Okay, guys, this it is!

No excuses, no whining, let's just make it happen!

We know how to make this band work for us and 2015 will be our year!

Not too bad yesterday..snow day so no school! Started with an exercise DVD. Did ok on food..one handful of chips and salsa ???? but good choices other than that. I ordered a fit bit zip yesterday for me and the hubs..if any of you track steps..what do you aim for? Glad to see everyone posting. @ssuther..let us know how your barium goes. Praying all is well

Today's plan

B--Greek yogurt

L-- frozen dinner

S--turkey jerky

D--chili

There will be a dessert because I'm having bunko at my house..I don't know what she's bringing but I will have a small amount.

Have a great day!

Yesterday was surprisingly calm and successful for me. I felt a little unmoored by not tracking food, but made all good high protein choices in moderate amounts. I got my stairs in. I wasn't tempted to overeat or snack. So far, so good. Same plan today.

Well, no barium swallow test. We had an unexpected 4-5" of snow last night. I drove for an hour watching cars slip, slide, & crash. I have zip experience with this stuff having moved from south Georgia. I called the facility and rescheduled for next week and came home. It wasn't worth it!

Sounds like you guys are up and at 'em this morning! I've got meals planned and working on my second tumbler of Water now. My husband and I will walk with Leslie tonight. We might even go out and walk in the snow for a bit. Our daughter loves that!

I'll check in later. Make it a good one!

Feeling much better today!

Breakfast- Greek Yogurt with Trail mix- 240

Lunch- Skinny chicken Casserole- 250

Snack- 2oz of cheese- 180 cal

Dinner- More Skinny Chicken Casserole- 250 (LOVE this stuff:-))

88 oz of Water

Work out video

Tada...Hope everyone is having a great day!

Feeling much better today!

Breakfast- Greek Yogurt with Trail mix- 240

Lunch- Skinny chicken Casserole- 250

Snack- 2oz of cheese- 180 cal

Dinner- More Skinny Chicken Casserole- 250 (LOVE this stuff:-))

88 oz of Water

Work out video

Tada...Hope everyone is having a great day!

will you share your recipe for your casserole?? I'm always looking for new recipes especially with the word skinny in it!! Lol!

Me too!! I'd love that recipe!!

@@2babutterfly @@s_suther

Absolutely! .

It was better today then it was last night. My husband just called to tell me he had some more today which I'm guessing means I better plan on making something else for dinner tonight because it's gone:-) That's always a sign that it was good!

1lb. Boneless skinless chicken breast- 480 cal

1/4 cup lite mayo- 70 cal

1 5.3oz PLAIN Okios Non-Fat Greek Yogurt- 80 cal

3 Tlb flour- 84 cal

1 1/2 cups skim milk- 120 cal

1 Tlb. olive oil- 119

1 small onion- 29 cal

1 8 oz package fresh mushrooms sliced- 80 cal

1 package of frozen chopped broccoli- steamed- Approx. 50 cal. I think this was an 8oz bag

3/4 cup 2% sharp shredded cheese- 240 cal

I love garlic so I minced an entire head:-)

Makes 6 servings ea. at approx. 225 cal. ea. I rounded up to 250 just in case I was off somewhere:-)

Steam your broccoli and set aside.

Chopped your garlic, mushrooms and onions and sauté in 1 tlb of olive oil for about 5 min. Dice your chicken and add it to the onion mushroom mixture and cook until chicken is done. Once the chicken is cooked stir in 3 Tlb of flour and cook for 1 min. then add in the milk stirring constantly let bubble and thicken about 3 min.. Transfer into a 8 X8 baking dish, mix in the broccoli, s & p, yogurt and mayo. Top with 3/4 cup of 2% sharp cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 for 20 min. YUMMMM!

That sounds soooo good!

Just checkin in. I did not eat a couple of things in my lunch and I stopped for a mcD coffee and nutria grain bar. dinner went well.

Exercise went 30 min walk at work and 35 min at home on e-kill. Water all in!

Got asked to work my day off tomorrow, so I'm off to bed. Hope we all did well!

That sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

Well, our snowday and change in all routine threw me for a loop today. Both of my peas were home and we ended up at a corner restaurant for lunch. While I counted it all, I am over my usual caloric intake by about 300 and feel like crap tonight.

The good, bad, & the ugly will be shared here, right? No whining, no excuses, just a plan!

Here it is:

Extra Water tonight & tomorrow to flush sodium and the junk. I walked 3 miles with Leslie tonight, but it was half-hearted since I'm lugging junk in my belly. I commit to 2 miles tomorrow morning, 3 miles tomorrow evening, and eating according to my plan tomorrow.

Posting here for accountability. As I've shared, I normally don't post or log the "bad" stuff, but am trying a new approach.

Onward and downward....

How are y'all?

Edited February 25, 201511 yr by s_suther

Just checking in... good day today. Tried Kifir for breakfast. A bit tart for my taste but it did keep me full a good long time. On target lunch. Drank plenty of water. Still need to get the vitamin/minerals in. Dinner homemade potato cheese soup and a bit of broccoli. Also had half a corn muffin. Did some mall walking as it is only 5 degrees here. Hope you have a blessed day! Elliptical sounds good there bacon~!

Ok my biggest accomplishment for today, my kids wanted my favorite treat tonight so I took them fully planning on getting myself one too BUT then I pictured that swimsuit I want and I didn't do it. The little victories over food feels great. It gives you tha t sense of control and strength over food.

Calories 1250, 88oz of water and exercise. Good day!

I got hungry an hour before lunch, so I had a handful of almonds. I normally don't like to snack, but my stomach was truly growling. Dinner went well. Got all my stairs in. Feels weird not to be counting calories, but today was moderate and on target. Fighting the urge to add up all the numbers in my head.

I weighed this morning. Lost another 2 pounds.

Plan for today is pretty similar to yesterday. I'm prob gonna ditch the b fast I packed. Not the best food choice. They have fresh fruit at my first stop. If it looks good that is what will happen.

We have a meeting at 3 pm. And the e mail said in bold letters pizza WILL BE SERVED. so I will prob only eat part of my lunch and go for 1 piece at the meeting.

Gonna try to hit 1hr walk and 300 step ups. I will take a break from e-kill.

@@punkinvine - good to hear from you. Sounds like you're busy. And cold!

@@enjoythetime - a HUGE victory in my world!!!! Way to take control and make healthy choices!

@@JustWatchMe - loving your posts as you work the plan without logging. You're an inspiration!

@@bacon - nice loss this week. Your hard work with planning food & exercise is paying off!!

Meals are planned, I'll do 96 oz of Water to help flush yesterday's food choices, and I've already done a 40 minute cardio video. I'll do a 3 mile walk with Leslie Sansone and my family this evening.

Let's make it work today!

I appreciate each of you sharing along the way. I enjoy, and learn from, your daily check-ins. Thank you for taking this journey with me and holding me accountable.