Weigh in

Current weight.... 150

My pace has slowed but I've also started attending International College 3 hours a night online via my Macbook, so that makes it rather difficult to maintain a steady workout schedule. To replace my regular trips to the gym and semi-regular bike rides with Taya I've increased how much work I do at home. I've gone outside for 2 and a half hours just about everyday this week and did intense yardwork. I pulled all of the Atlantis trees (wild weed trees that smell like nasty nachos) growing wild throughout my yard, rearranged the chicken coop, filled in the craters my pointers have blessed us with, tilled the garden by hand and more but hey you get the idea my yard is a LOT of work. However I still plan on riding on Friday, Saturday and Sunday or some other physical activity with my gal.

As for my diet... ugh. I'm still following it. However I have added Atkins protein shakes and Premier Protein shakes (found at Costco) as meal replacements... usually breakfast because I am SO SICK of plain oatmeal...blech. I made some last Friday morning and I actually gagged trying to force it down. I try to drink an Atkins shake in the afternoon as a snack because I cannot start my day off with these because they tend to make me feel a little sick on an empty stomach which doesn't happen with the Premier Protein shakes.

Something to consider when you decide on a diet... there's no real worrying about what your going to make for lunch or dinner. Once you have a meal plan that's it. No worries. Just stick to serving sizes and you'll be set! Here is my daily meal plan:

Breakfast- Quaker Oatmeal, Original Substitutes- Egg Whites, Premier Protein shake

Lunch- Chicken Breast and Peas/ Broccoli Substitutes- Shredded Chicken Sandwich, Tuna (plain)

Snack- Pure Protein Bar Substitutes- Atkins Protein shake, Atkins peanut/almond cluster bar, Fresh Fruit

Dinner- Repeat Lunch

Now there are nights when I switch the chicken for another meat source but I try not to do that too often, and I do have splurge items... No sugar added Klondike Bars and Sugar Free Carmel Light Frap ...yum! Oh and the only thing I drink is water, water water (except coffee on Sundays ,1 cup, and tea ,plain, when I'm sick... like now)

The big draw back to my diet would have to be ... gas. Yep that's right, those Atkins snacks and maybe the broccoli make me a big ole gas ball. So I try to watch my intake.








**I would love it if some you out there in diet land would share your experiences with me. So send me a message and be a guest blogger. Because what works for me doesn't necessarily work for others.**