TOTAL: 1731
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Sunny and dry today so I did a 4 mile power walk. Was really nice to get out in fresh air and walk by the sea. It was about 38-40F so it took me about a mile to warm up.
Finished up the wholemeal scones as my husband has been eating them as well, so I'll either make them again with some changes so they'll be less dry, or I'll try an Apple Bran Muffin recipe next.
Hope all of you are doing well!
Menu:
TOTAL: 1715
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Glad the scones were good. I may make them soon! I have so many healthy treats that I want to bake, thanks to you lovely girls! :)
I thought I'd put a plug in for Umpqua's oat bran muffins. She's posted the recipe before. I've made them several times with a variety of fruits and seasonings. The apple bran muffins sound good too. Enjoy your scones or muffins, whichever you chose to make.
Happy Sunday, girls!
Still getting on my scale first thing in the morning. It's stayed at 131.0 - 131.6 for the past couple of weeks. Guess I haven't built enough muscle yet to affect the scale, but I'm certainly trying!
My dear hubby brought me some roses today. 
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TOTAL: 1749
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Hope you are all having a good and healthy weekend!
Made my wholemeal scones this morning. A bit dry but I figured out why - posted the recipe and my notes.
Workout:
45 mins spinning on my exercise bike
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TOTAL: 1665
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Hi ladies! We had some sleet this morning but then the sun came out and it looked so pretty with the snow (only) on the tops of the mountains.
I've been seriously craving junk and high fat foods. Feeling a bit deprived I guess. At home we only occasionally eat meat and I've even stopped buying lunchmeat for a sandwich at lunch. But today I went shopping and bought some liver pate and some lean ground steak. I've been thinking about a cheeseburger for a couple of months and haven't had one yet. So I'm going to make one for lunch after I use up my veggie sausages. I'll stay within calories.
Went to the health food store and bought the oat bran to make the scones and I'll do that tomorrow morning.
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TOTAL: 1736
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Good morning, lovely ladies! Here's a sunrise for you that I shot from the front porch in my robe, brrrr 
Went to Zumba last night. I was the only newbie there so the rest seemed to know most of the moves. More complicated moves than I thought. I can see it would be fun once you know the moves. Guess I did some overaggressive hip thrusting or something as I've hurt one side of my lower back. Don't plan to go back to an evening class but discovered there is an early afternoon class with another instructor. So I'll try to work that in with my gym visits once I rejoin in early March.
When I came home I threw my good intentions out the window and had a semi-binge - pbj toast, packet of baked crisps, 2 portions of dark chocolate, hot chocolate. Total cals for the day was still okay, but eating all that at that time of night wasn't good. Stayed up later than normal.
Yesterday morning I enjoyed an hour and a half Skyping with my sis in law in Australia. I love feeling so connected!
Couldn't find oat bran for my scones but hub is going into town today and I've asked him to hunt. If he finds it I'll make some this afternoon.
Workout: none - backache
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TOTAL: 1606
One of the avocados is finally ripe so I'll add a bit of that to my salad.
Hubby couldn't find any oat bran so I phoned the health food store and they have it. So hope to get some tomorrow and maybe some other baking ingredients and some new vegetarian stuff for variety.
I was going to order the oat bran online but the cost of shipping was outrageous. £3.50 for 3 bags of oat bran and £6.97 just for the shipping! Don't think so!
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Zumba looks like so much fun. Unfortunately, it only seems to take place once a week at my gym, on Wednesday nights during my personal training session. Right now, the class is jammed pack with women with new years resolutions to lose weight. Its hard to find a parking spot on Wed nights because of these gals! :) Thats ok though. Its nice to see so many people excited about exercise.
Glad you were able to fine the oat bran somewhere. Its so easy to find here!
Good morning, girls! Happy Robbie Burns Day to all Scots! (national poet of Scotland)
Enjoy your time at Zumba!
Hiya ladies! How's 2012 going for everyone so far?
I looked back over my goals for 2012 and the only two I'm doing well on are my workouts and maintaining weight, and reading more books (on new Kindle). I have not meditated once but I'm going to remedy that today.
I miscalculated my calories yesterday and left out the ones for walnuts and sunflower seeds so am doing just a bit lower today. Eating the last two of my homemade oatmeal raisin cookies and not planning any baking for quite a while.
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TOTAL: 1611 1730
Don't know if it's the gloomy weather but I just wanted to keep eating after I finished my lunch. It wasn't satisfying. I wanted something hot so I made a Quorn patty - 119 cals - then I had black coffee with one of this evening's cookies. Sigh. And I still want more, but I won't. Already had today's salad as part of my lunch, so hope I'm not starving tonight! May have to juggle calories again, or maybe it's time to go up to 1800, at least on intense workout days like today??
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
It's good to see you're flexible with things--hope you get in your meditation session.
Keep on rolling with it--cheers!
Hi ladies! Sunny today but still cold - high about 7C/42 F. Felt like eating some junk today, but no guilt. I'm within calories and I'll soon finish the batch of oatmeal raisin cookies and probably won't be doing any more baking for a couple of weeks.
Went for a stroll around the garden to see what was blooming. The daffodils starting blooming a couple of weeks ago (about 6 weeks early) and are still fine even with many nights near freezing. Snowdrops and other daffodil stalks have been showing for a while now. Made the collage with Picnik but am unhappy to learn they will be closing in April. Now I need to find another photo editing site.
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TOTAL: 1714
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Im so scared to bake sweets, even if they are nutritiously dense ones. Its so incredibly hard for me to have just one, so I usually reserve baked desserts for special occasions/holidays. However, I think its great that you were able to fit your treats into your calorie budget. :)
Cheers, ladies! Hope you all are having a good weekend.
A rainbow in front of our house today:
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TOTAL: 1690
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
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No wonder you do so well keeping on track with your eating- quitting smoking after 25 years must have been very hard.
V on 01/31/2012:
Congrats!! Have a good day Annie <3
supercheese on 01/31/2012:
wow congrats!! I know quitting must not be easy but good job!!
Umpqua on 01/31/2012:
That's an awesome achievement and you should be proud! You are such a wonderful role model for healthy living :)
selina on 01/31/2012:
Happy anniversary - that was a really smart move! Great exercise and foods - have a great day!
thenewMLE on 01/31/2012:
Congrats on the smoke free! That is really an accomplishment. My dad quit 50 years ago and he says he still sometimes has cravings - that's a strong addiction!! As I was telling V, the grocery walk was an accident, but it opened my eyes to another good way to spend my new energy and be productive. I don't do well with stationary exercise, but if I am walking or riding somewhere and have to come back, I can commit to that! Have a nice day!
Umpqua on 01/31/2012:
I think combining the 2 flours would work. I checked my bag and the pastry is finely milled "white whole wheat flour." The white is some weird albino variant of the regular whole wheat!
biscottibody59 on 01/31/2012:
Imagine the dollars you've saved with that one change--good job!
getmebackto150 on 01/31/2012:
your menu anad workout plan for today look fabulous!!! Congrats on the anniversery of quitting smoking! From my experience with friends and family members, not so much quitting, but actually sticking with it permanently is such a HUGE accomplishment, you should be very proud of yourself!!!
My mother quit smoking when I was in nursery school, maybe 1985?? and she started again after my dad died in 2004... Seriously??? So anyway, CONGRATS to you for taking charge of your health!!!!
legcramps on 01/31/2012:
Congratulations!
Umpqua on 01/31/2012:
I thought that too Annie. Here's Wiki's explanation, interesting about the UK too - maybe your regular wholemeal flour there would work then?
White whole-wheat flour is flour milled from hard white spring wheat,[2] rather than traditional red wheat. In the United Kingdom, whole-wheat flour is more commonly made from white wheat instead of red as in the United States. The difference is that soft white wheat has a lower gluten content and also lacks the tannins and phenolic acid that red wheat contain, causing white whole wheat to appear and taste more like refined red wheat; it is whitish in color and does not taste bitter.[3] White whole wheat has almost the same nutrient content as red whole wheat. However, soft white whole wheat has a lower gluten content and contains a lower protein content (between 9% and 11%) when compared with harder wheats like red (15–16% protein content) or golden wheat.[
Em17 on 01/31/2012:
Have a great day!
moogy on 01/31/2012:
Yes, wholemeal and whole wheat are the same thing, both have had their outer cover on the kernel and for a cake would work the same. You could look for wholemeal bread flour which has more gluten in it if you wanted to make something 'bready'. Surely you must have had treacle tart at sometime in your life? -Pastry lined shell, with breadcrumbs and treacle with a bit of lemon baked until dark golden brown (I suspect it was a war time recipe given the meager ingredients) I remember it well and having it with clotted cream. Have a great day annie:)
moogy on 01/31/2012:
I am sure they will turn out great using wholemeal flour:) Is that a recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie?
moogy on 01/31/2012:
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/9301/treacle+tart Just goes to show you, I thought you used treacle in this but it is the end result that tasts treacly. Yum!!
moogy on 01/31/2012:
I don't think anyone would use treacle by itself, it is very viscous and strong tasting, a bit like licorice but not as nice!! It is always used in recipes not by itself, but adds that little something that makes a real difference to your baking:)