Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

Welcome back, Chris... and HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I'm another one who feels like the New Year is a chance to start all over again! Congratulations on the 40 lb loss!!  I don't know what lit your fire, but that churning, burning desire is gonna take you eveywhere you want to go in 2008!! God Bless and good luck!! Lori 310/240/180

Hi Chris! Sounds like ya got yer mind right! My plan is similar to yours.  Here it is: focus on one thing at a time get more sleep drink more water if its not good for me - DONT eat it! (I like foods that are good for me , so I have no excuse! - except maybe that I have to get my kids to eat healthier) MOVE! make use of my gym membership! This week I will go to bed no later than 11pm, I will use a water bottle so I know I'm getting enough water, and I will make a schedule of when I will go to the gym. (I'm printing this out as a reminder!) Here's to success in the new year!(with water!)

Thanks everyone!  I managed to get down about 60 ounces yesterday.  I also chose to eat more greens to fill myself up last night instead of chicken. Big improvements already!  I forgot to eat breakfast this morning. I'm out of that habit again.  Got to work and was starving.. Drank some water but that didn't help.  Ended up breaking down and eating a brownie to tide me over till lunch.  I'm still very hungry. I imagine lunch is going to be difficult to control.  Must get to the store and get some wheat wraps, eggs, mushrooms and fresh veggies. I LOVE breakfast wraps!

Eww to the veggies with eggs...I love veggies but not with eggs. The perfect wrap in my opinion lol...eggs, turkey sausage, cheese american please, mushrooms. Oh yea now I want one! Man!!!! I'll keep drinking my lovely Protein shake that tastes like chocolate chalk lmao.....I liked them when Istarted drinking them but now they taste like CRAP!

Wha Wha??? No veggies with your eggs??  No onions, green/red peppers?? UGH! What's wrong with you woman! That's good stuff!!   I mean i wouldn't put broccoli or asparagus with them.... hmm... come to think of it asparagus might be quite tasty with eggs.. I think i'll try that!

No I HATE Green peppers. Gag. I like onions but not in eggs lol. Sausage, Cheese, Mushrooms my fave toppings with eggs and even pizza lol. I like asparagus...but with eggs thats just insane and there is something wrong with you. :)

I think asparagus sounds good with eggs! My idea was to sautee the whole spears in olive oil with probably some fresh garlic. Then I'd scramble the eggs adding in cheese and onions..maybe some mushrooms.. baby bellas..those sound good.  then place 2-3 whole spears in a wrap.  Mm that really sounds great! Here's another recipe I found that I'm definitely gonna try! Baked Asparagus and Egg ----------------------------------------------------------

The Chef Frank de Carlo of Peasant

Servings Serves 6

Ingredients 36 green or white asparagus spears, peeled and trimmed 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 3 cups coarsely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (about 6 ounces) 6 eggs Salt and cracked black pepper 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Cooking Instructions Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Steam the asparagus until just tender. Set out 6 individual baking dishes and place 6 asparagus spears in each dish. Pour 1 tablespoon butter over each batch of asparagus, and sprinkle with 1⁄2 cup cheese. Make a shallow “nest” in the middle of the cheese and crack an egg into each “nest.” Season lightly with salt and pepper, and bake in the oven until the eggs set and the cheese is golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle very lightly with olive oil. Serve immediately.

Now i want some asparagus, I haven't had it in a while. Maybe this weekend.....

Eggs: I do  salsa and cheese with egg whites eggbeaters omelet with chopped broccoli, onion, carrot and mozzarella eggbeaters with spinach and parmesan eggbeaters with asparagus and swiss Good Lord, Christy--haven't you ever eaten quiche? But I will say meat and cheese are yum too

No I have never had quiche. I am not a big egg fan. I probably eat eggs uhm....1 a month if that...sometimes eggs just make my mouth quiver and want to gag so I don't eat them often. Oh yea and if you look to the left where my pic is under it....it says. Christa. Also, in my signature :)