Over 200 Club New Year New Body Part 5

bluenote

mstahl, NAW, YOU? RED WINE? :laugh:

I had a terrible day today. I found out at my morning meeting that I am losing my partner teacher because of budget cuts. I have NO idea how the admin will do this, because there are too many classes in my school for me to handle by myself - she has always taught classes at the same time as me so that we could get the classes in for the week. Pretty much this means I will be teaching double classes. How stupid and inefficient and inconsiderate, not to mention probably illegal. :mad:
THEN I discovered at 3:15pm that a student stole something off of my desk. I went berserk. I ran down the hall trying to find the boy, waving my hands like a crazy woman. :ohwell: I missed him and he went home. I'm mad at myself for not noticing it was gone until 3:15pm, when he took it at 11:00am. He took a small toy that I had promised another little boy I would keep for him because, as I so prophetically assured him, "Someone might take that from you, so let me hold on to it for you until the end of the day." Now I have to face the angry parent of the boy whose toy was stolen; a parent, mind you, who does not care too much for me (I reported her son last year bullying another student and her son was suspended so she hates me for it). Can't wait. Happy happy joy joy.

The GOOD news is that I have discovered tonight that VODKA HAS NO SODIUM.

check in:

calories: good
water: 64
exercise: 40 mins bike
proud: I didn't cry when my boss told me that my partner teacher was being canned.
sodium: stayed under!
scale: no peekie today!!! :noway:

llowry

Checking in
calories-over
water-40oz
excercise-bowling on the wii for an hour
sodium-over
scale-yes, I HAD to look this morning!

I just do not do good with my calories when I'm not at work. My husband wanted to eat breakfast at Denny's this morning so, that is what we done. One meal and 1100 calories later didn't eat again until 5:00 and by then I was really hungry. Summimg it all up I ate enough calories for today and tomorrow!:sad: :sad: I just have NO control:sad:

llowry

Sorry I have not been around. After I was sick, my daughter Ava (3 1/2) caught it. Poor thing is super sick. She had diarrhea for a week, and has now been throwing up for 4 days. We ended up in the ER last night, she was dehydrated and throwing up blood after waiting around 5 hours there they sent us home because we got her to pee once...so they said she wasn't that dehydrated. She is keeping down water now, but if we try and feed her anything (toast, applesauce etc) she throws it up right away. I just wish I could make her feel better. And since I am an emotional/stress eater, I wouldn't doubt I gained this week. I have been busy taking care of her, so I have been shoving convenience food in mouth when I have a chance, and haven't been drinking my water. I will get back on track when she is better, but things are just stressful!

Wishing both of you well! I remember those days!

tiger12gal

Calories: under
water: still needs work :frown:
exercise: zero... still waiting for the cold to go away
proud: that I did so well today I was able to have a bowl of icecream tonight after dinner!
scale: waiting for Friday morning! I hope I can make it one more day!


Jenn: Im sorry you lil one is sick! I cant beleive they sent you home just bc she peed once.. I hope she gets better soon!

mstahl: sorry your day has been bad... maybe that parent will get on to the kid for bringing it to school to begin with?

cris20056

check in for today 2/3/10:
calories-under, but only by 74!!!:drinker:
water-yup
excercise-not much but did elliptical for 18 mins and then went grocery shopping and chased my 1yr old around
sodium-over - only by like 100 I think...booo
scale-I already admitted to my 'problem' :grumble: :blushing:

good night ladies!!

Cris

ps- I feel like I didnt lose anything this week :explode: :grumble:

Momma2four

Sorry I have not been around. After I was sick, my daughter Ava (3 1/2) caught it. Poor thing is super sick. She had diarrhea for a week, and has now been throwing up for 4 days. We ended up in the ER last night, she was dehydrated and throwing up blood after waiting around 5 hours there they sent us home because we got her to pee once...so they said she wasn't that dehydrated. She is keeping down water now, but if we try and feed her anything (toast, applesauce etc) she throws it up right away. I just wish I could make her feel better. And since I am an emotional/stress eater, I wouldn't doubt I gained this week. I have been busy taking care of her, so I have been shoving convenience food in mouth when I have a chance, and haven't been drinking my water. I will get back on track when she is better, but things are just stressful!

Oh No!!! I am so sorry to hear that. Poor baby. I hate for a little one to be sick. By the way I LOOOOOVE that name Ava. sooo cute. I hope she gets better

HonestOmnivore

Jenn - sorry your little girl is so sick :frown:

Bluenote - so sorry about that little boy thief :grumble: and your loss of help that just stinks!

Chris - your losses will come! Eat all your calories, drink your water (like I'm one to talk) and try not to read the scale changes as much other than a reflection of your sodium intake

I was able to stay on track last night. I ended up not getting sushi, instead I ate the calories in hot from the oven bread with a little butter Yuuuuuum And I got to bed about 15 minutes late but I don't mind because I was waiting for a marshmallow to toast over the fire:laugh: One of my FAVORITE 30 calorie desserts! (damn - there went the 'no processed sugars and corn syrups!):huh:

I stopped taking a water pill (lasix) I've been on for a few years. I tend to get troll legs from water, but now that I'm losing weight it's been much better. I also have high blood pressure so I was interested in how much the lasix helped with that... I am guessing I'll gain weight this week but that's OK because I know I haven't eaten an extra pound's worth of calories:ohwell:

awestfall

Cris: I like the Smart Ones, Lean Cuisines and Healthy Choice frozen meals as well, but they're loaded with sodium so I've been avoiding them lately. Too bad because they are so easy and good! Just make sure you're getting your water to flush out the excess sodium and you should be fine.

I dont know why everyone keeps saying Lean Cuisine is loaded with sodium. the ones I've been eating have anywhere from 10-12% of your daily value of sodum. and I dont eat alot of salt at dinner, so why is that bad?

They normally have around 400-700mg of sodium. It's not as bad as it used to be because they substitute potassium chloride for a lot of the sodium chloride (table salt) they used to use.
I'll grab a lean cuisine or 2 when they're on sale & save them for whenever I'm running late for work but the bottom line is THEY'RE NOT REAL FOOD! Look at the ingredients. So much overly processed crap. EW. And that's why I would never recommend eating them regularly. Every week or two when it's your best option, maybe. And then it's still just kind of like how 5 cigarettes once a week is better than smoking 5 cigarettes every day.

Basically, I just want to make sure you're not fooling yourselves into thinking frozen dinners are good for you. They're not. End of story.

I am backing JBL up on this information.She is right its not real food and its not really good for you.Enough said!!

awestfall

Oh I wasn't trying to be harsh about it. I guess I should've used some smilies, huh? :laugh:
But, you know, it just is what it is.

Mari -- I understand being busy and working full time and going to school full time. I did that. I get it. But to be VERY honest with you, I had a lot more time then than I do now... working 3 jobs (60-70 hours most weeks). I just find time to make my own health a priority. There's always some good life excuse to fall back on. No one's going to judge you because you eat frozen dinners! I choose to eat them, too. It doesn't make your awesome effort to get healthy any less awesome!

Well put JBL!!! Mari how much sodium are you consuming in a day?Just curious!!! I too used to eat frozen meals until I saw how much sodium I was consuming a day without eating a frozen meal and I decided if I wanted to be able to eat more food during the day that I would have to cut those meals out because I keep my sodium between 1500mg-1900mg a day but this is just me.Whatever is working for you keep doing it?

HeatherMN

Checking in for yesterday 2/3/2010:
Calories: Over
Water: 24 oz. (I think, but maybe I forgot a serving?)
Exercise: None
Sodium: Way over
Scale: I peeked this morning, but at least I've lost the 2lbs. of pasta bloat.
Proud: That I've already logged all of today's food and can still have my Carbou coffee tonight!

So Super Bowl Sunday is approaching quickly. My boyfriend and I are going to his friend's house for beer, appetizers and chili. At least I know the chili can't be that bad and I'm bringing my own beer, so I can plan the calories a little bit. Jlb, I'm with you that light beers are not very good, other than Yuengling and I actually like the Bud Lite Wheat. I tend to drink Blue Moon most often because it's so refreshing. Otherwise, Guiness is filling and only has 140 calories per 12 oz and because it's so filling, I tend not to drink as many.

This weekend, I'm working on burning the calories so I can eat more on Sunday and not feel guilty. I'll try to really behave on Saturday so the two days will average. On Saturday, we're going to be walking around the motorcycle show for a few hours and then we'll be snowshoeing in the evening for a few hours. I may also try to get a C25K workout in on Saturday morning. On Sunday, we're considering spending the morning/early afternoon snowshoeing to gain 700 or so calories (1 hour of snowshoeing).

Good luck to you all!
Heather

LittleSpy

02.04.10
Calories: 1227
Exercise: 30 min. stationary bike
Water: 11 cups
Sodium: 1637
Scale: I looked. I like having a record of my daily weight and I don't have a problem with seeing daily fluctuations. Now I'm kind of mad at myself that I didn't weigh Sunday-Tuesday. Oh well.
Proud: That I didn't eat the 6 cheese pizza that was hot out of the oven at work. The customer wasn't in our delivery area so we transferred his order to the store closer to him but his pizza had already been made. For a split second I thought about grabbing it & running but instead I cut it, and then yelled "Hey guys, bad order here!" Then I sadly watched a very overweight girl (bigger than I ever was, even at over 270) eat the entire thing with tons of garlic butter by herself. :frown:

ColoradoGirl

Holy cow I am sore.. at 4:30 yesterday I started moveing furniture.
Love seat with two recliners in it (Heavy)
Couch with two relincers in it (Heavy)
Small recliner moved downstairs
Overstuffed Chair moved downstairs
Ottoman moved downstairs
Rearranged the basement
Took part two HUGE relcliners and moved them upstairs (4 pieces)
Moved side table upstairs
Moved Recliner pieces and table into the other guys vehicle
Moved two Chaises and the sectional from their house to our vehicle and then into our living room
Rearranged the living room
Of course then you have to clean everything!
All done by 9:00
We trade two large recliners and a side table for a beautiful chocolate brown (microfiber) sectional with two chaises! It is lovely!
Needless to say.. I am counting that as my exercise for yesterday
Calories .. good
water.. lacking a bit
Proud I was able to move all that, yes, I broke a sweat but, it was a good sweat. 4 months ago, it would have taken me days.

Today my sister is going in for her Physiology evaluation. If they do not admit her, her and her BF will be coming over for dinner. I am a bit nervous as I don't want to say something that makes her go off the deep end. Wish me luck!

Well. I had better get my tail moving. Gotta get to work and need to go grocery shopping later today!

TTYL

lstpaul

checking in for yesterday:
calories: over by 22 ... I'm happy with that
exercise: none
water: bad - about 32 oz
proud: that I was very close on calories, and on a non-exercise day
sodium: 3000 again

Have a good day all!

awestfall

Jenn- So sorry your daughter is sick!!! I hope she gets well soon.
Jbl- Great Job on skipping the pizza but so sorry to hear about that girl eating a whole pizza to herself.
Momma-Glad to see you are doing well.
Bluenote-You peeked at the scale OH WELL GREAT JOB ON YOUR LOSS .Even though you blew the challenge I still got love for you
Mstahl-Keep going girl you are doing an amazing job.
Mari-I know your schedule must be difficult but remember to make time for yourself and if what you are doing is working then stick with it.
Cris-Glad to hear about your loss too.Did everyone cheat this week?
I will say I did sneak a peak today but I haven't all week until this morning because I wanted to see if my weigh had gone back down from TOM visiting and it hasn't gone back completely just yet so maybe a loss next week for me.
Istpaul-Love the new profile pic and you are still going strong
Colorado Girl-Wow go you moving all that furniture I bet you had a big calorie burn
Hajohnson-2 pounds WAY TO GO !!!
Glad we are still moving along !! I ran for 1 hour straight on my elliptical.LET me say that again!!! I RAN FOR 1 HOUR STRAIGHT WITHOUT STOPPING.I am so proud of myself.I burnt over 1000 calories.

Rororosie

I thought the Super Bowl was over! ??? ROFL Pretty much sums up how much I watch it! HEY, don't shoot the...er..musician!!!

LOL! yes, don't shoot the musician! :laugh:

Rororosie

check in for today 2/3/10:
calories-under, but only by 74!!!:drinker:
water-yup
excercise-not much but did elliptical for 18 mins and then went grocery shopping and chased my 1yr old around
sodium-over - only by like 100 I think...booo
scale-I already admitted to my 'problem' :grumble: :blushing:

good night ladies!!

Cris

ps- I feel like I didnt lose anything this week :explode: :grumble:

but be rpoud... you DID exercise and you DID stay under calories!!! You remind me of me... could we be too hard on ourselves sometimes??!?!

Rororosie

jennbarrette - sending healing thoughts to your daughter... it's the hardest thing in the world to watch someone beloved suffer and not be able to fix it!
bluenote - wow I'm sorry you are losing your teaching partner! It's another side effect of budget cuts, not just adds to unemployement but everyone I know who is employed is working double hard... the bad part is that for a TEACHER that effects future generations and makes it bad for everyone. Very ill considered move, if you ask me. Hope it works out for the best some how but I am shaking my head with disbelief on the stupidity of it!
llowry - I love love love Denny's breakfast. And yes they are super extra calories... that would be hard!!!

Check in
Calories under
Exercise - a whole bunch, 20 minute walk, 60 minutes of belly dance drills (with a little bhangra thrown in for aerobics) and a full vocal practice of an hour
Why am I alternating? I do well one day and badly the next... well... last night after dance class I just had a feeling of being on the right path...
Water - under... note to self: I am dehydrating self. Not sure why, but I think it has to do with bathroom issues. How to address?
Proud - wow I was singing good last night. But dance class kicked my butt. I have been walking but not stretching and every part of myself was tight particularly upper body which I hadn't worked at all for two weeks. But I'm proud I went and I'm proud that I encouraged teacher to do some bhangra. It was her birthday and she was down... I was trying to figure out what she needed and an inspiration came to me to ask her to show us some bhangra and it is really, really cheered her up. She loves that dance. She deserves it... she is a dancer, a teacher, and a massage therapist... and a healer.

Momma2four

Good Morning Ladies,

I looked at the scale today. First time since last Friday. My reason I peeked. Hubby wants Chinese for his birthday which is today. So Even if I stay within my cals I will be up a couple tomorrow just because of water weight. So I wanted to record my weight loss before my temporary water gain.

HOpe you all have a wonderful day.

MariSama44

Oh I wasn't trying to be harsh about it. I guess I should've used some smilies, huh? :laugh:
But, you know, it just is what it is.

Mari -- I understand being busy and working full time and going to school full time. I did that. I get it. But to be VERY honest with you, I had a lot more time then than I do now... working 3 jobs (60-70 hours most weeks). I just find time to make my own health a priority. There's always some good life excuse to fall back on. No one's going to judge you because you eat frozen dinners! I choose to eat them, too. It doesn't make your awesome effort to get healthy any less awesome!

Well put JBL!!! Mari how much sodium are you consuming in a day?Just curious!!! I too used to eat frozen meals until I saw how much sodium I was consuming a day without eating a frozen meal and I decided if I wanted to be able to eat more food during the day that I would have to cut those meals out because I keep my sodium between 1500mg-1900mg a day but this is just me.Whatever is working for you keep doing it?

Its better than eating what the others here eat for lunch. Transfats, multiple servings of meat, grease, empty calories..need I go on? *Shrug* I dont care if it has preservatives, so does every other food you buy, be it in a restaurant or a store. its helping me now so that's what I'm going to stick to.

I dont know my sodium intake, i dont really track it since my blood pressure is always outstanding and my doctor has never said anything about it to me. The lunch I had today had 590mg, and the breakfast I ate had 240mg. that leaves me 670 for a homemade dinner and a snack, according to your plan. according to normal daily value, I'll have 1570mg of sodium left for dinner. I think that's plenty.

The only thing that I'm reading about sodium is water weight and heart health. My doctor says I have a very healthy heart and I've never had any trouble with it, and my choleserol is even in a good range. I've never in my life had a bad blood pressure reading. So I dont see why it matters that much, especially as I progress from worse eating habits steadily into better eating habits. I'm not going to eat these for lunch for the rest of my life. When I'm maintaining I'll be able to have better optoins. But for now they're what work for me the absolute best to keep up my weightloss and I'm going to continue eating them.

And nowhere did I claim that frozen food is "real food".



Blah! on another note, I dont remember if I checked in yesterday so here we go:

Calories: Right on
Water: Great
Exercise: 10 minutes treadmill, 10 minutes eliptical, 30 minutes weight training, feeling amazing
Proud: I stuck it out at the gym even though there were like 50 idiots in there hogging my machines..how dare them! :explode:

I also have a question for you ladies. I've been having trouble cooking some long grain brown rice...I have a rice cooker, but I can also do it in a pot. i like my rice fluffy and al-dente...do any of you know how to cook perfect brown rice? I really want it with my homemade chicken cacciatore tonight. The last batch didnt work out and I had cacciatore soup the other night. :frown: Its really good, simple, cheap and easy if you guys want the recipe. :bigsmile:

awestfall

Oh I wasn't trying to be harsh about it. I guess I should've used some smilies, huh? :laugh:
But, you know, it just is what it is.

Mari -- I understand being busy and working full time and going to school full time. I did that. I get it. But to be VERY honest with you, I had a lot more time then than I do now... working 3 jobs (60-70 hours most weeks). I just find time to make my own health a priority. There's always some good life excuse to fall back on. No one's going to judge you because you eat frozen dinners! I choose to eat them, too. It doesn't make your awesome effort to get healthy any less awesome!

Well put JBL!!! Mari how much sodium are you consuming in a day?Just curious!!! I too used to eat frozen meals until I saw how much sodium I was consuming a day without eating a frozen meal and I decided if I wanted to be able to eat more food during the day that I would have to cut those meals out because I keep my sodium between 1500mg-1900mg a day but this is just me.Whatever is working for you keep doing it?

Its better than eating what the others here eat for lunch. Transfats, multiple servings of meat, grease, empty calories..need I go on? *Shrug* I dont care if it has preservatives, so does every other food you buy, be it in a restaurant or a store. its helping me now so that's what I'm going to stick to.

I dont know my sodium intake, i dont really track it since my blood pressure is always outstanding and my doctor has never said anything about it to me. The lunch I had today had 590mg, and the breakfast I ate had 240mg. that leaves me 670 for a homemade dinner and a snack, according to your plan. according to normal daily value, I'll have 1570mg of sodium left for dinner. I think that's plenty.

The only thing that I'm reading about sodium is water weight and heart health. My doctor says I have a very healthy heart and I've never had any trouble with it, and my choleserol is even in a good range. I've never in my life had a bad blood pressure reading. So I dont see why it matters that much, especially as I progress from worse eating habits steadily into better eating habits. I'm not going to eat these for lunch for the rest of my life. When I'm maintaining I'll be able to have better optoins. But for now they're what work for me the absolute best to keep up my weightloss and I'm going to continue eating them.

And nowhere did I claim that frozen food is "real food".



Blah! on another note, I dont remember if I checked in yesterday so here we go:

Calories: Right on
Water: Great
Exercise: 10 minutes treadmill, 10 minutes eliptical, 30 minutes weight training, feeling amazing
Proud: I stuck it out at the gym even though there were like 50 idiots in there hogging my machines..how dare them! :explode:

I also have a question for you ladies. I've been having trouble cooking some long grain brown rice...I have a rice cooker, but I can also do it in a pot. i like my rice fluffy and al-dente...do any of you know how to cook perfect brown rice? I really want it with my homemade chicken cacciatore tonight. The last batch didnt work out and I had cacciatore soup the other night. :frown: Its really good, simple, cheap and easy if you guys want the recipe. :bigsmile:

Like I said previously if it works for you then do it!!! Sorry if you took what I said to be harsh or insensitive to your lifestyle.I was only providing information.and that was all.Again I am sorry if you felt offend by my comments thats not what it was intended for.

MariSama44

No guys I'm not offended! Its okay. I'm just trying really hard to be healthy and I know I'm being healthy, even though some things I do people dont agree with. I just want to justify my choices.

awestfall

No guys I'm not offended! Its okay. I'm just trying really hard to be healthy and I know I'm being healthy, even though some things I do people dont agree with. I just want to justify my choices.

Well thats great !!! Just know we are here to help if you need it without judgement of how you decide to do things.You have to do what works best for you and seems to me like you know that already.Good Luck and we will be here if you need us for anything.

HonestOmnivore

Brown rice - I make it in a rice maker but my husband prefers a pot on the stove. Mine is a little more "sticky rice" style his is more al dente... He we both add fat (olive oil) rather than just water.

If you're making it on the stove top let the water come to a rolling boil before you add the rice, and turn it down to a simmer - maybe a bit hotter than you last tried? If it is still too soupy try it with less water.

tiger12gal

So I feel a little stupid... The cup I have been using for water while at work is 16oz... so I have been meeting my water intake.

My husband kinda hurt my feelings last night :frown: He laughed at me bc I measured out the icecream... and told me I was being rediculous about it. I guess he doesnt get it since he is extremely tall and thin...

HonestOmnivore

My manager asked me if I was free for lunch. With out looking up from my monitor (I was on a job hunting site - oops) I asked if he was buying. He said "yeah, sure" (this is the first time he's taken anyone to lunch in the two years I've been here). So I agreed (free food - I mean yeah... but FREE FOOD!)

We went to Panera (OMG - Hello SODIUM!:noway: ) and ordered the same thing (kinda funny) and he basically said he wanted to call a truce. He asked if I would be able to put the past behind us, and I told him that since I have the attention span of a cocker spaniel puppy that shouldn't be a problem... We shall see.:huh:

I told him that considering every thing that had happened I wasn't going to pretend that I'm not looking for a job - he said that he was looking too. Over all an interesting lunch.

Pumpkin and Cottage cheese for breakfast and Panera's for lunch (soup and half sandwich) so my sodium is through the roof!

I'm making spaghetti for dinner tonight - I'm guessing that between all this sodium and my stopping the water pill I'll have a BIG GAIN tomorrow.

btw- I really love you guys!:smooched:

LittleSpy

Mari -- it may be the brand of rice you bought. I've tried some that just stay rock hard no matter how long I cook them. I don't know what's up with that.

I'm really not sure of the brand I normally get, but most brands I've tried have been fine. So, what I do, is like mstahl says, bring the right amount of water (according to the package) to a rolling boil, then add the rice, then turn my burner (I have a gas range) as low as it goes, cover, and let sit there for about 45-50 minutes. I'm not sure if you're supposed to, but I always have to stir it after about 20 minutes & then keep a good eye on it for the rest of the time, stirring occasionally otherwise the rice on the bottom will burn (could just be an issue with my cheap range). It's firm but very far from crunchy. If you wanted it even softer, you could probably add some extra water & shove it in the microwave for a few minutes. Maybe.

I've had brown rice that after 50 minutes on the stove it was still too hard and I had to add more water & cook it 10 or 15 minutes longer.

I don't know if it's a brand-to-brand variance or if it's just a variance in brown rice in general but I've definitely had bags that cooked perfectly and bags that I pretty much just had to throw away.

FALAFEL and tzatziki-- it's what's for dinner! I'm so excited.

LittleSpy

My husband kinda hurt my feelings last night :frown: He laughed at me bc I measured out the icecream... and told me I was being rediculous about it. I guess he doesnt get it since he is extremely tall and thin...

:frown:
Just ignore him! That's what I do. My boyfriend and I had a huge fight (like completely massive for us because we very rarely fight) over putting or not putting a freaking tablespoon of olive oil on some pasta the week after I started this whole thing. He asked me if he could put the oil on, and I said "no, just put it on your portion" and then he started to do it anyway and I kind of flipped out about it. Okay, so it wasn't so much about the oil as it was about him being completely unsupportive & disrespectful at that point, but of course he's a man so he didn't understand the whole rest of my problem with what he was doing and he's like "why the eff are you freaking out about olive oil blah blah blah."

Long story short (yeah right), I explained to him that I have a good reason for being a little "obsessive" (which really just means "focused") right now and I'd really appreciate it if he could be supportive of what I'm doing. So, now he doesn't question me. He gives me an occasional strange look & then moves on. :laugh: Anyway, so maybe a little heart-to-heart is in order?
I wish I had talked to my bf about it isntead of letting it fester to the point of exploding over olive oil (which I'm not trying to insinuate is bad for you -- it's actually really good for you, it's just calorie packed which was my issue with it for that particular meal).

HonestOmnivore

I have had to explain to my husband that from a calorie standpoint, an oz. of cheese, a TB of Olive Oil, a chunk of bread and a glass of wine is DINNER. If I make that 2 glasses of wine I have to give up the oive oil.

Last night he asked if I wanted another glass of wine and I said, "sure, but I'll be on the treadmill for awhile longer tonight"

slowly getting it... slowly...

MariSama44

thanks jlb and mstahl..I'll try putting the rice on with more water for a longer time. No more rice cooker..it got burned bad in there! I'll let you know how it comes out.

jlb I'm so jealous! falafel is one of my favorites and I NEVER get to have it!

HeatherMN

After reading the stories some of you shared about training the men in your lives to understand the calorie counting in such, I am even more grateful for my boyfriend who "gets" it. He's also trying to lose weight, so we count calories together and try to burn certain numbers of calories when we workout together. Though, sometimes I do have to push him when it comes to cardio (which he hates).

I wish you gals the best of luck because I know what it's like. I've been there! Just gave me a giggle and made me appreciate my man a little more...