Gina that is a great link you posted! Thank you! I saved it in my favorites so I can look at it anytime. Some really good information.

Janet - that is awesome about your weight loss. I havent been as diciplined with my healthier living styles as i should be. I need to surely get back on track.

I asked my friend to join Weight Watches with me but she said she wasn't ready for that sort of commitment yet. Bummer...I didn't want to do it alone.

Thanks Sheryl, I must really want to lose it this time, because I have been doing really good. The only thing I am doing is no white stuff, limit even my whole grain bread, simple servings (so I can at least have a bite or two of everything), no bigger than palm size of meat, drinking lots of water. Making sure I eat 3 meals a day at approx. the same time (so I don't get the starved feeling) and as suggested in an earlier post, having a snack between meals. Usually an apple, banana, rice cake or a WW cake. I don't eat anything after 7:00 PM. Just water. So far it's been working. The first day or two I was sooo hungry, but I just kept drinking the water. Now, I don't have that feeling. It's pretty nice! I just pray everynight that I can do the same thing tomorrow.

I think the hardest thing about losing weight is I want to lose it TODAY!! It's hard waiting for results, but I can tell my stomach as shrunk some. It feels tighter or something. Wish it looked like it feels...LOL

Now if I can just get my big butt on the treadmill I know I will be able to tell a difference a lot sooner. I just haven't gotten there yet. I keep telling myself....one day at a time.....one day at a time. :)

What I'm doing must be working. I weighed myself today and I weigh 227 lbs. That's down from 238 lbs. YEAH FOR ME!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!! You'll get on the treadmill when you are ready. You are definitely on the right track!!!!

Cindy, thank you for posting this. I printed several of their recipes that I want to try. They looked really good.

Wow Janet,
Keep up the hard work!!! Just don't starve yourself. Make sure you get a good breakfast! You're working so hard and it's paying off. You must be so proud of yourself!

Don't worry, I am eating everything I like except for the white stuff and pop and I did cut out all the sweets except for WW cakes. I eat one of them a day to curb my chock cravings. I eat a good healthy breakfast too. I'm just eating normal size helpings and then stop. I've also been drinking a lot of water.

I'm still losing...so far. This morning I'm at 226 lbs, down from 238 lbs. I stayed at 227 for a few days, but just kept doing what I'm doing and this morning it was 226.

I have been eating oatmeal, never liked it much, but since it's suppose to be good for you I thought I would force myself. I just can eat more than half a bowl. I just don't like it, no matter how hard I try. I tried eating like a scrambled egg one day and then oatmeal the next, and then something else the next day. I just don't like this stuff. I will continue to try and eat it, but YUK!! I just hate wasting money.

As of this morning, 2 more lbs are gone. Now at 224. I know I should only weigh once a week instead of boring you all every couple days, but I need to make sure the lbs are going down and not up. I want this so bad.... my first goal is to break 200 lbs. Then I'll set another.:)

Congratulations, Janet!!!!!!!!! Time for a celebration!!!!!!
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Thanks Marilyn.

I'm not quite sure what I may be doing wrong. I haven't changed my eating habits since cutting back on everything. I felt great at first and no hunger pains at all. For the last couple of days...I've felt hungry ALOT! I'm still eating good healthy meals, no less than when I first started, but I'm tired of being hungry after a couple of days. NO I'm not going to overeat, but I need this feeling to go away.

After typing this, I think I may know a little why, I don't think I've been drinking as much water the last couple of days. I'm going to increase my water to at least 6 bottles a day and see if that helps. I was drinking 6 or 7 bottles a day, but realized I haven't been drinking that much for the past 2 or 3 days.

Way to go Janet!
It sounds like you're doing a wonderful job!
I'm so glad for you and proud of you. I know it's not easy, but you're on the right track, and that's great!

Thanks Tink! I want to lose this weight soooo bad, but man it's so hard. I want to go and eat all my favorites...which is chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.

I'm still stuck at 224 lbs, have been here since the 3rd. Hopefully it will start coming off again...drat...I want this so bad. I still haven't gotten on the treadmill yet. Guess I need to start burning more calories. I just don't like exercisng that well. I'd rather work hard at manual labor than exercise. Guess I'll try to start on the treadmill this weekend after the Indy Winter Classic Dog Show.

Maybe walking all over at the dog show will help push me over this little plateau.