Hello Folks, Well I wanted to share that I made my 159 goal this morning. That means officially 10 more to go but we went out for lunch today and I ate everything I wanted so I won't go near the scales for about 2 days to make sure I have time to maintain that. I was dissapointed as I ordered soup and a salad and didn't like either one. It is very frustrating when you spend all that money going out for lunch and you can only eat so much but you don't like what they bring you.....anyway..it is a good day and I will try and stay focussed this week to keep the fluid intake up. If I don't drink at least 8 glasses of water ....I never see any change in the scale. Take care....hope everyone had a happy mother's day. Karen 290 - 159 - 149

I had a rough evening yesterday. I ate all right through the day, but we went out to Mexican for dinner, and the salsa was SOOOO good that I overdid it on the chips. Then, I had a chai latte from a local coffee house and finished off a container of pringles. It's not a good thing! Today will be better. I'm going to be focused, like I am through the week (ok, not counting what Friday looked like). Thankfully, I was down another pound yesterday, although I'm sure the scale doesn't like all that salt I just plugged into my body. I'll wait until Monday to weigh, when the water and salt are gone. B~english muffin, ff cream cheese L~chicken wrap with extra chicken (I'm out of cottage cheese), crackers D~chili mac S~not sure, maybe a protein shake, maybe carrots...maybe an ice cream cone (not!) Exercise: Definitely! Cheers! Pamela -134

Hello July Babies! Well, the AchievOne arrived yesterday. It tastes pretty good. It's not Starbucks Frappacino, but for a high carb, low protein drink, it's good.... and my pouch was able to tolerate it. So my goal today is to just have 3 AchievOnes, Crystalite and sugar free popsicles. Can I do it? We'll see. My plan B is to have at least 2 AchievOnes and a South Beach meal. Either way, it drops my caloric level and sugar level (my stupid weakness) lower than I've done with a regular food plan. I took a look back at my weight log for the last 12 months. I've been dancing with the same 10-12 lbs since May of 2005! The positive news is that my dancing has caused me to maintain within a manageable range. The bad news is I'm not making any headway in losing more weight. I know I have to keep dancing, anyway. I know if I don't stay vigilant I could easily be one of those folks with a 20-40 lb weight gain. So... I'll keep dancing and pushing to see if I can get past these same 10-12 lbs that seem to leave my side, obviously miss me, and come back! Somehow, I need to kick those guys to the curb!!! Have a great day... updates to come!!! Denise

Hi Denise, I really hope you are wrong...about our bodies adjusting. I am already devastated being so close to 200 still. Especially when I thought I was doing well. I was thinking of using one of the online tools that already counts the calories and provides the meal plans. I usually have a protein drink every weekday, so I am sure to get in enough protein. I found that the ones I drank early on, I don't like anymore. I found some good ones that tastes like milkshakes from the vitaminshoppe.com. They are ready to drink, you just have to chill them. I don't think I could do liquids all day for 10 days, that one day I tried this week and after I got home, I couldn't do it anylonger. But I'm here to cheer you on. I'm already talking about what I can't do and I haven't even tried. I can be so disciplined in other areas of my life, why not with my weight. I'd hate to be a failure at this, especially after going through the surgery. Take Care

Good Morning Ladies, Last night when I looked in the mirror, I swear that I was looking in one of those carnival mirrors. It looked like someone had squished me and made me fat again. And it didn't help that the scale read 189 this morning either. I am in awe, I can't believe that I could go from 180 to 189 within a few days. That seems impossible, but I guess not. I need to work through this because its affecting me. Today Turkey Sausage Protein Smoothie Lobster Salad Frozen Fruit Dinner? Have a great day and weekend. P.S. Happy Mother's Day