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Sorry that I didn't get bk to you befor 11/29/12.
someone on this group r on dieting support group provide a great recipe for protein bars.
I used recipe n bars taste good n it is far less costly to make verse buying them. to make there only aprox 110 cals a bar.
I also use Original Fiber One cereal to make trail mix.
This morning I'v had 20 oz of ice water w sweet n low in it, n two 1/2 cups of coffee w sugar free creamer n sweet n low, n 1/2 banana, n hand full of fiber cereal. I'm still bloated from last night salad.
I wouldn't be concerned about loose skin n wouldn't care what others through at least not until I reached my final goal weigh, n even then I really wouldn't care what others through but I would have loose skined removed by cos mit ic surgon. N then flunt my body n let personality shine in my new cloths n new shoes. When we loose weight, we also loose shoe size. Don't forget to use measureing tape in addtion to weigh in's.

If we're talking about what we're eating I had a half of bowl of wheat chex with fat free milk for breakfast. Accidently skipped my snack and had 3 slices of smoked ham with fat free cream cheese rolled up inside and and orange for lunch. For drink I had a glass of V-8 juice (I love that stuff). For snack this afternoon I will have a handful of mixed nuts and for dinner I'm going to have a bowl of homemade split-pea soup with a green salad and will be drinking water all throughout the day. Worked out today for 30 minutes on the treadmill and bike. Pretty good day so far.

I love split pea soup n green salad.
Later in wk I might fix brown soup beans. I do not use fat back or anything like that. I use water n spices n powder pk of brown gravey mix in med size cooker of brown beans. It doesn't make gravey in pot of beans it just adds texture n flavor.
Instead of reg salt I use Nu - salt. it not salt but acts like n taste like salt.
Often I put tons of fresh vegs in green salad this includes drained beans, peas.I make up lrg bowl of green salad or med size cooker of beans, then place into single serving bowls that have lids.
I'm still thinking about spilt pea soup, on cold day sounds to good not to have.
W brown/white bean soup I like to have but won't, mexico style corn bread made w butter milk.
Recent knowedge: wheat products may cause us to bloat.
I added Bran cereal n prune juice to my diet.
I learnt not to eat more than normal intake of dry foods ( wheat crackers n cereal ) n decress water intake :I
I just had my morning 20 oz of water so I'm going for 1/2 cup of maxwell lite coffee.