Monday: What are you eating?

I am doing 2 shakes and a meal this week to try to jump start things. I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of any weightloss in the past three - almost four - months. AM - 2 cups of hot tea B - Atkins protein shake L - Atkins protein shake S - serving of PB and apple slices D - baked flounder, tossed salad, s/f popisickle no food after dinner vitamins - done water - will get in 100 oz of liquids exercise: 45 - 60 minutes of cardio followed by upper body weights and ab work

B - oatmeal S - hot chocolate with protein powder L - cheese and south beach diet breakfast bar S - hot chocolate with protein powder D - probably double cheeseburger (no bun) and apple dippers from mcdonalds S - south beach diet breakfast bar Ugh - I really need to get groceries. LOL Vits - working on them Water - probably get in 70 oz ish!! Exercise - hhhmmm, probably NOT

Wow Laurie. Your new picture is gorgeous. Hope your health issues have settled. Take care, J www.the3day.org/TwinCities06/jennya1964

Thanks Jenny. I still struggle with not geting in enough calories. Doc wants me at 1500 and I can't get close to that. Todays food puts me at about 950. Laurie

OK, I'll play. I need some accountability. I have been logging this stuff on fitday, but sharing here will help too. AM - Large skim, SF vanilla latte (145 cal - mostly milk) B - FF yogurt w/ 1/2 c. Kashi GoLean Crunch L - 1/2 can tuna and 1/2 c. 1% cottage cheese S - string cheese D - 3 oz. steak, 1/2 c. green beans S - celery w/1T LF cream cheese 803 cal, 85g protein, 21g fat vitamins - done water - will get in 80 oz. exercise: 40 min walk/jog and ab work Take care, J www.the3day.org/TwinCities06/jennya1964

B-detour bar(an hour later a cup of chocolate carb countdown milk) L-grilled shrimp salad S-yogurt and nuts(the yogurt first then waited 30min and had the nuts) D-spaghetti(barilla plus pasta and my own homemade sauce) S-fruit with cool whip(cut up cantalope, man I cant get enough of this stuff) Candy water-64oz hopefully vits and calcium done walked 1.5 miles on treadmill and rode 15 min on stationary bike

I've been pretty much stable since February, maybe a couple of pounds down. I'm not too bent out of shape about it, although I have a few vanity pounds I'd still like to kick. I'm SOOOOO close... My eating was a mess today because of having to fast for the labs... Late B (10am) - protein bar L (11:30) - 1/2 a turkey, ham and cheese sandwhich S - 2 pieces of cheese S - pb crackers S - granola bar D - no idea Vitamins - on track Water - over 100oz so far Exercise - ya think that's why I've still got those few pounds?

Thanks Tracy for calling us to attention Monday's food: B. coffee w/ 1 scoop choc protein, 1/2 pb&j on wh/ wht/ hi fiber bread S. yogurt w/strawberries L. cuke and tomato salad and chicken 2 oz. S. apple and cheese stick, sf yogurt D. chicken 3 oz., rice w/fresh tomatoes and peppers 1/2 c S. 1 cheese stick, strawberry protein drink vits. water: 80 oz. exercise: water exercise 1 hr. yard work 2 hrs. Mary

Wanted to update yesterday's food for the sake of accuracy... D - 4 oz baked flounder (YUM!), tossed salad, 3 or 4 tablespoons of corn, three bites of watermelon, and a fudgesickel. Sounds like a lot, doesn't it? Everything else was the same and NO FOOD AFTER DINNER!!!

Hugs, You are doing GREAT !!! Mary