[Stormkitty]

Okay, so for the last couple of days I have taken the time and tracked my calories. So far I've been under 1,400 which I'm happy about. It's not been as big a PITA as I thought it would be. Will admit to keeping things simple though. Anyway, my biggest WOW discovery is the amount of calories in the DD coffees I've been drinking. I usually get an XL with cream and Splenda. Well, I had no idea that innocent drink was costing me 150 calories. So today I had coffee at work with non-dairy creamer instead. Saved 110 calories by doing that. I know I should use skim milk or black but I just can't go that far yet.

I'm a work in progress.........
:-)

[HotWings]

Great job on figuring out the coffee thing. I drink a lot of coffee and use the coffee-mate sugar free vanilla creamer (the powder). If I don't really watch it that creamer can send me over the edge on my calories for the day.

Today my DH went and got some pastries for the kids as a breakfast treat. He came back with 2 Starbucks Mocha Frappuchinos for us as well (the larger bottle). It was so bleeping hard to turn that down!! But I had to - that bottle had a whopping 300 calories in it! I was stunned. And quite sad, too - I loved those things

[Stormkitty]

So hard to say no to things sometimes. I was so proud of myself today. We have a client that when she comes in always brings a box of chocolates from a local specialty shop. Today when she came in bearing gifts, I thanked her then after she left, I gave my box to my co-worker without even looking in it. I couldn't bear to see the goodies inside. Hard to do, but felt empowering almost to give it away.

[Thighs Be Gone]

Stormkitty..that is a beautiful thing that you did...you are headed for success!

[Stormkitty]

Thank you Thighs. Hard for me to do but I knew I had to do it for my own good. 2 months ago I would have had 1/2 the box eaten by the end of the day.

[Madison]

Cripes I miss DD's coffee . . . and well done on side-stepping the chocs!

[scarletmeshell]

Is that Dunkin Donuts? I just make coffee at home, to expensive, cash and calorie wise.

[Stormkitty]

Yep that would be Dunkin Donuts. Today I actually got a large w/ skim milk and Splenda. 45 calories. I honestly can't tell that much of a difference.

I don't do DD every day but do go there before work a lot of mornings. I have trouble getting up early enough to allow myself to eat breakfast or have coffee before work. Do need to work on that.......lol

[Stormkitty]

Can anyone tell me after following all the steps to add a signature mine still doesn't show up? The separation line is even there but the weight tracker I created and copied & pasted doesn't show.

[scarletmeshell]

Congrats on giving up the chocolate! Last week I was home alone, my kids were gone, this can be dangerous!....There was a small box of chocolates that were calling my name, really screaming actually. I just buckled, I open them..... they were smashed and melted. I don't know how this happened but I was very lucky! Not hard to give up chocolate that looks like poop!

[Stormkitty]

LOL @ Scarlet