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Max

Friday, January 18, 2002 - 08:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Today:
Usual breakfast
Lean Cuisine Salisbury Steak
Banana
3 Frangos
Salad, Lean Cuisine Honey Roasted Pork
Toasted English Muffin w/2 tbls. jam

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.5 miles + another 30 minutes for 6.8 miles

Worked from home today, so I took the opportunity to break mid-day and bike, then did my usual time in the evening. :)

Tess

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 01:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Breakfast: usual
Lunch: slimfast bar
snack: peaches
Dinner: 2 small slices sausage pizza, brownie and raw carrots. also had a couple of Twizzlers but didn't dip into the bowls of chocolate candies. I was at a scrapbooking workshop from 6pm-midnight. Sometimes I bring my own dinner instead of having the pizza but didn't have time tonight.

Exercise: walked 1 mile and also had my first physical therapy session in the pool at Courage Center. The part where I was doing the exercises and walking in the pool was 30 minutes. :)

Schoolmarm

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 05:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Breakfast (Friday) three eggs with olives and onions
Lunch: Peach light yogurt, chicken salad/crackers
Meeting: Tall hot chocolate :)
Snack: Popcorn (of course)
Supper:Chicken breast with BBQ seasoning, pickle spear, green onions.

There were several segments on 48 hours last night about losing weight. Seems that the liquid or "take a pill" diets are bad (DUH) and the only two that have long term effects are the sensible balanced diet (like Max is doing) and the Atkins (low carb...like I'm doing...it's the origianal diabetic diet). They pointed out that these two plans are NOT diets, but lifestyle changes.

I really enjoy eating low carb food. Fresh veggies, fresh meat, fresh milk, cheese and eggs. I really don't buy much that is pre-made or has lots a preservatives. I did buy a loaf of bread last week because I really wanted a BLT...and lo and behold, the loaf is GONE! I ate the whole loaf by myself this week. But the garlic toast was really yummy!

I've been on a home-made soup in the crock pot kick. I'm thinking about chicken, rice, celery, mushrooms, carrots and onions for the next one. I freeze the last couple of bowls and I should try taking that to work for lunch.

Dilligaf

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 06:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well kids.....it's time! I've mastered the non-smoking thing, so now it's time to get this extra 20 pounds off before the June 1 wedding. I started eDiets three days ago. Max, isn't that the plan you are following? I started at 150 and my goal is 130. My bridal portrait is May 1st, so I have about three months to take off the 20 lbs. Max, do you think that is reasonable?

I have been walking 1.5 miles each day and drinking tons of water. My next weigh in is this coming Thursday. I'll let you know my progress.

Wish me luck and congrats to everyone that has lost weight so far. :) Dilli

Max

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 12:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome, Dilli!
If you follow the eDiets meal plan and increase your activity, you should lose about 2 pounds a week. Therefore, your goal of 20 pounds in 3 months seems reasonable. Goood luck! I know you have a LOT of motivation and love can be an excellent appetite suppressor.

Max

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 12:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Has anyone see the " Body Challenge" show on Discovery Health channel? They've got six people who are being challenged to decrease their weight and body fat percentage over the course of 16 weeks. To help them, they've each been given the assistance of a personal trainer. Every three weeks, they get together, undergo some testing to determine their body fat, and weigh in. The cameras follow them through their routines. The winner gets a spa vacation.

It's pretty interesting to watch.

Oh, on the episode I saw today, they said that smoking increases your metabolic rate, which is part of the reason people gain weight when they quit. To compensate for the lack of nicotine (the culprit in this) and maintain the same metabolic rate as you had while smoking, increase your aerobic activity by 20 minutes per day. Of course, you also have to resist the urge to put food into your mouth every time you want a cigarette! :)

Jewels

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 02:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Max. I think a lot of my problem is mental. I want to eat healthy, but I also love to eat! I have been trying to get a good healthy balance, and think I have done well with that (although I definitely need to eat more vegetables!). I seem to do really well for a couple days and then I just lose it...it's always been a constant struggle for me. Some of it has to do with boredom too, I'm a stay-at-home mom and although I don't want to go back to work and I love spending the day with my son, I do get bored. I've been in a big funk with that lately, so I think that has a lot to do with it. I'll keep plugging away though...one day at a time, right?

Welcome Dilli! You can do it!!

Oregonfire

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 03:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've also fallen off of the wagon for a spell, but will be back. Am feeling much better today than yesterday. For many people, you can't talk about food without talking about other factors. For me the trigger is stress, and have been very stressed out this week. Anyway Jewels, hang in there--old habits die hard.

Tess

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 07:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Today: slept all day through breakfast and lunch. :)

Snack: slimfast shake
Dinner: part of a grilled chicken sandwich, baked potato, very small sugar cookie baked by my child--who could turn that down??

There will probably be a snack of some sort later. No exercise so far. Still trying to recover from physical therapy from yesterday.

Schoolmarm

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 09:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Today: Don't laught too hard when you hear what I ate today.

Breakfast: Leftover popcorn
Lunch: Nada....worked right through to 5:30
Supper: Small diGiorno's supreme pizza with lots of hot peppers.

That's it.
I may be losing again, but will be happy to just maintain. I'll check the scale on Monday.

Good luck this week, everyone, and WELCOME, dilli!

Max

Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 10:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Usual breakfast
Chocolate covered raisins!
Dinner at a friend’s house: salad, roast pork, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables. Dessert was a small slice of pound cake with a small scoop of ice cream and some delicious chocolate Cabernet wine sauce (sounds strange, but it was yummy!). Had 2 glasses of red wine and a small glass of brandy. Did manage to skip the cheese and cracker appetizers!

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.8 miles

Jewels

Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 08:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cereal, latte
Lunch: Turkey sandwich, orange, diet coke
Snack: latte
Dinner: Pork w/carmalized onions and baked potato

Gail

Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I joined Ediets today. That hard part of dieting for me is knowing what's okay to eat or not. Some diets nix fruits and veggies, others okay them. If you go by the pyramid for healthy eating most of the other diet plans are totally the opposite.

Twiggyish

Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 05:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome Ms. Pickle! I am excited for you on your wedding.
Gail, let me know how that Ediets works. I might try it out!

Gail

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 07:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggyish, I'm trying it because Max has had a lot of success with it and Dilli joined a few days ago. :)

Speaking of Max - in you post above, you put
Usual breakfast
Chocolate covered raisins!

Doh! I thought that was what you had for breakfast and was searching all the breakfast menus for that. I get it, it was just a snack. :)

Jewels

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 07:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cereal, Latte, Banana
Lunch: Salad, Veggie dog, orange
Snack: cookie
Dinner: Leftover pork w/onions, corn, mashed potatoes

Exercise: walked 1.5 miles

Good luck to you Gail!!

Schoolmarm

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:
No breakfast
Lunch: BBQ chicken breast, green onions
Supper: Yogurt, 10 tortilla chips and salsa
Snack: Cheese and sausage stick

I'm losing again (finally)

Hey, Gail...welcome, and I also thought that Max ate chocolate covered raisins for breakfast!

Have a great day, everyone!

Max

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 08:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL! Well, I might as well have had those chocolate covered raisins for breakfast! :) Since the definition of "usual breakfast" is buried in this thread, it translates to: an English Muffin with 2 Morningstar Farms Breakfast Patties and a couple of small slices of cheddar cheese (about an ounce) melted on top.

I went shopping on Saturday at an outlet mall (need some casual stuff for a business trip to Tucson) and made the mistake of going into a Harry & David store. Their dark chocolate-covered raisins are one of my favorite things. They didn't make it all the way through the weekend!

Yesterday's food intake was not good. After church, I was starving (my stomach kept growling through the sermon) and made my "usual" fare. After that, I was still hungry. Had some water, but that didn't help, so I toasted another english muffin and put some peanut butter & raisins on it. Had a cup of soup (Nile Spice Broccoli Cheddar) later on with some crackers. Then another english muffin, just plain. In between all these carbs, I polished off the rest of the chocolate covered raisins! EEK! After that, my stomach felt kinda sick. No exercise yesterday. I guess I took a day off of everything! Did finish one book and read another, though, plus took a long nap on the couch with my cat. Very nice day. :)

Anyway, after a week of belated birthday cakes, dinner parties, and general bad eating, I weighed in this morning. Lost 1/2 pound, which I'm viewing as quite a victory given the circumstances! I guess that extra biking did the trick. :) Total since August: 38 pounds.

Back on track this week! On February 3rd, I'm heading to Tucson for a week of leadership training. It's at a ranch and includes hiking and horseback riding as part of the program. I'm looking forward to it. Just have to get my nerves together so I can enjoy the big pool they have! (Of course, that's not my main focus, the training is! However, if I meet some hot cowboy, maybe I'll stay a while. /clipart{wink}

Tess

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 09:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Congratulations, Max!! And Welcome to our little corner, Dilli and Gail!! :)

Slept all day yesterday so no breakfast or lunch.
Snack: slimfast shake
Dinner: pancakes, sausage and OJ
Snack: reduced fat crackers w/ one slice colby/jack cheese.
Later snack: Godiva chocolate.

I know that conventional wisdom says no food after a certain hour, however I have doctor instructions to have a carbo snack and glass of milk before bed so I will be doing that. I'm not thinking that Godiva chocolate was the suggested snack, but I'll have something better tonight.

Good news is that after being stuck at 8 pounds lost for an entire month, I've started losing again and am now down 9 pounds.:)

Oregonfire

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 05:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm back with the program. Weighed myself at the gym, and sure enough, gained about two pounds back from my carbo coma this past weekend. The good news is that the size 12 skirt that made me look like a blood sausage before is now slightly looser and more flatering, so now I can wear it and breath at the same time. Baby steps, baby steps...

Worked out for about 50 minutes at two different machines. The first 20 minutes were just grueling. I did my usual arm and back weights. Tried doing this twisting motion on one of those does everything machines. Anyway, wich me luck. I'm meeting a friend tomorrow at the most yummy smelling sub shop for lunch. I'm GOING to have a sub, I don't care.

Max

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Have a sub and be proud, Oregon! (Just ask them to hold the mayo and oil and maybe have lean turkey with mozarella instead of cheddar. :))

Today's tote:
usual breakfast
Lean Cuisine Sweet & Sour Chicken
Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken
2 granola bars
can of pears in lite syrup
1 Frango

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.8 miles

Tess

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 11:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Today:
usual breakfast
miniscule hamburger for lunch
dinner was 4 oz NY strip steak, cheddar mashed potatoes and 2 helpings of green beans, 3 godiva mints.
Will have just before bed snack now--cereal and milk.

Need to work on getting more fruits and veggies in there!! But--I'm having success remembering to drink more water. :)

Excercise was walking 1 mile.

Jewels

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 07:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:
Breakfast: Latte, Cereal
Lunch: 2 veggie dogs, small salad, orange
Dinner: Teriyaki chicken w/pinapple, broccoli and brown rice

Exercise: Walked/Ran 2.5 miles

Keep it up everyone! Hang in there!

Dilligaf

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 02:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I guess I could start logging my meals and exercise here too!

Breakfast: 2 fat-free waffles with low fat butter and lite syrup, one veggie sausage pattie, 1 cup skim milk

Lunch: Salad with fat free French dressing, Lean Cuisine Chicken Fetticine, 1/2 banana, diet rite grape soda

Snack: 4 reduced fat Triscuits with salsa

Dinner: WW Smart Ones chicken with fire grilled veggies, salad with fat free italian dressing, apple

I walked/ran 1.5 miles this morning.

I've been on eDiets for 6 days and I've lost 5 lbs. so far!! Wooooooohoooooooo!! See ya tomorrow! Congrats to all the "losers" here.....LOLOL ("LOSING" weight, get it?)

Resortgirl

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 05:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I need some motivation to get back on my exercise program since the vacation. I want you to yell at me, leave scolding notes in my folder and generally get on my case if I don't post in here at least three times a week. Before vacation I was exercising 5 days a week, since 0, nada, none...
I normally rotate between kickboxing, weights and yoga so tommorrow I plan to do yoga (it's the most relaxing and gentle way to get back into it)

I need your HELP!!! PLEASE!!!