Jumping right in.....

[knighte]

1/1/11 Okay I decided to be accountable to myself and start posting what I have consumed for the day. I have not done very well with sticking to the plan consistently and I am hoping this will help me.

B- strawberry/banana/pineapple smoothie
L- 4 corn thins with 1/3 less fat cream cheese, chicken and a sprinkling of cheese on top, raw carrots
D- strawberry/banana/pineapple smoothie and LDL bean soup

snacks: am- 2 corn thins with 1/3 less fat cream cheese and salsa, 1 cutie
          pm- frozen grapes
          planned evening snack (as needed)- frozen grapes or air popped popcorn
fluids: 60oz of water, 3 cups of coffee
exercise: zumba on wii

[LittlePrincess]

Hi knighte,

Welcome to the journal section.    I look forward to getting to know you.

Blessed and loved,
LP

[knighte]

Hi LP. Ditto.
1/2/11

B- had a h/a, just communion at church
L- 5 corn crisps with refried beans, ground beef, onions and salsa
D- frozen grapes

snacks: pm- 1 cutie
fluids: 2 cups of coffee, 60 oz of water
exercise - shopping 

[LittlePrincess]

Hi knighte,

I have to ask.....what is a cutie? 


Blessed and loved,
LP

[LINDA RN]

Cuties are easy peel, seedless mandarin oranges.
Very sweet and tasty. A quick and easy snack!

[VickiLynn]

Knighte,

Your lunches looks a little skimpy to me so I hope you are not starving yourself.  Sometimes we fall back into our old diet habits thinking the less we eat, the more we lose.  That is not the case with LDL.  By eating until full/stuffed of fruit, heavy protein, etc. you get rid of you cravings and feel so full at each meal that it is never a battle to try and not eat between meals.  But, you still can eat between meals too if you are hungry -- just make sure it's LDL food.  Also, by eating until full your body thinks it needs to keep burning off those pounds.  Not eating enough makes the body think it is in starvation mode and refuses to give up those nasty pounds in order to feed itself.  Remember too that you can eat between meals as long as it's LDL food.  I ate a lot of fruit, popcorn and bean soup between meals when I first started and consistently lost weight each week.

LP... Here in New Hampshire a cutie is called a Clementine.

[knighte]

Hi Vickilynn,

Thank you for your concern. I really have been eating a lot...just did not feel good yesterday. I also had to go shopping =). So now I have a stocked pantry...yeah.

[LittlePrincess]

Thanks for the answers y'all.  I'll have to look and see if we have them at the store.  The only time I really remember seeing Clementines is at Christmas.  It'll be funny if it's something that's been there the whole time.  Kinda like the jicama I walked past and thought "ewwww that looks nasty"    Little did I know how yummy they really were! 

I hope you feel better today knighte. 

Blessed and loved,
LP

[VickiLynn]

Hi Vickilynn,

Thank you for your concern. I really have been eating a lot...just did not feel good yesterday. I also had to go shopping =). So now I have a stocked pantry...yeah.

Happy to hear you are not starving yourself.  I hope you are feeling better today. Well, it's supper time and I'm eating a big bowl of popcorn while typing my response here.  Off to eat a Clementine after I finish my popcorn.  Bye for now.

[knighte]

1/3/11

B- pineapple, strawberry, banana smoothie
L- chicken salad (grapes, chicken and mayo to coat) rolled in romaine lettuce leaves.
D- frozen grapes, cutie

snacks: pm- carrots, 2 corn thins with 1/3 less fat cream cheese and salsa
          evening- popcorn and frozen grapes
fluids: 2 cups of coffee, 96oz of water, 1 can of diet coke
exercise: zumba on wii

LP- now I am going to have to google jimaca (no clue on what that is).

[LINDA RN]

Before LDL, I had never eaten (or even seen) jicama, never eaten black beans, never eaten spaghetti squash or butternut squash.
So many new and healthy foods introduced here! I will join Julie in saying LovinLDL!

[barrypaxton]

knighte,

do u like the zumba on Wii? I bought it last weekend but haven't tried it yet.

Ollie

[knighte]

Ollie,

I just got it for Christmas and have done it twice on the beginners level. It is a great workout and the time goes very fast. So far it is a fun workout, which is great because I am not a fan of cardio workouts. I think you will like it...tell me how it goes. 

[knighte]

1/4/11
B- cutie and banana
L- very large bowl of Little Mary's corn chowder (delicious)
D- cutie and banana

snacks: am and pm 4 corn thins with salsa
          evening - planned snack frozen grapes or popcorn (or both as needed)
fluids: 84oz of water, 2 cups of coffee
activity: none

[Sneaky Snoopy]

knighte - looks like you are doing good with your menu's.  You will find that when you have to write down what you are eating you may not want to eat that non LDL food.  Plus you will find a big support group here.

Welcome to the Journals

[knighte]

1/5/11
B- banana
L- black bean and pumpkin chili with chicken, carrots with small amount of ranch dressing to dip
D- pineapple/strawberry/banana smoothie, baked carrots with evoo/soy sauce/rosemary/garlic

snacks: am- cutie
          pm- 2 corn crisps with 1/3 less fat cream cheese and salsa
          evening- will be frozen grapes
fluids: 60oz of water, 2 cups of coffee
activity: none today 

sneaky snoopy- I actually did think twice a couple times when I wanted to grab something because it was convenient...but then I remembered I post what I eat =D. I appreciate all of the support from everyone. This seems like a great group of people.

[Sneaky Snoopy]

We are the best because you can tell us anything and we wont judge you.  We will just help and support.   

[Joyful Friend]

Knighte, glad you're on the boards.  JF

[knighte]

1/6/11

B- strawberry/banana smoothie
L- pizza soup, romaine salad with ranch dressing (did the fork dip in the dressing and used very little)
D- strawberry/banana smoothie

snacks: am-4 corn thins with 1/3rd less fat cream cheese and salsa
          pm- carrots
          evening- banana and will be frozen grapes
fluids: 3 cups of coffee, 112oz of water....changed to 16oz cup
activity: none

[knighte]

1/7/11

B- banana, frozen grapes
L- large bowl black bean, chicken and pumpkin chili, corn
D- banana and strawberry smoothie, cutie

snacks: am/pm- 2 corn thins with salsa/cream cheese
          evening- popcorn (will be)
**last night, after posting, also had corn thins, salsa and cream cheese. going to try to eat corn thins with other foods (refried beans or hummus)