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:thumbup:My journey with the band - On my way to the 2nd part of my life!

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12/2/09

So far, since last Thursday, I've been at the gym pretty much every day! Yay me! Am I really back? I think I am!   One of my readers posted a comment yesterday on my blog asking the question if I am eating enough. I really counted my calories yesterday, weighed out everything and ended up eating a total of 1194 calories. I think that is enough. So I'm happy with that.   I am going to start posting my menu the next day, because what I said I was going to eat yesterday, ended up being a little different.   Here is what my menu ended up looking like:   5:20 am - 45 min of hard core training on the elliptical machine   8:00 am - 2 boiled eggs, 2 slices of bacon and coffee with cream = 290 calories   10:30 am - banana and about 9 almonds = 154 calories   1:00 pm - Jillian Michaels protein shake - Yummy - mixed wtih 1 cup of skim milk and 1 TBSP of organic peanut butter = 280 calories   2:40 pm - bartlett pear and about 7 almonds = 160 calories   5:30 pm - 1 cup of my homemade hamburger stew and just 1 itsy teeny bite of my garlic bread = 250 calories   9:15 pm - had a suger free dessert, jello chocolate mousse while I was watching the Biggest Loser (Go DANNY!) = 60 cal   TOTAL calories = 1194   Wt - didn't weigh! Stayed off the scales and trying to stay off them until 12/14/09. Just focussing on getting to the gym and eating right!   My plans tonight are:   1 hour of cardio, 1 hour of weight training (upper body & abs)
tonya66

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12/19/08 report

Yesterday I ate too much, too much sweets around the office. A girl made this delicious pumpkin cake for me. And guess what, I ate some. grrrrrr.   I am back on track today. I had my weight control oat meal for bfast and having some turkey for lunch. ONe thing I have learned from the band is, just because you blow it one meal, or even one day, doesn't mean its over. Just get back on track, the band will help you get back on track too.   I did go to the gym last night, I had a really hard 1 hour workout. Pre-band, I would have said "I already blew it today, why work out?". But the new me knows that working out is the key to succeeding with the battle of the buldge.   I didn't step on the scale this morning, and probably won't until Monday.   My goal for the weekend is eat clean and exercise!
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12/19/07

Updating my journal - I seem to be in a total fog these days and just not caring. I do care on one hand, the other I don't, because I keep eating chocolate - sugar!   Last night, I went home, I did good all day, I wasn't even hungry, and ended up eating 2 smores. grrrrrr. Then I set down and watched the Biggest Loser - I have got to get control of this sugar addiction of mine.   Okay - tomorrow - I'm starting the Atkins induction plan - this will help me with my cravings. Yes, I am going to do it. I've got to get my zeal and determination back! I'm so close to goal, but yet so far!
tonya66

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12/17/08

I watched the biggest loser show last night, all I can say is WOW. It was the finale, and I just can't believe how these people changed thier lives. They all looked sooooo good. It really inspires me.   After the show, I went to the gym and had a really good workout.   Tomorrow will mark 23 months since banding, and its getting so hard to lose a pound. It takes everything in me to lose a pound. One binge and I'm up 5 lbs. so frustrating. I need to stay focussed to lose the rest of my weight!   Plan today:   Bfast - just had some coffee   Lunch - chicken breast and small spinach salad   Dinner - chili - made with extra lean beef and Venison.   Exercise - 3:00 PM - 20 min on eliptical   9:00 pm - circuit training and working lower body with weights - 1 hour   Wt - 170.6 (down a pound from yesterday)
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12/16/08

I had a long weekend, and ate way too much! I surprised DH with a spa retreat weekend (it was our 20 year anniversary). Anyhow, we ate out every night.   I had horrible reflux and Sunday night was the worst. It was coming out my nose!!!! I finally got up and slept sitting up on my couch. I really couldn't sleep.   Last night I went and bought some sudeafed, I think I might have some sinus drainage, anyhow, I did sleep a lot better last night. Only woke up a few times coughing, and it was barely a cough.   I am reluctant to go get an unfill, my last fill was 6 weeks ago, and everything was perfect until just recently. I'm not sure if its my allergy or sinus, or if I could be just too tight. I'm going to wait it out for a week and see how I do. I can eat, i am just having a time with my reflux in the evening time. I'm going to stop eating by 7 tonight, take my sudaphed, and see what happens. If I still have the reflux, then its time for a tiny tiny unfill.   wt 171.6 - grrrrr the weekend eating out has made my weight go up.   Exercise - 3:00 - 15 min on elliptical 8:00 pm - 1 hour at the gym, circuit training, cardio and upper body weights.
tonya66

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12/13/07

I got my power on late last night! Yay!   Now, as far as eating, I'm taking it one day at a time. I called the hospital and asked them to put me on the waiting list so if there is a cancellation before my appointment, I would like to come in. So hopefully someone will cancel and I can get my fill before 1/18/07!   Okay - I did good yesterday for bfast & lunch, had some roasted chicken and salad for lunch, but dinner - well not that I ate that much, but I just ate the wrong things. My SIL cooked her famous homemade cookies (choco chip), well, need I say more. My will power and self control left. I feel like I have no control right now, I feel like I cannot say no to anything sweet, what in the world is wrong with me?   I think deep down I am using my "no restriction" as an excuse to eat whatever I want, that is bull crap, I need to have some sort of control!   Okay, today is another day so I start again.......today will be better, I know it will be!   PS - avoided the scales, just can't deal with them and decided I will just weigh on my 11 month band anniversary next week (Tuesday, 12/18/07). Whatever it says, well, I'll have to live with it. I can tell my jeans are tighter today, so I am up in weight.
tonya66

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12/12/07

Well lets see where do I begin. I guess I can start off with I NEED A FILL!   We had a huge ice storm, the entire state is in a state of emergency, over 900 thousand homes & business are without power, including mine.   I was off work Monday and Tuesday due to no power, and finally today they are running our office off generators, so I was forced to come in. yuk.   My home is still without power, hoping it will be back on today.   Eating has been so off. I've been staying with my mother in law and eating her cooking - and desserts. I've eaten so much and I have avoided the scales so I'm not sure how much damage I have done. I have no excuses and I think I've used the excuse (I need a fill) too many times. I do need a fill, but I also need some will power and self control, and lately, I've had neither. I cannot wait until January 18th until I can get a fill. I cannot go on like this!   I need to focus and stay on plan, I need to practice some self control and NO MORE EXCUSES!
tonya66

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12/1/09

Oh yeah, its on! I was up at 5 am and working out at the gym by 5:20 am this morning. Now, let me tell you, I was sooooo tired and didn't want to get up, after all I was at the gym until after 10:00 pm last night. But I knew that I would not be able to go tonight - so I forced myself up. I'm glad I did it!   First of all, I had a great workout last night, it lasted 2 hours, I did 60 min on elliptical and 60 min with weights, working my lower body.   This morning was pure cardio - did 45 min on the elliptical.   Tomorrow, I'm planning on another 2 hours at the gym, planning on doing 60 min of cardio and 60 min of weights (working the upper body)   Today's menu: 8:00 am - coffee w/cream 2 boiled eggs & 2 slices of thin bacon (290 cal)   11:00 - protein shake made with skim milk (200 cal)   2:00 - Tuna & broccoli (180 cal)   4:30 - yogurt, banana (160 cal)   6:00 - carrots & hummus (100 cal)   9:00 - Weight watchers snack - (140 cal)   As you can see, I'm eating quite often, just small meals. Trying to blast my matabolism by eating every 2 to 3 hours.   I also retook my measurements last night, and I did not weigh this morning. I put the scales up. I am avoiding the scales until 12/14/09. A two week progress check. I will re-measure and weigh at that time to see how I'm doing.   Okay, I'm off to work..............
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12/09/09

8:15 am - South Beach Protein bar, Coffee w/cream - 210 cal   11:00 - 7 almonds - 48 cal     12:00 - grilled chicken and green beans from Goldies Patio grill, mini candy bar - 405 cal   3:30 - non fat yogurt mixed with all bran cereal - 130 cal   6:30 - 1 oz cheese (sharp chedder), 1 cup of homemade turkey chili - 410 cal   Total calories 1203   Exercise: Elliptical - 30 min   Quads/thighs   Hip Abductor - Inner - 3 sets - 1 @ 80bls, 2 @ 90lbs Outter - 3 sets - 1 @ 80 lbs, 1 @ 85 lbs, 1 @ 90 lbs.   Leg Press - 3 sets - 55 lbs each set   Bench step - 2 sets on each leg holding 5 lb dumbbells.   Ball squats - 1 set of 10, holding for 10 seconds.   Hamstrings/Glutes: Glute Machine - 2 sets @ 35 lbs (need to go up next time, easy with 35 lbs)   Seated Let Curl - 2 sets @ 45 lbs   Lying Leg Curl - 1 set @ 30 lbs   Calves:   Calve Machine - 3 sets - 1 @ 90 lbs, 2 @ 100 lbs   Standing dumbbell calf raises - 2 sets holding 8 lbs dumbbells   ABS:   Laying hip raises - 2 sets @ 15 each   Ab Crunch machine - 2 sets of 15 with 10 lbs weights   Incline sit ups - 2 sets of 25 each   Stretched - did not hop back on elliptical, I called it a night after 1 hr 40 min.   Notes: I'm starting to see my body change, my DH told me last night my butt sure is smaller. :tongue2:.   Still have not weighed, and excited to take my measurements to see how far I've come in 2 weeks!   Today is my 21 year wedding anniversary, I wonder if I could fit into my wedding dress? I might try it on tonight to see.
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12 days post op

Today is my 12th day post op. I am feeling really good now. There was one point I was thinking "what have I done to myself". I was not prepared for so much pain because everyone says how easy it was. Well, I guess everyone is different.   I made it to the gym last night, I didn't do much, but I did do a little exercise. I got on the treadmill for 20 min at 2.4 MPH and did .78 mile. I am starting it slow per my doctors instructions. I plan on doing 20 min all this week and hopefully next week I can move up to 30 min. I won't be able to do any weights for awhile, however, I plan on kicking some butt with cardio during the next 6 weeks.   I'm still eating very little, if any. I am having a hard time getting protein in and I am hoping once I get to regular foods it will be better. I ordered a cup of french onion soup from Paneras yesterday and that lasted me 3 meals. I just sipped on the broth and not the onions. It was a nice change from BROTH. yuck.   1 more day until I can have refried beans!!!!!!:clap2:   Well, I'm off to the gym..........
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11/5/08

NO am workout this morning, however, I was planning on going tonight because I will be doing lower body workout. I just cannot do weights in the morning, I need to be awake and have my strength.   I should have got up anyhow and did my cardio. But not going to beat myself up over it, UNLESS I don't go tonight, but thats not going to happen, I WILL GO TONITE!   Wt 170.7 - grrrrrrr
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11/4/08

I made it to the gym last night! Yay! HOWEVER, did not make it up this morning. grrrr. Still working on it, but not there yet.   My plans today:   10 am - 20 min on elliptical   3:00 pm - 20 mim on elliptical   No exercise tonight - going to a meeting and home to bed.   wt - 169.8
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11/30/09 - 7 week countdown

I'm 7 weeks from my 3 year band anniversary. My goal, is to be close to goal. I would love to break my plateau and get out of the 160's! So thats my goal, to be at least 159 by 1/18/10.   Today's menu   Bfast 2 boiled eggs coffee   snack clemintine fruit   lunch 3 oz of canned white meat chicken few carrots   snack 100 cal protein shake 1 cup of skim milk   dinner 3 oz of grilled chicken broccoli   Exercise - PM - but my goal is to switch to AM this week! 1 hour of cardio 45 min of strength training - lower body   Last week, hit the gym 3 times for a total of about 4.5 hours - not enough, but it got me started.   This week, my goal, is to do 5 days a week, but I'm shooting for 6 days a week at the gym.   I'm in bootcamp! Thats right its boot camp time unitl my 3 year anniversary. That means NO CHEATING, and exercise, exercise and exercise.
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11/30/07

Thank Gawd its Friday!!!!!!!!! I love Friday and today is even Payday, its my year end at work, I made my goal which means I get a 10% of my yearly salary bonus!! Yehaw!!!! I won't get it until February 22nd, but thats okay, I am spending it on our next cruise that leaves June 29th, 2008 to the Virgin Islands. I'm hoping to be at goal by then.   Wt this morning 168.6 - starting to drop the water weight!
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11/3/08

A new month, a new week, and new focus, new goals!   My husband wants to get back to the gym, so we are going tonight. I also went down to the gym today on break and did 20 min on the elliptical machine.   I'm going to focus on exercise this month! I know I say it all the time, but I really really am trying, I don't know why I do so good for a week then fall off the wagon. I think if my husband gets to the gym, that will help to have a buddy.   wt was up a bit this morning 170.6 grrrrrr   I brought my lunch today, I brought some roasted chicken, i'm headed down to the cafe to get a small tosses salad to go with my chicken.   I also scheduled yet another fill. grrrr. I'm sick of fills, but I'm not giving up until I have my sweet spot. My next fill is next week at 10:00 am. Yay. I can't wait to get a fill and hopefully have my sweet spot. This fill is pretty good, I just think I need a tad more.   Wt 170.6   Exercise - 10:00 am - 20 min on elliptical   3:00 pm - 30 min brisk walk around my building spines a few time.   8:30 pm - upper body workout 30 min on elliptical
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11/29/07

I made it 1/2 day thru the fast yesterday - I did good until last night. We had our book study, it was "goody night", and I caved. I ended up eating cookies, meatballs, chips, dip. You name it, I ate it.   Okay, so today is back to the fast!   Wt - 170.7   50 more days to reach my "mini goal" of 155. That means I need to lose 2.2 lbs per week in order to get to that goal by 1/18/07.   Just to type 150's is almost unbelievable to me. I haven't weighed in the 150's in 20+ years. I would be soooo happy to get to 159! I'm ready NEVER to see the 170's again. I'm ready to be done with the 160's, I'm ready to move to the wonderful 150's! I was at 167 last month, but I bounced back up to the 170's for some reason, I think a lot has to do with the amount of water I'm holding because of my hospital stay, I'm hoping my fast will "flush" it out!
tonya66

tonya66

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11/28/07

Wt this morning 170.3 I'm feeling bloated, tired, sick, etc. I just don't feel the energy I used to have. I think a lot of it probably has to do with my stay in the hospital due to my dehydration. Well, I decided It was time for my cleanse! I have't done it in awhile and I think my body needs it. The cleanse calls for a 10 day fast, I have NEVER done it for 10 days, just can't do it that long. However, when I do it for 3 to 5 days, I feel the difference. I just do it for as long as I can. Sometimes I do it for a few days, go off, then do it for a few more days. It works for me. I had my doctor appt today with my knee surgeon. He said it is just going to take more time for my knee to heal. He said I am healing, it takes a good 6 to 9 months for the body to heal after receiving a donor part, so, he told me to start working my quads, hamstrings and other muscle building exercises every other day. So, I must start back on my exercise program!!!! I need a kick in the rear! I need to start getting up at 5 am again and begin my exercises, its just so darn hard....I know I can do it! I just need to quit making excuses and DO IT! Below is the cleanse: If you’ve never heard of the lemonade diet, basically it is a 10-day fast where you drink nothing but a special “lemonade” drink. It is one of the best known methods for cleaning out your intestinal and colon walls. Although not intended as a weight-loss diet, it is effective at helping you balance your body and “rebooting” the metabolic process - which often results in weight loss. So here goes: Lemonade Diet Recipe For at least 10 days, drink around 10 servings/day of the following: 2 Tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) fresh-squeezed lemon or lime juice NOT BOTTLED JUICE!! (approx. ½ lemon),
2 Tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) organic Grade B maple syrup,
1/10 Teaspoon or more cayenne pepper (hot red pepper), and
1 Cup (8 fluid ounces) purified or spring water, NOT fluoridated water. Or you can make in Bulk - This is the equivalent of taking an empty gallon water jug and filling it with: the juice of 5 lemons
1 1/4 cup of organic Grade B maple syrup
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
10 cups of water Shake it all up and you got your days’ serving! Salt-Water Flush Recipe Upon rising drink a mixture of: 2 level teaspoons of uniodized sea salt to a…
quart of lukewarm water Herbal Laxative Tea (You can find this at most grocery stores) Each evening drink an herbal laxative tea to help with elimination - preferably right before bed. That’s it! Do that for at least ten days for a complete intestinal cleanse.
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11/27/09

Had a pretty good day today, started off eating a little bad, but then I snapped out of it and ate my protein.   Went to the gym and had a GREAT workout. I ended up doing the elliptical machine yesterday for a solid hour and burned over 500 calories.   Today, I even did better, started off with 30 min on the elliptical machine, switched to weight training and worked my lower part of my body. Ended up lift weights for about 45 min, then jumped back on the elliptical machine and did another 30 min. I figured I burned about 700 or more calories, over 500 alone on the elliptcial machine. Yay me!   Came home, grilled my some Salmon on my George Foreman grill, steamed some brocoli, and had a great dinner.   Got hungry again, so I ate 3 oz of chicken, it did the trick!   I know I am not tight enough, but I can deal with this restriciton, at least I have some. I am going to see my surgeon in January, but I might schedule one more fill before then.   Okay, off to bed - - - planning on hitting the gym again tomorrow! I can tell I will be sore tomorrow, my rear end is already hurting (worked my hamstrings)   Wt - 171.5   Exercise - 2 hours at the gym   Menu   Bfast piece of cheesecake   Lunch turkey breast green beans   Dinner grilled salmon steamed broccoli   Snack 3 oz of chicken breast
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11/27/07

Menu today -   Bfast 2 slices of bacon 1 fried egg coffee with creamer - not SF   Lunch 2 chicken tenders (baked) 1/4 cup of broccoli   Snack - 1 oz of almonds   Dinner 1 baked chicken leg - skin off 1/2 cup of fresh spinach leaves with low cal dressing   Supplements - 1 Quickslim30, 2 flinstones   Wt this morning - 171.1 - grrrrr   .................grams cals%total Total:......... 833 Fat:................51 457 55% Sat:................14 130 16% Poly:.................4 39 5% Mono:..............11 100 12%   Carbs:...............44 163 20% Fiber:...................3 0 0% Protein:..............52 208 25% Alcohol:0 0 0%   Way too much fat today, and way too many carbs for my calories. I need to really watch my liquid caloires! The creamer is adding up. I am slipping into the habit of having a lot of creamer in my coffee - and not the sugar free kind. I had Pumpkin Pie spice this morning!
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11/26/09

Woke up this morning with a tad bit of acid reflux. I got to say, I love it! Yes, you heard me right, I love it! That means I've got some restriction! I ate a bit late last night, so I think that way I had a little reflux. My restriction feels pretty good, I am eating a lot less, which I LOVE! Hopefully I can get rid of the 10 lbs that I've gained lately with my "no restriction".   I'm about to go get dressed and head to my gym today, they are open until 2:00 pm, so I'm going to take advantage of it!   Menu today:   Bfast very small (about 1" x 1") piece of cake - I know, not good. coffee   Lunch - Roasted cornish hen (3 oz)   Dinner - grilled fish salad   Exercise - 45 min elliptical machine 30 min weight training   PS - tomorrow morning at the gym they are havinfg a "burn the turkey" workout. I'm going to go to that. Even though as you can see by menu, I don't participate in the Thanksgiving festivals, I plan on taking advantage of the "intense" workout they are having. Its a 2 hour class, so I should burn some calories tomorrow.   Wt 172.5 - yuk!:cool2:
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11/26/07

I called the doc today to schedule another fill, I'm waiting on the hospital to call me back so we can get it scheduled. I'm hoping I can get in sometime in December since I've met all my deductibles, and I would have no out of pocket expense. But, that is wishful thinking I think. But we'll see.   Today's menu:   Bfast coffee/cream had 1/2 sausage roll - shouldn't have eaten this!   Lunch 2 baked chicken tenders brocolli   Late afternoon snack 1/2 small apple with 1 TBLS peanut butter   Dinner crockpot chicken - low cal, low fat! salad - 1/2 cup   Supplements - Quickslim30, flinstone viatimin
tonya66

tonya66

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11/25/09

Fill #19 seems to be pretty good, not too tight for sure, and might be a tad too lose. I'm going to ride it out and keep track of my tightness and see how low it last. I think I need to be just a little tighter - and if I could get it there, and keep it there, it would be a wonderful thing for me!   Today's menu:   Bfast just had some iced coffee I made with with skim milk   Lunch 3 oz of chicken   Dinner Roasted chicken green beans   Exercise - 45 min on elliptical   wt 172.7 - this absolutely SUCKS!@ so discouraged!!!!!!!!! I was at 158!:cool2:
tonya66

tonya66

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11/25/08

Well, I went to the gym last night. I received a 7 day free trial to the new Gold's Gym that opened up about 1 1/2 miles from my house, so I decided to go try it out. Even though I belong to another gym, which is just 1 mile from my house, I figured a change of scenery might be nice. Well, now I'm thinking about joining the Gold's gym too. It was really really really nice.   I went into the "cardio" room. It is a huge room with a freaken movie theater in it. Its like being at the movies, with surround sound and its dark. I jumped on the eliptical and before I knew it, I was into the movie and looked down and had done 45 min on the eliptical. Burned almost 400 calories. I loved that!   The bad thing is they do not have a "family plan" like my other gym does, so if I join, I will have to just join and pay additional and keep my membership at my other gym too so I can go with my family when they go.   Even though they rarely go......my 16 year daughter has been going a lot lately. She just won't get up in the mornings with me. I need a morning partner to help encourage me to get up! My weight this morning was less than yesterday. I seem to be dropping again.   wt 168.1   My exercise plans for today are: Exercise - 10am 20 min on eliptical Exercise - 3pm - 20 min on eliptical Exercise - 9:30 pm - 30 min on eliptical   Next week I will focus on getting back to stregth training 2 to 3 days a week. I will still need to do 5 days of cardio but I do need to add my strength training in.
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11/24/08

I did pretty good this weekend with my eating, plan on going to check out a new gym tonight. I got a 1 week free membership and I hear they have an awesome, surround sound cardio room with a huge plasma tv.   I went out to eat on Friday night and stuck to my plan, except ended up having a margarrita. yum yum it was good.   Didn't weigh on Saturday or Sunday. Just focussed on eating clean.   Wt 169.0 - I think I'm holding a little water, TOM is due.   Now, my goal for the week is GET TO THE GYM and do 5 hours of exercise this week!
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11/21/08

Scales are movimg down again! Yay!   I have eaten clean all week, now if I could just make it to the gym, I would be a lot better!   We're going out to eat tonight, and I've already decided what I'm going to eat, so I can be good and eat clean. Its hard too when your going to go eat Mexican. I have decided I will eat 5 chips and salsa, and order the chicken fahitas - which I will split with my hubby or daughter. And I'll get double beans. No flour tortias.   wt - 169.1
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