update on comparisons and consistency!

Thank you all for your posts!!!!!!! wow, reading these does more to inspire and get me out of the "impatience" mode than anything else. plus i personally think it is so much better for us to see that while we are all "April Fools", we are each unique is size, age , height, diet now and exercise(that awful eword). lets try another group effort. I persoanlly find I do best with the most consistent diet plan but due to travel or social obligations, I can't always follow it. for this group response let do these two things. 1. brieflywrite your everyday diet. 2. write your eating out smartly choices I'll start breakfast either egg and bacon or 1/4 c cottage cheese and about 12 bluberries( I find I cannot eateither of these slowly) lunch' rolled turkey with mayo, tuna, salmon, small salad, bocca burger( soy), some cheese dinner:shrimp with garlic, chicken, fish, crab vegie or salad always 2 shakes, water and vitamins. snack weigh****chers fudge bar, edy's popsicle or low fat low suagar klondike bar eating out! eat off hubbies plate or get only an appetizer like clams casino, hummous, freash mozzarella or salad. no breads, potatoes, pasta or pastry. still losing slowly but feel great, head hunger at times, not sure I get the right amount of calories. use fitday.com to record everything. Robin Kost Alexandria VA 22/171/130-140??? open ryn 4/8/03 52yo, 5'3" ;

CONGRATS Robin!!!!!! Keep up the great success!!! Hugs, April C

Hi Robin, Erica in KY, formerly of Alexandria. 1) Yougart for breakfast; snack - half of a protein bar, Lunch pack of salmon, string cheese and sometimes low fat crackers- Snack before dinner is the other half of my protein bar. Dinner usually consists of fish or chicken, stremed vegtables ( mostly brocolli) and a Protein shake before bed. 2) I try not to eat out too much. It just isnt worth it. I can never eat the full meal or appetizer- it just seems to be a waste of money. Then i always worry that they prepare food with added fat- dont' like to take the chance. The few times that i have been out. I stick to grilled chicken salads, even then I have to request no butter on the chicken. I am curiuos has anyone used the WL Card in restaurants? Erica KY Lap RNY 4/03 334/264/150

I seem to be getting to the same old habit of trying to not eat again even though I know that food is now an energy source instead of my crutch. Breakfast consists of a scrambled egg, omelet, or carnation instant breakfast. Lunch or dinner is usually 3 chicken tenders w/ 6 fries (cooked on George Foreman Grill); peanut butter cracker; 3 mini corn dogs 2/6 fries; patio mexican dinner; frozen dinner consisting of chicken or turkey. Homemade meals have the one constant of protein beind the staple...Inbetween snacks are popsicles, nsa blue bunny ice cream bars, melons, sf reese's, popcorn... Eating out I try to make sure chicken is the main course with sides that are high in vitamins..I do use my wls card when we eat buffet or I order child portions. I have never had a problem with any eating establishment. Fast food ventures usually entail chicken sandwich w/0 bread or salad. We can eat about anywhere but just make sure we order sides...Mexican food places are my favorite due to refried beans and rice...Potatoes pasta are not an issue but bread is at an alltime minimum.