Journal - Sunday, August 19, 2001

  • Another cloudy day here....

    B:
    Coffee (0/0)
    Oatmeal (2/2)

    Snack:
    FF yogurt w/cereal mixed in (3/5)

    L:
    Ham sandwich (2/7)
    1/2 cup skim milk (1/8)
    Grape tomatoes (0/8)

    Snack:
    94% FF microwave popcorn (2/10)

    D:
    1 cup skim milk (2/12)
    Steamed veggies (0/12)
    Potatoes (3/15)
    Small portion of beef roast (4/19)

    Evening snacking:
    2 Choc P Butter Skinny Cows (6/25)
    5 LF graham crackers (5/30)

    Water:
    72 oz plus

    Exercise:
    3.4 mile walk (45 minutes) this am

    Point Range: 18-25
  • Breakfast:
    Oatmeal 2
    Lenders Bagel 3
    OJ-8oz glass 2
    total: 7pts

    Snacks:
    2 Duncan Hines Apple Cinnamon Bran Muffins 4
    Soft Dinner Mints 2
    Total: 6pts

    Lunch/Dinner: (The Fiance wanted Olive Garden, need I say more?)
    2 Breadsticks 6
    2 servings Minestrone 4
    1 average serving of salad 4 (the waiter didn't put much dressing on it)
    total: 14pts

    Snack:
    steamed broccoli 0

    this was way more than I wanted to spend on Lunch/Dinner, but at least I made good selections. I could have done A LOT more damage)

    Vitamin: yes

    Exercise: went for a very QUICK jog, jumproped for a few minutes, and went shopping for about 2 hours.

    Water: 2 glasses- Not that I dislike water, I am just HOPELESSLY addicted to Diet Coke. I mean, I don't drink, smoke, and I eat healthy and exercise (most of the time) but I just can't kick this Diet Coke thing! And, if I don't have one I have SEVERE caffeine withdrawals!

    Total Points: 27
  • ah, sunday, nothing good in the paper and it is also breezy and cool here.

    breakfast:
    coffee

    snack:
    eas advantage bar 4/4
    lunch:
    cucumber w/rice vinegar (home grown!)
    mozz cheese 1/5
    something less salty than those dratted turkey slices,
    so maybe some fish (have frozen filets at work) 2/7
    snack:
    nf decaf latte 2/9
    apricots (num) 1/10
    dinner:
    chicken and veg enchiladas (left over chicken, zucchini,
    fresh corn, fresh peppers, tomatoes) w/lf colby cheese and
    green chile sauce
    stuffed tomatoes w/vegetables
    rice w/cilantro
    exercise: dog putter this am, gym - leg weights, bike, abs
    water:si,si
    vitamin: si,si
    treat: citrus summer pedicure this pm, imagine that....
  • Hello, it's hot & humid - did not dampen the appetite however...

    b:
    puffed wheat, dried cherries, almonds, milk 6
    grapes 1
    coffee

    L:
    ham sand 1
    soy nuts 1

    d:
    bbq chicken 7
    baked beans 3
    corn on cob 2
    garden cherry tomatoes/cukes (nongarden)/onions - lf dsg .5

    snack:
    cheese 2
    choc soy milk 2.5

    total - 26
    exercise: walk/jog -2
  • Very humid here. Begging for rain. The pressure of the air is really getting to me, giving me a headache. But despite all this, I did well.

    Morning
    light english muffin 1
    soy butter 1
    fruit spread 1

    Midday
    broccoli soup 4
    lemon pepper baked tofu 4
    crackers 1
    rice cake with soy butter 2

    Evening
    kebobs 6
    grilled veggies 1
    tomatoes 0

    Total: 21

    Exercise: kickboxing
  • Hey there gang - and a warm welcome to Neon and Garfield. Ooooo those Olive Garden bread sticks are the death of me, but so tasty too!

    I'm checking in from the vacation on my in law's computer. A bit slower than what I'm used to, but happy to have it. So far I've had Lobster Bisque (but a lighter cream sauce version), the lobster salad without the roll and tomorrow night the lobster (hopefully without too much butter). Points haven't been too bad. I think

    Morning (8)
    croissant - 5
    cof - 1
    1/3 muffin - 2

    Midday (4)
    major amounts of raw veggies - 0
    seafood salad (fake crab and bit o' lobster w/ mayo) - 4

    Evening (14)
    1 drink - 2
    corn on the cob - 2 butter - 1 string beans w/ tsp oil- 1
    fish - 4 butter - 1
    dessert - sauteed fruit in tsp butter, honey, and lemon - 3

    Total - 26 1/2 - 2 banked = 24 1/2
    lots o' water
    swam 1/2 hr.