The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Serendipity]

Yes, fluctuation for me has been much greater in maintenance. I can gain and lose 5 pounds in a day. I can also tell by the feel of my rings when it's happening......don't ya love being a woman?

[DogMa]

Oh, geez, yeah. Chinese food or a frozen meal or soup or something, and all of a sudden my ring and watch, which are usually spinning around because they're so loose, are so tight they leave a mark. It's crazy.

Then again, sometimes I'm up a pound or two for no discernable reason whatsoever. Just something in the air.

[bikipatra]

Oh, geez, yeah. Chinese food or a frozen meal or soup or something, and all of a sudden my ring and watch, which are usually spinning around because they're so loose, are so tight they leave a mark. It's crazy.

Then again, sometimes I'm up a pound or two for no discernable reason whatsoever. Just something in the air.

My husband brought me home a Thai dinner again last night. He is in business with the restaurant owner. I was already asleep but he told me this morning I can have it for lunch. Sorry, it is going to the dumpster. I love Thai but won't bloat for it.

[blondeangel7782]

You go girl.... I swear you are my inspsiration

[DogMa]

I'm not giving up Asian food over a little temporary water weight. I LOVE hot and sour soup, and I've been craving it since I had it last week. It's low in calories, fat and carbs. I don't care if I fluctuate up a pound or two (or three) for a couple of days, or if my ring and watch are tight for one night.

[bikipatra]

I'm not giving up Asian food over a little temporary water weight. I LOVE hot and sour soup, and I've been craving it since I had it last week. It's low in calories, fat and carbs. I don't care if I fluctuate up a pound or two (or three) for a couple of days, or if my ring and watch are tight for one night.

The fact that I have no idea what is in it or how it was cooked makes me not want to eat it. Also, if I want Asian food, I would like to eat it fresh, not leftovers. Also, after two weeks in China, I still haven't had Chinese or Thai food again except some tom kha ghai my husband brought home for me a few weeks ago because he knows its my favorite Thai soup. So no, I won't eat food I really don't want AND bloat from it. Why would I???

[KellyC]

Jer has been trying to talk me into going to the Vietnamienne resto again.. I love it and it is generally healthy and MF compliant.. except for the imperial rolls.. which if I saw someone eating them in the resto I might very well do a dive onto thier table and wrestle it from thier hands. I don't like very many things fried, but those imperial rolls get me every time.

Jer eats the spring rolls, which are the same but not cooked.. I can't even look at them, it looks like veggies and shrimp wrapped up in skin. /shudder



Oh, and for the original topic.. thanks Jo.. I appreciate your words.
I kept laughing though, because all I could picture was that Quaker oatmeal commercial where the people are doing thier daily activities with a scale chained to thier legs.. that lady doing step aerobics makes me laugh every time.

[DogMa]

I love Thai but won't bloat for it.

So no, I won't eat food I really don't want AND bloat from it. Why would I???

I never said you should. And certainly, if it's something you don't WANT, you shouldn't eat it. All I said was if it's something I enjoy, I'm not going to abstain simply because it has sodium in it and will make me bloat temporarily. Apparently I misunderstood the earlier post, which I would have sworn said you love Thai food but didn't want to eat it because it makes you bloat.

I think I'm done with this thread. It seems to keep heading off into odd, unpleasant directions and I don't understand why.

[Mike]

I LOVE hot and sour soup, and I've been craving it since I had it last week. It's low in calories, fat and carbs.

That's my favorite asian soup. Made with mushrooms, tofu, some egg and veggies. Yummy. Lots of pepper. Always wonder about the fat content though (and perhaps the carbs - corn starch?) Ours gets like a gel in the fridge.

[DogMa]

The one at PF Chang's is about 50 calories for a cup, and I was surprisingly full afterward. Don't remember the fat content, but it was pretty low. Broth-based soups, in general, are a pretty good calorie deal (in maintenance, of course), as long as you don't add a bunch of fatty stuff later, like pork wontons.

I'm tempted to try making some at home, but I'd have to buy the mushrooms and all that (which would be a waste for just a small amount, if I decide not to make more). Maybe I should make my brother's famous "spicy pickle soup" instead. Chicken soup (I think he uses one with rice), hot sauce and chopped-up pickles. I've never been brave enough to try it. Ha.

[MerryMary]

Has anyone tried weighing one side at a time? <img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/djorrn/scale.jpg" border="0" alt="scale">

OF COURSE! That's ho is disprove the theory that the sum of two halves is a whole. If i weigh both sides separately and add them together it's ALWAYS less than when i weigh BOTH at the same time!

I have to remember that one!

[MerryMary]

I'm not giving up Asian food over a little temporary water weight. I LOVE hot and sour soup, and I've been craving it since I had it last week. It's low in calories, fat and carbs. I don't care if I fluctuate up a pound or two (or three) for a couple of days, or if my ring and watch are tight for one night.

I absolutely agree! I really love Tai and Vietnamese food and suffer with the added water weight. It's only temporary.

[lifelovinaries]

Has anyone tried weighing one side at a time? <img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/djorrn/scale.jpg" border="0" alt="scale">

OF COURSE! That's ho is disprove the theory that the sum of two halves is a whole. If i weigh both sides separately and add them together it's ALWAYS less than when i weigh BOTH at the same time!

I have to remember that one!

OMGosh, i didnt realize the typo in THAT statement, I had to go back and change it! I was supposed to be how i disprove...

[MerryMary]

Has anyone tried weighing one side at a time? <img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/djorrn/scale.jpg" border="0" alt="scale">

OF COURSE! That's ho is disprove the theory that the sum of two halves is a whole. If i weigh both sides separately and add them together it's ALWAYS less than when i weigh BOTH at the same time!

I have to remember that one!

OMGosh, i didnt realize the typo in THAT statement, I had to go back and change it! I was supposed to be how i disprove...

Read it a couple of times, but figured it out! Too funny!

[Serendipity]

That's called a Freudian slip, hehe.