Today I went to a birthday party, took my kids, (Chuck-e-Cheese’s) ATE NO PIZZA, OR CAKE!  I actually had the salad bar, no cheese-no pasta salad-no dressing-(I took my own dressing–Walden Farms Honey Mustard, no cal, no fat, no carbs, no taste stuff). I was very proud of myself, but you know it wasn’t really hard…because I saw friends and people that I haven’t seen in a while and they noticed that I have been losing weight!  That gave me all the willpower that I needed! 

Anyways, I weighed in on Weds of last week a pound less than last Saturday, (I usually weigh in on Saturday Mornings)and again this Sat. no difference from Wednesday, but I did eat more calories last week than what I had been doing since I started my diet.  Now don’t get me wrong, it was still good numbers, just more than my set daily goal average I wanted for the week.  And besides that other circumstances allow for no substantial weight loss this week…Next week I should lose 5lbs….No more bloating then! 

My weekend went really well on my diet, ate very good on Friday, ate really well on Saturday, I guess I was just to busy to “cheat”, and ate very  little on Sunday too!  Each day as a matter of a fact this week I ate under 1000 calories, and no I am not straving myself.  Just lots of better for me choices! 

I am excited about checking in with my buddies from the weekend to find out how everyone did! 

On My diet I concentrate  primarily on LOW FAT and LOW CALORIES.

I was on a diet of sorts years ago and lost over 60 lbs…worked very well (then had a baby thus the weight returned) and I am once again on this diet.

 I have found this book to be a BIBLE OF SORTS!  It is called THE COMPLETE AND UP TO DAT FAT BOOK , by Karen J. Bellerson.  I have purchased this book a good many times and anytime I see it I buy it for a friend as well. 

The scoop on the book is that It tells you what all fat and calories are in every food.  Now the computer has many programs that also do this but they require you getting online and finding the food exactly as eaten and sometimes substituting other foods for what you actually eat.  The book tells you exactly how many calories you should eat according to your weight, and how many fat grams also…

Ok take my starting weight…220lbs and this is how to figure out how many calories I should not go OVER when  I started dieting.  Ok to find out your maximum daily allowance, multiply your daily calorie intake by .30 and divide that total by 9 ( there are 9 calories in each gram of fat).  To calculate your daily fat gram budget you need to know your daily calorie intake.  To do this, multiply your current weight by your activity level factor.

types of activity/level factor   types of activity/level factor  types of activity/level factor

      lightly active   = 13                 moderately active   =  15             Very active    =   20

walking at normal pace, typing    at least 20 minutes of            swimming, jogging,walking driving, light office work or           walking briskly 3 times a      brisk more than 30 minutes housework, bowling                      week, heavier office work,     4 times a week a                                                       house or lawn work, golf         singles in tennis 2 or more                                         doubbles in tennis once a week    more times a week, shovelin

                                                                                                               snow, heavy lawn work

I just calculated using 13 so I knew I would be under then guidelines.

my example-  220X13=2860 calories allowed in order to not GAIN any weight

2860X.30/9=95.33  95 fat grams allowed to not GAIN any weight

my goal weight is 160 so I did the same thing for these numbers…..

160X13=2080 calories allowed in order to lose to desired weight

2080X.30/9=69  69 fat grams allowed per day to reach desired weight

now based on that I knew I hade to eat under 2080 cal and 69 grams of fat per day to get to my goal of 160 lbs.

Next write everything down!  The more you write on paper the easier it is because then you feel guilty if you have eaten a whole page of crap during the day!  When you add the numbers up at the end of the day you realize that wow I ate a lot! So if you write it down it will help! 

 So do this for yourself… your weight X your activity level=calories to maintain your weight

 then the    calorie amount X .30 divided by 9= fat grams daily

NOw personally I draw charts in my diet log on paper too so That at the end of the week I look and say I DID GOOD! or I need to improve!  I really reallly really try to stay under 1000 calories a day and I know that women should not go under 1200 calories a day but I know that I can do it with my goals in mind.  and I try to eat under 12 grams of fat a day because I really really really want this weight to fall off!  This is not possible for everyone, It is hard….I DONT BUY ANY FOOD FOR ANYONE IN MY HOUSE THAT I CAN NOT EAT!  Because I WILL EAT IT!  I have had to buy lower in fat everything because I know if I get a craving that it is over!  I will eat the food that is suggary here in this house to appease me!  So now I have an assortment of sugar free popsicles tropical flavored mmmm they are good!, and fat free jello pudding, and fruit cups cold, and jello in the fridge made in cups, and 100 cal pack everything, ice cream sandwiches, crackers, cookies, puddings, and fruit on hand.  I can not stop snacking!  If I do I get more hungry so I have to buy the 100 cal packs to limit myself.  If I buy the box because I know it is cheaper then I eat the box because I know tomorrow I can go buy another one and start over again!  But it would be too expensive to buy the box of 100 cal packs everyday!  So I don’t eat but one snack in the box at a time!  well this is my diet and I know I ranted on and on, but a few of you asked how I could motivate you, and this is how I am motivated so why not share it?  I hope you try it and see if it works for you!  Angie

I have just recently tried the new ZIPLOC steam bags, and they are awesome!  I am eating a ton of veggies everynight for dinner, so I was boiling them and boiling them and boiling them!  Well I promise that once you try the new steam bags you will fall in love with them!  They were on sale at the grocery store 1.99 for 10 bags regularly 2.99 and inside the bags there is a .55 cent off coupon that they doubled!  so .90 cent for 10 bags…needless to say I bought 10 packages!  I have been using 1 a day so they are great!  If you are eating veggies, crisp steamed ones taste better and they have more nurtients left in them so they are better for you too!  Enjoy the steam bags!

Ok so I am on a diet, it is a given that I am gonna be cranky!   There is no cheering up with an ice cream cone in the picture!  Today I felt like people were looking at me in ways that I have felt before!  Like for example uh the fat girl messed something up…No one said that but you know its the impression that you get.  Ok so you see where the crankiness comes into play, but it gets better I just realized that before when I lost weight my husband thought I was cheating on him or why would I have done that?  Well noe it seems that he is on that bandwagon again and says seems that we are drifting apart….We do both work opposite shifts so uh there is not much time left to do otherwise!  So I asked him if this was the case and he flat out denies it!  Despite all of this I have done really well today!  I ate a banana this afternoon for lunch and some pringles fat free 7 chips so like 35 calories!  That was due to a craving from another blogger whom said she tried pringles in the bag, went to the grocery store and hunted them down to discover they are loaded in fat!  No uh uh….I am not gonna do it! I am going down the scales, not back up!  Other people’s Blogs really are encouraging!  I read on Sara’s today she lost 75lbs now!  AWESOME, and Ash’s today that he got a new belt!  Uh I have been big as to where I couldn’t find a belt to even fit before!  So I know how good that feels!  So encouragement does help!  Ok I am not going to be cranky anymore,  for dinner I am about to eat baked fish,  steamed veggies and some yellow rice! MMM that should cheer me up, low fat and sounds good!  Take care all!  Angie 

Today’s Foods   Edit Bananas, raw 1 1 large (8″ to 8-7/8″ long) 121 0.4 31.1 1.5 subway ckn patty only 1 serving 120 2 8 8 Carrots, raw 0.1 1 cup grated 5 0 1.1 0.1 Onions, raw 0.5 10 rings 12 0 2.8 0.3 Peppers, hot chili, green, raw 0.5 1/2 cup, chopped or diced 15 0.1 3.5 0.8 Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked 0.1 1 cup 4 0 1 0.2 100 calorie pack chips a hoy 1 serving 100 3 6 6 Food Total 377 5.6 53.4 16.9

Food Log

I am learning how to add buddies and read different posts online.  I would like to post my 220lb picture, and then my now and soon to be my after picture too!  I am not sure how to do this though.  Any ideas? 

Today was a good day thus far, I ate a banana for breakfast, a chkn patty with onions bell peppers, carrots, and seasoning in the glad steamers bags that you put in the microwave, and a 100 cal pack of chips a hoy!  So far so good…

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=sangeletic  I have found a new and exciting way for me to keep up with my calories and percentages as far as how many calories are carbs/fat/proteins!

September 24, 2007

I was off of work today, ate fairly well, and no diet pill. Today is my start of my 3rd month on my diet. Started my wieght at 220lbs. uGHHH don’t tell anybody, and now I am at 183.6… Still don’t tell anybody. But I am going down baby! Yeah! Lost 37lbs and counting… My goal is to lose 23 more before Christmas realistically! But Hopefully by October 31st! A birthday present for me! My starting goal was to achieve 160 from 220 (difference of 60lbs) 37 down thus far and 23 more to go! New goal would like to make it to 150. By New Years. So 33lbs to go, in 3 months about…11 lbs a month very achievable!