Things have changed since I signed on here! Initially I was trying to lose some weight before getting pregnant. That ended up happening way before we expected. 3 years ago we had a beautiful baby boy, Julian. In the 2 years following, I lost my pregnancy weight and then some, a total over just over 60 lbs. Last year I had a lot of health issues and ended up gaining some of the weight back. I'm doing well now and am committed to getting back to a healthy lifestyle. I hate diets. For years I tried anything and everything and caused myself a great deal of emotional stress and constant guilt. I lost and gained back the same 30 lbs for a decade. So I say no more dieting. I've just become vigilant about what foods I let into my kitchen and I track my calories. Nothing is off limits, but I've built good eating habits that I stick to daily. I exercise 4-5 days a week. I like to keep it interesting so I alternate yoga, dance classes, step aerobics, the elliptical machine & treadmill, weight training, swimming and jogging. I love my local YMCA. Join my group: I'm Tired of Being the Fat Friend! http://www.livestrong.com/groups/group/im-tired-of-being-the-fat-friend21/
Food, Diet and Fitness Diary
| May 29th, 2012 |
| 1,400 0 0 0 |
| Member pepin909 hasn't tracked anything for May 29th, 2012 yet. |
| January 6th, 2012 |
| 1,400 670 0 670 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Apple Cinnamon Bar | 1.00 | 120 | 3g | 0mg | 110mg | 24g | 12g | 3g | 2g |
| Folgers Coffee | 2.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Baileys Baileys Coffee Creamer Caramel | 5.33 | 213 | 8g | 27mg | 0mg | 32g | 27g | 0g | 0g |
| Rosetto Beef Ravioli | 1.00 | 240 | 4g | 10mg | 280mg | 40g | 1g | 2g | 9g |
| Classico Florentine Spinach & Cheese Pasta Sauce | 0.50 | 40 | 3g | 3mg | 280mg | 4g | 3g | 1g | 2g |
| Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan & Romano Cheese 8 oz | 2.86 | 57 | 4g | 14mg | 243mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 6g |
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 670 | 22g | 53mg | 913mg | 99g | 42g | 6g | 18g | ||
| January 5th, 2012 |
| 1,400 1,217 454 763 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folgers Coffee | 1.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Thomas' Cinnamon Swirl Bagel | 0.50 | 135 | 2g | 0mg | 225mg | 26g | 5g | 2g | 5g |
| regular butter, unsalted | 0.14 | 14 | 2g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Borden Cremora Non-Dairy Creamer | 1.00 | 10 | 1g | 0mg | 10mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Dixie Crystals Sugar Packet | 2.00 | 20 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 6g | 0g | 0g |
| Nature's Way Alive Multi-vitamin | 0.33 | 2 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Equate Equate Original Creamy Milk Chocolate Weight Loss Shake | 1.00 | 230 | 2g | 0mg | 360mg | 45g | 38g | 4g | 10g |
| Yoplait Strawberry Cheesecake | 1.00 | 170 | 2g | 10mg | 80mg | 33g | 27g | 0g | 5g |
| Ritz Chips Cheddar Chip Crackers | 0.43 | 65 | 3g | 2mg | 138mg | 9g | 1g | 0g | 1g |
| Dinner Done! Chicken Marbella | 1.00 | 437 | 12g | 0mg | 0mg | 30g | 0g | 2g | 36g |
| Uncle Ben's Whole Grain Boil In Bag Brown Rice | 0.50 | 85 | 1g | 0mg | 0mg | 18g | 0g | 1g | 2g |
| Lettuce, Romaine | 1.00 | 10 | 0g | 0mg | 7mg | 3g | 1g | 2g | 1g |
| Slim Beauty Brand Dieters' Tea | 1.00 | 20 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Publix Pure Clover Honey | 0.33 | 20 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Weight Lifting - free weights or machine, moderate | 15.0 | -74.0 | |||||||
| Elliptical (manual) | 30.0 | -380.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 763 | 23g | 12mg | 820mg | 175g | 78g | 11g | 60g | ||
| January 4th, 2012 |
| 1,415 1,102 0 1,102 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folgers Coffee | 1.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Dixie Crystals Sugar Packet | 3.00 | 30 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 8g | 8g | 0g | 0g |
| Half & Half | 1.00 | 40 | 3g | 15mg | 30mg | 0g | 1g | 0g | 0g |
| Wasa Multi Grain Crackers | 1.00 | 45 | 0g | 0mg | 80mg | 10g | 0g | 2g | 2g |
| Bacon & Swiss dip | 0.20 | 106 | 8g | 16mg | 320mg | 5g | 2g | 0g | 3g |
| fruit salad cantelope & honeydew | 0.50 | 69 | 0g | 0mg | 42mg | 17g | 16g | 1g | 1g |
| cheddar cheese grits casserole | 0.33 | 102 | 6g | 26mg | 296mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 6g |
| Barber Foods Fully Cooked, Petite Cordon Blue, Stuffed Chicken | 1.00 | 240 | 13g | 60mg | 690mg | 11g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Milford Valley Farms Crunchy Chicken Nuggets | 1.00 | 270 | 14g | 25mg | 670mg | 23g | 2g | 0g | 13g |
| Green Giant Frozen Steamers Roasted Red Potatoes, Green Beans & Rosemary Butter Sauce | 2.00 | 160 | 2g | 0mg | 660mg | 32g | 4g | 4g | 4g |
| Slim Beauty Brand Dieters' Tea | 1.00 | 20 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Publix Pure Clover Honey | 0.33 | 20 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 1,102 | 47g | 142mg | 2,788mg | 118g | 33g | 8g | 29g | ||
| January 3rd, 2012 |
| 1,415 1,127 480 647 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alive Multi-vitamin | 0.33 | 2 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Folgers Coffee | 3.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer Creme Brulee | 5.33 | 187 | 8g | 0mg | 53mg | 27g | 27g | 0g | 0g |
| Hard-boiled Egg | 1.00 | 70 | 5g | 212mg | 62mg | 1g | 1g | 0g | 6g |
| Taco Bell Soft Taco - Chicken | 1.00 | 190 | 7g | 35mg | 480mg | 20g | 1g | 2g | 13g |
| Lean Pockets Pepperoni Pizza Sandwiches | 0.50 | 140 | 4g | 13mg | 360mg | 22g | 4g | 2g | 7g |
| Rosetto Beef Ravioli | 1.33 | 319 | 5g | 13mg | 372mg | 53g | 1g | 3g | 12g |
| Classico Florentine Spinach & Cheese Pasta Sauce | 1.00 | 80 | 5g | 5mg | 560mg | 7g | 5g | 2g | 3g |
| Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan & Romano Cheese 8 oz | 1.00 | 20 | 2g | 5mg | 85mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 2g |
| Yellow Squash | 1.00 | 40 | 2g | 0mg | 20mg | 4g | 4g | 2g | 2g |
| Slim Beauty Brand Dieters' Tea | 1.00 | 20 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Publix Pure Clover Honey | 1.00 | 60 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 17g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Treadmill (manual) | 60.0 | -480.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 647 | 37g | 283mg | 1,993mg | 151g | 42g | 10g | 44g | ||
| October 21st, 2011 |
| 1,385 285 0 285 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folgers Coffee | 2.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| International Delight Sugar-free Hazelnut Coffee Creamer | 8.00 | 160 | 16g | 0mg | 0mg | 8g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Nature's Way Alive Multi-vitamin | 1.00 | 5 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| General Mills Fiber One 80 Calories Honey Squares | 1.00 | 80 | 1g | 0mg | 140mg | 25g | 3g | 10g | 1g |
| Skim Milk | 0.50 | 40 | 0g | 3mg | 60mg | 6g | 6g | 0g | 4g |
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 285 | 17g | 3mg | 200mg | 40g | 9g | 10g | 5g | ||
| October 20th, 2011 |
| 1,385 811 385 426 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folgers Coffee | 1.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Coffee-mate Non-dairy Creamer Packets | 1.00 | 10 | 1g | 0mg | 0mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Stauffer's Animal Crackers | 0.06 | 7 | 0g | 0mg | 6mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Equate Equate Original Creamy Milk Chocolate Weight Loss Shake | 1.00 | 230 | 2g | 0mg | 360mg | 45g | 38g | 4g | 10g |
| Nature's Way Alive Multi-vitamin | 0.33 | 2 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Pepperidge Farm - Goldfish Whole Grain Goldfish | 1.00 | 140 | 5g | 5mg | 250mg | 19g | 1g | 2g | 4g |
| Yoplait Light Boston Cream Pie | 1.00 | 110 | 0g | 3mg | 90mg | 20g | 15g | 0g | 6g |
| Chef's Requested Foods Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon | 1.00 | 200 | 13g | 65mg | 540mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 22g |
| Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers Broccoli, Cauliflower, And Carrots In Cheese Sauce | 1.50 | 68 | 2g | 0mg | 435mg | 12g | 6g | 3g | 3g |
| Smarties Candy Rolls 8 oz | 1.00 | 25 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 6g | 0g | 0g |
| Tetley Apple Cinnamon Tea | 1.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 10mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Publix Pure Clover Honey | 0.33 | 20 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Weight Lifting - free weights or machine, moderate | 20.0 | -98.0 | |||||||
| Treadmill- Interval Training (manual) | 35.0 | -287.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 426 | 22g | 73mg | 1,691mg | 111g | 66g | 9g | 45g | ||
| October 18th, 2011 |
| 1,403 871 781 90 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folgers Coffee | 3.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Coffee-mate Italian Sweet Cream Creamer | 6.00 | 210 | 9g | 0mg | 90mg | 30g | 30g | 0g | 0g |
| Eat Smart Veggie Crisps | 1.00 | 140 | 7g | 0mg | 290mg | 18g | 0g | 2g | 1g |
| Tostitos Creamy Spinach Dip | 0.50 | 25 | 2g | 0mg | 100mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 1g |
| Yoplait Key Lime whips yogurt | 1.00 | 140 | 3g | 10mg | 75mg | 25g | 21g | 0g | 5g |
| Baby Carrots, Raw | 0.36 | 13 | 0g | 0mg | 23mg | 3g | 2g | 1g | 0g |
| V8 100% Vegetable Juice | 1.00 | 50 | 0g | 0mg | 480mg | 10g | 8g | 2g | 2g |
| Gorton's Beer Battered Shrimp | 1.00 | 240 | 12g | 40mg | 670mg | 25g | 2g | 0g | 7g |
| Dole Dole Sweet Baby Lettuce Salad | 2.69 | 54 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 8g | 0g | 5g | 5g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Boot Camp | 60.0 | -781.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 90 | 33g | 50mg | 1,728mg | 120g | 63g | 10g | 21g | ||
| October 16th, 2011 |
| 1,403 1,193 369 824 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard-boiled Egg | 1.00 | 70 | 5g | 212mg | 62mg | 1g | 1g | 0g | 6g |
| Nature's Way Alive Multi-vitamin | 0.33 | 2 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Folgers Coffee | 2.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| International Delight Sugar-free Hazelnut Coffee Creamer | 6.00 | 120 | 12g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Special K Fruit And Yogurt Cereal | 1.33 | 160 | 1g | 0mg | 180mg | 36g | 15g | 1g | 3g |
| Skim Milk | 1.00 | 80 | 0g | 5mg | 120mg | 12g | 12g | 0g | 8g |
| Hannaford 100% Juice Vegetable Juice Low Sodium | 1.00 | 50 | 0g | 0mg | 140mg | 11g | 8g | 2g | 1g |
| Dinner Done! Herbed Balsamic Bleu Chicken | 1.00 | 360 | 16g | 100mg | 700mg | 4g | 4g | 0g | 37g |
| Dole Dole Sweet Baby Lettuce Salad | 2.69 | 54 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 8g | 0g | 5g | 5g |
| Cucumber | 1.00 | 8 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 2g | 1g | 0g | 0g |
| Stash Tea Chamomile Caffeine Free Herbal Tea | 1.00 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Publix Pure Clover Honey | 1.00 | 60 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 17g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Kellogg's Nutrigrain Apple Cinnamon Cereal Bar | 1.00 | 120 | 3g | 0mg | 110mg | 24g | 12g | 3g | 2g |
| Yoplait Light Boston Cream Pie | 1.00 | 110 | 0g | 3mg | 90mg | 20g | 15g | 0g | 6g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi) | 50.0 | -369.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 824 | 37g | 320mg | 1,403mg | 141g | 68g | 12g | 68g | ||
| October 13th, 2011 |
| 1,403 172 374 -202 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee | 1.00 | 2 | 0g | 0mg | 5mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Coffee-mate Coffee-mate Creamer French Vanilla Tub | 1.00 | 30 | 2g | 0mg | 0mg | 4g | 4g | 0g | 0g |
| Kroger Nutri-grain Bar-mixed Berry | 1.00 | 140 | 5g | 0mg | 0mg | 25g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Treadmill (manual) | 40.0 | -300.0 | |||||||
| Weight Lifting - free weights or machine, moderate | 15.0 | -74.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| -202 | 7g | 0mg | 5mg | 29g | 4g | 0g | 0g | ||