4/9 Hot and What Not Daily Thread

[Kim1964]

I'm pretty happy heading into Day 3 of our excellent adventure. I stuck to my points yesterday, and even had one I didn't eat.

Today is usually a good workout day for me, since I tape The Biggest Loser and watch it while I run (don't tell me who got voted out....I haven't watched it yet!). As soon as the kids head to school, I'll be on the treadmill.

I'm going with 23 points as my target again today. I'm working toward getting myself down to 20/day, but I'm taking baby steps.

Breakfast: oatmeal and banana (3)
Lunch: Chicken salad (6)
Dinner: BLT (5)
Snacks: Cheddar soy chips (4), yogurt with strawberries and banana (4), grapes (1)

Have a great, healthy day everyone!

 

[SusieStone]

I have woken up sick this morning. So, it is all I can do to get my morning coffee down.

I have to travel most of the day today but do plan to park away from buildings and take stairs if available and safe.

If I can before i leave, I will eat oatmeal for breakfast.

 

[ddavis860]

Just jumping in to ask if the thread is exclusive to those going to SDV?

 

[Kim1964]

Nope, it's not exclusive......SDV is just a motivator for some of us because we want to look good for the meet. If you're interested in joining the thread, jump in!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Kim you are going to love Biggest Loser!!!! WOW is all I can say!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Day 3

Breakfast - 2 mini bagels and cream cheese - 7 points
6 oz water and 8 oz crystal light iced tea (water is getting dull)

lunch - sushi - 6 points

snack - popcorn 2 points

dinner - not a clue


Question

Would you mind a points thread, I need no or low point snack ideas.

 

[ddavis860]

Day 3

Breakfast - 2 mini bagels and cream cheese - 7 points
6 oz water and 8 oz crystal light iced tea (water is getting dull)

lunch - south beach southwestern chicken or subway

dinner - not a clue


Question

Would you mind a points thread, I need no or low point snack ideas.

a points thread would be great!! I've been trying to do the Body Clutter thing from FlyLady and Saving Dinner...love the recipes, but so hard to cut down on the "bad" carbs!

 

[Queenie]

Afternoon ladies!

Breakfast: cereal bar - 99, glass of tropicana - ?

Snack - handful of grapes

Lunch - cheese sandwich (whenever the bread decides to defrost properly!)

Dinner - Minced beef pie with some veggies and potatoes

Excercise - Wii Sports (min half an hour) and I may walk to the library if the weather clears up a bit more.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I wish I could help you with the points thing. But I'm just gonna stick with the calorie counting as that is easier. If it isn't on the label, I can find it on line pretty easy.

I think it would be great for everyone who wants to get healthier to join in. Doing it now, because you want to, instead of as a New Year's resolution, I think you will stick to it better.

I walked 1/2 my mile yesterday. Going to try to get the rest in after the driveway dries up a bit. Finished up other 1/2. May walk some more just because I look like a dork walking up and down my driveway. Ended up walking the neighbors 1000 foot drive way to walk a full 2 miles today.

Food Journal:
Breakfast - angel food cake 100 calories, strawberries 20 calories, whip cream 20, coffee with silk 15
Lunch - 2 cups lettuce 15 calories, 1 tbl almonds 60 calories, 1 tbl onion bits 60 calories, 1 tbl crasins 40 calories, goat cheese 40 calories, 1/2 bag of apples 20 calories, 2 tbl dressing 60 calories, Yummy salad priceless; other 1/2 of soda 90 calories
Sneaked last piece of Dove chocolate - 60 calories
Snack - special K Bliss (part gone) 80 calories
Dinner - Egg 74 calories, cheese 50 calories, burrito 220 calories
Snack - will have 1 See's candy 85 calories also had an Andrew Lessman's Soy Drink mix - 90 calories

Total 1119

I am liking this food journal on the computer. If I tried it on paper, I know I would lose it. I am keeping track here and the totals in an excel spreadsheet. I find myself picking up snacky stuff and then putting it down because I don't want to have to look up the calories or have to type it that I ate it.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I am liking this food journal on the computer. If I tried it on paper, I know I would lose it. I am keeping track here and the totals in an excel spreadsheet. I find myself picking up snacky stuff and then putting it down because I don't want to have to look up the calories or have to type it that I ate it.

gotta love accountability.

It was soooo tough not to eat something while watching Biggest Loser last night. Nighttime is the worst of the worst!
I think I'm going to haul my treadmill up from the basement today too. It can sit in the living room again.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I have woken up sick this morning. So, it is all I can do to get my morning coffee down.

I have to travel most of the day today but do plan to park away from buildings and take stairs if available and safe.

If I can before i leave, I will eat oatmeal for breakfast.

You didn't make yourself sick by not eating enough yesterday, did you? Everything I've ever read says to not go below 1200 calories per day, unless a doctor says it is okay. 990 calories is not enough!

Hope you feel better!

Make sure everyone is taking vitamins or drinking/eating a yogurt for those enzymes. We don't want to mess up our systems because of this.

 

[Kim1964]

Buffy, you were right....the Biggest Loser was great! I was so into watching it that before I knew it, my 5 miles were DONE!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I can't wait until next week!!!
Mark and Ali are not looking healthy though. I'm really concerned about Mark, he is so intent on winning he is not looking well. I can't believe the numbers the girls pulled!

 

[YodasMom]

I'd love to join in on this, too.

My goal is to trim a little and increase stamina to get ready for our International competition and convention in Hawaii in November, and also short-term to train for it. I don't need to lose a lot pound-wise, but I really need to trim.

I have so much trouble being accountable. It's always like I'll start tomorrow..then I'm good for awhile, and then one piece of chocolate knocks me off the plan. So, I'm back at it.

AWM, I love your choice of snacks for today and your breakfast....It's right up my sweat-craving ally (though low cal with your quantities).

Today, I had:
Breakfast:
3/4 cup of Optima Heart Healthy cereal with 3 oz of Yogurt
6 oz of Diet Cola to wake up

Lunch:
Small Turkey burger on one slice of whole wheat toast / catsup only
An orange

Water in between meals, I drink the 0 calorie flavored waters

Dinner:
Going to be a Chicken breast
Carrots

Then off to rehearsal and back home around 1 AM.
Probably will be a snack on my way home....and hopefully, not 5 people giving me chocolate after rehearsal again!

Exercise will be 3 hours of choreography during rehearsal! Oigh!!

 

[Kim1964]

Welcome, Yodasmom.

Why is Day 3 always my hardest day? I'm determined to stay within my points today and I will, even if it means going to bed at 7:30 to avoid eating. I know that once I successfully get through today, I can make it for any length of time!

I am going to weigh in tomorrow, but I am not going to look at the sticker....I just don't want to know yet. I want to have a baseline, though, for when I go next week to see if 10 days on plan made a difference.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Yes, my choices were not the healthiest. But I don't want to feel like I am depraving myself and I want to make changes that are realistic I can keep with.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

didn't do so hot with dinner. We had PTO and I had to take the kids with me so we went to McD's and KFC.
But I did walk 3.2 miles today and ran 4 30 count sprints.

But you know what the scariest part was, as I was walking the Fed Ex truck dropped a box out the side door! Luckily I noticed it about the same time she did but I would have freaked if it was my box rolling down the street!