Well, a minor victory for me today.

DH asked me to meet him for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. Yes, I know restaurants are my downfall, as I've said a million times, but how could I resist breaking bread with my sexy husband (especially when he is wearing a suit)!

So, instead of getting the Carmelized Pear and Gorgonzola Pizza that I always get -- literally, it's the only thing I've ever had to eat at CPK, a restaurant I've gone to regularly for at least five years -- I got a salad! The Waldorf Chicken salad, which had field greens, chicken, grapes, Granny Smith apples, celery, candied walnuts, and Gorgonzola cheese. I only got a half-portion, and only had two or three walnuts and tried to avoid as much of the cheese as possible. I finished all the "good-for-me" stuff.

I did cave and have a small slice of bread (with butter) before the meal -- I need to remember to have a snack before going to a restaurant so I'm not famished and willing to eat anything that is put in front of me. Overall, I was happy.

This afternoon, I went to a running store, had my gait analyzed, and picked up new running shoes. I also found some Larabars (a whole foods bar that came highly recommended), but that are also pretty caloric -- with good fats, at least -- and a few other organic treats.

alinnell: I can totally relate to eating "planned" snacks! It's hard for me when I'm at school, because I pack a certain amount in my lunch, and I feel guilty if I don't eat it all, as there's usually some perishable items -- fruit and yogurt.

At least I only have 3 days left of class!!

I need to give intuitive eating a shot as well.

Barb I guess for me (and probably many others), weekends are times when we eat/drink out more frequently (I think you mentioned rarely doing that), thus having considerably less control of what we eat. But I am trying to stay more on-plan on weekends now.

Allison kudos to you for moderation & such exacting portion control. I figure a bottle is 5 glasses worth so i kinda guesstimate my calories with wine -- though it's been quite a while since I've done a bottle/week.

poppins yay for exercising self-control at restaurant. Happened to me at Applebee's too, I was SO tempted to order a steak or burger, but decided to stick to my guns and got a cajun-lime tilapia (with corn-bean salsa, rice pilaf & mixed veggies)---pretty generous and tasty for only 310 calories!

Yea, the pre-meal bread (+ butter/oil&vinegar/hummus) used to be my weak point too; now, I limit myself to one-two slices total.

Last week till Friday food wise was good... Saturday was so-so... Sunday NOT good.... Today NOT good... on the exercise front I've been doing good...

to all who stayed on plan during stressful situations ...

Hi everyone,
I am travelling for a few days this week, which is always hard but I am going to do my best to eat fish and salads and pass on the desserts.....Easter dinner went well, and I am still hopeful of losing a pound this week. Its hard to shed the last few pounds.

I'm new to this type of posting so excuse any errors. I just joined on the weekend - my story's in another thread. I applaud you all for not stuffing yourselves with Easter goodies. I can't make the same claim. My sweetie's sister gave each of us a sack of chocolate and mine didn't go to the food bank like I planned.

Back on track today. I don't think I could eat another chocolate anything even if I had one left!

Okay, I did great with my food choices today, but that open bottle of wine was staring at me when I got home. Probably had about 14 ounces--another 2 glasses. I'm thinking that is about 300 calories. Yuck. Although with my food choices, I still came in around 1300 for the day. Maybe 1400 because DH came home with some homemade chocolate muffins (mini) that were a thank you gift from a customer. I had one. Just one, but there are still 4 sitting on the counter. Hopefully DH and DS will eat them before I eat another.

LOL Yeah, I don't have much of a social life these days. My friends always want to out during the week; no one ever wants to do anything on the weekend. They all have kids and I guess family stuff sucks up a lot of time on the weekend. Either that or they are all going out without me. I guess I should look at it as an advantage of getting old: easier to stay on plan on the weekends.

Poppins3,
What is gait analysis? The thought is intriguing as my shoe selection is more haphazard. As a result, some times I wind up with a good pair, other times not. Any advice is definitely appreciated!

So, what did you think of the Larabars? I tried a chocolate one a few weeks ago and had a rough time. I tried to give it to my DH. He wouldn't eat it and he eats MetRX bars! I'm curious as to whether I got an off flavor or if it had been on the shelf too long.

Kylie - if you go to a "real running store" they will watch you run and look at wear patterns on your old shoes if you have old shoes and determine what kind of shoe is best for your particular body. In general real running stores are not manned by teenagers but by runners, they typically sponsor lots of races and running clubs. And yes, the shoes are a bit pricier.

Well, I stayed OP today for the first time in ages. Actually a bit under as was my goal. I felt like I was practically fasting which means I have been significantly over plan for quite some time. I think i kept forgetting things and portions were growing and it may have been worse than I thought

oiadujaoijdaliusnaaoimcaom!!! That is how I feel right now. I am trying to finish another 500 words for a paper and I have a 3 hour history final tomorrow. I eat randomly well on the weekends and during the week, but I know I will be eating so much better once I live at home again.

Hope you are all have a good week, I might post here tomorrow but I'll be out for the rest of the week.

Barb EEP! Just noticed what I said and I didn't mean it that way! sorry~ (I just remembered you saying you cook in a lot, thus probably have a better grip of what's going in your meals than us dine-out folks)-- hope I got the wording right THIS time

Carey Do you have to submit an electronic version of the paper or just hard copy? I find that "12.5" font size and "2.1" spacing does wonders when you're trying to get most space out of your words w/o being blatantly noticeable (of course, doesn't work if your prof. have to get the file too). Honestly, though, once you're in the writing mode the words practically just flow out -- and before you know you are starting to worry about hitting past the upper word/page limit! In any case, it's almost over--hang in there and g'luck!

ennay Thanks for the tip about gait analysis (in the past I've always bought my shoes at those generic teenage-run shops) -- I'm a bit overdue for a new pair of sneakers as well ~ though the old beat-up ones I currently run with are pretty good (could use a bit more cushioning...).

Anyways, gonna have some strawberries and finishing up the last of portion of my workout before goin' to bed. See y'all tomorrow!

Hello hello hello!

I had a lovely Easter weekend. Did lots of walking, lots of tiring socialising and not enough sleep! Some shopping - got shorts, dress, jeans and a vest for Spain and bought a half price Easter Egg

Had lovely food and really had a great time. I think this week I'm just going to look after myself and make sure I get enough rest.

Okay, I have a few minutes before I have to run and catch the bus. Does anyone else have young ones and ae surrounded by chocalate right now? It's maddening! I made a list as to why I want to lose weight and I am carrying it in my pocket for inspiration. Gonna try to get back on track, I've been really bad and I'm afraid to step on the scale. But it's a new day. Hope everyone is doing well.

Dana

I'm surrounded by chocolate and it's all MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

This is so funny! My DD (still in high school) always prints her papers in size 8 font! Sometimes I wonder if her teachers can even read it!!!!

I don't know what happened yesterday......my eating was good....the open bottle of wine called my name (stressful day at work) and I had less than 14 ounces as that was all that wa left, but my weight went up another pound! No more wine this week at all. My eating will be OP like yesterday. I hope it gets back to ticker weight by Friday.

Jen~when do you go to Spain? That sounds wonderful.

No chocolate here!!! The kids didn't want anything, so I just gave them Easter cards with $20. Much easier now that they are older--no more hiding eggs, etc.