TGIF everyone.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend filled with wonderful times, memories, and healthy moments.  You all deserve it.  So lets end this week on a positive note.  Lets set our sails on the right course to help keep us sailing smoothly through the weekend. Here was my day.

protein drink, 1 serving 110 0 1 25 Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Lower Sugar, Maple and Brown Sugar, 1 serving 120 24 2 4 Procell, 1 serving 28 0 1 5

Turkey, Ground turkey, 93% lean, 3 oz 120 0 6 17 Cheddar Cheese, 0.2 cup, shredded 91 0 7 6

Pork Chops (pork loin), roasted, 3 oz 169 0 8 23 Del Monte Cut Green Beans, 0.2 cup 8 2 0 0 Mashed Potatoes, dehydrated, 0.2 cup 49 7 2 1

Breyers No Sugar Added, Butter Pecan ice cream, 1 serving 1/2 cup 122 14 7 3 Apples, fresh, 1 small (2-1/2" dia) (approx 4 per lb) 63 16 0 0 protein drink, 1 serving 110 0 1 25 protein bar, 1 serving 170 17 5 20

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

1,160

80

40

129

Not a bad day I think.. I have done pretty good this week at getting the protein and calorie numbers up.  I am happy with that and the scale actually moved down so I am happy with that. You all have a great day and I will see you all tomorrow. Carla

Hi Carla!! I work only weekends as a nurse.. so tomorrow is back to work for me!  I do 12 hour night shifts on sat and sun night.. get paid full time with full time benefits for this.. not bad.. be great when I have kids! Here are my damages which appear "low".. but I have had two terrible days (have been on a new med and it was HORRIBLE for me.. made me depressed/ravenous..)  I am finally off of it.. and in way better control.  I need to get this ship smooth sailing!  I am up to 135.. so not happy! Breakfast: 2 servings of egg beaters, 2 oz of lean ham steak, 1 WASA cracker with a tsp of SF Strawberry Jam. Lunch: I made homeade chicken parmesean using Kay's Naturals parmesean chips ground up in magic bullet mixed with grated parmesean cheese. I dipped my chicken into egg beaters then rolled it in my mixture and sprinkled some oregano on top. I then baked it and broiled it towards the end. I added NAS spaghetti sauce to it (that i added some salt and splenda to) and then had a side salad with romaine, chicke peas, fresh mushrooms and red onion with balasamic light vinegerette dressing. I haven't cooked in forever.. i had energy to do it! I had about 4 oz of chicken and nice side salad. Dinner: SB Cinnamon Creme Meal Replacement Bar Snack: EAS Shake ***also had 2 SF jellos not figured in below..so 20 more cals.*** Cals: 938, fats 29, carbs 77, fiber 15, protein 99

Looks good.. a little low but you kept all the numbers in the right ratio.  Lunch looks totally yummy.  I will have to try that.. thanks for the recipe. Nice to have a job that doesnt totally engulf your life.  Enjoy although I know the two days you work as a nurse has gotta be a lot of work. See ya tomorrow Carla

Carla, I totally blew it yesterday.....my fault, I let the PMS control me instead of taking control.....today I will work harder.  Man this is hard putting it out here and seeing the number. January 18, 2008  

Foods

	Cals	Fat	Carb	Prot
AchievOne Coffee ( 1 serving )	120	0	5	20
Coffee Creamer 1 tsp ( 5 serving )	50	0	10	0
Coffee, decaffeinated, NS as to ground or instant ( 40 fl oz )	26	0	4	1
Coffee, made from ground, regular ( 32 fl oz )	19	0	4	1
Weight Smart Cinnamon/Brown Sugar Oatmeal ( 1 serving )	160	3	29	7
IDS Vanilla Cinnamon ( 1 serving )	129	2	3	26
Beef, roast, roasted, lean only eaten ( 2 oz, boneless, cooked, lean only )	112	5	0	16
Brussels sprouts, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt ( 6 sprout )	52	1	11	3
Hershey's Single Special Dark Chocolate ( 1 serving )	74	5	8	1
Kroger Salted Almonds (serv = about 25 almonds) ( 0.5 serving )	85	8	3	3
Oberto Beef Jerkey (1 oz) ( 1.5 serving )	105	2	11	17
Chili beef soup, chunky style ( 0.75 cup )	143	5	12	12
Salty snacks, corn or cornmeal base, tortilla chips ( 6 chips )	54	3	7	1
Pretzels, soft ( 0.5 large )	247	2	50	6
Dip, cheese with chili pepper (chili con queso) ( 4 tablespoon )	125	9	4	7
Banana, raw ( 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) )	93	0	24	1
Peanut butter ( 0.5 tablespoon )	47	4	2	2
Total	1642	47	185	123

At this time of the month that munchie monster can really get you.  On the high side yes.  At least the numbers are in good places and, for the most part, your choices were good.  One day is not a bad thing, we all have them. Grab that helm and sail you ship my friend.  You are strong than that monster..  I know you will be sailing right today. Carla

hi carla , well the scale said 149 pounds today. the calories for the zucchini lasagna could be brong since i made it homemade. also the asarugus clam chowder could be wrong in calories.so the fitday is off somewhat. B- CytoSport complete whey protein cocoa bean ( 1 serving )       90       2       2       16 Water ( 1 cup )     0     0     0     0 Quacker lower sugar peaches & cream oatmeal ( 1 serving )     130     3     24     4 skim milk ( 0.25 serving )     20     0     3     2 L- Turkey or chicken breast, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat ( 1 slice (1 oz) )     31     0     0     6 Beef, roast, roasted, lean only eaten ( 1 thin slice (approx 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1/8") )     41     2     0     6 Cheese, cottage, lowfat (1-2% fat) ( 0.5 cup )     82     1     3     14 Asaragus Clam chowder, New England, prepared with milk ( 0.5 cup )     75     3     8     5 S- CytoSport complete whey protein cocoa bean ( 1 serving )     90     2     2     16 Water ( 1 cup )     0     0     0     0 D- Zucchini lasagna (diet frozen meal) ( 1 Quantity not specified )     301     9     40     17 S- power crunch triple chocolate ( 1 serving )     195     11     10     15 CytoSport complete whey protein cocoa bean ( 1 serving )     90     2     2     16 Water ( 1 cup )     0     0     0     0 S -pop secret butter snack bags 94% ff ( 1 serving )     130     3     29     4 Total     calories 1275     fat 36     carbs 123     protein 122 16 oz coffee 16 oz hot tea 80 oz. water

Yeah, weigh to go Anita Jo.  Very nice day.  very low fat and high protein.  thats the way to do it.  You are sailing right girl.. keep it up Carla

thank you very much. i am trying...................

The day started good and ended good but in the middle I nearly blew it.  Breakfast: Malto meal, wheat germ, banana and coffee Snack: Protein bar (home made) 1/2 FF Cottage Cheese, cheese stick. Lunch: Taco Bell Santa Fe Beef Bowl, and then about an hour later (1 pm) I had a Boost HighProtein drink..Yikes. Bad mistake. I started to dump at work and didn't want to barf in a public rest room. I got scared and went home, thinking I was going to have to pull over and toss on the way home. I was sure if I didn't it was going to come out one way or another (not wanting to do THAT in public restroom either). I thankfully got home and was okay but then my blood sugar dropped really low and I was so weak I couldn't stand up well. Yag! So I slept in my chair for an hour and got up when it was "safe" again about three hours later. Snack: 20 gr protein bar Dinner: Chicken taco salad or most of it. Figure 1/2 cup chopped chicken, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 cup salad and 2 tablespoons ranch dressing. I ate so much of this I was really really full and didn't even need a snack before bed. Totals for the day: Calories: 1822 Fat: 58 Carbs: 193 Protein: 132 I sure can not recommend Boost HighProtein drinks at all. I got alot of "splannin" to do when I get back to work. My boss was thinking it was just a blood sugar problem but has no idea about dumping..She will.

Wow.. I have never tried those but after your experience I never will.  I am glad you made it home.  I get dizzy when I dump.  that could be frightening.  Glad you're feeling better and I guess the boss will need a little inservice on wls and foods.  good day though..  Take care of yourself. Carla