Back to basics....

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!!! On with the dance... Denise

Wish you the power... If you are interested... here is a page I refer to often... http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/calories-goal.php

Wow... this website is awesome... It says I can eat 2000 calories and make my goal. I wonder if our bodies are different now that we had WLS. Well I made it all the way to 8:00 pm on just protein drinks. I ended up eating a scrambled egg. The scale went down. I'm down 2 lbs. today. Now, I realize it's just fluid, but I'll take it. Have a great day! Denise