This has not totally happened to me. I mean if the food is "out" yup I will find myself munching on it. But I still have a struggle with getting enough food in. I think its part of the problem I am running into with being so tired and not losing as good anymore. BUT on that note I have started drinking coffee again also and you are SO RIGHT on drinking less water. I have had to say ok 1 cup and I have to be done with it by noon. Other wise I will nurse my coffee all day and drink NO water BAD BAD BAD. *huggles* Felicia =0)

Ok everyone is so busy! LOL lets see... today I worked out at The Circuit this morning then went on a 1 mile walk with Joshua. We have spent the day making pine cone owls, watching 1950's Disney cartoons and today was also plant washing day. This afternoon I have to tackle the dishes before the piles start falling over onto the floor. This evening I have a whole bunch of quite time planned as the guys are headed to the weekly "show your car off " drive in. So I am hoping for a lonnnnnnnnnnng hot shower and some peace and quite. My luck its going to rain lololol. Can you believe that school is starting already? Summer went poof! *huggles* Felicia =0)

Lauri I can SOOOOOO relate! I was trying to explain it to my husband the other night. I was cleaning out my closet (yet again) and bagging up the "too big" clothes for various destinations. I decided to pull out my "before" jeans just to see...and I was able to fit all of me into one leg of those jeans. After my huband ran for the camera and got pictures we were lying there reflecting and I said "you know...when I close my eyes, I still feel like me in my skin..I dont feel any different...therefore, my image of me is of the same person I was." Those jeans didn't seem SO BIG then, my clothes seem SO SMALL now. It baffles me that the person that fits into those clothes, and runs, and bikes, and hikes, and climbs....is the same person that had to CRAWL to make it up a flight of steps just a year ago. And yet...I dont' feel any different really.

My, my......I'm exhausted just READING your schedule. Who needs to work out when you run like that????? Try to get in some rest if possible.....

I hope this doesn't come across wrong, but to say that because some of us have reached our goal weights that our journey is over is a farc because this journey can't just stop because we are at goal. If we let it stop at goal then we will probably end up sabbatogging all that we have worked so hard for since our surgeries. This is a life long journey because if we don't continue to follow the life changes that we have made to date then there is a very good chance that each and everyone of us could or will end up right back where we started for some it may be a year others 10 years from now. We have to understand that this journey though at the maintaining level is still a struggle to eat right and/or exercise. Wether we are at goal or still working our way to it we have to understand though our journey may take a new side road or hit a curve it is still the same journey we started and if we aren't careful we will make a complete circle and be right back at the beginning at the same weight we were when it all started and looking in the mirror and asking how did I end up right back here? Sometimes we have to remember we can be our worst enemy and biggest sabbatogger just by the way we think or the things we do. Keep positive and continue doing all the right things and you will reach your goals just don't let your thoughts and actions sabbotage all that you have worked so hard to achieve so far.