The recipe makes 5-6 servings...about 1 -1 1/2 cups is a serving size.

Back down today. My weight is like a ping pong. Up and down. This week though, is the first week that I have not bounced above 140 Maybe those 140's are behind me for good

Today is my 2nd fast day for the week. And of course I woke up starving. I only ate 1135 calories yesterday and exercised a LOT. I think my late night walk, which curbed my evening appetite, brought on the monster hunger this morning. I stuck to my plan though!!!! Now I am armed with green tea and lots of water to last till dinner. Wish me luck and send me dome dust

I don't know if I should exercise today, plan is to get 2 walks and a swimming session in. When I exercise it takes my hunger away for 12 hours...maybe I will hit the gym after all...hmmm

Today
B - Eggplant, tomato, egg and evoo
L - Fast
D - South Beach calofornia wraps (4)
S - Fast
Cals 567

Exercise
4.7 mile pup walk
4.9 mile treadmill
Swim 45 min

Weight 135.6
Down 3.6 lbs

noname, I hope you feel better soon. That's not good. Have you googled dizziness and low carb? dizziness and high protein? IDK something. You don't want to be out and pass out. Please take care of yourself I'm about to go eat something also. I think a fajita with chicken, cheese, black beans, salsa and sour cream on a low carb tortilla. I need to go add it up on MFP I wanted today to be a fast day. But I'd like to eat earlier since I have church tonight. We shall see Feel better, let us know how you feel after you eat please

Thanks Sum, that's a nice size serving. I can do that YAY on staying in the 130's. I'm so happy for you My evening walks help curb my hunger also. Here's for YOU

I am down .8 which is actually .2 since I was up yesterday. My weigh in this morning was 158.4

Rennie, Yay for being down .2! I don't think I'm high protein or low carb? I'll see how I feel later. Two days of normal eating in a row should get me back on track if it's related.

Sum , sounds like a good plan for the day Hope you manage to make it through to dinner. It sucks waking up hungry on a fast day.

Thanks noname humm ok ... have you decided on what you'll have for lunch?

Nope, no clue! Any suggestions? I'll be heading to the store around noon. Has to be ready made or microwaveable.

idk, do you eat or like the frozen meals? I like the healthy choice and smart ones better than the lean cuisine meals. The sodium is a killer but they are filling so that and some melon maybe. Or a salad, with some protein and a fruit. Ha I'm giving you suggestions and I still need to get my butt in the kitchen to eat

Thanks for the suggestions I ended up leaving work around noon. The tiredness and lightheadedness was not making me very efficient. I made myself a nice big hearty healthy lunch and took a nap. I definitely ended up overeating yesterday, thinking that maybe my lack of food was causing me to not feel well but I didn't notice a change at all. So, I'm fasting today and hopefully I didn't go too far off the rails yesterday!

Are either of you fasting today as well?

Hope your weeks are going well! It's Thursday already!!! I have a wedding to go to tomorrow, and honestly, the only reason I'm looking forward to it is to take an "after" photo in my dress. I have a good (horrible) "before" photo and I can't wait to compare the two

nonameslob Maybe you are sick? -- I hope you are feeling better by now. -- My DH and DS were sick this week.

My fast day turned into a feast day, or feast night. I totally lost it, I even had icecream And too many items to count. I did not log my extra food into MFP

Today has been an okay day, not a great one. I met a girlfriend for lunch and I had a salad but it was dripping with dressing; once again I forgot to ask it on a side. I also had this awesome cheesy onion soup...mega calories there.

BUT I have been getting my water in! I am on a mission to improve my water intake! I must start drinking 80-100 oz of that stuff, no more excuses.

I won't log my food today.

Scale jumped 2 pounds. I hope it won't jump any more after my lunch today which was prolly really sodium rich. I would hate to see 140 again. I have stayed below it all week, which has been awesome and a first for me.

Wonder how much the water will add to my weight as well? -- I know body will hang onto it at first until it gets used to the fact that it keeps getting it.

What's your opinion on multivitamins? I know there is a lot of talk for them and against them? -- I am thinking about to start taking one of them again.

noname I had an off point day today. I ate a bunch of nothing because I wanted it. I will definitely have a fast/low cal day tomorrow since I had 1928 calories today and 268 carbs, ouch. The scale was already up 1.2 to 159.6 and I know it won't be lower tomorrow. Sorry you weren't feeling well but I do think it's too low carbs for too many days because it happened to me and I just brushed it off. I'm currently unemployed so being home and lightheaded is nothing like having to work and feel that way ... I'm sorry had to experience that I hope we get to see the photo.

Sum I hope your husband and son are feeling better as we speak Me too on the scale jump, I really don't want to see the 160's again On your recommendation due to low calories some days, I take a multivitamin when I remember to

... cup cake, apple pie, fudge cake, fries, fried shrimp and peanut butter all heavy heavy heavy ... I plan to have an OP day tomorrow

Thanks both of you! I am feeling much better now Lots of theories about why I felt that way, but no clue what it really was. Oh well!

Sum, sounds like you had a yummy day I'm sure with a fast day everything will balance out, even the water. As far as multivitamins, I try to take one on feast days. I have heard that you absolutely need to take them with food or you won't see any benefit. But I am actually going to stop taking them after I run out of this bottle as I'm not sure it's really necessary for me. *shrug* Seems like there's as much research saying how helpful they are as there is research saying they are pointless! Hope the family is feeling better now.

Rennie I'm sure your fast day today will get you back on track! That's the great thing about this plan. The scale may come up but it always goes back down.

I'm down .2 for the week. Not much, but I wasn't well and I ate quite a lot on Wednesday because of it... Hopefully next week I'll see a better loss.

I am glad you are feeling better, nonameslob!!

OMG, Rennie those treats sound so heavenly! But time to get back OP

I have had a few "off" days now. I really did not eat "that much" yesterday...but I think a lot of salty stuff. I also upped my water intake, once again... scale jumped 4.6 pounds. I am always all over the place.

I am fasting today!! Since Wednesday turned into a splurge day. I don't want to repeat last week, where I only fasted 1 x. -- I actually had to drive my DD to her BF's house early this morning, and just had decaf coffee with cream, no bfast. It is past lunch time and I think I will skip lunch as well and just have a nice big salmon salad for dinner.

I did not workout yesterday, so I will definitely hit the gym today. I think I will walk on treadmill and lift weights, no swim today. Later on tonight, I am hoping to take an evening walk with DH and pup. We'll see how bad the mosquitoes are if my DH wants to venture into the woods...

The water is starting to come out today. I hope I held onto 4 pounds of worth of it yesterday and I will see a nice weigh in tomorrow. -- Hate these fluctuations. I am so sensitive.... I guess they would not bug me as much if I was at goal, but now I just want to see losses each day I know I am greedy!!!

We are supposed to have a gorgeous weekend. My Godson's grad party is on Saturday. They live about an hour away from us. What are your plans ladies?

Plan for today --

B - Fast (Coffee w/1/2&1/2)
L - Fast
D - Salmon w/big salad and lots of veggies
S - Fast
Cals 500

Weight 142.6
Up 4.6 pounds

noname, I'm glad you are feeling better. I do like knowing that if I have an unplanned high high day, with a disciplined low day that scale number will come down I'm hoping for a better week next week also

LOL Sum , I tried today for sure. Ha you're not by yourself on wanting to see losses each day. Me too ... even though I certainly don't deserve it some days but when I hit that treadmill I expect to be rewarded every time regardless of what I ate, now that's greedy

I did fast until mid afternoon then I ate two fiber one bars. Trying both one lemon and one strudel. It amazes me even when I eat the fudge brownie one I can eat one and be done. But after that I ate some watermelon which isn't bad until you add the carbs in I then made a pizza for the kids and ate a forth of that then a grapefruit. Total calories 878 but the carbs are 157, ouch. The carbs are what scares me I went to the gym and did 3 miles with a burn of 403. Like you Sum I am so hoping that the scale is nice to me in the morning