Mike it's 0 days snice i had New York Fries for lunch, but i looked up the cals and that before i had it and it was only 625 cals for what i ate. and i'm still under 1000 cals so far for today, just means i need a light super.

yunalee, c'mon, stick to your guns. You can do it!

Cassie, I made them!:D They are good but I'd say it tastes more like a brownie and a Reese's PB Cup. I didn't have chocolate whey so I used my casein. My casein usually mixes very thick so I had to increase the skim milk to 3/4 cup. I got 17 cups per batch and it was very good.

Next time I'm going to run the oatmeal through the blender to make it into a powder, mix everything but the peanut butter. When I shape them I'll put a thumbprint on the top and fill the indention with peanut butter.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...t46/PBCups.jpg

I had to use my photoshop skillz to put the pie chart in with the nutrition facts. :D

cassie ~ that dip thing you could combine a brushetta & spinach dip & make a custom food..i don't know. headache is slowly getting better thank goodness.

just fyi i love richard simmons & would have so much fun if he showed up in my mirror...lol.

help i'm not enjoying my food at the moment. my plan calls for no extra salt, no sugar, nothing processed & i'm okay with that. i like the idea of eating real food that i cook & prepare. i do however need some quick things at times so boiled eggs & no salt added tuna is great for me. except it leaves me wanting more for lack of a better word. that's what i've discovered doing journal entries yesterday & today. i'm missing more of a comfort/savory type food. so tonight i'm going to make myself hot & sour chinese soup from scratch, along with loads of veggies & some rice. hopefully that will satisfy the comfort food craving i'm having.

stacey, can you use Mrs. Dash or a salt substitute like Mortons?

Cassie,

I know I'm late to the party on this one, but I just read about your graham cracker experience. When I do thin, stubborn pastry, I roll it between 2 sheets of parchment paper, remove the top layer and bake it right on the bottom one.

Cool idea... I might have to try it this weekend. Love my graham crackers! :D

Thanks, ladies, for the ideas on logging. Those are all good ideas. I'm probably not food savvy enough to know what was in it other than what the waiter said. I just know it probably had a good bit of fat, minimal protein, and carbs from the bread triangles dipped into it. My thought was to balance it out by having a salad with chicken as the entree and will try to focus on lower fat and carbs tonight (easier said than done, since hubby is on his way back home from being gone all week and I'm making his favorite chicken pot pie, albeit a lighter version).

Mike, thanks for being the guinea pig on the choc/pb cups and for your suggestions. I'll probably do them next time the boy is in a tourney for a good after match snack.

Stacey, would this be a good time to try things maybe that you've never had before? I know you keep talking about snow, but do you have any fruits coming into season? Do you eat quinoa? It's a nice change from rice sometimes and with some raisins and almonds in it, it's quite satisfying (but not quick). Might be a time to experiment with new recipes, or tweaking some others to see if you can get them to fit the bill. I'm sorry...it stinks to be bored with food.

Thanks, Quinn, for the advice. I had thought of putting the parchment on the cookie sheet but not of having a sheet of parchment on top. When I do thin dough I usually use a pastry cloth and a sleeve on my rolling pin, and I can get it so thin you can read through it, so I may try that, too, and just see what way works best. The good news is that the taste was awesome and my son has been grabbing them all week for snacks. We are in for a stormy weekend here, so I think I will be baking a bit (it's a great way to avoid other chores :)).

Well, here we go. Last weekend I was good for a change. This weekend I can be good, too!

Update on the M&Ms – they were gone by the end of the night. BUT! He saved about ten or twelve of them to give to his dad when he came home from work. How sweet is that?! So we saved him a bunch of Maltesers and gave those to him this morning.

MollySue – I hope you get some time this week to do your dissertation.

Quinn – my mother is definitely a victim. And because I legitimately procured my psychiatry degree from the back of a Cornflakes box, I feel confident saying she also has a mild case of Munchausens by Proxy – she’ll create illnesses to get sympathy, but no, she won’t push her kids down a flight of stairs or anything drastic as that. She feeds off any sympathy she can get. Now I avoid calling her because the conversation is always about medications, who is seeing what doctor, what new is wrong with everyone . . . it’s exhausting. In the last four phone conversations we’ve had, she’s not asked once anything about her grandsons, so I now no longer volunteer information and merely call her only on special occasions.
My partner’s family is huge and close-knit, too, and they’ve gathered me under their wings. I may possibly have the best MIL ever, and we’re quite social with my partner’s sisters and their respective partners. That’s great about your hubby’s grandma! She obviously wanted her grandson to end up with a woman with a backbone, so good on you for impressing her and making it all easy.
Oh, and hell yes! I’m more than happy to trade our weather! Although this morning was delightfully chilly, it’s now only 9am and it’s already steaming up.

Terri – awesome! I’m so glad you did your exercise. What’s on for today?

Mike – P90X is still keeping on! I’m still using the chair for the pull-ups, but I can feel I’m supporting much less weight with my leg, so maybe by phase 2 I’ll be able to do at least one unassisted? That’s going to be my little mini fitness-goal in a couple of weeks. I’m thinking of swapping the legs/back and the Kenpo workouts. Weight training is actually far more enjoyable than cardio. I used to love cardio. Now I actually look forward to the push-ups and the resistance bands work. And yes, I am definitely seeing results, which is keeping us motivated to get it finished. Oh, and yesterday was the first time I finished the Ab Ripper with all 349 moves! Before that, I could get up to everything but the final ten ‘bonus’ Mason Twists . . . yesterday, I sucked it up and just finished it. :D
By the way, I watched that peanut butter and chocolate video and started salivating. I am going to pick up some 100% peanut butter today.

Cassie – you and me both for getting through this weekend well-behaved. I have vowed not to allow any alcohol to pass my lips this weekend, and last night was a success . . . one night to go! We can do it!

Okay, so I have discovered a sudden challenge in controlling my desire to snack when I know I’m not hungry. I know we’ve all been through this. I am going to adopt Stacey’s new resolution and see how that works for me, seeing as it’s working for you, Stacey.

So are you going to do legs & back on the Kenpo day and vise versa? The leg routine always drained me. I felt like I was going to get sick so many times. If you are barely using the chair you may be able to do an unassisted pullup SOON. I think most females (well many males too) struggle with pullups I believe I threw away my original log sheets but I don't think I was doing many when I 1st started, maybe a 5 or so, I don't remember. Now I can blast through 15-20 of them, so it does work. Stick with it, you'll be knocking them out like crazy. Ab Ripper is a tough one, it's good that you sucked it up and finished it. I often had to pause it, just like many of the other discs but I always made sure I finished them... even if it took forever. What I ended up doing was Ab Ripper first then the workout later in the day. I found that I was usually too tired to do it right, right after a workout. How are you liking Yoga? Have you tried crane yet? When I was finally able to do it (even for a few seconds) I was so damn excited. I felt like I was finally getting somewhere.

I know I whore out Naturally more peanut butter but if you have a Walmart or Sam's Club close by you ought to pick some up. I think Cassie has a brand that she also recommends.

I got back from the gym and felt like I needed some carbs so I ate 1 slice of cold ass pizza. My internet was down for a few mins so I couldn't check the carbs but I was okay with going over. When I was able to get online I saw that that one damn slice was 33g of carbs!! For that many carbs I should have eaten that bitch when it was hot, cold pizza is not worth 33g of carbs. Oh well, I did enjoy it.

Monday is my cheat day so I need to keep it to +729cal or less. +679

Fitness & Health
1) 65g net carbs per day (again this week) no, it was my cheat day, 65.2g :(44.7g, 60.7g, 92.5g
2) work out 3 times no yes no yes yes
3) 1000 pushups :eek: 166, 160, 140, 150, 111 (727 down, I need to average about 137 a day for the next 2 days, I may actually be able to pull this off))
4) gallon of water a day yes 169oz, yes 128oz, yes 135.2oz, yes 135.2oz, yes 135.2oz
5) multi vitamin (daily) yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
6) fish oil (daily) yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
7) -2400 for the week (including my cheat:eek:) +679 -952, -766, -492, -679 (wow, it cancels out my cheat ) (-2210 and two days to go)

Cassie, you are so sweet. Next time someone calls me stubborn I'll say, "No, I'm 'amazingly determined' and that is a professional opinion." LOL We have 7 grandkids altogether. From DH's two oldest sons we have 24 and 25 year old boys and a 22 year old girl. From our daughter girls ages 16, 15, 9 and an almost 7 year old boy. They're all great kids. :) Great job on the Mexican food! The extra lettuce was a very smart move. I make bunless sandwiches at restaurants into chef salads. I'm glad to see you take a day off exercise. I'm not an expert in exercise by any stretch of the imagination, but personally I find taking a day off per week necessary to prevent burn-out. On the issue of the accountability post, I spent about an hour last week trying to find the nutrition info on bunless Ultimate Sicilian chicken sandwich at TGI Fridays. I couldn't come up with anything close, either. So I just went to Fitday and tried to guess what was in it and tried to err on the side of overstating calories and carbs. But then yesterday I knew I was pretty well on track and didn't finish logging or doing my accountability post. Didn't today, either. I think sometimes just posting in words that you ate something different, but tried to use moderation is in order. So I offer you a big "WAY TO GO" on posting in words instead of in numbers when you need to. LOL on being creeped out by Richard Simmons in your mirror or the Burger King in someone's bed. I'd prefer Mr. Clean in my kitchen--scrubbing my floor. Also, thanks for your post on Quinn's questions about her relative. That is so cool that your Mom quit smoking at age 77! But yes, it has to be on the person's own timetable. Before I quit smoking, the more people nagged me about it, the more I craved my next smoke.


Mike, you're welcome for the prayers and cyberhug. One of the great things about life is the potential to keep learning. It would be a boring world if we already had all the answers. I love how you put that: "I try to soak up as much as I can while filtering through what just doesn't make sense." Sorry 'bout your cold a$$ pizza carbs. Been there, done that with things other than pizza. I was really aggravated this afternoon at a buffet restaurant. I did really great on my meal--I can eyeball portion sizes and am used to their Friday buffet menu--everything I ate was very low carb--roasted chicken, baked unbreaded fish, cooked mushrooms, green beans, and about 1/3 cup cottage cheese. The aggravation was that there was nothing at all low carb on the dessert table I could eat--not even sugar free jello. Their sugar free chocolate pudding has 26g carbs per half cup, sugar free cookies 17g carbs each--and my limit for the whole day is only 25g. I almost gave in and cheated but then talked myself out of it--went back to the salad bar and got myself one puny piece of cantaloupe (about 1 1/2 inches square) that was not very ripe and not very sweet--tasted sort of like the white part of water melon rind. Next time we go I'm going to take a piece of sugar free candy or some pork rinds dusted with cinnamon to enjoy with my decaf coffee.

bhaze, great job on your goals. LOL about the Christmas boxes. Oh, that's so nice to have a weekend of total relaxation free from all responsibilities except for the children. Enjoy the movies and the Wii! Sometimes those labels give us a jolt when we see how small a serving is. I'm impressed with your son's comment about saving the M&Ms for next time he has a craving! My seven year old grandson would eat a whole pound (454 grams) in one sitting if he was allowed.

April (Wildbeanerz) I know of another person who was diagnosed as diabetic and when she got off just the soda her doctor found her future blood sugar readings to be normal. Shows there's good reason to find out FIRST how much sugar/carbs the body can process WITHOUT meds before putting a patient ON meds. I'm in favor of meds if needed--sometimes patients do their best and still need help from meds. But the "see a symptom, prescribe a pill" attitude is just plain wrong in my book. On the estrangement issue, my heart goes out to you. I know the pain. I talked to a clergyman about my situation (my mother and I) and he told me I was OK as long as I left my heart open to reconciliation if it ever became possible. And I was so lucky that eventually the reconciliation came about-- eleven years later. Large chunk of time lost, large chunk of love lost. But Mom and I had four good years before her dementia took her away from reality. Sorry about your mother-in-law's health situation. I guess just about everyone has at least one family member like that--so sad. At least MIL helps with cub scouts--more than a lot of people do.

Oh, Quinn. I'm so sorry! Sadly, I know exactly what you're saying. I had composed a post on that subject about how my Mom acted like that, too, and punctuated it with "Maybe Cassie can shed some light on this issue." But then when I scrolled up I found her post to you. I can attribute part of my Mom's actions to feeling like a victim, but she also used her illness to garner attention from people she had alienated in the past. I knew that before I read Cassie's post. I'm sure depression played a part before she was diagnosed with dementia, too. " I can't diet because I'm a diabetic." Wow, I never heard that one before! Now if that doesn't scream "I'm a victim" I don't know what does. Best wishes--I hope some of Cassie's suggestions help you with your relative. Wow, I loved that story of how you won over the 90+ Italian matriarch! That would make a good TV movie!

Terri, thanks for your kudos on my exercise. :) I wish the example of my controlling my pre-diabetes with diet had some impact on my siblings to at least follow their doctor's prescribed diet, but it just falls on deaf ears. My sister takes pills and her doctor still hollers her blood sugar is sky high. I get "Yeah, you can do it, but it's too hard for me" or "I don't want to give up the foods I like," or just "I'd rather just take the pills." I can imagine it's very hard after losing a large amount of weight to get into the maintenance mode after struggling so hard to stay in the losing mode. This group is a great place to be to gather and digest tips on how to graduate successfully to maintanance. We have a lot of shining examples!

Stacey, hi--glad you're feeling better. Just a pick axe pain--holy cow! I'm glad your son's migraine episodes are fewer after seeing a chiropractor. Wow, so cool that writing in your notebook is helping you eat more healthfully! Way to go! I hope you find a way to work some yummy foods into your strict diet. I'll bet you'll do it.

Almeeker, way to go at Chuck E. Cheese. Aw, I hope you make it through your carb cravings. Kudos on using Laughing Cow cheese and hard boiled eggs to curb the cravings--aw, sorry it just took the edge off. Best wishes on that. I'm so glad AF doesn't visit me anymore. So she was YOUR aunt, huh? Thanks heaps. LOL

Mai, my mirror would crack if I looked at myself naked in it. LOL

Cassie, another thought--the accountability posts are really to help us keep track and in the end, we are really only accountable to ourselves, not to the other members in this group.

If you eat something you can't tally up for breakfast or lunch, just do the best you can for the rest of the day--but eat sensibly so you won't feel deprived or hungry.

And if you ate a certain "untalliable" thing for dinner and you're done eating for the day, as Almeeker said, it's over anyway. Knowing or not knowing the exact numbers isn't going to make any difference.

No need to feed guilty about not doing a numbers accountability post or no accountability post at all. Honesty to ourselves and moderation is all that really matters. :)

:( So I blew my goals yesterday, forgot it was a no refined carb day and the dishes were all in the wash so unthinking grabbed a bowl of cereal. Decided that one slip wasnt the end of the world and stuck to it until I got home to find that my guy ordered pizza instead of cooking. A few exploitives and a discussion about support but I did it! Had half a slice and realized that it really didn't taste that great and just wasn't worth it. So swaped to a salad and a walk while listening to my audio book so I can get my finals done without wasting time :D Now to survive the weekend hopefully I haven't used all the will power in one day!

acameron, I think you did a great job on willpower under the circumstances. You showed really good control putting down the pizza and going for a salad. You should be proud of yourself. Also, way to go on consolidating your time. :)

My Friday report:
Calorie limit 1600, actual 1416
Carbs less fiber limit 25g, actual 20.4g
Protein goal 120g, actual 150.7
Got in Omega-3
Just one piece sugar free candy and no low carb soft tacos or tortillas

Water goal 64 oz, actual probably only 40 oz.--maybe less

Exercise none--partly due to a sinus headache (just spring allergies) and partly due to laziness.

Friday Report Card:

Health & Fitness Goals

1. Keep calories to 1,400 M-T-W-T-Sat, 1,650 F-Sun. 1,546, 1,372, 1,392, 1,943, NOOOO 2,315
2. No grain based carbs for the entire week, including corn! Success, Success, Success, Success, Success
3. Exercise 6 hours. 48 min, 48 min, 63 min, 48 min, 78 min (total 4:45)
4. 96 oz water. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES
5. Carbs under 45%. 34%, 43%, 40%, 45%48%
6. Protein over 40%. 44%, 40%, 40%, 20%, 20%

Other Stuff

7. Call SIL and find another race, 5/14/11 is not going to work out. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
8. Clean 2 rooms (15 min each) + 1 load of laundry. NO, YES and caught up for yesterday as well. 2 out of 3, NO, NO
9. Figure out basement shelving layout. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
10. Write library proposal. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
11. Work on church design 2 hours (or more). NO, NO, NO, NO, NO

Well I'm here to report that I had one of those "binge" episodes last night. Without grains this week, and I could feel it building all day and then just before our normal dinner time, I lost it. Everything I ate was in the realm of "clean" and "grain-free", but it got completely out of hand. I really do think it's in part because of the coffee creamer I had in the morning. This morning after I hit the gym I'll be at the store to pick up a 1/2 gallon of unsweetened almond milk, it's practically an emergency. In addition to grain I think that straight white sugar is also a trigger for me. The sad part is that I had creamer again this morning. I should have made tea instead, but DH already had the coffee brewing and it just smelled like heaven, and I just can't drink it black. On a side note I made chocolate chip pancakes this morning for everyone and then made myself an omelet. Yum. I didn't even take a taste of the pancakes, I wanted to, but resisted. I'm a little over calories for the morning, but today I'm going to the gym, then taking the DD's swimming, then rollerskating. I can be over a little today, cause I'm going to burn it all.

Mike thanks for the tea name and the review. I bought some yesterday at the health food store, and it tasted fine to me as well. I'm a regular at that store and when I put that on the counter the owner sort of chuckled and told me that she and her mother and her grandmother all swear by it. We'll see, all I know is that Miralax is a bit of an ordeal and if there is an easier solution, I'm in.

Mern, I just love it that you find the time to write such thoughtful notes to everyone. I'm sorry that outwardly your family has not decided to follow suit, but I can guarantee that inwardly they are inspired (even if they would never admit it). I will say on that front that when you are really heavy and not in good health, it's very easy to feel like you don't have the energy or the will to do any of the things you should, it's also easy to feel like you are too far gone to reverse it. I have a couple of relatives that are the same. One of my cousins must weigh 500+ pounds, I don't know if he's diabetic, but he's younger than me but you would never guess it. He sweats just standing and when we plan any family gatherings we have to make sure that we have a chair that will hold him.

Quin, I too love the grandmother story. When I first met DH's grandmother we also got along really well. But once she started losing it, I was the target for all her venom (of which there was plenty). It was really hard on me, but I know in my heart that when she was sane she loved me, and I loved her sane or otherwise. She's gone now and I do miss her. DH never had any trouble with my grandmothers, because he met both of them when he came to help on a family project and showed up wearing a tool belt. That and he has impeccable manners.

Cassie, let me know how the pb protein nuggets come out. I was thinking about trying something similar only using an egg and putting them in the oven for a few minutes. I have a GF peanut butter cookie recipe that has pb and egg whites, and you bake them for 10 minutes at a high temp. I'll dig it out, because I bet they could be made higher in protein and might be really good with a little chocolate protein powder. We're going to turn that son of yours into Popeye.

Stacey good job on writing it down. I've never thought of that really, I usually just leave the kitchen and sit in the den and type, but you guys already know that. I do have a pile of little note books, so maybe later today when I get the bingy feeling I'll use that instead of the cheese wedges.

behaze, glad to hear you're still on with the P90X. I've been thinking of trying it, but I'm a little intimidated by it. You're getting me motivated though, maybe today I'll try some pull-ups on the pull-up machine, and I'll turn the assistance part wayyyy down. I don't know I've never been able to do very many, but I'll try it.

Terri, you didn't need to give me credit for "choice", I just told you what I was doing, I think the way you worded it in your post was what was inspiring. I do use it all the time, especially this week with going grain free. I'm starting to worry that when I have grain again, I'm going to go overboard, so I think I'm going to have to ease back into the grain mode with a plan, and to plan my "choices" wisely.

Cassie: I may seem weird, but I actually have a soft spot for Richard Simmons, especially since I saw him on the TV show "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" (the American version). He has the ability to make fun of himself and just GO for it. I wouldn't want to see him when I was naked, though. Just maybe give him a quick hug. Fully clothed!!!

Stacey: Your journal sounds like a great idea - I may try it. I think I'm getting to that "bored with food" mindset myself. I'm trying not to be, but there it is. I think it's just because I've gotten into a cooking comfort zone - I'm okay making one of 7 meals, for example, but I still get nervous about trying new things. I need to get over it.

behaze: Thanks for the encouragement :) See below, I did some mixed cardio/weights. Today (Saturday) I am going to be a weight-monkey to give my calf a break. I pull it a lot - stupid left leg. I have an ankle injury there and even though I wear a brace, I am constantly finding my body "adjusting" to take weight off the bad ankle and ruining proper form on machines. It makes for pulled muscles sometimes. I try, though.

Mern: We DO have a lot of shining examples, you're so right. Ugh, your sister sounds like my Dad. "The pills work just fine, that's what they're for. Here, have a cookie." I just want to SHAKE him sometimes. He had a triple bypass a couple of years ago, and it did seem to wake him up a LITTLE. He lost maybe 40-50 pounds and seemed to enjoy his physical therapy. But BOOM, when it was no longer mandatory, he just stopped. Now most of the weight is back, and I can see him looking pale/sallow, and it breaks my heart.

almeeker: You can do it :) I think you're very smart to be planning ahead and knowing yourself, what your body wants to do. Your choices are good ones!

Friday Report Card

Fitness, Exercise and Lifestyle Goals:
1) Under 1400 cals every day and log EVERYTHING. M: yes, 1200 on the nose T: yes, 1120 W: yes, 992 Th: yes, 1440 F: yes, 1,222
2) Average 30% daily protein for the week. M: 23% T: 30% W: 32% Th: 34% F: 23% (weekly average 28.4%)
3) 96 oz. of water EVERY day. M: 104 T: 72 W: 96 Th: 104 F: 96
4) No weighing until Friday! M: N/A T: No weighing! W: No scale Th: Nope F: Weighed
5) Work out 5-6 hours, split between weights and hard cardio. M: Day off T: No exercise W: No exercise. Again. Sigh. Th: one hour hard cardio elliptical F: 30 minutes cardio, 30 minutes weights
6) In bed by 11:30 every night M: Yes, I promise I will! T: Close, but no cigar W: No Th: Yes, barely F: Yes
7) Buy a heart rate monitor this weekend. M-F: N/A

Non-Fitness Goals:
1) Finish edits to my scientific manuscript (this manuscript is the culmination to my dissertation, I want it out in the world!) M: No T: Good chunk of it done! W: Slightly more progress Th: No progress F: Slight progress
2) Make efforts on my appearence every day - hair, makeup, clothing. M: Yes T: Not really... W: No Th: Yes, and got comments F: yes
3) Get every scrap of laundry hiding in the closet cleaned. M: No T: BF took care of it! W-Sun: N/A
4) One hour of needlework every day. M: Yes T: No W: No Th: No F: No
5) Have an "outside date" this weekend (the weather is SO beautiful). M-F: N/A
6) Buy new makeup. M: No T: No W: No Th: Nope F: No

Yesterday was rough. I ended up eating out for TWO meals - lunch didn't go so well (there were curly fries involved) but luckily the dinner place had an extremely diverse menu. It's a little diner I never would have thought to stop into here, but their menu was seasonally fresh, lots of fruits and veggies. I'll likely dine there again - the waitstaff informed me that their menu tends to change month-to-month depending on what's in season. I was able to have a lovely salad full of spring veggies. Logging it was difficult for both meals, so that number above is my best guess from the ingredients I could remember in the salad. :D I guess we all have logging problems like that!

Oh, and I totally had a SINGLE cookie yesterday. I made them myself, though, I had to taste the end product >.> (honestly, it wasn't bad!!)

Was nearly 40% fat yesterday :eek: and not the good kind! (see above mention of "curly fries"). Getting my protein/fat to balance out this weekend is a little mini-goal, I think. I bought some whey protein powder yesterday and I intend to start using it!!

Have a pretty bad pain in my calf today - I hurt it (I think just a little pull) during my cardio yesterday. I wasn't on the elliptical but had changed to rotate stairclimber/stationary bike, just to keep my body on its toes, and about 25 minutes in (on the climber) I just felt this awful YANK on it after a misstep. I went back to the bike and got to 30 minutes, then switched to weights. I think today I will go easy on it and have a "lifting day", and just avoid machines involving the calf. Days like today, I wish my gym had a rowing machine.

Now if only this headache would go away...

~Terri

Well last night (actually this morning at 1:00am, before going to sleep) I got hungry. Nothing seemed to satisfy my hunger. I had 2 servings of cashews, then a PB&J sammich. My stomach was growling. I hate late night hungers/cravings. I need to start going to sleep before they kick in. Well I was going to log it under yesterday's numbers but I figured putting it on today would make it that much harder to reach my Net Carb goal.

Mern, Thank you so much. It seems like there is so much to learn with everything. You are right, that's one of the great things in life. It sounds like you did really good at the buffet. I was telling my friend Will (my workout partner) the other day that I try to avoid buffets unless it's going to be a cheat day. He said, just eat the good stuff. I gave him my thought on that... IMO most people (not all, it sounds like you had it well under control) will probably over eat at a buffet on good or bad stuff. My theory is that it's a mental thing. Although I'm not a shrink (maybe Cassie can debunk my theory), I feel like many people want to get their $$ worth, and then some. They may go to a Chinese restaurant and be satisfied with one plate, put them at a Chinese buffet and one plate won't be enough. I think it's the "I paid for it, so I'm eating it" feeling. Pork rinds dusted with cinnamon sounds pretty good. Thanks for the tip!

acameron34, I thought I was one of the few guys left that actually cook. :D It sounds like you salvaged what could have turned into a bad day of eating. Congrats.

almeeker, Getting a race nailed down has been giving you a tough time, huh? I sure hope you end up finding one soon.;) You are killing all of your Health and Fitness goals, congrats! Maybe you should put the race with those goals next time. No problem on the tea, I hope it works out for you. (no pun intended)

Terri, I don't think you have to worry about Richard Simmons seeing you naked, he's like one of the girls. You have a whole lotta green and blue going on. Keep up the good work. Trying to figure out how to log food that you eat at a restaurant can be tough. As much as I hate 'big brother' and I feel like the government too often sticks its nose where it doesn't belong, I do think all restaurants should have their nutritional value listed online, or better yet on the menu. I'm sure before long that will be mandatory. Good luck on you calf!

Just checking in to be accountable. Did great last night eating out and I'm having a pretty easy go of it today as well. Splurged on a few jelly beans to satisfy a sweet tooth, but it sure beat the high calorie alternative that I had been considering. Thinking about my A&W diet root beer float again today. Last weekend, for some strange reason, it really helped to fill me up on very few calories and avoid binges. (Maybe I just felt like I was being bad! LOL)

Just got back from clothes shopping with my daughter for her Spring Break trip... ah, to be young and to be able to wear those short shorts again! I'm afraid that horse has left the barn. I'm with so many of you in that I really regret not getting in better shape much earlier in my life. Why did I wait until I was in my 40's? So dumb. Still, I'm proud I made it. Better late than never. By 50, all of the women in my family (both sides) were over 200 lbs.

My mom told me, as she looked at a picture from the NHS event earlier in the week, that I could pass as my daughter's sister. Now, I don't know if that's because she loves me, that she's not as sharp as she used to be or that she has cataracts, but I'll happily accept that compliment. :o

Enjoy your weekend,

quinn

Friday Report Card

Weight Goals:
1. Calories under 1600 day - already blew that with a trip to the chinese restaurant for lunch with the hubby. We do that about once a month. M(NO), T(NO), W(yes!!), T(nope :( ), F(so close but NO)
2. Drink 80 oz water daily - M(no, 70), T(no, 70), W(yes, 112oz!), T(no, 50), F(no, 64)
3. Work out M, W & F - M(no), W(yes), F(no but so much housework was done it was worth it)
4. Stretches & relaxing T & T - T(no), T(no)

Non-weight goals
1. Don't let my younger son get to me - M(yes!), T(yes!), W(yes!), T(yes!) - This has to be a record!!, F(yes!)
2. Look further into foster parenting (classes start tonight) - M(yes), T(nothing to do), W(read through some of the orientation manual), T(another class done!), F(filled out a little more paperwork)
3. Spring clean (including closets...off Thurs & Fri for this) - T(yes, cleaned for five hours including one closet), F(yes, cleaned for at least 8 hrs with 5-6 being vigorous LOL...all closets done)
4. Outside yard work this weekend

I did so much housework on Friday that I didn't honestly have time to work out but know that I did a great job of staying busy because all except my family room & laundry room are spring cleaned so that has to mean something. They are going to get done on Sunday.
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April,

I just read a great article in Healthy Cooking Magazine called, "Clean Up, Slim Down". It was all about how many calories you burn doing household tasks; a study done by Mayo Clinic. (Which is great news for me because I keep up two households. :)) The gist of the article was if you couldn't afford a gym membership, etc. you could get an equal cardio workout at home doing everyday chores. So, give yourself a pat on the back... you did workout! ... and you have a great looking house!

For every 10 minutes of activity, here is the caloric burn:

Making Beds: 46-65 calories
Washing Windows: 48-69
Dusting: 31-44
Washing Floors: 53-75
Gardening: 42-59
Weeding: 68-98
Pushing a Lawn Mower: 52-74

My mother was approached by a friend in the early 70's to join an aerobics class. She told her, "I DO aerobics. I cut grass, shovel snow, take care of children, cook three meals a day, hang out laundry and keep a spotless house." Actually, I think she may have secretly written the article... ;)

This is so true. One of the things that I learned from wearing a pedometer is that housework, taking care of children and grocery shopping are a lot of work. A good friend of mine always claims that keeping up with me is like following the Energizer bunny and why I don't weigh 90 lbs is anybody's guess (I don't need to guess, I like to eat and I'm really good at it).

You know my parents are the same way, they don't belong to a gym because they live on a farm, and living that lifestyle burns a lot of calories. I'd be willing to bet that just doing the chores on the farm are as good as a 30 minute bike ride, and they have to be done 2X/day. During the winter mom gets out her Taebo videos and makes dad do them with her, but once the snow has melted and dad gets the garden tilled up, Billy Blanks goes back to the bottom of the cupboard again. Who needs to kick box when you have a rototiller that needs running?

I'm having a struggle today. I feel so deficient and I keep drinking water to try to fill me up but it's not working. :( I'm over my carb limit b/c I logged my late night fiasco on today's numbers. For some odd reason I'm not only hungry but I'm craving carbs.

Well I lost it today. Tomorrow is a new day but I'm not going to try to make up for what happened today on tomorrow. That's what started this problem today.

Monday is my cheat day so I need to keep it to +729cal or less. +679

Fitness & Health
1) 65g net carbs per day (again this week) no, it was my cheat day, 65.2g :(44.7g, 60.7g, 92.5g, 196.0g :(
2) work out 3 times no yes no yes yes no
3) 1000 pushups :eek: 166, 160, 140, 150, 111, 154 (881 down)
4) gallon of water a day yes 169oz, yes 128oz, yes 135.2oz, yes 135.2oz, yes 135.2oz, yes 202.8oz!!!!! YIKES
5) multi vitamin (daily) yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
6) fish oil (daily) yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
7) -2400 for the week (including my cheat:eek:) +679 -952, -766, -492, -679 (wow, it cancels out my cheat ) +585

good job Quinne on your stats.
mai

Saturday Report Card

Weight Goals:
1. Calories under 1600 day - already blew that with a trip to the chinese restaurant for lunch with the hubby. We do that about once a month. M(NO), T(NO), W(yes!!), T(nope), F(so close but NO), S(nope, but close....had pizza for lunch in class :o )
2. Drink 80 oz water daily - M(no, 70), T(no, 70), W(yes, 112oz!), T(no, 50), F(no, 64), S(not even close)
3. Work out M, W & F - M(no), W(yes), F(no but so much housework was done it was worth it)
4. Stretches & relaxing T & T - T(no), T(no)

Non-weight goals
1. Don't let my younger son get to me - M(yes!), T(yes!), W(yes!), T(yes!) - This has to be a record!!, F(yes!), S(he almost got me)
2. Look further into foster parenting (classes start tonight) - M(yes), T(nothing to do), W(read through some of the orientation manual), T(another class done!), F(filled out a little more paperwork), S(another 6 hr class completed and a ton of paperwork done at home)
3. Spring clean (including closets...off Thurs & Fri for this) - T(yes, cleaned for five hours including one closet), F(yes, cleaned for at least 8 hrs with 5-6 being vigorous LOL...all closets done)
4. Outside yard work this weekend S(no, but ended up in foster parent class for 6 hrs so didn't have time and it is freakin cold out there!

My hubby works every other weekend and this is his work weekend. One lady at the foster parent agency told us that we could skip this class and do it at home but the other lady said at least one of us had to attend so between driving there and sitting in class it was 6 hrs out of my day I hadn't planned on but hey...at least it is done now. I have one more packet of papers to fill out for each of us and a 4-10 page autobiography to write for myself, hubby is supposed to write his own :rolleyes: Then we have to send away for criminal and child abuse background checks on us & our oldest son. FBI fingerprinting. And in April do a class from 9-12 followed by first aid/CPR from 12-6 on a Saturday :eek: between all the background checks, fingerprinting & first aid classes we need to come up with nearly $200 between now and being certified. Also we have to have a 3 hr home inspection done sometime after I turn in all our filled out papers. Hopefully before the first aid class that way when it is done we are done & just waiting on our clearances to come back. Whew! It's a long process to be able to take care of other people's children. We can't have any babysitters for them while they are in our care unless they are background checked as well.

Thanks for the encouragement about doing the housework. Alot of times as a wife/mom we do stuff around the house and never even think of logging it as an activity. But I am sure that it all adds up. You guy really inspire me to do well every day. Oh and yesterday they fed us breakfast (muffins & cookies) and lunch (pizza & chips) and all I ate was 2 small slices of pizza and half an individual serving size chips for lunch. I thought ahead and ate breakfast at home before going in so I wouldn't be tempted. The other members of the class though munched thoughtlessly all day long on cookies, chips, soda, etc. I was so tempted but knew it wasn't worth it and hubby wants to go out for dinner tonight so I know I will be over and ruining two days wasn't what I wanted to do. Feels good inside to be making the proper choice. Hard, but good :) [/color]

I went over in calories and carbs yesterday, but except for two pieces of sugar free candy to the tune of 121 calories which I didn't need, the rest of my day was nutritious food allowed on my eating plan. The last thing I had was a 232 calorie "snack goop" of whey protein powder, Naturally More peanut butter, textured soy veggie protein, and unsweetened cocoa powder. Not making excuses, just noting that at least I can honestly say it was a controlled overage.

Calorie limit 1600, actual 1906
Carbs less fiber limit 25g, actual 29.5
Protein goal 120g, actual 137.6
Went over on sugar free candy
Had one low carb soft taco--did a great job all week on that. Under control now, so won't be putting that as an added goal tomorrow.

Water sucked again--didn't stop to think more water may have helped me feel better.

Exercise- No exercise again due to seasonal allergy congestion and headache discomfort --and laziness. Laid around all day yesterday watching a Little House on the Prairie marathon on the Hallmark Channel.

Almeeker, thanks for your kind words. Honestly, I don't reply to everyone any more than you or most of our other members do. It just looks like more because most of the time I'm doing catch-up posts and very often replying only to those who addressed me personally or putting my 2 cents worth in on an interesting topic where I can't keep my mouth shut. Although my siblings are overweight, but not as much as I am, they cite stress in their lives and not wanting to devote time to managing their blood sugar as the reason to just take pills and eat whatever they want. Self help is too stressful for them. Oh, golly, my heart goes out to your very obese cousin. Just standing must be a lot of work on his heart that he works up a sweat. On to grain: some people don't believe grain is good for humans--something about our stomachs not being suited to digest it properly or something like that. (I'm neutral and enjoy some grain.) Are you thinking along those lines or just trying to get a handle on your carb craving triggers? Am I reading that right that both too much AND grain free causes you cravings--like grain free causing cravings due to feeling deprived but consumption causing cravings from the rise and fall of blood sugar? It may take several weeks to find the right balance, but journaling how you feel at different levels may help you decide what's best to suit your needs--I see you're already doing that--at least in your posts. A big "yuppers!" on white sugar causing cravings. LOL

Terri, so sorry your Dad is one who doesn't favor self-help. It certainly is heart-breaking. Yeah, I totally understand you just want to shake him sometimes. Big hug to ya! You did great on your goals this past week. Hey, your protein average is getting close. Keep working at it--I know you can do it. :) Great job on eating out two meals in one day despite the curly fries. I use the whey protein powder and love it. I hope you do, too. Ouch--sorry about your calf injury! Hope your headache went away!

Mike, you are so right about the buffet being a mental thing. For me, the buffet is an opportunity to have a huge selection of foods that are nutritious and allowable on my eating plan, as opposed to going to a table service restaurant with a limited menu where I have to plan ahead for substitutions. I think controlling oneself at a buffet is easier for non-strarchy, green veggie lovers and those who aren't afraid of meat. To stay low cal or low carb at a buffet, it helps to either know the calories and/or carbs in the salad dressing or take your own. I usually get chicken AND fish and occasionally a 2 1/2 oz. bunless cheeseburger slider. Our buffet always has mustard greens, mushrooms, green beans, cooked cauliflower, and brussels sprouts in addition to the salad bar greens, celery, cherry tomatoes, and bell peppers. However, I must confess I CANNOT control myself at a Chinese restaurant--I cannot resist lo mein noodles or sesame chicken. So much carbs and salt--I'm always up half a pound or more the next day due to all the sodium from the soy sauce. My personal preference: I count my calorie and carb logging day as the time between arising and going to bed. So if it's 1AM, my day isn't over. If I went over at 1AM Monday and had to log that overage as Tuesday before breakfast, I'd feel so hungry and deprived that I'd overeat THAT day. For me, it's best to leave it in the past and start anew when I wake up in the morning. Personally, drinking even six gallons of water would fill my stomach, but wouldn't do a thing to curb my cravings and hunger pangs. I know the water is supposed to dilute the stomach acid that causes hunger pangs, but I still feel them--maybe it's psychological--I don't know.

Quinn, congrats on the good job eating out and controlling your sweet tooth. What a great compliment: looking like your daughter's sister!

April, not trying to horn in--just wondering: I'll bet you still have a wonderful calorie deficit even though you're not achieving 1600 calories per day. If you doctor didn't put you on 1600 calories, would maybe 1700 or 1800 calories be a more reasonable target for you? Or perhaps a more achievable calorie deficit per day? I just have a feeling you're not giving yourself the credit you deserve for the calore restrictions you DO achieve. Housework does burn tons of calories. Congrats on that! Best wishes on the foster parenting process.

Wildbeanerz, So you go through this long process, to take care of a froster child? My husband and I thought maybe in a few years we would do something like this. But listen to the process you have been through it very discourage me.
Congrat on your good choice yesterday. Good job!
Mai

Goodness, No! Please don't take it that way at all. We went through three classes this week Mon & Thurs from 6-9 pm and Saturday from 9a-2p. Then another Sat from 9-12 and then 12-6 for first aid/CPR. The paperwork is what is daunting for me. I hate super personal questions. So I keep putting them off. But once this is done we will only need to get clearances yearly and first aid/CPR every two years. If you have any questions about the process I would be so glad to answer them!

Oh and Mern, I have been thinking about that for next week's goals. Raise my calories allowed. I set it lower than I expected because that is what I was doing without really trying, then this week was just so haywire with meetings & being off work for two days in the house alone to do my cleaning for spring that I just didn't take enough time to meal plan like I should. Back to work tomorrow though and another weigh in so I hope this week didn't blow what I have started. Even if it did though...I will keep going! :) And no, you weren't horning in...I take every bit of advice that I can get!! :)

April,

Congratulations on losing 17.6 lbs. in one month! What a great accomplishment! You seem to have found a plan that is working well... congratulations! :)

Mike,

I think I've found my personal version of your "peanut butter crack". For me, it's Justin's Almond Butter, and I'll never buy it again! Not because it's bad, but rather that it's so incredibly good!!! I can't have this stuff in the house... it's killing me!

If my family can pry it out of my hands, they'll have to hide it somewhere...:eek:

For anyone considering McDonald's new oatmeal... did you know that it has 32 g. of sugar per serving? I found that out after my husband wolfed one down this morning.

Here's my Progress Report for the week. Did okay on some, and not so okay on others. I did manage to nearly meet my weigh loss goal for the week which was 2lbs- I lost 1.5 lbs. =) So, even though I wasn't able to fo my jump rope routine I tried to make it up with extra walking.

This Weeks Goals:

1- Start my new Jump Rope exercise regime 4/5 days a week (no snow no excuses) Not this week
2- Add more green vegies to my diet through green smoothies. NoYes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes,No
3- Start Calorie counting and weighing food again Yes, Every Day
4- Avoid breads and sugary sweets which have gluten No Everday:(
5- Start logging food and activity again Yes, Every Day

Non-Fitness Goals:

1- Finish my needle lace project for class No, was set back because of erands, and my husbands exam today. I didn't have a chance to stop and work on it
2- Clean Home & finish laundry for Spring CleaningNo, got lazy:p
3- Hang New Curtains I got yesterday Done! And they look cute!
4- Re-Organize Closet No, Lazy Me!
5- File for Husbands Passport No, Didn't have a chance this week

Don't try the chocolate hazelnut butter, then...

Justin's is good stuff!

April, glad to know you'd already planned on giving yourself more leeway on the calories next week.

Quinn, I looked at Justin's almond butter online and was surprised how nicely the nutrition facts fit in with my eating style: 2 tbsp=200 calories, 18g fat, zero sodium, zero cholesterol, 6g carbs, 4g fiber, 7g protein. Nice. I may try it sometime, even though I'm totally hooked on Naturally More for both the flavor, creaminess/consistency, and the Omega-3.

Cassie, I saw that Chocolate Hazelnut peanut butter on Justin's website. I don't dare even buy that for my grandkids because I couldn't trust myself to stay out of it.

Crimpet, whatcha doin' in Turkey? Congrats on getting in your veggies through the smoothies. And congrats on your weight loss! I'm happy even if I lose only 1/2 pound in any given week. As I always say, the weight doesn't fall off all by itself--we worked hard for the loss.

Hi Mern!

I know what you mean. I don't think I had the right attitude before, and felt that if I hadn't made a major loss I hadn't lost at all. Now, I have the right attitude, and see that any loss is a plus. So, I'm feeling better about it and more motivation to eat healthy. I got the smoothies in, but I made a mistake in the mixture, and happen to make the mixture in bulk so I was stuck with drinking a horrible smoothie every day lol I managed it as much as I could, but I don't think I'll ever make in bulk again just incase.

Been in Turkey for 2 years. My husband is Turk and we're still working on getting him to the USA. Been a Loooong painful process :eek:

Hopefully this summer we'll be there though

quinn, that almond butter does sound good.

Well today I went to a cookout and I decided that I'd eat regular stuff, and I wasn't going to track my food today. I track EVERYTHING and have multiple spread sheets for just about everything and I kinda felt like today I'd take a break. Not like "cheat day" break, but just a break. So I had a bun with my hamburger and a small serving of baked beans, etc. I did practice portion control and I was drinking my water like it was going out of style. I'm quite sure that my carbs were way over my limit, but I ate food and not junk, which is a plus. Part of me feels a little guilty for letting my guard down but another part feels relieved, I know it sounds stupid.

I'll go back to tracking my food tomorrow, and I planned on tomorrow being my cheat day, but last night I had a Butterfinger Blast. So if I cheat tomorrow it will be nothing serious (probably just one meal and not the entire day).

Mike,

I kind of did the same thing today. I had no problem Friday, Saturday or until supper tonight. Then, the family asked me to make a white pizza and well... I kind of lost it. At least it was just one meal and not the whole weekend, though. Then, I needed something sweet so I tackled the rest of those jelly beans. :o Not even going to bother logging...:eek:

Sunday may become a controlled "cheat day" for me in order to get some cravings out of the way for the week.

I am SO ready to eat healthy tomorrow... I kind of feel overstuffed and gagged! :o

It's the almond butter I tell you!!! It's evil and it started this whole thing!!!

Mike – yeah, just gonna swap the legs/back/abs and kenpo days around. You’re right, the legs really wear you out. I’m just going to try that to see if I’m more enthused about doing kenpo on a Friday. I’m not having trouble with doing the Ab Ripper after the workout, though the crunchy frog is excruciating after you’ve had your legs raised for that long. This morning I did the in&outs, then the crunchy frog, then the bicycles and that worked so much better.
Regarding the pull-ups, this morning (was Chest & Back this morning), I raised myself using one leg, again trying to put less weight on my leg, then lifted my foot off for the last inch or so, right at the top of the pull-up. Could only do a few, but it’s progress.
The crane – nope. Not yet. Dude, I can stand on my head (for maybe a half a second), but just can’t co-ordinate myself to get up in the crane. Other than that, I absolutely love the yoga . . . well, I love the last half. Amazing – I have NEVER sweated doing yoga before.
Mr PB Pimp, there are no Walmarts or Sam’s Clubs in Australia, sadly. I know you can get 100% here, but after searching three grocery shops on Saturday, I came to the conclusion my region stocks only those with added salt, sugar, dextrose, peroxide, battery acid and grass trimmings. I may have to turn to the trusty internet to find me some Naturally Mores.
By the way, now you’ve tasted those peanut butter and chocolate protein blobs, what’s your opinion on adding more protein powder, just so they might be used as a bar substitute rather than a not-entirely-unhealthy snack?
And I know what you mean about being partly relieved for your easing up on eating restrictions, but partly guilty. No wise words, just offering empathy.

Mern – good on you for talking yourself out of cheating. Little House on the Prairie, hey? :D I hope you get over your allergies soon! I know what it’s like to feel all congested and irritable with the weather.

Acameron – that’s really great that you chose to go the way of the salad instead of the pizza. I bet you felt all virtuous and healthy after your dinner . . . :D

Almeeker – the level of strength that has built in me just over the past two weeks is astonishing, and while I might sound like an advert, I wouldn’t have done it without that program (ha! No name dropping, ‘coz I don’t get commission :D). You probably already know, but there are a couple of other programs that can ‘get you ready’ for the X, too. Good luck on your pull-ups!

Terri – perhaps an idea is, when you’re trying something new, to have a back-up meal planned just in case (even if it’s just all the ingredients for a chicken salad or something). Might take some of the anxiety out of it, perhaps?
Oh, and that’s a really good idea, changing things up exercise-wise as you are. And I agree completely. If you’re sore somewhere, you may as well work another area to keep yourself in good form and give your injury a rest.
Ah, and you got comments for dressing up, hey? Nice!
I’m about to try whey protein powder (ordered some, waiting for it to arrive). My experience with soy protein powder is that it has a gritty texture and doesn’t dissolve really well. So it’s really aesthetics and has nothing to do with nutritional benefit! :D

Wilbeanerz – jeez Louise. That’s a lot of process! I get why they have to be so careful with foster parents, of course, and it’s good to know that the checking is really in place. Good luck with it all. Sounds like you’re going to be super busy! And well done for making the right choice and saying a big, loud mental ‘NO!’ to the junk food!

Quinn – oh my gawd. McDonalds has oatmeal now? *Sigh*. Personally, I think Subway would do a roaring trade if they could figure out a way to make it a drive-through . . . really? Oatmeal . . ? I may need a moment to digest this.

Weekend was a success. I did have a little snack on Snakatas, which are little rice crackers with flavouring on them (we had roast chicken flavouring), but made sure to give the 8yo his share first, then ate them really slowly. Oh, and, everyone do a little victory dance with me - no alcohol at ALL over the weekend! Even when my partner came on home on Friday night all geared up and ready to party (he'd had a beer or two before coming home so was in a delightful mood), I said, 'No!' and stuck to it. Honestly, I think that's the first weekend I have not had anything to drink in about six months.

Didn't get out to the park as the weather wasn't really conducive to outside play. However, we did sit down with our 8yo for literally hours playing Connect 4 tournaments and Monopoly before having a break to watch a movie or play the Wii. It was such a pleasant weekend, and what made it even better was the gobsmacking behaviour of my eldest. Can you believe, on Saturday night as I was cooking dinner, he came into the kitchen, loitered about for a bit, then said, 'Well, is there anything you need my help with?'. I think it is quite possible he has been possessed by a well-behaved and agreeable entity . . . my other theory is diet? I do understand some ADD or ADHD kids can be 'controlled' (there is probably a better word) by changing food habits for the better. I wonder . . .
My son doesn't have ADD or ADHD, by the way. I'm just wondering if maybe it's the same principle.

behaze,

"Quinn – oh my gawd. McDonalds has oatmeal now? *Sigh*. Personally, I think Subway would do a roaring trade if they could figure out a way to make it a drive-through . . . really? Oatmeal . . ? I may need a moment to digest this."

The Subways in my area actually do have drive-throughs... I think for orders that you call in ahead. And yes, the McDonald's oatmeal is pretty awful (my opinion) especially if you've gotten use to old-fashioned oats or steel-cut oats. It's about 300 cal. too for a pretty small serving.

Quinn - well, if you guys have Subway drive-throughs, maybe we'll get them, too.
What is in that oatmeal to make a serving :eek:300 calories:eek:?! I can guess sugar would be high up on the list, but that's a lot of sugar for even a normal size bowl of it.