[Amarantha2]

Ok, s, listen up!!! By popular demand we are shutting down that strange demon club that's been hanging around the palace kitchen and we are putting the lockdown on that rowdy vernal equinox faire that be raising a ruckus in the village square.

Henceforth, we'd regally appreciate it if you s would just come into the common room here nice and quietlike and have a cuppa something-or-other and post your daily food and exercise tallies (or whenever you wanna) nice and brieflike (especially you, Amarantha)!

Those that doth not tally be also encouraged to participate with a few words on their progress!!!

Recipes, food and exercise discussions and the like also welcome!!!!

Thanks! ~ The Palace Guard

[Amarantha2]

Well, ok, Palace Guardian Person, here's my Friday menu. I haven't eaten the last meal ... hope the 6 T of pure sugar thing doesn't shock anyone:

1/2 whole wheat pita 80
2 EAS CC van shakes 200

Smoothie: 1 c. peaches, 1/4 c. ff cott. ch., Splenda 115

1/2 whole wheat pita 80
EAS CC van shake 100

Turkey burger on ww bun, 1 T Worcestshire, 1 T ff mayo 275
EAS CC van shake 100

1/2 whole wheat pita 80
1/4 cup ff cottage cheese w/chives 40

6 T turbinado sugar/butter spray/microwaved 280
EAS CC van shake 100

EAS CC van shake 100

1/2 whole wheat pita 80
EAS CC van shake 100

Total Daily Calories 1730

Exercise: 30 min. aerobics class, followed by 30 min. yoga class, followed by 60 min. tai chi class!

[Amarantha2]

Anagramatic hath posted on the main thread that she did a 30-minute walk! Hope she mindeth not if I post that here for her! She's down 1.5 pounds, too!!!

Amarantha! 2 hours---you are the queen~

Yesterday [Friday] I did a 15 min. dumbell routine and a 55 min. cardio/sculpt video.
My food scene was alittle shaky yesterday but here 'tis:

coffee w/ ff 1/2 and 1/2
rice-veg-egg 'quiche'

1/2 pc. spanokopita
1/2 c. couscous w/ peas
salad w/ ff Italian
5 choc. kisses**2 almond cookies
[This was a lunch I made at work for the art class.]

bean burrito [from Taco Bell]
peppermint patty

I'm very low lately on fruit and vegs. I'm trying to whittle down the food I have in the pantry and refrigerator before we go to the beach next week, that is, I don't want to shop before then, so I have to dig in and get a little more creative.

[ceara]

Good Morn' all...

Just slightly overwhelmed at this point with things in general....haven't even been keeping up with the multitudinous posts. Goal for this week....to do something I WANT to do each day. Am declaring a zone of selfishness. Took a bath last night and read in the tub. Today's zone TBA later! Gators!

Ceara

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Hmmm, I'll have to start taking notes just to do this as I can scarcely remember

1 serving Oatmeal w/ 2% milk = 150 + 50? = 200

1 viactiv (20 cal)

1/3 cup lowfat cottage cheese w/1slice pineapple - 110 + 20 = 130
Slimfast meal bar (220)

No added salt pretzels (110)

8 fishsticks - 300 -
1/2 cup naked macaroni - 100?
salad w/dressing (lite) 150?

another viactiv -20

thin sliver of layer cake (very thin but did it satisfy!) - 200?

1 serving Kashi Heart to Heart - 110

1660 or so - under 1800 anyway which is my "sort of" goal.

Looks like I'm low on veggies/fruits today as well but the salad was a good sized one so maybe not. I really don't count calories, just try to make good choices overall. And yes, for me, the cake was a "good choice" as long as I'm able to limit it and today I didn't have my ice cream.

[Amarantha2]

Hmmm. Naked macaroni ...

Vowing not to clog up this thread with multitudenious rambling but wanted to give out a rousing for everyone's efforts and a for coming to the new, improved food and exercise palace parlor! Yowza!

My goal today is to finish my 390 minutes and stay on track on food. I'll be back w/report!

[Arabella]

Here I am, just as advertised. I've formulated my plan of action. I'm maintaining a copy of a list of behaviors I want to do every day and will judge my success for each on a scale of 1-10. Interesting, as I was thinking about it I realized a lot of this stuff I "forget" to do, or don't give a moment's thought, but so many of them can be counted upon to make every day a better place to live. And I'm so much more likely to do them if I have to come back and say how I did. Here we go:

Aerobic exercise: 7 (walk to and from gym, circuit training)
Flexibility exercise: 6 (20 mins. chi qong)
Strenth training: 10 (circuit training)
Energy work: 8 (chi qong, tai chi)
Eat only at table when alone:
Eat only when hungry:
80+ ounces of water:
No white stuff:
Vitamins:
Meditate: 8
Journal: 8
Fun:
Socialize:
Prayer: 8
9 fruits/veggies:

I'll come back and edit in how I've done. Off to a dinner party tonight, so I must be extra cautious.

Hi Ceara!

[Amarantha2]

That's a wonderful plan for anyone's daily life, Wood Nymph! It makes me think of Tibetan monks ... how they seek to live "intentional" lives ... thanks for sharing this. Have fun at the dinner party.

Arabella, thanks for sharing your list. I'm inspired to do one for myself!

Didn't get around to working out today; it was a long day at work, so I resolve to get up extra early tomorrow morning.

Here's today's food:

coffee w/ ff 1/2 and 1/2
rice-egg-veg. casserole
1 lo-fat corn muffin

1/2 pc. veg. lasagna
salad w/ ff Italian
1/2 espresso brownie [this took a lot of courage--I love these!]

2 ww buns--2 veg. hotdogs w/ mustard, ketchup, onions
1/2 c. baked beans
lo-fat ice cream sandwich

Okay, this is it. Tomorrow I vow to consume a decent amount of fruits and veggies!

[Amarantha2]

I'm resolving to get more vege and fruit tomorrow, too, Eydie! But at least I threw out the turbinado sugar today AND ate 7 protein/carb balanced meals ... well, the donut wasn't good but I DID balance it. Also found low carb yogurt ... a byproduct of the Atkins movement to which I DON'T subscribe but I'm getting a benefit from some of the products. In BFL (which I'm NOT doing, just stealing ideas from), yogurt is a carb (which I don't agree with) but with the low carb stuff I'm using it as a protein. More than you'all wanted to know but ...

2 EAS van CC shakes 200
1/2 whole wheat roll 60
Butter spray for day 20

EAS van CC shake 100
Whole wheat roll 120

EAS van CC shake 100
Whole wheat roll 120

Low carb sf van yogurt 90
Maple Bavarian donut 330

EAS van CC shake 100
Whole wheat roll 120

Crabcake 170
Corn 70
Brocolli w/lf cheese sauce 50

EAS van CC shake 100
Whole wheat roll 120

Total Daily Calories 1870
Average calories for the week: 1780 (down from 1820 last week)
Exercise minutes for week: 390 (up from 470 last week but met my weekly goal of 390)

Elberta Crone hath shut down Amarantha's access to the palace kitchen until tomorrow and gone to bed. Only I, Prunella the Scullery Maid, am left cleaning the pots! Isn't that always the way! Later, Royal Gators!

[ceara]

Yesterday's zone was grooming my mother's dog...who used to be mine. That was relaxing. Today's will be...a manicure I think...not that the process is relaxing but the results are nice!

Food yesterday was
1 grapefuit (small)
2 c coffee w/cream

1 1/2 oz cheese

1 bowl homemade minestrone soup
1 sour dough biscuit (mother made)
1 orange

1 small ww pita w/hummus and a grilled zuccini

10 gummi bears

1 bowl home made beef barley soup
2 sourdough biscuits w/butter
2 glasses wine

No activity other than ball throwing. And basic living.

Arabella

Ceara

[Arabella]

Good morning, all! I triumphed at the party -- 3 small organic potato chips before dinner (which was delish, Indian & pretty WW-friendly) and --- well, maybe 3 glasses of wine was more than I needed, but not catastrophic. Yay! I'm going to add on a small triumph category, to give myself credits for little extras like deciding to do an extra loop on the boardwalk or eating prunes when I craved something sweet (did that yesterday!) Here's the final:

Aerobic exercise: 7 (walk to and from gym, circuit training)
Flexibility exercise: 6 (20 mins. chi qong)
Strength training: 10 (circuit training)
Energy work: 8 (chi qong, tai chi)
Eat only at table when alone:10
Eat only when hungry: 10
80+ ounces of water: 10
No white stuff: 8 (white basmati rice at dinner)
Vitamins: 10
Meditate: 8
Journal: 8
Fun: 8
Socialize: 8
Prayer: 8
9 fruits/veggies: 10
Small triumph: ate a few prunes when I was craving chocolate (and lots of it!) and the craving did verily go away. Even though it felt like I was heading for one of those unavoidable-seeming dives into the choco vat...

Let's make this a good one!

[Amarantha2]

Yo, s!!!! So happy that we're all so on track and though I vowed to myself to come on here and report only once a day, I wanna cheer everyone on, including moi!!!

Ceara for what looks like a delicious, active day!!! I wish thou were here to groom Old Dog ... she's so spoiled!!! Arabella for the triumph at the party ... the food sounds great, I love the way you're giving yourself extra lifestyle points ... it all adds up for health ... you're inspiring !

My goal today was to get some of my 390 exercise minutes in and I've already run/walk 30 so that's done. Having lost a half pound and FINALLY broken into the 140s (no applause, please), I'm working on a healthy breakfast and will be back tonight (or earlier) with my day's report!!! I'm also Hooray for us!!!

[Amarantha2]

EAS van CC shake 100
Malt-o-Meal w/sf syrup 195
Butter spray for day 20

2 poptarts 420
1/2 bottle 2 percent milk 90

Smoothie: 1 c mxd berries, 1/4 c ff cott ch, Splenda 125

1 1/2 Svgs. chicken w/rosemary 120
Asparagus w/btr spray, brown rice 120
EAS van CC shake 100

Smoothie:
1 c peaches, 1/3 c skm milk pwder 155
1/2 scoop protein powder, Splenda 45

EAS van CC shake 100

Total Daily Calories 1590
Exercise: 30 minutes walk/run