Diet and Weight Loss Programs

Day 168 - Food Log

6/28/07 Friday
 
 
 
 

 
grapenuts
200
10
11

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
3

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
8

 
peas
 
200
 
9

 
cheerios
 
150
 
 

 
4oz chicken
150
6
 

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
grapes
 
200
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
cereal
 
210
18
3

 
 
 
1820
147
36

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Grape Tomato Salsa
1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbs each lime juice and chopped cilantro
1/4 tsp salt
2 dashes hot pepper sauce
Place tomatoes in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Pour tomatoes into a bowl and stir in onion, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, salt and hot pepper […]

Day 167 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/28/07 Thursday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
chickpeas
 
400
80
 

 
corn
 
160
 
4

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
2oz turkey sausage
180
100
3

 
 
 
1555
353
20

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Diet Journal
I’ve always kept a diet journal. At least while dieting. In fact, in cleaning out my shower stall last week, I came across books upon books of calorie and fat intake, partially used waitress check books with my intake scribbled all over them. I kept track at work, mainly because people wanted to know […]

Day 166 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/27/07 Wednesday
 
 
 
 

 
grapenuts.
200
10
 

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
peas
 
200
 
8

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
butter bean soup
400
60
 

 
grapes
 
300
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
 
 
1670
198
26

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Day 165 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/26/07 Tuesday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
butter bean soup
400
60
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
potatoes
 
200
 
 

 
broccoli
 
150
 
 

 
walnuts
 
210
180
 

 
 
 
1470
343
13

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Turkey with Mustard and Sage

I just love sage.
1/2 tsp. olive oil
4 4 oz. turkey cutlets, pounded 1/4 inch thick
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon dry white wine
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 tbsps. grainy mustard (coarse ground - […]

Day 164 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/25/07 Monday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
butter bean soup
400
60
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
pizza burgers
240
100
4

 
potatoes
 
200
 
 

 
grapes
 
350
 
 

 
 
 
1740
238
15

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Nutrition and Glycemic Load
Here is a site I use often to determine food nutrition and glycemic load.
Nutrition Facts and Calorie Counter
http://www.nutritiondata.com/tools/explorer
Make your own database, sort your food by type.
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Day 163 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/25/07 Monday
 
 
 
 

 
grapenuts
200
10
 

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
corn
 
160
 
4

 
butter bean soup
400
60
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
pizza burgers
240
100
4

 
 
 
1570
298
26

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Homemade Low Carb Tortillas
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup Wheat Gluten Flour*
1 cup soy protein powder
3 Tablespoons lard
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
Mix ground almonds, wheat gluten flour, soy protein powder and salt. Cut in lard until mixture resembles fine crumbs - like little peas (a pastry blender works well for this.) Slowly add water, 2 Tablespoons […]

Day 162 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/20/07 Thursday
 
 
 
 

 
grapenuts are heated in the microwave for 2 minutes with cinnamon and sweetnlow.
200
10
 

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
potatoes
 
200
 
 

 
peas
 
200
 
8

 
pizza burgers
240
100
4

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
 
 
1410
238
30

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Low Carb Cooking

Around the world people are paying more attention to their bodies and their health than perhaps at any other time in history. One method that has shown great success in helping people quickly drop those unwanted pounds is through low carb cooking and dieting. This method of weight loss seems to have taken […]

Day 161 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/22/07 Friday
 
 
 
 

 
cheerios
 
220
18
12

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
brussel sprouts
225
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
banana
 
105
 
 

 
 
 
1455
196
21

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Day 160 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/20/07 Thursday
 
 
 
 

 
cheerios
 
220
18
12

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
brussel sprouts
225
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
banana
 
105
 
 

 
 
 
1455
196
21

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Day 159 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/20/07 Wednesday
 
 
 
 

 
cheerios
 
220
18
12

 
chili
 
250
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
4oz turkey sausage
180
100
3

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
grapes
 
400
 
 

 
tomatoes
 
100
 
 

 
3c Lettuce
45
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 tsp olive oil
60
60
 

 
 
 
1955
261
20

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Citrus Vinaigrette
This would be a good You Diet dressing as long as you only use a couple of tablespoons of it on your salad.
juice and zest of 1 lemon
juice and zest of one orange
2 teaspoons honey
2 tablespoons shallot
1 medium clove garlic
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Mrs Dash original mix
1/3 cup olive oil
Put juice and zest […]

Healthy Diets Cost More
Although I think your average american has this one figured out.
It’s official:
A recent study confirms that healthy diets really do cost more. Read more about the study at the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Day 158 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/19/07 Tuesday
 
 
 
 

 
cereal
 
210
50
15

 
chili
 
250
 
 

 
turkey 6oz
120
15
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
tomatoes
 
150
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
brown rice
 
300
20
 

 
chili
 
250
 
 

 
 
 
1540
128
20

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Reasons I Can’t Exercise Today
I have to cut my toenails.
I broke a toenail.
I have to watch my toenails grow.
CSI Miami is on!
I’m PMS’d.
I’m not PMS’d yet, but I plan to be soon.
CSI Vegas is on!
I have a bugar.
My hair bugs me.
My hair bugs me even if I put it up.
I have to write {insert number […]

Living Life By The Scale
I always hear that you shouldn’t weigh yourself everyday - but I do. It’s an obsession of mine that I plan on keeping. Unfortunately though, while most of the time it’s good (at least while dieting), I occasionally have times where weighing myself everyday is bad.
This week for example. Sucked scale-wise.
And […]

Day 157 - Food Log
The chili was made with kidney beans, onions, tomato sauce and tomatoes. No meat. Even babyboy ate it.

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/18/07 Monday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
brown rice
 
300
20
 

 
chili
 
250
 
 

 
carrots
 
250
 
 

 
 
 
1450
151
18

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Day 156 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/17/07 Sunday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
green beans
60
 
 

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
carrots
 
250
 
 

 
4oz chicken
150
6
 

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
 
 
1310
147
18

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Spicy Ratatouille
I love ratatouille. I never use eggplant, although I will eat it if made in a restaurant.
ra-ta-too-ee
A vegetable stew, usually made with eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and onions, seasoned with herbs and garlic.
1 tbsp. canola oil (better yet, eliminate the oil, use Pam)
1 medium red onion, cut in thin crescents
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 large […]

12 Minute Workout
Just broke out my copy of Joyce Vedral’s 12 minute workout. I bought it online a couple of years ago - not sure exactly when. but I want babyboy to read the beginning and the end before we get started. It explains about your muscles and bodyparts and how they work together, in […]

Minestrone
1 tablespoon olive oil, or olive oil Pam
1-1/2 cups chopped onion
1 medium carrot, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced (about 3/4 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
2 14-1/2-ounce cans tomatoes, undrained and cut up
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup brown rice
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
4 cups shredded fresh spinach
1 15-ounce can navy beans or […]

Day 155 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/16/07 Saturday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
green beans
60
 
 

 
ww pasta
 
200
10
 

 
japanese vegetables
150
 
 

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
grapes
 
200
 
 

 
 
 
1260
141
18

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Here’s one for you.
One <cough>expert panel<cough> is suggesting that we not couch references regarding childhood obesity in sensitive terms.
The blunter terms make sense if they motivate doctors to work with more kids who need help, “but you have to be real careful about labeling or saying it in front of a child,” Belamarich said.
Well, duh, […]

Day 154 - Food Log

 
Food
Calories
Fat
Sugar

6/15/07 Friday
 
 
 
 

 
Oatmeal (steel cut)
200
18
0

 
1/2 cup milk
130
45
11

 
2 sl ww bread
200
18
3

 
Yogurt
 
60
25
2

 
banana
 
105
 
 

 
4oz turkey sausage
180
100
3

 
brown rice
 
300
20
 

 
 
 
1175
226
19

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Chicken Passata
8 chicken breasts, skinned
1 tsp olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
2 red peppers, seeded and sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 1/4 cups passata
2/3 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
1 tsp dried oregano
4 oz can cannelini beans, drained
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper to taste
Fry the chicken in the oil in a non-stick or heavy pan […]