I definately wouldnt skip breakfast and lunch on the day you eat out. When you skip a meal it just slows down your metabolism...then you go eat a big meal, and your body is slow to burn it off. Eat like you normally would, but save limited foods so you have more to pick from when you eat out. Also drink water with your meal and a little extra when you get home. You need to ask at the center for the Fast Food/Dining Out/Frozen Meal guide....I think they call it the Fast Tracker now. It has lots of restaurants....you can get an idea of what to eat, and what to count it as at any restaurant.

Diane-
You have done such a great job at losing!! I think your body likes where it is at now. I am afraid that if you lost more, you may have trouble maintaining it. You may have better luck with stabilization and maintenance where you are now. You have done wonderful!! Keep it up. :smug:

Well...I got bad news. My group got the corporate box at the Cardinals (baseball) game this afternoon. There were twelve of us. I passed on the beer, wine, liquor, chips, dips, hot dogs, etc....but then the dessert cart came and I ate chocolate suicide cake...and not just a bite...but the whole piece!!!! It was incredible, but now not only do I feel sick, but I feel guilty!! Everyone else got something and I had to have some too. Of course I was going to eat a bite or two and stop...but well..that didnt happen!! BAD BAD BAD Marcie. So what do I count that as?? Fat serving for the month??:lol: I have done so well the past few days too. I am not going to the center until Saturday, so I guess I better take up jogging till then. :lol: How many miles to burn that slice of cake off??? :dizzy:

Bunny--I go today to get weighed in. I'm going to ask about that guide. Thanks for letting me know.
Also, how much sodium is too much? Is there so much someone should have in a day??

Well, I weighed in today and had gained a pound since last week. Yuck. But I did drink about 32 ounces of water before going in, so I'm just going to stay on track and go weigh in again MOnday. I also bought the cookbook so I can find something to eat besides chicken & broccoli, chicken & squash & chicken & salad. Bleh.

Diane2, I'm surprised they haven't given you any more instruction than you've gotten. I've been beaten to death with instructions about eating at certain times of day (not too close to bedtime), eating every 3 hours, staying away from sodium (i.e. no lunchmeat), not eating 2 proteins or 2 starches in the same meal etc. etc. They need to get with the program and give you all the materials you need:

What I have:
journal
food card
little instruction pamphlet with "tips"
fast-tracker

I weigh in today, too... I'm worried though. It's so discouraging to me when I'm up that I just want to go eat something, so it's always a rough day if that happens. I guess we'll see!

I didn't get the tips book or the fast track either. I also have no idea how much sodium is too much, I was just told not to have sodium except Morton's Light Salt. I wasn't given any particular instructions about when to eat or which exchanges I can't have together in meals. I guess my center isn't on top of it, either. Oooops!

DianeD, we're in the same state, too, but different centers... I wonder what that means?

I know what you mean! I dread weighing, I dread them talking to me about it -- not because I'm hurt or anything but because I get it in my head that it's not working and then go nuts and want to eat eat eat more than I even would *normally*. But I read something on someone's post about that part of you that wants to binge out being a naughty little child. So when I was at Kroger today eyeing the brownies, I told myself --- "I know you want those brownies, but *I* want to be thin. So no dice."

Silly, I know, but I came home with nothing but chicken and produce and lowfat cheeses and skim milk, so I consider it a victory. :lol:

Yipes. Thought I'd better post before us LAWL girls got lost in the shuffle. I have good news to report. I've been a terribly good girl this weekend and plan to be down at weigh-in tomorrow. I also tried one of the recipes in the cookbook and it was *amazing*. It was the chicken marsala, and it was so good I didn't even feel the need to have a starch with the meal (which is usually what I crave). If anyone doesn't have the cookbook I will post the recipe -- it took less than 20 minutes to make and was soooo good!

I am setting a, what do you call them?, mini-goal for myself. 155 on May 31. At weigh-in. That's about 151 at home.

Have a good week everyone. I know you'll do great!!

Hi Everyone:
Good luck with your mini goal bunny. Thanks for the support also. So how did the weigh in go?
I still make it to the center three times a week but I do not weigh in every time. I made a mini-goal for myself for the last three weeks that I have. I am going to stick to the program and try to cut down, doing take-off etc. I think it gets me off balance then I have a hard time getting back.
What happened to Mary I have not seen her posts lately.
Well I have to go my niece is crying, catch up later
Diane I

Bunny-
I do not have the newest cookbook...I would love it if you would post that recipe. I have the older LAWL cookbook and it does not have that one in it. I am always up for a new way to prepare chicken!

Diane-
Are you starting stabilization soon or still doing the plan?

I just went back through my journal for April and my weight was up and down the entire month. In the end, I was where I was in the beginning. I really need to try harder. So far this week, no cheats and I am planning on keeping it that way. I have my 10 year high school reunion in July and I would love to lose 10 lbs or so by then. I just need to focus on the task at hand!

I think I am setting a mini goal....there are about 8 weeks until July 4th and I am going to try and lose 10 lbs by then. If I am a good girl I can do that!! I remember when I lost 10 lbs a month! :lol:

So here I go...I am going to do this!!!

That's a great goal Jibbelle. I bet you'll achieve it and more.

I don't have the cookbook on me right now, but it's so easy I bet I can remember it:

Take your portion size of chicken breast, pound it with something like a meat hammer (I didn't have one so I didn't do this, but someone told me you can use a soup can and roll it out). Fry it up in a skillet using Pam until it's cooked, then remove it and keep it warm (I didn't do this, either, but I did think warm thoughts about it).

Put a cup of fresh sliched mushrooms (I used a cup and a half) and 5 chopped green onoins in the pan with 2 tablespoons of water and some lite salt and saute until the mushrooms are tender and the water's almost evaporated. Then pour in a quarter cup of Marsala cooking wine and heat through. (At this stage, I also threw in a pinch of flour to thicken up the mix. But a small, small pinch -- maybe a teaspoon.)

Then, pour the lot over the chicken and voila! I swear, it was so good I didn't even do a starch.

I made chicken salad last night. I threw a breast on the GF (the George Foreman grill), then mixed it with FF mayo, celery, pepper, lite salt and red onions. It was awesome, but very hard to eat that much chicken salad on one measly piece of diet bread. :lol:

I think I'm going to do what I did last week and only weigh on Friday. It's such a load off my mind to not have to go but once a week.

Good luck everybody. You rock!!

Hi Marcie:
I have not started stabilization yet, I have been up and down for the month also. I can't say that I have been following the program all that well lately. But I am having a great start to the week. Yesterday I went up into my attic for some summer clothes that I have not worn in a long long time. Some of them were a little tight so I am taking that as some motivation to reach my goal weight. And if I can just stick to it I will reach it.
Good luck with your mini goal
Diane I
04/06/01 201
05/01/02 140.8
goal 135

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Hey y'all :)

I discovered this site today, and it's lots of fun. www.fitday.com. It lets you keep track of your caloric intake, your daily exercise, and your nutrients... plus you can keep a journal and set goals for yourself. Pretty cool!

I had a tough weekend since it's finals time. I had pizza one night :( So, I was up on my last weigh-in. I've vowed to do better, however, so we'll see what happens on Wednesday.

That's so funny that you said that. I post my calories on fitday from time to time. When I was on the gold plan, my calories fell around 900-1100 calories a day (too low in my opinion). Now that I'm on red, even though I don't always eat everything on my list everyday, I was noticing just now that my calories fall more in the 1400-1500 zone. I was curious if that was on par with what other people saw when they were on plan.

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I'm currently on the Gold plan, and for the last two days, I've averaged 800-900 calories a day, too. I know, from the times I counted calories to lose weight, that the lower limit is supposedly around 1200... but I don't feel run-down. We'll see. I guess I'll go by what my body "says" to me.

Honestly, it's just good to know that someone's doing it the same as me, since there are infinite ways to interpret those cards.

Good morning all!

I have never used fit day, but maybe I will check it out and see how many calories I am eating on a typical day.

I have been doing really well this week at staying on plan. I did have an extra starch yesterday though, so 3 instead of 2. I had to eat out for 2 meals and it was tough. I will really watch my starch between now and weigh in on Saturday and drink lots of extra water. I am hoping to be down, even if just a little bit.

How is everyone else doing this week?

Bunny-
I am also going to buy some Marsala cooking wine at the grocery store this evening so I can try the chicken marsala this weekend....it sounds great...and I LOVE mushrooms. I bet my boyfriend will even eat it. He will not know it is good for him. :)

I guess I better get some work done, going to be a busy day. Bossman is in meetings all day though! WOOHOO I can get so much more done that way.:dizzy: