mom216 wrote: »

luluinca wrote: »

nikkib0103 wrote: »

Today I put on a pair of tracksuit bottoms I haven't put on in forever. They used to be rather tight around the thighs, showing every bump. Much to my astonishment they are now loose, almost verging on baggy, around the thighs. It's the little things that keeps me from stuffing Keeler Elf cookies down my gullet.

Congratulations!!!!! When your clothes start fitting better, and old favorites are too big - it's time to celebrate - no elf cookies - just healthy real foods. Feed the cookies to the elves



Thank you. So this is what happened to me yesterday. I was walking past a Carvel (they do yummy soft serve ice cream) after leaving the cardiologist's with a great report. I had been fasting all day because my PCP, who is in that practice as well, needed a lipid panel. Anyway, after all the good news, and being hungry, and having walked to the doc's and back (1.3 miles each way) I felt I wanted a treat. Soooo, I go in. No one is behind the counter and I am staring at the calorie counts listed. They did not have a calorie count for a plain old small vanilla in a cup but the sundaes, etc., were shocking! Knowing that the staff there are generally not helpful, I walked out. I finished my errands and had a healthy lunch at home. When I consulted the Carvel website I was shocked to see that the small cup I was going to have was 450 calorie! Yikes! The Junior, or child's cup, is 150 or so, so now I know what to get should the cravings come on. In the past I would have ate first and asked questions later. Not anymore.

BRaye325 wrote: »

Took my grandsons to the zoo yesterday and had a great time. It dawned on me when I was there that I could have carried them both the entire time and the weight would not have come close to what my weight was last year just by myself. It's hard for me to wrap my head around how I managed to even get through the day when I was that heavy.