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ORIGINAL: ShaharThorne

Mom and I are experimenting with the Walmart version of Crystal Light.  It is cheaper by a dollar and has a small variety to select from.  I love the cherry (taste like KoolAid) and the pink lemonade (makes you pucker up).  I am also trying the orange early riser since Bo does not have any orange juice around here.  Mom likes the Kiwi Strawberry flavor.

Watch this...I get back home and all of my cherry lite-aid will be gone.

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ORIGINAL: LinnaeaBorealis

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ORIGINAL: VirginPotty

Probably full of sugar, Shar. Watch it, you're doing so well!

It has the same fake sugar as the Crystal Lite does.  I wish that I could find water with just essence in it, no sugar either natural or man-made in it.

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ORIGINAL: VirginPotty

Thank you Ron & Angel for the links! Very informative reading Angel...Ron I'll have to check that book out sooner rather than later!

Anne....
It's very important to get a balanced diet with plenty of variety. 
A sandwich with meat and vegetables on it is quite balanced..... so that's OK.  But if you eat the same thing all the time and don't get any variety you're only getting one very small selection of nutrients.... and that's potentally a problem.  The nutrition in bread is different to that in starchy vegetables.  The nutrition in turkey is different to that in fish.  The nutrition in a lettuce mix is different to that in some steamed broccoli.  The list goes on.
There is a world of hundreds of amazing foods out there.... try a lot more of them if you want to be in good health. Much like doing the same exercise day in/day out your body becomes accustomed to it & doesn't respond after awhile that's why gym's mix up the workouts every 3 months. Same thing w/your diet, I ate rice & salsa for dinner every night for 1 year straight. In the beginning I lost weight but after awhile I became stagnant and did not lose anymore because my body became used to that food.
Your body will become accustomed to the same amount of calories, nutrition, protein, carbs, etc. I have a list of favorites too, but mix it up, and some days I eat a lot more (healthy) calories than I should, then the next day I eat way less to make up for it. I have to keep tricking my body to keep losing.
When your body is "tricking" you into eating more it's really telling you what it needs to survive. Ever eat alot of sweets endlessly then crave veggies? That's your body telling you it needs something nutritous! Don't ignore your body's signals but on the flip side don't over indulge. If your body craves meat don't eat a sub full of it, eat a small portion & chew slowly giving it time to savor the flavor then when you swallow (shup Ron) give it time to digest before taking that next bite.
Same thing w/sweets and anything else your body craves. There's truth in the words..."Quality not quantity".

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ORIGINAL: CarrieO

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ORIGINAL: VirginPotty

You're doing very well, Lin! An inspiration to us all!

Indeed...she and everyone else.

I don't often post on this thread but I do read about everyone's progress and it does inspire me. 
Keep up the good work everyone!

BTW...I'm down 11 lbs in 3wks...slow but steady with lots of gym time and good eating. 

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ORIGINAL: barelynangel

Here's a new discussion i hope linea won't mind me using her issue as a jumping off point.

What do you do when you have someone who doesn't understand what you are doing and always wants to give you things you shouldn't have? 

Perhaps this discussion could be along the lines of ideas, experiences implementing such ideas, and roadblocks and such you have had in such situations.

This to me is something so many people who are trying to change their lifestyle deal with, habits you have had and are trying to break are habits that others also have as habit in interacting with you.  So how do you change others habits in interacting with you now that you are making new habits?

How's that for a tongue twister.

angel

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It's easier for me because I live alone, but when I'm surrounded by crap food it's really hard to stay away from the little dishes of M&Ms and the ice cream in the freezer.

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My goal is 2 miles per day - walking, elliptical, rowing, whatever.... adding up to one mile per day.

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ORIGINAL: VirginPotty

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My goal is 2 miles per day - walking, elliptical, rowing, whatever.... adding up to one mile per day.

I don't get your math.......is that a Korean thang?