Nightkatt: I just mix together a big bowl of diced tomato, onion, and garlic and throw in a little balsamic and some basil for extra flavor! It gives me a nice little kick in the taste buds to hold me over :)

Originally Posted by Nightkatt:
Morning all :)

BIGJOE - What is SF Pudding?? Great plan for your day :)

BURG - What are the toppings you have as snacks?

LOSTINSTATICX - I know what you mean about the breakfast .. Im usually useless at that .. still learning :) I tend to keep a water bottle with me at all times, 750ml at a time, I find I drink more water that way than having a glass here and there. Dinner sounds lovely :)

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Started day well (for a change), got my meals planned .. still need to work on having the snacks but will give it a go :)
B - Weetbix, half banana, glass OJ
S - Almonds
L - Protein Shake
S - Fruit
D - boneless/skinless chicken thigh, carrots, beans, capsicum & a potato.
S - Fruit Salad.

So Ive started well so far .. feeling full .. my biggest thing other than breakfast is eating the snacks ... I just never feel that hungry. Weather here is terrible (we are getting gale warnings as I am watching the news) so no plan to leave the house .. instead I will either try to "Disco with Richard Simmons" or "Walk Away the Pounds" ... want to try to do 2 miles today as I managed the 1 mile last week :)

SF- sugar free

So far so good today.... one day at a time.....

Good job today, everyone.

For dinner I ended up doing a stir fry, grilled chicken, asparagus, bell peppers, and zucchini. It turned out okay. Unfortunately, out of habit I drank entirely too much iced tea. I had it left over from the weekend, and I gave in.

Tomorrow I'm going to try and start off with a good breakfast, and go from there. I also plan on drinking nothing but water for the next week. Liquid calories are definitely my weakness. Juice, iced tea, and especially soda. If I had my choice, I would choose a nice pepsi over food any day. I have to get out of that.

I think I'm going to start a blog, and actually attempt to keep up with it. I think this would be good for me not only to keep myself on track, but to let out my frustrations.

Hoping that tomorrow is going to be a better day.

Humm . I look at what I had planned mealwise today and doh .. nope .. started off well lol .. breakfast & snack 1 was right ... but instead of protein shake I had a bowl of popcorn ... didnt have any afternoon snack .. and didnt end up wanting to cook for one tonight .. so had cereal again (but more than I had for breakfast). Still to have my fruit salad, which I will probably have with my hunny when he gets home ... but otherwise .. umm .. nope .. water no prob .. and I added in a cup of OJ. So today was all about fibre .. no protein though .. but will get it right tomorrow :)

Thanks BigJoe for SF meaning lol .. still learning all the shorthand :)

Burg - sounds lovely .. my hunny would love it I think .. so would most of my friends .. I cant have it as I am allergic to tomatoes and mushrooms .. but that is probably why Italy was the only place in Europe I put on weight cos I lived on Carbonara & Alfredo lol ..

LOST - that sounds like the sort of dinner I usually make .. only hold the gusgus (asparagus) .. instead I include broccoli, carrot & onion .. as well as the bell peppers and courgette (zucchini) .. and a little bok choy if I have it :)
Is Iced Tea not a sugar free drink then??? I drink a lot of green tea (mainly the one with strawberry in it) .. no calories and lovely hot or cold. I dont drink any soda drinks as I react to the gasses (cant burp lol) .. but I do have a glass of orange juice with pulp almost every day :) I am sort of using the journal on the Calorie Counter site ... been 4 weeks and only written twice lol .. but both times I wanted to write down my thoughts about the beginning .. and then again the progress .. so I think its a great idea ... so is posting on here .. I think it makes you more accountable for your choices :) Good Luck!

Good afternoon all

Checking in late- Took a vacation day from work... Had a doctors appt this morning blood pressure is good under med... blood test done to check something w/ the liver ( read high last time) went and renewed my drivers license.... busy morning..

First please take the time to remember the 9/11 victims.. I live in Colorado, but was born and raised in NYC... I still remember I was watching the news about the first plane hitting the bldg. then I saw the second plan hit the second tower.... boy it hit me... and it still does... NYC wont be the same ..

As far as diet lets see: ( how are u doing today)?

B- Just coffee ( been running around this morning)
L- EAS Protein drink
S- 1/2 cup salad- 5 crackers wheat
D- big Mac. ( no bread ).
S- apple sauce

bigjoe - sounds like a busy morning! good news from doctor visits are always a good thing. good blood pressure is good to hear.

nightkatt- i usually only make my stir fry with bell peppers, onions and corn. I wanted to mix things up a little bit, and i found out that i actually prefer it my old way. i love all kinds of veggies though, so i guess i'm just going to have to look for some new tasty recipes.

the iced tea that i like to drink does have both calories and sugars. :( i'm going to have to start trying some no calorie ones, or just flat out stick to water. soda is a rough spot for me. it's a mixture of the carbonation and sweetness that has me drawn to it. i figure if i can stick to water, and seltzer water for my bubbles then i should be okay.

today i didn't do spectacular, fat was a little bit high, but i'm within my calories, and my protein was pretty good.

breakfast - yogurt, water

snack- lean pocket (i have to get away from these)
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lunch- my mom and i went to a place called chipotle, and i got a burrito bowl. (it had brown rice, black beans, grilled chicken, mild tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream) the cheese and sour cream aren't the healthiest, but the meal overall is a lot healthier than a lot of other takeout/restaurant foods. it's decently healthy. it was difficult not to order a coke with my lunch, however, i took my own water bottle with me and i stuck to it.

dinner- stouffers veggie lasagna

snack- i have just enough room for a frozen greek yogurt cup.



not the most nutritious day ever, but it's better than i've been doing, so i'm okay with it.

how is everybody else doing?

Good evening everyone!
Good day today so far...but I'm off to a friends birthday tonight! Thankfully I'm on what I like to call the "Will I do it when I'm healthy?" diet...and you better believe when I'm healthy I will still be celebrating with (possibly a few too many) drinks. So that's my way of not feeling guilty about that! :lol: I also cut back a bit today to split the difference at least a little.

Hope you're all having great days, too!

Hang in there ! We can do it. I say if I want something I will have half of it.

I had one of my better days food-wise. It was a busy morning for me too .. well sort of lol .. I offered my hair as a model for a trainee so had to go into the city for that ... then I had to do some more wedding organising ... its all the budgeting that means Im zapping around everywhere lol .. but as I said .. one of my better food days when it comes to hitting more of the meals ...

B - Protein Shake .. then a Grande Trim Latte half strength at Starbucks
S - forgot to take my almonds in with me .. but I had a sugar free lolly so that my blood sugar didnt drop too far
L - Regular Chicken Caesar Pita from Pita Pit ... changed the cheese from chedder/swiss to Feta (lots lower in calories), Honey Mustard sauce instead of Aioli Lite (half the calories) .... so good choices there :)
S - ummm .. nope .. missed this one too lol.
D - hunny brought home fish & chips .. so I took the crumbs off my fish and only had 10 chips. Will be having some fruit salad soon.
S - Green Tea with Strawberry before bed :)

First time in about 3 weeks I hit my daily fat target ... the only one I am missing regularly is the potassium .. but otherwise doing great with my calories ... BUT .. Im still about 350 under my daily intake :)

Planning tomorrows meals now :)

Is that your new hair in the pic Nightkatt? It looks great! I can see a great difference in your face from the last pic too :)

Yeah .. new style but same colour .. just the light hitting it .. keep forgetting its so red lol .. usually I dye it darker to hide the red but have been leaving my hair all year :) You reckon it looks diff?? I think I must have lost some of my loss in my face .. cos its not really noticeable anywhere else lol .. but I will hold this pic as my 4 week one .. see what the 8 week one looks like when I redo the rest of my body shots too .. hate doing pics .. but its a real good way to "keep it real!"

Good evening all,

How is everyone doing today? I hope you're having a good, healthy and happy day.



Breakfast- yogurt, water

Lunch- 4 oz of turkey, on Arnold's flat bread, with mustard.

Snack- string cheese

Dinner- Lean cuisine of chicken in a mesquite bbq sauce, with ranch redskin mashed potatoes.


I'm actually very low on calories today. My fat, carbs and protein are pretty good, but I'm still feeling hungry. I'm thinking I'll have a snack tonight of a protein shake, and an apple.


I really need to add exercise to my plan. It's difficult to get started when you're already experiencing severe back/leg/foot pain. I have to though. Just a matter of figuring out what I can do.

Good evening

Had an ok day today,,very busy at work....did not eat on my plan

b- coffee
L- 1 Jamaican patty
d- ate out ( Mexican rest)
s-????

Good Morning Buddies... Well Friday will be my way in days so your welcome to join in.... today the scale read 327 lbs.... That's ok 1 lbs less then last week...

my meal plan for today:

B- Coffee
s- EAS Drink
L- Coffee( Just not hungry)
s- SF Pudding
d- mash potatos
s- Apple sauce
Will post as I go..... Have a great day everyone