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Oh for heavens sake--I didn't exercise for the two weeks I was off school and I ate a lot of goodies. Gained 5 pounds since November 30. Tomorrow--back to the routine. I already made my lunch and cut up my snack veggies. I do SO much better on a routine.

good websites--Smitten Kitchen, Delicious Dishings, We are not Martha, Cookie and Kate.

I am a parent--2 boys ages 13 and 15 and we are all vegetarians. Thank goodness my boys are not picky and have no food allergies or issues BUT it does have something to do with what I fed them. They ate versions of what we ate, never bought a jar of baby food BUT I didn't work, so I had the time to cook healthy food for…

10 pounds in a month is TERRIFIC! That is a great start! I suffer from anxiety and that alone is a lot to manage, forget all the other stuff you are also dealing with. I agree with everyone that said get on meds. Why suffer if you don't have to?!?! And it is hard to care about pretty much anything when the anxiety is in…

I am 44 years old, two kids ages 13 and 15, 5'8" tall and I weigh between 138-140. I lost 20 pounds since June and this weight is manageable. I am way past the age of being able to spend hours and hours working out and managing food--what working mom has that kind of time!?!?! So the 140 is my high mark and I have been…

sorry to post this twice--couldn't figure out how to edit my earlier post Name: Dana Height: 5'8" Starting Weight (1/1): 145 ( was down to 138 as of Nov 30--stupid Christmas cookies) Goal Weight (1/31): 138 1/1: 145 1/8: 1/15: 1/22: 1/29: 1/31: Loss/gain for the week: Loss/gain for the month so far: Struggles or successes…

George Clooney--like a fine wine, gets better with age--no guilt.

cucumbers, watermelon, baby carrots, skinny pop, berries

I am so sorry for the "can't do oatmeal" folks! I would likely starve without oatmeal! but...foods that disappoint--lots of restaurant foods-not fast food, but even restaurants I used to like and now the food isn't yummy enough to spend that many calories. I don't even have a specific example in mind, but there are lots of…

what about all the years BEFORE he hit 900 pounds? there were many opportunities before he got to that extreme for him and the people around him to make different choices. we all have a weight limit in our heads I think-a weight we will NOT go over, but maybe he didn't. what happens to an addict who never hits rock bottom?…

Name: Dana Height: 5'8" Starting Weight (1/1): going to the Y this afternoon Goal Weight (1/31): 138 1/1: 1/8: 1/15: 1/22: 1/29: 1/31: Loss/gain for the week: Loss/gain for the month so far: Struggles or successes of your week: one goal for the week--drink more water, go to bed earlier

smoked weed with a professor? NOPE. never smoked weed with anyone at all ever. ever thrown up on an airplane?

written up at work? never. WWTLT you watched a kid movie? (like something Disney or Pixar)

worrying about money--unemployed husband will do that for you...

I am 44 years old, two kids ages 13 and 15, 5'8" tall and I weigh between 138-140. I lost 20 pounds since June and this weight is manageable. I am way past the age of being able to spend hours and hours working out and managing food--what working mom has that kind of time!?!?! So the 140 is my high mark and I have been…

frozen--veggie burgers, mixed veggies, fruits for smoothies, pantry--brown rice, oatmeal, whole wheat noodles and jars of red sauce, dry black beans and pinto beans (for in the crockpot), baking stuff, crackers, cereal, fridge--yogurt, sliced and shredded cheese, tortillas, bread, eggs, soy milk, veggies (besides the ones…

I have terrible motion sickness. I sometimes get car sick even if I am driving. It's awful. Anything the moves makes me nauseous. I'm a terra firma kind of girl.

Slice of low fat toast and peanut or almond butter OR overnight oats (I make 3-4 jars of these on Sundays) OR a 100 calorie Greek yogurt. Sometimes I eat in the car on my way to school (teacher) sometimes I eat at my desk when I get there and I don't eat again until 10:45-that's my first break, so I have to go from 8am…

you have GREAT legs. I am super organized and good with detail.

Breakfast is a must for me BUT I understand that when you eat has nothing to do with weight loss or maintenance. I get a headache if I don't eat breakfast and I definitely make terrible snacking choices if I'm hungry from eating a poor breakfast. So for me, a decent healthy breakfast is key to a reasonable eating day all…

home made coffee or tea?

something painful happening to one of my sons, drowning (I swim, just not well), causing a car accident that hurts someone else badly

ride a shark? no. would you babysit for infant triplets for a whole week?? (can't think of a compensation for that...)

I have been able to stay at 140 with a reasonable amount of exercise, calorie awareness and still living in normal life. With that said, if I go much past 140, I really up my exercise and pay more attention to drinking tons of water and eating less carbs, so for me, I only let it go a pound or two up before making a…

today--walked for an hour. listening to Serial makes it go super fast...

what to get at the Cheesecake Factory? nothing. portions are too big. BUT...if you have to...the skinnylicious menu looked pretty good online. I'm not a cheesecake fan so it would not be hard for me to not eat the cheesecake there.

Can you spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon? I have two teenage boys, a full time job and a husband who travels--not a lot of time here either!!! Make a pot of some kind of grain--brown rice, quinoa, farro and spelt are biggies here. Then prep a crock pot with some kind of dry beans--black or pinto mostly. Monday…

I agree that eating out is more stressful and it used to be one of my most fun things to do BUT...in the spirit of "one meal won't be my undoing" I now choose where I eat out really really carefully-like, it better REALLY be worth the calories. If possible, I look at the menu online first so I can plan the rest of my…

Eric Church and the Florida Georgia Line boys--both of 'em...

portion control, 2 cups of raw veggies a day--I'm a snacker and will eat whatever is at hand--cookies, chocolate, pastry (hence the weight gain), so if I pack 2 cups of veggies in a tupperware and have that at my desk to nibble on all day that REALLY helps. What else? non-fat greek yogurt-1/2 cup mixed with 1/2 cup berries…