Hi Shelley~ That's a great idea. I think just having a date out there for a race to work towards is a huge motivator. For me, having that goal~ an exact race and date, gives me something to hold myself accountable to. Hope you have a wonderful day! Hugs, Kerri

It's been 17 months and I only lost 119 lbs.... I know that is alot of weight but I've been at 213 for months... I talk to my nutristist and am trying to eat more small meals but at times it gets hard. I was hoping to be close to my goal weight by now (150 lbs). About every 4-6 weeks I have back problems but they can't seem to find anything wrong. Already had a spine and pelvic x-rays and they came back normal. When I take off from the gym due to my back... My mom gives me **** about it...(I try not to let me bother me, but it's hard when you share the same house) she is also obese and it gets hard to stick to my routine when she eats whatever she wants... Times I feel like a loser (not in a good way) I feel that I am failing myself and am afraid I am going to regain the weight. I don't want to go back to my old self. I still see my trainer 2x week. I wear a 16 in dress pants/ 18 in jeans and a large in shirts... I just be really happy if I can just fall under the 200 lbs. I figure I can come here since everyone has been in the same boat as me at one time or another. Times I think my mom is jealous of my success. But she won't get the surgery done... It is the usual excuses....Too old/ she weighs too much/ no one to take care of her. About 2 months ago she got digonose with diabietes... (which is due to her weight). But no matter how hard I try, she refuses the surgery... Wish I had a schedule written down for me with a time and what to eat. My lunch time varies between 12:30-2:30. I can't eat lunch at the same time everyday. Then starting in dec. I am going back to 10 hour days... So it is going to get worse trying to get the small meals in. I try to get atleast 1 protein drink in since it has 24 grams of protien. So I am looking for some encouragement to get me back on track. Watching the people on the biggest loser doesn't help either.. I know I am not working out 4-6 hours/day. But I even feel that they are doing better than me. Any info on what to eat and how much will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, dawn

Just a suggestion.... I am somewhat in the same boat as you except I have 2 children. I started taking an extra $50 a payday out for taxes and then when I file my taxes this year, that is what I will use to have my PS done. Maybe you could try something like that. Hugs, Shelley

Wendy, I would love to try this pie...since I don't know the basic recipe you got off the can, would you please e-mail me or post the entire recipe including the substitutions you used...my e-mail is [email protected] Thanks, Alesia

Wendy, I emailed this to you, but I thought I would post it here in case one of our fellow junies were interested. So here goes, Yes it is sugar free. I got mine from a receipe from the south beach site. But you can really just take any receipe that calls for sugar and exchange it for splenda, they are interchangable. Also you can substitute applesauce for butter or shortening in a lot of bread and cookie receipes to cut the fat. I also substitute whole wheat flour to make it a little healthier. It tastes a little different sometimes but if you dont like the difference you can do half ww flour and half regular. This works especially well for receipes that are for regular bread , like french bread and yeast bread. The whole wheat flour makes bread a little dryer so the half and half works good for these breads, but in breads like pumpkin and bannana bread, they have such a high moisture content that it doesnt make a difference. So you can have the healthier bread without sacrificing the taste. Also the applesause trick only works in sweet breads and cakes and cookies, I think that it would make regular bread taste sweet, I think, I havent tried it. Maybe that is a project for later this week Well anyway, you probably didnt want such a long explanation but hopefully it was helpful. Lynn