Originally Posted by judyo (Post 1467993)

Wow, I was rebelling last night or something. I was pondering my lack of loss this week & thinking, well, if it's just coming down to eating healthy & counting calories, then why bother sticking to Phase II - why not add my whole wheat pasta & a slice of whole wheat bread once in a while? In fact, why bother with the phases at all? As long as I can keep eating healthy & keep my binging at bay then maybe I should just join the calorie counters forum here at 3FatChicks.

I pre-weighed myself today & did show a slight loss, so I'm going to stick with my 3rd week of Phase II (which I thought I was going to stay with until I reach goal - changed my mind about that). I did a lot of studying again last night of how many calories I should be eating for my size. It varied from site to site but the average was 1400 calories, which sounds right to me. I have been aiming for 1600 so that's probably why I'm not losing much (esp. since I'm down to my last 10 lbs.).

I guess I just thought I could get away with more calories by eating right. Still comes down to calories for me, at least when I'm so close to goal. I also want to remind everyone that I just started exercising (30 min. every other day of aerobics for this week - I'll add some toning next week).

But my deal is this, I will not exercise like I did some years ago where I worked out an hour almost every day of the week. I think that's what started some of my aches & pain I feel now & I kept injuring myself (pulled muscles, sore ankles, etc.). My average workouts will be 30 min. (more on days I feel like it) every other day with some toning/light weights in between).

The good thing is I think I can stick with FS & not feel hungry like I did on WW, even while lowering my daily calories. I'm going to do it a little at a time. Next week will be 1500 avg. calories. Any week I don't lose at least 1/2 lb. I'll reduce 100 calories.

So I'm sticking with FS but will be going into Phase III after my 3 weeks of Phase II. I'm not craving anything (which is a great thing). I just want to be able to have whole wheat pasta & whole wheat bread once in a while.

Originally Posted by BOUNCY (Post 1468558)

Good morning Beautiful ladies. Hope all had a great week. I was so ready
for the weekend. It is windy and cool here in Texas, a cold front is here!!
hew!! hew!! Lets keep smashing our fat girls!! we can do it!! I know the
weekends are the hardes for most of us. but hang in there we can do it!!
SHERRY HAVENT SEEN YOU IN A WHILE. MISS YOU . LOL
Ladean if I dont see you , have fun sunday shooting buddie.
Judy how is it going? Iam glad you are staying with all of us.lol
Weight smasher. How is it going with you Lady? hang in there you will be
just fine.
Lem- have any plans fo this weekend? Iam going to clean house!! yhg!! lol
Everyone have a great day. Iam off to curves later , I have gone 4times this week. lol See all of you later. this weekend.Have a great weekends smashing.

Originally Posted by judyo (Post 1468848)

I'm stuck on the laptop & just lost my post! Darn! I'll skip what was similar to the weigh-in thread & go to the Phase II lunch I had yesterday.

I put some onion, about 1/6th of a small avocado & some tomato in my food processor to chop a bit. I mixed it in with 1/2 cup of fat free refried beans and topped with 1 oz. of a combo of american & chihauhua cheese. Nuked it and it was like having a bean burrito without the tortilla. It was sooooo good. Oh, and I had a teeny bit of corn left over from dinner the night before & added that. You could add some hot sauce or red pepper flakes if you like it spicey. I didn't add any spices & I loved it.

For breakfast today I had my own egg minus mcmuffin (I'm on Phase II). I use a piece of canadian bacon (not on the list but very lean & very low in calories - although I think high in sodium so use at your own risk), an egg I cook in a ring to keep it round & .5 oz. of american cheese melted on top. It was delicious, esp. since I usually use egg beaters for eggs. It was nice having a regular egg.

Last night I made the sweet potato fries for dinner & took more than I could eat. Seems like they got so sweet being baked even though I added seasoned salt, garlic salt & pepper - very rich tasting. I've got a lot leftover which is great, esp. if I decide to do a detox day this week.