Originally Posted By smedley Hmm unfortunately I work in an office with 14 men LOL! I am staying strong, I hope to start getting to some exercise next week (cough allowing) and then I will be fine, once I'm exercising then everything else is much easier for some reason, bizarre, but true go figure lol!
Originally Posted By mele I didn't get around to making panettone during the holidays so now I'm waiting to make it for Easter. My mom would be happy to share it with me so that I won't eat the entire batch on my own. LOL beamerdog, yes, I think I will try to make meals that they can partially eat but not entirely. I'm tired of catering to them and their unhealthy (and BORING) foods choices. I'm a good cook and need to start using these cookbooks. If I don't use them, I might eventually have to stop buying them and I can't have that. ;-) In other news, I bought a magazine and Starbucks today. So much for saving $. LOL. The new "London Fog" tea is really tasty and sort of fits in with my goal of drinking more tea...and it's pretty cheap, too. (See how I let myself off completely?) LOL
Originally Posted By iamsally Great job HAUNTS. I know the goodies at work syndrom all too well. And there are actually people out there who will sabotage us. Don't let them. Picture yourself in that sexy costume next Mickey's Treat. (I have a secret desire to wear my Sally costume and actually look a bit like Sally.) We did well today and met at the gym and now have Spanish rice made with chicken breast simmering and cauliflower steaming on the stove.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Hey y'all - everyone seems to be doing great! Tonight I made a southwest chicken salad that I found in the Kraft Food and Family magazine that was sooooo good and it was only 280 calories for four cups of salad! It's unbelievable how GOOD I feel since I've been working out and eating better. I can't wait to see what my weight is on Monday morning!
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy Dinner was leftovers from the "before" time frame. Cream of potato broccoli soup. Not so bad calorie wise but horrible on the carb side.
Originally Posted By Edna-E-Mode <<Ok, I'm in too. My goal is being able to wear my vintage denim Main Street Electrical Parade Jacket I got years ago and haven't been able to wear (let alone button it up!!) in a few years.>> Tinkerbell1962 I can't wait to see it! I am late to join but I'm in! I have been drinking the slimfast shakes...they have to be super cold and they taste ok to me. I have yet to get back on the workout train. We have the Wii and the Wii fit but have not been consistent. I am starting to play softball again starting tomorrow so that will help. My goal is to lose 15 pounds by March 7th when I leave for WDW! Then the rest by the end of the year...about 50 pounds more.
Originally Posted By tinkerbell1962 I did pretty good today. For breakfast, coffee - one turkey sausage and a half of an orange. I couldn't believe that I could stop at the one sausage thingy. Lunch was pecan crusted chicken breast with brown rice and snap peas. (Lean Cuisine!!!) When I hit the 3:00 p.m. point I *allowed* myself ONE snack size butterfinger. Dinner was a little late this evening but I held it to a chicken breast and *one serving* of pretzels. I was craving something crunchy/salty. I actually went into the school cafeteria and asked the lunch ladies NOT to sell me any of their freshly baked cookies anymore. Even though they claim to be lower in fat - I just don't want that temptation anymore. AND ... while running errands this afternoon I let my daughter get an ice cream and I declined. Whooo Hooo!!! It's so hard since my job has turned into this bag o'stress lately. I'm doing my job, "babysitting" the long term sub in a class, it goes on and on. But now I can go to sleep tonight guilt free. It's been a long time since that's happened.
Originally Posted By tinkerbell1962 Yeah Edna!!! Funny I would find you here right now!!! Yes, Edna is looking good. And I'll be at her softball game cheering her on tomorrow night. Just picture me in the cafeteria today ordering Laura and Roxanne NOT TO LET ME GET COOKIES ANYMORE!!!
Originally Posted By beamerdog Thought for the day: A diet is a weigh of life. It's almost midnight here and I've stuck to no snacks after dinner! Nikki, can you share the recipe for the southwest chicken salad? I think my son and I would like that. Thanks
Originally Posted By mele I bought a Cooking Light soup recipe book today. I bet I already have most of the recipes in other books so I think I'll take it back. I'm not getting much "cookbook purchase gratification" lately.
Originally Posted By smedley Mele, if their are any good veggie soup recipes in there can you email me them before you send it back please LOL! I can always use a new soup recipe!
Originally Posted By officerminnie I did great during the day today, but the Sheriff brought in my belated Christmas gift (which is the same every year - a market bag stuffed with a quart of his wife's homemade Bolognese sauce, fresh pasta, crusty Italian bread, these yummy big green garlic olives, grated romano cheese, and a bottle of red wine). So that was dinner. No way was I passing on that. He has been bringing me this treat for 7 Christmases now and I sooo look forward to it every year! I ate more than I should have, but tomorrow is another day and I know I will do better
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Sounds like everyone's doing well! For my part, I've been "okay". My plan was to not actually start my health kick until the 10th of the month, and it was only getting motivated by all of you guys that prompted me to start it on the 5th instead - so if I'm not 100% good, at least I'm still getting a head start on what I had planned! I went to a pancake restaurant last night ... I wasn't good, but I had a cream cheese crepe and water instead of my usual chocolate pancakes with extra ice-cream and soft drink. There was absolutely nothing healthy on the menu, and I figured I was at least doing *better*, if not actually being good! Today I had pasta and an apple for lunch, and am absolutely starving. I have a meal replacement bar for breakfast which is very filling so between that and lunch I'm normally fine until at least 5, but I started getting hungry around 2 today. Note to self, side salad or veggies next time I have pasta ... My official weigh day's Tuesday, but I think I'll weigh myself tomorrow (Friday) and get an idea of how I'm going before the weekend. Keep up the good work y'all!
Originally Posted By mele Anyone done any research into the Body Bugg? I think it's kind of expensive for something that I think I'd only use for a few weeks but then again, my health is worth $300 (and more). Not sure. <a href="http://www.bodybugg.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bodybugg.com/</a>
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I did real well for the first part of today... Breakfast - Quaker Oat Square Cereal, really yummy and a yogurt Lunch - Subway Chicken Breast Sandwich w/lots of veggies and grapes Dinner - not so good, hubby and I each had a Marie Callander Turkey Pot Pie. I'm scared to look at the box and see the calorie and fat count. No December meet for me, darn, we have too many holiday shows the beginning of December and won't be able to get away.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Hi all. Had my "official" weigh in this morning, and it was a loss of 3.4lbs! Again today, I had 1 point left over, for the 2nd time this week. I have 13 Flex (extra) points left, and tomorrow's my last day for the week. Still no major activity for me. I've been doing nothing but sitting on my butt watching TV, but that all ends Monday, when I go back to work. I even had my grandpa ask me today if WW was working, since I'm never in the kitchen without my journal and points calculator. Also, if you have a pocket PC or a smart phone, I found a program for it. There's a 15 day free trial, then it's $14.95 to buy the program. No sub fees, from what I can see. You can set your goals (weight goals and daily food goals) and keep track that way. I'm never without my phone, so this may be handy for me, in addition to the detailed journaling for WW. You can find it here: <a href="http://www.developerone.com/ifitone/" target="_blank">http://www.developerone.com/ifitone/</a> Glad to see everyone's making progress. I, too, had to resist the temptation of all the holiday candy and goodies at Walmart that were on Clearance. I stopped looking at all the holiday stuff, and high tailed it out of there. I even resisted today when they girls pulled out their candy stashes. I could have had 9 Kisses for 5 points, or 3 Starbucks truffles for 4 points. I went for the truffles because they were more satisfying for me. My will power is beyond strong at this point.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl I weighed in this morning. Only down a pound. Wish it was more. But I don't really deserve any more than that anyway. I wanted to be down 10 lbs by the first of March, I'm gonna have to get with it if that's going to happen. So here we go, let's start this second week of 2009, and continue establishing our healthy habits, eating foods that fuel our body, moving, stretching, exercising, drinking water to keep our bodies hydrated. Let's DO this! Jan
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Southwest Chicken Salad -10 oz. bag of salad greens -6 oz. pkg. of Oscar Mayer (or Tyson) Southwest or Fajita seasoned pre-cooked chicken -1/4 cup Kraft Light Ranch dressing -dash of cumin -1/4 reduced fat Mexican blend shreeded cheese -1/2 c diced tomato -1 6 in. whole wheat tortilla Mix the cumin and the salad dressing and set aside. Spray a plate with Pam and place the tortilla on the plate; microwave on high for 1 minute and set aside. Mix the greens, tomato, and chicken in large bowl and toss with dressing/cumin mixture. Cut the tortilla into 1/4 inch strips (I just tore mine into pieces) and top the salad with the tortilla strips and cheese. Each 2 cup serving is 140 calories. **************************************** Woke up and worked out today and I feel good - a little sore, but I still feel good!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 mele, is the bodybugg the thing they were showing on The Biggest Loser? I DVR'd it and zapped through most of it. For me, if I paid $$ for it, I'd be sure to use it. Today we sort of officially start. DH has his oral surgery in a couple of hours, liquid diet, then soft diet, so being the nice wifey I am I won't be hauling out the pizza or chocolate covered almonds. It's just sort of a kick start and I also have a captive audience for a couple of days to re explain WW to him. We'll also be starting up with the Wii again (gently for him) and make it routine. This time of year is good for us, diet wise, because it's our "busy time" at work (taxes) and our day and time is pretty set in stone. Clients rarely bring us goodies (this is not their favorite time of year) and if they do, I take it home and it goes into the freezer for when one of our kids comes home. DH just got up, today is going to be interesting.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I keep pushing my diet starting date as I know that this weekend, my DH and I are going to San Antonio and I know I am not going to be very good. After reading all of y'alls posts though, I have somewhat motivated myself. I am not completely jumping in until next week, but I am eating better and I did exercise a little this morning. I figure every little bit will help even if I haven't officially started. 999Haunts - I am so impressed on all that temptation you have passed up. Way to go!!! I am planning to be at DL for the Int'l meet so a mini mini me meet sounds like a great idea!
