Menus and Miles Thursday Oct. 22nd

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 Good 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!

Maintenance 7+ years

Breakfast: Banana

Protein: Matrix Mint Cookie 35g

Snack: Piece of Cheese

Lunch: Soup

Snack: Laughing Cow Lite Swiss Wedge and 6 Saltines

Snack: Matrix Mint Cookie 23g (Probably doubled)

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

Dinner: Grilled KFC and Cole Slaw

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

Good morning all!! It's been quite a while since Iâ??ve visited here. I took a permanent part time job the first of September. I'm working Monday thru Thursday, 7.5 hours a day, as a Legal Assistant to two attorneys. Very interesting work but a lot to learn. Both of them do estate planning. It's a great place to work. People are really friendly and helpful. One of the attorneys knows my best friend who works where I retired from plus the attorney's husband is a partner there so he had worked with me. The pay is great and much better than working thru a temp service.

My husband's medical bills were mounting and although he can pay $25 a month, that adds up so I decided I needed to work more hours to get them paid. My retirement income doesn't allow for my quilting habit. J

Still plugging away at chiseling those extra pounds off. Down 5 with 9 to go. The office provides snacks for $.25 and has about everything you could want, but I'm doing great avoiding them. I bring my own healthy snacks. One of my favorites is Dannon Greek Carmel Mochiato for 80 calories.

Today 's eats:

B: Protein Oatmeal Bar (homemade from Bariatric Foodie recipe)

S: Corozonas bar; Click protein drink

L: Chili; 6 saltine crackers; 1 oz. cheese

S: Greek yogurt

D: Protein shake

Great to see you!! I've wondering how your new job was going and how your DH was filling. We had to pay DH's hospital bill that wasn't covered monthly too. I felt very fortunate they were willing to work with us.

That's great you are avoiding the snacks!! You will do great as long as you don't start!! That's where my DD has her downfall. She keeps starting diets but the snacks get her every time she has to work in the office.

I might have to try your favorite yogurt. I throw more of them away than I eat.

Sounds Good!

Breakfast-pineapple and cottage cheese, FF half n half with coffee

Lunch-ham, salad, 1 Tbl. mayo

Snack-protein drink

Dinner-hamburger with (peppers, onions, tomatoes) and a very small salad with dressing

I have had another rough patch with the carbs. The cycle never seems to end but the last few days have been much better. Will try to get on here more often.

So Great to see you!!! If I didn't post I would be cheating....!!

Sounds Good!

Hi Roz,

Another good day yesterday and so far today. I have baked 4 layers for a cake this weekend and made 3 batches of buttercream icing and have not had one bite of any of it or one lick of anything. If I can just keep it this way.

B: Protein Decaf Coffee
S: Decaf Coffee
S: Lemon Tea Protein Drink
L: Rest of Steak from yesterday, veggies
S: Lemon Tea Protein Drink
D: Stew Beef, Onions, Carrots

Vitamins: Done
Water/Fluids: 105 ozs
Miles: over 15,000 steps today

Linda

I know how hard that can be!! You can do this Linda!!!! Good job on the steps too!!!

I had so many people tell me stories of people gaining their weight back that I've always been determined that I won't. I'm so afraid I'd be the one they are talking about next.

Sounds Good Linda!!

B: cottage cheese

S: light string cheese

L: 3 oz. garlic cheese curds

S: Fage Greek yogurt, plain

D: Hickory Farms grilled chicken bites, w/teriyaki sauce

Protein 62gr.

W: 100 oz.

E. Not enough

V: Done for the day

Sounds Like Good Protein Choices! How many did your NUT suggest you get in.

My NUT suggests 57-85 grams a day.