by reading your post sluggermom, i would think you arent eating enough! sometimes i think i eat too much too, but then i add the calories up and i am fine!

I have a nice one. My gramma got it for me as a house warming present when I moved out of my parents house in January. Think that was a hint that she thought I was fat? haha It is pretty cool you can program it for 4 people with your height. And then you press you number and stand on it and it sells you if you lost or gained and it shows you your BMI. It some ways it sucks cuz when you see that little up arrow it like oh no! but yah, its cool.

i wont ever have a scale again. even when i did i really didnt use it but when i did unless it said a certain number then i would freak out.

therefore when i sold the house and moved, the scale went into the garbage. that was almost 4 years ago.

woohooo!

I'm gonna ramble a bit here ...

I used to be one of those who didn't eat. I didn't eat breakfast, I thought I was getting away with something if noon went by and I still hadn't eaten. I actually went to a doctor thinking I was depressed because by the time the kids got off the bus I could hardly stand the noise, the air, the hustle! I was mad all afternoon. I nibbled my way thru making supper. Ate enough for four ordinary men and just kept snacking until bedtime.
And I grew!
I still battle with breakfast. Today it was almost 9:30.
But my day, my week, my life, my weightloss goes much better if I eat regularly.

I seemed to be stuck at around 130 lbs. In an effort to find a magic bullet, I went hunting around the internet for 'thermogenics' Like hydroxycut, ya know? They boost your metabolism.
I tried to find healthy opinions. I found a bodybuilder who said something like ... all food is thermogenic, especially protein. It gets your digestive system and therefore you going ... using calories. A constant supply of a reasonable amount of food ... that's what keeps your metabolism working.

Then there was this thread ...
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82157

I think that's enough rambling.

Very intresting... I just checked the thread. I find sometimes out of no where I get very very tried.

"Whole wheat toast with a tsp or 2 of peanut butter is going to last longer than the same toast with jam but no peanut butter." - midwife

I had jam on my toast this morning - guess I should of have PB! hehe It is so full of fat or I would have :(

K so i just read that thread, and here is what i can contribute to that...just from experience.

all week i was eating my protein and fiber and a bit of fat for breakfast (by the way if i dont eat by 7:30am i am going to go postal on someone)...but the last 2 days i opted for the lean pocket breakfast things...less calories yes than what i was eating, but WAY less healthier and i was ravenous just about 90 min later if not before....back to my KASHI!!!

my other breakfast staple(s) are 2 poached eggs and grits with a bit of lofat shredded cheese!. lasts me for hours!!

and i might ramble here too, but well the no exercise thing might not be helping either. maybe that first month or so you will lose without any exercise but it wont last long and it wont stay off...just my .02 which is worth less than that!

You could try my oatmeal ;)

I find ceral makes me hungry - always has. That is why I always have a piece of toast with it.

The first time I tried steel cut oats I was very disappointed. I was hungry in about an hour! The ladies who lift pointed out that I had to have protein with it. Duh!
Now I whiz it with egg whites ... makes like a custard. I really enjoy it and it keeps me full for a while.

something about egg whites... not brave enuf to try it so I just skip eggs for the most part / too much fat!

have you tried the Kashi go lean crunch??? with 1/2 banana some skim milk!!!??

i bet you wont be hungry!!

i usually do 3 egg whites and 1 yolk!!

I'd like to start doing this! I had a bowl of Special K cereal for breakfast, low fat yogurt for a midmorning snack, a turkey burger for lunch, and am planning grilled skinless chicken breast with salad for dinner. Sound ok?

sounds fabulous!!!