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Not too bad on the food front, although chocolate biscuits may have been involved. Did two 45 mins fast walks with the dog and 1 hour 30 mins of Yoga class.
Tomorrow I'm digging my huge veggie patch, so that should burn a few hundred calories!
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chocolate biscuits may have been involved.
I HATE it when that happens!! 
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Well, after such good news yesterday, I did not do so hot today. And it looks like this could be a tough weekend ahead . . . I am moving back home on Saturday - high stress levels plus my mom keeps foods in the house that I don't allow myself to buy b/c if they're there I will eat them. Plus Easter (Casey, I hear ya about those evil jelly beans - BE STRONG!!) always lots of food and candy. Thank goodness I have encouragement from y'all!
breakfast - 2/3 serving cream of wheat made w/soy milk, OJ w/fiber, mint tea (252)
snack - baby carrots (46), UFO beverage (155)
lunch - sliced apple and PB wrapped in a flour tortilla (2 for a total of 427)
snack - pita chips and hummus (417)
dinner - Soy milk, few bites of leftover chicken, homemade sweet potato fries (roasted w/Pam and spices) baked chips&salsa (should not have had that last part) (420)
dessert - UFO naughty Easter treat (215)
Excercise - 20 min pilates tape - maybe burned 100 cal IF I'm lucky.
So my total food calories were WAY high today - 1833!!! I ate that extra snack since we are all talking about eating MORE to weigh LESS, and how many small meals help. I don't think that was the problem; it was the chips&salsa that made me feel too full, then I managed to still eat dessert! I find I have dessert more often when I am MORE full after dinner - WEIRD. Oh, well. Today is a new day and so far so good. 
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Yeah i may have overloaded a bit yesterday considering I went to a movie and wasn't paying attention to just HOW MANY I was eating...but considering it was an easter treat I'm gonna let myself go just this once...hopefully! 
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Well I did it today, I armed myself with lots of food and took my breaks at work , when 5 o'clock came I felt great. I was actually hyper and excited lol.
Breakfast: RKT, water
Lunch: turkey sandwhich on white bread, applesauce cup and fruit snacks, water
Snacks: applesauce cup, arrowroot animal crackers, water
Snacks: going overboard with the applesauce today but another applesauce cup lol
Dinner: here is where it gets bad: one quarter of a huge a hawaiin panzerotti, we went out to eat and it was a treat for me and....more......water
Snack: rice pudding
Excercise: worked all day and it was crazy busy so I burned around 676 calories there
Walked downtown to and from the restaurant to come back to a parking ticket (bf put the display ticket on the dash upside down, as if they couldn't tell what it was anyway?)
So according to fitday I ate 2153 calories
calorie level to maintain my current weight 2309
my level to lose weight is 1809
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Microscopic Colitis, IBS-A, GERD, Hiatal Hernia
Bethany, Ontario, Canada
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Yeah....you're right...sadly, the mocha mix is now definitely out. The pudding has a big of dairy in the last couple ingredients, I might see if I can work it back in in a few months, but for now, it's out too.  Ah, well...live and learn.
No, 700 calories certainly isn't normal (or desirable!). I usually start the day about 6 hours earlier, so that's at least two more small meal/snacks. I'm having a hard time eating much at once, so I'm trying to eat often. I'd say about 1200, maybe more would be normal. I eat less on the days I sleep in, there are just fewer hours in the day! I know that 1200 is still pretty low, but I don't have much of an appetite, so I'm working on that.
So far as goals, the first one would be to feel good again! Fitness, generally (with the exception of the last 3 weeks, which have been just awful) I walk on the treadmill at the gym and lift weights about 5 times a week or so. I'm pretty comfortable with that, it's not particulary strenous or anything, just maintenance. The counting calories and reporting what I eat is more so that I am accountable for what I eat, and so I can get feedback (like the Mocha mistake). The calories are more so I don't eat too much all at once, not necessary eat too much over the course of the day. As far as weight loss, its not a big goal, maintenance is just fine. I mean, every girl has her 5 vanity pounds or whatever, but its not a major priority.
I just want to get in the habit of eating the right things (and being sure of exactly what that means now) and exercising again. I did the "breaking the cycle diet" for about 2 weeks, and now have started adding back in some protein and such, because I really needed that. I had such severe D that I was getting really weak and had to quit working out (and functioning in general), so I had to get that under control, but I think now I need to the protein to keep from becoming weak from lack of that. Such a hard balance!
The gym is closed now for the Easter Holiday, but it will be open again either Monday or Tuesday and I want to be ready to go then. I think I need to, I got a bit winded today cleaning out the refridgerator (took out the drawers and shelves and scrubbed and everything--it had to be done!). Also, hopefully with working out again I'll have a better appetite, I think that helped before.
It's hard. I think I'm learning, but the more I'm learning, the more I'm realizing that I'm messing up! 
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The pudding mix and mocha mix are also a no-go because of the artificial sweeteners. Those, unfortunately, are some of the WORST triggers... I really don't know anyone who can tolerate those (and if they think they can and they still aren't 100% stable, then they're in denial, hehe). I'm not sure what to suggest for a sub for the mocha mix, but the good news is that jello brand *instant* pudding (be sure it's the instant, and NOT sugar-free) is dairy-free.
As for your goals... all reasonable.  I know the feeling all too well of being too weak to do much of anything, and not having an appetite to eat much either. Any of the folks who have been here a while can tell you how much of a struggle I had - 700, for a while, would have been a good day for me! I just wanted to see where you were at, if you were having the same problems as me, etc etc. I'm nosy like that. 
I'm in maintenance mode myself. I'm one of the people on here who isn't trying to lose weight necessarily, just maintain and get healthier. I have a long history of crappy eating and bouncing between underweight and clinically obese, and I'd like to stop that. I suppose you could say that I'm learning how to eat all over again, and that's why I report in every day - same as you, I want to be accountable for how I'm living, and I want feedback when I hit rough spots. So you're not alone there.
It's definitely hard, but hang in there and don't be too hard on yourself for making mistakes... we've all been there!
PS - I don't thing I ever said welcome, so... welcome!
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Thanks for the welcome.
And, thanks for the tip about the Jello Instant Pudding. We eat pudding *all* the time in our house, but in the past have bought Regular or Sugar Free pretty much indiscriminately. If I wanted Butterscotch and it came in SF, that's what I got. If I wanted Cookie's and Cream and it came in Regular, that's what I got. I know the selection with Regular is actually bigger overall (though not always in stores, thanks to the low carb phenomena) so I will have no problem sticking to that from now on. So many yummy flavors! (They just came out with cheesecake flavor, but I haven't seen it in my town yet...can't wait to see if it's good. If so, could make it as a pie filling and have "cheescake"!)
And yes, I certainly understand about bad eating habits. It's a serious concern. I've never been one to eat or not because of body image or whatever, but I've had some pretty bad habits in the past. Skip breakfast because I was in a hurry, then be "too busy" for lunch. Then come home and eat and eat and eat. Also, if I'm PMSing, I eat like I'm starving, as if I'll never eat again. But the next week, I have no appetite, and often truly forget to eat. Mercifully, whether I was binging on chocolate, being a workaholic, or having unending D, my weight has been almost constant. Amazing really. (Well, I suppose I wouldn't feel that way if I were trying to lose it!--But since that's not the case, I'm set.) Unfortuantely, now those habits lead to much pain, cramping, bloating, etc. So no more!
Oh, I do have a question about coffe. I honestly love the flavor (not the caffine fix or anything, I never needed one to get myself up in the morning, just the flavor). Are there coffee flavored things that are safe (because they don't actually have coffee)? What about those cappucino jelly beans? The website confirms they are dairy-free, so that's a start. Also, what about chai tea? I think I could be happy subing that for hot coffee in the evenings. But does it have too much caffine? I quit drinking black tea and switched to herbal, and that's alright. (Although I can't find a vanilla flavored herbal tea, and that was my other love.) Any words of wisdom on that?
Yes, accountability is so important. If I can be accountable for how I'm living now, and maybe even proud soon, I think I'm doing pretty well.
And thanks so much. For the record, I think nosy is a good thing. I might need that right now.
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I don't know... you might get tired of me being nosy and change your mind about that one, haha.
My favorite coffee substitute thus far is Mocha flavored Teeccino. You can find it at health food stores or http://www.teeccino.com. It's not cheap, that's the one drawback to it. But it really does have a coffee-like flavor... not exact, but close enough that I've become hopelessly addicted to it. 
As for chai, the absolute BEST chai I've ever had was actually an herbal one! It's made by Yogi Teas ( http://www.yogitea.com I think), and it's called Redbush Chai. Redbush, rooibus, or sometimes it's just called red tea, is herbal and completely safe, but it has a more tea-like flavor than, say, chamomile. (Blech, I hate chamomile, heh.)
Vanilla tea is tougher... I haven't found one that really compares to the Twinings black I used to love. I know Celestial Seasonings makes a Honey Vanilla Chamomile that isn't too bad, if you don't loathe chamomile the way I do. I've also seen a vanilla redbush tea in the health food store, but I can't remember the brand off the top of my head.
Can you tell I've tried a lot of teas? Haha. You should see my kitchen. I have an entire cabinet filled with boxes of tea!
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Woohoo!
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Glad to hear you're feeling good!
(Sucks about the parking ticket though )
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