Menus and Miles Monday July 27th

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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 (and you won't even notice)!!  THEY WILL MAKE THE SCALE GO UP AFTER THE HONEYMOON PERIOD IS OVER.

Success in Maintenance starts with GOOD  CHOICES  during the Honeymoon Period.

I feel I need to repeat this:  I am a FIRM believer in Whey Protein Drinks!!!!!  I have IC (Irritable Bladder Syndrome) and I can only have them while I'm not having a flare up.   It is sooooo much harder to do Maintenance without them!

Afternoon LW's!!  I'm sitting here waiting for a client who is running late. The girls in the office that don't have kids get so upset when the clients are running late but it doesn't faze me.  Give me a couple of free minutes that my desk is cleaned off a little. 

Maintenance Mode and 6+ years out

Protein:      Matrix Mint Cookie 35g

Breakfast: 

Lunch:        Scrambled Eggs and Diced Ham

Snack:        80 Calorie Yogurt with Cherries

Snack:         Peach

Dinner:       Pork Chops and 1/2 cup baked beans

Snack:         Nature Valley Almond Crunch Bar--YUM!! (ONLY buy the Gluten Free) 

Snack:         3 TB. of unpopped Popcorn   (didn't start this until I was on Maintenance)

Breakfast: Protein Shake 45.5 protein, 16 carbs

Lunch: 1 can tuna, pickle 42.09 protein, 1 carb

Snack: Cottage cheese 13 protein, 4 carbs (behind.... didn't have time to eat this yet... may have it when I get home or may skip it.

Dinner: ? Something high protein or may skip since my snack will be so late

Water: On track

Vitamins: On track

Exercise: Walking with weights on my wrists

Total (so far): 100.59 Protein, 21 carbs, 8.35 fat, 591 calories

Skipping dinner would not work for me.  I eat quite often during the day. It keeps me from making bad choices.

Good Protein total1

I ended up having a protein shake. :)

Hi Roz.  Drove Teke this morning and back to muscle pump tonight.  The gym was closed last week so I missed class and I really felt it tonight.

decaf protein coffee  33g
kale, eggbeaters, cheese
lemon tea protein  13g
chicken/eggplant parm
lemon tea protein  13g
slice of pork roast
stir fry beef
protein shake  30g

Sounds like Good Protein day Price!

Hi Roz,

I probably missed an update on your DH - how is his leg?  Hope he is doing better!

I don't know where my days go now that I am retired.  They are going by so fast.  I am suppose to go back to work part time in August.  I agree to work a few hours a week for the next year to do some separation of duties.  We can work up to 49% and still draw retirement.  I have no desire to work that much.  I might do between 6 and 10 hours a week...

B:  Protein Decaf Coffee
S:  Decaf Coffee
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
L:  Insides of Jr. Whopper, couple of fries
D:  Zaxby's chicken salad w/ honey mustard dressing
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink

Vitamins:  I only took my mornings ones - completely forgot the others and it is too late now
Water/Fluids:  90 ozs
Miles:  Walked about 1/2 mile tonight

Linda

His Hamstring is definitely torn.  We meet with the Dr. next Monday to discuss the best type of treatment....surgery vs. time. This is his last full week of pay.  I think we get a 25% pay cut starting on Friday and then 50% in another month etc.

You didn't stay retired very long...LOL. 

I think DH is really enjoying being off.  I was teasing him that he might as well put in his retirement now instead of waiting until Feb.  He can't because of messing up the insurance but I think it would have been a good idea.  He has been watching kids a lot (an hour here and there) but I told him that school will be in soon and that will be slowing down.  He is actually going swimming today with some of the grandkids.

I love Jr. Whoppers!  Every once in a while I can get DH to drive to Burger King.

Looks like a decent Protein day!

Hope they can get him fixed up soon!!

I am only going to work part time for a year until I get my social security and since we bought this house.  It is going to be hard to go back..  I absolutely love retirement and seem to stay very busy.

Financially there is no way I can retire any time soon but I really have no desire to.  DH has a hard job and even the girls have said he looks so much better since he has been off.  Money is going to be tight for us.