Hello Noahsmama....Yes....it seems like I have been gone along time. I did talk to Jennifer yesterday...she said you both keep in touch alot....she is such a sweet gal with a very big heart. I hope she comes back and post again soon, but she is very busy.

I will have to get some of the puddings and jellos to make some of those recipes. Now those sound like something I could put in my cottage cheese. When you use those creamies or puddings, does that count towards one of your HNS's? I wasn't sure, so I didn't buy any because I figured I better stick with the clear since they are quite costly.

Hello all! Here's wishing us all luck to stay on track and reach our goals.
WE. CAN. DO. IT.

I went to a class tonight and the center said that each time we go off plan that it costs us $45.15 to catch back up. Wow, for something so expensive that really caught my attention because I have really wanted to cheat lately, but the HNS chocolate pudding has saved me!

Here's a little inspiration that one of the ladies gave us tonight. I thought it was great:

Food is wonderful!
In fact, food is my best friend,
But lately I'm aware that
My friend is hurting me,
Making me uncomfortable,
Sabotaging my goals,
Causing me grief and guilt,
Possibly destroying my life.
Today I made a decision-
It's time to get a new friend.

$45.15....Holy Moly!!! That will make me stop and think....thanks for sharing that along with the poem. I too enjoyed that.

i think maybe i ate too much chicken for supper tonight i bought breasts that were cut up into strips and breaded them with melba toast and baked them--OP chicken fingers!! but i definitely ate too many of them. i have this problem where i justify doing things like that because i went to the gym and burned a LOT of calories... but i know that's probably not good enough. :S

Can someone tell me how to fix the many beans that are listed as starches on the menu? I would much rather have that then a slice of bread, but since we can't have canned goods, I'm not sure how to fix them. Thank you whoever can help me with that.

Sounds like your cousin is more of a problem then your off plan moment. You could confront her and tell her how hurtful her actions are or blow her off.

You can rise above her! You are committed to becoming a healthier, happier person, including dealing with a manipulative relative. This is one of those nondiet healthy choices to make. Don't let her sorry actions pull you down. Remember, you are a strong, beautiful, intelligent woman who deserves the best in life. Stay strong! [/QUOTE]



Thanks for the hug and your encouragement Lori123321! I know I can rise above next time I'm in this situation. Meanwhile, I have to put on my big girl pants and get over it and move on. All she did was stoke the fire, now I am more determined to follow OP so her plan backfired anyway.

I did go to WI today and tattled on myself, I was told to not beat myself up over it, and that I still lost a 1/2 pound since Thurs. <<heavy sigh>> So here's me... getting over it.

WOO HOO IS RIGHT!!! WAY TO WORK IT!!!

The puddings/gelatins do count as your HNS and are the same price as the concentrates. So what are you waiting for girl..go get them!

Thanks, noahsmama! I am back OP today!

Welcome! I just finished going through the whole cheat thing, but I am back OP today and feeling much better. Good luck!

Welcome Back Fifties Ladie! Hope all is well.

Fifties, I eat homemade salsa alot. Try it on your eggs, yum! Or make homemdae tortilla chips out of the 50 cal tortillas.

Just boil them with some seasoning or put them in crock pot with a bunch of water all day on high.

Thank you so much for the suggestions....I have to experiment with new things before I get way to bored. Today I tried the pancake like from the cooking class I attended....totally not the same...and I did everything the same way??? I could barely chow it down, and left a portion behind...I'm really worrried about my breakfast pattern which I totally want to skip, but I know I can't. It will be interesting to see what my cholesterol reads this week when I go in for my annual check up....we shall see with all the eggs I have eaten will have some effect on it. I pray not. One good thing, I have to fast, so no breakfast for me...yippee1

ugh i have a cholesterol checkup thursday morning. i'm nervous. but that's also another reason why i'm trying so hard to lose weight now, because at 25 years old, my cholesterol should NOT be high. i'm hoping to have made some improvement since january, but i'm scared to find out. :S

Well, let's wish each other good luck Leahruthie...I will be sure to let you know how it turns out....I have always been below 200, so I hope that hasn't changed because of this diet, else I will be so very disappointed.

So six mornings out of seven I have 3 oz of egg whites--pasturized ones in a carton mixed with 2 HNS and 16 oz of water. I throw it in my shaker cup and go. I just can't sacrifice the time for breakfast. I have my melba toast and I am full--due to the protein.

The egg whites aren't slimey or gross, and you will only taste the flavor of the HNS. I just kind of sip on it for a bit in the morning; just make sure to wash your shaker out well or it does get a funk smell from the protein.

i know it's probably not the best idea, as everyone says to limit your intake of hard cheese, but i have cheddar cheese and melba crackers for breakfast almost every single day. i can't help it, it's absolutely delicious! and i really, really, REALLY don't like eggs. i think that's a holdover from doing the low-carb diet; i ate so many eggs in that year or so that i think i'm over eggs for another few years at least. yuck. so yeah, i eat a lot of hard cheese :S

That sounds like a great idea. I get sick of cooking breakfast and sometimes the meal replacment bars don't sound very appealing to me.

BTW, back OP; two OP meals today! Yay! I'm back!