WDYET? **Monday**

Hey there everyone...didn't see it posted so thought I would throw it out there....before I list what I am having today...just wanted to thank all the people who added recipes to the recipe swap...I have tried a few this weekend...I tried the Crustless pizza..it was a big hit...everyone loved it...there were very few leftovers..lol....and then yesterday I made the Chicken stuffed with peperjack cheese..with one exception..I used turkey breast and they came out wonderful..the family was raging about them all night...(no leftovers) so ok..today I am gonna try one of the other recipes....so here is what I had today so far... breakfast: 1 cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch with 4 oz of 1% milk 30 oz of water so far...3 peices of popcorn (made for my daughter) lunch: not sure yet..may make a turkey sandwich with 4oz of turkey and one slice of provolone cheese with inner leaves from romainel lettuce and little mayo...ok made the sandwich so tht is what I am having.... dinner: think gonna make some kind of chowder or stew...will let you all know.... Jannine

Today's not such a good food/water day but I'll give it a go double hot choc/coffee protein drink B: 2 bites of leftover crab dip from Outback (that stuff is super filling for some reason) L: 3/4 of a Morningstar black bean/corn patty with a little ranch on top snack: a chocolate chip cookie from a batch made with the kids D: I don't feel like cooking so maybe a little salad with a few precooked chicken strips on it. I've still got to squeeze in 2 more double protein drinks and about 35ozs of water. Just feel so full! I want to nap while the kids are but I need to drink instead. Argh.

Hi Day off work today, been lazy at home... Im actually contemplating going and doing some exercise... I'll report if I do. So far: ----------------- Breakfast: 1 thin slice of dense sunflower bread with peanut butter. Snack: 1 serving of Light ruffles Lunch: Vals chicken (Approx 1/3 C) & some green beans. Snack: 1 medium banana & a Light Yogurt Dinner: Taco salad (Using left overs from last night-- meat, beans, cheese, lettuce,m tomato, hot sauce, sour cream etc)

Jannine! how are you doing over there? It looks icy outside up here by the NH border. I see icicles forming on the power lines. I thought I heard a small amount of accumilation tonight, but with the ice under the snow its going to be a bad commute in the morning ((keeping fingers crossed for atleast a delay .. the benefit of working at a state college ;))) I had all intentions to start fat smash today, but theres so much in the fridge that I wont be able to eat on it so I'll finish the meats then start mid or late week (gotta work on those last 13-17 lbs, want them off by or around 3/13 ) woke up around 11. had 3 florentine quiche cups (only 4 left in the fridge) and 2 mascarpone cheese dessert cups (damn you food network!! ) One of my resolutions should have been stop watching this channel! I think I've made more this year from that channel than I have in years combined! First time I've had mascarpone cheese, its sinful! thick as ricotta but smoother and taste like whipped cream. way too much fat in it so I need to get it out of the house!! Made the cheese cake yesterday, having a friend over tonight so I'll get rid of atleast half of it then eat a slice each day til its gone (hopefully in 4 days)! 8 dessert cups left (mascarpone cheese w/ raspberry yogurt and crushed pineapple spooned into phillo dough mini cups) gotta get those out too!! Making a small lasagna for tonights dinner, (Soy 7 lasagna noodles = 14gr of protein in 1 noodle), serve it with salad and cheesecake for dessert!! tons of fruits in the fridge strawberries, watermelon, grapefruit, apples.. on fat smash you can eat as much fruit and veggies as you want which is why I stocked up.. luckily grapfruits keep! I'll indulge on strawberries in my oatmeal all week and snack on watermelon til its gone I'll have an achievone with 1/2 scoop of protein after my time is up and I can drink again. Maybe a couple drinkable yogurts during the day and save the rest of my calories for tonights meal hope all is well with everyone!

ugghhh i can't believe the amount of foods i ate today!! I dont think I've eaten this much (and this bad) since being pre-op!! not happy with myself at all 3 quiche cups this morning 2 mascarpone dessert cups that lead to 6 more through out the course of the day (8 total, good news they're GONE)... Ate the rest of the thick and creamy clam chowder (less than a cup, but from a local seafood restaurant that doesn't skimp on calories or fat) glass of pino grigio before dinner, slice of lasagna then a slice of the cheesecake I made yesterday, hour later I had another glass of pino watched 24 tonight, had a mini bag of microwave popcorn got plenty of water in today, didnt drink a protein shake, didn't exercise, no drinkable yogurts, forgot the vitamins... its awful that the only way I can be on track is at work! Need to correct that before I start a slippery slope on weekends!

Still early so will have dinner later but so far.. Breakfast: Oatmeal with some almonds, soy milk Lunch: Salad made with broccli, little cheese, can of tuna, low cal balsamic dressing, onion Mid afternoon: Enjoying a cup of Starbucks coffee w/ cinnamon and had a Sensible Portions Cinna-Swirl 100 cal bar. Had today off of work, so got my rear out to the gym (havent been there yet this new year, I've been BAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!) so got to the gym, glad I went, enjoyed it as usual, so hopefully this will have me back on track gym-wise. I went and had my nails done, did some grocery shopping, met with my parents to do some stuff for them and then ran for coffee. Its been busy busy busy. So Im trying to relax a bit here before I need to get ready for a meeting tonight. Its my WLS support group night, there wasnt one last month with the holidays and I missed the previous two months, so I want to gooooooo!! I'll grab some dinner either before or just have a shake later. Have leftovers from yesterday so there is something quick to heat up. Have a great rest of the day!

Glad to hear you like the Pepperjack chicken (turkey), I was surprised how good they were considering how simple it is B: protein coffee, 3 pc SF chocolates S: HB egg, 1oz cheese, 1 cup Hot & Sour soup L: 4oz carne asada 1/4 avocado D: 1 med. chicken thigh, green beans water: 60oz so far aiming for 100. vits: yes exer: YES!! finally, 1 hour elliptical & treadmill

I went back to work today. Was a little ambitious of me to think I could do 8 hours. I was exhausted by 9:30 a.m.! I endured through the day (barely) but now I have no energy to exercise. I'm in my pjs already (6:30 p.m.) and curled up in bed with my laptop. I'm glad my dinner was waiting for me in the refrigerator so I was not tempted to eat something unhealthy! Breakfast: Quaker weight control oatmeal, 3/4 c Hood Calorie Countdown fat free Lunch: leftover chicken cacciatore...even better the 2nd day Snack: 1 oz. reduced fat sharp cheddar and 1/2 c red seedless grapes Dinner: leftover stuffed bell pepper I made last week. Yummy! 1/2 cup DelMonte No Sugar added fruit ****tail Snack: I plan to have 1/2 c cottage cheese (fat free) with cinnamon and Splenda Before bed: I plan to have 1 cup Hood Calorie Countdown, steamed, with 1 oz. sugar-free DaVinci syrup 891 calories, 94 grams of protein I've done 46 oz. of liquid so far today. Will get to 64 before bed. And I took all my vitamins. I was going to make 'gingersnap' cookies (low-fat, low-carb and sugar-free and only 19 calories) to enjoy with my steamed milk, but that simply isn't going to happen tonight!

Do share the gingersnap cookie recipe!

This recipe is from my Atkins Diet days. They turn out more like a ginger cracker instead of a chewy cookie, but if you are a gingersnap fanatic like me they are a reasonable facsimile of the real thing! The only odd ingredient is the almond flour, but that can usually be found at your local health food store. 3 ounces almond flour, 3/4 cup 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ginger 1/8 teaspoon cloves Pinch nutmeg Pinch allspice 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 egg white 4 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda 1/4 teaspoon blackstrap molasses 1/8 teaspoon vanilla In a small bowl, blend spices and salt with almond flour. Stir in remaining ingredients until well blended and a sticky dough forms. Drop dough by teaspoons in 24 tiny piles on parchment-lined 12x17" baking sheet. Very lightly and gently pick up each piece of dough and roll into a ball; put back on baking sheet making sure to space them evenly 6 across and 4 down. Cover the balls with plastic wrap (you can use a small piece and move it around as needed) and take a baking powder can, that has about an 1/8" rim around the bottom, and press down firmly over each ball of dough. Be sure to press all the way down to the baking sheet. Peel off the plastic wrap and repeat until all the cookies have been shaped. ***** them with a fork. You may have to gently hold the cookies down with one hand while *****ing so that the dough stays put. Bake at 325º for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan and cool on a rack. Makes 24 cookies. Can be frozen. Calories 18.8 Total Fat 1.4 g Saturated Fat 0.1 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g Monounsaturated Fat 1.3 g Cholesterol 0.0 mg Sodium 25.6 mg Potassium 21.7 mg Total Carbohydrate 0.6 g Dietary Fiber 0.4 g Sugars 0.1 g Protein 0.8 g