Calories for today~ 1433
Fiber~ 37

Fiber is a little low, but seeing as I'm still not feeling back to normal; I'll take it! My cals may end up a smidge higher too (the dark chocolate in the pantry is calling to me. lol.)

MonaRae~ To answer your fiber question, I eat a lot of fruits and veggies (I should probably eat less fruit and more veggies, but hey at least I'm eating them.) I also (almost) never eat refined carbs. Whole grains have more fiber than the "white" stuff. But I think the three things that put me over on really high fiber days are my cereal (Uncle Sam~10g per serving), La Tortilla Factory tortillas (8g per small one), and berries. Did you know that 1/2 cup of raspberries have almost 9 grams of fiber and only 61 calories? I use the frozen kind. I measure them out at night and have them in the morning on my cereal. Oh, and dark chocolate has fiber in it too! I think this is how I justify eating it. My calories are usually closer to 1500 than 1400 though. I had thought of lowering my calories, but the weight is still coming off, so no changes to that yet.

Oh, and I only think you should only eat cabbage soup IF you like cabbage soup!

RocknRoll~ Great job on your calories and exercise! I'm amazed at how much more energy I have these days too! Keep up the good work!

Grammy~ That's awesome about your DGS! I always thought boys took longer learning that? He's sounds like a smart kid.

cjc~ It sounds like you are doing really well! I can't imagine having three children (let alone twins + toddler) and still have the energy to put on makeup. What an inspiration you are going to be for your girls when they are older!

I need to go back and catch up on more posts. I've been in too much of a cold med haze to read everything.

Congrats to all who've lost this week!

One of my old roommates is from South Korea. I love the food, but when we moved here we were sad to find no Korean restaurants. So I learned to cook some things out of self-defense. We actually make our own kimchi too since the brands in the stores here aren't spicy enough. It's funny, this is the only town I've lived in that has plenty of Koreans and no restaurants. They all own Japanese restaurants. Very odd, I guess it all has to do with demand. We don't have Indian restaurants either, so I learned how to cook that too.

Thank you all for the warm welcome!
Zenor ~ Thanks 4 the fiber tips!

MonaRae

OK, so it hasn't been a good week.
The good news: It looks like I haven't gained (miraculous) ...I haven't binged on anything, I am keeping truthful, accountable, and sticking to the HABITS of my plan..
The bad: I am so stressed out right now, I found out I have to go back to work very soon (but don't even know the exact date which may or may not be making it even worse) to a job i HATE but I can't leave right now as it pays really good money and has awesome benefits but I've ben off for a really long time so it makes it all the harder to transition back into it...
Also: I have been obsessed with this (much) younger guy who doesnt even know that I am ! If any of you were following my pretty much x rated inapprpriate konundrum/saga in support area and which was locked..basically I knew it was inappropriate to tell him directly so i sent the poor guy an email?! anonymously of course..well we have been emailing for 2 weeks or so which was totoally keeping mymind off the work thing...but I severed all contact today after a good bye email (he still doesnt know who I am) and now I feel like I've had a death in the family..and YES I AM married, i guess I'm just a horrible person so I cannot even talk to anyone or appear too upset to dh and family (I mean they know I don't want to return to work but to burst out crying might seem a little strange and thats what i feel like doing)

SO anyway I have been stress eating since Friday or Saturday I have been fighing it tooth and nail..and I know there's going to be bumps in the road and that i WILL get thru this, I am still deeply commited if that makes any sense..basically I am following all meals as before and almost all snacks..but almost every day adding to the snack and/or grazing in teh afternoon..for example..today I had:
breakie: 1 pc toast, 3oz cottage cheese, 1/3 c yogurt
snack- orange
lunch- chicken pasta salad (3/4 c cooked ww pasta) with red pepper
snack- 2 granola bars and a container of yop NOT OP!!!!!
supper- salmon with balsamic and veggie

See what I mean?? I need to get ittogether..but yet I am still like, well that could be worse, I continued on plan, etc etc but there was NO NEED for those extra cals, I wasn't craving it it just kind of happened, kwim?? I'm kinda down AND stressed inside ..and until this wek I never even realized I was a stress eater since I always just shoved in what I wanted..now I can really tell it's giving me the munchies to keep my mind off the issues- which isn't even working...yes- I'm pathetic.

I don't even like yop! and truthfully not a fan of granola bars either! but I was at walmart and thirsty and missing my snack (bad planning) and just grabbed it (after checking out sugars @ 26grams..duh..but I didn't have a spoon to eat the silhouette..and so it goes..

Anyway sorry for the drama but I have no one to vent to, and I kinda wanted to explain why I havent been posting to this particular thread in a couple days.. battling my demons
If anyone has dealt with severe stress eating and been able to conquer/manage it I would love to hear how!! I am trying but sadly I have not mastered it yet. I am going to ask my counselor tomoroow for a couple crunchy alternatives as a snack as I have the smooth things covered which are what I normally crave anyway..but as the time approached I could probably use some crunch (and NOT from vegie sticks) hopign for maybe some crispy mini wholegrain parm and garlic or soemthing..lol

Sorry so long!! Be good!

Good morning all! Well after a long winded post, my words went *poof*, lost in cyberspace! I think the internet gods must be smiling on ya'll today. LOL
No work today, well one less job anyway. Going to clean up my gardens this evening, take it easy!

In a nut shell: I've finally moved my ticker (Sat is my weigh in day) but, since I didn't have any weight loss last Sat, I really want to move my slider! Down 3 lbs!
Thanks to you all for all of the excellent posts and motivation! After last Sat, I was feeling bummed, but came on here and got me some motivation!
Been trying to get more exercise in, cut grass last night, swam for 1 hr on Tuesday. Am hoping that the more I lose the better this old aching body will feel. I have been so achy & sluggish for well over a year now! I'm too young to do that to myself!
Okay, going to catch up on some posts here, boy this place is hopping!Have a great Thursday!

Natalia- good job on maintaining, stick to it the weight will come off!
You are not a horrible person for the feelings that you have shared, you are a human being, not a god! The good thing is you realised your mistake, chin up, pat yourself on back! Take care of what is really making you unhappy.
Remember, no man is a gem! and the younger they are, the more complicated to figure out! Sorry ladies who adore their hubbys. I would die for mine, but the good lord knows it has been a long, difficult journey to where we are today! There was once a time when, well better not say it! (putting down frying pan)

Rockinroll- good job on the w/o! How on earth can you function at that activity rate versus calories? I would be crashed!

Monarae- Welcome!!! LOL- cabbage soup diet- tried that one a couple of times- made it to what was it? banana day, potato day- then lost my mind, followed by the contents of my stomach!

Zenor- hope you're feeling better today.
About the kimchi thing, I've tried to make it home made, but never any luck! Also love bugolgi (sp?) Have a good recipe for that to go w/ kimchi soup?
PS...that kimchi soup would clear up your sinuses! LOL

Tinky- WTG on w/o! I hope eventually- I'll be able to accomplish the same feat! As long as the gym has a defibilator on hand, I should be safe! hehe
LOL- party favors?!

Lara- Could be sodium in the water? Not sure w/out reading the label.
My Fruit2O only has 5 mg in it, must be something else.
How did you like the boca brats? I have some in freezer, but after the mock hot dog experience, am afraid to make them.
About the Detroit Zoo, after much public outrage, the city council found a way to save the zoo. (at least the last time I heard) They (TPTB) need to stop giving so many hand outs to their people, give'em a hand up instead! They don't realise how many lives they hinder w/ such a uninspiring system. *shaking head* Detroit doesn't have many gems, they need to keep the ones where a family can go for a safe & fun filled day.
Anyway, hope you and DGS have a blast this weekend.
LOL about the tanning adventure...opps, guess you over did it, trying to get rid of the Michigan tan takes some doing! hehe All in all, sounds like you had a great girls day out- minus the burned buns! & dry burger

Cjc- doesn't it feel great to wear something other than our *best* pair of sweat pants out in public? I've been diving into my stock of B&B works too!

CoolMom- Congrats on the weight loss! WTG! Is TOPPS a Curves thing? I remember my mom was doing one of the Curves activities.....something about Survivor contest?....anyhow, everyone got a Barbie doll put on a mock *island* for competition....she was so bummed when her "Barbie got voted off!" LOL I found it hilarious at the time!
You better watch your back at Curves- you keep winning every week and the ladies will be giving you the evil, envious eye!!! Or just trying to give you boxes of girl scout cookies!

Phew...did I miss anyone?
Have a happy day everyone!

OK I am out to sound dumb, what exactly is a california roll? To me it sounds like some type of egg roll but I am not 100% positive. Silly me.

This was me this morning because I can finally move my ticker and I am going to move my ticker. I can almost move it two slots but I will have to wait. WHOOHOOO! It does make me want to be careful this weekend because I don't want to see 186 for a long time. I have been stuck forever it feels like. I just looked and it actually has been two weeks since I have lost anything. GRRRR! Oh well not much I can do about it. I think I was on a plateau and it took kicking it up a knotch to get off of it. I restarted my sculpting and I am actually doing a slow jog part of my morning walk. I haven't changed my calorie count or anything else.

Tinky ~ It was a lot of fun and I wish I could afford to take ODD, well I am sure I can afford to but I am trying to teach her to be independent. I just never did this stuff with her because I was such a couch potato while she was still at home. I won't go over board believe me. I just want to get a nice golden look about me. I am one that turns a nice golden color. I hope that what the neighbor told me is true and it helps with depression, especially in the winter months.

Zenor ~ DGS is a fast learned and watches everything adults do. He tries to imitate adults and he follows people in the bathroom. I don't care for that but when you try to remove him he has a fit and will stand outside screaming pounding on the door. So, its only natural that he is picking it up by imitation. I was always told boys were harder also but Jose wants to be like us adults and he hates his diapers. When he is finally trained it will be better for DH. He can't change stinky diapers and gaged changing DGS overnight pee diaper. That is the only time he has ever changed his diaper and probably the last. I sure hope the little guy is smarter than his parents. We always joke that he is advanced because he knows he needs to take care of himself.

Our town has a large population of Indians and we don't have any Indian restaurants or stores. I talked to one of our Indian faculty about it and he just laughed. He said Indians are penny pintchers and if a store or restaurant were to open here the prices would probably be a little higher than the larger city thats about 30 minutes away. He said that they would drive the distance to pay less. He said they don't figure in their time, gas and the miles put on the vehicle. The bottom line is the actual price of the item.

Natalia ~ I have a very stressful life because of naughty kids and a DH that works out of town. I very rarely stress eat now. I used to be when I was understress I could clean the refrigerator out, no leftovers left when I was done. Now, I go for a walk, take a hot shower, read, play with my hroses, work in my flowers, come here and pray. I have not always been an angel myself and all I can say is time heals all pain and you did the right thing. It will take a while for the pain to go away but little by little you will stop thinking about this person and one day you will realize you haven't thought about them in years. I look back now and ask myself why I did it to start with. Kind of strange that I was laid off at the time also. I would never dream of doing it again.

I think Luc's Mom hit it right on the nose. My DH isn't perfect but I try not looking at his flaws only at his good points but its not always easy. I always remind myself that I have flaws myself and he has to over look them.

Luc's Mom ~ Thanks for the information on the zoo because we didn't go to it last year because we thought they closed it. They do have an active web page with information on it. Yes, Detroit needs all the good it can. We drove around the area where the zoo was and I was scared and shocked that it was that bad less than a mile from the zoo. This was probably 6 years ago but there were burned buildings, cars up on bricks and I need not mention more. I told DH get me out of here. He thinks its funny I panic so easily but it scares me.

Luc's Mom ~ Is is a happy dance X 3 for the 3 lbs loss.

I often lose posts here so I always make sure I copy them before I hit send. It took losing several before I caught on. Slow learner. HEHEHEH!

Breakfast: 2 slices ww lo cal bread, 1 Morningstar Chik patty
Snack: 2 Wasa, 3 Laughing Cow
Lunch: 1 Smart One Santa Fa Rice and Beans, Quaker Oat Chocolate Drizzles
Snack: 1 100 cal bag kettle corn, 1 low fat cheese stick
Dinner: 1 turkey patty w/1 slice ff cheese, 1 ww lo cal slice bread, 1 serving chips, 100 cal pack cookies, 1 FF pudding cup

Calories: 1435


Exercise: 20 minute walk and midsection sculpting.

Busy stuff: Mowed law, racked grass to feed horses and worked with horses by lunging them, leading them at different speeds and helping my older guy stretch some. My 20 year old ridding horse needs these activities to get him to respect my authority again and he is stiffer than stiff and I think that is why he is getting clumpsy. It was fun because I haven't done these types of activities with my horses in years. Hopefully he will clean up his act.

How long to you have to not be losing weight until you consider it a "plataeu" and reduce calories / up exercise?

Mary... that survivor contest sounds hilarious! TOPS is not curves, its a weight loss support group, much like weight watchers without the specific diet and with a 12 step twist. My group is small and makes it very motivating.

Lara...California roll, is a type of sushi without the sushi LOL. the ones I bought at Costco had the sticky rice, sea weed wrap with avocado and imitation crab meat inside.

I also bought some salmon burgers in the frozen section. Holy moly they are good. I had them without a bun and a huge pile of asparagus and sugar snap peas.

Hello Ladies

Here's my day yesterday

Total Calories: 1655
Fat: 48 grams 27%
Carbs: 250 49%
Protein: 98 grams 24%
Fiber: 52 grams
Cholesterol: 0 (none)

Morning:

Coffee, soy milk and raw sugar
Tofu scramble with onions, green and black olives, potato and olive oil

Noon:

Cliff Bar/Oatmeal Raisin
Seitan Jerky


Evening:

A salad with:
Mixed salad greens
Sunflower seed sprouts
Tomato
Beet
Carrot
Avocado
Lemon juice
Chili Mango Vinegar


A "stew" with:

Soy Meat
Rainbow chard
Mixed vegetables (corn carrot and pea)
Onions
Fire roasted tomatoes
Salsa
Potato
Water chestnuts
Coconut milk
Spices
and
Nutritional yeast

Carrie ~ I can't really answer that question because I think everyone would probably answer difference. I say I was on one because I was bouncing the same 2 to 3 lbs for the last 20 days. Up and down this little slider. To break my I increased the intensity of from just walking to adding a very slow, short gaited jog and restarted my sculpting. That seems to have made the big difference for me.

Zoe ~ OK, I have had those before. We have a faculty member that had one of her students make them for a pot luck we had in our department. She said that she could have made them but she isn't very good at rolling them. Our Kroger actually has a sushi bar and I imagine they make those. I have avoid buying any of it because I thought they would be loaded with cals but maybe I should reconsider.

Well I better get going and I will talk at you all tomorrow.

Hi everyone....
Looks like everything is going good for everyone!! My weight has crept up this week after my crazy weekend. But it has really only gone up 1 lb. So it's not that bad. I haven't been eating crazy so that's a good thing. I did excerise last night and the day before and I will get on the gazelle tonight when qualifing starts here in a couple of mins.

Lara-I think I know where you live, lol. Is it by the casino?? Just wondering. That is quite a different place compared to Sagnasty (as it is called around here). Glad that you had a good time on your beauty night, those are always fun. I wish that I had the money to get extensions, but if I had that much to blow on my hair, then I should pay off all my bills first, lol.

Carrie-I would say a plateau is when you are stuck at the same weight for 2 weeks or more. But it all depends on the person.

Congrats to everyone on the losses!!!! YAH!!!! And also welcome to all the new people. I could keep better track of everyone on this thread when I could get on at work. But they had to go and block, because they think it some type of sexual website or something it said, lol.

Well I will chat with you all later!!
Mary

Going to bed now....here's my numbers and menu for the day.

Total: 1821
Fat: 54 489 28%
Sat: 16 146 8%
Poly: 6 54 3%
Mono: 16 144 8%
Carbs: 233 825 47%
Fiber: 27 0 0%
Protein: 109 435 25%

BREAKFAST: oatmeal, wheat germ, coffee, soymilk
SNACK: 1 egg with soysage on 1 piece WW toast
LUNCH: large salad with chicken
SNACK: nofat yogurt
DINNER: WW spaghetti with extra lean ground beef, homemade tomato sauce
DESSERT: 1 Kashi chocolate chip

EXERCISE: 30 minutes at Curves, 1 hour walking quickly in the park, wearing a baby - my husband was skateboarding while wearing the other baby, with the toddler on the front of the board - talk about a picture!

My weigh-in was today at Curves. I've lost 10" and over 10# of body fat, and my body fat percentage has gone down 3%. That's in 2 months! I was really excited, and got my second star.