Appetite not fully rebounded yet, not very hungry today...

For today:

Exercise: Ran 3.11 miles

Breakfast: Grapefruit; iced coffee.

Lunch: Chickpea & edamame salad.

Dinner: banana, pineapple, honey dew, cantaloupe pieces.

Hi Everyone!

I finally took a picture of my hair growing out that is somewhat decent. I absolutely hate pictures. Up until a few days ago I was wearing it kinda tucked behind my ears. That quit working so now I am wearing it like a bob. Excuse the bathroom mirror and no smile, LOL. Also, it looks like the mirror has smudges. The smudges are not noticeable just looking at it . When my hair is wet and combed out it is quite a bit longer. It really shrinks up when it's dry and fixed.

EDITED TO REMOVE PICTURE LINK

Thanks for all the compliments! Diana, I love your photo; you look great!

Not such a great food day today, ending with Thai food for dinner followed by ice cream. I can't remember if I said on this board or not -- today is my 22nd wedding anniversary. We went out to dinner to celebrate.

Exercise was a 1-mile walk and a 3-mile walk.

Diana - Looks nice. How long do you plan on growing it?

newleaf - congratulations!! I cant wait til DH and I have made it that far! we just celebrated 11 years together this month

Diana - the hairstyle looks great!!

Hi Everyone!

Alaskanlaughter Thank you! Brr it is cool there right now. Our temps bounce around this time of year. We are still getting around 90* for a high. Then the next day the high can be in the 70's. I hope you could get some R & R today.

Newleaf Thank you! Congrats on the new low and the 22 years! Our anniversary is coming up, too. It will be 25 for us.

Psychic Good job on the 169! Thank you. I'm not sure. I will leave that up to the hair dresser. I have always had bad hair due to thyroid issues and probably genetics. It's hard to fix no matter the length or cut.

MintyBadger It's really hard finding that balance. Keep trying.

ILoveVegetables Good job getting right back on plan.

Tyla Good job staying strong. It can be tough, at times.

Ian Great job making a plan, sticking with it, and making it work for you!

Zima Good job staying on the move while at the festival. I hope you have a great start to your week.

Mrs. Snark Good job getting that workout in with not feeling up to par.

I almost went down a bad path today. I was able to reel things in and keep them in check, somewhat. Last week I saw a new light ice cream. It comes in a pint. I bought it for DH and I to have next weekend for dessert. I decided to taste it. Then I ate between 1-2 servings. I am counting it as 2. I am so glad I stopped there. My calories are a little higher than I want them to be, but it could have been worse. Now I need to get DH to eat the rest of the ice cream so I won't be tempted. The ice cream is made with Stevia so there is less sugar. This is one of the reasons that I don't buy this type of stuff until last minute. I cannot be trusted with food. You can trust me with anything else, but food is my drug of choice. Here's a link to the ice cream. If you want ice cream but not the calories, the numbers are pretty good and it tastes good. It's a lot better than Arctic Zero. Here's the link: http://www.halotop.com/

The Amazing Race started tonight so I will probably have air popped popcorn on Sunday for my dinner.

Total Approx 1545 Calories +

Breakfast (395 Calories + coffee)
spritz oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 calories
Vegetable of choice
1/8 cup feta cheese 40 calories
Rudi's Whole Wheat English muffin 130 calories
1 teaspoon jam 20 calories
juice 75 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream

Lunch 500 calories
Mediterranean wrap 400 calories
fruit cup 100 calories

Dinner (650 calories)
Plain Greek Yogurt 270 calories
air popped popcorn 220 calories
ice cream 160 calories

Exercise:
KCM's 30 MTF Start Here Lower Body Minimizer w/#5'a
TF Hiit 30

Diana - If you like Icecream, you should invest in a "no-ice" ice cream maker. My mom makes homemade ice cream with heavy cream, frozen fruit (usually strawberries), and splenda. A cup serving is generally around 100 calories, from my calculations.

can you do this in a standard ice cream maker? i'd love to do this!

Good Morning, Everyone!

Last night I added on:
7 Minute Premix from Strong Knees
Short Rest from AM PM Yoga for Beginners

Calories for yesterday: 1545 +
Weigh In: 160.2
Up: .2

Enjoy your day!

alaskanLaughter, thanks!

diana glad you averted a crisis!

alaskanlaughter - I'm really not sure. I wouldn't see why not.

Yesterday's Calories: 1499
Today's Weight: 171.4

B - Multigrain Crackers w/ Cheese & Turkey Pepperonni + Sugar Snap Peas
S - Baguette w/ Honey + Prunes
S - Smooth Move Chocolate Tea + Dinner Roll w/ Peanut Butter
D - Udon Noodles w/ Shrimp Seasoning + Pistachio Pudding
S - Lime Flavored Tortilla Chips + Pizza Flavored String Cheese

Had an okay day yesterday. My calories were good, but I didn't get any exercise. I'll be heading to the gym today.

Thanks Diana.

Down another 1.4lbs today. I will be up tomorrow though. I always am on fricking Tuesdays. I just wish I could stay in the 160s. It is so nice there.

Breakfast: 2 pieces of toasted low-calorie bread with raw mushrooms and mayo light. 2 anchovies. A few olives. 1 coffee, milk, no sugar.

Lunch: Big prawns, small piece of salted mackeral, small piece of salted cod, small piece of haddock, 5 anchovies, jalepeno egg, lettuce, pickled garlic, pickled onions, pepper relish, brussel sprouts, beets, tomato, red onion, corn, kidney beans, olives, argula, hemp seeds, sun-dried tomato, french onion dip, olive hummus.

Dinner: Will drink beer (Green Flash Imperial IPA)

Exercise: Ran 6 miles in the morning. Will do one hour of weight training before lunch.

Today was a good day. After all the eating during the holiday, I finally stepped on the scale and saw that it had gone up, but just by 2 lbs (which was a whole lot less than I expected). What makes me even more optimistic is that myh ToM just began, so I'll hope for a mini-whoosh in a few days. Fingers crossed.

I'm also going to be starting badminton 3 times a week with my dad (who is much better than I am so I'll be doing a lot of running around), and hopefully swimming for 1 or 2 days of the week (going to check out the pool at our nearby club tomorrow).

Today's food

Breakfast - skipped (travelling)
Lunch - 1 cup brown rice, chicken curry
Dinner - Peas and onions, 2 small pieces cooked chicken
Snack - handful of almonds