A brand new start

getting out and walking is great! It's so fun when you can go out with the family. I love it when we all to the park and walk around the pond. Great way to sneak in the exercise without thinking about it!
 
Thanks, Funnkymonk!
You betcha, Meshellibell! I love exercise when it as fun as a trip to feed the ducks! Today I will have to settle for my 2 mile walk dvd!
Totallyscrappy
 
Thanks, Rosered! I'm feeling pretty pumped.

Today's food

yogurt
strawberries
1/4 cup of healthy smart cereal (I think I will go back to my cranberry crunch. I like the fruit,flavor and calorie count better.)
water

2 chocolate truffles :eek:
water

nachos made with 25 bite size tortilla chips
1/3 cup shredded cheddar
lettuce and tomato
3 T of bean and corn salsa
diet cherry pepsi

2 chocolate truffles :eek:
water

ceaser salad
spaghetti with meat sauce
white zinfindal

sugar free chocolate pudding
water

2 carrots, a strawberry and two slices of deli ham... making tomorrow's lunch.

Exercise

2 mile walk

hitting the showers...
Totallyscrappy
 
Nice one scrappy (184)...way to go!!!!!!!

I know it ..you put a lil of that spagetti sauce on your salad ...didnt ya!??? :p
 
Thanks, Jennifer. And, no, I did not put any sauce on my salad! LOL

I had a busy day yesterday. Teaching, walking, late dinner, phone calls, etc!

Yesterday's food

Special K breakfast bar
water

McDonald's hash brown (ought to be typing that in tiny print it is sooo bad, but it did taste yummy! "Grease quotient" must have been low! I ate this when I visited Sam in the nursery yesterday.)

salad with lettuce, tomato, broccolli, cukes, ham, marble cheese, three cheese dressing
package of wheat thins
strawberries
diet cherry pepsi

M&M's ( :eek: )
water

salad with lettuce, peas, chicken, french dressing
diet pepsi
a few french fries snitched from kids' plates

Phew, there were a few naughty choices today and I was feeling pretty bad for them, but the meals were ok. Need to put the brakes on naughty snacks!

Exercise
45 minute walk with a friend
 
Thanks, girls. You are right. An occasional snack or treat is not what defines our food intake. I've got to work on drinking more water.
A flushing we will go, a flushing we will go...
Totallyscrappy
 
I dropped Aaron off at school and put the other boys in the nursery so I could go to Bible class and mid-week Lenten service. Then I picked up the two younger boys and went to the grocery store to get brownie mix so I could make up some brownies for tonight's dinner. Bought subs and went back to hubby's office to surprise him with lunch. He was out making hospital calls so the boys and I came home and had a carpet picnic. Picked Aaron up from school. Came home and made a pot of chili and a pan of brownies for the Lenten supper at church. After Sam's nap we went back over to the church and helped with the dinner. (The meal was "Mixed-up Chili." This is where lots of people bring in a pot of chili and add it to the big pot. "Mixed-up chili" sounds a whole lot better than "Dump Chili." :) Truthfully, it was pretty good. I knew if nobody did anything "weird" to thier pot of chili, it would be fine.) The boys and I came home at about 7:30.Phew, too tired to walk a block, much less, a mile or two!

Today's food

Special K blueberry breakfast bar
water

1/2 philly steak and cheese sub (whole wheat bread, roast beef, provolone, onions, mushrooms, green peppers)
pickles
sun chips
diet coke

chili (cheddar cheese)
2 corn muffins
brownie
diet cherry pepsi
1/2 cup of Hawaiian punch

need more water!
Totallyscrappy
 
Thanks for checking in on me, Melshellibel and 2cute. It was a busy day. You will have to try mixed up chili. Unless, you have a reputation for a killer pot of chili, and then I'd rather have that.



Yesterday's food

vanilla yogurt
strawberries
cranberry crunch cereal

100 pack of Oreo thins
animal crackers
water

I had serious carb cravings and I tried to curb them with low calorie choices, but the craving was pretty intense. When I ate chili for lunch (high protein) the cravings for crackers and cookies went away.

chili and cheese
corn muffin
mini package of mini m&m's
diet cherry pepsi

chili and cheese
corn muffin
peaches
water

ww chocolate ice cream cone
water

Exercise
2 mile walk
 
I went to a teachers' workshop today. Came home and went out again to get a hair cut. (Layers cut into my long hair. Not bad.) Then we had eggs for dinner. Now, it looks like we are settling down for a movie night!

Food

cranberry apple breakfast bar
water

blueberry bagel and cream cheese
strawberries and cantaloupe
water

shredded pork (ate about a quarter of the bun)
coleslaw
baked beans
brownie bite
diet pepsi

2 egg omelet with ham and cheese
1 piece of bacon
grapes
3 pieces of toast with all fruit spread
half a glass of white zinfandel
water
 
Ooh, what do you teach? That reminds me, I need a haircut. It's fun to have breakfast for dinner. Well, I guess fun is the wrong word. Maybe I just need a life. :)
 
Have a fun movie night...........

Arent layers fun...I got a new "do" today as well.. fun blonde highlights...kinda feeling sassy!!!
 
Hey, Fuunky and Jennifer!

I teach 3 year old preschool. The kids are there from 8:15-1:30, and I work until 4. I work two days a week. Most of my teaching career has been in kindergarten, but I do have lots of preschool experience. Having said that, 3 year olds are a little different, a little "out of my box." It is a good group of kids, albeit wiggly with a few defiant ones. Overall, it has been a good balance of working mommy versus stay at home mommy.

I'm loving my long layers. For years I have teased that I had the same haircut as most of my students- hair straight with some bangs. At least I've left the "hair pretties" for the kiddos! I've had my hair highlighted, but for right now that is a financial luxury that I am doing without. A few more months and I may be able to "indulge."

Gotta fix breaky for the kids!
Totallyscrappy
 
Evening, Dieting Buddies!
I have a question of you fellow forum-ers that either started around the same time I did (end of the year) or for those of you that have been at this for at least 10 weeks.
So, here is the question? Is the "honeymoon" over?

During this week I have found it a bit harder to stick to my new and improved eating habits. Yes, I am making better choices (more veggies, more water, less unhealthy snacks) and I am still doing my exercises, but the truth is that the bad choices are making a small re-entry. For instance, this evening I ate a few handfuls of M&M's. I know that a mouthful of M&M's does not spell disaster, but 6 weeks ago I would not have eaten them. Is it that I am just bringing back a little more of a "real" standard (because I understand this is a new lifestyle that I am building) or is this the beginning of my demise?

I don't feel as though I have fallen off the wagon, but I do feel like I may be slowly slipping.

Please advise!
Totallyscrappy


Food
Fiberbrand honey oat clusters
milk
water

Ritz chips
1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich
water

2 egg omlette with slice of cheese
2 pieces of toast
grapes
diet cherry pepsi

a bit of popcorn shared with the kiddos
water

chicken fajita (chicken, peppers, onions, cheese, salsa on a tortilla)
small serving of corn
diet coke with lime
M&M's


Exercise2 mile dvd
 
Hmm, maybe you need to treat yourself to a dinner where you don't worry about the diet and indulge. Go out with your husband. Hopefully a little freedom would get rid of your dieting blues and would recharge your zest for a healthy lifestyle. I've been at it for about 8 weeks and I haven't been feeling the need to cheat-I think it's because I get those WW ice creams-they control my craving for chocolate and sweets without the guilt. Also, you might just be jonesing for those M&M's if it's around that time of the month, in which case, have some! Just control your portions. :)
 
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