Hi Everyone,
I thought I came back to the thread last night and replied to a few of you, but I guess I was in my own little world and didnt. The reunion last night went okay. I ate much more than I should have. Why? Because everyone else was. I really need to work on that. I will say this though. My parents drove me, so when I started to realize how bad I was just following everyone and eating more, I called them and had them pick me up. Wasnt the best solution, but a solution nonetheless.
Todays part of the reunion was okay. Im not even sure what I ate. I will attempt to track it, but know that I have a lot of fruits/veggies left to eat for the day. My father planned a light dinner, so thats good and I slept through breakfast, so not too bad. Tomorrow, I may be eating lunch someone other than home too. Im not sure yet. It depends on whether or not my parents decide I can drive myself.
CC
You made the RIGHT choice of a solution for YOU at that moment. It might not have been an ideal solution for everyone, but it worked for you.
I believe we hit about 90 today! It's crazy!
Thanks to everyone for checking in on me. The remainder of my day was good. My "frozen yogurt" was ok. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it but I didn't not like it either. For dinner I had wheat pasta with baked chicken, broccolini and tomato sauce. The tomato sauce is homemade so there is no sugar like a lot of jarred sauces. My dessert tonight was actually a mickey rice crispy treat. My little niece brought me a bunch home from Disney because she knows I love them. 130 empty calories but the only really bad thing I ate today so I am ok with that. I had also had peanuts, an apple, carrots and an orange around for a snack too but I just wasn't hungary enough.
Rose, I ate breakfast at 7:30 and when I was on my way home at 11:45, I noticed I was starving. Before that, I didn't notice feeling hungary at all. I'm not sure if it was the protein or just the fact that I was on the ice and didn't have time to notice if I was hungary. When I try it on a work day, I'll have a better idea.
Pjilla, broccolini was my new vegetable. It's definitely one I can work in. I'll definitely try to work in your idea of veggies with breakfast. That's a completely foreign concept to me! I grew up as a waffles/bacon/fruit for breakfast and to be perfectly honest, tastycakes were often breakfast. It's definitely going to take time to learn to treat the waffles as only an occassional breakfast. I think you are the healthiest most balanced eater I've ever met! How do you determine the number of calories and proper balance for things? When I am good about journaling, I track calories and fiber so today I also recorded the protein. I was just under 1600 calories, 24 grams of fiber and 80 grams of protein. I also had around 80 - 90 ounces of water. Where should I be?
My C25k was good. I'm a slow runner but I made it through all 8 60 second runs. the gym was good.
Honestly.... I have to say I've never tried to track my actual grams of protein. I just know that I eat about 1 serving of protein at each meal and a bit occasionally at snacks and that seems to be enough for me. My breakfast protein is usually either 3 egg whites or 1 Tb. of peanut butter (or occasionally Nutella
) or oatmeal with a bit of almond milk.
Lunch protein really varies.... low fat cottage cheese, all-natural lunch meat (hormone free, nitrite/nitrate free, preservative free), some sort of lowfat cheese, hardboiled egg whites, hummus, tabouli, beans.
Dinner protein is more the standard dinner fare... chicken, fish, beef.... but I try to make at least 2 dinner meals per week meatless... so cheese, tofu, TVP, eggs.... or even just a "non-protein" meal like pancakes sometimes.
I track my intake with the Weight Watchers points system.... really it is just a glorified way of counting calories..... but I like it and it works for me. And I am so used to it now I could almost do it in my sleep. Most things don't really surprise me any more too much. The WW system sort of "rewards" you for eating foods with higher fiber, so I don't worry too much about that. Plus many veggies are 0 points per serving, so I can eat lots of veggies without any impact on my points.
In fact, today's lunch was a HUGE plate of sauteed veggies.... broccoli slaw, green peppers, mushrooms... sauteed in PAM spray and topped with just a bit of salt. I do need to return to the kitchen for some protein though... those veggies won't keep me full for long.
Your intake for yesterday sounds good to me.... but I don't know how big you are or how active you were, so it is hard for me to really comment.
Broccolini is a GREAT start on introducing new veggies. How about trying it grilled? I love broccoli, broccolini, and cauliflower and eat at least one of them virtually every day.
Fav older--Fantasia. My first thought was Robinhood but it's '73. I watch Fantasia every year when I'm wrapping presents. I'd say Fantasia 2000 would be my next favorite although the part with the ark kind of ruins it for me even though it's cute and well done. It just kind of disappoints me as subject matter.
Keeping busy here as fall is kind of our spring cleaning season because we see more people in the house in the fall than at any other time due to Halloween and T-Day. Am in the middle of doing some kind of intense anti- kitty hoodlums cleaning, cleaning out a closet and scrubbing it out with vinegar. Then natures miracle. Hopefully this will work-- I have some repeat offenders spray in there, I think it's probably the feet smell...lol.
The kittens are all really playing with each other. It's occuring to me I have my avatar happening right now lol.
I've never been able to really get into Fantasia.... maybe I should give it another try.
I'm with you on the fall cleaning. For some reason I am much more motivated to clean inside in the fall..... to me, Spring is for gardening.... kind of like outdoor cleaning!
Love your profile pictures of the kitties. How is the newest one doing? (Can't remember the name.)
Question of the Day
Disney's theme for the next year is "Let the Memories Begin" What is your best Disney memories.
Oh my gosh.... this could take me forever. Earliest best Disney memory.... riding the skyway gondolas (name??) with my family... seeing the almost-completed Space Mountain and wishing we could return in a few months to ride it... it would be almost 10 years before I returned!
Best memory with my kids... sitting on the warm pavement in California, waiting for WISHES to start.... pinching myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.. that I was actually in the original DISNEYLAND with that warm tropical California breeze blowing (sadly, DH was just a few weeks post-op and was very worn out and had returned to the hotel room a few hours earlier
).
Best memory with DH.... on our honeymoon, dressing up for our "night out" at Pleasure Island.... feeling like hot stuff in my new black sundress and black hat
lmao:... so 80's!!). Laughing at the comedy club.... dragging ourselve on the bus back because we were so tired! Enjoying our evening walk back around CBR. Oh... and leaning back to kiss him as we took off on our rocket ship in Space Mountain!!
TOO MANY good memories to list them all!
pjlla, sorry about the crazy fluctuations but at least you know what is causing them.
I think it was wise woman corinnak who once said those fluctuations are "interesting."
She is very wise, isn't she!?
I half expect I"ll be made to sign a confidentiality agreement! The release will be mid October, so we won't have long before I'll be allowed to tell. And yes, I will be able to say if it is in fact earthshattering! I've been working for Bose for five years, and they have never released a product in this manner of secrecy before. They are really building it up for us employess. In fact, they renovated our theater and only the store manager is allowed to see the changes. Its padlocked.
I did make one unexpected splurge, a very small bowl of mint chocolate chip. Did not regret that. I had just enough to be satisfied, but not so much I felt guilty. My friend, who keeeps saying she wants to lose weight (I don't think she can keep to a plan for more than three weeks) had 3 bowls! (I even stopped the girl from filling my bowl all the way!!)
I had mentioned yesterday that I woke up and gained a pound from the lack of exercise on Friday. Well I am proud to say all my hard work of calorie budgeting and extra exercise yesterday helped me lose it! I was back to my Friday weigh in weight!
They are ordering pizza and wings. I tried to get them to order wraps, but it was too expensive for the amount of food. Yeah, if you're comparing it to pizza! You can get lots of pizza for cheap, doesn't make it a better deal. I find that in these situations, as long as I preplan my calories, I can make the best of it. Oh, and as long as I burn some crazy calories! Off for some Kickboxing P90x style. I will try to get the QOTD in while I am at work!
OOOh... I have a family member who works for Bose... I'll have to see if he knows anything!
Good job at the game... and with the ice cream. I've done that before... ordered the smallest size cone available... and then told them to give me LESS ice cream. They usually get confused and look at you funny. I am willing to pay their minimal price for a small.... but that doesn't mean I NEED to eat that much ice cream. Especially if it is one of those places where the small is HUGE! Often, if you ask, they will give you a "baby cone" or "kiddie size", even if is not on the menu.
Could you bring your own food to the meeting??? I mean, I realize I am responding too late for today, but for another day. Or would that be frowned upon or would you feel self-conscious? Just a thought.
Well... happy Sunday! The morning was beautiful and warm, but it has clouded over and gotten much cooler. In fact, it is downright dark here right now. I have clothes to put out on the line, but it looks like they will be going in the dryer.
I had a full-blown collision with cookie dough last night. As many of you know, this is a HUGE weakness for me. DH asked if it was okay to make cookies last night and I figured being a Saturday I could afford to spend a few Flex points on dough... but of course, in my overtired state, I made poor decisions and ate WAY MORE than I should have. Hard to figure out exactly how many points I had, but I'm figuring I will have to be sparing with any extra points I use this week... which always makes for a tough week. Live and learn.
**Halloween Candy Alert ** Before you go munching without thinking, be aware that Candy Corn (yes, that seemingly harmless, fat free candy) is 150 calories/3 points per serving... and a serving size is only 20 candies! How many times have you walked by the bowl and just grabbed a "handful" and then, a few minutes later, another "handful"? Well... there go 150 calories, just like that! Think before you munch!!
Gotta run.... TTYL.........................P
You've been having such a horrible time lately and you still made it all happen for you with your health goals! 
for you for your interview tomorrow!
You are making me worried for our DL trip soon.
Not only did I love the ride but I thought that the after-show part was so much fun: the "home of tomorrow", complete with shopping via the internet (although that term wasn't used yet!), virtual skiing via goggles - I wish I could remember the rest!
. On the other side of the street were the U.S. coast guard also in their formal attire holding the american flag. They all were cheering us on and giving high fives. It was so inspirational.
