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Hi!

I'm lurking...

Very busy, VERY tired...

Shared the toast-- with coffee!!! ( I needed it!)

Love the pics!!!

Looks like 'Home' to me! Thanks for 'Inviting us inside', lol!'

One day, "Pretty please, with a cherry on top," (my kids used that one, lol!), may I see your harp? "Pretty, pretty, pleeaaasseeee?"

I think they are sooo cool!

Back later, enjoy your walk! It's pouring rain here- makes a nap look good....

* goes off yawning *

Ooooohhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

She's Lovely!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

She looks like a really nice octave range--and a LOT of strings to keep in tune!!!

Great picture to match, too. (Going to hang it again?) Wish I could hear!!!

Can't imagine Heaven without harps like that being played by the angels...

They sound like Heaven's 'voice/sound' to me, if that makes any sense, lol!!!

* goes off dreaming... sigh... tries to imagine angel's choirs...*

Here is my very weird for me diet.  I decided to try this once, where I had no other protein than whey protein shakes and some milk.  I am still trying to chug down the last glass of it now.  I might do it every once in a while just for the heck of it, but I do miss my Boca burger!!

Thu, Dec 20 2007

  Breakfast
 
 whey protein 16 ozs.-220
 Fiber One  1 cup-120
 fruit salad 1/2 cup-60
 skim milk 1 cup-90

  Lunch
 
 Broccoli - Raw  1 cup-30
 whey protein  1 cup-110
 tomatoes 1 cup-27
 thomas light multi-grain  1 English muffin-100
 olive oil spread  1 tbs.-60
 Spinach - Raw  1 cup-7
 
  Dinner
 
 Broccoli - Raw  1 cup-30
 fruit salad  1/2 cup-60
 whey protein  1 cup-110
 Sweetpotato - Cooked, Baked In Skin, Without Salt 1 med.-103
 olive oil spread 1 tbs.-60
 Olive Oil  1 tsp.44
 
Total Calories Consumed 1,222

Nutrition Report

    Fat - 19.8% (33 grams)
 Protein - 30.9% (117 grams)
 Carbohydrates - 49.3% (186 grams)
Daily Sodium Intake - 1,220 mg  wonderful number on the night before a weigh in..lol  Should be no water retention here!!
Daily Fiber Intake - 51 grams

 Nutrition Grade A
 

1798 calories today, and burned 3084, for a deficit of 1268.  Bumped my carbs up to 60 percent, again, for a hard workout tonight -- running up and down the steps at the University football stadium for an hour.  Whew!  glad that's over with.  Hope I don't regret it tomorrow, I used muscles I never knew I had before.  We'll see if that's enough.  Here's the stats:

Fat - 19.9% (41 grams)
Protein - 19.8% (89 grams)
Carbohydrates - 60.3% (306 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%


Daily Sodium Intake - 2,463 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 165 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 55 grams  (whoo hoo, a new high for fiber!)

Deliciousness of the Day -- spinach salad with egg whites, fresh mushrooms, and red onion, and split a serving of penne pasta with marinara sauce when went out w/ my friend after working out.  My pores are oozing garlic as I write this, heavenly!

News of Note:  It's holiday CRUNCH time!  Laundry, packing bags, gathering gifts, putting air in bike tires; we take off early Saturday morning.

Shout outs:  Forks -- everyone should wear pjs at all times in their own home.  Look how well it works for Hugh Hefner!  4square, you're a braver woman than me, I know I couldn't drink all my protein, even for a day.  BB -- what songs you playin for Christmas Eve -- I like "Angels we have heard on high..."
Wishing everyone Friday PEACE!
- RG

Original Post by rivergrrrl:

Shout outs:  Forks -- everyone should wear pjs at all times in their own home.  Look how well it works for Hugh Hefner!  4square, you're a braver woman than me, I know I couldn't drink all my protein, even for a day. 

I liked your Hugh Hefner comment... ROFL!! 

Like I said in my post I don't know that I could do it again.  Tomorrow my new friend will be lentils.  They are wonderfully nutritious and they have 17 grams of protein per cup.  It helps that I enjoy eating them more than drinking all of that thick whey protein!!  They also have a lot of fiber. My fiber for tomorrow rings in at 62....wow....almost double of what I need!!

Rivergrrrl-

Music today, as I couldn't take anymore altered music on my radio station...!!!

I turned on my Rhapsody  online music service and found an old-fashioned album...

"Christmas with the Rat Pack"

Sammy Davis, Jr.+ Frank Sinatra+ Dean Martin... Sounds like Christmas!!!

* Hark the Herald Angels Sing... Glory to the New-Born King...! *

Nutrition for today...

Nutrition Report

Fat - 25.3% (39 grams)
Protein - 24.8% (87 grams)
Carbohydrates - 49.9% (175 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,932 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 327 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 48 grams
Nutrition Grade A

1,253  calories

Mostly the same menu today, but- shades of Molly!- had to try bagged turnips, as the collards were so good and EASY, lol!!! Sooo Gooodd... I had both!!!

Also, I had a tuna salad- very basic, and awfully good for dinner tonight- of a can of chunk light tuna with 1/2 cup coarsely sliced celery, 1/4 coarsely chopped lg. red apple, and 1 tsp canola mayo. Looked very loose and dry? Expected to add mayo, but it was perfect! Will repeat that dinner- though late eating greens, as was too filling to eat together! Will space stuff out better tomorrow, to help with my most undecided meal- lunch. I have trouble choosing what to eat for that meal!

May try cooking mini carrots tomorrow- any low cal ideas?

Original Post by rivergrrrl:

Friday weigh-in report.
I did not lose any weight this week as of this morning.


SW overall weight = 290
SW of challenge (11/28/07) = 218
CW (12/14/07) = 215.5
week total = 0
Challenge total = 2.5
Overall loss = 74.5


Maybe for the next week I'll up my protein and try to lower my fat, get my fiber up to 40 g a day, and bust through this.  I've also been pretty stressed with deadlines and followup on billing for my business, and finishing up the end of the year, so I guess stress could be playing a part as well.  I'll also try to work in another cardio workout to 5 days instead of 4.  Any other ideas?  It's just depressing to be working hard at working out, making food sacrifices, and not seeing movement on the scale.

 Friday 12/22 weigh in report:

(Houston, we have lift-off...)

SW overall weight = 290
SW of challenge (11/28/07) = 218
CW (12/22/07) = 213.5
week total = 2
Challenge total = 4.5
Overall loss = 76.5

 

Plus inches difference = .75 inch lost on waist, .5 inch lost on hip, 1 inch lost on calf, and .5 inch lost on upper arm (those giant rubber band exercises are working!  I'm actually most happy about the tape measure report; that means I getting fitter and leaner, so ups my metabolism and gets things burning.  Beside my thighs from the stadium steps last night, ugh.  I heart Advil!)

 

I'll take it!  I was hoping for a 7 lb. loss for December; so with holiday moderation, and keeping moving (the mountains of Tennessee are good for that,) I'll keep keepin' on to GO FOR MY (GOLD) GOAL!  'cause I'm a G4GG (a Go 4 Gold Gal...)

 

Off to work, feeling accomplished.  Hooray for protein and fiber!

 

- RG

 I had 2 Christmas parties myself, and really didn't enjoy the food.  Since I know my mentality the only way for me to really stay with it this week was to go nuts with my diet.  I got more strict with myself and I am very happy to report it really paid off.

Beginning weight: 188.8

last weeks weight:  167.8

this week:  164.6

LOST THIS WEEK:  3.2 LBS !!!!

 I reached my New Years day goal earlier this week.  (YIPPPEEEEEE!!) Also I just checked, I am no longer severely overweight I am now moderately overweight......wooohooo!

What did everyone gain this week??  Where is everyone?  Everyone still snoring?  Come on get out of bed, you lazy head!!  I am sitting here waiting to see the reports and there is only one besides mine.

* yawn...! *

Who yelled...???

Oh... it IS late...!!!!

Ok... Waking up...! I am in gain-time, so I can't have fun with my losses today. My scale is not being friendly... it is peevishly demanding that I keep sliding the upper weight the wrong direction! It seems grouchy...as if I can help it!

At times like these you remember the horror of facing scales just like this one in Dr's Offices...!!!

They are usually my friend now, thanks to CC!!! Usually...!

Where's Dancer...?

Should we yell some more...??? Maybe turn some Banjo music on LOUD...!!! Lol!

* goes off yelling... Dancer...!!!! Wake up!!!  Or I'll turn on the music...!!! *

BTW- I was up cleaning/arranging a pantry closet/storage area till 2am, lol!!!

* yawn! *

Good morning/afternoon 4square and rivergrrrl!

I need some shades for all this daylight...

Edited to add:

I LOVE Banjo music!!!    :: snicker!::    Sooo, it's Not an 'Idle Threat'!!! Lol!!!

GOOD MORNING 2BB

So glad to see someone crawled out of bed.  I have had breakfast and just exercised, now I need to get ready to go run around still buying gifts for people.  I have only bought a few and there are more that I haven't bought than I have bought.  For this reason alone I should be losing weight!!

My DH just called looks like his hours will at least add up to 71 1/2 hrs this week.  I miss him being around but the pay will be amazing!! 

*DWF get up!!*

 

Happy Shopping!!!

*LOUD Music Blaring...Mississippi is vibrating... Dueling Banjo's!!! *

Sigh...Love that pickin'!!!

That oughta' do it!!!

Hehehe!!!

* cuts music back down *

Glad your back!!! Missed 'sharing' your coffee time!

Hope you have a good day!