Every time I see them on television or read about the I think of Doug and Umpa. You guys HAVE to try to get a hold of this family. I really think you could help them!!  I think they want to get the weight down, they just don't have a clue nor do the have the tools. If you could get through to them... I think it could make a HUGE leap in getting your message out there to an even larger audience.

Could this even be FTSified?
 
Barrington Mints
 Makes 150 mints
 
Ingredients:
 8 ounces soft cream cheese (I used Philadelphia regular)
 6 tablespoons soft butter (I used unsalted)
 3/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract (NOT mint extract)
 2 pounds sifted powdered sugar
 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
 3 drops red food coloring (Mine is pretty strong, so I used only one)
 
Method:
 Melt the cream cheese with the butter in a heavy 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.  Turn off the heat, leaving the pan on the burner, and stir in about 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, food coloring, and vanilla. (My note: Add peppermint here as well.)  Stir in the rest of the sugar until well blended.
 
Line a large baking sheet with wax paper.  Push mint mixture into a pastry bag, icing syringe or squeeze bottle with a decorative tip.  Create desired shapes for mints.  Let set 1 hour.
 
Store between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month, or in the freezer up to 4 months.  Do not store at room temperature.

  It makes me very cranky to stall. I have been at this weight for over three weeks ( I only weigh once a week). I can't possibly drink more water or have a much lower carb intake. Could it be a Calorie issue? I have been a on a Diet Rootbeer with a splash of cream bender. Surely that couldn't make me stall this badly, right?? Oh, and I think Breyers and their "Carb Smart" ice cream bars might just be evil. 12 sugar alcohols. I think the one I ate might have messed with me. Maybe I am just chasing phantoms... who knows? I have missed a few days of walking due to rain though. Maybe??
 Please do the "LBS (we pronouce that "lubs" here) Be Gone" dance for me. I literally sneered at my scale today. It's summer break and the kids are afraid a crazy lady snap could be pending. On the bright side, I can paint my own toenails now...without painting my toes. 
Thanks for listening. <3

 I know you all have seen me around for awhile.. first as a lurker now an official FTS girl! I am a Married Mom of four. I found Doug's book in the library about a year ago. I thought about what I saw there, checked it out a couple more times... then bought my own copy. I found Doug on FB and watched his cool FTS posts.
 I was a "chubby child" and toyed with bulimia as a teen and was very small at that point. I hovered between 105 and 115 all through HS I am 4'11 so that wasnt a drastically low weight for me. I gained 100 pounds after I had my first daughter. She is 19 now. About 12 years ago I did Adkins and met with immediate success, but my body turned on me after about ten weeks. I got very sick to my stomach and turned back to "comfort foods". I quickly regained everything I had lost plus a pound or two more and I followed this up with a pregnancy.
 I had been considering that I needed to get a handle on my weight for a long time, but I always made excuses. When people would talk to me about my weight and the health concerns (My Daddy died when I was 19 due to Heart Disease) I just said that I would rather die happy than live to be a hundred hungry and miserable. I am an avid baker and love Southern cooking. In February two things happened, I read Paula Deen's "It Aint All About The Cookin'" ... which moved me in a way I will never be able to fully explain... and I attended my niece's wedding. I had to buy a new outfit for this formal wedding. I was in the "Avenue" (a shop that caters to full sized ladies) and I had to buy the largest top they made. I was also in a size 26 pant. ( I refused to weigh at that point) When I saw the pics from that day... it was that "lightening bolt moment" people often talk about. It took me a few weeks to work up the courage and formulate my game plan. I started a food journal and started stalking Doug's posts on Facebook.  (Sorry Doug!)
   Anyway, I am TWELVE weeks in! On March 20th I was 254 pounds. Today I am 211 I have gone from a size 26 pant to an 18. I just bought my first size 22 blouse... and I need a new bathing suit!!    Here I have found the tools and support I needed to make this change in my life. I feel so blessed to have been led to this incredible group of people. I hope you all know how much I value you and what you contribute here.
  Sorry if this was too long! Thanks for reading! *hugs*
  *Highfives* to my fellow Scale Geeks!