Thanks for the welcome!!

I'm done eating for today so here's my intake :) I have the a cold and an ear infection so I ate a lot juice and carbs but stayed within my range.

Brunch
2 slices of whole grain toast
1 tbs pb + 1/2 tbs agave nectar
1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup blueberries - 370

Snack
1/3 cup trail mix and 2 cups air popcorn
1/2 cup apple juice

Dinner
Oatmeal and blueberry pancakes
light syrup
1/2 cup apple juice

Total - 1264

Hmm...I should probably also take calcium, I've had several broken bones. I only take a multi vitamin and probiotics

Lost another 2 pounds today bringing my 4 day loss to an amazing 15 pounds :carrot:

*** Meals Data for 2/4/2012 ***

Lunch

Great Value Original Liquid Eggs [1/2 cup (4.4 oz)] 60 calories
Wonder Smart White Bread [2 slices (1.8 oz)] 100 calories
Great Value - Yogurt, Light, Cherry [1 Container (6 oz)] 80 calories

Dinner

Chicken, breast, meat only, roasted, broiler/fryer [1/2 Breast] 213 calories
French fries fried in vegetable oil [1/2 Small (1.5 oz)] 136 calories
Baked beans, home prepared [1/2 Cup (4 oz)] 191 calories
Coleslaw, home-prepared [1/2 Cup (2.1 oz)] 47 calories

Total 827 calories and 1224 mg sodium

Larry

WHEN I have OP days, I really do have just that. I wish there were more of them than off plan days!

Friday's Work Menu :carrot:
Peaches, Pineapple, Honeydew, Strawberries: 131
Grapes, NOW Green Monster, honeydew: 500
Fried Catfish (2 strips) Cottage Cheese w/peaches, TFM Trail Mix, Diet Coke, Russell Stover chocolate (1): 564
Total: 1195

Water: 64 oz
Exercise: 441 (Walking and Bodyrock)

Saturday's Menu
Turkey Waldorf Salad (Pistachios, grapes, 1/2 apple, turkey, Ken's FF Raspberry Pecan dsg, spinach, & romaine), PB2 Greek Yogurt: 388
Fruit Cup (2 oz each Strawberries, Honeydew, Pineapple): 63
:drool: Cauliflower Crusted :jeno: :drool: , Honeydew, Ice Cream: 574
Fruit Cup (2 oz each Strawberries, Honeydew, Pineapple, Green Grapes): 101
Total: 1126

Water 64 oz
Exercise: 176 (walking)

These 2 PERFECT OP 1200 cal days have made it completely possible for me to Spike tomorrow successfully!
:crossed: that I can keep the cals at bay for the game! We are throwing the party, and I have ALL the food together for me to WIN, no matter who wins the game!! :cloud9:

My totals yesterday ended up being: 1848 calories in, 2061 calories burned, for a deficit of 213. (I ate a 380 calorie candy bar, so I spent an hour jogging on the mini trampoline to burn some of it off!)

Since the beginning of the year, I've lost about 3 solid lbs. I would have been satisfied with maintaining, so that's pretty good.

1200 Calorie Plan

Friday's Total = 1137 calories
Saturday's Total = 1166 calories
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Sunday Breakfast - 480 calories

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Thanks to you all, I lost 4 lbs this week. After reading your replies and following your suggestions and recommendations and changing what I ate, I was able to get back on the band wagon and had a great loss this week.

I can't wait to change my ticker when I log on to my laptop. I'm at 200 lbs and working to get to 199 lbs. I'm excited. One pound at a time.

Ok, my day was 1563 calories for the day. This past week, week1 I have stayed under 1800 each day. But looking at my chart ( myfitnesspal) 57% are carbs,30% are fats and 17 % are protein. What numbers should I be shooting for?
Well, here it to week 2 ( it is night time here in Taiwan)

Good morning all :coffee:

I have had amazing weight loss in February I have no idea why but I am down another 2 pounds today!! I have been on this plan for 13 months and never had a loss like this.

Today makes 17 pounds lost in the last 5 days :dizzy::dizzy::dizzy:

I have begun to worry that maybe I am getting dehydrated. I am drinking lots of water and coffee so dehydration should not be the case.

I am very happy about the loss :D but I am very puzzled also. :?:

2/1 - 225
2/2 - 218
2/3 - 212
2/4 - 210
2/5 - 208

Larry

panshrmu, to me, that sounds high on carbs and low on protein. The fats are ok, especially if it's healthy fats, but I wouldn't go higher than that. However, if you are feeling good, don't worry about your diet being perfect, because it looks like you're definitely on the right track. Nudging up the lean protein might help keep hunger at bay.



Wow, that's amazing, Larry! Of course, there are normal daily fluctuations (I've seen as much as 6 lbs in one day!) but if your scale is accurate, I wouldn't argue with it!;)

I use an Android app called "Libra" to log my weight. It gives me a "trend weight" so I don't get very carried away with the wild ups and downs. I try to look at the trend weight, and consider that my "real" weight. But I keep one eye on the roller coaster weight, too, because I know it's normal and roller coasters are fun.:D

WAY TO GO, Lagreeneyes!!:D:D



My fridge was getting low on fruits and veggies, so I went to the store. I didn't eat my usual veggies today, but I'm ready for tomorrow!

Congrats on your loss Larry!

Today was another carb and juice heavy day - I hope I feel better tomorrow and can get back on track.

Sunday

Brunch
Oatmeal + blueberry pancakes
light syrup
1 cup OJ

Lunch
1/2 a plain donut (eek..I know)
blueberry bran muffin
tea

"Dinner"
1 cup juice
popcorn w olive oil and balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup trail mix

Total - 1190

Lisa, if I ate that, I would be ravenous! I don't know how you can do it!
Is there any way you can get some vegetables and lean protein into your diet?:^: Sorry for being nosy! The motherly instinct is coming out -- i'm worried about you! LOL

Edited to add -- I guess you've been sick and that's why you're eating so fluffy?:(

Today was Spike Day for me, & I was supposed to eat my exercise cals back. However, if I ingest 1 more thing, I fear barfing my brains out! (Sorry, hope no one has a weak stomach!)

Coffee, Ezekiel Raisin Bread, 1 tsp Sunbutter, 1/2 Banana: 239
Trail Mix, Grapes, Cauliflower Crusted Pizza, Honeydew: 514
NOW Protein Dense Green Monster: 569
Chicken Strips (3 grilled, 1 breaded), Baked Potato Casserole, Rocky Road Ice Cream (2 servings), Cake (2 servings: 1208
Total: 2530

:running: 530
Water: 80 oz

If I had to eat 1 more bite--& I should have eaten 530 more--I'd have to "cheek it" like the squirrels do! :rofl:

Too busy yesterday to post. Stayed in the 1300-1400 cal range. Yay! Did have some pasta for dinner last night . . . didn't I just post saying I needed to stay away from that stuff for a bit? Oh, but it was quite a tasty meal I made.

Congrats on all the losses . . . Larry, you're killing me! 17 lbs in what, 5 days? Holy :moo:! I think those zero cal noodles are def part of it. I gotta get me some of those.

The scale is still at 161 . . . grrrrr. It simply doesn't want to budge. Am done exercising for the day and am off in a bit to walk the doggies. Didn't sit down much at all this weekend either . . . just busy with life stuff and all. Geesh, you'd think with staying OP and all the movement the damn scale would move! <sigh> Whatchagonnado? Keep plugging away I guess. Have a good day all.

b: picante/cheese omelet, coffee, banana w/p. butter - 450
s: popcorn - 150 (was seriously craving something of quantity to eat. homemade microwaved popcorn w/some butter flavored spray and some sprinkles of butter buds. it did the trick)

As of noon I've consumed 3 16oz glasses of water. :yes:
Got another two glasses of water in for a total of 5. Cool.

l: greek yogurt - 160, coffee - 40
d: pork tenderloin (not much, 2 small slices), mashed spuds, applesauce - 350
d: 1 serving ice cream - 140

Total: 1300

Am hungry right now but going to bed.

Ate a tiny bit more calories than I burned yesterday, but just a bit.


6:30 breakfast: NS granola breakfast bar
Packed in my lunch bag to eat throughout the day (I'm on the run all day):
2 string cheese
2 babybel cheese
11 oz V-8 low sodium
3 oz carrots
1 pear
1 orange
11 almonds
Zone Perfect Bar
NS Fudge Graham bar
Spinach salad with tomato, green onion, Fat Free Ranch


OK, the Oreos got the best of me at the end of a very stressful day. I'm not even going to count them.


But, Danger! I'm giving a presentation at which I am serving Oreos (and using them as a metaphor for black & white thinking). I'm going to beg the people to eat all the Oreos so I don't have to eat any leftovers. But there's no guarantee.