Here is the place I first saw about salad in a jar

http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/skinny...salad-in-a-jar

But if you google it you will find lots of ideas from lots of other people too. And I just saw that they are reintroducing the pint and a half mason or Ball jars if I see them I may buy some. You can do the salad in a jar with the handheld sealer and jar attachment too - I have seen them in Walmart and wholesale stores so you don't need the big machine (but I do love mine) The whole sucking the air out of the jar is what really helps it stay nice for days..

Stephanie so glad you MIL supports you in this - just ignore the wack-a-do SiIL - I know easier said than done .. I don't think the Salisbury steak will mess you up too much - wish I could think of a good solution for you for those times.

Air good for you changing your stats to match the digital - I know that had to be hard .....why is it when a scale is different it is different and right being lower

I've not been checking in lately because I've been eation OOC! Anything and everything in sight, especially CHOCOLATE! I've gained 4 lbs. in, like 3 days. UGH.

I'm discouraged.....And that has the tendency to make me want to eat even MORE MORE MORE!

aud, it's got 2 carbs worth of lettuce (which is A LOT, haha), two tbsp of sour cream (2 carbs) two tbsp of salsa (1 carb) and 2 oz of grated cheese (1 carb) and ground beef (0 carbs). It's really yummy! I made it with a mix of cheddar and monteray jack last night, my husband loved it! He's actually getting kind of jealous of the food I make for myself and now wants me to make him the same stuff for dinner, haha. He doesn't need to lose weight though, he is actually underweight at 6"3 and 145 lbs.

rho, yeah I am glad she understands. I love my MIL (how many people can say that?) and she is a really great person. She's really easy on her kids though, and my FIL is a hard *** so when they want something they go to her, haha. My husband is apparently the favourite, he said his mom told him that once. His sisters know it though, they've said to me 'Oh yeah, Dylan is the favourite!' haha.

167 today, almost done my pack of birth control so I'm hoping my first TOM is coming soon. I'm excited to get it over with. Once it's over with I'm going to have my husband measure me again and we'll check with the ones that I took at the start and see if I'm losing inches

4myloves, recognise what you are doing and stop right now! You can do this! Think of your Easter goal everytime you want to eat something.

Maybe make it a goal to check in here daily and post what you eat, that way you are holding yourself accountable

awww 4myloves . . . hang in there! I think it's great that you even posted what's going on. I know from feeling like you're feeling how hard that is to do! I always feel better after posting here - even when I'm discouraged. Something I'm working hard on is that when I do go OffP, I am trying to STOP right then rather than waiting til the next morning . . . or the next day etc.

It's hard.

But lately I'm getting waaay better at putting the brakes on any slide . . . by just thinking being OffP isn't the end of me trying for a new WOL/WOE, and if I stop right away, it will just be a blip on the radar of the journey. I'll either take a walk or a long shower and think "OK, now I'm back OP!" So much of this is "mental" or a "mind set" for me. Hope you'll keep checking in and letting us know how you're doing.

Loved the salad in a jar blog and also went to the link in comments where the vegetables were added in rho . . . off again Friday so going to check out the hand held thingie then . . . this whole idea appeals to me on so many levels: $$$ saved and also right there and handy when I don't feel like chopping etc!

"Taco'ey" Salad going on my to-try list steph---I'm thinking barbQ pork rinds for some crunch?

Today is my loooong day . . . up early and working 2:30-4am . . . it's my day off from the gym tho, but still planning to get long walk in. Others are even noting that my mood is greatly improved . . . NSV?

Rho it was a bit disheartening but I wasn't too surprised, I definitely felt like I had gained more than 9 pounds in the 4 months I was off plan and I was right it was 12. But on good news I weighed myself today and I was 221 so 1.4 pounds lost in a day, kind of equals the negative feelings. Also I might have to try the salad in the jars idea, they would be perfect for work and school. No more buying salads out.
4myloves its definitely hard once you feel yourself slide, I agree with Stephanie that a daily check in might help. I have found that I am eating way better now that I am documenting everything and no matter how much I want something I cant have I will have to write it down (and probably feel it later) and that's huge motivation to avoid it.
Stephanie I made my own version of a taco salad last night with ground turkey, lettuce, sour cream, pepper jack cheese and salsa last night. It was sooo good! Thanks for the idea!

It is such a good salad! It's fun alternating stuff and trying different things too Since we have a freezer full of beef that we got for Christmas (the freezer and the beef was our present haha) I can do a lot of experimenting

My daughter had her 2 month shots yesterday and she is super cranky and tired at the same time. If I'm not holding her she wakes up and starts crying again. It's going to be a long day, so no working out for me haha.

Don't give up! Focus on everything you have done so far!

I had a feeling tonight I needed to eat chicken wings and fries....instead I went and had a long bath

Morning all

I have had this stinking sinus thing goiing on for a few weeks last night I felt so crummy we ordered Chinese in. I got pepper steak and had a cup of the broth from won-ton soup - no rice or actual won-ton. I knew it wasn't perfect but I did the best I could. I was gas bloated last night (and still this morning) and I had horrible horrible heartburn last night - a good reminder to stay away from things isn't it. Did I feel like this all the time before and didn't realize it because it was the norm?

I NEED to have things in the freezer to pull out and heat up when it's a bad day (or week) not just for sinus headache days but for regular for me days (I have a few chronic health issues that can effect day to day) so I don't need to fall back on Chinese food (the only thing that delivers in my small town) so Sunday I will take everything out of the freezer and go thru it to see what I have in there - I need to make room to do this too ... (garbage pick up is Monday so that is why I will do it Sunday - I'm sure there will be this to get rid of in the back of the freezer lol)

Stephanie I don't cook different meals for hubs and myself - I just supplement his with potatoes or rice or pasta when it is called for or else he just eats what I eat. And we know what they like so it isn't like we are making things they would hate How is the little one doing today?

4my - you can do it!!

Icard - WHOO HOO on the long bath instead of fries .. You can bake wings
with spices and have them btw though

I need to get something done today - anything!

186.0 today, a new low but I'm definitely bloated. I was looking at myself in the mirror this morning and realised I was sucking in my stomach. When I let it out I was like 'holy crap' haha.

rho, she's doing good! Sleeping in her swing. Still a little fussy from her shots.

I actually have a little extra help this week. There was a gas leak at my husbands work and they called off work for the rest of the week. He went in Monday and they sent him home because it was -23 and they won't work when it's that cold, he worked yesterday, but now has the rest of the week off. It's nice because he's going away Friday for a few days so I can get a lot done in advance.

I also notice I keep writing 16- when I type my weight. I've caught myself a few times but realise in my last weigh in I said I weighed 167, haha. I think that's where my heart is right now since I was 164 when I found out I was pregnant. Wishful thinking I guess!

I'm a little frustrated with myself today I had a slip last night though I'm kind of laughing too. I've spent the last couple of days encouraging a friend of mine to go on Atkins as she's been struggling with her weight and spent some time saying "No don't eat that!" so of course I struggle. I've been staying with my mom to save money and she keeps bringing home cookies and stuff even though we've talked several times about how I don't want it around and if she can at least keep it to a minimum so last night I had a couple bites of cake. I swear it's been taunting me for days and I've been trying to encourage her to finish it off and gave a bunch to my son and thankfully it's almost gone but I am a little mad. On the bright side I was forced to do exercise at my PT appointment this morning, probably about 10 minutes going backwards on the elliptical (it's starting to get easier yay!) and 30 minutes doing light strength exercises and I weighed myself after working out and I was 220.8 so hopefully I won't have too much of a stall, I will try to drink lots of water today to flush it all out.
lcard one thing I did last summer when I wanted fries was make cauli tots, they don't hold together like tater tots but they're pretty good. You just puree up cooked cauliflower and roll them in parmesan cheese or pork rinds and bake them.

DH's sinuses have been killing him the last few days too rho, wonder what's in the air? Good luck on getting things done . . . I had so much planned for this 3 day weekend, and found out late last nite we've got repair issues so will be there to represent 10 hours fri and sat . . . on the bright side, one of the reasons I returned to this job was to make more $$ so there is that . .

Loving the sound of cauli-tots airo . . . got two heads in the fridge that need SOMETHING done with lol . . . I do best when I do have some pre-made meals in the freezer. We are soooo surrounded by processed, easy to grab junk/carbs in this world and my household in particular, it pays to be prepared!

Now if I couild only take my own advice!

Scale is just not budging lately, despite being totally OP. I know it's the added weight work in the gym totally shocking this old wore-out/out-of-shape bod o'mine . . . so far I'm taking it in stride but cautious that I don't get that subliminal "To **** With This I'm Not Losing Weight Anyway" self-destruct thought pattern going!

Concentrating instead of how GOOD I feel . . . energy up (and lately my skin is looking great--who knew??? Must be the OXYGEN?) and reminding myself how cool it is to eat all this rich, satisfying food . . . feeling full . . . all while being on a DIET!

Nope, not deprived a bit on Atkins.

Off the fish and chicken tonight - have some pork roast slices with a few shrooms, broccoli with what's left of the homemade cheese sauce and trusty EAS chocolate shake (I put a splash of Davinci Chocolate, a sprinkle of real cocoa and a splash of heavy cream to make it even more yummy . . . also got one of those blender ball shake-y cups that whip the heck out of it whenever I get around to drinking it hours from now) and headed out for the nite shift . . . CYA all in the Wee!

You all are so funny!! I might try some chicken wings with the spices!!

My boss said the funniest thing the other day. "People on a diet are like born again Christians. They want to preach their crap, but no one wants to listen!" HA HA HA!!!

OOOh and I have a NSV - I bought a new summer leopard raincoat tonight at Walmart. L size instead of XL! I am hoping to donate it to charity by Easter

Aud I have that problem too, I always end up scrambling right before I head to work or school trying to throw something together.
Congrats lcard! I had a NSV today too-I bought a pair 16 pants, a size smaller than what I wear currently. They're a bit tight but hopefully by Easter they will be a bit loose