weight

I have a scale now.

We got it from Target. ordered online (cause the local one didn't carry it. bastards.) It goes up to 400lbs. we got one so big so Jason could use it too.

It didn't work for him. Errors out. His current goal is to be able to use the scale. I approve of this. He's doing good about not snacking. And it totally helps that we hardly eat out now.

I CAN'T eat out, really. try doing next-to-no-carb at mcdonalds. Go ahead, try. HAH.

The scale arrived last friday. I stepped on it. 264. :(

I have been very careful about what I eat. This morning...258.

WOOT!

Tricks i'm using?

#1 - stick as close to no carb as possible. I'm allowed 60 a day, but I try to leave it out, so that the little things like condiments and splenda packets don't cause issues. This works well for me, and I have more energy without carbs. Odd, but true.
#2 - water, water, water, water. and tea. and crystal light. all things that use WATER. Water is going to get a post of its own
#3 - meat. the trick is not to replace carbs with meat. meat is still high cal. i stick to mostly veg. Deepthi would be proud of me. But when i feel like i just need FOOD...I don't pile on more salad. That way lies salad burnout...which leads to not eating veggies, and bad carb days with weight gain. ick. instead, that's when i pull out the meat. i'm slowly learning to balance this so I don't get to that point. Meat makes me feel full, you see. It's filling.
#4 - three bites. I read about this in a south beach diet holiday/party cookbook. I was looking for low carb recipes. That kinda failed. But it was talking about how on special occasions, dessert happens. And this isn't a bad thing..you just have to be careful. it talked about how, when you want something sweet, you GET it. And you eat three bites and set it aside. You wait 15 minutes and then ask yourself if you want more. If so, you eat three more bites and repeat. I got ice cream friday after work. a carmel sunday. i had three bites. after 15 minutes, i concluded that the ice cream craving was gone and it went into the freezer. three bites is awesome.