So bored with dieting...so under-motivated...

Wednesday (snow day home with the kids..but stayed OP!!!!!!!!)
B: Oatmeal w/natural p/b
L: Pumpkin curry soup with some salad and 1 OP cookie
D: Cannellini Bean stew (from kayla's); 1 srv FF/SF pudding

Thursday:
B: 1 egg and 3 egg whites w/1 strip bacon
s: Splenda sweetened yogurt (out of cottage chz)
L: Tomato soup with last bit of salad
s: cheese stick
D: Leftover Cannellini bean stew
DS: 2 OP cookies

MMC, I have an issue with celebrating...sometimes I don't celebrate until the afternoon. the kombucha is helping, though :) anyway, 159.4 after celebrating!!!! finally out of those darned 160's!

I don't have much of a recipe, but I'll give you what I put in it and you can adjust to your taste.

for one serving:

1.5 tsp. peanut butter (i like chunky)
dash of rice vinegar, soy sauce and sriracha sauce

nuke in the microwave for 15-20 seconds and stir together.

my favorite way to use it is with raw kale salad: 1/2 bunch of kale, ribs removed and chopped coarsely. throw it in a bowl and top with 1 tsp. sesame oil and a pinch of salt. massage with your hands until the kale is a bit softer and shiny. top with the dressing and some crushed red pepper flake.

try varying your recipes a bit. what is it that makes you so bored? for me, taking my mind off of the dieting and putting it on how the new foods were making me feel motivated me to stick with it. i also moved away from the sf/ff "diet foods" and more towards whole foods. a whole new world opens up when we take our mind off of just the "diet." Diets end, what we need is a lifestyle that we can live with -- forever. :)

Hope you find the motivation that you need!

Phase 2

B: steel cut oats, 1/2 granny smith apple, walnuts, cinnamon, nf milk
L: salad, hard boiled egg, rf blue cheese dressing
S: peppers and hummus
D: spaghetti squash bake, roasted green beans, brocolli
S: nf greek yogurt, 1/2 C blueberries

B-2 slices whole wheat toast, one banana, almond butter (toast with mashed banana and almond butter is ridiculously delicious and pretty filling)
L-cottage cheese, broccoli with tofu yogurt dip, clementine
D-ww lasagna roll-ups with salad, broccoli or green beans on the side

B Nessa bars, hot tea and a can of v8 on the drive to work.
S 1/2 orange, almonds
L Bean and cabbage casserole, SF jello
S hummus, red pepper strips, hot tea
D deep dish Italian pie, spinach salad

Exercise: hooping and wii fit strength routine.

Z, anything particularly special about the ezekiel bread vs. normal 100% WW bread?

I get that it's made with sprouted grains, but not sure about the significance of that.

PS: Congrats on hitting the 150s! :carrot: Do you have a goal weight in mind? At 5'8" you must be getting close!!

shelflife - for me, the sprouted grain breads don't cause cravings and they fill me up. i know that some people are fine with regular whole wheat bread, but if i have it, it turns me into a crazy carb monster for at least a day (usually 2-3) afterward.

Thanks! My final goal is 145, or a size 6...whichever comes first :) We're going to Florida in May, so that is my timeline.

Friday, Phase 2 (supposedly can add an extra serving of grains starting today)
B: kefir, apple with pb (need to be more careful about measuring this out)
S: edamame
L: chicken sausage, southern greens w/olive oil and garlic, 1/2 cup brown rice/quinoa mixture
S: (appetizers with friend) olives, 2 little spinach pies, wine
D: veal piccatta with broccoli rabe (going out. 1/2 portion of veal. May share mozzarella & tomato appetizer with friend)
PP: will add up when I get to work

Phase 2

B: steel cut oats with almonds, v8
S: celery and a wedge of Laughing Cow cheese
L: been and cabbage casserole, SF jello
S: hot tea and a Nessa bar
D: chicken stir fry

A milky beverage sometime this afternoon/evening.

If it warms up enough I'm going to hit the snowmobile trail on my snowshoes this afternoon. :) If not I'll use the treadmill. And it's a push ups day.

Friday friday friday friday.!!

B: 1 egg w/3 egg whites and 1 slice bacon
S: 1/2 cup cottage chz (1%) w/1/2 cup mixed berries
L: Oatmeal w/natural p/b (out of leftovers)
S: 1 Laughing Cow chz wedge
D: Hamburgers, (turkey) hot dogs, and veggies

1: smoothie (1/2 clementine, a few chunks of pineapple, unsweetened coconut milk, 1 scoop vanilla protein)
2: breakfast relleno (1 poblano pepper, roasted, cut lengthwise and stuffed with 1 whole egg+ 1 egg white scrambled, 1 T. goat cheese, 1 T. salsa and a few scoops of black beans. so goooood!
3: kind bar (not quite SB friendly), tea steeped in almond milk
4: braised beef with carrots, salad, asparagus

Points Plus: 29

exercise: 60 min. treadmill intervals, 30 min. strength training, maybe some yoga this evening but just for sleep and stretching purposes

b - two eggs with leftover veggies
l - shrimp salad
s - half apples and yogurt
s - chicken with brussel sprouts and salad
s - popcorn, air popped, glass of wine.

hope to go for walk

Wt: 169.5
B: 1 tbsp peanut butter & leftover tuscan spaghetti squash (not mixed together :lol:)
Sn: SF popsicle. Babybel light.
L: Turkey chili with beans (from a can), 2 tbsp sour cream, broccoli soup.
S: Probably thai roll-ups.
Sn: Almonds.

Phase 2, no grains, lots of fruit
Trying to use up what's in the fridge before another long business trip

B - coffee with nf milk, plain oatmeal with fresh blueberries
L - shirataki noodles with peanut sauce and broccoli & carrots
S - 1/2 an apple with lf cheddar cheese slices
S2 - nf cottage cheese with 1/2 grapefruit and cinnamon
D - the grilled shrimp I didn't have last night (I had a spicy black bean burger instead), on a bed of sauteed cabbage. Big green salad with flaxseed oil dressing.
dessert - the end of the sf pudding or maybe the end of the nf Greek yogurt

Phase 2

B: steel cut oatmeal, 1/2 apple, walnuts, nf milk
L: leftover spaghetti squash bake, salad, 1 T rf blue cheese dressing
S: peppers and hummus
D: lentil soup with sweet potatoes and zucchini
S: nf greek yogurt, blueberries

Phase II

B: V8, 2 boiled eggs
S: RF cheese stick
L: Salad with deli meat
S: Skinny latte, carrots, hummus
D: Pork tenderloin, steamed broccoli
S: Almond butter, dark chocolate

Phase 1
B: egg-white omelette -- green peppers, red peppers, onions, mushrooms, and chopped ff ham with two egg whites

S: tiny slice of chocolate pecan torte

L: Grilled Club roll -- ff lunch meat -- turkey, ham, and a slice of turkey bacon, wrapped around grilled onions and mushrooms and grilled until hot all the way through. (Hubby had the same thing with some LF cheddar in it)

S: No snack, just lots of water

D: Lemon-herb pork chops (pork loin cut, all visible fat trimmed) and brussels sprouts with maple butter (SF/DF of course)

Need one more bottle of water to meet my daily goal..

Saturday Phase 2
B: kefir, hard boiled egg,
S: edamame
L: leftover veal and spinach from last night, 6 triscuits
S: carrots, lf cheese
D: hot and sour soup, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup chinese food
PP: not even going to add up today

wt: 158.4

rushing out the door this morning. big sale at one of my favorite consignment shops - all of their clearance is a dollar! i went by last night to see if it was worth my time and i found a bunch of skirts, summer dresses and a few really cute blazers. definitely worth it!

1: banana w/ 1 T. peanut butter, skim milk
2: white bean, turkey sausage and spinach soup
3: greek yogurt with cinnamon and a handful of blueberries
4: no idea yet - family is having muffaletta calzones. i need to find something a bit more sb friendly for myself.
5: light beer or two depending on what dinner is (we're going to a bar with some friends)

points:

exercise: cleaning out the garage!..ugh.

Phase 2

B: smoothie (unsweetened choc almond milk, protein powder, amazing green powder, 1/2 banana, 2 frozen strawberries, spinach)
L: leftover lentil soup, chicken sausage
S: pear, laughing cow lt swiss cheese
D: spaghetti made with ground turkey and whole wheat pasta
S: nf greek yogurt, blueberries

Phase II

B: Scrambled eggs with salsa, V8
S: 2 RF cheese sticks, carrots. (Went to a college BB game and avoided pizza, pretzels & popcorn)
L: Lovely salad with chickpeas and turkey at a deli with my DH
S: Veggies & hummus
D: Leftover pork tenderloin with roasted veggies
S: Almond butter