alright - i'm feeling hopeful for a loss this week!!!

B - english muffin with 1 tbsp PB and a banana
L - chicken piccata with broccoli and green beans
D - regular sierra smoked turkey sub and baked lays

Exercise - 1 hr on elliptical and weights

Good morning (errrr, afternoon) everyone and welcome to a new week! My soul-draining work project has been completed and I am now officially enjoying a full week of vacation. Ahhhh, yes, I slept until noon and am still in my jammies as I type! I will spend this week relaxing and re-acquainting myself with my family (and dog). What I will NOT do is allow it to become a food free-for-all and in that regard for dinner I shall make a high fibre, low calorie, low fat, low sodium, high protein chili, packed with fresh veggies and flavourful seasonings ~ ahhh true guiltless comfort food!

To continue in the health mode, since the sun is shining and the tremendous wind has died down, a long walk with the pup will be in order today (and because its still quite cold out, the walk will be brisk!)

Since I slept in late, I'm in the process of eating my brunch of raisin bran cereal, banana, slice of 100% whole wheat toast with peanut butter and huge mug of tea. I'll have some fruit after my walk and a few glasses of water between now and dinnertime. Post-dinner I'll be needing some Timmys (with cream) and plan on an evening snack of Ryveta crackers spread with fat-reduced cream cheese, grapes and mineral water while I watch the figure skating coverage on television. Ahhhhh, vacation!

Hi Ali & Suz, just checking in to see what you guys have been up to. Suz, I don't know how you do an hour on the elliptical - I'm all in after 40 mins.

Jill - enjoy your week off!

~Dee

Dee, the only way I get through an hour on the elliptical is if I'm watching TV. I plan when I'm going downstairs to the gym to exercise according to what's on tv. If a good hour long show is coming on, I'm set!

Hey ya all . I would like to join your group. I love this site so much. I also post on the Tops board too.
B
2 low fat waffles eggo brand, with fresh strawberries, 1 bannana and some f f whip
coffee

L- a toased cheese sandwich, nice big salad with romaine lettuce and tomatoes and little dressing.
1 cup of chicken noodle soup with 8 saltines crackers

Dinner
Marie Callender's spag meal with bread

I could have done better today. I did exercise today and rode 3 miles on my stationary bike

Shelley

I introduced myself back in January, but haven't posted a lot. Hope it's okay if I join you this week.

I'm on track for my food so far today. I'm focusing on intuitive eating, and am tracking the food after it goes in my mouth and adding it up near the end of the day. I've really made some good progress with this, and am a lot more aware of when I'm hungry, when I'm full (I sigh), and am more aware of my eating and tasting in general. I'm working to minimize distractions while eating and am aiming for even more meals and snacks at the table (not the computer) or parked in the car without a book or magazine. (I'm keeping track somewhat numerically, but it's a bit convoluted to post here.) My nighttime munching has also decreased significantly.

I've been ridiculously sick for awhile and am not quite fully recovered and am going to need to ease back into my exercise. I've pulled out the BTN and will see how I feel on it tonight.

My goals for this week are:

*eat more meals and snacks without distractions (quantitative tally)
*eat at least 4 servings of veggies a day
*exercise 200 minutes

Hi Shelley & MaWhit!

I did pretty good today. Trying to cut back some on the coffee...or at least the amount of sugar I use

Monday - 3/20/06 - 1606 Calories

Breakfast: 288 Calories
18 fl oz Brewed Coffee w/
6 tbsp Coffee-Mate Non-Dairy Creamer-LowFat NFC
1 ea Quaker Inst Oatmeal-Maple&BrownSugar-Dry
3 tsp White Sugar

Lunch: 301 Calories
2 piece Sourdough Bread w/ 3 tbsp Mashed Avocado, 1/2 Sliced Cucumber, 1 tbsp Sunflower Seeds, 6 slice Sliced Tomato

Dinner: 708 Calories
3 oz Broiled Pork Chop w/1 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
2 cup Boiled redPotato w/ 2tsp Pesto Sauce
12 oz Merlot Wine

Snacks: 309 Calories
1 Banana
1 Honey Peanut Energy Bar

Exercise
*Treadmill - 2.0 miles, 22 minutes ,5.45 mph
*Dumbbell One Arm Row
*Butt Blaster (machine)
*Hamstring Curls
*Dumbbell Hammer Curl - standing
*Lying Bent Leg Raises
*Bent Leg Crunches


...and I am beat!

Jillegal--Enjoy your vacation.

What she said.

Shelby.

Welcome MaWhit & Shelley!! Where is Young Jilly? Denise? Beth? I guess, it's only Monday night & after being absent so long myself, I can cut them some slack.

Today:
1 packet cinnamon weight control oatmeal

1 gallon + 1 liter water

1 serving beef stroganoff
1 roll w/butter
1 serving coleslaw
1 small bottle San Pellegrino

1 cup pink grapefruit juice
1 cup raspberry seltzer
1 shot peach vodka

I will be back later, i'm fixing dinner.

dinner:
angel hair pasta
canned diced tomato/cream of mushroom soup/canned mushroom mix over that
more water!!!!

I just wanted to wish everyone well this week! I am just starting to post again, so I will probably join you in this next week. I'm not "officially" starting the diet/workout routine till tomorrow, but I wanted to hollar "GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!" to everyone!

Slipped up with the eating a bit today. For some reason, when I know I have to work (from home) at 10pm, I have a harder time managing my food intake as I simultaneously try to kill time while still keeping track of it. When I don't have to work that night, I don't have that problem at all. Any suggestions for me?

Still, all in all I did well today.

Monday:
*ate at a maintenance level
*ate 4 servings of veggies
*exercised 20 minutes on the BTN

Monday

Breakfast: McD's fruit and yogurt parfait, and some 1% chocolate milk
Lunch: Healthy Choice sweet and sour chicken meal
Snack: 1/2 cup grapes and a 3/4 ounce 2% cheese slice
Dinner: Chicken tandoori with some couscous and stir fried peppers and onions
Snack: Sugar-free, low fat ice cream sandwich

Exercise: 45 minutes on the bike
Calories: About 1475

It was my "day off" today, which meant I was running non stop from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm running errands. I did get to two doctors, washed the car, changed the oil, grocery shopped, went to 3 other stores to shop, visited 2 gyms to tour around, cooked a real dinner, got the house pest control sprayed, got a haircut, exercised, and replaced my missing cellphone. There's probably some other stuff I'm forgetting too. I would've lifted weights, but I got a shot at the doctor and my arm was feeling a little sore.