Good Morning , hope you all had a great OP weekend ...I did ....

Weekends just go by WAY too fast when you work a M-F job and look forward to them so much, haha

Anybody do anything fun? We went to our friends daughters art exhibit and then out to a tapas bar for a late dinner on Saturday...Sunday we just basically hung around the house and acted silly ....caught up on DVR shows and just relaxed...it was nice and warm yesterday but the wind was insane, we still have a wind warning in the area ...about blows you over...

Have a good Monday everyone !!!

Carri

Also ( and Susie can relate to this with the Lose It app ), I finally updated my Lose It app with my real weight and lost 59 cals per day ….so this is gonna be a harder week for me …but I bet I see a better loss at this week end. Should have been updating it weekly and then it wouldn’t have been so drastic ….oh well I guess

See ya !!

Carri

hubby and i went to an ultimate frisbee tournament in richmond, va. the weekend was fantastic in all ways except for food lol. well, food and sunburn.

http://eatingmoreandweighingless.blo...were-back.html

if anyone is interested in reading more about what i've experienced with my eating more healthy calories diet plan, i've just posted a fairly lengthy blog detailing the differences between high calorie, unhealthy foods diet, low calorie diet, and higher calorie healthy foods diet.

Mandy your frisbee tournament sounded so much fun. Sunburn~ouch sounds like you needed your umbrella for shade

Carri what's the name of the 'tapas bar' you went to, it sounds yummy. I'll google it to see if there is 1 within a 2 hr drive of me. What was your fav & what isn't so good? Your metabolism sounds right-on-target for burning up your food in-take daily, so I know you'll keep losing everyweek 'Team Carri'

Susie I wish I had your energy level all weekend, your to-do list made me tired just reading it I'd need lots of protein & chocolate to keep up w your list

Have a great Monday! Dee[/COLOR]

Good morning girls…well I got thru yesterday’s calorie drop first day …I really think I needed it, think my body has gotten used to the certain amount I was having daily for the last couple of months …I am starting to realize that I need to incorporate better food choices in my daily meals…for example I would normally have a sandwich and baked chips for lunch ( sometimes cottage cheese ) and today I brought carrots to go along with my sandwich instead of the chips…dinners I usually do pretty well, we pretty much always have a lean meat and a veggie …I have a pressure cooker ( new modern type ones I bought off of qvc ) and make pork chops in it, turned out pretty well …and then we had asparagus with it…for my evening snack I had two halves of deviled eggs that dh made ( he follows lower carb plan too ), as I don’t like to have carbs in the evening, too hard to work off while I sleep, haha …tonight I think we are having some lean beef with broccoli and cauliflower steamed …sounds down right exciting huh?

Dee – I wouldn’t recommend this tapas place …it was just a local place called Sonata ( don’t know if spelled right ) , they actually served us raw chicken…after I saw that me and my friend lost our appetites completely ….they offered us replacements and said the chicken rolls would be comped ( well I hope so since they were inedible ) but after seeing all that raw chicken under the bacon none of us could really eat …instead of comping us the chicken rolls you should have comped us the whole meal , but I wasn’t paying so I didn’t say much …we all could have ended up really sick from that …we won’t be going back…there are other tapas places though that we can try around us.

Mandy – I LOVE Chick Fil A ….those chicken nuggets are the best !! Glad to hear you had a good time over the weekend. Don’t worry about the food and sunburn part, that comes with the weekend outside territory, lol

Susie – Hello, hope you are having a good start to your week. Wanna come clean my house this weekend? Hahahaha Remember tonight is the Biggest Loser episode that the contestants walk off of, is gonna be a good one

Well guess I better get back to work …have a good day all ….

Carri

The sunburn is starting to itch! ugh.

But in other news, I purchased The New Rules of Lifting for Women, Women's Health: Big Book of Exercises, and a Body Fat Analyzer!

My husband's comment: Why aren't you like normal women who get excited over shoes and purses?

Hi Everyone. I didn't get a chance to get her yesterday as I worked from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m and at a quick salad at my desk.

My week is crazy as my Director from the UK is here this week and there are a lot of meetings this week and I'm sort of "on call" and in "demand". She's a lovely lady and I'm happy to assist her. It's just that I have a lot of other things that I do too in my role, like support my Associate Director!

Yesterday was my 5 yr service anniversary and that is a good thing. I get 3 weeks of vacation now and I get to choose a "gift"...I've got my eye on a ring or a watch. I also saw my compensation go up.

I made sure to get a lot of walks in over the weekend because I wasn't sure how much my evenings would be affected. Last night I didn't get to exercise but I think tonight I will.

Mandy: It sounds like you had a very nice weekend and it also sounds like you are getting back on plan. Your husband's comment made me laugh!

Carri: I think that since you updated your Lose It app you will see more weight come back off..but you know...a pound is good and I bet this week it will be 2 lbs.
I can't wait to see Biggest Loser tonight!

Dee: I think your DH just loves you the way you are and he doesn't want you to feel like you have to diet. But sometimes men are a pain for sure!
And you know, they think that if they are happy with the way we look then we should be too. But you know, WE own our bodies!

As for my to-do list, it makes me tired too..and I'm trying to do more protein and no chocolate! But sometimes the chocolate does sneak in. I'm a very high energy person and I always have a to-do list. That's why my DH is so good for me; he is a lot more laid back so he balances me when I need it.

I'm just sort of weird..having things orderly makes me happy and I like to "putter" around organizing.

Ok..back to work for me..I ate at my desk again but I decided I needed to put me first somehow so I took a break to check in here and get my motivation! You all are special to me and it makes me feel good to come here and read and "talk".

Good Morning Girls Hope everyone is having a good morning ...I am so far ...nice and sunny day out...always puts a smile on one's face

So did anyone watch B Loser last night? Susie ? I found it all very interesting and cannot believe that contestants actually walked off the show and lost the chance at the 250k after all that hard work...but oh well I guess...cant wait until next weeks show to see who is coming back from the at home contestants.

Mandy - I get from your posts that you are not exactly a girly girl, and from your husbands comments, haha I think after all this is said and done you are gonna have a rockin bod, muscular and strong

Susie - those are LONG hours, don't know how you do it, I barely get thru my 8 hrs here ...congrats on your five years, always love getting a raise and more vacation time ...go for the ring !! I wish I was more organized like you but I just don't have it in me, I know dh wishes I was too.

Dee - I agree with Susie, it is your body and if you would feel more comfortable losing more weight then do it ...I applaud dh's message though in telling you that you are beautiful as you are now and don't need to lose more...maybe do some soul searching and see if he is right?

Well I think for dinner tonight I am making low carb cordon blue ( probably mispelled that ) with broccoli Dh has been working late all week so I sort of fix dinner, eat by myself and then heat up his food when he gets home....kind of lonely but he will probably not work a lot this weekend hopefully.

Okay well have a good day everyone !!!!!

Carri

Also is anyone interested in posting what they had for the previous day at the end of their posts? Thought it might help give some of us ( or anyone lurking ) some ideas maybe? What do you think? I know I get bored with what I am eating and making EVERY week …

Here is mine from yesterday

Breakfast –
Half wheat bagel
Strawberry cream cheese

Lunch –
Ham and Swiss on whole grain bread
Carrots
15 Sunchips

Afternoon Snack –
Granola bar
Strawberries, one cup

Dinner –
Turkey Pepperjack sausage ( like brat )
½ cottage cheese

Snack -
2 Deviled Eggs

Carri

Hi. It's sunny here today. I am looking forward to my walk tonight when I get home.

At work they have challenged us to get so many steps in by June 18 (it all has to do with the kickoff of the Olympics in London) So, I have my pedometor on and I will be participating in this challenge.

I had a great walk last night with my walking partner. This is the 3rd week of the month so we are training for speed during our 5K's. We were able to go 2.25 miles in 30 min last night.

Carri; I watched BL and I knew if anyone walked off to go home it would be those two guys. They were so close and just walked away from winning that money. I am interested to see who comes back too. and last night I almost like Conda when I could see how upset she was for her brother.

I like your idea of posting our food so I will start doing so as well.

Your dinner you have planned tonight sounds good and good for you. Hope your DH doesn't work too late and I hope that you have weekend time with him too!

April 17, 2012, Susie's food
B=1 greek blueberry yogurt, Kashy Honely Almond Flax, Chewy Granola Bar
L= PBJ on wheat bread, pretzel numbs and pears in their own juice
Snack: Twizlers (about 5 of them)
D=bowl of Vegaterian Chili (DH makes mine with only beans and then adds the ground beef to his), garden salad and 1 baguet (whole grain)
All I drank all day was water.

haha carri - i am definitely not a girlie girl. i occasionally like hot pink, but typically only in tandem with black and/or silver. i don't freak out over shoes, purses, make up, accessories of any kind (nail polish is the only exception). i love to play in the dirt and *fix* things. i totally prefer playing video games or watching sports to going shopping. i'm definitely not the jealous type (i tried so hard to get someone to find a stripper for my husband for his bachelor party!). my nod to girly-ness: i do love cooking and dinner parties, and i prefer to wear dresses/skirts most of the time.

hey everyone!

as many of you know i've been working on a blog to sort of chronicle my progress and experiences with eating more. i want it to be informative and entertaining. most of my posts are about things i'm noticing and how i'm feeling about certain situations, but i would like to throw in various other informative things as well.

i would like to post about things that people are curious about. so, if you have questions, please post them and i will try to address them in future blogs, either with a long dedicated post for complicated questions, or a few questions in a segmented blog addressing the issues.

i would appreciate any input.

also, new post: http://eatingmoreandweighingless.blo...with-food.html

Morning everyone !!! Well I guess dh and I have decided to put our house up for sale and move...we have been thinking about it off and on for the last two Summers and we thought this Summer or next, but looks like we might do it this one, I am already STRESSED just from thinking about it...it is SO hard to try to get another house while you are trying to sell your old one ...but I am kind of excited about the move, am tired of my neighborhood, it is huge, about 800 homes and it is just too noisy ...want something more quiet, and getting too old for noise, haha

Mandy - I am a nail polish FREAK !! I have about 60 bottles and am always buying it...love my nails...so I guess we have that in common I will read the blog and let you know if I have any thoughts or questions

Susie - its so nice to walk outside when it is warmer huh? Good luck on your steps challenge...and yes I did sort of start liking Conda a little more once I saw her selfless reaction for her brother, but still on the fence about her haha

I was sad to hear about Dick Clark passing....He was always what new years eve was about to me, I know he hasn't done it in the last several years due to health but he will still be missed...

Have a good day everyone !!!

Carri

April 18th Food Log

Breakfast: English Muffin, butter

Lunch: Ham and Swiss on Whole Wheat, baked Doritos

Afternoon Snack: Protein Bar

Dinner: Grilled chicken topped with one slice of ham and swiss melted, roasted cauliflower and broccoli mix

Evening Snack: 1/2 bagel and light cream cheese, strawberries

good morning kids!!

i woke up this morning with a blog idea in my head (body image issues prevalent in women who are over weight) and sat down to write it before breakfast. so i'm HUNGRY... but i feel better for having written my thoughts down (so to speak) it's here if you are interested: http://eatingmoreandweighingless.blo...big-issue.html

i think my next post is going to be about the evilness of sodium! i found that last night at dinner with my burrito casserole that was 550 calories for a huge thick slice. totally delicious, but also totally loaded with sodium (thank you enchilada sauce and refried beans - next time i'm making my own sauce, and using rinsed and drained black beans, low sodium if i can find them).

good luck with your moving carri, we're doing that in july!