Food and Exercise 30/8/2004

Counting your food is a revelation. So this is what happened on Sunday.

(All coffees with 2 sugar and full cream milk)

Before 8: 2 x coffee (1 x decaf).

10:00 {Restaurant} : 1 Bran muffin, 1 cup muesli, 1 banana, 1/2 kiwi fruit,
1/4 orange, 4 slices of brown bread with jam, 1 glass strawberry juice, 2 x
coffee

15:00 small piece of apple tart

16:00-20:00
3 x decaf coffee
1 x regular coffee

20:00
One medium pizza with bacon, banana and pineapple.

Ok, I know this was sin, but it's already much better than Saturday.

"JS" wrote in message ...
Counting your food is a revelation. So this is what happened on Sunday.

(All coffees with 2 sugar and full cream milk)

Before 8: 2 x coffee (1 x decaf).

10:00 {Restaurant} : 1 Bran muffin, 1 cup muesli, 1 banana, 1/2 kiwi
fruit,
1/4 orange, 4 slices of brown bread with jam, 1 glass strawberry juice, 2
x
coffee

15:00 small piece of apple tart

16:00-20:00
3 x decaf coffee
1 x regular coffee

20:00
One medium pizza with bacon, banana and pineapple.

Ok, I know this was sin, but it's already much better than Saturday.


It's good that you feel comfortable posting your menu. Don't be surprised
if some people scream and yell at you - just ignore themg

Getting to a healthy way of eating doesn't occur in one day. Here are some
suggestions for starters.

Can you switch to Splenda or some other sweetener instead of the sugar?

How about milk instead of full cream milk for your coffee? It takes awhile
to adjust to it but I always use skim milk in my coffee. I use to be a
sugar user also but haven't put sugar in it for years.

Eating in restaurants can be a challenge but it's something you learn to do
over time. When I eat breakfast out I usually go for an omelet made with
vegetables. I skip the bread items as they generally aren't whole grain.

Try replacing one or two items in your menu each week for a healthier food.
Add more fruits and vegetables. Are you journaling your food into any
software to get the calories, carbs, protein, fat, etc. This can be a real
eye opener.

Stick with it - it takes time to establish a healthy way of eating.

I must say your pizza toppings were interestingg I would never have
thought to add banana!

Beverly

Thank you so much, Beverly. You're advice is really encouraging. I thought
some people would severely criticize me for my menu, but I don't really
care. I've decided to post every day, even if it does not look as if I am on
any healthy diet.

I will defniately switch to fat-free milk.

My problem is that I am extremely busy. I am a full-time teacher, full-time
student, and a lot of other things. The result is that I neglect my diet and
have very little time for excercise.

Unfortunately, the only way I can sit still to do reading for my studies, is
by going to a restaurant. (If I do this at home, it will take five minutes
before I get disracted by something else I have to do). And that is where it
all happens. The ideal for me is not to have any food in a restaurant.
(Tonight I had an unhealthy tramazzini, but the rest of the day was good.)

Posting my menu still makes me count my portions. (I will switch to counting
calories and carbs etc when I managed to manage my portions). So even if it
looks bad, and even if people shout at me for eating irresponsible, I know I
am slowly moving to less unhealthy food a day. And then there are people
like you who are really helpful.

JS

"Beverly" wrote in message
...

"JS" wrote in message ...
Counting your food is a revelation. So this is what happened on Sunday.

(All coffees with 2 sugar and full cream milk)

Before 8: 2 x coffee (1 x decaf).

10:00 {Restaurant} : 1 Bran muffin, 1 cup muesli, 1 banana, 1/2 kiwi
fruit,
1/4 orange, 4 slices of brown bread with jam, 1 glass strawberry juice,
2
x
coffee

15:00 small piece of apple tart

16:00-20:00
3 x decaf coffee
1 x regular coffee

20:00
One medium pizza with bacon, banana and pineapple.

Ok, I know this was sin, but it's already much better than Saturday.


It's good that you feel comfortable posting your menu. Don't be surprised
if some people scream and yell at you - just ignore themg

Getting to a healthy way of eating doesn't occur in one day. Here are
some
suggestions for starters.

Can you switch to Splenda or some other sweetener instead of the sugar?

How about milk instead of full cream milk for your coffee? It takes
awhile
to adjust to it but I always use skim milk in my coffee. I use to be a
sugar user also but haven't put sugar in it for years.

Eating in restaurants can be a challenge but it's something you learn to
do
over time. When I eat breakfast out I usually go for an omelet made with
vegetables. I skip the bread items as they generally aren't whole grain.

Try replacing one or two items in your menu each week for a healthier
food.
Add more fruits and vegetables. Are you journaling your food into any
software to get the calories, carbs, protein, fat, etc. This can be a
real
eye opener.

Stick with it - it takes time to establish a healthy way of eating.

I must say your pizza toppings were interestingg I would never have
thought to add banana!

Beverly

Thank you so much, Beverly. You're advice is really encouraging. I thought
some people would severely criticize me for my menu, but I don't really
care. I've decided to post every day, even if it does not look as if I am on
any healthy diet.

I will defniately switch to fat-free milk.

My problem is that I am extremely busy. I am a full-time teacher, full-time
student, and a lot of other things. The result is that I neglect my diet and
have very little time for excercise.

Unfortunately, the only way I can sit still to do reading for my studies, is
by going to a restaurant. (If I do this at home, it will take five minutes
before I get disracted by something else I have to do). And that is where it
all happens. The ideal for me is not to have any food in a restaurant.
(Tonight I had an unhealthy tramazzini, but the rest of the day was good.)

Posting my menu still makes me count my portions. (I will switch to counting
calories and carbs etc when I managed to manage my portions). So even if it
looks bad, and even if people shout at me for eating irresponsible, I know I
am slowly moving to less unhealthy food a day. And then there are people
like you who are really helpful.

JS

"Beverly" wrote in message
...

"JS" wrote in message ...
Counting your food is a revelation. So this is what happened on Sunday.

(All coffees with 2 sugar and full cream milk)

Before 8: 2 x coffee (1 x decaf).

10:00 {Restaurant} : 1 Bran muffin, 1 cup muesli, 1 banana, 1/2 kiwi
fruit,
1/4 orange, 4 slices of brown bread with jam, 1 glass strawberry juice,
2
x
coffee

15:00 small piece of apple tart

16:00-20:00
3 x decaf coffee
1 x regular coffee

20:00
One medium pizza with bacon, banana and pineapple.

Ok, I know this was sin, but it's already much better than Saturday.


It's good that you feel comfortable posting your menu. Don't be surprised
if some people scream and yell at you - just ignore themg

Getting to a healthy way of eating doesn't occur in one day. Here are
some
suggestions for starters.

Can you switch to Splenda or some other sweetener instead of the sugar?

How about milk instead of full cream milk for your coffee? It takes
awhile
to adjust to it but I always use skim milk in my coffee. I use to be a
sugar user also but haven't put sugar in it for years.

Eating in restaurants can be a challenge but it's something you learn to
do
over time. When I eat breakfast out I usually go for an omelet made with
vegetables. I skip the bread items as they generally aren't whole grain.

Try replacing one or two items in your menu each week for a healthier
food.
Add more fruits and vegetables. Are you journaling your food into any
software to get the calories, carbs, protein, fat, etc. This can be a
real
eye opener.

Stick with it - it takes time to establish a healthy way of eating.

I must say your pizza toppings were interestingg I would never have
thought to add banana!

Beverly

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:10:38 +0200, "JS" wrote:

Unfortunately, the only way I can sit still to do reading for my studies, is
by going to a restaurant. (If I do this at home, it will take five minutes
before I get disracted by something else I have to do). And that is where it
all happens. The ideal for me is not to have any food in a restaurant.

Could you do this in a library instead, or in an empty classroom in
your school? If the food isn't necessary to help you concentrate, but
you just need to be away from your home, someplace like this might
help avoid eating things you don't really want or need. If it's
during a time that you'll be wanting something to eat, you could take
some healthy foods with you -- fruit, raw veggies, cheese, hard-boiled
eggs, nuts, etc.

Chris
262/140/ (145-150)

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:10:38 +0200, "JS" wrote:

Unfortunately, the only way I can sit still to do reading for my studies, is
by going to a restaurant. (If I do this at home, it will take five minutes
before I get disracted by something else I have to do). And that is where it
all happens. The ideal for me is not to have any food in a restaurant.

Could you do this in a library instead, or in an empty classroom in
your school? If the food isn't necessary to help you concentrate, but
you just need to be away from your home, someplace like this might
help avoid eating things you don't really want or need. If it's
during a time that you'll be wanting something to eat, you could take
some healthy foods with you -- fruit, raw veggies, cheese, hard-boiled
eggs, nuts, etc.

Chris
262/140/ (145-150)

"JS" wrote in message ...
Thank you so much, Beverly. You're advice is really encouraging. I thought
some people would severely criticize me for my menu, but I don't really
care. I've decided to post every day, even if it does not look as if I am
on
any healthy diet.

I will defniately switch to fat-free milk.

My problem is that I am extremely busy. I am a full-time teacher,
full-time
student, and a lot of other things. The result is that I neglect my diet
and
have very little time for excercise.

I can totally understand where you are coming from. I also teach full time
and have a lot of other activies job and non-job related that keep me going
all day and evening. One thing that helps is to pack my lunch and snacks so
that I'm not tempted or forced to eat things I am trying to avoid.

Regarding the exercise, I normally end up sacrificing some sleep in exchange
for exercise and every so often I take a day or two off and catch up on
sleep

Unfortunately, the only way I can sit still to do reading for my studies,
is
by going to a restaurant. (If I do this at home, it will take five minutes
before I get disracted by something else I have to do). And that is where
it
all happens. The ideal for me is not to have any food in a restaurant.
(Tonight I had an unhealthy tramazzini, but the rest of the day was good.)

Instead of a restaurant, is there a place like a coffee shop or something
where most people aren't eating? When I need to concentrate, I take my
stuff to a local coffee shop in town. They have very tempting pastry and
baked goods at the counter so I sit way off in the back as far away as
possible, get a great cup of coffee with some kind of sugar free flavoring
and concentrate on my work. I also get very distracted at home and
constantly interrupted at work. I also found a few places with benches to
sit in nice weather, but the coffee shop has free wireless access...

Posting my menu still makes me count my portions. (I will switch to
counting
calories and carbs etc when I managed to manage my portions). So even if
it
looks bad, and even if people shout at me for eating irresponsible, I know
I
am slowly moving to less unhealthy food a day. And then there are people
like you who are really helpful.

Make one change at a time. If you try to change too many things at once you
will overwhelm yourself. This week I'm re-focusing on getting in all of my
water instead of diet dr. pepper. Next week, the pedometer comes back
out...

Start with something small, like the milk switch. Maybe keep your eye out
for places you can go to do your work and then you can plan to try that when
you're ready. I don't think most people will shout at you because you are
*asking* for help. From what I've seen, the ones that get shouted at are
the ones who tend to be in some kind of denial - you already know that you
need work

Jenn
a perpetual work in progress...

"JS" wrote in message ...
Thank you so much, Beverly. You're advice is really encouraging. I thought
some people would severely criticize me for my menu, but I don't really
care. I've decided to post every day, even if it does not look as if I am
on
any healthy diet.

I will defniately switch to fat-free milk.

My problem is that I am extremely busy. I am a full-time teacher,
full-time
student, and a lot of other things. The result is that I neglect my diet
and
have very little time for excercise.

I can totally understand where you are coming from. I also teach full time
and have a lot of other activies job and non-job related that keep me going
all day and evening. One thing that helps is to pack my lunch and snacks so
that I'm not tempted or forced to eat things I am trying to avoid.

Regarding the exercise, I normally end up sacrificing some sleep in exchange
for exercise and every so often I take a day or two off and catch up on
sleep

Unfortunately, the only way I can sit still to do reading for my studies,
is
by going to a restaurant. (If I do this at home, it will take five minutes
before I get disracted by something else I have to do). And that is where
it
all happens. The ideal for me is not to have any food in a restaurant.
(Tonight I had an unhealthy tramazzini, but the rest of the day was good.)

Instead of a restaurant, is there a place like a coffee shop or something
where most people aren't eating? When I need to concentrate, I take my
stuff to a local coffee shop in town. They have very tempting pastry and
baked goods at the counter so I sit way off in the back as far away as
possible, get a great cup of coffee with some kind of sugar free flavoring
and concentrate on my work. I also get very distracted at home and
constantly interrupted at work. I also found a few places with benches to
sit in nice weather, but the coffee shop has free wireless access...

Posting my menu still makes me count my portions. (I will switch to
counting
calories and carbs etc when I managed to manage my portions). So even if
it
looks bad, and even if people shout at me for eating irresponsible, I know
I
am slowly moving to less unhealthy food a day. And then there are people
like you who are really helpful.

Make one change at a time. If you try to change too many things at once you
will overwhelm yourself. This week I'm re-focusing on getting in all of my
water instead of diet dr. pepper. Next week, the pedometer comes back
out...

Start with something small, like the milk switch. Maybe keep your eye out
for places you can go to do your work and then you can plan to try that when
you're ready. I don't think most people will shout at you because you are
*asking* for help. From what I've seen, the ones that get shouted at are
the ones who tend to be in some kind of denial - you already know that you
need work

Jenn
a perpetual work in progress...

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:11:43 -0500, "Perple Gyrl"
wrote:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
Chris
262/140/ (145-150)

You are melting away! Going to up your calories again?


I don't know. I keep thinking it won't keep going down. I'm now
feeling like I'd rather stay in the low 140s, so I may change my goal
range, but I don't really want to keep losing. We shall see :-).

Chris

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:11:43 -0500, "Perple Gyrl"
wrote:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
Chris
262/140/ (145-150)

You are melting away! Going to up your calories again?


I don't know. I keep thinking it won't keep going down. I'm now
feeling like I'd rather stay in the low 140s, so I may change my goal
range, but I don't really want to keep losing. We shall see :-).

Chris