Oy I thought that Trucker was a guy. That's the down fall of chat. It's hard to read ppl through text sometimes.

I'm bad at cravings too Hope. There was this article that said, with midnight hunger pains, that 100% of dieters felt the hunger go away by drinking a glass of water. Umm they didn't survey me!!!!

Oye !! I be a guy !!

I miss that survey too. trust me, water doesn't do much for me when it comes to cravings.


ME !!

I missed the survey as well! Although, I spend most nights getting rid of all the water I've been hoarding during the day

Hey, you're a cutie!

Good on you for staying strong. I applaud you for answering all the questions that you have been asked and knowing what you are talking about. I am doing weight watchers and even though I love it I honestly have only just really started understanding what im putting in my mouth. P.s. love the photo.

Keep at it trucker. I have faith in you!

Awwww thanks for the forum love supporters !! It means so much to me.

I'm in it for the long haul (no trucking pun intended). I love sharing what works for me so far.

Like everyone else on here, my diet has a certain amount of boredom and drudgery but I got into this journey knowing it wasn't going to be a smooth 4-lane highway every mile. Your mind has to be the strongest component of dieting or no dietican, doctor, nutritionist, voodoomaker, plan-in-a-can will get you to lose weight.

So far I haven't posted any "failure" stories or "I was bad today" scenarios but that doesn't mean I didn't have an occasional 2000+ calorie day along the way.

I've eaten out 4 times (1 was a BBQ) since my diet started and trust me they all exceeded my 800 cals a day diet but I took preventive steps to do the least amount of damage I could not to gain weight from the experience.

The BBQ day I simply ate my banana for breakfast and ate nothing till the BBQ. I had one kabob of beef and one kabob of chicken, one small scoop of mac and cheese, one decent size scoop of baked beans and pigged out on the veggie and fresh fruit trays. no desserts, no breads. and yes, I even had two lite beers. what did I aquire that day in calories ?? I have no idea and I don't care.
A). I had fun.
B). I planned ahead.
C). I need a day like this.
D). I made good overall decisions about my food choices.
E). I didn't get anal over NOT losing a pound that day.
F). I walked an extra mile that night to offset or at least minimize.
G). I already know the next day I had to return to my normal routine.

My other 3 experiences I stayed with what I know works for me.
I ordered NY strip steaks, baked potato, salad and a side veggie. Again, knowing steaks are high in calories, I get a reasonable trade-off from fats, ingest healthy amounts of protein and not too concerned about the starch of one potato.

We're talking about once a month experiences here and I see no reason to fear failure or to lose control over it, just plan ahead and get back on track the next day and everything will be fine

Sounds like you're doing things right. You have to live a normal life and that includes enjoying celebrations. You indulged only very moderately. Really, that's the key to lifelong weight control.

Besides, you could use the occasional red meat intake for vitamins and iron.

I must say, reading your diary gives me inspiration and motivation. Thanks!

I humbly bow to the Catabolic Gods !! Walmart just got in a shipment of Driscoll's ® Strawberries !!!

I'm doing dieter's cartwheels !!

If you know strawberries, you know Driscoll's are just the bestest strawberries grown under the sun

I just ate a whole pound !! guilt-free !! they were sooooooooo good !!

*Happy Cloud*

T2, may I say Welcome to the forum! Sorry it took so long, but I have been having a Computer-testing-my-patience week

You have a wonderful attitude and that alone will keep you going strong I absolutely love your determination and the fact that you have kept yourself informed on the finer points of your lifestyle change. VERY proud of you! I am impressed with your amazing self control, as well! I, uh, lack in that department some days! LOL

Congratulations on what you've accomplished! You are doing an wonderful job and serve as an inspiration to many!

LOL BTW I second that!!!

oops - I got confused by your avatar - the one with the woman! lol ... Anyway - male or female ... we should keep you around

Wow, you are doing great!!!! 90 plus pounds already. What an accomplishment.

You know, I think we all know our bodies pretty well and we know what will and what won't work for us. I'm sure that as you continue to lose more weight and increase your activity you'll make adjustments with food and calories so that it keeps in line with whatever point you're at.

So I say just keep on truckin' (I know, that was pretty cheesy).

Thank you BizeB Just the title "Super Moderator" turns me on but you had to stroke my ego and make me get a forum crush on you didn't ya

Epi - no harm, no foul. I didn't play fair putting up that chick pic. I trust you're still in the good graces of your diet and making headway. Soon you will have the 'Hi-Pro Glow'

Scarlett - dammit girl !! ya done made me hungry for some cheez-its !! (kidding) thanks for the kind words. Will you marry me ?? (kidding again )


Ugh ladies, my daughter gave my lower ab pouch a name today. She called it a 'front butt' after I was done lmao, I wanted to cry *sniff sniff*

Well I have a July challenge waiting in the wings and hopefully I can knock off most of my front butt in the process. I'm so ready for this. I'm so glad the forum will be here for my next step.

T2-

I admire and respect how you are losing weight! You sound totaly healthy and happy! Reading everyone's diary is so much of an inspiration!

Also- Don't be too sad about the 'front butt' thing- I say stuff like that to my dad all the time and I don't really mean it =-)

Thank you again for the inspiration,

-Nightporter-