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Jasmine ~~ welcome again and hang around this group you'll get sucked in as i did you wont be able to leave it's such a great bunch here
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Thanx hun! I love all the girls on 3fc already. It's like one big family!!
Hi Squishy and butterfly!!
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JAsmine~ Welcome!! I've seen you around. I'm a SAHM as well.
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Hi Stevi! I noticed you are in cali too! I am about 30 miles south of Barstow. Where are you at??
The older kids are all in school thank God so it is just Katy and I during the day. She will be 3 in December.
Okay so this has been a strange week for me. I am calorie counting and use fitday. I also rely on this:
Womens Nutrition Health Guide
Since I have been tracking my averages this month of cals:
The first week I averaged 1850 a day weekly(with 60 minutes of walking, 6 days a week)
The second week I averaged 1880 a day weekly(with 60 minutes of walking, 6 days a week)
I have lost 2.5 pounds a week so that is good. This is what I eat on a typical day:
Breakfast:
1 apple, 1 orange, half a grapefruit, 1 banana, sometimes I'll add strawberries or blueberries but I make this into a smoothie with Ice!
Lunch:
1 slimfast, 2 oz of tuna(in water) w/ 1 tsp of light mayo, 1-2 slices of whole wheat bread. I only do tuna maybe 1-2 a week, you have to be careful w/ the mercury! Or I have a little bit of peanut butter on the bread.
snack: 1 yogurt or 1 serving of total(no milk) or honey bunches of oats(no milk)
Dinner:
It varies. I try to do boneless skinless chicken breast with 1 cup of rice (I am working on switching to brown)and brocolli and carrots 3 times a week. One nite, usually Sunday, I will have red meat like low fat roast or a steak with 1 cup of mashed potatos and a vegi.
The other nites I will have bean and cheese burritos w/ spanish rice, go easy on the cheese, sometimes use mozarella. Or once every few weeks we will have lasagna(in moderation) or chicken enchiladas(in moderation) . I usually have to have tacos at least once a week or I freak! lol With chicken though. I use olive oil to fry the shells in. Once a week I will go out to eat for lunch and I tell myself I can have whatever I want! I remember even last year that would mean a 1/4 cheeseburger with fries and onion rings and sugary soda and lots of ranch and thousand island! But I have since cut out sugary soda completely! It's just not worth it! If we go out to eat at a nice rest., I will have a salad w/ ranch, (which is like once a month) Plus a burger and fries. But I don't dip the fries in the ranch or thous. island no more and actaully seldom even get onion rings any more. Next time we go, I am going to see if hubby just wants to split the fries with me and our daughter who is 2. Last time when we went out to eat I gave her 1/4 of my burger and that shaves cals off right there!! Him and I and her had split one fry and 1 onion ring and even brought onion rings home for the other kids cause there were so many but next time I go I think the 3 of us will just share 1 fry.
Anyhow, I just thought I would let everyone know a little more about me and my eating habits. As I get to under 200 I might need to reduce the cals a bit and the strangest thing is happening. This last week i got sick. It was really bad for one day and just so - so the next. But it really threw a wrench in my eating and I was actually worried about eating enough!
Sunday was 1836 cals
Monday was 846!!! (I was sick!)
Tuesday was 1497 (still low for me!)
Wednesday was 1414 (STILL low for me!) That is a total of 5593 divided by 4 days = 1398 cals a day on average!! That is a big drop from the last few weeks!
On the one hand I haven't had my day out yet. (The last two weeks I goofed and actually had TWO days out each, one day with burgers, next w/ nacho bell grandes, my other passion!!) I havent kicked myself though cause i am still losing my 2.5 a week and the big thing with me is this is NOT a diet, it is a new healthy way of eating so it has to be livable for me.
Okay, but all this being said, I am actually very tempted to maybe try to get to a lower calorie range. Sunday is my major weekly weigh in day and that will be a big determining factor.
Oct 1 ~ 228.5
Oct 8 ~ 226
Oct 15 ~ 223.5
Okay so the kicker here is I am already at 221.25. I really think I can get to 220 by Sunday which would be a 3.5 pound loss this week instead of the normal 2.5.
So I think I am going to try to keep my cals lower this week, only eat out once and if I do lose an extra pound then I am going to try for another similiar week. Where is fiddler? IS she in this group? Cause she says she is losing 4 pounds a week and I really wonder if I apply myself more if I can at least get to the 3.5 pound a week pt. That would be awesome1
So that is what i am up to. I have been torn the last few days. I have been wanting chicken cheese enchiladas for a week but then got sick, and now when I told myself to just do it tonite, then I remind myself of my goal, and the fact that I am also going to be eating lunch out tomorrow and I really want to get to 220 by Sunday! What to make, what to make! I was already bad this a.m. I normally only do fruit til noon then have my slimfast and sandwich and coffee. But I forgot to get more fruit yesterday so I had a few baked fries and I really want a grilled cheese for lunch(which I rarely ever do any more) but the main thing stopping me is I want to be good. I am putting it all in fitday and my normal daily goal is to stay within 30%fat or lower and 20% or more protein. I can make any of this work if I want to but idk, maybe I should just try to have another reeally good day. *big sigh*
What is everyone making for dinner tonite?
Do you all have a weekly weigh in day?
You've come to the right place for support!! Glad to have ya. The key to weight loss success is... DON"T GIVE UP. Even if you have a bad day or even a bad week, Just jump back in there. You know if you give up completely, you will not only gain the weight back, you will gain MORE. Its a know fact. So no matter what slow and steady wins the race. Even .5 lbs a week is better then gaining 2 lbs a week right? So, keep up the good work, it sounds like you're on the right track already. What kind of program are you on?
Bonnie!! Sorry to hear about the family! I know what ya mean though. I have some like that. Luckily I come from a big family and they're not all like that. 
today! Had a Asian Chicken Salad and didn't realize that they put dressing on it before I got it! YIKES! But over all, I don't think it blew my day away.
All good plans must come to an end....
That kinda excludes any outdoor activities, though mom has suggested that perhaps we might do a local winery tour and sample the wares. Who knows.
I guess the only thing "good" to come out of this has been that I have refused to give in and eat to feel better. I guess I know that I'd just regret it in the end. 
