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Aargh!  SO frustrated!  I found some good coupons for Gerber products today and the darn things won't print!  I'm hoping they are on sale, too!  Since youngest is almost a year old now, we don't do a lot of baby products anymore.  He mostly eats whatever we are having.  But it is nice to have SOME of those 'convenience' foods for him like the puffs and the dehydrated fruits.  He has seemed a bit bored with some of the food options lately, so I am thinking we may add more 'baby' foods back in for a bit to give him more variety.  We really do tend to eat the same things over and over.  LOL  And I am REALLY hoping this one won't be as picky of an eater as oldest.  I'm not a picky eater and neither is the hubbs!  Which is part of the reason dieting isn't as bad as it could be.  I eat almost everything.  But it also makes it hard at the same time because there are very few foods I don't love!

Speaking of, the hubby and I have been really talking over the diet thing.  He can feel my frustration and I was pretty clear about how I am at a crossroads.  So, last night, we sat down and talked over every diet I've ever tried since we've been together.  I remember trying low fat and it didn't work for me.  I'm almost positive I gained.  I also gained like crazy on Slim-Fast.  And that brought me to low cal.  I don't remember losing or what I did, but the hubby remembers I lost a good chunk in two weeks, and then it just stopped.  He said he remembers coming home from work and I was upset and crying because I had weighed at the gym and I just wasn't losing.  Even though I was eating less than 1600 cals and working out for 1 to 2 hrs. at least 4 times a week.  I gave up for a while.  I remember that because I just felt like, what was the point?  I know I sat at a pretty high weight for a while and then when we started trying to get preggo, I kept having issue after issue and kept going to the Dr.  At first, it was 'it's all in your head'.  Then after years, my new Doc after moving said, 'You have PCOS.'  That's when I went to low carb.  That's when I dropped down under 20g per day and FINALLY lost weight.  I lost 25lbs. and got pregnant.  For a few years, all was well, but I didn't try to lose again until we moved to TN.  And that was only because on oldest's b-day, I saw a pic of myself that was so awful I knew then that I HAd to do SOMETHING.  That was when my weight was 226.5.  I went to a low carb diet and did mostly protein shakes.  I know that for the most part, it would be considered a liquid protein diet.  I found it pretty easy mostly because I could work it pretty well.  I would be able to have my shakes and my dinners and if I WANTED to go out I allowed myself a treat meal now and then.  I lost 40lbs.  Then I got preggo with youngest.  Since youngest has been weaned, I've been trying to lose weight but got serious in Jan.  Well, Dec. 26th.  I cut back on some and lost some but again, I didn't see much success until I cut my carbs way back.  So, I am considering going back to an almost 'liquid protein diet'.  I don't really consider it that, but I guess that's the closest name.  To me, it's more like Phase 1 Atkins.  Because I still eat meals.  I just mostly use the protein shakes.

That's where I'm at now.  After talking it over and over, as much as I would like to, I don't know if 'just' cutting my cals would be enough.  Although, I have to admit I KNOW that my cals probably weren't very high when I did mostly the shakes before.  But in the end, it would be a diet that was not only low in cals, but low and cals and focused on reduced carbs.  Because apparently I don't lose well otherwise.  But another part of me wants to just try low cal because I haven't shown any symptoms of PCOS since before I had youngest...  Although I've never heard of anyone being 'cured'... just being under 'control'.  But if I were going to do it, I'd want to give it a REAL go.  Like, 30 days.  Because you just can't tell unless you give yourself a good amount of time.  2 weeks just isn't enough time to REALLY test a diet out because with almost any plan, you have that initial loss.  It's after that you have to really see what is going on.  What do you ladies think?  Yes?  No?  UGH.  I guess I am just partially worried because I am in a wedding in the middle of August and I don't want to gain.  It's in 3 weeks.  Speaking of, I need to try my dress on!  I hope it fits.  I know I may need it shortened a bit, but I hope that is all.  UGH.  Hope it's not too tight.  But should I give it a go and see if I can do just low cal?  Decisions decisions decisions...

Well, I think this is long enough now and I want to read for a bit.  I am taking the rest of the afternoon to rest, and then I am going to do some housework tonight after the kiddos are in bed.  Then tomorrow, finish up some stuff and attempt to find a playdate for the kiddos.  Not to mention I am thinking of signing older up for something for the next few weeks before he drives me NUTS.  We need to be reviewing for school, too.  fun fun.