And the survey says….
Down half a pound, and I’ve lost half an inch on my waist. I should be happier about that, but for some reason I’m not.
Breakfast: 1/4 of a 6 inch Subway breakfast sub.
Lunch: Salad with a little bit of italian dressing, ham salad sandwhich
Dinner: Salad with peanut dressing, asian noodles with spicey peanut sauce, couple ounces of steak.
Ok, the steak wasn’t originally in my menu for today, but after I finished making the noodle thing, it really didn’t taste all that good, so I ended up eating only a fourth of it. I was still a little hungry, so I cut a small piece off of my left-over steak and ate it.
I also did a half hour of step pilates after breakfast. I’m always clueless about whether I should eat breakfast then do my exercise, or exercise first. I usually end up eating breakfast first because I know if I wait I’ll just be hungrier and more likely to eat more.
As for my 4 ounces of meat… According to http://www.mypyramid.com , a typical diet for someone of my height trying to lose weight should only have 5 ounces of meat and beans a day. I reserve one ounce for an egg in the morning or sandwhich at lunch. BTW: Thanks for the suggestions to freeze the steaks. That didn’t even really occur to me that I could do that with cooked steak.
I really should be writing a paper about sustainability, but I don’t want to, so here’s my rant on Biggest Loser -
The people on that show are insane! I only saw one episode, so maybe I shouldn’t be judging, but I saw the part where they were weighing in and I was flabbergasted at what I was hearing (and seeing). The guys were down like 15-20 pounds from the previous week (or that was the impression I gotted) and the gals routinely down 10 or so. Comeon, how healthy can that be? I know they’re supposedly under the supervision of professionals, but how much are these “professionals” getting paid to say these people are safe? And then, are they really learning anythign about real-world loss and maintenance? There was this one gal who lost “only” 3 pounds, and she was in tears saying that that was really unexpected and she tried really hard ot lose more. And everyone else was talking about how disappointed they were. I just wanted to hug her and tell her what a great job she’d done. I’ve been stuck at the same weight for about two months - I woudl love to lose 3 pounds in a single week!
What also concerns me is the message that this show is sending to the rest of the world. Sad as it is, there’s a lot of people out there who take these reality shows to be just that - real. So what must some of these people think who watch the show, see these people exercising, eating (do they? I didn’t see that much), and getting these incredible results? It may really set people up for failure. They may not realize until they go out to do it themselves how hard it is. The idea of the show - getting people to lose weight and get healthy - in and of itself isn’t necessarily bad, but I don’t think they show the process in a reasonable light.
wow! congrats on your loss of pounds and inches. I think its fantastic.
you are very right about BL…its sad that thye get disapointed if they only lose 2 pounds a week or something, which is pretty much the healthy way. its sad america thinks that is what weight loss should be when its not like that at all. but that is why a lot of contestants gain the weight back..because they lost it so fast and it was unnatural and they really were in such a controlled environment, all they learned was how to cheat the scale by not drinking or eating beforehand.
I’ve never watched BL, but am surprised by the mention of it in weight loss blogs everywhere. I’ll have to see if I can watch an episode sometime.
I do think 1/2 inch with 1/2 pound is AWESOME. That means the 1/2 pound was totally fluffy fat instead of water or muscle or other stuff you want to hang on to.
I hadn’t paid much attention to the pyramid, although the Canada food guide is based on it. Makes sense. Keep up the good work.
I totally agree with your thoughts on Biggest Loser, but I am still a sucker for it and watch it every week.