Hello Ladies,
Today is day 8 for me and two more days till weigh in. I'm really nervous but hopeful too.
Sticking to the diet...I haven't had a soda in 8 days!! but they don't even seem appealing to me. It's so strange to write that!
Sticking to Fruit and yogurt for breakfast...salad for lunch and steamed veggies with beans for dinner and sometimes brown rice.
with lots and lots o water...
i hope everyone had a great day! I'm off to do more wedding planning.

Yay Kari, sounds like you are doing great, I'm sure you will be pleasantly suprised when you weigh in. Good luck to you! I was the same way with chocolate, as you are with soda... I used to have to have it in the house, and now I haven't had it in the house for three weeks and I didn't even realize it was that long till just now. I really like this plan :)

Jill ... congrats on the 160's that's incredible!

Wifey ... hope the midterm went well!

Thanks for the encouragement Hotmama, very much appreciated and needed! Hope you are doing well.

This week has been kinda rough still haven't been completey back on the plan, but not too far from. I am going back to school to finish my bachelors, and I completed my first class tonight... Got an A so that helped offset some of the rest of the weeks craziness, lol. Tomorrow is a new day and I'm ready to smash some fat.

Hope everyone has a great day!

SO what have yall been eating lately? Ever since Phase1 I still don't eat meat! I LOVE fake meat lol... tried BOCA Chicken Patti tonight and MMMMMMMM.. soo yummy!

BF: 2 egg whites w/onion, bell pepper & 2 soy sausage patties
L: Organic Split Pea Soup (Yuck like reg better!)
S: Apple & 60cal Caramel Pudding
D: Broccoli w/tsp caesar dressing & Boca Soy Chicken Patti
S: Sugar Free Popsicle (15 cal)


Good luck with your food girls! :cheer2:
I'm thinking hopefully tomorrow I'll make something new for breakfast but I do have to go to a job fair so might not have time. Nite =]

Hey girls! Hope everything is going well. We had a killer winter storm yesterday, NO NIGHT CLASS! My university NEVER cancels class but there was so much rain, sleet, ice, and snow that they did. So that was fun! I am leaving for spring break in 2 days, going to Wisconsin to visit family with my friend. I am pretty excited, I love going home!!!

Anyways, diet is still going well, and I anticipate it will continue!!! I hope you girls keep it up! :) You are amazing!

I will talk to you all soon! Take care!

Today I ate not so great still, lots of stressors right now, but still haven't given in to any of the "comfort" foods I thought I'd miss. I have been having the opposite problem of not being hungry at all.... which is soo not me ;)

B~ lowfat/high fiber granola bar & banana, milk
L ~ carrots and grapes
S ~ apple
D~ bowl of cereal

Jill, how'd the job fair go?

Hotmama, good luck tomorrow be sure and let us know how did... I'm sure you will have done great!

Wifey, no school... YAY! I work in a school and we have had tons of snow days this year, must admit it's been nice, hope you enjoyed your day. And have fun on your trip home.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Kristin - You are doing great :carrot:

Jill - I haven't had any meat since Day 1 though I don't eat fake meat but lots of beans and grains!

Waving HI to everyone!!!

okay i was gone for a minute but i'm back. i started again today (famous quote you'll probably hear again!). I had knee surgery feb 12th and my mom sent me sugar cookies bless her heart she made and they were fabulous and then a friend has sent me 3 boxes of cereal (my addiction) and 2 boxes of girl scout cookies (thought the girl scouts were supposed to do good deeds - why don't they sell like raisins?!) soooo...i had to eat all the carbs (you didnt' think i would throw away good food did u?!) so i'm back on track and ready to be. i think i overate today and cheated a little (tuna salad with relish) but tomorrow will be better.

b - grapes
l - brown rice and black beans and hot sauce and chili powder
s - progresso southwestern soup (too much sodium i know...)
d - salad with can of tuna, 1 tbsp mayo, relish, celery, sweet potato fries with vinegar, fat smash oatmeal cookies

Welcome back Lisa.... Sounds like you're off to a good start!

Kari..... Today is day 10 isn't it... for you? Fill us in :) How have you been feeling? You're doing great! Especially with being sick! YOU GO GIRL =) Thats the way to do it! And everytime you feel temptation you can just imagine your gorgeous wedding dress ;)

Mandy... It's so crazy how your fav things don't even matter anymore huh! Icecream was always my down fall and right now I live with my grandparents who ALWAYS have at least 3 different flavors in the freezer... Ever since I startd fat smash not only have I not had icecream, but I DON'T want icecream! At all! :) Woohooo an A that's awesome!

Hotmama... I can just imagine your lil one as you're exercising lol so cute! :) :cheers: Day 10!! Woohooo!

Wifey.... I hope yo have fun visiting family! Are you going to plan your meals ahead of time or think of lots of ideas to make sure you stay on track?

Emmasmom... you're on EFS right? How is it going?? Still sticking to it?

Lisa... Welcome back!

Okay sooo yesterdays job fair ended up being all things that you needed a degree for :( So not so successful! I'm 22 and I've never went to college but I did recently decide to make an appt. with the counselor to see how it works and everything! :) Hopefully that helps! After the job fair a friend called and wanted to go to movies and dinner... and since I never do anything since I moved here I decided I'd go. Well we ended up going later than I realized so I ate a salad before we left and then ate when I got to the restaurant :/ So that threw me off track. But I did eat good none the less just a little more than I probably should have ;)
Yesterday's food:
BF: Oatmeal & a small Banana
L: Progresso Chkn & Vege Soup
S: Salad w/0cal dressing & Soy Boca Chkn Patti on top
D: Chkn Torilla Soup
S: L/C Kettle Popcorn

So this weekend I'm going home where I grew up to spend the weekend with a girlfriend. I'm going to bring my own food and I have faith I can do well! Also we're going to a club Sat. night and I havn't drank since I started FS but usually if I'm bored at a club I'll drink and it makes me feel a lil more comfortable around so many new people. Will see how that goes! ;) Bye ladies!

Jill~ Yay for you about thinking about going to school. I recently just went back to finish a degree. I really wish I would have gone when I was younger. :cp: I say have fun and enjoy yourself this weekend, obviously without going overboard. You are taking your own food so that should be a big plus. And if you decide to have one drink it's not gonna mess things up for you. And that's one of the best parts about this program even if you do mess up a little you can always go back to phase one for a couple days to get back on track. Also you can just make sure you do a lot of dancing :dance: But really, I think you will do great!


For me today

B ~ granola bar, banana and milk
L~ veggies and veggie burger
(somehow I missed a snack today, had to run to the store after work, we are suppose to get somewhere between 4 -11 inches of snow tonight... I am so ready for spring!)
D~ no fat refried beans, peppers, lite sour cream, brown rice and veggies
Later I will probably have a snack, either grapes or some almonds... and i should probably head to the gym haven't been in a couple days.:woops:

Hi Girls! Thanks for the welcome backs!

jillnicole - i am in human resources and have an idea for you...i work for verizon wireless and we offer 4000 per year tuition reimbursement for our part timers and 8000 per year for our full timers. not sure if there is a retail store around you but even if not maybe you could look into other retail stores that provide tuition reimbursement and retail can also provide a flexible schedule. while, we do prefer degreed applicants, you can meet the store manager and sell yourself with your drive and determination!!!

now then onto to the food!
breakfast - weight control oatmeal packet
snack - grapes
lunch - apple and celery
dinner - sweet potato fries, brown rice and black beans, and fat smash cookies followed up by a caffeine free diet coke (leftover from my surgery treats to myself but all gone now - i usually don't drink soda/pop!)

weekends are very hard as i enjoy drinking and i go into nyc every weekend and party and hang out so off i go tomorrow and i'll post on sunday night. good luck girls we can be skinny or some shade of skinny by summer!!!!!:D

Hi girls...
I weighed in this morning and found that I Haven't lost an ounce. It seems that I am the exception to the rule here. I'm so glad that it has worked so well for you all...I had hoped it would do the same for me. I'm very depressed and stressed out. On the verge of tears all day long. I'm not sure I have it in me, but we will see.

Originally Posted by kari a go go:
Hi girls...
I weighed in this morning and found that I Haven't lost an ounce. It seems that I am the exception to the rule here. I'm so glad that it has worked so well for you all...I had hoped it would do the same for me. I'm very depressed and stressed out. On the verge of tears all day long. I'm not sure I have it in me, but we will see.

Aww!! Don't be down Kari!! I have the audio book and I listen to it all the time at work…he talks about a plateau period which is where you may be at considering you have already lost so much weight! It's a good thing though and he talks about how to get out of it too! But the most important thing is to NEVER GIVE UP!! You CAN do this! I know its difficult, but do not forget or sell yourself short of all that weight you already lost!! Its gonna come off in due time! Don't worry!!!

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Also, how did you lose 56 lbs? I've been wanting to ask you that for the longest and I always forget...I'm so sorry if you've already stated this before! But I had been so curious and I looked up to you for that! If you have made it that far, you KNOW you can keep going even further!!