Here are my totals for Monday dannon lite n fit smoothie, 1 serving 60 10 0 5 Ground beef, 3 oz 264 0 23 14 Broccoli, fresh, 0.5 cup, chopped or diced 12 2 0 1 Macaroni, cooked, unenriched, 0.25 cup elbow shaped 49 10 0 2 Hellman's Real Mayonnaise, 0.5 tbsp 45 0 5 0 Tuna, Canned in Water, 0.5 oz 16 0 0 4 Chicken Noodle Soup, 1 package yields 95 9 3 6 Frozen Fruit and Juice Bars, 1 bar (2.5 fl oz) 63 16 0 1 Celery, raw, 1 cup, diced 19 4 0 1 Carrots, raw, 1 cup, chopped 52 12 0 1 plain FF yogurt11, 0.5 serving 55 0 0 8 banana muffin sugar free, 1 serving 205 25 10 4 nectar protien powder, 1 serving 90 0 0 23 Milk, 1%, 0.5 cup 51 6 1 4 CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN 1,077 95 44 74 Just wanted to share, I lost 8 lbs this month! Started journaling food intake and exercise on spark people site. I religiously did my cardio exercises 30 minutes 3 times a week and did strength exercises on alternating days. I tried to get in 1000 cal each day with required protien and water intake. I guess this is what I needed to do to see that scale start moving. Horray for me. Sher

I'm with Jenn - I would dearly love to have plastic surgery done but want to wait to see if kids are on the way. But then again I was talking to someone and she said that her daughter tightened back up after having kids, she had a tt before getting pregnant. So maybe it would work - probably have to talk to the plastic surgeon about that scenario. good luck, sarah

Sue, I am SO tempted to do the same thing, but I don't want to get PS done until I have a few kids. Might as well ruin my body all the way before I pay to fix it! Keep us posted! Jenn

I read the postings just now about the carb cravings and I find that it is just horrible for me at "that time" of the month. I just want to literally throw things in my mouth and I have to step back and try not to just overindulge. Since I am in my late 40s, I would assume that I will be going through my changes. I wonder if those cravings will leave - at least at that time of the month. Just curious, Sue

I am with you there on the carbs..I did buy some rice cakes the mini ones and do 1/2 portion when I am craving them. I keep them in a cupboard just for my food so family won't eat them and when I amin the mood I eat 1 then allow myself only two more and that is it. They are the caramel flavored and are very good. Get the sweet and crunchy... my nutritionist said our carbs should only be about 40% og your toal calories for the day. So when I enter my food on fitday it shows me the percentage that I have had. I plan ahead and that way I am not suprised at the end of the day after I have eaten and can't take it back...if you know what I mean. You have done great and like everyone else has said we are all difference so do not compare.... In Him, Joan M