tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124095792009-11-07T22:07:56.940-08:00Confessions of a Carbohydrate AddictThis blog is my struggle against carbohydrate addiction and to stay in my size 8 jeans. It is my struggle with thyroid disease, which slows my metabolism to a crawl.
This blog is also about God & my struggle to move toward Christian maturity (I am far from perfect!).
Finally, you'll find gratuitous cat pictures.Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.comBlogger2302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-75774319169853087812009-11-05T19:45:00.000-08:002009-11-05T19:45:48.591-08:002009-11-05T19:45:48.591-08:00I am a failure.Calories eaten yesterday: 1108Fat: 34g (30%)Carbs: 75g (30%)Protein: 105g (40%)Calories burned in exercise today: 146First, Technorati won't let me ping my blog anymore so I won't be no longer use technorati tags at the bottom of my posts.I will be weighing in this week because I am hoping to start over next Sunday. More details will be in Sunday's post, but my binging is not going to stop me Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com1http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/11/week-117-day-5-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-62776596657326420872009-11-04T16:19:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:20:55.846-08:002009-11-04T16:20:55.846-08:00Restart?Binged yet again. It's time to do something drastic and cut back on the carbs and eat more meat. I am so fat right now. It's unreal how much crap I can stuff in my face and how it all turns to fat on my belly and thighs the same day. :-pI think it might be time to restart Atkins and restart my weekly count. I started Week 1 when I started NutriSystem. I've strayed way off their plan. I try to Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/11/week-117-day-4-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-23323732995822704582009-11-03T15:54:00.000-08:002009-11-03T15:54:15.169-08:002009-11-03T15:54:15.169-08:00OvertimeCalories eaten yesterday: 1493Fat: 27g (17%)Carbs: 120g (34%)Protein: 175g (49%)Calories burned in exercise today: 175Slept in today. I have to work 3 pm to 3 am today so I need all the sleep I can get. I brought extra food to work. I will need to eat more since I am staying so late.I felt pretty good yesterday and am worn out today. I had to change my Armour dosage around since the new pills Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/11/week-117-day-3-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-91338940271193076582009-11-02T19:22:00.000-08:002009-11-02T19:22:25.721-08:002009-11-02T19:22:25.721-08:00Medicine Mix-UpCalories eaten yesterday: 1059Fat: 16g (14%)Carbs: 94g (37%)Protein: 117g (49%)Calories burned in exercise today: 388Went to the gym. Got in one hour of weight training following by 40 minutes of cardio on one of the new ellipticals. Afterwords I took the train to the closest stop to work and walked the mile and a half in to work (30 minutes). I feel good. :)There was a mix-up with Brad and Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/11/week-117-day-2-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-30244477094190329022009-11-01T17:11:00.000-08:002009-11-01T17:11:36.151-08:002009-11-01T17:11:36.151-08:00No weigh-in due to HalloweenCalories burned in exercise today: 634Friday I walked to my Safeway and bought a few things like celery, prepped that, then after Brad got off work, he and I hit his Safeway and Costco.I fell off my diet in the early morning hours of Friday morning. I bought a dozen Halloween cupcakes at Safeway, intending to have a few and take the rest to church. I ended up eating nine of them on Friday and Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-weigh-in-due-to-halloween.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-54011621537451816082009-10-31T00:00:00.000-07:002009-11-03T15:48:29.003-08:002009-11-03T15:48:29.003-08:00My Armour journeyTuesday, November 3, 2009I felt pretty good yesterday and am worn out today. I had to change my Armour dosage around since the new pills don't cut well. My the current pills I'm using I need to take 2 1/2 a day, so yesterday I took three (hence more energy), and today I took two (hence less energy). The half life of the active T3 is only a fraction of the T4, but there's nothing I can do about Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com1http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-armour-journey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-55795220633324554012009-10-29T19:38:00.000-07:002009-10-29T19:38:59.894-07:002009-10-29T19:38:59.894-07:00Horrible hunger, and Halloween plansCalories eaten yesterday: 1713Fat: 29g (16%)Carbs: 116g (29%)Protein: 216g (54%)Weight this morning: 130.6Calories burned in exercise today: 277Up another half pounds today. That's 1 1/2 pounds gained in two days. :( I know I ate too much yesterday. I was so hungry when I got home that I had two cups of cottage cheese instead of one and then had a can of Light Progresso soup. I can't even Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-117-day-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-50892133614461490282009-10-28T16:26:00.000-07:002009-10-28T16:26:30.336-07:002009-10-28T16:26:30.336-07:00This Is It - The Movie!Calories eaten yesterday: 1189Fat: 16g (13%)Carbs: 94g (34%)Protein: 140g (53%)Weight this morning: 130Calories burned in exercise today: 380Up a pound from yesterday. Ug!I'm kind of tired but I went to the gym anyway. I needed to stop at Pac N Save for salad on the way in so I cut my weight training short by 10 minutes. So I did 50 minutes of weight training, 40 minutes on the stairmaster (Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-117-day-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-64155936670344503792009-10-27T16:10:00.000-07:002009-10-27T16:10:59.233-07:002009-10-27T16:10:59.233-07:00Pounds and Pounds of Protein PowderCalories eaten yesterday: 1389Fat: 25g (18%)Carbs: 77g (26%)Protein: 171g (56%)Weight this morning: 129Calories burned in exercise today: 88Today I went into the City. I walked to the train station. When I checked my mail the property check was there (yay!) so I deposited it. GNC had a sale on protein powder (buy one get one half off) so I stocked up with two 5 lb. containers of chocolate whey Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-117-day-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-73464602312186025412009-10-26T16:37:00.000-07:002009-10-26T16:37:42.231-07:002009-10-26T16:37:42.231-07:00The Gym, the Bulb, and Fun at WorkCalories eaten yesterday: 972Fat: 15g (15%)Carbs: 77g (35%)Protein: 109g (51%)Weight this morning: 132.4Calories burned in exercise today: 388I finally made it to the gym today - first time in about 10 days. I'm feeling much better, having fought off whatever crud is going around at work right now.I did an hour of weight training and 40 minutes on one of the newer ellipticals. I topped it all Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-117-day-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-32600614917649305822009-10-24T17:29:00.000-07:002009-10-25T17:29:48.174-07:002009-10-25T17:29:48.174-07:00Week 116 Weigh-InStart: 154Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 25: 137.6Week 50: 138.4 - Week 75: 137.6 Week 100: 140 - Week 101: 138.4 (-1.6)Week 102: 138.6 (+0.2) - Week 103: 139.4 (+0.8)Week 104: 136.4 (-3) - Week 105: 137.8 (+1.4)Week 106: 137.8 (-0) - Week 107: 138.2 (+0.4)Week 108: 137.4 (-0.8) - Week 109: 136 (-1.4)Week 110: 133 (-3) - Week 111: 134.2 (+1.2)Week 112: 132.8 (-1.4) - Week 113: 135.4 (+2.6)Week 114: 136 Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-116-weigh-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-71441367803681107712009-10-24T12:00:00.000-07:002009-10-24T12:00:01.292-07:002009-10-24T12:00:01.292-07:00Book review - LaciLaci: Inside the Laci Peterson Murder by Michael FleemanThis book is not as good as the previous book I read - "Written In Blood" by Diane Fanning. It was merely okay. This book is about the Scott and Laci Peterson case in California.I know a bit more about this case since it happened not too far from where I live and the trial was held even closer. I remembered a lot of details, but the book Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-review-laci.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-45994065296761804662009-10-22T19:40:00.000-07:002009-10-22T19:40:42.539-07:002009-10-22T19:40:42.539-07:00Feeling a little betterCalories eaten yesterday: 1116Fat: 15g (13%)Carbs: 85g (33%)Protein: 133g (54%)Weight this morning: 129Calories burned in exercise today: 277Did laundry today and got in lots of walking - over 1 1/2 hours. I walked down to the laundromat and back, then down to the train station, then from my stop into work.I'm feeling better today - not as tired and on the edge of sickness like I have. I think Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-116-day-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-50510594875775317522009-10-21T16:30:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:30:15.110-07:002009-10-21T16:30:15.110-07:00Still tiredCalories eaten Monday: 1031Fat: 20g (19%)Carbs: 56g (24%)Protein: 136g (57%)Weight Tuesday morning: 132Calories burned in exercise Tuesday: 70Calories eaten yesterday: 1281Fat: 22g (16%)Carbs: 88g (29%)Protein: 129g (43%)Weight this morning: 131.2Calories burned in exercise today: 117Took yesterday off as a sick day. I didn't feel sick per se, but didn't feel well either. I mostly just felt Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-116-day-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-21052866698931666692009-10-19T16:00:00.000-07:002009-10-19T16:00:41.702-07:002009-10-19T16:00:41.702-07:00Blah.Calories eaten yesterday: 785Fat: 14g (18%)Carbs: 55g (32%)Protein: 88g (50%)Weight this morning: 132Calories burned in exercise today: 0I feel so tired. Not just normal tiredness, but excessive tiredness. I want to take tomorrow off work because I don't feel well, but so far I can't find a fill in. I want to do no more than sleep. I couldn't care less about anything other than that. Maybe I Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com2http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-116-day-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-58467071115341683002009-10-18T16:55:00.000-07:002009-10-18T16:58:46.238-07:002009-10-18T16:58:46.238-07:00Week 115 Weigh-InStart: 154Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 25: 137.6Week 50: 138.4 - Week 75: 137.6 Week 100: 140 - Week 101: 138.4 (-1.6)Week 102: 138.6 (+0.2) - Week 103: 139.4 (+0.8)Week 104: 136.4 (-3) - Week 105: 137.8 (+1.4)Week 106: 137.8 (-0) - Week 107: 138.2 (+0.4)Week 108: 137.4 (-0.8) - Week 109: 136 (-1.4)Week 110: 133 (-3) - Week 111: 134.2 (+1.2)Week 112: 132.8 (-1.4) - Week 113: 135.4 (+2.6)Week 114: 136 Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com1http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-weigh-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-34103589336812583142009-10-15T16:35:00.000-07:002009-10-15T16:35:18.818-07:002009-10-15T16:35:18.818-07:00The importance of Vitamin DCalories eaten yesterday: 1395Fat: 26g (18%)Carbs: 90g (28%)Protein: 169g (54%)Calories burned in exercise today: 277I feel like I've been fighting something for days. One lady here where I work has been sick and did miss one day of work, so I'm probably fighting whatever she has. I started taking Airborne last night and Zicam this morning. So far I don't have anything full blown, but my throat Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-5-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-62472033358771293412009-10-14T16:05:00.000-07:002009-10-14T16:06:16.103-07:002009-10-14T16:06:16.103-07:00So tired...Calories eaten yesterday: 1186Fat: 19g (15%)Carbs: 106g (37%)Protein: 135g (48%)Calories burned in exercise today: 334So tired today. I think maybe the let down from my Armour dosage is hitting me again. I had no strength at the gym and didn't even attempt weight training. Still, I didn't drag myself there for nothing so I did an hour on one of the new the ellipticals. Took the train to my stop Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-4-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-35293986022785116972009-10-13T15:31:00.000-07:002009-10-13T15:31:18.904-07:002009-10-13T15:31:18.904-07:00Raining Cats and DogsCalories eaten yesterday: 1402Fat: 27g (19%)Carbs: 90g (28%)Protein: 168g (53%)Calories burned in exercise today: 0Here's a photo from Sunday's hike with Brad in Redwood Park. Click the photo for a larger size.It's pouring rain today - the first big storm of our wet season. The first storm always happens within two weeks of Halloween so it's pretty much on time. Anyway, today was my day to walkPillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-3-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-76570877921317354402009-10-12T16:16:00.000-07:002009-10-12T16:16:30.212-07:002009-10-12T16:16:30.212-07:00I'm an auntie again!Calories eaten yesterday: 858Fat: 29g (32%)Carbs: 76g (37%)Protein: 64g (31%)Calories burned in exercise today: 374I'm tired today. I had trouble sleeping last night. I got up and went to the gym. I did 55 minutes of weight training and 40 minutes of cardio on the stairmaster. I love dripping sweat on the floor. :) I walked to work from BART but am totally beat now. I couldn't even do leg Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com2http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-2-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-51365432766830566452009-10-11T16:30:00.000-07:002009-10-12T16:02:56.802-07:002009-10-12T16:02:56.802-07:00No weigh-in, but a hike!I've been on a four day binge, eating crap and stuffing myself whether I was hungry or not. Here's a photo of me yesterday with Rocky Road ice cream (my favorite!). Click the photo to see a larger size.I've been considering what sets me off on binging so I can correct it. So far the only trigger I can find is that I recently subbed out my chicken breast dinner with a cup of cottage cheese. I Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-weigh-in-but-hike.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-90564063109637854392009-10-08T15:48:00.000-07:002009-10-11T16:32:33.509-07:002009-10-11T16:32:33.509-07:00All moved in!Mini binge yesterday. :(Weight this morning: 135.6 (up four pounds since yesterday)Calories burned in exercise today: 277Brad is officially moved in! He got his stuff from Nicole's trailer yesterday and so if officially at my house. He's not holding up half the rent or anything. Right now I am demanding $100 a month plus half the utilities. He still owes me $50 for the water bill. So far he Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com9http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-34450243127118774342009-10-07T15:29:00.000-07:002009-10-07T15:29:55.286-07:002009-10-07T15:29:55.286-07:00So tired...Calories eaten yesterday: 1215Fat: 18g (13%)Carbs: 133g (44%)Protein: 110g (36%)Weight this morning: 131.6Calories burned in exercise today: 277Up about a pound from yesterday. Must have been the weight of all the salad I stuffed myself with yesterday. I was starving and ate lots of extra salad to fill me up.Too tired to do anything today. I dragged myself through a half-assed gym workout of 40 Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-66846315571940384212009-10-06T16:37:00.000-07:002009-10-06T16:37:11.212-07:002009-10-06T16:37:11.212-07:00Living togetherCalories eaten yesterday: 1301Fat: 24g (19%)Carbs: 96g (33%)Protein: 141g (48%)Weight this morning: 130.8Calories burned in exercise today: 190Went in San Francisco to check my P.O. Box today. Exercise was walking to the train station (30 minutes), and then from my stop into work when I returned (35 minutes).Tomorrow I hope to get back to the gym again, though I am sore for yesterday's workout. Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com5http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12409579.post-54518727221047736252009-10-05T16:15:00.000-07:002009-10-06T16:10:43.187-07:002009-10-06T16:10:43.187-07:00Week 115, Day 2Calories eaten yesterday: 993Fat: 18g (18%)Carbs: 75g (33%)Protein: 111g (49%)Weight this morning: 132.8Calories burned in exercise today: 417I was so hungry yesterday - much worse than usual for a Sunday. When I finally got home from work I ate two salads to help fill me up before having my usual sugar-free Jello and cottage cheese.Made it to the gym today. I did one hour of weight training Pillsbury Dough Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088newbirth35@mindspring.com0http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-115-day-2.html