Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Shirataki Noodles, Weight Loss Calculator

I discovered a super cool site thanks to a super cool new MySpace friend, as well as a few other things.

This is a neat weight loss calculator that lets you figure out how many calories you need to eat per day to be a certain weight by a certain date. Or it'll tell you how fast you'll lose weight if you eat x-calories per day. It's a pretty cool tool. I averaged out my new ABC intake and it's roughly 260 calories a day. If I stick to that it says I should be around 100lbs by June 30th. Perfect!

EDIT: Anonymous was wondering how accurate that site is and I was thinking the same thing myself. Here's the table it gave me... you can compare it to my ABC Journal II as I go along if you'd like. [:

DayWeightCalories UsedYour Calorie Deficit
04/29/2010126.591649.331397.33
05/06/2010123.811631.971379.97
05/13/2010121.061614.831362.83
05/20/2010118.351597.91345.9
05/27/2010115.681581.191329.19
06/03/2010113.031564.681312.68
06/10/2010110.421548.371296.37
06/17/2010107.841532.271280.27
06/24/2010104.291516.371264.37
07/01/2010100.081500.661248.66


Shirataki noodles also seem to be the best things ever created. I've been eating them for quite some time at the restaurant where I work without knowing it. They have no calories, no carbohydrates, no sodium, no sugar, no fat, no gluten... and lots of fiber. Like celery and most other things that fall in that category they are largely composed of water and generally have no flavor. Adding a little 5 calorie beef or chicken broth easily changes that. Here are a bunch of recipes that you can try too. [:

Here's a ton of random thinspo that I've been saving up. Enjoy!













































Tuesday, April 20, 2010

ABC Journal II

My most recent personal goal is to lose 25lbs in 90 days (as of April 1st.) Overall I want to get to 100lbs by July 1st (the start of summer,) so I guess at this point I need to lose 28lbs in 71 days. :/ Hopefully this will help me get there. I've modified it slightly so hopefully I'll lose quicker. The last time I did this when I was around 120 I just managed to maintain my weight. Here's how I changed it:

- Got rid of all the fast days and turned them into super low calorie days (less than 50 for the most part.) I did this because I've learned that at this point fasting just makes me feel tired, unmotivated, and generally bad. It really affects me physically and I usually don't have much to show for it (half a pound at best.) It's not worth it. This way I will at least be able to have some liquid calories in the form of juice or tea with honey to give me some energy.

- Got rid of the 800+ calorie days and traded them for moderate calorie days. I don't think it's feasible at this point to eat that many calories and expect progress, but I know the point of this "diet" is to keep the calorie intake mixed up so I tried my best to stay in tune with that.

- Changed the amounts for any days that had the same calorie count. For example, days 1 and 2 were both 500. I changed one to 400 and the other to 550.

Starting weight: 130.0lbs (59.0kg)

1: 400 calories
- Peach Knudsen Cottage Cheese Doubles (130 calories,) Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup at Hand (80 calories,) chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories.)
Total calories: 400
Weight: 129.0lbs (58.5kg)

2: 550 calories
- Chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) 1 serving reduced fat Cheez-Its (90 calories,) 1 serving Cheetos (160 calories,) 1/2 serving broccoli and rice (110 calories,) 1/2 can Mountain Dew Code Red (70 calories.)
Total calories: 530
Weight: 128.2lbs (58.1kg)

Ugh. I scarfed down almost all my calories at once. I work the graveyard shift so I count a day as midnight to midnight, even though I usually sleep in the afternoon. Once midnight hit I made the tuna and ate it with the Cheez-Its because I was starving. My roommate came home with groceries and offered me some Cheetos that she was eating so I had some. Then she cooked broccoli and rice for dinner so I had a small portion of that too. I got the soda out of the vending machine as soon as I got to work... all of those calories in less than 2 hours. ): I'm super happy that I didn't go over my daily allowance, but it sucked having to do a mini 22 hour fast until midnight.

3: 300 calories
- Shirataki noodles (0 calories) with 2 tablespoons lite soy sauce (20 calories,) steamed brussels sprouts (50 calories) with imitation spray butter (0 calories,) shirataki noodles (0 calories) with 2 tablespoons sweet teriyaki sauce (50 calories,) 1/2 serving Cheetos (80 calories,) 1 dill pickle (5 calories,) 1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories,) a few pistachios (5 calories.)
Total calories: 295
Weight: 127.0lbs (57.6kg)

Once again I started eating like crazy as soon as midnight hit. I made the noodles and sprouts together... then had another serving and some Cheetos right after! I only had 100 calories left for the day by 2am. I gobbled up some lite blueberry oatmeal at work and knocked out another 90 calories by 8am. At least I only had to go 16 hours this time and half of that was spent sleeping.

4: 400 calories
Lipton green tea (0 calories) with 1 teaspoon honey (20 calories,) Activia light peach yogurt (80 calories,) vegetable medley steamer (100 calories,) four slices of light deli sliced turkey (45 calories) with 1 dill pickle (5 calories,) one serving steamed brussels sprouts (50 calories) with imitation spray butter (0 calories,) tall banana chocolate Vivanno (350 calories) with whipped cream (120 calories,) 2 servings salt and vinegar potato chips (300 calories,) and 1 vitamin water (150 calories.)
Total calories: 1220
Weight: 128.8lbs (58.4kg)

Today started off so damn well... but then I went to my friend's going away party. ]: He is leaving for the military. We all went to Starbucks together and I got a stupid chocolate drink with whipped cream. I told myself that it would be the last thing for the day. Once we got back to the party I started munching on chips and finished an entire Vitamin water. Those things have 50 calories per serving and 2.5 servings per bottle. Damn it! I hoped that the scale would be gentle but instead it showed me what I needed to see. I'm glad tomorrow is a 100 calorie day. Hopefully it'll at least get me back in the 127lbs range - even if it's just 127.8lbs. ):

5: 100 calories
- Shirataki noodles with 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce (50 calories,) 6 slices of deli cut lean turkey (45 calories) with pepper (0 calories,) 1 cup diet green tea with 1 teaspoon sugar in the raw (5 calories.)
Total Calories: 100
Weight: 127.8lbs

I planned out what to eat on day five ahead of time but ended up changing it a bit. I slept through most of this day and it was great. I hate how it only takes one day to fuck up, but it takes a good three days to fix it. I'll probably be back where I'm supposed to be by the end of day 6. Here's to hoping for 127lbs! Baby steps. [:

6: 200 calories
- 1 serving green giant vegetable medley (55 calories,) 1 serving green giant broccoli and cheese (45 calories,)
1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories.)
Total calories: 190
Weight: 128.2lbs

I guess I jinxed it or something. I drank a lot of water today so hopefully that's where the weight came from...

7: 300 calories
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Chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) 1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories,) 6 slices of deli cut lean turkey (45 calories,) 6 slices of deli cut lean ham (45 calories) with 1 tablespoon ketchup (15 calories.)
Total calories: 295
Weight: 128.0lbs

Apparently that didn't work. I'm super frustrated. ):

8: 400 calories
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Chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) 3/4 serving fat free Cheez-Its (90 calories,) Shirataki noodles (0 calories) with some vegetables and seasoning (50 calories.)
Total calories: 240
Weight: 127.2lbs


9: 500 calories
- 1 serving Cheetos puffs (110 calories,) 1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories,) 1 small portion sea salt and vinegar kettle cooked potato chips (50 calories,) 6 slices of fat free deli sliced turkey (45 calories,) 3 chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies (160 calories,) 6 slices of fat free deli sliced ham (45 calories.)
Total calories: 500
Weight: 126.8lbs (57.5kg)

10: 100 calories
- 1 small serving tuna with shirataki noodles (30 calories,) 1/4 grilled cheese sandwich (70 calories.)
Total calories: 100
Weight: 126.2lbs (57.2kg)

11: 150 calories
- One very small serving tuna noodle casserole (50 calories,) one half serving tuna (35 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (10 calories,) one very small serving beef and broccoli (50 calories,) 1 cup green tea with one teaspoon sugar (5 calories.)
Total calories: 150
Weight: 125.6lbs (57.0kg)

I went out with friends and had Chinese at the end of the day. It's crazy to try and make up excuses every single time, so instead I mixed food around on my plate and ended up picking the broccoli out of a few dishes and having a cup of tea. It was nice. No one noticed a thing. [:

12: 200 calories
- 6 fat free deli sliced pieces of ham (45 calories) with a small portion of ketchup (5 calories,) a very small portion of orange chicken (75 calories) with about 1/4 cup fried rice with egg (50 calories,) one strawberry ring pop candy (25 calories.)
Total calories: 200
Weight: 125.4lbs (56.9kg)

13: 400 calories
- 1/2 cup Apple Jacks (50 calories) with 3/4 cup fat free original silk (50 calories,) 1/2 ham minisub from Subway (90 calories,) 1 Knudsen cottage cheese double with peaches (130 calories,) 1 piece California roll (50 calories.)
Total calories: 370
Weight: 125.0lbs (56.7kg)

14: 350 calories
- Steamed broccoli with imitation cheese (100 calories,) 1/2 ham minisub from Subway (90 calories) with apple slices (35 calories,) two cream cheese won tons with sweet and sour sauce (100 calories.)
Total calories: 325
Weight: 125.0lbs (56.7kg)


15: 250 calories
- 1 serving Apple Jacks cereal (100 calories,) 1/2 slice raisin bread (50 calories) with imitation butter spray (0 calories.)
Total calories: 150
Weight: 124.8lbs (56.6kg)

16: 200 calories
- 1/2 serving potato chips (80 calories,) 1 Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookie (30 calories,) 1 small serving cashew chicken with soy sauce (90 calories.)
Total calories: 200
Weight: 124.0lbs (56.2kg)

17: 50 calories
- One serving baby leaf spinach (20 calories) with imitation spray butter (0 calories,) salt and pepper (0 calories,) a few bites of fillet mignon steak (30 calories.)
Total calories: 50
Weight: 123.2lbs (55.9kg)

Of course the 50 calorie day just had to fall on mother's day dinner. The spinach really saved me! I helped myself to a decent portion of it and pushed everything else around. I ate a few bites of steak and hid the rest of it under my napkin. The mashed potatoes were shoveled around under a few spare pieces of spinach leaf. I went back for "seconds" of some things and even helped myself to some pie (which I didn't eat a bite of.)

18: 200 calories
- 1/2 serving fruit snacks (40 calories,) 1 small baked potato with various toppings (150.)
Total calories: 190
Weight: 124.0lbs

19: 100 calories
- Half of a spam musubi with rice and dipping sauce (100 calories.)
Total calories: 100
Weight: 124.4lbs


20: 150 calories
- A portion of a chicken salad with ranch dressing (150 calories.)
Total calories: 150
Weight: 123.8lbs


21: 300 calories
- 1 low fat peach yogurt (60 calories,) 1 serving of steamed cauliflower and baby carrots (60 calories,) some Chinese food (180 calories.)
Total calories: 300
Weight: 124.6lbs

22: 250 calories
- 1/2 slice pepperoni pizza without crust (100 calories,) some cookies and milk (150 calories.)
Total calories: 250
Weight: 125.2lbs


23: 200 calories
- This will continue shortly. As of now it's pending.

8/1/10: I never made it past day 23 and I didn't reach my 100lb goal by the start of summer. ): My next attempt at the ABC started in August 2010. It is still ongoing as of 8/18/10.