grrlscout: We have been trying honey in our coffee, but I only liked it when it also had milk in it. It is suuposed to be so much better for you, I never liked it in anything, but my tastes are changing.

Thank goodness. I am not lost. Here is where I need to be.
Thurs: B: eng. muffin w/ marg. 1 T. cottage chs on side.
L: salad consisting of 1T cottage chs, spinach, carrots, grape tomatoes, celery and black olives. lite dressing.
Strawberries with a squirt of whipped crm.
D: bkd sweet potato, morning star farms buffalo wings (meatless) 1.5 servings approx 300 cal. w/ t. of bleu chs. (I seem to be very into bleu chs lately)

Dessert: I ate a Knlondike bar but it was so early like 6:45 so I thought I was ok.

Exercise: 3 mile WATP and crunches

Guess what? my dh purchased a gift cert for me to get part of a massage or some type of service, for no reason. He said that I deserved it, him saying that meant more to me than the gift certificate. Today was a good day.

B- special k cereal
S- banana
L- large salad with romaine, spinach, gr. pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, 3oz chicken, vinegrette
S- nectarine
D- 6oz chicken w/ bbq sauce, tomatoes, & cheddar and small amount of macaroni
Ooops- desert too - heath bar ice cream *and I had done so well until 6pm.

Choc lover, Hope your day goes better. Eat well to help cope with the stress. It really does help. You might want to be mentally prepared for backlash. If you're not hungry, and don't eat much today - you may be STARVING tomorrow.

Grrlscout,
Yeah, the motor oil coffee requires too much cream. Non fat half/half is yucky.

I use a jigger or shot glass to measure the half/half. I got one at Bed/Bath/Beyond with 1 oz, t., T., and milliliters on it. 1 oz half/half = 40 cals, 3.5 g. fat.

Tea in the pm is good. I prefer that with skim milk.

Denise

I'm not doing all that well with my eating today. I'm stressed and DON'T feel like eating (that is a new one...). Here's what I've eaten and what I've got planned:

B: nothing
S: 3 Hershey Kisses
L: Very small salad with light ranch, FF pudding cup
D: Will be angel hair pasta with one meatball
S: Yogurt parfait from McDonald's or Tostito's and Salsa

Exercise: 20-25 minutes of cardio, toning exercises

Thursday
I was on plan totally yesterday. That feels so good!
Today- off for exercise
B- 2 c wheatties and skim milk
S- 1 oz mozarella and 6 pretzel sticks, 1c oj
L- same salad as yesterday
S- 1 c skim milk in hot tea
D- 1 c ww pasta with salad and 2 oz cheese, evoo dressing

OMG I looooove Peet's! I think a lot of people do, because whenever it's on sale (which is rare) the shelf is cleaned out.

I'm actually thinking of becoming a Peetnik (info at peets.com) and having it delivered. And yes they make decaf! They always have house decaf, but it's hard to find the French Roast decaf - my fave.

And so funny what're you're going through with the half and half, Denise. I had been pondering this very issue all week.

I noticed I'm going through it like crazy! And when I plug in the numbers in FitDay (which I'm way behind on doing), I'm appalled and the amount of fat and calories.

So I'm trying a few new strategies:

- I'm making my coffee a little weaker. Instead of motor oil color, it'll be sesame oil color.

- Also, using a teaspoon to measure my sugar instead of a tablespoon. Someone had knicked my tsp, but I brought in another yesterday.

- When that sugar runs out, I'm replacing it with Stevia or raw sugar.

- Instead of making 2 cups in the afternoon, make just one. If I want another, have tea (I got some morning thunder) which requires a lot less cream.

I like the idea of measuring the cream. I might have to steal that one!

Ya know what... It isn't bad. Can't tell the difference - except for positive things.

I weaned myself pretty slowly and never got a headache.

I started measuring the coffee grinds and water really acurately so that I get a great cup of coffee every day.

In some ways the coffee is just a vehicle for half and half. KD puts skim milk in her coffee so she can eat dessert. I skip dessert so I can put half and half in my coffe. Measure the half/half, too. Just make 16 oz of coffee now so that I don't dilute my half/half as much.

The biggest health thing is that my heart rate doesn't go up as high on the eliptical machine. It used to go up to 160-170 and according to the machine (I know they are not 100% accurate), I used to burn 300 cals in 25 mins. Now I can work harder, my HR stays lower, and I burn 350 cals in 25 mins.

Also fall asleep right away and wake up earlier - but that also might be the changing seasons and the sun rising earlier. Also, our fence is down and dog must be walked instead of just let out the back door. Dog may be a factor...

They have PEET's at our local Safeway. Haven't looked for decaf yet.

Thanks for asking!

Denise

Denise,

I have noticed that you have switched completely? over to Decaf! How is that going? Are you still enjoying your coffee as much? Have you tried the Peet's coffee?

Love,
Lori

Well, I didn't do a very good job of sticking to yesterday's plan and am not feeling very well today, so we'll see how I do today. I know that I'll stick to my plan, just don't know if I'll get my exercise in or not

Here's today's plan:

Exercise:
2 miles WATP
10 pushups (at least, will increase if I can)
25 or more jumping jacks

Snacks:
carrot juice (possibly with an apple and tangerine)
celery and carrot sticks with salsa

Breakfast:
1/2 Pria low carb bar (I got them on sale at Costco, which is why I bought the low carb ones)
banana
1 ounce raw almonds
apple slices
1 cup skim milk

Lunch:
big salad with leftover mongolian beef and KDs miso salad dressing

Dinner:
italian meatball soup
salad
homemade bread

Blessings,
Lori

Heh .. "en croute" means "in a crust." So are you having a ham and cheese lean pocket?

Great, now I'm craving baked brie en croute. MMmm

WED:
1 c. GoLean cereal, 1 c. skim milk, 4 strawberries, 1 t. sugar

16 oz DECAF 1 oz half/half

turkey sandwich with chutney and lettuce on ww

10 grapes

1 carrot

3/4 c. ff plain yogurt, 4 strawberries, 8 grapes, 2 T. flax meal, 2 t. sugar

bok choy, brocolli, snap peas, 1/2 carrot and sugar peas with 4 large shrimp with 1/2 c. broth and 1/2 c. water and some soy sauce

1 cup Co-op SW turkey rice salad, 2 bites mango

THURSDAY PLAN:
1/2 c. dry oatmeal cooked w/ 1 c. skim milk, 2 T. dates, 1 T. sliced almonds, 1 t. maple syrup, 1 t. sugar

Amy's meat loaf dinner

1 c. flax flakes, grapes, 2 T. flax meal, 1 t. sugar (found out that the ham/cheese/roll as 0 fiber - got to make it up somewhere )

2 c. misc vegs in 1/2 c. fish broth with ginger, soy sauce and chili sauce

co-op ham and cheese en croute and salad

(is en croute a fancy name for sandwich?)
(One co-op person is on ww so we've been emailing dinner's calories, fat, fiber, etc. - found out that we are having ham/cheese sand on a roll.)

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Here's my plan for Thursday: Breakfast- Double Raisin Danish flavored oatmeal,vanilla soymilk and coffee w/soymilk creamer and splenda. Lunch- McDonald's grilled chicken caesar salad w/light balsamic vineagrette and a diet coke. Dinner- Tofu stir-fry w/veggies and pasta and a salad w/mixed greens,mushrooms,broccoli and fat-free Italian dressing. Snacks- Low-fat fruit yogurt and an apple.

Today:
Off day from exercise
B: 1/2 ww bagel w/cream cheese and fresh chives
L: Amy's organic rice noodle/tofu/veggie, 1 T of peanut butter chips
S: 1/2 c left over brown rice, strawberries, 1 T of peanut butter (I needed the protein)
D: KD's pesto stuffed chicken w/asparagus and ww pasta (I CAN'T wait to try it - the pesto sauce looks amazing and the tomato sauce has been simmering and the smell of garlic is making me crazy hungry)! I have calories for 1 glass of wine and 1/2 c of light ice cream for dessert.

I've had a tough time today as I have a cold and have been feeling crummy today. I've done OK with not snacking but it's been HARD!

Today:
Coffee
B- Soy hot chocolate, Kashi Heart2Heart

L- Tilapia taco, plantains and cucumber salad.

S- pineapple

s- banana

D- picking up sandwiches from somewhere, I will choose chicken or turkey w/out cheese and w/out mayo on a whole grain bread, I will also get us side salads or veggies to much w/ the sandwiches. Then my DS and I are going to take them to the park and have a picnic and play before our hour drive home.

Dawn

I need to start being religious about posting here, so here goes:

B-2 cups cantaloupe
S-ff chocolate pudding cup
L-2 cups romaine lettuce w/ 1 cup grape tomatoes and 2 tbsp. light ranch dressing
S-3 hershey kisses
D-will be 2 slices homemade thin-crust pizza with little cheese.

Exercise: 20 minutes step aerobics, 20 push ups, 20 crunches, leg toning exercises

Here's today's plan:

Exercise:
10 pushups ("girl type")
25 jumping jacks
1 mile WATP for Abs (all of the above is done already)
20 minutes pilates (this afternoon...I'm going to reward myself if I do this, because it's going to be hard)

Snacks:
carrots and celery with salsa
banana with pb and a few chopped dates

Breakfast: (my breakfast is eaten in 3 different stages throughout the morning)
fresh juice made from 2 carrots, 1 pink lady apple, 1 minneola tangerine
1 banana
small slice whole wheat coffee cake
1 oz. raw almonds

Lunch:
large salad with romaine lettuce, radishes, grated carrots, orange slices, tomato slices, and leftover mongolian beef from last night's dinner with KDs miso salad dressing

Dinner:
someting with chicken and artichokes
sauteed baby turnips and greens
homemade whole wheat/oat bread

Tuesday's dinner was seared tuna steaks with teriyaki over a bed of mixed greens and potatoes o'brien. This is my 3rd tuna experience. I cook it less each time. It seems to get better each time too. I think I'll go for the traditional med. rare next time.

Wednesday-
Exercise- 40 minute walk outside
Food-
B- protein bites and hot tea with skim milk, 1 c cran juice
S- 2 c strawberries
L- salad with lf bluecheese dressing and morningstar farms buffalo chicken wings (I think 7 wings- need to figure on about 400 cal meal)
S- hot tea with skim milk
D- penne, broc cheese bake- 2 c made with lf cheese sauce and equeal amounts of broc and ww penne.

TUESDAY - Good day today - on plan:
Oatmeal, almonds, dates, brown sugar, 4 oz skim milk (this was a winner - will have again - ate it too fast)

16 oz DECAF 1 oz half/half

1/2 peanut butter/jelly sandwich

Wendy's Asian Chicken Salad, (1/3 the dressing, 1/2 the nuts, 1/2 the noodles) took most chicken off and save for ds lunch but he ate it after school with strawberries.

left over bok choy, snap peas and sugar peas with 5 large shrimp

ff plain yogurt, 4 strawberries, flax meal, 1 T plum jam

1 co-op chicken thigh with roasted apples and garlic, brocolli, 1 slice bread, 1 t. butter

WED. PLAN:
GoLean cereal, skim milk, 4 strawberries, 1 t. sugar

16 oz DECAF 1 oz half/half

turkey sandwich with chutney and veg on ww

last of leftover bok choy, brocolli, snap peas and sugar peas with 3 large shrimp

ff plain yogurt, 4 strawberries, flax meal, 2 t. brown sugar

Co-op SW turkey rice salad, lettuce salad and mangos