Mike - Poor Chloe, I am sorry to hear she was hurting so bad on your walk… I hope she feels better on a new diet and with some rest. Very sensible goals this week!

Mern - As always I am amazed at how you are able to juggle your diet to fit into specific percentages in your pie chart. I hope your new plan continues to provide you with success! The 14 ingredients were just for the pasta alone with no sauce - but now that I think about it that was tri-color pasta (DS picked it out). I bet that was why there were so many ingredients. I don't like black coffee either, but if I remember to take a small thermos of milk to work I can avoid the dry creamer provided by the office, and still stay under 5 ingredients.

Cassie - Yep it was the pasta! But I think it was tri-color so it makes sense now why the list was so long. Unfortunately I already threw out the box, but will check next time I am in the pasta isle. I always make my own sauce out of veggies so no preservative there. But I always love new recipes!!! The best sauce I ever learned to make was from a Sicilian woman (I took an Italian cooking class last year). It was a red sauce which she called "gravy" and it takes several hours to make. If you have any recipes you would like to send my way I would appreciate it! I need to get on the Food Facts site and research butter/substitutes - it is a tricky one for sure, almost lesser of evils decision on what to buy. PS - 1301 is awesome!

Donna - I'll try the yogurt in smoothies! Haven't tried that yet but sounds yummy! But we did try kale… but too much…need to cut back on the kale! The 5 ingredients goal is proving to be really tough to meet, but I figure it is making me read labels again consistently, and I am cutting out things that I would normally just eat without thinking about it. I think I'll change my goal to about 75% a Y. At least I could see some green that way!

Tori - I have a specific hatred for the treadmill as well - boring as heck to walk in place for 20 min or so. My gym has TVs on each treadmill, but I never bring a headset so I just try to read lips. Nice goals this week! Poor Jassi, and you for being apart so much! I hope the house hunting goes well so that the 3 of you can settle in together soon!

Robin - I hope you feel better soon! Doesn't sound like the flu though so that is good! Best wishes to you this week!

Hope - What is your big day all about? Did you have an assignment to do for your class? I like all the pretty blue of your goals!

Joanna - How do you make your popcorn? I have recently tried making it the old-fashioned way, in a pot with some coconut oil. But it is bland… if I get the butter thing figured out maybe I can improve upon it. You have some big goals this week - are those grant proposals?

Jenn - Good goals! Yay you got your exercise in, kept your carbs/protein in range and you are logging! Best of luck to you this week!

Daily vitamin: Y
Nothing out of a box, can, bag, bottle or package that has more than 5 ingredients listed on the label: N, but if I change this to 75% then Y,
Drink lots of H2O: Y
Be mindful of portion sizes: Y
Exercise 3x this week: Not yet.

DS woke up with an eye infection this morning, so I am home from work, probably for the entire week with him. Poor baby - I had to wash his eyes with warm water to even get them open this morning. I have eye drops to put in every few hours, but pre-school is out, can't infect the rest of the class, so we will do the best we can. Just praying that DH and I don't get the infection... with Superbowl Sunday coming up it would be tragic to miss out on the party. The 49ers are in it to win it, and for us California folk it is a very big deal!

Hi Everyone I am here and in for the week:). I worked a double shift yesterday for inventory so calories were probably good as I was to busy to eat a lot and was running around like a crazy person. I will calculate calories tonight and catch up on the posts but for now its back to work for me. Have a great day everyone.:)

Goals:
Walk Twice:
Calories less than 1500:
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week:
No sugar:

GOALS
the usual

1. Drink 6 glasses of water Mon only 5 Tues already up to 6!!
2. Keep within carb/protein limit Mon 140/65 (a little over), Tues 130/30 Thinking of mixing some leftover yogurt with some fruit for snack so I'll still be in range.
3. Exercise 5X 30min Mon 30, Tues 35plus up and down stairs doing laundry
4. 4 fruits/veggies Mon 2.5Tues 4
5. Log yes,yes
6. Don't focus on number on scale hmm trying, yes

Jenn

Ama, aw, I hope your DS has a speedy recovery from the eye infection. I hope you and DH don't get it. I remember once as a kid having such a bad eye infection that I woke up with my eyes glued shut, too, and I was scared to death because I thought I had gone blind during the night. I think I was about five years old and my dad bathed them open with warm water as you did your son's. I also hope you are able to somewhat enjoy your mandated time off work to care for him. Congratulations on your Monday report. Well done! :) Thanks so much for your encouragement. Some days I have to spend a LOT of time juggling the numbers and I don't like that. On this plan I have to eat every two-three hours (either a meal or a snack) to keep avoid blood sugar spikes and plummets and today I was really, really short on calories. I talk a lot to my DH about how I'm doing and tonight when I told him how disappointed I was with being so short on calories and being tired of trying to juggle the numbers, he had suggestions for evening snacks to help make up the difference without going over in carbs. He usually only half listens, but really came through for me tonight. :) I'll be 4 grams short on fiber, but I'm ok with that as I usually easily make my target.

Darlene, well done on your food! Sounds like the inventory gave you a lot of exercise, too. :)

Jenn, kudos on your SPECTACULAR Monday report!

I wonder if this is similar to my MIL's sauce, and yes, she grew up calling it gravy!

Hmm..born and raised in Baltimore, here :D. Should be a good time Sunday. We have no big plans for the game, though. DS's district honor band is that weekend, so he rehearses Friday 5-9, Sat 9-9, and the concert is Sunday at 3:15...all on the other side of the county. So no parties for us!

Will try to catch up with y'all later. I haven't started dinner yet and I have a report on short notice for court, but hopefully I will at least check in. Hope you all are doing well!

Let me jump back in for this week! Last week I was getting ready for an interview and then flew to Colorado for said interview! Got back yesterday, but sprained/broke my ankle before my first flight back. Longest flights I ever had ensued, lol! Waiting to hear back from the x-rays I had taken! But I actually find it funny; I'm just annoyed I cannot get on the elliptical now! :mad:

Goals for the rest of the week:

1) Drink 2-3 litres of water:
2) Keep under 1700 calories:
3) Drink 1-3 glass of green tea a day:
4) Stay off my foot so it can heal!:
5) Make at least one homemade meal this week:
6) Finish both classes' hw by Friday evening:

Joanna - Great job on losing 1.8 lbs! That's so close to that 2 you wanted, it definitely counts as a huge win!

Hope - Best of luck with your surgery tomorrow! Let us all know how it goes!

Mern - You're doing fabulous, as always! You're such an inspiration to keep me going forward!

Mike - Sorry about Chloe! I'm sure she's wishing she could go every day with you!

Everyone else, I need more time to actually read and not just scan, but it looks like everyone has been doing so well! Glad to be back in this week :)

You have such amazing meal plans. The meatloaf and the rice pudding intrigue me.

I report on how I did because it gives me a chance to look at it side to side. I track sometimes but I can get too obsessive with it. Sometimes it almost makes me think about food too much, making me eat more!!!!

Tofutti does not taste like PHilly, not gonna lie, but it's not bad. I like it. It has some sugar but for nondairy pretty good.

I use Applegate Farms cold cuts and hot dogs; they even make sausage. No nitrites, good stuff for um ya know bad stuff like cold cuts.

DH makes the chicken with peppers, onions, zucchini and some kind of sauce using a bit of sesame oil and some amazing spices and low cal sauces. So good!!! Too good!!! I ate like a half pound of chicken last night :O

Ama, isn't the blue pretty? Gotta work on getting more of it. (Espagnol) I take writing classes to motivate me when I don't have a deadline; now I have both. Really made a breakthrough with this piece and if I don't finish it soon, I am gonna just burn it lol!!! I hope DS is better and you guys don't get it. Warm compresses really work. And wash your hands like crazy!!!

Sooooo tired. Will tawk more tomorrow. Krystal, no surgery. I already had total knee replacement in that one!!! Dr SSP. really put my knee through the wringer. He thinks it might be something having to do with (maybe sprain of) the ligament. I'm prolly goign for PT. OH. Plus the very sweet x ray tech accidentally dropped a heavy x ray plate on my bad knee. Owie. I am limping off to bed, the Advil and I.

Ezkiel English muffin and Tofutti cream cheese - yes
chef salad -yes
yellowfin tuna, Asian veg and brown rice -yes but I ate very little so I have a nice meal for tomorrow OR squash ravioli and shrimp (eating out) one piece of foccacia with sweet potato spread

Snacks:
clementine -one
apple -no
tangerine -huh? don't have any. was I tripping?
kale -yes dried yum
roasted soy nuts -no, 12 raw cashews
sf biscotti -one


Plan for tomorrow
1/2 spinach bagel (the woman in the store gave it to me because I was intrigued and it was the end of the day so I guess I MUST eat at least part of it heavy sigh twist my arm - just not my knee!)
leftover tuna with hot wasabi sauce, lotta veg, tiny bit of brown rice
grilled halibut, squash
Snacks:
cashews
dried kale
cheese sticks or bologna rollups
clementine

Hey guys! Still getting kicked out when I try to connect to the forums, even after clearing cookies. Manage to get in on my iPhone.

I'll update my goals tomorrow, but I think I did fine on all of them. 'Night!

Checking in and coming around a bit. I have an auto-immune disorder that has been generally inactive for a couple of years but it was triggered by extreme cold last week (we had almost a week of average -35C with the wind chill). I actually did not know that I could be triggered by this cold and was running around in the cold, doing my same old same old (work, gym, groceries, etc). Well, lesson learned.

I am doing fine with my goals: staying within cal limits, drinking at least one green tea a day etc. Just no exercise :( was it Krystal who said she broke her ankle? We'll be sitting around the next few days. My sympathies.

Mike, about Chloe, my dog is a 12 year old Shepherd/Husky mix with bad hips. She just goes and goes when we go out then she pays afterward because she can hardly move around. We give her Glucosamine and it works very well. She appears almost pain free as long as she gets it everyday. I just buy it at the drugstore, and put it in peanut butter. I give it to the neighbour's dog too.

Hope good news/bad news on your knee, no surgery but torn ligaments are painful.

Monday & Tuesday Update
 

Health/Fitness

1--Under 1800 calories--Higher than I was previously doing, but I've come to the conclusion that it's just going to take longer to get these last 20-30 pounds off. I've just got to step up my exercise. Speaking of which.....~~M: 1715 T: 1513
2--EXERCISE!!!--I haven't been doing this in months. No wonder I've stalled, then started to slowly gain a little back. I've tried the treadmill....I just can't force myself to walk on it. It's so freaking boring....and yes, I've tried watching tv, listening to an audio book, it's BORING!!!! I'm gonna have to break out some of my old DVDs and warm them back up. I'm shooting for 3 nights this week.~~M: no T: nope
3--Water--my nemesis.......M: eeehhh T: lil better today


Home/Life

1--See The Jassi Cat no fewer than 4 times this week--Going between the two different households is starting to wear on me, but I can't take it out on her by not going by.~~M: yep T: yeah
DONE!!!2--Organize the cabinets--My OCD is really starting to rear it's ugly head, and the cabinets are driving me batty!!!~~M: nah T: DONE!
3--Start working on the pillowcases--I've had an embroidery pattern for weeks, haven't done anything with it.~~M: no T: uh uh.....probably this weekend

Haven't had a chance to catch up with everyone, other than skimming....will do my best to do better on that tomorrow, but I did see that Ama hates the treadmill as much as I do. I'm not sure "hate" is a strong enough word for how much I dislike that machine.....loathe is a good word.

Oh, and DARLENE!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey :p

1. Calories under 1300 daily. 1301...geez! 1298
2. Log everything; post update daily. Yes, Yes
3. Stick to my pie chart rules. Yes, Yes
4. Take vitamins and supplements daily. Yes, yes
5. Eat clean and use portion control. Fair to good, Same today
6. 4 fruits/veggies per day. Yes, Yes
7. 64 oz. fluids daily. Yes, Yes
8. Exercise 6 times. One

Hi everyone another late night sorry no time to read but I will sit down tomorrow and read all the posts!

Tori :D:D Hi!!

Goals:
Walk Twice: M=N, T=N
Calories less than 1500: M=1098, T=1307
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week: M= -976, T= -767
No sugar: M=Y, T=(hmm had a bran muffin so probably=N)

Tuesday Report
Day 2 of 21 Day Mindset Makeover

Calorie range 1200-1800 1404, 1212
Follow 21 Day Mindset Makeover guidelines for meal and snack content and spacing, calories, fat, etc. with my health management tweaks. B+, YES
Saturated fat 10% or less of total calories 14%, 7%
Cholesterol 250mg or less 155mg, 140mg
Protein minimum 100g (plan is has unlimited protein) 110g, 115g
Net carb limit average 25g (total carbs less fiber) 27g, 25g
Dietary fiber minimum 25g 40g, 21g
Water 64 oz. YES, YES
Exercise 5 days YES, NO


I pre-planned my menu but haven't pre-logged to figure out my portion sizes.

Wednesday menu:

Breakfast: Carb Master dairy blend (like yogurt) with flaxmeal

Snack: cucumber slices spread with egg salad

Lunch: homemade chicken "low digestible carb" noodle soup, half a cheese and spinach quesadilla

Pre-workout snack: peanut butter and whey protein tortilla rollup

Dinner: pork chop, mashed cauliflower, green beans, broccoli slaw

Evening snack: skinless chicken breast and protein shake

So many of you mentioned yesterday about being so busy and being up late at night. Wishing all of you busy pals the refreshment of sleep.

Cassie, best wishes on managing your busy work load and getting enough sleep. Wow, you have to be working really hard in your nutrition tracker to achieve such good food intake and pie chart goal adherance! Way to go! You must be a very skilled number juggler! :)

Krystal, so sorry about your ankle injury! Wishing you a speedy recovery! Best wishes on the outcome of the Colorado interview as well. Nice goals! Aw, thanks for your encouragement, sweetie. And I know you have it in you to keep moving forward as well, but I hope you pamper yourself a bit while you're nursing your ankle. :)

Joanna, so sorry you're still getting kicked off the forum! Hope you got a good night sleep.

Darlene, wishing you some quality free time and good sleep.

Hope, I think YOUR menus are amazing. I wish I didn't have to log every bite of food that goes into my mouth--it's a pain in the butt and takes so much of my time. I intend some day to be at a much more healthful weight and be able to do those side by side reports like you do. You inspire me so. :) Your report for yesterday looked quite admirable. LOL on the absence of the tangerine. Thanks for your answer about the Tofutti cream cheese. I looked at the nutrition facts at the store yesterday and it doesn't fit into my current food intake guidelines. To low carb my meatloaf I use textured veggie protein in place of breadcrumbs or crackers and crushed tomatoes or plain tomato sauce in place of catsup/ketchup. My faux rice pudding is made with textured veggie protein, zero cholesterol egg substitute, whey protein powder, and nutmeg. LOL on your Applegate Farms stuff. My Hormel Natural Choices is like that--"good stuff for um ya know bad stuff like cold cuts." Thanks for sharing the basic ingredients for your DH's chicken, onions and peppers dish. I might try that sometime.

Robin, wishing you a speedy recovery from this flare-up of your disorder. Big cyberhug to ya!

Tori, good report on your food. What baby steps can you tell us you're willing to take to get back to some formal exercise? How about even some jumping jacks and jogging in place in your living room while watching TV until you decide on what your more formal routine will be? Come on girl, give us something. :)

Goals:
1) plan meals (seems to be working) - yes, yes
2) stick to plan or reasonable substitutes - ish, yes
3) water, gotta do it, 6 glasses c'mon - yup, no
4) stretch -yes, yes
5) meditate (also working) -yes, yes small 5 minutes, had to run out to doctor
6) practice Spanish - no, no
7) write 5 days this week - yes breakthrough!!! class
8) do not get discouraged (health, writing, family, etc.)- trying, yes

Robin, so sorry to hear of your flare up. I hope you feel better. It's amazing how much weather affects health, especially chronic illness.

More later. I'm on deadline AND I have to go for an MRI.

For yesterday:
1.) Drink 64 oz water/day: M - Y, T - Y
2.) Some form of workout 6 days: M - Y, T - Y
3.) Under 1400 calories/day: M - N, T - Y
4.) Finish ASTRO 534 HW by Wed PM: Will be done in time
5.) Finish PHYS 479 HW by Fri: In progress

Okay, so there's yesterday. I spent all day yesterday in front of my computer, coding up homework. I accidentally turned off my alarm this morning, so I won't be making it to my class that starts... now, haha. Oh well.

Good Tues reports Hope and Joanna!
Mern I think I'll try the egg salad and cucumber for snack (out of cucumber right now but for future reference!).

I know that there are a lot of people like me who struggle with the water. I have now started drinking one first thing when I get up in the morning. That way I've already started with one!
Jenn

Tori you deserve Mike's dancing banana for cleaning out cupboards!! Will you come and do mine??

Tues Report
 

• Cholesterol < 250 mg/day: 106, 236
• Exercise > 30 mins x 3: 45m,
• Vegetables > 3 servings/day: N, Y
• Protein > 50 g / day: 54, 106,
• Calories < 1750 / day: 1430, 1904
• Less Sugar: ~, Y

Ate a lot yesterday, but healthy. Signed up to do the 'Master Cleanse' that had been putting off for years. I mean, the Colonoscopy. ;) So, I ate a ton after I booked the appointment, but my reports for the next two days should be much lighter.

Krystal: So sorry to hear about your ankle. Good luck with the job prospects! I start a new job on Monday and that thought is... exciting and bittersweet.

Tori: I hate treadmills, too. Lots of stuff you can do in the living room with no implements but body weight. My go-to exercise: planks (& variations).

Robin: Hope you're feeling better - you too Hope!

Mern: Yes, I did carp about the need for 'Sugar' logging in the tech section, two weeks ago, but haven't seen a reply. The discussion in the FitDay 2.0 Feedback & Support thread did some meandering from what I felt was the core issue, and this applies to both FitDay 2.0 and Classic, so I re-raised it here. I really hope someone from Internet Brands could speak to this, so at least I would know not to raise the point again if the cause is futile.

All youse with the great reports - Great Work! & Joanna, no more snooze button!

Daily vitamin: Y, Y
Nothing out of a box, can, bag, bottle or package that has more than 5 ingredients listed on the label: N, but if I change this to 75% then Y, N
Drink lots of H2O: Y, Y
Be mindful of portion sizes: Y, Y
Exercise 3x this week: Not yet. Not yet. Plan a good walk today with DS and the hound dog.

Wednesday Plan: Breakfast - veggie/fruit smoothie. Lunch - garden salad with chopped hard-boiled egg, avocado and a little feta. Dinner - rigatoni with home-made sauce, green salad and a slice of garlic bread. Water all day!

Mern - Your DH sounds like a very special guy! So glad you have such wonderful support at home! My DH is very helpful as well. He is very nutrition/fitness conscious which makes it easier for me to stay in line ;-)

Just a quick check in. I'll try to get to everyone later.

See even our "regular" members get kicked out. :D:D I crack myself up. After our poo poo tea conversation, I can't help but think "regular":cool:

Hell no, she is the queen of OCD, the challenge would have been for her to NOT do it.

I totally agree. This is an old discussion and it would be great to have an answer. I know there are much bigger fish to fry right now, though, in keeping everyone from getting kicked off the server. Once that stuff settles down, I'll bump it up to an admin and see if there's any word.

Hope you all are doing well; just skimmed; I'm on lunch break from court and I need to get back there before the severe storms hit!

Hmm. On second thought, I'll wait a bit. Tornado sirens are going off. Eek.

Thanks Cassie. You're right the login issue is a much bigger issue. I had assumed they had the load balancing problems under control, (since ~I~ haven't had any problems recently), but it sounds like it's still an issue.

- Donna

Goals:
1) plan meals (seems to be working) - yes, yes, yes
2) stick to plan or reasonable substitutes - ish, yes, yes
3) water, gotta do it, 6 glasses c'mon - yup, no yes
4) stretch -yes, yes, yes
5) meditate (also working) -yes, yes small 5 minutes, had to run out to doctor, yes
6) practice Spanish - no, no, no
7) write 5 days this week - yes breakthrough!!! class yes! done with one, onto next!!!
8) do not get discouraged (health, writing, family, etc.)- trying, yes no discouraged bout a couple of things but trying... can't give up

planning must be working because I hit 130, lowest I've been in years. Will I break 130? I've got a poker game, a discussion group, and a Superbowl party, all land mines.

plan for tomorrow:
ham and egg whites
chef salad
shrimp and veg
snacks:
dried kale
cashews
cheese stick
clementines
turkey bologna roll ups
sf biscotti or healthy lemon tart (1/2)

how i did:
1/2 spinach bagel (the woman in the store gave it to me because I was intrigued and it was the end of the day so I guess I MUST eat at least part of it heavy sigh twist my arm - just not my knee!) FINE whole bagel and goat cheese; used it to replace other stuff
leftover tuna with hot wasabi sauce, lotta veg, tiny bit of brown rice - yes
grilled halibut, squash - yes, smaller amount than usual
Snacks:
cashews -no
dried kale - no
cheese sticks or bologna rollups -2 slices ham
clementine - 2 strawberries

computer glitchy, more tomorrow

I'm already 2+ pounds down but it doesn't count until the week is up, because I can gain it back.

I haven't updated lately so I figured I'd give it a shot.

I've been reading some "hey fattie" thread some some a-hole wrote. It's actually kinda refreshing to see it again. I'm only on page 10 but it's a good slap.

1) Lose 2 pounds (starting 194.8)
2) Eat better (more fruits and veggies, less junk)- I ate better (not a lot of veggies though), yes, yes
3) Lift 3 times- 0, yes, yes
4) walk 10 miles- 0, 0, 0
5) Drink more water- no, yes, yes

My back has been much better, I've been able to ride the bike a lot lately, which is just what my back needs. I've been practice with the camera and took this pic the other day. http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...4336CF7D3E.jpg

Enhorabuena por la nueva baja!!! Espero que todo esté bien con su objetivo número ocho! :(

Mern Thanks for the prayers for sleep.:) Your pre-planning of meals is so great I am going to take an example from you and enter tomorrows food tonight hopefully that will help me stay on track. I did pack my lunch already and a healthy snack for the ride between work and my meeting tomorrow night.

Krystal and Robin sorry to hear you are not feeling great get well soon.

Hope Mri? You probably shared why and I am out of touch and way behind on posts sorry:o, I hope it goes ok. Woohoo on 130 that’s awesome!!!

Cassie and Donna thanks for sharing your breakfast ideas I did go back to read them!

Cassie Tornado sirens really?? That’s scary :eek: I hope you are ok.

Mike Your bike is very nice is it a new one? I know you really wanted to buy a new one last year when I went a-wall. Good job on the 2lbs lost.:)

Have a great night everyone.

Goals:
Walk Twice: M=N, T=N, W=N
Calories less than 1500: M=1098, T=1307, W=1315
Calorie deficit of 5000 for week: M= -976, T= -767, W= -778
No sugar: M=Y, T=(hmm had a bran muffin so probably=N), W=Y

Thanks and welcome back Darlene. She's pretty new, I got it last March. What kind were you looking for?

I had a similar picture, slightly different angle. I edited it to have a grungy feel with the colors. I think I like this one more. :)
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...tonemapped.jpg

Cassie! Are you and your loved ones and property all OK following the tornado sirens going off?

I'll catch up with the rest of you later.

Wednesday Report:
Day 3 of 21 Day Mindset Makeover


The past two days I didn't make my fiber goal, which is usually no problem at all. When I thought back I remember that whereas my last snack of the day had been or included a 6g fiber low carb protein shake, the past two nights I had 4 oz. chicken breast which is still great protein for but 0g fiber. So all I need to do is to be sure to get in all my fiber before my last snack. Easy peasy! :)

Wednesday Report
Day 3 of 21 Day Mindset Makeover

Giving myself a BIDIA (But I Did It Anyway) award :) because I gave up (after I had already cooked it) my mashed cauliflower and cheese I had planned with last night's dinner in favor of low carb black soybeans when I saw the broc and cauli would put me over my carb limit for the day.

Calorie range 1200-1800 1404, 1212, 1223
Follow 21 Day Mindset Makeover guidelines for meal and snack content and spacing, calories, fat, etc. with my health management tweaks. B+, YES, YES
Saturated fat 10% or less of total calories 14%, 7%, 10%
Cholesterol 250mg or less 155mg, 140mg, 202mg
Protein minimum 100g (plan is has unlimited protein) 110g, 115g, 124g
Net carb limit average 25g (total carbs less fiber) 27g, [COLOR="green"]25g, 24g /COLOR]
Dietary fiber minimum 25g 40g, 21g, 23g
Water 64 oz. YES, YES, YES
Exercise 5 days ONE. DAY OFF, TWO

Thursday's planned and pre-logged menu:

Breakfast: mashed broccoli and cauliflower with cheese (unconventional but I want it because I couldn't have it for dinner last night) scrambled zero cholesterol shell egg substitute (like Egg Beaters but I use the less expensive store brands)

Snack: preservative free salami and spinach rollup with Dijon mustard

Lunch: peanut butter on cucumber slices, black soybeans

Snack: low carb protein shake

Dinner: leftover lean pork roast, black soybeans again (but it's OK--I love them and they're very low carb) broccoli slaw with ranch dressing

Snacks: stewed chicken breast, another low carb protein shake

Wow, kudos to our group! The majority of us are having really good daily report this week! :) Everybody keep up the good work! Big hugs of encouragement to anyone who is struggling.

I hope everyone is safe from the windy weather in the US. We've had a lot of high winds where I live, but no damage. It was so noisy from the wind knocking things around Tuesday night that I hardly got any sleep. Went to bed at 9PM last night--VERY early for me--still windy but not as noisy so I got a good night's sleep.

Hope how'd your doc appointment go? MRI read yet? Really great Tuesday and Wednesday reports! My heartfelt best wishes on your goal number 8. OMG, 130! Kudos on that! New "decade" of weight, here she comes!!! :D Best wishes on your "land mines." I need to buy more fresh kale. Great minds think alike--I'm having salami and spinach rollups today. Ooh, I made healthy lemon mini tarts once out of low carb tortilla wraps I baked in a mini muffin tin and then filled with low fat lemon yogurt. Thanks for the inspiration--I have the wraps AND lemon yogurt in the fridge. I'll enjoy that tomorrow. That's what I love about the menu sharing--keeps many of us from getting in a food rut.

Joanna, STELLAR Tuesday report! I hope you were able to enjoy the extra time afforded by the missed class yesterday. Will it be easy to catch up?

Donna, well done on your Tuesday report! I think some people might be a little intimidated to open a new thread so do their meandering on other threads. I hope the sugar tally will be implimented soon as there are a lot of people who want it. When is your colonoscopy?

Ama, nice Tuesday report! Did you get in your walk with DS and the hound? I love that you put "Water all day!" in your Wednesday plan. That's a good example for many of us who fall short on the water goal. Question: what ingredients did you use for your homemade sauce for the rigatoni? I have a blend of Italian seasoning that I keep made up and often just add a bunch of it to canned tomato sauce for a quick sauce. That's great that your DH is supportive and helpful in your way of food and fitness as well. :)

Mike, LOL on your "regular members" comment. :p I hope your 2 lb. loss sticks. Kudos on your report this week! The bike pic is really great.

Darlene, how are you feeling? I hope you did get a good night's sleep. I'm not always good on pre-logging my planned menus but I'm learning what a valuable tool it is. I was just lucky that I thought to do it right before dinner yesterday and was reminded that I erred in my planning--I can't eat low carb pasta and mashed cauliflower with cheese on the same day or it puts me over in carbs. I'm going to take a tip from you and try to pre-log the day before and if not, then no later than after breakfast (since I don't work outside the home.)

Thank you, Mern, we made out okay; very heavy rain, high winds, but no trees down or tornadoes in our county. Sadly some others NW of us were not so fortunate.

Need to head to work now but I will be back to chat later this afternoon. It was a crazy week but I'm looking forward to some needed time with my FD peeps :).

Cassie, thanks for sharing the good news about your safety from the high winds. Prayers going up for those who were not so fortunate. Looking forward to your work load being lightened so you can spend more time with us, too. :)

Hey guys! My report for yesterday was not so great. My blood sugar decided to hop on a roller coaster, which makes it difficult to stick to calorie goals. I also have a tendency to over treat lows if I have them in quick succession - just get so hungry! Anyway, all that to say that yesterday was not awesome for calories.

1.) Drink 64 oz water/day: M - Y, T - Y, W - N
2.) Some form of workout 6 days: M - Y, T - Y, W - Y (although had to cut short due to low blood sugar :( )
3.) Under 1400 calories/day: M - N, T - Y, W - N
4.) Finish ASTRO 534 HW by Wed PM: Done
5.) Finish PHYS 479 HW by Fri: Mostly done

Muchos gracias!!! Intento al maximo. Enhorabuena por las dos libras.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes! It turns out it is just a sprain :D yay! So staying off it for a little while longer, but it already is feeling much better than it did on Monday. Not walking on it does wonders! ;)

I also got the job!! I'll be moving to Denver in the next month, so I'm excited for that! (Also realllly scared and nervous, haha) At least I'll have a workout buddy now!

Robin - hope you feel better soon!

And was it Cassie that said tornado sirens?? Eek! I couldn't imagine hearing that!

I'll update my goals tonight with yesterday and today. I don't think I kept calories under 1700 (kinda had some birthday cake...), but I think it will have been close! I'm down some from yesterday, but still up a pound from Monday. Fluctuation is such a drag sometimes! Anyway... back to homework for now! All the best to everyone :D