Day 3 Continued
For those of you asking about the Dr Phil episode I spoke of earlier; the 1000 LB man is only 21 years old. Dr Phil is going to help him, as well as the 11 year old. Like the rest of us, this guy has some serious obstacles to overcome. I think the bathroom episode woke him up to the reality of the situation. I cant believe a mother would "bribe" her own child that way. I guess she was too self absorbed to realize that she was 1) reinforcing the behavior of her son 2) making his weight problem worse. Not that it matters, but both sets of caregivers for the 11 and 21 year olds were morbidly obese themselves. Children do learn by example....Where does parental guidance end and self accountability begin? I know I personally have nobody to blame for my weight gain, but myself. Matt Hoover once said that he had nobody else to blame either, he ate the food...Worth giving thought to. There are two responsible parties here. However, the age of the child needs to be taken into consideration too. An 11 year old is hardly old enough to fend for themselves.
Had a great snack today...Nutrisystem Soy Apple Cinnimon Crisps. (Yummy) They are packed with protein, less than 1 gram of sugar, and 100 cals a bag, and they taste kinda like Apple Cinnimon Cheerios. Just the thing to tame the sugar monster. And to think I used to think that rice cakes were nasty...Also had a Lite N Lively Mixed Berry Smoothie. 70 cals for a mini bottle and it tasted really good, not lite at all. Dinner was a grilled chicken caesar salad w/ ff caesar. Ok I went a little nutty on the dressing and I ate the croutons. Somehow I dont think my day will be shot. Beginning to think 1440 cals a day is a little excessive. Anyone know how to calculate how many cals you should eat a day to get to goal? I have heard to multiply your target weight by 12. 120 x 12 = 1440
~Carrie
