arj5150 Member

3rd shifter here..I'm new to this so I don't understand the process or the value of adding friends, but feel free! I'm still trying to figure out my 4 am meal...I just started this job a few months ago, and I've noticed that some of the long term 3 rd shifters eat very lightly during the night, a yogurt, a banana, cheese…

I give up wine for Lent every year, that is torture enough for me. I have no problem not eating for 12 hrs, so I don't see the point.

3 different scales means you cant accurately compare data! Glad you've decided to keep going! I'm swimming upstream myself, haven't lost any weight, but I have lost a few inches. Carrying on.

Right now I'm doing 1/2 cup rice, 3 oz diced chicken breast, (made ahead of time and just tossed in a tupperware to go) and a cup of broccoli all mixed up with some Thai garlic chili sauce, soy sauce, whatever. If its going to have to last me more than 8 hrs, I'll throw in a scrambled egg, fried rice style. May seem odd,…

A mini frittata with 2 egg whites+1 whole egg, a smidge of bacon, cheddar and broccoli. Yum. Coffee w/cream and sugar. This will take me right through to dinnertime!

I buy what's on sale, and plan around that. If I won't use it, but it is a steal (meat) I will grab it and freeze it. We cook just about everything from scratch and plan leftover usage...Right now I am going through my local markets' sale flyers...chicken legs .59/lb, beef roast 2.89/lb etc. You can cut those legs into…

I am struggling with the impatience as well. I remember being able to drop weight very quickly in my early 20's, while eating anything I wanted, drinking, smoking, etc. Fast forward 20 yrs and I eat well, live a healthy lifestyle and curse at the scale every few days! Frustrating, I know, but slower is better....

about 6 weeks Oh--and go you newbies! You can do it![/quote] I was hungry for the first 7-10 days, but was fine after that. Recent check up and blood work (including) thyroid is perfect. I do not take any meds. I am by nature an active person, although I am not "training", I try to bust out a body weight work out a few…

Yup, I have bought a food scale and use it..Thanks. I got mine on amazon!

I definitely feel smaller, but the scale hasn't budged anything noticeable, even though I'm not doing any hard workouts or anything. Soo frustrating to be eating at a deficit and not see the #'s...

Thanks for the reply...maybe Ill add another cup and cross my fingers! I l look 6 months preggo...

That is the juice I splash into the seltzer! Thanks!

Thanks Kshama2001, I will occasionally splash a bit of juice in some seltzer but not enough to worry about. I put sugar in my one coffee a day, and that is it as far as sweeteners. Maybe ill brew up a huge batch of iced green tea to chug over the next few days....I feel so fat and gross...

^Thank You H, I had a tubal ligation last year after our late in life "surprise" little man was born. Our girls are 12 and 13 (I know, kill me!!). So I have 20 lbs to lose in the last few years of 1) no more synthetic hormones! 2) I quit smoking 4 yrs ago (and gained weight) 3) I went back to school while working full time…

Thanks, guys! I find water so boring that I really only drink it when I am actually thirsty. Seltzer, on the other hand, I actually enjoy. So zero calorie, no sweeteners (real or fake) and zero sodium, but is the CO2 an issue?

You drank all of your calories all day, but felt like you needed to "eat " something at dinnertime..hence the chicken and rice/noodles. Now that you are NOT drinking pop (hopefully) you can replace those calories with nutritious foods? Especially since you get the task of teaching healthy eating habits to your kids...It…

I think vodka/seltzer (soda water/aka club soda, NOT tonic, two different animals!) add a slice of lemon or lime. I love wine, and a bar serving is bound to be smaller than what you would pour at home. I find that beer fills me up too quickly now, so after 1 or 2 I would feel uncomfortably bloated.

600 +/- cals in a bottle of wine. Believe me, it breaks my heart to have to log that!

I recently started working the overnight shift. I only have 4-5 hours to sleep during the day and a quick nap before work. My shift is 11p-7a, with an hour commute each way. I have settled into a more manageable eating pattern in the last couple of months, I was hungry ALL the time at first! I eat dinner with my family…