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Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, January 01, 2002 - 10:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Uhhhhhhh... does any tasteless person care to make a remark here about what the combination of beer and hard boiled eggs does to one's gas producing systems?

Uhhhhhh... perhaps not.

Oregonfire

Tuesday, January 01, 2002 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Schoolmarm! I just went to the grocery store, as Safeway is across the street from me, which could be a blessing or a curse, depending on your viewpoint. Anyway, I saw the tuna packets, and that sounds like a good bet for a lunch type snack. In the morning for breakfast, I think I'll have a supply of English muffins and apples. I can't really have anything with me that needs refrigeration. At the one school, *everything* is decentralized--I don't even have an office! I really will be a wandering, dieting, grammar-dispensing nomad. Let's hope I pull it off this quarter without the accompanying occasional fits of impotent rage that ruined one of my classroom environments (that never happened before, BTW, just so you don't think I'm the Naomi Champell of the teaching world!)

I like the hard-boiled egg idea too. Thanks again!

Max

Tuesday, January 01, 2002 - 10:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:
Breakfast: the usual
LUnch: Lean Cuisine Chicken Penne Pasta
Dinner: Late dinner out with friends to celebrate. It was a wonderful 5-course Italian meal. Antipasti to start. I had a couple of pieces of mozzarella and one slice of pepperoni and a toast wedge with a wonderful shrimp concoction on it. Next was a great salad with apple slices, walnuts, and dried cranberries in it. That was followed by delicious ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms and garnished with a light sauce of wine and carmelized onions. The main course was roasted chicken with braised potatoes and fresh green beans. Dessert was a fresh pear tartlet. Of course, we had champagne all evening!

Happy New Year to all! I'm off in a bit to spend the day with fellow PT Cruiser enthusiasts. I'm sure there will be a TON of fattening things to munch on. I'm taking some homemade mints (made with fat-free cream cheese) and a bowl of veggies and fat-free dip. That way, I have some options to keep my mouth busy (when it's not talking about Cruisers!). :)

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Twiggyish

Tuesday, January 01, 2002 - 04:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Good going everyone!

Breakfast:
Bowl of Shredded Wheat sweetened with Sweet and Low

Lunch:
Small bowl of black eyed peas (a good luck tradition on New Years)

Supper:
Two veggie burgers (no bread) and a small salad.
I really love Boca Burgers.

Exercise: Walked a good mile and a half to a neighbors house. (I live in a rural area)

Schoolmarm

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 02:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterdays food:

Breakfast: Two devilled eggs
Lunch: Baked/BBQ Chicken breast, cup of salad with Italian dressing, two green onions, two more devilled eggs (I made a dozen eggs...that makes 2 dozen devilled...it will be on my menu for a while)
Supper: The wonderful dissertation writing dinner of buttered popcorn and two glasses of milk.
Snacks: The last of the beef jurky, and that's it....besides popcorn (again)

I think I need more exercise, the scale is not my friend right now!

Tess

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 04:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday's food:

Nothing until a very impromptu New Year's Day party with our "Minnesota family". I ate a little of a lot of things. Had the best time and am now officially back on track as we're well into Jan 2.

Breakfast already: 1 small bowl of cereal with 1/2 cup 1% milk.

(It does count as breakfast when you haven't been to bed yet--right? Sick hubby and child = very long night.) Tess=for a change.

Jewels

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 06:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I did much better yesterday....had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, veggie dog and orange for lunch, pumpkin bread for snack and small chicken burger for dinner.

I actually got off my butt and exercised...walked 2.5 miles. Feeling much better this morning.

Tess, I am sorry to hear you have a sick household, I hope everyone is feeling better soon and you can get some rest!

Twiggyish

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 09:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My husband has been sick for a while with bronchitis. He has lost 14 lbs so far. (He started at the same time I did)

I am feeling a bit dizzy with this low sugar diet, so I probably need to add more snacks throughout my day.

Pcakes2

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 09:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I'm officially on the Diet bandwagon...new year, new attitude! I've read this thread and have seen how supportive you are of one another, and I think it's great.

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Oregonfire

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 10:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I had a relapse last night and ate those caramel filled chocolates that were staring at me on the kitchen counter. I'll be the optimist and say I'll just get right back on the wagon without blinking an eye.

I also had my potato with broccoli for lunch, but obviously it wasn't enough to stave off the chocolate demons. I did 30 minutes on the stairmaster, plus some arm and back free weights.

This morning I am having my soup again. I may not exercise until later. Much to do today. Good luck all!

Twiggyish

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 10:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It's ok Oregon (patting you on the back). It happens to all of us. Chocolate is very hard to resist!

Welcome PCakes =)

Teddybear

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 11:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hope I can join... My New Years Resolution in to slim down! So far...

Breakfast: 10 Fl. Oz of Optimize Hi-Fiber

Lunch: Grilled Ckn Caesar w/ water

Twiggyish

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 12:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hiya Teddy and you are most welcome here.

What is Optimize Hi-Fiber?

Tess

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 04:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Great to have you here, Teddybear and Pcakes!!

I'm still having a completely whacky day. Sleep finally came for my little household sometime after sunrise. The sickies got up and had soup while they let me sleep a bit longer. They wanted Cream of Wheat for dinner so that's what I just had also. Missed lunch entirely. I expect there will be something else eaten later on after the sick ones go back to bed. How ironic it is for me to be the healthiest one in the family.

Oregonfire

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 04:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just had an apple, a banana, some salad, and put an acorn squash in the oven. According to the diet, only fruits and veggies today. We'll see how this all pans out. For some reason I've been unable to shake feeling tired all day. I'll work out tomorrow morning. zzzzzzz

Plus was bad and had a handful of potato chips

Twiggyish

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 08:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oregon, that might be normal for the first few days of your diet.
Tess, just take it easy hon. You don't want to be sick, too.

I had a tortilla with beans and cheese for lunch (part of my high protein diet) and a steak with a side of green beans for supper. I also made hot herbal tea (sweetened with Sweet and Low) and it seemed to take away cravings for desert.

Schoolmarm

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 08:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What day is it anyway??? I've been stuck at the keyboard writing all day, but at least I got dressed. Hmmm....what did I eat?

Breakfast: Leftover popcorn
Lunch: Two devilled eggs
Supper: Subway Italian (from the drive-though after I stopped at Staples for more printer ink and paper!)
Late Supper: Whole tomato with a glob of chicken salad, two devilled eggs.

I'm going to eat my last two chocolates, just to get them out of the house! LOL!!!

Tomorrow will be a GREAT Day for everyone!!

Max

Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - 09:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday was fun with all the PT Cruiser folks. There was a TON of food there! I did pretty well, spent more time visiting that eating. The hostess had put out scrambled eggs, biscuits, gravy, and sausage in the morningwhich was accompanied by all the goodies everyone else brought. Then, in the afternoon, she brought out turkey, ham, and a variety of other dishes. I had some turkey w/cranberry sauce, a small piece of ham, salad, some potato salad the host had made (very yummy), and a very small slice of the richest chocolate cake ever! Drank water the rest of the time and munched a few carrot sticks (I brought a veggie platter w/fat-free dressing).

Today, back to work! Busy day as we announced a new executive staff member taking the helm as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Anyway....

Breakfast: "the usual"
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Thai Style Chicken, granola bar, banana
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Teriyaki Chicken stir fry
Snacks: a bit of chocolate, a bit of WSU Cougar Gold cheese (this stuff is great!), and another granola bar

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6.6 miles

Tess

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 01:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I finally finished out the day (several hours ago) with a ham and tomato sandwich on oatnut bread and peaches. My big treat was a cup of hot chocolate. Yum.

Exercise.....1 mile walking. I didn't reach my goal of 200 miles by Jan 1 and I was very disappointed but figured starting out Jan 2 with a mile isn't too shabby compared to Jan 2 last year.

Pcakes2

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 05:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Breakfast= plain toasted bagel and an orange
Lunch= salad, hard boiled egg white, garden burger (no bread)
Snack= apple
Dinner= mango/pineapple salsa*, 5 oz grilled lean pork (it was delicious!)

*recipe for mango/pineapple salsa
1 can cubed pineapple (if you only have the kind in heavy syrup, drain it in a colander, and flush with cold water)
1 mango (cubed)
1/4 red onion (minced)
2 green onions or chives
2-3 stalk of celery (chopped)
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and toss!

No exercize yesterday...for some reason, I could not get motivated at all yesterday. I think I'm suffering from Sunlight Deprivation! At least is isn't raining today. I'm in Northern CA, and it has been raining here for weeks. I heard on the news last night that it rained 20 days in during the month of December. Ugh!

Pcakes2

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 06:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, forgot to mention shreaded carrots in the recipe above. 1 medium size carrot (grated or shreaded)

Just found a great on line tool. It is a calorie/fat counter, and it's free. All you need to do is type in what you ate, and then select it from a pop up list. Continue to add all items to the list. It tallies the calories, but you have to add up the fat grams yourself. Then it can also calculate the percentage of fat to what you've eaten.

For example, my caloric intake yesterday was 848 calories, my fat intake was 14.9 grams (too high!that veggie burger killed me! - 7 grams of fat), and the percentage of fat was 15.813

Click here Weight Loss Basics and select enhanced calorie counter.

Alib

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 06:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well the bad news is that I gained 2 pounds, but the good news is that I am finally back on track. It has been a long month of parties with too much eating and drinking.

My hubbie picked me up a recumbant bike so I plan to get pedalling.

Teddybear

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 06:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggysih... Optimize Hi-Fiber is a drink. It gives you the same amount as fiber as 2 1/2 bowls of high fiber cereal. My mother told me when she was on weight watchers they were real big about fiber and water. (The water is sooo hard!)

Dinner: Grilled ckn salad and pasta w/ water

Later on in the evening I had a coke though. It is hard to get off them, I get BAD headaches. I had a horrible headache, then I drank some coke and it went away. Crazy. huh?

Pcakes2

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 07:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
TeddyBear, caffine withdrawal is the WORST! I am a reforming Pepsi-aholic! I was a six-pack-a-day gal! That's always the worst part of dieting, giving up the soda. A good substitute to ease the headaches is tea (black teas contain the most caffine). Start with a black tea, then ease down to lighter tea, then maybe a green tea.

Pcakes2

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 07:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Please excuse caffeine typos above!