Re: Labor Day Goal

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Way to Go : I was at 282 last week and down to 279.6 today. I have not fully gotten back on my plan, but I have started drinking more water. The Slim-4-Life plan requires you to drink 10-8 oz glasses of water a day because they have you use 1/4 -1/2 teaspoons of Morton Lite Salt a day. So the water helps to flush. I am waiting to fully start till after Memorial day. We are having a barbeque with my daughter and grandson and her new boyfriend and his two kids. She has asked me to cook certain things that I know that if it is there I can not refrain from taking part. I have decided to go back on the Slim-4-Life because I lost so well the first time. I lost 40lbs in 10 months. I didnt make it to the maintenance portion because I have over 100 (at the time 120) to loose. It had its times that it was very hard to resist certain foods. I like some

of the others am a evening snacker. I sit down with my skinny husband and he wants to snack and it is hard to resist. We usually have barbeque potato chips or ice cream or something like that. I am looking forward to the unity of the group to help me keep up the stamina for the long haul. So far just reading the emails has been an encouragement. After I really get started I will probably answer a few more. Thank you for sharing and uplifiting by your words. Suelette BellABrite@... wrote: I've been all over the scale this past week due to TOM. This morning was 252.2, which is down from yesterday's 254.2 (thankfully) so hopefully this trend continues downward before Wednesday! I am used to weighing in at 7 a.m. on Saturdays and the Wednesday meeting is at 10 a.m., so I would be weighing a whole 2.5 hrs later at 9:30 a.m.! YIKES!! I will remind myself to keep this in my memory bank for this weeks' WI, in case there are any oddities. I have been doing a lot of thinking of what to accomplish this summer. I don't want to set the bar too high - it *is* summer, after all LOL!! BUT, I also don't want to set it too low, because I know that fresh fruits and veggies will be in season and (hopefully) more

affordable than out of season, plus the weather is better for getting outdoors for exercise, etc. I also have a whole <slew> of DVDs now for exercise!! I have a 4-mile and a couple of 5Ks to be training for now, also!! So. WW is running contests at our center through the summer to keep people coming to the meetings. You get entered into drawings for going to 75-80% of the meetings between Memorial Day and Labor Day. There are also prizes for people that get to their 10% (my leader said she would extend that to the "2nd 10% achievers also").... well, this is the Saturday leader anyway. I am sure the Wednesday leader is going to be doing something similar, so as long as I am in her meetings consistently through the summer, I would be eligible. I need to lose a solid 20 lbs to get to my 2nd WW 10% goal (232.8 lbs) 16

weeks to lose 20 lbs. That is 1.25 lbs a week. Totally doable. I would like to be *at least* another 20 lbs lighter before Phantom and this would also keep me in line for being in ONEDERLAND by New Year's!! I set that particular goal at the beginning of the year. There is going to be some serious partying this year if I am!! LOL!! Eh, not to mention some serious SHOPPING!! Today's exercise = walking (only earned 3 APs) Today's steps for challenge = 8789 Points eaten today = 26 (I get 30 a day, so today is a low points day) - I'll take it, some days are high, some are low, some are right on target Tomorrow's exercise plan: wog 2 miles in the a.m. and do RnR Stepper in the evening (15 minutes, Advanced level) Someone asked me if I count the stepper as "high" for activity level? YES I DO!! I am definitely sweating within "3 to 5 minutes" like the activity points figuring things tells me, so I can count it as that. LOL!! When I walk on my break/lunch at work, I only call that "low" and when I am walking with purpose in the evenings or on the weekends, I call it "moderate" - depending on how I am exerting myself for my DVDs, it is either moderate or high. Curves, most of the time was moderate, sometimes high. Water aerobics, I call high (even though you can't feel yourself sweat in the water LOL!!) because I was in the deep end paddling like crazy to not drown during the class LOL!! So, that's how I figure out my APs. Hope you all had a fantastic Monday, I didn't get to respond to as many of the posts over the weekend as I

wanted to, so I may need to cut my losses and do a mass delete and just start fresh this week. Hugs- in WA310/252/170 (-58 total, 82 to go, 12 from half-way point) Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on

family favorites at AOL Food.

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Suelette, That is a great loss. Your bbq with your family sounds really nice. I would wait to start until after that as well. What is the Slim 4 Life plan? I have never heard that. My family and I are doing the south beach diet. It is working really well for my daughter. I am losing, but a lot slower than she is. I would like to be losing faster. I am a snacker too, but I am a between meal snacker not a night time snacker. It seems I get really hungry about 3 pm every afternoon. I don't know what it is, I just do. Have a great day. Suelette Bell <suebee32257@...> wrote: Way to Go : I was at 282 last week and down to 279.6 today. I have not fully gotten back on my plan, but I have started drinking more water. The Slim-4-Life plan requires you to drink 10-8 oz glasses of water a day because they have you use 1/4 -1/2 teaspoons of Morton Lite Salt a day. So the water helps to flush. I am waiting to fully start till after Memorial day. We are having a barbeque with my daughter and grandson and her new boyfriend and his two kids. She has asked me to cook certain things that I know that if it is there I can not refrain from taking part. I have decided to go back on the Slim-4-Life because I lost so well the first time. I lost 40lbs in 10 months. I didnt make it to the maintenance portion

because I have over 100 (at the time 120) to loose. It had its times that it was very hard to resist certain foods. I like some of the others am a evening snacker. I sit down with my skinny husband and he wants to snack and it is hard to resist. We usually have barbeque potato chips or ice cream or something like that. I am looking forward to the unity of the group to help me keep up the stamina for the long haul. So far just reading the emails has been an encouragement. After I really get started I will probably answer a few more. Thank you for sharing and uplifiting by your words. Suelette BellABriteaol wrote: I've been all over

the scale this past week due to TOM. This morning was 252.2, which is down from yesterday's 254.2 (thankfully) so hopefully this trend continues downward before Wednesday! I am used to weighing in at 7 a.m. on Saturdays and the Wednesday meeting is at 10 a.m., so I would be weighing a whole 2.5 hrs later at 9:30 a.m.! YIKES!! I will remind myself to keep this in my memory bank for this weeks' WI, in case there are any oddities. I have been doing a lot of thinking of what to accomplish this summer. I don't want to set the bar too high - it *is* summer, after all LOL!! BUT, I also don't want to set it too low, because I know that fresh fruits and veggies will be in season and (hopefully) more affordable than out of season, plus the weather is better for getting outdoors for exercise, etc. I also have a whole <slew> of DVDs

now for exercise!! I have a 4-mile and a couple of 5Ks to be training for now, also!! So. WW is running contests at our center through the summer to keep people coming to the meetings. You get entered into drawings for going to 75-80% of the meetings between Memorial Day and Labor Day. There are also prizes for people that get to their 10% (my leader said she would extend that to the "2nd 10% achievers also").... well, this is the Saturday leader anyway. I am sure the Wednesday leader is going to be doing something similar, so as long as I am in her meetings consistently through the summer, I would be eligible. I need to lose a solid 20 lbs to get to my 2nd WW 10% goal (232.8 lbs) 16 weeks to lose 20 lbs. That is 1.25 lbs a week. Totally doable. I would like to be *at least* another 20 lbs lighter before Phantom and this would also keep me

in line for being in ONEDERLAND by New Year's!! I set that particular goal at the beginning of the year. There is going to be some serious partying this year if I am!! LOL!! Eh, not to mention some serious SHOPPING!! Today's exercise = walking (only earned 3 APs) Today's steps for challenge = 8789 Points eaten today = 26 (I get 30 a day, so today is a low points day) - I'll take it, some days are high, some are low, some are right on target Tomorrow's exercise plan: wog 2 miles in the a.m. and do RnR Stepper in the evening (15 minutes, Advanced level) Someone asked me if I count the stepper as "high" for activity level? YES I DO!! I am definitely sweating within "3 to 5 minutes" like the activity

points figuring things tells me, so I can count it as that. LOL!! When I walk on my break/lunch at work, I only call that "low" and when I am walking with purpose in the evenings or on the weekends, I call it "moderate" - depending on how I am exerting myself for my DVDs, it is either moderate or high. Curves, most of the time was moderate, sometimes high. Water aerobics, I call high (even though you can't feel yourself sweat in the water LOL!!) because I was in the deep end paddling like crazy to not drown during the class LOL!! So, that's how I figure out my APs. Hope you all had a fantastic Monday, I didn't get to respond to as many of the posts over the weekend as I wanted to, so I may need to cut my losses and do a mass delete and just start fresh this week. Hugs- in WA310/252/170 (-58 total, 82 to go, 12 from half-way point) Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food.

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>It had its times that it was very hard to resist certain foods.

Plans like WW, , even plain old calorie counting are good

for people who can't resist certain foods - they can still have them but

in small amounts.

> I like some of the others am a evening snacker.

I save my daily banana to have at night while watching tv. Because my

husband is like yours.

> I sit down with my skinny husband and he wants to snack and it is hard

to resist. We usually have barbeque potato chips or ice cream or

something like that.

The BBQ chips, as well as sour cream an onion, and other strong flavors,

are his specialty. Sometimes he'll eat a big dinner and a half hour

later be reaching for the bag of chips. Those I can easily resist. It's

when my son opens up a bag of chocolate chip cookies that I'm in danger.

Those mini choclate rice cakes have saved my hide many a night when I

felt like something crunchy when the sweet banana doesn't do the trick.

I automatically restrain myself because I *know* if I have too many I

won't be able to sleep.

Sue in NJ

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Sue, Thanks for the tips. I do appreciate it. Suelette Sue in NJ <sue_in_nj@...> wrote: >It had its times that it was very hard to resist certain foods.Plans like WW, , even plain old calorie counting are goodfor people who can't resist certain foods - they can still have them butin small amounts.> I like some of the others am a evening snacker.I save my daily banana to have at night while watching tv. Because

myhusband is like yours.> I sit down with my skinny husband and he wants to snack and it is hardto resist. We usually have barbeque potato chips or ice cream orsomething like that.The BBQ chips, as well as sour cream an onion, and other strong flavors,are his specialty. Sometimes he'll eat a big dinner and a half hourlater be reaching for the bag of chips. Those I can easily resist. It'swhen my son opens up a bag of chocolate chip cookies that I'm in danger.Those mini choclate rice cakes have saved my hide many a night when Ifelt like something crunchy when the sweet banana doesn't do the trick.I automatically restrain myself because I *know* if I have too many Iwon't be able to sleep.Sue in NJ

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, Sorry I havent answered back. Things are getting hecticfor the 3 day weekend. Slim-4-Life is a plan that is sort of supervised. It is available in a few states. I know Minnesota & Missouri have one. I am not sure where else. When you start out you go 3 days and eat meat and vegatables and only certain types of vegatable. NO carbs at all. They require you to drink 10-8oz, glasses of water a day. You use 1/4-1/2 teasp. of Morton Lite salt. I dont have my paperwork here but I would be happy to share any information when I get an opportunity to sit down longer at the computer. You can eat real food. They do offer supplimentsand food which do help,but I dont use their food to much. I dont becasue I need to be use to cooking my own food and not to depend on them. The diet is for a goal and eating is for a lifetime. I am

going to have to have them shipped to me because we moved to an area that doesnt have one within an hour. I will not be able to go weigh in, which really keeps you on track. Accountability is really necessary for me or I have no momentum. I am also competitive which doesnt help when you have a skinny family. Dont get me wrong I am glad they dont have a weight problem. If you are interested I can get you some more info. YOu can also google them at www.slimkc.com and it will give you a little info. but they want you to call and set up and appointment so they can get you to sign up and spend lots of money. Good job on todays weight loss. I am getting excited to get started. So I can get rid of the excess pooch on the tummy and back into a smaller size clothes. On Slim4Life last time I went from a 22/24 to an 18/20 and from 275 to 240 in 10 months. Suelette Bell Chester <geomadtraem@...> wrote: Suelette, That is a great loss. Your bbq with your family sounds really nice. I would wait to start until after that as well. What is the Slim 4 Life plan? I have never heard that. My family and I are doing the south beach diet. It is working really well for my daughter. I am losing, but a lot slower than she is. I would like to be losing faster. I am a snacker too, but I am a between meal

snacker not a night time snacker. It seems I get really hungry about 3 pm every afternoon. I don't know what it is, I just do. Have a great day. Suelette Bell <suebee32257 > wrote: Way to Go : I was at 282 last week and down to 279.6 today. I have not fully gotten back on my plan, but I have started drinking more water. The Slim-4-Life plan requires you to drink 10-8 oz glasses of water a day because they have you use 1/4 -1/2 teaspoons of Morton Lite Salt a day. So the water helps to flush. I am waiting to fully start till after Memorial day. We are having a barbeque with my daughter and grandson and her new boyfriend and his two kids. She has asked me to cook certain things that I know that if it is there I can not

refrain from taking part. I have decided to go back on the Slim-4-Life because I lost so well the first time. I lost 40lbs in 10 months. I didnt make it to the maintenance portion because I have over 100 (at the time 120) to loose. It had its times that it was very hard to resist certain foods. I like some of the others am a evening snacker. I sit down with my skinny husband and he wants to snack and it is hard to resist. We usually have barbeque potato chips or ice cream or something like that. I am looking forward to the unity of the group to help me keep up the stamina for the long haul. So far just reading the emails has been an encouragement. After I really get started I will probably answer a few more. Thank you for sharing and uplifiting by your words. Suelette BellABriteaol

wrote: I've been all over the scale this past week due to TOM. This morning was 252.2, which is down from yesterday's 254.2 (thankfully) so hopefully this trend continues downward before Wednesday! I am used to weighing in at 7 a.m. on Saturdays and the Wednesday meeting is at 10 a.m., so I would be weighing a whole 2.5 hrs later at 9:30 a.m.! YIKES!! I will remind myself to keep this in my memory bank for this weeks' WI, in case there are any oddities. I have been doing a lot of thinking of what to accomplish this summer. I don't want to set the bar too high - it *is* summer, after all LOL!! BUT, I also don't want to set it too low, because I know that fresh fruits and veggies will

be in season and (hopefully) more affordable than out of season, plus the weather is better for getting outdoors for exercise, etc. I also have a whole <slew> of DVDs now for exercise!! I have a 4-mile and a couple of 5Ks to be training for now, also!! So. WW is running contests at our center through the summer to keep people coming to the meetings. You get entered into drawings for going to 75-80% of the meetings between Memorial Day and Labor Day. There are also prizes for people that get to their 10% (my leader said she would extend that to the "2nd 10% achievers also").... well, this is the Saturday leader anyway. I am sure the Wednesday leader is going to be doing something similar, so as long as I am in her meetings consistently through the summer, I would be eligible. I need to lose a solid 20 lbs to get to

my 2nd WW 10% goal (232.8 lbs) 16 weeks to lose 20 lbs. That is 1.25 lbs a week. Totally doable. I would like to be *at least* another 20 lbs lighter before Phantom and this would also keep me in line for being in ONEDERLAND by New Year's!! I set that particular goal at the beginning of the year. There is going to be some serious partying this year if I am!! LOL!! Eh, not to mention some serious SHOPPING!! Today's exercise = walking (only earned 3 APs) Today's steps for challenge = 8789 Points eaten today = 26 (I get 30 a day, so today is a low points day) - I'll take it, some days are high, some are low, some are right on target Tomorrow's exercise plan: wog 2 miles in the a.m. and do RnR Stepper in the evening (15 minutes, Advanced level)

Someone asked me if I count the stepper as "high" for activity level? YES I DO!! I am definitely sweating within "3 to 5 minutes" like the activity points figuring things tells me, so I can count it as that. LOL!! When I walk on my break/lunch at work, I only call that "low" and when I am walking with purpose in the evenings or on the weekends, I call it "moderate" - depending on how I am exerting myself for my DVDs, it is either moderate or high. Curves, most of the time was moderate, sometimes high. Water aerobics, I call high (even though you can't feel yourself sweat in the water LOL!!) because I was in the deep end paddling like crazy to not drown during the class LOL!! So, that's how I figure out my APs. Hope you all had a fantastic Monday, I didn't get to respond to as many of the

posts over the weekend as I wanted to, so I may need to cut my losses and do a mass delete and just start fresh this week. Hugs- in WA310/252/170 (-58 total, 82 to go, 12 from half-way point) Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food.

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Hi Sue,Just an FYI, but if you are eating veggies you are eating carbs. ALL veggies have carbs. There is nothing wrong with having a little bit of carbs from veggies, because you get so much nutrition for your carb-buck. But keep in mind that carbs can ONLY be used for energy. You can't build your body from carbs, create hormones, etc. This is why many people gain weight because they are eating too many carbs, and not using up all the energy from them, which then gets stored in fat. If you eat fat, it is used for other body processes as well, and protein is used to build your body. Those things don't get used for energy as much and don't get stored as fat. The

plan you are referring to sounds a lot like the plan I use and recommend on my website. I'm curious are you allowed additional oils such as olive, etc? Are you eating lean or fatty meats? Are you restricted by portions or calories in any way, or just by the quality of the food?Luv,Debby in San , CA147 pounds lost! 100% of health issues reversed!Group: curingcandida/Website: http://www.naturallythriving.comCurrently studying for Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology----- Original Message ----From: Suelette Bell

,When you start out you go 3 days and eat meat and vegatables and only certain types of vegatable. NO carbs at all. They require you to drink 10-8oz, glasses of water a day. You use 1/4-1/2 teasp. of Morton Lite salt. I dont have my paperwork here but I would be happy to share any information when I get an opportunity to sit down longer at the computer.

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Hi Debby There are some vegetables that you can not eat for hte high content of carbs. THe meant is lean. You can only have tuna once a week with no oil, beef only a couple times. You cant have pork. You can have white fish a little more often. I ate a lot of turkey, chicken and salad by my choice. On this plan you have to watch the number of carbs in each item. For instance for salad dressing we could use only fat-free Italian becasue of the carb content. I dont remember for sure about additional oils, but we could only have a certain amount (ozs) of food. I really wasnt hungry, but I did usually have to try to control my snacking in the evening. I am at work so I dont have my book with me in order to look at the details. At least you get to eat real food. Suelette BellDebby Padilla-Hudson

<debbypadilla@...> wrote: Hi Sue,Just an FYI, but if you are eating veggies you are eating carbs. ALL veggies have carbs. There is nothing wrong with having a little bit of carbs from veggies, because you get so much nutrition for your carb-buck. But keep in mind that carbs can ONLY be used for energy. You can't build your body from carbs, create hormones,

etc. This is why many people gain weight because they are eating too many carbs, and not using up all the energy from them, which then gets stored in fat. If you eat fat, it is used for other body processes as well, and protein is used to build your body. Those things don't get used for energy as much and don't get stored as fat. The plan you are referring to sounds a lot like the plan I use and recommend on my website. I'm curious are you allowed additional oils such as olive, etc? Are you eating lean or fatty meats? Are you restricted by portions or calories in any way, or just by the quality of the food?Luv,Debby in San , CA147 pounds lost! 100% of health issues reversed!Group: curingcandida/Website: http://www.naturallythriving.comCurrently studying for Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology ----- Original Message ----From: Suelette Bell , When you start out you go 3 days and eat meat and vegatables and only certain types of vegatable. NO carbs at all. They require you to drink 10-8oz, glasses of water a day. You use 1/4-1/2 teasp. of Morton Lite salt. I dont have my paperwork here but I would be happy to share any information when I get an opportunity to sit down longer at the computer.

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I can't believe we're discussing Labor Day WHERE

has the year gone?!

--- Suelette Bell <suebee32257@...> wrote:

> Hi Debby

>

> There are some vegetables that you can not eat for

> hte high content of carbs. THe meant is lean. You

> can only have tuna once a week with no oil, beef

> only a couple times. You cant have pork. You can

> have white fish a little more often. I ate a lot of

> turkey, chicken and salad by my choice.

>

> On this plan you have to watch the number of carbs

> in each item. For instance for salad dressing we

> could use only fat-free Italian becasue of the carb

> content.

>

> I dont remember for sure about additional oils,

> but we could only have a certain amount (ozs) of

> food. I really wasnt hungry, but I did usually have

> to try to control my snacking in the evening.

>

> I am at work so I dont have my book with me in

> order to look at the details. At least you get to

> eat real food.

>

> Suelette Bell

>

> Debby Padilla-Hudson <debbypadilla@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Sue,

>

> Just an FYI, but if you are eating veggies you are

> eating carbs. ALL veggies have carbs. There is

> nothing wrong with having a little bit of carbs from

> veggies, because you get so much nutrition for your

> carb-buck. But keep in mind that carbs can ONLY be

> used for energy. You can't build your body from

> carbs, create hormones, etc.

>

> This is why many people gain weight because they are

> eating too many carbs, and not using up all the

> energy from them, which then gets stored in fat. If

> you eat fat, it is used for other body processes as

> well, and protein is used to build your body. Those

> things don't get used for energy as much and don't

> get stored as fat.

>

> The plan you are referring to sounds a lot like the

> plan I use and recommend on my website. I'm curious

> are you allowed additional oils such as olive, etc?

> Are you eating lean or fatty meats? Are you

> restricted by portions or calories in any way, or

> just by the quality of the food?

>

>

> Luv,

> Debby in San , CA

> 147 pounds lost! 100% of health issues reversed!

> Group:

> curingcandida/

> Website: http://www.naturallythriving.com

> Currently studying for Nutrition Certification and

> PhD in Psychology

>

>

> ----- Original Message ----

> From: Suelette Bell

> ,

>

> When you start out you go 3 days and eat meat and

> vegatables and only certain types of vegatable. NO

> carbs at all. They require you to drink 10-8oz,

> glasses of water a day. You use 1/4-1/2 teasp. of

> Morton Lite salt. I dont have my paperwork here but

> I would be happy to share any information when I get

> an opportunity to sit down longer at the computer.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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In a message dated 5/23/2008 1:05:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sapphyreonalosingstreak@...

writes:

I can't believe we're discussing Labor Day WHEREhas the year gone?!

LOL!! Guilty - I am the one that set my goal(s) for the summer, therefore for Labor Day.... I just gotta have goals in sight, or I get off track, ya know?

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>I just gotta have goals in sight, or I get off track, ya

> know?

My " goals " are to make it through one day at a time! Any further than

that and I get too overwhelmed.

Sue in NJ

[Guest guest]

Hi Sue,This sounds very similar to the diet that they use on the biggest loser. It's low fat, low carb. Just wanted to make sure you aren't telling people you are eating *no* carb which is quite different than *low* carb. Having fat-free italian would make something *low fat*, not low carb. You can have something with very little fat, but lots of carbs. I wouldn't necessarily consider fat-free italian dressing in a bottle "real food" since there is usually a lot of chemicals and additives in prepared foods. That's why I only eat whole foods, with the exception of just a few very carefully selected dried spices and specially prepared oils.Luv,Debby in San , CA147 pounds lost! 100% of health issues reversed!Group:

curingcandida/Website: http://www.naturallythriving.comCurrently studying for Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology----- Original Message ----From: Suelette Bell

Hi Debby There are some vegetables that you can not eat for hte high content of carbs. THe meant is lean. You can only have tuna once a week with no oil, beef only a couple times. You cant have pork. You can have white fish a little more often. I ate a lot of turkey, chicken and salad by my choice. On this plan you have to watch the number of carbs in each item. For instance for salad dressing we could use only fat-free Italian becasue of the carb content. I dont remember for sure about additional oils, but we could only have a certain amount (ozs) of food. I really wasnt hungry, but I did usually have to try to control my snacking in the evening. I am at work so I dont have my book with me in order to look at the details. At least you get to eat real food. Suelette Bell

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In a message dated 5/21/2008 7:19:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, suebee32257@... writes:

I was at 282 last week and down to 279.6 today.

Congrats on your loss last week!!

I have not fully gotten back on my plan, but I have started drinking more water. The Slim-4-Life plan requires you to drink 10-8 oz glasses of water a day because they have you use 1/4 -1/2 teaspoons of Morton Lite Salt a day. So the water helps to flush.

So, you mix the salt into the water and just drink it? Ewww sounds nasty. How do you *do* that? Is that a daily, forever, thing? Or like some starting thing to do for the first handful of days?

I am waiting to fully start till after Memorial day. We are having a barbeque with my daughter and grandson and her new boyfriend and his two kids. She has asked me to cook certain things that I know that if it is there I can not refrain from taking part.

Have fun at the BBQ and good luck with getting back on track with everything tomorrow!

in WA310/249.6/170 (-60.4 total, 79.6 to go, 9.6 from half-way point) You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.--Dr. Wayne DyerGet trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.