Go Jillegal!
 

Oooooohhh, I LOVE badminton!! :love: I remember the joy of feeling like I was just WAILING on that little birdie! I felt so powerful.... :smug:

And great job on your eats and fluids today!

Good job everyone. Heres mine for today.

1 cup Kashi w/ 1/2 cup blueberries and 1 cup skim milk
1 apple
1 banana

Salad w/ 3/4 oz of walnuts and 3/4 oz cheese
2 cup mango veggie mix
1 cup mocha coffee
1 cup french van coffee

Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich

Turkey Rueben
1 cup mango veggie mix
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Total Calories 1765
Total fat 51
Total H20 96 oz

I weighed in yesterday and lost 2.8! :D

I went to bed early last night, so I didn't end up using all my points

4/25/05
5 - Mint Zone Perfect Bar
2 - Banana
5 - Turkey & Cheese sandwich
1 - Apple
2 - All Bran Bar
11 - 1 individual pepperoni pizza
3 - Salad w/ 1/4 cup cheese
29 - TOTAL

Had a hard time fitting in all of my calories for yesterday. Ended up having a bowl of cereal a little before bedtime to make up for it (my schedule was pretty hectic, so I hadn't had time for dinner, so I was only at about 1144 calories for the day--my 305-pound body needs more than that to function!). I ended up at about 1544 for the day yesterday, so not bad. I'll try to squeeze in all of my food for today before I get home from job #2 at night. Here's today's run-down:

Breakfast: cereal with 2% milk (less milk than usual since I meant to buy skim!)
Snacks: string cheese
apple
strawberry yogurt
Chex mix
Lunch: Lean Pockets Ultra--meatball and cheese
Snacks: Laughing Cow cheese
can of fruit cocktail (in juice, not syrup)
Dinner: Chef Boyardee mac n' cheese
Snack: apple
Total for the day: about 1500 calories

So tired. I know giving up coffee is hard, and I'm only giving up my second cup of the day, but today I'm gonna get a headache, it's already starting. :mad:

Howie, what is mango veggie mix? ooh, that DOES sound yummy! Thanks Kimberley! :)

ETA (edited to add) The giving up of the coffee is more about my kidneys than about weight loss. I have been trying to give it up ever since I got diagnosed. And not succeeding. :lol:

4/26

1 cup coffee w/1 tsp hazelnut coffeemate, 4 oz cold water to cool it down
1 wedge laughing cow lite
2 packets Kashi heart to heart raisin spice oatmeal
1 cup green tea w/lemon ginseng

1 cup jumbo elbow noodles
1.5 cups Italian Goulash
3 sticks lite string cheese, cut up & melted over the above
1 diet Pepsi which I threw half of away.

16 oz pkg fresh strawberries
1/2 liter water

MEGA SALT BINGE: it's not pretty
1 big grab size Fritos
2 wedges laughing cow lite
1 cup skim :lol: milk <----------I ate all that ^^ salt, but I had SKIM milk. :rofl:


3 scoops homemade beef stew (barley, tomatoes, all the veggies from Sunday's meal)
2 slices Natural Ovens Right White bread, toasted w/1 T butter, almost
1 cup fresh green beans
1 cup water
4 chocolate covered soy nuts

4/26/05

1 egg + 2 whites
2 oz. FF cheese
green onion

tortellini w/veggie tomato sauce
2 pieces of French bread
salad w/sundried tomato vinagrette

WW smoothie w/frozen raspberries & FF milk
banana

curried baked potato
herbed broccoli w/tomatoes
3/4 c white wine

20 min. walk

It's something Kimberley makes. Applebee’s serves it over there fish as a salsa but she added some cucumbers to it last night. It's just Mango fruit with onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, cilantro and the added cucumber for last night’s batch. It is so yummy and olny 40 calories a cup.

I will not give up my coffee. I don't see where it's that bad for you. It's something I love and can indulge in with no guilt. Of course 99% of the time I drink it black so there are no calories. Last night was the exception and I very rarely add anything to my coffee.

Today's Menu - 04/26/05 :corn:

Breakfast - 1 cup grape juice & 2 oz of trail mix
Snack - 4 oz of a carmel latte (it was too sweet and I ended up pitching it out), 4 dried peach halves
Lunch - raw veggies (broccoli, celery and baby carrots) with ranch.
Dinner - Spaghetti. 1 piece of whole wheat bread, and a snickers fun size for dessert.

Good luck with the coffee-withdrawal, SAPF. It's not easy, I know....

Here's today's food so far:

porridge and banana
roasted vegetables and chicken, banana
spicy bolognese, peppers and broccoli
more peppers and broccoli, with bbq sauce

25 min walk

OK. I'm going to get back at this if it KILLS ME! Here's for today:

1 FF yogurt
2 servings baby carrots

1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 serving goldfish crackers
1 "Cup-A-Soup" thing
6 peanut M&Ms

1 serving baby carrots

Turkey sub on wheat bread, with lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper, pickles, fat free dressing

1 serving chocolate pudding made w/ skim milk

Total: 1184 Calories

I'm going to jump in here, it'll be my first day on Journal Buddy :)

Looks good Apryl!

Mug of tea w/milk and sugar
1/2 cup cottage cheese

2 slices whole wheat bread with salsa and 1.25 oz. cheddar (melted in toaster oven...awesome)
2cups-ish salad with light ranch dressing

565 so far...back after dinner!


Linda :)

22.5 of my 26 pts used

Morning: 5.5 pts
3/4 cup Kashi Go Lean Go Lean Cereal
1/2 cup 2% reduced fat milk
1/4 cup raisins

Midday: 8.5 pts
1 medium banana
1 serving light n fit fiber yogurt
Michelina Lean Gourmet Chicken Fettuccini something or other

Evening: 6.5pts
2 Chilli cheese burritos: (2 Mission low carb tortilla 6in. w/ 1/2 cup Hormel Chili, No Beans and 1/4 cup Kraft 2% Milk Reduced Fat Natural Shredded Cheese Cheddar & Monterey Jack)

Snack: 2pts
Pop Secret 100 cal popcorn

Water: about 60 oz

Exercise: Crap, zip, nada. The exercises I did yesterday hurt my legs so bad I could barely get up from my desk! I did squats with a stability ball against the wall. Next time, I think I will only do 2 reps :^:

Ps. I would like to really thank Jillegal for starting this thread because this keeps me on track and makes me really think about what I am eating, and the thought that others will know what I am eating for some reason makes me stay focused, even more so than my WW Points tracker. SO thanks! :thanks:

Thanks for your sweet comments, Willowgirl :^:

That mango veggie dish does sound delish, Howie and Kimberley. :hungry:

I feel your pain SAPF - I'm reverting back to my English roots and consuming more tea in an effort to refrain from so much coffee induced caffeine effects. :coffee2:

Good job on pitching the overly sweet carmel latte, Peachgirl. :angel:

Glad to see you're totally back on board with us Sheila and Apryl. :cb:

A big welcome to famograham - the more the merrier. Keep posting though, or I'll track you down. :s: ;)

Nice job on the 2.8lb loss, Sandi. :smug:

Make sure you get all those calories in, Jillybean - you have to eat to lose weight! :yes:

Got an idea for a snack from one of Claire's entries. :thanks:

Here's mine:

Breakfast: 1c Kashi Go Lean with 1/2c 1% milk

Snack: 1 medium banana

Lunch: 1c leftover homemade chili with 2 slices WW 60% whole wheat bread

Snack: 1 apple diced (skin on), 1 diced stalk of celery, palmful each of walnuts and raisons, all tossed together with 1 tbsp. fat free sour cream

Dinner: Grilled salmon steak with lemon, wild rice, asparagus and boiled baby carrots. Astro fat-free, sugar-free vanilla yogurt.

Beverages: 3 large mugs of tea, 3 500ml bottles of water, 1lt. lime flavoured mineral water, 2 cans soda water

Exercise: 20 min. doggy walk in each of a.m. and p.m. Kicking soccer ball in field with G. and dog for 1/2hr.

As for the badminton, it was a blast! I've always loved it too, Sarah, and when in high school was North York Badminton Champion. However, that was over 30 years ago (and I was several pounds lighter - heck, North York doesn't even exist any longer, having been absorbed into the City of Toronto). I figured playing badminton was much like riding a bike - once you've learned you never forget. In fact, that's how I felt this morning after my night of chasing and wailing on that shuttlecock - like I'd fallen off a bike! :joker:

I did more exercise today, so I'm REALLY happy about that! Do oany of you guys know about Yourself!Fitness? It's pretty cool. It's an interactive workout game that has a virtual personal trainer named Maya who gives you a different workout every time! I wrote more about it on my blog, if you're curious. First I did the fitness test, to assess my capabilities -- and that was a workout in itself! Then I did a 15-minute workout. I thought I was going to pass out, and I had to rest, etc. -- but I did it!!

I'm pleased with my water intake today. In the days after chemo, water makes me nauseous, and all the other fluids taste funky so I drink less -- but today I was able to just chug-a-lug like I used to!

My eats were pretty good, too. Oh!! And I've lost another pound, so I'm now at 5 pounds down in 11 days! :p I'll check in officially at the Weigh-in thread later in the week, once I know the final weekly tally.

Eats for today, Tuesday, 4/26

Breakfast: ½ cup Kashi Go Lean and ½ cup All Bran Extra Fiber w/8 oz. nonfat milk; protein drink
Lunch: ¾ cup brown rice mixed with 5 oz. grilled skinless chicken breast and 1 cup chopped asparagus
Mid-PM: 2 oz. fresh mozzarella and tomato w/pesto on ciabatta bread
Dinner: 3 cups romaine, 3 cups mixed baby greens, 1 Roma tomato, 8 croutons, and 2 tbsp. lowfat balsamic vinaigrette w/added balsamic vinegar, and gobs of fresh garlic
Water: 170 oz. water (yay!)
Calories: 1480; 27% / 33% protein / 40% carb