Chinese Food Revisited

Note to self: Never....eat....leftover...Chinese....food....E V E R. Chele

Leftovers dont work for me anymore. I am bummed, I used to love leftovers but now they also make me Sorry you had a bad night... Tiff

Sorry Chele. I reheated the Egg Foo Yung and it was OK. What did you have?

About 3 bites of Kung Pao Chicken. I didn't even eat the chicken because it was too chewy/fibrous and I knew better. Maybe the water chestnuts? It didn't bother me last night! Ah well...that's what I get. I should have chosen the protein shake tonight instead. Now I don't want to eat or drink anything for a long while. Chele (green around the gills)

Its been suggested that leftovers be reheated in the oven or stove top rather than the microwave. The nuker is supposed to make things tougher. Hmmmm.

I know exactly what you mean! When I LOOK at clothing on the rack, a SMALL tops or Size 6 skirts and - size 8's pants looks SOOO SMALL! But they fit -->ME!! And they fit comfortably! I waited so long to buy more clothing because I couldn't justify buying a whole new wardrobe with each few size changes. Since my weight loss has been leveling out, I'm getting more accustomed to buying smaller sizes, but I'm still not used to seeing myself in them - yet!

I had my 1 year check up the other day and I was looking at the pictures my doctor takes at each appointment. I asked the behavior counselor if it was "normal" that I only see the difference in pictures? In the mirror or when shopping I really don't see the difference much. I wear a size 15 juniors...logically I know this time last year I couldn't have squeezed a thigh in a 15 much less my entire butt so I was curious on how normal I was in not being able to see it. I was relieved to hear that people feel the difference a lot sooner then they actually see it. She said for the most part it doesn't 'click' entirely until we're in the maintaining stage. Nice to know I'm not crazy after all Cathy

Cathy, I have maintained a weight of around 100 pounds for the past few months. I was 240 to start and wore a size 3X top and a 2X pant. I now wear an XS top and a size 1 to 3 pants. I still feel like a "fat" person. Other people tell me I am too thin and I laugh at them. I completely understand what you are going through. Even in pictures I still do not see it. Huggs, from Barb in Mechanicville, NY

Hey Toots ... Been a long time ... I'm in exactly the same place. At 5'7" I fit into a 4P blazer yesterday as if it was made for me (it was my mom's) and all my slacks -- with 1% stretch or not -- are size 4s. I'm one hip inch and one waist inch away from having what I've always perceived as the perfect figure (36-26-36) ... I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact that I am where I am. I do not know why. I've been a size 8-9 four different times in my life so it's not the most foreign notion I've ever had or experienced. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I would eventually regain the 100-200 lbs I lost to get there. But applying the brakes to the weight loss is the most difficult concept to accept and practice. I'm eating very well and managing the extra calories to stabilize on the weekend but not everyday. How can one be so proud and excited and downright scared at the same time? In other words ... I feel ya, Girl! {{{HUGS}}}

I'm not there yet either. I know I was a size 8 b/c I can read the tag, but if someone asked me what size I wore, I don't think 8 would come to my mind. Even when I look at clothes they seem like they would be WAY too small, but then they fit or may even be big. Its weird. I don't know when our brains catch up with our bodies~if ever. Tracy B 328/156 5'9"