breakfast: mozerella cheese stick, coffee
snack: 2 cookies (this was before I decided to start the diet yesterday)
lunch: 3 oz baked turkey, 2 stalks celery
snack: handful of almonds
dinner: 2 cups chilli made with ground beef, chilli beans and lots of tomatoes, peppers, and onions

my weight this morning was down to 168.4 - lost a little over a pound. I walked about 1/2 mile yesterday - not much , but better than my usual sedentary lifestyle. I have to spend this afternoon at my son's basketball awards banquet which has evolved over the years from a full banquet to just a huge dessert pitch in. I am determined not to eat any of the desserts!

By the way, how do I start a journal so I can post my daily menus there instead of starting a new thread here every day?