keylla - awww, I hope that you will be able to feel better about your accomplishments thus far as you continue! I am absolutely certain that fat stigma worsened my relationship with food and exercise and with my body in a way that was not good for me. I do think it made it easier for me to regain weight. Am I perfect now? Absolutely not; but I refuse to give in to the stigma, the same way I refuse to give in to McDonald's French fries.
Neither is particularly good for me.
That's the way I feel about it, and I'd encourage you to at least consider working to change your thinking, too. Happier is better. How much more fun will you have if you can celebrate every milestone on your weight loss journey?
Oh, and as for carbs, I embrace everything
Rosebud said. Keep in mind that I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian, but cannot stand eggs. So, other than dairy, my sources of protein are all vegetable based and therefore have carbs, and generally I need to eat grains along with my beans/nuts in order to get complete proteins. If you are really unhappy on a super low-carb Atkins-like diet, find something else that works for you. Focus on fruits and veg and whole grains for your carbs. Try to vary it from bread and throw in quinoa, brown rice, bulgur wheat and the like as well. I think this weekend I will make a lentil/bulgur salad along the lines of tabouleh. Try combinations of protein and complex carbs within you calorie targets and see if that leaves you feeling full?
Rosebud - you are right, it really is only fair, especially since he is retired and at home. I think we should share those chores (I am single, so I get to do it all!) at home, but a lifetime (and indeed, centuries, really) of gender roles are hard to break. My mom and dad have a cleaning lady. When my dad retired, my mom wanted to get rid of their cleaning lady and have my dad clean the house. That would've been a recipe for disaster between the two of them, given varying expectations. But I'm glad y'all have a work-able solution.
lost - you will get there soon! look how close you are.
I worked in the yard some last night. I sprayed bug spray everywhere but my face, so the mosquitoes attacked my face. Seriously, there are just swarming mosquitos in my yard. We have these little striped Asian tiger mosquitos, which can breed in a thimbleful of water. Makes being outside really unbearable. I mean, I had an easier time with bugs in the
Amazon than I do in my backyard. (Though I did drench myself with bug spray there too, to be fair.)
A good food night, though I felt a bit snacky in the evening so I did air-popped popcorn. Cannot do that every night, so I put the machine back in the cabinet and will steer clear for a few more nights.
I also managed to get up early and get in 20 minutes of cardio before work. This is a big goal of mine, since another 20 minutes after work and voila, I am at forty minutes in a day. I am a night owl and have trouble going to bed early enough to make that feasible. What is it, 21 days to make a habit? And one day to break it.
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I mean it's like I still care but it's hidden behind a veil, if that makes sense. 
I lost 130 lbs. 4 years ago and I gained it all back, plus some. I came back last year for a little while, but I stopped coming because I was so ashamed of how I was doing. When my scale read 400 I decided that I had to come back to the place where I got the most support. You don't have anything to be ashamed of and posting here after you lose your weight will be an inspiration to the other people here as well as remind you why you are eating the way you do. Either way--you can do it--you know that since you've done it before. 
congrats on being -12 lbs. I'm so happy for you!
I could just picture someone flopping on the ground and while I hope that you're not feeling too bad from eating the cookies, you made me laugh. And I'm pretty sure you'll reach your goal. 
Sorry about the mosquitos--I hate the little bloodsuckers and they do make it miserable to be outside. 
and they come out in droves at dusk here. We have those head nets that come attached to a hat; we found those very helpful if we had to be outdoors. Hope your face is better today. 
to the NEWBIE posters that have joined us; come back again ... 
CINDYLOU ~ 
