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Max

Saturday, December 08, 2001 - 06:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, it's helping me, too, kids! :) I can't very well go cheating on my meal plan while doling out advice here, now can I?

Helped out at the church cookie sale today. It was hard not to eat any of those scrumptious cookies. Some of the ladies really make fancy stuff! We sold pounds and pounds of goodies (you take a box and we fill it with your selections, then weigh the whole thing and you pay $5 per pound). I didn't buy any this year. Whew!

I also haven't eaten much of anything today. Didn't have time to eat breakfast before leaving for church, so when I got back, I made my usual 'sausage' sandwich. Then headed out to run errands. Heck, it's almost 6:30 now and that's all I've had to eat all day! I bought some good stuff, though, soI'll head downstairs and see what I can rustle up.

No exercise yet unless you count running back and forth replenishing cookie platters for a couple of hours. It was fun!

Schoolmarm

Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 06:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This thread prevented me from snacking on popcorn (with butter) last night! THANKS!

Breakfast: Water and meds, sugar free jello

Lunch: Whole can of Chicken Noodle soup with not much water, Caffiene free Diet Pepsi

Snack: 1 piece Lefse with about 1 T butter and 1 t sugar (ACK!....I bet Lefse isn't in the calerie counter book!) Had to taste it, though as a friend and I were making it for a church dinner.

Dinner: Checked the calories on the chicken and rice yesterday and was horrified, so cut the portion down and ate on a salad plate. 1/2 chicken breast, 1 cup rice with onion and mushrooms, 1 dill pickle spear, 2 green onions, 1 large glass skim milk.

Keep up the good work, folks!

Max

Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 07:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hmmmm. What is Lefse? Never heard of that one. :)

Jewels

Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 09:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:

Breakfast: Latte, Apple
Lunch: 2 veggie dogs, Orange
Dinner: 2 pieces pizza (not good)

No formal exercise unless you count crawling around on the roof (in the rain, no less) putting up Christmas lights for 2 hours!

Schoolmarm

Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 09:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lefse is a Norwegian potato pancake....really really thin. It's kind of like a French crepe or a really really thin tortilla. They are used for many things. My family eats them spred with butter and sprinkled with granulated sugar and rolled up. The lady I made them with just butters them. My Mom ruins a perfectly good piece of lefse by putting mashed potatoes and LUTEFISK (codfish cured in lye BLECH) on it, rolling it up and wolfing it down.

It's a great Norwegian food! I don't think it's on my low-carb diet, though!

Twiggyish

Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 04:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It sounds delicious. I have never heard of Lefse, either, but I have heard of Lutefisk..yuk.

This weekend I was alright until it came to having to get a quick meal at McDonalds. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

Max

Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 10:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Those do sound good, Schoolmarm. The butter and sugar combo sounds the best. :)

I'm coming down with another cold. Woke up today with a sore throat. Yuck! Hope it's a quick one.

Anyway, feelin' yucky, here's today's tote:
Breakfast: 'the usual', coffee
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Sweet & Sour chicken, granola bar
Dinner: Chicken vegetable soup, low-fat wheat thins, small amount of peanut butter
Snack: a few chocolate chips while making mixes for Christmas presents

Exercise: None today except finally decorating the tree and putting up lights and assorted decorations. :)

Jewels

Monday, December 10, 2001 - 07:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hope your feeling better soon Max!

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Latte, cereal
Lunch: Veggie dog with a little cheddar cheese, Apple
Dinner: Teriyaki Chicken w/ pineapple and brown rice
Snack: Coffee cake....blamed on my dear husband and his Sunday cooking...he took the rest of it to work with him this morning...at my demand!

Schoolmarm

Monday, December 10, 2001 - 05:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's a confession...I have to add 4 cups of popcorn to Sunday's total...SIGH (but I made it with a T less butter than usual)

Here's the tote today:

Breakfast: just meds (had to supervise a student teacher out of town at 7:30!)

Snack: 2 wheat thin crackers.

Lunch: Very late due to final exams 3 oz. can of chicken, Sugar-free jello, Caffiene free Diet Pepsi

Snack: 4 cups buttered popcorn

Dinner: 1/2 chicken breast, 1 cup rice with veggies, dill pickle spear, 1 1/2 cup skim milk.

Tomorrow will be on the road, and I hope I remember to pack the chicken salad/crackers lunch or it's fast food for me.

I successfully avoided the holiday cookies at the office.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

<Marm passes the box of Kleenex to Max>

Jewels

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 07:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<Jewels stands waaaay back...doesn't want that cold they are passing around this place...>

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Latte
Lunch: Small salad, mostly lettuce with little grated cheese and light dressing, veggie dog (plain)
Snack: Orange
Dinner: 2 small chicken quesadillas

Exercise: Walked/Ran 2.5 miles

I am supposed to be eating better breakfasts, but lateley I have a hard time getting in any breakfast at all! Max, I bought some breakfast patties, couldn't find Morningstar so I bought Boca, never had any Boca products so hopefully they won't be too bad!

Have a great day everyone!

Tess

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 02:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay--here's my big frustration first and then the good news. I've been so careful (except the Arby's fiasco) and also have been so sick that I've not been consuming many calories and very little of those have been fat the past few days as I've been struggling to recover from the kidney infection, etc. HOWEVER, I GAINED WEIGHT!!!! So I had my doctor appointment today and yes, even the break-down numbers on my cholesterol are excellent. Blood pressure is good, diet and excercise level are great for my situation but it appears I've got some problem with fluid. Now I have some meds to take every other day to try and take care of that. I'll have to see how that works.

In the meantime---my daughter and I were at the mall today at lunchtime and she loves Arby's (of course). However, my health clinic partners with several restaurants in our area to offer low-fat alternatives to their regular menu and Arby's is one of them. I was able to get a turkey sandwich with just 5 grams of fat. No fries for me, of course. I will keep looking at other area restaurants with this partnership and check the website for my HMO to see if they list the choices.

oh--I had my usual slim-fast for breakfast and we're having chicken something for dinner.

Exercise so far was miles walking.

Moondance

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 02:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Slim-fast has a ton of sugar... I know you are a busy Mom, Tess so I can understand how hard it is to prepare but it will save you in the long run... Have bags of fresh cut veggies always to snack on whenever caught in the situation of fast food you can munch on your veggies until you can get what is the healthiest for you...A big healthy breakfast is so important! A good lunch and a small dinner is the key ... again try to get on a set schedule ... your body is like a child and LOVES structure ... you probably gained weight because you are restricting too many calories... I have looked back on your food intake and it seems that you are eating out of convenience (totally understandable) but if you planned a little ahead, it would help:) You are not getting enough GOOD calories!

Eat more fresh stuff! Watch your sugar, start drinking that water ... you will be amazed how much that will help... and keep up the good work! :)

Hope you are feeling better!... Not enough water is very hard on the kidneys so be careful!

Tess

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 03:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Moon. I'll keep trying. I've started ordering our groceries online for home delivery so I'm back in charge of the groceries again. I got lots of fresh fruit, veggies, meat and real juice and 36 bottles of water. Groceries will come every Tuesday morning.

I thought I was doing well with my water intake but apparently my kidneys had a different idea. You're right, I eat out of convenience, but mostly because I'd been too ill to be in charge of what food comes into the house. This online shopping and home delivery I think is the way to go for me. Our first delivery arrived this morning and everything looks incredible!!

So what exactly are you saying about my slim fast shakes, missy?? I know, I know.

Moondance

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 03:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
uhoh... it's the Missy name!...

That is great about the online groceries... YES take control! You are doing fine ... it's a learning experience!

Grooch

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 03:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I want online shopping! <pout, pout>

Max

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 04:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<pout!> We had online shopping, but then WebVan bought HomeGrocer and proceeded to go bankrupt!

Hang in there, Tess. I gained a pound this week, too. Too much access to munching cookie dough and fixin's! I have been feeling rather out of sorts lately, too (not including this darned cold), so I made a doctor appointment for a check-up next Monday. Other than my gynecologist for regular annual checks, I haven't been to a doctor for about 9 years!

Today so far:
usual breakfast (except I sliced cheese and proceeded to leave it on the kitchen counter, so my 'sausage' was lonely today)
Lunch: grilled chicken breast w/grilled onions, medium baked potato w/2 tbls. sour cream, salad w/2 tbls. honey mustard dressing, roll.
Yep, it was a LOT. Good thing is, it'll last me!
Dinner will be a banana and granola bar at the bowling alley during league.
No snacks so far and probably none tonight (I already ate so much, where would I put snacks?! :))

Grooch

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 04:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
FYI, I know it may not be the best thing to eat, but....

Everyone has to run off some mornings without having time to make a decent breakfast, or you come home from work, starving and you are at your most vulnerable to start eating junk.

These may not be the best things to eat, but there is an organic brand of food called Amy's that I keep in the freezer for these type of emergencies.

She has a spinach & feta cheese Pocket sandwich. Maybe the cheese part isn't the best, I try to eat the healthiest way you can, so if there is some "bad" stuff in it, it helps compensate. Note, the "bad" stuff has to be in its most natural state.

The spinach pocket gives you 80% of vitamin A, 25% of your calcium and 20% of your iron. Not bad, considering, I would otherwise probably be reaching for a can of chef-boy-ardee in a pinch.

Amy's also has some organic burritos that I grab for breakfast when I am on the run. Nuke them for 2 minutes and once again, much healthier than the alternative of stopping off at MickyD's.

Maybe there is a similiar brand in your store.

I believe the more food is in its natural state, the healthier it is for you.

When I do have time for breakfast, I make plain oatmeal and mix it with vanilla flavored soy milk. It's really weird, but I can really tell a huge difference with much calmer I feel throughout the day when I eat it. I think it helps to get my blood sugar levels back in line.

Grooch

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 04:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Someone mentioned that they loved Subway's Italian sub...

I love them too and I always got them when I went there.

I know those cold cuts are bad for you, so last year I got the same sandwich but I switched to turkey instead of the cold cuts. (It wasn't easy)

To tell you the truth, I really cannot tell the difference. In fact, when I was getting food there at Subway, for a beach get together, I got my turkey and the rest Italians, the guests grabbed mine and hubby's turkeys and loved them, leaving us with the cold cuts.

Go for the turkey or the chicken. Much healthier.

Moondance

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 04:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Grooch that breakfast sounds good! And good for you!

Schoolmarm

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 05:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Grooch...that was me with the Italian subs. I'll try turkey next time.

I also gained a pound. It's finals week, so I'm sitting around grading papers like a fiend. Only 70 more lesson plans to go by tomorrow morning.

Breakfast: Water, 6 cups of popcorn and meds

Lunch: 3 oz BumbleBee Chicken salad and 6 crackers.

Snack or Supper (it's 8:30 and I don't think that I'm going to eat again, but you never know!) 2 big soft pretzels with sour cream powder. (I was at the outlet mall---only three more people to buy presents for! )

Exercise: At least 2 miles at the outlet mall (which was on the way home from supervising a student teacher!)

I need to watch the carbs tomorrow, since today was a heavy carb day!

Kitty

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 07:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one struggling with food at this time of year. I've been so tempted to skip meals to compensate for the baked goodies I've been sampling at work and at home. I'm drinking lots and lots of water each day, which seems to help and have been trying to get to aerobics class 3 evenings a week. This week I lost another half pound. So, I'm down a total of 5 pounds since I started posting. Thanks to all of you for helping me through this.

Max

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 10:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Schoolmarm, I'm betting if you eat some protein at breakfast, you'll have an easier time of it the rest of the day. All carb breakfasts are pretty much an American staple, but it's not the best thing for the body. :)

Oh, and anyone who can maintain weight during the holidays is a winner! There are so many goodies around that it's next to impossible for any human with an appetite to just choose healthy items.

Heck, why do you think the most common New Year's resolution is to lose weight!

Twiggyish

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 06:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Max, everyone I know is on a diet or swearing to go on one!

Grooch, do you get that Amy's brand at Publix? If so, I'll look for it.

Kitty, way to go on the weight loss!

Breakfast:
Bran cereal

Lunch:
Two veggie sausage patties, one piece of bread

Supper:
We ate at Olive Garden. At the restaurant, I had a delicious salad and an entree of chicken parmigiana with broccoli. I gave my husband a part of my portion.
It was so hard not eating any pasta!

Grooch

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 06:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggy, I buy it at Publix and Albertsons.

Twiggyish

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 06:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Great! I am going to look there. Publix usually has a large gourmet and an organic section.