Easter Challenge....(#3)
 

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Today is day 15 OP!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!! :cp:

CONGRATS To all the LOOSING FLOOZIES!!!!!!!!!! WTG!!!!! :bravo: Let's keep it up and see how much total we all can lose!!!!!! :)

Sherry



P.S. Don't forget to go back to Easter Challenge #2 and read the last posts there! :spin:

MENU FOR 3/31

BREAKFAST: LO pork loin

LUNCH: LO pork loin

DINNER: Taco salad without the chips or shell, x-lean ground beef, lettuce, cheese,salsa, sour cream

SNACKS: Olives & cheese, Pure De-lite carb bar

Wow!! Everyone is doing great. This is so motivating. Today, for the first time since I started, someone noticed that I have lost weight and she didn't know that I was on a diet...yeah!

My menu for today:

b--2 scrambled eggs, cheese, salsa and sour cream in a low carb (3 grams) tortilla (yum!)

l--chicken, hard boiled egg, string cheese, romaine and Ceasar dressing

d--1/2 avocado with seafood salad

Lots of water today!

Everyone is doing so well. You have all really inspired me!

Monday's food:

Breakfast: 2 bites of chicken, 1 small orange
Lunch: 1 chicken breast
Dinner: Bacon and eggs
Didn't drink enough water, but will do better today

Deb,
The tortillas are La Tortilla Factory brand. They are whole wheat low-fat and low carb. 60 calories a piece and only 3 countable carbs per tortilla. I looked on the label and they are made in Santa Rosa, California so I don't know if they are available in other states. They also have a garlic one that I'm going to try next week.

My menu for today--
b-breakfast burrito again!
l-grilled chicken over a green salad with veggies and Ceasar dressing
snack--Atkins protein bar
d-deli meat, cheese, Ceasar salad and green olives stuffed with garlic.
dessert-diet jello and whipped cream
lots of water!

My husband and I gave blood today for a 4 month old baby that is undergoing brain surgery on Monday. Keep little Grace in your thoughts and prayers.

Tuesday's food:

Breakfast: 2 strips bacon, one egg
Lunch: Chicken breast
snack: 1 small orange
Dinner: ground chuck steak with grilled onions, steamed broccolli, sugar free jello with whipped cream

water

Jeanne, little Grace will be in my prayers. What a wonderful gesture for you and hubby to do.

MENU 4/1 TUESDAY

Breakfast: 1 chicken breast

Lunch: 1 chicken breast cut up in a lettuce salad with dressing

Dinner: Hamburger patty, salad, dressing, 1 cheese slice, 10 olives

Snacks: 1oz. jerky, Atkins peanut butter cups

Deb: I tried the Atkins chocolate bar, YUMMY!!!! If you have never tried the PB cups, I would suggest you give them a try...SUPER YUMMY!!!

Tuesday, 4/2

B--2 fried eggs w/ Canadian bacon

L--Italian coldcuts salad w/ dressing

D--pork roast, brocolli w/ hollandaise

Dessert--diet jello w/whipped cream

Water!

Breakfast: ground chuck pattie
Lunch: BIG chicken breast
snack: orange
Dinner: Chicken taco salad(no chips, but I sure was tempted!)
Water

Hi Debbie,
I sent you a pm (is this the same as an email?) saying I will ship you some. Just email me your snail mail address.

My menu today

B--2 fried eggs and Canadian bacon

L--spicy chicken, hard boiled egg, string cheese, belgian endive and Ceasar dressing

snack--Atkins brownie almond bar (not bad!)

dinner--chicken taco (low carb tortilla, chicken strips, sour cream, melted cheese and salsa)

dessert--diet jello and whipped cream

Water....

THURSDAY MENU:

BREAKFAST: Chicken breast, water

LUNCH: 1 can tuna, 2 boiled egg, mayo, water

DINNER: Lettuce salad with cheese, bacon pieces, boiled egg, dressing, water

Snack: Pure de-lite bar (2 carbs), water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water!!!! :lol:

Jeanne: Just read on another thread that someone tried the low carb garlic tortillas and they are gross. Have you tried them yet?

I NEED creative ways to eat eggs!!!!! I am not an egg person at all!!!! I try to boil and mash very fine with a fork, then add to salads to cover the taste and texture. Any suggestions?

Thursday's food

Breakfast: bacon and 1 egg
Lunch: celery, chicken breast and jalapeno ranch dressing
Dinner: ham and cheese omelet, sugar free jello

water

Day 19 OP for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

**I'm NOT on Atkins but thought I would start posting my meals too! If you see that I'm getting too much of one thing and not enough of something else....Please let me know! Thanks! ;)

FRIDAY:

B: 2 C. Mixed Fruit
L: Small salad, 1/2 Chicken salad sandwich
D: Big Salad, 1 C. Broc.
Snack: Piece of Angelfood Cake

96 oz. Water....and STILL drinking!!

Sherry :chef:

Whatever your doing Sher is working...keep it up!!!!

MENU 4/4 FRIDAY:

BREAKFAST: bacon & eggs

LUNCH: 2 deviled eggs made with pickle, mayo, mustard
beefstick

DINNER: Turkey, small salad with dressing

SNACKS: low carb chocolate bar ** Cheese cubes

Deb, thanks for the suggestions on the eggs! I try to boil some and keep in the fridge for when I'm to busy to fix a piece of meat. So far, if I add alot of mustard, I can handle the deviled the best!!! I can't stand the taste or the texture of the egg white.

BTW: Have any of you tried the TGIF buffalo wings in the frozen food section? The box which is two servings would be 2 carbs total. I microwaved them, but chickened (no pun intended) out. I am super picky on my meat, chicken for the most part. Just didn't look that appetizing. I tossed them in a bag and will let the teenager try them out!

Ramona: Your Jalapeno dressing sounds good!

Friday's Food

Breakfast: ribeye steak
Lunch: small filet mignon, celery with jalapeno ranch
Dinner: sugar free jello

I started taking 2000 mg of antibiotics yesterday and by dinner time, I couldn't eat. Those things really mess my stomach up! I got something stuck in my hand in the repair shop and now I have a staph infection. So, it's ten days of medicine! We keep our tetanus updated because you wouldn't believe what comes in on some of those boots that need repairing. Unfortunately, it is not as easy to avoid staph when we get a cut. My hubby and I have both had it from puncture wounds we got in the shop. YUCK!!!!!

Monday's food:

breakfast: chuck steak
Lunch: chuck steak
Dinner: Large salad with bacon, cheese, and ranch.

I went to Wal-mart after dinner to get a prescription filled and they had Dove Easter Egg Truffles. Truffles are my all time absolute favorite decadent treat. They were shouting my name, but I finally told them to just shut up and I walked away! It was a close call though!!!!!

My clothes are fitting really loose, but it is probably because I'm constantly in the bathroom. Antibiotics are so hard on my stomach and the bad part is that the infection isn't getting any better. Oh well, I'll go back to the Dr. tomorrow.

I'll have to get a new scale this weekend. Hubby went turkey hunting and got a big one. He carried my scale outside to weigh the bird and somehow sprung it. When I got on this morning it read that I had gained 12 pounds over night.......I DON'T THINK SO!!!!!!!

You are all doing great. Keep it up everyone!

Ramona

Debbie & Ramona....Glad you posted!! I was beginning to think I was the only one eating!!! :lol:

Ramona.....Were there people around when you told those TRUFFLES to shut up??!! :lol: You are TOOOOOO FUNNY!!! LMAO!!

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Animal Crackers, Apple
Lunch: Ham Sandwich (plain), Baked Lay Chips, Grapes
Dinner: Bowl of Chili, 6 Crackers

Snack: Frozen Sherbert

Sherry :chef:

Here is my menu for today:

b--2 fried eggs, canadian bacon, decaf coffee with 1/2 and 1/2
l--string cheese, tuna, mayo, lettuce, hard boiled egg, ranch dresssing
snack--Atkins bar
d-grilled chicken cobb salad, diet coke

I have two big challenges coming up--this weekend we are going camping with a bunch of people that also have pop-up campers (we all met on the internet) and have two pot lucks planned--breakfast and dinner on Saturday...some divine intervention is definitely requested for me to stay op.
Also, the following week we are flying up to my mom's house for 3 days (she lives close to San Francisco) ...I don't know about the rest of you, but something about being around mom makes me eat like a horse....I'm going to do it (I need some positive vibes from all of you!!!)
I have 4 lbs. to go on my Easter challenge...it certainly is a challenge.

Hi girls! Still here, just busy as ever!!!!

Jeanne: saying a special one for you!!! Good luck and have fun on the camping trip!!! Sounds like my Mom. Just as soon as she hears that I am trying to lose a few, here she comes with a special pie, cake or casserole!!! GOTTA LOVE UM!!!!

Monday:

BREAKFAST actually BRUNCH: Leftover roast

DINNER: Chicken breast

SNACKS: None (no desire?????)


Tuesday:

BREAKFAST: Chicken breast

LUNCH: 2 egg scrambled with diced chicken breast

DINNER: Ground beef patty with 1/2 cup cottage cheese

SNACKS: None

I am trying the Stillman plan. Similar to Atkins, just cutting out the full fat and going with low fat and lean cuts of meat. The menu might not look the most nutritionally sound to some, but I am giving it a try. I can not get the scales to budge!!! I lose two pounds and gain one back...

Ramona: I hope your feeling better!!!!

Tuesday's food:

Breakfast: chuck steak
Lunch: salad with diced steak and ranch dressing
Dinner: Taco salad with hot sauce and ranch dressing
water

Gayle, just be real careful cutting out fat. We need some of the good fats for healty hair and skin and to keep the metabolism going. I have to admire you for being able to do the Stillman plan. I don't have that much willpower!!!!! I am going to go and look it up on the internet. I'm not really familiar with it. Good Luck!!!!

Ramona: I am still getting my fat in with my meats and eggs. Actually, I am eating alot more fat than what I did on a low fat diet! You can check it out at
www.geocities.com/stillman_diet/index.html

You will find the basic plan plus some recipes. I just found a new way to eat eggs!!!! I tried the egg drop soup, and you can half-way believe your eating noodles!

Thanks Gayle. The egg drop soup sounds yummy. I'm going to look it up right now!

WEDNESDAY MENU

BREAKFAST: 2 cups Egg drop soup made with 2 eggs, 1 can chicken broth

LUNCH: Chicken

DINNER: Ground beef patty, cottage cheese

SNACKS: None!!! Three days in a row!!!

Gayle,
It sounds like you are doing great on Stillman's. I remember the book from when I was a kid (must have been in the mid-60's). My mom had it and it was called the "Quick Weight Loss Diet". What sounds great is that you don't even seem hungry...no snacks?!! That is terrific.

Here is my menu for today:

1 scrambled egg with sauteed mushrooms
coffee with 1/2 and 1/2

1 chicken and cheese taco (w/low carb tortilla)
1 hard boiled egg
celery

left over pot roast (yum)
ceasar salad

diet jello and whipped cream

water!

Wednesday's food:

Breakfast: sugar free jello
Lunch: salad with diced ham and jalapeno ranch
Dinner: HUGE helping of chopped beef from the BBQ place.

I have to tell you about my lunch for Wed. I didn't have anything so I ran by Kroger on my way to work. I got a bag of chopped lettuce, a package of diced ham and a 6 pack of jello cups. It probably totaled around 7 dollars. When she rang it all up, the computer screen read 47 cents. She laughed and scanned everything again. Once more, 47 cents. Then the manager tried. 47 cents. Finally, they told me that computers don't make mistakes and I owed 47 cents. I felt really guilty, but they insisted that I pay that amount. Soooooo, that is probably the cheapest lunch I ever bought in my life!!!!!! And, since all of that will last me for 3 days, it was REALLY cheap!

Gosh Ramona, enjoy your 15 cent lunches over the next few days!!!! Just think how much money stores actually lose!!!

BTW: Can you sneak in, snitch that register and ship it my way???? :smug: It seems like I spend a small fortune at the store each week!