BlooEyez

Hello Lucky7's! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I made it through and only managed to gain a pound (which I've already re-lost) so I feel I did pretty darn good. On Christmas Eve I had 1/2 of a tamale along with some beans & rice (of course chips & salsa too) and Grandma sent a bunch of tamales home with us so the next day I had 1 for lunch and again for dinner and snacked on bits of chocolate here & there throughout the day. Yup, not the best food choices I know but what I consumed was still within "moderation" and nowhere near what I would have consumed without the band so no guilty feelings here. No plans for New Years Eve ... I can't remember the last time I went out on New Years. I prefer to stay home, safe and away from all the crazies out on the roads. Wishing each of you a Happy New Year filled with much band success! :biggrin1:

Can't we all just get along?

Breakfast ~ SBD cinnamon raisin cereal bar Lunch ~ 1 breaded beef patty & 1/2 C cottage cheese Snack ~ egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs, 1 T mayo) Dinner ~ 1/4 C Lloyd's BBQ shredded beef

Breakfast ~ 3oz cottage cheese Snack ~ 1oz cashews Lunch ~ 3oz Italian Herb chicken breast filet Snack ~ 3 Jalapeno Poppers Dinner ~ Egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs, 1.5 T mayo)

Dear Mother-in-Law ~ I'm civil to you because I have to be but quite honestly, I don't like you! You are a sad, self-absorbed individual and really, I don't know how you can even live with yourself! All those years ago when you shipped your son off to stay with family 2000 miles away after learning he had gotten me pregnant, leaving me to go through a pregnancy alone at the age of 16 and letting your son believe all that time that I had an abortion was wrong on so many levels! Who were you to make that decision? Who were you to deprive your son of being present for his first child's birth? 6 years ago when I miscarried our 2nd child, you treated me like sh*t. You told me it was just a miscarriage and I needed to "get over it" ... you purposely came by just to show off pictures of another family member's new baby knowing that it would get to me after losing my own. You did it to hurt me, you did it out of spite ... you are a B*TCH!! You play favorites with my children and make no attempt to not be so obvious about it ... you spoil Jonah by buying him the best of everything while Daniel & Noah get 99 cent store CRAP. Your son, my husband, lost his job 2 months ago ... you know he hasn't been able to support his family, pay the rent, pay the bills, buy groceries to feed his family ... yet, all you manage to buy him for Christmas is a package of underwear?? Well I hope it was all worth it because you're about to be written off for good. We're moving soon to be closer to his new job (that you don't know about) and well, we've decided not to send you our forwarding address! Good riddance beeyotchhh! Dear Father-in-Law ~ You have got to be the most arrogant, hypocritical @$$hole I have ever met. News flash buddy, no one gives a crap about your self-worth. I could care less that you bought your first house at the age of 26 and that you are "worth" over a million dollars now ... and it sure as hell ain't gonna matter when you're dead so get over yourself! You thought you were being a studly "big man" when you fired your business partner of 20 years a few months ago. Little did you know that said partner could come back and demand the business be dissolved. Your actions caused 15 people to be out of a job, including your own stepson (my husband!) ... oh but you could care less though because although you've been a part of his life since he was a small child, you've said on more than one occasion that he means nothing to you. You stood here in my home and re-assured me that everything would be OK after the business closed, you said you would help us with our rent & bills for a few months until my husband found another job but that help never came. I'm not surprised though because on quite a few occasions you have made promises like this and never followed through. Well that'll be the last time ya jerk! I feel so much better .....

I used to drink nothing but soda morning, noon & night ... NEVER drank water, couldn't stand the stuff ... when I started researching the band and found out that I had to give up my beloved Dr. Pepper, a tiny part of me said no way in hell am I getting that damn surgery and giving up soda! I don't drink alcohol, I've never smoked ... soda was my one & only addiction. Well, I decided to go ahead with the surgery and a month prior to it I cut out the soda completely. It was alot easier than I thought it would be as I haven't thought about it, craved it or even missed it. Last week I took a tiny sip of my son's soda and it actually tasted disgusting! These days I am perfectly content with my water & Crystal Light and for me, that in itself is a huge accomplishment!

The Special K bars are good as well ... 10 grams of protein in each. My fav is their Double Chocolate. :hungry:

Breakfast ~ Coffee Snack ~ 1 C Dennison's fat free chili Lunch ~ Homemade snack wrap (1 carb balance whole wheat tortilla, 2oz grilled chicken, 1 T ranch dressing & a lil bit of shredded cheese) Snack ~ 1/2 C mini marshmallows Dinner ~ 2oz grilled chicken, 1/2 C pepper stir fry & 1 T cottage cheese

Breakfast ~ Coffee Snack ~ Egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs, 1.5 T mayo) Lunch ~ Small Wendy's chili & 2 chicken nuggets Dinner ~ 1 C Dennison's fat free chili Snack ~ Small frosty from Wendy's

Breakfast ~ Gingerbread latte from Starbucks (sugar free syrup, WITH whip! :biggrin1:) Lunch ~ Egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs, 1.5 T mayo) Snack ~ South Beach Diet Cinnamon Raisin bar Dinner ~ Homemade snack wrap, like McD's! (1 carb balance whole wheat tortilla, 2oz grilled chicken, 1 T ranch dressing, lil bit of lettuce & shredded cheese) Snack ~ Fruit cup (from Jack In The Box)

I went grocery shopping after reading this thread this morning and found a similar item at Winco under the brand name "Lloyd's" ... they are bowls, in the refrigerated section and come in either shredded chicken, beef or pork BBQ. Cost was just under $5 (each) ... Haven't tried it yet, looks good though

I'm sorry that happened to you Roberta! We hung lights on our house one day a couple weeks ago then later on when it got dark (5-6pm) we went out and lined each side of the driveway with our red candy cane lights. We had more stuff in the garage (inflatable snow globe, spiral tree etc) but it was so darn cold we decided we were going to finish the next day ... anyhow, went outside at like 11ish that same night to turn the lights off and the candy canes were gone! Some @$$holes stole my lights ... man, I was pissed (still am!) So we decided we weren't going to put any of our other decorations out, which really sucks because I like to have alot of lights ... I had to explain to my 3 & 4 year olds the next day why their candy canes were gone. What irks me is that all my neighbors have a ton of decorations and none of their stuff was touched ... we just moved here 7 months ago, and somehow I think we're just being picked on.

CONGRATS!! :clap2:

I admit to being obsessed with it too ... soon as I weigh myself and have a new (lower) number to "claim", first thing I do is log on and update my ticker :huggie:

Lookin' good ladies! Here are my progress pics as of this morning ...

Breakfast ~ Large coffee from McD's Snack ~ 2 T peanut butter Lunch ~ Lean Cuisine meatloaf w/ whipped potatoes Snack ~ 7 slices Hillshire Farm pastrami and a fruit & walnut salad from McD's Dinner ~ 1 C Contessa Mongolian Beef stir fry (beef, rice & veggies) Snack ~ 9 Quaker Multigrain Minis rice cakes (Cinnamon Sugar flavor)

Breakfast ~ Coffee Snack ~ 2 T peanut butter Lunch ~ 1 oz grilled chicken & 2 oz cottage cheese Snack ~ 2 hard boiled eggs & 1.5 T mayo & 1 oz BBQ peanuts Dinner ~ 4 pork sausage links Snack ~ Pintos & cheese from Taco Bell

Ditto ... except I'm in SoCali. Flip flops 24/7! I hope ya'll make it through that ice storm OK ... can't imagine what thats like since I've been here pretty much all my life.

I did all my shopping online as well ... Ebay & JCPenney (.com) I maxxed out the credit cards :heh: but it was painless and hassle free :biggrin1: ... till the bills start rolling into my mailbox :faint:

Breakfast ~ Special K double chocolate protein bar (yum!) & 1 Farmer John sausage link Lunch ~ 5 piece chicken nugget from Wendy's w/ BBQ sauce (only had 3.5 of em tho) Snack ~ Caesar side salad (from Wendy's) no croutons or caesar dressing, instead added a hard boiled egg, little bit of shredded cheese & some salsa Dinner ~ 1 Delimex shredded beef tamale Snack ~ 3 mini powdered donuts :Banane48: This isn't my typical menu, was out & about for most of the day but I still managed to stay below my set calorie limit so it's all good

I agree!! LOVE the chocolate, vanilla & chicken soup flavors but the unflavored is GROSS

Breakfast ~ Coffee Snack ~ Egg salad Lunch ~ 1.5oz chicken breast, 1/4 C cottage cheese & 1/4 C pepper stir fry Snack ~ 1oz picante flavored pork rinds Dinner ~ Same as lunch

Breakfast ~ Unjury chocolate protein shake Snack ~ 1/2 oz picante flavor pork rinds Lunch ~ 2/3 C ground beef w/ 1/4 C Manwich sauce Snack ~ 2 T Skippy honey roasted peanut butter Dinner ~ Smart Ones turkey breast & potatoes

Breakfast ~ Coffee (first) then a Special K protein bar Snack ~ 2 hard boiled eggs w/ 1.5 T mayo Lunch ~ 1.5 oz grilled chicken breast strips & 1/4 C cottage cheese Dinner ~ 2 oz grilled chicken breast strips & 1 C pepper stir fry

I always have a hard time with the unflavored ... I've added it to soup, broth etc and it always leaves a "frothy" layer across the top and to me it has a bad taste ... I have 1.5 canisters of unflavored sitting here going to waste