Feedback on my "diet"

Fitday is a miricale. I discovered a lot of things. First I discovered
several reasons why I couldn't loose weight. The first thing I discovered
was that too much fat was not responsible for my weight. In the past I
watched my fat intake, but never looked at carbs, expecially sugar.
Using fitday I discovered how much sugar I was taking each day. About 75
percent of my daily intake was carbs.

Secondly, I couldn't understand why I was not loosing weight. Most of the
days I ate a thousand calories less than what I burnt. But there were some
days, once or twice in a week when I gave myself over to the cravings for
unhealthy foods. Looking at one of fitday's reports, I discovered that, on
average, I burnt less than a hundred calories more than what I ate. Now I
can focus on those "craving days" to ensure that my total calories eaten is
less.

I also discovered the effect of chocolates on the way I am feeling. About
two months ago, I felt like having a nervous breakdown. I was tired,
regardless of how much I slept. I couldn't understand it. After being away
for about two weeks, I was a different person. I thought it was because I
went on vacation.

Although the time away from work did contribute, it was a recent "craving
day" that opened up my eyes. About a week ago I found myself craving for
sugar. I am, unfortunately,not very active and do no sports. We had a sprts
day at work (two days in a row) where I got more exercise than what I got in
the past year. That all happened on a Friday and Saturday. The next Monday,
I started to drink at least two litres of water daily. On the Tuesday my
body craved for sweet stuff and I was obedient. I had muffins and cookies.

Later that day I bought a friend a gift: A box of chocolates. During the
night the cravings started again. When I woke up the next morning, there
was nothing left of the chocolates . I had a lot of trouble getting up and
was deadly tired throughout the day. Out of a little guilt, I cut my sugar
with about 80% for the rest of Wednessday. On Thursday, I was a different
person. I had no trouble at all getting out of bed and felt great during the
day.

I thought about the lifestyle I had two months ago and my eyes opened. I
had chocolates two or three times a week, and lots of it.

SO now I stay away from chocolates. I bought my friend a book :-), and I am
sure he will remember me for longer.

"JS" wrote in message ...
SO now I stay away from chocolates. I bought my friend a book :-), and I
am
sure he will remember me for longer.


Really good observations on your part One thing I learned during my
initial weight loss was to reward myself with things other than food and I
sort of let that overflow into the gift giving area. I also stopped giving
out candy as a reward to my students - they get cool looking pencils,
differently shaped erasers, super balls (the little ones that bounce really
well), and other little things that I get on sale.

BTW, in the Body For Life program there is one free day a week, there's a
number of reasons Bill Phillips gives for this, but one of them is that it
helps some people eventually realize how crappy eating leads to feeling
crappy.

You are doing a great job so far...keep it up!

Jenn

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:07:44 +0200, "JS" wrote:

Fitday is a miricale. I discovered a lot of things. First I discovered
several reasons why I couldn't loose weight. The first thing I discovered
was that too much fat was not responsible for my weight. In the past I
watched my fat intake, but never looked at carbs, expecially sugar.
Using fitday I discovered how much sugar I was taking each day. About 75
percent of my daily intake was carbs.

Congratulations on using these experiences to learn more about your
body and what it does and doesn't need. I don't "ban" sugar from my
WOE, but by the very nature of keeping within 1500 calories and eating
lots of healthy foods this leads to a drastic reduction in sugar when
I stick with my WOE.
I don't know that I have an "allergy" to sugar, but certainly I feel
crappy for the first couple of days when I get back to my WOE after a
binge and I put this down to withdrawal symptoms. When I overeat
sugary foods after not doing so for a while I feel crappy, sleepy and
not too good at all. This tells me that sugar levels certainly have
some effect on my body and I try and keep them reasonably low and
constant.

janice
233/179/133

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:07:44 +0200, "JS" wrote:

Fitday is a miricale. I discovered a lot of things. First I discovered
several reasons why I couldn't loose weight. The first thing I discovered
was that too much fat was not responsible for my weight. In the past I
watched my fat intake, but never looked at carbs, expecially sugar.
Using fitday I discovered how much sugar I was taking each day. About 75
percent of my daily intake was carbs.

Congratulations on using these experiences to learn more about your
body and what it does and doesn't need. I don't "ban" sugar from my
WOE, but by the very nature of keeping within 1500 calories and eating
lots of healthy foods this leads to a drastic reduction in sugar when
I stick with my WOE.
I don't know that I have an "allergy" to sugar, but certainly I feel
crappy for the first couple of days when I get back to my WOE after a
binge and I put this down to withdrawal symptoms. When I overeat
sugary foods after not doing so for a while I feel crappy, sleepy and
not too good at all. This tells me that sugar levels certainly have
some effect on my body and I try and keep them reasonably low and
constant.

janice
233/179/133

"JS" wrote in message ...
Fitday is a miricale. I discovered a lot of things. First I discovered
several reasons why I couldn't loose weight. The first thing I discovered
was that too much fat was not responsible for my weight. In the past I
watched my fat intake, but never looked at carbs, expecially sugar.
Using fitday I discovered how much sugar I was taking each day. About 75
percent of my daily intake was carbs.

Secondly, I couldn't understand why I was not loosing weight. Most of the
days I ate a thousand calories less than what I burnt. But there were some
days, once or twice in a week when I gave myself over to the cravings for
unhealthy foods. Looking at one of fitday's reports, I discovered that, on
average, I burnt less than a hundred calories more than what I ate. Now I
can focus on those "craving days" to ensure that my total calories eaten
is
less.

I also discovered the effect of chocolates on the way I am feeling. About
two months ago, I felt like having a nervous breakdown. I was tired,
regardless of how much I slept. I couldn't understand it. After being away
for about two weeks, I was a different person. I thought it was because I
went on vacation.

Although the time away from work did contribute, it was a recent "craving
day" that opened up my eyes. About a week ago I found myself craving for
sugar. I am, unfortunately,not very active and do no sports. We had a
sprts
day at work (two days in a row) where I got more exercise than what I got
in
the past year. That all happened on a Friday and Saturday. The next
Monday,
I started to drink at least two litres of water daily. On the Tuesday my
body craved for sweet stuff and I was obedient. I had muffins and cookies.

Later that day I bought a friend a gift: A box of chocolates. During the
night the cravings started again. When I woke up the next morning, there
was nothing left of the chocolates . I had a lot of trouble getting up and
was deadly tired throughout the day. Out of a little guilt, I cut my sugar
with about 80% for the rest of Wednessday. On Thursday, I was a different
person. I had no trouble at all getting out of bed and felt great during
the
day.

I thought about the lifestyle I had two months ago and my eyes opened. I
had chocolates two or three times a week, and lots of it.

SO now I stay away from chocolates. I bought my friend a book :-), and I
am
sure he will remember me for longer.


Fitday is a great tool and it looks like you've learned to use it to your
advantage. I find I do a lot better when I keep the carbs under control,
too.

Beverly

"JS" wrote

Fitday is a miricale. I discovered a lot of things. First I
discovered several reasons why I couldn't loose weight. The first
thing I discovered was that too much fat was not responsible for my
weight. In the past I watched my fat intake, but never looked at
carbs, expecially sugar.
Using fitday I discovered how much sugar I was taking each day.
About 75 percent of my daily intake was carbs.

Isn't it unreal? The first time I used Fitday to track an average "before"
day, I about fell out of my chair. I couldn't believe how unhealthy my diet
was.

--
PL
(320/291/170)
(First mini-goal: 299 Reached! 08/26/04)
(Second mini-goal: 279)


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Thanks for the encouragement. I feel great about today. I reached my
calories goal, and drank 3 litres of water. Not only do I feel better about
my diet, but my day was much more organized and I got lots of things done.
"JMA" wrote in message
...

"JS" wrote in message ...
SO now I stay away from chocolates. I bought my friend a book :-), and I
am
sure he will remember me for longer.


Really good observations on your part One thing I learned during my
initial weight loss was to reward myself with things other than food and I
sort of let that overflow into the gift giving area. I also stopped
giving
out candy as a reward to my students - they get cool looking pencils,
differently shaped erasers, super balls (the little ones that bounce
really
well), and other little things that I get on sale.

BTW, in the Body For Life program there is one free day a week, there's a
number of reasons Bill Phillips gives for this, but one of them is that it
helps some people eventually realize how crappy eating leads to feeling
crappy.

You are doing a great job so far...keep it up!

Jenn

"janice" wrote in message
news


On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:07:44 +0200, "JS" wrote:

Fitday is a miricale. I discovered a lot of things. First I discovered
several reasons why I couldn't loose weight. The first thing I discovered
was that too much fat was not responsible for my weight. In the past I
watched my fat intake, but never looked at carbs, expecially sugar.
Using fitday I discovered how much sugar I was taking each day. About 75
percent of my daily intake was carbs.

Congratulations on using these experiences to learn more about your
body and what it does and doesn't need. I don't "ban" sugar from my
WOE, but by the very nature of keeping within 1500 calories and eating
lots of healthy foods this leads to a drastic reduction in sugar when
I stick with my WOE.
I don't know that I have an "allergy" to sugar, but certainly I feel
crappy for the first couple of days when I get back to my WOE after a
binge and I put this down to withdrawal symptoms. When I overeat
sugary foods after not doing so for a while I feel crappy, sleepy and
not too good at all. This tells me that sugar levels certainly have
some effect on my body and I try and keep them reasonably low and
constant.

janice
233/179/133

It's great to know I am not the only one who experienced this.

"PL" wrote in message
...
"JS" wrote

Fitday is a miricale. I discovered a lot of things. First I
discovered several reasons why I couldn't loose weight. The first
thing I discovered was that too much fat was not responsible for my
weight. In the past I watched my fat intake, but never looked at
carbs, expecially sugar.
Using fitday I discovered how much sugar I was taking each day.
About 75 percent of my daily intake was carbs.

Isn't it unreal? The first time I used Fitday to track an average "before"
day, I about fell out of my chair. I couldn't believe how unhealthy my
diet
was.

--
PL
(320/291/170)
(First mini-goal: 299 Reached! 08/26/04)
(Second mini-goal: 279)


Your letter expressed exactly what I experienced. I think the first step in
weight loss is discovering what and how you actually eat.