"IT'S A NEW SEASON" SPRING CHALLENGE!!

[CDCreations]

Welcome Phensters! This is a continuation of the “It’s Not Just a Diet” Challenge, which was a huge success!! Thanks to LZ again for being such a terrific challenge leader ~ under her guidance, a lot of calories were burned, a lot of pounds were lost, and a lot of friendships were made!! Due to her upcoming busy schedule, she will not be able to continue as leader, so I will be hosting this new challenge, and I am sure that we will continue to have excellent numbers!!

We are always looking for new members, male or female, to join our group!! If you are trying to lose 5, 10, 15, 25, 50, or even 100 pounds or more, you have come to the right place!!

This will be a 7-week challenge, beginning today, March 28, and ending Friday, May 16; however, please feel free to join this challenge at any time!! For this challenge, I ask that you follow these basic guidelines:

1. We strongly value your words of encouragement and participation, so please plan to stay with us through the end of this challenge!! :)

2. Drink at least 8 glasses of water and also take a really good multivitamin every day.

3. To help you keep track of your food choices, please post your menu every day.

4. In your initial post, tell us a little bit about yourself so that we can feel more like family!

5. Please PM me your starting weight and also the desired goal weight you want to strive for by the end of this challenge. Also note that each Friday will be our weigh-in day, so on that day, PM me your weight for our weekly progress chart.

Our weekly challenges will be posted on Friday as well; I would enjoy hearing your suggestions for challenges, so please PM me with any ideas you may have. In addition, we are looking for one or two individuals to share weekly motivational quotes, comments and inspirations with us as well. Let’s get this party started!!! :D

[Sara Sue]

My name is Sara and I would like to join the challenge. I've used phentermine before and am starting back for the 2nd time today. I have a 2 (almost 3) year old son and today is mine and my husband's one year anniversary. I am currently in nursing school to become an RN. I have a year and half left and I work for an attorney when I'm not at school, and I take care of my family when I'm not doing either of those things. I never had a big weight problem until I had my son and I worked hard and lost the weight, but with school and the new living situation (being married) I've just really slacked on exercise and taking care of myself and am ready to get back on track to a healthier me. I have also started nutrisystem recently, so I will be following that diet plan along with phentermine. My current weight is 193 and I hope to lose 14lbs over the next 7 weeks.

[CDCreations]

Sara Sue, welcome to our phen family!! So glad you are joining us -- I see that today is your wedding anniversary, congratulations!! Funny how our challenge is beginning on the exact date as your anniversary; know that by this time next year (and definitely sooner than that), you will look like a completely different person, and I'm excited about that! Again, welcome aboard!! :)

[Krissy8581]

Hello Phen pham!! So glad to join another challenge, you will love having CD as our leader!! My name is Krissy, Im a single parent of a 9year old, and let me say it has been a challenge, but I love every minute of it. I work as a pharmacy technician and like it for the most part. It pays the bills for now I guess. Hehe. I had my son young and before I got pregnant I never had a problem with weight, I was 5'9 and 125lbs, sounds skinny but it wasnt anything I was trying for, i was just naturally that way. As soon as I got pregnant I balooned up!! I went almost to 200lbs by the end of my pregnancy, and do i have the stretch marks to prove it. So that was very discouraging for me to be overweight. I have always been pretty active with exercising and have lost weight before and it always seems to slowly gain back. About 2-3 years ago I lost about 50lbs all on my own with just diet and exercise. My biggest issue is learning how to keep it off when Im where I want to be!!! So enough rambling on for now. My beginning weight is 173. Oh and I will have a hard time with posting my daily food intake but pretty good about post how many cals I have eaten and how many cals burned doing working out!!

[CDCreations]

Hey Krissy gurl!! Glad to see you aboard, and no problem, whatever works for you to keep account of what you are doing daily with your food intake is fine!! And thanks for the compliment; I will do all I can to make sure that we are all grinning and happy by the end of these 7 weeks!! :D Oh, and what do you want your goal weight number to be?

[CDCreations]

CHALLENGE NO. 1 – The title for this week's challenge is: "MOVERS AND SHAKERS"!!!!

It's time to move and shake everything you have in our first challenge!!!! I challenge you to put your dancing shoes on and "dance" the pounds off – just pick your favorite fast-beat songs, whether it be through headphones or being played aloud, and dance up a sweat!! If you have kids around, dance with them ~ if you have had a frustrating day at work or at home, "punch" the air while you dance ~ if you work out on a stationary bike at home (like I do), then pedal to the music, and move your arms like crazy!! For Trauma, who is currently traveling, sing along with the songs, and when you're riding in the passenger seat, rock-n-roll your shoulders, wiggle your hips, and dance right there in the seat!! Let's try this dance workout for a minimum of 40 minutes a day (which includes 5 minutes of warm-up beforehand, and also 5 minutes of cool-down afterwards). If your schedule causes you to split your dancing into two sessions during the day, that's fine, and if you need to take quick breaks during your workout, that's also fine!! Let's try to do this for 5 days this week, and make sure your drinking water is nearby!!

Music is everywhere; it is the pulse of our world, and we should rejoice in knowing that we will be moving with that pulse while doing something really great for our bodies!! Blending aerobic exercise with music is awesome, so let's enjoy this challenge ~ smile, laugh, and enjoy your dancing workouts, knowing that you're on your way to a leaner body ~ give it everything you've got!!

[scatanafas]

Oh how nice to log on and see the new challenge thread! It looks so "purdy" too!

Today I went to Target and got my l ast refill of phen. They gave me a different kind than CVS did. The pills are like an egg shape, the ones I had before this were oblong. I'm wondering if this will make a difference. I'm feeling alot of things right now. Happy that I"m almost at goal but worried too....that I won't be able to maintain. I know that I don't feel "done"....I really want to start lifting weights and get some muscles...being skinny is no fun if everything is flabby and mushy. I also want to start focusing on getting my cholesterol down.

The last two challenges have been wonderful. I have met the most amazing group of women and you have given me so much support and saw me through the dark days and cheered for me on the good days. The last few months have been a real turning point for me. I had to reaccess my life and I have made changes. I am back in the work force, bought a side business and am making changes in my personal life. I am doing whatever I can to get as much negativity out of my life as I can...that included spending less time with certain friends, making more time for those that I care about and that are positive.

Anyway I'm really psyched about the new challenge! Welcome Sara Sue....we are a crazy bunch of coconuts...but we are harmless.....:)

Here's to a great challenge.....

[Phen-tastic79]

Hello Everyone! I am just signing in to introduce myself! I am 28 years old from Utah, I work as a secretary! I started using Phentermine on February 22nd, 2008 and have since lost 21lbs....40 pounds until I meet my goal! I know I can do it! This challenge will help me stay on track...I had a bad weekend Easter weekend...made some bad food choices... I worked out really hard this week and was able to keep my weight the same when I weighed in on Friday... but I would really like to see the scale move down again! I want to reach my goal by July (kind of un-realistic but if I don't make it "Oh well") I don't know what else to say but I'am sure you will get to know more about me as the weeks progress!

Lets do this guys!

[4mami_mia]

hi everyone!, count me in, ill be back to post my story

[corr]

Hi Everyone,,, I think your challenge sounds great and achievable!! I am a single mother of 3 very active athletic kids ages 15,13,12. I own my own business selling "bbq ribs" throughout the world. I've been really hitting the gym this past 2 weeks and spinning at least 3 days a week..and drinking about 15 glasses of water a day,, there better be a whole lot of muscle in this body somewhere!! My starting weight is 188 and my goal weight for the end of 7 weeks would be 156.

[scatanafas]

selling ribs all over the world? that sounds like a cool job.....stupid question but do you eat alot of rigs or are you turned off by them because you sell them......

[CDCreations]

Hey Scat!! Glad to see you aboard!! And I'm thrilled to see new folks!! This is what it's all about, expanding our phen family circle so that we can have lots of successful weight-loss stories!! I extend a very big and hearty welcome to Phen-tastic79, 4 mami_mia, and corr!!!! I truly think you're gonna enjoy being with us, and we want you to feel right at home; you're part of our phen family now!!

Let me share a bit about myself: My name is Val, a married mom with two grown daughters, and I have a 5 1/2 year old grandson who is my heart!! I am a full-time legal secretary, working at a very large law firm in Washington, DC, and live in the Maryland suburbs. I will be celebrating my 30th wedding anniversary in June, and want to be slim and trim when my hubby and I go away to celebrate!! I enjoy reading, writing, and riding my stationary bike (which I use because I have bad knee joints). I started taking phen in November, thinking that this was just gonna be another gimmick, another weight-loss try that would fail, just like all the other things I've tried. But this really worked for me; I am now at the lowest weight I have been at in years!! I have been doing the low-carb diet for the last 2 weeks (not counting the weekends, especially the Easter weekend; does anybody luv jelly beans as much as I do?), and starting tomorrow, will go back to eating regular carbs, but small portions. Remember, we're gonna need to eat carbs to burn off from all the dancing we're gonna do!! So here is my menu for today:
B: Atkins Advantage protein shake
S: small handful of macademia nuts
L: salad with viniagrette dressing
S: South Beach protein bar
D: 2 chicken thighs, greens, and 3 spoonfuls of mac & cheese

I did good with my water today too; I'm gonna lift my 5-pound weights and do some arm/shoulder exercises, and will start my dancing on Saturday, yes!!

Hey corr, I was thinking about doing a spin class since most of my workouts center around my stationary bike at home - sounds like it would be a fun class; how did you find the class that you're going to? Was it offered at a gym, or are there places where you do only spin classes? And luv the idea that you sell bbq ribs, gurl, you must have some kinda good secret ingredients in that sauce!! :)

Phen-tastic: Yeah, I'm a secretary too, and I really enjoy typing, so glad that I'm making a living doing something I really like to do -- and join the club, I had a bad food-choice Easter weekend too ... But that's behind us, we're shaking that off, and gonna get right back on track!!

Scat: So you say the thread looks "purdy"? Thank you gurl!! I'm excited, luving the new names I'm seeing, and hoping to see many more - glad you're here; it's all about getting these 'ol pounds off!!! And I hear ya, it's no fun being skinny with all the flab still on -- I need to tone up big-time!!

Sara Sue: Hey gurl! I'm seeing that several of us type and work for attorneys - lots in common!! And you say you're currently in school to become a RN? Well, we've got another phen family member, Trauma-Mama, who is a RN; she's currently relocating to another state and is on the road right now, but I think the two of you will have lots to talk about when she settles in and gets on her computer, luv it!!

Krissy: Hey gurl!! I'm so glad to see you on here!! I saw your PM, and will put the lowest number of what you suggested for your goal. Let's do this thang!!

Okay phen family, I'm gonna call it a night; here's to lots of zzzzzz's tonight!!!! :D

[JamieE]

Im Jamie. I started Phen on March 19. Im 26 yrs old and I am an Asst Teacher at Head Start. I work full time and attend school full time working on my ECE AA Degree.

I started gaining most of my weight when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 6 years ago. The steriods I have to take during a flare up cause me to gain, gain, gain!

Im looking forward to this challenge. we dance alot at Head Start. If you want something silly to dance to try Shawn Brown's Super Fun Show!! Shake it like a duck!! HEHE

So anyway my starting weight is 289 and my goal weight for the challenge is 275. Here's what I ate today..

B-None (in a hurry for work)
S- None
L- Our lunch today was Green Beans, Mac and cheese with ham, and pears. Big glass of water with that
S- 2 Bananas
D- 6 inch Subway Club
I drank about 60 oz of water today.

I rode my exercise bike for about 25 min.

[4mami_mia]

hi im mia, im 27yrrs old and live in the outskirts of new orleans. i have a 2yr old and a 4month old right now at home, im in the process of finding a job since i quite my last one when i went on maternity leave. I realize now im an emotional eater, even though i dont eat much i often skip meals and wait until im famished to eat then end up overeating or eating something quick wich is normally something sweet or fast food. Im trying to learn to change my eating habits for my sake and the sake of my children.
i have turbo jam dvds, an elliptical and several other workout equiptment.
My diet will be making heathier choices and not going over the top with carbs and sugar.
when i started phen like 2 1/2 months ago i weghed 232lbs, now i weigh 227(not really doing well but its my fault) im now mad at myself because im spending all this money on phen but will not make it work for me. So my new promise to myself is i cannot renew my script if i dont eat better and start exercising.


b- 1 whole egg,2egg whites scrampled with cheese
s-nothing (was running errands)
l-nothing
snack-big piece of lemon cake(not good)
snack-handful of mixed nuts
d- bar-b-q chicken leg,steamed brocolli, zaterans yellow rice(watched portion very close, it was like 1/2 cup)

no exercise
30 oz water

not a good day

[LZ]

Hi, I am LZ 42 y/o mom of an 18 y/o daughter and 10 y/o son. I live on a farm and enjoy working outside until it gets over 90 or under 50 degrees.:D

Thanks CD, for hosting this challenge. I'll start on the requirements first thing in the am. My starting weight 143.8, goal weight 138.

It will be nice to meet all of the new folks and continue with the phrendships previously made. Aren't we cute with all of our phrendonyms?:D

Jaimie, I think you were sent for me.:heart: I've been whining about having to take steroids for a relatively short period of time to get rid of poison ivy. I should be thankful that is all I have to take them for.

I am thankful for my relatively great health for such a senior member of the phen club.

I spent the day with my GF today. She is having a tough time w/depression as her younger sis is suffering from breast cancer. She is such a giving person. Please keep my friend "Z" and her family in your prayers.:heartpump:

Have a great evening.

[Krissy8581]

Wowee!!! Go to work all day and look at all the new peeps!! yay. Glad to see you Scat, LZ, and Mia, and thinking of you Trauma!! To the rest of you others glad to see you here too and excited to get to know you all. The girls I have met on the challenges I feel I know the best, well the best you can on a computer anyways!! But I hope you all stick through it!!!

So today went well, for you who dont know this has been a crazy week for me without being able to go to the gym because of family curcumstances, so i have been watchin my nephew while im not at work then going to wokr then coming home and sleeping, so making the most of it I have been walking with him in the stroller when I can and eating at about 1000-1200 cals per day, was so worried I wouldnt stick to it and amazingly I have!!! So just think once I put my 5-6 days workout in, I think I will do reallywell.

CD~so excited about this weeks challenge, first off I love dancing and me and my son actually dance every once in awhile when we get bored, soooo, hehe, we will do it daily this week, he will love it!!

Well off for now, but will check in in the am!!!

[LZ]

Good morning.

Today is day#1 for me. I'm going back to counting calories. Less than 14 a day is my goal. I also intend to limit the white carbs as much as possible.

We are having a family picture taken this morning, so I will check in later. If you haven't yet, please post your final weight in the last challenge.

[iluvmydpo]

Hi All! I'd like to join! I'm just finishing up my 2nd week on Phen. My name is Kristin. I'm a 26 year-old stay-at-home mom with a one year-old son. I live in Michigan and I'm ready for the spring weather to get here! I gained a TON of weight during my pregnancy. I went from 180 lbs pre-preggo weight to 270 the day before I gave birth on April 5, 2007. YIKES! I'm down to 211.5 lbs and I'd ideally like to be 150 again. That's how much I weighed when I got married in 2004. Thanks for starting this challenge. I think it will be helpful!

[CDCreations]

Good morning phen family!! Thank you all for joining this challenge!!! I'm excited, thrilled and motivated all at the same time, and I think that the blending of our old members from our last challenge, combined with all the new members that have joined so far, will be the perfect combination for success for all of us!!!

LZ: Hey gurl, I will certainly lift Z during my prayer time; it must be so hard for you and for her whole family, and will pray for them too -- what a good friend you are to be there for her during such a difficult time; that shows your true character, it's gotta be tough, and I pray that things work out fine for her --

JamieE: Welcome to the phen family!! You have come to the right place, and I see already that LZ is identifying with you, and sounds like you also luv riding your exercise bike, my favorite way to get rid of the pounds!! And I'm glad that folks are luving the dancing challenge, wanted to start us off with something that will be fun, worry-free, and energizing, all at the same time!! Again, welcome!!

Iluvmydpo: Welcome to our challenge, you're a phen family member now!! As I read your post, I must say that it's true, joining a challenge is going to be very helpful, you'll see!! And when I saw the date of when you gave birth, I smiled big-time, because gurl, we've got a huge thing in common!! I have two grown daughters, and my youngest one was also born April 5!!!! When I first got pregnant, my doctor predicted that she was going to be born April 5, and sure enough, I went into labor that morning, and had her at 4:55 pm the same day; it's not common to have a child born the same day the doctor predicts!! So let's hear it for the April babies!!!

Hello to all of my phen family; let's have a great day today!! Thanks to everyone for giving their CW/GW numbers; I appreciate it!!! I'm gonna start my dancing tonight; my knees are feeling pretty good today, so I'm gonna dance the night away with my hubby -- gonna put my CD music on, and do some fast hand-dancing with him, and then get on my exercise bike to finish up - anybody else gonna dance this Saturday night?!! :)

[corr]

CD: Found the spinning class at the local gym. We have 2 so I looked at both of their class times to find the gym that would best enable me to make most of the classes. It's a great way to burn off 600-800 calories in an hour. Today I did that and then jumped on the treadmill for 30 minutes so I've got 95 minutes of excercise in already for today. When are we suppose to post our food journals?

Scat: I love my job. Selling ribs can be alot of fun and I've gotten to meet alot of great people. My fridge is full of ribs... but I really don't eat them here. Though when doing a cutting with a client I usually do need to eat some... They definately ARE NOT a food to eat while on a diet.

[corr]

Another quick question... Some of you who have posted your journal of food.. How many calories are you eating? Seems like I eat alot more than you and yet I'm at 700 calories which everyone says is too low.

[4mami_mia]

hi everyone, corr im not exactly sure how many calories im taking in. I can never keep up with it. IM going to try wrtiting it down then add it to an oline food journal at the end of he day. Despite my bad eating yesterday, im down 1 lb, it will not be official until next week though. I go to the dr. on Monday for a refill.

[devthinksnpink]

HI everyone Im 21 and in queens new York. My starting weight is 222 and my 7 week challenge goal is to lose 20 lbs. Sounds impossible but we can all dream! I would not be upset at all if i lost 14! I exercise with a trainer 3x a week and walk the other two days. On weekends i work as a waitress for 12 hour shifts and believe me thats cardio AND weight training combined (carrying a 65lb tray back in forth is more of a workout then the gym and I make money, best of both worlds as long as I don't eat the food lol) I am sooo excited to start this challenge! Ok I better dance my big butt off to work ill post my food later.

Love Dev <333

[scatanafas]

Hey all..

Just a quick shout out.....I worked out this morning and all I've had so far is a special K bar...not because I"m not hungry but I just didn't have the time to eat! I've been running errands and now it is time to clean the house...happy happy joy joy! I didn't take my phen today, I forgot! I've been doing that alot lately.....luckily my appetite isn't back in full force....maybe i'll be okay when I stop phen for good!)

Corr you asked about calories. I don't count them. I tried to do that this past summer. I tried to keep it at around 1200 because I read Jillian the trainer from biggest Loser say that that was a good calorie count for the average person..I don't know how much I believe that, since each average person has a diffferent activity level......

I just try and eat smaller portions of whole healthy foods rather than count calories, and it seems to be working for me. I have cut out everything white from my diet..white bread, white potatoes, white rice and pasta..those are all things of the past and I don't miss them. Less processed junky snack foods. Oh and no eating after 7 pm......

[CDCreations]

Hi phen family!! Have been busy this morning, running errands, went to the store, all that, so I would have no excuses when it came to some healthy eating!! Bought fruit, whole wheat products, chicken, low sugar/low carb yogurt, things like that -- I have done good eating so far:
B: SB protein bar
S: 3 small pretzels
L: whole wheat pita bread with d'ijon mustard, sliced turkey, tomatoes, lettuce and onion (delicious!)

I always seem to have a hard time getting the water down on the weekends, so I'm working on that right now --

Devthinksinpink: Hey gurl, welcome to our phen family!! Thanks for your numbers, I'll put them in the progress report - we're thrilled to have you, and yes, with working with a trainer, walking and then waitressing, you are truly getting a great workout each day!!! By the way, luv the slinky in your picture!!! You have joined a great phen family, and we're thrilled to have you!!

Corr: Thanks gurl, for the info about the spin class; I appreciate it!! We have Park and Planning Recreation places around here, and I'll take a look online and see what they have, and I'll also Google spin class for Maryland and see what comes up; thanks for the info!! And regarding posting your food journals, it would be great if you could start today, just jot down in your post what you had, either post what you ate the day before, or you can wait until the evening and post what you had for that day. This helps to give us ideas of what we can get to expand our menu choices, and it's good to be able to account for what you ate on a daily basis, and can compare it to your weeks of losing a lot or a little. And for my calorie count, I switch between calorie counting for a couple of weeks, then go to low-carb; when doing the calories, I try to keep my count between 900 to 1100, some days, it's higher, and some days, it's lower, but I try never to go over 1200 in a day. For carbs, when I'm doing induction, I don't go over 20 carbs a day, it usually averages around 15 a day --

Scat: Hey gurl, what's going on? Know about that dreaded housecleaning; I did some earlier this morning, and still haven't finished!! So much to do, so little time to do it in ... Excellent advice you gave to Corr about calories in a day, no eating after 7, all that. And congrats on your weight loss last week, gotta give you a shout-out on your excellent numbers!!!!

4mami: Yeah gurl, gotta go get your phen on Monday - that's a top priority!! :)

LZ: Good that you're gonna do calories this week; that's what I'm doing too, starting today -- gotta give that low-carb menu a rest!! :) By the way, how did the family picture turn out this morning?

For those of us who have not PM'd LZ to give your final weight, please do so -- we need to end our last challenge completely, so that this one can really take off!! Luv you all, TTYL!!

[Krissy8581]

Dang there are so many people on here I cant keep up!! LOL , but thats cool, just be even harder to do personal hellos!!]

CD~you have it in for yourself, hehe, but I know you will do great!! I was giggling when I read about you and your hubby doing fast hand dances. It was cute. Me and my son will do that soon here, We have been running errends and I was at walmart and found 100cal popcorn packs, that you microwave, was excited!! hehe

Corr~i do 1000-1200 cals depending on my workout. It seems to be working really well for me, and I can kinda get an idea of how much I really should be eating later when I want to mantain.

Scat~if your already forgetting your phen then maybe you dont even need to take it and you can save it for when your on vaca or think your gonna be in a hard situation. Thats what I would do if i were you!! Thats great!! I have my next doc appt. on tuesday, and I hate it cuz there scale is off and make sme like 6-7lbs heavier than I am anywhere else!! But yeah im in your boat today with errends cleaning and stuff. Finally had a chance to sit on my rump for a few!!

Devthinkspink~glad you joined, i love your picture!! Its cute with all the pink!! hehe. From what I can see from the pic with the bathinsuit you are one hott mama!! hehe

mia~i think a food journal is a great idea, then you can kinda see what your eating and what you can keep out!! I dont really keep a journal but I do write down my every calorie i eat at the time im eating it so I dont forget. And read food labels like crazy!! Anytime I can save a calorie I will!! hehe

Well enough for now!! I will be doing my dancing soon!! My son chose Alvin and the chipmunks cd he got for his birthday, that should be interesting!!

[Momto8]

ok this has to be easier doing it together!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, I'm in !!!!!
I'm 39.The big 40 in about 7 weeks.The age doesn't bother me at all.I have 8 beautiful healthy kids a wonderful hubby and 8 cats and 3 sissy dogs.life is good. BUT my weight is very bad...............I did great on phen over a year ago came off it ,because of adverse reactions.I think it was due to a lack of water.You have to have almost double the daily requirements on this stuff. Anyway, I lost 48 pounts but gained all but 10 back in the last 15 months.Iguess my goal will be to lose about 14 pds in the next 7 weeks.

3-21-08 wt 190
3-28-08 wt 184 cw

goal weight 140 by 12-01-08 Daughters wedding Jan.2,09--I do not want to be the fat and forty mother of the tiny little 115 pound toned bride.I want her to be proud of me!And I want to be proud of me. I have 7 more weddings to go...LOL

Dance???? rotfl I guess I'll do sweatin to the oldies or Paula abduls, Get Up and Dance. Would you like to watch my big booty shakin'.

[Krissy8581]

Momto8~ welcome, it is alot easier to do it with people that you know are actually listening to what your posting,. thats why I love the challenges cuz you talk to the same people every day and get to know them alot better then just posting your own threads and hoping somebody reads it and responds!! hehe. I like it alot anyways. WOW on the 8 children, thats crazy!! But wonderful. I could not imagine having 8children!! And being at 195 after 8 children is amazing, Even better when you get to your goal weight of 140! Anyhwo, rambling on. WELCOME again

[JamieE]

Hey peeps! So today was not a good eating day for me.
B-None
S-None
L- Grilled shrimp, chicken, rice and veggies...ate way too much!!
S-None
D-Well I was gonna eat some subway but Im feeling too guilty from Lunch!!

[Krissy8581]

Well it really dosnt sound like you ate to much to mee Jamie!! But i guess you could over eat on anything right?? Maybe just have some veggies or something

[4mami_mia]

jamie it doesent sound 2 bad, i bet if you would have ate breakfast you wouldnt have had a big lunch though.thats my biggest problem, i skip breakfast alot and i realize when i do i tend to eat more later. Your lunch looks great unless it was fried. Your eating the right foods so keep up the good work. if you tally it up i bet you didnt go over your calories.

we;; my day looked like

breakfast-2 small pancakes with lite syrup
snack-1 oz mixed nuts
lunch- leftovers(bar b q chicken leg, 3 spoons of yellow rice and a salad
dinner- another salad. but i ate it while i was still coooking my dinner now i cant eat all of my main course
chicken breast (steamed in a ziplock steamer bag, yes it does work)
1/2 sweet potatoe


there is some left over on my plate of the chicken and the sweet potatoe! i think eating my salad first filled me up.
i didnt get my water in but i did get my exercise

[JamieE]

Not eating breakfast is my biggest problem. I just dont get up in time to eat. I have to be at work at 9:30 am so I sleep until 8:30 and have 30 min to get ready before I leave at 9.

[Krissy8581]

jamie~why dont you go buy some special-k bars, they are 90 cals and great for when you dont have time to eat breakfast. I have them in my car for that reason, haha. you can eat it while your driving! And they are tasty

[LZ]

OK, did pretty good today.

B-coffee creamer 1 T (yes, I drank coffee and didn't have much of a problem!)
L-Amy's Indian Palak Paneer;2/5 of an Arby's melt 1/5 medium ff
S-WW smart ones cookie dough dessert
D-1 can vegetable progresso soup;orangd;yogurt
S-2 slices low cal WW bread;1 T PB;1 T sugar free jelley

1191 calories//181 carbs//32 fat/43 protein//21 fiber

A little low on the fiber--will work on that. I typed my goal as less than 14 calories--I mean less than 1400.

Exercise was dancing in the garden while I planted some more for a couple hours.:D

On my last bottle of water now. Vitamin-check. I still owe CD a PM which I will take care of.

I want to welcome all the new folks. This is a great group. I just love having a diverse group of all ages and all walks of life. It makes our thread so interesting!:)

Corr, I usually try to stay around 1250. 1400 is more realistic for such a long timer as myself. 700 is low; however, the phen won't work as well after awhile. I wouldn't worry about it on a short tem basis. After a couple of weeks you will be getting plenty of calories. How long have you been on the phen?

CD, thanks for praying for Z and her family. She is an awesome, giving lady who moved to my little town less than a couple years ago. She is from Venezuela sp?, but has lived in the states over 25 years and is a natuaralized citizen. I just love her and we see eye to eye on almost everything.

The pictures went well. I'm glad we had them taken.

Jaimie, I can relate to the breakfast issue. I have started drinking a low carb protein shake most mornings. I do not like to eat anything solid until after I have taken my phen. I like to wait until around 11 to take my first dose.

Mama Mia, menu looks great. Yeah on the menu. I will complete this water before I go to bed. Of course, I can stay up late tonight.,

Scat, WTG on forgetting your phen! I'm working on my house tonight too. I have a goal of having it very clean by Mon morning when I get up so I can concentrate on my projects more. Oh, I took some pictures. I'll have to get them uploaded and share. I still plan to take more as I go along.

That's all for now folks!

[Phen-tastic79]

What a busy weekend...its 11:35 p.m. here in the middle of no where but this is the only time I could find to post today! I'm counting calories so it's all about the calories for me...I've made some unhealthy choices...but the fact that I have to post it here will encourage me to make better choices!

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Breakfast:
1 light berry mix yogurt 100 Calories
1 fruit cup, made w/splenda 80 Calories

Breakfast Total: 180 Calories

Snack:
1 lemon flavored light yogurt 100 Calories

Snack Total: 100 Calories

Lunch: (Explanation will follow)
McDonalds
Grilled chicken sandwich No Mayo 375 Calories
Medium French Fry 345 Calories
Fruit and Yogurt Parfait W/Granola 155 Calories

Lunch Total: 875 Calories:eek:
After Work Snack (10:30 p.m. OUCH!)
100 calorie Snack Pack 100 Calories
Wheat thins 130 Calories

Daily Total: 1385 Calories

CaloriesBurned! 800 Calories on the treadmill (Up-hill setting, level 13 for 70 min)
100 Calories on the stationary Bike (16.5 Minutes)
Weights...not sure how many were burned there!

I know this doesn't really count but I worked a shift as a hostess at a restaurant...from 5:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m. which is very fast paced...was on my feet and running the entire time! It's a very popular restaurant and there is no time to eat or stop moving...so there is no temptation for me to eat any of the food! If I do eat there I order a tilapia fillet or salmon...just the fish plain...no sides.

Danced with the waitresses when we were cleaning up...really
not strange...we change the radio station to XM 20 on 20 after
all of the customers leave and jam out!


Okay...so I have to explain the lunch thing...I went shopping with my mom today...we live in a small town where the only fast food places offer no semi-healthy choices except for McDonalds...which horrified my mother because she isn't a "Burger" person...her idea of "eating out" does not include fast food dives! but I explained to her how I wanted to get the grilled chk sandwich and a fruit and yogurt parfait....

So we get there and the very adorable and sweet attendant who took our order also didn't speak a word of english...I ordered a grilled chk sandwich...sandwich only with no fries and she entered 10 piece chicken nugget meal "large size" I told her no...I want a classic grilled chk sandwich with no mayo and she entered chicken club meal "large size"...then she charged us for 33 diet cokes and she proceeded to screw my mothers order up...I decided to just say...#7-no mayo and she got that after 4 times repeating it....this whole process took about 12 minutes...I KID YOU NOT!...by the time we got our food...and found a place to sit...I just ate the meal and that was it...I knew I would be working that evening and when I work I never get dinner so I ate...yeah it was wrong but oh' well...I went in with good intentions..and was up against a time frame that didn't allow for much. That was my day guys...I have so many responses to things other people have written but I am dead on my feet...I love reading everyone's posts...very helpful! I'm getting tons of menu ideas too!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!



WATER: 3- one liter bottles

[LZ]

Happy Sunday!

I am watching the NASCAR race and will come back later.

Have a great fay!

[Momto8]

OK SUNDAYS ARE VERY HECTIC FOR ME..DAY OF REST? NO WAY.....VERY BUSY WITH KIDS, CHURCH RESPONSIBILITIES- CHOIR PRACTICE ETC.........SO EATING ON SUNDAYS IS ABOUT SIMPLICITY......THE REST OF THE WEEK IS STRICT.
SO HERE GOES:
MY BREAKFAST "POOR CHOICE" WAS A SMALL CINNAMON ROLL- 150 CALS.
LUNCH WAS MEXICAN ..I ORDERED TACO SALAD WITH LETTUCE, STEAK AND SOUR CREAM ONLY.DID NOT EVEN EAT THE BOWL OR A SINGLE CHIP.I HAVE NO WAY OF MEASURING THE CALORIES BUT BETWEEN THE STEAK AND SOURCREAM I AM GOING TO GIVE IT AROUND A 450 VALUE........NOT GOOD TO ESTIMATE THE UNKNOWN .....BUT TODAY IT WAS A MUST. I NEVER EAT SUNDAY NIGHTS AFTER CHURCH...I JUST GO TO BED.SO I KNOW I COME IN TO LOW ON THE CALORIE SCALE TODAY.BUT THE WAY I SEE IT I AM PAYING PENANCE FOR THE CINNAMON ROLL THIS MORNING.I TRY TO AVOID SUGAR LIKE THE PLAGUE.

HIGHEST WEIGHT 205
3-18-08 SW 190
3-28-08 CW 185
3-30-08 CW 184

[Krissy8581]

Hey girls!! Just stoppin in while I can! Just got done cleaning house, next is putting all the laundry away, been putting that off for way to long!! But the cleaning was sortof a workout, since I cant go to the gym today! Will be able to get back in either tomorrow or tuesday!

Momto8~so if thats all you eat its not too bad then. Maybe just have some veggies later or something

LZ~did i tell you its nice to see your face?? hehe. I know I should put my pic up but just kinda not sure about it yet. I do have a myspace tho that has my pics!

Well So far doing good with cals, and gotta go for now. talk to you all later

oh yeah!! TRAUMA!!! Where you at girl?? I mean I know your traveling to my wonderful state, but was hoping you would be able to drop in from time to time! Hope to hear from ya soon! We miss you

[devthinksnpink]

yesterday started my first day of the challenge (i know that i am a little late), I'm so excited I love a challenge!

For my exercise yesterday I did 90 minutes of ballet/point training for my dancing challenge of the day. Then I went to work and was the head waitress ( like usual) from 4pm to 3am running my butt off and carrying 60+ pound trays.- i don't know if that counts as exercise even though it sure feels like it does! At least i did an hour and a half of dancing

For my daily meals:

B- a 1/2 grapefruit with splenda ( i love the ruby red ones) and 1/4 cup of dry special K
L- a cup of zucchinis soup ( its a weigh watchers recipe form like 15 years ago and is soo delicious and easy-- and I hate!!! zucchinis)
S (at like 6 at work) - 1/2 a chicken breast cutlet
D (at like 11)- 3oz of Chatau Briaan and a handful of asparagus

I did cheat a little at work- it was really hard not to, i just have to try harder next time.

My cheats:

I had a headache at like 7ish so i had a small glass of 1/2 regular coke 1/2 diet coke :(

AND

twice when I was tending bar to cover when i made virgin strawberry daq's and pina colata- i had a shot glass full of each ( one of each total) :eek: i've never made them before and apperanly i'm not particularly good at it yuck!

I hope that this is what i was supposed to do for the challange.

have a nice day

love Dev <333

[KittyPie2]

Man o man.... I'm late, and this is what happens??? Sorry, I'm not good at posting on the weekend!

So, CD, of course I am in... again... to keep trying and trying until I get somewhere!!!

Introduction: My name is Kittypie, I am 32 and a SAHM of two kids. An 8 yr old son and a 4 yr old daughter. I'm a long time phenster, been taking it since May of 2006. I use it mostly to control my uncontrollable hunger. But, in order to lose any weight whatsoever, I have to exercise consistantly and watch my calories. My highest weight ever was 242 when pregnant, and then down to 215 before I started phen. My lowest weight so far was 174.2, and then I fell off the wagon when I got stuck on a plateau. I now weigh 186-187ish. Hard to tell today with all the beer I had last night!! :o I am a slow loser, and it takes alot of effort for me to lose anything, so frustration has been my main enemy.

My ultimate goal is 150. My goal for this challenge is at least 10 lbs. My main goal is to exercise at least 4 times a week NO MATTER WHAT!! My other goal is to try not to emotionally eat. I need to stop calming myself down with junk food!

Okay... there's a little about me. You'll get to know me more throughout the week. I usually post everyday except weekends. I'll be back with personals in a few.....

[KittyPie2]

Krissy: Way to go on 173 girl! Keep up the good work! :D

LZ: In reply to your post on the other challenge. No, I finished my detox tea about a week ago. BTW.. I like your picture! I need to put a new one up. Yeah, the phen works for my hunger, but it doesn't help me lose pounds anymore. It's going to have to be all effort if I want to lose anything. I'll keep your friend in mind.

Sara: Wow.. Nutrisystem and phen together are going to be a fantasic combination. I think you will pass your goal. :)

CD: Wooo HOooo.. finally a challenge I can be good at!! I already dance, but doing it consistantly will be the thing. Is there a prize? LOL... just kidding!! Thanks for keeping track of the challenge. I will PM you my starting weight tomorrow. I want to wait for this beer/pizza bloat to go away first!! ;) I would like to volunteer to give "Tip of the Day" if you don't mind!:)

Scat: Make sure your script is of phentermine. Ask the pharmisist why they look different. They can make mistakes sometimes and give you the wrong thing.

JamieE: Welcome. Girl, I just have to say... you got the right attitude and can tell you are ready to lose, but you are going about it all wrong. You have to eat more than you are eating. And you ABSOLUTELY have to eat breakfast, no matter what! Food is not the enemy.. it is fuel. And if you don't have enough fuel your body stores fat to conserve energy. Your body starves all night, even though it's still burning calories, so the metobolism fire gets weak and low. You gotta stoke that fire back up by eating breakfast so it can keep burning those calories for you instead of storing them. You know what I mean?? And your lunch of Grilled Shrimp, chicken, rice and veggies for the whole day is not enough! Try to eat every 3-4 hours to keep your metabolism burning and to keep from feeling famished. It will also help stable your blood sugar and reduce cravings. I am 5'7" and I try to eat 1800 calories a day when I workout, and 1400 on my days off. You can't starve yourself to lose weight. It won't work for the long run. Best wishes! :D

Corr: See above to JamiE! 700 cals is not enough!

Momto8: OMG... 8 kids? I'm going crazy with just my two!! I need advice on raising boys. Mine has got a bad attitude!

Phen-tastic: OMG at your McDonalds story! How terrible. I would have asked for the manager!!! I live in a small town too, and our choices are McDonalds, Hardees, Dairy Queen, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and one individually owned grease pit! So the options here are not healthy ones. I have found when I crave McDonalds that if I try to have a Happy Meal or Mighty Kids Meal instead of an adult size, I get just as full as if I had eatin' a whole meal.


Hello and welcome to everyone else too! Sorry if I missed anyone, but welcome and good luck!!

TIP OF THE DAY:
Eat breakfast!! Quaker Instant Weight Control oatmeal is a good choice. A Special K bar and a yogurt is a good option. I like "The Zone" Protein bars, they are quick, easy and taste good, plus healthy. Even a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Try to include both protein and carbs with your breakfast and if you are hungry an hour or two later... EAT AGAIN! A piece of fruit, a yogurt, string cheese... whatever. Just don't starve yourself so you don't overeat at your next meal. :D

[CDCreations]

Hi phen family!!!! So nice to see everyone enjoying the challenge for this week, and I have been enjoying it too!!! I told hubby about this week's challenge of dancing, so last night, he put on a CD, came into the room where I was working on the computer, extends his hand to me and we had a ball, literally danced the night away!!! Phen-tastic, luved how you danced with the waitresses, fun times!!! :D And that was my sole intent in having this be our first challenge, to have fun right at the beginning, while losing weight at the same time!! Tonight I'll do my bike and wave my arms around, and then tomorrow, it's back to getting on the "dance floor"!!

Momto8: Hello, and welcome to our phen family!!! I so enjoyed seeing your family picture, and as I read your post, I thought of my hubby, who is also one of eight children!! He is next to the youngest, a total of 4 boys and 4 girls. As a man now, he speaks often of his childhood years, that he so enjoyed it, having so many siblings, and they are so, so close now, and so are all the nieces and nephews and cousins -- a truly beautiful picture you have shared with us all!! Again, welcome!!!

So my menu for today was:
B: One Special K waffle with spray margarine
L: 3 pretzels, one Eating Right cereal bar
S: small handful of peanuts
D: small bowl of hamburger soup, and small piece of cornbread, diet coke

I've been drinking water okay today; so hard to do when you're running around on the weekend, but during the week, I'm drowning in water!! Thank you all so much for being here; I truly believe that we will achieve our desires of losing weight simply because we are here for one another, and that counts big-time in my book -- luv you all, have a great night!! :)

[JamieE]

So here's how I did today..

B-None
S- None
L- Salisbury steak lean meal
S- 100 cal popcorn snack pack
D- Steak, veggies, rice

Ok I went to the grocery store today and looked at those bars. I dont like chocolate so I didnt buy any. I did buy some yogurt so I could start having SOMETHING for breakfast.

For exercise I rode my stationary bike for a total of about 4 miles, did regular and backward crunches.

[CDCreations]

Kittiepie: "Tip of the Day" -- luv it!!!! It's all about education like that which is so desperately needed for success, so please don't stop them, you are so full of knowledge; thank you so much for volunteering this for us!!!! So glad you're here, and I am so happy that you like this week's challenge, we gotta dance these craz-ay pounds out of here!! :)

Devthinksnpink: Way to go on doing your dance challenge, and through ballet, how excellent!! And you say you had shot glasses? Gurl, that's a whole lot better than downing full glasses of those drinks, so way to go!! Sometimes you gotta get that "taste" to get it out of your mind and system, and then you just "move on" from there. So you did the right thing, proud of you!!

Momto8: I'm the same way with doing a strict diet and drinking lots of water during the week, but Sundays, it's different, just because the weekends are sooo busy!!!! And you say that you sing on the choir? I sing on my choir too!! What part do you sing? (I sing alto!)

JamieE: Hey gurl!! Way to go on your exercise on your stationary bike; proud of you!!! With miles like that, those pounds have gotta go!! And I'd like to suggest the South Beach protein bars for breakfast, my favorite are the cinnamon and raisin ones, and I also enjoy the Special K breakfast bars, the strawberry ones, so good!! Fun things to pack and eat whenever you want, for breakfast and/or snacks!!!

Krissy: Yeah gurl, you'd better believe that cleaning house, doing laundry, folding, all that jazz, is a great workout!!! And I'm missing Trauma too; Trauma? Where are you gurl?? Pray your travel was safe and smooth -- waiting to hear from you!!

LZ: I luv your picture too!! I've got to get my daughter to take a picture of me so I can post one too!! And happy Sunday to you too; hope you enjoyed watching the NASCAR racing!!

[Krissy8581]

Hey ladys!!

Jamie~they have other flavors, like blueberry, strawberry, and honey nut!! hehe, just an idea, yougurt is good too for breakfast! Hope something works out

So today I have been doing pretty good, still have 500cals left for the day and its almost 5. Cant really think of anything to eat thats sounds good. Kinda crappy! Weather has been crazy here, one minute snowing, next hailing ,next sunny. Its to late to be snowing!! I want sping Dammit!! Just kinda blah and bored today too.

Kittypie~thanx, i thought i did pretty good, I had about a week and a half there were not much was going on and it scared me!! Glad to say I should be able to hit the gym more regularly like I was this comming week! This last week was crazy!!

CD~I love that you and your hubby are dancing away the nite!! i think its soooo cute!!hehe. I did my dancing with my son with the alvin and the chipmunk cd, and then during the nikelodeon awards he would want to dance during songs, hehe. I was so tired by that point, Im hoping to be in bed early tonite!!

Well for all you i missed Im sorry and during the week it will be quick hellos

[KittyPie2]

Oh yeah... those South Beach Cinnamon Raisin ones are delicious!!

CD: Oh, it's no problem. I don't know how "knowledgable" I am, but I read alot of Health Magazines and get alot of Health Newsletters sent to my email, so I just like to pass it on!


Anyone tried the soup I posted on the last challenge???

[Phen-tastic79]

well Everyone here is my Calorie intake for the day....sorry for the long post last time I am really new to all of this challenge Biz but am slowly getting the hang of stuff! :p

B: Yogurt & lowfat muffin 200 Calories
S: Veggies and low fat dip 100 Calories
L: Homemade venison soup w/ Carrots, potatoes,
cabbage, onions and celery w/100 cal pack for
dessert 400 Calories
S: 100 cal pack 100 Calories
Dinner: Healthy Choice roasted chicken dinner 200 Calories
Daily Total: 1,000 Calories :rolleyes:

Water: 3-one liter bottles of water

Exercise: I don't hit the gym on Sunday but I did blast my Al Green and got down while I cleaned the house! and thats alot of work! *lmao*

Today, I made much better food choices...I notice on Sunday's...the one day I don't go to the gym...I don't get as hungry as I do the rest of the week...and I almost always stay between 800-1,000....I think I get really hungry the rest of the week because I am so busy with work and the gym...and I wear myself out *lol*

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend:D...looking forward to weighing in on Friday with y'all!

[LZ]

Hey Gang. I love new challenges!

Phentastic, we love long posts. You should see some of ours. Some days we just can't quit talking.:blabla:

Kitty, I have been making it a point to get in some type of breakfast lately. Aren't you proud.:D

Krissy, I really don't like pictures of myself. :rolleyes:I am not very photogenic. It is nice to put faces with names, so I just posted it anyway.:)

I did pretty good today considering I have only had two, yes two hours of sleep in the past twenty-four. That prednisone keeps me from sleeping well. I did get some of the miles of wood in my house polished up. Son and i also walked to the cow barn to feed the cows which is probably at least a mile round trip. I did much other cleaning too.

Menu-
Middle of night-turkey,ff cheese on low cal whole wheat
B-fiber one and 2% milk (1 c each)
L-chicken breast nuggets (5)
S--slim fast optima
D-huge salad with apple,1 T feta cheese;1/4 oz walnuts;tomato;2 mushrooms;low fat dressing; chili and 4 crackers

Totals 1416 calories//182 carbs/53 grams fat (need to work on)//35 fiber--better

water & vitamin check

Total 1416 calories

Off for I hope a good night's sleep. I love Monday's. I know some of you think I'm weird; however my house is so quiet and I usually do not plan any appointments.

Here's to :eatnphen1:TTYL

[Phen-tastic79]

JamieE: Ohmygoodness Chica...you kick butt on that stationary bike! I did it Saturday just to burn an extra 100 calories and my legs were SORE! I walk on the treadmill everyday but I'm sure the bike worked muscles that haven't been used in ages:p keep up the good work!

CDCreations: I totally hear you...I don't drink as much water on the weekends...but all week long I drink so much! It has gotten to the point where the janitor at work commented on how many water bottles she finds in my trash can when she cleans my office at night! I can't believe she noticed that...it annoyed me a little but all in all I know she was probably only trying to make conversation! I too beljeve that having a wonderful support group like this will make all the difference in the world!

Krissy8581: I hear you on the weather...it's been really out of whack here too! It has been 50's-60's all week then today we had a snow storm! Everything feels out of whack to me this year since Easter came so early! I hope you're having a good weekend! Keep up the good work!

KittyPie2: It is hard when you live in a tiny town without much variety! my choices are Burger King, McDonalds, Taco Bell, KFC, Wendy's Arby's, Domino's, little Ceasars, Pizza Hut, Wingers, and the various mom and pop stops! I should have ordered the kids meal! It never crossed my mind! I am sure it would have been less damaging! I LOVED your tip of the day! I actually bought oatmeal and plan on trying it out tomorrow morning if I can get myself out of bed early enough to prepare it...not quite the morning person *lol*

devthinksnpink: I think working in a restaurant environment is definitley exercise...especially for you girls on the floor! I mean, you are on your feet all night long...the work begins the minute you get there and doesn't stop until you are actually walking out that door! I love it though...I work as a secretary during the day...and hostess one nite a week (Saturday) at the best restaurant in town...I love the atmosphere I have had that second job for 2 years now and alot of people wonder why I love it so much, it's because i work with a great group of girls! Count work as exercise for sure...It's hard hard work!

Momto8: Mmmmm...your lunch sounded wonderful! I love Mexican food and would love to eat out on a sunday but I'm from a tiny town where they roll the streets up at sundown and everything is closed on sunday! your estimate sounded like a pretty fair assumption! My mom had "Carmel Cinnamon Rolls" today..in a moment of weakness I almost gave in! and I didn't even lick her frosting bowl! *lol* at least your cinnamon roll was from a bakery...mom's carmel cinnamon rolls have to be about 500 calories for sure! Keep up the good work!

LZ: I am so jealous that you are actually starting your garden! I was just mentioning to Krissy8581 that the weather here has been crazy...I hope the weather will be good enough for us to plant soon too! you're post made me long for long afternoons spent helping my grandma tend the garden!

4mami_mia: Your post inspired me to run out and buy some mixed nuts...I love em' you make some really good menu choices with alot of variety...i get so busy that I tend to eat alot of the same things over and over! I need to work on variety! Hope your weekend is going well! ttyl

scatanafas: I missed my Phen once and I was so hungry that I could have ate everything in sight...it took alot of self control to stay within a reasonable calorie limit that day! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

[CDCreations]

Yeah Phen-tastic, you go on and do your "Al Green" slide!!! I am just so happy to hear that everyone is dancing those pounds off -- what a way to work out and have fun, all at the same time!! And yep, LZ is right, we luv long posts, we are truly post-talkers, that's for sure!! And your previous post looks so fun, with all the colors, so nice to read like that!!!

Hey Kittypie, oh yes, you are knowledgeable -- I remember back when you shared with me about getting those 100-calorie ice creams at Wal-Mart to save money because they sell them cheaper than the grocery store? I luv giving credit where credit's due, and gurl, you've got info that we will definitely benefit from!!

Scat, what'cha doing gurl? Looking for you, hope you had a great day today!

Well, I'm off to bed - remember, the dancing challenge is for 5 of the 7 days, so if you plan to dance tomorrow, know that I'm gonna be right in there dancing too!!

[shaynsethsmom]

Hi all I am Angie, a mother of two , who decorates Cakes for a living , the sad part is i am really good at it .. or i would find a new career ..lol.. i have been on phen for almost two weeks , and i have lost eleven pounds , I know i can do this .... no more licking icing off my fingers.. my daughter who is seven , and i did turbo jam tonight , and i walk everyday . we love to dance , so this should be fun !!!

3-18-08 sw 231
3-30-08 cw 220
goal weight 150!!!

[trauma-mama]

wow ladies!!! look at all the new blood, i mean phensters!!! awesome!

guys i am in wa, got in like mdngt sat night. trip was good, lots of icky weather though!!! and of course we had to leave 12 hours later than we thought, but that's another story!!! sorry i haven't been able to get on! i was reading all the stuff from the last challenge and have things to say...and of course so many new people here to meet! but, i need to do homework that is like due now~~!!!!

eating wasn't too awful...but of course not perfect. right now i am up 2 pounds from when i left. i know it's water wt i know it's wtaer wt i know it's water wt....that is the mantra right/?? Was gonna get on my exsil's treadmill, but can't figure out how to work it, was gonna do a video, but she has so much crap hooked to the t.v. we can't figure out how to get the dvd to play!!! right now i am thinking of sticking it in her computer!

not exercising is driving me nuts, esp with a bad meal a day for 5 days!!

anyway, it is beautiful here...

will try to get on and catch up tomorrow! we are supposed to join my exsil where she is camping tomorrow night or so...

krissy and all...thanks for wondering about me!! it means alot.

and i am so gonna bring blankets...she said we could prob also sleep in her little rv, but i really don't wnt to be that cramped. i mean that's like 8 of us and 5 dogs in a 25 ft rv? seems tight...right now i am leaning toward going later in the week and only staying a few days, rather than going for 5.

luv y'all...

and i will be back at low carbing tomorrow...i actually have been doing fairly well with that part other than my cheat meal everyday! ick. i had a blizzard the other day and couldn't even finish it, my body is so not used to this crap. been chugging water though.

trauma

[scatanafas]

Hello everyone...please know that I am reading everyone's posts, just don't have the time to write to each one of you personally.

I am really not stoked about this challenge...not sure why. I am kind of losing "my game" lately. Slowly going back to bad habits like snacking after 7pm.....and skipping meals, not enough water...So today is a new day and I'm really going to force myself..i have to keep my eye on the prize....the promise of warmer weather is here on behalf of my daffodils coming up from the ground yet I'm freezing....I know that first warm day will get me totally psyched to lose weight....can't hide under big sweaters and a coat anymore, you know? I want to wear my cute clothes this summer and feel confident..not always feel like i'm dressing to hide something like I did last summer. I remember I went to a barbeque party, it was July..hot has HELL..and I wore a sundress with a body slimmer thing underneath it..I was so uncomfortable, like a stuffed sausage......and sweating like hell...I took that thing off at the end of the day and it left marks on my body...LOL....Now that is NO WAY to live.....

Trauma cut yourself a break, you are on the road..Do what you can but don't get stressed.....try and make good choices.....if you gain a lb. or two during this know that you will get it off in no time when you go back to your routine....okay? a move is stressful enough without stressing about your weight.

have a good one everybody, I will report back to you tonight.....

[Krissy8581]

Just a fast hello to TRAUMA!!! glad you made it
and to SCAT~dont get discouraged, you will get back on track for sure!! It is a little different than last challenge but you will get back into it and get to know everyone!! Keep on trucking girl!!!

be back later

[CDCreations]

Good morning phen family!! It's dreary weather-wise here on the East Coast; doesn't really want to rain, just a drizzle that is enough to make me want to go back home and get under the covers!! But I'm here, and like LZ says, this is the start of a brand new week, a new beginning, so let's be thankful to see another day, and do all we can to make it a great one!!

Sheansethsmom: Welcome to our phen family, so glad to have you aboard!! I luv cakes, that is my weakness, would rather eat a huge slice of cake rather than anything else!!! You've got a gifting of cake decorating which is fantastic, and with your phen, you'll be just fine -- it shows in the fact that you lost eleven pounds already, way to go!!! So happy you have decided to join us, just come on in, enjoy your dancing, and know that your life is about to change, and for the better!! :)

Trauma: Hey gurl!!!!! So glad to hear you made it to Washington okay, we've missed you!!!! Hear ya about not wanting to be cramped up in the RV, just get settled in, and the fact that you stayed with your low-carb diet (while on the road!) is fantastic!! And like Scat says, don't even worry about not getting in your exercise; goodness, relocating, traveling long hours, and all that, well gurl, that's exercise enough!!!

Scat: Yes you can, you can do this gurl, I have faith in you ... When you talked about the tight garment you had to wear underneath your sun dress just to look right in it, you bought back a memory I also went through; I got on a ride called the Scramble at an amusement park - yeah, when they snapped the bar down, it caught in my pockets of fat in my hip ... They had to quickly unsnap and then re-snap it, with everyone looking, how humiliating that was -- that was several years ago, and I'll never forget the looks on everyone's face. And I had to deal with that painful sore spot for days -- NEVER AGAIN!! Scat, you are one of the most important people on this site, and as for me personally, I've never known anybody like you, nobody is like Scat, there's only one -- gurl, you motivate me, you make me laugh, there's just something about you, and I need whatever it is that you have inside of you to help me get through, and I really mean that. There are new folks on this site who need to know you like I do -- Com'on gurl, get that water, you can do this!!! Why not make today a Scat day; remember, Meghan had to do that, and it made all the difference for her. We all need those days, just to regroup, think it out, so necessary to get back on track. Go for it gurl, have a Scat day, and then come back strong!!!

I like what you said in your post, that you've got to keep your eye on the prize ... Phen family, we're gonna take that sentence from Scat's post -- let our inspirational sentence today be: Keep your eye on the Prize!!

[LZ]

Hi! I am really psyched about this challenge!

Scat, sorry you caught my blahs from last week. With these lifestyle changes we will have ups and downs. Kudos to you for your determination.:heart:

Trauma, so glad you had a safe trip. So we are both starting this challenge in the 143's. It is our time to get in those mid 130's and stay there.:spider_red:

Shaynsethsmom, welcome! What a challenging job. I love frosting. I would have a very hard time.

Kitty, stay safe today. Looks like the tornadoes are close to your area.

Phen 79, I can tell you are a very artistic person. Love your posts and appreciate the time you spend on them.

Good morning to everyone else. Have a great Monday. TTYL:heartpump:

No, No :nosh:No, No

[A New Laurie in 2007]

Hey ladies!! I am a little late getting into this challenge. Had a minor (okay maybe it was major) meltdown last Thurs night. I found out my last foster girl (I foster for boxer rescue) who had been in her new home for seven weeks was euthanized. She had a tumor (cancer) on her spine that more than likely burst overnight Wed. She had been completely symptom free (we didn't even have any idea she had it) and just over night couldn't walk and was in horrible pain. She was less than 2 years old and was one of the best foster girls we ever had. Such an awesome girl! So sad that she lost her life so early. So yeah I am a dog freak and that put me over the edge and I ate like a heffa all weekend. But today is Monday and the start of a new challenge. Back to Atkin's induction for me!

More later!

[Momto8]

ok ladies...I was psyched oh so psyched!!!! Pulled out my paula abdul get up and dance. OMG.....this excheerleader needs a cheerleader. I never sweat. I am sweatin like a pig in july and my "moves" seem to have moved out!!!!!! this challenge is going to bust my booty!!!!!obviously it is just what my bod needs.............I wonder if i will be able to walk tomorrow ???????? OK all you young ones doing this challenge.... no excuses..........If this old mom can do it YOU BETTER!!!!! 40 is the NEW 30 right???????? argggggggggggg

[Momto8]

lol my advice.... sit down, shut up and hOLD on..lol


just kidding... boys are great!!!!!!! amazing and wonderful little ********s!!!
just be consistent even when you want to give in or let the restriction go....
NO means NO always... AND IF you have a change of heart like if you were unfair... i know i have been alot.................................sit them down lighten the punishment a little, apologize for being quick to dole out a harsh restriction but keep them accountable, they are the only ones accountable for their behavior......and hug them lots and lots and lots till they are sick of it.....and the more one on one you have with them the better... it will keeps the bonds close and the love strong... it makes them think twice about treating you ugly or smarting off when the relationship is wrapped in lots of outward affection... Thats all i know..........Well, I do know one more thing........GIRLS are the absolute hardest and worst smartmouths... wait till the little princess hits 12 or puberty kicks in.................that will be your battle. SO glad my girls are all grown. PRAY LOTS ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!

[CDCreations]

A New Laurie: Hey gurl, glad to see you here, welcome back!! :) Sooooo sorry to hear about that precious 2 year old boxer; I know that was tough on you, and the eating you did is totally understandable ... I'm a dog freak too, and still miss my precious German Shepard boy ... Yes, today is Monday, filled with fresh starts and new beginnings, again welcome aboard, you know you are phen family!! And be sure to PM me your starting weight and goal weight for the end of this challenge; get those dancing shoes on, we're dancing away the pounds this week!! :)

Momof8: You had me laughing with your post of dancing and sweating; I hear ya about doing the Paula Abdul nightlife swing; gurl, that's what it's all about!! Luv your posts, gotta have a sense of humor when raising kids!!

LZ: Hey gurl, glad to see you, and yep, I'm smiling!! :)

[Krissy8581]

hey ladys, back again for a few!!! Stressfull day for me!! Have my nephew again, and my son is on spring break, had to take him for a checkup, and my nephew was just being a little poo, well he is 2, but Im not used to it anymore, as my son is 9. Then my son got all freaked out cuz they had to do the cough thing on him, he was like mortified, then they had to do 2 shots, so then hes really freakingout, the 2 year old is on the chair screaming turning on and off the faucet, my son needs me to hold his hand and it was just insane, im sure the doc thought we were crazy!! Its taking me about an hour to post this I swear!! I think today is the last day I have to watch him for awhile, dont get me wrong hes the cutest baby ever and I love watching him, but Ive just had enough. Then after watching Him I have to take him and myson to my sisters then work until about 9pm!! Kinda sux!

Trauma~again, glad to see you mad it ok, you just missed the crazy weather, I think where you at would be about the same as me. Today its all sunny and pretty out, and not to cold!! As for camping, If theres room i would definatly sleep in the rv, would be cramped but you will be warm!!

Scat~again, dont give up!! I love having your around, and CD's right, one of the best girls here!! I do love you all tho!! But take today as a new day to start fresh and think about how sexy you will be during the summer in your summer dress without the gurlte thingy. I have had to do that for formal dresses before you you feel uncomfortable the whole time!! You can do it babe!!

momto8~oh man, dont think its your age, i try to do any type of workout video and I look like a dummy!! Its almost embarresing just being by yourself!! Just keep doing it and maybe this challenge will bring back your cheerleader and dancing skills!!!

laurie~glad to see you!! Im sorry about the boxer, that is sad, I think its awesome that you take in these dogs and try to help them and find them new homes, I love dogs so so so much!! Also happy that your back on track now!!

CD~doing a great job as the leader as I knew you would!! hehe. Arnt you just sick of the weather, I am!! today its actually sunny, but i know that can change any minute thesd days!! I like your saying of keeping the eye on the prize!! Now is when we should work our hardest!! it will be warm and sunny soon and I know i dont want to feel like i have to hide behind sweaters and things.!!

LZ~i dont think the photo is as bad as your thinking, I like it! Glad to see your doing better, you seem like your feeling better!! I like mondays sometimes too, the weekend sometimes is more stressfull then the weekend, and when my son isnt on spring break i have some time to myself!!!

Phen79~I like your multi colors too, keeps it pretty!! hehe. Seems like your doing great yourself!! How long have you been on phen?? Im sure you have posted it somewhere, but so much going on here its hard to keep up!!

Sorry if i missed anybody, hello to people who have just joined!! To many people to say hello too!! I just need to keep my cals down, and hope that I get to go back to normal gym workouts tomorrow!! Maybe get rid of some of this stress I seem to have

[scatanafas]

CD...thanks so much for your kind words.....each and every person here is important to this site....not just me....It isn't anything except that I"m just not "feeling the board"..you know? Not anyone one person or thing. Maybe since I'm in a plateau the whole phen thing is getting played out.....It's so easy to get psyched when you see changed but I haven't in a while. I lose a few, gain a few...I'm just on the rollercoaster with the same couple of lbs. It gets to a point when you ask yourself "why am I taking phen?"...There should be a prupose to taking a controlled substance every day...if i'm not getting to goal then what is it? All this stuff is kind of racing through my mind..along with the worry of having to close up my business....:( I'm giving it two more months.

[devthinksnpink]

Ok, so yesterday I think I did really well even though I was an emotional elevator!

B- 1/2 a grapefruit and some (1/2c) special K
L- a small side salad, a 1/2 grilled chicken breast with arugula on 1 slice crust less 12 grain bread.
S- An orange bell pepper
D- Spinach salad- with grilled rubbed steak and chicken, no dressing

Excercise: 45 minutes tap dancing and 45 minutes cheer dancing (flamboyantly I may add, found out my poms were a little dusty after sneezing for like 15 minutes)

and some stair running...but ill not get into that i put up a whole thread about it.

wooo gotta run (not literally...hopefully after i lose another 20 or soo....)

Keep up the good work everyone

Love Dev <33333

[JamieE]

So I know you guys will be happy...I ate breakfast this morning! It wasnt extravagant or anything but it was something.

B- Weight Watchers strawberry/banana yogurt (ate about 3/4 of it)
S- None
L- We had oven baked fish sandwiches. I ate it and a couple spoonfuls of peaches.
S- (kinda sporatic eating here and there at work) Two wheat crackers, handful of 100 cal popcorn, scoop of pears, about 5 cookies out of a 100 cal pack.
D- Chicken breast with mushrooms and onions, 1/2 a cucumber, 1/2 can coke

Does this seem ok? I am frustrated because I am working out so much and I seem to eat ok but Im not losing ANY weight! I havent lost any in a week.

[4mami_mia]

i guys first good news i weighed in and im 226! i didnt get my phen today because i woke up late and my baby is soo sick. Also now im sick too, so i made 2 boo boos. one i had a cheeseburger and medium fry for lucn today( i had to go out and get some herbal tea for my sickness and get the baby some vabor shower logdges)
then i 4 chocolate chip cookies earlier and 4 more a few minutes ago, also 2 squares of a hershery bar with almonds. The bad thing is i cant taste anything because my throat is soo sore.

so here is my menu for today( a bad one)
b- nutrition shake
snack-none
lunch- hamburger patty cooked at home with no bread, 4 chocholate chip cookies reduced fat
d- chesseburger from mcdees, medium fry, medium hi c, 4 chocolate chip cookies
s- 4 squares fo a hersheys bar taht = up tp 200 calories

i havent exercised i dont have the strength, hopefully ill feel better tomorrow

[CDCreations]

Good evening phen family!!! I had a great day today, drank my water, and had a good menu too:
B: Atkins Advantage shake
L: a small portion of my hamburger soup; 3 Eating Right Crackers
S: 100-calorie pack
D: a bit more of my hamburger soup; 1/2 piece of cornbread
S: 3 pretzels

I'm about to go dance, think I'll do it through my bike and just wave my arms in the air, fun exercise!!

4mami: Gurl, congrats on your weight loss, way to go!! And my goodness, I'm so sorry to hear that both you and little one are under the weather; I remember when my girls were small, I hated it when they didn't feel good ... And with you also being sick, you're weak, and being physically sick doesn't mix well with exercise at all -- take it easy, get your rest, and feel better soon -- hope you're taking a multivitamin, and I truly believe in the myth of getting your Vitamin C, so don't forget to take that vitamin every day, okay? Luv you, take care!!

Devthinksnpink: Gurl, way to go on doing both tap dancing and cheer dancing!!! I know you worked up a good sweat, and smiling and having a ball, way to go!! And your eating was excellent too; at the rate you're going, I think you are going to be very pleased with your weight numbers when we do Friday's weigh-in!!

LZ: Hey gurl! Just want to say that I saw in one of your earlier posts that you were dancing in your garden while planting, that had to be fun!! You were in the joy of the moment, literally moving with the pulse of the earth, luv that you did that!!

JamieE: Gurl, congrats on eating breakfast, way to go!! :) You say that you haven't lost anything in a week, and I'm wondering, how is your water intake, are you drinking lots of water each day? If you find yourself going back and forth to the bathroom a lot, that's a good sign that you are drinking enough water. Your menu looks good, just keep doing the breakfast, drink the water, and you'll see the pounds disappear; let's see what your number will be this Friday; hang in there!!!! :)

Scat: Hey gurl! Feel better, know that we're all here for you!!! Work out those feelings that you're having within, and please don't be down ... You have lost a lot of weight since the beginning of your journey, and I'm proud of you, we all are proud of you, it's not easy ... And I hear you about your business not going well, and I pray that within those two months, that there is a major turnaround in your favor!!

I've been working on our progress chart, and there are several folks that I need weight numbers from -- I'll send out some PMs in the morning to get the information I need to complete it -- luv you phen family, this weight loss is truly a do-able thing; let us continue to encourage and uplift one another, and always know that this is also the perfect forum to share your inner thoughts, your disappointments, frustrations, anything you want to share, and know that you will always have a comforting shoulder to lean on and an ear to listen to you. Sometimes you can't always tell your thoughts to your family members and friends, but you will always be able to count on us!! Here's to some excellent zzzzzz's tonight; let's all have a good sleep tonight, let's sleep like winners, because that is just what we truly are!!! :D

[4mami_mia]

thanks CD, I called the Dr today and asked if i can still take phen while taking nyquil and he said yes but that just dosent seem right, if nyquil puts you to sleep and phen makes you stay awake how can phen work?? i took 1/2 today but as you can see my cravings for went alittle haywire. or maybe i was hungry and that was in reach. I dont know. What do you guys think? would you take both meds?

[JamieE]

I probably dont drink as much water as I should. Its so hard to do where I work. I cant keep water by my side all day. I just figured since I work out at Curves every other day and ride my bike at least 4 miles everyday plus crunches/situps everyday that surely I would see at least a pound gone this week but when I got on the scale today it said I had gained a pound. I weighed myself at the same time I always do..

[Phen-tastic79]

Well, here is my daily menu...and can I just say I am "flubbing" up right and left! I am so busy and it results in bad food choices...if only I had the time to cook! :rolleyes:I have decided I want to try and make a few dishes over the weekend, make little entrees and freeze them for the work week! :Danywho- here it goes...if y'all want to kick me out of the challenge it's okay I understand! :(

B: Lowfat Yogurt& Breakfast Muffin 190 Calories
S: None
L: Power Bar-whole wheat peanut butter and
Chocolate Chip 240 Calories
S: 100 calories pack (chips ahoy) 100 Calories
D: Grilled Chk sandwich-no mayo 375 Calories
Fruit and Yogurt Parait W/ granola 155 Calories
OFF THE WAGON: 1/2 cup mint pudding: 180 Calories
Daily Total: 1,300 Calories

Exercise: 75 Minutes on the treadmill...hill setting....level 13/14...speed 3.8...Burned 800 calories...didn't find an occasion to dance today but will try harder tomorrow!
Water: 3-1liter bottles

When I ate the puddin' I wasn't hungry! I just ate it to be a pig:mad:...and the whole time I was eating it I kept hearing that song from Bill & Teds excellent adventure...you know...the one where Napoleon finishes the big sunday and gets the Ziggy Piggy award! :pbut I ate it anyway! I wanted it and ate it...I am just not good at depriving myself...I was out of my delicious sugar free jello pudding (chocolate flavor) for 60 calories and I reached for the other pudding...the sickest thing about it was that I wasn't even hungry! It was all apart of my sickness...this addiction to food that I battle everyday! I decided that I need to really ask myself why I am eating something when I'm not hungry! for me its out of comfort and thats just the truth about me...I am going to find something else to comfort myself with besides food! I am instead going to talk to my boyfriend because he is a good and kind man who is always there for me no matter what...I vow to turn to him and not food...besides...food can't hug or kiss me back when i turn to it...and my honey makes me see fireworks when we kiss (Gross...sorry everyone!)

[Krissy8581]

hey girls, just a quick hello!! dont know when I will get to check in tomorrow!!! Long day, but I go see the phen doc tomorrow, so hopefully all goes well. i hate his scale cuz its off, but oh-well I guess!!

Phentastic~1300cals isnt bad, and you worked out

Jamie~good job on breakfast!! Try and keep a water bottle with you, and in your car!! You will figure out a way

CD~your so awesome!! Getting us all motivated, and keeping us going!!

K, well if u dont hear from me tomorrow, expect to hear from me wednesday!! I think I get to go back to the gym tomorrow

[Krissy8581]

oh yeah MIA~i would save the phen if its not gonna do anything anyways with the nyquil!!

[Phen-tastic79]

shaynsethsmom: I think it is so cool that you make cakes for a living! :)There is a girl at work who makes the prettiest cakes...I always admire her for her talent because she is so creative and makes cakes that look like masterpieces...it's almost a shame to cut into them they are so pretty! I would love to see pic's of your work sometime! Congrats on your weight loss! Phen is great isn't it!

trauma-mama: Welcome back, I wish I could take a vacation, it is so needed! I think it's hard to watch your weight when you are away from home...I spent 1 month in Salt Lake City with my mom who was under-going treatments for breast cancer (she is in remission-through the grace of god) and our last week there was my first week on Phen...it was hard! we ate out everyday..olive garden, our favorite mexican restaurants...you name it..we ate it...I tried to offset it by getting a membership to 24 hour fitness and it must have worked because I lost...but maybe i could have lost more because we really put the food away!

scatanafas: I hear you when you talk about "summer clothes" I really don't want to hide like I did last summer...it ****s...it was really hot and I was wearing cardigans...we can do this! we have at least two months...lets just kick it in gear and see what we can do in that time! I really want to get into some cute clothes...summer is my least favorite season...all because of the clothing problem...I have "arm Issues" and dont like baring my arms...its frustrating and I feel you!

LZ: I am really excited about this challenge too! I love that little icon you had on your last post...the guy eating the cheesburger..where did you get it...it expresses how I have felt all day long! *lol*

A New Laurie in 2007: I am an animal lover too! I have a maltese poodle named sara! Animals are just like people...they have their own little personalities and characteristic traits...I am so sorry for your loss! I think it's neat that you help rescue animals, you must have a big heart! Welcome to the Challenge!

Momto8: Dancing is hard work...do you watch Dancing with the Stars? Good job with keeping up with the challenge! I couldn't find an occassion to dance today...if the same happens tomorrow...I will just make my boyfriend take me to the club! Actually...thats a great excuse for us to get out! I will tell him I have to..it's apart of being on Phen!

Krissy858: I started taking Phen on February 22nd, 2008! It was probably the best choice I have made for myself in years! :DI am doing semi-okay...I made alot of bad food choices Easter weekend and stayed the same last week:)...I am trying to do better this week...but once I get off track it's hard to get myself back on! as of last week I have lost 21lbs...40 to go!

devthinksnpink: I read your thread and I just have to tell you this: People can say anything they want to say and try to bring you down but don't allow anyone to hang clouds over you! There is a beauty and light that comes from inside you..don't let anyone take your shine! I look upon that person with pity.. how miserable his life must be...and how much hate he must hold inside that he would say something like that! My grandma always used to tell me to be careful with the things I say because words are powerful..they have the ability to build a person up and make them feel good inside or they can be used to tear a person down so that they feel bad. My advice to you is "Do not place value upon the words of a fool." That person isn't anything to you...why should his opinions or thoughts hold any value? I'm glad you did what you did...I have always believed that people who dish it out should be able to take it...don't let one arse-hole ruin your day...focus on the good things people say about you and let the bad things be forgotten!

JamieE: Your menu for today seems pretty good...hang in there...I had no idea WW made yogurt I am definitley going to look for that the next time I'm in Wally's (Wal-Mart). :DDoes it have a good flavor? or is it kind of bland like activia? Hey girl...on that tiny little gain..I bet you gained MUSCLE...which is always good!

4mami_mia: Get to feeling better beautiful:o...get lots of rest...I don't know about you but when I'm sick..."All Bets Are Off." :pget to feeling better! Good question on the Nyquil! I would say...if your doc says it's okay...go ahead and take it!

CDCreations: Thanks for reminding me that I don't have to go to the club or anywhere fancy to comply with this dancing challenge...I can do it while i exercise...although I know everyone at the gym would wonder what I'm doing! *lol* tomorrow I think I blast my VH1 morning wake up and dance as I get ready for work! I say that with all good intentions...truth is I am not a morning person :plmao!

[JamieE]

Phen-tastic- The WW yogurt is pretty good. I really liked the strawberry-banana.

[scatanafas]

Well my goal was to be 130 by April Fool's Day...that's today and I'm 135.8. I'm not complaining becaue I haven't been that low in two years...but I'm still a bit frustrated because I've been in plateau mode for a while. I keep losing and gaining the same three lbs. Time to think "outside the box". I'm getting on my elliptical today, starting the day off with some oatmeal (I stopped eating it for a while and I think that was detrimental) and getting that water down. I taught a KICK *** class last night...but I can't help but feel like I don't "measure up".....I'm not looking to be a barbie doll y'all. but I would like to really feel and look fit and right now I don't......

So happy to see DH leave for work this morning, i swear that man is playing my nerves and it is making me want to eat....my eating is definitely emotional....not sure what I can do to stop that anymore....I just have to fight the reflex to eat to kill the anger and sadness that I feel.

Lots of work to do today, i plan on being productive....and at the same time eat clean and work out.....I hope everyone has a "skinny" day.....I heard that somewhere and thought that was cute, although I don't know what it means...LOL...I think it means to act and think like a skinny person. I can tell you one thing, skinny people don't think about food all day like we do....they just eat when they're hungry and don't obsess. Must be nice, huh? People tell me that I'm small...but if they only knew the work and mental anguish that goes behind being this size...and not that many people tell me that i'm small anyway because out of 135.8 lbs atleast 100 of it is in my butt...LOL....
ciao for now

[Momto8]

Ok, a good nights sleep finally ! I was becoming a Phen zombie !
yesterdays food choices were healthy but I am really having trouble getting enough calories. I am sure that will stop. Yesterdays' menu:

B- activia light yogurt- 70cals
L-Lean cuisine low sod.din. chicken/rice 220
D-baked chicken 4oz,120 cals, baked potatoe with 0 cal,butter spray 140 cals
green beans 40 cals
Snack- sugarfree jello with with splenda whip cream 100 cals
Total cals = 690 not enough for good weight loss but I felt to full.

Ok if Paula (Abdul)is mean to me today;I will kick her scrauny little b o o t y !!!!!!!

Get up and dance.....yeah sure...As I said my get up and go...got up and WENT!!!

BUT I was down 2 more lbs. this morning..

[CDCreations]

Good morning phen family!! Glad to see the new posts, hope everyone is drowning in their water and doing great, eating good, thinking positive, and enjoying this Tuesday; we'll never see another Tuesday, the first of April in 2008 again, so let's make this day count!! :)

Momto8: So funny what you said about Paula, and if you feel a need to avenge yourself from her but.t kicking, I'll hold her down while you punch her!! :) Oh, and regarding the lack of sleep you've been getting, I have seen posts of folks taking Tylenol nighttime to help get drowsy in the evening, wanted to share that bit of info!

JamieE: Hey gurl!! So happy you found something delicious to have for your breakfast-on-the-go!! And along with that yogurt is lots of healthy stuff, calcium, so that's a great choice!! There is also something from Dannon Light n Fit that is low sugar/low carb, and they are also delicious; you've got lots to choose from; also consider a piece of fruit too -- I had a really good orange this morning, fiber and sooo filling! You're gonna see a big difference just in having breakfast -- it's hard to make a drastic change like that, so I'm proud of you!!

Phen-tastic: Hey gurl, what'cha doing this morning? So enjoy reading your posts, know that we read each and every word that you write!! And I'm agreeing with you, I think JamieE has gained muscle too with all the working out, and even though it weighs a little bit more than fat, muscle will burn calories quicker and faster, and that's what I want to have happen for me too!! And regarding the day you ate pudding, you did excellent for that day - your calories, your exercise, all of it!! We have to allow ourselves a treat now and then, that way, the dieting won't seem so monotonous and boring - and you burned those pudding calories right off, so way to go!!

4mami: Hey gurl!! You know, I do remember taking Nyquil maybe once or twice with my phen, probably for a sore throat of something, so I think it's okay, and especially if your doctor says it's fine, I'd go for it. Wouldn't do it often though, like night after night -- hope you and little one are feeling a little bit better today; let us know how you're doing, and don't forget to drink your water to wash those germs out!

Hi to everyone else!! Know that I'm thinking of all of you, that we have huge amounts of weight loss in this 7-week challenge!!!! I'm about to send a couple of PM messages to get the rest of the weight number information I need for our progress chart - have a great day!! :D

[CDCreations]

Hey LZ, I just got a chance to go back to our last challenge to view our final progress chart, and to read the remaining final posts written there. I've got a question for you, how did you create the chart?

[devthinksnpink]

Lets see yesterday....

Food wise:

B- grapefruit and a piece of crust less wheat toast
S- An absolutely terrible peach
L- chicken...grilled and wrapped in a piece of tinfoil for on the go
S- A bell pepper
D- broccoli and chicken stir fry
S- 1/2 pack of Stella dora 100cal pack

Dance challenge- I almost don't want to write this here in fear of the reaction, but honestly I really don't care lol.... i did and hour of Carmen Electra Strippersize. (its a 5 volume set thats really fun, the one dvd thats the actual workout (non- "stripping") will kick anyones butt no matter how fit you are (the next day it HURTS, but a good hurt) ) and then I did a 1/2 hour of pole dancing on our pole dancing pole. (and yes it is a very legit form on exercise it takes incredible strength and stamina, i learned form when I was an exotic dancer I few years ago but now people can take classes in a lot of city's, its a very Hollywood workout right now)

well thats all for now, i best be off to do todays challenge ill check in tomorrow or later tonight for todays food and challenges. best of luck to all

Love Dev <333

[KittyPie2]

Hi all,
Sorry I've been MIA, my whole family is sick. Hubby has been home yesterday and today. My son was throwing up all night and my daughter has a ear infection and bronchitis. I am trying to stay healthy, but have not gotten to exercise at all yet this week. I am super tired and after I post this am taking a nap.

YESTERAY'S TIP OF THE DAY:
Eat what you want to eat, just less of it! When you deprive yourself of something it makes it more appealing. If you want a bacon double cheeseburger, have it.... just don't eat all of it. If you want ice cream, have it..... just limit yourself to 100-150 calories of it. Diet's don't work. Restricting food doesn't work. It makes you feel deprived, and makes you feel like you are a loser because you "can't" have a cheeseburger. Who says you can't?? Skinny people eat cheeseburgers, pizza, ice cream, donuts, etc. They just don't eat them to excess. Give yourself a break and think of this losing weight thing as a "eating less of __________" instead of "I'm so bad because I ate _______________" Calories are calories whether they come from a cheeseburger or a 100 carrots. We need to stop thinking we are "bad" because we ate something we WANTED to eat. You can eat anything you want as long as you compensate and make sure your TOTAL calories consumed are in check, and you are burning calories with exercise. Most people are allowed to have up to 2000 calories a day, even while trying to lose weight. So, don't starve yourself, and don't feel guilty about having a treat once in awhile. You aren't going to be able to be a PERFECT eater, ALL the time.
CALORIES IN vs. CALORIES OUT is the name of the game.

[CDCreations]

Devthinksnpink: Hey gurl! I read about that type of exercise, how difficult it is to do, and how it increases your stamina, strengthens the core -- yeah, I heard that it's not easy at all, and that classes are being offered for it in studios, or folks getting the workout DVD-- way to go on getting an excellent workout!! And your menu yesterday was great too, proud of you!! :)

I went out to lunch with my girlfriends today, and stayed good; went to one of those hot food buffet places, and got veggies, baked chicken and baked fish, and it was really good!! Eating my low sugar/low carb yogurt now and thinking to myself how glad I am that I didn't go off my diet at lunchtime, that I stayed good, even in going out with friends!! Well, I made my 2-month checkup with my doctor for April 15; I always get real strict with my dieting so that I can show her the best numbers possible!!!! Whew, so I got through my one-month break from getting my phen prescription from her (she wanted me to take a break from it, that's how a lot of doctors do). So I had a good 2 weeks with no phen, just did low carb, and it wasn't easy, not at all!! And for the other two weeks, I stretched the remaining phen that I had, so I'm ready for my new phen prescription, that's for sure!!!

Hope everyone is doing okay and making the most of this day -- thanks to everyone who responded so quickly to my PM messages for weight numbers, and always remember: water, water, water!!

[CDCreations]

Kittiepie: Gurl, so sorry to hear that everyone at your home is under the weather ... The nasty viruses and flu germs are still in the air, so please get all the rest you need as you take care of your family -- taking care of sick family is just as stressful and busy as if you were working out, so hang in there and be strong for them; thanks for checking in, and I send a huge thank you for your excellent Tip of the Day!!! TTYL :)

[4mami_mia]

scatanafas i hear you, my hubby works on a crane rig in the middle of the ocean, so he leaves for 1 week at a time, then he is home a week. I noticed when he is home for that week i eat more, and dont work out.

i actually been taking a home remedy that is suppose to be good for weghtloss, cinnamon and honey. besides weghtloss its suppose to be good for colds and coughs, stomach problems and etc.
I jsut started drinking it yesterday and im not half as sick as i was. I even did some circuit training!! anyway here is some info if anyone is interested

http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/honeyandcinnamon.html

it also help if phen is making you irregular

[aintwana]

This is my first chance to post today, it's been CRAZY here at work and I'm in on the challenge. I have almost reached my water goal today, it will be met by 8:00 tonight. My late breakfast, early lunch, so I guess it was brunch consisted of yogart with a granola bar. 120 cal from the yogart and 180 from the bar, not the best of meals I know, but working through lunch, it's what I had on hand here at the office. It will be grilled venison tonight with steamed vegetables and exercise, a 2 mile walk at the ballpark during daughters softball practice. I don't know the calories on supper yet, I can post them with tomorrow's update? Hope everyone's had a fantabulous day!

[KittyPie2]

Devthinkspink: Your menu's are about perfect!

Scat: Don't feel bad about losing the "vibe". It's tough to keep at this for long periods of time. Take a break if you need to. That's what I did. I got overwhelmed and took a two week break from posting. I missed it, so I came back. As far as emotional eating I've been watching "I Can Make You Thin" on TLC and his trick for emotional eating is to tap your acupuncture points when you feel the urge to eat out of boredom, sadness, or anger. Tap 5 times each in this order: Under your eye, on your chin, on your collar bone, on your wrists, sides of your hands. Then humm a tune, then count to five, then humm, then count again. This is supposed to retrain your brain. ????? Not sure if it works, but it may be worth a try? :) BTW.. the humming is your right side of your brain and the counting is your left side. Sorry to hear about your hubby and you. I hope you guys can work things out and start seeing eye to eye. Hang in there!! :heartpump:

Momto8: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for your words of wisdom! :)

JamieE: My theory to why you aren't losing despite you eating less and working out more is because you aren't consuming enough calories. Your body thinks it's starving so it's hanging onto every ounce of fat you have because it thinks you are going to need it. You need to trick your body and feed it every 3 hours so it lets go of the fat and starts to burn it. See today's TIP OF THE DAY below.......
Good job on eating breakfast too!! :D

Trauma: Welcome back! Glad you got there safely!

CD: Aww thank you for the compliment! I hope I don't come off as Miss Know It All or anything. These tips are going to be "take it or leave it" information that I've learned throughout these last two years of getting healthy. Oh, and cake is my weakness too. I don't even like to have it in the house.

LZ: Yes, I am VERY proud of you eating breakfast!! OMG, it was sooo windy yesterday, it about blew me off the road. I'm glad we didn't have a tornado! It rained super hard though from 5pm-11pm and our road and yard were so flooded! St. Louis Cards opening day was yesterday, but they had to call it for rain.

Phentastic: See yesterdays and today's TIPS for more information. But, yeah, I am hungrier on workout days too. Try to eat more protien on those days. And I don't know what you are talking about that you messed up here and there, etc. Your menu looked absolutely perfect to me, even with the mint pudding. So you wanted some pudding? Who cares!! You are NOT "bad" because you wanted and ENJOYED some pudding that was ONLY 180 calories!!! :) You did just fine. You could have had two puddings! LOL. Guilt is an enemy! BTW.. where did you get that mint pudding anyway? I love mint ice cream, I would probably like that too! Oh, and recycle those water bottles girl! ;)

Okay, I need to go take my nap before my daughter wakes up. Talk to you all tomorrow! I HOPE my husband goes back to work!!!! LOL :rolleyes: He drives me nuts when he's home all day!



TIP OF THE DAY: 1200 calories a day is the MINIMUM on NON WORKOUT DAYS!!!! That's how many calories it takes just to keep you up and alive and breathing. Okay, so you have 1200 calories, and say you work out and burn 400 of them. That only leaves 800 for your body to run on...... and with that low of calories, your body will think there's a famine going on!! Therefore your body WILL STORE FAT INSTEAD OF BURNING IT!! You have to feed your body for it to burn the fat. Everyone needs to be making sure they are getting at least 1100-1200 calories in their system, even when their workout calories are subtracted. So if you burn 500 on exercise, you better make sure you eat 1700 calories. I know it seems like alot and you're thinking "OMG... how can I lose weight if I eat that much??" but I am telling you, it works! I've done it myself. I see it on Biggest Loser all the time and I read about it all the time. Not getting enough calories = FAT STORAGE MODE!

For info. on how many cals a day you should be consuming for your height, weight and activity level, go to Fitnessmagazine dot com. It'll tell you how many you need to maintain your current weight and how many you need if you want to lose weight. For example: Mine says I need to consume 2500 to maintain and 2000 to lose. That's why I don't worry about it when I eat 1500, 1600 or 1700 cause I am still under the recommendation. Now I'm not saying you can pig out and eat cheeseburgers all day long. Healthy choices reep better results, but you don't have to be so strict with yourself that you are unhappy.

[CDCreations]

Aintwana: Welcome to our phen family; glad to have you aboard!!! :) Sounds like you're right in there with the water, menu and exercising; way to go!!! We are a great group, with lots of information, advice, and energy, very serious about getting this weight off; spring is here, and the winter coats have come off!! Please PM me with your current weight, and the weight you want to be at when this challenge ends; thanks! Enjoy your walk this evening, and have a great time with your daughter at her softball practice -- again, welcome!!

[Momto8]

I am still having trouble eating enough calories..
today I really tried to up them but I feel full...not just no cravings... because phen is working. But that" I can't eat another bite kind of full."

This was what I ate today (again)

B-coffee and activia yogurt--150
L-chicken, green beans, baked potatoe-310
D-swedish meatballs dinner 270
Total cals. =730
water=110 oz

Now the dancing....Paula Abdul was fiercly mean!!!!!!! so we argued, I let her know I just couldn't do things her way...I think we need to seperate for a while-- she is just to rough for me..hehehe
So, I called Richard in what a "sweetie" he was!!! He was nice and kind so we sweated to the oldies for about 25 minutes.I think he is going to stick around long enough for me and Miss Abdul to work out our problems..lol
so that was my day..

Kittiepie, sorry your kids are sick... mine have been to, but like you, so far I am well..

Dev thinksinpink---you crack me up!! hubby would LOVE for me to learn to strip
dance.But Paula Abdul says i don't have the skill.. You go for girl!

Every one else........I will eventually "talk" to everyone I just can't remember everything every time.Have a nice evening and be healthy tomorrow... and if you want pie.. Eat pie.Deprivation does not teach you control. just count the cals in and have it!!

[JamieE]

I am SO happy today! I got on the scale this morning thinking I had better not have gained anymore. I had LOST 4 lbs!! whoohooo!!

Today's intake..
B- Strawberry yogurt
S- None
L- some chicken broccoli thing, wheat crackers, salad
S- handful of the low cal popcorn
D- 6 inch subway club on wheat bread with a few low cal chips

I went to curves again and plan to ride 4 miles before going to sleep

[scatanafas]

I got on the scale today and it said I was under 132! I am waiting another day before I consider that a real weight.....I kind of don't believe it! That means that I am a hop skip and a jump away from goal!

I also noticed today in the shower that my hips are smaller than my thighs...now that isn't saying much since my thighs are the biggest part of my body...but my hips were usually just as big (I have big hip rolls of fat, always have even as a skinny teen)...so I"m happy that things are "changing" although I have alot more work to do.......

Maybe it is finally coming together.

[Phen-tastic79]

Well I did it again..another bad food choice day and I am really considering quitting Phen...I stayed within the calories but chose the worst things in the world...which makes me feel like I'm throwing my money away! I tried to workout to make up for it...forgot to take my phen today...was tired at the start of the day but that was probably just because I didn't go to bed until 1:00 a.m. other than that...no hunger...or anything else!

B: 2 WW cakes (bad) 180 calories
S: veggie platter with:
5 baby carrots 11 calories
3 small celery 5 calories
5 olives 15 calories
2 broccoli 22 calories
L: 6" turkey sub: 280 calories
add swiss chs 110 calories
baked doritos 170 calories
med diet coke 0
S: King size Nestle
"Drumstick" Triple
Chocolate at that! 390 Calories

Daily total: 1200 calories
water: 3-one liter bottles
Exercise: 85 minutes on the treadmill, up-hill setting level 13, 14 ended in 15: 1,000 calories

will try to do better tomorrow

whatever

[Phen-tastic79]

CDCreations: I am so proud of you for doing good when you were out with friends :Despecially at a buffet! sounds like you made solid choices...with the way I have been gobbling everything lately I would have filled my plate with breaded shrimp and dipped it in cocktail sauce *yummy* Good Job! My two month appt is coming up as well...not looking forward to showing him my journals! *lol*

KittyPie2: My mom just bought it at the grocery store..it's jello brand...and she made it with 2% milk...it's super good though..it has little mint chips in it! Thanks for your encouragment I really appreciate it! and I will most definitley start recycling...I saw this commercial when I was at the gym...this lady is on a treadmill with her bottled water by her...and it said 30 minutes on the treadmill...100 years in a landfill (referring to the plastic bottle) it really made me think! :cool:

oh..I did dance today...my bf knows I have to dance for this challenge and so when he brought me lunch...we went and ate it by the lake...this tracy byrd song called "keeper of the stars" came on the radio and he cranked it up and asked me to dance...I almost died of laughter:D...c'mon it was pretty cheesy...so we got out of the truck and slow danced to the song...not quite a workout but oh...he's really something! :heartpump:

[4mami_mia]

just checking in today, phentastic dont be soo hard on yourself. Just start over there are no rules to how many times you can start over. Trust me when you see those pounds moving you will get motivated

well i got some exercise in, i got on the scale adn im down yet another pound but im not going to post it yet and im not going to keep getting on the scale, its driving me insane. im still a little bit sick. My little one has to get breathing treatments at home now. my menu could have been better today, i went to mother in laws and messed up a lttle.

b- nutrition drink
s- none
l- half of a footlong steak and cheese sub from subway, bag doritos, 200 calories worth of hershy bar
s-strawbery cake(small piece)
d- the other half of my sub, 200 calories worth of hershey bar.

could have been better
at least i did work out today

[shaynsethsmom]

sorry i am trying to keep up .. i had a pretty busy cake night last night , and this weekend is crazy .. for two weeks i have not licked my fingers once... i did have to do some wedding mints toninght and i tried one , it was about 25 calories .. so not tooo bad .. i have been working out pretty good .. tomorrow is my offical weigh date .. i started on a wed.. so i will weigh in in the morning , and then again on friday , for the challenge ... oh yeah , i danced the whole time i decorated last-night .. its was fun .. just wondering how many neighbors watched ... had the windows open it felt so good outside..lol.. my food intake is pretty good , i am following the body for life cook book .. and then just mixing in stuff i know is healthy that i like ..
today was like this
b- weight smart oatmeal
L- chickensalad , on melba toast
s-nuts
D- turky salad fat free catilin dressing .. no fresh roles with butter that everyone else had ..lol...
water -7 -20ounce bottles ...
ok everyone keep it up .. looking forward to making new friends ... i will check in tomorrow ... :p

[shaynsethsmom]

ok ladies , i thought i would let you know how many calories are in my homemade butter cream icing ....get ready , 200 from the butter per tablespoon , two hundred from the shortning , and two hundred from the sugar all per tablespoon ... so think if that is 600 per tablespoon , or close to it .. imagine what one small piece of cake , with at least two or three tablespoons of icing could be .close to 800 calories .. and we all know that most of us go for a corner piece ..lol... i counted this up lastnight while i was making my icicng .. i was so shocked , that i never want to lick my fingers again .. ok goodnight all .. :D

[LZ]

Good morning!

April Fools on me yesterday. I spent a long time on a beautiful post and my computer froze up right when i was getting ready to post it. Then I did not have a chance to get back on. So, I am going to pick back up from yesterday.

Monday, calories were good and all requirements were met. Tuesday Yesterday, I did not do as well. I'll post menu for yesterfay in a bit.

CD, I'll have to admit, I am not a big dancer. I have to incoroporate it in what I am doing or it is not happening. I am exercising so much less than a couple of weeks ago, trying to give my hip a chance to feel better. It makes a good rain baraimeter and it is getting ready to storm here. lol

I'll PM you about the chart.

Scat, these last pounds are not easy. We can get there! I think I can, I think I can! My scale is being nicer. I'm back dow to the 142 range, but that still is up about 3 pounds from my last Dr. visit. I have to go back Friday so we'll see what he says.

Krissy, thanks for the nice compliment on my picture.

Laurie, sorry to hear about your girl. I am a big animal lover too.

Hi to everyone. Back in a bit.

CD, I have

[scatanafas]

Shayne: Yeah but I bet that icing tastes GOOOOOOOOOD!

LZ- congrats on getting to 142. You are right, noone understands those last ten lbs are so hard to lose...the body does NOT want to give up that last bit of fat. As small as I am I still have that belly and fat on my hips and thighs......I shall carry on!

Errands today, cleaning (that counts as calorie burning, right?) and I promise to dance today :)

Sun is finally out after three days....yippeeeeee......

[LZ]

Tuesday Menu
Middle of Night-2 whole grain pop tarts:o
B-protein shake
L-Lean Gourmet & green beans
S-low fat broccoli salad
D-2 oz chicken breast;3/4 cup mac & ch;1/2 c green beans
Ballgame-1/3 cheeseburger & 1/3 of nauchos (Hubby sabatoged me & I let him)
S-1/2 PB&J on white :( bread

total 1937 :eek:

No real exercise, don't think I got all my water in, forgot my vitamin :eek:

So, this morning I take the last prednisone. I hope the poison ivy does not flare up once I am off it. it does that sometimes and its not completely gone.

I am back on track.:eatnphen1::eatnphen1:first thing. I am on my first bottle of water after my diet coke. I could have done so much better yesterday if I would just have paid attention. I need a lashing for eating bec ause the food looked good when I was not hungry!

Shayne, that news about the icing is soooo sad!LOL

Mama Mia, at least your total cals weren't bad even though your choices were not the best.

I hope the breathing treatments help your little one. That is so scary for mom's.

My GF's son is 13 and has been having some problems since last fall throwing up and passing out. They went through a battery of tests and could find nothing. The other day in PE he felt like his heart was coming out of his chest and went to see the nurse. He had a pulse of 180 which is extremely high. It did go back down to 120 and then back down to 80. They are going to put him on a thirty-day monitor. I am just so concerned about him.

Phen-tastic-BF sounds sweet. My Hubby can be really sweet at times. Your story warmed my heart as cheesy as it was. Thanks!

OK, personal challenge to you. In order to "earn" the phen we take today we must have NO bad food choices, not even one bite. We can do it! Starting from the time you read this. Let's make it Weds & Thurs.

Back again in a minute. Have to take Son to school.:)

[LZ]

Jaimie, WTG!

Mom8, LOL on mean Paula and sweet Richard. I have that old VHS tape, but do not have a VHS player hooked up. I need to talk to Hubby hooking that up for me.

I Love Richard too. (my Hubby)

Kitty, sorry the Cards had to call off on opening day. We had our opening day and Son hit a triple.So good day for Him.:)

Hope everyone is well today and you get your house back!

CD, great job on eating out.

Dev, great job on the exercise. Sounds like you get the prize for the dances of the day.:D

Hi to everyone else. Have a skinny day!

[CDCreations]

Good morning phen family!! Didn't get a chance to come visit yesterday evening, so enjoyed reading everyone's posts today -- I am just so proud of you guys, the way you have consistently done well, both in your eating (yes, you too Phen-tastic!!) and also in dancing and exercising those pounds away -- you know, I believe that at the end of this 7-week challenge, most, if not all of us will have negatives in front of our weight total, and I also think that a lot of us are gonna make our goals too -- so, so proud!!!!! :D

LZ: Hey gurl!! Okay, I'm gonna take you up on your challenge - nothing bad at all will pass these lips today or tomorrow, and if I feel an urge, I'm gonna come here to vent!! I've got choir rehearsal tonight, so that will be good, but then when I get home at 9, that's where I'm nervous - well, I'm just gonna grab a bottle of water and start dancing with hubby!! :) And my joints are like a barameter also when the damp weather is coming, they were giving me a fit both yesterday and Monday when we had rain/drizzle, hurts so bad ... And know that I will lift your GF's son in prayer; my goodness, please keep us informed on how he is doing ...

Devthinksnpink: Hey gurl!! I agree, you make excellent choices in your meals, proud of you!! And have to comment again about your pole dancing, you just go on and do your thang and work those pounds off while having a great time too!!

Scat: Congrats on your excellent weight loss, proud of you!!

Phentastic: Gurl, my heart just melted when you shared how your boyfriend took you right by the truck and started slow dancing with you, soooo sweet; love is truly a wonderful thing, and I so enjoy hearing stories like this, true romance!! And about the calories, gurl, you worked off the bad stuff; not to worry, you are doing great!! :)

Shaynsethsmom: Oh my goodness gurl, you've got me drooling over here!! And yep, back in the days of my out-of-control eating, everyone knew, both in my family and also hubby's family, that I was to get one of the cake corners, that was just a given, and it was because of the gobs of icing, yummy!!!

JamieE: I'm shouting with you gurl, woooohooooo!!!! Yeah baby, nothing tastes as good as the victory of success; you have worked hard and truly deserve every one of those pounds lost, proud of you!!!!

4 mami: Hey gurl!! Little one is truly having a time, but know that the breathing treatments are necessary and will definitely help in the long run; pls. continue to keep us posted ... And congrats on the scale continuing to go down for you - yeah, gotta stay off it, try to wait until our official weigh-in on Friday so that you can be very pleasantly surprised!! :)

A big hello to Krissy, Aintwana, Kittypie, A New Laurie, and everyone else!! Hey Trauma, how's it going? My menu for yesterday was fair, and that's why I'm so glad LZ is giving us a 2-day challenge!! Here's my menu:
B: Orange
S: Few macadamia nuts
L: Hot-food buffet of baked chicken, fish, and veggies
S: low sugar/low carb yogurt
D: turkey/cheese on whole wheat, low carb pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and dijon mustard; delicious!!
S: Two 100-calorie packs, not hungry, just eating -- :(

By the way, for a condiment, dijon mustard is the best, no cals, carbs, or fats!! Okay phen family, let's have a great water day today!!!!!

[KittyPie2]

Hello peeps!

Well, kids are still home from school, but hubby is back to work so now I don't have to feel guilty for being on the computer. My diet and exercise have been bad this week due to stress. I am back on my phentermine. I took a whole one today hoping to shed a few pounds for Friday. I WILL EXERCISE TODAY, DAMMIT!

Ball season is just around the corner for my husband and I'm starting to feel jealous again. I get this way every Spring. It's not fair that he has a normal life outside of the house and kids and I don't! I mean, he plays ball twice a week, plus he is on the Auxillary Men's thing for the VFW, plus he ALWAYS has errands to run. I just feel chained to this house sometimes and when I do go anywhere, I have to take the kids. At least Co-Ed ball starts in May, so I'll at least get to go out on Friday nights. But, that's with HIM. I want to do something on my own, where HE has to stay home!! You know? :) Why does it seem like when you have kids the woman's life changes 100% and the men's life changes about 25%?? Whaaaaa.... not fair!!:(

Okay, enough of my whining. So, what did you all think of my Tips Of the Day about the calories?? LOL... I know, I know... you are all thinking I am nuts. But honest to God, that is what all the Health mags say!!! Even last night when I was reading Women's Heath it said.....

"Eat More... Lose More. Eat just three meals a day and you're programming your body to become a fat-making machine. Eat MORE meals and MORE snacks, and you signal your body to burn fat faster than you ever imagined."

See... I'm not crazy! LOL :D

CD: Did I give you my starting weight? I can't remember!

Momto8: Down two pounds... good for you!! Keep up the good work!

JamieE: Down 4 lbs! Wooo Hoooo.... you go gurl! :D It must have been just water weight weighing you down that day you weighed more!! Yay. I love when that happens! Keep eating breakfast, and try to eat more during the day to fuel your workouts and you'll be melting the pounds off quick!!! :)

Phentastic: Aww, that is so romantic of your boyfriend! :heartpump: Honey, I have to ask you why you are being so hard on yourself? Your menu is just fine. It's better than mine, for sure! So you had a drumstick? You're not over your calories and you worked out hard.... you are allowed to have a treat! That's the whole point. If you work hard and burn calories, you can pretty much eat whatever you want to eat. Now, if you were sitting around watching TV day in and day out eating Drumsticks, that would be a different story. But, you are doing GREAT!!! You need to focus on all the good you are doing and not so much on the one little treat you had. And do you mean you burned 1000 calories??? You know that only leaves your body with 200 to function on, right? Yikes! Just be careful and don't sabotage your health for weight loss. ;)

Shaynseth: Oh man, thanks for the info. on the icing. I loooove butter cream icing and next time will think twice before inhaling it!

LZ: How are you today? You know I was thinking about your weight and your goal weight and how long you've been trying to lose those last 5 lbs. Girl, you've lost 44.2 pounds!! I am so proud of you!! :D But, Maybe....(just maybe) your body is at it's comfortable weight?? Maybe it'll be easier for you to maintain your 141-143 range, than it would be to maintain a 138-140??? I know you really want to lose those last 5 pounds, but if it's going to make you crazy and feel disappointed in yourself.... I'd say it would be alot nicer to just maintain, than have to keep striving for something your body doesn't want to do. You know? I mean, there is no reason you should ever feel disappointed in yourself after losing 44 + pounds! I hope you don't get mad at me for saying this. But, I've known you a long time now, and I feel like I can tell you like it is... right?? Anyway, I was just thinking that, and was wondering if you've ever considered that to be a possibility. Love ya!

Okay, well sorry if I missed anyone! Gotta go for now. TTYL....

[KittyPie2]

TIP OF THE DAY.....

Taking a Premium Multi-Vitamin is essential when dieting or trying to lose weight. In fact, even if you're not trying to lose, it's good to take them. Nobody can eat all the required nutrients your body needs to keep you fit and healthy. My recommendation is OneSource Ultimate Women's. It's about $5.50 at Walmart for 60 caplets. It is comparable to the much pricier GNC Women's Ultra Mega. Here is the scoop on it, right off the label.......

Serving Size: Two Caplets Daily with Food (I've only been taking one caplet a day so far)

Vitamin A = 100% DV (Daily Recommended)
Vitamin C = 333%
Vitamin D = 250%
Vitamin E = 333%
Vitamin K = 100%
Thiamin (Vitamin B1) = 5333% (no this is not a mis-print!!)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) = 4706%
Niacin = 175%
Vitamin B6 = 4000%
Folic Acid = 100%
Vitamin B12 = 1333%
Biotin = 100%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium Pantothenate) = 800%
Calcium = 50%
Iron = 100%
Iodine = 100%
Magnesium = 63%
Zinc = 100%
Selenium = 286%
Copper = 100%
Manganese = 100%
Chromium = 100%
Molybdenum = 100%
PLUS.......
Antioxidant Fruit & Vegetable Blend.. 105mg....Citrus Bioflavonoids, Orange Fruit Powder, Papaya Fruit Powder, Carrot Root Powder, Spinach Leaf Powder, Pumpkin Seed, Pineapple Fruit Powder, Soy Isoflavone Extract, Cauliflower Flower Powder, Bilberry Fruit Powder, American Elder Fruit Powder, Black Currant Fruit Powder, Blueberry Fruit Powder, Kiwi Fruit Powder, Raspberry Fruit Powder Extract, Broccoli Flower Powder, Brussels Sprouts Bud Powder, Tall Kale Leaf Powder.
PLUS.......
Alpha-Lipoic Acid 30mg
Choline 10mg
EGCG (from Green Tea Leaf Extract) 10mg
Cranberry 50mg
Silica 4mg
Boron 2mg
Lycopene 995 mcg
Lutein 995mcg
Zeaxanthin 50mcg
Vanadium 10 mcg

I take one caplet with breakfast and it gives me good energy, plus I know it's healthy. The first two days I got a headache from it, but it went away. I will start taking one with breakfast and one with lunch now that I am used to it. Don't worry about the high percentages of some of them. Whatever your body doesn't need/absorb will come out in your pee. My pee is REALLY, REALLY yellow these days. Till about evening time.

More information I learned last night..............

The Anti-Breast Cancer Vitamin you should take everyday: Folate
The Number One Nutrient Your Body Needs to prevent Heart Disease: Vitamin B Complex
The Energy Vitamin Every Woman Needs: Iron
Destress Your Life with: Vitamin C (Higher Doses block stress hormones)


HAVE A GOOD, HEALTHY DAY EVERYONE!! Love ya's!

[CDCreations]

Hey Kittiepie: Yeah, I've got your numbers -- I just sent you a PM :)

Okay, water patrol going on -- is everybody drinking their water??!!!!!

[Momto8]

Yes CD,Drinking my water..lots and lots!!!!!!!!!!!! 110-130 oz per day.

[CDCreations]

Kittypie: Excellent, excellent advice for our Tip of the Day!!! At first, I was taking that One-A-Day active vitamin, and then starting taking Centrum, and to me, it's a fair vitamin, covering most of the needed nutrients for the day, but I really wanted to get something else that had more potency -- my daughter had gotten that GNC Women's mega vitamin a year ago, but I didn't want to spend that much money, and through your information, I see that Walmart wins again!! You can't beat that price, and you know, in seeing the amount of B12, well, folks are all the time getting that B12 shot -- in taking this vitamin, you won't need to get it!! Remember gurl, I had told you a while ago that I wouldn't set foot in Walmart on the weekend again, so thanks for giving this Tip on a Wednesday -- yep, gonna run right over there before choir rehearsal and get my vitamins!!!

And remember phen family, taking a good multivitamin daily is one of the requirements of this challenge!!!

Momto8: Good for you gurl!!! And I'm drowning myself in it too!!!! :D

[scatanafas]

Kittypie, I am a fishing widow so I know how you feel about your husband playing ball....once that boat is in the water that is IT..sometimes I like it and sometimes I get annoyed. Still, the man works hard to give us a good life and he deserves some down time so I don't complain...i just have to keep myself busy on summer weekends....I don't like the boat because I don't have good sea legs and I don't like fishing..I'm like, okay lets take our little cruise and go home...LOL

Okay, I just bouth ONe a Day Women's at walmart on sale for under 7 bucks..are these good vitamins? Should i return them?

[Phen-tastic79]

4mami_mia: Will try to stay motivated! I can't wait to weigh in friday and see If I have lost this week!

LZ: He has his moments...he's really sweet...but it will wear off sometime...so I will enjoy it while it lasts *lol*

KittyPie2: I will try to stop being so hard on myself...I just wish I had the time to eat healthy things..I really wish I had time to cook...I am so busy there is no way to re-work my schedule to fit it in...I cherish my weekends! I cook all weekend! 1,000 sounds like alot...it is actually...but I don't aim for any calorie amount when I go to the gym...I am trying to get ready for softball season...my weight loss must be showing because I got asked to play on two teams this year..for the past two summers I havent been asked to play and I am good! another girl who is already on the team I chose suggested I join her...she walks on the treadmill for 80-90 minutes on the up-hill setting to build endurance...so we've been doing that...I'm really shocked it burns that much! when we started I wasn't burning as much but as the weeks have passed it's gotten easier and I have increased the incline and speed some....its all for the love of baseball *lol*...such a tomboy! ...plus i am doing some weights.....yesterday I actually had 1400 calories I had a lowfat yogurt and a 100 cal pack after I posted...I was too tired to get back on and update *lol*

[Momto8]

alright today was a busy day.....I had to go grocery shopping, I hate wal-mart.....got alot of the low sodium/no preservatives lean cuisines, their great in a hurry although don't think the sodium is all that low.

here is my run down menu for today

B-coffee (i know bad) activia yogurt 140
L-garlic chicken and creamed Spinach 360
D- Manwich-a whopping 450


Total Calories-940
water-120 oz

Richard and I only danced about 18 minutes...my knee (old injury) decided to act up so I quit so it wouldn't swell to bad. I dance a little longer tomorrow. (Ihope)

Everyone seems to be doing well.

Phentastic...you are doing fine!!!! And it sounds like you have sweet BF......thats great that he is so supportive.
Cd-I never answered your choir question. I sing Alto, but I do not sing in the choir I play the piano for the choir.i only sing with my families group...me and my siblings and our Daddy.

[CDCreations]

Momto8: All right, let's hear it for the Altos!! :) That is so great that you play the piano for the choir, something I would have liked to have learned "in my younger years" -- I was in the band in high school, and played the clarinet; I do enjoy music a lot!!

Phen-tastic: I hear that doing the treadmill with an incline not only builds endurance, but is also a great fat-burner too, so way to go for you and your girlfriend!! In fact, after reading your post, I've decided to do the treadmill at my gym during lunch tomorrow, put it on a low incline and walk it out!!! :D

I had a great day, both food and waterwise!!
B: Fiber One Bar (JamieE, those are also good!)
S: A few macadamia nuts
L: Lean Cuisine frozen meal
S: Quaker mini rice cakes
D: piece of tilapia baked fish, green beans, 1/2 small baked red potato

I did great with drinking my water today; finished my dinner at 8 o'clock, and I'm done eating for the day -- now I'm about to do my stationary bike for 40 minutes, then dance with my hubby for a bit; hmmmm, since I'll be sweaty after my bike ride, maybe I'd better dance with hubby first!! :) I luv the phen family discussions, advice, information, support, it's all such a good thing -- we want to be about making each second, each minute, each moment count, and make sure that it all counts up for the good for each one of us; luv you phen family!!!! As I always like to say, let's have good zzzzzz's tonight!! :D

[scatanafas]

lost it today....rough day...had mcdonalds (one hamburger) and some chocolate..otherwise did okay but it was a high carb day.

[LZ]

I did OK today.

B-protein shake
S-fiber one bar
L-pork skins(no carbs in these!);lowfat broccoli salad
S-2 oz chicken breast;1/2 c gr beans;1/2 c mac & ch:(
D-3 oz pork;1/2 c green beans;1 c lowfat spanish rice (made w/brown rice);1/4 c applesauce

1448 calories

Only exercise was grocery shopping and lifting 12 bags of mulch twice and all of the groceries too, of course. Did I tell you I got a new fridge yesterday. I had to fill it up.:)

Drank my water and took my vitamin.

Cd, I'm all for some good zzzzz's. I think I need to go take some benadryl now.

Kitty, the 138 goal is set to get me where I am no longer considered at a BMI in the "overweight" category. Also, what my primary Doc submitted for TOPS. I'm not ready to give up yet. I promise not to let it make me crazy. I think the weight loss doc actually wants to see me around 130. Hmmm! I have always lost, hit a plateau, back up a little and then started the pattern over again. We'll see. You can always feel free to share your insights. Sometimes it is hard for us to see ourselvfes objectively. It's only 5 pounds now. 5 lousy pounds.:)

Have a great evening!

[shaynsethsmom]

well i started my day earlier than usual , went to get my hair done , my roots were horrible..lol.. it always makes me feel better to go do something for myself , My sister owns her on hair salon , so i drive an hour to get her to do it ..then i came home ,went shopping for an R.V. then had a birthday party to go to for my daughter .and one of my good friends wife had a baby boy this morning , so i finished my night at the hospital visiting .. i ate good today , but did not get in alot of dancing , my friend is an advid weight trainer , he says i look fine , but i think all he can see are my double d's.. him and my husband are blinded by them ... men i tell ya .. lol... ok so food wise ,
B- wheat toast with smart balance peanutbutter 150cal.
S- slimfast bar , was in my car ... 100 cal
L- subway turky bacon on wheat 1\2 250 cal
D- the other half of my sandwich ... 250 cal
toatl 750 and i felt like i ate to much ... :p
if you guys want to check out my cakes .. my myspace page is
www.myspace.com\imaginationcreations
if we cant eat it we can at least look at it ... have a great night ... Ang

[4mami_mia]

phen tastic i just discovered how great the ziplock steam bags are. You can cook bonless chicken breast and seafood in it!! i made potatoe and chicken breast, diced everything up added seasoning threw it in the bag, popped in the microwave and vola!! i had a salad while it was cooking. I made steamed broccolii in it the other day. Im telling you it work wonders for a quick meal.

well todays menu was
b-rice chex with 1% milk
s-4 squares fo the hershey bar(thats all of it, i will not buy that anymore)
l-10 fat free crackers with chicken salad on top (canned chicken breast, light mayo, relish,onion)
s-3 reduced fat choclate chip cookies
d-chicken breast, 1/2 steamed potatoe, salad

water 40oz (big improvement)
exercise- im about to do my cicuit training (i really sore from yesterdays workout )

THINGS I COULD HAVE IMPROVED

1. WATER- ill try to get more in tomorrow
2. SWEETS- I finished the hershey bar, ( it hough by buying the giant size one and limitiong myself to 3 or 4 squares would be okay, but that backfired because i had to have some everyday) guess im not strong enough for that yet
ill have to stick with hte 100 calorie packs

[4mami_mia]

scatanafas i hear its good to alternate your calories so today may have done you some good.

[JamieE]

I didnt have a great eating day today lol It was my best friend's wedding anniversary and as my present to her I watched her 6 yr old son and 3 yr old daughter so her and her hubby could go to dinner and a movie. Needless to say we ended up at Mcdonalds so I could let the kids play for a bit...

B- 100 cal pack
L- Beef stew, carrots, oranges, grilled cheese
D- Mcdonalds...eek...Southern style chicken sandwich and fries.

I didnt get to work out at all today either so I really feel guilty.

But on a lighter note, I took the kids to the dollar store and told them to pick out any present they wanted for their mom and dad. oh my goodness it was so cute, the 3 yr old got them some fake flowers (after I convinced her not to buy them fritos or a coloring book) and the 6 yr old got them a grilling fork!! LOL

[Phen-tastic79]

He's a beauty...born yesterday at 4:11p.m...I got to hold him today for the first time..he is so cute with his little tiny feet and his little wrinkley hands...and the tiniest eyes and mouth...I cried, couldn't help myself! I felt so much love I can't explain it!

I'm so glad April Fool's day is over...so many people played pranks on me and by the end of the day...it got REALLY annoying!

B: banana nut health bar 250 calories
L: Lean cuisine chicken and
some lasagne looking stuff 290 calories
S: 100 cal pack 100 Calories
D: subway 6" turkey on white
W/Swiss cheese "toasted" 390 calories
S: McDonalds vanilla icecream
cone 150 Calories
S: 100 cal pack 100 Calories
Daily total: 1280
Water- 2-one liter bottles
Exercise: 600 calories burned

Momto8: He's really sweet! a perfect balance between a mans man and a gentleman...I don't know how he puts up with me! *lol*

CDCreations: It has done wonder for my legs...but i started doing pilates because I don't want to look like a tomatoe with two toothpick legs! *kidding* it has really melted my legs away though...pilates hurts...I can only do it every three days...like the treadmill...I will have to build up to doing more on that...was looking back through my journal...the first time on the treadmill was on February 22nd and I burned 300 calories...it takes time to get strong i guess...but I will keep plugging away!...I like the treadmill..i hope you will too!

4mami_mia: ohmygoodness! that sounds yummy and do-able! I am going to try that! I crave good food and the time to sit down and enjoy it properly! Thank you so much for the tip!

shaynsethsmom: I think its great that you took time out to do something for yourself! my hair is in need of immediate attention! and my neice dropped and broke my CHI flat iron...she said she dropped it but to do that kind of damage...I'm thinking she "accidently" threw it against a brick wall or something...it is only a possession so I didn't get upset but my hair is a mess without it!

JamieE: your menu doesn't look bad..I'm sure you will be fine....plus watching kids burns tons of calories!

[A New Laurie in 2007]

I have been MIA.....just haven't had the energy to do much. Not sure what my problem is. I think I need summer and need it fast. Although as fat as I am its not like I am anxious to get into anything that resembles a swim suit. UGH!!!

I am actually down 3.5 lbs but mostly due to the lack of any appeitite (the race is on to 199!!). Here is what I ate yesterday:

B - Pack of Buddig beef (90 calories)
L - nothing
D - 1/2 chicken breast, 1/4 c of cheese, 2 T sour cream, 1 T hot taco sauce over romaine lettuce (350)
S - forced myself to eat 1 cup of carb smart breyers ice cream (220)

So calories were 660 and carbs were 9.

I am not a dancer at all but I have been walking my baby Budzy (my older boxer boy). :-)

Personals next!

[A New Laurie in 2007]

CD - Great job on the eating yesterday!! Nice balanced meals.

Momto8 - I love Walmart. I can blow an hour just wandering around. Probably why I can't walk into Walmart without spending over $100. :-)

Scat - forget about tomorrow and focus on today! No McD's.

LZ - Shopping is good exercise!! Especially the mulch.

Shayne - Can't look at the cakes or I will want cake. No cake no cake no cake for me!

4mami - I have to get some of those steamer bags. I have seen the commercials but haven't boughten them yet (must have missed them on my last trip to Walmart or I am sure I would have bought them!). You need to drink more water girl!!

Jamie - Just like Scat. :-) Kids are the best with what they say and do for the most part. Hehehe Mine has embarrassed me a couple of times repeating stuff.

Phen - Congrats on the new nephew. My son is 14 and he was the last child born on my Dad's side of the family. My sister won't have kids. Mine is the only one I will have. Found out last weekend tho that my cousin is with baby! I was pretty excited. I love little bitty babies!!

[KittyPie2]

Hello everyone! Today will be a good day I hope. My daughter went to school finally for the first time since last Thursday. My son is still home, but he's still sleeping. I was sooo mentally drained last night! :( My hubby asked me to stay up with him (since we hadn't seen each other all day... he worked all day and had ball practice all evening) and I just started bawling my eyes out!! He let me cry it out then said he'd watch the kids for me this evening if I want to get away for awhile. Yay! :) Not sure what I'll do... probably go grocery shopping. Any time I can shop without the kids is good!!

Well, I didn't dance yesterday but I did work some exercise in by jogging (slowly) up and down my driveway with my 50 lb daughter on my back!! (She loved that!) I did it until I couldn't hardly breathe! Then we went for a walk around the block and I carried her 1/4 of the way home. So, that was that. Better than nothing I guess.

PERSONALS:

CD: Glad you liked the tip. Yeah, those GNC vitamins are way too expensive. I bought them once too. Yeah, the B-vitamins in this vitamin really give you energy, plus the chromium and green tea extract. Wally World's da bomb when it comes to getting things at a better price!

Scat: I feel the same way about my hubby since he works hard to provide for us, he should get to do what he loves to do. Just sometimes I feel like "WHAT ABOUT ME? WHEN DO I GET TO DO SOMETHING I LOVE?" You know? I just keep telling myself, when the kids are bigger, I'll be able to do more for myself. Those vitamins you got are probably good... most vitamins are. But if you want something better than good, you should compare the ingredients and see if it measures up or not. Does your hubby fish freshwater or go sea fishing? You said "sea legs" so I didn't know if you are close to the ocean or not. We like to fish, but here in Illinois we have to settle for fresh water only!! ;)

Phentastic: Good job on upping your calories. When you burn more, you need more to keep your metabolism up on high gear. That treadmill workout is so good for you. Plus, the incline will lift your buns!! LOL :D That's great you got two offers on playing softball. Me and my hubby play co-ed on Friday's, but I am not very good at all. Want to come and play on our team??? I may be playing right field this year due to one of our players being pregnant. I NEED TO PRACTICE!!

LZ: Oh I love getting a new fridge!!! It's just so nice and clean and fresh and new! Pork skins, eh? Like Pork Rinds? Ewwww... my hubby likes those! Ohhh, I see what you mean about your BMI. Yeah, mine says I need to be between 145-155 to be "normal". We'll see. I think when you have more muscle on you, you weigh more so I am going to go by what size clothes I am. If I can get to a 8/10, I will be satisfied. I am so sad cause my Calvin Kleins that I got from that one girl FREE, are not fitting! I can't get them buttoned anymore and they looked so good on me when I was 175! I am so upset with myself for letting myself slide for so long. It's so hard to get it back off! :mad:

4Mami: Oh I have a chocolate weakness too... can't have it in my house or I'll eat it. I'm going to try some steam bags!

JamieE: That is so thoughtful of you to take the kids to get their parents a gift! :)

NewLaurie: I am the same way in Walmart. They have so much good stuff, I just want to buy everything. Luckily we only usually have enough money to buy what we need or else I'd have a house full of stuff!!

Hello to everyone else too! Gotta go exercise, then I'll do today Tip. TTYL...

[CDCreations]

Good morning phen family!! Gotta tell you guys about last night -- remember when I said that I was gonna dance with hubby, and then do my bike work? Well, hubby was in the living room, watching TV, so I go in and tell him that I want to dance; phen family, he looked up at me, said that he was watching the basketball game, so no dice!!! Well, I walked away, went right in my room with the bike, jumped on, pumped my headphone music up, worked up a great sweat, and had a ball right there on that bike, arms waving, singing with the songs, and it was all good!!! So partner or no partner, it's all about me and my weight loss, so I got the benefit of a great workout, whereas he didn't!! And when he came in later and told me that his team lost by one point in the last minute of the game, I looked at him and laughed, and told him that it serves him right!!

So I'm still planning to walk on the treadmill at the gym today at lunchtime (like I told Phen-tastic), get a bit of an incline, and get moving!!

4 mami: Hey gurl: Gotta tell you about the 100-calorie packs called chips ahoy cookie candy or something close to that; they are delicious, and definitely curbs the urge for candy, give them a try! And thanks for the info on those steam bags; sounds like a very easy way to have a good wholesome meal; I'll go get some and give them a try!! And drink that water gurl; you'll never know when the "water patrol" will pop up, so if you're not drinking any right now, go get some!! :D

A New Laurie: Hey gurl! Not to worry about the dancing; you were moving, and that's what's truly important - and I'm sure that Budzy had a "prance" in his step as you walked him, so that counts as dancing in your favor!! :D And I hear you about dragging; that change in seasons always does the same thing to me, year after year after year!!

Kittiepie: Hey gurl!! Well I was fortunate in that when I told my daughter about your Tip of the Day, she gave me the GNC ones she had, so I'm set with good vitamins for right now!! When they run out, I'm heading to Walmart!!! And excellent on your workout, I think you burned more calories doing that than if you were dancing; way to go!!!! :)

Sheansethsmom: Hey gurl!! How nice that is that your sister owns a hair salon, sweet!!! And the one hour traveling time is nothing when you're going to spend some quality time with family, and know that she is going to really take her time, and give you the best hair treatment than you would find anywhere else! And I do enjoy the fact that you gave yourself a special treat that had nothing to do with food!! And yep, going to go take a look at your cakes, had to make sure I took my phen first to hold me in check!! :) And big congrats on your friend's little boy, a new addition to the family, so precious ...

Momto8: Hey gurl! Yeah, those knee injuries I can identify with; injuries or bad knee joints, they all hurt!!

Scat: Hey gurl!! I agree with 4 mami; don't see it as a bad day, we all need a day like that to "shake things" up inside, so it's okay, today's a new day, so moving on!!

Phen-tastic: Hey gurl! Congrats big-time on your precious little nephew -- yes, it's truly emotional, that's your blood right there, a new addition to the family, but mostly, because you were holding a precious little miracle right in your very own hands ...

LZ: Lifting 12 bags of mulch? Okay, sounds like you did some serious weight training, excellent workout, building muscle to burn fat, so it's all good!!!

JamieE: Hey gurl!! No way should you feel guilty for not working out, not good to work out every day; the body needs a day to rest, relax and rebuild, so excellent for doing that!! And luv the idea of you taking the kids to the dollar store to pick out gifts for their parents, soooo sweet!!

Okay, I'm off to look at the cakes; tomorrow is weigh-in day, so be sure to PM me your weight number; I find it best to weigh in the morning, since that's when I feel I am at my "lightest" but do whatever works best for you -- here's to great numbers tomorrow!! :D

[ready2feelgoodagain]

Hi! I know I am jumping in a little late but better late then never. My name is Pam, I live in Tennessee. I am married with 2 children. I will be starting phen next Wednesday 04/09. I would love to lose 20 lbs by May 16th (my son's high school graduation). Possible? I don't know but I intend to give it a shot.

[CDCreations]

Hi Ready2feelgood: Welcome to our phen family, so glad to have you here!!! You have joined a great group of folks here, and we're so happy you decided to go through your weight loss journey with us!!!! As I mentioned in my PM to you, get ready, because your life is about to change!!

[KittyPie2]

Readytofeelgood: Welcome to the group! It's addicting. If you feel like you can't keep up with everyone... take notes... that's what I have to do!!


Okay, I danced for 20 mintues today and did 20 girl push ups. I am so proud of myself cause before I couldn't even do 5 of them!!

TIP OF THE DAY:

FIBER!! Fiber is very important for your body's overall health. It helps digestion, it helps your colon, and it helps you feel full. The recommended daily amount of Fiber you should be getting is 25-30 grams a day. As far as food goes, it's hard to get that much Fiber in per day, (unless you want to eat 10 apples and celery all day) So here are my recommendations.

(1) Fiber One Caramel Crunch cereal. It has 35% DV (9grams) of Fiber per serving and it's delicious. Think-Honey Grahams.

(2) Fiber Sure Clear Mixing Fiber Supplement. It has 5 grams of Fiber per 1 heaping Tsp. (that's TEASPOON) I use this all the time. I add it to milk, yogurt, oatmeal, speghetti sauce, juice... anything basically. You can add it to anything liquidy. Even when baking. It's clear and tasteless, so you can even add it to your water if you want to.

When buying bread, granola bars, cereal and pasta and such, look for things that have at least 3 grams of fiber. If they don't have at least that much, they are worthless, and just empty carbs... even if it says "whole grain". Good news for Carb Counters. When you eat something with carbs and it has fiber too, you can subtract the amount of fiber it has from the total carb count!! Since Fiber digests slower, it is not considered a "real" carb that spikes your blood sugar. wooo hoo!

Okay, so get your Fiber in people... it'll make you feel good and may help get you regular too!

Have a good day!!!

[scatanafas]

Whew! Busy day and I've been busy trying to keep up with everyone...Sorry I'm not good at personals, but I am reading what you all write..seems like we're hanging in there....

Kittypie,,you asked about fishing..yes we live around five minutes from the beach so saltwater fishing is it..not that many lakes around here.....Sometimes hubby rents a charter and catches saltwater striped bass that are almost as big as he is......He even started saltwater fly fishing which is a rare thing around here...

today I had :

Gnu bar
stuffed grape leaves
grilled chicken breast on whole wheat bun with 1 tsp canola oil mayo
some 73 percent dark chocolate non-pareils

went to jazzercise and shook my groove thang....that was my dance challenge for the day.

[LZ]

Busy day here today too.

Woke up to son throwing up at 1am and was up several times last night. Then I ended up sleeping until 10am. The best sleep I had in a long time.

I've done well so far today. I ended up working outside in the garden for an hour before the rain came. That has to suffice for my exercise.

Congrats on the new babies! They are so fun, especially when you get to hold them and love them and then give them back before bedtime.:D

Kitty, you'll get back in those jeans again! My weight is going back down, but it is probably because I am not doing those good FIRM workouts.

Welcome to our newest Phenster, Ready2FeelGood.:)

Laurie, I have a love/hate relationship with Wally world. I try to go to the other grocery stores some too. it is hard to get out of Wally World without spending a fortune, but you can get almost anything you might need.

Mama Mia, I'll have to try those ziploc bags.

Have a great evening all. I need to get some more water in. Will post menu later. Not sure I am done yet.

[JamieE]

Ok so I had dentist appt, dr, and school today which ****s for healthy eating so I did my best!!

B- might as well say nothing cuz I had 2 cookies out of a 100 cal pack.
L- 6 inch subway club with only mustard and water
D- Whopper Jr and a few fries

I just had such a crazy day! I worked till 10:45 then ran to the dentist by 11. Then went to the Dr for a B12 shot, back to work for a sec then off to school and I just got home about 30 min ago. I even went scavenging at convienence stores for fruit at 6 am!! So considering what I could have had I guess it wasnt too bad. I already rode the bike over 2 mi and did 20 crunches.

[Phen-tastic79]

Well Kids...it's almost friday...I am so excited because I can't take another day at work...it seems like everyone is in "Panic Mode" because they are up against deadlines...this all could have been avoided had they started earlier...at any rate...they're lack of planning really shouldn't justify an emergency on my part.

I work for the government...and the people in tech support must have discovered my addiction to phen.com because the site now has an official government block from my work computer *lol* I would always hop on during my breaks to see how everyone is doing...so I guess i'm doomed to post at night! :(

Tomorrow is weigh in...i hope to heaven that i broke the 200 mark! :p

todays menu:
B yogurt and low fat muffin: 200 calories
S: 100 calorie pack
L: grilled chicken sandwich...jerks at arby's forgot to take the mayo off: 415 calories
S: Didn't have time
D: Healthy choice-roast turkey dinner 200 calories
S: Skinny Cow Ice cream: 140
S: 8 reduced fat vanilla wafers: 110 calories
S: 1/2 cup ice cream 130 calories
Daily Total: 1295

Exercise: treadmill 990 calories
weights: who knows
water: 3-1 liter bottles

I forgot to mention...I am taking USANA vitamins

While at my brothers house I danced with my neices..they are in a dance class and their big spring review is coming up...some of the moves looked a little stripperish to me but hey...i guess that is how people dance in this day and age! it was fun...they were schooling me big time and even got mad when i didn't get it perfect! *lmao*

A New Laurie in 2007: It's really exciting having little ones come into the family!!! I never thought i would say this but I cant wait to babysit!

KittyPie2: I would love to play on your team! I am really looking forward to this...mostly the fact that we will travel all summer and play in different tourney's i am really excited to play...I am trying to bust butt and redeem myself a little bit...i don't want to have a "runner" that would ****! Your husband sounds like a good man...shopping with kids is HELL!!!!! I hate taking my neices and nephews...but the moment i walk in the door they are stuck to me...i can't turn around without knocking one of them over! *lol* When they are with me I can see bits of my mother come out in me..I tell them alot of things she used to tell me...the other day I had to go into wal mart to grab some things and I found myself telling them "Now kids...we aren't here for you so don't ask for anything." What the?....aunties are supposed to be fun!

CDCreations: I love that little kiddo so much! I got so nervous when I held him...he's so tiny! Ohmyheck! what is it with guys and the game! I swear! *lol*...I don't even talk to my hunny until the commercials! I like to watch with him...because he's so cute yelling at the TV and he always attacks me during the commercials *lol*

ready2feelgoodagain: Welcome! you are among friends! Even if you don't make it to your goal by then (which I'm sure you will)...you will be feeling really good about yourself!

KittyPie2: Good job on the work out "Especially the push-ups" it gave me flashbacks of high school and coach steinke putting his foot on my back yelling "LOWER" *lol* I a going to get some of that cereal...good tip on fiber...especially if you would like to be a little more regular..and I'm for anything that makes me feel full!

scatanafas: Jazzercise sounds so fun! I would love to try that sometime!

LZ: Sorry you didn't feel so well today...I hope you get better soon!

JamieE: I hate going to the dentist...I have an appointment next month...what I hate the most is the way the numb feeling from the anesthetic just hangs around FOREVER! I always ask my dentist to use the ligmajet...which is a system which gets only the area the doc is working on numb...that way i don't have to walk around with that annoying feeling for hours! blah!

[scatanafas]

LZ

Sorry to hear that son is sick....seems like y'all had a bad winter. My older son has a cold that is just hanging on, I'm starting to think maybe it is allergies......I bought him a new comforter so I'm removing that from his room to see if it makes a difference....I hate seeing him this way....

I love Wally world but our Walmarts here in the Northeast are not like the ones in other parts of the country...you can buy some grocery items but not alot....we don't have produce, meat, etc. I wish we did this way I wouldn't have to go anywhere else......

I actually have a day with nothing really scheduled until the afternoon..YAY..it is raining hard, so I plaln on staying in and doing some hard core decluttering...and vacuming window treatments...didn't realize how dusty they were...blech.....

will get on elliptical....

[A New Laurie in 2007]

Here it is......207.5 for me. That is down 5 lbs. Woohoo!!

Didn't do that great eating yesterday:

B - ground turkey breast patty (140)
L - ground turkey breast patty (140)
D - 1 c of Rice Chex w/low fat milk and 1 T of sugar (280)
S - 100 calorie bag of popcorn (100)

Eeek total calories: 660

Spend the better part of the early evening at the Dr. Kid hurt his wrist 10 days ago and just found out yesterday that it is broke (well his arm is). We went to the dr for something different (his achilles tendon in his foot) and I insisted they check his arm, too. He was like it gets better every day and downplayed it to the dr so I felt kind of dumb but Mom knows best!! Another cast for four weeks. The kid didn't break a bone his first 13 years of life and since he turned 14 (last May) he has broken three bones in the past nine months. :-(

[Phen-tastic79]

Just popping in to tell CD the results for my first weigh in here on the spring challenge...last weeks weight: 200 today's weight: 195!

I know posting my calories here has really helped me!

the only problem now is all of my old clothes are too big...I need new ones...and what do I do with all of these bigger clothes...they are really nice...all layne bryant...probably give them to my cousin.

I will hop on later tonight to post my menu...but wont be home until 10:00 or 11:00 tonight..I hope everyone is having a great day!

[Momto8]

I didn't post yesterday because I was so busy, getting ready for my daughters birthday dinner with all the kids last night. You know, cleaning the house some, catching up laundry while caring for my 3 year old nephew. I managed to get an entire 45 dance workout in. Then as I was about to get in the shower, the school called I had to go get my youngest twins they were sick... STREP AGAIN!!! 3rd time. So got them to the doc and got their prescription. home to bed and finished dinner. Ended up ordering a cookie cake so they would deliver it.I had run out of time to bake because of the doctor trip.
Anyway, all in all great time with the kids I always enjoy seeing the grown ones come and GO..lol ......so got to bed late then AT&T called hubby out on a digital trouble around 12:00am so that woke me up. Never really slept good after that. So today i have a SERIOUS headache. Doubt dancing will be a part of my morning. I gotta lay down.

Anyway, this is my Calories for yesterday..

B-coffee 80 Calories..I always use sugar free creamer but it still has calories
L-Lean cuisine 270
D-only Jesus knows the calories...hehehe
1 chicken leg,3/4 cup homemade mashed potatoes-yes I use heavy cream and real butter...eeeeeeeek, green beans about 1/4 cup, I avoided the creamed corn and NO biscuit. And OF COURSE one fairly large piece of cookie cake.
Water--120
Dance-45minutes

Maybe today I will cut calories big time to make up for last night.

[KittyPie2]

Well, I am 186.8 today. Not that great but I'll take it considering I was 189ish all week! Must have been water weight cause I sweat my a** off dancing yesterday! I have to make myself be more consistant! If I would just exercise 20 minutes every day, I know I would lose weight alot faster. I don't know why I sabotage myself so much. I am going to dance again today, even though I'm a little sore. I have to keep this going! Before I stopped exercising I was to the point where if I missed I workout I was bummed out, I need to get back to that frame of mind again.

I know i haven't posted my menu all week. I've just been too busy to write down what I've been eating. It seems like I am hungry every 2 hours, especially yesterday. Here's what I remember:

B: coffee, cream, splenda (9am)
L: 2 eggs, 2 pc whole wheat toast (11am)
S: Yoplait Light Boston Cream Pie yogurt (2pm)
S: Fiber One Caramel Crunch w/ 1% milk (4pm)
D: 1 McDonalds cheeseburger (ate this before going into Walmart @6:30pm)
S: 2 pieces Pizza Hut thin crust pepperoni pizza (9pm)

Exercise: 20 min. dancing, pushups, sexercise last night!! :p
Water: Not enough!! sipped a 20 oz G2 Gatoraide all day, and 1 20 oz bottle of water :(

PERSONALS:

Scat: We went deep sea fishing once when we were on our honeymoon in FL. It was fun. I got a little sea sick at first, but soon got over it when I started catching fish! It was funny cause I was about the only girl, and I kept reeling them in and the guys around me were getting pi$$ed and all jealous! I think I caught about 14 of those striped bass (I think that's what they were!) :D

JamieE: What are B12 shots for anyway?? Always wondered that, but never asked. You know those vitamins I mentioned have a ton of B12 in them? Your calories weren't too terrible considering your busy day... hey, it could have been worse!! Right? You did good choosing Subway and a JR whopper instead of a regular size one. I LOVE WHOPPERS! Thank God we don't have a Burger King around here!!!!!!!

Phentastic: WHOA... 195!! You go girl! That's fantastic...CONGRATULATIONS on getting to ONEDERLAND!! My kids are the same way with my sister. They LOVE her! I can't wait to be an aunt! I don't want anymore kids myself, but I'd love to be able to babysit and then send them home!! Yeah, my husband is a great guy, we're best friends/soul mates. Been together 12 years now. Our 5th wedding anniversary is April 11th. :) I take my old clothes to the resale shop. What size are they? Or you can go to the Forum on here Swap Shop or something like that and give them to someone who is in that size.

LZ: Oh man, sorry to hear your son is sick. Mine is just getting over it. He's still home with diarreah, but otherwise feeling better. I think my daughter might be getting it. She didn't want anything to eat or drink this morning, and that's not like her at all. Her birthday is Sunday, so if she gets sick I'll have to cancel her party! :(

NewLaurie: Way to go girlie... down 5 lbs is awesome!

Momto8: I don't think your calories would be that bad since you worked out. You know I heard REAL butter is actually better for you than Margarine. Dr. OZ says that the body can't recognize margarine and can't digest it properly. He said the body knows what BUTTER is because it's made from 'real' ingredients.. and digests it and burns it better than margarine. After I'm done with this huge tub of Light Margarine I have in my fridge, I am going to start buying real butter. Maybe you should leave out the cream next time though!! LOL ;)...... or use Fat Free Sour Cream!! It's all about substitutions.

Okay, I better get off here for awhile and get some work done. I'll be back later for the TIP of the Day. TTYL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Krissy8581]

hey ladys!! have totoally been MIA!! Sorry, it was/is my turn to help out with my grandma and grandpa, remember I told you about his heart attack?? well he had a 10% chance of living, and now is about to go to rehab!! YAY!! Thanx for all your prayers from the last challenge!! Anywho, i havnt had 2 minutes to be online, and probably wont again until maybe tonite, or sunday evening. But I had to jump in and give my friday weigh in!! 171!! Sweet, i thought, back to the gym and everything!! Well gotta run to work now and have another busy busy day!! Love youall and dont forget about me while im missing for awhile!!

[Momto8]

So glad to hear about your Grandpa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JamieE]

KittyPie2- B12 helps with fatigue and is supposed to boost your metabolism. I dont eat alot of red meat so I dont get as much B12 as I should.

[KittyPie2]

JamieE: Oh, I see....... don't forget the vitamins!


Well, I posted a new Avatar. This is of me and my husband on my birthday last year. I was kind of drunk in this picture! LOL!!

[CDCreations]

Wooooohooooo!!!!!! Look at all the excellent weight-loss numbers, my goodness!!!! There was a lot of good dancing, walking, working out, and great eating going on last week, no question about that, because as they say, "the proof is in the pudding"!!! And Phen-tastic, woooohoooo on making it to Onederland, yes!!!! I am just so proud of all of you, I just can't find the words ... Well, we'd better start getting our money together, because I think we will be doing some serious clothes shopping, in smaller sizes of course, in the very near future!! :D

Krissy: Yes, yes, yes on your grandpa!!! I am a witness that prayer does indeed work, and he is another example of this; my MIL had a stroke about five years ago, and to look at her now, you'd never know it!! I am so glad to hear that he is on the road to recovery; God is wonderful ...

About to post this week's challenge!! Again, congrats to all of you for working hard, and doing something so positive to your bodies and to your lives as well -- we're gonna do this thang!!

[iluvmydpo]

Hi guys!! Today is our first official weigh-in right?? I lost 2.5 lbs this week!!! Yay!

[CDCreations]

CHALLENGE NO. 2 – The title for this week's challenge is: "MOUNTAIN GREENERY"!!!!

In Challenge 2, let's focus not only on doing the exercise of our choice, but also on getting veggies into our bodies!!! For this week, I challenge you to include vegetables in your daily meals, starting today, for a minimum of three meals or snacks each day -- let's enjoy the crunch of carrots or cucumber slices, or a bowl of sautéed spinach or steamed broccoli!!! There are so many good veggies that have been given to us from the earth: squash, asparagus, cabbage, green beans, salad ingredients – the list goes on and on!!! Not only will we be satisfying our appetites with low-calorie foods, but we will also benefit greatly from the nutrients and fiber that are contained in them!! There's no need to go hungry this week; when you're in need of a filling snack, just find your favorite veggie, and crunch your way to slimness!!

There is a reason why I chose purple for our weekly challenge information; this color signifies royalty, and that is exactly what we are, a royal people. As overweight individuals, we have had to walk a road that was, at times, very difficult to walk, and we have endured hurts and humilities along the way. But now, we are in the midst of a journey that holds wonderful promises for us – smaller clothing, compliments from others, longer life, fewer health problems, so many positive things!!! It won't happen overnight, so we must not get discouraged; just know that with each other's help, we will get there!!!

[CDCreations]

LZ: Gurl, so sorry to hear that your son is sick; these winter/flu germs just won't leave us alone, my goodness; glad you were able to finally get some sleep in, and I'm praying that he feels better soon!!

Also phen family, wanted to let you know that LZ has graciously offered to help me upload our weight loss chart onto this web site, so once I get the majority of weight loss numbers from everyone, she is going to help me with that. Remember phen family, today is weigh-in day, so please either PM me with your weight for last week, or give your number in a posted message here, and I will promptly log it in -- Kudos to you LZ !!!! :D

[LZ]

Quick this morning. Will come back later.

Drum roll please...140.8.:cool: Much better. 2.8 to go!! I am supposed to go to the diet Doc soon. Daughter wants to go today. I am not going to weigh less there than I did last month. He's going to want to change my phen. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try something different.

Menu for yesterday:
B-protein shake
S-1/2 c brown rice;1/2 c green bean
L-Triscuits (7);fiber one cereal(21/2 c);skim milk
D-salad w/LF dressing, mango
S-PB&J on WW bread;2 T chocolate frosting:eek:

total 1672 :rolleyes:

[ready2feelgoodagain]

Cd, KittyPie. LZ and Phen-tastic79 Thank you all for your welcomes. I am really excited to get started, I wish the Dr would have had an opening before the 9th but I guess I will take what I can get. It sounds like everyone is doing a fabulous job congrats to you all on your weight loss hopefully I will be joining you real soon.

Water yesterday was 48 ozs. which doesnt seem like a whole lot but considering it is usually 0 I think its a good start. I just hate to go to the bathroom every 10 or 15 minutes.

breakfast was a piece of sausage
lunch was BBQ Pork sandwich (only 1/2 the bun)
dinner was pork tenderloin (on the grill) baked potato with a little margarine and corn.

Obviously I am not into real healthy food which is my biggest problem that in itself will be a challenge for me. I do love fruit but I have heard that its too many calories if you eat too much. I don't know? How do I go about keeping a good calorie count? So much to learn!!! I may not catch on until the next challenge but it will not be from lack of trying I promise.

[A New Laurie in 2007]

Ready - Try sparkpeople.com or fitday.com. Both have great calorie calculators (as well as carbs, fat, protein, etc). :-)

[KittyPie2]

Ready2: I'm not that into healthy foods either. I am basically just trying to substitute the things I love with healthier options. Like instead of a blizzard, I eat a 100 cal. ice cream cup. Or instead of a whole pizza, I'll eat 3 pieces. Stuff like that. I switched to whole wheat bread, buns and pasta and have been adding mixed vegetables to my casseroles. Ground turkey is a good substitute for ground beef, I usually do half beef and half turkey. I am really into label reading now. I try not to buy anything that has less than 3 grams of fiber or more than 8 grams of fat per serving. I switched from regular Dorito's to Baked, reg. popcorn to 100 cal. popcorn. To me, this lifestyle change has to be more of enjoying the food I like, but just making it healthier. Because if I feel restricted at all, I always quit because it's too hard to stick to. I don't eat alot of fruit just because I don't like fruit that much. Banana's and green apples and pineapple are about all I will eat. And don't worry about the calories in fruit. The nutrition of them outweighs the calorie count. Besides it's minimal anyway. Making a home-made vegetable tray is a good way to snack healthy. (or you can buy one if you have the money) I put carrots, broccoli, cucumbers on a plate with light Ranch to dip. It's good!

So, anyway...it's not a diet... DIETS DON'T WORK! Just try to make better choices and write down what you eat. If you write it down, it makes you accountable to what you put in your mouth. You don't HAVE to figure the calories if you don't have time... just seeing it on paper is sometimes enough to stop yourself from eating another treat. If you do count calories, make sure you are getting enough of them. At least 1200-1400a day if you are exercising. And if you drink soda, switch to water. That can save anywhere from 200-600 calories a day if you are drinking regular soda! If you want one, have diet or water. I use Sugar Free Hawaiian Punch mix in my 20 oz water bottles to help it go down easier. I hate plain water unless I'm working out or cleaning really hard. It's only $1.00 a box at Walmart too!!

Hope this helps!! Good luck...YOU CAN DO IT!!

OH... and I absolutely cannot have my trigger foods in the house. Like chocolate, cake, cookies or powdered donuts. If they are in my house, I binge on them in my weak moments. It's better to not have the things you go crazy on in the house for those times when you have a weak moment or two or three! If there's nothing to binge on, you can't binge as easily and going out to binge isn't very easy or appealing. I mean, I dont' want anyone else seeing me eat 14 powdered donuts!! LOL.... right?

[KittyPie2]

Okay peeps... Here's the TIP OF THE DAY...This is the last one till Monday cause I don't post on weekends!

HYDRATION:

Okay, we all know how important water is right? You all should be drinking at least 64oz a day. If you don't like the taste of water.... too bad! Get some sugar free drink mix to add to it. They have all kinds now!! I like the SF Hawaiian Punch Lemon Berry Squeeze because it's cheap and tastes good. I also like the Crystal Light Cherry Pomegranite Immunity. It has vitamins to help your immune system. But, at $2.50 a box it can get expensive!!! I find it's easier to drink enough water when I drink 20 oz bottles instead of the 16.9 oz ones. It seems like less to drink and not so overwhelming. (3 bottles vs. 5 bottles)

BUT.... water may not be enough when you are working out hard. When you sweat you lose electrolytes, potassium and sodium too. To rehydrate after a killer workout (sweat pouring off of you) I recommend the new Gatoraide G2. It's a lower calorie sports drink just like regular Gatoraide, but a fraction of the cals. One whole 20oz bottle of G2 has just 70 calories. The regular kind has 150 or more. Take a look at the lables when buying flavored water, or vitamin water, or sports drinks, most of them are over 150 calories!! And who wants to pour 150 calories back in their system after they just worked their ***** off trying to burn? The G2 is not for drinking on a regular basis, but if you've had a killer workout and you are soaked with sweat, its a good idea to replenish your system with more than just water. The Electrolytes and Potassium in it will help you recover quicker and help with fatigue later on.

K- bye for now!!

[CDCreations]

Hey Kittypie: Glad you shared about the Sugar free Hawaiian punch mix, so it's off to your favorite store, Walmart!!! I wonder sometimes how they make any money, their stuff is so inexpensive -- I guess it's the bulk buying of folks like us that keeps them in business!!

Ready2: I'm like you, I don't like "diet food" at all -- I eat salads occasionally because the lettuce doesn't set well with me, makes my stomach rumble -- so I eat things like what Kittypie was saying, 100-cal packs, their popcorn, I enjoy the Lean Cuisine meals at lunchtime, but not every day, just on occasion! I just recently bought a pack of tortillas, whole wheat, only 50 calories each, and 8 grams of fiber!! Put some tuna fish or slices of turkey or ham, a bit of tomato and lettuce, and lunch is served, in fact, that's what I had for lunch! :) I also eat the fat-free Pringles chips, and I also like the South Beach and Fiber One bars, they are great for breakfast!! As you look at everyone's meal posts, you will get some really great ideas on how to plan your meals!!

Hello to everyone else!! Busy, busy afternoon, and I want to have a clean desk before leaving here today, so I'll check in this evening with my menu post, TTYL!! :)

[scatanafas]

hey all...another busy day that flew by....

Today I had:

steel cut oatmeal made with skim milk

a few dark chocolate non-pareils from trader joe's.

One slice of pizza and a half a chicken roll.....

wow, that really ****s....I had better go eat some fruit ...

didn't take my phen today and I am SLEEPY!

[JamieE]

Today I had...

B- nope (at the vet)
L- 1/2 turkey market fresh sandwich
S- 1/2 cup ice cream
D- like 10 grilled shrimp

[4mami_mia]

hi everyone, im pressed for time tongiht a little down but first congrats on everyone's loss. Its really inspiring.
Now for the bad news, im 227 so im up 1 lb since last week. It really ****s. You would think i would make better choices after my disappointing weigh in today, well nope my 4 month old ended up with a fever so i had to rush him to the dr. Then he had to have a chest xray. So on top of his breathing problems he has an ear infection, congestion and possibly anemonia. So i only managed to have a bowl of ceral this am. Then when I go to my mil house to pick up my 2yr old they inform she didnt have lunch so i end up at mcdees. Plus by then im famished. So we end up home and i have to give meds to the baby and give him his breathing treatment, then run after my 2yr old i had no time or enerrgy to even care anymore. My hubby works away from home 7-10 days at a time and he was scheduled to come back today wich he did this evening. You would think he would be some sort of help right? nope he complains of his stomach hursting so i end up giving my 2 yr old her bath and trying to calm the baby down. I ended up ording chinese for dinner wich we just had a 730 in the evening. IM exhusted, disgusted with myself, frustrated with my hubby because i thought i would get a break when he came home. Hopefully ill get a good nights sleep im shutting down my pc in a few minutes so i can get the baby asleep. I only had 5 hours of sleep last night. Im not making excuses i just needed to vent, i know my 1 lb gain more than likely came from lack of fluids this week and bad food choices.
so ill talk to you guys tomorrow and hopefully things will be alot better
way to go everyone

[CDCreations]

Good evening phen family!! Here is my menu for yesterday and today:
B: Fiber One bar
S: low sugar/low carb yogurt
L: Lean Cuisine meal
D: baked fish, green beans
S: 2 100-calorie packs

Menu for today:

B: South Beach bar
S: low sugar/low carb yogurt
L: tuna, tomato and lettuce on whole wheat tortilla as a wrap, few fat-free Pringles chips
D: scoop tuna and whole cucumber sliced up
S: 100 calorie popcorn

I lost one pound for the week, glad to see a loss!! Went to the gym and did the treadmill at lunchtime Wednesday, and biked for 45 minutes on Thursday, good workouts!! And I want to workout on my bike both tomorrow and Sunday --

Sheansethsmom: Gurl, took a look at your Myspace, and your cakes are unbelievable!! Yes, you are truly gifted in cake-making; wish you lived closer to Maryland!!!! My daughter's birthday is tomorrow, and Iluvmydpo's son's birthday is also tomorrow, I remembered that!!

Kittypie: Excellent Tip of the Day about water and hydrating ourselves -- and I luv your new picture with hubby too!! :)

JamieE: I see that you didn't have breakfast, but also see that it wasn't intentional, that you were at the vet -- and it sounds like if it wasn't for that, you would have eaten, so good for you, and your meal choices are light and healthy; way to go!!!

A New Laurie: Hey gurl, thanks for the web site info for calculating our calories; I'll be sure to visit them too!

Scat: Hey gurl! Today went by fast for me too today; luv when that happens on Fridays!! And luv your choice of steel cut oatmeal, even the name sounds healthy! :)

Gotta run; have a great night tonight, and if anybody's doing housework tomorrow, know that I'll be right in there doing the same thing too - good night!!

[CDCreations]

4 mami: Gurl, you have had a day, my goodness -- so sorry to hear about little one being so sick, I will definitely be praying for him to have a quick recovery, and will also pray that he doesn't have pneumonia ... This is the perfect place to vent, that's what we're here for; know it's gonna be okay. And not to worry about that pound; the way I see it, as long as you know why it happened, you can fix it up for the next time. That's what happens when there is a lot going on and we get stressed, we eat!! I know that I could have lost more, I should have drank more water, definitely exercised more, so I'm gonna fix it so that next week, I'll have a better weight loss. Not to worry, this is the beginning of the challenge; you've got lots of time to reach goal!! Have a good night's sleep gurl, and to hang in there and get your rest; I'm sending lots of hugs your way right now!!

[devthinksnpink]

Sorry I've been MIA for a few days, but college is kicking my butt right now, and I still do want to know why I need to know 20 page problems and ANOVA tables in Advanced Quantatative Buisness Anaylasis 3 if my career choice is hairdresser/make-up artist..... but anyways my menu for the day (and trust me its not good):

B-3/4 a lenders fake wheat bagel with 1 tablespoon of whipped honey butter, 4oz of chocolate milk mixed with 4 oz of coffee over ice
S- a 1/2 grapefruit
L- nothing
S- 2 breathmints and a bottle of sugarfree iced tea during my advertising test
D- A small piece of chicken breast picata with the sause scraped off
S- A diet Iced tea

I did basically no excersize except pacing nervously up and down my hall studying for my test, about 300 stairs and a few short walks around campus. I didnt do my veggie challange either, but I WILL disregrard today and start fresh in the morning, with work waitressign and managing from 8 am- 3 am, 19 joyus hours in a double shift.......tonight for the first time since I started Phen I am hungry and have a headache and I think its because I didn't eat or drink nearly enough, which I have to be more conscience of

On the note of weight loss I weighed myself around Midnight on Friday for teh first time and my weight went from 222 to 209 :D

I drank about 60 ounces of water today.......I need to remeber that...

Love Dev <333

PS- I did read everyones posts, and congrats to everyone on there journey. Keep up the good work girls I know we all can do it!

[shaynsethsmom]

ok so i am so exhausted but i could not stop reading everyones posts , you guys are a great bunch of ladies ... well i lost two pounds this week , from 219 down to 217 .. not as good as i hoped for , but the cake orders just kept coming in , i stood in the kitchen all day yesterday , and just now finished up what goes out tomorrow .. i just don't think i am getting enough exercise , i am trying so hard .. even took a break last night and went for a walk with my kids and mother in law .. I am not EAting enough !!!
todays menu

B- wheat toast w/ peanutbutter
S- whaet toast w/ peanutbutter ... just didnt have time to stop..lol
Dinner--- chickensalad sandwhich , with lettuce , and tomato...
80 oz. of water

i did take a break tonight for a couple of hours ,I went and saw NIm's Island , with my daughter .. it is a great family movie.. no nudity no cursing , it was great ... and it had a great story line....



oh still not licking my fingers ... YEA ME !! .

GOOD luck ladies .. you all inspire me ...
and thanks CD for taking the time to look at my cakes...

[Phen-tastic79]

Well kids...I am wiped out...got off of work and went to my second job...I only work there one day a week now and I am BEAT! Wow, it must have been a pizza day! I had pizza for lunch! Yum-O! it was very very very good! Didn't make it to the gym and won't be able to go until monday...I am going to salt lake city tomorrow and wont be back until sunday night but will post my menu for sat and sun when I get back....I wish I could post to the forum more but I can't post at work and it takes real effort on my part to post when I get home at night but anyway here it goes:

Didn't hit the gym tonight but worked all day at my full time job...got off at 4:30 and was at my other job from 4:45-10:00 tonight...i was the only hostess tonight and I am sooooo tired!

B: yogurt and bkfst muffin 200 calories
S: None...no time
L: 2 slices supreme pan pizza: 640 calories
2 bread sticks: 300 calories no-sauce
D: was at work and didn't have the time...to tired to do anything now and not hungry anyway.

daily total: 1140 calories
exercise: none
water- 2-one liter bottles
vitamins: Usana 100 pack one packet in the morning and one in the evening.

Momto8: Wow girl we need a vacation! I hate strep...it's the worst thing in the world...I hope you get some rest this weekend...but it's hard with sick little ones! hang in there!

KittyPie2: Hey that boston cream pie flavor is my favorite! I have it when I need something sweet! Congrats on your weight loss too...posting things here is helping me alot...have to work on the food choices....and am looking forward to this week's challenge...most of my old pants were a '"layne bryant" 18 and the tops all 14/16...I didn't realize they had a swap shop type of thing here...I will probably post the clothes here...I'm kinda bummed about my clothes fitting loose because i like to dress nice to work and everything is loose and baggy and it looks sloppy...I have too many obligations to take care of this pay period so no new clothes in my future until the first part of May...I am scraping by using a belt for the pants...but they are so baggy the bottoms drag and the shirts just look silly...oh, well...if it isn't one thing its bound to be another! *lol*

Krissy8581: I am sorry to hear about your grandfather...I always say family first, myself second and everything/one else whenever I can fit it/them in! How lucky you are that you have that time to spend with your grandparents...alot of people either never had the chance or they take them for granted! You and your family are in my prayers!

CDCreations: Thanks for your kind words...you're right it took alot of work, sweat and time spent on "torture alley" that is what i call the treadmill section of the gym" *lol*

iluvmydpo: Congrats on the weight loss...everyone will be looking good just in time for summer!

LZ: Thanks for helping upload the weight loss chart! and a big congrats on your weight loss!

ready2feelgoodagain: I hear you on the bathroom situation...and I guess the people at work are noticing this too because..today the clinical director suggested I get checked for diabetes because I drink so much water he thinks that i am always thirsty which makes me go "ALOT" he said those are two signs of being diabetic...so I indulged him and had my blood sugar taken "fasting" it was 88...I'm not into health food either...I can relate!

4mami_mia: sometimes its hard to be a caregiver..or be responsible for people...and when you are in that position it's really hard to put yourself first...I have been through that myself with my mom...i ran myself ragged and didn't have the time to care for myself or my diet properly...I had to fit food in where i could...and it had to be quick...don't feel bad...it's only one pound...it could be fluid! scales are fickle things..I like to go by the way my clothes are fitting..that is something that doesn't change from day to day!

devthinksnpink: congrats on the weight loss! your post actually made me miss my college days...residence halls...and i'm not sure why...but even EXAMS! Keep up the good work!

[LZ]

Menu for today,

B-Body Fortress Whey Protein Drink, 1.5 tbsp
L-Curves Whole Grain Crunch Cereal, 3/4 cup, 1.5 serving

Fiber One Honey Clusters, 1 cup, 1 cup

Milk, nonfat, 1 cup

Nature's Grain Cinnamon Swirl Bagel, 0.5 serving

Philadelphia Fat Free Strawberry Cream Cheese, 1 tbsp

S-Baked Potato (baked potatoes), 1 potato (2-1/3" x 4-3/4")

Breakstone Fat Free Sour Cream, 2 tbsp

Vegetables, Mixed Salad Greens, 1 serving(s)

Wishbone Fat Free Chunky Blue Cheese, 3 tbsp

D-Beef, t-bone steak, 2 oz;salad

Baked Potato (baked potatoes), 0.5 potato (2-1/3" x 4-3/4")

Brown Rice, long grain, 0.35 cup

Country Crock, Shedd's Spread Country Crock Light (Soft), 1 Tbsp , 1 serving

S-Squash Casserole, 0.75 serving

Total 1255 calories

Exercise 0, but I got in my vitamin and water and 3 servings of veggies

Dev, love your avatar picture.

Mama Mia, bless you. :heart:I hope the baby is better tomorrow and you get a good nights sleep. Tomorrow is another day. Feel free to vent anytime.

Ready, great start on the water. You'll be swigging down 80 oz. before you know it.

Have a great evening all.

[Momto8]

Ok, yesterday was a diet bust..as if the party the night before wasnt..lol


B-coffee-80 cals

Lunch-ok chicken/rice 220 calories

ok so far right???????? hehehe

snack-cookie cake small piece prob like 150 cals

dinner- fried chicken wing---cals ????

got hungry again!!!!! cookie---bigger piece 250 maybe

7:00 still hungry!!!!!!!! chicken thigh ????????????
8:30 yep stomach growling hungry 1.5 oz chedder cheese
8;45 cheetos puffs just a few....

have NO idea what the problem was...
Drank my water 120oz
NO DANCE my migraine was tOOOO bad. even when it went away I was a afraid of a rebound so I skipped any exercise

I'm thinking this whole hunger and migraine thing is either hormonal or sugar problem because I put alot of sugar in my system after none for 3 weeks and now I am craving it....Not sure
Anyway, today is a new day.. I'll just jump back on this pony and ride....I only lost a one day battle not the war.......hope there are less cravings today... If you pray guys, PRAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I believe God can help me. My health is at risk here in years to come...

[scatanafas]

MOM28,

Can I just tell you that I have been having the sugar craving too...and badly. Not sure what the deal is but I"m nipping that in the bud right now. I think since i started drinking diet coke again I get the craving for sweet stuff! I've heard of that happening but didn't believe it..until NOW> You have sugar your body just wants more and more of it, same thing with bad carbs. Don't worry about yesterday, just get right back on that wagon...

[JamieE]

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Heres what I had today...

B- WW Yogurt
L- BLT on whole wheat bread with 70 cal bacon
S- 1/2 cup ice cream
D- Just a little spaghetti made with multi grain pasta and turkey, Cucumber
S- Apple

So I have learned that apples make my stomach hurt. I have eaten one the past two days and both times I got a stomach ache.

[CDCreations]

Good evening phen family!!! Boy, what a busy day I've had; I didn't do my bike, but am as tired as if I did; housework can really work a body out, whew!!! I'm still seeing excellent numbers in weight loss, and I'm so proud of you guys, I really am!! My menu for today was fair:

B: One 100-pack
L: A peanut butter & jelly sandwich on whole wheat, some cheese curls (bad!!)
S: Some Quaker mini rice cakes
D: Lean Cuisine meal (had veggies in it)
S: 100-cal ice cream, 1/2 of hubby's danish - terrible food choice ...

Scat: I agree, I was craving sweets today too, big time!! I had taken my phen this morning, and also had a cup of my 3 ballerina tea, but still I was wanting everything in the frig -- gotta do better tomorrow! And boy, do I love diet coke too!!

JamieE: Yeah, the same thing happens with me when I eat apples too, so now when I have one, I try to have it earlier in the day rather than later -- it seems to digest better -- and you know what else I sometimes do? For breakfast, I will peel and dice an apple, stir the pieces in some nonfat yogurt and add just a few raisins; delicious!! You're doing so well; keep up the good work!! :)

Momto8: Hey gurl!! Like I was telling Scat, today was a tough one for me in the food department too -- oh, and the weekly dance challenge has ended, so now you can just choose the exercise of your choice, it's veggies for this week, but like you, I didn't have strength to do my bike, so didn't exercise today -- I'll make sure to do it tomorrow though!!

LZ: Hey gurl!!! I need just a few more weigh-ins for the chart, so I'll send out PMs - I'll send the chart to you tomorrow for posting; Monday at the latest -- thanks so much!! And I wanted to share that you really posted your menu well!!

Phen-tastic: Hey, you have been bus-ay!!! And I'm having trouble with my pants too being too big and baggy at work, and like you say, it does, it really looks sloppy, not good for the workplace. So tomorrow, I'm going through some of the smaller sized clothes I had stored away, see if I can fit some of the smaller stuff now, and I also ordered a couple pair of pants online; When I started this journey in November, I was wearing size 22, now my size 18s and 20s are baggy, so I ordered in size 16, yes!!!!!

Devthinksnpink: Wow!!! Congratulations on your tremendous weight loss; proud of you!!!!! Sending a WooooHoooo shout your way!! And my goodness, a 19 hour shift?!! You definitely worked out, and didn't even have to step into a gym to do it!! Hang in there, with college and working, you've got a huge schedule, my goodness ...

Shaynsethsmom: Way to go on your 2 pound loss; proud of you!! Hear you about being exhausted, try to get some rest, and keep in mind that just standing, stretching and leaning over, making those delicious cakes, that's a workout in itself!!

4mami: Thinking of your little man today; hope and pray that he's doing better, and that the stress has lessened for you a bit today; it's gonna be okay, hang in there, and know that you've got us here for you ...

Kittypie: What'cha doing gurl? I remember you are not posting on weekends, so hope you're having a great weekend!!

I will PM those who I have not received weight loss numbers from, and then LZ will post the chart either tomorrow, Monday at the latest -- have a great night; luv you phen family!!!

[scatanafas]

Back on phen today. I had a horrible day yesterday...ate alot of what I should not have and today i feel bloated and just YUCK! Funny how the body reacts when you haven't eaten like that in a while...So today I am back on the wagon and there will be no more of this nonsense....

have to get the boys to soccer...

later

[CDCreations]

Hey Scat: Gurl, just swallowed my phen capsule, and drinking my water -- I was bad yesterday too, and my system didn't like it either, so what you said applies to me too: I'm gonna have no more of this nonsense!!

Hello phen family; happy Sunday!! :)

[Momto8]

OK............all this bad eating has definetly played havock on my body today.My stomach feels all quesey, icky and I feel bloated and my face and hands are puffy...despite the water intake being great.All this fried chicken and potatoes ect... the last couple of days (well, thursday and friday) have caught up.
I did fine yesterday.. stayed within my calories really well and it was all very healthy but a hand full of cheetos puffs about 150 calories.. the sodium was bad..But hey... me and scat were chatting and hubby put a bowl beside me so i was distracted and before i knew it... they were consumed. It is very bad to be on a diet site and sit snacking as you discuss Phen and making it work for you...rotflol Oh well, today has been much better.

My friday weight in was still 183 lbs
I have only lost 2 lbs this week and that was since last saturday morning.I stayed steady all week. (but it is better than gaining from all the fried stuff )This week should be much better--- no opportunity or reason to compromise my eating plan.

Kids are on spring break and if weather permits it will be an excellent chance to do some really hard yard work......Nothing like hard work as an exercise and toning plan..Might even cut part of the 6 acres with my push mower just to tone the calves and arms some....Hopefully there will be at least a 2-3 lb lose this week...Thats what i need to keep me on target for my 14lb loss during the challenge...Wish me luck guys!!! I'm cheering for you...

[scatanafas]

Momto8..been there done that.....on the phen site while snacking...sometimes I stuff my face while watching The Biggest Loser or reading a fitness magazine...ROFL...but you know we are human and this is part of the process....I wish I could be perfect all of the time...don't know too many people that are. Even skinny people have their moments, they just don't obsess about it like the rest of us do.

Took my phen today and started feeling dizzy on the soccer field. I think it was the stress of being SO COLD...it is windy and feels like it is in the 30's on that field, so after an hour and a half I was becoming miserable...maybe the dizziness was from stress, Im not sure....I was so happy to be able to come home and went right into a hot shower.......I could not feel two of my fingers! I have absolutely no tolerance for cold and it only gets worse as I get older...I think I am going to retire at 45 and move to florida.....

I don't think weekends are a good time for me to not take phen, that is when my time and my eating goes the most unstructured.....I wanted to stop taking it every day to see if I can wean myself off...but not taking it on weekends is not going to fly..........

I hope everyone has a happy sunday. I"m going to fold some laundry and go back to my "chores".....more I do today the more time I have to work out tomorrow ;)

[4mami_mia]

thanks everyone for your concern, the baby is doing much better. He still is sick but its nowhere near as bad as it was. Also im back down to 226. This may be TMI but the problem is, i never been really regular. On top of that i had my gallbladder removed 2 yrs ago. When you add phen i really dont GO like i should. Yesterday i drank senna tea, also i have been taking cinnamon and honey. I finally was able to get things going today but not enough. I have been researching colonics and im really leaning towards sceduling an appointment this week.
Well thats enough about that
my eating has been okay for today, not really eating enough and timing is off. Yesterday it could have been better. Also CD you would be proud i got in 40oz of water so far, 24 more and i will be okay but if i can drink more then ill be better.


Scat where are you? it was like 80 degrees here.

mom28 i soo understand your body feeling icky after eating not so well. Thats a good sign though, what use to be soo pleasurable is not so anymore.

im going for a 2-3lb loss this week
im going to try a few things that i picked up online.

1. Jullian micheals suggests limiting carbs for 2 days to eliminate water loss

2. go for a walk or get on the elliptical for 10min after a meal (helps the body burn calories longer)

3. Eat a fruit or veggie high in fiber before your meal (it requires 10 calories to digest them and it can cut down on how much you eat.


hope everyone is doing okay

[scatanafas]

those are good tips...i'll all for limiting carbs for a few days...

[CDCreations]

Hey 4mami: So glad to hear little one is doing better!! And yes, I am extremely proud of you for getting your water in, excellent!! Concerning getting "regular," I have been taking that 3 Ballerina diet tea, the green leaf brand, extra strength; ordered it online at Amazon .com and I'm very happy with the results -- I've been taking it this weekend, and also at work too. I get a cup down by 10 am, and by 3 pm, I'm doing my business!! Which is excellent for me, since I have to ride home on the subway, so by the time I leave at 5:30, everything's done (TMI) -- And with it being a natural tea, there is no need to worry about laxative side-effects; give it a try! And as for Item No. 3 that you mentioned, eating a fruit or veggie before a meal, that makes a lot of sense, and of course, I'm all for the veggie, since that will put more veggies in your daily menu, our challenge this week!!

Hope everyone had a great Sunday; I'm proud of my eating today:
B: Fiber One bar (140 calories)
L: low sugar/low carb yogurt (60 calories) and an Eating Right apple bar (120 calories)
S: Handful of peanuts
D: 3 chicken wingettes, small amount of brocolli w/cheese, couple spoonfuls of corn
S: 6 mini Quaker rice cakes

And lots of water today; also exercised; did my bike for 45 minutes, went about 8 miles -- so I'm gonna lay out my clothes for tomorrow, relax a bit with TV, then off to bed!! Luv you phen family; have a great night!! :)

[scatanafas]

I really think my phen isn't working anymore! either that or the new generic I got from target stinks!!

[shaynsethsmom]

Hi all , this weekend has been pretty good , as far as eating I am still not eating enough. ... my kids were with my parents this weekend so i had some me time, that is always nice , but i was bored.. my hubby and I are big race fans , and we are going to Talladega on the 25 thru the 27... if you know anything about the races , well there is alot of walking , and climbing stairs involved ... we go for the racing more than the partying , so we have the highest seats available i hate the stairs !!! i feel like I am dying by the time i get to the top... so my goal these next couple of weeks is to climb my stairs every night about four or five times , i want to get up to ten or 15 , just so i have the stamina , for Talladega ... the veggie challenge is going pretty good , i love broccoli and peppers of all kinds, so i just cook them with everything , now i just need to add fruit and eat more than twice a day ... lol ..

weekend meals
Saturday
B- wheat english muffin , with tomato, turkey bacon, and fat free cheese ..250 cal..
s-nope
L- nope
S- nope
D- south beach diet dinner 340 cal...
80 oz of water

Sunday
B-weight smart oatmeal
S-nope
L- baked chicken w/ broc, and peppers, and onions... ummm
D- baked chicken W\ broc...
100 oz.. of water

Scat... i sometimes feel dizzy if i don’t eat after i take my phen ... and i would like to know where you are also , its been in the 50 and 60's here in Alabama ...

Momto8 ... i haven’t had any bad eating yet .. i feel like if i do , i want stop .. so i am trying so hard not toooo... have a good spring break , and push that mower , i love doing that in the summer for exercise ...

4Mami .. i am so glad your baby is better , i hate it when mine are sick , and congrats on being back down to 226.. and maybe you should have that checked , it wouldn’t hurt...

CD... thanks for doing this challenge, it is nice to get on here, with real women who have the same problems as i do... i look forward to this every night ...

Good night all .... Ang :o

[JamieE]

Hope everyone had a good weekend! I woke up with the worst headache this morning. I figured it was because I didnt have any caffiene yesterday so after I ate my yogurt I forced myself to drink some coke. It tasted terrible! Ugh. I only drank about 1/3 of the can. The headache didnt go away until a couple of hours ago. I had it all day and felt like crap.

B- WW yogurt
S- !00 cal pack and coke ( I had to eat something cuz I just couldnt drink the coke by itself)
L- Tuna on 1 slice of whole wheat bread
S- Ice cream
S- 2 raw Carrots
D- some kind of chicken and veggies made in the crock pot
S- 100 cal pack

Havent done any exercise cuz I have just felt so blah..

[Phen-tastic79]

This weekend was wonderful! we got away...relaxed...and I am ready for the new work week! I hate terrible this weekend here it goes:

Saturday:
B: Breakfast Bar 240 calories
L: BBQ Chk sandwich 300 calories
Potatoe Wedges (Small) 245 Calories
S: Small movie popcorn
no butter 400 Calories
Daily total: 1185

water: tons didn't keep track
vitamins: usana Health Pak 100- one packet in the morning another at night
Exercise: Tons of walking

Sunday:

B: 2 pieces of dry raisin/cinnamon toast 160 calories
S: 100 cal pack 100 calories
L: pintos 150 calories
crackers 50 calories
1/2 cup ice cream 130 calories
D: Chk soup 180 calories
2 peices light wheat bread 80 calories
cheese 70 calories
pie 290 calories
S: 100 cal pack 100 calories
S: pudding 180 calories

Daily total: 1330
Water: alot
exercise: none
vitamins: usana

that was my weekend..catch ya all later!

[scatanafas]

:(
Well I did it. I went off the wagon and slipped back into my bad habits...and gained....right now my gut is hanging out over my jeans..y'all know what I'm talking about....you feel your gut there spilling out over your pants..and the pants start to hurt....I had finally gotten rid of that feeling and here I am again.

Now I know what y'all going to do..you're going to tell me to get right back ON the wagon, not to worry and that weight will be gone in no time, etc. etc...but I can't help but feel frustrated because you all know how LONG it takes for me to lose. I never have those three and four lbs losses....it is always one lb, maybe two if I'm lucky.

So here I am...trying hard to get re-energized and psyched. Not sure what is going on but since we started this challenge i"m just not into it. I just don't understand how i can be so close to goal and screw it up.....is it because deep down I don't really want it? Am I afraid of it? Because reaching goal means no more phen? Reality is it means no more phen anyway because this was my last refill.

I'm ashamed, I'm embarassed and I'm not going to live like this anymore. Momto8 gave me some motivation last night when we were discussing the cons of phen....we usually just talk about the pros. I need to get it together and get off this crap...yeah, that's right...I called phen crap..because as much as I love it I also hate it at the same time. I hate that I look to a bottle of pills to help me do what I should be doing on my own......

Okay I'm done venting this morning..thank you for listening to me. I am going to have a productive day...a GOOD day....I need to. No more late night snacking or bad carbs...no more of that diet soda..I'm starting to call it 'devil's water"..LOL.....I'm sure all the diet coke I had this weekend has added to my bloat. Ironic that something with the word DIET in the title makes us bigger...what is up with that? Going to drink my water today and flush these toxins out of my body..............

I hope everyone else has a good day too.....I miss meghan and soon2bskinny....I need someone that is going through what I am....small but not skinny, not considered obese but not fit and not healthy (i have cholesterol through the roof y'all)....

taking my phen now and just praying for strength.

[Momto8]

yep Scat this is very frustrating.............My love hate relationship is much the same.And I frustrate myself!!!!!!!!! here I have had so many children and MIRACULASLY (or however you spell it)
went home after each and was in almost all of my prepregnancy clothes. Then somehow........................I don't know when...added 65 lbs to my short little frame I think tying my tubes started it. But It makes me feel like someone that is not disciplined or in control.But at my age that just is not necessarily true.My body has changed and things that use to work for me,do not accomplish what they did before .........my metabolism has betrayed me.Bottom line I have to WORK so much harder!!!!!!!! Phen is my "tool' at the moment to help me build some momentum and create new habits.But Phen does concern me long or even short term if scarey side affects occur and they have during my last experience with it. This time is so much better....but every day i find my self LOOKING for those side affects because they can be devastating to the wrong patient. Bottom line as we said last night and I think this should be EVERYONES goal!!!!!!!!! Utilize the Phen to the all out best of your ability,put the peddle to the metal, keep your eye on the goal with no playing around or cheating....This is great stuff but it IS an amphetamine and we need to GET OFF it ASAP.would we pump crack into our bodies? no!!!!!!!! That is why a DOCTOR needs to prescribe and CLOSELY monitor a patient on this..I'm like Nikki i am so tired of people just wanting easy acces to this stuff IT IS NOT A MIRACLE PILL !!!!!!!!!!! If they will read any of these forums it is all about DIET and EXERCISE. and if we aren't doing both of those we are not utilizing the phen like it is suppose to be and WILL gain every oz back when we come off it. OK I am through ranting... but this has really bugged me since i popped that Phen crack in mouth this morning.I am thankful for it but feel like I am playing russian Rulet to a degree. i am going to ask my doc If I can come every 2 weeks..I feel a real need to stay monitored..
Also, I love this board it a strength to me!!!!!!!!!Everyone is so great!!! But how many times do I find myself sitting here talking about the wonders of phen and not using that energy to burn more calories??????I could work out twice a day or once really hard and then take a walk or jog...
I guess this is the wrong post to be unloading on but EVERYONE my diet was great yesterday....no cheats 960 calories total and all my water!!!! No exercise yesterday...I had church morning and evening and didn't want to get sweaty...
I'll be sweeter tonight when I post todays Meals.....sorry

[ready2feelgoodagain]

I so enjoy reading everyones posts. Ya'll have such determination and conviction on this journey. I am a slow start but hopefully when I start my Phen on Wednesday that will be the boost I need. I try to read all the posts but don't have a lot of time to respond so if I ever overlook anyones comment or suggestion I apologize I do apprecaite them all but this is sooooo overwhelming

Laurie - Thanks for the sprakpeople site LOVE IT can you say complete accountability!

KittyPie & CD - thanks for the healthy choice ideas instead of diet ideas I will be trying them but as you all know old habits die hard.

Phen-tastic - that is so funny that they checked u for diabetes must mean you are drinking your water like you're suppose to.

Did anyone see on GMA where they are saying there is no real benefit to drinking 8 glasses of water each day? How does a person know what to do? It changes daily!

This weekend stunk for me. Saturday completely blew it but boy was it good! Sunday my water pipe under my house broke - what a mess. All I ate was pizza but I worked in the yard for about 4 hours so I burned off some of those calories.

This is a new week and I will not worry about yesterday. Everyone is doing great keep up the good work gals! See ya at the finish line.

[scatanafas]

Momto8..don't apologize ...your words are motivating and inspiring. I feel like i"m going to get to goal this month and keep it off...I won't even give myself until Memorial Day....
As much as I love this board less time on here and more time being active is a good thing...so pardon me if I may be sparse.....


Ready, YES< I saw that thing about water on atleast three news channels. The benefits of water have been way overrated..There is no evidence that it flushes fat from your body....and the amount we are being told to drink has no medical evidence supporting it either. We're supposed to drink water, it is definitely healthy and necessary...and if you work out alot you should drink more..but there's no need to drink a gallon of it a day....one doctor on CNN said Drink when you're thirsty......well that is kind of going in the other direction....but you know if drinking water keeps you from drinking coke then it is a good thing.

[scatanafas]

CD..did you make a chart last week? I missed it.

[KittyPie2]

Hello peeps,
Well, I don't know what is wrong with me, but I think I'm getting that stomach virus! I woke up this morning and have had the runs 5 times. I was able to take the kids to school, then I came home and took some anti-diarreah medicine and went back to sleep. I woke up, felt fine, so I decided to take a phen and get on here. Thing is, I feel fine when I'm sitting but when I stand up, I feel like I'm going to throw up!!!! I am going to have to take it easy today, even though I told myself I was going to exercise, I don't think I can.:( The school called about an hour ago and my son wanted to come home cause he has a "stomach ache". Well, he missed school last week Tues-Friday. And all weekend he's been playing outside and eating fine and everything, so I told him that I was NOT picking him up and to just tough it out!!! He must think I am really stupid and can't tell when he just doesn't want to be at school. I have to pick my daughter up from pre-school in a little bit, and I will check on him then, but he probably just doesn't want to be there after being home all week last week.

Yesterday was my daughters 4th birthday. We had a party and grilled burgers. Menu wasn't too awful, 1 burger, baked beans, potato salad.. I made a cake for her and had 1 1/2 pieces w/ vanilla ice cream, then also a chocolate cupcake later. But that's all I had all day. No breakfast and No Dinner. I was sooo tired after everyone left. I don't like being hostess all day!!

Well, I need to get off here and go get my daughter. I will be back later for personals and Tip of the Day. (I hope!) :confused:

[CDCreations]

Good morning phen family!! Quick messages, I am swamped today here at work!!! Hope everyone's having a great day; it's dreary and drizzling outside on the East Coast, so I'd rather be sleeping, but I have to say I'm thankful to have a job ...

Kittiepie2: Hey gurl!! I have been hostess to many parties, and trust me, you burn off so many calories doing a child's party, making sure everyone is being taken care of, fixing food, running around, all that, so whatever bad thing you may have eaten, it's already burned off!!

Momto8: Hey gurl!!! I hear you about your post; definitely exercise and good eating has to be included in addition to the phen to lose the weight, and I'm glad you took this forum to vent; you made a lot of good points, and I'm so glad you love this board -- I also see it as my strength too!!

Ready2feelgoodagain: Hey gurl!!! Yeah, my hubby saw something on TV about not having to drink a lot of water, and I had read somewhere in some diet that you can count coffee, diet soda, etc. in addition to water as part of your daily intake. Don't know about all that, but I do agree that extreme amounts of water may possibly flush out nutrients that we need. So phen family, drink your water, but don't drink overly excessive amounts!! :)

Sheansethsmom: Hey gurl!!! Way to go on eating your veggies!! True they are good, and I enjoy them too, I just need to incorporate them more in my diet. Nothing unusual for me to sit down and eat a veggie-plate meal!!

Scat: Hey gurl!!! Yes, I have completed the progress chart, and have sent it to LZ for posting; saw your earlier post, and I agree, yes you will get the extra pounds off and keep them off; hang in there!

Phen-tastic: Hey gurl!! Excellent for getting in lots of walking, and you say you walked tons? Yeah, I would definitely say you have burned off a whole lot of calories; proud of you!! As I read of all the steps you'll be walking up, my knees started to ache!! I can't walk steps anymore, but the fact that you can and that you're gonna "train" for that walk is soooo good; yeah, you're working it gurl!!

JamieE: Hey gurl!! Sorry to hear that you had such a bad headache, feel better!! The coke you drank for the caffeine, you didn't say if it was a diet coke; those regular sodas are so sweet and loaded with sugar and carbs! Hang in there, don't even worry about not exercising, you're still burning calories -- feel better!! :)

Gotta run; have a great day everybody!! :D

[Krissy8581]

well im here for a minute!! I think this week I will be able to participate more!! haha, i hope, i havnt been away from the forum this much since I started, have really begun to miss you guys its weird!! I hope my crazy weeks are coming to an end. I am happy to say that my grandfather keeps pushing through tho, so thats awasome!! had to spend most the weekend with my grandma and work, but it was nice being with here. Havnt really had time to read anybodys posts, but i will. Well I will be online later tonite and post more and read all!! Love you guys

[4mami_mia]

wow i feel guilty i am one that spends more time on the internet when i should be working out, with that said ill come back on later after i work out.

also that will be my goal, do not turn my computer on until i have worked out for at least 30min and drank 40 oz of water.

see you in a while

[KittyPie2]

K, I'm back.....

Checked on son and his teacher said he was fine. Just what I figured she would say.

CD: What is ballerina tea?

Scat: I sometimes pig out while watching Biggest Loser too!! I feel so guilty too! Weekends are the hardest for me to eat right because we are usually BBQing or drinking or going out to eat. It seems like I am continuously starting over every single Monday! How long have you been taking your phen?? It does lose effectiveness after awhile. You could try going on a 5 day break, and restarting it again on a Saturday. Every time I've taken a break like that, I usually lose about 3 lbs when I start it again. I've been taking it on and off since May 2006. My Dr. sees nothing wrong with staying on it long term as long as I don't abuse it. I don't use it to lose weight anymore though. The only way that's going to happen is if I control my appetite AND exercise 4 times a week! It's mostly to control my hunger... cause I still eat plenty on it. But, when I am off of it I am continuously hungry and just eat and eat and eat. The Dr. doesn't know why, but he said some of his patients have the same problem and they have done well with using phen to control it. He said until they figure out something else that stops the brain from producing so much hunger signals, there's pretty much nothing else to do. I used to feel guilty about taking it too, and ashamed when people ask me "how'd you do it?" But, I don't feel that way anymore. They can kiss my *****. I, for one, cannot control my appetite without it. I've tried quitting several times and it's the same every time. Everyone has their own reasons for taking it, but if you feel like it's a bad thing for you.. then maybe you shouldn't. Or you could use it as a weekend tool if that's your problem area. Good luck with your love/hate relationship toward phen. We've all felt that way at one time or another. You are doing so good... don't be too hard on yourself!

4Mami-- You are right on girl! I really should not get on the computer until after I exercise either cause I tell myself. "I'll workout after I check my email".. then I check my email and I say "I'll work out after I read the forums" then I do that too and before I know it I don't have any time left to workout before I have to pick my daughter up! I think I'll join you on your challenge of not getting online until the workout and at least 24oz of water are done! Maybe that will help motivate me more!

JamieE: Good job on the menu... looks great!

Gotta go for now. TTYL..............

[CDCreations]

Okay 4mami-mia, I'm in on that challenge too, and that is for the duration, all the way to May 16!! I will not log on to read posts or chat until I have worked out and drank my water for the day!!!

Kittiepie: Hey gurl!! It is called 3 Ballerina Tea dieter's drink, an herbal dietary supplement. It is the natural green leaf brand, extra strength. It has no caffeine and no chemical additives, but does contain something called senna. My co-worker told me about it, and I have also seen posts on this site where phensters were taking it for regularity. On the box, it says that if you're dieting, you should do 2 cups of tea a day; I think that's too much, so I only do 1 cup, and not every day. I had a cup on Saturday, on Sunday and also today, but do not plan to take it tomorrow. No problem drinking it with phen either. But I do put some sweetener in it (I'm not really a tea drinker); I just brew a teabag in one cup of boiling water for 5-6 minutes, and within 5 hours, I'm going, usually twice. And it's not "loose" like diaherra either (TMI?) So anyway, it's inexpensive, and can be found at Asian/Chinese grocery stores, or can be ordered online at Amazon .com, or you could Google it too. For anyone who's having problems in that area, I recommend it; no need to suffer with constipation; this stuff really works!

Krissy: Hey gurl, been thinking about you and also your grandfather too -- you've got a full schedule; just know that me and the rest of your phen family are thinking of you -- please be sure to get the rest you need when you can, and I'll pray extra strength for you; take care!

[LZ]

Sorry I am MIA again! I have the virus my son had Thursday and Friday. It is not fun. I will be back soon I hope.

Here is the initial chart.http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j270/lanzirkel/NewSeason.jpg

[JamieE]

Whew what a day! Heres my menu..

B- Yogurt
L- 1 slice of school Pizza, salad, apples
S- Peaches
D- (oh the story of my dinner!! lol see below) Whopper Jr on whole wheat bread, half a plate of steamed veggies

Ok so I worked until 5:30 and then went to Curves. I wasnt gonna be home till almost 7 so my mom made me some dinner. I came home and she had left it for me. She cooked steamed veggies and chicken breast made on the George Foreman....yeah chicken breast doesnt do so well on the ol Foreman! I cut open a piece to check it out and it was still red in the middle!! EEK!!! So I hopped in my car and drove to BK for a whopper Jr. I got home and took it off the bun and put it on a slice of whole wheat.

[Momto8]

ok, being sweeter tonight...
heres todays menu it isn't that great but it is within calories

B-coffee , 2eggs 220 calories
L-chilli 450calories
D- nothing got some stomach bug drank some chamomile tea..0 cals If I had know i was getting something...I would not have had the chili ewwwwwwwwww

water 100oz

morning aerobics 40 minutes.

[scatanafas]

Hey all...

I finally caught up reading everyone's posts..you all have so much going on, it is hard keeping up with everyone's lives..LOL..I give you credit for trying to eat well during good times and crazy times.....

Today:

Steel cut oatmeal
coffee with skim milk and 1tsp. raw sugar (gave up splenda)

roast beef on whole wheat bread, 1 tsp canola oil mayo.

chicken sausage
2 babybel cheeses.....

No, I didn't have any fruit or veggies, but I did eat less tahn this weeknd and had no bad snacking. Big improvement for me. I'll introduce some veggies and or fruit tomorrow.

I drank water but didn't note how much.....atleast 64oz.

Only had a teeny bit of diet coke, but i'm killing that habit too.

I FEEL BLOATED AND GROSS.....

Jazzercised for one hour :)

[CDCreations]

Good evening phen family! Everybody had great eating today, and I luv reading about you guys exercising, Scat jazzercising for one hour, Momto8 with 40 minutes of morning aerobics, JamieE going to Curves, proud of you guys for sweating away the calories!!! And I am so impressed that JamieE literally went home and changed breads on her burger; just by doing that one little thing, you saved yourself a ton of calories, and I know that took a whole lot of willpower!! So here is my menu for today:
B: South Beach protein bar
S: 6 Quaker mini rice cakes
L: low sugar/low carb yogurt, piece of low-milkfat Cracker Barrel cheese
S: Atkins Advantage protein shake
D: Lean Pockets chicken/brocolli/cheese
S: veggie plate of brocolli w/cheese, steamed green beans

I drank my water, and did some serious walking around my office for most of the afternoon, taking the long way around to get my projects done. It is a huge building, so I definitely got some miles in today!! I plan to go to the gym at lunchtime tomorrow to hit the treadmill --

Thanks again LZ, for uploading the weight progress chart for me; it is sooooo appreciated!! And my goodness, you're sick? I had a feeling something was wrong when you didn't post during the day today, feel better gurlfriend ...

Off to bed; want to get settled at a decent time tonight so I'll be ready for the gym tomorrow; as my mom used to say to me, I say to my phen family: Sweet dreams!!

[Phen-tastic79]

I have a feeling I am going to stay the same this week...oh well...I really **** at this week's challenge...but today I worked fruit into breakfast and apples into my lunch...and there were tomatoes and lettuce on my sandwich if that counts...I will try harder for the rest of the week!

It was really hard to get back to work today..the weekend was so wonderful...it felt good to rest...and shop for some new clothes! ALOT of people are taking notice of my weight loss...I tell them I am watching my calories but never tell them my little secret! It's the truth though! I am watching my calories and working out alot more! The Phen has really helped me...I used to feel hungry all of the time, it isn't like that anymore!

So guys...I have some beautiful clothes that I was planning on posting to the swap shop but I have decided against that...I will post them here and if anyone likes them...just send me enough to cover shipping and they are yours...which is a steal because if you've ******d Layne Bryant you know how expensive it can get! I used to drop $500 every three months on work clothes alone! some things still work but I will post the things that are just too big here...If someone doing the challenge can find a use for them that would be good....otherwise I will probably give them to good will! I am trying to get pictures up...hopefully with tomorrows post!

Oh, I am really proud of myself today because a co-worker brought donuts and even brought a "low calorie" selection for me and I resisted! Its really hard but I need to work on avoiding un-healthy choices just because they can be eaten within my calorie limit...I will keep trying...a step at a time....obstacle by obstacle and eventually...I will get there!

B: Yogurt and Fruit cup 200 cals
S: none
L: Grilled Chicken sandwhich no mayo 370
Apple Dippers 35
Diet Coke (WHY WHY WHY) 0
D: 1 cup spaghetti, homemade
calculated all the ingredients 200 calories
bread 150 calories
cheese 70 calories
S: pudding 180 calories

Daily total: 1205 calories

Exercise: 1,000 calories
water 4-1liter bottles
Vitamins...the usual usana health pak 100

scatanafas: You brought up some good points! maybe you are sabatoging yourself...I always do that to myself...it used to be that I wanted to get below that 200 mark so bad that everytime I got close I would mess up big time...here I am finally under it and the only thing that helped me get there was Phen...you have to find what works for you...maybe this isn't it for you...there are many different options out there...look at it this way sweetie...you are at a wonderful weight...you sure dont have anywhere near the large amount to lose like I do...Infact, I don't mean to sound disrespectful but hon, how much are you trying to lose because I bet you are very very near your ideal weight if you arent there already! Don't be so hard on yourself! I always think about the con's of Phen too...I have had the same thought you had "I should be able to do this on my own...yet I depend on this." and I am a little worried about what will happen when I stop taking it!

Momto8: I hate it when everyone thinks phen is a miracle pill as well...as my doc explained it to me..it's all about calories in and calories out...yes...phen is controlling my appetite but I am putting in the work counting calories and exercising to get where I want to be! Dang, everyone is getting this stomach bug! feel better soon!

ready2feelgoodagain: I think its sick that someone took notice that I go to the bathroom alot! thats sick and wrong!

KittyPie2: You did really good during your daughters birthday...i lose all self control at family functions

CDCreations: Thanks for the encouraging words...it means alot to have a support group like this!

Krissy8581: Can't wait to get to know you...I am doing an awful job at honoring this weeks challenge...I have to pick fruits and veggies I enjoy because I almost gagged on some raw broccoli in this veggie tray I ate awhile back...and I choked it down because it is supposed to be healthy.


4mami_mia: Have a great work out! Don't worry...i have a feeling that you arent the only one addicted to the internet and this forum!

LZ: Thank you for posting the chart it looks really good...I am so glad to be apart of this challenge...before we started it..i was in a major rut!

JamieE: You are so creative when it comes to making things healthy! I love it!

Good night everyone! Have a wonderful day tomorrow...only 3 days until the next weigh in! YAY! (yeah, I'm twisted) sweet dreams!

[shaynsethsmom]

Hi all , today was a good day , i have tried so hard to just keep moving , so i am real tired and i am getting ready for bed , so heres my menu ..
B-weight smart oatmeal 160
L- lean cuisine 250
S-8 multi grain chips , & salsa 150
D-southbeach chickensalad 290
total 850 cal ... 80 oz of water
did my stairs 4 times thought i was going to die ..lol..
carmen electra's hip hop , strip tease video ...
upper arms , and crunches ...
Good night all ...

[4mami_mia]

hi everyone! my menu
b- omlete made with 2 egg whites and 1 slice cheese.1 whole, nectarine, 1/2 fired plaintains)not good)
s- 2 strawberries
l- red baron thin personal pizza
s- fat free philly swirl cup
d- baked chicken, brown rice, carrots ( not sure of measurments but i had alot of chicken, .5 cup of rice and alot of carrots
dessert ( i was doing so well) 1 piece of sara lee pound cake (cost me about 160 in calories)
not sure of total calories but i pretty sure it was under 1500
water 64 YEAH

could have been better but improving wed and thurs are going to be my low carb days

[scatanafas]

Mom..hope that stomach virus is long gone by now....if anything it helps you go, right? tee hee.....

Shayneseth: I am thinking about getting the carmen electra strip tease for a goof. so m many people on this forum say they do it. I want to see if I can get a used one on ebay for cheap....I spend WAY too much money on workout stuff that I don't use......


phentastic> I have to say that buying new clothes (in a smaller size) is such a HIGH! I haven't done that in a while, I'd just be happy shopping in my own closet and finding things that fit me again!

CD..You ate so well yesterday! I'm getting ideas from seeing what you eat.

Jamie, that was pretty disciplined to put your whopper on different bread. I never would have thought of doing that and I probably would not have bothered. way to go!

Jamie...apples have alot of acid in them, so maybe that is why your tummy hurt...also the skins have alot of fiber so maybe that upset you too. If I have too much fiber I get bloated. I tried to do a colon cleanse once and thought I was going to die!

Kittypie..my son was playing me like that too..he LOVED going to the nurse. Once he faked spraining his ankle...that was last year, this year he has been okay....stick to your guns, just make sure he really isn't sick...cause that would be mean if you don't get him....

Mami..I LOVE PLANTANAS! In college I had a cuban friend that taught me how to make them, I wish she didn't. I know you can eat them other ways besides fried but why bother...fried is so good! I have not had them in years, now that you mentioned it I want to go buy some.....LOL.....

LZ..feel better girl.....


Okay my update is that I lost a few lbs. of that bloat yesterday. I think the Jazzercise helped......I feel a little better. I don't teach jazz. today so I am going to get on the elliptical and not stop until I'm sassified.....hee hee

[scatanafas]

Phen-tastic...You asked me how much I want to lose.....Well I am almost to goal but it seems so far away. I'd be happy with another five lbs and to be able to maintain that would be wonderful. My goal is more about getting in shape at this point, dropping some inches. I sound like I'm tiny but I have a small frame and all the weight is in my butt and thighs.....I posted a pic of me in a bathing suit once and people thought I looked bigger than my weight :( Someone told me that I looked thick.....so I really don't look small....I have big boobs too and that makes me look a little bigger as well....Trust me I am not complaining, I look so much better than I did at 170 lbs years ago but I guess I just want to get to a place I knew I was for years before I started binging.....It wasn't that long ago either (2005) so I know that I'm being realistic. i know that i'm not going to look 25 again.....

Being in the fitness industry doesn't help either, I feel like I have to have a higher standard for myself...it is added pressure......

[LZ]

Good morning.

I'm feeling much better, except no energy. No phen for two days besides being sick. I had 11/2 left and gave daughter the one and took the half. We are going to the doc today. I'm still not back to where I was even after the violent sickness I just had. I won't go into details, but I felt worse than I did when I was in labor! I was at 139.8 I think on my scale this morning...I just remember it was finally back under that 140.

Menu for yesterday:
1/2 can chicken noodle soup
about 20 saltine crackers
3 chicken nuggets
1/2 bagel

Not doing well on this weekly challenge do far. I hope to change that today..

Phen, isn't wonderful when people start noticing your weightloss? Foe me, it is especially good when seeing someone I haven't seen in two years. They really are amazed. I don't share the phen secret either. Diet and exercise! That is what always say. It is true, without those compoents I would have got close to nowhere.

Mom8, I hope your bug goes away. There is some nasty stuff going around this year. I really feel I deserve to be at goal after my Sunday night. I guess I shouldn't have had those salty crackers. TOM is looming too.

Kitty, not you too with the stomach bug! How are you today?

CD, we should show some weightloss this week anyway.

Trauma, :miss_u:

Krissy, have you ran into her yet?

Everyone, have a great day. TTYL

[KittyPie2]

Hello everyone,

LZ: I am feeling great today... thanks for asking. Yesterday was rough though. After I took that anti-diarreah medicine I stopped going to the bathroom, thank goodness, but my stomach hurt all day, like a knot in it. I started to feel better by evening time. My left side was hurting and I was starting to think appendicitis or gallbladder or something... but maybe it was just gas!! lol I got up this morning, took the kids to school, and exercised for 40 min. no problem,.....so I'm glad it's over with! Glad you are feeling better too. I'm not doing good with the fruits and veggies either!

Phen-tastic: Good job resisting the lower fat donuts!! You are right.... just because they are there, doesn't mean you have to eat them. Congrats on the compliments you are getting too, it's wonderful when people notice, huh?

Scat: You should try The Firm! I lost so many inches doing that stepper thing. It toned me good. It was my sisters so I had to give it back, but I lost like 10" from doing it for 12 weeks. She's leaving for the Air Force soon, I may have to get it back from her before she leaves!!! My thighs are the biggest part of me too... I hate them! I'm getting some "Curves" toning shorts that make you sweat more in that area to try to help slim them down! Not sure if it will help, but I am willing to try anything. I have so many cellulite creams and potions in my cabinet it's not even funny. I even have one of those massagers that you're supposed to roll on your fat to try to break it up........I know, pathetic!!!!! LOL But, Phentastic is right... you are really close to your goal, so I wouldn't worry about the number on the scale so much anymore and just try to focus on firming things up. Plus, if you build muscle, it weighs more than fat...so you could actually weigh more on the scale, but look skinnier in the mirror... you know?? You are doing FANTASIC!!!

Momto8: Are you feeling any better today?

Shaynes: Great job on your menu and working out!! How's that strip tease workout, is it fun? I do Core Rhythms, which is alot of latin dancing and hip thrusting. It's fun and a really good workout.

Gotta go for now... my daughter wants lunch. I'll be back in a little bit! ttyl...........

[ready2feelgoodagain]

Hope everyone is having a great and healthy day. I did great on calories yesterday but no water :( I am doing great on calories today and 32 oz of water so far. :D

Phen - I did not really mean humorous funny, I meant bizaar funny, I am sorry if I offended you :(

Hope everyone is feeling better - there seems to be so many sick people right now.

Tomorrow is my first dr. appt, I am so excited about going (thats never happened before).

[KittyPie2]

TIP OF THE DAY:

Okay, so this weeks challenge is getting in our fruits and veggies, right? Well, sometimes that is not so easy and when that is the case, 100% fruit juice and vegetable juice is a good alternative. Look for fruit juice that says 100% juice and it's better if it's sweetened with Splenda and not sugar. The V8 Fusions have fruits and vegetables in it, and there's also a Diet version. There's also the new Juicy Juice Healthy Harvest that has both. V8 is a great vegetable juice, but has alot of sodium. Whole, fresh fruit and vegetables are always better for you because it doesn't have anything aritficial in it. But, it's okay to get one or two servings of the 8-10 you need a day, from a juice/vegetable drink. Just be sure to read the labels and don't pour yourself more than one serving at a time!! :-)

[corr]

Hi All.. I know it's been awhile since I posted.. I got quite discouraged at the weigh in last Thursday,, however this week is looking up.. I've really been eating only lean chicken for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I've thrown in a sugar free pudding here or there... I've been excercising about 2 hours of cardio a day and 1 hour of strength/cardio combined averaging beteen about 1800-2000 of burned calories through excercise... if i haven't lost some major pounds or inches at the end of this week... I will give up... I really didn't do much Saturday or Sunday as I was running with the kids.... On the upside my oldest had an ice hockey tryout for an allstate team and made it. Man did she look good out there. She will now be going up against the best of the best in Canada, New England and the northern and eastern parts of the country.

[CDCreations]

Good afternoon phen family!! Hope everyone is having a great day today, working out, drinking water, all that jazz!! :) I am happy to report that I indeed went to the gym at lunchtime, and did 30 good minutes on the treadmill, and also did two sets of 60 situps each on the weight machine, and drank good water today too!! I must share with everyone, and 4mami_mia, take note, since you said you want to do low-carb tomorrow and Thursday: I got some tortilla wraps from the grocery store; they are made by LaTortilla Factory, and the type I got was whole wheat low-carb/low-fat; they are: only 50 calories, 2 grams of fat, 180 sodium, 11 grams of carbs, and a whopping 8 grams of dietary fiber!! With 8 grams of fiber, that is subtracted from the carb total, leaving only 3 carb grams!! I got them yesterday, and the expiration date is May 29, so these will last and stay fresher a lot longer than regular bread. So for lunch, what I did was warm the torilla up in the microwave, spread dijon mustard on it (0 calories/0carbs/0 fat), warmed up 2 slices of turkey luncheon meat, added one slice of cheese, some lettuce, rolled it, and enjoyed with a full bottle of water, filled me right up!! This is a perfect meal for anyone, low carbing or not. This is an excellent way to "sandwich" a great meal while enjoying low calories and carbs, and getting the benefits of eating fiber!! I also plan to do a thread and copy this info to everyone on the phen board too; to my phen family: bon apetit! :) (I'll be back later with personals!)

[scatanafas]

Corr..

Did i read correctly, you are only eating chicken for three meals a day..WOW! That takes discipline......more power to you! And way to go on your daughter making the allstate hockey team! That is awesome!! I love hockey....I'm the only one in my family that watches it and I'm the only female...
Go figure!

Kittypie...I had the Firm years ago, I agree it is a great workout..I gave away the tapes and the "fanny blaster" though.....I'm really just looking for something fun to do in addition to my Jazzercise workouts....not in lieu of....today I used the elliptical while watching t.v.....It is the first ime in a LONG time I have been on that thing.....

have a good afternoon everyone.

[Momto8]

Feeling a little better today, kind of weak from the tummy think. But better..
Here is todays menu;
B-Coffee and yogurt-150
L-lemon chicken with rice and green beans-230
S-apple -130
Dinner baked chicken and spinach--230

780 calories total but I really ate alot of food
No cardio today Yet........ afraid to bounce the stomach.
Called the Bariatric about the lack of weight loss and the Generic phen thing. He had interesting things to say. Check out my post."There is a difference-I knew it" Makes me wonder
Have a great evening guys

[scatanafas]

breakfast:

Whole wheat pancake
1 tbs. syrup

whole grain bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar

fat free pomegranate yogurt

homemade enchilada...shredded chicken breast with lite mexican cheese on a whole wheat tortilla....

diet coke (I know, I'm supposed to have given that up, but I only had 12 oz)

That is it for me for the rest of the evening, unless i have some fruit.

20 minutes elliptical on higher resistance

[JamieE]

I have such a sore throat today! Yesterday one of the kids in my class coughed in my face and today she wasnt at school and I am sick. I would feel ok if it wasnt for the darn sore throat!

B- (couldnt eat. I was choking on water!)
L- soup, crackers, cheese sandwich
S- Pimento cheese and a few crackers
D- Tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread, low fat pringles
I'll probably have another snack in a few minutes. I have some sherbet in the freezer so I'm hoping that will help my throat.

[LZ]

Hello.

I'm not posting my menu yet. i'm not sure I'm done. It wasn't good for healthy choices after a trip to Sonic after the diet Doc except total calories are not bad. I could only eat half burger, less than half fries and less than half of regular blast. Tummy is not feeling very good tonight, but I feel hungry.

Good news, 138 at diet doc which is about right since his scale is about two pounds lighter than mine and TOPS. I was up .4 since last visit about 6 weeks ago, but he didn't even blink when i told him I just got off the prednisone. I was glad to see I wasn't up more. TOM is due anyday too. I am really excited about the opportunity to finally reach that goal.

Kitty, you know I love the FIRM. I miss it.

Jaime, I hope you feel better tomorrow.

Mom, hopefully we will be back at 100%.

CD, you rock! Keep up the great work. That tortilla lunch sounds good.

Scat, awesome job on the calories. i need to get some fruit in too. Also, more veggies and water and exercise!

Corr, don't set your mind to giving up, even if you don't see the results you want. This takes time. Look at me, two years for 48 pounds! You can do it! You know your doing the right things.

Eek, this week is getting away.

Have a good evening.

[Krissy8581]

hellooooooo......ladys!! Miss you all like crazy. I have been doing pretty good, so thats been good!!! Need to start switching up my food, getting pretty bored with what I eat. I feel like I know what is low in cals and stuff I can bring to work to save me, but its all getting so boring now, and Im not much of a cook and dont know what other things I can do. I get afraid of going over my calories to early in the day ya know? Anybody have any fabulous ideas they can give me for meals or snacks that are low cal but filling?? Feel like im gettin in a rut, Im mean still eating low cals but getting bored with it. Dont want that, I need to learn healthy eating all around!!

LZ~yeah I havnt heard from scat since the first day she got into washington, soooo....i dont know, i hope everything is going ok for her. Havnt seen her or run into her either. Im pretty sure she knows where I work, so hopefullyI will get a pleasant suprise one day!!

Well I will hopefully be back later for more personals!! Im just glad I have been able to get online for 2 days straight. Still looking for a good somewhat cheap laptop! So within the month!! Anybody have any ideas where to get a good cheaper laptop??

[JamieE]

Thanks LZ. I told my boss today "If I feel this bad tomorrow when I wake up I wont be at work, I'll be at the dr." haha. I didnt ask I told! We've only got like 7 wks of school left and these are the fun weeks! I want to enjoy it!

[shaynsethsmom]

well today has been really hard for me , i just hate being so overweight , and i know that i am loosing , but it just seems so overwhelming , i battled with my kids all day , they are so stubborn , and then i was wanting my comfort foods for the first time since i started my phen so i battled that all day toooo .... my throat has also been sore today, i think its this crazy weather .. i still got on my treadmill tonight and walked three and a half miles ... i cried for about two miles of that ... then whem my hubby got home , i just started yelling at him ... and then i cried some more , i know its not TOM , i had my uterus yanked out three months ago ... i just want this so bad , and i am so tired of letting myself down ... i am so glad i found this site ...,i needed to vent tonight ... my eating was up today , but i still only had 1200 calories ok so heres my menu today ......
B- low-fat coffee cake &a non fat skinny latte ....daughter had a field trip ...300 cal
L- grilled chicken sand on wheat no cheese all veggies , lite mayo 200cal
S- southbeach diet choc...thing 140 cal...
D- grilled chicken w\ mushrooms @ mexican restraunt ..no cheese or sourcream , 450
S- southbeach peanutbutter bar 130 cal...
80 oz water
ok people tomorrow will be a better day ... goodnight all.. Ang

ps... lol
Scat , the Carmen Electra videos are awsome , i feel muscles i did not know i had ... Amazon.com has used videos , and i have ordered from them and have alwaysgotten good quality ...
everyone else , keep up the good work ....

[Phen-tastic79]

This will be brief tonight...after work, the gym and catching up on household stuff...and trying to be more attentive to my sweetie... I am beat...I want to go to bed and watch the biggest loser (ti-vo)

B: Fruit and Yogurt 260 calories
S: small red apple 55 calories
L: Cheese 70
2 slices lite bread 80
chk soup 180
100 cal pack 100
D: healthy choice meal 200
ice cream 130
S: Skinny Cow 140

total: 1,215
exercise: treadmill..the usual...1,002 cals
water 5-1 liter bottles...I drank water as if I were walking through the desert today
vitamins: usana 100 pak

scatanafas: I hear you on the shopping in your closet thing...that got me by for quite awhile! I loved fitting into things that i haven't been able to get even one arm into! You sound so motivated..It would be added pressure if you work in the fitness industry...one of the nurses that works at the same health care facility as I do also teaches classes at the gym where i work out...she has asked me to take her "Total Body" class...but I don't feel comfortable...I told her I would take a class when I get down to 160! You seem really into fitness which is wonderful...I wish I could have learned what I am learning now in my childhood..maybe I wouldn't have fought this battle for the majority of my life if I had....I vow to myself that when I have children...they are going to eat nutritious foods...and do alot of fun physical activity type of stuff...in the hope that habits learned early will stick!

LZ: It is wonderful when people notice..its like validation...because I don't really see much of a change..only that I had to buy new clothes...but I feel the same as before...maybe I will really be able to tell with the next 20 lb loss!

KittyPie2: The donut thing happened again today...inspite of a stern warning from management about having food at the work station in a government facility people are still bringing it in...I resisted again today and had a juicy apple instead and felt really good about my choice!

ready2feelgoodagain: Not really sure how you may have offended me dear...but you haven't to answer your question! I come from a family that loves to tease (they are the kind of people who see you trip and fall...laugh first and ask if you're okay second *lol*) and it is very hard to offend me...but I will look back through the posts and see if I can find what your talking about :p

I hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow...sorry this is so brief...I am really beat! goodnight!

[scatanafas]

Phentastic...It seems like I am really into fitness but trust me, as far as fitness instructors go I am not the cream of the crop...LOL...I go through periods of all I do is workout, and then periods of being lazy and not working out unless I have to teach class which right now is only three times a week. I'm starting to get my motivation back after a winter of not really pushing myself. I didn't discover fitness until my late 30's....before that I would start something and always quit or get frustrated because I didn't see results. I used to lose weight by dieting only....NOW I have to exercise to really make this work. I wish I started a healthy lifestyle earlier in my life also, especially before my pregnancies....but live and learn I guess! You s hould take that nurse's class..everybody starts somewhere. I think Jazzercise is a good place to start because it is easily modified to different levels.......You sound like yo uhave a full schedule though, I give you credit for fitting in fitness...:)

[scatanafas]

Good mornign folks...

My weight is back up, it is fluctuating like crazy! Not sure what the deal is, I'm not going to get all caught up over it.......I'm hoping I can have a decent weigh in for our chart by Friday.....

I'm going to treat myself to some shopping this morning, have some cool coupons for Kohl's. Then I have a ton of work to do..it never ends.....

Hoping I can get in touch with someone to rent space from for the business otherwise this month or next is IT....

Have a great day and I'll talk to you all later...

HAVE A SKINNY DAY!

[Momto8]

Good morning ladies,
Seems as if EVERYONE was no where near being up to parr yesterday.Hopefully everyones day will be better today!!!!!!!!!
My tummy seems a little better today, not quiet perfect but liveable. The scales finally went down 1 lb, after 9 days.hope it actually stay there..I stepped on 3 times to make sure.LOL
Jamie- I hope your throat is better today and its only the pollen and not strep or something..
LZ- I think four lbs is great for having been on prednisone. I was on it for 3 months and gained over 30lbs. so you did amazing.
Scat-I sooooo love whole grain bread dipped in oil......yummy!!! Thats all I got out of your post hehehe..food not really, I wanna go to khols too!
Phen-sometimes you just have to stop what your doing and spend time with your sweetie------it is the people in our lives that take priority.let the house fall apart a day ot two...or three........
Shayn seths mom--I hate days like that....Just keep your eyes on your goal cry when you need to---we all do!
Well, I am off for my exercise........guess I'll do some cardio today. I'm going to see if Paula and I can work on our relationship..But I kinda think she is going to still want it done her way.sighhhhhhhhh

[JamieE]

Ugh I feel horrible! I was up half the night because my throat hurt so bad. I was trying to eat SOMETHING this morning and could barely get yogurt down...needless to say, Im off to the doc!

[LZ]

Good morning.

Gosh gals, we have to kick these illnesses out. Jaimie, I hope the Doc gives you something that makes you feel better fast. What age do you terach? I can't recall.

Mom8, even better that is .4. My stomach is still iffy today, but it serves me right after how I ate yesterday.
B-none
L-1/2 sonic burger w/mustard;<1/2 fries,<1/2 blizzard (at 2:30)
D-3 crackers;1 serving squash casserole (trying to get back on the program)

Total calories 929; 36 grams of fat so not too bad. Boy did I pay.Indigestion all night. I will be eating better today. So far, it's Sprite Zero, but I am going to drink my protein shake here in a bit.

Also Mom, you look amazing for the almost 40 y/o Mom of 8. When is your birthday? Mine is April 18th.

Scat, we will get to goal! You have been on a roll.

Phen, your menu looks great. Good job on exercise too.

Shayne, we all have those days. You are doing awesome. Great job at the mexican restaurant. I know it takes time, but we didn't gain it all that quick either. Have a better day today!

Between the hysterectomy and the phen, no wonder your emotions are all over.

Krissy, glad to hear you are doing so well.

Trauma, where are you?

Kitty, thanks for reminding us about the alternate ways to get our veggies.

Have a great day all. lots to do. I will TTYL.

[JamieE]

Well here I am posting at noon so obviously the doc didnt have good news for me! Its strep...ugh! He said it was a monster case of step actually. It has even spread to the roof of my mouth. So no work for me today. My boss is not happy Im sure! I dont have a teacher to fill in but I cant help that!

LZ my Head Start class is 3,4 and 5 yr olds. 20 of them! LOL

[CDCreations]

Good afternoon phen family! Sorry I didn't get a chance to post last night or this morning; I have been so busy, but pretty much stayed good! :) I did work out at the gym during the my lunchtime yesterday, just pushed through the fatigue and got the job done!! My menu for yesterday:
B: one apple, peeled and cut into squares; mixed with nonfat plain yogurt and few raisins; delicious!
L: my tortilla/turkey/cheese/dijon mustard wrap; good!
S: low sugar/low carb yogurt; 6 Quaker mini rice cakes
D: 3 chicken wingette pieces, small bit of steamed corn, and steamed brocolli
S: 100-calorie ice cream

Got my water in too -- since I have choir rehearsal tonight, I'll post my menu for today too (started low-carb):
B: 2 scrambled eggs and 3 pieces of microwave bacon
S: low sugar/low carb yogurt
L: tortilla chicken and cheese wrap
S: few macadamia nuts

Dinner will be a South Beach bar before rehearsal, and a plate of brocolli when I get back --

I am so far behind on personals!!

JamieE: Oh no, severe strep throat? Yeah, you were going through some major pain with that! So sorry to hear; take it easy, and yeah, can't be around the children with that!! Get some rest, and feel better soon, gurl!!

Kittiepie: Hey gurl!! Luved your Tip of the Day, it blends in so well with this week's challenge; excellent!! And hope you're feeling better, my goodness ...

Momto8: Wow, you look great for having had 8 kids!! I only had 2, and my stomach shows every stretch mark as evidence!! And you were sick too? Feel better gurl ...

Phen-tastic: Great menu, and your workouts are the bomb - keep it up, proud of you!! And luv your idea of teaching the children you plan to have how to eat healthy; and you will be an excellent example for them too!!

Corr: Hey gurl!! Glad to see you!! I see you're eating chicken, which is a great choice because of the no carb, but try to incorporate a bit of veggies to go with it, like brocolli, zucchini, green beans, like that; it will still keep you in the low-carb category, but will be giving you some nutrients that are needed. I'm also doing low carb today, see my earlier post for that delicious chicken wrap; gurl, it will fill you up!! And of course, with a low carb diet, please be sure you're taking a multivitamin daily -- you're doing great, keep it up!!

4mami: Luved reading about you eating those strawberries, yummy, excellent choice!! How is little man today?

Sheansethsmom: Hey gurl, you know, I am so glad you found this site to vent also -- we're here for you, and know just how you're feeling. And you had the added stress of your kids, foods you want to eat and can't have, the weight issue, all that. But know that you are doing excellent, eating great, working out, and I am so proud of you!!! Not to fret or worry gurlfriend, it's all gonna be all right, you'll see!!

Krissy: Hi gurl!!! Glad to see you!! If you're looking for a delicious low cal, low carb meal, just try that wrap I described in an earlier message, soooo good and filling!! Also check out the menus we've posted, and you're sure to find some excellent meal choices!!

LZ: Hey gurl!!! Yep, I agree, I truly believe you are gonna make it to goal too!! And so sorry to hear that you are sick too, you feel better ...

Scat: I luv shopping at Kohl's, way to go for having coupons to enjoy!! And gurl, I've got my fingers crossed that you can find another space to rent for your business, hoping and praying real hard for that to happen real soon!!

Hello and happy Wednesday to everyone!! By the way, if anyone has a suggestion for a weekly challenge, please PM me with your ideas; thanks in advance, and congrats to all the water drinkers today!! :D

[DULA527]

Am I allowed to join the challenge, this late in the game?
This would be my first challenge, since being on phen.

Just in case:
My name is Inez - I live in Richmond VA - I am an Inside Sales Account Manager for a major trucking company - I am the mother of three (3) kids, Keilah, Joshua & Seraya - I share a house with my very best friend, Cherrie and her two (2) kids, Ashley & Jonathan. My dream career is to be a full time doula (labor assistant). I believe that is my passion. I am an ordained minister, in two (2) states - NY & VA - I am currently in the process of completing my first book - hopefully, before the end of the year - I was abandoned by my mother when I was 10 months old and was raised in an abusive home - After high school, I moved in w/ my Godmother and completed my associates degree in business - I married my Godmother's brother, hence my beautiful offspring - I was married for ten (10) years, then separated due to "the madness" - I have been divorced for four (4) years - it has been tough, but God has seen me through alot, and He will not leave me to myself - I have changed, since my marriage - I will say for the better (as a person), however, I have gained nearly 70 lbs - 8 of which have been lost this last month - I will be 41 on May 27 - The mini-goal I wish to reach is 180 lbs by May 9 (Josh's field trip) & 175 lbs by my birthday:
Menu
B - 4 slices of turkey & 8 cubes of cheese
S - Apple
L - Banana
S - Pistachios
S - Navel Orange
D - small portion of lazagna

[scatanafas]

quick check in.....I had way too many carbs today....

morning : didn't feel good so I didn't have breakfast....

lunch: 2 hard boiled eggs, one whole wheat muffin with 1 tsp. smart balance spread.

dinner: one slice of pizza, one garlic knot and a few pieces of baked ziti..eeeww..now I remember why I don't eat pasta..it sticks to my stomach like lead....

not a good day food wise but it is 6:35pm and i"m pretty much done for the day...I won't be eating again..I feel FULL. Took a whole tablet of phen today since the generic I have doesn't work diddly.....damn that Target pharmacy!! I got brass monkey pills!

going to get on the elliptical as sson as I get back from dropping off son at scouts..

ciao for now dear ones....

[4mami_mia]

hi everyone! i dont know if this 2 days of low carb is going to work. I an barket eatubg

today so far

b- boiled egg, orange
s-fistfull of mixed nuts
l- salad with mixed greens, bellpepper,boiled egg, cucumber, 2tblsp fat free italian dressing
d- plan to have a hamburger patty no bun, brocolli, brown rice

somehow this i managed to get 40 aomething grams of carbs in, BEFORE dinner. This carb thing is too hard. I have to find another aproach

so far im only at 830 calories

water im at 54oz so far

work out- ab,bicep,tricep,leg,glutes circuit training
turbo jam learn and burn (15 minute) Ab jam (20 minute)


i think im going to count points, im having a hard time with calories.

[4mami_mia]

CD the baby is better, thank you
everyone i found a great food journal site that allows you to create your menu and shopping lists, I found it on the biggest loser blog last night

healthyliving dot com /profile/index.cfm

make sure you add the www. and change the dot com to .com with no spaces.


it has really great recipes, the best i have seen so far and its free.
you can designe your own fitness plan or they will give you one and it has tons of info
check it out when you get a chance




also i sneaked a peak at the scale today and im am definetly going down

[scatanafas]

Mami,

Glad the baby is doing better....I used to hate it when my little ones were sick as babies....they seem so helpless and they can't tell you what is wrong......

Your low carb menu sounds healthy for today girl! You may want to cut the rice though..even though it is healthy carb it is still rice! and the dressing is prob. loaded with carbs...use some olive oil and vinegar instead.....I used to do atkins and led a low carb lifestyle for two years, I was in the best shape of my life and felt great back then....I wish I could do it again but it just seems to hard for me now.

[LZ]

Inez, CD will say welcome!, next time she checks in. We welcome everyone at all stages. It sounds like you lead an eventful and very busy life.

4Mama, I cannot do the low carb either. I try to stay under 1250 calories and keep my fat grams relatively low. I do try to stick with the whole grain carbs on my good days.

Scat, love your new avatar. I took my two whole phen today. I got a lot of housework done and 11/2 hours of outdoor work w/some good cardio.

CD, I had three sevings of veggies so far and am on my last bottle of water. I am looking forward to weigh-in Friday.

[JamieE]

well here is my pitiful menu for today...

B- attempted to eat yogurt..ate about 1/2
S- Orange Sherbet
L- Veggie soup (1/2 can) and 1/2 cheese sandwich on whole wheat
S- Ice cream
D- chicken noodle soup broth
S- Orange sherbet

can you tell what was easiest for me to eat today?! LOL

[nelawso]

Hi my name is Noreen I am 37 yrs old married with 4 children. I recently found out I am going to be a nana and I couldn't handle me being in my 1st grandbaby pictures as big as I was. This is my 2nd time on Phen. I did this 5 yrs ago and lost 60 lbs and I loved it. But as alot of us I am an emotional eater. With daily stress I gained it all back. So I went back to the doc and started this challenge on March 25,2008 weighning in at 221 on the doc scale. This morning on mine I am down to 204 for a total of 17 lbs in 2 weeks. I would love to take this challenge. Because I hate not to accomplish something. So I am COMMITED. See you all in a week after dancing everyday and looking forward to hearing from you guys. GOOD LUCK
Noreen:)

[4mami_mia]

welcome dula and nelawso!! Jamie hope you feel better.
LZ, i use to do atkins before also and was okay on it, didnt really have much energy. But now I see its not really for me. I dont mind eating brown rice, and wheat pasta.
LZ you took two phen? My dr wanted to prescirbe 15mg for the evenings on top of my 37.5mg because the phen is wearing off quicker but i thought that i would never sleep like that. I may just try it.

scatanafas thank you, i wish i had read your comment liek 10 minutes ago, maybe it would have prevented me from eating a 100 calorie pack twinkie lol. What can i say i tried. I didnt have the rice though.

I think instead of doing 2 days no carb/grains, i will do 2 days low carb/grains.

[CDCreations]

Good evening phen family! Just got back from choir rehearsal, and I enjoyed the singing a lot!! Stopped at the store and got chicken breast, hamburger, and they had the steamed whole green beans on sale, so I got some of them too. When I got home, hubby had fixed some frozen fish squares, so I made a "fish sandwich" with whole wheat bread for dinner. Could have passed on the bread, but with that being my main carb for the day, I think I'll be all right! Too late to work out, but I'm definitely going to walk tomorrow at lunchtime, and do my bike in the evening. Since my job is about 3 blocks from the White House, I'll go down there; they have a really wide and long sidewalk area, and lots of folks walk or jog there --

DULA527: Hello, and welcome to our phen family!!! Never too late to join our challenge; we're happy to have you!! I see you are an ordained minister; Amen and Amen!! You have come to the right place; we are here to help and encourage one another, and do all we can to lose weight, and have fun along the way!! We are so glad you chose to join us; know that if you ever want to share, vent your frustrations, or share wonderful news of your clothes becoming bigger as you become smaller, anything, please feel free to share with us, we won't judge or criticize -- again, welcome!! :)

Nelawso: Hi, and welcome to our phen family also!!! So glad you chose to come and be with us as we travel through our weight loss journey together! I see that you are dancing, and that's great!! If you would like to continue that challenge, that would be fine -- a lot of us lost a lot of pounds as we danced our way to slimness!! For this week, we are incorporating veggies (and fruits) into our daily menus, so please join in with us on that one as well!! So glad to have you here; make yourself at home, get to know us as we get to know you, and let's do this thing together!! :)

To our new phen family members, DULA527 and Nelawso, please PM me your current weight, and also the goal weight you would like to be at by the end of this challenge (May 16), so I can add it to our weekly progress chart. Also, since our weekly weigh-in is on Friday, your current weight may be the same number as this Friday's weight, and that's okay. Get ready, because both of your lives are about to change!! :)

4mami: Hey gurl!!! I did a good carb day today, and also did Atkins years ago, lost a lot of weight on it too. I will try to hang in there, but for some reason, the carbs in my house keep calling my name!! Kinda struggling a bit, so hopefully it will work out where I can do this for at least through Friday -- Glad to hear little one is doing fine!! And I will definitely check out that website, I'll go and take a look; thanks for the tip!!

JamieE: Hey gurl!! Luv your picture, great smile!! When I read that you had that terrible strep throat, I said to myself, she's gonna eat cold things to soothe that throat, and I hope it helped you, I'm feeling for you ...

LZ: Hey gurl!! You are doing so great, eating your veggies, working out in the garden, housework, all that; proud of you!! And Friday at weigh-in time will be your true reward, you are truly doing great; these pounds have got to go, and it's the hard work that shows success!! :) Oh, wanted to ask you, I saw in one of your earlier menu posts that you had a squash or zuchinni casserole; pls. share your recipe, I'd love to have it!!

Scat: What'cha doing gurl? I hear you, I love those carbs so much, but they don't love me at all -- with you getting on the elliptical though, you're gonna need that carb energy to get you going on the machine, so good for you for working them off! And I remember how easy it was doing Atkins years ago when I was younger; I did that week earlier, but I agree, it's harder now to stay on course with low-carb eating, go figure!! :)

It is late, so I'm off to bed, but had to check in with my phen family before turning in -- have a good sleeping night everyone, and my mom used to also say: "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite"!!! Let's dream about all the water we're gonna drink tomorrow, The Thursday Before Weigh-In Day!! Proud of you all; TTYL!! :D

[scatanafas]

CD..I think overall I have maintained some good habits from my low carb lifestyle..no white bread, white pasta, no rice...but I have whole wheat bread and that bloats me up just as much as white bread does....I will indulge in pizza once a week but I have one slice instead of three.....I have to get more vegetables in and fruit too....I just really lose my appetite for them while on phen...isn't that strange? I want to start following a low carb lifestyle again..but I could never be in ketosis again the way I was on atkins..that was HARD. Looking back now I'm amazed that I did it! I was even measuring out my salad greens...LOL...how sad is that?? the bad side was the bad breath and constipation...and not alot of energy to work out...but once you get past induction you start feeling GREAT...I know that I did..I lost all my cravings for sugar and carbs, it was great..

Oh well.....some day i'll have it all figured out...until then I'll just work out like crazy...LOL

[Phen-tastic79]

I am almost ashamed to post this! today I got so hungry....so I ate...and ate...and ate...

actually I know what triggered it....this is such a "Me" thing to do! I got on the scale this morning...I know haven't been staying within my calories most days...and I know I need to eat healthier instead of eating 1,200 calories worth of junk food!..but I have come a very long way from where i used t be! anyway...so I got on the scale this morning and I am at 195 STILL!!! I thought for sure I would have lost something...i know there is one more day until weigh in and even though I will keep trying I doubt I will see a change by friday...it frustrated me so bad! on top of that i was really really hungry today and I ate everything in sight as you will see!

fresh fruit and granola bar: 180
90 cal snack bar 90
Grilled chicken sandwich 310
diet coke (med) 0
90 cal snack bar 90
chicken and dumplings 350
skinny cow 140
skinny cow 140 <-----FREAKING A'
Pudding 180
100 cal pack 100
total: 1580 HOLY HANNAH BIG GIRL!

Water- 4-1 liter bottles
exercise: same crap 1,000 burned
vitamins: usana

scatanafas: I saw your pic chica! you look wonderful! keep up the good work! I think I will try the total body session Tina teaches because the treadmill is getting boring...I don't care if it doesn't burn as many calories...i can do the total body mon, wed and fri and do the treadmill tues, thurs, sat....what can it hurt! Dang...two ladies were walking on the treadmill yesterday and they were talking and walking...they were both going really really fast and were looking like they were struggling with that speed...well both of them ended up catching the side of the belt with their shoes and took pretty nasty falls! not at the same time...but within about 20 minutes of eachother! There is this one lady that does the treadmills who kicks butt...I admire her stamina everyday...especially because she is about my mom's age...but i think they were trying to keep up with her...I say to hell with showing off...you have to do what you can handle...yeah it may take me 90 minutes to burn what I burn..but I do it at my pace and I'm safe! your words really inspired me to take a chance on that class...I have seen ladies my size and larger go in to the class when I am on the treadmill....you're so right "I have to start somewhere."

Momto8: He actually sat me down after work and wanted to have a "talk"...i thought something was wrong...like maybe he over-spent our account or something bad...I was relieved when he told me that with the both of us working and all of my after work committments (gym, practice etc) he felt a little neglected...at first I thought "How Needy," but then I realized I have been neglecting him a little bit! You are so right...the people we love are so important and need to be valued and cherished for the roles they play in our lives!

JamieE: EVERYONE has been coming into the clinic with Strep...i have been wiping everything down with Clorox wipes and spraying lysol...I wash my hands the second I'm done messing with the patient charts because believe it or not...they are the dirtiest thing in the facility! Feel better soon!

CD: My workouts are good but if i could just learn to eat better...i am sure i would really lose the weight! as it is right now...i never stay within my calories...and if i do..it's 1200 calories worth of junk! but I am a far cry from where I used to be...cheesburgers and fries everyday for lunch...big dinners and candy bars...so I am trying to change! Thank you for your encouragement...it gives me the courage to know that tomorrow is another day...another day to try and get it right again....what scares me is I only have about 14 pills left and only 1 refill left! I need to get myself in gear while I have this wonderful resource to tame my appetite!

Wow! you are in a choir! what pieces are you currently learning? Your job is three blocks away from the White House! I went to D.C. in High School...I had so much fun! We went to the White House and there were all of these protesters set up and this lady got a hold of me and my friend and was talking to us about legalizing mary J!...we saw so much that trip...I loved the library of congress and the capital building...lincoln memorial and the wall... but one of the things that touched me the most was the Holocaust museum....I remember everything about it...what the Jewish people endured was overwhelming and their story has a permanent place in my heart....my great uncle lives in King George Virginia and his home is right on the potomic river...I got to visit him for one day...he took me around..alot of the architecture around the D.C. area looked "french" to me...it was neat...beautiful buildings mixed into the heart of the city! What an exciting place to live!

DULA527: Welcome! I really enjoyed reading your post...it's fun getting to know new people! I have really enjoyed this challenge thus far...even though I haven't done too well on this week's challenge! Once again Welcome! you are among friends.

4mami_mia: Thank you for sharing that link! you should see what i have been using for a journal...just an old "mead" appointment book *lol*

nelawso: I hear you...I wanted to do this challenge...hoping it would motivate me...and it has...the support here is great! I look forward to posting everyday...I especially enjoy reading about what the girls are up to...everyone here is so wonderful and interesting!

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow! one more day to get through until weigh in...I feel like I'm a contestant on "The Biggest Loser" because i am thinking about my "last chance work out" before weigh in!

[Momto8]

I DIDN'T EAT ENOUGH...........

Yesterday was far from a positive eating day,I was so busy crying over my fat bikini pic...LOL that I just basically forgot breakfast.I decided to make my "exercise some hard yard work .. the pic was motivational.sighhhhhhhh
It was 78 degrees here yesterday and getting outside sounded wonderful so for hours and hours I pruned shrubs around the pool and house and pulled weeds..it was a good "workout'. So here is the menu:
B- coffee 80 cals
snack-apple 100
L-if you can call it one, turkey and cheese roll up 200 cals maybe...
yogurt-70
dinner-chicken spinach added a cup extra spinach for my veggies 280 cals
that was it.Total calories=630
Countless oz. of water.
TODAYS WEIGHT 181 WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 170'S HERE I COME!!

Phen,your boyfriend was very sweet to let you know how important time with you was he reached out in a mature positive way. You are alucky girl!!!

Dula, SO glad you are on this challenge too. I love your posts!!!

Scat oh Scat, my girl...........nuff said!!!!

CD, you are so postive.And up on this challenge...makes me wanna check the thread every day to see how everyone is doing kudos!!!!

Everyone else.............you are all doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully I will eat better today.

[scatanafas]

phen-tastic...I know there are alot of things more challenging and will burn more calories than Jazzercise, but it is just so much fun and the hour flies. I hate the "dreadmill" ..it is like torture to me. The only other thing I like is step class and spinning but I don't have time to do it all.........Just get out there and MOVE...and yes, the treadmill could be dangerous...why don't people just go at their own pace? I'll never understand that.......I see people doing such DANGEROUS stuff at the gym, it makes me nutty!



Okay y'all, I am back to taking half a phen. I was up until 1 last night...I can't have that....not with the full days I lead....I'm going back to half, I may start taking it later in the day to kill off some of the night time cravings, but those cravings are things I should handle on my own becuase eventually there will be no phen.....I took in alot of calories during the day yesterday so last night I really didn't have the munchies..just my craving for diet coke.....So I"m doing better.

Scale is still "playin' me"....why can't I get rid of the last few lbs? This is driving me crazy!

Going into the office today and packing some healthy goodies so I'm not tempted to go to the cafeteria and buy snackies.....


I go to jazzercise tonight..woot woot....

[LZ]

Menu for yesterday.

B-protein shake
L-Turkey on ww bread;pork skins
S-yogurt
D-chicken breast;salad w/ff dressing;squash casserole
S-high fiber bagel;l/2 c straberries;ff cool whip

total 949 calories 22 fat

[LZ]

Phen, your going to have those times when the scale seems to stall. 1580 is not too many calories. I have noticed on my many plateaus that sometimes it helps to up your calories for a day or two to shcok your system. If you get stalled do something different with your diet or exercise. You are doing great! Look at the big picture.

Also, you have lost 10% of your initial weight. That is normally when most hit their first plateau. I know it's hard not to get discouraged. We are here for you.

Mom, can I come swim in your pool? I love to work outside!

4Mami, I have a high tolerance to medication. I slept better last night than I have in ages. It does not bother me.

Scat, You and me both. Go away last few pounds!

Jaimie, hope you are starting to feel somewhat better.

Have a great, skinny day all. TTYL

[KittyPie2]

Good Morning everyone...

Sorry I was MIA yesterday, I was reading posts and taking notes, but never actually got time to post on here. I've been on the NEW MEMBERS board and answering alot of questions. I even wrote a big long post to give advice to the NEWBIES. I got a really good response, so I think it helped some of them understand that phen is not a miracle worker and that they still need to watch what they eat and start exercising, you know. Plus, the ever so important thing of EATING even though they're not going to be hunger when they first start their phen. So.... I was caught up over there. I feel sorry for all the newbies who are so nervous and anxious about starting and stuff. It's like I want to help every single one of them, but of course I couldn't do that.... I'd be at my computer 12 hours a day!

LZ: 138!! Woo hoo! :D Good job on all the work you are getting done! You are my hero!

Momto8: I have to agree that for having 8 kids, you look pretty good to me! Awww, don't cry over that picture.. it could be alot, lot worse! You have curves, just look at that waist! When you lose your weight, you are definately going to be wearing that bikini with pride! ;) Oh, and I tried to find the post you did on generic vs. name brand, but I couldn't find it. Where did you post it at?

Shaynseth: Good job on working out the other day, even though you were feeling low. How are you feeling now? Sometimes the phen can make you feel that way, you can feel strung out and emotional and sometimes crazy. How are you sleeping? I get that way when I go without good sleep for 2-3 days in a row. REM sleep is so important to your mental health, so if you're not sleeping good, that could be the reason for your emotional low. I take Benadryl at night to help me sleep. I have allergies though, so I'd probably take it anyway if I wasn't on phen. I also take Celexa for my depression every other night, it helps me sleep too. Hope you are feeling better! :)

Phen-tastic: Honey... 1580 calories is NOT alot for someone exercising as much as you do. Yes, the choices you made weren't that great, but it could have been worse, right? Just wait till you see my menu!!! How tall are you? I bet if you looked it up, your calories that you need a day are around 1500-1700 to lose weight and up to 2000 to maintain your current weight. PLUS.... you burned 1000 calories which only leaves you a NET of 580 for the day!! No wonder you are hungry!! IF you keep going like that you are going to shut your metabolism down and you won't lose any weight no matter how hard you try. :(

It's like an old train engine, you know the wood burning kind? That's how I think of metabolism. The fire is your metabolism, the smoke is fat burning off your body, and the wood is the food/nutrition. Picture it in your head....Yes, the train will go when the fire is low, but it goes slow, and there's less smoke. But if you stoke the fire with wood (food/nutrition), the fire burns hotter, and the train goes faster and it releases alot more smoke. Get it?? You have to eat more to keep your metabolism high, so when you do work out that hard, you are burning what you should be burning. Cause without enough calories, burning 1000 calories on paper is only like burning 500 in reality.... that's why people stop losing weight, even though they are exercising their A.s.s.e.s. off.

I'm not trying to lecture you or be a know it all, but it's a proven fact. I just want you to have the knowledge you need to do the best you can at this and succeed at this with as few bumps in the road as possible. I hate to see people burning that many calories and not losing.... it's counter-productive. I love all my phrends and I want the best for them!! :heart:

Scat: So you're a fitness instructor? I've been thinking about sending off for those "train at home" to be a personal trainer thing. Is that how you did it? Like your picture! You got a good waist too!!

JamieE: Get well soon sweetie!

4mami: I'll check out that site you mentioned... thanks!

Dula527: Welcome to the group! That is so cool that you want to be a doula. I have been thinking of doing that myself. I am a stay at home mom right now, but my daughter will be going to school full time in 2009-2010 school year and I need to figure out my life's passion. I either want to be a personal trainer, a councelor, or a labor coach. I just want to help people somehow!! I have a strong urge and sense that I'm supposed to help people somehow... I just don't know which way to go! I'm really good at counceling people, and have always wanted to be a psychiatrist, but the thought of going back to school for 5 years to become a shrink is daunting. Then I thought well, if I become a personal trainer, I can help them with their emotional issues as well as their fitness issues... which usually tie into one another anyway. Then I thought about being a labor coach, but I have small kids to take care of and it's not like I can just leave in the middle of the night if someone is in labor....... soooooo, everything is up in the air. I need to figure out what I want to do soon so I can start preparing. Hmmmm.... sorry if this is too much information on our first chat!! LOL :D

Nela: Welcome to our group as well. You will love all the support our phen family brings to everyone!

Okay, gotta go for now. Hello to everyone else too... sorry if I missed you!

[KittyPie2]

Tuesday's Menu: (good!!)
8am: 1/2 banana
8:15am: 40 min Workout + 20 oz water
9:50am: 1/2 banana + yogurt
12:30pm: 1/2 pb+j sand., 1 cupcake, 1/2 can 7-Up
2:00pm: Lean Cuisine Panini, cheetos, 20 oz water
5:00pm: Granola bar, some water
7:00pm: whole wheat speghetti, Prego, 1 pc butter bread on whole wheat, 1 pc chicken tender, 1 glass milk
9:00pm: Blue Bunny Ice Cream bar (130)
TOTAL= 1790
WORKOUT (-240)
NET = 1550


Wednesday's Menu: (bad!)

8am: coffee, splenda, creamer
10am: 25 min. dancing + 20 oz water (-180)
11am: Fiber One, milk, vitamins, 1 c apple juice
1pm: 2 chicken nuggets and few fries out of daughters Happy Meal
4pm: 2 turkey dogs, 2 white buns, baked Doritos, 20 oz water
5pm: 1 pc chocolate cake, 1 glass milk
6:30pm-8pm: 3 BEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:30pm: Small bowl of nacho's w/ chili, diced tomatoes, onions and Queso cheese
TOTAL = 2170!!!
WORKOUT= (-180)
NET= 1990 !!

Don't worry Phen-tastic. I am the worst eater in this group... always have been! I wish I could learn to eat better too! I'm just not crazy about trying new things so I stick with what I know most of the time.

[ready2feelgoodagain]

Good Morning to all!! I am not good on replying to personals so forgive me if I just generalize.

Welcome to our 2 new members I wish you luck on your journey.

It is so interesting to read everyones posts and see all the good, bad, crazy, etc. things that happen in everyones life. I may be closer to normal than I thought lol.

Just like lots of you, in the past few days there's been some good some bad. I was extremely proud of myself yesterday. I did everything I was suppose to. Exercised for 40 minutes, 64 oz of water (with crystal light what a lifesaver), calories intake was right around 900. So far today I am on the right track again but its still early.

Can't wait to jump on the scale tomorrow, I'm feeling pretty good about this hopefully I won't be disappointed.

Good luck to you ladies on tomorrows weigh-in . I hope we are all losers!! :D

[shaynsethsmom]

hi guys , sorry i didn't post yesterday , was still feeling bad , my throat still hurts , but not as bad , i only took half of my phen yesterday so that i could get a good eight hours of sleep , i think i got maybe six ..lol.. i did do my exercise yesterday , my bestfriend and i went for a long hard walk , it was beautiful outside, and i think the fresh air helped .. i also feel like i am on the biggest loser , my last chance workout will be tonight .. and i am hoping for a five pound weight loss this week .. i can dream ...

kittypie , i am sleeping ok , i guess , i know you guys say that we do not put this weight on overnight , and that is so true , but i put 40 of it on in three months .. my doc put me on lexapro for pmdd ... i gained like crazy , i even cut them done to only half ... and still all i wanted to do was sleep and eat .. it was horrible .. so that is why i had my surgery , i felt like i slept my life away , now i dont want to sleep more than 5 or six hors , so i like that side effect .. but i know my body needs more sometimes... thanks for being concerned .. it helps ...

everyone else i am reading all the post ,you guys are doing great , its nice to know that we are all human and no one is perfect , its more encouraging to me to know that i am not the only one who has hard days, but with each other we can all pull through ... & welcome newbies , this is a great challenge ..

ok so my menu for yesterday
B- special K ceral 150 cal
L- southbeach peanut butter bar 140 cal ..
D- applebees ... had the grilled herb chicken , with new potatos , and broc... it was so good .. 370 cal ..
S- south beach nut bar .. 140
coffee i was tired 80 cal..
total 900 cal... omg , i felt like i ate so much ..
100 oz water
have a great day , we weigh in tomorrow .. move , move, move !!!!

[KittyPie2]

TIP OF THE DAY..... (from Quality Health dot com)

Omega-3 fatty acids are a form of polyunsaturated fat that the body derives from food. Omega-3s (and omega-6s) are known as essential fatty acids (EFAs) because they are important for good health. The body cannot make these fatty acids on its own so omega-3s must be obtained from food. These different types of acids can be obtained in foods such as cold-water fish including tuna, salmon, and mackerel. Other important omega 3 fatty acids are found in dark green leafy vegetables, flaxseed oils, and certain vegetable oils.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been found to be beneficial for the heart. Positive effects include anti-inflammatory and anti-blood clotting actions, lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and reducing blood pressure. These fatty acids may also reduce the risks and symptoms for other disorders including diabetes, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, some cancers, and mental decline.

You can also get it in a supplement form, which is just as good as getting it from the fish and vegetables. Although, not as tasty!!

[scatanafas]

Shayne, do not apologize for not being here. Just know that we are here for you when you need support. I dn't know what pmdd is but I am glad that you had surgery and you have normal sleeping pattern now. You know my doctor put me on paxil for post partum depression and said I would only gain five lbs..YEAH RIGHT....that was hard weight to lose, lemme tell you....my metabolism was at a total stand still.....

We're all in this together whether you have ten lbs to lose or 100..I think somehow deep down inside we all feel pain of some sort...and that pain led us to phen and to challenge ourselves.

I took a whole phen yesterday and could not sleep until 1 am..i was SO HYPER (ask Momto8..she'll tell you..LOL). so i'm going back to half for now. I think sleep means more to me right now than anything else....

[scatanafas]

TIP OF THE DAY..... (from Quality Health dot com)

Omega-3 fatty acids are a form of polyunsaturated fat that the body derives from food. Omega-3s (and omega-6s) are known as essential fatty acids (EFAs) because they are important for good health. The body cannot make these fatty acids on its own so omega-3s must be obtained from food. These different types of acids can be obtained in foods such as cold-water fish including tuna, salmon, and mackerel. Other important omega 3 fatty acids are found in dark green leafy vegetables, flaxseed oils, and certain vegetable oils.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been found to be beneficial for the heart. Positive effects include anti-inflammatory and anti-blood clotting actions, lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and reducing blood pressure. These fatty acids may also reduce the risks and symptoms for other disorders including diabetes, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, some cancers, and mental decline.


You can also get it in a supplement form, which is just as good as getting it from the fish and vegetables. Although, not as tasty!!

OMEGA 3 oil is the BOMB.....I read Dr Perricone's book and he is a big believer in omega 3...when I took it I swore I lost weight because of it..and it is so good for our hearts! Phen has turned me off to alot of things including fish, so I am going to start taking my omega 3 again...I bought a good brand that does not taste fishy....

Thanks for all that info. girlfriend..you are a walking encyclopedia! Just alot cuter!

[Momto8]

LZ--of course you can come swim, everyone can.
Kittiepie, I think that post is under my experience with phen....don't look under new post go to the main foruma dn pull up the experience threads.. you may have to go ack a few pages.

[DULA527]

Thanks to everyone. I feel welcomed and empowered. I appreciate the well-wishes and the encouragement I receive from reading everyone's posts. I will go to the dr tomorrow, time for my phen refill - so I will have an official weight for this week. I will be walking for 1hr, this evening - hope that will burn something prior to the scale, tomorrow :)

B - 4 turkey slices & 7 cubes of cheese
S - small packet of trail mix
L - southwestern salad, from mcdonald's
S - cherry tomatoes & some grapes
D - not sure yet - still have some lasagna in the fridge

It is my hope to put in 10 mins on the ablounger, after my walk.

We can do this !! We are doing this !!

[Momto8]

HELLO EVERYONE...................
Today is a repeat of yesterday........my menu today was sparse....I just grazed all day......
Apple-100
yogurt-70
Banana-calories????? SCAT-I HATE bananas....thought I'd choke!!!
turkey cheese rollup-250
baby carrots-100
sesame oat bran sticks-250
Water ???? enough...... drank all day

calories 770 + the banana

Exercise worked in the yard again........5 hrs

[ready2feelgoodagain]

I did it two days in a row! 64 oz of water, calories between 1000 - 1100, mile and a half walk. Boy these B12 shots due seem to energize you a bit and the phentermine makes me not hungry at all but I have read you should eat at least 1200 calories - I'm close enough.

Good luck on you weigh-ins tomorrow ladies!

[corr]

Hi All,,,, I have to say I feel really bad for not having checked in for so long. But my spirits were on the ups as I jumped on the scale this morning and I was down 5 lbs. I've been eating CHICKEN,, CHICKEN,, AND CHICKEN FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER.... with a few snacks added in here and there..especially at night.. that's the hard one but I've been doing strawberries with fat free cool whip... tends to hit the spot.
I've been drinking about a gallon of water a day... and EXCERCISE.... 1 HOUR ON TREADMILL,,, 1HOUR OF SPINNING,,,1 HOUR OF CARDIO/STRENGTH (FROM JILLIAN) AND 1 HOUR OF ELIPTICAL. You may be wondering when I get anything else done....???? ME TOO... However my eye is on the target of May 23rd when my honey comes home from Iraq (I'm still hoping for good. ... but then I'd probably be dreaming).. My goal is to hit the 150 mark by then... I'm almost half way there.... 170's YOUR JUST AROUND THE CORNER...
Have a good night Everyone.

[scatanafas]

Just wanted to post what i ate today:

fiber one bar
some almonds

banana and strawberries

2 mini turkey burgers no bun...cheddar cheese and organic ketchup
tiny piece grain bread with olive oil (teeny piece, i'm cutting the habit)

spelt soba noodles
1 slice prosciutto
1 fat free greek yogurt with 1 tsp honey and a few almonds

teeny tiny piece 60 percent chocolate (antioxidants..lol)

too many carbs today, I'm the first to admit it. I guess today is my carb feed day..I'll go low carb tomorrow and the weekend...

I did an hour of hard core Jazzercise today.....it hurts so good!

[LZ]

Hello,

Shayne, I changed my mind. If 40 pounds went on over three months it should come off that fast. Well, I wish it would for you. Stick with us, we'll help all we can. I'll bet I could gain that much if I had to stay that long on prednisone too.

Corr, I want some of your energy. You go girl!

Ready2, great job the past two days.

Kitty, you know his scale is 2 pounds lighter than mine; however I am determined to see that on mine soon. If TOM would just show up, that should be that two pounds.:gulp:Thank you for the kudos!

Now for my daily confession:
B-2 egg omelet w/pork and ff cheese
L-2 whole wheat pop tarts:o;3 ounces beef jerky (waited too long between breakfast & lunch)
D-big salad w/low fat vinigrette;cooked carrots;green beans;1/4 c mac & ch;1/2 c strawberries

1274 calories/54 gm of fat (20 grams for the pork shoulder may be too high because it was trimmed and cooked in the crock pot-not fatty at all)

Good news, I burned about 525 calories between walking for an hour and working in the garden 11/2 hours.

What will the scale say tomorrow?

TTYL:spider_red:

[JamieE]

Well Im here! I felt ok today. Not great but ok. My throat wasnt AS sore but I still cant eat hard stuff. Anyway I felt ok all day then went to class tonight and started to run a fever and my throat was killin!! I probably used my voice too much yelling at kids on the playground (with 60 kids out there yelling is the only way anyone can hear!)

B- Yogurt
L- (prepare yourself its not good!) I was on the run so I ate 4 Krystals (I think they are like 160 cal)
D-Grilled chicken salad with light ranch dressing

[CDCreations]

Good evening phen family!!! Enjoyed reading everyone's posts, looks like we're going to have good weigh-ins tomorrow!! Left work 1/2 day to go with hubby to visit his friend who is in the hospital; he wasn't doing well earlier in the week, but today he looked a lot better, more strength and talked for a long while, then drifted off to sleep. We were glad to see him doing much better! So here's my menu:
B: Atkins Advantage protein shake
L. chicken/cheese wheat wrap
S: 2 handfuls of peanuts
D: 1/2 crabcake, cauliflower, green beans
S: 2 big forkfuls of hubby's cake, I know, bad!!

Water drinking was fair, since I was on the road and didn't want to get "caught" not being near a clean bathroom!! And I wanted to do my bike tonight, but didn't get a chance, also not good!!! But I'm so glad to see that everyone else worked up a sweat, so I've got to play catch-up tomorrow with burning the calories, and I'll make sure I take the time to do it!

JamieE: Hey gurl!!! Yeah, hard to hear anything over the voices of 60 kids!! And take care of that fever and your throat, don't want you hurting, so please be sure to get your meds in so you will feel better!!

Scat: Hey gurl!! I hear you about the carbs, they taste so good, but I've gotta fight the urge, not easy though ... It seems like the only way I can get a good weight loss is when I go low carb and stay with it several days, so I know what I need to do!! And praying you get good sleep tonight ...

Dula527: Hey gurl!!! Was very impressed by your menu, looks like you made some great food choices!! Yeah, get to your doctor, get your refill, definitely a priority!! And excellent for walking today; they say that is one of the best forms of exercise, so way to go!!

Momof8: Hey gurl!!! Yep, looks like you got some good grazing in today!! :) And kudos for working in the yard, my goodness, for a nice long time, burning those calories; way to go!!

Phen-tastic: Hey gurl!! I know about those carbs and calories, believe me, I know!! But when you say that you're eating less of them than you used to before, that's the change that you're looking for, decreasing the amount of food, and getting a handle on it, so I say, way to go, proud of you!!

Ready2feelgoodagain: Hey gurl! Excellent on your water intake and you were out walking too!! Proud of you, you're doing great, I think we're gonna see some really good numbers tomorrow; I can't wait to see them!!

Kittiepie: As always, your Tip of the Day is so good and informative -- that omega 3 is one of the best things to have, one of the reasons why I try to eat a lot of fish, tuna fish, foods like that. And I agree, it's much more tastier to get it from your foods rather than a pill, it probably comes in a capsule --

Corr: Hey gurl!! You've been eating that chicken, and working out, and losing weight; proud of you!!! I think maybe I need to hop aboard your diet plan and start eating that chicken too!! Maybe fire up the grill this weekend, and cook some meats for low carb meals -- keep up the great work!!

Sheansethsmom: Hey gurl!! Way to go on getting your long walk in also, it's the perfect exercise!! And with the weather finally getting really nice, the two go hand in hand!! Hope your thoat feels better soon ...

LZ: Hey gurl!! Don't forget, please share that squash casserole recipe; I luv squash!

Tomorrow is weigh-in day, and I've got a feeling there will be a lot of big grins!! :D So that I can update our progress chart, pls. either PM me or mention in your post tomorrow your weigh-in numbers!! Until then, sweet dreams, phen family!!!!

[Phen-tastic79]

Well here it is 12:09 a.m. I am just getting home but I had to post my menu! I didn't make it to the gym tonight...I decided to spend the evening with my honey...it was so fun! we went for a long drive in the mountains...just a relaxing drive...listening to a.m. radio! it was wonderful..

B: fruit and yogurt 180
S: snack bar 90
L: chk sand w/ apple dippers 35
D: lean cuisine 200
pudding 180
S: 100 cal pack

total 1155
exercise: none
water 4-1 liter bottles
vitamins...usana as always

goodnight guys..I am so tired my eyes are shutting as I type this...will post my weight tomorrow...not expecting a loss after the week I had...next week I vow to get more gym time in and work on eating healthier!

night night

[4mami_mia]

hey guys i went for my thursday weigh in at the clinic and im down to 225. i know i should be grateful but i hate pullig these small numbers)im starting to sound like a biggest loser contestant) My 28th b-day is may 4 and i wanted to lose at least 20lbs by then)

Scat i was wondering if you can answer a ? Im trying to make a circuit training routine but i have way to many exercise on there and get discouraged yet im afraid if i dont have alot then it will be worthless, any tips you can offer??

phen your calories do not seem that bad. That high day in calories will probably trigger more weight loss

kittiepie thanks for the info about metabolism, makes alot of sense

corr wow you have been busy.

ready2feelgood way to go on your successful days

LZ where in the world did you find whole wheat pop tarts??

CD your menu looks pretty good, the cake wasnt that bad at least you didnt have a whole big slice.

well im getting tired now so im off to bed

tomorrow is our last chance workout (like they say on the BL) lets get those workouts in

[scatanafas]

Hey Mami....I'm confused...what do you mean about circuit training routine? Do you mean doing a different thing each day, or the same workout session? I'll be happy to help, just give me some details of what you are doing now and why it is frustrating you.......

I am going to try and cut the carbs. I'll only have a carb in the morning and chances are it is going to be steel cut oatmeal. I am REALLY getting frustrated at this point..I'm not making ANY Progress....I feel like all my work is in vain. I'm taking the phen, working out and eating relatively well...what is it going to take to get to goal? I'm not whining, I'm just tired of this crap.

I'm declaring war on these nasty thighs today and pumping up the jam..for real. Getting on that elliptical every day....doing my squats and lunges.....whatever it takes.....I'm just so sick and tired of getting dressed every morning, looking at my thighs in the mirror and feeling nasty. I actually think my thighs look WORSE now that I lost some weight....maybe because everything else is smaller? who the heck knows.

thanks for listening to me beyotch today.....

got a "to do" list a mile long today, better get started on things now, but my workout on the elliptical is first!

have a skinny day y'all.

[Phen-tastic79]

on my way to work so this will be brief...last week's weight: 195 this week's weight: 192....it's only three pounds but I will take it! I thought for sure I would stay the same this week because of all this junk I have been eating...plus i only went to the gym four days this week...

This week I vow to eat healthier and exercise everyday if possible...I hope everyone has a good day...I will be back to post my menu tonight!

[A New Laurie in 2007]

Been a crazy busy week! Work is so busy (probably another two weeks and then it will slow down). We are remodeling a bedroom at home for my son so that is taking up a ton of time.

Eating hasn't been the best. I gained .5 lbs. I was 208 this morning.

Hope to be back chatting with ya'll real soon!

[iluvmydpo]

Hi there - I'm checking in to give you my weight. I weighed 208 this morning. That means I stayed the same. Sorry I couldn't contribute to pounds lost. :o( But I'm just happy to stay the same. You should have seen the way I was eating. But since I did stay the same I feel so motivated this morning so I'm hoping for great results next week!

[ready2feelgoodagain]

I hope they are all like this (wishful thinking I'm sure but a girl can dream) starting weight 240 this morning..........................234.5 thats a 5.5 loss :eek:. Hope everyone else does well. More later