[patchworkpenguin]

May 6

1.5 c cereal 180
1/2 banana 50
2 c milk 200
=430

1/2 tilapia 140
can carrots 120
2 LC Cheese wedges 70
=330

bowl fruit 100
Stouffer's Lasagna 250
1/2 c broc florets 30
roll w butter 165
coffee 35
2.5 squares yellow cake with caramel icing. 700
=1,280

Total=2,040

execise,
50 min kickboxing
ped=7,000

weight,
220.2 +.4

regarding water, I keep McAlister's cups in every room of the house. Whenever I see one, or if I'm thirsty I take a big slurp, usually about half the contents.

[blueridgegirl]

Jendiet - way to go on making a healthy choice at IHOP. I was there last weekend, and seriously, that is a place where a person could go WAY off plan, but there are healthier, lower-fat, lower-carb options. FYI I got the tilapia and it was really tasty and actually a super big portion so that I only ate half of it and took the other half home.

Penguin - I've been wanting to try kickboxing. Seems like a great full body workout. Do you take a class, or do a video? How do you like it?

Thursday:

morning: oatmeal, almond, frozen blueberries.

snack: walnuts, prunes, small piece of dark chocolate. love this snack - fiber, protein, sweet, and chewy all in one.

lunch: 1 slice quiche with fresh dill and greens from the garden, salad with more fresh garden greens and homemade vinaigrette.

snack (was pretty hungry b/c it was light lunch): some leftover lentils, one lemon cupcake (I baked a batch for a friend's birthday...only had one).

dinner: lean cuisine dinner of pasta w/ chicken breast in basil sauce (250 cals), 1 thin slice homemade foccacia bread (yum) and 3/4 cup light ice cream topped with cacao nibs and almonds. Intentionally had lower calorie dinner in order to have that dessert - which is a great treat and a good choice - cacao adds crunch and flavor without adding sugar, and raw almonds bring good protein. I always have my ice cream in a mug instead of a bowl so that it looks bigger...the silly tricks we play on ourselves.

Exercise: 45 minute afternoon run. Hot and sunny, but a nice wind. I am going to have to start planning outdoor workouts in the early am or the evening if it is going to be this hot and sunny - got more tired than I would have usually.

Scale said 201 this morning - happy with that! If I limit sodium, and drink my water today, might I see 200 tomorrow?!?!? Off to a good start today - healthy breakfast and drinking lots of water at my desk. Won't be eating out at all this weekend to stay OP, I am too close to onederland to get off track now!

[sotypical]

Friday 5/7

Breakfast: 348 calories
coffee w/ milk
strawberries
english muffin w/ laughing cow and boiled egg
yogurt

Lunch: 451 calories
cheese turkey smokie
perogies (lol, man I love perogies)
sliced cucumber and strawberries

Dinner: 560 calories
Mexican Slow Cooked Pork Carnitas
Corn Salsa with Lime
romaine lettuce
whole grain tortilla

Total calories: 1359

Yesterday went as planned. I actually made the corn salsa last night and put it on top of my taco salad - it was really good.

[L R K]

Hi All

Happy Friday

Here is my plan for the day

B - 1 WW whole wheat bagel with 2 light laughing cow cheese + 1 yoghurt

S - 1 apple

L - Salmon Sandwich on multi-grain + side salad

D - Lobster! with a salad and prob. baked potato and Lobster Bisque

S - 1 cup raw broccoli with cal.wise ranch dressing to dip

Drinking: 1 morning coffee + 2L water throughout the day + 1 diet pepsi

Have a happy, healthy and OP day and weekend

[patchworkpenguin]

Originally Posted by blueridgegirl

Penguin - I've been wanting to try kickboxing. Seems like a great full body workout. Do you take a class, or do a video? How do you like it?

LOL, you NEED to give kboxing a try. All of my workouts are actually to DVD's, and I have a lot more than I care to admit.

These will give you some ideas...Netflix had a lot of workouts, or your library might have something more beginner to teach the punches. Following correct form can prevent injury.

http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-...-knockout-7714 This one will teach the moves, and can be found cheaper elsewhere http://www.deepdiscount.com/index.cf...-0368AD8CBB79/

http://www.totalfitnessdvds.com/10-M...ODY-p/1010.htm This one comes with 1lb weighted gloves, doesn't really teach the moves but it fun and has short segments. Can be found at Walmart for $15.

http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-...-bootcamp-7486 has one section that focuses on the punches, but has some bootcamp moves like jacks, burpees, pushups etc.

Diana will doubltless have some more suggestions.

[Diana3271]

Well, Diana seems to like everything kickboxing, LOL. The good thing about kickboxing is that it is a standing ab workout at the same time as being cardio and toning. It's a complete workout in my opinion. Of course everyone knows that my favorite kickboxing type workout is Turbo Jam and Turbo Kick, and we cannot forget about the new Turbo Fires coming out. Enough about me, Penguin had some very good suggestions. Did I mention that I LOVE Turbo Jam?

[patchworkpenguin]

Originally Posted by Diana3271

Did I mention that I LOVE Turbo Jam?

I'm not sure....I could be wrong ....but I think Diana likes Turbo Jam

[blueridgegirl]

Cool! Thanks. I just added three kickboxing videos I could find on netflix to my queue: David Carrodine Shaolin kickboxing, Kickbox: Core Cross Train, and 10 minute solution: kickbox boot camp. They didn't have Turbo Jam.

I love to run and to dance so I'm always looking for ways to focus on upper body work...besides strength training which I am already doing once a week. I went indoor rock climbing Monday and that is certainly one way to work my arms!

[L R K]

Originally Posted by patchworkpenguin

I'm not sure....I could be wrong ....but I think Diana likes Turbo Jam

hahahahaha!

[jendiet]

alright, been so busy. too busy too eat. still got to run after this...

so relying on skinni minni shakes, low carb, lots of protein!

2 skinni minny shakes
1 gatorade 10
2 almonds
2 cinnamon disks.

[jendiet]

ooh indoor rock climbing...i love to climb...i have a membership to the Y...and I really should use it!

[Diana3271]

Originally Posted by patchworkpenguin

I'm not sure....I could be wrong ....but I think Diana likes Turbo Jam

Hee Hee Are you picking on me? Miss Belly Dance Queen She who shimmies while she irons

[L R K]

jendiet - what are cinnonmon disks??

[Diana3271]

TGIF! I hope everyone has a great weekend. Don't forget to stay on plan!

Blueridgegirl I'm hoping you will hit 200 tomorrow. I know it keeps teasing you. It seems like certain weights are harder to get to. I had a heck of a time getting out of the 230's. I was in that range for almost 3 mos. Turbo Jam is one of the infomercials that you see on TV. Sometimes you can find it at the library. I think Penguin found a couple there.

Jen Do you buy skinny minnie shakes or is it something you make. Maybe I can google it.

Lauren Happy Birthday! Enjoy your dinner!

Courtnie Dinner sounds great!

Kris What is freezer bag ice cream?

[MamaP]

Diana ~ it's homemade ice cream made in ziploc bags. You put the ice cream ingredients in a quart size bag and then put that inside another quart size bag (to make sure none of the ice/salt mixture gets in your ice cream) and then you put that bag into a gallon size bag about half full of ice and 1/4 cup of rock salt. Then you mix it around until the ice cream sets up. It took about 10-15 minutes. I used skim milk so it didn't set up completely, but it was good. The recipe I found called for 1/2 cup of cream, 1/2 tsp of vanilla and 3 tsp of sugar. I used skim milk and splenda and added a squirt of SF chocolate syrup. I could have probably done without the splenda because of the chocolate syrup. There are a lot of recipes on the internet - search for "ice cream in a bag" or "freezer bag ice cream." Because I used skim milk and splenda it had less than 60 calories and no fat.