Sheila Summer 2016

Posted on June 8, 2016

Just joined DietBet at the recommendation of my daughter and the scales at doctor's office. I'm currently at 150 lb. and am shooting for 120 1b. I'm resuming some of the eating habits I had under South Beach Diet and will try to get to the swimming pool this Sunday.

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SheilaR

06/12/2016 7:11AM

Officially weighed in! Had a good diet day yesterday but had a little trouble falling asleep due to feeling hungry. Had a glass of kombucha which did the trick. I won't count that as eating during the night since I hadn't fallen asleep yet. Plan to do some gardening before it gets too hot, then to the pool later.

SheilaR

06/11/2016 10:13AM

Good diet day yesterday. I decided to stop counting calories as I am familiar with the caloric content of most of the foods I eat. My plan is to keep my caloric intake within 1500 per day and my fat intake around 30 gm.I continue to do my physical therapy (PT) for my shoulder that has prevented me from doing the crawl stroke at the pool. I did make it to the pool yesterday but not before struggling to pull on my new swimsuit! I had ordered a larger size but didn't think I might need TWO sizes larger! Well, I won't exchange the suit but I now have another indicator that I needed to lose some weight. Did do about twenty minutes of breast stroke in the pool.My doctor says to drink more water to see if it helps the muscle cramps I've been having. I have been able to do so but I was up multiple times last night making bathroom visits. Still, I didn't eat during the night!One more success to mention: I bought some unsalted peanuts and had 1/4 cup as a snack. Peanuts are a notorious binge snack for me and it's not unusual for me to take them to bed and eat them until I fall asleep. I didn't touch them again that day!I am so stoked about doing my weigh-in tomorrow and getting started on this game!

SheilaR

06/09/2016 2:16PM

Temptation alert! My husband brought home Honey Bunches of Oats AND vanilla ice cream! I will need will power tonight.

SheilaR

Good diet day. Breakfast (incl. coffee): 496 cal.; Lunch: 420 cal.; Snack: 60 cal.; Dinner: grilled chicken breast (140 cal.), acorn squash (75 cal.) steamed spinach (50 cal.). Dessert: mango & yogurt (200 cal.) Daily total: 1441 calories. Challenge: don't touch that cereal or ice cream!

Vortex

06/08/2016 9:42PM

Good luck, Sheila!

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SheilaR

06/08/2016 4:40PM

Good diet day so far. Breakfast: bean smoothie (420 cal.); Lunch: Laughing Cow cheese sandwich and an apple (370 cal.); Snack: 16 oz. kombucha (60 cal.); Dinner: lite tuna salad sandwich and grape tomatoes (410 cal.); Dessert: small mango and 1/2 cup plain yogurt (200 cal.) Total: 1460 calories. Challenge: not eating again after dessert or during the night.

SheilaR

Hooray! I didn't eat when I woke up in the middle of the night. It's a bad habit I've been fighting for years.This morning I looked for some hidden calories - half & half and sugar in my coffee. While I rarely measure the amount of h&h I put in, I decided now's the time to find out. I used 3 tbsp in an average cup which equaled 60 calories. Along with 1 tsp of sugar (16 cal.) my bean smoothie (420 cal.) that brings the breakfast total up to 496 calories. Challenge: limit my morning coffee to one cup.