tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87283986882000490122024-03-05T23:42:40.370-08:00Losing Ten with ZenMy journal on weightloss, health and loving yourself unconditionallyFloortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-75995958710594663972016-01-11T12:24:00.000-08:002016-01-11T12:24:00.964-08:00A new year and a new start<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have been super infrequent on this blog that few people read anyway.<br />
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<b>I did the 2020 program</b>. For 6 months I went on a high protein diet - and I lost a bunch of weight and also acquired some really great habits.<br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>The first was the<b> consumption of protein</b></li>
<li>The second was <b>exercise</b>. I work out almost daily now. I bought a Nordic Track for my birthday and really love it ( not exercising) </li>
<li>Plus I have<b> substituted a good habit for a unhealthy one</b>. DH and mine Sunday date has changed into a long walk and then eating at home or ordering something super healthy like Pho ( and not eating the Rice noodles) </li>
<li>I meet a <b>dietician every month for accountability</b></li>
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<b>Despite all of these good changes and feeling stronger and more energetic than before - I have gained 7 pounds back </b><br />
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<b>To be honest - I have not really stayed on the food plan as well as I should. </b>I appear to also have become carb-sensitive. ie the eating of simpe carbs makes me gain weight ridiculously fast as well as feel excessively sluggish and tired<br />
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I want to shake things up a bit so I and DH are going back on one of our old diets that I have written about here. The 17 day diet which is not very different than the 2020 diet - except that it does not have protein shakes and protein bars ( which I am a bit sick of right now )<br />
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17 days is also exactly the time I have between now and going back to India for 4 weeks so its perfect for going back into a land where delicious carbs will surround me and I will allow myself to eat some of my favorite foods<br />
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Why am I writing here?<br />
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That is because I want to declare here that <b>I intend to lose 5 pounds by January 29</b>.<br />
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<b>Declaring a goal is important because per a habits book I read recently I am "Obliger"</b> when it comes to habits . For more on this read Gretchen Rubin's "Better than Before". One of the best books I have read on habits ( For more on Habits you can read Nudge, Switch, Why we Decide and or course the wonderful "Power of Habit")<br />
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<i>Obligers respond readily to outer expectations, but struggle to meet inner expectations. In other words, they work hard not to let other people down, but they often let themselves down.<br /><br />Obligers may find it difficult to form a habit, because often we undertake habits for our own benefit, and Obligers do things more easily for others than for themselves.<br /><br />For Obligers, the key to forming habits is to create external accountability.</i><br />
For me <b>Temperence is much harder than Abstinence</b> as it requires considerably more will power ie it takes enormous will power to just eat one square of chocolate and much lesser to eat none at all<br />
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<b>I need to make bad habits harde</b>r. So for instance in the evening when DH and I sit on our recliners and watch TV we have a tendency to munch on something . Instead if i sit on the Love Sac - its impossible to eat as there is no place to put a plate or a cup<br />
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Finally <b>food rituals =pleasure</b>. So I need to find new rituals to look foward to<br />
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Today's rituals will be<br />
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<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li>Nordic track and watching Deborah Gruenfeld of Stanford lecture on Mastering Body Language in Group Settings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHciMDvgtBg)</li>
<li>Watching River </li>
<li>Drinking a Skinny Latte </li>
</ol>
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Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-19707496653281119332014-02-23T23:00:00.001-08:002014-02-23T23:00:31.454-08:00Week 1: 2 pounds down<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
How was Week 1?<br />
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Well it was FAR from perfect- but I had really good reason. R had to go to the hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday ( he is fine )<br />
We ended up eating 2 days from the hospital cafetaria. I ate okay in terms of calories but not at all okay in terms of 17 day<br />
I walked 6 of 7 days ( even in the hospital - thanks to the Fit Bit )<br />
A slight amount of cheating on weekend as well as I lost the momentum<br />
So I am 2 pounds down- which is not the best for 17 day<br />
Tomorrow in a new week </div>
Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-41581957063864039552014-02-16T22:30:00.001-08:002014-02-16T22:30:13.600-08:00Day 1 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had a great first day <br />
I am really motivated - I actually WANT To diet . <br />
Sometimes when I am dieting - I don't really want to and so I make little excuses -a little cheating here - a little cheating there <br />
But simply the fact that I have not been dieting AT ALL the past 2 months has given me back my ability to be motivated <br />
Note to self: take breaks from dieting from time to time <br />
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Breakfast: Tea no sugar ( I really don't like Truvia and artificial sweeteners are best avoided) <br />
Brunch : Trader Joe Chicken Sausage ( while this is not strictly 17 day as its not homemade - the ingredients are all completely like I would make them ) + steamed broccoli <br />
Snacks 1+2 : grapes <br />
Snack 3 : Low fat cottage cheese+ salsa<br />
Dinner: omelet ( 2 eggs + 1/3 cup low fat cheese) + Steamed Cauliflower<br />
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I walked 2 miles on the treadmill<br />
My fit bit registered a total of about 6500 steps instead of the 10,000 I am supposed to be taking. I want to do better on this - my excuse is that last night R was nusts and did not sleep at all - I could not sleep either ( do NOT watch Dexter before going to sleep - also on another note how sad with the way the season ended )<br />
R was a real pest all day today as he was very tired <br />
Cooked a lot today for the week ( curried chicken soup will be my lunch everyday ) <br />
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Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-32507323390985092122014-02-13T16:38:00.000-08:002014-02-13T16:38:12.581-08:00Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well you know what the name of this post means !<br />
Back from vacation<br />
A year of steadily gaining weight and the awareness that I must get on a program.<br />
So Sunday I start the weightloss program again with my full on 17 day diet<br />
I am planning to do it fully with no cheating <br />
I mean to try some new recipes like the following<br />
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<br /><br /><b><u>Cheesy stuffed chicken </u></b></div>
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4 chicken breasts<br />4 oz. Breaststone Live-active non-fat cottage cheese<br />Fresh Greens<br />1 tsp garlic, onion Pepper<br />1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese<br /><br />Pound chicken breasts and mix cottage cheese, onion and garlic powder and black pepper with Parmesan cheese. Add spinach and put about 3 tablespoons in center of pounded chicken breasts. . Bake for about 35-40 minutes on 400 degrees.<br />enjoy!<br /><br /><b><u>Green smoothie </u></b></div>
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1 orange, 5 strawberries and 2 large handfuls of spinac</div>
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Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-49555480720696669622012-05-04T08:16:00.000-07:002012-05-04T08:16:06.647-07:00The 17 day diet:160 after one week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So the first week and I am doing 4.4 pounds which I would say is VERY good<br />
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I had a stressful day today and ended up nibbling on a few bad things - but its okay<br />
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Breakfast : Glass of milk<br />
Snack: Carrots<br />
Snack: strawberry<br />
Lunch : O Charley California Salad ( dressing on the side ) no cheese<br />
bad things : several piece of chocolate , 5 spoons of yummy soup, 1 fry<br />
Evening snack : 1.5 oranges , 0.5 apple<br />
Evening snack 2 : 2 cheese sticks<br />
Dinner : Omelette with cheese and asparagus<br />
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It turned out to be a day of multiple cheating!<br />
<br />
The thing is I can either be a pillar of virtue or be pretty bad - because once I start to indulge a little - it goes on to being indulging a lot<br />
<br />
I am taking a break for 1 full day - because Friday night we are invited to dinner to my friends house and she is going through a lot of trouble to make an authentic Indian meal<br />
Ditto on Saturday ( another friend)<br />
So I will start back up on Monday<br />
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<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-8161936926692161302012-05-01T10:49:00.003-07:002012-05-01T10:49:58.642-07:00The 17 day Diet Day 6: 160.4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well I have been on a plateau for three days now<br />
But I still feel like I am doing well<br />
I really need to shake up what I eat and add a few things to add variety<br />
Today i was a little bored and I ended up eating a Salad - I forgot( in a Freudian way ) to ask them to leave the cheese and the tortilla Strips<br />
Fiesta Chicken Chopped Salad<br />
It was DELICIOUS<br />
But I checked the calorie content after I returned and it was 800 calories ( the actual salad is 880 but I did not eat all of the dressing )<br />
You really need to work the plan properly and that means eating in a very well planned way while eating out<br />
I may eat boiled eggs and vegetables for dinner and also walk a lot<br />
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<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-65470455048493543982012-04-28T11:08:00.001-07:002012-04-28T11:08:56.847-07:00The 17 day Diet :Day 4 ( weight unknown)I am at the cabin today where I do not have a weighing machine <br />
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I have eaten a little imperfectly today owing to my poor planning <br />
Breakfast was my usual Skinny Latte( I love my Capresso so much that we bought one for the cabin as well ) <br />
DH and I have a custom of having Salad with Garbanzo beans on Saturdays. My FIL used to say it was lucky for wealth <br />
Now I thought Garbanzo beans were not allowed on the 17 day diet but I saw on the Facebook page that it WAS ( 1/2 cup ) .<br />
Now I don't know if you can do it on the Accelerate cycle but I did <br />
I also had a little bit of fat free chicken sausage as the beans just did not feel enough <br />
Anyway we will have fruit in the evening for snack and end the day with Roasted Asparagus/Cauliflower and eggs <br />
Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-60511643514180843032012-04-27T12:54:00.001-07:002012-04-28T11:10:44.789-07:00The 17 day diet Day 3 160.4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I was so happy to take my weight this morning !!<br />
<br />
If I can stay disciplined over the weekend - I will be on the good side of 160 - which will be awesome<br />
<br />
The only trouble today was that i was feeling very weak - like a little light headed<br />
I might add an additional egg white to my two egg omelette<br />
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Breakfast :Skinny Latte<br />
Snack : Orange<br />
Lunch Broccoli, red pepper, mushroom, chicken stir fry<br />
Snack : Kiwi, 3 oz Greek fat free yogurt<br />
2 cups green tea<br />
All my cravings are gone ( though when one of my coworkers was talking about German Chocolate Cake with Ice Cream I did feel my mouth water )<br />
Snack: I shrewdly put a bag of carrots in the car while DH and I drove to the cabin and so that is what we both ended up snacking on <br />
Dinner: eggs and a cauliflower sir fry<br />
After dinner : I had two oranges as I had a sweet tooth and was still feeling like eating after drinking two cups of Sleepy Time Tea Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-59147051271999310222012-04-27T04:46:00.000-07:002012-04-27T04:46:45.974-07:00The 17 day diet Day 2: 162.4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was delighted to take my weight this morning<br />
<br />
Already two pounds down !!<br />
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I think when you start the 17 day diet - because of the massive amount of unprocessed food - you rapidly lose a little water weight<br />
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<b>Breakfas</b>t : 10 oz Glass of milk ( I know you are supposed to shake things up but I love this so much )<br />
<b>Snack 1</b> - red grapes + blueberry<br />
<b>Lunch</b> : Omelette and Roasted Asparagus ( I went home for lunch as my Friend came home for lunch )<br />
<b>Snack 2</b> Frozen Strawberry<br />
<b>Evening Snack</b> : (<i> was ravenous and ended up eating fruit again ) </i>- 1/2 mango, 1/2 apple. 1 orange (<i> This is not good because on the 17 day diet you are not supposed to eat mango, no fruit after 2 pm and only 2 servings - </i><br />
<i>I LOVE fruit though ) </i><br />
<b>Dinner</b><i> : </i>Broccoli ( I steamed this with Fresh ginger and sprinkled a little cheese on top ) + chicken stirfry ( chicken tenderloins sauteed in olive oil , onion, serrano pepper, and Trader Joe's Island Teriyaki Sauce )<br />
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I did not drink enough green tea or my probiotic . Just forgot :-(<br />
There are two bad habits that I have that the 17 day diet gets me rid of<br />
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1. eating desert<br />
2. popping things in my mouth randomly while working in he kitchen<br />
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<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-26343748901758614472012-04-26T12:11:00.000-07:002012-04-27T04:46:34.321-07:00The 17 day diet Day 1: 164.4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As Promised I had decided that I would chronicle my feelings during the day<br />
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Today was not hard at all -<br />
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Just saying "Not even One" really works for me and I do not put any Starburst /Junior mint in my mouth<br />
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Moderation is fine for some people<br />
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Its not for me<br />
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Here is what I ate<br />
<br />
<b>Breakfast </b>: Glass of milk ( 10 oz ) with Starbucks Via made in my Capresso- the best latte you will ever have ! Delish<br />
<b>Snack 1-</b> Baby carrots<br />
<b>Snack 2:</b> Strawberry<br />
<b>Lunch</b> - date lunch out. but I ate Salad with Grilled chicken and fat free dressing on the side( delicious )<br />
<b> Snack3:</b> Carrots and Tomates with Fat Free Greek yogurt Dip<br />
<b>Snack4</b> : Apple ( I was really hungry and though you are not supposed to eat fruit after 2 pm on the 17 day diet - I needed something to keep going till R went to bed<br />
<b>Dinner</b>: Omelette ( i had some cheese in it but I measured out less hat a quarter cup ) + Pan roasted asparagus<br />
After dinner: Instead of sweet I had a cup of tea ( Sleepy Time ) with no sugar<br />
I remembered to have probiotic, and vitamin and drank 2 cups of green tea ( should have had 3 )<br />
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No feelings of deprivation at all<br />
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I also walked 1.2 miles outside<br />
<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-52324235566483749792012-04-25T11:01:00.003-07:002012-04-25T11:01:53.795-07:00The 17 day Diet : The Accelerate cycle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A couple of my friends have asked me about the 17 day diet<br />
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And the timing works perfectly as I am doing it all over again<br />
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The 17 day diet is an absolutely amazing plan<br />
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If you do it perfectly - it really works<br />
<br />
The first cycle of 17 days is called Accelerate<br />
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This is where you take off the fat really fast<br />
<br />
Here is what you eat :<br />
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In this phase you are eating as much as you want of veggies , lean protein.<br />
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You are limiting the quantity of dairy ( 2 cups daily ) fat ( 2 Tbsp daily ) and fruit ( 2 servings daily )<br />
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The full list is on the internet but here is the smaller list which is of things that I eat ( I dont like beef, Pork , fish )<br />
<b><br /></b><br />
<b>Proteins </b><br />
Ground Turkey<br />
Chicken breasts<br />
Tilapia<br />
Eggs ( 2 max a day )<br />
<b><br /></b><br />
<b>Vegetables </b><br />
You can pretty much eat any vegetable ( except avocado, potatoes, peas, corn) <b> </b>but here is what is on the list ie the list of what I eat<br />
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Cauliflower<br />
Cabbage<br />
Broccoli<br />
Asparagus<br />
Spinach<br />
Okra<br />
Tomaties<br />
Onions<br />
Peppers<br />
Celery<br />
Cucumber<br />
Green Beans<br />
Lettuce<br />
Mushroom<br />
Carrots<br />
Radishes<br />
<br />
<b>Fruits </b><br />
<br />
Many fruits are starchy so on these 17 days things like banana and mango are not "allowed "<br />
Fruits are also very calorific so we are limited to 2 servings<br />
You are also supposed to eat your fruit servings before 2 am but this one is hard for me as I sometimes like to eat fruit for desert<br />
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Here is my list<br />
Apples<br />
Any berry<br />
Oranges<br />
Peaches<br />
Plums<br />
Red Grapes<br />
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<b>Dairy </b><br />
<br />
Low fat Acidophilus milk ( I drink 2% lactaid instead as I have a bit of lactose intolerance and take a probiotic )<br />
Greek or any yogurt ( non fat )<br />
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<b>What about condiments </b><br />
Many condiments like marinara sauce, fat free sour cream, hot sauce, any dry spice are allowed<br />
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<b>Where are the beans, oatmeal, cereal, rice and lentils ?</b><br />
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They are not allowed on the first cycle of the 17 day diet<br />
Also no sugar<br />
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<b>you must also eat daily </b><br />
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3 cups of green tea ( i drink the flavored Lipton - my favorite flavor is Black Currant and Vanilla )<br />
a probiotic<br />
multivitamin<br />
you can also drink black coffee<br />
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<b>Exercise </b><br />
17 minutes every day<br />
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<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-25645246431790918082012-04-25T10:34:00.000-07:002012-04-25T10:34:26.103-07:00Some kick butt inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So I deliberately took a break for a few days because I have dieting fatigue<br />
I want to restart my diet and I want to do it perfectly<br />
Here is a picture from "missing brain mouth filter"<br />
The language is kind of rude but the sentiment is great <br />
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<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-76402771928043987162012-04-18T05:35:00.000-07:002012-04-18T05:35:18.289-07:00A plan is necessary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Slowly but steadily getting back in track<br />
<br />
What I am not well prepared for is :<br />
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1. eating out ( sometimes my order becomes a fatty order like yesterday's brothy chicken soup turned out to be full of bacon which I hate - but they replaced it with their other soup which is potato soup - a sinful combo of poto and cream that I was too weak to resist !!)<br />
2. snacks in the office frig ( how do I keep forgetting my cheese sticks and my yogurt )<br />
3. the willpower to resist chocolate while DH eats his in front of me ( why cant I just say no ?)<br />
4. Eating too much fruit ( this last one I am not sure is the worst thing at this point )<br />
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On the plus side<br />
<br />
I am exercising to the point of missing it when I am not doing it<br />
I am overall eating very healthy unprocessed food<br />
Even though yesterday was full of flaws here is what I ate<br />
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<b>Breakfast</b> : 10 oz glass of 2% milk<br />
<b>Snack</b> : apple<br />
<b>Lunch :</b> Soup and Salad, dressing on side ( the soup was the disaster ) a little bit of bread and 2 fries ( as I say I was ravenous when I got to lunch )<br />
<b>Snack</b>: another apple<br />
<b>Snack</b> : 2 string cheese<br />
<b>Evening snack</b> : a banana and 2 oranges<br />
<b>Dinner</b> 2 eggs omelette with 1/3 cup cheese, Roasted Asparagus and Roasted Corn ( no fat )<br />
after dinner desert : a big piece of chocolate ( 170 cals )<br />
<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-57844882121549686622012-04-03T07:26:00.000-07:002012-04-03T07:26:26.820-07:00The Speed of Fat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am just amazed at the speed with which I gained 3 pounds while on vacation<br />
Back on track again this week with less carbs , mostly veggies and lean proteins<br />
No eating bread in restaurants<br />
Less cheese<br />
3 cups of green tea daily<br />
Lots of water<br />
30 minutes exercise everyday<br />
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ABSOLUTELY NO JUNK FOOD AND CANDY<br />
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I know I can get rid of these three pounds that I gained in a week in one week - so that is the challenge for myself<br />
<br />
My main obstacle is the 3 day weekend that is coming up with guests at home who will probably love Indian Food ( someone say Carbs?)<br />
Atleast I will be in charge of the food and can make sure its low fat and healthy </div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-63269301746767021242012-03-04T07:52:00.001-08:002012-03-04T07:52:50.188-08:00The weekendI was trying to have a good day on Saturday and not hold myself to a perfect day <br />
And for the most part I did <br />
No chocolate at all <br />
Did eat a few Chessmen and too many Mandarin Oranges on the salad ( was surprised to see how calorific they are ) <br />
Took a nice long walk <br />
As well as spend a lot of time outside <br />
Not 17 -day good <br />
But Pretty good Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-59380930923946738502012-03-02T05:38:00.000-08:002012-03-02T05:38:36.283-08:00False Starts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ahhhh - i have had so many false starts on the 17 day diet this week<br />
Basically I do well till ;lunch time -<br />
Then I have a moment of sweet-weakness<br />
Then I give up<br />
DH is being very very lackadaisical and that is a huge part of the reason why I cannot get on track<br />
But I absolutely need to<br />
I am trying to completely resist craving today<br />
<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-4430480206607501592012-02-27T16:48:00.001-08:002012-02-27T16:48:06.462-08:00Back on TrackSo I am back on track with my 17 day diet - I have started with two non-perfect days <br />
Both days have been bad owing to the sugar ( I cannot resist mint lozenges and Starburst ) <br />
But they have still been pretty good - and I am going with it <br />
I am restarting at 162 <br />
The joy of doing the 17 day diet is that I absolutely 100% sure know it works - the only trick is that one has to commit to it <br />
DH is getting back on it and I am hoping that it will be like the September October time when we lost weight really rapidly <br />
HallelujahFloortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-65647629155200498382012-01-25T10:18:00.001-08:002012-01-25T10:18:29.092-08:00The Great 17 day dietI am so happy with the 17 day diet <br />
Day 3 and I have already lost 3 of the 5 pounds that i had gained <br />
I am so delighted Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-47155928483431195562012-01-23T08:08:00.001-08:002012-01-23T08:08:14.779-08:00Back on 17 day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am starting back on the 17 day diet<br />
I put on 5 pounds over the past month ( and I kind of expected to as I went to India and ate and brought back lots of sweets )<br />
Is it silly to be excited about starting your diet ?<br />
I am though<br />
I want to lose a total of 10 pounds which will put me right at where I want to be 152 !<br />
<br /></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-4103447494665623822011-11-03T06:43:00.000-07:002011-11-03T06:43:02.531-07:00Lost 10 :-)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well I completely forgot to update this blog<br />
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I thought I would do it after I had reached my goal completely ( 5 more pounds to go )<br />
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In August my husband and I decided that we needed to do something and do something fast<br />
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One of our friends recommended the 17 day diet<br />
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It a diet based on lean proteins, many vegetables and limited dairy and fruit<br />
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We went on it<br />
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It was almost horribly difficult that first week<br />
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But the pounds started to drop really fast<br />
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And a lot of our sugar craving - just went away<br />
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I have been traveling a lot these past 2 months and so I have been on a modified version of the diet and also cheating a little bit<br />
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But I have kept the weight off<br />
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I really need to lose the remaining 5 pounds as well<br />
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I am restarting with new resolve and energy <br />
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I have only 2 days of travel planned in the next month - which basically means that I will be much more in charge of my schedule than I was this past months </div>
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Unfortunately I am back at 164 :-( which is where I was where I started <br />
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No matter <br />
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I have been here before and I will come back from it </div>
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Back to managing and planning my day and following my own good health </div>
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1. Only eating when I am hungry </div>
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2. Stopping when I am full </div>
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3. Drinking a lot of water </div>
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4. Eating unprocessed food</div>
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5. Eating a multivitamin </div>
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6. 30 minutes daily activity </div>
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7. 7 hours of sleep </div>
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8 only positive self talk </div>
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Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-24626998457215066122011-06-23T11:29:00.000-07:002011-06-23T11:32:54.394-07:00Advice from a messageboard on being on a weight plateu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><em>"If you keep doing what you used to always do , you will get what you always got"</em><br />
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I have been on the weight plateau for several weeks now <br />
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So today I got on the messageboard and asked for some advice <br />
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They asked me to post a sample menu and so I copied from my journal - what I ate yesterday <br />
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BREAKFAST :: instant packet of grits and 1 weight watcher cheese wedge - <em>4 points </em><br />
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LUNCH :- Chick Fila 8 nuggets - <em>7 points</em> , Side salad ( o points + <em>2 points</em> for a few of the kernels + <em>2 points for 1 serving of the dressing ) </em><br />
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SNACK 1 <br />
: cup of tea ( 1 point) , thomas 100 cal muffin ( 3) , cheese wedge( 1 point ) <br />
<div>SNACK 2 :: chips - <em>2 points</em>, two chessmen - <em>2 points </em><br />
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DINNER : Lentil soup + Rice + Cauliflower cooked with 1 tsp oil - 5 <br />
Desert - Blue Bunny Dreamsicle - 4 <br />
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Coolwhip fat free 10 tbsp- 2 points </div><em></em><em></em><em><div></div><br />
0 points - 8 strawberries, 2 cups blueberries <br />
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The suggestions I got were : <br />
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Reduce carbs, </li>
<li>Reduce Processed food </li>
<li>Increase protein, </li>
<li>Increase dairy </li>
<li>Increase oil </li>
<li>Increase Exercise ( 5-6 hours per week ) </li>
<li>Don't eat any extra points </li>
</ol><br />
<div><div></div>It was very helpful for me to write it down and share this as I was not aware of how much processed food I was eating !</div></em><br />
<div></div></div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-43059797525064907992011-06-22T11:46:00.000-07:002011-06-23T07:13:55.856-07:00Quick update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Just a quick update to say that I am seeing no movement on the scale at all <br />
the numbers climbed back up to 162 and that is where they are staying <br />
Last weekend I went to NYC and ate more carbs than I should have and my weight did not increase - which is the only silver lining<br />
I am still doing weightwatchers points plus - really its a very easy and wonderful program to do- for life <br />
The only thing is that I am not losing any weight :-(</div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-92067706382449233332011-05-24T05:43:00.001-07:002011-05-24T05:43:05.991-07:00Alarming Scale !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Today I stepped on the scale <br />
And got a shock <br />
Somehow between Friday and Tuesday <br />
While following the program ( though I have been dipping into the bonus points and not exercising ) <br />
I have GAINED ALL THE WEIGHT BACK <br />
Now when I started this - I had sworn that I would not be scale obsessed and lose these 10 pounds calmly <br />
And now is the time to demostrate this <br />
I did have Thai for lunch yesterday ( Tom Kha soup and Sushi ) but I noted the points religiously <br />
and I am going to hope that its a sodium issue and drink lots of water and see how it goes </div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8728398688200049012.post-11366351206059806212011-05-20T11:41:00.000-07:002011-05-20T11:41:26.615-07:002 more pounds down !!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I went to Weightwatchers and I am 2 more pounds down .<br />
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I am signed up for the whole summer( they have an excellent deal going on right now ) and I am really hoping I am able to lose another 6 pounds AND keep them off <br />
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I am trying very hard these days not to not say anything negative about my body <br />
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I think I spend all my 20's calling myself fat and thinking of myself as fat <br />
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And its only in my 30's that I am realising how important it is to be grateful and appreciative of your body <br />
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But I have to say I <em>feel</em> fat <br />
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This past week has been a week of excessive work .<br />
DH had his tonsils out and so I have been doing some of the things he usually does - like getting R ready for school , grocery shopping , getting gas etc. And also all of laundry and cooking which are usually things we do together <br />
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And its EXHAUSTING <br />
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Plus I have been sleeping very poorly <br />
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AND work has been unusually intense <br />
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I am hoping things will get a little better this week and I will feel better <br />
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Sleep more and Exercise more <br />
</div>Floortime Lite Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.com1