Jane E.'s Fitness Journal

[Jane E.]

I've decided to keep an online journal so that I'll be accountable. This way I'll be able to see my workouts & food diary for each day. Writing things down is a big motivator for me.

My original weightloss launch was back in January. At that point I was 180lbs. Between mid-January and mid March I lost 8lbs. At which time I injured my hip & lower back. Unbelievably, I injured myself initially by going bowling. Then I kept reinjuring my back at work & even went back for a bowling encore which really did me in. By April the pain was so severe I couldn't move. I started physical therapy at that point. No weightloss for me in April. At the end of May I was able to start working out again. So my stats from the end of May are:

height: 5'4.5"
original weight:180lbs
Starting WISH weight: 172lbs

At the beginning of June my weight was 170lbs.

As of today 6/10/05 my weight is 168 lbs.

workout today: 25 minute walk & 5 minutes of ab & bun exercises

food diary:
2 stalks of celery with Laughing Cow's creamy french onion lowfat cheese & turkey slices, 8oz of Cran-Raspberry Juice
Lean Cuisines Sweet & Sour Chicken, 8oz of skim milk
Sandwich: 1 slice of whole grain bread, lowfat cheese & 2 slices of turkey with mustard, Green Tea & 1 fudgesicle
evening snack is celery, lowfat cheese & another fudgesicle

925 13.5

On the weekend I like to be able to go out for dinner & eat whatever I want, so I try to eat lo-cal two days before & two days after. I try to average about 1250 calories a day & 22 grams of fat.

I had a dream last night that every time I weighed myself I dropped 5lbs. By the end of the week I'd lost 35lbs. In my dream I kept trying on my "smaller" clothes. First my size 12s, then 10's, finally 8's & they were all way too big for me. I was so excited that I was fitting into size 6s! At last! Unfortunately, I woke up & reality dawned. I tried on my size 12 shorts. Still too tight!!! I couldn't get the zipper even 1/2 way up. :confused3 My legs & arms are size 12 but those abs and buns are a determined 14.

[TigerCheer2009]

Hi Jane!!! Love your dream. Don't you wish it were real? I do.

A cheer to start you off right!

:cheer2: Day by day
:cheer2: Pound by pound
:cheer2: Jane E's just doin' in!
:cheer2: No messin' around!

And Erin, that cheer is from your journal, if you should pop in.

Good luck!

[Jane E.]

Jen, love that cheer! LOL! With motivation like that I should succeed!

25 mins of circuit training & 20 mins of yoga

4oz OJ with protein mix
1 c strawberries

Lean Cuisine grilled chix & green tea

On Saturday nights dh & I love going out to eat. Since I knew we were going out to eat I ate one Better 'N Burger sandwich
before going out so I wouldn't pig out on high fat foods.

At dinner we split chix fajita nachos - I ate 3 nachos plus had two cranberry vodkas. For dessert I had one glass of Eiswein (I ordered a bottle at my local grocery store after having one tiny glass at LeCellier.)

I read somewhere that you can lose weight just by drinking 3 cups of green tea a day. Somehow I have a hard time doing that. If I'm lucky I manage one cup but today I'd like to try for three. I just hope I don't get over caffinated because I don't drink coffee or soda regularly. I'll probably be wide awake at midnight. :sunny:

I did manage to drink all three glass of green tea plus about 60 oz of water.

My totals for today are 1700 calories & 27 grams of fat.

Dh fussed and fumed when I ate my veggie burger before going out, but if I hadn't done that I would have eaten 1/2 off the appetizer instead of 1/4. In the long run I think it saved me about 15 fat grams. :teeth:

[TigerCheer2009]

Good afternoon, Jane!! Everybody needs a cheerleader to keep them moving. Cheerleaders are also here to keep you focused, on track, and we remind you which way the goal is. And if needed be, we give you that wake up call that says "Hello. Get up, it's a new day! Shake it off!"

The recipe for the Beef Taco Lasagna is in my journal :).

Doin' great! I like the idea of circuit training and I'd love to try yoga!! Green tea I'm not so sure about, but I really don't like tea that much. We had to do a Japanese tea ceremony in 4th grade...bleck! Also try drinking your water, please! Does green tea ice cream count?

Good luck with the tea thing. Keep going because today's not over yet!!!!!

:cheer2: Gooooooooooooooooooooooo (and not Goo as in like slime) Jane!!!!!

[calena]

Welcome to the Journals. I find they really help me be accountable and keep track of what is going on. It is nice to see progress too. The situation with your back sounds difficult, glad you are doing better. I love green tea. I usually make a big pot and just drink it either hot or cold. It is really good for you. I use the decaff kind.

[Jane E.]

Jen & Calena, thanks for your encouraging words. I drink the green tea with orange in it. I can't stand the regular green tea. I've had a box of the plain green tea for a couple of months & don't like the taste of it. Calena, I wish that I could drink it down like you do. Do you think the weightloss claims that are made for it are accurate? Jen, I can't imagine Green Tea Ice Cream. Sounds like a waste of ice cream to me. Also, thanks for the beef lasanga taco recipe. I'll be checking that out.

My back is much better & I actually start back to work in a couple of weeks.

[Jane E.]

40 min workout for SUNDAY.
For breakfast I made a strawberry/blueberry smoothie using regular milk.

For a late lunch dh & I went out to a wonderful little restaurant downtown. I had grouper picatta, broccoli, and fruit juice to drink.

Afterwards, dh & I went to a craft fair. After walking around we went to a homemade ice cream store & I had a dish of ice cream. We also ate some homemade fudge.

Around 5pm we hit an outdoor casual food/bar restaurant on the bay. Dh knows the manager so we got freebies. He had two beers & I had 2 glasses of champagne for free. Our table was right on the water which gave us a great opportunity to watch all the boats going by.

I finished the day off with about 8 chips & salsa.

I think I'm going to have to reign in my weekends. I eat strict all week but if I'm not careful I'm going to ruin my hard work. I'm going to have to restrict myself to just one cheat meal a week.

MONDAY:
For today I had plans to pick up my friend for lunch & then go to the art museum. I ate before I picked her up so I wouldn't pig out on the restaurant food AGAIN! I had a veggie burger and oj with protein powder at home. At the restaurant I ordered a bowl of chicken tortilla soup & ice water with lemon. Afterwards we went to the art museum. She likes to walk also, so, we walked all thru the grounds afterwards. Hence my 20 minutes of walking for today.

Upon arriving home I had a fudgesicle.

For dinner I ate a veggie burger & one fudgesicle. I bought a bunch of veggies: corn, zuchinni, onion & green pepper to grill outside. If dh gets home on time I'll fix those and have some this evening. If not, it'll have to wait until tomorrow.

[TigerCheer2009]

You're learning! I agree with you on reigning your weekends. Keep on keeping on, Jane!! You're doing so well!

[Jane E.]

Today I had meetings all day long. I'm totally worn out. No time for a workout. After getting home at 6pm I collapsed on the couch. Good thing I had everything prepped for grilling out tonight.

Breakfast: cantaloupe, blueberries, oj with protein powder
Lunch: Lean Cuisine cabbage rolls
Snack: 1/2 bagel with lowfat cheese
Dinner: 1/4 of a steak, corn on the cob, onions & green peppers all cooked out on the grill
Snack Attack: coke & chocolate candy :confused3

Today was very stressful. In between all of my meetings, my neighbor came over & she was all stressed out too. She'd had a terrible weekend. What a day!!

Hadn't gotten in a workout & when I came on the boards, I felt guilty! 10 minute walk & 20 minute full body workout with free weights & exercise ball. :banana:

[Jane E.]

I've gotta get Gunnar Petersen's Exercise Ball workout. I saw it on an infomercial but my local Target also has some of his dvds. However at Target its 29.99. I can get it cheaper online but I don't want to use my credit card, so I'm waiting.

25 minutes of Tao Bo. Can't believe I actually finished the whole tape. Also 10 minutes of yoga.


cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries & oj with protein powder (the cantaloupe was bland)

ham sandwich with low fat spreadable cheese on whole wheat, grape juice & Smart Ones Carrot Cake

tomato basil veggie burger on a bun with leftover grilled onions & peppers & 2 fudgesicles

Sunday we're going out for brunch. It makes me a little nervous. I love all the bad stuff.

I forgot to drink my green tea again!

[goldcupmom]

Sounds like you're doing pretty well. What kind of protein powder do you use? My DS says it's all pretty YUCKY, but has to have it for gymnastics.

Weekends are tough, but you CAN succeed through them

Hang in there and just keep focused. You can do this!

[calena]

I like the Green Tea because of overall health benefits but I don't know if it really works for weight loss. I agree with reigning in the splurge from the weekend to one meal. Otherwise it is too easy to go nuts. I do think that the splurge helps keep our systems guessing and helps us lose weight because if we eat the same calories every day our body can go into conservation mode. You have done great so far with your weight loss. Keep it up. :flower:

[Jane E.]

Thanks Julie & Calena for your support! The protein powder I use is called ShapeWorks. My sil's friend sells it. I like it because its soy based.
With the green tea, I never binge when I've been drinking that all day. Somehow it helps me to feel fuller or at least not food deprived. The other day on tv they had a dr. ( i think it was perricone) & he said if you substituted green tea for coffee you would lose weight. However, I don't drink coffee, so I don't know if the green tea will actually help me lose weight.

I haven't been able to get online for several days. My computer keeps breaking down. Its still under warranty & we've had it in the shop about 6 times.

My food for yesterday was oj and protein drink for breakfast with leftover pizza that ds had. Cranberry juice, a ham sandwich for lunch & 3 fudgesicles. Dinner was a tomato/basil burger with Smart One's Key Lime
Pie. At night I had two more fudgesicles. My cravings were much worse this week than last week.

After doing tao bo a few days ago I woke up with a sore hip the next day. So Thursday & Friday I did no workout at all. However, Saturday I gently got back into working out again. I did 10 minutes of free weights & 20 minutes of Leslie Sansone's walking video that I borrowed from the library. I will get thru this!! Dh told me to be careful doing tao bo. He noticed I was doing side kicks & with my previous problems I should be more careful. He told me nest time substitute something else for those side kicks.

I weighed myself on Thursday & was still 168lbs.

This morning we went out for a family brunch at 8:45am. I decided to eat only what I wanted. So, I had a slice of bacon, a slice of sausage & one pancake with a mini donut.

Then mil gave me some pics from Christmas. I was so heavy, I can't even stand to look at them. I began to wish that I hadn't eaten brunch! When I gain weight it all goes to my face! I just look huge in the pics. I need to put those on the fridge. Its funny how different people gain weight in different places. I have a couple of friends whose faces never change. It all goes on their thighs & derriere. For me, Its my face & hips. I should probably have those pics blown up to poster size!

[Jane E.]

Those pics still have me in an uproar. They're great motivation! Its funny how some people can weigh more than me but in the pics they look thinner. I guess 'cuz my face shows my weight, I look heavier. Just 9 more pounds till I'm in the 150s. Hope all that weight comes off my face & hips!

My workout: :flower:
50 minutes of circuit training using free weights, my step, exercise ball, & cardio glider. Then finished with 10 minutes of yoga.

Breakfast: oj with protein mix, Lean Cuisine Sweet & Sour Chx
Lunch: cranberry juice with protein mix, Veggie Burger grillers with bun & celery
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Cabbage Rolls & celery with fudgesicle

Its been such an encouragement to read the workouts & updates. Its great to read about people meeting their goals. I'm going to get there!

[calena]

Your workout sounds great. Do you post on the daily workout thread? I also gain in the face and hips, and this morning I feel bloated, so feel it in the face!

[Jane E.]

Thank you Calena, at least I'm not alone! Yes, I do post on the daily workout thread. Sometimes my computer won't cooperate & I can't get online but I try to most days.

Today for breakfast I had cereal with blueberries & skim milk. OJ & protein mix.

Lunch was homemade chili. I put a ton of veggies in it. Two kinds of onions (three if you include the green onion garnish), three kinds of peppers including jalapeno (not brave enough for habanaro), diced celery & carrots, tomatoes, two kinds of beans, fiesta corn & ground round. For seasoning I used garlic, salt, pepper, red pepper, habano sauce, Louisiana hot sauce, spicy chili paste, tomato sauce, tomato paste & sugar. Its very spicy!! I've always loved chili but have ALWAYS garnished it with tons of cheese. I was hoping that by making it spicy with lots of veggies I won't miss the cheese.

Workout - 30 minutes of aerobics

Dinner - for dinner I plan on another bowl of chili, celery stix & fudgesicles

[joelyfaithsmommy]

welcome jane...soo good to see you here! :) i'm jen, nice to meet you..hope i can be an encouragement to you on your journey...keep on keeping on...ps...your chili sounds FAB!! :goodvibes I LOVE HOT SPICEY FOOD!!! ;)

have a wonderful weight loss day!! ! :wizard: sending pixie dust your way :wizard: (have some left over from WDW) ;)

hugs,
Jen :Pinkbounc

[Jane E.]

Thanks for your encouragement, Jen! Your off to a great start losing 12lbs in May. Keep up the good work & thanks for the pixie dust. We can all use plenty of that. :flower:

[Jane E.]

Today I began my workout with 30 minutes of WATP Super Fat Burning. I'm going to check it out another week. I haven't done the whole tape at once but 10 minutes here or 30 minutes there so it adds to my workout. Adding the 2lb weights gives a great workout. Its much gentler than tao bo though.

20 minutes of free weights which really wore me out after using the 2lb weights for aerobics.

10 minutes of yoga.

breakfast: oj with protein powder, blueberries & chili.

lunch: chili, grape juice & 1 fudgesicle

snack: 1 fudgesicle

dinner: chili, celery stix & 1 fudgesicle

My weight is STILL at 168lbs. :sad2:

[calena]

Don't forget, you are still changing your body with all your exercise, even if the scale stays put for a bit! Keep up the good work and the pounds will come off. (I keep telling myself the same thing!)

[Jane E.]

I ordered another WATP from the library. It was supposed to be the ab WATP workout. Anyway, when I got it home its the exact same workout I've already gotten from the library. Then I tried to reserve a firm video from the library & apparently their site was having problems because it wouldn't go thru.

I'm so upset. We paid $700 to have some trees trimmed. The tree trimmer told me he was done trimming the trees & asked to be paid. He said he had some work to do for our neighbors the next day so he'd come back then to discard the trimmings. I paid him! Neither us nor our neighbors have seen him since & we can't get a hold of him. The company he said he worked for said he's an independent contractor & not a regular employee. Now, we, which includes the neighbors, have all of these tree trimmings all over our yards. I'm soooo upset I could be that stupid. :sad2: Its a BIG mess.

breakfast: peach slices (1/2 peach) 1/2 ham sandwich with lowfat cheese

snack: orange juice

lunch: bean burger on a bun, 2 strawberries & 12 blueberries, grape juice

snack: one fudgesicle

dinner: LC cabbage roll, lowfat milk, fudgesicle

While watching the basketball game last night dh, ds & friends were eating chips, dip, sodas etc. I wanted some too. I ended up having an english muffin with low fat spreadable cheese & cranberry juice. The game was very exciting!!!!

[Jane E.]

I got in a 70 minute workout today. :sunny: I get sooo bored with the videos. I put on Earth Wind & Fire, got out my step & free weights & worked out. Its amazing how much longer I can workout when I love the music. I alternated weights, dancing, step & exercises. I kept moving so the whole thing would be aerobic.

Workout #2: Bought new cds for my alzheimer residents since I start back next week. Did a bunch of action/dance songs: Hokey Pokey, Achy Brakey Heart, Walkin' on Sunshine etc etc. So got an additional 20 minutes in. 90 minutes total today.

Breakfast: 2 strawberries & LC glazed chix with rice & green beans, OJ
Lunch: 1 turkey sandwich with lowfat cheese & mustard, raw zuchinni, grape juice

We're going out for a cheese/wine tasting tonight. The weekends are always filled with calories!!!

I'm so excited that I lost 1.5 more lbs. :banana:

[Jane E.]

Breakfast: watermelon, LC sweet & sour chix, OJ

Lunch: Blueberries, ham sandwich on 5 grain Italian bread & lowfat cheese, mustard, Smart Ones Fudge cake

Snack: Fudgesicle

Dinner: LC cabbage rolls, fudgesicle, cranberry juice

I did pretty good last night. I love cheese and wine. I did have some but was careful not to overdo it. Dh & I had a great time. Then we came home & listened to our cd from POFQ. We bought the cd of the guy who performs there W-Sat.

Visited with a neighbor this afternoon but did not eat anything offered. I made sure I wasn't hungry before I left, so I wouldn't be tempted.

No workout but I did scrub my master bathroom, kitchen & office floor as well as did laundry.

Calena, thank you for your post. It seemed like everytime I went to weigh myself the scale was stuck. Ugh! I'm so glad now that I hung in there. 1.5lbs isn't alot but I'll take every ounce I can get!!!!!

[Jane E.]

Breakfast this morning was a fruit cup of water melon, blueberries & strawberries, OJ & LC Sweet & Sour Chix

Dh & I went to the movies. I put 50cents in the Skittle Machine & got about 12 Skittles. That was my movie theater snack. We saw Cinderella Man. Its an excellent film -very engrossing.

Lunch: LC cabbage rolls

We're invited over to our friends for dinner tonight. I have no idea what they are serving. I ate lunch at 4pm so I wouldn't be starving when I get over there.

Our friends had a raw veggie platter with several types of dips, nachos with several types of hot sauces, pizza and homemade brownies.

Dinner: I took the veggies put hot salsa cheese over them, had two slices of pizza & my big downfall was the brownies. I ate two big slices. They were sooo good. I am a big chocoholic. After dinner they put chocolates out on the table & I kindly asked them to please get rid of them, which they did. I was glad that I at least didn't eat any of the nacho chips. I drank water with my meal - refused the sodas etc. Its so hard when I eat out at other peoples homes or in restaurants. I don't always know what I'm going to be faced with.

Workout: 20 minute walk & 10 minutes on my exercise ball.

Snack at night: 1 English muffin with lowfat cheese
Dh & ds were snacking away & it made me hungry too!

[Jane E.]

We're supposed to grill out tonight & its pouring down rain/lightening & thundering! As I write, my chix & steak are marinating for fajitas. I hope it stops so we can cook out. I'm making cheeseless fajitas because I love cheese & once I get started I won't quit. I'm going heavy on the onions/peppers/salsa. I've got two kinds of onions: red and vidalia and two kinds of peppers: green & red.

I did a 60 minute workout. 56 minutes of one of the Firm Videos and then I did cardio for 4 minutes so I could just add an hour to my time. If I start trying to add 56 minutes I'll really mess up. The Firm workout is tough. I did Crosstrainer/Firm Cardo. It just about killed me. Towards the end I threw out my step & just did the footwork on the floor. I am going to be very sore tomorrow.

Breakfast: one egg, scrambled with one slice of ham, watermelon:182/8.4

Lunch: LC Thai Chix, fudgesicle: 330/4.5
total for day so far 502 / 12.9

Snack: Grape Juice & lowfat cheese

I did get to grill out this afternoon. I did corn on the cob, chix, fajita meat, onions & peppers. Dh was worn out and so glad that dinner was already made by the time he got home. Usually he does a lot of the grilling.

Dinner: Fajitas - 2 fajitas, 1 corn on the cob with butter, cranberry juice

I stuffed my fajitas with veggies & put just a bit of chix and no cheese on them. Also used lots of salsa & raw tomotoes. I wrapped it in a tomato tortilla.Don't know the calorie count though.

I couldn't believe my mother. I told her what I was fixing for dinner & she smiled at me and said sweetly,"You're just going to make food so good you'll eat it all." And then she stared at me. I couldn't believe it. I know she's upset that I'm so fat but I'm really working hard at this. I have lost 14lbs since January and then she says that. So I explained it was all low calorie, that I wasn't off of my diet. She says this when I'm running her around for her errands & stuff. THen I got to thinking about my brother. He was close to 400lbs. My mom nagged and nagged him. He finally lost all the weight - he doesn't live here - he lives up north, so one visit he was 400lbs and the next visit 180lbs. After I saw him I congratulated him on his weighloss. My mom called me one night when he was out & said she thought that he looked terrible. Then she told me that "he acts like I should be proud of him because he lost the weight. He looks old and haggard." I feel like we just can't win. When I got down to my size 8 before she kept saying that all of her friends said that I'd gain it right back. And you know what she was RIGHT! :sad2:

I'm so worn out from that Firm Workout this a.m.

[Jane E.]

breakfast: watermelon, LC cabbage rolls, oj

Lunch: ham & lowfat cheese sandwich on 5 grain Italian bread w/mustard, cranberry juice, fudgesicle

snack: fudgesicle

dinner: 2 1/2 brownies, lowfat milk

cranberry juice

I was very sore today after my Firm Workout yesterday. No workout just recovery. I opened up my Netflix dvd today & guess what? Another Firm Workout. I forgot that I'd ordered it. Just what I need.

[Zela]

Hey Jane E. Great job on all the exercise. You are an exercising machine :cool1: !

I've noticed that you eat a lot of veggie burgers. I really like the Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie kind, but I'm kind of scared to try any other ones. Have you got any suggestions?

Keep up the good work! :banana:

[Jane E.]

Thanks for your comments Zela. As for veggie burgers I like the bean burgers the best. In fact, mine are gone because my daughter in law came over the other day for lunch & she finished them off. I also get the Boca grilled vegetable burgers but they're not my favorite. At 1 gram of fat its a quick way to grab a bite without having to worry about going over my fat grams for the day. I used to love Gardenburgers but I ate them so often I got sick of 'em.

My workout yesterday was 25 minutes of the exercise ball and 25 minutes of cardio. I ended up doing 25 minutes of WATP with 3lb weights for my cardio.
The more I do WATP the more I enjoy it.

Breakfast: Fruit smoothie w/ protein mix
Lunch: vegetarian chili - didn't like it at all, grape juice, celery w/lowfat cheese
Snack: Fruit smoothie w/ protein mix
Dinner: LC chix dinner, grape juice, fudgesicle

Totally forgot I made brownies. Both sons were over & they love brownies. I ate 1 1/2. Its from a mix and its not bad- 1.5 grams of fat per brownie.

I start back to work Saturday, so I stopped by yesterday to see how things were going. I do activities at an Assisted Living Facility. First thing one of my coworkers asked if I'd lost weight. I couldn't believe she could tell the difference. I notice my blue jeans are much more comfy. Before I hated sitting around the house in them because they felt too tight when I was sitting around. Now, I'm actually comfortable in them.

Anyway work was a mess. Things are all disorganized and my new boss quit. She worked long enough to mess everything up in our dept. Can't find anything I need. She was really disorganized. I spent $200 of my own money to update my materials. Either that or I just wouldn't have gone back. I've been offered her position but I won't take it. I can't work full time when I'm already doing business work at home. Plus it is physically demanding & just coming out of hurting my back/hip I can't physically do that work everyday. Right now I'm working every other weekend. Everyone was very helpful and friendly & they wanted me to start back yesterday. Its so nice that they notice & miss the work I do.

Today's Menu:
breakfast: OJ with protein mix and watermelon
Lunch: ham sandwich, lowfat cheese, 5 grain italian bread, mustard & celery
snack: 1 veggie burger no bun with mustard & Vidalia peach salsa, fudgesicle
dinner: LC grilled chix dinner, fudgesicle

Got in my workout for today late - but got it in. 25 minutes total: 10 exercise ball, 10 watp moves & 5 cardio glider. :cheer2:

[lovinaz]

Hi Jane E! I enjoyed reading your journal. We are very similar in a lot of ways, except you get WAY more exercise - way to go!

Don't let your mother dampen your spirits, you have lost 14 lbs and you aren't crash dieting, you are changing your lifestyle to include healthy foods and exercise! That's great!

I am like you, I lose my mind on the weekends. I can do awesome during the week and totally blow it in 2 days :guilty: But now that I've found this WISH board, I hope I can keep that in check by actually writing down everything I eat and being 100% HONEST about it! I agree with having one splurge meal per week, I just wish I could actually stick to it! My DB and I LOVE going to Outback Happy Hour (2-for-1 martinis and they are SO GOOD!). So basically we go every other weekend (when my kids are at their dad's). We finally stopped eating dinner there, and just have grilled shrimp and a cup of soup w/bread. Of course the 1000 calories of martinis makes up for the lack of food... :rolleyes:

Keep up the good work, you are on the right track! Your fellow weekend splurger - AmyT

[Jane E.]

Amy, welcome to the Wishboard. Its awesome. I've learned so much coming here - especially about workout programs. I'd never done WATP or The Firm until I read reviews on here about them.

I love the Outback. Dh & I haven't been in awhile. He'd order a seafood dinner & I'd order bread, soup & a Wallabedarned (sp?). Its a frozen drink with peach & champagne among other things. Its so good. I would be absolutely stuffed when I left.

I don't know why I let my mother get me down. She's usually supportive. It just hit a sour note with me.

At least I'm not the only one who struggles with weekends. This one is going to be hard because its so long. On the 4th we have a party to go to. I'm bringing the salad but I may bring along one of my veggie burgers just in case. We're grilling out so my guess is that they'll be having either burgers and /or hotdogs. I may call to find out beforehand. If I've got something I can eat without guilt I'll be less likely to overindulge. Just keep me away from the desserts.

Congrats on getting started, Amy. Now if we can just keep our splurging to one meal instead of the whole weekend, we will succeed. Watch out for those martinis.

[jay-nee]

Good for you to plan your meal before hand, that is a very successful strategy.

Keep up the great work. Have a terrific 4th of July!

Happy Friday! :sunny: :sunny:

[lovinaz]

Jane E, Good luck resisting the BBQ goodies! I am the same way - I always say I am going to eat nothing but stuff from the veggie tray or fruit salad, but those cookies and desserts look SO GOOD!!! I think having a hamburger would be OK as long as you don't go overboard on the other things (potato chips, macaroni salad, etc). Or take a chicken breast or a veggie burger, like you suggested. I'm sure your friends will not mind throwing that on the grill for you! I think my plan for the dreaded BBQ situation will be to eat mostly fruits & veggies, stay away from the chips & salsa and have 1/2 piece of 2-3 dessert items. And drink LOTS of water! It all sounds good on paper, I hope it actually works in reality... :)

I am going on a week long vacation starting tomorrow, and I am going to try my best to not make it a week long excuse to eat whatever I want! We can do it, let's break this weekend splurging habit! I will check back in with you when I return. Good luck, I am sending you some extra willpower :wizard:

[Jane E.]

Thank you Jaynee & Amy for your posts. Jaynee, you've been doing an awesome job. Congrats on being so amazing thru these difficult times. Amy, have fun on your vacation. Wish it were me!

Tonight we ate out at Stonewood Grill. The food is awesome. I had a Cosmopolitan, dh & I split the grilled shrimp (3 apiece with avocado & basil dip) soooo good! We also split a pork tenderloin dinner with a very HOT, spicy sauce that is delicious. Dh was concerned that the waitress brought a bread basket over. I made sure to just eat ONE slice of bread with butter. I told dh I'd give him the entire dinner & appetizer if I coud have the bread basket. NO DEAL. So, one slice of bread, 3 shrimp, & 3 pork tenderloins with Asian Cole Slaw which has no mayonaise. The food is absolutely delicious. We split one appetizer & one dinner & ended up bringing home a doggy bag, which dh will probably get to eat!

My workout today about killed me. Another one of those Firm Workouts. This one I had ordered on Netflix. Its The Firm Body Sculpting: Body Sculpt. It was 45 minutes and I did 30 minutes of yoga. I can only do those Firm Workouts once or twice a week. I can't imagine doing one everyday. I weighed myself and I'm still 166. I want to be 159! I am looking forward to hitting the 150s.

I start back to work tomorrow. I haven't worked since April. My coworkers have been so supportive & wonderful. I'll have to wake up early to finish updating my files, songbooks & trivia files.

[Zela]

Jane E., that food at the Stonewood Grill sounds fantastic. I need to eat there. :teeth:

Your exercise is looking great! :cheer2:

Keep up the good work and don't even worry about the 4th of July. You exercise so much that you'll probably burn it off anyway! :cool1:

[Jane E.]

Thanks for stopping by Zela. Love your signature - LOL! I love Rachel Rey on the food network. She's fun to watch & any meal that can be made in 30 minutes is my kind of meal.

I messed up so bad this weekend. I came home for lunch so I wouldn't eat the high fat food at work. Then I brought a lowfat dessert back to work to have for snack. Well, that went out the window when I saw the homemade chocolate chip cookies that the cook had just made. Somehow, I lose all sense of reason when I'm around choc chip cookies. 5!!!! Thats how many I scarfed down before reason caught up with me. They were warm & fresh from the oven. Acck!!!! I think I'm going to ask the cooks at work NEVER to make those again when I'm there. I just can't handle it.

Breakfast: LC sweet & sour chix dinner, OJ with protein mix, watermelon
Lunch: LC turkey dinner, 1/2 banana
Snack: 5 chocolate chip cookies
Dinner: split an order of chix nachos with dh plus had 3 cokes (those free refills are dangerous - I didn't realize how much I was drinking)

My work is very active but I didn't do any workout.

OK after eating all of that food I weighed myself today. I couldn't believe that I actually lost 1lb.

Today's menu
Its 1:15 & I haven't eaten yet. I was too scared to eat after that fabulous weekend of food.

lunch: ham & turkey on Italian thinly sliced bread, lowfat cheese & mustard

Have a Happy Holiday, everyone!! :banana:

[TigerCheer2009]

Hi Jane! Sorry I haven't been here. Looks like you're doing pretty awesome! Keep up the good work...oh and I found a recipe for the Wallabedarned. http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes/wallaby.htm

Not that I want you to drink...or saying that I drink (which I DON'T!), but looking out for a friend's interest.

Keep it up! Indulge yourself! Happy holiday!

[Jane E.]

Tigercheer, thanks for the link. I've bookmarked it to save for a special occasion. Thanks!

Today I've got all kinds of errands to do. Took my mom to the dr - then she bought me lunch out. Later I have to run her to pt & ds to the drs.

Breakfast: OJ with protein ( was going to make a smoothie but ds had used the blender & not washed it) 1 banana

Lunch: Fruit plate with tarragon chix salad (not mayonaisy at all), 2/3 small blueberry muffin with butter

I was originally going to do my workout now but since I just ate - can't do it on a full stomach. Next week will be much easier to fit things in. This week is crazy with all of our appointments.

[joelyfaithsmommy]

Hi Jane

just wanted to pop in here and say, hey we're all dealing with craziness at some level, so we feel you! ;) take a deep breath, and take time for YOU...you're going to do this!!! JUST KEEP SWIMMING! :teeth:

hugs,
Jen

[Jane E.]

Thank you, Jen! Its one day at a time! :flower:

Which reminds me I forgot to log in my 4th of July foods. Wonder how I could be so forgetful?

4th of July cookout: veggie burger (which I brought - they had hamburgers & bratwurst to cook out but I knew that was too many fat grams for me - they were very gracious about my veggie burger), baked beans, salad, small amount of potato salad (which I LOVE), Brownies, brownies, brownies (3!) and 3 handfuls of peanut M&MS. I did avoid the chip & dip.

After the cookout we played cards for three hours, went outside & joined up with their neighbors & we took turns setting off fireworks.

Later that night: once we were back home I had a serving of baked beans & 2 chocolate covered strawberries.

back to today
dinner: veggie burger on a bun, baked beans w/ 1/2 slice of bacon, 2 fudgesicles

workout: 40 minutes of circuit training

snack: fudgesicle

[Zela]

Hi Jane

Great Job on food choices on the 4th! My mom grills steaks and hamburgers alot so those veggie burgers have been a life saver for me, too!

Have a great day! :teeth:

[pearlieq]

Your DS really snuck a cat in?!? Wow! That's kind of sweet, but I bet it was a big shock! I'm not sure I could say no to a kitten either!

Sounds like you're going really well and you're coping as best can be expected with all of the craziness swirling around you.

Keep up the great work! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

Yes Pearliq, a kitten. I consider myself very fortunate considering that a couple of months before he'd requested a RAT!!! I screamed when I opened his closet & saw these eyes staring back at me. I was very relieved when I realized it was a kitty and not some sort of rodent.

Zela, thanks - those veggie burgers are wonderful!

Big mess up today. I started off well with green tea & watermelon

LUnch: lowfat chili

dinner: lowfat chili & 6 slices of thin italian bread with butter - after that I had 2 chocolate icecream eskimo pies which I had bought for dh & ds. I thought that I wouldn't be tempted. The bread knocked me off. I thought I could have 2 slices of thin bread with my chili. I know better now. I'm a bread addict. I feel bloated and uncomfortable. Ugh!

35 minutes of yoga - 5 minutes of exercise ball

I've had a busy busy week with all kinds of appointments etc. I barely have time to be online this week. Next week should go better. By the time, 6pm is here I'm exhausted. Dh got home after 7pm and I was sound asleep.

Tomorrow night we're taking mom to Chili's to celebrate her graduation from physical therapy! I'm so proud of her; she worked very hard the past month.
I have a card that says 'to the graduate', a trophy from the party store, a congratulations balloon, & 2 leis for around her neck. May was a horrible month for her - she broke her shoulder & missed 2 parties - her birthday & mothers day. I just want to make some of it up for her.

[pearlieq]

What an awesome thing to do for your mom!!!! That's such a great way to put a positive ending to what sounds like a trying couple of months!

Your story had me :rotfl2: Yes, thank goodness it wasn't a rat!!! It really is very sweet, though. Was the kitten a stray?

I totally hear you about the bread knocking you off. I get the same way when I have too many carbs--it's like all the sudden some kind of switch is thrown and I need to eat everything in sight. Good job to you for recognizing it for what it was and working through it. If 2 Eskimo Pies was the extent of the damage, I'd say you did really good!

[Jane E.]

Pearliq thank you, I just hope this party gets mom out of the doldrums. Her confidence is a bit shaken lately. No, the kitten was not a stray. Ds's friend was getting a kitty from another friend and ds went along with her. He couldn't resist, threw caution to the wind, and brought one home. Of course, his friends helped him by assisting him in buying a cage, a carrier, litter box etc, and by hiding the cat at their homes for a couple of days.

My workout for today was 5 minute warmup, 40 minutes of The Firm: Body Sculpt, and 5 minutes of ab work

Breakfast: green tea, watermelon, Lean Cuisine Sweet & Sour Chix

[Jane E.]

Finish my food list from yesterday.

Lunch: I skipped lunch because I knew we were eating out. Green tea

Dinner: Mom's "Graduation" from physical therapy dinner. I bought her a congrats balloon, a card for the graduate, leis for around her neck & a trophy.
At dinner everyone ordered a different appetizer and we split those. I also had two cranberry vodkas. I ate as much as I wanted but made sure not to feel stuffed. I had chix nachos, classic nachos, & boneless buffalo chix. After that I was full and didn't try the rest of the appetizers.

Workout today: 20 minutes of cardio

Breakfast: Green tea,fresh pineapple, plus a ham, lowfat cheese sandwich

Lunch: LC sweet &sour chix, one fudgesicle

Snack: 1 fudgesicle

Dinner: Lowfat cheese/ham sandwich, 1 fudgesicle


I was very tired today. I don't know if its the hurricane coming by or because I've had such a busy week. I didn't change out of my pj's until 2pm. I laid in bed watching informercials, shopping channels & the weather channel. The weather outside is grey, rainy & windy. I did rally around 6:30 pm and got in a quick workout. A neighbor stopped by at the end of my workout for a quick visit. If that hadn't happened I might have gotten in another 10 minutes. However, that was all the excuse I needed to stop.

[Jane E.]

Breakfast: fruit bowl with pineapple, strawberries & blueberries, 1 turkey w/lowfat cheese sandwich & green tea :flower:

Dh & I are going to visit sil and then take a walk on the beach. I need to be down another lb by weigh in either Monday or Tuesday. I want to be 164!!!

I tried on my size 12 jean zip up shorts. I actually got them zipped and buttoned this time. That said, I couldn't walk, breathe or sit in them but I did get them on! I've been trying them on once a week for about the past two months. At first, I could slip them on & not even get anything zipped so I have made progress.

30 minute walk with dh on the beach. About 6 times we had to jump over little streams of water that were going onto the beach from the storms. We walked and when we turned around we learned about "resistance". I think that the winds were about 30mph from the offshoots from the hurricane. The beach had double red flags meaning 'no swimming', but people were swimming further up the beach. We just walked, but I love body surfing.

Dinner: 3 shrimp with avocado basil dip at Stonewood Grill & 2 cosmos for happy hour with dh.- back at home 1 tortilla soup minus the tortilla. I put lots of peppers & onions in mine. 3 different kinds of peppers - it is HOT! However, I did not panfry a tortillas - decided to do without it, but put in lots more spice instead.

[calena]

I'm glad things are going well and the size 12 shorts will soon fit like a dream! I also love fudgesickles! My parents have been visiting and my mom bought TONS of ice cream - usually frozen yogurt but anyway not on my South Beach plan - and I have had two bowls of mango-peach yogurt. SO good! Tommorrow they are gone and then it is back to the fudgesickles for me! I picked up some shorts at the local thrift store last week. 3 size 10s. They all fit! I think I will start with weights again because I have so little upper body strength and upper arms are flabby!

[lovinaz]

Hi Jane E! Sounds like you are keeping up with your good choices! Not me, I managed to gain 6 lbs on my vacation (how is that even possible?!?!?). But I'm sure most of it is water weight and HOPEFULLY will be gone by the end of the week once I get back into my regular routine...

Don't you love those boneless buffalo wings at Chili's? Yum, I always get those, although last time I got the buffalo chicken sandwich, which was also good. Keep up the good work and your exercises and you will be surprised how fast those size 12 shorts will "get bigger" ;)

[Jane E.]

Amy & Calena, thanks for your encouragement! I really need it today. Amy,
how was your vacation? It sounds like you had a good time. I'm sure that weight will come off in no time - sounds like water weight to me!
Calena, congrats on those size 10s. I'm right behind you!

My food for yesterday:
breakfast:1/2 turkey lowfat sandwich with one banana
snack: green tea & one banana
lunch: 1 bowl and 1/2 of tortilla soup, 2 fudgesicles
snack: 2 fudgesicles
dinner: 1 bowl of tortilla soup and 1 fudgesicle
snack: 1 fudgesicle

I think I went overboard on the fudgesicles. They are so good, though.

Today my workout was 60 minutes of walking, full body weights & cardio.
After my workout I walked over to check on my mom. My face was all red. She took one look at me and said," you workout so hard. You must really eat a lot to be so heavy." :guilty: Then, she said but today you do look thinner. AAcckk!

Breakfast: 1 slice of turkey, 1/2 wedge lowfat cheese, fresh pineapple - tons of water

[TigerCheer2009]

Hi there! I'm sorry I haven't been around lately...life gets in the way of DISing sometimes...

I don't know what to say about the comment from your mom...sorry. :(

Have an awesome day Jane E.!!!

[joelyfaithsmommy]

sometimes mom's don't do or say the right things...i know mine doesn't...and even i'm guilty of saying the wrong things...so cut her a break, and know you are doing something so good for yourself...she'll soon see the results of your hard work and lifestyle changes!!! even if she NEVER compliments you on it...just doing it for yourself is compliment enough...trust me YOUR BODY THANKS YOU!!!

hugs and happy losing!!!!
jen :)

[Jane E.]

Thanks Jen & Jen for stopping by. I never know what my mom will say next! By the time I hit 140 she'll be complaining that I'm too thin! I weighed in today & lost another pound. That puts me at 164lbs.

lunch: 2 slices of turkey with 1 wedge lowfat cheese, 1/2c of strawberries & blueberries

snack: bowl of soup & green tea

dinner: 2 slices of turkey with 2 lowfat cheese wedges - each wedge is 2 fat grams

[lovinaz]

Hi Jane E! Again, don't let your mom get you down. You know you are doing the right thing for your body and I'm sure she appreciates the fact that you want to be healthier, even if she doesn't show support verbally! When people get older they say bizarre things. For example, on vacation, my stepmom was talking about going to Dairy Queen and her father (in his late 70's) told her that she shouldn't go because her butt was so fat! Can you believe it? And then her sister tried to come to her rescue and her dad told her that she was fat too! And when her sister told him that she doesn't even eat ice cream, he came back with "Well, you must be eating SOMETHING!" Luckily both my stepmom and her sister were able to laugh it off, but WOW, it took them both by surprise! Just shrug it off and get on with your excellent food choices and exercising! You will be down to 140 and "too skinny" in no time at the rate you're going!

[Jane E.]

Amy, thanks for cheering me up! I can see I'm not alone in dealing with parental inappropriate remkarks. Although, its funnier when it happens to someone else!

My food diary for yesterday:
breakfast: watermelon and one slice of turkey, orange juice

snack: Arizona iced green tea, blueberries

lunch: grape juice

dinner: dh & I went out to eat appetizers. I had 2 pieces of blackened fish, 6 spicy shrimp, and a piece of a cheese tortilla - that and 2 cokes. (Those free refills again.)

snack: three fudgesicles

Today:
breakfast: one banana & one slice of turkey, orange juice

lunch: soup, grape juice

snack: ok - here I really lost it - went to the grocery store & came back with M&Ms!!!!!!! :guilty: :guilty: :guilty: They were buy one and get one free. I started in on the peanut m&ms and ate a bunch - probably 1/2of the bag. I knew I shouldn't buy them. Usually if I can resist the temptation to buy then I won't struggle by the time I get home.

[lovinaz]

Consider the M&M's a treat for something! Are we talking big bags or little bags? I can't even have that stuff in the house because I will get that "I have to eat it all now so it's out of my face and I can start over tomorrow" mentality... But a few M&M's won't hurt you, and maybe you can incorporate a couple of them into your day - like putting some in a little Dixie cup and stopping when those are gone? Ha ha, that sounds great in B&W doesn't it? It's WAY harder to do in reality, I know! But you can do it!

Do you not like Diet Coke? Or iced tea? I have been drinking Diet Coke for so long that regular Coke tastes way too sweet! The Diet Coke w/Splenda is sweeter than regular Diet Coke, and I also like Diet Coke w/Lime. Just wondering, since I noticed you drink regular sodas when you go out.

Keep up the good work! :banana:

[Jane E.]

Amy, unfortunately,BIG packages of M&M's. I thought I could handle it and counted 9 to eat when I got home. Then just kept recounting 9!!!! I've never liked diet sodas. I did buy some diet iced tea - its not my favorite. I don't like the taste of the sweetners in diet drinks. At the restaurant I think I can have just one coke & sure enough before I realize it - its been refilled and I'm drinking more. Cutting out the sodas would be a great way to cut down calories. Next time, I just may order diet & if I don't like it at least I wouldn't have consumed 2! That diet coke with lime sounds good.

dinner: homemade taco salad - I did not crunch any tortilla chips into it but did add a small amount of shredded cheese to it. For salad dressing I used salsa.

I did a 60 minute full body cardio workout using 2lb weights, my step & exercise ball. :moped:

At night I had a bagel with lowfat cheese. What a day!

[Jane E.]

Well, I lost what I first typed so here I go again. After yesterday,I'm too afraid to eat breakfast which I usually do first thing in the morning. I did a 60 minute cardio workout today - starting off with The Firm Crosstrainers: Cardio. I didn't use any weights - just practiced the basic footwork, armwork etc. When I got tired I did WATP and Tao Bo moves until my hour was up.

My neighbor invited me out for lunch. I ended up eating 3/4 of a reuben sandwich but no coleslaw. I pushed my plate to the side & asked the waitress to take it away. I drank ice water.

Dinner: 2 slices of turkey, lowfat cheese wedge, watermelon, 1 glass of cranberry juice

[Zela]

Hey Jane E.

It's been a while since I stopped in but i looks like your still going great. The M&M's were just a one time thing. Your body probably needed the chocolate anyways (chocolate is good for you, that's what I tell myself :rotfl2: ). Your exercise looks good too. Keep up the good work!

:cheer2: :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[goldcupmom]

I'm still in the 'catch up' mode from being gone, so haven't popped in here in a while. Looks like you are doing GREAT!

Keep this up and you'll be at goal!

[Jane E.]

Thank you Julie & Zela. Of all these years of being a chocoholic, this past year is the first time I've ever heard of chocolate being good for you. I should be like those French women & eat just one piece of the very best chocolate. (No wonder why they stay thin.) A week or two ago I bought chocolate covered strawberries & they were wonderful. I've just got to learn to substitute bad chocolate for good chocolate choices. (Bag of M&M's bad - 2 chocolate covered strawberries - good.)

Busy, busy weekend. This weekend I worked in the alzheimers assisted living doing activities. This job is very active and keeps me moving all day long. I am exhausted when I get home. Both days I ate a good breakfast at home, returned to home for lunch & ate a pretty good dinner. I managed to stay away from eating any food from there including the candy machines. Also, someone brought in cake but I didn't have any. I did have one small slice of plain cake with no icing or anything.

Dh & I went out for dinner last night. I had lobster bisque and we split the dinner of salmon with dill sauce, baked potato and tossed salad. We still ended up bringing part of the salmon home. I also had 2 screwdrivers. Bad move for being on a diet.

Today I ate well all day.
breakfast: lowfat cheese & turkey with 1 C watermelon, OJ

snack: fudgesicle

lunch: LC chix dinner, Arizona iced green tea, one fudgesicle

snack: 1/2c orange sherbet

dinner: LC turkey dinner, 2 slices of bread with lowfat cheese,2 fudgesicles

I need to get in more greens & less fudgesicles!

Workout 35 minutes of circuit training using 5, 8, & 10lb weights, exercise ball & cardio glider.

[lovinaz]

Hi Jane! You are doing a really good job exercising and making healthy choices while dining out! Well, except for the alcohol, but I do it too so I can't say anything about that! :flower:

Have you tried the NoCarb AZ iced green tea? They make a blueberry that is REALLY good. They have another flavor that is also good, but I love the blueberry. Keep up the good work!

[Cruise04]

Congrats on the good job you are doing. Keep up the work!!!!

Um, and just eat one piece of chocolate - :earseek: :earseek: :earseek: - yeah, sure, okay. :) I just leave it alone and I'm much better off!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Jane E.]

:cheer2: I lost another pound!!!!! :cheer2: I weighed myself today and couldn't believe another pound is gone. I'm now at 163. Almost to the 150s & size 12!


Thanks for stopping by Chris. I see I'm not alone with my chocolate cravings!

Amy, I bought some of the blueberry tea but I haven't tried it yet. Ds may have gotten to it. I bought two of the smaller bottles just so we could try it. Ds & I both love the green tea with ginseng but its hard to get. I went to the grocery store & they had one gallon. Everything else was diet. At Walmart it was worse - all black tea and diet green tea.

breakfast: I was so busy getting stuff done around the house & doing errands that I didn't eat breakfast until lunch. My mother and I went out. We ended up at Ruby Tuesday's where I had the veggie burger wrap with water & I got to try the smashed cauliflour, but I just had 4 bites 'cuz I didn't know if it was fattening or not. At 11:30am it was just a bit late for breakfast.

snack: mango peach sherbet

lunch: LC cabbage rolls, fudgesicle, water with lemon

snack: fudgesicle

dinner: Arizona green tea, homemade steak fajitas (yum - I always cook up extra peppers and onions.) I ate one fajita & was stuffed. I grilled everything outside on the grill. Delicious - with enough leftover for tomorrow. My fajita had steak meat, tomatoes, green peppers, yellow peppers, onions, cheese & salsa. For dessert I had a piece of Smart Ones carrot cake.

My mother & I went shopping today. I've gotta get clothes to wear for my anniversary next week. We went to Sears & Penney's and nothing thrilled me. Last week we went to Ross & I couldn't find anything. I don't want to spend alot of money for a dress I'll just wear once. So, in the end, I've decided to wear my own clothes: a size 16 black skirt - which is loose on me with a size 14 top I bought at Burlington Coat Factory a couple of years ago. It'll be good enough for one night. They look nice. I'll probably get a new pair of black shoes - with a new small black purse at Payless to round out the outfit. If I had made it down to size 12, I think I would have splurged but I don't want to spend any extra money on size 14. Its funny I have lots of casual clothes in size 14 but nothing dressy.

I'm still hoping to get in a walk with dh before going to bed. Today's been crazy! I dropped a bottle of soda on the floor - big plastic bottle & my ceramic tile cracked it. After washing the floor 3X, its still sticky. The cat looked hilarious trying to walk on it right after I washed it the first time.

Got in 30 minutes of walking today! :banana:

[Jane E.]

I got in my workout first thing. Did a Firm Cross Trainers: Firm Cardio plus 5 minutes of physical therapy exercises.

Breakfast: 1 C strawberries, LC sweet & sour chix, water

Lunch: 1 steak fajita, water

Snack: 1 fudgesicle

Dinner: 1 bagel with lowfat cheese, 1 peach, 2 fudgesicles, Arizona iced green tea

Ds put a pizza in the oven. I felt myself getting tempted so when they were ready to eat it, I took the dog for a 30 minute walk. Thankfully, my temptation was gone when I returned. I got in extra cardio & didn't eat!

[lovinaz]

Woo hoo, another pound gone!!! :banana: :banana: Isn't that a great feeling? You are well on your way to your Size 12's!

I don't blame you for not wanting to buy clothes when you KNOW you are not going to fit in them for much longer! Sounds like you can make it work with what you have and save the real splurge for when you can comfortably fit into the size you want!

Those fajitas sound really yummy. As for the chocolate, the stuff that is good for you is actually the dark, unsweetened chocolate. If you can choke down more than one piece of that, you really ARE a chocoholic and should seek professional assistance... :rotfl: Keep up the good work, all that healthy eating and exercising are really paying off!

[joelyfaithsmommy]

JANE you're doing so awesome!!! :fish:

almost sz 12's...I can't imagine!! I'm so happy for you, just keep swimming you'll be in those 12's in NO TIME FLAT!!

hugs,
Jen :fish: ;)

[Jane E.]

Amy & Jen thanks for your words of support! These journals sure help me stay on track. Everytime I eat I think twice because I know that I'll have to record it online. Its always in the back of my mind. ;)

Yesterday we had a going away party for ds. He's left for the rest of the summer. I hadn't ordered pizza in ages - usually buy the frozen kind for him. We used to order pizza every week. Anyway since he was leaving I ordered Pizza Hut & we had several of his friends over to say goodbye. I almost wasn't going to order pizza but he loves it so much I decided to go ahead. I knew I would eat some but decided to deal with it.

breakfast: 1 C watermelon, bean burger on bun with mustard and peach relish

snack: 2 fudgesicles

lunch: LC sweet & sour chix, carrot cake, iced green tea

snack: fudgesicle

dinner: 3 slices of pizza, one iced cinamon stick, 30 M&Ms

snack: 1 glass of milk & 2 iced cinamon sticks

Today's menu

breakfast: bean burger on a bun, oj

lunch: iced green tea

dinner: 2 slices of pizza & 30 M&M's - as you can see we still have party leftovers

A year ago I would buy pizza every week. I would eat much more than 2 or 3 slices. I would eat about 5 slices of pizza at each meal, so I've cut my pizza eating in 1/2. However, I hadn't ordered pizza in several months - I'd been buying the frozen stuff when ds wants it because I'm not so tempted with that.

From all the running around & buying stuff for ds that I've done I just feel drained. I spent yesterday updating his wardrobe. I was in and out of stores all day. With him out of the house I slept the best I've slept in years. I went to bed and didn't wake up until morning. Since he's 17, he's in and out alot, spending the night at friends, or having friends over. And sometimes his friends will call his cell phone at 2am!!!!! or 6am! Usually I'll go to bed at 11pm. On the weekends he'll come in at 1am and I always wake up. Plus a couple of his friends have loud cars - and I always worry that they'll wake up our neighbors. As a result I spend most nights either getting woken up or worrying about getting woken up! After we dropped ds off, dh & I were estatic to have the house to ourselves for the first time in a long time.

[lovinaz]

Hi Jane! Excellent job cutting down on your pizza intake! And I notice you are rationing out your M&M's - good for you! See, you CAN survive by eating a few at a time and not the whole bag! ::yes::

Enjoy your quiet time while DS is away. Mine is 9, so I have a ways to go before I send him off for any length of time. ;)

Have a great weekend and keep those portions under control!

[Cruise04]

Good job Jane!!!!! And I was worried a bit about pizza too but I was able to keep it to 3 pieces and I was full too - it's amazing what our minds do to us!!!!

And congrats on the pounds off - way to go. Enjoy the quiet house!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Jane E.]

Amy, you're fortunate you have awhile yet with ds. Once they hit 12 the time flies by. 5 years ago we were still going to the movie theater & beach together, now I can't get him to go to the mall with me to buy new shoes!

Chris, good job on the pizza! I was really amazed that 2 or 3 pieces was enough for me. We're hangin' in there!

30 minues of yoga first thing this morning & in the afternoon a 30 minute walk.

breakfast: 2/3 c of fresh fruit with strawberries, peaches & cherries (I never eat cherries but dh washed them off so I'd try one and they were delicious. I just thought I didn't like 'em.) 4 slices of thin sliced turkey with one wedge lowfat cheese, oj

lunch: bean burger on a bun, grape juice

Ok now here's the bad part. :confused: I went nutz on Milk Duds. I was hungry when I went to the grocery store & purchased them which is always a bad sign. I came home & ate half the box, then threw it upside down into the garbage can.

Thats my day so far!

[jay-nee]

Oh man, I love milk duds... But, I'm on a cracker jack thing right now... I hate when I get in modes like this... But, I'll be out of it soon, then onto something else (hopefully more healthy, eh?).

Just wanted to stop by and say "hi!" And, you're doing GREAT! Keep it up!

Happy Sunday! :sunny:

[Cruise04]

At least you threw the rest of them out when you were done with what you wanted!!!! Good job! I would have eaten the whole danged box.

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Zela]

Good job on exercising control over those milk duds!

Sometimes I'll find myself eating something I know I shouldn't and I either try to throw it away or throw it out the window while I'm going down the highway (yes I know it's littering but if a whole pack of creme horns rides for too long in my car there will be no survivors :rotfl2: ). I'm sure the people riding behind me probably think I'm insane, throwing out a box/bag/container of food onto the road! :crazy:

[lillygator]

I love Milk Duds too - at least you threw away half right!! That is an accomplishment in itself! :)

[Jane E.]

Made it thru the weekend!
Jaynee, thank God I don't like cracker jacks - when I was a kid I'd buy them for the prize. I have problems enough with regular candy!

Chris, you notice I threw the Milk Duds in the garbage UPSIDE DOWN - that way I couldn't get them back!

Zela, ROTFL!!! Thats hilarious! Watch out or you'll get a ticket & thats a whole other reason to overdose on candy!

V, Thanks for your support. It seems that whenever I binge on Milk Duds I have a recurring dream that my teeth are falling out. I had it the other night too & in my dream I was panic stricken to get to the dentist. I've gotta quit eating those darn milk duds! That by itself should be enough motivation.

We had a busy weekend. Sunday we went to see War of the Worlds. Dh loved it - it was pretty good - lots of action. (Better than Star Wars.)

breakfast: bean burger on a bun with strawberries, oj

lunch: iced tea (I was at the movies during lunch time.)

dinner: Dh & I went out for dinner. We split the jumbalaya - sooo good!!! I also had the sourdough bread & butter, 2 cosmos

snack: cinamon red hots - a big handful, pretzels & 2 wedges of lowfat cheese - I usually don't eat pretzels and they sure got salty - ate about 12 of them

As always I drank a ton of water. :sunny:

Monday: Lean Pocket Bacon Egg & Cheese, OJ

Lunch: LC cabbage rolls, 5 cherries

workout after breakfast was 50 minutes of weights & exercise ball & 15 minute walk

Dateline had a special on brides losing weight for their wedding which I tivo'd & watched this morning while doing my weight workout. I also watch that celebrity show on VH1 - where they are all losing weight. Gary Busey, Jackee', Willy Ames etc. are on the program. I love that show. I try to watch ANY weightloss or exercise programs. I'm so bad I even watch the infomercials all the time. I don't know why but it does motivate me.

I hope I'm off of my candy binging for awhile.

[Cruise04]

I did notice that, and please don't tell me that if they would have landed right side up you would have gotten them out and finished them - please don't tell me that!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: I have to tell you this - when my brother was about 4 or 5 years old my mom had cleaned his room. She had found some M&M's on the floor and threw then in the garbage. His can didn't have a bag in it and it was a metal can (this was about 30 years ago mind you). He went to his room later in the day and found the M&M's in there. So he took them out and ate them (there wasn't anything else in there). When mom went to go empty the garbage can on garbage day she noticed they were gone and asked him where the M&M's went. His response was something like - but mommy I was hungry and you can't throw candy away. I vaguely remember him saying that part but don't remember the rest and I remember my mom leaving his room because she was laughing so hard (I was 7 or 8). It's been a running joke with he and I for a very long time.

Glad you had a good rest of the weekend and looks like you are off to a good start for the weekend!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[lovinaz]

Hi Jane! Good job on the Milk Duds! I would not have been able to throw them away, I would have finished the whole box so I wasn't wasteful... That is why I don't even buy that kind of stuff anymore! I was at Walgreens this weekend and I saw that Junior Mints has a caramel variety now! :eek: That almost made me go right off my cheat-free streak and try some. But I didn't!!! Plus I was with DB and my kids and I didn't want to freak them out too much by cramming about 20 in my mouth at once, making weird noises and salivating! :scared: :laughing:

We are going to see War of the Worlds this weekend, I can't wait! Better than Star Wars? No way...

You are doing a great job, pretty soon it will be 2nd nature to not even by that stuff in the first place, OR eat a couple and put the box away! Keep it up!!

[Jane E.]

Chris, had to laugh about your brother. Kids love their candy!!

Amy, usually I try not to buy candy either but this past week I went nuts over it. This afternoon I threw out the cinamon red hots.

I weighed myself & am now 4.5/5!!!!! Yes!!! I don't know if I'll get to lose that extra .5 to meet goal this month. We're leaving on Thursday for Disney to celebrate our wedding anniversary. AND, I am not watching calories for our dinner.

Yesterday, I found a dress I liked at Sears, so I splurged & bought it. Today, I decided to try it on to make sure it fit all right, & it was a good thing I did. That ink thing was still on it. I could just imagine walking into Victoria & Alberts with that ink thing attached to the side of my dress. So, in a rainstorm I jumped into my car & went back to Sears. They were very apologetic. That happened to dh once when he bought a shirt. LOL! I wasn't home so he ripped the ink thing off!! He found out thats definately NOT a good idea.

to finish yesterdays food journal

snack: tomato/basil veggie burger on a bun with mustard, peach juice

dinner: LC thai chix, peach mango juice

snack: peach mango juice & a big handful of cinamon red hots!! OUCH! They are officially garbage canned - I threw the rest of the bag out today.

Today's food journal
Workout: 20 minutes of yoga and 10 minute walk

breakfast: oj

lunch: Went to Quizno's and got one of those chix, tomato, cheese subs that they advertise on tv - I need to check their website & found out the calories/fat grams - ate 1/2 of a regular - saved rest for dinner., peach mango juice

dinner: 1/2c watermelon, 1/2 quizno sub & peach mango juice

I tried L'Oreal's new microdermabrasion product but wasn't happy with it. Its a scrub & those crystals hurt my face. I just couldn't help thinking that it can't be good for me. I've had one microdermabrasion with an ethtician & it didn't hurt at all. So, thumbs down on this product. I'll try it one more time & then use it on my feet!

However, I've been using their Glycolic product & love it. I bought it several months back, used it 2X a week for 4 weeks. Rested for one month & then did the same thing. I think that product helps my face. I was resting from the glycolic when I decided to try the microdermabrasion product.

[lovinaz]

Yay for you! You are so close to your July challenge! And even if you don't lose that extra 0.5 lbs, you did GREAT!!!!!!!

Don't worry about splurging on your anniversary, that's what special occasions are for. I'm sure you'll look great in your new dress (without the tag) and have a blast.

[Jane E.]

Amy, thanks for your encouraging words! I'm so glad I had that dress out; otherwise it would have been a rude awakening.

food journal from yesterday:
dessert: 2 fudgesicles

11pm snack: bite of BBQ, 2slices of bread with spreadable lowfat cheese
mango peach juice

At 11pm while we're watching Seinfeld, dh got the BBQ pork out for a midnight snack, heats it up and starts eating it with chips. Now, I'd finished my dinner at 6pm so it made me so hungry. :guilty: I can't believe he did that. When I asked for a bite he kept asking, "is this on your diet, are you allowed???" well why in the heck did he heat it up when he knew I'd be hungry. Nuthin' smells like BBQ when you're hungry. If he had just eaten chips & dip, I wouldn't have felt hungry at all. I ended up toasting 2 slices of bread and putting lowfat cheese on them. Then dh kept asking me, "why are you eating, are you allowed to eat at night?" NOOOOOO I"m not supposed to but how can I resist when you heat up BBQ 5 hours after I've finished eating! So I was angry at him & at myself!
I know I went over with my calories.

Workout this a.m.

The Firm: Maximum Cardio Burn PLus Abs - got this from Netflix - its much easier to follow than the other two workouts I've gotten. I liket his instructor better.

Breakfast: LC sweet & sour chix

[lovinaz]

I love Seinfeld! Last Christmas I got Seasons 1-3 on DVD. I noticed Season 4 is available now, so I will definitely request that gift this year!!

I would have smacked DB if he heated up food like that! He sometimes gets up after I have gone to bed, but it is always to get a yogurt or munch on cereal, nothing like BBQ. He has pretty much stopped snacking around me because he knows I am trying to break that bad habit. He will even ask if I mind if he has a Pop-Tart or yogurt, or whatever he is going to eat. I'm sorry you had to go through that, but you only had a bite of BBQ and toast w/cheese is not as bad as a pint of Ben & Jerry's! And I've read that sometimes you need to up your calories for a day to rev your body's metabolism up. So don't feel bad about it, and explain to your DH that it really makes it hard for you when he has snacks like that. He obviously doesn't know what a struggle it is for people like us!

Hang in there and keep doing what you're doing! I have Blockbuster Online, I should get some Pilates DVDs from them. What a great idea!

[Cruise04]

Oh....bad dh!!!!!!! Are you suppose to eat this....and then heats it up to make the house smell good. MEN (sorry Mike and Don)!!!!!!

Nice job on the weight loss. And hope you have a great anniversary and a wonderful dinner and have fun at Disney!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Zela]

Looks like you've been doing great with food and exercise (We all slip up at night sometimes, it's just part of life :confused3 . My dad likes to eat peanut butter late at night and that is hard for me to resist :teeth: .) I hope your anniversary is fun. Keep up what your doing and you'll be to that goal in no time! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

Amy, Chris & Zela, thanks for stopping by. :flower: I've since talked to dh about heating up BBQ at midnight. He didn't realize how tempting it was.

We enjoyed our anniversary at Victoria & Alberts. The food was amazing. Dh was a little shocked by the cost but when he got there he really enjoyed the food. They wait on you hand and foot. We arrived about 15 minutes early and were seated immediately. After a few minutes someone poured our water (from a bottle) & we were given champagne as well as menus to choose from. We had the wine pairing so we had wine with each course.

For each course we had a couple of choices - for the appetizer dh had shrimp wrapped in ham - which was delicious. I had the tomatoes with vinegar & gazpacho. (HIs was really good.) For the second course I had quail and dh had lump crab. Mine was better this time. For the fish course we got the same thing - a Maine skate wing w/ artichoke confit & preserved lemon.

For the main course we ordered the prime filet. It was absolutely delicous. So tender you can cut it with a butter knife. Then I ordered gelatto & dh had the cheese - mine was better- refreshing & I was full.

For dessert, I ordered the chocolate souffle & he had chocolate mousse. They also bring out a fancy coffee maker. I don't drink coffee but I couldn't resist this time. When the coffee was ready the waiter pours it, then puts your cream and sugar in too. I had 3 lumps of white sugar and one lump of brown sugar - it was sweet. I couldn't finish dessert or coffee.

Dh & I both agreed this was the best meal we've ever eaten. The portions for each course are small; otherwise, they'd have to roll everyone out of there. It took us 2 1/2 hours to eat. They also have a harpist who plays. The staff was wonderful. It was a beautiful anniversary meal.

We got out of there about 10pm, walked outside & could see fireworks from MK. It was very romantic & we couldn't have timed it better.

Afterwards, we went back to our hotel at POR to change. We decided to go over to POFQ to Scat CAts. We arrived there about 11:15pm in time for the final set. WE had a great time. The next day we slept in until 10am & then got ready for checking out. I kept telling dh we were going to miss breakfast. He HAS to have breakfast food - he can't eat a hamburger if he hasn't eaten something else. So, of course, we missed breakfast. We decided to go to Kissimmee to IHOP. However, we couldn't find our turnoff on I-4. They changed it or something - anyway we missed it. Ended up at Denny's in Haines City. Our poor waitress had two huge parties. She was trying to keep up but couldn't. I feel it was the hostess' fault for seating so many people in our section. After waiting 10 minutes our harried waitress dropped off menus and said she'd be right back to take our orders. Then proceeded to this table of 11. After listening to the party spend 5 minutes telling the waitress how they wanted to divide up the check we quietly left.

We ended up at Perkins. Unfortunately seated next to us was a party of 12 teenaged sports players. Their coach was complaining about the service & wanted some type of refund. We hung in there & did get to eat...finally. However, they took up 3 tables and didn't leave one tip. After they left two waitresses were going over the money & checks and were still $2 short.
I ate the chix quesadillas while dh ordered eggs benedict - they came with NO tomato - so I have him my chopped up tomatoes.

Saturday:
breakfast: oj with protein mix
snack: 2 choc chip cookies - i can't resist these when they are offered to me
lunch: LC meal, peach juice
snack: peach juice
dinner: tomato basil veggie burger on a bun, iced green tea, 2 fudgesicles

Sunday:
breakfast: LC sweet & sour chix, oj
lunch: LC meal 1 fudgesicle
snack: apple juice
dinner: split chix quesadillas with dh, cranberry juice
snack: 2 fudgesicles

Monday:
One day juice fast to calm down after my big dinner last week. Since I was fasting I didn't workout - just wanted to take a day to relax & get healthy

breakfast: oj
lunch: peach juice
dinner: iced green tea

I haven't weighed myself since last week. I don't keep a scale at home or I'd always be on it. I have to go to the grocery store to get weighed. Tomorrow is weigh in day. I want to see the 150s!

[Jane E.]

I weighed today and lost .5 so I'm 161. One more pound and I'll get my 20 lb clippie. At work the other day one of the family members stopped me. She said "you're losing too much weight - your pants are dragging." Sure enough they were falling around my feet; however, my hips & abs are my main source of fat deposits - so I lose around my legs - but it takes awhile for my midsection to catch up. I think my legs and arms are size 10 and my midsection is 14! I tried on my size 12 shorts again - they're a little looser but not loose enough to wear out in public. When I first started trying them on I couldn't even get them up to my waist let alone zipped and fastened!

workout: 35 minutes of free weights with cardio in between sets

Breakfast: 1 c watermelon
Snack: 1 c watermelon, oj
Lunch: chili, peach/mango juice
dinner: chili, peach mango juice

I made the chili spicy hot with 4 different kinds of peppers & two different kinds of onions. Used less than 1 lb of ground sirloin for the entire recipe - which fills up a huge cooking pot.

[pearlieq]

You're doing a great job! Keep up the good work!!!!

You can do it! :cheer2:

[lovinaz]

Welcome back, we missed you! What a wonderful anniversary dinner! Sounds like you had a nice, relaxing time. Sorry to hear about the trouble getting breakfast, geez that would have really stressed me out!!!

I rented a Pilates DVD from Blockbuster Online after reading it in your journal, thanks for the tip! I am going to use it tonight to see how I like it.

You are doing great and you will get your 20 lb clippie in no time! And as much as you work out, you will have no problem meeting your exercise challenge. Keep it up!

[Jane E.]

Ugh last night was difficult. I ate my dinner at 4:45 pm so I'd be over & done with it. However dh wasn't ready to eat dinner until after 8pm - he's always been a late dinner eater. I kept the chili simmering all evening and finally at 8pm - it got to me. I fixed another bowl of chili and then - ugh! got out the italian bread and butter. I ended up having my 8pm snack of 1 bowl of chili and 4 slices of bread!!!! Its just too good for me to pass up! I used to eat bread, butter, chili & cheese. I don't even buy cheese anymore because I know I can't resist. If dh would eat at 5 or 6pm I wouldn't even have had the chili still simmering. I've just got to learn to deal with this. He's always loved eating late whereas I like to eat dinner before 6pm. Anyway, he had 2 bowls of chili & sliced avocado on the side for his dinner.

Today: So far -

breakfast: 1/4 c watermelon & 1bowl of chili, peach/mango juice
snack: took mom out for an orange sherbet/vanilla ice cream cone & I had one
lunch: 1 bowl of chili, peach/mango juice

I've gotta get - a neighbor just stopped by will finish later.

[lovinaz]

Maybe you guys can come up with some kind of compromise on the dinner time? That sounds too stressful to have to deal with basically 2 opportunities for dinner! Or maybe while he is eating late you can have a healthy snack or a small salad or something? Or you have a salad or veggie dish at your usual dinner time and eat a later, smaller dinner with him? I don't know, but I hope you can work something out so you are not tempted so much!

Hang in there and keep it up, you can do it!

[eeyore25]

Amy has a really good point on the dinner issue. Sit down and talk to DH to see if there is any way that you two can come up with something.

Hang in there. You are doing a great job

[Jane E.]

Thank you Amy & Eeyore 25 for sticking up for me. I need the vote of confidence! Dh just doesn't understand, but I will try to talk with him. He hasn't touched the BBQ late at night, so he did understand my problem with that!

Tonight he got home at 4:30pm after having eaten at Quizno's at 3pm. He wasn't that hungry but we grilled tilapia - he ate half of his.

Now for my wedding rings! When I bought my original ring I weighed 102lbs. When I was pregnant with my second child I took off my rings and have never put them on again. I'm not too upset because they always made my fingers itch. (We did buy them at a reputable jeweler out on the Key.) Last December at 180lbs I realized I hadn't worn a wedding ring in over 17 years. At that time, I didn't think I'd be losing weight. One day, on the spur of the moment while shopping at Walmart, I bought an inexpensive gold wedding ring. This ring didn't make my fingers itch. I've worn the ring for 8 months, but now it keeps slipping off. I've found it in the garbage can, on the floor, on the bottom of the bathtub. One day I couldn't find it anywhere - dh found it 2 days later on the floor of my car!! The good news is that this ring does NOT make my finger itch. I know I won't be able to wear it much longer though. I've decided when I make goal that we're going to go out and buy a brand new wedding/engagement set.

Today's stats: lost another .5 for 19.5 - I want that 20lb clippie!!! :Pinkbounc

workout: 65 min of yoga

I didn't eat breakfast or lunch - didn't feel like it. We're supposed to go to the movies & I want to buy a small box of Milk Duds.

dinner: 1 piece of Tilapia with cajun seasonings & lotsa lemon, a few pieces of fresh spinach, peach mango juice

Forgot to add I also had a ring of fresh pineapple with dinner.

[lovinaz]

What a wonderful goal! Is the one you bought falling off because it is now too big or has it been loose the whole time? I guess it is a good sign that your fingers have gotten thinner, right?

Have you come up with a lasting solution to the dinner problem? Sounds like you guys compromised a little last night!!

You will get that new clippie soon, I know it!

[Jane E.]

Thank you, Amy. When I bought the ring in December it fit me perfectly. The other rings were way too small. I found a ring that I bought about 15 years ago and it was way too small for me. It won't even fit on my pinky finger! So, I have a long way to go.

What I usually try to do for dh since I know he likes to eat late is fix him things I don't like - salmon, huge salads, shrimp etc. That way I'm not tempted. Before I was working out & dieting I used to buy that BBQ stuff all the time. I never knew he liked it and have been surprised he continues to buy it. Usually, he eats it when I'm not at home - so its not a problem. We've both learned he can't eat that at night if I'm still awake. So far, so good. Tonight he's grilling out steak that I've marinated but I'll eat the tilapia.

Workout 80 minutes total - 60 circuit training & 20 cardio.

Breakfast: Breakfast Burrito at McDonalds, pineapple ring

Lunch: chili, peach/mango juice, 2 slices of bread/butter

Dinner: tilapia w/mayo and celery stix, peach mango juice, strawberry/blueberry shortcake - used oj to moisten the cake & just ate the shortcake & fruit

[Jane E.]

I got my 20lb clippie!!!!!! :banana: :banana:

On grill night, I did end up eating 1/3 of one of the steaks. It was delicious.

Saturday:
No breakfast or lunch
Dinner: 1/2 order of chix nachos, cranberry juice
Dessert (at home): strawberry/blueberry shortcake with just a bit of skim milk, peach/mango juice

Sunday:
breakfast: fresh pinapple, peach/mango juice
lunch: bean burger on a bun, peach mango juice

We're having friends over for dinner. We've decided just to have plain ole grilled hot dogs, baked beans, french fries, and rootbeer floats. For the hotdogs, I've gotten in saurkraut, canned beanless chili, cheese, onions, plus all the other condiments. Dh loves saurkraut and mustard. I like the chili 'n cheese & mustard.

Tomorrow we've been invited to a party, so I have two difficult days ahead of me.

[Cruise04]

You are doing great Jane!!!!!! Congrats on getting that 20 pound clippie!!!! You are ROCKIN'!!!!!!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Jane E.]

Thanks for your encouragement, Chris!

To finish from yesterday, we had company last night so dinner was 'on the grill':
1 grilled hotdog with chili & mustard, homemade baked beans, celery & carrots, 4 french fries

dessert later that night: a huge hot fudge sundae.

After they left at 11pm, dh & I went for a 40 minute walk.

Then I came home and had another sundae. I've gotta get rid of the hot fudge, ice cream & whipped cream -- aackk!!

This morning I woke up and did 30 minutes of weights with 20 minutes of cardio.

Breakfast: 1 bean burger w/ 2T salsa (no bun), 1C of fresh pineapple, strawberries & blueberries

Not sure whats for lunch - I'm working but I'll probably come home - unfortunately I didn't buy enough lo-cal stuff for when I'm in a hurry.

Tonight - going to a party not sure what we'll be eating.

[goldcupmom]

You are doing AWESOME, Jane (Hot fudge not included ;) )

I continue to be so impresssed with your exercise.

Keep it up!

Happy Monday!!

[rcyannacci]

Hi Jane. I'm new to your journal, but just wanted to pop in and say hi. Thanks for posting that link on someone's journal about prepping for a 5 K- I've been thinking about signing up for one in Nov. so this information was perfect!

Your dinner at V&A's sounds wonderful! DH and I love eating out at WDW (Flying Fish, Artist Point, and Boma's are our favs), but we've never been to V&A yet...but it will definitely be in our future!

Congrats on your progress so far and have fun at your party tonight. :)

[calena]

How are you cooking the tilapia? I need to incorporate more healthy fish in my diet!
You are doing so well with the exercise. Congrats.
Also like the ring idea. DH never wears his (he is a landscaper) and I wish he would. I never take mine off.
When I lose 20 lbs (half way to goal) I am buying a gold charm bracelet I have decided. Then I will have charms on it for stuff... like when I reach goal!

[lovinaz]

You are doing really good! I am so with you on the "gotta get rid of the ice cream, hot fudge, etc" Great minds must think alike!!! :rotfl:

Congrats on your 20 lb clippie! I knew you'd get it soon! :cool1:

Keep up with that exercise, you are such an inspiration!

[Zela]

Congratulations on the 20lb clippie! :banana:

Have a good day! :cheer2:

[SunFloridaDisney]

Have a good day.

I understand about those sundaes. Fudge, ice cream, have to watch that stuff!! LOL :sunny:

[Jane E.]

Whew, I've been so busy lately. I haven't had time to get on the computer.

Julie, thanks for stopping by. My hot fudge is gone, so there won't be any more sundaes! No matter how old I get I guess I'll always be a chocoholic.

Christin, glad you found the website for cool running. They have great advice and support. I've always wanted to run in the Disney 1/2 marathon but could never get my miles up. I ended up being able to run about 4 miles before I got heel spurs. In between my running days I walked & walked & walked and just overdid it. I still have to be very careful with my feet. By the way, I've never been to Artists Point or Flying Fish but dh loved Bomas. Usually, we don't like buffets either. I was almost going to have our anniversary meal at Jiko instead but decided to go for V&As. It was wonderful!

Calena, the tilapia I made the other day was on sale & came with a cajun rub & cooking instructions. I baked it in the oven at 375.
However, I have another tilapia recipe that I pan fry for 3 minutes on each side. I coat the fish with flour and seasoning salt in a ziplock bag while the pan is preheating. I make sure the pan is hot. Then, I panfry the fish for 3 minutes on each side. After that I take the fish out & add 1T of butter, 1 tsp flour, 1/4 c white wine & juice of one lemon for about 1 or 2 minutes until it thickens. I add a couple T of Italian parsley & serve it over the fish. I love your charm bracelet idea! My dh doesn't wear his ring either. He almost lost his finger doing repair work on gas appliances, so off came the ring.

Amy, thanks for your congrats on my clippie. I finally made it! How's your weather out there? Dh's nephew came to visit. They were thinking of moving to AZ but we think they've decided to come to FLA instead. They loved everything about AZ but didn't think they would have success with their own business there. We'll be finding out in a few days where they are relocating to.

Z, thanks for your encouraging words.

Kate, thanks for stopping by. I love your Oahu pic!

I don't even remember where I left off. Usually I work every other weekend with my Alzheimer residents & during the week at our home business. This week I was called in to work on Monday & Tuesday. When I get off work from there I'm worn out. They keep the facility warmer than I like because most of the residents get cold so easily. By the time I get home I'm worn out from doing all kinds of activities with them. No matter how hot it is they all want to go outside after lunch. Some of them will even wear sweaters outside.

I left off on August 8th
lunch: leftover hotdog
dinner: we went out for a birthday party - dh & I split the lobster pizza & he ordered an appetizer of scallops with mushrooms on bread in a Japanese terriaki sauce. (I ate 1/2 the bread.) I also had several slices of pizza & 2 glasses of white zin. Some of the other poeple got steamed calms & other seafood dishes - I didn't try any but dh did! I also had one bite of key lime pie. We had a great time seeing everyone. We were at the restaurant almost 2 1/2 hours. Afterwards I came home and had a hot fudge sundae.

Tuesday:
breakfast 1C of fresh pineapple, strawberries & blueberries
lunch: 1 hotdog
snack: 1 rice crispie treat & 1 homemade raisin/oatmeal cookie
dinner: 1 hotdogs & baked beans

Wednesday a neighbor invited me to go out for lunch. - Bad idea for me. We ended up going out for pizza, so I skipped breakfast knowing we were eating out. We also went to the movies, seeing the first showing of Mr & Mrs. Smith -after 90minutes we walked out. I got bored with all of the explosions, gunfire & fighting.

lunch: 3 slices of cheese pizza
snack at movies: small box of milk duds
dinner: 3 slices of leftover cheese pizza, peach/mango juice
snack: peach mango juice & pne handful of Cinnabon popcorn

DS & his wife came over for movie watching night at 6pm. I had eaten my dinner at 4:30pm. Dh grilled the other package of hotdogs (I didn't have any.) and they finished up the rest of the baked beans. For dessert they had the cinnabon popcorn - I ate one handful.

This morning I woke up and did my 60 minute workout of cardio, light weights & step. I also got some housework done. Its after 12 and I haven't eaten breakfast yet.

[lovinaz]

WHAT?!?! You walked out on Brad Pitt???????? :eek: :faint: Have you seen A River Runs Through It? That is when my Brad obsession started. He and I have the same birthday, it must be fate! Now I just have to actually meet him and make him aware of that fact... ;)

Keep up the exercising, you are 1/3 of the way to your goal, good for you!!

[Jane E.]

Amy, its not the FIRST time, that I've walked on a Brad Pitt movie. About 4 years ago, we went to see The Mexican with another couple. After about 40 minutes, I couldn't stand it anymore & told dh and the other couple I was going out into the mall to shop. 15 minutes later dh showed up, 10 minutes after that the other couple joined us. That movie was 'the pitts'. (I should be shot for that pun!) You can't complain that he's not in the entertainment news enough! You've probably got enough Brad reading material to last the next decade. I feel so bad for Jennifer though. She's had it really rough.

skipped breakfast
lunch: 2 waffles with margarine and syrup, 1/2c blueberries
snack: 2 more waffles
dinner: lime shrimp with rice

At the grocery store they had Margarittaville lime shrimp on sale - 2 for 1. It comes uncooked frozen - I had to saute it - I added 1/4c of a vidalia onion & some roasted red pepper from a jar to it. THen I micro'd Zatarain's New Orleans style yellow rice to go with it. It took me about 10 minutes to make dinner.

I tried the Microdermabrasion stuff again. I found it to be much better if I use it in the shower. I guess the water softens the crystals on my face - which didn't happen when I just washed my face with it before. The crystals didn't bother me this time - I just have to go very gently over my face. I've used it twice more and guess I'll finish the tube. I still like the Glycolic peel better.

[rcyannacci]

That lime shrimp sounds yummy! I'll have to look for it in the store!

I have to say I prefer Brad Pitt old school to Brad Pitt new school. I haven't seen Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and I'm really not in any hurry either, especially after your review :) I get tired of guns and explosions too.

Have a great Friday!

[Jane E.]

Christin, the best thing about the lime shrimp dish is how quickly it takes to fix it! Dh already let me know he wants more next week.

Yesterday, I decided I could no longer stand our bathroom. It was decorated back in 1966. It comes complete with pink wall paper with gold flex, pink tub, sink, toilet & countertop. Yesterday I took out all of the wall paper. Then I started scraping the ceiling where someone had previously painted & it bubbled. I had paint flex all over me. I sure hope its not lead! I did all of this without telling dh. When we talked on the phone he about had a fit. However, when he got home & saw all the work I had saved him - he was a little happier. He took out the towel bars & medicine cabinet for me. Today, I went to the paint store & bought a fennel green paint (very light green) and a primer coat. I'm hoping if I do a lot of the prepping that dh can paint it. I wanted to buy a new medicine cabinet & checked at Home Depot but none of the new ones match our measurements.

breakfast: 1 tomato basil burger bunless

lunch: split a meal out to eat with my mom - 1/2 reuben, 1/2 fruit salad & 1/2 peanut butter pie

snack: We ate at 11am and by 2:30 I was hungry. I ate a hotdog &fudgesicle

I guess that I should have a snack for dinner since I had dinner for a snack.

Did 20 minutes of walking and 10 minutes of yoga.

[Jane E.]

I've really been getting the munchies lately.
Yesterday snack for dinner: cheese slices, peach mango juice

late snack: 2 slices of toast & peach mango juice

A friend of dh's came over the other night & loves my peach mango juice. He's going to start buying it now!

Today:
breakfast: 1 tomato basil burger bunless, oj

snack: homemade choc chip cookies 2 - I'm lucky I didn't eat 5!!! They had'em at work again. They're just too good.

lunch: LC dijon chix dinner w/ green beans, oj

snack: 2 chedder cheese slices, peach mango juice

I just want to eat nachos and hot fudge sundaes lately!

[rcyannacci]

I have a weakness for nachos too...and living in TX doesn't help. ;)

Great work on the bathroom! I love projects like that; you can always see your progress so there's no delayed gratification.

Do you make your own tomato basil burgers for breakfast? I have to be better about eating protein for breakfast, but eggs and typicaly breakfast meats tend to make me nauseous...so I usually end up with peanut butter. I'd love to have an alternative.

Have a good weekend!

[lovinaz]

I don't know Jane, I am still devastated that you walked out on not only ONE, but TWO Brad Pitt movies!!! I guess I just won't invite you to our $1 million wedding in Fiji... ;)

I hear ya on the munchies! I lost my mind today and ate 6, yes, that is 1/2 dozen, heath bar cookies... But that's OK because I made up for it by not working out...

I hope your munchies go away soon! Hang in there, they will be gone before you know it.

[calena]

I bought some Tilapia yesterday. Will probably cook it on the bbq wrapped in foil with some seasoning and bit of olive oil. We will see. I love fish but I am so lousy at cooking it!
I love nachos too! Who doesn't? ;) I just refuse to buy them right now because I am seeing my weight shift so I want it to keep going!

[Cruise04]

You seem to be doing pretty good there calena!!!! Keep up the good work - you've got some off for this month and that's a good thing.

And I'm NOT a big nachos lover. Just from one place here and town and I wouldn't even call them nachos because they are definitely a meal!!!! :)

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[keenercam]

Jane-- That was so brave of you to undertake that project on your own! Congrats on getting so much done. I love light green -- we just did our entry way a pale sage, our living room is a beige and our powder room is pina colada :) So glad your DH was able to appreciate your effort.

Keep up the great work with your food choices. I love the idea of a bunless burger for breakfast -- one of my favorites! But, I can't even let my family order a nacho appetizer yet because I have no willpower to face it. Tilapia, however, is a passion of mine. At a restaurant last weekend, they prepared it with roasted garlic pan gravy -- I think they broiled it with roasted garlic and then poured the pan gravy over the tilapia -- it was to die for. Lime shrimp is really sounding delish right now, too!

Have a great evening, Jane! :grouphug:

[Jane E.]

I'm glad to see that I'm not alone on the nachos! I love tex mex. Yum!Thanks for the support with my diet & workouts!

Christin, the tomato basil burgers I get are veggie burgers They're made by Morningstar Farms. Another favorite of mine are the bean burgers. I love fixing them with peach salsa!

Amy, LOL about brad and the cookies/no workout. Now, don't try and tell me that you liked either of those movies; although, Mr & Mrs Smith wasn't nearly as bad as The Mexican.

Calena, let me know how your tilapia turns out. I'm always looking for new recipes.

Cam, I have to laugh at the names of some of the paint. Our livingroom, hallway & entry way are garbanzo bean!! Its like a dark beige. Our pink powder room will now be fennel. If I like it I may use it in my bedroom too. I've never heard of pina colada though! That sounds like an interesting color.
I've got all the wallpaper off as well as the bubbling ceiling paint all scraped off. Dh's friend is coming over tomorrow to sand, prime & paint. I can't wait to get it finished. 5 years of 1960s pink is too long - especially for the boys bathroom! Believe me its all PINK! Ugh!


We had a busy weekend. Saturday after work I had a concert to go to. It was a 'golden oldies' concert in a nearby town. We saw Mark Lindsay who was the lead singer for Paul Revere and the RAiders (Cherokee Nation). Opening for them was another group featuring a singer who was in Sam, the Sham & the Pharohs. Both groups were excellent. We had great seats right up front. Originally there was only one show, in the afternoon. However, they opened up a second show at 8pm which I didn't know about. When I picked up our tix we were scheduled for the 8pm show. I was so thankful. They said the 4pm show was not nearly as good. When bil and sil heard we were going they decided to join us. Afterward we went out to an Irish PUb with a really awesome rock n roll band. We didn't make it home until 1am.

Saturday:
breakfast: 1 tomato basil burger
snack: peach mango juice
lunch: LC chix, fudgesicle
snack: Smart ONe's key lime pie, peach mango juice
dinner: We ate after the show - dh and I split quessadillas - also had 3 white zinfadels.

Sunday:
breakfast: 1 tomato basil burger, oj
lunch: LC chix dinner, Smart ONe's carrot cake, oj
snack: You don't want to know - a BIG symphony choc bar!!!!
dinner: We went out for nachos & I had two Long Island Iced Teas

Very stressful weekend. One of our residents died - he didn't really have other family & he'd been there for several years. He also didn't have alzheimers - so he's one of the few residents I have that knew me. Just as I brought a church deacon & wife to pray for him - he'd just died one minute before. Our administrator & hospice caretaker had been sitting with him. Everyone was crying but I couldn't cry because I had a whole roomful of residents to entertain. However, when I got home I was stressing. We knew that he was probably going to die this weekend. I was sad because I had talked with him when I worked on Tuesday. By the time I returned on Saturday he was no longer conscious. Sunday I took my cd player in his room in the afternoon, along with a Sinatra cd & his caretaker played it for him. He always loved Sinatra.

Today I woke up bright & early, did a 60 minute workout with weights, walking & jogging.

breakfast: tomato basil burger bunless as always
snack: 1/2 of a fruit bar, apple juice
lunch: LC cabbage roll
snack: birthday cake from work -we celebrated a residents birthday today, peachaide
dinner: LC sweet & sour chix, carrot cake, oj
snack: fudgesicle

I've gotta concentrate and get back on my game plan!!

[lovinaz]

I am so sorry to hear about your resident. That is very sad news. Hang in there :hug:

Don't worry about your chocolate bar, I'm sure all the alcohol in the Long Island Ice Teas dissolved it in no time flat!! ;)

You are still doing great and you are living proof that you can have a couple drinks/snacks and still get the job done!

As for my honey Brad :lovestruc , I have not yet seen Mr. & Mrs. Smith (DB apparently does not share my obsession with Mr. Pitt). It's been a long time since I've seen the Mexican so I don't remember if I liked it or not... :teeth:

[Jane E.]

Amy, LOL, I think you're right about those Long Islands! I should probably drink'em more often! I'd probably already be in the 150's if I'd throught of that earlier. Thanks for your condolences. I've done activities with Alzheimer patients part time for the past 12 years. I usually love my job, but every once in awhile it gets stressful.

I gained 1.5 lbs but I'm not changing my clippie because I will lose the weight this week. I said to Dh - guess I shouldn't have had the nachos and Long Islands & he said - "It was all the hot fudge sundaes & chocolate!"

Did 35 minutes of aerobics & 10 minutes of yoga.

Breakfast: 1 banana, oj

Lunch: HOT HOT chili. Ouch! I used 2 habanaros (removed seeds from 1), 2 jalapenos & regular old green pepper. I got the oil from the hot peppers on my hand and touched the skin on my throat. It burned for about an hour and turned red. Dh said no more habanaros! Also oj and 1 scoop of orange sherbet for dessert.)

snack: mini bowl of chili

dinner: As I write this I'm marinating steak for cooking out on the grill tonight. I also have canned asparagus - forgot to buy fresh.

[rcyannacci]

Don't sweat the 1.5...we have to expect fluctuations, now and then, right? Thanks for the tip about the Morningstar burgers...I'll check my grocery next time I'm there.

I burned my fingers cutting fresh jalapenos one time, so I hear you. I've never worked up the courage for habanaros after that! Now I'm hungry for fresh salsa...I might have to remedy that soon. :)

Hope you enjoyed your steak!

[Jane E.]

Christin, at my grocery store they're in with the frozen foods - in between the Hot Pockets & Lean Cusines. Homemade salsa sounds wonderful - if you have any good recipes do tell! I've never made homemade salsa. We go to one Mexican restaurant where its made fresh & its sooo good.

Last night we didn't get to cook the steaks. Dh had a friend over to paint the bathroom. He sanded & primed the walls. Therefore, we decided not to have the steaks since we only had two. We ended up having chilled shrimp with cocktail sauce & the cooked lime shrimp with rice pilaf.

I forgot to add that at 9pm I had 2 slices of peanut butter toast.

I hope dh gets home on time tonight to grill those steaks.

30 minute circuit training weight workout.

Breakfast: 1 banana, oj, and HOT spicy chili

Lunch: green iced tea & chili -

Snack: I started having cravings and wanted chocolate candy. I decided to eat my fudgesicles. I ate 4. With this particular brand that is 6.0 fat grams. I change around the brands every once in awhile so I don't get bored with it. Each brand does taste diffently. A lot better than a box of Milk Duds! Plus my cravings went away. I've just got to figure out how to deal with these battles instead of giving in. Today it worked!

Dinner: Steak & Asparagus, grape juice

[lovinaz]

Mmm, have those steaks been marinating the whole time? They are going to be SO good!!!!!!

I will have to try Fudgesicles for my chocolate cravings. I have been eating those Chocolate-n-Caramel Creme Savers, a couple of those really take the edge off. Yes, look at all the Fudgesicles you can have instead of Milk Duds! You could probably eat 10 of them and still be under in fat and cal... So that was a GREAT substitution, good job!!!!

[Cruise04]

I just read back from when I posted last and realized I called you calena - I'm sorry to both of you - she posted just before me and I got myself confused - I'm so sorry and very embarrassed!!!!

Sorry to hear about your resident. And sorry to hear about your 1.5 pound gain but you are like me - I knew I'd lose at least some of it before the end of this week and when I had lost 1 pound of it then I went ahead and broke down and changed my numbers. But at least I didn't have to give my clippie back - I just want the next one!!! LOL

Keep up the good work!
Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Jane E.]

LOL Christin, I was always afraid I'd do something like that. With all of the various replies it can get confusing! As for gaining weight, I snuck into the grocery store today and weighed myself and I've lost 1/2 lb so I'm hoping to be down the other 1 by next week.

Amy, those steaks marinated about 30 hours!!! Then ds and his wife came over last night for Tivo night (we tivo all of their shows for them). So dh & I ate the steaks and ds and his wife had shrimp and BBQ pork. Since I was eating my steak the BBQ didn't bother me. Its just when I'm hungry that it makes me really grouchy! I don't think those creamsavers would be enough to fight off my cravings; although, I haven't tried the carmel and chocolate ones yet - just the strawberry ones. Have you tried the Skinny Cows? More frozen chocolate lowfat desserts! Delicious!

Breakfast: 1 veggie burger, 2 strawberry waffles w/ marg & syrup, oj

Lunch: 1 chili & a handful of Bing cherries, green iced tea

[lovinaz]

Ooh, was your steak awesome? I bet it was!!!

I have had the Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches. They are good. But let me tell ya about my ALL TIME favorite frozen treat. It is the Healthy Choice Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich. :lovestruc They are stupid expensive, and I only buy them when they are on sale (which isn't very often!). But they are worth every penny! Those kinds of things are great because they are portion-controlled. Check them out!

I like the chocolate-n-caramel creme savers the best. The other ones just don't compare. I'm such a food snob! :rolleyes:

Don't worry, that extra lb will be off before you know it!

[pearlieq]

We do TiVo nights too! Isn't TiVo the best!?!

Glad to hear that 1/2 pound got sent packing! I totally agree with you on the Skinny Cows! They're amazing!!! I love the chocolate mint ones best!

How's the kitten? :cat:

[Jane E.]

Amy, I was looking at the Healthy Choice frozen desserts yesterday but didn't buy any. I decided to try the Nestle's double fudge bars. This is after months of only buying my grocery store brand of fudgesicles which have gotten boring. Next time I run out of fudgesicles I'll have to try them. I love caramel but since dh doesn't like it I never buy it. These can be for ME!

Hi Pearlique, the kitten is so cute! She did destroy my exercise ball - it was one of those big ones that you sit on. It used to set upon my cardio glider machine, so it was high. QT started climbing on top of the ball to play with the string hanging down from the fan. I would always get her down. Dh went up to her & moved the ball, she dug in her nails, the ball expoded!, and QT ended up on the floor. There went one life! Technically that was dh's fault for teasing the cat. Scared the heck out of all of us including the dog!

Finishing last nights food:
dinner: 1 bowl of chili & a glass of strawberry/kiwi juice

snack: 1 glass of strawberry kiwi juice


This a.m. woke up & hit the beach for a 9am walk. :cool1: Walked for 40 minutes plus jogged several times during the walk. It was like a steam bath there! I refuse to swim because of the red tide. Otherwise, I could walk 40 minutes and swim for 15 but NO WAY until this clears up. Afterwards did 25 minutes of yoga. (I'd rather be swimming.) Red tide has been here all summer.

Breakfast: 110 calories .75 fat grams
3 oz of tuna with 1 tsp of cocktail sauce w/extra horseradish & lots of pepper

We've been invited over to sil for pizza and game night tomorrow night. I'm planning my strategy to avoid over eating. Think I may take a lowfat snack like chilled shrimp or else eat before I go so I'm not starving. Both bil and sil are thin & in good shape so they don't need to worry about pizza!

Lunch: 240calories .75 fat grams,
same as lunch with cranberry juice added

snack: 240 calories 4 fat grams
4 fudgesicles

Dinner: 310 calories 7 fat grams
5 shrimp sauteed in olive oil with onions & green pepper, cranberry juice

Snack: 120 calories 2 fat grams
2 fudgesicles

Let's see if I can add correctly - 1020 calories 14.5 fat grams

[lovinaz]

Wow, you are doing great on your exercise! You'll be at your goal in no time! Don't you just hate the stress of social situations? I'm always worried about what I am going to be eating. I always have a plan, and only follow it about 25% of the time... :guilty:

Eating a healthy dinner before is a great idea! Maybe do that and have one piece of pizza. No harm done that way! What games do you play? I love Balderdash and Pictionary and Taboo.

[Jane E.]

Thanks Amy, I've been trying to increase my workouts. I was starting to get lazy. For tonight, I went to the grocery store & bought 1lb of precooked prepeeled shrimp. We'll take that with a bottle of white zin. Tonight, we're playing cards. Pictionary is fun - we haven't played that in ages. One of our favorites used to be Guesstures. See what happens when ya get old?!

Also while shopping, I bought the Healthy Choice Mocha/Fudge Bars. I almost bought the caramel ice cream sandwiches but they were made with vanilla ice cream. The mocha/fudge bars looked too good to pass up. In the meantime, I've still got a ton of regular fudgesicles to finish.

I did an extra weigh in today and lost the other pound. I'm now 160 again, so my clippie stays! Probably the heat from the beach evaporated all the water from my body! It was like a steamroom there yesterday. I'll have to do that every week.

Last night I had to have a midnight snack, at 9pm! 2 slices of toast with lowfat cheese.

12 fat grams for that snack!!! The bread alone had 2 fat grams apiece plus 4 cheese wedges at 2 apiece. 360 calories.
Total for yesterday 26.5 fat grams and 1380 calories

Today I woke up and did 50 minutes of circuit training.

Breakfast 1/4c raspberries & tuna with cocktail sauce.

[joelyfaithsmommy]

Hi Jane!!!

I know it's been awhile since I"ve stopped by your journal...things have been a bit crazy here, but i wanted to pop in and say hello...see how you are doing, and wish you a WONDERFUL weekend! :) Here's hoping it's TWO GREAT WEIGHTLOSS DAYS!!! :teeth:

HAVE A GREAT ONE!
Jen :fish: ;)

[lovinaz]

Hmm, a midnight snack?!? The only time I sneak one of those in is when I've been partying... ;) At least those were GOOD fat grams! Better than Milk Duds!!!

How did your get-together go?

[Jane E.]

Jen, thanks for stopping by. You've been doing a great job on those mini goals! Congrats!

Amy, Taboo was the name of the game we always played not Guesstures! You can tell its been a long time! We had a great night out! We brought shrimp and white zin. We ate that before we ordered the pizza. Those who didn't want white zin drank Corona -dh's favorite! By the time we ordered the pizza I wasn't starving. I took from the medium pizza so the slices weren't big. (3 slices of Hawaiian) They did have a delicious fattening dessert which I couldn't resist. It had peanuts, peanut chips, choc chips etc. I did stop at one bar; in spite of the fact that they were left out all night.

Saturday:
breakfast: tuna w/cocktail sauce
lunch: mom took me out for lunch - had a veggie/fruit platter with chix salad
dinner: 6 cold shrimp w/ cocktail sauce, 3 potato chips & 3 Ritz w/ dip, 3
slices of Hawaiian pizza, 3 white zinfadels, 1 homemade peanut/choc
bar - Food was setting out all night so I did great for me.

Sunday: tuna w/cocktail sauce, 1 banana, cranberry juice

lunch: ds treated - took us out to a chix wing place 1 chix wing, 10
frenchfries, 1/2 coke -

dinner: split nachos w/ dh - we got takeout I was wornout & we watched some of our Tivo'd shows

Monday: 20 minutes of walking
breakfast: tuna w/cocktail sauce, 1 banana, oj
lunch: LC Sweet &Sour chix, cranberry juice
snack: sherbet
dinner: veggie burger w/bun, cranberry juice, 2 fudgesicles

[rcyannacci]

Hey Jane! Just catching up...looks like you had a good week! Great strategy with the shrimp. I'm gearing up for more than a couple back to school gatherings, so I need to start thinking about how I'm going to negotiate all of the terrible food that will be passed around.

Now I have to go out and buy some Skinny Cows, STAT! ;) BTW- the Carb Smart Breyer's bars are TERRIBLE! Stick with the good stuff ;)

Have a great day!

[lovinaz]

You did great at your party! I know it is such a challenge when something so yummy is left out, just tempting you to take another one. You conquered it, WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!

I am getting heartburn reading about all your tuna for breakfast. For some reason I can't eat tuna anymore, isn't that weird? It stinks because I love tuna and it is so high in protein and filling! Maybe I could try taking one of those heartburn medicines before...

[Jane E.]

Christin, thanks for the warning about Breyers bars. I love Breyers Ice Cream its too bad their bars aren't better. Enjoy your Skinny Cows!

Amy, thats too bad about the heartburn. I just love the fact that your tacos, margaritas, chips & dip are fine - but the "healthy" tuna causes heartburn. Our stomachs have a mind of their own. I remember once I ate two mini crabcakes so I wouldn't eat a whole plate of lasagna and ended up with a horrible stomach ache all night.

I've been filling in extra at my every other weekend job. They need to hire a fulltime coordinator but they haven't. I'm filling in an extra three days this week and next week. It'll help pay for my next Disney Trip. Anyway, our business at home is s-l-o-w in the summer so its not a problem.

Workout today was a 25 minute weight workout.

Breakfast: tuna, 1/3 of a peach, oj

Lunch: LC thai chix, Smart One's Choc Cake

Snack: SO choc cake

Dinner: Cheese pizza, cranberry juice ( we ended up having unexpected company - so I ordered pizza)

This weekend I went to a garage sale and bought the Total Gym 1000 for $15. It didn't come with any instructions or video so I have to wing it. Its set up in one of the bedrooms and I used it today along with my free weights. I've got to watch the Informercial for some more exercises; although that one is an upgraded version of mine. Additionally, I like it for doing my free weight flys on. On ds weight bench I have to lay on it backwards and I'm crunched when I'm doing my exercises.

[Jane E.]

Yesterday I forgot to say that I weighed in. I was 159.999 - I've finally made it to the 150s!!! I'll take what I can get! (It was just a smidge under the 160 mark.)

30 minutes of pilates

tuna with cocktail sauce, 6 cherries

[crusin'minnie]

Congratulations Jane! 150's have to feel really good!! :cool1:

I've been reading some past posts and the peach salsa sounds yummy. Do you make it or buy it??

Good luck with the Total Gym. Maybe you can post something on the WISH board and someone can get you a copy of instructions (if you need them).

Have a great day!! :flower:

[lovinaz]

Congrats on entering the 150's!!!!!! That is SO COOL!!! :cool1:

I like Cindy's suggestion about posting on the WISH board for exercises. Maybe even search the web.

Funny you mentioned crab. I was on a month long biz trip to Maryland a couple years ago and the crab cakes were :love: However, I noticed something would give me the most killer heartburn every time I ate (I'm talking to the point I would throw up). It took about a week of eating crab cakes (and eliminating other things like cocktail sauce, portabello mushrooms, etc) before I realized it was the crab! :blush: Sometimes it's like Mother Nature is working against me. Why can't I be allergic to cheesecake and ice cream, then I wouldn't have to lose any weight!!!!!

You're doing great, keep it up!

[Jane E.]

Crusin'minnie, thats a good idea about the Total Gym. I may even do a search of Total Gym and see what I come up with. Thanks. I buy my peach salsa. It was so good - not too sweet - great for veggie burgers.

Amy, with the crab cakes I've found since that if I eat a salad and have some bread BEFORE the crab I'm fine. We were going out for a big Italian dinner one night with some friends at 8pm. Dh and I decided to run over to our favorite seafood restaurant at 4pm so we wouldn't be starving. I ordered a white zin and crabcake appetizer. I had the worst stomachache all night. At the restaurant our friends were ordering pizza, lasagna, pasta etc. I ended up sipping on a coke all night. I was puzzled because I had ordered a crab cake dinner before and didn't have problems. It was something about the crab cakes on my empty stomach. I don't order them very often but when I do I make sure to eat something else first.

lunch: tuna, cocktail sauce, cranberry juice

snack: we had a birthday at work - 1 slice of cake (and I took sherbet to work for my snack - didn't touch it.), oj

At work, a coworker commented to me today that she noticed I'd lost weight. I told her I'd lost 20lbs. Then she floored me. She said - "well you weren't fat to begin with." I sure felt fat!! She said she thought I'd lost it because of my back problems. I said that was part of it - but mainly I felt I needed to lose the weight. Then another coworker who has known me for about 5 years - said "its gonna be alot harder to lose this time" - because she remembers when I was a size 8. After I lost my weight the first time she dropped about 30lbs when I gained back my weight. Now, I'm losing & she's gaining. She knows how I feel because she's been going thru the same thing. We ended up having a big discussion on weight, exercise, eating, dieting etc. I got some good ideas though! (One coworker didn't think I needed to lose weight & the other one KNEW I need to lose about 25 more lbs.) After all of this I've decided to get a jumprope because one skinny coworker swears by it!

[lovinaz]

Yay for you! That is so nice to get compliments like that. Boo for co-worker #2 for trying to dampen your spirits. Just because she is having a hard time losing doesn't mean you will!!!

More power to you for the jumprope. It is an excellent workout! However, there are not too many things I dislike more. Maybe going to the dentist for a root canal with no anesthesia. Or slamming every appendage in a car door. :teeth:

[calena]

It is so weird when people comment on your weight. One of my neighbours commented on my weight loss and although I felt good because I did need to lose weight, I still felt weird that SHE thought I needed to lose weight. Am I living in denial or what?????? Then this morning one of the moms from the figure skating club my kids are in stopped by. I had not seen her since March and she looks to me like if she lost weight. I did not know if I should say something or if it would offend her that I was implying she needed to lose weight to begin with. How complicated. It is just so hard to even mention weight with people. I am just trying to say "You look good." Then they can take it as they want!
So, you eat tuna for breakfast every day? We are going to the beach this week and I can't wait for fresh seafood!!!! Broiled of course! :flower:

[calena]

It is so weird when people comment on your weight. One of my neighbours commented on my weight loss and although I felt good because I did need to lose weight, I still felt weird that SHE thought I needed to lose weight. Am I living in denial or what?????? Then this morning one of the moms from the figure skating club my kids are in stopped by. I had not seen her since March and she looks to me like if she lost weight. I did not know if I should say something or if it would offend her that I was implying she needed to lose weight to begin with. How complicated. It is just so hard to even mention weight with people. I am just trying to say "You look good." Then they can take it as they want!
So, you eat tuna for breakfast every day? We are going to the beach this week and I can't wait for fresh seafood!!!! Broiled of course! :flower:

[Jane E.]

Amy, thats how I feel about jump rope. She suggested just trying to jump 5 jumps, then 10 jumps etc. She advised me not to try for minutes. I think I'm going to add it in with circuit training. (Starting out at 5 jumps after each set.) She claimed that jumping rope toned her up. She looks great in lowrisers! I wouldn't even wear those when I was a size 8! I just know I can't do it for long though.

Calena, it can be so difficult to decide what to say when people lose weight. I know when people have noticed I always feel complimented. I didn't feel offended by either coworker - especially the one who was telling me what a hard time I'd have this time! LOL! Just the encouragement I need. I knew she meant well because she's been thru it. Her sister is very thin & she's struggled with 30lbs off and on. I think I'm sick of tuna for awhile. I thought about it today & decided NO WAY! Have fun at the beach with real seafood!

breakfast: 1 bowl Blueberry Morning Cereal, OJ

lunch: LC turkey dinner, cranberry juice,1 mocha bar

snack: 1 mocha bar

dinner: asian pork with asian cole slaw, 3 slices of sourdough bread/butter, 2 cosmos - Dh & I split one dinner.

Dh & I went out for dinner tonight to Stonewood Grill. The food was so good. The pork is just a little spicy. The slaw has NO mayo - lots of sliced veggies - I even tasted ginger.

I took my mom shopping today. I ended up buying another exercise ball at Marshalls. My first one was top of the line from my physical therapist. This one I'm sure isn't as big - it also included a dvd plus a pump. It came to $12.99 - I hope it works as well as my first ball did. I also bought a jump rope for $2.99 - I'm going to use this sparingly and carefully!

Lost another 1/4 of a pound and even changed my siggie! 159.5!! And I used to mock the others who used decimals!

My chix is marinating in salsa, garlic salt and pepper for dinner tomorrow. I decided to grill in case we lose electric. One storm we lost electric for several days. Its miserable without air conditioning here. I'm a bit nervous about the hurricane. They never know for sure where they'll hit. Last year we thought we'd be a direct hit and instead Punta Gorda got it. Many people (including my neighbors went inland to avoid the hurricane only to run smack dab into it). Thats why I stay put.

35 minutes of walking & 5 jumps on my jump rope!

9pm snack of 1 slice of toast and lowfat cheese

[Jane E.]

It looks the hurricane will miss us. I feel so bad for the people on the east coast. They keep getting hit.

45 minutes of circuit training. Dh & I got my new exercise ball blown up. I'd use the foot pump and then he'd just blow it up. He got more air in then I did. Those cheapie foot pumps don't work well.

breakfast: 1C watermelon, LC sweet & sour chix dinner, oj
ended up eating LC baked chix instead

[lovinaz]

I'm glad you are going to be spared by the hurricane. Not too many of those here in AZ...

I love my exercise ball! I might try that advice with the jumprope. I want to die when I just try to go for 5 minutes. I think I could handle 10-15 jumps. My DD6 can go and go and go and go. I get exhausted just watching her!

You are doing great. Let me know how yummy those fajitas are!

[Jane E.]

I forgot that on Friday night we were invited to a county western party. We had a great time - arrived at 7:30 and left about midnight. They had a buffet set up. I took one plate - filled it once and that was all I ate. I had two types of pasta salad, 2 italian dishes, 2 small cubes of cheese and NO chix wings! Also had 4 white zinfadels. Great night - they had a band. We kept begging them to play southern rock. Everyone kept trying to get me up to dance but I didn't want to. I had fun just watching everyone else.

lunch: skipped lunch because of the party

snack: 2 pieces of Ghiradeli Choc

dinner: buffet plate but I skipped dessert since I had the choc pieces already

We made the fajitas for saturday night instead -
Saturday: Dh & I ended up not getting home until almost 1am - we were so wound up that we didn't fall asleep until 3 am. I slept soundly so soundly in fact that Dh woke me up at 9:44am. I'm supposed to be at work by10am. I flew around the house and ended up being 10 minutes late. In seven years I've never been that late before.

breakfast: skipped breakfast
lunch: LC meal, 2 mocha bars
dinner: chix fajitas, 1 mocha bar

Sunday:
tuna w/cocktail sauce
snack: 3 homemade choc chip cookies - I can't resist these!!
lunch: LC meal, cranberry juice
dinner: leftover chix fajitas - we finished'em, 2 mocha bars, cranberry juice

Monday:
blueberry morning cereal, oj
garden burger with bun, mocha bar, oj
watermelon
2 soft tacos, cranberry juice

Dh is going to skewer the shrimp and grill it outside but he probaly won't be home till 7:30 or so. I was starving so I ended up going to TAco Bell and buying 2 soft tacos. I was going to save one for him - but was too hungry!

I did 12 minutes of exercise each day for Saturday, Sunday & MOnday. (walking, calf raises, lunges, arm raises etc.)

Amy, I think I need to lose about 20 more lbs before I jump rope regularly. ITS TOUGH! UGH! I tried it once on my tile floor and since have used the carpeting. I hope you have better luck than me!

[lovinaz]

Ya, you definitely can't jump rope on the tile. That is a grass kind of activity!! I have not even tried it yet, I keep making excuses...

I would have been right with you NOT dancing. I have no rythm. Have you seen that Seinfeld episode where Elaine dances? That's me... I actually quit an aerobics class because we got a new instructor and she had some pre-choreographed routine to Ricky Martin's "She Bangs". Then she opens the door and is yelling and whooping it up, so everyone that walks by was looking in. Tons of people from my work go to the same gym, and here I am in the back row, looking like a robot... Needless to say, I have not been back to one of her classes since!

Have you tried Gewurtztraminer (sp?) wine? It is SO good! It is a sweet white wine, I love it. I also like Reisling. Our latest cocktail of choice is amaretto & Diet Coke.

You are doing so good with your eating. :goodvibes I wish I could skip dessert like that. You think "I already had chocolate, I better not have dessert". I'd think "I already had chocolate, what the heck I might as well have dessert since I already ruined the day!" I'm still working on that one :blush: Keep up the great work!

[Jane E.]

Amy, we love Gewurtztraminer (I can't spell it either.) We buy Fetzer's brand. About three times a year we'll buy it and everyone seems to really like it. Right now we're into white zinfadel and sparkling wines. Dh would love your amaretto drink but he'd never drink diet.

Lost another pound. I'm now 158.5. I got to change my signature. I'd better hurry and report to the challenge boards before the month is up.

I did 30 minutes of cardio and ab crunches today.

I forgot to add that last night I had two garlic shrimps when dh ate his late dinner.

breakfast: 5 sips of soup (Soup to Go - the Mexican flavored one), 3 bites of pineapple

snack: 1C watermelon

lunch: LC sweet & sour chix, mocha bar,grape juice

snack: 1/2C sherbet

dinner: LC Thai chix, mocha bar, grape juice

Dh got home too late to skewer the shrimp on the grill. I sauted it in butter and garlic for dh's dinner. He had chilled shrimp with cocktail sauce and my sauted shrimp.

[lovinaz]

Wow Jane, you are going to weigh less than me in no time! I better get that scale moving! I can't have you out-losing me!! ;)

Maybe your DH could try the amaretto in regular Coke? That might be way too sweet, but it might be good!

I love shrimp. I can't wait until the end of Sept when we go to Mexico and get it fresh from the water. YUM!! Your food choices look good, keep it up!

[keenercam]

Jane -- Your hard work and dedication is so incredibly inspiring! Congratulations on seeing the results of your hard work on the scale!

Keep up the awesome effort! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

I've been upset watching the news about New Orleans and Mississippi. Those areas have been devastated. I don't see how they're going to make it thru this. Some of the stuff I've been reading and hearing just seem unbelievable.

20 minutes of walking
breakfast: 1/2 of a bowl of blueberry morning cereal with nonfat milk
lunch: LC thai chix
snack: one glass of iced tea
dinner: 2 garden burgers with buns, mocha bar, grape juice

Amy, you're in no danger of me catching up! You're at the most difficult part when you don't have much weight to lose. You're going to look great for your trip. It won't be long till you'll be eating those shrimp south of the border. I bet they have some really good recipes down there too.

Cam, thanks for stopping by! I can always use the support!

[Jane E.]

I can't believe the lawlessness and helplessness that is rampant in New Orleans. People on TV were begging for help. I don't understand how we can airdrop supplies to other continents and we can't help our own. They said two babies died of dehydration. Its so horrible.

[lovinaz]

I agree with you Jane, usually in times of crisis people ban together, it is such a sad thing to see the looters and other morons acting like this. There are so many good and decent people that need help there and it makes me mad and sad at the same time. I can't even watch the news, it is too depressing. Hopefully things will get better there soon, we all need to keep them in our hearts and prayers!

You are still doing great on your eating! Come on, you can make your exercise goal this month, I know you can!!!

[Jane E.]

Amy, I just can't believe that all of this is going on. I just watched a press conference and they hoped to have everyone out within 24 hours. I'm just upset that because of the lawlessness its taking longer than it should. I keep watching TV hoping that the news will improve.

30 minute weight workout

Last night I ended up eating only one Gardenburger. By the time I finished the first one I received a phone call and then wasn't hungry for the second one.

breakfast: 1/2c blueberry morning, skim milk

lunch: Mom took me out for lunch. spaghetti - I ate 1/2 of it, green beans - I ate 1/4 of them, one slice of garlic bread/butter, 1/2 peanutbutter pie - the pie mom and I split

for dinner I plan on fixing a pasta dish with onions, pepper & tomato sauce - I forgot to buy more garlic!

[Jane E.]

Last night's dinner was the pasta I made. I had to use garlic powder because I forgot to buy more garlic. I sauteed onions, red pepper, green pepper in olive oil and added garlic powder right at the end. I browned ground round (less than 1lb of ground round) & fixed pasta, added a bunch of diced tomatoes, a little asiago cheese & mozarella cheese. I also bought real parmesan cheese that needs to be refrigerated to add on top with some ground pepper. Dh loved it. Its a lot less fattening than my old standby pasta dishes. The cheese is more for flavoring - I didn't drown my pasta in it like I normally do.

dinner: pasta, cranberry juice, mocha bar
snack: mocha bar

Friday:
breakfast - 1 bowl of blueberry morning, skim milk & oj
lunch: pasta, 1 mocha bar
snack: 2 mocha bars

I plan on having pasta for dinner tonight, cranberry juice & a mocha bar

[lovinaz]

Yum, that pasta sounds good! You always make such good stuff. I wish I were a little more experimental in the kitchen...

Have fun at your party. You can have fun and be healthy at the same time!

[Jane E.]

This morning I woke up and did 70 minutes of exercise: 35 minutes of walk/jogs outside and (due to the HEAT!!) 35 minutes of cardio inside.

breakfast: 2oz of tuna with lots of ground pepper

Thanks Amy! I think I'm going to eat either chix or tuna. Dh has decided to cook hamburgers out on the grill. I'll make a big salad to go with it and add some chix or tuna into mine.

[pearlieq]

Wow! Look at you! You are an exercise goddess!!!

Thanks for stopping by my journal. I'm glad to hear your little girl is going in for her appointment next week--the sooner they take care of it the better for everyone! It will be nice to have it done and over with. It was similar when we took Diana in--we dropped her off in the morning and came and picked her up the following night. They do put the girls completely under for their surgery so she was a little groggy afterwards, but back to her normal self in a few days. They have to shave a good patch of their stomach in order to do the surgery, so she had this big bald patch that lasted for over a month! The actual scar was just a straight horizontal line, about 3-4" long tied up with stitches. We had to take her in about 2 weeks later to have the stitches removed, but that only took about 5 minutes.

If you have a spare room, or even a spare closet/bathroom, you might want to set her up a little nest with her food/water/litter and a cozy place to sleep and rest quietly for a few days. For the first 1-2 days after the surgery Diana was moving pretty slow and mostly napped/rested.

Sending :wizard: for everything to go smoothly! Hope you have a great long weekend!!!

[Jane E.]

Pearlique, thank you for all of the kitty info. We've been so worried about her. She seems so little at just 5lbs. I'm glad everything went well for your little one - ours should be fine. Her food, water & litter is already kept in ds room so she'll have a quiet place to herself to recuperate. We're going to miss her while she's gone! How did you get thru those 2 days?

I had the best of intentions when I posted in here on Saturday. I was working out hard & eating well. I'd made plans for the weekend. And then the weekend got here! First we moved our card dinner to Sunday afternoon since dh had to work late on Saturday. Second, we had too much food.
We grill dh's awesome cheese burgers (they're huge), had chilled shrimp, & an olive, cheese, artichoke heart plate, Dos Eques w/lime, sparkling champagne & Eskimo Pies! Everyone brought something to eat: baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, fruit salad, drinks, chips & dip etc. We ended up eating all day. We started with the appetizers at 1:30, had lunch around 4pm, and dessert about 7pm. There went my eating plan...

5 chilled shrimp, 8 chips and dip, 1 glass of champagne

1 cheeseburger w/sesame seed bun, baked beans & a huge plate of potato salad, 1 champagne

1 bowl of fruit salad & 1 eskimo pie

2 slices of spicy pepper jack cheese & 1 glass of champagne

1 eskimo pie

I ate my last eskimo pie at about 11pm. Too much food!

The next day, Labor Day, my friend was coming over to take me out for lunch. When she got here I suggested we eat all our leftovers up instead. She was more than happy to oblige! We had a great afternoon visiting.

Then in the late afternoon I went shopping with another friend. This friend had always been thin. I didn't see her for about 2 years. In that time, her weight ballooned. The next time I saw her I didn't recognize her. She looked totally different and about 10 years older. She told me she needs some new clothes - so we had made plans to go shopping on Labor Day. Its been a struggle for her. One store we went to barely had the Women's sizes. At another store she struggled with some of the styles. Some would fit but look bad on her - others she wasn't comfortable with. She ended up with a couple of new outfits. She also talked about losing weight. Seeing how difficult things were for her motivates me not to gain weight. She's been thru some very difficult times. At this point, I'm worried about her health as well. When we were walking thru the parking lots I had to slow down for her to keep up with me. If nothing else I hope she starts walking again. She used to walk, bike ride & do weights. She hasn't done any of that in ages.

Monday:
1 bowl of fruit
1 burger on a bun, 4 shrimp, 1 eskimo pie
split nachos w/dh, 2 long island iced teas (dh & I went out for dinner to Chilis - we were so busy this weekend we needed some alone time.)

Tuesday:
breakfast: 1/2 cup of fresh pineapple

I'm planning on fixing Mexican lasagna for dinner tonight.

workout: 20 minutes of free weights :cheer2:

[lovinaz]

Your weekend sounds about the same as mine!!! Being social really kills your best intentions for sticking to an eating plan, doesn't it?!?

That is too bad about your friend, but kinda good for you because you can see firsthand how important it is too stay on track! You can do it, you've come so far already. Keep it up!

[pearlieq]

Sending :wizard: for your kitty! I'm sure everything is fine and she'll be so happy to see you tonight!

I hear you about social events derailing our attempts to be healthy! I did a bit of that this weekend myself. I'm glad you could be there for your friend and help her through the awkwardness of trying to find clothes. It's cool that it was an eye-opener for you.

Have a great day!

[Jane E.]

This a.m. I had to take QT to the vet to get spayed. I felt so bad because she kept going up to her food dish wanting food. I ended up going a few minutes early and sitting in the parking lot with her. We get her back tomorrow morning after 8:30am. I have a dentist appt at 8:40 so asked dh if he could please pick up QT.

breakfast: 1/2 bowl of blueberry morning with skim milk

lunch: potato salad, serving of Mexican Lasagna

I made the lasagna too darn HOT again. I didn't put habanaro peppers in this time. I added jalapeno peppers, habanaro sauce & Louisiana Hot Sauce. Guess it was still too hot. Dh helped me pull some of the jalapenos out, but it was too late!

OH & I forgot to post. I bought MIlk Duds again. Ate 3/4 of the box last night & 1/4 after lunch. Ouch!

My weight yesterday was 158.5 but I'd better be careful.

Amy, we're halfway thru the week and I still haven't settled down & eaten right. I have NO EXCUSES!

Pearlique, we get her back tomorrow. I phoned the vet and she did well thru the surgery, so now we just have to wait until tomorrow.

[pearlieq]

Glad to hear she did well--sorry for the mix-up on dates. For some reason I thought she went in yesterday... I'm glad you get her back early tomorrow morning. It's so hard without them!

Bummer about the lasagna being too hot. I keep doing that to my tortilla soup. I wish there was some way to cool it down besides yummy, high fat sour cream!

Hope you have a great night! :flower:

[Jane E.]

Thanks Pearlique, QT is doing fine. She came back this morning and was already jumping up on furniture. I closed her in ds room but after an hour she was wanting out. The office staff at the vets said they had a hard time getting her back into her carry cage. She's a stubborn kitty.

30 minute walk

breakfast: bowl of cereal with skim milk

lunch: Mexican lasagna, 2 fudgsicles

I'm waiting for the plumber. They said he'd be here by 1:20pm & he hasn't come yet. We're having trouble with water draining in our master bathroom & also the drain for the washer.

[lovinaz]

I'm glad to hear your kitty is OK! Bummer about the water leaking. That sounds $$!!! Hope it is not...

Don't make me come over there and slap those Milk Duds out of your hand! You need to stop buying those things, they are EVIL!

You will get back on track. Let's make a pact - we WILL behave this weekend! Come on, we can do it!!!! :cheer2:

[pearlieq]

Glad to hear she's home and doing well! She sounds like quite a spitfire!

Have a great day! Sending :wizard: that the water leak is simple and inexpensive to fix!

[Jane E.]

Thanks for asking about QT, Amy & Pearlique. You'd never have known she had surgery yesterday. She's into everything!

NO MORE MILK DUDS!!! Amy I'd hate for you to come to Florida during hurricane season just to slap them out of my hands. I will NOT be buying them anymore.

As for our plumbing, we had two clogs. One for the washer drain and one in our bathroom. Dh has a friend who has a plumbing company, so they never charge us. I keep telling dh to tell his friend to charge us. We did tip the plumber. Its a very good, honest company and I want to use them but I feel bad not being charged.

I did 35 minutes of yoga/pilates today. My left knee is sore. Its been hurting for 24 hours so I'm trying to be careful. No jogging, side lunges or anything that puts pressure on it.

I owe my mom lunch out today. I'm going to take her to look for a new kitchen faucet, then out for lunch. We'll probably get the chix salad veggie platter. It comes with chix salad, hard boiled egg, cucumbers, celery & lots of fresh fruit. They also have a chix salad fruit plate that comes with an assortment of fruit plus a dip.

My food yesterday was bad. I love that Mexican lasagna and originally I made it with just a small amount of cheese. However, everytime I fix it I add more shredded cheese.

snack: guava/passion fruit drink

dinner last night: Mexican lasagna, 1 slice of bread with lowfat spreadable cheese, 1 guava/passion fruit drink, & 1 mocha bar

snack: 1 guava/passion fruit drink and later another mocha bar

[lovinaz]

Great news about the plumbing! Maybe you could get the friend a gift certificate or a gift basket or something else to show your appreciation.

Lasagne is tough because you have to make such a large quantity and there are SO many leftovers!

Come on Jane, let's get serious again! You can do it! Next time you eat your lasagne, don't add more cheese. And get back on track this weekend! That is truly my goal for the next 2 days. I will try my best to check in this weekend and see how you are doing. You can do it!!!!! :teeth:

[Jane E.]

Thank you, Amy! I can always use the support. We WILL have a good weekend. Thankfully, the Mexican lasagna is gone. I didn't think dh liked it because it was way too spicy (and he kept mentioning that) so yesterday I ate it for lunch & dinner. He was upset when he got home & found out it was gone. He never told me he liked it - so I was pleasantly surprised!

Our dripping a/c is fixed. The air handler in the attic was dripping water. Our a/c guy showed dh what was wrong & what to do next time.

Best of all, I got my new Tivo today. A power surge had ruined our other Tivo. Ds and his wife were visiting today. Just as they were about to leave my new Tivo was delivered. He set it all up for me. He uses it to record shows as much as we do. Everyday he'd call asking if it had come yet. We all missed it!

skipped breakfast because I knew I was taking Mom out for lunch

lunch: one scoop chix salad w/fruit plate (I couldn't finish the chix salad or the fruit. They were rich.) 1/2 peanutbutter pie - (always room for pie!!) We ate at 11:30am & I'm still stuffed.

[Cruise04]

You bet that there is always room for pie - even it's just a bite!!!!

Ohhhhhh and bad Milk Duds, bad Milk Duds :D :D (like I should be talking, I can't walk past the M&M's at home and not have a couple, just to kill the craving taste - they are almost gone but they were breast cancer ones so they were for a good cause!!!!).

You are doing great on your exercise!!!! Keep up the good work.

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Jane E.]

Thank you, Chris! Candy is my downfall. I don't think the M&Ms for breast cancer have any calories!

My workout today was 40 minutes of circuit training.

Last time I was on here was Friday & I can't remember what I've eaten!

Saturday:
lean pockets breakfast egg sandwich w/salsa
one raisin cookie
LC chix meal, mocha bar
split chix nachos with dh & 2 long island iced teas
2 mocha bars

Sunday:
cereal w/nonfat milk, oj
LC chix meal, mocha bar
orange sherbet
taco salad, 1 mocha bar
2 fudgesicles

Monday:
cereal w/nonfat milk
cobb chix salad from McD's

[lovinaz]

Your weekend looks pretty good! I needed a rum-n-Diet Sprite slapper on Saturday :guilty:

Here's to you starting a fresh week back on track!! :sunny:

[SunFloridaDisney]

Sounds like you're doing great! Keep up the good work. :sunny:

[Jane E.]

Thank you Amy & Kate! I will stay on track this week.

Now for the bad news: I weighed in at 160. Ouch! I don't want to go backwards.

Yesterday for dinner we grilled chuck steaks with bacon wrapped around them. Birdseye had mixed veggies with a lite sauce on sale. I bought that to go with the steaks. For dessert, I bought a chocolate chip cookie dough roll. At 5pm I started fixing the cookies, dh got detained and wasn't home until 6:45 so I ate 7 of them! Dh ate 5 & I threw the rest of the cookie dough in the garbage. I also drank raspberry/cranberry juice.

On top of everything else at 10pm I had a "midnight snack". One slice of ww toast with peanut butter & jelly.

Now for the good news: I walked for 55 minutes today. I've gotta get caugt up with my workouts.

We're been invited to meet some family/friends out at a restaurant this weekend. I've got to get my strategy in place.

Also, next week a friend is coming over who hasn't seen me since I was a size 8! She was very supportive the whole time I went from an 18 to an 8. She was always there for me. After I hit a size 8 she moved away and I haven't seen her since. I'm afraid to disapoint her. She was so happy when I lost all the weight initially.

breakfast: 1/2 can tuna w/cocktail sauce

I think I'm going to go on the tuna fish diet. Only eat tunafish until my size 8 jeans fit again!!!!! Guess that might be too drastic. I could add some grilled shrimp in there.

We're going to the Wine Festival in several weeks. Bil, sil & a friend are meeting us up there. Dh & I have had so much fun up there they decided to join us. I thought for sure I'd be wearing size 8 or 10 by then. Because I've been messin' up that isn't going to happen. I can; however; hit those 12s!!

lunch: 1/2 can tuna with cocktail sauce, rasp/cran juice, mocha bar

snack: 1 mocha bar

dinner: LC eggroll (dropped it and 3/4 of the rice/veggies were eaten by THE DOG!) however, I did manage to salvage the eggroll, rasp/cran juice, mocha bar

[lovinaz]

Are you my long lost twin? I overindulged in snacks last night too. What is it with cookie dough? Last time I made cookies it was like I was possessed! I couldn't stop eating the dough and I ate it until I got sick to my stomach. And the sad part is that it was Heath cookies and I don't even like Heath bars!!!

That is OK about the scale. You know you had an off week and I bet seeing that 160 is exactly what you needed to get back on track this week! Get your plan ready for the weekend and stick to it! Try to find out what restaurant you are going to and see if they have a menu online so you know what you are going to get before you go. You can do it!!! :teeth:

Keep up that exercising, you are doing great! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

Amy, your cookie dough story cracked me up! That stuff is bad. About 15 years ago I actually broke my tooth on some frozen cookie dough. My dentist still won't let me forget it!

Yesterday I went to my weekend job & spent 2 hours organizing the closet. I only managed to do about 1/2 of it. I threw out two huge garbage bags full of old stuff. Our former administrator & I used to argue about the closet. She used it to keep stuff in it, which I've never had an administrator do before. She put in an old tv, bed frame etc. (Stuff she was supposed to have disposed of or put in storage.) One day I went in to get our table bowling set which is about 4'.5". I was trying to lift it over the tv without damaging the tv. Instead I fell over the bed frame, the table bowling set went up in the air, exploded the fluorescent light & caused me to fall. The light EXPLODED! Startled from the exploding light, I screamed. I ended up with a huge gash on my leg from the bed frame. When I opened the closet door, all of my Alzheimers residents were sitting in stunned silence. I let them know I was fine just shaky. I then asked one of the residents what he thought had happened to me. And he said, "I thought you were dead!" I just started laughing - it was hilarious. They were so worried about me. Anyway, I got our administrator and had her help me take the bed frame out. She wanted to put it in the lanai attached to my activity room. I let her know that I felt that was inappropriate. Everyone would see it & it would look awful. It ended up in the employee lounge until they put it in storage. TAcky, tacky tacky! OUr new administrator agrees with me on the use of the closet. Since we don't have a life enrichment coordinator - she quit 2 mos ago and they never filled the position, I've been helping out more than I normally do. Usually I just work there every other weekend. I'm scheduled this Saturday for activities. Sunday dh & I are going to visit a relative who lives out of town, so today I'm taking it easy. During the summer our business is down. As soon as the first cold wave hits we get very busy.

breakfast: 1 glass of oj

lunch: oj, lean cusine meal, mocha bar - correction lunch was a tomato basil burger - I eat so many lc meals I post'em all the time!

I plan on doing some yoga or pilates today.

40 minutes of yoga

[lovinaz]

Geez, you are lucky you didn't get seriously injured in that closet! I'm glad to hear you will be able to use it for more useful things...

I've never heard of anyone breaking a tooth on cookie dough before!!! You must have been pretty determined to eat some. ;) I just ordered 3 tubs of cookies (each making 36) and a 2.5lb pan of brownies for my kids' school fundraiser. What was I thinking?!?!? This will be the greatest test of willpower...

You are doing great, keep up that exercise! The month is almost 1/2 over, you can meet your goal!!!

[SunFloridaDisney]

:rotfl:
I've learned NEVER to keep cookie dough in the house. It never lasts very long with me around!

Just wanted to drop in and say hi. Have a good day. :sunny:

[Jane E.]

Amy, have fun with all of that cookie dough! I actually ordered candy from a coworker - fundraiser for her daughters school. Dh had a fit. It was peanut butter choc. Thankfully her daughter didn't get the order in on time.

Kate, thanks for stopping by.

breakfast: OJ

lunch:pizza - went out with a neighbor for lunch. Thats why I skipped breakfast. We split a medium cheese pizza.

snack: 6 dove milk chocolates (a year ago it would have been 1/2 the package!

dinner: I'm planning on LC. I fixed chix marinated in Italian dressing for dh. Its not fat free dressing - so I won't have any. I'm looking forward to my Lean Cusines tonight!

PLanning on either a bike ride or walk tonight.

60 minute workout - 20 minute bike ride, 10 minutes of weights, 20 minutes of cardio & 10 minutes of yoga. I hadn't ridden a bike in at least 6 months. I keep thinking I hate it but when I ride I actually enjoy it. 3 years ago I was riding 10 miles at a time. I think what I hated was traffic. Today I went for a leisurely ride - avoiding all the traffic.

[Jane E.]

20 minutes of cardio today

breakfast: oj and tomato basil burger on a bun

lunch: same

Went shopping today - picked up a classic pair of black jeans - still size 14 and two tops. Everyone is probably sick of seeing me in the same old clothes all of the time!

[pearlieq]

Hi!

Isn't shopping so much fun! I bet it felt nice to get something new into your wardrobe. I'm going Sunday myself. I need pants!!!

I saw an exercise ball today and all I could think about was your kitty! Poor thing, but that was such a funny story! How is she doing? When do the stiches come out?

Hope you're having a great day!!! :flower:

[rcyannacci]

Hey! Just popped onto your journal and this made me laugh:

snack: 6 dove milk chocolates (a year ago it would have been 1/2 the package!

That was so me a year ago too!!! I had Hershey's kisses in the house this week from making cookies for a bake sale, and I finally took the remainder to my class and told them to take them away from me because they were taunting me!

Isn't it nice to buy new clothes to show your progress? I am putting off shopping for a few more weeks, but can't wait!

Have a great weekend!!! :)

[lovinaz]

How did you do this weekend Jane? Hopefully you are back on track!

[Jane E.]

My weekend was a mixture of bad and good. Friday night we were invited out for dinner with friends & family. Then afterwards 6 of us got together for cards. Dh & I both had to work Saturday so we just chilled out. For Sunday lunch we visited a relative that lives about 2 hours away. Then for Sunday dinner ds and his wife came over.

Friday night: I ordered spaghetti with meatballs and sausage. I ate 1/4 of my salad, 2 meatballs, 1 sausage & just a couple bites of spaghetti. I ate 1/3 of my cake - actually I ate the top with the chocolate frosting!, also 2 white zinfadels. While playing cards I didn't touch the chips - just sipped on water all night.

Saturday: cereal with fat free milk, oj, 1/2 peach
lunch: LC meal, fudge bar
dinner: LC meal, fudge bar, cranberry juice

Sunday:
breakfast: cereal w/fat free milk
lunch: Fried CHIX!!!, a bite of nachos, 6 french fries, one coke
dinner: taco salad, cranberry juice, fudge bar

Go Tampa Bay Bucs!!!!!!

Monday:
breakfast: 1 banana
lunch: LC Thai Chix, oj
dinner: I making chix fajitas tonight. The chix is cooking - I'll just have to saute the onions & green peppers.

50 minute workout: 20 minutes of free weights & 30 minutes of cardio

Pealique, the exploding ball was funny but it must've scared QT to death! She doesn't have stitches that come out. She had the kind that dissolve. She ended up with a hard knot just under her incision, because of all the jumping she did when she was supposed to take it easy. The vet said it was fluid accumulation. It scared me though.

Chris, yes I loved going shopping even if it is still a size 14. I went to Avenue which sells 14 & up. My salesgirl said, "you're almost too small to shop in here." That made me feel good, but I love their clothes & I'll miss shopping there when I finally hit the 12s! Its nice to know that there's a fellow chocoholic on the boards! You're class must think you're the best teacher in the world for bringing them chocolate!

Amy, I'm back on track & trying to catch up with my workouts. I did 50 minutes today. Dh & I used to walk on the beach or hike out at the state park. I can't get him to do that anymore. That would certainly help with my dismal workout minutes!

[Jane E.]

Today I woke up and did a 20 minute bike ride and 10 minutes of yoga. I've gotta increase those minutes.

breakfast: tuna with cocktail sauce

[lovinaz]

Come on, you can get those exercise minutes up! You are almost halfway there! Don't you want to be LIME??? There are 10 days left in the month. If you get in an extra 20 minutes today, you can do 50 minutes everyday until the end of Sept and meet your goal! Of course this is assuming you have no life and nothing better to do than exercise... :goodvibes

Those chicken fajitas sound yummy!!!! I made ham steak w/apple butter last night. It was the first time I'd ever cooked (or eaten) a ham steak! It was actually quite good, even the finicky kids liked it!

You are doing awesome, I'm glad you are back on track! You will be back in the 150's in no time! :cool1:

[Jane E.]

Amy, thanks for coachin' me! I needed that. I woke up this morning and decided to get in 90 minutes. I did about 30 minutes of light weights and 60 minutes of cardio with a little help from Earth, Wind & Fire! I'm feeling better.

Warning! Don't every buy WW cookie & cream icecream bars. They taste so delicious I couldn't quit eating them! I had 5 yesterday. I started out with 1 for dessert at lunch and didn't quit until dessert with dinner. The fudge & mocha bars don't do that to me.

lunch: LC turkey dinner, banana, icecream bar
ice cream bar
ice cream bar
ice cream bar

dinner: 2 chix fajitas
ice cream bar

midnight snack at 9pm (gotta stop this!!!): 1/2 slice of bread w/peanut butter & jam

Last night after dinner I made a mexican casserole with all of the fajita leftovers for dh. I baked it last night around 9pm so I don't have to deal with it today. When he gets home, I'll just microwave his plate for him.

I haven't eaten yet, today. I'm afraid to after yesteday's fiasco. I've been keeping busy all day so I'm not tempted. THis weekend I work & I've deliberately not made any plans for the weekend. I'm really eating much better than I did a year ago. Yesterday, Pizza Hut sent me my coupons in the mail. Last year I got a free pizza almost every single month. This year I haven't gotten one. I used to order pizzas every Friday when both sons were home & I always ate my fair share. I think just dropping pizza from my weekly menu has helped.

Yesterday, I developed a horrible pain in my achilles tendon. I can't figure out what caused it. My workout yesteday was not strenuous - bike riding & yoga. I woke up, worked out, did housework & ran some errands. When I came home from the errands my foot was aching so badly I couldn't do any work standing up. I ended up resting my foot all afternoon on the couch. That didn't help me with my food frenzy yesterday. Generally, I try to keep moving during the day so I'm not tempted. The pain lasted all evening. Today, I woke up without any pain but after my workout & housecleaning today it started up but not as bad as yesterday. I hope this gets better before our trip to Disney. I love walking & walking around Disney is one of my favorite exercises. We walk so much when we get there that I usually don't worry about my food consumption.

[Jane E.]

Just finished 15 minutes of yoga. I felt stiff from all the exercise so I did 15 minutes to stretch out and increase my exercise minutes for the month.

dinner - 5pm: 1/3 can of tuna w/cocktail sauce, green tea

I fixed the Mexican casserole for dh at 8:30pm. It smelled so good. I really want some. I've promised myself that if I don't have any tonight I can eat some for breakfast in the morning. Dh said it was really HOT! I gave him ice cold watermelon to counteract the heat in the casserole.

The wine festival is coming up quickly. I don't want to be walking around Disney at the weight I currently am. I have to keep reminding myself that I need to set my goals & make sure I achieve them!

[Jane E.]

I managed to avoid the wicked Mexican casserole last night. The first thing I thought of this morning is that I can have a piece of it, but I really didn't want any. My cravings start in the afternoon and get worse until bedtime.

This morning I woke up and immediately put on my workout clothes. I did 45 minutes of walk/jogs. Then I came in and did 50 minutes of yoga. I'm not sure what to have for breakfast yet.

I got David Kirsch's book from the library. Talk about a tough program! While I'm not doing his program exactly, I've used it for motivation. I'd been getting bored with my workouts. Reading his book inspired me to crank up my workouts a notch. He had 18 exercises in the preprogram phase. Whew! Those in addition to some of my other weight exercises has me sore. I usually use weights between 5 & 10lbs for my workouts. Since his exercises were tough I decreased the pounds to 2lbs. After finishing his exercises I went back to doing some of my usual weight exercises using a 5lb weight. My arms are sore today.

Yesterday I got my hair CUT! I've known the lady who cut my hair for several years. She's an excellent hair stylist. However, I asked to leave the length & just add some layers. I don't know what happened to her. She was like a stylist possessed & when it was all over - I had short hair; albeit with lots of layers! Dh was not happy; however, my mom loves the cut!

Here's to having a great day & eating well!

[lovinaz]

WOW!!! :scared1: You have really kicked it up in the exercise department! I bet you will make your goal, that is awesome! I hope your foot feels better. Just be sure to stretch really good. Last year DD's soccer coach tore his achilles. NOT a pretty injury...

Congrats on avoiding the mexican casserole! I have been staying away from frozen confections, I just have no control. Have you tried the chocolate Creme Savers? I also like the Werthers or butterscotch. 3 of them are 60 calories and you can space them out whenever a sweet attack hits. I suck on them so they last a while. It works for me, although I am so sad when I eat the last scheduled one for the day... :guilty:

You are on the right track for getting into Disney and wine festival shape. Keep it up and stay away from the freezer!!! :goodvibes

PS, I'm sure your hair looks great - the most important thing is do YOU like it? ;)

[Jane E.]

Amy, I have a friend who swears by the Creme Savers. In fact it was at her house I first had one. I can't stop with one though. I'd eat about 10 at a time so I gave up on those. The mocha bars seem to work for me - but no more cookies & cream bars.

I did it!!!!! I'm 157 lbs!!! I weighed on Sunday at 159lbs, Tuesday at 160lbs (but at another grocery store - not my usual one), and today at 157! I'm taking it!!!! I'm changing my siggie to 1/5.

I love the layers in my haircut but I did want it just a tad bit longer. It looks great when its dry - but at the beach I'll probably look like a drowned rat!

breakfast: protein drink

[lovinaz]

YAY on the 157!!!!!!!! :cheer2: :banana: That was on the same scale you usually use, so that is the one that counts! It must be all that extra exercise! ;)

I take 3 Creme Savers or Butterscotch or Werthers out when I get home from work, and when they are gone, they are gone! I usually eat one while I'm making dinner, one right after dinner and the other one about 8pm. It took me several weeks of rationing them out to actually be able to stick to the scheduled number. I used to eat about 6 per night... :guilty: If the mocha bars work for you, stick to those! Whatever keeps you from snacking!!!

And don't worry - your hair will be just the right length in 1-2 weeks!

[Jane E.]

Thanks Amy!!! I can't believe that I'm in size 12!

lunch: 6 shrimp with lemon and cocktail sauce

dinner: 10 shrimp w/lemon and cocktail sauce, asparagus roasted in olive oil - I used too much olive oil :guilty: - My recipe called for 1 1/2 lbs of
asparagus- I had just under 1lb & used 3T of oil oil. Talk about clogging my
arteries!

[lovinaz]

Yum, I love shrimp! I'm having some tonight!

I have to share a haircut horror story, since you just had one... I took my DS9 to the barber that DB usually takes him to (I had a spare moment between his orthodontist and tennis) and told him the SAME THING I always told the ladies at his other hair cutting place. So I went to the restroom and came back out and about choked on my tongue - he had a total buzz cut!!!! He looks like a mini-Marine. I was SO MAD!!!! Obviously something was lost in the translation... So DS9 is freaking out, saying that he is going to wear a hat to school forever. I told him he looks like an Army guy and now he loves his haircut and wants to keep it that way (he is obsessed with anything Army). The worst part is that school pictures are on Oct 7 and there is NO WAY it is going to grow out that much by then! ARGH, what can you do?!?

Sorry to sidetrack, you are doing great with all of your exercising and those Size 10's are right around the corner! Don't buy too many 12's!!! :goodvibes

Here's to a successful, healthy eating weekend! :wizard:

[Jane E.]

Amy, my seventeen year old son has been getting buzz cuts since he turned 14! When he was young he had blonde baby fine hair - it was so cute. Now, its brown & buzzed off every few weeks. He doesn't look like the little boy I remember. A few months ago my friend's teenaged son dyed his hair BLACK! This was a kid who was fair & blonde. It was the worst hair disaster I've ever seen! I hope your son's pics turn out ok for school. What was that barber thinking?

midnight snack at 8pm: 3 bites of Mexican casserole - that I'd fixed for dh, the last cookie & cream bar & 4 dove chocolates

Last evening dh & I went for a 25 walk on the beach - it was horrible. Dead fish & dead sand dollars everywhere! I don't know if its the red tide or the hurricanes or perhaps a combination of the two. It was depressing. I haven't been able to swim this year yet because we've had red tide since May!

I slept in today - its my day "off" since I work this weekend.

45 minutes of weight/core training
20 minutes of cardio
along with the walk from last night - I've got 90 more minutes!

I skipped breakfast - I know its a bad habit. They say that the people who skip breakfast are the same ones who snack at night.

lunch: 10 shrimp w/lemon and cocktail sauce

I ache all over from the past three days of working out! Now wonder why its only a 14 day program - no one could live past that with this workout/eating schedule!

[Jane E.]

Weekends are tough for me! Saturday dh and I both worked. When he came home he asked if I wanted to go out or if I wanted to have shrimp for dinner. There was no way I wanted shrimp. We ended up going out. I had two long islands & 1/2 an order of chix fajita nachos. Saturday at work we made homemade muffins and the cook made choc chip cookies. At work I had a muffin top & three choc chip cookies, breakfast was a lean cuisine meal & so was lunch.

Sunday
breakfast: one lean pocket breakfast sandwich, oj
snack: one choc chip cookie
lunch: LC meal, oj
snack 3 choc chip cookies
dinner: chix taco salad, 4 Dove chocolates, cran/rasp juice

This weekend was tough. I went overboard with the cookies & choc. Then in the workout book I'm reading, the first thing I read today is: "Do you think you deserve a choc chip cookie because of all the hard work you've done? Why pick on something that will ruin your diet. Why not pick something that will contribute to your diet." (My paraphrased version of it.) It really made me think twice of how I eat on the weekend.

This weekend I did 20 minutes of cardio.

Today I did 45 minutes of weight/core workout & 25 minutes of cardio.

I was going to have a protein drink for breakfast - but I have to mix it with water & I couldn't drink it. Yeck! If I can mix them with juice or milk and fruit I'm fine - but the water is just too awful for me.

Guess I'll have a salad with chix for lunch.

[lovinaz]

Yes, weekends are killer! You didn't do THAT bad!! You are still doing way better than you were a couple months ago, right?!?! You just have to retrain your brain. ONE cookie is OK to get rid of your craving, 4 is overkill... Yes, this is coming from the Queen Hypocrite who cannot stay away from the PB Toast Crunch! :blush: And I'm sure you'll be saying the same thing to me after I've gained 5 lbs from the 4 tubs of cookie dough that will be delivered next week... Like my DB said this weekend - what good is being thin if you can't enjoy life? Just get back into the groove this week. I've found that my weekends are less and less destructive these days, and it looks like yours are too! :goodvibes You are still doing really good, keep it up!

Your muffin top reminded me of Seinfeld - where Elaine talks that baker into opening a muffin top store - remember that one?!? :rotfl:

You are only 145 minutes away from your exercise goal! You can do it! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

Amy, I thought the same thing as I was eating my muffin top! I really miss that show. Thats one of the few sitcoms that I've seen every episode about 5X.

Stay away from that cookie dough! :guilty: By the time those cans arrive at your house - you'll be in such good shape that you won't be tempted.

Last night I had a LC chix dinner, rasp/cran juice - and a mocha bar for snack and one for dessert.

Today I did yoga for 45 minutes and walked for 10 minutes.

breakfast: 1 C of canteloupe, green tea & orange juice

I watched 15 minutes of Oprah when Jennifer Aniston was on. Oprah complimented her physique and asked her how she got into such good shape. Jennifer answered that doing yoga 3X a week got her into shape! That did it for me! I'm going to stick with this yoga stuff if it works that well.

I was very impressed with Ozzy Osbournes son in a recent magazine article. He has completely restructed his bod. That kid is in awesome shape. He said he gets up early & runs, rock climbs, works out & eats healthy. He's so tired from his workouts that he's in bed by 9pm or so. He said he used to go to bed about 4am and wake up at 4pm. He has totally changed his life. Apparently, he did all of this for a British TV program where he does daring stuff like rock climbing etc. Whatever reason he did it - it worked!

[lovinaz]

Stay away from that cookie dough! :guilty: By the time those cans arrive at your house - you'll be in such good shape that you won't be tempted.

:rotfl: :rotfl2: :laughing: :rotfl2::rotfl: :rotfl2: :laughing::rotfl2: :rotfl: :rotfl2: :laughing: :rotfl2:

If that is only 1/2 true, I will be ecstatic! I'll take either half - either being in good shape OR not being tempted!!! :teeth:

You are doing great Jane, you should be so proud of yourself! I tried Yoga once and didn't like it. I prefer Pilates. Have you tried that? There is an awesome DVD I got from Blockbuster Online - Pilates Sculpt. It still kicks my butt and I've done it quite a bit!

Keep it up, the Wine Festival will be here before you know it! :banana:

[Cruise04]

Jane - sorry you've had some food hurdles to climb but that's a good thing to know about the WW ice cream bars - I'll make sure I stay away from them. You are doing great making sure you are getting exercise in - that is awesome!!! Keep up the good work and you'll be down more before you know it!

Keep on :banana: :banana:
Chris

[Jane E.]

Amy, I used to do Pilates several times a week. I have a video - Pilates - Target Specifics that I bought for $6.99 about 3 years ago. It focuses on abs, legs, arms & hips. Each segment is 15 minutes so what I generally did was to do one or two sections at a time - alternating my pilates days with my weight workout days. After doing the program off and on for a year I got bored with the program and found that I actually like yoga better for now. However, every once in awhile I'll do some pilates just to mix things up a bit.

Chris, I couldn't believe how delicious those WW cookie ice cream bars were. I'm sticking with Healthy Choice Mocha Bars from now on. They are good but not so good I can't control my eating.

Today I did a 60 minute walk/jog.

breakfast: we're out of fruit so dh & I split a few canteloupe & honey dew pieces - I probably had about 1/4C. I've got to get to the grocery store.


I just weighed in at the grocery store - I'm still 157!

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hi Jane

Sounds like you're continuing to do well. Love that fruit for breakfast.

Just stay away from the cookie dough! :goodvibes

[lovinaz]

You are doing awesome on your exercising! You are going to make your goal, way to kick it up at the end!!!

I hope I did not pass you the curse of the stuck weight... :scared1:

[Jane E.]

No, Amy, you didn't pass on the curse of the stuck weight. I did that all by myself! Have you seen what I've been eating the last week?

Kate, I hope you're feeling better. You've had a tough week.

Yesterday after I came home from the grocery store I was starving. I only had a few pieces of melon after my workout and before the grocery store - so when I got back I had a LC meal at about 11:30am.

I can't believe how dumb I am. Yesterday I went to the grocery store. We have a 3 gallon water container. I took it. While I was filling up my water container I was talking to one of the store employees. Then when I went to put the lid on - I couldn't find it. I have 3 gallons of water in an open container with a wide mouth on top. I searched thru my cart, the groceries & then went out to the car & searched the car. No lid. A bagger helped me put the container in my car - he put it in one of my trunk boxes and put the bigger items around it. I put a towel on top of it. I had 3 speed bumps to cross so I was a bit nervous. I got home & told dh what happened. WE both searched the car, trunk, & house for the lid. He went back to the store. After I put the groceries away, I opened my purse to pay my bills & Whala!!!! There was my lid! I immediately phoned dh & its a good thing - he'd gone to the store to buy a new container with a lid! I can't believe what an idiot I am sometimes. After that I was totally stressed out!

lunch @ 2:30 pm: LC & oj plus a mocha bar

Dh & I went to the movies to see The Island last night. I bought a small box of Milk Duds! For years I've gotten them at the movies. Old habits die hard! By the way, the movie was great! Its a sci fi movie about cloning. It stars Ewan McGregor & Scarlet Johanssen.

Afterwards we came home & had nachos for dinner. I bought him a new salsa dip. Its garlic & artichoke heart salsa. He loved it!

Tonight I'm taking mom out for a fish dinner. I think I'm going to get grilled salmon.

My workout this morning was 55 minutes of circuit training. I made goal! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[lovinaz]

YAY!!! I'm so glad you made your exercise goal! :cheer2: You really kicked it into high gear at the end, way to go!!!

I have done equally stupid and mind boggling things. I lost my debit card last year (July '04) and discovered it was missing when I was on vacation 2000 miles away. I never found it and believe me, I searched EVERYWHERE! Well guess what - this June (1 year later) my friend took a bunch of donations to Mexico and the next day one of the locals came up to him and handed him my debit card!! Somehow it must have gotten into one of the boxes I donated. Isn't that bizarre? I have NO idea how it could have gotten in there... :rolleyes1

Have a great weekend! I will have a margarita for you in Mexico! :goodvibes Grilled salmon is always so yummy, enjoy it! :teeth:

[pearlieq]

AWESOME job making your exercise goal!!! Good for you!

I love getting Milk Duds at the theater, and, believe it or not, they're one of the best options there! At least for what my theater sells, they're the lowest calorie candy!

Have fun at dinner tonight!!!

[frogmommy]

Hi!

I wanted to stop in and thank you for posting on my journal. I started to read yours from the start, then skipped ahead to page 12. :blush: You have made some great progress!!

[Jane E.]

No exercising today. I made goal this month & my heels and achilles tendons have been bothering me. With my trip to the Wine Festival coming up I want to be in good shape for walking around the world.

breakfast: Lean Pocket breakfast sandwich
lunch: LC beef/mushroom meal

Its only 3pm and I'm starving for dinner.

Amy, where do our brains go when they're not cooperating with us?! That would've been very scary - you're fortunate that honest people received your card. Earlier this year dh's credit card was stolen & used.

Pearlique, thanks for the good news about Milk Duds! I can't wait to try your yogurt brownie recipe though. It sounds delicious.

Frogmommy, thanks for stopping by! You're off to a great start!

[rcyannacci]

Hi Jane! Sorry I haven't been by in a while...September...what a crazy month!

Hope your exercise break was restful and recuperative; good to take a break and take care of yourself so things don't get any worse.

Have a great weekend!!! And, enjoy the festival!

[Jane E.]

Thank you, Christin! I've got the suitcases out on the bed but haven't started packing yet.

Last night I ended up having nachos & ice cream for dinner. They were delicious! I don't want to even think about the fat grams.

Today I woke up, ate my watermelon & realized we didn't have any appropriate foods for the rest of my meal. After last night, I want to eat well today. At 11am I ran down to McD's for their Caesar chix salad. When I got back I took out the plastic wrap that contains the croutons & salad dressing. (I don't use either.) The date on those said 9/17. Dh wasn't happy and said he was going to take it down there and ask about it, because he does use their salad dressing. Next time I think I'll check out everything in the bag while I'm still at the take out window.

I'm still resting my feet & ankles so I'll be able to walk in the park tomorrow. I've just been doing housework & laundry - not much else going on here.

[rcyannacci]

We totally must think alike! I've been cleaning and doing laundry too; luckily, DH had been helping so it went faster than I thought.

I'll have to try to mocha skinny cows. My current favorite is the chocolate/peanut butter sandwiches...yummy!!!

Thanks again for the feedback on my video.

Have fun!

[lovinaz]

How is your trip going Jane? I bet you are having a blast. I had multiple margaritas for you, plus some Jello shots. And I have the extra lbs to prove it... :blush:

Can't wait to hear about your trip! I hope your feet are better.

[SunFloridaDisney]

Can't wait to hear about your trip! I hope your feet are better.

That's just what I was going to say! Hope to hear some good reports when you get back!!

[Jane E.]

I loved our trip. It was great staying at an Epcot resort. We were able to walk back and forth (exercise) or take the water taxi.

Upon arrival, the cm who was checking us in asked if we had any preferences. I told her no - to give us what she thought was the best available. We just had a standard room reservation so I was surprised when she asked me this. I was counting on a parking lot view. She told us we had a courtyard view. I was happy. What I didn't realize was we had an Epcot view too. That night as we're coming back into our room we ran out onto our balcony & caught the last of the Illuminations' fireworks. The next night we did the same thing. They were beautiful. I couldn't believe that I had a room with a view of the fireworks. At night, I'd sit out on the balcony watching the lights from Epcot. Love that pixie dust!

The heat & humidity were bad during the day. There is nowhere to eat the festival food comfortably in a/c and sitting down. They have tables without chairs that you can stand over or benches in the hot sun that you can sit on. Our second day we stayed in our room eating, reading & watching TV. We didn't get over to Epcot until after 5pm. In my opinion, the park comes alive at night. For the life of me I don't know why they start the festival at 11am. Dh & I both think it would be better to have an evening festival from 5pm-midnight. During the day the concerts are hot, humid and way too sunny. The last concert is always great. The stage lights are on, the air is cooler, and the crowd is always more attentive. At night we were much more comfortable eating the hot food & trying the wine samples.

Kansas was great. We loved hearing their music again. The Commodores really sparkled. There were 3 original members in the group along with several newer band members. Their show was spectacular!

We loved hearing Off Kilter. They were there both days, but we didn't expect them to be. They weren't listed on the daily schedule but they did play both days. Right across from the Off Kilter stage was the food kiosk from Poland. The man next to me asked if Off Kilter was a Polish band. I cracked up! I explained that their Canadian & their influence was taken from Scotland where many Canadians ancestor's apparently were from. I've never heard of Polish men wearing kilts!

The food was delicious. Our favorite was the flourless choc cake w/whiskey sauce in Ireland. I almost didn't get it because I was afraid the whisky sauce would ruin the chocolate. However, it didn't taste like whiskey - it was sweet. I coupled that with some Bailey's Irish Creme for dessert. Dh & I split that but after eating it we would have liked another slice - by then the line was too long and we opted for heading back to the concert.

Italy has the best wine. Its a sweet sparkling red wine that you buy inside of the Italian market. Next door they sell chocolate which I purchased to eat back in our room - 2 small pieces apiece!

As usual we had a great time. The concerts are worth the price of admission. The first show the Commodores did they went over 10 minutes! I've never seen that happen before. Usually the concerts are 30 min apiece. I felt like we got a bonus!

Christin, the mocha bars are Healthy Choice - They are delicious.

Amy, I switched your wine from Australia to Florida. Florida's kiosk had Mango wine which was delicious. You had 3 glasses! Its very sweet and we thought it tasted more like peaches than mangos.

Kate we had a great time! The wine festival is the best time of the year to go.

In Canada I ended up having 2 bowls of cheese soup but no ice wine. We did the mango wine with the Canadian food. There was also a food kiosk between Florida and Puerta Rico. It didn't list a county but we figured it was supposed to be South America or something. They had the best chix wraps with salsa.

We were sad that Russia wasn't there this year. They've always been our favorite with beef & sour cream. We really missed them. I even asked an employee why they weren't there but she didn't know. Greece was there and I don't remember them from past trips. Dh got a spicy lamb dish there. We couldn't believe all of the lamb they put on his dish. It was like an entree not an appetizer. After that he couldn't eat anymore because he was so stuffed.

We didn't do any rides - just concerts and eating and drinking. It was a great minitrip.

The animals missed us. Ds said he came over fed the dog, let her out & she came right back into the house, stood facing the front door & cried. The cat was bad, jumped onto the coffee table, then onto the dogs head, the dog growled and the cat ran behind the TV. Ds said its like a kitten playing with a dragon!

[lovinaz]

What a great trip! Everything sounds SO delicious! Thanks for the wine! I absolutely :lovestruc anything mango!!! That is cool that you got such an awesome room. Don't you just love those little surprises??

I got some Healthy Choice Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches (2 boxes - they were on sale 1/2 price!) and also a box of their Fudge Bars and Raspberry/Orange Sherbet bars. I am going to allow myself one per weekend, so they are going to last a loooong time...

Poor furbabies! :dog: I bet they are glad you are home!!!

Glad to have you back and I'm sure you'll get right back on the eating healthy and exercising bandwagon. :goodvibes

[rcyannacci]

OMG! What a great trip! Sounds like the perfect mini-vacation. How lovely that you got to see the fireworks from your own balcony...that's so perfect!

My DH and I went to Poland a few years ago, and I loved the food there...pierogies are one of my favorites.

One of these years, we'll make it to the food and wine festival. A mini-vacation from TX is sort of out of the question at this point, however ;)

BTW- there's no way I could take my DH to Epcot and not do Test Track or Mission Space...he'd pitch a fit! ;)

[frogmommy]

Wow, I would love to be able to go to the festival one day. And, how cool that you got a room upgrade. It sounds like you had a fantastic time.

[Jane E.]

I'm 157!!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: First thing this morning I headed over to the grocery store to get weighed. It worked!! When we got home Tues night I weighed in at 158. I took it very easy with my food yesterday. Now, I can start at 0/5 for October. Yesterday, I forgot to include my food intake. Sunday/Monday was all wine festival food.

Tues: breakfast: breakfast sandwich with ham, egg & cheese
lunch: black bean burger
dinner: pork chops (salt, pepper, garlic & olive oil on each side) then grilled -
took Birdseye frozen veggies (onions, peppers etc), added sun dried
tomato pesto & capers while I sauted them - this was a quick recipe from my grocery store - took about 10 minutes to fix

midnight snack at 11pm: nachos!!!!!

Wed: felt like crap from eating so late - skipped breakfast & lunch

snack: carmel apple w/nuts - 5grams of fat!!!!! so good! & on program too!

dinner: leftover veggies, onion bagel sandwich w/ham & lowfat cheese, carmel apple

snack: carmel apple

I know I overdid the apples - but with the 5 grams of fat and fiber I think I did ok - just had too many!

Thurs: 1/4c cereal w/nonfat milk

I've been totally drained - will try to get in a workout today.

I watched The Biggest Loser the other day. I love seeing what type of workouts they do. THey sure lose alot of weight at each weigh in.

My youngest furbaby, I think is the demon kitty from Fleet Street!!! She is so bad. Yesterday I heard a CRASH! She was in our room amidst broken glass, broken side table, fallen lamp but she was ok and not hurt! Next to our bed dh & I each have one of those cheapie round tables from Kmart - I got a nice table covering from Bed,BAth & Beyond. They look nice but they aren't strong. Its never been a problem until now! When she weighed 2lbs - she wasn't heavy enough to upset anything. NOw, that she's over 5lbs she's creating havoc. This is the second broken lamp we've had, now dh's table is beyond repair & we're still vacumming up the broken light bulb!

Also yesterday I was printing something when I noticed it couldn't print out because QT was standing in front of it. I came up behind her but she didn't notice me - she was fixating on the paper coming out of the printer. I picked her up to get her out of the way - & it was like a jack in the box uncoiling. I think she thought the printer had grabbed her, it was like she sprung out with claws and all. I have a small gash - not scratch on the side of my hand.

Amy, I'm glad you like Mango because it was one of the best wines we've ever tasted. The first year we went we had a Key Lime wine which I haven't seen since but it was sooo good - tasted like a Margarita.

Christin, We've done Test Track so many times its not worth the line wait for us. No way that either one of us will do MS - dh doesn't like centrifugal force rides & I'm a wimp. Both of us loved Soarin' when we were there last time but there was no way we were leavin' the World Showcase to head over there. Too hot in the day & too busy at night. Thats how jaded we are after having seasonal passes when the kids were younger!

Frogmommy, thanks for stopping by!! I couldn't believe that I actually had an Epcot view!

[keenercam]

Jane -- It sounds like you had a fabulous time! I'm so glad for you. And congratulations on getting to 157 and for joining the October exercise challenge. You are already 10% of the way toward your goal! (I was getting kind of worried about you and was going to come looking for you to make sure you weren't sick or something!) BTW, I hope you counted all the walking you did in WDW! That can be quite a workout!

The description of your furbaby and the printer was cute, but sorry you ended up with a battle scar!

Have a great day!

[lovinaz]

Yay Jane!!!! :cool1: Congrats on the loss!!! I am so envious - I would have gained at least 5 lbs if I went on that trip with you. You're my hero! :worship:

When I go on my Disney cruise in March, there is a wine place in Key West that sells Key Lime wine, plus a bunch of other tropical flavors that I know I just have to try! It's really the only place I HAVE to go on Key West... My friend went to Hawaii and she brought back a bunch of Pineapple and Passion Fruit wine (she brought a bottle to Mexico) and it is SO good!

We are making caramel apples this weekend! The kids have been bugging me to make some, I :lovestruc caramel apples with nuts, but we are not doing nuts. They'll still be awesome though! I can't believe you ate 3, that is so funny!

You are doing great, keep it up! Watch out 150, here comes Jane! :cheer2:

[SunFloridaDisney]

What a great trip!! Sounds like it was fabulous, and Way to Go Jane on the loss!! :goodvibes

[Jane E.]

My workouts: I counted 35 minutes for both days at Disney for a total of 70 minutes. Yesterday I did 30 minutes of circuit training.

Yesterday
lunch: LC eggroll, cran/rasp juice, 3 bites of the rice/veggies in it & 3 bites of fresh pineapple that was in my fridge.

Snack: 1 Carmel Apple

Dinner: I made fajitas yesterday. Sauteed red & green peppers along with an onion in olive oil & garlic. Grilled the chix. The fajitas were great. This time I didn't use cheese. We added salsa and chopped tomatoes to our fajitas, cran/rasp juice - Dh loved'em and made sure there was enough for dinner tonight.

Today:
breakfast: 1/4C of cereal with fat free milk & 1 banana

Cam, the festival was great. THanks for worrying about me. I was just slow in changing my signature & getting back online.

Amy, that passion fruit & pineapple wine sounds delicious. I've never even heard of it before. You can tell I've never been to Hawaii. Have fun with the carmel apples - your kids will love them! The messier the better!

Kate, thanks for your encouragment. Now, if I can just keep it up till the end of the month!

[lovinaz]

I will be sure to have a glass for you tomorrow (or 2, or maybe 3) because I know she will have some at her party (in fact, I am taking her a bottle!). :teeth: You can find it at Cost Plus World Market, if you have one of those nearby.

You are doing awesome, those fajitas always sound SO good! I will have to make them sometime. We are going to make caramel apples tonight after dinner. I had the slave laborer clean the floors today, so they are WAY too clean and I think melted caramel plus 2 kids is just the solution...

Keep it up!! :cheer2:

[frogmommy]

YAY 157!!! :cheer2:

The fajitas sound so yummy! I may have to put that on the menu for next week. *nods*

[Jane E.]

This weekend went by quickly. I did 30 minutes of walking on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday:
breakfast: cereal w/peaches, nonfat milk
lunch: LC meal
snack: Healthy Choice fudge ice cream bars - I remembered to take it to work so I wouldn't be tempted by their food.

dinner: 1/2 order of chix fajita nachos - 2 long island iced teas

Sunday:
breakfast: cereal w/ banana, nonfat milk, oj

lunch: LC meal & mocha bar, grape juice

snack: 1 slice of yellow cake w/choc frosting, 1 choc chip cookie, grape juice

dinner: dh made hamburgers out on the grill - he puts in two kinds of onions, A1 etc. They're huge burgers - must be lotsa fat grams - we have leftovers but I won't eat those, mocha bar, grape juice

9pm snack: toast and pnut butter & jam, cranberry juice

I can't believe I had another bad snack attack. I've got to learn to stick to good foods - but I love pnut butter & jam on toast.

Amy, we don't have a Cost Plus World Market - sounds like a great store! When I lived in the Los Angeles area we had a Trader Joes store. They sell wine, chocolate all kinds of things at a discount. I really miss that store. Florida has one but not in my area. How did the caramel apples turn out? They're much easier to eat then make!

Frogmommy, I love fajitas - they're so easy to prepare too. Dh wasn't happy that I didn't get cheese - so next time I'll have to be sure to have some on hand. The only thing is that I get super tempted.

[lovinaz]

You did WAY better than I did this weekend! I don't think there is anything wrong with PB on toast as long as it is whole wheat toast and just a little PB with All Fruit jam. The caramel apples were TOO good (check out my journal for the damaging after-effects).

Looks like you did really good this weekend, congrats on getting that exercise in both Sat and Sun!! Keep it up! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

Well Amy, it wasn't whole wheat and it wasn't all fruit!!! It was my grocery store brand jam and get this ---- I purposely didn't buy bread because I know what it does to me. I used a hamburger bun dh had in stock for his football grill out this weekend!!!

Also, I stayed away from those darn caramel apples!! I didn't even go by the section they inhabit! THe only thing is I've got dh eating them too.

I weighed in this morning at 157.4. I'm hovering again!!!!

My food plan yesterday
breakfast: skipped breakfast which is never good - I just end up eating more in the evening

lunch: 2 basil burgers with buns but no dessert or drink

snack: mocha bar

dinner: LC cabbage rolls, 2 mocha bars

snack: stir fried a bowl of veggies with capers & sundried tomato pesto, then I had pnut butter &jelly toast (on 1/2 hamburger bun AGAIN!)

Today:

breakfast: 9:30am small bowl of cereal w/nonfat milk

I went to the grocery store this a.m., & I almost bought brownie mix. I was going to try the yogurt recipe which Pearlique had mentioned in her journal. It sounds so good! THen I had visions of me and brownies & it wasn't pretty! I decided to skip that recipe for when we have company and others can help me eat the brownies. Mocha bars & fudge bars were on sale so I snapped up two boxes. I have to have everything pre-portioned. I could probably make 4 single servings of brownies from one mix that should serve 10.

[SunFloridaDisney]

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. Keep up the good work! :sunny:

[Jane E.]

Kate, thanks for stopping by. I hope you're feeling better!

30 minute weight workouts

11:00 1/2 banana

12:00 lunch: 1/2 reuben, 1/2 slice of banana cream pie, 1 bite of coleslaw

I'm trying to eat every couple hours so I won't overindulge. I'm hoping that by eating what I want with portion control for lunch that I'll eat a smaller dinner.

3pm: 1/2 banana

[pearlieq]

Sounds like you had a wonderful trip! We had a great fireworks view when we were at YC, and it's just so nice! I'm so glad you had a good time!!!

You made me laugh talking about your demon kitty! We have those decorator tables too, and the cats knock them over at least weekly. They also spend a lot of time resting under there--it must feel safe and cozy with the skirt all around them.

I hope you have a wonderful day today!!!

[lovinaz]

That is so funny - I have a box of the No Pudge in my cupboard and I absolutely refuse to make it! I don't even know why I bought it! I'm scared of it... :rolleyes1 But that is nothing compared to the tray of brownies that I got last night! It is safely in the freezer and so far so good...

My, my, you are desperate if you are toasting hamburger buns! My suggestion is to buy Sara Lee Delightful 100% Wheat Bread. It is only 45 calories per slice with lots of fiber. It is a little more expensive, but worth every penny! I have gotten to the point where I only buy Sara Lee bread products. I'm such a bread snob! :snooty:

You will get that scale moving again once you get back on track. I like your plan about eating more often. I try to eat something every 3-4 hours or I'll binge...

Keep up your hard work! You have come so far already! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

dinner last night 5:15pm: LC thai chix, mocha bar
7:30pm: 1 corn on the cob with butter and salt

Today's eating plan:
9:45am: 1 bowl of cereal with 1/4 banana

11:30am: LC turkey w/mashed potatos and cinamon apples

2:30pm: Fudge Bar

5:30pm: LC cabbage roll

Pealique, we loved BWI. There's a ton to do and its so close to Epcot. Glad you had a great experience at YC. I was undecided which resort to choose but finally decided upon BWI because dh loves JellyRolls. Of course, I changed my mind a million times before our trip but everything worked out well.

Amy, I'm going to look into the Sara Lee Wheat Bread. That way I won't have to worry about calories. A couple of times I bought bread from the bakery at the grocery store. It was delicious and then I found out that they were 2 grams of fat per slice!

Eating every few hours seemed to work for me yesterday. I didn't do any big binging yesterday. I tried to eat what I wanted but limit portion size and it seemed to work. Doing my workout in the afternoon helped too. Usually I get cravings at that time of the day but by working out during that time I didn't get the killer cravings.

The other day my mother said to me,"Just because you've lost 23lbs doesn't mean you need to stop losing weight!" I have no idea what brought that on! Sheesh!

[rcyannacci]

That sounds just like it could have come out of MY mother's mouth! Oh well...another challenge to manage. Remember- you are doing great!

Have a good Wednesday! :)

[lovinaz]

I'm glad you found something to take your mind of the snack attack! Working out is a good thing! I am forced to work out in the afternoons, but unfortunately it does nothing to suppress my appetite...

As for your mom - you just have to sit back and laugh or else you'll go nuts! :crazy:

You are doing great, keep it up! :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1:

[frogmommy]

Well, I for one think it's terrific that you've lost 23 lbs. Gotta love moms, but sheesh!!

I've heard that eating more frequent but smaller meals is better than eating the typical 3 meals/day. I'm glad it's working for you.

[Jane E.]

:banana: :banana: 155!!!!! Woo!!!!! :banana: :banana:
I made it!!!

Somehow spacing more meals out worked! I haven't even been working out as much as I normally do. I was 157 at the end of Sept's Challenge so I can officially change my siggie!

workout today: 25 minute walk (with a 1/2 block jog) and 25 minutes of yoga

7pm last night: fresh green beans micro'd in butter & garlic

8pm: glass of wine with dh while watching TV

11:45pm: went to bed at 10:00 pm woke up at 11:15 pm couldn't get back to bed - somehow if I have my toasted bread with pnut butter & jam I can sleep 1 1/2 hamburger buns later it worked!!!! w/ glass of oj - Yikes! I kept argueing with myself but lost the battle. Thought for sure it'd screw me up for my weigh in today. The day before I ate so much better & it helped. I've got to either have fruit, veggies, cereal or a lean protein when I can't sleep like that. I'd rather have my toast than a full steak dinner! If thats not nutz I don't know what is!

Today's food:
9:45am: cereal w/nonfat milk, 1/4 peach slices

11:30 a.m. shopping at the grocery store I had a sample of pasta w/ lemon chix and capers - she gave me a big sample

I've run some errands & then did my workout - haven't had time to sit & eat again.

Christin, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. She means well but sometimes it doesn't come out quite right!

Thanks, Amy, for your encouragement! Its paying off for me right now!

Frogmommy, I can't believe its now at 25lbs!!!!! 180 seems so long ago! Actually, it was because its taken me so long to lose it!

[lovinaz]

YAY for the loss!!!!!!! :cool1: :cheer2: :banana: I've gotta get my butt in gear - you are going to weigh less than me soon! :goodvibes And I'm not competitive or anything... :rolleyes1

That is such a bummer you can't get Sara Lee Delightful bread! Is there some other kind of "light" wheat bread you could try? It really would be better for you than hamburger buns... At least switch to wheat buns for cryin' out loud! :teeth:

OK, for tonight I will lay off the pantry sampling and you lay off the bun toast! We can do it! :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

Eating plan from yesterday:
5pm: LC thai chix, grapefruit soda
7pm: 1/2 piece of tilapia w/wine sauce, 1/4C corn, chardonnay

I knew if I tried to wait until dh eats that I'd get very hungry - so had my LC meal & then 1/2 of a dinner with him later at 7pm. We listened to one of dh's favorite jazz groups Take Five.


Todays food:

9am: cereal w/nonfat milk, 1/4 peach, oj

12: LC cabbage roll, oj


Amy, WW sells a diet bread and I've gotten that before. Also, I've gotten thin sliced Italian bread which is wonderful. Next time I'm in another grocery store I'll look to see if they have the Sara Lee bread. You'll be happy to know that I had no bun toast last night! How'd you do? Thanks for your support!

[lovinaz]

Hey, that 25 lb clippie looks great in your sig! I can't wait to get my 5 lb one...

I am glad you laid off the toast! I also resisted and didn't snack on a single thing! See, we CAN do this! :cheer2:

The weekend is here and for a change I am not completely petrified that I am going to blow it. Let's rock this weekend and have nothing but good things to report on Monday! WE CAN DO IT!!!!!!! Just think of those Size 12's. You should be about ready to fit into them, right?

[SunFloridaDisney]

Woohoo!! Look at that 25 lbs!! :cheer2:

Great job. Keep it up, you're on a roll.

Butternut makes a light wheat bread that's only 1 pt for 2 slices. (I think its 70 cal. but 3 grams of fiber if I remember right)
That's the one I usually eat. I LOVE bread too, so I decided not to give it up but just find the least harmful one I could! LOL :sunny:

[Jane E.]

Amy, I"ve been wearin' those size 12's since Epcot. When I went shopping before our trip the size 14s were too big & 12s a little tight. I was encouraged to buy the 12s - on one trip a neighbor was with me & another shopping trip was with my mom. They both liked the fit of the 12s on me over the 14s so I went with it!

I'm glad that both of you like my clippie. Believe me, its taken forever to earn this one!

Kate, thanks for the tip on the Butternut bread. I'll have to check out my grocery store for that one. Right now, I've got Pepperidge Farm Everything Bagels. I only eat 1/2 at a time but even that's .75 fat grams and I think about 150 calories or so. However, they are very filling.

I forgot to post that yesterday I did a 10minute walk. I've been really tired lately.

last night:
7pm: chix fajitas that we grilled outside, 2 kinds of peppers & onions. I didn't use cheese but I got the asiago garlic cheese for dh which he loves., oj

Today:

9:00 1/2C fresh pineapple

12:00 1/2 bagel w/lowfat french onion cheese, oj

3:00 rest of bagel w/lowfat french onion cheese

[frogmommy]

Yay Jane!!! 25 lbs gone!!! :cheer2: :cheer2:

[lovinaz]

Yay on the 12's!!! :cool1: You'll be in the 10's before you know it!

How did the dinner at your friend's go yesterday? I'm sure you did great.

You are doing so good, keep it up! :cheer2: :cheer2:

[Jane E.]

I posted twice without realizing it - so the second post is right below.

[Jane E.]

Now to try and remember what I ate this weekend.

Saturday:
breakfast: 1/2C pineapple & bowl of cereal w/nonfat milk

lunch: LC meal, mocha bar

dinner: homemade quesadillas, caramel apple

Sunday

9:00 1 C pineapple & cereal w/nonfat milk

1:30 split quesadilla & caramel apple w/dh

dinner: our friends had grilled chix, mashed potatos, veggies, bread (I skipped the bread) and cheesecake - a couple hours after dinner she set out chocolates on the table - I had five or six. She had all different kinds - Dove are my favorites.

Monday:
9:00 1/2 C pineapple

11:00 Caramel apple

1:00 LC Sweet & Sour Chix, fudge bar

4:00 5 or 6 tortilla chips (lime) w/ cheese & salsa, 2 mini eclairs

Amy and Frogmommy, thanks for cheerin' me on!!! I really need it now. I've been feeling so exhausted - no energy. I haven't had any energy to do workouts. I just feel drained for some reason. I've just gotta hang in there like you have!

[jay-nee]

Congrats on your 25 lb clippie! Good for you. It's so hard to earn them the closer you get, huh? All the more worthwhile, eh? Keep up the great work!

Just wanted to stop by and say HI! :wave: and thank you for stopping by my journal while I was on hiatus.

A ? for you, is the E your middle initial or your last initial. You can PM if you'd like, just wondering, 'cause I'm a Jane E too, but it's my middle initial.

Happy Tuesday! :sunny: :sunny:

[lovinaz]

You did really good this weekend! My goodness, how many caramel apples did you make?!?! I am so glad ours are gone after my caramel apple binge of last weekend...

Last week I was also exhausted. Usually when I work out I'll get more energy, but last Thursday I was just miserable because my body was so beat! I forced myself to finish both weights and elliptical, but it was tough! I took Friday and Sunday off and now I feel SO much better. Maybe you just need a break or it's the change in season. Or maybe you have caramel apple poisoning...

We need to stick together and we'll be able to conquer this weekend thing! :cheer2:

Keep up all your hard work, look at how far you've come! :cool1:

[Jane E.]

Woke up & skipped breakfast. I had lots of paperwork today. I didn't feel like eating until 2:30 pm when I had a bowl of chili w/cheese on top. Also, I bought mini eclairs thinking that they were portion controlled. Aacckk! I should have just bought the WW ones. I find myself eating many tiny eclairs at once. I had six after my chili today.

Yesterday, I was not a happy camper. I got a postcard from Disney. Jim Caviezel's dates have moved from 12/7 until later in the month. The whole reason we reserved a CP dinner was to hear him narrate. Jaci Valesquez will be there instead. I'm sure she'll be wonderful. Now, dh & I are undecided what to do.

Jaynee, thanks for stopping by. Glad to see that you're back. Its for my middle initial - Ellen.

Amy, you should know me better by now. I don't make caramel apples I BUY them. Lots of them! I was craving my Milk Duds this past weekend & went with the apples instead. To answer your question, I bought 6 of them! I take the stick out & slice'em up and we eat them for dessert. They're so good!

I see you were feeling tired too, Amy. I just can't beat this. I feel worn up from morning until night. Maybe its all this darn red tide. We've had it steady from May & we live across the street from the creek which feeds into the bay which feeds into the Gulf. Also, I'm about 1.3 miles from the bay so if its infected it could be affecting me. I just hope that I snap out of this soon. Thanks for your support!

[pearlieq]

Aren't caramel apples the best! Plus, if you're get the small Affy-Tapple kind they really aren't all that bad for you!

I'm caught up in the same switched around Candlelight Processional thing too--I think we're going to bump it a day back and hear Cicely Tyson. I've always liked her work, and I think she might do better as an actor versus a singer. Not that either of them would do badly, of course.

Congrats on the new clippie!

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hi Jane, hope you have a good day, and keep up the good work! :sunny:

[keenercam]

Hi, Jane! I'm sorry you are feeling so exhausted. I really think the weather and the lack of light makes a big difference. I hope you get to feeling re-energized soon. I remember others posting about their disappointment when Cavaziel's dates were changed. I've never seen the CP, but I am sure it will be wonderful whoever narrates it. Have fun planning!

Oh, one last thing -- caramel apples with nuts are a HUGE temptation for me. I actually have taken to avoiding the farmers' market so that I don't buy them. UGH! I couldn't believe it when I figured out it was about 9 points for the large apple with caramel and nuts! :crazy: That was enough to dissuade me from eating one every weekend! Good luck on beating your addiction ;) I KNOW how hard that is! :rotfl:

[lovinaz]

A caramel apple is MUCH better than Milk Duds! You made the right choice!

Are you feeling more energetic? I hate it when I get like that for a couple days in a row. It's like I have chronic fatigue syndrome or something. And it seems like the more I sleep the worse it gets... I hope you are starting to snap out of it! :grouphug:

Can you reschedule your reservation to see the guy you want? Are you in the way of Wilma?

[Jane E.]

Yes, we are in Wilma's way! This morning I took my mother to Walmart so she could stock up on staples. I ended up buying water - big and little bottles, soup, fruit bars,& canned peaches. Then I went to PetSmart to stock up on our animal food.

Everytime those darn hurricanes came last year it was days that I had to work at the ALF. This year its coming on Sunday when I have to work. I hate driving to or from work on hurricane days. WHen Charley came by I left work several hours early to beat him home but fortunately he missed us anyway. There were still broken traffic lights, downed limbs in the road etc. Its just eerie driving and I'm about the only one on the road. I'd rather just stay home & watch the weather from inside the safety of my home.

dinner last night: homemade nachos, 3 mini eclairs, grapefruit soda

breakfast this morning: 1 banana, cereal w/nonfat milk

lunch: 1 deli round from Subway, 1 choc chip cookie, 1 bottle of water - My mom had never eat at Subway so we stopped there for lunch today. She was pleasantly surprised.

Pearlique, Cisely must be pretty good. I think that they've had her before at the CP. We still haven't decided what to do. Those caramel apples are good! Surprisingly the ones at our grocery store are pretty low in fat grams.

Kate, thanks for stopping by!

Cam, its not the lack of light. I live in Florida. Still, since returning from Epcot I've just been zonked. I've had friends call and ask me to go shopping & I just feel to worn out to go. I wonder if perhaps the flu shots have something to do with it. I work in an ALF & every year the residents are given flu shots. I NEVER get the flu shot. Maybe my body is just fighting it out! Anyway, I'm wracking my brain trying to figure it out. Up until now, I've had lots of energy.

Amy, the caramel apples are all gone!! Thank God!! I have no more excuses! I agree that I really need to snap out of this. Aackk! its been bad! Dh & I can't decide what to do about CP. I have a feeling that we may just skip it for this year & rebook next year. THanks for checking in with me thru my ups and downs!