I completely agree about the board helping us to stay focused and motivated. I think if you workout you should eat a little more anyway, that is something I learned from livestrong.com. When I put in the calories I burn it adjusts my intake. I am not saying you should eat as much as they say but a little more is helpful to your metabolism. Congrats on the WW weigh in.

Lindsey that is so exciting to be so close to your goal. I am envious!

Holy snowy day! It is supposed to snow here tomorrow, Friday, Monday and Tuesday. We never have school closures though Nice job staying in calorie range don't sweat a bad carb day....it happens. Enjoy your kids and hubby.

Gaining eat more protein. It usually helps me with hunger if I eat some sliced meat or raw almonds. Let me know if it works for you.

Hi everyone - Sorry for the many posts. It seems to be an easy way for me to keep up. Just trying something different.

Didn't make it to the gym today. Car was in the shop and hubby did not feel like going today. I guess I could have done my Shred DVD but I don't think it is really good for my knee. I have done well eating today Oatmeal w/ honey for breakfast, sandwich for lunch and tonight is Wendy's Wednesday I will be sure to pick something healthy. No frosties for me :-( I am a little sore from yesterdays leg workout....I LOVE IT! Have a plan to get back to the gym tomorrow for cardio, back and biceps. Looking forward it, I miss the gym when I don't get to go. Oh Well sometime I have to be a little flexible.

Have a great night everyone. Again I say I love this group.

Wysteria - I'm so sorry to hear about your day!!! No one deserves to be treated like that! I agree with the other ladies, maybe be on the look out for a new position else where, somewhere you can be appreciated!

Rachael - We'll see what happens when I get to my goal. I have a feeling I'll want to lose more. My goal weight has changed so much, it was 135, 145, 125, 130...basically, I have NO clue where I want to end up. BUT, at 140 I'll be at a healthy BMI of 24, and we'll go from there!

Quickly posting my info while I have my calorie counter on my screen.

Exercise: jogged/walked 2 miles

Breakfast: Oatmeal, brown sugar, 1 tsp earth balance, splash of almond milk, coffee
Lunch: Grilled veggie/soy cheese sarnie (vegan bread that I made, so yummy!)
Snack: handful of cashews
Dinner: Vegetable curry, brown rice, homemade vegan naan bread
Dessert: Mini Kinder bar

Calories: 1,187

Hi, everyone! You guys are all such inspirations. I must say, I am in a very good mood. I just accomplished my mini-goal of running a mile without stopping I wasn't expecting to get to that point for another week or two, but my legs held in and I made it.

My calories have definitely been on the low side this week. I've been consuming maybe 1100, and since I'm exercising pretty vigorously on top of that, I'd say I haven't been getting enough. It's hard because my sleep schedule is all mucked up--I'll wake up at noon or one, then not go to bed until 4 a.m. You'd think this wouldn't affect my amount eaten, but I find that early in the morning, I'm not too interested in food. Gotta straighten this out lest I fall into the opposite extreme of way, way under-consuming. I'm not just aiming for weight loss here, but balance.

Shells - Homemade vegan bread? You have the recipe for that?

Eury - Congrats on running a mile without stopping!

1-12-11

Water - not enough

Breakfast:
Steel Cut Oats

Snack:
Apple
Cheddar Cheese

Lunch:
Philly Steak Sandwich
French Fries

Snack:
Pretzels
Lindt Chocolate Truffle

Dinner:
Zucchini Spaghetti
Salad
SF Fudge Bar

Approximately 1600 calories

Hi Everyone!

Eurydice Great job on the mile run!

Diana (LA) I think the culprit could have been the breakfast.


Total Approx 1440 Calories

Breakfast (365 Calories + coffee)
spritz oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 calories
Handful of spinach
2% Reduced Fat Cheese 40 calories
high fiber English muffin 100 calories
1 teaspoon jam 20 calories
juice 75 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream

Lunch (375 Calories)
Earth Grains Thin Bun 100 calories
3 Slices Hormel Natural Choice Deli Turkey 60 Calories
Mustard/Lettuce 25 Calories
Oikos Strawberry Greek Yogurt 4 ounce container 90 calories
1 Apple 100 calories

Dinner (700 Calories)
BBQ Grilled chicken breast 400 calories
Steamed broccoli 100 calories
Grilled Green Beans 100 calories
Sugar Snap Peas 100 calories

Exercise:
TF Fire 60

Okay, semi-seriously went over my calories tonight for supper....but I did it intentionally (not that that makes it okay.....but it was a splurge.) I had grilled shrimp (2-3 servings), medium baked potato, salad, sauteed green beans and a pkg of crackers. Not horrible, but definitely an overdo. I overdid one night last week, too, though....and still had a great loss. I'm not upset with myself over it at all. I actually made up my mind to indulge....no guilt! And now I've repented () so all is right with the world again (and I KNOW I won't wake up hungry tomorrow! haha) So there. I said it.

Night everyone! It's beddy bye time for me!! Sleep well and let's have a kick hiney day tomorrow!!!!

Okay, so I just checked and I think I may have only gone over my calories by about 150 at most. Not bad at all for a splurge!!

NOT BAD at all!!!!

Hey lovely ladies!

Here's my check in for today...

B- strawberry oatmeal 180, whole wheat toast w/PB 150 (330)
S- slim fast chocolate shake 200
L- turkey sandwich on whole wheat 160, applesauce 80 , LC cheese wedge 35 (275)
S- 2 rice cakes 90
D- beef pot roast 230, mashed potatoes 200, mixed veggies 50 (480)
1375
64 oz water
20 minutes on the elliptical (burned ~200 calories! )

Too cold to run until about Friday...so more Jillian Michael's NMTZ tomorrow! Night ladies! Hope everyone had a great day!