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30 July 2008
I thought I was back on track but then yesterday we were at the mall and I snuck in a few pretzels.
I had been good the whole day but I hadnt eaten since around 4pm and Son Wise Bear had to go to Drivers ed which is located within our local mall.
Well it was 8pm and I wasnt feeling hungry but a little peckish. I also knew that I shouldnt really have a long gap between meals as I suffer from hypoglycemia (low sugar) and have a bad rep for fainting at the wrong time, in the wrong place.(Philadelphia Zoo, Connecticut mall, bathroom of hospital just after giving birth to Son Wise Bear-worst of all? - during my sister in laws wedding ceremony!!!!)
Well little Bear and Princess Spoil me were with me and they wanted pretzels. So I got the pretzel sticks and ate at least two of those sticks, which I think is like 1/3 of a regular pretzel. Not too bad..could be worse..I could have easily eaten an entire pretzel. Luckily, the fact that I was taking little bears pretzel stick made me limit myself so he could eat.
Got home and made an English traditional dish I used to love called Bubble and Squeak. Basically, you take potatoes, cauliflower and the greenest part of cabbage and boil them down. Toss in sauteed onions and mash. I mixed in cream cheese (chives and onion flavor) and then topped it off with loads of mozarella cheese. Melt the cheese under a grill for a crispy topping or simply in a microwave.
The recipe actually requires milk or heavy cream as a binder but I prefer cream cheese. Oh and of course,low carbers, omit the potatoes too!! Also, my friends used to add bacon bits and shredded chicken into theirs, though I prefer my veggie style.
Bubble and squeak normally calls for only potatoes and cabbage but I decided to replace at least 2/3 of the pototoes I would normally use with cauliflower. When I was eating it, I delibrately kept feeding little bear all the little potato bits I found in my plate.
So yesterday I had a few high carb items but I think I did well in minimizing my damage. Of course the weighing scales welcomed me this morning with a smirk and a pound gain. I swear I almost heard laughter and the faint whisper of 'ha ha..serves you right'.
But this is why we call it life. I am living realistically because I dont believe that it is possible (especially with kids) to live the 100% low carb life. Instead, I am trying to live by trying my best every day and realize that I will have ups and down.
If you climb up a ladder and for evey two steps you climb up you fall one step down, it doesnt matter. You will reach the top eventually, it just will take a little longer. So I will get to the top. I will reach my weight goal/health goal and I will succeed, no matter how long it takes.
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29 July 2008
Loads to report today.
SON WISE BEARS GPA ISSUE
So I went to the school today to meet with the principal about Son wise bears GPA. As some of you may recall, he did 9th Grade in Pakistan and the whole conversion fiasco gave him a GPA of 2.8! This is a kid who was on the Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) program in Cali. He was on an Accelerated Maths program in England and on the honor roll in Pakistan.
I have been to-ing and fro-ing with the principal trying to get a reevaluation done. Well today I went armed with tons of documentation. I found information from the Unversity of Cambridge which is the body that administers the tests for private schools in Pakistan. It turned out that a C in Pakistan was actually equivalent to a B in USA. AND....Pakistani 9th grade was actually equivalent to a high school honors program!! Also took proof that the school he attended actually was using the Cambridge University exam program. The principal seemed to take interest and wasnt his usual defensive self so I am hoping that my sons grades will improve.
Also, he spent the entire 10th grade playing catch up because you have to fulfill core subjects before you can take any other subjects so he was actually doing mostly 9th grade classes during his 10th grade. But now, he has the opportunity to test out of two subjects. If he does that, he will end up saving at least two sememster units and get onto Advanced placement programs.
HEALTH TESTS
I had some health tests done as I recently got a new insurance program. I dont have the data but hubby called and told me that all my tests came in the normal range. So, my cholesterol and sugar levels are fine. If I get them soon I will try and post them. (I wish I could get the extensive tests that Lucybell had because that was really comprehensive.)
Hubbys tests however were not good. He has very high cholesterol. Now he tells me that he had some tests done when we lived in Cali and he was borderline high at that time (about 5 years ago!). I cant fathom why a guy who knows he is borderline and whose entire maternal family, including mother, is on cholesterol medication would a) neglect to tell me and b)not do something to counter it back then!!
Now he is insisting I only make boiled veggies for him and absolutely no oil. I told him that he should join me on the low carb lifestyle. I just read an article (Which sararay has also posted on the low carb forum)that stated that low carb actually reduced the most cholesterol from the 3 diets tested. Now I have to figure out tasty low carb foods that we can both eat.
WEIGHT LOSS
I posted in an earlier journal that my current weight was 145lbs. Well I weighed myself this morning, post coffee and a spoon of peanut butter (and partially clothed!)and came in at 141.3lbs. First, I was elated at having knocked off 4lbs in just two days of returning to Atkins but then I realized that the 145lb came from my doctors office weigh in with all my clothes on. I know from past experience that weighing yourself in the buff can shed 2-3lbs from your weight so perhaps last week I was really only 143lbs?
Anyway, whatever my previous weight, I have definitely lost some weight. I hope that tomorrow I will remember to weigh myself first thing in the morning ala birthday suit! The best thing of all is that I am closer now to my target goal then I had previously thought. I will get there... I just need to stick it out now.
Finally, I got into a pair of size 8 pants that have been lying in my closet waiting to fit. The waist closed very nice, the thighs were comfortable but my J-Lo booty felt like it was aching to explode out. I thought I could feel the seams at the back starting to separate and my biggest concern was that my pants would tear during a serious meeting with the school principal. Luckily, that didnt happen, but as soon as I got home, I sighed big sigh of relief that it went without incidence and took them off asap. But at least now I can say with certainty-I fit into a size 8!!
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28 July 2008
Hmm..I said I was going to be regular and I will be...just getting back into the swing of things!
Well yesterday, I did do well...in fact I did really well. Though I didnt plan on getting back on Atkins induction, I ended up managing to complete my first full day of less than 20 carbs!
I was aiming for just trying to get in as little low carb as possible and normally that is what happens every day-I start off the day really well and then BOOM!-by evening it all goes down the drain, thanks to some bread or rice.
But yesterday I started off really well and then went shopping to Sams Club. I took an Atkins bar for the journey and it came in handy. I was so excited to see such cheap produce. I had been thinking for the past week or so that in the current recession, dieting is becoming harder to afford.
I recall an article long time ago stating that the more money one had, the more healthier they were and that there was less incidence of many health issues in the wealthier group. Well that is obvious if one considers that the cheapest foods (the only ones that the less financially well off can afford) are usually the one full of empty calories and air. The cheapest breads are basically just a whole lot of air surrounded by morsels of yeast molded to look like actual substance. The cheapest snacks are sugar laden and not much else. Or how about chips? Just millimeters of potatoes soaked in fat, so much so, that you actually consume more oils than potato.
So, in Sams club the bell peppers that were selling for $2 for one in Krogers, were available 6 for $6. I also found 2.5lb feta cheese for $8 whereas the supermarkets were selling 1/2lb for $5. Anyway, seeing the prices also helped cheer me up as I casually picked up numerous vegetables without the slightest hesitation and somewhat relief at being able to buy things without worrying so much about cost.
NEW LOW CARB PRODUCT ALERT! For all of you who have access to Sams Club-I found these ice lollies with
0 NET CARBS
!. They are called Philly Swirl Bars (I think it was a box of 40). They were 4 carbs, but 1 carb of fiber and 3 carbs of sugar alcohol. They came in 3 flavors, Orange cream and 2 berry looking flavors. (Sorry I dont have a lot of details but hubby trashed the box as soon as I stocked up the freezer).
Also, I found Omega Peanut butter that has 3 net carbs PLUS a 1000mg serving of omega 3. I dont know if that is allowed on induction, but I dont care. I like it and I will eat it AND it is low carb.
So yesterday, I ended up having Greek salad with Thai chicken satay and this morning I had a garden omelette. I normally dont eat mushrooms, but after finding such cheap ones, I decided to add it to my diet. I am also contemplating adding tuna to my list of foods but I need a recipe that will get rid of any fishy smell. That has been my problem with Atkins. I am not adventurous with foods like most people here so the monotony of eating the same thing over and over again is killing my diet.
I still cant find the Josephs Lavash bread or any real low carb breads. I have checked Krogers, Meijers, VGs (a really great local supermarket). Where is everyone getting their bread subsitutes from?
I have been telling hubby to join Sams club since we moved here but he has been resistant to the idea (like everything else in life!) Suddenly, he has become an advocate stressing how important it is for us to buy as much as we can from Sams Club in order to stop wasting all the money we have been wasting for almost a year. *SIGH*
He reminded me of that scene from 'My big fat Greek wedding' where the daughter, mother and aunt are plotting a way to get the father to think something was his idea. Thats so true..men always seem to take forever to get anything and when they do..its suddenly all their idea!!
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26 July 2008
I need to get back here and be regular. I havent felt like I have had a lot to say but the truth is we all tend to post trivialities of our day, the occasional amusing comment heard and sometimes our deep thoughts. So, I am going to try and be regular on FS, even if it means boring the crap out of people.
I once wrote on the importance of journaling and it is truer than ever for me right now. When I was journaling regularly, I was more focused. I had all my friends supporting me and pushing me forward. I had my best buddies, some of who may have had problems of their own but by being able to support them in their times of need, I boosted my own morale. The FS support system is a vital line to success and maybe my complacency stems from being away so long.
SON WISE WORDS
Two days ago, I suggested that we all go to McDonalds and my son looked surprised and asked.."What happened to your diet?"
"I am done with it now" I replied. "Weren't you just a few pounds away from your target though?" he said . Yeah...I was 140lbs and 5lbs shy of my goal. "Well I think you might as well just get to the end and then leave your diet if you want to...it makes no sense to put all this effort in and then give up at the finish line".
When a 15 year old kid comes out with such wise and true statements, you know you need to listen. So I am going to try and get back into a diet mode. I cant go back to the exclusive 20 carbs or less because I enjoy bread and milk. I think those are the two things I will never be able to live without so Atkins wont work for me as a maintenance program.
What I have been doing though is still using Splenda in my hot drinks (tea, coffee) and trying to throw veggies into everything I eat. Also, for breakfast I eat between 1/2 to 1 slice of bread instead of 2.
I am going to try and reintroduce salads back into my life, at least until I get to 135lbs. Current problem is that my weight has shot up to 145lbs so now I am 10lbs shy. I know if I go onto Atkins induction at least 3-4lbs will disappear immediately but I just don't have the motivation to go on it yet.
More tomorrow!
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22 July 2008
Thanks for asking about me guys. I havent disappeared; I certainly havent reached my target goal and I am not touring America with my new found freedom.
I havent really gone out much. I only get as far as the local grocery store. The older two are always sleeping the entire day and I dont really enjoy going out with little bear longer than an hour or so. He starts to act up and my stress levels just skyrocket so I prefer to stay home unless I get my daughter to help take care of him when we go out. I tried finding some mommy and me classes but either Google is not working or this village is really dead because I cant find any activities for us.
My diet is also dead. I stopped exercising over a month ago because little bear has stopped napping and I cant leave him unsupervised. I tried exercising with him in the room but he bugs me constantly, making me lose my concentration which in turn makes me lose my momentum.
I also am so sick and tired of salads that even though I bought a whole bunch of veggies, they are rotting in the fridge. I just eat whatever I did before I started dieting. The only change perhaps is the amount of junk food I once consumed is far less now. Hopefully, even though I am not losing weight, I wont gain so much either.
Mother in law is about to arrive in two weeks to live with us. I like her because she is company..but I also like my privacy. She has a habit of 'cleaning' rooms which is basically going through mine and the kids stuff. Also, she tries to run the house in a helpful way but its my house and I want to run things my way. I want to find a balance where I can allow her to feel useful and not a freeloader but at the same time maintain the decorum in a manner I see fit. She is not a bad woman, just someone who feels a need to being doing something to busy herself and thats where the conflicts arise.
Sorry for not being regular with journals. I think of you all constantly but I dont feel like there is anything to report. Every evening I try to reflect on the good in my day and normally all I can come up with I am alive, my children are healthy and my mom loves me. Apart from that I seem stuck in a groundhog day..same crap, different day.
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