this is super! there are so many voices!! i don't know who to address, but keep it up! it's wonderful to have all this enthusiasm!!
lynne-- the mri is for a persistent headache that now leaves and returns, with pain thru the eye. i have had worse, but never one so long lasting. also, i have balance issues which might be related(?). i think they're looking for a tumor, growth, anuerism, stray thought, possible rutabagas and cobwebs. if they're looking for a brain they chose the wrong girl!!
one trick i learned on ww is to have your salad dressing separate from your salad. then dip your fork into the dressing, load up with salad, and eat. you use incredibly less dressing, so you can have the kind you like and afford the calories, too. tummy!
i want to make a point that there are no 'bad' foods. a bite (and i mean just a taste) of cake or pie won't derail you, but you have to be able to stop after one bite. for dessert in the evening i have key lime yogurt with one oreo broken up and stirred in. it's so good, and i fit it into my plan. i also sometimes have frozen yogurt, blue bunny makes a good vanilla, and as long as i've included it when i set my caloric intake, then it isn't a bad food. same with anything you want to eat. when you are out. choose salad or hamburger, no bun. lettuce, tomato, onions and pickle are all good. tuna salad, light on the mayo, with a lettuce wrap is great. chicken soup, go light on the noodles, etc. there are whole foods on every menu, you just need to find them and strip them down to a healthy form. most restaurants have vegetarian options and those are usually quite good and dieter friendly. if you have to eat high calorie food don't eat a lot, or you can plan to eat light your next 2 meals. it's a big picture, and even tho' little things count, go for the overall plan which is to make good healthy choices and to minimize the effect of a poor choice. so one burrito won't sink your diet if it's followed by a salad meal, or just a light calorie, no-to-low fat. end of lecture! just remember, food doesn't make you eat it. it's your choice, but you can have your cake and eat it too.