Yesterday's menu....

Break - McD's sausage burrito w/hot sauce, ice tea w/stevia
Snack - frosted pecan cookie (200 calories!)
Lunch - Amy's bean/cheese burrito
Snack - Skinny popcorn
Dinner - cheesy potato/ham bake

I decided to start eating beans again and had some pinto beans yesterday. I guess I over did it! In the bathroom half the night. TMI

I must be getting too old to be baking cookies anymore. I had another semi-catastrophe. This morning I was making these cookies that you brush the dough with melted butter, press the ground nuts into the dough, roll them up and brush with egg wash before baking. I was making the second batch and realized I was brushing the dough with egg wash instead of melted butter. LOL I left them that way. They got mixed up on the cookie sheet so I don't even know which ones they are, but I don't think anyone will be able to tell. I think the only purpose of the butter is to help the ground nuts stick to the dough. I think as long as they are sweet and taste like a cookie, they will eat them. LOL

Carol Sue, lol! I'm sure the cookies will be delicious! Yay on staying in Onederland! If I could stay in the 160's, I'd be elated! Thanks for the tip on the veggies helping curb sweets, and I'm sure once your body adjusts to your eating beans again, it will settle down!

Mars, yes, I suppose so, lol! It was a sunny day here today and that was so nice! I don't know why the winter gray seems to be bothering me more this year than in other years, especially since it's been a very mild winter here.

PrairieQueen, that is such great news about your brother! Hopefully, the ventilator will follow!

SeeMyFeet, thinking of you!

Trish, hope you're having a good day!

Tehshort, how's the diet plan coming along?

Rennie, I hope your work schedule has slowed down and you're able to spend some quality Christmas time with the family! Drop in when you can!

Chickadeee, Mary, and Bewildered, I hope the Holiday Season is going well for you! We'd love to hear from you!

I seem to be going around in circles, but today I dropped back down into the 160's, so yay!

Week 29: High 171, Low 170
11/29--171
11/30--170.5
12/1--170
12/2--170
12/3--170
12/4--DNW
12/5--170.5 Carb Day

Week 30: High 173, Low 169
12/6--173
12/7--172.5
12/8--171
12/9--170.5
12/10--169
12/11--170
12/12--170.5 Carb Day

Week 31:
12/13--172
12/14--170.5
12/15--171 (Really, scale? )
12/16--170.5
12/17--169.5
12/18--
12/19--

Today's Meals:
Breakfast:
2 fried eggs
2 slices of bacon
Fage Greek yogurt with Mio
Mio water

Lunch
Protein bar
Pumpkin seeds
Mio water

Tea Time
Hot green tea

Dinner:
Pulled pork BBQ
Steamed broccoli and cauliflower
Mio water

Today's Exercise:

Bro's vitals still good. All chest tubes out. His trial run for breathing went well until towards end he was having to work too hard. So they're keeping vent in for now. They'll test again tomorrow. He's only on 30-40% oxygen....which is great.

Today's menu....

Break - McD's sausage burrito w/hot sauce, ice tea w/stevia
Snack - skinny popcorn
Lunch - leftover cheese potato/ham bake
Snack - skinny caramel latte
Dinner -spaghetti w/bolognese sauce

Tomorrow, I think I'm skipping breakfast so I can get a Penn Station pizza sub for lunch

SMF, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your brother! {{{hugs}}} I lost my brother suddenly and unexpectedly as well several years ago, I know the profound grief and shock that brings! Praying for your broken heart!

PQ, I'm glad your brother is doing well, I will pray for complete recovery!

Jodi

Jodi! If you are doing a carb-conscious diet, I hope you'll stay and join us!

PrairieQueen, I'm so happy that your brother is continuing to improve! I know that has to be the best Christmas present of all!

I'm trying to decide if I want to take Carb Day today, a day early, since Christmas Day is next Friday. Hmm. I'm up a lb from yesterday, but still around 170. I did so well yesterday until last night. I had made pulled pork for dinner and had it warming in the oven till DH got home. When he finally did get home, he wasn't feeling well and didn't want anything to eat. So I started putting the pork away and, well, it looked so good, I had a couple more bites, and a couple more, and a couple more, lol! It wasn't off plan but I had already had dinner and I didn't need to eat more! I'm not surprised I jumped back up on the scale.

Week 29: High 171, Low 170
11/29--171
11/30--170.5
12/1--170
12/2--170
12/3--170
12/4--DNW
12/5--170.5 Carb Day

Week 30: High 173, Low 169
12/6--173
12/7--172.5
12/8--171
12/9--170.5
12/10--169
12/11--170
12/12--170.5 Carb Day

Week 31:
12/13--172
12/14--170.5
12/15--171 (Really, scale? )
12/16--170.5
12/17--169.5
12/18--170.5
12/19--

Today's Meals:
Breakfast:
2 fried eggs
2 slices of bacon
Fage Greek yogurt with Mio
Mio water

Lunch
Protein bar
Mio water

Tea Time

Dinner:

Today's Exercise:

I am glad to hear that all is well with everyone, that PQs brother is making good progress.

Hi Jodi! Welcome to our thread.

Jacqui, I love pulled pork. I would not be able to stay out of it either!

SeeMyFeet, you and your family are in my prayers. Hoping that the peace of the holiday season help you cope with your loss.

Mars! I agree! I always appreciate your words of wisdom and support! Thank you!

Lol, Carol Sue, it's one of my favorites and I swear it was calling my name!

I decided not to go with Carb Day today, for no other reason than I wasn't feeling tempted by all the candy that is out around the house. I figure if I'm not tempted, why bother? Lol!

Guess whom I Facetimed with tonight? It was bro.....he's now known as Miracle Mark at hospital, and docs and nurses have been peeking in all day to give their best to my family. Vent is out and he can barely speak, but managed "What am I doing in here?" Best Christmas present ever!

Today's menu...

Break - cheesy potato/ham bake
Lunch - Penn Station pizza sub & fries
Dinner - pickled Korean radishes (daikon) and dill pickles
Snack - light beers

PrairieQueen, that is such GREAT news!

What a wonderful Christmas gift for your family PQ. Miracle Mark! He will be surprised when he hears all that he has been through and how you've all worried about him. He slept through the whole thing!!

I had a really carby meal last night, way more than I normally do. We went to a local restaurant that has delicious fried fish and the best mac and cheese on Fridays. I usually eat half and save the other half for lunch the next day, but I ate it all. Plus, they brought garlic bread, which I usually decline, but that tasted delicious, too. I didn't even test my blood sugar, just took an extra pill. I will have to do strict no carb today to make up for it.

My body is handling the beans a little better. I'm going to have to hold off on them next week, as my company would probably not appreciate it. DH had the fan running in the bathroom yesterday! LOL I love beans!

Yay, in the 160's twice this week! Ohhh, but today was Carb Day and it was one of my worst ever days, nutritionally! I have a friend who brought me a box of her homemade Christmas cookies last night, and wow, can she bake! To give you an idea, our town has a well known pumpkin festival each year and she's won first place before in the pumpkin pie-baking contest...at the pumpkin festival! Everything she bakes is amazing! I could not stay out of those cookies today! And in between my cookie "meals," I'd eat a handful of candy, just because I've been eyeing that candy for days, lol! I've had to have eaten 7-8 cookies today, along with 2 handfuls of candy! So then I think, okay, no carbs for dinner, but then Carol Sue mentions mac & cheese and I just happened to have a box of Kraft mac & cheese in the cupboard, lol! (No, I'm not easily hypnotized; why do you ask?) Oh my, this is bad, even for sugarholic me! But I have to admit, I'm in a happy mood! Hopefully, my RA won't make me pay for it tomorrow!

Week 29: High 171, Low 170
11/29--171
11/30--170.5
12/1--170
12/2--170
12/3--170
12/4--DNW
12/5--170.5 Carb Day

Week 30: High 173, Low 169
12/6--173
12/7--172.5
12/8--171
12/9--170.5
12/10--169
12/11--170
12/12--170.5 Carb Day

Week 31: High 172, Low 169.5
12/13--172
12/14--170.5
12/15--171
12/16--170.5
12/17--169.5
12/18--170.5
12/19--169.5 Carb Day

Today's Meals:
Breakfast:
Homemade Christmas cookies
Mio water

Snack:
Mint M&M's

Lunch
Homemade Christmas cookies
Mio water

Snack:
Hershey's chocolate kisses with almonds

Dinner:
Leftover pulled pork
Kraft mac and cheese (and 2nds)
Diet Dr. Pepper

Late Night Snack:
More chocolate candy (It's so true: Quick-burning carbs beget carb cravings!)

Today's Exercise:

Hello everyone. Welcome to the thread Jodi.

P.Q. Great news about your brother. I wonder if they will give him something to forget the trauma of his ordeal. When DH# 2 went through 3 days on the vent etc, he never remembered any of it because they gave him something so that he didn't remember it. He would tell people "I lost 3 days of my life and wouldn't know anything about it accept that she (me) was there to tell me about it."

Jacqui I have been so proud of myself for staying away from candy this year. Went to the store and saw the can of Christmas candy that I always loved. I realized one time that I loved it because it brought back fun memories of always having it when my sisters when we were young. Stood in Walmart (who never carried it before) and put it in my basket... then it hit me "I don't want this" so I put it back on the shelf. I felt so good about my not buying it.

After reading you post, I had to laugh because I was so proud I didn't get the candy, but brought home 4 different kinds of tollhouse cookies to bake and a $5 Gourmet popcorn tin they always sell at Christmas. DH and I both love those. So I still went crazy with the sweets.

I hope the good that is going to come out of my carby eating over the past few days is that I am sick of it. I am so ready for this part of the holiday be over and to get back OP although I do plan to eat one more carby lunch Christmas day. While my plan is to get back OP at the next meal, I will definitely get back OP the next day. Just going to be just DH and me so I already bought those packages that has only 2 pieces of pie in it... one of DH favorite and one of my favorite so there won't be any holiday goodies in the house on the 26th when I get back OP.

SMF You and your family are in my prayers that the Lord will comfort y'all and give you peace.

Mars Hi.