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Thank you Gingerpie for the nice words. Glad your mom is settling in. It took a long time for my mom to settle into her assisted living, I think she likes it more than she lets on. She is being released Wednesday and we are putting together a plan for her, until she completely heals. Life goes on, a ...

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Good job! Also, good insight. I am the same, housework is so tedious!

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I am glad your still posting! I saw in another thread you do weightlifting. Wondering if you could point me to any rescources for a beginner? Also how do you get your protein in for weightlifting?

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Keep up the good work!!!

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Hi kind lady! Happy to see you still posting. Have a great weekend.

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I cannot believe how much time has gone by since I checked in. It's been half measures. My mom is on the road to recovery. Her short term memory is shot. Poor thing wakes up every day not knowing what happened or why she is in the hospital. Everything else is good. Her cognition is still good, she ...

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Thanks for the kind words everyone. I have two successes. I am calling Monday a success though I had my peach from lunch after dinner. Really working hard not to resort myself too much to comfort food and trying to make healthy descisions. Monday I left without packing a lunch, I thought I would ...

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Sounds like your doing really well. That WTH gets me so often. Your building habits for a lifetime!

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Thank You for your supportive encouraging words.

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I think we are running parallel lives here. My mom is back on the hospital too.
Oddly coincidental I went back to school and am taking an Ethics class. The first lectures were about happiness what it means, reading Aristotle, and about existentialism, living a good life as a means to happiness and ...

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Ohhhh , I know someone who went for years not knowing she had Lymes. It really shook her life up too. I am glad you are on the road to recovery!

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Just a quick check in. Now more than ever I need to establish sane eating habits. I am still aiming for 4 times a day and most importantly nothing after dinner. Been doing good with eating. Eating breakfast, Forgetting to eat during the day then forcing a snack on myself, eating dinner. And trying ...

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My weekend was really nice, and reasonable. I made a pan of brownies and had a largish one, and another good sized one on Sunday.

Today was green!
B-quiche coffee
L-black bean and corn salsa with avacado and chips, some almonds
S-a banana and some almonds
D- taco salad

Today I started school! I am ...

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Your food choices sound really good to me. I debate weather I should weigh myself at all. But I can't seem to help myself!

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Hi Imogene thanks for stopping by! A Plutot is a cross between a plum and an apricot they are also called dinosaur eggs and they are devine!
Looks like your doing well....happy for you!

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Aspencer, do you track protein? Have any tips foe a newbie weight lifter? I want to start lifting heavy, I don't want to track protein becuase it leads to binging and bad habits. I know I need around 100 grams a day while lifting. I am an ing on adding protein shakes and make sure my meals contain ...

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Do yourself a favor and google TDEE calculator and fill out it gives you the total amount of calories you need to maintain your weight at your activity level. If you want to lose subtract 20% from that. I am middle aged and lightly active and I need 2100 calories just to maintain. I would lose ...

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Thursday ended as a fail after all and Friday a success.
I ate late night Thursday.
Friday
B...quiche and a pluot
L....salad
D....2 slices of pizza

All and all a good day.

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Gosh, fruity rhubarb deserts are my kryptonite. Sounds like you only had a slice and enjoyed it? I guess it's a fail and a success at the same time. Sounds like you and something you rarely get a chance to moderately. Hope his doesn't get you down completely.

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Ginger pie that soup is so delectable. I will be making lots of it! I hope you enjoy it!

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Something to consider..... Many of the good places have a waiting list so if you get her in a so so place keep looking and get her on a list!

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Thank you for your kind words! So sorry to hear about your mom! My mom broke her ankle a few years ago and was never the same after coming out of rehab. She has Dimentia too, it seems to be progressing slowly. We put her in assisted living at the end of October. It's tough.

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Thank you for your kind encouraging words on my thread! I forgot how. Ice people are around here!

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Thank you ginger pie and iron chef for your kind words!ðŸ˜Š
Success today!
I also swam this morning. It felt good to get some exercise.

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I keep thinking there is a better way but I have not found it yet.
I feel good about this time around.
What's different? I have a few things gong for me first, I am going back to school. I am only taking one class to start, but being a SAHM is sucking the life out of me. I love my kids dearly but I ...

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If there was a lime button I would like worthit's post!

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That's tough. My son was to big to pick up and put in a time out since he was three. He is a giant strong kid. It is tough and embarrassing to have those things happen. I think the fact that you were able to get him to sit out for an hour is great. It is amazing just how different my kids are. A ...

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Mon an Tuesday success! Wednesday failure. At late night serving of leftover pasta and two handfuls of these dark chocolate acai drops. Felt like crap last night! Still feeling it this morning. Not going to beat myself up over it though. Moving on.

Note to self: I need to read my "advantages of ...

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Thank you dandilion!
Somebody gave us a playstation 4 and a game. It only comes with one remote so lots of chaos right now! I am about to pack the thing up and give it back!

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I had a good Monday.
B- egg taco, golden dew melon, coffee
L- salad with lots of feta and olives
D- chicken parm, baked potato, salad, fruit

A short bike ride. Pieces of my ancient bike kept falling off as I rode so I didn't want to go to far!!!!

I am grateful for making it yesterday. I wanted to ...

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I think I need new glasses! At first I thought your screen name was middlefinger.
Nice to meet you!

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Wednesday a fail. Just got the late night munchies- I had a nice dinner though.

B-egg tacos coffee
L- salad and tortillas
D- pork chop, roasted potatoes, sautÃ©ed squash and tomatoes.

Feel better today but not sure what's for dinner.

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Thank you automated for your kind words. Last week was the first week of summer vacation for my kids. Tuesday was my oldests last final exam. My
Inlaws arrives Tuesday (from the UK) which is also stressful. I also had "that time of the month" so yeah it was stressful.
Yesterday was a success, and ...

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Ok this whole last week was a disaster. Cannot wait for Monday to "reset"

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Hi Auto! I have four kids. They are kind of spread out in age. I have a highschooler, Jr. High, student, a grade schooler, and a preschooler. It's a lot to keep up. That's the beauty about No S! Something I don't really have to keep track of.
I took my ADD quotient test this morning and it was ...

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Hi automated! It's been fun reading your thread. I wanted to chime in becuase I am currently reading The Mysterious Bennidict Society with my 8 yo too! I am trying to anyway. Our copy is so worn becuase the older kids have read it several times. I enjoy reading to my kids to though have never been ...

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Interesting stuff about "total Fitness" I like reading those old books! This one at least sounds practical. About the house work... I once borrows a heart rate monitor from a friend and did housework. According to the hrm I burned about 250 calories in an hour of moderate to vigorous housework ...

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ThTs awesome you made it 21 days..... Looks like you lost some weight too! *high five! ( my autocorrect wants to say * high fiber!)

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Good day! I was busy and productive all day yet somehow my house is still a mess..... How does that happen?
I feel good about today becuase I started getting anxiety this afternoon looking at out schedule for the summer. My oldest is taking finals and I don't think she is taking them seriously, she ...

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Hi simpless, hehe I have to get help from my kids too sometimes. The other day a mom was asking me for help sending an email from her phone. I couldn't help her with what she needed!

Ohlala I used to scoff at the "give yourself praise" part in the Beck book, but find it's good to see I am not doing ...

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Sorry to hear about your anxiety troubles. I get a touch of that myself, mostly in social situations. Your meals sound terrific!

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I have not had my smartphone for a whole year yet, but could hardly imagine life without it! I was 37 before I got my first cell phone (two years ago) and I have have come to rely on it so much!

A fail today. I had a few handfuls of Cheetos as I was preparing dinner then thought what the heck and ...

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Looks like your doing great!

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Nice job!

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Looks like your off to a good restart! I am just back at it too. We both had pesto pasta with chicken last night.

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Thank you Ohlala. I have an advantages for losing weight list, and helpful responses in my phone with an alarm to read it every afternoon. Perhaps a har copy in my purse would be helpful. Too embarrassing to leave lying around for husband and kiddos to find. Ha ha. But I can look at the lists and ...

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day 1 Success!

since I like to read what others eat I will post my food.

B- breakfast slider (slider bun, egg, cheese, ham) cherries, coffee
L- ham sandwich, salad
D- tortellini with pesto, and chicken, garlic bread, red peppers

A little full from dinner, but working on habits here.

exercise ...

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All right here I am AGAIN!!!! I keep falling off after a few weeks so going to pursue it yet again. I always really mean it when I start up again. I think it is time to improve all areas of my life. I am entering an exciting phase of life. In the fall, my youngest child will start all day ...

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Hi Harmony! I am back again too. Funny, I do the same as you but seems like we keep missing each other. Well here I am back again!. I will start a new check in later when I go in the home computer. Have a great sane day of eating!!

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I am wondering for the sake of consistancy ifyou could keep it to liquids during your long runs? If not I would decide the rule or snack before hand and stick to it. Consistency is key here so while training I do this..... And have it be specific.
I want to go back to weightlifting in the fall ...

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Need the accountability of checking in regularly.
B- two slices of bacon a handful of strawberries, coffee.
L- taco salad
D- pizza and salad

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Over the top but fun relaxing weekend.
Shopping for clothes with the kids yesterday. Stopped at Trader Joes's and picked up some cookies- macadamia Lacey's which are our fave. Dinner at Red Robins made me a little too full but it was so good. Saw lots of neighbors there. On the way home we were ...

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I am glad you found your way back to post here. Thanks for sharing.

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Meh, complete fail this week. Redoubling my efforts!

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I hear you about the stress. Perhaps you can find a. Ice way to pamper yourself and reduce stress. I have not had a perfect day for over a week but I am forgiving myself for little things and telling myself if I turn it around NOW it will count as a success. Sometimes that works, and sometimes it ...

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Over the top s day ugh!

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Not bugs! Hugs!

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You seem to always strive to be better for the sake of being better.
I think "awesome" moms are not as awesome as you think behind the scenes. The thing about parenthood is the cake is not out of the oven until they are adults!
You seem pretty above average awesome to me. The fact that you ...

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I am thinking of you and sending good thoughts, positive energy, and prayers your way.

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Yesterday was an S day celebrating my DD's birthday. It ended up a bit over the top because I ended up eating a bunch of veggie straws at night. They really are just glorified chips! So eh, not a great day. Looking forward to normalcy..... Well eating junk is normal for me so looking forward to ...

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How nice! So happy to see your progress!

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You seem pretty consistent! What are the numbers at the beginning of your posts for?

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You seem off to a great start. Was that Middlemarch from Netflix? I have that on my to watch list.

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A big plate of spaghetti for dinner it was! A little stuffed but I hope it will keep me from picking at it later. I added a scoop of cottage cheese to my sauce for extra protein and it was a little creamy too . So if I make it tonight it is a success. I did have some cashews today but when I ...

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Automated, It's fun and exhausting I have a high schooler, a jr high student, a grade schooler and a preschooler! So lots to keep track of. I think it's good for the bigs to have little siblings that look up to them and help out with a bit. I do think expierence makes me a better parent but it's ...

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I have heard that Sundays are always mini feast days as a celebration.

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Becuase I am just back I am giving up snacks. This will include weekends and any desert I have will be included at meal times! Also pancakes are for dinner as it's Fat Tuesday!

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Yeah, the early morning classes are not sustainable. There are nine am classes but I still have a little one at home so it's hard to make and it just cuts across the day. I love walking. The problem is the winter we are having. I don't mind bad
Weather as long as I dress for it but it is so icy out ...

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I moved my mom into assisted living at the end of October. Very stressful situation. It was against her will to but with the winter we just had and are having I have no regrets. She is just now starting to settle in. I hope the best for you all!

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Welcome! I hope you find this as freeing as I do!

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I am so impressed with people who just jump in and fail only twice in a month! And one failure is fruit! Keep up the good work!

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What a wonderful start you made! Good for you!

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Now your boiling rabbits?!?

I was at the eye doctor to try contacts, he gave me a sample that are half a unit under my prescription and I am not reading off a screen to well so I read boiling rabbits and their tails! He ordered some that will hopefully be better than these! Not to thrilled with ...

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Ok a new week with a fresh start!

Thank You for the extinction burst reminder!
I need to remind myself this is a process. These habits are not going to form over night and they will never form if I quit.
I had a nice breakfast. tortilla with an egg, sprinkle of cheese and salsa.
Lunch was a plate ...

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What is a humbo!?

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Thank you all for the support. So ended the week in failure but not huge ones. Old habits are hard to break!
No big food plans this weekend not sure what I want my treat to be. Will take it by ear.

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Gah I binged last night myself. This too will pass. You have done some good self talk you can do it again! I woke up with such remorse, and that feeling this will never get better and I will be overweight the rest of my life..... Then decided I would feel better of I was productive and got lots of ...

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Thank you all for the kind words.
Last night was a big fail. I just kept
Eating after dinner. Woke up with the usual remorse. But moving past it. I can quit or keep trying. Quitting not an option.
Going to stay busy today so I don't think about it. I think I will feel better if I acomplish a task I ...

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I am back too. Happy to support and be supported! My advice is do t complicate something so simple.

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Tired so a quick check in.
No S fail I ate a little sour candy this afternoon and a few roasted potatoes while cleaning g the kitchen tonight.
B- sourdough toast with a little butter roasted veggies and an egg. Coffe with half and half.
L-soup cottage cheese with cucumbers and some Takis- wish I ...

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Welcome! Everyone here is very nice and supportive!

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Hi there Tessy!
Been reading through your thread, you are an inspiration! So sorry for your loss of a friend and your illness so much to deal with. My little girl's friends mom passed away a few weeks ago. How draining it is to mourn! I feel extra sensitive to that pain at the moment. I hope you ...

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Hi JW thanks for dropping by!
What a disapointment about the soup it sounds deliciouse!
I hear you about winter I tried to walk todY but could not enjoy it becuase of all the icy patches and deep puddles!

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Hi there!
Thank You for stopping by my thread! Glad your move went well!

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Thank you for stopping g by my thread! Been reading a bit through your thread. Lots of interesting things to think about!
I love that you homes school your kids. I was very seriouse about the idea and even joined an online local group and organized a meetup with other interested moms, it really ...

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Jeez how many times will I have to start again? I have been calorie counting / binging for a while now getting nowhere fast. I do think it was good to see how many calories were in the foods I ate. I actually overestimate a lot on calorie content. So here I am. Ready for another go at this.
I am ...

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I am still here and working on this. I have made improvements, bu8t no perfect weeks yet. Progress not perfection. I have been working out more and forgot how much I love it. The bad part of that is I wake up at 4:30 to get to the class and it kills me. so I skipped today. My goal is three times ...

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Monday was a total FAIL had a cookie binge late at night. Tuesday success, only because I ended taking my mom to the ER because she thought she had a stroke. She is fine but was dehydrated. Going to try to stay busy today and distract myself from overeating. Not in the mood to log much more will ...

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recovering from a crazy weekend!
B....eggs with spinach and onions and a handful of cherries 2 cofees with half and half
L....leftover pizza, carrots and hummus and a piece of my sons French bread pizza
D....pork chops on the grill, roasted potatoes, and going to try grilling some romaine for a salad.

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Hi Ohlala,
Funny about the cupcakes, that is exactly what I had and did not enjoy. I can totally agree about the fluffy chocolate deserts, and a few kinds of cookies I can get at Trader Joe's. I also like either dove ice cream bars, the double chocolate kind or Talenti Gelato.

Not so good this week ...

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Back safe and sound from NYC had a great time. On Wednesday we literally walked 9 hours. Had a great time I don't feel I went overboard with the sweets, but discovered I don't enjoy some sweets as much as I used to. I actually was frusterated with that.
Went to the farmers market this morning ...

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Annie and Ohlala thank you so much for the encouragement. On vacation in New York City and having fun. i usually keep to 3 meals and a treat if the opportunity presents itself while on vacation. will start checkins again after i get back jome next week. dont like typing so much on my phone.I have ...

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It has been a rough week getting back on track!

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Good attitude!

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Good job resisting!!!!

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Its funny how I am willing to go through a drive thru with barely a second thought but I hem and haw about healthy produce!

A good day yesterday
B...toast with pb and fruit
L...I started picking at my kids mac and cheese and some cheesy popcorn so I just considerd that lunch and missed out on a ...

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Hi JW stopping in to say "HI" your plan looks good. I hope the very best for you!

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I need to copy your bolded statement onto an index card and read it daily!

Have a wonderful day!!!!!

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Hi Annie!
I really think your doing great! Your meals sound delicious Condensed milk with peanut butter?!?! I want to try that!!!! The problem is I wont be able to stop eating the condensed milk.

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Hi Annie! Thank you for stopping by!
I had a big fail last night. Over tired and over hungry.
I Did a fitness class in the morning so had some kefir before. I feel like the kefir solved the problem of needing something before I work out but not wanting breakfast so early, and its a drink with high ...

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