Cam's New Lease on Life Journal (comments welcome!)

[Rizel]

Thank you ^^;; i've been knocking them off cause of afterschool naps (can't eat when i'm sleeping), Long showers (can't eat in the shower), and Work (cant' eat on-screen) xD

Your doing awesome! Your weekend went by without a glitch! Mm nachos, i've been seriously craving nachos, but i will adhere to my diet! until i am 15 pounds lighter! than i shall sup on nachos! Great choice with the cobb salad! though i'm not quite sure what that is exactly.. but it sounds like a great choice!

Keep going, You can do it!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

youll do great at training!!!!!!!
you are doing a great job!!
just wanted to check in before i leave, i probably wont be able to check journals till after i get back!

 

[eeyore25]

Cam,

You really are doing great! I think there is something in the air, for some reason I too have been wanting nachos, I always resist though!!!

You are going to do great on the training.

Keep up the good work!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hey Cam,

Though it was not what you expected per se, the show sounds cool! Sounds a lot like a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDs benefit show I went to several years ago.
We had some similar food today, I had a green apple sliced up with some peanut butter with my dinner. I was craving a crunch and it satisfied me very well!
WISHing you all the luck for the marathon training starting on Sunday!!!

Have a great week!
Mike

 

[keenercam]

Thank you for stopping by, Rizel! Yeah, nachos are wicked. I have decided the best way to satisfy that urge is baked tortillas (15 for 2 pts); take medium chunky salsa and melt fat free american or cheddar cheese in it in the microwave, and dip the tortillas in that. I LOVE lettuce and tomato heaped on top, and if I feel I need some meat on the nachos, I'd add some boca crumbles seasoned with taco seasoning. I have really learned to volumize my food and its flavor with zero point additions. For example, with the nachos, it becomes a meal once I add lettuce, tomatoes, chunky medium salsa and lots of sliced jalapenos!

Hi, Jen! I have been thinking of you all week and how excited you must be. I will be thinking of you at the World and WISHing you perfect weather and only happy times!


Hi, Jamie! I think you need to give into your craving for nachos, but just do it in a smart way. And sharing is always better. It instantly cuts your calories/points in half!

Hey, Mike -- I heard several people commenting on that AIDS benefit and saying this was a similar type of show. It was wonderful to see these individuals out of their characters and just reeking of "character"!

So, what's new today? I am down another 1.5 pounds!!! YIPPEE!!! I hope the scale remains steady leading up to my dr. appt tomorrow -- DH says the doctor won't recognize me.

Last night I stuck to my plan and ate a LC dinner before leaving work. During the meeting I was sleepy and "slow", so I ate a fruit & nut bar. No time for the gym as we went grocery shopping right from school. But, I didn't eat any kind of meal when we got home at 10:15. Just a few chips. Then off to bed. That is a big struggle for me -- late night eating -- so I was pleased to have passed up eating any of the delicious stuff we bought.

Plan for today:
8:15 -- oatmeal (3); apple w/lite PB (3); coffee w/skim milk (0)
12:30 -- lunch with a friend at my favorite salad place -- free salad w/grilled chicken (4); multi-grain roll (4)
6:00 -- some kind of dinner before leaving work to go to the gym. I WILL make it there tonight since DS will be home by 7 from cross country and doing home work, DD will be at marching band, and DH will be at a 7:30 meeting. I should have at least an hour at the gym and still be able to get home by 8:30 or so!


update: 2:00 pm -- Lunch was great. Grilled chicken was more like 3 pts; used a bit of fat free dressing (1 pt) and the roll wasn't appealing enough to waste more than one bite on (1 pt). So, 5 pts total, instead of 8. Found out I need to work with the colorguard tonight, so I am still going to try to squeeze in an hour at the gym and get to the school by 8:30 pm. Still planning on dinner before I leave the office.

 

[Strings]

Hi Superwomn,

Congrat on the loss. Your dedication is definately paying off. Great job not sncking last night.

Keep up the great work,
Beth

 

[goldcupmom]

Cam you are doing really great!

I'm a nacho freak, too! But I live in NM

For my fix I take hard taco shells - 1 pt each and break them in half, put a VERY thin layer of ff refried beans, sometimes the veggie crumbles, a tiny sprinkle of FF cheese, add the lettuce and tomatoes and dip in salsa sometimes mixed w/ ff sour cream.

Or, I use Flat out to make a quesadilla w/ ff cheese, banana peppers, jalapenos, chicken breast. Then cut in wedges and dip in salsa - peach mango is my fav!

Sounds like the NYC trip was wonderful!!

Have a great week!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Cam!

What an ingenious way to bbeat your nacho craving! How cool!
And awesome on your loss this week, great job!! Keep up your great eating and exercising!!!
Hope you had fun with the color guard tonight!

Mike

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam!!!!

When I was in color guard I only did it during high school. I spinned a flag and a wooden rifle. I would say that the rifle was so much harder. It was a lot of fun. We were in tons of competetions and parades. Oh those were the days!!!! I am so glad that your DD is enjoying it. And you too for that matter!!!!

Keep up the good work Cam, you are doing great.

Have a great Wednesday!

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Beth! : I definitely should have tried to continue the trend of no late night eating last night, but I blew it (see below). I really appreciate the support, though, and I will be thinking about you and your encouraging words tonight when I "cut myself off" as early as I am done dinner! I have missed you, sweetie, and think of you often. I am looking forward to visiting your journal today and am hoping you are doing so much better!

Julie -- Your "nachos" and quesadilla ideas sound delicious! Is "flat out" a kind of tortilla? I hadn't thought to make a quesadilla around grilled chicken but that sounds absolutely fabulous -- I just added it to my "meal ideas" list in my pocket notebook. Thank you! Now I am really looking forward to trying that! BTW, I really, really appreciate you stopping by here to encourage me. I know your life is crazy busy and it means a lot to me that you spent some time here!

Hi, Mike! You are in BIG trouble, buddy! I am holding you directly responsible for being the creator of my new addiction, even if you aren't my supplier! Microwaved pepperoni chips! HMPH!!!! I am so glad they are finally gone! (see below) I just have to stay away from my supplier now! Don't worry, though, I am sure I will find a new fixation all too soon, and I'll come and share my "find" with you!

Jamie - Hi, sweetie! I agree that rifle is harder, but DD definitely pushes the envelope with some very difficult flag tosses. Fortunately, because of weather considerations she is constrained in the fall and has to keep the flag closer to hand, but she still practices the tough stuff, which makes my heart "stutter". The really fun thing is that I was very into marching band and drum & bugle corps as a teen and even helped teach a flag and rifle line, so to see my daughter doing it and doing it so well makes me so happy!

So, on to yesterday's disastrous end:

Found out I need to work with the colorguard tonight, so I am still going to try to squeeze in an hour at the gym and get to the school by 8:30 pm. Still planning on dinner before I leave the office.

Should have realized my plans were not to be my own. I left work later than I wanted, without eating dinner, though I did have a fat free tuna salad & cracker kit for a snack (3). I went right to the school to work on guard stuff and it took much longer than I expected and I ended up bringing 5 loads of laundry home with me. So, I got home around 8:15, started washing casual uniforms, made DS's dinner, made myself eggbeaters w/salsa over light EMs (4), then had baked tortillas w/salsa & ff ch (3.5) and then turkey pepperoni "chips" (1). UGH! Not only did I eat those pepperoni chips at about 10 pm, but they are, of course, very salty, and I was worried stepping on the scale at the doctor's office this morning because of the bloat. I was only over on my points by 1 yesterday, but it felt so much worse! Today is a new day, fortunately.

Dr.'s appt went well today, though he spotted a large mole on my right hip that he insists must be removed and biopsied. I've had it since I was a child and DH is going to miss it but the Doc is absolutely adamant that he wants it gone and tested. Just what I need. Funny enough,the first thing that came into my head when thought of having a chunk of skin removed was -- "I am going to have to time this not to interfere with my training" Anyway, he was absolutely thrilled about my cured heart and how great I look and feel. He gave me the hugest long hug and a kiss on my cheek. I knew he'd be thrilled. It made me feel really good. He was with me through those 10 long years of worry and feeling crappy and it was great to share the wonderful news with him!

Tonight is the 5K for American Red Cross Hurricane Relief. I am in no shape at all to do it since I haven't exercised in a week. UGH! Not happy with myself, but I will do my best and hope it is better than 9/18's time. More importantly, though, I have to get back into a routine. I think in the back of my mind, I have been cutting myself some slack because I know I will have to be very disciplined come Sunday. I get when I think about how I could have lost a bit more this week if I'd actually done some exercise! At least these days, when I "blow it", I don't do too much damage for too long.

Plan for today:
B at 10:00 -- small sesame bagel with smidge of cream cheese (6)
L at 1:30 -- "free" salad w/grilled chicken and shredded cheese (6)
S at 4:30 (energy for wog?) -- fruit & nut bar (3)

Well, back to work for me.

 

[goldcupmom]

Cam, the Carb Down Flat Out bread is near the deli in Wal Mart. It has 15 g fiber and is 2 pts. They have an italian herb flavor. I put it in my quesadilla maker and fold it in half filled w/ goodies. It is VERY filling!!

Sounds like the Dr went well! You are so blessed!

Have a great day!

 

[Rizel]

Hihi again!

I've been hit with the late night munchies as well lately. But that's okay We will adhere to and succeed in our diets! I have no idea what a color guard is but i'm sure your DD is very very good at it. Your going to do great today and tonight! why? because i'm psychic!

If your looking for another munchie, i'll mail you some pickled jelly fish at 26calories a cup!

Have a great day!

 

[keenercam]

Hihi again!

I've been hit with the late night munchies as well lately. But that's okay We will adhere to and succeed in our diets! I have no idea what a color guard is but i'm sure your DD is very very good at it. Your going to do great today and tonight! why? because i'm psychic!

If your looking for another munchie, i'll mail you some pickled jelly fish at 26calories a cup!

Have a great day!

Hi, Rizel! Thanks for coming by to visit.
Colorguard -- Hmmm. . . Have you ever seen a marching band performing and they have girls spinning flags and wooden rifles or sabres performing around the musicians? Those girls and boys make up the "bandfront" or "band auxiliary" or "colorguard". They bring the drama and color to the field formations.

Ummmm. .. . . . . . . Uh. ... thanks for the offer of a snack, but I think I'm (miraculously!) cured of my late-night snack fixation! Is pickled jelly fish really jelly fish? My kids love swedish fish that are red gummy candy fish. Now, if you are talking about that, I will take a handful at that calorie count, thank you very much!

 

[Rizel]

Hi, Rizel! Thanks for coming by to visit.
Colorguard -- Hmmm. . . Have you ever seen a marching band performing and they have girls spinning flags and wooden rifles or sabres performing around the musicians? Those girls and boys make up the "bandfront" or "band auxiliary" or "colorguard". They bring the drama and color to the field formations.

Ummmm. .. . . . . . . Uh. ... thanks for the offer of a snack, but I think I'm (miraculously!) cured of my late-night snack fixation! Is pickled jelly fish really jelly fish? My kids love swedish fish that are red gummy candy fish. Now, if you are talking about that, I will take a handful at that calorie count, thank you very much!

I've never seen a marching band, I'm in canada ;_; we dont' march, we'd freeze and the penguins would eat us. But ooh, that sounds so cool!

Yupz pickled jelly fish is real jellyfish! They pluck them out of the water (that's how they die) and then wash em, chop em up into slices and pickle them with a bit of chili. How does it taste you ask? It's kinda like cold noodles, a little crunchy and not fishy at all.
Before my dad told me how they died, i had this theory that the jelly fish like was in pain as it got chopped up and then was like "OMG IT BURNNSS" when they splashed vinegar on it. oO

 

[keenercam]

ICK! Sorry. No can do.

Speaking of penguins, though, have you seen the movie "March of the Penguins"? You'd be surprised how far those emperor penguins go for a good meal!

Oh, and in case I wasn't clear earlier, though I appreciate your very generous offer, I think I will stick with "swedish fish" instead of "canadian jellied fish" The mental picture I got of your theory had me

 

[keenercam]

cross-post from half/full marathon training thread:

Last night we did a 5K for the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief. I think it raised over $6000. DH (KeenHo) had an amazing time with his first mile being something like 7:38 and his 2nd all time PB (the last one was 3 seconds faster in May '02). As for me, I was just glad to finish. It was the first 5K I have done that was not first thing in the morning. That the event started at 6:30 pm raised 3 issues for me: first, I was tired after a stressful day at work; second, I obviously didn't make the right food choices during the day because I didn't feel energized and my tummy still felt full from my 1:30 lunch. Third and most important, however, my vision issues really impacted on my ability to strive for a PB time. I don't have depth perception and limited distance vision, so I couldn't tell anything about gradations in the course after the first 1/2 hour or so. And entire sections of the course are very remote with going around the far perimeter of an outlet mall parking lot and then under a highway -- there was a group of college kids walking a bit ahead of me but then no one else in sight anywhere, so I was very reluctant to jog at all because if I got ahead of them I couldn't tell where I was going and I would have been in a potentially dangerous situation. Anyway, I am awaiting the official results, but I think I was less than a minute off my 9/18 time. Had hoped for further improvement, but I'll look for that next time.


More later, especially re: food yesterday (it ain't pretty )

 

[keenercam]

Okay, yesterday's food:
B at 10:00 -- small sesame bagel with smidge of cream cheese (6)
L at 1:30 -- LC salsbury steak & mac & cheese (6)
S at 3:30 (?) -- apple & lite string cheese (2)
S at 5:45 -- 1/2 fruit & nut bar (1.5)

After the 5K (this is where it all goes downhill!)
bite of bagel (stale) & water (1) -- wanted a soft pretzel, but they were all gone by the time I finished.

Then we got chinese take-out. I got veggies in spicy brown sauce (2) and pork fried rice (8) and ate wonton soup (4) AND an egg roll (4). Oh, and then, before heading to bed blissfully stuffed, I finished the other half of my fruit & nut bar (1.5).

Even with my APs from the 5K I used some flexpoints. I am always voracious after a 5K and I think I am going to have to become very, very careful about this propensity as I go into the 14 week training. Although I am resigned to not losing much more during this period of time, I sure as HECK do NOT want to gain because I stuff myself every time I do a "long walk". UGH!

Today has started off much better, though my stomach is growling right now and I will have to find something to snack on.
B at 8:15 -- 2 hard boiled egg whites (.5 -- I was AMAZED to find out that by popping the yolks into the trash can, I went from 4 points to .5 points on the 2 hard boiled eggs. YOWZA!!); apple (1); lite yogurt w/kashi (2) -- total 3.5

I think I will go make some oatmeal. Lunch is going to be garden salad w/fat free dressing (0) and veggies w/fat free ranch dip (1). Haven't figured out the protein component, but I have canned solid white tuna or fat free cheese, so at least there are options and I can decide later. I think dinner tonight is going to be at about 9:15, unfortunately. I will probably do shrimp & broccoli stir fry. And I also hope to grill some chicken breast to have that for munching all weekend while the rest of the family is away or off doing their thing.

cross posted from the training thread:
BTW, my official time for last night was 46:55 (15:08 pace) compared to 46:21 (pace 14:57) on 9/18. I don't feel badly about it all. Glad to have done it and that well for a good cause.


Thursday food continued:
12:00 part of heart healthy oatmeal (2)
1:15 "free salad" with solid white tuna (no dressing) 3.5

 

[toystoryduo]

cross-post from half/full marathon training thread:

Last night we did a 5K for the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief. I think it raised over $6000. DH (KeenHo) had an amazing time with his first mile being something like 7:38 and his 2nd all time PB (the last one was 3 seconds faster in May '02). As for me, I was just glad to finish. It was the first 5K I have done that was not first thing in the morning. That the event started at 6:30 pm raised 3 issues for me: first, I was tired after a stressful day at work; second, I obviously didn't make the right food choices during the day because I didn't feel energized and my tummy still felt full from my 1:30 lunch. Third and most important, however, my vision issues really impacted on my ability to strive for a PB time. I don't have depth perception and limited distance vision, so I couldn't tell anything about gradations in the course after the first 1/2 hour or so. And entire sections of the course are very remote with going around the far perimeter of an outlet mall parking lot and then under a highway -- there was a group of college kids walking a bit ahead of me but then no one else in sight anywhere, so I was very reluctant to jog at all because if I got ahead of them I couldn't tell where I was going and I would have been in a potentially dangerous situation. Anyway, I am awaiting the official results, but I think I was less than a minute off my 9/18 time. Had hoped for further improvement, but I'll look for that next time.


More later, especially re: food yesterday (it ain't pretty )

Oh Cam,

I am so proud of you! You completed another 5K! Congratulations!!! Plus, you helped raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims as well. That is wonderful!!! I really like how you completed the event and then did some thinking about the factors involved afterwards. Good for you!

I hope you have a wonderful Thursday evening!

 

[Strings]

Hi Cam,

I think you did a great job on the 5k. Had it been early, you would have improved your time. You were only off a few seconds and that is with your vision issues. Congratulations. As for the post race food, I would probably stay away from Chinese food after. I am always hungry again after 1.5 hours. You might want to increase the protein a bit after the race as well to balance the carbs a bit more. You may feel more satisfied then. Just a thought. You didn't go off program though. Flex points are there for a reason. Just keep pushing the water.
Take care,
Beth

 

[keenercam]

Tracy -- Thank you, kiddo! I hope you are having a great day. I have been thinking about you!

Beth -- Thank you for the hint about protein. You are right. My dinner had almost none at all. Maybe that is why I woke up voracious too. I am definitely going to come up with a better choice for after my next long walk. Thank you so much! By the way, your count down is very exciting! We will be at Hilton Head DVC for Thanksgiving and right now that is all I can think about. I am very excited about wogging from the resort to the Beach House. Who would have thought, right?

Hoping all my WISH buddies are having a fabulous night! Off to an early bedtime. Totally wiped out!