Gah, they were carried in the Whole Foods store that closed down.

Originally Posted by Fat Chick B Gone:
Hey Jo and anyone else:
Vegan Chicken Chili. I just had that for lunch instead of leftovers and om nom nom. They have several vegan dishes that I now plan on trying. Not very low cal but super filling which is okay with me. There's a store locater on the site, I saw 12 places in Florida, there may be hope!

this is very exclusive stuff. there are 8 stores all in a 16-96 mile range from me. all but 1 are out of state :p


and Billie, and Heather-- thx for the good wishes...

Wow, I'm feeling pretty special about Charlotte right now!

Yay, I made it thru a Friday night without being tempted into drinking or snacking. The veg sushi was awesome (hear that Heather, it rocked!! ;) ) and my husband kept his illicit snacking for after I was asleep and wouldn't see it.

Today's plan:
Exercise: Technically it is a rest day, but I'm 2 miles short of the mileage I needed for this week so I'll do a very light 2 mile run tonight.

Food:
Coffee, 1/2 bagel with a faux sausage patty
Natures burger and soup
Strawberries
Veggi/bean tacos

Lucy, sorry to hear about your Mom and the little guy. Hope they are feeling better.

Jo - great job on avoiding the Friday night blowout!

Jaime - Thank you for posting the Butternut Squash and Black Bean Taco recipe a while back. They are my favorite quick delicious meal. I made those again last night.

Today, I missed breakfast because Paul and I....ah...slept in. ;) I was told that my a$$ is getting smaller. This makes the treadmill workouts not seem to tough now. I was getting a bit discouraged because the fickle scales aren't smiling.

My menu. No calorie count, but I'm being very careful.

Lunch - Butternut squash and black bean tacos
Snack - Tangelo and cheese stick
Snack - Yogurt
Dinner - Veggie pizza on whole wheat tortilla with goat cheese
Snack - Weight Watcher's Key Lime Pie.

Originally Posted by kittycat40:
Hi chicks-

Last Sat. Mother broke hip, had surgical repair. Very busy week. Very little running. Very much care giving all the way around. Littlest guy has bronchitis.

Still planning to do half marathon this Sunday. I figure there is no previous record to beat and I can only improve if I ever run another one.

I am enjoying the love fest tho ;)

I hope you have a fun run tomorrow!

Originally Posted by Tyler Durden:
Yay, I made it thru a Friday night without being tempted into drinking or snacking. The veg sushi was awesome (hear that Heather, it rocked!! ;) ) and my husband kept his illicit snacking for after I was asleep and wouldn't see it.

You know when you call it illicit, it seems naughty and he will want it more.

New plan, mis munequitas. I am not just planning dinner and trying to make everything else "fit". I am not planning my day when I get up. I have a full plan for the whole week. Planning is my strength, so I should go with that. And I will. I get a 'treat' every few days that is still OP, but something to look forward too.

Ruuuuuun, Lucy, ruuuuuun! I hope she's having a blast right now!

Lucy I hope your race goes great today!!!!!

Me - okay this is the week we're going to try to get food, exercise, water, and self-esteem all on the same page. We'll see how that goes.

Today
breakfast - smoothie
lunch - leftover chinese and rice
dinner - mango tempeh pita

If I can hold it together today I'll finally have a whole week I can be proud of it in the books. W00t. I ask, for the gazillionth time, why this must be so darn difficult. Sigh.

Today's plan:
Exercise: Bike ride (the big loop)
FOod:
Coffee, strawberries
Nature's burger, soup
Black bean tostados with veggies

Day one: not easy. I have totally been underestimating the amount of grazing I do. I have the weekly menu posted, and check things off as I go, but already had a pretty serious infraction before I remembered. If I isn't on the paper, it doesn't go in the mouth. I have 38 minutes before PM snack.

Originally Posted by onthetee:
You know when you call it illicit, it seems naughty and he will want it more.

Oh, I didn't even comment on it to him (I just saw the evidence of it in the trash). He's going to do his own thing no matter what I'm doing, but I did ask if he could not ask me all the time if want this or some of that, because it is hard to be constantly turning down food...

I don't know how to make it easier for him to get on the bandwagon, I think it has to come from within.

Hellllooooooo chicks!!

Jo, I was running when you posted and I was thinking.... you know this feels like a training run... I am taking it too easy... so I picked up my pace and came in faster than I expected. Still waiting for final time, but it is around 2.20. (I was thinking I would be happy with 2.45)

Heather I had just finished when you wrote your post.-- like, exactly at that moment.

the vibes got to me. can ya dig that!!??

Originally Posted by kittycat40:
Hellllooooooo chicks!!

Jo, I was running when you posted and I was thinking.... you know this feels like a training run... I am taking it too easy... so I picked up my pace and came in faster than I expected. Still waiting for final time, but it is around 2.20. (I was thinking I would be happy with 2.45)

Heather I had just finished when you wrote your post.-- like, exactly at that moment.

the vibes got to me. can ya dig that!!??

Cool!

Ok, so mindful eating....it has been a few months since I did it well. It is much harder than mindless eating....

this is me not eating....you can tell because I am not eating. this is how I kept myself not eating:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/17033189@N00/?saved=1

I also drank a quart of ginger tea.

I am now going to the other room.

Way to go, Lucy, that's awesome!!!!! :carrot: I look forward to hearing the details!

Anna, those paper stars are sooo pretty! Great job avoiding the mindless eating, sometimes that is soooo hard!

Today's plan:
Exercise: I ran 5.30 miles this morning
Food:
Not sure yet, I need to consoult the fridge and cabinet, supplies are running low...