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I'm kind of sad this challenge is ending too! It was wonderful to get to know you all! I'm afraid I can't start another challenge right now since we will be vacationing most of July and incommunicado... no computer!!! However, I may think up another challenge when I return (so I can lose the weight I gain over vacation…

Hello everyone!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: It's been a while since I reported in, I know. I guess it's easy to post when you have good news but dang HARD when your news are blah! And my life has been very BLAH :sick: lately. I had a HUGE scare when I suddenly GAINED 2 kg early this week - and this was just AFTER I…

Falafels with tzatziki or yogurt as a dip. Yum!

I had many of he same favorite foods you guys mentioned with cheesecake on the top of the list, but I find that nowadays my tastes have changed. My current favorite food is eggplants, though I admit that I still can't resist potato chips and chocolate!

I went up 2 kg (5 lbs) in just two days, yesterday and today!! I blame it on a cortisone treatment I had recently plus a little extra salt I had yesterday. My doc told me to take a diuretic and drink more water, so let's hope... *sob* :sad:

I can't cook different meals for me and my family and I can't cook every day so I try to keep things simple. Breakfast for me is usually 1 egg or a piece of cheese or ham and a cream cracker and coffee, lunch and dinner are usually a small portion of whatever I've cooked for the family. I cook healthy and keep my portions…

Amazing! You should tell us how you are doing it!

WTG!! You will make goal for sure!

You have done very, very well and I'm proud of you too!! :happy:

I hope you are already feeling better hon. :flowerforyou: Don't worry so much about the diet, getting well is the most important thing. That being said, congratulations on your loss!! :happy:

I'm so sorry you are feeling depressed, rj. I know where you are coming from because i've been there many times. I also know it's no good to tell you that this too will pass, you already know that. All I can do is give you a tight hug and let you know that it's OK, it's normal for us women to visit that dark place every so…

Hello everyone! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Three more days to go with my cortisone therapy and this morning I bushed myself off, took a deep breath and got on my scale. NO I haven't lost! I am exactly the same weight I was 2 weeks ago. I count that as a VICTORY!! :drinker: This little "health adventure" cost me 2 weeks…

5647 + my 17 = 5664

Hello everyone!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Well, it's been a very quiet 2 days in this thread! What's happening? Where is everybody? Me, I've been in a funk. The cortisones are doing a number on me and all I can think of is food and eating! My mood is irritable too - another side effect I think. I hate it and can't…

Hey you are not doing badly at all!! 8 lbs is 8 lbs and they are gone and good riddance! It's more than OK to readjust your goals as you go along, as a matter of fact, it's required. Goals are not written in stone, they are guidelines we try to achieve, but we benefit lots by feedback and readjstment. Learning to set…

Excellent! WTG!! Keep up the good work, :flowerforyou:

Happy Sunday everyone!! :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: It's a not-so-beautiful day in Athens, since the skies are overcast and it's actually chilly. Definitely not June weather, but hey, I can wait for the summer heat a bit longer! "Official" weigh-in day today and after all that happened last week, I didn't…

Hellooo everyone!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: First of all, my humble apologies for not checking in much this week. My health problems saga unfortunately, continues. Just when thought I was finally rid of the UTI and as I took the last antibiotic pill, I turned red, swelled up and starting itching like I was being…

I don't drink. I quit 30 years ago and I don't even like alcohol any more. On the other hand, if I'm with company on a nice summer evening, I will drink a beer, a glass of wine or some ouzo. I might even drink a cocktail if I'm at a bar. The point is, I don't believe in denying yourself anything, only inbeing reasonable…

Good morning everyone! :flowerforyou: Another beatiful day in Athens and I'm trying hard to stay positive! :smile: It's my official weigh-in day today and I'm dutifully reporting my results, even though they are not spectacular! :ohwell: Challenge starting weight: 108 kilos (238 lbs.) Today's weight: 106 kilos (233 lbs.)…

srosebar, it sounds like you have things under control! I agree with you, I don't call my program a "diet" either. It's the way I'll be eating from now on. One of the hardest things to do is to unlearn all those bad habits we had that got us where we are and adopt new, healthy habits we can live with. This is why I try to…

WAY TO GO RJ!!!!!!!

Nothing will be different in my life. :smile: I only want to look a little more "human" during our vacation in July! :laugh: I intend to go on and lose another 30 kilos after July 4th, so Im here to stay!! Best of luck finding that new job! Amalia

Hi Sherrel, are you following a specific diet plan? If you are not, I suggest increasing your proteins and decreasing your carbs. Carbs get metabolized quickly and leave us hungry soon after we have eaten. Proteins on the other hand, last much longer and keep you full longer. For satiety, fats are the best but I don't…

Good morning everyone!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: A beautiful, bright Saturday dawned over Greece and I, for one, hope to be able to enjoy this spring day! My spirits, which have been kind of heavy in the past week have lifted and I took my own advice and decided that today is a new day, the first day of the rest of my…

Your posts are fine right here :smile: Why don't you tell us a bit about yourself and how you are doing wih this challenge? Amalia

Good morning everyone! :flowerforyou: Today (Sunday) is my official weigh-in-day and I think I should start reporting in a more organized way so I can keep better track of where I'm heading in this challenge. Here then, are my stats according to my records: Challenge starting weight: 108 kilos (238 lbs.) Today's weight:…

HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY rj. :flowerforyou: I hope you are having a GREAT time!!:drinker: :drinker: Amalia

Ladies... you are doing great!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Such wonderful advice too! I'm learning A LOT from all of you. I've been "good" this week, but I slipped a bit tonight by having a bit too much sugar - mostly in the form of hard candy. Well... it's my first sugar slip-up in 4 months, so I hope my body is in a…

Welcome!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Just one question: why only the weekend? Don't you want to be healthy the rest of the time? Amalia