Cheer on! The more motivation I get the more apt I am to keep going!

No.. I think I missed that..

Hi Nancy,
There are a couple of reasons I omitted the pineapple. First because it was canned and my book only says fresh and second because my COD suggested that I stay away from tropical fruits that are high in sugar right now (like bananas and pineapple) and stick with citrus or apples. Believe me, I love pineapple, too!

If you are trying to stay away from sugar the berries are your best bet. Oranges and apples, grapes and watermelon are all very high in sugar as well.

Hmmm...my books says you can have a 1/2 cup of canned fruit as long as it's packed in juice or water. I have canned pineapple packed in juice all the time and so far so good. I also eat a lot of apples, oranges, and grapes.

As for NSV's, I'm working at home today, am on TO, and haven't gone downstairs and devoured some starches!! Also, I'm wearing my size 10 loose fit jeans today, and they actually look "loose fit" like they're supposed to.

Congrats on the size 10 loose fit that actually is loose fit! I can't wait for that feeling! Patience grasshoppa....

As for the fruit - I'm speaking from a diabetic point of view. I was told by a diabetic nutritionist to avoid those particular fruits due to high sugar content (grapes and oranges in particular). Maybe normal people are able to process it better. Even just having berries as my fruit I've noticed a big spike in my sugar counts.

My NSV... I took back a pair of jeans I gave my sister a LONG time ago because I looked like an overstuffed sausage in them! The best part... I NEEDED to take them back because all mine are too big, and those now fit me like a glove!!

MY boss was handing out cookies yesterday.Not just any cookies the ones that are as big as your head.I said no and made a dash for the washroom and proceeded to hide until everyone was done,This is going to be a long lonely road hiding out in the bathroom all the time lol DEB

On a positive note you'll have the cleanest hands and digestive track in the building. Yougogirl

Always look at the bright side!

Lmao!!!

Maybe that belongs on a greeting card

When I can't fit into my clothes (because they're too tight), I usually give them to my daughter who is about my height, but skinnier. I've started to "go shopping" in her closet again to find the clothes that I can fit into again, hah! Thankfully, she usually doesn't wear my handmedowns all that much, so they're still in good shape.

That's an important point.. At my COD, they recommend oranges when you get that "gotta have a snack" craving as they are relatively low in calories.. Something like 60 cals. or something like that..

It's the orange juice you gotta watch out for!!

I sorry about the fruit question/pineapple comment. It's just that my COD never told me to stay away from any particular fruit. They've never commented about the pineapple showing up in my diary every week, sometimes twice a week. They didn't care about the bananas, papaya, the grapes, the peaches, the nectarine, etc.... I did not mean to be rude...