Losing 100 lbs by November - July! Freedom From Fat Month!

[i.am.jenn]

I haven't been able to make oopsie "rolls" due to "issues" (like my cookie sheet was too big for my oven).

I have, however, made the oopsie crepes (same recipe with a little davinci's syrup) and they were amazing!!!

So yeah, if I get the "issues" worked out, I think the oopsies will be delish!

[SCPeachey]

Just a quick post to let ya know im back ... Welcome to all my new friends you will love it here ... Congrats to all with pounds lost for the month already ... Beach trip all I will say is I had a very good time and yes today was reinduction for me .. Three pounds need to find their way off im talking the ones that I found at the beach .. I'm a good girl for the rest of the month though (I promise)... I'm gonna get 15 pounds off this month.. I'm really gonna try hard ... Did I say I had a ball at the beach...lol

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT DIVAS...

[heatherj1011]

Good to see y'all -Gypsy, sails and mstrudy!! Glad you are here...fun group of girls we have here.

Cindy-Bad popcorn, BAD! I LOVE popcorn, I think if I ate even ONE piece, I'd dive headfirst into the tub to finish it all! You're still doing great, and good job on the workouts!

Meg-Congrats on the loss, and a loss is a loss...be proud!

fancy-Great job on the bike! You're such an inspiration, in so many ways! And what a SWEET son you have!

behind-the-mask-Good to see you here...

Groovy-You CAN do this, you HAVE to do this. Don't give up on the life that you want and deserve...we are in this together g/f!

Jenn-I'll have to try those oopsie crepes, I was wondering how they were. Sound yum!

Chai'-You're still kicking butt, especially for still getting back to normal health wise--too much LC food is much better than too much non-LC food.

I have made the oopsies twice and they are SO GREAT...the first time I made them, I used one the next morning when I went to McDonald's and got a sausage egg mcmuffin...tossed the mcmuffin-subbed the oopsie--it was great. Then a few days later, we were in a jam for dinner so I ran to Wendy's got 2 double's w/ cheese, tossed the buns, subbed oopsies--hubby and I were in heaven! Picking up a burger with your hands is so much more fun than eating it with a knife and fork...at least for me.

The second time made them, I doubled the recipe and then overcooked them so I just tossed them. For me, doubling the recipe just didn't work out...and now I have ordered a "muffin top pan" to make the oopsies more uniform and bun looking...I'll try them again when my pan comes in. In summary, sorry I'm a rambler, they are worth trying--for me, they are a lifesaver.

On another note, after my near cheat this morning with a McDonald's biscuit....I held strong and ate clean all day. That makes 42 days cheat free! I think this is the longest time that I've been cheat free. I have started and quit this WOE so many times...for me, it is definitely not working as quickly this go 'round. I also turned 30 this past december...maybe that is playing a factor? Either way, I'm determined to stick with it this time. I want to have a baby so bad and I KNOW that I need to be healthier before even considering gettting pregnant.

Glad everyone is here and posting their progress...we are doing things our own way but the support we find here is KEY...IMHO.

Have a great night...sweet dreams to all.

Today's Menu:
B: 4 strips bacon, coffee w/ cream/splenda
L: 1/2 Cobb Salad
D: 3/4 rack ribs, salad (from Sonny's-YuM!!)

[heatherj1011]

Hey Peachey,

Glad you had a good time at the beach...3 pounds really isn't that bad. You can do it! My goal is to lose 15 lbs this month too!

[mstrudy]

Hey Jenn,
Right now I weigh 270 lbs. I have had 4 c-sections and up to this point I used that excuse for the reason I couldn't lose any of this weight. But no more, because I am ready to lose! In March I am going on a cruise with my 8 sisters. My parents are both deceased now and we decided we needed this trip together. Obesity runs in my family and out of these 8 sisters all but 3 are overweight.
I need to lose this weight for my kids and myself. I am very determined to do this and I know with all of the support off this forum.....I will do it!!

[fancyface]

Hi Divas! Welcome all new Divas! -- My second go round with Atkins too, and it has worked better for me this time. --- Cindy, I did the popcorn thing today too. Argh! Hey, that is okay -- could have been much worse. My goal for July is 15 lbs too.

Once again, I am running late, so will be brief tonight. Peachey, welcome back from the beach. I am so ready for a trip to the beach ---- but it is gonna have to wait a bit.

I still have not gone back and read all the posts I missed, but am promising to try and do better going forward. Hope everyone is doing okay. Hugs to you all! We are so worth gettting healthy. Thanks to each of you for all of the support you share!

C U later!

[Gypsy_125]

Thanks Jenn & Heather, I tried making them tonight, but when I tasted the batter it tasted very metal-y and soupy, I didn't even try to put them on a cookie sheet. I think I'm doing it wrong. Could one of you girls please post the recipe you're using? I've been looking around and haven't gotten an exact recipe, and apparently it's not one of those things I can just wing. =)

[heatherj1011]

I followed the recipe from CLeo that Jenn posted earlier tonite. Now, I had heard that the batter does not taste good and I was even told to wait until the next day to taste one because they would taste better. So I don't know about the batter taste or fresh out of the oven taste. I waited until the next morning. Follow Cleo's recipe and instructions and they should be good. They don't have a lot of flavor but are more a vehicle for food...like for a hamburger bun..etc. Let me know if you try them again. Good luck!

[Gypsy_125]

I'll have to go through the posts and find that recipe, the one I used I found in another thread. I hope they're not the same Thanks for the tips Heather, I will try not to taste the batter next time. I didn't expect them to taste like much, I just didn't expect them to taste like metal. Yuck!! I will probably try again on Thursday when I have more time. Until then I will just have to eat my burgers with a knife and fork.

[sails92]

Hello Everyone.....Jennbaker thank you so much for posting your story, it was very encouraging.....I started off today kind of disappointed and down in the dumps, because the scale says that I gained 2lbs, but you inspired me like so many of you on this forum.....Normally I would also get down on myself and begin to munch and give-up, but after reading some inspiration from all of your postings this morning, I've decided that my health is worthy fighting for and I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!........I wish you all much success in reaching your goals.


Start Day 6/30/08 - 283.5
Week 1 - 276.5 (Lost -7lbs.)

Day1 - 276.5
Day2 - 278.5 (+2lbs)

Total Lost: -5lbs

[ChaiLatté]

Happy Tuesday everybody.

Not much going on here... I'm definitely not losing right now Which totally stinks. I *REALLY* want to get down to 240 by the end of the month (I am at 249 right now)
I'm not sure how to do this when the scale won't budge!

I really need to up my exercise, and up my coconut oil. I can't figure out a consistent way to incorporate those into my everyday.

How are the rest of you ladies doing?

[Meg056]

Good Tuesday morning!

I'm holding off that pound I lost and he is a cute little one but I'm determined he will not return. I would have loved that episode of Dr. Who. Still holding on plan.

Hi groovy, behindthemask, sunshine lady, sails, Joy, mstrudy, fancyface, jennifer, gypsy!
Peachey...don't worry about those three. I'm glad you had fun with the kids.
Chai..hang in there on plan and the weight has no choice but to come off!
Heather...congrats on 42 days cheat-free. You'll be glad you've done this.
JennB...I loved the little fat boy picture.
SlimD...where are you? We need to hear about your weekend.
Everyone else...come on by and see us, please?

What I et yesterday:
B..3 hard boiled eggs
L..5 oz. pork bbq 4 pickles
S..2 hard boiled eggs
D..4 oz. bbq chicken breast with a mess of veggies and broth
S..sugarfree jello/cottage cheese
and yes a few sugarfree hard candies
1450 calories

The food plan is much the same today until the bbq is gone.

[Groovycadreamr]

Good Morning Everyone


First off, Meg, Jenn and Heather-
Thank you for the advice and encouragement.

My first try doing the Lean for Life program was somewhat successful in the fact that I lost 50 lbs in 2 1/2 months. I do own the book as well as Atkins which I will begin reading again.

I understand that people have carb addiction and it is really an eye opener to even begin to think that you need to include yourself in that count. Who hasn't thought to themselves, Who Me...no Not me. I can handle it. Hits you like a ton of bricks, ((Doesn't it))when you finally realize, there is truth there and start to handle it from a different pespective all together. I have been on/off this is board for a long time and have heard of carb addiction but never truly applied it to myself because in my lack of knowledge I only want-ed to believe No-carbs = weight loss and nothing more -a quick fix ((Sounding like a true addict, Am I )) Jenn, here where those trigger foods you mention kick in (Who said, One bite won't hurt!!! )) and were the downward spiral begins.

Just to let you know after my pity-party yesterday. I did some walking and did watched my carbs as best I could on a -get-started-now basis.
Thank you.

Have to go now running late- gotta get to work.

[Meg056]

Though I'd share this article with everyone. I found it interesting and imformative. Tell me what you think!

ARTICLE: Maximum Fat Loss, Exercise, and Starvation Mode
Source: Sparkpeople.com

1. True or False: It’s important not to eat less than 1200 calories per day because doing so will throw your body into “starvation mode” and stall your weight loss.

False. It IS important to eat at least 1200 calories per day, but this is because most people will find it almost impossible to maintain good nutrition when eating less than this. “Starvation mode” is a real concern, but the number of calories you need to avoid that problem is going to be based on several individual factors, including your current weight and activity level, and could be higher or lower than 1200 calories. (See more below on 'starvation mode')

2. True or False: The best measure of whether your program is set up right is whether you see the results you’re expecting on the scale.

False. There are several reasons why the scale can be the least reliable measure of your progress and success. For most people, the goal isn’t really losing weight at all—it’s losing fat. It’s very common, for example, to gain weight or hold steady, especially during the first few weeks of a big change in diet and exercise, even though you are actually losing fat. And you can lose quite a bit of weight without losing much fat at all—a problem that often happens when you try to lose weight too fast. Likewise, your body simply doesn’t work like a bank account. Your daily calorie deposits and withdrawls don’t always affect the weight balance the way you expect, because your weight is affected by many other factors (like water retention, for example). The scale is just one of many things to look at, and usually not as useful as other things like bodyfat percentage, the fit of your clothes, how you’re feeling about the changes you’re making, and the progress you’re making in your fitness and health. One of the worst things you can do is let a disappointing result on the scale convince you that all your efforts are wasted—that’s just not the case.

3. True or False: There are limits on how much fat your body can use in a day to make up for the calories you don’t eat.

True. If your calorie deficit gets too large, your body won’t be able to make it all up by taking body fat out of storage and using it to replace the fuel it’s not getting from food. Instead, it will start cannabalizing muscle and organ tissue to get the energy stored in them, and shut down certain non-essential activities (like keeping skin, nails and hair in good shape) to conserve energy. There are a lot of “rules” that govern how your body uses energy, and where it gets the energy it needs in different circumstances. For example, many cells in your body can’t use fat for energy at all (your brain cells among them); and others, like muscle cells, will only use significant amounts of fat when they are working at medium intensity. This means that, if you want to lose fat instead of muscle and organ tissue, you’ve got to play by your body’s rules for using fat as energy. For most people, a goal of losing between one-half and two pounds per week, through a combination of moderate calorie reduction and increased exercise, will avoid problems and produce the best results. If you only have 10 pounds or less to lose, aim for the lower end of that range; if you have more than 50 to lose, you can aim for the high end.

4. The best way to include exercise in your weight loss plan is to:
a. Do as much high intensity cardio exercise as you can every day—the more calories burned, the better.
b. Keep your cardio exercise in the (relatively low intensity) “fat-burning zone” to maximize the amount of fat used as fuel.
c. Keep the cardio to the bare minimum required for heart health, and put the emphasis on muscle building, because muscle burns more calories all the time.
d. Find a combination of activities, intensity levels, and time spent on exercise that will keep you fit and healthy enough to do what you want to do, and that you find enjoyable and sustainable over time.

Answer: D. A combination of activities. Exercise plays several important roles in a healthy lifestyle. Cardio exercise burns lots of calories that could otherwise be turned into fat; higher intensity levels also help improve fitness and cardiovascular health, while they maximize calorie burning. But too much cardio and not enough strength training will also increase the amount of muscle mass you lose, and that’s bad for both daily functioning and for keeping the weight off permanently. To keep the weight off permanently and stay fit, you’re going to have to maintain the same activity level that helped you get it off, so a crash exercise program isn’t any better than a crash diet in the long run. There are many options you can explore to find ways to combine calorie burning, cardiovascular health, and overall fitness in your program.

5. Aiming to lose 2 pounds per week will be a good goal for you, if:

a. You include both increased exercise and calorie reduction in your plan.
b. You don’t get so hungry that you can’t stick to your eating plan.
c. Your current BMI is 30 or more.
d. You recognize that this is the amount you should lose on average over time, and that the actual amount you lose will vary from week to week.

Answer: C. Your current BMI is 30 or more. The other three answers are all important factors in picking a realistic rate of weight loss that you can live with, but studies have shown that aiming to lose 2 pounds per week will probably cause problems for people whose current BMI is less than 30.
Your body has lots of mechanisms designed to keep you as close to being in energy balance as possible, even when both your daily activity level and your calorie intake are constantly changing. There are also those pesky and unavoidable limitations on how much body fat you can burn to make up for any calories lacking in your diet, as mentioned above.

When you combine all these factors, the bottom line here is that, if your total calorie intake consistently falls too far below what you would need to maintain your “ideal” weight, all those energy balancing mechanisms start kicking in and causing problems (like cannibalizing muscles and organs for energy instead of fat, and letting your hair fall out). This is what’s meant by the notion of “starvation mode.”

To avoid this, and still lose as much fat as possible, you have to keep your calorie intake lower than what it takes to maintain your current weight, but not more than about 250 calories lower than what it would take to maintain your ideal weight. Obviously, the more weight you have to lose, the bigger the difference between these two numbers will be, and the larger your calorie deficit can be without pushing you below the minimum you need to avoid problems. But once your BMI falls below 30, reducing calories by the 1000/day necessary to lose 2 pounds per week is probably going to put you below that minimum. You’ll need to set your goal date so that you’re aiming for a loss of about 1 pound per week (or even half a pound, once you’re within about 10 pounds of goal).


6. True or False: When it comes to losing fat, it all comes down to the numbers: calories in versus calories out. It doesn’t matter what you eat as long as you maintain a calorie deficit.

FALSE. It’s true that people won’t lose weight if they eat more calories than they use up, even if those calories come from fruits and veggies. But it’s also true that a healthy, balanced diet and smart planning make it easier for your body to shed fat. Your body has many complex chemical processes and interactions that determine when energy gets put into and taken out of storage, and most of these are directly affected by what and when you eat, as well as how much. To make a very long story short, dividing your daily calories into smaller meals eaten every 3-4 hours will usually work much better than fewer large meals. And whole, minimally processed foods and nutritionally balanced meals will usually work much better than foods or meals that are high in refined sugars, sodium, and/or processed grains. It’s much harder for your body to turn lean protein, fruits, veggies and whole grains into fat than it is to turn sugar and refined foods into fat.

7. True or False. Since all physical activity burns extra calories, it’s a good idea to record most or all of your daily activity on your exercise tracker.

FALSE. All physical activity does burn calories, and the more of it you can include in your daily life, the better off you’ll be. But there are several reasons why you should use the tracker only to record actual exercise that gets your heart rate up to at least 55-60% of your maximum for at least 10 minutes at a time. For one thing, your recommended calorie range already includes an allowance for a moderate amount of daily activity, so adding in things like your daily chores or all the steps you take during a day will mean that quite a few of your calories expended are being counted twice. Likewise, the number you get from the cardio tracker includes both the calories you spent on that activity, plus the calories you would have burned during that time if you were just sitting in a chair. Those chair-sitting calories have already been included in your recommended calorie range, as part of your BMR, so they’ll get counted twice too. This won’t matter if you’re tracking 30-60 minutes of high intensity exercise, but it will cause a big problem if you’re tracking 3-4 hours of housework or 8 hours of walking on the job. So, to make sure you’re not overestimating how many calories you’re burning, the best bet is to use the tracker to record only the extra, higher intensity activity that you consider exercise.

8. True or False. As long as you are sticking to your calorie intake and exercise goals, you should lose the amount of weight you expect to lose each week.

FALSE. Weight and weight loss fluctuate all the time due to factors that have nothing to do with your calorie intake or your exercise. You should expect that your average weekly weight loss will be as expected over a substantial length of time, but your weight change in any given week can be higher or lower than expected, even though you do everything “right.” You might even gain weight some weeks, or go several weeks without a significant change.

9. The most common reason for not losing weight as expected is:
a. Not eating enough to support your activity level (starvation mode).
b. Calorie counters on exercise machines and on-line trackers often over-estimate your calorie expenditure.
c. You’re not tracking your food intake or exercise accurately.
d. Your metabolism is slowed down due to medication or some medical problem such as hypothyroidism.

Answer: C. Inaccurate tracking. All of the things listed above could cause problems, but by far the most common problem is that people underestimate how much they’re actually eating, and overestimate how many calories they’re burning every day. It’s very easy to be off on your portion sizes, or to forget a few little things you popped into your mouth during the day. It’s also very common to assume you’re working hard enough at exercise to burn calories at the rate of 600-700 per hour, or even more, when you’re not. For most people, burning 10-12 calories per minute will leave you huffing, puffing, and wanting to be done very soon—an easy session on the elliptical isn’t going to do that. So, if you’re not getting the results you want on the scale for several weeks in a row, the first thing to do is go back and double check your food and exercise tracking to make sure your numbers are right.

Source: Sparkpeople.com
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[slimdiva08]

Happy Super Diva Tuesday

Congrats to all you LOSERS!!!!!!!!!

I am back from the wedding finally yesterday on the way back the car had the nerve to over heat but Thank God we got back safely. Cause I was bout to have a break down but you know I have to realize that things happen. So after work I will be headed to the mechanic GRRR everything is so hard to get to in the city especially when you have things to do during the week.


anywho, my cough is slowly but surely getting better! I ended up getting a size 16 dress just because I went to a few stores and thats all they had left. But I went up to my moms rooms and she was getting things out for goodwill and I see a size 14 dress I am thinking why would her lil size 6 self have this up here, but I tried it on and girl I have it on at work today !!!!!!!!! I keep getting compliments on it. Its an amazing feeling


B:4 hb eggs w/coffee & 3tbs of CCO

Today is spinning class at 12 so I am off shortly I will check back with y'all later !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Meg056]

SlimD..good to hear from you! I hope your car problem resolves easily. I so hate when cars act up. I've had a history of let's put it this way..junkers..when I was young and used to go to work in them..including shift work and actually broke down a couple times on the road at night. Not a fine situation. I know, I know even the 'good' cars have problems sometimes so I hope this is a not too major one for you. That's great you got a new size 14 for nuttin' and compliments on it,too. Good for you!

[gungadinn1997]

Originally Posted by Gypsy_125

I'll have to go through the posts and find that recipe, the one I used I found in another thread. I hope they're not the same Thanks for the tips Heather, I will try not to taste the batter next time. I didn't expect them to taste like much, I just didn't expect them to taste like metal. Yuck!! I will probably try again on Thursday when I have more time. Until then I will just have to eat my burgers with a knife and fork.

Hey Gypsy! If your oopsies are tasting like metal you probably have too much cream of tartar in them. If you do a search for cleochatra she has the links to her blog and the low carb national examiner...click on either one and you will be able to get the original recipe for oopsies as well as a ton more!

when I make mine, I omit the splenda and add about a tsp of garlic powder and a tsp of basil or I just leave them all out, sometimes I also add whey protein powder (1 tbsp) and almond flour(1 tbsp) just depends on what I am planning on using them for. Hope this helps!

Kim

ETA: Here's the link to examiner Low Carb Examiner - Examiner.com

[i.am.jenn]

Peachy: Welcome back! Sounds like that fresh beach air was just whatcha needed! Gaining 3 lbs is not a big deal. Heck, we fluctuate more than that in a day!

Heather: I read your post this morning, but there were too many posts and too little time so I couldn't respond. However, I was inspired when we went out for breakfast so I had a bunless cajun burger (no oopsies either). I figure, really, it's a well decorated hamburger steak. It was SOOOO good and totally guilt free! Maybe there is something to turning 30. I'm bumping it (just turned 29) and I'm having a much easier time sticking to LC now than I ever have.

MsTrudy: I'm right under 270... well 260 anyways. And I would ADORE being under 200 by Christmas. Lets do this TOGETHER!!! My personal goal is 10 lbs a month which is 2.5 lbs a week. I haven't found my groove yet but I'm working on it. I'm really hoping this BMR thingie will help me out. I'm really disappointed in that thread, I think it's pretty dead and I wasn't getting the support I was looking for so I feel like I'm just winging it on my own. But like the veggies, I'll give it a whirl for a few weeks and see how things go!!! The big thing with LC is you have to STICK WITH IT! If it doesn't work out, I know eating a ton of veggies keeps me steady in losing 1 lb a week and I'll take that over a stall or gain.

Gypsy - I have this "thing" about raw egg so I honestly couldn't tell you what the batter tastes like. I'm just convinced I'll get salmonella again if I let raw egg go into my mouth. Better safe than sorry, learned the hard way. One of the links I posted is to a picture tutorial. It has the picture step by step. In my massive amount of oopsie research I've found the common mistakes to be:
* Under beating the whites. They are stiff and bouncy. I give mine a full 5 minutes. Then I poke 'em. They bounce back. They're that stiff.
* Over mixing the mixture when mixing the whiles and the yolks. Look at the picture, it's not a uniform slosh. It's actually super patchy. And if you look at cooked oopsies, you can actually see the whites where they didn't mix in with the yolks. Study the pictures of them, you'll see it.

Marilyn - it's sooo hard to not give up when the scale is not your friend. And everyone here can vouch for my thoughts on the scale (not too mention the fact that I scream at him when he's not nice to me). But one of the best things I ever did to myself was weigh myself like 8-12 times a day. I got a new scale, a thin piece of glass (and I'm amazed how strong it is and that it doesn't crack under my weight!) with a nice digital readout with .2 increments. But by hopping on every chance I got, for a few days, I got a firm understanding of how our weight fluctuates during the day. I mean, I'd wake up, check my weight, pee, same weight, drink 20 oz of water, weigh 4 lbs heavier. Ummm, yeah, 20 oz of water does NOT weigh 4 lbs. Crazy stuff going on under our skin, I'll tell you what! Of course I'm still upset when I've worked hard for an entire week and there is no loss on Sunday morning to show for it. That bites! There are a billion reasons why it might have gone up 2 lbs... hopefully it was just a fluke and you'll get on it and it'll be down a lb or two. That would be awesome!

Chai - that scale will budge again! I promise! Just stick with it!

Groovy - I am still working on getting into the mindset that trigger foods are poisin. Which they are, to my body, not really everyone else's. I think what makes it easy for me is I randomly developed an allergy to Watermelon 2 or 3 summers ago. The bad kind of allergy where your throat closes up, you suffocate to death, and die. So, even though I LOVE watermelon, very, very, very, very, very, very, very much... and even though it's the only real summer tradition I've ever had, I can NOT have any. I might die. No taste, no sample, no quick bite and pretend it didn't happen. And it's all up to me. *I* have to be responsible for this. I have to watch and make sure it didn't come into contact with the food I'm about to eat. I have to know the similar things that I might also be allergic to (my other favorites, cantelope and honeydew). So it's a difficult lesson learned, but in that I've realized that it's not going to kill me to avoid certain foods. Even if I love them. Congrats on getting back on track! You just have to dive in, even if it's in the middle of the day.

Meg - regarding the article:
1 - My first and foremost thought, after reading question 1, is WHO wrote this article and what qualifies them? I just took a nutrition class, taught by a Registered Dietician and she couldn't have stressed harder that you should NEVER eat under 1200 calories a day. No diet should encourage it. Might be different opinions, but I'd like to know their credentials to shell out such close to dangerous advice.
2 - I agree and seem hypocritical. I did not do my initial measurements. I just honestly didn't want to know. But I'm down 30 lbs and I'm ready. And I agree, measurements are a much more reliable way to gauge weight loss. And you know my opinion of the scale.
3 - I would mostly agree. I'm in the middle of Anatomy and Physiology (2 semester course) and it pretty much agrees with my textbook and uber nerdy teachers.
The rest of it I pretty much agree or it sounds right. As far as the exercise tracker, I have no opinion, mostly b/c I don't have time to work out, as much as I wish I did.
Good article, thought provoking, but concerning for #1 and I'd really like to know if the person is Joe "reads the internet a lot" or someone with a Masters in Nutrition.

SlimD: Glad you made it back! We missed you! I got lucky that Hubby bought me a new car when his Malibu (my main form of transportation) started overheating and just got to the point it was unreliable. We'd be a lot better off if we didn't have a car payment, but on the other hand, I can get from point A to point B confident that I'll make it! I hope whatever is wrong with yours is not as fatal as mine. Still not sure what it was. More importantly, Congrats on Rockin' the size 14!!!! That's awesome!

As for me? Up 1 lb but I'm weighing daily to see what my body is up to since I'm eating to my BMR. I ate a bunless burger for brunch. It was delish! I'm super thirsty so I'm downing... what... my third bottle of water? Ohhh boy am I gonna need to pee soon. hahahahaha! I have been keeping a food journal, I'm doing well with it. All in all things are great! Vurry happy Jenn!

Hope you're all having a great day!

[MAG074]

Great article Mom. I think the part I am really going to try and focus on is having several "small" meals instead of one large one.

I have been behaving Jen! I am kept to my carb allotment yesterday and so far today.

Keep up the good work all!