Exercise
30 minute walk
15 minutes stretching
27 minutes elliptical
10 minutes weights
10 minutes aerobics
Meals
Slimfast
Blueberries
2 clementines
Veggie casserole
Mock crab bites
Sliced almonds
Glad you like the picture I posted. I thought of you when I saw it.
We didn't get the big ice storm that was mentioned to be headed this way. Only a slight sprinkling of rain. Temperatures are warming up too.
Good job managing those food portion sizes! It makes a big difference.
I hope your Mother-in-Law gets well soon. It must be so hard for her at that age.
I am suppose to meet up with some friends at a restaurant later this month. We picked out what appears to be a good Indian restaurant. I saw the menu already, so I will be able to make a good healthy selection. Now I just need to remember to in moderation and not over stuff myself. I can bring leftovers home and have later.
Have a great Tuesday!
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The Easiest Ways to Cut Calories and Junk From Your Diet
http://www.thinandstrong.com/easiest-ways-cut-calories-junk-diet/
If you’re trying to improve your diet, you’ll often find it’s easier to focus on the things you want to remove from your current eating habits rather than trying to add things. And the best way to make that successful is to focus on just the smallest things that will cause the smallest change to your feeling of fullness and energy throughout the day.
Here are some very easy ways to cut calories and reduce the amount of junk in your diet!
Get Rid of Soda Drinks
One of the very best things that anyone can do for their diet is to remove soda drinks from their diet. That means no more Coca-Cola and no more 7-Up. Why? Because these drinks are absolutely packed with simple sugars while offering nothing healthy in return. They’ll make you feel hungry and they’ll add lots of calories while contributing to lipogenesis (fat storage).
Choose the Right Coffee
What’s just as bad or arguably even worse is when you stop by Starbucks on the way into work and grab yourself a large Americano. There’s nothing wrong with the coffee – rather it’s the large amounts of cream, full-fat milk and chocolate sprinkles that get added. Simply switch that morning beverage for an Americano or a black coffee/sea and you’ll instantly save yourself the damage – cutting your diet by 100-200 calories immediately.
Stop Adding Sugar
Another tip is to stop adding sugar to your tea. Once again, this adds unnecessary calories and then creates hunger pangs following your release of insulin that will suck up all of your sugar and leave you shaky.
Moreover though, adding sugar to everything makes gets you accustomed to things tasting sweet. In other words? You develop a sweet tooth. And now nothing you eat is going to be as satisfying unless there’s sugar on top!
Remove the Butter
Butter isn’t unhealthy for you as such, but if you’re trying to reduce your calories specifically then lathering this onto everything you eat really isn’t going to help! Get used to eating your sandwiches with just the spread and you’ll find it easier to lose weight!
Share Dessert
Even when we’re dieting, it can be hard to turn down a nice dessert when everyone else is indulging – especially because we may feel as though we’re being boring or preventing others from enjoying their food. The simple answer? Offer to share with someone! You’ll save money and calories!
Looking forward to the warmer weather forcasted for our area later this week. We actually had a mosquito in our house today. I don't know how in the world that happened. Perhaps it was on some of the wood outside and when we brought it in for the fireplace, it was revived somehow...don't know.
down 3 lbs. Yippee!!! 
Good job!!!
Let's keep it up!