Jen--veggies are most difficult for me, too, but I don't worry about it. I just plain don't like 'em But I've survived nearly 24 years already without enough veggies, so I don't stress over it.

Yesterday, I ended up not having my SmartOnes meal at work--just my 2 sandwiches. Then I had a yogurt at home (80 cals), some SunChips with dinner (120 cals), and some fruit salad after dinner (estimating 80 cals). Oh, and honey mustard on my burgers (est. 80 cals), so I still ended up around 1600 calories for the day

Today is TOPS weigh-in night, so here's the drill:

• honey bunches of oats, banana, and skim milk
• pbj sandwich
• Subway sweet onion chicken teriyaki on honey oat, 2 cookies (AFTER TOPS, of course)

That keeps me below 2000 calories for the day, plus I'll be drinking my minimum 2 liters of water (ha, see? no veggies today, either--just some iceburg lettuce and tiny bit of red onion on my sub).

Okay. I am going to try to return. I've not quite recovered from my last 2 months, I keep doing well for a few days, then sliding, then doing well, etc. I'm going to start TOPS next week (maybe) and go to the gym (hopefully) and see if I can regroup, following my vacation.

Today wasn't the best day, but it wasn't the worst.

Wednesday
Breakfast: 12 oz can of Coke
Lunch: 6" turkey and cheese with light mayo, from Subway, and Baked Lays
Snack: 10 packets of American-style Smarties
Dinner: One bite of a roll, and some shrimp etouffee (half-portion of what they served for dinner, it looked reasonably sized on a plate at home)

, mindydaisy!!

Good to see you back, Denise!!

Good luck tonight @ TOPS, Jill! :

today
1 asiago cheese bagel, plain
1 yellow apple
2 cups skim cow milk

nursing my gallon of water

1 lean cuisine mac & cheese meal
1 serving raw broccoli
1 serving raw carrots
1 serving raw cauliflower
1 serving Italian Ranch dressing
2 servings Light Ranch dressing.


^^^wow are those veggies keeping me FULLL

^^but not for long

1 box raisins
1 packet cinnamon granola bars

1 serving Tato Skins steak flavored potato chips

2 servings potatoes
1 tsp olive oil
1 Tbsp butter
garlic garlic seasoning

1 serving prunes

Thanks, Jill! I actually like veggies, and really any food (though I will not eat a mushroom ). However, I've really upped my exercise this week (SO is out of town and I have to stay busy or I'll get mopey), and I was HUNGRY yesterday, and I wanted PROTEIN. If I had passed a cow on my walk home from the gym, it wouldn't have had a chance. Even my cat was looking pretty nervous (lol, the rabbits too, but they always look nervous ).

The Good News: I was at 303.8 on Monday, I'm at 300.2 as of this morning!

Today's meals:

fortune cookie rounds (112)

Egg McMuffin (300)

World's Largest Turkey and Roast Beef Salad (take that, veggies) (500)

Soy Crisps (100)

homemade tuna veggi pizza+
sauteed green beans (600)

peach cobblerette (300)

Welcome everyone just joining this thread!

such a pretty face for the welcome I'm really excited that I found this site .

Today has been a good day here at the ranch

Let's see
Breakfast:
1 pop tart (I know not a great start but it gets better)

Morning Snack:
Apple and a couple slices of turkey

Lunch:
A salad again, but I made it myself and it had a bunch of yummy things in it

Afternoon Snack:
10 tortilla chips

Dinner:
grilled chicken
1/4 cup rice
corn tortilla

Evening Snack:
Strawberry Jello cup

32 oz. of water
1 dr. pepper
Ice Tea

I did go to the gym but I didn't meet with my personal trainer even though she was keeping an eye on me. Talk to you guys later, keep movin - Mindy

Here's my food for Friday.

Homefries+
2 eggs (450)

Penne with Tuna, Peas, and LF Alfredo (550)

Jerky+
2 SF popsicles+
flavored water (150)

MD's grilled chicken bacon ranch salad (no dressing)+
snack wrap (610)

seasoned popcorn (200)

I hope everyone had a good day today!

I fell off the wagon Friday night, still trying to get back on.

1 bowl Italian wedding soup
1 roll

3/4 cup tomato mozzarella salad
1 roll

1 biscotti
1 small bottle pellegrino

Here's where it gets ugly:

dinner w/a friend @ the Chancery:

onion strings, ranch dressing (had maybe 3/4 cup)
green apple slices
popcorn crawfish, remoulade sauce
sweet potato fries
seltzer w/lime, 2 glasses

1 small glass root beer

all my water, of course

^^I was up half the night with a tummyache. 4 extra strength Gas-X pills later, I felt a little better. Hardly any sleep though. At one point I was sure I was going to throw up.

today:
1 SuperSized Sprite--this is what I needed. I needed to burp.
1 chocolate-frosted donut @ work (we worked today, last minute, and someone brought them in. about 3 hours into my shift they started to look good. I, too, have a VERY hard time saying no to free food.)

1 everything bagel, toasted
shmear of reduced fat garden veggie cream cheese
1 blackberry lemonade

nothing until now. Except water. I've been napping, since I didn't sleep very well last night. I have a pizza in the oven, so will have some of that.

2 slices plum tomato-cheese pizza
more water

Today:

I am getting a new bed on Friday!! I am looking forward to no more back pain. So my best friend & I just spent the last 2+ hours cleaning, it looks great!!

1 cup decaf
1 milk
1 McDonald's cheeseburger
64 ounces water

working on another 64 ounces water

2 slices plum-tomato cheese pizza
1 serving prunes

6 ounce steak
grilled vegetables--asparagus, red pepper, mushrooms, onion, yellow squash
1 weight watchers chocolate cake thingy (TINY!)

1 weight watchers ice cream cone