Journal Food/Exercise Challenge: 31 Days in May! Hooray!

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  • Saturday
    coffee w/ ff 1/2 and 1/2
    ww bagel w/ egg, lite cream cheese

    cucumber and carrot sticks w/ lo-fat ranch dip
    cabbage-ramen salad w/ cashews

    coffee***1 slice of that divine caramel-blackberry cake

    cucumber and carrot stix w/ lo-fat ranch
    cabbage-ramen salad w/ cashews
    2 ff fig bars

    1 handful cheese crackers

    calories: ? [I haven't been in a cipherin' mood lately. I have to get back to it!]

    exercise: 2 1/2 miles treadmill
    30 min. weeding garden
  • Everyone's doing so well on this thread (me, too, sort of). Inspired by Cerise on the 21-day challenge, I bought lots more berries for my all fruit smoothies. I need to stay at 1700 or below for 21 days now and have accordingly lowered my goal for exercise minutes to 330 and even PRECOUNTED a glass of soymilk for later tonight in case I flounder in the I'm-Too-Hungry-To-Care-And-I-Have-To-Work-Tomorrow mode in the p.m. ... will be back with report. Just wanted to say hi and thanks to this thread and the 21-er, I've lost 1.5 pounds, even though I floundered around all week.
  • Such wonderful news. Great weight loss, Empress.

    Honey, I've been postiNg FAITHFULLY on this thread. Not always good news but posted.

    Sunday

    muffin again
    2 large slices French toast (made with Challah bread) = so good I needed no syrup, etc.
    2 spoonfuls of dh's homefries (see prior remark about calories not counting when I steal from his plate)
    3 slices (thin) orange
    1 small slice meatloaf
    cantelope
    1/2 rye bagel spread litely w/pb
    more cantelope

    Plan to have a serving of light ice cream maybe w/couple of pretzels

    Exercise was yard work and watching yet another couple come dig out hostas and daylillies. Enough water, tea, Tab, etc.
  • Hi, Anagramatic, want to make sure thou seeist this so posted on palace thread also: ... and did not mean to imply that thou'd not been posting faithfully! Thought thou'd gone away for a day or so and just meant I always look for thy posties! Must have been mistaken, apologies!!!

    Hard to keep up sometimes! My brain gets tired ...

  • Greek mini pizza 250
    Myoplex Lite bar 190

    1 c fortified soymilk 130

    2 pb cups (white choc) 230
    1 Slimfast can (vanilla) 220

    2 EAS Carb Control van shakes 200

    1/4 c fortified soymilk 35

    Grilled salmon w/dill 120
    Grilled corn 70

    2 EAS Carb Control van shakes 200

    Total 1645

    Exercise: 20 min Wai Lana yoga relaxation tape [/color]
  • Sunday
    coffee w/ ff 1/2 and 1/2
    ww bagel w/ cream cheese, with chopped egg

    Mojo bar
    3 chocolate chip cookies

    Cabbage-soba salad w/ cashews
    5 soy 'chicken' nuggets w/ ketchup
    lo-fat ice cream sandwich

    snax: lo-fat ice cream sandwich
    1 serving cheese crackers

    exercise: 15 min. yoga
    [I'm definitely out of my exercise groove. Last week was overwhelming work-wise, now I have to find my way back.]
  • Girls those weekends are tough!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially with parties!!!!!!! Lets forget Saturday I fell off my wagon sort to speak the crab dip and those little flat breads with cheese melted on them got me!!!!!!!
    Sunday much better except for a little root beer float, and 1 little brownie.
    Sunday: Cereal, coffee, 1 low carb yogurt and a salad, Spaghetti Sauce my homemade, with meat balls, 1 pork rib, 1/2 c. pasta, 1 brownie and 1 small root beer float with reg. soda!!!!!!!!!!! Not too good huh? Well I guess some days are just like this. Today I am going to be better!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats one nice thing you write it off and start again. I will try to eat better and stay away from those brownies and goodies I bought for the kids coming home from Seattle. We are getting a bad storm between 8-9 and they are due in at 9:50 so I hope there will be no problems. Can't wait to spend time with them it will go quickly I am sure.
    Skyfirefly
  • Monday

    Mix of Kashi cereals w/2% milk
    cantelope
    nibbles of cheese, ham, six Twigs crackers
    diet jello
    lite ice cream
    zone bar
    1 carrot
    1 and a 1/2 "pig w/o blanket"
    1 slice Texas toast

    There'll be something else yet - either pretzels, more ice cream, whatever. I'll try to be between 100 and 200 calories. If I DON'T have any more, I'll be sure to edit.

    55 minutes of water workout plus some yardwork. Met water goal.
  • Posting this here, too, sorry, I'm compulsive about the 21-day thing:

    Hear ye, hear ye ... eeeny, meenie, chile beanie, the spirits are about to speak, er, ANNOUNCEMENT:

    The esoteric and unnamed officials of this contest have notified Amarantha that the requirement of checking in twice a week in order to be eligible for the fab nonvirtual prize that will be mailed to the first person completing 21 consecutive days of their challenge be a tad taxing on the challengers. So everyone will be eligible for the prize (except Amarantha) who posts at all!!! Huzzah! That is all! Now a word from our sponsor ...
  • Myoplex Lite bar 190
    EAS van CC shake 100

    Myoplex Lite bar 190
    EAS van CC shake 100
    Myoplex Lite bar 190

    2 pb cups 230
    Baked Lay's chips 220
    Carlos V bar 120

    Slimfast creamy van low carb can 190

    EAS van CC shake 100

    Total 1630

    Exercise: Gym ~ 25 weights, lower body and hanging ab crunches (a.m.); home ~ 20 min ez walk (p.m.)
  • Here goes nothing this week will be very different for me I am sure due to company and extra's around the house. Those brownies, pizza and wings!!!!!!!!!!

    Monday: 2 coffee's , scrambled eggs with broc, onion, 1 slice sour dough toast plain
    salad with romaine, cheese, croutons, almonds, ham and vinegar, olive oil seasonings.
    1 lg. slice of pizza, 5 wings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    1 brownie slice
    24oz. water, 16oz. flavored water
    We have a wedding to go to on Saturday in Maine I am eating what ever that day no counting or thinking about it so I have to try to be better for the next few days! Will I beable to? I guess it takes a little will power and encouraging words or tips would be helpful! Thanks, Skyfirefly
  • Monday
    coffee w/ ff 1/2 and 1/2
    carrot-orange juice
    ww bagel w/ lite cream cheese

    1 oz. cheddar

    2 ww tortillas w/ humuus, cucumber, carrot, lettuce
    lo-fat ice cream sandwich

    1 1/4 c. strawberries and pineapple

    1 cup soy mocha

    boca burger w/ ff cheese
    1 cup brocolli, onion, peppers, potatoes
    2 ff fig bars

    calories: 1540
    exercise: 3 miles treadmill
    30 min. dumbells
    10 min. lower body stuff
    15 min. yoga
  • Sending encouraging wedding vibes to Skyfirefly!!!! Yowza! I think it's great that you're planning on really enjoying food at the event ... that's what life is all about (IMO) ... My only tip (since thou mentioneth it) is just to take a half sec at the end of the day or the next day and jot down a broad description of what you ate so you are staying in your 21-day challenge of journaling and that might help you feel on top of things ... journaling doesn't have to be a detailed count or anything, IMO ... it can be anything from doing spreadsheets (which I do but I'm obsessed) to making a checkmark on a piece of paper ... yowza, have fun, Skyfirefly!!!!

    Yo, Eydie!!!!

    We're all doing great, methinks!
  • Bippity Bump!

    Day 1 food...Tuesday May 25.

    8 oz 1% milk, hot with instant coffee in it
    1 hard boiled egg
    1 med apple

    2 c salad greens
    1/2 tomato
    1/2 celery stalk
    1/4 green pepper
    2 tsp chopped zuccini
    1 tsp vidalia onion
    2 tsp sliced black ripe olives
    2 oz feta cheese
    1 T greek dressing

    1 pear

    4 oz pickerel (baked)
    1/2 c green beans
    1 c mixed salad
    1 tsp salad dressing greek

    1 ricola cough drop

    1000 ml water...so far....think I'll go drink and read.
    Walked the road.
    Y E S !
    Control maintained.

    Ceara
  • Tuesday - six more days to go

    Slimfast
    2 servings (4) graham crackers spread w/pb
    canned pears
    lite ice cream
    Smart Ones rice and beans
    1 ear corn
    green peppers
    1 ginger snap
    2 hard candies

    Enough water - no real exercise

    May have another 100 calories or so though not really hungry at the moment. Maybe some milk or juice.