Raizie

Great thread. Saving for reference :-)

I haven't read all the comments, but I've seen a lot of wise words. I've been overweight my whole life. I had my mom putting me on diets and giving me "that look" whenever I ate as long as I can remember. One bit I'll add - don't feel bad about baby steps, especially in terms of exercise. I started at a higher weight than…

Love this thread. I haven't read all the posts, but eggs are a great, inexpensive food... scrambled with sauteed veggies, quiche, poached on toast. Potatoes, white and/or sweet are a great side dish.

Congrats on your baby! And good luck with those last pounds.

Thanks Celeste. I'm getting my monitor tomorrow. I'll let you know how the stabbing goes. LOL

Hi Trevor. I have a very good friend who lives in Lusk. I'm hearing her accent in my head when I read your posts :-) Good luck on your journey.

Thanks for the welcome. My doctor was supposed to be sending me info and a referral for diabetes education but she has somewhat dropped the ball. She called me with the results of my lab work, gave me the news over the phone, rattled off a bunch of stuff, phoned in a script and then went on vacation. I don't begrudge the…

I give the yolks to my dogs. No guilt about wastage. They're so used to it that they come running when they hear me cracking eggs.

Hi. I'm pushing 50 and have lost 52 pounds, with more than 50 left to lose. I did MFP a year or so ago when I was hoping to track my food in order to work towards getting WLS. Well, that most likely won't happen because of finances, so I've been working on doing it on my own. Would love some people to talk to on this…