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

[lizzyb5280]

Hello everyone!

It is so nice to sit down and breathe for a minute. We've been crazy busy the last few days, so I've taken last Thursday through today off from tracking. Last Thursday and Friday I was watching my nephew (9) during the day, as well as packing. Friday through Sunday we were camping at a state park about thirty minutes from our house which actually has w/c accessible tent sites! Got back around lunch time yesterday, got unpacked and cleaned house, as my cousin's daughter (18) and a friend were staying here last night on their way back home to Houston. These girls, while I love them, have NO sense of direction, and getting them home is mentally exhausting me! Yesterday they somehow ended up in a ghetto part of Baton Rouge, and when they left our house this morning must have gone eastbound instead of westbound. About an hour after they left our house I called to check on them, and just a few minutes into our phone call they saw "Welcome to Mississippi!" So I got them turned around and back on the right track, and they just passed back through Baton Rouge (approx 2 1/2 hours behind). Thankfully, all they have to do now is go straight until they get home.

Foodwise I've been not so good Thursday, Friday, and today, but did really well while we were camping. Plus I got lots of exercise! Not only did I do quite a bit of rolling just traveling around the park, we went on two accessible trails that totalled probably about three miles. And since it was so hot, I def. drank lots of water.

Taking the day off from tracking today as I'm getting us caught up on laundry and such, will pick back up tomorrow.

 

[gellybean]

I'm down -3.6 this morning!!

And that's down another pound from yesterday morning so I officially get my 10 lb picture!!!!

I'll be back tonight to track and post more. Meeting my mom, sisters, niece and nephew for an early dinner.

Congrats to all you BIG LOSERS !!!



to those that didn't have a loss. I stayed the same last week. Sometimes it takes a week for our bodies to catch up! Hang in there!

 

[luvsJack]

Sharon- The strawberry salad was from Panera, but it would be easy to make..contained romaine, iceburg lettuces, then strawberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, and blueberries..grilled chicken for protein. The dressing was a sweet poppyseed dressing (fat free). I did not like how sweet it was with the dressing, but I added some FF Ranch when I had the leftovers, and that helped.

My morning triumph was getting off my sore shinned, sore hipped, blistered fat butt and walking even though I really didn't want to..LOL. 2.56 miles..woohoo! I did wear different shoes, and no blisters..well..no new ones, anyway! I've been walking before I eat, and am finding that motivates me to eat better. Been doing eggbeaters with lean ham, and it fills me up for hours..some days an omelette, some scrambled. Today I put them in a tortilla..yummy. Might be something to try for anyone having morning munchies.

That salad sounds really good. I may try it without the pineapple and with the ranch dressing. Another yummy way to use up those blueberries mom has plenty of.

 

[luvsJack]

Hey all!!

I found a potato and egg salad recipe that's only 2 WW points per 1/2 cup for anyone who's interested and it's quite tasty!! I'll post it if anyone wants it.
Congrats to all the losers this week and have a great day!!

I would love the recipe! TIA!!

 

[luvsJack]

Congrats to all you "losers" this week I'm -2 for the week and I'm very pleased with that number.



That sounds sooooooo good! Right now I'm trying to come up with a recipe that includes the red peppers and tomatoes that we got out of the garden yesterday. I"m thinking skewers or something along those lines.....

Shish-Kabob sounds good with your peppers, tomatoes and maybe add some purple onions and chicken! I like to use some type of marinade on my skewers, like Lawry's Sweet and Sour or Soy Sauce Marinades. I love this time of year with all the fresh fruits and veggies!

 

[officereg]

I know that there are other spots to post this question but I honestly value everyone’s opinion here so here it goes:



We are taking a 7-day cruise in November 2011. We are thinking of going to WDW for three days prior. DS and I have gone before; we typically go just as a day trip while at the condo. DH and DD have never been. With my job I can stay off site for $30 a day at an employee discount with a nice hotel chain. Should I do that or is it worth the extra $ to stay onsite. I really do not know. If we stay onsite we are looking at nothing more than a moderate price (probably less)

 

[tlenzendorf]

I know that there are other spots to post this question but I honestly value everyone’s opinion here so here it goes:



We are taking a 7-day cruise in November 2011. We are thinking of going to WDW for three days prior. DS and I have gone before; we typically go just as a day trip while at the condo. DH and DD have never been. With my job I can stay off site for $30 a day at an employee discount with a nice hotel chain. Should I do that or is it worth the extra $ to stay onsite. I really do not know. If we stay onsite we are looking at nothing more than a moderate price (probably less)

$30 is a steal for a night. For me it would come down to a few things. Would you be at the parks enough that the EMH would really matter? Would you use the dining plan or pay OOP for food? Have you been to Disney or plan on going enough that one time staying off-site isn't missing a new experience of a Disney resort? Is there a pool at the hotel you would stay at and is it nice? What kind of transportation would you have for going to and getting from the parks?

I would say if you aren't going to take advantage of EMH or the dining plan, if you are ok with missing the Disney resort experience, the pool is nice at the employee hotel and transportation isn't an issue I'd stay off-site.

If you don't get to Disney very often and its a missed opportunity to stay at a different resort you've wanted to stay at, you would really miss the dining plan or EMH, the transportation sucked, or the pool was less than desirable and you were planning a decent amount of time at the pool then I'd stay on-site.

 

[stayhomemom77]

Sara: I echo what Tricia says. Depending on what's important to you and how you plan to spend you time are key factors in deciding whether to stay onsite or not. I'd have a tough time passing up $30 a night but then I love the dining plan and the Disney experience is one of a kind in my opinion. I think everyone should give the Disney resorts a go at least once, so I guess it's just up to you to decide if this is worth the once or not!!

Sharon: Here's the recipe...

Lighter potato salad

1/2 cup serving is 2 points
Makes approx 10 servings

1.5 pounds potatoes (I used the tiny new potatoes) skin on for fiber!!
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
2 tsp yellow mustard (can use dijon mustard if desired)
6 tbsp light miracle whip
6 tbsp Kraft Calorie Wise Zesty Italian dressing
4 green onions, sliced (optional)

Cook potatoes in a saucepan of boiling water 15 mins or just until tender. Rinse and drain. Cut into bite sized pieces.

Mix dressings and mustard in large bowl. Add eggs, potatoes and onions and mix lightly. Add salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.

**For best results make in advance and refrigerate overnight.

 

[Zela]

Tracking for Sunday

Breakfast:
1 serving Jimmy Dean Reduced Fat Pork Sausage Patties

Lunch:
1/2 c coleslaw
Salad with about 2 c lettuce
2 tbsp blue cheese dressing
1/4 c cheddar cheese
about 3 slices of leftover fried green tomatoes
Parmesan Crusted Tilapia (frozen)
small tomato

Supper:
1/2c creamed corn

Snack:
4 chocolate chip cookies (made with a good for you recipe......but I still shouldn't have eaten 4)
4 tbsp whipped cream to make a sandwich with cookies
2 tbsp semi sweet morsels
2 slice american cheese

Total 1513 out of 1200 to 1550. . . . . very close

June 20th Done

Veggies Done

and Today

Breakfast:
1 c Egg Beaters

Lunch:
Salad with
2-3 c lettuce
1/4 c cheese
shredded chicken (about 3 oz)
packet of ranch dressing
boiled egg
1 c collard greens

Supper:
parmesan crusted tilapia
1c lettuce
7 olives
1 tbsp blue cheese dressing
small tomato

Snack:
9.5 cookies I know it was uncalled for......I have a problem with sweets. Next time I will have to cut the recipe in half or something because it doesn't due for me to have 20 something cookies crying out to me. I had a bad day and I am a stress eater. I went to the park today and was going to walk/run for about 45 minutes. When I got there, my garmin wasn't working(it kept saying locating satellite) so I couldn't keep my exact time or pace. I was frustrated. I almost stopped but I didn't. Close to when I got done I learned from another walker/runner that I had only gone about 2.25 or 2.5 miles in 45 minutes....and I really was huffing it, or so I thought. By the way, I am not suggesting that it is bad to go that slow. It is just that my normal pace is between 15 and 16 minutes per mile. I know I wasn't doing the best I could do.

My total calories was 1798 out of 1200 to 1550. That is 248 calories over. I probably burned that much on my slug stroll through the park, but I don't want to get in the habit of relying on my exercise to help me slide by with the most calories I can possibly afford to take in. I want to create a deficit.

June 21st Done

Veggies Done

 

[luvsJack]

Tracking for today:

Breakfast: Yoplait yogurt and blueberries 3 pts

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta and tomato sauce 4 pts
Salad greens with dressing 2 pts

Supper: 4 oz steak 9 pts
Baked sweet potato with margarine 5 pts
Salad Greens with honey mustard 2 pts

Snacks: ff pudding 1 pt
100 cal pack of almonds 2 pt
carrots 0 pts
small rice krispie treat 3pts

Total 31 pts
(27 daily, 4 weekly)

June 21 DONE!!!!

 

[pipersmom]

Good food day today : )

Breakfast- Egg beaters w/ ham and cheese on whole wheat tortilla, yogurt.
Lunch- Lean pockets grilled chicken meditteranean.
Dinner- Huge salad w/ RF 3 Cheese Ranch, oyster crackers.
Snacks- String cheese, FF cheesecake pudding w/ blueberries, nectarine, mini scone.

Cals- 1270 (1310-1660)

June 21- Done!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Tracking for Monday:
B: Life cereal w/ milk
coffee w/ sugar/creamer
L: started my Tabouli salad (part of leftovers) and carrots, string cheese, THEN got treated to lunch by a bigwig from work at Panera and had 1/2 Sierra Turkey Sandwich and 1/2 greek salad. Ate a few bites of bread w/o butter, iced tea I think that was a bit too much food.
D: rest of Tabouli, nectarine, two bites of hot dog w/bun (kid leftovers!) and three bites mac & Cheese (again, kid leftovers!)

S: 100 calorie popcorn, a 1/2 piece licorice, sunflower seeds

While I ate mostly healthy stuff, I feel like I ate too much food. We were supposed to have this brown bag lunch with a MN Supreme Court Justice today, then he showed up and wanted to treat us (7 of us!) to lunch, so I sort of had to go. I should have just gotten a small salad since I'd already started eating some of my lunch while we waited for him to arrive. Oh well.
Hopefully tomorrow will be simpler.

JUNE 21 DONE
VEGGIES DONE

 

[pwmitch237]

FOOD JOURNAL TIME!!!!! So exciting...jk.

Breakfast: Cheerios (140 )
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich from Heavenly Ham, and Easy Mac (795)
Dinner: LongHorn Steakhouse (930 )
Snacks: NONE!
Exercise: 5K on the treadmill (-452) 30 minutes (100 floors) on the StairMaster (-317.6) 2.11 miles on the bike (-51.1)

And, saw Toy Story 3 today! Great Movie!!!

Totals: 1865 Calories, 63.5g of Fat, 93g of Sugar, 250g of Carbs , and 63g of Protein!

June 21 DONE!
VEGGIES DONE!

"You're halfway there, on your last circuit, DON'T STOP! I know what your thinking, you're dying, it hurts, wah, wah, wah......You wanna be skinny or what?!? SHUT UP & Do your mountain climbers." - Jillian Michaels

 

[zoegirl]

Hey everybody!

It has been busy in my house the last few days, & I've had no time to get on my computer. I hope you all are doing well. Like, I said we've been busy & I haven't been keeping track of what I'm eating, so i can't really remember past yesterday. I don't really think i ate too bad, just didn't keep track.
So I'll jump back in with yesterday.

brkfst - greek yogurt w/honey, coffee w/creamer
lunch - turkey sammie on arnold thin, steamed cabbage
dinner - movie popcorn & choc covered raisins
snack - chips & salsa

june 21 done

We went to see TS3 last night and it is SO STINKING GOOD!!!! I cried like a baby, and that's all I'll tell ya so I won't ruin it for anyone else


~bree~

 

[njcarita]

Morning all.... today is my first day of summer with the kids.... they finished up school yesterday..
I have already posted the two benefits ( lowering my bp and elevated mood)since I started exercising and totally changing what I was eating.... but I wanted to add two more.... I have no indigestion... I us to live on tums and malox and still had heartburn at night.... and I us to be on two blood pressure meds... now we are trying just one.... and thus far my bp has stayed low...


Tracking for yesterday 6/21/10

Exercise: 2 walks ( afternoon and eve) total 2.5 miles

Breakfast:

1cup of half decaf coffee with 1/2t sugar and 2T fat free half and half
Panera strawberry Parfait (310 calories)
bottle of water

Lunch
went to Ruby Tuesdays
PLain grilled salmon(260 cal) + white cheddar mashed potatoes( 169 cal) +sugar snap peas(113 cal) = 542 calories
diet coke
botte of water


Dinner
grilled veggies and humus
bottle of water

snack
bottle of water
100calorie vitamin brownie

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

cereal/skim
lean cuisine sandwich 6 points, 1 cup potato salad
chicken and ceasar salad
veggie chips - 1 serving, 2 tortilla chips, 6 peanuts
June 21 done

off to jazzercise

 

[MulanUSAF]

Whoa, I gotta catch up big time.

Food log for past weekend and yesterday:

Breakfast - none
Lunch - 1/2 corn on the cob with butter, 1/3 of Italian sausage w/peppers sandwich, 2 spoonfuls of frozen lemonade, small tuft of cotton candy, 2 handfuls of kettle corn, 1 piece of apple fritter on a stick (the fair was called Hog Day, quite fitting, isn't it?)
Dinner - grilled chicken breast with cucumber and tomatoes salad, 2 small apricots

Saturday, June 19 done!


Breakfast - Kashi Heart to Heart cereal with milk, 3 strawberries
Lunch - Korean bbq sliced beef rolled in lettuce with kimchee and preserved radishes, 1/4 of a seafood pancake
Dinner - romaine salad with raspberry vinaigrette and sliced turkey breast mixed in; a bunch of grapes

Sunday, June 20 done!


Breakfast - 3 Akmak crackers with peanut butter, cup of milk
Lunch - Tuna melt with provolone on low carb wrap; bunch of grapes
Dinner - Shrimp dumplings in soup, stir fried bok choy
Snack - 2 small packets of honey roasted peanuts

Monday, June 21 done!

 

[pipersmom]

Just a quick tracking post...

Breakfast- pb & j on sammie thin, mini scone.
Lunch- 2 low fat shrimp eggrolls, duck sauce, yogurt.
Dinner- 1/2 Kashi Lemongrass Coconut Chicken - , large salad, cauliflower.
Snacks- 100 cal popcorn, WW Latte Bar, peach, oyster crackers.

Calories- 1225 (1310-1660)

June 22- Done!

 

[pwmitch237]

I think I had a great job today on the food. Hopefully It'll show on the scale tomorrow.

(Calories in parenthesis)

Breakfast: Cheerios (140)
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich, Yogurt & Snapple (465)
Dinner: Grilled Chicken on the Barbie (335), Seasonal Veggies (49), Bread (NO BUTTER, 138.3) & Mushrooms (67)
Snack (right before working out): Banana (105)

EXERCISE: Bike, 20:00, 4.34 miles (-161), StairMaster 30:00, 107 floors (-330.9)

Totals: Calories: 1300, Fat: 12g, Sugar: 84g, Carbs: 204g (good carbs), 96g of Protein! (All within appropriate ranges, WOOHOO!)

Hope everyone else had a great day, on another note, this thread was eerily quiet all day.

June 22 DONE!
VEGGIES DONE!

"Today's your day, I feel it, YOU'VE PAVED THE WAY, BELIEVE IT!" - Shakira

 

[luvsJack]

Sharon: Here's the recipe...
.

YUM! Sounds good and just in time for a picnic this Saturday at a water park and the 4th the next weekend!!


Good news at work today! Was offered a new position. It is a lateral move so no raise but its less stressful and more down time throughout the semester. I will be working more on my own and less dependent on others in an office. and I will have MY OWN OFFICE!! (right now I actually work at a counter in the business office). I am excited but dread telling my supervisor (she doesn't know anything about it).

Tracking for Tuesday:

Breakfast
Special K bar
banana

Lunch
Lean Cuisine Roasted Chicken
salad with light dressing

Snacks
100 cal almonds
94% fat free popcorn
WW Giant Fudge Bar (love these things)

Supper
baked chicken
lima beans 1/2 cup
potatos 1/2 cup






JUNE 22 DONE!!!!