Thanks LaDean....I am just counting calories. Trying to keep it between 1500-1800 a day. I exercised some, but THAT needs to get better.....I just run out of time!!! I will get better this summer. I want to go back to strength training too!
Lily

How are you all doing?

I have .5 of a flex point left until tomorrow (we have been going out a lot) and all my points for today. Tomorrow is weigh in day, I am excited. Things are really diff. this time.

LaDean I do a bible study too each day and am trusting the Lord to enable me to do what I have to do on this diet...for years I have tried to do it myself and DIDN'T do it. Are you watching Keith Moore on BVOV for the next few weeks. He is talking about the Spirit led life. I have the tapes, they are so good.

How is the holiday going Ledom? Are you having a fabulous time? Who is looking after Bea & Ricky?

Lilybutt WAY TO GO I have what sounds like the same 10% goal as you it sounds like. I haven't been there for over a decade but I a full of hope. Are you doing WW or counting calories?

How are you doing Alice?

I have to go treadmill then I am going of the island for the day.

Have a great and wonderful day

Good morning to all. No judi have not heard that. will listen to it. sounds good. so glad you do a bible study to.it sure helps.. glad all is going your way. i started the flex ww yesterday. i have some lefted. scales are still down today and i am so happy. maybe i finally got the act together again. i never walked this morning. but will have some exercise.

to everyone have a great losing day. sticking to plans and all. good luck. LaDean

Good morning friends. I got home last evening. It was a great trip, I saw a lot of beautiful things, sampled a lot of wonderful Mexican food, and hiked some steep trails. It is good to be back home. I'll be busy the rest of this week getting D ready for her first apartment. By the weekend I hope to be settled back into my diet and exercise routine. Got to buy groceries, etc. before settling down to a very productive summer I hope. It is good to read everyone's post and lily I wanted to say welcome again. You have done some amazing things w/ your weight loss and I am glad you are here to help encourage us along. This has to be snappy, but more later.

I lost 3.5 lbs. this week...I had a total of 245 available to eat and ate 226 in the week. The week before I lost 4.5 lbs, I had 245 points for the week and ate 184 of them SO I lost 8 pounds in 2 weeks. It didn't seem like dieting at all, the week before I had a piece of cheesecake and this last week I had veggie burger & fries & gravy...so I don't feel deprived at all. I am happy!

Hi LaDean, Lily & Alice!

Hey, welcome back Ledom! It is so nice to have you back. Sounds like you had a great time.

way just be glad your not gaining.. you will get there again losing.. your doing good. i am down this week. but had a gain last week. wanted to get that off and some and as of tonite i have done it. but i am in here and not near the kitchen. lol i have tops in the am... so do not want to ruin my week. i can do it in one evening. lol

I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GOOD THIS WEEK. I AM.... LaDean

I just joined this website and I am soooooooo serious about wanting to lose weight. I am with a great guy who loves me for who I am, but I want to be better. I am trying the South Beach Diet, but have health problems with it,so am trying to watch and count calories. This seems to be my best avenue so far. I have a treadmill that I am trying to work on faithfully,but that can be a challenge since I work fulltime and have 3 kids at home all the time. So, here I am,loll

Goodmorning everyone!

Maggieangel: I did Southbeach for a bit but couldn't live with so few carbs, so now I am doing WW online. I have done WW at meetings before (many times) but I like the online WAY better.

Good for you LaDean!

Waypast 40: You will do it!

How is the new apt. for your D. coming along Ledom?

I am doing OK on WW, I discovered sugar free low fat ice cream with the Ultra light Cool Whip...it tastes as good as the reg. stuff and feels so decadent but it is less than 3 points for both of them together for 1/2 cup.

I am going into to see my grandson tonight I can hardly wait.

Hi Alice!!

Good morning to all of you. Alice? I miss you. If you check in say hi and let us know what is going on.

Way, holding your own is the next best thing to losing! I am gearing up too, so maybe this coming week will be good for both of us.

judi, you are doing great! I am so happy that you are having good success to report.

I haven't weighed since I came home. I am a little afraid to though pants-o-meter is in good shape. I bought my healthy groceries yesterday but didn't get my cooking done. My family has been very demanding since I got back home, I have really not had much time for myself. My poor mother is becoming more and more dependent on me. Yesterday I was driving her around most of the day. D moves into her apartment today and requires my assistance as well. Once I get her settled I will be free more or less. I have set tomorrow as a serious start date to get back to business w/ diet and exercise, yesterday I was there almost except no exercise and I figure today will be about the same. I do hope to get a couple of things cooked today as well. I am going to make my standby turkey meatloaf and the bfl strawberry cheesecake. I'll list that recipe for you guys soon as it is so good and legal at the same time. I love sweets!

LaDean, hang in there - are you still walking?

Welcome Maggie and hey to you lili. How are you guys doing?

Ledom. Hi yes i am still walking. i love it.. never this morning as i had tops. and yesterday it was to wet. have plans this weekend and never wanted to be sick. hubby has a little cold. anyhows i am doing great and had a great week... LOSS 4 LBS LAST WEEK. YEHHHHHHHH I LOVE IT.. i just decided i am not gaining back what i have loss so get off my b???? and do it.. so that i did. now today i pledged to loss 5 lbs for the month... I know you will get back to it and all. family is important so glad your helping and all. i always did and still do.. will see grandbabies tomorrow for a bbq i can hardly wait. have not seen them since mothers day.. i can hardly wait. has pored down most of this day. but rain is needed i guess. sun is trying to peak through little bit to.. good luck this week Ledom

Hey aleka,,,, You are missed so much... my thoughts and prayers with you.. tuffy says wooooffffff lacee.

TO ALL OTHERS... HAVE A GOOD DAY.

I WISH ALL OF YOU A GREAT AND FUN MEMORIAL WEEKEND.... LaDean

Ledom, the "pants o meter" that is good! That actually is the best indication of all. Glad you are back. You sound busy. I would like the cheesecake recipe.

My D and her BF and the baby stayed over on Sat. night and they COOKED. They made a WW veggie meat loaf (3 points for a huge serving) and creamed spinach from the WW cookbook and my D made a 3 pt. fruit crisp. It was fun. I got to play with the baby. He was 4 months old on Friday...he is smiling so much.

LaDean! You are doing great!! How was your bbq?

Alice, how is house hunting going?

I peeked on the scale, it is going to be ok for Wed.

Today Marley is going to the doggie dresser off island so I will have a "toddler" free feeling all day.

Goodmorning Lily and Way

OK judi - here it is. This recipe is from the Eating For Life Cookbook.

Stawberry Cheesecake

Serves - 8

1 c. low-fat cottage cheese
1 Tbs. vanilla extract
3 Tbs. Splenda granular
12 oz. fatfree cream cheese, softened at room temp.
1 cup egg substitute (I use real eggs, 1 yolk and whites to fill a cup)
1 Ready Crust reduced-fat graham cracker crust
1/2 c. fat-free sour cream
2 tsp sugar sub
1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced

Preheat ovet to 350 F.
Spoon cottage cheese into blender and blend til smooth, about 30 seconds. Add vanilla extract and splenda; blend for about 15 more seconds.
Add the softened cream cheese and blend for about 30 sec. , scraping down the sides as needed. While blending, gradually add the egg and continue to blend until smooth, about 45 sec.
Pour cheese filling into Ready Crust and bake until set, about 35 minutes.
Remove cheesecake from oven and cool for 15 minutes. Then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Prior to serving, in a small mixing bowl combine sour cream and sugar sub.
Slice cheesecake into 8 portions, top w/ sliced strawberries and sour cream.

I just mix about 1 T. of sourcream and sweetner at a time as I eat a slice for the topping. Your first reaction might be that it isn't rich or sweet enough. After the first slice though, I absolutely crave this stuff. It is great last meal of the day or first meal of the day. Great w/ coffee or hot tea.

judi - so cool that your kids cooked for you while you played w/ baby. It was probably I nice break for them as well. While I was on vacation I found a cookbook on sale, 1000 lowcal vegetarian recipes. I am still in the reading stage but hope to cook up some of the recipes. I love it because it includes nutritional info., my idea of a complete cookbook.

I hope everyone is having a good holiday.

Oh yeah, I weighed and I didn't gain any weight on the trip. I indulged myself for about 4 days after I got home so I may have even lost a little weight though this a.m. I was where I was when I left. Yippee - that makes me so happy. I am ready to plunge on. Yesterday was a perfect BFL day and with one under my belt I know that today will be easier.

Maggie and Lili, I hope you guys check back in and join us here. It's a great day to lose weight!

morning.... A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO EVERYONE.....
I have a potluck this afternoon. but going to be a good girl and allow for it. scales are not that bad after my bbq with kids. hey had a ball as always with them... son did chicken and was so good.. so rest of weekend has been good with plan and all. just had my walk. been riding ex bike of evening.. LaDean

Hello to all……

Well the long weekend is over and even if I did over indulge a few times this past week, I think over all I kept it in check…..I have just been counting calories and trying to be as healthy as I can and posting it all on Fitday. I have been trying to keep in between 1200 and 1600 calories……but this week my average was 1900! Oops! Oh well, I had a few nights on the town and counted the alcohol calories so that is a “Good for me” because I usually just pretend they don’t happen!!!! I do need to get back to exercise and I think this week I will finally have some time with work slowing down…..only 2 more weeks until summer vacation!!!

On another note……I had exciting news this week, I had a pre-op appointment for LASIK surgery and it is go! I have had to wear my glasses for the last 4 weeks and they are driving me nuts, but in 2 more weeks, no more glasses or contacts! I can not wait!!!

Hope all is well with everyone!!!

Lily

Morning ladies - Lili, fitday is great for keeping track isn't it? Sounds like you are being really honest w/ yourself and that is so important. We are very near each other in weight. This morning I weighed 234.5. I am down from 235.5 yesterday. I just love when a lb. disappears overnight! I am psyched to be so near the 220's, it has been so long since I have been there that I don't even remember when. This is my year to leave the 200's - I think it is possible to do.

I spent the holiday being very very good. Since Sunday anyway. I finally found my way back to the straight and narrow since my trip. I have to admit that the two clean days have been hard. When you go off, getting back to routine can be a struggle. I think the treats cause one to start craving them again. I was walking through the store last night and having a big pity party. Chips and dips, icecream, cookies, all the things that have no redeeming qualities were so tempting and more so because after all it was a holiday.

I am trying to up my exercise a little this summer while I am home. I have been adding a yoga session to my weight training/cardio each day. I would also like to get into the habit of an evening walk as well.

Way and Lil, I wanted to say congrats on your dental work and your eye surgery, both should improve your quality of life.

Hope everyone has a good day. I need to get that exercise and many other things started.