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Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 08:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, I was away from my computer all day yesterday. Withdrawals! :) Here's the last two days:

Tuesday:
Breakfast: "sausage" muffin (English muffin w/2 morningstar farms 'sausage' patties and 1 ounce or less of cheddar cheese) coffee, banana

Lunch: Chili's Baja Taco (Ahi tuna and veggies in a soft tortilla) w/beans & rice. Iced tea

Dinner: The rest of lunch since I could only eat about half of it at one sitting.

Snacks: peaches, some Teddy grahams, 1 tbl. peanut butter

Exercise: Bowling league

Wednesday:
Offsite day for work. Breakfast: half a piece of coffee cake, fruit, coffee

Lunch: Maria's Masterpiece at McMenamin's (turkey & jack cheese on a sourdough roll), salad w/honey-mustard dressing on the side, iced tea

Dinner: Lean Cuisine Shrimp and Angel Hair Pasta, english muffin

Snacks: low-fat granola bar, 3 treat-size Reeses Peanut Butter cups (it's protein, right?) :), Fruit

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6 miles

Good work everyone! Keep on truckin'!

Llkoolaid

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 09:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
CONGRATULATIONS

Jewels

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggy...I make my caramel lattes at home. I have a little espresso machine and use 1/2 decaf, 1/2 regular coffee, non-fat milk and buy caramel syrup. I know you can get the caramel syrup in sugar free, but I haven't tried it yet, think I will next time I need some.

Max, how are the Morningstar "sausage" patties? I am addicted to the veggie dogs and have also tried the "chicken" nuggets, they weren't to bad. Curious about the patties though....

Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jewels, I LOVE the Morningstar Farms sausage. I'm addicted! Really taste yummy and make for a very satisfying breakfast. Haven't tried the other stuff yet, though. :)

Twiggyish

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 03:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jewels, that sounds delicious..yum

Wargod

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 06:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WAY TO GO TEAM!!!!!!!

Spygirl

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 09:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay! I've been SWAMPED today and haven't gotten to post here. I go back to weigh tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes. Here is today's menu:

breakfast: 2 egg beaters, 1 slice of toast, protein shake
lunch: prepackaged chicken cesear salad with litehouse dressing
dinner: homemade chicken salad with brocolli, mushrooms, cheese, and green leaf lettuce. Ranch over the top, and mixed it all up and wrapped it up in a tortilla (YUUUUUUUMY!)

No exercise But I got more than 64oz of water and I got all my vitamins. No snacks either!!

Keep up the good work everyone and have a terrific Friday!

Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 09:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy, are you feeling really hungry and/or deprived? It doesn't sound like you're eating much, but everyone is different in how much they need to eat to feel satisfied. I'm just curious. :)

Here's today's tally for me:

Breakfast: My usual 'sausage' english muffin, granola bar, coffee

Lunch: Lean Cuisine Hunan Beef & Broccoli, granola bar

Dinner: Healthy Choice Lasagne Bake, salad (romaine, 2 tbls. asiago cheese, 2 tbls raisins, green onion, a few walnuts, nonfat honey mustard dressing), peaches

Snacks: 14 lowfat wheat thin crackers, three snack packages of Skittles (leftover from Halloween!)

I don't list the water, 'cause I drink it all day long and don't keep track.

Exercise: bowling league, 30 minutes on exercise bike for 6 miles

Tess

Friday, November 16, 2001 - 12:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is Thursday for me:
Breakfast: slim fast shake
lunch:pita bread with turkey breast (no mayo), banana
dinner:cinnamon raisin oatmeal w/ 1% milk
late night snack: 20 mini fat-free pretzels, small tangerine
55 oz water

Calories: 989 cholesterol 65mg sat fat 5g

exercise: none unless you count several hours rocking a sick and sleeping 5 yr old.

Twiggyish

Friday, November 16, 2001 - 05:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I started my day:

Breakfast: Oatmeal (artificially sweetened)

Lunch: Tuna salad with whole wheat bread.

Supper: Fried Broccoli and half of a steak. (about 4oz).

I ate a pretty big bowl of the broccoli.. I think it is because I am missing green vegetables in my diet. So to compensate, I will start having more salads.
Also, I am adding more water to my day.

Spygirl

Friday, November 16, 2001 - 06:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good morning everyone! Great job!

Max, I'm only hungry when I wake up in the morning (I feel like I could eat my arm) and late at night if I stay up too late. One thing to understand, however, is that my homemade chicken salad is H-U-G-E! It goes into a medium sized mixing bowl.

I'm getting plenty of veggies and protein, so my body isn't missing anything but the massive carbs I used to eat. The nutritionist yelled at me (okay, talked to me ) about the importance of the fruit which I don't seem to be able to get in everyday. I think I may have to start off with a banana or something easy to eat every morning with my breakfast.

She also asked me to add flax seed capsules to my vitamin intake to ensure that I get the appropriate amount of "good fat" -- "Omega-3". I bought Barlean's Flax Oil because they are 100% Organic and pesticide free. She said that will make sure my nails, hair, and skin stay healthy with the necessary oils.

I go to weigh again this morning so I'll check in sometime -- it may be late tonight.

Have a terrific FRIDAY!!!

Jewels

Friday, November 16, 2001 - 07:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thursday:

Breakfast: Caramel Latte, Toasted English muffin with small amount of butter and grape jelly

Lunch: Veggie dog with little ketchup (no cheese today)

Snack: Handful of fat-free ptretzels w/tblsp. peanut butter

Dinner: About 1 1/2 cups spaghetti with sauce and one meatball and a little parmasen

Drinks: One can of diet coke and lots of water

Exercise: Only walked a mile and some misc. exercises

Tomorrow I am leaving for 4 days so I won't be checking in. My husband, son and I have rented a little cabin up in the woods for some R-n-R before the holidays kick in. Hopefully I can do okay while gone since we will be able to cook our own food. We are hoping to go on lots of walks and do nothing other than that. I hope everyone has a great weekend. You are all doing great!

Twiggyish

Friday, November 16, 2001 - 07:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That sounds like fun Jewels. I love cabins, too.

Max

Friday, November 16, 2001 - 09:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wish I was with you, Jewels! :)

Log for the day:
Breakfast: 2 Hot Pockets sausage/egg/cheese, coffee

Lunch: Lean Cuisine Garlic Chicken, peaches

Dinner: Salad (my favorite mix), Healthy Choice Beef Tips, peaches

Snacks: graham crackers w/2tbls peanut butter, snack size Skittles

Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike for 6 miles

Donut

Saturday, November 17, 2001 - 12:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
so glad that this thread is here , i will be back to join in next time, but right this second i had to say how glad i am also to find other morningstar farms fans! i have been addicted to their stuff for years!. The sausage links are great too, and my favorites are the Grillers(hamburgers) and the hotdogs too! the crumbles are yummy too - you can just throw a little in sauces etc for a little xtra protein. Also just discovered a new thing , but probably more caloric- the Gardenburger brand Riblets( they are not at all like a gardenburger- they are little veggie "boneless ribs" in BBQ sauce. Boca also makes good smoked sausages and MonCuisine makes a really fantastic veggie stuffed cabbage that is really a filling treat for 200 calories for 2 of them. Oh no, the only problem with this thread is the food talk is making me hungry!. I will go eat one graham cracker. Spygirl, 1200 calories sounds very brave! how much weight are you supposed to lose per week or month with that.
I finally got it together to lose weight this summer and since July 1st have lost about 20 lbs, i am trying for about 4-5 lbs a month, but i know i must be eating more than 1200 cal per day, and Nov. has been slow cuz i have been eating more than i should so i hope this thread will help me get back on track. Plus i am having no luck in gettin myself to exercise. Maybe we can work out while we type messages or chat or something crazy like that to get me going! We can put out a TVCH Exerchat tape! and shhh dont tell anyone outside this thread, but i actually dont eat donuts! omg, i probably just lost all my TVCH friends with that true confession. But feel free to still keep those krispy kreme stories coming, but on other threads of course!

Spygirl

Saturday, November 17, 2001 - 12:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey everyone! I forgot to check in last night before I went to bed.

I went back yesterday and lost THREE more pounds! That is a total of 5. Although that is a lot of water weight, it is at least going in the right direction.

Menu for yesterday:

Breakfast:
Protein shake, 1 egg, slice of toast

Lunch:
We had a department-wide Thanksgiving POTLUCK dinner, so this got a little hairy:
Smoked turkey (quite a bit), and then small amounts of corn casserole, dressing, pasta salad, mashed potatos, deviled egg, yams, and a dinner roll. I also had a very small slice of cheesecake I just kept thinking about the fact that yesterday was my only Thanksgiving meal since I won't be going home this year. So that made me feel better...hahaha!

Dinner:
Tuna, slice of bread


Exercise: 25 minutes of Tae Bo Crunch, 10 minutes of stomach crunches and hand weights, then stretches.

Water: all 64 oz

Vitamins: all done, including the new flax caps.

Today is hard because I'm home all day and want to eat, but I'll hang in there. So far so good -- no snacks.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

Tess

Saturday, November 17, 2001 - 05:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy--I'm so proud of you. What an inspiration for the rest of us!!!

Twiggyish

Saturday, November 17, 2001 - 05:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That sounds delicious Spy. It must have been quite a party!

Breakfast:
Bran cereal (no sugar)
Snack:
Cashews
Lunch:
Hot dog (A quick meal at the mall)
Snack:
Cashews (we were at the Harry Potter Movie and I brought my own snack..kept me from munching the popcorn)
Supper: Brown rice with baked chicken.
Snack: 3 sugar free cookies

I know hot dogs aren't normally diet food..LOL Popcorn is not recommended on my diet, as it has higher glycemic points.

Snee

Saturday, November 17, 2001 - 10:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
okay, i'm in! (snees are joiners. just sayin'.) i really have to watch my eating because my ankle is still kinda broken and i can't do much exercise. now, i'm inspired to eat right with you all! yay, us!

Twiggyish

Sunday, November 18, 2001 - 03:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome Snee!

Wargod

Sunday, November 18, 2001 - 04:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP


DAY 9, WAY TO GO!!!!


KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!


I AM VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!!!


Twiggyish

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 07:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yesterday:

Breakfast:
Bran Cereal
Snack:
cashews
Lunch:
Low fat cottage cheese.
Snack:
1/2 honeybell orange (freshly picked)
Supper: Vegetable parmesan with sugar-free jello for desert.

Side note: Husband is also on this diet, with major modifications. He has been also eating pasta and other foods, including cookies, etc.. (he is trying half portions) He is losing weight fast..acccck

Max

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 08:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggy, for some reason, guys always lose weight faster. It's frustrating, but true. :)

I lost track of exactly what I ate over the weekend. Exercise was limited to 15 minutes on the bike yesterday for 3 miles. My chuch had Thanksgiving potluck, so that was what I ate yesterday. I didn't have any dessert and didn't pig out, though. :)

Weigh-in was this morning. Result? After gaining one pound last week, I lost two this week. Total so far: 26!

The change I'm noticing the most is that my thighs are getting smaller. Yes, my waist and hips are, too, but I notice the thighs the most because when I walk I'm not having nearly as much rubbing together as I used to. Heck, maybe I'll be able to wear cordouroy one of these days without starting a fire! :)

Angelnikki

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 08:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
lol

Moondance

Monday, November 19, 2001 - 09:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Men have on average a higher metabolism. They have more muscle mass/ratio compared to a woman thus burns more calories. It takes more energy to upkeep muscle than it does fat. It is so important to do weights for a woman ... not only does it up the muscle ratio to burn more fat, it protects the bone structure and the tendency to lose bone density through out the woman's life.