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AH Christmas Eve. I've bEen busy shopping and wrapping gifts. Since I'm not at work the daily treats have stopped. I feel more in control. Though today I make a cheescake and cherry cobbler. My Christmas diner glazed ham and chicken stuffed with wild rice, veggies, rolls, gravy. The season's feasting will be over soon. Looking forward to getting back to normal. Stay safe everyone.

AH Christmas Eve. I've bEen busy shopping and wrapping gifts. Since I'm not at work the daily treats have stopped. I feel more in control. Though today I make a cheescake and cherry cobbler. My Christmas diner glazed ham and chicken stuffed with wild rice, veggies, rolls, gravy. The season's feasting will be over soon. Looking forward to getting back to normal. Stay safe everyone.

AH Christmas Eve. I've bEen busy shopping and wrapping gifts. Since I'm not at work the daily treats have stopped. I feel more in control. Though today I make a cheescake and cherry cobbler. My Christmas diner glazed ham and chicken stuffed with wild rice, veggies, rolls, gravy. The season's feasting will be over soon. Looking forward to getting back to normal. Stay safe everyone.

Give it a try Queen many articles on the topic. I have lost inches and gained control. Keep in touch tell us how its going.

Hi Globe. I do the same thing. I step on the scale sEe a number (loss or increase) step off then back on. I know the cruel scale joke. I guess we want to confirm. Sometimes I get on three times to be sure I get the same number twice

Hi ladies. I tried to fast yesterday got side tracked by blueberry bagel. Cause of the high carbs I haven't had a bagel in forever. Rest of the day was clean still ended with 950. Gotta let go of the 200 cal Power Crunch bar. Used to eat them for the protien but honestly the calories is like a candy bar. It is comforting to know I am not an uncontrollable freak I see we are all in the same holiMONTH boat. Gonna stop punishing myself and try to maintain for now. Globe and Kim it just amazes me the artistic talent inside some people. Such talent! I hope it brings you as much joy to produce youw work as the joy we take in seeing your work. Jane I am really liking Fraiser good luck with your what are your intention discusssion. I hope u two want the same thing for now. I can't express my thoughts from my blackberry but what happens if he wants more than u want right now. Decent men are hard to find and so far he sounds like a good one. My daughter tried online dating never went on a date all corresponers either looked like MIs matches or sounded like serial killers. So good luck Jane. Hard to post from my blackberry. Have a great day everyone

Hi ladies. I tried to fast yesterday got side tracked by blueberry bagel. Cause of the high carbs I haven't had a bagel in forever. Rest of the day was clean still ended with 950. Gotta let go of the 200 cal Power Crunch bar. Used to eat them for the protien but honestly the calories is like a candy bar. It is comforting to know I am not an uncontrollable freak I see we are all in the same holiMONTH boat. Gonna stop punishing myself and try to maintain for now. Globe and Kim it just amazes me the artistic talent inside some people. Such talent! I hope it brings you as much joy to produce youw work as the joy we take in seeing your work. Jane I am really liking Fraiser good luck with your what are your intention discusssion. I hope u two want the same thing for now. I can't express my thoughts from my blackberry but what happens if he wants more than u want right now. Decent men are hard to find and so far he sounds like a good one. My daughter tried online dating never went on a date all corresponers either looked like MIs matches or sounded like serial killers. So good luck Jane. Hard to post from my blackberry. Have a great day everyone

Hi ladies. I was born and raised in New York. When it was time to purchase a house I could not afford one in NY up'd the fam and moved to Cincinnati Ohio. My mother has 7 brothers and sisters all raised in NY then one sister married a man from Cincy and the family migration began. When I moved here 17 years ago aLl 8 of them where living in Cincy. I myself am an only child but with my cousins,last count there are 30 of us, I was never alone. I still claim NY as my home. On the privacy topic though the group is closed and apparently hidden this is still part of a larger web site on the internet and at any time things could change. Just like those few days when we were lost and couldn't find the group. Anything could happen. Also please don't take offense Susan, but if I am not mistaken, Susan was able to join the group based on her site status. I would assume there are others with that site privelige that has the ability to read everything on the site. I don't want to kill the spirit of our disussions but remember the internet is never totally private.

Nightime is the worst. I plan a snack and force myself to wait to a specific time in the evening to eat it that way I have something to look forward to. I plan a sweet snack that's what satiafies me. Weight watchers frozen treats are good but. Gotta find the ones with less carbs. The bari wise or nutri wise hot chocolate are also great. The best part of my plan for me is to satay busy so the past few months I have been doing puzzles u know 500 to 750 pieces something challengin enough but I will complete. That keeps my hands and mind busy (while watching tv). Also recently I have two nights a week when I say I am not eating an evening snack or I will NOT eat anything after 9pm. If I do this twice a week I have bugun to learn to control those late night grazing sessions. For me its all about controlling the fatty voices in my head and after two years sleeved its still not easy. Good luck

Dee your before and after look amazing. You must be so proud of yourself! And I love that outfit. WOW! U look great.

Laura so glad u had the chance to. Get that off your chest with daughter. At 18 she's old enough to hear the truth. I am sure basic will help her grow. As a mom I would not feel bad counting the days till 18 if my child ever raised a hand to me. You should be in fear in your own home. Stay stong and my advise keep talking to her keep lines of communication open both ways

Hi ladies, I'm still here. Not doing well at all. Haven't made the app with my Nut, thought about stopping 5:2. haven't fasted all week. HO! HO! HO!.. this holiday season is bringing all the Cookies, cakes, candies and pies to the office is killing me. We are having 12 days of Christmas at the office and one day ( i'm losing track ) was cookie day . Everyone in the building received a cookie. Well there were extra's and my boss suggested I take one home for my grandson. I laughed and said.. "it wouldn't make it home I would eat it in the car".. he said " well take two ", I laughed and said not sure that would get to my grand son either".. then he said " well how many would I have to give you to make at least one home to your grandson". I suggested he just not give me any.. That's a shame.. I'm not even capable of not eating a delicious melt in your mouth cookie for my grandson. I'm in a really bad place. I've gained the few pounds back I started with on 5:2. The science of the plan makes sense. Weight loss shouldn't be this difficult. Eat less calories then your body needs to function and you should lose weight. Simple right?? Then it must be me.. I've gotta be doing something wrong!!.. URGH!!.. BTW.. Hi Susan Welcome to the group. Sounds like you already know many of the others. I read your profile, is there a blog I can read that will help me get to know you? Re-Sleeve is that a real thing? I haven't had good success on 5:2 in the weight loss dept but it has helped with the restriction. Once I got past the first few fast days, fasting was really easy for me. I fast on Monday and Thursday. On non fast days the desire to eat is less and the restriction when I do it is more than before starting 5:2. Even thought 5:2 hasn't seemed to work for me, I'm going to give it another shot, this group has helped me. I don't feel so alone on top of feeling like a failure, desperate, frustrated and confused. K. I'm making some modifications ( there I go again ), but don't give up on me. I need the wisdom of you ladies that have made this work. That have obviously made your sleeve work for your. Since I can't go back in time and loose more weight during my first year.. I'm here moving in to year 3 having hit my 2 year anniversary in Nov 2013 with so much more weight to lose. Unlike you guys I'm not in wonderland. Actually that was never my goal and honestly at this point in my life, I'm fine with that. Just not fine with where I am right now.. I'm not giving up, so don't give up on me. If I can't do this with all the successful ladies of this group, then I really am an epic failure!!.. URGH.. Its Thursday and I'm starting my Thursday fast day. Shakey in my resolve.. but gotta start again somewhere.

Dee your before and after look amazing. You must be so proud of yourself! And I love that outfit. WOW! U look great.

Ahh let the healing begin! Sounds like we all had rough few days. Everyone stEp. Away from the food and do something constructive. I will start wrapping gifts and not wait till Christmas Eve which is exhausting.

Dee your before and after look amazing. You must be so proud of yourself! And I love that outfit. WOW! U look great.

Laura so glad u had the chance to. Get that off your chest with daughter. At 18 she's old enough to hear the truth. I am sure basic will help her grow. As a mom I would not feel bad counting the days till 18 if my child ever raised a hand to me. You should be in fear in your own home. Stay stong and my advise keep talking to her keep lines of communication open both ways

Dee your before and after look amazing. You must be so proud of yourself! And I love that outfit. WOW! U look great.

HI Ladies, still not there yet, haven't had a successful fast day yet. To many parties and shopping trips in the mall. I am keeping the pedometer plan. All recent days over 10,000 steps.  Those steps include riding the bike, Zumba and mall shopping. Peaceful diner out with the family last night Grilled Salmon, broccoli and carrots.  Took half home, so good on the portion. Oh forgot to mention the chips and queso dip for appetizer and spoonfuls of hot apple pie ala'mode for desert. Haven't put it in the tracker.  But I did enjoy may family and that is what life is all about.

Hi Daisy (Denise) trying the larger font sizes. Ok. last post seems too big, trying 24.  Still dont' know how to make a spaced line in my posts. Oh well.   Larua I feel you on the family and cooking issues.  I don't have teenagers in the house anymore, but I do so remember those struggles. When my oldest son was 18 we had the biggest fight about a box.  I asked him to take this box downstairs for me. I was struggling to even pick it up.  Then he paced around awhile, the fight began with " mom I'm not like you, I can't do EVERYTHING".  "this box is awkward and heavy", "if you can't get it down the stairs, what makes you think I can".  I replied, in my Boy don't mess with me voice, "Son its not that difficult, just figure it out.. take the box down stairs " I even added a please.  At that point he began to struggle to pick it up like he was going to drop it.  I then, snatched the box from him, took it downstairs, then bought it back up and told him to take the freaking box downstairs and cut it out!!"  OMG!!  the firestorm started and ended with my son taking the box downstairs.   My 18 year old son, of course trying to be a man,, was simply crushed. At the time I didn't realize what I had actually done to him and to our relationship.  We never forget that argument, he's 30 and we are fine now. We actually laugh about it, during the conversation segment of " remember when Mom was tripping!!"  They have many stories to tell.
 
The point I'm trying to make is we all go through it. Teens are tough!  Especially the ones trying to find themselves, trying to be an adult and they are not.  Trying to be equal to the parents and they are not. Oh.. the teen years are really tough.
 
OMG.. I am able to make a space line now ( ha Ha).  and the eating. I love fish. I could eat it 3 nights a week. My family doesn't care much for fish. Hubby especially is a steak eater. Well I can't eat much steak, fills me up too fast then I'm hungry later. So I cook chicken and fish.  I now live with 3 grown adults, the only one I care to satisfy is my two year old grandson and he's easy now. So I cook what I want to eat and when I hear the "fish again?" , "chicken again?" I send text messages to hubby , daughter and son. Your on your own for diner tonight. YoYo nights.. Never called them that before, but its easier to text so Im gonna introduce it to my family.
 
Laura.. the old mom thing.. they want us the way we were. always cooking, always catering to what they wanted despite what we want and what we need. I found that when I am focused on losing weight I'm focused on me and what I want, which takes away a bit from them and what they think they need.  Since you still have younger ones, you may not always  be able to go to the YoYo nights, the younger ones would starve or eat horribly. But I'd have a frank discussion bout family needs vs family wants.  Cooking lessons for the younger ones might help, start them early learning healthy eating habits. The 18 year old phone throwing daughter.. well that 's another story. Hang in there, this too shall pass.  
 
sorry for the long ramble. The family thing really hits home to me. I'm such a mother, always doing for others and at times it seems like they don't care.
 
BTW I think Globe was heading to  Germany

Laura so glad u had the chance to. Get that off your chest with daughter. At 18 she's old enough to hear the truth. I am sure basic will help her grow. As a mom I would not feel bad counting the days till 18 if my child ever raised a hand to me. You should be in fear in your own home. Stay stong and my advise keep talking to her keep lines of communication open both ways

Dee your before and after look amazing. You must be so proud of yourself! And I love that outfit. WOW! U look great.

Dee your before and after look amazing. You must be so proud of yourself! And I love that outfit. WOW! U look great.

LOL...my name has been in my footer all along! Yes, Dee is me...
Holy crap, I got busy at work ("busy" = "INSANE") and didn't catch up for a couple of days...SIX new pages of posts! LOL, you guys are having a party without me...but that's okay cos there are so many work parties, I'm just dying to live through the next week and then REEEELLLLLLAAAAAX for a couple of weeks... /takes deep breaths...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gsoEZSS3edo/UqW8njHEQaI/AAAAAAAAAcg/g3m_TgsczII/s1600/CherryCon-me-today.jpg
That is a link to a before/after photo of me. The before is about six months pre-op (and admittedly is a HORRENDOUS photo LOL), and the after was like in March 2013? That skirt and top are a little looser on me now, though I haven't (still!) lost any weight...
I am still reading to catch up. xoxoxo

HI Ladies, still not there yet, haven't had a successful fast day yet. To many parties and shopping trips in the mall. I am keeping the pedometer plan. All recent days over 10,000 steps.  Those steps include riding the bike, Zumba and mall shopping. Peaceful diner out with the family last night Grilled Salmon, broccoli and carrots.  Took half home, so good on the portion. Oh forgot to mention the chips and queso dip for appetizer and spoonfuls of hot apple pie ala'mode for desert. Haven't put it in the tracker.  But I did enjoy may family and that is what life is all about.

HI Ladies, still not there yet, haven't had a successful fast day yet. To many parties and shopping trips in the mall. I am keeping the pedometer plan. All recent days over 10,000 steps.  Those steps include riding the bike, Zumba and mall shopping. Peaceful diner out with the family last night Grilled Salmon, broccoli and carrots.  Took half home, so good on the portion. Oh forgot to mention the chips and queso dip for appetizer and spoonfuls of hot apple pie ala'mode for desert. Haven't put it in the tracker.  But I did enjoy may family and that is what life is all about.