Motivation

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Hi, everybody!!!

* snif! snif!...wail!!! I miss MOLLY!!! *

Song comes  in my head, when I'm thinking of her-

"You're my sun-shi-ne-in-e...on a clou-ouu-dy dayyyy..."

Hope she's having FUN while we're missing her here...!!!

I've been good- under fire! Time spent shopping, and at hospital, didn't end in jeopardy, lol! Too tired to update data, but I've stayed close or on target to 1250 or less daily, and almost all nutrition has been good. No veggies one day, though!  

Exercise was confined to long walks in parking lots and hospital corridors, for now. Daughter had tonsils removed at 21 due to seemingly constant sicknesses, (she is exposed to everything in the ER where she works!), and it is a rough surgery to recover from as an adult... according to the surgeon and most of the staff... The 3rd-5th days are supposed to be the worst, so we're waiting to see what the weekend brings...! It actually continues for almost 2 weeks, with a 10th day possible problem...!?!

So far, she's ok... following weird instructions like 'chew gum', etc. I'm responsible for her 4 and 8 hour meds, so the pain doesn't catch her, soooo... I'm sleepy, lol.

I'll try to post better tomorrow- this thread has helped me 'Think Twice' when I'm tempted! And, I've enjoyed reading the posts...except Mollys!

* grumble! How long was her vacation going to last, anyway...??? *

* salutes everybody with raised water glass, finishes quota for the day! Happily wanders off humming enthusiastically...'We are the Champions....!!!' *

Aren't we, though?!

Gold Medals for ALL!!! WOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

I'm baaaaaaack!!!!!

THIS is what I look like on vacation, preparing to "Go for Gold in 2008!"

:: giggle ::

PRETTY FLOWER I PHOTOGRAPHED

A CHEEKY SEAGULL

JELLYFISH AT THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM

SEA OTTERS!

ME n' GIANT FUZZY OTTER

PACIFIC OCEAN WAVES

=^..^= MOLLY

Whoopieeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MOLLYS back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow!!! Love those pictures! Esp. the colors in the ocean picture- awesome!

Thanks for sharing, I've really enjoyed the pictures in your profile and journal.

Missed 'ya! Just burned a few cals wailing!  Hope you had lots and LOTS of FUN!!!

BUT>>> Welcome Back!!!

From yesterday's log (December 5):

Calories consumed: 1525 (for some reason I wasn't very hungry). Fat - 13.1%/Protein - 30.2%/Carbohydrates - 56.7%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,148 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 142 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 42 grams

Physical activity--lower body weight training, plus running 3 miles on treadmill.
 

Original Post by danceswithforks:

What do you all do to ensure your drinking your water?  

To ensure that I stay properly hydrated, I eat a lot of fresh veggies.  According to my endocrinologist and his registered dietician, as long as I eat 9+ servings of fresh fruits/veggies every day, I should never have to worry about being inadequately hydrated ... since our bodies are uniquely designed to extract and use all of the moisture/liquid/water in our foods!  Pretty cool, huh?  Just another reason to get my RDA in of fruits and veggies. 

Otherwise, I try to make sure that I drink at least 40 ounces a day of actual liquid ... usually in the form of decaf tea, low sodium bouillon, or sparkling (no sodium, no coloring, no caffeine, no sugar) water.  But I don't really worry too much if I make this goal or not, because if my body tells me that it is thirsty, I will always drink something.

It's pretty cool ... learning to listen to our bodies when we are thirsty, hungry, full, or craving a certain type of food.  But I do think it takes time and practice to learn to do this.

=^..^= MOLLY  

 

re water: I have a huge cup on my desk at work and I fill it with ice water about twice a day throughout the work day. It holds about 32 ozs. I have a similar size cup at home (well -- several of them).

So that's what I do! Water became a habit for me several years ago when I was running a lot (30+ miles/week). And now I crave it. That is the one problem I don't have - getting enough water or not wanting to drink it or not liking it. My only "problem" with water is that I prefer it to be very, very cold.

Original Post by danceswithforks:

glad to hear that Molly.   I was thinking today how my fruits and veggies provide organic water.

 

Cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, onions, broccoli, cabbage ... are all especially WET veggies! And not only are they providing you organic water, they're providing you organic VITAMIN water!

=^..^= MOLLY

I have a plastic 4 cup measuring cup. I keep it in the fridge and fill it up with water in the morning and then again when it's empty. That way I know I'm drinking 8 cups of water. I've been doing this for about a month now. When I first started I remember feeling like it was so much water and hard to drink it all in one day. Now I'm hitting 8 cups before dinner. LOL So I drink about 10+ cups a day.

Yummy, I love broccoli! That's the veggie I eat the most!

I noticed that about broccoli the other day, it surprised me! You wouldn't think it.

Report for December 6, 2007.

1,431 calories. Grade B+.

Fat - 18.6% (31 grams)
Protein - 16.6% (63 grams)
Carbohydrates - 64.8% (244 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 5,080 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 134 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 26 grams

The sodium!!!!!!!!!!!! It's way too high! It's the soup, lunch meat and hot dog that did it. Dangit I shouldn't have had that hot dog, it got a horrible grade and was way high in sodium. Oh well, on to tomorrow.

I REALLY need to go to the grocery store! I'm running out of healthy stuff!

Okay, burn meter is at 2,070, so that's a 639 calorie defecit!

Dangit, why the sodium the day before my weigh in! Oh well, it's just one day.

Update for 12/6/07

Busy day, lots of running around in the cold. yippee, size 14 jeans are feeling looser. Got my "big" size 12s waiting in the wings, though my thighs and rear seem to fight the hardest to give up weight. (remember the movie line from "Steel Magnolias?" -- "her rear looks like two pigs wrestling under a blanket!" LOL)

Exercise -- 60 minutes of interval workout on the bike/trainer. 15 minutes (3 sets) weights and balance ball.

Calories -- 1630. Finally getting that protein up. Eating oatmeal for breakfast, seems to stick with me better than cereal, toast or eggs.

Fat - 26.3% (49 grams) Protein - 24.1% (100 grams) Carbohydrates - 49.6% (207 grams) Alcohol - 0.0% Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,813 mg Daily Cholesterol Intake - 133 mg Daily Fiber Intake - 30 grams

Re-worked comfort food: Turkey Meatloaf w/ Xtra Veggies (I like meatloaf when it gets cold out, also yummy the next day...) 1 lb. 99% lean ground turkey 1 medium carrot, shredded 2 ribs celery, chopped 1/2 med. onion, chopped 1 med. green pepper, chopped 1/3 c. sundried tomato (not in oil), chopped 3/4 c. rolled oats 1 egg 1 T. spicy mustard (or to taste) 2/3 c. organic salsa 1/3 c. organic ketchup 1/3 c. low sodium chicken broth ground pepper to taste, pinch of season salt, 1 t. Mrs. Dash

1/3 c. organic salsa for topping

Preheat oven to 375 F. Mush all ingredients together in a large bowl until well mixed. Form into loaf, place in 9 x 12 pan. Create "dents" in the top of loaf, and top with reserved salsa. Bake for 40 minutes or until brown at edges. Serve w/ green vegetable or salad on the side. Makes 4 hearty servings. Leftovers yummy hot or cold! Bon appetit! (1 serving = 170g, approx. 280 kcal -- can use the beef meat loaf 99% lean from the CC site to calculate.)

Who's got a good turkey chili recipe?

A VERITABLE VEGGIE VARIETY SHOW!

I am back from vacation, and back in the saddle again! I went to Trader Joes and the grocery store this afternoon, braving the cloudbursts and holiday drivers, to re-stock my vegetable supply. Trader Joes has these wonderful, 100-calorie giant bags of mixed greens (spinach, mustard greens, collard greens and turnip greens) that I just love lightly steamed with Thai-flavored spices (garlic, basil, lemongrass and ginger!) YUM! They also had some great looking butternut squash, green beans, artichokes and fresh tomatoes. Then at Von's I bought asparagus, cucumbers, radishes, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, and onions. (We still had red and orange peppers!) I also stocked up on salmon, organic lean sirloin, lean chicken, lean ham, organic, sprouted flax seed bread and Thomas' light multigrain english muffins.

Anyway, today's meal menu has a decided focus on veggies, as I seek to get back into "veggie mode" after my vacation....

BREAKFAST

two toasted Thomas' light multigrain english muffins (200 calories)

four tablespoons of roasted red pepper hummus (64 calories)

five cubes of Laughing Cow Light Gourmet Cheese Bites (35 calories)

LUNCH

two slices of organic, sprouted, flax seed bread (100 calories)

four slices of lean turkey (100 calories)

one serving of steamed spinach (25 calories)

one serving of steamed collard greens (25 calories)

one serving of steamed turnip greens (25 calories)

one serving of steamed mustard greens (25 calories)

four servings of steamed broccoli (100 calories)

DINNER

8 ounces of grilled mushrooms (50 calories)

14 ounces of grilled asparagus (79 calories)

8 ounces of roasted butternut squash (102 calories)

one large red tomato, sliced (33 calories)

one medium cucumber, peeled/sliced (24 calories)

grilled southwest chicken (skinless) (200 calories)

CALORIE TOTAL: 1187 (does not include after-dinner snacks)

VEGGIE SERVINGS: 17

FIBER: 61 grams

CALORIE BREAKDOWN: (Fat: 9.0%, Protein: 39.6%, Carbs: 51.4%)

SPECIAL NOTES: 100% iron, 100% calcium, Vitamin C: 814%, Vitamin A: 883%

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I am pretty jazzed that I actually got 100% of my RDA for iron and calcium from FOOD, and not from vitamins ... woo hoo! And my sodium is only at 90% for the day, yay.  Of course, the trick will be to choose wisely for my after-dinner snacks.

=^..^= MOLLY

Hello everybody!!!

Stats today- Housework for exercise/ all water/ A average

Cals-1200

Fat- 25.4%   37g.

Protein- 21.5%   71g.  I usually have more protein.

Carbs- 53.1%   175g.  

Fiber-   46g.

Good Day! Weigh tomorrow!!!

Good idea to rest a little if you can, Dances! You need it!