Hi there....
 

That's a great idea to post everything we put in our mouths. Ok, here goes. 4/1
Breakfast: 1 cup bite sized shredded wheat...2 strawberries...1/2 c. blueberries...1 1/2 c. skim milk
Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwich made with 2 slices sourdough bread (once this is gone no more sourdough bread...too many points per slice)...2 1/2 slices low fat cheese...tomato..sprayed the pan and the bread with olive oil, 1 oz. baked potato chips
Dinner: Boca Burger on light roll with green beans
Snack: 1/2 c S/F jello with 2 T. lite Cool Whip

Kathy, yes I do still have Tony Little's Gazelle. I really like it. Right now though, I am having a back problem and can't exercise. I usually do Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds with 2 lb. weights. You really do a lot of weight training and that's wonderful. They say that is the key to losing weight.
I got this recipe at WW if you want something sweet. Take 2 chocolate graham cracker squares, put 2 T. of Cool Whip on one, then put the 2nd one ontop (like an ice cream sandwich), and freeze. They really are very good.

LaDean, you really do exercise, you're putting me to shame:o :s: You really are doing extremely well. Exercise is the least thing I like to do. I too like it better when I can get outside and walk rather than doing an exercise video. Was it hard getting used to having your husband around all the time after he retired? My DH & I work together out of our house. He's around all the time so when the time comes for us to retire, it won't feel any different. Where Tuffy is 10 he probably isn't as active as he once was. When our other Boston got older we had to buy special dog food from the Vet because she was prone to intestinal problems. Lacee eats and exercises at the same time. She plays hockey with her dog food and pieces always end up either under the couch, loveseat, or hutch. We're usually crawling on the floor with a flashlight and ruler trying to get them out.:rolleyes: KIDS!!!:lol:

pg1988, did you ever attend any of the Old Home Day celebrations? We went to a few and had some of the wonderful Bean-Hole beans! OMG, they are to die for. I think that's why a lot of people go. Hope to hear from you again.

Take care and have a good day.
Aleka

i would like to also
 

I would also like to post our daily food intake i think it would help me to report it .
Yes i love exercise and try to do more each day. but lately have not been doing that much. i posted alot of hours manily to see it and that way get it done.ha a cardio glider has a seat and then peddles and you sit and peddle and the bar goes back and forth. all my wt is in my upper section from waist up. so it helps me alot. its on my patio so i forget sometimes to get out there and do it. had it in the family room and ex bike to. then got to much in there. so summer i like it outdoors is cooler so its stayed out there this time.ha but i have to do different at times does not get boreing. I walk daily though my main exercise.

Breakfast: 1/2 toasted cheese sandwitch, 1/2 cup fruit coctail no juice. 1 c milk.

Lunch: 1 slice bread, 1tsp peanut butter, 1 banana, 1/2 slice meat loaf (what a commination ha)
Snack: 3 fig newtons
LaDean:)

Good morning.....
 

Yesterday was just not a very good eating day for me at all.
4/2 :

Breakfast~~1 c. bite sized shredded wheat cereal, 1 c. strawberries, 1/2 c. blueberries, 1 1/2 c skim milk, and coffee, black, no sugar.

Snack~~I was STARVED!!! 3 or 4 handfuls of Almonds.

Lunch~~1 c chicken soup, 1 oz pretzels, and Waist Watcher soda

Supper~~1-4 oz. hamburger w/regular cheese, 2 oz. baked potato chips, and 2 light beers.

Snack~~1/2 c S/F-F/F pudding w/ 2 T. lite Cool Whip and 1 sm. S/F chocolate candy.

I have to admit, I really thought I wanted the beers, but as it turned out I didn't enjoy them at all. :p I vow today will be better.

Did either of you see Oprah yesterday? It was a repeat with her trainer, Bob Greene, and one episode I hadn't seen. He was saying that a good portion of overweight people are emotional eaters. I do fall into that category. Both of them said that dieting will fail unless you find the reason why you are overeating. It was very informative and gave me a lot to think about.


La Dean, that's great you are doing different exercises. They say that's the best thing to do because it works different parts of your body and you don't get bored.

Kathy, hope things are going well with you.

pg1988, how is the BFL coming along?

Have a great day everyone! :balloons:
Aleka

Hi everyone,

I did ok yesterday, my eating is still not where I want it to be but at least i'm not binging on things now.

Menu for Wednesday 4/2/03
Breakfast- 1/2c oatmeal, 3 egg whites, 1c 1% milk, tea
Lunch- big salad, 4oz tuna, **8 cookies** diet soda
Snack- balance bar
Dinner- 4oz steak, big salad, graham crackers, coolwhip, 1tbsp hershy syrup.


Aleka- I make those graham crackers sandwiches but sometimes I put strawberries in a bowl w/ the cool whip and the graham cracker and some low-fat choco syrup and it just taste delicious! It delivers me from my ice cream carving. You didn't do bad yesterday? What's this about beer? I didn't see it listed as one of the things you drank?

LaDean-What did you eat for dinner? I'm a peanut butter fanatic, one time last week I wanted a peanut butter sandwich so badly and didn't have any bread so I made in on a tortilla. lol It wasn't half bad.

Kathy

my meals
 

4/2 WEDNESDAY DINNER:
Salad ( lettuce, radishes, cheese, boiled egg, tomatoe in it) was good. i was so proud of me cause made hubby and daugher goolash and all. my favorite.

4/3 THURSDAY
BREAKFAST...... 2 boiled eggs, 2 toast, 1 cup jello with banana's and fruit. 1 tsp. marjarine

LUNCH::::


DINNER::::
I love seeing what each of us eat. it gives ideas for sure. get tired of same old thing sometimes. the gram crackers sound yummy i am going to try them.

Yes we are worried about tuffy and problems with his intestines. he can hardly stand up at times with the back end. the stroke hit that area bad. so we did carry him out and all. so hes come along so good. so thankful. yes know what you mean by there food and all over. he does that to i am down on floor on knees and like you getting it out so he can get it. ha oh love it though they are so good. this will be the last dog for us now. so treasure every day and moment with him.
well i love having hubby around. hes a worker still and never still a moment so is out and about busy all the time around house. we are enjoying retirement so much. he was a nite worker so i was home alot alone. so love this. we have 2 large garden spots so looking forward to that time again. we love outside in the yard and all. good ex to. I got my computer to have something to do of evening especially. that is when i started losing my wt also as i was in here and not kitchen. i try to get everything i want to do and then come in here.
well hi Kit and all. its so good to see how good everyone is doing and to be able to come in here and chat with friends all over is the greatest.
ALEKA:::: My daughter was teasing the dog and said oh guess what tuffy has a online friend now lacee. i said yes he does. cute/
I am so glad i ask you if you had a boston. its great talking about them on here to. JUST HOPE NO ONE CARES. HA well have a great day all...... LaDean:)

It's Friday..and it's snowing...
 

This is what I ate yesterday....4/3

Breakfast~~1 c. bite sized shredded wheat, 1 c. strawberries, 1/2 c. blueberries, 1 1/2 c. skim milk, black coffee, no sugar.

Lunch~~home made 0 point vegetable soup, 1 oz. pretzels, Waist Watcher Soda

Snack~~1 sm. piece of sugar free chocolate

Dinner~~bean, brown rice, corn, and cheese casserole, 1 oz. baked tostito chips, iced tea w/sweetener

Snack~~1/2 c. white choc. S/F..F/F pudding w/1/4 c. blueberries and 2 T. lite Cool Whip, decaf coffee, black, no sugar

LaDean, I am glad too that you asked if that was my Boston in the photo. This is a great site where you can discuss anything and everything, not like some diet sites I've been into. Do you grow vegetables or flowers in your gardens, or both? I have the tendency to kill any flower or plan that I touch. :lol: But, I have had great luck with daylilies. I have quite a lot and am surprised every year when they pop through the ground every year. Each year we buy different varities, and a friend of mine got me interested in them and we sometimes swap plants back and forth. Between the both of us we have quite a collection. Unfortunatly, when we let Lacee run in the front yard she runs right through the flower bed:devil:

Kathy, I will try your recipe for the graham cracker sandwiches. They sound YUMMY!!! The beer is there under what I ate, and it just didn't taste very good to me.

Both of you are doing so well...:bravo:

Hope you guys have a great weekend. :balloons:
Aleka

YEHHHHHHHH -1
 

I am so happy as you can see i lost this week 1 lb but that is great for me. has been awhile. i am on the road to losing now i feel it.ha this site has helped so much. you gals are the greatest. your doing great. together as friends we can lose and it makes it fun.

ALEKA, THANKS I have came upon sites like that to no other discussion so was wondering. but figured i had done it.ha We raise vegies yes. potatoes, tomatoes, cumcumbers, canalope,and did cabbabe but deer love it. had strawberries and they just took them and the cabbage down to ground. we give lots away and can to. then got 8 apple trees. i love eating from the garden is how i lost my wt last year. and plan to this year also. hopefully i plan to get rest off this year. I want to become a KOPS in tops. that is when we reach goal. we love fresh vegies and fruits. Your lillies sound so pretty. i have dalias , sweet williams, tulips,and roses and azalias, rhodies. we just love the outdoors. i have some lillie bulbs i need to plant should i have them planted>? we get alot of rain our cold days are almost over. I hope Lacee is doing good today. tuffy sends a hi. hes ok we are so thankful as hes about 12 we got to figureing how long we have had him and he was 1 1/2 when we got him. we are retired so he brings alot to our lives. well hey this is getting long. have a good weekend
everyone.
Lunch (late so no breakfast) goolash, 2 toast, milk
that is as far as i have gotten. no plans for dinner yet.ha I need to plan more. it helps to read the menus here. gives me good ideas.
I do not eat many peanut butter sandwitches either. but love them and banana's on them. yummmy.ha hey i am going to try those graham crackers and all to. they sound so good. i shared it with a friend. wish everyone a loss this week. LaDean:)

Good morning.....
 

LaDean, congratulations on your weight loss!:bravo: :high: That's great news. What does KOPS mean in TOPS? You have quite a lot of flowers in your garden. It must be lovely when they are all in bloom. Lacee says "WOOF".

Kathy, I saw your post on the thread about the Miracle 3 Day Diet. The diet is in this week's (April 8), issue of Woman's World Magazine. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll PM you.

My girlfriend faxed me over a diet she has been doing and has lost 10 lb. so far. It's a low-carb grapefruit type diet, where you either eat 1/2 grapefruit or drink 1/2 c. grapefruit juice with each meal. You do the diet for 12 days and take 2 days off. I've started it today, even though I don't have any grapefruit or grapefruit juice in the house, and because of the foul weather won't be able to get to the store until tomorrow.

Menu for 4/4

Breakfast: 1 1/4 c. shredded wheat 'n' bran, 1 c. strawberries, 1 c. strawberries, coffee..black..no sugar

Lunch: P'nut butter & jelly sandwich on sourdough bread, 1 oz. baked potato chips, Waist Watcher diet soda

Dinner: 1 portion frozen lasagna, 6 oz. glass of wine

Snack: 2 sm. pieces sugar free chocolate, decaf coffee..black..no sugar.

Have a great day!
Aleka

saturday morning Hi
 

KOPS is keeping pounds off sensibly. meaning you have reached your goal. i have 35 to lose to goal. so there is hope. Tuffy says woof to lacee to. ha
THANKS SO MUCH. It just made my whole day to have that loss. its been awhile. Yes when flowers are in bloom they are pretty. i still have alot of bulbs to set out. have to wait till no fear of a frost. although i do have some in the ground now.
Now your in ww right? i am doing the pts with my eating to. do you go to the meetings? i just have the book and do it on my own. I am going to start watching carbs more to. well good luck this day and have a good one. i am really being good no sugar now again this is 4th day. yehhh.

I hope everyone has a good weekend . and lets all look for a loss this week. LaDean:)

LaDean, congrats on the weightloss.

Aleka, let me know if the grapefriut diet is working for you, I may try it.

I'm happy you guys are doing so well. I have been off plan since Fri, I haven't gained any weight but I'm wayyyy off plan. It's so bad it doesn't even make sense to post what I ate because it's just so outrageous. I'll get my butt back to my routine tomorrow.

Have a great night.

Kathy

Hi there....
 

LaDean, we usually can have frost until the end of May. That's when our planting season starts. I think they plant peas at that time and seems like a big deal when it happens because that's what everybody talks about. The way our weather has been so far we may have frost until July!:lol: I used to go to the WW meetings, but lately they have been doing nothing for me, so I've stopped going. Also, I just can't count another point!:headache: I am glad that WW is working for you. Keep up the good work.

Kathy, I've been on the diet 1 day so far and it's not bad at all. I went out and bought some grapefruit juice this morning so that I can start drinking it with my meals. If you'd like a copy of the diet, let me know and I'll PM you. My girlfriend said it's a lot like Atkins. It is somewhat limited in what you can eat, so I don't know how long I'll be able to stick with it. I need more variety. But, in the meantime I don't mind doing it.

Take care and enjoy your Sunday
Aleka

Hi,

I'm doing much better today. I did the "Hollywood diet" drink started today and will end on Tuesday morning. I was just feeling bloated and wanted to get the water off quickly. Hope I last.

Aleka, yes i'd like to know the details of the diet, i'm glad that you survived 1 day on it so far. How long did you friend spend on it before she lost the 10#?

LaDean, did you make it throug the weekend sugar free?

Kathy

Good afternoon, LaDean & Kathy,
 

LaDean, how was your weekend? Mine was ok eatingwise. We got about 10" of snow from Friday afternoon into Sat. morning. It just seems like winter does not want to leave. Congratulations on staying away from sugar. How did your exercising go over the weekend?

Kathy, how is the Hollywood diet coming along? I don't know how long it took my friend to lose 10 lb. I haven't seen her to have our "girl-talk" since before I went on vacation. We were to have lunch last Fri., but the weather got in the way. Hopefully we'll be able to touch base this Fri. I'm doing ok on the diet, I am hungry between meals, but unfortunatly you can't eat between meals. I don't see myself doing this for the long run, but it is a good jump start (hopefully) for weight loss. I'll know in a few more days. I sent you a PM with the instructions re: the diet.

Menu for the weekend:
4/5:
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, 3 slices bacon, black coffee, no sugar.
Lunch: Huge salad w/ slices of steak & some hamburgh, regular salad dressing, diet Waist Watcher soda
Dinner: steak, broccoli w/butter, wax beans, iced tea
Snack: S/F jello, decaf coffee, black, no sugar

4/6:
Breakfast: 2 egg omelette, 3 slices bacon, black coffee, no sugar.
Lunch: 1/2 c. grapefruit juice, huge salad w/ hamburgh & pepperoni slices, regular salad dressing, Waist Watcher soda
Dinner: pork chops, broccoli & cauliflower mixture w/1 T. regular salad dressing, green beans, Waist Watcher soda

Hope you have a great evening.
Aleka

Hi,

Would you mind e-mailing me a copy of the diet, too? I ordered the book from the library but I'd like to get started before it shows up!

My e-mail is [email protected]

Thank you!

Good morning....
 

I was curious last night to see if this diet was working, as I was getting very discouraged because I've been so hungry on it. I hopped on the scale and I was down 2lb. since Sat. That gave me incentive to keep trying for a little while longer.

Rapunzel, welcome to our little corner of the board. I have sent you a PM with Suzanne's diet. Is that the diet you wanted? If not, let me know.

LaDean, how are you doing so far this week? How is Tuffy?

Kathy, did you get a lot of snow out of this storm? We only saw flurries early this morning. I'm really sick of this winter. How is the Hollywood diet coming along?

Have a great day everybody.
Aleka