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Loida Casares Ruiz

Wife, Mother, Writer, Advertising Manager

Loida Casares Ruiz grew up in Northeast Houston. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Minor in English. She received a Master of Arts in Communication in 2001. She works in advertising by day and is a mother, wife, and writer by night. She has al...

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It’s called The Daily Plate at www.thedailyplate.com and it’s part of the Live Strong website, as in the yellow band, Lance Armstrong and all.   My lap band buddy (woman who was banded on the same day as me and who I e-mail pretty much daily) told me about it a while ago and for some reason I procrastinated going there.

I went there for the first time this week and I am so hooked!  It reminds me of Weight Watchers online except that it’s FREE!! Of course as with any site like this, you can upgrade for more tools.  I haven’t explored what those are yet because I’m just so enamored of The Daily Plate tool.

Yes, it’s a place to log all of your food intake and it ROCKS!  I love logging what I eat, especially online, because it makes me so much more accountable than just eating and not knowing how much I’m taking in.  Or thinking I’m taking way less than what I really am.  You can even log in that vodka and cranberry juice to see how many of those empty calories you are drinking down.

I just can’t say enough good things about this site so far and I haven’t even explored all the possibilities.  I feel so empowered by it.  I know, from experience with WeightWatchers.com a couple of years ago, that writing everything down helps me lose weight.  Add on top of that that I have the lap band now and that I work out on a more regular basis.  I hope to be back into the swing of things next week when this strep is completely gone.  I’m in business! 

I’m happy to report that on Saturday, on my 11th wedding anniversay, I will actually weigh less than I did when I got married.

Check out The Daily Plate!  Let me know how you like it.