The Slimming Station | Catherine333 | Activity https://theslimmingstation.com/members/catherine333/activity/ Activity feed for Catherine333. Tue, 26 May 2026 09:21:02 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 eafe44c1c061860cb6f2e587a4053c57 Catherine333 started the topic Back and trying again!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/back-and-trying-again/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:08:22 -0700 After my successful Thanksgiving through Christmas where I lost 8 lbs and maintained it through Christmas (even dipping into the 150s for a moment), I got off-track.  Been trying to get back on track, and after many unsuccessful misfires trying to have a perfect day, I’m here to say “I’m going to have a perfect day.”  Snickers is in my purse, I w…[Read more]

]]> fedb4a4bffff8025e979ea68b3f4af01 Catherine333 replied to the topic Happy New Year in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/happy-new-year-4/#post-203298 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:03:07 -0700 :luck:

]]> 15625a6cb806d0fbf2f80fdeb02d51b7 Catherine333 replied to the topic The Difference a (perfect) Day Makes in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/the-difference-a-perfect-day-makes/#post-203294 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:21:14 -0700 :yahoo:

]]> a8cda04a2c7ce857c43f86524a45382b Catherine333 started the topic The Difference a (perfect) Day Makes in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/the-difference-a-perfect-day-makes/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:34:51 -0700 Yesterday:  fell off the wagon, ate my snickers early, ate chocolates in the kitchen at work, then wanted something savory and things went on from there.  FALLOUT:  my day became terribly unproductive, my pants were uncomfortably tight, all I wanted to do was go home, which I did early despite having so much to do at the office.  Continued poo…[Read more]

]]> c333ceb950c8a2a4929f717d5041a56d Catherine333 replied to the topic Happy New Year! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/happy-new-year-3/#post-203289 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:33:13 -0700 I’m in.  I wasn’t yesterday (see post) but am today!  Let’s do it!!  Good show last night, Allison!

]]> 9fea75463fc910fb22685f2b625b52a7 Catherine333 replied to the topic Already feeling over the holidays in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/already-feeling-over-the-holidays/#post-203279 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:32:04 -0700 It’s nice when January comes, and everyone is on the same page.  No treats at work, etc.  But we don’t need to wait until then!  Not with 5B.  Squeezing in perfect days along the social events minefield is so so helpful.

]]> ea9c250557a419c7e3f775c08bc1f9c3 Catherine333 replied to the topic Please share your eating plan for 🎄Christmas & New Years in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/please-share-your-eating-plan-for-%f0%9f%8e%84christmas-new-years/#post-203278 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:28:39 -0700 Ok EW and AK, you guys are making me look bad :umm:

Mine’s a bit looser, I cannot be strict at social events *BUT* i can rein it in, and I do have a plan for that, similar to what I did on Thanksgiving and was pleased.  So tomo night, we do the 7 fishes traditional to Italians.  It’s preceded by a lengthy cocktail and hors d’oeuvres with many t…[Read more]

]]> 253887cf5f96f2b35a2bcd40394b12ab Catherine333 replied to the topic Please share your eating plan for 🎄Christmas & New Years in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/please-share-your-eating-plan-for-%f0%9f%8e%84christmas-new-years/#post-203275 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:40:02 -0700 Oh I will def weigh-in on this (no pun intended) but sitting down to my desk.  Want to read yours and everyone’s, and make mine.  Good topic!

]]> 51f5b572c809780e6581a2acacbb212e Catherine333 replied to the topic NSV share 🥰 in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/nsv-share-%f0%9f%a5%b0/#post-203274 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:39:11 -0700 Oh, what a Christmas surprise!!  And a good reminder how our words can stick around…..

Nice boost of your efforts heading into the holidays :crazyexcited:

]]> ada0e43c078fd0a8e27f639d6ddd93d9 Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/page/2/#post-203273 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:37:01 -0700 up 1.2 today, yesterday kind of got away from me, but aiming for a perfect day today, and lunch tomorrow!  Here we go.  And a perfect day today will make for a better Dr. Lewis weigh-in tomo :-)

]]> b0d43d8b0d29123bb10e6b54683211ab Catherine333 started the topic Dr. Lewis, will there be a chat tomo night? in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/dr-lewis-will-there-be-a-chat-tomo-night/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:44:50 -0700 You were unsure on the chat 2 weeks ago.  Completely understandable if not, I’m not even positive I can be on it, but def will try if you’re doing one.  Thanks!

]]> 32acd40985ad41a3078753d203d5fa66 Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/page/2/#post-203262 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:43:03 -0700 Down .6 to 161.6 today, after a snickers lunch and a fairly heavy dinner where I ate a whole burger, a few bites of salad and some peppermint bark :wacko:    *But* I will say this:  there’s something to be said for the perfect lunch (nothing before, and nothing ’til dinner).  I was still down (I’m sure a lot of that had to do with a perfect day bef…[Read more]

]]> 39b1eacaadc07470239411ff9338d72b Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/page/2/#post-203260 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:14:07 -0700 checking in–perfect 2 snickers yesterday, but Thursday (which I referred to, had socials at both lunch and dinner) was not good, so pretty much broke even.  Have another meal tonight, I can possibly 5-bite it, but I find any non-snickers meal difficult at the moment (mostly because they’re “events”).  Can figure it out in the new year, but for n…[Read more]

]]> c7df9275e5996e349bbe2c06c6c26678 Catherine333 replied to the topic Back after settling in in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/back-after-settling-in/#post-203259 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:08:38 -0700 welcome back!

]]> 723f03ac4b1f73fac73fbf28f10b9513 Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203252 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:05:13 -0700 I did AK Gal!!  Perfect snickers day yesterday, down exactly 3 lbs.  Today is restaurant meals for lunch and dinner, will have limitations and nothing in between, but not sure I’ll be 5B.

]]> 3676bd147e11cbf7be1f9f71a459e4fb Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203244 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:14:28 -0700 I didn’t have a good day.  I did NOT eat the cookies, but went home for lunch and ate way more than 5 bites.  I am back on snickers today. :yes:

]]> a9afdb7d93ad08f443d8083a15eb1448 Catherine333 replied to the topic Elizabeth' journal in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/elizabeth-journal/#post-203243 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:12:53 -0700 :yahoo:

]]> 9e6e9921b652308228d5b689489c8c68 Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203239 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:05:38 -0700 Just coming here to say that I’m at work, struggling, guzzling black coffee, AND THERE ARE HUGE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES IN THE KITCHEN!!!  Ugh, so HARD!!  Keep setting my timer for 20 minutes and drinking more coffee.  I may or may not be over the hump, but counting the minutes until noon and my 5 bites, which will be charcuterie/cracker stacks (I…[Read more]

]]> 2f2138a5ab51ac1d7148b67ed142705d Catherine333 replied to the topic No zoom tonight in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/no-zoom-tonight/#post-203238 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:01:12 -0700 Thanks for the reminder, Allison!

]]> 127dffef9936dfcb49bbd811810c59ee Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203221 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:54:03 -0700 So happy, I hit 159.8 (Dr. Lewis, it’s logged as 160 today for rounding) but so happy to see 159!!  A little disappointed in my loss the last 2 days, 2 perfect snickers days and a 2.2 combined loss, but that’s ok.  I always find when that happens, a good drop is around the corner.  But again, just so happy to have broken below the 160 mark.  Tod…[Read more]

]]> 6b990b7827c5ee7d4c242d327f4cf0ff Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203219 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:52:43 -0700 Alaska Gal–I’m down!!  One inch shorter, so we are simpatico!  (not sure I spelled that right lol)

Tuesday 12/9 update:  Argh, perfect day yesterday but only down 1 lb.  I know my extra bites on Sunday were salty, hoping for a better result tomo, I think I can see 159.  Yesterday at work, someone brought in salted caramel bread pudding in a croc…[Read more]

]]> 195808059f7c3bfbee3dfb348d09c888 Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203216 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:29:37 -0700 Thank you Allison!

]]> 31fc2ffe270de7ec3af23087ddcd755a Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203214 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:39:42 -0700 Ok, so at last night’s Christmas Party, I learned so much.  So, first of all, we wouldn’t be eating until probably 7 or 7:30, and I always have my snickers at 6.  So I still ate my 6pm snickers so I was “on schedule”.  Then at the (buffet) party, I took the tiniest bit of chicken francaise and that’s ALL I put on my plate (there was so much at th…[Read more]

]]> 82160a16308f2551452fe1fd3342af1b Catherine333 replied to the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/#post-203213 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:31:12 -0700 Thank you Jessica <3

]]> db73c92772b5a21f10983738cf5a6f85 Catherine333 started the topic Down 6.6 in 3 Days! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/down-6-6-in-3-days/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:09:33 -0700 I just wanted to document, because it FEELS SO GOOD. All 3 days were 2-Snickers days—it’s where I feel safest.  I have a Christmas party tonight, and have a plan (will probably have more than 5 bites, but honestly so excited to lose more weight, maybe will I be perfect??  Not sure, but will be very good at least). I really don’t want to ruin wh…[Read more]

]]> 6fc1a66bfcd2379bbb642b5edd191933 Catherine333 replied to the topic Starting today in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/starting-today-2/#post-202396 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:38:47 -0700 Deal!  I’ve been watching the recent chats so it’s nice to “meet” several of you whose progress I’ve followed.  Here I go!

]]> 0681c2627421be9f0c7a348c7480a9b8 Catherine333 started the topic Starting today in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/starting-today-2/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:17:41 -0700 Hi Dr. Lewis and all, I’ve been around mostly lurking since 2015.  Have had off and on success, always get lured into intermittent fasting with the promise of getting to eat more food, then always come back to knowing how good it feels to have your hungerstat set.  Weighed in today at 165.8 and today is Day One.  I’m also in the FB group.  I hav…[Read more]

]]> 24482b6600166d03552a18508eaec17b Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/page/2/#post-194711 Fri, 13 May 2022 10:55:35 -0700 Back again after my birthday and the resulting sidetrack.  155.0 this morning, onward!

]]> 7814a07b0764fda251212a05a30303cf Catherine333 replied to the topic Back for my annual TUNE UP!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/back-for-my-annual-tune-up/page/2/#post-194525 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:52:31 -0700 Gayle, after your day in the city!!!  Good Job!!!

]]> 2273537e3a5a73daefcbeac2966de5de Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194523 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:51:44 -0700 Thank you ladies :heart:

]]> d61b042a2dc7e3e0b31c2263048dd67b Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194511 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:30:57 -0700 Week 1 results: down 9 lbs :dance: :dance: :dance:

Im so happy!  I was a little concerned about my bite-size with the three food meals I had so yesterday I only did half a snickers for lunch and dinner each, Just for good measure. I was amazed how doable that was. It’s a good tool in the toolbox.

]]> 0bff53c15aa468bd58cde47178d61dfd Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194418 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 15:13:37 -0700 Above that should say not*weighing* until Thursday

]]> f934aee700fef3c2f4790cb2ba44a2f4 Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194417 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 15:12:52 -0700 I have two perfect snicker days under my belt, and feel very good. Today will be snickers again, tomorrow I will start food. Not waiting until Thursday.
what I am learning is that, especially in the first days, the struggle is not necessarily with hunger, as much as it is retraining your brain not to constantly think about your next meal or what…[Read more]

]]> 27a7be18a119d35f8df289d6a03bb6c3 Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194405 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:41:23 -0700 Will do, and thank you Linda!

]]> 93f8efd6e0d6a61aacf282de6c9dedfb Catherine333 replied to the topic Back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/back-again-9/page/2/#post-194379 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:27:54 -0700 Hi BK— i’m glad you had a successful day one. I keep telling myself “systems over goals“! Eating five bites, eating five bites, go to bed.  Inward to Day 2!

]]> 07595ed14663f0e4c4499e52b9a5ff03 Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194378 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:25:36 -0700 BK how did your day one go? Did you do snickers or food? Do you have to cook for your family? So glad you told me that you are also on day one (now day two), let’s do this!

]]> 39e6d392e02a37d4ff41d50627c24fd3 Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194371 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 23:02:43 -0700 And yes, Dr. Lewis, I am excited. I’m excited thinking what I might weigh just 7 days from now!  It’s a little daunting to think about managing dinner each night, but I told my husband and son that I won’t be cooking for 3 nights and will do snickers the first three days. I’ll stay on snickers for lunch thereafter. I think I’m looking at at leas…[Read more]

]]> 422de5b2124c20201e34672bc7f6d326 Catherine333 replied to the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/#post-194370 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:58:50 -0700 I’m lying on my back staring at my bedroom ceiling while my husband and son are downstairs eating dinner :dance:

Day 1 (almost) in the books!

]]> 71a378a16d51c68a39c25c58991e71a5 Catherine333 started the topic Hello, prodigal daughter back again! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-prodigal-daughter-back-again/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:34:47 -0700 Hi all!  I lost about 25 lbs with 5B in 2015 and kept it off for awhile.  But as it crept back on, I had trouble re-starting it, and for years since have tried other weight loss protocols.  I am back and I am committing. Starting weight is 164.2. I will do mainly snickers except on days when I cook dinner, in which case I will eat what I cook. I…[Read more]

]]> 2ccd53d5b2271b0036cce152b1499a62 Catherine333 replied to the topic Perfection in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/perfection/page/7/#post-169255 Fri, 18 May 2018 10:21:53 -0700 Pia, try deep breathing to slow down your mind when you want to eat.  Sounds “gitchy”, but I find that it can help bring me to my senses.  Also, try journaling–especially when you mess up!  I messed up on Wednesday, and I wrote about how awful I felt.  Bloated, disappointed, and truthfully, I couldn’t even concentrate at work, which shows how muc…[Read more]

]]> c463c9dfe3810b15b39ebf42acd272c2 Catherine333 replied to the topic I'm so darn excited!!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/im-so-darn-excited/#post-169194 Tue, 15 May 2018 22:14:45 -0700 Yes, Beth, and finishing strong day #2 post Mother’s Day!  5 bites bacon for lunch, and 5 bites of burger for dinner.  Tea and a book ahead.  (Then lots of housekeeping  :crazyexcited: )

]]> a3bcb04182cbc898ec7bb0bb32be83f2 Catherine333 replied to the topic Fresh Day Fresh Start in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/fresh-day-fresh-start/#post-169157 Mon, 14 May 2018 23:29:06 -0700 Yes, Beth, let’s RUN!!!  Every meal is an opportunity to be perfect  :yes:

]]> db05e508b55a58dfd5a1c6d1bb9609cd Catherine333 started the topic I'm so darn excited!!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/im-so-darn-excited/ Mon, 14 May 2018 23:24:44 -0700 And here’s why:  I made bbq chicken and pesto pasta for dinner.  My son is just home from college and I wanted to eat with everyone.  So as I prepared dinner I put on the tea kettle, and made my tea just as we sat down for dinner.  I put my food on a small plate–1 chicken thigh and a spoonful of pesto.  I took a bite of the chicken and thor…[Read more]

]]> 19772342d9cff400accfc4abf2a1998d Catherine333 replied to the topic Ugh I messed up in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/ugh-i-messed-up/#post-169112 Sun, 13 May 2018 01:33:06 -0700 <p style=”text-align: left;”>Oh Dr. Lewis, that’s a good plan, obviously only for a super special occasion like Mother’s Day. Correct, I have not had any bites since pastry and cheese at tea time. And I’m headed for bed now.  And yes, back to snickers on Monday, weigh in on Tuesday morning. 💪👊</p>

]]> f826699a6611a20425051d187db7b3f3 Catherine333 started the topic Ugh I messed up in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/ugh-i-messed-up/ Sat, 12 May 2018 22:12:50 -0700 So I went to our regular Saturday afternoon tea with my mom and sister at my mother’s house.  Well, my brother showed up with every Italian pastry from Arthur Ave (in the Bronx) that you could imagine.  So I decided that I would have 5 bites of pastry (even though it was only 3:30, hours away from dinner).  Well, I had my 5 bites then lost co…[Read more]

]]> 2d028eb972896f42e455d7a9034a4c16 Catherine333 replied to the topic Perfection in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/perfection/page/7/#post-169092 Sat, 12 May 2018 16:08:46 -0700 Absolutely Pia.  It’s such a fine line between needing to be perfect, and not throwing out the baby with the bathwater if we have a little slip up. That is a big deal for me. While it’s only day five and I haven’t had a slip up because I’ve been doing snickers,   I fear that when I eventually do have a slip up that will open the floodgates (…[Read more]

]]> 765b8e888b92837b17b89402692e62f6 Catherine333 replied to the topic 3 days, 6 snickers in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/3-days-6-snickers/#post-169087 Sat, 12 May 2018 12:48:05 -0700 I don’t see how to “change” a week.  I only see the ability to add a new week’s weight.  Can you be more specific about how to do this?  Thank you!

]]> 92d4ef41fbb5530d602491ae30e41a6e Catherine333 replied to the topic Perfection in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/perfection/page/7/#post-169085 Sat, 12 May 2018 12:43:36 -0700 <p style=”text-align: left;”>Pia!!  Be perfect today, you will be empowered!!  Go read the motivation thread!  Nip this in the bud and you’ll undo yesterday TODAY and then not skip a beat.  :good:</p>

]]> cca2d4708140e0a659f8ddba9dc1ce1a Catherine333 replied to the topic A little Motivation for all of us....... in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/a-little-motivation-for-all-of-us/page/2/#post-169024 Fri, 11 May 2018 13:58:20 -0700 This post is so motivating and empowering!  Let’s keep it going.  I like in the book where Dr. Lewis says to treat each meal like a performance, and you will be judged on how perfectly you execute your five bites.  I always imagine myself taking a bow on a stage after my 5 bites hahaha!!!

]]> 1e1bb8cef685f6d5b42cdef8158ac3ac Catherine333 replied to the topic 1/3 cup in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/1-3-cup/#post-169022 Fri, 11 May 2018 13:51:25 -0700 Me too, Danica, I want to be done!

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