Calories eaten yesterday: 943 (no, that's not a typo)
Fat: 20g (19%)
Carbs: 66g (28%)
Protein: 122g (53%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 190
I feel like I'm fighting something - like I'm on the edge of getting sick. I don't feel sick, but I don't feel well either.
Today was mail day so I went into the City. My 10 million step charm was there waiting for me along with a special pink large shoe key fob. The property check came so I deposited it and bought some magnesium at GNC.
Tomorrow I hope to sleep in. I have to catch up on sleep. I didn't get enough rest over the weekend and I just feel plain run down.
Missing the gym for over a week took it's toll. My pecs are still sore from Sunday's workout and I've lost strength and stamina. I couldn't get my running pace above 5.7 mph and couldn't maintain that for long. :(
The cats are at it again. Xena's newest behavior is to chase Abby - and not in a friendly way. I wish I could do the move over and make it easier for Xena to adjust. Her replacement for the window she no longer has is the fish tank. She's staked out the counter area in front of the tank as hers, which is fine. Abby took over the cat tree and I only wish I'd brought both trees with me because Xena doesn't use "Abby's" tree.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Week 91 Weigh-In
Start: 154
Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4)
Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2)
Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6)
Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2)
Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4)
Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4)
Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8)
Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6)
Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)
Week 19: 138 (-1) - Week 20: 135.4 (-2.6)
Week 21: 137.2 (+1.8) - Week 22: 139.6 (+2.4)
Week 23: 143.2 (+3.6) - Week 24: 143.6 (+0.4)
Week 25: 137.6 (-6) - Week 26: 139.6 (+2)
Week 27: 142 (+2.4) - Week 28: 137.2 (-4.8)
Week 29: 137 (-0.2) - Week 30: 136.8 (-0.2)
Week 31: 142.2 (+5.4) - Week 32: 136.8 (-5.4)
Week 33: 137.8 (+1) - Week 34: 135.8 (-2)
Week 35: 137.6 (+1.8) - Week 36: 143.8 (+6.2)
Week 37: 142.8 (-1) - Week 38: 140 (-2.8)
Week 39: 142.4 (+2.4) - Week 40: 140.4 (-2)
Week 41: 139.6 (-0.8) - Week 42: 142 (+2.4)
Week 43: N/A - Week 44: 141 (-1)
Week 45: 138.8 (-2.2) - Week 46: 139.6 (+0.8)
Week 47: 133.6 (-6) - Week 48: 132.4 (-1.2)
Week 49: 138.6 (+6.2) - Week 50: 138.4 (-0.2)
Week 51: 138.8 (+0.4) - Week 52: 139.4 (+0.6)
Week 53: 137.8 (-1.6) - Week 54: 139.4 (+1.6)
Week 55: 137.6 (-1.8) - Week 56: 136.4 (-1.2)
Week 57: 136.6 (+0.2) - Week 58: 139.4 (+2.8)
Week 59: 136.6 (-2.8) - Week 60: 134.6 (-2)
Week 61: 137 (+2.4) - Week 62: 138.6 (+1.6)
Week 63: 137 (-1.6) - Week 64: 137 (-0)
Week 65: 141.8 (+4.8) - Week 66: 135.4 (-6.4)
Week 67: 136 (+0.6) - Week 68: 139.2 (+3.2)
Week 69: 137.2 (-2) - Week 70: 138.2 (+1)
Week 71: 136.4 (-1.8) - Week 72: 140 (+3.6)
Week 73: 139.4 (-0.6) - Week 74: 140 (+0.6)
Week 75: 137.6 (-2.4) - Week 76: 141.6 (+4)
Week 77: 136.4 (-5.2) - Week 78: 139 (+2.6)
Week 79: 138.2 (-0.8) - Week 80: 139.2 (+1)
Week 81: 139.4 (+0.2) - Week 82: 137.6 (-1.8)
Week 83: 137.8 (+0.2) - Week 84: 137.2 (-0.6)
Week 85: 137.2 (-0) - Week 86: 136.2 (-1)
Week 87: 140.6 (+4.4) - Week 88: 138.8 (-1.8)
Week 89: 139.4 (+0.6) - Week 90: 142 (+2.6)
Week 91: 135.6 (-6.4)
Total loss: -18.4
Ok, now to catch up on other numbers.
Calories eaten Thursday: 1283
Fat: 19g (14%)
Carbs: 139g (45%)
Protein: 130g (42%)
Weight Thursday morning: 131.6
Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 167
Calories eaten Friday: 1475
Fat: 20g (13%)
Carbs: 113g (32%)
Protein: 122g (34%)
Weight Friday morning: 129.6
Calories burned in exercise Friday: 99
Calories burned in exercise Saturday: 0
Calories burned in exercise Sunday: 375
Calories burned in exercise today: 190
I was off-plan Sunday for my birthday (binge!) so no food stats. The weight above is my Sunday weight. I obviously didn't weigh myself today.
Quite a birthday present for myself to hit my goal weight! :) I know I'll be up next week because of my birthday binge, but the holidays are now officially over so I can focus on my diet without a holiday or party interfering. :)
Since I was working so much overtime last week I had to do my laundry on Friday, then went to my chiropractic appointment, then did some grocery shopping with Brad. Brad and I were both pretty wiped out from the week and after we had both has dinner and watched some TV we went to bed early.
After church Saturday we didn't stay for the potluck and just went home. In the evening we had burritos at the little authentic Mexican place (Geraldo's), and then drinks at Applebee's. They gave me a free drink because I had said that my birthday was the next day. They also didn't charge us for the hot fudge shooter and when we mentioned it they said it was free, too.
Sunday was my birthday. I'm 38 now. We were late getting up and had to rush to McDonald's so I could have my McGriddle. Then we went to Starbucks for coffee and I used my free birthday drink voucher that I received because I'm a gold card member. Brad also bought me three petite chocolate croissants. Brad wanted breakfast and this Starbucks doesn't sell the sandwiches so we went to the McDonald's by the gym and he got chicken strips and fries. I had a couple of cookies.
Then we worked out at the High St. club. I did about 50 minutes of weight training, 30 minutes running on the treadmill, and 15 minutes on the ArcTrainer (something my usual gym doesn't have. Then we went back to Starbucks for a chocolate banana Vivanno (with nonfat milk and light syrup) - perfect after a workout.
We went home and changed, then went to Burger King for a paper crown (the kind for kids) which I wore the rest of the day. I bought onion rings there. Then we went to Costco for pizza, and Safeway for sugary food (cupcakes, Suzy-Q's). They didn't have the kind of cake slices I wanted so I passed at that time (I never did get any cake). We were going to go to Krispie Kreme but on the way I suddenly felt very tired and just wanted to go home. I did ask to stop for ice cream, though, as I wanted my scoop of Rocky Road. :)
At home we relaxed and watched some TV. I pay-per-viewed Kung Fu Panda. When I was over we went to Jack In the Box for dinner. I got my favorite meal - a sourdough burger with curly fries and a chocolate shake. I then asked for Starbucks and got a berry stella as my dessert. :)
Back at home we split a mini bottle of champagne (I had most) and I also had some wine. Brad had to be up early and I was tired so then we went to bed.
Today I am working overtime so no exercise except for the walk to BART and then from my stop to work.
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Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4)
Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2)
Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6)
Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2)
Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4)
Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4)
Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8)
Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6)
Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)
Week 19: 138 (-1) - Week 20: 135.4 (-2.6)
Week 21: 137.2 (+1.8) - Week 22: 139.6 (+2.4)
Week 23: 143.2 (+3.6) - Week 24: 143.6 (+0.4)
Week 25: 137.6 (-6) - Week 26: 139.6 (+2)
Week 27: 142 (+2.4) - Week 28: 137.2 (-4.8)
Week 29: 137 (-0.2) - Week 30: 136.8 (-0.2)
Week 31: 142.2 (+5.4) - Week 32: 136.8 (-5.4)
Week 33: 137.8 (+1) - Week 34: 135.8 (-2)
Week 35: 137.6 (+1.8) - Week 36: 143.8 (+6.2)
Week 37: 142.8 (-1) - Week 38: 140 (-2.8)
Week 39: 142.4 (+2.4) - Week 40: 140.4 (-2)
Week 41: 139.6 (-0.8) - Week 42: 142 (+2.4)
Week 43: N/A - Week 44: 141 (-1)
Week 45: 138.8 (-2.2) - Week 46: 139.6 (+0.8)
Week 47: 133.6 (-6) - Week 48: 132.4 (-1.2)
Week 49: 138.6 (+6.2) - Week 50: 138.4 (-0.2)
Week 51: 138.8 (+0.4) - Week 52: 139.4 (+0.6)
Week 53: 137.8 (-1.6) - Week 54: 139.4 (+1.6)
Week 55: 137.6 (-1.8) - Week 56: 136.4 (-1.2)
Week 57: 136.6 (+0.2) - Week 58: 139.4 (+2.8)
Week 59: 136.6 (-2.8) - Week 60: 134.6 (-2)
Week 61: 137 (+2.4) - Week 62: 138.6 (+1.6)
Week 63: 137 (-1.6) - Week 64: 137 (-0)
Week 65: 141.8 (+4.8) - Week 66: 135.4 (-6.4)
Week 67: 136 (+0.6) - Week 68: 139.2 (+3.2)
Week 69: 137.2 (-2) - Week 70: 138.2 (+1)
Week 71: 136.4 (-1.8) - Week 72: 140 (+3.6)
Week 73: 139.4 (-0.6) - Week 74: 140 (+0.6)
Week 75: 137.6 (-2.4) - Week 76: 141.6 (+4)
Week 77: 136.4 (-5.2) - Week 78: 139 (+2.6)
Week 79: 138.2 (-0.8) - Week 80: 139.2 (+1)
Week 81: 139.4 (+0.2) - Week 82: 137.6 (-1.8)
Week 83: 137.8 (+0.2) - Week 84: 137.2 (-0.6)
Week 85: 137.2 (-0) - Week 86: 136.2 (-1)
Week 87: 140.6 (+4.4) - Week 88: 138.8 (-1.8)
Week 89: 139.4 (+0.6) - Week 90: 142 (+2.6)
Week 91: 135.6 (-6.4)
Total loss: -18.4
Ok, now to catch up on other numbers.
Calories eaten Thursday: 1283
Fat: 19g (14%)
Carbs: 139g (45%)
Protein: 130g (42%)
Weight Thursday morning: 131.6
Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 167
Calories eaten Friday: 1475
Fat: 20g (13%)
Carbs: 113g (32%)
Protein: 122g (34%)
Weight Friday morning: 129.6
Calories burned in exercise Friday: 99
Calories burned in exercise Saturday: 0
Calories burned in exercise Sunday: 375
Calories burned in exercise today: 190
I was off-plan Sunday for my birthday (binge!) so no food stats. The weight above is my Sunday weight. I obviously didn't weigh myself today.
Quite a birthday present for myself to hit my goal weight! :) I know I'll be up next week because of my birthday binge, but the holidays are now officially over so I can focus on my diet without a holiday or party interfering. :)
Since I was working so much overtime last week I had to do my laundry on Friday, then went to my chiropractic appointment, then did some grocery shopping with Brad. Brad and I were both pretty wiped out from the week and after we had both has dinner and watched some TV we went to bed early.
After church Saturday we didn't stay for the potluck and just went home. In the evening we had burritos at the little authentic Mexican place (Geraldo's), and then drinks at Applebee's. They gave me a free drink because I had said that my birthday was the next day. They also didn't charge us for the hot fudge shooter and when we mentioned it they said it was free, too.
Sunday was my birthday. I'm 38 now. We were late getting up and had to rush to McDonald's so I could have my McGriddle. Then we went to Starbucks for coffee and I used my free birthday drink voucher that I received because I'm a gold card member. Brad also bought me three petite chocolate croissants. Brad wanted breakfast and this Starbucks doesn't sell the sandwiches so we went to the McDonald's by the gym and he got chicken strips and fries. I had a couple of cookies.
Then we worked out at the High St. club. I did about 50 minutes of weight training, 30 minutes running on the treadmill, and 15 minutes on the ArcTrainer (something my usual gym doesn't have. Then we went back to Starbucks for a chocolate banana Vivanno (with nonfat milk and light syrup) - perfect after a workout.
We went home and changed, then went to Burger King for a paper crown (the kind for kids) which I wore the rest of the day. I bought onion rings there. Then we went to Costco for pizza, and Safeway for sugary food (cupcakes, Suzy-Q's). They didn't have the kind of cake slices I wanted so I passed at that time (I never did get any cake). We were going to go to Krispie Kreme but on the way I suddenly felt very tired and just wanted to go home. I did ask to stop for ice cream, though, as I wanted my scoop of Rocky Road. :)
At home we relaxed and watched some TV. I pay-per-viewed Kung Fu Panda. When I was over we went to Jack In the Box for dinner. I got my favorite meal - a sourdough burger with curly fries and a chocolate shake. I then asked for Starbucks and got a berry stella as my dessert. :)
Back at home we split a mini bottle of champagne (I had most) and I also had some wine. Brad had to be up early and I was tired so then we went to bed.
Today I am working overtime so no exercise except for the walk to BART and then from my stop to work.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
A Look Back at 2008: Moving & Medication
On January 19 Brad and I participated in the Walk For Life (short video), a pro-life event held in San Francisco every year. The walk itself was only 2.5 miles, but moved slowly. This was it's fourth year and the first time for Brad and I. I had a great time (though it was very cold, and want to go back next year.
On April 29 I received the standard letter from the owners that they would be raising my rent starting June 1. It was going up to $780. I decided to move. I put in my 30 days notice in May and started shopping around. Most places wanted people right away so I had to give up until June.
May 18th was the annual Bay To Breakers race. I bested last years best time by about 4 1/2 minutes and came in at 1:19:54. I again ran the whole race except for the hill.
I looked at three more apartments in early June, but ended up moving into one I had looked at back on May 4th! It is a little more expensive at $725 per month plus water, and is very small. But it was completely refurbished and quite cozy. Brad and I were able to move most stuff over ahead of time, so the actual move was mostly just furniture and went very quickly. Brad and I each took two days off work to move, unpack, and run numerous errands. I officially moved on June 30th when we took the furniture and bed over.
June 10th I had most of a complete physical at my newest doctor out in Castro Valley. They did complete bloodwork, urine and fecal testing, an EKG, and a chest x-ray.
July 11 Brad and I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D, my first 3 D movie since I was a kid. :) The movie itself was only okay, but the 3D made it worth it.
When the bloodwork results from my physical came back I noticed that my TSH was toward the high end and my Free T4 was barely in range on the low end. These are thyroid markers so at my next appointment on July 25 I asked for further testing - Free T3, ferritin, Vitamins B-12 and D, and thyroid antibodies.
I also asked for a 5 hour glucose tolerance test at this appointment. I went in for that test on August 1 (video), and when I got the results back I found out I was hypoglycemic and my blood sugar went as low at 30 at one point. No wonder I felt like crap during the test!
My DSL kit arrived August 1 and I got hooked up to high speed Internet. Zoom zoom! No more having to bring my computer to work to upload videos. :)
At my next doctor's appointment on August 8 we went over the further tests that were ordered - my Free T3 was in the basement, my ferritin on the low end, great Vitamin B levels, slightly low Vitamin D (though not worrisome), and no thyroid antibodies. I was officially diagnosed as hypothyroid and put on 50mcg levothyroxine (T4 hormone), as well as an iron supplement to get my ferritin up.
I wasn't able to go to General Conference in early August due to skyrocketing costs - I simply didn't have the money - so I tried to take just one day off and have a little fun locally by playing tourist for a day in San Francisco. Unfortunately, my fill-in at work flaked on me and since I hadn't totally covered my butt, her screw up was blamed on me and I was told to come in.
I finally got my much needed vacation on September 25, coincidentally enough the day that the fill-in girl had originally written down incorrectly. I also took the last half of the 24th off so I could get everything ready and be well-rested so I could better enjoy my day off.
On September 2 I took the deposit money from my old apartment and signed up for a 3 year pre-paid membership at my gym, so no more monthly dues for me!
I had another doctor appointment on September 19. The doctor bumped me up to 75mcg of levothyroxine. I asked him for adrenal tests to rule that in or out and he sent me for them. According to the people at About.com's thyroid forum my results were good so I am going to drop that line of inquiry.
My TSH came down a bit, my Free T4 went up a teeny bit, but my Free T3 took a 130 point jump and was finally in normal range for the first time in God only knows how long! :) My ferritin went down. I had given blood September 5 and thought the intervening time (three weeks) would be enough to get my levels back up, but it wasn't. I started eating Cream of Wheat every day, at first one serving and then two. Cream of Wheat has 50% of the RDA of iron in every serving.
Since the levothyroxine made me edgy and I would cry easily the doc bumped me up to 60mg of my anti-depressant (Celexa). I started the higher dose that very day, but didn't begin the 75mcg of thyroid meds until September 27, the day after my blood tests. I wanted to see how 50mcg effected my numbers before going up to 75.
After a while I tried to go down on the Celexa dose back to 40mg, and while it wasn't as bad as it had been, I still got weepy and edgy so I went back up to 60mg.
75mcg of thyroid meds made me very hungry. I am always hungry anyway from my Celexa, but this was much worse! Thankfully it seemed to calm down after several weeks and slowly return to my "normal" level of hunger.
October 31 the doctor bumped me up to 100mcg of thyroid meds. I also gave blood at the Red Cross (video). When I gave blood September 5 my hemoglobin level was 12.5% - the minimum required to be able to donate. On October 31 my level was 13.8%, so I guess the Cream of Wheat is helping. Of course, after the donation it will be much lower! I'm not going to give blood as often now. My low ferritin is the reason for my tiredness and I take two steps back in my treatment every time I give blood.
My next doctor appointment is the end of January and I will get blood tests done a couple weeks before.
It has been a hard year financially. When the economy went to pot, food prices soared. I'm now paying nearly double for some items I use every day (like salad), and can't afford anything better than iceberg lettuce. Before I could occasionally buy something healthier if it was on sale. Now I can't even afford the sale price.
So it's been a rough year just trying to survive from paycheck to paycheck, and if I didn't have the $200 a month from my Dad and the $200 a month from the Oregon property I wouldn't be able to make it.
On April 29 I received the standard letter from the owners that they would be raising my rent starting June 1. It was going up to $780. I decided to move. I put in my 30 days notice in May and started shopping around. Most places wanted people right away so I had to give up until June.
May 18th was the annual Bay To Breakers race. I bested last years best time by about 4 1/2 minutes and came in at 1:19:54. I again ran the whole race except for the hill.
I looked at three more apartments in early June, but ended up moving into one I had looked at back on May 4th! It is a little more expensive at $725 per month plus water, and is very small. But it was completely refurbished and quite cozy. Brad and I were able to move most stuff over ahead of time, so the actual move was mostly just furniture and went very quickly. Brad and I each took two days off work to move, unpack, and run numerous errands. I officially moved on June 30th when we took the furniture and bed over.
June 10th I had most of a complete physical at my newest doctor out in Castro Valley. They did complete bloodwork, urine and fecal testing, an EKG, and a chest x-ray.
July 11 Brad and I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D, my first 3 D movie since I was a kid. :) The movie itself was only okay, but the 3D made it worth it.
When the bloodwork results from my physical came back I noticed that my TSH was toward the high end and my Free T4 was barely in range on the low end. These are thyroid markers so at my next appointment on July 25 I asked for further testing - Free T3, ferritin, Vitamins B-12 and D, and thyroid antibodies.
I also asked for a 5 hour glucose tolerance test at this appointment. I went in for that test on August 1 (video), and when I got the results back I found out I was hypoglycemic and my blood sugar went as low at 30 at one point. No wonder I felt like crap during the test!
My DSL kit arrived August 1 and I got hooked up to high speed Internet. Zoom zoom! No more having to bring my computer to work to upload videos. :)
At my next doctor's appointment on August 8 we went over the further tests that were ordered - my Free T3 was in the basement, my ferritin on the low end, great Vitamin B levels, slightly low Vitamin D (though not worrisome), and no thyroid antibodies. I was officially diagnosed as hypothyroid and put on 50mcg levothyroxine (T4 hormone), as well as an iron supplement to get my ferritin up.
I wasn't able to go to General Conference in early August due to skyrocketing costs - I simply didn't have the money - so I tried to take just one day off and have a little fun locally by playing tourist for a day in San Francisco. Unfortunately, my fill-in at work flaked on me and since I hadn't totally covered my butt, her screw up was blamed on me and I was told to come in.
I finally got my much needed vacation on September 25, coincidentally enough the day that the fill-in girl had originally written down incorrectly. I also took the last half of the 24th off so I could get everything ready and be well-rested so I could better enjoy my day off.
On September 2 I took the deposit money from my old apartment and signed up for a 3 year pre-paid membership at my gym, so no more monthly dues for me!
I had another doctor appointment on September 19. The doctor bumped me up to 75mcg of levothyroxine. I asked him for adrenal tests to rule that in or out and he sent me for them. According to the people at About.com's thyroid forum my results were good so I am going to drop that line of inquiry.
My TSH came down a bit, my Free T4 went up a teeny bit, but my Free T3 took a 130 point jump and was finally in normal range for the first time in God only knows how long! :) My ferritin went down. I had given blood September 5 and thought the intervening time (three weeks) would be enough to get my levels back up, but it wasn't. I started eating Cream of Wheat every day, at first one serving and then two. Cream of Wheat has 50% of the RDA of iron in every serving.
Since the levothyroxine made me edgy and I would cry easily the doc bumped me up to 60mg of my anti-depressant (Celexa). I started the higher dose that very day, but didn't begin the 75mcg of thyroid meds until September 27, the day after my blood tests. I wanted to see how 50mcg effected my numbers before going up to 75.
After a while I tried to go down on the Celexa dose back to 40mg, and while it wasn't as bad as it had been, I still got weepy and edgy so I went back up to 60mg.
75mcg of thyroid meds made me very hungry. I am always hungry anyway from my Celexa, but this was much worse! Thankfully it seemed to calm down after several weeks and slowly return to my "normal" level of hunger.
October 31 the doctor bumped me up to 100mcg of thyroid meds. I also gave blood at the Red Cross (video). When I gave blood September 5 my hemoglobin level was 12.5% - the minimum required to be able to donate. On October 31 my level was 13.8%, so I guess the Cream of Wheat is helping. Of course, after the donation it will be much lower! I'm not going to give blood as often now. My low ferritin is the reason for my tiredness and I take two steps back in my treatment every time I give blood.
My next doctor appointment is the end of January and I will get blood tests done a couple weeks before.
It has been a hard year financially. When the economy went to pot, food prices soared. I'm now paying nearly double for some items I use every day (like salad), and can't afford anything better than iceberg lettuce. Before I could occasionally buy something healthier if it was on sale. Now I can't even afford the sale price.
So it's been a rough year just trying to survive from paycheck to paycheck, and if I didn't have the $200 a month from my Dad and the $200 a month from the Oregon property I wouldn't be able to make it.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Book review - Breath of Rapture
Breath of Rapture by Polly McBee Hutchison was a disappointing book. I read the old 1977 version; the newer one boasts on the back cover that if you liked the Left Behind series then you will like this book. I found it frankly dated (the gas rationing of the 70s) and hopelessly unbelievable. Why they re-released it I can't imagine. About the only good thing I can say is that it's a fast read.
I wanted more detail, the way the Left Behind books went into detail and drew you into the characters' lives. I just couldn't care about these characters. It was too short to go into much detail and is only from the main character's point of view, which is of course limited. It's written in a journal style - a personal diary the character keeps.
Since when is the Antichrist going to have the last name of "Frank"? I thought the Antichrist was going to come from the Middle East. And why does Mr. Frank first appear on an American college campus? That makes no sense. He would be more concerned with international politics, not some nameless American campus.
The gas crisis is mentioned repeatedly as a sign of the end times. The book was written in the 1970s, but the gas crisis dates the book and we all know how that ended - we got through it and the world hasn't ended yet.
Without going into too much detail the author makes her personal beliefs known, and one of them is that God desires all Christians to be healed. And she never tries to deal with how Paul had a thorn in the flesh that God refused to remove (2 Corinthians 12:7-9).
I can't mention more unbelievable things without giving away the plot, but there are a few and the last few chapters were the worst. Save your money and your time on a more believable fiction book.
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I wanted more detail, the way the Left Behind books went into detail and drew you into the characters' lives. I just couldn't care about these characters. It was too short to go into much detail and is only from the main character's point of view, which is of course limited. It's written in a journal style - a personal diary the character keeps.
Since when is the Antichrist going to have the last name of "Frank"? I thought the Antichrist was going to come from the Middle East. And why does Mr. Frank first appear on an American college campus? That makes no sense. He would be more concerned with international politics, not some nameless American campus.
The gas crisis is mentioned repeatedly as a sign of the end times. The book was written in the 1970s, but the gas crisis dates the book and we all know how that ended - we got through it and the world hasn't ended yet.
Without going into too much detail the author makes her personal beliefs known, and one of them is that God desires all Christians to be healed. And she never tries to deal with how Paul had a thorn in the flesh that God refused to remove (2 Corinthians 12:7-9).
I can't mention more unbelievable things without giving away the plot, but there are a few and the last few chapters were the worst. Save your money and your time on a more believable fiction book.
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Last day of overtime
Calories eaten yesterday: 1138
Fat: 19g (15%)
Carbs: 115g (41%)
Protein: 122g (44%)
Weight this morning: 131.6
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
There will be no post from me on Sunday because it's my birthday and I'm taking the day off. I will post my Sunday weigh-in on Monday.
My weight is up again today even though I have been eating less than 1200 calories all week. *sigh* My metabolism still sucks. I am forever doomed to stay at my current weight no matter how little I eat.
Today's exercise was the same as the rest of the week - walk to BART, then from my stop to work. It's all I can manage with these 12 hour workdays.
Tomorrow I have to somehow squeeze in a decent night's sleep, laundry, and some basic grocery shopping, along with my chiropractic appointment at 4 pm. To get there I have to leave the house about 2:45 so I have no idea how I will squeeze in the laundry. I likely won't get to bed until 4:30 or 5 a.m. tomorrow so to get laundry done will mean little sleep. Bleh. But I do need the money. The cats are down to their last bag of dry food and the healthy food I feed them is expensive.
I have a couple posts cued up to post this weekend - a book review and a review of the highlights of 2008. Other than that I will see you back Monday with my Sunday weigh-in and how my b-day went. See ya' soon!
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Fat: 19g (15%)
Carbs: 115g (41%)
Protein: 122g (44%)
Weight this morning: 131.6
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
There will be no post from me on Sunday because it's my birthday and I'm taking the day off. I will post my Sunday weigh-in on Monday.
My weight is up again today even though I have been eating less than 1200 calories all week. *sigh* My metabolism still sucks. I am forever doomed to stay at my current weight no matter how little I eat.
Today's exercise was the same as the rest of the week - walk to BART, then from my stop to work. It's all I can manage with these 12 hour workdays.
Tomorrow I have to somehow squeeze in a decent night's sleep, laundry, and some basic grocery shopping, along with my chiropractic appointment at 4 pm. To get there I have to leave the house about 2:45 so I have no idea how I will squeeze in the laundry. I likely won't get to bed until 4:30 or 5 a.m. tomorrow so to get laundry done will mean little sleep. Bleh. But I do need the money. The cats are down to their last bag of dry food and the healthy food I feed them is expensive.
I have a couple posts cued up to post this weekend - a book review and a review of the highlights of 2008. Other than that I will see you back Monday with my Sunday weigh-in and how my b-day went. See ya' soon!
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Thyroid test results and yet more overtime
Calories eaten yesterday: 1123
Fat: 19g (15%)
Carbs: 112g (41%)
Protein: 121g (44%)
Weight this morning: 130.4 (One week ago: 133.2)
Calories burned in exercise today: 181
Got my test results back today and I am confused. As many of you know, I had some weirdness with my meds due to the lab being closed. I am on 100mcg of Levothyroxine. I went off my meds two days before the test (the test didn't happen). Then I was back on for two days at 150mcg, then off the morning of the test (to prevent any spikes).
Other than this week I have been feeling better (I feel icky this week because of the overtime and lack of sleep). Anyway, overall I have been feeling much more energetic.
TSH: 0.14 (0.4-4.5)
Free T3: 242 (230-420)
Free T4: 0.9 (0.8-1.8)
I don't feel overmedicated and the Frees are of course low. Now what do I do? I think I'm going to ask for retesting and a follow-up appointment much sooner than I hoped. And pray he keeps me on 100mcg because I feel tons better.
How could my TSH be so low and is this why I am feeling better? How would the weird dosing effect my numbers? TSH, Free T3, and Free T4 all went down.
Ferritin: 25 (10-154) Previous test: 13
I have been eating two servings of Cream of Wheat every day. I think I am going to ask him about that prescription iron pill I heard about. I haven't given blood since my last test and have been eating the cereal and taking my pill each day. How can it still be so low??? I thought I felt better because my ferritin was higher but it's not. :(
Got the word today that L. will be out the rest of the week. Brad and I will be working 12 hour shifts to cover for her. That means that out of five work days, four will be 12 hour shifts. That also means doing laundry on Friday since I'll need to sleep in Thursday morning (tomorrow).
I don't know how I'll work everything out yet, but I certainly need all the overtime I can get. I hope L. gets better soon because Sunday is my birthday and I am taking it off. I ain't working no 12 hour shift that day! No way no how!
Exercise today was the same as yesterday - walking to BART, and then walking from my stop to work. I get really hungry on these long shifts so I stopped at WalMart today and bought a bunch of drinks - Cherry Diet Rite (new flavor!), two triple size Diet Rock Stars, a 6-pack of Perrier, and one Diet 7-Up.
I'm falling farther and farther behind in getting my photos uploaded and am still back on January 2 in my 365 project. I've taken the photos but have no time to do basic editing and then the uploading and titling. It's easy work, but it just takes time.
[Edit: I got a response from someone on the thyroid board which reads in part:
Why would TSH be down? It's probably because you took 150 mcg T4 for 2 days prior to testing. TSH responds to the amount of thyroid hormones available at the time of testing, so the higher dose pushed your TSH down. Your FT4 and FT3 are probably lower because you skipped a few days of meds.]
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Fat: 19g (15%)
Carbs: 112g (41%)
Protein: 121g (44%)
Weight this morning: 130.4 (One week ago: 133.2)
Calories burned in exercise today: 181
Got my test results back today and I am confused. As many of you know, I had some weirdness with my meds due to the lab being closed. I am on 100mcg of Levothyroxine. I went off my meds two days before the test (the test didn't happen). Then I was back on for two days at 150mcg, then off the morning of the test (to prevent any spikes).Other than this week I have been feeling better (I feel icky this week because of the overtime and lack of sleep). Anyway, overall I have been feeling much more energetic.
TSH: 0.14 (0.4-4.5)
Free T3: 242 (230-420)
Free T4: 0.9 (0.8-1.8)
I don't feel overmedicated and the Frees are of course low. Now what do I do? I think I'm going to ask for retesting and a follow-up appointment much sooner than I hoped. And pray he keeps me on 100mcg because I feel tons better.
How could my TSH be so low and is this why I am feeling better? How would the weird dosing effect my numbers? TSH, Free T3, and Free T4 all went down.
Ferritin: 25 (10-154) Previous test: 13
I have been eating two servings of Cream of Wheat every day. I think I am going to ask him about that prescription iron pill I heard about. I haven't given blood since my last test and have been eating the cereal and taking my pill each day. How can it still be so low??? I thought I felt better because my ferritin was higher but it's not. :(
Got the word today that L. will be out the rest of the week. Brad and I will be working 12 hour shifts to cover for her. That means that out of five work days, four will be 12 hour shifts. That also means doing laundry on Friday since I'll need to sleep in Thursday morning (tomorrow).
I don't know how I'll work everything out yet, but I certainly need all the overtime I can get. I hope L. gets better soon because Sunday is my birthday and I am taking it off. I ain't working no 12 hour shift that day! No way no how!
Exercise today was the same as yesterday - walking to BART, and then walking from my stop to work. I get really hungry on these long shifts so I stopped at WalMart today and bought a bunch of drinks - Cherry Diet Rite (new flavor!), two triple size Diet Rock Stars, a 6-pack of Perrier, and one Diet 7-Up.
I'm falling farther and farther behind in getting my photos uploaded and am still back on January 2 in my 365 project. I've taken the photos but have no time to do basic editing and then the uploading and titling. It's easy work, but it just takes time.
[Edit: I got a response from someone on the thyroid board which reads in part:
Why would TSH be down? It's probably because you took 150 mcg T4 for 2 days prior to testing. TSH responds to the amount of thyroid hormones available at the time of testing, so the higher dose pushed your TSH down. Your FT4 and FT3 are probably lower because you skipped a few days of meds.]
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
More overtime & iron
Calories eaten yesterday: 1128
Fat: 19g (16%)
Carbs: 110g (40%)
Protein: 121g (44%)
Weight this morning: 131
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
Another overtime day. I was woken up by a text message from Brad asking if I could work until 3 a.m. It will mean no gym sessions this week, but I need the money so I said yes.
I slept in today because I was tired from my last 3 hour shift followed by having to get up earlier than I wanted for the blood test. I'll have to sleep in again tomorrow since bed will be very late tonight.
Lupe bought the liquid iron for me yesterday (Floradix brand). My employer pays half the cost, which is good because this stuff is very expensive! I've done some Googling and it seems that the ferrous gluconate iron in the liquid is just as good and more readily absorbed than the ferrous sulfate pills the doctor told me to take. The box says it doesn't constipate. Yippee!
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Fat: 19g (16%)
Carbs: 110g (40%)
Protein: 121g (44%)
Weight this morning: 131
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
Another overtime day. I was woken up by a text message from Brad asking if I could work until 3 a.m. It will mean no gym sessions this week, but I need the money so I said yes.
I slept in today because I was tired from my last 3 hour shift followed by having to get up earlier than I wanted for the blood test. I'll have to sleep in again tomorrow since bed will be very late tonight.
Lupe bought the liquid iron for me yesterday (Floradix brand). My employer pays half the cost, which is good because this stuff is very expensive! I've done some Googling and it seems that the ferrous gluconate iron in the liquid is just as good and more readily absorbed than the ferrous sulfate pills the doctor told me to take. The box says it doesn't constipate. Yippee!
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Overtime and blood tests
Calories eaten yesterday: 1192
Fat: 18g (14%)
Carbs: 113g (39%)
Protein: 137g (47%)
Weight this morning: 135
Calories burned in exercise today: 28
I had to work until 3 a.m. last night - well, actually 2:30 as that is when Brad came in. But no one bothered to tell L. that she didn't have to come in. So she walks in a little before 11 pm, holding a blanket and sicker than a dog. I thought Brad had told her not to worry and that it would get covered one way or another but nope. Anyway, I sent her home and I had to stay.
I was in bed by about 3:30 and slept until my alarm went off at 10:30. I was out the door by about 11 and took the bus to the lab for my blood tests. It was almost an hour wait before I was called in. I took the bus to work from there and arrived about 1:30. I asked Brad if he wanted me to clock in early and at first he said no, but then he decided okay. So he left at about 2 pm. L. is not coming in tonight but Y. and S. are each covering 4 hours each.
So the blood tests are finally done and I can get back to regular life and start feeling good again. I was off my thyroid med for three days, then on for two days at one and a half times my normal dose, then off last night. I don't know how that will effect my tests. I also ate two servings of Cream of Wheat yesterday and don't know how that will effect my ferritin test, if at all. I'll restart the thyroid meds tonight at one and a half times my dose, then go back to my regular dosage after that.
No exercise today. I didn't know how long the wait at the lab would be so I took the bus all the way instead of walking the distance to the BART station. I got in just 10 minutes of walking from getting off the bus early and walking the rest of the way into work. I was thinking of doing more walking outside, but it is bitterly cold today.
Tomorrow I plan to sleep in. I am beat today and know I won't be up to going to the gym tomorrow.
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Fat: 18g (14%)
Carbs: 113g (39%)
Protein: 137g (47%)
Weight this morning: 135
Calories burned in exercise today: 28
I had to work until 3 a.m. last night - well, actually 2:30 as that is when Brad came in. But no one bothered to tell L. that she didn't have to come in. So she walks in a little before 11 pm, holding a blanket and sicker than a dog. I thought Brad had told her not to worry and that it would get covered one way or another but nope. Anyway, I sent her home and I had to stay.
I was in bed by about 3:30 and slept until my alarm went off at 10:30. I was out the door by about 11 and took the bus to the lab for my blood tests. It was almost an hour wait before I was called in. I took the bus to work from there and arrived about 1:30. I asked Brad if he wanted me to clock in early and at first he said no, but then he decided okay. So he left at about 2 pm. L. is not coming in tonight but Y. and S. are each covering 4 hours each.
So the blood tests are finally done and I can get back to regular life and start feeling good again. I was off my thyroid med for three days, then on for two days at one and a half times my normal dose, then off last night. I don't know how that will effect my tests. I also ate two servings of Cream of Wheat yesterday and don't know how that will effect my ferritin test, if at all. I'll restart the thyroid meds tonight at one and a half times my dose, then go back to my regular dosage after that.
No exercise today. I didn't know how long the wait at the lab would be so I took the bus all the way instead of walking the distance to the BART station. I got in just 10 minutes of walking from getting off the bus early and walking the rest of the way into work. I was thinking of doing more walking outside, but it is bitterly cold today.
Tomorrow I plan to sleep in. I am beat today and know I won't be up to going to the gym tomorrow.
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Sunday, January 04, 2009
Week 90 Weigh-In
Start: 154
Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4)
Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2)
Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6)
Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2)
Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4)
Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4)
Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8)
Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6)
Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)
Week 19: 138 (-1) - Week 20: 135.4 (-2.6)
Week 21: 137.2 (+1.8) - Week 22: 139.6 (+2.4)
Week 23: 143.2 (+3.6) - Week 24: 143.6 (+0.4)
Week 25: 137.6 (-6) - Week 26: 139.6 (+2)
Week 27: 142 (+2.4) - Week 28: 137.2 (-4.8)
Week 29: 137 (-0.2) - Week 30: 136.8 (-0.2)
Week 31: 142.2 (+5.4) - Week 32: 136.8 (-5.4)
Week 33: 137.8 (+1) - Week 34: 135.8 (-2)
Week 35: 137.6 (+1.8) - Week 36: 143.8 (+6.2)
Week 37: 142.8 (-1) - Week 38: 140 (-2.8)
Week 39: 142.4 (+2.4) - Week 40: 140.4 (-2)
Week 41: 139.6 (-0.8) - Week 42: 142 (+2.4)
Week 43: N/A - Week 44: 141 (-1)
Week 45: 138.8 (-2.2) - Week 46: 139.6 (+0.8)
Week 47: 133.6 (-6) - Week 48: 132.4 (-1.2)
Week 49: 138.6 (+6.2) - Week 50: 138.4 (-0.2)
Week 51: 138.8 (+0.4) - Week 52: 139.4 (+0.6)
Week 53: 137.8 (-1.6) - Week 54: 139.4 (+1.6)
Week 55: 137.6 (-1.8) - Week 56: 136.4 (-1.2)
Week 57: 136.6 (+0.2) - Week 58: 139.4 (+2.8)
Week 59: 136.6 (-2.8) - Week 60: 134.6 (-2)
Week 61: 137 (+2.4) - Week 62: 138.6 (+1.6)
Week 63: 137 (-1.6) - Week 64: 137 (-0)
Week 65: 141.8 (+4.8) - Week 66: 135.4 (-6.4)
Week 67: 136 (+0.6) - Week 68: 139.2 (+3.2)
Week 69: 137.2 (-2) - Week 70: 138.2 (+1)
Week 71: 136.4 (-1.8) - Week 72: 140 (+3.6)
Week 73: 139.4 (-0.6) - Week 74: 140 (+0.6)
Week 75: 137.6 (-2.4) - Week 76: 141.6 (+4)
Week 77: 136.4 (-5.2) - Week 78: 139 (+2.6)
Week 79: 138.2 (-0.8) - Week 80: 139.2 (+1)
Week 81: 139.4 (+0.2) - Week 82: 137.6 (-1.8)
Week 83: 137.8 (+0.2) - Week 84: 137.2 (-0.6)
Week 85: 137.2 (-0) - Week 86: 136.2 (-1)
Week 87: 140.6 (+4.4) - Week 88: 138.8 (-1.8)
Week 89: 139.4 (+0.6) - Week 90: 142 (+2.6)
Total loss: -12
Body fat on Tanita scale:
2008 start: 26.6%
Last month: 23.6%
This month: 25.9%
Weight on first official weigh-in in2008: 142
Weight on first official weigh-in this year: 142
Ok, now to catch up on other numbers.
Calories eaten Thursday: 1117
Fat: 19g (15%)
Carbs: 72g (27%)
Protein: 157g (58%)
Weight Thursday morning: 141.4
Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 245
Calories eaten Friday: 1226
Fat: 13g (10%)
Carbs: 95g (32%)
Protein: 100g (33%)
Weight Friday morning: 137.6
Calories burned in exercise Friday: 67
Weight Saturday morning: 134.4
Calories burned in exercise Saturday: 0
Calories burned in exercise today: 348
Well, I gained over the holidays and now we see the full result - I am well over 140 when I always used to be under. The holidays aren't over for me yet as my birthday is one week away. But I will stay on plan for this week and hope to really be able to get down to losing weight after my birthday is over.
Friday went horrible. I called Quest and their answering machine said nothing about being closed. The sign on their door said nothing about being closed on January 2, just that they were closed for New Years.
But there they were - totally closed. Then I went to Safeway and they didn't have anything I needed. Food was going out due to the New Years holiday, but the truckers weren't moving so no food was coming in. They had nothing I needed. And all this craziness done in the rain!
I later checked the Safeway by my house and they were also picked clean. Brad and I tried another Safeway near my chiropractor and they had some stuff, but not nearly everything. I finally had to settle for the two cup containers of cottage cheese because the four cup ones were gone. At least the two cuppers were on sale so they didn't cost any extra. :)
So I don't know when I can get my blood test done and as of this writing I don't know when I am getting off tonight. L. is sick and so far no one can fill in which means I will be stuck working until 3 a.m. (12 hours) and then Brad will come in and work 12 and I would come back at 3 pm. I'll post tomorrow what actually happens.
Not being able to get the blood tests meant going back on my meds and iron and eating Cream of Wheat. The last two nights I've taken an extra half dose of my thyroid meds after being off them for three days. With the fluctuation in the meds and iron I am feeling tired and not so great. I can't wait until the blood tests are over and I can get back to normal meds and food.
I was totally wiped out Friday. I chalk it up to three straight days of not enough sleep. Brad and I went to bed about 9 p.m. after I had some wine to relax. I felt a little better on Saturday, but am tired once again today.
Last night we went to see Bolt in 3D. It was an okay movie. We had drinks and an appetizer at Applebee's beforehand. Then we had popcorn at the movie and I had a granola bar I took from church. After the movie we had dinner and more drinks at Applebee's. Brad had nothing alcoholic though. They couldn't get my Mochatini right. The bartender doesn't make them often and didn't check any cheat sheet. She forgot the cream and then put too much in. :-p
I pigged out on 100 Calorie Packs when I got home, but the good news is that they are all gone and I am not buying anymore. I'm skipping my high-GI carbs after my workouts for now, but even if I did include it I would use the cheddar cheese rice cakes I have. I've got to break this sugar addiction. I had four 100 calorie packs, 2 1/2 cups of cottage cheese, and toast with Walden Farms jam. And I had been so good at Applebee's having a Weight Watchers dinner and a dessert shooter.
I decided not to go to the gym today and to walk with Brad. We did the paved Lafayette trail because the rains are keeping the trails we want to do all muddy. We walked for about 2 hours and 20 minutes. :)
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Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4)
Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2)
Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6)
Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2)
Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4)
Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4)
Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8)
Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6)
Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)
Week 19: 138 (-1) - Week 20: 135.4 (-2.6)
Week 21: 137.2 (+1.8) - Week 22: 139.6 (+2.4)
Week 23: 143.2 (+3.6) - Week 24: 143.6 (+0.4)
Week 25: 137.6 (-6) - Week 26: 139.6 (+2)
Week 27: 142 (+2.4) - Week 28: 137.2 (-4.8)
Week 29: 137 (-0.2) - Week 30: 136.8 (-0.2)
Week 31: 142.2 (+5.4) - Week 32: 136.8 (-5.4)
Week 33: 137.8 (+1) - Week 34: 135.8 (-2)
Week 35: 137.6 (+1.8) - Week 36: 143.8 (+6.2)
Week 37: 142.8 (-1) - Week 38: 140 (-2.8)
Week 39: 142.4 (+2.4) - Week 40: 140.4 (-2)
Week 41: 139.6 (-0.8) - Week 42: 142 (+2.4)
Week 43: N/A - Week 44: 141 (-1)
Week 45: 138.8 (-2.2) - Week 46: 139.6 (+0.8)
Week 47: 133.6 (-6) - Week 48: 132.4 (-1.2)
Week 49: 138.6 (+6.2) - Week 50: 138.4 (-0.2)
Week 51: 138.8 (+0.4) - Week 52: 139.4 (+0.6)
Week 53: 137.8 (-1.6) - Week 54: 139.4 (+1.6)
Week 55: 137.6 (-1.8) - Week 56: 136.4 (-1.2)
Week 57: 136.6 (+0.2) - Week 58: 139.4 (+2.8)
Week 59: 136.6 (-2.8) - Week 60: 134.6 (-2)
Week 61: 137 (+2.4) - Week 62: 138.6 (+1.6)
Week 63: 137 (-1.6) - Week 64: 137 (-0)
Week 65: 141.8 (+4.8) - Week 66: 135.4 (-6.4)
Week 67: 136 (+0.6) - Week 68: 139.2 (+3.2)
Week 69: 137.2 (-2) - Week 70: 138.2 (+1)
Week 71: 136.4 (-1.8) - Week 72: 140 (+3.6)
Week 73: 139.4 (-0.6) - Week 74: 140 (+0.6)
Week 75: 137.6 (-2.4) - Week 76: 141.6 (+4)
Week 77: 136.4 (-5.2) - Week 78: 139 (+2.6)
Week 79: 138.2 (-0.8) - Week 80: 139.2 (+1)
Week 81: 139.4 (+0.2) - Week 82: 137.6 (-1.8)
Week 83: 137.8 (+0.2) - Week 84: 137.2 (-0.6)
Week 85: 137.2 (-0) - Week 86: 136.2 (-1)
Week 87: 140.6 (+4.4) - Week 88: 138.8 (-1.8)
Week 89: 139.4 (+0.6) - Week 90: 142 (+2.6)
Total loss: -12
Body fat on Tanita scale:
2008 start: 26.6%
Last month: 23.6%
This month: 25.9%
Weight on first official weigh-in in2008: 142
Weight on first official weigh-in this year: 142
Ok, now to catch up on other numbers.
Calories eaten Thursday: 1117
Fat: 19g (15%)
Carbs: 72g (27%)
Protein: 157g (58%)
Weight Thursday morning: 141.4
Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 245
Calories eaten Friday: 1226
Fat: 13g (10%)
Carbs: 95g (32%)
Protein: 100g (33%)
Weight Friday morning: 137.6
Calories burned in exercise Friday: 67
Weight Saturday morning: 134.4
Calories burned in exercise Saturday: 0
Calories burned in exercise today: 348
Well, I gained over the holidays and now we see the full result - I am well over 140 when I always used to be under. The holidays aren't over for me yet as my birthday is one week away. But I will stay on plan for this week and hope to really be able to get down to losing weight after my birthday is over.
Friday went horrible. I called Quest and their answering machine said nothing about being closed. The sign on their door said nothing about being closed on January 2, just that they were closed for New Years.
But there they were - totally closed. Then I went to Safeway and they didn't have anything I needed. Food was going out due to the New Years holiday, but the truckers weren't moving so no food was coming in. They had nothing I needed. And all this craziness done in the rain!
I later checked the Safeway by my house and they were also picked clean. Brad and I tried another Safeway near my chiropractor and they had some stuff, but not nearly everything. I finally had to settle for the two cup containers of cottage cheese because the four cup ones were gone. At least the two cuppers were on sale so they didn't cost any extra. :)
So I don't know when I can get my blood test done and as of this writing I don't know when I am getting off tonight. L. is sick and so far no one can fill in which means I will be stuck working until 3 a.m. (12 hours) and then Brad will come in and work 12 and I would come back at 3 pm. I'll post tomorrow what actually happens.
Not being able to get the blood tests meant going back on my meds and iron and eating Cream of Wheat. The last two nights I've taken an extra half dose of my thyroid meds after being off them for three days. With the fluctuation in the meds and iron I am feeling tired and not so great. I can't wait until the blood tests are over and I can get back to normal meds and food.
I was totally wiped out Friday. I chalk it up to three straight days of not enough sleep. Brad and I went to bed about 9 p.m. after I had some wine to relax. I felt a little better on Saturday, but am tired once again today.
Last night we went to see Bolt in 3D. It was an okay movie. We had drinks and an appetizer at Applebee's beforehand. Then we had popcorn at the movie and I had a granola bar I took from church. After the movie we had dinner and more drinks at Applebee's. Brad had nothing alcoholic though. They couldn't get my Mochatini right. The bartender doesn't make them often and didn't check any cheat sheet. She forgot the cream and then put too much in. :-p
I pigged out on 100 Calorie Packs when I got home, but the good news is that they are all gone and I am not buying anymore. I'm skipping my high-GI carbs after my workouts for now, but even if I did include it I would use the cheddar cheese rice cakes I have. I've got to break this sugar addiction. I had four 100 calorie packs, 2 1/2 cups of cottage cheese, and toast with Walden Farms jam. And I had been so good at Applebee's having a Weight Watchers dinner and a dessert shooter.
I decided not to go to the gym today and to walk with Brad. We did the paved Lafayette trail because the rains are keeping the trails we want to do all muddy. We walked for about 2 hours and 20 minutes. :)
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Friday, January 02, 2009
2009 book list
Breath of Rapture by Polly McBee Hutchison
The Signs and Wonders Movement - Exposed, Peter Glover, Editor
Twentieth Century Prophecy: Jeane Dixon, Edgar Cayce by James Bjornstad
The New Age Cult by Walter Martin
The Day the Earth Stood Still (aka Farewell to the Master) by Harry Bates
Written In Blood by Diane Fanning
Laci: Inside the Laci Peterson Murder by Michael Fleeman
Evil Beside Her: The True Story of a Texas Woman's Marriage to a Dangerous Psychopath by Katheryn Casey
The FBI Killer by Aphrodite Jones
Pure Murder by Corey Mitchell
A Warrent To Kill by Katheryn Casey
Die, My Love by Katheryn Casey
Die, My Love by Katheryn Casey
The Signs and Wonders Movement - Exposed, Peter Glover, Editor
Twentieth Century Prophecy: Jeane Dixon, Edgar Cayce by James Bjornstad
The New Age Cult by Walter Martin
The Day the Earth Stood Still (aka Farewell to the Master) by Harry Bates
Written In Blood by Diane Fanning
Laci: Inside the Laci Peterson Murder by Michael Fleeman
Evil Beside Her: The True Story of a Texas Woman's Marriage to a Dangerous Psychopath by Katheryn Casey
The FBI Killer by Aphrodite Jones
Pure Murder by Corey Mitchell
A Warrent To Kill by Katheryn Casey
Die, My Love by Katheryn Casey
Die, My Love by Katheryn Casey
Thursday, January 01, 2009
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
No nutrition stats today since I was off plan for New Year's Eve. But I am back on now!
Weight January 1 of last year: 145.6
Weight January 1 this year: 141.4
Calories burned in exercise today: 245
I ate bad on New Year's Eve day - granola bars, candy, cookies, and fast food. Two servings of oatmeal before I went to bed.
I'm a little hung over today but not too bad. I feel fat and bloated and my jeans are tight. Time to get back to a strict low-calorie diet. My goal is about 1200 calories a day, whether or not I work out.
I walked up to the bus only to find that the bus is only running once an hour since today is a holiday. I had forgotten to take my vitamins so I walked back home and took them and then walked back to the bus. At any rate, I got to the gym late so I got out late.
I went to the gym and did 45 minutes of weight training, 30 minutes on the elliptical, and 15 on the stationary bike. I decided not to take BART since I figured I missed the 2 o'clock train so I took the bus into work. I was nearly a half hour late. I should have taken the train. It would have been close, but I would have been on time at least. Oh well. I'm going to use my 4 hours comp time from Christmas Eve to make up for leaving two hours early last night, so it will cover the half hour.
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Weight January 1 of last year: 145.6
Weight January 1 this year: 141.4
Calories burned in exercise today: 245
I ate bad on New Year's Eve day - granola bars, candy, cookies, and fast food. Two servings of oatmeal before I went to bed.
I'm a little hung over today but not too bad. I feel fat and bloated and my jeans are tight. Time to get back to a strict low-calorie diet. My goal is about 1200 calories a day, whether or not I work out.
I walked up to the bus only to find that the bus is only running once an hour since today is a holiday. I had forgotten to take my vitamins so I walked back home and took them and then walked back to the bus. At any rate, I got to the gym late so I got out late.
I went to the gym and did 45 minutes of weight training, 30 minutes on the elliptical, and 15 on the stationary bike. I decided not to take BART since I figured I missed the 2 o'clock train so I took the bus into work. I was nearly a half hour late. I should have taken the train. It would have been close, but I would have been on time at least. Oh well. I'm going to use my 4 hours comp time from Christmas Eve to make up for leaving two hours early last night, so it will cover the half hour.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
New Year's Eve
Calories eaten yesterday: 1103
Fat: 20g (16%)
Carbs: 107g (39%)
Protein: 122g (45%)
Weight this morning: 133.2
Calories burned in exercise today: 300
I finally weighed myself this morning. I'm up a couple of pounds from where I should be on a Wednesday but I did eat in the middle of the night so hopefully that's why. Still, I have a feeling it's not. My pants are unbearable today! I think I really have gained some weight over this holiday season. Tomorrow (after my cheat day today) I have to weigh myself to get a starting weight for the year.
Lots of walking a bad eating today. It's a cheat day since it's New Year's Eve. Back on plan and (hopefully) back to the gym tomorrow. I can't think of a better way to start the new year than to work out! :)
Today I walked to the laundromat and back, then up to the bank and health food store and back, then down to BART, then from my BART stop to work. About 1 hour 49 minutes. Tonight is champagne at home with Brad. I'm getting off two hours early tonight and Brad is going in two hours late tomorrow so Lisa will work 9 pm-9 am. I have to work my regular shift tomorrow.
Blood tests on Friday so I didn't take my Levothyroxine in the middle of the night and won't take it tomorrow either. I also stopped and bought a Larabar and a Clifbar. They are loaded with soy protein that should raise my TSH a bit. I have two soy patties left and will eat them tomorrow. I'm not buying anymore, but this is the perfect time to get rid of the last of them.
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Fat: 20g (16%)
Carbs: 107g (39%)
Protein: 122g (45%)
Weight this morning: 133.2
Calories burned in exercise today: 300
I finally weighed myself this morning. I'm up a couple of pounds from where I should be on a Wednesday but I did eat in the middle of the night so hopefully that's why. Still, I have a feeling it's not. My pants are unbearable today! I think I really have gained some weight over this holiday season. Tomorrow (after my cheat day today) I have to weigh myself to get a starting weight for the year.
Lots of walking a bad eating today. It's a cheat day since it's New Year's Eve. Back on plan and (hopefully) back to the gym tomorrow. I can't think of a better way to start the new year than to work out! :)
Today I walked to the laundromat and back, then up to the bank and health food store and back, then down to BART, then from my BART stop to work. About 1 hour 49 minutes. Tonight is champagne at home with Brad. I'm getting off two hours early tonight and Brad is going in two hours late tomorrow so Lisa will work 9 pm-9 am. I have to work my regular shift tomorrow.
Blood tests on Friday so I didn't take my Levothyroxine in the middle of the night and won't take it tomorrow either. I also stopped and bought a Larabar and a Clifbar. They are loaded with soy protein that should raise my TSH a bit. I have two soy patties left and will eat them tomorrow. I'm not buying anymore, but this is the perfect time to get rid of the last of them.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Iron & Ferritin
Calories eaten yesterday: 1121
Fat: 18g (14%)
Carbs: 102g (37%)
Protein: 135g (49%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
Walked down the the BART station to go into the City, and walked from BART to work when I got back.
Doing a little better. The more I eat the Cream of Wheat the better I feel. I've been having more days where I feel energetic and I no longer feel totally wiped out after my long workouts. With the holidays and some overtime at work I have only been making it to the gym twice a week but I have done a buttload of walking almost every day.
Next doctor's appointment in one month. I'm going to get tests a week from Friday. This means going off my iron pill for a few days (also going to cut out the Cream of Wheat) and I've decided to stop my meds two nights before. Until I can get this doctor to consent to having my TSH around 1 at least. I'm only on Levothyroxine so two days shouldn't hurt me. Once the tests are over I'll restart all of them.
I'm having Quest send me the results so that's why I'm having it done so long before the appointment. They are kind of slow with the mailing. The doc ordered ferritin, TSH, and Free T3 and T4.
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Fat: 18g (14%)
Carbs: 102g (37%)
Protein: 135g (49%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
Walked down the the BART station to go into the City, and walked from BART to work when I got back.
Doing a little better. The more I eat the Cream of Wheat the better I feel. I've been having more days where I feel energetic and I no longer feel totally wiped out after my long workouts. With the holidays and some overtime at work I have only been making it to the gym twice a week but I have done a buttload of walking almost every day.
Next doctor's appointment in one month. I'm going to get tests a week from Friday. This means going off my iron pill for a few days (also going to cut out the Cream of Wheat) and I've decided to stop my meds two nights before. Until I can get this doctor to consent to having my TSH around 1 at least. I'm only on Levothyroxine so two days shouldn't hurt me. Once the tests are over I'll restart all of them.
I'm having Quest send me the results so that's why I'm having it done so long before the appointment. They are kind of slow with the mailing. The doc ordered ferritin, TSH, and Free T3 and T4.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Cardio and Calories
Calories eaten yesterday: 861 (no, that's not a typo)
Fat: 10g (11%)
Carbs: 105g (51%)
Protein: 76g (37%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 413
I've decided that I need to get my weight back under control. I know I have gained several pounds. I thought about doing just 30 minutes of weight training and 1 hour of cardio, but I like weight training too much so I settled for 45 minutes of each. I do the weights first because the cardio makes me too tired to do it last.
So today was my first day and I did 45 minutes of weight training followed by 20 minutes of running at 5 mph, 10 minutes at 5.2+ mph, and 15 minutes of walking at 3.5. Of course I walked to work from the BART station, 35 minutes.
Along with more cardio I am trying to cut calories to about 1200 a day, even on days I workout. I cut out my carb serving after my workouts and am only keeping the protein shake.
I went looking for liquid iron today. I checked the drugstore by the gym and the grocery store on my way to work. No luck either place. Tomorrow I'll try a couple places in San Francisco and check WalMart on my way to work.
The stuff I ordered from Amazon is coming in. The teas from Vitamin Shoppe arrived - yummy stuff. I also received four CDs with more on the way. And the used Olympus camera arrived. I tried it out, but it sucks batteries. I'm thinking about asking for a refund because it seems to be a piece of junk. The same batteries that it tells me are dead work fine in my other camera. Looks like I may need to spend some more money and get a used FujiFilm pocket camera. At least I know that's a good brand. Why oh why did I ever sell my used FujiFilm A101?!
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Fat: 10g (11%)
Carbs: 105g (51%)
Protein: 76g (37%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 413
I've decided that I need to get my weight back under control. I know I have gained several pounds. I thought about doing just 30 minutes of weight training and 1 hour of cardio, but I like weight training too much so I settled for 45 minutes of each. I do the weights first because the cardio makes me too tired to do it last.
So today was my first day and I did 45 minutes of weight training followed by 20 minutes of running at 5 mph, 10 minutes at 5.2+ mph, and 15 minutes of walking at 3.5. Of course I walked to work from the BART station, 35 minutes.
Along with more cardio I am trying to cut calories to about 1200 a day, even on days I workout. I cut out my carb serving after my workouts and am only keeping the protein shake.
I went looking for liquid iron today. I checked the drugstore by the gym and the grocery store on my way to work. No luck either place. Tomorrow I'll try a couple places in San Francisco and check WalMart on my way to work.
The stuff I ordered from Amazon is coming in. The teas from Vitamin Shoppe arrived - yummy stuff. I also received four CDs with more on the way. And the used Olympus camera arrived. I tried it out, but it sucks batteries. I'm thinking about asking for a refund because it seems to be a piece of junk. The same batteries that it tells me are dead work fine in my other camera. Looks like I may need to spend some more money and get a used FujiFilm pocket camera. At least I know that's a good brand. Why oh why did I ever sell my used FujiFilm A101?!
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
No weigh-in this week due to Christmas
Thursday was Christmas so there was no way to count calories, and I broke down and ate a bunch of cookies and candies. :( I did the same on Saturday when everyone brought tons of sugary and fatty crap to church.
Calories eaten Friday: 1304
Fat: 13g (9%)
Carbs: 113g (36%)
Protein: 100g (32%)
Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 167
Calories burned in exercise Friday: 167
Calories burned in exercise Saturday: 0
Calories burned in exercise today: 309
I'm fat. I have gained not just weight, but actual fat. My jeans are tight, by belt is tight, even my thighs are bigger. I have sabotaged myself on Saturdays, and with the holidays and parties I have been off plan two days a week pretty much every week. And the day is fast coming when I will have to bite the bullet and weigh myself. :(
I'm going to have to cut back. No more carb snack after my workouts. Now I will just have my protein shake to protect my muscles. So the name of the game is how much can I go hungry to get my calories down?
I'm trying to find a liquid iron supplement - something I can take with few calories so I can stop eating all the Cream of Wheat, get my carbs down, and hopefully lose some weight if my carbs are so darn high. I found a couple online so now I have to go scour the stores. It looks promising in terms of carbs and calories - much fewer carbs and calories for the amount of iron than the Cream of Wheat. They are expensive, but I may be able to get them covered through my health assistance.
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Calories eaten Friday: 1304
Fat: 13g (9%)
Carbs: 113g (36%)
Protein: 100g (32%)
Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 167
Calories burned in exercise Friday: 167
Calories burned in exercise Saturday: 0
Calories burned in exercise today: 309
I'm fat. I have gained not just weight, but actual fat. My jeans are tight, by belt is tight, even my thighs are bigger. I have sabotaged myself on Saturdays, and with the holidays and parties I have been off plan two days a week pretty much every week. And the day is fast coming when I will have to bite the bullet and weigh myself. :(
I'm going to have to cut back. No more carb snack after my workouts. Now I will just have my protein shake to protect my muscles. So the name of the game is how much can I go hungry to get my calories down?
I'm trying to find a liquid iron supplement - something I can take with few calories so I can stop eating all the Cream of Wheat, get my carbs down, and hopefully lose some weight if my carbs are so darn high. I found a couple online so now I have to go scour the stores. It looks promising in terms of carbs and calories - much fewer carbs and calories for the amount of iron than the Cream of Wheat. They are expensive, but I may be able to get them covered through my health assistance.
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Book review - Pulpit Crimes
Pulpit Crimes is by James White and is an excellent book. I found it a little hard to get started - the reading level seems fairly high and took me a while to adjust. After that the book flowed easily, as Dr. White uncovered one pulpit crime after another.
He doesn't name names in the book so that the book will be relevant to later generations, but I was able to pick out any number of "blab it and grab it" preachers, plus Rick Warren, Benny Hinn, and Harold Camping.
Dr. White tells it like it is and his book will warm the heart of anyone seeing the violence done to the Word of God each week in so many churches. I was gratified to not see these crimes being committed in my church.
After some introductory chapters, he get into the meat of the matter. The chapter titles are provocative:
Prostitution
Pandering to Pluralism
Cowardice under Fire
Entertainment with a License
Felonious Eisegesis
Cross Dressing
Body Count
Identity Theft
Warranty Fraud
As Dr. White rightly points out, if people just stuck to the Bible and what it says, most of these crimes would never happen.
And what can we do as laity? Two things - attend church regularly to come together with other believers, and not put so much on the pastor. If a job can be done by someone else, let that other person do it. Pastors and elders get stretched too thin when they are asked to be all things to the congregation. Congregates need to do their part too.
I only disagreed on a couple of points, such as having to dress up to be properly prepared to come into the presence of God. We don't dress up before coming into God's presence at bedtime prayers, do we? If someone wants to dress up, fine. But I don't feel it is necessary. But on the whole my issues were minor and more a matter of preference than Biblical disagreement.
I would recommend this book to both pastors/elders and laity. Pastors and elders to make sure they are not falling into these traps (and encourage them if they are not), and laity to get a clearer picture of what they should be looking for in a church and what the role of pastor/elder is really about.
I liked this book a lot and may read other books by Dr. White.
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He doesn't name names in the book so that the book will be relevant to later generations, but I was able to pick out any number of "blab it and grab it" preachers, plus Rick Warren, Benny Hinn, and Harold Camping.
Dr. White tells it like it is and his book will warm the heart of anyone seeing the violence done to the Word of God each week in so many churches. I was gratified to not see these crimes being committed in my church.
After some introductory chapters, he get into the meat of the matter. The chapter titles are provocative:
Prostitution
Pandering to Pluralism
Cowardice under Fire
Entertainment with a License
Felonious Eisegesis
Cross Dressing
Body Count
Identity Theft
Warranty Fraud
As Dr. White rightly points out, if people just stuck to the Bible and what it says, most of these crimes would never happen.
And what can we do as laity? Two things - attend church regularly to come together with other believers, and not put so much on the pastor. If a job can be done by someone else, let that other person do it. Pastors and elders get stretched too thin when they are asked to be all things to the congregation. Congregates need to do their part too.
I only disagreed on a couple of points, such as having to dress up to be properly prepared to come into the presence of God. We don't dress up before coming into God's presence at bedtime prayers, do we? If someone wants to dress up, fine. But I don't feel it is necessary. But on the whole my issues were minor and more a matter of preference than Biblical disagreement.
I would recommend this book to both pastors/elders and laity. Pastors and elders to make sure they are not falling into these traps (and encourage them if they are not), and laity to get a clearer picture of what they should be looking for in a church and what the role of pastor/elder is really about.
I liked this book a lot and may read other books by Dr. White.
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2008 book list
Seductive Poison by Deborah Layton
You: On A Diet by Mehmet C. Oz & Michael F. Roizen
Unification Church by J. Isamu Yamaoto
In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family by Nansook Hong
Pulpit Crimes: The Criminal Mishandling of God's Word by James White
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You: On A Diet by Mehmet C. Oz & Michael F. Roizen
Unification Church by J. Isamu Yamaoto
In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family by Nansook Hong
Pulpit Crimes: The Criminal Mishandling of God's Word by James White
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas Day
Calories eaten yesterday: 1169
Fat: 20g (16%)
Carbs: 123g (43%)
Protein: 118g (41%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
I don't remember the last time my carbs were higher than my protein. Not good, but it's the Kombucha putting me over. I've been drinking one a day as part of my detox this week.
I broke down and had oatmeal for breakfast. It wasn't very good or satisfying. I regret now that I craved it. I also got up early and was hungry and had some toast with Walden Farms jelly, and cottage cheese. Also a little of the cauliflower potatoes for Christmas dinner with Brad at work. I made myself coffee with sugar-free hot chocolate ("poor man's mocha"), and plain hot chocolate.
As for my sugar addiction, *sigh*. I dived into the cookies and candies sitting out at work. Blech. I must do better. I must break this addiction! I managed to send Brad home with the rest of the cookies that were sitting out (I had eaten the rest of the candy!) so I wouldn't eat any more. Bad, bad Victoria!
Brad didn't buy egg nog because the health food store was closed when he got there yesterday. I was very upset since I allow myself store bought egg nog just once a year, at Christmas. He thought I only wanted that kind so didn't get anything else. :-p I sent him out to get it. Thank God his Safeway was open. I noticed when I walked to work from BART that Pac N Save was closed. I had him get a quart of light egg nog since it has less fat and calories. My annual treat. :) I arrived at work about an hour early so Brad clocked out to get the egg nog and I clocked in early.
This weekend I will do Brad's annual treat - homemade low-carb egg nog made with heavy whipping cream and whole eggs (and Splenda). Very high in fat, but it's just once a year. Brad would like it more often, but I have to watch my fat.
For Christmas dinner we had lamb, cauliflower potatoes (made with low-fat cheese and fat-free cream cheese), oatmeal cookies (homemade with my healthy recipe), egg nog, and Perrier. It was yummy, but combined with all my treats - well, I am stuffed.
Dinner tonight will be the rest of the oatmeal cookies, some peanuts from the vending machine downstairs, and a turkey and cheese sandwich I made this morning. Maybe some Ritz crackers Ray gave me. Possibly some left over salad I brought from home.
I opened all my Christmas gifts including my whole Vicki box, but that will have to wait for another post about the cool stuff I got. I also opened a couple presents last night and got some cool stuff.
I'm working this weekend. 3 pm-7 pm tomorrow and 7 pm-11 pm Saturday night. Then back to my regular schedule Sunday. I might drop a post, or not. Ah well. I need the overtime badly.
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Fat: 20g (16%)
Carbs: 123g (43%)
Protein: 118g (41%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 167
I don't remember the last time my carbs were higher than my protein. Not good, but it's the Kombucha putting me over. I've been drinking one a day as part of my detox this week.
I broke down and had oatmeal for breakfast. It wasn't very good or satisfying. I regret now that I craved it. I also got up early and was hungry and had some toast with Walden Farms jelly, and cottage cheese. Also a little of the cauliflower potatoes for Christmas dinner with Brad at work. I made myself coffee with sugar-free hot chocolate ("poor man's mocha"), and plain hot chocolate.
As for my sugar addiction, *sigh*. I dived into the cookies and candies sitting out at work. Blech. I must do better. I must break this addiction! I managed to send Brad home with the rest of the cookies that were sitting out (I had eaten the rest of the candy!) so I wouldn't eat any more. Bad, bad Victoria!
Brad didn't buy egg nog because the health food store was closed when he got there yesterday. I was very upset since I allow myself store bought egg nog just once a year, at Christmas. He thought I only wanted that kind so didn't get anything else. :-p I sent him out to get it. Thank God his Safeway was open. I noticed when I walked to work from BART that Pac N Save was closed. I had him get a quart of light egg nog since it has less fat and calories. My annual treat. :) I arrived at work about an hour early so Brad clocked out to get the egg nog and I clocked in early.
This weekend I will do Brad's annual treat - homemade low-carb egg nog made with heavy whipping cream and whole eggs (and Splenda). Very high in fat, but it's just once a year. Brad would like it more often, but I have to watch my fat.
For Christmas dinner we had lamb, cauliflower potatoes (made with low-fat cheese and fat-free cream cheese), oatmeal cookies (homemade with my healthy recipe), egg nog, and Perrier. It was yummy, but combined with all my treats - well, I am stuffed.
Dinner tonight will be the rest of the oatmeal cookies, some peanuts from the vending machine downstairs, and a turkey and cheese sandwich I made this morning. Maybe some Ritz crackers Ray gave me. Possibly some left over salad I brought from home.
I opened all my Christmas gifts including my whole Vicki box, but that will have to wait for another post about the cool stuff I got. I also opened a couple presents last night and got some cool stuff.
I'm working this weekend. 3 pm-7 pm tomorrow and 7 pm-11 pm Saturday night. Then back to my regular schedule Sunday. I might drop a post, or not. Ah well. I need the overtime badly.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
10 Million Steps!
Calories eaten yesterday: 1236
Fat: 18g (14%)
Carbs: 124g (41%)
Protein: 137g (45%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 319
My pants are fitting a bit better so that's a good sign. I'm still steering clear of the scale. With tomorrow being Christmas - forget it!
I made 10 million steps today! Yay me! Please take a look at my Walker Tracker stats in my sidebar. :)
I've been keeping a close eye on my numbers and thankfully the rain has mostly held off so I could get in plenty of walking the last few days. Today I walked up to the bank, down to the laundromat, back up to my apartment, back down to the BART station, and from my BART stop to work.
I stopped at the fruit stand for their bag of mixed fruit for a treat tomorrow. I also bought a double tall skinny vanilla latte at Starbucks and a petite cheese croissant for tomorrow. Today I'm being good and just ordered tea.
Mom's Christmas check yesterday along with the money my employer set aside for me. I deposited those. I had already done a bunch of shopping on Amazon so after I put the checks in I hit a few buttons and put the order through for the new camera, used camera, and a bunch of used CDs.
My Vicki box came today! :) She sent it late and paid a ton of money to get it here on time. A box from Amazon also arrived. I knew the cat calendar I wanted was in there because I noticed it missing from my wish list, but the CD of worship music was a nice surprise. :) I have so much music on my wish list that I would never notice one CD missing.
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Fat: 18g (14%)
Carbs: 124g (41%)
Protein: 137g (45%)
Calories burned in exercise today: 319
My pants are fitting a bit better so that's a good sign. I'm still steering clear of the scale. With tomorrow being Christmas - forget it!
I made 10 million steps today! Yay me! Please take a look at my Walker Tracker stats in my sidebar. :)
I've been keeping a close eye on my numbers and thankfully the rain has mostly held off so I could get in plenty of walking the last few days. Today I walked up to the bank, down to the laundromat, back up to my apartment, back down to the BART station, and from my BART stop to work.
I stopped at the fruit stand for their bag of mixed fruit for a treat tomorrow. I also bought a double tall skinny vanilla latte at Starbucks and a petite cheese croissant for tomorrow. Today I'm being good and just ordered tea.
Mom's Christmas check yesterday along with the money my employer set aside for me. I deposited those. I had already done a bunch of shopping on Amazon so after I put the checks in I hit a few buttons and put the order through for the new camera, used camera, and a bunch of used CDs.
My Vicki box came today! :) She sent it late and paid a ton of money to get it here on time. A box from Amazon also arrived. I knew the cat calendar I wanted was in there because I noticed it missing from my wish list, but the CD of worship music was a nice surprise. :) I have so much music on my wish list that I would never notice one CD missing.
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