coffee with creamer
banana

stir fried veggies and chicken over white rice
2 small baked eggrolls
fruit cocktail in juices
yogurt
milk

chili with turkey and beans
large salad, reduced fat dressing
water, water, water

alas, no exercise unless playing with my granddaughter counts

ouch!! you poor thing!

awwwwwwwwwwww that's such a lovely thing to say! you totally made my day!!!!!!!!

hehe any movement of the body counts as exercise in my book

Hey hey hey every-baaadeee (courtesy Dr. Nick of the The Simpsons)!

Mornin'. My finger is doing a little better but I'm afraid to unwrap the kleenex (whatever, we're po ) and see the real damage. Ew. Anyway, if I can't cook, there's healthy-ish frozen meals in the freezer, so we have a backup. I can't think of frozen meals as healthy for some reason. No matter how much they plug the low-sodium, more veggies angle (and I even see it for myself on the nutrition label), I still think of it as crap, will-do-for-now food. Hm.

I haven't eaten or exercised yet, blah. I need to stay on plan today. Planning on lots of fruits to tide me through snack times and I'm experimenting with a new breffix - plain NF yogurt mixed with fresh blueberries and a tsp of brown sugar. I hope it's not yuck.

Talk to you ladeez later on!

P.S: Echo - never heard of Sabaz chai so I looked it up. It's so pretty looking! I would be fascinated by green tea that turns pink, hehe.

Hydra - awww, playing with your granddaughter totally counts! How cute!

Cape - glad to hear you had a good day with the calories! Good job on sticking to your range! I don't know if it's just me, but I feel fresher and more energetic throughout the day when I stay on plan.

I totally get what you mean about frozen meals, as its still processed food.
Glad to hear your finger is getting abit better.
good idea on the fruit snacking, very healthy indeed!

and hmm that breakfast does sound interesting!!

aww that's so cool you looked it up. hehe yeh my mom only makes it occassionally, as its a long process.. to get the colour and taste out of the leaves, lots of long pouring and scooping with a ladle, i dont know what the adjective would be for that. its not stirring, but pouring it from a distance every so often while its cooking. but the taste is oh so delicious when my mom adds milk and sugar. but yeh its so cool that its pink! but you can only get the tea leaves from pakistan/india -i think.

lol at simpson quote. you're a funny girl!

Hi Cape! Try not to give in to those cravings! Either make an alternative or make sure you find something that keeps you preoccupied until the craving passes.

Dessert alternatives:

A. Instead of a donut - One slice of whole grain bread with a thin layer of your favorite jelly.

B. Instead of icecream - 1/2 cup of plain NF yogurt, 1 tsp brown sugar and your favorite berries/fruit.

C. Instead of cake - make the low cal/low fat option. I was craving cake the other day, and I found this recipe. Just google search low calorie X, where X is your favorite dish and try it out if the craving is really bad.

Good luck!! We're all rooting for you!

Hey Echo,
Hope your day is going well!
I sure do try to drink a ton of water every day....so I don't think it's thirst, but I could be mistaken.
And yes, I am sticking to 1,100 calories a day, at least for a while. I am just trying to get into the 160's, then I'll relax a little.
I am so sick of being fat! Ugh.

coffee with creamer
blueberry lite yogurt
water

2 open face tuna sandwiches using gluten free bread
1 cup veggie gluten free pasta salad
water

handful of raisins and dried cranberries
water, water, water

steamed broccoli sprinkled with reduced fat mozzerella cheese
2 eggs scrambled in Pam with several slices of onion
1 glass tomato juice
1 homemade large iced coffee with 2% milk and tbsp. of honey

water
herbal ice tea, unsweetened

100 waist twists, 100 waist stretches

I was able to keep under 1500 calories today and feel satisfied. I got major hunger pangs shortly after lunch and eating some dried fruit and drinking water helped out. From keeping a detailed journal and posting the food portion here I am seeing patterns and areas I can improve in. And I am also seeing decent and good choices I am making.

That's what I love about this thread (other than the fantabo chickies ). I see the laundry list of food I ate and it either opens my eyes or makes me feel pleased with myself. Good job today!

Food confession:

Breffix: 1/4 cup cream-of-wheat with veggies, 1/4 chopped cooked onion, spices, 1 slice of low cal/fat blueberry coffee cake

Lunch: 1.5 cup homemade fried rice, 1 slice blueberry coffee cake

Snack: 1/2 cup plain NF yogurt, 1 tsp brown sugar, handful of blueberries
1 banana

Dinner: 1 california pizza kitchen ind. bbq chicken pizza
2 slices 12-grain bread with ketchup and a sprinkling of feta cheese (I don't know why but I was uber hungry)

If I'm still hungry, I know some grapes that are calling my name.

Exercise confessions:

45 min tennis - felt good! Hubby had to kick my butt to get me out there, but I kept him for 45 minutes, he was ready to come in at 30. Ha! I win.

YAYYYY!!!! Well done Cape! Actually, for giving into the cravings, 164 calories isn't that bad. I'm sure you'll be creating a deficit in no time because you're back on plan. Don't you just love having a loss even though you think you overate? That only happens sometimes for me, most of the time it shows up right away, but it goes away in another couple of days. I guess cause I'm keeping track and nipping it in the bud.

Where's Echo? Haven't seen her posting much lately...Yoohoo! Echo!? It's your stalker!

Will log back in later to post my confessions. Yesterday wasn't that bad (calorically) for me, but I just broke even with food and exercise so boo. On to today, my goal is to burn more calories than I eat. Have a good day, ladies!

Dropped off my "baby" at college this week. Trying very hard to not indulge in emotional overeating. Went out to dinner at an Italian restaurant last night, steered away from pasta and enjoyed grilled calamari and lovely summer salad. Forced myself onto the treadmill with a comedy in the DVD player this morning, and later I'm going shopping at the Farmer's market for some healthy treats--raspberries, peaches, tomatoes, salmon. Going to distract myself with a long-delayed work project.

oh i can so empathesise! before I get my period, i get cravings for all sorts of things! just before your perion, your metabolism does slightly increase.