Arctic Monday - Abstinence Day 3

Someone wondered what "diet" group I go to. I go to a Twelve Step group known as Overeaters Anonymous. I work a program, and I am using a diabetic food plan that is 1600 calories as my abstinent food plan. Abstinence is defined as refraining, one day at a time, from compulsive overeating. My abstinence is 3-0-1, or three moderate meals a day, with nothing in between, and as little junk food as possible. Breakfast 1 orange 1/4 cup scrambled egg substitute 1 cup oatmeal 1+ cups 1% milk 1 mug coffee 2 cups water Lunch 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese 1 cup heated green beans with 1 tsp. margarine 2 slices toasted 7-grain bread with 1 tsp. margarine 1 peach 6 oz. low sugar, nonfat yogurt with fruit 2 cups water Dinner 2 oz. tilapia fish on griddle 2/3 cup brown rice with 1 tsp. margarine 1 can no salt mixed vegetables 1/2 can pineapple chunks Crystal Light peach ice tea Denise Phares Got through a weekend and stayed abstinent! DP

today so far: 605 calories, very heavy on protein (soy) = 2 snacks plus lunch. Not sure what supper is yet - will post later. It came to me that I am about to go into TOM. No wonder I fought my appetite last night! Exercise: 35 minutes hatha/vinyassa flow combo tonight: 45 minute wog.

I had leftovers tonight: DD brought over: fried fish, 2 ounces + 1T tartar sauce + 1 piece wheat bread 1/2 c mongolian beef + 1/2 c noodles big salad + 2 teas dressing 1/2 c lo carb ice cream, 1 oz nuts I did walk with DD .75 hours before supper!

Hi all, My Monday went as follows: Breakfast - Caitlin's leftover fish sticks Brunch - South Beach protein bar Lunch - South Beach turkey/ham wrap Afternoon Snack - Caesar salad Dinner - Caesar salad Chased by 100 oz of water during the day...first half of the day treadmilled for 52 minutes....second half of the day 2 hours at the gym (elliptical/weight machines/bikes). Monday and Wednesday are always my heavy exercise days where I try to shock my body (I go to the gym while I'm waiting for Caitlin who's at Sylvan). Today it's back to just my regular treadmill though. So really the only thing I didn't accomplish yesterday was trying 2 new foods (only got in 1). At least I didn't consume more than 1 protein bar. And today should be a relatively calm day, so hopefully things will go well. Julie