Hi Paula! Glad you are joining us. Everyone has a different plan here, but I think most are basically the same.

I started my (final) journey in January. I came up with it myself and, so far, it is working for me.

I very loosley count calories and try to stay at about +/-1400 daily. I have reduced fat, increased fiber, increased water (64-100 oz. daily) and have tried to reduce processed foods. I think the most important step for me this time is finally incorporating exercise into my life. I found something that works for me and am sticking to it.

Do you have a plan yet? There is so much support here on this thread and all over the board. I am so thankful that I joined.

ETA: I realized also that this can't be a temporary thing for me. It has to be a lifestyle change. I plan to keep it this way.

Good morning everyone.

I only foster very troubled kids, why? I am not sure, maybe because they need the love & attention more than people realize, or I always take on the biggest challenges. Mara's stuff was all packed & ready to go yesterday evening, I was helping her load everything in her Mom's car. She kept making excuses about taking some of her things, and finally just asked could she leave some stuff at "our house" so she would have a reason to come back. Mara doesn't need a reason to come back, she could come back anytime she wants to, but I let her leave some stuff because I think she needed to know that she had stuff there. Hate to see this one go. Rough night.

Ange - I would be grumpy too if I couldn't run the race with my friend, but I am glad you will be there to support her.

Annie - Good luck on the house. I am in the process of purging & getting rid of stuff at my house, hate that job, but it needs to be done.

Paula - Hi! I do calorie counting, haven't been at it long, was doing really well, but have been stuck the last couple of weeks because life just keeps getting in the way and I am not top priority right now. So I guess I am just maintaining & hanging out until I get moved up on the priority list again.

Thanks for the welcome. I would like to count cal.and exercise. Its just every site has different info and I can't see to just pick one and follow it. I have a Sparks Account, I have used Weight Watchers. My dr recommended a book called Protin Power and of course I have the South Beach book.

Dee I worked in a agency that did foster care. I am glad there are people like you out there that helps the kids.

Anne thanks for the welcome

I am fighting the urge to order pizza


Hope everyone is having a good day.

Paula

Paula - Pizza isn't necesserily a disaster. Just have a moderate portion with plenty of salad.

Did you order it?

Good morning and happy Friday.

I'll be incommunicado for a week or so while I am on my cruise. I'm sure I'll have lots of diet sins to confess when I get back. But I'll worry about that when the time comes.

Talk to you all later.

Hi all... Just wanted to poke my head in. I was at a training this week, so I haven't been online much.

I wish I had great things to say about my eating program, but I can't. I'm trying to regroup. I'm feeling depressed today. I think eating sugar is contributing to my depression. I'm going to go back to abstaining from it.

It's strange that I'm the thinnest I've been in my life, but I am also depressed. It's hard to enjoy my summer, but I'm trying. Tonight, I'm going to a comedy show in which one of my friends is performing. So that should be cool.

Hope you all have had a good week & I've missed you.

Wow it has been really quiet here this week. Hope that means everyone is having a good time! I won't be on much since the weekend is here but hope everyone has a great weekend.

Hey MC, hang in there!
Kitteh: enjoy your cruise!

Had to skip my workout today due to low sugar issues. but the scale seems to have gone down a smidge. we'll see where it is on Monday : )

Hope everybody has a great weekend!