Here’s the dirt. 156/147/125, 5'4", two cats =^..^= (who eat better than I do
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Eating schedule. Times are approximate, they can vary an hour/half hour here or there depending on what's going on at work.
6:00: MF meal – (oatmeal or bar)
9:00: MF meal (shake or bar)
11:30: MF meal (shake or oatmeal or pudding or bar)
2:00: MF meal (shake or pudding or hot drink)
5:30: Lean (no green LOL) meal (always fresh mean, not take-out type)
7:30: MF meal (shake or pudding or oatmeal or hot drink)
I have only one bar per day.
I drink at least 72 ounces of pure water.
I drink no more than 32 ounces of Crystal Light or equivalent in addition to the 72 ounces of nonpolluted water (I drink 8 ounces of Sunrise Orange w/my breakfast…I’d kill for a real glass of OJ about now LOL)
I drink one 8 ounce cup of coffee, decaf, one tablespoon of FF creamer, two Splenda, usually in the evening. I occasionally mix my coffee with the cocoa/cappu for my last MF meal of the day
I add one Splenda + cinnamon to my oatmeals
I rarely add any flavoring to shakes; when I do it’s always SF/FF etc., and is usually just a small amount of extract rather than the SF Toriani types
My one snack per day, if I have it, is crackers, boullion or Jello
I have no more than four pieces of gum/mints
If I’m having an appetite attack I’ll add an additional shake or oatmeal at that time
If I want a pathetic little taco bake for dinner, I'll use my snack with my lean and have the crackers as a chicken taco thingy
Lori: Thank you for your insight, and it does make sense. I know the weight ratio thing is something I have to keep in mind -- but I want it to come off NOW!
I appreciate all the comments and support.