100 lb. Club - weekly Journal Buddy Thread (4/7 to 10/7)

Well, here we are at the start of another new week and likely a difficult day for those celebrating "the 4th". Have fun, folks, but try to behave so you don't end up remembering this special day as the one you "blew big time"! Good luck!! :)

Hmmm....I seem rather alone here tonight. I hope those of you who celebrated the 4th of July are just worn out from activity and too tired to post how well you did! As for the rest of you...I'll give you until noon tomorrow to show up! :s:

Points
Breakfast
3 – Kashi Go Lean cereal, with
1 – 1/2c 1% milk
Snack
1 – Watermelon
Lunch
0 – Salad of spinach and tomatoes, with
1 – Light balsamic vinaigrette
3 – Tuna mixed with celery, lemon juice and black pepper
Snack
1 – Cherries (fresh home grown from the neighbours)
Dinner
3 – Chicken breast (BBQ'd with skin removed)
2 – new potatoes
1 – baby carrots
Snack
1 – two slices of Weight Watchers 60% whole wheat bread (toasted) with
2 – 1 tbsp. peanut butter
2 – 1c 1% milk
21 total (1 under target)

Beverages: large mug of tea, 2 500ml bottles of spring water, 2 cans of club soda, 1 small bottle of Perrier water, 1 cup of 1% milk

Exercise: 20min morning walk with dog, 1/2hr. evening walk with dog, late night jog around highschool track – made it 4 times around the quarter-mile track, but walked the last few hundred feet. :D

OK, OK Jilly, :lol:
I haven't been posting on the journal buddy thread for a while because it's a pain to post here and in fitday...but to get the collective butt in gear..here I am!

Breakfast
Tea w/milk and sugar
Bowl of...eeek...strawberry honeycombs...don't hit me!
With .5 cup 1% milk

Lunch

1 oz Marble cheese
Soda Crackers (had this on the way to grocery shopping so I wouldn't go nuts)

Dinner

2 cups spaghetti with Mom's awesome (tiny bit of meat and tons 'o' veggies) tomato sauce
Parmesan
big salad with light ranch

tons of water

xoxo
Linda

I need to own up to it, because I feel awful hiding. I've had a dreadful week. I can come up with a lot of excuses that boil down to a break in my structured routine (houseguests for 4 days and a week on a business trip). It doesn't really matter. What matters is that I have made a royal mess of all of my plans -- eating, exercising, or otherwise. My complete lack of ability to maintain control steered me straight into depression, where I've been binging since Friday. I don't even like what I'm eating. I'm disgusted with myself during and after. I feel like such a horrible failure. Why can't I just do this? I know what I'm supposed to do. I'm miserable being this heavy and yet I don't stop myself when my actions accomplish nothing but ensuring I stay just as I am or worse. I think the thing that scares me the most is how quickly I went from feeling in control and making good choices and good progress to this -- eating until I'm sick, crying uncontrollably because I hate what I'm doing, and fearing that I won't ever be able to beat these urges/behaviors.

Sorry to be a downer. I just thought it was important to let you know I'm struggling. I'm going to force myself back on track, but I need to do some soul searching to figure out where I went wrong (where to start?!) and how on earth I'm going to manage to keep it from getting this bad again.

I'm not going to come down hard on you Cecily because what you wrote is very familiar to me. I, too, have eaten to the point where I feel uncomfortable both physically and emotionally. When I'm in binge mode I'll eat practically anything that's edible, whether I like it or not. Rest assured YOU ARE NOT ALONE! But fear not, my dear - the fact that you're here owning up to it shows you're not willing to prolong that kind of behaviour, so put it behind you and just start fresh tomorrow. Do all those things you were doing before you went off track and always remember that you can and will be successful! I'm going to be realistic and say I can't promise those urges will go away forever - god knows I struggle from time to time even after all this time - but we have a lot of tools at our disposal (not the least of which is this site) and the more we use them the stronger our defenses will be against doing that wholly unrational and unexplainable binging which in no way provides comfort, but makes us so unhappy instead. We can do it Cecily, I know we can!

:Hugs: Cecily, sorry to hear you are having a hard time...
Glad to see you're posting and getting your feelings expressed! Here to listen and support you anytime you need.

July 4, 2005
Proud of myself. While shopping, went out for lunch at a buffet over flowing with waaaaay to many bad food choices but I did well. I drank alot of diet soda though, which is OK on my food plan, but I don't like consuming that much artificial sweetner and limit myself to 2 cans or 1 bottle of diet beverages per day but today was a holiday. :)

B: 10 oz berry-banana smoothie (1 frozen banana, 1 c mixed assortment of frozen berries, 1/2 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt, 2/3 cup van soymilk); 1 sliced whole wheat toast topped with peanut butter

L: 1 cup chicken noodle soup; 1 small corn muffin with 1 tsp butter; large salad (2 cups mixed salad greens topped with 1/4 c peas, 1/4 c chickpeas, 3 TBS chopped red onion, 1/4 c shredded cheese, 1/4 of a tomato, 1/2 cup cucumber, 2 TBS bacon bits, 3 TBS sunflower seeds and 2 oz honey mustard dressing); 2"x2" square of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and 1/4 c fat-free/sugar-free vanilla ice cream

D: 1 c watermelon; 1/2 of a hamburger on bun; 1 brat

S: 1 oatmeal cream snack cake; 1 slice whole wheat bread with 2 TBS peanut butter; 1 banana

Beverages: 48 oz Sprite Zero; 12 oz diet cream soda; 60 oz water; 12 oz choc soymilk

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves
1 1/2 hours shopping
Did NOT do my 30-60 minutes of Cardio today :(which makes me upset. Could have fit it into my day had I gotten up 1 hour earlier this morning. I have no excuse; just like to hang out in bed when I have the chance and this really hurt me on days I have lots to do.

Cecily ~ I could have written that word for word. I totally understand! (((HUGS))) We are here for you! You can do it!!

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Since my DH worked, I didn't do anything special for the 4th which didn't disrupt my eating plans - makes it easy on me. ;)

Breakfast: Kashi & 1% milk
Lunch: Scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon
Dinner: Grilled portobello, wild mushroom couscous, italian salad (lettuce, salami, pepperoni, olives, celery, provolone, carrots, oil & vinegar)
Snacks: Granola Bar & Low sugar ice cream w/lite chocolate sauce
Drinks: orange juice & water

Exercise: Walked for 90 minutes with the kiddos...well, really only about 45 minutes of walking, the rest was playing at the playground and chatting w/neighbors. :)

kcal: 1778

Cecily - you did a brave thing coming here and writing about what you are experiencing. Believe me, you are not alone in fighting that particular cycle.....but you can do it - you have a lot of people here, all rooting for you, and ready to help you out however they can!

As for me, *makes bowing and worshipping motions in an attempt to placate the Frightening Force of Jill*....I have been somewhat absent, its true, due to excessive busyness (mainly work), but I have been making good healthy food choices (not entirely easy since the excessive busyness has involved a lot of work lunches and dinners), and even went swimming on Saturday, and to aquarobics on Sunday. So here is Monday:

Porridge, coffee
Tuna salad, apple
Paella, 2 apples
Ryvita, jam (OK, I'm meant to avoid sugar for health reasons, but it is that time of the month when sweet cravings kick in.....could have been a lot worse!)

25 min walk

I haven't posted on this thread in quite some time, but after a horrendous gain last week (I'm hoping mostly water weight), I think I need to get back into the swing of things here.

Today:


omelette w/spinach, crushed red pepper, onion pwder, and Mrs. Dash
egg salad w/ff mayo, mustard, onion powder, and paprika
baked ham
fruit (pineapple, apple slices, peach slices, kiwi slices, and grapes)
boneless, skinless chicken w/bbq sauce
Yesterday (4th of July--luckily no picnics to go to!):

omelette w/spinach, broccoli, diced tomatoes, onion powder, and crushed red pepper (today's omelette was actually much tastier than this one)
pasta w/tomato sauce
2 turkey burger patties w/ff mayo and bbq sauce (no buns)
boneless, skinless chicken w/bbq sauce
strawberry-banana smoothies for dessert (bananas, frozen strawberries, milk, and vanilla extract)
I also had 11 servings of water yesterday (in addition to any diet soda and sugar-free kool aid I had--I don't count those in my water intake) and am working on bottle #1 (3 servings) of water for today. Guzzle guzzle guzzle!

Just checking in, I'm doing ok. I had a 2lb loss last week! All that cardio sure paid off....

I had kinda of a "loose" weekend, meaning I stayed on plan most of the time, but did have a few "extras". I'm back at work today and I just had PT, so I'm totally back on track. :)

Have a good day everyone!

I've been fluctuating between 221 - 225 for about 2 weeks now, so I'm starting to journal again in the hopes that I can break this slump and move into my next decade. 219 is a big goal for me, just because I haven't seen that decade in a while. So, back on the wagon again with full speed.

Today's Eats
Breakfast-
1 cup cottage cheese
Snack-
1 cup mandarin oranges (packed in juice)
Lunch-
1 bowl of Lentil Soup
1 tomato Sandwich
Dinner -
Chicken Salad Salad
Snack -
Whatchamacalllit Bar

Total Calories for the day:
1600

Hmph! I've been posting my scran on here (well, last week's thread), but the posts seem to have vanished! :?: My JULY Points Challenge posts disappeared too. Is someone trying to give me a hint? :p If so, too bad; you're all stuck with me!

So, yesterday Mon 04/07:

Breakfast: Pineapple shake (1 cup tinned pineapple, ¾ cup 2% plain yogurt, ice, orange extract), 2 thin slices ham.
Lunch: 2 tblsp. Phili Light, 10 Triscuits (50% less fat), naked coleslaw, ice lolly.
Dinner: 3½ oz chicken breast, 2 oz whole wheat couscous, 1 cup peas, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, 1 oz cheddar.
Snacks: Ice lolly, 5 oz cherries.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 2½ litres water, 750 ml bottle sparkling water.

Total kcals: 1317 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.34 mile walk.

Tues 05/07:

Breakfast: 10 Reduced fat Triscuits, 1 tblsp. Phili Light.
Lunch: 4½ oz chicken breast, 80 g whole grain bun, naked coleslaw, 169 g strawberries.
Dinner: 6 oz salmon fillet, 2 oz whole wheat couscous, 1 cup peas, green beans, 4½ oz strawberries with 2 tblsp. half & half.
Snacks: ½ oz almonds, 5 oz cherries, ice lolly.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 3 litres water, 500 ml green tea.

Total kcals: 1441 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.41 mile walk.

Tuesday

Porridge, coffee
Peppers stuffed with rice and vegetables
Apple, orange, banana? (its been a long day, and I truly cannot remember....)
Mackerel cooked in spicy tomato sauce, sweet potatoes, rice
1.5, or maybe 2 glasses red wine

35 min walk

Here's my tuesday.

Breakfast:

1 slice weightwatchers 60% whole wheat bread (thanks Jilly!!!)
1 egg basted
bit of ketchup
1/2 c. fat free cottage cheese

Lunch:

fat free sugar free yogurt smoothie
(1 container yougurt)
banana
ice
1tbsp raspberry jam (more fruit less sugar)

Dinner:

3.25 oz. cod
corn on the cob
1c. baby carrots
margarine

Snack:
Air popped popcorn with 2 teaspoons marg.

Total 1195
Water 120 oz.

Linda

It's okay Ali, I can vouch that you've been posting (I keep an eagle eye on most of you) :s:

Claire, I'm happy to see you've righted yourself without me having to crack the whip ~ make sure you keep it up (and keep worshipping at the temple of Jill) ;)

Don't just get on that wagon, Peachgirl, drive it! - all the way to a new decade ... giddyup!!

Nice Loss last week, Beth, and good to hear you've left your "loose" weekend behind and are back to business!

Welcome back here, Jill (the younger)! Nice detailed "eats" ~ good work, keep it up.

Hope you're having an easier time of things, Cecily. Please let us know how you're doing.

Ahhh, our sultry Linda has discovered WW bread - I consider it my "Wonder" bread! ;)

Alphabetsoup and taekwondomom should be checking in any minute, now...right?! Oh, and where did Apryl disappear to? :s:

Here's mine for today:

Points
Breakfast
3 - 1c Kashi Go Lean cereal, with
1 - 1/2c 1% milk
Snack
1 - red seedless grapes
Lunch
0 - spinach salad (with tomatoes, sliced mushrooms) and
3 - shredded roast chicken (white meat), all tossed with
1 - balsamic vinaigrette
Snack
2 - medium banana
Dinner
7 - Homemade chili *
3 - whole wheat dinner roll
Snack
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (peach)
22 Total

* extra lean ground beef, chopped mushrooms, onions, celery, green/red/chili peppers, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, V8 juice, seasonings

Beverages: mug of tea, 2 500ml bottles of spring water, 16oz glass of lime flavoured water, 1 can club soda, 1 large glass of tap water

Exercise: 20 minute walk w/ pup this morning and 1-1/2hr. league badminton play tonight

July 5, 2005
Ate 3 meals AND 2 snacks today so I am pleased with myself in the food catagory today. :)
B: 1 c Kashi GoLean Crunch (refered to as KGLC from now on-LOL) with 1/2 c soymilk and 1 sliced banana
L: 1 c broccoli and cheese couscous topped with 1 1/2 c sauce made from diced tomato (from my mom's garden), finely chopped onion, chopped broccoli and minced garlic; 3 cups mixed green salad with 1/3 cup fat-free cheese, 1/4 c sunflower seeds and 3 TBS free dressing
D: 4-4" buttermilk pancakes (homemade), topped with 1/4 c calorie/sugar free imitation maple syrup, 1 TBS imitation regular maple syrup and 1 TBS strawberry syrup; 2 eggs, scrambled; 1/2 c diced peaches in light syrup
S: 20 Kashi Natural Ranch TLC (Tasty Little Crackers); 1 homemade double-chocolate cupcake with approx. 300 calories, 100 of those from fat! :eek:PMS is starting to hit and I had a chocolate craving! Happily I only ate one cupcake! But, there are 8 more left, still warm and gooey in the kitchen right now. SOOOO, I'm staying away from the kitchen! ;)

Beverages: 80 oz water, 20 oz choc soymilk

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves
Skipped my cardio work out again. Tomorrow I think I'll do it right after my 8 Minute Moves so that doesn't happen again.

Alphabetsoup and taekwondomom should be checking in any minute, now...right?!

I'm soooooooooo predictable! :lol:

Breakfast: Kashi & 1% milk
Lunch: Wendys: Lrg. Chili w/cheese & onions, 2/3 of small fry, 1 chicken nugget (stolen from DD ;) ), med cola
Dinner: Baked Cod w/avocado & tomato, brown rice w/almonds, corn on the cob
Snack: sunflower seeds
Drinks: water

Exercise: No :(

kcals: 2179

Here we go with Day 3:


2 turkey burger patties with ff mayo and bbq sauce
boneless, skinless chicken (4 tenderloins) with a salad (I'm thinking lettuce, cucumbers, broccoli, onion, and dressing--have to see what looks good when I get to the cafeteria, though!)
baked ham with pineapple
2 lemon butter grilled fish fillets
I was going to have the ham and pineapple for breakfast because it seems more, well, breakfasty, but the turkey burgers were something I needed to cook at home--everything else could be packed and microwaved--so I decided I'm a big girl and can have whatever I want for breakfast, even if it's not typical breakfast foods :p

Hello everyone! It's dark and rainy here in Manhattan this morning. I have a workout scheduled with my trainer after the work, so I'll do cardio first then the weights with her.

I don't know if I posted this before, (if I did, then forgive me), but I'm up to 60 mins of cardio! :D That's amazing for me, I used to think 30 mins was alot. I'm actually beginning to like working out!

Here's my food from yesterday...

2 - coffee
3 - ww muffin
1 - egg whites
5 - zone bar
1 - 1 pt bar
10 - pork solvaki
2 - coffee
3 - choc truffle
27 points (I'm in the middle of a point transition, so I took the difference)

I tend to have trouble "losing" points due to weight loss. One loss attempt, I hit 249 and lost 2 points from 30 -> 28, wouldn't you know, I gained like 5 pounds that next week. Yes, I'm in a totally different mind-set this time around and I know that it won't happen again, but I'm always careful around point transition time!

Have a great day everyone!

Well, I REALLY got off my schedule last week. On vacation, renting a beach house with family. Good thing was plentiful fruits and veggies, Kashi GoLean with blueberries most mornings for a good breakfast, and lots of walking and playing in the sand with Gem. Bad thing was fudge and more fudge, and our family chip dip. I never make the stuff, but it's ubiquitous on these vacations. It's cream cheese, onion, worchester, and catsup. I know, it sounds horrible when you see it in print. But it is the best chip dip -- and required in the beach house. I found myself down in the kitchen one afternoon when everyone else was out on the deck or on the beach, dipping chips into pink tangy creamy goodness and popping them into my mouth one after the other. I'm not usually prone to "guilty" eating, feeling like I have to hide what I'm eating. Nor to binging, really. But that just triggered something, for sure. I felt like I couldn't have enough of it. That it would disappear forever if I didn't eat it. All. Right now! So I did. *shakes her head, still not getting it*

Anyway, I'm up 6 pounds. Some of it is definitely water weight. two days of car travel where you don't want to drink your normal water, you're sitting and not getting any exercise, and eating salty road food will do that. I can still feel the slight swollenness in my ankles and hands. And I've had a hard time getting back into my routine. Tonight I'm going to stop at the grocery store and get real food for the house. We have no fruit, no veggies, no bread, no cottage cheesse for quick protein fixes. I'm getting back on track, and back on program.

So here's Monday and Tuesday, by memory. I've started logging food again today, so you'll get better reports.

MONDAY: Holiday at the in-laws

Breakfast:
cheese and wheat crackers
piece of fudge (from vacation)

Lunch: Holiday spread at the in-laws
lots of watermelon (trying to curb the appetite a bit)
hamburger, plain
hotdog, plain
baked beans
small scoop of mac and cheese
handful of chips
more watermelon
WAY too many pecan bars and brownies


Dinner:
Small bowl of Singapore Rice Noodles (curried rice noodles fried with veggies and small bits of shrimp and chicken)

TUESDAY (really weird day 'cause I stayed up 'til 4 online and didn't get out of bed until noon -- my last day of vacation before heading back to work Wednesday)

Brunch:
Big bowl of Singapore Rice Noodles (the rest of the take-out order)

Dinner:
crackers and cheese


Snacks throughout the day:
fudge (brought home from vacation *grumbles at husband who insisted on buying 2 POUNDS to take home for two of us...meaning me... to eat*)

Drinks:
tea

Calories:
no clue

Exercise:
none

Okay Synger - you've had your fun (and fudge) ~ vacation's over! Now back to work! :drill:

60 mins. cardio, Beth! You go girl!! :cb:

Ham and pineapple is a fine brekkie, Jillybean! Glad to see more veggies and "better bang for your buck" foods from you (is it bye-bye forever to Mr. Chef Boyardee?) ;)

Alphabetsoup ~ am I going to see "Exercise :D " instead of "Exercise :( " today?

Good job on not skipping any meals yesterday, Laura! :smug:

Here's mine:

Points
Breakfast
3 - 1c Kashi Go Lean cereal, with
1 - 1/2c 1% milk
Snack
1 - watermelon
Lunch
7 - leftover homemade Chili (ingredients listed yesterday)
Snack
2 - medium Timmy's with double cream
Dinner
0 - broccoli florets, cauliflower and sliced carrots, with
4 - 3/4c whole wheat pasta, all tossed with
2 - yogurt dill dressing
Snack
2 - medium banana
1 - Twizzler (1 stick)
23 Total (1 point over target)

Beverages: 1 large mug of tea, 1 large glass of "Free and Clear" lime flavoured water, 1 can club soda, 1 small bottle Perrier, 3 large glasses of tap water

Exercise: 20 minute morning walk with dog, 30 minute evening walk with dog (both walks extremely brisk!) :D

Here's my Wednesday

B:
Tea w.milk and sugar

L:
2 Slices WW 60% whole wheat
tomato
Mozzarella, all melted in toaster oven....yummy!

D:
6 oz. chicken breast
Corn on cob
Mashed potatoes

Snack:
Popcorn (air popped) with 2 tsp marg.

Total 1256
Water 144 oz.

Linda

July 6, 2005
**WARNING: Babbling caused by chocolate induced high ahead!**

B: 1 c brccoli and cheese flavor couscous with 1 c extra broccoli and 2 slices fat free chedder

L: 1 c Natural Ovens Bakery granola (dry-out of soymilk need to go grocery shopping, LOL); 15 Kashi TLC-Natural Ranch flavor; 1/2 c chicken noodles; 6 raw baby carrots

D: 4 oz grilled venison topped with honey mustard; 1/2 c mashed potatoes (made from scratch with light trans fat free margarine and skim milk); 2 c mixed greens salad with 1/2 c reduced fat/fat free cheeses, 1/4 c sunflower seeds, 1 TBS honey mustard and 1 TBS 'free' dressing; 2-8 inch homemade honey-wheat bread sticks, each with 1 tsp light margarine and 2 TBS honey

S: 2 double-chocolate cupcakes, one left over from yesterday (300 calories, 100 calories just from fat! yikes!), the second was low-fat (not sure about the calories in each muffin and don't know a way to calculate them, but the only fat in them is the amount in the cocoa powder and the 15 or so choc chips sprinkled on top of each cupcake; I estimate 3 grams of fat per cupcake.). I adjusted the cupcake recipe I used yesterday (been in a baking mood lately) and eliminated the oil by substituting prune puree for the oil. I know, prune puree sounds weird, but they don't tasty 'pruney' and the cupcakes are very moist just like the original! And I added 1/3 of a cup less sugar this time. WOO-HOO! I know what to make when I crave chocolate now. :)Anyway, sorry to babble on, just excited my cupcakes turned out so yummy...now returning you to regularily scheduled Weekly Journal Buddy Thread ;)

Beverages: 60 oz water; 12 oz choc soymilk; 12 oz calorie free lemonade

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves immediately followed by 55 minutes Tae Bo!
So there, lazy-don't-want-to-do-my-cardio attitude!

It's been a very long and stressful day, and I'm pleased it's almost over. :tired:

Unsalted nuts are my fave new nibbles. :) I've always avoided snacking on them because they're high in kcals, but no longer. Just ½ oz each time has done a cracking job today of filling me up for a few hours.

Weds 06/07:

Breakfast: Banana & strawberry shake (5½ oz banana, 1½ oz strawberries, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 3 thin ham slices and 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 62 g whole grain bread, 2 slices pickle, naked coleslaw, 1 tblsp. pecan pieces.
Dinner: 1½ cups macaroni, 1 oz each cheddar and gouda, 1 cup chopped tomatoes.
Snacks: ½ oz walnuts, ½ oz almonds, 8 oz cherries, 2 tblsp. raisins.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 2½ litres water, 1 litre iced black tea.

Total kcals: 1507 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 1.71 mile walk. :(

Uh oh - Jill knows me well enough to crack the whip now :rollpin: No more slipping under the radar for me anymore. :lol:

Breakfast: Kashi cereal & 1% milk
Lunch: Italian Salad (lettuce, salami, pepperoni, provolone, olives, onion, oil & vinegar), strawberry smoothie (1% milk, strawberries, dry pudding mix)
Snack: Kashi Go Lean Bar
Drinks: water

Calories: 764

BUT:

Dinner: Went out to Chinese Food - had egg flower soup, 1 egg roll, almond chicken & MuShu Vegetables & 3 colas

So, I don't really know how many calories I had today - but I'm totally okay with how I ate. I ordered what I wanted but I really watched those portions much more closely. Honestly, I still think I ate a bit too much (I feel over-full right now) but I was much more cognizant of it and I did limit it and stop eating instead of just eating and eating because it's there like I've done in the past. :) So, that was very good for me. :cheering: PLUS, I knew I was going out tonight and I tried to watch what I ate beforehand to save up some calories. :D

Exercise: No (ducking :fr: )

Wednesday

No breakfast.....very unusual for me, and VERY BAD
salad nicoise (salad, tomatoes, tuna, anchovies, 2 small potatoes, no dressing)
2 bananas
grilled mackerel, roasted peppers and celery, sweet potatoe
Porridge (well, I did miss breakfast!)

30 min walk
20 min swim

Hello-- I'm back. I'm not going to post my food for today, but believe me when I say that at least I've started eating for "one" again and not for an entire NFL football team.

Tomorrow, I'll start back posting food. I've been giving a lot of thought to how much I let what I eat or don't eat determine my worth. It's a dangerous situation, because I've never felt better about myself than when I'm being "perfect" and never felt more wretched and hopeless than when I lose control. I'm not sure that's something I can change overnight, but calling it out as a pattern has to be a step in the right direction.

Thank you all so much for caring about me and for giving such wonderful support. You're all the best!!

Jeez, Jill, quite the memory--I haven't even posted on here in well over a month, yet you remember the Chef Boyardee :dizzy: But alas, he is no longer my friend. I said good-bye to him when my doctor checked my blood pressure one day, and it was WAY high, though I had never really had high blood pressure before. I went back a few days later, and it was normal again, so we chalked it up to stress, but I have eliminated most sodium from my diet, and Chef Boyardee sure does pack sodium in their cans!

So, here's today's eats:

ham with pineapple
fruit salad (fresh apples, peaches, kiwi, and grapes :T )
chicken (cooked in a frying pan with Pam, crushed red pepper, Mrs. Dash, garlic powder, and a little onion powder) and pasta (whole wheat, with no-salt-added tomato sauce)
2 turkey burger patties with ff mayo, bbq sauce, and onion (and lettuce if I can find time to stop at the grocery store!)
The more "bang for my buck" foods have certainly been helping...check out what my tracker says for my weight most recently--today I weighed in at 290.5 :D

Hello everyone,

Thanks Jill, I also worked out last night, 55 mins of cardio and 1 hour of weights with the trainer. It's definately working, my abs have not looked this good in a while and that's w/a C-section 3 year ago... :D

Here's my food from yesterday...

2 - coffee
1 - egg whites
3 - Luna bar
6 - grilled chicken salad
2 - dressing
2 - granola bar
8 - grilled chicken sandwich (too much chicken, I'm going to start to Cluck anytime..)
3 - french fries
27 points

Have a great day everyone!

You know, I am still not used to seeing people recording their points. I read Jill's entry and saw "1 - watermelon" and my first thought was "Wow, that's a LOT of watermelon!!"

On the nuts comment, I've been trying to do eat more of them, too. I grew up fat during the low-fat/no-fat craze, so nuts seem to have a permanent place on the Forbidden Foods List in my head. It's been hard for me to focus more on calories than fats, and to accept that some fat is necessary and good. I found a nut-raisin-soy-sunflower seed mix that is about 100 calories for a small handful, and have been trying to eat some of that every couple of days. I also like to toast some walnut pieces in the toaster over as my oatmeal is cooking, then top my cereal with the nuts. Gives it a very nice, nutty taste.

Anyway, enough rambling. This is yesterday. First day back at work, so I ate at my desk with food from the snack bar rather than going to the cafeteria. So it's kinda weird.


Breakfast:
cottage cheese
coffee with a bit of cream and sugar

Lunch:
reduced fat potato chips
nut mixture with fruit and seeds
apple

After-work snack:
2 tbs hummus with 6 wheat crackers (to stave off the Nasty Beast I become when I'm hungry)

Dinner:
brown rice and bean mixture (new thing I'm trying from the market)
sauteed veggies (mushrooms, broccoli shreds, onion, spinach) -- ended up mixing them with the rice for a kind of pilaf
meatballs

Snacks throughout the day:
fudge (Even though I *****, it's only about 100 calories a serving, if you actually measure the darn stuff. A one-inch square goes a long way toward curbing that sweet craving. Still, I'll be glad when it's gone.)

Drinks:
water most of the day
diet soda with dinner

Calories:
1600

Exercise:
8 blocks (to and from metro)
3 flights up, 2 flights down

JillyBean - Gratz on the Loss :cheer: !

Synger - I recently found the joy of natural peanut butter and almond butter. *swoon* I really do enjoy nuts, but it's all about moderation.

Yesterday's Eats:
Breakfast - 1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup mandarin oranges in juice.
Lunch - Grilled chicken salad w/ Italian dressing, the restaurant didn't have light :mad:
Snack - 1/2 package of peanut M&M's (split w/ the husband)
Dinner - 1 serving of Stouffers Lasagna w/ 2 pieces of garlic bread.

Today - good caloric day, but could have been more nutritious, obviously. ;)

Breakfast: Kashi, 1& milk, granola bar
Lunch: 1/2 c. leftover veggetables from Chinese MuShoo
Dinner: Taco Bell - CrunchWrap Supreme (no sour cream), bean burrito, 10 oz of cola
Snacks: Lifesaver, sunflower seeds
Drinks: (besides cola), water

Exercise: No (don't hurt me Jill :drill: ) ;)

kcal: 1629 (not including the veggies from lunch, b/c I'm not sure about those, but it can't be much ;) )

Well, given the events in London yesterday, I think I did a good job on the healthy eating front.......as to exercise, well 2 hours of walking homewards is more than I normally do!

Porridge, coffee, banana
2 lamb kebabs, couple of stuffed pittas (halves - salmon, some kind of veggie concoction), fruit kebabs
Grilled mackerel, ryvita, sweet potato
Dried figs, dried apricots (well, it beats Pringles!!!)
Low fat hot chocolate

2 hours walking home through the shocked streets of London.......

As much as I love watermelon, Synger, a whole one would be far too many points! ;)

Alphabetsoup...ducking will do you no good (unless you duck up and down for a great length of time - that's gotta count as exercise) :D

Claire, glad you didn't let any Pringles get the best of you! I note you refrained from alcohol too - good girl!

Points
Breakfast
4 - Pumperknickel bagel
2 - reduced-fat cream cheese
Snack
1 - raw baby carrots
Lunch
0 - raw chopped zucchini, cucumber, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower, in
2 - pesto/parsley/olive oil dressing
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (raspberry)
Snack
2 - medium banana
Dinner
4 - tomato & garlic couscous
4 - salmon steak (with lemon juice and black pepper)
0 - raw baby spinach and fresh sliced mushrooms tossed in
1 - light basalmic viniagrette
Snack
2 - 1c 1% milk
23 Total (1 point over target)

Beverages: 2 large mugs of caffeine free tea, 1 large glass of "Free and Clear" lime flavoured water, 1 can club soda, 3 large glasses of tap water

Exercise: 20 minute morning walk with dog, 45 minute evening walk with G and dog, jog around high-school track (3 times around quarter mile track)

B: 1 cup oatmeal (made with water) with 2 TBS toasted almond slivers, 3 pkt stevia, 3 TBS skim milk

L: 10 Kashi Natural Ranch TLC; 3 baby carrots; 1/2 c sweetened applesauce

D: 2 whole wheat tortillas each topped with 2 oz grilled chicken breast, 2 oz fat-free shredded chedder and LOTS of salsa; 1/2 c sweetened applesauce

S: 2 low-fat double-chocolate cupcakes; 1 kashi 7 grain granola bar (bought after work, was either gonna buy a granola bar or a candy bar.)
Granola bar-1!
Candy bar-0!
Knowing I made a good food choice-priceless!

Beverages: 66 oz water, 20 oz stevia-sweetened tea with skim milk, 16 oz lite van. soymilk

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves; 5 hours working-I'm a server so there is lots of walking, lifting and carrying trays, bussing tables, sweeping, etc. so that counts, right? ;)If so I'm going to call it Servercise. LOL

omelette w/spinach and tomatoes
leftover wedding shower cake at work from yesterday's party :o
mixed nuts
2 turkey burger patties (w/ff mayo, bbq sauce, and lettuce)
chicken and pasta
That cake was sooooooo good (yellow cake with whipped cream frosting and strawberry filling), and I earned it, darnit! I haven't cheated all week, and I have actually already packed all of my food for the weekend at Jeff's house, so I won't cheat then either, and we all gotta have a treat sometime, right? But hey, the old Jill would have eaten half of the cake, not just a little bit, so it's still progress :D

Breakfast:
cottage cheese
granola bar
plum
coffee with stevia and a bit of half-and-half

Lunch:
thick crust veggie pizza (it even had broccoli on it. YUM)
a hard-cooked egg
salad greens with veggies -- broccoli, carrots, red peppers -- and light italian dressing

After-work snack to keep the Beast at bay:
watermelon

Dinner:
two slices pepperoni pizza (did NOT expect to find pizza at home -- DH had it from work, and the watermelon wasn't enough to stave off the Beast, so by the time I was looking for dinner, anything that wasn't nailed down was vulnerable. So pizza twice in one day it was. At least I only ate two slices.)

Snacks throughout the day:
watermelon (1/4 of one of those small round seedless ones. Yummy)
peach (very ripe and juicy and sweet. I LOVE this time of year)

Drinks:
water

Calories:
1700

Exercise:
two flights down
three fights up
4 blocks walking (was sprinking in the afternoon, so took the metro stop under my building instead of walking to the next one)

...old Jill would have eaten half of the cake...

Hey, young Jill, you'd better not be talking about me!! :mad: :lol:

:rofl:

Thursday 7/7

B: Strawberries and yogurt
L: Delicious homemade fruit salad*
D: Cheese Quesadilla, more fruit salad
S: Skim latte, Split a slice of cheesecake w/ a friend

*Fruit salad: grapes, watermelon, strawberry, nectarine, mango, kiwi with vanilla yogurt drizzled over the top.

Total: 1560

Thurs 07/07:

Breakfast: Pineapple shake (¾ cup pineapple, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, orange extract).
Lunch: 4 thin ham slices, 4 Wheatine crackers, naked coleslaw, 1 tblsp. pecan pieces.
Dinner: 4½ oz home-made sirloin burger in 2½ oz whole-grain bun, ½ oz gouda, 2 slices pickle, 2 tblsp. Tony Roma's Red Hot sauce, red & yellow peppers.
Snacks: ½ oz almonds, 5 oz strawberries, 2 ice lollies.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 2½ litres water, 500 ml Shiraz.

Total kcals: 1530 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.22 mile walk.

The library just called to say one of the exercise videos I requested is in so we'll see what today brings.... :eek:

Tonight was my planned treat night and since I had so many flex points left over for the week (weigh-in is tomorrow) I certainly didn't mind using a few (however, I do try to limit myself to using only half of the amount allowed for the week, so I just made it!) I went out with friends to a dance club and limited myself to two alcoholic drinks and actually took a cup measure in my big bag and measured out two cups of Cheetos from the basket on our table! :lol:

Points
Breakfast
1 - two slices weight-watchers 60% whole wheat bread (toasted)
2 - 1tbsp. peanut butter
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (peach)
Snack
1 - watermelon
Lunch
0 - romaine lettuce with diced tomato/cucumbers and sliced mushrooms
1 - Light caesar dressing
2 - 1/2c reduced fat cottage cheese
Snack
2 - medium banana
Dinner
3 - grilled chicken breast (skinless)
4 - vegetable bowtie pasta with tomatoes and zucchini
2 - marinara sauce
3 - low fat frozen yogurt
Treats
6 - two cups of Cheetos
4 - two rye & soda
32Total (used 10 flex points)

Beverages: large mug of tea, 1 litre bottle of lemon-flavoured mineral water, 2 500ml bottles of spring water, 2 cans of club soda (w/ 2oz rye), 1 small bottle Perrier water

Exercise: 20 minute walk with dog in a.m., "girl's night out" dancing up a storm! :D

Hey Jill, that girls night out dancing sounds like some fun........I bow down to your determination in measuring out your cheetos....(eh um, what exactly are cheetos????)

Well, Friday was a tough day emotionally....had to travel around London a lot, it was really chilling that the tubes (metro)/buses were so empty, the police were very much out in force, and when I walked passed Kings Cross station, with the media out in force, and all the floral tributes, I realised again that I am very fortunate to be alive and well. I confess I did have to take a few deep breaths when the train I was on got stuck, but on the whole it is very heartening to see that people are rallying round, and getting on with their lives.

I am glad to say that I did not resort to comfort eating, although I did have a very nice Turkish meal out with friends.

Apple
Tuna salad wrap, fruit salad, tea
More tea.....
Tabbouleh, sushi, fruit salad (odd combination I know, but its my healthy version of comfort eating!)
Turkish mezzes - olives, hummous, tabbouleh, aubergine, various other delicious things
1.5/2 glasses red wine

45 mins walk

B: 1 cup Cracklin' Oat bran with 1 sliced banana and 1/2 cup lite van soymilk

L: Peanutbutter sandwich (two slices whole wheat bread topped with 2 TBS peanutbutter); 1 banana; 1 banana nut muffin

D: 2 Mini BBQ Chicken Pizzas (2 whole wheat tortillas each topped with lots of BBQ sauce, 1 1/2 oz grilled chicken (per tortilla), lots of onion and 1/4 cup shredded Italian cheeses (per tortilla). Broiled until cheese is golden and melted)

Snacks: small choc chip muffin; 1/2 c applesauce; 1 Kashi Granola bar; 30 semi-sweet choc chips

Beverages: 62 oz water; 20 oz diet soda; 20 oz lite van soymilk

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves (with my nifty new 5 lb weights I purchased Thursday)
Didn't do my cardio today. :(

Sigh..I imagined it would be a difficult and emotional day for you, Claire. No doubt it'll take a little while before you're comfortable about using public transit again. The terrible thing is we'll likely hear about this sort of thing all over again in another city in the world soon...such madness!

P.S. Cheetos are basically fried sticks of corn and cheese - as you can see from the nutritional labels (click on the product), there's about 160 calories to 10 little sticks. Definitely in Pringles category and not for regular consumption!

http://www.fritolay.com/fl/flstore/cgi-bin/products_cheetos.htm

Saturday July 9th

B: Kashi w/ skim milk

Hey, young Jill, you'd better not be talking about me!! :mad: :lol:

hehe, I wouldn't dream of it! Maybe Sargent Jill, but never old Jill ;)

Well, here's the packed/planned Saturday diet:

fruit (apple slices, peach slices, plum, and grapes)
lettuce wrap veggie fajitas (frozen zucchini, sugar snap peas, brocoli, corn, and red pepper all cooked in a wok on the stove with some teriyaki sauce)
lettuce wrap veggie fajitas--I got so carried away with all the veggies that I also did a wok-full with Hawaiian pineapple sauce instead of teriyaki :p
I have heard that a full day of fruits and veggies does wonders to, umm, clean out your system, so hopefully this'll do the trick. Of course, at least 8 servings of water, too (usually ends up being more like 12-15 servings).

I love that measuring out your snackies on a night out, Jill. :D Good show!

I expect it'll take a wee while for things to settle down over there, Claire. It's good to hear you're not letting the emotions dictate your eating though.

Jillybean: Blimey! Looks like that's your fruit and veggies covered for the week! It all sounds rather delicious, I must say. :T

Fri 08/07:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6 oz banana, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 3 thin ham slices & 1 tblsp. Phili Light in 80 g whole-grain bun, sliced tomato & basil salad.
Dinner: 3½ oz chicken breast, 2 oz whole-wheat couscous, 1 cup peas.
Snacks: ½ oz almonds, 3 large sushi maki rolls.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 3½ litres water.

Total kcals: 1530 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.17 mile walk, Bellydance video (Arms & Abs).

Hmm...well...looks like you're doing well, folks. Good for you. Yep, nobody here to rebuke, so I guess that's all I've got to say for today...:ziplip: Okay, I'd better get to bed now... :^:

Ah heck! I can't go without owning up ~ today I sucked!! Arghhh!! :mad: After being so good last night and even measuring my damn Cheetos and today I go and lose my mind. Don't even know what brought it on. Don't get TOM anymore, wasn't emotionally upset, bored, or anything. Actually, I weighed in at WW this morning and was down a pound and felt pretty good about it all. :?:

I know its not as bad as how I was eating a couple of years ago, but that's not the point. The point is about losing weight, not about being happy I didn't eat as much as I did when I was 265lbs. and gaining weekly! Its stupid little lapses like this that prevent me from getting to goal after all this time :(

Well, you needn't worry, I got my kick in the butt. No, I'm not quite flexible enough to do it myself, but I had three little helpers who took turns! :drill:

Okay, well that's it. It stops at one day. FOR SURE! Back to business tomorrow. :smug:

I'm going on memory here, but for the sake of interest will attempt to calculate my points...

Points
Breakfast
4 - cinnamon raisin bagel
2 - light cream cheese
2 - Tim Horton's coffee with cream
Lunch
1 - watermelon
1 - grapes
4 - Gummy Bears
Dinner
3 - Hot dog (no bun) with mustard and onions
6 - creamy cole slaw
6 - devilled eggs
Other crap
5 - Jos Louis (chocolate snack cake)
9 - Cajun Pringles
43 total (just about double my daily allotment - so lets just say I've used a lot of flex points and the week just started today!!) :mad: :mad:

Beverages: 1ltr. lime flavoured water, 2 500ml bottles spring water, 1 can diet coke

Exercise: 30 minute walk with dog in a.m., 3 games of "21" with G and the girls in the evening, 20 minute walk with dog in the evening

Don't know what to tell ya Jill.:shrug:Besides being over in your points, it doesn't look too bad to me though I'm totally unknowledgable about your points program.
Besides, we all know you'll be back OP tomorrow anyway...RIGHT!?!:drill:

July 9, 2005

B: 3 cups salad mixture topped with 1/4 c fat-free cheeder, 1/4 c sunflower seeds, 2 TBS 'free' dressing, 1 TBS low-fat french and 2 oz turkey breast

L: 5 powdered sugar covered mini-donuts :doh: (Someone was nice enough to bring these to work today. So as I didn't bring anything from home to eat; for lunch I ate about 365 calories worth!)

D: 1 Grilled McChicken on white bun(no mayo), with lettuce and tomato, small order of french fries; 3 cups salad mixture topped with 1/4 c fat-free chedder, 1/4 c sunflower seeds, 2 TBS 'free' dressing and 1 TBS low-fat french; 5 Kashi Ranch flavor TLC

S: 1 slice whole wheat toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam; 30 semi-sweet chocolate chips

Beverages: 60 oz water, 20 oz diet soda, 20 oz van soymilk; 10 oz iced coffee with 2 oz whipped cream and sweetened with Splenda

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves; 45 minutes Tae Bo

Jill - It is strange, how those unexplicable days/times hit us, no particular explanation as to what set us off that track.. :?: ...However, you have shown extraordinary strength in continuing to look after your health, watch your eating, and get your exercise, while also dealing with your dad's illness and all of the emotional stress and challenge that is bringing. So while I applaud your determination to get back on track, don't be hard on yourself and do give yourself some tender care and understanding. ;) ;)

As for me, well Saturday was a 'treat day', which I enjoyed. :D :D ....lunch with friends, followed by a spot of advisory shopping (they shopped, I advised, I do love helping other people to spend their money! :devil: :devil: ), followed by a celebratory 40th birthday dinner for one of my friends.....we had a private dining room in a very smart restaurant, and it was lovely.... :dizzy:

Greek omelette and salad
Spaghetti with spicy tomato sauce, green salad
7 course tasting menu :devil: :devil: :devil: (am not going to do food porn.....it was delicious, and less food than it sounds, since portions were very small.....on the good side I restricted myself to 1 piece of delicious raisin and walnut bread, on the bad I had a wonderful, highly calorific dessert :o , as well as 1 nougat and 1 chocolate with my mint tea :o :o )
Champagne and wine......more than I usually have......probably 3 glasses in total

Ah well, at least I exercised......30 min swim, 30 min walk

I got into my food journal yesterday and realized I had not entered anything for 4 days. How did that happen. 3 of those days I was right on plan the fourth one was a treat day. To many treats over the fourth and then we had a lunch with our friends for the adoption of another child. So that turned into way more of a treat day then I should have let it be. I'm back on track now and entered my food for yesterday. We were out all day. Went to the Jazz and Rib fest. Did pretty good on the diet only ended up 95 calories over for the day. That was just plain stupid. I was hungry after we got coffee at night and stoped at taco bell. We split one of there new cruncy what ever it's called. It was 280 for half of it.

Protien bar

Piece of Jerkey
Subway turkey wrap

Ribs
Coleslaw
1 slice bread
Jr frosty

Kashi w/blueberries and skim milk
Chocolate covered Grahm Craker

Taco bell

1895 Calories
96 oz water
63 grams fat

Everyone has off days every now and then. The trick is not to allow them to turn into off weeks, or worse, and I know you two, Jill and Howie, won't let that happen.

Claire: It's good to see you enjoyed yourself after the stressful time of the last few days.

Sat 09/07:

Breakfast: 3 large sushi maki rolls.
Lunch: 3 thin ham slices & 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 76 g whole-grain bun, salad (finely chopped tomato, lemon cucumber, & onion, balsamic vinegar).
Dinner: 2 cups home-made pea soup, 4 reduced fat Triscuits, 1 oz gouda.
Snacks: ½ oz walnuts, Starbuck's grande FF cappuccino, banana & strawberry shake (6 oz banana, 2 oz strawberries, ½ cup 2% yogurt, ¼ cup 0% milk, vanilla extract, ice).
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 2½ litres water.

Total kcals: 1499 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.23 mile walk, 4.5 mile bike ride.

HI Everyone - sorry I went MIA. I've been super sick. My DD (3 1/2) and I have both had the flu for the last 3 days - ugh, so miserable. My husband had to stay home from work to take care of us - I was completely worthless. I think I slept 20 hours on Saturday!! Thankfully the baby (13 months) doesn't have it yet...hopefully he'll escape. But, anyway, I haven't been online at all. Just now sitting upright some though still battling the headache and weakness - yuk. Who gets the flu in JULY?! Geez!

Anyhow, I'm not up to typing out everything I've eaten for the past 3 days but I've been keeping track - I'm within 1700 - 1900 calories each day - only so high because of the ice cream ( :o sore throat, ya know ;) ).

Hopefully I'll be up to catching up with ya all tomorrow. :)

Thanks for the compassionate words :^: You're all far kinder to me than I'd be to you :s: (although I've been known to allow you all a bad day once in awhile) ;)

Back on plan with a vengence today! :smug:

Points
Breakfast
5 - smoothie *
Lunch
1 - watermelon
1 - 2 slices 60% whole wheat bread (toasted)
2 - 1tbsp. peanut butter
Dinner
4 - 2 BBQ chicken thighs
2 - 1/2c wild rice
3 - 3/4c cabbage salad
3 - 1 devilled egg (made with Light Miracle Whip)
21 total (one under target)

* 1/2c calcium enriched orange juice, 1/2c 1% milk, 1 medium banana, 1c strawberries, 1/2c blueberries, ice cubes

Beverages: 2 large mugs of tea, 2 500ml bottles spring water, 2 8oz. glasses of white grape flavoured water

Exercise: 30 minute walk with dog in a.m., 2km walk along lakeshore with G and kids (plus rock climbing), 20 minute walk with dog in p.m.

P.S. - sorry to hear you've been sick, Alphabetsoup ~ hope you're on the mend quickly (and good work on not letting illness throw you off track!)

July 10, 2005

B: Peanut butter sandwich (2 slices whole wheat bread with 2 TBS peanut butter)

L: Skipped!

D: 3 cups beef stew (homemade); 2 slices whole wheat bread with lite margarine and honey; 1 sandwich (peanut butter and strawberry jelly on whole wheat)

S: 1 banana

Beverages: 60 oz water, way too much diet soda, 12 oz van soymilk

Exercise: Official day off from exercise. I waitressed 7.75 hours with only 1 15 minute break so I'm counting that as exercise. :)

Missed posting yesterday (bf's internet wasd down), so here's Sunday's eats:


ham omelette w/bacon and sausage (though I gave half my bacon to my garbage-disposal boyfriend ;) )
ham w/pineapple (I'm in LOVE with the Dole pineapple that comes in a plastic jar instead of canned now--tastes fresher, though I'm sure it's all from the same factory :p )
Burger King bacon cheddar ranch burger :o but no fries!
mixed nuts--gotta watch the serving size on this one...I know they're good for me, but they also pack quite a punch of fat and calories!
Today:

grapes (grabbed 'em as I was running out the door and ate in the car as breakfast)
mixed nuts--but not too many!
ham w/pineapple
chicken (though haven't decided how I'm gonna cook it yet, but it is defrosting in my refrigerator :D )
I did discover one thing in all the veggies I ate on Saturday, and that is that I cannot stand zucchini :lol: I tried, I really tried. I had bought and mixed a bunch of frozen veggies together since I don't really tend to like them, and I was okay with the sugar snap peas and broccoli, but the zucchini just wasn't cutting it! Ah, well, at least now I know :)

SATURDAY

Breakfast:
wheat toast with butter
watermelon
tea with skim milk
egg

Lunch:
one slice pepperoni pizza
peach

Dinner:
Meat and Mud over egg noodles (hamburger gravy, basicallY)
peach

Snacks throughout the day:
fudge
a bit of armenian string cheese

Drinks:
tea, water

Calories:
1572

Exercise:
none (does housecleaning count?)

SUNDAY (treat day, as it is a gaming day)

Breakfast:
wheat toast with butter
peach
coffee with skim milk

Lunch:
Ramen noodles with fresh herbs, and an oz. of low-fat cream cheese for creaminess

Dinner:
grilled steak
grilled zucchini
green beans (from the garden) with a bit of butter

Snacks throughout the day:
fudge (And that's the END of it! Yeah!!)
Online gaming raid day, so I was at the computer most of the afternoon. Had some wheat crackers with hummus, and later a handful of cheese curds (YUM!!)

Drinks:
iced tea, water

Calories:
2194

Exercise:
none

Hi everyone, I was really upset on Saturday when I weighed-in, I gained .6, this is my first gain since Mid-January! I went to the gym that afternoon and did an hour of cardio, and my abs and felt better. I woke up yesterday with the mother of all PMS, I haven't been this bad in months - I'm guessing it had something to do with the .6.

But, the big difference in me was that even though I did concede cardio yesterday (I thought I was going to die :( ), I went to the Yoga place around the corner from my house - I always wanted to try yoga, but told myself I couldn't do it (my knee, my back, etc....) Anyway, there was a new beginners class starting in 1/2 hour! I call that fate, I signed up, the class was great, I'm a little sore, but I feel great! I can't wait to do it again.

Have a great day everyone!

We all have gains every now and then Beth. The key is just sticking with it. You sound like your doing that just fine. Keep up the good work.

I have no reasons or excuses to offer for yesterday. :dunno: I just picked all day, rather than eating sensibly, and consequently it all went pear-shaped. I was weighing out the Smarties thinking there was no way they were worth 560 kcals, especially since I'm not that keen on them anyway.... :rollpin:

Sun 10/07:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6 oz banana, ice, ¼ cup 0% milk, 2 oz strawberries, vanilla extract, ½ cup 2% yogurt).
Throughout the day: ½ oz almonds, LF granola bar, 15 thin slices ham, 120 g Smarties. :(
Late Supper: ½ cup beef curry, a twelfth of roast duck, 1 cup fried rice.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 3 litres water, 1 litre green tea.

Total kcals: I'm guessing at least 2100--more likely a lot more. :(

Exercise: 1.46 mile walk. :(

So, the chicken I had defrosting in my fridge for dinner--I just cooked it up, and it was SO good! I didn't know what I wanted to do with it, so I just opened the fridge and went crazy. I cooked the boneless skinless tenderloins at 350 for 15 minutes, then took them out and flipped them and added diced tomatoes and chopped broccoli, drizzled with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then lightly sprinkled on some parsley, onion powder, crushed red pepper, and parmesan cheese, then popped back in the oven for another 10 minutes. YUM! And it made me eat some veggies, which I rarely do on a daily basis :p

That chicken sounds delicious, Jill. :T Some of the nicest meals I've made have been thrown together on the spur of moment.

Well, I am drawing a discrete veil over yesterday (Sunday). Ate way too much junk, and I am not going to repeat the details here....I'm not going to go into a swirl of self-recrimination.....last week was tough, and I'm still dealing with some of the aftermath. Found out today that the colleague of a very close friend of mine, who was injured in one of the bomb blasts, is not doing well, and will have to have his leg amputated. Its a sobering thought......

Suffice to say, that today (Monday) is another day. Have not really been hungry, so have eaten:

Cappucino
Bean and onion salad, in some kind of dressing
Strawberries
Pear

40 min walk

Mon 11/07:

Breakfast: 1 oz almonds, 1 oz raisons.
Lunch: 1 cup boiled rice, 3 oz chicken breast and veggies (broccoli, onion, peppers, tomato) stir-fried in 2 tsp. olive oil.
Dinner: 1 oz cheddar, ¾ oz gouda, 10 reduced fat Triscuits, 8 oz strawberries.
Snacks: 6 oz cherries.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 1 litre green tea, Starbuck's grande FF cappuccino, 2½ litres water.

Total kcals: 1546 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 4.62 mile walk plus curls and rows with 3 lb weights, oblique crosses, sit-ups, and step-ups. :D

Artist ~ (((HUGS))) It's totally understandable. I hope your friend's co-worker is okay.

egg salad (w/ff mayo, mustard, and paprika)
mixed nuts
chicken (some leftover from last night--yum!)
fruit (apples, peaches, and grapes)
ham w/pineapple