Accountability - Monday

What a weekend! So much done and accomplished with the house cleaning and things that I'm exhausted today..that's the sign of a really great weekend, exhaustion.

My eats for Monday:
  5:30 am 1/4 protein waffles, 1T reduced fat peanut butter, 1tsp sugar free honey

6:00 am 10 oz coffee w/NSA Swiss Miss

6:30 am 10 oz coffee w/NSA Swiss Miss

7:00 am 24 oz Drink Mix, GV Strawberry

8:00 am 1 oz mozzarella cheese stick, 1 pc turkey breast deli meat
  8:30 am 10 oz coffee w/NSA Swiss Miss

9:00 am 12 oz Drink Mix, Hawaiian Punch Juicy Red
  9:40 am 2 cups cucumber slices with 1T zesty italian dressing lite

10:30 am 12 oz Drink Mix, Hawaiian Punch Juicy Red

11:20 am 1/4 lb ground sirloin burger patty with a slice of cheese and lite ranch dressing..no bun  
12:30 pm 24 oz Drink Mix, Morning Spark Grapefruit Caffeinated

1:30 pm 12 oz Drink Mix, GV Peach Tea

2:20 pm sandwich thin with peanut butter and sugar free honey (yummy but full of carbs and calories!) 

2:50 pm 12 oz Drink Mix, GV Peach Tea

3:30 pm hard boiled egg

4:00 pm 24 oz Drink Mix, GV Strawberry
  4:30 pm 24 oz Drink Mix, GV Peach Tea
  6:00 pm 1/4 lb ground sirloin burger, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion on a sandwich thin...takes such a long time to eat that dense protein!

Nearly all my vitamins but I can do that now..I don't think I have room for dessert but then I have two hours  before bed. What is it that when I get bored, I get hungry:? At work, if it's not busy (which it's NOT right now) I get bored and want to reach for a snack..That's why I walk the mail to the different departments but, I'm so afraid I'll be away from my desk when someone really needs me (you know, like my BOSS!)

Totals for the day:
Calories: 1639
Fat: 84.3
Carbs: 109.4
Protein: 131.4   I did alright...How did you do? Move it and lose it..See ya.

Hello ladies.
Back to another Monday. Time sure does fly when your having fun! I did absolutely NOTHING all morning before work. I stayed in the bed, took a few naps and watched TV.

My good eats..

Breakfast: 
1 large boiled egg ~ 2 pts
8 oz chocolate calorie countdown milk ~ 2 pts

Snack:
Weigh****chers yogurt ~1 pt
Strawberries ~ 1 pt

Lunch:
Lean Cuisine frozen dinner ~ 5 pts
Weigh****chers Yogurt ~ 1 pt

Snack: 
South Beach diet protein cereal bar ~ 3 pts

Dinner: 
Large Baked chicken thigh w/ skin ~ 5 pts
Garden salad with lots of raw veggies ~ 0 pts
Light Italian dressing ~ 2 pts

Snack: 
Lg stalk of celery ~ 0 pts
FF Peanut butter ~ 2 pts

I did so-so;too many carbs but oh well.
0800-protein drink
1230-mac n cheese
1430-cottage cheese and fruit
1630-100 cal english muffin with PB and SF jelly
1730-100 cal lorna doones
2000-100 cal muffin and fried egg w rf cheese
2100- few bitse nsa ice cream, felt like it was not going to sit well so stopped. I had 25 cal sf hot cocoa w squirt whip cream.
Started with the shakes at 2200 not sure why so I got up and had cheese and rf wheat thins and a cup of tea 30 minutes after that. If I did not know better i would think the cocoa was full of sugar but the pack was out of the box ihave been using and have not had any issues before.Weird!
I try to keep busy at work as well but also be visible and accessible; it can be a challenge!
I may have some cantelope before bed. I have been craving PB and Jelly all day. I did not bring my lunch;hence the mac n cheese the little cafeteria was out of anything decent by the time I got over there.  I do not work in an office near the hospital so if you do not bring your food it is a long hike outside to get something. Missed my run this evening due to laziness! Actually I did not have a sitter but I could of tried harder. I got all my vits and water. Feeling a bit down today not sure why, and it is unusual for me. I think I will just try to get a good nights sleep.Tomorrow is another day!
Mary

I am so happy to have found this accountability thread.  This is just what I came to this sight looking for.

Morning
DoubleTall Non-Fat Latte
Banana, which I eat on for the next hour or so

Afternoon
Raw Almonds

Afternoon Snack
1 String Cheese

Evening
Gluten Free Pasta w/ Sauce
Gluten Free Bread (1/2 small slice)

I take vitamins every morning and I drink 128oz of water every day.

If I had filled this out a week ago it would have looked very different, but I am back on track and hoping to finally lose the last of my weight.

Not too bad but still low on protein, thinks Im gonna hve to add a protein shake back into the mix

PB: Coffee at home with SF creamer
Dunkin donunts coffee with milk
B: sandwich thin with turkey
S: blackberries + strawberries
L: Panera Bread Strawberry, chicken salad (OMG I coul eat these forever)
S: cajun mix
D 2 drumsticks + green beans

totals
calories 1103
fat 24.8
carbs 76.6
protein 69.6

Hi by eating the way you are  have you been loosing or maintaining your weight ??? im trying to dump 20lbs and i am struggling i hit the gym everyday and no luck?

Chris,
I'll have to let you know in a couple of weeks how I am doing, as I just began.  I started back to school in Fall and since then I've gained 7-10 lbs.  I knew I'd gained because my jeans were feeling snug--always a bad sign when the jeans are snug.  I hopped on the scale while I had my Mom at the ER, and low and behold I saw the number.  Not good.

I am committed to watching every bite I take and keeping a calorie log.  I am also committed to going to the gym at least 4x's a week.

I hope I can take it off quickly.  I don't know.  I have been the same weight, give or take 4 lbs, since I had my surgery 12/05.  I refuse to let the weight creep back on after all this time.

I'm maintaining. It took me some time to get there. I started eating about 1200 calories at 12 months out, when my surgeon told me to quit losing..ha. I didn't know HOW to quit losing. So he told me "eat more." I gradually increased until I could control my weight by my activity level and intake..When I go up alittle (and I notice!) I do more and eat less.

So it stands to reason that in order to lose, eat less. LOL. It just sounds so stupidly simple and it doesn't seem to work. You just need to know where you are (by journaling what you actually do eat) and then figure what you need to change and change alittle at a time.

Exercise is really good but it's not all of it. The number on the scale is a good indication but it's not all of it. If you weigh 150 and you wear a size 6 and exercise 4-5 times a week (hard aerobic and weight training) you probably aren't going to make that number go down at all..you're there.

I have no answer for you. I don't hit the gym. I walk (not power walking either) about 2 miles a day and more on the weekends by shopping and house work but tha'ts just me. I'm not muscular or fit. My belly is flabby. I'm thin but I'm not fit.

Chris Im right there with you but have 35 to lose... Got lazy and carby... now Im back on track eating... better anyway.. and does the scale go down??? NOOOOO

So, I will continue to eat this way becuase it is much healthier and hopefully the scale will catch up with me.
Keep plugging away.
Karen