Menus and Miles Wed. April 18th

Hello to all of our Lightweights!!!  If you are visiting WELCOME....PLEASE JOIN US and POST!!!!!    Besides my tool,  I count  Posting on the LW board as my #1 reason for being successful on this exciting journey!!!!

WARNING TO SELF AND TO ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN!!!   AVOID 'BAD' CARBS AT ALL COSTS!!!  THEY ARE ADDICTING!!  THEY WILL SLOW DOWN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS DURING THE LOSING STAGE!!  THEY WILL MAKE THE SCALE GO UP AFTER THE HONEYMOON PERIOD IS OVER!

Half way there! 

Quiet day in the office.  No phones ringing, no clients stopping in, and no Appointments scheduled.  I got a lot of work done this morning.  I don't like it this quiet but I hope things don't go crazy this afternoon.

I've been on Maintenance for 2 1/2 years and doing great!!!

Protein:  Matrix (Syntrax) Chocolate Mint 35g
Snack:   1 piece of black licorice
Lunch:   Small Wendy's Chili
Protien:  Syntrax Lemon Tea Protein 23g
Snack:  
Protein:  Syntrax Lemon Tea Protein 23g
Dinner:   Probably Spaghetti
Protein:  Syntrax Lemon Tea Protein 23g
Snack:   100 Calorie Popcorn  (Always list this but don't always have)

fitclick.com  Without Dinner:   Calories     Protein (%)  Carbs (%)   Fat (%)

Hi Roz,
I've got to work on next year's budget this afternoon.  Part of it is due tomorrow to our largest funding agency and it is not looking good.  Our health insurance is probably going to go up a ridiculous amount for employers and we may have to make some drastic changes over the next year... not fun.

Raining and gloomy here today so probably no exercise outside.

B:  Protein Decaf Coffee
S:  Decaf Coffee
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
L:  Cube Steak, rutabaga, squash & onions
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
D:  Grilled Pork Chop, Salad w/ rasp vineg dressing 
S:  1/2 microwave cheesecake
S:  graham cracker w/ reduced fat peanut butter

Vitamins:  Done
Water/Fluids:  105 ozs
Miles:  Nne

Linda

Oh how I wish I could tolerate cube steak :( one of my favs !
Mandy

Mandy,
I don't fix it anyway like I used to, fried and in gravy.  I use carbquick or Atkins flour to coat it and then just pan fry it in a very little olive oil.  If it is too dry, I dip it in low sugar ketchup!!

I don't know how I missed your post....SORRY! 

My SIL's co-pay is $5,200 a year!  They lost the baby last year and then had Phoenix this year and that was over $10,000 out of their house money they had to spend.  Since their co-pay has been met for this year I want them to start looking around for another plan.  I figured if they find one by October it should start up in Jan.

Sounds good Linda!  Thanks again for posting the cheesecake recipe for me!

WOW, Roz, that is a large co-pay!!  I don't know what I would do if I owed $10,000(cry probably).

Hope they can find something.  Everybody seems to be going up in price and down in benefits!!

Hi Roz.

Today's Menu.  Need to work on water, forgot my vitamins, need to get with the program here Mari!! 

Early AM: Coffee with FF 1/2-1/2 2 TB
Protein: NS Protein/water 15g/120 Cal
Snack: NS breakfast bar 7g/150 Cal
Lunch: NS lunch 10g/170 Cal
Protien: boiled egg 7g/75 Cal
Snack: banana  1g/105
Dinner: 3 oz chicken breast, 3 oz plain potato, 1/2 C green beans, slice tomato
Snack:
Total Protein:  70
Total Calories: 1,070
Water:  20 oz
Vitamins:  Yes
Exercize:  40 minute walk with co-worker

Compared to others here I think I'm eating like a pig.  But I don't think I can eat less.  I can choose differnt food.  I'll try that, like berries instead of banana. 

Glad to see you posting today Maria.

I had to take protein and calcium to work and leave them there for the days I left mine at home!!

Hope the rest of your day went good.

Linda

I think you are being too hard on yourself!  What's your doc say about how many calories you're eating?  What do the scale and your clothes say?  Is it working for you?  How does it look compared to how you used to eat?  Looks pretty healthy and reasonable to me!  I'm new but your cals and protein are about where my doc wants me to be eventually. 

Hi Laurie,

First of all congrats on your very recent surgery!!!

I was good yesterday. I have really lost my mind over what my goal was having WLS and I have gained a lot. Mostly eating those bad dangerous carbs that Roz warns about. But even after a day of being "on track" it appears to me I'm eating way more than others on maintenance, yet I agree with you that it seems proper. I'm going to give this the old college heave ho again, with the help from each of you, cause Lord knows I need help. When I would come to OH every day, I was golden. I need each of you. On to another day.
Mari