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Sounds like all you ladies are doing just fine. I fasted today, came in about 100cals over the mark, but I can live with that right now. Some of my long to-do list got done, and that makes me feel so much better and the stress is reduced. Now to get some more things on that list! See you all tomorrow!

That 6 can turn into 20, believe me! Take a hard look at whats up.... write everything down, protein first... You can do it! Easier at 6 than 20.... (I gained 22 pounds last year.... in a blink of an eye!) I have been using the 5:2 plan and have managed to get the weight off at last (still 2 pounds away... but that close!)

Made it through last nights art gala without a gain... sugar graze city! Doing a proper fast today. I am flirting with the devil some days!

I was going to suggest meditation as well. It takes time to develop, but really does help the "calm factor". Have you considered that it might partly be what your eating? It sounds like you eat really clean, but is there caffeine in your diet? Caffeine just kills me. I get this anxiety that feels like my nerves are burning at times. B vitamins and especially nutritional yeast really help take the edge off.

I gave away 7 black garbage bags of cloths. I did keep a pair of pants to remember where I came from. Its really great to pull them out and lay a pair of my new pants on top. I did hate to give away a few of my favs, but figure, someone else might like them as much, and I want to make room for something I really like that fits now. I had a regain last year, and had to buy some larger sizes... kept my smaller sizes in a bin... now that I have lost the regain I can now shop again in my bin! In the past I always kept my bigger sizes thinking I may need to go back to them sometime... but this time I let things go, made a new start.

I usually fast today, and am so far, but I am going to a gala this evening, lots of food, wine and art... So I decided to fast this morning to even things out for today, then do a real fast day tomorrow. I'm going to wear something really tight so I cant fit much in! Wish me luck! It should be fun.

Welcome! Me too. I just make sure I write everything down... keep track, and plan Snacks and desert, as this keeps me from eating the unplanned snack or desert! Good work, keep it up!

I have been having more hair loss lately.... You can see lots of short hair sticking out all over... before surgery I had long sleek hair, not much short hair in view.... I lost maybe 25-30% of my hair at its worst. At one point I just had to cut it off... from waist to chin length. Im growing it back out now, but may have to cut it again.

I so feel for those folks in the little ravine towns...What a mess! So glad you and your daughter went out and handled it... And no after party in front of the refrigerator! I never noticed I was a stress eater before surgery, but I can sure see it now!

Lynda, you look really beautiful. So glad you had a nice time away, and didn't come home with a gain!

St.Ives ground beef (veggie), olive oil, crushed tomatoes, thin sliced cauliflower, carrots, Brussels sprouts, onion... chili powder mix, salt and pepper water and chic'n broth powder...

Just saw this, thought you might be interested in it, sorry if it was already posted here. http://www.drsharma.ca/bariatric-surgery-on-the-moms-leads-to-epigenetic-modifications-of-the-offspring.html

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/weight-loss-surgery-may-not-combat-diabetes-long-term/?_r=0

When I do some activity that does not show up on my fitbit... anything with extra upper body, incline or such, I just add it on MFP and it works it all out for me. (assuming your fitbit is talking with MFP) Like today I worked in the garden, LOTS of shoveling, and fitbit doesn't have much to say about that.. I added it to MFP and it gave me more calories (yea!!!)

Looks lovely! I made soup last night too, ate 2 giant bowls of it! I feel a little funny eating so much, must be a slider, but I do like getting in all those veggies... I probably eat 4 cups! SLOWWWLY. Its going to be a go-too this winter for sure.

Wow! Thats a lot of rain! Well, perhaps that will be the end of fire season at least.... So glad to hear this news!

Fasting. Happy. Ate two giant cookies yesterday.... and then a salad for dinner, so good calorie count .....but not so good food. Today will be different. Fasting does seem to get me back on track after I have derailed! I weighed in today at 176.3... my low on 5:2 has been 175.2.... but I wonder if I am sabotaging myself with the cookie attacks? So close to goal, like last time around a year ago... Yesterday I actually went in search of cookies! I thought there might be some around school... and went out looking. I said to myself... why eat something like that when you can have something at home in stead? And my dear co-worker tried to warn me off as well.... "Those things are around 500 cals each! I'm saying no!" I still went there. Maybe I need to take an emergency treat to school so I have a back up for such a time for a while.....

When you look on the British 5:2 sites, soup is a standard dinner on the plan.

I have a walking class twice a week for adults with disabilities, we walk around 45 minutes each time, and I take a dance class twice a week in the evening... keeps it regular and others depend on me, so I am less likely to skip it. I then fit in a few other things most weeks, I took up bird watching, so go to the river or other park and walk and look, or work in the garden.

Sounds like you three are doing great! Its good to have others in it with you. I have really liked this WOE (way of eating) it is very flexible, and forgiving. And there is always tomorrow! No need to underdo on feast days, I allow going over a little(100 cals) on some days and usually eat from 1150-1450 on feast days depending on how much I exercise, and people who eat a little more fat have better results too. Glad you have gotten good results so far! I would stick to 500 or a little more on fast days, the idea is to be able to stick to the plan, and eating too little makes it that much harder to do.

Love your quote!

He probably draws stick figures! What does he know! Its all relative.

one pound fat and one pound of muscle weigh.....the same... one pound each! However, a pound of muscle is smaller than a pound of fat... so when you gain from more muscle, you may well be smaller in size...thats why you want to measure now and then and not just weigh. I am bouncing too... from 175.2-176.7....back and forth... hope to settle down soon and I do mean DOWN. I have been using food as a drug the last week on most days it seems... spell that SUGAR. I don't have it around the house (thank the GODS) but there seems to be plenty available everywhere else! I am not going over on the cals, but the content is not the best. STRESS. Im upping my anti stress activities, went birdwatching, wearing a labradorite necklace (voodoo stress reliever), long hot baths with anti stress salts, happy TV, deep breaths..... I really need to get back to meditation... used to do it every day for 12 years....

Georgia! Beautiful job with the fall decor!

Looks good, I might trade the sugar for stevia.... or Toranis SF salted caramel....