Preliminary Stats Day 7

I sure don't handle this dentist thing very well. It's so stressful for me. I only had the second half of the cleaning done yesterday and it did me in so badly. Eating just feels bad. Everything feels bad. My numbers are so bad for yesterday. I just can't help it, though.

Calories: 569/1800

Carbs: 66/248

Fat: 12/60

Protein: 33/68

I was at the dentist yet again this morning, and again I haven't eaten anything today yet. We're going out again tonight to our friends place for supper. I really hope I feel better by then. Today I had fillings done. It's been a few hours already and I'm still very numb, though my neck and jaw are killing me. Not to mention the throbbing stress headache. And the worse part? I have to go do it one more time tomorrow.

Have I mentioned that I hate going to the dentist?

Anyways, the one good thing is that my Wii Fit told my I was down by by 2.5 lbs again. Well, I guess the fact that I'm not doing anything or eating anything would attribute to that.

I think I'm going to go lay down again before I die. Yeah... sounds like a good idea.

Preliminary Stats Day 6

Well, as expected, yesterday I did not eat enough. I felt to crappy after going to the dentist to eat anything substantial. Bill brought home 2 pieces of pizza for me and later I ate half a bowl of cereal. I just felt gross and my jaw hurt. So, My Fitness Pal says:

Calories: 732/1800

Carbs: 78/248

Fat: 30/60

Protein: 36/68

I was back at the dentist again today and it's 4:00, I've still not eaten. We're going to my Mother in Law's tonight for supper. I have no idea what's on the menu or anything. I just know that after a day and a half of not eating much, I am kinda hungry now - despite my mouth feeling like crap.

Meh... almost time to head out. I'm going back to the dentist tomorrow and the day after - this time for fillings. I don't think they will be good days. I can hope, though.

Preliminary Stats Day 5

You know what I think is magical? Since I started watching everything, I'm actually down weight. I'm not doing anything different except for writing everything down. In 6 days, I'm down 7 lbs. How is that possible? Yes, I am aware of what I'm eating and what I'm doing, but I meant to do this to not change anything. Even from when I last used the Wii Fit - a span of 3 months, and I was down quite a bit. I don't see it, I don't feel it.

My friend did point something kinda important out to me the other day. I am fairly heavy and I'm well proportioned with my weight. Some people have just a fat gut, some people will have a skinny top, but fat hips, thighs and legs, whatever! I'm heavy all around (except for wrists and ankles - THANK GOD! You have no idea how much "cankles" scare the shit out of me. I love my crazy socks and wouldn't be able to wear them if I had that problem). When I lose weight, the weight will come off from everywhere at once, so I probably need to loose a lot more to even notice it. It's really hard not to see results, ya know? Numbers say something's happening, looking in the mirror says nothing is happening. It's something I've never really thought of before and I know I have to work through it. But at least I understand more now. There was even one point that I was down by 20 lbs and still didn't notice it.

So anyways, I'm still a little dumbfounded that my weight is down. I've lived life this way for a long time, you'd think that I would have lost a significant amount of weight. So where does it bounce back? I've never felt a large increase or decrease in weight in at least 5 to 6 years. My clothing has never changed size or felt different. I mean, normal people will gain weight, too. That doesn't happen to me. I'm thankful that if I eat a whole day of pie and icecream that I don't end up with it on my hips, but at the same time, it'd still be good to feel normal.

But anyways, that was this Atkins thing is for. It's suppose to change my metabolism and how I use the energy and burn the fat from foods. So I really shouldn't get hung up on the other stuff right now. Day to day, "normal" activities and food. That's what I'm doing here.

So, before I forget, here's my numbers from My Fitness Pal for yesterday:

Calories: 1080/1800

Carbs: 124/248

Fat: 68/60

Protein: 56/68

And again it told me that my calorie count was way too low.

So anyways, lazy day again today. Both Bill and I have dentist appointments, so I doubt much food will be consumed again today. I don't like eating before I go (I don't want to kill the poor dentist with bad breath from anything I ate) and usually my mouth feels too bad to eat after.

Speaking of which, I suppose I should look at getting ready to go soon. It's totally SOOO EXCITING! I JUST CANT WAIT!

God, I hate going to the dentist...

Preliminary Stats Day 4

Yesterday was an all around pretty laid back and boring day. Only I went out and that was to go with my Dad to pick up our car. The rest of the day was pretty lazy and mostly consisted of Bill and I lazing around, watching X Files. I guess I did make some more bread and made some red velvet whoopi pies. I've never had a whoopi pie before, so I figure I may as well get it out of my system to want it now.

Was such a slow day that we didn't even prepare any meals. We ate the snacks and a few sandwiches. When you're not doing much, you don't feel like eating much. Therefore, my numbers were pretty low for yesterday even though we ate not-so-good food:

Calories: 1340/1800

Carbs: 140/248

Fat: 54/60

Protein: 70/68

Today is back to the usual routine. Well, as regular as I can get working around the construction going on in our house. I can't wait until that is done and I can go swimming again. I'm already so cranky that I wasted my $40 for a monthly pass and then between the construction and my bathing suit ripping I couldn't go to the pool. I'll just have to keep reminding myself that this won't happen again and I'll make my money back for the next passes I buy.

Oh well. On with my day!

Preliminary Stats Day 3

Yesterday was a good day - at least when it came to exercise and food. I'm going to get the boring stuff out of the way though, first! My Fitness Pal says this:

Calories: 1341/1800

Carbs: 56/248

Fat: 34/60

Protein: 96/68

I also did A LOT of walking yesterday. Probably over half of my waking hours were out and about on my feet. Again, a good reason to get a pedometer so I can actually find out how many steps I've taken.

I was lazy with the Wii Fit and only did my test since I had so much to do yesterday. I was up by a pound, but that probably had to do with me not using it at the same time as usual and because fo the crap I ate the day before. It's all good, though. I don't plan on paying attention to my weight every single day, anyways. It's unhealthy for your self esteem to keep checking and checking. Once every one or two weeks will be more than enough!

So, as for supper yesterday; I FINALLY did right by Jerry and Atkins. I made a low carb bread that turned out fantastic! I loved it, Bill loved it, Jerry loved it, Jory thought it was so-so and Andrew wasn't a fan of how chewy it was. It was a little more chewy than normal bread, but I was very impressed with how fluffy it was with the ingredients I used as well as the flavour was great! I made it in a Black & Decker 2lbs bread machine and it was a 1lb loaf. I will share the recipe, it's so a must try!

½ c. luke warm water

1 large egg

1 tblsp. softened unsalted butter

2 tblsp. Splenda sugar substitute

⅓ c. ground flax

¼ c. soy flour

¾ c. gluten flour

1 tsp. bread machine yeast

Bake it on what ever regular white setting you have on your machine and set if for 1lb if you have the option. I set mine to light crust when I baked it.

I also used the Presidents Choice brand of the sugar substitute which has no carbs compared to the Splenda substitute. The recipe was listed as a total of 20 carbs, but I imagine what I made was closer to 18.

The only other thing I can add about this recipe is that it's fairly hard to find and is rather expensive to buy gluten flour. I bought it at Bulk Barn and I don't remember how much I paid, but it was significantly more expensive than the ground flax and soy flour that I also bought there.

I think that's all I have to share for today. TTFN! Ta ta for now!

Preliminary Stats Day 2

So, yesterday was a bad day for calories. In 2 meals, I went pretty far over. You'd be surprised how quickly something you think is healthy will slap you in the face with how bad it is for you.

I made an omelette for lunch yesterday. I put some of my homemade bruschetta in it, some ham and some cheese. When I punched everything into My Fitness Pal, that was pretty much my whole count for the day! So it didn't help that Bill and I felt lazy that night and opened a can of ravioli for supper because we didn't feel like cooking. So in the end, my numbers were pretty shameful. But hey, that's why I'm trying to keep track of things I normally do so I can see where I go wrong before I try this diet out.

Calories: 2532/1800

Carbs: 72/248

Fat: 121/60

Protein: 96/68

Now, there is a silver lining to round the day out. I did get on my Wii Fit and I was pretty happy with myself. It's been 3 months since I've used it, and it told me that I was down 10lbs from the last time! Also, not that this means anything to anyone that hasn't used the device, it told me I was 31 years old, which is also good since I haven't used it in a while. In that time frame I've been both pretty sick as well as that's when I started going to the pool 3 times a week. So I'm sure I'm down because of a combination of both, but either way, it's still good to see numbers drop instead of go up.

Tonight my friends who are already on Atkins are coming over for supper tonight, so I have to make a conscious effort to cook Atkins friendly. I've been recipe hunting these last few weeks to get myself prepared for when Bill and I go on it. It's actually pretty impressive how much "normal" food you can still eat. Since I do a lot of my cooking and baking from scratch, it doesn't make for that much different of a routine - it's just the ingredients used. Unfortunately it's also the price tag. But, that's a fact with pretty much any diet change. Cheap food is crammed with fillers which is what brings the price down and in turn makes it really bad for you. I'm not saying that people should go to organic - that shit's bad for you AND the environment. I'm just saying that you should understand what each ingredient listed on packaged food actually means. You'd be surprised what you're eating everyday.

If you want a good and entertaining read about what you eat, take a look at The 6 Most Horrifying Lies The Food Industry Is Telling You. Most of it is only applicable to the States (we have much stricter food laws here - though I'm sure these loopholes in them as well that could be just as bad as these ones).

So yeah, if I manage to make anything interesting enough to share a recipe for, I will definitely do that! But for now, on with my day!

Preliminary Stats Day 1

So, I tracked everything I ate yesterday using My Fitness Pal as a guideline for calories, carbs, fat and protein. After I completed the entry for the day, it had written in big red letters at the bottom "you are eating too few calories". Go figure, right? My totals for each category were as follows:

Calories: 1472/1800

Carbs: 75/248

Fat: 48/60

Protein: 37/68

I didn't keep track of my exercise on top of that, so I'm sure the numbers would be even less if I added the walking I did. I just didn't want to add it since time isn't really a good indicator of how much you actually walk. I usually stop a bunch of times while out so the dogs can sniff every blade of grass on our route. I would like my numbers to be as accurate as possible so I know what I'm doing wrong and what I'm doing right.

Today, I'm going to dust off my Wii Fit and get that habit back. That will also help keep my numbers a bit more accurate since it records everything I do as well. The only thing I don't like about the Wii Fit is that it bases a lot of it's guideline on the BMI and I'd rather it include measurements if that's the way it was going to be. Hell, I have a friend, skinny as a rail try it out and it said that his BMI was above average. I've heard of people who work out that have a lot of muscle mass that have stepped on that thing and the little animation pops up of their Mii bloating up to obese. Obviously I'm there, but I just really wish you could put measurements in as well as the weight. Also, I'm well aware that we use the metric system, but when was the last time you weighed yourself in kilograms? I wish that you could change it to pounds because I'm always bugging Bill to do the conversion for me.

So that's that! Off to get on the Wii Fit!