Lost 5.6 pounds in January.

I'm in...trying to lose 12-15 lbs. that I gained during December month. I can't seem to stop cravings. I was never like that before. Maybe it is menopause.

2 pounds for me! :)

Thanks Linda. I'm glad I'm not the only one eating the way I'm trying.

I rarely eat at fast food, can't remember when the last time was in fact. And I always order water to drink - trouble is I don't drink much of it. Another problem is we tend to eat at buffets so my DH can have as much meat as he wants on the Atkins diet. I stick to the vegies, but can't stop the desserts although I don't get as much as I used to. Carrot cake is my fav.
Trick will be our up coming trip. I will hopefully have my will power up and running!

Oh geez, a buffet, I really can't be trusted at a buffet, because the temtation is too great. But I try to choose only one desert and enjoy every last bite of it. Go ahead and allow youself one piece of carrot cake, but then make it a point to drink the entire glass of water. The payoff is so worth it.

A little something I heard at a WW meeting:

"Nothing tastes as good as losing weight makes me feel."


Linda

What great suggestions. Ok. ready for a shock? I stepped on the scale and was down 5 pounds with my clothes on! I think it was all water weight, but I'll take anything I can get! At this point, I can share my age (60), but not able to say the pounds yet. It is so nice to have such a cheering section. I have never had that before. It never fails, the minute I go on a diet (without telling anyone), DH comes in with something I don't want to eat. LOL This time, it was pizza. Since it was dinner time and I had not had anything but a Carnation shake in soy milk, I ate one piece. That is progress for me. I would normally have 2-3 pieces of pizza. I just found my calorie/carb/fat gram counter. This will help too. It's kind of silly, but I seem to be able to eat nothing at all, or everything I see. I'm working on finding a balance. Oh, I didn't mention, my avatar is from about six years ago. I have had no pictures taken since then, but have a LOT of weight to lose. Thanks for starting this site. It usually feels impossible to lose the weight, but with all of us working together, I believe we will all succeed.

Wow! BrendaB. Congratulations on that awesome loss. Hey even if it is waterweight, it is still weight lost, and it has a way of motivating you to keep on going. Keep it up. Great job on only eating one piece of pizza. Did you tell DH you were on a weight loss plan after he brought pizza? Or is it your secret?

Congrats BrendaB! I know the feeling. When I would want to loose a few pounds my DH would bring home food, bake something, or we would go out to eat. Now he is also trying to loose so that is a BIG help.
Another thing I used to do was read cook books when I was on a diet and not for the diet food. I'd read them all. Now.... I quilt instead!
Keep up the good work!

No, I didn't tell him about the diet. I knew he would do it, but didn't know it would be so quick. lol I'm keeping it to myself, at least for now. Thank you for your encouragement. :-)

Think that is a BIG ..YES!!!
Who invented this Menopause thing anyway????