Thanks, Phat...I *wish* I had the flu. I've been having some abdominal pains for about a year. All tests have been coming back negative or inconclusive. Ended up in the ER Thursday. They found fat on/in my liver but suspect there's more going on and I need more extensive testing. Talk about a wake up call to get my arse in gear and get healthy again!! :yikes:

Yesterday:

Breakfast
Homemade Iced Coffee, Egg Beaters, Ketchup, Orange Juice - 266

Lunch
Whole Wheat English Muffin - 120

Dinner
Chicken Thigh, Brown Rice, Broccoli, Cherry Tomatoes, Feta, Kalamata Olives, Butter - 529

Snacks
Brown Rice, Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bar - 175

Total 1090

Hope u feel better potscrubber.
I track on MFP daily so I'm not tracking on here so I'm not doubling my dieting work. Simple and fast is the point. But it's nice to talk to u ladies still
-I have been staying under my 1550 cal goal and exercising 5 days a week. Hopefully I can continue this. Now if someone gets sick in my oust it always goes out the window;)

Thanks for the well wishes!

Been busy the past couple days...in and out of the house with appointments and such. Haven't been tracking but I think my choices have been pretty good. Even went out to lunch Thursday but got a salad with grilled chicken, dressing on the side. That said, the scale gave me a little warning this morning. Back on track today for sure!

GREAT loss Strawberry! :hug:

Goal - Under 1500

Yesterday

Breakfast - Homemade Iced Coffee, Egg Beaters, Whole Wheat Muffin - 296

Lunch - Yellow Peppers, Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese - 190

Dinner - Mediterranean Portobello Burgers, Greek Salad, Homemade Dressing - 509

Snacks - Whole Grain Goldfish, Celery and Blue Cheese Dressing, Caramel Rice Cakes - 500

Total - 1495

I had the munchies pretty bad yesterday and the scale was still slightly elevated this morning. Need to drink plenty of water today to get flushed out.

Goal - under 1500

Yesterday:

Breakfast: Homemade Iced Coffee - 146

Lunch: Turkey Lunchmeat, Swiss Cheese, Triscuits, Cheese Wedge - 400

Dinner: Spanish Chicken, Oatmeal Bread, Greek Salad, Homemade Dressing - 568

Snacks: Pepsi, Yogurt, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup - 240

Total - 1355

I'd like to join.
Goal: under 1400 cals.

Feb. 12 -1366 cals.

Breakfast: eggbeaters, banana, yogurt

Lunch: chicken, mixed vegetables, crackers, almonds

Dinner: chicken, salad, apple
1366 cals.

I'd like to join too! I got back on track in January at 190 lbs (yikes!) and am down to 185 so far. My goal is to stay under 1800 calories/day for now.

February 13

Breakfast (485): Coffee w/ 3.5T pumpkin spice creamer, Egg McMuffin w/ 2 packets hot sauce, 8oz orange juice
Lunch (600): 1.5 cups homemade shepherd's pie, H2O
Dinner (470): 1 cup tuna helper, 1/2 cup steamed broccoli, 1 piece garlic toast
Snacks(195): 100 cal pack chocolate covered pretzels, 1T peanut butter

Total: 1,750 calories

Feb. 13

Breakfast: eggbeaters, banana, 3 crackers

Lunch: chicken, mushrooms, yogurt

Dinner: salmon, yam, toast, almonds

Total: 1317 cals.

Welcome Fashin!

Tyla, you're doing great!

I've been busy the past couple days and lost track of a few meals but I know I've been under my range. Got to buckle down again and make sure everything gets logged as soon as I eat it!

PotScrubber, thank you. It's good to have you here!

Feb. 14 - 1295 cals

Breakfast: egg, banana, yogurt, 4 crackers

Lunch: 1 crepe, iced tea

Dinner: Oatmeal, banana, yogurt
1295 cals

Goal - under 1500

Yesterday:

Breakfast: Homemade Iced Coffee, Egg Beater, Wheat Toast - 231

Lunch: Salad, Cheese, Creamy Dressing - 326

Dinner: Steak Kabob with Onion and Poblano, Cilantro Sauce - 301

Snacks: Triscuits, Cheese Wedge, 2 Apples, 1 Reese Cup - 400

Total - 1168

Goal - Under 1500

Yesterday:

Breakfast: Homemade Iced Coffee - 146

Lunch: Morning Star Farms Mini Corndogs, F/F Pringles, Spicy Mustard - 260

Dinner: 1/2 Deli Hoagie Roll stuffed with Sauteed Portobello Mushroom, Sauteed Onion, Roasted Red Peppers, Smoked Pepper Jack Cheese - 333

Snacks: 3 Beers, 2 F/F Devil's Food Cookies (<-----totally tasteless and a waste of calories :( ) - 430

Total - 1169

Feb. 15 - 1398 B. eggs, banana L. chinese chicken salad, D. 1/2 chicken salad & small caesar salad.

Feb. 16 - 1317
B. muffin 220c. and grande skinny vanilla latte
L. sandwich
D. steak, corn, yogurt, little granola

Mr. PotScrubber and I did some bummin' around town yesterday and had a late lunch/early dinner at Longhorn Steak House on a whim. I ordered off the "Under 500" menu and went with the shrimp. It was delicious but when I got home and looked at the actual nutritional data I was SHOCKED to see the sodium level was highest of them all, clocking in at 2,240mg!! I almost fell out of my chair!! It's no wonder by the time I went to bed I thought my eyeballs were shriveling in to prunes! And that's even after I tried drowning myself in water!

Goal - under 1500

Yesterday

Breakfast: Homemade Iced Coffee, Egg Beater, 1/2 Sandwich Thin, Morning Star Farms Sausage Patty - 301

Lunch/Dinner: Side Salad, Dressing (I splurged on Thousand Island), Shrimp, Broccoli with a tiny bit of butter, Unsweet Iced Tea - 771

Snack: 1 oz cheese - 110

Total - 1182

I'd like in on this too! I hope I can post every day, but my work schedule is crazy and I may not be able to. :( I do MFP and am really good about doing that every day, though!

Ate a bunch of junk food today but was still under my calorie and fat goal, slightly over on protein though.

B: 330
Starbucks skinny peppermint mocha, grande
2x mini lemon poppyseed muffins

L: 375
Flax and fiber arnold sandwich thin
Kraft 2% American cheese slice
2x chewy chips ahoy cookie
1 c. 1% milk
Sugar free chai concentrate

D: 439
6 trader joe's pork gyoza + sauce
1 pint of raspberries with splenda and low fat half and half

Total: 1144 :)

Hey Bubbly, welcome! Feel free to add me as a friend on MFP if you'd like (same user name).

Yesterday I started tracking on MFP instead of Spark People now that I have a tablet and can scan foods. MFP's app is free and SP's is $3.99 which I think is ridiculous with all the free weight loss stuff out there. Anyway, MFP always gives me a lower calorie range than SP so now my goal has changed from 1280 - 1630 with SP (my personal goal was to stay under 1500 because that seemed more reasonable) to 1340 with MFP.

Goal - 1340 max

Yesterday

Breakfast: Homemade Iced Coffee, Egg Beater, 1/2 Sandwich Thin, Raspberry Yogurt - 388

Lunch: 1/4 Homemade Veggie Hoagie stuffed with sauteed onions, mushrooms, roasted red peppers and smoked pepper jack cheese, EatingWell's Quick Beef and Barley Soup - 344

Dinner: Beef and Barley Soup, slice of wheat bread, 1 tablespoon peanut butter - 407

Snacks: Apple, Fat Free Devils Food Cookie - 105

Total - 1242

Thanks, Potscrubber! I will def add you when I have a sec and can use my computer proper and not ipad (working away from home again!).

Today:

B: 285 calories
Dunkin' light latte
Kellogg's crunchy nut cereal
Coffee no. 2 w/ sugar free torani syrup, splenda, and coffeemate creamer

L: 310
Banana with peanut butter
Vitatop

D: 644
Leftover homemade quiche (had to estimate on MFP)
Dannon light and fit yoghurt

Total: 1239 (over by 39) :( not super shabby for being up since 3 am and working 12 hours... just wish I hadn't eaten as much fatty food! Can't resist fiance's homemade quiche though...

Feb. 17 under 1400 cals

Feb. 18 grande skinny latte, 220 c. muffin
Lunch: sandwich, yogurt
Dinner: chicken strip, veggies, toast, yogurt
1360 cals.

Feb. 19 so far and for later on.
Breakfast: eggbeaters, banana, yogurt
Lunch: yam, 1/2 piece of chicken breast, veggies, almonds
Dinner: homemade chinese food, yogurt
1300 cals.

Feb. 20
breakfast:eggbeaters, banana, cereal
lunch: yam, soy patty, almonds
dinner: sandwich, fiber bar
Total: 1398 cals

ugh, did terribly yesterday!

breakfast:
banana w/ 1 tbs peanut butter
dannon light and fit mini yoghurt
sugar free chai with 1/2 c 1% milk

lunch: (went out w/ coworkers... eep.)
1/3 of a buckwheat crepe with brie, leeks, and caramelized onions

dinner:
spicy tuna roll
thai iced tea

snack:
peanut butter m&ms :(

worked out, but still wound up 319 calories over at 1519 :( :( :(

Today so far:
Breakfast:
Choc. vitatop
Coffee w/ sugar free chai, low fat half and half

Lunch:
Kellogg's crunchy nut cereal
Chobana bite 100 calorie raspberry yoghurt

b: cheezits (240) - ugh, i know
coffee (45)

l: yogurt (100), oatmeal (130), salad with balsamic vinegar/oil (100)

d: going out for dinner, so I have 1000 calories to play around with which should be good. I'll have a few low-calorie drinks and some sushi :)

Feb. 21
breakfast:eggbeaters, banana, fiber bar
lunch: spinach, soy patty, yogurt
dinner: salad, almonds
Total: 1389 cals

Feb. 22
breakfast: eggbeaters, yogurt, fiber bar
lunch: yam, pear, almonds
Dinner: 1/2 sand & salad
1399 cals

Feb. 23
breakfast: eggbeaters, fibr bar, banana
lunch: chicken, 1/2 yam, yogurt
dinner: homemade Chinese food, yogurt
1362 cals

Feb. 24:
breakfast: pancake, sausage patty, egg - Out to breakfast - gave the other pancake and sausage patty to my hubby
lunch: yogurt, a few pistachio nuts
dinner: sandwich, popcorn (for oscar night)
1362 cals

Feb. 25
breakfast: eggbeaters, banana, fiber bar
lunch: popcorn, yogurt
dinner: sandwich, pistachio nuts
Cals: 1377

Feb. 26
Breakfast: eggbeaters, banana, yogurt
Lunch: 1/2 lunch cobb salad, crackers
Dinner: salmon, other 1/2 of salad, pear
Calories: 1357

Feb. 27
Breakfast: eggbeaters, yogurt, skinny vanilla latte
Lunch:yam, pear, almonds
Dinner:lasagna, asparagus, yogurt, almonds
Cals: 1395

Fell off the wagon all last week and gained a few lbs back, but I am back on track today and planning to lose what I gained plus some!

Goal: Under 1800 calories

February 25

Breakfast (395): Large coffee w/ 5T cinnamon bun creamer, 1/2 everything bagel, 2T chive & onion cream cheese, H2O
Lunch (570): 2 small flour tortillas, 4oz grilled fajita chicken, 3T light sour cream, 2T guacamole, 1/4 cup salsa, H2O
Dinner (550): 2 servings homemade broccoli cheese casserole w/ cauliflower rice and chicken, H2O
Snacks(210): Large coffee w/ 6T cinnamon bun creamer

Total: 1,725 calories

February 26

Breakfast (450): 1/2 large coffee w/ 4T cinnamon bun creamer, Egg McMuffin w/ 2 packets hot sauce, 6oz Dr Pepper
Lunch (655): 1.5 servings homemade broccoli cheese casserole w/ cauliflower rice and chicken, H2O
Dinner (415): 1 serving spaghetti squash bake, 2oz tomato & mozzarella salad, 1 piece garlic bread, H2O
Snacks(125): 3 mini Reese's cups, H2O

Total: 1,645 calories

February 26
Breakfast: Didn't eat. Woke up late. I have the week off work and I needed a duvet day.

Lunch (444): Two slices of Nature's Own WW bread, 2oz of Turkey Breast, 3 cups of butter lettuce blend, 2tbsp of fresh salad dressing, coffee w/SF creamer.

Snack (to compensate for lack of breakfast; 270 cal): Light & Fit Greek Yogurt, the last 3 pieces of SF Valentine's chocolate, Trident gum.

Dinner (489): Chili con carne with sour cream and cheese, southwestern cornbread.

Total: 1203

Hey all! I haven't been by here in a while. I fell off the wagon majorly and gained about 20 lbs. :( Anyway, I'm starting over.

Yesterday was bad. Especially considering that was supposed to be the first day of my "diet." I had a binge, I'm guestimating it ended up being around 3000 calories for the whole day.

So starting over!

Today: weigh in-195.6 lbs
Breakfast-1 serving Quadratini Hazelnut Wafers, black tea-160 cals
Lunch-Avocado and honey sandwich, cheese sandwich-450 cals
Dinner- Beef and barley soup, dinner roll-345 cals
Snack- chocolate pudding, vanilla wafers, almonds-302 cals

Overall-1257 cals. :D woohoo!

Feb 28- weigh in 196 (what?)
Breakfast-32 oz coke (aaghhh!)-400 cals
Lunch-grilled chicken sandwich and fries (no!)-770 cals
So far-1170 cals. Maybe I can salvage today if I have a very light dinner. :(

Hi ArtyKay! I am back after gaining back about 20 lbs as well. We can do this! :)


February 27

Breakfast (105): Large coffee w/ 3T cinnamon bun creamer
Lunch (560): Smartones ziti with meatballs, 4 mini Reese's cups, H2O
Dinner (545): 1 cup Mexican rice cooked w/ ground hamburger meat, 2T light sour cream, small side salad w/ tomatoes, 1T shredded cheese, and 1T ranch dressing, 6oz Dr Pepper
Snacks(315): Oikos strawberry Greek yogurt, 100 cal pack chocolate covered pretzels, 1T peanut butter, H2O

Total: 1,525 calories

February 27

Breakfast (217): Coffee w/SF creamer, two eggs (scrambled), 3Tbsp Salsa
Lunch (551): Chili con carne, sour cream, cheese, cornbread, coffee w/SF creamer)
Dinner (569): 4oz steak, small baked potato, Smart Balance butter, Caesar salad.

Total: 1337 (Aww, yes! My calorie count is leet :D)

Congrats, Fujikochan for you weight loss! Great job!

Feb. 28
Breakfast: 6 mini pretzels, yogurt, skinny vanilla latte
Lunch: popcorn, pear
Dinner: sandwich, caesar salad, almonds
Total: 1385


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Thanks! That's just what I needed to hear today.

February 28
(Today was kind of a bad day, but I stayed the course! I "treated" myself to a healthy dessert as a reward for not flying off the handle.)

Breakfast (263): Coffee with SF creamer, Cheerios with milk, Light & Fit Greek Yogurt
Lunch (339): Two slices of WW bread, 4oz of turkey, two slices of cheese, coffee w/milk.
Dinner (600): Maryland-style Crab Cake with Aioli, rice pilaf, corn. Dessert: Slice of WW bread with 1 tbsp of Planters Berry Nut Butter.

Total: 1202