Oh yeah Shine on you will love couscous! I can't wait to try that recipe next week! It's one of the foods I got my family to eat while I was on WW.

Thank you for posting the recipe! That sounds really good. I love spicy foods, so I can hardly wait to make the creole seasoning.

lv2ski2004 - your bmi is lower than mine - I'm at the high end of the healthy range. You have been really good with the exercise. I'm betting we will both lose more than the normal 6 lbs during stabilization. I feel like I can exercise harder now without putting myself into starvation mode. I went all out on my ecliptic tonight for only 30 minutes and it said I burned 425 calories. I'm doing the high energy exercising on my extra starch day this week.

Well this is what I get for being MIA for a week or so. We used to be stationed in Holland (were there twice for a total of almost 10 years) - would take the train to A'dam for a Mexican food fix. I'm not sure I could be too good even on the maintenance menu there - I'd be eating all my favorite Dutch treats (don't even ask!) not to mention having a few "real" Heinekens! Guess you're there now - can't wait to hear about it!

And no I've not been to 790 North but every time we drive by there I think "I want to try that place"! So I'm up for it. Assuming I ever get through stinkin' stabilization! Still trying to get to week 4. It's been a rough couple of weeks - all mental. But it's gotten better since the weather has turned nice.

I didn't realize your husband had been AF - when in the 70s were you over there? We went to Holland for our first tour in 1976.

I did maintenance for 18 months just fine taking only vitamins. MSM I take for my joints. Flax is just healthy overall. But the weight-loss stuff - MRC-6, enhancer, cortatrim - nope.

Tina,

My Tanita reading was 33% when I finished. When I asked my center about it they said not to worry that it's based on age too. I will be 59 in April. Of course I would like to weigh 125 like I did when I was in my 20's again but realistically that is not possible to maintain. I think you are making a wise choice.

Ain't that the truth? My daughter was born in Holland - in a Dutch hospital - and we did have fun. We've said many a time we were in at the right time.

We were pretty poor too at first (I remember him passing me a message once when he was TDY that he'd written a $50 check & I thought "Great, we're $50 overdrawn!" Thank goodness for the overseas "float"!) But the exchange rate was good back then and we didn't have kids the first couple of years (got pregnant the 3rd year we were there). Sometimes it's hard to believe how long ago that was!

We were at RAF Alconbury from 89 - 95. My daughter was a year old when we moved there - she turns 21 in a couple weeks!! The best assignment of our lives. A big outing was filling up the gas tank, packing a lunch and picking an attraction on the map. When I got a GS job, I taught a class called traveling on a shoe string budget - I'd gotten really good at it by then. What great memories!

I'm an RAF Chicksand veteran myself - '80 - '82. Loved how close we were to London and went to many, many plays and live events there.

Hi Ladies, had my first stabilization wi this morning. Down a 1/2 lb since Monday which is pretty good since TOM came to town last night & I woke up swollen. In fact, I was dreaming I was swellling up like a balloon!! But, I managed to have a great run today - 3.66 miles which is the most I've ever run!!! I've got a few 5k's I'm planning on running and I start training on Monday for a 10k. There are 3 I want to go to in May that are between 10k (6.4 miles) and 7 miles. I am still pinching myself, I can't believe I'm a runner and I am so totally in love with it!! Our center manager asked me today if I ever would have thought this was possible 100 lbs ago and there is NO WAY! I couldn't run more than 2 minutes in January, let alone even dreamed it a year ago. Anyway, just wanted to share my happy Friday the 13th with you. Have a great weekend!

Also, I get to go shopping for a nice form fitting outfit this weekend. Monday is our stabilization party and I can hardly wait for a new photo. I'm much trimmer than I am in this one. Even though my weight is the same now, I've really lost inches through my mid section. Can hardly wait to post it!

Shine on-
Congrats on the new outfit! How much fun is that! Also way to go on the running! I'm sooo jealous! I love the thought of running but my knees won't hold up! Anyways good job and I can't wait to hear how you do.

Ok, now I feel like I have to get involved. I wasn't stationed anywhere...! HaHa.... However, TJ (my love) was there twice. When he was a kid his Dad was stationed at Greenham Common (75-77), and then when TJ was active duty, his first assignment was at Upper Hayford (83-85). He's always wanting to go back. Me? Notsomuch... but I'm quite sure it's beautiful! I just want to go to Ireland first!

I had my week 2 stabilization meeting today and am soooo looking forward to adding fruit in at breakfast. I LOVE FRUIT! And, I was down 1.5 lbs....! Very cool!!! I'm liking this stabilization deal thus far.... ;);)

Congrats! I sooo can't wait until Monday to have my first meeting! I only hope that I do as well as you. Fruit at breakfast sounds wonderful!