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Melissa I am not trying to be mean but sometimes people do such silly stuff we do have to shake our head and question where their minds are seriously but civil and respect for others are what is important here.  We agree to dis-agree tough love without name calling and ridicule also and alot of us come on here with legitimate fears and concerns and then get jumped on hey no one knows everything and my goal is to learn & accomplish something new each day.  I mean come on then you get the people who do the cursing and name calling there are times where I have gotten pissed off and cursed its so frustrating but I have taken alot of steps back and corrected it.  I am not going to change how others think and feel just express how I do.  Its all about coming on here and sharing and learning and I have to say I am glad for those who have shared their lives and loves and interests like one lady loves swans and shares that with the most beautiful pictures wow they are gorgeous and another shares her love for finding a good bargain I share my love for my horses so we are all sharing our trials and tribulations and our journeys so come on people get with it! We are all traveling the same journey lets get along! I have to laugh when someone gets into an argument and then jumps on the other poster for incorrect spelling?! Come on you know who you are out there . OK there is a spell check option here but so what who out there owns a pencil for a long time without never using the eraser?

I guess I'm on the opposite train.
I take weekends off.

M-F I am very regimented.
I eat the same things every day, I weigh and measure everything, log it all, do 3.5 miles on the track each day at lunch.

S-S, I loosen the reigns, eat what I want, maybe eat out once, exercise if I feel like it.

Only thing I do for sure is log food in Sparkpeople, every day, without fail...since October 26, 2009.

Me too!  Yesterday's lunch was $50 for the five of us and that was with my husband and son sharing a pizza and my daughter and her little brother sharing a pizza.  The drinks were obscenely expensive--$3.50/each.
No waste, though.  Everyone had healthy portions and was satisfied.  Sometimes, I see my husband eating food just so it isn't wasted.  That doesn't work either and he would tell you about it...
We travel a lot as a family--doctor's visits, training events for my husband, stuff  for the kids,...My biggest anxiety, on wheels, is the food.  Not just for me but for everyone.  I always have to have a plan and always having a plan is exhausting.

  Hey OH,    

What is your plan of action to stay on track this weekend?  Post here and let's share.

I am going to try and move, I have been sitting so much my butt has the chair pattern on it.  

Take care,
Kathy

I learned about 2 yrs out - about UTI's because I got them alot after WLS - my physician told me mine were related to me getting dehydrated - so as long as I stay hydrated for the most part - I haven't had any issues.  ( I haven't had one in over 2 yrs yrs and I'm now 4+ yrs out)....

My shin splints are gone!! which is wonderful.... but the biggest difference for me (I am only 7-8 weeks out though)... but the biggest difference to me has been all mental .... I feel like there is hope... I feel excited.... like I have been given my life back... I feel like I am losing weight slowly, but I don't even care... being able to have control over what I eat.... to be able to turn food down... I just feel very empowered...

So, I have to say that I just mentally feel really good!

 Well, that's the other reason we don't go out that often.

Six meals and drinks is easily $75+ for a single meal.  I hate waste.

I agree~

I ordered from the mini menu yesterday at California Kitchen and was so relieved to have it as an option. 

I have come to HATE eating out.  It overwhelms me.  Sometimes I don't order anything and just pick off of the plates of the rest of my family.

Smaller portions are good sense.  I saw salads leaving the kitchen yesterday for people's lunch that would have fed my whole family.  Ridiculous, really. 

There is a nationally known restaurant in Birch Run, MI, previously featured on Diners and Dives, called Tony's.  There is a pound of bacon on one BLT.  I am not entertained by this.  I think gluttony and it upsets me.  No one person should eat that much, even if they can.

We don't eat out that often either--five people is hard on a pocket-book.  But, my husband and I encourage sharing of meals.  We do it.  The kids do it.

I agree:

Attorney!  You wouldn't perform your own medical procedure; it's not wise to handle your own legal affairs either.

Welfare programs are in place for situations just like your's.  Use them as the stop-gap they are intended to be.  You and your family need to eat.  WIC is WONDERFUL because the focus is on protein-rich foods, like tuna, eggs and dairy.

Protein first all the time.  Walmart is a great, inexpensive source for powders and I just found new Nature Valley protein bars for about $2.50 a box--20+grams of protein and low sugar.

I look older too, with a BMI of 21.  I am okay with it.  If your avi is any indication, you look LOVELY.  Fret not about that.

Sorry for your ordeal. 

Thank you ladies and OH! I have been doing a lot of research, and I believe I have narrowed it down to two or three.