Up 1lb today to 174.0lbs. Sigh. Calories will be about 1600 today.

Fat Calories Protein Carbs
Breakfast
Fish oil 5 40 0 0
oats 3 150 4 27
Flaxseed milk 2 19 0 1
dried apricot 0 16 0 4
honey 0 21 0 6
Coffee 3 25 0 1
Polar Kippers 12 162 14 0
Another coffee 0 90 9 13

Lunch
quails eggs 3 42 4 0
Dryheated Smelt 3 105 19 0
Sardines 5 183 33 0
Prawns 2 80 16 0
anchovies 2 65 10 0
Honey 0 64 0 17
Olives 2 30 0 2
Tomato 0 11 1 2
Mushroom 0 2 0 0
Red onion 0 8 0 2
Kidney beans 0 18 1 3
Spinach 0 4 0 1
Lentils 0 53 4 9
Kimchi 0 70 7 7

Beer 0 300 0 26
Total 41 1556 122 120
Weight 174
Protein/weight ratio 0.70
Targets based on weight Low High
Fat 52 87
Calories 2436 2784
Protein 157 209
Carbs target 348 522
Fat based on 20-30% caloric intake 35 52
20% less calories to cut 1949

Exercise: Ran 5k before work. Will do 1 hour weight training before lunch.

I'm up a pound after the weekend.

Breakfast:
Baked yams and apples
Egg with spinach and feta

Total cals 263

I think I'm going to skip the coffee this week. Hopefully the headache tonight won't be bad.

Doing well...water slowly coming off and that's AFTER a weekend. I still have had ZERO booze. I love my wine, and now booze just sounds gross. Yesterday DH made scrambled eggs w/taco seasoned ground turkey. VERY yummy We ordered pizza from Papa John's with chicken breast, canadian bacon, pineapple, and jalapenos. They gave us free spicy wings AND a deep dish cookie for free - but I only had 2 wings, and 2 little slivers of the cookie. Oh, and 3 pieces of pizza. BUT, that was it the whole day besides breakfast.

Today:
B - 0% greek yogurt, 15 almonds, pumpkin pie spice, honey
L - Salad: romaine, ground turkey (leftover), baby bella mushrooms, light blue cheese dressing.
S - banana
D - chicken breasts, steamed cauliflower, brown rice. that's the plan anyway!

i did not go to the gym today...i worked this morning and then spent most of the mid-morning sitting at the courthouse waiting to talk to a judge...i finally spoke with him and was granted another 20-day protective order against this lady, applying to all the pertinent members of my household including me...we have a hearing on a long-term order after that and i thought it was funny how both me AND the judge had to bring up our calendars to see when we could schedule a hearing LOL my schedule is just so packed

then i went back to work and i'm here all day at least it's sunny out

Hi Everyone!

Huggerbunny Good job having the treat in moderation!

Alaskanlaughter The sausage and cabbage does sound great! I'm glad the judge granted an extension on the order.

Larry Good job on the 3 pounds!

Rasagolla I'm sorry to hear about the runner's knee. I know that must be frustrating for you. Try to find a low impact exercise program that you can do. There are a lot of options with DVD's. Good luck and I hope you find something that will work for you.

CoolMom Actually most of those juices don't taste like the typical veggie juice. They contain fruits so it has more of a sweet taste. DH can even drink some of them. Here's some more to look at:
http://nakedjuice.com/our-products/p...n/berry-veggie
http://bolthouse.com/products/beverages/juices

Kelijpa I hope you had a great day!

Ian I saw your post about calories/energy. Do you think you are going to make any changes? I hope you can find a good balance for you.

Syckgirlsfv Good job on the changes.

Hi Everyone!

I felt pretty good with the sugar snaps today. I didn't get that sugar craving that I normally get after the yogurt. I still don't know if that's just in my head or what. I also stayed full and satisfied all day. I will continue on with the sugar snaps this week since I couldn't get the yogurt.

Total Approx 1370 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 (375 Calories)
Rudi's 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Flatz 100 calories
3 Slices Hormel Natural Choice Deli Turkey 60 calories
Honey mustard/Lettuce 25 calories
Raw Sugar Snap Peas 90 calories
1 Apple 100 calories

Dinner (600 Calories)
Grilled salmon 400 calories
Okra and tomatoes 100 calories (sodium city!)
Collard greens 100 caloires (sodium city!)

Exercise:
TJ Cardio Party Remix w/weighted gloves
TJ Fat Blaster w/weighted gloves

Hi Diana!

Hello all, basically stuck to my plan the only difference was Frangelico for dinner instead of salad or V8, happy to have gotten in all my exercise and back to my cream of wheat for breaky and spring mix for lunch.

Ian pulling for you!

getting sleepy, best to all

Sugar snap peas sound yummy. Haven't had any since summer.

Today was supposed to be a fast day but I could not abstain after making pizza for the family. Pizza is my weakness, for sure. Homemade and loaded with veggies...

Total cals 1299.

dinner was yummy but with a slight change...I did cook the organic chicken breast, but I cubed them and sauteed them with onions and herbs and then I realized that DH doesn't like chicken 'plain' like that. SO, I got a can of condensed cheddar cheese soup and dumped that in with it, added some salsa, and served that alongside steamed cauliflower. Also instead of rice, had baked potato just a little lite sour cream on it.

I haven't worked out in 2 days. Yesterday I was too busy and today I'm irritable to the max from hormones.

I'm becoming more and more discouraged with myself. I used to be VERY disciplined.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Syckgirlsfv, your dinner sounds really good!

This is what I had today. Very tasty day of food!

Lunch:
-can of tuna mixed with a bit of mayo and mustard
-sliced medium sized tomato
-grapes

Snack:
-about 8 more grapes
-a bite of a cookie
-1 Triscuit

Dinner:
-stir fry with pork and veggies
-2 very tiny mandarin oranges

Good morning all, feeling better today, a little low back soreness, not bad. Down to 158.2

B- cream of wheat, unsweet van almond milk, poached egg
L- spring mix, tomatoes, Italian, BH salsa ranch, smoked oysters
S- orange, apple, banana
D- fish and veggies
E- walk at work, bike

That's the plan anyway... Hope everyone has a great day

Good Morning, Everyone!

Last night I added on: Easing Neck and Shoulder Tension (Passive) from AM PM Yoga for Beginners

Calories for yesterday: 1370 +
Weigh In: 164.4
Down: .4

Have a great day!

Thanks everyone for the support. I am up 2lbs today to 176lbs. Crazy. It's my gain day, but that is still crazy.

I am adding a protein shake after my morning workout. I used to have one and didn't think much of it so cut it. But I am wondering if that helped pull me through to lunch and helped me recover from my workouts.

I also have a crazy day at work today that will prevent me from doing a lunchtime run. I might take a rest day from that or slip one into the afternoon.

So calories will be about 1600 today.

Fat Calories Protein Carbs
Breakfast
Fish oil 5 40 0 0
oats 3 150 4 27
Flaxseed milk 2 19 0 1
dried apricot 0 16 0 4
honey 0 21 0 6
Coffee 3 25 0 1
Polar Kippers 12 162 14 0
Another coffee 0 90 9 13
Protein shake 0 115 27 1

Lunch
quails eggs 3 42 4 0
Dryheated Smelt 3 105 19 0
Vital choice canned sockeye 16 340 48 0
anchovies 2 65 10 0
Honey 0 64 0 17
Tomato 0 11 1 2
Mushroom 0 2 0 0
Red onion 0 8 0 2
Kidney beans 0 18 1 3
Kimchi 0 70 7 7

Beer 0 300 0 26
Total 48 1662 145 111
Weight 176
Protein/weight ratio 0.82
Targets based on weight Low High
Fat 53 88
Calories 2464 2816
Protein 158 211
Carbs target 352 528
Fat based on 20-30% caloric intake 37 55
20% less calories to cut 1971

Exercise: Did 1 hour boxing before work.

I can't wait to be held accountable! lol Seriously, its what keeps me moving. I hate letting other people down. Since my second weight in on Wednesday I have lost one whole pound. Better than nothing, I know. Hoping that when my schedule opens up a bit more I can start exercising on a regular basis and that will really help. So far I'm only watching my diet and eating healthy.