Lakeside54321

I absolutely LOVED to smoke.... I smoked daily for about 23 years.... I NEVER coughed from smoking, or woke up in the morning thinking... "I've GOT to quit smoking" or anything like that.... I never felt bad because of smoking! You are reading something from someone who literally LOVED to smoke, and didn't want to give it…

If you have a taste for hollandaise sauce... and you use low cal butter, or "I Can't Believe This Isn't Butter", the hollandaise sauces is a great..... tart..... sauce! 2 egg Yolks 2 Tablespoons "I can't believe this isn't Butter 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice All stirred together over low heat.... it is done in 4 or 5…

I just wanted to clear a couple things up.... since I started this particular thread...... some respond as if I have said... you shouldn't be eating any of those things you crave, or that aren't necessarily good for you. I'm not saying that at all..... for example.... at 4:00 this afternoon, I can have 400 calories...... I…

Years ago....I was a divorced father of an 8 and 6 year old.... both boys..... When I got ready to cook dinner.... I would call the boys and say... "guys.... I have this thing" They immediately knew what that meant, because I had said so many times... "If I'm cooking for you.... you are going to be in there helping me!" We…

My thoughts are to lose at least half the weight you want to lose through nutrition! I believe it should be cutting back on your calorie intake. You will not exercise your weight away with an arthritic back! Get the weight off first, and then go back to your work outs! My opinion! :-)

Kick! Your counter says you have lost 15 pounds........ If you haven't done the following.... go to the gym, and find 15 pounds of weights.... pick them up and say "this is what I've lost"! Then go and try to pick up the weight you still want to lose! It is sobering to realize how much 15 pounds is! Keep going.... the only…

Yeppers.... I too am impressed with your stamina and success! It takes a great deal of will power to do what you have done... I'm telling you this because you didn't realize that :-) hehe! Thank you for sharing your story with us!

I have a different thought process than most on this subject. If you can't handle having a scale sitting on the floor without stepping on it, then you will not sustain whatever diet you are on! Do you go in the bathroom, and brush your teeth every time just because your toothbrush in in plain sight? Brushing your teeth is…

I'm so glad you made it this far.... now.... throw caution to the wind, and let the weight fall off! I know I know it isn't that easy! Be we will try to help you and support you along the way as long as you will do the same for us! :-)

That is great..... keep it up!

A fellow musician! woo hoo! What kind of music do you like to sing? I wish you great successes!

I wish you great successes! Just take your time, and do it little by little! Don't get discouraged.

The dude just doesn't want you to look good for other guys.... it is called insecurity.... and he needs to grow up.... However.... let him grow up on someone else's door step!

I would rather they outlaw alcohol again, than to take away my coffee! :-) I drink it all day long and have my last cup about 10 p.m.! But I still drink a lot of water. Years ago, when I didn't care much for water, someone told me to wait until I got really thirsty to get a drink..... if water still didn't sound good.....…

We always want to lose the weight fast, because we don't think we are going to be on this diet long.... so..... we go from eating God knows how many calories.... say 5500 to 7000 calories a day..... immediately down to 1200 calories on a diet! We starve ourselves.... gung ho for a week..... get really hungry and binge eat!…

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, because I didn't have time to read every response.... BUT..... make sure in your calorie counting that you aren't missing something, or counting too few, or leaving off something you think doesn't have any substantial calories. If I have something fried, my tendency is to not…

I for one.... wish you luck, and hope that you turn out to be the loser you wanna be! :-)

LOL I like that response!

I wouldn't worry about it too much... you of course know that always dropping is what is important. If you will go back and adjust your original starting weight as if you had been using these scales from the beginning, that would be the easiest thing to do... BUT I'd go get a second opinion from another set of scales that…

That is good stuff! Thanks for the encouragement

Also in your imaginings, you can be a comedian! Your post is great! I wish you the best in your success this time around!