Liliann,
Like you, I use up a lot of calories on coffee (I love half and half)! Have you tried switching from sugar to an artificial sweetener such as Splenda? Also, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter butter-flavored spray is a pretty good substitute for butter on eggs, veggies, bread, and popcorn.

Just some thoughts.

Have you tried Stevia?

9.30: Shake & banana (300)
12.00: Oat biscuit, mini Twister (100)
1.45: Potato salad & ham (350)
4.30: Solero ice-cream (100)
5.00 Ham (100)
5.30: mini Babybel Light (50)
7.30: Fish-fingers, green beans, Fab (500)
9.00: Veggie cannelloni (350)
2.00: Oat biscuit, two mini Babybel Lights (150)
12.30: Potato salad, ham, Solero, apple (500)

Calories: 2,500 (UGH)
Exercise: None to speak of

Edited to add: Ate more after I posted this, so added it on. No idea why though was definitely physically very hungry (rather than just bored etc).

Weigh in was this morning (Sunday) and lost 2 lb this week anyway.

Maybe I have been under-eating on other days? Or maybe too much sugar today? Hmm. Overall, my average for the last six days has been 1,900 cals per day, so perhaps I just need to aim for that every day instead?

Yep, very tough! I'd so love to find a good substitute for half and half but everything I've tried so far is just yucky.

Stevia quite good, though some people find it a little bitter. The advantages are that it's natural & doesn't effect blood sugar!

Great day for you, by the way! Keep at it!

Good morning all!

Weigh in this morning - still 162. However, it is TOM and I had Chinese food for dinner last night with lots of salt...was 159 end of last week, but my official weigh in day is Sunday so will just wait this out. Calories yesterday just over 1300 on MyFitnessPal (I'll say 1400 because I had about 4 Life Savers too)...I didn't eat a lot before dinner, though (HB egg for breakfast, cereal for lunch, rice cakes and popsicle for snacks) - wasn't that hungry, though. Minimal exercise, unfortunately.

Today need to avoid Chinese leftovers! Writing it out in MFP is really helpful because I normally wouldn't think about it.

Feeling a little discouraged, but will plug on
Well done northernrose! That is great!
And well done to us all for counting and being aware!

Hey, you didn't put on any weight! That is a really good thing I'm sure you will get there. Lots of people on here seem to have hit plateaus then overcome them.

Sunday

10.30: Porridge & banana (300)
3.30: Tuna-bean salad, apple, mini Babybel Light (300)
5.30: Oat biscuit & ice lolly (100)
10.30: Chicken frankfurters in wholegrain demi baguette, large mixed salad (700)
Calories: 1,400 (not a conscious act of deprivation - just not all that hungry today! Strange.)
Exercise: 52 mins cycling (3 minutes faster than personal best for this route), 25 mins gentle walking

Now this is interesting. After a different breakfast of porridge and a banana I went five hours without being hungry, and was definitely less hungry overall during the day (though this may be for other reasons, I guess, such as cutting right back on sugar). I will try the same strategy tomorrow and see if the same thing occurs. It will certainly be interesting to see how I fare tomorrow as I'm in London for the day & overnight!

Sunday:

Breakfast: Two pumpkin chocolate-chip pancakes and syrup
Lunch: Large pita bread with hummus, hot peppers and cilantro
Dinner: Small portion of mushroom ravioli with cream cheese sauce, large salad with homemade honey-garlic dressing
Snacks and drinks: carrots, red peppers, coffees, wine, sangria

This weekend was a total bust. During the week I'm home and can plan out my food. On the weekends we're out and about and usually on our boat. We also always eat a big meal at my in-laws every Sunday. I'm doing the calorie cycling method and have more calories allotted for the weekend, but I still went way over bleh! I'm going to have to come up with a game plan to make the weekends go more smoothly.

weekend was a horrible fail as per usual.

b: oatmeal w. pb and jam: 260

l: chicken and carrots: 315

d: gyoza and noodles: 480

s: muffin: 380



total: 1450 approx.

northernrose - Thanks, you're right, it was good to stay the same. I am still the same today. But will just keep going...better than not keeping on going, right? Also like you I find that eating oatmeal/porridge keeps me going forever, so it is an ideal breakfast. Easy, too - which is also good.

summerlove - That doesn't sound too bad to me, really! You are doing really well. And weekends are hard, I know.

I've had just over 1100 so far and have 200 to play with. Need to avoid messing up a good day with cookies before bed (this has happened a LOT with me, I live with thin and self-controlled people who move the cookies away or don't bring them out and this is totally my fault because, hello cookies! I really really like you!)

I will try and come by this thread earlier in the day and comment more and stuff. I'm just about out of perky this time of the evening and it was super hot here all day (ugh). Have a wonderful evening and see you tomorrow

I didn't even track this weekend my official weigh in day is Saturday but I'm changing it to Monday to see if it will help me not binge

This is great thinking - my weigh-in day is Sunday, and that is a big motivator on Saturday night!!

Well, I did not do too badly yesterday, considering I was away from home & having work meetings / socialising:


Monday
8.30: Turkey frankfurers and baked beans (300) - could not face porridge this morning, for some reason
1.00: Two mini Babybel Light and an apple (200)
3.00: Carrot cake (350)
7.30: Quaker rice cake snacks (100)
8:30: Very amazing, delicious veggie pizza - a PROPER ONE - and totally worth it (1000)
10:30: Small bite of large cookie (yes, just one bite) and small plain biscuit (100)

Calories: 2,050 (a lot of these figures are guesses, but I have erred on the side of adding more if in doubt)
Exercise: None