Hey all,
I think i said this is going to be tough a few times now already. Well I'm going to sat it again....AAAARRRGGG! Last night no one was around for dinner, one of those family fend for yourself nights and I had a difficult time with what to eat. We haven't done groceries yet based on next weeks schedule, so we only have what we regularly would have in the house-JUNK! We aren't going to do the shopping till Sunday for the upcoming week because my wife has other plans this weekend. I know I could do it myself but if I do it alone I will never get the family all thinking about what we truly eat and how to improve it. Besides my wife is usually the one to do the shopping anyways and if she is not on board with me I fear I will be doomed to fail, again. Maybe we should take on the European mode for shopping. You know get ride of the large refrigerator in the kitchen and get just a small little thing. That way we keep only the absolute minimum in the fridge and shop daily for fresh product. If i am being realistic I don't think that would work at all, not with a family of five.
Well anyway, I did find in the freezer some frozen "French Onion Soup" to eat. I don't know the nutritional content of the soup because to get everything in the freezer we need to open all the boxes and throw them out. This is going to be something else we need to change. Additionally I had 9 mini "Pizza Bagels". God only knows how bad that **it is for you. I told you I had a bad night last night. To make things worse around 11:30 p.m. I had such a craving. I could have eaten a small child if they were covered in chocolate. I did stave off the temptation with a small serving of macaroni salad and a glass of orange juice. The salad was really good and it had no mayo in it at all. It was made with olive oil, spices and small bits of carrot. Needless to say I was surprised as I normally like macaroni salad with lots of mayo, Italian dressing and chunks of cheese not carrots.
So that was last night and this is today and today I started out o.k.. I had a glass of O.J. and 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with peanut butter. Tonight no one is around again but this time i know it in advance and I can start early preparing what I might want to eat. I think I might go for this "Baked Macaroni and Cheese" recipe I found on SparkPeople.com. I'll let you all know how it was tomorrow.
Thanx,
Looper
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Day 3 - January 07,11
Hi all,
So last night I started working with the program from PeopleSpark.com before starting full this Sunday.
I have to say it is going to be something to get accustomed too writing everything down on a daily basis. Even if it is on a website, but I guess I have set myself up for this just by starting this blog.Working with each tool doesn't take much to get accustomed too. What is going to be the real challenge is working with everyone in the house. I have tried dieting before with little to no success. Living in a house with 5 people who all have different eating habits can be a challenge to both the chef of the house and the family budget.
The kids eat like one person, my daughter (21) says she is now a vegetarian, although she only eats about 3 vegetables, some potatoes, rice and of course junk food.
My son (17) refuses to eat any vegetables at all, so he often sits at the table with just a plate of meat, covered in ketchup. It appears that we have really screwed up the kids eating habits pretty bad.
My wife and mother-in law will pretty much eat anything in front of them but they do have some of there own food issues. My wife usually doesn't eat much during the day at all and then tends to over eat a dinner and snack on junk the rest on the night.
The mother-in law is from a different time. A time where every-night has to be meat and potatoes with a veg and she really doesn't like the variety of foods available, although she will eat it.
Me, I have issues. I have "I.B.S." and have had "Diverticulosis" in the past. Resulting in two surgeries that have removed sections of my large intestine. Needless to say there are things that I can't eat and things that I need to eat. Like no broccoli, cabbage, etc. and the need for a high fiber diet.
WOW, when you put it all down on paper it's obvious why this has not been easy before. Too many things to consider. However there is no choice, I if don't get control of this now, I never will and that will eventually be the end of me.
I need to get everyone thinking about how they eat and get them all on the same page. If I can do this then it will certainly be easier to make 1 meal a night and reduce the families food budget considerably. If anyone has any suggestion on how to accomplish this task, I am listening and looking for your comments. I need to get this process started by Sunday, so that I can keep on track.
By the way; yesterday I took a brisk 20 min walk, my first in months and tried a recipe last night from the PeopleSpark.com site and it was fantastic. I could eat like this all the time. I just have to share this one with all of you even before I get started. It was so easy too.
Mexican Chicken Breast with Spanish Rice (290 calories total)
You need:
4 oz of chicken per serving
1 packet of Taco seasoning
1 cup of Salsa (mild to hot)
1/4 cup low fat sour cream
I just used the Zataran's Spanish Rice and followed directions (130 calories per serving)
Till tomorrow,
Looper
So last night I started working with the program from PeopleSpark.com before starting full this Sunday.
I have to say it is going to be something to get accustomed too writing everything down on a daily basis. Even if it is on a website, but I guess I have set myself up for this just by starting this blog.Working with each tool doesn't take much to get accustomed too. What is going to be the real challenge is working with everyone in the house. I have tried dieting before with little to no success. Living in a house with 5 people who all have different eating habits can be a challenge to both the chef of the house and the family budget.
The kids eat like one person, my daughter (21) says she is now a vegetarian, although she only eats about 3 vegetables, some potatoes, rice and of course junk food.
My son (17) refuses to eat any vegetables at all, so he often sits at the table with just a plate of meat, covered in ketchup. It appears that we have really screwed up the kids eating habits pretty bad.
My wife and mother-in law will pretty much eat anything in front of them but they do have some of there own food issues. My wife usually doesn't eat much during the day at all and then tends to over eat a dinner and snack on junk the rest on the night.
The mother-in law is from a different time. A time where every-night has to be meat and potatoes with a veg and she really doesn't like the variety of foods available, although she will eat it.
Me, I have issues. I have "I.B.S." and have had "Diverticulosis" in the past. Resulting in two surgeries that have removed sections of my large intestine. Needless to say there are things that I can't eat and things that I need to eat. Like no broccoli, cabbage, etc. and the need for a high fiber diet.
WOW, when you put it all down on paper it's obvious why this has not been easy before. Too many things to consider. However there is no choice, I if don't get control of this now, I never will and that will eventually be the end of me.
I need to get everyone thinking about how they eat and get them all on the same page. If I can do this then it will certainly be easier to make 1 meal a night and reduce the families food budget considerably. If anyone has any suggestion on how to accomplish this task, I am listening and looking for your comments. I need to get this process started by Sunday, so that I can keep on track.
By the way; yesterday I took a brisk 20 min walk, my first in months and tried a recipe last night from the PeopleSpark.com site and it was fantastic. I could eat like this all the time. I just have to share this one with all of you even before I get started. It was so easy too.
Mexican Chicken Breast with Spanish Rice (290 calories total)
You need:
4 oz of chicken per serving
1 packet of Taco seasoning
1 cup of Salsa (mild to hot)
1/4 cup low fat sour cream
- Place the chicken in a large Zip Lock bag with the Taco Seasoning and shake vigorously, making sure the chicken is fully coated.
- Place the chicken in a casaroll dish sprayed with Pam
- Place in oven (375) for 30 to 60 min (depending upon chicken thickness)
- 5 minutes before it is ready place the 1 cup of Salsa over the chicken
- Serve 4 oz piece per person and top with sour cream
I just used the Zataran's Spanish Rice and followed directions (130 calories per serving)
Till tomorrow,
Looper
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Day 2 - January 06,11
Well I said yesterday that I would begin my research online for free diet recipes and exercise programs. I spent 6 hours just doing research and reading articles. When I said that, how was i supposed to know that there was so much "**it" out there. Like my mom used to say,"If you’re one in a million, there are six thousand people exactly like you". How does one chose what program to start with? What information is even correct? I am really going to do damage to myself this way?
After all that work, I have decided that one thing is true. Losing weight really is a life style change. You have to get off the couch and get active and you need to start eating real foods again. You know the kind your mom made for you when you were a little kid. Not the junk you starting asking for after the first time you were taken to a McDonald's restaurant. That's where it all started to go wrong.
To that end I have found a FREE site to tryout. There is absolutely no charge to join or use all of the tools available. Don't get me wrong there are lots of product placement ads on the site but not a single charge. They have lots of great tools you can use starting with:
1. A Nutrition Tracker set to you goals. It includes daily/weekly meal plans, easy recipes and even a printed grocery list. This cam even be adjusted to include the other members in you house hold.
2. A Fitness Tracker: This includes daily strength exercises, short video examples and a Mon/Wed/Fri cardio program.
3. A Weight Tracker and Measurements Tracker: This is just like it sounds, once a month you take your measurements, once a week your weight and it displays a progress chart towards your personal goal.
4. Other Goals: Like writing in a journal every day or no having a soda everyday, etc. These are set by you and again tracked.
5. Support Groups: Tons and tons or support groups all categorized, including others blogs.
So I think i'll start with them for 2 months and see if the program works. If Not, time to move on. No point in beating a dead horse if it doesn't work.
The site is http://www.sparkpeople.com .
My plan now is to continue getting used to the site and it's program for the rest of this week and start the full diet plan with a solid week ahead of me; this Sunday. By the way, starting with the full week ahead of me was one of the suggestions I found abundantly online yesterday. it's all about setting S.M.A.R.T. goals.
S- specific
M- measurable
A- attainable
R- realistic
T- timely
See you tomorrow;
Looper
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Day 1 - The Goal
Just like the title of my blog says, I need to lose 100 lbs. and I'm giving my self 1 year to get it done. There are no illusions here about losing the weight. I have had little to no luck doing it in the past. I need help!
What i don't have is a fortune in cash to fuel the over 9 Billion dollar a year diet industry (North American). Joining the gym or purchasing anyone of hundreds of video exercise programs out there are also out. I am going to attempt this gratis! I am going to attempt to put the internet though it's paces over the next year searching for Free diets, recipes and exercise programs that I can do on my own.
Where do you come in? Well simply follow my blog, make suggestions of things that you have tried that have or are working for you. If you have a product you would like me to try out and review, I am will to do that as well. Pick me up when I am down and not achieving my goals and I will do the same for you.
When I last checked I weighed 297 lbs, but that was before the holiday season and I through my scale in the garbage.
Step 1: Get a new scale. Find out my actual weight
Step 2: Set a weight lose goal per week.
Step 3: Begin my internet research.
Step 4: Post what program or recipes I have found each day.
Step 5: Post my weight with a photo of the scale each and only once a week.
So here I go! - Looper
What i don't have is a fortune in cash to fuel the over 9 Billion dollar a year diet industry (North American). Joining the gym or purchasing anyone of hundreds of video exercise programs out there are also out. I am going to attempt this gratis! I am going to attempt to put the internet though it's paces over the next year searching for Free diets, recipes and exercise programs that I can do on my own.
Where do you come in? Well simply follow my blog, make suggestions of things that you have tried that have or are working for you. If you have a product you would like me to try out and review, I am will to do that as well. Pick me up when I am down and not achieving my goals and I will do the same for you.
When I last checked I weighed 297 lbs, but that was before the holiday season and I through my scale in the garbage.
Step 1: Get a new scale. Find out my actual weight
Step 2: Set a weight lose goal per week.
Step 3: Begin my internet research.
Step 4: Post what program or recipes I have found each day.
Step 5: Post my weight with a photo of the scale each and only once a week.
So here I go! - Looper
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