Morning everyone - here's to another week of super eating!

Today's Plan
B - Boiled egg, multigrain toast, coffee (done)
S - Cottage cheese, pineapple tidbits (done)
L - Garden greens, grilled chiken breast, Italian dressing (done)
S - Apple, carrot sticks (done)
D - Grilled cheese sandwich, streamed brocolli and cauliflower (done)
E - 45 mins eviliptical (done - 50 mins)

I've decided to try calorie cycling. I don't know if you ladies have heard of the Wendie Plan, but I am going to do a version of that. Anyway, today's goal is 1750 calories.

B: BFL Shake
S: Oatmeal/Protein Powder
L: Healthy Choice Fettuccini Alfredo
S: Apple and Cheese, Zone Bar (pre & post exercise)
D: Jambalaya
E: Curves 30 mins
W: 96 oz is my goal!

Good to be back

B - blueberry muffin, 2 strawberries, and some grapes
L - grilled chicken with tomato chive sauce and veggies
S - banana
D - chicken and cheddar sandwich with lettuce and tomato on multigrain toast (1/2 before practice, 1/2 after practice)

Fitday Estimate: 1600 calories

E: 2 hrs of rugby practice tonight

Yes, Tiffany, I've heard of the Wendie Plan, and I think there might be something to it!

YAY!!! Look who's back!!! Missed ya, Jillybean!

Today:

1 package cinnamon granola bars
1 100calorie packet cheezits
1 can diet root beer (i am addicted to this stuff)
1 cup rooibos tea (capetown harvest)

waterrrrrrrrrrrr

1 lean cuisine lemon chicken spa meal
1 cool ranch dorito (my friend shared, i only ate one!!! who stops @ one dorito? ME!!! )

1 can (20 ounce) dole pineapple chunks, in 100% juice
1 can diet cola w/splenda
another packet 100-calorie cheezits

After my 7.8 loss last week (although most of it was water weight) I am super motivated this week!

B - Raspberry Smoothie (1/2c FF Vanilla yogurt, 1c milk, 1/2c raspberries, equal)
L - Salad w/FF Ranch Dressing, Smartones Tuna Casserole, Watermelon
S - Apple
D - Pot Roast, Carrots, Strawberries
Lots & lots of water!

Here's to another great week!!


Sarah

Hi everyone! I'm here! I've been having a really hard time of it...

Last week I started injections into my knee, which was bad enough, but then my knee swelled up and could barely walk, let alone work out. I was in pain for most of last week, and while telling myself I won't let it get to me, slowly the food was taking over. It's really been a while since I went through this. I was suprised, shocked even.

Well, I still have 2 more injections, I hope will be better than the 1st, but now I at least know what to expect. I worked out this morning, and I'm hoping for a better outcome this week. What I'm trying to focus on is that this is only a finite period of time and even I cannot gain 66lbs back in 3 weeks! I will do my best to keep my eating under control and I will keep doing whatever exercise I can do!

I think I'm going to be fine. Wish me luck!

Jill,

Being up 8 lbs is ok. It isn't 15, 30, or even 50 lbs. You are here and you know what to do. I think I want to start posting so I will. I don't know quite how to post my food because my day is a series of snacks but I'll try

B: 1/2 cup of grapenuts, 1/2 cup of no sugar added soymilk
S1: Banana, 3/4 cup of nonfat plain yogurt with less than 1/4 cup of frozen pineapple chunks
S2: My waldorf salad (lettuce, 1/2 apple, 2 celery stalks, 10 walnut pieces, 15 raisins, 1-2 tbsp of nonfat plain yogurt)
L: 1 cup of jasmine rice, 1 baked chicken thigh without skin, veggie salad
S3: Celery sticks with 1 light laughing cow cheese wedge
S4: 1/2 cup of baby carrots
D: veggie salad, 1 slice of leftover pizza
S5: lowfat cottage cheese or nonfat plain yogurt

I know I'm really snacky but its my current method for fighting hunger I try to fill in a lot of veggies so that it doesn't destroy my calories.

I used to be quite "snacky," too. I just post a list of what I eat without trying to label everything as breakfast, lunch, snack, or whatever. No matter what you call it, it went in and needs to be accounted for

And thanks--I DO know what I have to do and have already started doing it toay (and yesterday when I spent almost $200 on a full supply of healthy groceries ). I think I'll change my ticker on Thursday to whatever the scale says then since that's my "official" (TOPS) weigh-in day of the week.

Now I know why I don't buy Lean Cuisines anymore--I AM STARVING!!!!!

Sigh. No gym yet. I feel so guilty. Today was a long day, and I must've gotten exercise hauling heavy computer equipment about all day, and setting it up, because I'm sore. Lots of lifting and crawling under furniture to run cables.

Monday
Breakfast: Low sugar oatmeal and South Beach breakfast burrito -- NO WATER at the army base! Almost died
Lunch: Burger King garden salad with grilled chicken, and LF Italian dressing
Snack: 1 oz jelly bellies
Dinner: Cashew chicken over brown rice

Calories: About 1325
Exercise: Probably

Hi folks,

All and all I have had 3 good days. One where I had a few too many sweets at a church meeting but nothing really off the charts. Have been doing a good job of having things prepared ahead of time and taking time to eat regularily. My big excitement... I bought a scale. I haven't had a scale in at least 20 years. It should arrive sometime next week. It takes about 10-15 pounds lost before I notice in my clothes and I thought it might be good to get more immediate feedback. I guess that means I am ready to start losing again. I hope so !!!

Hugs to all

Denise

Change of plans for yesterday since I ended up working late and didn't feel like preparing the chicken:

• V8 (50 cals)
• EAS strawberry shake (100 cals)
• EAS chocolate shake (100 cals)
• ham steaks (303 cals)
• pineapple rings (212 cals)
• baked potato w/skin (220 cals)
• cool ranch doritos--unlike you, SAP, I did not stop at just one (estimating 278 cals)

Per Fitday, my daily total was 1262--not too shabby although quite high in sodium thanks to the ham and chips, so good thing I drank lots of water (10 servings plus diet soda) and intend to do so again today!

Here's how today's shaping up:

• V8 (50)
• EAS strawberry shake (100)
• EAS chocolate shake (100)
• lean skinless chicken breast (estimating 280--forgot to weigh it before I cut it up and soaked it in the teriyaki saice )
• broccoli strips--actually a bag of broccoli cole slaw mix (49)
• teriyaki sauce (estimating 246 calories)

Fitday says...782 calories. If I'm still hungry, I'll either have some brown rice with dinner or make smoothies (skim milk, bananas, and frozen strawberries)

I managed to stick to yesterday's plan and even went over in exercise. Woo hoo!

Jill - good to see you back

Denise - I don't know how anyone can get along without a scale. I'm excited for you.

Tuesday's Plan
B - Boiled egg, wholegrain toast, coffee (done)
S - cottage cheese, pineapple tidbits (done)
L - Chili, raw veggies, apple (done)
S - imitation crab meat (done)
D - 4 oz. steak with grilled veggies (done)
E - 45 mins eviliptical (done)

~Dee

Bravo everyone

My plan for Tuesday:

B - 2 pieces wheat toast with PB, 1 cup skim milk
L - chicken and black bean soup with cheese sandwich
S - banana before class
D - some kind of salad, maybe a steak salad with salsa for dressing?

E - 1 hr on elliptical after class tonight