A great good morining :)

It is Saturday and we got  more snow last night,,,, come on spring ,, hurry please :)
So todays question  is :: can you eat to many non starchy vegetables ??
Breakfast was




breakfast scramble  ( shredded rutabaga ,peppers,onions,egg and bacon ) and an orange









Morning snack

blueberries and greek yogurt , some cherry tomatoes and red pepper slices

lite lunch ( before shopping yeah! )
cheddar cheese, mac apple, cherry tomatoes and red pepper slices

afternoon snack
cottage cheese and peaches with a side of normandy vegetables

snack of
a hard boiled egg, 1/2 a banana and more veggies











munching today on veggies and walnuts while shopping








Dinner was
3oz of roast pork, 1/3 cup of peas and 1/2  cup of cherries

bed time snack
flax seed bun with ham also a chunk of cheddar .

Calories for the day 1597. carbs 116 g , protein 102g.
I ate about every two hours today and my blood sugar stayed pretty level all day. :)

March 1st

We got about 2 inches of snow last night. I am soooooo very very ready for spring.

 Today is March 1st , Spring will be here before we know it ,, ( I 'm excited :)  )


I realized this morning my batteries in my camera are low ( must shop soon ) so the quality of the pictures is worse than usual .


Great way to start the day

I have been 170 for about the last 3 weeks, I am starting to get a bit frustrated.

So it is time to reevaluate my food and crack down on my calories




Breakfast was ; an egg, 2 slices of turkey bacon on a homemade flax seed bun

As I pack my cooler to take to work

The last of the homemade veggie soup with lamb, quinoa and lentils    also blueberries in greek yogurt, a banana, carrots, an  hard boiled egg , an apple , cheddar cheese and some walnuts .

Dinner was 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon and about ( nope I did not measure it ) 3 ozs of cheddar cheese ( I really need to go grocery shopping )and some cherries .

   

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 .

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 .

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/profile/gabetoby/#ixzz2CUi8opbw

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/profile/gabetoby/#ixzz2CUigU2WC

/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 .

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/profile/gabetoby/#ixzz2CUigU2WC

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 .

Thursday

The weather the past few days has be GORGEOUS , temps in the mid to high 60's and sunny.
 That all came to an abrupt halt this evening. The temps drooped into the 40"s and rain and wind :(  
Oh well I  enjoyed the really nice weather while we had it .

  Is it to early to start counting the day until spring ?? ,lol


 Food exchanges for the day

Bread 5   , goal is 6

veggies  2  goal is 2 ( cups)

fruit   3, goal is 3

diary  2  goal is 3

protein  8  ,goal is 6

fat  4 , goal is 4

water intake
32 X   3  ( I have a 32 oz water jug I keep refilling  )\


Todays exercise

P90X leg and back also ab ripper x

Todays weight 179.0
 I am down 77 pounds from my top weight top   of 256. I am grinning  : )  .

My (former) dietitian and (former) trainer  both suggested that I go no lower than 167. I am 5'6" and very muscular ( for a girl  :) )   My personal goal is 155 -159.  But truthfully that is my vanity talking because that is what I weighted  in high school ,, a million years ago ,lol

My trainer and dietitian are both "former " because I can not afford them . . It was money well spent but not an expense I can afford on a regular basis.
Former dietitian was the one who suggested the exchanges plan. The exchanges are the same that a diabetic would use.  Different than weight watchers and different than counting every calorie. I feel more in control when using the exchanges,, not sure why but it is what it is  :)



 Food exchanges for the day

Bread 6   , goal is 6

veggies  2  goal is 2 ( cups)

fruit   4, goal is 3

diary  3  goal is 3

protein  6  ,goal is 6

fat  4 , goal is 4

water intake
32 X  2      ( I have a 32 oz water jug I keep refilling  ) came up short on water intake and over a bit on fruit but I am good with todays totals


 




Exercise for today
yoga and some lite walking outside