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Funny that you said this because it's what I did last week at the work dinner. I just got one spoon of everything. But dang it us southern people cook to much and it filled my plate up. When I logged it..it was a lot of calories LOL> I just don't know how to log a tablespoon of something like mac and cheese or broc rice…

Your definitely not sedentary if you chasing after a 1 yr old and doing that much exercise. So yea you could be eating too little or you could be gaining muscle. Do measurements.

It's hard to get used to any artificial sweetener. It takes time LOL. I didn't like any at first but after about a week of using splenda now I can't go back to sugar. You can actually do a sugar/ splenda blend to wean you off of the sugar. Just keep decreasing the sugar and increasing the splenda till you can tolerate it…

I started on phase 1 of Atkins ..Induction. I lost 60 lbs..but I never moved off induction. So I just stayed right there actually gaining and losing the same 10 lbs. Then I got out the trusty old book and re read it. Low and behold I hadn't worked through the phases,. Dr. Atkins said to add carbs in until you stop losing.…

Well we are in this together! Glad you added me! Good luck. Just make a promise to yourself. To log every single thing, To give it 14 days. To drink plenty of fluids. Take your measurements. I've lost only 5 lbs this past month but I went down a whole size. My 9's are lose!!!!!

Love's me some popcorn. I recently bought a variety bag Popcorn Indiana. Little snack size bags of yummy sweet/salty kettle corn and get this Cinnamon too! I didn't like the barbeque! gross. 92 cal each back. Quick whole grain snack. I also love movie theatre popcorn ..I had some today with butter (oh my gosh) but I…

Looks good! Yes I think on my high days..wow! then I go ..I can have this or that! Moderation is the key. I measure, I weight. I use the menu's at restaurants (nutrition counts) It isn't a guessing game. You do have to be completely honest on your portion sizes and everything you eat.

The one I gave you is geared towards women. A lot of the other ones you'll see are for "cutting" for body builders. They are extreme ones and aren't really smart for women. Go with the fat loss..not extreme. I wish you'd give it 14 days. It gives you a better picture. Also, you MUST plan with this. I log my calories most…

Great job on having an open mind. Remember your not in a race. Losing weight at a steady pace is better than really fast..for lots of reasons. First of all. If you take your time you "learn" the new habits. Your body will have time to adjust to the new weight and not leave you with too much flab LOL. We didn't gain it over…

haha great minds think alike " friend" :)

If you put it in your food processor ..add an ounce of cream cheese (1/3 fat kind) ..and some salt pepper and garlic powder, Then process it till it's smooth. I promise you'll be so happy to be on a "diet" lolol it's the best. I use it also for shepards pie.

Ok, only giving you advice from personal experience. You might not want to drop below 1200 ..it isn't good for you. Also, look at it this way. Go to this calculator. http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm Plug in your weight and height and exercise level as you are today. Write down what you get from the…

The deficit is already worked into the Fat Loss level and of course the Extreme Fat loss level. Want me to make it very easy for all of you! I just figured this out myself. What is your goal weight? What is your height? Go plug that into the calculator... Use those amounts. why?? because it's already a deficit because your…

Yes I will never be 240 again! People ask me..when will you stop dieting? I'm like it's not a temporary thing. I will always always have watch what I eat or else I'll go right back to my old habits.

Thanks for starting this thread! I've been struggling with this decision for weeks. I too am 5 to 6 lbs from goal. I was wondering how to transition from fat loss to maintenance without just suddenly slamming into it and messing up my hard work. I read an article...I will try to find it..sorry about how this lady lost a…

5 wks down and 5 lbs gone. Doesn't sound like a lot but it was taking 10 days to lose a pound before and since I'm so close (just 5 more lbs) to my goal I think I can patiently wait it out. The holiday season usually causes me to gain with all the food gatherings but with this system I can change up my high days to…

Hey I ate Thanksgiving dinner at work Wednesday this week and someone asked me yesterday "are you going to have another cheat day?" I said I didn't cheat. I stayed within my calories...... So basically if you eat at all your not dieting? ..WTH??? I just keep on trucking. My 98 lb loss speaks for itself. This is a lifestyle…

At the pharmacy I work at we have several patients who need calories added to their meals without added ingredients. They make several different protein powders that dissolve into the food that bump up calories in a meal by as much as 300 cal. Google high calorie dairy free protein powder. Try for unflavored or as bland as…

You hit the nail on the head. I have cooked dinner for all of my family and my husbands for almost 20 yrs. I seem to have tons of leftovers. This leads to days on end of eating heavy. So this year is the first one where we are going to his families house at 2pm for our first dinner of the day and they don't have a lot of…

96/4 Lean ground beef 4oz is 130 cal using cumin and your own seasonings is lower calories and sodium then taco seasoning but even if you use taco seasoning it's pretty low 3 Ortego whole grain corn taco shells are 150 cal (50 each) lettuce (minimal) chopped tomatoes (low cal) 2% mexican cheese 80 1/4 cup light sour cream…

Did 30 minutes of Leslie Sansone WATP..boosted walk and jog. My 6 yr old loved it with me. Have a blessed night! Nichole:flowerforyou:

Thanks for all of your kind responses. I actually think that the answers provided are very helpful. During my weightloss I have learned that the larger the meal in the evening the slower my weightloss is. I"m not trying to win a race. I began this journey 7 yrs ago. Of course I have had a child in the middle of that 7 yrs.…

Saw this topic and realized I haven't did anything as far as extra exercise this week. Just working and walking in the mall and stuff. So I went and saw sitting on my shelf 6 of her DVD's So me and my 6 yr old just popped in the 4 mile walk and did 2 miles..whew! I was sweating this was a boosted walk with jogging and I…

ooh rah ! Great job!

I did 54 cupcakes last wednesday night but to be fair I only iced 18 myself my hubby did 36 of them. I did the baking though LOL. Then I cooked Jambalaya for 50 people Thursday night.

Had my son's wedding rehearsal dinner Thursday (lots of walking and moving furniture and things like that) I had his Wedding Friday night and had dancing and walking. Yesterday went shopping in Baton Rouge for about 6 hours of walking. Today I have only did some cleaning here at home but every lit bit helps. Hoping to go…

Week 1, 9/29: 147.2 Week 2, 10/6: 146.2 Week 3 10/13: 145 Week 4, 10/20: 143.8 Week 5, 10/27: 143.0 Week 6, 11/3: 141.4 Week 7, 11/10: 140.2 Week 8, 11/17: Week 9, 11/24

Hey all, well my son's wedding rehearsal dinner was tonight and it went great. I didn't eat much...was too nervous. Looking forward to the wedding tomorrow night and praying everything goes smoothly. Good luck to everyone on their weigh ins. Go Team 3! Nichole

Do you have your max of 20 people yet? If not please add me. .. thanks Nichole

Well the before picture you look close to 30 LOL so I would say it took off 10 but yea you at least look your age now! Great job!