its time for change

I like to think of them as "snack" food. If you want to make them healthier, you can add a little peanut butter and some sliced apple and call it breakfast. =-) My kids also love them. They make them so darn good nowadays!!

One cup coffee with fatfree creamer one cup green tea one cup lowfat vanilla yogurt one orange

Absolutely, treat yourself!! It's not like you have a birthday everyday!!

Thank you for the welcome backs!! I am very excited about this. I am actually starting to feel hungry again this morning!! Yea!! I have not been hungry in 33 days, lol.

Hello MFP friends!! I'm back. I have taken off the past 33 days of my diet. But, for very very good reasons. I quit smoking!! I did it!! I am so happy. I am 33 days smoke free!!! =-) I have also gained about 13 pounds. I have a good quit under my belt and I am ready to do this. I wasn't sure exactly how to do it before. I…

Thanks everyone. When I first found this site and started losing weight, I had an initially thrill. I was so excited and I felt so right about what I was diong. I feel that way now with my quit!!!

Well, it's been 6 days since I quit smoking. The days were very difficult and it was hard to control what I put into my mouth. I decided not to even take accountability. Now, I am ready to be accoutable. I cannot guarantee myself that I will only eat my weight loss calories but I am going to make a point in not eating over…

Hello Beson. I'm glad that you finally came out of lurking posted. :smile: Welcome and continue to enjoy!!

Peanut butter chocolate chip rice cakes. =)

Great job on the weight loss and good job on getting back on track after your temporary derailment. =) :wink:

Try Xylitol. It is lower in Calories than sugar and completely natural. It tastes awesome!! Just like sugar, no funny after taste.

Thank you dhayes for this information.

Hi all. :smile: Since I have stopped smoking, I have gotten a little off track. I gained several pounds within the first 24 hours that I quit. I've gained 5 in total. I have got off my hiney and moved more than I normally do plus I have even worked out. I still have the 5 pound weight gain. I may be in PMS mode right now…

Congrats to you on the weight loss!! Keep up the good work!! :flowerforyou:

Thanks for the motivation. I took my girls on a long walk and have been creating exercise all day. My most unfavorite thing to do is a lunge. I have done them today, lol. I just went to the store and bought oranges. I noticed when I was smoking that smoking tasted nasty after an orange so I am hoping that if I eat an…

Awesome!! =)

Alright. I wanted to give a brief update. Today I am about 36 hours into NO smoking!! :wink: Yesterday I did really well and was able to pretty much push any urges aside until really late. My eating was not as good as it has been, I ate much more frequently yesterday, when I was not even feeling hungry or weak, just to put…

Welcome!! :flowerforyou:

woohoo!!! :drinker: ! Yeah!!! :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

Welcome!! Your goals sound like they are going to be easy enough to maintain and VERY beneficial. You are going to be so surprised at the support that you will find from this group. I wish you all the best!! :drinker:

Awesome!! You totally deserve those new jeans!! You know whats funny, I had a pair of "skinny" jeans sitting around my closet for years. THey were my pre kid jeans, not really skinny jeans but my goal nontheless. Anyway, for years I tried to put them on and I'd have to lay on the bed and suck it in or jump around to zip…

Don't worry about it. It sounds like it was fun and with all that walking, maybe it's muscle and not fat,. You're back home now, so just jump back on board. :smile:

I am totally struggling right now. Not much longer and I will be 24 hours smoke free. I'm starting to get really grumpy. The more time that passes the more I get ready to go out and smoke. Then I remind myself that I don't smoke, then I go to grab food, then I remind myself that I am dieting, so then I immediately get…

Thanks Kristy and Mel!! Eating and losing is great, lol. :smile:

Yeah!! I hope that you continue to heal!!:flowerforyou:

I bought mine from the herb store since it's close to my house but I'm sure that you could probably buy it at a whole food store. Also, try online. I've noticed that alot of the same products that I buy from a local herb store are half the price for the same brand online.

I didn't realize this before because there are only like 5 categories in my food diary, but I eat like 7 or 8 times a day!! Sometimes I double or triple up on my snacks sections. I usually space my snacks out so that I can always have food to eat.:laugh: So I have been telling myself that I am eating 5 time a day (which is…

Sorry to hear that you have to shovel snow. I think its beautiful and I like to watch the kids play in like 1 inch of snow, and I might even like to shovel ONE time, lol. :wink: Ice, I hate ice. I always slip on ice. :grumble:

He's a cutie pie!! :heart:

I love them too!! I don't remember what I found out about them when I bought them though.