When Did I Get Voted Off of Skinny Island & Why is This Fat Shadow Stalking Me?

[pipersmom]

Cary- Good luck with the parties!

Julie- Woohoo for new shoes!

I walked for about 25 minutes today and made almost 2 miles! Now I just need to stick with the habit. : Going to bed after this so I can get up early and do it again. Does anyone else consistantly get a heat rash from exercising? It drives me nuts!

Tracking-
Breakfast- Pasta salad.. lol..I know, I know..but it was calling my name!
Lunch- 1 wedge laughing cow light & ham on a whole wheat tortilla and WW yogurt.
Dinner- WW Turkey medallions w/ cranberry, broccoli
Snacks- WW choccy chip cookie, FF cheesecake pudding, trifle, nectarine.

Cals- 1261 (1310-1660)

June 18- Done!

 

[pwmitch237]

Breakfast: Cheerios (140)
Lunch: Sushi & diet Snapple (393)
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Seasame Chicken & Water Melon (414)
Snack: Diet Snapple & Honey Nut Cheerios (dry) (230)

Exercise: BIKE! 5.88 miles, 24:30, 207 calories, Treadmill: 233 calories, 18:27, 13% incline, 1 mile.

Totals: 1179 Calories, 24.5g of Fat, 57g of Sugar, 145g of Carbs, and 35g of Protein

June 18 DONE!
VEGGIES DONE!

"Do you want to be SKINNY or what? KEEP GOING!" - Jillian Michaels

 

[MulanUSAF]

Pretty good day overall, being Friday and all. Worked out on the elliptical for an hour and did some upper body strength training. I'm volunteering at a local festival called Hog Day tomorrow, so I hope I can stay away from indulging on typical fair type foods.

Food log for today

Breakfast: 2 Scrambled egg whites with green onions, 1 low carb soft taco tortilla, 1 slice of pepper jack cheese, 1 Yoplait light yogurt
Lunch: Tuna salad served on lettuce and sliced cucumbers, 2 Akmak crackers and 1 apricot
Dinner: 1 NC style pork barbecue platter with about 5 oz of meat, 1/2 cup of cole slaw and 2 pieces of hush puppies, plus a few slices of freshly pickled cucumbers

Drank about 2 liters of water today


Friday June 18 done!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Tough day today even though I packed a healthy lunch.
I was hungry constantly today!

B: English muffin w/ PB
L: turkey and LF Pepper jack cheese on Sandwich thin
blueberries
carrots
S: String cheese
D: Spaghetti and meatballs w/ parm cheese, one slice Texas Toast garlic bread
S: Sunflower seeds (Spicy Garlic) and Microwave kettle korn
Vanilla frozen yogurt w/ strawberries and hershey's syrup

Oh, the bad snacking. Those seeds were addictive! I doubt they were high in calories, but I'm sure I ate too many! We were at DD9's double header for a softball tourney. Two more games tomorrow afternoon.
I'll have to pack some carrots!

JUNE 18 DONE
Veggies DONE

 

[Stacybaeasm]

How do you know when it is time to move on from a job? Or even more, from an entire career choice? I've been pretty miserable lately in my work and when I look back at last year, I realize I was miserable then too. The common denominatior?? My job. When I came here, I thought I had found a home for a while and planned to be here for several years. But I am spending so many nights, sitting by myself and crying and I'm starting to realize it's not worth it. I'm getting ready to dust off my resume and start a job search. But, on top of that, I'm not sure I want to keep doing the career I picked out for myself so long ago. At the same time, I don't know what else I can do. And, am I dumb for changing careers when I am almost 40 and still paying off the student loan from graduate school?? I just don't know anymore and I'm looking for guidance. Thanks all! I know this has nothing to do with weight loss (although all the stress is probably why I'm not losing any weight).

 

[Zela]

Tracking for Yesterday

Breakfast:
small porkchop

Lunch:
2 baked chicken legs (skin removed)
1 c mixed vegetables (also counted 1 Tbsp vegetable oil because they were shiny and you could see little bits of oil in it)
1 c side salad
1/4 c cheese
1 packet ranch dressing

Supper:
1 c original fiber one cereal with a little bit of milk on top
2 pcs tyson ready to eat bacon
1 pecan spinwheel little debbie

Snack:
Sugar Free Jello

Total was 1367 out of 1200-1550

June 18th Done

Veggies Done

I also did a Leslie Sansome "Walk your belly flat" DVD yesterday evening. It was pretty good. It had about 45 minutes of cardio and then a 10 minute floor exercise and stretch. According to http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc I burned 441 calories approximately. I plugged in 43 minutes of low impact aerobics, 5 minutes of moderate crunches and 5 minutes of stretching.

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

1 egg, 1 bagel thin
orange
1 carb balance tortilla with leftover grilled chicken, corn and shmear of cream cheese
crackers while making dinner the box is gone.
2 little red potatoes, 1/2 roast beef sandwich (made in crockpot...mmmm), made salad but didn't eat it 'cause lettuce was BITTER! ICK!
June 18 done


job change...I haven't changed careers, but have changed locations and the type of work I do (teacher) several times, that seems to keep me fresh. Work is such a huge stressor!! Maybe once you start a resume some ideas for other careers will pop up...let us know!

 

[stayhomemom77]

Zela: I LOVE Leslie Sansome!! I walk away the pounds at least twice a week with her. I hadn't heard about walk your belly flat...I may just have to check that out. Does she talk about sisters in sweat on that one??

Stacy: You really should love your job...or at the very least, like it!! A little research goes a long way. I'd say just investigate the job market, apply for everything that interests you...and go from there.

I've decided to wear my new sandals to a bridal shower I'm going to this afternoon. I'm totally jazzed about it!!

This morning I finished my third installment of that strength training exercise I wrote about a few pages back. So, week one is now complete. I don't think I've lost any inches yet, but I started off slow so we'll see what's what three weeks from now. I just thought I'd do the experiment to test it out but I'm actually enjoying it quite a lot! I've already noticed that it's been strengthening my knees and that I'm getting better at doing pushups. I still can't get my butt off of the ground properly for the hip raises but I'm sure that too will get easier in time.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

 

[njcarita]

Well my first party down.... really concentrated and veggies .....


tracking for yesterday 6/18/10

exercise: went on 2walks( morning , afternoon for a total of 1.75 miles

Breakfast
1cup of half decaf coffee with 1/2t sugar and 2T fat free half and half
stony field yogart smoothie
bottle of water

snack
natural white toast with 1 wedge of laughing cow light cheese


Lunch
Mixed greens strawberries , toasted walnuts and corn salad with raspberry vinagrette and gorgonzela cheese
bottle of water

at Party
2 bottles of water
2 sips of a pina colada
1/2 cup of coffee
bunch of snow peas
6 mini rice cakes
1 buffalo chicken bite with blue cheese dressing
roasted feta on bread ( 2 pieces)
about 6 terra chips
tons of roasted veggies ( tri color peppers, asparagus, potatoes( 1))
3 small slices of london broil
1/3 canoli
1/2 a cookie

 

[Zela]

stayhomemom77-No, she didn't talk about sisters in sweat on the walk you belly flat dvd. I have three of her dvd's. The walk your belly flat one is just her by herself but I like it. She doesn't get as annoyingly happy and peppy when she is by herself as compared to when she is with a group. But don't get me wrong, I love her dvd's, I just have to decide what mood I am before I pop in one of her dvd's and choose accordingly.

By the way, I did the 4 fast miles Leslie Sansome dvd this morning(because I was feeling peppy). Burned about 468 calories.

For lunch my dad wants to go to David's Catfish House. I have already figured out what I am going to eat and it fits in my sparkpeople thingy. I also made him a caramel pie. I am going to have a slice because I have been planning for a while to make it. It also fits into my nutritional tracker thingy.

 

[mstinson14]

food log for yesterday

Breakfast lean cuisine fettucini alfredo
Lunch frozen chicken and fries
Dinner smoked turkey sandwich salad with ranch dressing baked potato

 

[mikesdisneymom]

Tracking for yesterday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch:
1 cup shepards pie
1/2 brownie with cream cheese icing
Dinner:
small salad with lite italian dressing
Snack:
1 brownie with cream cheese icing

 

[stayhomemom77]

Zela--way to go on the four fast miles! I've only done that one a handful of times...mostly I stick to three miles or less.

Hooray for high calorie burn!!

Glad you are planning on treating yourself with the caramel pie. Gotta do it once and a while to keep sane (well, I do).

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Cary – Have fun at the parties this weekend. Best of luck avoiding the temptations.

Julie – Congrats on passing on the drive thru and fries. I usually can order something small, but I always grab a couple fries from Jim.

Amanda – Have you ever tried body glide? I bought some in a sporting good store. It looks like a stick of deodorant but you put it on where the skin rubs.

Stacy – I think you have asked some great questions. Knowing if you are unhappy at your company or unhappy in your career choice are hard questions. If you could find another job at the same company would that be better? OR

Imagine if you were laid off from your job and had to make the decision on what path to take – would you try and find something at another company doing the exact same thing or think “this is the perfect opportunity to try something new”. If you could create your dream job/career what would it be? I think about that a lot (especially when the rumors of layoffs start running around the office). I don’t think that I want to do what I’m doing for the rest of my work career. I think dusting off the resume and looking to see what is out there is a good thing. Maybe skills that you have in your current career that are transferable to another career. Just because you trained for something and got a degree it in doesn’t mean that it is exactly what will make you happy. Give us some ideas of what field you are interested in, maybe someone here is in that field or knows someone that is and you can do an informational interview to see if it really is something that you want to do and what skills are needed for it.

Zela – carmel pie sounds yummy!! Great job preparing for it in your calorie count.

Food log for yesterday:

Breakfast – sandwich thin with PB
Lunch – LC Salsbury Steak, banana, yogurt
Dinner – Panera ½ strawberry salad, ½ turkey salad, pumpkin muffie
Snack – chocolate covered pomegranate gel, Yoplait delight

Haven’t had time to log it into SP.
June 18 DONE – VEGGIES DONE

I will probably be offline till Thursday. I’m taking my Mom down to So Cal to visit her sister (94) and all her family. Mom hasn’t seen her for about 5 years and I haven’t seen my cousins (3 generations of them) for about 20 years. I’m taking some food down with me just in case (sandwich thins, tuna packs, fiber one bars) I really have NO idea what we’ll be eating or if they have internet connectivity. Luckily my cousin lives next to a high school that has a track so I’m planning on bringing my iPod and pedometer and logging in some mileage.

Of course I weighed myself this morning and I finally broke through the 190 barrier. I just pray that I can avoid high calorie foods for the week so I can stay at this weight.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend – hopefully I’ll be able to check in, but otherwise – see you Thursday!

 

[Zela]

I need to get it off my chest. I didn't do very well with my eating.

Breakfast:
2 oz serving Jimmy Dean reduced fat patty sausage
2 eggs
2 slices Kraft american singles

Lunch:This is where it starts to get harry
2 large fried green tomatoes(didn't plan for them.....I didn't know they served them and hadn't had them in a while)
1 large onion ring(also didn't plan for it)
1/2c coleslaw
dinky salad (about 1 c maybe a little less with a little cheese)
2 tbsp blue cheese dressing
4.5 fried shrimp
1 tbsp tartar sauce

Snack:
1.25 pieces of Caramel Pie(I had my piece and was maybe just a smidge overfull.....but my husband couldn't eat all of his and he didn't want to take it home: I of course felt compelled to eat it.....so that it would not go to waste. It was good going down but I have felt like a blob ever since eating it. It had so much sugar and I haven't very much sugar in the last three weeks. By the way.....the pie filling is nothing but sweetened condensed milk boiled in the can for 2.5 hours to make caramel. I felt nauseated and now I feeling like taking a sugar crash nap. Next time I will have to eat a smaller slice and be done with it.......perhaps I should always stuff myself with salad when I go out so that I will be less likely to overindulge. Normally I have a big salad at work everyday. Dang you dinky David's catfish house salad.)
3 tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips(topping)
1 tbsp pecans(topping)
about 1 cup of whipped cream(topping)

Supper:
Might eat a small naked salad to get my last 1/2 c veggies in but not much since I have already went over calories
Edited to add that I ate 1/2 c of the leftover coleslaw for supper.
June 19th Done

Veggies Done

I ate 1918 calories out of 1200-1550. That is 368 calories over my allotment. This is the first time I have went over since I starting tracking on sparkpeople. I did exercise this morning and burned about 468 calories. I guess I shouldn't be so hard on myself because if I subtract the amount I burned this morning I am still within the allotted calories. I reckon I can just use this as a learning experience.

 

[luvsJack]

How do you know when it is time to move on from a job? Or even more, from an entire career choice? I've been pretty miserable lately in my work and when I look back at last year, I realize I was miserable then too. The common denominatior?? My job. When I came here, I thought I had found a home for a while and planned to be here for several years. But I am spending so many nights, sitting by myself and crying and I'm starting to realize it's not worth it. I'm getting ready to dust off my resume and start a job search. But, on top of that, I'm not sure I want to keep doing the career I picked out for myself so long ago. At the same time, I don't know what else I can do. And, am I dumb for changing careers when I am almost 40 and still paying off the student loan from graduate school?? I just don't know anymore and I'm looking for guidance. Thanks all! I know this has nothing to do with weight loss (although all the stress is probably why I'm not losing any weight).

Well, I am not still paying off loans are anything but I am 46 and in the process of changing careers. I am working on a teaching degree. I now work in a community college and thought that I wanted to continue here and work my way up through the business office. But I am unhappy. I have wanted to teach for years (taught 4 year olds for 12 years and knew I really wanted to get a degree to teach K-8), but other things kept getting in the path. My theory is that life is way too short to be unhappy at what you are doing every day. So, if you are that unhappy then a change is definitely what is needed. Is there another type of job you can do with the degree you have? Maybe that could be a consideration before you decide to return to school?





Food tracking yesterday and today:

Friday:
Breakfast: toasted ww sandwich thins with peanut butter
Lunch: Wendy's baked potato with ff sour cream and chives Side salad with ff ranch dressing (found this to be a fairly low point, good ff lunch!)
Supper: baked chicken breast, baked sweet potato, squash and onions
Snacks: WW Fudge bar, 100 cal almonds

Saturday:
Breakfast: 2 small pancakes, 2 link sausages
Lunch: 98% Fat Free Kettle corn, pear, 100 cal almonds
Supper: WW Pasta, Prego Sauce, Salad with Light 3 Cheese Ranch Dressing
Snacks: 60 calorie juice bar, FF chocolate pudding with 2 tb. cool whip

JUNE 19: DONE

 

[gellybean]

Tracking for yesterday

Breakfast - Key Lime Whip, Fiber One Bar, 1 cup froot loops with 1/2 cup 2% milk = 458 cals

Lunch - 1 cup spinach, 1/4 cup Ranch dressing, 1/4 rotel rice, 1 tbsp reduced mexican blend cheese, 6 oz grilled chicken breasts, 1 serving HEB cornbread entertained crackers = 483 cals

Dinner - Mrs. Bairds Extra Thin bread 2 slices, 2 slices Butterball Honey Roasted Turkey, 1/2 tbsp light mayo, 1 serving jalapeno pickles, 1 serving Baked Lays Sour cream and onion chips, Slim Fast Peanut Butter Crunch = 442 cals

Snack - Fiber One Oats and Chocolate = 140 cals

total 1525 cals

Friday, June 18 DONE

Tracking for today-
Breakfast - 2 scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, 2 slices of toast, 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp peach preserves, 4 oz OJ = 575 cals

Morning snack - 1/4 cup pineapple 18.5 cals

Lunch - 1 serving HEB Cornbread crackers, 2 tbsp Alouette Spinach and Artichoke spread = 180 cals

Afternoon snack - Jello Mousse Caramel cup, 1 slim fast peanut butter crunch = 160 cals

Dinner - Smart ones Meatloaf, 2 slices of pizza = 570 cals

Snack - 2 cups Froot Loops, 1 cup 2% milk = 356


I did really good until afternoon snack and then went a little crazy!! Monthly munchies suck!

Total for the day = 1860 cals

Drinking water the rest of the night!!

Saturday, June 19 DONE

 

[pwmitch237]

Hey everyone! Little personal victory this morning: I weighed myself this morning, and it said 200!!! WOOHOO! I'm so close to breaking the barrier, hopefully I'll be through it by Monday.

Anyway:

Breakfast: Heavenly Ham Turkey Classic Wrap (no mayo, no cheese): 345
Lunch: Easy Mac, Yogurt, and diet Snapple: 330
Dinner: Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad: 620

Totals: 1295 Calories, 57.5g of Fat, 62g of sugar, 131g of Carbs and 53g of Protein, I'd say all in all, a good day. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

June 19 DONE!
VEGGIES DONE!

"BLOOD, SWEAT, and TEARS...leave it all on the gym floor." - Jillian Michaels

 

[pipersmom]

Bad storm here last night so I didn't get on to track. Went shopping with my mom and happily fit into a 2X shirt after going into 3X's for about 6 months. Got my walking done early yesterday, another 2 miles. I'm paying for it today with shin splints and sore hips though..booooo! I'd already planned on Sun being my off day, hopefully that will give them some recovery time.

Jane- It's not chafing, it's like..hives..ugh. LOL. Mostly on my arms. I think I'm going to pick up some body glide for my feet anyway though, I have a blister on the back of my heel and hotspots on the fat pads under both big toes that are about to turn into blisters.

Zela- 4 miles is awesome!! Don't beat yourself up about going over too much, particularly when your exercise balanced it out.

Patrick- !!! 200 is wonderful!!! I know that's a goal a lot of us are working towards, way to go! :

Stacy- I haven't worked in a long time (9 yrs!), but life is too short not to be happy with your career choice. I second what Sharon said about checking out what other jobs your degree qualifies you for..you might find something great. If not, and you can swing it, go back to school..there are 80 & 90 yr old college graduates these days, if they can do it....

Tracking yesterday-
Breakfast- Egg Beaters omelette w/ FF cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, and ham.
Lunch- 1/2 Panera Strawberry salad w/ chix & FF poppyseed dressing, 1/2 serving of bread.
Dinner- Chicken breast w/ peas and a jiffy biscuit w/ honey.
Snacks- Naturals Cinnamon toast cereal w/ blueberries & skim, strawberries & cream mini scone.

Calories- 1000 (1310-1660) Low calorie day for me, but I was done. I get tired of searching for something with that extra 200-300 cals every evening! Also, on a sidenote..I was happy to see that on the Panera website you can custom build your salad/soup/sandwich to see the exact counts. For example, I didn't get the pecans on the salad, so I could uncheck the pecans on the website and it re-did the nutrition info without them. It will do that for everything, which will prob lead me to Panera more often when I go out to eat.

June 19th- Done!

 

[luvsJack]

Father's Day. Not sure I will have time to post later so thought I would jump on before church.

Breakfast this morning was
Special K Granola Cereal (2 points)
dried cranberries (2 points)
fresh blueberries (0 points)


Lunch will be a cookout with the family.

4 oz ribeye ( 9.5 points)
baked potato with ff sour cream and light marg. (4.5 points)
salad with light dressing (2 points)


supper will probably be 0 point soup.

Everybody have a great day!!