Ok, so it seems I start again each May…
My weight has been stable now for quite some time but BOY is it difficult. And by “stable” I means I deal with normal weight fluctuations-Today, I am 3.5lbs above what I like to be.. (high end of my range!!!) so I am back to food journaling, calorie counting using “my fitness pal” app, and moving more.
Here’s what I have been eating and my exercise the past couple of days.
Friday 5.19.13
Breakfast:
protein shake with coffee in it: 320 cals
Lunch:
Half a really yucky homemade green drink: 179 cals
Dinner:
Homemade ground chicken burger (all breast)
Baked sweet potato
Lettuce
Hearts of palm
Light salad dressing
Piece of Hu Kitchen almond butter puffed quinoa chocolate bar
Total: 630cals
Snacks:
7 swedish fish: 150 cals
TOTAL 1298 cals
Exercise: soulcycle class
Saturday 5.18.13
Breakfast:
Chia Pudding: 221 cals
Coffee with so delicious almond milk plus protein: 40 cals
Stevia sweetener : 0 cals
Lunch:
Frozen Yogurt no topping: 221 cals
Dinner:
Arugula alad with feta cheese
Extra Feta cheese and tomato which was salty (at a restaurant)
3 bites greek yogurt dessert
Total: 759 cals
Snacks:
Pineapple
Abpq chocolate from Hu Kitchen
A few chickpeas
Too many gummy bears
Total: 390 cals
Days Total:1631
Exercise: soulcycle class
Today Sunday 5.19.13
Breakfast:
Mixed kashi go lean and flax fiber cereal with half a cup almond milk and tbs raisins
Coffee with almond milk
Total: 430cals
Hi Jenny,
Just wanted to say,you were great on DR Drew! we share the same opinion of Jodi arias! I love that clip of u waiting for the verdict,so funny,I was,so nervous ,you would have thought it was my sentence being read!!! so I just became one of your new fans!i can’t imagine u overweight,I have had my struggles,and could stand to loose 10lbs,so I will be looking at your diet tips! Also,love your hair color on dr drew,is it natural,if not what color is it called!i am in need of a huge hair make over! I shall be in touch! I am definitely having Jodi arias anxiety,,can’t wait. For the next phase! ,hope u read this,take care,wish u were still on DD! Sincerely,Vic
Look up Gina Gilbert at serge normant NYC 212-879-1000 downtown location. Or find her on fb. She is responsible for my hair color formula. I am a natural red head but rather grey by now! Good luck!
Hi Jenny,
I love your radio show & listen every morning ! I am a clinical social worker @ Johns Hopkins Hospital and work with Oncology patients/families. Your show starts my day off with a breath of fresh air.
I also make sure to take care of myself (given what I do for a living) and work HARD each to day to eat right and work out. People assume that it is an easy task. THANK YOU for making a point countless times to mention that in fact it is REALLY hard work, each and every day! It’s REALLY HARD and it’s a choice that we make each moment of each day. It helps me to stay motivated hearing that you “get it!”. Thanks.
thanks amy! i love to hear that im making a positive impact. helps keep me going! good for you for taking care of yourself. extra challenging for me this time of year!
Jenny, I was on the way to work a month ago or so, at 6am, when I tuned into broad minded to find they were no longer on ! I was so bummed but each morning I kept listening to you! Ok, so now I love your show and can’t wait to turn you on each morning!!!! Did you really eat pasta with butter and ketchup ? Or were you joking? Love your honesty and humor, thanks ! Mary
Yes! Really grew up on pasta with ketchup and butter. But as a grownup I prefer pasta with soy sauce and butter. So delicious and fattening! Glad you like my show! Thanks for telling me.
Hi, Jenny.
I’ve been a fan since “Whatever, Martha!”, but it’s so great to be able to listen to you without the cynical joy-hater, Alexis.
I realize you are a lawyer, and not a doctor, but you are also an unofficial weight loss expert. I try to tune in to your show daily, especially on Weight Wednesdays, but I am usually too busy to listen. I have a weight question:
A couple of years ago I lost about 130 lbs (through diet and exercise), but recently I have gained back around 15 lbs or so. I know that’s no big deal in the grand scheme of things, but I attribute it to trying to eat like a “normal” person. Consuming 1200-1300 calories per day causes me to gain. I’d been fat since birth (I’m 33 now), so I’m relatively new to the Thinnish Club, and even the Not Morbidly Obese Club. I’ve heard you casually mention very low calorie dieting on your show, and I’m wondering how commonly this is used to maintain a large loss. There are very few resources available in this area; I suspect because people have a knee-jerk reaction that consuming anything less than 1200 calories per day is bordering into ED territory.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on very low calorie diets and I’d be super grateful if you could direct me to any resources on this matter.
Cheers,
ash
I will email you! You’re so normal in your maintenance struggle! Actually ill email you or ill blog it!
Hi Ashley,
Congratulations on losing 130lbs, wow what an accomplishment you should be very proud of yourself.
I read in the Times, that unfortunately you will have to eat 20 percent less than someone your weight for the rest of your life, because your body will always try to get back up to your highest weight.