Everyday Systems

Day 1 - ?

B - homemade soda bread with butter (only ate a few bites of the crust because i found the rest of my home cooking was inedible)
1/2 c whole fat plain yogurt
1/4 c blueberries

L - chicken sandwich on whole wheat bread with mayo, cheese, veggies
1 serving Yo Baby blueberry yogurt

D - 1/2 glass red wine
chinese orange chicken (trader joe's)
brown rice
broccoli

* at dinner i had the wine while cooking and a few nibbles of the chicken, then i got into a fight with the bf and was too upset to eat right away, so it was sorta like a snack. and my plate was very full. not sure if i should count today as day as an success or failure.

B - 1 egg
1 slice WW toast
1/4 c whole milk yogurt w/ few blueberries
1 sm slice cheese
1 c coffee with soymilk

L - chicken sandwich on WW bread
1 pear

D- cheese and veggie ravioli
alfredo sauce
green beans
1 (very full) glass of red wine

Exercise: combo weights/cardio kickboxing dvd

* at dinner i had the wine while cooking and a few nibbles of the chicken, then i got into a fight with the bf and was too upset to eat right away, so it was sorta like a snack. and my plate was very full. not sure if i should count today as day as an success or failure.

Seems pretty successful to me Peachee..
Sorry about your fight..
I wouldn't want to eat until I felt better either..
Good move...

Have a great weekend!
Peace and Love,
Deb

Thanks Deb!
Everything is better now...sometimes fights are good things I guess, I just hate it when they interrupt me when I'm about to eat my dinner.

You have a great weekend as well!

B - 1/4 papaya
1 piece WW bread w/ peanut butter
1 c soymilk w/ honey
coffee w/ cream

L- ravioli w/ alfredo sauce
greenbeans and broccoli
1/4 papaya

D- chinese chicken
brown rice
broccoli
1 cosmo

treats: 1 mini hershey's bar, 1 lindt truffle, 3 small squares lindt dark chocolate

exercise: shadowboxing dvd, 45 min walk on treadmill

Success after success. Sounds good Peachee. Is that a nick name? I have a sister in law named Peachie. Just wondering?? LOL.

Congratulations on your success so far and a very good S day.

Thanks pangelsue! No it's not really a nickname....tho people sometimes think my lastname is peach because of the spelling. and i like peaches, james and the giant peach and the color, too

B- 2 blueberry poptarts
piece of papaya
coffee with soymilk

L- bagel with salmon creamcheese
apple

D- 1 roll
1 salad with oil and vinegar, walnuts and goat cheese
cured salmon with greens
1 glass wine

treats: icecream in pastry thing
exercise: 90 minutes or so of killer yoga video

Hi Peachee! I'm coming to have S days with you!!!
LOL...

PS.. Could you mention which kickass Yoga video you liked?
I tried several and they all bored the heck out of me!
Even the Ashtanga video by David Swenson...
As amazing as he is, he is so dull to listen to!!! LOL...
But he is an amazing Yogi!!!
Pretzle man for sure!

Have a great week!
Peace and Love,
Deb

Deb- the yoga video is by raquel welch and i believe it's called Total Beauty and total fitness. it's kick ass in that it kicked my ass but i don't know if it's less boring than other videos. my favorite workout video is this the elite forces :rapid readiness workout by a former secret agent - it is kickboxing with strength moves and stretching. hope that helps!

B- 2 eggs w/ onion, tomato and sm slice goat cheese
1/2 WW bagel
1/4 papaya
greentea w/ soymilk

L- turkey sandwich w/ goat cheese
apple

D- bourbon marinated salmon
edamame salad
cauliflower mashed "potatoes"
1 cosmo that was WAY TOO STRONG

* ate 1 plate full but still may have been too much

exercise: cardio kickbox workout (i am so sore today!)

Raquel Welch???? LOL!!!!
That sounds very interesting!

Well she was a pretty great dancer in her day...

Have a nice evening lieutenant kickass!
Peace and Love,
Deb

thanks deb!

today was not so hot. i went into work, the boy i work with was out sick and i had been feeling pretty sick (fell asleep real early last night, sore throat, drained today) so i left early. i left the lunch i packed at work and then i couldn't figure out what i wanted so i had oatmeal which wasn't really what i wanted i guess, since i ended up having a snack not too long after. back to day 1 tomorrow.

B- 1/2 c whole milk yogurt
sm bowl blueberries
1/3 c raw oats with soymilk, 1 T raisins, 1 walnut, 1 dried apricot
1/4 papaya
1 greentea, plain

(the little bowls for the oats and berries fit on my plate with the papaya and weren't super full, so i think it's ok)

L- 1/2 c oats w/ raisins, walnuts, 1 dried apricots, 3 T yogurt
hot cocoa - 1 c unsweetened soymilk, 2 T dark cocoa powder, stevia

Snack - goat cheese, crackers and lox and even a small handful of popcorn

i'll have my normal dinner tonite and get back on track tomorrow.

Ex: 45 minutes walking on treadmill

Day 1: No S: SUCCESS

B: bagel w/ creamcheese and lox
blueberries
coffee w/ cream

L: Amy's mac n cheese
4 buffallo chicken wings
2 baby carrots

D: 1 chicken sausage w/ onion
zuchinni
salad w/ walnuts, goat cheese, pear, oil and vinegar
few sips of red wine

Ex: even tho i feel like crap cuz i'm sick, i managed to do the combo kickboxing dvd because i can't stand to not move for a whole day.

Day 2: No S: SUCCESS

still sick, so no exercise today because i thought it was going to kill me...

B: 2 eggs w/ onion, tomato, spinach, sprinkle of goat cheese
1 piece WW toast w/ butter
1 slice cantaloupe
coffee w/ unsweetened soymilk

L: 1 turkey sandwich w/ goat cheese
1 pear

D: salmon
cauliflower
mashed potatoes
salad w/ goat cheese, walnuts, pear and olive oil/vinegar
1 full cosmo (i use unsweetened cranberry juice to mix)

Feel better Peachee....
Everyone I know around here, including me and my Mom and my Son, have all gotten some kind of bug...
Rest and soup!
Also, don't forget that Sick days are officially S days!
That kind of makes being sick fun!

Take care
Peace and Love,
Deb

deb- hope everyone there is feeling better. i can't breathe at all! it's really annoying. i decided not to use my sick days as s days because i'm really trying to form my habit - i just started this and i want to make some progress. i haven't been able to do my usual exercise routine (which i started just a week and 1/2 ago or so) the past 2 days...and i've been sick all week.

a little info on me...i don't have too much weight to lose but i did have an eating disorder and then after 10 years of that (i'm 23 as of may 10, so it's been most of my life that i remember) i decided, with some pushing from my bf, to stop dieting/exercising compulsively and do the whole "anti diet thing" by eating whenever i was hungry and whatever i wanted. (i didn't jump from e.d to antidiet - there were steps in between but too long to go into) easier said than done but i did that for about a year and gained a bit of weight but i guess look "average" with a little more in places than i would like. now i want to have a healthy relationship with food and my body, lose a little weight so i feel good about myself but mostly just have balance and a sane structure for a sense of "security". it has been TERRIFYING trying to let go of the eating disorder and gaining weight esp for someone who doesn't really know how to eat by hunger. no s makes it way easier to distinguish when i'm hungry and full and to eat what i REALLY want (i don't feel guilty about eating something heavier if i want it because i haven't been eating all day long and i dont' eat cookies for dinner). Sometimes i am tempted to add extra restrictions but i reread the website (i printed it out just for those moments) and it really seems to help calm me down....i promise myself i'll do it as is for a year and see how it goes.
Whew that was long!

Today Day 3: No S: SUCCESS

B - 1 c low sugar hemp granola w/ 1 c unsweetened soymilk and few almond slivers/raisins
1 c coffee

L- beef tenderloin w/ horseradish sauce, mashed potatoes, broccoli

D - 1 piece bread w/ olive oil
1/4 of HUGE portion at restuarant - chipolte chicken salad w/ wonton noodles
2 weak cosmos (I even gave them the recipe for the 2nd one and it was still awful)

Exercise: I got a sledgehammer today..only a 6 pounder cuz i have to work my way up and did 14 min. of shovelgloving. very cool. i already feel buffer.

DAY 4: S Day: SUCCESS!

B: 2 organic poptarts
1 slice cantaloupe
little coffee w/ cream

L: leftover salad from dinner last night
1/2 slice bread

D: 1 Amy's organic lasagna (single serving size, but pretty big still)
1 cosmo

Treat: 1/2 mini cheesecake (YUM!!!!!!!!)
Exercise: walked around Salem today. still sick in that i can't breathe through my nose at all and my head feels like this

Day 5: S Day: SUCCESS

B: hemp granola w/ soymilk and splash of half and half
1/2 toaster strudel
coffee w/ half and half

L: 1 chicken sausage
1 slice bread
1 sliver cheese

D: cheese and crackers
little bit of beef tenderloin and horseradish sauce
cosmo

treats: 2 cookies (BIG!) 1 mini dark chocolate, 1 Lindt chocolate truffle
exercise: walking in maynard

today was snackier than i would have liked because i was supposed to go home to ct but then didn't so my lunch was a little too small, dinner was an early "snack" and my S's weren't planned out ( I thought i'd be having cake in ct). ah well. i want to keep my other S days like no S days except for dessert after dinner. this is sort of how i used to eat and it made me realize how much more i enjoy food and how much better i feel on No S.

Day 6: NO S: SUCCESS

B: 1 bagel w/ creamcheese and lox
slice of cantaloupe
coffee w/ soymilk

L: chicken and veggie pasta w/ lowfat garlic sauce

D: beef tenderloin sandwich w/ cheese
few bites of an apple

Exercise: combo kickboxing dvd

surprisingly, no cosmo tonite. i was at class til 9, got home at 10 and even tho i really wanted to have one...it's not good to drink before bed. or way after dinner. i really love cosmos.

the best cosmo recipe:
1.5 oz vodka
3/4 oz triple sec
1 oz unsweetened cranberry juice
1 oz lime juice

YUM!

Day 7:No S: SUCCESS

B: 2 eggs
1 piece bread
1 slice cantaloupe
coffee w/ soymilk

L: tofu & brown rice w/ veggies (Amy's)
apple
2 slices of cheese and 4 crackers

D: pasta w/ tomato sauce and calamari
1 cosmo

Ex: 1/2 cardio kickboxing dvd

Day 8: No S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c granola
3/4 c whole milk plain yogurt
1 c blueberries
coffee w/ soymilk

L: ham and cheese sandwich
part of an apple

D: 1 veggie spring roll
veg. stiryfry w/ chicken and fried rice
cosmo (was a bit after my meal since i had class)

Exercise: none. i woke up feeling sicker instead of better and took the extra hour for sleep. then i had 30 min between work and class to get dinner ready and chill out. i just got home and i am going to bed! hopefully chasing after the lil goobers at work is enough exercise for today

Feel better!
Peace and Love,
Deb

thanks deb! i'm getting better slowly but surely...i think i am going to have to rework my exercise schedule or my sleep schedule so i can fit both in! i haven't done much since i've been sick. all i want to do is sleep.

Day 9:No S: SUCCESS

B: ww bagel w/ creamcheese and lox
1 slice melon
coffee w/ soymilk

L: ham and cheese sandwich, no mayo
apple

D: cup of mushroom soup
1 salmon burger w/o bun but w/ goat cheese
lettuce w/ 1 tsp olive oil and vinegar
1 small slice french bread
1 very small glass wine
1 dried apricot

exercise: walked to park w/ kids i work with. thinking about a walk now if i don't go to sleep first.

Day 10: No S: SUCCESS

B: 1 c hemp granola w/ almond slivers and raisins
soymilk
coffee w/ soymilk
slice of cantaloupe

L: ham and cheese sandwich
apple
few whole grain crackers and another slice of cheese

D: 1 cosmo
1 crab cake
greens w/ 1 tsp olive oil
1 slice french bread w/ olive tapenade

exercise: still none BUT! i think that i am going to start doing at least 30 min walking a day and alternating shovelglove and some lower body calisthenics. the walking everyday cuz it's the only exericise i can stick to and will do at anytime of day and the "weight" stuff on No S days. hope this helps.

Day 11: S Day: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 croissant w/ raspberry jam
coffee w/ soymilk

L: grilled chicken and baby spinach salad w/ red wine vinagrette
1 slice french bread
1 apple

D: baked halibut au gratin w/ few greenbeans
some calamari and steamers (shared w/ table)
glass of wine

treats: iced coffee w/ cream and sugar
small bowl of icecream w/ cookie

i felt pretty satisfied after dinner...probably could have eaten less,but was about a plate and didn't eat all that i was served. i wasn't going to have dessert but then i decided to because otherwise i might be tempted to have it on a no s day. it's weird. ..i wanted a dessert all week, but when i could have it...i didn't want it so much (except cheesecake but there was none at the restuarant and the stores were closed). i waited until we got home and had some...i almost wish i hadn't because it wasn't exactly what i wanted. oh well. next time i'll plan it better. all in all, not a bad day.

Day 12: S Day: SUCCESS

my S day today reminded me of how I used to eat, and involved absolutely NO fruit or vegetables (unless veggies pizza counts). ICK! i feel sooooooooooooooooo much better since No S. can't wait to get back to No S tomorrow! and for next weekend, i am going to eat the same as i normally do, but have dessert at the restuarant on the night we go out, and maybe a fruit dessert with dark chocolate at home the other night. that way, i wont' feel like i've completely returned to pre-no s days. (think poptarts, pizza, lots of sweet "snacks")

You have a nice variety of foods in your life Peechee...
Sounds good!

It's funny how an overindulgent S day leaves us wanting the sanity and moderation of N days..
This is really an "Anti Diet"....

LOL....

Have a nice evening and keep up the great work!
Peace and Love,
Deb

Thanks Deb! I hope you had a great long weekend also!

Day 13: S:SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c hemp granola w/ 1/3 c whole milk
2/3 c blueberries w/ 2 T whole yogurt
coffee w/ half n half

L: 1 crab cake w. tartar sauce
greens w/ olive oil, dried cranberries, almonds
1 slice french bread w/ tapenade

D: 2 ribs
salad, roasted asparagus, squash
cosmo

treats: 3 strawberries in cream "dip", 2 squares dark chocolate, sm. serving frozen banana "icecream"

exercise: combo kickboxing dvd

i wasn't going to have an S day today because i didn' t think we were doing anything special and then we went to the bf's parent's house, so i did have an S. i sort of want to start over on my 21 day count because i felt off track this weekend with how i want myself to be eating in my ideal world in my head. i guess i'll count it for now as a success, tho all of the toppings bother me - cream in coffee, tartar sauce, olive oil, tapenade, almonds etc etc. they weren't in large portions but still......maybe not so "normal".

Hi Peechee
You can't totally cut out the things you enjoy, but just don't have a half cup of them... Like tartar sauce... Okay.. It's fattening, but you just see that you don't eat that way all the time and when you do, enjoy it in moderation..
If you're worried about cream in your coffee, have less coffee or just make it milk.. But this is supposed to be livable...
I have always felt like there are little special things which "make or break" a meal... Could I have chili without hotsauce and a little sour cream, yes, but it would be very unsatisfying and I'd almost rather skip the whole thing...
Rather than doing that, I just try to have these things less often, and enjoy them when I do...

Good luck!
Peace and Love,
Deb

good point. every other diet i've been on has been freakish and made me feel isolated from everyone else...i couldn't live that way forever. no s is the middle path, it may be slower but it's more fun.

Day 14:No S: SUCCESS

B: 1 egg
1 slice french bread
blueberries and strawberries
coffee and cream

L: 1 turkey sandwich w/ cheese and mayo
part of an orange

D: piece of roasted chicken w/ skin
cauliflower "mashed potatoes"
1/3 avocado w/ lemon juice
1 cosmo

Ex: short walk to store
14 min shovelglove

Day 15: No S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c (dry) oats w/ dried fruit and almomds on top and splash of 1/2 n 1/2
strawberries w/ 1 T yogurt
coffee w/ milk

L: chicken sandwich
1 pear

D: roasted chicken salad w/ oil and vinegar, dried cranberries and almond slivers
cauliflower "mashed potatoes"
1 slice french bread
1 cosmo

Ex: shadowboxing dvd

Day 16: No S: SUCCESS:

B: 1 ww bagel w/ little butter and jam
1 pear
1 egg
coffee w/ milk

L: chicken sandwich
pear

D: halibut
artichoke w/ mayo
tomato and greens salad w/ vinegar and 1 tsp olive oil
small glass red wine

Ex: 14 min shovelgloving w/ some freestyle dumbells at end

Day 17: No S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c hemp granola
1/2 c whole milk (1/4 c in cereal and 1/4 c in coffee)
3/4 c blueberries w/ 1 T yogurt

L: chicken sandwich
pear

D: 1 glass wine
linguine w/ veggies and wine/butter sauce
1 bruschetta

Ex: cardio kickboxing dvd

don't think i'm losing any weight but i don't have a scale so i guess i can't be sure.....i do feel like my portions are getting better and this is getting MUCH easier. i'm realizing that i am satisfied w/ less food and actually kind of enjoy being hungry (just not ravenous unless i'm about to eat). and i'm off the frozen dinners/sweets for meals so my cooking is getting much better. i used to grab a cookie or 3, instead of a real meal, when i was hungry because i didn't have to prepare anything but now i like to cook and plan my meals. so overall, everything is good.

Day 18: S Day: SUCCESS

YAY! Today is the kind of S day that I want to be having - not overboard but def. enjoying myself.

B: 1 slice banana bread @ cafe
1 cappucino made w/ whole milk

L: 2 brushetta
greens w/ 1/2 tsp olive oil and vinegar, dried cranberries, almond slivers

D: 1 chicken sausage
cauliflower "mashed potatoes"
barley and apple salad

treats: cosmo, slice of chocolate pie and few bites of bf's icecream.
ex: 8 min buns

I swear Peechee, I drool looking at your menus!

What's cauliflower mash potatoes? pLease let me know how to make this!

Sounds yummy!!!!

I also have had a very nice but not over indulgent S day, and I wholeheartedly agree, it feels much nicer than a crazy one!

S's for me today were nestle tollhouse cookies, and I only had three (well maybe four if you count the really small one I ate when they came out the oven! LOL..)
I put the other half of the package away in the freezer..

Peace and Love,

Deb

Deb! that's great! i loooove cookies fresh from the oven but i tend to "nibble" too much on them if i bake a big batch at home because i also love cookie dough not sure i could have had a sane s day w/ cookies. what i did today was i bought a few different kinds of pie - they sell these frozen slices that come in packages of 2...and i got some friendly's sundaes to go so that i would have single servings of the s day treats i like. i won't feel tempted during the week to eat them becaause they are in single packages...for some reason if i ahve the whole pie or whole icecream container i am more tempted to have "just a bite" which turns into a lot more than that.

anyway, cauliflower mashed potatoes:

1 head cauliflower
2 T butter
1/4 c half and half
1/4 tsp sea salt
black pepper to taste

1) steam cauliflower until tender
2) in blender or food processor, blend all ingredients, including cauliflower, until smooth
4) serve

this recipe says it serves about 4. i think i have also made it without the half and half - with milk to replace it and it was still good.

Day 19: S Day: SUCCESS

today was the day of crappy food...but it was still somewhat structured so i don't feel like it was an out of control day. so i'm still feeling good about the progress of my s-days (and considering it's "that time" i'm not going to worry too much about my food selections- i've done worse)

B: 1/2 c quinoa/couscous hot cereal (homemade!) w/ 1 T walnuts
1 c strawberries w/ 2 T yogurt
1/2 c milk (some in cereal, some in coffee)
coffee

L: 4 jalapeno poppers
4 chicken wings
1 square chocolate and 1 ginger chew
1 non-alcoholic cosmo (cran juice, lemon juice and bubbly water)

D: 1 mozzerella stick
small bowl leftover pasta w/ veggies
1 slice choc. pie w/ icecream and chocolate sauce

Exercise: walked to do errands. carried heavy bag of printer paper all the way home.

Day 20: No S:SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c quinoa/couscous cereal
1/2 c whole milk (1/4 in cereal, 1/4 in coffee)
1 c strawberries w/ 2 T yogurt
coffee

L: chicken sausage in a sandwich
1 pear

D: chicken sausage
apple barley salad
1/3 avocado

Exercise: basic training dvd

Day 21: NO S: SUCCESS

B: bagel and creamcheese w/lox
coffee w/ 1/4 c milk

L: chicken sausage sandwich
1 orange

D: 4 ribs
fries
baked beans
glass of wine

Ex: not today lots of homework after work then fell asleep then out to dinner. but 5 am i'll be at it..........

so i made it 21 days and then today was bad. tomorrow i get back on track but friday is my nana's bday so it will be an s and sunday will be no s. i did do my basic training dvd today tho....

You are doing great Peechie!!!
21 days on plan and one little messup isn't something to feel bad about..
Keep a positive outlook!!!
Have a great weekend too

Peace and Love,
Deb

thanks for the encouragement, deb! sadly, today was another bad day....i've been having a sweets craving and part of it is being super tired from work and school and relationship stuff and part of it is stress because work and school and relationship stuff are really sucking right now. and part of it is hormones and being lonely and part of it is that i know my s and no s days got messed up from the party tomorrow and from me messing up and i really hate it when my no s and s days aren't on the normal schedule. and also i completed the 21 days so i feel like it's "starting over". anyway, at some point soon i will be back on track and i'm excited to do that because i was starting to see results. at times i wonder if i subconsciously sabotage myself when thigns start to work......

If you don't mind me playing psychoanalyst for a few moments, here's my guess...

I don't think you really have a fear of succeeding, but I do feel you are being wayyyyyy to hard on yourself and this may cause you to then, continue the vicious cycle of eating out of stress.. Perhaps too, you are somewhere, subconsciously "punishing" yourself when you fail, and continuing the vicious cycle behavior, rather than accepting, loving and forgiving yourself and continuing a positive outlook..
Everyone gets excited about "new beginnings" and usually start out with lots of determined excitement... Think of people who make New Years resolutions, but then the excitement wears off and the real work presents itself, in all its unexciting, mundane, and difficult splendor (NB no I did not write splenda! LOL..)

The way to get past that difficult patch is not to continue to put restrictions and continue to beat yourself up, but rather to accept fully, where you are now, and embrace it... You have to be your best friend and just pat yourself on the back for your efforts...

You don't know how many times it took for me to actually be able to do the 21 days.... It took me a whole year of attempts, and failures, to finally do it... I admire you for your 21 days Peechee!!! Don't focus on the failures...
Just get on with it!!!
You can do it!!!!

ps.. Sorry about school and relationship suckyness, and the dreaded, hormones... I'm sure you are on to something there....

Every moment is a new beginning... Stay positive and hug yourself for even just trying!!!!

I just got back from day, and had a wonderful yoga class... I know you do yoga and loads of other workout stuff at home.. I personally find such overwhelming support and love from my teacher, and that really makes a difference for me... Maybe you might enjoy a group class as well!
It's so helpful in learning to accept yourself the way you are, and in building a positive self image and healthy mind and body!

Just a suggestion...

Peace and Love,
Deb

ps.. Yesteday I caved into some chocolate ice cream... It was those darn pms hormones!!! LOL... It happens... But today I did very well..
Take each day one at a time!

Deb, thank you again for your reply. you are SO supportive and insightful. I definately try to punish myself when I fail esp. with diets as I used to be anorexic/bulimic and either purge when I ate anything or not eat for a week...I don't go to those extremes anymore but some of the thoughts are still lingering. I am trying to accept the moment...and this weekend, while I did have sweets, I did better in other parts of my life (relationship, school) accepting and responding in a more positive way. (and when I found out my car would cost 884 $ to fix, I didn't freak out too much). It really works and turns the whole thing around when you take that moment to stop and look at your thoughts before reacting (or eating). I also looked into the rates at a gym we used to go to because they have some cool group classes and I'd like to get out and be around people sometimes, maybe make some friends. (I moved up here about a year and a 1/2 ago and still need to make some friends) They also have a yoga class. Anyway, thanks for your kind words, I am off to work. Have a great day!

Day 1: No S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c hemp granola w/ sprinkle of cranberries, raisins and almond slivers
1/2 c berries w/ 2 T yogurt
1/2 c w milk
coffee

L: 1 tuna sandwich
part of an orange (dropped part on floor)
few flavored pretzel bites (still hungry after lost orange parts)

D: leftover honey chicken salad from 99 (not the healthiest salad)
small triangle of pita bread
cosmo

Ex: Ultimate Kickbox Boot Camp DVD

I had been trying to make cosmos S's and just have wine but I've reconsidered that for now as I don't think they have too much sugar - just cranberry juice and triple sec (not sure what is in triple sec?) but it can't be too many more calories than wine. I am going to see how many days in a row I can do, now that the first 21 is done.

Day 2: NO S: SUCCESS

B: 1/4 c hemp granola, 1/4 c uncle sam's w/ some dried fruit, almonds
1/2 c milk
1 apple w/ 2 T yogurt
coffee

L: ham and cheese sandwich
1 pear
2 stalks celery w/ 1 tsp peanut butter and few raisins

D: trout
1/2 sweetpotato
greenbeans
cosmo

Ex: not today. tried to catch up on homework and sat around reading instead.

Day 3: NO S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c oats w/ dried fruit and few almonds
1/2 c milk
1 c berries w/ 2 T yogurt
coffee

L: ham and cheese sandwich
1 pear
2 slices celery w/ 1 tsp PB and 8 raisins

D: trout
1/2 sweetpotato
greenbeans
1/2 cosmo

Ex: Basic Boot camp DVD

Day 4: NO S: SUCCESS

B: 1 c uncle sam's cereal
1 c berries w/ 2 T yogurt
1/2 c milk
coffee

L: ham and cheese sandwich
1 pear
2 stalks celery w/ 1 tsp PB and 8 raisins

D: 4 ravioli w/ tomato sauce
1 serving soy meatballs
spinach
1 cosmo

Ex: no, but i did go to the gym to check out rates so i can go on the days i don't have school after work and on the days i do have school...stick to the early morning exercise dvds or treadmill like i do now.

Day 5: No S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c hemp granola
1/2 milk
1 apple w/ 2 T yogurt
few raisins and almonds
coffee

L: tuna sandwich
apple
2 celery w/ 1 tsp PB and raisins

D: trout
1 mini potato
baked beans
greenbeans
cosmo

Ex: basic boot camp dvd

Day 6: S Day: SUCCESS

B: coffee w/ milk
1/2 bagel w/ creamcheese

L: 3 chicken wings
2 ravioli
salad
1/3 icecream dessert
2 dried papaya strips

D: ravioli w/ cream sauce
cosmo
1 mini chocolate bar

Day 7: S Day: SUCCESS

B: coffee w/ milk
1 bran muffin
papaya w/ 2 T yogurt

L: ravioli w/ cream sauce
crackers w/ cheese
turkey jerky
4 dried papaya spears

D: 1 burger
little pasta salad and ceasar salad
margarita
4 papaya spears
watermelon slice

Ex: 1/2 hour on elliptical and weights for upper body (joined gym today)

I was SO hungry at lunch and ate a very large meal. I wasn't hungry when I got back from the gym but then I guess it caught up with me. Dinner was at the bf's parent's house and somehow I always end up eating more than I would like when I go there. They are tiny people and ALWAYS clean their plates (FULL plates and sometimes go on to snack or eat dessert afterwards or at least still seem hungry) I couldn't even finish everything on my plate and still felt like a ate a little too much. How do they do it? It blows my mind.......Anyway. No real sweets today! I have all this pie in my freezer and didn't even want to touch it That must be something like progress esp since I usually feel like I should eat pie or something really sweet on S days just because I can....

Day 8: NO S: SUCCESS

B:1 bran muffin
papaya w/ 2 T yogurt
coffee w/ 1/4 c milk

L: ham and cheese sandwich
apple
2 celery stalks w/ 1 tsp PB and raisins

D: 1 slice california pizza
spinach
5 dried papays spears
cosmo

Ex: not today. was very tired when i woke up and got home at 10 after work and class. gym tomorrow. i think the dried papaya has some sugar and maybe should be an S and probably the cosmos too, cuz now that i think abotu it i seemed to feel smaller during my 21 days when i was just having wine. but i'll wait til this class ends next week before i make that change. (sadly, right now it's one thing i really look forward to at the end of the day to relax - other than the gym.)

Day 9: NO S: SUCCESS

B: coffee w/ milk
bagel - 1/2 w/ creamcheese
1 egg, 1 slice of cheese
1/2 banana w/ 1 T yogurt

L: ham and cheese sandwich
apple
celery stalks w/ 1 tsp PB and raisins

D: porkchop
3 bean salad
watermelon
wine and small cosmo (should have just had a big cosmo)

EX: 35 min elliptical

Day 10: NO S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c granola w/ 1/2 c milk
papaya
coffee

L: ham and cheese sandwich
apple
celery w/ 1 tsp peanut butter
flavored pretzels

D: porkchop
large helping of 3 bean salad
watermelon

Ok, the pretzels at lunch probably would have had to have been stacked to fit on the plate. But I really wanted some and I wanted to feel all the way satisfied instead of like I still wanted more. (I've been very hungry this week). At dinner I had a generous serving of bean salad...it fit on the plate but I made up for the pretzels and extra beans by skipping the drink tonight. It was easy because I wasn't hungry. Hopefully next week when my class ends, my schedule w/ exercise and no more dinners at school will work out better and life will be more relaxed. I can't wait!

Day 11: NO S: SUCCESS

B: 1/2 c granola
1/2 c milk
papaya w/ 1 T yogurt

L: ham and cheese sandwich
apple
celery w/ 1 tsp PB and raisins

D: out to eat: fish - 1 fried fish "chip" and lox
caesar salad
some of bf's french fries
bread
cosmo

Ex: 35 min. elliptical
weights

Dinner was a bit less structured than I had planned since the servings were HUGE and we ended up sharing everything- I'm pretty sure it would have all fit on one plate....maybe a little crowded. (tho I double checked with Jim and he said it was platable). Next time I'll have to remember to skip the bread.....I always forget how huge restuarant portions are (and they always come with somethign starchy on the side).

just wanted to pop in and say i'm still on track...today will be day 18. i've been going to the gym almost every day, and last night i had finals for my summer course. thank god its over. i'm on vacation after i do some home services today..until the 5th! i haven't noticed too much weight loss but i have no scale, though my legs seems more toned from the exercise. the bf thinks my body is still readjusting because i used to eat a very limited diet (6 meals a day, measured and weighed, very few carbs, no bread, no sweets, no alchohol, no juice, no non-lean meat, no sauces, no cheese, no yogurt, no cereal...really only lean meat, eggh whites veggies, flax oil and sometimes oats and berries or tiny bit of sweetpotato.) and i went to the gym every day. i stopped that diet/exercise thing about a year ago and just ate everything all the time and did no exercise. (i went through a cookie dough phase, muffin phase, buffallo chicken phase, icecream phase and so on where i was eating those things for almost every meal for a week straight. i had to break the obsession somehow ) though i gained some weight, it wasn't as bad as one might think. but anyway, that was the long way of saying, hopefully the bf is right and the extra weight will come off as my body gets used to eating like a "normal" human being who is being fed "normal" foods and is doing a "normal" amount of exercise.