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can people share with us what exactly you eat for the day.. i have noticed that people are saying i'm not eating enough- but i feel like i am- i'm following the meal plan for petie's sake... please inform me... (and exercise level too) my head was so in the "game" today. breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs with cheese (cheddar) on top- and one slice of bacon meds (with a little bit of water) hour later popsicle and water hour later popsicle son, dog and i went on an hour and a half walk (son in jogging stroller- dog on leash) water- lunch- not much of an appitite- cheddar cheese on top of cottage cheese and grapefruit (all about 3/4) cup. 30 minuteslater popsicle water - my no no---- i had a bag of 'yogos' there like a yogurt (not though) sweet coating fruit snack- opps... i'm human supper- chicken and 1 cup of carrots and califlower water i'm going to be having a cheese stick with night meds in a few minutes.... also went TOAD catching with son and neighbor boys... HOP HOP HOP it rained today- so the frogs and toads were out- and guess who had the catch them- HELLO.. OH- i also did about 100 sit ups and butt lifts too..... in the morning.... stretching out the lower back.... ugh.. jennifer

Hi Jennifer, Lets see today.... For breakfast had a one egg omlet with bacon, cheese and bell peppers - topped it off with salsa and sour cream. For lunch had a spicy fish taco from rubios (ate the whole thing and was STUFFED) Snack: 1 grande sugar free carmel maciato from Starbucks (yum,, i thnk they will be my new addiction) Dinner was about a half cup of moms famous chicken and rice along with a few scoops of corn. After dinner Snack: a handfull of cashews and about 6 bites of a cantelop my hubby was eating. Hope that helps... you are doing a great job!!!! Hugs, Shannan

jen- Yesterday: Morning pre work out-- decaf skim cappuccino (small) Breakfast: Protein bar Lunch: 1/2 of chicken salad wrap-- I picked around the wrap. 1/4 cup ceasar salad Snack: 1 apricot; 2 dark choc. kisses and 5 pistachio nuts dinner: hummus; veggies; cheese and a few olives I must also confess I did have 2 glasses of wine. Also had 70 oz. of decaf beverages (water/seltzer/caffeine free diet coke, etc.)

WHAT?!?! A SMALL DECAF with SKIM? Damn girl........why even bother? JK...love ya!

She lives! Where the h---l have you been?

Breakfast: 2/3 cup oatmeal with 1/3 banana+ 2 talespoons walnuts+ skim milk. Morning: 2 cups coffee with slenda and creamer. Lunch: Zone bar Afternoon: 20 ounces apple juice Supper: 3/4 cup chili/cheese cassarole Snacks: 1 cup sugar free ice milk 9 wheat thins with 1 ounce extra sharp cheddar Zone bar 16 ounces cranberry juice sweetened with Splenda 16 ounces water. Dave

Pre-breakfast: mug of coffee with 2%milk ( about 1/2 C) and Splenda Vitamin, 3 hair and nail horse pills, 1 b-12 sublingual Breakfast: Bowl of instant grits with 3 tblsp. cup shredded mozzarella cheese, hot sauce and a sprinkling of soy nuts Calcium pills, nexium Snack: 1/2 banana or a hard boiled egg Lunch: 1 chapati (whole wheat tortilla kinda thing), about 1 1/2 C curried vegetables and an orange Iron pills, multivitamin Afternoon hot tea with Splenda and 2 Tbsp. milk Snack: Cheese stick Calcium pills, multivitamin Dinner: ? Don't remember! But it's usually what everybody else is eating - I was not paying attention yesterday because my husband came home finally from a 2 week trip overseas and he had brought me back a ton of clothes! Then I got busy filling out all the school forms for the kids... Iron pills Lots of water and liquids all through the day. I get really thirsty all the time so I try to keep hydrated and drink water a lot.... usually just striaght old fridge water or hot decaf herbal tea (ginger twist from lipton) with Splenda I snack a lot on soy nuts or pepitas, very rarely sweet things - but sugar free popsicles if I am feeling hot. I don't bother too much about fats like butter anymore. I avoid any carbs - particularly bread, white rice, and potatoes like the plague. I love the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday's and usually fill up with a ton of salad and lowfat ranch if I eat out. I can eat a couple slices of cheese pizza with crust if I want but I do that only very occasionally. Exercise consists of everyday life - weeding garden, housecleaning, walking a bit, etc. I need to get into some kind of routine there - but now that the kids have returned to school, I can start going back to Curves every morning. I have been advised to eat more eggs (i can only stomach them hard boiled) and spinach for iron... But, generally feeling pretty darn good. Weight loss is slow, but I notice when I eat MORE or change around what I eat I lose weight! If I eat the same thing everyday I don't lose at all. I'm at 168.5 today. Hope that helps! nan

Jennifer, I feel almost guilty saying that I don't exercise (at least not at this time). I have gone through spurts and would exercise 3 - 4 times per week (water aerobics, pilates, eliptical machine). I do run the stairs at work quite a bit.....that counts, right? Here's a typical day for me: Vitamins & minerals before jumping into the shower. Breakfast: Instant serving of Kashi GoLean hot cereal. Not really oatmeal but close to it with more fiber & protein and moderate carbs. http://www.kashi.com/ourfood/GOLEAN/GOLEANHotCereal/Default.aspx Mid-morning snack: Dried fruit (natural not dried and coated in sugar), nuts, wheat thins Lunch: small amount (1/2 deck of cards or less) of chicken (or beef), salad (or a few fries or some veggies - just depends on mood). Sometimes an individual serving size of chili (the small one not big one - like Hormel). Also, the South Beach entrees (Orange Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, etc.) but rarely can eat it all. Afternoon snack: Same as morning but might have yogurt or granola Dinner: Again, small amount of meat, veggies, or salad. Evening snack: Popcorn, sometimes pretzels, sometimes nothing Also, I usually have a latte (Venti Carmel Machiato is my latest favorite) in the mornings and sip on it throughout the morning (and sometimes afternoon). I'm very bad about liquid and rarely drink water. If I have soda, it's always diet (and has been since 1996). I don't drink while I eat and wait at least 30 minutes after eating before drinking. I know that I don't do everything right and often eat things I shouldn't (like french fries, chex mix, potatoe chips & laffy taffy); but I can't be doing that bad because I'm almost 10 pounds under my goal. Last, but not least, I too am a scale-a-holic. I've finally gotten to where I only weigh twice per day: once in the morning (after peeing but before taking the vitamins) and once just before bed. I used to weigh at least 4 times a day. Best of luck, Maria 272/155/146 5'8"

Hi Jennifer, You seem to be stressed, but I think you're doing fine. Give yourself a break!! Anyway, my menu so far today: Breakfast 2 cups decaf w/half & half croissant w/melted swiss (hey - a girl's gotta get in her protein - I figure the croissant is so bad, I might as well at least TRY to get the protein!) Snack 6 hershey kisses w/almonds (this equals one ounce of chocolate) Lunch Salad w/chicken, chick peas, shredded cheese and I'm sure fattening asian sesame ginger dressing, which I LOVE Dinner not sure, but I know snack after dinner will be kettle corn from an amusement park I took the kids to yesterday. OK - so today is a bad choice food day. I let it go on Friday's cause I eat out breakfast w/ the girls. And I'm not proud of it, but my exercise is nil. Today, I did walk to work from the train instead of taking the subway, but this is where I really have to improve. I'm below my surgeon's goal and close enough to my own goal that it doesn't matter anymore, but I know I'd feel much stronger and less jiggly if I moved my lazy ass a little more!!

Know what? My life is so messed up right now I haven't been eatin CRAP!!! I cant eat when Im stressed out....I just sit there and stare at my food and it looks as appetising as a steaming pile of dog crap! As a result.....Ive lost 6 lbs since Sunday. I get to the end of the day and realize.....hmmmmmm....Today Ive had a piece of cheese and 64 oz of coffee....Im going to bed! Sorry to vent all over your thread dear............... Love ya! Malibu