Day 16

I took the plunge and joined the Biggest Loser Club website. I'm glad I did. It's the same concept as the book, but I can swap stuff out very easily. If the menu calls for berries (I can't eat berries anymore apparently), I can click on berries and it will give me tons of comparable choices. That makes it super easy for me to make sure that my substitutions don't mess up the balance of my diet. It also gives me lots of options for more variety. I especially like that this diet plan allows for THREE snacks! :)

So I planned out today and tomorrow and got the groceries I will need ($50). Today went well, and it's more encouraging to know that I can pick and choose things I know we'll like (with a new item thrown in here and there) and that we can actually afford.

This is the beginning of a new phase of the diet, but I'll continue counting. I started out this morning at 166.6 pounds. Still down a bit from where I started 2 weeks ago, and very good evidence that I need to stay focused!

The Breakfast Menu:

• Banana Nut Oatmeal
• Yogurt
• Apple

We've had this oatmeal once before. I'm not a big fan of oatmeal (texture issues), but the flavor was good ... after I added a pack of Splenda. Hubby just confessed to me a few minutes ago that he didn't like it. I told him to add sugar next time and he seemed more interested.

Snack #1:

• 6 oz. V8 smoothie
• cheese stick

Not much to comment on here. I got the V8 on clearance. It was REALLY thick, and maybe even a little sludgy. But it had fruits and veggies in it, and it was a yummy berry flavor.

The Lunch Menu:

• We were away from home. I was supposed to have a chicken salad and some Wheat Thins. We went through Wendy's where I got a half a chicken caesar salad with fat free french dressing. It was tiny, but that's ok. I had some Wheat Thins when I got home. 

 Snack #2:

• 10 baby carrots
• 2 tsp. natural peanut butter

I ate this while I was cooking dinner. I was in a bit of a rush, so I don't much remember it :)

The Dinner Menu:

• 1.5 oz. seared sirloin in wine sauce
• 2.5 oz. roasted basil potatoes
• green beans with basil, celery, and onions

This was a VERY enjoyable meal! We've really been missing red meat and potatoes, and we were lucky enough to get BOTH in one day!! Pitiful amounts, but that's ok. That's an acceptable trade-off. All very good food.

Snack #3:

• Apple compote
• 1 cup 1% milk

This was a simple dessert. Just chunked apples simmered in lemon juice, apple juice, and a sprinkling of brown sugar. Hubby was bored with it, so he had a small scoop of ice cream with his, but I was perfectly happy with mine.


Hubby is back to night shift (for the time being), so making his meals is going to be complicated. I guess we'll play it by ear...