Wow, girl u have so much will power, you rock!! I would have ate the whole damn muffin and been done with it!! I, for some crappy reason, dont dump, so I can eat anything I want and enjoy it and it only makes me feel like crap mentally. I know I shouldnt eat it, but I do. This week is gonna be hard!!! My daughters 11th birthday is tomorrow. Tradition for my husband is for me to make a home made german chocolate cake for birthdays like his Mom did. So, I have to bake one of them...also have to make pumpkin rolls, which are to die for. Then Saturday is her party, so we are going to get a store bought cake for her party. There is going to be so much crap around here, Im gonna die!! Can I borrow some of your will power please?? Today is also my one year anniversary from surgery. I have an appointment today to get my hair highlighted and trimmed. Time for a little change. I have lost 100 pounds and I think Im done since I havent lost anything in 3-4 months. I went from 240 to 137. I bought a size 4 pants the other day and size 5 in juniors. It still amazes me that I can wear something that small. I feel amazing!! I have such fear that I will just gain the weight right back on...fail like any other diet that I did. I just have to be in more control of what passes through my lips!!! Lets just pray I can make it through this week without eating too much crap. I know I will eat some...thats a given, but I wont eat like I would have last year at this time!!

Adding- Dinner - 2 oz. grilled chicken breast, 1/4 c. green beans, 1/2 small baked potato with 1/2 oz shredded cheddar cheese S- 1/4 c. trail mix bad bad stuff!!! bottle of water

Sue, I think I'm going to try this. My weight loss has drastically slowed down, I had gained a few and lost them again. This may help jump start things. Thanks. Dianne

Hi Brenda ~ I responded to your post on the Main board too, but figured it may benefit the April people too I will be 1 year on the 27th of April & have luckily been stedily losing this entire year (don't get me wrong I "Stalled" here and there ~ anyone who knows me knows I have my up's & down's like everyone else) ... I was told 1200 calories a day & up to 150g of protein a day. I was told to get a MINIMUM of 60-80g of protein a day & shoot for 120g. Whenever I hit a "Standstill" I start drinking 3 protein shakes a day at 40g each & also eat food. I have a shake for breakfast, Normal snack & Lunch, Shake for a snack, Normal dinner & another shake about an hour before bed. When I do this I seem to drop 5# that 1st week, then 2# the next week - you may want to try my method. I know everyone is different - so I am not saying it will work for you, but it does for me. Good Luck! Sue 318/170 AT MY GOAL

I haven't lost any weight in the last two months. I have uped my protien. I am getting in the right amount of water and exercise. I have started using fitday.com, and I am eating about 1200 calories a day. My question is what is the right omount of protien and calories to get each day, and can you get to much protien from protien shakes. I started at 330lbs, and I now weigh 215lbs and I am 5"1. I really want to lose another eighty pounds. Please help if you can. Thanks, Brenda