great job on your food choices last posting! i also weigh first thing in the morning after i have went to the bathroom...LOL.... anyway, i just wanted to say great job because i could tell a big difference in the foods you chose than what you were choosing before.

thanks everyone! i'm not sure if i have lost any weight, b/c last time I weighed.. with the 170, it was on a different scale, and i was wearing some clothes, altho, i can't remember how many... we'll see in a week how i'm doing. Also thanks for the encouragement with the food!

Breakfast:
1 slices whole wheat toast (90) with margerine and jam (50)
small glass of oj (50)

Snack:
apple (72)
green tea with sugar (50)

Lunch:
Chicken Fajita: Tortilla (150)
Sour Cream (45)
Chicken (90)
Peppers (20?)
Onion (16)
Water

Snack:
Cranberry Trail Mix Bar (150)
Apple Juice (90)

Dinner:
Pork loin (150)
Wild Rice Blend (105)
Cooked Spinach (35)
Olive Oil - for pork and spinach (120)
Water

Total Calories: 1303

Exercise:
5 sets jumping rope with 2 sets crunches, 1 set pushups, 1 set lunges

I didn't realize that my dinner was so high in calories until after i had things prepared and was looking it over.. I was stunned the rice was so high. I also am not quite sure how to count calories for the meats I am eating... the website i am using is a little tricky for that, and i usually make larger meals and then have left overs, so the actual portion size is confusing. Some of the things in my cupboard are higher in calories than they could be. Like i could have light sour cream, or whole wheat tortillas, or brown rice, but at the moment, i can't afford to go out and buy all new staples... next time i go shopping however... i'm DEFINATELY looking at the labels first. unfortuantely i went shopping right before i started this endeavor, so i'm out of luck.

It still sounds like you did great yesturday! As for the meat thing I have trouble with that myself. I suggest when you get a chance you get a food scale I found a cheap one at Walmart for about 5 bucks. It is not the greatest but I think it does the trick. Also on the meat I round the calories up just a little just to make sure I'm counting everything. Also I heard that 3oz of meat is about the size of a deck of cards. Hope this helps!!!

Breakfast:
Cereal with Milk (150)

Snack:
Apple (72)

Lunch:
edamame and other veggies (60)
wild rice (105)
chicken (90)
water

Snack:
celery sticks (8)
triscuts -6 (120)
lemonade (100)

Dinner:
Sprite (280) - SHOULD HAVE HAD WATER!
Pizza (650?!) - local pizzaria, slices, not too greasy, one slice loaded with veggies, the other smaller with chicken and pineapple?

Total Calories: about 1635?

Exercise: bleh

Thursday's are rough for me b/c of my class/work schedule... i'm busy all day long, and i have to drive instead of walk b/c of the short time between each. On top of that, i'm feeling really crappy today. I'm really low on energy, have a headache and just really want to go to bed... if i work up the energy, i'll probably do an ab/arms/legs workout and then call it a night... no cardio for me today.

With scales I think even the good ones can vary in reading. My doctor has a stand up scale and a floor scale, and they vary by a few pounds....so if the scale you are using is a not a top quality one I dont think it really matters ,...I think what is important uis using one scale to show you how your weight is goin over time....going up or going down. 170 to 165 or 168 to 163...says the same thing ...ya lost some weight!

just wanted to drop in quick and say that you are doing great and more concious about food choices. we are gonna have mess ups. i have very recently and it took someone pointing things out for me to realize yeah, that's right. as for feeling tired today, it's ok to skip a day on exercise but just don't get to where you start not doing it more and more till eventually you aren't doing it at all. you can do this! tomorrow hope you will feel better.

Weighed myself this morning... 167 !!!!!

Breakfast:
Spinach Bagel with Sundried Tomato Cream Cheese (350?)
2 cups of green tea with sugar (30)
32 oz of water!!!!

Lunch:
Lean Pocket - chicken and broccoli (260)

Snack:
cupcake - i tutor, it was one of my kids' birthdays! (200?)
h2o

Dinner:
steamed broccoli (25)
wild rice mix (105)
lemon juice
h2o

Party:
1 glass of wine (160)
various goodies... i have no idea how many calories!!!

Total Calories: 970 before the party...

Exercise: 5 sets jumping, 25 upper abs, 25 lower abs, 15 lunges/leg, 25 pushups
I feel damn good after working out tonight!!!!

Okay... tonight was a night of huge dilemma for me... I am going to a party, and i want to drink... so i should have factored that in with my food choices earlier... i shouldn't have eaten the cupcake, but i did... so then i was torn whether i should eat dinner and just have a goodie or two at the party, or skip dinner and save my last calories of the evening for the party. In the end, i compromised... i had a very light small dinner here, and then saved some calories for the party... where i know i won't know what i am eating. so, two days with over 1200 calories... i need to do better next week if i want to get some of this weight off by hawaii!!!!

Yay!!! conratulations on the weight loss! you can do it. hang in there. the scale is not moving right now for me (which is disappointing) but i did check my measurements and lost 1 1/2 inches since jan 11. we can do this!

Breakfast (late):
banana (105)
yougurt (100)
small cup of coffee w/ cream and sugar (35)

Lunch:
Omelete!!!
2 eggs (202)
peppers (10)
onions (16)
mushrooms (7)
broccoli (7)
milk (25)
Water

Dinner:
chicken with veggies soup (200)
apple (72)

Total Calories: 779

I'm not feeling well this evening... I was supposed to go to a dinner party and saved up some calories for the evening, and about 5pm started feeling crappy, so i had an apple, and now i'm having some soup, and hopefully i'll feel better.

Congrats on your 3 pound loss woo hoo.

Breakfast:
bowl of cereal with milk (150)
banana (105)

Lunch:
bowl of chili (330)

Snack:
apple (72)

Dinner:
black beans and rice (190)
beef (190)
peppers (20)
tomatoes (20)
yougurt (100)

Total Calories 1077

Exercise:
5 sets of jump roping with 1 set each of upper abs, lower abs, pushups, lunges

Breakfast:
yougurt (100)
toast with margarine and jam (140)

Snack:
apple (72)

Lunch:
black beans and rice (190)
chicken (90)

Snack:
popcorn (200)

Dinner:
chili (330)
corn bread (160)
dallop of sour cream (45)

Total Calories:1147
Total Water: 64 oz

Exercise: 500 rope jumps, 8 min abs, 8 min legs, 300 rope jumps

Current Weight - 167 - no loss, but that probably means inches... i should start measuring!

Breakfast:
Bowl of Cereal with milk (150)
Banana (100)
Green Tea with sugar (15)

Snack:yougurt (170)

Lunch:
Lean Pocket Ultra (200)

Snack: raisins (130)

Dinner:
chicken/wildrice/broccoli soup (190)
veggie chips (140)

cup of green tea with honey (60)

Total Calories: 1155
Total Water: 64 oz

Exercise: 5 sets of jumping rope, 1 set each of upper abs, lower abs, pushups, lunges

You're doing great! Keep it up! You seem to be feeling better, hope that is the case.