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Awesome! And I love your dress!

Yeah, I'm sticking with my high fat cheese...I don't buy low fat anything and have been having great results.

Wow! You look a lot younger too!

Every once in a while give in, but make sure that it is a special treat. The other day I had two donuts (mmmm) but I won't indulge myself for another week or two.

I'm not saying that the diet does not work, but I don't think that anything will make you lose 1.8 pounds overnight. With me, my weight fluctuates in 5 lb increments, and then suddenly I am 5 lbs less (generally after ovulation or my cycle). I think that what happens (I am no expert) is that we lose the weight, but then…

1.8 lbs is probably just a fluctuation...I weigh myself twice a day and generally am lighter in the morning than the evening.

I just spent about $300 at White House Black Market...their stuff is very flattering. It is also stretchy, so I know that it will fit even once I lose a little more weight...A lot of their items don't look great on the hanger, but fabulous on!

Well said! I have almost lost 50lbs and sometimes am shocked to see myself in the mirror...

I rotate smoothies, turkey sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, and lentil soup...The soup especially really fills me up. I make a lot in the crock pot and it lasts a while. I make smoothies with fage 0% yogurt, almond/coconut milk, berries, and a banana.

I've been eyeing that dress on their website...waiting to lose a couple more lbs before trying it...it looks great on you!

Definitely this^^^!

I actually will go 2-3 weeks w/out losing, and then all of a sudden I will lose 5-7 lbs all at once (and it stays off, so it must be the accumulated weight, not just water).

You can also get really skinny if you smoke crack I've heard.

Ditto!

Neither do Italians! And actually, Americans really didn't either when I was young.. I kind of prefer it...I feel sometimes like my kids are looking for food every other minute!

I've been trying to figure this out too...I want to buy a halloween costume this year, but want to wait until the last minute due to losing weight...how long can you wait before you have to put it together?

I had a zip that I took back b/c it seemed to really overestimate my calories burned. I tried to find out how accurate it was, but couldn't figure out their customer service..it did motivate me to walk more though!

You look fabulous! Out of curiosity, how tall are you? And what have you been doing to lose the weight?

That would be a good comeback...although I always think of things like that to say after the fact...Once this guy said "get out of the way fatass" to me and I was so in shock that I didn't know what to say... Or say, "I can lose weight, but you'll always be ugly"...I know that's kind of going down to her level, but I think…

Well said!

I know that when I was pregnant, I craved tomatoes, which have a lot of folic acid. I also craved other foods (don't remember everything) that I would find out had something that was important during pregnancy. I really do think that there is more to it than a lack of willpower.

Thank you! I don't understand why he seemed to feel the need to shame me. I recognize that I have a problem, addiction, or whatever it might be, and am doing what works best FOR ME to fix it...:smile:

I totally agree! And I don't know why it bothers some people so much if people need to do things differently...

[/quote] That's a good idea! Yeah, I could eat a pint of Haagen Daaz without blinking. I actually don't miss it too much--as I'm getting older I think my tastes are changing, and I really prefer to eat a little more of whatever dinner I'm having than to have dessert, but I might try the greek yogurt w/ ice cream when I…

Actually, I choose not to have it at all so it is no longer an issue. You are awfully presumptuous to believe that you understand me from a couple of comments on a thread.

That's interesting--I had never even thought about what they advise for alcoholism in other countries. I do think that we go too far w/ abstinence (in many cases) and should preach moderation instead.

That's you. I am not an alcoholic, so can I say that alcoholism doesn't exist?

This ^^^^!

It's a bad habit for me b/c I have trouble controlling portion sizes when it comes to sweets...I cannot just have a little ice cream--I have to have a huge bowl. And I like to have a good sized dinner, so my dessert would definitely put me over goal. I do not mean that it is bad for everyone--if it fits your calories,…

I do not know if I am a "sugar addict", but I do believe that it can be habit forming. I got into the bad habit of having dessert every night after dinner. It took me a little while to get to the point where I didn't crave ice cream or something similar after eating. I did not crave fruit. I have found that eating a piece…