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I think i'm going to drop out of this challenge! My scale hasn't moved in weeks! i've upped my exercise 9except this week), upped my protein, upped my water and NADA!!! this sucks!! i have 19 pounds to get to goal and i'm just stuck!!!!! OK i'm done venting, maybe when TOM goes away, i'll feel better!! Patti

TGIF and then some today! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Here is my menu for the day! totally forgot it was Friday and that it is Lent until after I got to work! so, I will ask forgiveness for my lunch, the one day this week that i didn't bring shrimp! B- Protein shake L- homemade chicken salad & cantaloupe S- cheese stick D- probably pizza vites - in there baby Water - 30 oz down and it is only 9:30 am!!! exercise- don't think so, the cramps are killer!!! NEXT>>>>>

YAY! it is Thursday! I'm so happy this week is almost over, could it have gone any slower!!! Ok so on today's menu: B- Protein shake L- Shrimp & Cantaloupe D- Roasted chicken S- I have some canned pears Vites - in there baby! Water - not doing so good today, I'm so bloated and crampy! exercise- i seriously doubt it, unless having some vodka counts! NEXT>>>>>

Happy Wednesday! It is Ash Wednesday for those of us that are Christian! I am working from home today and about to get my aunt flow! This is not going to be a good eating day!! I'm going to try so hard! On my menu for the day is: B- 2 Oreos and tea L- Cilantro Lime Shrimp 2.5 oz & cantaloupe D- Corned beef and cabbage! (i know we are not supposed to eat meat, but mom is preparing this for a speacial dinner for my brother) vites - after the Oreos Water - going down exercise - probably not! NEXT>>>>

you can eat one Girl Scout cookie and not the whole damn box and be satisfied! Go Me!!!!

I just got this article in a newsletter. I wanted to share it since I am on a fruit kick and thought I may be doing some damage, but apparently I'm just adapting to a different mindset. Don't get me wrong, i'm not overindulging in fruit, just eating it to satisfy my sweet tooth, instead of candy or Cookies, and it does help keep the plumbing flowing if you know what i mean. Hope you enjoy! http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102445124327-68/protein+first+is+inadequate.pdf Patti

Actually didn't know what the MFP was! I will go with that, it is way low, did it have the Protein count, I pretty much don't count the calories too much, I'm trying to get my protein up! so if it is 194 for 4 oz, and i am only eating 2.5 oz per sitting, i'm really good!

Well, after about 6 phone calls, i had NO luck! even called corporate! They said that since they change things out in the deli so frequently they do not usually keep those stats on hand! WTH?? Any way, I'm just going to go with how many shrimps I'm eating and counts for about 1/2 tsp of olive oil. the rest is just seasonings so I think they are free foods anyway! that will at least give me an idea of the Protein and the calories!

Happy FAT Tuesday! I think it is a Party day! YAY!!! Ok going to not party today and save it for after Lent is over and the weather is warm and we can party outside! So on the menu for today! B- Protein shake (powder, 2% milk, 1/2 banana Keira ate the other half, SF caramel syrup and some PB) L- 2.5 oz of that lovely shrimp S- yogurt or some pretzel crisps what ever strikes my mood D- not sure what mom will cook, last night it was spinach ravioli and i ate 3 of them! YUMMY! vites are in Water is half done! YAY ME! exercise is going to be a walk later on break NEXT>>>>

That is really cool! I'm thinking that for vacation, the disposables would probably be better. We are going with another family, and i'm not too sure of the accommodations until we get there! But I cannot wait to hear your take on the reusable! Will be going to Walgreen's on the way home as she is due to rear her ugly head this week!! thanks again for the review! Patti

Thanks, I'll try looking it up now, otherwise, I'll ask the next time i'm there for milk!

In the hospital they give you bottled Water, and i believe that once they cook or boil the water for tea and Soup, the organisms are cooked off! I had no problem and neither did my mom who had coffee everyday from the hospital cafeteria! Patti

Ok, I know where you are coming from! first go to a quiet place in your office where you can be alone and just breathe. it is important to take the compliments for what they are worth. You have to remember these people are seeing you in a different light, they are seeing amazing results and do not know what is going on in your head just what is going on with your body! is there any way you can call your therapist to have a small little talk, maybe to get a grip on whats going on with you at the moment. if not, you are just going to have to take a few time outs to go breathe through them. at least until you are comfortable in your new smokin hot body!!! at least that is what i had to do!!! what until people come up to you and say 'DAMN GIRL you look HOT what are you doing!!!!" now that is embarrassing!!! I'm almost 40 and these 'kids' are just out of college! but i must admit it did feel really good!!! just go with it, after a while you will really like it, the first day is hard. they are in just as much shock as you are!!!

Not too long ago someone mentioned that saving money on generic drugs isn't always beneficial. Sorry, I really do not recall who it was, might have been Tiffy! Anyway, I have been taking the generic for Prilosec since I about 4 weeks after surgery to save money. My hubby has been unemployed for 2 years now! Off track.... The other day, I said screw this, the acid is probably what is causing all this hunger and killing me in my efforts to lose this last 19 pounds! I have been picking at everything that is not nailed down! So, I got the Prilosec and took 1 last night, about 15 minutes later, that is all it took, the gurgling stopped!!! I was so happy! My husband even said he couldn't hear it anymore from the other side of the room that whatever i just took must have helped! I will never cheap out on the generic again for this! I will start looking for coupons now!!! Patti

Hey Tiff, thanks, I'll check that out for the coupons! yes, i did get it on sale for like $4 off regular price at Stop & Shop! with a $8 coupon that would have been sweet!!! Rootman, that was it the Miralax!! See, we all have our quirks! Glad you figured your out too!!

I wear mine everyday! i have a tank that I usually wear under my shirts to work, it is kind of like silk, I picked it up a kohl's! They have all kinds of shapewear there! I also have Spanx bottoms that I wear with skirts in the summer so the thighs don't rub, but since surgery, they don't rub anymore!!! YAY! Also HSN, and QVC sell shapewear, and you have 30 days to try it out if you don't like it you can send it back! Patti

Happy Monday! Wow I cannot believe it is March 7th already! Where has the time gone! I am having a great day, that pound and a half that found it's way back to me has finally gone away! don't know exactly what I did, but i'm glad it is GONE! Does anyone get this: Every time I drink to fast, I sneeze, like if i eat too much, my soft stop signal. It mostly happens when I'm drinking my Protein shakes, but sometimes just Water too! Weird i tell ya! people look at me funny too! Oh well, here is today's menu! i'm changing things up a little! B- Protein shake (banana, powder, PB, milk and CF caramel) L- Cilantro Lime shrimp 2.5 oz (from Costco) & cantaloupe (need my natural laxative) S- yogurt D- didn't plan that far in advance vites - in there water - 30 oz down 30 to go exercise - signed up for a Myofascial Release Exercise class at lunch today! NEXT>>>>

Heather that is so cool! I'm going on vacation in July, right about that time! Actually last year we went on vacation and i got it then too! what a bad planner i am! Anyway, can you feel it in there, like a tampon? or is it just there? no leaking really??? think you will be able to go swimming with it? Going to have to get one!!! thanks for bringing it up would have never known if you didn't!!! Patti

Going to google this on my iPad (still at work will come up BLOCKED) now! need to find out what they are, sounds interesting, and the dog will not try to eat it!! GROSS!!!!

Hey there, Happy Friday!!! IT is BONUS DAY at work today, too bad it is spent already, on my sleeve!!!!!! Thanks for starting the thread today Dawn, got called to a meeting and just got back now! So my eating has been going well today! B- Protein shake L- 3oz have and a cheese stick w/ mustard S- I have a yogurt and a hard boiled egg not sure what i will eat D- not sure what will we do yet! I will have some hot tea today, it is COLD in here!!! vites - done Water - 40 oz down 20 to go!!!!! exercise- will try to walk later on a break! NEXT>>>>

I guess that is just it! when i'm sitting at my desk at work and I'm not so busy I want to pick pick pick! On the weekends, when I'm running around with the kids and shopping and doing things, I have to remind my self to have some protein or i get light headed. that's it i need to quit my job!! LOL I'm exactly a month further out than you. I really do not ever get hungry, I guess it is just boredom. really stinks!

OK Dawn how do you go all day on a protein shake? How many oz is it? how much protein is it? Don't you get hungry? my hunger has got to be in my head, or i'm seriously PMSing like a ravenous hog!!! LOL

I had one tooth pulled a few weeks ago and the pain meds had my puking my guts up! maybe this is what was happening, but you didn't realize it! I wasn't heaving or anything just standing there and the sparse contents of my guts were coming out! needless to say, i took one pain pill and one antibiotic, didn't know which caused the issue. then switched to good old Tylenol and felt much better after having a yogurt! Hope your mouth feels better soon!!

Well, I have to say that yesterday was a good day! I didn't kill myself over having a small treat! I had a SF latte and a small biscotti, it was about 100 calorie one so no biggie! I'm going to go with the mindset that I can have it as long as I account for it! I am also going to start counting my Protein shake as my Breakfast, i think when I entered it in to the online calorie think it was like 300 calories! YIKES!! So, busy here at work and it is lunch time already! WOW!! B- Protein Shake S- hot tea L- ham and cheese roll ups (3 slices ham 1 slice cheese) S- yogurt or hard boiled egg D- turkey meatballs (2) Basketball tonight - nephew's HS team is in the state quarter finals after winning the county championships last week. will not eat a pretzel!!! vites - in Water - pretty good so far exercise- jumping and yelling at the game!!!! NEXT>>>>>

For real thinoneday, do you think that is just because we are so close to goal? I really do not think the honeymoon is over yet! I'm not even 5 months out! I know I have restriction when I eat solid food, but I WANT the junk. It could be that nasty PMS monster clawing her way in again, have to the the calendar, but i swear I just had it 2 weeks ago. I was up a pound and a half this morning, that is not even possible overnight. I did have corned beef last night for dinner so I know that was way salty and it is probably Water retention, but i ate it again for lunch today! it was so good!! I refuse to let this be it for me, i'm going to have to say it is because we are so close to goal we are getting to comfortable with ourselves! and we have to get back to basics and just stick to our plan! WE CAN DO THIS!!! WE WILL DO THIS TOGETHER!!! That's what friends are for! Patti