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Post by Karla on Jul 20, 2024 23:33:35 GMT
Well, even though I cheat sometimes, something is working :-) Today, I put on one of my shirts that gives me a slightly pregnant look and it was a little loose. Baby steps.
I've stopped frying veggies as much. I don't notice much difference when I nuke them and add them to soups. It probably saved some calories. I've also cut back on my stir-fry meals.
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Post by fatkat555 on Jul 21, 2024 4:19:56 GMT
Well, even though I cheat sometimes, something is working :-) Today, I put on one of my shirts that gives me a slightly pregnant look and it was a little loose. Baby steps. I've stopped frying veggies as much. I don't notice much difference when I nuke them and add them to soups. It probably saved some calories. I've also cut back on my stir-fry meals. Yay!!! I have many of those types of shirts. 🫣 they’re very comfy in this heat, but I think they give a false sense of room to expand into. My appetite lately has been curbed, and I don’t know why. Nothing tastes good, not even ice cream. I pushed myself to eat breakfast, but couldn’t face eating dinner. 😞 it’s been raining so it’s not the heat. Sometimes I do this and it takes a bit for me to get hungry again. |
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Post by fatkat555 on Jul 22, 2024 14:21:48 GMT
Still struggling with appetite issues and not even my ice cream sounds good. 😞 I’m making sure I eat something, but it’s more just trying to avoid no energy.
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Post by Karla on Jul 22, 2024 20:26:04 GMT
Still struggling with appetite issues and not even my ice cream sounds good. 😞 I’m making sure I eat something, but it’s more just trying to avoid no energy. Maybe you should take a rest day  You work out pretty hard. It could be zapping your energy. Taking rest days is hard for me too. The heat & rainy weather could also be making you tired. I'm tired today and haven't hardly done anything. It's crazy hot & humid outside. My husband and I stopped at a little stand yesterday and purchased some peaches. I made a small peach, date, hazel nut & jackfruit salad. It was refreshing, but I still want to take a nap.lol |
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Post by fatkat555 on Jul 23, 2024 4:10:30 GMT
Karla - most likely it’s stress that’s zapping my appetite. I’ve had several friends a coworkers pop up with heart issues, both young and old. 3 were in the last week!!
I can’t say I ate better today, but I did eat. Let’s put it this way. I’m not losing any weight. 🤔 So, I know I’m eating enough.
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Post by Karla on Jul 24, 2024 1:09:51 GMT
Karla - most likely it’s stress that’s zapping my appetite. I’ve had several friends a coworkers pop up with heart issues, both young and old. 3 were in the last week!! I can’t say I ate better today, but I did eat. Let’s put it this way. I’m not losing any weight. 🤔 So, I know I’m eating enough. {{hugs}} that’s very stressful. I’ve been stressed when I go on my computer and the homepage/news has young people (athletes, singers, stars etc) dying almost daily. It’s making me feel very mortal. I’m trying to appreciate each day more. I did fairly good on my diet today except for a big bowl of pesto pasta with shiitake mushrooms, broccoli & red peppers that I made. I purchased some pesto sauce and recently noticed it had expired so thought I should use it quickly. It was delicious. I’m going to buy it again. Tomorrow will be another cheat day as my husband wants to go to the Mediterranean restaurant for their lunch special. We used to only go on Thursday (for the last couple of years) because a waitress used to tease him about his severely bowed legs. His knees are separating and are extremely painful. She didn’t tease him out of cruelty, I think it was more of a term of endearment to her to call him Mr. Bowlegs. Thursday was her day off so we decided we’d only go then. Last time we were there, I mustered up the courage to ask about her and found out she’d had a heart attack and died a couple of years ago. |
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Post by fatkat555 on Jul 24, 2024 3:29:12 GMT
Karla - so sorry to hear this. My coworker is having arrhythmias (she’s my oldest daughter’s age, 24!), a long time friend had stents placed last week, and a lady I do side work for texted me and asked me to temporarily take over her business because she was having a heart attack (she is at home now). All too close to home, too young.
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Post by fatkat555 on Jul 25, 2024 5:55:09 GMT
Well, I definitely blew it today! I let myself get hungry and by the time I came home from work, I grabbed whatever was quick which meant chips AND ice cream. 😆🙄
Tomorrow is a new day….
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Post by Karla on Jul 25, 2024 22:18:09 GMT
Well, I definitely blew it today! I let myself get hungry and by the time I came home from work, I grabbed whatever was quick which meant chips AND ice cream. 😆🙄 Tomorrow is a new day…. LOL Sounds good though :-) I'm happy to hear you're getting an appetite back! I cheated a bit today. My husband got me some greasy hashbrowns which I love and gobbled down immediately. I've asked him not to get them, but since he knows that I like them he gets them anyway. I have no willpower. I also got a new protein drink today which is supposed to be a meal replacement. I'm getting ready to have the meal it was supposed to replace. It will be something light. I can't do hunger. I get too cranky. Hopefully the extra cardio with Jessica will burn up some of the calories. I got another package from nuts.com so have to be careful with that too. Nuts are tasty, but very fattening. |
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Post by fatkat555 on Jul 26, 2024 18:27:14 GMT
Karla - I love almonds but lately I’ve been hearing things about the oxolates in them.
I’m leaving for the weekend. I’ll probably blow my whole diet on the weekend. 🙄
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Post by Karla on Jul 28, 2024 20:36:11 GMT
Yesterday, I bought a bag of Fritos to have with dinner. I love them and it's hard to find the original Fritos. So I cheated a bit. Tried the meal replacement shake and ended up having a meal. So the shake is just extra tasty calories. At least it's healthy. So far today I'm doing good with my calories, but am hungry, so am going to have an early dinner. I plan on starting back up with the Firm so that will help. It's better than dieting :-)
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Post by fatkat555 on Jul 30, 2024 4:23:57 GMT
It's better than dieting :-) 😂 I love that phrase in the Firm! I know now why my appetite hit the skids. I have a roaring UTI. It flared up today and within hours I found myself at urgent care and two prescriptions. Medicine is on board now so I’m feeling some better. Hoping my appetite returns because it’s gone again. |
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Post by Karla on Jul 30, 2024 15:03:39 GMT
It's better than dieting :-) 😂 I love that phrase in the Firm! I know now why my appetite hit the skids. I have a roaring UTI. It flared up today and within hours I found myself at urgent care and two prescriptions. Medicine is on board now so I’m feeling some better. Hoping my appetite returns because it’s gone again. OMG! You're amazing to be able to accomplish everything that you do! |
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Post by fatkat555 on Aug 3, 2024 5:58:16 GMT
I’m determined. 😂 still no appetite but I’m eating. We went to a restaurant after dropping my twins off at the airport and I had chicken pita, but removed the pita. Bread doesn’t sit well and it was a pizza place. |
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Post by Karla on Aug 3, 2024 21:20:09 GMT
I’m determined. 😂 still no appetite but I’m eating. We went to a restaurant after dropping my twins off at the airport and I had chicken pita, but removed the pita. Bread doesn’t sit well and it was a pizza place. Impressed once again! No way that I could walk into a pizza place and not have pizza! The bad thing for me is that it's not gluten-free so I have to deal with inflammation later. last night, I went through my pantry and found a few items past their expiration date, so I will be eating those things. I had a soup today expired in March, but it was still delicious. I stirred in some left-over taco filling which surprisingly went well with it. |
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You work out pretty hard. It could be zapping your energy. Taking rest days is hard for me too. The heat & rainy weather could also be making you tired. I'm tired today and haven't hardly done anything. It's crazy hot & humid outside.