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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 8 Aug 2007 05:15 pm |
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Here's my story,
I was born to a poor family in an old log cabin in Mississippi...
Wait, that's not right. I've never been to Mississippi!
Okay, I grew up thinner than a flagpole and could eat anything I wanted. Ahh, those were the days. Yes, I used to be "one of those". Because my parents didn't have a lot of money we didn't have a lot of luxuries that made us want to stay inside. See! I was poor!
After I became an adult most of my jobs dealt with staying on my feet all the time. The low pay of my job helped me stay thin since I couldn't afford to eat a lot. When I got married and found a career in front of a computer is when things went to #%@&!. Wife made some good money and my new career change helped us afford to eat out. A lot. Plus I could eat while I worked. My weight increased dramatically. After a while even mowing the lawn became a real chore and I had to take frequent breaks.
I went from being 155 dripping wet to 265 on a good day. Part of my problem was I couldn't stand eating a packed lunch so I'd eat out every day. I ate pretty fast too. Growing up my parents used to have a contest on who would clean off their plate first and I usually won. I also consumed at least 2 litres of Coke or Dr. Pepper per day, usually more.
I've done quite a bit of cutting back within the past year. I rarely drink anything carbonated. I have a mug I carry around with me and fill it with ice water every chance I get. The only "non-water" I consume regularly is my single cup of coffee in the morning, with sugar-free french vanilla cream and Splenda. I can't drink Coke or Dr. Pepper anymore, they are too sweet for me now.
Last time I weighed myself I was at 260. My BMI is 34.3. BMR is 2,306, RMR is 2,116. Not sure what those numbers mean or what I'm supposed to be doing with them.
My wife has gained quite a bit as well. I asked my wife her height and weight to calculate her BMI and she said "Are you insane? In some places asking that is grounds for divorce!" I finally coaxed it out of her and calculated her BMI at 36.9. I'll keep her other info private, if she wants to provide it she can join and post. Anyway, the reason why I mentioned her is because I'm having a hard time eating right around her. She has expressed the desire to lose weight, but that's as far as it goes.
At one time my doctor told me I was borderline diabetic. She said she couldn't label me as diabetic, just glucose-intolerant. I was told to stay away from white breads and potatoes. I bought some whole-grain bread and started packing my lunch. The bread taste like cardboard to me but with enough sliced processed chicken I can barely tolerate it. My goal is to get used to eating better foods the same way I quit drinking soda and started drinking water; stick with it until you like it. My problem is I'd eat something I thought was healthy, but come to find out it wasn't as healthy as I thought.
Okay, I'm done rambling on.
CodeMonkey 
EDIT: Oops, my stats. 6 foot 1, 260 pounds, 41 years old, blue eyes and enjoys walks along the beach. 
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Hisgal
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Posted: 8 Aug 2007 05:29 pm |
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Hi Codemonkey! Welcome to the forums 
With that intro, I think I'd consider having Peter move it to the diary section, and start a diary. It really does help to record our thoughts and also food and nutrition values, if you'd like.
Have you read the tutorials, too? So you know what "eating well and exercising" is all about? Also, the newsletters are very informative  I love the support I've gotten here, but I think most of that comes in the diary section.
Had to chuckle at the comment about the wheat bread............sounded like my hubs! But I found a 100% whole wheat bread that he likes...........just buy a different loaf each time you are at the grocery store, until you find one you like. Make sure it says 100% whole grain on the package...........otherwise it has white flour in it 
You can also check the foods you are eating on this site's food and nutrition calculators. It is indeed surprising how much fat lurks in the foods we eat  But, it's good to check it out, and know what you are feeding your body.
Good luck on your journey to a healthier you! 
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Posted: 8 Aug 2007 06:31 pm |
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blue eyes and enjoys walks along the beach.
 With a sense of humor like that - I sure hope you consider keeping a diary here! Too funny!
Last time I weighed myself I was at 260. My BMI is 34.3. BMR is 2,306, RMR is 2,116. Not sure what those numbers mean or what I'm supposed to be doing with them. I'm not particularly good with numbers, but your unadjusted RMR is simply the number of calories your body burns doing absolutely nothing...living, breathing, digesting, etc. It's usually not a good idea to consume less calories than that per day.
My wife has gained quite a bit as well. I asked my wife her height and weight to calculate her BMI and she said "Are you insane? In some places asking that is grounds for divorce!" I totally agree with your wife on that!!! My hubs asked me last night how much I weigh and I still won't tell him. I've went from 211 lbs to 136.5 and I'm still self-conscious! Of course, if he was more devious...he'd think of finding this site and reading my diary...Shhhhhh...don't tell him!
Anyway, welcome to  !!! Glad you joined us!! There is lots of wonderful support here...fantastic members...bunches of help & advice if you want it!!
Good luck!
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 8 Aug 2007 08:28 pm |
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Hisgal,Yeah, if my wife ever found out I posted what I did here I'll be sleeping on the couch for a month. Good thing the couch is pretty comfortable.
I do plan on creating a diary. I guess he could move this over. I'll leave that up to him. If he doesn't move it I'll just make one.
I did scan through the tutorials. I always thought I ate well. As a matter of fact I ate REAL well.  Some of the stuff in the tutorials were a little confusing, probably because I'd read it in between doing other stuff. I'll definately experiment with other whole grain breads, but unfortunately I don't recall the brand I have now. I took all the bread out and I zip-lock two at a time so when I go to work I just grab the packages and go. I am getting somewhat used to it though, I've learned to eat the crust first and get that out of the way. Then the rest of the sandwich isn't so bad.
I did attend Weight Watchers last year. I didn't care for it, but I did like the tools to help me lose weight. I liked being able to see the info next to the menu item.
Scoobees:So what should I set my calorie intake to be? I don't know how much I'm burning now. I'd guess not a lot since I spend the majority of my time sitting down. My fingers do most of my workout. I need to come up with some kind of goal. I don't want it to be unrealistic, for example looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yes, I know it's realistic, but that's more work than I'd care to do!
"Shhhhhh...don't tell him!" Hmm, I see financial gain in keeping my mouth shut!
Now, I did buy one of those pedometers last Thursday. On Friday I walked 11,000 steps. Skipped Saturday and Sunday, walked 7,000 steps on Monday and 10,000 yesterday. Today for lunch I walked with co-workers and so far I've walked 9,503 steps since this morning. My goal is to increase the number of steps I take every day.
The pedometer does talk. I wonder if it would say "You've walked 15,000 steps. You're about to have a coronary". I thought for sure I was going to pass out when I got back to my desk. It's too hot outside!
CodeMonkey
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 8 Aug 2007 08:36 pm |
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We have a scale here at work so I thought I'd check my weight. Either it's not calibrated right or I really do weigh 262. Man, I quit drinking soda two months ago! I'm really bummed.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 8 Aug 2007 10:00 pm |
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Codemonkey wrote,
We have a scale here at work so I thought I'd check my weight. Either it's not calibrated right or I really do weigh 262. Man, I quit drinking soda two months ago! I'm really bummed.
I don't think I've ever found anything that can replaces keeping a food diary!
That could be in the form of recording it here at in your diary, like many others do. Or it could be a small notebook that you carry everywhere with you, and record every bite that goes in your mouth. Every bite, no cheating! Haha I have done both, and at the same time. I always had the notebook with me, so I couldn't "forget" eating something.......then each night or first thing next morning, I'd record it here in my diary. It's really nice to be able to go back and look at it now, and it makes it easier to evaluate what I've done.
Right now, soontobeme, is doing just that, to get going on her weight loss again. For one week, she has committed to recording everything she eats............she's not recording the calories or nutritional values in her diary right now (as I remember), but she's decided that she needs to see what she really does consume in a week.
To take that one step farther, you could then figure out the calories you've eaten each day.............and one step farther, break it down into how much protein, fat, and carbs you've eaten. I used to also record the fiber intake..........that usually showed me how much of what I ate was whole foods (fruits, veggies and whole grains)and how much processed.
I have a diary in the diary section on this site. Feel free to read it You will see all my struggles in this weight loss battle, and why I started, and why I can't give up even though I haven't reached my goal yet.
BTW, this is the first time in our marriage (of 32 years) that my hubs knows what I weigh. I started at 247 and got as low at 155, and am now struggling to get back down there (currently 167). I find that there is a certain amount of accountability in his knowing that. And he is also trying to lose weight...........we are kind of competing right now, and he is ahead of me.....he's under 165 right now. He thinks he's so smart, that he is now lower than me!
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Posted: 9 Aug 2007 12:30 pm |
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Welcome. (I moved the topic over to the diary section.)
RMR is 2,116. Not sure what those numbers mean or what I'm supposed to be doing with them.
The advice about recording what you eat in a diary, and somehow counting your calories, is one I would go with. I would initially aim to eat your unadjusted RMR every day (2116) and monitor results. If you don't lose satisfactorily then consider dropping a little [no less than 1587 without a doctor's supervision, though!]
my doctor told me I was borderline diabetic. She said she couldn't label me as diabetic, just glucose-intolerant. I was told to stay away from white breads and potatoes.
You would probably do even better if you learnt to skip bread (and other grain products) and mostly focus on legumes, fruits and vegetables - better for your diabetes, better for fat loss and better for general health. [Yes, I just picked up a tiny sample of bread whilst cruising the supermarkets, but that's probably the only grain product I'll be having today.]
If you haven't already, visit the Tutorial
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 05:41 am |
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I love you humor, especially your first few paragraphs. Not too sure about your stealing my monkey!
Welcome, but please explain your avatar so I can sleep at night. Chocolate something?
Peter
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 12:33 pm |
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Peter wrote: I love you humor, especially your first few paragraphs. Not too sure about your stealing my monkey!
Welcome, but please explain your avatar so I can sleep at night. Chocolate something?
Peter
Heh, I guess I shouldn't have stole your monkey.
Okay, one of my hobbies is my Jeep CJ5 and going offroading. I also post in an offroad forum and my avatar was my Jeep parked on the street in front of my house. This was before I knew their rule about avatars needed to be off-road avatars and because it was a picture of my Jeep on the road, it was not acceptable. They even went so far as to modify my avatar with spinner rims and lowering it as a joke.
So, I went through the videos I have of my Jeep and found the muddiest one I could find. If you look closely those are my headlights in the picture. I splashed through the muddiest hole I could find in that picture. The video is on YouTube if anyone is interested in seeing it.
Not sure how to attach the link to YouTube. The URL is here: youtube.com/watch?v=rVrl0ZEz8sE
Y'know, that does look like chocolate!
Well, I guess now is as good as time to keep track of what I'm consuming (I was cheating last week so I didn't begin my log):
Breakfast:61.8 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup)
160 - Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda
Lunch:335 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat with American cheese and mustard (ice water to drink)
35 - Subway apple slices.
Dinner:
520 - Premium Grilled Chicken Ranch BLT Sandwich
430 - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken w/Ranch
Weight taken at 2:45 PM: 260 lbs.
Nir wrote:I would initially aim to eat your unadjusted RMR every day (2116) and monitor results. If you don't lose satisfactorily then consider dropping a little [no less than 1587 without a doctor's supervision, though!]
I realized I wasn't eating enough during the day so I went out and got me a salad, bringing my total calorie intake to 1543. Still too low. I'm going to work on evening it out in the future.
CodeMonkey
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 03:22 pm |
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CodeMonkey,
I love your sense of humor. That's the one thing that keeps me going. I'm down here in Baton Rouge cheering you on as you journey along with the rest of us. Good luck.
DG
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 03:50 pm |
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Ah! Now I see the headlights! We should have had a "Guess the Avatar" contest.
Good luck with your weight loss. We have that in common, but not driving in mud!
Peter
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Scoobees
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 04:34 pm |
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Ok, NOW I see it's a Jeep! Of course if I would just wear my glasses every now and then...
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 04:48 pm |
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DeterminedGal wrote: I love your sense of humor. That's the one thing that keeps me going.
Thank you very much! I'll be here until Thursday!
I have to say, if it wasn't for these underground tunnels downtown there's no way I'd be walking in this heat. Walking the two blocks just to get to the tunnels is tough enough! I've been to New Orleans a couple years ago and about died from the heat and humidity. I don't know how you do it! Is it as humid there as it is in New Orleans?
I bought me a pedometer but forgot to bring it to work with me. 
I think keeping a diary is helping. It motivates me to watch what I eat more, even though I've only been doing it for uhh.... 4 hours? Yeah, I'm a pro.
My bad habit is still scarfing my food down. I had them cut my sandwich in half so I could eat half now and half later. I caught myself shoveling the first half down.
CodeMonkey
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 04:58 pm |
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CodeMonkey wrote: I think keeping a diary is helping. It motivates me to watch what I eat more...
And we are watching you! So far your diary has been viewed over 200 times. And you can't hide in tunnels or behind muddy windshields.
We are with you Mud-Man!
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 05:04 pm |
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Peter wrote: We are with you Mud-Man!
Mud-Man? #%@&!! Why didn't I think of that nickname! LOL!
You people are alright, regardless of what others say.
CodeMonkey
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 05:18 pm |
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I've been changing your animals to monkey's for CodeMonkey... which I assume means that you are a programmer? Just guessing.
I can change your username if you like!
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 05:51 pm |
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Nah, you don't have to change the animals. I'm just having fun.
Yep, you got that right. I'm a programmer.
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 14 Aug 2007 12:53 pm |
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Breakfast:
61.8 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup)
160 - Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda
10 - Ice Breakers Sugar Free Spearmint Gum (5 calories each X2)
Lunch: 560 - Subway 12 inch Turkey Breast on wheat with American cheese and mustard (to be eaten periodically during the work day).
0 - Ice water
Dinner:330- Spaghetti w/ meatballs - I can't figure out the Free Calorie Counter here to calculate how many calories this is. I found the noodles and sauce, but not the meatballs.
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 15 Aug 2007 01:27 pm |
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Arrived at work:
61.8 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup)
160 - Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda
10 - Ice Breakers Sugar Free Spearmint Gum (5 calories each X2)
Lunch: 560 - Subway 12 inch Turkey Breast on wheat with American cheese and mustard (to be eaten periodically during the work day).
0 - Ice water
At home: 420 - Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich (Walked almost 1 mile to McDonalds to get it. I was pretty sore when I arrived home)
120 - 6 Fire Roasted Tomato & Olive Oil Triscuits
104.2 - 150 oz Red and green grapes
430 - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken /w Ranch
You might notice I'm a creature of habit. I don't know why I do that, I just order the same thing every day. After a while the employees at Subway stopped asking me what I want, they just make what I usually order when I walk in the door. I do eat something different at dinnertime, only because the kids would freak out if I serve the same dish every day.
I'm wondering if this will hurt me trying to lose weight.
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 16 Aug 2007 02:18 pm |
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Arrived at work:
320- Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2
105 - Banana
104.2 - 150 oz Red and green grapes
Lunch: 0 - Processed turkey meat with provolone and American cheese on whole grain bread and mustard.
98- 28 Raw baby carrots
0 - Ice water
Snack:105 - Banana
104.2 - 150 oz Red and green grapes
At home:224 - 4 taquitos(sp?)
0 - Almonds
Weight: 258 lbs
I realize I eat out too much. Because I have teenagers I'm constantly running around (Wife works evenings so I'm Mr. Mom when I get home). I need to find some good recipes that is quick to make and I can prepare at home easily. Last edited on 17 Aug 2007 01:26 pm by CodeMonkey
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Posted: 17 Aug 2007 01:53 pm |
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Arrived at work:
61.8 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup)
5 - 3 Metamucil Capsules
105 - Banana
160 - Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda
I'm not feeling very well this morning, so I'm not that hungry...
Snack:
105 - Banana
49- 14 Raw baby carrots Lunch: 0 - Processed turkey meat with provolone and American cheese on whole grain bread and mustard.
98- 28 Raw baby carrots
0 - Ice water
Snack: 105 - Banana
104.2 - 150 oz Red and green grapes
At home:224 - 4 taquitos(sp?)
0 - Almonds
The above is an estimate on what I plan on eating so far. My ankle and lower back is killing me due to the walk I did a couple nights ago, and my stomach is really upset for some reason.
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 18 Aug 2007 09:27 pm |
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MonkeyMan,
I hope you're feeling better soon.
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Posted: 20 Aug 2007 05:31 am |
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CodeMonkey wrote: You might notice I'm a creature of habit. I don't know why I do that, I just order the same thing every day. After a while the employees at Subway stopped asking me what I want, they just make what I usually order when I walk in the door.
One Saturday morning about 30 years ago my wife and I and kids walked down to our little town and into the local bakery. When we walked in the baker asked me, "Your usual?"
Boy, was I caught! I was in that habit of stopping on the way to work every morning and my wife had no idea.
What I really wanted to write about was my own habit of eating the same things every day. This was years later, when I was fighting my eating disorder at its worst.
I would start the day with OJ and then after the gym homemade raisin bran cereal (bran flakes, raisins and skim milk).
I had one morning snack and lunch for Mon, Wed and Fri; another combo for Tue and Thu. Afternoon snack was always microwave popcorn.
Another plan for dinners. This is the way I lived.
Did I count calories? Well, obviously I didn't need to make daily calculations. In fact, I hadn't counted them at all until my OA sponsor expressed concern that I was getting enough fat in my diet. So I put it on an Excel spreadsheet.
A funny twist to the story is that a very long time later I created the food calculator for this website. And a couple years after that I found the printout of my old Excel spreadsheet. I had forgotten I had ever done that, and yet it almost exactly matched the format of the calculator!
When we get more comfortable with out eating we can branch out a little more. Baby steps.
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CodeMonkey
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Thanks DG and Peter. Heh, I was starting to wonder if people read my diary (part of me was hoping nobody was, LOL!)
I feel a little better. My gout attack is gone so I can walk again although I think my walk to McDonalds triggered it. For those who haven't dealt with the pain of gout, it can get really bad. During one attack I had to go to the hospital because I couldn't sleep all night. The slightest touch would be extremely painful. Even sitting still was killing me, and taking perscribed medication that would usually knock me out didn't work. If I knew hacking my foot off would take care of it, I would have done it. It hurt that bad.
I totally blew my diet over the weekend. At work it's easy to stick with it because I have co-workers who are doing the same thing, but on the weekends I have a friend who's a bad influence. He was going through a rough time and when I got to his house he ordered a pan pizza and I admit, I had more than I should have. Plus my kids balk at having to eat veggies for lunch.
I also need to stick to recording what I ate. I'm thinking about creating a webpage to allow me to enter on the fly what I've eaten for the day and keep track of it. Also allow me to enter any excercise I've done. I have a pedometer and I'd like to record how many steps I've done for the day. Using my website, I can record on the fly from anywhere (rather than an Excel spreadsheet). I do love the tools on this website, thank you Peter for doing all this work! I have sent the link to some of my friends and family who expressed the desire to lose weight.
I'm both too embarassed to record what I ate over the weekend and some of what I hate I can't remember, so I'm starting over. Here's what I've consumed today (I decided to break it down to time of consumption instead of "breakfast, lunch or dinner", since a lot of what I eat is spread out):
07:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
07:30 - 3 Metamucil Capsules with water - 5 calories
08:00 - Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 320 calories
12:00 - Weight: 255 lbs (I cheated, I weighed myself before lunch)
13:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
16:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard (my other half of my 12 inch) - 280 calories
22:00 - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken /w Ranch - 430 calories
Running total: 1,376.8 calories
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Posted: 21 Aug 2007 02:26 pm |
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I am running late today and I forgot to grab more oatmeal for breakfast. I didn't even have time for my coffee or Metamucil capsules. As far as the pills, does it matter what time of day I take them? I could take them when I get home, right?
09:20 - Strawberry Poptarts - 400 calories
12:30 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
13:30 - Laffy Taffy (x2) - I don't know. 10 calories maybe?
16:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard (my other half of my 12 inch) - 280 calories
19:00 - Fried chicken patty, mashed potatoes, cottage cheese. I asked for grilled chicken, they gave me fried.
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Posted: 23 Aug 2007 04:17 am |
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06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
06:30 - 3 Metamucil Capsules with water - 5 calories
07:00 - Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 320 calories
10:00 - Weight: 253 lbs
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
13:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard (my other half of my 12 inch) - 280 calories
14:00 - 2 Ice Breakers Sugar Free Spearmint Gum - 10 calories
22:00 - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken /w Ranch - 430 calories
Running total: 1,386.8 calories
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Posted: 23 Aug 2007 05:57 pm |
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06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
06:30 - 3 Metamucil Capsules with water - 5 calories
07:00 - Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 320 calories
10:00 - Weight: 252 lbs
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
14:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
19:00 - Bag of sugar-free licorice - I will get the calories later (I caved and ate the whole bag, and it's 100 calories for just 6 of them. #%@&!)
20:00 - 2 chocolate chip cookies - Will get the values later.
22:00 - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken /w Ranch - 430 calories
Running total: 1376.8 calories
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 23 Aug 2007 08:48 pm |
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Hey MudMan,
Down 10 # already. Way to go!!!
DG
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Thank ya! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. getting the footlong sandwiches and eating it a piece at a time at work kept me from being hungry when I left work.
DeterminedGal wrote:
Hey MudMan,
Down 10 # already. Way to go!!!
DG
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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 02:13 pm |
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06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
06:30 - 3 Metamucil Capsules with water - 5 calories
07:00 - Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X3 - 320 calories
09:00 - Weight: 253 lbs (dammit, that licorice and cookies.... arg!)
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
14:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
Running total: 946.8 caloriesLast edited on 24 Aug 2007 02:14 pm by CodeMonkey
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 27 Aug 2007 07:45 pm |
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Well, today was not a good day. On the way to work I started feeling real sick. I thought I was going to pass out. Like an idiot, I kept going until I got to work. It just got worse after that, so I called my wife and told her to come pick me up. I knew that at that time I couldn't drive.
After we left my work I got real sick in the truck. She took me to the ER and found out my blood pressure was 177/120. I was in the hospital for almost 4 hours after they got my pressure back down.
I am feeling better now. Man, that was scary.
06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
06:30 - 3 Metamucil Capsules with water - 5 calories
07:00 - Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 320 calories
10:00 - Weight: 251 lbs
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
14:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 29 Aug 2007 02:50 pm |
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I'm taking a break on my diary for now. Every morning I have been feeling very dizzy (although not as bad as Monday morning though). I thought it was the fiber pills, seeing I wasn't taking it with enough water. I stopped taking the fiber pills but that has not changed the situation. Every morning I feel very dizzy.
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YoYoDietGirl
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Posted: 29 Aug 2007 06:48 pm |
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Peter
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Posted: 30 Aug 2007 05:33 am |
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Fiber without enough water causes constipation.
I've fainted once in my life and I was told that if I ever feel faint it could be because of dehydration. That drinking water would help raise my blood pressure and solve the dizzyness.
I'm not suggesting this is your problem, but drinking a lot of water is even more important when losing weight:
Why Drinking Water Is Important for Weight Loss
Hope you feel better soon MudMan!
Peter
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 30 Aug 2007 01:27 pm |
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Mudman,
Feel better! We want to see you posting soon.
DG
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 31 Aug 2007 12:36 am |
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Thanks y'all. Apparently the fiber pills weren't the ones causing me to become dizzy. I stopped taking them yesterday but I still felt very faint. I saw my doctor and he said that the fiber pills didn't contribute to my light-headedness or my high blood pressure. He suspects the low caloric intake didn't help, but suggested that didn't cause it either.
He gave me a prescription that took care of the dizzyness and it helped almost immediately. I did cheat today, but I guess it wouldn't be considered cheating since my intake was pretty low to begin with. I stopped walking last week so my weight loss slowed down. I'm at 251 pounds now.
I'm going to start my weight loss again, but not go as extreme as I did earlier. I was hoping to break the 240 mark and was pushing too hard to do that too quickly. I will also start walking again, but only starting small and working my way up gradually.
I'll be back to updating my diary tomorrow.
CodeMonkey
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 31 Aug 2007 02:20 am |
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Mudman,
When I was pregnant, sometimes I felt dizzy. Could it be? Nahhhhh....just kidding. Glad to see you back. Take it easy and listen to the good doc.
DG
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 31 Aug 2007 01:11 pm |
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Pregnant, eh? Hmm, sympathy pains? Maybe I better check with my wife.
06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
08:10 - Maple and Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 320 calories
08:50 - DanActive Probiotic Diary Drink - 90 calories
11:00 - 3 crunchy Taco Bell tacos - 510 calories
16:00 - Apple, medium. 71.8 calories
Running total: 1,053.6 calories
Water Intake
= 32 oz.
07:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 23:00
Last edited on 31 Aug 2007 04:29 pm by CodeMonkey
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Scoobees
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Posted: 2 Sep 2007 12:41 am |
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Glad to hear you're feeling better and you're starting back a bit more gradually with the dieting & walking.
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 4 Sep 2007 02:09 pm |
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Ugh, this is sad. Only time I find I can update my diary is when I'm at work. I need to try and update it when I'm at home.
06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
08:30 - Maple and Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 320 calories
10:00 - Handful of mini-pretzels - 110 calories.
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
13:30 - Handful of mini-pretzels - 110 calories.
14:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
18:00 - Little Ceasar's Pizza, 2 slices sausage - 780 calories (too bad I didn't check the calories before eating them)
21:00 - Grilled chicken sandwich - 570 calories (estimate)
21:00 - House salad w/Ranch dressing - 190 calories
Running total: 2,701.8 calories
Water Intake
= 32 oz.
07:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 23:00
Pedometer: 13,910 steps
Last edited on 5 Sep 2007 12:43 pm by CodeMonkey
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 5 Sep 2007 12:45 pm |
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06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
08:30 - Peaches & Cream Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 260 calories
10:00 - Handful of mini-pretzels - 110 calories.
11:00 - Subway 12 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 560 calories
13:30 - Handful of mini-pretzels - 110 calories.
19:00 - Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken /w Ranch - 430 calories
Running total: 1,531.8 calories
Water Intake
= 32 oz.
07:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 23:00
Pedometer: 11,603 steps
Last edited on 6 Sep 2007 03:14 am by CodeMonkey
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 6 Sep 2007 01:30 pm |
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06:15 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
07:30 - Real Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 260 calories
09:00 - Handful of mini-pretzels - 110 calories.
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
13:30 - Handful of mini-pretzels - 110 calories.
14:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
Running total: 1,101.8 calories
Water Intake
= 32 oz.
07:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 23:00
Pedometer: 7,316 stepsLast edited on 6 Sep 2007 06:07 pm by CodeMonkey
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 12 Sep 2007 05:16 pm |
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Monkey Man,
You still with us? How's it going?
DG
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 12 Sep 2007 08:53 pm |
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Yeah, I'm still here. Heh, grew tired of copying and pasting from previous days because I don't vary what I eat. Plus I didn't think anyone was reading mine. You proved me wrong, LOL! 
I gained a little over the weekend, but not too much. I snacked too much I guess.
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Scoobees
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Posted: 12 Sep 2007 09:04 pm |
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Plus I didn't think anyone was reading mine. You proved me wrong, LOL!
Ha! You are so wrong MonkeyMan!! We are watching you...
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DeterminedGal
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Posted: 12 Sep 2007 10:06 pm |
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Oh yeah we're watching! Kinda creepy, huh? LOL.
DG
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 13 Sep 2007 02:45 pm |
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06:45 - Coffee w/Splenda & sugarfree french vanilla creamer (1 cup) - 61.8 calories
08:30 - Blueberries & Cream Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 260 calories
09:00 - Handful of sunflower seeds - 180 calories.
09:45 - Weighed in at 250 lbs.
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
13:00 - Walked 1.2 miles (Oh my gawd, I'm DYING here! My legs are aching now! )
14:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
Running total: 1,061.8 calories
Water Intake
= 32 oz.
07:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 23:00
Pedometer: 11,773 (I don't think my pedometer is working, I know I walked more than this)
Last edited on 14 Sep 2007 12:36 pm by CodeMonkey
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iluvbridgetjones
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Posted: 13 Sep 2007 05:52 pm |
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As far as the question about the Metamucil I don't think it matters what time you take them as long as you do take them. And as long as you are on a particular time schedule most of the time, making it a little later sometimes won't affect you. In my opinion anyway.
Last edited on 13 Sep 2007 06:06 pm by iluvbridgetjones
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 17 Sep 2007 01:57 pm |
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07:00 - Blueberries & Cream Instant Oatmeal w/Splenda X2 - 260 calories
08:00 - Handful of sunflower seeds - 180 calories.
08:15 - Weighed in at 252 lbs. WTF?? I gained?!? How can that be?? I've been putting shingles on my roof and watching what I eat over the weekend!
11:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
13:00 - Walked 1.2 miles
14:00 - Subway 6 inch Turkey Breast on wheat w/ American cheese & mustard - 280 calories
Running total: 1,000 calories
Water Intake
= 32 oz.
07:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 23:00
Pedometer: 0
Last edited on 17 Sep 2007 01:58 pm by CodeMonkey
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 20 Sep 2007 08:38 pm |
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I know, I'm behind, so sue me.
Because of this thing with my dog and the utility worker, I've been ignoring my diary. I have not, however, ignored my diet.
I weighed myself today and I'm now at 248 pounds. It was so nice to set that scale to 250 and have it not move when I stepped on it.
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