Wow Eliruthy,

Sounds like you have your hands full.  I'm not sure you really "cheated" but had some "setbacks" LOL.  You had to make some choices that just didn't work towards your goal.  Now you're on the right track .... keep on truckin.   Congrats on the 15 pounds.  I will be sooooo tickled to add my name to the 15 pound list LOL.  I think it's been six years since I can honestly say I lost anything.

Quote from: umpa on July 31, 2011, 09:22:23 AM

She doesn't have to She needs the Bakery Book

I guess it just comes down to a matter of wanting to stay overweight ... or not.

My friend is heavier than I am but her excuse for being overweight is "everytime I diet I get sick so I am forced to live with my weight, cause I am sick enough already"   DUH.  I have seen her put as many as 3 tablespoons of creamer in an 8 oz cup of cofee.  All that sugar and carbs CAN make you sick, but maybe when she sees my results she might ask, but until then I just bite my tongue.

All the shakes everyone makes sound soooo good.  Have had the chocolate and now a better strawberry.  TooSweet went shopping last week and found the Hersey's SF strawberry syrup about 30 miles from us.  I had emailed Hersey's and LOL they said no one within 100 miles sold it...hmmmm...but we have it now. 

Walmart sells it. I tried it once and it was good, but I just wasn't sure about the truthfulness of all those 0's.

Owensmath, I have often thought the same thing.  To be safe I only use it twice a day.  Mostly if we go out because water away from home sometimes tastes just a little different.  I can't understand how it is so good.  Just enjoy the convenience, easier than crystal lite and no calories.

TooSweet, I think you are right LOL forgot about that.   Way cool Umpa, your a "stang" girl, way to go.  TooSweet had a stang not long ago...where did it go?

ROFLO

I knew a woman who would fix her dinner plate, eat about 3-4 bites of each food item.  She would then take the plate to the kitchen sink and run soapy water on it.  That was her weight control plan.  (PS..wasn't me..I finished my plate LOL)

Congrats on your total weight loss,  looks like you are getting close to your goal.

We started drinking more water at restaurants (cause we are cheap LOL) and used the crystal lite "on the go" packs.  Some of the mixes didn't mix well in glasses of water with ice or the server would add water when we weren't looking.  If you've seen the commercials for the flavored drink mixes in a small bottle "Mio" liquid water enhancer...they are wonderful.  We like all the flavors except sweet tea or peach tea.  Our favs are Mango Peach, Fruit Punch, Berry Pomegranate and Strawberry Watermelon.  They are made by Kraft Foods, buy them just about anywhere.  They're supposed to have 24 servings in each bottle BUT again large glasses of water take more.  With the cost of drinks eating out one meal pays for the bottle.  These have zero across the board, no calories, no fat, no carbs, no sugars, no protein.

Thanks Umpa!  I certainly will.