omg....
Well I had weigh in today, and bc I didn't have a good week (again), I was shooting for maintenance..and i lost 1/2lb! which was nice.
But afterwards I had a treat meal, which consisted of a honey ham turkey club from Quizno's (9"!!) with a minute maid lite lemonade..and then, the worst part, I asked dh to stop at timmy's for an iced capp. Well well, we were at the speaker and dh asked for a small butter caramel iced capp and we thought the girl said "With cream"? bc usually they ask if you prefer it made with milk or cream. So I said "half and half" so that at least it woudnt be 18% cream in it, kwim??
Got it, and it's half full I think with whipped cream!! lol So she must have asked "with whip cream?" as the butter caramel is an iced cap supreme..and when I said half and half, she actually put half whipped cream in the cup. The worst thing? I still drank it!
SO I have no freakin' clue how many calories that little escapade was but it feels like my arteries are clogging as we speak. Good thing I ordered a small! lol
no more "supremes" for me! And , onward and upward! [again]

HI sounds like everyones doing good......Has anyone else seemed to have just eat less after while i'm not that hungry anymore after i started counting my calores? Anyone know anything about pepper? is is good for you? Because i eat alot of it....... The kashi was really good thanks for the advice. Well I've lost another pound but im not ready to move my scale just yet... Well I'm going to go for tonight talk to you all later

Calories for today~ 1463
Fiber~ 33 grams

Dh had his phone interview today. He thinks it went well. We should know something in a week or so. The job is in upstate NY. That would be quite an adventure! Even if this doesn't pan out, it looks like we will be moving out of California. All of the other opportunities are in other states (OK, FL, WA...) We shall see. I think I need to start packing soon.

Cjc~ Any tips on moving?

Natalia~ Half whipped cream??? Lol. That's a funny story. Try not to beat yourself up over it. Tomorrow is another day, you can get back on track!

Meg~ What kind of pepper? Black pepper?

Congratulations on all the loses! It seems like there is one everyday now! Everyone is doing great!

Yeah Black Pepper..Theres no calories or fat in it...;..Is it bad 4 you?

Meg~ As long as you don't have stomach problems I think black pepper is fine. I know it's considered an "irritant" by some doctors, but if it's not causing you problems I think it's fine.

Oh, I have read that you should stay away from pink pepper corns. They apparently have something in them that isn't good for you. Of course, I don't know all the specifics on that. It's just what I've heard.

Hey, strange fact for the day: Did you know black pepper isn't a pepper? It's a berry from a plant (can't remember the genus off the top of my head.) Also, cayenne pepper is actually healing not an irritant like black pepper can be. You'd think it'd be the other way around!

Hey everyone

I'm trying to be a better mom/wife and actually cook meals instead of serving ingredients (does that make sense? cottage cheese, beans, chicken, blobs of single foods) and its making it hard for me to keep my calories down.

I made a delicious "lentil loaf" and its so good, and good for me, but a little goes a long way and I want more! lol

I planned on a couple pasta dishes too, and that's really going to be tough.

I might need to go back to my boring blobs of ingredients. LOL

Zoe
I know what you mean.
I made stuffed manacotti for hubby, and you know I ate 2 of them. with a little of the spagetti sauce.
And you have to eat garlic bread with that. So I ate a very large salad with it. I am stuffed! like the manacotti.

I do know what you mean though. My seperate items together make my meals. When I cook for the family... it seems so unhealthy, to me now.
Thats a good thing for me, I think.
I don't do much pasta or garlic bread. But it was yummy
If I behave tonight. I should be ok. calories so far-1167 I eat about 14-1600 a day.

I cook almost all our meals, but I have had to change how I cook. I don't make anything that makes over 4 servings now (since it's just the two of us) and once we are served I put the rest away for our lunches. It's hard to be tempted when it's already in the fridge. If I want to make a recipe that makes 6-8 servings I'll cut it in half. I've also cut way back on the amount of oil and salt that recipes call for. If you cook on a slightly lower heat you can use a lot less oil (I was amazed!) When I'm making a stirfry I will use a few Tablespoons of water to finish cooking if it looks dry (what would you call that? Stir-steaming. Lol.)

I bake a lot and I discovered that you can substitute flax seed meal for fat. It's a 3:1 ration (3 of flax to 1 of fat.) It works for most baking recipes (I haven't tried with cookies.) It cuts the calories considerably and you get some omega-3's in. You just have to watch them closely since they brown faster. I cut the amount of sugar in recipes too.

I also, cut cheese way back in recipes and I have yet to hear DH complain (and he LOVES cheese.) I've also discovered that there are some good low-fat cheese out there now. I try to find ones that don't have any weird fillers; just made with low-fat milk, salt, & rennet. I was surprised that they were good.

Oh, and when I make pasta, I only make enough for 2 servings. That way, it's not possible to binge.

Littlered~ Look at your hair! You are so lucky to have long straight red hair. It's beautiful!

yep, I had a bigger serving again tonight. Good ideas Zenor. It gets tricky with kids, and making enough for leftovers. I need to find some healthier recipes. I think I'm actually going to get a recipe box and start collecting the keepers. (a huge change for me, since we've always been go-out-to-eat kinda people.)

Littlered, I agree your long hair is beautiful! I've been growing mine out for over a year now. I'm finally at scrunchy bun stage. LOL

Calories for today~ 1420
Fiber~ 33 grams

I had to go to the DMV today to renew my license. Thankfully I was only there for 45 minutes (really not that bad everything considered.) It was kind of fun to be able to change the weight on my DL and get a new picture.

Everyone have a great weekend!

Mine still says 115. LOL

That's something that I can't wait to do (go change my license) I hate the picture on mine. My first license I loved the pic, but since then they got worse. And now some say I don't look like it. Which is good I think....

Well I have been doing good. Finally broke the 140's. I have been 139.something for the past 3 days. It keeps going down by .2 so that is all good. Hopefully it will keep going down like that this weekend. Well gotta get my daugther up and ready for the princess interview today. Talk to yall later!
Mary