Kim-you're cracking me up! Oh-wait . . .you're serious aren't you? Boy-I HAVE missed out!

I think I'll join you guys in the challenge-even though i'm not a big fan of meal replacement shakes-especially when it's cold . . .

Okay Kim just made me pee my pants so I must be down a few ounces.. will laugh myself silly all the way to the scale!

OK...I'm in on the challenge. Here's to big losses for all of us!!

Is this a program that LAWL has? I am curious b/c I want to know if I should write it in the journal this way or not. I am looking forward to doing this.

I saw Walgreens has the juice on sale BOGO

I do my duty for all of my friends who are weighing in today.....

Barb - I got it from my COD. It's a corporate center.

And when I went in today, she gave me another suggestion. She said about three years ago, they used to recommend that to break a plateau you do a week of fish for all of your protein - the white fish - anything from the second group in your protein book. She said they don't do that anymore because it's rather extreme. I told her I had been doing this for awhile and to hit me with anything she's got. I mentioned the challenge, and she suggested something they did I do the TO, and then whenever I do the slim downs, make the white fish my other protein choice for the day. I may try this next week. She gave me a couple of grilled fish ideas too. She said her husband will grill mahi mahi in a foil packet and put a thin slice of pineapple on each side of the fish so that when he flips the packet, the pineapple taste gets into the fish. And for the tilapia, the same thing, but with lemon slices. He added some seasoned salt and some spices to it, so I am going to play with that next week. Albertson's just had a BOGO last week on tilapia so I loaded up.

That sounds good - I'll try that too.

Thinking back, I can say that I have had more success when I bring more fish into my diet... lately I've been chicken loaded.

Kim.........you do know that you have a gift, right??????

Cassi.......I LOVE mahi mahi....I don't know if I can get it around here, but my grocery store will order things for me......duh..i forgot.

Ok, so when I went to COD yesterday, I got the one chick who has done LAWL and is really helpful, and I asked her about bringing recipes in so she could submit them to the LA chef for me, and she said they no longer have access to the la chef. I go to a corporate center. Do you think this is right? She is the manager.

Oh, I have to go...................so much to do......so little time

OH, and Kristen...........go for the red bra either way...........DH will have one of his best Valentine's Days ever!!!!!

Nicole - She also said Haddock grilled was good. Anything that was on the second fish protein list. Anything with the bigger portion... shrimp, tilapia, cod, etc.

Okay one more question! I got my Slimfast Optima shakes today but forgot string cheese.. I think you said yours are 50 cals.. It is advised to have these to add to the Slimfast so it's comparable to the Slimdowns? I know we are on TO on Mon/Tues so I should be able to get some by Wed.

Hope you all had a good day!

Kristen - I don't know if "advised" is word. Rather, this is what I'm doing. At Lea Ann's suggestion. (Lea Ann - Like how I bring you into this?)

Missing in Action Lea Ann.... we'll have to find her!!

Thanks so much.. I told DH I lost 5 1/2 inches around bust and he said 'you're shrinking your rack'.. we have to get the men together to figure out what all this means and come up with a common dictionary of lingo for men!

I am SO going to enjoy my food this weekend before TO on Monday and if I can have white fish, including my shrimp and scallops etc I'm all for doing those for our Slimdown days..bring on the shrimp Forest Gump!

shrimp gumbo, shrimp skewers, shrimp teriyaki, shrimp scampi, broiled shrimp, fried shrimp... (My bubba gump impression)

My gal said she'd deny okaying it but.... to add the string cheese to make the protein more comparable to the slimdowns--I think the protein is the key to keeping hunger at bay.