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Penny, I'm a 'mad eater', too. I haven't quite figured out how to address that, other than just to stay out of situations where I get mad. LOL.

Kateful, that was cute.

Wyllenn, you've had a rough week all around!! I hope you can find something extra nice to do that's a deliberate take-care-of-me move.

BreakingFree, we ended up doing Mexican. No dessert, only water, and I ordered what I thought would be a decent meal - shrimp fajitas. I ate a third of the chip basket with salsa, and had two fajitas with lettuce/guac/sourcream/tomatoes, beans with cheese (BAD idea, I found out after the fact that they have sooo much fat in them). I took home half of the fajita filling and one tortilla for lunch today. After calculating everything on fitday, I was utterly shocked to see how many calories this racked up. But ... before? I would have grazed our way through two baskets of chips ("they're free, after all"), added a margarita and maybe dessert, and I forsure would have been a member of the Clean Plate Club.

Rosario, YAY! Just Push Play!

[penpal]

I came to the realization today that I can't eat less than 1650 calories (just wouldn't be able to stick to it) soooo the only option I have if I want to start losing again instead of just maintaining at this weight is to do more exercise.

I decided to do half an hour of walking each day (I also work out 3x a week at Curves). This is a bit tricky because I have a bad foot and can only walk 10-15 minutes at a stretch, so I broke it down into 3x 10 minute walks. I've done the first two ok and I'll do another 10 min. after dinner.

[brooke26]

My biggest challenge today has been to NOT over eat. I was SO busy and took the day off of exercise, but haven't been eating well, so I'm trying to get back on track.

I think I've done pretty well.....and now I'm "done" with eating. No more snacks...no more snacks. Then, off to bed early so I can hit the gym early.