PrairieQueen it's been a couple years since I had a Sausage Burrito and I think they were $1 back then. Inflation. I might try one next time.

Hucklebeary, I did WW for a while and did well with it, but I could only succeed by attending the meetings and I couldn't afford the meetings. It seemed so stupid to pay someone to weigh me. And i can get pep talks from 3FC. But it's not a spanking. Everyone does what works for them. I think any weight-loss plan will work if you stick with it. That's the hard part.

Hi everyone, I wanted to jump back in today but I am headed to the hospital! My daughter-in-law just went into labor with their twins!

And just to keep up, I weighed 174 this morning. I'll have to read all the posts later. I can't right now. But I hope everyone is doing well! :grouphug:

Carol let me know what you think of the burrito? I can't try one until possibly after mars comes back :) I'm being good so no triggers ;)

:congrat: to your son and DIL Jacqui :) Glad you're back :hug:

Jacqui sending positive vibes out to momma and babes :)

Today's menu.....

Break - McD's sausage burrito w/hot sauce and ice tea w/stevia
Lunch - more leftover chicken w/lemon-mushroom sauce over angel hair pasta
Dinner - slow cooker ham and beans (dried from 2014 garden) and leftover spinach salad

Rennie, I have had the burritos and they are good, but I normally prefer the sausage and egg McMuffins. The burritos are lower calorie and probably lower carb.

Jacqui, congratulations on the new grandtwins! Hope all goes well!

PrairieQueen, beans and ham :drool:

Thanks Carol :) You know ... I don't think I have ever tried an egg McMuffin ... I don't like the way the picture looks :) Looks like a puffy egg thing ... though that is what I get when I make my egg concoction in my little Easy Eggwich :D but I made it so I don't mind ;) and I just eat the eggs and whatever I add, no bread ;)

mars I had a 3.9lb whoosh ... I ate properly got my water in and all of that bloat is gone. You are making me work Lady! I even have your name on my calendar the day you return :). The kids are gonna say Mommy, who is Mars?!!!! ok 172.1 today that leaves me 6.9lbs to lose ... I've got this my friend :)

Jacqui, praying Mommy and baby's are doing well :hug:

So today was a longggggg day. I got to work at 7am and left at 6:15pm due to parent teacher conferences. We had a meal provided (all pasta, rolls, and thankfully salad).

Break - McD's sausage burrito w/hot sauce and ice tea w/stevia
Lunch - very small set I got of leftover ham/beans (in anticipation of the "snack" and pub wings)
Snack - small salad w/low cal balsamic vinaigrette
Dinner - grilled spicy pub wings and two light beers

...feeling the need to whine...
Yesterday's meals...
B: oatmeal & coffee;
L/S salad & >2C fresh fruit;
S (while cooking "dinner") ~4 pecan halves, ~1/2 T cream cheese;
D ~2C brussel sprouts.

I'm counting every calorie like it's bail money for my baby....Less than 900cal yesterday and right at 1200cal average and 100net carbs average for the week...and I've been stalling/gaining all this week. Even while exercising every day. At my weight! Ugh. Just, Ugh. And, No, I don't feel thinner and clothes fit the same. I need to exercise and I don't think I can go lower calories or lower carbs and still function.

I've been up since 5am, and my goal is to get to the gym and start an earlier exercise trend. Maybe the schedule change will shake things up? Anyway, should be less crowded. (Fingers crossed that I stop this chatting and get my butt in there.)

Did someone say "twins"? Awwww...hope everyone is doing ok. So many sweet cheeks to kiss!

"Wannabehealthy: Mars, "significant overweight luggage." I would have taken that personally. " :rofl: :rofl: New meaning to the term: SOL :rofl:

Hey ALL! I miss y'all! I am running, running, running with the new babies, watching my 3-year-old grandson, and having family in! I am exhausted and I mean exhausted! I still don't have to time to sit down and read posts and get back in the groove like I want, but I will as soon as I can! I hope you are all doing well! I haven't weighed today yet so I can't report my weight at the moment, but I have been drinking Diet Dr. Pepper because I need the caffeine! :lol: I just hope the sodium doesn't get me, but if it does, it does. My eating has been on point, so I'm good there! Anyway, the babies are each 5.13 lbs and 19.5 inches long. One has been put on oxygen but that's common. After all, they are 5 weeks early. He may have to stay in the hospital for up to 2 weeks until his breathing is normal. My daughter-in-law and other grandbaby are expected to be released today or tomorrow. Okay, gotta run! :grouphug:

Awwwww....babies...That's a healthy size for 5wk preemie twins! (Although any one of mine was as big as the two put together!) Must be tough to take him away from his sibling....2 boys?


whell..Diddit...made it to the gym this am ....sure is nice-n-sparsely populated at that time. I like coming back home during daylight. ...I sure hope I can keep up this early schedule. But it took a long time to stop perspiring--change in exercise schedule plus lack of sleep. Cross fingers that I'm sweating away fat.

PrairieQueen that must be the norm for parent/teacher conference meals. They serve spaghetti with sauce, nachos and a salad with tons of croutons, with super sweet lemonade :) the kids like it though :)

SeeMyFeet, I have suggested to everyone today to try calorie cycling. It sure helped me when I plateaued. Just a thought :) SeeMyFeet, good job on the gym. I have that issue after the gym with perspiration. Then when I do cool down I'm freezing :dizzy:

Jacqui, what about the Diet Dr Pepper 10? Is that better? Have you tried it? My son likes regular Dr Pepper and he said the 10 taste the same to him. It's worth a shot :) Hope you can relax a little soon :hug: Aw, give your DIL a hug from me. That's hard going home and your bundle of joy is in the hospital. That happened with our first. She stayed in the hospital for almost 3 weeks. We were there, more than home.

I dropped another pound this morning. I'm happy with myself. A co-worker bought me a sausage biscuit from Bojangles. I love love love their biscuits but I didn't eat it. I ate the sausage and wrapped the biscuit for one of the kids to eat :)

SeeMyFeeet when I was restricting my calories too much, I actually stalled. I had lost weight without really trying the first few weeks of summer by just exercising (yard & garden work). Then I started trying to lose and restricted my calories too much I think. Once I eased up on myself with the calories but kept up with the yard work I started losing again. My body didn't think it was starving and let me burn some fat.

Today's menu.....

Break - McD's sausage burrito w/hot sauce, ice tea w/stevia
Lunch - more beans and ham
Snack - 3 almonds and 4 blueberries
Dinner - linguini w/macadamia nut pesto and chicken

Well, the whine seems to have done the trick, I weighed in 0.5lb less than last friday's wt. We'll see if it sticks over the weekend. I'm hoping the change in routine was the trick, and not the pooping. I can control my daily routine, but not my intestines.

I've thought about this calorie/carb cycling option, but I'm too scared. It's so hard for me to lose as it is, and there's enough natural variation in my daily intake already. Frankly, ladies, I haven't seen enough real evidence that it works. Though, I'm sure it helps some folks feel less deprived, which is not a big deal for me. (Not now, anyway)

Sooo...(drum roll please)...I've been hard at work with this for 54 days and I've lost 10.87 pounds :carrot: That's about 0.2lb per day or 1.4lb per week, which is the best I've been able to do. Exercise or no exercise. I'm trying to take the joy in progress and avoid calculating how long it will take me to get to ###.

I didn't get to the gym early this morning, as I needed more sleep. I would dearly love to make that a new habit.....Rennie, I did finally stop sweating yesterday and have been freezing since.

Hi Chickies! I am not at home so no weigh-in today, but it is Carb Day! :carrot: I haven't weighed for the last few days so hopefully my weight is not up, but if it is, it is. It's been a little stressful around here. My grandson who is still at the hospital has had some complications in the last couple of days, but we got some positive news this morning. Prayers and positive thoughts for continued improvement would be appreciated! Rennie, congrats on being a lb down and SeeMyFeet on being half a lb down! :cp: (SeeMyFeet, yes, they are twin boys.) :wave: Prairie Queen, Carol Sue, Hucklebeary and others! Mars, I hope you're having a great time! :yes: