PROGRESS.....NOT PERFECTION

WOO HOO. i lost 2.5 this week; just had to share. i am so close to the 40lb mark; what a great feeling! hope everyone has a great OP weekend. speaking of weekends; last weekend was the first EVER weekend where i did not use ALL my flex points PLUS some; and WOW did it show on the scale. this is so easy if we just DO it!

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okay, my daughter has ashtma and she needed breathing treaments every few hours througout the night so we haven't slept much to say the least. the steroids and stimulants in her meds make her very hungry so when were driving back from the pharmacy and her little weak voice asked for whataburger i said sure! I DID NOT ORDER ANYTHING! i came home, drank a lot of water and then still wanted a burger and fries, so i prepared a Morningstar farms Spicy Black Bean Burger and one serving of oven-baked o… Continue

i lurk on BTL EVERY DAY and constantly have posts and questions in my head but hardly ever actually put them on here! WHY? i sometimes feel like i am just a whiner, like i just need to suck it up and get to losing again already. but i just feel stuck for some reason. i am hovering around a 30 lb loss but need to lose ANOTHER 30lbs. but i am stalling and being lazy. i want this more than anything and am so happy to be HALF way, but i feel like i am sabotaging myself at this mid-point! can anyone… Continue

using Roni's idea for the Big Simple Chocolate cupcakes i used a Spice cake mix, the 15oz can of pumpkin and 2/3 c. water for yummy fall-inspired cupcakes! i stretched the recipe to 24 cupcakes at 2 points each! my kids devoured these! we put cool whip on top when they were warm from the oven. my daughter wants them for her birthday instead of cake! thanks for the idea roni! these would be great throughout the holiday season to take to parties, have instead of pie, etc.