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You have stumbled into Mary's Lounge!

Welcome and thanks for stopping by!
 
This site is a chronicle of my weight loss, with wanderings into the realm of  Karaoke, Chihuahua Wisdom, Family, and the Performing Arts, 
Here you'll learn all about me...my hobbies, my interests, my pets and my family.
I've even included links to my Karaoke Song Data Base and some of my other favorite sites!
 

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Easter was approaching.....another FOOD holiday for me, so I needed a plan
I made a couple of pies, then I needed to make a birthday cake for my son.  Oh my...all those trigger foods in the house...ON TOP OF THE EASTER CANDY!  I decided to make LOTS of vegetables along with my ham. potatoes and yams. 
How did I do?....................
I ended up eating a SMALL slice of ham, along with asparagus, turnip and green beans. Instead of rolls and butter, I had a slice of Weight Watcher Rye bread with a couple of sprays of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter". Had a half a glass of White Wine, and 32 oz. of water and 1/4 of a yam....(which I ended up only eating half of!)  For dessert I had fresh strawberries and low-fat Cool Whip with another 32 oz. of water.  All in all not a bad meal points wise. 
BUT...there were still those pies, the cake and that damn Easter candy out there to tempt me. 
I decided right then and there to make it go away!
I packaged everything up, gave some to my son to take home, and made my husband take the rest to work on Monday.
....WHEW...made it through another holiday, and I stayed on plan!
 
If I can do this...anyone can do it! 
 
This is not a diet, it is a lifestyle...even when I am not "counting" points....my brain is still counting points.  Rarely do I go over, and I have maintained or lost weight almost Every Single Week.
 
 
IF it's worth it, have it in MODERATION
 

Now that those Girl Scout cookies are out there, arm yourself with this:
 
Girl Scout Cookies
Trefoils--
4 cookies 3 points (130 cal/6 g fat/0 g fiber/17 g carbs)
Thin Mints--
4 cookies 3.5 points (140 cal/7 g fat/0 g fiber/18 g carbs)
Tagalongs--
2 cookies 3.5 points (140 cal/9 g fat/1 g fiber/13 g carbs)
Samoas--
2 cookies 3.5 points (150 cal/8 g fat/0 g fiber/19 g carbs)
Dosidos--
3 cookies 4 points (180 cal/9 g fat/1 g fiber/22 g carbs)
Lemon Coolers--
5 cookies 3 points (130 cal/4.5 g fat/0 g fiber/22 g carbs)
All Abouts--
2 cookies 3.5 points (150 cal/7 g fat/0 g fiber/20 g carbs)
Cafe Cookies--
5 cookies 3.5 points (150 cal/7 g fat/1 g fiber/20 g carbs)
 
Now that you know...what are you going to do??
 
I say, give the Girl Scouts a donation, and avoid the cookies!
 
Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!

At The Begining of My Journey
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Over halfway there!
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71.6 lbs. lost,
and
47.4 lbs. to goal weight.
 

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Weekly Weigh In's
 
05-02-05         259.6
05-09-05         258.0
05-16-05         258.6
05-30-05         255.8
06-06-05         254.6
06-13-05         254.0
06-20-05         250.6
06-27-05         251.0
07-04-05         253.0
07-11-05         251.2
07-18-05         250.0
07-25-05         248.9
08-01-05         247.6
08-08-05         249.0
08-15-05         247.0
08-22-05         247.3
08-29-05         245.6
09-05-05         241.0
09-12-05         238.5
09-19-05         235.5
09-26-05         234.7
10-03-05         233.6
10-10-05         233.0
10-17-05         228.6
10-24-05         225.9
10-31-05         223.0
11-07-05         222.5
11-14-05         220.1
11-21-05         219.1
11-28-05         216.8
12-05-05         214.6
12-12-05         214.0
12-19-05         212.9
12-26-05         209.0
01-02-06         208.3
01-09-06         207.2
01-16-06         204.4
01-23-06         204.4
01-30-06         200.0
02-06-06         199.2
02-13-06         198.8
02-20-06         195.0
02-27-06         193.0
03-06-06         196.0
03-13-06         NO WI--out of town
03-20-06         NO WI--out of town
03-27-06         190.4
04-03-06         190.4
04-10-06         missed regular WI
04-15-06         186.7
 
 

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Please get in touch with any comments or reactions to my site.
I love to get new and exciting WW recipes with points values.
Look for my recipes page to be added soon!

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