well, not really a sad day. I've gotten a lot of clerical/lesson planning work done. and I've got some time in the day before I really have to start winding down. And if Staples or whatever Office Depot is close enough now is open, let alone still open, I just might go in to make copies of forms, syllabi, etc. Problem with that is I don't want to pay for a bunch of copies I won't need because the enrollment is still rolling over and whatnot and if I make 200 copies but only have 150 students and we never have a turnover of those other 50 students...yeah, it can get a bit costly since I have a bit I want copy. Actually a couple of those things I still need to type up.
I've also been on a bit of a fast today. I JUST ate a bag of lite microwave popcorn about a couple hours ago and I've had a bit of water. The last meal I had before that was rib tips, fries, and bread around 4pm yesterday so I figured I needed to just lay low on food. I knew I wouldn't be going all out today and moving around so I wouldn't be super dizzy and tired and hungry. I've been sitting here typing and researching so I've saved some calories. I even resisted the urge to have another bag of popcorn. But well, the rib bones in the fridge, baked sweet potatoes and cabbage that I have yet to have and they were made by mom like ...Friday I think...are calling me! the boy is napping and I'm sure he'll be awake soon, within the 1/2 hour to hour and he'll want to grub...maybe....he didn't want any ribs or fries yesterday...think the sauce was a bit spicy for him and he fussed at the tingle! po baby!
okey dokey, not a long post but need to get back to posting. I'll understand if you all aren't commenting here because I haven't been stopping in on your blogs either. I hope to get back into a routine soon! I found out that I can purchase/find a cord that will allow me to use my own laptop at work through their wifi connection so I can leave that horribly slow ancient windows 95 or 98 computer they have there alone! and i don't even give those Macs a 2nd look unless it's a side-eye!! the combo of being a Mac AND being an older model...barf!!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
*******
*mumble mumble mumble*
I have lost focus.
I have had too much food that I didn't prepare.
I don't think it ALL was junk food...but junk food has snuck back into my body.
I've just had too much food at one meal.
I will give myself credit that with getting back into the classroom this week to set things up (even though Ihave no artwork copies on the walls because I'm ordering big posters for that job until the students have work completed) and even though I may have indulged in the provide breakfast and lunch on Wednesday, I didn't eat again at home until around 8 and that was crackers.
I must get back on the saddle.
November will be here before I know it. And I WILL fit one of those dresses hanging up there.
I AM in a size 32 again after a while. My doctor pointed out that since August of last year I've lost over 40 pounds. Apparently I DID get over 400..it was 405 at one point. I guess the shock of seeing that number on the digital display was blocked from my memory.
Well, the students come back into the classroom on Tuesday. I'll start the aerobics class on the 21st. Need to start planning lunches to take for lunch. Wraps should work fine.
This boy needs to get a nap in and I should keep working on job stuff so....later all.
I have lost focus.
I have had too much food that I didn't prepare.
I don't think it ALL was junk food...but junk food has snuck back into my body.
I've just had too much food at one meal.
I will give myself credit that with getting back into the classroom this week to set things up (even though Ihave no artwork copies on the walls because I'm ordering big posters for that job until the students have work completed) and even though I may have indulged in the provide breakfast and lunch on Wednesday, I didn't eat again at home until around 8 and that was crackers.
I must get back on the saddle.
November will be here before I know it. And I WILL fit one of those dresses hanging up there.
I AM in a size 32 again after a while. My doctor pointed out that since August of last year I've lost over 40 pounds. Apparently I DID get over 400..it was 405 at one point. I guess the shock of seeing that number on the digital display was blocked from my memory.
Well, the students come back into the classroom on Tuesday. I'll start the aerobics class on the 21st. Need to start planning lunches to take for lunch. Wraps should work fine.
This boy needs to get a nap in and I should keep working on job stuff so....later all.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
:(
I need to put this past week behind me. I had horrible meals from last Sunday on to yesterday! yesterday we had fast food twice! total last week we had fast food about 4 times! Today, i haven't had much to eat...tea with generic equal this morning and boiled, lightly seasoned chicken breast and broth for lunch. why?
Could be a couple of reasons combined but I have a cold. I initially figured it was because friday night i didn't turn the table fan off by my bed so there was air blowing on me even though Friday and Saturday nights were pretty cool for August in Chicago. This has been a pretty...not so typical...Chicago summer btw. Anyway, today, I realized that might not be the only reason. Last week our church had our Back to School Bible Camp (VBS) so we had a lot of foreign germs in there with guest students from the neighborhood. not saying they're nasty or anything but...not sure how healthy a life they're living!!! I keep forgetting to take my vitamins so my immunity defenses are pretty down. Soooo, I've been taking psuedophed and I only have 2 left. i figured yesterda that today I'd grab some more to or from church but i didn't go because i woke up feeling like something ran over my head!
Mommy (yeah, i said mommy :P ) is boiling some more chicken for me, the boy has been napping for a while and he's already woken up once but he went back to sleep...however...is that him sighing now....uh oh. so yeah...I'm hoping this cold is gone by Thursday because that's when we're taking another staycation downtown! Weather forecast just went off and those days look good...really good.....not too hot, no rain forecast..we get rain on Tuesday or Wednesday but i'll probably have to water the potted plants outside before then anyway.
Soooooo, yeah, what happened last week with my eating? I could have easily made that pot of brown rice to go with the pepper steak and sweet n sour chicken I made but I didn't. instead, i turned the steak into wraps...not bad, had a lotta lettuce and some sliced tomatoes with that. The chicken though....I wrapped those in wonton wrappers and made FRIIIIIED eggrolls!!!! GRANTED I had sliced carrots, bell peppers, onions, and cabbage in that mix....would have been much healthier with a bit of brown rice. Plus I MAXED a bag of Boston Baked Beans candy AND some cookies. OY!! whole wheat pasta found it's way into the mix as well.
my weight fluctuated from like 365 to 360 to 362 to yesterday's 363.8 or .3 . Not sure what it is today.
A problem was I had to hurry up and cook a bunch of meat that I didn't freeze after buying it because I was like, well, do we have room in the freezers and I wanna hurry up and make something with these and blah blah blah. Well, it was a bad move. I've been doing good with making only enough food to last the day it's cooked and maybe the next day for leftovers. Cooking a fresh meal has helped keep me on track.
I also need to not have another bloggin drought. even if I stop in just to say feeling fine...or like crap..or whatever....
welp, the wee one is awake and hugging up on me!! he was just kissing my knee...then huggin my arm, now harrassing my knee again!!!
Could be a couple of reasons combined but I have a cold. I initially figured it was because friday night i didn't turn the table fan off by my bed so there was air blowing on me even though Friday and Saturday nights were pretty cool for August in Chicago. This has been a pretty...not so typical...Chicago summer btw. Anyway, today, I realized that might not be the only reason. Last week our church had our Back to School Bible Camp (VBS) so we had a lot of foreign germs in there with guest students from the neighborhood. not saying they're nasty or anything but...not sure how healthy a life they're living!!! I keep forgetting to take my vitamins so my immunity defenses are pretty down. Soooo, I've been taking psuedophed and I only have 2 left. i figured yesterda that today I'd grab some more to or from church but i didn't go because i woke up feeling like something ran over my head!
Mommy (yeah, i said mommy :P ) is boiling some more chicken for me, the boy has been napping for a while and he's already woken up once but he went back to sleep...however...is that him sighing now....uh oh. so yeah...I'm hoping this cold is gone by Thursday because that's when we're taking another staycation downtown! Weather forecast just went off and those days look good...really good.....not too hot, no rain forecast..we get rain on Tuesday or Wednesday but i'll probably have to water the potted plants outside before then anyway.
Soooooo, yeah, what happened last week with my eating? I could have easily made that pot of brown rice to go with the pepper steak and sweet n sour chicken I made but I didn't. instead, i turned the steak into wraps...not bad, had a lotta lettuce and some sliced tomatoes with that. The chicken though....I wrapped those in wonton wrappers and made FRIIIIIED eggrolls!!!! GRANTED I had sliced carrots, bell peppers, onions, and cabbage in that mix....would have been much healthier with a bit of brown rice. Plus I MAXED a bag of Boston Baked Beans candy AND some cookies. OY!! whole wheat pasta found it's way into the mix as well.
my weight fluctuated from like 365 to 360 to 362 to yesterday's 363.8 or .3 . Not sure what it is today.
A problem was I had to hurry up and cook a bunch of meat that I didn't freeze after buying it because I was like, well, do we have room in the freezers and I wanna hurry up and make something with these and blah blah blah. Well, it was a bad move. I've been doing good with making only enough food to last the day it's cooked and maybe the next day for leftovers. Cooking a fresh meal has helped keep me on track.
I also need to not have another bloggin drought. even if I stop in just to say feeling fine...or like crap..or whatever....
welp, the wee one is awake and hugging up on me!! he was just kissing my knee...then huggin my arm, now harrassing my knee again!!!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
sorry so long gone!
I've just been away from bloggin...not away from eating better though. to prove that
I'M DOOOOOOOOOOOWN 30 POOOOOOOOOOOOUNDS!!!!! it may be a bit more by now because I weighed-in this past Sunday. Today, I'm going to go see District 9. Not sure if I'll even be able to chew any movie popcorn without annoyance and pain though!
why?
Last week I had my WISDOM TEETH PULLED!!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH THE HORROR!!! Nothing like hearing the slight crunch of tools and teeth from inside your head! I had to have stitches in one socket because she had to do a bit more surgery. Now I have to wonder if my cut up gum is ever going to heal right! I can only assume the other 3 sockets are healing okay. It's this bottom left side that's my small little hell right now! Not sure how she stitched that up but I won't really know what it's like until it's all healed. hmmm.
So I'm still here, and my sis is okay. I think you misread what Bonnie said. she was calling me sister!
I've just been a bit tired these past couple of weeks. Sorry to keep you all waiting.
I've also made another reservation for me, the boy, and my mom before I return back to work and she starts her real retirement! the boy, the only thing different for him is he's been able to sleep in a bit but he still goes to daycare. This year though, he'll be officially in Pre-School classes with the bigger kids! next year I think is when I'll enroll him in a bigger school.
I'M DOOOOOOOOOOOWN 30 POOOOOOOOOOOOUNDS!!!!! it may be a bit more by now because I weighed-in this past Sunday. Today, I'm going to go see District 9. Not sure if I'll even be able to chew any movie popcorn without annoyance and pain though!
why?
Last week I had my WISDOM TEETH PULLED!!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH THE HORROR!!! Nothing like hearing the slight crunch of tools and teeth from inside your head! I had to have stitches in one socket because she had to do a bit more surgery. Now I have to wonder if my cut up gum is ever going to heal right! I can only assume the other 3 sockets are healing okay. It's this bottom left side that's my small little hell right now! Not sure how she stitched that up but I won't really know what it's like until it's all healed. hmmm.
So I'm still here, and my sis is okay. I think you misread what Bonnie said. she was calling me sister!
I've just been a bit tired these past couple of weeks. Sorry to keep you all waiting.
I've also made another reservation for me, the boy, and my mom before I return back to work and she starts her real retirement! the boy, the only thing different for him is he's been able to sleep in a bit but he still goes to daycare. This year though, he'll be officially in Pre-School classes with the bigger kids! next year I think is when I'll enroll him in a bigger school.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
I'm still breathing!
I'm still alive....I've lagged behind in the blogging area. I'll try to post more tonight or later after church.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
taking stock
quick note...I'll probably weigh in tomorrow. I'm ..."empty" but I also ate right before emptying out! yeah, another TMI moment but well...yeah.
I need to write down all of the food I have that really needs to be eaten!! Aside from maybe getting bread for mom and the boy, we REALLY could stand to just slow down our spending!!! I'm gonna have to try and get mom a home business or something to do...maybe she could start making clothes again...even if it's just baby clothes...maybe even baby clothes to donate to drug addicted or abandoned babies in hospitals or in the DCFS system. SOMETHING so she's not at home doing laundry, cleaning, or wanting to spend all of her money because she's retired and doesn't have to wake up anymore to head into work. Plus, it'll help keep her mind sharp I think. Not sure if we need to invest in a surveillance system or not.
Anyway, God is Good that we can afford these groceries...i just do NOT want her blowing through her money now when we really DON'T need to do much shopping right now.
We went to my sister's for a jewelry show this morning and b4 we left ran her by the grocery store. I didn't really think we needed anything yet we left with $40+ worth of stuff. That didn't include my sister's stuff...she paid for her own. So yeah, I really need make as accurate a list as I can so I can start to look at all these cookbooks I have and figure out what I can make that serves 3-4 people and won't be soooooo high in cals and fat!
Okey dokey, I hope everyone of you reading is well and doing great in your quest for a smaller you. Today, I wore a pair of jeans that .....wow, I'm really 20+ pounds lighter; just had to type what I was happily thinking....used to be a little tight. I'm not sure if I'm going to purchase jeans from that store anymore though...they all seem to be low-riding or lay about an inch below the waist line. Plus the crotch area never really comes UP to the crotch and yet the jeans don't stay up. not sure if that's a too small or too big issue or just a "you paid only $18 for these, what do you expect" issue? I really don't understand why you would make a size 30-ANYTHING in low rise or any unflattering cut of clothing in that size or bigger. I don't wanna wear it and I definitely don't wanna see it!!!
okey dokey...
I need to write down all of the food I have that really needs to be eaten!! Aside from maybe getting bread for mom and the boy, we REALLY could stand to just slow down our spending!!! I'm gonna have to try and get mom a home business or something to do...maybe she could start making clothes again...even if it's just baby clothes...maybe even baby clothes to donate to drug addicted or abandoned babies in hospitals or in the DCFS system. SOMETHING so she's not at home doing laundry, cleaning, or wanting to spend all of her money because she's retired and doesn't have to wake up anymore to head into work. Plus, it'll help keep her mind sharp I think. Not sure if we need to invest in a surveillance system or not.
Anyway, God is Good that we can afford these groceries...i just do NOT want her blowing through her money now when we really DON'T need to do much shopping right now.
We went to my sister's for a jewelry show this morning and b4 we left ran her by the grocery store. I didn't really think we needed anything yet we left with $40+ worth of stuff. That didn't include my sister's stuff...she paid for her own. So yeah, I really need make as accurate a list as I can so I can start to look at all these cookbooks I have and figure out what I can make that serves 3-4 people and won't be soooooo high in cals and fat!
Okey dokey, I hope everyone of you reading is well and doing great in your quest for a smaller you. Today, I wore a pair of jeans that .....wow, I'm really 20+ pounds lighter; just had to type what I was happily thinking....used to be a little tight. I'm not sure if I'm going to purchase jeans from that store anymore though...they all seem to be low-riding or lay about an inch below the waist line. Plus the crotch area never really comes UP to the crotch and yet the jeans don't stay up. not sure if that's a too small or too big issue or just a "you paid only $18 for these, what do you expect" issue? I really don't understand why you would make a size 30-ANYTHING in low rise or any unflattering cut of clothing in that size or bigger. I don't wanna wear it and I definitely don't wanna see it!!!
okey dokey...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
la la la la la la laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
numming on a 80cal, 0 fat Peach yogurt. I've learned that well, I just need to pay a lil extra for this Dannon Light & Fit brand and save 20 calories cuz the portion is 2 oz. smaller...and make up for the smaller amount but higher cost with bigger taste! I'd been getting the cheaper, 8oz. Aldi brand yogurt and after having the Dannon..and then going back to the Aldi brand...I just...I couldn't stay! Luckily Jewel usually has it on sale 10/$5...the sale that ended today was 10/$4...not sure if that's part of their price knock down thing they've been doing recently but I'll take it! grabbed 6 peach and 4 lemon chiffon.
So, without keeping a physical, written journal, I believe I have stayed below 2000 calories since Sunday. Since I've decided to start watching what I eat more closely and preparing 95% of my meals (I add that -%5 because I do sometimes have McDonalds and try to allow for some "spoil the family" with a meal out) I've been naturally staying under 2000 calories. It's somewhere between 400 and 900 more calories when the pounds don't come off...they stay stagnant or increase. I prefer a loss.
I also bought some whole wheat or whole grain bread products that are 100 cals a serving. Still a bit high but some are mini bagels to go with this whipped cream cheese w/honey&nuts that I'll indulge in a couple or so mornings or for a midday snack. The other is a new product...at least I've never seen it before...100 cals for it's like a sandwich bun that's been reduced to two mini-flat breads. one slice alone of this whole wheat (real ww, not white bread with some sprinkles of wheat and caramel coloring) bread I get at Aldi is 100 alone! I realized that last week and had to cut back my turkey burger from 2 slices to 1 slice cut/torn in half. Better option, and it's still a sandwich. And while I had the turkey burger with cheese, I've had lettuce and tomato with it. :D
soooooo, today I had a bowl of red berries Special K and 1/2 c. of skim milk (150), then 3/4 c. brown rice and about 1c. of chicken cacciatore sauce with vegs and about hmmmm, 3 or 4 oz. of chicken breast (est. 300 calories 350 max...could be wrong but the brown rice was only 70 i think and the tomato based "stew" is pretty lean), dinner was 1 1/2 c. collard greens, some rotisserie curry seasoned chicken..about 5 oz., and the fatty bad part was 2 2" pieces of cornbread. (I estimate that at about 450 calories).
It'd been about 5 hours+ since my last meal and I did some grocery shopping x2 before returning home and theeen I was trying to prep dinner. I was super dizzy...which happens to me a lot when I'm low on food and water..go figure. I felt sick, went to potty, didn't feel too much better after lightening my load (ha) so I had to sit again b4 falling out. Finally got the energy to get dinner and nuke it in the microwave. Knew I was gonna go for the greens so I figured...yeah. I want some cornbread
Just had the 80 calorie yogurt so I ESTIMATE (only 2 or 3 items are package info verified) that my total for today is 980...yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah....no good....I need to eat more..at least I know I should have today...Oh wait, I had a boiled egg with that cereal this morning! not much of a big difference though.
sooooo, yeah, need to make sure I'm getting all my food in for the day so I'm not starving my metabolism.
sigh...i need to try and get to sleep before 10:30 because as long as I'm awake, the boy is awake because he still snuggles in my lil bed with me!
Don't judge me...some of y'all got fuc...uuuuh, jacked up living situations too!! LOL!!!
later all.
Be Blessed
So, without keeping a physical, written journal, I believe I have stayed below 2000 calories since Sunday. Since I've decided to start watching what I eat more closely and preparing 95% of my meals (I add that -%5 because I do sometimes have McDonalds and try to allow for some "spoil the family" with a meal out) I've been naturally staying under 2000 calories. It's somewhere between 400 and 900 more calories when the pounds don't come off...they stay stagnant or increase. I prefer a loss.
I also bought some whole wheat or whole grain bread products that are 100 cals a serving. Still a bit high but some are mini bagels to go with this whipped cream cheese w/honey&nuts that I'll indulge in a couple or so mornings or for a midday snack. The other is a new product...at least I've never seen it before...100 cals for it's like a sandwich bun that's been reduced to two mini-flat breads. one slice alone of this whole wheat (real ww, not white bread with some sprinkles of wheat and caramel coloring) bread I get at Aldi is 100 alone! I realized that last week and had to cut back my turkey burger from 2 slices to 1 slice cut/torn in half. Better option, and it's still a sandwich. And while I had the turkey burger with cheese, I've had lettuce and tomato with it. :D
soooooo, today I had a bowl of red berries Special K and 1/2 c. of skim milk (150), then 3/4 c. brown rice and about 1c. of chicken cacciatore sauce with vegs and about hmmmm, 3 or 4 oz. of chicken breast (est. 300 calories 350 max...could be wrong but the brown rice was only 70 i think and the tomato based "stew" is pretty lean), dinner was 1 1/2 c. collard greens, some rotisserie curry seasoned chicken..about 5 oz., and the fatty bad part was 2 2" pieces of cornbread. (I estimate that at about 450 calories).
It'd been about 5 hours+ since my last meal and I did some grocery shopping x2 before returning home and theeen I was trying to prep dinner. I was super dizzy...which happens to me a lot when I'm low on food and water..go figure. I felt sick, went to potty, didn't feel too much better after lightening my load (ha) so I had to sit again b4 falling out. Finally got the energy to get dinner and nuke it in the microwave. Knew I was gonna go for the greens so I figured...yeah. I want some cornbread
Just had the 80 calorie yogurt so I ESTIMATE (only 2 or 3 items are package info verified) that my total for today is 980...yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah....no good....I need to eat more..at least I know I should have today...Oh wait, I had a boiled egg with that cereal this morning! not much of a big difference though.
sooooo, yeah, need to make sure I'm getting all my food in for the day so I'm not starving my metabolism.
sigh...i need to try and get to sleep before 10:30 because as long as I'm awake, the boy is awake because he still snuggles in my lil bed with me!
Don't judge me...some of y'all got fuc...uuuuh, jacked up living situations too!! LOL!!!
later all.
Be Blessed
Monday, July 20, 2009
that scale is on crack
the scale has me down to 367.2 or some such foolery again. I got outta the shower and just outta morbid curiosity I took it outta the box and stepped on it again.
anyway, not so much worried about that as I am about this lump in my lower cheek outside of my lower jaw. my tooth/teeth have been hurting back there for about a week now. I figured it was just a cavity at it's brink or my wisdom tooth back there acting up. This morning the pain started again and again I assumed it was the bottom teeth....even though sometime last week I thought the pain might be originated at the top....so I touched my cheek to see if it was swollen and pressed and something moved. so i felt around and the lower jaw area is where there's a lil lump. I figure it's an abscess....why do those things love me so??!! I have to have my teeth cleaned and cavities filled anyway but they're probably gonna take those wisdom teeth out too. That's gonna be a bill despite having coverage!!!! And I'm really gonna need to get in to see a dentist fast so all the work can get started before work starts back.
oy.
anyway, not so much worried about that as I am about this lump in my lower cheek outside of my lower jaw. my tooth/teeth have been hurting back there for about a week now. I figured it was just a cavity at it's brink or my wisdom tooth back there acting up. This morning the pain started again and again I assumed it was the bottom teeth....even though sometime last week I thought the pain might be originated at the top....so I touched my cheek to see if it was swollen and pressed and something moved. so i felt around and the lower jaw area is where there's a lil lump. I figure it's an abscess....why do those things love me so??!! I have to have my teeth cleaned and cavities filled anyway but they're probably gonna take those wisdom teeth out too. That's gonna be a bill despite having coverage!!!! And I'm really gonna need to get in to see a dentist fast so all the work can get started before work starts back.
oy.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
the math...is F*&&y^ KILLING ME!!!
Okay, so I'm trying to figure out if I wanna do 2000, then 1800 then maybe drop down to a steady 1600 calories a day or just go with 1800 for the duration.
Then I'm trying to figure out which of these formulas I want to use to break down where I'm getting my calories from: the "recommended" 50% carbs, 20% protein, 30% fat or my preferred 45% carbs, 35% protein, 20% fat.
However, with that above system, whichever I chose, neither adds up to what the mypyramid.gov charts for a 2000 cal diet recommends after I've calculated how many calories, grams, then ounces are in each group..namely the protein (meats and beans) and carbs (grains). Plus I don't know how to count my vegetables. I know they have calories I mean, most are under 100 per serving of a whole veg (the leafy greens or nonstarchy vegs) but they still have calories.
Sooooo yeah, I might just go back to this plan I used back in 97 and did well on...see if it's breakdown sort of matches what the usda recommended for either 2000 or 2005 (new charts come out next year). Or I might just go ahead and follow what the usda recommends for the 2000, 1800, and 1600 calorie diets.
Any recommendations? Anyone out there breaking up where their calories are going? Carbs and starchies here, meats and beans here, fat here if any extra other than what's in your lean meats???
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So far today I've had 1c. of special k, one cup of skimmed milk, and one banana. Just had about a cup of wheat elbow macaroni and chicken cacciatore, that had perhaps about 1 1/2 cups of chicken and the rest was like tomato sauce with some pepper and onion slices.
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I MUST be putting too much into this. But I figure, those calculations are out there for a reason....not just to make nutritionist and dietitians some income....hmmm.
if nothing else, it's been interesting to search the net for all this stuff. right now..my brain hurts. and since my son is napping, i probably should too.
Then I'm trying to figure out which of these formulas I want to use to break down where I'm getting my calories from: the "recommended" 50% carbs, 20% protein, 30% fat or my preferred 45% carbs, 35% protein, 20% fat.
However, with that above system, whichever I chose, neither adds up to what the mypyramid.gov charts for a 2000 cal diet recommends after I've calculated how many calories, grams, then ounces are in each group..namely the protein (meats and beans) and carbs (grains). Plus I don't know how to count my vegetables. I know they have calories I mean, most are under 100 per serving of a whole veg (the leafy greens or nonstarchy vegs) but they still have calories.
Sooooo yeah, I might just go back to this plan I used back in 97 and did well on...see if it's breakdown sort of matches what the usda recommended for either 2000 or 2005 (new charts come out next year). Or I might just go ahead and follow what the usda recommends for the 2000, 1800, and 1600 calorie diets.
Any recommendations? Anyone out there breaking up where their calories are going? Carbs and starchies here, meats and beans here, fat here if any extra other than what's in your lean meats???
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So far today I've had 1c. of special k, one cup of skimmed milk, and one banana. Just had about a cup of wheat elbow macaroni and chicken cacciatore, that had perhaps about 1 1/2 cups of chicken and the rest was like tomato sauce with some pepper and onion slices.
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I MUST be putting too much into this. But I figure, those calculations are out there for a reason....not just to make nutritionist and dietitians some income....hmmm.
if nothing else, it's been interesting to search the net for all this stuff. right now..my brain hurts. and since my son is napping, i probably should too.
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