Report from Boston

Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.

My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
the roads you can't imagine.

My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.

It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.

Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?

Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
Thanksgiving.

I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...

Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
was like 52" when I started!

More later...

doug

doug lerner wrote:
> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>
> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
> the roads you can't imagine.
>
> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>
> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>
> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>
> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
> Thanksgiving.
>
> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>
> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
> was like 52" when I started!
>
> More later...
>
> doug

Congratulations!

Doug, what is your current weight? I'm trying to match sizes to weights
so I can better estimate what I may wind up at.

Neil
385/280/220
46" waist
size 18 shirt

great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was using
splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my body
treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for water
retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>
> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
> the roads you can't imagine.
>
> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>
> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>
> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>
> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
> Thanksgiving.
>
> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>
> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
> was like 52" when I started!
>
> More later...
>
> doug
>

Doing well as always...I can't say how honest the calories are but I eat
them as well and find it fills a gap...Still 1 or 2 points
each...Anyway...Enjoy your trip...GG

"doug lerner" <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>
> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
> the roads you can't imagine.
>
> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>
> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>
> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>
> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
> Thanksgiving.
>
> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>
> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
> was like 52" when I started!
>
> More later...
>
> doug
>

Way to go, Doug!!! (Watch out, medium. Here he comes!!)

"doug lerner" <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>
> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
> the roads you can't imagine.
>
> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>
> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>
> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>
> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
> Thanksgiving.
>
> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>
> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
> was like 52" when I started!
>
> More later...
>
> doug
>

Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
Will~

"Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was using
> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my body
> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for water
> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>
>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>
>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>
>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>
>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>>
>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
>> Thanksgiving.
>>
>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>
>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
>> was like 52" when I started!
>>
>> More later...
>>
>> doug
>>
>
>

I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70 mgs...I'm
only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to candy
"Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
> Will~
>
> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was using
>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my body
>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for
>> water
>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>
>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>
>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>
>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>
>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>>>
>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>
>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>>
>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>
>>> More later...
>>>
>>> doug
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

The Smart ones and the "skinny cow" ones used to be.. maybe they aren't
anymore, I haven't looked at them in a while (don't use them much anymore)..

Will~

"Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ekd2m80it3@news1.newsguy.com...
>I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70 mgs...I'm
>only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to candy
> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
> message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
>> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
>> Will~
>>
>> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
>> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
>>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was using
>>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my body
>>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for
>>> water
>>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
>>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>>
>>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
>>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>>
>>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
>>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
>>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>>
>>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
>>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
>>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
>>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
>>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
>>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>>
>>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
>>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
>>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>
>>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just fine
>>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
>>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
>>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
>>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso and
>>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>>>
>>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
>>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>>
>>>> More later...
>>>>
>>>> doug
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I like them...What treat do you look forward to?...GG
"Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
message news:skqah.16037$9v5.9902@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> The Smart ones and the "skinny cow" ones used to be.. maybe they aren't
> anymore, I haven't looked at them in a while (don't use them much
> anymore)..
>
> Will~
>
> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:ekd2m80it3@news1.newsguy.com...
>>I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70 mgs...I'm
>>only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to candy
>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>> message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
>>> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
>>> Will~
>>>
>>> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
>>> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
>>>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was using
>>>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my body
>>>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for
>>>> water
>>>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>>>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
>>>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>>>
>>>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>>>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>>>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
>>>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>>>
>>>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
>>>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
>>>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>>>
>>>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
>>>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But I
>>>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
>>>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each). The
>>>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I did
>>>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed box
>>>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
>>>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low calorie
>>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>>
>>>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>>>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>>>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just
>>>>> fine
>>>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
>>>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
>>>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
>>>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso
>>>>> and
>>>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>>>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>>>>
>>>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
>>>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>>>
>>>>> More later...
>>>>>
>>>>> doug
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I'm mainly slicing and baking fruits (apples, pears) with cinnamon, eating
popcorn, having soup... stuff like that..
Will~ on a no snack phase..

"Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ekdi920223n@news2.newsguy.com...
>I like them...What treat do you look forward to?...GG
> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
> message news:skqah.16037$9v5.9902@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>> The Smart ones and the "skinny cow" ones used to be.. maybe they aren't
>> anymore, I haven't looked at them in a while (don't use them much
>> anymore)..
>>
>> Will~
>>
>> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:ekd2m80it3@news1.newsguy.com...
>>>I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70 mgs...I'm
>>>only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to candy
>>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>>> message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
>>>> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
>>>> Will~
>>>>
>>>> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
>>>>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was using
>>>>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my
>>>>> body
>>>>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for
>>>>> water
>>>>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>>>>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
>>>>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>>>>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>>>>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused by
>>>>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got for
>>>>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
>>>>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
>>>>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in the
>>>>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each).
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I
>>>>>> did
>>>>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams accurate?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed
>>>>>> box
>>>>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and heated
>>>>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low
>>>>>> calorie
>>>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>>>>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>>>>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just
>>>>>> fine
>>>>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large. 16
>>>>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
>>>>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
>>>>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>>>>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think I
>>>>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More later...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> doug
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Did you give up the pretzels?

"Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
message news:tssah.16101$9v5.4352@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> I'm mainly slicing and baking fruits (apples, pears) with cinnamon,
> eating popcorn, having soup... stuff like that..
> Will~ on a no snack phase..
>
> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:ekdi920223n@news2.newsguy.com...
>>I like them...What treat do you look forward to?...GG
>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>> message news:skqah.16037$9v5.9902@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>>> The Smart ones and the "skinny cow" ones used to be.. maybe they
>>> aren't anymore, I haven't looked at them in a while (don't use them
>>> much anymore)..
>>>
>>> Will~
>>>
>>> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ekd2m80it3@news1.newsguy.com...
>>>>I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70
>>>>mgs...I'm only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to
>>>>candy
>>>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote
>>>> in message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
>>>>> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
>>>>> Will~
>>>>>
>>>>> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like
>>>>>> my body
>>>>>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them
>>>>>> for water
>>>>>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>>>>>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't
>>>>>>> post a
>>>>>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston!
>>>>>>> And
>>>>>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who
>>>>>>> led a
>>>>>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so
>>>>>>> confused by
>>>>>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I
>>>>>>> got for
>>>>>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits.
>>>>>>> But I
>>>>>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping
>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories
>>>>>>> each). The
>>>>>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all
>>>>>>> I did
>>>>>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams
>>>>>>> accurate?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a
>>>>>>> pre-packed box
>>>>>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and
>>>>>>> heated
>>>>>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low
>>>>>>> calorie
>>>>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within
>>>>>>> the L
>>>>>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L
>>>>>>> size".
>>>>>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be
>>>>>>> just fine
>>>>>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too
>>>>>>> large. 16
>>>>>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt
>>>>>>> size
>>>>>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was
>>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my
>>>>>>> torso and
>>>>>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard
>>>>>>> measurements
>>>>>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some
>>>>>>> point...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I
>>>>>>> think I
>>>>>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> More later...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> doug
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Mostly, I had them only today and only one pack at work, but I brought
carrots! So it kept me from going back for more.

I'm very very much on track these days and appreciating it. It's "easy"
right now and I'm not craving anything.. so... I enjoy it while it passes..
hehe
Will~

"ahmward" <nospam.ahmward@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:UvedncoYMe8aw_fYnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@giganews.com ...
> Did you give up the pretzels?
>
> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
> message news:tssah.16101$9v5.4352@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>> I'm mainly slicing and baking fruits (apples, pears) with cinnamon,
>> eating popcorn, having soup... stuff like that..
>> Will~ on a no snack phase..
>>
>> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:ekdi920223n@news2.newsguy.com...
>>>I like them...What treat do you look forward to?...GG
>>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>>> message news:skqah.16037$9v5.9902@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>>>> The Smart ones and the "skinny cow" ones used to be.. maybe they aren't
>>>> anymore, I haven't looked at them in a while (don't use them much
>>>> anymore)..
>>>>
>>>> Will~
>>>>
>>>> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:ekd2m80it3@news1.newsguy.com...
>>>>>I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70
>>>>>mgs...I'm only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to
>>>>>candy
>>>>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>>>>> message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
>>>>>> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
>>>>>> Will~
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
>>>>>>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was
>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my
>>>>>>> body
>>>>>>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for
>>>>>>> water
>>>>>>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>>>>>>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>>>>>>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>>>>>>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused
>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits.
>>>>>>>> But I
>>>>>>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each).
>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I
>>>>>>>> did
>>>>>>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams
>>>>>>>> accurate?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed
>>>>>>>> box
>>>>>>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and
>>>>>>>> heated
>>>>>>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low
>>>>>>>> calorie
>>>>>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>>>>>>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>>>>>>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just
>>>>>>>> fine
>>>>>>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large.
>>>>>>>> 16
>>>>>>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt
>>>>>>>> size
>>>>>>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was
>>>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>>>>>>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> More later...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> doug
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

I should be more creative in my snacks...Baking fruits sounds good...Will
try...GG
"Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
message news:tssah.16101$9v5.4352@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
> I'm mainly slicing and baking fruits (apples, pears) with cinnamon, eating
> popcorn, having soup... stuff like that..
> Will~ on a no snack phase..
>
> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:ekdi920223n@news2.newsguy.com...
>>I like them...What treat do you look forward to?...GG
>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>> message news:skqah.16037$9v5.9902@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>>> The Smart ones and the "skinny cow" ones used to be.. maybe they aren't
>>> anymore, I haven't looked at them in a while (don't use them much
>>> anymore)..
>>>
>>> Will~
>>>
>>> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ekd2m80it3@news1.newsguy.com...
>>>>I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70
>>>>mgs...I'm only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to candy
>>>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>>>> message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
>>>>> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
>>>>> Will~
>>>>>
>>>>> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
>>>>>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my
>>>>>> body
>>>>>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for
>>>>>> water
>>>>>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>>>>>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post a
>>>>>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>>>>>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>>>>>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused
>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from the
>>>>>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am not
>>>>>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits. But
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each).
>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I
>>>>>>> did
>>>>>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams
>>>>>>> accurate?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed
>>>>>>> box
>>>>>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and
>>>>>>> heated
>>>>>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low
>>>>>>> calorie
>>>>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>>>>>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>>>>>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just
>>>>>>> fine
>>>>>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large.
>>>>>>> 16
>>>>>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt size
>>>>>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was fine.
>>>>>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>>>>>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> More later...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> doug
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I sprinkle a pinch of brown sugar and cinnamon on them.. I make them in the
microwave cause I'm lazy, but I bet it'd be even better in a toaster oven...
will~

"Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ekdmo901cb7@news1.newsguy.com...
>I should be more creative in my snacks...Baking fruits sounds good...Will
>try...GG
> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
> message news:tssah.16101$9v5.4352@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>> I'm mainly slicing and baking fruits (apples, pears) with cinnamon,
>> eating popcorn, having soup... stuff like that..
>> Will~ on a no snack phase..
>>
>> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:ekdi920223n@news2.newsguy.com...
>>>I like them...What treat do you look forward to?...GG
>>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>>> message news:skqah.16037$9v5.9902@newssvr29.news.prodigy.n et...
>>>> The Smart ones and the "skinny cow" ones used to be.. maybe they aren't
>>>> anymore, I haven't looked at them in a while (don't use them much
>>>> anymore)..
>>>>
>>>> Will~
>>>>
>>>> "Gary G" <mrhiggins1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:ekd2m80it3@news1.newsguy.com...
>>>>>I have 3 types here and all are low in sodium 40,...50,,,and 70
>>>>>mgs...I'm only speaking of the ice cream...Maybe your referring to
>>>>>candy
>>>>> "Willow Herself" <willowkinda@somethingkikeseamountains.net> wrote in
>>>>> message news:9znah.10048$yE6.6657@newssvr14.news.prodigy.c om...
>>>>>> Those "fake sweets" are generally loaded with sodium..
>>>>>> Will~
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Stormmee" <rgrass@consolidated.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:4stm8iF11e66qU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>> great to hear from you, sounds like it is going nicely. as to the
>>>>>>> fudgecicles... I am beginning to think part of my not losing was
>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>> splenda, it appears that if I lay off it I do much better, like my
>>>>>>> body
>>>>>>> treats it just like white sugar, you may not be able to eat them for
>>>>>>> water
>>>>>>> retention, Lee, waiting for your call when you get back to STL...
>>>>>>> doug lerner <douglerner@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:1164544970.706219.214270@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>> Hi, people. I just wanted to touch base, even though I didn't post
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> regular "weigh-in" report on Friday.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My family were VERY surprised when I showed up here in Boston! And
>>>>>>>> thanks to the person in the donut shop I-don't-know-where who led a
>>>>>>>> very lost person around the maze of Boston after I got so confused
>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>> the roads you can't imagine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My sister didn't have a scale, so I bought her the same one I got
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>> myself in St. Louis. It seems to be different by about 1 lb from
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> one there, but I'm not sure. I probably will never know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It seemed for the first few days here I was gaining weight! I am
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> sure why. I definitely was sticking to within my calorie limits.
>>>>>>>> But I
>>>>>>>> was eating lots of "fake sweet" things my sister likes keeping in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> house, like artificially sweetened fudgesicles (80 calories each).
>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>> scale was showing me gaining about 2 lb in a few days (!) so all I
>>>>>>>> did
>>>>>>>> was stop eating those and my weight dropped right down again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Are the calories on those artificially sweetened ice creams
>>>>>>>> accurate?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyway, my diet is going well. For Thanksgiving I got a pre-packed
>>>>>>>> box
>>>>>>>> of Tyson Turkey slices in gravy (380 calories for the box) and
>>>>>>>> heated
>>>>>>>> it in the microwave. I was perfectly happy, and had a very low
>>>>>>>> calorie
>>>>>>>> Thanksgiving.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I went to get some new shirts and I am definitely well within the L
>>>>>>>> range now. The saleslady eyeballed me and said "medium or L size".
>>>>>>>> Anyway, an ordinary L sized shirt I got yesterday seems to be just
>>>>>>>> fine
>>>>>>>> on me - reasonably loose and comfortable, without being too large.
>>>>>>>> 16
>>>>>>>> neck / 32-33. I never used to pay any attention at all to shirt
>>>>>>>> size
>>>>>>>> details like that - basically whatever tent would drape me was
>>>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>>>> That was because measuring my neck was ridiculous - it was my torso
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> stomach that would not fit in! But now the standard measurements
>>>>>>>> seem to work, so great! I might even be a medium at some point...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Waist size seems to be 36" now for a comfortable pants fit. I think
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> was like 52" when I started!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> More later...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> doug
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>