10/01/07 Yay! 178. I have been eatting by my eatting plan below, with the occasional second helping or slip up, and it is going well. If I can lose 20 more pounds I will be thrilled. I also checked out a book at the library, huge book with 225 fat free recipes. thas is inspiring.
09/13/07 Ok! So, last weekend went very poorly, diet wise. I ate pizza donuts, pasta, you name it, I ate it, and tons of it. Even though I stepped on the scale Tuesday morning weighing more than I did on the 6th when I decided to diet, I didn't let that sway me. I jumped back in, head first. I devised a diet out of pure desperation. I mean, I was looking at a 187 on the scale on Tuesday, something had to be done! This is the diet I am following:
Breakfast:
a measured cup of cereal w/ measured cup of fat free milk
OR a lowfat granola bar
Lunch:
lettuce & fat free dressing,
OR 1 tuna wrap made w/ ff mayo, mustard, relish and ff wrap
OR Tuna or canned Chicken & lettuce w/ ff dressing
OR a lowfat cup of soup w/ veggies
Dinner:
Any time of none breaded chicken cooked in anyway(baked boiled) w/ any veggies. Rule: no butter or any ingredient that is more than a gram of fat
Snacks:
throughout the day I snack on Celery w/ ff blue cheese
OR a cup of broth(chicken or beef flavored from the little cubes)
Desert at night:
a cup of nonfat yogurt(banana cream pie flavor, walmart brand cheap and yum)
or a small serving of sherbet
or a small bowl of cereal
or, of course, a serving of animal crackers
After desert if I am still feeling snackish and hungry, I resort back to the celery.
I understand that this is a very low fat/no fat diet, I've been successful in the past with the low fat no fat method. And so far, today is Thursday, day 3 of this menu of a diet, and I am at 180 pds. Yay.
Trust me, I feel hungry. Alot. I wish I could say this diet was so filling, but I think as my stomach shrinks it will get easier. When ever I am hungry I munch on celery which helps.
I encourage anyone trying to lose weight to jump on the diet band wagon. I found that making myself a menu(with a lot of 'or's in it for variety) was more successful for me then writing down what I eat(cause I was writing down pizza and donuts!) So, make yourself a list of what you will eat and stick to it. Make sure it is things you love or you wont stick to it and give yourself choices so you don't get bored eatting the same thing all the time. Let me know how you are doing and we will encourage each other!
09/06/07 Starting a diet today but in the spirit of thrifty-ness and fun, I thought I'd note, Dieting IS NOT expensive. It is if you buy specialized gourmet/prepackaged food. Consider this. Portion control.
I tried nutrisystem until I realized, Nutrisystem and many other diet plans out there are based on portion control. so save money on diet books and start reading the nutrition panel instead.For those who think dieting is expensive, its cheaper! An easy money saver, follow the portions on the box! A bag of Malt-o-meal cereal can yeild about 30 servings(depending on the bag). Now thats cheap! You'll be shaving alot of calories from your diet with out sacrificing the things you love to eat, just eatting alittle less. If you have trouble with self control, pre-portion snacks in baggies or cereal in plastic containers so all you have to do is add milk.
Example:
those 100 calorie packs in the store, a box of 6 look easy and tempting to buy, About $2.50 a box.
Instead I bought a 2 pound bag of animal crackers. 30 servings for about $2. That's about oh, 7 cents a serving. 40 cents a 'box' worth. I split it into portions so I am not tempted to over indulge and so that its handy. At 120 calories and 2 grams of fat. I am feeling good about my budget and my diet.
I will let you know how my diet goes and please feel free to let me know how yours is going(of you have one that is!!) Also leave some thrifty diet tips
Also, Quit buying workout tapes! http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/bettertv/ has hundreds of worksouts avalible to view online free! Move your chair out of the way and burn calories right in from of your computer!