The E-LAB Project

I did pretty good today.  Had a chicken with salad for lunch and baked chicken for dinner.  Then had a few Twizzlers (they are fat free) and I love them.

I am not sure that I would wear a bikini, even if I weighed 120 lbs.  I am like elimar, maybe if I Photo Shopped my head on someone.  But who knows, I might be the next Mrs. America. lol

Everyone sounds like they are eating so good.   Hoping everyone has a very restful weekend.

Juannelle

I had breaded baked in the oven chicken tenders and baby spinach salad with tomato.

2 WW eclairs they were so tiny, had to have two.

Im starving again and drinking water.

When I go away in May I'm not dieting, will have a glass of wine, beer with Macademia nuts.

DH made yummy stuffed manicotti (Italian turkey sausage, eggplant and spinach with ricotta) in a wonderful tomato cream sauce...ate more then I should but I had missed lunch so I 'justified' the 2nd helping to go with the side salad,,,tomorrow we are having homemade chicken cordon blue still have not figured out what to serve with it...

No wine for me...red or white...they both give Me horrible headaches too

Those of you who are just starting to exercise regularly...remember, muscle weighs more than fat.  You may not see a loss on the scales right away, maybe even a small gain.  Don't get discouraged.  The muscle you are building will burn more calories at rest, so keep at it and the weight will drop.  Even without losing a pound, you might notice the weight shifting and your clothes fitting better.

One challenge I have is that we have teens in the house, therefore we are never without the snack items (healthy AND naughty.)  This is where I have to exert the willpower to leave those naughty nutter butters alone and only go for the fruit.

All your meals are making me hungrier,  Good thing you cannot see me drool.  It's not pretty.

DH and I went out to dinner last night.  Our problem is we're trying to adjust to being empty nesters and don't like to cook for ourselves so we are always going out to dinner.  Anyway, I ordered the Salmon and Baked Potato and Salad.  I ate the salad and had the dressing on the side and used the "fork dip" method I learned in weight watchers a few years ago.  Also, I only ate 1/2 the salmon and had the other 1/2 for lunch today.  Skipped the sour cream and cheese on the potato.  Going to try to do some of my inside exercises this afternoon - too cold to go walking.

Okay for the first time in over a year I went running.  I was able to run about a mile without stopping so I thought that was great.  I am very, very slow but I did it.   Hopefully I will be able to go again tomorrow to get some more exercise in.  They are calling for rain but I only need about 30 min. of good weather to get some running in.  I think next time I will time myself so I can start adding more time and distance once I get a base.  Next up comes push ups and sit ups....  I can do this.....

Good luck to everyone on their weight loss this week.  I have really been bad, so I don't know what I am going to do with myself.

Juannelle

I had this great long post ready to send & I lost it! I'll try to remember all I wrote.

I did not fix those cinnamon rolls this morning, but I did have the dessert at my DD's with one piece of lasagna, two helpings of salad, no dressing & no breadstick.

My youngest DD sent me these tips. She said, in part:

     Excercise, excercise, excercise! Break a sweat at least 4 times a week for 30-45 mins.

     Drink lots of water.

     Eat something light every few hours, an apple, a banana, a couple of crackers. Smaller meals more often help keep us more satisfied.

     Do not eliminate sweets! (she sure knows about my sweet tooth!). After dinner & the dishes are done, have something sweet - a few jelly beans, a cookie, on scoop of ice cream. THEN, go brush your teeth. Then you'll be less likely to consume any more calories b/c you won't want to brush your teeth again. And, really, any calories consumed after dinner are unnecessary if you ate enough dinner to begin with.

Jaimieh ~ push-ups!?! I'm lucky if I can do one! I've always had a hard time with those.

Juannelle ~ I know what you will do with yourself. You will start anew. Tomorrow is Monday, the beginning of a new, fresh beautiful week. A new day for new beginnings.

Welcome home Suzette! Your Sat. dinner sounds fabulous, you did great!

Welcome hrf ~ Happy you have joined us.

See you in the morning!

Valerie.....If you have the urge to eat something sweet at the lowest calorie possible, its okay.

But don't ever compare it with the real thing. WW has another dessert, that one is much satisfying and filling. I will post the picture for you

carolinachick....We are allowed to cheat once in a while.

juannelle.. For me even not gaining its an accomplishment

Jaimieh...Congratulations on your first day of running . Ones you have the energy things get better. Good for you.

hrf....We are all trying to loose some weight, whatever your goal is. Please don't be embarrassed.

Nicole...Thats a wonderful idea we have some wine or something colorful (sorry not Good with drink names) and we can eat too. you have no idea how much I'm looking forward to meet you.

I was telling DD about you. She is closer to your age than I am. She wants to meet you too if its okay with you.

All courageous ladies with these weight lost, WE STAY TOGETHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER>

Hugs to all of my Friends here.

Sheila

Pretty proud of myself. I ate good this weekend. Strawberries were on sale so I got two packages. Yum Yum. Had some with a little scoop of sugar free choc. ice cream. Since I'm doing the no carb. diet we have been eating lots of veggies. 
What do you no carb. gals do for breakfast. I've been eating Kashi cereal or Oatmeal which I know isn't the best but eggs every day with out toast is getting boring. No treadmill this weekend because we were rearranging furniture in the house and the treadmill was not easy to get to. It's set up now so today I'll do a good 45 minutes. 

I went running this morning again.  It was a lot harder this morning and I walked a couple of time but I did it.  I just need to keep going.... 

hrf~ Way to go with the 30 min on the elliptical

PauldingMom~ Great job eating well and on the weekend   Weekends are really hard for me with eating. 

PauldingMom - I just can't do the low or no carb thing.  I love my whole wheat bread!  Also, I've read that a very lowfat diet is better for triple negative ladies.  That is a little easier for me. 

Omaha - it's so hard to eat healthy when you're traveling.  And there are so many good things to eat in NYC...my mouth is watering just thinking abou it!

I agree that the weekends are difficult.  But I guess we deserve to be a little more relaxed about it all on Saturday and Sunday.

Just ate my cottage cheese and apple, and heading out for my lunchtime walk soon.

I've been peeking at this thread, and I noticed all the posts about low carb/no carb.

All food is protein, fat or carbohydrate.  Many foods, like peanut butter, fit in all three categories. 

Lima beans, peas, lettuce, all other veggies are carbs.  Some carbs like many fruits have a higher glycemic index meaning that they are converted to sugar quickly by the body, while others contain fiber which offsets the carbs gram for gram. 

Oatmeal is actually relatively high on the glycemic index, so is corn. 

A no carb diet would eliminate all  vegetables, fruits, and grains.  A diet of only meat, eggs fish and cheese seems unhealthy. 

Balancing your carbs with fat (slows down absorption) or fiber like that found in whole grains and many vegetables leads to a more sustainable diet. 

If you check out virtually any diet or recipe book geared toward diabetics, you will find good ideas for eating low carb, and many more recent ones will include information about the glycemic index.

Oh, and all those low fat/no fat versions of foods, check the labels for the carb levels.  Even the "healthy" soups substitute sugar for the fat they leave out.  They need to get the flavor from somewhere. 

I am trying to eat balanced meals and make better choices during the day.  I eat breakfast every morning now and it really helps me cut down on my snacks.  Had a very good simple dinner tonight, baked ham, asparagus, sweet potato and canned plums for dessert.  We have a large garden and orchard and we freeze and can a lot of our foods.  I am going to use less sugar this summer and play with canning with honey.  We love desserts but have been a lot better lately and having plain yogurt with our canned and frozen fruits it is very satisfying. 

Renee I weighed in today just for the heck of it and I found your 3 lbs...lol...  I am just going to keep going and hope eventually that my body lets the pounds go......  Running take 3 tomorrow followed by a ton of housework..  Oh the fun.