Morning-I just weighed myself and the scale said 135.5 that's down 1.5. Seems huge for a short time but I really buggered myself up last weekend and just today am down to what I was last Saturday.
Hi all . . . Congrats to those of you showing a loss already . . . thought about weighing this morning but decided against it . . . I don't do well with the normal ups and downs so I'll just stick to my regular ww (wednesday weigh-in) not WW (Weight Watchers)
I know how you feel, Flame. We just don't get as many great choices here in the frozen North. We do have the Loblaws/Zhers/SuperStore 'Blue Menu' line which are very good. What about the UK? How's the special grocery shopping there, Robsia?
This site was recommended to me because of the low carb stuff. Haven't ordered anything yet, but I'm thinking about it. http://www17.netrition.com They have some fantastic sounding stuff. My experience ordering from the US has not been good. Canada Customs tends to tack on a lot of taxes, duties, and special fees.
Have a great day, gang. Keep doing all the right stuff.
Well, we get Weight Watchers meals which I have never tried - also Lean Cuisine, again which I've never tried.
Usually the only ready meals I buy are Morrison's Eat Smart range (Morrisons is a supermarket chain) which has meals below 400 cals. Their Chicken Stoganoff with rice is yummy!
Walkers also makes varieties of crisps which are below 100 cals per pack, and there ar tons of low-fat/no-fat yogs and things.
A favourite is Cadbury's half fat chocolate mousses which is 70 cals per pot. I allow myself 2 a day or one and a yoghurt. That's if there are any left after my dd raids the fridge.
There's also a range of biscuits and cakes called Go For It but TBH the calorie count doesn't really look much different from normal ones and I know me with biscuits and cakes - I'd eat the whole packet in one go!
So we do pretty well for 'diet' groceries I suppose but you do still have to be careful.
ah crisps,how I miss thee!! lol!! When I was in Scotland (along time ago) they had crisps called "outerspacers" and I absolutly LOVED them!! Then I went back a couple years after that and they had stopped making them oh well, just thought I'd share that.
I'm having fish and chips tonight without the chips of course! I'll toss up a salad instead!
Thanks for the information, Robsia. We get Lean Cuisine and Weight Watchers, too. Also some of the South Beach is starting to come in. Our Blue Menu line sounds comparable to your Morrisons. Blue Menu now has over 200 items and I've yet to meet a bad one.
Flame (and Wendy) (and any other Canadians). I just found this site. They are located in Toronto. http://www.thelowcarbgrocery.com
Only a fraction of the stuff available on the other site I linked to earlier, of course. But they do have the thing I was looking for which is Carbquick Baking Mix (low carb version of Bisquick). Costs almost twice as much, but that's about what it would be after Canada Customs got through with you anyway.
See you later gang. Must go post this link for my friends on the Diabetes thread.
Just a quick check in tonight. I had a good day yesterday except for food choices that is. Went to Hardee's and ate way over my points. But, I'm back on track today and ate well within my points.
I love Lean Cuisine all meat and peperoni pizza. They are 7 and 8 points each or around 350 calories. I usually have one for lunch with a salad and a piece of fruit.
Robsia...My reward to myself for making my ST Paddy's goal was to color my hair. Not only did I shock my husband when he came home from work today, but myself. The color I bought was Auburn with red hightlights to cover up my mousy brown hair with LOTS of grey. It's growing on me! I like it, and that's all that's count, even tho my husband like's the old me better. MEN!!!
Cheryl- have you tried the healthy choice french bread pizza's? They are 7 points a piece also and big enough to fill you up.
Tonight I had KFC well sorta a place called Lee's but basically the same thing. I took all the skin off the chicken and was very proud of myself for doing so...thats the best part The dinner wasn't worth the points though. I was on the road and had no choice...it was eat there or have to wait until 7pm with having to go into the store starving then come home and make myself something to eat.
My scale finally decided to make up it's mind ........ one pound down from my 8 pound easter goal YEAH!!!! 7 pounds to go
After doing yard work for 5 hours on Saturday and a boxing class today, I better see some results on the scale in the morning My hamstrings are on fire...which is a good thing?
Once again I have proved to myself why I cannot weigh daily . . . I just can't handle the little ups following the downs. Yesterday I got on the scale and was totally elated to discover I was down 1.8. Today I am back up .4 of that. I know, I know . . . that's still a net loss of 1.4 but I'm depressed about it anyway. I will not get weighed again until Wednesday.
Other than that . . . nothing new in my world. It's sunny and cold once again but it looks like the predicted heavy snow is going to miss us. At least I hope so.
A big congratulatory for those of you already able to record a loss on your Easter-pound hunt. I'll let you know where I am 'officially' on Wednesday.
Keep moving and shaking your way to success, gang. See you soon.
oh well, just thought I'd share that.
I'll toss up a salad instead!
But, I'm back on track today and ate well within my points.
The color I bought was Auburn with red hightlights to cover up my mousy brown hair with LOTS of grey. It's growing on me! 
I like it, and that's all that's count, even tho my husband like's the old me better. MEN!!!
The dinner wasn't worth the points though. I was on the road and had no choice...it was eat there or have to wait until 7pm with having to go into the store starving then come home and make myself something to eat. 
My mini goal is to lose 10 lbs. by Easter. That will bring me down to 224 lbs. Best wishes to all.
