Well I ended up eating

Tuna / sliced tomato

Two scramble eggs with two slices of toasted oat bread

Two apples

Jillegal, I am not afraid of you. :lol: But you popped into my head when making dinner for me & my mom tonight.

Sandi, Yes, today was better. You will barf when you see it though. :rofl:

Kclay, that pic in your avatar is so adorable! Is that you & one of your babies?

4/24

1 cup 1% milk
2 c fresh fruit salad, strawberries, honeydew, kiwi, pineapple, grapes, orange
1 veggie sandwich on a bun, consisting of, a slice of American cheese, a slice of Monterey Jack cheese, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, green pepper and a dollop of dijon
1 cup baby carrots

1/2 liter water

3 slices roast beef
1 cup cooked vegetables (cooked w/the beef roast were carrots, zucchini, sliced baby 'bellas & an onion, chopped)
1 cup french style green beans
3 T homemade horseradish sauce (lite mayo + 2 tsp horseradish) <---so good w/beef :love:
2 slices Natural Ovens Right White bread, toasted


shared a bowl (10 cups) of air popped popcorn w/my mom, I was in charge of the seasoning this time & only used 2 T of butter for the whole bowl. It turned out much better than earlier in the week. So I had maybe 4-5 cups.


And that's it. No caffeine today. The potato salad was still there & it would have gone nicely with the beef, but I made myself some toast instead. :) I took control of the popcorn bowl & I chose to say no to caffeine today. Waking up tomorrow should be fun. :coffee: I still have another half liter of water to drink, but then I am going to bed.

I never drank the water last night. :sssh: please do not tell my kidney doc.

So ends another week

4/24/05 - 27.5 pts (1.5 flex)


Morning: 6pts
1 cup Kashi Go Lean Go Lean Cereal
1/2 cup 2% reduced fat milk
1/4 cup raisins

Midday: 7.5
Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli
w/ 2 oz boneless chicken breast added

Evening: 9pts
3 Tbsp (1 cup prepared) Zatarain's New Orleans Dirty Rice w/ appz 4 oz. 96/4 lean ground meat mixed in
1 cup green beans
3 Miller Lite Beer

Snack: 5pts
1/2 cup Jell-O Sugar Free Cook & Serve Chocolate Pudding, Prepared with 2% Reduced-Fat Milk
2 slim jims

Well, weekends are my splurge times, then it's crack down during the week, so it all seems to balance out. So, I won't get into what I had this weekend (Ruby Tuesday's for dinner on Saturday, Panera Bread yesterday morning, Glory Days Grill on Friday night, ice cream yesterday afternoon...). Today, however, here's the menu:

Breakfast: Yoplait vanilla frozen yogurt and orange sgerbet frozen breakfast sandwich
Snacks: kiwi
string cheese
Chex mix
strawberry-banana yogurt
Lunch: thin-sliced ham rolls with honey mustard dressing
string cheese
Snacks: kiwi
Chex mix
Dinner: Chef Boyardee mac n' cheese cup
Snack: apple

Total: 1444 calories for the day
I accidentally bought 2% milk instead of skim--they both had blue caps! So that will affect my breakfasts this week.

I would not worry to much about using those flex points Sandi. I doubt what you wrote would show up on the scale the next day. Looks like you did pretty good.

Yesterday went much better for me. Little high in fat because we had breakfast at the Bed and Breakfast we stayed at. All in all it was a good day and I was within calories. I was a little low on water.

Omelett w/veggies
3 slices of bacon
1 biscut w/1 pat butter
Orange
Subway Turkey sub
Olives
Veggies and 1/2 serving of dip
1 cup Kashi w/blueberries and 1 cup skim milk
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Total calories 1803
Total fat 63
Total water 64 oz

Kclay, now the next question, is he single? ;)


4/25
8 oz coffee, 1 tsp hazelnut CoffeeMate, 4 oz cold water to make it drinkable
1/2 liter water

(bad SPF, no breakfast)

1 grilled chicken breast
2 slices tomato
mustard on half a large hamburger bun
1 can (12oz) seltzer water, lemon flavored

(I met an internet friend for lunch here, and had their grilled chicken w/the above toppings & only half the bun. :smug: I am very pleased w/myself.


1/2 liter water
2 cups skim milk
4 rye crackers
1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese
1 yellow apple

1 cup green tea w/mint
1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese
4 rye crackers
1 green apple

(2 snacks instead of breakfast, but both were fairly healthy.)

I forgot to say, I tasted an ounce of some kind of butter kassere cheddar at the place that had the apples & crackers that I bought. I'm so glad I did that, it saved me from the vending machine this afternoon, since the 'lunch' was more like breakfast. So

1 oz cheese
2 raspberry sour Altoids

1 grilled cheese sandwich, w/tomato slice inside
2-2.5 cups 'homemade' mushroom soup, which I will post the recipe for

2 servings Aloha Crunch granola :(
1/2-3/4 cup 2% milk

sips of water here & there

2 pieces dark chocolate

Well I lost 1lb - wish it was more, but I'll take it

Yes, that is me in the pic, but it's my brother laying next to me. There is 15yrs difference in our ages. I was 15 in that pic. He was like 4 months, maybe. He is now 6'5 and soon to be 29 (where did the time go?)

I did so bad this weekend, especially Saturday. :( I'm trying not to beat myself up over it tho and just move on with this week.

One pound loss is great, it's definately in the right direction. :D Heck 1/2 lb is better than a gain!

Today's Menu
1 cup grape juice
1 Balance Bar (Caramel Nut Blast)
Pinto Beans (I had the strangest craving for them), about 1.5 cups total for lunch.
Dinner - Roast beef sandwich w/ 1 serving of ruffles
Snack - cheese & Crackers

I did bad this weekend also PeachGirl but that was this weekend and now it's today. So we are doing good today and that's whats going to keep us from gaining and help us to lose.

I'm recommitting after a few months of really up-and-down eating and exercise. Joined the athletic club yesterday so can get back to water aerobics and weight training.

4/25/05
1/4 c FF cottage cheese

45 min deep water aerobics

1/2 c oatmeal
1 Tbl maple syrup
.25 oz. chopped walnuts
3 cups water
2 cups decaf coffee

45 min deep water aerobics

2.75 oz canned salmon
6 baby carrots
1 c Progresso Hearty Tomato Soup

1.35 mi walk up and down hills (avg. speed 3.5 MPH; max. speed 6.2 MPH--gotta love handheld GPS)

smoothie (1 c yogurt, 1 frozen banana, 1 c frozen strawberries, 1/2 c pineapple)

15 min. walk with the dog

2 chicken thighs
large red potato with 1 Tbl light margarine
cooked carrots & onions
salad w/ 1 Tbl light balsamic vinagrette

Lots of water throughout the day plus a cup of decaf spice tea

Thanks for the encouragement Howie, I did a lot of emotional eatting this weekend, so today I'm trying to cope with the situation rather than eatting it away. I'm scared to step on a scale now tho, I might miss this week's weigh in. :o

Sheila - Water Aerobics are fun stuff. Gratz on the recommitting, you've come so far already.
We're all cheering for you. :grouphug:

Today felt a bit easier for me......probably because I was pretty busy....

Porridge and banana
Broccoli, cauliflower and potato soup
Wrap with hummus, grated carrot and cucumber
Apple
Chicken and vegetable risotto
Banana

30 min swim
30 min walk

A moment of weakness tonight, but still didn't go over points :sssh:

23 of 26 pts used:

4/25/05

Morning: 3.5 pts

3/4 cup Kashi Go Lean Go Lean Cereal
1/2 cup 2% reduced fat milk
1/4 cup mixed berries

Midday: 5pts
1 serving Michelina lean something meal, cant recall which one I had

Evening: 8pts
1 item ARBY'S® Cheddar Melt Sandwich

Snacks: 6.5pts
Slim Jim (so addicted to these things!)
1 medium banana
1/2 cup Jell-O Fat Free Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding

Water: appx 60 oz

Oh yea, also actually exercised today. I am doing the self.com (or Self Magazine) challange and did their 25 min toning exercises and boy, that seriously worked my butt (literally!). My legs and behind are sore as heck today. Tomorow will be cardio (walking I guess)

Very happy overall in restarting the weight loss preocess. Lost 3 lbs last week and only 14 more to go untill 199 :dizzy:

Congrats to those who made it through the weekend unscathed and to those who didn't but got right back on track today. Let's have a great week all!

Breakfast: 1c Kashi Go Lean cereal, 1/2c low-fat milk (1%)

Snack: 1 cup grapes

Lunch: Salad of lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, radish with 1/2c chopped lean ham and diced cheddar cheese, 2 tbsp. low-fat dill dressing.

Snack: astro fat-free, sugar-free yogurt (vanilla)

Dinner: 1c homemade chili (extra lean beef, no fat added, lots of veggies/beans, crushed tomatoes and V8 juice), one small whole wheat bun

Beverages: 3 mugs tea, 3 500ml bottles water, 2 small bottles Perrier water, 2 cans Club Soda

Exercise: 20 min. dog walk (a.m.) 20 min. dog walk (p.m.) Started my Badminton league tonight and had sweat dripping down my neck by the end! :D

I'm really proud of myself for getting through a 20-minute Pilates workout. My muscles are atrophying from disuse and I've been having a hard time with shortness of breath from one of the chemo drugs -- but damned if I didn't do a lot of it! I couldn't do one of the exercises at all, and I had to quit a couple of others early, but I don't care!! It's a start! :^: This was a really hard day for me emotionally, so I'm really pleased that I got in a (sort of) workout and still had a low-cal, low fat day.

Here are my eats for today, Monday, 4/25:

Mid-AM: ½ cup Kashi Go Lean and ½ cup All Bran Extra Fiber w/8 oz. skim milk
Lunch: 2 slices thin cheese pizza
Mid-PM: 1 apple; 3 little potato gnocchi (like 1/8 of a cup?)
Dinner: 5 oz. grilled skinless chicken breast topped with 1 oz. shredded 2% cheddar cheese, 2 tbsp. reduced fat sour cream, and 4 tbsp. fresh salsa; 1 cup heated spinach w/lemon and garlic; 3 cups romaine, half a cucumber, 1 ½ Roma tomatoes and 5 croutons w/2 tbsp. reduced fat ranch dressing
Water: 80 oz. Crystal Light
Calories: 1193; 24% fat / 33% protein / 44% carb