gabetoby: February 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Back to work today , I was successful and did get my taxes done yesterday ,,, all but writing the checks ( not pleased when I owe them )

So more food pictures. Thank you Stacy at The Skinny on Staci for my inspiration for taking food pictures :)

These pictures are as I was packing my cooler to go to work. I dont call it a lunch box because it involves much more than lunch.

this picture is ( starting at the top and going clockwise) blueberries and greek yogurt for my morning break,, the mug is homemade veggie soup with ground lamb,quinoa and lentils for lunch , next is free veggies for munching,, then an egg and banana for my snack when I leave work and the snack bag has and apple ( cut up ) and a slice of cheddar for my afternoon break
after taking this picutre I relized I needed more carbs for lunch and added

peaches (to go with the soup at lunch) for a bit more carbs and then some walnuts for munching during the day .

Breakfast was , left over corned beef hash ,,( made with rutabaga,carrots ,onion,zucchini ,yellow squash,corned beef,,) an egg and an orange

Dinner was very similar to breakfast,
Useing up the left over rutabaga I made rutabaga hash browns with peppers and onions. 3 strips of turkey bacon and 2 eggs
No picture of dinner ,,the picture I took did not turn out well :(
Todays totals :
calories 1692 , carbs 179, protien82
a bit higher in calories than I would like ,,, have to work on that :)

As you can tell I am a grazer . My preference would be to eat all day long. Which is ok as long as it is just a little bit here and there ,, not major meals all day long.

I have always had trouble with my blood sugar levels dropping to very low levels ,, recently I have been diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia and am trying to learn how to eat all day long to control my hypoglycemia but still lose the excess 20 pounds I am still carrying around .

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

food pictures

I am trying something new
Taking picutres of my food and posting them,,, this will be fun ,lol My camera is not the best so bear with me.
I am home today( I am suppose to be doing my taxes ) so kind of a lazy morning .

Breakfast was

rutabaga hashbrowns , an egg,2 slices of turkey bacon, an orange and coffee

morning snack was

1/2 cup of greek yogurt and 1/2 cup blueberries and more (lol) coffee

lunch was home made vegetable soup with quinoa and lentils and ham on a flax seed bun

and a banana

afternoon snack was an apple and peanut butter ( yep i measured out the peanut butter :) )

can you tell I am having fun with the food pictures ,lol

Then a late afternoon (while working on my taxes ) snack of red pepper strips, carrots and chedder cheese .

and for dinner Corned beef hash ( kinda ,lol ) made with carrots ,onion,rutabaga,zucchini, yellow squash and corned beef

and cherries for desert ( sorry no picture)

Totals for the day,,

1505 calories , 131g of carbs,66g of protein

I have really enjoyed posting the pictures today but alas I am back to work tomorrow.
I will try to keep up with the picture if I can :)

Hey I BACK :) an update of an old post

My top weight was 256
I started tracking my weight loss on 12/28/11
12/28/11 232.8
1/4/12 227.2 - 5.6
1/11/12 225.8 -1.4
1/17/12 221.4 -4.4
1/25/12 218.4 - 3.0
2/1/12= 218.4 -0.0
2/8/12= 218.4 -0.0
2/15/12= 217.6 -0.8
2/22/12= 216.4 -1.4
2/29/12= 215.6 -0.8
3/7/12= 214.6 - 1

3/14/12= 211.6 -3
3/21/12= 209.6 -2
3/28/12= 207.0 -2.6
4/1/12= 205.6 - 1.4
4/12/12= 202.4 - 1...........down 30 pounds from start weight :)
4/18/12= 200.0-2.4
4/20/12 = 199.8 under 200 pounds :)
after taking some time off I am back on track
5/14/12 = 197.8 - 2.0
5/20/12 = 196.6 -1.2
5/31/12 = 195.2 - 1.4
Since I have been restricting calories ( mostly) since Jan. My dietitian advised me to "eat to maintenance" for 30 days

6/1/12 =195.2

6/9/12 = 195.2

6/15/12 =195.4

6/21/12= 195.8

I have been eating to maintenance for 3 weeks on 6/1 I was 195.2 and now 6/21 I am 195.8 Pretty darn good I think :)
I am about done with maintenance Soon I am going into a deficit to lose the remaining 30pounds
6./24/12 = 193.0 - 2.8
6/25/12 = 192.6- .04 ..... I am down 40 pounds since Jan
7/8/12= 191.0 - 1.6
7/17/12= 189.8- 1.2 FINALLY under 190 that seemed to take FOREVER
7/24/12= 187.8 - 2.0
8/2/12 = 186.6 - 1.2
8/12/12 = 188. = + 1.2
9/15/12 = 182.4 = 5.6 since I last posted/3/12
9/15/12 = 182.4 "Officially down 50 pounds since Jan 2012,,,, down 74 pounds from top weight
9/24/12= 181.0 - 1.4 down 75 pounds from top weight of 256
9/30/12= 180.0 -1.0
10/17/12= 179.0 - 1.0

11/8/12 179.4 I have maintained pretty well for the past month. Hoping to start to lose again soon. I would like to lose another 20 to 25 pounds ,, but something tells me this last 20-25 pounds is going to be very very slow to go .

/15/12 = 182.4- 0.08 "Officially down 50 pounds since Jan 2012,,,, down 74 pounds from top weight
9/24/12= 181.0 - 1.4 down 75 pounds from top weight of 256
9/30/12= 180.0 -1.0
10/17/12= 179.0 - 1.0
I am finding my self going closer and closer to vegetarian again . That makes me happy ( for many reasons) I am not saying I will not eat meat again, If I want meat with a meal I will have it . But more and more I find my self wanting/ eating meat less and less.
11/8/12 179.4 I have maintained pretty well for the past month. Hoping to start to lose again soon. I would like to lose another 20 to 25 pounds ,, but something tells me this last 20-25 pounds is going to be very very slow to go .

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UPDATE
UPDATE ON FEBRUARY 25th,,2013
Todays weight is ;
170.4 - 9 pounds in the past 3 months,, not great but not bad considering the holidays and winter.
I am hoping that getting back to blogging with help me get back on track

I had to really look for pictures of me

I am about 230 in this one

My (dream ) goal weight is 149
but I will be SUPER DUPER happy with 159

This picture is of me and some of my brothers and sisters taken about 10 years ago.

I am on the far right .I am about 165 in this picture .