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[Auntmeme]

CONGRATS ON THE LOSS Way to go You are doing so well! Your tm time & your eating plan are really working - keep it up and you will see that scale continue to go down!
Have a wonderful weekend

 

[MelanieC]

Friday February 11, 2005

Breakfast
Shredded Wheat (2)
Milk (2)
snack
none
Lunch
My favorite mexican restaurant
Veggie Burro w/ refried beans (10)
snack
none
Dinner
2 slices mushroom pizza (14)
Snack
none
Total - 28



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 5
Points (22 + 1 AP's=23)
Exercise - FIRM Super Body Sculpt
Calcium-(target 3) - 4
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 4
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 8pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 10pm

 

[MelanieC]

Saturday February 12, 2005

Breakfast
Oatmeal (2)
.5oz walnuts (2.5)
1/4 cup raisins (2)
snack
none
Lunch
quesadilla
tortillas (3)
1 oz ff cheddar (1)
1 cup butternut squash soup (2)
snack
8 woven wheat crackers (8)
1 oz low fat cheese (2)
Dinner
3 oz 95% lean hamburger (3)
2 slices whole wheat bread (3)
blue cheese (3)
corn (1)
shredded potato (baked) (2)
Snack
coconut popcicle (2.5)
Total - 31.00



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 4
Points (22 + 2 AP's=24) 31 (used 7 flex points 17.5 left for week)
Exercise - Long walk/run 3 miles (total 3.5 miles)
Calcium-(target 3) - 3
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 3
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 7pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 10:30pm

 

[MelanieC]

Sunday February 13, 2005

Breakfast
Grits (2.5)
Egg (2)
Milk (2)
snack
none
Lunch
Quasadillas
4 tortillas (6)
FF cheddar cheese (1)
1 whole Avaocado 4.5 oz (4.5)
snack
Tabbouleh (3)
Dinner
Fried Rice (9)
Snack
none
Total - 31



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 5
Points (22 ) 31 (used 9 flex points 9.5 left for week-today is end of week)
Exercise - Rest day
Calcium-(target 3) - 2
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 7
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 7pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 11:30pm

 

[MelanieC]

Monday February 14, 2005

Breakfast
Shredded Wheat (2)
Milk (2)
snack
1/4 oz almonds (1)
nectarine (1)
Lunch
1/2 cup Edamame (2)
2 cups Tabbouleh (6)
snack
1 cup grapes (1)
1/4 oz almonds (1)
Dinner
Quesadilla
4 Tortillas (6)
1 whole Avocado (4.5)
1 oz ff cheese (1)
Snack
none
Total - 28



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 5
Points (22 +2 AP's) 27.5 (used 4 flex points (31 left for week)
Exercise - 50 min on TM (3.5 miles)
Calcium-(target 3) - 2
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 9
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 9pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 12:30am

 

[keenercam]

Melanie -- congrats on doing such a great job! I love reading what you are eating every day -- it is giving me all sorts of great ideas for meals. I love mexican and like to see that you are eating those things. Isn't WW awesome? Keep up the great work!

 

[MelanieC]

Wow - another week down and things are going well.

Saturday I either got sick from having a hamburger or from having a sugary snack. I'm not used to eating either, so who knows.

My scale showed 146.6 yesterday morning and with WI being tonight do you think it would stay at 146........of course not! I was at 147.8 this morning. So who knows what i'll see tonight.

I had lunch a bit ago and I'm stuffed. 2 cups of Tabbouleh was way too much, especially with a 1/2 cup soy beans. I'm stuffed. I still have grapes and a few almonds to eat this afternoon. I'll see how I feel. Maybe I'll just eat the grapes. I won't be eating till late and I don't want my blood sugar to drop. Who knows, maybe I'll be hungry later.

 

[pettyone]

My scale showed 146.6 yesterday morning and with WI being tonight do you think it would stay at 146........of course not! I was at 147.8 this morning. So who knows what i'll see tonight.

146 146 146 146

Good luck on your weigh in!!!

 

[DoeWDW]

Happy Valentine's Day!

Mel, you are doing a fabulous job!! That weight is steadily melting away and you're eating good food and continuing your awesome exercise routine! Way to go!!

I'm happy to hear that the walk/run stuff is getting easier. I had a bout of shin splints last week and have done nothing since Friday. I'm headed back to the health club tonight but I may scale back from the 40 minute walk 3/run 1 alternating and do a shorter time or just more walking and less running. I'm having a hard time sticking to only 1 minute of running. It just feels so good!

Also, I find that running at 5 mph is harder than running at 5.5 mph. What's up with that? At 5 mph I feel like I'm plodding along but at 5.5 mph I feel like I'm getting a more natural stride.

Do you do your FIRM tapes only on the cross-training days?

Enjoy your Valentine's Day! I hope you and your DH find time to celebrate your love, even if it's just a warm hug and some words of appreciation!

 

[MelanieC]

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Breakfast
Kashi Autumn Wheat (3)
Milk (2)
snack
1/4 oz almonds (1)
Banana (2)
Lunch
1 cups Tabbouleh (3)
snack
1 cup grapes (1)
Dinner
Quesadilla
4 Tortillas (6)
1 whole Avocado (4.5)
1 oz ff cheese (1)
Snack
none
Total - 24.5



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 4
Points (22 +1 AP's=23) 24.5 (used 1.5 flex points (30 left for week))
Exercise - 40 min on TM
Calcium-(target 3) - 2
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 7
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 8:30pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 11:30pm

 

[MelanieC]

Wed February 16, 2005

Breakfast
Kashi Autumn Wheat (3)
Milk (2)
snack
1/4 oz almonds (1)
Pear (1)
Lunch
1 cups Tabbouleh (3)
snack
1 cup grapes (1)
1/4 oz almonds (1)
Dinner
Quesadilla
2 cups Chili Mac (8)
Snack
Eaten while cooking dinner
8 woven wheat crackers (2)
1 oz low fat cheese (2)
Total - 24



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 6
Points (22) 24 (used 2 flex points (28 left for week)
Exercise - Rest Day
Calcium-(target 3) - 2
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 6
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 8pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 11:30pmpm

 

[MelanieC]

Thursday February 17, 2005

Breakfast
Kashi Autumn Wheat(3)
Milk (2)
snack
None
Lunch
Sushi Restaurant
Miso Soup (2)
1 Maki California Roll (4)
1 Maki Crunchy Spicy Tuna Roll (3)
Banana dessert (2)
2 slices of an orange (0)
snack
Baby Carrots (0)
Dinner
Quesadilla
4 Tortillas (6)
1 whole Avocado (4.5)
1 oz ff cheese (1)
Snack
Kashi Granola Bar
Total - 30



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 8
Points (22 +2 AP's) 30 (used 6 flex points (22 left for week)
Exercise - 53 min on TM (4 miles)
Calcium-(target 3) - 2
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 6
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 7:30pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 10:00pm

 

[MelanieC]

Friday February 18, 2005

Breakfast
Kashi Autumn Wheat (3)
Milk (2)
snack
pear (1)
Lunch
1 cup Chili Mac (4)
snack
apple (1)
Baby Carrots (0)
Dinner
3 slices pizza hut veggie pizza (14)
Snack
none
Total - 29



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 5
Points (22 +2 AP's) 25 (used 1 flex points (21left for week)
Exercise - FIRM Maximum Cardio burn plus abs & 15 min on TM
Calcium-(target 3) - 3
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 4
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 7:30pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 10pm

 

[MelanieC]

Wow another week almost down. I've been doing great. It feels so good to be in control and exercising consistantly.

DH was supposed to eat Sunday's leftover's on Monday but he got the kids fast food instead. This caused me to feed the kids the leftover's on Tuesday and since there wasn't enough for me I had to abandon my cooking plans for the week. Wed night I made one of the new recipes I had planned. It was Chili Mac and it was really good. The kids loved it. Last night it was just me and my son so I made him eggs and grits and I had my old standby quesadillas. I don't know why but I crave them constantly. Now that I've added avocado's I want to eat it every day. It's probably the white flour in the tortillas that is causing me to crave them. I'm loving eating the avocado's though and my body is thanking me. I think I needed to add a little fat into my diet as I really wansn't getting a whole lot.

I probably should try the whole wheat ones again at Whole foods, I think I remembered that they didn't work well as quesadillas. The whole wheat ones are only .5 more in points per tortilla but they are all natural and whole wheat. I think I'll try it soon so I won't feel so guilty about eating them. Like everything else I switched, I'll get used to it soon.

Yesterday I upped my speed on my workouts as well as changed the running to 2 minutes instead of 1.

5 min warmup at 3MPH
40 min alternating
3 min walking at 4.3 MPH (was doing 4MPH)
2 min running at 5.5 MPH (was doing 5MPH)
8 min cooldown at 4MPH
total of 4 miles

Today I did the FIRM Maximum Cardio Burn plus abs and added a 15 min workout on the video to make sure I was keeping my heart in the "aerobic zone" for long enough.
10 min walking at 4.5 MPH -wow is that fast!!
5 min cooldown at 3MPH
Total of 1 mile

Tomorrow is my long workout for the week. 6 miles (total of 6.5 ) with cooldown. I'm looking foward to it and I will be doing 2 min running segments.

 

[MelanieC]

Doreen,
Yep so far I've only been doing FIRM on cross training days. I've read though that I should be doing cardio instead of Weights though so I'm going to add 3 days of weights - FIRM plus throw in 2 days of a cardio FIRM tape for my crosstraining.

 

[ohMom]

WOWSER melanie you are a speed machine!! walking at 4.3 and 4.5 is cooking!

and - looks like it's paying off too, you've lots a bit of yourself since I saw you in january now haven't you! WTG!!!!!!!

 

[MelanieC]

Saturday February 19, 2005

Breakfast
Whole Wheat Bread (1.5)
1 Tbs Peanut Butter (2)
Milk (2)
snack
prior to workout
.25 oz Almonds (1)
1/2 cup Grapes (.5)
Lunch
Quesadilas
4 Tortillas (6)
Avocado 1 whole (4.5)
Homemade Salsa (0)
Fat Free Cheese (1)
snack
None
Dinner
Applebees WW menu
Chicken Sandwich w/ fruit (7)
Augrautin Onion Soup (3.5)
Snack
none
Total - 29



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 5
Points (22 +4 AP's) 29 (used 3 flex points (14 left for week)
Exercise - 6.5 miles on TM
Calcium-(target 3) - 3
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 7
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 6:30pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 10pm

 

[MelanieC]

Sunday February 20, 2005

Breakfast
Whole Wheat Bread (1.5)
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter (2)
Milk (2)
snack
None
Lunch
Quesadillas
4 Tortillas (6)
Avocado 1 whole (4.5)
1 oz FF cheese (1)
snack
4 Woven Wheat Crackers (1)
1/2 oz low fat cheese (1)
Dinner
Chili Mac 2 cups (5)
Snack
none
Total - 24



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 6
Points (22 ) 24 (used 1 flex points (12 left week ends today)
Exercise - Rest Day
Calcium-(target 3) - 2.5
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 6
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 6:45pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 12pm

 

[MelanieC]

Monday February 21, 2005

Breakfast
Smoothie
227 grams Plain FF yogurt - (2)
1/2 Banana (1)
1/2 cup Orange Juice (1)
Berries (1)
snack
snack before workout
1/2 cup grapes (.5)
.25 oz almonds (1)
Lunch
Tomato Soup (2)
Grilled Cheese
2 slices whole wheat bread (3)
1.5 oz american cheese (4.5)
snack
None
Dinner
Jamaican Jerk Pork Stir Fry
3 strips (3oz) Pork - (4.5)
Sweet potatoes -(3)
Apples (.5)
Brown Rice (4)
Snack
none
Total - 28



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 6
Points (22 +2 AP's=24) 28 (used 4 flex points 31 left for week)
Exercise - 4 miles on TM + FIRM Super Sculpting
Calcium-(target 3) - 2.5
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 6
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 6:50pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 11pm

 

[MelanieC]

Tuesday February 22, 2005

Breakfast
Smoothie
227 grams Plain FF yogurt - (2)
1/2 Banana (1)
Berries (1)
snack
.5 oz almonds (1)
Lunch
2 slices Rye Bread (4)
Provolone (1.5)
4 oz Turkey (4)
Baked Lays (3)
Chocolate chip Cookie (3)
snack
.5 oz almonds (1)
Dinner
?
Snack
none
Total -



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 2
Points (22)
Exercise - FIRM Super sculpt blaster
Calcium-(target 3) - 1
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 1.5
Stopped eating at (7pm)-
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)-