FEBRUARY[[[CALORIE]]]]CHALLENGE

[cagmom]

Goal for FEBRUARY is LOSE 5 LBS THIS MONTH

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Week One==LOST 3 LBS THIS WEEK[155/152]

Week Two==MAINTAINED THIS WEEK[152/152]

Week Three==LOST 1 LB THIS WEEK[152/151]


Week Four
Sunday 2-17==N/A forgot to W-I
Monday 2-18==152
Tuesday 2-19==150
Wednesday 2-20==152
Thursday 2-21==152
Friday 2-22
Saturday 2-23

YIKES!!! What happened ,it has to be water fluctuations,hopefully it will be down by Saturday official W-I

Thanks ladies I hope it just water Erika I don't thing we have to many lobsters on the cape but if they are, they're probably coming down for Maine.

Have a great day

[Sharss]

Good Morning, Ladies!

Must be the moon or high tides or something. We all seem to be stagnant or bouncing.

Week 4
Feb 17 – Feb 23

Sunday 2-17 = 131
Monday 2-18 = 130
Tuesday 2-19 = 129.5
Wednesday 2-20 = 129.5
Thursday 2-21 = 129.5
Friday 2-22
Saturday 2-23

May tomorrow be better for all of us.

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon

[Wukong]

My February goal is to get below 193
February 1st 202
Ended week one at 198.5
Ended week two at 197.2
Ended week three at 196.2


Week Four
Sunday 2-17 195.2
Monday 2-18 196.2
Tuesday 2-19 196.4
Wednesday 2-20 197.4
Thursday 2-21 196.4
Friday 2-22
Saturday 2-23

Ericka, I wasn't aware of those scales until last month. They're $59.99 on amazon. Search for "visceral scale" to see it looks like.

[Erika1962]

Happy Friday everyone!

Well my scale budged a little bit, had some serious GI issues yesterday, bloated like a pufferfish and in horrible pain all day

February goal is to get below 169.8, better yet below 168.8

February 1st = 169.8=====March 1st =


Week Four
Sunday 2-17..........171.0
Monday 2-18..........169.8
Tuesday 2-19.........168.6
Wednesday 2-20....168.6
Thursday 2-21.......170.8
Friday 2-22............169.2
Saturday 2-23


Wukong...I checked out the scales, pretty cool!

Maryann...Diane...Sharon...Erin...Tammy

[Joannew]

ood Morning Ladies!

February goal: Under 140!!!

I will diligently track all my cals this week! Scout's Honor!!!

Week Four
Sunday 2-17..........143.6
Monday 2-18..........143.0 (am I the slowest loser or what?)
Tuesday 2-19.........143.4
Wednesday 2-20.....142.
Thursday 2-21........142.6 (hope it's water)
Friday 2-22............143.2 (I swear I've been staying under 1000 cals) HELP!
Saturday 2-23

Erika, Sharon, Hope, Wukong, Tammy, Maryann and Erin!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[cagmom]

Goal for FEBRUARY is LOSE 5 LBS THIS MONTH

BEGIN 155=======================END


Week One==LOST 3 LBS THIS WEEK[155/152]

Week Two==MAINTAINED THIS WEEK[152/152]

Week Three==LOST 1 LB THIS WEEK[152/151]


Week Four
Sunday 2-17==N/A forgot to W-I
Monday 2-18==152
Tuesday 2-19==150
Wednesday 2-20==152
Thursday 2-21==152
Friday 2-22==153
Saturday 2-23

YIKES!!! Whats happening ,up to days and now another up day.It has to be water fluctuations, as I have been watching my cal & carb intake,hopefully it will be down by Saturday official W-I


Have a great day

[Sharss]

Good Morning Ladies!

Looks like we had a rough day yesterday. Although I'm down, I did have a rough day because I went off program yesterday morning for the first time. Used the rest of the day trying to make up for that so ended up hungrier than normal and that's not good.

Week 4
Feb 17 – Feb 23

Sunday 2-17………...131
Monday 2-18…….....130
Tuesday 2-19……....129.5
Wednesday 2-20…..129.5
Thursday 2-21……...129.5
Friday 2-22……….....129
Saturday 2-23

Joannew...Is there something different you ate yesterday? I know for me I think either Atkins Shake or cream cheese caused my stall. Probably Atkins Shake as I've read others saying those products cause stalling. This is why I'm wondering if yours is diet related. Another cause could be if your colon is full. If this is an issue, maybe adding a magnesium supplement would help.

Erika...Gosh, so sorry you were in pain yesterday. Hope you have a better day! Could you post egg menus for the day when you do the egg fast?

Maryann...Your bod is sure fighting you for that 150 lbs, but you know it's there! Have you gone out to dinner?

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon

[Wukong]

My February goal is to get below 193
February 1st 202
Ended week one at 198.5
Ended week two at 197.2
Ended week three at 196.2


Week Four
Sunday 2-17 195.2
Monday 2-18 196.2
Tuesday 2-19 196.4
Wednesday 2-20 197.4
Thursday 2-21 196.4
Friday 2-22 194.8
Saturday 2-23

Yay, slightly under where I started for the week. Keep it up ladies!

[Erika1962]

Maryann...No worries, it is only water retention, it is amazing how these fluctuations can mess with our bodies (and minds)

Sharon...Another new low for you! Way to go!! Yes I was in pretty bad shape yesterday, I was scared to eat anything heavy for dinner so I just mad scrambled eggs with a bit of creamcheese, so I guess I had another "egg day". On the egg days I usually just bring some hard boiled eggs to work, usually 6 of them so I won't be too hungry, evening I make either 4 scrambled whole eggs or 3 whole and 3 whites in butter a little shredded cheddar and creamcheese. That's it! But I seen a egg fast thread somewhere online where the girls eat a dozen of eggs a day or more...as much as I love eggs I am not sure I could stomach a dozen though

Joanne...Breathe in...breathe out...it's only water, but I know how frustrating it is to see the scale go in the wrong direction, ESPECIALLY when being good! May be up the calories for a day or two by a couple to 300 and then drop them back down? That's what I would do because the body gets used to the same amount really quick and may be need some shaking up.

Wukong...Doing great there! Your stats for February looking real good, keep up the good work!!

Wishing everyone good luck for tomorrows weighin...I will need it for sure and think it would be best if I take a knock out pill and go to sleep now ( 5:48 PM) so I don't start snacking

[Sharss]

Originally Posted by Erika1962

[B]Sharon...Another new low for you! Way to go!! Yes I was in pretty bad shape yesterday, I was scared to eat anything heavy for dinner so I just mad scrambled eggs with a bit of creamcheese, so I guess I had another "egg day". On the egg days I usually just bring some hard boiled eggs to work, usually 6 of them so I won't be too hungry, evening I make either 4 scrambled whole eggs or 3 whole and 3 whites in butter a little shredded cheddar and creamcheese. That's it! But I seen a egg fast thread somewhere online where the girls eat a dozen of eggs a day or more...as much as I love eggs I am not sure I could stomach a dozen though
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Wishing everyone good luck for tomorrows weighin...I will need it for sure and think it would be best if I take a knock out pill and go to sleep now ( 5:48 PM) so I don't start snacking

Thanks for the jump joy. And thanks for the reply about egg fast. After boo-booing yesterday morning, I tried going the rest of the day just eating eggs, but apparently not eating enough as I got so hungry.

I love eggs too, but couldn't overeat to the extent of a dozen/day. I'd end up hating them.

Good luck with the snacking! Do you plan out your calories for the day? If so, maybe you could save a few hundred for snacking. However, for me, it appears to depend on what time I snack. If too late, it affects my weight the next day.

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon

[Erika1962]

Sharon...I just finished dinner and as of right now my calories stand at around 1400. I cheated with a whole pack of shirataki noodles (25 calories) with my cornish hen, but I figured they would fill me up so much that I would not need to snack! I am stuffed to the gills, so it is looking pretty good right now, the only thing that has me worried right now is that there may have been too much sodium in the broth I cooked the hens in, I guess I will see tomorrow

[Wukong]

Regarding eating all those eggs, what is adkins position on eating a lot of meat & dairy when one has high cholesterol as I do? Just curious?

I just finished dinner and am at 1468 so have 252 left. I still plan to walk/run on the treadmill for another 150 to 200 calories and do some pushups / pullups and have a smoothie or popcorn later. Hope to finish with about 200 calories under ..

[cagmom]

Goal for FEBRUARY is LOSE 5 LBS THIS MONTH

BEGIN 155=======================END


Week One==LOST 3 LBS THIS WEEK[155/152]

Week Two==MAINTAINED THIS WEEK[152/152]

Week Three==LOST 1 LB THIS WEEK[152/151]

Week Four== LOST 1 LB THIS WEEK[151/150]


Sunday 2-17==N/A forgot to W-I
Monday 2-18==152
Tuesday 2-19==150
Wednesday 2-20==152
Thursday 2-21==152
Friday 2-22==153
Saturday 2-23==150

HIT MY FIRST GOAL WEIGHT, AT THIS WEEKS W-I.

ERIKA- LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT IT WAS WATER FLUCTUATIONS.

SHARON- NO I DIDN'T GO OUT TO DINNER YESTERDAY,BUT I DO HAVE A BRUNCH AFTER BIBLE STUDY


Have a great day

[Erika1962]

Good morning

Scale was up a bit this morning from the broth but not as much as I expected, made it in under 170 pounds by the skin of my teeth

February goal is to get below 169.8, better yet below 168.8

February 1st = 169.8=====March 1st =


Week Four
Sunday 2-17..........171.0
Monday 2-18..........169.8
Tuesday 2-19.........168.6
Wednesday 2-20....168.6
Thursday 2-21.......170.8
Friday 2-22............169.2
Saturday 2-23........169.8


Wukong...I was looking around for articles about Atkins and found this, may be it helps? I guess I will find out if all that meat and eggs has ill effects on my body in April when I go for my check-up. My last one I had high blood pressure, pre diabetes, arthritis in my knee, and severe edema in both of my legs. Since I started low-carbing and losing weight all these symptoms are gone. Since I work for a major home health care/ hospice agency I have nurses working with me and I have them check blood pressure periodically and they say I have the readings of a 20 year old I guess blood work in April will tell me the truth though

Google the atkins official site for "The role of Dietary Fats and Cholesterol in Heart


Maryann...YAYYYYYYYY YOUUUUUUUUUU

[Joannew]

Good Morning Ladies!

February goal: Under 140!!!

I will diligently track all my cals this week! Scout's Honor!!!

Week Four
Sunday 2-17..........143.6
Monday 2-18..........143.0 (am I the slowest loser or what?)
Tuesday 2-19.........143.4
Wednesday 2-20.....142.
Thursday 2-21........142.6 (hope it's water)
Friday 2-22............143.2
Saturday 2-23........141
Thanks for the advice and encouragement!

Erika, Sharon, Hope, Wukong, Tammy, Maryann and Erin!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[Wukong]

My February goal is to get below 193

February 1st 202
Ended week one at 198.5
Ended week two at 197.2
Ended week three at 196.2

Week Four
Sunday 2-17 195.2
Monday 2-18 196.2
Tuesday 2-19 196.4
Wednesday 2-20 197.4
Thursday 2-21 196.4
Friday 2-22 194.8
Saturday 2-23 194.4

Looks like of those who've posted, we all ended up a bit lower for the week despite our mid-week ups. Great job everyone!

Ericka nice to hear you've had such positive health results since your diet change. I'll also be getting some blood work in April. As I have had high cholesterol it'll be interesting to see if the diet / exercise have improved the numbers. I know since dropping 15lbs since Jan. I've felt a lot better both physically and mentally/emotionally though I also started testosterone injections in Dec. which helps with that as well.

[Sharss]

Good Morning Ladies! Good Afternoon to East Coasters!

Oh well, what can I say? Nasty Bod! At least met Goal for Week.

Goal: Lose 1 Pound/Week to 123 Pounds
Start 1/29/12 at 136.5 January: Did not meet Goal.

Jan 27 - Feb 2…. Maintained...........[134.5/134.5]
Feb 3 - Feb 9.…..Maintained...........[134.5/134.5]
Feb 10 – Feb 16…Lost 3 lbs ........[134.5/131.5]
Feb 17 – Feb 23…Lost 1 lb ..........[131/ 130]

Week 4
Feb 17 – Feb 23

Sunday 2-17………...131
Monday 2-18…….....130
Tuesday 2-19……....129.5
Wednesday 2-20…..129.5
Thursday 2-21……...129.5
Friday 2-22……….....129
Saturday 2-23……….130


Maryann and Joannew! Awesome!

Erika...Hanging in there, girl!

Wukong...On your way to Goal!

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon

[Wukong]

Nice job Sharss, making your goal, just 7lbs to go!

Today was a low energy day for me, could be the weight loss or just the end of a 6 day work week. I ate a 5 egg omellete for dinner which pretty much tripled the recommended cholesterol daily amount.

[Erika1962]

Good morning ladies!

For me not a so good one, I completely blew it yesterday and went on a carb feeding frenzy What gets me is, I filled up on fat all day, how is it humanly possible to be SOOO hungry after consuming close to 200 grams of fat???!!!
I will try something completely new today, I will cut out all fats and eat just lean chicken, eggs and yogurt, did a lot of reading over on the Dukan side and will try that for a few days and see how that goes, obviously my stomach needs to feel the volume of the food so I will stuff myself with some dry chicken breast


February goal is to get below 169.8, better yet below 168.8

February 1st = 169.8=====March 1st =


Week Five
Sunday 2-24..........171.6
Monday 2-25
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28


Joanne...Way to go on the 141

Wukong...Great job! Steadily going down

Sharon...Congrat on meeting weekly goal!


Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!

[Sharss]

Good Morning Ladies!

Hope this week ends up better than last week. I've stayed on track except for the Thursday morning boo-boo. Bod knows what it's doing. I guess.

Goal: Lose 1 Pound/Week to 123 Pounds
Start 1/29/12 at 136.5 January: Did not meet Goal.

Jan 27 - Feb 2…. Maintained...........[134.5/134.5]
Feb 3 - Feb 9.…..Maintained...........[134.5/134.5]
Feb 10 – Feb 16…Lost 3 lbs ........[134.5/131.5]
Feb 17 – Feb 23…Lost 1 lb ..........[131/ 130]


Feb 24 – Mar 2

Sunday 2-24…………….129.5
Monday 2-25
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28
Friday 3-1
Saturday 3-2

Erika...Fat or not, carbs will make you hungry. Good luck on your new effort. Sometimes we need to make changes to get the weight loss moving again. Have to be happy with our diet or we won't stick to it.

When I lost weight in '98 and looking back at my daily meals, it appears that I did Atkins Induction, but then followed High Protein Plan with a lot of cheats though. Still lost weight. However, this time with high fat I notice my muscles seems to be staying. Could simply be because of the Kelly exercises I did in January which built up muscle. Before then, I had none.

WuKong...Hope you're getting your energy level back after working six days in a row!

Maryann, Joannew, Erin

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon

[Erika1962]

Sharon, I am not eating carbs! Well yesterday night I did, (hormonal week coming up once again, I just can't win)... after I had loads and loads of fatty stuff throughout the day, and should NOT have been hungry at all... in the evening I was ravenous and ate a whole box of ritz crackers and chocolates and probably came in at 4000 calories or more I wan't to try go go back to eating the way I did when I lost all my weight, I did completeley fat free, just lean meats, eggs, fage and salads, I did that for 9 months straight, lost 90 pounds on it and whats even more amazing is that I was never hungry and never once cheated!!! There has GOT to be a way for me to calm this body down again, I am so sick of it!!!

[Sharss]

Originally Posted by Erika1962

Sharon, I am not eating carbs! Well yesterday night I did, (hormonal week coming up once again, I just can't win)... after I had loads and loads of fatty stuff throughout the day, and should NOT have been hungry at all... in the evening I was ravenous and ate a whole box of ritz crackers and chocolates and probably came in at 4000 calories or more I wan't to try go go back to eating the way I did when I lost all my weight, I did completeley fat free, just lean meats, eggs, fage and salads, I did that for 9 months straight, lost 90 pounds on it and whats even more amazing is that I was never hungry and never once cheated!!! There has GOT to be a way for me to calm this body down again, I am so sick of it!!!

Well ya! Do what you did when you lost so much weight! Why did you even change? I can see taking a break, but why didn't you go back to that WOE? It looks more interesting than the Dukan style which is soooo restrictive. But good luck if that's what you choose.

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon

[Wukong]

My February goal is to get below 193
February 1st 202
Ended week one at 198.5
Ended week two at 197.2
Ended week three at 196.2
Ended week four at 194.4


Week Four
Sunday 2-24 194.2
Monday 2-25
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28
Friday 3-1
Saturday 3-2

Erika, I'm a newbie at this weight loss since I've only been doing this since Jan. 12th so can't say much about it other than what I'm doing. When I started my thought was that since I already have lots of body fat I'll cut out primarily saturated fats & cholesterol as I have high cholesterol, and, combine that a bit more than the little to no exercise I typically did. The exercise part came along more when I needed to drop a hundred or so calories so I could have a snack but then also realized I needed to do that to my muscle % up as the body will take muscle first over fat.

I keep pretty busy at work so my preference is to eat low calories for breakfast and lunch and save the bulk for dinner / evening where I seem to want to eat more. Every morning I have the same smoothie which has 283 calories in it. Lunch varies from 380 to 440 calories and during my 6 day work week I eat a t.v. dinner that has from 280 to 330 calories for one that has 10.5 to 12oz of food in it, with an 8 oz blueberry light yogart, and 1 small red apple (sometime 2 if I'm hungry). I only drink water (or 0 calorie tea) all day long. Dinners vary considerably as I have enough calories left to have some flexability and I usually get another 150 to 200 calories from running / walking. Most evenings I'll mix 40 calorie unsweetened vanilla almond milk with 1% milk for a decent sized but lower calorie milk type drink.

I don't really pay too much attention to carbs, primarily pay attention to what food items I get the most food for least calories. For instance I was getting 90 calorie flat bread but found that the quantity for the calories was lower than getting slightly higher calorie wheat bread that was quite a bit thicker. Yogurt, same thing, looked at them all and found the one where I get the least calories per 8oz. Because things with a lot of sugar have high calories they just don't make it into my food choices so those carbs are out of my diet anyways. Also, found a yogurt salad dressing that was about half the calories of other dressings. One of my favorite sandwiches is two slices of deli smoked ham (30 cal per slice) with a 1/8" slice of medium cheddar cheese (110 cal), whole wheat bread (120 cal), tomota slices (25 cal) and 1/4 alvacado (125 cal - I started using alvacados more for their potassium as I get a lot of cramping and noticed I wasn't getting enough of this on a daily basis) for a total of 410 calories.

It was the scale I mentioned that really gets me motivated due to all the things it monitors so that almost everyday if I get some positive reinforcement, i.e., dropped an age (started at 69 and now at 62), visceral fat drop (was at 14, now at 11), body fat% dropping while muscle % stays same is really helpful to know. Even if you eat a few too many calories the scale shows that and gives you confidence that it is working so can continue in despite the slight bleeps up.

From what I read it does take awhile for a body to adjust from a high fat diet to a carb diet or vice versa so it'll likely be a bit hard initially switching for you. I can't say whether you'll be hungrier or not because I've not tried the adkins type diet, but the more creative you can get to get the most quantities of similar food stuffs for the least calories well help curb the hunger, and, cutting out things that are high calorie for very little quantities well help. I started another message where I list the percentage of protein, carbs, and fat every day for the first 5 weeks or so since I've started and I think its been on average 53% carbs, 25% fat, and 22% protein.

Long message but thought it might be helpful as you're looking at a significant diet change. Good luck with your new plan!

[Erika1962]

Happy Monday everyone!

Well I did go ahead yesterday and tried a Dukan Attack day, which is basically a meat and egg fast just without the fat. Amazingly enough I was not hungry all day, probably still full from all the crap I consumed on Saturday Will try another one today and see how it goes. I precooked my meals (chicken and turkey meatballs), and boiled a bunch of eggs so I have everything ready and don't stray from the food list. Hopefully I can stick it out for a few days and then move on to alternating meat and egg days with meat, egg and veggies...So far so good...


February goal is to get below 169.8, better yet below 168.8

February 1st = 169.8=====March 1st =


Week Five
Sunday 2-24..........171.6
Monday 2-25..........168.8
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28


Wukong...Thank you! You really put a lot of thought (and time) into your comment. I basically do what you do. save most of my calories for dinner, since that is the time when I tend to be the hungriest/ snackiest. I do have to watch my carb intake though, and an even bigger enemy for me is the sodium, it makes me retain sooooooo much water and is so hard to flush back out for me. The past six months I was not very disciplined about those things thats's why I want to go back to the way I ate when I actually lost weight, the only problem is that my body has been rebelling and throws me into binges, then I just eat and eat, it doesn't even matter what it is as long it's food, I end up with calorie amounts I didn't even consume when I weighed 260 pounds. After watching many, many educational programs about food/ weightloss I know that it is the body's survival mechanism, but it is VERY hard to deal with. That's why the statistics say that over 90 percent of people that lose weight gain it all back, that and some more. I been that statistic once and don't want to be it again!!!

Maryann...Sharon...Joanne...Erin...Tammy

[Joannew]

Good Morning Ladies!

February goal: Under 140!!!

Week Five
Sunday 2-24..........140.8
Monday 2-25..........140.8
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28

Erika, Sharon, Hope, Wukong, Tammy, Maryann and Erin!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[cagmom]

Goal for FEBRUARY is LOSE 5 LBS THIS MONTH

BEGIN 155=======================END


Week One==LOST 3 LBS THIS WEEK[155/152]

Week Two==MAINTAINED THIS WEEK[152/152]

Week Three==LOST 1 LB THIS WEEK[152/151]

Week Four== LOST 1 LB THIS WEEK[151/150]


Week Five
Sunday 2-24==152[water fluctuation]
Monday 2-25==154[PIZZA]
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28

[[[[[[CONFESSION]]]]]]YIKES I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO ME OVER THE WEEKEND EATING OUT IN EITHER RESTAURANTS OF FAST FOOD PLACES BRINGS ME TO BAD WEIGHT GAINS,MUST CONCENTRATE TO WATCH WHERE I EAT OUT.

CONGRATS JOANIE FOR REACHING YOUR GOAL FOR THE WEEK

THANKS SHARON,BUT I'M UP AGAIN,HAVE TO DO BETTER THIS WEEK.

HAVE A GREAT DAY

Have a great day

[Sharss]

Happy Monday Morning

Looks like I'm going to have to be happy with a 1 pound loss a week instead of how well I did in '98. But I am older now. Looking forward to my chiropractor appt. today.

Feb 24 – Mar 2

Sunday 2-24…………….129.5
Monday 2-25...........129.5
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28
Friday 3-1
Saturday 3-2

Erika and Joannew

Erika...I had my biggest drop after doing the ME Fast even though I ended up cheating in a late night snack. We had opposite results on hunger though. I was starved. Did you make homemade meatballs? I think if I ate meatballs all day that would have worked.

Joannew... <- For your work challenge weigh-in today.

Maryann...Truthfully I'd rather have a fluctuation due to pizza rather than water weight. I know, that's bad for me to say, but by golly sure sounds good.

Erin...Good Luck on your WW weigh-in tomorrow!

Wukong

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon

[Wukong]

My February goal is to get below 193
February 1st 202
Ended week one at 198.5
Ended week two at 197.2
Ended week three at 196.2
Ended week four at 194.4


Week Five
Sunday 2-24 194.2
Monday 2-25 195.2
Tuesday 2-26
Wednesday 2-27
Thursday 2-28
Friday 3-1
Saturday 3-2

Son made some cookies and I didn't restrain myself enough

3 more days to go.. Make em count ladies!

[Erika1962]

Joanne...Holding thight! Downward bounce is on the way

Maryann...I know how hard those weekends are, and I don't even eat out, or at least I try not to, just being home all day gets me to eat everything in sight! And no worries, the scale will go down again, it always does!

Sharon...Great job in holding! You too will bounce down very soon! My fat free meat and egg fast yesterday went FABULOUS! Yes I made a batch of homemade turkey meatballs, put them in containers in the fridge, ready to munch on! I had 3/4 !!! of a pound for lunch and it had me full til evening, although I ate a couple of hardboiled egg whites at around 4 pm, just because I wanted to
Here is what I ate yesterday;

B-1 fat free greek yogurt with a little sweetener, oat bran and cinnamon, 1 egg
L-3/4 pound of turkey meatballs
D-1/2 pound of chicken breast
S-3 egg whites
S-1 egg, sugarfree hardcandy, coffee, diet cola, chamomille tea

All in all about 1200 calories!!! This is HUGE for me!!

And NO cheating, gosh I hope I can stick to this!

Wukong...You KNOW I am jealous of those cookies! I would have probably eaten the whole batch!!! Right after Maryann's Pizza Dangit, I love food too much...

[Sharss]

Erika...Gosh, that looks like a fabulous menu. I bet you'll be able to stay on it with all the variety. And those are the lowest calories you've done, isn't it? You probably will be flying down, girl!

How do you make your turkey meatballs? Sounds so good.

____________________________
Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles.
___________________________

KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Sharon