Dana's Weight Loss Journal: 75 lbs to go! Comments welcome! Updated 9/23

Morning Dana. Sorry I couldn't hlep with the Mexican stuff. While I like it, I've never "tracked" it so I would have led you astry with any advice I had. :rotfl2:
My sister was just filling me in on the TrueBlood series last night while we walked. I don't get HBO. Sounds interesting. And I did enjoy the book series on which it is loosely based. ;) I go to every movie with my daughter - my excuse to ogle a boy way to young for me. :lmao: Pity there isn't a "cougar" smiley.
 
I've read all your journals since you started & I just want to say Wow!! & You are doing awesome! :thumbsup2

I've enjoyed reading the food diaries...its interesting to me to see what others eat to lose weight & gives me ideas for snacks, etc...think I'll try those WW ice cream treats!

Keep it up! & thanks for inspiring!!
 
I was going to just do a half hour on the treadmill this evening, but it got cut even shorter because I started getting stomach cramps. :sick:

I also discovered I have a serious problem doing lunges...my knees start killing me after a few. I'd hazard a guess it's all the extra weight I'm hauling around!

Exercise - 20 min walk on treadmill (1 mile); Bikini Workout for Beginners on Spark (strength work)

Breakfast - whole wheat toast w/ natural dark chocolate peanut butter; banana - 310 cal
Lunch - Lean Gourmet Roasted Sirloin Supreme frozen meal; grapes; string cheese - 386 cal
Snack - vanilla Yoplait light - 110 cal
Dinner - Southwest Chicken Salad w/ lite ranch - 595 cal

Total - 1401 cal (1250-1600)
-- Carbs - 183g (169-244)
-- Fat - 53g (33-58) Dangerously close to going over here :eek:
-- Protein - 65g (60-131)
Water - 96 oz

First day since joining Spark on Sunday that I've been within the acceptable parameters on everything!

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Dad leaves for his golf vacation in FL tomorrow morning. I got him A20 on his Southwest flight to MCO; seems like it's getting harder and harder to get a low number when checking in, so I patted myself on the back a little for that one. He's playing one of the WDW courses...I wish I could go with him and his buddy and just have them drop me off at the TTC! Hopefully he'll be able to enjoy himself at least a little, but he's still popping pain pills after his surgery. He really needs a vacation though, what with the work situation and Grandma's condition, both of which are causing him lots of stress.

As for Grandma, most signs of her cold are gone. However, she's still coughing a lot when she lays down, and she was wheezing a lot yesterday when the nurse came to visit, so she called in for us to get a nebulizer delivered. We've got to give Grandma the albuterol breathing treatments for the next couple days at least.

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I got a new shipment from Hips & Curves yesterday. If you're a plus-sized lady like myself, and in the market for lingerie or even just comfy pajamas, check them out online. They also have some apparel for daywear. I discovered them in June and have already placed 3 orders! The one that was delivered yesterday was a skirt, and a camisole & boyshort pajama set. Both were on sale last week when I ordered them...they didn't have the pajama set in my size in the color I wanted, so I ordered a size down. It was only $10, and I figure hey, I'm losing weight anyway right? Maybe it will fit me soon!
 
Morning Dana. Sorry I couldn't hlep with the Mexican stuff. While I like it, I've never "tracked" it so I would have led you astry with any advice I had. :rotfl2:
My sister was just filling me in on the TrueBlood series last night while we walked. I don't get HBO. Sounds interesting. And I did enjoy the book series on which it is loosely based. ;) I go to every movie with my daughter - my excuse to ogle a boy way to young for me. :lmao: Pity there isn't a "cougar" smiley.

Mexican food is EVIL. Chips and salsa, I could just sit there and eat them all day, and they'll bring you more for free...not very helpful for those of us trying to watch what we're eating! :rotfl:

Ogling...heh. I know I'm pretty young, but I felt a little guilty watching the Twilight films and drooling over Taylor Lautner, who just barely turned 18 this year...

I've read all your journals since you started & I just want to say Wow!! & You are doing awesome! :thumbsup2

I've enjoyed reading the food diaries...its interesting to me to see what others eat to lose weight & gives me ideas for snacks, etc...think I'll try those WW ice cream treats!

Keep it up! & thanks for inspiring!!

Thank you! :flower3: And thanks for following along!

All of the WW ice cream bars and sandwiches are really good! They also make little ice cream cups, but somehow those are just not as satisfying to me. I avoid the cones they make too, merely because at my grocery store the box of 4 cones costs the same as a box of 6 (or 12 for some kinds) ice cream bars.
 

Did my 'walk through a Disney movie' bit again tonight. I'm watching them in order of release (yes I'm crazy...I actually have done this before, watched all my Disney movies in order, it was before our '08 trip ;)). So tonight's selection was Bambi, the movie that inspired me to name the gerbils I got when I was 5 'Thumper' and 'Flower'. :laughing:

Exercise - 1 hr 10 min walk on treadmill (3.5 miles)

Breakfast - Multigrain Cheerios w/ milk; banana - 296 cal
Lunch - turkey on whole wheat; pretzels - 360 cal
Snack - strawberry shortcake Yoplait light - 110 cal
Dinner - 1/4 order of Hunter's Stew; 1/4 order of Spinach & Mushroom Etouffee; white rice; french bread - ???

Water - 96 oz

Yes, I had a little splurge at a cajun/creole restaurant we have here in Indy. It's called Yats and I have been craving it for weeks. It is soooo good, you can't understand how tasty it is until you try it. Safe to say I at least went over my carbs today, probably calories too. I ordered a half & half plate, so I got 2 half orders of different dishes. I ate about half of what I got and put the rest in the fridge. This is a step in the right direction at least...I may have splurged, but a month or two ago I definitely would have eaten the whole thing. :rolleyes:

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Grandma and I had a terrible day today. She had no idea who I was and kept asking, so when I'd tell her 'I'm Dana' she'd get mad and say 'You are NOT Dana.' Because she didn't know who I was she didn't want me to help her with anything; I kept hearing 'You just leave me alone, I can do it myself'...which of course she can't because if I left her to her own devices she'd be on the floor with a broken hip in a matter of 5 minutes (she has fallen and broken bones multiple times before, unfortunately, which is part of the reason for the 24/7 care). She got so frustrated not knowing who I was and not believing me when I told her that she eventually just refused to look at me or speak to me. :sad2: Soooo aggravating, for both of us.

Now that I think about it, this probably has something to do with why I gave into the Yats urge this evening. I was thinking to myself half-jokingly throughout the day, 'I'm gonna need a stiff drink when I get home...' I actually very rarely drink...instead I turned to my real habit, which of course is food. Blah. Self analyzing over. :guilty:

I can make excuses for myself and say the rest of the day was good, I ate well aside from dinner and got my exercise in and I only ate half my takeout order...it makes me feel better to think that way now, but it won't help in the long run. So, a little fall off the wagon today. Back on tomorrow.
 
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So sorry you and your grandma had a rough day! I can't imagine. You are such a great person for taking care of her !!

I'm here and reading along as well!! Just remember, you can always vent over on the Island thread too! We're there for you!

Congrats on hitting the 15 lb mark!!!! :cheer2:
 
Exercise - Bikini Workout for Beginners from SP

Breakfast - Kashi GoLean Chocolate Turtle Bar; milk - 251 cal
Lunch - chicken fajitas; avocado; corn tortillas - 322 cal
Snacks - sardines in mustard sauce; pretzels, pretzels, and more pretzels - 470 cal
Dinner (but really just more snacking) - lime & salt popcorn; WW chocolate cookies & cream bar - 320 cal

Total - 1363 cal (1250-1600)
-- Carbs - 182g (169-244)
-- Fat - 46g (33-58)
-- Protein - 71g (60-131)
Water - 80 oz

Before somebody says 'eww...sardines!' I'm going to point out that they are relatively low in calories, and high in protein! If you like fish I suggest you try them. You can get them in a tin with mustard sauce or hot sauce even!

Another comment on food: I am in LOVE with the lime & salt popcorn. popcorn:: :love:

I was very flustered tonight...I needed to go to the grocery store, get my walk and strength training in, eat dinner, and do some housework all after 7pm. I accomplished everything but the walk. I spent way too much time when I went to the store because I'm always carefully comparing prices and nutritional labels, and I just take forever to pick stuff out in general.

Despite missing my walk this evening, I believe *should* reach my 15 mile goal for the week.

My cat just forcibly pushed himself onto my lap and is in his silent way screaming "PAY ATTENTION TO ME!" so I think I shall end this here. :lmao:
 
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So sorry you and your grandma had a rough day! I can't imagine. You are such a great person for taking care of her !!

I'm here and reading along as well!! Just remember, you can always vent over on the Island thread too! We're there for you!

Congrats on hitting the 15 lb mark!!!! :cheer2:

Thanks Aimee :hug:

I lost my job a few months before we realized Grandma needed constant care. I like to think now that it was meant to be that I became unemployed; otherwise she would be in a nursing home, or paying some overpriced aide to sit with her all day, and possibly provide sub-par care. She doesn't realize where she is the majority of the time, but we as a family feel like it is best for her to be in her own home, and know that's what she would want if she were in her right mind.

Thanks, also, for the congrats! :cutie: I'm holding out hope that I'll be able to change it to the -20 tag this weekend, but I've had a few slip-ups this week, so we'll see!
 
Watched 'Cinderella' while walking tonight. :goodvibes If I ever get a black cat I'm naming him 'Roosafee' :lmao:

Exercise - 1 hr 20 min walk on treadmill (4 miles)

Breakfast - whole wheat mini bagel; 2 eggs - 259 cal
Lunch - turkey bologna & 2% cheese single on sandwich thin; cucumber slices w/ lite ranch dressing - 324 cal
Dinner - more leftover chicken fajitas, avocado, corn tortilla, rice & beans; watermelon - 384 cal
Snack - lime & salt popcorn; WW giant fudge bar - 300 cal

Total - 1266 cal (1250-1600)
-- Carbs - 152g (169-244)
-- Fat - 54g (33-58)
-- Protein - 57g (60-131)
Water - 96 oz

Amazing how I can get a giant meal at a Mexican restaurant and it lasts me 3 more meals as leftovers! (Still have 1 helping left.) :laughing: I still have leftovers from that terrible-for-me cajun meal too...definitely easy to spread out the money you spend on eating out when you always bring home leftovers! Yay portion control! :thumbsup2

I bought some Sriracha chili sauce at the store last night. I used it on my chicken tonight...I had forgotten how spicy that stuff is. I love it though!

Under on carbs and protein and almost over on fat. Definitely not a very balanced day! I had very low energy at the end of today, and then I looked and noticed I was way under my calorie minimum so I had my snack. It wasn't really a 'need to go to sleep' tired, it was just a 'don't want to get off the couch *blah*' tired.

Need to walk at least 1/2 a mile tomorrow and I'll have met my 15 mile goal for the week! :woohoo:

Dreading the weigh-in tomorrow morning; don't know what's going to happen on that! :confused:
 
The average of 3 hops onto the scale within a minute of each other this morning: 240.87 - Down 1.33 this week. Could definitely have been better, I slipped up a few times...nothing huge but it does add up. At least it's still a loss!

Tonight's movie to walk to was Alice in Wonderland! :ccat: And I did meet and surpass my 15 mile goal for the week! :cool1: Total was 18.5 miles. I'll make next week's goal 20 miles!

Exercise - 1 hr 20 min walk on treadmill (4 miles); Bikini Workout for Beginners from SP

Lunch - Honey Balsamic Chicken w/ Sundried Tomato Cappelini & Grilled Broccoli; bread w/ extra virgin olive oil - 403 cal
Dinner - leftover cajun takeout w/ white rice & bread - 1069 cal :scared1: (I know, completely scary, but I didn't eat anything else tonight so I think it's not *so* bad!)

Total - 1472 cal (1350-1700) I updated my SP profile since I burned over 2000 calories with walking this week, and it bumped my calorie window up by 100. Seems counterproductive to me, but I know eating too little isn't helpful in the long run...
-- Carb - 189g (180-260)
-- Fat - 48g (36-62)
-- Protein - 66g (60-140)
Water - 96 oz

Went to Macaroni Grill for lunch with Mom...surprise, surprise. :rolleyes: Like I've said before, weekends are harsh on the diet because she always wants to go out and if I say no thanks she gets all annoyed at me. So rather than getting a big ol' bowl of pasta with buttery cheesy sauce or something, I stuck with the fairly healthy grilled entree and brought a whole bunch of it home.

I'm getting aggravated here...My shoulders/upper back have been hurting almost constantly for some weeks now. I'm overly busty, so I'm not sure if that is just finally affecting me, or what. Trying to avoid the otc painkillers though, I don't need to get addicted! :sad2: I'm also having issues with my plantar fasciitis flaring. It hadn't happened in a long while, but I'm getting pain in my left heel again. It's not to the point of being excruciating yet, I can walk normally without limping at this point, but I'm hoping it doesn't get worse. I'm too young for all these aches and pains...that's what happens when you're almost 100 lbs overweight!
 
Watched Peter Pan while walking tonight. :tink: I love how Tinkerbell is a jealous homicidal maniac but managed to become one of the biggest Disney icons. :rotfl:

Exercise - 1 hr 20 min walk on treadmill (4 miles)

Lunch - scallops, shrimp, veggies, fried rice; shoyu onion soup; salad w/ ginger soy dressing - 764 cal
Dinner - last of the leftover chicken fajitas, avocado, corn tortillas, rice & beans; watermelon - 452 cal
Dessert - WW ice cream candy bar - 150 cal

Total - 1367 cal
-- Carbs - 154g (180-260)
-- Fat - 62g (36-62)
-- Protein - 56g (60-140)
Water - 96 oz

Almost over on fat and under on everything else! :eek: At least I ate a lot of veggies today!

Mom and I went to this Japanese hibachi place close to our house for lunch, which I LOVE. Brought home leftovers of course, though I ate all the veggies on the first go-round. Better than eating all the meat or fried rice!

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While we were at lunch my cousin called me to tell me aunt Vicki wanted me to come over to Grandma's house as soon as I could, without any sort of further notice. Vicki does this type of stuff *all* the time it seems, keeping things till the last minute and never considering anyone else, so I finally stood up for myself and told her no. I feel like I covered for her for almost a full two weeks while she was gone (and beyond her trip when she just didn't want to come back to Grandma's yet), the least she can do is stay over a weekend while Dad isn't here.

Our family is just not doing well these days...
Mom is getting depressed with everything that's going on with the uncertainty of Dad's job, and the fact that it seems no one is ever home these days because Dad and I are always at Grandma's. She said today that she feels like she doesn't have a family anymore.
Dad's on vacation right now but once he gets back he's going to be right back into the stress of work and taking care of Grandma...he's so agitated about it all that he just bites everyone's head off all the time.

I've been feeling just bummed in general. It seems like all my days run together with nothing really to look forward to. I need to plan a trip out to Phoenix, or win one of the many sweepstakes I've been entering so I can have a getaway somewhere...

:sad2: Sorry to get all pensive and deep, I've just been in a real funk for the past few days.
 
Anyone still out there? Or did I scare everybody away with my bummed-out-ness? :rolleyes1 I hope not!

Exercise - 1 hr 20 min walk on treadmill (4 miles)

Breakfast - Nutrigrain waffle w/ natural dark chocolate peanut butter; banana; Boston cream pie Yoplait light - 405 cal
Lunch - leftover Honey Balsamic Chicken w/ Sundried Tomato Capellini & Grilled Broccoli; Wasa fiber cracker w/ garlic & herb Laughing Cow cheese - 265 cal
Snack - kipper snacks; cucumber w/ hummus - 254 cal
Dinner - toasted sandwich thin w/ tomato, cheese, turkey; fresh mushroom, red pepper, asparagus, cucumber w/ hummus; grapes - 372 cal
Dessert - WW Giant Latte Bar - 90 cal

Total - 1385 cal (1350-1700)
-- Carbs - 181g (180-260)
-- Fat - 45g (36-62)
-- Protein - 81g (60-140)
Water - 96 oz

Wow I did SUPER good today! So much fresh fruit and veg! *pats herself on the back* And within my acceptable ranges on everything!

Yes I ate fish from a tin again for a snack :lmao: I actually like it a lot; I've been trying all the different varieties (smoked oysters, sardines, kippers, and I've got some anchovies sitting in the pantry that I haven't tried yet). I like the kipper snacks the best so far. Sort of high in fat, but also high in protein! 19g protein in one tin!

I've still got one more helping remaining of the chicken and such leftovers from Macaroni Grill. They give you 3 small (3 oz-ish) chicken breasts plus the sides, so that's perfect for 3 meals! The whole thing was under 600 calories according to the nutritional info on their website, so it's super cheap on the calorie bank to split it into 2 or 3 meals.

I was kind of disappointed in my Boston Cream Pie flavored yogurt...for all the picture of chocolate on the container, it sure just tasted like the cream part in the middle of said pie and not much else. So deceiving!

I got a type of hummus I hadn't tried before...the brand is Tribe and the flavor is 'Forty Spices'. It is actually spicy (slightly hot) and sweet at the same time because there's a bit of cinnamon in there too. It's interesting, I can't decide if I like it better than just the standard or garlic flavors that you usually find.

:rotfl2: Now that I've written a book on the food I ate today, I'll leave you with my colorful dinner, which I thought looked appetizing and pretty so I took a picture. The sandwich was toasted under the broiler to crisp the bread and melt the cheese and cook the tomato a bit. Yummy!

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Sorry I haven't been over here in a while and sorry you're having a hard time in your family. It's rough when someone needs 24/7 care. My grandmother lived with my parents (and the rest of us) for the last 20 years of her life until she passed at 97. It's not easy.
Does your mom work all day? Could she come hang out with you at Grandma's sometimes? It would be nice for you to have company and someone to talk to and she would get the family time she is missing.
I know what you mean about the jobs situation. DH and I have managed to keep our work, but he runs a press in a factory and they dropped almost half their workforce in 2008. They also cut pay by a minimum of 15% across the board. (We did finally get that pay back this year, but no other "raises" since 2007.)
I run a day care and three of my steadiest/largest families (so good income) have had a parent lose a job. One has now left day care entirely. The other two are down to a very minimum part time. It's hard and really cuts into my bottom line, but I don't want to dump them and look for new families. I'm hoping a new job will work out and they'll come back to full time. Life's sooo much fun in a recession.
I love that you are able to be there for your grandma when she needs you, but make sure you get your down time. It's stressful being a constant caregiver.
Hope you have a great day today and congrats on the weight loss. We all need to quit putting down our successes! You LOST over a pound last week!! :banana: :yay: :cheer2:
 
Hi there,

I'm new to the WISH forum and I just read through your journal and wanted to offer you some support. Giving 24 hour support to someone with dementia is very tough and you are taking on a great responsibility and giving your grandmother and family a wonderful gift. It looks like you are doing a great job with your food choices and calorie counting. I'm glad to hear it is paying off for you.

Best of luck to you. I look forward to following along with you.
 
I was bad yesterday and didn't update. Plus I haven't exercised for the past two days, and my dinner last night was gigantic. :guilty:

I was having a bad evening last night and had a little bit of an emotional break and cried (loudly) for no good reason, really. :confused3

DBF has a free flight on Southwest that expires mid-Sept., so we thought it would work out well if I could visit Sept. 3-6 and make it a long weekend. I couldn't ask my dad to take off work to watch Grandma because his job situation is iffy at best, and he just took a vacation for almost 2 weeks to Florida (he comes back this Friday). I asked my aunt Vicki if there was any chance she could take the day off on Sept. 3, and after a bit of 'well I can see...' etc, we determined that was out due to the nature of her job and the lack of volunteers at the moment (she works at Meals on Wheels).
So I asked my mom if she could watch Grandma on the 3rd, but was feeling bad about it because I have a dr's appt on the 10th and she's already staying at Grandma's in my place for a few hours on that day. She gave me a pretty big guilt trip about asking her to do it, and about me having to ask Dad to watch Grandma on Labor Day (Sept. 6th). So by the time I got home I just kept saying 'Forget I brought it up, it was a bad idea, nevermind, it's not gonna happen' etc etc, because I was feeling like a real jerk for trying to put my obligations off onto somebody else for a couple days.

That's the very long-winded explanation of why I was crying...the short version would be: I am feeling depressed lately and like I don't have anything to look forward to right now, and thought a trip out of town to visit DBF might cheer me up. Then I felt like a jerk for even trying to plan it. That made me cry, along with the fact that it didn't look like the trip would work out anyway. The end.

After all this self-inflicted drama, Mom ended up calling Dad for me (while I was sobbing 'Don't call him! I don't want him to use his holiday off taking care of Grandma for me!', which probably sounded something like 'whimper-mumble-sob-gasp-whimper' :rolleyes:) and asking if he could take care of Grandma on Labor Day, and said she *would* go over there for me on the 3rd. I'm going to hear about it for the next 6 months that I owe her, of course, but I *am* going to Phoenix over Labor Day weekend. It's very likely going to be scorching outside there, but even if all I do is spend the weekend cuddled up with my man that is perfectly fine with me!

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Ok...novel about my minor emotional breakdown complete, onto the food tracking.

Tuesday:

Breakfast - Multigrain Cheerios w/ milk; banana - 296 cal
Lunch - leftover fried rice w/ scallops & shrimp - 553 cal
Dinner - steak w/ mushrooms & onions; carrots, cauliflower & broccoli; red skin potatoes; dinner roll w/ butter; salad w/ poppyseed dressing - 768 cal

Total - 1618 cal
Water - 104 oz

Yeah, dinner wasn't the greatest, but the calorie count for the day was acceptable (or it probably would have been if I had done any exercise). By the time I got home, boohoo'd, fixed Mom's computer so we could print off our coupon for dinner, and went out to eat, it was almost 9pm and I was just wiped and didn't feel like it. That steak was completely worth the calories though; it was so tasty, and I hadn't had any red meat in weeks. We discovered this gem of a restaurant...it's actually a place that used to be a pretty standard bar & grill, but it went out of business and now the new owner/chef makes these dishes that are just so high-caliber, bordering on gourmet (to my peasant tastebuds anyway). It's a bit pricey, but we have never been disappointed in a meal there.

Wednesday:

Breakfast - Nutrigrain waffle w/ natural dark chocolate peanut butter; banana - 380 cal
Lunch - last of the chicken etc leftovers from Macaroni Grill; Wasa fiber cracker w/ garlic & herb Laughing Cow - 265 cal
Snack - light string cheese; apple cinnamon Nutrigrain bar - 190 cal
Dinner - Steak 'n Shake kids meal: mini corndogs & applesauce; asparagus w/ hummus - 277 cal
Snack (or Dinner #2) - sammie thin w/ turkey bologna & 2% cheese; pretzels w/ Laughing Cow - 333 cal

Total - 1444 cal
Water - 80 oz

No excuse for not exercising today other than I just didn't feel like it. I promised myself I would get strength training in tomorrow while I'm at Grandma's and she's asleep. I put my dumbbells in my car already so I won't forget them in the morning. I gotta get my walk on tomorrow night too. Need to walk 4 miles/day for the rest of the week if I want to meet my 20 mile goal.
 
Does your mom work all day? Could she come hang out with you at Grandma's sometimes? It would be nice for you to have company and someone to talk to and she would get the family time she is missing.

That's the amusing part (said completely sarcastically). She wants as little to do with the Grandma situation as possible, so I highly doubt she'd want to use her time off to come sit with me. She'd rather be home, though I can't say I blame her. I'd rather be sitting around at home than at Grandma's most of the time, too.

I know what you mean about the jobs situation. DH and I have managed to keep our work, but he runs a press in a factory and they dropped almost half their workforce in 2008. They also cut pay by a minimum of 15% across the board. (We did finally get that pay back this year, but no other "raises" since 2007.)

Sounds about right...my mom's job is secure as far as we know, but she hasn't had any sort of raise in 4-5 years. Hard to make ends meet when you don't even get an increase in pay for cost of living!

I love that you are able to be there for your grandma when she needs you, but make sure you get your down time. It's stressful being a constant caregiver.
Hope you have a great day today and congrats on the weight loss. We all need to quit putting down our successes! You LOST over a pound last week!! :banana: :yay: :cheer2:

Thanks! :flower3: I saw you're down a bunch on the island thread, hopefully I can catch up at some point. :cheer2:

Hi there,

I'm new to the WISH forum and I just read through your journal and wanted to offer you some support. Giving 24 hour support to someone with dementia is very tough and you are taking on a great responsibility and giving your grandmother and family a wonderful gift. It looks like you are doing a great job with your food choices and calorie counting. I'm glad to hear it is paying off for you.

Best of luck to you. I look forward to following along with you.

:wave: Welcome to my thread! Thanks for the kind words! I'm very glad we're able to take care of my grandma in her home, and also glad that there are multiple family members willing to help out. I think I would have burned out long ago if it was just me!
 
I did my strength workout at Grandma's house like I said I would, and walked this evening.

Watched 'Lady & the Tramp' while walking tonight. I was daydreaming of one day visiting Tony's Town Square and getting someone to take our picture while DBF and I attempted to recreate the spaghetti scene. :laughing:

Exercise - Bikini Workout for Beginners from SP; 1 hr 20 min walk on treadmill (4 miles)

Breakfast - Multigrain Cheerios w/ milk; banana - 296 cal
Lunch - Lean Gourmet Buffalo Chicken Snackers; cucumber w/ lite ranch - 375 cal
Snack - raspberry cheesecake Yoplait Light - 110 cal
Dinner - 2 mini bagel/egg sammies; rosemary & olive oil Triscuits w/ 2% cheese - 589 cal

Total - 1370 cal
Water - 96 oz
 
Dana - i think you are not putting yourself 1st enough - its amazing what a fantastic job your doing looking after your grandmother but you are 24 yrs old & need a life too, its hard to think of yourself when your so used to putting others 1st but please try - even if its just a little.
your calories look great - i always round them up to be on the ''safe side'' e.g. 359 cals i will round up to 400 cals - just to be sure as i often forget to add drinks & sauces :)
keep up the walking, well done your doing a great job :)
 
'Sleeping Beauty' tonight...The treadmill is down in the basement and I was actually getting creeped out at the part where Aurora is being lured up the stairs and you see Maleficent's eyes glowing and everything is all green and sickly looking. :maleficen

Exercise - 1 hr 20 min walk on treadmill (4 miles)

Breakfast - Nutrigrain waffle w/ natural cinnamon raisin peanut butter; grapes - 261 cal
Lunch - Portabella Gardenburger on whole wheat bun w/ light Miracle Whip; 100 cal bag popcorn - 340 cal
Snack - asparagus w/ hummus; banana cream pie Yoplait light - 197 cal
Dinner - scrambled eggs w/ spinach, mushroom, garlic, & french onion Laughing Cow cheese; whole grain English muffin - 310 cal
Snack - Odwalla chocolate chip peanut bar - 230 cal

Total - 1337 cal (1350-1700)
Water - 96 oz

Bah...under my calorie minimum for the day. I just was not hungry enough to eat something else this evening. The protein bar was my concession to get myself at least close to the minimum. Without it I would have been way off.

Dinner was supposed to be an omelette but I seriously fail at making eggs so it ended up being scrambled eggs and I threw some veggies and cheese with and mixed it up. ;)

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Being plagued by the most annoying being on the planet...MOSQUITOS. I've gotten half a dozen bites in the past couple days. My skin is super sensitive to the bites and they swell up something fierce if *anything* rubs up against them. Just with my clothes or hair rubbing against one, the red welt can get 3-4 inches across. They get really tight and swollen and sometimes leave a bruise. It's been like that my whole life...you'd think I'd build up a tolerance or something since I'm one of those mosquito-magnet people who seem to get eaten alive when no one else around me is having a problem.

I almost had to stop walking this evening because there was a seam on my sweatpants rubbing a bite on my leg and it was driving me absolutely bonkers. I also have a bite on my forehead...super cute, lemme tell ya. :headache:
 
HI Dana
Just read your thread and I think you are on the right track. Your walking is awesome and you are doing really great with the calorie track. :thumbsup2

Couple of notes: I love sardines, but don't eat them anymore 1) they gross my family out 2) coworkers complained of the smell. :confused3

Is your heal still hurting you? Might be your shoes. I had this same problem and discovered it was my shoes. If you have jogging shoes, next time you get new shoes, try specific walking shoes or crosstrainers (these work best for me). Jogging shoes can actually hurt your feet if you walk long distances in them. PS - I'm not in the medical field, just a very experienced walker.

I understand how hard it is to be motivated to exercise especially when you miss a couple days. It has been so hot here this summer that I have not been able to walk regular. Lucky you to have a treadmill, in front of a tv no less. :cloud9:

You are doing great, keep up the great work. :goodvibes
 















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