This past month has been a busy one with all the holidays... but I have one more party to attend after tonight's New Year's party then it's back to basics! I am sorry to say I have gained 5-lbs. over the holiday month due all those dang Christmas cookies in my house and sloppy eating habits! But come the new year I'm determined to get back on track and start working out on a regular basis. The honeymoon is definitely over and now it's pure determination, discipline and hard work that will keep us on the winners track! We've all come so far, learned so many things about ourselves, overcome major hurdles in our life and have lost a ton of ugly pounds! We've made our bodies healthy, our minds healthy and our eating habits healthy... let's keep it up! There's not give up the fight so easily by a few defeats. We are WINNERS and we can continue to be positive examples to all the nay sayers out there who are just waiting for us to fail! Let's prove them wrong and let's stick together as we all strive for another successful year! Love my A-Team and would be lost without you guys! You are my only support group so thank you for 18 wonderful months of the best support around! You guys are the best!!!!!

Oh, Lisa - how funny!  I'm glad you are able to see the humor in it.  And it's a good thing you were wearing bloomers!  It may have been embarassing, but it's a far better cause for embarassment than, say, sitting in a chair and breaking it, or getting stuck in a chair, or having  your pants split when you bend over!  Congrats on the medium pants!  I can't wait 'til your swelling goes down and we can see how tiny you really are.

Keep it up.

Marcia

I will have to find the camera and take some new pics lol I am still really swollen tho
Lisa

Thanks pam!

Sounds like you were in starvation mode and that can happen but u were probally running around and doing more than u usually do getting ready for the holidays. Just repeat what u did and maybe it will happen again. I hope everyone is eating breckfast to get their fuel going first thing in the morning I do eat alot of beans in my diet and that is so full of protien. I do eat alot of popcorn in my diet that helps me with crunching satisfaction. I also have tiny bowls which are very small serving dipping sause plate and I eat with a tiny shrimp fork. my snack foods are nuts and i do eat alot of oatmeal (peaches and cream 1/2 package.Also what my dietician recommended is that make sure I am getting enought fat in my diet and since I rarely eat enough meats in my diet she suggested whole milk as u need fat in your diet to lose weight. I know hard concept for us wls to except but we do not eat like we use to. Sometimes we get surprises and we drop weight, congradulations Pam..Now go out and repeat what u did and see if u can shake off some more lbs. What ever u did worked for you.
Lisa