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
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.
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.
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.
Last edited by TooFatFish; 06-13-2005 at 11:02 PM.
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
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.
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! )