Hi Everyone!!! The weather this weekend was beautiful. I got out and did some yard work. My plan for today: Breakfast Chicken Breast Lunch Chicken Breast Salad w/ FF Honey Mustard, Egg and Cheese Dinner Baked Chicken and Brussel Sprouts Snacks Protein Smoothie Banana PopCorn Brownie (87 calories per serving)

Here's an idea... read your profile from beginning to end... and post pictures of your former self all over your kitchen, your car, etc. Maybe a reminder of how it used to be may spark some motivation to continue be good to yourself. Try on some of your old clothes. Try to remember what real misery felt like, I'll bet you don't want to go back there. Jump rope with your kids, play hopscotch.... Just a thought. You are so gorgeous... look in the mirror and vow to to be good to yourself. Take it one hour at a time, you'll get here. Forgive yourself and try again... just don't give up or give in to frustation... it feeds (literally) on itself. Hang in there! Denise

Today's Weight: 163 Starting Weight: 415 Goal Weight: 147 Category: "Losing more" CELEBRATION (OR OPPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE) FOR THE WEEK:This week I ate out 4 out of 7 day and was able to mantain without gaining. Mary

How do we go back too the way we was ??? Is a question i ask myself everyday .. After losing -115 pounds and being so happy now ,I gradually feel myself slipping away daily . in 1 week i can gain and lose 10 pounds . but i can now eat anything and i have figured out so many tricks to be able to do just that .Why would i even want to . i love the new me but my mind has still not caught up w/ that i dont think .I struggle everyday within myself and i still stress eat and can have that cake cookie and poptarts now . i still dont excersise never have am i proud no .. I KNOW THIS IS A TOOL SO I DONT NEED TO HEAR THAT AT THIS POINT I GOT THAT !!!!! REAL LOUD AND CLEAR THIS LAST 2 MONTHS AS I HAVE GAINED 10 POUNDS !!!!! I see myself slipping away and i cant discipline myself . sure i have alot going on i have 7 kids and lil time for me at all . But i refuse to be FAT SHERRI AGAIN . i need some support i guess or some help anyone else at 2yrs out slip away . i still drink only water so that is good but that is about all i do right i do have shakes still 3 times or 4 times a week but i find they dont curb my appetie no more what can i do . i am an eating machine again . the journal thing dont work .i see what i eat . at least w 6 kiddos in school and it warming up my 3 yr old and i can walk ... tom i am joing curves . . my schedule is just so ran by other people my hubby works 12-14 hrs a day i have about 2 hrs total if that a week to myself .. right now he is just so busy w/ work that he works all nigh sleeps i see him for 1hr and hes off then 1 hr later kids get home ... and my busy day starts ... someone Help i am sorry i am just struggling and this far out i dont want to go back not now thanks alot Sherri

Hi girls! I've taken some time away from the board and from logging my food because I've been so busy and my mother was not well. Lots of responsibilities and only one person here. Some of the stress has found me eating more than I should, not too much 'bad' stuff, just a lot of stuff. I know people say that you need to eat something like 3000 calories a day to gain a pound, but I tell you what, I can gain 5 lbs. in two days ~ no joke ~ on about 1300 - 1400 calories. I was 167 on Friday and weighed in a 172 this morning....blech. I'm staying away from the scale for awhile - I think that's part of my problem. It's way too frustrating. I am still keeping my mini goal of 162 by 5/1. Here's my plan for today - like Denise I have to log my food just to keep my focus: B: Isopure zero carb protein drink L: Boca Burger with shredded low fat cheese S: WW Flakes and Fiber cereal; Unjury D: 1 med. chicken breast on a green salad with SF, low fat dressing S: Carb fix pretzels Totals: Calories: 715 Carbs: 21 Protein: 107 Exercise: Planning on walking for 40 minutes at lunchtime, raking and yard work for an hour after I get home, and 30 minute WalkBlaster. Hugs, Nancy