RE: Accountability Bandwagon- 10-25-04

October 26, 2004

Great work !

Nice variety, and I think that is the most important thing!

As far as the soup goes, I have a similar issue with my " Yummy

Crumby " chicken where I use 2T Cornflake crumbs and 1/4 cup bread

crumbs split across 3 breasts, and even then, we don't use it all.

Yes, there are some not so good carbs in it, but it's such a

miniscule amount, I believe that as long as you're getting your

workouts in and you ENJOY it, the trade-off is okay. I really don't

think it could do that much damage. It's better to keep your palate

happy and not dread every meal rather than avoid all potentially bad

ingredients when you cook. I'm sure there are others that would

disagree because they want to stick to eating only good carbs 100%,

but I happen to think there is wiggle-room.

When I first started doing BFL months ago, I was 100% perfect, no

slip-ups, and no wiggle-room...I did not really enjoy it that much,

and I went hog-freakin-wild on my free days, and when I screwed up I

SCREWED UP! Now I'm allowing myself a couple of extra ingredients in

my cooking, and I am one happy chicky-pooh. Variety baby, variety!

On a side note, I eat my yummy-crumby chicken once or twice a week,

and I'm progressing very well. If you continue to slip in a few

questionable carbs, and you stop progressing, cut them out and see

if they make a difference. I just think you're more likely to stick

to it if you make it livable for YOU.

I'm not saying to eat pasta or wonder-bread, but a couple of

tablespoons of flour in a big pot of soup are not going to make a

huge difference in the big picture.

Good luck and I look forward to watching your success!

-Ruth

>

> Hi all -

>

> I think I'll try this for awhile - hopefully it'll help me stay on

> track!

>

> Yesterday went pretty well, considering I was coming off pretty

much

> a 4-day binge....

>

> 8am - 3 eggwhites/1 whole egg scrambled with one small potato

fried

> in Pam

>

> (10am - small non-fat mocha at park)

>

> 11:30 am - big bowl of lettuce, tomato, 3 oz deli turkey, 2T

> Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing, 1 orange (shared with my daughter)

>

> 3pm - 3/4c fat free cottage cheese, 1/2 c blueberries, ~1/8 c All-

> bran, 2 packets splenda

>

> 5:45 pm - 4 oz. Extra lean turkey burger on lite, whole wheat bun,

> lettuce, tomato, squirt of ketchup, tsp of lite mayo, spoon of

> relish, half of a snack size Nestle Crunch, several bites of

> broccoli soup

>

> 8:30 - choc cream myoplex lite shake w/1 Tblsp of Nat PB

>

> Throughout the day I drank 120 oz of water (not including the 20

in

> the shake) and 1 12-oz can of diet root beer.

>

> I have a question about the Broccoli soup, too - I don't think

it's

> a bad choice. I make it myself, it has 3 TBlSP of flour in the

> recipe, 2 cans of low-sodium, 99% fat free chicken broth, 2/3 c

fat

> free half and half, and ~ 2 tblsp marjarine (plus 2lbs of broccoli

> or more). What do you all think? Thanks for reading!

October 26, 2004

Hey Ruth -

Thanks for the comments, and I totally agree. I first did BFL over a year ago,

and I NEVER did it perfectly. In fact, I cheated the first night with my last

meal being chips and salsa. As I look back on my notes from then, I cheated a

little bit almost every day, but OMG - I went from 160 lbs, and mostly fat (I

was measured at 30%, but that's questionable) to 151 lbs and 17.5% BF at the end

of 8 weeks. I think it was because I changed my mindset. I was like - this is

the way life is now, and I just did it that way. I even missed 2 full weeks of

workouts due to travelling in that first 8 weeks, but I still accomplished my

goal.

Now my goal is to get back there... to that mindset. Because once you have the

mindset, the weight/size really just comes off automatically. And I was very

comfortable at the 151, size 8 me. I am NOT comfortable in the 163, size 12 me

which is where I am right now.

But I know that if I just get up every day and act like a healthy and fit human

being, then I will eventually become that.

Oh - BTW - I did a great UBWO yesterday along with a 45 minute or so walk with

my neighbor (pushing my 35 lb daughter in a 16 lb stroller), and did my 20 min

HIIT on the stationary bike this morning. The bike is definitely different than

jogging, but I'm trying to nurse my poor PF foot back to 100% health so I can

possibly do some more 5K's next year.

Thanks for keeping track of me! That's definitely what I need!

in WI

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