Has anyone set themselves up for a subscription to the forum by clicking the little 'subscribe' button above? I set my subscription to send me daily activity on the July 2004 message board, but I have never received anything. Has anyone else tried this and had a problem - or tried it and had success? I've also noticed that my user name on the main board is different from my user name on the July 2004 message board. Very weird..... Hugs, Nancy

Hi all, I seem to be back on track, so I'm hoping to stay that way. I've decided my goal is now around 165. I think the 140's and 150's are just not possible, and the fact that I could never get there (even with surgery!) was really frustrating me. I normally seem to settle around 173, but with all of the stress I've had in my life in the last month, I saw 180 on the scale yesterday morning!! Well, that set me into action. I decided to do protein shakes for breakfast and lunch, then for dinner I had one slice of turkey meatloaf and an Atkins protein bar for a snack after dinner. I weighed this morning and I was 178, so I feel motivated to continue on today. I had my tap class last night so that was a good hour workout. I'm supposed to have dinner at a friends' house tonight - but I'm going to stick to meat and a veggie (I think he said lamb chops and carrots). So, my plan for today is: B: EAS AdvantEdge strawberry shake L: EAS AdvantEdge chocolate shake D: Lamb chop and carrots S: Atkins caramel fudge protein bar That puts me at about 600 calories, 20 carbs and 74 protein. I know it's not a lot of calories, but I'm just going to try this for a few days to get me back into 'diet' mode. I'm going to try and do 30 minutes WATP or if I can get out at lunch time, take a 30 minute walk. Hope everyone has a great day!! Hugs, Nancy

Yesterday was not as good a days as I would have liked. I'm sure I was still under 2000 calories, but that's still too high. Plus, I didn't excercise, although I did manage to run around the school all day. Today will not be a healthy day. We don't have school, and we're planning to have lunch out at a pizza buffet...so my routine is completely disrupted. BUT, we will have salad for dinner, which will help counter-balance that bad lunch. And breakfast? Who knows? Something carby, I'm sure. Pamela

Hi Pam - and everyone B - protein bar L - cheese S - tried to eat meatloaf and veggies, didnt set well, so not sure if I'll eat more or not

Saturday was bad, Sunday was pretty good. No exercise either day, unless you count shopping. B: english muffin, OJ L: microwave meal D: turkey sausage jambalaya S: yogurt Exercise: 15 walking Have a great day! Pamela