well its another day.... The sugar dt's have finally passed,well mostly. I have breakfast the last few mornings. I noticed i'm not as hungry at night having had. when i do feel i have to have something late at night a glass of juice or water will norm take care of it. ill weigh tonight but im sure im not below 400 yet. im not really in that big of a hurry except i cant weigh at home on the scale till i do. watching everyone here drinking cokes and eating cereal did bother me but im slowly getting over it since im not craving sugar so bad now. since im the cook of the family they have no choice of eating better. Think they like the turkey bacon better anyhow. gonna make some turkey chili tonight. they will never know because after i add all the spices they wont be able to tell anyhow. The bad part is on sat me and a friend of mine norm go out to eat. its norm chinese and just starting my diet dont think i need that right now. Most of it is healthy just have to stay away from the fried foods and the sweet bar. I dont know kinda feel like the only one ever on a diet around here and that dosent make it any easier. we all have that friend that makes it sound so easy to lose weight and it just dosent help.

I LOVE your new avatar! It made me crack up as soon as I got online tonight!

Don't feel lonely, we are all working our butts off right here alongside you. You're not alone. I know what you mean about going out to eat. Seems like our social lies sometimes revolve around food. Maybe you and your friend could find a different activity to enjoy on Saturdays - like fishing! It's not a strenuous workout or anything, but I think fresh air can't help but be good for you. If you went in the early morning, it wouldn't even be too hot out. I don't know, just an idea.

yea good idea. i talked him out of chinese and we ended up at applebee's instead. they have a weight watchers section. i go the tilapia with rice and brocoli. i got it with unsweetend tea and the menu said it was like 320 cals so not bad. still have enough leway for an extra salad tonight if i get hungry. since im not getting to a special number on my cals im sure i have room for that.

oh yea my avitar. Thats my little buddy. my momma told me i was big bonned just like him lol. I weighed tonight I have already started losing. i have gone from 425-395 so now i have a little more motivation. I weighed aftter i ate so its prob a few pounds less than that. I need to buy a scale to weigh myself and now that im below 400 i can buy one.........

WOOO HOOO 4 YOU! Under 400!!!! WAY TO GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

well overall it was a good night. I just got home and im starved but dont think i really need to eat at 3:15 am not even a salad. Ill get up about 10 or so tomorrow think i can wait till then. The hardest part i guess seems to be when i get hungry. I get full real fast now. Its strange ill finish eating and i still feel hungry but then it slowly moves to satisfied then full. my stomach and my brain just cant seem to get along.......

You were just worried I would put on steal cap boots ay lol good job on eating breakfast. I don’t know who your friends are but I would kill my friends if they tried to make it sound easy . Weight loss for me is not easy but it has been the best learning experience of my life. The things we can learn about ourselves is phenomenal, it was a bonus I had never even thought about.
425-395 WOW THAT IS TERRIFIC

I've been told it takes your stomach a while to send the "I'm full" message to your brain, that's maybe why you aren't feeling full up until you've finished eating. 425-395 is a fantastic loss and you've done amazing so far. The best thing is it'll get easier as you go on so keep at it!

YAY HILLBILLIE! You are doing incredibly well! I have a feeling that with all of our little eyes watching you and cheering you on, you will have no problem keeping up the good work! We want to see you succeed just as much as you do!!!!

wow didnt make breakfast today. didnt go to bed till about 8 am and now its almost 230 pm. so not sure what to call this meal its past breakfast past lunch but before dinner lol. Im starting off with a turkey bacon and poached egg sanwich. Itll prob be 500 cals after the bread and sour cream instead of mayo but since i havent eaten yet today it shouldnt hurt a bit. Im making beef roast tonight with carrots and potatoes and maybe a few rolls but just having one plate shouldnt be too bad. If i get hungry after that later tonight ill just have a basic vegtable salad. I havent gotten to the point that i have had to count every little calorie yet. being so large and coming down from 6000 cals a day i have a pretty good zone that i can be in and still lose weight. later on it will stall and that when the diet normally stops. This time feels different, with you guys out there i dont feel so alone and starved. talking to yall i have realized its just a new way of eating not starving.It would bother me when the wife and kids were all walking around drinking cokes and cool-aid and drinking some southern extra sweet tea. ok i miss the sweet tea alittle but its nothing more than a passing thought.

its odd how long i stay full now. I had that sandwich a few hours ago and im still stuffed. made me a hot chai with splenda and a splash of 2% milk. I cant believe how much food it used to take me to fill up. I cant believe one sandwich makes me this full. well thats a good thing. Its just a strange feeling when your 5 year old can now out eat you lol. I found some large weight digital scales online today. they arent all as expensive as i thought. I mean some are but im not going to get anything fancy. The weight is coming of fast at the moment. people tell me its water weight not sure really. I just hope at least one more large chunk comes off before it regulates and it hits the 1-5 pounds a week.

My husband was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago. He is a skinny guy, but got diabetes after taking prednisone for a long time for his sinus problems. Anyway, he had to quit drinking Dr. Pepper - his favorite - and switch to tea - his pretty distant second favorite. It took just a little while to get used to, but he really loves iced tea with Splenda. He drinks it every day. I personally never liked tea, but he loves it. So, if you miss your tea, maybe that would be a good thing to try.

i have been using splenda. Its my sweetener of choice. It has a small after taste but nothing i cant get use too.

Just checking in to see how you are doing. Hope all is well!!

wow silly roadrunner wouldnt let my on for a few days. lets see........ all is still going about the same. I make myself breakfast even though im not really hungry that early. Its norm some turkey bacon on bread. sometimes a have an egg sometimes not. I started back to school after our one week summer break. Lunch isnt really an issue right now so ill be skipping it and just have a better dinner. All we have around the school are fastfood and stuff like that. we only have a 20 min break for lunch so its just easy enough to grab something when i get home. I still havent had any cokes. I really havent had any sugar except i had a small bowl of cereal lastnight and i guess it had whatever sugar was made in there.The cereal didnt hurt because i was only up to about 1000 cals before that. Diet pills are working alittle too well im just not hungry.......