Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 3/12-3/18

[Debelli]

This is the SUGAR BUSTERS WEEKLY SUPPORT BOARD where all of you who are following this WOE, or are thinking about doing so, are welcome to come join in and be a part of our wonderful group.

Other than finding support and friendship on this board, we also try to do something during the the week to add a little difference to our board.

MONDAY-MOTIVIATIONAL MONDAY
TUESDAY-TUESDAYS TIP
WEDNESDAY-WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY-THURSDAY RECIPE DAY & CHAT AT 9:30PM EST
FRIDAY-FRIDAY FITNESS

Please visit our BIO BOARD where you can learn more about everyone who is on this board:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2389[/url


Please make sure you post your BIO on the NEWEST VERSION of our BIO BOARD everyone!!!!


Our MARCH 2001 RECIPE BOARD can be located at the link below:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2379[/url

We have FOUR INFORMATIVE BOARDS!!!! Please take a few minutes to visit them! New information is continually being posted, so please make sure you visit them often:

THE RECOMMENDED READING BOARD:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2342

THE TOOLS & TIPS BOARD:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2344

THE FOOD INFORMATION BOARD:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2365[/url

MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING THOUGHTS BOARD


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2359

We also now have a SB WEEKLY EXERCISE BOARD that you can log your daily/weekly exercises on:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2913

WANT TO POST YOUR WEEKLY WEIGHT LOSS INFO and BE COUNTED in our weekly totals of pounds lost?? Go to the WEEKLY WEIGH IN BOARD BELOW to post your stats!


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2912


NEWBIES! (aka new members) If you would like to REPLY to any of our threads, please hit NEW REPLY NOT NEW THREAD then type your message in and hit SUBMIT REPLY. Also, when the board gets to the 2nd & 3rd page, sometimes it may take a little longer for your message to appear, you can refresh your browser, or wait, but it will show up! If you need to edit your reply, just click on the pen and paper icon on top of your reply and make changes as you need to, then hit SUBMIT NOW.


WELCOME! :D

[Debelli]

HI ALL!!! :D

Boy, I feel like I've really abandoned the board this weekend, with going away for the day and then being gone all afternoon today, I just didn't have the time I wanted to devote to answering anyone-UNTIL NOW!!!! I can't believe I started this hours ago, and now, it's MONDAY!!!:eek:

Sharon just left to return home (this should be interesting considering she's been gone all weekend and her husband had not a clue where she was). Eli is STILL at work and one kid is in bed, Michael is still up, so I have some time to get my post done before I turn into a rotten pumpkin!

Before I go one, TODAY IS MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY! and here is my contribution:

"Invest Yourself In Excellence"

What can you do better today than you did yesterday? Whatever you focus on improving, will improve. When you focus on building something, it will increase.

What can you do, what can you learn, who can you talk to, what can you create, what problem can you solve, what new perspective can you gain today? Every moment is an opportunity to move forward.

If you are not constantly growing, you're losing ground. Momentum only has two directions -- forward or backward. Standing still is not an option. Learn, grow and create. You're getting better and better every day. Your power and effectiveness are growing as you make the commitment to use each day to the fullest.

You have the very best of everything, within yourself. Give it a chance to get out and grow. Make your light shine brightly.

Invest yourself in excellence. A life fully lived is a life full of giving, of creative effort, of making a difference.

-- Ralph Marston
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QUILTER, I hope you got to the beach today (that was your plan, wasn't it??). Hope the weather has continued to be good for you and you are enjoying the time you have left before you return to the cold Cin City weather. Again, I thank you for taking time to come meet us-it's nice to see pictures of people on the board, but even nicer to get to meet in person!!! I hope we all have more experiences like we had this weekend among board members!!!:D

CYNSEA, glad to see you are back with us. I hope all goes well with your Dr. appt. on Tuesday-let us know the latest news!!!!

FILLISE, sounds like you had a great workout on Friday, but now are paying a small price-yep, it sounds like you over did it a bit! I wish I could motivate myself to like going to a gym, but it would be a waste of money for me to join, feel too intimidated-I envy you and the others who go!!! :lol: You had me laughing about the chocolate and the secretary, I can just imagine. My stash of SB legal chocolate is growing!!! I have some new "stuff" coming in from England this week, and hoping my parents trip to Holland on April 7th will have them bringing me home some more SB legal stash (sounds like I'm talking about drugs!). If you have access to WW pita bread, I make great mini-pizzas with it, so don't feel you can't have pizza, it may just be a little different from the norm. Though, if you like to cook (I don't), you CAN make your own pizzas!!

VIV, I hope you are over your pizza cravings now. Remember, you CAN make your own, or at least a pita pizza, which I have about every day. Thanks for posting that pizza info. When we had the pizzeria, we used to get that mag. Our pizza had SGWW flour in the dough, but it wasn't 100% WW crust. It was really great pizza. I haven't had any in over a year, can you believe that!?! I had recently heard about WHITE WW FLOUR and am now in the search for it, so thanks for reminding me about looking for it via this article. I love Survivor too, though I didn't care too much for Jeff. It's Jerri I hope they give the ax to next. Remember, it's Wed. night this week (though I don't know why they changed it).

BECCA, WELCOME TO OUR BOARD! and congrats on the pending birth. Seems quite a few gals on this board are pregnant-you all must be drinking the same water!!:eek: The advice given so far about getting the SHOPPERS GUIDE is a good one, but as far as name brand foods, we are trying to get a list together of foods to post on the board, it's taking some time, as it's a group project from everyone on the board. If you e-mail me with your e-mail address I can send you some ideas for BREAKFAST that I have that came from everyone. It's not hard to find menu ideas at all, and things don't have to get monotonous when following this WOE. As for gaining weight/not gaining weight, I would say, that would probably be depending on how much you have to lose in the first place. You can easily stay on this WOE during your pregnancy unless your Dr. says otherwise. Being that this is not a restricting diet, and no food groups are abandoned, I can't see why you can't follow this through your pregnancy and thereafter. Just find out from your doctor how many calories you should be taking in while pregnant and you can figure it out from there-would be happy to help you if you aren't sure. Don't hesitate to ask us anything, we are all more than happy to help!!!

GATOR, we had a great time, KIM and NARDA got to see the pictures I took at our meeting in February, so Kim now knows what you and Barb look like. Nope BIGO wasn't the only to buy chocolate, we ALL did! I'm actually the one who zeroed in on the bars first:s:

MELF, I too would like to know where JOY is-she MUST be lurking. I sent her an e-mail, no response yet:( Congrats on being down another pound!!!!;) I mentioned the idea to SUZANNE, lets see what she thinks about doing a 3FC's get together. Hey, if that doesn't materialize, we should try to do a SB get together!!

OVERCOME, glad you finally found the agave nectar. I pay $2.69 a bottle, so what you paid isn't unreasonable. Still waiting to hear how your cookies came out. So you bought the same brand chocolate?? What did/do you think of it??? Sounds like you had a great weekend! Glad to hear that bit of info from the FIB helped out about the Chinese noodles!!!

ANNETTE, I had the problem as well with posting info onto the board the first day it was back up, but Ashley told me a trick that helped. CTRL C for coping, and CTRL V for pasting. Give it a try and see if it works. I'm not having trouble anymore, but will remember this if I do. I didn't quite understand the question about the long thread, but I haven't had any trouble.:confused:

BEACH, boy were you missed! Glad to hear your are maintaining your weight. I hope to follow in your foot steps soon!!! Any tips you'd like to share??? I'm STILL waiting to see an updated picture-remember, you promised!!!! I did e-mail GLORY back, but haven't heard anything since. I'll try to contact her again and see what's going on. We don't have a mini board on this new format, stinks! It does take some getting use to!

IAMAP, sorry you couldn't join us, we had a great time! Definitely more fun than working, with overtime! Sorry to hear about your Mom, I hope she breaks out of the hospital ASAP. Please keep us updated.

STAR, sounds like LA families are a lot like Jewish families-everything is centered around FOOD! Every picture that's taken of me seems to be with food in front of me. Glad to hear you prevailed during this event and was able to stay OP. You SHOULD be extremely proud of yourself-I sure am!!! I know how hard it is to stay OP when foods you absolutely LOVE are around, but you do so knowing that they will be there in the future to one day enjoy them, but right now, your focus is on losing weight and feeling better-congrats again!

BIGO, THANKS AGAIN for driving down to Naples not only to meet up with KIM, but with us as well. I had a great time with you as well:) I'm so glad you had ANN along with you, she's a real dear, and I'm happy she was there to keep you company while you were on the road. I don't have cable, so you'll have to let me know how the Discovery thing on obesity was. So, when are we meeting up next???

CHERI, glad to hear you are feeling better, whatever strain of flu is going aroung this year, it sure is nasty!! That's interesting about the soy, thanks for posting that info. Will check out your chili recipe, sounds wonderful and lentils are the best for you! Please let us know how things with your daughter and the tests went, hoping that all is well and they give you good news.

Well gals, it's time for me to go to bed, wayyyyy after my bedtime. I'll check in later in the morning, after kids get off to school and when I get back from my walk.

Have a wonderful week!!!!


Debbie
194/135/129
Miami, FL

[BeccaBoots]

Good morning!!!!

Ok I guess I need to clear something up....... I am not pregnant yet, just started trying ;-) What can I say I am a planner, I know ya shouldn't be in ketosis while prego or TTC so someone suggested SUGAR BUSTERS as a good choice.

I am currently 210 and my goal is 140. It is a little depressing to realize that I have at least 1 year before I'll be able to lose much. I mean I have had 2 1/2 years and haven't done it, but at least the option was there.

BUT, I am very excited to have another, so I will deal! I wish there was a place that sold affordable plus size maternity clothes!!!!! with verticle strips not horizontal ones. What is UP with that????

anyway I still haven't started and I need to badly, so I guess I should just do it.

I am enjoying reading all of your posts and feel like I am getting to know you already!

[didjaever]

Morning everyone,

I have definately neglected you guys this weekend but it was not intentional. I thought about each and everyone of you. I have a final tonight and mid-term tomorrow night. Besides I honestly thought that noone was posting because I didn't receive one email notification. Now that was stupid of me...hehehe

Did I have a SB legal weekend?? NOOOOOOOOOO but I am ok with that because I am right on the wagon again today. At least I didn't gain anything.

Talk to everyone soon!!

[debstahl]

Happy Monday Morning!

I am finally ready to get going on the SB way of life, and am hoping to join all of you great ladies! I am really inspired by all of you!

When I get more time, I'll post my bio on the board, but some quick info on me: I'm a 32-year old SAHM of 2 boys, and want to lose about 35-40 pounds. I tried SB before, but gave up too quickly. I have now realized (after much trial and error) that it truly is a great way of eating, and am anxious to get started!

Debelli: Thank you so much for your response about my chili recipe. I did find some SB-legal beans (Goya pink beans w/out any sugar), so at least I have one legal recipe in my repertoire!

Viv: I checked out the website you posted for Becca...it has a lot of great information. Thank you!!

I do have the Shopper's Guide, and used it when I went to the grocery. Unfortunately we don't have many of the recommended brands, (I'm in a little podunk town in FL) but I was able to find enough foods to get me started!

Well, I'll jump off for now...my boys are getting restless! Time for b'fast -- Shredded Wheat & Bran for me!

Have a wonderful day, I look forward to keeping in touch with all of you!!

Deb
:wave:

[didjaever]

Hi DEB, WELCOME!! Everyone is so helpful and friendly here.

[Christian]

Hello and howdy everyone!!
Thanks for welcoming me back, I hadnt been on here in so long I figured everyone forgot me lol, I have a confesion to make though... I havent been following the WOE as I used too so I kinda stayed off here till I could stick with it as not to mess anyone else up..... I have maintained my weightloss eating other foods that this WOE doesnt allow But am back to try to stick to it once again, I know with the help of you great ladies I will be able to do just that :) I am considering trying to lose another 10 pounds or so by summer for the ol swimsuit if a know what I mean lol... Keep your fingers crossed for me everyone.. Hope everybody has a great SB day!!!

[viv]

Morning All!
Well, we have some sunshine today before another blast of weather tonite. I am feeling numb! I told DH he has to shovel a path to the grill for me on the deck, I need to get something going on the grill and haven’t been able to get to it in weeks!

I need motivation from y’all. I’m doing ok OP, really,but I keep thinking the bubble will burst. I have not had this kind of diet success in years and I keep thinking, oh, I’ve lost 8, don’t have too much to go, it will stall, it will stop working, just like everything else has done in the past. How can I keep eating this way and lose? It goes against my normal, ingrained diet thinking (ie WW). How can I eat REAL salad dressing, cheese, nuts and lose? I feel like something is going to just make it stop../..it’s scary! Anyone else ever feel this way?

Speaking of the above, last nite my 10 YO DS made homemade cookies. Yes girls, he is smart, handsome AND he can cook! What a catch he will be! Anyway, I had to taste his cookies, had half of one…about two hours later I had a terrible pounding above my right eye. It hurt! Is this a sugar headache? If this is what’s gonna happen to me when I eat sugar, sheesh, it’s not worth it!

Kimmi, Big O and Deb – glad you had such fun in Naples. It must be great sharing a meal with fellow Sbers!

Kimmi – welcome back to reality tomoro! Yuck, huh? Maybe you’ll have some daffodils poking up when you get home?

Cheri – that soy info was very interesting! I don’t have a thyroid issue but it’s amazing how much there is to learn.

Melf – good luck with your daughter’s results. My dad is going for a lung biopsy soon so I know how you are feeling! I’ll be thinking of you and her!

Fillise – I know how you feel about late nights and being so tired you just want to grab something. I think pita pizzas are a great thing to have as backup – you can keep everything on hand at all times and they don’t take much time. We love the Sopranos too! DH is from Brooklyn and let me tell you, his neighborhood talk was a lot like that! I think they do a MUCH better job on the NY/NJ accent that NYPD Blue. Plus, love the music, think I’ll look around for the soundtrack.

Beach – sounds like youa re fine tuning maintenance. I can’t wait to join you. I don’t know how I am going go tkeep from cheating when I get to that point, which has been my problem in the past- ergo- YOYOING!!! Keep up the good work, I’ll need to lean on you down the road!

Deb – I briefly joined a gym last month (free trial) and I liked it….I liked the classes because they were a really intense workout with great motivation from the leader. I would DRIP!!! I did not like seeing all the skinny gym rats there, nor did I like bumping into the mommies from school there – I like my solitude when I work out. It was also a hassle for me getting the schedule to work with my schedule. If you have an opp for a free membership (like from the Entertainment book or something) – give it a try just for the change of pace. It will totally pump your metabolism! Did you get my email in response to your pictures? I cannot believe you haven’t had pizza for a year….I’m going to have to make some of the WW dough and then freeze it…..any ideas on how I can adapt to a breadmaker? You don’t like Jeff? I loved Jeff – he was just so catty! He was really amusing on the Morning Show the day after , too. The last Survivor is on Brendan’s 7th birthday, so I will have to let him stay up to watch the end!

DebStahl – welcome! You will find this program so easy and this is thre greatest board of gals. I wish you tons of success!

I know I missed some of you, but I have to get to work. Hugs to all!

Viv
146/138/128
Simsbury, CT

[Barbee]

Good Morning Everyone!
We have the day off from school so thought I would post.
First thing though -- I hate this board! So you may not see much of me, for sure.
Am glad that you all had such a nice time in Naples. It is always fun putting a face to a name.
The weather here is gorgeous! About 65 and is supposed to get up into the mid 80's. Love it.
Things are really starting to get quite busy around here -- but then again it always seems busy.
Oldest daughter - Lori - will be getting married April 7.
She is getting married in a garden - about a black from the ocean. Hope it does not rain.
Hello to all the newbies! And welcome back to some of you that have not been on the board lately.
I see where some of you are very faithful in putting your weight below your name. I always like to see those numbers go down -- what is going on with the rest of you?
I have an appointment this afternoon at a diferent school. It is a self contained school -- ages 3 to 22. Profoundly retarded - physical disabilities - severe behavior disorder students (I love working with those kids - seems I have a knack of getting through to them) and there is a music therapy person there that I could help out being that my degree is in Music). I want to get out of the school that I am at right now. Do not like what is going on there. It is beyond soap opera. Try the principal have the hots for the teacher that I worked with for almost 2 years. He has separated us - I am a threat to him. Really can not go into it but it is really bad. He has told her things that I supposedly have said - all lies -- so we are not speaking. We were really good friends. But you know -- they say there is always a reason for everything. I am now working with a man who weighs over 400 pounds and is trying to lose weight. GEE - I wonder why I was put in there. So have been helping him.
I am doing fine on my WOE. Remember I combine WW and SB -- it works for me. Weight is coming off very slowly but that is alright. I have lost 13 inches.
My husband - George - said that when we get paid Thursday he is going out and buy me some pants. I had over 25 pairs of pants - Debbie can attest how many clothes I have. Well, I am now down to 5 pair and they are questionable. I certainly do not like wearing pants when the crotch is around my knees.
I go back to Mayo's on the 12th of April and am looking forward to it. I am much better and know that the doctors will see that immediately.
NOW - before the week is up I have to get my hair colored. Oh my god -- thought I would let my natural color grow out -- lord - I need a bag over my head. Coul not get in this weekend. Let me tell you -- when you have a husband with coal black hair and looks about 35 and here I come with grey - silver - doo-doo on top of my head - hello? Do not know what color I am going to go with - probably a light brown with highlights - anything. It just does not go with all my gold that I love to wear. Something scarey is going on with 2nd daughter - who is 30. She came over the other night and she had a gold purse and gold shoes on. She said - I know Mom -- I swore I would never wear gold -- did you put a spell on me or something? I love it. I guess I have been stylin for a long time -- just didnt realize it.
Well - have to go and let out my 3 dogs. Joy - Joy.
Those of you that are cheating -- might I ask WHY??????
You are only hurting yourself!!!
Yes - dear Beach -- I am still here and I am still right behind you. You are doing so wonderfully -- what an inspiration to the rest. Also - shorty (Debbie) - you are doing so great. Now Deb - it is going to be summer pretty soon so please UPDATE your wardrobe - LOL!
Thanks for the email - Narda. will be talking to you later.
Annette -- I promise we will get together and hope you are feeling so much better.
EVeryone take care. I will lurk again.
Barbee (Barbara)
225/187/whatever

[GatorGal]

Here is my contribution to Mot. Monday:
"The only thing that separates any one of us from
excellence is fear, and the opposite of fear is faith. I
am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection.
Excellence I can reach for, perfection is God's business."
-- Michael J. Fox

It goes along with Debelli's contribution on excellence.

DebStahl--Welcome. It's nice to see another "face" from Florida.

To those of you coming down to Fla. soon for a vacation: come on down! The weather could not be better. It will get up to 80 here today with a slight breeze and low humidity (for Fla.) I just had to sit out on my patio for breakfast and listen to the sound of the waterfalls in the pond in my backyard. Deb and Big Orange, it is Sooo nice now. I wish it had been a better day when you all were here. Next week is the Winter Park Art Show, and maybe they will get some good weather.

Barbee, why do you hate this board?

I'm doing fine with my eating. Had a simple breakfast of fruit and H2O. It was very satisfying. I have been trying to stay off dairy products for a while to see if I may be allergic to them. I notice that I always had post nasal drip and would cough in the morning. I've been off dairy for a couple of weeks and have noticed a definite improvement. I regret not being able to partake of cheese, though, because I really do love it. And milk definitely goes well with cereal. Perhaps I can try rice "milk." Anyone else have dairy allergies?

Got lots of work today, so will wish y'all a good one!

[Fillise]

It's rainy and stormy here this morning, but a bueatiful day none the less--my scale went down two pounds! :D
so here are the new stats:

300/258/150

I know it is bad to live and die by the scale, but it just brightens the day to know that your hard work is paying off!

Viv--I know what you mean about the fear that this WOE will stop working. That success will never really happen. That's the part of yourself that wants to sabatoge your success. Believe me I wrestle that b***h every day. :devil: That's why I think it is important to this of this as a way of life, not a diet. Even if I stopped loosing weight altogether--I see so many other health benefits (like the money I save not buying Pepsid AC's) that I plan to eat low sugar and whole grains for the rest of my life. You have to trust that it is healthy for you!

Debstahl--Welcome! I hope you will give this WOE of chance! Take it one day at a time--even one meal at a time if you need to! I've discovered that the women on this board are wonderful inspiration and will answer questions share tips, etc. Let us help you!

Barbee--I know what you mean about the pants. I have several pair that I can ball up a fist full of fabric in both the front and the back. While I'm loosing weight I don't want to spend too much money on clothes I won't wear, but for a few months (hopefully), but you have to wear something!

Deb--I may try to pita pizzas tonight--I have two more meetings and they seem to be quick.

Have a good Monday everyone!

Susan

[MsLiz1956]

Hi All!

Welcome to all the newbies!

I can't post individually (I'm far enough behind as it is) except to say DEBELLI, I see you resolved your identity crisis! I like the title!

Had a good weekend - the minor lapse with the pizza had little effect, probably because the fat & protein content were so high that it lowered the glycemic effect of the white-flour crust. (At least, that's what I'm telling myself! ;) )

Let's see...motivational Monday....

Since I typically respond with my own personal quirks and experiences, today's step-in-the-right-direction is that I'm about to have another link taken out of my watch band. It's so loose on my wrist that it slides around backwards... :D

[Catsrule]

:wave:I finally made it back on the board.:wave:

Life has been very hectic for me over the past month or so and then to add, I had the flu, bronchitis and ended with pneumonia. All the while working, luncheos with vendors and so on. Boy, have I felt any guiltier I would've died right there when we went out for lunch... or when I was sick... it was easy to say, I need to eat this kind of food. Then hubby spoiled me with chocolate... no-no-no. :nono:

Anyway, I am back. I looked through the recipe board and I'm curious if anybody has some crockpot recipes. I just bought one and I've decided to cook with it as much as I can since my problem is not wanting to stand in the kitchen when I come home from work and cook! I need something that is almost ready to eat... little effort. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Anyway... glad to be back and back on track.

[Rhroo]

Hey good afternoon! Day is flying by-sun is out up here in the East yeah! but probably not for long :( Yesterday was NOT a great day food wise! Birthday party for the mont of March I did well untill the ice cream cake-oh well I can say I did try, and i did not eat much dinner. I always get the biggest stomach ache after eating what i am not suposed to=think i would learn huh? :nono:
Lucky you that got to meet this week end. You sound like you had a great time. I hope Sahsahm finds the boards again when she moves up here I would like an
East coast meeting! Deb did you take pics the last get together?? we need to see some! i wanted to post a new pic but STILL have not finished my film.
Viv- are you thawing out today too?
Barbee-I know that feeling about the clothes! I go to the thrift store to get mine-I love it i am a cheapo! I save all my money for my kids stuff the sacrafices us moms make huh? I don't tell them i like to shop there! LOL I Love to buy smaller sizes and try to shrink down into them!
Catsrule-welcome back glad ya found us! hope your feeling better soon!
debsaha-good luck! we are here for you!
didjaever-great attitude! this is for life and sometimes life gets in our way right! don't let that wagon run you over just get back on it!
Gotta go wash the floors :mad: Keep up the great work. This board seems weird this week? No dates or anything or stats on the side??? Is it just me??? bye :wave:

[Catsrule]

:?:I am wondering what happened to the board that listed 'menus'... listing that we were supposed to contribute that show what we eat for certain meals...

and what brands to buy that are SB legal. Did this board ever happen? I'm just curious.

:spin:

Also, Debbie, how did you get those icons under your name on the left hand side?????

[karen3000]

Hi all!

Gloomy day in Wisconsin - ice, snow and rain today and probably more snow tonight. Looking forward to our vacation to Myrtle Beach in April. Has anyone been there in the last 3 years? Just wondering if there is anything new and exciting there since our last visit. Will definitely be checking out the QVC outlet store! :devil:

Had a hard day Saturday. Went too long without eating at DS basketball tournament and then went shopping at Sam's Club. The bakery section and food aisles did me in. I didn't eat anything from there, but on Sunday I just had to have some chocolate. I had thought that I was really over the chocolate cravings, but I guess not. Tonight we are going to DS end of season pizza party. I'm pretty sure there is a salad bar there, so that will be my supper. The chocolate was such a momentary lapse, but it really messes up my head. But it's over and now onward.

Somehow I pulled a muscle really bad in my upper thigh and it really hurts to walk, so I can't do the TM for a few days. Bummed out about that, too.

Welcome Debstahl - you will find a great group of "losers" here who are very willing to be your support and your source for information.

Glad you guys had a good time in FL. Send some of that warm weather up here, OK? (Last year at this time we had 74 degrees thanks to El Nino.) Maybe we can send you some rain!

Have a great Monday everyone!

Karen

[missgrace]

have been "lurking" just not posting, sounds like all is well!
i've have had a busy few weeks. i need to learn that i can do everything!
have been pretty faithful to the SB WOE and it has paid off...am down 20 pounds since i began Jan 1. :smug:
still have a long way to go, but my first goal is only two pounds away!
sorry i've been MIA... and
welcome to all the new chicks!
this really is the easiest WOE i've tried, although it is still very hard every day.
enjoy the new week!
grace

[StarChaser]

Hey Gang,

Well to day is the beginning of week 3.

I'm still on cloud 9 with my victory at the family reunion Saturday. I do believe after 3 weeks, drinking plenty of water has become a habit and is now part of my daily routine. On to the next step......

I'm on my way out the door to see if I can walk at least to the end of my block and back. Just like the little engine said...I think I can....I think I can....I'll be saying that when the paramedics pick me up off the ground!!!!!

This has been a great day for me!
I'm pumped and ready!

I'll be back....

[Debelli]

Tried to get my post on this morning, wasn't able to do so, so here we go, finally!! I got in a nice walk-did 6.5 miles today. It's getting hot here, high of 86 today, and I was sweating up a storm!! But, I felt good out there, and that's what counts.

Heard from KIM (QUILTER) via I/M, she's headed for the beach today. She is so fair, she needs to wear a hat and a ton of sunscreen!!!

I went to Dillards with Sharon & Lauren yesterday. I NEVER go in there, and actually, the only reason I went there was to go through the store to get to the mall-what a mistake! They had sale racks all over the store with 75% off! Michael made out the best-he needed some clothes, Lauren got a few things, and then there is me, I actually bought a few things! All 75% off!!! It's an ususual feeling for me to just pick up something off the rack!! I thank my Mother for providing me a means to buy a few items. I actually bought a long skirt (black, of course)-would you believe, it's a petite small! I thank the designer for making the sizes bigger than they should be-sure made me feel good!! Trust me, I am no where near a petite small!!!

I must tell you all, I tried that sugar free bread for the first time, I think it's Natures Own:confused: Though I like the tastes of the other breads like the EZEKIEL, this one is nice and soft and was perfect for the PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SANDWICH I MADE!!!! Oh my gosh, was it delicious! I'm not a big PB&J fan, but once in a while I like to have it, but it MUST be on very soft, fresh bread, which this was (by the way, I got it at the .99 cent store). Well, I haven't had a PB&J sandwich in well over a year-my gosh, I savored each and every bite!!!!!!!!!!

I'm up a little on the scale today, though I'm not worried. It will probably go up a bit more before going down as it's mid-cycle for me-I can tell I'm bloated and I surely am retaining water-drank 1.5 liters and only had a potty call once since then!

FYI It seems they have added MORE SMILIES Suzanne said she has a limit of 10 in a post and most likely will make it a few less to save bandwith (whatever that is!). I love this one! :wave:

BECCA, so you aren't preg?, well, at least I hope you are having fun trying~:s: I wouldn't think of it as depressing that you have to lose 70lbs and it MAY take you 1 year. You may lose faster, but whatever the time frame, as long as you are feeling good, that's the most important thing. Don't focus on the weight, just on eating healthier and feeling better. Trust me, it will be a year for me on SB on March 22nd, and time sure does fly by fast-so, whatever time frame it takes for you to lose, don't worry about it, just do it (sound like a NIKE commercial!!!).

DIDJA, I too am not getting notifications for all post, waiting for an answer from Suzanne about this. I hope you have a good week this week, just remember on what you are trying to achieve:)

DEBSTAHL, please let us know how we can help you out in any way. Please let us know when you get your BIO on the BIO BOARD. Glad to know your chili came out well, can't wait until you post it for the rest of us. Where is CRESTVIEW exactly??? Glad to have another Floridian on the board!!!!:D Do you have any HFS near you??

CHRISTIAN, glad to see you back on the board! Good to see you are holding your own on maintaining even though you have gone astray from SB guidelines. I mentioned a week or so ago that when I do hit my goal I will try to add some non-SB items back into my diet, slowly of course. What I mean by that is NOT sugary foods, or white rice, white bread, etc., but the fruits and veggies (the ones that I like, that is) that we can't have, and see how I do with them. I have no desire to return to having the "white stuff" ever again-I like the tastes of whole grains far too much. We'll be happy to support you on trying to lose another 10lbs, that is, if you promise to post a pic of yourself in your bathing suit!!!!

VIV, if we get to meet, I think I'm going to have to lay the Jewish guilt trip on you! :wink: That should keep you motivated! It must be something inbred as I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. BUT, you can see from other people's examples that you CAN eat nuts, cheese, etc and still lose. You have to not make excuses and stay on plan and that will get you to where you want to be! I use to be the one who went on a fat free diet and couldn't understand why I wasn't losing weight. People would tell me I needed to eat fats-I didn't want to believe them. Since I started SB, and with everything I read, I know that I can eat good fats and still lose weight-so you can too!! There are lots of gyms offering free weeks, and I thought about taking advantage of them-just getting me motivated to go, well, it's not coming. Maybe one day soon!!!

BARBEE, glad to see you on the board, and it does take some getting use to-have to teach the ol' dog a new trick or two I see:devil: Gave Lauren your message, boy was she hmming and hawing! She's so cute, she wanted to call you, for what, I don't know-probably to ask you to ask Justin a question via NSYNC. I told her to e-mail you:D Hope the interview you get for the other school works out well, I'll cross my fingers for you! Please let us know how it goes!!!

GATOR, thanks for those words of motivation. Glad to hear you are doing well with eating and finding that dairy may be a problem for you. Try some of the soy milks, I hear they are good, just have to find one with no sugars.

FILLISE, CONGRATS on your 2lb loss!!! WOO HOO!!! I too live by the scale. I have a program on the computer that if you don't put your weight in, it estimates it. I like what you said to VIV, and it's true, this IS a way of life, I don't look at it as a diet whatsoever! I'm 10 days shy of my 1 year SB anniversary and I see myself following along this path for the rest of my life.

MSLIZ, like your name too:) You're lucky the pizza didn't affect you, it's one of the worse things to eat when following SB. From one of the websites about the GI: Pizza keeps glucose up longer than any other food. Researchers compared a pizza meal with a control meal that included high GI foods & found the initial glucose increase was similar. But, for the pizza meal, glucose was still high even after 4-5 hours.

CATS, glad you are back with us. Sorry to hear you were ill, I was too, though not as bad as you it seems-mine hung on for 4 weeks, can't remember being that sick before! Hmm, put the hubby in the dog house for the chocolate, well, that is, unless it was SB legal chocolate, if that's the case, he can stay!!:sneaky: I saw a crockpot book at the book store just last week looked really good. I think is was called Crockpot Cookery, or something simple like that. You may want to check out Ebay as well. I have one, still in the box!!:eek: Those icons, thanks to others explaining them, are called AVATARS, you can chose random ones by going to your PROFILE and editing it, at the bottom it says AVATARS, click on that. I did mine by trial and error-have a new one I want to try to post. The lists are still being worked on with the foods, just trying to get menu ideas first, then will work on brand names. If you need to know something in particular, just ask. Sometimes hard if it isn't a national brand item.

RHROO, yep, I would think you'd learn to stay on track and not get sick, but I sure am happy you report this to the board, it at least keeps me in line! :smug: I do have the pics, but I got them on CD instead of disc and they are sooo big, taking up lots of room. I'll try to get one or two posted so you can see them.

KAREN, wish I could send you some of our gorgeous weather! Well, was the chocolate you ate at least SB legal, if so, I wouldn't worry! If it wasn't, I still wouldn't worry, if it was just the one time, it won't kill you (now, if you were telling me the same thing, I wouldn't believe you!!!). Hope that pulled muscle eases up on you soon-that must hurt!

MISSGRACE, that's a wonderful accomplishment, 20lbs since the beginning of the year!! CONGRATS!!! So tell me, what are you going to do to celebrate your birthday tomorrow?!? Have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

STAR, that's great that you are finding this WOE easy to follow and it's becoming second nature to you, it's how I feel as well. :lol: I love your sense of humor! I'm sure you did great on your walk. I remember when I first started losing weight, (the first time, years ago) I had not done exercises EVER and I couldn't even make it but a few houses down (zero lot lines almost), and each day, I'd go a little farther. I was so proud of myself when I was able to do a mile and it was in 22 minutes, then it got to 20, then 18 minutes. Well, now I can do 4.5 miles in 1 hour-just be patient and keep on pounding the pavement. Not only will it help you lose weight faster, but it really does make you feel good when you are out there!!!

Eli is off tomorrow so we are going up to Broward, or at least we are suppose to, I never know what may blow up at the last second for him. I'm hoping my Mom can p/u the kids from school, otherwise we have to be up and back from there quickly as Michael gets out of school at 2:30pm.

I'll try to check in later this evening. Please remember, TOMORROW IS TUESDAY TIPS so if you have any good tips you'd like to share with the board, please, try to post them tomorrow.

Have a wonderful Monday Evening everyone!

Debbie
194/135.5/129
Miami, FL

[Cathy H]

Hi Ladies

I've been lazy at visiting the site. I was not happy when it was down and I guess I just took my time coming back! I hope you are all doing well. I fell off the wagon and am trying to get back on! I did get a nice compliment from a friend at work, she said she could see a difference since I started SB. Thats what its all about, right!

Well I hope to read your posts often. I have alot going on. So I hope you all have a great week!

Cathy in Ohio

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

WELL, this is nice..the tread is automatically there now to refer to...I guess Suzanne had some complaints about it...SO, I'll start from the back and work my way to the top

CATHY: Good to see you back...about that wagon? Just wipe the grease off your hands and start pulling back up! It will happen!

Deb: DILLARDS???? YOU???? You make me proud!
No hot weather over here...Just like a WINDY MARCH DAY...cool but sunny...
Now, I don't like Natures Own SF bread..I think it has a funny tastes to it. GIVE ME MY SOURDOUGH!!!
Have fun up in Broward...I'm beginning to wonder just what it is you all do up there!

STAR: way to go with that determination...KEPP IT UP GIRL!

MissGrace: LURKING??? taking lessons from BARB???

KAREN: YES YES YES...send the rain.. we need it sooooo
bad over here on the West Coast of FLA

CATS: Sorry to hear you've been sick, but SOOOOO HAPPY YOU'RE BACK!!!

BECC & DEBSTAHL: Good to see you..good luck, and remember...any questions....JUST ASK!!!

Doing laundry to blow off some steam...had an email fight with my brother today, and I'm still steaming...
I'll check in later...

BOB
SW FLA

[beachfan37]

Hey All:)

Here is my motivational contribution for the day:

" A change in your thinking will change your situation
And that will change the way you see your world."
--- Copyright © 2001 Michael Humberstone


REMEMBER ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING. I read a bood recently that said the only way to make a significant change in your life is for it to be visible to others. (i.e. a change in eating habits, spending less money, not drinking alcohol etc.) Knowing you are actually making a change that will last, occurs when SOMEONE ELSE comments on that change. This doesn't mean weight loss but what you are doing...like excercising.

Gotta run. See ya'll later.

Anna
222/139/140

[Annette2]

Hi Everyone! Boy, you have all been busy as beavers! I don't really have time to respond to everyone, but sure do think of you all often!

Barb: e-mail me your phone number again or call me 615-9440, I misplaced yours. Good luck on the job! It takes a really special person to work with those kids; I couldn't do it, but I am glad you are there for them!

Deb: Chocolate is the BEST! Don't deprive yourself as long as it is legal.

Cath: Hope you feel better soon! I had it too, it was awful! Geez, I give you a lot of credit for doing all that stuff and being that sick!

Geez: the aol idle thing is already happening, so I am going to get off before it kicks me!

I can't think of anything for Motivational Monday sooo

You Go Girls!! Tee hee! Annette

200/196STILL/140

[Debelli]

YIPPEEEE! Michael forgot to inform me his father would be picking Lauren and him up from school, so that means I don't have to rush home tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! I'm happy!!!:spinning:

Okay gals, below is a link that will take you to a picture of (from left to right) BIGO, GATORGAL, DEBELLI & BARB-it may take a tad bit to load, and I have to find a way to adjust the color (I hate this CD I got the pictures on), but at least you can have a peek at us! Just click on the link!!!


http://members.aol.com/eldemila/sb_gals.jpg

CATHY, happy to see you back on the board, I was just going to e-mail you to see why you were MIA! :blush: I hope you can easily bet back on track. Let us know if we can help in any way. Just by coming back on the board shows that you want to get back on track, so that's a good sign.

BIGO, I didn't taste an aftertaste with the bread, but then again, maybe the PB was masking it. It's the first time in a almost a year that I ate what I would consider a "funky bread", one with preservatives in it. It won't be a daily habit, that's for sure, I'm not a huge bread lover. Hope you like that SD bread, I'm sure you will. Trust me, I'm just as surprised as you about me buying something, much less me buying something in Dillards! We are going to a different one tomorrow so Eli can see if they have any work pants, and I need to do some returns on things I got for Michael. As for what I bought, well, lets just say, I hope one day to remove the tags!! :eek: Broward, lots of stuff up there, but my favorite, OLE OLE is there. They wondered what had happened to us the last time we went, it had been over a month that we hadn't gone, if you can believe that one! Oh yes, and FM will be among our stops to make once in a while when we go up there!

BEACH, that was a nice motivational thought, thanks for posting it! I guess the attitude change will be buying some new things to wear?:confused: I've had to retire a few of my blue jean shirts, they are just ridiculously big on me, and look like maternity tops now-gosh knows, I don't need anyone asking me if I'm pregnant-I got asked that enough when I was really heavy!:nono:


CAN I GET A VOTE?!? Can I hear what you all think about updating the BIO BOARD come April 1st? I'd like to have it updated and wanted to know what you all think.


I'm hoping to get in a walk tomorrow before we leave for the day, and at least a quick post-if not, you can be assured I'll catch up with you all later in the evening. I'm going to attempt to go clean up the kitchen some, it looks like a disaster hit!!!:eek:

Nite!:dz:

Debbie
194/135.5/129
Miami, FL

[BeccaBoots]

Ok BOB, you said ask?????? What do I eat? one days menu with times???????

I have the book but I need real life people ideas. and a map and maybe a muzzle.......

I still haven't gotten my walking shoes and the ones I have now are falling apart.

Aren't I whinny???? Hey I'm premenstral! but hopefully I wont start. :dizzy:

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

OH...MY...GAWD :nono: I LOOK LIKE I'VE HAD A STROKE IN MY LEFT EYE!!!!

BECCA: here's a little of what I eat for a day:

B: 1 1/2 cup UNCLE SAM'S CEREAL
8 oz skim milk
sometimes some NO SUGAR ADDED GWALTNEY BACON
sometimes 2 EGGBEATERS-scrambled in microwave
sometimes SOURDOUGH TOAST
(the sometimes are if I don't eat cereal for breakfast)

L: 2 1/2 to 3 cups SPRING GREENS SALAD
10 sweet GRAPE TOMATOES
1 GREEN ONION
pinch of SUN DRIED TOMATOES
pinch of 2% grated KRAFT CHEESE
NEWMAN'S OWN VINEGAR & OIL DRESSING
whatever MEAT is leftover from dinner the night before

D: 4 to 6 oz CHICKEN (grilled) or SALMON (grilled)
sm baked SWEET POTATO
1 tbs butter (the real stuff)
1 cup FRESH GREEN BEANS (a staple in my house)
I keep plenty of frozen shrimp in the freezer (large) and
just thaw them in a collander under running water. Throw them in a non-stick skillet with lots of garlic and spray olive oil...cover and let them steam. YUMMMMMM

I eat a LOT OF grilled CHICKEN...chicken any way....chicken is my favorite.....chicken is my friend!!!

SALMON....I LOVE SALMON on the grill....just rub with olive oil and throw it on for about 9 minutes...YUMMMM

Hope this helps....Just be sure to eat a lot of good green veggies and salad...if you use canned veggies be sure to rinse them thoroughly....PRESERVATIVES!!!!

Go to the KOSHER section in the freezer at the grocery and get some soups...they are wonderful...just check the labels

BOB
SW FLA

[Barbee]

Good lord - BOb - stroke in left yete. What the heck to I have going on? I look like I have been on an all night binge or death warmed over. Geez louise!!!!!
Annette - 763-1782. I know -- we keep talking about calling and never get around to doing it.
Really do not have much to say except it was 90 here today!!! Went from winter right into summer. this is ridiculous. I went to put on a favorite short outfit - shorts are a skort - like culottes -- well put the pants on and they fell off. I have some really awesome clothes and they can not be taken in anymore so am going to go shopping with hubby after payday. Have no idea what size I am. I do know that I can not wear any pants from Catherines --they are all to big.
Whoever suggested thrift stores -- thank you very much. There are many really really nice consignment shops. Think I will go check them out -- will fit my pocketbook just right.
Gator - I dont know why I dont like this -- I just dont.
I know -- I am weird.
Well I hear my pillow calling me.
Went for that job interview and she has to put it on the hotline tomorrow and then I call it and put my namce in for it. then she is going to call the principal and ask that I be transferred immediately. I hope to God he says I can go. The other principal is going to tell him - I want her and I need her. They will be putting me with a SED young man - severally emotionally disturbed but is not aggressive. Thats a good thing -- would hate to have to hurt him. The room I will be in has 5 SED students and they all have their own teacher assitant with them plus a teacher. The room is in the back trailor -- way in the back. So if something goes down I wil park my car close to it and run like hell - well sort of.
Have to get a hepitis shot - a precaution. Have to learn CPR. Another adventure for Barbee!
Gots to go -- everyone take care and keep working.
Didjaever -- where have you been -- I dont see your many many many posts. I know you said you had a final and another exam so hopefully you have been studying and did well.
Nite

Barbee (Barbara)
225/187/?
I post my weight -- where is everyone elses??????

[amseraphim]

Wellllllllll...... I was trying my best to improve my posting skills here..... ANDDDDDD, ohhh yesssssss.... stupid puter shut off on me :mad: I had really opened up my soul and spilled all sorts of secrets!!!!! Ohhhhhh well, I guess you poor gals will never know now :s: Sooooo... in order to keep my emotions, and temper in tact, I will keep this short this time. This weekend was a bit bumpy. Heck, ALL my weekends are bumpy. What am I going to do. I think I may need a few (tender) kicks in the butt periodically from you ladies. I MUST stay motivated, which I am having a bit of a problem with right now. I guess whenever I stop to think that it has taken 2 months to lose 10 lbs..... I get discouraged. I am not good with patience at all.
Anyways, I will elaborate more with each post. I have got to get this posting board down to a science. :spin:
Hope everyone's week is starting out on a great note.... do re mi fa so la ti do

Deb - I have eaten Nature's Own a good bit. The SF is pretty good. I have been buying Pepperidge Farm lately. And a BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE for the whopping 6.5 miles!!!!!!! You will be entering marathons before long :lol: Thx for sharing the pic too, Deb...... it's nice to place faces with posts.

Viv - the days are rapidly passing!!!! Are you packed and ready????? You will be passing over?? or through my neck of the woods on your way down. Think of me :)

A warm welcome to all the newbies on the board. I will try to acknowledge you all one on one, eventually. I am so slow on here :(

I will go for now. See you ladies tomorrow. Thanks for sharing yourselves, it helps more than any of you realize :angel:

Ann
140/130/115
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Savannah, GA "It's a rainy night in Georgia" with tornado watches and warnings :eek:

[Debelli]

Thought I'd get in another post before I go to bed, thought I'd be dead to the world by now,:dozey: didn't work out that way as you can see. Guess I'll wait for Eli to get home in about an hour.

ANNETTE, (and all others who need this), go to http://www.agentcy.com/ and load KEEPITUP onto your computer. This will help you stay on line. Works about 95% of the time, the other times I think are AOL problems. I've had a lot of problems with being thrown off recently, it drives me batty!:mad:

BECCA, I have ideas for menus if you e-mail me with your e-mail address, I will send them to you. Whenever you get a chance, please visit our BIO BOARD and post your bio so we can learn more about you:) Hope you get your new shoes soon, I have to start looking for another pair, mine are wearing a hole in them, not good. It's a hassel for me to get shoes, so I'm not looking forward to it.

BIGO, Kosher huh, are you joining VIV & I? I'll be looking for that SD report tomorrow!! Tell Ann I said hello.

BARB, wow, 2 times in one day, what an honor you've bestowed upon us. :smug: Good luck on getting the new position-boy, I can't imagine working with SED people, I give you a ton of credit! :angel: Keep us informed!!!

AMSER, Ann, look at my post to ANNETTE above regarding KEEPITUP, hope it helps you as well. Again, you can always do your post in your mail program like I started doing a while back. Don't get discouraged at all, 10lbs in 2 months is great, what more can you want (okay, you don't have to answer that question!). That's what I have averaged over the last year. Just think, you are losing weight and eating healthy-what could be better (okay, don't answer that question truthfully). Glad you liked the pic, will work on getting others up sometime soon.:)

AND, on that note, I will now say good-night :yawn: I'll check in with you all tomorrow!!

NITE!:wave:

Debbie
194/135.5/129
Miami, FL
10 more days til my 1 year SB ANNIVERSARY:spinning:

BTW, this is Sharon and I, taken at my nephew's Bar Mitzvah last month.

[Cathy H]

Big Orange~ Thanks for the support. You really know how to put things!

Deb & Sharon~ You gals look fabulous! Keep up the fantastic work!

To everyone else~ I hope you all have a great tuesday.

I will try and visit more often, afterall, this is the best place to get all the support you need!

Off to work~ Have a Great Tuesday..

Cathy in Ohio

[BeccaBoots]

BOB!!!! What is up. is that an inside joke about your eye? or should we be worried about you???

Thanks for the menu Ideas.... I really need to go shopping.

Hey guys, is splenda sweetner allowed on this woe?

Debille my email addy is....
myeyring@yahoo.com I will anxiously await your menu ideas:^:

I went to get my shoes last night but the stupid things didn't feel right. they felt like my heal was lifting out and like they would rub. It has been FOREVER since Ive bought new ( good ) shoes. maybe that is how they are supposed to fit??? oh well for that amount of cash I'm gonna look around a bit!

Ok I will post my bio today!!

BIGO, GATORGAL, DEBILLE and BARB!! How fun!
My Dh created a site like this for people who have had Valve replacement surgery and we met a little chunck of them in San Antonio last December. I was great! ( They come our way in April and I can't wait. )

Ok my Tuesday tip ( making sure my own ears are turned on! ) Start!!!

Now wasn't that profound :o

[Debelli]

Just a quickie to say GOOD MORNING! Got in a 3.5 mile walk and ready to jump into the shower.

Here's a quick TUESDAY TIP: CHOCOLATES EL REY has FREE SHIPPING on all chocolate orders now through MAY 15, 2001. They have a wonderful chocolate that is 73.5% cocoa-delicious! They're website address is:

http://www.chocolates-elrey.com You want to put in OFFER CODE: CER1

I'll check in with you all later this evening, and I'll post to everyone then. Please remember, TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!!:eek: I don't think I will be among the losers again this week, got on the scale and, well, lets just say it wasn't a pretty sight. I knew I would be up though, mid-cycle, but it's still not a nice thing to see!! I hope the METAL MONSTER is a sweet pussy cat for everyone tomorrow!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!!:wave:

Debbie
194/13X/129
Miami, FL

[didjaever]

Morning Everyone,

BARBEE - here I am!! My ALGEBRA mid-term is tonight so that is why I have been spacing out. Cheating a bit on SB but we won't tell anyone...hehehe

DEBELLI - thanks for sharing that picture of the group with us. Looks like you guys had a nice time.

I think I lost 1 more pound. Hard to tell though. Sometimes my scale wants to start out the morning already on one pound. I tried moving it around the floor and it seemed to still have I lost another pound. Well, see again tomorrow what it says....hehehe

Hope everyone is doing well!! And I will get back to individual responses after today!!

[Catsrule]

My morning started out interesting... almost got run off the road by a mad-woman. :devil: Wonder if she had too much sugar in her cereal.

I am at work now... bored. That is the worst thing. If you are bored, you think of food. Terrible. :(

I feel better today, having eaten much less junk yesterday. Today will be an even better day because I brought lunch. I am glad this is getting better. :)

How does everyone feel about Sugar Free Instant Chocolate Pudding? I had some yesterday... unfortunately not with skim milk, but will go buy some today. I'm just curious as to what you guys think about it. :?:


Deb: I am all for updating the bio board. Are you going to start a new one? Or are we just going to edit our entries?

BOB: Your menu sounds really good. I think we should have a separate thread for that though, so we can keep looking back and even print some out... I'm just sooooo clueless!


Ok, this is my contribution for this morning. I'm glad I have you guys... you keep me going! :wave:

[Rhroo]

Morning!!! Kids are home AGAIN this was suposed to be a half day but the weather is being evil again :devil: So i got to sleep late, but there will be no formal excersise today for me! (unless screaming at kids counts?)
For the newbies i had some tips that I do that everyone has read before sorry to bore you! One that has to do with excersise is that when i wake up in the morning i put on my excersise clothes that way i have less of an excuse for not doing them! I also have been getting some videos on E-bay. I got two tapes at the thrift the other day The Firm for 1.49 each! soooo all you cheapos keep your eyes open!
As for menus I eat alot of Egg White omlets and have started buying the frozen chopped onions and peppers sooo easy and very filling and low in calories. The George Froman grill or any name little grill is great too for those boneless chicken breast to throw into a salad. I have also been making a ww veggie soup thats real easy i have a bowl or two a day-virtually no calories! :dizzy: Fills ya up a little before the meal too!
Just remember that we are all worth the effort, time and money we put into this WOE!
Deb-glad to help with the memory-you girls looked awsome!!! are those Natural curls? It is great to see a face with a name! thanks for sharing i got to get some new pics i want to share too-for those who care! LOL
I can't see all the old posts at the bottome- bummer i wanted to reply but have no memory!!!!!
I also missed my ww meeting again from this weather! i might get to go tomorrow soooo weigh in wendsday here we come-good luck to you all!!!!
:wave:

[Rhroo]

oops remembered one thing i was going to reply to!!! the Sugar Free Pudding- I have it -but it is a trigger for me. I usually make it and take it to work for my break where i can't go and eat anything else in site! I had some during the last snow storm and boy was that a mistake-so i would say to have it see if you can handle it this is just me personally. I guess i can only have some stuff in a controlled situation as i would call it! LOL :D Good luck
Rhonda
201.2/14?/135

[debstahl]

Hi, everyone!!

First, I wanted to thank you all for the warm welcomes and notes of encouragement!! You chicks are great!! ;)

I did pretty well on my first "official" day of SB, but as someone mentioned (or maybe from another site I read), I did seem to have a bit of sugar-withdrawal. But, I just suffered through it and today I feel GREAT!

I do have a question...is there any way to make a SB-legal pie crust? I have some great quiche recipes that would be allowable on the WOE, all except for the crust. Does anyone have a crust recipe using whole-wheat flour or anything? Just thought I'd ask...

DEBELLI: Thanks for posting all the pictures...I love seeing what everyone looks like! Unfortunately, we don't have any HFS near us...but I'm hoping to find one relatively close (maybe Pensacola, about 1 hour away). Also, I think updating the Bio Board sounds like I great idea...I just added mine earlier this AM.

BOB: Like Becca mentioned...what's up with your eye? Are you OK?? Your menu does sound good...especially the shrimp! I love seafood, and that sounds like a great way to make it!! I'm still struggling to find some condiments (like dressings, etc.) that are SB-legal. My supermarket stinks here!!

BECCA: I read your bio...sounds like you've got your hands full with your kids!! :) We seem to be in the same place as far as figuring out what all to eat -- hopefully we can learn about all of this together!!

QUILTER: I meant to ask you what part of Cincinnati you're in. I'm originally from there, and am actually coming to the area in June to visit my family before we move back overseas!!

BARBEE: Wow, you're job sounds amazing!! I'm getting a little anxious about getting back into the classroom -- it's been 4 years since I last taught! :eek: I am excited about it, too...just hoping I remember how to do everything!!

All you fellow Floridians...is anyone near St. Petersburg? We're going there on March 24th for a few days -- my husband just HAS to go see the Cleveland Indians (his home team) during Spring Training! Just wondering if anyone was in that area.

ANN: I need some kicks myself -- I haven't gotten back into working out, and really need to!! We have a treadmill and a Total Gym, plus bikes with a stroller attachment (for my 2 boys) and rollerblades. I've got all the equipment, now I just need the prompting!! I'm great at coming up with (weak) excuses -- maybe we can kick each other along!!

Does anyone have any great ideas about eating out and staying OP? My boys and I have to be out of the house tomorrow by 7AM (carpet cleaner's coming), and are going to end up having to eat b'fast and lunch on the go. Just wondering where and/or what would be OK...would appreciate any advice!!

We're having a crazy time around here -- I'm having to get my animals ready for shipping to Guam (they have to go through a quarantine), plus trying to organize our belongings to figure out what is moving with us, and what to sell at a yard sale, and trying to sell our house!!! :dizzy: I'm hoping all the stress and running around will help promote some weight-loss, too!!

Well, I guess that's about it for now. Must get back to my laundry! :rolleyes: Will try to hop on later to see how everyone's doing!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Deb :wave:
168/165/<130

[MelG]

I need a big kick in the behind. I started SB April 2000 and lost about 15 pounds in the first couple months. Then.....nothing. I got very frustrated and thought that maybe I'd let illegal stuff creep in and made a mental re-commitment. The result? I started cheating even more and have gained about 6.5 pounds. Summer is almost here and I don't want another one where I feel like a big blob in shorts.

Another motivator? I'm going to Mexico in 3 weeks. I'm just not prepared to get into a bathing suit!

The worst parts of all of this? I never felt better than when I was eating OP. When I eat "the bad stuff" it makes me gloomy and grumpy, effects my sleep, etc.

Here's where you are all really gonna let me have it...I have a nice gym in my apartment building that is open 24 hours and on the first floor of the building is a Whole Foods. How much easier could it be??? Some of you are driving long hauls to find a HFS! And yet, I keep sabotaging myself.

Let me have it....I need it!


178.5/170/135

[Melf]

We got daughter's test results. It showed inflamation of the cervix along with pre-cancer cells. They will follow up with paps every 3 months and also do some cryotherapy. She's on some medication for the inflammation. She's only 26, unmarried & has no children. I am happy that they have discovered this early. That can make all the difference. Thanks Deb & Viv, for asking about her. She is my baby & I really have been down about all this. Her situation is not what I would like for her. She's a good kid, but does not make wise choices for herself. Her dad died when she was 8 & she's been trying to replace him with the wrong type of guys in her life. It breaks my heart, but what can I do? Even though she is still imature for her age, I cannot keep her locked up. I have taught her right from wrong, have tried to be a Christian example for her & I don't see what else I could possible have done differently, although Lord knows I have blamed myself often enough for whatever came to mind.

Well, I guess I've gone on alot more than I had intended to , so here's a few responses to the posts I just read.

BEACH, Glad to hear that all is well with you & that you are maintaining.

debstahl, Welcome to the SB board. I see that you're not new to 3FC's board. Glad you decided to join us. SB is definitely THE way to eat.

Christian, welcome back. We sure have missed you & looking forward to seeing you back on the board! Glad to hear that you are maintaining your weight loss. Good luck losing another 10 lbs.

Viv, yes, we do worry about our family's health. Sometimes more than our own it seems. Hope you're father's lung biopsy is ok. Sounds like you are pretty close to goal. I know what you mean though about staying motivated to continue to loss. Sometimes I get so discouraged when the scale is not moving, then when it does, it's almost too good to be true. But this WOE is so wonderful cause we actually CAN eat right & enough of the right things & still loss. We just have to stay focused, even through the "down in the dump" days.

Catsrule, welcome back we've missed you. Glad to hear your health is on the mend & so are you! Will search for some crockpot receipes to post for you. I know ther's a site in my bookmarks for crockpot cooking. Will see if I can post it for you.The best one & probably the easiest is the Crockpot taco meat. You can do it with ground meat, turkey, or chicken strips. you can use that to make taco, burritoes, or use it in salad. I know you'll find that one on the receipe board.

Rhoo, yea, I think we all have some weak moments with certain foods. I did yesterday & the scale sure told on me this am, but I think I'll be Scarlet today & say "Tommorrow is another day, I just won't think about that today" :lol: We just all have to get back on that wagon, like you said.

missgrace, my goodness, you're a definite success story. 20 lbs since Jan is WONDERFUL! :smoking: Keep up the great work & come motivate us some more! We've missed you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA!!!

Star, you'll soon be saying I know I can, I know I can. Send those paramedics where they're needed cause you'll be great. Keep up the good work.

Debbie, I thought of you & BOB yesterday. I was at BARNES & NOBLE & stopped in at the STARBUCKS COFFEE BAR to have a cup while waiting out the rain. Then yesterday afternoon I went walk & finally made it to 2 miles in 35 min. That is a first time for me. I thought that is no where near the 4.5 miles that you do, but at least it's an improvement. Then yesterday you posted 6.5 miles!!! You go girl. I guess so you were sweating! I was sweating too & it was only in the 70's here...LOL
I had to laugh at your recount of the PB& J sandwich on that fresh bread. :lol: Bet it did taste good, huh?
Can't seem to get to that site for the pix you posted, Debbie. It keeps showing me a blank page. But the pix that you posted on the board is really nice. Love the hair. & I vote yes on the idea to update the BioBoard!!! Let's do it!

Fillise, congrads on another 2 lb loss.

BOB, an email fight with your brother? I guess those would be a little less noisey that a face to face fight, huh? :lol: Hope you'll get it straightened out. And do you think that was the cause of that pain behind your eye? The stress/tension of that fight? Chicken is my friend! I love it :lol: and you're right, it's one of the cheapest, lowest in fat, & easiest of all the meats & so versatil too. LOL

Beach, soooooo true about the attitude thing. Thanks, I needed to hear that today.

Barbee, you're a roit with your clothes episodes! LOL But what a wonderful feeling, huh? to have your clothes just "fall" off. I can't wait till that is the case here. LOL Hope you find some clothes to fit you soon. Hope you get that new position you're applying for. Work is hard enough, but when there's a conflict with others at work, that sure does make it harder to deal with.

amseraphim, sorry you lost your post, but don't you feel better after at least putting it all down in black & white? Listen we all have periods of weakness when we want to throw in the towel, but look at it this way...you didn't put on those extra lbs overnight & they won't come off that way either! 10 lbs in 2 months is nothing to feel bad about. That is great! In Jan I was at 172 when I joined this board. I have not lost 10 lbs yet, but it's very close & I will rejoice when I do get there! It will be another accomplishment for me. So be glad that it is a 10 lb loss & NOT a gain.

Well, guess I'd better get moving...I've been sitting here too long. Got to get out of this house & get a few errands done today, cause tomorrow it's back to work for me. I also have to baby-sit this afternoon with the 16 mo old grandson. He's a load for my poor back. I'm so glad he can walk !

See ya'll later on. :wave: I love this one!
193/172/163/150

[StarChaser]

Hey Ladies,

I did it!!! I walked 1/2 mile yesterday afternoon. It took awhile but I did it. I had to shorten my stride (took baby steps) when I began experiencing some minor pain in my hips but I was able to finish and LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT!

Hope to repeat the same today!

Thanks ladies for being here for me!

StarChaser!

[country]

Finally! I have been without a computer for 2 weeks! Didn't realize how much I use it.

It's so good to catch up on everyone. And all the newbies!! That's great. Stick with this group of gals and you can't go wrong.

Not being able to be in touch with this board was really bad. I have had such a hard time eating what I am supposed to. Last weekend was a bust. Luckily my straying hasn't seemed to have affected my weight loss, at least not yet. I got back on track yesterday and plan on staying there.

Had a Dr. visit yesterday. Because I have been able to get some weight off, he cut one of my BP meds from 300 mg to 240 mg. This is one of my goals - to possibly get off some of the meds - am currently taking 7 different pills a day for various things.

Thanks, Deb, for all the work you put into this. You will never know how many people have been helped by this board.

[GatorGal]

Deb, I checked out the picture of us 4. Actually, you would read the pix from left to right, rather than what you said. Gals, Barbee is the blond with the gold glasses, Deb has the curly hair (y'all knew that!), I'm next to her with the orange jacket around my shoulders, and Big Orange is on the far left with the short hair. I will say that the picture is not a good one of her because it looks like it was distorted. Probably something to do with scanning it in or the camera angle. Anyway, she looks better than that, except she always does have that lovely smile.

MelG--Did you post a bio? Normally, Mel sounds like a guy, so I was just wondering. As far a cheating, you have to look at this as a way of eating or a way of living that you CHOOSE, because you want to, and because you like how it makes you feel. When we cheat it is because we are rebelling against the erroneous idea that we have some constraints on us. That we are, somehow, asserting our independence from some"diet" that is being inflicted on us. Its a way we think we are keeping control, when actually we are out of control. So if you focus on how you want to feel and look, and then tell yourself that you are free to choose actions and foods that will help you feel good, then maybe you won't want to "cheat."

Actually, this probably applies to all of us who "cheat." We are so in the habit of handling moods, problems, emotions, etc. by munching, that it is hard to do things differently. Food has been a comfort for a long time. And "cheating" does not mean that we are BAD. It simply means that we made a choice that is inconsistent with what our goal is. I still go back to the quote that someone posted many months ago:
"The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want in the present moment."

Star, congrats on the walk. Before you know it you'll be up to a mile.

Who was saying that their watch band got too loose. I had just the same thing happen. I had to go to an old watch to get one to fit. The battery had even run out.

Well, I know there were others I wanted to reply to, but this new program takes a while to come up on my screen everytime I go back and forth. I must need a newer faster computer. So I'll bid y'all bye for the day.

[MelG]

I have a bio posted. Mel is short for Melissa. Having a common last name makes it harder to come up with a user name that is not already taken.

I tried to post earlier and it didn't seem to work. So, to sum up...thanks for the inspiration and for reminding me to "keep my eyes on the goal".

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

GOOD EVENING:D

FIRST!!!! THERE IS NOT ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY EYE... My statement was from the way it looked in the picture that Deb posted! Thanks for all the concern, I would hope that will never happen to me, but it's nice to know everyone cares!

This business of not being able to post from work is MAKING ME MAD!!! I just don't understand why I can't do it! Suzanne says that I'm not the only one that can't do this. I can perform every other function..such as creating a new thread etc..JUST CAN'T REPLY!!!
I see so much during the day that I want to immediately jump on and comment to...BUT, I have to wait until I get home to do it....Until Suzanne figures it out.
Before the board was changed, I had no problem at all?
GO FIGURE?????

CRISTIN: WHAT A WAY TO START THE DAY!! Hope it got better for you.

DEBSTAHL: I'm in Sarasota....45 min from ST PETE. I would love to meet with you, but I'm not going to be around that day. SORRY :cry:

MelG: BEND IT ON OVER>>A SWIFT KICK IS COMING YOUR WAY! It's hard to climb back up, especially if you've hit the ground! You can do it girl...

BARB: I have to agree with DEB....TWICE IN ONE DAY?
what's come over you? Any news about the interview?

Melf: I've gone through the same thing that your daughter has to do. It's uncomfortable, but it's the best way for the results. I've got my fingers and toes crossed for her. Keep me posted.

STAR: WAY TO GO....KEEP IT UP...just a little bit further every day....

COUNTRY: good to see you back...we were wondering!

WHY, THANK YOU GATOR.... nice compliment!

Well ladies....Skeeter says it's TIME TO EAT....I'll check back later

BOB
SW FLA

[Melf]

Yesterday I walked 2miles in 35 min then today I did 2 miles in 40 min. Do you think I burned extra calories by pushing a stroller with my 30 lb. grandson who thought it was fun to bounce up & down in it while I pushed? What a work out! I REALLY broke a sweat, but we had a nice time. He's 16 months old. When we got back I rested a while on the steps cause he didn't want to go in. Then he "helped" me pull weeds out of the flowers beds. :lol:

I was able to finally see the picture that Debbie posted. :blushing: I didn't notice that I had to scroll down to get to it...red face. LOL

BOB, so nice to finally put a face to your name. And thanks for your word of encouragement about the procedure. Have you had any more problems after it was done? I :lol: when I read why you had a pain in the eye. You're a trip. Thanks for the laughs & your words of wisdom.

Gator, nice to be able to see the picture of you too. I had it figured right cause I had seen a pic of Barbee already, so I knew which one had to be you. :) I can now picture you in that fine white silk dress with the red jacket! LOL

STAR, yes!! I knew you could! So very excited for you. That's great for the first walk.Keep it up girl!

COUNTRY, glad to hear you've solved your pc problems & are back with us. Congrads on your accomplishment of getting that B/P med reduced. Keep it up girl.

Well got to go..DH just got home. See ya'll later

[rapture]

Hey y'all!

My first time posting, but definitely not the first time I've visited the board. I must say you are all a bunch of truly inspiring women. I currently weigh 180, but would love to get down to 140. I lost four pounds last week, but gained them back over the weekend!!! I am about to lose my mind...losing is not easy and I am frustrated that 2 biscuits could cause such a weight swing! I am working out 4-5 hours a week and don't eat after 7pm. What else should I/could I be doing?? I suppose I am just looking for a few words of encouragement and motivation.

Good luck to you all in the battle!

t-

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

TESTING THE GIF

[amseraphim]

I tried a new avatar and hopefully added a signaturre successfully. Let's see if it worked!!!!!

[Debelli]

Evening All!:D

Had a nice day out today, went to Ole Ole for lunch, it was delicious, as always-went to see if any of the Dillards had anything else, found a few things, though nothing exciting. Glad to come home and see so many posts on the board!!!

CATHY, thanks so much for the compliment, though I think my face looks soooo round in this picture, hmmm, maybe it IS round!

BECCA, thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD:D As for your shoes, there are different ways to lace shoes up for different foot types. I've seen it printed in magazines, but here is a site that may be able to help a bit, just click on the link below:

http://walking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaos.org%2Fwordh tml%2Fpat_educ%2Flacing.htm

DIDJA, hope your test went well. Hope you did lose that pound. You seem to be a lucky one, being able to cheat a little here and there and lose, and here I am sticking to this 100% and I gain!!:eek:

CATS, glad to hear you are doing better every day. I can sympathize about almost being run over. Every day that I walk I seem to dodge a car or two, people are just in such a hurry these days and pay no attention to what's going on around them:mad: I think the SF pudding has maltodextrin in it, among other things, right?? Why don't you list the ingredients on the board so we can dissect it! Thanks for your input on the BIO BOARD, I would start a new one:)

RHROO, thanks for posting your tips, they are always welcomed. Yep, those are au-natural curls on my head-to think, years ago, I straightened my hair and blow dried it straight-now, I look stupid (tried it when I went to get my hair cut last month).

DEBSTAHL, the sugar detox is normal, it will pass-just stay on track. I have to update the links for the old recipe boards, but yes, there is a SB legal crust recipe somewhere on there-try doing a search, or I will do it for you later. I make a delicious crustless quiche (ask BARB, BIGO & GATOR) that is really easy-recipe is on one of the boards as well. I'm sure one of the larger cities will have a HFS-you'll be like a kid in a candy shop!! I looked up HFS in Pensacola and there seems to be some, though I never heard of any of them, so they must be small ones. BTW, my cousin lived in Guam and actually married a girl from there, so they travel there quite often. He works in DC and one of his territories is Guam. Wish I was near St. Pete, but I'm hours away-too bad it wasn't last weekend that you were coming in!! For going out, shouldn't be that hard, why not try to eat breakfast before you leave-and for lunch, any place that has chicken, fish, etc. for lunch, just use common sense, and you'll be fine. Ummm, stress, causes weight gain for many, so try to keep yourself level headed.

MELG, can I stand in line to give it to you?? My foot may get stuck though-get back in the saddle and take advantage of everything that is accessible to you, this board, WO and the gym-think of us that would love to have things so convenient.;) All you need is the real desire to lose the weight- you can do it!!!!! You know from the past how easy it is.

MELF-I hope things go well with your daughter-like you said, you can only do so much, then you have to let go of the reins and just pray all your hard work somehow has influenced them. I too had some questionable cells and the second time I went back, all seemed to be okay. I think this is why I didn't go back when I was suppose to (it's been over 1 1/2 years), but I am going next month. Congrats on your walk-you MUST of felt elated!!!! Keep it up and you'll be doing a mile in 15 minutes soon!!! Not when pushing your Grandson though, but I'm SURE you got a few more calories burned pushing him-sounds so cute, just can picture him jumping up and down!! So, you were at Starbucks-Eli would be proud!! Yes, BIGO is a Starbucks lover, and now an Eli lover as well (he's supplying her with coffee each time we see her!!). Hmm, I don't know why you can't see that picture through the link-try again, maybe the site was down at that time.

STAR, CONGRATS ON YOUR WALK!!!!! Good for you! Don't worry, my stride is always short, my legs are short, I'm only 5' 1 1/2" tall!:smug:

COUNTRY, glad to see you back on the board, was wondering what happened to you! Glad to hear you are back on track and didn't have any weight gain while you were in hiatus. That's great about your meds, keep up the great work. Thanks for the kind words, but I couldn't do it without the combined effort of everyone on the board. Again, we are glad you are back with us - now full steam ahead!

GATOR, thanks for letting me know that I made an error with the picture, I changed it now. I liked what you said about cheating, thanks for posting that.

BIGO, I e-mailed Suzanne and asked her to let you/me know if she has any remedies for your problem of posting from work. Glad you gif worked!!!

RAPTURE, WELCOME TO THE BOARD :wave: Please let us know if we can help you in any way. I'm sure I can speak for the entire group in saying that I'm sure you will find the wonderful friendship and support you can depend on to help you reach your goal. I wouldn't worry about the gain, it's probably hormonal, which is what I am experiencing as well, it happens, don't let it discourage you, be patient and the scale will go down-I know this first hand. As long as you are following the plan, you won't have a gain of weight from fat, it will be from that TOM, water, etc. Two biscuits won't cause you to gain fat, it may screw up your system a bit, but just get back on track and you will be fine.

Well ladies, I'm outta here for the evening. I'll check in sometime tomorrow morning. Please remember, TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY and again, I wish you all luck. I'm not looking for any losses this week, more like gains, but I know it's temporary and I just need to be patient!!!

NITE:yawn:

Debbie
194/13?/129
Miami, FL

[overcome]

Hello all....oh I wish I had time to post to everyone. I enjoy reading your posts so much! They are so interesting!! They make me feel so good about this WOE. THank you thank you thank you.

I am having a shower this sunday for 50 ppl for a friend who's having a baby. I am stressed. Hence, not a lot of time to post. I'm going to do my best in a small amount of time!!

DEB.. the cookies were the Oatmeal Lace posted on one of the recipe boards. The batter was SOOO soupy so I added another cup of oatmeal. They were good but VERY sweet. I'm going to try one of the other cookie recipes with the agave nectar. Thanks so much for posting the pics. I love them!!

MelG...I am soooooo jealous of you!! A gym and Whole Foods!!! Lucky lucky you! Follow the Nike slogan...JUST DO IT!!

Melf...Believe me your daughter is lucky to have had her situation caught at this stage. VERY LUCKY. They are on top of things so she will be FINE. I've had cryosurgery and it is not bad. Going for a pap every three months will be a hassle but soooo worth it. It's a mother's job to worry. She is lucky to have you for support. I'll keep you and your daughter in my prayers :)

BOB...I got your eye joke right away. It made me laugh when I read all the posts with concerns about your eye.

STAR...congrats on the walking! It really starts to feel good. It will boost your self esteem too! Keep up the good work.

Everyone else...thanks again for your posts. Its great to be a part of such a wonderful group.

Ashley

PS I got my cholesterol results back! Total: 197 My good cholesterol was 46, my bad was 130, and my triglycerides were...hmmm don't remember. Anyway, I'm going to work on getting the total and bad down but I am happy because 8 years ago it was 232!!! Wow!!

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

I thought before heading off to recline this tired old butt, I would say NITENITE to everyone, and WELCOME KIM BACK!! She will be back on the board tomorrow, and jump back into reality!
I'm off, but thought I would add a "little someone" at the bottom of my page....

I'll check in with everyone tomorrow...

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

COULDN'T RESIST REMINDING EVERYONE THAT TOMORROW IS WIW AND THE ONE EYED MONSTER IS WATCHING :nono:

[karen3000]

Just a quick question or two for all you experts out there: is all sourdough bread legal if it has 3 or less gr of sugar? What about the rye and pumpernickle and other dark four bread? I'm just :?: about it.

Thanks to whoever posted about the pizza spiking the gi levels for so long. My DS had a post-season basketball pizza party last night. It smelled WONDERFUL but I made do with the salad bar -which was pretty tasty in its own right. After reading about how the pizza stays in your system, I'm REALLY glad I didn't have any.

Don't think I'll have a loss tomorrow, but that's ok. I'm still OP, just eating a little too high calorie. Hope the one-eyed monster is kind to everyone!

Karen

[VR]

Just testing before I go to bed... I stayed up way to late working! Hope to slow down on OT by next week.

Talk to all of you soon :angel:

[Frog Lover]

Good morning everyone!

I'm down another pound. :smoking: I went for almost a month with no noticeable loss and them WHAM, a pound a week! For thise of you who are plateauing, hang in there, the scale will move if you stay OP. I am weighing at work on Tuesday mornings to post on today's. The scales are far better there than at home. The doc at work said that he calibrates them farily regularly so I trust it.

Would like to apply to all, but can't this a.m. Gotta get ready for work!

MELF - I had exactly what your daughter had at almost the same age, and so have several of my friends. I agree with BOB, it is worth the discomfort. I needed to have an additional procedure about 18 months later, and have normal Pap smears for the last 6 years. PRAY and have faith that she will heal.

Have a beautiful day.

Peace,
Frog

190/163/130
(27 down, 33 to go!)

[didjaever]

BECCABOOTS - The best money I have ever spent was for NIKE TUNED AIR. Now they will cost ya but I won't walk in anything else.

MELF - you can email me personally at kimcancrochet@aol.com. I just had the same results as your daughter and I am single, no children.....well talk more!!!

RAPTURE - Welcome!! A BIG lecture I have heard from everyone hear :smile: is drink lots of WATER, WATER, WATER.

DEBELLI - Thanks for asking about the mid-term. It didn't go well. I was the only one who wanted to take it and the teacher stuck me outside in the hall. I was so prepared and just freaked out. Oh well, I find out my score friday. I did lose that one pound yesterday. I think that my ability to be able to cheat a little is definate because of the way I hate SOOOOOOO bad before. It makes me sick to just think of my daily intake now.

FROG LOVER - congrats on the pound lose...

[cheri45]

Good morning friends!

Well, I finally lost. I lost the 2 pounds I gained last week plus .5. It is going very slow for me. I know that it is because I am only taking 1/2 my dose of Thyroid Medication though. That's the only reason I can think of.

Melf: Hang in there, Your daughter will be in my prayers.

Hope everyone has a great SB weightloss day!

Cheri
287/273.5/145
Indianapolis, IN

[cheri45]

I forgot to ask,

What's up with the time on this board. It says that I'm posting at 2 something in the afternoon.

Thought maybe it was my computer, but mine has the correct time and date.

Cheri

[MsLiz1956]

Welcome newbies!!! :wave:

Hello again, Losers!

I'm so swamped at work that I haven't had time to reply to everybody like I want to...such a nice group of go-getters!!! Glad most who were sick are on the mend, and my prayers to those of you who have not had good news lately.

I'm in a transition time myself...unsure exactly what's happening, other than to say I seem to be "settling into" midlife differently than I expected. Birthdays have never had an impact on me - usually I look forward to earning another year - but the upcoming Big 45 seems to be approaching like a landmark of some kind. Not a bad thing....just different....

WIW good news - down again! It was unexpected, since I've been less careful with my eating and have skipped some workouts. My body must really like what I'm doing! And people are really beginning to notice and comment...that sure feels good!!!

Happy WIW, everyBuddy! Let's go, losers!!!

[GatorGal]

Cheri--You have to go to "edit profile" to change the time zone you are in. Right now it is set for Suzanne's time, which is Greenwich Mean time in England!

BOB--I love your pictures that youa attached. Tell me, do you have to have a scanner to do that? I'm assuming that you do, except for the selection of avatars that they give you in the profile section.

I really got a lot accomplished yesterday. I'm totally ready for the meeting that I'm leading 2 weeks from this coming Saturday. Got all the letters mailed to everyone and all is nailed down. Yea me!
I now have another project that has been sitting on my desk: working up a questionaire for getting evaluations of a recent conference a group of us did. And then getting them all mailed out. And then making a ton of phone calls to line up some folks to be interviewed on videotape about how they liked the conference. (That's for advertising next year. We wanna make those who didn't attend regret that they missed it!) Anyway, I hate doing all this kind of piddling stuff. So am forcing myself to get it all done today.

For who ever was looking for a pie crust recipe--Definitely try the crustless quiche!!! It is great and I've made it many times. It is one receipe I've used most often. And it's great for getting your veggies in!

Well, gals, keep on truckin' today. I'm off to work on my questionnaire.

[didjaever]

I have a question for anyone who has lost a considerable amount of weight. Do you also lose your bust size?? I heard of a woman who lost 200 pounds and her bust was as BIG as ever and she was totally out os proportion.

[Fillise]

Hello Everyone! :wave:

Here are today's stats:

300/258/150

One thing I have discovered on the WOE is that weight loss seems to happen in spurts for me. I will lose steadly for a while then everything will stall for a bit. The first couple of times that scared me, but now I know that my body has to make some adjustments and If I stay OP the needle will move down again.

The board seems to have been very busy yesterday! I didn't get a chance to post, but I did check in from work for my daily inspiration. Thanks everyone.

Melf--I want to add to the folks who have been through the same health problem your daughter is experiencing. I had the same thing when I was in my early 20s. Had the treatment and have had normal paps for the last 20 years! I guess this is why they keep buggin us to have these annual checkups!

Star Chaser--I am so happy that you are finding success. Your excitement over your victories is inspiring to me!

I also enjoyed seeing the pictures. I am jealous of Deb's curls. Do you know how much I have paid to get curls like that?

Have a good Wednesday everyone--hope you are all abuch of loosers today!

Susan

[Catsrule]

:wave: Another morning and do I feel good today!!!!

I have not stepped on the scale. I'm afraid to get a stroke if I see it. But my jeans fit nicely this morning... not that tight bad feeling I've had since slacking. :eek:

My drive into work was uneventful... can you believe it? Nobody to run me off the road... nobody causing a traffic jam. It was great! So, my day is starting out great.

The crockpot is cooking at home and I'm making Goulash. The only 'illegal' food that was called for was BBQ sauce. I used as little as possible... but I wasn't sure if I could eliminate it... or not. I'm new to crockpot cooking. But it sure is wonderful coming home to ready homecooked food! I have this pot not even a week and I already cooked 4 times in it. I just love it! :D

I also brought my lunch. Bagel Bread, Cajun Turkey Breast, some mayo (I can't do without), swiss cheese and a chocolate bar that is sweetened with Fructose from the diabetic section. I also bought sugar free cough drops! Yeah! I'm still working on this cough and it is painful. Hopefully its getting better.

I have a question about milk. :?: Why does whole milk have 10 g sugar per serving and 1% milk 12g sugar and skim milk 14g sugar???? Shouldn't it be other way around? I bought whole milk because of the sugar content... but I am curious how you guys deal with that.

Karen3000: I bought some 'Bagel' bread at Wal-mart yesterday and it has 2 g sugar per slice and it tasted very good. I think that is legal... I couldn't find anything wrong with the ingredients anyway.

Deb: I know what you mean. I've given up on walking downtown. Too many people almost run you over. Besides this town has parking issues, not to mention pedestrian issues.

My goal for this week is to get on my treadmill. I've been on it twice... it is tiring and I couldn't get far because it is strenous having to move this thing (no motor, I'm too heavy for it). The last time I made it 0.15 miles before I broke down coughing. :cry: Not a good sign... but at least a beginning.

Ok, thats all for now. Everybody have a great day. :wave:

[amseraphim]

Well ladies... I am still at 130, same from last week :rolleyes: Guess I will just keep plugging along. Walked on TM this morning - 2 miles in 45 minutes :dizzy: So far this week, I have walked 6.5 miles. I sure hope my heart is getting healthier since the scale is taking its sweet time bugding :(

Ok, ok....I know I keep whining about losing my posts...BUT :cry: I typed a nice long post and lots of responses back to the recent posts, and, - UGHHHHHHH.

Deb - I did figure out that I did not actually download Keeping It Up last night, so that's probably the reason. I finally played around with the program this morning - AND - I think I have it installed now.. crossing fingers.

Well, I am going with my DH this weekend to the drag races. I am trying to plan on how to eat OP. We may need to bring a grill. We will be travelling in a 4dr p/up and pulling a trailor. Sorta makes it difficult for meal planning. We usually can borrow FIL's motorhome, but he has it while he is in FL for other dragraces. Geeesh, these guys and their hobbies :?:

I just don't have the patience to go back and forth through the posts, so please forgive me.

Star - I did want to give you a BIG PAT ON THE BACK for your walk yesterday. Don't you feel proud of yourself??
And like you said.... baby steps. You gotta start somewhere. :D

I also want to thank those of you that had words of encouragement for me about the ruts I tend to get into with this WOE from time to time. I hope I can continue to get those pep talks :^:

Viv - I was glad to see your brief post. I have missed chatting with you. Are you packed?????? :eek:

Well, I will stop for now. I don't want to press my luck with getting the BOOT. I hope everyone will have GREAT results with "that" steel monster :s: Have a great day all..........


140/130/115

[StarChaser]

Hey Gals,

I'm about to go weigh myself. I haven't weighed since I started SB on March 1. I know I need to probably weigh once a week but I hate the scales! When you start out at 325 lbs, it's overwhelming and losing a mere pound a week seems useless.

I did walk Tuesday, another 1/2 mile. YES!!!!! Hopefully walking will soon be a routine as is drinking water has become!

I have found this board to be saving grace to me!
Fillise, Melf, Debelli, BOB, Overcome, GatorGal and all others who have responded to me and encouraged me..THANK YOU!!! You are all angels!

AMSERAPHIN: Thanks for the "pat on the back"
Next I may need a "kick in the backside"

To Melf: Your daughter is on my prayer list. Keep us posted!

See ya,
starchaser

[debstahl]

Hi, all!!

I have had a pretty crazy day!! Had to drop my kitten off at the vet by 7:30AM to be spayed/declawed, then take the pooch to the groomer for a bath and shave, then had to entertain the kids while staying away from the house because the carpets were being cleaned!! I know it probably doesn't sound like much to you, but just the car ride with 2 animals and my 2 kids was enough to make me nuts!! :dizzy:

My weigh-in went well today...I'm actually down 3.5 pounds for the week, and it's even TOM!! I know it can come off fast in the beginning, so I'm not going to expect this, but it was a nice little boost to keep me motivated!!

MELF: I'll add in my 2 cents with everyone else...I went throught exactly what your daughter is facing about 5 years ago. I actually had 3 different colposcopies and such, but everything turned out fine, and I have had my 2 kids since! My thoughts are with you both... I had to :lol: reading your tale of walking with your grandson...I'm sure it was quite a workout!!

ASHLEY: Those cookies you made sound great! I really have to find a HFS near me so I can get some legal ingredients to broaden my horizons with this WOE! That's fantastic about your cholesterol counts...way to go!!

STAR: Great going on your walking...I really need to get myself back into a workout routine!!

BOB: Too bad you won't be around the weekend of March 24th...my husband's going to 2 games, now, so I'll be hanging out at the hotel pool :eek: with my younger son.

DEBELLI: I have made one crustless quiche -- actually got the recipe from an Atkins-based website. Would love to get your recipe! I'll keep poking around for an SB-legal crust. Thanks for your help! We're actually headed BACK to Guam for a second tour there -- we were stationed there from '94 through '97. We loved it, and have actually been anxious to get back overseas again!! It's a beautiful island -- come visit sometime!!

Well, my boys are napping, so I think I'm going to sneak off for a little "mommy-time"!!

Have a fantastic day!!

Deb :wave:
168/164.5/<130

[Catsrule]

Ouch... I wish you would've said something about declawing your cat.... I hope she is feeling okay and made it through this surgery well. :cry:

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

GOOD EVENING EVERYBUDDY :D

Well, even after eating things I SHOULDN'T HAVE on Saturday in Naples.....and eating "pimento cheese" from the FRESH MARKET.....I STILL LOST 1/2 pound!! I was expecting a gain..

OK....WHERE'S DEB????


CONGRATS to EVERYBUDDY on their loss this week !!

GATOR: I downloaded and saved pictures I found on the web. You then can hit the browse button at the end of your post and pick the one you want to use. The picture under my name is done the same way, but you elect to use one in the section where you update your profile etc.

I'm off to lurk a bit before dinner...I'll check in later...

BOB

REMEMBER TO DRINK YOUR WATER :D

[Melf]

Thanks to all of you for the encouraging & comforting words about what my daughter is going through right now. ALL OF YOU have made me feel like you are really caring friends. I can't begin to tell you how that has made me feel today. I DO apreciate it. Your stories of what you each have gone through has given me hope that this can be resolved. Even though I am a nurse, I don't deal with this type of problem very often & those of you who are mothers know that it is different when it comes to our kids.

Frog, thanks for sharing that info with me. It sure does give me hope. Normal Paps for 6 years? Oh, that's wonderful news. Yes, I do pray for her cause that & supporting her are about the only things that I can do for her. Thanks! Hey, we're still even with our weight! I was down another lb today too! This is so weird because I was on a plateu for about a month too. Feels good to be able to see some results again.

Karen, congrads on passing up that pizza. You made the right decision to stick with the salad.

BOB, love the images that you posted, especially the dog. When my daughter was younger my mother had a Basset Hound that looked just like that one. His name was Bully. I remember finding Jodi lying in the grass one day embracing Bully & crying her heart out because she was lonesome for her dad. Funny how certain things bring memories back like that.

Didja, thanks for the offer to talk more. Ever since I saw your email I have wondered, do you crochet? I can too, but don't seem to find the time these days. But I always found that it is relaxing & it helps me take my mind off of other things. How about you?

Cheri, Thanks for the prayers. I noticed the time difference when the board switched over, but if you go to your profile & edit options, you can set the time right for your time zone.

Fillise, Gee, I am feeling better & better about all this with daughter Jodi. Had no idea so many have had problems like this. It sure is encouraging to me that this too such pass.

It's raining here in SW LA, so no walking today. Sounds like the scales were good to most of you. Be in touch later. Thanks again everybody.

193/172/163/ 150 mini goal 13 lbs to go

[Melf]

This is for all of you!

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

MELF:

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR...... I feel like I've known
everyone FOREVER and hope that one day we can all
meet in ONE PLACE, AT THE SAME TIME!!

Skeeter is a "Doxy" He was supposed to be a minie, but when he GREW UP, he was a STANDARD! Really perplexing since both of his parents were minis!

KNOCK ON MY WOODEN HEAD, I've had clear paps for the last seven years, and with every didgit crossed, hopefull from now on.

EVERYONE TUNE IN TO 48 HRS tonight at 10 est..the show is on obesity!

Later,
BOB

[beachfan37]

Hey Everyone :)

Sounds like everyone is doing great. What pretty pictures ya'll have been attaching. I've done pretty well maintaining. Today I am up but that is par for the course if you know what I mean.

Maintaining is a different WOE. You eat the same stuff but have to get use to eating more. You also just don't have the same motivation and enthusiasm of losing. I catch myself wanting to lose more weight but that is not the way to go. Excercise still feels good. And now that the weather is getting nice, I am back to walking alot.

Everyone remember these tips:

Eat enough...too few calories and you will not lose.
Drink plenty of water...
Eat enough protein
EXCERCISE

See ya'll later.

Anna

222/141/140

[GatorGal]

Big Orange--
Where do you find the pictures on the web? Is there a good web site called picturesyoumightwanttouse.com?

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

GATOR:

I just did a search on yahoo for "gifs" and started looking at what came up. I'm sure there are different listings on each search engine. AOL should have some good ones.

GOOD LUCK

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

GATOR...BEACH...FILLISE..CHECK THIS OUT!!!!

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

Oooooooo, I'm not happy at all :nono:

I wanted Jeri to be voted off....NOT ALICIA!!! I liked her!
How does everyone else feel?

I'm getting concerned about Deb...she hasn't been on all day!

OK KIM...SHOW YOUR FACE :D


I'm off to recline this tired old butt! I've been searching for signature gifs, and have found some great ones!
This next one is for my COFFEE HOUSE SWEETIE :o

[amseraphim]

Just had to post a quick note and tell BOB I am REALLY enjoying the pictures... the Tennessee Vols one is way cool :D Will get back later and try to respond. If I don't make it back tonight, have a great night all. OHHHH, Alicia got the boot!!!!!!! :devil:

Until tomorrow....

[amseraphim]

I hope this one works!!!!!!

Sorry, BOB.. I am GLAD Alicia got the boot :smug: I really haven't been following this show from the beginning so maybe my opinion kinda weak???

[overcome]

Hi everyone..
Not much to say today. Just wanted to check in. Actually I should let you all know I have met my goal! 115 lbs. I did a double take when I got on the scale. My weight has been fluctuating from 115 to 116 for the past week. I am just going to keep eating the same way. I think I'll try some new things once I lose a couple more pounds, so I have a buffer zone. I'm making Ricotta cheese cookies for the baby shower this weekend and I have already decided I am going to have one when I make them. One is not going to kill me. I just hope one doesn't lead to two!!! I'm trying to mentally prepare myself.

I signed up for aerobics after school. Only once a week but it will be good for me to do a different exercise. Of course I'm still sticking with the treadmill and yoga. I have lots of books to read so that will be the BIGGEST motivator to get me on the treadmill so I can read and walk at the same time. I love it.

It will be interesting to see how my Spring clothes fit. I hope I can start wearing them soon. Right now its still turtlenecks and sweaters!!!

Off to put away laundry. I am determined to get all this stuff put away TONIGHT!!

BBL to read new posts :)

Ashley

[Frog Lover]

Can't beleive those DOGS voted Alicia off. But just think, if they voted of Jeri, who would we want to see go after that?

Hope to hear from Deb soon!

Peace, Frog

[cheri45]

Hi SB Buddies!

Well I'm with you BOB, I wanted Jeri to be voted off too. I was sure that she would be. Oh, well. We'll see what happens next week. I also watched 48 hours. It was a real eye opener. I'm sticking to eating healthy and exercise!

CatsRule: It sounds like you're doing pretty well with the crock pot. I have one too but haven't used it too much. It is nice to have dinner ready when you come in the door though.

Amseraphim: Don't worry about being the same as last week. You're still OP and getting your exercise. I'm losing really slow. Only 13.5 pounds since November. (I started counting calories, then Atkins now SB) Everyone here is so helpful and motivating.

Star Chaser: Keep up the good work and don't think about the long haul. Only small goals. That's what I have to do or I get depressed. You'll get there!

Debstahl: You mentioned Guam. Are you a military family? My ex-husband was Career Air Force. I followed him around the whole 20 years. I really like the way of life.

Melf: I'm glad that you're feeling better about your daughter. Just keep the faith and we'll be here to help you when you need it. Our prayers are with you and yours.

BeachFan: Thanks for the tips. I really have a hard time reminding myself to drink the water. I am going to have to get better though. It makes all the difference.