MyThyme's Journal, 04 October 2010

I am impressed! And only at 1799 calories? That is NOT bad considering you most likely normally eat far more than that! Cutting butter completely out would probably get a thank you from your thighs and belly a lot quicker BUT you will fail if you completely cut out everything you enjoy so I won't say a word! If you have a smart phone, it's even easier to record your food and exercise :) ....Have you set your RDI and determined the number of calories you need to create a deficit?  

MA.... I am really at a complete loss to the RDI. I entered my weight, height, age, activity level and desired weight loss and the site spit out the 2200 calorie amount and RDI. Is there something else I should or could do? I'm trying to be completely honest with everything I eat. To lie will only hurt myself and make this pointless. After putting in the foods yesterday's dinner I found myself only able to eat probably 2/3's and didn't know how to go back and cut everything. I know I didn't eat the calorie amount I was supposed to. That's my big problem. I don't have a big appetite. Today I have had a terrible time making myself eat. I know it sounds ridiculous. How can I be fat and not eat? Mostly.... very low activity. And then when I do eat it's usually late at night. This another excellent reason for this site. It shows me how many calories I'm eating and how many more I need to eat. I noticed on yesterday's menu the percentages are terrible! 41% Carbs. 43% Fats. 16% Protein. For calorie counting isn't this bad? What should the portions be? Now, I must say I rarely eat McD's and the butter was only a smear of 1 tsp on my toast. I just can't do margarine, I grew up in Dairy Land. It's just not something I can change. I've tried. I have tried to keep busy today. Worked in my flower beds and am watching my granddaughter, Hayden (2 yrs) She's laying down right now but I usually am playing with her and having her help me with laundry, cleaning and cooking. Well.... I'm going to go start fixing dinner and I'll have time on here tonight. I still need to search for a Bowflex video so I can start working out with that. I will talk with you later :) 

Ok, first off, it says your RDI is 2200...plan on no more than 1700 calories a day....but no less than 1200. I do this most days so feel free to look at what i eat for inspiration...or to make yourself barf. I see you skip lunch....that's going to cause you to want to eat more at night. Once you get up in the mornings, wait no later than an hour after you wake to eat....preferably sooner if possible. Eat lunch 3-4 hours later and dinner no later than 6 or 7. No snacks two hours before bed....if that's 11...then do 9. Many times I feel hungry late at night and I can drink a bottle of water and feel full again! Carbs and fat percentage do matter but not nearly as much as the protein...that matters alot and that number needs to come up. Tuna, peanut butter (VERY HIGH IN CALORIES), nuts, eggs, fish, and chicken all have nice amounts of protein! I don't count fat grams personally but I try to keep it in the 30% range. Carbs, well I love my bread. hahaha! Yours is you eat a lot of oatmeal, yogurt, etc....these are decent things.  

Whew.... I thought I had to eat 2200. And I have been struggling to make that today. I didn't skip lunch just didn't get it recorded because I had my grandbabies here and things were hit and miss with my PC time. So I kept it in my head so that I could document when I had time to sit down and type. Which is now.... at midnight! I know I need to eat way more veggies and lean protein. I didn't get to the store today and so I was going with what I had in the fridge. Your really helping me Mary Ann! I am so thankful to hook up with you on FB, FV and now here! Together we are gonna shed these pounds and rock it out in our new bods! Tell ya what.... when we meet our goal weight.... let's meet somewhere fun and celebrate! Would be fun!