It's Ok Dawn We all have those days!! Trust me hadn't been so good here either. I think I went way over in my points I haven't even figured them yet.
I did get my water in and I did exercise today.
I am going to journal it on here so I can be accountable for my day!!

Wednesday.
2 slices toast (1 pt) w 1 tbls Pb (2) coffee (1) = 4 pts
lunch - 2 chicken Strips from Chickfila (3 pts) a few FF = (4 pts) = 7 pts
dinner - baked fish (3 pts) baked beans and peas (2 pts) = 5 pts

Reeses Cup = 3 pts
Skittles - 2 pts
Sweet and Salty Bar = 5 pts

Total = 29 pts 7 pts over (OOPS!!)

Journal - 100 pts
Water - 50 pts
Exercise - 50 pts
Booster sent 2 = 20 pts
Recipe - 100 pts

Total = 320

Originally Posted by 13043

hi guys, I like the biggest looser challenge. I'm in! I will send my starting weight in.

Hi Lia
What have you been doing lately? Are you going camping this weekend too?

Originally Posted by 16897

I found this recipe a while back and my family absolutely loves these biscuits. The recipe is for 2 biscuits. If you add a little shredded cheese and some garlic I swear they taste like the Red Lobster biscuits. But you have to count for adding in the cheese.

Easy 1 Point Biscuits

6 TBSP - Self Rising Flour
3 TBSP - Skim Milk
1 1/2 tsp - non fat plain yogurt ( I use fat free sour cream instead - either way is fine)

Set oven at 425 degrees. Mix ingredients together, spray pan with nonstick spray and drop biscuits into it. Spray tops of biscuits with non stick butter flavored spray. Bake for about 10 min.

Serving size is 1 biscuit

This sounds easy and good. I'll have to try it.

That's alright Dawn...you at least drank that water! Today was my 1st day back at work, and instead of bringing my water bottle, I got soda (AND a refill) for lunch. ZERO ounces of water for me today (ugh!). I can't wait until school is in full-swing next Tuesday and I'm forced to pack a lunch and my water bottle, rather than these inservice days where the math dept. wants to go out to eat. I can't seem to make "wise" choices when everyone else is ordering JUNK.

Just thought I would stop in and Say Good Morning Diamonds!!!
I am about to head out the door but I will be back on in a bit!!

I Hope You All have a great Day!! Let's get busy and get moving!!

Morning everybody. Sorry I've been MIA some lately. Life is getting in the way. Hope everybody makes good choices today and gets lots of exercise and water.

Linda I hope you are doing OK!! Love ya Girl!!

5 Ways to Control Your Appetite

Does your appetite seem to be on over-drive? Check out these five simple tips for keeping it in control.

1. Divide and Conquer Your Appetite
To prevent getting overly hungry, try turning one regular-sized meal into multiple, smaller meals. For instance, if you normally eat soup and sandwich for lunch, eat your sandwich at lunch, then heat your soup later as an early afternoon snack. Or, "go halves" and eat half of both your sandwich and soup serving now and the rest a few hours later.

2. Fill Up on Fiber
If you are feeling especially hungry when you sit down to a meal, you will likely take oversized portions or go for seconds. To avoid overdoing it, try filling up with fiber-rich vegetables before you eat any other types of foods. They may normally serve as side dishes, but using veggies as an "appetizer" is a low-cal, high-fiber way to control your appetite. If you still want seconds, another serving of veggies is ideal for rounding out your meal in a healthy way.

3. Be a Kid at Heart (or, at the Table)
Sometimes we confuse appetite with a sense of deprivation. If you have been foregoing many of your favorite foods recently, perhaps you think you are hungry when you're really not. You may be craving those preferred foods while you are forcing yourself to eat only what you "should."
Remember how as a kid you ate all your favorite foods first and left that pesky little pile of broccoli until the last second? Just for today, eat only the foods that you really want and leave the rest -- your membership in the clean plate club is officially revoked.

4. Eat Enough at Mealtimes
Regular, healthful snacks are a great way to keep your appetite in check, but snacking just isn't for some folks. If you only eat three meals a day, you need to make sure you are eating enough at each meal to hold you over until the next one.
If you are following a diet plan that includes snacks, add those missing calories into your meal instead. Be sure to include protein such as eggs, lean meat, or fish in each meal as it will provide a longer-lasting sense of satiety and keep your energy level up.


5. Eat "Slow" Snacks
Remember that it takes up to 20 minutes for your brain to get the "signal" that you have eaten and are full. The longer it takes to eat something, the better. Choose foods that require a lot of chewing when you feel likely to overeat. Here are some ideas for snacks that will slow you down:

Baby carrots with low-fat dip
Reduced-fat cheese on whole grain crackers
Air-popped popcorn
Microwaved apple with cinnamon on top
Baked tortilla chips with salsa or fat-free bean dip

Good Morning Diamonds...Hope everyone is having a sparkling spectacular week!

Good morning diamonds
Here is my food journal for yesterday:
1 turkey burger w/ cheese..........................520
Light Yogurt with Bran flakes.......................150
Honey nut cherrios - dry.............................90
BBQ Pork sandwich on a hamburger bun.........600
3/4 cup light Granola - dry..........................180

Total............................................. .......1540 ouch!

I drank all my water for Mon, Tues, and Wed. I also jogged & exercised for 1 hour yesterday. I'm up in weight since last week but its probably a hormonal thing so I'm not going to sweat it. Have a great day everyone!