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So, I'm sitting at school on campus right now, trying to figure out what my issue is - I don't feel like I've been losing much weight, and maybe I haven't been good about recording my food like I should, but I really don't think I'm going over my calories or anything.
We did start eating more natural food - we cut out the use of splenda and sugar, and use honey now. We cut out using butter and margarine by using olive oil. Now, my boyfriend was getting a little carried away with the olive oil - using it like, all the time, trying to "fry" in his cast iron, but I told him to knock that shit off and measure the amount of EVOO he uses in each meal - so, now I'll have a better idea of how much of that.
But I've also been basically snacking on our home-made granola. It's not really granola, we just take oats, mix them with chopped almonds and for like 1 cup of oats (2 servings), we mix in... maybe max 1/4 cup of honey, usually less - just enough to get it lightly coated and sweet - then we bake it. The oats don't stick together, there isn't that much honey, but it's a nice snack food - and I think it'd be EXCELLENT with some milk - like a toasted oat cereal, but literally, it's three ingredients - whole oats, raw almonds and raw honey. Bam - done. So I've been eating a lot more fiber with the oats. We also have been opting for cheeses - good cheese, which I know has alot of calories in it, but Wasa crackers and goat cheese are amazing. So, now I'm just trying to use as little cheese as I can and still get the effect. Today I will NOT forgot to record anything.
And I don't know if anyone will read this, but I have one issue with today: My mom made some homemmade split pea soup. I think, she just boiled down the ham bone we had for Christmas dinner in water, then added the peas, carrots, celery and onions. From what I've read - something like chicken stock, made from boiling down a chicken and then straining it, has very few calories. I wonder if it's the same for "Ham stock"? I'm trying to make sure I recorded my soup right - I want to be able to eat recipes that someone else made without it messing up my whole day. So anyway - I don't think my mom strained the ham stock for the fat because we were freezing it and whatnot - but honestly, when it settles out, there seems to be very little fat on the surface. So if anyone has an idea of how to record this better - I'd be game to hear it.
I hope I get to finish my Wii Workout 30 day challenge tonight. I've still been getting my steps in, except for the day after our 10 mile hike... that day I only got 8000... but, yesterday I was a little bummed cause I only got 19 minutes of aerobic steps in. I guess it's just getting adjusted to the whole school-workout schedule again after being off for so long. I just don't feel myself losing anything lately. I feel like I've been a lot better about sticking to my calories... but... damn. I'd like to see myself get back to my stupid goal weight, I'm a bit frustrated. Makes me wonder if all the junk in diet food makes you shed weight because your body just can't incorporate it or something... Ugh.
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 January 2012:
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1423 kcal
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Fat: 25.25g | Prot: 85.33g | Carb: 226.16g.
Breakfast: Raw Almonds, Bananas, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Natural Bliss Vanilla Coffee Creamer. Lunch: Onion, Goat Cheese, Unsalted Plain Brown Rice Snaps, Grapefruit, Celery, Carrots, Ham Stock, Ham, Split Peas. Dinner: Kroger Frozen Baby Lima Beans, Kroger Chicken Breast, Asiago Cheese, Prego Light, Healthy Life No Sugar Added Wheat. Snacks/Other: Honey, Organic Frozen Raspberries, Total 0% Greek Yogurt, Honey, Old Fashioned Oats. more...
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3011 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Sitting - 5 hours, Desk Work - 4 hours, Walking Pedometer - 3 hours, Driving - 23 minutes, Wii - 31 minutes, BMR - 11 hours and 6 minutes. more...
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