Well my. pc died tonight.  It has been shutting down and saying the cpu is over heating so it is off to the shop for repairs.. good thing I have this laptop cause i cant live without an internet connection...lol.   So how was everyones day.  i was busy but think i did a good job of stying the course as far as eating goes.  Here was my day.

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

Chipotle Carnitas, 3 oz 170 0 9 22 Refried Beans, 2 tbsp 30 5 0 2 Tortilla Chips, 1 oz 142 18 7 2

Ham, extra lean, (5% fat), 1 slice (6-1/4" x 4" x 1/16") 37 0 1 5 Cheddar Cheese, 0.1 oz 11 0 1 1 Chicken Thigh, 1 thigh, bone and skin removed 82 0 3 14

Rold Gold Pretzel Sticks, 1 serving 100 23 0 2 Breyers No Sugar Added, Butter Pecan ice cream, 1 serving 1/2 cup 122 14 7 3 protein bar, 1 serving 170 17 5 20

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

1,123

102

37

104

I am freaking out today cause the scale showed a five pound gain this morning and I havent done anything new lately so of course I am trying to figure out what I did now... could be water retention, cant say its that time of the month cause I am so irregular.  Guess I will be waiting to see if it goes back down over the next couple of days. Have a great one and I will see you all tomorrow. Carla

Morning Carla, need to post and run I'm late, lol.  I actually exercised yesterday, I haven't done well in that department at all.  Have some friends giving me that push, so we'll see how it goes.  Not much 8 minutes on the elliptical but it's a start.  I already did 10 minutes this morning, will hop on again this afternoon. January 22, 2008  

Foods

	Cals	Fat	Carb	Prot
AchievOne Coffee ( 1 serving )	120	0	5	20
Meat loaf made with beef, with tomato-based sauce ( 1 small or thin slice )	197	12	7	15
Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk ( 0.5 oz )	40	3	0	3
Mushrooms, raw ( 3 slice )	5	0	1	1
Protein Delite Almond Coconut ( 1.5 serving )	165	2	9	30
Kroger Salted Almonds (serv = about 25 almonds) ( 0.5 serving )	85	8	3	3
Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt ( 0.125 cup )	6	0	1	1
Coffee Creamer 1 tsp ( 4 serving )	40	0	8	0
Coffee, made from ground, regular ( 40 fl oz )	24	0	5	1
Coffee, decaffeinated, made from ground ( 8 fl oz )	5	0	1	0
Tea, NS as to type, unsweetened ( 10 fl oz )	3	0	1	0
Liver Mushroom & Onion (1 ser = 3/4 cup) ( 0.66 serving )	213	11	3	16
Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, stewed ( 1 leg, bone and skin removed )	187	8	0	27
Bean soup, mixed beans ( 0.25 cup )	32	0	5	2
Kraft 2% Cheese =7 ( 1 serving )	90	6	1	8
Roll, white, soft ( 1 cubic inch )	8	0	1	0
Total	1220	50	51	127

Very nice numbers Dana.  You got it working girl.  How are you feeling since you've been staying on track.  I bet a lot better..  keep up the good work Carla

Carla, definitely feeling much better since a couple of weeks ago.  I feel in control again, lol.

    hi carla, well today i'm 147 pounds... sure is weird.... but great. just hope it dont go up....just have to keep eating right... have off today so will go to the gym... B- CytoSport complete whey protein cocoa bean ( 1 serving )     90     2     2     16 Water ( 1 cup )     0     0     0     0 Quaker lower sugar apples & cinnamon oatmeal ( 1 serving )     110     2     22     3 skim milk ( 0.25 serving )     20     0     3     2 L- lean cuisine chicken fettuccini ( 1 serving )     270     6     33     22 bird's eye pea's and carrots ( 0.5 serving )     25     0     5     2 S- fit and active unsalted dry roasted peanuts ( 1 serving )     160     14     5     7 D- Ground beef, regular, cooked ( 2 oz, cooked )     160     11     0     13 Beans, string, green, cooked, from canned, fat not added in cooking ( 0.5 cup, canned )     14     0     3     1 weis small curd cottage cheese ( 0.5 cup )     110     5     5     13 S- pop secret butter snack bags 94% ff ( 1 serving )     130     3     29     4 Gelatin dessert, dietetic, sweetened with low calorie sweetener ( 1 cup )     18     0     2     3 Total     calories 1107     fat 42     carbs 109     protein 85 16 oz. coffee 16 oz. hot tea after work 80 oz. water

Sticking to the basics are a good thing and you are doing a great job.  Your scale shows it everyday what an excellent job you're doing.  I'm proud of you Carla

i am proud of me tooo. i guess after 4 years we all can still lose weight if we do what is right and use our tool. well for exercise. i just got a call from work .. they want me to work.i said yes. . maybe i will leave early to do some cardio at the gym before work.. anita

I hate when the scale does that to me..Drives me crazy. I was also without internet access at home and then again at work and they nearly had to call the nice men with the long sleeve jackets..Can't be without my internet.  My day went well. I'm beginning to re-think my scheduling with the protein but that's the first step to changing the way I do things..Thinking about it.  Breakfast: Malto Meal, wheat germ, soy milk, banana and coffee Snack:Cheese stick, an orange and a small cup of Dannon fit / light Lunch: 2.5 oz cooked ground beef patty (from the BBQ) on top of a salad of romaine,tomatoes and zucchini, Rasp Pomegranate dressing (I'm running out and I need to find it somewhere again).  Snack: Zucchini sticks and 1/4 cup of onion soup dip made w/ FF sour cream Snack when I got home: 1/4 cup soy nuts Dinner: Pork steak (4 oz) and 1/8 cup green beans After dinner snack: 2 pc of SF Toffee Totals: Calories: 1545 Fat: 53 Carbs: 168 Protein: 116 The scale said 119.8 this morning. There's no way I can be gaining weight but I'll take it.

Well I just get amazed at the way the body works for each of us.  you are eating like crazy and still loosing and I look at food and gain.  Go figure.  I did start my monthly this morning so that was probably the gain I had.  guess I should be happy was only two months this time.. maybe the body is figuring things out now. You had another good day of eating.  Your numbers look good and you're not loosing.  that is a good thing.  You did have a couple of really high days so that may be why you see that slight increase. Have a good one. Carla

Good morning, am still not feeling good, the change of weather and all it brings.... did better yesterday than monday i only had 1 protein drink and 1 banana the whole day. b.. 1/2 pack of oatmeal. l.. 2 oz chicken d....2oz of chicken. 90oz of water. Be blessed.