Things I have learned this last weekend....
~I have not mastered balancing my husband and my eating goals.
~I am ok as long as I remember to drink all my water.
~I have to have 2 classic Pepsi's a day. I just do. It's 300 calories and I am fine with that.
~the farmer's market is filled with delicious healthy food, the lunch vendor area is not.

I managed to lose a tiny scooch which feels less of a success and more of a reminder of what I *could* have lost if I had stayed on plan instead of letting my husbands whims for takeout pizza, pulled pork sandwiches and potato chips guide our meal choices.

Today~
W~down .4 on the wii scale
E~none
F~241 b. 419 l. 300 s. d. 480 = 1440
H2O~ 48oz

Veil You are doing great! Nothing wrong with admiring the results of your work.

Jaymar We eat out alot! I eat totally different than DH does. We eat together, but I make different choices than he makes. It's probably going to take some tweaking on your part. Try to find the calories in the food/places your Hubby likes to eat and make it work for you. You can do it.

Total Approx 1545 Calories

Breakfast (365 Calories + coffee)
spritz olive oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 cal
Handful of spinach
2% Reduced Fat Cheese 40 cal
high fiber english muffin 100 cal
1 teaspoon jam 20 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream
juice 75 calories

Lunch: (360 calories + swipe mayo)
EarthGrains 100% Whole Wheat Thin Buns 100 Calories
1 slice Reduced fat cheese 60
4 slices Hormel Natural Choice Cooked Ham 60 Calories
Romaine Lettuce Leaves
Thinnest swipe of mayo
Cape Cod 40% reduced fat chips 100 calories
apple pack 40 calories

Dinner (820 calories)
Turkey Wrap 650 calories
1 cup cantalope 60 calories
1 cup red grapes 110 calories

Exercise:
~Turbo Kick Round 32

5-10-10 check in

64+ ounces water
4 miles on the recumbent bike

Breakfast:
2 egg veggie omelet

Lunch:
Burrito Bowl - chicken, black beans, lettuce & pico de gallo (no rice, no cheese, no sour cream)

Snack:
Mozzarella cheese stick
1 ounce cheddar cheese

Dinner:
Thinly sliced beef steak, grilled peppers, mushrooms & onions on a thin bun
Cottage cheese with pears
WW Chocolate Cake

Approximately 1750 calories.

Hi folks....today was a healthy day - I am always grateful for that.

breakfast - pnb toast, 2 slices morningstar bacon, blackberries, cocoa in my coffee with stevia

lunch - cottage cheese with sweet/sour cucumber and onions, mashed sweet potatoes with lite margerine

snack - fiber cereal, almond milk, slice of 2% provelone cheese

dinner - ham/bean soup, corn bread, icbinbs, sf dark choc. mousse

snack -rice cake with laughing cow cheese, blackberries, 2 caramels

about 1350 calories
lots of water
stretches and strengthening exericses

Have a great Tuesday.

Good evening!

Breakfast, my turkey, bacon sandwich 6
Cheese stick 1
FF turkey lunch meat 2
Subway Turkey/ham sand on
whole wheat, lite mayo, 6
Homemade taco salad, lots of veggies 7
Doritos 1
total 23

Yay, 1 point under, plus busy at work, moving all day!

Today was good. I did eat more then I wanted but I also exercised. I was extra hungry at dinner so I had some green beans and melted a laughing cow in them with salt a pepper and it was delicious!

I went for a 45 min at walk and did 35 min on my exercise bike after dinner. Feeling pretty good.

i've gained weight...but since I've been so busy with the gardening and everything...i am pretty sure that is a false perception.

yesterday I had

1/2 breakfast shake with splash coffee x 4
12 almonds
5 grapes
Earth Grains Thin buns
1 tsp cream cheese
1 tablespoon all natural grape jelly
2 slices grapefruit
fresh spinach salad (spinach, cottage cheese, cheese, ranch)
salmon
1/2 cup brown rice.

Hello Everyone

Feeling a little better about things today, have lost pretty much all the weight gained over the weekend, and let me tell you that was not easy! I drank soooooo much water yesterday I felt like a big water balloon ... with a constant leak

But it was worth it!

Here is my plan for the day 5/11/2010

B - 3/4 bran flakes with flax and 1/2 cup skim milk + 1 cup watermelon + 1 portion of LiveActive Cheese + 1 Mozzarella cheese stick

S - 1 cup raw broccoli with cal.wise ranch for dipping

L - Tuna mixed with a little mayo on 2 light rye Ryvita + salad of baby spinach, romaine, tomato, light chedder cheese and cal.wise balsmaic dressing

S - 1 Apple

D - 1 Salmon and 1 Tuna kebab (each kebab has peppers, mushrooms and onion on it) + grilled veggies on the side (zucchini, tomato, red pepper, sweet potato, onion, garlic)

Drinking: 1 monring coffee + 2L water throughout the day + 1 diet pepsi

Exercise: Either 30 mins on my bike or 30mins brisk walk

Have a happy, healthy and OP day

Hi all,

Still in onederland and actually dropped another half pound so am at 199. Feels good to continue to see the 1 on the scale. Celebrated by doing some shopping: 2 new sports bras, a new pair of running shorts, 3 new undies (I'm a size large), cute new pajamas. It was at TJ Maxx so didn't break that bank. Yesterday wasn't great, but wasn't terrible either. I was just hungry - slowly accepting there are days like that when I'm just hungrier than usual, and they will be balanced out by days when I don't have much of an appetite for some reason.

MONDAY:

breakfast: whole wheat pancakes, 1 Tbsp reduced sugar strawberry preserves, 1 cup skim milk, some almonds.

snack: two handfuls of chex mix - not great that I'm eating it, but pleased that I am eating reasonable portions instead of, say, 4 cups while standing in the kitchen.

lunch: out to eat at a great little locally owned place that uses fresh, local organic produce. Bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich and small cup of broccoli soup. Water to drink. Soup came with a piece of fresh, hot southern cornbread right out of the oven! Was probably over calories with this meal, but not overly so (reasonable portion sizes at this place) and it was delicious and so worth it!

dinner: 1 egg scrambled, canned FF refried beans, 1/8 cup shredded cheese, 1/2 avocado, salsa, tortilla, 1 glass of red wine to drink. 2 reduced fat oreo cookies.

I just realized I totally forgot my english muffin for my sandwich at lunch. All well, I will be okay with out it, but 'doh!

Breakfast- 411 calories
smoothie (spinach, orange juice, strawberries)
homemade banana chocolate chip muffins
yogurt
coffee w/ half and half

Lunch- 299 calories
1/2 cup pulled pork w/ 1 tbsp bbq sauce
spinach and baby romaine with 1.5 tbsp low fat honey dijon dressing
baby carrots

Snack- 177 calories
1oz cheddar cheese
1 apple

Dinner- 502 calories
sun dried tomato tortilla w/ veggie burger, mustard, tomato, onions, lettuce
1.5 cups green beans w/ laughing cow

total calories: 1390

Exercise-
45 min walk at lunch break
e. bike after dinner OR short dog walk (20-30min)

"Fell off the wagon" the past three days but back on track today. I am not really writing down what I eat but am very aware of what I am eating. I am so glad to have a place to share my successes and the times where I slip. Thanks.

Bonnie Hi and Welcome!

Hi everone! I hope you're all having a good week so far!

Lauren, good for you for drinking lots of water and getting that pesky weekend weight off! I did the same thing and it fees pretty great.

Courtnie, I'm glad to hear you are back on track! And those green beans w/ laughing cow sounds pretty good what flavor do you use? I love them all but my fave is the light herb & garlic kind.

Back down to 158 this morning hoping to see 156 again next week so I don't have to change my ticker!

5/11/2010 Check-in:

Breakfast (335)
large cup of coffee w/ 4 tbsp ff Coffee Mate creamer- 100
1 cup blueberry special k cereal-135
1 cup 1% milk- 100

Lunch (420)
Lean Cuisine spinach and mushroom pizza- 340
1 light & fit strawberry yogurt- 80
H2O- 0

Snack PM (135)
3 oz baby carrots- 35
4 tbsp hummus- 100
H2O- 0

Dinner (515)
4 oz pork roast- 120
2/3 cup mashed potatoes- 140
1/2 cup sauteed mushrooms- 60
small salad w/ tomato, red onion, 1 tbsp shredded cheese, and 1 tbsp ranch- 120
1/2 Dr Pepper- 75

= apprx 1,405 calories

Fashin - I always just use the regular laughing cow because it comes in a 32 pack at Costco for $2 more then a small pack (8 I think) everywhere else!

Hi Everyone!

Total Approx 1650 Calories

Breakfast (365 Calories + coffee)
spritz olive oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 cal
Handful of spinach
2% Reduced Fat Cheese 40 cal
high fiber english muffin 100 cal
1 teaspoon jam 20 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream
juice 75 calories

Lunch: (320 calories + swipe mayo)
EarthGrains 100% Whole Wheat Thin Buns 100 Calories
1 slice Reduced fat cheese 60
4 slices Hormel Natural Choice Cooked Ham 60 Calories
Romaine Lettuce Leaves
Thinnest swipe of mayo
Cape Cod 40% reduced fat chips 100 calories

Dinner: (850 calories)
Salad w/less than 2 tablespoons ranch dressing 150 calories
Grilled Vegetables 150 calories
Grilled pork chop 300 calories
slice bread with butter 150 calories
packaged ice cream cup 100 calories

Snack 115 Calories
1/2 cup Raisin bran 1/4 cup low fat milk 115 calories

Exercise:
~The Firm Ultimate Fat Burning Workout