Sun Jan 15
B= 1 c cereal, 1/2 c milk,
L= 2 slices homemade pizza, grapes, apple juice
D= Cracker Barrel ~ 2 eggs, 2 turkey sausage, 1 1/2 pancake with peach topping
S=apple juice
E= 25min stretch fusion workout

Hubby wanted pancakes, but I brought half my pancakes home for breakfast tomorrow. I"m so happy that I felt well enough to be able to do a workout! We did end up going a few places. Hubby was delighted that he bought a belt in a smaller size because of the weight he had lost!

Mandy, the strawberry preserves in the oatmeal sounds yummy! I need to try that.

Tavvy, great job on you weight loss!

TLT, sometimes we have to make the best choices with what life throws at us. I'm sure you did great, plus kudos for walking in heels!

My challenge this week is to bring salad for lunch Tues. through Friday.

I failed my stay off the scale challenge but it was good to see 171 because that means the cheese/cracker bender New Year's weekend is going away. What didn't help was going out to eat Saturday, and the weird eating I did today. I haven't charted it yet, but I know today wasn't calorically bad, but it was weird and off. Saturday on the other hand while I made the best choices I could make, I probably had too many calories and too many calories from fat.

And so it goes. I wish I could diet in a vaccuum with no outside influences. If I only had ME to be concerned with, I swear I'd be a twig!

Wishing a super week to all. Skinny hugs.

Good morning ladies,

I hope everyone is having a great start to the day. I'm so happy to be off work today

Chicksinger - I'm glad you saw 171 on the scale! I'm with you on the daily weighing thing. I keep telling myself that I am NOT going to do it but I still hop on the scale when I get up. I'm just so anxious to get back to 208 and I wanna see where I am. Let's try and stay off until Friday - Its a challenge. You think we can do it

Penguin - Way to go on saving 1/2 of your pancakes for another day. Isn't it nice not to feel deprived when you go out to eat?

Mandy - Great job staying within your calories.

tavvy - Great job on your 9 pound loss. That's an awesome start.

I hope we all have another great week. Today I will either go for a walk or do a Firm workout. I'll be back to post my daily journal later.

I feel almost normal today, but still have a lingering cough but I think its mostly sinus related. Cinnamon bread and laundry today and hopefully a workout or two!

Chicksinger, I like your idea of dieting in a vacuum. Put all of us trying to lose weight in the Biosphere and see what happens!

Gettin, enjoy your day off!

Okay I said I was going to exercise today. So far hasn't happened. Plan...tell you guys I'm going to go change into workout clothes, add shoes and get on the bike.......okay going now.....now.....

45 minutes

I love you guys!!!!!!

Another drive by- 1422 calories 50 carbs 132 protiens, an hour workout circuit

Yay for you TLT

Great job tavvy!

I've had a great day and I did a 45 minute Firm workout!

My Journal

B: Coffee w/ 1/2 C skim milk & flav creamer, baked sweet potato fries,
L: Lean Cuisine, 1 pk Teddy Grahams
S: pear, almonds
D: black bean soup w/ 1 tsp FF sour cream, 1 sl lite garlic bread
Exercise: Firm Total Body Time Crunch

thought i'd share this quote:

"Living with intent. It's not as difficult as it might seem. It is simply making a choice to do something differently. Want change? Make a change." - Jill Blashack Strahan

Jill is the Founder and CEO of Tastefully Simple. She is one of the things I love about being a consultant.. She sends out a motivational email every Monday to all consultants with words of wisdom and encouragement, and usually a video of a speech of some sort. They are always good. But today's message just made me go "simple, to the point, and SO TRUE!"... and easily applicable to just about any facet of one's life.

Live with intent!

TLT, great job on the 45min. If I know I'm supposed to workout, and I'm not going anywhere that day I generally change out of my jammies into my workout clothes so I can't use that as an excuse. This coming from a woman who has used the excuse that' putting on sneakers' is too much trouble!

Kim L, good job on exceeding your weightloss goal!

Mandy, good quote.

Tavvy, good job on your workout!

I did 2 25min stretch fusion workouts. These are kind of deceptive, they seem easygoing until she GETS you. The 2nd workout Abs, Butt, and Back started with easy sways and dips to warmup, then she got us into a plie squat, and we stayed there alternating staying down or shifting side to side while we worked our upper body/arms. She used to be a ballet dancer so I'm sure she could have stayed in that squat forever, but she finally let us up to do something else.

i am all excited over here. today was like my first *real* day getting in all the healthy good stuff i've told myself i need to do to get back to losing weight. i drank all my water. ate healthy foods and stayed in my calorie limit. AND i'm most excited because i went to the gym, finally. migraines have been hitting me hard with TOM approaching and have kept me from my exercise. but the best part was... it's almost like i never stopped going. i didn't feel like death after 35 mins of elliptical, and 25 mins (of walking) on the treadmill. it felt GOOD and can't wait to go back tomorrow. yay!

Jan 16, Mon
B= 2 c milk, vits
Brunch= 1.5 pancakes, syrup, whipped cream
Lunch =1 c chili, 1/2 sweet potato, 6 chips
S= more chips and salsa
D= Italian chicken pasta w veggies {experimental cooking}
S= 3 small slices Banana bread
S= 2 slices cinnamon bread
E= 2 25min stretch fusion workouts

Hubby doesn't like to leave things to the last minute, so he comes home today with 12 roses, a Valentines day card {with penguins on it}, and two small loaves of banana bread. He doesn't want to forget to get me something, so he's very early. I seem to remember him doing this last year too.

I felt my eating was okay until I opened the banana bread, then it was downhill. The cinnamon bread was fresh from the oven so I might be given some slack there, lol.

Mandy, I'm so glad to hear you had a great day and are back in the groove. I get migraines during TOM but have had some success with taking a magnesium supplement, not sure how/why it works.

I've been up for 3 hours and I finally feel hungry. I was told to wait until you're hungry to eat. I 'm not so sure that is a good idea. I think I might overeat because I AM hungry. Any thoughts?

Good morning ladies,

KimL - I'm glad you dinner went well and CONGRATS on exceeding your goal for the month already! You are doing an awesome job and you motivate me to stick with it too!

Mandy - Congrats on your OP day and on getting to the gym yesterday. I hope you have another great one today!

Penguin - Hopefully you can resist the banana & cinnamon gread today. It sounds so yummy!

TLT - I think you just have to find what works for your body. If waiting 3 hours makes you wanna overeat, then I'd definately eat something before. Hang in there and find what works best for you.

I'm planning for an OP day and a workout today. If it's not raining when I leave work, I'm planning to go up to the track and walk 30 mins before heading home.

A NSV for me - Today I'm wearing a size 14 pant and they fit perfectly

Have a great OP day everyone.

My Journal
B: Breakstone Cottage Double, orange, coffee
L: Healthy Choice Asian Cafe Steamer Bowl, FF pudding
D: Black bean soup w/ff sour cream, RF cheese
S: banana, 100 Cal popcorn
Exercise: Walk or Firm