LIVE CHAT NOW - Come join us???

[Ranaesheart]

Welcome to the Weight Loss & Dieting Community and to Live Chat!  Just let us know you're here by commenting below and then keep refreshing your screen to keep updated with the chat.  

We're here to get to know each other better, to ask and answer questions, to chit chat, share thoughts, build our team spirit and support and encourage each other in our weight loss efforts.  This can be the journey of a lifetime!  

Some days are slow, some are more fast paced .. it just depends on people's schedules and the night.

We'd love to have you join us!!!  Just shout out!  :]

[wonko]

goku, on my ravenous days, I eat baby carrots.  I've polished a whole bag in one sitting before!  (And yes, it did cause some intestinal woe!)

I can relate to not feeling full, and then feeling guilty.  I tend to eat too quickly.  For me, giving up 2nd helpings was harder than quitting smoking!  I try my best to stop and make sure I drink plenty of water or tea and give it a few minutes before going to extra helpings.  

[Ranaesheart]

OK .. in past challenges we've had daily posts and certain links for that challenge.  With this being a year long challenge, we don't want people to focus only on challenge posts as there is so much information in the forum posts!  And, we want to mix it up .. not let people know what is coming or when, to keep if lively and fresh.

So .. the question .. should we somehow mark posts as challenge posts or just explain to new members to become engaged with the community for all posts .. and challenge posts are included within the mix?

Your thoughts????

[gokuangel]

TY Ranae! What low cal foods do you recommend? like fruit u mean?
lol yep i am i agree when i aint had enough my DH steers clear of me lol he knows im head off to rest my head or i ll be stomping around!!

[Ranaesheart]

Q to follow .. but had to respond to wonko first ..

No wonko, I apologize I was not aware of the advance lyme disease.  I do remember when you were having tests but through some personal issues, meeting my new brother, daughter's impending divorce and a few deaths just before the holidays, I failed to follow back up.  Am sorry .. really intended to.  

Do know it can be very very difficult and I have a friend who has that.  Any information you care to share about it would be most appreciated.  I truly wish more people and doctors knew more about how to watch for it so it could be caught and treated earlier.  Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you .. truly .. ok?

[wonko]

goku--I'm with you on the matter of sleep!  I'm totally worthless without it.

[Ranaesheart]

Goku .. you do NOT have to feel hungry or feel like a fatty to eat food.  There are days when I am not very hungry and days when I think I'm starving and know I am not.

On the days I am not very hungry, I use those as days to eat some foods with slightly higher calories and smaller portions.  I can eat a few more carbs on these days.

  On days where I feel ravenous, I eat foods with lower calories, lots of bulk, that I can eat more and feel full by volume.  On these days I also try to increase my protein.