I may have to give the whole wheat white a try and see if hubby likes it. If not, I guess I'll just buy 2 loaves and keep mine in the refrigerator or freezer.

Welcome Home Thingirl!! It does make it a bit more difficult when you're away from home, doesn't it. Love the part about the bathing suit!! I usually don't wear sleeveless tops, but when we went to Busch Gardens a couple weeks ago, I wore one. I felt good because I saw woman as big as me in tube tops, halter tops, and just bra type tops. They didn't look very nice. AND I saw people lots smaller than me in those types of tops who didn't look good either.

Tammy, my whole family loves the Sara Lee whole wheat white bread. It stays fresher than any bread I have ever bought.

Tammy, hearing that you have an occasional Pepsi makes me feel so NORMAL. I cannot tell you how much better I feel about myself and my weight loss attempt now. Maybe because I get a lot of my information from here or Weight Watchers most people seem to be able to diet "perfectly". It seems like no one ever say it is ok to eat bad sometimes, you know? Maybe it is just me.

Thank you for the tips Melissa! I really do a lot of those things but I also eat sweets. My pattern seems to be eating a healthy breakfast (low fat but cereal so mostly carbs), a good lunch (whole grains, low fat, but mostly carbs) and a good dinner (more protein but still some carbs and higher in fat) and horrible sweet high carb high sugar snacks. Today I got Graham crackers. I was at the store just trying to figure out what will satisfy my sugar cravings without the extra calories and/or fat. I was going to get the 100 calorie snacks but ended up with baked lays (love them) and graham crackers (sweet . . . salty . . . yin . . . yang).

Tammy I have to totally agree about the bathing suits. I am sorta at the lower medium (normal but full??) body type and see people who look worse and look better. When I see a big lady playing with her kids at a pool or water park I want to just go tell them WAY TO GO! Don't stay home or hide in a big shirt and pants. I really am impressed by the ones wearing the two piece suits . . . I just don't have the bravado!!

Welcome home Thingirl. I hope you are pleasanlty surprised at your weigh in.

Gina

Regarding where to buy Alli at a reasonable price, I saw it at Costco for about $60 and it was for a big bottle (Of course! It's Costco!). And it was for the starter pack but I bet they'll get big refill bottles in soon at a good price.

By the way, had cheese pasta yesterday and had a fun TE today. I completely agree with what people are saying about Alli teaching you better behaviors. The TEs are no fun but they definitely get the point across, don't they?!

Ann

Welcome back Thingirl!! It sounds to me like you did GREAT on your vacation! Better than I would have I'm sure of it!! You just show us what we can do if we stick to our goals...cant wait to hear the good news!

Tammy...I'm with you I rarely ware sleevless either, usually only when I mow the lawn because I dont want farmers tan! LOL! Do you ever wonder if some of these people look at themselves before they leave the house or are they just that confident that they dont care?

Gina....I think you are being way too hard on yourself! It sounds to me like you are doing GREAT! You eat healthy all day long and have a treat at night? Have you tried putting a little coolwhip between 2 graham crackers and then freezing it? Very tasty treat!

shy moment...have a great time camping!!! I'm so jealous we cant go here because our favorite campground is right in the midst of the huge fire we have going on here.

Ann...thats why I love Alli, its more about behavior modification than it is being a magic pill.

I had another pretty good day yesterday till evening hit. After our bike ride I took the girls for icecream and ended up getting myself a small hot fudge. Didnt eat it all though which I suppose is a good thing. It was weigh in day so I have all week to work that off again. I'm off to the Farmers market now to get some fresh fruits and veggies.

I hope everyone has a beautiful weekend!! My plan is to stick to the plan all weekend..that is a big struggle for me, but I know I can overcome this obsticle!!

~melissa

down .6! I'll take it!

emmak, the next time I buy bread, I'll give the Sara Lee a try. I hope we can get it around here.

Gina, I also have Mt. Dew sometimes! lol If I have to give up everything I like, I won't stick to it. I count the calories when I am journaling.

Shy, have a great time on your camping trip. I agree about not taking the Alli while you are there. Might cause some problems.

annk, the cheesy pasta sounds good, but the TE doesn't!!

I was on Amazon.com, and they have Alli on there for sale. Different sizes. I went ahead and ordered a refill bottle because with the other things that I was ordering, I didn't have to pay shipping. I like that!

Melissa, I think those people must be very confident. I have never been that way, so maybe I'm the one with the problem. I had ice cream too last night at Dairy Queen. I had vanilla ice cream with pineapple topping. I journaled it, and I still was within the limits for the day.

dcapulet, way to go on the loss! I'd take it too!!!

I'm trying to stay off the scales until Thursday. Last week when I weighed between times, I was bummed when 2 of those lost pounds found their way back for the official weigh in. Hopefully those 2 will be gone this Thursday.

Girls, I am just NOT doing good this week! AAHHHHH I just keep slipping. I really hope I get under control soon.

StillTryin, what's going on? doyou have some bad food in the house that's tempting you? Try to keep it together:hug:

Good news, even though I ate in restaurants for 5 days straight, I managed to loose 2 lbs in the last 2 weeks. It's not much but it's better than gaining!! I have been averaging 6lbs in 2 weeks - so this trip cost me 4lbs, but I had fun :D

Stilltryin, how can we help?? We're here for you!!

Thingirl, congrats on the loss! 2 pounds is great!

I just finished logging in my dinner, and I still can have more food if I want. Right now I'm ok, but maybe a small snack later.

Gina, glad to hear that the couch to 5 K is going great for you!! I may have to check out the site just to see what it's all about.

Good Sunday morning - no loss, no gain this week. No TEs so I was toeing the line at least. Maybe next week will be a nice loss. Glad to hear all of the alli-gators are doing well and surviving their vacations.

Thingirl you did great! A 2 pound loss despite being on vacation! WOW!!!!!!!
:cp::bravo: :cp:

Thanks everyone, I was so worried I would gain. Losing is such a bonus.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend!