SoWell on Sowal

[Paula]

Husband is out of town, so it makes it easier.

Breakfast:
2 Egg-Beaters with one piece of 2% sliced cheese - 105 calories
Coffee - 0 calories

Lunch:
1 Boca Burger - 90 calories
Pickles - 0 calories
Ketchup - 25 calories
Beans: 50 calories

Dinner:
Grilled chicken - 200 calories
Beans - 50 calories


:clap_1: Beach runner. Impressive.

Snacks:
One string cheese - 50 calories
1 6 oz. glass of wine - 150 calories

Total: 720 calories

Wow, BeachRunner. I'm very impressed!

 

[iwishiwasthere]

Well, 1 pound this week which isn't so bad since I was awful Friday. Went to a new restaurant, Tin Angel, and had it all...amazing pesto and brie pizza appetizer, wine and dessert. No funn for this week....I will be strong, I will be strong!

 

[Paula]

I gained 2.5 pounds since last Monday mostly because of my recent Saturday night dinner out. But, I walked 1.5 miles on Friday, Sunday, and this morning. As I mentioned on an earlier thread, walking 1 mile is about 100 calories and if you exercise off 100 calories each day without taking in more calories it's about a 10 pound loss by the end of a year.

Also, I walk listening to my iPod and I found some great free download of lectures from Stanford. So far, I've listened to one about memory and aging (very interesting and optimistic -- older people have some advantages in terms of memory and emotion over younger people), one on 7 great philosphers and "the good life" (interesting if you want a quick overview of the messages of each of these philosphers -- plato, aristotle), stress, and I'm listening to one now about aging/divorce/caretaking (only listened to 1.5 minutes so far).

I got them for free off of iTunes by searching Stanford downloads. Some speakers are better than others, but I like the ones by a woman named Carstensen. Some are about health, some about history, some about special topics -- it makes my walk go by quite nicely. You can also get the entire download of huckleberry finn which I downloaded but can't bring myself to listening to it yet. I'm more of a "special topics" iPod listener.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Wow, BeachRunner. I'm very impressed!

Both of you...:nono1: . DO not encourage this! BR...Nichole Richie called and wants her special diet back.

 

[Beach Crazy]

Is it Monday so soon again?

Yup

2.5 pounds of ugly fat down the drain!!!!!:clap_1:

 

[Paula]

Both of you...:nono1: . DO not encourage this! BR...Nichole Richie called and wants her special diet back.

You're right that as a regular diet, that day has too few calories. But it also sounded like a reasonable way to eat for a few days to take off some excess calories from some excess eating. 700-800 calories a day for the long-term are too few. I think it's supposed to be about 1200 calories plus some exercise. But I am impressed with the discipline it takes to get through a day like that!

 

[DD]

Yup

2.5 pounds of ugly fat down the drain!!!!!:clap_1:

Yippee, BC!!!!!
I have not gained, not lost. Considering my recent eating habits, this is a blessing.

BR: I bet I could change your ways real quick!!

 

[Beach Jacket]

Both of you...:nono1: . DO not encourage this! BR...Nichole Richie called and wants her special diet back.

Well said!

 

[Teresa]

You're right that as a regular diet, that day has too few calories. But it also sounded like a reasonable way to eat for a few days to take off some excess calories from some excess eating. 700-800 calories a day for the long-term are too few. I think it's supposed to be about 1200 calories plus some exercise. But I am impressed with the discipline it takes to get through a day like that!

I agree. BR - that day of low cal intake was just fine. Occasionally, it helps to keep the calorie count very low just to kind of shrink that belly, cleanse your body, and get in the mode of eating to live (instead of our eating with gusto every single day mentality). But, its true that you can't keep that up on a regularl basis or you inadvertently kill your metabolism which is the last thing you need to do at your age (or I should say our collective ages).

I completely understand about being able to eat just a little while hubby is away. no one makes me eat a lot when hubby is around, but I tend to do just that... :roll: he has commented that perhaps my small stature would indicate that I should take in less food than he does - and I just say he's a-hole... in a good way of course.

 

[Beach Runner]

I agree. BR - that day of low cal intake was just fine. Occasionally, it helps to keep the calorie count very low just to kind of shrink that belly, cleanse your body, and get in the mode of eating to live (instead of our eating with gusto every single day mentality). But, its true that you can't keep that up on a regularl basis or you inadvertently kill your metabolism which is the last thing you need to do at your age (or I should say our collective ages).

I completely understand about being able to eat just a little while hubby is away. no one makes me eat a lot when hubby is around, but I tend to do just that... :roll: he has commented that perhaps my small stature would indicate that I should take in less food than he does - and I just say he's a-hole... in a good way of course.

I really couldn't stay on that diet very long, but it's good for a few days to see some success on the scales for motivational reasons.

I've talked to a lot of women about this -- we'll eat whatever leftovers are in the refrigerator, but our menfolks wouldn't do this. Typically if we're not particularly hungry and I don't want to cook and we don't want to bother going out or getting takeout, I'll admit that my husband is a good sport about it and will just have popcorn. In this situation I usually eat cheese or whatever. But if he's hungry, he doesn't want just an omelet or a can of soup for dinner.

My husband has been a good sport about my no carbs on Sunday through Thursday. Yesterday we had roasted chicken and a salad for dinner.