Enjoy, you deserve to have a nice visit with your daughter. When she is gone you can always do phase 1 again for a day or so. I love you attitude.

Ok...what would you all do?

On saturday, if we are able to go out of town, I will be meeting a friend. Then we are going to a friend of that friends house for dinner. I do not know these ppl at all, and do NOT want to offend everyone. I believe that they are planning on going all out for the occasion....I don't feel that I have a way to say I am on a diet and can not eat such and such and such in a way that doesn't come off as ungrateful...

50% of the world is on a special eating program. Don't apologize!

Just let your friend know that you have some specific dietary requirements right now (because of medical program that you are doing) and ask him/her how to best communicate with the host. Let him/her know that you are inquiring so that you know if you should bring your own food, or if there will be something provided that is ok. Then you won't come across as ungrateful...

What if you were vegetarian? I can't eat seafood, and always tell people that if I am invited for dinner... several times people have just cooked a chicken breast for me instead, and I have never sensed that people were offended. My husband can't eat onions, and we always tell people that too (since you can't take them out).

If you are going out, there will most likely be more flexibility than if you are eating at someone else's house.

I totally agree w/ Pxlkitty. Just describe it as a medical plan that limits your ability to eat certain foods, and as much as you would love to participate in eating everything, you really have to be careful. I find most folks to be very understanding, especially with gluten free and other restrictions being so common.

Have fun. And don't stress too much over this. In the big scheme, it's a minor blip on the radar.

i had written a long post about this, but forgot to post it and closed the window. oops. anyhow, it said something along the lines of if worse comes to worse, just say you have diabetes. that works because people know what it is, or have at least heard of it, and know that it involves dietary restrictions. best of all, no one will prod you about the details!

in other news... i'm seeing one of my best pals from high school tonight because he is paying drums for a touring band. he lives in philadelphia and i haven't seen him since our HS reunion in 2009. i can't wait. i hope he's blown away by how completely different i look!

Let us know how the reunion goes! I'm sure he's going to be blown away!

I will be waiting to hear about this...

Hi everyone. No loss for me this week -- the first week this has happened. I was stressed all week as my boss was out so I was managing everything on my own. On top of that, I had WI at 4:30pm instead of my usual 8:30... So let's hope for a bigger number next week!

Onward and downward.

Oh my ****, I'm not losing either, it just goes so slowly at the end. Next week will be better I just know it! Onward and downward (I like that)

On a positive note, I just got out of the pool, it's dark out, but I'm afraid my little tushy and little titties might glow in the dark because I am so tan everywhere else.

Having a great time with my daughter and grandbabies, they're on Ohio time so the boys are going to bed early. I don't usually get home until 6, and they go to bed at 7, so we have time to eat and they're out! They're so worn out from swimming all day. They're eating like champions too! I'm so glad I have Fri-Tues. off to play and get all my YAYA kisses in before they have to leave again.

Well I guess part of this diet is about being accountable, so here it is,
I've been off and on protocol for the last month (okay so maybe a little more than a month ) but yesterday I had a rude awakening. I hadn't been to see my coach in two weeks and we discovered that I had gained 4 lbs. It doesn't seem like a lot but when we looked at my progress sheets I'm back to where I was at the beginning of May! Needless to say I am right back on protocol today!
Trouble is, The reson I gained it back was because I fell back into my old ways, which really scares me. I'm getting married in Januaray and hope to be 10lbs past goal by that point. But what happens after that?! I know that their are the other phases to go through and maybe that will teach me to eat properly and responsibly, but what if it doesn't?
I'm just venting (again something I miss about this site!) Thanks for listening!

I totally feel your pain. I have been on and off this diet so many times now for whatever reason. Each time I return to my old eating ways. I managed to keep all the weight off for a year then had surgery and have slowly crept back up. (granite it has taken me about a year put some of it back on)! I phased off correctly and was really good. now i struggle to be a responsible eater becuase I just want to eat everything in site. I am back on now 4 days in. Ketosis is here.

I weighed myself this morning and the scale said 159.5!!!!!

It won't be official for another week or two, since my tracker weight uses my coach's scale and I always have clothes on, but I DON'T CARE!!! I haven't seen 150-anything since high school!!

yay pxlkitty!!!! congratulations!!! the 150s are pretty exciting!

i took this picture yesterday and liked it. the jeans are the same ones i was wearing in december and january. i really had no idea how big i was!

That is an incredible picture.

So, how did it go with your old friend the other night? I thought maybe you had snuck off with him...

wow! Look at you... 153??? You will be seeing the 140s soon...