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Sounds great. Will try it for sure.

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Wow. Just... Wow.

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That sounds great. Thank you for posting.

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Thanks, everyone. Your info was helpful and it was very nice of you to reply. -- Art

Truly inspirational.

Thank you, Dee_84. I was so disappointed!

Yes, it's a bit of a mystery to me. But I am back down to 85 - 90 again, so I guess it was just an anomoly.

I was at 100 before breakfast, too. But that's higher than I have been the last month. for the past 30 days, I have averaged 88. Still getting used to all this, I guess.

That's wonderful. Congratulations!

"Illegitimi non carborundum" -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_carborundum :wink:

I can wear my wedding ring for the first time in a long time. :-)

"Where all else fails, persistence prevails. "

http://i.imgur.com/MGfM9x1.jpg That's how I feel about it.

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That does seem to be true for me.

http://www.thiiirdly.com/2013/01/03/the-biggest-loser-is-a-scam/

Thank you very much for reminding me about this vegetable, RaineyLaney . I had it once and liked it. I don't know why I never bought it again. It's going on next week's shopping list.

OK, just got back and did pretty well. I had something like pulled pork and sweet plantains. Stayed away from the rice and beans. (But I wanted them. They looked yummy.) I ended the day with 116 calories remaining and had a nice time with good friends. Can't complain. Thank you for the good advice, everyone.

That made me smile.

This sounds ideal: Bistec De Pollo - Chicken Steak Tender chicken breast grilled to perfection topped with garlic sauce and garnished with white onions. So does this: Combinacion De Pollo y Puerco Chicken and Pork Combination Half portion of roast chicken and roast pork topped with onions.

Duh. (Faceplams.) Why did I not think of that? Thank you for the links!

Thank you, MyChocolateDiet. If I find that I want to eat some higher-calorie stuff, I can eat small portions and take the rest home in a doggie bag. You are right that I can just not go overboard, I know. I absolutely am going to stay under 1800 calories for the day. There is no reason to go over that. And I won't. But…

Fantastic progress!

Thank you, lauraceaerosa. The Ropa Vieja does, indeed, look like it would be a good way to go. I do not know anything about Cuban food, so a specific suggestion is quite helpful.

Thank you. Sammydeer. I was thinking a little bit along the same lines. Even if I had something like Empanadas, I could just eat the filling, right? No one will be shoving anything down my throat, after all.

If you were one of my students, this is the advice I would give you: Let it go. You messed up. It's okay. Just admit that you are an imperfect human being and move on. We all mess up. Today is the day you start to fix any damage you may have done. That's fine. Don't beat yourself up, Learn from your mistakes and don't…

Thanks! So nice of you to respond, Gentyl.