100 lb. Club - Weekly Journal Buddy Thread (11/7 to 17/7)

Starting a new thread for the week (even though quite a few people posted "Monday Eats" on the old one and I do have a few comments!) :D

My dear Beth ~ please don't be discouraged by the tiny gain. You've done amazingly well to have had a loss every single week since January, but you have to expect your body to adjust eventually. It doesn't mean you'll stop losing (look at Howie still going strong!), but it could mean things might even out a bit for awhile. Keep doing what you're doing and everything will work out to your advantage in the long run! :)

Tasty sounding impromptu chicken dish, Jillybean (and especially good in that it got your veggie juices running) ;)

Looks like Sunday wasn't the greatest day for Claire, Ali or me...must be our English roots! :lol: Seriously though, Claire, you've been through a nasty shock and its sad to hear about your co-worker's colleague...no wonder you didn't have much of an appetite today. :(

I'd better get my eats in before the latecomers arrive and post in the old thread!!

Points
Breakfast
5 - smoothie *
Mid-morning snack
1 - 1/2c each of blueberries and sliced strawberries
Lunch
4 - 2 slices Dempsters whole wheat bread, spread with
3 - chunk light tuna (water packed, drained), mixed with
1 - Miracle Whip light dressing, celery, black pepper
Mid-afternoon snack
1 - raw baby carrots
Dinner
0 - huge spinach salad (with tomatoes)
3 - shredded roast chicken (white meat), tossed in salad with
1 - light balsamic vinaigrette
1 - Twizzler for dessert (1 stick)
Evening snack
1 - 2 slices Weight Watchers 60% whole wheat bread, toasted
2 - 1tbsp. peanut butter
22 total

* Weight Watchers Vanilla Smoothie powder mixed with 1c 1% milk and 1/2 of a medium banana

Beverages: 2 large mugs of caffeine-free tea, 2 500ml bottles of spring water, 1 can club soda, 1 small bottle Perrier water

Exercise: 20 minute morning walk with dog, 20 minute evening walk with dog, 4 times around the school 1/4 mile track (half jog, half walk)

Hi! I found the new thread. :) I'm always confused by the date b/c you do it backwards from the way Americans do it (or we do it backwards from you probably! ;) ).

I'm still sick - today, I didn't even break 1000 calories - still sleeping a lot (DH off today) and just miserable. I didn't really eat any "meals" but here's a list:

Kashi cereal w/1% milk
peanut butter & jelly sandwich on organic wheat bread (ate 3/4 of it)
part of a smoothie (strawberries & milk)
crimini mushrooms
a few sunflower seeds
some cola (feels good on my throat)

kcal: 902

Exercise: At this point, just keeping myself alive is exercise enough :lol

July 11, 2005
Day was thrown way off by the fact I slept way too late! Was extremely tired Sunday after work and slept 14 hours straight midnight-2pm! Now of course, I'm still awake and it's almost 3 am here. Just gonna post my food quick and get my butt to bed!

Breakfast/Lunch: 1 chicken mcgrill sandwich (white bun, grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato with no mayo)
Dinner: Ham and cheese sandwich (2 slices wheat bread, 3 oz 97% fat-free ham, 1 1/2 oz fat-free swiss cheese); 1/2 c raw baby carrots
Snack(s): 1/2 cup cracklin' oat bran cereal on top 1 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt
Beverages: 12 oz diet cola, 60 oz water, 12 oz vanilla soymilk

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves; 6 hours waitressing ;)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who occasionally just has bread and cheese and fruit for dinner. Cheese and Triscuits with strawberries for desert sounds yummy. One of my and Hunter's favorite quick dinners is soft pretzels (you can get them frozen and bake them) or good french bread, with brie and apples. I have to be VERY careful to measure, though, and savor it slowly so the "satisfied" indicator has time to kick in. Bread or crackers and cheese in any combination is serious comfort food for me, and I can eat a whole wheel of brie if I allowed myself to. But knowing that is half the battle.

MONDAY

Breakfast:
yogurt
plum
granola bar
coffee with cream

Lunch:
grilled chicken breast without skin
corn
greens
brussels sprouts

After-work snack to keep the Beast at bay:
skim milk

Dinner:
Beef chili with beans, over rice

Snacks throughout the day:
sample of chicken noodle soup at the grocery store (bought it and the chili)
fudge

Drinks:
lots of water
a diet coke

Calories:
about 1700

Exercise:
8 blocks walking
5 flights up, four flights down
a bit of gardening (tying up the tomatoes in my tomato jungle, trying to direct the zucchini that's growing from one of my compost piles, and collecting stray Japanese Beetles that are nibbling my flowers and veggies)
paddling about in the pool with Gem for half an hour, until I noticed I was getting bright yellow splotches on my skin. We got out so Hunter could check the chemicals. I think the PH was off. It only colored dead skin, like callouses and around my thumb where I nibble my cuticles, and a bit of skin around my ankles that didn't get sloughed off last time I loofa'd. It faded after about an hour, but it sure looked strange until then.

Tues 12/07:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6 oz banana, ice. ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Snack: ½ oz almonds, 1 oz raisins.
Late Lunch: Prawn & veggie stir-fry (2½ oz prawns with beansprouts, broccoli, garlic, ginger, onion, and sui choy stir-fried in 1 tsp. peanut oil with ½ tblsp. mirin and 1 tsp. sesame oil).
Rest of the Day: 5 oz strawberries, 5 oz cherries, 2 oz potato crisps, ice lolly.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 1 litre green tea, 750 ml sparkling mineral water, 2 litres water.

Total kcals: 1353 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.12 mile walk plus 30 minute yoga.

Tuesday

B: Kashi w/ Yogurt
L: Chicken Breast
Wheat Bread
Mayo, lettuce tomato
D: Chicken stirfry
S: Ice cream :devil:

Total: 1590

How miserable for you, Alphabetsoup, to still be sick ~ hope you're over whatever ails you really soon ... :(

Okay, Laura, I'm going to stop wondering and just come out and ask where the heck "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup." comes from! :lol:

Hope your skin is back to normal, Synger, that yellow splotchy thing you had going on is pretty freaky! :dizzy:

Mmmmm, I love prawns, Ali (although most North Americans call them big shrimp ~ which is rather an oxymoron, isn't it?) :D

Good calorie count there, Apryl (must have been "light" ice cream) ;)

Points
Breakfast
5 - smoothie *
Mid-morning snack
1 - 1/2c each of blueberries and grapes
Lunch
5 - oriental dumplings (vegetable and pork) with a little soy sauce
2 - salad of mixed greens, mandarin orange slices, a few seeds & nuts
1 - balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Mid-afternoon snack
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (peach)
Dinner
3 - skinless chicken breast (BBQ'd)
2 - brown and wild rice
0 - green and wax beans (with minced garlic)
Evening snack
0 - sliced tomato, topped with
2 - reduced fat cottage cheese and freshly ground black pepper
22 total

* Weight Watchers Chocolate Smoothie powder mixed with 1c 1% milk and 1/2 of a medium banana

Beverages: 1 large mug of tea, 2 500ml bottles of spring water, 1 can club soda, 2 large glasses of tap water, 1 large glass of "Free and Clear" lime flavoured water

Exercise: 20 minute morning walk with dog, 1-1/2hr. league badminton playing (we've moved into second place! Wheeeeee) :D

:lol: I just noticed the other Laura's new quote - that's hilarious!

Yep, STILL sick - I'm going to the doctor tomorrow, it hurts to breathe and coughing is just torture - pretty sure I have bronchitis - I'm so suseptible, I get it every time I have the slightest cough! :(

Not much appetite makes it easy to stay low on the calorie scale, I feel like I'm cheating! ;)

Lunch: Turkey sandwich (organic wheat bread, turkey, provolone cheese, swiss cheese, onion)
Dinner: Fish, a few popcorn shrimp, mushrooms
Snacks: sunflower seeds - I *might* have some ice cream...
Drinks: 20 oz cola :o & water

kcal: 1299 (not counting possible ice cream consumption which would push it a couple hundred higher ;) ).

Okay, Laura, I'm going to stop wondering and just come out and ask where the heck "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup." comes from! :lol:
Saw it on a bumper sticker a few years back and it never fails to crack me up! :lol3: Plus, I was born in the Year of the Dragon (Chinese Zodiac), I love dragons and it reminds me to stay on plan so I can get my dragon tattoo! :D See how it all ties in? Have I confused anyone yet?!

Mmmmm, I love prawns, Ali (although most North Americans call them big shrimp ~ which is rather an oxymoron, isn't it?) :D
:ahem: I do not call them "big shrimp" which is just plain silly; the correct term is "JUMBO Shrimp"! :lol:;)
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Now, on to the food and exercise portion of my post:

B: 1 c cracklin' oat bran, 1/2 c vanilla soymilk, 1 sliced banana
L: HUGE Salad-about 4 cups romaine and leaf lettuce topped with 3 oz turkey, 1/4 sunflower seeds, 1/3 fat-free cheese and low-fat dressing (about 3 TBS)
D: 2 Low-fat Lasagna Roll-Ups (2 lasagna noodles each topped with a mixture of spinach, shredded carrot, light ricotta cheese then rolled up placed in a baking dish, topped with 3 cups marinara (I used Barilla Campadnola Roasted Garlic and Onion-YUMMY!!) and baked until hot and bubbly, then topped with mozzarella cheese (low-fat) and baked until the cheese is melted. This was a new recipe I tried!!! For one serving you get two roll-ups! Not only are they yummy, they are filling and chock full of super nutritious veggies!!); 2 cups romaine and leaf lettuces topped with 1/4 c fat-free cheese, 1/4 c sunflower seeds and 1 1/2 TBS Creamy Vidalia Onion Vinnagrette.

Treat: One Culver's Frozen Custard "Turtle Sundae"! I used up all of my alloted snack calories for the day on this one item! :dizzy: OOOO, but it was so worth it!

Beverages: 90 oz water, 20 oz vanilla soymilk

Exercise;
8 Minute Moves
10 minutes jumping rope immediately followed by 10 minutes jogging in place and 5 minutes stretching

Whoops, forgot to post Tuesday. I am struggling a bit, but did eat pretty healthily, despite some serious temptation along the way.....

Bean and tuna salad
Coffee
4 small sandwiches, I forget the contents, at meeting
Wild mushroom soup
Chicken tikka pieces
Laughing cow light cheese
Strawberries, raspberries, low fat natural yogurt

25 min walk

The original quote is from Tolkien -- it's something Gandalf says, I think. "Do not meddle with the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."

Then came a cartoon of a dragon, belly swollen, picking his teeth with a knight's lance, while the knight's armor was strewn about him, with the byline "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup." It's gone on from there to bumper stickers, buttons, and other versions (Do not meddle in the affairs of hackers... do not meddle in the affairs of Vorlons... do not meddle in the affairs of cats...).

It's a classic quote/joke from the sci-fi/fantasy fandom world.

TUESDAY

Breakfast:
cottage cheese
zone protein bar

Lunch:
turkey
cabbage
baked glazed winter squash
green beans

After work snack to keep the Beast at bay:
skim milk

Dinner:
Meat and Mud (hamburger gravy)
Broccoli slaw mixed with a bit of onion, salsa,a bit of low-fat mayo, one slice of crisp bacon, and 1 oz of diced good cheddar cheese, nuked until the cheese begins to soften and the broccoli is not-raw-but-still-really-really-crunchy

Snacks:
peach
plum

Drinks:
water
diet coke

Calories:]/b]
1524

[b]Exercise:
five flights up
six flights down (and two were the first time I've gone down our winding marble staircase at work without having to use the handrail!! ))
8 blocks walking

Thanks Jill, I'm ok. I had really bad PMS this month, I'm hoping it's just water....it won't stop me, I'm in for the long haul.

Here's my food from yesterday...

2 - coffee
1 - egg whites
3 - luna bar
8 - swordfish
5 - baked potato
2 - salad w/vinigerette
5 - zone bar
3 - non-fat frozen yogurt
29 points (1 flex)

45 mins - eliliptical machine - 530 cals.

Also, we went out from work to the Palm steakhouse for lunch. This is one of my favorites AND I ordered Swordfish instead of a big ole steak :D

Have a great day everyone!

Well, it certainly sounds like everyone is having a good week. It's been 72 hours since my last ciggarette....I've been hiding in my house since Sunday night. (Since we never smoked in the house, when I step outside, my body expects one!) Anyhoo...I'm doing OK with the not smoking, but I wont even go into all the food porn I've committed. We're talking XXX food porn here! (No exercise either.) :o But, tomorrow is the beginning of day four, and I need to buck up, and remember my commitment! So, I hope every one has a fantastic day tomorrow!!

July 13, 2005
B: 1 c cracklin' oat bran, 1/2 c van soymilk, 1 sliced banana

L: oops! busy with housework and forgot to have lunch

D: 2 c romaine and leaf lettuces topped with 1/2 c fat-free cheese, 1/4 c sunflower seeds and 2 TBS Creamy Vidalia Onion Vinagrette dressing; 1/7 of a stuffed crust Bacon-Chicken pizza from Papa Murphey's; 1/16th of cheese bread dipped in 3 TBS marinara

S: 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce; 1/2 c cracklin' oat bran cereal

Beverages: 70 oz water; 20 oz diet cola; 12 oz van soymilk

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves (worked out my biceps and triceps today); 3 1/2 hours vacuuming, picking up toys and moving heavy furniture around

The original quote is from Tolkien -- it's something Gandalf says, I think. "Do not meddle with the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."

Then came a cartoon of a dragon, belly swollen, picking his teeth with a knight's lance, while the knight's armor was strewn about him, with the byline "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup." It's gone on from there to bumper stickers, buttons, and other versions (Do not meddle in the affairs of hackers... do not meddle in the affairs of Vorlons... do not meddle in the affairs of cats...).

It's a classic quote/joke from the sci-fi/fantasy fandom world.

I think I've seen the cartoon too. LOL Thanks for the extra info :)

Glad to see you drop in, Amy Jo, and looking forward to seeing you more often, OKAY?!? :s: (I'm really, really proud of you for not smoking) :smug:

Sorry to hear you're struggling, Claire, but I have faith you'll be back on an even keel again soon! :)

Okay, quick post for me and off to bed (operating on only a couple hours of sleep last night...)

Points
Breakfast
3 - Fruit & yogurt smoothie *
Mid-morning snack
2 - "Dairyland" reduced fat fruit-bottom cottage cheese (pineapple)
Lunch
4 - pumpernickel bagel "sandwich", with
0 - lettuce & tomato, and
2 - leftover roast chicken (skinless, white meat)
2 - 1c 1% milk
Mid-afternoon snack
1 - tomato slices with ground black pepper
Dinner
7 - homemade veggie/pasta salad **
Evening snack
1 - red seedless grapes
22 total

* Astro fat free sugar free blueberry yogurt, fresh blueberries, fresh strawberries, "Free and Clear" White Grape flavoured sparking water (frozen into ice cubes), Splenda

** Whole wheat pasta shells and spinach rotini, flaked tuna, celery, green pepper, red pepper, tomato, carrots, onions, zucchini and fat free italian dressing

Beverages: 2 large mugs of tea, 2 500ml bottles of spring water, 2 cans club soda, 3 large glasses of tap water, 1 small bottle Perrier water

Exercise: 20 minute morning walk with dog, 30 minute evening walk with dog, 4 times around the high-school 1/4 mile track (twice around jogging and twice around walking)

Hey Ivanna! Terrific news on the no smoking! WTG!

Well, today was a EEK day for me - I had WAY to many calories - but I didn't eat anything bad. It's okay though b/c it's the first day in 5 days that I've been interested in food, I must be feeling better.

BTW: Doc Update - bronchitis (which is what I suspected) and I also have something called pl...okay, it starts with a "p" - it's from coughing so much that my lungs are inflammed and it hurts like all heck. Now, I have an antibiotic, cough medicine and pain meds, I feel much better already. :smug:

So, food for today:

Breakfast: Kashi cereal and 1% milk
Lunch: Medium sized salad (lettuce, walnuts, cheese, carrots, mushrooms, onion, egg, vinegar & oil) & ciabatta bread
Dinner: Grilled cod w/ avocado & tomato, 1 hot dog, roasted potatoes
Snack: sunflower seeds
Drinks: 5 oz cola, 1/2 diet cola & water

Exercise: Obviously, no - might try a walk tomorrow...we'll see, still kind of weak and tired and coughing....

kcal: Guessing (not sure of Ciabatta bread): @2200 ?

So, I didn't eat poorly but the bread, vinegar & oil dressing, avocado and potatoes all in one day really pushed my calories up. ;)

Way to go Ivanna B. Skinny! Today is day 4 and you have gone through the most difficult time. The physical cravings are gone...and now it's a mind set. You will do this! 1 year and 8 months for me and I've never been so proud of anything because it is so worth it to breathe from your toes...and not cough!!!

Stay strong and protect your quit!

Wednesday

Breakfast:
blueberries
an egg, boiled, with a bit of butter and salt
buttered whole wheat toast

Lunch:
1/4 cup Meat and Mud (Hamburger gravy)
1.5 cup chile con carne with beans
the rest of my broccoli slaw/salsa concoction from yesterday

After-work snack to keep the Beast at bay:
none

Dinner:
chicken breast nuked with spaghetti sauce and olives, topped with a sprinkle of romano cheese
sauteed mushrooms, zucchini, and snow peas with basil and sage

Snacks throughout the day:
candy fix: pawed through the left-over Christmas candy and ate one mini reeses cup, three mini nestle crunches. I figure it adds up to one big candy bar.

Drinks:
diet soda
tea

Calories:
1700

Exercise:
none

omelette w/spinach and salsa
fruit (apple slices and grapes)
ham and pineapple
Subway 12-inch sweet onion chicken teriyaki sub (no cheese!)
I know I should switch to a 6-inch sub, but even with the full 12 inches, I am below 1800 calories for the day :)

Good job on not smoking, Ivanna B. Skinny.

Synger: You have Christmas sweeties left in July?! You wouldn't have if you were married to my hubby!

I promised to cook a special dinner yesterday so I budgeted my kcals accordingly. Anyway, half way through the day I set my heart on a hot curry (which hubby doesn't eat), so I spent hours in the kitchen making him his favourite--beef and pork pie with flaky pastry. :eek: This morning, I'm not sure whether my aching arms are from this or my strength workout. If we can ever afford a new kitchen, I'm making sure the counters are at least 1½" lower. :rolleyes:

Weds 13/07:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6¾ oz banana, ice, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: Chicken & veggie stir-fry (3 oz chicken with beansprouts, broccoli, carrots, garlic, sui choy, and tomato--stir-fried in 1 tsp. peanut oil with ground 5 spice and 1 tsp. sesame oil).
Dinner: 6 oz chicken breast, onion, ½ cup peas in ½ portion of curry sauce (chili, garlic, lime, onion, various spices, fried in 1 tsp. peanut oil, added to 400 ml 72% RF coconut milk*, and boiled until thickened and reduced.), 2 cups rice. The kcal count for this was a whopping 868--far too high for one meal! Truth be told, I was a pig. :ink: There was really just enough for two meals, but it was so delicious (and I had plenty of kcals left), I couldn't resist having seconds. :o
Drinks: 750 ml coffee, 750 ml green tea, 2½ litres water (one with lime juice).

Total kcals: 1441 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.19 mile walk, plus strength workout (2x10 unless otherwise stated):
biceps curls
lateral leg-lifts
leg raises (10--only just! :lol: )
lunges
oblique crosses (10 each side)
sit-ups (10)
triceps extensions
upright rows

*What a great find! I adore coconut but it's obscenely high in fat and kcals. I found this in Save-On: 72% less fat than regular coconut milk, 1 g carbs, and only 30 kcals in ¼ cup. Of course, I still over-indulged....

TooFatFish: Your curry sounds wonderful! I've never actually had curry but have always wanted to try. Any suggestions for a good recipe?

OK...today was ...not that great.
Still no ciggys, so Im happy about that!
Went over on food. No exercise. But, at least I kept track, and didnt eat mindlessly all the live long day! I guess thats a step in the right direction.

Brunch (noon):
Progresso Chicken Noodle soup -3P
Ranch Wheatthins -5P

Dinner (7:00):
Pot Roast -8P
Potatos -4P
Carrots -1P
Gravy -2P
Peas -2P
Rolls -6P

3Hersheys Kisses -1P
MISC: Gum, Altiods, Certs -2P

TOTAL: 35P (9 flex)
Water: 8 tall glasses

Laura, I'm a curry freak! You don't know what you're missing. :D Let me know whether you want to try mild, medium, or hot and I'll make you up a recipe. I'm in the process of modifying my faves to fit in with my diet. Since you're a curry virgin though, you might prefer not shell out for the individual spices to make it from scratch until you know they won't go to waste. (I do it because I'm cheap! :p) There are some great curry pastes already blended. Stay away from the ones labelled "sauces" though--they contain lot's of padding in addition to the spices, which I find leaves a rather artificial aftertaste. You'll find the best pastes in a Chinese or Indian supermarket. Mainstream stores carry them, but they're more expensive, and in my opinion, have far too much oil in them.

Thurs 14/07:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6½ oz banana, ice. ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 3 thin slices ham & 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 86 g whole-grain bread.
Dinner: Grilled kebabs made with 5 oz chicken breast, green pepper, mushroom, & onion; 1½ cups rice, ½ oz almonds; steamed broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower.
Drinks: 750 ml coffee, 750 ml green tea, 500 ml Shiraz, 2½ litres water. Well, I haven't had all of the wine yet, but you can rest assured I will. :cheers:

Total kcals: 1593 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 2.13 mile walk, 20 minute bike ride, 20 minutes yoga.

Count me in as another curry fan! Chicken is my most favourite, but I grew up eating goat curry because Dad had such a fondness for it (having lived in India and thereabouts during WWII).

You're doing really well on all accounts, Ali ~ your eats, drinks and exercise is putting some of us to shame! Good for you. :D

Yep, some good steps in the right direction for you Amy Jo. Celebrating another ciggy-free day for you here, too! :smug:

I'm another who can't believe Christmas candy has survived until July, Synger ~ that really says something as far as I'm concerned (unless it was hidden I'd have scarfed it down by now!) :^:

Glad you're feeling better, Alpha-Laura, but it still sounds like you've got a ways to go until you're totally in the pink. Take care of yourself! :)

I'm really liking how every item you listed has either a fruit or vegetable in it, Jillybean! :yes:

Points
Breakfast
3 - Kashi Go Lean, with
1 - 1/2c 1% milk
1 - 1/2c each of fresh blueberries & strawberries (in cereal)
Mid-morning snack
1 - watermelon
Lunch
3 - mixed greens with mandarin oranges & walnut halves, tossed with
3 - grilled chicken and
1 - raspberry vinaigrette
2 - 1c 1% milk
Mid-afternoon snack
(skipped)
Dinner
3 - salmon steak (grilled with lemon and black pepper)
2 - tomato garlic couscous
Evening snack
1 - red seedless grapes
21 total (one under target)

Beverages: 1 large mug of tea, 1 500ml bottle of spring water, 1 litre lemon flavoured sparkling water, 3 large glasses of tap water

Exercise: None (too busy, I swear!!) :dizzy: Oh, but don't worry, doggy didn't suffer - there's four other people available to perform "walk duty" :)

Just popping my head in to say CURRY ROCKS!!! I'm a chicken girl, myself......man, now I'm craving it! Thanks a whole heck of a LOT! :tantrum:

Laura, I'm a curry freak! You don't know what you're missing. :D Let me know whether you want to try mild, medium, or hot and I'll make you up a recipe.
I like medium hot foods-if my eye lids are sweating and my nose is running then it's almost hot enough-LOL.

Alpha-Laura
:lol: This cracked me up! Does that make me Tae-Laura or Omega-Laura? :lol3::lol:

July 14, 2005

B: 1 c Kashi GoLean Crunch with 1 sliced banana and 1/2 c van soymilk

L: 1 slice pizza (1/14 of a huge pizza); 1/2 cup seedless green grapes

D: 2 whole wheat tortillas each topped with 1 1/2 oz diced chicken breast, 3 TBS salsa, 1/4 c soy cheese; 1 medium baked potato with approx. 1/4 c salsa (all this talk of spicy curry has got me in the mood for spicy food, mmm! I used 1/4 of a jar of medium salsa on just this one meal!)

S: 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce; 2 choc chip granola bars; 1 c seedless green grapes

Beverages: 70 oz water; 16 oz van soymilk; 20 oz diet soda

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves (exercised the legs today)

Off camping tomorrow afternoon so I won't be here posting my eats over the weekend. Plan to try to keep track of them and I'll post Sunday evening to let ya all know how the weekend exercise extravaganza went. Have a great weekend everyone!

ALPHA-LAURA! :lol: Good one - I gotta put that somewhere... (Omega-Laura! :lol3: )

So...okay day today EXCEPT that this is the FIRST night that I have had the munchies and not been able to control them...one of my MAJOR downfalls is munching after the kids are in bed and I did it tonight. Not sure why...TOM coming up? Hubby back to work after 5 days home taking care of me? Baby sick? Hmm...wish I knew. ANYWAY:

Breakfast: Mini-wheats & 1% milk
Lunch: grilled cod (leftovers)
Dinner: 1 hot dog & italian salad (lettuce, salami, pepperoni, provolone, olives, croutons, vinegar & oil)
Snacks: 4 crackers, 1 1/2 graham crackers, low sugar ice cream w/lite chocolate syrup, sunflower seeds (see what I mean??!)
Drinks: water

Exercise: Still on the sickie wagon ;)

kcal: 2014 - arrrghhh...not totally horrendous and I'm not upset about the total calories (I aim for 1800 and I figure I easily make that when averaged) - I'm upset that I ate tonight and NOW my stomach hurts b/c I didn't even WANT to eat those stupid graham crackers....

okay, I'm fine... :lol: :p

WOOHOO it's Friday! :D My plan calls for 11 days on the diet, 3 days off, so today through Sunday are my 3 off days, so prepare for some not-so-normal dieter's menus from me :p I will still post the junk food I eat, though, because if I have to write it all down, I know I won't go as overboard as I possibly could ;)


breakfast: McDonald's bacon, egg, and cheese bagel w/hashbrown and orange juice
lunch: 1 slice of cheese pizza w/salad (hey, some healthy habits even stick with you on "cheat" days :) )
dinner: probably eating out at Glory Days Grill, so I'll most likely have some greasy burger or grilled chicken sandwich, but I'll still be half-good and replace the fries with something like broccoli (can't gain back the entire 10.5 pounds I lost in the past 2 weeks in one little weekend!)

Jillybean, I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, and when it comes to advice please feel free to take it or leave it because, ultimately I only want you to do what ever works best for you. But.... just because the plan you're using gives you three days off to eat what ever you want, it doesn't mean you should, right? I mean this is about living the rest of your life as a healthy, fit woman, not finding ways to make it ok to eat the way that got you to this point part-time. The point is, this is about getting healthy, and you already know what you need to do to be healthy, regardless of what a diet plan suggests. I also love how many more fruits and veggies you've been eating, I think that's fantastic! I just worry about what eating what ever you want three days out of the week could do to your health and motivation. Think of how discouraging a gain will be come Monday morning, not to mention what eating three days worth of what you listed above is going to put your poor body through. I just hope that you'll at least consider what I've said, especially before you get to that greasy burger tonight!! And please don't take anything I've said the wrong way, I love you sweetie, and I think you're doing great! I just worry about the long term affects of a diet like this.

Beverly

Well, since we have a 4 year-old, all candy is kept in a basket on top of the china cabinet. Often we just forget it's there. THat's where my "treat" box of Almond Roca is, from my Easter Basket. But I only allow myself one piece once in a while. And boy, do I savor it. YUM!

Tonight is date night with Hunter. His folks are taking Gem for the weekend, so we're going on a date for the first time in.. well, a long time. So dinner and a movie probably. I have declared today a treat day, which means I'm not as worried about the overall calories, even though I'll still try to eat less than I used to. I'm hoping steak or seafood, but I'm not sure what he'll be in the mood for.

THURSDAY

Breakfast:
Nut and seed mixture
yogurt

Lunch:
chicken caesar wrap in a tortilla
garbanzo bean salad
beets, broccoli, tomato, cucumber, drizzled with malt vinegar

After-work snack to keep the Beast at bay:
cottage cheese

Dinner:
link of country sausage from the Amish Market
mixture of shredded carrot, potato and saurkraut cooked together (to smooth the harshness of the krau)

Snacks throughout the day:
peach
plum
banana

Drinks:
water
coffee
tea
diet coke

Calories:
1800

Exercise:
seven flights down, five flights up, 8 blocks walking

just because the plan you're using gives you three days off to eat what ever you want, it doesn't mean you should, right? I mean this is about living the rest of your life as a healthy, fit woman, not finding ways to make it ok to eat the way that got you to this point part-time. The point is, this is about getting healthy, and you already know what you need to do to be healthy, regardless of what a diet plan suggests..

The whole basis of this plan is to keep your metabolism on its toes, so to speak. As with any diet, your body can get used to you eating the same things or the same amounts, and your body will settle into a pattern, slowing your weight loss. The idea of the 3 off days is to keep your metabolism guessing. It's sort of like calorie cycling--you have more calories on those 3 days, then go back to reduced calories and carbs, but it still all averages out (I still track even my "off" days on fitday to get the calories and fat and such).

I just worry about what eating what ever you want three days out of the week could do to your health and motivation. Think of how discouraging a gain will be come Monday morning, not to mention what eating three days worth of what you listed above is going to put your poor body through..

If I were eating whatever I wanted, I'd have had honey buns and glazed donuts for breakfast and loaded cheese fries (with lots of sour cream) with a side of Reese's peanut butter cups for lunch :lol: Instead, I had the McDonald's breakfast (bad, but could have been worse) and a single slice of pizza (which is not the bad for you--grease blotted off, of course) with a salad for lunch. I'm drinking extra water (minimum 15 servings) to help counteract the insane increase in sodium thanks to restaurant foods. The week I lost 8 pounds, I had a Burger King bacon cheddar ranch burger, so I think a real restaurant burger with veggies won't be so horrible (I will probably actually opt for the chicken anyway simply because I'm not big on red meat--depends on my tastes when I get there).

I KNOW I will have a big increase if I weigh on Monday morning, but the first few days on a diet is usually when you lose the most (water weight and such), so after a few days back on plan, I should be good to go (since it'll be almost like starting the diet all over again, which is sort of the idea). I put my poor body through these foods for years--I don't think 3 days of it will kill me (especially since I have had all kinds of tests done at the doc's and am certified healthy!).

I just hope that you'll at least consider what I've said, especially before you get to that greasy burger tonight!! And please don't take anything I've said the wrong way, I love you sweetie, and I think you're doing great! I just worry about the long term affects of a diet like this.

Of course, I consider everything people say here! Some of ya'll are dieting veterans, whether you've only had 5 pounds or 500 pounds to lose, whereas I'm only 22, so who am I to dispute? ;) As for long-term effects, I think being fat for the rest of my life would have even worse long-term effects. I know the basics of healthy living, and once I have reached my goal, I will practice them religiously, since a "diet" isn't forever, but lifestyle changes are. I won't gain all 10.5 pounds back in 3 days, so even if I gain slightly, I'm still better off than where I started.

I'm sorry if I sound overly-defensive--I just have been so frustrated with how slowly I was losing weight, even having made all the right "lifestyle changes," so I decided to try this diet to speed it up a bit since I have so far to go (yes, I know, healthy weight loss is 2 pounds or less per week, but I have read on many occasions that the morbidly obese can safely lose faster than that since your weight loss will slow down as you lose). The frustration of losing an average of less than .25 pound per week for months at a time has pushed me beyond my limits. Please know that I am very good at listening to my body (funky heartbeats, sweating, stomach pains--or any pains, anything abnormal in the restroom, etc.). Also, please know that today will be the worst of the 3 days only because in the past, Fridays have been my "treat" day, so I'm much more accustomed to doing better over the weekend. I apologize for this being so long-winded. I really appreciate your concern. If it turns out that after this first 2-week cycle of the diet, I'm not happy, or my body is sending me red flags, I will go back to my monotonous and slow lifestyle without the 3-day breaks. I can't give up on a diet that has been working so well so far, though. As long as I don't have any major health consequences, then I will continue (heck I can even check my bp for free at Walmart :p ). Not every diet is for everyone, but this one has been working for me so far. :^:

The body is an amazing machine, and able to adapt to almost anything long-term. One of the ideas behind "treat days" on a restricted calorie diet or "carb meals" on a low-carb diet, is to help shake things up. You don't want your body to think it's starving. That's why you hear people say over and over to eat smaller meals more frequently. But another way to do that is to give the body an abundance of calories once in a while. Three days in two weeks is not going to kill you. And if it keeps your body adjusting...and losing... then it works. If it stalls you, then it's probably not a good idea to continue.

I have treat days once in a while, too. It's how I deal with special events like parties and dinners out. So many times before I have had my enjoyment of such things marred by guilt because it was almost impossible to choose only healthy choices. Guilt would lead to avoidance, and self-disgust, all-or-nothing thinking, and a relapse into the "why even bother if it's so hard" mentality that has dogged me my whole life when it comes to my weight. I still try to make healthier choices, but I know that my calories for the day will be beyond the normal 1500-1800 that I aim for. Once I declare a treat day, I can almost tangibly feel the burden and worry of aiming for 1500 calories in the face of a nice restaurant meal lifting from my shoulders. I am freed to enjoy the dinner and hte company without guilt. I still try to get in my veggies, and savor my food, and only eat until I am satisfied. And almost every time, I eat far less than I would have a year ago. (You figure it takes over 3000 calories a day to maintain the weight I was at. I know it's not simply calories in vs. calories out, but in comparison it's a huge change.) It also helps very much with the all-or-nothing mentality that plagues so many dieters. Everything is allowed, in moderation, or once in a while.

And I have found that I find things I used to love, like pasta alfredo or carbonara (fondly known as "heart attack on a plate"), WAY too heavy and cloying for my taste. I avoid them even on treat days now. So I think, for now and for me, treat days work.

Yep, there's all kinds of diets out there working for people and I say kudos to everyone who's found what works for them! Personally, I couldn't imagine a 3 day treat-fest, because I know after 3 days it would be so difficult for me to get back on plan, but that's me. Now I'll admit to having a treat day every so often (Christmas, etc.) and then there's those days when for whatever reason I just lose it and end up having a "treat" day that's no treat at all because I feel disgusted with myself for my lack of discipline. Somehow I can't think of those days as being beneficial to me (in that I've confused my metabolism). When I think of shaking things around and taking my body out of starvation mode it does mean eating more food, but not crap. I'll increase my calories (points) by eating more fruit, protein and carbs, but not run out and buy a tub of Ben and Jerry's. That way I can go back the next day (or two) to my regular amount of points without having that binge mentality hanging over me (its hard to consider eating twice as much watermelon as usual a binge ;) ). So, I agree with the addition of extra food to change your routine once in awhile by making it more "good" food and not use it as an excuse to consume food that's pretty much empty calories. :shrug: But hey, if you can do it with :jeno:, :mcd: and :cookie: and savour them without feelings of guilt or it throwing you off plan or clogging up your arteries, then go for it and enjoy! :high:

P.S. - Bev, you're such a caring person ~ I'm so glad you haven't deserted us for the Maintainers Forum! :love:

I think, too, that age plays a factor here (or maybe it's years of yo-yo dieting--who knows?). I can undo in a day or two of "vacation eating" what I've worked so hard for the previous month. For me, shaking things up consists of adding more exercise or an extra bowl of blueberries or, at worst, eating a Luna bar. Certainly I wish it wasn't so, but everyone's body is different, and we all have to find out what works best for us.

Hmm, well, I think I am not the best person to be talking about the effects of a few days of 'treats' right now... :devil: :devil: :devil: ...I am showing up here because I know if I don't SOMEONE (mentioning no names, oh-so-scarey J-person....) will be after me.... :o :o :o

The good news is, I went swimming yesterday :D , and had a strange but probably overall OK day of healthy eating. For reasons I put down to stress (joys and challenges of being in London, lots of work) and tension, Wednesday was a bad eating day :dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: . Now, today went like this:

Fruit salad and cappucino
Chicken salad Japanese style (very delicious, and very healthy)

Followed by a very scary evacuation from a major South London station.... :dizzy: :dizzy: ..police everywhere, station closed, buses stopped, roads completely closed, and to cap it all, people getting very angry and aggressive. (I put this down to it being very hot, and it being generally scary given last week's events). At one stage I managed to get stuck on a traffic island between two cordoned off areas :?: :?: - so I just ran.....amazing how I discover that I can run when I have to ;) ;) ! Anyway, given that I was completely the other side of London from where I live, I decided to forget any possibility of making it to the meeting I was headed to (a 15 minute bus ride in the opposite direction to home.....should there happen to be any buses!), and just hung out in the streets, in the hopes that it would be a hoax. The fire engines and ambulances roared by, and other than that the streets were eerily silent. Happily, some time later, the buses started to run, and even the trains.......and I had an easy journey home.. ;) ;) ....no sign of these events on the news, so I assume it was all a false alarm, and am feeling very guilty to have skipped the meeting, but hey, I was just having a few hours off from that stiff upper lip stuff..... :lol: :lol:

So I finished the day with

A few (well, probably 2..ish...) glasses of very nice white wine
Spicy spinach
Banana
Dried figs, dried apricots

And no desire to eat sugar or junk whatsoever...... :?: :?: :?:

I guess my exercise today was 30 mins walking, plus a 5 min sprint ;) ;) !

Friday:

Breakfast: Kashi & 1% milk
Lunch: Peanut Butter on Wheat Toast & Granola Bar
Dinner: Turkey sandwich (organic wheat bread, turkey, provolone, swiss, muenster, onions, mayo), mushrooms
Snacks: sunflower seeds
Drinks: 1/2 diet cola, water

Exercise: no, but I did do some cleaning today so I should be feeling like exercising again very soon! :)

kcal: 1711

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Edited to Add:

I won't be able to count calories over the weekend since tomorrow we are going to a huge family reunion dinner (not my family - my DH's step-dad's family :) ). Then Sunday, Grandma & Grandpa are coming to babysit and DH and I are going out to dinner WITHOUT KIDS AND going to a MOVIE!!! YIPPEEE! I'll still post about what I ate - my goal is to eat what I want but not overeat!

P.S. - Bev, you're such a caring person ~ I'm so glad you haven't deserted us for the Maintainers Forum! :love:
I'll second that!! Bev, I value your presence here just SO much. Your input is always spot-on, and your method of delivery is at once gentle and clear. I love your wisdom, your insight, your humor, and your humility. :grouphug:

Popping in here quickly, because I need to be somewhere else pronto....just needed to check in and make sure Claire showed up to post! :s: Gee, I hope I don't run into that "oh-so-scary J person" anytime soon ~ she sounds like a whacko :p

A quick review of today's reports indicates some fine results (and a few iffy ones). You know which category you fall into, so pat yourself on the back or have someone kick your butt accordingly! ;)

I don't have time to recite my day's eats, but trust me when I say I behaved beautifully. I planned for tonight's special dinner out to celebrate with my sweetie the anniversary of our meeting. The lovely "on plan dinner" ended with one point left, so I combined it with 5 flex points to have 3 glasses of white wine (@ 2 pts. per glass).

As for you, Alpha-Laura and Omega-Laura, make sure you both eat lots of carrots (for the "beta"carotine) and if you want to look like Catherine "Zeta"-Jones don't eat too much apple-"pi" or drink too many "kappa"cinos! Oh, and always be careful of "gamma"-rays and if you're going out of town, fly "Delta"!! I know, I know, after 3 glasses of wine I don't make one "iota" of sense! :dizzy:

Okay, gotta run ~ I'm being told that the kids weren't taken to my sister's for the night so I could spend time with the "chicks" :lol: Exercise time! :devil:

I haven't eaten anything yet today, and I'm at Jeff's for the weekend, so I haven't planned my menu, either, so I have nothing to post for my eats so far today. I'd just like to reassure those worrying about me on my 3 "off" days that it is not a 3-day binge-fest :p My tastes (and body) have already changed enough that, like synger pointed out, even my "unhealthy" choices are nowhere near as unhealthy as they used to be. I can't stomach as much greasy food and stuff anymore, any I don't get cravings for old favorites (like Olive Garden 3-cheese ravioli with breadsticks...I'm not even sure I could eat half of it now, whereas I used to practically lick the plate clean! :lol: ).

Anyway, to change what I posted for last night's dinner, I actually ended up having a grilled chicken wrap and french fries (though they didn't give me many fries, and I didn't even eat all of what they did give me), so no big greasy burger poured into my arteries :dizzy: I will be back on Monday to post my eats, but will save you the pain of reading my menu for the weekend (wouldn't want to start any riots here! ;) ). Have a great weekend, everyone!!

Yesterday was "treat" day, where I don't focus so much on calories, though I still try to eat healthy choices and smaller portions. Hunter and I went out on a date -- dinner at Carraba's and then to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I had such a good time. It's been forever since we've had a "date night," and we really needed it.

FRIDAY

Breakfast:
cottage cheese before heading out in the morning (stoking the furnace, as it were)
Yogurt at work
plum
flavored creamer with my coffee


Lunch:
flour-fried fish
broccoli
greens
a few spoonsful of mac and cheese
a few spoonsful of potato egg salad

After work snack to keep the Beast at bay:
Protein bar
Peach

Dinner:
2 small slices Italian bread dipped in flavored olive oil
caesar salad
about a third of a 11 oz. steak marsala
zucchini
glass of red wine

Snacks:

Drinks:
water

Calories:]/b]
about 2250

[b]Exercise:
stairs, walking blocks from metro
walk after dinner and movie around the neighborhood with my husband. *smiles happily*

Fri 15/07:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6½ oz banana, ice. ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 3½ oz chicken breast, 1 cup rice, veggies (beansprouts, broccoli, garlic, onion, sui choy) stir-fried in 1 tsp peanut oil.
Dinner: 5 thin slices ham & 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 100 g whole-grain bread, 5 oz cherries.
Snacks: 5 oz cherries, 1 oz gouda.
Drinks: 750 ml coffee, 500 ml green tea, 500 ml Pinot Grigio, 2 litres water.

Total kcals: 1587 (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 1.69 mile walk.

Hi everyone! Today was weigh-in day, I lost the .6 from last week and an additional new pound! 36.8 total!! I'm very pleased, this program really does work, when you do it. :D

My food has been really good and last week I did cardio 3xs (I'm aiming for at least 4xs), PT 2x and my new yoga class. I'm really getting much more active than I ever was.

Unfortunately, my PT is over this Tuesday, :( he told me I'm fine and that my body is strong. If I keep up my exercises and work at it, I'll be in great shape. Plus, my thighs are in great shape from all the leg lifts! But, I'm going to miss him, he was very supportive always pushing me to do more. I don't want it to be over, I told him that on Friday, I think he was surprised.

My goal this week is to not eat all of my Flex points on the weekend, I've only used 8 today, so I'm in good shape!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Hosted a family BBQ today and served only healthy, yet tasty, foods. Before the main meal there was fresh fruit (watermelon and canteloupe cubes, strawberries and cherries) with my reduced-calorie fat-free dip, pretzels and dry roasted nuts. Nobody seemed to miss potato chips, doritos, cheesies, etc. The main course consisted of a beautiful whole salmon with dill, expertly BBQ'd by G, along with grilled boneless chicken breasts, grilled veggies (onions, green and red peppers and asparagus), whole wheat baguette and a huge salad of mixed greens, sliced strawberries, mandarin oranges, sliced almonds tossed in basalmic vinaigrette. For dessert there was rainbow sorbet with fresh blueberries and raspberries, each served with a sugar-free vanilla wafer. There were no complaints from anyone and it was a nice change from burgers, hotdogs, potato and/or macaroni salad and cake or pie for dessert. :smug:

Several bottles of wine arrived with the guests, but I handled that by making for myself a sort of spritzer of 1/4 white wine and 3/4 grapefruit sparkling water.

Points
Breakfast
1 - 2 slices Weight Watchers 60% whole wheat bread, toasted
2 - 1tbsp. peanut butter
Snack
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (peach)
Lunch
2 - reduced fat cottage cheese
0 - tomato slices
Snack
3 - strawberries, cherries, melon with homemade dip
2 - handful of nuts
Dinner
3 - grilled skinless, boneless chicken breast
2 - 1/2 portion grilled salmon
2 - mixed greens/fruit salad with vinaigrette
0 - grilled peppers and asparagus
3 - sorbet, fruit and wafer
Snacks
2 - wine/grapefruit flavoured water spritzers
23 total (1 flex point used)

Beverages: 1 large mug of tea, 2 500ml bottles of water, 1 litre grapefruit flavoured sparkling water, 2 large glasses of tap water

Exercise: 20 minute morning walk with dog, 45 minute after dinner walk with dog and family.

That BBQ sounds delicious, Jill. It just shows what you can do with a bit of imagination. Good for you!

I was interrupted by a visitor in the middle of my strength workout this afternoon so I didn't get to finish it. They've only just left. Hmph...

Sat 16/07:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6½ oz banana, ice. ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 3 thin slices ham & 1 tblsp. Phili Light on 74 g whole-grain bread, broccoli florets.
Dinner: :shrug: I'm off to the kitchen to see what to have.... **
Drinks: 750 ml coffee, 500 ml Riesling, 2 litres water.

Total kcals: 920 so far (plus free veggies).

Exercise: 1.74 mile walk, plus:

biceps curls (2x10)
lateral leg-lifts (2x10)
sit-ups (10)
triceps extensions (2x10)
upright rows (2x10)


** 3 oz salmon fillet, 1 cup rice, veggies (broccoli, red & yellow pepper, sui choy, tomato) stir-fried in 1 tsp. peanut oil, ¼ portion of left-over curry sauce; frozen yogurt on a stick; 500 ml water with lime juice.

Final total: 1377 (plus free veggies).

SATURDAY

Breakfast:
Kashi go lean
blueberries
skim milk
a little sugar

Lunch:
Homestyle sausage
saurkraut with potato and carrot

Movie treats:
Popcorn
diet coke

Dinner:
Vegetable beef soup
2 fat free hotdogs

Snacks:
slice of Armenian cheese
peach
protein shake (milk, protein powder, banana, chocolate drink mix)


Drinks:
coffee
water
diet coke


Calories:
about 1800

Exercise:
cleaning

As for you, Alpha-Laura and Omega-Laura, make sure you both eat lots of carrots (for the "beta"carotine) and if you want to look like Catherine "Zeta"-Jones don't eat too much apple-"pi" or drink too many "kappa"cinos! Oh, and always be careful of "gamma"-rays and if you're going out of town, fly "Delta"!! I know, I know, after 3 glasses of wine I don't make one "iota" of sense! :dizzy:

:lol3: :lol:You crack me up! :lol: :lol3:

I'll be back to post my eats for the weekend once I'm caught up with posts. :)

Here are my eats from my fabulous camping weekend. I am posting as best as I can remember from the last 3 days.
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Friday, July 15, 2005
B: Skipped-Was hurrying around getting last minute stuff packed. Drank some soymilk I think, but that was it :(
L: Tuna sandwich (2 oz tuna in 1 TBS miracle whip on 2 slices whole wheat); grapes
D: 1 c Beef stew, 4 oz honey-BBQ chicken, 1/2 c potato salad
S: 1 choc. chip granola bar; 2 'smores; 3-4 marshmallows

Beverages: 90+ oz water (ack! it is HOT!); 6 oz fruit punch; 12 oz van soymilk

Exercise: 1 1/2 hours swimming with kids; walking to and from beach/bathroom; evening hike
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Saturday, July 16, 2005

B: grapes; 1 orange, strawberry fruit'n'cereal bar
L: 2 turkey hot dogs on wheat buns with ketchup and mustard; 1 c chex mix "Sweet'n'Salty Trail Mix"
D: 4 oz BBQ Pork on white bun; 1/2 c beans
S: 2 'smores; 20 potato chips; 2 servings of 15 animal crackers each

Beverages: 20 oz diet soda; 90+ oz water (Did I mention it's HOT?!)

Exercise: 1 hour run/walk@6 am; 20 minutes swimming; 25 minutes Kum Do; walking to and from beach/bathroom
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Sunday, July 17, 2005

B: 1 cup Kashi GoLean crunch (my TKD instructors FAV cereal as well!) with 1/4 c skim milk; 1 orange
L: 5 oz rotisserie chicken breast, no skin, with 3 c romaine/leaf lettuces, 1/4 c sunflower seeds, 1/2 c soy cheese and 2 TBS calorie free ranch; 1/4 c potato salad
D: 2 turkey hotdogs on wheat buns with ketchup; 1 c applesauce; 6 oz rootbeer float (has ice cream in it so I'm not counting it as a beverage); 21 "veggie crisps" (potato chips with spinach and tomato flavors added)
S: 1 ice cream cone (3/4 c ice cream in a 50 calorie waffle cone); 1/2 c Chex Mix 'Sweet 'n' Salty Trail Mix'

Beverages: 90+ oz water; 1 liter diet cola

Exercise: 45 minute run/walk@6 am; 1 hour swimming
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Did OK. I didn't get as many veggie servings as I would have liked but I am pleased with myself for taking it easy on the junk.

Sounds like you had a great weekend, Laura! I think your "eats" were pretty darn good for being away, plus all that exercise really helped!

I actually went hiking today, even though it was horribly humid ~ I thought being in the woods would be cooler, but I was wrong. I was sweating buckets and my fingers, toes and ankles swelled like crazy. Somehow I still felt good after it all, though. :D

Points
Breakfast
4 - fruit & yogurt smoothie *
Snack
0 - green and red pepper slices
1 - fat-free garlic dip
Lunch
4 - cinnamon & raisin bagel
2 - fat-free cream cheese
Snack
1 - watermelon
Dinner
4 - pork loin (extra lean)
1 - sugar free applesauce
2 - baby potatoes
1 - baby carrots
0 - green and yellow beans
Snack
1 - Astro fat free sugar free yogurt (peach)
21 total (1 point under target)

* medium banana, 1/2c blueberries, 1/2c raspberries, 1/2c plain yogurt, 1/2c 1% milk, ice cubes, splenda

Beverages: 4 500ml bottles of water, 2 large glasses of grapefruit flavoured sparkling water, 2 glasses of tap water

Exercise: 20 minute morning walk with dog, 1-1/2 hour hiking, 20 minute evening walk with dog

Sounds like you had a great weekend, Laura! I think your "eats" were pretty darn good for being away, plus all that exercise really helped!
Thank you. :) Ate what I wanted, just was careful not to over indulge; especially with my favorites, the 'SMORES!
Had a terrific time, looking forward to next year already! LOL
Considering doing a run/walk a few couple days a week now; or maybe I got too much sun this weekend and frazzled my brain. :dizzy: It's a good crazy though.

I actually went hiking today, even though it was horribly humid ~ I thought being in the woods would be cooler, but I was wrong. I was sweating buckets and my fingers, toes and ankles swelled like crazy. Somehow I still felt good after it all, though. :D
Hiking=FUN!
Humidity=YUCK! They are forcasting it will ONLY be 86F tomorrow instead of the 95F we had today. Must be similar over by you.
Sorry to hear about the swelling! I get that too and the only way to reduce the swelling is to drink gallons of water!

Alrighty, back to plan. Of course, being gone for the weekend, I didn't go grocery shopping and, therefore, have NO food in my house (and still have to work both jobs today and tomorrow, so who knows when I will be shopping), so this may possibly change, but here's the plan for today:

ham omelette w/ 2 sausage links (from the office building cafeteria)
mixed nuts (luckily, this was one of the few food items remaining in my house :p )
hamburger (w/top half of bun removed), possibly with a salad to get some veggies in
Ruby Tuesday turkey burger (ONLY the burger part--no cheese, bun, bacon, etc.) w/mashed cauliflower
I am praying that my feet aren't killing me too badly after job #2 so I can maybe do some grocery shopping at 10 or 11 tonight (depending on when I get out of work). Thank goodness for 24-hour grocery stores--lord knows I can't afford to eat all 3 meals out every day!!

SUNDAY

Breakfast:
Kashi Go Lean
blueberries
skim milk


Lunch:
spinach, onion, and cottage cheese, cooked, then whirled in food processor for low-fat, high-protein "creamed spinach"
hamburger patty


Movie snacks:
Snickers Butter Crunch Poppables (only one serving, rather than the whole bag. I'm proud that I could do it. I read the bag, counted out the candies, and enjoyed them immensely)


Dinner:
remains of my steak marsala from dinner out on Friday
sauteed zucchini with tomatoes and cheese

Drinks:
water, coffee, diet coke

Calories:
about 1700

Exercise:
cleaning