Serial Starters

Sara

Congrats on a great weigh in!!

You are organized and have your meals mostly set. Very important for success!

Lana

I couldn't survive happily without my scale. Plus I'd be huge.

Lana

I braved it and stepped on my scale...I am just going to use this as a start weight... right or wrong...

SW: 147
CW: 147
GW: 130

I don't like that I won't know if I'm down, even a little (.2.. .8 whatever) but, it's better than not knowing anything at all...

I'm a serial starter too. But it's better to keep falling down and getting up, than just staying down.

Monday night check in...

Day 2 of no pop/soda and Day 2 of walking. I have walked 4.61 of 520 miles for 2017!

The rest of the diet, not so good. I think the bulk of the holiday leftovers are eaten now and if anything, I am going to throw out the rest of the temptations! I am back to work tomorrow after nearly 2 weeks off. It's always easier to stay on track at work.

Sara - congratulations on the weight loss!

And seriously, good job to everyone who has stepped on the scale. I am not there yet.

I am already pre-tracking tomorrow's food as a way to help me focus and stay on track.

Breakfast = coffee with sugar-free creamer and one fried egg
Lunch = 1 cup of Pasta E Fagioli soup (with no pasta, but does include beans and veggies)
Supper = 3 oz. roasted chicken breast and 1/2 cup green beans
Snacks = 1/2 cup cucumber slices, 1 light string cheese, and 7 reduced-fat triscuits

Question: As I track tomorrow, I still have 354 calories left after I account for my breakfast, lunch, supper, and snacks. Trying to keep my carbs under 80-90 (so far, my day has 55 carbs in it.) How would you fill in the missing calories while avoiding sugar? (Total calorie goal is 1200).

Annie

Quick good morning! I have a laundry date with my friend James. It is rainy and ugly here.

Annie - get more protein and dairy. You'll need it. Plus more veggies.

Sara - I hate (love) my pants. They tell me what's really going on. Boo hoo.

Lana

Tuesday morning

Amazingly good morning for the first day back to school and work! What a nice way to start the week!

Thanks for the suggestions, ladies. I had forgotten that I intended to add in 1 cup of 1% milk each day. When I was doing WW I always skipped it because it took too many points away from eating more filling foods. (Milk also makes a nice change for something to drink rather than water.) I will work on getting in the protein but I'm just not a big meat or cheese eater, so difficult for me to get protein. I might try adding a second egg at breakfast or lunch. Or adding cheese to the eggs.

Sara and Lana - my pants are also speaking to me right now, and NOT in a good way.

I am doing just what you are suggesting, Lana. Thinking positive and moving forward. I will clean up my act. I will track. I will exercise. I will lose weight. I will be a healthier version of myself.

Good plan in place for the day. Brought along a couple of peppermint tea bags in the event my taste buds want something other than plain water.

I'd better see what I missed while I was out of the office! Will lurk from work.

Annie

Back to reality today. I have had a horrific holiday season food-wise and now have to undo all the damage. Checking in on this site seems to help motivate me. Starting today I am tracking all food and eating better (again, which is why the Serial Starter thread caught my eye). I usually do pretty well at exercising, it's the eating that I struggle with. I'm not ready to weigh myself but will do so this week. Good luck to all!

Thanks ladies... today was just draining on me...I feel I could fall asleep right now... but, I would be up at an Ungodly hour and be exhausted before noon...

Cold weather here as well... possible snow tomorrow night.... not supposed to accumulate..

Lana- I always forget about Ricotta cheese for a snack... love Ricotta

Not making great food choices... but, I truly have no energy to cook, nor to argue frozen pizza for dinner...I did not eat as much as I was afraid I might... mostly because I got tired of chewing and not being able to breathe...

Well, snuggling up with pups and trying to stay warm... May BBL if I don't crash... have a good evening....

- Dawn

arniedog74 wrote: »

Not making great food choices... but, I truly have no energy to cook, nor to argue frozen pizza for dinner.

- Dawn

Dawn - I hope you feel better soon.
Please buy some Amy's and Progresso (no rice or pasta) soups to have on hand. This can divert pizzas. So can ricotta in pasta sauce on some frozen veggies.

I bet your SO likes to have frozen pizzas in the freezer. My DH was always buying them. Gah. The defense for that is to always have in fridge or freezer some previously cooked lean ground beef and some grated cheese so that you can "protein up" less slices of the frozen pizza.

Hugs,

Lana

Sara - I'll have to look for that storm. Will my sister in Redwood City get it too? Edit: I just looked at national weather map---big green/white blob over Sara's and Donna's house and half the state.

Today is the Wednesday MSK "In the Loop" needlework drop-in session. I need to go just for the interaction with other humans. I honestly don't enjoy knitting much yet, but these social opportunities are priceless.

Scruffies to Tillie~~

Lana

Wednesday morning

I do love short weeks. And I do love having my DH at home at night to help manage supper, kids and their homework, etc. I'll be sad when he goes back to work next week. He'll be gone until 7:30 p.m. M-W which leaves me on my own with them. I tell myself it's worth it when he has the summers off with them.

AOTD:
1) Supper will be homemade chicken soup. DS simmered a couple of chicken carcasses overnight in the crock pot. Today he will strain it, add veggies and chicken, and I know he'll add noodles, too. I will try to avoid the noodles when I eat it.
2) Not sure about exercise today. Low back and leg are very irritated. I've been nursing this since Dec 19th and at one point, thought I'd got it in check. Now I'm thinking I may visit the chiropractor today. I think today will be a rest day, although I'll be doing some stretches!

Real temp is -10 degrees this morning. Glad for remote start in my car!

Forgot my coffee on the counter at home and not enough change to get a diet pop out of the machine. I tried a cup of the coffee in our break room but couldn't do it. Yuck! Will have to make due with water and peppermint tea. But it's just not the same. Bracing myself to be hungry and headachy soon.

Wave to all who follow!

Annie

Oh dear, DH brought me a Caribou Chai Tea knowing that I had left my coffee at home. There goes my low-carb day. All that sugar! He loves me - but he can be my worst enemy when it comes to diet. But I tracked it and will do my best to stay within my calories for the day.

Also, seeing the chiropractor at 2:30.