Friday Feb. 3 Menu

Breakfast 1 cup Oatmeal Squares 1 cup skim milk 1 small tangerine 1/4 cup scrambled egg substitute Coffee 2 cups water AM Snack 1 Slimfast Muffin Bar 2 cups water 1 pouch Whole Grain Twists Lunch Chicken salad w/veggies, croutons, low fat drsg, and ff shredded cheese 2 sugar free Jello cups 1 peach 8 oz. Breyer's yogurt with fruit (low sugar, low fat) 2 graham crackers 2 cups water Dinner 1 pork chop browned in Pam on griddle and cooked in microwave 1 baked red potato with 2 tsps. margarine 1 can vegetable soup 1 can light fruit ****tail in pear juice (drained) Crystal Light peach ice tea Evening Snack 1 Slim-A-Bear ice cream sandwich (low fat, no sugar) Denise Phares

B -- cup of coffee, 1/3 cup cereal S -- protein shake L -- Garden Salad S -- Cottage Cheese D -- ??? Probably some more chicken Lots and lots and lots of water!!! Will do an hour workout with fiancee when he gets home from work this evening. --CJ 250/175/140 non-op

Meal 1: oatmeal, light margarine, and milk Meal 2: 1 1/4 C noodles/light hot dog/parmesean cheese, 3/4C fresh strawberries Meal 3: 14 Lime tortilla chips/ and 1/2C lite cottage cheese, light yogurt All within my 1500 calorie limit. No snacks today... Down to 250# even with my shoes on!!! Remember last January I was 302#? Slow but steady progress. I'm going to get there! 90 minutes cardio: 60 elliptical, 30 treadmill. No weights tonight: a girl has to take a night off!! See ya'll on Monday. I work 12 hour shifts all weekend. No exercise planned, but I'll stick to my meal plan!! Take care everyone, Jessica

Hi Jessica, You are doing great. I think slow but steady is the best way to go to make permanent changes. Exercise: Morning: 45 minutes Pilates Evening: 45 minutes elliptical 30 minutes weight machines Lynette

Hi Denise, Today I ate: B - Banana L - Veggie tea sandwich, Scone, tea B - Chicken breast, zucchini, Philly Swirl bar Maren

Breakfast: LA smoothie with pineapple, 1 oz. lowfat cheese stick, 3 lowfat Triscuits, chocolate crunch LA Lite Bar Snack: chocolate chip cookie dough LA Lite Bar Lunch: apple, LA chocolate meal replacement drink, 3/4 oz mixed nuts, Dannon lowcarb yogurt Dinner: grilled chicken, salad- lettuce, baby spinach, broccoli, red pepper, cucumber, lowfat dressing Lynette

I forgot -- add fresh strawberries to dinner also. It's already time to add in some more food. Next will be an additional starch serving. Lynette