Good Morning All!!! I got on the scale this morning just for a check in....it said 181.5, 180 and 179.5...I don't care what the most accurate number is...its less than 183!!! If I can get through the weekend and weigh on Monday, I should be able to hold onto one of these numbers. Yesterday, went ok, I went to the dollar store and ate a candy bar...It had an affect on my blood sugar and I had to lie down and rest for about an hour before I could go home...not a good feeling. Plus I should not have had that candy bar anyway. No nutritional value at all...after that I got home and took my vitamins and went to bed. No dinner.... This morning I got up wanting to eat a cow. But there's a birthday party tonight and tomorrow...i'll have to be on my P&Qs to Bratty Girl and keep her at bay, so I can maintain one of those lower numbers! There's pizza and salad at the party tonight, but I'm not sure of the menu for tomorrow. If I decide to have cake, I'll limit it to a couple of bites, but no ice cream. Today's Plan: Breakfast Protein Smoothie Lunch Chicken Breast Corn on Cob Dinner Pizza and Salad Snacks Grapes Yogurt Birthday Cake? Have a great weekend.

Looks good....

Fitness Personality No. 5: Gentle Activity Easy does it for you. by Tiffany Owens for MSN Health & Fitness The inner key to your fitness personality is the need to increase resilience, flexibility, stability and self-confidence. You avoid the gym at all costs and prefer low-impact fitness, like walking or yoga, over more rigorous or "jarring" exercise, like jogging or weight-lifting. When exercising, you want to participate in activities that feel good to your body, without the stress of competitiveness or an audience. Additionally, you may be hindered by injuries or other health concerns that make it difficult to receive generalized group instruction. Your personality is most likely to have tried fitness fads and gadgets with little success; you tend to achieve better results on your own terms with exercises that feel natural to perform. Another key to helping you stay motivated and stick with an exercise program is to combine other fun activities with fitness, such as kayaking or nature hikes, which seem more like an outing and less like a workout. You should regularly mix in a few other strength-training and stretching workouts--with a dash of cardiovascular exercise--to enable your body to become stronger and leaner. Flexibility activities such as yoga will also lengthen your stride, further your reach and increase your resilience while speeding up recovery from an injury. Not sure where to begin? Check out your local library's wide range of fitness videos and DVDs to discover the ultimate workout that will keep you moving--and motivated. Other activities to try: Archery Biking Canoeing/Kayaking Conditioning Fishing Fusion Fitness Gardening Golfing Horseback Riding Medicine Ball Exercises Meditation Nature Walks Qigong Resistance Bands Strength Training Stretching Swimming Tae-Bo Tai-Chi Walking Water Aerobics Workouts on DVD/Video So what have you done today? 415/163/147 16 lbs to Personal Goal 17 lbs below Doctors Goal In the words of Bill Phillips': "Exercise is the spark. Nutrition is the fuel. Without both, there can be no flame -- no results."

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This looks like a good day to me foodwise, Pamela! Ok, you can exercise tomorrow. A day off is a good thing. I saw your post about being divided over the carb issue. Don't really have any answers for you. I am not a scientist so I can only tell you how the starchy carbs make me feel. I've already mentioned the craving for more that comes with that. I know you've written that you have problems with portion control, grazing and poor food choices. Only you can decide how much - IF ANY - is effected by eating carbs. I certainly will support your decision to continue eating a non low carb diet. I truly wi**** was as simple as calories in - calories out... I would have disappeared long ago, lol! I will keep my fingers crossed and send good vibes your way for the new job. Is this in a different school or the current school? I thought you were thrilled with the job you have? Always a good thing to improve and look for opportunities! Irene