CELAWLOR's CalorieKing blog
Sunday, Mar 12 2006
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Yeah. Okay. Is it REALLY any surprise AT ALL that I am soooo freekin' overweight? I made waffles for the family this morning. They love my waffles. So, I was getting my plate ready and decided before I ate that I would figure out the calorie content. Geez. One little waffle square has 172 calories. I used to eat four squares lathered up in peanut butter for breakfast. That would be (best case scenario), something like 1,800 calories for BREAKFAST! And that is leaving out the fact that they are mostly *empty* calories--refined sugar, white flour, etc....
Over the past few weeks I have been reflecting on what could have driven me to this weight. Since I seem to be so flipping shocked at the calorie content of the regular foods I eat, not to even bring the whole portion size issue into the picture, that should clue me into something, right? It wasn't like I was eating junk food all day long, you know? But, low and behold, you don't HAVE to eat junk food to get to 336 lbs. You can get there eating waffles, and whole wheat bread, and eggs, and chicken breast, and milk, and all the "whole" and/or "healthy" foods in the world!!!! Hello...anyone home in my brain?
I suppose at least eating relatively healthy foods and being a little active probably prevented me from developing high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. Even though I was eating soo much of it, and the wrong things mixed together!
Well, at least now I can move beyond today with my new knowledge. I will probably start to crash in about an hour and I will have to have some fruit, or something. Next time we have waffles I will know that I can only have one. I will supplement my breakfast (and my family's) with some fresh fruit. Perhaps I will switch the flour that I use to make the waffles to whole wheat flour? Besides, the waffles didn't even taste that great to me, anyway.
I'm feeling like I need, and want, to go to the gym today. Although I should stay home and do housework, instead. Maybe I'll do both. I have about 400,000 square feet of tile to mop....ugh. That is one hell of an activity, let me tell you. Well, maybe it isn't *quite* 400,000 sq. ft.
But...it might as well be!
Update: I was only able to do 80 minutes of cardio today. I was trying for at least 90. My body just said it was time to stop. So, I have to go out and water the yard then begin the never-ending mopping task. I really don't know how much tile we have in this house, but It takes a couple of hours to clean it all.....I should eat first.
Over the past few weeks I have been reflecting on what could have driven me to this weight. Since I seem to be so flipping shocked at the calorie content of the regular foods I eat, not to even bring the whole portion size issue into the picture, that should clue me into something, right? It wasn't like I was eating junk food all day long, you know? But, low and behold, you don't HAVE to eat junk food to get to 336 lbs. You can get there eating waffles, and whole wheat bread, and eggs, and chicken breast, and milk, and all the "whole" and/or "healthy" foods in the world!!!! Hello...anyone home in my brain?
I suppose at least eating relatively healthy foods and being a little active probably prevented me from developing high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. Even though I was eating soo much of it, and the wrong things mixed together!
Well, at least now I can move beyond today with my new knowledge. I will probably start to crash in about an hour and I will have to have some fruit, or something. Next time we have waffles I will know that I can only have one. I will supplement my breakfast (and my family's) with some fresh fruit. Perhaps I will switch the flour that I use to make the waffles to whole wheat flour? Besides, the waffles didn't even taste that great to me, anyway.
I'm feeling like I need, and want, to go to the gym today. Although I should stay home and do housework, instead. Maybe I'll do both. I have about 400,000 square feet of tile to mop....ugh. That is one hell of an activity, let me tell you. Well, maybe it isn't *quite* 400,000 sq. ft.
But...it might as well be!Update: I was only able to do 80 minutes of cardio today. I was trying for at least 90. My body just said it was time to stop. So, I have to go out and water the yard then begin the never-ending mopping task. I really don't know how much tile we have in this house, but It takes a couple of hours to clean it all.....I should eat first.
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