OH! Meecha and Yume, thanks for the encouragement. I really appreciate it and know you both right. I need to measure myself to track how many inches I am losing along with these pounds and remind myself that how I feel is more important than a number on a scale!

yesterday cont-

*1 sm square choc covered graham cracker

dinner-
* 2 c romaine w gorgonzola, proscuitto, and vinegarette
* 1 piece wheat bread
* 2 slices eggplant parm.
* 2 serving spoonfulls of penne w marinara & 3 bite-sized pieces sausage
* 1 beer
* few sips coffee w 2%, 1 slice choc cake
(even though i didn't eat great, i left the restaurant feeling full, not stuffed-- yay!)

water- 1 nalgene

today-
b
*16oz coffee w 2%
* small orange

l
*4 -6 inch piece of baguette
* 1 c chick noodle soup (lf)

snack-
* 5 cubes laughing cow, 1 serving lf triscuits
* 12oz v8

water goal- 2 nalgenes

B: 1/2 c. cottage cheese, 1 pear
L: turkey, ham, provolone w/lettuce tomato & sprouts on pita bread, carrot & celery sticks
s: 4 pretzel rods
D: willl be 1/2 chicken breast, broccoli, skim milk

B: Zone Bar (210)
L: 2 oz ham on low carb bread (130)
D: 4 oz ground beef stir fried with cabbage, red pepper, mushrooms & onions (250)
S: small can of corn w 1/6 cup LF shredded cheese, (160)
S: apple (80)
S: 2 slices NF cheese on 2 slices rye bread, strawberries (220)

I'm only at 1050 calories for the day I should probably add something more.

2 Mile WATP

Yogini: You're welcome that's what we are here for. I think that is why to many people fail on "diets" because they get all consumed with what the scale says instead of looking at the way they feel and the inches they are loosing. that's why I tell myself that I will approach it as a health lifestyle and not a diet. Diets end, healthy lifestyles continue forever....

Here is today:

B: eggbeaters w/lean ham, pineapple (switched it up a bit) 270 cal
S: 2 oz protein, fruit cup 150 cal
L: LC turky/mash pot meal, green beans 270 cal
D: cucumber, greens w/ff dressing, 1 slice flax ww bread, 4 oz turkey breast w/ gravy (powder kind, no grease) Basically open faced sandwich. 435 cal

Total for day= 1125 Not enough so may have a small snack less than 200 cal.
45 min weight training

Everyones menus look great....and the trackers are looking good! Watching them go down really helps doesn't it?

Bring on the holidays...mentally I am ready!!!!!

I usually wear a lot of sweats and track pants and when I started I was a very very tight, like cant sit and breath tight, 18-20 pants that zipped or buttoned. I put on a old pair of 16 this week and they are to big!!!!!!!!!! YEAH! Sorry but I felt soooo good and happy about it, just had to share with people who understand.

Meecha, that is so cool! Congrats! We are all so different! I think I'd have to weigh around 160 to be a size 16 in jeans!


Friday's Plans:

Soy yogurt with fresh pineapple and 1 Zen Bakery bran cake=350 calories

1 1/2 cups black beans
1 cup rice
1/3 cup guacamole
1/2 cup fresh tomato/onion chunky salsa= total=approx. 600 calories
1/4 cup HOT salsa
1 cup romaine lettuce

VitaSoy Complete (reduced fat/sugar soy milk with added fiber)=70 calories
Cliff Nectar Bar=170 calories

Fresh veggie juice (celery, cucumber, carrot, beet)=200 calories

30 minutes of cardio

Day's total: About 1400 calories

I am 5' 10 and have a pretty large frame so when I was in shape I still weighed around 180-85 but I gain weight weird,kinda like a guy. My thighs are small and I have absolutely no hips, no waist and only sort of a butt.... I gain all my weight in my upper body and face. If it wasnt for my tummy I could probably wear a size 12. I get so frustrated when I go to buy normal pants or jeans because I have to buy them to fit my tummy but then they bag and hang everywhere else. So I am slowly working on improving that and I cant wait!!!!!!!!!
Body shapes are strange huh?

good job on the loss yogini (your menus always look so good by the way)

meecha-i have the opposite problem, my waist is not there and my hips are huge, blah, pants shopping is not fun...actually i finally just started to get things taken in and tailored, its a lot cheaper than i thought it would be and it makes me happy that my pants actually fit

ok....

b-1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c soy milk, 1 banana

s-carrots, broc, 1/2 c tuna with mustard
s-1/2 c plain nonfat yogurt

l-1 morning star veggie burger, 2 c. broc, pho sauce

s-apple

d-2 egg whites, 1 whole egg, broc, spinach, mushrooms, onions, napa, no dressing cole slaw mix, peppers, and 1/2 c canned plain pumpkin (err not all mixed together)

s-small skim sugar free vanilla latte

yesterday cont-
i didn't have my regular snack- about 4pm i had 1/2 a mushroom/mozz sandwich on foccacia (?) and a small orange

dinner-
2 pieces cornbread w 1 c ranch beans and 1/2 oz cheese w 1tb lf yogurt

water goal met

today-
b-
16oz coffee w 2%
5 cubes laughing cow w 1 serving lf triscuits

l-
2 c mixed green salad, cabbage, sugar snap peas, pumpkin seeds, 1/2 can water packed tuna w lf vinegarette
1 can campbell's hr tomato soup
1 piece cornbread

snack-
1 small orange

water goal- 2 nalgenes

Hi everyone

Menus are still looking good.

Here is today:

B: eggbeaters w/ lean ham, pineapple 290 cal
S: 2 oz protein, fruit cup 150 cal
L: LC rice meal, green beans 290 cal
S: 6 ww crackers w/ LF spread 130 cal
D: 1 slice flax ww bread, 3 oz lean pork loin
in salsa/ff crm mush sauce, cucumber, green beans roughly 390 cal

Total calories= 1250

B: PB on low carb bread
L: 1/2 cup eggbeater, 1 slice rye, 1 cup grapes
D: SB pizza & romaine salad
S: 1 cup yogurt w/ strawberries and rasberries
S: under 200

Calories 1506

Exercise: 45 mintues curves

What is Flax bread? Why is it good and were do you get it?

Hi -- I know November is almost up, but do you mind if I jump in on this thread? This is exactly the kind of accountability I need. Does anyone know if there is a similar accountability thread for exercise? Thanks!