I am just happy to be leaving the sizes with letters on them. :-D I'm down 30 pounds. What I weigh now is what I weighed 3 and a half years ago!!! I feel so much better and the inches are still falling off me. I've lost another 1/2 inch off of all of my measurements from a month ago! YEAH!!

Tam

It could be a number of things.
(1) Water intake - are you sure you are getting your 64 oz of water daily?
(2) exercise - How much are you exercising? 30 minutes 3 times a week?
(3) calorie / carb count - How are your nutritional numbers looking.
(4) vitamins - Are you taking your vitamins?
(5) normal to plateau - Your body has undergone some stress and it may think it's starving so it is reacting this way. But it is only temporary. Keep doing what you are supposed to be doing and your body will kick back into the "burn" mode.
(6) smaller bites - Are you still using smaller sized plates and even smaller sized spoons? Taking smaller bites, and chewing 20+ times for each bite of food really helps in the digestion process and in your body's ability to absorb the nutrients out of it. AND as an extra bonus, you feel fuller sooner.

Hope some of these suggestions spark an idea.

Otherwise, I'm sure others lurking on the board will have some great ideas as well.!

Good luck,
Tammy

I am  week 4. I lost 25 lbs in the first 2-21/2 weeks but havent lost any in a little over a week.  Do you think I am ready for a fill already???? Does this seem right???

 

Hi guys, I am well, down 34 pounds in a month!  I had a family reunion on Saturday and had no trouble saying "no" to the tons of foods there.  I even cooked a lot of it myself.  I did miss "tasting" the things I cooked for seasoning purposes, but found that my sons and grandestchildren don't mind a bit being the test taster!

I was told by the doctor to start eating "shaved" beef and turkey.  Everytime I try to eat turkey it goes down okay and I feel full really fast, but I do this slimy salivating thing right afterwards....what the heck is that and why is it happening to me?  I have a hard time spitting that sticky stuff out!  What can I do to help this?

The other thing is does anyone know "why" we dehydrate so quickly now?  I do a good job most of the time keeping dehydrated, but when I don't those kidneys let me know it, either by minor discomfort or dark urine.  I am drinking more than I ever have, but I'm curious where it all goes!  I don't seem to urinate near as much (probably because of no caffiene).

One more question....what do you all do for breath control?  My halitosis nasty breath offends me sometimes!

I just love having mentors and you all are the best!

I don't need a kitten, but I admire what you are doing. We helped out the local shelter after Katrina, but nursing 3 babies who were abandoned by their momma before they were weaned. It was a long 2 weeks with them, but I was so glad to return them. I hear grandkids are the same way. :-)

Another long day at work planned. And it started at 4:15 this morning. . . The only redemption is that it's church night and I really enjoy choir practice. Yeah!

Happy Hump Day (Wednesday)! The rest of the week is downhill from here.