Olivia your meals sound filling and very nutritious. Great day over all for you. :)

Thanks Rennie! Yes, they were definitely filling and nutritious! lol. My cut off today was 3:00pm so I was done eating by then. This last meal will definitely last me until tomorrow ;)

May
1. 222.2 - 2,020 calories - 170 grams protein - rest day. just cleaned, did laundry and shopped. and chased a screaming toddler while shopping. does that count for cardio? :lol:

Good morning :coffee2: - happy Friday :)

We slept better last night than we have all week. Peanut still woke up a couple of times last night, but it wasn't nearly as bad.

Down 0.1 to 194.0 but I also succumbed to pizza takeout last night. Hubby had a craving and because I've just been so exhausted this week, I agreed. Brought lunch and snacks that are on plan for today, so it's kind of a improvised detox day. Going to flush out sodium with water as well.

It's Friday girls! Glad the weekend is here! I weighed in last night and was high, as to be expected since I fell off the wagon on Wednesday night and I weighed in at the end of the day after flying home. On the positive side, when I got home last night at 10pm, I actually had the motivation and energy to go workout so I ran around my neighborhood for 1.8 miles in 30 mins. Slow time, but hey - we all start at the bottom right?? :) Weighed in this morning about 2.5 pounds lighter so I guess that run helped :)

Rennie, haha GA should be fun if you get to go! And let's all go to London! 3FC meet and greet in London! :)

Kukkie, glad you guys were able to get some rest :) You needed it and so does your body! I like your plan - I feel like I have a detox day once a week now b/c I am working on that willpower and food thing, lol.

katerina, it certainly does!!

Olivia, nice meal plan. Sounds healthy and delicious! Great job!

calluna, welcome! I'm not good at posting daily either - but I find that when I do post, and I have others looking for me, it helps my weight loss 100%. It's like working out - if you don't make it a priority then it never becomes routine :)

katerina I say so :lol:

Glad to hear Kukkie :hug: I'm trying to do a detox day also. For some reason I wanted buttered popcorn at 10:30am but the kids aren't here to dig into it so it's not wise for me to pop a bag. I had a strawberry pomergranate CARBmaster yogurt instead, 60 cal, 4 carbs 9 protein :)

akelly, you did well last evening :high: I've been down twice but before the children so I'm sure I'd be in awe also. There's so much for them to see. I will keep you posted closer in and oh my wouldn't it be nice for us to meet in London as a 3FC retreat of some sort :)

working out - if you don't make it a priority then it never becomes routine <--- this is another reason I love coming to post ... great sayings like this. You know it but it's really real when you see it and it's not thrown at you ... thanks akelly

.2 down, I'm bloated so I'll take it but I would have loved to have been closer to 158 ... I've got to not be greedy ... slow and steady wins I know :)

love2b150, you are *so close* to 150 now! that is really exciting.

May
1. 222.2 - 2,020 calories - 170 grams protein - rest day. just cleaned, did laundry and shopped. and chased a screaming toddler while shopping. does that count for cardio?
2. 222.8 - 2,012 calories - 159 grams protein - squats and bench today. not super intense, but i did get to 90% of my max in squat and 95% of my max in bench.

i've got two rest days coming up, and i am not supposed to even do cardio until after the meet. it seems weird to do so little. he told me not to worry, but i still worry!

Thanks katerina :) It has to be hard not to do anything after doing so much for so long ... maybe take a walk that's not brisk but leisurely. It will still feel good to you because you are doing something :)

I spent the evening at the mall with my children walking and then we went to McDonald's and I had a cone. I've been bloated all day so I hope whatever is going on with me doesn't take me back up :crossed:

Have had an unexpected fun but unhealthy Saturday. Did great yesterday, but today was not on plan for dinner. Had Japanese with some old HS friends and then had dessert. Also, I pulled weeds Friday afternoon and ran hard for 1.5 miles so my legs and lower back are soreeeee. Sitting in bed with the heating pad turned way up!

Hope everyday has a great and restful Sunday Funday! Hoping the legs are looser so I can workoff todays calories!

akelly my weekend was unplanned fun/good eats also ;) Hope your legs are looser for the workout :hug: I went to Charlotte with my daughter yesterday and there was a Popeye's in the mall. I HAD to have a red beans and rice. I also ate half of a biscuit which I only ate because it was there. We went just to go to Ikea and guess what I had a hot dog on the white bun, a bag of their chips and a cone. I was gonna get their cinnamon roll but decided once I got to the register I'd have a cone instead so that was my only good thing. I think the only reason I didn't have a big gain was because we walked and we walked. I'm not gonna even go through what I ate today but let's just say the only thing that could be considered nutritious is the CARBmaster yogurt I ate :D
The boys wanted to go to the gym so I hope I combated some of the mess I did there. :crossed: Hope your legs feel better today :hug:

checking in with a weekend eating goof, as well! part of life, right? good days and bad days. if we keep at it, we get better.

yesterday
3,353 calories 317 carbs 135 fats 145 protein

today
1,840 calories 121 carbs 78 fats 162 protein

Starting weight: 168
Goal weight for the end of May: 163

May 4: 168
May 6: 169
May 10: 167.2

katerina, :lol: I sure hope one of these years I will get better ;)

Hi Gabby :wel3fc: and the thread. Best of luck to you on your journey :)

Hey ladies :wave:

So my detox day on Friday was a miserable failure. Ended up going out for lunch with colleagues, had Italian. Went to an engagement party on Saturday, Indian buffet. I suppose the dancing helped to maintain the weight. Yesterday was a low cal day, and I somehow managed to get back down to 193.5 this morning.

I have a dreadful toothache that started yesterday though. Need to make an appointment with the dentist.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Hi ladies...whew it's Monday. Half way done with it! Travel days (coming to work) are exhausting, but gotta earn that paycheck :)

Weekend was OK overall I guess. I lost a pound between Friday and this morning, which is a miracle in itself, haha. The boyfriend has gained some weight so last night we decided to come up with a friendly competition. (OK in reality it won't be friendly, I will dominate!) This week the challenge is to restrict breads/rice/desserts and whoever loses the most weight (%) gets a $50 prize of their choice. LOL...he told me he was going to spend tonight searching for his reward, I told him don't waste his time, he won't be getting it. :)

Rennie, I love Ikea!! Sounds like you had quality time and enjoyed yourself! My legs are still working themselves out. I also slept wrong and have the worst crick in my neck. This stuff used to be non-issues when I was in my early 20's....goodness, this body doesn't recover as fast as I need it to!

Welcome to the club Gabby!

katerina, you're right!! We have to keep grinding. My "no" muscle is not like it used to be!

Kukkie, hope the toothache feels better soon! I am a baby when it comes to mouth or throat pain. Congrats on staying down at 193! That's awesome. It's nice when the weight loss gods cut us some slack once in a while.