Week Ten

Monday, September 9

7:30 cold cereal (Fiber One chocolate squares, GV Vanilla Awake, fresh raspberries)

10:30 Light N Fit 100-calorie Vanilla Greek Yogurt

1:30 salad with two sliced eggs

4 pm Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel 90-calorie bar

--Body Combat with Marquel at 24 Hour Coral Springs

7:30 3-egg omelet cooked by Chef Marc containing spinach, mushrooms and fat-free shredded cheddar cheese, with half of a bialy

9 pm  approx 5 oz Blue Bunny Sugar Free Chocolate Brownie Sunday ice cream

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Tuesday September 10th

half hour on the treadmill, first time in a long time, since I've been going to the gym every day.  No gym tonight, it's open house at Atlantic Tech for Noah.

7:30 Muscle Milk Lite shake

10:30 cold cereal (Fiber One original plus Fiber One Golden Squares) with fresh raspberries

1:30 salad with 4 oz total turkey, chicken and reduced fat provolone slices

4 pm Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel 90-calorie bar

7:30 leftover roast chicken (two small thighs and a leg) stuffed with lemon, garlic and rosemary cooked by Chef Marisa, with mixed veggies, the rest of Chef Marc's cole slaw, and a tiny sweet potato

9 pm  approx 5 oz Blue Bunny Sugar Free Chocolate Brownie Sunday ice cream

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Wednesday September 11

7:30 cold cereal (Fiber One chocolate squares, GV Vanilla Awake, fresh raspberries)

10:30 4 oz non-fat cottage cheese with sliced fresh raspberries and half packet Splenda

 1:30 salad with 4 oz total turkey, chicken and reduced fat provolone slices

 4 pm Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel 90-calorie bar

--Spin Class with Yuu at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

7:15 4 oz tilapia prepared by Chef Marc with bread crumbs, dijon mustard and lite mayo, with mixed vegetables and plain white rice mixed in.

9 pm  approx 5 oz Blue Bunny Sugar Free Chocolate Brownie Sunday ice cream

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Thursday September 12

7:30 cold cereal (Fiber One chocolate squares, GV Vanilla Awake and handful GV cinnamon squares) with fresh raspberries

11:30 4-5 oz plain greek yogurt with fresh strawberries and half-packet Splenda

1:30 lunch at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, split a large salad with Suzie and had 4-5 oz of their Italian tuna with one medium sized pita triangle

 4 pm Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel 90-calorie bar

--Boot Camp w/Lisa at 24 Hour Fitness Coral Springs

7 pm Leftover baked chicken stuffed with lemon, garlic and rosemary with leftover mixed veggies and white rice

 9 pm  approx 5 oz Blue Bunny Sugar Free Chocolate Brownie Sunday ice cream

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Friday September 13th

 treadmill for approx 30 minutes, still reading The Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle

7:30 muscle milk lite shake

10:30 cold cereal (Fiber One original plus Fiber One Golden Squares) with fresh raspberries

1:30 salad with 4 oz total sliced turkey, ham and reduced calorie provolone cheese

4:15: leftover Anthony's salad and tuna from yesterday

6:30  filet mignon (didn't weigh it, rationalized that I was eating a big meal before fast tomorrow), one medium sweet potato, fresh green beans mixed with Chef Marisa's sauteed mushrooms and onions

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Saturday September 14th Yom Kippur

no breakfast, no lunch, no snacks til after dinner, no gym, no treadmill

6:30 chicken soup with one of Mom's matzoh balls, quarter dark meat chicken, medium sweet potato, mixed veggies

9pm scraped the bottom of the container of Blue Bunny fat free sugar free brownie sunday

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Sunday September 15th

 ***weigh-in lost 2 pounds...10-1/2 pounds to go ***
8 am graham cracker

--Cardio Step and Sculpt with Allison at 24 Hour Coral Springs

10:30 two eggs over easy, one slice ham fried up with the eggs, half bialy, tomato slice, pickle slice

1:30  bowl of my own homemade chicken soup with soup veggies and half matzoh ball, with leg and thigh of the soup chicken

5 pm Fiber One Oats and Chocolate bar

7 pm Leftover rotisserie chicken (thigh and leg) with small sweet potato and fresh butternut squash

9 pm 4-5 oz Blue Bunny fat free no sugar added brownie sunday

Week Nine

Monday September 2

8:30 graham cracker

--Boot Camp with Marquel at 24 Hour Sunrise--

10 am cold cereal (GV cinnamon squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful Whole Foods fresh granola) with sliced 1/3 banana

1-3pm Labor Day Foodfest at Val's - I was pretty good.  Had some pieces of grilled chicken breast with small amount barbecue sauce, two pieces of barbecued steak, several rosemary cashews, raw carrots, small amount fresh fruit salad

5 pm (home again and hungry) 90-calorie Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar

6:30 pm two eggs over light, half whole wheat matzoh board with fake butter, half chicken apple sausage, tomato slice

9 pm 70-calorie Jello sugarless rice pudding

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Tuesday September 3rd 

 7:45 cold cereal (Fiber One original mixed w/Fiber One chocolate squares) w/fresh raspberries

10:45 90-calorie Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar

1:30 salad with sliced eggs and six Town House baked pita crackers

4 pm 110-calorie Voskos apricot Greek fatfree yogurt

--Kickboxing with Lisa at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

6:30 sauteed shrimp with plum tomatoes and basil, with one heaping tbsp white rice and fresh green beans

9 pm 70-calorie Jello sugarless rice pudding

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Wednesday, September 4th - My birthday!

7:40 cold cereal (Fiber One original mixed with GV cinnamon squares) with fresh raspberries

10:40 6 oz plain Greek yogurt with splenda and cinnamon

1:30 salad with sliced eggs

4:30 Fiber One 90-calorie chocolate caramel pretzel bar

--Training Camp with Erin at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

7pm four beef ribs and Chef Marc's cole slaw (low fat mayo and Splenda)

9 pm Jello 60-calorie sugarless chcolate pudding

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Thursday, September 5th

7:45 graham cracker

--Body Combat with Brad at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

9:30 cold cereal Fiber One chocolate squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful of Whole Foods bulk granola) with fresh strawberries

 2:30 some tuna salad, chicken salad, and egg salad with four crackers

4:30 Fiber One Oats and chocolate bar

7 pm medium piece of tilapia with bread crumbs, lowfat mayo and dijon mustard, mixed veggies and Chef Marc's cole slaw

9 pm Jello sugarless 90-calorie rice pudding

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Friday, September 6th

7:45 graham cracker

--Boot Camp with Lisa at 24 Hour Fitness Coral Springs--

 9:45 cold cereal (Fiber One chocolate squares, GV Vanilla Almond Awake, handful of Whole Foods bulk granola) with fresh raspberries

1:15 turkey and provolone on pita bread with lettuce, tomato and avocado slickes

4:45 Fiber One oats and chocolate bar

6:30 two leftover ribs and two small slices of filet mignon, half sweet potato, mixed veggies and pickle

9 pm Jello sugar free rice pudding
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Saturday, September 7th

7:45 graham cracker

---T'ai Bo with Eli at Trinity Fitness

9:45 cold cereal (Fiber One chocolate squares, GV Vanilla Almond Awake, handful of Whole Foods bulk granola) with fresh raspberries

1:30 Galleria Food Court, turkey on flatbread with lettuce, tomato, and avocado slices with digon mustard

4:30 Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Bar

7:15 leftover filet mignon, half sweet potato, Chef Marc's cole slaw (made with low fat mayo and Splenda)

9pm Jello sugar free chocolate pudding

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Sunday September 8th -

 8 am graham cracker

--Step n Sculpt with Andrea at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

**weigh-in, no weight loss this week, actually up a half-pound, ugh**

10:15 two eggs over light, half whole wheat matzoh board, tomato slice, Chef Marc's homemade cole slaw

1:30 turkey (2 oz) chicken (1oz) and reduced fat provolone (1 oz) on pita with lettuce, tomato and avocado slices, side of cole slaw

4 pm Fiber One Chocolate and Oats bar

7 pm Chef Marisa's Baked Chicken Stuffed with Rosemary, Garlic and Lemon, ate a leg, a thigh and a wing (so good!), side of roasted mushrooms with balsamic glaze and mixed veggies

9 pm Jello Dulce de Leche 60-calorie cup

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Week Eight

Monday, August 26

No treadmill this morning, gym in the afternoon instead

7:30 cold cereal (Fiber One Chocolate Squares, GV cinnamon squares) with fresh strawberries and raspberries

10:30 small container plain Greek yogurt with fresh raspberries and blueberries

1:30 salad with two sliced eggs and one slice reduced calorie provolone, six crackers

4 pm Fiber One 90-calorie chocolate caramel pretzel bar

--Body Combat with Marquel at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

7:30 leftover roast turkey (didn't weight it, suspect I ate too much because I was full all night) with small sweet potato and leftover mixed veggies, pickle


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Tuesday August 27

No treadmill again, planning for gym in afternoon

7:30 cold cereal (Fiber One Chocolate Squares, GV cinnamon squares and GV Vanilla Awake) with fresh strawberries and raspberries

10:30 Light & Fit 80-calorie Greek blends  (toasted coconut vanilla)

1:30 salad with 3 oz smoked turkey and 1 oz reduced calorie provolone, six crackers

4 pm  Fiber One 90-calorie chocolate caramel pretzel bar

--Kickboxing with Lisa at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

7 pm Two eggs over light w/half bialy, half Aidell's apple chicken sausage, tomato slice, the last of the leftover mixed veggies, and a pickle.



9:30 pm Jello 70-calorie sugarless rice pudding

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Wednesday August 28th

No treadmill, planning for gym in afternoon

7:45 cold cereal (Fiber One chocolate squares, GV cinnamon squares and GV Vanilla Awake) with fresh strawberries

10:35 4 oz fat-free cottage cheese w/fresh raspberries

1:30 salad with two sliced eggs and one slice reduced fat provolone, six crackers

 4 pm  Fiber One 90-calorie chocolate caramel pretzel bar

---Step and Sculpt with Marquel at 24 Hour Sunrise---

8 pm leftover roast turkey dark meat, small baked sweet potato, small container leftover spaghetti squash with one heaping tablespoon reduced calorie pasta sauce

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Thursday August 29th

treadmill 40 minutes, in several intervals,  reading Susan Higginbotham's Royal Mistress

7:30 muscle milk lite shake

10:15 cold cereal (Fiber One original and Fiber One Golden Squares) with fresh strawberry and blueberries

1:30 salad w/4 oz plain cooked shrimp and a few broken crackers

4 pm  Fiber One 90-calorie chocolate caramel pretzel bar

6:30 3-egg omelet w/spinach, fatfree shredded cheddar cheese and sauteed mushrooms, half bialy and side of fresh green beans

9 pm Jello sugarless rice pudding
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Friday August 30th

treadmill 30 minutes, started reading Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's

7:45 cold cereal (Fiber One original, Fiber One chocolate squares, GV cinnamon squares) with fresh strawberries

10:15 Light n Fit Vanilla Greek Yogurt 100 calories

1:15 First Watch Cafe, egg white omelet with fresh spinach, onion, cheddar cheese and turkey, tomato slices, half English muffin dry

4 pm  Fiber One 90-calorie chocolate caramel pretzel bar

6:30 4-1/2 oz filet mignon with 2/3 of a large sweet potato and medium serving of butternut squash, dill pickle (lately I like the dill ones better than the sour ones, go figure).

9 pm Jello 70-calorie sugarless rice pudding

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Saturday August 31

 7:15 graham cracker

--Tai Bo with Eli at Trinity Fitness--

9:45 cold cereal (GV cinnamon squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful Cascadian granola) with four strawberries


1:15 pm roast turkey leftovers (picked apart the carcass), leftover baked butternut squash and half sweet potato

4pm  half Eng muffin with 1 tbsp peanut butter and 2 tbsp sugar free raspberry jelly

6:30 pm leftover 4 oz filet mignon, baked spaghetti squash with 1 tbsp Ragu reduced calorie pasta sauce

9 pm small glass dish of low fat ice cream

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Sunday September 1

WEIGH-IN:  Down one more pound...12 more to go

8 am graham cracker

--Cardio step and sculpt with Jennifer at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

10 am cold cereal (GV cinnamon squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful Cascadian granola) with fresh blueberries and a strawberry
 
1:15 two eggs over easy, half bialy, quarter large avocado, tomato slices, pickle

4 pm 90-calorie Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar

7 pm home-made chicken soup, one matzoh ball made from scratch by Chef Marisa, with quarter of soup chicken and soup veggies (carrots, parsnips and celery)

9 pm 70-calorie Jello sugar-free rice pudding

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Week Seven

Monday 8/19

Totally off schedule today getting the kids ready for school, up at 5:30 and right into the shower, no treadmill.  Trying for Body Combat tonite.  Instead of having a shake first thing in the morning, I had breakfast at 7:30 instead, 'cause by the time I got back from dropping the kids I was hungry!

7:30 cold cereal (GV cinnamon squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful of Cascadian granola) with fresh blueberries (felt like monochrome fruit today)

10:30 Yoplait Greek Yogurt w/peach (5.3 oz 100 calories)

1:30 salad with two sliced hard-boiled eggs and one slice reduced fat provolone, pickle spear

4 pm Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar 90 calories

--Body Combat with Marquel at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

7:45 Small bowl of leftover turkey chili (this was a last-minute substitution for the turkey burgers that were a rare disaster by Chef Marc) with  baked butternut squash with cinnamon

9:30 Jello sugarless rice pudding 70-calorie cup

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Tuesday 8/20

7:30 cold cereal (Fiber One original, GV Vanilla Awake and handful of Cascadian granola) with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries

10:30 Chobani plain Greek yogurt 6-oz container 100 calories w/Splenda and cinnamon

1:30 salad with 3 oz smoked turkey and 1 oz reduced calorie provolone, 4 small crackers, pickle

4pm  Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar 90 calories

--Kickboxing w/Lisa at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

7 pm small bowl leftover turkey chili over backed spaghetti squash

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Wednesday 8/21

 Got in 25 minutes on the treadmill this morning, before having to drive both kids to school.

8 am cold cereal (Fiber One original, GV Vanilla Awake and GV cinnamon squares) with fresh raspberries and blueberries

11 am 4 oz non-fat cottage cheese w/splenda and cinnamon

1:30 salad with 3 oz smoked turkey and 1 oz reduced fat provolone

4pm  Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar 90 calories

7 pm rotisserie chicken (thigh and leg), half baked sweet potato, baked butternut squash, fresh green beans

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 Thursday 8/22

 Back to 30 minutes on the treadmill this morning, before hopping off and chauffeuring both kids to school, sigh, then back home, shower, dress and off to work.  My new routine...

7:30 Muscle milk lite shake

10:15 oatmeal w/raisins and slivered almonds

1 pm salad with two sliced eggs and one slice reduced fat provolone

4 pm  Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar 90 calories

 7 pm leftover rotisserie chicken (thigh and leg), half baked sweet potato, baked butternut squash, fresh green beans (basically a repeat of last night)

9 pm Jello sugarless dulce de leche pudding 60 calories

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Friday 8/23

treadmill 30 minutes

7:30 muscle milk lite shake

10 am cold cereal (Fiber One original with Fiber One golden squares) w/fresh strawberries

1 pm Lunch with Mom at First Watch, had the Power Wrap, egg-white omelet with turkey, spinach, goat cheese and mushrooms, side of salsa and fruit cup.  I only ate half the wrap and took the rest home for lunch tomorrow, finished the salsa, and had a piece of watermelon off the fruit cup, then gave Mom the rest of the fruit cup to bring home.

4 pm 90-calorie Fiber One chocolate-caramel-pretzel bar

7 pm 4 oz filet mignon, mixed veggies

9 pm Jello sugarless rice pudding 70 calories

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Saturday 8/24

 8 am graham cracker

--Tai bo with Eli at Trinity Fitness--

10 am cold cereal (GV cinnamon squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful Cascadian granola, fresh strawberries and blueberries (ran out of raspberries)

1 pm leftover half power wrap from yesterday, leftover mixed veggies

4 pm 100-calories Fiber One chocolate granola bar

7:30 pm Dinner with Marc and Marisa at Red Lobster, had my usual tilapia in a parchment bag with asparagus, artichoke, sundried tomatoes and wild rice (they give you a ton of wild rice, I only ate about a third.

9:30 Jello sugarless dulce de leche pudding 60 calories

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Sunday 8/25

Weigh-In Lost 3 pounds!!!! Total of 17 pounds down.

 8 am graham cracker

-- Step and Sculpt with Allison at 24 Hour Coral Springs--


1 pm 3 oz turkey and 1 oz reduced fat provolone w/tomato, cuke and parsley on 60-calorie pita bread

4:30 pm Nana's homemade guacamole with raw veggies (carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, green pepper slices, broccoli)

7 pm Chef Marisa's roast turkey stuffed with lemon, onion and rosemary.  Ate some dark meat, hopefully it was around 4 oz, with mixed vegetables and small sweet potato

9:30 pm Jello sugarless dulce de leche pudding 60 calories

Week Six

Mon 8-12 

only half hour on the treadmill this morning (started Kate Sedley's Christmas Wassail), as I'm planning on Body Combat later this afternoon at 24 Hour Fitness.

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:30 cold cereal (Fiber One orig mixed with Fiber One Honey Squares) with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries

1:30 salad with leftover rotisserie chicken, dill pickle

4:00 4 oz fat-free cottage cheese w/splenda and cinnamon

--Boot Camp w/Flash at 24 Hour Sunrise, no Body Combat because Marquel's on vacation--

7pm baked tilapia a la Chef Marc (2 parts lite mayo, 1 part dijon mustard and dusted with breadcrumbs, I told hubby to leave off the breadcrumbs next time), fresh green beans w/fake butter and leftover baked butternut squash with cinnamon.

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Tuesday 8-13

half hour on treadmill (still reading Kate Sedley's Christmas Wassail).  Was thrilled when I got dressed, the navy dress pants I had barely squeezed into six months ago now fit perfectly!

10:15 oatmeal with slivered almonds and raisins

1:15 salad with leftover rotisserie chicken

3:30 FiberOne chocolate caramel pretzel 90-calorie bar

--kickboxing w/Lisa at 24 Hour Fitness--

7:00 4oz leftover turkey roast, spaghetti squash with 1-1/2 TBSP low calorie Ragu pasta sauce, and mixed veggies

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Wednesday 8-14

half hour on treadmill, still reading Kate Sedley's Christmas Wassail

10:15 cold cereal (Fiber One orig mixed with Fiber One golden squares)w/fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries

1:15 salad with the last of the leftover rotisserie chicken

4 pm 4 oz nonfat cottage cheese w/splenda and cinnamon

6:30 3-egg omelet cooked by hubby with spinach, fat-free cheddar cheese and mushrooms.

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Thursday 8-15

Vacation days today and tomorrow, that means gym in the mornings, yay!  Also  means lots of running around with both kids getting them ready for school, have to try to make sure I'm home at mealtimes.  I mean, God forbid I should miss a meal!

8 15 graham cracker (tasted slightly stale, I'm not eating them fast enough)

--Boot Camp with Marquel at 24 Hour Fitness in Sunrise--

10 am cold cereal (GV Cinnamon Squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful Cascadian granola) with fresh blueberries and raspberries

1:15 salad with 3 oz smoked turkey and 1 oz reduced fat provolone cheese

4 pm 4 oz no-fat cottage cheese

6 pm  Chef Marisa's turkey chili, had a small glass bowlful


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Friday 8-16

no treadmill again, get to go to the gym in the morning since I'm off today!

7:45 graham cracker

--Body Combat class with Marquel at 24 Hour Plantation--

10 am cold cereal (GV Cinnamon Squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful Cascadian granola) with fresh blueberries and raspberries


1:15 Sunrise Pita for lunch with Mom, Shawarma pita with everything on it (not sure what everything was, but it was really good!) only half about half the pita, but devoured everything else.

(no afternoon small meal/snack, still full from lunch)

6 pm small bowl leftover turkey chili

10 pm some raw carrots and broccoli

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  Saturday 8-17

Ahhh, weekend.  Not eating out tonight, so we're doing Friday nite steak nite tonite.


8:15 graham cracker

--Step and Sculpt with Allison at 24 Hour Sunrise--

11 am  cold cereal (GV Cinnamon Squares, GV Vanilla Awake, handful Cascadian granola) with fresh blueberries and raspberries

1:30 green salad with egg salad (two eggs, 1 tbsp lite may)

6 :30 4 oz filet mignon, large bowl mixed veggies, small bowl spinach (with 1 tbsp fake butter)

10 pm Jello sugar-free dulce de leche cup (60 calories)

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Sunday 8-18

Weigh-in:  same as last week.  Stuck at 14 pound weight loss :( :( :(
Does anyone else go to the gym every morning, diet like crazy and still not lose weight? Plan on  being cranky today

8 am graham cracker

--Step and Sculpt with Allison at 24 Hour Coral Springs--

10:15 two eggs over easy, half honey whole wheat everything bagel with fake butter, half avocado, tomato slice, pickle spear

1pm 3 oz smoked turkey breast and 1 oz reduced fat provolone on 50-calorie pita bread w/lettuce and tomato

3:15 Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel 90-calorie bar (I have to have a snack in the movies, it's like a rule)

7:15 leftover filet mignon  3 oz (that's all that was left) and big plate mixed veggies

Diet Day 35

WEIGH-IN:  Down another pound.  Kinda depressed that it's not more.  I feel like I'm eating very well, five small meals with nothing in between, most of the time, and working out once or twice a day, every day, and still not losing significantly.  I see people around me eating very heavily calorie-laden meals plus snacks and not gaining any weight, there is something very unfair about that!

8 am graham cracker

--Cardio Step & Sculpt at 24 Hour Fitness--

10:15 Two eggs over easy, half whole wheat everything bagel, tomato slice, pickle

1:30 leftover rotisserie chicken sandwich (two slices of reduced-calorie whole wheat bread and Kraft lite barbecue sauce), pickle

4 pm raw veggies (carrots, celery, tomatoes, cauliflower, bell peppers) with guacamole and salsa

6:30 turkey roast (4 oz portion dark meat) with baked butternut squash, pickle

Diet Day 34

no treadmill today, it's Tai-Bo!  My favorite workout of the week

7:45 graham cracker

--Tai-Bo with Eli at Trinity Fitness--

10 am  cold cereal (Gv cinnamon squares, GV Vanilla Awake and handful of Cascadian Farms granola) with fresh strawberries and blueberries

1 pm egg salad (2 eggs w/lite mayo) with some lettuce, tomato, green beans, cuke and shredded carrots

4 pm 4 oz cottage cheese (I bought the pack of 4-oz servings, so much easier than measuring out 4 oz) with Splenda and cinnamon

6:pm  Leftover rotisserie chicken (thigh and leg) with fresh spaghetti squash (w/1 tbsp low fat Ragu pasta sauce) and leftover mixed vegetables

Stacey's Party!!  I was pretty good...I brought a raw veggie platter, so I munched on that, had some of Kelly's awesome salad, a jumbo shrimp, and yes, a Margarita...not even a Skinny Girl Margarita as was promised  :( 

Diet Day 33

Back to 45 minutes on the treadmill (still reading Sarah Dunant's Blood & Beauty: the Borgias), not used to it, I was sweating like a pig when I was done.

7 am Muscle Milk Lite shake

10:15 oatmeal with raisins and sliced almonds

1:30 thigh and leg of leftover rotisserie chicken, carrot & celery sticks, pickle (I brought in an avocado to have slices with my chicken, but it was partly brown inside and tasted awful)

4:15 6 oz plain Greek yogurt w/splenda and cinnamon

6:15 (Friday is Steak day!) 4 oz filet mignon with frozen mixed veggies and pickles

I've been getting out of the habit of eating after dinner, i.e., the snack(s) before bedtime, hope I can keep that up

Diet Day 32

Half hour of treadmill again, still reading Sarah Dunant's Blood & Beauty:  The Borgias

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:15 oatmeal with raisins and sliced almonds

1pm salad with 4.3 oz cooked shrimp

4:15 eggplant salad with carrot and celery sticks

7:15 thigh and leg from leftover rotisserie chicken, spaghetti squash with 1 tbsp lite Ragu pasta sauce, pickle

Diet Day 31

Only half hour on the treadmill again (still reading Sarah Dunant's Blood & Beauty: The Borgias), planning on weights at the gym tonite, according to the treadmill I'm still burning over 200 calories at a half hour, so I'm ok with it

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:15 cold cereal (Fiber One Original and Fiber One Golden Squares, mixed) with fresh strawberries and blueberries

1:15 salad with leftover rotisserie chicken from Sam's

4:15 eggplant salad (Russian-style, made by Chef Mom) with carrot and celery sticks

--Body Pump class at 24-Hour Fitness--

7pm small thigh and leg of rotisserie chicken done to perfection by Chef Marc (the man has a way with chicken), spaghetti squash with 2 tbsp of some low-fat pasta sauce

Diet Day 30

Just half-hour on treadmill this morning (started reading Sara Dunant's Blood & Beauty: The Borgias) because I'm going to try and make kickboxing class this afternoon.

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:15 oatmeal with sliced almonds and raisins

1:15 salad with chopped eggplant salad made by my Mom

4 pm abt 6 oz low-fat cottage cheese with splenda and cinnamon

 --kickboxing at 24-Hour Fitness--

7:30 pm wonderful 3-egg omelet, cooked by hubby, spinach, mushroom and fat-free cheddar cheese. 

Diet Day 29

only 30 minutes on the treadmill this morning (still reading Steven Saylor's Catilina's Riddle), woke up sore from yesterday's cardio step and sculp class, also going to gym tonight for Body Combat class.

7 am  muscle milk lite shake

10:15 cold cereal (Fiber One Original  mixed with Fiber One Golden Squares) with fresh raspberries and blueberries

1:15 leftover salad from California Pizza Kitchen with 4 oz (I weighed it) leftover rotisserie chicken from Sam's

4 pm 6 oz low-fat cottage cheese with splenda and cinnamon

---Body Combat at 24-Hour fitness--

7:30 rotisserie chicken (part of a breast and a leg, didn't weigh it, good thing I like chicken as this is the second time today), fresh green beans, pickle

Diet Day 28

Weigh-in:  Down another two pounds!

Very proud of myself for making it through the Club Red buffet Sat nite without killing the diet.  Everything looked good, but omg the desserts looked fabulous. 

8 am   graham cracker

---cardio step and sculpt at 24-Hour Fitness

10:30 two eggs over easy, half bialy with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, tomato wedge, pickle

12:30 California Pizza Kitchen - chopped salad, no protein

3:30 leftover Boston Market chicken thigh and leg (tiny!), pickle

7:00 4 oz (on the scale) Balsamic chicken (another Chef Marisa creation, marinated in a mixture of balsamic vinegar, 1T sugar and chicken broth for several hours, then sauteed in teflon pan with sliced baby bella mushrooms) with leftover mixed vegetables (everyone else had brown rice, but I'm still trying to not eat carbs after breakfast)

Diet Day 27

I have a bet with my boss who's going to lose 30 lbs first.  Yesterday he said to me, so how are you doing...lost any weight?  I said, Well, I guess if you can't tell, then... Looking like the man who put the proverbial foot in his mouth, he squirmed a little and said, "Hey, you always look skinny to me, I can't tell!"  Not a bad save....

7:30 graham cracker

9:30 cold cereal (GV cinnamon squares, GV Vanilla Awake and a handful and a half of Cascadian Farms granola) with fresh strawberries and blueberries.

12:30 salad with leftover Italian tuna (2 oz) and 2 slices reduced fat provolone cheese

3:30 plain yougurt (about 6 oz) with splenda and cinnamon

7 Club Red buffet at BB&T Center, wow what an array of delicious looking food!  Hubby moaned over the dessert pastries (I didn't have any).  Ate seven large shrimp, two helpings of marinated mushrooms and pimentos, small piece of baked tilapia, raw vegetable sticks, and part of a slice of carved turkey breast, but it wasn't so great. 

Diet Day 26

I only did 32 minutes on the treadmill this morning (still reading Steven Saylor's Catilina's Riddle), I took a 2-minute break after 30 minutes and then when I went back on, my right hip started flashing pain signals.  Some of you may recall that my left hip was broken last year, so I take hip pain seriously!  Probably just arthritis or some other old-age issue, but I took it as a sign and jumped off. 

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:30 cold cereal (Fiber One original mixed with Fiber One golden squares) with fresh raspberries and one strawberry

1:30 salad with leftover rotisserie chicken

4:00 plain yogurt (about 6 oz) with splenda and cinnamon

6:00 4 oz filet mignon (yes, I weighed it), mixed vegetables (frozen Normandy blend), verrrry sour pickle

Diet Day 25

Back to my regular treadmill routine of 45 minutes, still reading Steven Saylor's Catilina's Riddle.

7 am  muscle milk lite shake

10:30 oatmeal with raisins

1:15 Lunch at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, ordered the lunch salad with side of Italian tuna, asked them to weigh the tuna portion, put 4 oz in the salad and the rest in a take-home container.   The waitress clearly thought I was nuts, flustered her so much she charged for the salad but not the tuna!  Also asked for no dressing on the salad, I brought my own Maple Grove Farms sugar-free raspberry vinaigrette (5 calories/2 tbsp).

3:45 5-1/2 oz plain Greek yogurt with Splenda and cinnamon

7:00 Sam's Club rotisserie chicken (WAY better than Publix, plus $1.50 cheaper and one pound bigger) ate one thigh, spaghetti squash with one tbsp Prego spaghetti sauce, fresh green beans

8:30 half of a small dish (maybe 2-3 oz?) fat free mango frozen yogurt made by Chef Marisa in our brand-new ice cream maker, very tasty!

Diet Day 24

Again only a half-hour on the treadmill today (still reading Steven Saylor's Catilina's Riddle), my legs were like jelly after treadmill and kickboxing yesterday.  Ah, to be 25 again! Or even 35! Or....oh, forget it. 

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:15 cold cereal (Fiber One original mixed with Fiber One golden squares) with fresh raspberries and blueberries (both on sale at Publix)

1:15 salad with 4 oz leftover Boston Market rotisserie chicken

3:30  5.3 oz Voskos plain Greek yogurt with Splenda and cinnamon

5:45  turkey taco bar (minus the taco) Chef Marisa laid out bowls on the table to take from, started with lettuce on the bottom, turkey (ground turkey sauteed with the chef's mixture of herbs and spices), salsa, home-made guacamole (just a tablespoon), fat free shredded cheddar cheese, fat free sour cream, chopped green onions, chopped cilantro.  Delicious!

Diet Day 23

Only a half hour on the treadmill this morning, because I plan on going to kickboxing after work, started reading Steven Saylor's "Catilina's Riddle," another one of his Roma Sub Rosa series.  It's so much easier to diet at work, I can keep to my regular routine and most of the time I'm too busy to think of ways to rationalize eating more than I should.

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:30 oatmeal with raisins, half Aidell's chicken sausage

1:30 leftover vegetable stew with 4 oz leftover Boston Market chicken, pickle

4:00 4 oz plain yogurt with Splenda and cinnamon

--kickboxing at 24Hour--

6:45  Delicious 3-egg omelet (I cheated, should've been 2) with spinach, mushrooms, and fat free cheddar cheese.   It was so good I licked the plate when it was all gone. Marisa had made some acorn squash, but in all the excitement over the omelet I forgot to eat it.  

Diet Day 22

Only did a half-hour on the treadmill this morning (still reading Jeane Kalogridis' The Inquisitor's Wife), because I wanted to do kickboxing after work without killing myself.  Determined to have carbs at breakfast, but no more for the rest of the day.

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10:30 cold cereal (Fiber One original and Fiber One honey squares, mixed) with one huge strawberry and a handful of blueberries

1:30 Vegetable stew (made by my mom, delicious! broccoli, carrots, zucchini and mushrooms cooked in heavily seasoned crushed tomotoes) with 4 oz cooked shrimp

4 pm Fit N Lite Greek yogurt, vanilla toasted coconut flavor

--kickboxing at 24 Hour with Marquel --

7:30  leftover Boston Market chicken (one tiny thigh and one drumstick), leftover Boston Market mixed vegetables, broiled spaghetti squash with one teaspoonful of  Prego spaghetti sauce, pickle

Diet Day 21

Woke up this morning panting for Sunday breakfast, but first went to the gym for Cardio Step and Strength at 9am.  This is a great class, very intense and exhausting, if I did this every morning would probably not need to diet (because I'd be in the hospital)

8:15  graham cracker

10:30 two eggs over easy, half Aidell's chicken sausage (hubby works for Aidell's, had to get in the brand name), half bialy, tomato wedges, pickle

2:30  leftover salad from California Pizza Kitchen with two slices of low-fat provolone

6:30 Boston Market chicken (one tiny thigh and two drumsticks), green beans, mixed vegetables, garlic spinach

Diet Day 20

Getting stressed out thinking about my meals today, not able to stick to my usual schedule because I was taking Noah to a live show of Pied Piper in Coral Gables at 11, had to leave the house 9:15 to pick up the Fox girls.  Got up at 7 and went on the treadmill as usual (still reading Jeane Kalogridis' The Inquisitor's Wife), but no shake afterwards because I had to get my breakfast in before I left the house.

8:30 cold cereal (GV Cinnamon Squares, GV Vanilla Awake and small handful of Cascadian fruit and nut granola) with 1 strawberry and a couple of blueberries (Marisa had put all the other fruit in her daily smoothies)

12:30  lunch at California Pizza Kitchen, Garden Veggie salad (whole, not half, so I could take some home), it was delicious with eggplant, artichoke, avocado and sundried tomato, in addition to the regular salad stuff.

2:30 (hard to believe I was hungry already, but there you have it) Fiber One Chocolate and Oats bar

7:00 dinner at Red Lobster, garden salad, tilapia with asparagus, artichoke and sundried tomatoes, cooked in a bag, small amount wild rice (portion served by the restaurant is way too big, it's about three portions, I ate a little less than half and forced myself to push the rest away.

Diet Day 19

Woke at 5:45, on the treadmill by 6:15, finished Philippa Gregory's The White Princess (five-star review coming soon to Goodreads) and started Jeane Kalogridis The Inquisitor's Wife.

7 am  muscle milk lite shake

10:15 cold cereal (Fiber One original and Fiber One golden squares)with strawberries and blueberries

1:15   salad with 3 oz smoked turkey breast and 1 oz lowfat provolone, 8 crackers, pickle

4:15 Lite N'Fit Greek Yogurt, vanilla toasted coconut flavor

7:15  leftover filet mignon (4-1/8 oz, yes I had weighed it yesterday) with leftover chopped spinach and leftover brown rice, a Grand Slam of leftovers!

Giving lots of thought to tomorrow's menu, it's going to be an atypical day because I won't be able to eat my meals on schedule like I've been doing, since I have to be in Plantation by 9:45 and Coral Gables by 11, plus eating out both lunch and dinner, always a challenge.

Diet Day 18

Woke up refreshed and feeling great today, not dragging my ass as usual, not sure why..hurried through the morning bathroom routine so I could get on the treadmill and finish reading The White Princess. 

7 am   Muscle Milk Lite shake (mental note to hide the powder, which costs me $23/package on sale, and Marisa's been dumping into her smoothie every day)

10:15  Oatmeal with slices of half a small apple and some raisins

1:15    Flanagan's for lunch, had their generic salad with some fresh ahi tuna on top, oh man that was good

4:00    Chocolate caramel pretzel Fiber One Bar

6:30     4-1/2 oz Filet mignon (yes I weighed it, it looked big so I cut it in half, and each half weighed a little over 4 oz), small scoop brown rice (thanks, Marisa, for making a big pot of this at the beginning of the week) and chopped spinach (put 1/2 a frozen bag in microwave) with garlic salt

Diet Day 17

Did 45 minutes on the treadmill this morning before I even looked up to see where I was, that's the great thing about reading a good book while you trot along, still reading Philippa Gregory's The White Princess.  I don't want to get to the end...because, sadly, I know how it ends.  I actually skipped my afternoon snack today, I was busy on the computer and by the time I realized 4 pm had come and gone , it was past 5.  Not to worry, I had some extra chicken at dinner to make up for it  :)

7 am  muscle milk lite shake

10:30 cold cereal (Fiber One original mixed with Fiber One golden squares) with fresh strawberries and blueberries

1:30 salad with leftover white meat rotisserie oven-stuffer roaster, 8 crackers

6:00 one leftover grilled chicken thigh w/Kraft lite barbecue sauce plus one leftover rotisserie oven-stuffer roaster thigh, small scoop of leftover brown rice, and one package frozen green beans

8:30 one celery stalk found while cleaning up, guess Marisa forgot to put in her curry chicken concoction for dinner, so I ate it

Diet Day 16

Sleepy again this morning, I must be weak from hunger hahahaha, went back to sleep for another half hour so I only did a half hour on the treadmill.  Reading Philippa Gregory's The White Princess. 

7:30 muscle milk lite shake

10:30 oatmeal, small chicken sausage (can one get addicted to chicken sausage? they're delicious!)

1:30 salad with 3 oz smoked turkey breast and 1 oz low-fat provolone, eight GV reduced fat wheat crackers

4:00 chocolate caramel pretzel Fiber One Bar

6:30 1-1/2 leftover grilled chicken thighs, approx 4 oz brown rice, leftover mixed veggies, pickle

Yes, as a matter of fact, "leftover" is my middle name

Diet Day 15

 A little disappointed that I only last two pounds last week, kind of a letdown after losing eight lbs the week before, but realistically I know that you always lose more the first week.  And I'm psyched to lose as much or more this week.

7 am muscle milk lite in the blender with 5  ice cubes and 7 oz water

10:15  cold cereal (Fiber One original and Fiber One golden squares mixed) with fresh strawberries and blueberries (raspberries must be going out of season, not too sweet)

1:15  4 oz sliced leftover rotisserie oven stuffer roaster in my salad, and eight crackers (Great Value reduced fat thin wheat baked)

4 pm chocolate caramel pretzel Fiber One bar

6:45 1-1/2 small chicken thighs cooked on the grill with Kraft Light Barbecue Sauce, broiled mushrooms, small sweet potato, super-sour pickle

Diet Day 14

Weekly Weigh-in:  Down another two pounds!  That totals ten lbs, 20 more to go.

Step and Sculpt class at 24-Hour Fitness, the regular instructor, Jen was out, which is great! Because her sub is Allison, a physical therapist who does a much better class. 

8 am graham cracker

10:30  two eggs over easy (spray butter on a teflon pan); two 1-oz chicken sausages; half a bialy with Smart Balance light margarine; half tomato; pickle spear

2:00  turkey taco (4 oz ground turkey browned no oil with taco mix; half low-carb low-fat tortilla; 2 tsp light sour cream; shredded fat free cheddar cheese and Walmart fresh garden salsa (didn't measure last two items)

4:30 Fit and Lite Greek yogurt banana cream with some granola thrown in

7:00 one thigh (looked like a portion) from oven stuffer roaster cooked on rotisserie; small sweet potato; mixed vegetables (frozen Broccoli Normandy, sold at Sam's, Costco, BJs) with garlic salt

Day Diet 13

Yay, got to sleep til 7:15 today.  Headed out to Trinity Fitness for my 8:30 tai bo class, but was disappointed that the regular instructor, Eli, wasn't there.  Still a good class, but not a great one.

7:30 graham cracker

10:00  mixed cold cereals (Walmart brands of Life and Total Vanilla almond, and Cascadian granola) with blueberries and raspberries

1 pm 2-egg omelet (trainer's diet actually calls for one egg and one egg white, but I cheated) with fat-free shredded cheddar cheese inside and Walmart fresh salsa on top, with half English muffin

4 pm Fit and Lite Greek yogurt vanilla coconut flavor with small handful of granola tossed in

7 pm  4 oz (more or less)  baked fresh tilapia (mixed up 3 parts lite mayo to one part dijon mustard and spread it on top), whole wheat pasta with Marisa's clam sauce (she took a can of clams and sauteed with small amount of oil, fresh garlic and fresh parsley), fresh green beans.

Diet Day 12

Absolutely could not drag my sorry butt out of bed on time this morning.  Finally around 6:30 I staggered into the bathroom to brush my teeth and get into my running (haha) outfit, but since it was so late I only had time to do 30 minutes instead of my usual 45 on the treadmill while continuing to read Susanna Kearsley's "The Firebird" on my Kindle Fire.

7:30  Muscle Milk Lite shake

10:15  oatmeal w/splenda and cinnamon, small chicken-apple sausage on the side

1:15 salad with 1 oz turkey and 1 oz reduced fat provolone (I had two open packages of turkey, the one with one slice left was fine, the one with several slices had gone bad, so I only had 2 oz of protein instead of four.  God, do I feel virtuous!

3:45 greek yogurt (Fit and Lite orange chiffon, added some fresh blueberries)

6:45 small filet mignon (looked about 4 oz if I squinted,sort of, but I didn't weigh it), spaghetti squash (note to self:  find something low-calorie to put on spaghetti squash, great with turkey chili but kind of blah eaten plain), small sweet potato, and a pickle. 

Diet Day 11

Thursday - Woke up at my usual, 5:40, wondering how many days more til the weekend.  Then I get to sleep LATE, til 7:15 on Saturday.  On Sunday I really go to hell with myself and sleep all the way til 7:45.  Jumped (well, waddled) onto the treadmill at 6:10, started reading Susanna Kearsley's The Firebird on my Kindle as I ambled along

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10 am cold cereal (Fiber One original mixed with Fiber One honey squares) with raspberries and blueberries, and a side of small chicken sausage.

1 pm salad with 3 oz turkey breast and 1 oz reduced fat provolone.  Sad because I finished the avocado yesterday, avocado MAKES the salad.  The cutup green beans I threw in were not nearly as good.

4 pm Fiber One chocolate pretzel caramel bar

7 pm finished the turkey chili, with an enormous amount of broiled spaghetti squash.

Diet Day 10

Woke at 5:40, on the treadmill by 6, trudging (running would sound better but it wouldn't be true) and reading James Patterson's 12th of Never. 

7 am Muscle Milk Lite - 1 measuring spoon of powder, 5 ice cubes, and enough water to make 7 oz.

10 am oatmeal w/Splenda and lots of cinnamon

1 pm salad with 3 oz turkey breast (I like Publix brand) and 1 oz reduced fat provolone

4 pm greek yogurt (plain) with blueberries and raspberries

7 pm medium lobster tail  (BOGO at Publix this week) (Marisa and I had our one each boiled, Marc had his two breaded and fried, sigh..) with small sweet potato and side of fresh green beans, nuked. 

I also drink a lot during the day, not plain water unfortunately, but I have a tall mug of hot tea when I get into the office at 9 and another one around noon.  I have a can of diet soda with lunch, then a bottle of Snapple tropical flavor diet iced tea about 3 pm.  At home I start sipping from a large glass of Arizona diet iced tea when I get home and continue sipping from it until bed time.  I keep it next to the bed in case I get thirsty in the middle of the night.

Diet Day 9

Treadmill 45 minutes, while reading James Patterson's 12th of Never.  Reading really makes the time on the treadmill go much faster.

7 am muscle milk lite shake

10 am cold cereal (Fiber One original) w/fresh blueberries and raspberries

1 pm salad with 3 oz turkey breast and 1 oz reduced fat provolone

4 pm chocolate caramel pretzel Fiber One bar

7 pm Noah's birthday dinner at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza.  Everyone else had pizza and Marisa had wings.  I had most of the big salad plate we ordered for the table and a side dish of their Italian tuna (tuna made with olive oil, lemon and garlic, no mayo).  Luckily the pizza disappeared quickly before I could grab any.  I arm-wrestled my husband for the last piece but I lost.

Diet Day 8

Woke up 5:40, hit the treadmill shortly after 6 with my Kindle (reading James Patterson's 12th of Never) for my daily 45-minute walk.  Wish I could say it was a run; I'm always so impressed by folks who say, "Oh I ran 5 miles this morning," I'm breathing hard and sweating profusely after my 45- minute 2-1/2 mile walk.

7 am   muscle milk lite shake (just the powder plus ice and water)

10 am oatmeal (Splenda and cinnamon)

1 pm   lunch at Cracker Barrel, chef salad hold the bacon (of course I was pining after their dumplings but then I remembered the dumpling looking back at me from the mirror)

4 pm Chocolate caramel pretzel Fiber One bar

7 pm leftover turkey chili (yes Marisa made enough for an army......of dumplings) over leftover spaghetti squash with a side of leftover mixed vegetables (can you tell that my middle name is "leftovers?")

Marisa ate turkey tacos with me, she was sick of the turkey chili, while Marc went out to the Chinese restaurant for shrimps in lobster sauce with a side of fried rice.  There's something inhuman, not to mention extremely annoying, about a man who eats whatever he wants, as often as he wants, without gaining an ounce.

Salad Dressings

My ex-personal trainer, Derek (he wouldn't be ex if I could still afford him, sigh) advocates 2 tbsp olive oil and vinegar only.  The last time I did his Trainer's Diet (and lost 50 lbs, in about a year) that's all I used for the first few months.  Then one day I looked at the calorie count of the olive oil (120 calories per tbsp) and said, holy &*^%, I can do better than that. 

First I went to the various Walden Farms dressings, all of which are zero calories.  The Italian wasn't too bad.  The Thousand Island wasn't too bad.  The rest I thought were inedible. 

Then I moved onto Publix Lite Honey Mustard.  At 35 calories per 2 tbsp, it wasn't quite as low-cal as Walden Farms, but not nearly as much as straight olive oil.  And it was delicious!  I used that for the rest of my last diet.

This time around, I was sick of honey mustard.  So I bought some Maple Grove Farms Fat-Free Raspberry Vinaigrette for the same 35 calories/ 2 tbsps.  It was excellent!  However, I wanted to really cut calories for the first couple of weeks, so I tried a bottle of Maple Grove Farms Sugar-Free Raspberry Vinaigrette.  Not as great as the Fat Free, but good, and for 5 calories/2 tbsps, a definite keeper.  They sell it in Wal-Mart.  That's what I've been using the whole first week, and I eat salads practically every day. So far, so good, and I still like it.

Diet Supplements: Lose Weight Quick, etc.

I've tried them all.  They don't work.  End of story.

Diet Day 7

Sunday morning I slept late til 7:45 and was at the gym by 9 for Jen's Step and Strength class at 24 Hour Fitness.  I've always found it interesting that the class regulars are mostly females closer to grandmotherhood than motherhood.  Young girls, even slender ones, have stamina problems compared to us old biddies who've been doing this stuff longer than they've been alive, in some cases. 


8:15 graham cracker

10:45 eggs over easy (no butter, sprayed a teflon pad) with side of tomato and half English muffin with I Can't Believe it's Not Butter.

1:30 Leftover mixed veggies with brown rice and leftover rotisserie chicken, also threw in some golden raisins and chopped dates for a Moroccan taste

4:30 Greek non-fat yogurt with 1/2 serving of fresh blueberries and raspberries

7:15 Marc's Famous Shrimp Dish (stir-fried shrimp with green peppers, green onions and tomatoes, cooked with soy sauce, chicken broth, fresh garlic, and ginger) served over brown rice

Diet Day 6

It's very easy to say, gee looks like I've put on some weight, think I'll go on a diet.  Very hard to actually do it.  I have to be ready.  For me, that means weeks and months of saying, wow I really need to go back on a diet.  Uh oh my clothes are getting tight.  OMG I can't fit into my favorite jeans anymore.  "Watching what I eat" has never worked for me, not for long, anyway.  Maybe naturally slender folks can go through life watching what they eat; for me if I'm not "dieting" I'm overeating.

But it always takes just one event that pushes me into "diet mode."  This time, it was the day after our Vero Beach vacation (a loooong weekend of non-stop eating, I might add) I saw my awesome daughter-in-law, my partner in eating for that whole wonderful vacation, posted on FB "Monday starts diet."  That's what did it.

7am graham cracker (I always eat a graham cracker an hour before going to the gym, have to have something in my stomach)

10 am cold cereal with fresh blueberries and raspberries

1 pm leftover salad from Jacaranda CC on Thursday with leftover rotisserie chicken

4 pm Fiber One oats and chocolate bar (140 calories)

7 pm dinner at Red Lobster ( I practically chewed off my hand to prevent it from reaching for the biscuits) salad, tilapia with asparagus, artichoke and wild rice cooked in a bag.  The fish was delicious!  But when the platter came I immediately took half the rice (it was a tremendous portion) off the plate and put in on a dirty appetizer plate so I wouldn't eat it.

Diet Day 5

Friday 7-12 I woke up at 5:40 (I get to sleep ten minutes later because I don't have to get Noah ready for school anymore) and was on the treadmill with my Kindle Fire HD by 6.  (Currently reading Sons of the Wolf, by Paula Lofting, you can check out my review on Goodreads.) 

7 am:  1st meal:  Muscle Milk Lite chocolate shake

10 am:  breakfast: oatmeal, with one Splenda and lots of cinnamon

1 pm:  lunch at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza with Jane L, Italian tuna (no mayo, I think they use oil vinegar and lemon) and a side salad.  Devotees of Anthony's know how big their salads are, and also how delicious their house dressing is.  Sadly,  I asked them to hold the dressing, because I had brought my own, Maple Valley Farms Raspberry Vinaigrette No-Sugar (5 calories per 2 tablespoons).

4 pm: Fiber One chocolate caramel pretzel bar, 90 calories

7 pm:  Filet mignon (package of 4 from Sam's Club, Marisa ate one, too, and the rest went into the freezer) grilled expertly by hubby to medium rare (I should have weighted it to make sure it was 4 oz, but it looked pretty small) with half of a baked sweet paper and lots of fresh green beans, microwaved.

I'm trying to eat red meat just once per week, even though it's "allowed" 2-3 times, because I have portion control issues with red meat (see rationalization about filet mignon above).

Hope my weigh-in on Sunday (I'm at the gym anyway, so I use their scale, more accurate than mine)  is cause for delight!