Countdown Diet: Day One

[thistlechaser]

My LJ isn't going to become all about all about dieting, promise!

Today was a good day food-wise, I think. I ate about 1,100 calories. I ended up going to Subway for lunch, but my sandwich (6 inch turkey with extra meat) came in at under 400 calories, so that's okay.

I had intended to go grocery shopping, but I had to pick up my CPAP machine (which is why I was an hour late for lunch and too hungry not to get food RIGHT NOW). I wanted to inhale that "sandwich" (six inches is so small, so sad), but I forced myself to make it last as long as I could. That seems to be a handy trick, making food last as long as you can.

Dinner was a 200 calorie frozen meal and later some (half-serving) almonds. My stomach is growling now, but soon I'll go to bed. I hate going to sleep hungry, but guess I'm going to get used to that.

CPAP machine cost me $100, which was a tenth of the price(!!). Unfortunately it comes with a modem which they use to track me for three months to make sure I'm "in compliance". Guess the insurance company wants to make sure I'm not going to just toss it into a corner? (Which I had been tempted to do, so valid concern.)

I did something potentially stupid this evening. I weighed myself. If my weight had gone up after such a hunger-filled day, I would have thrown myself out a window, so it was risky to check so soon. 24 hours into this, my scale claims I lost two pounds. I'm certain it's just water weight (fast food yesterday = lots of salt = lots of fluid retained, none today = losing that fluid), but it's still a relief that the number went down. (Edit: It's really killing me to do this. For years my doctor told me not to chase numbers on the scale, and now I'm doing exactly that.)

One last funny little thing: I saw a McDonald's commercial for some new burger. I was staring at it thinking about all the food I could have for the calories that are probably in that one sandwich. I do really, really miss french fries though. Sweet things? Meh. Bread? Yes please. Fries? GIMME NOW

Comments

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's the salt. I always crave salt over sweet. Being fried in grease makes it even better!

Good idea on the scale. It's so hard, I want to weigh myself every hour! Hopefully putting it more out of the way will help.

Thanks!

[indigo-forest.livejournal.com]

Veggies! If you add veggies in, particularly raw, it'll fill you up with water content and you won't be so hungry.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not really a veggie fan, but sometimes I get so hungry I'm willing to try them. :)

[elfy.livejournal.com]

What is that CPAP machine? (And why do I always read "CRAP"?! ^^;;)

Also, don't mind spamming us with that! Your life, your journal! If you need a lot of processing on that right now, that's just how it is :) *hugs*

[pax_athena]

I could have made this comment, both asking the question about the machine and re-iterating that this is your place and if it helps you, post away as much as you need to!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Copying my reply to elfy:

Haha because CRAP fits it! It's for when you have sleep apnea. Basically it forces air into your throat while you sleep, to keep your airway open. It's really strong blasts of air, so it's hard to sleep with it going. I just cannot recommend it at all, other than that it helps you not die. ;)

Thanks! <3

[pax_athena]

Got it ... Thank you for the explanation!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Haha because CRAP fits it! It's for when you have sleep apnea. Basically it forces air into your throat while you sleep, to keep your airway open. It's really strong blasts of air, so it's hard to sleep with it going. I just cannot recommend it at all, other than that it helps you not die. ;)

And thank you! <3

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

That's the hardest part for me, waiting to see results. I started doing sit-ups and crunches every night and I'd wake up every day and be like "Why are you not flat tummy!!" stupid patience. And then I was bad when Tim was out of town for a week and stayed up WAY too late and didn't do any of my sit-ups. **sigh** starting over again now.

Maybe you can have fries be a special treat? Like, every two months, treat yourself to some delicious fries. Or better yet, maybe figure out how to cook them yourself! It's probably tricky, but perhaps you could find a home made version of fries that could fill the void but be more healthy than fast food fries.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, waiting (and waiting and waiting) is hard for sure!

While I haven't checked the calories on them, there's a frozen portion-controlled brand of them. It's like a kiddy-sized serving, so I'm hoping maybe I can fit them into my calorie count sometimes.

[twissie.livejournal.com]

Best of luck with your dieting - I don't mind reading about it, I just don't have any advice or experience to share .___.;; so I feel a little useless. But I support you 100%!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Not useless at all! Thanks for reading. :)

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

Everybody's body and experience with eating is different.

For me, at least, I learned that generally if one is eating healthy and regularly, if your body starts SCREAMING FOR EATING, if you ignore it, the hunger quickly goes away, and for quite some time too.

But that tends to happen, with me, at least, when I've been used to eating much smaller portions than my eyes think my stomach wants. I.E. it takes a week or so to kick in.

We are all different though so this may not work for you.

Love, C.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think smaller portions are going to do the trick. I'm trying to eat really, really slowly, so I feel full-ish sooner.

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

Post away, I'm interested and supporting you!

It's not exactly the same, but I like to make roast potatoes, which are a lot healthier than fries. I slice up potatoes into quarters, put on salt and pepper, and just enough olive oil to coat them. Then just put them into a shallow pan and pop them into a hot oven for 20-30 minutes until they're cooked and a bit crispy. It might make a good substitute for the time being, at least.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

MMM that sounds really, really good. I'm totally going to try that, thanks!

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

Welcome! And it's so easy to do too. Sometimes I add rosemary and/or onion bits, but they're great on their own too.

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

Post what you need to post, it's all good.
And good luck to you with the weight loss stuff.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

I don't mind you posting about this stuff...I need to seriously lose some weight as well. I will be looking at you for inspiration!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! I'm glad you're reading.