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Starting Benchmark    150 pounds

Week                     Current                Down for Week     +/- Benchmark                    To 2010 goal
#1 (Jan 3-9)           145 (Jan 9)                    5                        -5                                          8 lbs
#2                             144 (Jan 16)                 1                        -6                                          7 lb
#5                                    Feb 6                                                +6                                         8 lbs

Welcome to the club I feel the same way. Congrats on the 100#'s lost I am there too not wanting to regain what I have lost. What I do when I am trying to gain control over y grazing and binging, I do a 10 protein cleanse but only for 10 days. It cuts out/ limits your carbs I find this helps me to get bc on track and start loosing, there is also Kaye Bailey, thats offers a five day pouch test but for the first 3 days its liquid protein, that is harder for me to do but alot of us find it really helpful.

JTR,

Oh please don't feel ashamed...thank you so much for chiming in. Just keep on reading our good threads and try to find one or two things that you can relate to and then start from there. When you come back at the end of February (or before) you can share something positive. It can be a pound or two gone or some new habit that you have mastered. Just start small and build.

We are here for you....

John

Biggest thing you MUST DO, is cut out the bad carbs! No more grazing on chips, pretzels, crackers, breads, cake, cookies, etc.....  You know the routine! Instead, replace them with almonds, raisins, carrot sticks, celery, beans, apples, pears, low-fat yogurt, cottage cheese. Munch on good foods if you need to munch.  And definitely increase your protein. Once you increase your protein you will notice you stay fuller longer and you won't crave those nasty carbs.

Try vanilla flavored protein powder mixed in with vanilla or plain frozen yogurt, skim milk and either a banana or a handful of berries (any kind). Mix it up in your blender and it's like a smoothie. Makes a delicious shake for in the morning and you get a good dose of protein to kick off your day.

Try a healthy salad with either tuna or grilled chicken in it for lunch and fish for dinner with some brown rice & some steamed veggies. You'll notice the difference when you increase your protein. When I don't have enough protein I want to graze & eat junk all day. So up the protein and drink your water and you should see those 3 pounds come off along with more!

Congrats on the 100 pound weight loss... that's awesome! Hang in there and keep working at it. It's a lifestyle change and it will work for us as long as we follow the rules.

Cheers!

My dog is a chowhound (after my own heart) and always wants (and usually gets) some of my food.  Well, he hurt himself and had to have surgery yesterday.  He is fine but has to take the food thing a bit slowly. 

So last night, I realized that if I ate anything, he was going to want some and not be able to have it.  Not fair to the poor boy.  So no snacks for me.  Now if I can only keep up the resolve that he doesn't need the snacks even on his best days, maybe I can get rid of them for me as well.  We both have a bit of winter weight we need to get off!

My eating still isn't where I want it to be, but I am being consistent about getting my 3 hours of exercise in per week--and usually a bit more.