South Beach Diet - Weekend on the Beach (Sept 22-23)

Good Morning Ladies. I thought I would go ahead and start since I'm about 5-8 hours ahead of most of you.

It's a holiday weekend here in Glasgow, so the schools are off Friday and Monday, which means I'm off too as I'm a local gov't slave! Off to the beach today with my nieces and it should be grand!

I'm wondering if I should do a third week of ph1 as I was having some mad cravings yesterday. DH went to the local chinese market and bought all kinds of no no's. :devil: I did not give in and have any but I was sorely tempted.

Anywho, hope you're all well and that it's sunny where you are! ;)

Happy Saturday!

Jenny, Good morning, I think it's still morning there, isn't it? Good for you for not caving in to the Chinese food. We also had Chinese for supper last night, and I'm afraid I wasn't as strong as you! I didn't do too bad, though, I had shrimp with broccoli. :)

I'm waiting for the others to stagger out of bed, and then we're off to breakfast before going to the train festival. Amber is sitting here beside me, wanting me to use all the smilies. So this is for her - :carrot: :devil: :D :joker: :doh:

Sorry about that, I hope you didn't mind.

Have a wonderful weekend, but don't stray far from the Beach!

Good Morning! And a great morning it is. The storm watch was called off last night, so it might not be as soggy as we thought it would be, so soon as the sun comes out, I'm headed out to the gardens to play. As of right now, I don't have ANY client work to do today, so I feel like I'm on vacation...whoo hoo!

Jenny, if you are still having cravings, then maybe just a FEW more days on phase one? or just start adding stuff VERY SLOWLY...like one kind of fruit for a few days, then adding one grain for a few days etc. Have a fun holiday weekend! Way to go on resisting the junk...not as hard as it used to be, huh?

Cottage, hope you have a great time at the train festival! The trains go through the middle of our town at all hours and I love to listen to them (well, sometimes when I'm stuck at a crossing for a long time I don't love them all that much!) But it wouldn't feel the same without them. After K, they didn't run for several weeks and I remember how exited we all were to here the first one come through again. wooooooowooooooo!

Thought I'd share a picture of my little herb garden. Yesterday we added the "angel". I wanted to add more parsley to the collection and we put it in a fountain whose pump had quit working. My husband drilled some holes for drainage. I just love that little garden. It's all in pots and I can go out and get fresh herbs to add to the flavor of what I'm cooking. Makes dishes a lot more interesting. I also planted some viola seeds for a little color out there during the winter.

Good morning, Jenny, Cottage and Femme and happy last day of summer. It's also Yom Kippur and we should all be fasting. :lol: Somehow I don't think I'd be able to manage.

Streaky pink sunrise this morning which usually means rain but the forecast is clear. Lucy and I go to our local vet this morning for her weigh-in and a refill on her prednisone. It sure makes her hungry and I'm feeding her well. After that, we'll visit Harry at the nursing home and take him his weekend beer which he really enjoys.

This afternoon is all mine! I'll probably spend it in the kitchen making dog food and getting some other cooking done as next week looks really busy. The International Ploughing Match ends at 5 tonight and I'm supposed to go to a thank you BBQ for the volunteers - and voluntolds like me. I've decided to give it a miss and relax at home with my Girls. Strange, but since SBD I really hate to see the food at these events - macaroni salads and Jello salads with marshmallows turn me off. I guess I'm becoming a food snob - not a bad thing, right?

So how are you celebrating the last day of summer? :cofdate:

Happy Weekend!

I fell so far off the wagon last night that it feel like the wagon backed up over me.

Jenny - When I reach my goal weight my reward to myself is going to be a trip to Scotland or Ireland. I'd really like to do one of those walking tours but DH says no way. Maybe I'll take Mom instead.

Ruth - Enjoy your afternoon with the girls, and give Harry a hello from us.

Cottage - The train festival sounds great. My grandfather used to love to take use to the coal/steam trains for rides in our area.

Cat- Your garden arrangement looks so cute. I'm glad the storm missed you, but it's still raining here.

We have my stepson for the weekend, and since it's raining I think I'll hustle him off to the gym with me.

Dixie...hope the rain doesn't last long...unless you are in one of the areas that needed it so badly. I haven't checked the news here as to whether we are still going to get some of "dregs" of the storm. Keep dry!

Good Morning chicks,
I just colored my hair, now just waiting until I can go wash it out. I usually go get it done, but decided to be cheap this month. I also decided to go darker in honor of the fall. Hope it turns out okay. This morning my big plans are to: CLEAN MY HOUSE! It really needs it, it's been driving me crazy all week. DS has horseback riding, so I'm hoping DH is planning to take him. Then I want to take the kids over to the bank to open their own accounts. I've had their money in my account and I want to move it to where they can see it and feel like they are in control of it (as long as they don't want to spend it!). I'm hoping to finish up in time to hit the PA Dutch Market before they close at 3:00. If I've still got some motivation later, I may go pull out the fall clothes, as DS and DD each have one pair of long pants in their closet right now. Even though it's warmed up around here, I'm sure it won't last for long! I hate that clothing changeover though, because you have to keep the warm weather clothes out in case you have a hot day, but you need to be prepared for the cool also, and in this old house, closet space is really at a premium, so I haven't got room for both.

Yesterday afternoon the kids and I went to see the Mr. Bean movie. It was cute, but not as hysterically funny as I'd hoped.
Weigh in was this morning. After looking very promising all week, this morning the scale says I didn't lose this week. That's okay, I snuck a little popcorn yesterday, so I'm hoping it's the salt. I'll drink lots of water today and try again tomorrow, and if the scale still hates me, I'll ignore it and wait until next week. I'm great at ignoring things I don't want to think about, just call me Scarlett!

Good afternoon elusivekookaid! A chinese market sounds so fun, great job for resisting. I may come visit you one day too, my mom's family is from Scotland and my Dad's from Ireland and that's a trip I've always wanted to make. I've only gotten to go to France repeatedly because that's where DH's family is, but one day...
Morning cottage, enjoy the trains! I'm a little jealous because I love Thomas! DS was a big train kid. We had a membership to the Baltimore train museum and used to go hang out at the roundhouse all the time. So fun!
Cat, your little garden is so pretty! What kind of stones are those on the patio? We are planning to put in a patio next spring, so I'm starting to research, but afraid I'm really dumb about this stuff. Glad you didn't get hit, and enjoy your no-work day. I'm afraid I'll have to put in some hours this weekend, but may put it off until tomorrow.
Ruth, enjoy your afternoon in the kitchen. Rainy days are great for that. I used to make my own catfood, but no time anymore, poor babies.
dixie, sometimes we get hit by that wagon, but I'm sure you'll climb right back on this morning. See, you're already on your way to the gym!

I'll try and check back in later chicks...

Cat, your little garden is so pretty! What kind of stones are those on the patio? We are planning to put in a patio next spring, so I'm starting to research...

They are just regular "brick" paver stones. We got a really good deal on them. When we went to the paver place, each pallette was $300! We needed quite a few and we were also building a stone planting bed with a gate in the middle of it, so it would have been a fortune. The guy then told us that they had pallettes of "seconds". There was nothing wrong with them, but they were a mixture of all the colors they offered. The manufacturer would just take a bunch of "left overs" and stick them together. So we got each pallette for $75 instead. There is a concrete base under them. A very ugly cracked concrete base. We just put down a lot of sand and then laid them out and swept more sand in between them and they've been there about 2 years now. When you start looking, ask them about seconds!

Here are some better pictures of the patio. (http://www.kodakgallery.com/femmecreole/main/july_garden_shots) These were from LAST July, and the house has been painted a very dark green since then.

Thanks for sharing, Cat. Wow! That is a gorgeous garden. You must have quite the green thumb. I love the patio, that's just what I was envisioning. Just wish I could get the rest of the yard to look like yours, but I am very challenged in that area. I've got a nice big yard though, and my neighbor is good with this stuff and said she'd advise me. So I hope by next summer we'll have it in better shape.

missmess, I did the same ash brown, just a darker shade. Actually, I should go look in the mirror, I haven't checked it out yet!

Gorgeous indeed! I just went out and looked at my weedpatch! Oy! I think I'll need to hire someone to clean it up before real fall. When out there this morning for raspberries, I discovered the apple tree being raided. Here's a picture of the thieves.

I've got the Big Cook well underway - company coming next weekend and the one after - and the Girls will have "real food" for supper instead of kibble.
I'm having moules mariniere for my supper and am even going to indulge in a glass or two of wine - the first this week!

I hope your day is going as nicely as possible.

good evening chicks!
I hope everyone had a great saturday...everything from going to look at trains and playing in the garden for ya'll...

The hubby and I spent the day cleaning since we are trying to put the house on the market. I have to a conclusion that we have WAY too much stuff.
Tomorrow we get to paint some wood/hang curtains/clean and make a trip to our storage unit.

I made the "waffles" - husband loves it and so i do ... considering i hate eggs!

Hey everyone. I hope everyone's doing better than I am. I was rearranging my office last night to make room for the new filing cabinets and strained my back. I was feeling awful this morning and decided to take a pain pill. Well, bad move since it's made me sick all day. I can't keep food or water down and am so tired. I'm going to finish this and head to bed. I wish I had energy for personals, but I just don't have it in me. Have a great night and I hope to be back and better sometime tomorrow.

~Kim

Happy weekend all!

Sounds like everyone has had a full Saturday! I've done a whole lot of nothin' today...and it was GREAT!

I've been trying to do some shopping for fall, but everytime I hit the stores, it's way too hot to imagine wearing sweaters soon. Ruth, could you send me down some cooler weather to get motivated?

I wouldn't mind it being a bit cooler here either. We spent about 9 hours today selling popcorn and it was HOT. On the plus side, Brian sold over $600 today so he is doing really well. I'm doing laundry now so I'll have a clean uniform to wear for the beading ceremony tomorrow. I'll drop Brian at Sunday school and come home and wake up DH so he can pick up Brian and then I'll get in my uniform. Then I will be gone for hours for the beading. I do hope DH takes him selling but I'll take over when I get home.

I ended up getting to bed about 1:30. Then the pager went off for about a half hour around 5 and a half hour around 8 and then the phone rang at 8:30 and I was up for the day. Time to go read to Brian and get him to bed. Good Night!

Howdy everyone :)

Well week 1 of P1 is done. I lost a little over a kilo :) Very happy with that. I extreme exhaustion has settled down but I am still feeling a bit run down. But my cravings are gone and the P1 stuff is feeling rather good.

I purchased a low GI vegetarian cookbook and guide that I will start to use in P2.. looks yummo. I will gradually switch back from meat to veggo and monitor how I am feeling.

I have loads of papers due, so probably won't be online much over the next few weeks. Just wanted to wish everyone a lovely time on the beach :) and thanks for the support last week.

Just got back in from seeing Across the Universe. The movie was over a little after midnight but the shuttle back to campus doesn't come around until 1:30! It was worth it though- I really enjoyed it! Had a great day too- studied outside in the WONDERFUL weather right along the river in a park and then went with my best friend to the Gap. Honestly, I think that was the first time I've been able to shop with a friend where we both fit into the clothes! It was great! She even told me that she can tell that I've lost weight (even if I can't >.<) but that she didn't want to say anything because she didn't know if I'd be offended.

Had an easy fast too. I dunno- fasting isn't a big deal to me if I mentally prepare myself for it. Also, I drank water which is *technically* cheating, but I fast as a cultural thing and don't link it to religious significance, so I guess that makes it fine!

Now to try to ease myself off to sleep..

It looks like everyone was quite busy yesterday. My nieces, sister in law and her DH and I missed out the beach and went to this really cool park called Kelburn Country Park. It's really family friendly and there's loads of stuff for everyone to do. Horseback riding and nature trails, there's a wee castle and Scotland's 'Secret Forest'. We went in and basically it's a spooky nature trail through the woods with little houses built in for kids to climb through and dark tunnels and what not. Whew we hiked all over the place. :running: I kinda headed up the rear of our wee party (Where's Auntie Jenny?!....I'm back here!!) There were times where I wanted to plop myself down and say y'all go on ahead but I just kept thinking of all the inches I was burning away. They went to McDonald's afterwards and I passed it up thinking I had better stuff in the house (Get thee back calorie laden Satan:devil:).

For all you chicks with a hunger for Scotland: If there is one place I recommend you go it's Stirling Castle. The country side is so picturesque, the castle is rich in history, and for you Braveheart fans, this is the first major battle in the late 13th century where ol' Mel and his brave countrymen told the English to bugger off! lol I would also recommend a trip into Oban. Go by train though as the sites are just lovely. Stay overnight so you have time to explore the wee town and enjoy breathing in Highland air.

Today's plans are the gym and mass. I'm also going to go the grocery for this week's shopping; thought I'd try the meatball casserole recipe this week. Hope everyone is having a great day on the beach. :beach:

Ta ta fer the noo, chicks!

"Ta ta fer the noo" :lol: I love it! I had a Scottish boyfriend once and you just reminded me of him.

It's pitch black here right now but supposed to be a sunny day. I got lots done yesterday and was lying there thinking today had nothing scheduled when I remembered I have to cook for a pot luck! There's always something. After Church, I'll pick up some ground beef and make meatballs and sauce in the crockpot.

So what's happening on your stretch of sand today?

Usually Sundays make me sad because I start thinking about Monday, but today my friend is bringing a bushel of crabs over and we plan to sit in the backyard all day and pick crabs while the kiddies play. Yippee! And crabs are totally on plan and even if I eat all day, I would never be able to eat too much! I'm going to make an appetizer I saw Rachel Ray make yesterday called Antipachos. Also totally on plan! I may go hog wild and have a beer too. First I've gotta run to the grocery store, then it's time to play.
Morning Ruth!
Elusivekookaid, thanks for the travel tips. I got chills reading your descriptions. Sorry about the McDonald's - it's the crappiest of food and now it's gone everywhere in the world - like a virus!
charolastra, sounds like you had the perfect Saturday!
Marianna, hope you will still be able to pop in and say hello!
Kim - hope you are feeling better this morning.
Betty - Happy shopping!
Barb - that's a heckuvalotuv popcorn.
Sandstriped - I was the cleaning monster yesterday too. I feel like I got things partly back under control again.

Very sad this morning as Lucy is listless, not hungry and is having trouble breathing. This may be "it". I am hoping she will pass away peacefully. Right now she is sleeping on her bed with Momma Hershey lying beside her. I skipped Church to be here. My poor furbaby!

Ruth, my heart is there with you and sweet, sweet Lucy. It is so hard to lose a close friend and family member that you love so dearly.

Oh Ruth, your poor wee doggy:(. I'm praying for you both and sending angels your way.

good morning everyone!

I just spent last night (Saturday night) mind you! - cleaning grout in our master bathroom. This is my hubby's house (we only got married about 6 months ago)...and he had never scrubbed it before. He was like...you clean grout? <sigh> men- so oblivious!

I tried mopping...didnt work. I tried Clorox....didnt work. I finally had to break out the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/toothbrush combo. That worked...

I hope everyone's else Saturday night was better than my lame one. hehe.
I start P2 today (I am so STOKED to be eating fruit again). :D Strawberries were on sale so I picked up some of those and will try eating them. :D

And where did my fall weather go? It was 95 and humiiiiiiid yesterday. My hair looked like Napolean Dynamite again. I want it back!!!!!!

Gotta run. time for breakfast and a trip to our massively overpacked storage unit.

This is for everyone!!:hug:

Special prayers for Ruth and her little pup and congrats to Mariana for completing week 1 of P1!

Just poking my head in before going off to the park with DSS. We'll be praying for you and Lucy.

Thanks, darling chickies. Lucy has had a steady stream of visitors this morning and has managed a tail wag for each. I am hoping she just falls asleep.

I won't keep posting about it but will let you all know when she finally departs.

Oh, Ruth. I'm thinking about you and sweet Lucy today. What a brave little girl she's been. I know you're loving her and I hope her passing is peaceful. :hug:

Today was my official weigh-in day and I'm down to 209. Whoopee! That means that I have FINALLY made a monthly goal. 217 was my weight on Aug. 27th and 209 is now, so that's 8 lbs. in about a month. Yay me! My goal was 5 lbs. for September, so I do believe I've hit it.

(BTW, I was sick yesterday, but my W-I yesterday morning was 209, so I'm considering that my official since it's 2 days in a row.)

Well, I'm not nasceous any more, but the back is still sore. DH and I skipped church this morning because sitting on those hard pews would not have helped. Today is just laundry and minor picking up. We also need to get DH ready for his trip tomorrow, but that shouldn't be too bad. Well, I'm going to go change my ticker and clean up breakfast. Have a great day, chicks!

Ruth, My thoughts and Prayers are with you and Lucy! :hugs:

Dh and I were supposed to go to upstate ny today for a scrapbooking fest. But his work last night ran superlate so I don't want him to drive 2 hours each way.
So we're going to the local fair here and maybe the scrapbooking store and a yarn store I've had my eye on!
Kim YAY!!!! and Question What size needles do you need to knit a baby blanket? do they need to be longer? Can I use Regular wool (the soft kind not coarse)
Schmoodle enjoy the crabs and the beer :D
Sandstriped I'm having bathroom envy. . .Unfortuneately I can't get down on the floor to do that and DH doesn't SEE anythng! For the Napoleon Hair (I always here Uncle Rico saying "Napoleon" Theres a Pantene Foaming Wax called Texturize. It saves my coif!
Allie isn't that the best???
Jenny Your day sounds so great! good on ya Just saying no to Mickey D's!! DH and I are goign to Ireland in less than 5 weeks we were going to do the UK too, But with the plunging $ maybe next year!

KO: Thanks for the congrats! I'm not sure about needle size - I'm a crocheter and use a size J crochet hook. I think the knitting equivalent would be a 9. Also, you can use regular wool, but I don't unless it's machine washable. My thinking is that the baby could spit up or something and I don't want mom to have to hand wash the blanket. I'm not sure about length of the needles, though. You could check out here (http://www.lionbrand.com/) for some patterns and explanations. I always get good tips just browsing through the baby blanket patterns!

~Kim

I hope it was as nice a day outside for all of you as it was for me! Absolutely gorgeous out today! It's the kind of weather that just forces you to run outside! Won't be having too many more of these warm days left!

So... the reason I haven't noticed myself losing weight is I seem to be losing it all in one place- my NECK! It'll be a long time yet before the double chin has receeded, but my neck has shrunk. I noticed it yesterday as I was dancing around and happened to catch myself in the mirror- my collar bones are poking out a TEENY bit (as in I can see them without having to do shoulder shrugs to pop them out!). It'll be awhile before I have one of those necks where you can see all the tendons and such poking out, but it certainly looks longer! :):):) Hooray!

Hope you chicks had a lovely day. The weather here was perfect for sitting out in the yard and picking crabs all afternoon. The appetizer I made was easy, really good and perfect for SBD, so here's what I did:
Cut ww pitas into wedges, put on cookie sheet, spray with olive oil spray and sprinkle with garlic powder and oregano. Bake at 400 degrees F until crispy. Top with chopped kalamata olives, roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, and lowfat provolone or other Italian cheese. Bake until melty and hot through. Everyone loved this and gobbled it down! It's a Rachel Ray recipe, I think she called it "Antipachos."

I had a nice NSV today, the ring I've been wearing for the last five years because I had no other choice unless I wanted to cut it off, came off! I must have finally lost some finger fat.

Ruth, I am so sad for Lucy. I know your heart is heavy tonight. My thoughts will be with both of you.

Hey everyone! I was just updating my planner with my weight for the day when I read that I weighed-in at 217 on September 2nd. That means that I surpassed my goal of losing 5 lbs this month and have lost 8 so far! Woohoo! I hope I can lose 2 more next week for a total of 10 lbs in Sept -- double my goal!

Kim, you just screamed past me, I am stuck at 213 this week, cough, cough, choking on Kim's dust. Congrats to you though (trying not to sound jealous)!! Can you see onederland from there? Is it pretty?
I did a weight report on Fitday just now to comfort myself, since overall my weight loss has been pretty steady (ave -1.99 lb/week). I noticed that I have a week every month where I don't lose, approx. 28 days apart. so maybe I will catch up to you next week!

Haha we're all so close! Wanna race to 199? ;)