Hey girls!! I have been around just not posting. I have had it this week. I have been bingeing...i have got to stop that!!! I'm so mad at myself. I have to get out and do something or i'm gonna lose my mind. I will not weigh again until Saturday AM and will tell you how it goes.


Katie
I feel fatter!

This did turn out to be my official splurge day, so I'm still officially on my streak. An icy cold cafe caramel with whipped cream put me up to 2190 calories, but I'm happy with that.

Correction to my post this a.m.: Thanks, Jelynn for the idea that I might find marshmallows in the bakery aisle. Never did get a chance to look today. Soon I'll be finished with this extra project and start up the search again.

Swimmerbabe: Don't feel alone. I've been bingeing, too! Getting better, though. Good luck on Saturday.

MomTo2Boys: I'm only a mom to a dog, cat and two birds, so don't have any family-type recipes, but it'd be fun if everyone posted a healthy recipe here. Unfortunately, all my recipes are for single serving things, since I practice portion control for one as much as possible.

Sheila_220: Hello! Glad you are here. There's really a long way to St. V's yet and we all have time to reach splendid goals!

Onward, downward, everyone!

I have to go back to work.

Hi everyone!! Boy oh boy, has the time gone by fast. Well, lets see?....where do I start? The last post I made was just before we moved, so back in mid November. We stayed in hotels for about 5 weeks (both in Ottawa and in Charlotte, NC) and then moved into our new house mid Dec. and since then, getting accustomed to not working, staying home....(where does the time go?...lol) getting aquainted with the great weather....(snow, what snow?) and basically settling in. Our computer was hooked up over the weekend but we didn't have any email connection untill today. So voila!!! here I am.
Mom....I've been trying to search high and low for you....and have lots of feelers out for you.......{{{hugs}}} girl, can it be already our 1 year anniversary for 3fchicks?...lol....who knew? I can't believe Kail is already a 'rough and ready little boy'....How is Jesse doing? I just missed you in chat earlier, and I hope we can hook up soon. take care....
ps....what is the St.Pats challenge?...would like to hear more.

Day one...again....tomorrow
TOM arrived this morning (oh, joy) about a week early so kind of caught me off guard. Actually it will be nice to not have to contend with the PMS I was dreading. But I did succumb today to making cookies (oatmeal coconut choc.chip) to keep from strangling my boys. And tonight we had hotdogs at Costco for dinner.

Tomorrow is another day and I'm actually not feeling as out of control as I usually do. Tomorrow I will get my water in and a work out and go on from there.
Lisa- I'd love that mexican chicken recipe-- always looking for new ones too!

Talk to you all tomorrow.

More people, how great! I'm trying to get my project done and not eat anything, so I needed to surf around a bit.

Angel-Eyes: Happy to see you! Basically there is no St. Pat's Challenge at this time, but St. Pat always comes after St. V, so ...

For me, if I don't get the stupid 10.5 pounds off by St. V's Day, I'll just get it off by St. Pat's and that's that!

Hope springs eternal.

Good-night, all!

hello everyone,

starting day 1 so i guess i'll actually get on that exercise bike instead of just looking at it. hope everyone has a great day.

Hey girls...well I weighed in this morning and was down 5 lbs for the week......I know it wont continue to come off that quick but it at least makes me feel like I am doing something right.....so I am down now 10lbs since starting back OP Jan 2 2002!!!!
Angel....I might get on later as Brent is going skiing with some friends ..... email me at [email protected] and let me know if you will be on chat tonight and if so around what time!!! Sure do miss you!!!!
Well, this means if I keep up working hard I will for sure make my St V Day goal of 10lbs gone bye bye!!!
Jelynn....I will get you that mexican chicken recipe later on....I will post it on the thread incase anyone else wants it.....it was YUMMY
Talk to you later....time to eat some lunch......Take Care...LisaL

Great news mom!!! wow, I'm impressed; a total of 10 lbs gone forever!!!YAHOO FOR MOM!!!! i, on the other hand have said good riddance to half a pound....lol, but it is a start, right?...lol Anyway, hope to catch you on chat later. Enjoy the great day. bye

Angel.....like my subject says.....at least ya lost a half pound...you could have added it!!! Good for you!!! How are L and E doing? and hubby? You like the warm weather? It will take you a while to get used to the idea of not having a white xmas though!!! When we lived down south it was so odd waking up on Thanksgiving day cooking dinner and then going in the pool.....same for xmas day....we always opened presents and then walked the beach.....LOL.....was nice but different!!!...I have a friend who lives in Enfield which is I think 3 hours east of you.....I was down there this July all alone....my first trip away from Brent and the boys for more than a day...ha ha
Well, leave me a message letting me know what time you think you will be in to chat and I will try my hardest to make it in there with ya so we can catch up!!!
How is everyone else doing so far today???
Jelynn....here is the mexican chicken recipe:

Mexican Chicken
4 boneless skinless chicken breast (4oz breast each)
1 packet of taco seasoning ( I used taco bell )
Light sour cream
Salsa
Taco sauce

Preheat oven to 375*. Empty the taco seasoning into a large plastic baggie or bowl with container. Put one breast a time in and shake to coat the entire breast. Take out and place in a slightly greased pan ( PAM ) and cook for 25 minutes. Take chicken out and pour a 1/4C salsa over each breast. Place back in oven and allow to cook another 5 minutes. Remove from oven and place on plates. I put 2 Tbsp of light sour cream on each breast and then drizzled taco sauce over them. It came out to 5 pts for each breast with the sour cream on it. Would work out lower if you like non-fat sour cream.
It was so so yummy though!!! Hope you enjoy!!!

Take care all....LisaL

I'm doing fairly well but not through eating, so who can't say for sure. I found marshmallows finally in the baking aisle. Seems like a strange place for them. They are less than 25 calories each and just as good as a truffle to me. Exercise was 20 minutes of circuit training; no time for more.

MomTo2Boys: Congratulations on your five pounds down for the week, not to mention 10 GONE FOREVER! WTG!

I'm going to try the Mexican Chicken soon. Thank you for posting the recipe.

Angel-Eyes: A half pound down is great! You should be proud. It all adds up.

Sheila: Hope your Day One was a hit and you enjoyed your exercise bike!

I have to go back to work now.

Peace, all!

well day one went along smoothely. i rode my bike and also found a neat website called fitday. it adds up all your calories and anything else you might want to know also does calories burned for anything and everything. i can ever journal in it if i want.

Hey girls...well another day has passed....how did everyone do? I was way off in points....under-ate and didnt even get mid-range for my points....I just was not hungry all day....something that is unusual for sure for me to not be hungry....LOL.....but I think its this darn sinus infection I have and it has me so darn congested that I hate to eat as I cant breathe thru my nose which leaves me to breathe thru my mouth....kinda hard when its full of food....ha ha.....but none the less....I managed to stay OP.....Yahoo!!!
Crone....hope you enjoy the mexican chicken....it is definately a great meal very quick and easy and if you like tacos you'll love it!!!...I started making chicken tacos since its lower in points than lean hamburg!!!
Angel....sorry I didnt make it back in last night....I got hooked on my show and then became very lazy and didnt want to move from the couch to come back online!!!...I checked in around 8:30 and I think around 10 but didnt see you!!!....Going to Vermont tonight with the family and then Brent and I are off to Montreal for a night or two....my mom lives an hour from Montreal and she badly wants to have her grandbabies......so it works out nice.....and if we need to go back its only an hour away!!!...Going to be odd not having them with us....I have not been without the both of them since Kail was born except for in July when I went to NC for 4 nights!!!....Send me an email with your new email address to [email protected].....talk to you when I get home!!!
Sheila....congrats on getting on that bike.....I do know how you feel when you stare it down and have a debate with yourself asking should I get on it today or wait till later.....I am waiting for hubby to buy me one of the new bikes that you have a regular chair type seat....his bike is ones like some of the gyms have but the seat kills my booty!!!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.....and remain faithful to yourself!!!!...Take care and talk later.....LisaL

bleh!
hello all. when i posted last, i had really hoped to be here more, but then life happens. my depression has been poking through the meds pretty badly, so my doses have been increased-hope it will help. my sig other of almost 2 years and i broke up a few days ago. he is not very sane, and he was pulling me into a worse place, too. we just arent' very healthy together. i know this is right for the long term, but there are still times in the NOW that i hurt like ****. and, of course, food plays into this. i go back and forth between wanting to eat everything in site and hide under the covers with a big bowl of ice cream, pasta, or whatever and not wanting to eat at all. there is a big part of me that wants to use this as motivation to eat better, get to the gym (tho the foot is still hurting bad from the sprain), etc...as it is a new beginning.....
oh, i don't know.
i got some slim fast shake thingys today-tried the vanilla one that crone seems to like so much. at first it was ok, but then it seemed chalky-i think they'll be better very cold. i'm hoping to drink one of those for bfast and maybe another as a sort of snack later to help with the sweet cravings.
well, i guess it's back to work time. take care everyone.

well made it through another day, still haven't been able to go cold turkey with the pop but it's very limited and i am drinking lots of water. but i'm within my calorie range, and i'm planning on giving up pop completely as of monday. My hardest day will be on sunday, i am having a b-day party for my three girls. imagine all that cake (ouch).

Eating too much, but still under 2000, so calling it a good day. Had another abbreviated workout as work has just taken over right now and I can't afford to bomb out on this assignment. Had vanilla slimfast in a can for dinner to keep calories down and also because I do really love them, Sychie!

I am craving sweets because of work stress. The marshmallows are salvation to me. Less than 25 calories, filling, sweet, vanilla, nostalgia. Also I found some chocolate dipped dried fruit at Trader Joe's. On top of the chocolate there is a crunchy coating (like M&M's). These are reasonably low in calories (better than a Godiva truffle anyway) and really good. And one can count it as fruit!

On to Day 4!