Connee's Healthy Life Style!

Sunday's food log calories was low....1431.
When I look at the food logs on here...it just looks like I eat too much! I want to stay around 1600 calories and I exercise everyday...it should work...but I guess I eat more than 1600 calories. How can I get my protein count up?

Here's today's food log.
This posted kind of funny...hope you can understand it. First is the name of the food in orange
then how much or the portion
then calories
then fats
then carbs
then protein

FOOD LOG FOR TUESDAY, 7/25/06
Meal
Food
Portion
Calories
Carbs
Fat
Protein

Breakfast
Bread Cranberry walnut , 1 slice Por.2 Cal. 200 Fat 34 Carbs. 6 Proteins 6


Breakfast
Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt, tbsp Por.1½ Cal. 283 Fat10 Carbs 24 Proteins 12


Breakfast
Milk (cow) - Fat Free/Skim, cup, 8 fl.oz Por.1/2 Cal.50 Fat7 Carbs.0 Proteins5


Lunch
Sauerkraut DinnerPolSaus Pota, Por.1 Cal.328 Fat18 Carbs.22 Protein 12
1 cup including 6 chunks of sausage 1/2 potato

Dinner
salad Red lobster , 1 Por.1 Cal.52 Fat9 Carbs. 2 Protein0


Dinner
Salad Dressing - Por. 1 cal. 69 Fat 0 Carb.7 Protein 1
Original Ranch, tablespoon


Dinner
Bisquet, Cheddar Bay Red Lobst, 1 Por. 1 Cal. 160 Fat 7 Carbs. 9 Protein 3

Dinner
Potato, baked Red Lobster smal , Por. 1 Cal. 179 Fat 36 Carbs. 2 Protein 0
small with butter and sour cream


Dinner
Shrimp, grilled Red Lobster , 1 skewer Por. 2 Cal. 140 Fat 2 Carbs. 6 Protein 2


Afternoon Snack
Milk (cow) - Skim, , cup, 8 fl.oz Por. 1/4 Cal. 25 Fat 3 Carbs. 0 Protein 2


Afternoon Snack
Peaches, raw, medium Por. 1 Cal. 38 Fat 9 Carbs. 0 Protein 1
(2-1/2" dia) (approx 4 per lb)

Evening snack
Fudge Pop Por. 1 Cal. 120 Fat 0 Carbs. 1 Protein 0




Totals: Calories 1334 Fat 135gm Carbs.78gm Protein 44gm


TOTALS FOR TUESDAY, 7/25/06
Recommended calories: to lose 2 lbs a week
1506

Calories consumed:
1334
Calories remaining for today:
+172

Not Thoughtful sorry, I got the wrong person...it was Lisa who suggested that I post an average day's food log and maybe viewers could give me some feedback or suggestions. I would love that. Some times my calorie count is a little higher(never over 2000 calories) and sometimes a little lower (never under 1300 calories).

FOOD LOG FOR TUESDAY, 7/18/06
Meal
Food
Portion
Calories
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Breakfast
Cereal, Kellog Complete Wheat , 3/4 cup
1
90
23
0
3
Breakfast
Milk (cow) - Fat Free/Skim, Protein-Fortified, cup, 8 fl.oz
1/2
50
7
0
5
Breakfast
Milk (cow) - Fat Free/Skim, Protein-Fortified, cup, 8 fl.oz
1/3
33
4
0
3
Lunch
bread baguette french , 1 roll
1
150
30
1
6
Lunch
Cucumber, with peel, raw, cup slices
1/4
2
0
0
0
Lunch
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, June thru October average, cherry
1
4
1
0
0
Lunch
Blackberries, raw, cup
2/3
41
9
0
1
Lunch
6 Ounce Deli Meats, Thin Sliced - Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, serving
1/2
30
1
1
4
Lunch
Cheese, swiss, slice (1 oz)
1/2
53
1
4
4
Dinner
Cheese, cream, oz
2/3
65
0
7
1
Dinner
Cereal Granola with Raisins l , 1/4 cup
1/4
12
0
3
0
Dinner
quiche, cheese tomato , 1 large portion
1
480
35
26
18
Dinner
Grapes, red or green (european type), raw, cup, seedless
1/4
28
7
0
0
Dinner
Watermelon, raw, cup, diced
1/4
11
3
0
0
Dinner
Bread Cranberry walnut , 1 slice
1
100
17
3
3
Dinner
Butter, salted, pat (1" sq, 1/3" high)
1/2
18
0
2
0
Dinner
Strawberries, raw, cup, halves
1/4
12
3
0
0
Dinner
Apples, raw, with skin, medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)
1/4
18
5
0
0
Dinner
Cheese, cream, oz
1/4
25
0
2
1
Dinner
Wrap, whole wheat , 1 large
1/4
19
4
1
2
Evening Snack
Tazo Chai Tea Latte - Grande - nonfat, 8
1/2
115
26
0
4
Evening Snack
Cookies, oatmeal, commercially prepared, soft-type, oz
1
116
19
4
2
Evening Snack
Ice Cream Chocolate lite, 1/2 cup
1½
150
27
4
4
Evening Snack
Milk (cow) - Fat Free/Skim, Protein-Fortified, cup, 8 fl.oz
1/3
33
4
0
3


Totals:
1655
226gm
58gm
64gm

TOTALS FOR TUESDAY, 7/18/06
Recommended calories:
1506
Calories consumed:
1655
Calories remaining for today:
-149


This posted kind of funny...hope you can understand it. First is the name of the food in orange
then how much or portion
then calories
then fats
then carbs
then protein

http://www.redlobster.com/lighthouse/listing.asp?menu=5
I ran into this site today when I was trying to figure out how to eat at Red Lobster and stay under 600 calories....this is what I found.

Complete Meal

Garden Salad 52 Calories
Grams of Fat 2
Grams of Carbs 9
Grams of Fiber 2


Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Calories 160
Grams of Fat 9
Grams of Carbs17
Grams of Fiber 0

Baked Potato
Calories 179
Grams of Fat 2
Grams of Carbs 36
Grams of Fiber 4

Grilled Jumbo Shrimp Dinner
Calories 142
Grams of Fat 3
Grams of Carbs 1
Grams of Fiber 0


Total For Selected Items:
Complete meal:

Salad, Cheddar Bay Biscuits, Baked Potato, Grilled Jumbo Shrimp Dinner

Calories 533
Grams of Fat 16
Grams of Carbs 63
Grams of Fiber 6

It was nice because I could decide what I wanted and stay within the calorie count for the day before I even got to the restaurant...then I wasn't tempted to get something I shouldn't.

For some reason I have not seemed to be losing too much weight....I seemed to be stuck. I am going to really go over my food logs and see if I can figure out what is wrong. I kind of think it might have something to do with my dinner portions and maybe my snacks...maybe I am having too many high fat or high calorie snacks. I have tried to increase my proteins but some how it never seems to get over 19 grams. I do feel like my carbs and fats are a little too high! I'm going to ponder this and post here again later. One thing I have been doing that I hope helps, is to pack my lunch, when I am away from home at lunch time. Even if I just go shopping. I always keep water in the car and I put some protein bars in the car so I don't buy candy bars. I also found a listing of the best fast foods you can buy if you do have to buy lunch and I put that in my purse.

Can You See The Difference?

This is how I looked in June of 2006 at Pensacola Beach....I still need to lose but I think I look better than I did in 2005! I couldn't get the pictures I wanted to load....can't figure out what I am doing wrong. In this picture I can wear a tight size 14 or a loose 16.

This is me at my heaviest in Hawaii. This was in July of 2005. I had just joined Curves and Selfdiet.com and had only gone to and posted on each about twice before we left. I was wearing a tight size 16 or a loose 18 here.

I am going to start a list of things that make Living a Healthy Life Easier! I'll add to this as I think of them!
1. Del Monte Canned Citrus Salad....don't have to peel and section oranges and grapefruits. Good right out of the can or in salads. 50 calories for a 1/2 cup and about 3 & 1/2 cups per can.
2. V8 splash Smoothies (33% less Sugar) Strawberry Banana or Tropical Colada...I use them to make the best low calorie Smoothies...only 110 calories and just delicious....1 cup of V8 Splash Smoothies Strawberry & Banana(33% less Sugar), 1/2 cup mix frozen berries, 1 small banana, 1 large cup of ice (could even use more here), blend and pour into 2 glasses.......delicious and only 110 calories.
3. Arizona Diet Green Tea with Ginseng...comes in gallon jugs....no calories....great tasting hot or cold. The gallon jugs are great too...big and sturdy.
4. Flatout Wraps.....I just love them to wrap sandwich meat, salads, fruits, eggs, cream cheese, cheeses, chicken or egg salad in for lunch, breakfast, or a snack. 130 calories in the regular and only 90 calories in the light ones. (both are less calories than 2 slices of bread and oh so yummy.) You get 6 or 7 wraps and they are pretty big. They come in flavors too like: spinach, whole wheat, tomato, italian herbs, etc. A recipe: spread lite or whipped cinnamon'n brown sugar cream cheese on a wrap, add sliced green red, or yellow apples and strawberries, walnuts, and touch of granola...wrap up and smile and eat.
5. Oatmeal Cookies....1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 3 or 4 teaspoons Splenda...or 2 Splenda packets, 1/8 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/3 cup water. Mix the Quaker Oatmeal...lower sugar (Apples & Cinnamon or Maple & Brown Sugar) cinnamon, Splenda, and baking powder in a small bowl. Add the liquids and stir. Let it sit for at least 10 minutes while the oven preheats to 350 (so that it can thicken a bit). Spray the baking sheet and then spoon the mixture onto the sheet into 4 equal sized blobs. Make them even so they cook at the same rate. Bake for 9-12 minutes
6. Sugarless gum that whitens your teeth....like Orbit or Trident. Zero calories! There are many great new flavors and it keeps your mouth moist and busy. When you want to eat something and you shouldn't be eating....... try this gum!
7. I guess I should say SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener..... SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener is made from sugar so it tastes like sugar and consumers have quickly adopted this SPLENDA® Sweetener Product as their no calorie sweetener of choice. In 2003, it became the nation's #1 selling branded sweetener in retail outlets. SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener is available in granular form in a 9.7 oz. Baker's Bag, equivalent in sweetness to 5 lbs. of sugar, which is ideal for cooking and baking, as well as in 1- and 2-lb. sweetness equivalent boxes, and in packets. It measures just like sugar either with a spoon or cup. I use it in almost everything…..Smoothies, cereal, salad dressings, tea, on fruit, in baking and this web site will give you some great recipes. There is a free monthly newsletter at http://www.splenda.com/
8. Welch’s Low Cal 10 oz drinks…… only 15 calories. I think there are several flavors but I seem to always get Strawberry Kiwi. These taste good and are good to use to make salad dressing….here’s a good sweet homemade salad dressing for a salad containing lettuce, cranraisins, nuts, French goat’s cheese and red onion….lime juice 1 tablespoon, Canola oil 2 tablespoons, 1 can Welch’s Low Cal (1 &1/4 cups), and 1 teaspoon of lemon pepper…shake well…2 tablespoons =36 calories, 2 g fat

I have been thinking about what I want to do for the July Challenge.....and lately I have been reading about the waist measurements over 35 inch is a good indicator of stress on your heart. Both my husband and I both have waists that are way too big. So I think I will make that the Challenge for July.....July's Whittle Your Waist!", or "Small Waist: Better Heart!", or "An Inch or Two Off Your Waist!", or "July's Lose it In The Middle", or something like that! I'll decide the name by Monday and start then. Anyone have any good waist exercises?
I am going to try to keep calories under 1600, drink lots of water, take vitamins, eat suggested amounts of fruits and veggies, eat fiber, eat 5 or 6 small meals rather than three a day, maybe try to up my protein intake a little, log food daily, go to Curves, walk, and do other exercises!

I did reach my Exercise Goals and thought I would post the results and rewards.....
Personal Monthly Goal for June 2006: The June to Remember Challenge
To lose at least 4 pounds in a month I gained some at the beginning of the month but lost back to my beginning weight.
Go to Curves every week day! 30 minutes a day! Missed two Days
Follow the Family Circle Walking Plan minutes vary each day! Missed three days
Go to Bally's each Sunday. minutes vary but at least 45 mins Missed one day
Maybe other Exercises like biking or swimming Used Bike to catch up on missed time
Try to stay under 1600 calories Not as good as I wanted to be here…maybe why I didn’t lose 4 lbs.
Minutes/workdays/etc pledged for June:
To exercise 1310 minute Actually got 1405 minutes
1st week 275 mins 2nd week 300 mins.
3rd. week 345 mins 4th week 390 mins Wow, This sounds hard.....I hope I can do it!
This Exercise was Hard....it was all I could do to do it....I didn't give myself any lead way for slip-ups! I almost quit at the end on Thursday...but I didn't! There were six girls in this Challenge and only two of us completed and made the Challenge…the other girl’s goal was 950 minutes……mine was the largest number of minutes…what was I thinking?
Y oooWhoooo I made it!
Rewards:
10% ~ 130 Minutes ~ Go to a Movie…..saw Mission Impossible III reached Goal (130 minutes) on Wednesday June 7th.
25% ~ 328 Minutes ~ Buy light blue jean shorts (size 14) and top (maybe sleeveless????) Bought them Both!! Reached Goal (328 minutes) Monday June 12th.
50%~ 656 Minutes ~ Go to Diamond Rio Concert!!! Reached Goal (656 minutes) on Sunday, June 18th. Went toConcert and loved it!
100%~ 1310 Minutes ~ Pack a Healthy Lunch and spend Saturday or Sunday Afternoon with Mike driving around in the new car with the moon roof down! or Go to the Lake for the day! Or Maybe go to Mackinac Island for the weekend! reached Goal and more (1405 minutes) on July 1st. Going to go exploring with a picnic lunch in new car on Monday July 3rd.

A few days ago I had 220 minutes to go to reach My Challenge Goal and I didn't think I could do it! But I have been using the stationary bike in the basement and actually riding my bike. I haven't ridden my bike in several years and it is a boy's bike. I think I need a girl's bike and maybe a lighter one now. My bike is cute and old fashioned looking and I love how the gears work. When I got on I was too close to the Van and I was afraid I was going to hit the Van. So I tried to jump off and got the cuff of my shorts stuck on the bike seat...then I couldn't get my foot on the ground so...you guessed it...I fell...before I even got out of the driveway. My husband picked me up and took me in the house to put some ice on my knee. I cried a little and said I think I need a girl's bike and he said he would get me one. Then I braved up and we started out again. I practiced getting on and off and finally figured that it was the wrong kind of shorts to wear for biking....I'll try exercise shorts next time. Anyway we rode for an hour in town and over to the next little town and ate lunch. Then we rode back to our town for another half hour of exercise.
Believe it or not I also rode my stationary bike that night late (11;35 PM) for another 40 minutes...I thought that my legs would just drop off! I took a hot bath, went to bed and just got up!
So now I just have 50 minutes to complete the Challenge....I can do that easily today because we are going to Bally's and then on to a Movie. Yeah! I'm going to make it! But next time I will give myself a little leadway so I can take a little bit off!

I tried to just accept that I couldn't walk yesterday and go to bed and forget it....but I couldn't! I was going to walk after dark and Mike didn't think it was very safe. He suggested that I use the stationary bike in the basement...we have all this exercise equipment in the basement and we don't use it....except to hang things on. Anyway, I took a new book down there and rode the bike for 40 minutes....boy are my legs sore today. Had to take a Motron 800 when I got up!