Statement of intent.
 

Hello, everyone. I am a wife and mother and a life long dieter. I have succeeded and failed many times in my life and, unfortunately, the failures always seem to outnumber the successes by 1.

Oh, well. I am trying again. I had a slimfast shake this morning and enjoyed it. I got a can of the soy protein formual mocha on sale a Big Lots for $5.99. It was very good.

I am going to make an effort to try yet again to lose weight and keep it off.:)

I went to www.slim-fast.com and read a lot of the recipes there. The plan seems to be one of their meal choices for 2 meals a day (either the shakes or the bars) a balanced 3rd meal and 2 healthy snacks. Is that what most of you are doing?

Where is the best place to buy the products and what is the price you are paying?

I hope to evercise a little everyday. I have been doing no exercise for quite a while so I will probably ease my way into it. Is everyone on an exercise program here and , if so, what is your plan? I noticed on the slim fast site they reccommended 30 minutes per day. I will have to work up to that! LOL! I am REALLY out of shape!:(

They do have a message board there but I am not too fond of the set up. Very difficult to read and follow a conversation there.

Everyone say a prayer or if that is not your belief , please send a happy though or two my way. I will need all the help I can get!

Well, I am off to read some of the posts here and try to gather a little motivation.

TTFN:)

Day TWO:

Yesterday went well. I did not get to make the eggplant dish but I did make the salmon and the penne pasta. My husband seemed to enjoy it and I know I did. I had the shake for breakfast yesterday, a meal bar for a late lunch and the salmon for dinner. I also had a serving of carrot salad last night.

I haven't had a can yet this morning. I am just finishing my cup of coffee now and plan on sipping a can in a little while on the road. It really IS convenient for that, isn't it?

LOL! I thought I got a good deal on the can from Big LOts! HA! Found the powder at Wal_mart for $5.50 and the cans of liquid with 8 cans in a pack for $4.40. I got 3 of those and 2 packs of the bars which are really delicious. Almost TOOOOOO good. I could have eaten the entire box!

Hope eveyone is having a good day.

I get a case of 24 at Sam's Club for 19.99. Also the Walmart brand ones are good to and cheaper.
I prrety much follow the plan thoughsometimes I have a light breakfast and the shake for dinner. That Penne pasta sounds good. I'll have to check out some of their recipies.

I got a good deal then on the 8 cans for
 

$4.40 from Wal-Mart. I may go back and see if they have any chocolate. That would make the special 8 can packs $17.60 for 24 cans.

I have to say though that even though the cans of ready to drink are very convenient, I am enjoying the different things you can do with the mix. I froze some of the leftover coffee this morning and for lunch thew about 6 cubes into the blender on 'crush'. I added a pack of splenda, a scoop of french vanilla and a packet of splenda. It really is delicious and reminds me of the coolata type things that are so popular and SOOOO darn expensive now!

Cowgirl, I have to tell you that the salmon and penne pasta WAS delicious. I am having the eggplant parmesan tonight with a baked potato and a salad. I can't wait to try it.

You definitely should go and check out the recipes on the slim fast site if you haven't already. I want to go back and read some more myself.

BTW, I have to tell you how great you are doing! It inspired me to keep trying. Thanks, I need all the inspiration I can get!:)

Last night was a little rough , girls and boys. (Are there any boys here?)

The day went fine but after dinner I just wanted to graze. I had a generous serving of jello (2 packs of SF and 1 pack of regular mixed) with a can of mandarin oranges (drained) a mango (cubed) 2 bananas (sliced into rounds) about 1/4 cup of coconut (very high fat but the only fat in the dish) and a handful of miniture marshmellows. I probably had about a cup full with a couple of tablespoons of FF cool whip on top. I also had another bananna later in the evening. I know it was better to eat these than the chocolate bars in the kitchen but I felt myself getting out of control and it scared me.

The eggplant parmesan recipe that I got from the slimfast site was absolutely delicious! The servings were amazingly big. I don't think anyone would be able to eat that much. I am going back today to check because if I recall it served 4. I cut it into 6 servings and had beets (5-6 slices) a couple of tablespoons of carrot salad and a baked potato and it was WA-AY filling (as a friend of mine use to say. I miss you CC'ers!) My husband even liked it and he is not into veggies.

I did not exercise yesterday but I am going to try to get back on the bike again today. I wish I loved exercise....

Well, I have a vat full of the orange jello and fruit salad so I guess I will be eating lots of that for snacks. I figured the calorie count on it to be :

2 boxes of sf jello 80 calories
1 box of reg. jello 240
2 banannas 200
1 mango 135
marshmellows 90
coconut 120
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865

It is AT LEAST 12 servings though so even with cool whip it should be less than 100 calories for a serving and it is good. Of course if you used ALL sf jello and no coconut the calories would be GREATLY reduced!

Whoops I forgot the mandarin oranges. I can't find the calorie info on them. Oh, well.....

I do great during the day. No problem at all. I am enjoying the shakes made in the blender. Yesterday I made one with a mango that was absolutely delicious. I love mangos though so that may be why I thought that one was SOOOOO good. For breakfast I made a slimfast version of a coffee coolata using frozen coffee icecubes and the french vanilla powder. It is a great breakfast. I have a bananna frozen to put into my lunch shake. I enjoy not having to plan the menus any more than that. Just lazy I guess.

But the evenings are rough! I enjoy the dinner recipes I have gotten off the site but later in the evenings I am haveing a hard time. Last night for dinner I had fried rice with chicken and a small serving of the left over eggplant parmesan. It was delicious and filling but around 9:00 I had a BIG bowl of the jello. Probably 200 calories worth and again no exercise yesterday.

I find the exercise even harder than the evenings!

Hope eveyone is doing well.

You are doing good! You can do this my friend! ~audri

AUDRI!
 

Que pasa? It is so good to hear from you and thanks for the words or encouragement.

Today was a struggle. Hubby home from work and eating way off schedule. A cup of coffee and a couple of pieces of biscotti. Lunch was a fruit ice. Dinner was some fried rice. Hope I can get back on track tomorrow.

Hope everyone is doing good and staying on program.

The beginning of a new day.....
 

The evenings are still the hardest. I had a big bowl of jello with fruit last night.

Today I am having the shakes for breakfast and lunch and dinner will be the potato/brocolli soup from the website. It sounds delicious and potatoes are a comfort food for me. I am sure the jello will also make an appearance at least once during the daily menu.

I got some of the bananna creme shakes yesterday and some of the chocolate. They are still 8/4.40 at Wal_Mart.

We STILL have leftover eggplant parmesan. My husband is very fond of it but this stuff is so filling that there is no way anyone could eat a complete serving. Hope the rest of the recipes I try from the site are as delicious!

Hope everyone is succeeding in their plan.

Have a good day!

The creamy potato brocolli and carrot soup is delicious although I added salt. The recipe called for none. I also confess I added a dollop of fatfree sour cream to my bowl. I will probably have another bowl before the night is over.

I can't get over how good the slimfast recipes are.

And the shakes are great.

The seventh day of my slim fast program. I am drinking a french vanilla shake as creamer in my coffee. It is actually very good. Had about half a shake with my coffee and 2 biscotti's. Will have a shake for lunch and one of the leftovers in the fridge for dinner. For people cooking for themselves or only 2, the slimfast recipes are huge. You could just about cook 6 recipes once every couple of weeks and freeze the leftovers to have easy tv dinners for about 3 weeks. I wish I could get organized enough to do that. It would so simplify my life and keep the house so much easier to cool in these hot days of summer! I really dislike having to decide what to cook EVERY day. Of course that is something you have to do whether you are following a program or not. My most dreaded phrase to hear is " Whats for dinner?" Silly, huh?

Hope everyone has an easy day following their program.

Got up early this morning and did a little weeding. Watered the garden and pulled a squash that was ready. We will be having a 'mess' of squash for dinner tonight. Also have some cucumbers and I am going to make the salad recipe from the slimfast board with those. Sure do wish my tomatoes would start to ripen. I could make some 'fried green' but the fat content on those are SOOOO high but they are SOOOO good.

Had my shake for breakfast this morning. ONe of the canned chocolate ones . It was very tasty. The ones you make in the blender (expecially the ones with fruit) are MUCH more filling.

Going to the grocery store today to stock up on fruits for the shakes.

Hope everyone has a good day!

Having problems posting today on this section. Tried twice to reply on another thread and welcome Sunnydaze and neither time would it take my reply....It worked fine on the Eating Disorder section though so I have my fingers crossed on this one.

Had my shake this morning for breakfast. I am thinking about grilled salmon and the tomato, egg and cucumber salad from the SF site for dinner tonight.

I have lots of the soup I made last week and that makes a good little snack. It has just over 100 calories per cup. It is very good but next time I am cutting down on the brocolli and not blending it with the rest of the vegetables so little brocolli bits will be in the soup.

Still not exercising properly.

We had an electrical storm on Monday
 

and it fried our phone lines, 3 phones , a vcr , a tv and our air conditioner . What a pain but it could have been worse. Finally got the phones working again yesterday evening so all is back to normal.

I have been following the plan but the exercise is still not a part of it. Had the 2 shakes yesterday and dinner was boneless, skinless chicken breast (BBQ) baked potato, grilled , sliced yellow squash. Lime jello with cool whip (ff) and a plum later in the evening.

Read a great book that was suggested by a member on another section. It is called Feeding The Hungry Heart by Geneen Roth. It was an interesting and easy read and I am going to look for more of her books at the library. It gave me a lot to think about.

Off you read for inspiration on the boards.

TTFN

That sounds like a good read. I may just go see in my library has it. Thanks Karefree! ~flower/audri

Flower, it is good to see you here!
 

The Geneen Roth book was very good. I hope you get as much out it as I did. Read your last entry in you diary. Hope everything works out for you and you make the right decisions for you and your loved ones. Both about 'C' and your state of residence. Also enjoy your vacation!

Following the plan. Dinner last night was grilled salmon, squash, greenbeans, mashed potatoes. Later on I had a dish of banana pudding (SF) with banannas.

The squash plants in my garden are REALLY producing but the tomatoes haven't even begun to ripen. I was having a 'bug' problem with the tomatoes and, in an effort to remain chemical free, each tomato now rests inside it's own little stocking. It is really funny looking but seems to have stopped the little varments from feasting on my tomatoes before I could! Hey, whatever works.....

:lol:

Still enjoying the shakes.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day and a great weekend!

Did pretty good yesterday. During the day is so much easier than at night. I did eat too much dinner last night. I had 2 healthy choice hot dogs and a salad when one hot dog should have been plenty. Also had a bowl of jello with FF Cool Whip later in the evening. I guess in retrospect I ate a good bit more yesterday than I have been. I also had a small (80 calories) blueberry bagel with a little ff cream cheese for each of my snacks 2 daily snacks....I also had 3 small plums.

Well, I guess it could have been worse and I am NOT going to beat myself up for slipping anymore. I am trying to apply Geneen Roths theories in my life. I have spent way too much time and energy beating myself up over my diet.

Why do I have so much trouble at night? It isn't from hunger. I have been very aware of whether or not I was hungry when I wanted to eat and that is not it....I don't know but I need to really try to find out what it is.

Had the shakes yesterday for breakfast and lunch with no problem. Dinner was a serving of fried rice. The homemade low fat kind with the peas and carrots and some boneless, skinless chicken breast cubed into it. Was quite enough to fill me up. Then a bowl of jello (about a cup made with 1 box of orange jello with sugar and 2 boxes sugarfree mixed together. Makes a one cup serving come to about 50-60 calories. Not sure how many calories a dollop of ff cool whip has.) Wait, I am not finished yet. More mindless grazing happened. A good handfull of Baked, 3.5 grams of fat, Doritos. . . And then a cup of cheerios with skim milk. . . . Why do I do this? I really wasn't hungry but I just kept on eating. I really need to find another way to give myself my own attention other than shoving in another mouthful.

This morning I am having a large cup of coffee with a little skim milk and sweetend with DaVincci SF Vanilla syrup. Very satisfying and many less calories than the refrigerated French Vanilla Creamers. DaVincci's is SOOO expensive though! Oh, almost forgot to add that I am having the Toasted Oats and Spice slim fast meal option. It is very good with the coffee and I am eating is very slowly and savoring every bite.

Audri, if you happen by and read this. I miss all the old gang. Where did everyone go? Read your last entry and I and sending supportive thoughts your way. Hope your decision about C is the best one for all of you. It IS nice to have adult companionship and an errand partner to share.

Going to my sisters today for my BIL's birthday. Bringing home lots of home grown veggies, I hope!

TTFN

Hi Karefree...I have no idea what is going to happen w/ me and Chris. He is just waiting for me to say come home but I just don't want life to go back to me doing everything, him being a kid. I want a partner.

As for mindless eatting. I do it too. I wish I could stop. The last 2 days have been better but not yet to perfection. I know I am not hungry yet I munch. Mine is lonelyness. Chris used to keep me in junk food so I knew where the calories came from, but now it is just something to do as I wait for bed. Pathetic. Not that I don't have a million things to do, just none of them appeal to me. Gotta get out of this rut. The other thing I tend to do is eat once the kids go to bed. I get so tired of having to share my meals with everyone. So I can savor it when everyone is gone. But I don't ususally- I gulp it down as if I was going to get caught. So how do we stop this???? ~audri

mindless eating is contagious... I do it too and then after writing down everything I ate......I think to myself, " did I really eat all that???" I mean I am not hungry physically but I want food! I want something to chew on.. Nights are bad for me too.. while everyone else sits around eating huge bowls of fudge ripple I am growling and complaining to myself that I want food! And if I head into the kitchen to get a snack- someone is bound to make a smart remark Like "I knew you were't going to eat right today" That stops me fast!!!
Today was bad- Kids in Sunday School had waffle sundaes w/ chocolate and ice cream and all kinds of not good for us toppings.. I was so tempted, but grabbed a big glass of water.. It was so hard serving all those goodies and not making one for me...
I am gulping large glasses of water and seltzer type soda- the kind with no sugar/salt/etc. I am going thru withdrawls from pepsi and colas, I had a 6 can a day habit.. haven't had a soda in 7 days) drinking water is not as satisfying as eating but It seems to help ( a little).. I sympathize with you all cause I am really fighting urges to just eat everything in site today- I even cut the grass instead of hubby so I could get out of the kitchen. Keep up the slimfast.. it can work!

I am very appreciative today.
 

I recognized a feeling. It wasn't upset or mad. It wasn't happy or sad. 3 times in a little over 24 hours I felt the same way that I have felt many, many times before in my life and I finally understood exactly what it was I 'felt'. I sometimes feel that I am not heard. No matter how many times I say something, how many different ways I say it , what tone of voice I use; my immediate family does not hear me a lot of the time.

I actually try to verbalize and communicate and some of my family members don't think that is necessary. Why should they listen to what I think when they believe they know my feelings so much better than I do? :lol: Is it sad that I am happy at this realization? I would elaborate but I just poured the whole sordid tale out over at the fish forum. (I am a little scared to contribute over there. Not my own topics but to others. I have been contributing but I am really aware that I could say something wrong and really hurt someone out of my own ignorance.) Anyway, after that I am a little drained on the subject. But I do feel great . I feel like I had a revelation!

Flower, I totally understand your wanting Chris to be an equal partner. Wouldn't it be nice to sit down and have a conversation and actually reach a joint decision? Or, sometimes I think, have someone else who you know will reach the best decision they can after considering all the pros and cons and handle situation all by themselves. Of course, trust would play a big part in that scenerio.

As for the mindless eating, I don't know but I am really looking into the "why" right now and, to tell you the truth, I don't ever remember doing that with any diligence before. It is a little like one of Oprah's lightbulb moments and it feels good.

Sandisuze, do you like jello? If you don't then this won't help at all but if you do then it might help you not feel deprived. I mix jello regular 1 part to 2 parts SF jello. It then makes 6 one cup servings of about 60 calories. I actually do enjoy it . Especially with a little ff cool whip. It might not completely satisfy you as others eat their double chocolate fudge ripple but it might be better than a glass of water. While I applaud you for getting in all that water (I need to do better on that) I personally have to try very hard not to feel deprived because when I do....well, I can get into an extended reign of totally uncontrolled mindless eating. I am talking candy bars, cookies, cakes and any sweet, sticky sugary substance that I can get my hands on. There would not be a choclate bar safe for a 5 mile distance. While I do so wish I could stop the servings of cereal and milk and the low fat chips and fruit I also recognize that my food choices could be much, much worse and have been. From your post you sound like you are doing great! Exchanging physical exercise for snacking is REALLY a healthy exchange.

I haven't had breakfast yet today and actually haven't slept any either. I had so much on my mind that sleep was impossible. I do at least feel like I have reached a little understanding and that is a good thing. I actually told hubby about my exact feelings and gave example of recent events and as I finished saying I did not feel "heard" he said, "I am going to cut off this light before I leave." I actually threw up my hands as he walked off. He did say before he walked out the door that he understood and he was sorry BUT, don't get too excited. I have THOUGHT he heard me before and later found out that he had not recollection whatsoever of the conversation.

Hope everyone follows the program of their chocie and feels some amount of happiness and contentment within themselves no matter the size.

Have a GREAT DAY!

Hi Karefree2
Thank you for the Jello mention -as my 4 year old says, " I always have room for jello" I bought some of the SF kind in the little containers and at 10 calories each they are a good snack. Kills the sweet tooth for a while anyway. I' m not big on sweet but I crave breads and pastas. and yes I do feel deprived and no chocolate bars are safe from me but I am controling myself- maybe because I hear so much, " you can't do this again, you'll never lose any weight" Ha!!!! It is almost like a dare for me and I am known for being stubborn.

I think I understand about the not being heard - I get alot of "yeah, okay, ummmhuh, whatever" I have actually turned off the tv and stood in front of it and said I am not moving untill everyone hears me and undestands me. In the class I am taking we are taught to write and speak to others at a fourth grade level. . we also had to read Men are from mars ,women are from venus- it taught me alot on how to communicate.
I am also looking into the mindless eating reasons - I know there has to be a reason for it.. I have been told so many things like: it's because you are a carb addict, you are lazy, you eat because you are bored, and so on.. But I think it may be because it's easier to do that then to follow a plan- it's easier to grab a handful of chips then to measure a cup of jello. It's hard work to Diet- ( we could make billions if we could find a way to make it easy:) )
I know this forum has helped me so much. You are so right that everyone has to feel good about themselves no matter what size. Maybe I am trying so hard because it's not about wearing a size 8 again but about health-
Thank you for all your support and kindness!
:D

Headachey day....
 

I had one when I woke up and I have kept it all day long. Didn't eat any breakfast. I know I should have but I really didn't feel well and I didn't think I would keep it. Lunch was a veggie burger without the mayo from BK. It was good if you like veggie burgers and I do. Dinner is going to be a bowl of soup and some chips. My old standby jello or some cantalope for later.

Sanisuze, I agree the jello does help. I think it is a treat with the cool whip.:)

Computer has been down and son is going to have to a lot of re-installing so this will be short.

Have a good evening!

Had a shake for breakfast this morning. I have a couple of cantalopes and a honey dew to slice and cube for the refrigerator. The cantaloupes have been delicious this year. Haven't tried a honeydew yet. I hope they are as good. Some years they are a disappointment! Having left over eggplant parmesan for dinner today and perhaps a baked potato.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.

Bananna Cream SF for breakfast this morning.
 

:) Just finished a bowl of melon. The honeydew and the cantaloupe are delicious this year. Would be even better with a few blueberries thrown in but have you seen the prices of those!?!

I need to go visit the SF site and see if I can find any inspiring recipes. I am getting bored with my dinner fare.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and an even better week to come.

Running low on supplies...
 

LOL! I guess it is time for a run to Wal-Mart. I have a 12 pack of the french vanilla left and that is it!

Had one of those for breakfast this am. Lots to do today. Taking my son to the dentist and a shipping trip also.

Where is everyone?

Finally found some of the soy forumla orange that I have heard mentioned. I got some of it, some of the cappuchino and some of the milk chocolate. Also got a package of the chocolate/penaut butter breakfast/lunch bars. They aren't as large as the regular sized meal bars but they are very good tasting. They have 150 calories so you can also have a glass of milk which does help fill you up. I had a cup of coffee this am with the vanilla syrup and skim milk with mine. Will probably try the soy forumla orange )is it pineapple too) for lunch. Looking forward to a salad with a little ham and ff cheddar for dinner tonight.

I REALLY need to get on a exercise program!

And again, CONGRATUKATIONS Kina!

I am SOOOO close to ordering the Smart Technique.
 

I am not yet convinced that it isn't just another weight loss pipe dream but it is calling my name....Much like the Hersheys chocolate, the marshmellows and the graham crackers in my cabinet. I would so like to believe that by listening to tapes for 30 minutes everyday I can re-program my thoughts to want to exercise and eat healthy.

I am still slimfasting and you can use these tapes with any program but they include a diet plan that, from what I can tell, is food combining or my idea of it anyway. You have to have protein (low fat) with your carbs and you can have meals every 2-3 hours apart for about 5 meals a day. Some of the people on their forum seem to be having great successes with it. One person has lost 21 pounds and a lot more , while losing less weight, have noticed a difference in their thought processes. I am very tempted to give it a try.

I started an online journal for myself.
 

Perhaps if I write my feelings in it I can understand just how crazy I am and identity my lunacy. I KNOW I am nuts but just don't know the specific brand....

I had 2 large cups of coffee (about 24 ozs total) and a SlimFast Toasted Oats and Spice bar for breakfast. Very tasty.

Still considering the Smart Technique....

Trying to gather up the frayed ends of my nerves to keep them from blowing in the breeze. I am afraid I am fighting a lossing battle in that area.

The weekend is here. Hope everyone has a good one.:D

My journal helps me alot. I am not sure if anyone else gets anything out of it, but I think it is nice to even pretend someone is listening!

I am having a wonderful salad. It is baby spinach, yellow pear tomatos, a cucumber, nonfat croutons a sprinkleing of soy parmesan and a cut up spicy boca chicken patty. And low fat buttermilk ranch. It is as good as any fried chicken salad at a restaurant. And washing it down with a v-8 splash.

I am trying to get modivated to clean this house. I am going to sell it. I just wish C was down here already. ~audri

Flower, you are who inspired me to start the online journal so know
 

that someone other than you does indeed get something from yours other than you. I read yours to find out that you are selling and about C. Glad to hear that is being worked out. Relationships are never easy, are they?

Your salad sounds delicious. Hey! Speaking of cleaning house I just found a website from the Provida Forum called FlyLady.com. Advice on getting yourself motivated to clean the house in an organized way. LOL! I could use help in that area also! It was interesting and I did join for the emails. YOu might want to take a look. They may even have advice on moving. Do you know if you are staying in L.V. or where you are going? Please don't lose touch. I miss hearing from you and all the rest of the gang on a daily basis!

I did it. I placed the order for the Smart Technique. Read some more posts about the Food Lovers plan and IF I choose to follow it then SlimFast will be OUT OF THE QUESTION. I don't have to follow it. People are doing SF and WW and any number of other plans using the tapes and I am not really sure IF I COULD follow it. Very much like Sugar Busters in that no sugars, white flour, pototoes etc are allowed. Also like combining from what I can see. You must have protein with your carbs. I don't know.........

I guess we shall see. They said it could take from 1-2 weeks to get it.

I hope I didn't make a $118 mistake.:o

Didn't have a good night last night. Ate several handfuls of licorice babies. Well, I guess it could have been worse but I know it could have been better.

I am anxious to receive the audio support from the Smart Technique. People seem to be seeing progress in both the weight loss and the relaxation, hypnosis or whatever it is.

Having a milk chocolate shake for breakfast.

I tried to go to Fly lady but page was unavailable. Is that the correct address above. You have no idea how bad I need some help and modivation. This is one area where I am not a perfectionist. ~audri

Audri, here is the link. Sorry it is .net not .com . Hope it helps, hon. You hang in there, okay?

http://www.flylady.net/

Found something wonderful today at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Okay, it has sugar in it but they are fat free and VERY chocolatey. Meringues. They came in chocolate, vanilla, cappuchino (all fat free) and chocolate chip and mint chocolate chip (low fat). 4 BIG cookies have only 80 calories and they are delicious! If you are having a chocolate attack and NE-ED at fix this is a good choice, I guess. They are very crunchy and take time to eat .

Had half of a garden burger rib sandwich made on a wheat roll. Pickle were also on the sandwich. A handful of Doritos Baked chips, some cucumbers and tomatoes in an organic , fat free dressing that I found at Kroger. 2 TBS have only 15 calories. It is called Toasted Sesame Dressing and Marinade by Spectrum Naturals. It is pretty good. Also had a sliced squash "fried' in my Turbo Cooker. Used a little flour and a tiny amount of olive oil. It was really delicious. Hubby and I shared 1 squash.

I may have a vanilla shake later on with the diet orange soda that someone posted about. Sounded interesting. I have one frozen in the freezer so I may use that and share it with hubby.

I do so hope that the ST cd's help with these cravings from nowhere. I don't understand why all of a sudden I am wanting to graze! I have a feeling it will be a tough battle to try to stay on track until they arrive.

Hope everyone is cravingless today!

My Smart Technique cd's should arrive tomorrow.
 

:) I am anxious to begin them.

I also am reading a book entitles THE SPARK. A member of another forum suggested it to me. Very interesting. The program includes exercise (aerobic, strength training and flexibility) but it is all done in 10 minute increments for 15 sessions per week. Also has an eating plan but it is very much like a lot of others. High fiber, low fat, etc. Nothing wrong with it. In fact, I am sure it is very healthy. The exercise program though sounds WONDERFUL! :D

Haven't been slim fasting very religiously. I have been watching portion sizes though so hopefully I haven't backslid too much.

Glad to see the boards back up. I missed them for the few days they were unavailable.

kf- you ok? I am moving to my dads on Sept 7th. I will stay there till I sell my home and then I will buy a home close to him. I will have computer access. Same address. Where else do you post online so I can keep up with you. ~aud

Flower,
 

I post at:

http://64.78.56.131/cgi-bin/ib2//ikonboard.cgi


Go to the bottom of the page under Smart Technique.

Is C going with you to your dads? Hope your house sells quickly and all is well with the family. TTYL:)

What a conglomeration.....
 

I am. I am slimfasting, lowfatting, Sparking and Smarting at the same time. I guess you could say I am indecisive, huh?

It seems to be working though. My jeans are feeling looser.:)

Did a 10 minute Spark on the mini-tramp this morning and going to try to do another this evening. (Audri, I thought of you when I was pulling out the old tramp yesterday.) Is Cookie, MailWhale, Itsworthit, Dolphingirl or any of the old gang posting anywhere that you know of?