Monday, February 28, 2011

oranges are bliss

I have forgotten EXACTLY how good oranges are. YUMMM!!!

Breakfast: 1 piece wheat toast 45
Orange:70





Total so far 115



Snack: Chicken 200

Total so far 315

Have you ever had an issue eating enough calories? I seem to be havint that issue some days:\ Like today..I have only eaten 500 calories..but I have eaten a ton. I am thinking bout having another salad...hmm...


Lunch: Salad 200

Total so far: 515

Ok, so I had another salad :p

 Snack: Salad 200

Total so far: 715

For dinner.. I added some cals so I could like make it past 1100 for the day LOL.


Dinner: California burger 590

Dinner salad 290

Total so far: 1595

Awesome and I still have a little room for a snack later XD maybe some carrots or snow peas..hmmmmm

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Research

Since I have started this blog, I started gathering articles and info to share with you all...I had it all tabbed and waiting to be blogged...then google decided to crash and when it asked me if I wanted to start fresh or restore...Blond 'ol me clicked new session Lovely....all the infos was gone.

I do remember some of it though. One of the things was about spearmint tea vs. peppermint tea. Spearmint tea is what I wanted to try to see if it helped with my insulin resistance and androgens in my body. However, spearmint is hella hard to find. I mean like hard hard. My sister did pick up some peppermint tea for me though. I am going to try that.

I didn't know if the peppermint tea would do the same type of thing or not. I did a little research. My research showed that the spearmint tea while lowering androgens can also raise estrogen, If I remember right estrogen is what helps keep fat on your body, not lost it YIKES!!! Well what does the peppermint do?

Peppermint is said to lower androgens while ALSO lowering estrogen. Hmmmm.....interesting..Maybe I should try that. So I am. People on some of the threads have said it doesn\t taste all that great but for me.. I love the taste. It tastes better than green tea to me anyway.

Another point I wanted to bring up was goal setting. A lot of people think of the scale when losing weight for goal setting/keeping. Which is great! its one way of measuring success, however, not the only way. Remember this. Goals can be, fitting into a pair of old jeans....having to get rid of a certain shirt, losing inches off your waist..whatever you choose. When choosing goals just make sure you are realistic. As long as you are realistic you will be sure to achieve it! For tips on setting goals visit the goal getting guide. I have a blog on goals a few posts back. I will revisit that blog probably tomorrow and see if I made the goals and reevaluate the ones I have set. Also, be sure to check out the PCOS resources section for links to forums, etc. I will also be posting a list of all the blogs I follow for support on that page soonish ;)


ciao for now,

Many loves to my cysters


Cassie

Easter Challenge

Sooo.....on the 3fatchicks forums we have challenges. We challenge ourselves to lose a certain amount of weight by a certain date. This time it is before easter! I have challenged myself to lose 15 lbs by easter. Today is the weight in day. But....after my pigging out yesterday and how much sodium I feel in my body right now. I am gonna use my weight from yest:p

I have no clue what I want for breakfast today hmmm. I know it will probably have toast in it.  Hard choice......


So I decided :p


Breakfast: 1 piece of wheat toast 45

1 cup crab meat 200


Total so far: 245

I am on a crab kick today:p I love crab!


Lunch: Crab salad 450

Total so far 695


Not too bad for today.I plan on having a snack around 2 or 3  then dinner at 5 I am thinking orange glazed chicken tonight hmmmm. We will see!

Snack: Carrots 105 


Dinner: Orange chicken 200

Broccoli 50

Toast 45

Total so far :1090


WOW! really? Looks like I need to majorly have a snack or something today!


Hmmm maybe some more crap? hehe Yes, I do love crab. :p


Snack: Crab 200
Orange70

Total so far: 1360

Saturday, February 26, 2011

I seem to be making it

YAY!!!! I broke my plateau.....barely but I did it!!! now to just keep going down hehehe. Can't wait to hit my mini goal of 5 lbs down before the end of march
!


Breakfast: toast, egg whites, bacon 185


I was bad again




Lunch: Pizza 980

Total so far 1175 :\

And I am having chinese tonight 0.0. That is ok, I knwo what I am gonna have with 0 carbs Well except for those in veggies XD



White carbs baaddd...I almsot made it tho LOl . Nest time no pizza. Period.


Snack: Seafood salad 450

total so far: 1625

Sooooo not my best for today butt its ok...I will be better tomorrow! I swear!


 Dinner: Chinese Food 1000

Total: 2625

Yep, epic fail again today....I will do sooo much better tomorrow.

Friday, February 25, 2011

no name

Today I get to go to the store and get some stuff we are out of YAY! veggies here I come.

Breakfast: Banana 120

So the banana made me seriously want to puke BLEH. So I had to have a piece of toast.


Snack: Toast 100

 Lunch: Chicken sandwich, broccoli and fruit 400


Total so far 620


Snack: Salad 450


Total so far: 1070



I was bad, I gave in at dinner and had pizza AND breadsticks :(. I need to not do that.


Dinner: Pizza and breadsticks 1670 WOW... I feel like a pig.


Total for today: 2740

Over my 2500 limit :( With lots of refined carbs :( I will do better! I have too. On the bright side. I have guinness pants!

Thursday, February 24, 2011

snow walk

wow woke up n theres TONS of snow on the ground. I think I am gonna walk in it XD celia is too much of a WHIMP to go with me but ima go. Ethan is off from school today. This is gonna be interesting.


Breakfast : wheat toast, strawberry preserves 150
2 pieces of sausage  170


Total so far: 320


It is sooooo time to hit the grocery store again. LOL. I am eating less and less veg because we are out of like it all. LOL  i am not huge on bell peppers but they arent bad fresh uncooked so i had that for lunch


Lunch: 2 ground turkey patties with a dash of teriyaki sauce 375
1 ball pepper 30

Total so far: 725


Kind of high for it being only noon :X Here is hoping dinner isnt too bad I still have about 2 snacks or so to get in which I think I will have an apple and a carrot for. Leaving me with 1000 calories for dinner if we do something for dinner ROFL


Snack zucchini 50

For dinner I made enchiladas with wheat tortillas YUMMM. Prob is I overate BIG TIME!

Dinner: 4 enchiladas 1446
Refried beans  100

So no snack for me tonight....and seeing as it is 8 pm, I shouldn't need one.

Total for today 2321


Wow...kinda high but eh, its ok considering how low I have been these past few weeks. I did say I wanted to hit 2000 RIght? XD

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

snow morning

So today I was supposed to go to PCC but didn't cause we had snow. Oh, joy. I kind of went overboard with calories at breakfast/lunch. The awesome thing tho is that I didn't eat the sweet potatos and/or the cake! WOOHOO. It is soooo hard tryign to cut down on carbs. OMG. yea..... I did give in and have a quesadilla tho. XD


Breakfast/Lunch: 4 chicken tenderloins 200
Teryaki  sauce 320
Quesadilla 450
Slice of cheese 100

Total so far: 1070

Yea...ouch...not great today :X


I almost forgot. I had chocolate too.   so that adds another 230


total so far: 1300

Snack: Snap peas 15

Snack: Sausage 360

Total: 1685

Not bad for before 6 pm XD I can still have dinner or a snack or whatever I choose.


Today the idea of cutting down not cutting out helped me over come alot even tho I did indulge a bit.


I did get some bad news today thought. My nephew from my brother is in the hospital again:( not accepting liquids. Sigh.

However, on the bright side My shirts are fitting now how they should for someone with big boobs. Tighter on the bust and looser on the tummy YAY!! maybe time for some new ones soon!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Teas.

So on a lot of the boards people are talking about spearmint tea and how it is helpful with PCOS. I thought I would buy some and try it myself.....easier said than done. There is not spearmint tea ANYWHERE in my local stores. Its like non existant. Someone else i know in souther uk said they dont have it either. This has now turned in to the great tea hunt. Rory in scotland, chris, chris' grandmother in england my friend in southern england, myself and my sister in california are all searching for the elusive spearmint tea. If it is so beneficial....why can't we find it?!?!?!

I also tried researching what other similar teas might do in case i just can't find spearmint tea.



I found articles stating that there is research that proves peppermint tea will also help with the exception that it doesn't raise estrogen levels. Also another article or three claiming that green tea can has some similar affects on women with pcos just not as much of an impact..if that makes sense. I currently drink green tea..except the shit my mother recently bought is crap
green tea isnt strong but this stuff is like tinted water
bleh. My search continues!!!

Day 5

Hmmmm..I might just make this "post what I eat every day" thing.  I have no clue what I want for breakfast today. I am thinking maybe 2 egg whites with a little cheese and jalapeƱo in it. Or maybe some toast and jam...hmmm. Have to see what is in the fridge.


Well I decided what to have for breakfast.


Breakfast: 2 ground turkey burgers with jalapenos, no bun, no condiments nothing. 340

Lunch: half a sub from walmart....botom piece of sub bread taken off.
 350


Total so far:  690


Dinner: Other half of the sub sandwich eaten earlier with this time the top half of bread taken off which is a bigger piece of bread. 350


Total so far: 1040


Hmmm looks to me like I have some room for a snack later *grins* We will see what I decide on.


Ok , so I decided. Heather decided to buy chinese. I had garlic chicken YUMMM. I think it is really like 600 for the whole carton but I am gonna say 1000 to be on the safe side! so total for today


2040. Not bad at all.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Failed day to new day

Sooo after my last post yesterday I had a big ol brownie :\. I have definitely noticed my weight loss has slowed wince I stopped taking the fish oil. I need to get back on that today. I just jumped on the scale and I either 1) haven't moved or 2) gained what I lost back cause I am 301.6 :( I think I might need to cut calories and keep em at 1500-2000 a day PERIOD. Sigh. This average thing just is not working for me. Might need to cut carbs out too. Or eat less of them :(

Breakfast: 3 large Carrots 90

Snack: Half turkey sandwich 160


Total so far : 250

Lunch: Fried shrimp, fried rice and chow mein :1000

Total so far: 1250

Dinner: hamburger, tater tots, mashed potatos : 650

Total so far: 1900


Desert: Brownie: 400

Total: 2300

Well I was going to try to start cutting carbs today but as we see...I wasn't successful. Sigh. I WILL DO THIS!!! I just need to find more will power.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Day 3

Wow, I might actually be able to do this. Hmmmmm. Well, we will see. Today I decided to do something slightly different with my eating habits. For breakfast at least.

Breakfast: 1 slice of wheat toast 100
Strawberry preserves 50
1 Egg and 1 egg white 105


Total so far: 255

Snack: Zucchini sticks 60
1 cup of milk with cinnamon 160

Total so far 475


Lunch: Half a turkey sandwich with jalapenos, turkey mustard, bacon bits and paresean cheese. 300

1 large Carrot 30

Total so far : 805

Dinner:

Really overdid it today...what can I say i love turkey.
Turkey, mashed potatos and broccoli 1300

Total today: 2105.

Not too ad but tons of turkey = tons of calories!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Interesting

I found this on one of the forums I visit for PCOS. I found it interesting. Thought I would share.

10 Most Ineffective Exercises
By Raphael Calzadilla, B.A., CPT, ACE
Glee Contributor
Updated: Sunday, April 9, 2006

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein

What if you suddenly found out that every workout you’ve been doing for months and months was unsafe, inefficient and graphically illustrated in the imaginary encyclopedia of bone head exercises?

We tend to look at certain areas on our body with disgust and anxiety. We look for quick fixes and the magical exercise that will solve all of our problems. That’s why infomercials sell “5 minute exercise solutions,” and love to prey on our weak emotional states and lack of knowledge related to physiology. Let’s get to the point: There are exercises that just plain stink. They’re inefficient, have a high injury risk and provide practically zero benefit.

The following list of exercises may surprise you. Consider your surprised reaction a step in the right direction. Here’s my top 10 most ineffective exercises list: This is by no means an exhaustive list - there are a lot more.

1. Adductor Machine -- The adductor machine is the exercise unit that you sit in while placing the inner part of your legs against a pad. You then push the legs toward each other, with the goal of reducing your inner thighs. Maybe you perform 20, 30 or even more reps to affect the area. This exercise will not reduce your inner thighs. You’d need enough resistance to create an impact on the muscle, so more than 15 reps aren’t going to accomplish anything. More importantly, it’s not the best range or plane of motion (direction) to affect the inner thigh.

2. Abductor Machine -- The abductor machine is the opposite of the adductor. In this case, you sit in the machine and place the outer part of your legs against a pad. You then push your legs away from each other, in the hopes of reducing your outer thigh area. Pushing the legs outward accomplishes very little for the outer thigh. Again, the plane of motion is ineffective. You say you can feel this machine? I can also feel my chest muscles if I perform a dumbbell press very slowly with a pair of five pound dumbbells, but that doesn’t mean it’s accomplishing my goal. There’s more to the puzzle than just feeling it.

3. Standing or Bent Over Twist
-- Ever see someone in the gym with a broomstick behind their head twisting endlessly from left to right? The person mistakenly assumes that twisting for hundreds of reps will shrink the waist and decrease the size of the oblique muscles (love handles). This movement inefficiently affects the spinal erectors and places stress on ligaments. It provides no slimming effect on the “love handles”.

4. Upright Rows -- In this exercise, one grasps a barbell with hands approximately four inches apart, with palms facing the body. Standing in an upright position, the bar is pulled all the way up to the neck. The objective is to strengthen the upper trapezius muscles (the muscles at the base of the neck).

Internationally known research scientist, Michael Colgan, refers to this as a “bone head exercise,” in his book, The New Power Program, and I totally agree. The exercise puts undue stress on the very sensitive rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder and can easily cause injury.

5. Side Bends
-- Grasping dumbbells and bending side to side in the hopes that the oblique muscles (love handles) will shrink, may actually make the area larger if you use heavy enough dumbbells. Is that what you want? Toss this exercise out the window. The only thing that’s going to get those ‘love handles” smaller is reducing overall body fat through cardiovascular exercise, brisk weight training and last but not least, a calorie reduced diet.

6. Behind The Neck Lat Pulldowns for the Back -- Performing this cable pulldown movement puts unnecessary stress on the rotator cuff muscles of the shoulders. I can’t begin to count the number of people who’ve experienced injuries from this and any behind the neck movement.

7. Shoulder Press Behind Neck -- Not only is this an unstable position, but it can lead to inflammation, pain in the shoulder and major rotator cuff injuries. The shoulder joint is extremely complex and much like the knee joint, easily prone to injuries. Lifting an object over the head while it sits behind the neck isn’t even a functional (every day) movement.

8. Straight Legged Sit Ups -- Performing straight legged sit ups (knees locked and extended) puts a lot of stress on the lower spine, and the jerky type movement required to lift from the floor can result in injury. According to Wayne Westcott, PhD., Fitness Research Director at the South Shore YMCA in Boston, "in a routine where any abdominal exercise movement places stress on the back, the risks outweigh the potential benefits.”

9. Seated Rotation Machine --These machines are found in gyms and people use them in the hopes of shrinking the waist line. In fact, you’ll usually see people rotating left and right on these machines for hundreds of repetitions. It does not shrink the waist and can place a great deal of pressure upon the ligaments of the spine.

10. Cardiovascular Exercise: More than 60 Minutes -- I realize you want to lose the most amount of fat in the least amount of time. I can understand that, but if the body can only lose up to two pounds of fat per week before it begins destroying muscle, why are you working out as if you’re attempting to lose five pounds per week? I generally recommend working at a capacity of 70 to 80 percent of your target heart rate. If you’re performing cardio more than 60 minutes at this level of intensity, you’re on a collision course for muscle loss. If you think it’s not important, you may want to re-consider.

I’ve seen people lose well over 100 pounds and lose it very, very fast. They did everything possible to lose weight (fat and muscle), as opposed to losing only fat and sparing muscle. The result is a soft and flabby looking body. Yes, they lost the 100 pounds, but did it in the most inefficient manner possible. The key to your success is not searching for an exercise that will reduce a trouble spot. It’s finding the most efficient exercises that will strengthen the area. Then, the combination of reduced calories, cardiovascular exercise and consistency does the rest of the work.


Raphael Calzadilla has over 14 years of experience as a personal trainer and bodybuilder, earned his B.A. in Communications from Southern Connecticut State University; is certified with ACE, APEX and successfully completed the RTS1 program based on biomechanics.

New day, new post

Sooo it is a new day....The hirutism is actually bad today...time to get the tweezers out! The acne sucks too...Sigh. BUT! I will stay strong and get through this. I am losing weight, I am losing inches and the more weight I lose the more it will reverse the symptoms! (I hope). Today I am meh. I don't know what I want to eat, so I will probably have toast again for breakfast...Doesn't sound too great though :(. I am gonna go measure my waist...maybe I lost some inches :p.

ok, so...todays menu is :

Breakfast: 1 piece of wheat toast with strawberry preserves- 150
              5 oz of turkey ham - 200

total so far - 350

Lunch: 1/2 turkey sandwich (wheat bread, turkey, bacon bits, parmesean cheese , mustard)  200
1 large carrot 30
1 medium celery stalk 10

Total so far: 590


Snack: 2 large carrots 60

total so far: 650


Dinner: Strawberry glazed chicken 350
Smashed sweet potatos 300
Broccoli 100

Total so far 1400

Snack : 3 pieces of hershey's miniatures dark chocolate 120

Total so far  1520


I got snaky/munchy again so here we go

Snack: 1 large zucchini - 60
4 Hershey's dark chocolate miniatures - 160

Total for today = 1740

Friday, February 18, 2011

Something to try

So, I am going to try this. I am going to TRY to write down, or in this case blog down everything I eat every day.  (Highly doubtful it will work, but worth a try.)

Today (2/18/11)I had
Breakfast : 1 piece of wheat toast with strawberry preserves, 1 slice (2 oz) Turkey ham - 210 cal
Lunch: 1/2 Fred Meyer Sub Sandwich - 500 Cal
Dinner : Other half of the Sub Sandwich - 500 Cal
Snack : 4 oz Turkey Ham - 120 Cal

Total so far : 1340

That is SUPER  good WAY below my normal...But, I am getting a headache atm, probably need more food so I will add in another piece of toast with strawberry preserves for an additional 150 calories for a grand total of 1490 calories! Considering my norm the past week has been 3-4k I am doing GREAT today!


I am Skinny, I am Beautiful, I am Sexy !

PCOS and weight loss for me

So for everyone with PCOS you know that losing weight SUUCCKKSSSS. I needed a new approach, so this time I decided to try affirmations and goal setting in my weight loss this time. I have tried a ton of other things right? Time to try this. My goals are as follows:
1 Year: Be 100 LBS lighter and have lost 15" off my waist by 3/1/12
6 Mos: Be into size 18 pants AT MY WAIST by sept 1, 2011
3 Mos: Fit into my size 20 corset by 6/1/11
30 Days: Lose 5 lbs by 4/1/11 (currently 300.4)
1 Week: (set on wed, Feb 16, 2011) Lose 1 LB by Feb 23,2011

I think I can accomplish these, I just need to not let anyone sabotage me , I am worth it! I can do it!

My affirmations, are written in the moment, that way It isn't always an I will..which will make me think I don't have to act. I am now! I am these things and will be these things...starting NOW!

My affirmations:

I am skinny.

I am sexy.

I am beautiful.

These are the things I repeat to myself always. I believe them and I will be them! I am beautiful, sexy and skinny!

I will overcome my PCOS and lose this fat! I will be healthy enough to have kids and play with them!

Intro to PCOS


I wrote this a while back on the notes section of facebook. I thought it would be a good opener today. TO explain exactly what PCOS is for me. The URL looks like men pcos. But it really is meNpcos.blogspot.com as in me and pcos. It affects me greatly and people don't understand that or even try to understand it in my family. No matter how many times I have presented information to them. They just don't try to understand at all. This blog and my other one about my life. Are going to be the ones I use to communicate to people from now on. Anyway. Here is the snippet from facebook I wrote almost 2 years ago. PCOS( polycystic ovary syndrome) or PCOD (polycystic ovary disease) Is a disease that affects 1 in 10 women.

The symptoms of PCOS can include cysts on the ovaries, hair growth, hair loss, more weight around the mid-section and acne among other things. The actual cause of PCOS is still unknown. It is however known to be associated with high insulin and androgen levels and low progesterone levels. I found out I had PCOS when i was 17 making it 2 years ago. when i was diagnosed my doctors told me I had a severe case and would need to have kids by the time I am 26 if i wanted them. Living with PCOS and knowing all of this has been hell for me for the last 2 years.

I have always loved kids. sometimes it is painful for me to see people and their kids knowing what battle might lie ahead for me. I do have 4 wonderful nephews and a niece whom I love and hope to see more of in the coming future. Most of them i never see or don't see often but i love very much. I know I will always have them even if i don't have kids of my own. I still do however, want to have a child and experience parenthood. there is always adoption as an option but having this disease and knowing this puts that's much more pressure on me. People always wonder why I'm so mature for my age, why I am so independent. This is one of the reasons why.

I have had a lot of experiences in my life that I have learned from them, things that include family issues, life experiences, personal issues and illnesses along with observance of people and the way they handle problems. Having this disease puts me at a higher risk for diabetes, heart attack and even endometrial cancer. I do know two other people with this same disease which makes it easier to cope with, but doesn't totally eliminate the worry that comes with PCOS. Hopefully now you can have a better understanding of what 1 in every 10 women deals with in their life.

PCOS( polycystic ovary syndrome) or PCOD (polycystic ovary disease) Is a disease that affects 1 in 10 women.

The symptoms of PCOS can include cysts on the ovaries, hair growth, hair loss, more weight around the mid-section and acne among other things. The actual cause of PCOS is still unknown. It is however known to be associated with high insulin and androgen levels and low progesterone levels. I found out I had PCOS when i was 17 making it 2 years ago. when i was diagnosed my doctors told me I had a severe case and would need to have kids by the time I am 26 if i wanted them. Living with PCOS and knowing all of this has been hell for me for the last 2 years.

I have always loved kids. sometimes it is painful for me to see people and their kids knowing what battle might lie ahead for me. I do have 4 wonderful nephews and a niece whom I love and hope to see more of in the coming future. Most of them i never see or don't see often but i love very much. I know I will always have them even if i don't have kids of my own. I still do however, want to have a child and experience parenthood. there is always adoption as an option but having this disease and knowing this puts that's much more pressure on me. People always wonder why I'm so mature for my age, why I am so independent. This is one of the reasons why.

I have had a lot of experiences in my life that I have learned from them, things that include family issues, life experiences, personal issues and illnesses along with observance of people and the way they handle problems. Having this disease puts me at a higher risk for diabetes, heart attack and even endometrial cancer. I do know two other people with this same disease which makes it easier to cope with, but doesn't totally eliminate the worry that comes with PCOS. Hopefully now you can have a better understanding of what 1 in every 10 women deals with in their life. PCOS( polycystic ovary syndrome) or PCOD (polycystic ovary disease) Is a disease that affects 1 in 10 women.

The symptoms of PCOS can include cysts on the ovaries, hair growth, hair loss, more weight around the mid-section and acne among other things. The actual cause of PCOS is still unknown. It is however known to be associated with high insulin and androgen levels and low progesterone levels. I found out I had PCOS when i was 17 making it 2 years ago. when i was diagnosed my doctors told me I had a severe case and would need to have kids by the time I am 26 if i wanted them. Living with PCOS and knowing all of this has been hell for me for the last 2 years.

I have always loved kids. sometimes it is painful for me to see people and their kids knowing what battle might lie ahead for me. I do have 4 wonderful nephews and a niece whom I love and hope to see more of in the coming future. Most of them i never see or don't see often but i love very much. I know I will always have them even if i don't have kids of my own. I still do however, want to have a child and experience parenthood. there is always adoption as an option but having this disease and knowing this puts that's much more pressure on me. People always wonder why I'm so mature for my age, why I am so independent. This is one of the reasons why.

I have had a lot of experiences in my life that I have learned from them, things that include family issues, life experiences, personal issues and illnesses along with observance of people and the way they handle problems. Having this disease puts me at a higher risk for diabetes, heart attack and even endometrial cancer. I do know two other people with this same disease which makes it easier to cope with, but doesn't totally eliminate the worry that comes with PCOS. Hopefully now you can have a better understanding of what 1 in every 10 women deals with in their life.