I have to be honest....I have done HORRIBLE today B - 8 oz carb countdown milk with unjury protein S - 2 donuts (I had one, and knew that I shouldn't, but couldn't resist and then I had another one) ( my period is coming in a week and a half, but still, that's no excuse) L - I ordered a julien salad, and ate 1/2 egg, some turkey (maybe 1 - 2 oz) and maybe 1/2 cup of the lettuce. No snack in afternoon, I am so full from all the food today Dinner, I made stuff peppers yesterday, so I'll eat a 1/2 pepper I guess it isn't as bad as I thought, but still, 2 donuts??? I am killing myself now. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day. Tricia 247/145/130

Hello. Here is today's horror story. B over slept again. Man, what is wrong with me?? L 1\2 chicken salad sandwich S 1 phillyswirl D MELISSA"S FAULT!!!!!! If I can get the shed open today, I will be having speg. with meatballs. If I can't get it open. I will go to the store and buy hamburger. S another phillyswirl!!! I just had to blame Melissa. LOL I had to pick at her some today. Love ya Missy Poo!! Toni

Man it was a bad day. Bored and stress went to food for comfort. Big mistake. It was the first time I had done so. My schedule was thrown off and I instantly reverted to my pre-op days. B - Protein Shake L - Double Cheeseburger from McD's D - Two Bob Evan's Breakfast Burritos S - Soy Crisp Nachos S - Cookies 5 sugar S - 4 TastyCake Peanut Butter things S - A Moolata from Dairy Queen - Sick as a DOG from it. I did so-so on my water. Just about 60 oz. For me, that stinks.

Hey yall, I was just wondering if anyone else's dr. told them you may have to take diet pills off and on now and then to stay on track with your weight loss. Mine did and I was thinking about getting some to kick the weight loss back in. I've lost 145 so far but I am still 35 to 40 pounds away from my goal. I'm starting to feel discouraged with the slow loss lately. God Bless yall. Debra

Angi-here is my latest post on protein. I swear to you I have never plataued.. See what happens with cutting out the bad stuff ,.. upping your protein and exersise... It works .. I hope this helps Nite - PIx If I drink protein shakes and eat too, won't I gain weight from the added calories? Eating a low calorie diet actually slows down your metabolism. Diets containing more protein can reduce the drop in metabolic rate seen with low calorie diets. To lose fat, you need to cut down on calories, to consume less energy than you expend. But. Here is the problem. Your body responds to this drop in food intake by slowing your metabolic rate, to keep you alive, which makes fat loss increasingly difficult. Our ancestors had to deal with large variations in the availability of food. Those who survived were the ones whose bodies could adjust to this fluctuation in food availability. Those, whose bodies couldn't adjust, died. The result? Our bodies want to hold on to our stores of energy for survival. It thus preserves fat by lowering the metabolic rate whenever food intake drops. High protein diets reduce the drop in metabolic rate, and also lead to a greater feeling of fullness. Dr Scott Connelly writes in, "Body Rx: pages 18-19...."Why do MASS protein? To escape fat-storage mode, you have to eat more protein. If you want to shut down your metabolism and stay in fat-storage mode permanently, stay on the standard diet prescription- the high-carb, low-protein, low-calorie, low-fat diet. Protein is the key metabolic currency of the body. Your body was designed to run on it. Protein molecules drive all the chemical reactions involved in the breakdown and absorption of food, including carbohydrates and fat. In other words, protein drives virtually all aspects of metabolism. Many studies, including some of my own, show that simply adding protein to your diet turns on your fat-burning/muscle-building switch, even if you make no other lifestyle changes. When I gave one group of body builders extra protein along with their normal diet, they gained two times as much muscle mass as a second group of bodybuilders doing exactly the same workout and eating the same diet but without the extra protein. When you're stuck in fat-storage mode, you need a powerful protein boost to jump-start your metabolism back into fat-burning mode. In most cases, you cannot easily get enough protein from food alone to do the job. To fill the protein gap, in addition to increasing protein consumption through food, I recommend a daily high-potency protein powder. It is a simple, safe, efficient way to repair your metabolism and build a lean, shapely body." Muscle uses more calories to maintain itself than fat. Peole who are more muscular (and have a lower percentage of body fat) are said to have a higher metabolism than others that are less muscular. Symptoms of slowed metabolism Fatigue, feeling cold, dry skin, constipation, slow pulse and low blood pressure. These symptoms could be the result of a medical condition rather than low metabolism - MAKE SURE YOU SEE YOUR DOCTOR to rule out any type of medical problem.