Journal 8/6 - 8/12

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  • Friday 8/6

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal
    Veggie breakfast patty

    Lunch
    6" Teriyaki chicken sub from Subway, no cheese, on wheat
    Wow Doritos (1 oz bag)

    Snacks
    1 oz pretzels
    1 cup(?) watermelon chunks
    1 super big huge banana

    Dinner
    Grilled chicken garden salad from BK with sweet onion vinegarette
    1.5 cups "no sugar" ice cream

    Urk. Too much ice cream. But better otherwise!
  • Scuttle - I understand your comment yesterday because I didn't want to post yesterday's either and I don't want to post todays. ! But I decided that I have to face up to it.

    Good note: Lost 1.8 yesterday

    friday 8/6

    exercise
    45 min weights, abs
    15 min bike
    40 min tennis

    breakfast
    oatmeal = 2
    sugar = .5
    raisins = 1
    eggs = 4

    lunch (and here's where I went real wackadoo)
    salad = 5
    cheese = 6
    cake = 4

    I have 1.5 points left for the day . . . and I'm going to a baseball game tonight. I will be using some flex points.

    ballgame/dinner
    hot dog w/bun = 8
    garlic fries = 4

    daily total = 34.5 (goal is 24)
    flex points balance = 35-10.5=24.5

    whew. I made it through the day. Chalk this one up to experience.
  • saturday 8/7

    breakfast
    hot choc = 3
    hb egg = 2

    lunch
    salad = 0
    lf parm = 1
    turkey = 2

    snack
    banana = 2

    dinner
    sirloin = 6
    bun = 1
    tomato = 0
    potato = 3
    brocolli = 0
    lf cheese = 3

    snack
    popcorn = 1

    daily total = 24
    flex balance = 24.5
  • Saturday 8/7

    Breakfast
    Plain bagel and LF cream cheese from Panera Bread

    Lunch
    Lean Cuisine lunch (chicken carbonara)
    3/4 cup sugar free ice cream (the last of it!)

    Dinner
    Burger King's "Angus burger"

    Snack
    0.6 ounce dark chocolate
  • Sat 8/7
    waffle
    avacado, chicken, tomatoe
    berries and carrots
    chicken salad
    3 slices bread with cream cheese
    diet dr pepper

    under 1600 I think
  • ahha, I think Thursday and Fridays overeating may have had something to do with pms; no wonder I was so hungry

    hi Morrigan.

    sunday 8/8

    exercise
    1 hour tennis

    breakfast
    hot choc = 3
    hb egg = 2

    brunch
    bacon = 3
    potatoes = 1
    egg beaters = 1
    lf cheese = 1

    snack
    hot choc = 3

    dinner
    chicken = 5
    bun = 1
    corn = 1
    tomato = 0

    snack
    lf pudding = 2

    daily total = 23 (1 short)
    flex balance = 24.5

    **note. I kept track of calories today also and came up with 1178. That's pretty close to what I guessed because I used 23 points x 50 calories/point (approx) = 1150. It seems a little low, but I'd have to do some research on that point.
  • Hi morrigan!

    Sunday 8/8

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal
    Veggie breakfast patty

    Lunch
    Lean cuisine meal (Thai chicken)
    1.2 ounces dark chocolate

    Dinner
    Turkey sandwich from Panera Bread, light on the mayo
    1 oz potato chips

    Snack
    Veggie stuffed sandwich (like a Hot Pocket but leaner, about 280 calories)
  • Monday 8/9

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal (140)
    Veggie breakfast patty (80)

    Lunch
    Lean Cuisine 'big serving' meal (chicken fettucini with broccoli) (380)

    Snack
    1 oz soyteins (160)
    1 cup(?) grapes (70)
    1 oz cheese (120)

    Dinner
    Grilled chicken garden salad at BK (with croutons and sweet onion vinegarette)

    Snack
    Kudos Snicker bar (a weird combination)
  • monday 8/9

    exercise
    1 hour tennis

    breakfast
    oatmeal = 2
    sugar = .5
    hb egg = 2

    snack/lunch
    1/2 powerade = 1
    bagel
    crackers
    turkey = 1
  • Tuesday 8/10

    Breakfast
    3 LF perogies in a bit of light Parkay (220)
    breakfast veggie patty (80)

    Lunch
    McDonald's double cheeseburger (500)
    McDonald's medium fries (350)

    Snacks
    Fruit-on-the-bottom Dannon yogurt (150)
    1/2 serving of soyteins (80)

    Dinner
    1/2 sour doug roll (75)
    Cup of vegetable soup (100)
  • Weighed in this morning 3 lbs up (198) after 3 good days - arrrrrrrrrrggggghhhhhh. I need to resolve to stay off my scales a week at a time otherwise I obsess.

    Breakfast:
    Wheaties 100
    milk 80
    melon 100

    Snack:
    2 cinnamon rolls 500
    milk 100

    780 calories so far - it is 11:11 am.

    We never repent of having eaten too little. - Thomas Jefferson

    bites of Wil's PBJ and milk (80)
    cucumber salad - negligible

    tofu stir fry - 250
    cottage cheese - 90
    Wheat Thins (I had the stupidest thought, "If I just finish the box, it won't be tempting me any more.") 500

    1530 today and calling it quits - no workout, but low enough calorie to make me
  • hi guys. I'm having a crazy time right now - and it may continue for the next 3 weeks. So I probably won't post much.

    I am treading water and trying to stay afloat eating wise - I am journaling. Hopefully I will get through this time unscathed.

    Rabbit
  • Kashi cereal with milk 250
    Banana with 1 tbsp peanut butter 200
    mini coke 100
    Vegetable pot pie (homemade) 300
    1 cup mix of plain/vanilla yogurt with blueberries 150
    10 almonds 75
    broccoli and hummus 75
    plate of salads (bean, tuscan bread, garden salad) 250
    orange juice 100

    Total: 1500 calories
    Yippie!
  • Wednesday
    Breakfast:
    oatmeal, toast 350
    coffee creamer 50
    Snack:
    almonds, 100
    kashi with milk 200
    crackers 50

    more crackers 100
    can't remember lunch
    oh, yeah grilled chicken with tomatoes peppers and cheese 300

    hamburger for dinner with cucumbers (not on it, but next to it) 400

    approximately 1600 for the day - no exercise, I seemed to have a parahna attached to my chest all day
  • Wednesday 8/11

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal (140)
    Veggie breakfast patty (80)

    Lunch
    BK chicken whopper, no BK mayo (410)
    1 T light Miracle Whip (40)

    Snack
    20 oz smoothie from Planet Smoothie (325)

    Dinner
    Subway 6" turkey and cheese on wheat, light mayo (400)
    Baked Lays chips (130)