I DID IT! I GOT MY CALORIES UPPPPPPPPPPPPPP! HOOORAY!
Okay, I got that out of my system.
Anyways, today was a weird day. I had a really difficult time sleeping last night. I ended up getting out of bed and reading my 80-10-10 book, which is just a phenomenal read. It's very scientific, and I appreciate that approach. Don't get me wrong, I really like reading a fun, light-hearted book, but I love the detail Dr. Doug Graham provides. People tend to get really down on others sometimes: don't count your calories, just 'feel' what you want to eat, yada yada.
Look.
I am morbidly obese. "Feeling" my way through food has not worked for me so far. I felt my way into size 24 jeans. I felt my way into stretch marks that have marred my skin. I felt my way into not being able to fit on amusement park rides. I need the discipline. I need to UNDERSTAND what I am putting into my body, and how it affects me. I am changing my life. I am learning. Like I said yesterday, all knowledge is worth having. I refuse to just throw myself to the whims of my emotions for 'knowing' when and what I should eat, because I promise you - I will be at Taco Bell. I am taking charge.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled blog!
This morning, I weighed 254, which is steady from yesterday. I'm down with that!
For breakfast, I ate (literally) a pound and a half of cherries. THEY WERE SO NUMMY. I can't believe I am just experiencing natural cherries now for the first time in my life.
Cherries - 700 grams, 441 calories, 1.4 grams fat, 7.4 grams protein
I worked this morning, and it was again thankfully void of angry text-based customers. Then, I made myself a SUPER smoothie. I think I went overboard.
Fluffy Spinach Smoothie, Take Two:
Spinach - 340 grams, 78.2 calories, 1.3 grams fat, 9.7 grams protein
Chard - 296 grams, 56.2 calories, .6 grams fat, 5.3 grams protein
Bananas - 486 grams, 432.5 calories, 1.6 grams fat, 5.3 grams protein
Bananas - again! - 230 grams, 204.7 calories, .8 grams fat, 2.5 grams protein
I really put way too much stuff into this, and it took me all afternoon and evening to finish. I also had to put two more bananas in to make it a bit sweeter.
Jeremy and I had counseling today, which is totally going great. We're really laying out a solid foundation for our future, and that gives me a lot of comfort. We were so young when we got married, and I'm glad we have this chance to refocus.
I made dinner for my family tonight. My favorite.
IT WAS SO HARD TO WATCH THEM EAT BLACK BEAN TACOS WITH CHEESE AND SOUR CREAM.
Did you get that? Because, my God, I surely did. Of course, I had sauteed mushrooms with spices and chickpeas and lettuce and tomatoes, but god those black beans with the sour cream and cheese were just calling to me. They like it, and I like for them to be happy eating but I think I'm just going to crumple with each bite they take. I guess if I can make it through taco night, I can make it through anything.
After dinner, I snacked on cherries. Again. I love them. They are great to eat while you watch So You Think You Can Dance-Dance-Dance. OH, and the show was awesome! I was so thrilled to see some of the dancers and have them actually get me excited about this season. I've been clinging to the awesome that is Season 3 for so long that, well, I DIDN'T WANT TO LET THEM GO. My favorite performance of the night was Joshua and Katee, dancing to No Air. I also really, really like Will. I have a crush on him. Comfort is adorable, and her personality is infectious. Ravyn is a beautiful person, and I'm really drawn to her. And, of course, Twitch rules. Go Twitchington!
Cherries - 188 grams, 118.4 calories, .4 grams fat, 2 grams protein
Totals - 1331 (!) calories, 6 grams fat, 32 grams protein
80/10/10 - 87/4/9 (Whee!)
I made my total goal today, I made my total goal! WHEE! I also got enough iron for the day, which made me thrilled. Altogether, I am really pleased with today.
Big hopes for tomorrow!
<3,
Sarah
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
100 for 100: Day 16
Holy. God. It. Is. Hot. It was, like, 101 today.
Seriously.
Us northern white folks don't take that kind of heat! I AM WILTING! So, Jeremy awesomely took Ester in to school this morning, so I loafed. I really, really like to loaf in the heat. Also, I don't think I am getting enough calories (scratch that, I know I'm not getting enough calories), so my energy level is wicked poor. I made a decision to do my best to eat eat eat eat eat today - my goal is eventually to get my caloric intake up to 1200-1500. Right now, I'm only eating enough calories for a girl that weighs 80 pounds. Yikes!
Today, I weighed 254. That's one pound less than yesterday, yay. I am .9 BMI away from no longer being morbidly obese. How AWESOME is that?
For breakfast, I made a smoothie. I bought clementines, thinking I needed a break from oranges - but I just don't like them as much, so therefore I do not eat them. I added some kale for iron. It was yum!
Fluffy Spinach Smoothie-
Spinach - 128 grams, 29.4 calories, .5 grams fat, 3.7 grams protein
Banana - 472 grams, 420 calories, 1.6 grams fat, 5.1 grams protein
Kale - 84 grams, 42 calories, .6 grams fatm 2.8 grams protein
I am like, wildly crazy about cob houses so I did more research. I really want to find out local building codes and IF WE CAN, I want to build one. I did a little land pricing in Connecticut, and holy moly, is it expensive. However, I'd rather spend 120k for a huge 4 acre lot and build my house for 5 dollars than spend 200k on an existing house that I hate. Makes sense, right? Right. Cob is like, the future of America.
While I read and read and read and wrote emails and read some more, I ate strawberries. Like, a ton of them.
Strawberries - 762 grams, 2.3 grams fat, 5.1 grams protein
After all that, I settled in for a bath and Natalia Rose goodness. I reviewed food combining, which is kind of silly as I naturally gravitate towards mono-meals anyways. However, all knowledge is worth having! I got out of the bath late and had to hurry to pick up Ester for her dentist's appointment.
Pause for a moment.
This was a bad thing. I was just about ready to eat, but thought to myself: "Self, this will be quick and you can eat a snack when you get home." This was a bad idea. Not only did I have to get Ester to the dentist (wtf, when is that EVER quick?), but I had to go to Blockbuster and then to the store. By the time I got home, I was hot and sweaty and bitchy. SUPER bitchy. Not only that, but I had to cook for my family because Jeremy was running late. So, I was hot and sweaty and over a hot stove cooking food I won't touch. Yeah, that upped the bitch level to mega.
Note to self: bring bananas with you if you know you're going somewhere that will take longer than an hour. Self, please remember this because your family's peace depends on it.
Anyways, Ester was great at the dentist BUT she had four cavities. AAAAAAAGH! Now, I realize I have not had this child forever but I FEEL LIKE A BAD MOM. :( Ah well. It's just the baby teeth, so we'll have take two and this time, they will be pristine! Pristine, I say! And, of course, it took forever at the dentist's office because that's the law of the world.
Afterwards, I went to Blockbuster. I threw that stupid There Will Be Blood movie into the receptacle, and made a private promise to myself that the only time I will ever watch that movie again is if the director is next to me so I can facepalm him. Ester picked out Underdog, and I got The War (Jet Li, omg) and The Other Boleyn Girl. I think they are running out of options for movie titles.
At the store, I got mostly food for my family. I try to keep them vegetarian at least, but today I made a stand against the man: I got my daughter nut milk for her cereal. Cow's milk is just so bogus, even if it's organic.
After rushing home, I prepared dinner and threw together a salad for myself. This was my first avocado-less salad. I have to admit, I was a little sad not to have its tender goodness. Ah well! No time for tears, because we had a Blood Borne Pathogen training tonight for foster care. Zip to that! Whee!
Dinner -
Romaine Lettuce - 141 grams, 24 calories, .4 grams fat, 1.7 grams protein
Cucumber - 240 grams, 36 calories, .3 grams fat, 1.6 grams protein
Tomatoes - 250 grams, 45 calories, .5 grams fat, 2.2 grams protein
I'm still hungry, but I have a bit of salad left so I'll try that. On Give It To Me Raw, they suggested eating greens at night so I'm giving it a go. However - I STILL HAD LIKE NO CALORIES FOR TODAY. Tomorrow, it's on with the bananas. It's SO on.
Totals - 840 calories, 6 grams fat, 22 grams protein
For 80-10-10, that's: 85/6/9. Yay me!
Oh! I got my book today! It has so much information! I'll let you know how I like The 80-10-10 Diet. I think I'm going to curl up with it under the dulcet breath of my air conditioner.
The lady at the training was passing out candy for right answers. How about some carrot sticks, huh? Huh?
Seriously.
Us northern white folks don't take that kind of heat! I AM WILTING! So, Jeremy awesomely took Ester in to school this morning, so I loafed. I really, really like to loaf in the heat. Also, I don't think I am getting enough calories (scratch that, I know I'm not getting enough calories), so my energy level is wicked poor. I made a decision to do my best to eat eat eat eat eat today - my goal is eventually to get my caloric intake up to 1200-1500. Right now, I'm only eating enough calories for a girl that weighs 80 pounds. Yikes!
Today, I weighed 254. That's one pound less than yesterday, yay. I am .9 BMI away from no longer being morbidly obese. How AWESOME is that?
For breakfast, I made a smoothie. I bought clementines, thinking I needed a break from oranges - but I just don't like them as much, so therefore I do not eat them. I added some kale for iron. It was yum!
Fluffy Spinach Smoothie-
Spinach - 128 grams, 29.4 calories, .5 grams fat, 3.7 grams protein
Banana - 472 grams, 420 calories, 1.6 grams fat, 5.1 grams protein
Kale - 84 grams, 42 calories, .6 grams fatm 2.8 grams protein
I am like, wildly crazy about cob houses so I did more research. I really want to find out local building codes and IF WE CAN, I want to build one. I did a little land pricing in Connecticut, and holy moly, is it expensive. However, I'd rather spend 120k for a huge 4 acre lot and build my house for 5 dollars than spend 200k on an existing house that I hate. Makes sense, right? Right. Cob is like, the future of America.
While I read and read and read and wrote emails and read some more, I ate strawberries. Like, a ton of them.
Strawberries - 762 grams, 2.3 grams fat, 5.1 grams protein
After all that, I settled in for a bath and Natalia Rose goodness. I reviewed food combining, which is kind of silly as I naturally gravitate towards mono-meals anyways. However, all knowledge is worth having! I got out of the bath late and had to hurry to pick up Ester for her dentist's appointment.
Pause for a moment.
This was a bad thing. I was just about ready to eat, but thought to myself: "Self, this will be quick and you can eat a snack when you get home." This was a bad idea. Not only did I have to get Ester to the dentist (wtf, when is that EVER quick?), but I had to go to Blockbuster and then to the store. By the time I got home, I was hot and sweaty and bitchy. SUPER bitchy. Not only that, but I had to cook for my family because Jeremy was running late. So, I was hot and sweaty and over a hot stove cooking food I won't touch. Yeah, that upped the bitch level to mega.
Note to self: bring bananas with you if you know you're going somewhere that will take longer than an hour. Self, please remember this because your family's peace depends on it.
Anyways, Ester was great at the dentist BUT she had four cavities. AAAAAAAGH! Now, I realize I have not had this child forever but I FEEL LIKE A BAD MOM. :( Ah well. It's just the baby teeth, so we'll have take two and this time, they will be pristine! Pristine, I say! And, of course, it took forever at the dentist's office because that's the law of the world.
Afterwards, I went to Blockbuster. I threw that stupid There Will Be Blood movie into the receptacle, and made a private promise to myself that the only time I will ever watch that movie again is if the director is next to me so I can facepalm him. Ester picked out Underdog, and I got The War (Jet Li, omg) and The Other Boleyn Girl. I think they are running out of options for movie titles.
At the store, I got mostly food for my family. I try to keep them vegetarian at least, but today I made a stand against the man: I got my daughter nut milk for her cereal. Cow's milk is just so bogus, even if it's organic.
After rushing home, I prepared dinner and threw together a salad for myself. This was my first avocado-less salad. I have to admit, I was a little sad not to have its tender goodness. Ah well! No time for tears, because we had a Blood Borne Pathogen training tonight for foster care. Zip to that! Whee!
Dinner -
Romaine Lettuce - 141 grams, 24 calories, .4 grams fat, 1.7 grams protein
Cucumber - 240 grams, 36 calories, .3 grams fat, 1.6 grams protein
Tomatoes - 250 grams, 45 calories, .5 grams fat, 2.2 grams protein
I'm still hungry, but I have a bit of salad left so I'll try that. On Give It To Me Raw, they suggested eating greens at night so I'm giving it a go. However - I STILL HAD LIKE NO CALORIES FOR TODAY. Tomorrow, it's on with the bananas. It's SO on.
Totals - 840 calories, 6 grams fat, 22 grams protein
For 80-10-10, that's: 85/6/9. Yay me!
Oh! I got my book today! It has so much information! I'll let you know how I like The 80-10-10 Diet. I think I'm going to curl up with it under the dulcet breath of my air conditioner.
The lady at the training was passing out candy for right answers. How about some carrot sticks, huh? Huh?
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