I am SOOO jealous!!!! Could you send some of that exeercise motivation my way????? I DID actually get up half an hour earlier today and rode the stationary bike. I am going to try to continue doing it like that, but I really like my sleep too..... Dawn

Molly, what a great question! I've often wondered the same thing. I am certainly eating MUCH more that I was - but I'm still loosing so I'm not overly concerned about it - but it sure would be nice to know I'm "normal" so to speak compared to other Octoberites.... On a typical day.... Breakfast: either 1 piece of "carb style" multigrain toast w/ low fat peanut butter and sf rasberry preserves, or 3/4 cup of Fiber One with skim milk or sugar free carnation instant breakfast. On Saturdays we sometimes go out for breakfast..if we do I'll have one egg and order a side of ham and nibble on that as well. Snack: cheese, or some portion controled "salty snack" usually around 10am...I'm bad about this. I sooo crave the carbs and salt mid-morning. Lunch: typically a frozen "lean cuisine" type meal - I try to stick with ones that contain more protein in the entree and little or no rice or potatoes (some have just meat and veggies - I usually opt for those). Sometime for a change I will have 1/2 cup of tuna salad and some raw veggies or a side green salad. If I am having a hard time fighing the "pizza" craving (one of my weaknesses) I will have a green salad and 1/2 of a frozen lean cuisine pizza. (usually about once a month). Snack: Either some sugar free pudding with a teaspoon of low fat peanutbutter mixed in, or a 100 calorie bag of fat free microwave pop-corn. Dinner: I can usually eat about a cup now of whatever I have made for my husband. I have found that I am cooking more normal foods now. This past week we have been eating a recipie I saw on the Rachael Ray show...Buffalo Chicken Pot Pie....it has a cornbread (with blue cheese) mixed in topping. I 1/2ed the topping recipie (to make it thinner) and still pick it off and eat just the filling. We finished that last night - so tonight I will be cooking again - ground turkey, blackbeans and veggies..with an enchilada type sauce over a mix of brown rice and bulgar wheat. We usually eat late (around 7pm or so...if not later if I'm at the gym) - so..no evening snack!

I would like to know what you are all eating on a typical day. What is your menu like? And how much are you eating? I am not sure If I am eating too much not enough. Thanks. Molly

Thanks for the support The Toradol is helping - good stuff - targets the pain, but doesn't knock me out! I have an ultrasound scheduled for Thursday morning and my doc set me up with a new gyn, who is seeing me Monday afternoon. Hoping all this will be over by next week! Lisa

Hi ya!! Busy with school work and stuff today. We went to Joshua's 1st Dentist appointment today and the verdict was "They are perfect". LOVE the sound of that lolol. He had a blast and I was just glad it was over. We are about half way though our school work today. Going to be a short work day as we were gone most of the morning in town. Also got busy on my Oct Cards. Lots of people seemed to have joined in so should be a very fun month. Hard to believe we are almost a full year out. Crazy how fast its gone. Welp gotta get to getting. Have a super rest of the day!! *huggles* Felicia =0)