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Parker · 09-29-2012, 01:33 PM

According to my food diary, I took in 2180 calories yesterday, which is on track for where I need to be if I want to lose weight (2000-2500 cals/day).

Keeping track of my calorie intake really makes me evaluate what I choose and dont choose at the store more closely. I am making different choices - getting salsa and tortilla chips instead of Ruffles sour cream and cheese chips ... skipping over the cookie mixes that are on sale for $1, etc.

I also went and got low fat chocolate milk for my Carnation Instant Breakfast packets instead of whole milk -- and if I'd been at a different store, I would have gotten fat free, but this store only had regular skim milk, not chocolate - but I bought that too so I could try it with the Carnation because it would knock 100 cals off of the mixture.

I also got some strawberries, raspberries, and bananas for smoothies - but I want to learn how to make veggie ones and try one or two of those as well -- I really dont like veggies, but maybe if I mix certain fruits AND veggies, maybe I can drink them.

I made a meal replacement smoothie just now: 1 cup low fat choco milk, 1 packet of the Carnation, 1/2 a banana, and 1/2 cup of strawberries - it yielded 15g of protein, but also 480 calories (mainly from the milk AND Carnation) -- but that is still less than eating 1/2 of a box of Kraft mac-n-cheese, which is 600 calories.

Oh and I think I figured out why I lost that weight over the past few months: popcorn.

I was eating popcorn instead of chips (already thinking about changes, even back then) and sometimes even instead of a meal, I would sit down with some popcorn -- I thought that stuff was very high in calories because I get the "movie butter" kind - but apparently, each bag is just 140 calories - and, like I said, I was sometimes replacing meals with that.

Also, I am not as hungry as I used to be - not able to eat as much - so I used to eat a whole box of Kraft mac-n-cheese (I am poor, so this was a staple in my life for years and years) as a meal and sometimes I even added something like sausage or hot dogs -- and the mac-n-cheese by itself is 1200 calories a box!

So, it will be slow, but I will continue with the food diary and count my calories and make different choices at the store and at home so that I can hopefully lose some weight.

I am also trying the green coffee extract on the advice of a friend, so we will see if that helps - I am taking 2 caps a day for a month and I'll see if it works or if it is just another fad "diet."

09-29-2012, 01:33 PM	#42
Parker Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: Butch. Lesbian. Dyke. Woman. Female. Preferred Pronoun?: She, of course! Relationship Status: Content Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Small Town Life Posts: 2,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,858 Thanked 11,727 Times in 2,429 Posts Rep Power: 0	According to my food diary, I took in 2180 calories yesterday, which is on track for where I need to be if I want to lose weight (2000-2500 cals/day). Keeping track of my calorie intake really makes me evaluate what I choose and dont choose at the store more closely. I am making different choices - getting salsa and tortilla chips instead of Ruffles sour cream and cheese chips ... skipping over the cookie mixes that are on sale for $1, etc. I also went and got low fat chocolate milk for my Carnation Instant Breakfast packets instead of whole milk -- and if I'd been at a different store, I would have gotten fat free, but this store only had regular skim milk, not chocolate - but I bought that too so I could try it with the Carnation because it would knock 100 cals off of the mixture. I also got some strawberries, raspberries, and bananas for smoothies - but I want to learn how to make veggie ones and try one or two of those as well -- I really dont like veggies, but maybe if I mix certain fruits AND veggies, maybe I can drink them. I made a meal replacement smoothie just now: 1 cup low fat choco milk, 1 packet of the Carnation, 1/2 a banana, and 1/2 cup of strawberries - it yielded 15g of protein, but also 480 calories (mainly from the milk AND Carnation) -- but that is still less than eating 1/2 of a box of Kraft mac-n-cheese, which is 600 calories. Oh and I think I figured out why I lost that weight over the past few months: popcorn. I was eating popcorn instead of chips (already thinking about changes, even back then) and sometimes even instead of a meal, I would sit down with some popcorn -- I thought that stuff was very high in calories because I get the "movie butter" kind - but apparently, each bag is just 140 calories - and, like I said, I was sometimes replacing meals with that. Also, I am not as hungry as I used to be - not able to eat as much - so I used to eat a whole box of Kraft mac-n-cheese (I am poor, so this was a staple in my life for years and years) as a meal and sometimes I even added something like sausage or hot dogs -- and the mac-n-cheese by itself is 1200 calories a box! So, it will be slow, but I will continue with the food diary and count my calories and make different choices at the store and at home so that I can hopefully lose some weight. I am also trying the green coffee extract on the advice of a friend, so we will see if that helps - I am taking 2 caps a day for a month and I'll see if it works or if it is just another fad "diet."