4 weeks on induction, and I've lost... 4 lbs. Now, I know my body is beginning to shape differently - my tummy & middle are smaller. I've never measured but I'm sure an inch or two around the middle is gone as my clothes are fitting better and I can just see it in the mirror.

But I should have lost more than that. AND it's my own fault. No excersize! Not enough water at all lately! Not eating enough!

Yesterday was particularly bad... 1 cup of coffee, burger w/no bun or ketchup, 1 salad... I plugged it into fitday and had a whopping total of 3 net carbs and 206 calories.

It's so busy for us now - the minute we get home from work / school, it's straight out to the neighborhood pool - my 10 yr old is a mermaid (I check for emerging gills daily) and it's too cold for me to swim, so I sit there (I have to be with her). Dinner is easy or something picked up - by the time I could cook something, it's very late so we grab salads etc. I'm not a morning person so getting up early to excersize had just not happened.

Today I'm going to try to eat more, much more. A trip to the grocery immediately after work to stock up (cupboard is bare). Will be GUZZLING water. I figure the lack of water's got to be the worst point, with not enough food coming in 2nd.

2 questions:
Who uses protein shakes? What kind do you like? Benefits? Worries (ie stalls?)??? I'm thinking that something like this might help me pack on the protien and calories. Any other quick ideas? Mornings are a nightmare so I could have this at work.