Weight: (220.6 as of Friday 9/16)
Rise time: 8:30 a.m.
Bedtime: 11:30 p.m.
Exercise: n/a
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Breakfast (9:00 a.m.): Traditional Sunday morning at Kroger's Starbucks with hubs. Had a Tall Skinny Vanilla Latte (lo-cal, y'all!) and a slice of banana walnut bread. Splurge!

Lunch (12:00 p.m.): left-over spghetti

Snack (3:30 p.m.): n/a

Dinner (7:00 p.m.): Lean Cuisine Thai Noodle, Jello Mousse, delicious grapes, some left-over rice.

Evening Snack: n/a
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Thoughts and Feelings: Good job!
Back to banana breakfasts next week.

desdemona

Saturday 9/17/11

Weight: 220.6
Rise time: 8:30 a.m.
Bedtime: 10:30 p.m.
Exercise: Had to forego trip to Y due to GI illness.
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Breakfast (9:00 a.m.): 1 banana, water, later tulsi green tea

Lunch (12:00 p.m.): rice w/turkey sausage

Snack (3:30 p.m.): Zone perfect bar

Dinner (6:00 p.m.): Mom's birthday at Outback. Salad, tea, Alice Springs chicken, baked potato, bites of ice cream.

Evening Snack: n/a
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Thoughts and Feelings: Good job!
Had a bad night last night, lots of heartburn, GERD. Took Tums. Blame my spaghetti with sausage, kettle chips, wine spritzers. Miserable night. Runs in the morning.

desdemona

Friday 9/16/11

Weight: 220.6
Rise time: 8:45 a.m.
Bedtime: 11:30 p.m. (planned)
Exercise: scheduled for tomorrow a.m.
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Thoughts and Feelings: Good job in spite of disturbance in my routine.

Had a big exam this week and lost track, but apparently did well as I've lost 2.8 # since my last weigh in (2 weeks ago?)

Since I began trying to lose weight, I've reduced from 228 to 220.6, down 7.4 pounds. Only 2.6 to go to reach my first goal of a 10-pound reduction. Yay!

Thursday when I attended a conference. Food was provided so I didn't have a banana. However, the food was so awful that I only ate enuf to keep from fainting with hunger. : / So I'm sure my calorie count was very low.

Plus I only exercised on Monday (will again on Saturday), so the lack of muscle use may have reduced my weight a little? Not sure.

It's Friday, it's just turned cold, and it's been a month since I've had fries, so I treated myself to a combo today. Don't want to feel deprived, after all, and yesterday I WAS DEPRIVED! :D So, it's okay as long as I get back on the healthy track.





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desdemona

Monday 9/12/11

Weight: Did not weigh today (last wt 223.4)
Rise time: 6:15 a.m.
Bedtime: 9:30 p.m.
Exercise: 4+ miles on bike + weight machines
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Breakfast (8:30 a.m.): 2 bananas, water, later yerba mate tea

Lunch (12:00 p.m.): Zone perfect bar

Snack (3:30 p.m.): spicy tuna sushi (5 pcs), 100-cal pepsi

Dinner (6:00 p.m.): Leftover potato, broccoli, cheese biscuit. Chicken breast. 1/2 can chicken pot pie soup. jello chocolate mousse dessert.

Evening Snack: n/a
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Thoughts and Feelings: Good job!
With the 2 bananas didn't feel quite as peckish as I did on Friday. Still, just before lunch felt VERY chilled (blood sugar low). After bar was sweating again. Weird metabolism.
A little tired today which I will blame on the full moon. I'll be glad to go to bed early.

desdemona

Sunday 9/11/11

Weight: Did not way today (last wt 223.4)
Rise time: 8:15 a.m.
Bedtime: 11 p.m.
Exercise: none
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Breakfast (8:30 a.m.): 1 banana, coffee with 1 creamer

Lunch (12:30 p.m.): Red Lobster - water, cheese biscuits 2 1/2, ceasar salad, blackened whitefish, broccoli, small baked potato with butter & sour cream (ate half), few bites of apple cobbler, ice cream.

Snack (3:00 p.m.): No snack since I napped.

Dinner (6:00 p.m.): Leftover pizza with veggies & 1 extra stick mozzarella. Jello with fruit snack. 100-cal small Pepsi (coz I was craving it).

Evening Snack: n/a
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Thoughts and Feelings: Not bad!
Went a little overboard with the cheesy biscuits but then I was too full to finish my meal. I'll have leftovers tomorrow.
RE: Body Fat index, found my old paper from the Y. In May I was 48.1%. Yesterday (4 months later) I was down to 45.3%. I plan to do even better now that I'm getting into a new regimen.
In the future I can cut down on the butter/sour cream. Half of that would have been fine. Also, need to remember to ask for salad dressing on the side.

desdemona

Saturday 9/10/11

Weight: Did not way today (last wt 223.4)
Rise time: 7:45 a.m.
Bedtime: 11 p.m. (planned)
Exercise: 5.25 miles on recumbent bike plus weight machines
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Breakfast (8 a.m.): 1 banana, water

Lunch (12:30 p.m.): Pear, mozzarella stick, vegie lasagna, 4 large cashews

Snack (3:00 p.m.): No snack since I napped.

Dinner (6:00 p.m.): Cooked a frozen pizza, added lots of red bell & onions, 3 pieces. Jello mousse dessert. Perrier.

Evening Snack: n/a
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Thoughts and Feelings: GOOD JOB! :)
Saw trainer, Jason, at YMCA this morning. Learned how to do hand weights for shoulder physical therapy. Body Fat: 45. Will check it again later and see how much it improves.
Am learning how this blog works. Apparently I should wait and write when the day is done since revisions are discouraged. Drafts apparently can only be saved once? Still learning.
Did pretty well today, though I haven't gone to bed yet. Took a long nap so I guess that means I can stay up later. Haha. No later than midnight, tho.
Ate pizza mindfully. Was aware that I was 7/10 full and resisted temptation to get a fourth slice. Yay! Had a jello mousse desert since I skipped aft snack. Drank cold Perrier coz it's not good warm.

desdemona

Saturday 9/10/11

Weight: Did not way today (last wt 223.4)
Rise time: 7:45 a.m.
Bedtime: ______ p.m.
Exercise: 5.25 miles on recumbent bike plus weight machines
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Breakfast (8 a.m.): 1 banana, water

Lunch (12:30 p.m.): Pear, mozzarella stick, vegie lasagna, 4 large cashews

Snack (3:00 p.m.): ________________________

Dinner (6:00 p.m.): __________________________

Evening Snack (7:00 p.m.): ________________________
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Thoughts and Feelings:
Saw trainer, Jason, at YMCA this morning. Learned how to do hand weights for shoulder physical therapy. Body Fat: 45. Will check it again later and see how much it improves.

desdemona

My Morning Banana Diet Day #__1___ (9/9/2011)

Weight: Did not way today (last wt 223.4)
Bedtime: 11:30 p.m.
Exercise: Rest today

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Breakfast (8 a.m.): 1 banana(s), later (at school) yerba mate tea

Lunch (11:00 a.m.): Zone Perfect bar, water

Snack (3:00 p.m.): Whole grain pasta mac n'cheese

Dinner (5:30 p.m.): Miso soup, small salad, Extreme Tuna sushi, vegie sushi, wine spritzer (7/up)

Evening Snack (9:00 p.m.): Choc covered almonds, very weak wine spritzers
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Thoughts and Feelings:
Lesson #1 - Never start a diet on a Friday!
Lesson #2 - Need more calories in the morning so I won't feel weak and pig out when I get home.
Tomorrow I will do better, though the day wasn't a total wipeout.

desdemona

Hey there! Well the hurricane did cause some damage (power outages and fallen trees) but everyone around me is okay. (Although I live in an area where we NEVER get any hurricanes or tornados so it was eye-opening.) And I basically got my Internet today!

As for the diet, I texted myself my meals and so far I've noticed I've been eating 1 banana in the morning, a veggie wrap for lunch (200 cals), fruit like strawberries and kiwi around 3pm, and mostly Indian dishes for dinner. I'd guess my dinners are around 300-400 but it gets a bit difficult to track homemade ethnic foods since recipes do vary.

Excercise has been mostly intervals (sprint for 20 seconds rest for 20 seconds,etc.), jogging, Hindu squats, crunches, and practising Indian classical dance. (I'm not sure how much each activity burns though.)

bananashorts

My Morning Banana Diet Day #__0___ (9/8/2011)

Weight: 223.4 pounds
Bedtime: 00:00 p.m.
Exercise: 5.2 miles on bike + lat & hip machines (15 reps x 2)

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Breakfast (00:00 a.m.)

_____ banana(s)
_____ ounces water


Lunch (00:00 a.m./p.m.)

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Snack (00:00 p.m.)

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Dinner (00:00 p.m.)

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Evening Snack (00:00 p.m.)

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Thoughts and Feelings:
I just discovered the Morning Banana Diet. It gives me hope that I've found something that fits my lifestyle very well right now. Looking forward to beginning TOMORROW!

desdemona