well as fate would have it i went to my doctor today. She is 130, 000% against surgery for me. I should have known. I make my big proclaimation and booom i'm back! LOL So here's my new game plan (doctor approved) i'm researching weight loss plans. She recommended i dig through my stuff and find my LA stuff since it has worked for me. She has suggested Meridia along with LA or some other plan....so for now i'm thinking about it.

But more importantly than any weight loss.......TLC is doing a reality show about MISS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (for those that don't know I am southern...and in the South we love beauty queens!!!!!!!!!!!)

Heather i'm sorry it didnt work out the way you wanted at the docs. You can do this hun, it just takes some commitment and to no one but yourself. Always remember that you are doing this for you and you are important. You are doing wonderful things for those kids and they need you around so you need to get healthy so you can always be here for them. I really hope you continue with the program. We're here for you.

BTW how did it go in court today?

If I do Red without lites, what should I add again? Do I go to Red1 or just add something smaller to red? Does anyone remember?

FINALLY at the end of day 2 of TO/FF whateveryoucallit and I would kill for a starch right now. Can't wait for breakfast!

Question for Dan or any of you ladies that have DH's doing this with you---

Have you ever plugged in your food intake into fitday or any site like that to see what the calorie intake was. DH is not doing LA per say but something very similar. I just want to make sure I am not starving him. Any input would be appreciated.

He weighs 220 lbs. and right now he's getting - 3P,4V,4Fr,5S,2Fa,2D He's not doing lites or subs. That's more protein than the DASH diet recommends, but less starches.

Barb, that's too funny... I sometimes feel like I have to do that... :lol:

Heather.. Welcome back!

Wow, lots to catch up on since my morning check in! Thanks for the well wishes, Deb-I got some sleep and made home made chicken soup, so I'm feeling a little better!

Michie-It was a crazy storm! I don't think I can remember the last time I experienced winds like that. Most of our neighborhood is in shambles, I live in the burbs, but central Sacramento is a mess with all of the trees and power lilnes everywhere! I hope SD doesn't get it that bad, you guys have had enough natural disaster for one year!

Congrats to all who have lost! I'm hoping to be moving that ticker tomorrow when I w/i! I was not POP today due to this yucky cold, but drank a lot of water and was pretty good overall.

Jules! Good to see you are back....I had a feeling we'd be seeing you again! Get a personalized avatar so we can remember you!

Katy- glad you are feeling better!

Hi Deb, it's so good to see you on a regular basis again!

I hate when I get on here and can't remember who to say hi to! I think I'm just groggy. We have a baptism/party to go to tomorrow, hoping it wont be too challenging. I don't have much of an appetite, so hopefully I can stay on plan!

fit day calorie intake
 

Hi Deb,
I ran several days worth of my journal through Fit Day, and the calorie count ran between 1700-1800. I am on plan number 4, which is the same as you listed, except I get 3.5 proteins and 3 dairy. 1 protein is 4oz white meat chicken or turkey, 3 oz beef, pork, 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup egg beaters or 2 eggs. Hope this helps.

I am sure you are disappointed but. at least you know where you stand and are ready to do something. that is a great idea though to research all the plans and find the one that not only fits you but your whole family. it would be good if you could all be eating the same stuff, but maybe you just have a slightly smaller or maybe controlled portion.

You can do this, I know you have your hands full. but take it one day at a time. one POP day at a time. and before you know it you will be POP Queen!!!! like a beauty queen!!! (we will even crown you!!!!:hug:

SO glad you decided to come back! PLEASE feel free to PM me anytime you just need a one on one with someone! :hug:

Good morning! I actually did break down and go WI on Thursday. I was happy and relieved that learn that I only gained 1.4 over the holidays. I'm back OP again and fighting the fight!

I'm in the middle of cleaning my house - somewhat frantically. My parents are coming around noon to pick up our kids and take them home with them. DH and I have late-night photo gig tonight taking pictures at a Mardi Gras ball. Of our three regular babysitters, two are involved in a basketball tournament and one is in Hawaii with her family. I'm not one to just "try out" a new sitter on my kids when I'll be in a situation where I can't immediately get home. I usually invite a new sitter to come to dinner at our house and then see how she interacts with the kids and how they like her. Or I wait until I have some big printing project and have a new sitter come and occupy the kids while I'm still in the house with them so I'm right there if things don't work out. Anyway, this time we were stuck until my mom offered to come get them and keep them until tomorrow afternoon. They live about an hour and a half away, but she loves when she gets to take my kids to church on Sunday morning and show them off to her friends!

Okay, enough of a break. I've finished the kitchen and breakfast room. Time to go and tackle the living room - ACK! We still have new Christmas toys that haven't learned how to stay in their places and keep sneaking back into the living room!!

Thanks for the cookbook Deb. I haven't had a chance to really look it over closely but I'm sure there are lots of new and exciting ideas for dinner in it!! I think I'll print it out and put it in a binder so I have it at my fingertips when I need it instead of always having to hop in the 'puter to find something to fix.

Morning ladies...

I've noticed that a lot of us have been afraid to go back to the COD after the holidays.. I guess it's very typical of human nature to be afraid to face the things that scare us most.. I know I was hesitant to step on the scale at home after our holiday as well..

But I hit upon something that's gotten me back on the scales.... This isn't just about eating better or dropping a few pounds.. It's about facing our fear about changing our lifestyle for the better and forever.. If we lose sight of the goal, or start moving away from the things we should be doing, we're giving into those fears.. So I said "Screw it".. Just get your butt on the scale and deal with whatever damage you did..

It's a bit more daunting when you have to go to the COD and face a pencil thin counselor that you know is just going cluck her tongue at you if you gained much weight and then scold you about going off plan.. Well you know... If you gained weight, you DID go off plan, so we just have to face the music, and then move on.. The sooner you do it, the sooner there will be one less monkey on your back...

Anyway, I'm sorry it seems i've been on a soapbox lately.. I don't mean to...

Have a great, POP day!

Good morning all :) I have a small little idea. How about if, on Monday mornings, we all WI and report our weekly loss or gain. I suppose you can WI any day you choose, , but keep it the same day each week, and report it, right here in the loser's thread, or in a seperate thread if you guys think that would be better, on Mondays. Since so many are left w/o a COD, it could give us all a bit of accountability, and noone's progress might get overlooked amongst all of our chatter. What do you all think?

Ron- Thanks for the input. I plugged it into fitday and he's getting about 1800 cals. a day, so I think he's ok. Maybe I will add a dairy. He can't live without his big ole glass of milk for dinner.

Amylou- Are you guys still all intact after the storm? I was looking at the pics on the web and it looked pretty bad in some places. We can have wind up here that gusts up to 60 mph for days on end, so it's just something we live with up here. When I was driving home on the interstate yesterday, I was driving right into the wind and if I went the speed limit, I could feel the truck start to float. Pretty scary.

Nicole- I think that is a good idea. I think a dedicated WI thread would be good, it could get overlooked here on this thread.