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Here is a link to a printable PDF version of the list: http://staging.hungry-girl.com/assets/pdfs/ShoppingList_Jan10_g.pdf It's The Official Hungry Girl Supermarket List... 2010 Edition!!! We're constantly updating this beloved list to bring you the best new grocery picks -- along with all the classics -- in one easy-to-use list. With space-saving abbreviations throughout AND a printable checklist-style PDF, it may be the most useful and fantastic grocery list ever! Abbreviations: FF = fat-free, RF = reduced-fat, LF = low-fat, SF = sugar-free, NSA = no-sugar-added Dairy, Dairy Alternatives, & Egg Products Cheese FF or RF shredded cheese (Kraft, Lifetime, Sargento, Galaxy Veggie Shreds, Weight Watchers) FF or RF block cheeses (Lifetime, Cabot) FF or RF cheese slices (Kraft, Sargento, Galaxy Veggie Slices) FF or LF cottage cheese (Fiber One, Knudsen On the Go Cups) FF cream cheese (or Weight Watchers RF Spread) FF or RF crumbled feta The Laughing Cow Light Cheese Wedges Light string cheese (50 - 60 calories w/ about 2g fat each) Assorted RF cheese snacks (Weight Watchers, Sargento) The Laughing Cow Light Gourmet Cheese Bites RF Parmesan-style grated topping (pasta aisle, usually) Egg Products FF liquid egg substitute (Egg Beaters Original, Better'n Eggs, Nulaid ReddiEgg) Liquid egg whites (All Whites, Egg Beaters Whites) Eggs (for making hard-boiled egg whites) Yogurt FF or LF yogurt (Yoplait Light, Dannon Light & Fit, Weight Watchers, Yoplait Fiber One, YoPlus Light) FF plain Greek yogurt (Fage Total 0%, Trader Joe's 0%, Chobani Nonfat) FF or LF fruity Greek yogurt (Fage Total 2% with Fruit, Chobani Nonfat) Milk & Milk Swaps Refrigerated light vanilla soymilk (8th Continent Light, Silk Light) Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (stocked with non-refrigerated soymilks) Pudding SF or NSA pudding cups (Jell-O SF, SF Handi-Snacks, Hunt's NSA) Kozy Shack NSA Rice Pudding & Tapioca Pudding Mousse Temptations by Jell-O Assorted Low-Cal Condiments FF Reddi-wip Cool Whip Free (freezer aisle) Coffee-mate Original FF liquid creamer Coffee-mate FF or SF French Vanilla powdered creamer Coffee-mate Powder Stick Packs FF sour cream FF or LF mayo Light buttery spread or light whipped butter (Brummel & Brown, Land O'Lakes Whipped Light, Smart Balance 37% Light) I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray Cereal Cold Cereal Puffed stuff (puffed wheat, rice, &/or corn; Kashi 7 Whole Grain Puffs; Kix) Shredded wheat (like Fiber One's Frosted version) Fiber One Bran Cereal (original) Kashi Honey Sunshine Zoe's Granola Kashi Heart to Heart Warm Cinnamon Oat Cereal Hot Cereal Instant oatmeal packets (Quaker, Quaker Simple Harvest) Amy's Hot Cereal Bowls (freezer aisle) Old-fashioned oats (especially for recipes) Meat & Seafood Meat Nearly FF (around 97%) turkey, chicken, &/or ham slices (Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh, Applegate Farms, Butterball, Healthy Ones, Sara Lee) Boneless skinless lean chicken &/or turkey breast Extra-lean/lean ground turkey breast (Jennie-O, Butterball) FF or nearly FF hot dogs (Hebrew National 97% FF, Yves Meatless, Ball Park FF, Ball Park Bun Size Smoked White Turkey, Hoffy Extra Lean) Canned 98% FF chunk white chicken breast in water Seafood Canned/pouched tuna in water Canned/pouched salmon in water Real or imitation crabmeat Starkist Salmon, Albacore, & Tuna Creations Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Albacore Steak Entrees Frozen or fresh shrimp & scallops Frozen or fresh fish fillets (like tilapia, tuna, & cod) Gorton's frozen grilled shrimp & fish fillets (tilapia, salmon) Assorted Meaty Extras Hormel Turkey Pepperoni Lean turkey burger patties (Jennie-O, Butterball) Center-cut bacon or extra-lean/lean turkey bacon (Jennie-O Extra Lean, Louis Rich) Bacon bits (real or imitation) Soy, turkey, or beef jerky (Tasty Eats -- not the chicken-flavored ones --, Jack Link's, Oh Boy! Oberto) Jack Link's Premium Cuts (Chicken Nuggets!) Veggies Fresh Chopped & prepared veggies/veggie snacks (Mann's Light Bites, Mann's Snacks on the Go) Salad greens Giant romaine lettuce leaves & cabbage (like Mann's Lettuce Singles -- for wraps!) Veggies for munching on (cherry tomatoes, broccoli, sugar snap peas, baby carrots) Broccoli slaw mix Mann's Lo Mein Stir Fry (part veggies, part noodles) Tomatoes Bell peppers Onions (for Lord of the Onion Rings!) Butternut squash (for HG's special fries) More fresh veggies of your choice Frozen Steam-in-the-bag veggies (Birds Eye, Green Giant) Seasoned veggies or veggies in LF sauce (Green Giant Just for One!, Green Giant Healthy Blends) Fruit Fresh Grab-n-go fruit (apples, pears, bananas, oranges) More fresh fruit of your choice Canned & Frozen Canned fruit in juice or water (pineapple, mandarin oranges, peaches) NSA frozen fruit (strawberries, dark sweet cherries, mango chunks, peach slices, mixed berries) NSA applesauce (flavored!) Soups & Other Canned Goods Low-Cal Canned Soups Progresso (99% FF, Light, & High Fiber) Amy's Organic Light in Sodium (Chunky Tomato Bisque!) Broths & Chili FF chicken, beef, or veggie broth (look for low-sodium) Canned LF turkey or veggie chili (Hormel, Health Valley) Non-Canned Guilt-Free Soups Tabatchnick Soups (freezer aisle) Kettle Cuisine Soups & Chili (freezer aisle) Mishima instant soups (Miso & Edamame!) Campbell's Soup at Hand (check stats for LF ones) Campbell's V8 Soups More Canned Fun Pure pumpkin (Libby's!) Black beans (look for low-sodium) Other beans of your choice (garbanzo, kidney) FF refried beans Tomato sauce (look for flavored) Crushed tomatoes (for chunky sauce, & look for flavored) Diced tomatoes (fire-roasted!) Packaged Snacks, Bars, Etc. Crackers & LF Chips High-fiber crackers (Wheat Thins Fiber Selects, Ryvita, Wasa) Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips Baked &/or RF potato chips (Kettle Bakes, Baked!, Pringles Light, Cape Cod 40% RF) Popchips (or Popped Chips) Popcorn & Other Crunchy Snacks 94% FF mini microwave popcorn bags (Jolly Time Healthy Pop, Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop!, Pop Secret 94% FF Snack Size) Rice cakes & snacks (Quaker Rice Cakes & Tortillaz) Soy crisps (Genisoy, Glenny's) Michael Season's single-serving snacks 100-Calorie-or-Less Snack Packs & Treats Snack cakes (Hostess 100 Calorie Packs, Weight Watchers Snack Cakes) Quaker Mini Delights Rice Krispies Treats The Original Bars VitaTops, VitaMuffins, & VitaBrownies (freezer aisle!) Pringles Stix Oreo Wafer Fun Stix Assorted 100-calorie snack packs (Nabisco, Right Bites, Mini Bites, Chex Mix) 100 Calorie Bars (Hershey's, Reese's, York, Snickers, Twix) Hershey's Sticks Entenmann's Little Bites 100 Calorie Packs Bite-Worthy Bars Cereal bars & chewy granola bars (Fiber One, Quaker 90 Calorie, Special K, South Beach Living Fiber Fit) Crunchy granola bars (Nature Valley, Kashi) Decadent snack bars (South Beach Living Delights, Chex Mix, Promax 70 Calorie) Mini-meal-type bars (Kashi GoLean, Kind, Luna, Lara) Assorted Guilt-Free Snack Foods Freeze-dried fruit (Gerber Mini Fruits, Just Tomatoes, Trader Joe's, Sensible Foods, Funky Monkey, Crispy Green) Gerber Fruit Puffs & Veggie Puffs Jell-O SF Gelatin Snacks LesserEvil Krinkle Sticks Fiber One Toaster Pastries Newtons or Special K Fruit Crisps Nuts Everybody's Nuts! California Pistachios All Natural Almond Accents 100-calorie packs of Blue Diamond Almonds 100-calorie packs of Emerald's Walnuts & Almonds (Cocoa Roast!) Bread Aisle Bread & Buns Low-cal, high-fiber light bread (Weight Watchers; Nature's Own Light & Double Fiber; Arnold's Bakery Light; Pepperidge Farm Light Style, Very Thin, & Whole Grain; Sara Lee Delightful; Fiber One) Light buns (Nature's Own Double Fiber Buns, Pepperidge Farm Classic Whole Grain White Hamburger Buns & Hot Dog Buns) Arnold Select/Oroweat Sandwich Thins or Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats English Muffins & Bagels Light English muffins (Weight Watchers, Thomas', Western Bagel Alternative, Fiber One) Low-cal bagels (Western Bagel Alternative, Weight Watchers, Kim's Light) Tortillas & Pitas LF, high-fiber flour tortillas with around 110 cals each (La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious Low Carb High Fiber or 100 Calorie, Mission Carb Balance, Tumaro's 8" Healthy or Low in Carbs, Flatout Light Wraps) High-fiber pita bread (Western Bagel Alternative, Weight Watchers) Ice Cream & Frozen Novelties FF or LF ice cream (Dreyer's/Edy's Slow Churned Light Ice Creams, Dreyer's/Edy's Loaded, Breyers Smooth & Dreamy FF) LF ice cream sandwiches (The Skinny Cow, Weight Watchers, Klondike Slim-a-Bear) Fruit bars (Blue Bunny FrozFruit, Fruitfull Juice Bars, Dreyer's/Edy's NSA Fruit Bars) LF fudge bars (Weight Watchers GIANT, Healthy Choice Premium, NSA Fudgsicles) Portion-controlled light ice cream cups (Weight Watchers, Dreyer's/Edy's) Light ice cream bars (The Skinny Cow, especially Truffle Bars!) Weight Watchers Sherbet & Ice Cream Bars Fruity popsicles (SF Popsicles, Crystal Light) Guilt-free sundae cones (Nestle Lil' Drums, Weight Watchers, The Skinny Cow) Sauces, Dressings, Etc. Low-cal salad dressings (Girard's FF, Wish-Bone Bountifuls, Kraft Free, Kraft Light, Hidden Valley FF, Wish-Bone Light, Newman's Own Lighten Up!, low-cal ones from Litehouse) Spray dressings (Wish-Bone, Ken's, Newman's Own) SF pancake syrup (Cary's SF, Mrs. Butterworth's SF, Log Cabin SF) Salsa (fresh, La Victoria, Pace) SF preserves (Smucker's SF, Polaner SF with Fiber) Frank's RedHot (Original & flavored) Hellmann's/Best Foods Dijonnaise Ketchup (Heinz, Heinz Reduced Sugar) Mustard (honey, Dijon, spicy brown, yellow) Vivi's Original Sauce Carnival Mustards (request 'em!) Reduced-sodium/lite soy sauce BBQ sauce with about 45 calories per 2-tbsp. serving (Chris' & Pitt's) LF marinara or pizza sauce (Classico, Dei Fratelli) Low-cal marinades (Mrs. Dash, Lawry's, Newman's Own) Guilt-Free Frozen Foods & Meals Breakfast-y Finds LF waffles (Kashi, Eggo LF, Van's LF) Kraft Bagel-fuls Weight Watchers Smart Ones Morning Express Jimmy Dean D-Lights Breakfast Sandwiches & Bowls Meat Substitutes Veggie burgers & soy patties (Boca, Gardenburger, Morningstar Farms, Dr. Praeger's -- blot the oil! --, Amy's) Ground-beef-style soy crumbles (Boca, Morningstar Farms) Breaded-chicken-style soy patties (Boca, Morningstar Farms) Morningstar Farms Hickory BBQ Riblets Sandwiches, Etc. Guilt-free burritos & wraps (Amy's, Cedarlane) Kashi Pocket Bread Sandwiches Low-cal panini (Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice) Lean Cuisine Flatbread Melts Lean Pockets HG Pizza Finds Amy's Spinach Pizza in a Pocket Sandwich South Beach Living Pizza Amy's Cheese Pizza Toaster Pops Kashi All Natural Frozen Pizzas (Thin Crust!) Weight Watchers Smart Ones Artisan Creations Entrees & More Contessa Stir Fry Meals Boca Meatless Lasagna Boca Meatless Chili Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie Amy's Shepherd's Pie Kashi All Natural Entrees (Mayan Harvest Bake!) Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Healthy Choice All Natural Entrees (Pumpkin Squash Ravioli!) Lean Cuisine (Beef Chow Fun!) Beverages Diet soda (Coke Zero, Coke Cherry Zero, Sprite Zero) Coffee (Millstone, Dunkin' Donuts) Starbucks Via Ready Brew Tea (Celestial Seasonings, Stash) SF powdered drink mixes (Crystal Light, Wyler's Light, Lipton Iced Tea To Go) Flavored water (Dasani Essence, Aquafina Flavorsplash, Vitaminwater10) Spring water Trop50 orange juice beverage SoBe Lean Ocean Spray Diet Diet V8 Splash 25-calorie packets of hot cocoa (Swiss Miss Diet, Nestle FF) Minute Maid Fruit Falls or Just 10 Pouches Baking Goods, Spices, & More Pantry Staples Whole-wheat flour Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips Pillsbury Reduced Sugar Cake Mixes LF honey graham crackers SF FF instant pudding mix (Jell-O) Better'n Peanut Butter/Peanut Wonder (or RF PB) Brown rice (pre-portioned &/or instant) Whole-wheat-blend pasta (Ronzoni) Betty Crocker 80 Calories Per Serving Pouch Potatoes No-cal sweetener packets (Splenda, stevia) Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, granulated (comes loose in the box, not in packets) Splenda Flavors for Coffee Unsweetened cocoa powder Torani SF Syrups Instant coffee crystals Nonstick cooking spray (Pam in Original, Professional High Heat, & Olive Oil) SF gum (Stride, Trident Layers) Assorted Spices, Seasonings, Etc. Vanilla extract Cinnamon Pumpkin pie spice Garlic powder Onion powder Minced dried onion Dry seasoning mixes (taco, fajita, chili, etc.) Dry onion soup/dip mix Fridge Must-Haves Dill pickles (burger chips & spears) House Foods Tofu Shirataki noodles (near the tofu) Pillsbury RF Crescent Rolls Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations Seamless Dough Sheet Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust

Kristi, I just could kiss you right now! My self-esteem really needed this post right NOW. I beat myself up for that number not going anywhere for the last 28 days and I know my clothes are so much looser and when I look in the mirror I see the inches coming off but for me the number not changing is so dicouraging.

Angie, have I told you thant you are a Godess today? Thank you, thank you, thank you for your coolness!

Hey! Did you see MzEbony's Advanced leg & Butt workout?! She put a big smile on my face

Okay, so here is the deal: Fat Free Cottage Cheese as a sub for mayo is WONDERFULLY DELICIOUS! Second, Both my mom and I have found that by adjusting the temp up from 350 degrees to 375 degrees is ideal as the crust is more firm and not as mushy and it cooks the ingrediants better in the alotted 30 minutes. At 350 degree we both found that we were leaving the pie in the over for at least another 10 minutes just to get the cheese to melt. I also have found that seasoning the cheese mixture with a tablespoon of basil & parsley alsong with pepper is perfect. Just a touch of oregano is fine too but be careful with the oregano as too much will leave an after-taste.

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Morning 1 bar(s) Special K Bars Strawberry 2 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 Subtotal 4.5 Midday 1 item(s) Smart Ones Bistro Selects Beef Pot Roast Frozen Dinner 3 1 serving(s) Kraft Bagelfuls 3 1 Tomato Pie 4 Subtotal 10 Evening 2/3 cup(s) 2% reduced-fat cottage cheese 3 1 Taco Soup 3 Subtotal 6 Anytime No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Food POINTS values total used 20.5 Food POINTS values remaining 2.5

Here is the link for Cheesecake Factory Nutrional Information (AKA what they do not want you to know): http://calorielab.com/news/2007/07/28/calorie-pusher-comes-to-town-the-cheesecake-factory-hits-rochester/

That's the way to do it Mandy You deserve a big pat on the back for that. Those liquid calories sure have a way of creaping up on you. I had to journal everything during the liquid phase also and I am so glad I did.

I just booked my third fill at the OCC for 2/15/2010 and this is going to be my 3rd fill in 3 months. I was told by the OCC fill doctors that a person should only need 2 - 3 fills in their lifetime. I have a gut feeling that I am going to end up needing 4 fills. It seems as though the OCC fills are a bit on the conservative side in my case OR that the larger band just requires more fills. I can understand why those who go to the OCC for fills may end up requiring less than those who go elsewhere since the fills are done very carefully under Fluero. It does not seem that there is a lot of room for error but I can only speak from my own experience and that is just based on 2 fills at the OCC thus far and both of them were only 3cc. I am happy over all with my fills at the OCC. I have a giagantor band what can I say. I am grateful that I have NOT been over filled and most likely will never be overfilled as long as I keep going to the OCC for my fills and I am grateful that I am able to book my fills every month. I heard on another board that people who have had the band with insurance are actually finding it VERY difficult to book their fills with their doctors less that 2 months apart and that when they do get their fills it is often for a smaller amount then what they need and then they have to fight tooth and nail to get another fill appointment 2 months out! So even though I am a little disappointed and I would like restriction with minimal fills, I will take the situation I am in any day over being in the situation where I do not have the opertunity for fills once a month and the possibility of either being way under-filled or over-filled and having to wait a long time before getting it fixed.

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Morning 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 1 bar(s) Special K Bars Vanilla crisp 2 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 Tbsp sugar 1 Subtotal 4.5 Midday 3 item(s) egg white(s) 1 1/2 cup(s) cooked spinach 0 1/2 cup(s) cooked onions 0.5 1/2 cup(s) cooked broccoli 0 1/2 cup(s) salsa 0 2/3 cup(s) cooked tomatoes 0.5 1 cup(s) 2% reduced-fat cottage cheese 4 Subtotal 6 Evening 1 Tomato Pie 4 1 Taco Soup 3 Subtotal 7 Anytime No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Food POINTS values total used 17.5 Food POINTS values remaining 5.5

Journal what you are eating and post it so we can go over it together.

I stayed at the Mariott and I wish I would have stayed at the Lucerna instead. It is a lot closer to the OCC AND it looked a lot more upscale boutique-ish and not so cookie cutter corporate as the Marriott. The one good thing I can say about the Mariott was the bar was nice. I was also told that out of the 3, the Camino Real is most comparable to the W in the US for those who want super posh, upscale. The Camino Real is closest to the OCC. On this rare occassion I must disagree with Angie. The pillows at the Marriott were super soft but the bed was extra hard. I did not sleep well under sober circumstances. The night of surgery I did manage to sleep better but that was becuase I was drunk out of my mind.

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Monday, January 25, 2010 Morning 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 Tbsp sugar 1 2 tsp sugar substitute 0.5 1 bar(s) Special K Bars Strawberry 2 Subtotal 5 Midday 1 serving(s) Dole Greener Selections Salad 0 8 item(s) tortilla chips 2 1/4 cup(s) salsa 0 2/3 cup(s) 2% reduced-fat cottage cheese 3 1 Taco Soup 3 Subtotal 8 Evening No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Anytime No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Food POINTS values total used 13 Food POINTS values remaining 10

Hi Angie, How funny, we have the same flatware...by Oneida, I think it is called Wordsworth or Wadsworth. You have good taste!

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Sunday, January 24, 2010 Morning 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 1 bar(s) Special K Bars Vanilla crisp 2 Subtotal 4.5 Midday 1 1/2 serving(s) Dole Greener Selections Salad 0 7 item(s) tortilla chips 2 1/3 cup(s) salsa 0 2/3 Taco Soup 1.5 Subtotal 3.5 Evening 1 1/2 serving(s) Kirkland Signature Pizza 13.5 Subtotal 13.5 Anytime 1 cake(s) Lemon cake with lemon icing 1 2/3 serving(s) 1 Cup Cooked Basmati White Rice 2 Subtotal 3 Food POINTS values total used 24.5 Food POINTS values remaining 0 Activity 23 min elliptical trainer, moderate intensity 1 Activity POINTS values earned 1

Sounds good to me: Coffee filters.... Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree or the 99 Cent Store for almost nothing even the large ones. 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers. 2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling. 3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between each dish. 4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter. 5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust. 6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter. 7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter. 8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale. 9.. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods. 10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes. 11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter. 12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.. 13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them.. It soaks out all the grease. Or use to drain tomatoes for the infamous Tomato Pie! 14. Keep in the bathroom.. They make great "razor nick fixers." 15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliquéing soft fabrics. 16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors. 17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews. 18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car. 19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills. 20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies. Saves on having extra bowls to wash. 21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage. 22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls. 23. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout. 24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book.. 25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc. OH YES, THEY' RE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS TOO. If you can think of any more uses for filters please share!

Nope, salads are just fine for me but that could be due to lack of restiction thus far. Yes the Jimmy Dean D-Lights are wonderful and they are in the freezer section at the market. They are in either a box of 4 or 6.

You are being VERY careful arent you? Yes, by all means strained soup counts as broth. You do NOT need to add water though. Simply put a smal slit in the top of the ready to serve canned soup with a can opener and empty the liquid in a bowl or mug and throw the rest away. I did this with Progresso Chicken Noodle and to be honest in tasted better without all the chunks in it. You know, my taste buds did a 180 during this phase and I too had NO desire for creamy soups. They tasted yucky for some reason. However, I loved the drinkable yogurts AND Kefir Drinks by Lifeway both of which are loaded in protein. I do not think you could stick to that regimen for 21 days. In all honesty you ARE going to get bored. You need to experiment and have fun trying different liquids that you have never tried before and keep things INTERESTING. Spice it up! Go to different grocery stores and make it your challenge to find liquids that are different OR come up with some concoctions in your own kitchen. Go to a Japanesse or Korean Market, look up soup recipes on line, go out to a restraunt and order Miso Soup, Wonton Soup, or even Matza Ball Soup and only drink the broth. I REALLY liked Indian Lentil Soup that I found at Whole Foods in the International section. It was NON Chunky and LOADED in protein. Thick is fine, chunky is not. The rule of thumb is you should be able to drink it through a straw (milkshake consistancy is fine). Now that I think about it a Strawberry Milkshake from McDonald's during this phase would have been wonderful!! The thought never crossed my mind at the time. Even a Protein Smoothie from Jamba Juice OR Robeck's would have been PERFECT!!! As you may know, they can add a whopping scoop of protein powder to your smoothie and they even sell the powder by the canister for you to take home! Sorry to sound like Dr. Ruth, but if you have the kind of relationship with food that I do (that sounds weird...I do not mean food in the bed room people) you need to think outside of the box, spice things up, keep it interesting and ALWAYS find a way to try new and different things like an adventure.

My first meal was Split Pea Soup from Whole Foods! Ironic inst it? I went to Whole Foods to grab a pre-packaged 10 ounce Greek Salad as my first meal from the deli section and would'nt you know it, they were sold out! So I settled for the Split Pea and it was devine and totally satisfying. I would go with Fish and Salad for lunch and for breakfast do eggs if you have breakfast at home. I am a late riser so I always to breakfast at work. If you do breakfast at work I would go with a Jimmy Dean D-Light Egg & Sausage Muffin that you can pop in the microwave for a few minutes OR a Fiber One Toaster Pastry that you can pop in the toaster.

POINTS® Tracker entries Saturday, January 23, 2010 Morning 2 Tbsp sugar 2 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 1/4 cup(s) 2% reduced fat milk 0.5 Subtotal 2.5 Midday 1/2 cup(s) Egg Beaters 1 1/4 cup(s) salsa 0 3/4 cup(s) 2% reduced-fat cottage cheese 3.5 1 cake(s) Carrot Cake 1 1/2 Taco Soup 1 Subtotal 6.5 Evening 2 Tomato Pie 7.5 Subtotal 7.5 Anytime 1 bar(s) Special K Bars Strawberry 2 1 serving(s) Cinnabon Bar 3 Subtotal 5 Food POINTS values total used 21.5 Food POINTS values remaining 1.5 Activity 30 min elliptical trainer, moderate intensity 2 Activity POINTS values earned 2

Debbie you are truely amazing and I love you! Thank you for being such an inspiration to all of us. I am so honored to be on this journey with you.