Bumping to make sure everyone sees the new thread. I posted the March Check-in and then went back to post the new link to the old thread. This put the old Check-In on top. Next month I will try to remember to do it differently.

Thanks for the new thread Diana! And for the info on the chocolate wine, it sounds fantastic! I'm hoping some stores might carry it here.

Welcome, rosemarie! I don't know much about South Beach but I have been Counting for over a year now off and on, and I must say that for me, planning my meals is a *huge* part of my overall success. I'm not saying you have to plan in order to be successful, but for me, I can honestly say that the days that I have strayed off plan are almost always days that I did not take the time to plan out. I wish you the best of luck and don't get too down about being up on the scale. Remember that's not the only measure of success!

Penguin, good luck with calorie counting! IMHO it's the only way to go and I know you'll do great!

I can't believe it's March already, this year is absolutely flying by! Hope everyone is doing well!

3/1/2010 Check-in:

Breakfast
2 blueberry nutrigrain waffles
1/2 tbsp light veggie oil "butter"
1 tbsp low cal syrup
1 cup 1% milk

Snack AM
small cup of coffee w/ 1/2 & 1/2 and sugar

Lunch/Snack PM
12" turkey sub on whole wheat w/ light mayo, no cheese and lots of veggies
small apple
H2O

Dinner
6 oz pork roast
2/3 cup homemade mashed potatoes
1 cup steamed broccoli
H2O

= apprx 1,550 calories

Exercise: Day 1 EA Sports Active Wii 30 Day Challenge (starting over and actually going to finish in 30 days this time!), 50 crunches

Official WI this morning is 162.3! Woo hoo! I can finally say that my ticker is right again!

Yesterday was a much better day!! (Thanks for the encouragement Diana!!)

2/28/10

Breakfast = 263 Total Calories
1/2 c Oatmeal
1/2 Banana
1 c/coffee with 1/2 & 1/2

Snack = 185 Total Calories
FF Yogurt
20 Almonds

Lunch = 460 Total Calories
Ham & Turkey Wrap
Ruby Red Grapefruit
48 Pretzil Sticks

Snack = 90 Total Calories
Oatmeal Raisin Bar

Dinner = 455 Total Calories
5 oz Cod
3/4 c/Brown Rice
3 Small Carrotts
FF Tartar

Snack = 120 Total Calories
1/2 Bag Heartsmart Popcorn

1573 Total Calories for the Day
120 oz Water
65 Minutes on Treadmill = 610 Cal Burned

Re-posting

Here is my 3/1/2010

B - 2 egg omlete with spinach and onions + 1 multi grain dinner roll + 1 yoghurt + 1 apple + 1/2 a Luna bar

L - 1 WW whole wheat bun with white meat chicken, spinach and mayo + salad with spinach, iceberg lettuce, broccoli. light chedder cheese and cal. wise dressing + 1/2 cup edamame (soy beans) + 1/2 a Luna bar

D - Miso glazed salmon with green onions and seasame seeds + sesame snow peas + a couple of slices of sweet potato

Drinking: 1 morning coffee + 2L water throughout the day (some with green tea)

Diana - thanks for starting the new thread. I do have a goal this month and that is to make sure I stay OP on the weekends, no matter what is going on!

Lauren, I think that's a great goal, and one of my problem areas also. Hubby has three days weekends every week so that's almost half my week right there, if I'm not OP I just ruin all my hard work of the week. I've cut down our eating out to once a day per weekend day but that's still a lot. Hopefully we can encourage each other to stick to our plans even on the weekends.

Hi Everyone! We made it though Monday!

Rosemarie Have you counted you calories to get an idea of your intake? I count calories. I also "semi-watch" carbs in foods. Carbs don't satisify my appetite for long, so I try to get enough protein to stay satisified until my next meal.

Fashin Great job on getting the workout in and for your WI.

Willow Great treadmill workout! Have you ever used any of the exercise DVD's that are for use on the treadmill? Are you using the treadmill at home or gym?

Lauren Weekends are tough for staying on plan. Did you go to the Wellness Clinic?

Penguin Ha! Ha! I just saw your signature about chocolate. You are a bad little penguin!


Foods: Total Approx 1330 calories
Breakfast (345 Calories + coffee)
Spinach Omelet
spritz olive oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 cal
Handful of spinach
2% cheese 40 cal
high fiber english muffin 100 cal
1 teaspoon blackberry jam 20 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream
juice 55 cal

Lunch: (325 Calories)
EarthGrains 100% Whole Wheat Thin Buns 100 Calories
1 slice Colby/Jack cheese 65 calories
4 slices Hormel Natural Choice Smoked Deli Ham 60 Calories
Romaine lettuce leaves
Thinnest swipe of mayo
Pringles 100 Calorie Pack

Dinner (660 Calories)
Grilled Pork Chops (2 very thin) 200 Calories
Grilled Texas Toast 160 calories
2 orders Green Beans 200 calories
1 Order Greens 100 calories

Exercise:
~Prevention Walk Your Way Slim
~100 Jump Ropes

Check in for today:

48+ ounces water
30 Minutes Just Dance - Wii

Breakfast:
Scrambled egg bake (eggs, onion, turkey breast, cheese)
3 slices of bacon

Lunch:
WW Meal
1/4 of an apple
Light & Fit Yogurt

Snack:
Avacado
Almonds

Dinner:
Salad with turkey breast
"Fried" Green Beans (found recipe on the forum today)

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Kris
Dancing Away the Pounds

Lauren, sounds like a great goal I know weekends can be tough. I'm also curious if you decided to use the wellness clinic?

I forgot to say earlier that my goals for March are:

1.) Get to the 150's by the first day of Spring (March 20)

2.) Do the EA Sports Active 30 Day Challenge in 30 days!

Menu, 3-1-10

9am
1c cereal -120
2c milk -200
= 320

1pm
3 fortune cookies -90
4 free crab wontons -190 {kitchen made them for us to try. Hubby is allergic to seafood so I got to eat them all. Poor Hubby }
1/2 order Sweet and Sour chicken- 220
brown rice - 85
water
1/2 snickers 220
= 805

5:30pm
1 sqaure Belgian dark chocolate -95 {worth it}

8pm
1/2 "Whole Hog" beef brisket slices -81 {seems low?}
1 c baked beans -283 {seems high!}
water
=364

9pm
1/2 3 Musketeers Truffle Crispy -90 {wasn't as good as I had hoped }

Total = 1,674 {150 short of goal, but i'm not hungry}

Exercise
31 min cardio with Med ball
20 min cardio/weights circuit {mostly squats and lunges }
ped- 4818 so far.

Diana, Speaking of bad Penguin! Hubby and I had a play 'fight' today, we were teasing each other, I called him a creep, then kept repeating it. He called me Fowl. So there we were in the truck 'creep' 'fowl'' creep' 'fowl' until I couldn't talk for the laughter.

Early snack:
2 Tb natural PB 180
5 t apple butter 50
Total: 230

Breakfast:
1 ½ cups King V 120
½ cup 2% milk 65
1 cup coffee 0
1 Tb creamer 35
Total: 220
10:30 am

Lunch/dinner:
Buddha’s Delight ½ sauce 350
3 crab Rangoon 201
Total: 551
4 pm

Treat:
2 t honey (w/tea) 40

Snack:
1 can tuna 200
3 baby dills 12
½ Tb sour cream 15
Total: 227
9:45 pm

Supper:
6 oz cod fillet 180
3 ¼ cups greenbeans105
¼ cup rice 160
1/16 cup wild rice 43
½ Tb butter 50
Total: 538
12:30 am

Dessert:
3 prunes 45
Daily total: 1851
12:45 am


Conclusion: I had a high-cal meal for lunch today, but I also walked 6.9 miles! I think that balances it out. I intentionally went over by 50 calories to make sure I don’t wake up famished tonight because of all the exercise. (a note: I haven't had dessert or supper yet but will be enjoying it soon!)

Good Morning All,

Diana / Fashin I am not joining the clinic for now, however they did give me some very good advice. So i'm gonna switch things up a little and see how that goes.

Here is my 3/2/2010

B - 1/2 cup bran flakes with 1/2 cup skim milk and 2 tbsps flax + 1 banana + 2oz light chedder cheese + 2 tbsps each of sunflower and pumkim seeds

L - 1/3 cup whole wheat pasta with 1 small can of flavoured tuna mixed in + 1 cup raw broccoli with sour cream dip

D - 4oz chicken with Portugese marinade + Greek salad (lettuce, tomato, feta, red onions and cal. wise dressing)

Drinking: 1 morning coffee + 2L water throughout the day (some with green tea)

Have a happy, healthy and OP day

Diana ~ The treadmill is at the gym. I keep working on doing intervals on alternating days...trying to get myself to the point where I can run a mile...right now...I can run for 1 minute at 5 mph. (then I walk for 4 minutes and then do it again!)

Penguin ~ Your signature makes me laugh...I love a good sense of humor!!

Lauren ~ You have a FANTASTIC day as well!

I have been contemplating buying Wii Fit (we have the Wii) Seeing that alot of people are using it...maybe I should try too!

Yesterdays Totals (3/1/10)

Breakfast = 339 Total Calories
1/2 c Oatmeal
1/2 Banana
1 HB Egg
1 c/coffee with 1/2 & 1/2

Snack = 185 Total Calories
FF Yogurt
20 Almonds

Lunch = 480 Total Calories
Ham & Turkey Wrap
Ruby Red Grapefruit
12 Sweet Potatoe Sticks

Snack = 80 Total Calories
String Cheese

Dinner = 455 Total Calories
5 oz Cod
3/4 c/Brown Rice
3 Small Carrotts
FF Tartar

Snack = 140 Total Calories
Skinny Cow Sandwich

1679 Total Calories for the Day
60 Minutes on Treadmill (no intervals) 527 Cal Burn
10 Minutes Walking Outside
144 oz Water

Hello. Accountability is a wonderful idea.

Yesterday I had the low-carb portion of the breakfast burrito my husband had made me the night before. I stripped off the tortilla, found to my dismay that he had included potatoes (for which he later apologized, without my saying anything), and set them aside too. What I ate included eggs, sausage, cheese, and salsa. (I'm not on any commercial low-carb diet, but I am limiting carbs.)

Lunch for me was the leftovers of a beef stir-fry I had made the night before. Beef, carrots, celery, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and bean sprouts. No rice.

After working later than usual at the clubhouse, I wanted to go to the gym but felt I should eat first so my blood sugar wouldn't nosedive. I chose an Asian restaurant and ordered beef with broccoli, no rice. There must have been a lot of sugar or corn syrup in the teriyaki sauce, because after working out I started feeling ill, checked my blood glucose, and found it to be elevated. I stopped my exercize (had gotten 35 minutes in on the bike anyway) and drank extra water, went home, and took insulin.

Snack before bed was a strictly protein omelet of eggs, sausage, and cheese.

But my sugar was still elevated this morning. Watching even closer now. I made a salad, ate part for breakfast, and planned to save the rest for lunch, but I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and won't go into the clubhouse today. I'll keep the salad over for lunch tomorrow, and eat a roast beef and cheese rollup for a light lunch.