I did wake up a little bloated today, which was weird. So... it might have been from mixing the veggies, because that is the only thing I did that was different.

Anyway, feeling good the walk was really great last night I did 3 miles no issues, so I will go for the four miles on Friday.

Today's Meal Plan:

Greek Yogurt
Apple w/ cracker
Chicken w/ Cauliflower
Apple w/cracker
Chicken w/ mix veggies (tomatoes, cauliflower, cucumbers, spinach)
Apple w/cracker

Everyone at work always comes walking in when I cam cooking my lunch... Its weird.. I can't smell chicken cooking but everyone else can!

Todays Menu:

Greek Yogurt with Sliced Kiwi
Apple with Crackers
Chicken and Garlic with Cucumbers
Apple with Crackers
Chicken with Mixed Veggies.

I went out with friends last night and we did non food based things!

We went to "As You Wish", it is one of the pottery painting places and I made decorated a photo frame. I also decorated it with weight miles stones... to sort of serve as a reminder.

I had never done it before, so it was entertaining. It was also a fun activity where we could all still talk without putting food into our mouths!

Todays Menu:

Plain Yogurt
Apple with Crackers
Chicken with Mixed Veggies
Kiwi with Crackers
Chicken with Mixed Veggies
Apples and Crackers
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I'm positing this a few days behind. I tired to stay out of the house on Saturday, as I felt like snacking.. so I went for a long walk.

The Day's Menu was:

Cottage Cheese and Cucumbers
Crackers
Apple and Crackers
Chicken and Cauliflower
Crackers
Lean Hamburger and Cucumbers

I haven't had another reaction to the hamburgers, so I have no idea what caused it the last time.

I still have a 1/2 liter of water to drink, so I need to get better at that. I think the weekends will be my achilles heel. So I need to start planning to to busy during them. Won't be too bad I have company coming for the next few, so that will keep me busy!

So back at work. I'm surprised at all of the people that have today off, which menas it will be busy for us.

I know I've lost a bit before getting started so I understand I might lose or have size changes as quickly. I'm looking more towards the long term. I've set my goal for the end of the 12 weeks and as long as I hit that I will be happy.

Todays Menu:

M1c- Yogurt w/ Coke Zero(If I drink water I seem to get sick)
Crackers w/1 L water
Apple
M3d - Chicken w/ Cauliflower w/1 L Water
Kiwi w/ Crackers
M2a - Lean Steak with Spinach
Crackers and Apple if still hungry.

A tip from a friend of mine is to clean your teeth when you are thinking of snacking or in her case having a smoke. It helps me. I usually have a glass of water when I'm thinking of snacking but this is a new thing (since Cohen's). I have never drunk anywhere near as much water as I now do. The more you have the more you seem to need. I don't know how you are able to eat apples without getting hungry but lucky you! I eat apples to get hungry plus because they are just so incredibly good for us. Cheers, Cate.

Today's Meals:

Yogurt
Crackers
Cottage Cheese, Tomato, Spinach, Cucumber, Cracker
Crackers
Tuna with Mayo, Tomoato and Cucumber

Todays Meals:

Yogurt
Apple
Cracker
Lean Hamburger with Cucumber and Tomato Salad
Apple and Cracker
Lean Hamburger and Tomato/Romain wraps.

I know it's weird about the apples. I eat the Gala variety, so not sure if that has anything to do with it.. but they completely fill me up, if I eat them with or without a cracker.

Just lucky in that reguard I guess.

I did just learn something about tomatoes from my PD Advisor.. did you know we're only allowed 35g of tomato twice a day?

I was going over that almost 15g per meal!!!

Oh well...

Akk! I forgot to post yesterday! I was SO busy at work!

PICKING UP FOOD!!!!!!

I had to get 6 pizzas, 5 sandwich trays, 2 turkey roller trays, 2 fruit platters, 1 veggie platter and 2 platters of cookies!!!

We had an employee appreciation event, so not only did I have to pick it all, I had to set it all out on the tables, and seperate the sandwiches, and pizza slices.

Oy! It wasn't that bad... but those were ALL of my favorite foods...

Sigh... I planned ahead and brought my food to the meeting and my little george foreman and I cooked in the backroom and then ate that during the staff meeting. Whew!

I did grab some fruit, kiwi and melon and ate that with my burger and veggies. It wasn't enough to have to worry about weighing it.

Yesterdays Menu:

Yogurt
Apple
Lean Burger with fruit and mixed veggies
Cracker x2
Apple
Cracker x2
Steak and mixed Veggies
Cracker and Kiwi

Today, we have another staff appreciation thing and I have to go buy cakes, pies and cookies... for extra torture, I am buying the BEST brownies in the world. I think I like doing this just to re-affirm how serious I am about this.

Todays Menu:

Yogurt
Apple
Crackers x2
Steak (seasoned with Garlic) and mixed veggies
Apple
Crackers x2
Chicken (if thawed) and mixed veggies...

I can relate to that! It makes you feels so good resisting. It's saying "I'm strong. I can do this!" I used to ask my LH if he would like a glass of red wine, sniff it & enjoy watching him drink it. Drinking through osmosis?
Have answered yr question re "Nationals" in my diary, cheers, Cate.

Hi guys, still catching up on posts...

Apples, yum yum... I eat apples and they are the best fruit to eat when you are trying to shift that weight..I havent found they make me hungry but maybe as my excess weight decreases i may find that changes, still on the yogurt and unlike some i do not add sweetener, i dont see the point. I did originally make it with sprite and an apple but that really did make me hungry and it would repeat. yuk yuk yuk.....

Overcoming temptations is such a pat on the back.. you are doing so well AZ keep it up...

whats this lean burger? do you make it yourself?
pardon my curiosity..

Well keep up the good work and i will be back on the forum this afternoon Kelista has a marching event this morning..

Well as always "may the water be with you"...

Chelle

Hi AZ, Well done on resisiting all those temptations. I'm guessing you are from American (from the lbs and lean hamburger..we call it mince) The brownies and cakes I'm sure are so much better over there than over here and so must an even bigger temptation for you, so big "pat on the back".
You are very good taking your chicken and cooking it at work. I am lazy and usually just have cheese or tuna and crackers for lunch when I'm at work. I find food doesn't really interest me that much when I'm doing Cohens. I just eat because it is that time of the day and if I don't eat this meal on time then I don't get the next meal on time.
Must be a good place to work though. It sounds like they appreciate their staff...a lot..lol!!
Take care
Beck

Sorry guys, I don't have my laptop right now, so... I'm behind!

A lean burgrer or hamburger is a minced steak or meat.

I am a little worried as I purchased it already ground/minced and it might have had too much fat in it. I've been cooking it on my George Foreman Grill and I know that is helping get the excess fat off, but I am afraid it might be what is not helping the weight melt off.

I have lost 10 lbs so far, but I thought it would be more. I know I am only a little bit into the program, but I was hoping for more. Perhaps it will come towards the end.

Don't worry! I am not defeated by the scale, just a little surprised. I don't think I am cheating any where... and I'm doing well with the water. So I will just see. It all doesn't matter until the 4 week weigh in anyways!

I am in American, I live in the State of Arizona and the City of Phoenix. Yes, these Brownies are from Costco... and are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So it was a tough, but YAY for me moment!

I also have a Football (American) game to go to this upcoming weekend that I wasn't planning on, so I am trying to figure that meal plan out. It will basically be 10 hours of tailgating, bar hopping and football!

I'm trying to figure out the meal plan right now... I might just get up really early that day and it at 6, 11 and 4 or later. I pick him up from the airport at 12. If I get my two meals in before he gets here, then I can do Tuna or a hardboiled egg, or something for dinner. I will also save my "Soda" alottment for the game.. and smuggle in some crackers and apples to the game.

Ok.. so this weekend on 10.18 I had:

Yogurt
Cracker
Apple
Hamburger with Spinach, Cucumber and Tomato
Cracker,
Hamburger with Spinach, Cucmber and TOmato
Cracker
2 L of water

On 10.19 I had:

Yogurt
Cracker
Apple
Hamburger with Spinach, Cucumber and Tomato
Cracker
Apple
Hamburger with Spinach, Cucmber and TOmato
Cracker
2 L of water

Oh.. I forgot to add, I was doing the same thing, but then my co-worker pointed out I was eating too much Tuna...

I did some research and I was eating like 180% the amount of Tuna I was allowed to eat... DOH...

So now I keep tuna down to no more than 2 a week because of the Mercury issue.