Eat Fat, Get Thin..Mon/Sunday..Wk of April 2 - Page 2

CarolynF · 04-04-2007, 08:57 AM

Good morning,

Gosh, Yello: We will be praying for a good visit with the emil..She is a very sad person and must be miserable inside to let all that venom out on her "loved" ones..You know..sometimes this is the beginning of dementia..a caustic tongue. Your dh needs to deal with her and tell her to stop picking on HIS family..or you will leave..I would go with a "game plan"..and limit my time with them as much as possible..Take the kids shopping, to a movie, so that they have a really fun time, too..Just my humble opinion..

Hugs to you..And don't let HER determine your eating habits..but also remember "a soft answer turns away wrath"....People who are mean don't know how to deal with people who are kind to them..

Summer: Gosh..your hormones are going wild, aren't they? Are you too young for peri-menopause? Of course, that can start in your 30's..it's when
things go haywire.

Well, I was 139.2 this morning..NOT bad for eating at that potluck yesterday..so, will drink and drink today..Give me that H2O..

Dharma · 04-04-2007, 09:04 AM

Hi. Work is crazy - counting down the next two weeks.

I'm just going back to straight EFGT eating and am not trying to lose for the next two weeks. I need some sanity around food and meals, and that means less focus on all that right now. It seems the more desperate I got the worse I did!! I'm not even gonna weigh for a couple of weeks either.

I will keep checking in and see how everyone's doing!

Lisa

Yellobrix · 04-04-2007, 10:10 AM

Thanks, Carolyn. The dementia possibility has been discussed, but I must tell you, that isn't the case. I used to manage a dementia care unit, so I'm not being delusional here. It would almost be easier if she had a legitimate excuse. She's always been a nasty person.

The health issue at work here is that she's diabetic and deliberately fouls up her own care. The wild swings in her blood glucose (from 55 to 700 in a single day is not uncommon and sometimes I consider it amazing she's alive), combined with just generally being miserable and hateful, creates the person she is these days.

I need to go ahead and order the EFGT eBook. I need a tool!

sjl330 · 04-04-2007, 12:58 PM

Yello,
I really feel your pain with the emil. Both of my inlaws were like that. I say were because 9 years ago my emil had a stroke and since that time can't speak or walk or hardly do anything for herself. I had gotten to the point that I refused to go see them anymore but after her stroke I felt so sorry for my DH that I did start going for his sake. My fil has been her major caregiver this whole time and even after all me and his SIL have done for him since this happened he still thinks we're worthless. Of course, he doesn't say that about me to me or DH but he talks about the SIL that way and I know he talks about me to them. They always have since the very beginning. I do have to say though that they, or at least she, was a very good grandparent.
I hope you can manage to have a decent time while you're there. And I agree with Carolyn, I think DH should talk to her and lay down the law. It took forever but DH finally told his parents, it was just way too late to do any good and then she had the stroke. Why oh why can't families just love each other and get along?? As a MIL myself I really try to be careful with what and how I say things to my kids' spouses. I never want a rift in our family if I can help it. But don't let her rob you of your success. Don't give her that much power, ok?

TuscanGirl · 04-04-2007, 01:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sjl330

Why oh why can't families just love each other and get along?? As a MIL myself I really try to be careful with what and how I say things to my kids' spouses. I never want a rift in our family if I can help it.

My feelings exactly! People do reap what they sow. It's so hard to be nice to someone who's been so mean to you!

I hope I'm a good MIL someday ~ mine has been the best, so I hope I can learn from her example.[/COLOR]

CarolynF · 04-04-2007, 03:27 PM

Yes, Sandy...It is very crucial to be a good minlaw..One older friend said that
we just smile and love them..(that's our job)..

Lisa: Glad you are still doing EFGT..

Do what's right for ya, girl.

Yello: We will be thinking of you this weekend..

CarolynF · 04-05-2007, 07:16 AM

Hi ladies..

Off to Bartlesville/meeting/shopping/brunch..

I made some custard with heavy cream/eggs yesterday..and had some for my pre-brunch meal..I hate to go anywhere hungry..NOT a good thing..and I KNOW they will have muffins..

I was up..to 140 this morning..grrrr...It's my trampoline weight up and down..up and down..

Hope you all are fine..

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 08:21 AM

Morning.

Tom FINALLY arrived after 12 days of awful PMS, now I can start feeling 'normal'

in a few days again.

Tomorrow is my official weigh day but I have a rule about TOM and if I dont like my friday weigh in weight and I am on TOM I dont have to record it until the following friday. The fluctuations mess with me even though I know its just water weight, but still.

Wow, the stories of some emil's is scary! Mine was pretty critical but then mil and fil moved to another country, haha so I have only had to deal with them 1 time in the past 6 years. I guess I am lucky!
Yellow, just do your best, gosh that must be hard though!

Lisa, That is kind of how I am feeling too. It gets so overwhelming sometimes, maybe a mental break from losing will really help you

I know after this month I am ready for a break, it will be great practice for maintaince or maybe I will just call it 'goal'...Lately I have been really thinking about what I am after, I am trying to get back to what/where I was 3 years ago before my Dad passed away but I dont know if thats me anymore, ya know?

This sunday we had a kids party to go to and even though I was major PMSing and up a few from the weekend I caught a unexpected glimpse of myself in a mirror and ya know what...I am so hard on myself sometimes becasue while I dont look like a supermodel I felt pretty darn good looking at my image.
I am tired of beating myself up because I am not a size 6 anymore...

I dont know, perhaps its too early to be thinkng this deeply eh

I need more coffee

TuscanGirl · 04-05-2007, 08:22 AM

[COLOR="Magenta"]Hi
We're packing and leaving shortly for the annual Easter trek to my in-laws.

We'll get there tonight about 6:00, tomorrow we have tickets to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit, then dinner (crab legs and shrimp! Yum!!), Saturday is hopefully just a hang around and veg day - though we have to stuff eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday. There are 15 grandkids of all ages, so it's pretty fun.
Sunday is church, lunch, the hunt and home.

I'll see you all on Monday!

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summergirl · 04-05-2007, 08:23 AM

MK...Have a fantastic Easter! Sounds like a fun trip planned!

Dharma · 04-05-2007, 09:04 AM

MK have a great trip!

Summer I know what you mean! I am very hard on myself and I really need to get my mind in a different place. I am re-reading EFGT (ebook) to help get me back to some sanity. It really is about eating for long term health. I'm sick of going up and down several sizes in a year, every year. I want to get to a place of peace with food. Don't know for sure how I'm gonna get there but I know it starts with my 'thinking'. So if that means I stay a size 10 then I will just have to be okay with that! Yea, I'd like to be a size 6 too but not at the expense of my sanity!

Yello I hope your visit with family is bearable! I have an awesome MIL and I'm so grateful.....but my FIL is a different story. But we only see them maybe twice a year.

Unfortunately I'm having hormonal issues these last few days and I am nauseated this morning. But, at least I'm not hungry!!

Have a good day everyone. We're having a cold spell....booo.

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 10:04 AM

Dharma...exactly! I want peace with my eating, my body..everything. Its so consuming sometimes and I really just want to get that place where I am comfortable, ya know.

There is nothing wrong with wearing a size 10 at 5'6...its actually pretty great!

Its never good enough is it?

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summergirl

Dharma...exactly! I want peace with my eating, my body..everything. Its so consuming sometimes and I really just want to get that place where I am comfortable, ya know.

There is nothing wrong with wearing a size 10 at 5'6...its actually pretty great!

Its never good enough is it?

Hello everyone!

Shoot I would LOVE to be in a size 10.

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 10:28 AM

Debbie...I meant no disrespect to anyone.

I know after I had my 3rd daughter and was well into the 200's even after she was a month old and all i wanted was to get down 100's and then I wanted to shop in the 'regualr' sizes and then I wanted to be a size 10 and then I wanted to get back to my high school weight and then thats not good enough...well you get the point.

I want to be in a size 10 too! In all size 10's!!

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 11:21 AM

Hey summergirl, I didn't feel you disrespected anyone!

Ahh the joy of going shopping and looking for a size 10

. I refuse to buy any more clothes until they are hanging off of me!!! So I'm rewarding myself with little "rewards" as I lose. Bought some cute beaded purses off the net that I received yesterday. I am a purse freak.

Oh I see you lost 100 lbs 8 years ago --- WOW -- what plan were you following?

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 11:33 AM

Okay, whew

...you never know how your words are coming across.

When i lost the 100 pounds years ago I knew nothing of Atkins, stillmans, WW, Jenny Craig, cabbage soup diet ect...I was so shocked to be 215 a whole month after DD#3 was born, I really thought when I was done having the girls the weight would melt off well because I wanted it too.

I used what i thought at the time was common sense...I ate all fruits and veggies (even the carby ones and avoided fat like the plague...lean proteins, if it said low fat or 'diet' on it I would eat it.
My day was normally like 1 banana for breakfast, a plain baked potato for lunch with a ton of green beans and a serving of protein for dinner with veggies and a small portion of whatever else was avaiable.Oh yeah and about 10 diet pepsi's trhough the day

Now I didnt count calories but looking back, man how was i not starving?! One time a week i would allow a splurge for 1/2 of the day.
I went from 215 to 128 in 8 months and maintained that within 5 pounds for the next 5 years.

That was less than 3 years ago I was at that weight...seems like an eternity though.

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 11:39 AM

All I can say is, congrats -- 87 pounds in 8 months

Me and low fat do not jive. You might as well lock me up and throw away the key. I'm such a ***** when I tried low fat diets.

I'm loving EFGT - I feel so much better.

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 11:45 AM

Haha, your right 87 pounds...guess I was including some of the pregnancy weight from my last prenatal appt.

I love EFGT too

! I had a stint with WW last year and I did pretty good but I really was obsessed with food, I mean really obsessed. (Disclaimer...I love WW's program, not knocking it but for me it was not a good fit) I feel fantastic with high fat...
Now if I could get the weekends under control I would be golden

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 11:49 AM

Changed my siggy...you would never guess I am a CFO. Me and math

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summergirl

Changed my siggy...you would never guess I am a CFO. Me and math

A CFO??? what's that?

Ugh WW - yeah - I was obsessive about food when I was doing that plan. I was like OK how many points do I have left and what can I spend them on?

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 01:41 PM

CFO-Cheif Finacial Officer...I handle all the accounting

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summergirl

CFO-Cheif Finacial Officer...I handle all the accounting

HAHAHAHA - Is your calculator chained to your hip?

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 01:51 PM

ummm as a matter of fact.

trust me this is not the profession I would have chose if I would have had an option. Even my kids know to go to DH with math homework if they want to get it right!

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summergirl

ummm as a matter of fact.

trust me this is not the profession I would have chose if I would have had an option. Even my kids know to go to DH with math homework if they want to get it right!

Yeah -I always told my kids "Don't EVEN ask" when I saw the math book coming toward me!!!! Now that one DD is in college, I'm clueless on everything!

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 02:34 PM

Once our DD's are in college they will be helping us for sure!
Me and DH own our own business but need help with the computer at least once a month...it used to be embarressing now its just funny.
Good thing most of our friends went to school for something to do with computers...

Whats everyone eating today?

I had a homemade cobb salad for breakfast and 2 tbps of PB for lunch...need to hit the store, looking for ideas.

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 03:21 PM

Hey summergirl - just sent you a PM.

Today I had a flax muffin for breakfast

Smoked ribs with my low carb bbq sauce and large salad with 1/2 avocado, tomatoes with Ken's Italian dressing with romano cheese - yum

Dinner I'm fixing Kevin's Spaghetti Squash Pie. This will be a first.

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 03:30 PM

Got it and back at ya!

Ohh, your menu sounds a lot more fun than mine...hmmm, guess I might be buying some different stuff now.

DixieMoon · 04-05-2007, 03:38 PM

will have to let everyone know about the Spaghetti Pie. DH is willing to try it.

So I don't have to make 2 separate dinners!

summergirl · 04-05-2007, 04:01 PM

My Dh is really good about trying new things and he lets me now one or the other how he feels about it!

My kids prefer the mashed cauliflower to the taters.

CarolynF · 04-05-2007, 04:08 PM

Hi gals..

Sounds like you all fun on the boards today..chatting and joking..

MK: Have a great Easter..We are having SNOW today..so we will have a cold
Easter, I'm afraid..

I was gone all day shopping/meeting, etc..I ate brunch at the meeting..skipped lunch..and had 1/2 an apple/1 Tbs. of peanut butter for a pre-dinner snack..Will have cod and asparagus tonight..

Hugs to all you ladies..

04-04-2007, 10:10 AM	#33
Yellobrix MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,325 Gallery: Yellobrix Stats: 199/167.5/145 WOE: Tweaking & Discovering Start Date: Over & Over... 'Til I Get It Right!	Thanks, Carolyn. The dementia possibility has been discussed, but I must tell you, that isn't the case. I used to manage a dementia care unit, so I'm not being delusional here. It would almost be easier if she had a legitimate excuse. She's always been a nasty person. The health issue at work here is that she's diabetic and deliberately fouls up her own care. The wild swings in her blood glucose (from 55 to 700 in a single day is not uncommon and sometimes I consider it amazing she's alive), combined with just generally being miserable and hateful, creates the person she is these days. I need to go ahead and order the EFGT eBook. I need a tool! __________________ 32.5 Pounds Lost 22.5 Pounds To Go

04-04-2007, 12:58 PM	#34
sjl330 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Middle America Posts: 8,586 Gallery: sjl330 Stats: 184/145/140 5'7" WOE: EFGT-Barry Groves Start Date: January 2003	Yello, I really feel your pain with the emil. Both of my inlaws were like that. I say were because 9 years ago my emil had a stroke and since that time can't speak or walk or hardly do anything for herself. I had gotten to the point that I refused to go see them anymore but after her stroke I felt so sorry for my DH that I did start going for his sake. My fil has been her major caregiver this whole time and even after all me and his SIL have done for him since this happened he still thinks we're worthless. Of course, he doesn't say that about me to me or DH but he talks about the SIL that way and I know he talks about me to them. They always have since the very beginning. I do have to say though that they, or at least she, was a very good grandparent. I hope you can manage to have a decent time while you're there. And I agree with Carolyn, I think DH should talk to her and lay down the law. It took forever but DH finally told his parents, it was just way too late to do any good and then she had the stroke. Why oh why can't families just love each other and get along?? As a MIL myself I really try to be careful with what and how I say things to my kids' spouses. I never want a rift in our family if I can help it. But don't let her rob you of your success. Don't give her that much power, ok? __________________ Sandy *I'd rather be on a beach!*

04-05-2007, 08:21 AM	#38
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Morning. Tom FINALLY arrived after 12 days of awful PMS, now I can start feeling 'normal' in a few days again. Tomorrow is my official weigh day but I have a rule about TOM and if I dont like my friday weigh in weight and I am on TOM I dont have to record it until the following friday. The fluctuations mess with me even though I know its just water weight, but still. Wow, the stories of some emil's is scary! Mine was pretty critical but then mil and fil moved to another country, haha so I have only had to deal with them 1 time in the past 6 years. I guess I am lucky! Yellow, just do your best, gosh that must be hard though! Lisa, That is kind of how I am feeling too. It gets so overwhelming sometimes, maybe a mental break from losing will really help you I know after this month I am ready for a break, it will be great practice for maintaince or maybe I will just call it 'goal'...Lately I have been really thinking about what I am after, I am trying to get back to what/where I was 3 years ago before my Dad passed away but I dont know if thats me anymore, ya know? This sunday we had a kids party to go to and even though I was major PMSing and up a few from the weekend I caught a unexpected glimpse of myself in a mirror and ya know what...I am so hard on myself sometimes becasue while I dont look like a supermodel I felt pretty darn good looking at my image. I am tired of beating myself up because I am not a size 6 anymore... I dont know, perhaps its too early to be thinkng this deeply eh I need more coffee __________________ I WW 3 more weigh in's till Vegas the next year will pass whether I lose this weight or not, I choose to be happy next summer. I can do hard things(thnx JUDDERs)

04-05-2007, 11:21 AM	#45
DixieMoon MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,019 Gallery: DixieMoon WOE: low carb Start Date: 1/26/09	Hey summergirl, I didn't feel you disrespected anyone! Ahh the joy of going shopping and looking for a size 10 . I refuse to buy any more clothes until they are hanging off of me!!! So I'm rewarding myself with little "rewards" as I lose. Bought some cute beaded purses off the net that I received yesterday. I am a purse freak. Oh I see you lost 100 lbs 8 years ago --- WOW -- what plan were you following? Last edited by DixieMoon; 04-05-2007 at 11:22 AM..

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04-04-2007, 08:57 AM	#31
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,531 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Good morning, Gosh, Yello: We will be praying for a good visit with the emil..She is a very sad person and must be miserable inside to let all that venom out on her "loved" ones..You know..sometimes this is the beginning of dementia..a caustic tongue. Your dh needs to deal with her and tell her to stop picking on HIS family..or you will leave..I would go with a "game plan"..and limit my time with them as much as possible..Take the kids shopping, to a movie, so that they have a really fun time, too..Just my humble opinion.. Hugs to you..And don't let HER determine your eating habits..but also remember "a soft answer turns away wrath"....People who are mean don't know how to deal with people who are kind to them.. Summer: Gosh..your hormones are going wild, aren't they? Are you too young for peri-menopause? Of course, that can start in your 30's..it's when things go haywire. Well, I was 139.2 this morning..NOT bad for eating at that potluck yesterday..so, will drink and drink today..Give me that H2O..

04-04-2007, 09:04 AM	#32
Dharma MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,684 Gallery: Dharma Stats: 175/138; now 173.8/168.4/140 WOE: Flexible	Hi. Work is crazy - counting down the next two weeks. I'm just going back to straight EFGT eating and am not trying to lose for the next two weeks. I need some sanity around food and meals, and that means less focus on all that right now. It seems the more desperate I got the worse I did!! I'm not even gonna weigh for a couple of weeks either. I will keep checking in and see how everyone's doing! Lisa

04-04-2007, 03:27 PM	#36
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,531 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Yes, Sandy...It is very crucial to be a good minlaw..One older friend said that we just smile and love them..(that's our job).. Lisa: Glad you are still doing EFGT.. Do what's right for ya, girl. Yello: We will be thinking of you this weekend..

04-05-2007, 07:16 AM	#37
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,531 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi ladies.. Off to Bartlesville/meeting/shopping/brunch.. I made some custard with heavy cream/eggs yesterday..and had some for my pre-brunch meal..I hate to go anywhere hungry..NOT a good thing..and I KNOW they will have muffins.. I was up..to 140 this morning..grrrr...It's my trampoline weight up and down..up and down.. Hope you all are fine..

04-05-2007, 08:22 AM	#39
TuscanGirl Princess Proofreader Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In My Happy Place Posts: 26,100 Gallery: TuscanGirl Stats: Sad/Happy/Wow 5' WOE: Something like GL and LC and . . . . Start Date: July 2003	[COLOR="Magenta"]Hi We're packing and leaving shortly for the annual Easter trek to my in-laws. We'll get there tonight about 6:00, tomorrow we have tickets to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit, then dinner (crab legs and shrimp! Yum!!), Saturday is hopefully just a hang around and veg day - though we have to stuff eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday. There are 15 grandkids of all ages, so it's pretty fun. Sunday is church, lunch, the hunt and home. I'll see you all on Monday! [/COLOR]

04-05-2007, 08:23 AM	#40
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	MK...Have a fantastic Easter! Sounds like a fun trip planned!

04-05-2007, 09:04 AM	#41
Dharma MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,684 Gallery: Dharma Stats: 175/138; now 173.8/168.4/140 WOE: Flexible	MK have a great trip! Summer I know what you mean! I am very hard on myself and I really need to get my mind in a different place. I am re-reading EFGT (ebook) to help get me back to some sanity. It really is about eating for long term health. I'm sick of going up and down several sizes in a year, every year. I want to get to a place of peace with food. Don't know for sure how I'm gonna get there but I know it starts with my 'thinking'. So if that means I stay a size 10 then I will just have to be okay with that! Yea, I'd like to be a size 6 too but not at the expense of my sanity! Yello I hope your visit with family is bearable! I have an awesome MIL and I'm so grateful.....but my FIL is a different story. But we only see them maybe twice a year. Unfortunately I'm having hormonal issues these last few days and I am nauseated this morning. But, at least I'm not hungry!! Have a good day everyone. We're having a cold spell....booo.

04-05-2007, 10:04 AM	#42
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Dharma...exactly! I want peace with my eating, my body..everything. Its so consuming sometimes and I really just want to get that place where I am comfortable, ya know. There is nothing wrong with wearing a size 10 at 5'6...its actually pretty great! Its never good enough is it?

04-05-2007, 10:28 AM	#44
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Debbie...I meant no disrespect to anyone. I know after I had my 3rd daughter and was well into the 200's even after she was a month old and all i wanted was to get down 100's and then I wanted to shop in the 'regualr' sizes and then I wanted to be a size 10 and then I wanted to get back to my high school weight and then thats not good enough...well you get the point. I want to be in a size 10 too! In all size 10's!!

04-05-2007, 11:33 AM	#46
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Okay, whew ...you never know how your words are coming across. When i lost the 100 pounds years ago I knew nothing of Atkins, stillmans, WW, Jenny Craig, cabbage soup diet ect...I was so shocked to be 215 a whole month after DD#3 was born, I really thought when I was done having the girls the weight would melt off well because I wanted it too. I used what i thought at the time was common sense...I ate all fruits and veggies (even the carby ones and avoided fat like the plague...lean proteins, if it said low fat or 'diet' on it I would eat it. My day was normally like 1 banana for breakfast, a plain baked potato for lunch with a ton of green beans and a serving of protein for dinner with veggies and a small portion of whatever else was avaiable.Oh yeah and about 10 diet pepsi's trhough the day Now I didnt count calories but looking back, man how was i not starving?! One time a week i would allow a splurge for 1/2 of the day. I went from 215 to 128 in 8 months and maintained that within 5 pounds for the next 5 years. That was less than 3 years ago I was at that weight...seems like an eternity though.

04-05-2007, 11:39 AM	#47
DixieMoon MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,019 Gallery: DixieMoon WOE: low carb Start Date: 1/26/09	All I can say is, congrats -- 87 pounds in 8 months Me and low fat do not jive. You might as well lock me up and throw away the key. I'm such a ***** when I tried low fat diets. I'm loving EFGT - I feel so much better.

04-05-2007, 11:45 AM	#48
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Haha, your right 87 pounds...guess I was including some of the pregnancy weight from my last prenatal appt. I love EFGT too ! I had a stint with WW last year and I did pretty good but I really was obsessed with food, I mean really obsessed. (Disclaimer...I love WW's program, not knocking it but for me it was not a good fit) I feel fantastic with high fat... Now if I could get the weekends under control I would be golden

04-05-2007, 11:49 AM	#49
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Changed my siggy...you would never guess I am a CFO. Me and math

04-05-2007, 01:41 PM	#51
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	CFO-Cheif Finacial Officer...I handle all the accounting

04-05-2007, 01:51 PM	#53
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	ummm as a matter of fact. trust me this is not the profession I would have chose if I would have had an option. Even my kids know to go to DH with math homework if they want to get it right!

04-05-2007, 02:34 PM	#55
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Once our DD's are in college they will be helping us for sure! Me and DH own our own business but need help with the computer at least once a month...it used to be embarressing now its just funny. Good thing most of our friends went to school for something to do with computers... Whats everyone eating today? I had a homemade cobb salad for breakfast and 2 tbps of PB for lunch...need to hit the store, looking for ideas.

04-05-2007, 03:21 PM	#56
DixieMoon MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,019 Gallery: DixieMoon WOE: low carb Start Date: 1/26/09	Hey summergirl - just sent you a PM. Today I had a flax muffin for breakfast Smoked ribs with my low carb bbq sauce and large salad with 1/2 avocado, tomatoes with Ken's Italian dressing with romano cheese - yum Dinner I'm fixing Kevin's Spaghetti Squash Pie. This will be a first.

04-05-2007, 03:30 PM	#57
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	Got it and back at ya! Ohh, your menu sounds a lot more fun than mine...hmmm, guess I might be buying some different stuff now.

04-05-2007, 03:38 PM	#58
DixieMoon MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,019 Gallery: DixieMoon WOE: low carb Start Date: 1/26/09	will have to let everyone know about the Spaghetti Pie. DH is willing to try it. So I don't have to make 2 separate dinners!

04-05-2007, 04:01 PM	#59
summergirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,379 Gallery: summergirl Stats: 200.6/189.4/140ish WOE: WW & Patience Start Date: 9/15/09	My Dh is really good about trying new things and he lets me now one or the other how he feels about it! My kids prefer the mashed cauliflower to the taters.

04-05-2007, 04:08 PM	#60
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 23,531 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/151/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Hi gals.. Sounds like you all fun on the boards today..chatting and joking.. MK: Have a great Easter..We are having SNOW today..so we will have a cold Easter, I'm afraid.. I was gone all day shopping/meeting, etc..I ate brunch at the meeting..skipped lunch..and had 1/2 an apple/1 Tbs. of peanut butter for a pre-dinner snack..Will have cod and asparagus tonight.. Hugs to all you ladies..