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Wow! Thanks so much for this information. The 90 pounds I lost and kept off for 8 years was WATER!!!! Phew......no wonder why I was SO thirsty ALL those years. /eye roll <grumbles...wishes people would do research before spouting off such nonsense>

No tree this year as I was out of town celebrating with my parents while my BF stayed behind and he didn't want to 'deal' with it. I have things on my fireplace I need to put away tonight and the outside stuff will have to wait until things dry out. It was 40mph winds and rain yesterday and today it snowed an inch of snow.…

I had the same situation. I had a HUGE appetite and once I started watching portions I was like "What is this...smurf food?". I ended up eating a HUGE bowl of lettuce with a little cucumber thrown in before my main meal so when it came time to eat that, I was halfway there and was 'full' after eating. Then came the smaller…

Get a food scale. You will be AMAZED how much you guesstimate OVER!!! Once I got one, it was plain to see how much more I was eating and then I was wondering why I wasn't losing any weight. For lunches, I generally pack sandwiches (easy to take in cooler to work). I use 35 calorie wheat bread or Arnold thins whole wheat…

Hubby's making a crab/cream cheese dip to have later but I was hungry for dinner and he wasn't so I just made myself a personal pizza (homemade, not frozen) and will just have a few Ritz crackers and a slice or two of cheese and some of his dip later. We're not big appetizer people and I AM trying to be good!! Would love…

My goal is 1200 a day. Coming from low carb, I had to reign in on my portion sizes big time and this has taught me what a true portion really is. There are some days I am under by a couple of hundred, some days I go a little over (mainly on my days off and we go try a new place). I think I will try upping my cals a…

Hi Marianne! I'm your neighbor in Indiana. I hope you find what you're looking for here. I have and I am so glad to have found this place and the support. You can add me as a friend if you like, My advice: Be truthful and log EVERYTHING...even if its one M&M...count it! Take care and can't wait to see your progress!!

Christmas eve is a no meat day so we usually have homemade mushroom soup with homemade noodles and homemade perogi's for our dinner. Since the invention of processed foods, we only make the soup from scratch and use regular egg noodles and boxed perogi's, but its still the same feeling, now we just have more time to enjoy…

Some days I have low carb yogurt for breakfast, which is full of protein that keeps me full all morning. It's only 60 calories vs 130 for oatmeal or cold cereal. I eat soup for lunch or dinner for a lower calorie meal. Fills me up and its tasty. Chew gum when I feel hungry but its not meal time. Measure just about…

Its on wheat bread....WTH? LOL

I will log just because I am curious as to what it all adds up to. We are having Prime Rib and it will be the first real beef I've had since being on plan and I am looking forward to it. I may have double the serving size, but I will enjoy that and just go easy on the rest of the sides...which I will try to make as healthy…

They make 'burp free' fish oil pills, which is what I take. My doctor wants me to take 4 capsules a day but there is no way. I barely remember to take one a day. I need to get better at it. I have severe heart disease in the family and the fish oil may greatly reduce the chances of me developing it. The ones I try to take…

Without out being able to see your diary, you're not going to get a lot of good advice. I would open it so people can see what could be hindering your weight loss. I have been at this for almost 2 months and I have only 'walked' once. I don't believe you have to exercise to lose weight. I am consistently losing an average…

I over guesstimate and stick with easy things to log. I try not to go out too much while losing weight because it IS hard to determine portion sizes. I'm getting better but that is why I over guesstimate...that way I do eat less during the day and hope for a maintain or maybe even a loss on the scale. Most chain…

I'm still holding at 1200. Some days its enough, some days I am hungrier so I go over. I've lost 18 pounds in 2 months so I guess its working. Will add more in after the holidays...I want to lose a few more before the holidays and surprise my parents. They don't know how much I've lost and we haven't seen each other since…

My 1/2 cup and 1 cup measuring utensils are my best friends now! I use a smaller dinner plate and measure out an actual portion of what I am eating so I know how to calculate the calories. If I leave a little on my plate, I don't fret about it. Teaching myself to enjoy smaller portions is slowly becoming second nature but…

Lately I have found rice cakes are quite filling. I'll have one and then decide if I need another. For 40 calories....it gets the job done and then I can get on with my night. I can be a mindless muncher so I am trying REALLY hard to break that habit this time around.

When I have 'sugary' cravings, I grab something salty. For me it works. I usually down a pickle half or two, or a small handful of black olives and it dulls the craving to where I don't want anything sweet anymore. It gets my mind off the craving and pickles are usually so sour (dill) that it makes me forget I want a…

It sounds like the South Beach diet plan may work for you. It's a lower fat low carb plan. If you pick up a copy, they have wonderful menus in there to follow. I low carbed for many many years and my breakfasts consisted of left overs from dinner, or eggs in the morning (deviled eggs were really good for some reason), low…

For me, I am on 1200 a day and typically don't see a 2 pound loss a week. I lose a pound, it sticks for a week, then I'll not lose a pound for another week, then I'll lose 2, gain one, lose it back etc. It would be great if what we ate was accurately counted but its not. So our bodies don't work that way either. Our bodies…

I'm sorry your struggling. Would it help if you took things in smaller doses...like not concentrating on the big picture but on smaller goals.....heck....just get to the next meal on plan, that sort of thing? For awhile, I had to just get to the next meal without something 'bad'. Once I did that, then it was on to the next…

Are you taking your measurements? Weight loss is not scale only.

I would give it more time before you start panicking. The first two weeks your body goes through a lot of changes and the fast weight loss in the beginning is usually mostly water weight. It will then slow down as the body adjusts to the new routine. I lost 11 pounds right off the bat in the first 2 weeks and then nothing…

I was just in their yesterday. I like their rice cakes and sugar free jams. Its way cheaper than Walmart (at least a buck less) and rice cakes pretty much all taste the same LOL. The Fit and Lively Strawberry jam is awesome!!!! Its made with splenda and you get a big serving for 10 small calories! I've bought their instant…

Those were some heavy PJ's! LOL

I'm big on calling people out so I would have stood right there and asked him to ring his manager pronto. I would then proceed telling the manager that this cashier was very rude and adamant about ringing up my purchases stating he didn't like ringing up produce. He then called me....what did you call me dear? (make him…

It was 255 back in August 194 when checked in October. Hopefully in 6 months I will have even better numbers since I've lost the weight since my last check up!!! Everything else is in good ratios except for my HDL which my DR said will come up with exercise (its on the low side)....which I have yet to start! BLEH! Totally…

While eating a 'healthy' diet, I don't think you need to deprive yourself. If you can have a little of something you want....why not account for it. If you want a small ice cream, go easy on a meal during the day to fit it in. Why should you feel deprived? I am eating the way I want to eat the rest of my life. So I don't…

I really wasn't that impressed with the neti pot I had. Bought the saline nasal bottle and it worked so much better. I have to use it once a day since my nasal surgery and I swear its what has kept me from catching all the nasty colds that are bouncing all around me at work. I haven't been sick yet. <knock on wood>

Why can't you make an extra sandwich and snack for you when you make your kids lunch? I make my lunch at night before I go to bed. I make a sandwich, bag up some baby carrots and put a soda near them on the shelf. Then the next morning I put them in my lunch tote with cold packs and I add a yogurt and a bag of baked chips…