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So far, so good:-). I kept under 1500 calories yesterday and managed to do a little exercise on the Wii Fit. I only did 20 minutes of dance step and I was huffing and puffing like I'd been mountain climbing or something. I'm frustrated that I've let myself get into this shape and stay this way for so long. After my kidney failure last year, I made major dietary changes (no sugar, no caffeine, cut waaaay back on the fried foods) and lost about 25 lbs really fast but over the last year I've gained about 15 lbs back. My doc suggested calorie counting (which is one of the few diet methods I've never tried). He suggested I start with 2100 calories for a few weeks, then 1800 for a few weeks, and finally 1500. Well, I thought 2100 calories was a bit extreme (I never imagined that I was taking in more calories than that...silly me) and jumped right on the 1500 calorie diet. Geez...who knew that all the good foods were so high in calories...lol. Right off the bat I realized that my little trips to the kitchen to grab a hot dog (I eat them raw, gross I know...but it gets worse) or a piece of bologna with....wait for it...mayonnaise on it (no lie...one of my favorite things to snack on in the world, you just take one of the fattiest meat like substances you can buy, and generously spread more fat on top of it...it really is delicious) had to stop. Those stupid hot dogs have 180 calories and 16 grams of fat a piece! That's crazy! So, no hot dogs or bologna in my house anymore and now I'm getting pretty comfortable with the 1500 calorie. I can still eat plenty...I just have to be more choosy about what I eat. I can have all the strawberries with sugar free cool whip I want but no mac n' cheese...I can live with that. Love having this journal here to just ramble on and kind of work through my feelings. It's amazing how much of an effect food has on my emotions. I mean really, it's embarrassing but I wanted to cry last night over the mac n' cheese. And I don't even really like mac n' cheese, it was just knowing that I couldn't have it. Freud would probably have a field day with me:-)
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1303 kcal
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Fat: 52.06g | Prot: 75.06g | Carbs: 153.37g.
Breakfast: Light Fat Free Orange Creme Yogurt, Boiled Egg. Lunch: Pinto Beans. Dinner: pinto beans, deviled egg, Baked Crunchy Chicken Parmesan. Snacks/Other: Sugar Free Popsicles, Klondikek Low Carb Bar, Klondikek Low Carb Bar. more...
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3020 kcal
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Exercise:
Housework - 2 hours, Resting - 14 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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