Good morning!

Hooo-kay...I updated my post again yesterday.  Once again last night was a struggle for me.  However, the scale has been in my favor so I guess I am still doing ok. :)  I KNOW I should not weigh myself every day but, you know, I just can't help it.  If I see progress, it motivates me another day.

So...here is the deal today (hopefully!!)...

B:  3 oz. chicken
S:  New Whey GagFest
L:  3 oz chicken (boring...yes.  But it fills me up and has great protein).
S:  New Whey GagFest again and, if I am not sick by the New Whey...I brought a hard boiled egg.
D:  The tilapia I did not make last night. :)

Have a successful day, everyone!!! 
JM

HEY!!

Last night as I was drifting off to sleep, I was thinking about how happy I was that this board has picked up.  And I was also thinking that I am glad I am posting my daily menu because it REALLY helps me.  Then, in a flash I thought...wait a minute, Kay used to do this...and then I was thinking that I was going to write you again to see if you would come visit the board.  I log on today and here you are!  YAY!!

Congratulations on getting back to your lowest weight!!  I hope you had a great holiday!

Happy new year!

Love and hugs,
JM

Hey Rhonda!!

I know you are absolutely correct about what you are saying (furthermore, I love that you took the time to tell me...thank you for caring about me!!).  This is my M.O., though...it's the ONLY way that I can do this.  It is the wrong way but, for me, again, the only way.

I do eat normally and fairly responsibly much of the time...but, when I go off the deep end (which I did in a big, big way), I have to become hyper-restrictive to detox.  And my "deep end" this time had WAY too long of a run.  I had been eating whatever I want...as much as I want...from October through New Years. 

I will not sustain with this kind of eating (I can't).  I am averaging about 700 calories a day.  I know this is crazy and I know that it puts my body into starvation mode.  But I am very vigilant about taking my vitamins and protein (and water which, for me, is very difficult) and doing this DOES take some weight off...which is my goal.  When it stops working, I start to eat like a normal person again (not a person who overeats...just my normal self) and it balances out.

But, for now, I feel like a new post-op.  I have that awful, hollow tummy feeling much of the time...but the scale is responding which is good for my psyche.

Okay...I am rambling.  Bottom line...thank you for caring enough about me to post your concerns!!

Love and hugs,
JM

Jaci~ I am sorry I didnt respond to your last post but please know I read it and I couldnt stop crying cause everything you said is what I was feeling. I think it was a release and a relief for me. Jaci you have your whole life ahead of you and just remember we are going to all going to be down as sometime but we need to remember to pick ourselves up and as you said keep on truckin!

You are a very beautiful person on the inside and out! You spring a smile to everyone you meet and have such a positive attitude about life. You are so full of life~! Granted you and I have never met (maybe someday) but I feel like I have known you forever. You are a very warm and gentle person!!! Keep your chin up~~ We are all here for you!

Congrats on the steals!!! I wish I had the confidence to wear a dress, maybe someday. I think we all understand about the different styles but as Ronna said who cares as long as they look good!

I wish you all the best for your audition and know that they would be silly not to chose you!!!


Best wishes my friend!!!

Sue

I am off the modified 5DPT already. I just simply can't do it. I might try it over again tomorrow. Monday was okay but since, I've been absolutely starved! It makes me so mad, I used to have awesome self control... I could have a huge ass candy bar in the freezer and eat like one square of chocolate every other day or so with no problem. I was eating entire bar of chocolate in a day over the holidays. Anyway I've lost 3 lbs anyway because I've kept my calorie count okay but I'm figuring in the last 4 weeks or so I've probably been eating at least 2000 calories or more EACH day! So I'll probably lose just eating 500 cals less anyway... BUT today was really bad, I may have gained some back.

Those quaker rice cake snacks, if that's what you're eating are addictive! I'd eat a whole bag of those damn cheddar ones! Ugh! Oh well, maybe my body will adapt to the lower calories and Monday I could try the 5DPT again and the liquids and other foods won't seem so bad or such a little amount!