Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Work

Right, first day of work WOOHOOOO. I got a job on call for daycare with a friend of mine and they need me in today YIPPEEE!!! something to do!!!


Breakfast: Oatmeal and egg whites 184

Snack: Veggie chips 120

Total so far: 304

Snack: Rits cheese sandwich crisp 130

Total so far: 430

Snack: flatbread crisps and laughing cow cheese 180

Total so far 680

Dinner: 400

Total so far: 1040

Snack: Caramel drops 160

Total so far: 1200

Snack: Sausage 420

Total so far: 1620

Snack: Mozzarella sticks n chicken nuggets 200

Total so far: 1820

Dessert: Kit kat 60

Total for today: 1880

Monday, May 30, 2011

Recovery day

Bleh today is my recovery day from last nights yummy food.

Snack: 2 slices lunch meat 60

Snack: Popcorn with Parmesan cheese 350

Total so far: 410

Dinner: whole wheat pasta and mixed veggies 680

Total so far: 1090

Snack: Leftover pasta 400

Total so far: 1490

Dessert: Ice cream, chicken nuggets and 3 cookies 600

Total for today: 2090

Sunday, May 29, 2011

OMG I am sooo bad....

So today, I found out my sisters bf was making dinner at about 2 pm. Thank god I hadn't eaten much yet cause when he cooks, I go crazy. Oh man can he cook!

Breakfast: Hummus 140

Snack: Apple 100

Total so far: 240

Snack: 5 mini cookies 150

Total so far: 390

Dinner: bbq ribs, potato salad and broccoli 2000

Total for today: 2390

Yea...I ate a lot at dinner bleh, I didntt even feel full till I drank water too how sad :\ I normally refuse to eat potatos but I figured there was enough protein in the cheese in the potato salad and the meat that it was ok. as really yummy tho!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

stuck

Bleh I went up to like 178 this week and have been stuck there for 3 days..GRRRRRRSSSS!

Snack: Apple 100

Snack: Eggs with cheese 156

Total so far: 256

Dinner: Eggplant Parmsean and Sauteed brussel sprouts 444

Total so far: 700

Snack: Leftover eggplant parmsean 163

Total so far: 863

Snack: Popcorn chicken 170

Total so far: 1053

Friday, May 27, 2011

ohhhh I hate the scale :\

I hate the scale, it said im up 4lbs today 4 LBS???? WTF?

prolly all the carbs I have eaten this week Sigh. I know I didnt eat another 14000 cals over bmr so I think SOME is water weight, I pray it all is but yea... sigh.


Snack: Apple and roast beef slice 90

Snack: string cheese 70

Ttal so far: 160

mmm hummus.....

So, I was in the store today and sooooo hungry. So yea I ate hummus....hummus is soo good that um I kinda ate only that today AHAHAHA

Breakfast/lunch/dinner (spread out throughout the day of course): hummus and crackers 1500

Snack: Apple 60

Total for today: 1560

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Sick

So for the last few days I have been sick. The weird thing id the only things my stomach would hold are things like cornbread, and corn dogs. Go figure. I am almost sure that I have gained like 10 lbs these last 3 days. Bleh, Here is hoping that today will be much better (it has been so far).

Lunch: Turkey wrap 400

Dinner: Taco salad: 450

Total so far: 850

Because it needs to be said.

You get a pain in the middle of the night. It is EXCRUCIATING! But what is it? It feels like cramps only...WHAT? this can't be cramps it fucking hurts!!! this isn't right, this doesn't feel like cramps. What can it be? Maybe appendicitis? Maybe a Gall stone? Maybe something with the kidneys? Chances are more than likely that if you have PCOS it is a ruptured cyst. How do I know? I lived with them for 4 years, every month like clockwork. I didn't get a period but once a year MAYBE. But every month instead of "aunt flow" or my "monthly gift from mother nature" I got excruciatingly painful wanna rip my side out hurting....ruptured cysts for years. One of the first times I had a cyst pop I was in the ER and they thought it was a gall stone, they wanted to perform emergency surgery. Pretty scary huh?
     Eventually my cysts stopped, I don't know if they stopped growing but I know that they stopped popping. I still have a bruise that is JUST starting to disappear from 6 months ago when I had my last rupturing cyst. It is now to the point where it is slightly blue, but kinda yellow. I was hooked up to a pain monitor once, the cyst rupturing measured up near childbirth WITHOUT medication. Scary isn't it? What made them stop? I changed my diet, I added in exercise, I started taking vitamin supplements. In essence I changed my lifestyle. Some people look at me and think "oh, I can't do that, I have done it before, i've lost the weight etc, it always comes back tho" you know why it comes back? You don't stick to it and/or you make too many changes way too quickly. It has to be a LIFESTYLE change, not a diet, not a fad, not a "just till I lose the weight then I will be ok" No, it has to be FOREVER. I am not saying you can't have treats once in a while, you can (if you can get back on plan after having said treats) For me, If I have a bag of "healthy" chips in the house, I eat them in one day. That isn't so healthy. So, I can't have healthy chips in the house. Ice cream on the other hand, I can easily spread that tub out over a week or more. No problems.
  People tend to think that in order to see results they have to change everything at once. On the contrary. I was able to do that because I was ready. Most people need to take it in slow steps. These steps might be as simple as say....Ditching soda one month and drinking more water the next month (while still not drinking soda).  The third month they might cut out all juices, or switch from drinking juice to coffee or tea. The 4th month they might add in some vitamin supplements or stop eating "white" or refined carbs. For someone else one of those steps might be different, it might be "eat out less" or "eat less pre-packaged food". Whatever it is and however you accomplish it. JUST DO IT! Your life may be at risk if you don't. Not your physical life (well if you are diabetic then yes your actual life) but your dreams, your aspirations.
  Did you know that women who are over weight, diabetic, have PCOS, etc are less statistically likely to get the jobs or promotion they want and/or are entitled to? Especially if it is in the medical field. The thinking behind this is, "why should we let you care for other people or work with other people telling them how to be healthy and helping them in their lives if you can't keep yourself healthy?" The same is true in places like fast food and department stores too. Most clothing stores want you to be able to fit in to their clothes so that customers can see how "real" women wear their items.
    What to I suggest for women with PCOS? Make changes to your lifestyle, but only make them as quickly as you can. Slow and steady wins the race in this case. Psychologically it takes about 2 weeks for the body to go through withdrawal and 30 days for something to become habit. This is why I usually suggest people take things slow and make one change a month. Eventually after 4-6 months if you feel comfortable you can try changing two things together, but not until you are ready. The most important thing I suggest tho. Number ONE is if you can get in to a nutritionist. DO IT! you MUST, MUST, MUST, MUST see one especially if you have PCOS, pre-diabetes, diabetes or any metabolic disorder (which all of these  and many other things are).
   What if you can't get in to a nutritionist? If you are like me and can't get to a nutritionist there are still things you can do to help your metabolic disorder. Number one, exercise. Studies have shown that regular physical activity can dramatically help insulin resistance. Number 2, give up ALL sugary drinks, soda, diet soda, juice all of it. This doesn't have to be all at once, it can be over time. Tea is our friend instead. black tea peppermint tea, green tea NO SUGAR! Number 3 and probably the most important. It isn't all about sugar it is about carbs too. CUT THE CARBS. Yes, I meant that to be in caps. If you are going to have carbs, make them "whole wheat" or unrefined, not multigrain, not the sarah lee "white wheat" WHOLE WHEAT! tortillas, breads, pastas all of it. For every 15g of carbs, there should be 2g of dietary fiber. If your cup of pasta is 45 carbs, there should be 6g of fiber. PERIOD. Many people thing multi-grain and whole wheat are the same NO they are not. Multi-grain is just that, there are multiple or more than one type of grain in the bread. That does not mean those grains are whole. Whole wheat on the other hand is made with WHOLE wheat grains and is the lease processed, however, not all whole wheat is the same, this is where it is important to check the carbs on EVERYTHING. There are a few exceptions to this rule like yogurt, which is a protein and a grain. If you MUST have white pasta, white bread, etc. Make sure you add as much protein to it as possible. This will help slow the digestion of the carbohydrates.Personally I only have one meal a day if that with "traditional carbohydrates" i.e. bread, tortilla or pasta. This works for me, it might not work for everyone. You might be thinking "BUT, BUT, BUT your brain neeeeddssss carbs to work, true..it does, however you get carbs in fruit and veggies too.
  Veggies and fruits are your friend. PERIOD. salads, eggplant, carrots and celery for snack Love them, eat them enjoy them. A bowl of mixed fruit or frozen fruit smoothie are awesome choices for dessert and a lot sweeter than people think. Or have a bowl of strawberries and raspberries with a LITTLE bit of dark chocolate drizzled on top. Yum. If you love ice cream, bryers makes a carb smart ice cream that is AWESOME!
   I have to stress one thing tho. I MUST, MUST, MUST stress it. Watch portion sizes, the nutritional facts on the side of that bottle of soda, yea, that isn't for the whole bottle, it is for a part of it. That frozen pizza you had for lunch, or that salad you bought from Fred Meyer's, there is more that one serving in each of those. Always watch portion control and check nutritional facts.
  Supplements. What to take? there are LOOOOTTSSSS of things to take that will work for PCOS. first thing I suggest if you are going to see a nutritionist....ask them first what you should take. What do I take? I take 600mg calcium, 1000mg vitamin c, 1 prenatal, 500mg chromium picolinate, and 4000 mg fish oil DAILY.
   You CAN be healthy with PCOS and you CAN be pain free. the hirutism, amenhorea, acne, excess weight..all of the symptoms of PCOS can be helped and made to all but disappear with maintaining a healthy weight, and or a healthy lifestyle no matter what your weight. The important thing is to change things as slowly as you have to so you can stick to them FOR LIFE! The things that have helped me stay on track this time around? Blogging number one. Number two I get all the support I need from the wonderful people at 3 fat chicks also the movie Fat head made a huge world of difference. To anyone needing more information on these things and/or how a body of someone with PCOS works. Feel free to leave a comment, or message me. My contact details are on the about me page. I also suggest a simple google search. The movie and the forum listed above are both AWESOME resources as well. There are others and more to come listed on my resources page. Don't ever hesitate to contact me or follow my blog. I use my blog as my food diary, I have bad days like yesterday with my cornbread and corndogs. I also have my good days. All of it, the good and the bad, the slip ups, everything will be on this blog. You are not alone and you can do this, just take it slow and everything else will fall in to place.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

100 days

I just realized that I have been in my new lifestyle change for the last 100 days!! I have had many slip ups and bouts of " I don't cares" but I never gave up! thats what im talkin bout! unfortunately i have been sick the last 3 days and havnt kept track of much, I know I was over on cals all threedays of being sick cause only things my stomach would hold were high calorie, go figure.

For today I was a bad, bad girl.

breakfast/lunch: corndogs 900

Thursday, May 19, 2011

oh how allergies love me.....

My allergies are acting up the wazoo today bleh! I feel like my face is going to explode!


Lunch: Tacos 500

Snack: Pear 100

Total so far: 600

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

think im getting sick again.....

I think im getting sick again...which is bad cause im susceptible to pneumonia in the summer :\

Breakfast: sausage 340

Lunch: chilli and tortilla chips 700

Total so far: 1040

Dinner: Chicken with veggies and rice 400

Total for today: 1440

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

test day...

test two in class today YIKES!

Snack: Carrots 75

lunch: Sausage 400

Total so far: 475

Snack: Popcorn 250

Total so far: 725

Snack: Peanut m&m's 270

total so far: 995

Monday, May 16, 2011

racing out of the 270's

So....I decided today, I am going to race out of the 270's I wanna get out of here ASAP I wanna see that number hit 260, 250, 240 all the way down to 200 and maybe even onederland!

Snack: Carrots 75

Lunch: Bagel and cream cheese 270

Total so far: 345

snack: popcorn 250

total so far : 590

Snack: Hot dog 70

Total so far: 660


Snack: soynuts 200

Total so far: 860

Dinner bagel and cream cheese, sausage 600

Total so far: 1560

Sunday, May 15, 2011

im on cloud 9 right now

I lost 2.7 lbs this week. I am on cloud 9 SOOOOOO happy!!!!! hehehehe

Snack: Carrots 50

Lunch: Chilli 320

Total so far: 370

Snack: Ice cream 360

Total so far: 730

Snack: soynuts 130

Total so far: 860

Snack: bagel and cream cheese 270

total so far: 1130

Snack: popcorn chicken 300

Total so far: 1430

Saturday, May 14, 2011

OMG!!! ANOTHER NEW DECADE!!!!

Stepped on the scale this AM out of sheer curiosity and the thing read 279.8 YEESSSAAAAAH!!! soo happy!!


Breakfast: bagel and cream cheese 280

Lunch: Cottage cheese, bacon and an apple 300

total so far: 580

Snack: 2 chocolate chip cookies 100

Total so far: 680

Dessert: Birthday cake 200

Total so far: 880

Snack: Cake 200

Total so far: 1080

Dinner: hummus and  veggies 310

Total so far: 1390

Snack: Soynuts 130

Total for today 1520

Friday, May 13, 2011

today

All week I have been struggling trying to get off the weight that I gained because of water and poor eating choices for 4 days last week. When I stepped on the scale this AM I had it all off!  woot woot!! Now, hopefuly *crosses her fingers* I see 279 this week :D

Snack: Carrots 50

Breakfast/lunch: bagel w/cream cheese and cottage cheese 340

Total so far: 390

Snack: 100

Total so far: 490

Snack: zucchini and hummus 170

Total so far: 560

Dinner: Burritos 540

Total so far: 1100

Snack: Popcorn 250

Total for today 1350

yesterday

Since blogger was down yest, GRRRRRRR I wasnt able to keep track of cals online :\ So here is yest count.

Snack: Chips 200

Lunch: Taco salad 200

Total so far: 400

Snack: Apple 100

Total so far: 500

Dinner Chicken stirfry 350

Total for today 850

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

crummy week:\

Had a really crummy week :\ scale says im up 3 lbs, I dont know how in the heck that happened.... meh.

Breakfast/lunch: hummus, cucumber and celery 360

snack: String cheese 60

Total so far: 420

Dinner: Chilli 470

Total so far: 890

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

having issues

I have no clue why I am having issue getting back on track. It is like all I want to do is eat!!! Sigh.

Breakfast: Granola bar 120

Lunch: Bagel sandwich 300

Total so far: 420

Snack: Popcorn 250

Total so far: 670

Snack: Lunch meat 30

Total so far: 700

Snack: Roast beef 200

Total so far: 900

Snack: Bag of sweet potato chips 960

Total so far: 1860

Snack: Granola bars 600

Total for today 2460

Monday, May 9, 2011

just another day.....

Breakfast: Strawberries 50

Snack: granola bar 120

Total so far: 170

Snack: Soy nuts 100

Total so far: 270

Tastes: Hummus 200

Total so far: 470

Lunch: Hummus and crackers 400

Total so far: 870

Dinner: Fried chicken 900

Total so far: 1770

Dessert: Ice cream and berries 200



Total so far: 1970

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Sodium

ugh, I feel like ive blown up lie a balloon, ate too much at the beach yest,,,,tooo much sodiumm....

Breakfast: Cantaloupe 100

snack: Cottage cheese 100

Total so far: 200

Friday, May 6, 2011

10% down :D

thats right, I am 10% through the 100 days 100% challenge!!! yay!!!


Breakfast: Oatmeal and sausage 320

Snack: Walnuts 210

Total so far: 530

Lunch: 700

Total so far: 1230

Snack: Cookies 150

Total for today: 1380

Thursday, May 5, 2011

water weight

Well, that 1.8 lbs was water weight YAYYYYY but I havnt lost anything this week except .2 lbs:\

Breakfast: Oatmeal and eggs 297

Lunch: Peanut butter 200

Total so far: 497

Dinner: Chilli 500

Total so far: 997

Snack: Chilli 250

Total for today: 1247

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

I hate the scale.

For curiosity sake I stepped on the scale to see where I wa and it was at 283.8 WTF???? I dont feel like im carrying water weight....I know I didnt overeat to the point id have gained almost 2 lbs!!! sigh.

Snack: Cheese 200

Snack: Half an orange 43


Total so far: 243

Snack: fried eggs 147



 Total so far: 390

Dinner: Pot roast and carrots 650

Total so far: 1040

Snack: Chili 520

Total for today: 1560

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

high day

today was definitely a high calorie day for me which i havn't had in about a week and a half.

Lunch: Chicken with cheese 370

Dinner: Double decker cheese taco, taco supreme, burrito supreme, cinnamon twists 1130

Total so far: 1500

Snack: Pizza 600

Total for today: 2100

Monday, May 2, 2011

music

Don't you just LOVE music? I dooooo

Breakfast/lunch: Taco salad 295

Snack: carrots 50

Total so far: 345

Snack: Sausage 425

Total so far: 770

Dinner: Chicken bake 500

Total so far: 1270

Snack: Lunch meat 30

Total so far: 1300

Snack: Carrots 50

Total for today 1350

Sunday, May 1, 2011

hooowweeeee was that a workout

I did the jm 30 days shred and i now cant move, my muscled are like jelly. LOL i got lightheaded afterwards and almost passed out *note to  self: dont to the jumping, just everything else....

Saw this on FB and on 3FC, thought I would share it. It is so true. I will probably give it its own page so we al remember it!
Hello! Do you know me?
If you don’t, you should. I'm a pound of fat.
And I am the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet.
Want to know why?
It's because no one ever wants to lose me.
I'm only one pound, just a pound!
Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds, or fifteen pounds, but never only one.
So I just stick around and happily keep you fat.
Then I add to myself, ever so slyly, so that you never seem to notice it.
That is until I've grown to ten, twenty, thirty or even more pounds in weight.
Yes, it's fun being only one pound of fat, left to do as I please.
So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying, "Oh, I only lost one pound."
(As if that were such a terrible thing)
For you see, if you do this, you'll encourage others to keep me around because they'll think I'm not worth losing.
And, I love being around you-your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you.
After all, I'm only one pound of fat!!!


Breakfast: Pizza 480

Lunch: salad 225

Total so far: 705

Dinner: Chicken stirfry330

Total so far:1035

Snack: Hot dogs 210

Total so far: 1245