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Wow, lots of great ideas and tips, this morning!!!! Thanks also for the reminder of water and green tea, we are headed to the gym, but I am making my green tea first and pouring a glass of water now and will drink it when I get back!!!!!! Have a wonderful day, ladies. Hugs, Kathy

Hi tenaj. No thyroid issues I'm aware of. I read through my 17 day diet book last night. I actually started the diet today hoping I got it all straight:). I actually love vegetables chicken n tuna so I should be able to do this. If any of you look at pinterest there are some boards that have recipes. Friday will be a true test since it is a food day at work . I managed to drink six glasses of water. Our bathroom at work is up two flights of stairs so a bonus I got to go up several times today. Does that count as exercise?? Hahaha. I did walk after I got home so I'm off to a good start. Snobird I do have a cup at my desk for water. We have no cups provided at the cooler so no dinky cups:). Kathy I actually like the green tea but I put a very small amount of stevia in it. (not even a half package) hi to cookie monster and blessing and everyone else. Getting tired so heading to bed. Have a good day tomorrow!

My office and the one next door can think up more reasons to bring in food. We are having cinco di mayo day so everyone brings a dish to share. They may get fruit or veggies from me this time;) we graze on it all day long. So I will have to really be tough that day and stick to my plan:)

My cinco di mayo plan is having a Skinny maragherita: juice one or twofresh limes and 1/2 an orange, add a touch of agave syrup, good quality tequila to taste and club soda to fill the glass. Shake and serve on the rocks, with or without salt. Add a couple of wedges of lime for taste and garnish. Low calorie and tasty! Don't scrimp on the tequila it makes a difference in the taste. You can also whir this in the blender with ice for a frozen one but I like it better on the rocks.

I have made it two days. Yay! Snobird that is an excellent idea for fruit dip i made salad dressing yesterday with a little red wine vinegar and stevia They may cancel food day because three girls decided to take off Friday. That is ok for me cheaper and easier to stick to what I can eat. Snobird which phase are you in?? I am not hungry but those darn commercials make me want something not on the list but I will not cave:). I have walked the last two evenings so I better get off my duff n do something other than running up and down the stairs all day to the bathroom. Best to ya all!

I am almost done phase one. A couple of more days. So far lost 8 lbs. haven't been hungry yet. I keep an insulated lunch box filled with yogurt, fruit, salad for lunch. I bring a thermos with green tea and a water bottle to work with me every day. Breakfast today was a two egg omelette with spinach, scallions and cherry tomatoes, 1 orange, cup of coffee with cream and my water with lemon first. Snack was cut up strawberries and green tea. Lunch was veggie salad with homemade dressing. Afternoon snack was green tea and yogurt with fresh blueberries. Dinner was a salad with cherry tomatoes, leaf lettuce, red onion and homemade dressing, small piece of chicken with Cajun spices, sautéed mushrooms, sautéed Brussel sprouts. Decaf cappuccino for dessert with cream. Pouring rain so I didn't get out today.

Trivia is different than Splenda. It is made with stevia leaf which is a natural growing sweet leaf that is used as a sugar substitute. It is low calorie and high fiber.

I like wild caught flounder broiled with lemon and spices. It cooks really fast and doesn't have a strong fishy taste. Tuna is good also and easy. Try protien powder mixed with yogurt, fruit and almond or coconut milk. Great source of protien as well as eggs. You can do it!

Thanks Snobird & ATeamNana for the encouragement. I do like flounder, not crazy about tuna. I've gotta go shopping to get my supplies & I'll give it a try.

Is it a k kup or ground and you use the adapter?.. I have Keurig also. I will definitely get some. Thx

You can add vanilla flavoring and stevia or truvia to sweeten your yogurt. Experiment with different flavors like cocoa powder, citrus zest and juice, heat blueberriesin microwave til they burst and add to yogurt after the cool. Plain yogurt doesn't have the sugar in it so you can add your own flavors and control the calories. I like the Greek style because it is thicker and not as runny but stoneyfield is good also. Check to be sure that the milk being used is free of hormones. Most organic yogurts are hormone free.

Kathy I so agree with you....it is so helpful.....I'm on day 3 and so far so good..I can't take the plain yogurt either but I am using fat free low sugar blah blah...I'm taking cherry tomatoes today to snack on thankfully I love them and they are on the free list!   Catch ya all later.....

Good Morning everyone. You ALL sound like you are doing so well.  I made my shopping list, now I just have to get to the store.  I did the treadmill this morning for 30 min & some crunches on a big ball this morning.  I had a bowl of cheerios this morning with organic 1% milk & green tea. Going to have some baked chicken breast with a salad for lunch, then off to the dentist. Hopefully I will get to the store today for fruit, veggies & yogurt.

Kathy, you are doing so well. What a great job, you are going to look beautiful at the wedding.  Looking forward to hearing all about it. Did your son  move closer to you & is this your pregnant daughter in law?

ATeamNana sounds like you are doing so well on the diet already.  You have motivated me to try although the food choices will be difficult for me.

Snobird thanks for all the great ideas, I will give some a try.

Have a great day!! 

Dang if someone didn't make Chex mix and brought a big bowl in. I ate 4 small pieces. Could not resist. But at least I did not pig out like normal:). Yay girls. Sounds like we are all doing so good.

I can't wait till I get to phase 4 so I can treat myself on weekends.

Kathy. We will see if I can hold out for other things they bring. I'm Getting like snobird n tenaj. Packing stuff I can eat and take it with me. Makes it easier:). I did manage to get my water and green tea in today. Now I gotta get that exercise thing going. Cookie monster. Jaytee. Blessing Rachel. Kris. Plant lover. Anyone I missed? How are you guys doing??