My daily menu for today....
1 cup of cherrios with low-fat milk
Handful of mixed nuts
Tomato and lettuce sandwich with low-fat mayo on whole wheat bread.
Half of an orange
Handful of mixed nuts
2 pieces of boneless skinless chx breast with seasoning salt
One small plate of salad with tomatoes and balsamic vinagrette dressing.
Pomegrante/blueberry juice...2 glasses
One glass of milk.

All in all a good food day. Going to try to make some homemade split pea soup in the crockpot tomorrow. Walked today for 15 minutes and will try to walk again tomorrow for 15 minutes. I'm glad you're plugging along Lillian. Shows your true strength of will and determination. Keep at it! You're doing great!

Stephanie...YOU are doing great and thank you for sharing!! Bravo on your 15 min walk!! I am proud of you!! :) Keep it up!!

Honestly, I cannot do the calorie counting thing or the writing down thing. I am not that organized or honest to myself!
I do watch what I eat and do not go overboard on the guilt when I splurge however.
I ate salad and whole wheat waffles with a bit of syrup yesterday, then went to Wendys for a hamb and fries and a shake.
So basically, not so good, but hey!
Also no exercise, I was absolutely exhausted which is why I probably craved the hamb/fries/shake.
Today is another day.
Good Luck all
Lisa

Going to add what I ate today...
1 cup of corn chex with low-fat milk
handful of mixed nuts
1 serving of whole wheat tortellini with reduced fat basil pesto sauce
side of salad with snow peas and cucumber with balsamic vinagrette dressing.
3 small pieces of fresh pineapple
Will finish it up tonight with mixed nuts for a snack between lunch and dinner and homemade crockpot split pea soup for dinner with a side of cooked veggies and an orange or apple. I love on this plan I eat really good food and still continue to lose weight. Went out for another 15 minute walk today.

@Stephaine...Great job..You are doing wonderful..

I will post mine later on tonight..Not sure what I will have for dinner..

AM...2 c.coffee w 4 pkts equal and milk...40
1/2 c, orginal fiber one cereal...60
1 low fat,blueberry yogurt w probotics..160
1 c. coffee w 2 equal and milk...20

PM... 1 c. coffee w 2 equal and milk...20
1 small roll..100
1 tbsp miracle whip...40
3 slices deli ham...150
1 small apple..50

Snack.... 1 oz. bbq fritos corn chips..150

Total calories so far...790..Will add my dinner tonight..

Dinner..1 slice white bread..100
1 tbsp miracle whip..40
5 slices deli ham..250
2 small bananas..100

Total calories...1,280
Calorie goal...1200

Had an evening snack.. 3 slices white bread
3 slices liverwurst
2 oz. bbq corn chips
3 slices deli ham

Which brings my total calories for Thursday...2,330

Lilann B
Hi.
Regarding ham n other slliced meat n bread.
instead of 3 to 4 slices of meat cut bk to 3 or 2 slices. Always pat excess frease off meat. meat liken but not limited to ham.
For my family n freinds I always bake ham even lunch sliced ham n drain excess water n greae off baked ham n rinse w hot water n drain n cool in refg. n aprox 30 to 60 minutes later I will used cooked/cooled ham.
Now regarding Bread,sigh.
No White Flour. Only Wheat Bread n wheat dinner rolls w exception that some grocerys stores carry Low Carb sliced bread. Even then you must limit intake.
Bread n pasta being my weakness.
Between original fiber one cereal n water I don't want nor have rm for bread nor pasta.
I can only suggest that if you are use to lets say have intake of 2.500 cal's slowly taper down. go from 2.500 to 2.300 to 2.100 so on n so on.
Being that you are active n work out I personnally would not go below 1.200 cal's
now if you have inactive day reduce cal intake for that day.( cal's in cal's out ratio ).
As far as corn wheat chips :) just limit portions to be w/in your cal intake. no greasy chips.you know the chips that leave a grease film on our hands n around/in our mouth, Yak. I can't stand grease.

You are doing absolutely great :) I'm so proud of you.

Oh ya, Water n fiber n move are must have n do.
W the fiber, we half to have water to flush the fiber.
water n fiber keeps me feeling full.

Oh did you know that chewing gum incress our heart rate which gives muscel work out :)
so we should chew our food into muse :)

Thank you for wonder e mail, X's

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opps that's wonderful not just wonder. Thank You.

I almost forgot. Today Fri. Nov 09/12, like everyday I will have my water n fiber n protein.

I userly have oat meal, veggies &/or veg soup
Today I'm going to unthraw single serveing of meatless chile that I made afew wks ago.
I so want to make mexica cornbread to go w it.

I use un sweeten apply sause instead of oil to make cakes I also use water instead of milk.
Example chocolate cake I will use apple sauce n water n egg white n 1 single serveing of cocolate pudden.

Pies I cut into 1/2 single serveings

Cookies I use 1/2 spoon drops instead of full spoon drops.

I like to use "Ritz reduced fat" crackers for pie crust.

For Thankgiven I will also grill or bake fish, n bake turkey ( on rake. rake that keeps the meat aprox 3" above the bottom of the pan) I fix stuffing n bake it in its own pan. I use skiness chicken breast in stuffing n boxed chicken broth.
Do not use grease dippings in stuffin nor put stuffing up the birds butt.
I make 3 types of potatoes: seasoned baked potato wedges, mash pottoes made from baked potatoes ( I use soy milk n small scoop of sour cream ) n of course 2 types of so called white potatoes n baked sweet potato's, n white beans ( white beans/white bean extract being carb blocker ).
Crab salad n green salad n raw veggies n cooked veggies. Wheat dinner type rolls, wheat frence bread w topped w white or red sause top w melted swiss cheese. N brown rice n watered gravey ( I use gravey season pks n water w/o milk or oil/grease ). I alway see that elders in my community have plate of thanks given dinner w side dish of extry stuffin n rolls w 1/2 pie/ 2 serveings of cake.
After everyone had thier feel & plate are made up - to go.
I freeze single serveings of trukey breast pies/cakes/rolls to share w elders later.

I spend Sept n Oct makeing n freezeing pies/cakes/cookies n candy for thanks given/holidays.

I nornally have halibrat or grouper once a wk.
I only use olive oil or low fat MW, even to make salad dressing, mashed potatoes, toppings...

I also use Fiber One cereal w nuts n fruit in it to made trail mix.I add extry dried fruit n alomons n walnut in mix. No salted/greasy/beer nuts. For gust I add chex cereal.

Oh ya, when I make candy, I use sweet n low, so far no complants.

Remember it is Ok to have trukey dinner in portion control. yes you can have stuffin n pies n cake ( w/o iceing ) I never eat iceing.
sample everything. sample size servings that way u can have taste of everything n have 2nds.
Pie's n cakes cut so called single serveing in half. eat 1/2 n wrap the other half to freeze to have another day.
Whit white bean extract have reg serveing size of stuffing but stay away from dark meat.
If host sends you home w left overs. no tasteing after u get food home. just put in to freezer zip lock bags in single serveing n freeze.

Sorry for rambleing but w hoildays being upon us, I hope that this info will be benifitual.

Darn I just made my taste buds dance,lol
I'm so look forward to having chili later today. yes I put white beans n red kidney beans in my chili. some times I will use chili as a topper on bake potato.

X's

Admirial...Thanks for your sugestions..I ran out of the wheat stuff.and doing my best...Its very hard to stay focus when so many tempting foods ..Its an everyday struggle.Again, Thanks.. :)

I cheated with my quit smoking efforts..smoked 2 cigs and just can not deal with weight loss and quitting smoking efforts...way to overwheming,..I am going to stay around 2500 calories, since am light active..Here what I had this morning...

AM
1 8 oz..sugar free cranberry juice
5 sweet Itallian sauages...500
4 little debbies choco chip cookies...600
2 little debbies banana marshmellow pies...300
1 c. coffee w 2 sweetner and milk..20

This day is not good with proper food choices..I decided to deal with this on my own. and not posting my foods here. I did not sleep good last night and that is why I slipped up on both of my unhealthy habits.. I am a loner on weight loss, as well quitting smoking for a 400 Lbs gal... I added DS friends, but most of them not here daily or talk that much and this is the story of my life. I guess I diet and exercise my own...and brag and become my own cheerleader.

I will keep in touch...Thanks for listening...

Lillian have you ever thought about going to a overeaters anononmys meeting?. Maybe there could be more support for you there. Don't beat yourself up you are trying. Maybe you need to be in an environment more tailored to what you are going through. I don't think diet and exercise alone will help. You probably need to get to the root of why you overeat. No shame in seeking out counseling either. I know I'm going to be starting therapy to find out why I use food as comfort for myself I think you should still post your failures, successes struggles just so people know that they are not alone in this.

Oh Liliann your not alone. I'm back on here because of you. yep I like you n soo look forward to your post n replys.
I intend on stop smokeing but not until 1 yr later of haveing reached my final weight lost goal.
It's the hand to mouth thing n also to places ect that I auto light up.
Nope there is no way that I want to stop smokeing now.
I try to warn new members that this group is as active as liken to honey on cold winter day.
I assume that most have children/family n/or work, & may not be up to keeping up w us n they can only come on when they have time to do so.
So sorry that I don't accept frienship request that is only because I can't seem to keep up, therefore I'm not a daily friend that keeps in touchh daily. Other than that I hope that we can remain friends on here. I like to do so :)

It's 3:40AM here. I had 1/2 cup of coffee, right now I'm finishing off 20oz of ice water.
I can't stand the taste of water so I add 1 to 3 singe serveing pks of sweet n low w cruched ice. Sometimes I also add lemon slices.
Before I go to bd at night I pre make 20 oz glass of water n a gal of water. during night or early morning I will have 20oz. n gal of cold water thoughout the day.
I only add ice when I get a glass ( 20 oz ) of water to drink.
Will my hand n feet are cold so I'm going to go turn on TV n jump bk under the elcet blacket.

Please stay w us. keep on postting n replying.
X's

My days begin at 4AM, so being up at 3:30 is no problem for me. I don't get motervated until 9 or 10 AM..W cold weather I don't go out until 10 or noon when it's warmer outside.
lastly we have been having frost, burrr. I'm not made for cold weather.
Last night I had t get up n get elect blacket. at least my 1 of my 4 dogs keep my feet warm,lol

It is a ok to have slips, n to have treat ourself days.
I often have slips. we know hat to do.
I also treat myself once a mo.. Ya I have pasta, bressal sprouts n frence bread w swiss chesse on bread n toasted. I'm latose intolerant so I pay dearly when I have cheese
n my freinds know that crabbage is not my freind,lol

I cook pasta, n drain n rinse w hot water n put b in pot that I cooked pasta in. I add 1 can of chicken breast ( I use fold to mush u pc's/chuncks of chicken ) n 1/2 bottle of creamy salad dressing n mix together n chill. It's actually good n feeling. I also have 1 small spoon of white bean extract before I have pasta n bread. White beans/white bean extract being a carb blocker.
At wal mat a can of white beans range from .69 to .98 cents.
Always drain beans n risne in hot water to get seasoning/jell off the beans.
W white beans I us" wyler's" chicken flavor boilon cubes. At walmart glass gar of bulllion cubes is $2.00 to $4.00
Sometimes I soak the pre cooked can of white beans in b cube chicken flavor/water in refg over night.
Sometimes I also use bean in buillon cub water as liken to soup. I use 1/4 up to 1/2 cup of beans when I make that type of soup.