I'm in big trouble today and have severely grounded myself. It all started last night when I was having a little talk with myself ... the never-ending "girl, you know what to do and how to do it, so why the frap aren't you doing it???" And all of a sudden, I answered myself (outloud, mind you, which could have been embarrassing if anyone else had heard me) ... "It's late, I'm tired, and we'll talk about this tomorrow." To MYSELF!! OMG, I am going to start having to name my multiple personalities, I guess!

So I'm on liquids today. I had a glass of milk for breakfast, a Vanilla Slimfast Optima shake for lunch, and will have more milk and maybe some broth for dinner. I have to somehow get my attention and get serious. I've tried being nice, and being stern ... and nothing works, so now I go for a day's worth of punishment. Maybe I'll learn my lesson after this.

Hee hee, you've gave yourself a time out I see. I'm familiar with those.

Let's see - my menu...
b: puffed wheat with strawberries
l: spinach salad, bites of baby's mac & cheese (mmm)
d: Something wickedly delicious at the German restaurant. Just kidding, I'm planning on lean steak, sauerkraut, veggies, diet soda, no dessert.

Angela

Kat lol I did that in front of the guy who was fixing or assessing my scooter you are in such good company!
Breakfast
Apple Berry Crisp
2 coffees with sweet and low and 1%

Lunch
Chicken and broccoli no sauce

Dinner
Chicken leg quarters cooked with skin on de skinned
brown rice and some kind of veggie

B - 7 grain oatmeal yogurt and raisins 9p)
S - 2 mandarins
L - brocolli on pasta with oil and pepper and a bit of cottage cheese
S - popcorn to fill up a bit
D - out at a restaurant - no idea a hardish choice but will research.

I think I will walk anothr 1/2 hour today to make it one hour and use some AP tonight. I am hungry now.

Kathy - glad you had a serious "talk" with yourself!...but I don't like the idea of "punishing" yourself! Not a good plan....celebrate your successes and learn what you can and cannot do - no such thing as a "bad" food!

Rememberm no such thing as failure - it's only "feedback". Hope the liquids day works for you!

I too am starving today - eating way off schedule? and not enuf h20.

Breakfast @ 10 am
1 packet plain instant oatmeal
decaf w/light cream

Lunch @ 12:15
leftover chicken stirfry and about 1 c. brown rice (had also brought some homemade soup but no time to eat it).

Meeting all afternoon - one cup of coffee w/cream

Back at my desk now and quite hungry: sf/ff blueberry yogurt

No idea what's for dinner!

Frouf

My lunch was superb and very filling.

Blanch a few cups of brocolli (dont forget to peel the stems and slice them too)
Let cool
Put 2 t olive oil in a frying pan and add a couple of cloves of garlic and just a touch of those tiny hot peppers (JUST A TOUCH)
Fry up nicely.
Put the brocolli in there and toss it around and heat it up.
At the last minute throw in a bit (say quarter cup) of ff cottage cheese. Toss it around and serve it on ww pasta.

Excellent, cheap and filling.

I finally gave in *just a teeny bit* and allowed myself some tomato soup.

Kathy, I'm sorry you are struggling. Just make sure you get enough calories. Don't want to go into starvation mode.

Were you really so bad that you had to be sto strict?

I was up a pound this morning. That is entirely unacceptable and the wrong direction. I either need to do something drastic or give up, and I'm not giving up!

tomato soup is still a liquid Vickie

I had a wonderful supper - one of my favorites! (did I mention that I love smoked salmon).

Had 1 slice of toast, shmear of lf cream cheese - a few slices of smoked salmon, some radishes, onions and cucumber on the side.....then more smoked salmon,...then just a bit more! (did I mention how much I LOVE smoked salmon?)

Still a bit hungry around the edges - but no more food for me! Very tired and hoping to go to bed early!

Frouf

Frouf you are making me drool! At some point when I have had a really good low WPA week I want a half everythign bagel with cream cheese and Lox

Kierie - we were on a cruise last August - where they had UNLIMITED SMOKED SALMON ON THE BREAKFAST BUFFET - guess where you could find me? I thought I had died and gone to heaven (and it was good quality stuff too)...with bagels, cream cheese, sliced red onions, capers and tomatoes - all there to garnish your plate!

What could be better than eating yummy smoked salmon? Eating with a view of the gorgeous ocean right outside the window...sigh.....

Frouf