Stay strong Lynn, you are going to make it...I'm proud of you, do not think I could make it thru a carb detox...Are you detoxing because you feel like you are just eating too many carbs or is it because you want to make a change to help jumpstart a new loss period? Keep checking in and posting with me, I really find taking a hard look at what you eat down on paper makes you realize better what is going wrong or right, plus you get honest feedback from others that may be more objective about your choices...Until tomorrow... Alesia

Feeling pretty chipper today...Had an office staff meeting and got some stressors off my chest which did wonders for my mood and I'm hoping will also help with my desires to wonder of the road into snack land...Sometimes those snacks are so tempting...Yesterday Connie noted biscotti as one of foods she ate, and I know I fall prey to the call of the biscotti too, its one of the few real sugar foods I can eat because the sugars are less than 8 grams per serving and I usually dump with over 10 grams...Anyway, enough rambling, here's my food: B - 1 ini chocolate dipped pretzel 20 oz 1/2 decaf sf / ff starbucks cinnamon dolce latte S - 10 cheddar mini pretzels 1 oz lf cheddar cheese 1 sf peanut cluster L - 3-4 oz slice of meatloaf w/ tomato sauce 3/4 cup tomato and avocado salad w/ lemon dressing 1 sf peanut butter cup S - 1 oz honey roasted peanuts D - 2 chocolate dipped strawberries 1 sf apple muffin 3 prune bites 1 bite of my husbands pancake S - 9 oz banana yogart protein drink Plus 71 oz water/crystal light Chime in and let me know if this post is helping you stay on track...

Good Morning All, Operating in a fog today, still not over this head thing I got goin' on and the meds make me foggy, but back at work and trying to get back on a good food schedule + push some extra liquids in... B - 2 protein balls S - slice sf oreo cheesecake ( got recipe of S/M's site, it's a keeper) L - 1 sf peppermint pattie 2 protein balls S - 1 prune D - 3/4 cup italian chicken with pastina 1/2 cup caesar salad S - 1 piece of candy medium chocolate dipped banana 1 small chocolate dipped pretzel LIQUIDS - 103 oz water/crystal light Overall a pretty good day...Having a foggy health day helped put off the desire to eat, even snacking, so I guess that it also will help me get back on track...Only downfall as I see it was making the chocolate dipped strawberries and pretzels caused me to snack a little heavy in the evening, little bit of left over chocolate really tasted good on the banana (LOL)...Off to a good start today, of course, will post todays food in the A.M. tomorrow, see ya'll soon... Alesia

Hello All, Its Monday morning and I am posting from home, got hit is weekend with a terrible cold/allergy attack and woke up this mornings sounding like a bad baritone...Since I am on the phone all day for my job, decided to take a sick day...Observation, if most weekends for me are as bad as this last one was, I really need to work on "the weekends" to improve my eating habits...Got a reply yesterday from a 5 year out post op, made good sense, about eating the same things day in and day out...Read an article recently, Readers Digest I think, about how having little variation in food choices helps you maintain a health weight...The theory being that you don't over indulge on the same old tastes, that deciding to have something new and different is what wakes up your brain to over indulge..Interesting idea, will have to give this some more thought...Now on to Sundays food... AM 4 nice bites of scrambled egg 2 sf apple muffins Early PM 1/3 chicken california salad w/1.5 oz of chicken and 10 pecans mixed in with greens and fruits 1 yeast roll w/ margarine 2 fried mozzerella triangles w/ marinara Later PM 3 oz grilled tri-tip steak 1 sm cheddar biscuit 2 stalks steamed broccoli w/ vinegar 1 protein ball 1 piece sf p/b candy Drinks 10 sf protein hot chocolate, 68 oz water/crystal light, 20 oz skinny 1/2 decaf latte Overall not too bad, feel like not enough solid protein...How did everyone else do? Alesia

Good morning Alesia. I was very, very bad yesterday. I ate whatever I wanted and more than 3 meals for the day. Carbs, chocolate, ice cream and nuts. I am writing this down to be accountable. Today I am planning on a very strict, low calorie day getting in at least 60 grams of protein, vitamins and water. I need to detox and I know that today will be the most difficult to get through. I am doing this for me and me alone. I miss the new me and need to put a stop to this destructive behavior now. So far I have had a cup of coffee with skim milk and FF hazelnut creamer. Breakfast will be a Capuccino AchievOne drink. Lunch will be Stallone High Protein Pudding. Dinner is pending - put it will be something that is high protein. Now that I've said it and confessed to my so destructive behavior yesterday, I feel a lot better. Thanks for starting this post. I will be posting my results tomorrow. I am doing this today and it's only for me! Hugs, Lucy