So far, so good.

And since I went and got a sandwich to replace the salad I left at home for lunch to eat with my soup, I won't be hungry and get tempted.

Good thoughts to you all today...

Ahh, shucks Marla! Thanks

Yep, day 16, still trudging along. Still have 18 pounds of Halloween candy in the house. The kids are allowed 4 pieces a day. Even with 4 kids, it's going to be around a long time! I put it under a shelf on the floor of the food closet, I don't even really see it.

Made a Halloween cake for the kiddos Friday. Nothing. My son's birthday was Monday, didn't eat his cake either. Did dishes and pretended I didn't know what they were doing while they ate it and ice cream. LOL. Whatever works.

I'm not knocking it, I think I like it. I finally hit normal BMI today and I've been hanging out almost there for a LONG time. I mean LONG. Did I say LONG?

Wooo hooo-- look at that woman's ticker-- the elusive 50!!!!!!

You did it-- congrats, Lori!!

oops already blew it today 2 peppermint patties

Just blew it....

Went to WHole Foods to pick up some tea and saw this yummy brownie, cookie thing staring me down. I thought it couldn't be too bad since it was Whole Foods, but boy was I wrong.

It was ooey gooey, chocolate, caramel, cookie delight! Scrumptious!

Have to pay for it tonight with a kick @ss workout and very little to eat!!

I am staying away from thsi thread because as soon as I document I have had no sweets all day, I run find the candy from Halloween

I have done well today and promised myself NO candy after posting

I found myself in quite a pickle earlier-- Caleb brought me a mini Hershey bar that he found in Hope's bag, and asked me to open it.

Chocolate in my grubby mitts for a one year old who won't notice if I eat half of it? Hmmmm-- what to do?

Thought of my compatriots, and abstained-- woo-hooooooooo--

Thanks, friends!!

You ARE a strong women.... lol!

9 pm and I have survived Day 1...yay me!

I was doing soooo well. I actually made it nine days and then was feeling down and caved. I had a little of the halloween candy and it tasted gross! After nine day of no sugar it really does not taste good anymore so remind me of that next time I am feeling weak. I am jumping right back on the wagon!

I had no idea how hard this no sweets thing was going to be. I am so stuck in this pattern of eating that i can eat sweets and not even realize it until i go to record my food. This no sweets has really opened my eyes to what im eating.

Yep-- it is eye opening what we pop into our mouths mindlessly--

we've had challenges in the black thread to also log every morsel, every lick of a spoon, every bite of a kid's leftover sandwich-- everything-- if you can't log it, then don't eat it-- those challenges have helped me so much, too, to eliminate the mindless food popping.

I think I may be in need of that one, too-- I've been licking a few too many spoons again-- always seems to happen cyclically, when I'm already bloating beyond belief-- like now.

take captive every morsel today, skrumm-- nothing mindless.

Thank you for the words of wisdom.... I shall account for every bite.
I will teach this old dog new tricks! lol!

Okay-- pretty quiet in here-- (get it? Crickets? nothing but cricket noise? Get it-- oh, never mind)

Where are all my sweet free friends?

Hanging tough, I trust--

nothing for me yesterday-- woot--

Have a great day-- be strong-- no sweets!!!

I am new in this group but I am so in this!!!! I am a huge sweet eater and trying hard to avoid them, that and soda!!! I haven't had a soda in 4 days which is huge for me, so proud. But I got up this morning and my tummy looks like it is flatter !!! Could I be doing this right after all these years ?!?



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Wooo Hoooo! Way to go. It gets easier and I DO think it makes a difference in belly size.

I am still hanging strong. Day 18 for me. I've been dabbling with the idea of not eating any at Thanksgiving either. Hmmm, we'll see how it goes between now and then.

I did good yesterday and had no sweets! I was eye-balling the Halloween candy, but I kept walking and had cheerios with skim milk instead. I'm trying to stay good today too but I have a party to go to tonight. I already saw 3 people said they would bring dessert. Yikes!! Hopefully it won't be anything chocolate, will be store bought, unappetizing and easy to resist!!!

Wish me luck!

You know, Lori-- I struggle with that, too--

'Cause when we let 'em back in our system again, they'll take hold once again--

But, a life with no desserts? Hmmm-- I'm never really an extremist like that--

So-- I don't know-- as it is, I can't have any until the Saturday after because of my two days of slips-- hopefully by then, the pecan pie will be gone.

Lost a couple of pounds and have not even been tempted since my slip. I am going to need extra support when my husband leaves the country for 10 days and I get to play single parent!

Yep, a life with no desserts. Imagine. I LOVE desserts. I am afraid once I start I will spiral out of control. One is never enough.

When I first started this new life, sweets were an occasional treat. As I lost the weight and got closer to goal, they started entering my daily life more and more, til before you know it you NEED it every day.

I still eat sweet stuff- my fruit, my yogurt, my occasional sugar free pudding. I drink a fruit and yogurt smoothie almost every day and it's yummy and sweet. It's enough to keep me in check.

I have family on both sides who struggle with high sugar levels, both my maternal grandmother and my dad. Both are/were able to control it with diet. Why test the waters to continue to let sweets in my life?

Thanksgiving will be here at our house. I can refrain if I want. Just hubs, me and the kids. Christmas. Whew. Already dreading the trip home. Home to Pennsylvania for me equals gaining 5-8 pounds. At least it did both trips this summer. I don't want to do it again. Last year over the holidays this was all pretty new and I actually came back from my trip down a few pounds.

Anyway, I'm hoping if I can keep this up, by Christmas it won't even bother me to not eat all the goodies.

Day 3 in the bag! And, today I had homemade chocolate chip cookies, which are one of my favorite things on earth, staring me in the face. Just kept passing right on by them. Whoo hoo!

Good job, Shuntae!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, lady! See, it's not so bad once I am not eating them...and even if I control it enough to be an *occasional* treat. It's just being able to keep it at occasional that is tough sometimes. I'm not willing to go through the rest of my life without a cookie or other such yummy thing, so I just have to always have that control.

(Love the new pic!)

Thank you, my friend--

I'm rather with you-- what I think I have to do is truly go monthly-- no sweets til Thanksgiving-- then none til Christmas day-- et cetera-- otherwise, they do tend to take hold. Even working them into my calories doesn't seem to matter--

Have a great weekend!!!!!!!