I know this is going to be WILDLY popular... ;)

[sweetie716 270]

I finally got to weigh in today and I lost 3 pounds since Wednesday. I think I'll probably eat again on Wednesday. So glad I did this- it reminded me how good it feels to have a "food routine." I like the structure.

[Elode 8,093]

@@Amberina That's awesome! We're jus going to have get use to it. I notice more than ever how much crap people eat. It's everywhere!!!

[Elode 8,093]

@@mtraverse Yay!!! Congratulations! See I knew this would pay off!!

[Elode 8,093]

@@jess9395 You're one tough cookie! I use to LOVE Panera's bread Soup Bowles. Who am I kidding, I love all their breads!

[Elode 8,093]

@@sweetie716 Me too. This defiantly haven't been easy!

[Elode 8,093]

My husband has been asking me what I want to do on my birthday which is still 10 days away. Last year I was fresh from surgery so I had liquids. This year I think I'm going to play it safe and have a nice seafood dinner, no cake, no ice cream so I need to figure out a healthy type desert?!

[Babbs 14,680]

5 days was hard enough!! But I think I will keep this "reset" in my back pocket for my next stall. The holidays are coming, so I imagine a reset will be in order at the end of the month for a couple months in a row.

Yeah, @@Elode, I'm thinking if you want to give this challenge another go, I think we should all do it in January after the holidays. I would be game for that one for sure! I feel I may need it this year....

[Elode 8,093]

@@Babbs Oh that sounds good! No, wait that's a lie. That does not sound good at all right now but I'm sure it will by then. I'm trying not to be this.....it came across my FB and made me laugh/cringe.

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

@@Babbs @@Elode Count me in. Don't start without me!

[Mega_100 146]

My husband has been asking me what I want to do on my birthday which is still 10 days away. Last year I was fresh from surgery so I had liquids. This year I think I'm going to play it safe and have a nice seafood dinner, no cake, no ice cream so I need to figure out a healthy type desert?!

The 11th? That's my bday, too! Happy birthday!

I'm where you were at last year and I have no idea what to do. Bdays have always involved food for me.

[sweetie716 270]

This year for desert I saved my favorite Protein Bar until the end of the day. No baked goods for me. I just don't trust myself enough to eat off plan still. I did read a low carb recipe for pumpkin pie with no crust that sounded good though. There have been a few ideas for Protein based Desserts on here as well. Happy birthday yall!

[Babbs 14,680]

@@sweetie716

Holy cow you're dedication puts me to shame! You're amazing!

[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

So...

How are you crazy kids going with your liquid week?

Have any of you gone postal yet?

Or more importantly, has everyone managed to make it to the bathroom in time?

[sweetie716 270]

@@Babbs I might feel better about my dedication if it wasn't driven by a fear of losing control. I'm getting nervous about how to do maintenance because I feel like I need to keep myself on a loose schedule of eating 4x a day. I do need to stop losing soon, but I don't really know how to do that while keeping to both my meal schedule and my carb limit.

[Babbs 14,680]

@@sweetie716

I hear ya. This maintenence is tricky stuff. I've actually lost 6 pounds in October because I can't quite figure out the balance yet. I guess I'll just let my body decide.