Hey all. Had a good day even though I had a momentary lapse at Steak n Shake. Yes I had a cheese burger (so good at the time....*burp*) but my tummy seems to be rebelling now. Not good. Anyways, I was a model citizen the rest of the day so its allll good!!!

post daily total: 1 egg
goal of water: 10 eggs\
excercise: 5 eggs
meet carbs: 5 eggs (barely....)
tracking calories: 10 eggs (1513)
daily total:30
challenge total: 1222

good morning pics...

hmm heres something i never thought i would have a problem with.. someone in another thread commented that my calories are "too low" ...

i eat a healthy breakfast.. a good lunch.. and a meat and a vegetable at dinner.. my weight problem was from snack foods and the wrong carbs.. I was never an over eater of the stuff i was supposed to be eating... does that make any sense?

and i do have a snack in the day time usually a low carb fruit...

so heres where the question comes in if u are not hunrgy and are eating healthy balanced meals... does it make sense to over stuff your self just to hit the # of calories that it says u should be eating?

yes i understand it makes u lose weight slower.. and that could be y i am stuck but if u dont feel hungry y eat more food?

Curly if you find an answer let me know. I hover right around 1200 calories a day, but find myself satisfied.

Morning!! Well I guess Curly, the answer might be to divide up your meals to a 300-400 calorie portion and see if that helps. A satisfying meal might still be well under the calorie portion for that meal and overall might contribute to the 'starvation theory'. I try to have most days 1200-1400 calorie days with 1 or 2 around the 1600-1700 calorie days. I know that ww's have a check list to see if you are getting all your fruits/veggies, dairy servings....etc.....with watching your carb limit maybe you can see if you are getting the right carbs from the different food groups. You might be missing a group without realizing it. Just a thought....

hmmm yep a zig zag appraoach might work for me!

post daily total: 1 egg
goal of water: 10 eggs\
excercise: 5 eggs (walk 3 miles 45 min)
meet carbs: 0 eggs (over by 7)
tracking calories: 10 eggs (1202)
daily total:26
challenge total: 983


How was everyones saturday? it was beautiful here! can u believe so warm i had to put the ac on while we were laying the new carpet? and its too small!! so now my mom said she would buy me some to match it so we will have to piece it for the one side of the room.. but it looks nice! and soooo smoooshy!

OMG and u know what chai did? i guess the peeps who gave it to me had a dog and chai smelled the other dog on the carpet and he umm christened iit...

bad chai!!!! but i cleaned the spot and then sprayed the entire carpet with febreeze to mask the other dog scent! and we havent had anymore incidents!... I know he didnt do it to be bad... just a natural reaction...

Hi Everyone!

I worked an adoption show today and made a mistake of not planning for lunch.. around 1 I was super hungry and went out looking for someplace to eat. Unfortunatly the only place I found was fuddruckers. I ended up having a burger and fries *yikes* And if that wasn't bad enough my hubby felt sick so we ended up ordering pizza for our dinner tonight. I was really high on calories today and didn't exercise. I hope it doesn't mess up my loss for the week because I'm really anxious to get to one-derland!

I was also really fustrated because we didn't do any adoptions all day

Curly it was beautiful here today also! Around 70 and sunny! I know I said to you before that I thought your calories were a bit low for your weight and exercise. I'm surprised you feel satisified with that. I'm not an expert but you might want to add a bit and see if you start loosing faster. I love your bunny!

Angel don't worry about the burger because you were still low on carbs and calories today!


March 11, 2006

post daily:1 egg
water goal: 10 eggs
exercise: 0 eggs
Only favorable carbs: 5 eggs
track calories: 10 eggs (2336 calories)



Today: 26 eggs
Total: 1461

so how did the adoption go Val? were u able to find homes for most of the furkids? Can ya find a new home for Chai??? (just kidding) i'd would have to pay them to take him... He is a handfull... with a lot of issues... but he is totally devoted to me... (even if he doesnt like anyone else...) Nah . i would miss him too much..

im sitting here.. getting ready to do my walk.. (well honestly ive not made much progress.. since im still in my eyeore jammies) but im giving it lots of thought!!!

today i want to get the other carpet put down in my bedroom .. its a light beige.. and should go well with my light lavendar walls..


OK PIC's have a great OP sunday... its much tooo quiet in my house.. no cats running up the hall being chased by a crazy chow/spitz .. which means they are up to no good... hmmmmmm

Morning PIC's !!!
Yesterday was a fantastic day here also!! It was sort of funny how the day worked out, by 2pm .......dh had gone out, ds was over to a classmates and other ds was playing football at a friends house. I had a early case of "empty nest syndrome" ...haha....instead of turning on the tv or better yet EATING OUT OF BOREDOM (.....I decided to make the most of it and went out in the nice sunny hot day that it was.....for a long walk/run!!! I was gone for an hour and got some good excercise in (since my gym closes really early on a Sat). I was really proud of myself!!! Earlier in the day we popped into Walmart to check out buying a navy suit for ds's First Communion and happened to walk by the Junior dept and bought a couple of tee's and a pair of shorts!!....HEHE ...at 45 yo I'M A JUNIOR NOW!!! and not just squeezing into the last size either.....that was a real eye opener! I'm really doing this weightloss-turn-your-life-around!!!!

daily egg post:0 eggs for Saturday
water goal: 10 eggs
excercise: 10 eggs
meet carb limit: 0 eggs
tracking calories: 10 eggs (1420 calories)
daily eggs: 30
challenge total: 1252

woooooo hoooo Way to go Angel!!!! the 16W jeans are tooo big for me.. so i got a pair of 14's yesterday but i think i need 14W there must be some difference.. i wonder which ones will work for someone with thin legs.. no hips ..and no backside but has tummy???? the regular 14's fit perfect in the rear & legs but it was a no go getting the tummy in!
hahaha maybe i will just save em as dream jeans.... they were only 7 bucks (lee blues)

yeah this sunshine was really what i needed!!! and i cant wait till daylights saving time!!!!!!! Me and chai just got back from our 3 miles walk!.. im thinking dang i might go again this eveing.. it was actually hot!!

post daily total: 1 egg
goal of water: 10 eggs\
excercise: 10 eggs (walk 1hour)
meet carbs: 5 eggs (57)
tracking calories: 10 eggs (1289)
daily total:36
challenge total: 1019

Curly we didn't have any animals get adopted this weekend at the show. Which is unusual. We usually have at least 1 dog and 1 cat find homes.

You might like to look at the dogs we have now. If you look at the female cat page my foster is Katie

http://www.adoptapet-il.net/adoptabledogs.htm

March 12, 2006

post daily:1 egg
water goal: 10 eggs
exercise: 10 eggs (35 elliptical, 25 weights)
Only favorable carbs: 5 eggs
track calories: 10 eggs (1297 calories)



Today: 36 eggs
Total: 1497

Sorry I've been MIA for a few days. I'm really distracted. I've also found if I don't journal everyday I get off track pretty easily. I don't eat bad stuff just too much I think. Anyway, Curly--I am a believer in eating enough calories. I definately think you can stall your weight loss by not eating enough.

Do any of you animal lovers watch The Dog Whisperer? I love that show. I got his video and have decided to take some of his advice about walking the boys everyday. I even got up extra early to walk them this morning. Just the few days that I have been doing it so far seems to have made a big difference in Kobe's behavior. I'm going to lend the DVD to a friend who has a Golden Retriever who is completely out of control. They never walk her though. Maybe they will get the picture.

TTYS

awww thats a shame Val.. i tell ya if i had my own yard (i pay lot rent ) it would be very very dangerous for me... to attend the adoption fair!! Ive probably mentioned it before but my "big dream" would be to live on a big farm and i would adopt a bunch of the homeless pets!!!

my friends say i have a menagerie now....

in other news... since i bumped my calories up a tad this weekend... drum roll please................ GOODBYE 30's : Yes i am down 2 lbs .. i dont know why the 220's seem so much thinner than the 230's but i am sooooo happy!!! way off in the distance i can see that sign for ONDERLAND.... and i see val up there tooo !!!!


I am off work today... gonna tackle that bedroom carpet today.. get a nice walk in... go to LWE .. and stock up on the critter food!


have a great day pic-a-doodles!!!!!

ahh Petra u posted while i was typing... no one needs the dog whisperer as bad as my chai!!!... well his main issue is fear agression.. he doesnt go after them .. but he also doesnt like strangers comming up to him.. Kobe is your golden?

cuz labs could never be bad.. (i'm a bit partial there!!!) I lost my girl in 2002, she was 12... ugh makes me cry just talking about it.. she was the sweetest dog in the world...which is how i ended up with a spitz/chow just couldnt bear to have another lab who would look just like my Kandi girl





yes... adding in more food did help me very much!!!

oooooooooooooooo val.... those pups are beautiful!!!!!!!!!! lol i havent made it to the kitties yet! ... o geez they are beautiful also...

miss katie is so pretty .. my cousin had a pair of solid black kitties.. one named rat and 1 named runt ( yeah what kinda names can u expect for a guy to give them)

i saw quite a few that could be my trio's twins