Menu was good yesterday:
In no particular order:

Raisin Bran w/ 2 percent milk
Lean Cuisine Beef Burgundy
Turkey sandwhich w/cheese, tomatoe
Lean Cuisine Rosemary Chicken
Turkey sandwhich
Banana
Jello ff pudding
2 pickles

I work my first real days of work tomorrow and sunday, so I need to prepare some meals and snacks for then. That will be the real test

Well ladies, I am out of the challenge, but I will still try to post my menus. I still can't believe it, but on Wed. night I was walking to my car to go to class, tripped, twisted my foot over at the ankle, heard the most gruesome snapping noise, and broke my foot (fifth metatarsal, thank goodness it's on my left foot). I managed to limp back to my car and drove home and had hubby take me to the hospital. I was afraid if I drove myself I wouldn't be able to get from the car to ER! I can't believe how fast my foot swelled up. My first broken bone and my first experience on crutches. It is not pretty. And I am so very thankful for Vicodin right now.

No exercise for me, which makes me nervous. Of course, I don't have much appetite right now either. Yet.

I will try to read and check in later. Have a good day today, everyone!

Ann, big ouch!! I know my foot really swelled when I sprained it a few months ago, I can't imagine how much that would be magnified if it had been broken. Maybe you could still do some upper body exercises (when the injury is less fresh of course). I hope you feel better soon!

Good Morning girls! Getting here late this morning. So much drama surrounding me..hate that! I've been battling with my older daughters school's parent council I have nearly demanded that they become more organized so I got named Secretary. Well I emailed out the minutes of the last meeting and OMG! I'm swamped with emails about it because someone said something so it was put in the minutes...well thats not what they meant, or they dont like me using the word concensus. Rediculous! So I've been dealing with that all morning! If anyone knows anything about non profit organizations and the laws..like is a budget mandatory or are board members required. . Please PM me! Okay sorry to go off on a tangent just needed to get that out there.

Another onplan day for me! Here's what I ate:

breakfast: scrambled eggs w/ sausage, coffee
no snack
lunch: all beef hotdog w/ mustard (nobun), romaine salad
snack: cucumber and cheese
dinner: chicken w/ yellow peppers
snack: diet orange soda

I made pumpkin bread for one of my classes and didnt have a single taste..love that stuff!!

I watched Emeril last night and he made a carmalized pear gingerbread cake and OMG! I'm making it next week, but I'm sure I'll end up having to throw most of it away because of my picky family. Just a taste is all I want though.

I know the holiday is approaching but dont forget that weigh ins are still due on Monday. Also, for those of you who have been doing the Turkey day challenge with me, I need you to PM me how many days you stayed on plan by next friday. Dont post them here...PM them to me!

Okay off to make some breakfast! I hope all is well with everyone!! Ann I'm so sorry to hear that you broke your foot!! My goodness that was some fall! I hope you are feeling better very soon!

~melissa

Good evening ladies,

Here's the menu for today:

Breakfast: Fruit Bar
Snack: Yogurt
Lunch: Lettuce salad with 1/4 c walnuts, 1/4 c cheese and rasberry vinegarette (sp)
Snack: 1 snack bag of gardettos
Supper: 1 8" pizza

Calories: 1307
Fat: 66 47%
carbs: 132 38%
protein 47 15%
fiber: 10
Exercise: 30 minutes with Gilad, and 20 minutes pilates

Ouch on the Fat, but still on plan for the calories. Tomorrow might be a different story, we are going out with some people from work to see Rodney Carrington, so there will be drinking and of course going out to supper, so I'll definitely have to eat light during the day.

Ann- sorry to hear you broke your foot! I've never broke any bones (knock on wood) only had to deal with fractures. As far as the crutches go their a pain in the hiney. I assume your in a cast, how long do you have to be in it?

Mel-I love Emeril. I used to watch him all the time. I haven't watched in a while, but then I usually go in spurts and spells when it comes to watching my tv shows.

Diva-PRINCE- HE'S AWESOME. I've been a fan since I can remember. My mom is a huge fan, so of course I grew up listening to him, we'd crank up his music and just sing our hearts out.

Diva & Dream-- I love Prince too. That's funny my mom is a huge fan too.

Ann--Just like Leeda I sprained my ankle a few weeks back and that was painful enough. Take care of yourself.

Stayed on plan yesterday. The only change was I didn't eat one of my afternoon snacks, the banana. The sanwich at lunch was huge and I was still full so I ate only one afternoon snack as opposed to two. Well I officially weigh in on Monday but right now the scale hasn't moved. We'll see what Monday brings.

Today's Menu
BF--cereal, soymilk, banana, coffee with sf flavored creamer
S--blackberries
L--southbeach wrap and yogurt
S--100 calorie pack
S--cottage cheese double
D--soup with ww english muffin

WW--26 pts

My neck and back feels a little stiff. I don't know what that's about. We'll see how that goes with running today.

Hello. Sorry I haven't been posting my menu. I've been eating terrible foods. I'm embarrassed to post it. I'm pretty sure mozzarella sticks are not considered a healthy breakfast. I will do better today! Even though I'm probably out of the challenge, I'll still post my menus.

Tera....dont be embarrassed, this isnt here to judge anyone. We ALL make choices that arent the best from time to time. Heck I get in these ruts and can do it for weeks at a time...happened just a few weeks ago. The point is not to shame you but to hopfully make you think about your choices knowing you've got to hold yourself accountable...thats all. No food police thats for sure! Truth be known, mozz sticks actually do fit into my plan LOL! I just have to "bread" them with parm cheese instead of the typical breading. I hope you do better today...for YOU!

Shay....you rock!! I'm so impressed with you embrassing the C25K! My dd wants to do it with me, I just dont know where we can!

Diva....as I was reading through your menu I thought...she sure isnt eating much but then I see you were subconsciously geering up for pizza LOL! You did great!! Stayed right within your numbers! Excellent job! I almost ordered the girls pizza last night...that may have been bad.

~melissa

Well another on plan day for me yesterday although i didnt eat alot. Was just alot busier than I thought I was going to be. Helped out over at the older dd's school for almost 3 hours. Came home and started doing more organizing and cleaning. I dunno what the deal is but I've suddenly got energy. For the past few months if I watch anything on tv its while I have my nose in homework or some other project. Last night I tried to sit and watch a movie and it felt so weird! I couldnt do it, had to get up and clean out the fridge then I went and did my Turkey day shopping.

Today I plan on getting my house all clean! I'm actually excited I havent had a clean house since summer. I think that show on Oprah about hording has really inspired me to just throw this crap out! I keep stuff thinking I'm gonna use it one day but then forget I have it. Time to go!

So here is my menu:

Breakfast: sausage and coffee
no snack
lunch (late) bunless burger with cheese, lettuce, pickles and tomato
snack: beef stick slices, cucumbers w/ ranch, pepperonis
dinner: chicken salad, lettuce, cheese, tomato
snack: chicharones and a diet rite

Didnt drink nearly enough water either.

Have a wonderful day ladies!

~melissa

Wk 2, Day 3 of the C25K was my roughest so far. Not because it was difficult just that as soon as I got on the treadmill my head started hurting. A few minutes in my right foot started hurting from my previous injury. Then, yes there's more, my left knee started hurting. I was like WTF??? But I was also like whatever. I am not getting off this treadmill. This is the end of Wk 2 and I am completing it today. I started counting down the running intervals, 1 down 5 more to go, 2 down, half way there, only 2 to go....last one. During the last one I felt better. Off to Week 3 on Tuesday. Oh yeah I forgot that I said I was feeling stiff earlier today. What a mess. I feel good now. Who knows what that was all about.

Melissa--I am really enjoying the program and thank goodness I did buy myself this treadmill a few years back. But I have other options too. I'm a member of Bally's. There is also the local community center that has an indoor track. I'm guessing you don't have either of those options? How about a local park, is it too cold there? Your neighborhood? School track? Your school or the kids school? Buying a used treadmill from e-bay? I'm sorry I plan programs for a living so a huge part of that is problem solving and sometimes I go right into that mode even if no one asks me.

I do actually belong to a state of the art facility at the university that has an indoor track. its all paid for in my tuition but do you think I use it? NOPE! So I could go, but it'd cost me $2 a day for dd to do it with me. Its getting too cold to do it outside although if it would stop raining we could certainly try.

Okay gotta play mom taxi and run dd to a sleepover! My house is so clean!!!!! When was the last time you pulled out your washer and dryer and fridge and cleaned underneath them? talk about a workout!!

~melissa

yesterday:
Apple pancake
banana
lean cuisine meal, strawberries, ff jello pudding
cashews, 1 piece of dark chocolate
santa fe rice and beans (homemaede), glass of grape juice, apple

My first real day of work today in the unit. Very boring. Not at all what i'm used to, but I guess I can handle it if it pays and lets me work with babies. It was so good to hold a preemie again, they make the sweetest grunting sounds (good grunting, not bad). No run today, but will tomorrow...it will be my long run...3 miles..hopefully DH will watch the baby after I get off work so I can roll without the stroller.

Melissa, you should so start the program. Make use of that indoor track ( I am so jealous!!) You will not regret it .

Shay, sounds like you had a visit from the "Running Devil" My best friend coined this phrase to describe when a bunch of things seem to get in the way of a run. Good for you for toughing it out, but make sure your old injury isn't trying to crop up again! Week three here you come!