Hi Cyan,
That garlic mustard sauce sounds really really good! Would you mind posting the recipe? Or, send it to me PM??
Thanks a bunch! Bet it's so good with that pork... Gotta get that at the store next time!
Thanks again,
Stefanie

Hi SCS 2much

The recipe is my own based on chef's recipe so here goes

depending on how big your pork loin is

Use 1/2 cup of dijon mustard more or less depending on how much meat you have
1 to 2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil (once again use your judgement)
as many cloves of garlic you wish..just mince them up real well and fresh is always best
salt and pepper to taste

I then mix the marinade well and then I do a fine slit lenghtwise down the pork loin. I pour the marinade over the pork loin and stick it all in a closed bag to let the flavors set in...usually overnight in the fridge.

I then use my clam shell grill ie: george forman and I grill away till the pork loin is done

for a bit of sauce on the side, I reserve some of the marinade...before coming in contact with the pork. I nuke the sauce in the microwave for a minute just to marry the flavors and then I use that has a dip for the grilled pork loin.

enjoy

Cyan

Thanks!!!!!!!

Hi all...sorry I still havent been able to get here regularly. Came down with a cold yesterday and still feeling awful. Sore throat, runny nose mainly. Sinuses I think. Anyway, did my AirWalker 30 min Monday but havent felt like it since then. Just wanted to check in. Hope to have a better report by the end of the week. Thanks everyone for the condolenses(sp?). Cant wait to get back in here with all of you more! Just got home from work. Hubby agrees to eat cereal tonite so I'm about to hit the couch. Talk to ya'll soon

MIKI

Hi, everybody! School's out for Easter break!!!!! :cb: :cp: :dance: :dancer: :goodvibes :yes: :cheer:
I'm so happy for a little time to rest and have a break and clean my house and sleep in and walk at the park! I started on SBD again this week, after everyone's encouraging talk lately--and the fact that I felt so bloated after a week of "uncontrolled" carb eating, and when I stepped on the scale, it said 5 pounds up. :yikes: Now I know that most of that is water, and 3 of them are gone since Sunday and SBD, but it's a pretty good argument to me against overindulgence in carbs, especially the simple sugar and refined kind. I am finding it hard to do the Phase One as it should be done--I get hungry in the night and only want bread, or I get very irritable and hungry, even after a meal, and nothing else but bread will do. I suppose if I stuck it out, the craving would go away eventually, but I think I don't want to be that strict with myself. I'll try to use the rules as a guideline, and see where that takes me. I will make a goal for myself to get to 154 lbs. by April 19--the day I go back to school. Right now I am 159--10 days ago I was 156.5, so I'm bobbing around the upper 150s. I'll see if I can break 155! I'm hitting the track in the morning--even if it rains!! Well, I'm going for now. I've got dinner on the stove for hubby and girls. I already ate--a "chef's salad"--bagged lettuce with green beans, deli ham, and cheddar cheese--a little parmesan sprinkled on too, along with low carb salad dressing and sugar free mocha flavored coffee. Then a bit later, because I was not satisfied, I had one slice of whole wheat bread with natural peanut butter on it. Before bed, I will have 2/3 cup of Fiber One cereal with skim milk on it. See you ladies tomorrow! P.S. scs_too much--Have we met? I don't recall reading a post from you before. You seem to be fairly new. Welcome to the thread! :)

Hello everyone, I thought I would check in. It has been a hectic week so far. I may be transitioning into another role, and then another opportunity opened up so I am interviewing for that on Monday. Needless to say, it has been a stressful week. Well, I got 2lbs closer to my goal right before my birthday, so I didn't hit goal, but 2lbs shy is good enough. I am working on a low fat, low calorie diet again, and we will see what happens with that. I have to get Alex cleaned up and in bed. His class teachers decided they were going to paint easter eggs with dye today, and forgot to put gloves on the kids, so Alex's hands are completely BLUE :fr: and his face has blue stripes, because he decided it was cool and he can be a Blue Power Rangers!


Have a great day, I will touch base with you all later.

Later ladies.

Reina

Happy Thursday Ladies

I was gonna have friday off because its good friday but since I was sick on monday...well I will work it and then take monday off for easter monday...ho hum...I was looking forward to having friday off..who knows I might just switch up the days anyway.

Tonight I think I will get back to exercising....I will try my new pilates dvd...cant wait...it looks interesting.

Today's Meal Plan

breakfast: carnation instant breakfast with 1 1/2 cup of skim milk
lunch: green salad with olive oil and lemon juice vinagrette (sp) and tuna
dinner: I didn't have the pork loin last night so I will have it tonight with the snow peas.
snacks: cheese stick and mixed berries
beverages: water, diet soda, green or white tea

exercise: pilates
Have a great day ladies

Cyan

Just a quick post....still sick...not going in to work today. Was awake most of the night with my nose running like a faucet. Nothing seemed to help. Of course now I look like Rudolph. Only good part is that for the past two days I havent felt like eating much. As soon as I feel better, I will try to get in to catch up on individual posts. Hope you all have a great day!

MIKI

I'm still here and I miss you guys
 

Hi all. Just wanted to check in and say hello. I'm still hanging in there. I miss you all and think about you everyday. Cyan, I enjoy our chats on instant messaging. This pregnancy is winding down to an end. I've gotten to the point where I am really ready for it to be over. I'm tired, I have back-aches, head-aches, and I need a fork lift to roll over in bed. I pee anywhere from 3 to 5 times a night. I've gained about 45 pounds. I have heartburn and indegestion pretty much all the time no matter what I eat. Even my maternity clothes are getting to tight. Other than that, I'm doing great. School is tough, but I'm doing all right. I'm doing my psych rotation now and it's all right. It's rather boring compared to critical care where there's always something to do, but at this point I'm grateful anything less demanding. We are planning on inducing on May 12, the day after finals, but my Dr. and I pretty much doubt that I will make it that long.

I was glad to see Cjunk here. I haven't seen you girl in forever. Glad you're back and doing well.

Has anyone heard from Tawain? Wasn't she pregnant also?

Reina, Newie, Miki, Debee, I miss you all!

And our new Australian friend, welcome!

See you all later!!

Lisa

Happy Good Friday Ladies
 

I decided to go to work today in part because of taking monday off due to illness and I will take Easter Monday off as well.

I know I am supposed to weigh once a week but since getting this new digital scale..well I am pretty much obsessed with it...so all week I have been jumping on the scale every morning and most evenings...and I have lost two pounds this week!!! :dance: Last monday I weighed in at 172 and this morning I was 170! Yipeeeeeeee I am one pound away from breaking out of the 170's ...I can't wait. :encore: Although on my old scale I was down to 169 before jumping back up to 176 on my new digital scale. Anyway, its all good now and I will stick with the program and this new digital scale.

Hey Lisa...I enjoy very much chatting with you too. I bet you cant wait to get this kid outa you. As I have said before, you are wonderwoman...with all of what you do. Keep us posted on how you are doing especially once your little bundle of joy arrives.

Hey Miki...feel better soon...I too had a sinus cold at the begining of the week and the best way to help get rid of it quickly is sleep...This past monday, I slept all day ...for real..and I felt much better for having done it.
Get well soon and get yer butt back in gear.

Well I did my first pilates dvd last night and I loved it...it was so much fun...I did the instructional dvd to learn the proper positions..I dont want to hurt my back...so tonight I move on to the 20 minute workout.

Meal Plan for today:
breakfast: carnation breakfast with 2 cups of skim milk
lunch: egg salad sandwich on black bread with salad
dinner: salmon with asparagus and or spinach
snacks: cheese stick, mixed berries and maybe sugarless ice cream
beverages: water, diet soda, white or green tea and maybe a coffee

Well Ladies have a wonderful weekend and HAPPY EASTER!

Cyan

Hello Ladies

I am getting ready to go into work this afternoon...Ugh!

Anway, I am holding steady at 170 pounds this morning...but to be expected...I ate lots of chocolate and deserts this weekend...rice pudding, flan with pound cake...a box of chocolate, hard candies..oh yes...I sure can pack it in...so today...monday...back to the game plan....the scary thing is that this friday...yep...my birthday which means more celebrations so I have to be very careful...I friend is having a sushi party for me on saturday. Then I have brunch sunday morning with another group of friends. Hopefully I can make it through without too much damage

I havent done any pilates since last thursday although I had good intentions...I just ran out of time.

Today's meal plan

Brunch: turkey breast deli meat with 1 tablespoon cream cheese on 2 slices of black bread and 1/2 cup of coleslaw
dinner: pork loin with asparagus
snacks: yogurt, mixed berries and maybe a hardboiled egg
beverages: water, diet soda, white tea

And I will do my pilates tonight.

Have a great day everyone. I look forward to reading your posts

Cyan

Hey everyone,
Hope you all had a great Easter weekend, I know I did with my family!

Cyan, Congrats you are doing so well, and who didn't eat some chocolate on Easter???? I know I did....You are doing so well on that South Beach. I just couldn't get my self going on it, I just don't have the time to schedule everything that I should be eating. I am holding steady right now, but I am walking 3 times a week and working out for 30 mins 3 times a week, and Sunday is my rest day>...Not bad, huh???


Lisa, It is nice to hear from you, Pregnancy seems to be consuming all your time. I wish you all the best, and I am sure the heartburn will stop eventually....

Well, ladies, I am working on eating tons of veggies this week with chicken. I am not a big red meat eater, so I am in need of some good recipes.. I am sick of all mine... Got any good ones that you can share??? if so , email me at [email protected]

I have a busy week. I don't know if I mentioned to you all or not, but come and check out my Pampered Chef website. We finally got them up and running. The address is www.pamperedchef.biz/reinafernandez

Take care ladies and have a great week.....

Hi Everyone!
 

Hello Ladies,

I am back and busy housecleaning--argh!@##! Last night I did about 7 loads of laundry. Tonight is cleaning floors and bathrooms. I hate cleaning bathrooms!!

Went away to Quebec to see my fiance's family for Easter weekend. The weather was beautiful and his family were lovely. Friday drove six hours and Sun drove six hours home. Lots of sitting and lots and lots of eating. Went to a Cabane au Sucre for Easter--basically everything is made out of fat and maple syrup. Yummy and not good for you. Had my fill and now I am paying for it with tight pants. Time to get back into the swing of things. Bought a bunch of veggies on the way home to make for dinner and some fruits for dessert. Had some sushi for lunch so today was a healthy day. My fiance's grandma sent us home with a tray of homemade date squares but she makes a low fat no-sugar option that is to die for. She gave me her recipe once but I can never seem to match it.

The good thing was that although I ate lots of maple syrup I ate no chocolate since I am allergic so that helped!!

Well, last week was busy with lots of medical tests. Now I am being tested for pernicious anemia. That is where your body's B12 levels are constantly low and then it causes your iron to go out of whack. Once we have the results of these tests I will likely be put on a daily regimen of B12 shots that I have to do on my own. Meanwhile, they will research why my body is messed up in this way. There are tons of reasons why and it takes some narrowing down. My iron tablet consumption has increased per day as per my doctor and unfortunately it makes me very queasy. On Thursday I had to cancel some counselling appointments and went home and laid down and eventually threw up all night long until there was nothing left in me. After that I felt a lot better. Figured out that I need to take my iron with a very large meal like at breakfast or dinner as opposed to on a more empty stomach. I will keep you all posted as to what happens from here. The Dr. also recommended I go on a certain birth control pill to regulate my period as I have been getting it often and it may be contributing to the vitamin losses.

This week I have to make up some hours by working late to cover for the puke-fest of last Thursday!!

MikiG--How are you feeling?? I hope you are doing much better.

Cyan--congratulations on the weight loss! I hope you are feeling better too as I understand that last week you were feeling a bit off.

Lisa--so glad to hear from you! You are right I haven't been here for a while!! In fact, I don't think I remember you being pregnant--so a big congratulations to you!! By the way you describe things it sounds like you are pretty far along??

Reina--if you get any good meat recipes, pass them on to [email protected] as I need to increase my meat intake for my iron levels too!! I love Pampered Chef items and use my Pizza Stone all of the time--I will have to check out your website! My girlfriend has the apple peeler-corer and swears by it!!

Newie--Did you hit the track today??? The first phase of SBD sounds really tough!

Debee--Hope you are sunning it and funning it in Florida!!

Talk to you all soon,

Cjunk

Back To Work
 

Oh boy is it ever hard to get back to a schedule of waking up early and working...this 9 to 5 grind gets hard very after you havent done it for a few days.

Well I stuck to plan yesterday after 3 days of debauchery...and I did my pilates...the 20 minute winsor pilates tape. My stomach muscles are a little sore.

Tonight I cycle for 20 30 minutes.

Hey Reina...thanks for the encouragement. And way to go with the exercise regimen...Its great! I clap vigorously at you :cp: Keep it up.

Hey Cjunk..welcome back...sorry to hear about your medical tests...I hope you will get some answers and get back to feeling 100 percent soon.
I am feeling better..sinus cold is gone.

Today's Meal Plan

breakfast: 1.75 cups of skim milk with carnation breakfast
lunch: pork loin sandwich on black bread with honey mustard
dinner: grilled chicken breast with asparagus
snacks: 2 medium hardboiled eggs, yogurt, sugarless jello
beverages: diet soda, water, white tea

exercise: 20-30 cycling

Have a great day everyone

Cyan

Hi, ladies! I am struggling!! After I wrote my last post, in which I stated that I was going to try SBD again, I just couldn't do it!!! :no: It was the lack of carbs!! I just don't want to give up carbs to the level of restriction I would have to. Also, if I don't have some kind of whole wheat bread before bed, I can't sleep!! :tired: I tried other things like cheese or fruit or salad before bed when I was on Atkins last summer, and I just didn't sleep right--fitful, waking up, couldn't go back to sleep, etc.--and that has been a problem for years for me! When I was on a strict eating plan about 20 years ago (I joined OA, and abstinence meant no eating between meals at all), I would literally be awake all night because I was hungry! Anyway, I am trying to figure out what will work for me. I have determined that high glycemic foods are not a good thing for me to eat. On Easter I ate two pieces of bunny cake and some jelly beans, and I was horribly bloated yesterday and up two pounds overnight! :yikes: I don't think giving up refined carbs will be hard for me after how I felt. I also want my peanut butter sandwich for breakfast--that's on whole wheat bread. When I eat that, I have no need to eat for about 4 hours following. Over the last few days, I've experimented with different things for lunch and dinner. I seem to be fine with the low-carb menus--protein and veggies, as well as a big salad--there. I'll just have to keep working on it.

I've only been to the track one day--that was Saturday. I just couldn't drag my butt out early. :dunno: Also, Thursday and Friday I had a horrible headache :headache: --was it hormones or delayed stress reaction? I sometimes get a headache when my muscles relax after a stressful period of time.

I've been doing some housecleaning. Hubby has been helping me a lot, and I am recruiting my girls, especially where dishes and cooking are concerned. The older one does a lot of eye rolling :rolleyes: , but too bad--I'm the mother. I've also been doing a lot of reading--what I do to relax. I curl up in bed with my book and the cat (if she chooses). Since Wednesday, I've read the last half of "Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul" (I love that series--very upbeat, short stories that I can pick up any time), parts or whole of about three magazines, and anything else I can find that is enjoyable. :goodvibes

I also did our income tax and my mother in law's. :dz: Today is the day I staple everything together, have hubby look at it and sign it. Then tomorrow it's in the mail--one day early! :cp: I had to file two state returns this year--Illinois and Indiana--since my old job at the teacher store was in Indiana, and I live in Illinois. What a pain!!! :headache: I'm glad I work in Illinois again. Also, today I have to do a telephone open enrollment procedure for health insurance with hubby's company. On June 1, we will finally have insurance again!! I have in my possession a teaching contract for 2004-2005 to sign when I am home, so then I'll be officially set for a year in my job. :cloud9:

I haven't graded any papers yet. Most likely I will do a few today--if I leave it till the weekend, I'll ruin the last few days of the vacation. If I break the task down into smaller pieces, it will work better. I also want to work in my yard--most flowers are up, and there's junk in the yard that needs to be picked up.

Tomorrow I am taking my girls out shopping for clothing. That will be a fun day except for the part where they fight about who I should buy for first!! :rolleyes: My nine-year-old doesn't need too much--though I struggle when I buy for her because she's very tall and VERY skinny--has her father's genes. Her height is size 10-12, but her measurements are size 7-8! My thirteen-year-old is another story. As my husband commented the other day, she's "a child trapped in a woman's body." :lol: She needs all new jeans and bottoms of every type, even pajamas--she has a very tiny waist and wide hips--genetic also--when she was 2 1/2, I had to toilet train her in a week because her bottom would no longer fit into the largest diapers made at that time!! Needless to say, that lovely bottom has all of her clothes skin tight, which doesn't work for me. She's on the shorter side--just about 5 feet tall--so we may look into some of the petite sizes--hemming up pants is not my idea of a good time!!

Anyway, I am rambling. That is how I am spending my Easter vacation. I'll keep everyone up to date on my struggles with this food plan of mine. I want to do what works for me and lose weight too. See everyone later.:wave:

Newie...ah the joys of motherhood....two teenage daughers...get ready LOL

Cyan

Dear Friends

I have some very sad news. It looks like my friend's mom is going to lose her battle with cancer. She is very sick and getting weaker. I dont think she will make it for much longer. I am asking for prayers and good energy sent to her. Her name is Guermina Maximiano...a matriach of her family who runs a real estate mini empire. She and her husband come from very humble beginnings and worked very hard all their lives to amass their mini fortune.

MORE...
Her candle is burning out but she will live on in my memmory and in the memmories of those who know and love her.

With lots of sadness and a heavy heart

Cyan

Cyan--sorry to hear that your friend's mom is so bad--prayers sent :angel: on the wings of an angel. God be with her.

Its wednesday...and it feels like the weekend will never get here. Ugh some weeks just crawl on by and some..well ...go by a little faster. I dont know why I want the weekend to go by faster...I guess because I am not happy with my career...I really shouldnt complain...but I guess its not my true passion in life...I am not sure what that is ...yet...I guess I would like more freedom...I would love to travel like I used to...but for the moment...my wings are clippped.

I always get like this before my birthday...I analize where I want to be and where I actually am and the realization that I am a year older...makes me scared that I wont realize my full potiential...that time is running out...that I wont get to do the things I want to do....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Anyway

Meal Plan for today
breakfast: all bran cereal with skim milk
lunch: smoked meat with protein bread and artichoke salad
dinner: grilled chicken with snow peas and green salad (olive oil vingagrette)
snacks: mixed berries, yogurt
beverages: diet soda, water, white tea

exercise: pilates

I cycled last night for 20 minutes. That felt good.

Ok Ladies Have a great day

Cyan

Cyan, my heart goes out to you, your friend and her family.

I still dont have time to address individual posts and I'm too far behind to catch up now I think, but I did want to check in. I am back on track since Sunday. On Sunday, I did my AirWalker for a full hour, on Monday 15 min, Tuesday 20 min and got up this morning before work and did another 20 min. I am about to hop on again while I have the house to myself and can blare that music. :lol:

My eating has been much better all week so I am very encouraged. I plan on a loss by Monday. I'll let you all know. Thanks to all of you who continue to post. Your posts are a major motivation to me.

Hope you're all having a good week.

MIKI

Good morning, ladies--Before I go on, Cyan, I want to wish you a happy birthday in advance. I don't recall exactly which day you said it was, but I don't want to miss it. I do understand what you mean about evaluating yourself every year at birthday time. I don't think it gets any less, even if you reach some of your goals or are where you want to be. I find as I approach 50, I think more and more about the reality of aging in myself--see the wrinkles, the resemblance to my mother, the aches and pains I didn't have before, the number of funerals I've been to in the previous year (and how those who died are closer to my age than ever before), how fast my children are growing, when will my health start declining--the list goes on. I just try to take life one day at a time. It also helps me to view life as a journey with a plan that really isn't my plan, but the plan of someone greater than I. I also try to find meaning related to that plan in the events of my daily life. Just try to enjoy each day and make the most of all of them.

I am still struggling with the type of food plan I want to use. I do like the low-carb lifestyle, except for that pesky no-no to bread. I am going to try to come up with some type of compromise that will work for me. I bought an Atkins pocket carb counter during my shopping trip yesterday. I hope it will allow me to make some choices within a low-carb plan, since it will give me carb information about the food choices I make. I also want to eat the MINIMUM amount of bread possible and still be satisfied. I also want it to be a plan where I will lose weight. I am not looking for fast--steady would be good, though. Exercise has not been very good. I've only gone out once my whole vacation! I am planning to work out in the yard today--sunny and upper 60's!--but that's not the same as intentional exercise. On a positive note, yesterday during the "girl shopping trip" I ate this great low-carb salad at Subway! They've developed an Atkins friendly menu, and this is the second of the selection I've tried. It was called the Ranch Club Salad--lettuce, spinach, onions, green pepper, olives, cheese, ham, turkey, bacon bits, and a low-carb ranch dressing. It filled me up and kept me full for about 4 hours!!! That's what I like about low-carb. I am full for a long time--I just need variety!

Anyway, the trip turned out very good. I never saw $250 go so fast, except for groceries. Both girls filled out their wardrobes fairly well, and I was even able to laugh about the adventures of shopping with two girls with two opposite body types with hubby last night. With my girl with the full hips, I kept going back for a size bigger and had to keep repeating that tight was not the right way to dress. With my skinny girl, I kept going back for a size smaller so she wouldn't swim in her clothes. They were pretty good about not fighting and complaining, especially since I kept repeating that if they fought or complained, we'd go shopping for ME. That always nipped the start of complaints or arguments in the bud. We were out from 9:30 a.m. till 4:30 p.m.--even bought some groceries on the way home. Dad liked their clothes, and so did I. The rule is that we only buy clothes that they AND I like.

Anyway, today is a day at home with some laundry, paper grading, yard work, and light housework--also some time for me to read whatever I want.

I'm sorry I'm not good with individual posts these days--do know that I love what I read from everyone, and I value all of your friendship. Well, I'm going for now. Have a good day all--I look forward to reading your posts soon. :)

Hi ladies,

I just got caught up on the posts...sorry I can not answer individual... but happy birthday Cyan and welcome back lisa!

Florida was great except for our last night in South beach...Hotel I booked on Hotel.com did not live up to expectation...plaster fell on my head when I opened the drapes, people were outside in hall playing touch football and riding rollaway beds, lobby smelled like a sewer, staff was horrible, all for the "discount" price of $150 a night, $14 a drink and additional charges for valet. It was suppose to be the jewel of the art deco district on south beach back in 1939..only problem nothing was fixed since 1939! By the way it seems that south beach is not filled with the supermodels everyone says...there were a lot of people that needed the south beach diet. Otherwise the trip and hotel in Naples was very nice, I was good and put on 30 sunscreen everyday but foodwise ate alot of hig calorie foods and drinks...skinny pants are not fitting.

Today I started getting a bad sore thoart so I am making chicken soup, reina I do have some good chicken recipes I'll e-mail you.

Here's how I am going to get back on track

1. start the gym ( Ihave belonged for almost three weeks and haven't gone yet...
2. start walking more
3.yoga tapes
4.bed earlier
5. low carb eating and portion control
6. no sugar
7. daily food journal posted on the refridge

I dont know what happened but I woke up very hungry this morning :lol:

I ate my bran cereal with skim milk for breakfast and by the time I got to work I was ravenus..spelling? anyway, I had my apple ...then my hardboiled egg and fat free yogurt and by 11.30 I was having lunch...which by the way was soooooooo gooood....It was smoked salmon with light cream cheese and onion on protein bread with an olive oil vingagrette and artichoke salad...Hit the spot and now the hunger monsters are quiet.

Today's Meal Plan
breakfast: bran cereal with skim milk
lunch: smoked salmon and light cream cheese on protein bread with onion and artichoke salad
dinner: shrimp and scallops baked in a butter garlic sauce on a bed of spinach
snacks: yogurt, hardboiled egg, apple
beverages: diet soda, water, white tea

exercise: I cycle tonight

I did my pilates dvd last night...the buns and thighs...it felt good.

Ok Ladies Have a great day

Cyan

Hi Everyone,
Quick reply to say I am still around. Very busy week this week and will have time to post more later today or on the weekend. Happy Birthday Cyan! Welcome back Debee! More individual posts later but happy to read all of your posts and look forward to reading more soon.
Cjunk

Awh Gee Thanks Cjunk...Its my birthday...yep...34 years old...oh my...the years are creeping up on me.

I cycled last night for 20 minutes but I woke up hungry and ate ate ate...1552 calories. So my challenge for myself this weekend is not to over eat...to maintain my calories at 1300...wish me luck gals.

I didnt have my planned dinner...I had instead whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce with and oz of mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. I then had a tablespoon of reduced calorie peanut butter and yes...the dreaded easter chocolate left over...at least its all gone now...thank goodness for that.

Today's Meal plan
breakfast: bran cereal with skim milk
lunch: chicken stir fry with artichoke salad
dinner: baked shrimp in a garlic butter sauce on a bed of spinach and asparagus.
snacks: an apple, cheese

pilates dvd tonight

Have a great weekend Ladies.

I have my sushi party tomorrow afternoon and then sunday morning...a seafood brunch buffet...oh my...wish me luck.

Cyan

Happy Birthday Cyan! :gift: Enjoy all your celebrations...in moderation of course ;)

Pleased to report that I have exercised every day since Sunday and I only overate with too many sweets one day this week. Really hoping for a loss by Monday.

Hope all of you are having a great weekend!

MIKI

Congratulations Miki for having such a great week!! Loss or no loss keeping on track like that is an amazing accomplishment!! Cyan, I hope you had an awesome Sushi party. We had a 1st birthday party for my nephew and it was a blast! I bought him a cool play carpet and he loved it as well. The past week was really rough for me--the roughest ever so far health-wise. Still waiting on new test results to come back. I was extremely tired, feeling down mentally as well and just fighting to make it through the work week. This morning I feel very much the same so I am hoping the results come in early this week so that they can give me a B12 shot as I know I need one!! Gotta head to work this morning but will try and go lightly on myself until I feel better. Also plan to try and exercise today as it always helps me. Talk to you all soon. Cjunk

Its Monday Shmonday
 

Hey Gals

How are ya?

Cjunk..I hope you get the test results soon so that they can start treating you. I am sorry you feel so tired..it has to be hard to live with tiredness that never lets up. Hang in there.

Miki...ditto on what Cjunk said...looks like you're baaaaaack! And I know you know it feels great...now...the scale will follow suite and you will start phase two of your weight loss plan. kudos to you.

Debee how are you doing on your plan...did you keep to your top 7 list? Let us know.

Newie...have you figured out what type of food plan you will stick too...maybe do a combinaton of several plans and come up with a new one suited to your needs, likes and dislikes...that would probably be best. Let us know what you decide.

my sushi party was a hit and we rolled 11 maki rolls :eek: for three people...we had spicy tuna and spicy salmon, regular tuna and salmon..smoked salmon...thalapia and mahi mahi....sooooooooo good...and easy todo...I am having the left overs for lunch today. :D

I didnt do any intentional exercising since thursday...so back to the drawing board...so tonigh will be pilates.

I ate way too much this weekend...between 1500 to 1700 calories so I was very surprised this morning when I weighed myself at still at 171.5 ...so I am very happy with that...now I am ready to move on off of the 170's...no more birthday parties or holidays in the next little while...so that will be very good for me.

Today's Meal Plan
breakfast: all bran cereal with skim milk
lunch: sushi 12 pieces
dinner: homemade grilled hamburger with asparagus
snacks: yogurt, mixed berries
beverages: diet soda, water, tea

Have a great day girls and looking forward to hearing your posts.

Cyan

Hi, ladies! I'm trying to catch up on my e-mail reading before school this morning. It was great to read from all of you.

Cjunk, it must be so hard for you dealing with feeling so tired all the time. I hope the doctors are able to pinpoint it and get you the right treatment.

Miki--good to hear from you--glad to hear you're getting the exercise in.

Cyan, I hope you had a happy birthday--it sounds like you had some good plans coming through for you. No, I have not found exactly the plan I want to follow. I don't know what's wrong with me this spring--last summer I seemed so motivated. I do know that I am very tired from all the stresses and changes of the last year. I fought a migraine headache the whole time I was on spring break--still have it to some degree. It gets worse when I get with the kids (oh, those rowdy ones!) I think it was probably caused by a combination of stress and hormones. During my break I walked three days out of the eleven--not what I had hoped, but better than nothing. It always made me feel better too. I've been trying to eat in a combination low glycemic/low carb manner, with lots of veggies but allowing myself fiber one cereal (for regularity) and a couple of slices of whole wheat bread a day. Yesterday, though, I really came under some kind of sugar attack--I just craved sugar. By the end of the day, I had eaten about 9 cookies, one biscotti, and about 10 Hershey's kisses--spread out over the whole day. It was like I was starved for sugar! I really don't understand what is going on with me. All I can do is just start over each day. Today I am going to take a tip from you and record my food.

Breakfast--peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread--two cups of coffee with non-dairy creamer--1 cup coffee at school

Lunch--1/2 cup low-carb yogurt with 2/3 cup of fiber one cereal, one orange, 8 baby carrots, can of diet coke

After-school snack--2 tbsp of dry roasted peanuts

Dinner--2/3 cup rigatoni with meat sauce, salad with fat free dressing, 1 cup of coffee with non-dairy creamer

Bedtime snack--2 slices whole wheat bread with lite margarine

Water throughout the day

Question for anyone--: Is this a lot of food for a day? Is that where I am going wrong? I'd appreciate anyone's opinion.

Got to go. Time to get ready for school.

Hey Girls

Newie...no that is not a lot of food at all...you should use www.fitday.com Its free and it will calculate your calories for you and bread them down in terms of fat, protein and carbs...this way you can fine tune your diet. I use it everyday and find it very helpful. Good luck.

I did my abs pilates dvd last night..ok...that one...I find more challenging...ouch my abs hurt today LOL

Meal Plan for today
breakfast: all bran cereal with skim milk
lunch: chicken breast deli meat sandwich on protein bread
dinner: portuguese cozido...assorted boiled meats and vegetables. Its sounds gross but trust me...its delicious
snacks: mixed berries, yogurt and low cal frozen yogurt
beverages: diet soda, water, white tea

tonight's exercises: cycle for minimun 20 minutes

Have a great day ladies

Cyan

Hi Everyone. Still waiting on results. Yesterday worked a 12 hour day so I am flexing part of my day today so as to take a bit of a break. I was so wound up from the amount of work yesterday that I couldn't sleep and by about 3am I fell asleep and then slept in until almost 9--which is okay because I have flex time owed anyway from yesterday. Feeling really dopey but rested. I think I may talk to my supervisor about using some of my vacation time to get myself into a get well regimen once I get the results back--that way I know what I am dealing with. Newie--I would suggest replacing the peanuts and peanut butter with something more natural like almonds. They add a lot of sugar to peanut butter and also it is higher in bad fats than other nuts. It's not much of a noticeable switch as they make almond butter although it is not as sweet. Also where possible get rid of diet coke.I find it makes me feel more hungry..I read that aspartame tricks your bloodsugar levels into thinking it has sugar and then you crave more sugar because of it as you get more highs and lows. Cyan, I like fitday.com as well and have used it in the past. I am always surprised with how many calories I consume when I log it!! And how little B12 and protein I eat compared to what I should!! It got me eating more cereals instead of breads as they are fortified and more filling. I think you have great advice. Good for you for sticking to your Pilates--I find it is such a core workout and really tough. Gotta go for now. Cjunk

Hi everyone!

Cjunk, sorry to hear you're having such a hard time lately. Hopefully soon you will have test results that will help you know what to do to get to feeling better.

Cyan, glad you had a nice birthday. 15-1700 calories is good considering your birthday celebrations.

Newie, I sympathize with you and those headaches. Feeling any better today?? I hope so!

My computer is acting crazy so I gotta end this before I lose it I think.(the post..not my mind :lol: ) Just had to come in and report I lost 3 lbs this past week...Hooray!! :):):)

Hope everyone is having a great week.

Bye for now
MIKI

wooohooooo Miki...you are back!

I did my cycling yesterday...I barely made it to 20 minutes...the music sucked.

Todays' Meal Plan
Breakfast: 2 protein bread, one fried egg, 1 kraft singles, 2 sliced of breakfast ham, 1 cup of grapefruit, ketchup and mayo
Lunch: chorizo, blood sausage, boiled cabbage, 2 slices of protein bread
dinner: chorizo, blood sausage, boiled beef, cabbage, carrots
snack: yogurt low fat, mixed berries

I hope I havent grossed anybody out...but it sure is tasty...as you can tell I was very hungry this morning...so I had to have my favorite breakfast sandwhich in the whole world and boy did it feel great!! LOL Not hungry now

later girls

Cyan

Man this morning was tough getting out of bed...this week has been long...been extra tired in the mornings....I am glad the weekend is nearing.

I did my pilates dvd...the 20 minute workout.

Tonight I will cycle...I hope I find the strenght

Meal Plan for today
breakfast: all bran cereal with skim milk
lunch: chicken breast broiled with vegetables
dinner: sole with butter garlic sauce on a bed of spinach
snacks: mixed berries, yogurt and sugarless ice cream maybe
beverages: water, diet soda, white tea

Well have a great day folks

Cyan

hi ladies,

quick note...past week has not been good...very busy and this morning I discovered my 8 year old spilled a gallon of green paint on my white rug...I have spent hours today cleaning it up...n eed to get motivated again...eaing out of stress and no exercise...I belonged to LA fitness for a month andnever went once...oh well Monday I'll write more...hope everyone has a great weekend.

Hey guys..still recovering from the weekend...we had our anniversary company party on friday...It ran very late and lots of hoopla...ohhhh...I am so tired...I guess I am getting old...anyway...the weather has been cold and damp adding to my misery.

Meal Plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with 1.5 cups of skim milk
lunch: grilled chicken with snow peas
dinner: bbq grilled salmon with salad
snacks: applesauce, yogurt, mixed berries
beverages: tea, water, diet soda

I dont know if I will exercise tonight... finally got my period since january..I am feeling it at the moment...just extra tired.

Have a great day ladies

Cyan

Hi, all--I'm doing pretty well today--I slept a lot over the weekend, which helped my headache finally go away, though I do have a bit of neck stiffness yet. I've figured out a way to walk on a daily basis--I have about 20 minutes at 6:30 a.m. If I go around a two-block area near my house twice, it takes up exactly the 20 minutes. I did some walking over the weekend, and found it helped me feel so much better (I knew that) so I knew I had to figure out a way to get it in. I did it this morning, and it really made a difference in how I felt. For now, I am going to just try to eat a balanced diet with reasonable portions. I just can't do a special food plan right now. It's too much stress.

Well, I am going now. See you all later. Bye for now.

Hey girls

I forgot to mention that I am down .5 to 170.5...the scale is moving slowly...but at least its in the right direction.

I wisdom tooth is pushing through...this sucker has been growing very slowly for the last 15 years....there is room...and its growing in straight..just very very slowly..so I had a mild fever because of it ...and I have been feeling very tired...I am about to get my period after not having it for a couple of months. So I havent exercised...maybe tonight I will do pilates.

Menu Plan
breakfast: instant carnation breakfast with skim milk
lunch: turkey breast deli sandwich on black bread with mayo
dinner: grilled salmon with greek salad
snacks: mixed berries, an oz of choclate, yogurt or applesauce
beverages: diet soda, water, tea

Have a great day

Cyan

Hey its me again...where is everybody...ack

The last couple of days have been foggy...my wisdom tooth is pulling through and it messed with my concentration. I even had a mild fever because of it.

And I finally got my period ...only took it 3 months to show up..and not much to brag about...sorry for the minute details. but we are all girls and no the scoop

Meal Plan for today
breakfast: carnation breakfast with skim milk
lunch: slamon salad on chapati bread
dinner: whole wheat spaghetti with tomato sauce parmesan
snack: apple sauce, mixed berries
beverages: wate, tea diet soda

exercsise...I hope I do pilates or maybe I will cycle

wish me luck

Cyan

Hi all...

Eating and exercise-wise I am doing fine still. As far as the rest of life in general tho, I am in a major slump. Work is almost unbearable, everything at home seems me to be getting on my nerves lately, I feel like I want to cry most of the time these days. Maybe hormonal for some part but not all. I am getting on up there(41 yrs old now) so guess it comes with age maybe, but I've never been this bad before. To top things off, last nite Josh comes home from skateboarding with a HUGE sprained ankle. Took him for x-rays today...blew $163.00. A year ago, Luke had broken a front tooth which they repaired. Well also last nite, he was messing with it and the fixed part popped off!! Dentist visit today was $140. I am working my rear end off at work and there goes the biggest chunk of my paycheck! I was already feeling down so when Josh came in which was after Luke's tooth ordeal, I just broke down. I think my family thinks I have lost it. Anyway, havent been in much of a mood to chit chat with everyone but I'll try to do better.

Hope the rest of you are having a better time than me lately! I do think of you all often even when I dont make it here to post. Thanks for listening!

MIKI