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Sorry I'm late with the new thread ladies, I was out of town and then caught a flu! If someone else wants to start the thread next month, just use the "new thread" link from the support forum main page.

Breakfast: oatmeal, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 bottle water, decaf w/ creamer

AM Snack: grapes, 5 almonds, 1 bottle water

Lunch: 1 cup fat free cottage cheese w/ blackberries, yogurt

PM Snack: apple, 5 almonds, 1 bottle water

b: yogurt 100 cals, breakfast bar 120 cals
l: smart ones meal 280 cals, diet soda, plum 60 cals
s: lite ruffles 70 cals
d: asparagus 60 cals, corn 80 cals, lamb chop 300 cals, ice cream 150 cals

Today so far! for breakfast i had a gas station hot dog WITH bun, and a diet pepsi. May sound bad but really a triumph for me because I usually drink reg pepsi. For lunch I am having a raw veggie plate with a little ranch. and have drank about 50 oz of water today. My goal is 128 a day and have been doing good with that!

How do you cook lamb chops? not in gourmet way but in edible " i eat real food" way?? thanks

Hi, can I join you?

Here's my day
B: cornflakes and low-fat yoghurt
S: 1 large carrot
L: salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber + celery), 1 oz low-fat cheese, 1 slice
ham, 1 slice rye bread.
S: 1 apple
S: 1 carrot, 2 dried figs, 1 dried apricot
D: 1 hamburger (made of 4 oz raw, lean meat) + bun + side dish of salad.
S: 1 dried apricot

Total calories: 1440

I prefer around 1300-something cals so if only I could keep my hands away from dried fruit...

B - bowl of oatmeal (1/2 cup dry), dried raspberries

S - fancy yogurt from Italy (looove Trader Joe's)

L - went out to Qdoba's - naked vegetarian with black beans, 2 scoops of pico de gallo, 1 scoop corn relish, 1 scoop red salsa, tons of romaine

S - tall non fat sugar free almond latte

S - orange

S - grape tomatoes/carrot sticks

S - big handful of dried apples

D - pan seared scallops over roasted vegetables, wilted spinach and quinoa (roasted carrots, red peppers, green peppers, onions and roma tomatoes - a little garlic, little marinade)

I didn't do good today, depending on how you look at it. Now, I joined ww and follow their core program, but I have had alot of stress lately so I have been doing my own diet since last week. On a lighter note, I actually lost almost 3 lbs as of yesterday at weigh in. I have to get focused though.

Today:

1 cup of orange juice
1 bowl of oatmeal.

Snack:
Cheese stick

Lunch:
South Beach Diet pizza for one.

Dinner:
little over 1 cup of whole wheat pasta.
little less than 1/2 cup of pasta sauce.

1/2 cup of ff/sf pudding

I feel bad. I feel like my avatar. Like I ate too much. If I calculate the calories, it comes to under a 1000, but that seems too good to be true. Who knows.

I didn't exercise the last few days. Had no time. Too many things I am dealing with. At 7pm I am ready to go to bed. I have too much to deal with tomorrow too.

That's definitely around 1000 calories. The body runs on fuel, if it doesn't get enough fuel, it goes after the muscles. Starvation makes it difficult to keep weight off long term - the effects on metabolism are NOT conducive to long term success! You want to be at your goal weight for a day, or at your goal weight for a lifetime?

Add some more veggies and some more protein to your menu - it's not bad at all as a start!

last night-
went out for a beer with a co-worker last night, so one beer
* homemade nachos- 2 handfulls of tortilla chips, 1 oz+/- cheese, 1 serving ranch beans, and about 3/4 c yogurt dip made w lf plain yogurt, 1/2 grilled tomato, 2 slices of avocado, splash of salas, and a splash of pureed chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
*3 flatbread crackers w 2 spoonfulls of egg salad
* 4oz choc ice cream

water goal met

today-
b-
*jam sandwich- 2 slices sprouted wheat toast, 1 tb each brummel&brown and blueberry preserves
*16oz coffee w 1 0z 2%

l-
*wrap- salsa verde tortilla (about 8in diameter), 1/2 c micro greens, 1 slice grilled sweet potato, 3-4 slices cucumber, 2 -3 spoonfulls egg salad
* 1 c strawberries

water goal- 2 nalgenes

B-1/2 c oatmeal with soy milk and rasberries
S-1/2 c plain nonfat yogurt, 1/2 c cheerios mixed in
s-snap peas, carrot, pepper strips, broc. laughing cow cheese
l-morningstar b. bean burger, 3 cups raw spinach, mustard
s-apple
d-1/2 c ww pasta, tomato, spinach, broc, mushroom, spicy tofu 'meat' balls

b: yogurt 100 cals, breakfast bar 120 cals
l: smart ones meal 280 cals, diet soda, grapes 60 cals
s: lite ruffles 150 cals (2 servings...hmm)
d: pasta 150 cals, squash soup 80 cals, turkey sausage 300 cals, ice cream 150 cals

Dinner last night: 4 slices green pepper pizza

Snack last night: 100 calorie Oreo pack

Yesterday's calories: 1649

Breakfast: oatmeal, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 bottle water, decaf w/ creamer

AM Snack: apple, 5 almonds, 1 bottle water

Lunch: turkey sandwich, yogurt

PM Snack: baby carrots, 5 almonds, 1 bottle water

We'll be travelling to my parents tonight, so eating will probably be some kind of fast food. Lord, give me the strength to skip the fries!

Tuesday Night
Shrimp Kabobs
Appx 15 Shrimp
1 Cup Cous Cous Mixed With Veggies, Pepper Onion And Squash

Wednesday

Salad (baby Spring Mix)
2 Pieces Fat Free Cheese (40 Cals Each)
2-3 Tblspoons Low Fat Dressing (35 Cals Each)
Onion 2 Slices
2 Pieces Sammi's Slim Pita (90 Cal Each)

Dinner,
Fried Tofu Over Rice Noodles With Veggies
Appx 1/2 Cup Green Beans
1/4 Cup Red Pepper
1 Cup Rice Noodles
4 Tblspoon Sauce (coconut Milk/spices)
3 Slices Fried Lite Tofu Fried In Sesame Oil

2 Cups Watermelon For Dessert

Thursday
Sesame Bagel From Panera 300 Cal
Reduced Fat Cream Cheese 140 Cal

Dinner
Leftovers
1/2 Cup Of Veggie Chili

1/2 Cup Cous Cous With Veggies

1/2 Cup Red Curry With Chicken (very Little Chicken)

1/2 Cup Brown Rice

3 Shrimp

1 Piece Of Fat Free Cheese (40 Cal)

Small Dinner Salad (greens/2 Slices Onion)

2 Tblsp Low Fat Dressing (35 Cal Each)

Dessert
1 1/2 Cup Canteloupe With 1/2 Cup Fat Free Cool Whip

2 Teddy Grahams (stolen From My Friend Ha Ha)
2 Doritos
1 Piece Of Bittersweet Chocolate 1 Inch Square

Calorie Estimate 1200 Give Or Take For Each Day

I've eaten more calories than my goal ...it all started with the big chocolate-chip cookie but at least the rest was healthy even though I ate to much of it!

Breakfast: 1 oz cornflakes and 5 oz low fat yoghurt.
Snack: 1 carrot, 1 big chocolate-chip cookie
Lunch: 1.5 oz boiled shrimp, a few tablespoons of salad (wasn't hungry because of the cookie)
Snack (around 2.30 pm): 1 banana
Then around 4 pm I got hungry and since I was out I had to buy something fairly healthy: 1 multigrain roll
Dinner: eggplant, mushrooms, onion, lettuce, pork tenderloin (7 oz raw)
Post-dinner: pineapple
Snack, evening: pineapple and lots of grapes.

Total around 1600, which is the upper limit I shouldn't reach more a couple of times a month! I aim for around 1300/day but have had around 1500-1600 for 3 days now. Should exercise extra today but it's 9.30 pm and I'm tired...and lazy...and full!