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Breakfast
nothing

Lunch
12 oz coffee with raw sugar
3 oz ground turkey
1.5 cup black beans with rice
1 oz cheddar cheese
1 banana
2 small mandarins
20 oz water

Dinner
2 cups beef vegetable stew(homemade)
4 oz ham
2 double fiber wheat bread slices
20 oz water
2 small mandarins

Seem to have hit a snag.

Last year, I began weight watchers in February, at 360+ lbs. I lost weight very rapidly, until about the end of March or so, where I reached 312. My weight leveled off, and I gained back a bit of the 50 lbs I had lost. I stopped doing WW in May, as my work schedule was crazy, and I just wasn't able to take more weight off, no matter what I tried. I tried coming in at my alloted point amount, I tried 3/4 of my points, even tried half a time or two. I stayed more or less the same until October, when I came down with swine flu. Between that and pneumonia, I dropped to 309. Once I began to recover, I didn't watch what I was eating, and I shot back up to 335, at which point I began my current weight loss attempt.

This week, I have just felt off, and periodic checks of my weight have show that, despite eating fairly well and sticking to my WW plan, I seem to be steadily gaining all week. Today, I stepped on the scale, and confirmed it. 319. 5 lbs in a week! I know I haven't been eating enough to account for that.

Earlier today, I was taking my vitamins and using my allergy inhaler when it hit me. My inhaler is a nasal steroid, and I started using it the same time last year. The same week I began having trouble losing. Shit. I also stopped using it some time after spring, which is when my weight leveled off again.

I have to figure this out. This inhaler is the ONLY thing I have found that helps my congestion, other than the now prescription only Sudafed etc. I have no medical insurance, so Sudafed is not available to me. When my allergies act up, I can't breathe right, which means I don't sleep, which makes it VERY hard to watch what I eat. Further, this inhaler is like a miracle drug for me. It works better than anything I have ever tried.

Do I drop the medicine, and try to deal with the lack of breathing? Maybe I can increase my exercise to offset the steroid effects.

Oh well. At least now I have a reason for my sudden halt in weight loss. I can figure this out.

Edit:

Ok, so after my earlier stress and freakout, I rechecked my weight. I made sure the scale was level, and checked my weight three times, with the same result, 317. So, only a gain of about 2.5-2.75 lbs. Not great, but not as bad as I thought. I could be retaining extra water, I have really slacked on my water intake this week. Normally I drink a lot. Of water, I mean. So, more water, and I am going to see if I can do some more exercise. I decided last night to take the rest of the week off of the situp/pushup regimen, and restart next week at this same level. My abs are feeling overtaxed, and I don't want an injury. Have to replace that with other exercise, though.

Slept in late. No breakfast.

Lunch
12 oz coffee with raw sugar
Got busy doing research, forgot to eat

Dinner
12 oz beef round, broiled
1.5 cups carrots
1 bell pepper

I'll be at a bellydance party at my studio tonight, so hopefully the snacks don't prove too tempting for me. We'll see.

Didn't do terrible tonight.
2 tbsp cheese/salsa dip
16 tortilla chips
assorted cucumber slices, carrot sticks, celery sticks
8 oz coffee with raw sugar and fake creamer

Friday...

Breakfast(late)
12 oz coffee with raw sugar
4 oz ham on double fiber wheat bread
12 tortilla chips
1/2 cup salsa
1 oz sweet gherkin pickles


Lunch/snack
2 oz beef jerky
pumpernickel roll(300 calories, 5 grams fiber)
2 small mandarins

Dinner
1.5 cups black beans and rice
3 small mandarins
6 small corn tortillas

Snack
12 oz decaf coffee, one half packet hot cocoa

Busy day...

Started my own earache last night, so I slept late this morning. As a result, my morning coffee was closer to being lunch. Busy with chamber of commerce and work stuff, then had to do Walmart for a while. A bit off today, but I think fairly well, all things considered. This week has been rough, diet-wise, I am dreading weigh in. I guess, looking at what I actually ate, I did pretty well, but it feels so out of routine...

Breakfast(brunch)
12 oz coffee with raw sugar

Lunch
Subway footlong veggie sub on wheat
Doritos chips
diet soda

Snack
pumpernickel roll(300 calories, 5 grams fiber)

Dinner
5 oz Turkey Breast on double fiber wheat
1 cup carrots
2 small mandarins

www.Twohundredsitups.com

Week 4, Day 2

I need protein...

I know this. I've known this for a long time, that I do much better if I eat a diet high in protein. It was reinforced when I began dieting, because I became much more aware of both exactly what I was putting into my body, and how my body was reacting to the different foods.

I got a reminder this morning. See, last night I ate most of my calories midday, which was fine. However, my late meal was almost purely starch, with no protein to speak of. This morning, I woke up and, how can I put this? I was a monster. I was awful, cranky, grumpy, lashing out, depressed.
I had some protein early on, and that helped, but it took until midday and several protein sources to get my mood back to normal.

Have to remember, I have to eat protein late and night, as well as first thing in the morning. I am simply a much nicer person when I have a good source of protein. Also, being low on protein makes my carb cravings much worse, and nearly impossible to resist.

Breakfast
Ham(4 oz) sandwich on wheat(2 slices)
13 tortilla chips with 1/2 cup salsa
1 small apple

Snack
1.5 oz beef jerky
14 cashews

Lunch
2 oz ham
3 small mandarins

Dinner
Ham(4 oz) sandwich on wheat(2 slices)
13 tortilla chips with 1/2 cup salsa

Supper
2 cups black beans and rice
6 small corn tortillas

Gah! I was so hungry, and decided to give in. Back on track tomorrow.

http://www.hundredpushups.com/week4.html
Week 4, Day 1 complete.

blarg.

Kiddo still sick today, had to take her to urgent care. Did fairly well, despite the unplanned road trip.

Breakfast
12 oz coffee, raw sugar
1 small banana

lunch
Carls Jr low carb six dollar burger(no mayo).
side salad with raspberry vinegarette dressing
diet coke

snack
4 oz beef jerky

Dinner
baked potato with salsa(no butter)

http://www.twohundredsitups.com/
Week 4, Day 1 completed.

Weight record:
329.8 lbs-2/1/2010
324.4 lbs-2/5/2010
323.2 lbs-2/6/2010
323.4 lbs-2/7/2010
335.0 lbs-2/14/2010
326 lbs-2/21/2010
323.2 lbs-2/23/2010
322.8 lbs-2/26/2010
321.8 lbs-2/28/2010
320.6 lbs-3/2/2010
319.6 lbs-3/7/2010
317.8 lbs-3/13/2010
314.8 lbs-3/21/2010
314.6 lbs-3/22/2010

Breakfast
2 small mandarins
1 medium apple
12 oz coffee with raw sugar

Lunch
4 oz ham on wheat bread
12 tortilla chips
1/2 cup salsa
20 oz water

Dinner
3 cups beef vegetable stew(homemade)
20 oz water