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B:french toast sticks (burger king) large coffee cream and sugar L:cashew chicken (frozen dinner)OMG i just went to look the cals=410!!! carbs=59g not eating THAT again Snack: butter tart+medium coffee ANOTHER large coffee(shared w hubby on way home) Dinner: 2 sm pork chops and a small salad. Sheesh! the first day i decide to post and the truth hurts.I will post again tomorrow and will eat better. SAD state of affairs!!If anyone can analyse this stuff and recommend healthy alternatives(real food no tofu stuff or fish(allergy)i more than welcome your input!!

WOWWWWW! Those are AMAZING!!! You look awesome!

congratulation on your new job!!

i have had about 4 fills.I haven't lost weight in a long time.I don't exercise either.I know if i exercised it's logical that since i am not gaining OR losing i would get the scale moving with exercise right??? This is my problem.Not sure if i eat too much or just need to move more. The answer (even though i don't want to face it:))is to start exercising and see what the results bring... geez writing it down sure makes the problem crystal clear huh!

LUNCH: whole sandwhich(2 slices white bread,lean turkey,lettuce,cheddar(1oz)mustard and mayo and a soup and a bag of baked lays. (Bowl of chicken noodle soup.) Do you think i need a fill or should i not eat the soup with the sandwich all at the same time? I ate it all and feel just full but not overfull. opinions please... thanks

I am dealing with the EXACT situations.I went out and bought some books,"Nanny 911" and "how to raise a strong willed child".Most of my son and daugther's behaviour is directly related to my hubby's and i parenting skills(low) so we decided to teach ourselves to be better parents,by setting CLEAR boundaries,limits,posted rules & AM and PM routine on the fridge.Reward sticker system for good behaviour and naughty step for time out.Consistency for us(me)is the key.I realized they couldn't act right if they didn't know how.If sometimes it was ok to act a certain way (cuz i was too tired or just not to have to deal with a meltdown) and sometimes it wasn't ok, they would of course be confused.Now the rules are clear for home, car/school bus,NO exceptions. Good luck,it's not easy but so worth it! Fellow parent in distress! Chantal

i don't usually respond to posts much but felt a strong urge to say that no one disputes the fact that kids are more sexually sophisticated these days but that it should not be part of this forum.Yes lots of different topics but graphic sexual topics...not so much.That's not why i chose to join anyway... I read this stuff at work on my breaks and lunch and if my supervisor saw any of this i would be in big doo doo.

Things are going so well lately.Financially we are just peeking our heads above the water that has been drowing us for the past 6 years, my husband and i came very close to separating last year and decided to TRY hard to make it work and we are now more in love than ever.I have taken control of my health and following through with actions ex.started physio for my back so i can learn to exercise without pain.Having a consultation with a cardiovascular clinic doctor about my diet and quit smoking.I am setting goals and reaching for them all. The problem...? I am happy but feel this overwhelming sense that all my cards will blow over and the house will fall! Does this make sense? Why can't i just expect good things to happen to me?I don't question it when they go bad.That's normal!! Any ideas how to overcome this??

breakfast/up at 6 eat at 9-10am 1 cup 2%milk life cereal or muslix cereal with banana(cut up verrry small) or 1 slice 12 grain toast with becel and light Peanut Butter or reduced sugar jam or on the week end 1 egg over easy,1/2 toast,2 slices bacon (crisp) snack/ V-8 lunch veg Soup (always) salad with chicken and asst vegs. or tuna sandwich(1/2) or small hamburger dinner whatever the family is having.I make sure to go for more meat and veg and then some starch. ex. BBQ chicken legs ot thigh even breast if enough sauce green Beans bit of butter and salt mini white potato w light sour cream. or tacos heavy on the meat and veg,easy on the cheese and sour cream. or rib steak 2/3 oz and that;s it/MAYBE a bit or tow of veg. V/8 is a WONDERFUL YUMMY sack and good for you!!! I find if i eat until i am 'full' there is no way i can even attempt to snack in the evening.It's an amazing thing that yes??

If you are taking thyroid meds, soy foods or milk interacts with the medication.Should check with a doctor before consuming.My doc advised against it. You can google it and here one of the links. www.thyroid-info.com/articles/soydangers.htm

This website is like FITDAY but once you enter your food and activities you can get recommendations... www.dietitians.ca

Could you afford to hire a 13-14 year old to come in and help you for an hour? If he/she watch the kids you could have me time to excersise and de compress.

Have you see a doctor for some antidpressants? They do make a HUGE difference!!

You have a great tool to help you lose weight and then you'll be thinner and for sure healthier...she will always be a bit*h!!

Jody, I so feel for you! What about internet learning or e-learning? Could you do that anytime during the day to catch up? I remember high school and i can honestly say my life is so much better now!! Life is long and you have to change your "head talk"start with one positive phrase and repeat it every time you tell yourself something negative.Add one every few weeks and will start believing it just like you believe the bad stuff that runs through your head. Find a journal and set goals for yourself.Even if it's a teeny tiny goal,you will feels so good that you will want to continue! Make telling yourself one beautiful thing once a day your first one. Just like when you get the band,after 5 lbs you'll want 10 and then 5 more...baby steps, lovey!!! Feel free to come on here and vent and cry...writting it down allows you to release it from your head and to stop thinking about it! Love yourself,be your own best friend,beleive that you are WORTH loving yourself.YOU MATTER!Your health matters and your hapinness matters. You are important!!! C XXOO

She probably doesn't think she looks good,probably feels like she looks fat.I beleive from what i know that some people who are this thin are in denial about their looks and health.Yes it's sad... The mind is a powerful thing...

I was talking to my mother yesterday and she so totally hurt my feelings.Of course i didn't say anything because then she would just cry and i not only would feel hurt but guilty too. She was told she is diabetic but she still eats crap.She sais she wwent to see a dietician whi gave her a diet to follow.So she tell me for supper she had fried pork chops,fried potatoes and fried mushrooms.She says i guess i'm just pretending to diet..like you! hahaha. HELLO i went from size 22/24 to 16.Yes it's taking a long time but heck i don't eat junk all the time,i've changed my habits.My thyroid took forever to stabilize and i've just recently started to exercise.It hurt so much that she thinks i am not trying... I don't know why i let it bother me for goodness sake i'm 33 years old but still i felt like when i was 10 and she brought me to the doctor for my first diet.The humilition and feeling of being a failure all came back! Sheesh!!! Chantal

WILD HAIRS...Poor babe! My goodness and we say kids grow up too fast! How adorable!!!

awww Estella!Thank You so much Mom. My sister told me that my mother thinks i took a copout! Oh Well whatever... Sis said to just let her talk,makes her happy! Ps.I could live by those rules. I go to bed at 9pm I don't swear (unless i stub my toe but it doesn't count,right!?) and i am too tired to let boys touch me below the waist... I know she thinks i could have lost the weight faster but i am still trying.I sontimes give up and go back to my habits then continue on my way.My eating is pretty stable i am just trying to make exercise a priority.I KNOW this is the key but i am soooo darn tired all the time that by 4pm when i finish work i can hardly function and i still have to make dinner,dishes,tidy,bath and bed for the 2 kids(one 3 year old MULE girl!!) By this time it's 9pm and i am more then exhausted i generally go to bed.I do;t sit around eating chips or chocolate in front of the tv but am asleep in my bed!

whacha eating now???

tomorowwww,tomorowww,i love you tomorowww you're only a day a~awayyyy

Sorry to hear about your puppy.John Edwards (medium) states that he can see animals from the other side. Hope you feel better soon..((hugs))

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Ok last night after work,after being soooo good about the ice cream and not even opening the stinkin' freezer my huby suggested chinese buffet since it was 105 with the humididty(NOT exageratingSP?)so piged out on that but didn't eat anyting else! didn't exercise either BUT I was on the road today and since i didn't have Breakfast because of an early meeting was talking to myself about a hamburger and rings or fries or KFC but talked myself out of it and came back to the office for muslix and an apples..yay for me!!!! Tonight i will go on the treadmill..promise to myself!!! Monday food almond raisin muslix 3/4 c 1/2c 2% milk 2 large coffee 2 cream 1 sugar white dinner roll 2oz lean deli ham 1 thin slice swiss 1 tsp mayo and mustard 2 egg rolls,general tao chicken~2oz,1/2c wonton Soup

There is 2 pints of ice cream in the fridge at work for staff and i have not had ANY so far...Called my name LOUDLY all day but i am stronger than heavenly hash!!! Chantal