Hi, i've been missing in action this week. I had to go South for my grandma's (yes, my grandma, age 97) funeral. It was a very stressful time, but she had been sick for some time. But she was well loved and will be missed. I did well considering all the food that people brought in, heavy on the desserts! And I managed to walk almost every day too. It's a great stress reliver and actually gives you energy. I even talked my sister into walking with me. It was fun walking outside in the mountains. Different from walking the tract like I usually do. Walking up-hill and down definateally used some muscles that i wasn't used to using! Got lots of fresh vegetables right out of the garden. Eggs that had just been laid that morning. I could really get used to that. Anyway, it's good to be home too.

The Slim Me:

Sympathies on the passing of your Grandmother :hug: Nice to see you back.

LodyAngel:

No breakfast for you? I've noticed since eating breakfast (with yogurt for protein) a huge difference in how much I eat the rest of the day. Usually I'd drink my usual pot of coffee then nothing till noon or one - then I'd be starving and would overeat. For me, eating more protein has made me less hungry all day and evening.

Will look for the veggieburger Portabella mushroom (mmmm).

Food Diary: I agree ... I'm doing www.fitday.com, logging everything I eat to track calories - especially fat cal's & fat %. VERY helpful, I love it.

Jasmine:

A belated note ... sounds like your scale had it comin'! :devil:

Lean Cuisine: Those don't even come CLOSE to filling me up. Well, maybe now that I'm eating 1/2 the calories, it would be different. They are good.

Turkey, Meatballs, Chili: Mmmm!! I gave up red meat years ago and eat lots of chicken (breast) and turkey (white meat).

The ground turkey breast is too expensive for me ($4.99 even when on sale), so I buy the "7% lean". I was bummed to read in Fitness for Dummies the other day that "7% lean" on the label is not correct -- it is actually 39% fat:?: I've been meaning to scrutinize the label but keep forgetting. Even with the "7% lean", I drain it, and after cooking absorb the excess fat TWICE in a double thick layer of paper towels. Knowing what drains off I don't see how the 7% lean could be 39% fat.

I bought a Spinach, Mushroom & Garlic pizza. But I'll have just one serving (1/6 of a large pizza) as part of a meal. I bought black beans - I like beans rinsed, with a clove of garlic, microwaved, with fresh tomato if I have it, or taco sauce. And FF refried beans. Saw a couple yummy recipes for chicken chili in the Fat Smash Diet thread this a.m. that I'll def. try.

I noticed today how many labels are saying "No Trans Fat".

And I bought a box of Curves cereal. No fat/110 cal. for 3/4 cup/very low sugar/whole grain. It's good! And will be nice low cal snacking.

I'll try making turkey meatballs. Have never done that - sounds good :-) And I LOVE turkey chili. I make large batches and freeze it.

The Slim Me: I'm so sorry about your Grandmother. I'm glad you found a way to relieve some stress.


I just got back from the first voluntary run/walk ever! I've only been dragged by friends before. I did this one for me (with my puppy, of course :) ) It felt really good. I couldn't run very much, but I did a little bit, and but the end, I didn't feel sick, like I have all those other times. I had no idea you could feel that good! I've always hated running, and now I think it may be a possibility! :carrot:


Oh, and I have to agree... ellipticals are absolutely fantastic. I've never done a cardio workout that was easier on joints. You'll get addicted... :D

Hi Everyone, I'm always get on line and read about how everyone is doing. Maybe learn something, maybe offer some encouragement or advice. With a little help from our friends, everything is easier.

I read the post about the ground chicken, and yes, you really have to read the labels. Most ground chicken is mixed with dark meat and white meat. Some have almost as much fat as hamburger. And even with hamburger, I know most of us know the old trick of draining the meat and rinsing it with hot water before using it in dishes, right? It may not get rid of a lot of fat, but every little bit helps.

I still walk for exercise. I know short bursts of intense activity is advised (running) but it just hurts my ankels. I try to intensify the speed through the work out. And I lift weights every other day.

I still have problems with eating at night. BAD habits die hard. Last night was no exception. I went grocery shopping yesterday and I picked up that bag of baked cheetoes. I knew I shouldn't, but i put it in the buggy any way. WHY? Now, frugel thing that I am, I am having a hard time throwing out a whole (almost) bag of cheetoes. Why do we do things like that to ourselves?

Take care all, have a good day

Melody:

Maybe I will have to try that some time. :D

Yeah I am watching the meat. Bean and cheese burritos, spaghetti no meat, makes it simple.

We still have meat 5 nites a week so its not like I am not getting any. Eventually I am going to tweak my eating even more cause I eventually want to wind up doing alot of veggies and fruit and less other stuff but right now I am at a point where I think the bottom line is the calories. Ya know? Like I was doing a ton of fruit and I love that and I do feel that is much better for us, that and veggies, but then I still want that bigger dinner and my cals were still too high. :(

So maybe once I start maintaining I can add more fruit back in but for now I just need to do whatever I need to do to keep my cals 1400-1600 average. If that means 2 big cups of coffee a day and 1 cup of kefir for breakfast, than so be it.

Great job on the exercise hun!!!

So I added up my stats, last nite was 1371 for cal, I will keep the cals 1400 or less now thru friday and I will wind up at an average of 1600 cals for the 7 day period(that was including that big dinner out!) By then I will have walked 440 minutes for the 7 days and basically I should of burnt 2.37 pounds.

the slim me:

I am sorry about your grandma! *BIG HUGZ*
Send some over here! lol

Ladiibbug:

It did! Muahahahahahhahah!!

Yeah I have never tried them. Like I have said before a bread that is really filling to me is the ezekiel sprouted grain one. It has no preservatives though so it needs to be frozen then toasted. VERY filling! Ezekiel Bread

A Big thing is turning off the hunger button. I have had whole wheat bagels before and LOVED them with a smidge of cream cheese but it turned ON my hunger button! I seen it had hfcs in it and figured that was why so i don't get them no more. Some diet soda does that toi me too, like diet 7 up and diet orange. The diet rootbeer doesnt though *shrugs*

Alot of it is trial and error and getting in tune with your body. The more whole foods I stick to, the less I crave bad foods. Like if I start chippin and dippin, it is hard to stop, ya know? But if you dont start it is easier to stay away from it.
Make sure you are getting enough b 12 hun!

How the heck can it be 39% fat??????? I am sorry to hear it is 4.99 a lb. I was getting 5 lb chubs at smart n final for .99 cents a lb!!! BUT I don't know if you have read that I got down to 203 around end of jan then climbed back up to 220 by april! Then cracked the whip! So after scrutinizing certain things and knowing that I had added in alot of gr. turkey breast during that time,(I qwas also eating ALOT dont get me wrong) You know just certain things added up and I looked and realized there was a TON of fat in there! I had done much better when I was doing alot of chicken breast so I haven't bought any for a while and am fine with that. At staters I seen the less fat one for 1.49 a lb. ANYWAYS........

I am back on ch. breast mainly and a little red meat here and there. Its working for me.

Sounds good!

Those "labels" piss me off, that is PER SERVING. So if it has .50 graM OF TRANS FAT THEY CAN SAY NO TRANS FAT! Look on the ingredients list for partially hydrogenated ANYTHING. That is why I try really hard to stay away from processed foods.
Cool, one I used to do was total.

I'll give you my recipe some time.

SD Gal:

Hey hun! How is it going today?

ReddyToGo:

That is great! Start out with less time and work on making it a habit!

the slim me:

If you are in pain, don't do it. Just walk. Baked cheetos? Last time I checked those they had trans fat in them so I didn't want them.

Try some air popped popcorn at nite! What about a super healthy cereal like total and having that as a small snack? What about a low cal yogurt?

Okay so I am doing good. 1371 cals yesterday and i am on track with eating and exercise to lose 2 pounds this week. If I stick to 1400 now thru firday I will be at a 1600 cal average for the 7 days. yeah me! Saturday will be a bit of a splurge since it is my sons birthday.

I will still count it and round it in to next weeks total though like I did last saturday. Dh called and wants carne asada tacos. SO good thing he told me now so i can plan cals accordingly, mmmm that and spanish rice sound really good!

Ill chat more later, off to check my fitday!

Oh and hey those black jeans that were still tight last week? They are getting even more comfy. They are still a bit tight in the crotch though so I will need to still wait to wear them out. BUT they are comfier than last week! Yeah me!!!

i'd like to join you ladies as a hot& healthy challenge chick!

my goals are to stop binge eating, work out 5 days a week (i want to get back into running, which i used to do), and practice yoga at least twice a week.

i want to lose about 20 lbs, but i think if i attain the above goals, that will slowly happen.... i think the above are more important, anyway, because if i'm doing that i'll be much healthier even if i'm not 20 lbs. lighter.

best of luck to all of you!

-Iris

That is hard when you need his extra support. Hmmm..is there any one else who can be a gym buddy when he don't want to go?

Career....what do you LOVE doing? It will get better! I need to get up and get some chores done! I am feeling lazy!

So glad to have you join us!!! Alot of us here are cal counters. How far did you used to run?

yeah, i do need to count my calories. when i binge it's usually so much that i just lose track. i'm working on planning out my eating better in hopes of keeping on top of my binges.

i used to run 5K's (3.1 miles), but i just registered for a 12K at the end of October. i figured it would force me to get out and run because otherwise i'd be unable to finish and be VERY embarrassed. and really i just want to finish it, i know that my time won't be competitive.

We have a couple runners here. Melody for one does a 25k.