You're right about the butt reference. I want it big and round, just not so big that someone could pull up a chair and eat a meal off it. Understand?

And I'm half Dominican/half Spaniard. You know those Spaniards have no booty to speak of, so I have to hang on to all of my Dominican genes!

I'll let you know when I get down there, Miz C. 'Til then, que se jodan los bichos.

;-)

Good morning gals.

Mami, I've got a bubble butt too. I am amazed though at how much it has shrunk since losing the weight. Well, umm duh. But yeah, even when I was at my thinnest I had CURVES. And let me tell you it's not just Spanish men that love the big butts. In my exeperience it seems to any human being that has a P@N1S. And I am so happy to hear you are DOWN 3 POUNDS!!!! 3 POUNDS!!! I know you work so hard and you've gotten a nice payback now. I'm so very happy for you. And somehow I think Mami, that no matter what your butt looks like when you're all said and done you are goiing to be drop dead GORGEOUS. I mean you are already. You must be so thrilled to have that elliptical in your home. I wish I had room for one in mine.

littlered, I believe drinking Cyrstal lite DOES count as drinking water. You're doing great!!! 64 oz and 1200 calories - just great!

Friday's calories - about 1300.

Enjoy your Saturday everybody. Make it a good one.

Good Morning Girls!
Calories...1,172
Fat...16%
Fiber...52 grams
Friday's Journal
Breakfast: Vitamin Mix ~ Fiber One ~ Fruit Smoothie
Lunch: Vegetable Soup ~ Toasted Flat Out with Garlic ~ Cr. Cheese Pudding/Applesauce with Cool Whip and sprinkling of Fiber One.
Supper: Spagetti and Meatballs ~ Large Salad with Balsamic vinegar and Olive oil dressing
Evening snack: cup of hot milk before bed.


Now the good news! I've dropped 3.5 pounds in the last 10 days and I know why, it's all the Fiber I've been eating. Fitday tells me the average is 51 grams per day. I look at it this way, the fat doesn't have a chance to cling to my hips, the fiber moves the fat out before it has a chance to be my best friend. :rofl:
Allison... I love my new Vista and it has a totally different look than my old Windows XP. I took my crashed XP up to the PC Doctor and he told me there wasn't anything wrong with it??
So now I have two computers, DH asked if I was going to take my new one back and I said NO WAY!
Zenor... You really have an advantage over us Northern girls with beautiful, warm walking weather. When I was a working girl, I used to walk on my lunch breaks too. I found it to be very energizing and gave me the pep to finish out the day.
Theresa... I love Taco salads too, think I'll try your recipe. You just sprinkle the dry Taco mix over the cooked chicken?
You can turn your retirement into an advantage by cooking everything from scratch, therefore eliminating all the high calorie processed foods. Stock up on lots of Veggies and unprocessed foods. Add more fiber to your meals. As far as protein drinks, I personally wouldn't drive two towns over just to purchase a protein drink. Google "Protein" foods and print out the list. You'll find lots of healthy ways of adding protein to your plan.
Claudia...

Quote:

As to the scale, I'm an everyday weigher because the fluctuations really mean nothing to me. Once I hit a new low, I view that as my new weight regardless. Yeah, the scale may go up again by a few pounds but I KNOW it will come right back to my new low so I don't sweat it at all. Its all mental. In fact, I cannot wait to get on the scale in the morning, even when I know it might be high (OK, on those days I'm not half as eager :)).

I couldn't agree with you more, I think I wrote this same thing earlier. I usually don't change my ticker until my weight stays the same for a couple of days. The popcorn I eat most nights don't really affect me either, I think my body is used to the salt and I don't retain it anymore.
Hi to everyone, hope you all have a great weekend. Diva, where's the pictures?

I'm in the "Biggest Losers" thread which ends March 24th. My goal was to drop 13 pounds and this morning I met that goal two weeks early. :woo: I love changing my ticker plus Maxine gets to tell you another joke.

Diva and Robin, you two are up early!
I'm jealous of your bubble butts, my daughter and I both have flat butts. When my daughter was younger she wanted me to buy both of us those foam rubber butts that you can slide into your underwear and I thought I'd die laughing because she was only about 10 years old at the time.

Good morning!
Yesterday was right around 1200 cals and I did lots of legs and abs.

Theresa ... I read the threads here every morning that I'm home and free to do so. I click new posts and read alot of threads. It's more encouragement and info than I've gotten from any book. Books have a beginning and an end but 3FC is here for me (and anyone) 24/7!

Bobby, You ARE too funny! :D

Me, I have no butt. Just up top and a belly.

Bobbie,

Cook 1 lb. Chopped Chicken. Add 1/2 package taco seasoning , with water, about 1/2 c. Add put on big salad, I put taco sauce on it too. with a little low fat cheddar.

Thanks Robin! Yes, I've been trying to eat less and its been working. My appetite has finally decreased so that I'm not starving on 1500 calories. Morning to Bobbi, Diva and the rest of you that I dont know yet. Will report back lata!

Bobbi~Congrats on making your goal early!!! DD had a problem with her computer that one tech couldn't figure out. Thankfully I have a computer guru who took it and fixed it without losing her files (she has a mountain of songs on iTunes!). DS wants Vista. We might upgrade his computer this summer.

Calories yessterday 1204!!!!! Weight is back down to 140!!!! If I stay OP this weekend, I'll see the 130's by Monday!!! (Can you tell I'm psyched?)

Oh, and for all this butt talk, mine is as flat and flabby as a pancake. I don't think there is any hope for me!

LOL Allison. Try some squats and walking lunges with very heavy weights. I promise that will have a good effect. You must be looking quite good however as the 130's is awesome for someone your height (and even for shorter folks)!

I can't--bad knees. Who knew that downhill skiing for 20+ years would wreck my knees?

Quick Posts Ladies, I'll come back and chat tomorrow:

Calories for Friday:
Total: 1522 calories
Fat: 49g(31%)
Carbs: 197g (44%)
Fiber: 37g
Protein: 89g (25% )


I ran 5 miles outside today along Lakeshore Drive. Beautiful weather, but the trail was still muddy and icy in many parts.

Have a b'day celebration today at ESPN zone.. Pray for me ladies that I stay on plan and have self-control. I have a wedding to go to next week and I don't want to waste all my calories at ESPN zone, I want to save them for the wedding. Oh yeah,I'm a bridesmaid in this wedding. The bride asked me to be a bridesmaid 3 weeks ago....I'll tell ya'll more on that later. Gotta go get my dress.

Good morning Everyone!

Fridays calories: 828 + dinner out

I ate half my entree at dinner, split a salad and dessert, and had one small glass of wine. I'm sure I went over my usual 1500 calories, but the scale still showed a 2lb loss this morning. :carrot: So, I'm not going to stress about it.

We're having friends over tonight and I'm going to try a chocolate mousse recipe I found that uses tofu instead of heavy cream. A serving is only 100 calories; I hope it's good. I'll let everyone know how it turns out. I thought I'd dab vanilla yogurt on top too.

Bobbi-We do have great weather here. I'm very lucky (and thankful) that I can walk year round.

Everyone with a round rear-Count yourselves lucky! Mine is very flat and it gets flatter the more weight I lose. :D

I hope everyone has a good weekend!

Allison,

Lean forward on the stairmaster and watch the bubble grow.

;-)

Hi everyone!

I'm back from playing tennis with my hubby. We played for one hour, and believe me, he had me running all over the court. I also did crunches and push ups here at the house.

Ok. I have a FIBER question for Bobbi and anyone else who has advice to share. One of my goals for this week (since I've been plateaued at 142 for 3 weeks) is to increase fiber and water. I eat nuts (10-20 almonds a day), beans several times a week (chick peas or kidney beans on salad, etc), oatmeal a few times a week, flax on my yogurt, etc. But my fitday tells me that most days I'm at 15 grams or so (some days I do make it to 30). I believe 25 grams a day is recommended.

This might sound weird, but I have always assumed I was getting plenty of fiber. I never really paid much attention to it because I feel like I eat a lot of high fiber foods. So, I was quite surprised to see that many days I'm not even getting the minimum recommendation! Bobbi, I notice you attribute your recent losses to your high fiber -- please share with me how you are getting 50-60 grams a day! I see that you eat Fiber One cereal -- exactly how much fiber does that contain? I've never tried it (not a big cereal eater except for oatmeal), but I think I'll put it on my shopping list. What are your other tricks? Anyone else?

Thanks in advance... I know you ladies will give some great advice!

Walking...........Fiber One cereal has 14 grams of fiber, only 60 calories in a serving. I can't stand cereal of any kind soggy so I've always eaten cereal dry. Fiber One is good dry, it has a slightly sweet taste and very crunchy. I put it in snack bags for individual serving and eat like popcorn. I also sprinkle it on top of applesauce and cool whip or it's good on pudding & Cool whip. I started eating it 2 or 3 times a day and my weight really dropped 3.5 pounds in 10 days. (I stay right around 1200 calories or less) Another food I eat most days are the "Light Flat Out" wraps, they have 9 grams of fiber and only 90 calories. These are very large too, 7.5 " across and 10" long, I find them at Wal*Mart on a low shelf in front the the deli cases. You can google them and find other stores that carry them. If You could put yourself on a two week challenge, stay at or under your calorie range and get at least 50 grams of fiber daily, your scale will move. I promise!
Bobbi

Walkingtolose, I too eat a lot of fiber and attribute it to helping me with my weightloss.

Fiber One cereal is how I start off my day every single morning. Like Bobbi mentioned it has 14 gms of fiber per serving and 60 calories. That's just a 1/2 cup serving. So it you double it, well yeah,you get the picture.

I also add Fiber One cereal to my salads in place of croutons. I add it to FF/SF yougurt in place of granola. You could crush it up and use it to "bread" chicken or cutlets. So, yeah I try to use it A LOT.

Some high fiber foods:

Strawberries and blueberries and raspberries
Pears
Oranges
Lentils - VERY high fiber
Brussel sprouts
Cauliflower
Sweet potatoes
Winter Squash
Popcorn
Broccoli
Green beans

Most veggies have some fiber, of course more then others. If you incorporate more veggies into your diet, you will get more fiber.

Another thing, I see you are having a plataeu, I know some will kill me for saying this - almonds have great fat in them, without a doubt. And lots of other good stuff in them. But man oh man, they are HIGH in calories. So if and again this is just my novice opinion, I was having a plataeu, I personally would elminate them. Or certainly cut back. Just my little opinion. If you feel they are working for you then of course you do know what is best for you.

Thanks so much, Bobbi and Robin! I am definitely picking up Fiber One and Flat Out tomorrow at WalMart. I actually have had the Flat Out wraps before, but I didn't eat them fast enough and they went bad. I hate buying food and having it go bad! It was about a year ago, so I'm game to try them again. I'm not a cereal/milk eater, but I enjoy crunchy snacks and also love to sprinkle crunchy whatever (nuts, flax, etc) over yogurt or apple sauce. So, I think if I incorporate the cereal, it will help up my fiber. I do eat a good amount of fruits/veggies too, hence my assumption that I was already fine on fiber... goes to show how much it can help to track and monitor and make adjustments to what we are doing. Trial and error.

Robin - about the almonds. First of all, I don't mind one bit you making the suggestion! I just looked at my fitday to check out the calories. I entered almonds into fitday from a bag of raw almonds I had, and it said a serving is 40 almonds. I usually put 10 in a baggie and take to work for a snack. So when I enter .25 of a serving it comes to only 40 calories and 4 grams of fat. I don't think that would be too detrimental, do you? However, I'm going to double check the calories and make sure I put it in right in the first place.

Thanks so much again for the tips from both of you. I AM going to shoot for 50 grams a day -- shouldn't be too tough if I have a cup of Fiber One a day! My husband is type 1 diabetic, so of course, he needs to be getting adequate fiber too. And he is a big cereal lover, so this will be good for both of us. And, I also need to drink more water, be consistent with the exercise, and not overindulge on weekends (so far so good on that... DH and I opted to stay in tonight and we had a good meal). Calories today are 1136, and that includes the glass of wine I'm having right now.

I hope to be able to report a loss when I weigh in this week... thanks to you both!

Good morning to you all on this fine Sunday morning. Drats, I CAN't BELIEVE WE ARE LOSING AN ENTIRE HOUR TODAY!!! I just hate that.

Walking2lose, I apologize again about the almonds. You said you were eating up to 20. I do have to tell you though, according to a bunch of different calorie websites, and we all know those can be WRONG. Almonds are about 7 calories each, 1 gm of fat per almond. So 10 almonds would be 70 calories, 20 would be 140. But again, they do have really GOOD fat in them and a lot of people find them really filling and satisfying. So do enjoy!!! Me, I just don't find them all that satisfying, I wish I did!! I personally like to do different things with my 140 or 70 calories. But of course we are all different. And we all have to do what works for us. Yumm, 1136 calories WITH a glass of wine. Yay you!!!!

I had a luncheon yesterday that I had completely forgot about. It was a beautiful, really, really beautiful catered event with gorgeous flowers and tall, huge giant fruit filled vases, just exsquisite. Beautiful, beautiful linens and dishes and glassware. Anyway, it was really nice. I got to see some old friends who I haven't seen since before the weightloss. Lots of mouths hanging open and lots and lots of compliments. I was all dressed up. It was lovely. I managed to eat really well. I had a veggies sushi roll and I took off most of the rice. Then there was this huge table full of salads. Really nicely set up by the way. I had a little $hitake mushroom salad, a little chickpea salad and a little spinach salad and a fruit cup. And plenty of diet coke. I usually don't drink soda too much, but I figured it was better then eating all those lucious looking cakes. I don't exactly know how many calories I ate though. But I'm figuring under 1500 for the day for sure. Although is was probably less. I ate a very lite dinner,a plate of undressed salad for dinner with a 3 oz. can of tuna tossed in and of course some Fiber One thrown into it.

Enjoy your Sunday ladies, even though there's an hour less of it.

Morning! I'm struggling a bit with inputting my food from yesterday into fitday. I didn't last weekend and it didn't make any difference to me in the long run. I think I'll try and see ... it was not healthy food ;)

Good Sunday Morning!
Saturday's Journal
Calories...1,105
Fat...25%
Fiber...53 grams
Breakfast:
Vitamin Mix ~ Fiber One ~
Egg/Cheese/bacon McMuffin (homemade using Lt. Thomas muffin, FF cheese slice, 2 egg whites and 2 strips Turkey Bacon.)
Lunch: Vegetable soup
Snack: Cheesecake (flavored) pudding topped with applesauce, Cool Whip and Fiber One. I drool just typing this out, it's my new favorite dessert.
Supper: Large Veggie Salad with Albacore Tuna ~ Olive Oil and Balsamic dressing.
Flat out toasted with garlic herbs.
Evening Snack: Popcorn (100 cal. bag)
Bedtime: Hot skim milk, teehee! Granny here sleeps better!
Walking... Our local Wal*Mart sells quite a few Flat Outs and not always in stock so I buy up two or three packages and freeze them. You could freeze each wrap separately and thaw as needed if you don't use them fast enough. You can bake them in the oven or toaster oven until crisp, top with pizza sauce, Turkey Pepperoni and FF Mozarella cheese for a large personal pizza. (Put back in to melt the cheese) You can also add left-over veggies from the night before to bulk up the pizzas. I've tried putting the ingredients on first, then baking them but the crust under the sauce isn't as crunchy. If you have a sweet tooth, spray them with zero calories spray and sprinkle with cinnamon & Stevia, Splenda or sugar. Bake until crisp, these are really good. I buy the original Light Flat Out, much more versatile than the Italian flavored. The Italian is good for pizza, not sweet things. I also bake them and top with FF Cream cheese and fruit. Sometimes I'll scramble egg whites and crumbled up turkey bacon and use the Flat outs as a wrap. Put any kind of sandwich filling in them for a fast bag lunch. You can let you imagination run away with you, I don't think you'll need to freeze them. You can google the Flat Out site for more recipes too! Good Luck!

Oh ho! well over 3500 cals! I'd better not let that kind of behavious slip into more than one day!

Hi, all

I had 1591 calories yesterday.
24% fat
56% carbs
20% protein.

I have been trying to get the fiber up too. I have to start MEASURING my FiberSure. I just usually sprinkle it on lots of stuff without regards to the amount.
Today, I measure it. ;)



walked 1 mile yesterday. Spent the rest of the day with hubby and family.

The sun IS shinning and its supposed to be in the 50"s! Yeah!
To bad I don't spend lots of time in the sun, Unless doing something specific. I burn

I bought a blood pressure cuff. to monitor.
Seems to stay about 115/78 area. Pulse is about 95.
Still get dizzy after walking.
I will talk to dr. next month if it continues.

have a nice day
Theresa

Good morning all!

I'm getting ready to head to WalMart... gotta get that Fiber One cereal! Bobbi, thanks for all the preparation tips for Flat Out. I'll be picking that up too. Red -- what is Fiber Sure? Maybe I need some of that too?!

Robin - according to your calulations, my fitday input of 40 calories and 3 grams of fat is low for 10 almonds. I no longer have the bag, but I am going to double check that. Thanks for the info!

Susan, your calories for yesterday had me dying of curiosity as to what you ate for 3500, so I took a peek at your fitday. I almost dropped to see 800+ calories for a cup of nuts! It is unbelievable how snacking can add up if you're not paying attention. There have been many times when I know I have sat down and put away a cup (or more!) of nuts or some other type snack food. Wow. My husband has type 1 diabetes and has always been tall and thin. Recently he has developed alittel bit of a gut, and he keeps saying he can't understand where it's coming from with all the healthy food I feed him...lol. But he regularly sits down in the evening and has a huge bowl of cereal, or nuts, or other snacks. Yes, he calculates his carbs so he can bolus for it (he has an insulin pump), but he is mindless to the amount of calories he is consuming. Interesting. Anyway, you seem like you've been doing great and steadily losing, so I know you'll be back on track today.

Have a great day, everyone. I'm off to get my fiber...

Geesh. Just reread my post because I wrote it so fast. I can't believe I wrote "a little" as one word, and I spelled little wrong to boot. I'm forever telling my students that "a lot" is two words, and I ask them if they would ever write "a little" as one word? As in, "Sure, I'll have alittle candy." And here I just did it myself. :(

Hello lovelies!

walking2lose, I just read your original post but didn't notice anything amiss :) even if it may have indeed been. I think I may follow Robin and Bobbi's suggestion about the Fiber One myself. Hopefully I'll remember to pick it up at the market when I go later today.

I do like my nuts, and I have them almost daily..they're especially great when I'm really hungry and I haven't eaten enough because I don't have an appetite (a rarity I might add, but it does happen sometimes) or I've been running around and haven't had a chance to eat enough. They really come in handy to fill you up quickly, yet still nice n healthy. Then again, I eat a lot more calories than most of you ladies and luckily my RMR test did say I have a higher than normal metabolism..LOL..otherwise I'd be even beefier than currently..LOL!

Robin, the luncheon sounds lovely and it must have been so beyond fun to run into your old friends who hadn't seen you in a while! LOL That must've felt great and you deserve it. Do tell us more about their reactions!

Bobbi, you are quite a master at substitution, which I think is really key to losing or keeping weight at bay. That way our taste buds and stomachs still get the taste and feel of lots of food, but we're not ingesting as many unnecessary calories and unhealthy fat.

My new elliptical is great! Yesterday I did 2 half hour sessions on the target heart rate function (around 130 beats) and this morning I've already done a 45 minute session (still want to do one more 15 minute session to total one hour). Unfortunately I had to pause a few times to re-maneuver the baby before she crawled off the bed (and of course give her the pacifier)!

Enjoy :)

That was a rough estimate of those snacks. Munchy crunchies, however 'healthy', are not my friend. I don't want some ... I want 'em all!

Happy Sunny Sunday Ladies!!!

Breakdown for today:

Cals: 1189
Fats: 49 g
Carbs: 131 g
Pro: 85 g
Fiber: 41 g


So I find the more fiber I eat the more oil I eat, has anyone else noticed this? Or maybe the body needs more oil for the fiber? Who knows. I know the cals are a bit low, but we've been outside all day, even picniced outside. I feel happy with where I'm at today, no hunger cravings or anything, so I think I'm starting to adjust to the smaller cals, although I was shooting a bit higher, it's a food filled day anyway, just more raw stuff. Guess that helps.

I was thinking earlier, alot of my weight, just seemed to "melt off", when I didn't count calories and instead made healthier choices and started moving more. Thinking deeper into it, I realised it took 11 mos to lose 51 lbs, not shabby at ALL, I know, trust me. Once I realised that, my first thought, was "to heck with this counting crap", until I started looking at my calander and realised I'd lost 12 lbs, intentionally counting calories and intentionally excersizing in just over 7 weeks. The counting works SO much more predictably, no doubt about it!!

Robin, I love the story of your luncheon. I can't wait until I go visit my dad and brothers and sister and their families. Either April or May, but either way, my dad knows I've lost weight, I told him how much, but I don't think it really makes an impact until its seen. As vain as this sounds, bring on the compliments. I find them to be such a motivator to staying on track, that other people comment, not just on the weight lost, but how much happier and healthier I look.

Walking2lose

FiberSure, is a clear-mixing fiber supplement. from Metamucil.You can put it on anything one eats or drinks. No flavor or grittiness.

1Tsp. = 5 grams of fiber.
25 calories. 6 carbs.

bought mine at the drug store. Probably could be gotten at walmarts, etc. I have to go to the next few towns over to get to walmart. so the gas makes it cheaper, even if I paid a little more.

Now If I add the Fiber one and food together... Maybe I will be able to get my fiber up. :)

Theresa

Okay, calories were a bit up yesterday (was that sesame chicken last night) but the good news is that I dropped another .5 pounds.

And some people add another "l" to "alot" to make it "allot" which IS a word, but it isn't the word they intended!

Allison, that's so true! LOL!

I just returned from a BIG Wal-Mart run. Boy, there's nothing like Wal-Mart on a Sunday afternoon... ugh! I got Flat Outs, a box of Fiber One, and a box of their flakes as well. I thought I might be more successful getting hubby to try the flakes, and also I might try a mix. I'm going to take it dry to work in baggies. I read the nutritional info on several other fiber cereals just to compare. HFCS was one of the top ingredients in most of them, including All Bran, Crackling Oat Bran, and I think it was in Grape Nuts as well! So many products that are presented as healthy have such unhealthy ingredients. I mean, you expect HFCS in a sugary sweet kids' cereal, but I was a little surprised to find it in All Bran. Speaking of sweetners, I wonder why the Fiber One has aspartame, but the Fiber One Flakes cereal has real sweetner (honey, corn syrup... ew, and brown sugar in that order). I wonder if corn syrup is as bad for you as HFCS? Anybody know?

Angi - I don't know about the oil and fiber relationship, but I'm getting ready to really crank up my fiber, so I'll let you know. Congrats on how well you've done the last few months!

Red - thanks for the info on the Fiber Sure. If I'm not getting enough fiber this week, I may try something like that as well.

Robin - I checked the almonds while at the store, and I was wrong! So, I'm going to correct the info on fitday and either cut out or cut down on almonds at least for a week or two!

We are having gorgeous weather here in Va; I hope everyone else is too. I'm heading out to enjoy the beautiful 75 degree day. Have a great day!

Calories for Saturday: 1485

I made the low-cal tofu chocolate mousse last night and it was really good, except that I had an allergic reaction to it (from the honey I think.) I've been really itchy since last night. :( I've never had a problem with honey before, but then I never usually eat 1 tablespoon at a time (which is approx what a serving had in it.) I think next time I'm going to try making it with brown rice syrup or maple syrup. If anyone is interested in trying it you just blend the following together in a blender or food processor:

1 12 oz box of lite silken firm tofu
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup honey

Makes 4 servings and was very satisfying (until the itches began.)

The weather is beautiful here too, but it's almost too warm for me. It's 90 degrees for goodness sakes! You don't expect it this hot on the coast and no one has air conditioning, so you just have to sweat it out. I'll be drinking lots of water today. Hopefully it cools off before we go on our walk later.

I have to say, you all amaze me! I read the posts and want to comment, but by the time I start typing I can't remember who said what. I hope none of my weight loss is coming from my brain. LOL.

Zenor,
you can pass some of the warm weather this way. We had a high of 43 degrees. with a wind comming off of lake erie. Brrrr. Lots of sunshine though. :)

the mousse sounds good, Never have used tofu. might just get my first this week. Don't know much about the stuff.



Theresa

Need Advice
 

I started this journey last fall (again) but just got really serious the last month. I have been doing really well, with a few "Zags" here and there.

My birthday is Tuesday, and my question is that my husband takes me out to eat on my birthday and is asking me where I want to go on Tuesday. Well, I "zagged" on Friday (really high calories :o ) and I don't want to do that again, especially 3 days later.

Does anyone have any good ideas for where to eat out and something that would fit into my low calorie lifestyle?

Any help would be appreciated.

Calories for Saturday were 1236 with almost half coming from fat.

I, too, stay away from nuts for the most part. That one-ounce serving is a tease. I fill a mini dixie-cup with nuts (2.75 oz) and it seems a crime to me that something so small could pack so many calories.

Abby,

I eat out quite a bit and manage to stay within 600 calories. I ask the chef to cook with no butter, no salt, and they always accommodate me. Steak, fish, or chicken, vegetables, and if they have no rice, double vegetables. No bread, no potatoes. It's easier than you may think.

Look up some menus on-line (Outback, Applebee's, Chili's) and you'll get a general idea. Key is make sure they use no butter.

abbyin~this is my birthday week also. Wednesday we're going out to my favorite southwest restaurant. Thankfully they have this wonderful dish of shrimp and tons of fresh sauteed vegetables. Friday, DH is taking me to a new restaurant that we've been wanting to try for 2 years. I'll look for a fish dish there.

Stay away from the bread bowl, the chips bowl, the desserts. Opt for fish or chicken without having it breaded or fried. Get vegetables. You should be okay. It is only one night. And Happy Birthday!!!

Nuts are out for me ( or way down) this week.

I have some healthy snacks fixed for work. Have a great night, ladies!

Oh yeah, 1241 for me today with 48 grams of fiber! I drank lots of water and worked out. I have meals plans for the next few days... yea!

I am so ready to change my signature on Friday! I decided to leave it as is until I see the scale move down. Good night, gals!