I woke up this morning, weighed myself and was up 1.2 lbs! I was so pissed, and feel really bloated. I keep reminding myself that I am doing all of the things that will make me successful, and just because I am up today does not mean I am up tomorrow. water weight (my yummy garlic pizza last night! low point but i'm sure it had a lot of sodium) can always reek havoc on me. I have been liking weighing myself daily and writing it on the mirror. the positive reinforcement has been great. but, if I am going up then it sucks. I am wondering if maybe I should cut back weighing myself? I just like the accountability it gives me! I'm not working for a low weight thursday, i'm working for every day! The moral of this story is that I didn't let it get me down! I still ate well, did my run, and just measured myself and found I am down 7.5 inches total since january 30th! yes! :)

As for the diet: I tried Fiber one caramel cluster cereal this morning, it was good! nice change of taste. (btw I tried the fiber one muffins last evening, yummm!! They are in the frozen breakfast cooler)  I had a slim fast for lunch and am going to have an apple before I go to coffee with my stationer to finalize our invites. Then I'm going to a conference makeup for one of my students and when I get hoe I am making veggie burritos. Hope they are good!

On a side not, does anyone have any advice for how I can get in more protein to my diet? My FI has a genetic disorder (PKU) that makes it so he can't eat protein. he can have very little, like cheese and milk. no nuts, meat, fish, etc. It makes it hard to cook for both of us. High fiber usually has high protein, etc. I love learning to cook, but am finding that I am making no protein and am not getting in my daily reccomendation. Any ideas?

TIA! 

great job! I am doing ok today. Sticking to my routine. 

As of protein, eat eggs or egg whites for breakfast, snack on low-fat cottage cheese, plain yogurt (what out for sugar). You can always buy those small cans of tuna (watch out for salt though). They are 100 cal - and 20 g of protein! Add it to your lunch or dinner. He does not have to share it with you. When you make a sandwich for lunch, you can put only cheese in his, and add lean turkey to yours. 

britt-try chobani fat free greek yogurt...it's super yummy and only has 140 calories but around 14g of protein.  You could also make a smoothie and add it in or get some protein powder to add in.  

I'm doing good today-had a long session at the gym!  I had cheerios with a banana for breakfast, a peanut butter fiber one bar for a snack and a spinach/strawberry/toasted almond salad with home made vinaigrette!  I did have to make cookies for a dinner I'm attending tonight and I couldn't resist eating some dough!  I'm looking forward to this dinner b/c most of the dishes will be vegetarian and clean eating so hopefully I'll be able to make some good choices!

Keep up the good work everyone!

I am doing FABULOUS today!!  My cold is gone, and it's 65 degrees and sunny hot outside!!!  We are showing a biz plan tonight to a new prospect, and then I have 5 new monogram orders.  I feel great, and life is back on track :D  woohoo :)

We are going to try to walk tonight (too busy again for a workout, plus my lungs are still not quite back yet) and maybe i'll do a jillians :D

Breakfast was yogurt and flax and blueberries; lunch was leftover chicken and peppers from fajitas.  Tonight is chicken something :)  I'm still at 171 pounds and strong!

brit-also try eating more beans...maybe add some black beans and FF refried beans into your veggie burritos

I am doing pretty good! I just cant seem to get motivated to exercise! argh!!! Whats wrong with me!!

Here is what my day has been so far...

breakfast: jimmy d-light sandwich and 1/2 protein shake

lunch: lean cusine chicken parmesan and vita muffin

snack: edys light individual serving of ice cream

plans for dinner= lean cuisine and veggies

Glad to hear you're feeling better, GTBG!

I'm doing good today! Today's a rest day from exercise, but it's making me a bit antsy! Food so far - hot flax meal/peanut butter cereal with sliced bananas in it, and a couple of small ("healthier") cookies for a snack. Dinner tonight will be beef broccoli and rice.

Today is going well. I have been staying on track with food i had my usual oatmeal breakfast (5.5 pts) two garden burgers for lunch with a little ketchup a banana and a clementine (5.5 pts) for dinner i think i may have potatoes with some tuna mixture should be super tasty i just need to make sure i get all of my points in i have a feeling that is going to be tough today again grrrrrrr.

My work out is going to be elliptical for 30 minutes then i am going to do a run walk with my friend afterwards it should be a good time. My body is finally starting to feel normal after my crazy run on sunday. Things are going well.

Britta: Try getting a good protien powder you will be able to all your protien in. or instead of having cereal for breakfast make eggs instead just to make sure you are getting that protien in your diet. getting the egg beaters makes making eggs super quick and easy to make. I know all about eating on your own and meeting your own dietary needs but still having to deal with what the FI likes/eats. My FI love pizza, Beer, chilli Cheese dogs, chips, burritos, and so on. I just have come to terms with i will make what is good for me and if wants to eat it he can, if not then he doesn't have too. But then again he comes home right when i am going to bed due to his work schedule so that changes up things a bit as well.

glad to hear everyone's doing so well today!

i'm having a terrific tuesday as well! i'm down 1 more lb this week. sooooo close to meeting the 10 lb milestone (and a day of shopping as a reward!).

i'm changing up my routine a bit, and i think it's helping me stay away from the dreaded plateau. i'm allowing myself to have 2 days of rest during the week instead of just 1. i used to feel guilty about skipping a day of working out, but i realize that my body needs to recuperate so that i save myself from injury. also, it gives me more energy to have an awesome workout the next day.

so yesterday i rested, and today i hit the gym for a nice long workout. felt great!!!

had cereal and a banana for breakfast, protein shake for lunch and i'm making ground turkey/green bean/chick pea stir fry with brown rice for dinner. might make myself a triple berry smoothie for a snack when i watch my TV shows tonight :)