Robin, I've noticed that my face gets sort of "guant" (for lack of a better word) for awhile after I lose a lot of weight. It does change though. Does anyone else have this problem? I've noticed it in my sister and a girl at work also, who have lost a lot.

I've been asked if I was anorexic. Please, i'm 5'1" and 115. I bite my tongue, and tell them , sweetly, that i'm just eating healthier.

You know, I really need to do this. Why oh why do I have to go into details? I must remember to say something like, "I'm just trying to eat healthier. If I lose I lose, if I stay the same, if I gain. It's all okay. Whatever it is, it is."

And for the record, I've never had one of those gaunt, skinny faces. It's quite full. What I do have now, are those "parenthesis lines". It really doesn't bother me much. Like I said, I'd rather the flatter stomach - oh and more important - the HEALTHY weight.

Gosh, this is kind of scary....But I've been slipping recently, so here I am!!!

Today I slept in until about 7 a.m. (for the first time in weeks), so I missed the morning workout. I'm going this afternoon to hit 30 minutes on the elliptical and do some weight lifting.

Food wise, so far so good. I guess.

Breakfast: Package of 6 peanut butter crackers (200 cals), and 1 cup of coffee with no-cal sweetener.
(My breakfast choices usually pretty much stink because I work out in the morning, and the center doesn't open 'til 7 a.m. I've got to be at work at 8 a.m., so I get up, work out, clean up, feed the dogs, take 'em out and get to work all in one hour. Doesn't leave a lot of time for breakfast...)

Lunch: Today it's a Betty Crocker Bowl Appettit dinner (360 cals, 10 g. fat and waaaaay too much sodium), with garlic toast (2 pc. Iron Kids bread = 110 cal., 1 g. fat)

Snack: 1 serving Rold Gold pretzels (110 cal., 1 g. fat)

Dinner: Homemade tacos with tortillas (230 cal, 5 fat); ground beef (very little...no more than 1 serving, 300 cal, 24 g. fat), Taco rice (230 cal, 5 fat), and refried beans (135 cal, 3 fat)

(*My dinner is pretty big compared to what many people eat I've noticed....but all my life dinner has been THE meal, and I'm generally not really hungry during the rest of the day at all...)

Dessert - 1 handi snacks sugar free chocolate pudding cup - 45 cal, 1 g. fat

Total comes out to 1,677 calories, 55 g. fat.

I've found this is the level I can stay at comfortably, not be hungry or stuffed, and not gain or lose any significant weight with my workout schedule (30 min/day cardio, 5X weekly, 3X weights)

Edit: Wow...totally no veggies today. We usually do much better on that...will work on tomorrow....

Ok gals, my doctor REALLY wants me to go low carb. I'll post more in the maintainers chat.

Plan~
B~3/4 c shredded pork carnitas w/2 T cheese and salsa
S~2 clementines (I can't let these rot!!!)
L~Lean Cuisine (even these will be off limits--too many with rice/pasta)
S~Activia yogurt
D~most likely leftovers
I will return to the gym today. My cold is much better today--just a little residual sinus pain.

Hello everyone!!
I have been spiraling in these past few days. It started with, oh well we're out so I'm going to have the FRIED SAMPLER followed by a green salad. DH said, wow you're really diving into that! (large amt of fried food, not the salad)

Then add multiple different stresses and a hand mouth non stop action interspered with restriction in the daytime to make up for VERY poor choices.... argh....repeat ....

OK, here I am. I will not restrict today and I will not eat after 9pm tonight!!

I have already done a 5 mile run so at least there's that. Actually exercise has been consistent, so that's good.

I have been reading thru the posts from page 1 and I read many familiar situations. Here's to 3fc chicks for getting "it" out there and helping themselves and others

oh yeah-- back to better sleeping habits too!

Mindi - Welcome over here...you can get back on track.

Robin - People tell me that stuff too. The "I'm just focusing on eating better" line works well, IMO, and gets people off my back.

to all of the rest of you.

Me - Yesterday was half and half. I skipped a bunch of snacks (stress = no time = no time to eat), so my calories were low. Sarah had also had a crappy day, and we went out to get nonfat frozen yogurt as a "Treat" dessert. Even my fairly large serving put me squarely within my calorie range, and this morning was down scale-wise. I'm not particularly happy with the nutrition of those calories, or the fact that my response was "I'm sad and stressed! I need a treat!" but I am happy that it was controlled and within plan.

Today -
B - English muffin, reduced fat cheese, canadian bacon
S - Cantaloupe
L - Leftovers - Grilled chicken skewer, sweet potato, asparagus
S - Popcorn
S - Protein shake
D - Stirfry w/ pork tenderloin, lots of veggies, brown and wild rice
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar

E - 60 min elliptical, split into 2 sessions because of my insane schedule (LOVE days with fully 1.5 hours NOT spent in a meeting...ugh )

I am just rolling through the onplan days!

Wednesday:

B - Trader Joe's fat free Greek yogurt with honey (120 calories), sliced strawberries (50 calories)

L - Big salad - romaine, 1 chopped roma tomato, 6 kalamata olives, pepperocini, red onion, 1 heated/crumbled veggie burger (100 calories), cucumber dressing (1/4 of a container - 80 calories), broccoli slaw

S - tangelo (100 calories)

S - cheese string (60 calories), mini dill pickles

D - small grilled steak, 2 Hot Crash Potatoes, sauteed zuchi/onion - I dunno, 500 calories for everything?

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D - small grilled steak, QUOTE]

Oooooh, you remind me-- I have those omaha (sale purchase) premeasured 4 or 5 ounce filets.
DH and I will be eating that for dinner yum., with broc, cauli, tomato salad.

my joy on this particular dinner plan is that I steak and I am trying to get those 100g protein in. (did that tip originate from you glory?)

Wednesday's plan:
B - raisin bran, milk
S - apple
L - turkey chili & elbow mac
S - asian pear, yogurt
D - garlic bread, pasta with mixture of: green beans, tomatoes, kidney beans, garlic, basil, a little pasta sauce, a little cheese, olive oil
S - watermelon
Exercise - 30 min dog wog (c25k wk2d5)

Hi guys! Sounds like everyone's been busy.

I had one of those days, too, Amanda but it culminated in a dinner of chocolate chip cookies and cheetos. I did manage to have some healthy food before bedtime---back on plan. Kitty, I would've dove into the fried platter yesterday too.

I'm glad you're able to work out Allison. My cold is almost gone.

People have been telling me I'm too skinny too. Um, I weigh more than 150 pounds and am fairly muscular....so skinny? No... I can tell my face is getting leaner....I'm starting to look like an athlete and not a cherub!

Food has been good today:

1/2 bagel, 2 scrambled eggs, slice of cheddar
bell pepper strips and cut zucchini, laughing cow
turkey & cheese sandwich, peach
rest of cut veggies & laughing cow, another peach, protein shake
dinner? protein and veggies

exercise--1 hr with PT at gym
gonna try for that bedtime protein shake again

Have a good one all!

I fell off again! A couple of hectic days and it all goes to pot..... argh Think TOM is imminent... my skin hurts all over

ANYWAY!! Tomorrow... is another day as they say!! Onwards and upwards *determined grimace*

[QUOTE=kittycat40;2366159]That might have been me During the second phase of my weight loss (when I started paying attention), I did aim for 100 g of protein a day!

I have mentally struggled today, even though I've been POP I just had one of those days where I thought about "bad" foods alot. I'm stressing out about some stuff, so that is probably the root of the problem. But I really hate these kind of days where I feel like I'm at war within myself. Only the force of regular habits has carried me through, but it will be a relief for the day to end.

It feels so incredibly ironic to have had a POP day, yet still feel so miserable.

Josephine - we all have those days. Repeat ad nauseum: tomorrow will be better. I find I have those days EVERY time I get 5 or less hours of sleep. All-day battle. So now I know its a trigger and I say to myself "Today stinks. I know why. Tomorrow will be better".

It's a big psychological boost, for me.

Tomorrow will be better. Tomorrow will be better. Tomorrow will be better. Tomorrow will be better.