Didn't do to good on the W-I this morning went up 1 lb.I guess it was all the stress that I was having, over my two friends.Nancy being in the hospital and now my dear friend Pat is going for heart surgery after the holidays. Don't think I can handle the Christmas Challenge anymore.I'm thinking of pulling out of it.Whats the sense,I won't be able to watch what I'm eating under sadness & stress.
Sorry for whining,Have wonderful day
Had a good cry on now I'm back in the challenge,sorry ladies to put your guy thought this.Just going to take it one day at a time, & not now stress over things I can't control.
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Menu
B-laughing cow cheese spread on a wasa cracker,1c soy milk
Dinner-Turkey Leg with 1c kale &1/2 c peas & brown rice
sn-fruit delight[jello,cool whip & cram cheese]
Supper-Tomato Egg Accordion Salad with dress.
sn-swiss on apple
80 oz water------------------------------------------------stepping 30 mins
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DH told me to cut down on my water,so that what I'm doing.
awww beachie - what sad news. Don't feel doomed girl . . . concentrate on how healthy we're all getting regardless of w/l, ya know? Even on my worst days - I'm so much better off here with you & the gals than I was mindlessly binge/carbie/junkie eating my way thru life & I've got the blood tests to prove it!
Have to add a few things to my menu from yesterday - I spent the Wee Hours cooking last nite - A "Deep Dish Quiche Pizza" and two pans of "LC Egg Bread" - just too heavenly to resist! Had two pieces of each between 3-4am - catching up on my "Survivor-China" tapes. Determined to get my fiber up as a result today - I'll revise this as necessary - but here's the Plan:
TM:
B: Protein/LC yogurt Smoothie
S: Hard boiled egg
Lettuce Quarter Wedge with Olive Oil/s&p
Supper & Snack: Deep Dish Pizza
More lettuce wedges
Thanks AUD for lifting my spirits. I'm going to continue the challenge,as I had a long talk with myself and I decided that I can't control what happens in life,and I shouldn't let or get myself into a depression mode.
Beach Bum - I'm sorry to hear you're having such a rough week. Life interrupts. Try to keep up your spirits...
I'm with you with the Challenge progress - I'm up a pound But I'm trying not to get disscouraged. I'm excited that I've been so disciplined to get to the gym 4x a week and am def paying much more attention to what I am eating.
And I've altered my approach a little so I am not a slave to the scale...I find victory in many other aspects of my progress - I lost this week from measures of my waist, thigh and knee. I'm in a notch on my belt (albeit a little tight) and I am really looking forward into fitting in to the jeans I haven't been able to wear in 2 years.
Now if only I could control the weather!
For today's menu:
B: 2 eggs, 3 slices of bacon
S: Low carb bar
L: 1/2 zucchini with a tbsp humus, celery sticks with a tbsp peatnut butter
S: 2 oz cheese and 10 slices pepperoni
D: Baked chicken with portobella mushrooms
TWO more slices of the Yummalicious "Deep Dish Pizza Quiche" at the last break (10:35pm) - OMGosh it is SO good & totally IMPOSSIBLE to tell its an egg crust . . . gotta print out recipes even for some NON LC'ers at work!
ONE slice of egg bread w/ cream cheese heated in the micro @ bedtime.
Had MEGA stress last nite and am so proud that I just continued on glugging the water and eating OP. Only got a short Power Walk in but so far so good on doing something every day of Dec.
TM:
B: Another lc yogurt-protein shake (I've been putting a splash of heavy cream in with the crushed ice & zipping it in my Magic Bullet - really makes it more satisfying & yum.)
L&S: 2 catfish fillets
more salad with olive oil
Finishing off the cauliflower thru out the evening - may have another Egg Bread at some point - prolly with the fish.
Menu for day:
B: 2 Slices of Whole Wheat Bread, 1 Cup Unsweetened Soy Milk, 1 Apple
L: 5 oz of Meat (i.e. Korean Beef or Salsa Chicken), 1 Apple
D: 6 oz of Diced Chicken Breast, 4 oz Avocado, 1 oz Sharp Cheddar, 2 Tbsp Dressing, 4-6 oz Salad
Good Morning - Beachie I'm glad to see you are sticking with it.
Staying OP pretty well, last night had chili instead of pork chops, but only the beans were unfriendly.
Today
B yogurt & coffee w sf creamer
S - maybe cheese, maybe nuts, will be one or the other.
L big salad w chicken
D pork chops and broccoli
3.5L water at a minimum
Schwans Fudge bar tonight
Tuesday menu...
B: 3 slices boiled ham w/ american cheese
S: Low carb bar
L: 1 small raw zucchini with humus; a few celery sticks with 1 tbsp peanut butter
D: 4 low-carb recipe jalapeno poppers (did I mention how much I love them!)
Wednesday:
B: 2 eggs (hb) 4 slices of bacon
S: low carb bar
L: Celery and humus
S: 2 oz cheese/pepperoni
D: Grilled steak tips and port. mushrooms, CarbSmart ice cream bar
Have a great day!
Last edited by laura02169; 12-06-2007 at 04:34 AM.
'Morning All & Welcome to the Challenge akcher! Concentrating on how good I feel staying OP during this Holiday Carb-Overload Season. Much better than the sluggish - bloated feeling I'm forcing myself to remember in detail when I used to pig out at Holiday Buffet Tables!
Finally made the Turnip Fries - and enjoyed! I didn't go with the baked version - deep fried them - most shook up in parmesan but the last batch plain. Think I actually enjoyed the plain (but salted) version the best. The last batch had soaked the longest in the heavy cream/ice water mixture and tasted the most like real french fries/turnip taste leached out. Thinking these will be more of a "at home" kind of snack food - didn't do well (soggy) when I re-heated - just like "real" fries.
So adding to YM:
turnip fries
Have no idea what I'm having today/tonight yet . . . but getting a real energy boost from starting my night shift day with the protein/yogurt smoothie . . . just not hungry when I wake up but don't have the urge/cravings if I make an effort to get something in my stomach for breakfast, ya know?
I had a BAD BAD BAD Food day yesterday. It was like I was possessed or something, so I went and edited yesterday's menu post because although I had good intentions, that's so not what happened. I think I may have gotten it out of my system though...hopefully. Basically I had a binge eating episode. Thank God that doesn't happen very often and I can't even begin to explain why it even happens at all. I was in good spirits yesterday...Owell.
Today's menu
B - Special K & 1 c.Milk 2%
L - Mixed veggies
1 TBSP Olive Oil
S - Almonds
D - Stuffed Flounder w/Crab meat
Squash & Zuchinni Sauteed in Olive Oil. Totals
1297 Calories
109 Carbs
90 protein
OMG! Lemme tell you, The Stuffed Flounder we had for dinner tonight was awesome! I am gonna post the recipe for y'all.
The only thing we did different was we didn't use the sauce or the parsley and he made his own Lemmon pepper sauce w/butter and pour it over the top. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good and very fulfilling! Also for you lowcarber's, it's pretty dagum low carb too!
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. butter
1 (3 oz.) can mushrooms, stems and pieces
7 1/2 oz. can crabmeat
1/4 c. saltine cracker crumbs
2 tbsp. snipped parsley
1/2 tsp. salt
In skillet, cook onion in butter until translucent. Drain mushrooms, saving liquid. Add mushrooms, crab, crumbs, parsley and salt to skillet. Mix. Lay flounder, skin side down; divide stuffing among fillets. Roll up. Place in baking dish, seam side down. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare sauce.
SAUCE:
3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. dry white wine
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese
Paprika
Reserved mushroom liquid
Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour and salt. Add milk to mushroom liquid, add wine. Cook, stirring constantly until thick and bubbly. Add cheese. Pour over fillets. Bake 30 minutes. Check doneness and add paprika to top. If sauce is too thick, add tiny bit of milk and place n oven until heated through. Fish should flake easily. Serves 8.
Don't feel doomed girl . . . concentrate on how healthy we're all getting regardless of w/l, ya know? Even on my worst days - I'm so much better off here with you & the gals than I was mindlessly binge/carbie/junkie eating my way thru life & I've got the blood tests to prove it!
But I'm trying not to get disscouraged. I'm excited that I've been so disciplined to get to the gym 4x a week and am def paying much more attention to what I am eating.
) - OMGosh it is SO good & totally IMPOSSIBLE to tell its an egg crust . . . gotta print out recipes even for some NON LC'ers at work!
Concentrating on how good I feel staying OP during this Holiday Carb-Overload Season. Much better than the sluggish - bloated feeling I'm forcing myself to remember in detail when I used to pig out at Holiday Buffet Tables!
