Panama Canal Weight Loss/Weight Maintenance Motivation Group

[Disneymoon0909]

OK, count me in. I too love to eat (sweets are my downfall) and don't like to exercise. Then count in the fact that I have a knee that needs to be replaced due to lack of cartilage, exercise hurts too. At one time I had said I was going to ride our stationary bike to Florida and that was when the knee issues really started. Maybe if I just do a mile a day instead of trying to do 4 or 5 a day I will be better off.

I totally understand, it's not totally evident form my photo but I have the "pleasure" of lugging around DDD breasts I can't tell you how difficult the simple acts of jogging, pushups, situps, and other exercises have me screaming in pain

Hi my name is Jen and I'm a fat piece of lard.

Us "fat pieces of lard" have to stick together, and don't worry, we may be big but we are still beautiful

Cute picture!
I've got a husband like that! He's tall and thin. If he puts on a few pounds, all he has to do is think about loosing weight and it comes off .

It makes me want to kill him I even think about food and I gain weight, he decides to lose a few pounds and all he has to do is remove one potato chip from his diet and he is down 5lbs grrrrrrrrr.

Hi Holly! I'm Carmen and I like to eat sweets, bread and butter, pasta, you name it. If it's bad for you, I like to eat it!

on you health issues! Hope your healthy now and the health problems are behind you!

Hi back! The original problem is gone but now I have to deal with the repercussions of the weight gain...I'm getting there.

But guess what, lost the motivation and gained back up to 140 before getting pregnant with DS. I told myself that I wasn't going to let myself get back to where I was but it seemed like all h*ll broke lose. Hurricane Katrina hit (we lived north of NO), DH ended up having to work out of town during the week, 2 grandparents died, I had a near miscarriage, friend murdered, kidney stones and hospitalized ALL during the 8+ months I was pregnant. Needless to say I was on an emotional rollercoster AND I gained the weight back. Then came the yo-yoing and finally before our cruise this past Dec, I got back down to 136 by going to 24 hour fitness and felt better than I ever had. Even though I had weighed less before, I had gained muscle mass this time.

You have been through so much I am PROUD of you for persevering in the face of adversity and doing everything you could to keep going. You have a beautiful family and I know that you will get there

To everyone else:

I couldn't keep quoting anymore, lol. So...good job to all of you who have gotten out there to exercise and though I know we all have different reasons for gaining the weight and different reasons for wanting to lose it, I honestly feel like we can all do it! Keep going ladies!!!

Also, Jenkatt- I love the idea of a personal buddy...who wants to take on this crazy lady?

Cheerio,

Holly

 

[poohs4me]

Just checking in. I have not done any exercise in almost two weeks. I have some kind of sinus trouble and it is making me very nauseus. Maybe this week.

 

[orlandothebeagle]

I'm in. Didn know you'd started a thread! I'm in a group on the creative community forum too, so My intro will be what I posted over there.

Oooooooooe I agree with you in principal, Jen, Absolutely. But don't talk to ME about vitatops. I ate 1/4 of one top and had cramps and the trots so bad it was AWFUL! Just be careful the first time you have one - test a little to make sure you can tolerate what they use instead of sugar. I had the same experience with South Beach chocolate choclate chunk cookies - THE BEST chocolate cookie bar NONE I ever ate. I ATE ONE COOKIE and an hour later - same story. NOT good.



Hear! HEAR!

Here is The rant I posted on the Creative Community Weightloss Thread



The first day of December 2008, I weighed 267 pounds. The last day of December 2009, I weighted 222 pounds (American) I weighed that in October, too, which meant I maintained the loss through 2 back to back cruises, and the holidays. Today, I weigh 219. I would *like* to loose 45 pounds this year. But really, the weighloss is tertiary in imporance to maintaining healthy habits and normal blood glucose.

Here are two photos 1 year apart. I look in the mirror and do not see the difference.

2008

2009

LInda, I think you look great in both photos,

Just checking in. I have not done any exercise in almost two weeks. I have some kind of sinus trouble and it is making me very nauseus. Maybe this week.

Sinus stuff sucks, hope it goes soon.

 

[glindamood]

For those of you who need to indulge in the sweets so you don't binge, try (and I mean it) Vitatops. They are 1 weight watcher point, 100 calories with 6-7 grams of fiber a piece. And the come in amazing flavors like Peanut Butter Fudge, Triple Chocolate Chunk, Double Chocolate Dream, etc. I wind up having 2 a day. A corn one for breakfast with my yogurt and 1 after lunch. It is helping me lay off all the really bad stuff. You can order them online for the best selection, but alot of grocery stores are now carrying them in the freezer section. They aren't cheap, but they are worth it!

I will give them a try. I just need someone to keep them under lock and key because, if they are good, I will eat them all. But, after Linda's experience, I guess I best take it slow and easy. Hope one of my grocery stores carries them.

Linda - you have done awesome. I applaud all of you that have been successful and send daily to each and every one of you. One day at a time - it didn't all appear in one day and it is not going to go away in one day either.

My goal - I need to loose about 100 pounds but will try and take that in increments of maybe 10. I would be better off if I planned my meals, especially those work lunches better but probably dinners as well. Sweets and chocolate are my huge downfalls followed by breads. I feel that if God had planned on my eating lettuce, he would have made me with long floppy ears and a fluffy tail. But, since I have neither, I just can't get into salads.

OK - I am going to go ride that stationary bike for 10 minutes and try to get that up to 30 minutes or longer but SLOWLY, maybe by my birthday.

Stay well, eat healthy and exercise as you can. YOU ARE WORTH IT!

 

[orlandothebeagle]

I will give them a try. I just need someone to keep them under lock and key because, if they are good, I will eat them all. But, after Linda's experience, I guess I best take it slow and easy. Hope one of my grocery stores carries them.

Linda - you have done awesome. I applaud all of you that have been successful and send daily to each and every one of you. One day at a time - it didn't all appear in one day and it is not going to go away in one day either.

My goal - I need to loose about 100 pounds but will try and take that in increments of maybe 10. I would be better off if I planned my meals, especially those work lunches better but probably dinners as well. Sweets and chocolate are my huge downfalls followed by breads. I feel that if God had planned on my eating lettuce, he would have made me with long floppy ears and a fluffy tail. But, since I have neither, I just can't get into salads.

OK - I am going to go ride that stationary bike for 10 minutes and try to get that up to 30 minutes or longer but SLOWLY, maybe by my birthday.

Stay well, eat healthy and exercise as you can. YOU ARE WORTH IT!

go pedal girl!

 

[Aunt KatKat]

I will give them a try. I just need someone to keep them under lock and key because, if they are good, I will eat them all. But, after Linda's experience, I guess I best take it slow and easy. Hope one of my grocery stores carries them.

Linda - you have done awesome. I applaud all of you that have been successful and send daily to each and every one of you. One day at a time - it didn't all appear in one day and it is not going to go away in one day either.

My goal - I need to loose about 100 pounds but will try and take that in increments of maybe 10. I would be better off if I planned my meals, especially those work lunches better but probably dinners as well. Sweets and chocolate are my huge downfalls followed by breads. I feel that if God had planned on my eating lettuce, he would have made me with long floppy ears and a fluffy tail. But, since I have neither, I just can't get into salads.

OK - I am going to go ride that stationary bike for 10 minutes and try to get that up to 30 minutes or longer but SLOWLY, maybe by my birthday.

Stay well, eat healthy and exercise as you can. YOU ARE WORTH IT!

There is a woman who runs a website (flylady.net) to help you establish good house keeping habits, and her motto is "baby steps" I love it! And I like the idea of breaking down big goals into little daily goals.

The thought of never smoking again fills me with fear of failure, but the thought of just making it through right now seems doable.

Katherine

 

[poohs4me]

My goal - I need to loose about 100 pounds but will try and take that in increments of maybe 10. I would be better off if I planned my meals, especially those work lunches better but probably dinners as well. Sweets and chocolate are my huge downfalls followed by breads. I feel that if God had planned on my eating lettuce, he would have made me with long floppy ears and a fluffy tail. But, since I have neither, I just can't get into salads.

OK - I am going to go ride that stationary bike for 10 minutes and try to get that up to 30 minutes or longer but SLOWLY, maybe by my birthday.

Stay well, eat healthy and exercise as you can. YOU ARE WORTH IT!

I started slow as well - saying I can do fifteen minutes on the treadmill and then adding a minute over time. So congratulations for doing it!!

 

[catwoman25]

Wow, you are all amazing. Together we can work on losing our extra weight.

I am 47 years old, 5'3" and currently 149lbs. Two years ago I weighed 175lbs and I was diagnosised with Ductal Carcinoma Insitu(early breast cancer). I had had Hodgkin's Disease when I was 20 years old and had received chemo and radiation therapy, so my risk of breast cancer was high. Inorder to remove the cancer the surgeon was going to have to remove over half of my breast and I also had a suspicious spot in the other breast we had been following. I made the decsion to have both my breasts removed. Since then, I have been working at making my stomach as flat as my chest.

My goal is to reach 130-135lbs by June. I count points with Weight Watchers and try to make good choices for my points. I eat a South Beach protein bar for breakfast, apple midmorning, veggies and another bar for lunch and meat and veggies for supper. My hard time is late afternoon before supper. I know I need to increasee my water consumption to try to not be feeding dehydration. I am a nurse anesthetist and have a bad habit of treating myself to sweets or eating in the cafeteria on my call days or even my 10 hour days. I need to stop this, eat the lunch I pack and find something healthy to snack on. I try to work out 3 times a week(weights and cardio) but this has been hard since I went fulltime at the begining of this year.

Since my cruise in Dec I have been cheating enough to maintain my current weight. On Feb 15 I am going to be get back on the weight loss track!!

Good luck eveyone.

 

[LindaBabe]

I totally understand, it's not totally evident form my photo but I have the "pleasure" of lugging around DDD breasts I can't tell you how difficult the simple acts of jogging, pushups, situps, and other exercises have me screaming in pain

Holly

Oh yeah, I totally understand. Goddess 42G. A benefit for me has been as the tonnage has started to come off, my cups no longer runneth over

Just checking in. I have not done any exercise in almost two weeks. I have some kind of sinus trouble and it is making me very nauseus. Maybe this week.

POOR BABY! Have you taken anything for it, or tried a nasel rinse?

I One day at a time - it didn't all appear in one day and it is not going to go away in one day either.

My goal - I need to loose about 100 pounds but will try and take that in increments of maybe 10. I would be better off if I planned my meals, especially those work lunches better but probably dinners as well. Sweets and chocolate are my huge downfalls followed by breads. I feel that if God had planned on my eating lettuce, he would have made me with long floppy ears and a fluffy tail. But, since I have neither, I just can't get into salads.

OK - I am going to go ride that stationary bike for 10 minutes and try to get that up to 30 minutes or longer but SLOWLY, maybe by my birthday.

Stay well, eat healthy and exercise as you can. YOU ARE WORTH IT!

I'm sure god invented lettuce about the same time as chocolate trees and well before bread. Planning meals helps A LOT though, as does making mindful choices. You CAN do it!

There is a woman who runs a website (flylady.net) to help you establish good house keeping habits, and her motto is "baby steps" I love it! And I like the idea of breaking down big goals into little daily goals.

The thought of never smoking again fills me with fear of failure, but the thought of just making it through right now seems doable.

Katherine

One day at a time! I've been smoke free for over 20 years.

Wow, you are all amazing. Together we can work on losing our extra weight.

I am 47 years old, 5'3" and currently 149lbs. Two years ago I weighed 175lbs and I was diagnosised with Ductal Carcinoma Insitu(early breast cancer). I had had Hodgkin's Disease when I was 20 years old and had received chemo and radiation therapy, so my risk of breast cancer was high. Inorder to remove the cancer the surgeon was going to have to remove over half of my breast and I also had a suspicious spot in the other breast we had been following. I made the decsion to have both my breasts removed. Since then, I have been working at making my stomach as flat as my chest.

My goal is to reach 130-135lbs by June. I count points with Weight Watchers and try to make good choices for my points. I eat a South Beach protein bar for breakfast, apple midmorning, veggies and another bar for lunch and meat and veggies for supper. My hard time is late afternoon before supper. I know I need to increasee my water consumption to try to not be feeding dehydration. I am a nurse anesthetist and have a bad habit of treating myself to sweets or eating in the cafeteria on my call days or even my 10 hour days. I need to stop this, eat the lunch I pack and find something healthy to snack on. I try to work out 3 times a week(weights and cardio) but this has been hard since I went fulltime at the begining of this year.

Since my cruise in Dec I have been cheating enough to maintain my current weight. On Feb 15 I am going to be get back on the wieght loss track!!

Good luck eveyone.

YOU are a hero! You CAN do it!

It occurs to me that there is a message for us in a book I read today. "Take the Risk" by Ben Carson, MD. Same guy who wrote "Gifted Hands". He says in a nut shell, life is full of risk, we have to learn how to decide on what is acceptable risk, and then act accordingly.

Here are his criteria.

What is the best thing that could happen if I do _____?
What is the worst thing that could happen if I do _____?
What is the best thing that could happen if I don't do ______?
What is the worst thing that could happen if I don't do ______?

If I apply that criteria to my health situation as of last march, here is the analysis of what I get.

What is the best thing that could happen if I do change my eating habits ?
Blood glucose is controlled and/ or blood pressure drops and/ or weight drops

What is the worst thing that could happen if I do change my eating habits?
Nothing.

What is the best that can happen if I don't change my eating habits?
I won't have to change anything. I can keep eating the food I love.

What is the worst thing that could happen if I don't change my eating habits?
My diabetes would not be controlled, resulting in loss of sight, feet, ultimately life.

Hmm. No brainer - what fun would it be to eat donuts, danish, etc if I couldn't see them or didn't have the feet to go get them?

Rhetorical question - I don't need to see the answer to this . . .

What does your best/worst analysis say to you?

 

[carmie3377]

Wow, you are all amazing. Together we can work on losing our extra weight.

I am 47 years old, 5'3" and currently 149lbs. Two years ago I weighed 175lbs and I was diagnosised with Ductal Carcinoma Insitu(early breast cancer). I had had Hodgkin's Disease when I was 20 years old and had received chemo and radiation therapy, so my risk of breast cancer was high. Inorder to remove the cancer the surgeon was going to have to remove over half of my breast and I also had a suspicious spot in the other breast we had been following. I made the decsion to have both my breasts removed. Since then, I have been working at making my stomach as flat as my chest.

My goal is to reach 130-135lbs by June. I count points with Weight Watchers and try to make good choices for my points. I eat a South Beach protein bar for breakfast, apple midmorning, veggies and another bar for lunch and meat and veggies for supper. My hard time is late afternoon before supper. I know I need to increasee my water consumption to try to not be feeding dehydration. I am a nurse anesthetist and have a bad habit of treating myself to sweets or eating in the cafeteria on my call days or even my 10 hour days. I need to stop this, eat the lunch I pack and find something healthy to snack on. I try to work out 3 times a week(weights and cardio) but this has been hard since I went fulltime at the begining of this year.

Since my cruise in Dec I have been cheating enough to maintain my current weight. On Feb 15 I am going to be get back on the wieght loss track!!

Good luck eveyone.

YOU are amazing! I believe we were on the last cruise with you but I don't think we ran into each other. I hope we get a chance to meet this time

You have been through so much I am PROUD of you for persevering in the face of adversity and doing everything you could to keep going. You have a beautiful family and I know that you will get there

Thank you!!!

Just checking in. I have not done any exercise in almost two weeks. I have some kind of sinus trouble and it is making me very nauseus. Maybe this week.

Ugh, I was there a couple of weeks ago! I know how feel. Hope you start to feel better soon!

LInda, I think you look great in both photos,

I agree!!!


Hope everyone had a lovely Valentines Day. DH and I had breakfast this morning as it was the only time my dad could watch the kiddos. Then we went to the mall and walked around this afternoon as the weather was so nice (it's an outdoor mall)! Got a bit of exercise in and a really cute Michael Kors dress for 70% off. It's sized where it fits me now but will still fit if I'm down 15 pounds. It'll be great for the cruise as I can dress it up or down. Now, we're watching a bit of the Olympics and waiting for the NBA All-Star Game to come on. We're huge sports fan!

Didn't make it to the gym today. It's so hard when hubby is off as he's not off very often. But tomorrow, it's back to 24 Hour Fitness. Have a great evening everyone!!!!

 

[catwoman25]

[QUOTE=carmie3377;35431259 I believe we were on the last cruise with you but I don't think we ran into each other. I hope we get a chance to meet this time

We were on the same cruise. We did early dining, so missed out on families dining together.

 

[catwoman25]

It occurs to me that there is a message for us in a book I read today. "Take the Risk" by Ben Carson, MD. Same guy who wrote "Gifted Hands". He says in a nut shell, life is full of risk, we have to learn how to decide on what is acceptable risk, and then act accordingly.

Here are his criteria.

What is the best thing that could happen if I do _____?
What is the worst thing that could happen if I do _____?
What is the best thing that could happen if I don't do ______?
What is the worst thing that could happen if I don't do ______?

If I apply that criteria to my health situation as of last march, here is the analysis of what I get.

What is the best thing that could happen if I do change my eating habits ?
Blood glucose is controlled and/ or blood pressure drops and/ or weight drops

What is the worst thing that could happen if I do change my eating habits?
Nothing.

What is the best that can happen if I don't change my eating habits?
I won't have to change anything. I can keep eating the food I love.

What is the worst thing that could happen if I don't change my eating habits?
My diabetes would not be controlled, resulting in loss of sight, feet, ultimately life.

Hmm. No brainer - what fun would it be to eat donuts, danish, etc if I couldn't see them or didn't have the feet to go get them?

Rhetorical question - I don't need to see the answer to this . . .

What does your best/worst analysis say to you?

Thanks for the insight. Congratulations on keeping such close control of your diabetes! Last year, my mom became an insulin dependent diabetic. By sticking to 3 carbs at each meal she has lost 60 pounds. I figure if I watch my carbs along with counting points and excercising, I should be successful.

We will all be new and improved cruisers next year!!

 

[carmie3377]

We were on the same cruise. We did early dining, so missed out on families dining together.

We're doing main dining this year. Late dining was a bit too late for our little guy! Let me know if your looking for tablemates this year. DD is already worried that she won't get to know any other girls around her age!

 

[LindaBabe]

We're doing main dining this year. Late dining was a bit too late for our little guy! Let me know if your looking for tablemates this year. DD is already worried that she won't get to know any other girls around her age!

One thing I've heard some cruisers say about that is - they'd rather their child saw the show and slept through dinner. Maybe I could lose weight faster if I did that

Congrats on the great dress find! You KNOW you're going to meet your goal!

My eyes are open to the possibilities, but who the heck knows what size I'll be by then.
Good night, all!

 

[Disneymoon0909]

It's time to be honest! Ok, so I think the best way to keep myself motivated and on track is to literally post every thing that goes into my mouth and if/when I exercise every single day. That way when I want to eat the entire tray of brownies I can say to myself, "Do you really want to admit to everyone that you gorged yourself on a tub of brownies? Yeah, probably not." The theory is that will make me decide not to eat it; we will see how it goes! I am also going to post my weight periodically. OK folks, here is day 1 so far, I will most likely post at the end of the evening from now on but thought I would start now for today ad see if anyone else is interested in over-sharing, lol

DAY 1:

Weight:
193.6 (oh yay, I gained from a few weeks ago)

Food:
Breakfast:
30 parmesan goldfish (I know, not ideal)
Lunch:
5 calorie crystal light raspberry lemonade
1.5 cups of pasta with light sauce and 1oz of cheese

My plan for the rest of the day:
Snack:
60 calorie jello pudding snack
Dinner:
5 pt WW meal (broccoli and potatoes w/cheddar - YUM)
Snack:
3 pt WW dessert (choc chip cookie dough sundae -YUM)

Tomorrow I will post whether or not I succeeded in only eating what I planned on. I will slowly introduce exercising, as I mentioned I am not a fan so I have to try and find ways to make it fun, the wii is usually what I end up doing Need to go and buy the second wii fit pack. Also, my plan is to try and make lunch my bigger meal and to stop eating at 9:30pm every night so that I don't snack all night and then go to sleep on a very full stomach. Ok, that's enough from me for now. Good luck today everyone!

Cheerio!

Holly

 

[carmie3377]

It's time to be honest! Ok, so I think the best way to keep myself motivated and on track is to literally post every thing that goes into my mouth and if/when I exercise every single day. That way when I want to eat the entire tray of brownies I can say to myself, "Do you really want to admit to everyone that you gorged yourself on a tub of brownies? Yeah, probably not." The theory is that will make me decide not to eat it; we will see how it goes! I am also going to post my weight periodically.

Great idea! I'll follow along!

Weight: Exact unknown. Don't have a scale at home so I'll have to wait until I go to the gym.

Exercise: No formal exercise yet. I've been trying to get from one place in my house to another by doing walking lunges. I have heard that these are great for thighs. We'll see!

Breakfast: 2 Grands junior biscuits. I know, these are bad for me
Snack: Spoon of peanut butter
Lunch: WW entree. I'm not counting points but I do try to count calories.
I also ate the crust off of DS's grilled cheese. He won't the eat the crust and it's my favorite part. I realize that it adds up to a bunch of extra calories and I need to tell myself not to eat it.
Super: I plan to eat another WW entree or a bowl of cereal. My dad lives with us and is grilling out hamburgers. His cooking is very detrimental to my weight loss goals as he and DH LOVE red meat. He doesn't mind grilling out chicken for me, but there is only so much grilled chicken I can eat.

Oh yeah, I did eat 3 small peppermint patties . But I did hear once that if you are going to eat candy, that peppermint patties are a good choice as their actually lower in calories than most other candies.

Okay, I'm off to jump on the stationary bike. I'll post results when I'm done

 

[glindamood]

I did pretty good I think for the day - until dinner but it is what it is and I am not going to knock myself out over it. We had filets. My love for red meat is right up there (almost) with chocolate and bread. I did have a whole wheat english muffin for breakfast and found I probably have another bad habit - peanut butter. On bread, toast, celery, apples or a spoon, I am not that fussy.
But lunch was 5 points on WW and I had a whip yogurt.

Now I am heading to the treadmill. Later.

 

[Disneymoon0909]

Great idea! I'll follow along!

Weight: Exact unknown. Don't have a scale at home so I'll have to wait until I go to the gym.

Exercise: No formal exercise yet. I've been trying to get from one place in my house to another by doing walking lunges. I have heard that these are great for thighs. We'll see!

Breakfast: 2 Grands junior biscuits. I know, these are bad for me
Snack: Spoon of peanut butter
Lunch: WW entree. I'm not counting points but I do try to count calories.
I also ate the crust off of DS's grilled cheese. He won't the eat the crust and it's my favorite part. I realize that it adds up to a bunch of extra calories and I need to tell myself not to eat it.
Super: I plan to eat another WW entree or a bowl of cereal. My dad lives with us and is grilling out hamburgers. His cooking is very detrimental to my weight loss goals as he and DH LOVE red meat. He doesn't mind grilling out chicken for me, but there is only so much grilled chicken I can eat.

Oh yeah, I did eat 3 small peppermint patties . But I did hear once that if you are going to eat candy, that peppermint patties are a good choice as their actually lower in calories than most other candies.

Okay, I'm off to jump on the stationary bike. I'll post results when I'm done

Don't worry about the crusts, we all have our little weaknesses, just keep up the good work everywhere else Glad to have you joining me in daily humiliation!

I did pretty good I think for the day - until dinner but it is what it is and I am not going to knock myself out over it. We had filets. My love for red meat is right up there (almost) with chocolate and bread. I did have a whole wheat english muffin for breakfast and found I probably have another bad habit - peanut butter. On bread, toast, celery, apples or a spoon, I am not that fussy.
But lunch was 5 points on WW and I had a whip yogurt.

Now I am heading to the treadmill. Later.

MEEEEAAAAAAATTTT!!!!!! God, there is nothing like a good filet...had one last night, it was incredible (insert salivating smilie). Peanut butter is a weakness of mine too. I did South beach for awhile and was so happy I could eat as much peanut butter I wanted, lol. Keep up the good work, and good for you for getting on that treadmill!

 

[disfaninca]

Wow!! It looks like everyone is off to a good start. I have been trying for about 4 weeks now and have lost 8 pounds so far.

I had a bagel and cream cheese for breakfast. (not ideal)

lunch was immitation crab and reduced fat wheat thin crackers.

I'm going to have an orange for a snack

Not sure yet about dinner. Maybe a salad

I will be going on the treadmill in about an hour.

Still haven't had any sweets. That is really unusual for me because I love sweets, especially chocolate. I do a low fat yogurt every day though, but it is sweetened with artificial sweeteners.

Tomorrow I have jury duty, so I have know idea what i am going to do.

 

[JenKatt]

Count me in for the food tracking (I do it on WW anyway).
I'm not just trying to loose weight, but undo all the bad eating habits. Well not all, I'm not giving up wine, chocolate or really goof baked goods. So I'm trying to be good everywhere else.

Breakfast:
DD Egg White and Turkey Sausage Flatbread (mmm good BUT 6 points - my normal breakfast is 4 and is much more filling. Jeff was off today and stopped by my office for breakfast).

Snack - VitaTop Golden Corn top (1 point and tasty)

Lunch - Shrimp Lo Mein (Jeff made it Saturday and it's to die for. He tweaked the recipe found in Cook this Not that. It was 5 points. I can type out the recipe if anyone wants it).

Dinner - Salad and 2 slices thin crust pizza. I haven't figured the points out exactly, but I figure it's around 7.

I just got off the Wii doing EA Sports Active. I started the 30 day Challenge tonight. Jeff is taking me to Victoria and Alberts for our anniversary next month. I am fitting back into one of my formal dresses!
I also got a great pedometer. It can go in a pocket and keep accurate track of steps. I can post the link if anyone wants it. It's amazing how sedentary I've gotten.

I am having a snack tonight. A glass of skim milk (8oz) and a vitatop. Looking back at today I really need to up the veggies. The lo mein had a bunch and I had a lot of salad, but its not enough. And since I didn't have my normal breakfast (greek yogurt with fruit) I had no fruit. Yeesh, bad food day.