omg, this thread is moving so fast! I can't keep up!
Thanks for the welcome Diana, Coolmom (hope you're feeling better), and Flower, and hi and <<hugs>> to Kelijpa, I've missed ya!
Novangel -- I'm always running quite behind on Walking Dead, maybe spoilers can be hidden somehow? It's my favorite show!
<<<Hugs>>> to all my other fellow peeps in this thread putting in the effort in December !
I'm already behind, gah, let's see Dec 1
B: Coffee with stevia.
L: Giant black bean burrito with veggies and guac and sriracha.
D: Vegetable Korma meal; 1/2 container of taboule.
Dec 2
B: Ezekiel toast with avocado and tomato; coffee with stevia.
L: Small black bean and veg burrito with sriracha.
D: Gardein patty, 1/2 pita pocket, tomato, cabbage, onion, squirt Italian dressing; 1/2 pear.
Dec 3 Monthly weigh-in: 140.6
B: Natty applesauce; Ezekiel toast with natty pb; coffee with stevia.
L: Giant black bean burrito with veggies and guac and sriracha.
D: [planned] Mashed chick pea patty, 1/2 pita pocket, cabbage, tomato, onion; 1/2 taboule container.
Mrs Snark I've missed you, too! I love the walking dead, too, we were way behind for awhile, but ended up getting caught up when everything else we watched was in hiatus...
Novangel did you watch breaking bad? That was good, we're watching **** on Wheels now about when they were building the railroad, that's pretty good, too. I sometimes watch Netflix or Huluplus while on the exercise bike.
Syckgirlsfv you left early yesterday, I came in late today, even tho I went to bed early, felt I needed more sleep, so I went back to bed. Hope you're feeling better.
CoolMom hope you're feeling better soon, too, they say getting lots of fluids thins the mucus, sometimes I put a heating pad on my chest, I have one of those rice things you put in the microwave.
I thought I brought sweet potatoes for lunch, but it was cheesy carrots, so that was a bonus, but higher cals. I haven't been taking my vitamin regularly like I was, wonder if that's why this is a painful TTOM.
Ian have fun! Good keeping the next day's workout in mind.
Diana and Flower!
Best to all
Now I'm trying to resist having a cup o noodles, usually not appealing, but the carb craver seems to be in town...
Kelijpa thanks, I came in late this morning, too...not on purpose. One of my cats has a bad habit of running across the top of my clock radio/docking station and she did something so that my alarm didn't go off. Normally I wake up right away only a few minutes late, but this cold has me so tired that I woke up almost an hour late! I must have needed it.
flower I am going to look into that stuff you mentioned, thanks!
I am down another 2 water pounds this morning, and only .2 away from 150 again! I haven't been exercising because of the weather, so I guess my body has just decided to release the water. COOL.
B - belvita biscuits
L - kale salad w/chicken breast
S - organic fuji apple
D - turkey burger on a sandwich thin, jarlsberg lite swiss, broccoli or green beans
have to show up to class tonight to turn in my final and then I think we get to leave. One more week of classes and I'm free for 3 whole weeks!!!!!
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Hiddenstar welcome. Glad you are here. As someone who lives in the frozen tundra of Vermont, There are many days I would LOVE to have the relief of TX warmth. But I do know what you mean. I hope you can take a vacation somewhere where it is snowy.
180lady, welcome back. I am very impressed with all the exercise you did
Coolmom, I am SO sorry to read that you are having bronchial congestion. Sending some healing thoughts your way. with that wood stove it may be important to stay hydrated.
Finch I too would not have been able to resist brownies. Good work keeping the portion size low.
Kelijpa, Hope you had a good day
Mrs Snark, that blackbean burrito sure sounds good.
AmethystJean, I drink Lake champlain chocolates brand cocoa powder ( 20 calories per T) mixed with 2/3 cup of almond milk (20 calories) with approx. 1/2 c water, vanilla and Kal stevia added. Kal stevia is the least objectionable tasting. Took me a while to get used to even that. This is my 40 calorie hot chocolate Congrats on that weight loss. woohooo!
Ian, Salmon and crab cake. ahhhh I sure would love that.
Diana, I hope your day was good. And that you are getting to the bottom of the legal matter.
syckgirlsfv, great that you lost more water weight. You are going to rock that swimsuit in Las Vegas
everyone else
I am trying to reset my eating patterns. Back to where they were last year. Or even earlier this year.
This AM I was 2 lbs above my old default low. I have to lose 2 more lbs. And then maintain it for a couple of weeks without wavering. Then it should be re-established as the default low. This won't be easy to do because I will be baking and cooking fattning food for people on next Tuesday and Thursday
Today:
Hot chocolate and coffee will be 240
L: chicken sausage, plain cabbage and plain lettuce. 260
D will be chicken sausage with salad. 320
S lemon protein ice 80
I plan to do 20 min on the jogging trampoline. I hope you have a great day. And as Marcel says: "Life's a party. Rock your body"
I'll have to try making cocoa with stevia. Doubt I'll like it. I know it's not artificial, but it still tastes artificial. Maybe xylitol will work. It has more calories but is still low cal (it's a sugar alcohol).
Overate and have a headache again. Not sure if it's overeating or the salt. But the common denominator with the last time is eating too much. I just didn't want to throw out my salad I made for dinner because I couldn't keep the leftovers.
I had a lot more nuts and seeds than I planned to because they are an okay source of iron and due to the weakness I am feeling (and the fact that my diet tracker tells me I'm chronically lacking). I also had a handful of prunes and a 1/2 hot chocolate 1/2 coffee so my final total is 2000.
AmethystJean, I hear ya re the stevia. My GI system cannot handle sugar alcohols such as xylitol. But its a great idea for those who can use it. After writing the post above I realized that there are several low calorie cocoa powders for sale. I have to get alkalized cocoa powder. So thats why I get the one I do. Its both alkalized and low calorie.
You said salt gives you a headache. Have you tried Himalyan or Celtic salt? For the past 10 years i have not used anything else. Some people find that they do not produce the same side effects as others, including even sea salt or kosher salt.
The meeting with the new lawyer was very interesting today. He has a plan, but it seems way to easy. He knows the business, though. I'm going to keep a positive attitude about it all.
AmthystJean Good job on your day and enjoying the lasagna in moderation. Congrats on the 2.4 pounds! Sorry the eating didn't go as planned and you have a headache.
Syckgirlsfv I hope you are feeling better. Great job on the 2 pounds!
Flower Good job working on the cocoa. Hopefully you can find a happy medium that works for you.
Finch Did you enjoy the boxing class?
CoolMom I hope you are feeling better.
Hiddenstar Hi and welcome to the check-in! We are talkers over here, so you won't be alone.
Ian Have fun, if you go out.
Mrs Snark Good job on your foods and weigh in!
Kelijpa I hope you are feeling better with TTOM. Are yo going to experiment with the vitamins to see if it makes a difference?
Hi everybody! I have been MIA for months and gained 16 lbs! Back to it! I'm going to enter here my plan for tomorrow and try to stick to it. I have fallen into fast food habits as I take public transportation between students several times during my work day (I teach music in my students' homes all over the city) and temptation is everywhere! I also work evenings and crave a hot dinner that I can't take with me. Tomorrow I'm going to try to make a big change and eat what I can take and /or eat at home before I go. I really am in the habit of eating on the bus which is going to be hard to change because I HATE the bus and we all know how soothing eating is! I am also a latter part of the day eater which probably doesn't help.
Here is my plan
11:30 errands
1:30 soup 250 cals
3:00 make a salad to take to work
4:30 leave for work, eat salad with goat cheese 200 cals
8:30 get home from work buy cheese popcorn
9:30 eat popcorn 300 cals
11:30 veggie juice 180 cals
Hiddenstar I didn't realize you were on here! I must have gone right past your post...good to see ya I'm hoping to be in the 140s thread soon right along with you, but so far I'm still in the 150s thread. It's quiet there, too.
Hello all! Diana, I enjoy my boxing classes almost as much as brownies. I'm stoked to say my cardio fitness is quite good these days thanks to this and all the running :-D. I would definitely recommend both!
I didn't add on any yoga last night. I watched Survivor and it was a 2 hour show. It was late and I needed to get to bed after that.
I showed a slight gain this morning. I usually gain with the place we went to eat last night. I'm not sure if it's just the sodium or if their seasoning contains MSG. I wish I wasn't so sensitive that way. Eating there is a compromise with DH. You gotta do what you gotta do.
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Diana and Flower!
We are talkers over here, so you won't be alone. 
I'm hoping to be in the 140s thread soon right along with you, but so far I'm still in the 150s thread. It's quiet there, too.
