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Hello! I was not doing very good at all with my health until I had a one hour session with a dietitian. We did not get very much done during that one hour, because she asked me a lot of questions about my health and wrote down everything I said. She even weighed me. After writing down the foods that I ate for two days, she looked it over and said I was low in protein. She recommended that I eat a little bit of protein at every meal and snack, not just at dinner. Another thing she taught me was to limit my carbs to 30 grams a meal and 15 grams for a snack and I am still working on it. I am not a low carb person, but medium carb. What it means is to be aware of your carbs and spread the carbs out over the day. Her encouragement to track my food helped me a lot because it meant that I could see my bad choices and decide to make healthier choices. Then I joined FatSecret, where I learned so much from the people here. Thanks for tips, support and comments!
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140.8 lb
Lost so far: 61.2 lb.
Still to go: 4.8 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 06 October 2014:
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1058 kcal
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Fat: 35.42g | Prot: 50.39g | Carb: 128.17g.
Breakfast: Tap Water, ProGrade Nutrition whey protein powder vanilla, Green Tea, Bigelow Tea Earl Grey Tea, Brazil Nuts, Southern Grove Almonds, Black Pepper, Great Value Low Fat Small Curd Cottage Cheese. Lunch: BetterBody Organic Chia Seeds, Fit & Active Peach iced tea (Fit&Active), Tap Water, Black Pepper, Wheat Montana Milled Flax Seed, Dried Whole Sesame Seeds, Southern Grove Dry Roasted Unsalted Peanuts, Millville Old Fashioned Oats. Dinner: Baker's Corner Cajun Cornbread & Muffin Mix, Water (Bottled), Diamond Crystal Brands Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Decaffeinated Coffee, Celery, Great Value Broccoli Florets, Baby Carrots, Happy Farms Deli Sliced Pepper Jack Cheese, Mission Carb Balance Whole Wheat Tortillas (28g). Snacks/Other: Sun-Maid Natural California Raisins (Mini Box), Fit & Active Peach iced tea (Fit&Active), Lifesavers Sugar Free Lifesavers, Blueberries (Unsweetened, Frozen), America's Choice Red Delicious Apple, Wrigley Eclipse Peppermint Sugar Free Chewing Gum. more...
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losing 1.4 lb a week
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Deb, your consistency is incredible. Just a few lbs. from your goal. That is awesome!
06 Oct 14 by member: ChicaLean
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I struggle to control my carbs daily. It is a battle I am still fighting. I think I have 50 or 60 grams of carbs at every meal. Yikes! I think you are doing really well on your weight loss. You only have around 4 lbs to lose. Congrats!
06 Oct 14 by member: gingin40
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Good plan for you and it's working for you. You consistently stick to your plan
06 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut
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Im so very happy for you Deb <3 sweet dreams to ya tonight <3
06 Oct 14 by member: dreamcatcher10
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Good goals. I'm great at counting calories - not so great at making sure the calories count. Ha! That's the next step.
06 Oct 14 by member: RobynByrd1971
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I don't want to gain back any of the weight that I have lost, so I decided that I am not going to get upset at other people and use food as a comfort. If I get stressed out, I go for a walk. If I was younger, I would jump rope or use the punching bag like a boxer. :)
06 Oct 14 by member: Deb_N
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I have a friend who uses positive affirmations to support stress free interactions with people who trigger a stress response. Her affirmation is "I am comfortable with who I am, I take everything lightly and find solutions easily." I kind of like putting a positive intention into situations that used to cause me to stress out. I seems to help with making better choices all around, eating included. J
06 Oct 14 by member: JovialJ
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Thanks, everyone! J, thanks for the affirmation. I will try that. Last night I bought a Kindle book about stress management. I thought it was a free book, but it was free for Amazon Prime members. Amazon charged my account 99 cents, but I'm not upset about it. I'm taking it lightly. :)
07 Oct 14 by member: Deb_N
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I find that the more I do my gym workouts the less stress seems to happen. I just find that less things bother me, my whole attitude is happier and more positive.
07 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut
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Not being stressed takes hard work... haha. But it does have benefits. I think the greatest compliment I ever got was the day someone called me a pollyanna :-) I think I struggled w/the carbs total back when I started because my doc told me to follow the diabetic (ada) plan and it seemed all of my carbs were taken up in the first meal (oatmeal). It's amazing how we seem to have to learn new things at this age but then I accept it's because the food industry keeps changing the playing field on us.
07 Oct 14 by member: FullaBella
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You continue to do well Deb, you're on the right path for sure. The kindle book sounds like it might be good, if so look at it as 99 cents well spent. :)
07 Oct 14 by member: jmb3450
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