Suzzzie.

Are you serious? I've NEVER heard this before... and GRANTED, I am NEW to this lifestyle, but I do not believe you are correct, it is more like what BG said in her post. Someone asked what to eat... There are TONS of foods you can eat! Basically it is about replacing the fat (flesh) with FLAVOR. There are hundreds of vegetarian and vegan recipe books out there. I'm looking at a few on AMazon and might just buy one or two. I'm not a big fruit and veg eater, but I am definatly trying new things now. Like they say in the book "You cannot keep eating the same shit and expect to get skinny." How true is that?

OK... don't hate ME here... but I just HAD to quote my favorite book "Skinny Bitch" here: "coffee, whether regular or decaf, is highly acidic. Acidic foods cause your body to produce fat cells, in order to keep the acid away from your organs. (Please do not link this acidic issue to citrus and other fruits. We discuss this in deapth later on page 38.) So coffee equals fat cells." Lol. Of course, I've never been a coffee drinker... I like the occational (a few times a year) Frappuccino from Starbucks, but still... ANYWAY... I have done great so far! I have had 2 Protein shakes, an apple (cause I"ll go crazy if I don't CHEW something, and fruit is natural carbs vs. the manipulated kind in breads, etc) 20oz Crystal light, and about 64oz Water.

Lol. Yes. OREO is a naughty naughty 4letter word! Congrats on the loss!!! Thats great!

Yes yes! I'm sooo ready!

Veggie chili = fucking awesome... so awesome that my sinuses are clear. Haha. My roommate about cried whenI made him try a bite. Of course I did puree a bell pepper, a jalapeno pepper, 1/2 onion, and some organic garlic... then added that to the chili. And then there was the cayanne, hot chili powder, cumin...etc. I freaking LOVED it though. I made a huge pot of it, only ate 1 cup (beans are filling!) so I have the rest poured out into 2-cup bowls... 4 of them. I froze 2. I'll be eating this stuff for a while... As for twoterville... I was down to 298.8 this morning. I LOVE it! I'm soooo glad to see those weights with a '3' gone FOREVER!

BG! You found me. Lol. Anna - Yeah, the book is very good, but like BG said, its got lots of bad words. It also talks alot about the stuff (chemicals) that the FDA allows into our food and beverages, and stuff that the USDA overlooks that gets into out foods. It goes through what happens in a slaughterhouse. Etc... It's a short book, so an easy read. If nothing else, click on the link in my initial post, it will take you to the Amazon site and you can brouse through many pages there.

Too cute Stef! Thanks!

Thanks J! BG - I'm making a hella huge pot of very spicy vegan chili... I'll let you know how it goes. Lol.

Thanks Rainer!!

Dang repeat!!

THanks all for the congrats! I just couldn't BELIEVE it! I stood there looking at the numbers on the scale until they faded off. The only real reason I hopped on a 2nd time was to see it again, which is when it said 301. Lol. I'll try it again in the morning and see what it says then!! O2B - No protein shakes?!?! Lol. I don't think I can live without them anymore. I totally rely on them in the mornings, cause I'm so tight in the mornings... actually, if I make them thick like a malt (lots of ice!) I have trouble with them going down. Its a sad sad thing to be driving down the road sliming on a freaking protein shake!! Target has those big exercise balls on sale for only $9. I bought one. Already did my first workout with it - BLOWING IT UP! It comes with a foot pump.. I"m exhausted!

Just wanted to share here too... as of this morning I'm in freaking TWOtervill!! 299.3 baby!

Just wanted to share here too... as of this morning I'm in freaking TWOtervill!! 299.3 baby!

I'M IN FREAKING TWOTERVILLE!!! (for the first time since HIGH SCHOOL!) name..........starting#....current#......goal#.....togo# Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............232..........220.......12 Cagstorm(txarcher)360............357..........345.......12 Candle............218............215.5........207.......8.5 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............186..........175.......11 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............220..........210.......10 Faithmd............306............304.1........296.......8.1 georgiagirl........275............275..........260.......15 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........233..........219......13.2 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............176..........166.......10 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............199.5........199.......0.5 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........233..........220.......13 legster............223.5..........219.5........199.......24.5 LessnLess..........172............172..........164.......8 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............184..........175.......9 Mandyjo............191............191..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............250..........238.......12 Rainer.............264............259..........248.......11 Redtulips3.........248............248..........235.......13 RenewedHope........228............228..........210.......18 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............195..........180.......15 Stacy73............230............228..........222.......6 SueMagoo...........230............228..........220.......8 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............299.3........290.......9.3 SWEETY.............180............180..........170.......10 Trystelle..........219............219..........205.......14 Twilight...........206............197..........185.......21 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........152.8........140.......12.8

THanks all for the congrats! I just couldn't BELIEVE it! I stood there looking at the numbers on the scale until they faded off. The only real reason I hopped on a 2nd time was to see it again, which is when it said 301. Lol. I'll try it again in the morning and see what it says then!! O2B - No protein shakes?!?! Lol. I don't think I can live without them anymore. I totally rely on them in the mornings, cause I'm so tight in the mornings... actually, if I make them thick like a malt (lots of ice!) I have trouble with them going down. Its a sad sad thing to be driving down the road sliming on a freaking protein shake!! Target has those big exercise balls on sale for only $9. I bought one. Already did my first workout with it - BLOWING IT UP! It comes with a foot pump.. I"m exhausted!

"do a lot of pushing your food around on the plate, taking multitudes of tiny tiny bites...then ask for a doggie bag, " I totally do this. Drives my friends nuts. They just aren't used to me NOT licking the plate clean! Haha. They are learning to deal with it, and now start taking bets on how many bites I'll take before I shove my plate away!

OMG! So, I get on the scale this moring, as I do nearly every morning... and I about peed on myself! For the first time since I was about 18 years old it was UNDER 300! It said 299.3!!!! Of course I had to ruin that lovely moment by stepping back on it a 2nd time... which said 301.6... Lol. Either way, I'm THRILLED!! It's just what I needed this morning!!

Glad you had a good time at the concert BG! I heard one of Mileys songs on the radio yesterday and kinda liked it. Scared me. Haha!

Glad to hear fro you Insub!! Hope you get internet soon! Chocolate... went over to a friends last night for game night, played an awesomely fun and violent card game called "Lunch Money" had a BLAST... but the hostess put out a HUGE bowl of these 'Chocolate dusted Truffles' I have NO clue how many I ate! I didn't even realize what I was doing until the bowl was looking empty!! Ugh. I wasn't the only one eating them, but still... I joked that I was going to have to do a 2 day juice fast now!! Well, Wombat and I are doing 2 days of Protein shakes, water, and fruit Mon and Tues... hopefully that will cleanse the chocolate out!! Ugh!

My RHR has always been upper 40-50. When I had my EKG done for pre-op the nurse actually asked me "Do you workout a lot?" Haha. I was nearly 400 punds! I laughed and said "Do I LOOK like I workout a lot?!?!" Too funny. FYI, normal RHR should be 60-100 for adults.

Great quote Stef - and as nurse I know it is SOOOO true! OK.... broke down today and bought a big bag of Christmas M&Ms from the store at work. Lol. They ere 'Only $1, how could i pass them up?' Yeah. So... I got back upstairs (I make myself walk all eight flights whenI buy something bad!) and I didn't think they were so worth it then. I got outthe cute lil plastic pill cups and and pours a shot for everyone. Haha. Spread the calories - less for me to consume! So yeah, I only ate 2 tbsp of them, the rest is in my locker at work. I think I'll be sharing them again tomorrow! Hell, at least I didn't eat the whole bag - like I HAVE done before!

Denise - I add fiber to my protein shake, cause I've had problems going to the 'bathroom' since surgery in JUNE! I figured it'd correct itself by now, but nope! So, FIBER FIBER FIBER. Heh. Or that 'fat free, no sugar added' ice cream from blue bunny... that stuff works like a colon cleanse if I eat more than a cup or so!! Whew!

Let her milk the injury. Just smother her with love. :eek: I KNOW that I'm gonna get a boob lift - possible implants when I'm done losing weight... along with the LBL. Haha. I need a sugar daddy QUICK!

I typically order soup, and have discovered some really fabulous soups out there!! If they have grilled chicken with grilled or steamed veggies that is a great option too! You can eat the veggies and some of the chicken and take the rest home. I ALWAYS hvae left overs now.

I would totally send you my bra size, but I seriously have about 3 or 4 different sizes from years of weight gain!! Ha! Once I run out of these, I'll let you know! THanks for the offer!