with an unsweet tea. For dinner, I made baked cod with a little olive oil and seasoning with baked veggies (eggplant, tomatoes, mushrooms) and baked purple sweet potato. It was pretty yummy. Not so bad except for the two glasses of wine and three beers I had during and afterwards. I'm working on that though. I'll try not to tonight.
So far today I've had a veggie Italian sausage hotdog with homemade coleslaw and mustard, a handful of pecans and chocolate chips, and an orange. I'll keep you posted on later.
I kind of overdid it on the fish tacos this weekend, but at least I had the grilled ones and not the fried :-)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Food Blog Revisited
Ok, here's my totally honest, if not all that great food blog for today.
2 slices TJ's rye bread: 120 calories
1 tsp. butter
1 salmon burger (170 calories)
2 slices TJ's rye bread (120 calories)
Assorted veggies
1 tsp mayonnaise
Small House Salad at Jim and Nick's BBQ with honey mustard on the side (not the creamy mayonnaise kind, more of a vinegarette)
3 little cheddar biscuits at Jim and Nick's.
Here's the bad bit: 5 beers. I know. This was bad. But, hey, at least I'm writing it down, right?
2 slices TJ's rye bread: 120 calories
1 tsp. butter
1 salmon burger (170 calories)
2 slices TJ's rye bread (120 calories)
Assorted veggies
1 tsp mayonnaise
Small House Salad at Jim and Nick's BBQ with honey mustard on the side (not the creamy mayonnaise kind, more of a vinegarette)
3 little cheddar biscuits at Jim and Nick's.
Here's the bad bit: 5 beers. I know. This was bad. But, hey, at least I'm writing it down, right?
The Challenges of Living in a Museum
Eating well is challenging for me at the moment. My budget does not allow me to eat out, especially because restaurants that serve healthy food tend to be expensive, so I have to eat in most of the time. As I may have mentioned earlier, I am in the process of selling my house. This means that the house has to look as if nobody lives in it, including the one person and two cats who do. So how exactly is a person supposed to cook meals every night and leave the kitchen looking and smelling like it is a showroom?
I'm having a lot of problems with this. I find I don't want to cook at all, so I've been eating more salads and sandwiches because I just can't deal with messing up the kitchen and bringing it back to perfect every single time I want to eat. I think this has had an effect on my eating habits and I will relish the day my house sells and I can go back to cooking and not worrying so much about what the kitchen looks like or worrying about eating eggs or salmon because they'll stink the house up!
The agents who want to show the house sometimes don't give me a lot of notice, so the house has to be ready to show at any moment, which sucks if I'm in the middle of making myself a yummy, yet many pot using, messy meal.
Life happens, and although diet books and plans will spell out what you're supposed to do, there always seems to be something getting in the way of that idyllic plan of cooking healthy, gourmet meals every night.
If anyone has any ideas for healthy things to eat that don't require a lot of clean-up or even cheap, healthy eating-out options, please let me know because this is driving me crazy.
I'm having a lot of problems with this. I find I don't want to cook at all, so I've been eating more salads and sandwiches because I just can't deal with messing up the kitchen and bringing it back to perfect every single time I want to eat. I think this has had an effect on my eating habits and I will relish the day my house sells and I can go back to cooking and not worrying so much about what the kitchen looks like or worrying about eating eggs or salmon because they'll stink the house up!
The agents who want to show the house sometimes don't give me a lot of notice, so the house has to be ready to show at any moment, which sucks if I'm in the middle of making myself a yummy, yet many pot using, messy meal.
Life happens, and although diet books and plans will spell out what you're supposed to do, there always seems to be something getting in the way of that idyllic plan of cooking healthy, gourmet meals every night.
If anyone has any ideas for healthy things to eat that don't require a lot of clean-up or even cheap, healthy eating-out options, please let me know because this is driving me crazy.
Complacency
This blog post is a direct response to Ms. RD's last one. I agree with everything she says, but I think there's also a dirty little secret that dieters don't admit to their dietitians: they get complacent. I can feel it happening to me and I am going to have to kick my bottom back into shape.
At the beginning of the weight loss journey, we measure everything and write everything down. Then as we get used to what we are eating, we stop doing that. It becomes more clockwork and natural. That's good, right? Lifestyle change and all that. It is good in a way, but you have to go back to measuring and writing down and general accountability every so often because otherwise the portion sizes start getting bigger and before you know it, you're using tablespoons of olive oil instead of teaspoons and drinking 16oz of juice instead of 8 and slowly the pounds stop coming off.
You rationalize it. You say, "I changed my lifestyle like they told me to and it's just not working. I could have told them it wouldn't work for me. I'm just doomed to be fat." But at the same time, we know inside we just don't want to do the work and we want to make excuses instead. I've done all of this, so I know that other people do it too. It's hard to reign yourself in and make yourself accountable and I am going through this right now. This week I am starting the food journal again, so you, my readers, can keep me on the right track. I promise to be honest about what I eat and drink and as a result, I hope the pounds will keep coming off.
At the beginning of the weight loss journey, we measure everything and write everything down. Then as we get used to what we are eating, we stop doing that. It becomes more clockwork and natural. That's good, right? Lifestyle change and all that. It is good in a way, but you have to go back to measuring and writing down and general accountability every so often because otherwise the portion sizes start getting bigger and before you know it, you're using tablespoons of olive oil instead of teaspoons and drinking 16oz of juice instead of 8 and slowly the pounds stop coming off.
You rationalize it. You say, "I changed my lifestyle like they told me to and it's just not working. I could have told them it wouldn't work for me. I'm just doomed to be fat." But at the same time, we know inside we just don't want to do the work and we want to make excuses instead. I've done all of this, so I know that other people do it too. It's hard to reign yourself in and make yourself accountable and I am going through this right now. This week I am starting the food journal again, so you, my readers, can keep me on the right track. I promise to be honest about what I eat and drink and as a result, I hope the pounds will keep coming off.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
