Friday Five - Weekly Update!

I'm not giving up on FF, I just wanted to make sure that it was still of use for some people. I enjoy it, even when I don't fill it out all the time, haha! 1. What types of food did you eat this week? 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 4. What was your biggest challenge? 5. How are you with carbs at this point? Do you eat any pasta? Tried rice? What's your experience? *Fun bonus question: Do you have any pets????? If yes, what are their names/why? If not, what would you have if you could? Have a great weekend, all! A

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Steak (medium rare please), chicken, salads, lots of fruit, edemame, and my newest find - Smoked Fontina cheese. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Walking 3. How much weight did you lose? 0 Total loss? 188 pounds gone forever 4. What was your biggest challenge? eating enough at meals, and not snacking. 5. How are you with carbs at this point? Since surgery I cannot tolerate carbs. Do you eat any pasta? maybe once a month, a few bites only. Tried rice? yeap, makes me sick What's your experience? The DR and I have talked that this is one of the reasons I've lost so much, since I've been blessed with a pouch that won't tolerate carbs, works for me, I no longer crave them either. I get all my carbs through veggies and fruit. *Fun bonus question: Do you have any pets????? If yes, what are their names/why? If not, what would you have if you could? We have two male Great Danes - Gunner is 6 and Coal is 3, they are the sweetest guys ever, both with totally different personalities. I've loved Great Danes since I was a kid and my neighbor had them. Gunner is the one that is very, very protective of me, if a stranger approches he'll place himself between me and the stranger. I call him my bodyguard. Have a great weekend! Jan

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Beef, Filet (medium rare), green beans, mac & cheese (very few bites), protein drinks, coffee, dried fruit, LS NF Key Lime Pie, Fruit Salad, turkey, ham, cheese, yogurt, etc. It was my birthday yesterday so there were alot of sweets involved. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? I went to the gym on Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Lots of eliptical and treadmill time with some weights. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? I think 2 pounds, I'm down 108 now, woohoo! 23 more to go. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Haven't ate that much. Been really busy. 5. How are you with carbs at this point? Do you eat any pasta? Tried rice? What's your experience? I eat more carbs than I probably should but they are mostly from fruit and veggies. I can barely tolerate pasta. Sometimes I have a few bites here and there. I haven't eaten rice nor will I try, I've heard terrible things about it blowing up in your stomach and I don't want to find out. I'll have a very small piece of bread when we go to Outback on occassion but that's about it. *Fun bonus question: Do you have any pets????? If yes, what are their names/why? If not, what would you have if you could? I don't have any pets. I haven't for quite a while because we live in an apartment. I did buy LeeLu by betta when I first came to work at Bldg Mnt, but she died after about 6 months. I still haven't touched her tank, it broke my heart. I haven't replaced her yet. I plan to get my son a dog once I buy a house.

Hi Amber and everyone else, I' ve been mostly lurking but love the Friday Five! We'll I am down approximately 117lbs and feeling awesome! 1.seafood salad, marinated chicken breasts, salmone, tuna, olives, pickles, steak, lots and lots of nuts...all kinds, salads, sf candies and an occasioinal sf chocolate, oatmeal, yogurts, fruit salad/ 2.Hit the gym twice and walkd 4 miles on the Jones Beach Boardwalk with some members of my support group. 3. Maintained this week. 4 and5.My biggest challange is the carb monster!!!! Yesterday, we drove my daughter back to college in PA (from NY) and I ate a whole bagel, several pieces of bread, some rice at the restaurant and kept eating carbs when I got home....Iate some cold pasta, pretzels,cheese doodles...its amazing, eating carbs makes you want more, it is CRAZY and I need to STOP!!! No pets, maybe in my next life!

1. What types of food did you eat this week? chicken, prunes, pears, brocolli, cauliflower, steak, tuna, yougurt, cheese, coffee (lots) 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? kayaking, gym 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? -5 (same 5 I gained a month ago) still -80 lbs 4. What was your biggest challenge? eating enough at meals and snacking 5. How are you with carbs at this point? Do you eat any pasta? Tried rice? What's your experience? some carbs like white potatoes, and fruits I am ok with Pasta I don't tolerate, and rice I have had a couple bites here and there but and get sick everytime so no more rice. *Fun bonus question: Do you have any pets????? If yes, what are their names/why? If not, what would you have if you could? I have/had 3 dogs Baby - Rott - 12 yrs old, Rajah - English Bulldog - 10 (died recently). Sky - Pittbull - 3 years old...I rescued all three dogs from being put to sleep the owners didn't want them anymore, except the pitt the owner was going to Iraq and no one wanted her, so I took her.

I love the Friday 5! 1. What types of food did you eat this week? Mexican food, protein bars, seafood, salads, fruit. I was on vacation, so the food was diff from the norm for me, but I managed to still make healthy choices. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Not much. Spent a lot of time in the car, plus had a cold, so other than a few walks, I'm off my exercise routine. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? I don't know. I think I stayed the same. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Exercise 5. How are you with carbs at this point? Do you eat any pasta? Tried rice? What's your experience? I do eat carbs, but I try to avoid the simple ones. I did eat bread while on vacation and I have some trouble with soft breads, which I found out the hard way. I can eat a few bites of rice, but it has to have sauce or gravy on it. Otherwise, it all comes back up. *Fun bonus question: Do you have any pets????? If yes, what are their names/why? If not, what would you have if you could? Yes, I have 2 cats . . . Riggs and Murtaugh. 8 years ago, I thought I got 2 male kittens and named them Riggs and Murtaugh after characters in the Lethal Weapon movies. I was looking for duos. Not long after, I discovered Murtaugh was a girl, but she was already answering to the name, so I just left it alone.