The PAPrincess' Diary

Day # 219

Thanks for the encouragement Trucker. I definitely need it. I think I'm back on the right track this week, finally! I love the weather. I love that it's still light out when I leave work! I am seriously (ok, really promising you here) to get back to walking on Monday. I have a mid-term this week I'm prepping for and it's eating up all my free daylight time. Monday..no more excuses, promise! Thanks for checking in! Keeping you and your family in my prayers!!

Happy Middle-of-the-Week! I've had such a busy day here at work. Meeting after meeting. Tomorrow is worse. I have an off-campus meeting in the a.m., then two back-to-back, when I get back! Then, I have a mid-term in the evening. It's going to be a stressful day tomorrow. They are feeding us at the morning meeting. So, I'll probably just have a bagel and then a light lunch and then my smoothie for dinner. I hate to pass up a free meal on my tight budget ;-)

I did well last night. Just had a bowl of soup (about 200 calories) and two sugar-free popsicles (50 calories.) I need to get some of those snack-sized popcorns or something to get me through the evenings when I get hungry. I bet they'd be more filling than a popsicle. Today I'm doing well again. Had a peachy-strawberry-pineapple smoothie for breakfast. For lunch I had a lean crapzene penne pasta and sugar free pudding. Oh, and about 5 mini-pretzels. We have a huge bin of them here. I try to only allow myself to visit that bin once a day with my lunch. I'm at about 580 calories for the day so far.

As long as I stick to the diet, I do really really well. It's when I stray and fall off the wagon (weekends especially) that the food floodgates open. It's SOOOO hard to get back on track for me. I don't know why. It's like I subconsciously think I can just still keep eating bad and as long as I know it's bad the calories don't count? I just hope I can stay ON the wagon. So far this week, so good. I do have a number for a hypnotherapist. I'm thinking of seriously giving him a call. That or applying for the Biggest Loser show!! ;-)

Hope you all have a good day. I have studying to do tonight, so I shouldn't have time to be tempted. Let's hope!

N.

Oh and P.S. I am not facing the scale until next Friday (March 23rd). That scale hates me and I've decided every 2 weeks for torture is enough.
 
lol, 2 weeks! thats gotta be hard :O

Its funny how your brain makes excuses for stuff. I have that a bit too, but now i trained my brain to give itself the smackdown :)

My one tends to be 'a cup of meat is xxx calories .. hmm that looks like a cup, no wait, im sure i could squash that much into a cup ...' of course when they measure a cup they do not pound it in to fit :)

Anyway, stick with it. Getting back on the wagon is the hard part
 
Day # 220

Day "220-221, whatever it takes!!!" Oh, how I love the movie that quote comes from. Does anyone know it? Anyone.........anyone??? Yes? No? If no, shame on you. It's from "Mr. Mom" with Michael Keaton. One of the best movies ever. Mr. Mom plumped on a few pounds in that movie and all he had to do was run the vacuum cleaner in a musical montage, shave his beard...and **POOF** by movie magic he was thin again. Oh, how I wish I lived in a movie sometimes!!

Yesterday I did good. I wrote Bon last night to tell her that I was fighting my inner food demon to go get BBQ potato chips while I studied. I didn't, mostly because it was late and I was too lazy to go out. I did still want them though. I wish I could figure out a remedy to cravings. Or, a way to block any food thoughts from even coming into my head!

Today I'm doing ok. I had an off-campus meeting in which breakfast was provided. I took a blueberry bagel and just a smidge of cream cheese. It has left me feeling really icky. I won't be doing that again. When I'm on a strict diet, any fat seems to turn my stomach. Tis a shame, too, since I do love cream cheese. I'm eating my lunch now. Not because I'm hungry, but because I have back-to-back-to-back meetings all this afternoon and this is the only shot I'll get. I have class tonight, too, and for reasons due to parking, I won't be able to go home tonight before class as I normally would. That's probably for the best anyway, since then I'll get another hour + of studying in before the midterm tonight. It's been such a stressful week. I just want this test over with already! Who knows how much that bagel and cream cheese cost me calorie-wise. But, I did resist the super-high-pulpy-goodness Orange Juice. I could drink a gallon of Simply Orange's juice. It is SOOO yummy. But, I resisted. I know it's so jam-packed with high, although tasty, calories. For lunch I had a Roasted Turkey Breast lean crapzene and sugar-free pudding...oh, and my handful of pretzels. The meal was only 260 calories. The pudding about 60. I don't know if I'll get to eat until after class, so it will have to hold me until then. And, when I get home it will be around 9 or 10 and that's too late to eat. So this is probably it for the day. I'll just be so relieved when this test is over. Maybe life can return to normal then...but then again, what is normal? ;-) I made Trucker a promise I'd start walking again seriously on Monday. So, that's the next step...back to exercising.

Hope you have a good day. I have to get going...study a bit, hit the ladies room, then head off to meeting # 2!

N.
 
Day # 221

TGIF!!! I'm so thankful it's finally Friday! The mid-term last night was really tough. I hope I did ok. She had a lot of rough questions on that sucker. I am relieved that it's done though and I can move on to more exciting things than studying!

I did well today. Smoothie, lean crapzene...etc etc... Not sure what I'll have for dinner. I'm heading home to Mom's for the weekend after work. I'm hoping she doesn't have anything bad there. (Although her house is a HUGE source of temptation!) Tomorrow is Lindsey's birthday party (niece). I'm going to avoid the pizza and the cake...completely! I'm not even going to allow myself to be tempted!

I have a few things to finish up before I leave work. It's been one heck of a busy day. So, I need to cut this short. Have a great weekend!

N.
 
Days # 222-231

Sorry to have been out of touch. I've been so busy with work and classes. And, I'm trying to tie everything up before I head off to vacation this Friday for a week. So, odds are I won't be around much for the next 10 days or so. Hope everyone's doing well. I'm struggling to keep on track...hoping for the best though!

Take care!
Nicole
 
You'll be fine when you get your nice weather groove and get all your school, vacation and stuff out of the way. Just don't EVER give up completely.

Enjoy your vacation - and make Aunt Edna sit in the back ;)
 
Hi All! I'm leaving tomorrow for Florida and won't be returning until April 10th. It's highly doubtful I'll be checking in while I'm gone as I really won't have computer access. I'm going to try to eat well, but not be so strict I can't enjoy meals out with my family. We are hoping to stop by in Savannah on th way back to eat at Paula Deen's restaurant. I will do my best to behave!! Happy Easter to everyone and I'll post when I'm back!!
 
Day # 261

It has been so long since I posted last. Truth be told, I didn't do so great during vacation. And, well, then Easter...and after...and here it is a month later and I'm finally getting back on serious diet track. This week has been going very well. I tried someone's suggestion of chocolate mix with milk and a dab of peanut butter. Now, I'm not a huge chocolate fan, but WOW, it made a great shake. I may add a few slices of banana next time I hit the grocery store. I definitely suggest that flavor combo...great suggestion!

Summer is very fast approaching and I am not thrilled with that. I had really hoped to be in better shape by summer. The pics my sisters shared with me from our Disney trip were most unflattering and sad. I had hoped I looked better than that...but it just simply means I have to work harder. I had every intention of stepping up exercise post-vacation, but I've hit a bit of a snafu that has prohibited lower body workouts. I fell a week ago. I really did quite a number on my right foot. It's still very bruised a week later. So, I haven't been able to walk normally...so no walking for me :-( I'm hoping for marginal improvement by the weekend so I can start walking again very soon.

I've also been very busy with winding down the semester. I had a big paper due last week and I have a final tomorrow night and then the entire summer OFF. WOOHOO. No excuses now! I will definitely have plenty of time for working out! And, a friend of mine is giving me an excellent price on a used treadmill (just $50) so no more excuses when we have crappy weather. I plan on putting it right in front of the TV, so I can watch my mindless fun shows and be productive at the same time.

I have my yearly girly doc appointment on Monday. I am not looking forward to stepping on that scale. I swear it's always 5 pounds higher than my one at home. I may be in tears come Monday.......I'm praying for the best!!

Hope you're all doing well.

Take care!
Nicole
 
Day # 280

Alright, I bit the bullet and got on the dreaded scale today this morning. I nearly called off sick so I could stay home and cry all day, but thought better of it. Ugh, I'm so disgusted!

To turn a very big fat negative into a positive, I have started the new diet plan. I had my egg beaters for breakfast and brought in piece of fruit for a snack and a good lunch of a salad full of veggies and a cup of canteloupe. The daytime isn't the bad part, it's easy to get through work without cheating as I normally am pretty busy. It's the evening when I go home and food starts teasing me from the cupboard and fridge...calling out my name. Oh and by the way, eating healthy is EXPENSIVE!

Anyway, wish me luck. If I stick to the diet, I could possibly lose up to 12 pounds in 3 weeks. It's the Extreme Smash Fat diet by Dr. Ian Smith. He's the one that's on that Celebrity Fit Club on Vh-1. I liked him so much on the show, I broke down and bought his book. It's pretty common-sense, like all diets. I just need some sense knocked into me, I guess, to get back on track. They all had momentous first weigh-ins, so I'm very hopeful. But, I won't be stepping on the scale until next Monday. Daily weigh-ins make me crazy.

Oh, of course you are supposed to do all this exercise. He actually has it plotted out in the book for morning and evening excercise. Well, Mr. Morning and I don't see eye-to-eye. I set the alarm for 5:50 to walk from 6-7 and well, yeah, Mr. Snooze Button and I are very close friends...I kept giving him love taps until 7 a.m. I got to figure out a way to get up and start walking in the mornings. I used to be so good at it!

Happy Monday!
 
Day # 281

I'm finishing up my breakfast of carb/sugar free vanilla yogurt. All I have to say is "ICK!" It is NOT tasty at all, but I have four more at home, so I will suck it up and eat them. I tried dipping in pieces of my pear to kill the taste, but that didn't help. So, I saved the pear until the end so I could get rid of the aftertaste left in my mouth.

I am convinced exercise makes me ill. I walked 2 miles with a friend last night. It took us about an hour. That is shameful! I used to do 5 miles in an hour. It's so pathetic that we're so slow. Of course, we were yapping a lot. But, still, I'm sore today. But, worse, I woke with THE worst sinus headache from all that darn fresh air. I decided to head back to sleep to try and get rid of it, but it didn't work. I still have it. Ugh. Darn fresh air!

Yesterday I did well. I stuck to the diet plan and had 1/2 cup egg beaters for breakfast, a pear for a snack, a salad for lunch with 1/2 cup cantaloupe. For dinner I had a big bowl of broccoli. Maybe that's why I have such a headache...very little protein yesterday. Anyway, today my breakfast was that nasty yogurt and a pear. For lunch I have another salad and cantaloupe. For dinner I'm going out with a friend. This will be tough as I'm just supposed to have brown rice and veggies. I suggested Chinese, a perfect match, don't you think? But, she doesn't want Chinese. I think I can have chicken today. So, I'll just be safe and go with a large grilled chicken salad with no extras. Eating out is so hard. There are so many yummy alternatives to just a plain salad. I hope I can behave. And, if I get home early enough I'm going to head out for my walk tonight. So...so far so good. I hate the first days of sticking to a diet. It's true what they say, if you can get past the four-day mark, you will do well. I have two more days after today....ugh.

Hope you have a good day!
 
Day # 282

So, I went to dinner last night. I got the grilled chicken salad at Kings. I asked them to not put on the mozzarella cheese (YUM) or the potato wedges. So, basically all I had was a small plate of lettuce with some grilled chicken on top and one hard-boiled egg. I wasn't supposed to eat the egg, but I did, I ate just the white part. Oh, and fat-free french and I didn't use all that was given to me. I also ordered the breakfast-sized fruit plate. It had a ton of pineapple on it which I am not supposed to eat this week. :-( I love pineapple. So, basically I had a few bites of cantaloupe, honeydew (EW) and about 10 grapes. The pineapple looked so good, too! After dinner I went home and walked about 2 miles with Teddy. I actually think I clocked it on my car once as being a hair over 2 miles.

This morning I got up and forced myself to walk that same 2 miles again....IN THE RAIN, thank you very much!! Suffice it to say, I did not take a dog along. I was pretty wet when I came back. Then for breakfast I had one packet of apple oatmeal. It was kind of hard to eat it (hot) after being so sweaty and warm from walking, but I forced it down. For lunch I'm supposed to have just a smoothie - fruit or protein - that's hard to do at work, but I brought some ice to keep in the freezer and some milk, so I can make it work somehow. I also brought a pear. And, then for dinner I get to have -- ooh, hold back -- a cup of brown rice and some veggies. Now don't be jealous!!! If the weather clears up I'll go for another walk with my friend, Peggy, after work is over with either Teddy or Sadie.

I better get busy with work. I have tons to do, I see :-( UGH.

Happy Hump Day.
 
Hi Princess, long time...

You've been at this quite awhile now and I'm just wondering how you feel about your accomplishments ?? Yeah I think we all think we could do better but be it as it may, are you happy (even marginally) with your efforts ??

I see your diligence and yet you seem not all inspired by what you do. I'd be thrilled to so you emotionally charged up by the positives. You've earned that right yanno.

I don't understand the concept of eating things you don't like that make you go eww and yuck. This can't be a good thing but then any 'diet' never is. I hope you explore finding more freedom in eating what you enjoy in portion control than eating off some list.

You mentioned you 'couldn't eat' pineapples and yet you enjoy them !! What a healthy food !! and it's properties are very essential to weight loss :) I don't know how any guilt could be found eating what you like in the fruit world (other than diabetic/high sugar problems) ??

I hope you find happiness in all that you do ;)
 
Day # 283

Hi Trucker, thanks for checking in... I'm trying to stick to this one diet plan for one solid week...just to see how successful I can be at kick-starting myself back on my game. I've been in such a slump for the past few months. A lot of it has to do with job-related, school-related, family-related stress. Yup, an excuse, but it's true. I'm trying hard to get back on the right track and have been walking every day and that motivates me. The harder it is to get up a hill...the harder I know it will be later in life if I don't keep at it. Anyway, I've giving this diet plan ONE week to work. And, during the second week I can add back in my beloved pineapple ;-)

Today's Post....

Last night I walked an additional 2 miles with my friend, Peggy. So, that's good. What's not good is what I had to eat last night...brown rice (BLECH) and broccoli. It had NO taste. I got to the point where I couldn't eat anymore, so I added some salsa - which is an allowed condiment. I know it sounds really gross, but it at least gave it some flavor. I couldn't stand it.

So, today I had a cappuccino slim fast. I had forgotten I left my milk here at work, so I couldn't make my usual yummy smoothie and the only other option for breakfast would've been nasty yogurt. So, I opted for the 180 calories slim fast I found in the fridge...probably from a million years ago! But, being canned it was still alright for consumption. The diet plan says I could have a soy protein shake or fruit smoothie not more than 200 calories, so I figure the 180-calorie can of slim fast was a good substitution.

For lunch I brought in a salad full of cucumbers and green peppers. And, that dreaded yogurt (only two left to eat after today!) and a pear. For dinner I get to have (drum roll) and exciting and tasty veggie burger...well, we'll see. I've never had a veggie burger before, but I bought a small box to give it a try, how bad could it be? And, get this, I'm allowed to use a dab of ketchup. That sounds really gross to me though for some reason, so I may just eat with either salsa or mustard. Oh, and I get to have more nasty plain brown rice. If I could just put some bad Chinese sauce on top of it...like sweet 'n sour...yum! But, that is loaded full of sugar, so it's a no go. Maybe I can use some soy sauce? I'll have to check on that.

Mom canceled going to the Pirate game with me tonight because she said it would be too cold. It's ok...they were box seats...which is always so food tempting. They bring around this dessert cart with mile-high carrot cake. I'm not kidding, it has like 9 layers. YUM!!! So, I'm glad I won't be tempted for that tonight after all. My friend and I are going to walk again as long as serious rain holds off. I tried to get up this morning to walk as well, but I couldn't. The dogs had me up from 2:30-4 playing. I couldn't fall back to sleep. So, suffice it to say me getting up an hour earlier than I must...didn't happen!

Hope you all have a great day.
 
Day # 284

Last night I walked probably 3-4 miles with my friend Peggy. We just kept walking and walking and when we got back I asked how far. But, she had forgotten her pedometer! I know we went a lot further than we usually do, so I'm guesstimating about 3.5 miles. Then, I promptly went home and made a veggie burger. I've never had one before and I was so pleasantly surprised at how not bad it was. () I was allowed one teaspoon of ketchup, but opted for mustard instead. It tasted YUMMY! I also had some brown rice and smothered it with low-sodium soy sauce, which killed the taste a bit. I made some broccoli and then as it was cooking checked the book and saw I wasn't supposed to have it. But, there's only like 25 calories in broccoli and I never have snacks, so I got down with the broccoli. I love it!

I got to catch up on serious sleep. The dogs kept quiet all night and let me get up at a respectable 6:10 a.m. to go out. Hooray, I love sleep!

For breakfast today I had a 1/2 cup egg beaters and some salsa on top. I just had a snack of a pear. And, for lunch we're ordering Chinese. I'm going to get the steamed veggies with no sauce and brown rice. I'll just douse that nasty rice with soy sauce! Then for dinner I can have veggies, fruit, and chicken or maybe another veggie burger? It was so good and only 110 calories. Then, I'm off tonight to Mom's and I'll walk when I get there with one of the dogs....hopefully I can take one if the rain holds off. It's been so miserable the last two days they couldn't come along.

Tomorrow is Teddy and my last basic obedience class. So, after, I will go back and help Mom in the yard, go for a walk or do some other outside activity, and then head out in the evening to dinner and a movie. Our girls weekend has been canceled and I'm quite fine with that since now I won't have to worry about food pressures. I can make a smart choice on my dinner out tomorrow night and won't be tempted by snacks and treats we would've had at an overnight shindig. Most importantly, tomorrow is supposed to be so sunny. YAY!!

Hope you have a good Friday. It's nearing the halfway over point!
 
Days # 285-287

So, I got on the scale today. One week after of really sticking to the "Extreme Fat Smash" diet plan by Dr. Ian Smith, while incorporating the smoothies where I can. I mean I really really stuck to it down to the icky vanilla carb-free (taste-free) yogurt. So, here are the results. Drum roll, maestro! ................... Well, according to the floor in the kitchen I lost a total of 10 pounds since last Monday. And, according to the bathroom floor I lost a total of 8 pounds since last Monday, but with a lower total weight. So, I'm going with the less lost - 8 pounds, with the lower weight. And, if you read my posts from last week you'll see I really did eat food. But, I also totally upped my exercise efforts. I am attributing that combination to the 8-pound loss. Woohoo! About the only thing that I can definitely feel the difference in is my bras. They feel not as snug and uncomfortable and I'm not tugging as much at them!

This past weekend I did very well. Friday night I got home to Mom's after doing my dishes and eating my veggie burger for dinner. When I got there I promptly went for a nice long walk with Teddy. Let's see if I can remember what I ate over the weekend....

SATURDAY
Breakfast - Apple Oatmeal (Instant) (130 calories)
Snack - Apple (70 calories)
Lunch - the rest of my steamed veggies and brown rice from Friday's Chinese takeout (Couldn't be that much...maybe 175 calories?)
Dinner - Dinner out at Eat 'n Park - Scrod Floridian, with side salad - I took off the croutons :-( - and fat-free french dressing, & small fruit cup; and for dessert a cup of their vanilla fat-free carb-free sugar-free ice cream. I have to report it is perhaps the best vanilla stuff-free ice cream I've ever had. I highly recommend it. According to their nutritional guide, at best guesstimation, it was about a 400-ish calorie meal. They don't have the sugar-free ice cream listed, so I'm guessing at 100 calories for that.
Total Saturday Calories: Around 800 ish... kind of on the low side for me.

SUNDAY
Breakfast - Apple Oatmeal (Instant) (130 calories)
Then, I had someone make me dinner. It was a black bean casserole type thing with pieces of churizo (Mexican sausage), stewed in some sort of hamhock (GROSS). I ate a small ladle full to be polite. And, there was a roasted tomato side dish - kind of like just a salsa more or less. I'm not a big stewed tomato fan, so I only had a few bites. And, for dessert 2 strawberries. It was a really bizarre meal and I can't imagine it could be that many calories. The churizo though could be? It is a sausage after all. It was very spicy, good, but spicy! Then, I stopped at the grocery store and found this wonderfully delightful package: Breyers makes a box of 6 100-calories serving ice creams. I'm supposed to eat two snacks a day totally 100, so why not ice cream? And, OH MY GOODNESS was it tasty! It more than makes up for the crappy yogurt I have left to eat sometime this week. I definitely recommend this. It comes in fudge swirl and cookies 'n cream. My grocery only had the fudge swirl. It was very very good. It was $3.70-ish for the box. I'm sure I could get an entire half gallon of ice cream for that much money, but I have an issue with portions. This comes in individualized cups, so it's perfect...I don't have to think or measure. My friend, Peggy, likes the Weight Watchers cups, but they are a little bigger and she said they have more than 100 calories. So, I'm going to stick with the Breyers. They are soooo creamy and yummy!
Total Sunday Calories: I have NO clue. I didn't eat lunch on purpose because I wasn't sure what was being served at dinner. I'm guessing my caloric intake at dinner was very very light. I'm sure I fell well below 800-900 calories for the day. My stomach was grumbling this morning when I woke up - not a good thing. I need to get my calories back up to at least 1000 for the day.

TODAY - MONDAY
Well, I gave it a week. The diet really works, but I didn't feel I had enough variety or even enough calories. So, I'm going to use it as a base and build upon it and substitute when I feel like it without going overboard and still keep drinking the smoothies when I can. Today I was supposed to have an egg-white omelette, but instead I made a chocolate/peanut butter smoothie (around 225 calories) to take on the go in the car. For a snack I brought a pear. And, for lunch I have a salad with light Cesar dressing and some shredded parmesan. I also brought in fresh raspberries and grapes. For dinner I have chicken breast and I'm going to put some marinara on it (I heard this was very tasty), broccoli, and an ice cream. (I can't wait for the ice cream!!!) That should keep me in the 1000-calorie range for the day for sure, maybe a bit higher. And, I am going to walk tonight. I've kind of given up on the waking up early to walk approach. It just wasn't worth the lack of sleep hitting the snooze bar for an hour and not really sleeping anyway. When the weather gets too unbearable to walk this summer at night, I'll start going in the mornings again.

I should do very good this week again. I only have one dinner out planned, tomorrow night, and I'm sure I can make smart choices. Now, the problem is the upcoming week. It's a big holiday weekend and I'm heading straight into a work trip to Orlando on Tuesday, May 29th - June 2nd. Let's hope I can make smart choices down there. I hope so! It's hard when many of the meals are included in the conference price and are prepared for you with no choices.

I'm definitely starting off the week on a positive note....hope you all are, too! Happy Monday!
 
Day # 288

So last night I walked with my friend, probably about 3 miles. Then, I came home and made myself a piece of grilled chicken, which I topped with a few spoonfuls of marinara sauce, brown rice, broccoli, and for dessert my yummy new buddy, Breyer's light ice cream. (YUM! Heaven in a cup!)

Today I am doing ok so far... for breakfast just apple oatmeal. It's supposed to be 150, but it exploded in the microwave a bit, so I didn't get to eat all of it...oops! So, we'll say that's about 130 calories. I just had some grapes as a snack a while ago, at about 70 calories. For lunch I brought in a veggie burger to make (110), brown rice (about 80), and a pear (which is about 90-100 calories). So, by the day's end, I'll have had roughly 480 calories. That's a bit higher than I normally am because I have salad for lunch. But, I'm going out tonight, so I wanted to leave my dressing option for then. I checked the restaurant's web site and I can get a salad, fruit cup, chicken or fish, and a scoop of low-fat vanilla for about 400 calories. I should come in just around 900-ish calories for the day....with wiggle room. I'm hoping that I get home with plenty of daylight left to go for a long walk with Teddy. He really enjoyed that last night and it so tuckered him out for bedtime.

Have a good day!
 
Day # 289

Last night I got the Rosemary chicken at Eat'n'Park - the eat smart size of 5oz. It was SO yummy. It is my new favorite dish! I highly recommend it. When I got home I forced myself to go for a 2-mile walk, even though it was already 8 p.m. I felt good that I went...but tired when I got back. It was pretty warm last night, even that late.

So today was the annual gyne checkup. I had to be out the door by 7:00. I'm normally just rolling out of bed around 7:04, so you know that was rough getting up that early! Especially for me. But, I did it. I went and got through the dreaded weigh in thinking it would be MUCH higher than my scale at home, as it normally is, making me very cranky. But, I was happily surprised that it was right around my scale's numbers, so that's good....well, not that the number is great or anything, but at least it's similar to the home scale (which has a mind of it's own!)

On the way to my appointment I drank my morning smoothie. I had a chocolate/peanut butter one. YUMMY! I so love those! I had my snack of a pear when I got into work and some diet pepsi. For lunch I brought some salad - I have parm cheese here and lite Cesar dressing. And, I'll have some grapes. Dinner I'm not sure about. I think it's another brown rice night with veggies. I need to eat some protein, too. I think I'll add in chicken since I really won't have had much protein...a no-no for me. I'll come in around 900-1000 calories. I know that's low, but it's working and I don't feel starved, so I'm going with what works for me right now. Plus, I'm on that business trip next week... it's so hard to maintain good calorie counts when you're eating out constantly.

So, all in all, other than the awful icky appt. this morning...the day is shaping up to be pretty good. I'll go for a walk tonight with my friend and eat a good dinner. I'll weigh in this Friday to see if there's much of a difference. I prefer the Friday weigh ins. This past Monday was just a check to see if things were working ok, so I don't expect a large number for just 4 days of dieting (Monday - Friday morning).

Hope you have sun where you are, too!
 
Hi N.

I got into such a major googling yesterday about the Breyer's that I forgot to post. You know how googling can lead to other things don' ya ??

Anyhow, I'm still reading your diary a lot and just absorbing your ups and downs - hey we all have 'em and you seem to get through them with above-averageness so really all I can offer is letting you know you have a reader here and I'm proud you've stuck it out this long.

You ready to share a Primati's with me yet ?? :rotflmao:

Have a great day N. :)
 
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