Posts by tempest75954

don't feel so bad hon, i'm back to the site after being gone 6 weeks and during that period i gained 8 pounds...... its alot to put on in such a short time but i'm back now and hoping to make it better... i know about 5 pounds of it is water weight because i LOVE salt... on everything just about. so don't give up hope and just keep on truckin lol. when i was on track i would give myself saturdays for my junk food cravings and it really helped alot giving myself an extra 1000 cals that one day because i knew i could hold to it the rest of the week if i had that one day. my worst addiction is cream cheese, queso, and chocolate. queso with nacho chips. but portion control really helps there, i allow myself a bit for lunch with a salad. besides I've heard alot of folks saying that a bit of dairy in your diet specially first in the day is really good for your metabolism

so don't be too hard on yourself and know theres others out there with the same problem

my lunch is a ham sandwich:

1 slice of reduced fat ham(46), 2 slices of tomato (5), 5 slices of pickles(5), 2 slices of whole wheat bread (138), light ranch salad dressing (instead of mayo)(70) = 264 cals

well my favorites are :

water, diet green tea, diet mountain dew, fresh broccoli, black plums, lowfat milk, egg whites, whole wheat bread, ham(reduced fat), light yogurt, grapes, and chex mix 100 cal packs. its definately workin since i lost 7 pounds so far on this diet. OH and lowfat salad dressing instead of mayo on my sandwiches.

its okay now he's not hurting anymore, but dealing with it led me to drown my sorrows in reeses cups, went up 40 lbs in like 6 months. it was not a pretty sight back then

yes i lose quicker cutting out sugar too,

and its most likely water weight that made you go up. i was stuck at 169 for a few days, andthen one morning (i had skipped salting my foods the day before) bam i was at 166. apparently my water weight was sitting there while my fat was dropping.

heres a typical non-maintenance day for me:

7 am Breakfast: 3-4 scrambled egg whites seasoned with garlic and onion powder, buttered whole wheat toast, and 1/2 cup of milk (sometimes substitute the buttered toast with sugar free maple and brown sugar oatmeal)

10am midmorning snack: grapes, nectarine, or plum with light vanilla yogurt fruit dip

1pm Lunch: ham sandwich with tomatos, pickles, and lettuce (substitute lowfat ranch dressing for mayo) 8 oz of diet green tea

4pm Midafternoon snack: 100 cal pack of chex mix (cheddar cheese)

7pm dinner: 6 oz of some meat(steak pork chops chicken etc..) 1/2 cup of green vegetable (green beans, asparagus, spinach, salad) and 1/2 cup of milk

occaisional Movie snack: 1 cup lowfat sugarfree ice cream, and i'll occaisionally treat myself with 1 tablespoon of my fave topping.

 drinks throughout the day: diet mountain dew, diet green tea with citrus, and water

before bed: (i can't sleep on an empty stomach) 1/2 cup of milk

If you're going to the TEXRENFEST, Heres a bit of advice, camp on the grounds. the traffic is sooooo bad getting out of there at night its crazy. we leave friday eve, set up camp and set the battery alarm clock for 7 am (not that you need it with the train goin through bout that time blasting its horn) we plan on going thursday this year and leaving monday morning sometime, beats the heck out of the traffic woes. plus you get to enjoy the drum circle three nights in a row, (you don't want your kids there after about 9:30pm but till then its okay everyone behaves.) about everyone i have met there has a saying lol, what happens at Renfaire, stays at renfaire. and yes it is kid friendly if you avoid the sea devil tavern, thats the only place as far as stuff that may not be suitable for kiddos. the great thing is if you have something you want to see at the sea devil, the joust field is right across from it and the kids can go see that while you watch your show :D.

I had the opportunity to lug toddlers through the ren faire.  and while i enjoyed sharing it with my kids. its much more fun now that they're older. the trick was lugging the baby lol, we had to find a wagon for her.