Jothika - Member

Jothika

Joined May 2011

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Start Weight

204.2 lb

Lost so far: 14.8 lb

Current Weight

219.0 lb
Performance: losing 3.3 lb a week

Goal Weight

170.0 lb

Still to go: 49.0 lb

Hi! I'm a recent law grad and am about to start on my professional career. Between knee surgery last year and law school for the last three years, exercise and healthy eating weren't always possible for me. But I am re-dedicating myself to staying healthy for the long haul, and I am so excited! :-)

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cals: 129kcal | fat: 3.22g | carbs: 12.00g | prot: 15.76g

California Zesty Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms

Baked portabella mushrooms with a zesty twist.

cals: 113kcal | fat: 1.03g | carbs: 18.96g | prot: 7.54g

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

Delicate textured melt in your mouth pancakes.

cals: 47kcal | fat: 3.35g | carbs: 0.68g | prot: 3.39g

Egg Buttons

Egg, cheese and green onions baked in muffin size bites for a meal on the go.

cals: 196kcal | fat: 9.77g | carbs: 14.72g | prot: 11.77g

Baked Eggs in Bread Bowl

Delicious bread bowls filled with egg, bacon and parmesan cheese.

cals: 257kcal | fat: 10.99g | carbs: 3.46g | prot: 34.66g

Tandoori Chicken

An easy introduction to Indian food, and a great flavor for chicken.

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Too tired to cook + McDonald's = Savvy Calorie Intake!
You guys are so much more disciplined than me...sometimes, especially after a stressful day, I find myself fantasizing about those fries.

I'm definitely the type of dieter where I'm better off trying to portion control the foods I'm craving than completely making it forbidden. Smile

posted 02 Nov 2012, 12:42

Too tired to cook + McDonald's = Savvy Calorie Intake!
I just figured this out, and I'm pretty excited, since I'm too busy to cook, sometimes.

I spent 7 hour cleaning up my house yesterday, and I felt too exhausted to cook today. So instead, I went to McDonald's for a sandwich and some fries.

Here's how I managed it: I brought home a classic grilled chicken sandwich, no mayo, with lettuce, tomato, onions, and mushrooms. I also got a small fries. When I got home, I switched out McDonald's bun for my own Sara Lee "80 Calorie and Still Delightful" hamburger bun. I poured my fries out onto a plate (and the "small" still takes up 1/2 the plate!), put my sandwich on its new bun with all of the fixings and my barbeque sauce, squirted a little ketchup on the fries, and ouah-la: I ate what looked and tasted like an entire extra value meal, but was only 500 calories! It also had 31 g of protein, and, even better, I experienced no carb-coma afterwards! Smile

posted 29 Jul 2012, 15:21

Too tired to cook + McDonald's = Savvy Calorie Intake!
I spent 7 hour cleaning up my house yesterday, and I felt too exhausted to cook today. So instead, I went to McDonald's for a sandwich and some fries.

Here's how I managed it: I brought home a classic grilled chicken sandwich, no mayo, with lettuce, tomato, onions, and mushrooms. I also got a small fries. When I got home, I switched out McDonald's bun for my own Sara Lee "80 Calorie and Still Delightful" hamburger bun. I poured my fries out onto a plate (and the "small" still takes up 1/2 the plate!), put my sandwich on its new bun with all of the fixings and my barbeque sauce, squirted a little ketchup on, and ouah-la: I ate what looked and tasted like an entire extra value meal, but was only 500 calories! It also had 31 g of protein, and, even better, I experienced no carb-coma afterwards! Smile

posted 29 Jul 2012, 15:14

Motivation
Someone else posted about lacking motivation yesterday, too. My buddy Kim and I both responded and I think that our comments may help motivate you, too, especially if you're younger than us (I'm 28 and Kim is in her 40s, I think), and you still have the opportunity to save your knees from arthritis and other damage caused by carrying excess weight for a long period of time:

Quote:

"Read through some journals and I am sure you will find many of us that have trouble with motivation. What motivated me was my doctor telling me I had to lose weight or live with the pain in my knee (arthritis). Since I have started this journey, I no longer experience the pain in my knee, so it was well worth it. I am enjoying the fact that I am healthier and have a lot more energy now too. You need to find what motivates you and do it for yourself! You can lose the weight if you want to regardless of others. This app has helped me tremendously and even when I reach my goal weight (which I will!) I will still be here to keep myself healthy for good. Now get your butt moving Smile

I completely agree. I've been heavy for a good portion of my life and I'm getting ready for my second knee surgery. (High tibial osteomotomy, where they will break part of my tibia and insert a bone wedge to force it from going bowlegged to knock-kneed).

It is going to have a long, painful recovery, and I did this to myself with my poor eating habits and lack of exercise when I was a teen and a young adult. I wish I knew then what I know now, but it is never too late to change your life and decide to become healthier, happier, and kinder to yourself. Smile

Every time I want to binge, or skip a workout, I imagine what it would be like to have to have a total knee replacement before the age of 40. I want too much out of life to stay unhealthy. You should want more, too!

Good luck!

Jothika"

posted 22 Jul 2012, 11:11

Motivation!!!

kimjinxie wrote:

Read through some journals and I am sure you will find many of us that have trouble with motivation. What motivated me was my doctor telling me I had to lose weight or live with the pain in my knee (arthritis). Since I have started this journey, I no longer experience the pain in my knee, so it was well worth it. I am enjoying the fact that I am healthier and have a lot more energy now too. You need to find what motivates you and do it for yourself! You can lose the weight if you want to regardless of others. This app has helped me tremendously and even when I reach my goal weight (which I will!) I will still be here to keep myself healthy for good. Now get your butt moving Smile

Every time I want to binge, or skip a workout, I imagine what it would be like to have to have a total knee replacement before the age of 40. I want too much out of life to stay unhealthy. You should want more, too!

Good luck!

Jenna

posted 21 Jul 2012, 14:49

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