body mass was done last year at md check up. i was 127 then and it was 105. something of muscle and stuff, the rest was fat. Is that what you are talking about. I went to a place on line, and did the measurements of the wrist, hip, waist and forearm, but it did not seem to give a good accurate result of body mass. I did not think of upping protein to 100, I will. Maybe that is the difference with what I'm doing. I;ll have to add another drink, because its hard for me to eat all that protein, so at least I will do 80 in drinks and get the rest from food. I'm excited, that may be just what I needed! Thanks! blessings, TAmi

Carla, don't ask and I won't have to explain, lol........definitely not the norm.......today we have a family reunion so who knows how I'll do.  I'll TRY my best; but I'm not going to fret over this weekend.....if I bomb I'm prepared to make next week better. Edit:  I couldn't accept that fitday showed a margarita with 600+ calories so I googled Bartles & James and found the info on the wine cooler, lol, still bad but better :). March 28, 2008  

Foods

	Cals	Fat	Carb	Prot
Coffee, made from ground, regular ( 36 fl oz )	21	0	4	1
Coffee Creamer 1 tsp ( 3 serving )	30	0	6	0
Weight Smart Cinnamon/Brown Sugar Oatmeal ( 1 serving )	160	3	19	7
Sushi, with vegetables, rolled in seaweed ( 2 piece )	61	0	14	1
Crab, cooked, NS as to cooking method ( 0.5 oz, without shell, cooked )	14	0	0	3
Shrimp, steamed or boiled ( 2 prawn )	17	0	0	3
ON Banana Cream ( 1 serving )	120	1	3	24
8th Continent Soy Light ( 1 serving )	50	2	2	6
Laughing Cow Light French Onion Cheese ( 1 serving )	35	2	1	3
Turkey Pepperoni (15 pieces) ( 0.5 serving )	40	2	1	4
Power Crunch Peanut Butter Fudge ( 1 serving )	200	12	10	13
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked ( 0.125 cup )	26	0	6	1
Sweet Potato (1/3 of 6") ( 1 serving )	33	0	9	1
Pork steak or cutlet, broiled or baked, NS as to fat eaten ( 2.5 oz, boneless, cooked )	166	9	0	19
Marshmallow, chocolate covered ( 2 piece )	82	2	16	1
Barltles & James Strawberry Wine Cooler ( 1 serving )	225	0	41	0
Total	1279	35	131	86

Well 225 is much better than that 600 cals it said.  hey you.. dont sweat the smal stuff here.  Its a time to celebrate with your family.  You know what ever happens this weekend can be fixed and you have the ability to take care of it.  Enjoy yourself and your family.  With that said.. you had a great day and kept all your numbers reasonable. Take care Carla

Howdy- New to this forum but an oldie GBP wise. Still- this kind of thing helps everyone stay on track. I eat low carb/high protein most of the time. So Friday- Bkfst-sausage/cheese omlet (Jimmy dean's frozen) 5 carbs 1 slice sami's cin/raisin bread toasted with cream cheese- 3/1 dannon carb/sugar control strawberry yogurt-4 coffee with splenda/ half/half- 3 unsweeteded decaf iced tea- 0 I guess you notice I can eat more than I used to be able to- that's normal, I understand. I haven't regained, so I guess as long as I watch what I eat and exercise, I guess it's all good. Lunch- water with crystal lite powder- 0 4 chunks teryaki beef tips- 4 2 oz hard cheddar- 2 handful of nuts-4 1 packet south beach diet cookies-10 net coffee- splenda/cream-2 Supper- 1 small grilled pork chop- 0 1/2 cup mac/cheese made with Dreamfield's pasta- I jut love that stuff! - 7 2 tbsp green beans-1 decaf tea-0 late night snack- 1/2 cup nuts- 8 total carbs-54 went to the gym today, but probably didn't drink enough water- I'm bad about that. I am an ER nurse on the night shift, so my next post will be either way too little or way to much food- LOL since I work tonight and tomorrow night. I either end up snacking on crap all night, or don't eat at all-depends. I try to bring food with me, but forget it sometimes, or don't have anything in the house that looks good when I am getting ready. That's a big problem for me- if it doesn't look appetizing or I can't seem to wrap my mind around a particular food at a particular moment, I can't eat it- if I force it, I will throw it right up. Still- I am still about 30 pounds or so from my original goal, so I eat plenty- or stay on the couch a little too much- either way, I'm not starving by any means. :-)

Sometimes it's the format you are in.. Welcome captain to our fleet.  Dropping those last few pounds can be a pain I know.  You are so close and doing well.. keep up the good work. Do you input your food.  sparkpeople.com or fitday.com are great  tools to use.  I discovered that things I thought were good for me were very bad.  Check it out.  Get the protein up and reduce the carbs and you will be moving down again toward that goal you seek. Stick with you we will support you as you get there... Theres a great group here and we all have the same goal.. being healthy and happy in our lives.. Our journeys may be a bit different but we are all the same in mind and heart. Welcome aboard Carla

eeek- everything ran together! don't know how to prevent that- I didn't write it that way- Mickey

Good morning Carla :) I got the pms blues so not much happening to report.. I missed the Thursday post so this is Thurs and Fridays eats. Have a great day HUGS PK Thursday:

Meal 1: 2 crunchy chicken breasts & plum sauce (500 cals, 40 protein)

Snack: 2 lattes (180 cals, 18 protein)

Meal 2: Steak n onions (250 cals, 2 fiber, 24 protein)

Meal 3: greek salad, all bran cereal, yogurt (450 cals, 10 fiber, 15 protein)

Meal 4: taco meat, cheese & multi grain nachos (450 cals, 2 fiber, 34 protein)

Snack: icecream (240 cals, 6 protein)

Totals: 2070 cals, 14 fiber, 137 protein

Friday:

Breakfast: steak & veggies (300 cals, 2 fiber, 30 protein)

Snack: 2 lattes (180 cals, 18 protein)

Lunch: crunchy chicken breast (300 cals, 24 protein)

Snack: bar (140 cals, 3 fiber, 10 protein)

Snack: 1 pepperette, 1/2 bites, 1/4 serving cashews, apple (250 cals, 8 fiber, 10 protein)

Dinner taco meat, cheese & multi grain nachos (450 cals, 2 fiber, 34 protein)

Snack: icecream (240 cals, 6 protein)

Totals: 1860 cals, 15 fiber, 132 protein

Kick those PMS blues away.  You are way to happy a person for that.. What will the next holiday pick be.. hehehehe.. Thrusday.. great day.. over 2000 and great protein there... thats was awesome. Friday.  almost hit that 2000 mark but wow on the protein.. great number there.. you are doing great.  Thats the way to sail that ship even with the seas are a bit rough. Be well Carla

WOW!!!  It's crazy what we can eat at a buffet!  I have a love-hate relationship with buffets...(I'd love to try a little bit of everything, but when I do...I hate myself!) LOL  I have learned the amount of food on my plate can ONLY be about a cup...and so I better take everything I want in one bite tastes or I'll need a wheelchair to the back seat of my car with a double lined plastic bag for the ride home...I did that a few times...It really doesn't take much to learn what no to do! I do not like feeling full at all!  With that in mind...I over ate yesterday and felt ..ick.  I really feel out of control the last few days!  Gotta work harder on the snack attacks S: 1/2C Coffee, 1/2C Soymilk, 2 oz protein powder B: 1/2 C FiberOne (dry) L: Boca Burger w/LF swiss and 2 T mango salsa S: 1 Small banana ~1/2 tsp coconut oil and multi-vits D: 1 1/2 C 15 Bean Cajun soup with turkey sausage in a tomato base (ate too early) S: 1/2 C SF Banana pudding with fage yogurt and a tiny bit of ricotta S: 2 ounces of boiled chicken breast and cooked carrots (made chicken soup stock and just couldn't resist a nibble...needed some extra protein anyway!) S: Tofutti Cutie Ice cream sandwich...(not bad...9gs of sugar though) Late night snack: Shouldn't have eaten again! Hungry girl! 1oz swiss cheese 8 large olives 5 water crackers Fat:  47.5    Carbs: 173.5     Protein 114.5   Fiber: 49     Calories: 1529      Sugars:37          

sugars are a bit higher than usual and cals but not to bad.  nice protein.  Yes I get in trouble there as well cause I want a bit of everything.. I usually get all my food at once so I dont have to go back and put it on different plates.  I looks crazy with a tiny piece of this and a tiny piece of that.. but hey.. its my food and I like it that way.  I walked passed a woman who was eating alone and she had 6 full plates of food in front of her... it was gross to see.  She wasnt even sitting up between bites.  When she finished all of them ... she went back for more plates.. I just couldn****ch.  I always want to say something but you know.. just cant do that. So back to your day.. good good good fiber.. keep that up.. and have a great weekend take care Carla