Weekly Journal Buddy Thread (Jan. 30-Feb. 5)

[jillybean720]

Alright, I seem to be so good at starting things off on Monday morning--let's see if I can actually stick with this thread for the whole week!

Today's eats:

• glass of skim milk: 90 cals
• whole-wheat English muffin with Promise ff spread: 140 cals
• pasta salad (a bunch of stuff I threw together...whole-wheat rotini, ff sour cream, can of black beans, some chopped spinach, some diced tomatoes, a bit of chopped onion, Mrs. Dash, parsley, paprika, and chili powder--not bad): 300 cals
• heat-and-eat Campbell's chicken and stars soup: 70 cals
• yogurt: 90 cals
• Healthy Choice sausage (the big ones like keilbasa) sliced up and mixed with whole-wheat thin spaghetti, can of corn, small can of pineapple, and some barbecue and teriyaki sauce: 600 cals

[DollyR]

Blew it again. I caved into my friends going out to lunch and because of lunar new year only taco bell was open. YUCK! I should of eaten the lean cuisine. When will I ever get my act together?????

[DishyFishy]

Originally Posted by jillybean720

[...] let's see if I can actually stick with this thread for the whole week!

Me too! I've really fallen off with recording things here, though I've been eating and exercising fairly sensibly.

I'll try harder this week.

[Sandi]

Oh, you mean we are supposed to check in here more than once a week. I thought that's what weekly meant. So this week I'll do better about checking it!!! Somehow I don't tend to check in when my eats aren't very good.

[jillybean720]

Originally Posted by JacobsMommy

Somehow I don't tend to check in when my eats aren't very good.

hehe, I have even an extension of this habit--I like to come post my PLAN of food for the day, then eat a bunch of extra stuff and not update my entry Hey, what no one knows about doesn't count, right? heh, tell that to my waistline

[MiaManning]

So far today I have eaten 1/2 cup of egg whites with 2 pieces of whole grain wheat bread. So that is about a 150 cal breakfast. And I have a 280 calorie lunch coming up. Bye!

[rysmommy]

Hope no one minds if i jump in, I had weight control oatmeal this morning with a cup of berries and 1/4 cup of very vanilla soymilk, for lunch im going to have some beans and rice with some celery, for dinner i plan on having a potatoe soup with a vegetable i'll check in again later tonight to update everything and put the total cal's here thanks for doing this thread and i hope im not interupting

[Jillegal]

Not interrupting at all, rysmommy! Welcome, the more the merrier. The thing is with this place is that it can get so quiet you can hear the crickets chirping, yet at other times its full of lively conversation, recipe ideas, stories of triumph and/or pleas for help. All in all its a very supportive place where you can be accountable to yourself and the group.

Monday

2 slices whole wheat soda bread (3)
1 Tbsp. peanut butter (2)
huge mug of tea (0)

Perrier water (0)

Vanilla yogurt (2) with banana slices (2) and thawed frozen raspberries (1)
2" of turkey keilbassa (2)
Lemon tea (0)

bottled water (0)

President's Choice Extra Lean Shepherd's Pie w/ corn (8)
bottled water (0)

tangerine (1)
Nestles Orange Splash flavoured water (0)

Carnation Light Hot Chocolate (1)

Total points (22)

Exercise: Dog walking

[DollyR]

I am here this morning with a 250 calorie breakfast and a lighter lunch making my total before dinner 677.

I decided I am just going to have to be blunt with my friends until I can get myself on track and feel comfortable eating out. If I can not eat in yet I certainly can not eat out.

I am hoping to get in about 1500. Wish me luck.

[suzisonthemovetolose]

hi - i'm jumping in, too!

Today I had a piece of wheat toast with 1 tbsp peanut butter

Lunch was 1.5 c of tomato bisque (300 calories) and a small spinach salad with tomato and ham

I think dinner tonight will be a small sirloin with some broccoli and half a baked potato with ff sour cream yum!

In all, I should be around 1200-1300, accoring to fitday

oh, and of course - tons of water - I drink over a gallon a day.

Wish me luck - my weigh in date is Wednesday!

[jillybean720]

Alright, I'm here for accountability--being a good girl I went to the grocery store after work, which is a MAJOR weakness for me. I looked at the double-stuff peanut butter oreos for a good 5 minutes and opted to walk away. I actually feel quite relieved and somewhat proud

Anyway, my afternoon has changed a bit, so I am here to update. Dinner will still be smoked sausage, but now with just a side of corn and no pasta, and the sauce is chili sauce, grape jelly, worcestershire sauce, and a small can of pineapple chunks and juice, so I accounted for all of the sauce calories now, too. I also had a small raspberry tart-type thingy that one of the ladies at work made, so I estimated that in my Fitday as well. Total is still well under 1400 calories for the day I also ditched the yogurt I had planned and instead found some "whipped" 1% fat cottage cheese at the grocery store, so I tried a few spoonfulls of that (I'm not huge on the texture of regular cottage cheese, and this is a little better).

[rabidstoat]

Monday

Breakfast: McD's fruit and yogurt parfait, and a Morningstar breakfast patty
Lunch: Lean cuisine, bourbon steak
Snack: Kit Kat
Dinner: Chicken fajita in a low-carb wrap
Snack: 5 oz pineapple

Calories: About 1200

Exercise was 30 minutes on the bike, 20 minutes strength training

[Sandi]

Had a pretty good day yesterday...

1/30/06
210 - Coconut Zone Perfect Bar
60 - 1 cup grapes
235 - 5 oz. grilled chicken
0 - lettuce
90 - 1/4 cup shredded cheese
161 - 4 triscuts & 1 slice cheese
360 - chicken cordon blue
200 - 1 cup rice
100 - 1 FF pudding cup
1416 - TOTAL

Water: 48 oz.
Exercise: None

[jillybean720]

PMS monster strikes again. I made smoothies for Jeff and me last night after dinner (not bad--bananas, frozen strrawberries, skim milk, a little vanilla, and a little Splenda), which would have been fine if I'd stopped there. But no...I then scarfed up some leftover Chinese takeout (pork lo mein). Best estimate per Fitday: 2065 calories. Actually, that's not horrible, I guess, but I was hoping for a low day.

Today will be better, but I will have to work for it! My craving for something sweet and salty grabbed me hard this morning, so I bought some yogurt-covered pretzels from the cafeteria downstairs. We're having lunch out at a restaurant today for a going-away party for a coworker whose last day is today. Here's what I'm thinking for today:

• yogurt
• yogurt-covered pretzels and strawberry milk
• something as low-cal as humanly possible from Famous Dave's for lunch--I'm on my own since their website/online menu does NOT provide nutritional info
• 2 Morningstar Farms veggie burgers on wheat buns w/spinach and honey mustard

Assuming lunch is less than 700 calories, I should be able to stay below 2000 for the day

**EDIT: So, I just found out that today's lunch out has been cancelled! Not for good reason (the girl who we were having a party for is in the hospital with a nasty virus hooked up to an IV to rehydrate her ), but at least I won't have the temptation of the restaurant on a major PMS day :P

[newfiedarling]

Hi everyone! Seems like I've completely abandoned this thread. I've been logging everything in Fitday, it just seems so much work to enter it again. So far, since New Year's, I've managed to stay on track. Great job everyone for sticking it out!

~Dee