Another week, a fresh start! Welcome to the new ladies. I was wondering where you got your digital food scales? How much could I expect to pay for one?

To the ones we've lost over the weeks: it's never too late to come back! I love this thread b/c it gives me new meal ideas, and it keeps me honest. Don't be too afraid of Jill, she yells because she loves! And I wouldn't have her any other way.

Let's have a great week everyone!

6/13

10 oz coffee
8 oz light soy milk

2 small slices lasagne
1 meatball

12 baby carrots
half a cucumber, sliced
1/4 cup buttermilk ranch salad dressing

2 slices natural ovens carb conscious wheat bread
2 slices muenster cheese
2 Tbsp butter

1 can diet lime pepsi
1 serving trail mix
1 serving roasted garlic herb potato chips

1/2 liter water

Well, not off to a good start, today is already shot, I really don't even know what all I've eaten , I did buy several kinds of fruits and veggies at the store, so tomorrow should be a lot better.

Exercise isn't going to happen, as I sprained my toe this morning (don't think it's broken). I dropped a big glass candle on it , and now the whole underside is purple.

I've just been lazy about writing things down, but I should probably start again.

1/2 banana

1 hour hydrofit water aerobics

1/4 c pineapple
1/4 c FF cottage cheese
1/4 c oatmeal
1/2 Tbl. maple syrup

veggie burger
1 slices lite bread
FF mayo, ketchup, mustard
lettuce, tomato, pickle
1/3 c unsweetened applesauce

50 min. dog walking at animal shelter (those dogs walk a lot faster than I walk my little guy, and I get a good arm workout, too!)

celery w/ laughing cow light
mixed berry smoothie (yogurt, milk, frozen mixed berries, splenda)

curried chicken
1/2 c brown rice
salad w/olive oil & balsamic vinegar

15 min. dog walk with my own dog

SAPF: I've had my Salter digital scales for over 10 years and brought them with me when I moved here. I didn't buy the cheapest on the market but I've used them almost every day (even when not dieting) and they are still as accurate as the day I got them, so were well worth it. I doubt they even make the ones I have any more, but I found this link: http://www.chefsresource.com/digital...en-scales.html.

And http://www.americanweigh.com/ has digital scales from $20.


Mon 13/06:

Breakfast: Banana shake (½ cup plain 2% yogurt, ½ cup 0% milk, 6 oz banana, dash vanilla extract).
Lunch: 2 thin slices ham and 1¼ oz cheddar on 68 g whole-grain bread, green salad with 1 tblsp. sliced almonds.
Snack: Pea cup-a-soup, 4 Wheatine crackers.
Dinner: 3½ oz chicken breast, 3 potato patties, 1 cup peas, ½ cup strawberries, 60 ml Safeway Light Whipped Topping.
Drinks: 500 ml coffee, 2½ litres water.

Total kcals: 1333 (not incl. free veggies)

Exercise: 1.26 mile walk. Not nearly enough.

Good day, today! Surprised me for a Monday but I'm noticing that the more "on plan" I am...the better I'm feeling.

Breakfast:
Coffee w. 2T vanilla coffee cream with Splenda
1 c Cheerios w. 1/2 c skim milk

Snack: dried apricots

Lunch:
2 slices Sara Lee multi-grain, one pam fried egg with slice of Kraft FF American, smear of Miracle whip

Snack: 10 pretzels, red pepper strips, lemon hummus

Dinner:
Marinated/grilled chicken breast sliced on bed of romaine, spinach, carrots, radishes w. Newman's Light Honey Mustard dressing. Triscuit thin crisps w. 1 wedge Laughing Cow Light.

Snack later: Frozen, Light Lemon juice bar while finally getting to watch the much anticipated show: "The Closer".

Water: 100 oz.

Exercise: 100 laps in pool and 30 minutes of 6 different weight machine exercises, 3 sets of 12 reps each, with 15 y.o. son...we called it: "Bonding while brawning"!

SAPF, I love my digital scale. I just measured out carrots tonight and thought, my goodness is that all that 1 serving looks like?! I apparently have been eating for a family of four for years! Oh yeah, I knew that already...

Breakfast: 1 serving frosted mini-wheats, 1/2 cup blueberries, skim milk

Lunch: Citrus chicken salad (roasted chicken, mandarin orange segments, green onions, lettuce, citrus sesame vinaigrette)

Dinner: Black beans/chipotle salsa, 3 oz. carrots, 1 oz. honey whole wheat pretzels, 1 FF Dannon yogurt

8 cups of water
Exercise: 30 minute walk

Thanks for starting this week's thread, SAPF (even if you've removed the element of fear by suggesting I have a heart)

Sorry about the toe, CassandraA. Hope it heals quickly. On a happy note though, I see you've bought fruits and veggies!! I have to admit I've wanted to ask you for the longest time where the produce is in your diet!

Claire, substituting couscous for fries is certainly worthy!

Everyone else - looking good!

Points
Breakfast
3 - 1c Kashi Go Lean cereal
1 - 1/2c 1% milk
1 - Astro fat free sugar free peach yogurt
Lunch
0 - mixed greens, spinach and chopped tomatoes, tossed with
1 - light balsamic vinnaigrette
3 - imitation crab meat
Dinner
7 - 1-1/2c homemade pasta salad *
1 - 2 slices Weight Watchers 60% bread
Snack
2 - medium banana
2 - peanut butter cookie
21 total (one point under target)

* Vegetable and wholewheat bowtie pasta, chopped veggies (tomatoes, green & red peppers, onions, celery and carrots), flaked water-packed tuna (drained), Kraft Light Zesty Italian dressing, Calorie-reduced parmesan cheese

Beverages: 2 500ml bottles of spring water, 2 cans of low-sodium club soda, 1 large mug of tea

Exercise: 20 minute walk with dog in a.m., 1/2hr. walk with dog in p.m.

Here is what I shoved into my mouth today...

Breakfast:
1 1/2 cups honey nut cheerios
1 cup skim milk

Lunch:
turkey sandwich made with romaine and whole wheat
1 cup of grapes

Snack:
ff vanilla yogurt

Dinner:
boneless/skinless chicken breast
1 cup green beans
1 1/2 brown rice

125 oz of water so far.

Excellent "shoving", Lany!

Been living up to my promise to eat at least 5 servings of fruits/veggies today.

Breakfast: 1 cup green grapes, 1 Kashi Go Lean "malted chocolate crisp" high protein/high fiber bar (very yummy and filling)

Snack 1: nothing

Lunch: 1 1/2 cups hearts of romaine lettuce combined w/ 1/2 cup shredded chedder, 3 TBS no calorie ranch dressing, 1/4 cup sunflower seeds. Also, 1 cup raw baby carrots

Snack 2: nothing

Dinner: 1 double cheese burger, 1 medium baked potato topped with 1 cup broccoli florets and 2 slices low-fat pepperjack cheese; 1/2 cup watermelon

Treat: 5 Dove dark chocolates

Beverages: 20 oz vanilla soymilk, 100 oz water, 20 oz diet cola

Exercise: 8 minute moves, 1 hour Tae Kwon Do class

(Side note: Fellow Tae Kwon Do student and recent high school graduate, Josh, tested for his green belt tonite instead of testing with the rest of us on the 28th as he is leaving on the 15th for army basic training. He did awesome! As part of his test he broke two boards with two different kicks-the roundhouse and the ax kick. Very cool! )

June 13th

kashi w/ skim milk
fruit/yogurt

garden salad w/ vinegar + oil
chocolate cake

chicken, wild rice, mushroom casserole

potato chips
jello

Total: 1800 (Ahh! Tomorrow I will be purrrrfect.)

Did good over the weekend. After Friday anyway. Heres for Monday.

kashi w/ blueberries
banana

Tomato and cheese sandwich
banana

Tomato and cheese sandwich
orage
yogurt

ice cream cone

2 turkey wraps with veggies
_________________________
Total 1750 calories
Total fat 31 grams
Total water 160 oz

Went swimming again today......hopefully I am getting back into that exercise groove....

Porridge, skimmed milk, coffee
Orange, 2 apples
Summer vegetable soup
Pasta with puttanesca sauce (tomato, olives, anchovies, chilli)
Low fat natural yogurt
Low fat hot chocolate

30 min swim
30 min walk

1 banana

5 min. treadmill at 3.5 mph
15 min. stretching
1 hr. weight lifting

1 egg + 2 egg white omelet
mushrooms
FF cheese
green onion
1 c red grapes

50 min. walking shelter dogs

TJ's Mandarin Orange Chicken
brown rice
broccoli
smoothie w/FF plain yogurt, milk & frozen fruit

15 min. dog walk

Breakfast: 1 serving frosted Mini-wheats, 1/2 cup blueberries, skim milk

Lunch: Turkey sandwich (turkey, lettuce, tomato, mustard, crusty roll), 1 small apple

Dinner: 1 egg, 1 whole wheat pita, 1 serving FF cottage cheese, 1 nectarine (best one I've ever had-- yay for Summer fruit!)

Passed up: Oatmeal raisin cookie & bag of chips in my lunch meeting boxed lunch, removed bacon and cheese from sandwich, left off mayo

Not much water yet :-(
Exercise: haven't decided yet. I'll come back!