Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 2/25-3/3

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 TIPS & FACTS & CHAT AT 9:15PM EST
WEDNESDAY-WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY-THURSDAY RECIPE DAY
FRIDAY-FRIDAY FUNNIES

Please visit our NEW 2002 BIO BOARD where you can learn more about everyone who is on this board:

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3773

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

Our JANAURY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2002-FIRST QUARTER RECIPE BOARD can be located at the link below:

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?postid=141648&t=910#post141648

We have NINE 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://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2342

THE TOOLS & TIPS BOARD:

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2344

THE FOOD INFORMATION BOARD:

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2365

MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING THOUGHTS BOARD

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2359

and our newest board MY FAVORITE SB LEGAL FOODS

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=5005

Want to post your weigh in results, we have a MONTHLY WEIGH IN BOARD at the link below:

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=13156

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

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=13747

DO YOU HAVE A MONTHLY GOAL? Post your End of Month Goal on our new GOAL BOARD at the link below:

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=12045

VISIT OUR NEW SUGAR BUSTERS 2001/2002 PICTURE GALLERY at the link below. You can upload pictures or post links to pictures on this board:)

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=7954

Visit our monthly FOOD FOR THOUGHT BOARD were you can post a daily menu and see other board members menus!

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=13154

NEWBIES! (aka new members) If you would like to REPLY to any of our threads, please hit POST REPLY not NEW THREAD, then type your message in and hit SUBMIT REPLY. If you need to edit your reply, just click on edit located in the body of your post and make changes as you need to, then hit SUBMIT NOW.


WELCOME! :D

GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE!

Will post my usual morning post sometime later, but wanted to make sure I got our
MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY done early in the morning, so here's my contribution for MM:

http://members.aol.com/debelli/monday_morning_thought.jpg

YOUR DECISION


There are negative influences all around, but you don't have to allow them to control you. There are disappointments which regularly come along, but you don't have to allow them to discourage you. There are lots of temptations, but you don't have to let them distract you. There are plenty of excuses, but you don't need to let them stop you.

You can decide to be discouraged by the setbacks, or you can decide to be motivated even more. It's your decision. You can decide to give up when the obstacles seem overwhelming. Or you can decide to persist and grow stronger.

You can decide to let anger, envy, frustration and bitterness drain your energy. Or you can decide to move beyond them into a more productive state. You can decide to let your fears stop you cold. Or you can decide to let those fears and concerns prepare you to move forward.

You can decide to bury your dreams down deep inside where they'll never see the light of day. Or you can decide to follow those dreams by doing whatever it takes.

You can wish and talk about what you want from life. Yet what you actually end up with depends on the decisions you make as you live each moment.

-- Ralph Marston
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Have a wonderful day, a fabulous week!!!!!

Debbie
194/12?/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Good morning everyone.

Hope you all had a good weekend. This is just a quickie to let you all know I haven't got lost. Looking forward to next week when I get to meet the Florida gang. I worked this weekend and had a call this morning to go into work. Have to leave in a couple of minutes. Here's a few comments that I started last nite.

Deb - Glad to hear that Eli's party went off well . Hope he has been able to get some well earned rest since then and that he is feeling better. Congrats on your work/jog to-day. You are breaking your own records every time you go out it seems. That coconut carbolite sounds really yummy. Do you know if they sell it in Orlando?

ZsuZsuu - Glad you will be coming to the Orlando get together. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Frog - Your dh was a wise guy not to have that shot in his foot. I've had a lot of trouble with heel and foot pain in the past. A couple of years ago when it was bad I had a cortisone shot in the heel. That was the most painful thing I have ever experienced. I would never have it done again. Way to go on the pants. I'm sure they will be fitting you soon.

Kim - Sorry to hear you haven'e been feeling so good. Hope that sore throat is better soon.

Gotta run.

Marie.

Hi all

I am so glad the weekend is over - it was way too busy.

BOB- you are way too funny - yes I did feel like I hit the motherload at Krogers :lol:

Deb- thank you so much for all the info on agave. They may be selling it high but if it is getting scarce and becoming unavailable I want to get it anyway. I have looked over the recipe boards and there are so many I would like to try and most call for agave. As for my daughter, she's 16 and yesterday started bugging me that she wants her "old mom" back - the one that went grocery shopping and bought every new goodie that came out. We went to the base yesterday and the gate guard asked if we were sisiters. Now I know the guy was joking but I laughed for hours and she just steamed. Like you said, I plan to give her a run for her money (or clothes).

Beckaboo - welcome. I am really new here too. The hardest part is remembering who everyone is. I jumped back and forth to the photo board and that is helping me keep everyone straight. No pictures of me, I have been hiding from the camera for years.

Slaphappy - Don't get discouraged and believe me, you are not the only one who gets frustrated. I still miss popcorn and cookies. I read all the posts and think how "SB smart" these gals are and wonder if I will ever get like them. Just take it one step at a time - we can do it together.

Gracious & Rosalie - congrats to Canada on the Olympic wins. My grandparents are from Canada and I used to enjoy going to stay with them on school vacations. Of course now that I'm older I am like every other northerner - just trying to figure out how to get to Florida :lol:

To all the "sickies" - hope you are all feeling better and have a speedy recovery.

Time to wake the kids for school
TTFN
Denise

Good Morning!

I have lots to do today! I usually clean my house on Mondays , but I also have to work at DD9's school for lunchroom duty, get the dog groomed, and countless other errands.

Pooch- I also have a DD15 who borrows my shirts all the time. We're going to be in the same jeans size soon and I'm not sure she likes that;).

Tried the Arrownhead Mills buckwheat pancake mix this weekend; I thought it was good and DD9 ate 4, but DH gave it a thumbs down.

Hoep everyone has a productive day :spin:

Laura

Today is Day 18 for me on SugarBusters and I can honestly say that this is a fantastic WOE, one that can easily be followed for years to come. I think that is a major benefit of SB. It is realistic and able to fit into most peoples lifestyles, yet effective.


Slaphappy- It is Motivational Monday today so I hope you get *motivated* for this new week. I just wanted to encourage you because I know how it feels when you are so compelled to eat things you shouldn't. I think that is one of the good things that I learned from being on Atkins for 4 months. You can't cheat. You shouldn't cheat. I followed Atkins perfectly for those 4 months and it taught me discipline. It made me understand that it is *just not worth it* to eat that cookie or whatever.
I also think it is a state of mind that we have to get into. In all the years that I have struggled with my weight, I have only ever experienced *that* state 3 times. I am presently on that 3rd time and like the other 2 before, I have lost weight. I cannot explain it but I think the others might know to what I am referring. In any case, keep trying. We are rooting for you!

Quilter- I hope you are feeling better today. Your quote is so true. You never even think of your throat, tooth, whatever, until it is in pain. My husband has been ill for 5 days with the stomach flu. He had it very bad..and we all know what the stomach flu entails. He was saying that being nauseaus is the worst. I said, Whatever it is we have at the time..a sore throat, being nauseated, a toothache...*that* is the worst thing. Then when you are better you just forget about it again.

Big Orange Babe- I couldn't believe this, but I had a dream with you in it last night! I don't even know you but from reading your posts and seeing that couch potato sitting at the end of them must have made a real impression! ;)

Debelli- Could you please direct me to some pages where I can get some of images that everyone attaches in their posts? I have tried to find some myself but am having a terrible time. Thanks!

My parents are visiting for a week from Ontario and they arrive on Friday. My kids are very excited and I will have to get things ready. My Dad is looking forward to learning about SB. Last visit, I got him onto Atkins and he lost initial weight but has been stalled for 2 months. It is making him discouraged and then he starts cheating here and there. He is not as vigilant. I told him about SB and he wants to start when he gets here. He likes me to *babysit* him during the first week of these things to get him started! I think another convert to SB is a great thing.

thanks for the welcome :D

Have a great day all!

~Becka

Happy Monday Morning ladies!

Well, I'm back on the wagon - so MOVE OVER BOB! Thanks for all of the "welcome backs" last week! I only read one day since I posted so I have a lot to read! I'll go back tonight and catch up!

OK - I bought all my SB legal foods yesterday and I threw away all that wasn't! Hubby just left and I told him NO CHEATING!!!!! He laughed and said - but I'm gonna be starvin cause I didn't eat breakfast! HAHA! He doesn't like to eat breakfast - he usually hits the snack machine around 9:00 am and gets chips and a coke! Well, he used to be able to do that with no problems...but times are changing. Now - he is by no means fat...he wears a size 33 pants he just doesn't feel good anymore! I haven't felt good for about 11 years now! HAHA!

We'll walk tonight for the 1st time in ages - that ought to be interesting. First we'll be heading out to the hospital. Hubby's cousin is in ICU - he is about 44 - he had 2 mild heart attacks this past week. He went in on Friday and they did the emergency angiogram and put 2 stints in (I think I have the terms right - correct me if I'm wrong) they were trying to put in a 3rd stint and his body started to convulse so they had to stop. He is like a brother to the both of us so we have spent a lot of time at the hospital this weekend. He and his wife are the ones we go to all of the LSU games with - we absolutely love them! So, this has been especially hard on my hubby.

Well, I weighed in...I was at 277 this morning...UGH So, here we go! I have some goals to reach (some short term ones)..I'll fill you in on them tonight!

Have a great day and I'll see you ladies tonight!

Missy
284/277/170

Good morning! Another wild weekend with dd home. I have to take her to the airport later this morning, so no going to work this morning for me. It's funny how when she's at school I don't really give much thought to where she is at any given moment, but when she's home (or at least within 50 miles) I'm panicked when she's not home by midnight. Partly I naively think Columbus is a lot safer than Philadelphia, but in reality 20 year olds in a car aren't all that safe anywhere.

I got a pleasant surprise when I finally weighed myself yesterday: 137, down 3 pounds from where I'd been stuck since starting BFL, adn TOM is on its way, so maybe it'll be less in a few days. I'm going have the trainer at the gym do my body fat % again next week so I can see what the progress really is. I know I've gained a lot of muscle. This means I'm 2 scale pounds from my original goal, but I've probably already lost more fat than my goal. Time to revise the goal, since there's still some real pudgy parts. It's been so long since I saw anything but fat, that I didn't know what to aim for. The last time I was thin, I was anorexic, so that obviously was NOT my goal.

Deb- Don't worry, the nearest Trader Joe's is only 20-25 minutes away. Of course I'll go there for you! Just give me a shopping list. Also can hit Fresh Fields for El Ray Chocolate if you can't get that (73.5% cocoa- yum!)

Frog- I totally agree with BOB about dh's decision to forego the cortisone shot. Have had it twice in the hip, passed out the first time from pain. Have no idea why I let the doc do it again! It only brings short-term relief anyway. Is there some other treatment or is it a "time-heals-all" condition?

Pooch- Somehow I just don't think of Virginia as northern! lol Hope you and the kids are adjusting the life w/o dh for a while.

Shappy- Hang in there! you'll get used to it and realize how much better you feel, look, etc. This is not an instant diet but a long-term way of life. I know Deb won't agree, but I think at some point, you can have planned cheats (like the legal chocolate) once you have your eating under control and it's second nature. Yes, it will slow you down especially if you don't have a lot to lose or you are close to goal, but it's a way of life and we all need to tind a way to make it work for us individually.

gotta go get ds on the bus and run the hopeful dog,
mel

What a great day it will be! My DH took 2 of my DK to school!
That is always a treat. The bus that they would take would pick them up at 6:30 for a school that starts at 8:20!! So...I drive them everyday. It is rare that DH takes them, so I am enjoying a little free time.......not for long. I am babysitting my pastors kids this a.m., so better type quick.

I had seen a few post yesterday, forget from who, but they had said they fit into a new size pants......:) :) :) :) :) CONGRATS!!! That is the best feeling in the world! I hope I can get there as well.

Kim.
I have never been to JJ, but passed it once and seen it on t.v. I would love to go there and since you know the ropes, sounds great. I am about 15 min., from Kenwood and shop there. I also want so bad to go to The Great Indoors by Dave and Busters near Tri County Mall....ever been? I hear it is awesome, expensive, but really neat to look. I have found that I love shopping at the Sams and Costco. With a family of 7, we need bulk!
I hope you are feeling better soon! It is a shame, because it is really nice outside. Yesterday after church I had plans of going outside, but DS10, had bb game and then I had to fix our air hockey table and then get on my tred mill...that makes 2 days in a row.....that is good for me. Time just flies.

Becka..
Welcome. I just came here a few days ago. So far, the group here is really warm and welcoming! I just started SB and swithced from Atkins.

Gracious..
So how has the transiton been for you...going from Atkins to Sb? Have you lost? My Dh has done great on Atkins, but I think he is going to switch. His problem is he is a BIG eater, and Atkins is great for that. The thought of him eating portions seems unreal, but we will see.

This was another full weekend.

We did buy the new car. Dark blue GMC Envoy. Boy is it nice. I have so much room and I can put my granddaughters car seat in it.

Did a little cheating but I think the scale won't show too much. My hubby has noticed the weight that I have lost (10lbs) and that makes me feel great. He is a little jealous since he is also eating the SB way. Sure makes it easy for shopping and meal times.

My son and new daughter in law have found their first new home. They left last week for Northern California to start their new life together. Having a place of their own to live will be easier that living with someone. Especially just getting married and all. Now the next order of business is a job for both. Praying that will be soon.

Well I have to get ready for work.

I'll check back in at lunch time. It is to busy around here in the evening to get any postings in.

Hey all you who get to go to FL. I am jealous. I would love to meet all of you. It sounds like you are going to have a blast...:)

Enjoy the day!!
Cyndi

I am finding the switch easy and enjoyable. I got immediate results...within the first 2 weeks..which is immediate when you were stalled for 2 months! 5 more pounds gone forever!

I was also a big eater like your hubby. But looking back now, I see that I was filling myself with such fat that it is remarkable. I was usually never hungry and sometimes had to force myself to eat. I think I was in starvation mode. At the rare times I was hungry..or just bored...I would grab a bit of cheese (high fat of course), a pepperoni stick, almonds or macadamia nuts. I think that if I had stayed on Atkins BUT watched my fat, I might have kept on losing. The combination of starvation mode and high fat was doing me no good.

Switching to SB has made me aware that I do get hungry now. The difference is that I tend to eat way more veggies as snacks instead of fat laden things. I also believe the fact that I feel hunger is teaching me to control my eating habits. You don't have to control them so much when you are never hungry. Now I make a conscious effort to eat healthier. That is the bonus. I am in this for the long haul and I want my eating to be healthier forever. I want to be able to see food and resist it..actually that is very easy for me now, like I said. Just pick the right food!

You made the switch yourself so how are you finding it?

Hi meliris - I agree with you and don't think of Va as northern either but I'm orginally from Michigan (still have a MI licence and vote there too) so that's home to me. We have moved every 2-3 years so VA is just a another stopping point and don't have any plans on staying. We have lived in Michigan, Lousiana, California, South Carolina, Italy, Virginia, Florida, Guam and now back to Virginia. We hope to eventaully settle down in Florida - MI is just too cold. Since DH isn't through playing "sailor" yet, we are going to try for Hawaii, Key West or Puerto Rico next. :cool:

fruitloupe - my prayers are with your husband's cousin - he is so young.

TTFN
Denise

Good morning everyone! I hope the week is off to a nice start for all my fellow SBers!

I was able to pick up three more bottles of Agave this weekend, so I now have a stash of 5. I went to the HFS in Montgomery and they acted like they never heard of the stuff. But my little store here is Auburn seems to reorder every time I go buy out their supply (3). So I will keep buying three at a time if I need to!

I also picked up a couple of the Ferin cake mixes. I made the carob cake Saturday and didn't much like it. I threw most of it away. I also got a spice cake and will save it until I need to go to a party or something.

I made WW pancakes last night--they were very good and the agave makes a wonderful syrup!

I will be going out to dinner every night this week but maybe Thursday--and there is a nagging feeling in my mind that I have something scheduled for Thursday. So I must be extra vigilant with the menu ordering!

Welcome to all the new folks--it seems like we have really had an influx of newcommers in the last few weeks. I love it! your enthusiam helps those of us who have been doing this for a while. And I always learn something new from your questions. So thanks and happy SBing!

Have a good week everyone!

Susan
300/240/150

Morning Everyone!

I’s been wonderfully “warm” here lately. Last I heard it may be in the low 50’s today but by Wed/Thurs it could be around 20 and snowing! Probably why DS is sick again. Gonna probably have to take him to the doc. Poor kid.

WHOOHOO Canada won the gold in men’s hockey! Another great hockey game. I sat on the edge of the couch for almost the whole game. It was pretty close up to near the end.

Last night I wrote down some goals that I want to accomplish in the next 3 weeks. At that time we’re going to DH’s brothers and SIL is a toothpick (whom I don’t really care for as she tries to make us feel like the undesirables of the family). Anyway, it’s giving me motivation to really try to stick to eating 100% OP and to continue with the exercising. I’d love to go there wearing tight hiphugger jeans and a shorty tshirt! Don’t think I’ll get to that point in 3 weeks, but thinking about it is more motivation.

WOW! I can’t believe I said “continue” exercising. I absolutely LOVE this exercise plan! I actually can’t wait to do it every day. After every workout, I FEEL skinnier!

I’m going to attempt a few replies! I started this early this morning and went from what little memory I have. Sorry I didn’t get to everyone. I'm going to have to keep a pad by the puter to take notes when I manage to read a few posts. I did try to catch up with everyone from this morning’s posts.

TO ALL THE NEWBIES: There are just so many new faces here! I’m an erratic poster and can’t remember if I welcomed any or all of you. So I’ll just have to say WELCOME to all of you now. This is a great place and everyone is always looking out for each other. You’ll get lots of info, inspiration and support here.

DEBELLI- CONGRATS on your walking, or should I say, JOGGING! That is so amazing that you can run that distance. I agree that for all our weaknesses there is an OP alternative. I was a vote for the salty snacks. I’ve tried the sweet potato chips and they are too sweet for me (I’ve never really had a sweet tooth). But instead of the bad snacks, I can eat triscuits, homemade pita chips and fresh veggie sticks if I wanted the crunch (also better for me!) And I’m sure that for every “weakness” there are a bunch of OP alternatives. I need an "other" tick box for the poll. I've only tried one other WOE and didn't make it to goal.

QUILTER Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well. Hope the sore throat is gone soon. Did I understand from your jab at PC’s that you are a fellow MAC user?

ROSALIE I usually put my bread in the freezer too. I don’t like to freeze bagels cause they take too long to defrost (I don’t like defrosting them in the micro). They didn’t have any of the yummy walnut bread (that’s a GOOD thing) and it looked like a couple of different varieties than last time. Have you packed for Florida yet? You might need to pull out a pair of shorts for today! LOL

FROG Sorry to hear about the problems with your grandmother. Very difficult on the family. I was interested by the diagnosis. My GM sometimes has “spells” of crying or talking of things way in the past like they are current etc. and the “spells” usually come on around 4 in the afternoon. Family was never told a name for the “spells”. I passed along the name of what the problem might be to my mom and aunt so they can follow up on it. I hope your rash is getting better. So annoying. I get a rash on my arms sometimes and put something called “Dermarest Plus” on it. It works wonderfully. It’s got antihistamine and anesthetic in it. Hope the meds you got for your diagnosis are working! Congrats on the pants! I’m LOVING BFL. Right now I’m just doing the exercise part, but I’m going to try harder to following the eating part--keeping it SB legal of course. I didn’t think I would enjoy the weight workouts sooo much. I want to do weights EVERY day. It seemed kind of all of a sudden that I noticed muscles--brushing my teeth I saw my bicep bulging! Where did that come from? I can actually feel all of my ribs and see some of them!

HAPPY You’ve got a great attitude about getting back up from your stumble. C’mon you CAN do it!

MEL Congrats on being down some “fat” lbs this morning. Who’d you end up cheering for in the hockey game?

FRUIT WTG for getting back on the wagon. Sorry to hear about DH’s cousin. I’ll keep him in my thoughts. Hope he’s better soon.

KIMMY You must be a very organized person! You have your own kids, are looking after someone else’s, doing chores. WOW! I get pooped with just one child!

GRACIOUS Glad you are doing well with SB. And that your dad wants to try too. It is just a really healthy way of eating for anyone. Hope you have a great visit with your folks-where in Ontario are they from? I’m just nosey cause I’m just north (by one street) of Toronto.

SEMMENS Too funny you’ll be able to wear DD’s jeans. The mom raiding the daughter’s closet-LOL

RED1 Enjoy your new car! Isn’t it nice when your significant other notices your loss?!! They see us everyday and sometimes don’t notice as much as other people we don’t see often. Keep up the good work.

FILLISE You'll be fine with the menu ordering! Maybe you can get menus or if you know what the places serve, you can preplan your order. Jot it down in your daily planner so you won't forget and be tempted by something else.

Ok, must go. Have a few things to do before DS's doctor app't.

Have a WONDERFUL day all!

I truly hope I'm the only one on this board who feels this way. Got no sleep last night. Luckily, I got a noon appointment with my doctor. She's great. I really like her a lot. So that's probably the extent of my day. Doctor & pharmacy and back home. Whew! What a life.

A couple of quickies:
ROSALIE---Thanks for the well wishes. You vacation is going to be here before you know it. Exciting!!!!

KIMMYTK---I have been to The Great Indoors and it's mind boggling. I only got to spend about 45 minutes and that's not enough time. I spent most of that time drooling in the model kitchens they have. Oh my gosh, they are beautiful. Yes, it is certainly priced high. Although I did find some framed pictures for under $30 which I thought was a great bargain. I was there before Christmas and they had a lot of halloween and thanksgiving stuff/autumnal decorations for great mark downs. Even though DH and I have only one dog, I do know what your life is kind of like. Two of our dear friends are parents to 6 under the age of 11. That's a busy, loud, fun house. We love to visit them. There is always somebody ready to play or read a book or have fun.

GRACIOUS---Thanks for the well wishes. You are so right about what every is making us unwell, is the WORST. It's all about perspective I guess. Hope your hubby is better soon. I do think I have to agree with him that the upset tummy and all that comes with it is the WORST. I would choose this icky throat and gunk over the throwups anyday.

Okay, that's it for me. My appetite is kind of not here. Guess I should take advantage of this feeling of not wanting to eat everything I see.

Have a great day.
Kim

Gracious...
I have had more of a mental problem than anything. When you get used to thinking carbs, for the most part, are bad, then you go back to eating them...it messes with your brain. I like drinking my tea w/ skim milk again. I think I am used to the Splenda now. I was only on Atkins for 4 weeks, and stalled after 5 days.
Once I went off, boom...lost about 2 lounds...but it is my TOM, and not sure. I think that this is an easier WOE/L, that is for sure!

Susanne....
Me, organised??? I guess I have to be with 5 kids. Actually, the 2 kids I am watching are very good! My pastors wife and I help eachother out....I get the easy ones, and she gets my hard ones!:dizzy: They do have one that is potty training and he woin't go on the potty for me. He is my youngest sons age (2) and my youngest trained at 18 months (thank God).

Well, gotta go...kids are done watching Vegie Tails....

Have a great day!

Kim

So how many of ya actually missed me???

I've been MIA for 3+ weeks!!!! My stress level and lack of time have prevented me reading and/or posting, so please forgive me.

I can see that there are several newbies - MY WELCOME AND HELLO TO YOU ALL :wave: - This is a great support group, you'll love it here!!

Hopefully, in the next few weeks I can get back on track with the SB WOE (yes, I fell off the wagon and have tire tracks all over me) and catch up with all of you. My surgery is scheduled for this Thursday - I can't remember, maybe I didn't tell you guys, but my pap came back bad again and the doc and I decided a hysterectomy was the best choice, since I had a variety of concerns/complains and was about to have a tubal done anyway... It all came down to how many trips to the office and how many procedures I wanted to chance going through vs. taking care of all of it in one big WHACK!! He is very hopeful that he will be able to do it the "V" way (much easier) rather than with a big incision. He plans to go in below my B-button with a scope and laser and cut away any scar tissue from my teenage surguries that might hinder his ability to go the easy route. He can also get a good look at my remaining ovary that way and make sure it looks OK to leave or needs to go as well! I'm honestly not very nervous, but it isn't Wednesday yet. I've been trying to get everything at work and home in tip top shape before time runs out, so DH won't have it quite as rough!! You know, they say I won't even be allowed to lift a gallon of milk or drive for 3 weeks!! Yikes - Oh well, I am due for some down time, both physically and emotionally (the pain meds should take care of my emotions :dizzy: ).

Gotta run, just wanted to catch up with you guys and let you know I still love you all and haven't forgotten about you!

Cya,
tv

Good Morning Once Again!:wave:

Now's my time to get my post in, no one home:D

Well, I don't know how in the heck I did it, but I HAVE A NEW BEST JOG/WALK TIME!!!! I did my 4.5 miles in 41:06. Honestly, I felt like my butt was dragging and didn't think at all that I would have any time like this-it's 2 minutes 22 seconds less than my previous time-just doesn't seem possible, but that's what my timer said. I did a straight run of 4.05 miles again, didn't think I'd even get in 3.5 miles today but pushed myself. I have to say, it's a gorgeous day and not hot, so maybe that helped.

Well, as expected, if you read my post from yesterday about the MEGA CARBOLITE I ate:ink: and how I predicted I'd be up on the scale-well, I was correct! Even after having tummy trouble from eating all of that Carbolite and running to the bathroom, one would think the scale would be down-but NOOOOO:nono: it's up. I'm not fretting though, I knew this was going to happen-this is the 3rd time I've had a mega dose of Splenda and each time this happens! Now you see why I don't like the stuff. In small quantities it doesn't bother me, but in a large amount all at once-big problems! Actually, when I woke up it was 1lb higher than a little later when I weighed myself again, but still, I'm up!

I was in touch with SUZANNE from 3FC'S fame. She made a few changes upon a couple suggestions. First, you can now see 20 threads on a page vs the 15 we had before (still liked the really old way of 30) and she added a few more smilies, so make sure you check out some of the new ones! For those of you who are new but have read about the NC get together in Oct.-SUZANNE is planning on coming-our guest of honor-so that's exciting!!!

I have to tell you all I've been eating and loving the fruited yogurt I've been making! It's delicious.:T I've taken raspberries, strawberries, peaches, pears, apples, etc and I put them in the food processor and then freeze them in an ice cube tray. I put one with 6oz ff yogurt and a packet of Stevia-it's soooo good!!!!

BECKA, WELCOME TO THE BOARD! When you get a chance, let us know a bit more about yourself.

BOB, of course I'd ask you to drive 4 hours-I know you and the way you like to shop-you'd be killing 2 birds with one stone. Luckily, MEL doesn't have to even go an hour-so that's good. I'll ask the big boy what the canisters cost and get a tally for you.

HAPPY, I think what GRACIOUS said to you hit it right on the head. You have to want this more than anything else and excuses are easier than staying OP at the beginning, but if you could just stay focused and on track for a few days you'll see it will be easy to keep yourself on that path. There is not ANYTHING that I am doing that you can't be doing yourself. I wanted this more than anything in the world. It's in your reach, you just have to make the steps in the right direction. I am bringing pita up for hummus and for others own private stash. I think SOL will have some SB LEGAL BREADS. I'd probably say tuna over cold cuts-hard to find cold cuts without sugar-though, you could make something easy off the recipe boards-it's fun to try a variety of SB LEGAL FOODS that others make. If you have something in mind, but don't have a recipe, let me know, I can make some suggestions. BUT, whatever is easiest for you. When I go to OLE OLE I get a COBB SALAD-the dressing is to DIE FOR!!!! Oh, and I eat the salsa with a fork;)

QUILTER, hope you are feeling better today!!! Hey, if you eat as much Carbolite as I did, you could just jet propell yourself around town-definitely gas me some mean gas attacks last night. Can't hold it in and explode now, can I?:shrug: Isn't that cool with Tinkerbell. Found it on a website with names. Got a gal to e-mail me my name with a fairy-see below!!!

ROSALIE, Eli's getting the rest, I'm not. His coughing still kept me up last night, but not as bad. I'm sure to hit the hay after EVERYONE LOVES RAYMOND tonight-and I'm hoping it's a repeat so I can get in bed even earlier. I'm not sure if there's a place in Orlando that has the Carbolite, but I will call the company and see if they possibly know of any places! Umm, while I just typed this I just called, there's not place in the Orlando area, but boy, did I get some info! They've re-done their nutritional information and what I thought I was eating was NOT what I was eating-more calories, now it has some fat, sugar grams-no wonder I gained!!!! Nope, this info will definitely be curtailing how much of this I consume in the future!!! If you hadn't of asked me to look, I wouldn't of known, so THANKS!!!! Will post more info about this later.

POOCH, I know what you mean about the agave, if I didn't have stock I'd surely pay a bit extra for it just to have it. There's so many great things to make with it on the recipe boards-let us know what you eventually try it in and how you like it. How did you know the guy was joking at the base-maybe he was serious!!!

SEMMENS, if you come across the FEARN SGWW Pancake mix-it's delicious and worth a try!!!

GRACIOUS, I couldn't of said what you did any better about this WOE! It's good to see such enthusiasm!! Try this site for lots of links to gifs on the web: http://www.geocities.com/~dotcombs/graphlnk.html Just want to make sure they are 40K or less and will fit on the screen.

FRUIT, glad to see your post! Looking forward to having you back with us now. Sorry to hear about DH's cousin-hope things work out okay and he gets better quickly. Enjoy your walk with DH tonight-not only are you both doing something good for yourselves, but the time spent together is great as well!

MEL, CONGRATS-geez, 3lbs, that's awesome. I'm not going to be able to see you when we meet, you're wasting away!!! I'll get my little list together for you-really, it's not much-if you could bring cheese, it would be a bit bigger (don't laugh, I brought cheese home in one of their insulated bags they sell when we were in Calif/Vegas), but otherwise, it's really a small list-thanks, you're an angel!:angel:
EL RAY IS GOOD, but how's their price on it there? Whole Foods is expensive down here on it. LMK if you know the price, off hand.

KIMMY, glad you got a break from taking 2 of the DK's today. My kids have never been bused and we always take them-never late, never abscent!!!

RED1, Congrats on the new car and to the newlyweds new home! Hope you can make it to NC in Oct-that will be a blast for sure. Wish everyone could join us in Orlando too!

FILLISE, good to hear you got more agave-why not just ask them to order you a case and see if they can give you a better price since they don't have to stock it. You didn't like the carob cake mix-I love it!!!! Oye, you threw it away-I'd die first!!!! Actually, I had to throw one away not too long ago, it was old-unfortunately there's no exp. dates on them, it tasted nasty.

ZANNE, keep up the exercise-makes you feel good doesn't it!!! You could always make your own sweet potato chips. I love pita chips-you should see if you can get this middle eastern spice mix called ZATAR, it's delcious on the pita chips!!

TV, of course we missed you-WELCOME BACK!!! I'm sure I can say that we all wish you the best of luck with the surgery and hope this will take care of the problems you've been having. PLEASE let us know how everything goes-you will surely be in my thoughts!

Whew, done! Have to get in the shower and run some errands. I'll check in with you all later.

Please remember, TOMORROW NIGHT IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST!

Toodles

Debbie
194/122.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Hello!

I was super busy this weekend, so I just tried to read the posts, but didn't quite make it to reply to any of them. It seemed to be that many of us had eating struggles during this weekend, also, I now understand why it is a problem to eat OP when you are busy. Wow! Saturday was really bad. I don't think I ate that much of SB illegal stuff, but I know I ate too much at one sitting, because I was soooooo hungry. By DBF said it was the most he has ever seen me eating at one sitting. When I got home that night, I was still hungry, so I made a chocolate fat free, sugar free fudge. Yum!

HAPPY - Don't despair girl. This will be a much better week, if not, then we'll send you into the Debbie dungeon (she can tell you all about it!). You know you are beautiful, but now you have to believe in it too, and make your body follow what you know is your desired shape. The wise say that it is all in our head, our conception of ourselves, and in order to transform our body, we must first believe in the trasformation and envision it. We need to convince ourselves that the progression to our ideal sense of selves is natural and only logical. You can keep telling yourselve - I deserve to have the body I desire. I am a consciensious eater. I am a happy, satisfied person. With every step and every breath I am closer to my goal. I am focused and determined. I will prevail.
Have faith Happy! You'll get there!

RED - Congratulations on your car purchase! How exciting! Actually two big steps in your family, a car and a house. May they both be flawless and have a long happy service in your family.

MELIRIS - Congratulation on your Loss! Wow you're almost there!:D Soon we'll be reading about your maintenance accomplishments!

QUILTER - Everybody around me is sick, and having a bunch of sick kids breathing on me....well, thanks for the warning. I am thoroughly enjoying being healthy:lol: I just got off a terrible cold so ----- try plantain tea (if you can find it), or Plantain extract. Also, propolis is good for sore throat. Good luck! keep saying to yourself, I WILL BE WELL SOON!

ROSALIE - 12 days to go!!!

DEBBIE - I talked to SOL this weekend. Poor girl has all sort of boring paperwork to do, that's why she hasn't been around. We are determined to meet on Friday, and hit downtown WP.
Good going on that RUN! WOW! If I didn't have all those pots to throw, house to clean, and excuses to make, I would be doing it every day too. Right.

POOCH - Congratulations on the pant fit! What a great feeling! I know some of the girls buy smaller sizes to have goals, but for me, the best feeling so far was fitting in a pair of old jeans. Was that your goal size, or are you going for smaller?

WELCOME to all the newbies!

Vesna

I have been lurking for a while and thought I would stop and say hello.

I started on SB about a month ago, after following Atkins for almost four years. I have thyroid problems, and insulin resistance, and did not lose on Atkins.

I switched because my husband pointed out to me that insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results. He was right...Atkins did not work for me, and it was time to change. I was reluctant though, since I loved eating all I wanted, or could hold and not gaining.

Since I started SB on 1/21/02 I have lost 15 pounds, and I feel much better than I did on Atkins. I use a computer program called Diet Power to keep up with my calories, and ratios of fats, carbs and protein. It has been very helpful.

I live in Georgia, have three kids, 23, 20 and 16. The 20 year old is getting married in June, so I will be mother of the bride, and I would like to lose enough to feel good about walking down that aisle for all to see! :o Since the thyroid problem was undiagnosed for years I have about 100 pounds to lose.

WHOOHOO!!! I just had to share with everyone! I was looking at how much room I have in my jeans (I refuse to buy any "on the way down" sizes) and decided to try on an old pair. I couldn't believe how well they fit!!! I had them on last week for a couple of hours (brought a bigger size in case I got uncomfortable!! and DID have to change) but today they are a lot more comfortable! Yeah!

I know it's hard sometimes to stick with this WOE and to get in your water and exercise. I've fallen many times. Took me 3 tries to finally get into the groove of my exercise. :sheep: :strong: I've now done it for 3 weeks straight. And I'm seeing results.

So those of you who are a little discouraged, please keep trying! You will get results!

DEBELLI Congrats on another new time! WOW! You're gonna have a great finish for the marathon. Thanks for the name of the mix. Would I find it in the grocery store or the HFS? I'm just not too fond of sweet potatoes.

TV I hope your surgery goes well. You've got a great frame of mind about it and that is very important. Keep us posted on your progress.

Ok, time to take DS to the doc. Talk @ you all later.

Good mornin'! We're all feeling better at our house today. Still sniffling and sneezing, but better anyway. Sarah was up late last night with a tummy ache. They are doing standardized testing this week in her grade and she gets a little stressed out.:( She was OK this morning. I'm sure she will do well. I've got a really good attitude this morning about eating. I've decided to really stick with it and stay on the wagon.:D Of course the weather isn't going to cooperate so I can walk.:nono: The high today is supposed to be in the upper 60's and the low tonight 15! What's the deal? Anyway, I'll stay OP even if I can't get out and walk.

Jeanie: Sorry I haven't found out about the UIL business. I'll ask my principal today.

Zanne: Is there one of those SIL's in everyone's family? UGH. Good for you tho for making those goals. I know you can do it.:)

Gracious: I know what you mean about the fat. I still have trouble with my fat intake. It's hard to get my protein in without jacking up the fat. Any hints?

Red1: I'm jealous.:cry: A new car! Good for you. We will have our car paid off in two more months.:smug:Then we will start looking for a van probably around the end of the year.

KimmyTK: Isn't it ridiculous how early the bus comes by?:eek: It's nice that you and DH can drive them to school. I'm so glad that I teach and bring the kids (the two older ones anyway) with me.

Meliris: WTG on the loss.

Fruit: Welcome back on the wagon. It's great your DH is doing this WOE with you. I wish mine would. Hope you hubby's cousin recups quickly.

Quilter: Hope your sore throat is better today. Mine hasn't been sore-just sinus headaches and coughing. Dennis has strep tho. I told him not to breathe on me.:nono:

Gotta go check on my kiddos. They are at lunch in a few minutes. Hope y'all have a great week.

hi evryone.

it is really something how many posts we have already this week!to all the new members this is a great place to find support and inspiration.
i had a bad weekend, eating that is. i had prepared all of my son's fav foods as he was home from college and i must confess i fell way off the wagon. it is amzing to me that i did so well over the holidays with all those tempting goodies and even managed the girl scout cookies without even a taste. but of all things it was potato salad and lemon bars which killed my willpower! by sunday afternoon i felt like i had the flu, tired achy and very cranky! my blood sugar was the highest it had been since september and it is a good thing i am off today because i still feel bad. it is definitely not worth it! so, i am back on track today no more stuff like that in the house!

the agave came in so i will pick it up later today when i pick up dd from school. this time iit was $2.26 per bottle or $27.12 per case of 12. so marie and sue i will bring it to orlando on the 9th.

hope everyone is feeling better and that all have a great legal week!

chris

Zanne, we used to be neighbours! I lived in Richmond Hill for 8 years and moved to NB just over 1.5 years ago. My parents live in Bolton so they are a lot further away from the grandchildren now and it drives them crazy! They come for frequent visits and I think that is great.

I would be interested in finding out the products you use for SB. I saw you mentioning some bread and so on but I would like more details if you find the time. As you know, the Americans seem to get all the best products and we really have to work at finding special items. Any help would be appreciated.

Monet!! It is so good to see you here. Monet is a wonderful person from another board that got me switched from Atkins to SugarBusters and I am so grateful to her for it.

I know that the people here are very friendly and will welcome you just like they did me. Please be sure to share your advice with us here, Monet. I know you do so much reading and have learned a lot, even though SB is still new to you too.

JUST A QUICKIE...I'M AT WORK AND THIS IS A :nono:


KIM...Go to TARGET...I got one for SKEETER there for $19.99 that is MADDIE size...these at BIG LOTS are not really big enough for him, but we only put them down when we leave him by himself.
His payback is to have a convenient accident while we're gone! :s:
The one at TARGET is wonderful and has cedar shavings...and a washable cover!

BACK TO THE GRIND

BOB

Just thought I'd have tea with my SB buds! I seem to have found my pattern! I do a lot of posting on Mondays and then just a couple of more times during the week. I do like to keep up with everyone and TRY to read all the posts.

VESNIOD I've had days like that! For some reason I cannot stop being hungry. You made good SB choices, so that's a good habit to have.

MONET WELCOME! Good for you on losing 15 lbs! That's quite an accomplishment. Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll feel REAL good walking down the aisle!

MUSICTEACH Glad your household is feeling better. Great news that you're back on the wagon! If you can't go out walking, do you have stairs you could go up and down? Or what about just walking in place while watching TV? May look funny, but at least you'd be moving.

BKM Glad you're back on the wagon too! That wagon's been busy rounding up people:lol: Hope you get your sugar regulated soon so that you feel better.

GRACIOUS I moved from Richmond Hill 9 years ago! Used to live on Major Mack between Bayview and Yonge. Small world! The bread Marie and I have been buying is called Stonemill bread. It's made in Scarboro. If you go into their site: www.stonemillbakehouse.com there's a place where you can find out if they carry it in your area and at what store. I don't really have too many brands I buy. Oh, I do get the Catelli WW pasta. Comes in a couple of shapes and the regular spaghetti. I buy brown rice and lots of fresh and frozen veggies and fruit. Loblaws has this great frozen fruit that I found in the frozen pie section. I like the peach/rhubarb/strawberry combo the best. I use it to make Deb's smoothies. I buy deli roast beef, lean ham and turkey breast. WW pita breads are great for making individual pizzas (had that last night:T ) and baked pita crisps. I usually try to get my SB stuff in the regular supermarket. If you need more info, email or PM me:)

Ok, I've been working at this for a while and I'm sure someone else has since posted.

Gotta go pick up the meds for DS. Doc called to say he has strep!

Thanks for the suggestion on Fearin mixes Debbie; I'll pick up the pancake mix.

I was happy to find out that whole wheat couscous is indeed legal; I picked some up at TRADER JOE'S for only 99 cents!

Have to scrounge some dinner since everyone else wants pizza.

Laura

Great way to start an SB post eh?

Deb- The choc is expensive: $7.99/lb for El Ray and $8.59 for Sharffenberger 70%. I haven't tried the sch...er yet, just bought it. I only eat about a 1/2" chip at a time, so the stuff lasts forever. Let me know if you want some. I can bring cheeses (I think, obviously I haven't packed yet!) so send me your whole wish list and I'll fit in whatever I can. I once came home from France with LOTS of stinky cheeses wrapped up and hidden in socks and underwear. Don't know which smelled worse. :lol: I promise I won't wrap your cheeses in my laundry!

Gracious: I used to live at Bayview and Leslie, and before that, at Yonge and Steeles. But that was before North York was a major city! And from the posts we see, Zanne and Marie and finding some pretty good legal stuff in grocery stores there. I think the difference might be more that you're in NB. I always thought TO was a food mecca!

Zanne- WTG on the exercise!:strong: :strong: Doesn't it feel great? (when it doesn't hurt, that is) We ended up cheering for the Canadian team, they deserved it more. But I did feel bad for John LeClair and Jeremy Roenick who are my favorite players.

Monet- Welcome! Congrats on the sucessful switch from Atkins. I never tried it, but I do believe this is a much healthier and sustainable way of life. Does you husband do Body for Life? What he told you is a quote right out of the BFL book, which I'm doing now after 6 months of straight SB.
Keep up the good work.

Thanks everybody for your kind congrats.
Vesna- I can't ever imagine being in maintenance mode. The whole concept is foreign, since I always seem to be in struggle mode. And even tho I originally posted 135 as my goal, it was just a # pulled out of an optimistic hat. I had no idea what I'd look like at 135 since it had been 17 years since I'd been there. Looking in the mirror, I've got a lot of work to do still! I want to see rock hard abs!

BKM- sorry to hear about the wagon tracks running over your face! I'm sure with the successes you've had, you'll be right back on track. Now you know truly how much better this WOE is for you and how fast you can feel like %*$&% again! Climb back on!

mel

175/137/12? (new goal) SB since 7/24/01, BFL since 1/7/02

meliris- Isn't it curious how you can find people on the web that have an association with you somehow? That is a bustling part of town now and it is true, you can find just about anything in Toronto. New Brunswick on the other hand....I might as well be on an ice float in the Atlantic! ;) Well, maybe that is a slight exagerration! hehe

music teach- I have cut my fat down drastically and I know it is difficult with certain meats. I have changed to some good deli meats without additives and that are low in fat. That works for lunches and dinner in a pinch. I had a t-bone steak last week and it was a good thing I had my fat intake down pretty well for the rest of the day. I did go over, but it was worth it for that steak! I aim more for chicken and fish now. I love beef but that is more of a treat because of the fat. I had a pork chop for dinner tonight and I am afraid to look that one up! My fat for the day has been low though so we shall see. I have actually been under my minimum carb/prot/fat ratio every day except that T-bone day. I am finding it hard to eat that much! Oh..I also eat chick peas and some beans on certain days for my protein instead of meat..they are low in fat.

zanne- Thanks for the pointers. I have done without WW pasta so far since I am accustomed to go without because of Atkins. I will try it in the near future though. I try to buy *natural* foods too instead of packaged lower carb products anyway. Seems more of a realistic WOE that way. I eat Mozart Whole Grain Rye bread from Supercentre (Loblaws) and find it to be small but yummy. Other than that all my food is the normal stuff in the grocery store.

Soups---this is for anyone. Are there any canned soups we can eat on this WOE? I had a cup of Habitant Pea Soup one day last week. There is no added sugar and everything in it is legal. Peas, water, salt and lard. I just wondered about other ones out there.

Dressing---I am finding that my dressings that I ate on Atkins are not acceptable because of the fat and the sugar in them. Kraft ones mainly. I have used Ultra Low Fat Italian since switching to Sb even though it is not ideal. Today I made my own: 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar, 2 Tbsp. olive oil, ground pepper, salt, onion powder and garlic powder. It was all right...not my favourite, but I could get used to it. I would like more taste though. Anyone have a basic dressing recipe like that?

MEL- You had to mention CHOCOLATE! I've been craving it all afternoon (TOM due any day) and I've been good. Chose an apple and 1/2 pork chop instead. (hey, that's a BFL meal!) I still wanted chocolate after eating dinner. Just went searching for my legal bar. 1/2" square seemed to do the trick.

Get OUT!! Yonge and Steeles??!!! Centerpoint Mall (used to be called Town and Country) OMG! That's where I am! Very small world. I remember you mentioning living in Toronto when I come to the board. Didn't realize where. (Maybe I'm living in your old house:lol: )

Hey yall!

I've finally done it. I went that 3.5 mile route today, and am just winding down. It took me 1h and 4 min - Ricky and I stop at EVERY intersection, because I want him to get used to stopping and listening. It was pretty fun!
HA HA HE HE HI HI HO HO
:strong:

Vesna

Hey I remember when it was called Town & Country! I grew up between Woodbridge and Kleinburg so we would go shopping at Hillcrest Mall, Town & Country and the Woodbine Centre when that opened.


I just checked the fat for my so called homemade dressing. I should have used 1 olive oil and 2 red wine vinegar! My fat for the day went mostly to that silly salad. It has 2 Tbsp oil and therefore 27 grams of fat.....yikes!!! Maybe my Kraft Ultra Low Fat is still better for me. With 1 tbsp of oil it is still 13.5.

I really need suggestions for dressings..please!

GRACIOUS We were posting at the same time.

For dressings, I usually make my own. BOB posted a recipe (JAN/FEB/MAR recipe board) for Greek salad dressing. It sounded pretty much like one I've been making for years (BOB--do we have the same book?) and it has oil and red wine vinegar. I marinate veggies in it and then grill them!

I usually just mix my greens with some oil, red wine or apple cidar vinegar and a sprinkle of salt. Sometimes I slice a clove of garlic real thin into the salad too.

My fridge door has one whole shelf with Kraft dressings I rarely use. I should actually look thru them for expired ones!

Hope that helps a little

CAN'T RESIST THIS ONE SOL....

Direct quote from Sol
" Also, if I left someone off the list, please
let me know."


How will they know if they've been left off the list???? ;)


LOVE YA GIRL......

BOB

Forgive me, I am trying to figure this out.

I hope that all of you who had OP challenges over the weekend will realize that "TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY" as my favorite Southern Belle says. We really do need to put yesterday behind us and press on toward our goal - feeling better and eating healthy. The weight loss is an added benefit. Just take one day at a time.

TV - You'll be in my prayers this week.

Deb: Congrats on your times. Putting one foot in front of the other and getting my bootie out the door is a super challenge for me. I used to walk 3 miles every day about 10 years ago. I lost 50 pounds on JC - one of the two times I actually made my goal. But nothing works permanently unless you change your life - right? And I'm doing that now.

Tina: Thanks for helping. I'm going to call a MS music teacher who has the UIL book and have her check the rules. We're even thinking about explaining the situation if they do say she can't compete. Any other year they'd be going to UIL.

Missy: WTG on the clean-out. I have had to do this WOE with 3 family members who don't follow it. That means having all the sweets and junk around, because they don't have the weight problem that I do. I have really done remarkably well with it all. I am not even tempted to eat the chips or cookies.

BKM: I ended up with 10 boxes of GS cookies! But I haven't eaten even one. I keep thinking about the stall I'm in and use that as my motivation for not eating any.

I have to go cook supper for the family now. I'm sorry I didn't get to address everyone.

Have loser week, everyone!

Jeanie
196/ :?: /130

Check ou this recipe site


www.yumyum.com/


BOB

BOB You're a gal after my own heart, er, stomach! I could be in that site for hours! Thanks loads!:T :T

here's a recipe from the site BOB just posted. It's for apple oatmeal muffins. I think it's legal if we omit the raisins. I need a wee bit of guidance here.


www.yumyum.com/recipe.htm?ID=16794

Zanne- I hope you're not living in our old house! Last time we were there, we did the "we used to live here" tour and discovered our first house (all 800 square feet of it, pre-metric) had been demolished for one of those 3 story Italianate megahouses that covered the entire building lot!
Poor little ole house! It was such a classic bungalow, but so small we moved after 1 1/2 years so we wouldn't kill each other. I remember Town and Country Mall, but wasn't Woodbine a race track? Lotta years ago.

mel

3 DAYS TILL REGISTRATION!!!!!

11 DAYS TILL THE GALS START PARTYING DOWN IN O-TOWN!!!!!! :jig:

OKAY, BOB!!! So I had a BLONDE moment! If you like that one....just wait - there's LOTS more of those to come! :lol:

GRACIOUS - The SugarBusters book has some good recipes for dressings in the back. There's one I love with blue cheese....Mind you, they taste nothing like the traditional dressing names that they have, but they are good nonetheless. I think most ranch and caesar dressings are pretty okay as well. I may have posted some from the SugarBusters for Kids book on here, too. I can't remember. I DO make some of the recipes from there, but I photocopied those out of the book and had to return it to the library.

As for soup --- Girlfriend, if you find something PLEASE let me know!! I'm a sucker for a good, comfort bowl of soup and have scoured Orlando with not muchsuccess. I did make (I think it was Zanne's recipe) Fresh Tomato Provincal or something like that. It was absolutely yummilicious!! A big bowl of that with a smashed grilled cheese adn my cold was getting better in no time! I have an awesome recipe for FRENCH ONION that I've been too lazy to post on here, but I'll try to get to it this week. It's so quick and easy and delicious! I now feel selfish for not having posted it. :moo:

VESNA YOU GO GIRL!! It takes me 1 hour 3 minutes to go 3.5 miles and that's with no one stopping to check SMELL MAIL with me! :lol:

QUILTER I HOPE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER!!!

FROG WANNA SEE THAT SASSY NEW LOOK!!

:WAVE: HAVE A GREAT EVENING EVERYONE - GOTTA RUN!!!:ink:

DINNER TIME!

OK...I'll admit it....I HAVE A PORTION CONTROL PROBLEM!! :nono:

I found this, ordered it, and received it today....IT'S THE BOMB!!

Check it out....

www.thegolfswingpage.com/perpordietpl.html



I'll be back!!!

BOB

It's Frog here in her usual sleepy state. I :love: getting up and getting the gym outta the way but I am tired when I get home from work. It was lower body day at the gym for me and I got a major Charlie Horse kinda pain while doing lunges :eek: My toosh is still sore tonight. But HUGE reward for me when I came home to get ready for work... I was prepping to hop in the shower and DH said "OOOOO!!! I can see your intercostals ("rib meat")! I was STOKED! I feel stronger :strong: and feel like I am seeing a change but is great when he notices it too! Plus he has the best excited sounds around. Speaking of ribs...

DH's parents are on vacation and are having to cut it short because FIL pulled a muscle in his ribs and is in pain. Hard to fish for the big game fish when you're in pain. He thought he was having a heart attack and they took him to the emergency room after he laid in bed all night with pain followed by a day of fishing! :rolleyes: Thankfully he checked out ok and will be headed back to NC from Maimi over the next 2 days. They seem to think he did it carrying a heavy suitcase up the hotel stairs. He doesn't seem to realize what his limitations are. Isn't that just like a man?

Got called a nasty name by a 3 year, 1 month old today. I was "the enforcer" of the rules and his behavior was really awful (spitting, hitting, kicking, throwing the test kits, climbing out of the chair, falling on the floor, fleeing the room, etc.) so I was attempting to assist him with complying and he said "Such a beeeetch!" twice! OMG!

At Deb's request I am pulling together some info about the beach for the retreat in Oct and will post pics after my visit in April/May. I hope to have the info (minus the pics) available in a week or so.

Dixie Dog is gonna have her teeth cleaned Friday - 2nd attempt. Please keep your fingers crossed and PRAY that we don't have another major trauma/event like we did last time. Can't handle that again! DH wants her to have the cleaning but can't take her, just to upsetting.

One of my favorite co-workers brought a HUGE box of homemade cupcakes to work today. I'm talking HUGE box! It seems his friend is taking a cake decorating class and decided to leave about 3 dozen cupcakes at his house! He knew there was no way he was gonna keep those around so he brought them to work. Another coworker and I promised each other we wouldn't eat one. Knew I could keep a promise that I made someone else better than one I could keep to myself, especially when it comes to food! :ink:

There are several I want to respond to but I am soo tired so I will have to keep it brief.

DEB - Way to go on the run time! :smoking: BTW - Suzanne will be a special guest, but YOU are the guest of honor at the beach! No kidding! Great motivational quote!

SOL - That registration time is almost here! Are you registering online? I hope it will be up and running by Friday. Woooo this is really getting exciting! :D

Hope everyone has a great nite!

Peace,
FROG

Hi All!
First and foremost, thank you all for your supportive posts. Deb, I feel like your Motivational Monday quote was written especially for me :) I had a much better day today. No sugar so far! I plan on having some cheese and yogurt for my snack tonight. Have to get on my water though.

I am anxiously awaiting some Agave syrup so that I can try some of the recipes.

I am trying to think of something exciting to bring to Sol's but haven't come up with anything as of yet!

Well the kid is crying because it's past his bed time and he's making me crazy wanting a "bedtime snack". So I better go.
Take Care all. and again thanks for the support.

MELIRIS- Yes, my hubby does do Body For Life! Great program! I had forgotten that was in there! Now I can tease him for stealing that line!

GRACIOUS: Thanks for the kind words. I am so glad to see you so successful. I wish some of those others who have stalled back on the other board would listen and change too!

Thanks for the welcome.

Can I ask what the 3 days until registration thing is?


Today, I was naughty. I made ww bagels, and ate two, then nibbled on another one. I stayed within my calories for the day, but had too much fat.

My doctor started me on a medication called Glucophage to help my insulin resistance. Does anyone on here know anything about it?

Evening Ladies!

How's everyone this evening? Sounds like everyone is doing really well...I skimmed the posts...so many people! It's hard to keep up! I wish I had time to post to everyone but I'd be up all night!

Thanks to those of you who have had my DH's cousin in your thoughts/prayers - he is doing much better today and he was able to "step-down" out of ICU. We spent the evening with him tonight. We ended up missing our walk because we were at the hospital - but that's ok - he's too important to us!

TV: I'll say a little prayer for you on Thursday. I'm sure everything will be just fine! I know that I'll be in your shoes one day! Let's just hope I can have a little one before then!

DEB: Way to go on your run! That's fabulous! You sure are making tracks girl! I sure wish I could meet with y'all in Orlando or the NC trip in October. Maybe one day I'll make a gathering!

GRACIOUS: We actually have SugarBuster brand dressings here. We have Ranch, Thousand Island, and Ceasar. If you want me to send you some I will. Get my e-mail from Debbie or Bob and I'll be happy to mail you some - not a problem. We also have SB brand icecream - but I think that would melt! HAHA!

JRED: I've been doing this WOE off and on for a while now and the entire time I've had to cook something different for my DH. he would eat the main meat that we had but I would have to make mashed pots. for him while I eat beans or something like that. not fun - this will be better with him following the plan 100% with me!

FROG: How funny is that BEEEECH! You wouldn't think kids that age would say such things huh? You'd be surprised! I teach first grade and they don't curse but I know they hear it all the time at home! So, I'm sure when I turn my back they flip me off and curse me out! HAHA!

Well, I think I had a good day. I got on the scale and I weighed the same as I did this morning which is a really good sign. You know - you usually weigh about 2 pounds less in the morning than you do at night! So, that would mean a good loss for me on my first day! But, I always lose fast the 1st week or 2....so we'll see! Talk to you gals tomorrow!

Missy
284/277/170

MONET: You must have been posting at the same time as me....I have 2 friends that also have PCOS like me and their docs put them on that same medication. They were also trying to get pregnant and it was helping them with their hormones or something like that. I'll check with them when I see them to get more information on it. Actually they are both pregnant now. One of the girls works with me but she has been put on bed rest for the rest of the school year. The other friend I see periodically around town. So, I'll get the scoop whenever I see them. I was never put on anything yet. I supposedly have a "mild" case of PCOS. My fertility specialist will do hormone treatments of some sort once I lose my weight but I'm not sure what type of meds I'll be on. He doesn't want to do anything until I lose the weight...you know how that goes! Well, I'll get some info for you as soon as I can!

Missy

Hiedie Ho All!!!!

It seems like I have been at a standstill for so long. But things seem to be changing again. I have been in a constant struggle since the holidays, not really eating what I shouldn't just not being perfectly on OP. Shirley needs to get her groove back!!!

Have been doing my NH bit and then going to execise afterwards, the buildings are in the same complex. I have upped my time on bike and arm mixmaster.

I made the WW Muffins. My family thought they had no flavor, I didn't think they were that bad. I would make them again only add a little salt. Recipe said it made 12, I got 18. I also made the creamy chicken tonight. Left it on stove for family so don't know if they like it or not.

After I fix supper i usually come upstairs. Meals are rarely eaten together here, either because of schedules or we all like different TV shows. DIL didn't get home until after 6:30 tonight.

Thanks for all your input on hands, agave, feet, etc. Really appreciate it.

I was amzed, I looked at Board earlier and only two pages. When GD got done with computer I looked and there were four! MY gosh, we are a prolific bunch!!! Very wordy!!!

FROG - Have heard of your GM's type of dementia just never heard that term before. To my knowledge it is a progressive thing, no miracle cures! I would start monitoring her meds if possible, especially the evening ones to be sure she is taking them.

BECKA - Welcome. I love HI, my DD lived there and I was able to visit her. She lived in Kona.

THE TWO OHIO KIMS: I had to chuckle when I saw Mt. Airy, that is the name of a resort town in the Poconos! Doesn't look like I will be visitng OH again. My DIL's parents have just bought a house in FL. In the Ocala area.

QUILTER : Nice chatting with you. My DD is working with her cousin on my MILs side of the family. It is quite a task. Hope you are feeling better.

ZANNE: I can't find legal WW bagels around here, I did the make the ones on the board and they were pretty good.....not a NY bagel good, but good. I freeze them, pop them in microwave for about 10-12 secs, they still have a touch of frost, slice and toast. Pretty good. Toasting helps with flavor and I like the crunch it gives.

TV - Of course you were missed!!! Hope all goes well with surgery. I was old enough and had problems enough they took everything, both ovaries included. Best thing I ever done for me. I have been on HRT for years without any probelems. Will pray for you and your cousin.

Hope all are well.

Take care. shirley

I feel like this sometimes!!!

Good morning

Thought I'd get in a quick post as I have a busy day ahead again. Have to leave for work in a few minutes and will be going out to badminton right after dinner. Same as yesterday. Tomorrow I will be off work but have to go out early in the morning to take my van in for servicing. Have to get it in good condition for vacation.

Slaphappy - Don't get discourged. None of us here are perfect. We all struggle at times to stay op. I don't think any of us stay op 100% of the time (except our fearless leader, Debbie). But if you have a bad day or weekend just put it behind you and start over. A new day, a new beginning.

Fruit - Glad to hear you are back on the wagon again. Sorry to hear about dh's cousin. Hope the treatment he is having will improve his situation. BTW what they put in is a "stent".

Mel - Congrats on the 3 pounds down.

Gracious - I love your attitude - 'five pounds gone forever'. That sounds so positive.

Have a good day everyone.

Marie.

Good Morning!

Just wanted to post a quick note to say hello before I rush off to school!

ROSALIE: Thanks for the correction on the "stent" term! I suck at medical terminology! HAHA!

SEF: I think I'm gonna have to try those WW muffins. Are they like a breakfast muffin or something that you would eat with dinner? I need some new breakfast items!

Ok girls - have a good day! See ya tonight!

Missy
284/275/170

TODAY IS 3 DAYS TILL REGISTRATION!!! FRIDAY IS THE DAY!!

11 DAYS TILL THE SUNSHINE STATE GANG GREETS THE VERY SPECIAL MARIE!

For those of you who think I'm totally nuts - I AM! BUT, my countdowns are 2-fold: This past January we Florida gals had the honor of meeting FROG and her DH for a yummilicious brunch and day of fun and fellowship followed the next day by cheering them on as they took on the daunting task of RUNNING in the WDW MARATHON - 26.2 MILES!! Not only was it great to get to meet so many of the wonderful gals on this board, but also INCREDIBLY INSPIRING to see the culmination of the hard training and enthusiasm that FROG displayed all year. It was THRILLING beyond what words can express to be around her and Bill. THEN, seeing her before picture on the photo board - I'm awestruck! ANYWAY, I decided that I wanted to take on a goal that would really challenge me and give me something to work toward and, well, frankly, "I WANNA BE LIKE FROG!"

Our fearless leader, DEBBIE, put the challenge out there for everyone and I've been (ever so gently :smug: ) reminding us all that the day we can register for the WDW Marathon and Half Marathon is on Friday, March 1, 2002. This is registration for the marathon January 12, 2003. Meister and I are going to register for the Half Marathon and DEBBIE and FROG and BP and BKM are going to register for the Half Marathon also. I think ZSUZSU will be a cheerleader with her newest little cheerleader in a papoose with her. ;) ELI, BOB and GATORGAL will be among the ranks of INSPIRATION, I do believe. QUILTER is moving closer and closer to saying she will be here. It would be great if all of us could plan to get together in O-Town in January as part of the Marathoners, Half-Marathoners and, oh-so-important CHEERING SQUAD! It would be great to have so many people here that we have to rent a place to have our brunch! :D I would love to have to handle something like that.

SOOOOO, WHO ELSE IS GOING TO REGISTER WITH US?? WHO WANTS TO BE A CHEERLEADER??

I'll keep posting this, but for those who want to scope it out beforehand….here's the link to the marathon registration page..

http://dwws.disney.go.com/wideworldofsports/sportingevents/sportingevent/sportingeventindex?id=SPORHalfMarathon03SporEvn

MONET - I am on Glucophage XR500, but apparently my dose is very low compared to most other people who are on it as I only take one dose a day. I haven't had any problems with it at all, but I take it with my oatmeal and they say that taking it with carbs is the best. I did a search on www.google.com for glucophage and learned a bit. There's also a PCOS forum on here and there are some discussions on it there.

FROG - WAY TO GO ON THE CONGRATS FROM BP!! Those are the BEST compliments, I think. Yeppers - on-line registering me and Meister. Did you tell that child that it's beAch and that, no, you LIKE the beach, but that's not your name? :lol:

SHIRLEY - How the heck do you come out with MORE than they say the recipe makes?!? You must be much better than I am. By the time I get through making a recipe, 'tasting' things and divvying out larger than life portions I'm lucky to get HALF of the portions they say. Ocala is right up the road a piece from O-town! Maybe you could spark yet another FL gals get together??

TV - Glad to see you back! Of course we miss you! Will be sending good thoughts your way!

DEBBIE - ROCK AND ROLL!! Are you sure you shouldn't sign up for the WHOLE Marathon???? You'll definitely be kicking boo-tee all the way to the finish line!!

:wave: Have a great day everyone!

Hmm...let me see..where to start.

meliris- Woodbine was and still is a racetrack. As far as I know, it is still standing. The Woodbine Centre is just across the road from it, hence the name, Woodbine Mall. It has a kids amusement park inside of it and when it was first new we were all very impressed!

solshine- I will take a look at the book again. I have yet to return mine to the library! I guess I just have to put some effort into finding some recipes...the recipe board is a good place to start! ;)

fruitloupe-Thanks for the offer of sending the dressings. I will see what I can do on this end before I bother you so much. I do appreciate your willingness to help though.

Rosalie- Thank you. I do believe they are 5 pounds gone forever. I think we have to have a very positive attitude and keep our eyes focused on our goal..or mini goals. I haven't been this weight for a lot of years now. Definitely not since I had my first of three babies. My body is in shock!:dizzy: But I am loving it!

I am still holding strong at 165 even after my fat intake yesterday because of my silly homemade dressing. I will try something new today for sure.

Thanks everyone for the info on Glucophage. It seems to be used a lot for PCOS. As far as I know, I do not have that. I do have thyroid problems, and obviously insulin resistance. I have not been able to lose any weight for probably 20 years. My doctor even had me on Phentermine daily, and I stalled out after 14 pounds on that, then gained it back when he changed my thyroid medication. Right now, I am back to the same point, and been here for over a week. I have a sinking feeling that I am not getting below it. Remaining upbeat after all these years of being told to exercise more and eat less has not been easy.

Sol, I take two of the 500 a day. The doctor told me to take it at dinner, but I am wondering if it would be better at say lunch... It must be doing something...I am hungry all the time on it, but I am not eating more. Still, I am kind of stalled. The doctor told me it would help me lose weight..so far, it has not.

Hmm. .. Orlando in January. I live near Atlanta, and I have a sister in law in Orlando. I am not ready for any marathon, but I am a great encourager...perhaps I will come and be a cheerleader! ? ;)

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone!:wave:

WOW! Have you all been busy beavers on this board! Sorry I wasn't able to get on here last night-Michael had a ton of homework that needed computer time.

This post has to be brief, I have to get in the shower and get ready. Eli is off today and we're headed for a short day out together before we have to rush back to p/u Michael from school at 2:30pm. I promise I'll get on later with a nice long post and replies to everyone! :) A SPECIAL WELCOME TO THE NEWBIES!!

REMINDER: TONIGHT IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST. Hope to see you all there!

And of course, how could I not remind you that TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!!!;)

I'll "see" you all later!!!

Have a wonderful day.

Debbie
194/121.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Good morning everyone! It is a gloomy day here and it is going to drop about 15 degrees:mad: That is Ohio for you, 60's yesterday, 20's today.

Ok, I have some questions....
What are the main things you look for on a lable???? Big one!

Are you not at all concerned with carb counts? Say a sauce that is "legal" as far as what is in it, do you look at the carb s or not?

Is skim milk ok and in what amount? On Atkins I had to use cream and I like skim milk more.

Am I correct...eat fruit alone or 1/2 hour before meal? Any amount, or is there a "serving"?

Sugar is "ok" as long as it is not in the top ingr. or no more than 3 grams per serving? I am not talking natural sugar.

Try to go with low fat...but how low? When you look at lables, what do you look for as far as fat?

Nothing that says "enriched", as in flour??

Try not to eat too many starchy foods to loose weight....for maintainance, see how much you can have before you start to gain?

Eat "portions", no seconds?

Do you always use "lite"? From my experiece, they tend to have more sugar.

I know that is a lot of questions. If you don't know or don't answer them all, it is ok...maybe someone else can answer the ones not answered!


:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Boy this board is getting so busy I can't keep up. Posting once a day just isn't going to cut it. I went into fitday.com yesterday and started putting in what I had eaten for the day. Not sure if I like the results. Of course what I saw could be why I am not loosing. I need to cut back. Need to eat more veggies and less triscuts. It did make me more aware and I thought twice before I put something in my mouth.:T

I am not sure if I can get on line tonight and join the chat. May have to travel to Lancaster to visit my grandfather. His kidneys are failing and he doesn't want to have dyalisis. He is 86 and has had so many health problems in the past 6 years he is just getting tired.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!!

:) :)

Cyndi

Sol or Frog: Looked at the WDW marathon page but can't find any info on cost to register. Do you have any idea if it's there or was I just to bleary eyed and missed it. Or do you remember what the app. cost was for this years? (the 1/2 marathon, please). thanks, mel

Hey Mel!

I hope that means you're gonna join us!!!

Monet - Atlanta is TOO close to not come! Start dusting off those pom-poms!!

Okay - I called WDW and the registration for the Marathon was $75 last year. Half Marathon was $35.00.

They don't have the prices yet for this year, but I'm sure it will be close to that.

Back to wurk.....

:dizzy:

...the board if I post too much! ;)

I am doing some cleaning today as I prepare for my parents arrival on Friday. Each time I finish a *big job* I treat myself with a water break on the computer. I have done my drawers and then my son's room. Daughter's room is next and that will be a longer wait between breaks!

Kimmythekid-I have some of those answers for you.

{Are you not at all concerned with carb counts? Say a sauce that is "legal" as far as what is in it, do you look at the carb s or not? }

The answer to that one will be similar to the answer regarding the amount of fat. If you have figured out your daily caloric allowance and the ratio of carbs/prot/fat then that will be a big help. I know that it is to me and from what I have read of Debelli's post, she tracks her numbers as well. I know the book says you don't *have* to, but I am a detail person and want to do this right the first time. That way there is no surprises at the end of the day, or the next day when you hop on the scale!

I think we should be carb conscious, protein conscious and fat conscious. Keep your meals within the 40%/30%/30% range and you should be fine.

Let's face it...if something is legal, it is legal for a serving of it. Triscuits are legal, not a whole box.

{Is skim milk ok and in what amount? On Atkins I had to use cream and I like skim milk more. }

I miss the fact that I can't use cream in my coffee now but I know it is simply not worth the fat count. That takes too much away from the meats and other things I can eat during the day. I have switched to 2% milk...I have the 3 small kids and I am not willing to be bothered buying 2 different kinds! :) The SB book says use skim, 1% or 2%...so you are good to go on that one.

{Am I correct...eat fruit alone or 1/2 hour before meal? Any amount, or is there a "serving"?}

It is recommended that you eat the fruit 1/2 hour before meals or 2 hours afterwards. That is to prevent indigestion. If you have no problems with indigestion you may eat your fruit with other foods...but that is their recommendation. I follow that advice even though I do not have indigestion...I like rules! :)

{Sugar is "ok" as long as it is not in the top ingr. or no more than 3 grams per serving? I am not talking natural sugar. }

Sugar is okay as long as there is 3 grams or less per serving. The book states this is a LOW sugar, not NO sugar WOE.

{Try to go with low fat...but how low? When you look at lables, what do you look for as far as fat? }

I mentioned this in the first one but will add that moderate fat or low fat is certainly better than high. I think the high fat is what stalled me on Atkins.

{Nothing that says "enriched", as in flour?? }

Enriched means it has been highly processed, the goodness sucked out and then they had to add it back in. Lower nutritional value and higher on the glycemic index.

{Try not to eat too many starchy foods to loose weight....for maintainance, see how much you can have before you start to gain? }

They recommend 2-3 servings of starchy foods and I have also read that if you are trying to lose that it is better to stick to 2 a day. When maintaining or getting closer you can add the third.

{Eat "portions", no seconds? }

The book states that we should use appropriate servings and not have seconds. Use the indented part of the dinner plate to help you gauge. Your whole meal should fit in that part of it. Veggies should be the size of your closed fist and meat the size of your palm when your hand is open.

{Do you always use "lite"? From my experiece, they tend to have more sugar. }

I have been reading labels very carefully because of that reason. Sometimes it is better to buy regular. Individual cases reign in this instance.

I hope I answered your questions adequately and also trust the others will add to or correct me if I was wrong on anything.

Thank you Gracious for your answers. One more question...how do I find out what my cal. intake should be? Is there a good site that tells intake, fat, ect...for your weight or want to be weight?

I hope your visit goes well!

Thanks again!!!
Kimmy

Hiedie Ho All!!!

It always makes me laugh, the weather is dropping to freezing so the news is full of tips.....wrap your pipes, cover your plants, let your faucet drip, bring in the pets, etc. I still have a northern mentality...32' what's the fuss about? In PA that's barefoot weather!!!!! Yesterday I was wearing shorts, I will admit to putting on slacks this morning. So I must be gradually becoming southern!!!!!

Yesterday at the NH I took in the Southern girls list. My group is definitely GRITS! They loved it! It created a lot of discussion, especially the dress code, breakfasts and Rhett. I forget who posted it now but thanx for giving me a topic for reminiscing!!

FRUIT - I don't know how I managed the extra muffins. Maybe because I used my cupcake pan rather than muffin cups. They were small enough that I considered two a serving, but large enough to be satisfying. I made them with dinner in mind but they have a sweetish taste so I didn't feel they were for a meal. I used them for breakfast with butter, jelly or PB, sliced in half they were quite filling and they are very light, not a heavy muffin. I used the dark agave, saving my light for the cheesecake!!! I want to try Bob's (Ithink it was her) Flourless Chocolate Cake! I am also wondering if you could dice an apple into the muffins, or some berries? Another experiment!

SOL: See above about size of muffins. It will probably be a while before we visit Ocala, they just bought the house. They do hope to move in by May or so, but I won't be there. I am saving all my pennies for a trip back to PA this fall. Keep your fingers crossed for me that they mount up enough!!!!

MONET - I don't think I said welcome. We are glad you decided to join us. You will like it here, I guarantee!!!!

DEB - I love your new avatar!!!

KTK - The ingredients and amounts can be confusing at first but you learn as you go along. Lots of things have no sugar in the list of ingredients but in nutrition list will have 6 grams maybe. These are natural sugars not added augars. Tomatoes are a good example. I never use anything with cornstarch no matter how low it is in ingredient list or corn syrup or enriched anything. I'm not an expert, there are others here who really know what they are talking about and I have learned a great deal from them. I'm not swift enough to learn it all at once!!!!

Speaking of not being swift.........remember I said I made the Creamy Chicken last night? I really felt it needed a little something extra and did add some salt and Pepper (love pepper) to the sauce. But still needed something. This morning I woke up at 6a to make my potty run and it hit me. I forgot to put in the mushrooms!!!!! Nice time to think of it!!!! Brains and trains....it's bad when you miss both!!!!

I am going to play with the scanner today, I got to be able to post a picture. If I don't reappear, you'll know I blew the whole system up!!!!!

Take care. sef

Hello everyone!

It is a pratty day here--but getting cold. It was in the 70s yesterday and supposed to be in the 20s tonight. I am so ready for spring!

Good day today--oatmeal breakfast with a little agave and cinnamon--yum. Italian cold cut salad for lunch (Subway will make any sandwich into a salad)--tonight I'm going out to dinner--outback. I'm thinking the salmon--though their steaks are pretty tasty too! I did have a SF TCBY this afternoon. They also claim to have a SF hot fudge sauce--anyone know anything about this? I just may have to go to their web site to see if I can find the nutritional information.

Sef: I'm glad I'm not the only one who will "forget" ingredients. The last time I did it was with my muffins. The recipe called for 2tbl sweetner for one serving. I quadrupled the recipe and only used 2 tbls agave. They tasted fine, so I'm using the lower amount of sweetner. I figure the less the better!

Kimmiethekid: I don't count calories or grams of anything. I try not to have more than 2-3 "starchy carbs" per day. I find that when I count--it makes me obsessed with food and then I think about it all the time and then I always want to eat. When reading labels I try to avoid added sugar if possible. For example, when shopping for salsa I'll choose one with no added sugar. The same with beans and veggies. I also try to avoid conrstarch, corn syrup, enriched flour, etc. If everything in that category has some sort of added sugar/starch then I look for two things: are the sugar grams 3 or less? Is the bad stuff way down on the ingredients list? The answer to both must be yes. It is tough at first, but once you learn the brands that are ok then it is less time consuming.

Sol: Thanks for keeping us updated on the WDW marathon registration!

Monet: How close to Atlanta are you? I'm about 90 minutes south. NASCAR is also close to Atlanta. Welcome!

Frog: I didn't know DH was a rib man!:o That's some progress you are making!

BOB--Uh-oh yumyum.com looks like i could lose some serious time there. I did print the recipe for those WW apple muffins.

DEB--Are you going to run in the marathon next year? The way you are going you'll be hitting 26 miles before you know it!

Got to go--work calls. Hope everyone has a good evening!

Susan
300/240/150

BOB-thank you, THANK YOU! for posting yumyum! :T :T I've printed out a few recipes and made the Curried Hash for dinner. It was good. Just subbed SGWW flour and added peas. I'll be lost in that site for hours now!

Good evening everyone!

This board is sooo busy. I missed a couple of days and thought I'd best let you all know I'm still alive and there were 5 pages of posts.

I've been doing ok. Still trying to stay OP and the scales still keep going up and down. I go up as much as 5 pounds now and then back down to my low of 275. I will keep on trying. I know that it will starting going down again sooner or later (sooner I hope).

Welcome to all the newbies. You have come to a wonderful place with so much support and encouragement.

tv: you are in my prayers. I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago. I felt 100% better just a couple of days after surgery. I immediately started getting back my energy.

I am sorry to hear that so many of you and your families are not feeling well. I hope and will be praying that you all will feel better soon.

My son has been having a lot of problems. He was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrom a couple of years ago, but now he has a lot of blood in his stools, is dizzy, nausea, etc. They are doing tests this Thursday. He has lost 15 pounds in 2 weeks. So I have been mostly helping with the kids and being there for him while he waits to see what's up.

Don't know if I'll be at chat tonight.

Take care

Sheann
287/279/150

I was just browsing through some of the other threads, and I found where DEB mentioned www.prettyimpressivestuff.com/sugarbusters and I went there... all I can say is WOW. That site explained things to me that I've never been able to quite grasp before about this WOE. It's a really down to earth site, and I recommend ANYONE who is as new and confused as me to go there!!
Be sure you check out the menu on the left side of the page, there are lists and color pictures of SB legal foods!!

I'm doing pretty well... my eating is better today believe it or not. Right now I'm at :
Total: 1431
Carbs: 150g 38%
Fiber: 10g
Fat: 50g 31%
Protein: 112g 31%
And according to the numbers that DEB gave me, I should be eating 1800 calories, 180 carb, 135 protein, 60 fat... so this is the closest I've been as yet. I've had dinner, but will have a snack later, so I'm feeling pretty good about today!

Hope everyone is doing well... I'm still trying to adjust to the 6 people in my house thing..LOL.. I'm usually so busy cleaning I can't get to the computer. I have a Mary Kay seminar tonight, so I probably won't make chat... a friend of mine is a rep, and invited me to a 'makeover party' demonstration thingy just to get me out of the house alone, to let me play in makeup and forget my stresses!!

See y'all later!!

Hey All:wave:

Even though it was short, Eli and I got a few things accomplished today on his day off-won't even bother telling you 2 of the places we went, I know you know my pattern by now!;)

VES, you mentioned to HAPPY You can keep telling yourself - I deserve to have the body I desire. Geez, I wish it were that easy! Even though I now have the desired weight, I don't have the body I want. Any idea where I can order one up?? LOL!! Can't wait to hear about your Friday adventure with SOL and what you two divas come up with. As for the agave, I haven't a clue who would ship to SLOVENIA, much less anywhere else out of the country. I think your best bet is to order it and ship it yourself-but it's going to be BIG BUCKS. Didn't you say your Mom would be coming for a visit-better to hold it til she gets here unless she's really desperate for it. CONGRATS to you AND Ricky for doing the 3.5 miles!!!

MONET,WELCOME TO THE BOARD Glad you decided that being a part of the board is much more appealing than being a voyeur;) I'm amazed, you followed Atkins for 4 years? You said you didn't lose-you must of lost something, didn't you? Well, it seems you definitely took your DH's advice to change and do something different because it looks like SB is really working for you and you are working for it (the weight loss). CONGRATS for doing so well thus far! And I see you're another GA GAL-there's a few of you on the board-maybe someone lives in close proximity to you. Hey, ATLANTA is not that far away, so do come join us in Orlando in January, but even better and before that-come join us in OCT in NC!!! So, how far are you from HARRY'S????? Love that store too! I'd love to live in the ROSWELL/MARRIETTA area one day-such beautiful homes up there! Congrats to you and your DD upcoming nuptuals-I'm sure you'll look smashing as you float on air down the aisle in June!!! Don't be afraid to ask us any questions-we are all more than happy to help. Once again, WELCOME!!:D

ZANNE, CONGRATS on the pants-must of made you feel terrific, and good going on the exercise, I know how that makes you feel! The mix, most likely the HFS. BTW, I will know by Friday if the agave was in stock and made it to the store. If you think of anything else you need, let me know and I can send it up with ROSALIE if she doesn't mind.

MUSIC, glad to hear you and the rest of the house are feeling better. We have a high here today of 81 and tomorrow it's going to get cool once again, I think tomorrow night a low in the 40's is expected.

BIGK, sorry to hear you had a temporary lapse of sanity and fell off the wagon for a brief nano-second and felt so bad afterwards:s: I always welcome those who have a lapse and end up getting sick telling me the tales of woe because it helps me stay in line-I don't need to feel like that. The agave is a great price-I wish the store I buy from would have it at that price-I'd probably hoard some more!

GRACIOUS, okay, excuse me for being dense and not well knowledged in my Canadian geography, but whereabouts is NB? I know where Toronto and Montreal are since we have family in both areas, I know Edmonton/Alberta because I want to go to the mall there one day, but NB, haven't a clue where that is (guess I could look at a map, but too lazy). I thank you for guiding MONET to our board-she seems like a charm! Hey, I think you CANUKS have some great stuff up there we don't have here-I'm sure ROSALIE can throw some ideas your way as well of things good for SB up your way. I can't comment on the soups-I haven't eaten a canned soup since starting SB, well, other than broth. Like you, I've gone more the natural route and will make soup instead of buying it (okay, Eli makes the soup, I eat it!) The soup you have sounds okay, but personally, I wouldn't eat anything with lard in it-ick! Salad dressings, the low fat/ff versions most of the time are going to have sugars in them to make up for fat. I go for the regular ones and just use less. Eli makes a great dressing for our FATTOUSH salad that's easy and simple-garlic, salt, lemon juice and olive oil. Can you give me an idea what type of dressing you like, I'll look through my books when I get a chance, I'm sure I must have something you'd find appealing. You actually MADE WW bagels? How did yours come out? I have a recipe posted somewhere on the recipe board but have never attempted to make any bagels-knowing my cooking skills they'd probably come out like hockey pucks. I'm very impressed how well versed you are in SB-you make me proud:D

FRUIT, why not plan on coming to the NC trip. I'm sure you could find someone to carpool with, and you sure have enough notice to plan. Glad to hear DC is doing better. Did you see the article in Women's Day on PCOS??

SEF, okay, you mentioned the standstill moved, but how did it move-how much??? Don't keep me in suspense! Don't feel bad if the family doesn't like what you like-that's how it is here-they think my taste buds up and died since I started SB. I'll think something is REALLY too sweet and they tell me there's no sweetness at all. A mug shot?? When?? Where?? I hope you figure out that scanner!!!

ROSALIE, remember, I did have a cheat on NY Day!!!! Oh, I may be good when it comes to not cheating on SB, but trust me, I have many other flaws that make up for it in other areas;) Umm, I'm thinking that BOB & I will probably pick you up around 9:00am or so, maybe a tad earlier. Will take a bit to get to SOLS house and I want to have at least an hour to prepare whatever I need to finish up at her home before everyone comes-is that okay??

SOL, have you decided what time you are going to put down that you could finish the WDWM in? I think all of us who are going to do the 1/2 should put down the same times so we can all start together in the same area-since we are competing with the clock, it doesn't matter where we actually start as far as the crowd goes. Oh no, this gal is NOT going to do the whole marathon, or at least I say that now. Remember, WD made some man made hills and this girl walks and jogs on flat lands-these legs were not made for going up a hill. We have an overpass that I jog pass each day and I could never imagine trying to jog up that thing-no, I will be walking up hills, jogging down.

SEMMENS, yeah, yeah, just keep rubbing it in, I'm envious that you have TJ'S and I don't-can I move in with you??? We make a lot of couscous in our home. What are you planning on doing with yours? Eli makes a great dish with lentils and onions and we serve it with yogurt-delicious. Of course, taboulli is another great dish to use it in.

MEL, thanks for the offer on the chocolate. Looked at WHOLE FOODS today and they have the EL REY for $7.99 a pound and now are carrying the SCHARFFEN BERGER in bulk at $9.99 a pound. My cousin brought me 2 9.7oz. bars from San Diego and they only cost $5.50 a bar from there, cheaper than those little 2oz bars they have the nerve to sell for something like $2.59. Actually, your price is a bit better, but I do have some already that I haven't used-thanks for offering to help me enlarge my stash though! Hmmm, you really wouldn't mind bringing some cheese and a couple other cold items? Actually, best that I forego this idea-I think it's too much trouble. When I went to see NANCE I had packed some of those BLUE ICE things and bought one of the insulated bags at TJ's-they worked like a charm and everything made it home in perfect condition. BUT, that's
something I think I will have to take on myself, Ithink ti's too much trouble to ask of you-but once again, THANKS FOR OFFERING! I think I'll just keep my list short and simple, nothing that needs refrigerating.

JRED, you know what you were able to do in the past to get the results you wanted and you are now moving in the right direction to get there once again-as many of us have done in the past and are doing once again. What we need to find out is WHY we were unable to stay at our goal when we made it and make sure whatever reason(s) there were for this we make sure we know how to deal with any situations that arise so this won't happen again. I know for myself, this is it for me, I will NEVER gain back the weight again. I said it the last time I met my goal weight, but I have never felt the way I do know when I say this!!! 10 boxes of GS COOKIES? My goodness, they must of knew you had a soft spot for GS's! Glad to hear you haven't touched one-I don't know if I would be that good, a reason I didn't buy any-the kids love the THIN MINTS, but so do I and if I saw one open I may not be able to contain myself.

FROG, you are so cute-I love your excitement on the scale, about your ribs, etc. etc. I am so happy that you are happy after all the turmoil you went through all those months. Sorry to hear about FIL, he was in my area, huh? Hmmm, I could of met him and given him the CD with the pics. Well, I'm going to attempt to get out the laptop and see if I can get those pics to you that way. It won't be today because Michael's been on the computer since I got home (doing this off line), Anyhow, hope FIL feels better soon. I hear that happens with a lot of people when they shovel snow. That little bugger said that to you???:eek: Was the Mother around? I'd kill my kids if they used any vulgar language-believe it or not, my kids don't cuss. They don't hear Eli or I and they know I won't stand for it. I've always told Michael he could come up with much better and more effective words than trash mouth ones. I'm excited that SUZANNE is coming-she told me to let her know where to send the money! Me, the guest of honor, no way-why me? Okay, QUEEN OF SOLE last 2 days, bloody toe-can't see why it's bleeding at the top, doesn't hurt, don't see a cut, but bloody sock when I take them off-I remember this happened long time ago and same thing, mystery why and where it was coming from-any ideas?

HAPPY, glad to hear you had a better SF day. The support from this board is phenomenal and can't be beat! Just wait til you get to meet everyone, it's a wonderful feeling and you will feel not only support, but a great bond with the other gals.

KIMMY, I am a BIG label reader. No one likes to go shopping with me cause I take so long. I think first I look at the grams of sugar and then the fat and then the ingredients. If it has any forms of sugar in it I usually will put it back, even if it falls under the 3 gram rule. That's just me, I'm more strict that need be. I do count carbs, but with something like sauce that's legal, I would eat it and count the carbs as well, whatever they may be. Skim is fine-all milk is fine, but once again, if you are watching your intake, skim is better than whole as far as calories and fat. Fruit is 1/2 hour before or 2 hours after a meal, or alone as you said. There are suggested serving sizes for fruits you can follow, but for me, I just eat what I want really, but I do weigh it out and figure out the nutrional values, so if I eat a fruit with 30 carbs, that's part of my carbs for the day-and that piece of fruit may be what would be considered 3 servings-again, this is just what I do. Sugar, as long as it's 3 grams of sugar or less per serving and you are having 1 serving, SB says it's okay. I just watch my total fat intake and keep tabs best I can to keep it to about 30%, what SB suggests. Correct, nothing that says enriched. Again, I eat about 2-3 starchy carbs, sometimes more, rarely less. Been like this since I started SB. Lite usually does have more sugars-they have to make up the taste from less fat. I usually only use light mayo and sour cream. I eat small meals throughout the day, so I don't use the portion idea. E-mail me with your current and goal weight, height as well as if you think you are sm/med/large boned and I can help you do the numbers for the caloric intake-at least my opinion of it.

RED1, it's good that you are using fitday.com and seeing where problems may lie. That's why I think journaling is so important, without doing so, who know's, right? Sorry to hear about GF, hope things look up for him.

FILLISE, enjoy OUTBACK tonight-I love the salmon there! And the sweet potato! Glad to hear you're having a good day. Don't know anything about TCBY-ask me about Carbolite and that I know about, but not TCBY. I probably will do the 1/2 marathon-that all depends if SOL comes to NC or not!!!

SHEANN, just a bit over 2 weeks ago I was up at 127, now today 121.5. I know when it rises like that it's just temporary and my staying OP and patience will pay off-and it did. My gosh, your DS sounds like he's having a terrible time. I hope everything goes well with the tests and whatever is causing him troubles can be easily and quickly fixed. Please keep us informed!

BETH, glad you liked RISSA'S site. I always refer newbies and those who want to know more about SB to her site-it's wonderful and she's really done a good job at explaining the basics of SB. You're doing great with your numbers-how are you feeling now that you are eating in this range? Do try to up your fiber a bit-25grams is recommended-raspberries are great for this, Fiber One as well-beans make you toot, but they're good too.

Well, at least I got updated with all the posts-now I have to find some time to tackle a trillion e-mails:rolleyes: I told the kids I need the computer for chat tonight-here's hoping it will be free!!

See you all later in the chat room! Good luck tomorrow for WIW!!!!

Toodles

Debbie
194/121.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Weather is really windy tonight, knocking down/out something with the cable in our areas. TV reception is awful and since I have a cable modem the Inet is not working properly. Therefore I may not be able to chat :^: And that will not make the FROG a happy camper.

Got to bed before 9:30 last night and it was heavenly! I was so well rested this morning. Need to do that more often. Got up for aerobic day at the gym. Did the treadmill so that I can get faster for the 1/2 marathon 'cause DEB is gonna go zooming by all of us. DEB - Do you wear a crash helmet when you run, 'cause you sure are goin' fast!

Update on FIL: They got into O-town today - look out SOL! He decided that he's feeling better and that they are gonna go to Universal tomorrow! Heavens! It's a good thing that I'm not with them, I'd be a nut case with all the changes in plans.

Update on KITTY: Mary-Ca has a new bed. She has been sleeping on the floor at the foot of our bed on a blanket for a while. This weekend I bought her a basket and put an old bed pillow and that blanket on it. She :love: that bed and spent most of the weekend in it. DH reported that he has come to accept her as one of the family and is glad that it has all worked out. I got some :angel: assistance there! If y'all only knew how he is with his Dixie, you'd understand what a change this is in him!

Update on DIXIE: Trip to vet still scheduled for Friday. Vet phoned last evening to say that they will do everything to make us all feel more comfortable about this visit. I may talk to him about some skin tags that she has. Her age is really beginning to show and she's only 8. :(

Update on DH: He has been working out on my schedule somewhat and is starting to see results in himself. Have to give him the ol' bicep test in the car on the way home on the days he lifts. He is so :smug: proud and I'm proud of him.

SOL - I am TRULY humbled by your comments. Do you have any idea how much that motivates ME? Regarding that little boy at work, I told him I'd like to GO to the BEACH! But if he thought I was a b*itch, he really hadn't seen anything yet! :lol: Speaking of beach, I have you down for a room in October because you WILL be there! Got it? Good!

MONET - Welcome! Have I already asked you where in the Atlanta area you are? I am originally from Columbus and my sister and fam live in Loganville (Stone Mtn area). Will be great if you can come to O-town in Jan too!

DEB - Glad you could tell/read my enthusiasm in my post. That is truly one of the benefits of getting together with other people on the board and learning what their personalities are like. Don't you think? Regarding your friend here the b*itch, his Mom was in the observation room (One-way mirrored glass kinda thing) and she said that her son learned it from his dad who has a colorful history! No doubt! Oooo the toe "thang." I'm guessing that you may be bleeding from the cuticle or under the toe nail. Is it all near one toe? Is it bleeding on the tippy toe part? Remember where my "lovely" toe calluses were? I'm also inclined to think that (1) your shoes are either too short and rubbing the tops or tips of your toes or where your toe nail goes into the nail bed at the cuticle, or (2) you don't have enough room in the toe box. You may be able to play the piano with those puppies but in not the high-handed Liberace style, or (3) you're feet are having to toughen up and build new calluses and you are bleeding from where the rubbing is occurring. You are gonna have to sample around and see what works. If you think your shoes are too short or not "Liberace" enough, try thinner socks.

FILLISE - I don't think I knew DH was a "rib man" either. But he has always liked athletic looking celebs so it only figures. How is business and your work with the Church. Question" If you pray for your private business while you are working at the church, is that double-dipping? ;) I may be planning a trip to Columbus for the spring, I'll keep you posted.

SEF - Thanks for your info about GM. Thankfully she will not be left alone anymore which is a great releif for all. I worry most about her falling off the balcony or becoming combative with my Mom.

TV - Thinking of you! {{{HUG}}}

SHEANN - Thinking about your son and hope that he's better soon! {{{HUG}}}

Well, will try to see if I can get into chat now. Cable tv seems better. Hope to see you there!

Good luck on the scales tomorrow!

Peace,
FROG

Hey Girls!

Had another good day! I was down 2 pounds this morning from yesterday and I think I'll be down again. But,like I said - I always take it off fast in the beginning...it's the slow down part that I can't stand! HAHA!

SHEANN: I see that we are around the same starting and present weight and we actually have around the same goal weight - we can hold hands and do this together!!!

DEB: I should make that trip huh?!? Maybe I can talk my hubby into letting me make a girls trip! That would be so fun! The only bad thing is that it is when we are in school and it's football season! What are the dates for October? Or maybe I can be a cheerleader in Orlando - that would be great! I didn't see the article on PCOS - I'll have to check it out!

Well, I'm gonna run - we've been at the hospital our cousin was discharged tonight - which we are extremely happy about. The only problem is that he has trouble relaxing and I don't think he will be able to stand sitting around the house doing nothing! It worries me that he will try to do things too quickly - then I'll have to go there and kill him myself! HAhA! I fussed him tonight before he left the hospital! I might just try to make the chat - that would be fun!

Missy
284/275/170

HMMMM, I can't get the chat room even to come up, it times out at 2%-I don't know if anyone else had trouble besides me. If anyone was in the chat room, sorry, I tried, couldn't find a way to get in. E-mailed SUZANNE in hopes she could help somehow. Please let me know if anyone got in or anyone else had trouble.

Will try a few more minutes-otherwise, see you in the morning!!

Deb

Yeah!!!! For this WIW I am down another 3 lbs since last week. That makes 23 total since I started 1/16/02. I still have a zillion pounds to go but am taking it one step at a time.

Wow I missed two days on the board and it took me forever to catch up - the support on here is incredible. I feel so lucky to have been introduced to you all (thanks again Deb).

I was at the chat last night and (shhhh - I was a virgin chatter) and man you guys type fast - at one point I was just plain confused:dizzy: Slaphappy - you were a riot!!! And the promise thing :lol:

I am a Cub Scout Den Leader and last night we planted seeds to make a vegetable garden - it was fun but very messy. I love fresh produce and most of the stores around here are lacking in that department (except for Kroger's - right BOB).

Sorry I can't respond back to you all - I just missed too much in the last two days so:
if you lost weight - congrats:)
if you are sick - hope you have a speedy recovery :^:
if your weather is cold and nasty - lets all move in with Deb :cool:
if you are new - welcome :wave:

I'll check back later after I get the kids off to school
TTFN
Denise

Although I am thrilled that I haven't gained, I haven't lost since Friday....but I am looking to change that! 180/165/154 5'8.5"

Debelli- Such a compliment coming from the Queen SB'er!!:o Thank you! The way I see it, the more we know and learn about this WOE, the better we will do.

I was born and bred in Ontario but moved to New Brunswick 1.5 years ago. You wanted to know where it is. It is in Eastern Canada, a Maritime province. We share the boarder with Maine. Let me see....the St. John River, the Bay of Fundy...I think that is their claim to fame...lumber and potatoes too!

I think it was someone else that made the WW bagels. I have attempted lowcarb bagels before though while on Atkins. You say yours came out like hockey pucks? Mine came out like alien droppings!! Very nasty! hehe

The Dressings- I did look into the SB book and some recipe sites but I find that they all have lots of fat. My Favourite Kraft Dressing is called Classic Herb, but the fat is high. I switched to Ultra Low fat Italian- but that has sugar listed and doesn't state the amount. I am wondering if it is still worth eating that one. Last night I made a mixture of olive oil, red wine vinegar and some seasonings...but 1 Tbsp. of oilve oil has 13.5 grams of fat in it. How can you make your own low fat? I eat big salads and need a total of at least 3 Tbsps. of dressing. But with 2:1 oil, you still have it too high. I will be patient and see if you can find something for me. I am not picky about the kind. Thank you.

Beth-Your numbers look great. I know that recording all that info is not for everyone but it sure helps me. I don't become *obsessed* with the food, just *aware*. I just use a journal and record everything there. The Fitday thing takes me too long and my computer freezes more often than not when I am using it. Whatever method you use, it lets you know where you need to make adjustments.

pooch- Congratulations on your 3 pound loss. How fantastic is that? Keep up the good work.

Hey y'all!

Just wanted to quickly post my WIW - I started back Monday and I'm down 3.5! So, I'm off to a good start - let's hope I can keep this up!

See y'all tonight - have a great day!

Missy
284/273.5/170

It's SNOWING in Virginia - yuk, yuk yuk!!! So much fro my gardening plans - boohoo :cry:

Congrats Fruit on the 3.5 pounds gone - Yippie :spin:

Denise

Today's WIW is better than I thought it would be. I was up a couple of LBS since I had cheated a little over the weekend. I lost the 2 lbs that I gained over the weekend.

Pooch- You go girl! You're wasting away to the new beautiful you. Keep it up.

Fruitloop - 2 more lbs. That's great!

TV- My prayers are with you tomorrow. I had a surgery 8 yrs ago and have felt great ever since. Take care.

Congrats to everyone else that has lost and to everyone who didn't keep hang'in in there. That's what I am doing. It is very encouraging talking and listening to everyone here on the board.

Have a GREAT day!!!

168/158/135
1/2/02

Cyndi:)

Oh baby--it is cold here! It is 23 this morning and the wind is really howling. I know it is still Feb, but it was 70 degrees two days ago and my azealas are staring to bloom. I WANT SPRING!!!!!

The preceeding message was brought to you by the whiny southern contingent. The reason I live in the South is that I don't like cold weather--so I proudly whine at every opportunity!:^:

Outback was great last night. They didn't have the Salmon--so I went for a steak. I made the server swear an oath that the baked SP would be plain and the butter would be plain also (not the honey butter). She came through so I enjoyed my dinner very much. I have no idea where I'm going tonight. But it's the closest thing I've had to a date in months. Tomorrow night is chinese, Friday is a banquet, and Saturday is a dinner for our confirmation class at church. I'm bringing dessert so the cheesecake cups will be made this weekend!
I'm looking forward to the next time I can spend an evening at home and actually cook!


I'm going to try to get on later to respond to everyone, but I have meetings all day--so it may be this evening before I get back.

Oh yes--WIW--still at 240. I'm having something of a dookie howser problem this week. I've been 2 weeks strickly on program now so, I'm ready to get things moving again!


Susan
300/240/150

Good morning! I snowed a little here in Cinci, but not enough to keep kids home:lol: They were hoping and I was not!

DEB...
Thanks for the advise. You said to email you, but I don't know your address. I would love to hear what you think my intake should be. Do you base that on your goal weight or your current weight?
Here is the info....
I don't loose easy! Very low metabolism, probably from too many diets in my life. I am 5'6+", small boned, most places. Not active, other than kids and chores, but trying to walk everyday on TM. My weight is ususally around 125-130. I am 136-137 now. I am 34 y/o.
Now I know you said I may be at my weight already, but I am not. I am in a tight 10 right now. I want to be back in my 8's, but would settle for a comfy 10.


Congrats to Fruit for the 3.5 lost forever! Way to go!

TV...
You will also be lifted up in my prayers. May God take care of you and bless the doctors taking care of you! I pray for a swift recovery to follow as well. Keep up posted.

Have a good one everyone!

Kimmy:)

Considering that I feel all puffy and bloated, the metal monster was kind and my weekend low of 137 still holds. But geez, after grueling workouts the last few days I thought maybe a bit more would come off. I'm just building heavier muscles instead. Sure wish TOM would hurry up and get here.

Congrats to the losers!

Gracious- I use olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, rosemary and sun dried tomatoes to make a really yummy dressing with a lot of zip. Also sometimes use flax seed oil instead, and the consensus on that among the body builder community, is that flax oil does'nt count as a fat because 1) theoretically it helps you burn calories (???don't know if I buy that) and 2) it goes right thru you and helps out other stuff along the way :lol:. Also tastes pretty good, but is expensive and I can only find it at health food stores.

Deb- Sorry you couldn't get into chat last night, we had a lively group and some rather surreal discussions. As for refridgerated stuff from TJ's, as I said, if you give me the wish list, I'll see what I can fit in. I have lots of those insulated bags and blue freezy things and I promise I won't wrap anything in my underwear! Since the airline security is such a pain with carry on luggage, we're gonna check suitcases anyway, so I can just bring a slightly larger one, since I always end up hauling extra stuff home from wherever i go. My son is notorious for wanting to bring home every rock, shell, twig, whatever, that he finds.

Frog- Will try to find the "Sweet potato Queens", sounded like a good laugh. Now I keep checking my ribs :lol: Can see them, but no intracostals yet. Signs up visible upper abs! And some weird new parts to my calves. Need to get out my old anatomy books and see what they are.

Fruit- WOW you're off to a roaring start! Keep up the good work.

S'happy- nice to talk to you last night! Hang in there, as frog said, just do it bite by bite, meal by meal, and soon you've got the whole day done, then do it again. Good luck today. Imagine one of us on your shoulder watching over you all day.:D

gotta go to work,
mel:strong:

Hello!

I am up one pound today.
160 to 161. I am not really worried, because I had a rather "cheesy" day yesterday.
I have been rather hungry lately, and my munchies are coming back! I noticed I feel much better at work, if I eat my egg beaters AND cereal in the morning (Uncle Sam's).
I'll try to get my post in later on.

SOL - my student told me there is a sexual predator in our neighborhood - they said I guess Howell Branch/436 area. I need to cut down on those after 10PM walks! I also carry around a cell phone and a valiant dog. I have no clue what RIcky would do if a man would try to attack me. He is very brave on his back yard, but am not sure about the street. Can you ask your hubby about it? I know you are not walking during the week, and on the weekends, we could still do it together. Friday's coming up!

o.k.
I'll be back!

Vesna

Good Morning! Nice and sunny out. Monday I was wearing a light windbreaker and this morning there's a light dusting of snow. Go figure.

Well, WIW was good to me!:D Back down to my low of 163! Can't remember where I was last week, but I know I was more than 163.

Looks like WIW has been good to a lot of us. Way to go you losers!

QUESTION: does anyone know if I can freeze hummus? I seem to go in spurts where I want some, but can't finish the whole batch. Then it starts to turn into a science experiment.

TV-I'm thinking of you! I wish you a very successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

GRACIOUS-I sometimes eat President's Choice TGTBT Ancient Grains cereal. It does have honey in it, but total sugars are 3 gr per serving. I just found it in the cereal cupboard--I don't eat it too much.

Gotta scoot! I'll try to check in later.

Zanne, I would think this would freeze fine. Try it with a small amount and use the 2 week test; worst case, you'll have to toss it but it sounds like that's what happens if you *don't* freeze.

I experimented with freezing salsa last summer. I never did find one that worked right (and please, the ones where you COOK the tomatoes etc are disgusting even if they do freeze), but I did find a bruschetta topping that froze beautifully. I guess it was the generous amount of olive oil that did the trick.

I'm off to Costco this morning; are they any SB friendly foods (besides marinated mushrooms, and I like the ones at TJ better) I should look for?

Laura

Good Morning all! It is cold and windy here in Atlanta...and I am dreading going out. It would be a good day for a book and a cup of hot tea..and no one to bother me for the whole day. Unfortunately, I have family night tonight....everyone leaves Wednedays open for dinner, even the one living on his own...and we have old family favorites picked on a rotation. Tonight, my son picked dim sum and other Chinese delicacies. I don't feel like cooking, and there is little you can do to dim sum to make it SB friendly! sigh.

Fillise- You are close..Auburn is just a hop, skip and a jump from Atlanta! I can relate to your feeling cold. I was a Midwestern girl who found the comforts of warm southern winters so appealling I married a southern boy so I would never have to leave! ;)

Debelli- I live near the Harry's in Gwinnett, and plan on moseying over there today for Chinese ingredients. I love it too. I hope I can find some whole wheat lasagna there. I went to three stores yesterday looking for it, and could not. Yes, I did Atkins for four years and NO, I did not lose any weight on it. I have thyroid problems and I think by the time my thyroid was being treated better, my body had become immune to Atkins or something. I have lost 15 on SB, but have been stuck for almost two weeks. I am getting a little worried now that nothing is happening. I am blaming it on PMS, and DMS (during....) and if nothing happens on the scale front by the end of it, I am going to be very unhappy. It sure is frustrating to be so resistant to losing. I keep track of my fats, calories, carbs, and protein with DietPower daily, and try and exercise at least four times a week. I just don't know what else to do. I eat between 1200 and 1500 calories almost every day.

Frog- I live in the Peachtree Corners area of Atlanta. That is a bit north of Loganville and Stone Mountain. I can SEE St. Mountain from my neighbors deck tho! :)

Gracious- You better quit asking me questions! You know more than me! LOL :D


What are the dates in October you are meeting in North Carolina? Not sure if my hubby will let me go two weekends in one month, but I also have an 8th grade class reunion I am hoping to go to back in my hometown near Chicago. Haven't seen some of those people in over 25 years! wow! I feel old!

Have a great day everyone!

MONET-Thanks Monet, I am just a quick study. I am glad I did good by you ;) as your first convert and all. I am rooting for you Monet. Sheesh, I think I want your scale to move just a smidge less than you do. Afterall, you were my inspiration. You were stalled and I was too, on Atkins, for those 2 months. I hope I don't find the same thing happening to me on SB. Before I make a mountain out of a molehill, I will have to wait. My scale seems to move here and there. Friday was my last drop so I can hang in there a few more days to see a change before I get stressed!

ZANNE- Were you reading my mind or am I losing my mind? I was looking for a cereal but I couldn't find where I posted that on this board. Perhaps I am nuts ;) I get mixed up sometimes. I will have to check that one out, I love PC products.

This morning I had some *St John Valley Hot Cereal* and it tasted like cooked bird seed. :lol: I did like it though with a bit of milk and splenda. It didn't have the nutritional values and the company couldn't provide them (small local Canadian company). They did say though that it is nearly identical to Red River Valley cereal except the ratios are a tad different. Does anyone here eat that kind of hot cereal? I know you Americans use that Uncle Sam cereal but of course I can't get that here. Any recommendations for hot cereals besides that and oatmeal?

Now that I am typing this I am sure I asked before. I am a bit daft, please forgive me...but answer anyway!! :)

Good Morning All

At least it was morning when I started :lol:

We were supposed to get 2 inches of snow here last night but luckily it didn't come. But it is cold out there though. I took my van in for servicing this morning and took off for a walk to the bank and the store and almost froze. I haven't got it back yet. There was more work to do than I expected so they gave me a ride home so I have a couple of hours before they come back to pick me up. I should be doing some chores around the house but we have to set our priorities, right, so here I am trying to catch up with you all.

My dd youngest son has been sick the last couple of days with intermittent fever and sore throat. She is taking him to the doctors this morning. Hope he is better before next Wednesday and none of the other three get sick.

My daughter has been reading about this woe - she has my book "Eat Yourself Slim" by Michel Montiganc. So it looks like we have another convert. She only needs to lose a few pounds but she also likes to keep the kids off sugar as much as possible so hopefully she will have the whole family eating this way eventually. I was speaking to someone at work yesterday about this woe - I was reading an article on the computer about some studies that were done when she came by - but when I mentioned glycemic index she had never heard of it. We only spoke briefly at the time but I think I got her interested in finding out more. I love educating people about this woe and talk about it whenever anyone shows interest.

No change to report to the weight. It's been fluctuating around 194 1/2 and 195 1/2 all week and this morning it's 195. But I must confess that I have not been op all week. Yesterday I got into the cookie tin at work. Endied up eating a handful of butter cookies. I felt kind of yucky last night, thought I was coming down with the flu. After reading Chris's post about how she felt after eating off plan I wondered if it was the food I had yesterday. This morning I felt fine again. I really have to get my act together and stay op ALL DAY. Lots of times I can be good all day, eating the right things and in the right quantity, but come the evening I want to start snacking. MOST of the time it is all op stuff but just too much of it. I just don't have the willpower that I had when I started this woe 2 1/2 years ago. Then I had no trouble resisting cookies and other illegal stuff. I know this has to be a lifelong plan with me but all I am doing now is maintaining and I would really like to lose at least another 10 pounds. At the rate I am going it is never going to happen.

Monet200 - Welcome to SB and I'm glad to see that it is working for you. As they say, no one diet is good for everyone and obviously Atkins wasn't working for you. So I hope you continue to be successful on SB. It is a very healthy diet as there are so many things that we can eat and we don't have to feel deprived. One thing I never liked about Atkins was that you were expected to take so many vitamins and supplements. This shouldn't be necesary on SB as we should be eating a wide variety of foods from the different food groups.

Zanne - Way to go on the jeans.

BKM - Thanks for getting the agave. See you next week.

Gracious - It's a small world, as they say. I live in Richmond Hill just north of Major Mac. I've lived here for over thirty years. Here are some of the foods I buy: Presidents Choice sgww tortillas from Loblaws; Pace salsa with no added sugar; Classico pasta sauce - check the label though as most have no added sugar, one or two varieties do have sugar listed on the label. Catelli ww pasta - I use spaghetti, lasagna and rotini although I do think there are other varieties. Do you have a Bulk Barn in your area? I buy flour from there. I use sgww flour (hard) for bread making (which I do vary rarely now). For pancakes and othere baking I use the sgww pastry(soft) flour. I also buy white basmati rice from there. I've tried their brown basmati rice but didn't like it. The brown basmati that I like the best is Lunbergs of California which I buy in Loblaws. Another one I have just recently started using is SENERGY American Brown Basmati. I bought a big bag and it is much cheaper than the Lunbergs. I didn't like it the first time I tried it and was ready to throw it out but then decided to try it with some flavoring and veggies, like onions and peppers, added and it turned out great. I think I overcooked it the first time as it came out mushy. Anyway I am glad I saved it. One soup I like to use is PRIMO Hearty Soups - LENTIL. It just contains water, lentils, some veggies, oil and spices. I just buy regular salad dressing as the low fat ones usually have sugar added. But I don't use too mush of it. About a teaspoonful on a salad is enough for me. The cereals I eat are Shredded Wheat and Bran, usually with cold milk but sometimes I will have it with warm milk. Hot cereals I use are oatmeal or Quaker Oatbran cereal. This is similar to cream of wheat, prepared the same, but it is legal.

Vesnoid - Congrats on the 3 1/2 mile walk. Way to go girl.

TV - Thinking of you and hope things go well with your surgery.

Frog - Hows gm doing? I'm surprised that the doctor would say she had Sundowners Dementia. I understand that sundowners is a term used to descibe symptoms, not a diagnosis. It is often present in dementia but can occur with other conditions. I've worked with Alzheimers patients in the past and lots of them would have sundowners. It's like they can't differentiate between day and night. They often will sleep a lot during the day time and get restless and confused during the evening and night. It is hard to manage but it may help if she could be kept occupied during the daytime to cut down on the daytime sleeping. Although I know this is easier said than done.

Sef - I've never yet managed to bake anything that produces AS MUCH as the recipe says, let alone more. When it say it makes 30 cookies I usually get about 16 or 17 :lol: I guess my tspns get bigger and bigger as I go. :lol:

Deb - 9 o'clock is fine - I'll make sure I set my alarm clock the night before!

I've really got to finish this as I have to pick up my van soon. Won't get many household chores done to-day. Oh well tommorow is another day.

I didn't quite finish going through the posts. Will try and check in gain later. Congrats to all the losers this week - there seems to be quite a few pounds shed this week. :D

Bye for now.

Marie.

HiedieHo All!!!

Don't know what's the matter, seem to be in a funk. I really felt listless yesterday, never even went downstairs! Today much the same except every so often my stomach churns, Yet I don't feel sick, except when it flips!!!! Went down and put a roast in the crock pot and threw in a load of wash (NOT in the crock pot!!!) and that was about all I could do. Hope I feel peppier tonight is choir practice.

FILLISE - Just goes to show, we CAN learn from our mistakes!!! It's not cold, just BRISK!!! Altho our furnace is running this morning.

DEB - I lost only 1# but that was after gaining so not a true loss. I was just glad the scale moved. I had sworn I wouldn't be a slave to that darn contraption, but had to give in on step up to the plate so to speak!

I was the one who made the bagels, this conversation has made me think it is time to try them again!

GRACIOUS - I wouldn't over do the olive oil, but am not too concerned about it. It is the good fat and I really don't use a lot of other fatty things. (And I love crispy chicken skin!) Try Balsamic vinegar, it is a little more expensive but has flavor. Tarragon is good too, I can sprinklt that on a salad without anything else......remember, I said SPRINKLE!

Guess I ought to go try to do something constructive, like balance the checkbook statement!!

Sorry I missed chat, but could not get in, tried for about a half hour and gave up!

Take care, Shirley

I've done a few searches re: this subject and would like some confirmation one way or the other: are carrots, in small quantities, still forbidden?

The main reason I ask is that my favorite frozen stir fry veg mix (Costco, 5lbs/5.99) contains some shredded carrot. Picking these little pieces out would be possible but not enjoyable, and I'd hate to give this healthy and easy option up entirely.

I've seen some comments on this site about how the large quantity of carrots used in the GI numbers that seemed high were not nearly what a person would realistically eat and thus irrelevant.

Comments?

I finally got my book today!

Laura

Well,hello again all. I only posted a couple of times, then went MIA. It's so hard to get everything in.

WIW: I didn't lose anything this week, but am really thrilled that I hadn't gained anything. TOM struck with a vengeance this week-end and all I wanted to do was eat and lay around. I'm thrilled to say I accomplished both.

I'm firmly back on the wagon as of Monday. Even managed to go to the mall and walk during my lunch hour Monday and today. Baby steps right...

BOB-I saw your recipe for the chocolate cake. Looks wonderful. I think I may make it tonight for a Cub Scout banquet so I'll have something to eat there. At least Outback is catering so the rest of the meal will be fine if a little heavy on the fat.

It's finally starting to warm up today. It was 21 degrees here in Sunny Austin Texas this morning. We are way too thin blooded for that kind of temperature.

Back to the grind. Have a wonderful day all.

I forgot to mention a very important thing. I found a new source for agave. A beer brewing supply place of all things. Apparently, it's also popular in brewing mead and beer. One of my co-workers husband brews beer and he picked some up for me. First place locally that I've been able to find the light.

Yippee!!

Hello everyone!

Well, WIW was pretty good to me. I at least saw a downward trend from the last couple of days. I don't have a true loss though. I am at 278.5. My low was 275. But it's better than 280 which is what I was yesterday.

We got 12" of snow last night. I was outside shoveling for 40 minutes and still have half of the driveway to go. It's still snowing. I did shovel half of my neighbors drive too though. He will probably use his snow blower when he gets home on the rest of it. I sure hope so.

Fruitloop: We are pretty close with our weight and goal. That would be awsome to compare notes. I am a slave to the scale. I weigh every morning. I am afraid if I don't, it will slip up on me and I won't be able to figure out what is making me gain or stall. So far I think that my biggest problem is getting enough water and exercising.

Well, I wanted to watch Oprah today. Dr. Phil is on. I like to watch it when he gets intense:D

Have a great day.

Sheann
287/278.5/150

Carrots have been declared legal. Cooked in moderation, raw are fine. Please don't bother to pick out shreds- that would drive anybody to the cookie jar! I read on Rick Medosa's site that the in the original research, some #'s got flipped and the actual GI of (i think cooked) carrots is 31. And to get the numbers that were reported, you'd have to eat about 90 lbs of them!!

Semmens - If you would like to read the article on carrots, copied from Rick Mendosa's site, check out our FOOD INFORMATION BOARD at the following link:

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

Marie.

I'm just full of questions today! ;)

Thanks to meleris and Rosalie for their help with my carrot question. I have another; I have noticed since I started this WOE (2/18) that my fondness for a glass of wine at night has abruptly declined.

When I first started SB, I was recovering from strep throat and attributed it to *that*, as well as the nasty taste the Zithromax was leaving in my mouth 24/7. But I'm well over it, and I still could care *less*.

Having been on the Zone (with lower amounts of carb than I'm eating now) for almost 4 months right before I found SB, I'm trying to figure out why the switch; my tiny, precisely measured 4 ounces of wine with a string cheese was my evening snack almost every night.

I knew that alcohol and sugar cravings are connected, but I didn't realize it would be this drastic. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Laura

AFTERNOON EVERYBUDDY!!!!


9 a.m.?????? That means no good HOTEL sleep! Hope the GAS BAG doesn't errupt during the night!! And I must have my STARBUCKS
BEFORE we go ANYWHERE!!!!
BUT.... BOB Will be her usual chipper self.... ;)


MONET...so glad that FROG took the lead in asking you where in HOTLANTA you're from.. I'm the nosy one and usually johnny on the spot in asking. Do you live off of I-85? I go that way on my way to Greenville...

DANGIT...Skeeter is staring at me...got to go feed him his supper...

I'll be back

BOB

Hello friends!

WIW Report: No change from last week, not even an ounce up or down! But my body fat percentage is slightly lower according to my scale :D I'll take the plateau this week because I was fluctuating upward coming into it. Last night I was at 149.something, this a.m. at 146.2! :eek: Just goes to show to those that like to weigh daily that it can change a lot overnight with out explanation!

Nothing much else to report. Not cursed out by any 3 y.o. today. Did see a 4 y.o. with some of the most disordered speech I've seen in at least a year.

Got really cold an windy here today. Burrrr.

DH has gone to take puppy and kitty for a walk. Miss Kitty follows them on their evening walk, kinda tagging along behind them darting in and out of the yards and shrubs or climbing a tree to watch from a different vantage point! That is one crazy =^..^=

I have had an AMAZING change in the Dookie Howser department! Since starting body-for-life and eating more protien I am very ... er, um... "productive" shall we say, in the loo! Hey! more room on the outside! BFL discrourages you from weighing during the challenge (Deb this is NOT for you!) weekly, but I don't get concerned about it because I can see changes and feel better.

Chat was fun. Great to talk to those of you that could make it!

For those of you getting snow :cry: I want some! WAH!!

Anyone gonna watch the Grammy's! BOB?

DEB - Sorry you couldn't get in on chat. Suzanne did post us a message that you were having probs. Missed you!

KIMMY - We're similar in ht, form, and age and pant size! I'm 35, 5'6", small bones (have boney wrists and ankles).

MEL - You will love the "Queens!" Fillise has read this too. Describe if you want what is up with your calves. Wish my arms were as defined as my lower legs!

MONET - Hope you will talk your DH into freeing you for one more weekend of fun! The beach trip is 10/10-10/13 (Thurs-Sun). There are several sbers in your area; Fillise, Nascar, and I travel through there several times a year. We should all try to have lunch or a gathering of some type when we can. Love the family night idea!

ROSALIE - Nothing new to report on GM. Thanks for asking! I may have reported the diagnosis that my parents passed on to me incorrectly. They told me it was "sundowner's dementia" but they may have gotten it wrong or the doc may have simplified it for them in that way. My mom is home now and will be able to keep GM stimulated and hopefully more aware and awake!

BOB - Love the pic at the end of your post!


Gotta go and let DH use comp for his online course. Hope to catch up with you tomorrow. Survivor night! Oh! BTW - Please remember to keep a good thought and say a prayer that Dixie will come through her dental cleaning appointment just fine and with winterfresh breath! Thanks in advance!

Peace,
FROG

Hey Everyone:wave:

Wasn't able to find time to post this morning. Woke up and wasn't feeling all together, can't put my finger on it, but felt a bit odd. I ptu on my walking gear figuring if I was dressed to go out I'd go, but I ended up stripping and climbing back in bed for a little bit. So, needless to say, I didn't get in my walk, oh well!

I went to STARBUCKS today to meet up with the elderly couple that goes to Eli's store every day. They were having a meeting at another store and MINNIE & MORRIS were invited to come, but they had no idea why. Eli nominated them for a BRAVO AWARD which is an award given to SB Partners (employees) for recognition for outstanding performance/work-they've never given it to a customer, but they truly deserved getting one. Minnie and Morris were the very first customers of his SB and they are there every day (unless out of town). Morris made a HUGE SB STORE out of woodedn coffee stirrers. This is a man with Parkinsons and has no eyesight in one eye (cataracts). It was truly a labor of love and was on display for everyone to see at the 5th Anniversary Party they had last week. I'm so happy they approved the award for him and he was so taken back with it. I took pictures, so one day will post them.

WIW wasn't good for me, but I'm not fretting. I'm up 2lbs from just yesterday and I know it's not from anything I ate (unless it's delayed reaction from that mega-Carbolite I had). Usually after TOM I have 2 weeks that I go up and down and then have a dive down, so I've learned not to get weirded out during this time when the scale goes up. As long as I'm in between my cushion, I'm not stressing about it.

Thank you all for coming to the chat room-sorry I was late-not for lack of trying, that's for sure!! Have no idea why I can't get in there, me of all people!:rolleyes:

FROG, thanks for the input about the tootsies. I don't feel ANYTHING that would make the middle toe bleed, and why now? It's the top of the toe I guess, right by the end of my toe nail-like I said, it's so nothing, you can't even see it. Yes, I totally agree with you, it's one thing to get to know people on the board but once you actually get to meet that person, you see and can appreciate more the posts they write. When I read your posts, I hear your voice in my head-that little twang talks to me:D Glad to hear FIL is doing better!

FRUIT, glad you were able to get in the chat room last night-was an trying experience for us both! CONGRATS on the loss so far-I'm pulling for you, always have, always will! I'm counting on your to make the OCT. GET TOGETHER-you'll be kicking yourself if you miss it!!!

POOCH, CONGRATS! WOW, another 3lbs-that's awesome! LOL! I don't know if you want to move down here right yet-suppose to get in the upper 30's tonight and then just a few days before it warms right back up again-you can come in the summer, that's when you can actually melt off the pounds between the sauna type heat and the 100% humidity!

GRACIOUS, I always try to give credit where credit is due!! You are right, the more you know the better you'll do-knowledge is power! If your dressing has sugar listed in the ingredients but shows 0 grams per serving, then it's less than a 1/2 gram of sugar and they don't have to list it. If you like that one, then go ahead and enjoy it. For me, I love salads as well, but I have never been one to throw it on my salad, yet, I dip my fork in the dressing and then pierce the salad-have you ever done it like this?? When Eli makes FATTOUSH he does mix up the salad, but it doesn't take much olive oil to get a good taste. I'll see what I can come up with as far as a dressing, if I don't get back with you on it, don't be afraid to remind me-I have a great abilitity to forget! Hmmm, hot cereals, I'm sure I've seen recipes for others. I do have a great ALMOND GRANOLA recipe on the board-it's truly delicious! I guess you could eat it warm.

RED1, glad to hear those 2lbs are goners today!!! CONGRATS!

FILLISE, a date? You said a date?? Okay, I'm waiting for all the details!!! Surprised Outback didn't have salmon-what did they do, run out??? I'm sure when you'll be losing some pounds once you get rid of that DOOKIE HOUSER effect-seems not only are you ready to have something move, but hopefully something else will as well, and soon! LOL!

KIMMY, my e-mail is on the BIO BOARD, but here it is just the same: Debelli@AOL.com I base the info on your current weight moreso than the goal weight. With you being so close to a goal weight, remember, it's going to take some time, and patience on your part to see results. You won't see the results like say, FRUIT who has more to lose. My suggestion is to do 1400 calories a day. What's going to make a difference for you is EXERCISE. At your current weight you would take in approx. 1645 calories to stay that weight, doing 1400 calories will give you a deficit of 245 calories-takes 3500 calories to lose a pound (not calculating things like water retention, TOM, hormones, etc), so I would speculate that every 3 weeks or so, you could probably lose a pound. REMEMBER, I am in no way an expert, this is just my perception and way of thinking. Hope this helps. If you need a breakdown of fats/carbs/protein, just let me know via e-mail.

MEL, glad to hear the scale stayed down for you today-wish I could say the same! Sorry I missed you at chat-you had gone before I could get in there-bummer. Thanks for the offer for the refridgerated stuff from TJ's it's sounding tempting to take you up on the offer-I'll think about it and let you know. I just hate asking people to go out of their way for me-getting that Jewish guilt feeling!

VES, don't worry about that pound, at least it's not 2 like me!

ZANNE, glad to hear you are back down to your low-CONGRATS! I can't tell you about freezing hummus, but I wouldn't do it. Just make half a can of chick peas instead of a whole one-that's what I do sometimes. It's always going to be better fresh.

MONET, that's so nice that you take a day that the whole family gets together. In my house it's rare that we all eat together. It's no wonder I hate cooking. DS (15yr) is a vegetarian, DD eats meat and chicken-no one is ever hungry at the same time, Eli comes home at all hours and my cooking sucks, so no one even wants my cooking in the first place-no wonder we don't have a family dinner night like you do! Please don't worry about the stall when you don't lose for a week or two, as long as you are doing it all right, it's going to come off. Sometimes it just takes the body a little time to adjust to a weight loss. Sometimes, TOM, hormones, water retention and the full moon can wreck havoc on ones system as well. It's eaiser just to give in, but if one does, they will never win the fight-patience is one of the keys to being successful on SB-I've learned this the past 2 years. Hmmm, I have a old school friend who lives in Peachtree City-is that close to you? She's a realtor up that way. I haven't seen her in years. LOL! I've never heard of an 8th grade reunion-it's always been high school reunions. Here's hoping you can make it to the OCT. GET TOGETHER, just tell DH it's a once in a lifetime event-give him enough time, tell him now so he can get use to the idea. It's suppose to be the 2nd weekend in Oct. starting with that Thursday. So, what did you get at HARRY'S? I love their quiche and breads there, but really love the weird fruits-heck I like the whole kit and kaboodle!!!

ROSALIE, I too have to take my van in to be serviced. There's so many things I need to have taken care of and I keep putting it off due to not having $$$ to do it all. I keep putting it off and the list just gets bigger. I haven't done anything to it but tires and oil changes and it has 60K+ miles on it. Have to do something before I come to Orlando and before we leave for NC next month. Curious question, do you have plans to stay OP during your vacation or are you just going to wing it? I know for a fact you'll be staying OP on Saturday as far as foods being OP, as for the amounts, I don't know if there will be hope for any of us!!! When I get to Orlando I will call and leave word at your hotel of our phone and room number.

SEF, I think I feel the same funk you are feeling! Hmmm, wonder what's going on with us! Hey, at least you lost that 1lb, I tended to find 2 today.

SEMMENS, carrots that are raw are okay, it's cooking them that makes the GI go up, BUT, you could probably get away with a little bit if you so desired. I think you have to eat quite a lot of carrots to have it effect you-but personally, I stay away from them. I was like you, when a salad came with little bits of carrots I'd pick it out, not anymore, it's not worth the trouble and I know that little bit won't hurt me.

TRISH, glad to see you back on the board and back on track! I'm sure after TOM disappears you'll have a loss-it takes me about 2 weeks to see a real change in the scale after TOM, like mid-cycle, so be patient and you'll see the results. Congrats on finding the agave-I do know that brew places carry it, usually in larger amounts though-what size did they sell you it in??

SHEANN, glad to see you are working your way back down-you're not far from your low. Just think how good it's going to feel to get below 275-it's a big milestone!

BOB, gas back hmmmm? You better watch your P's & Q's before I make SURE to have a plan of attack! Wonder where we will find a Starbucks early in the morning? Actually, they DO have a coffee maker in the bedroom and you COULD bring your French Press with you-will that work?? I know there's a SB in the mall near the hotel, but what time they open is a whole other story, being they are in a mall.

Okay, I'm outta here. I have a ton of phone calls to make. I get a call last night at the last minute they need parents to proctor oral exams for the next few days-I hate asking people at the last second, but I actually got someone last night to do this mornings proctoring, tomorrow is covered, need someone Friday and have to work on next week-it sucks!

Please remember, [b]TOMORROW IS RECIPE DAY,[/n] so if you have any good SB LEGAL RECIPES you'd like to share with the board, please, try to post them tomorrow.

Toodles!

Debbie
194/123.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Hey girls!

I hope everyone had a great day. Mine was terrible. I just have absolutely no patience left when it comes to my students. It is time for school to end! I'm losing it! But, the good thing is that I didn't run for a snickers when I got aggrivated!:nono: Which is what I normally do!

I wish I had the time and energy to respond to everyone tonight - when I read this board, I think of a million things I can say to each one of you! I just can't sit here that long! HAHA! So, to all of you losers - great job! There were only a couple that gained - one or 2 - IT'S FLUID!! Just think - it will be gone tomorrow!

Ok - I promise to write more tomorrow - love you ladies!

Missy
284/273.5/170

Evening all. No change in the weight department today. But hey, at least it wasn't up.:) The sniffle ward is better today, altho last night I had a horrible coughing fit. I had to give in and have some of the "homemade" cough medicine.:eek: As nasty as it was, it really helped.

FROG: Refresh my memory. What is it that you do that affords you the pleasure of being cursed at by small children?:o I've had that happen in the classroom once. I took the kid to the office and called his mama. She came down, took him into the principal's office and let him have it.:smug: No problems with that kid after that.

SHEANN: 12" of snow! WOW! Sounds like you got your exercise shoveling the stuff. It's beautiful, but give me sun and warm weather any day.

TRISHALOO: Welcome back. Glad to hear you're back on the wagon. I know what you mean about those cold temps. It was 19 here this morning!:eek: I don't enjoy cold weather.

SEF: Hope you're out of your funk.

ROSALIE: Hope dd's son is feeling better.

Congrats to all the losers. I know I've missed some, but it's time to get the kiddies to bed. Have to take James to the eye dr tomorrow morning. He barely passed his vision screening at school. His K teacher thinks there may be perception problems and we know he's color blind. Anyway, I'll check in tomorrow.

Frog...
Glad to see I have someone in the same boat. I started at about 150 and am about 136-7. I know the last few pounds will be the hardest. I would love to fit into all of my clothes, which are a size 8. After my 5th baby, I was actually in a 6, but after I stopped breast feeding, I went to an 8, which is fine by me. He is 2 now, and the dreams of wearing a 6 are long gone.

Deb...
Thanks, and I will e-mail you. I know all too well that loss at this stage is slow. I am not a patient person...lol, but I will be.

I am so darn happy....SURVIVOR!!!!!:dizzy: :lol: ;) :) :dizzy: :lol:
My favorite night is Thursday!!! Only difference this time around is no popcorn:mad: Oh well...

I actually have 2 sick kids right now. Thank God, litterally, they can make it to the bathroom! One minute they were hoping for a snow day, the next, I am picking them up from school. Actually when the nurse called me about my 3rd grader, I told her that my daughter always says she feels sick and I did not want to pick her up. My Whitney is a "cry wolfer"...wouldn't you know...she ended up throwing up after we hung up the phone. I sure looked like a bad mom.:s:

Have a great night everyone!

Kimmy

Hi Guys!
I wasn't going to weigh today but the scale was calling me. Guess what - down 1 pound!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, believe it or not!!!
DH still suffering from Gout and last night in my sleep I guess his leg got a little to close to mine and yes, you guessed it - I kicked him!:devil: He screamed out in pain! The poor guy:( . I've told him to keep his feet/legs on his side of the bed for the last 15 years, now maybe he will. Looking forward to Survivor and ER tomorrow night. But I still wish Big Brother would come back. Congrats to all the losers here today!! Guess I better go check on old sore toe. Have a great night and remember Frog, don't make any promises you aren't willing to keep :o
:wave:

after my "bad" weekend, i was very hesitant to get on the scale this am. at first i decided to leave it go for a week so as not to get myself more agitated, but ran naked into the kitchen(sorry about the possible visual) and lo and behold i am down 2 pounds!
i think because i was so sick saturday and sunday this was part of it but to me a loss is a loss no matter what! by the way the scale is in the kitchen to keep me aware! so i am down 28 BIG POUNDS since sept 19!

sorry i missed most of chat but my computer is acting up and it took forever to get in and then i was in the wrong chat room!

i am on call tonite so i hope i can watch the grammys without having to go to work, can NOT wait until SURVIVOR tomorrow nite, at least they will be somewhere tropical again. last time i predicted that cutie pie Ethan would win, will see how this one goes.

hope everyone has a good week!

chris

Hey gals,
I am still alive....we got back from Gatlinburg Monday in time to pick the kids up from school ....but I have not taken time to post. I see you all are busy little bees too. I will try to read and post some tomorrow.
My WIW was the same ...thank goodness. :)

I am posting a picture of me and DH in Gatlinburg.....we had so much fun.

I know TV will probably not see this before she goes into surgery....but I am sending prayers and warm wishes her way....maybe she can feel them.

Cya all later,
Debbie :)

I decided to post another picture of Me and my sexy DH!!! This is on the deck of our Chalet. You can see the mountains in the background. I hope you all don't mind me sharing. I have to do something with that 400 dollar camera I bought. LOL

Smiles,
Debbie :)

Ok I promise this is the last one I will post.........for now. This is the view from our Chalet....we sat on the deck in the cool of the morning and drank our coffee......I want to be back there now.....LOL

Smiles,
Debbie :)

I am making that last image bigger so you can see it better.

Debbie :)

Morning everyone... I still don't own a scale, so no WIW for me... haven't weighed for about 2 weeks I think! I don't feel like I'm getting any smaller though, and I think I might be stalled due to too many artificial sweetners. I've been drinking some of that clearly whatever flavored water, no caffiene and no sugar and no sodium, so I thought what the hay, but I think I just used it too much. As of today, I'm back to plain water ONLY.

DEB - I made the pumpkin muffin recipe yesterday, had one for a snack yesterday, also ate one for breakfast this morning. It's very filling... and doing me well in the bathroom department too - like you needed to know - Anyway... I can't figure out how the HE** to get this on fitday? I tried listing all the ingredients seperately, but sometimes that silly thing tells me (when I copy the label EXACTLY) that I must have the calories wrong... weird. Anyway, can you help me figure out some kind of content for those so I can journal them? It's really helping me figure out why I'm not losing faster, I had too much FAT in my diet!

Anyway,. time for work... I'll check back in later :)
Have a great day everyone!!!

ONLY ONE DAY TO GO!!!!!!!!

TOMORROW IS REGISTRATION FOR THE WDW MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON! :D

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!

Gotta go back to work - just wanted to remind EVERYONE to get those credit cards ready for tomorrow. If you aren't planning to register as a walker/jogger/runner (DEBBIE) with WDW you can register with US as a cheerleader. :D

:wave: HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!!

Sol or Deb or Frog- I'm going to register but am not 100% sure yet if I can make it, but if I don't register I certainly won't make it! So what do I put down to make sure I start with you all? Any other info I should know? mel

BusDeb...
The pictures are beautiful! It looks so peaceful! Congrats on not gaining too! Always a plus when you go away! I had baught a digital camera this summer, so I know what you mean about feeling like you need to use it to justify the cost!

I am sick today as well as my 8 & 10 y/o. I just pray that my 2 babies don't get it. They don't have any concept of making it to the bathroom!

Have a great day guys!

Kimmy

Have a great time tomorrow! Sounds like fun, except for I could never do a marathon! :dizzy:

Kimmy

Morning! Family night was a chaotic success. We never sat down to eat since what I was making was getting done in bits and pieces and was all kind of snacky stuff anyway. (dim sum stuff...) By the time it was all done, no one wanted the stir fry or soup! Guess we will have that tonight instead! I was really naughty with what I ate last night. The steamed buns and potstickers were made with white flour, but I ate them anyway. That was the first time I really cheated in six weeks. Now to get right back on program and move on....

I should have never gotten on the scale this morning, but I did. I was up a pound. Not surprising from all the naughty stuff I ate yesterday. I am doubling up on water, cutting back on starches, and will hopefully get over the DMS and find my way to losing again. I am wondering if I ought to blame the stall on the Glucophage? The doctor thought it would help me lose, but so far, that has not been the case with me. This stall started at the same time I started the meds.



DEB Harry's was a blast. I had not been since I started SB, so I took my time and looked. I found all kinds of wonders. I got whole wheat filo dough. (it does have some enriched flour, but it will be a very occasional treat to have Spanikopita, or agave baklava!) They also had spelt filo, and it seems to be 100% whole grain. They had the Lindt 70% dark chocolate, and I got a few bars. It is so much cheaper than the low carb bars I have been getting from the health food store too! I have to make a huge, very complicated cake for a party on Saturday, and got about $35 of chocolate to use in the recipe. Thankfully, I am getting paid for making it! ;) I was disappointed in the veggies they had. The quality is better and the prices about the same at Publix. They do have a tremendous selection. I do love to shop at those kinds of stores. They did have one great find. It was Bob's Red Mill sgww pastry flour for only $2.36 for a 5# bag. I paid 89 cents a pound for it bulk at the health food co-op in Little Five, so I was ecstatic. I use it for everything from gravies to biscuits.
You are right about Atkins. I always felt unsure about the healthiness of what I was doing. I had concern about how it effected my thyroid. You can find so much to support it and so much to refute it on the web. On another board I have frequented for years, it seems to be escalating into almost a cult! :) I do believe SB is much healthier and will stick with it. I have a lot to lose and have been trying so hard for so long, it gets discouraging. The hardest part is dealing with people who seem to think you have a gluttony problem, and why don't you just eat less and take control of your life...etc.

BOB I don't live far from I-85. If you are going to be passing through town, let me know. Meeting for lunch would be fun.

GRACIOUS If you can't find sgww pastry flour up there, I will mail you a bag! or two... You are doing great! I am sure you will keep doing fine. My problems are severe resistance and thyroid disease. I feel sure things will move again, and I just need to be patient. If nothing happens, I will be talking to the doctor....


FROG So the October get together is October 10-13? Dang! That is the same weekend as my 8th grade class reunion. I know it is weird to have a reunion for 8th grade, but in the school system I grew up in, you went to one school for k-8, and then to the high school. We even had a rather formal 8th grade graduation. Guess I will have to wait for Orlando... but anyone passing though Atlanta...let me know!
:)

Um, this is going to be quick. . . it seems like I'm always saying that these days--but even a quick stop on the board helps the day to go better.

First things first--Best wishes to TV today! I'm looking forward to seeing you back on the board and knowing that everything is A-ok!

OK--the date: It was nice--we are going out again tomorrow night. I really like this one (the first one in a long time I've wanted to see more than once or twice), so cross your fingers for me!


Tv's not the only one getting the "operation" today. I took Miss Belle to the vet's at 7:00 this morning and am waiting for the phone call to tell me she came through it ok. I would be out sitting the waiting room if they'd let me. They will keep her over night--so no warm kitty to snuggle with in the cold tonight.

Have a good day everyone!

Susan
300/240/150

It just occurred to me that TV might well be home tonight and Miss Belle gets an overnight stay in the hospital. Doesn't THAT say something about health care in this country! Oh well, I do hope that TV can have the "easy" procedure and recover as quickly as possible!

Susan

BUSDEB, THOSE PICTURES ARE AWESOME!!! I'm so jealous!! Will have to make it to Gatlinburg one of these days. Thank you for sharing them!

MEL, FROG, DEBBIE I'm hoping to be at a 13 to 14 minute mile for 13.1 miles by then. I know all 3 of you gals will be way faster than me, but if it won't hurt your ego too bad to put that in there - let me know what you think. I'm at around a 16 minute mile now, but that's only walking 5 miles. Am I being too ambitious? If we choose a 13 minute mile that's 2.84 hours to do the 13.1 miles if my calculator is right.

MEL I'M TICKLED PINK! We can all crash on the floor at my house if that would get you down here!

MORNING EVERY BUDDY!!!

I'm sneaking one in here at work...

SLAP ...heard this morning that BIG BROTHER IS COMING BACK ON!!!! YEA~!!! YEA~!!!!! YEA~!!!
SURVIVOR AT 8P.M. CANNOT WAIT!!!!!

BUS.........SIGH!!!!! You've succeeded in making me homesick!!! Those mountains bring tears to my eyes!!!

MONET....Yes, next time I breeze through, we'll have to do lunch...too bad we can't get a KRYSTAL!!! I LOVE THOSE :eek:

SUSAN....GOOD THOUGHTS FOR MISS BELLE She'll be back in your lap tomorrow...Just remember to pick her up with your hand under her little butt... She'll thank you for that ;)

OK...WHERE'S THE FEARLESS LEADER?????

SOL...I saw in the paper this morning that there not letting local traffic in for the sign up.... :eek: :lol:

BOB must get back to work....

Later

Good Morning

Well we got the snow last night that we were expecting the night before. We got about 2 inches but it is very light stuff and now the sun is shining so hopefully most of it will have melted before I leave here to do some errands. Going to look for a pair of shorts - who knows I might get up courage to wear them around the pool :). Hope the weather is nice and hot when we get there. I'd sooner be complaining about the hot weather than the cold.

YIPPEE. The scale was good to me this morning - I am down 2 pounds to 193 - this is the lowest I have been and I hope it is the beginning of a downward trend. After a bad start yesterday morning - I went out for breakfast while I was waiting for my van to be fixed and forgot to ask for ww toast, which is probably no better than the white bread anyway, and had home fries with bacon and eggs. It is very hard to not eat it when it is on the plate. :s: Anyway for the rest of the day I did very well. I had a chicken leg with cole slaw for lunch and stuffed green peppers with brussels sprouts and green peas for dinner. The only snack I had for the day was an orange and a piece of cheese. I was out for badminton in the evening and when I came home all I had was a cup of milk with ovaltine. This is the time when I usually want to snack but I was tired and went to bed early.

Sef - Hope you are out of your funk.

Deb - I plan on TRYING to stay op while I am away altho I know I won't be completely successful. I will just do the best I can. I KNOW Saturday will be a completely op day for me - DUNGEON MASTER will see to that. :lol: My ds who is coming with us also follows this woe and he will keep tabs on me. He's got more willpower than I have. Anytime we are out in a restaurant with the family he will give me a dirty look if I try to eat anything not op, like french fries. He makes me feel like a naughty little girl. :joker: And as my dd is beginning to follow this woe that should help too.

BusDeb - I loved your pictures. The scenes of the smoky mountains make me feel nostalgic - my dh and I spent quite a few holidays in Tennessee.

Good wishes for MISS BELLE and DIXIE.

Bye for now.

Marie.

I missed WIW again, but it doesn't realy matter. I went and bought a new digital scale. Granted, I can read it better and it measures in .5 pound increments, but it weighs 5 pounds heavier than my old one. So I am basically starting over. I am significantly bummed.

Anyway, here is to a new beginning.

Hope all are well and are having good weeks. I will check in again soon.

Jen

Howdy,

We actually got very cold last night, so my heat was on. I live in Orlando, by the way, and I still felt I had to cover my plants and I turned on the Christmas lights hung on my Bougenvillia plant (shucks - can't spell that).

Yesterday was the time of various trials for me. FIrst of all, in the morning my scale was up 1 lb. I wan't too worried about that. Then all sorts of stressful things happened, which made me crave snack and sweets, and what have you. I even considered drinking a full glass of wine, which would positively intoxicate me - however, I don't believe in consumption of alcohol when you are depressed, and it also wouldn't be OP.
So I sat on my sofa and read a book while nibbling on soy nuts and sweet potatoe chips.
For dinner, I went to Black History Dinner occation at my school. They were serving fried chicken, collored greens (can't spell that either), macaroni and cheese, and peach cobbler. My friend who is one of the sponsors and also OP with me (might even be coming to our get-together), was exchanging tentative looks with me - how bad would it be if we let go and had some?
But no. We won and did not eat the bad stuff. I got a bottle of water and finished that - and the greens. Those were o.k.

This morning I felt compelled to check my weight again. I was down 3 lb from yesterday, and now I am 158 - the lowest since the Summer of 2000. I hope it is not a "ghost" loss. I do know that it will take another week to solidify it, and then perhaps I can hope to go down again.
So far I have lost (ghostly or otherwise) 7lb since joining the SB.

I am very busy with school and my personal issues right now, but will try to post better replies to all of you.

ALL - MONO is going around. Some of my collegues or their familiy members have been hospitalized!!! It is transmitted by saliva. I use my hand sanitizer all the time, so I don't accidentally touch my face after touching a sick student or one of their "sneezed on" objects.

ROSALIE - I miss snow soooo much! I had a really long conversation with a couple of girls from the North, and we were reminiscing about our Ski adventures. I know it's a drag when it gets soggy and icy, but I want to see it anyway!!! Congratulations on your scale adventure!!! you may even have to buy new clothes here in Orlando (we'll go shopping) for the whole new you!

MONET - don't despair. You know it yourself, and after all, a pound really is not much. You will probably be down a couple in the next day or so! Enjoying a good dinner with your family is worth the little jerk of the scale.

BETH - If you feel like it, you can check your loss with a measuring tape. It is a bit tricky, I'll admit, and I wouldn't do it more than once a month, but it is a non-scale way to see if anything's happening (other than your clothes).

BUS DEB - o.k. You made us all teary here. Was that an invitation for the summer holidays then? :cool: The pictures are awesome! Wish I were there...

See you all later!
(gotta do some work at school now)

Vesna

Good Thursday Morning!:wave:

Just got in from my jog/walk-tried to find a million excuses NOT to go today, but couldn't think of a darn good one, so I got in my 4.5 miles. Surprised that I didn't have a better time than I did, did it in 45:07 today with 4.05 of that straight jogging-the wind was working against me, but I don't think it was worth taking almost 4 minutes more than my best time, so it has me wondering if I really made me wonder:shrug: if my fastest time was accurate.

The scale went back down today a little, back to 122-again, no complaining from me, just hoping I guess, to see it go down a little more this next week.

We have a BAT MITZVAH to attend this Saturday morning-I'm clueless to what I will wear to the service, nothing fits and I don't want to go buy something I'm bound to only wear just once. I do have a dress in the closet that still has tags on it that I'll see if it still fits. I do have a dress I wore to my nephews B/M last year when I was 15lbs heavier, maybe that won't look too bad. The party is on Sunday (hate when they break it up into 2 days) and I'm just going to wear a red silk top with some pants I have-it's at a night club, so casual dressy is the code. I'm sure we'll have a blast, my friend Sara always does things in a HUGE way-even having kids-she has 8 (she wanted 10). Gal is NUT!!!!:dizzy:

FRUIT, CONGRATS on taming the candy monster yesterday-you go girl!

MUSIC, as you said, at least you didn't gain, and that's a plus. Glad to hear the sickies in your home are getting better. Eli all of a sudden got worse again last night-maybe that's because he NEVER takes the anitbiotics as prescribed-he thinks he knows better! MEN! Let us know how James' vision test went.

KIMMY, I think most of us will be glued to the boob-tube tongit for SURVIVOR-looks like a gorgeous place they've picked out this time! Sorry to hear your kids aren't feeling well, but don't think you're a bad Mom at all-too many times they cry wolf and you don't know when to believe them. Michael kept complaining about his eyes bothering him and I just dismissed it, finally, took him and he needed major glasses-to this day, he doesn't let me live that one down! Thankfully though, my kids are never sick, and never have been out a day of school for any reason:) Don't ever say you could never do a marathon! You can do ANYTHING you set your mind to doing-don't you tell your kids the same thing? I NEVER in my wildest dreams thought I'd weigh what I do today, never thought I'd be jogging, never thought I would even fathom doing a marathon!!!

HAPPY, CONGRATS! That's great you lost a pound. See, now if you could stay focused and stay OP 100% just imagine what the scale would be showing. Sorry to hear about DH-what exactly is GOUT, I know my GM had it, but I really don't know what it is.

BIGK, CONRATS to you too for 2lbs down the drain despite the little indiscretion you had the other day. I don't think one time will kill you, (though it sure doesn't make you feel good afterwards ), the problem lies if you don't stop it in it's tracks and continue eating off plan, or seeing yourself not gaining from a episode like this and figuring you can do it more often and not gain. Some people are very lucky and know that they can cheat once and get right back on track-I unfortunately am not one of those people and I surely am afraid to tempt fate, so I do my utmost best to stay OP-and like I said before, I have no desire to get sick to my stomach. I guess it helps that there's nothing I truly desire to eat off plan too.

DEB, glad to see you back, safe and sound. Loved seeing the pics of you and DH and the view-thanks for sharing!!! Hey, you are far better than me, my camera still is sitting in the box!:eek:

BETH, you may be like me where artificial sweeteners in a bit too much quantity may bother you, so do try cutting back and seeing what happens. I'm sure the scale is down for you, but think more of how you are feeling physically. How did the pumkpin muffins actually taste? What I do to figure out the caloric intake of a recipe is measure and weigh all the ingredients and break down all the calories,fats, carbs, etc. then after I bake whatever it is, I weigh it out and then divide it by ounces (say a cake that's 24 ounces and I cut it into 2 ounce pieces, I'd take the information on cal, fat, etc and just divide it by 12). That's the easiest way, I think-esp. if you have a food scale. If you want to send me what info you have, I'll see if I can somewhat figure it out for you. At least you are aware that you are having too much fat in your diet and being aware of this gives you the insight to see that you can easily do something about this.

SOL, you mean walker/jogger/runner(FROG). Ain't no way I am jogging up any hills in WDW! Jog down, yes, but if I try up, you'll be scrapping me off the pavement!!! I'm not sure what to put as a time for the marathon, I wonder how the distance will peter me out and make me go slower-I have to think about this one. I'm going to TRY my best and remember to try and call you this evening BS-before Survivor!!!

MEL, I think we should all hold out from registering until SOL commits to coming to NC in OCT 100%!!!!!!

MONET, as I mentioned above to BIGK, one meal won't make you gain real weight, maybe retain water, but not fat, not overnight. Look at me, I was up 2lbs yesterday from Tuesday and back down 1.5 today-no way is that fat (though don't I wish it on the downside), it's just our normal fluctuations-what we see in the long run is what counts. Then, it may be like you said, the Glucophage. From what I see, it's not suppose to cause weight gain, but with each person being different, you never know. Try to rule things out as best you can. Glad and envious you enjoyed your trip to HARRYS!!! I have some spelt filo and will one day make some baklava-which is VERY easy to make with the agave! Spanikopita, I'd be more apt to screw up! I'd def. opt for the real chocolate vs the artificial stuff, just be careful with it, esp. if you're a chocoholic. I personally don't recommend people eating it until close to maintenance, or at least a few months on this WOE-I see it cause too much trouble with people and overdoing it.

FILLISE, glad to hear you had a nice time on the date and look forward to going out with him again-we want details!!!!! Good luck to Miss Belle today as well.

BOB, haven't heard anything about BB coming back. Do you ever watch THE CHAIR? That's not too bad. I think of all the reality shows, AMAZING RACE is my fav., then SURVIVOR then LOST.

ROSALIE!!!!!!!!!!http://members.aol.com/debelli/woo_hoo.jpg What awesome news to see posted!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! This alone should be in the forefront of your mind to keep you OP. I think if you plan ahead the best you can, you'll be able to stay OP better than you think. With other family members doing this WOE too, it makes it even easier, I think. I KNEW you were bound to have a loss soon, it seems to be how you lose, in spurts far apart. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN-I'm thrilled for you!!!!

JMUIR, did you see MONET lives in GA as well?? I hate the digital scales, got rid of mine long ago and got a regular one. Gawd forbit this should ever go and I had to get another one and it weighed more than this one did-I'd be taking it back and wouldn't stop until I found something that weighed the same!!!! It would drive me nuts:dizzy:

VES, talking about your plants made me laugh and think of when we were at SOL'S house last month. When we drove up to her house, it looked like she had dead bodies in the front, she had covered her plants with sheets. :lol: CONGRATS for surviving that dinner last night-it truly feels great when you have a sense of empowerment vs easily giving in. CONGRATS on being down today-see, patience does pay off!

Geez, it's alreay Noon! I'm going to get something to eat for lunch, take a shower and gosh, not sure what after that. I am going to get some recipes on this board today, do or die!!!

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Debbie
194/122/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Wow...there is a lot of reading to catch up on when you are not around for awhile. I went shopping this morning and left the house at 8 am. Got my hair cut, my youngest son's hair cut, shopped the mall, then did my grocery shopping. I had a great time! The boy I babysit didn't come over again because the mother is in labour and the baby should be here today for sure. I am hoping for a lil girl! ;)

Rosalie- Congrats on your loss!! Keep up the good work. Isn't it worth it when you see the scale going down? You were very helpful to me with your suggestions and I went with list in hand. I found some fantastic things at the SuperCentre today (Loblaws). I got some of the WW Catelli Pastas-Never tried this stuff but it was on sale so I got 4 boxes. I checked the Classico sauces but noticed they didn't have any nutritional values on the jar, even though there is no added sugar. Since I am such a fanatic about my numbers I kept looking. President's Choice Splendido has a sauce called Arrabbiata that has no added sugar but had the nutritional values. I bought one but was bothered because there is 7.1 grams of sugar per serving. Now that is naturally occuring sugar but still....what do you think about that?

Dressing- My search for an already made (read *lazy*) salad dressing was a success! Renee's Gourmet makes dressings with no added sugar. I got Spring Herb Garlic and it tastes pretty good. Per 1 Tbsp there is: 0.4 g carbs/0.1g prot/2.2g fat I thought that was fantastic!! I will check out other flavours next time. They are found in the produce section.

Yummy Lunch- I also got some of the PC WW Tortillas that Rosalie mentioned and made a very tasty wrap when I got home. One tortilla, 1 tbsp. Pace Salsa, 50 grams roast beef, 2 oz lite cheddar and some shredded lettuce...nuked so it was warm and the cheese melted...Oh my!! I loved it. That is going to be a regular lunch for me. I think I can do with just 1 oz of cheese though, but I didn't get breakfast this morning.

I am freezing to death. We heat with wood and since I was out all morning we didn't have a fire going. Made one when we got back but it takes time to heat the house. My fingers are so cold I think they are going to break off!!!;)

I can't think of anything else right now, but knowing me, I will be back!

Hi everyone, :wave:

Hows everyone? I've been so busy with the little one staying at home now I've not had time to post. Glad to see all the newbies...Welcome this is a great board and you get lots of support. I'm past the morning sickness it ended the day before I hit 3 months. I'm already expanding..:eek: . I've gained 4 lbs since I got preg hopefully I won't gain over 20 with this baby. I have had a real hard time with the sweets since I got preg. I don't buy any but when my hubby comes home he buys cookies (not Legal Cookies) and I just can't stay out of them. Hes going to have to hide them!:s: I am having tuna fish cravings and dill pickle cravings like you wouldn't believe. I tried eating legal candy and even one piece causes gas like you wouldn't believe.:o

Deb did you ever find a legal Fresh Apple Cake recipe if not I'm going to experiment with a regular recipe. I will sub wheat flour and sugar sub and see how it turns out.

Well I'm going to get off here now. Everyone have a great day!!!

:wave:

Started SB July 1, 2001
265/205/155ish

Hi all. Just got back from taking James to the eye dr. He needs glasses. Very farsighted. Anyway, he's OK with it for now. When his glasses are in and he actually has to wear them we'll see...:rolleyes: Stopped by the house before coming back to school. There was no need in rushing back since I had to take a half day anyway. Dennis fixed lunch for me. That man can cook. Stir fried a couple of boneless chicken breasts with red bell peppers served on a bed o lettuce.:love: It was toooo good. Now if I can keep being this good all day....

KIMMY: Size 8 after 5 kids??? I'm trying to get into size 12 after 3 kids. Of course when you have kids when you're old like me, well things don't go back like they were.:dz: Sorry you have sick ones and aren't feeling too good yourself.

BUSDEB: Loved the pictures. Beautiful place. I'm looking forward to spring break in one more week. We won't be going anywhere, but we are planning on blessing the grannys with over night visits from all the kids. When I asked my mom about it she said "ALL THREE???" Keep in mind that my mom is 80 y/o. So my three can really be a challenge to keep up with.:dizzy:

Sorry I didn't get to you all. Best wishes to TV. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Afternoon Ladies!!

I can't believe how many of us just feel "icky" and unmotivated. Do you think it has to do with the bad / cold weather we are all having? Yesterday was the first time since I started SB that I wanted to just snack and cheat on everything. I felt blahh and was thinking back to how I used food for comfort before. I ate legal yesterday but also had a lot of legal snacks and by the time I went to bed I was mad at myself - sooooo weak - no willpower. Anyway today its the same thing but I'm staying focased. Its like I am going to battle with the weather blues - I WILL WIN :lol: Boy, it better warm up soon. We are due for a week of this weather. We ended up with an inch of snow yesterday but its gone now. So back to my original question for all the long time SBers - do you find weather plays a factor in your outlook?

Beth - The pumpkin muffins sound good - how did they taste? My kids love pumpkin so I'll definately try that recipe out.

Gracious - I know what you mean about freezing. I just can't get warm. I think my blood is still used to Guam weather (we just moved from there this past summer - there it is hot 365 days of the year). When I was growing up we heated with wood too. I remeber getting up lots of mornings to a fire that went out. We had a backup heater but my dad was a true light the fire kinda guy.

Ves - congrats on the loss :spin:

jmuir - I've been thinking about getting a new digital scale too but was afraid of the different numbers. I say just add 5 to your start weight.

BusDeb - how beautiful. Was it a second honeymoon?

Whats everyone having for dinner tonight? We'll be having steak, sweet potaoes and a salad. I have never liked sweet potaoes - just too sweet. Anyway now I cube them, coat them with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic powder, salt and pepper - very yummy and takes the super sweetness away.

TTFN
Denise

Gracious - The seven grams of sugar in the tomato sauce shouldn't be a problem as it is a naturally occurring sugar. Remember tomatoes are classified as a fruit. As long as there is no added sugar it is o.k. I'll be checking out the PC Splendido on my next trip to Loblaws.

Pooch - Yes, weather certainly affects my moods. I feel 100 times better if it is a bright sunny day, even if we have lots of snow and it is very cold. The sun can really lift the spirits. It is the damp, overcast days that I find depressing.

Jmuir - My ds recently bought a digital scale which weighs me 5 1/2 pounds heavier than my mechanical scale. It's kind of strange though. When my ds weighed himself there was only a difference of about 3 1/2 pounds (he's quite a bit lighter than me) and my 6 year old grandson who weighs 47 1/2 pounds weighed exactly the same on both scales! Anyway for now I am weighing on both scales and still using the figure from the old scale. I will probably stick to the digital eventually, but not until I have lost some more! But regardless of which scale I use it won't alter the fact that I have lost 42 pounds since starting this woe! I had my own digital scale a few years ago but it didn't have any indication of when the battery was getting low. I ended up gaining again before I realised there was a problem with the scale. I ended up throwing it out with the garbage. At least this new scale does have a low battery indicator.

Marie.

OK, I think I have time for a longer post this afternoon.

I called the vet a little while ago and Miss Belle had just come out of surgery. She is doing fine and can come home tomorrow. Fortunatly one of my friends is one of the vets on duty today, so she promised to look out for Belle for me.

Frog--I hope everything goes well for Dixie tomorrow. I know exactly how she feels about those teeth cleanings! They are pretty traumatic for me too!

Pooch--I'm going out for Chinese food tonight. The egg drop soup should be ok and papper steak or chicken and shrimp. I will avoid the rice, and noodles and anything labeled sweet and sour! Tomorrow night is the real problem, I'm going to a banquet and I didn't get to pick the menu. I'm hoping for baked chicken and a salad!

Bus--Loved the pictures--you and DH are cute together!

Thunder--tuna fish and dill pickels are SB legal! OK the sweets aren't. Tell DH that you don't want to get your baby hooked on sugar in utero. Have you tried keeping some of the SB legal chocolate around the house? A little goes a very long way and it might enough to keep you from feeling deprived when he gets into the cookies.

Deb--surely the bargain queen can find something stunning and at such a sale price that you get your money's worth even if you only wear it once! Besides every one needs at least one "Saturday go to temple dress" in their closet. I say buy yourself something nice for all those other Bat and Bar Mitzvah you will need to attend in the future. As for details--I'll tell when there is something to tell!

Vesnoid--what is a ghost lost? A loss is a loss hon--let's give that three lbs a great big ole WOOOHOOO!

BOB--I'll remember your advice for picking up Belle. I didn't sleep a wink last night and I think she knew something was up because she sleptright next to me all night long.

I hope everyone else has a good afternoon!

Susan

Hiya everyone!!

DEB - I did what I could with my ingredients by dividing each amount by 8, because it made 8 like-size muffins. So I added the ingredients into my custom foods, and then added them according to how much of what the label considers a serving I had. Pumpkin is 1/4 cup, and I had one muffin (whole recipe = 1 1/2 c, so I had less than 1/4 c in one muffin... right?) so I just rounded up and said one serving. I did all the ingredients like that. I didn't add in the spices... should I?

TV - once you feel good enough to read the board again, remember I'm only about 10 minutes from you and if you need ANYTHING girl, PLEASE email me... I'll do anything I can!!!

My boys' birthday party is tomorrow night, and almost everyone is sick, or had something come up... so the party we planned for 30 kids, will be lucky to have 10. They won't care... it's a Chuck E. Cheese... and they love that place!! (I'm having the salad!!)


My boss asked me today what I wanted instead of a Birthday Cake... she does a cake at a staff meeting each month for everyone who has a birthday that month... mine is next month. Wasn't that sweet of her... This will be my first birthday without a cake... lol. I'll have to make a cheesecake for myself the day before.

I think I'm going to go buy myself a pair of size 14 jeans. My goal is to be able to fit in them before my anniversary, and maybe if they are HERE, and I can look at them, and try pulling them on... then it will be easier to say 'can you squeeze your butt in those pants yet? no? then get it away from the goodies!' Is it nuts to buy a pair of jeans smaller??

OK, I'm off to get laundry caught up and do some reading :)

Ooooo I am so happy it is a girl!! The lil guy I babysit who turns 2 years old on Sunday, got a baby sister this morning. Since I have one girl and two boys of my own, I really was wanting another girl. :lol: Of course she is not *mine* but since I will be babysitting her 9 hours a day, Monday to Friday I did have my preference. ;)

Now I feel like Kimmythekid with her 5 kids. She will have only 2 weeks with her Mom before she has to go back to school. So I will have a 2-week old girl on my hands then along with the rest.

My girl-8 (turns 8 end of March)
My boy-6
My boy-3
Her boy-2 on Sunday
Her girl-2 weeks!!

What a household we will have! I should lose lots of weight!

Rosalie-Thanks for the input about the sauce. I am a nob and didn't think of the tomato as a fruit but of course once I read that I realized it again...the things we forget when we aren't classifying our food. I also got some of the Primo Lentil soup and will try that later...I am looking forward to it.

Monet-I still couldn't find the WW Pastry Flour today so i will have to look in the *big city*, Fredericton, this weekend. Rosalie said they sell it at Bulk Barn so I will try there before bothering you with it, but thanks for the offer, it is much appreciated.

pooch- My hubby is like that too. Wood is cheaper and now that we live in New Brunswick, so many heat with wood, we use it exclusively. I laughed when we moved here from Ontario...I didn't know people still heated with wood!! Sounds so..primitive. I do love the smell and the feel of it though.

BusDeb- I agree with everyone else in that you have a beautiful place there. Such beauty in creation! What a wonderful view to have!

Callin' in those prayers for Puppy.

Tonight we're all a little somber and somewhat worried about how things could go tomorrow. Remember, she is our #1 fur child.

Will be watching Survivor tonight. Will post tomorrow and let you know how things went.

TV - Hope you're doing well.

FILLISE - Glad to hear that Miss B is doing well.

Have a great night.

Peace,
FROG

EVENING EVERY BUDDY!!!


VES.....PLEASE!!!!! Don't kiss me in the mouth on Saturday... MONO!!!! I remember when we passed that around around amungst us in JR HIGH..............:eek:

FROGGIE I've got all my thoughts on DIXIE...be sure to let us know just as soon as you do...She'll be fine...have them cut her toenails really short while she's under..I do that for SKEETER and he loves it...Give her a big tickle under the chin for me...

SUSAN...glad to hear Ms BELLE did ok..she'll be running thru the house by Sunday...they forget so quickly...give her a scratch for me tomorrow when you pick her up.

EVERYONE....STAY WARM TONIGHT....

BIG BROTHER 8P.M. CAN'T WAIT!!!!

UPDATE ON BIG BROTHER>>>>>> They were talking CELEBRETY BIG BROTHER this afternoon....


BOB

HI everyone -

Just checking in - trying to stay op and get in some exercise. One day is good, then I have a slide. I just need to keep plugging along.

Pooch - we're having chili tonight and some legal dessert made from SF lemon jello, low fat cream cheese and agave. Should be yumilicious as BOB would say!

Busdeb - loved those pictures from Gatlinburg. Was that the cable from the sky tram in the background? We love that area and would really like to retire near there when the time comes. The cabin looked really nice, and so did you and your DH. We want to rent a cabin the next time we go. Were you happy there, or was it a return trip because you liked the cabin so much? What rental company did you use? When we were down there in November, we checked out some of the cabin locations close to Dollywood, but didn't actually go in any of them, so any recommendations you have would be great for our next trip!

Deb - even if you got a new scale, you would still weigh the same. So if you are happy where you are now, would it really make a difference if one scale said 126 and one said 122. I only say this because I think most dieters become obssessed with that number on the scale and their whole outlook on the "diet" or even life is ruled by that number and that number sets the mood for the day. How you want to feel, the food you feed your body, etc. are really what counts, not the number on a machine :) IMHO. I'm guilty of this all the time, but how much more free would we be if we could lose the hold that number has on us?

I will now get down off the pedestal:D Hope this didn't come across as preachy 'cause I don't mean it to be. Just food for thought.

Time for that chili!

Catch you all later!

Karen

Hey Ladies -

Just a quick post to say hello! My DH has been fussing cause I've been spending so much time on the computer - he doesn't understand that you have to read all of the posts and with so many people that takes time!! I got released from the doctor today so we are having "date night" if you get my drift! HAHA! I started my depolupron shots today - so no period for 6 MONTHS - now I won't have any more excuses - he is very happy! HAHA!


SLAP: I have to laugh at your feet story! I HATE being touched at night when I'm sleeping - I could put a fence between the 2 of us! HAHA! I guess I'll never get pregnant if I do that though!

BUS: Great pics. I'd love to go there - it is so beautiful! I want a digital camera too - they are great. I'll be posting some pics from Mardi Gras soon - I have to get them developed first! I have some from the day we rode in the parade - should be quite interesting! HAHA!

BETH: I love pumpkin bread - are the muffins like that in any way?

THUNDER: Where exactly is JENA? I'm not familiar with it...I'm in Thibodaux.

POOCH: I'm getting ready to chow on crawfish etoufee over whole wheat pasta - can't wait! I'm starvin! We usually eat that over rice but I figured I'd try it with pasta - I'll let you know how it is.

Ok - let me run - sorry I couldn't post to everyone - I don't want to get fussed! heehee!

Missy
284/272.5/170

Hi everybody- hope all the sick kids and animals are on the mend! I'm happy to report that no one is currently sick at our house, 'tho Cleo the wonder poodle does need to go get yet another cyst removed when I get around to calling the vet. She's sending hugs and barks to Dixie and Belle.

Have managed to string together 4 100% OP (BFL) days in a row- I can always stay SB legal, but can't say that for BFL:o I'm just finishing week 8 and really want to see results at the end of this 12 week challenge so I'm really trying. The workouts are no problem, I could just live in the gym all day if real life didn't interfere, but the nutrition is another story:( FROG said to picture what ever is tempting you tied around your waist under your belly skin, and that has helped.
ok, enough about me.

gracious- I can't imagine heating by wood! I'd be coughing the whole winter which I guess is pretty long in NB:lol: You certainly have a house full.

tv- hope you are feeling better today, my thoughts have been with you. Let us know how you are doing.

beth- I'd buy those jeans, better yet, I'll send you mine. I love to have a pair of too small but within the realm of possibility jeans around to try on every week. The first time I can actually wear them for a few hours in public is such a joy! My boss gave me a pair of jeans that just didn't fit her right about a month ago and I could barely zip them, and certainly couldn't breathe. But I wore them to work on Monday! Boy did that feel great. So did taking them off!

Sol- do I need to stay up til 1am to try to register for wdw? Sounds like there are only 1000 slots for unaffiliated out-of-staters! I'm sure I can't stay awake that long- I'll have to try at 6:30 tomorrow am.

Frog- still haven't looked for my old text books, but my calf muscle looks like a W draped from my knee in back. Very defined, but seems to be missing a piece in the middle. Gotta find those books...didn't pay much attention to the "squishy parts" when I took anatomy. I was only interested in the skeletal system (degree in forensic anthropology, how useful).

off to put ds to bed...

mel

Hello all,
Well my 16yr DS and his team became tournament champs tonight. They won Tuesday ,Wednesday and then tonight . All the games were very exciting. He is very excited.

I have bus recertification tomorrow.....that means 4 hrs of sitting still and we all know I don't do that too well. :LOL: I dread it so much. But at least I will have my buds to endure it with. :)

Thanks to all for the comments about the pictures. We really did have a good time . We go every year about this time with our dearest friends. It was their 23rd anniversary. We were glad to share it with them.

Karen.....yes that was the sky tram in the background.....usually we stay on the other side of the mtn. We loved this side and also the chalet .....it was called HEAVEN SENT and the owners in the guest book spoke of an angel that dwelled there. We were not sure if that meant a child of thiers that had passed on or something else. But everyone who stays there leaves an angel in the house for them. The place was full of them .....it was very nice. We will stay there again next year for sure. We rent thru Chalet Village .....so try them. We always have good luck with them.

Frog......praying for Dixie ....butI must have missed something....not sure what is going on with her.....someone clue me in. LOL

Well guys I am tired.....need to hit the hay.....cya later.

Smiles,
Debbie :)

Evening Everyone!

Well, I weighed this morning and am down another 1.5 pounds but still not down to my low of 275. Getting there though:D

We had company tonight and I MISSED THE FIRST SURVIVOR!! I was going to record it and forgot all about it. I'm bummed:mad:

We have another snow storm coming for Friday night and Saturday. I'm dreading the shoveling:(

Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow.

Sheann
287/277/150

HiedieHo All!!

I made myself go to the NH this morning and then to gym. As I twirled that mixmaster, I wondered "Do I really want to do this?" My conscience said "YES!" so I continued, upped my time on bike and my reps for back and abs. Was glad to get home.

For supper I made Shepherd's pie. Actually two, one the regular for family, and one for me with WW Spiral noodles that were left over and some left cauliflower. It made a nice topping. I will freeze a couple of servings of mine for weekends. We sort of hang loose on weekends and family likes to warm up pizza or something easy. I always have OP things in freezer for those times.

I am glad to find we can have carrots, I stopped buying the salad mixes with carrots because it was a pain to pick them out. I also enjoy cooked carrots.

There is a Fresh Foods store opening here. I will have to check them out. In NJ there was a Fresh Food by my folks and they really had nice stuff.

Am tired must head to bed.

Take care, Shirley

Good Morning

Just had to tell you that my new scale has me down one more pound this morning. Yippee. Maybe it is time to ignore the old one! It didn't show any change from yesterday.

Sef - Way to go on the exercises. Glad you decided to stick with it.

Gotta run. I'm off to work in a few minutes.

Marie.

Good Friday Morning everyone!! It's payday and I get to wear my PJ's to work (celebrating Dr. Seuss' B'day!) so it's gonna be a GREAT DAY!!

MEL - Send em on!!! I'm wearing a 16 now... I gotta get some 14's to remind me of what I'm working toward!!

Forgot who asked, but the pumpkin muffins taste similar to the bread, but grainer to me... it was the first time I had SGWW flour so I guess if you're used to that, the flavor is fabulous!!

I am so proud of my eating yesterday!! DEB - check this out!

Total: 1788
Fat: 55g 29%
Carbs: 179g 37%
Fiber: 19g
Protein: 144g 34%

I know... more fiber... I go grocery shopping today... any lower fat good fiber suggestions???

Made my first yogurt smoothie... the RM and I loved them... it was great!!


Well off to work!! Have a great one!

OK SOL, DEB, FROG, and any other crazies, I registered this morning and got in for the 1/2 marathon. I put down 2:50 for a time since that seemed closest to Sol's estimate of 2.84. Now you all better do it!

talk later,
mel

IT'S HERE!! IT'S REALLY, REALLY HERE!!

TODAY IS THE DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE WDW HALF MARATHON!!!!!!!

I SIGNED UP BRIGHT AND EARLY AT 7:00 AM!! :D

OKAY, GALS! Since y'all are faster than me and it only goes up to 3 hours 30 minutes - I PUT DOWN EXPECTED FINISH TIME AS 2 HOURS 40 MINUTES. That's about a 12 minute mile and I'm really hoping to be there by then. I'm sure MEL, FROG, DEB and VESNA are already there!

It's $63.00 total when you register on-line. Again - FLOOR SPACE at Chez SolShine is available if needed! OR I was thinking about all of us maybe getting a group of rooms together at one of the hotels WDW has bargains on.

ANYWAY, I have to get WURKIN' - E-mail me if you need anything or have any questions. I'll be checking periodically through the day.


:wave: HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!

MEL YEAH!!!! I'M SOOO PUMPED!

[b]I'M INCREDIBLY, STUPENDOUSLY, SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICALLY EXCITED THAT YOU'VE SIGNED UP!!!

I was JUST going to e-mail you when I saw you were posting at the same time as I was.

I'll call and see if I can change my anticipated time to 2:50 so we'll all be together at the start.

Now I get to figure out how many days till the actual HALF MARATHON to start counting down!! :joker:



I'll get back on with personal responses this afternoon.

MARIE Bring a jacket! It's in the mid-60's here and I haven't heard if it's going to warm up by next week-end. VESNA and I are going to scope out restaurants tonight in anticipation of our esteemed guest from Canada coming to visit!

I see all of you talking about agave all the time. I know it is a legal sweetener that SB'ers can use but it seems the one of choice with this board. Can someone tell me a bit about it and why you use this over Splenda?

I don't tend to use much sweetener at all, I suppose that is partly because I do not bake. I can live without *treats* so I only make them on occasion.

But if I am going to use a sweetener, am I assuming correctly that Splenda is just fine?

Primo Lentil Soup- Well Rosalie, I tried that soup last night and I said to my hubby, "I would never eat this if I wasn't on this woe, but since I am, I love it!" :lol: Isn't that the way? Some of the things we eat now are simply because they are the best of what we are able to eat?! I like to have soup so this one is a keeper for me. I have never eaten lentils before so it was certainly new to me. It tasted healthy though and I like that.

Today is Friday and I have not had a loss since last Friday. One week...that is kind of a bummer to me, especially since I stay on this plan perfectly. I never cheat. Oh well....maybe this week coming! I only have 11 pounds to lose and I know that takes a long time...even though we want it off fast!

meliris-You are probably picturing me as Grizzly Adams wife or something! ;) Heating with wood and all...we also have 20 chickens and 2 ducks! Of course the usual cat, dog and bird too.
All the folks from Ontario that know us laughed and laughed when they found all this out. I now call myself *rustic* :lol: When in Rome.....

Mornin!

Just a quickie! I'm soooo jealous that all of you are doing the marathon! Hopefully I can come to be a cheerleader. I've still got to talk to DH about the NC trip!

BETH: Thanks for the info on the pumpkin muffins. I'm really not a big snacker when I'm on this woe but sometimes you are just starvin between meals. I'm assuming the recipe is on the recipe board so I'm gonna check it out tonight! Maybe I'll try them this weekend. My DH is looking for some snacks - he loves to snack! So, hopefully he will like those!

See y'all tonight!

have a great day!


Missy
284/272/170

Hey Guys!!! Sorry I haven’t been around. This crud has really taken over my life. Felt so-so on Wednesday and made the mistake of going to work. Boy was I tuckered out by the time we got home! Was in bed by 8:45 that night. But have been having terrible nights of sleeping. I think the decongestant the dr. prescribed gave me troubles. So I’ve stopped taking that. Last night I lathered up my chest and neck with the good old tried and true Ticks VaporRub. Wow, did that feel great!!!! And I feel much better this morning. Who knew????

ZANNE---Your “jeans experience” is so inspiring. I am trying to get into a particular pair of mine. Way to go!!! You are seeing the results of being focused and committed to making yourself healthy. AWESOME!!!!

VESNOID---Thanks for the tips on the tea. I’ve been drinking a lot of tea this week, but haven’t heard of the plaintain tea.

MUSIC---Hope your family is fully healthy very soon. It sure is no fun passing something like that around. And hope Sarah did okay with her testing. That is such a scary time. Bless her little heart!!!

BOB---Thanks for the tips on the “baby” beds. I’ve never even looked at them at Target. So that’s a great lead. Right now, she’s using a folded up old comforter for when we sit in the living room and watch tv. With our hardwood floors, I really want her to have something soft to lie on. But she takes that comforter that I so carefully fold up in fourths and spreads it all over the floor. It’s like wall-to-wall blanket in the living room. :-) Is Skeeter resorting to manipulation pee-peeing. So sorry to hear that. :-( The portion plate looks fantastic!!! I am with you on that particular problem. I guess that plate doesn’t work if you go and get seconds!

FROG---I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Dixie Dog. Hope her dental hygiene experience is a positive one. Hey, what a great idea for overcoming the cupcake incident. I like that making a promise to someone else. I have tried promising myself, but I tend to break those. And see, your idea not only helped you, but it helped somebody else too. I loved your story of Miss Kitty’s new bed and DH. That’s so wonderful. She has her own special spot now. So cool for her.

SEF---Come on, girl. Get your groove thing going. And when you do, advise me because I am definitely grooveless. The only grooves I have are the ones embedded into my skin from where my clothes rubbed.LOL, not really laughing. Shirley, I am so disappointed that you won’t be coming to Waynesville again. Boo hoo!!! But I guess FL will be better for the ILs and definitely easier in the winter. Hey, while I was reading your post, dh was standing behind me and he noticed your funny picture of the person eating chips and watching the exercise on tv. He thought that was so funny. He said, “Boy, is she shoving those chips in!” I pointed out how that was a magic bad and the chip level never went down. Ha!!! You are too funny. Thanks for the early morning giggle.

GRACIOUS---There is no such thing as posting too much on the board. Believe me, we all enjoy your posts! Keep on talking, girlfriend!!!

BETH---So glad to see that you hit your mini goal A WHOLE MONTH EARLY. THAT IS FANTASTIC!!!! I hope you are taking the time to pat yourself on the praise and feel really good about what you are doing. Way to GOOOOOOOO!

POOCH---Way to go on the INCREDIBLE, FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL, AWESOME THREE POUND LOSS THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!! You are doing great! How does it feel to be down 23 pounds??? Empowering? Indescribable? Just plain good?

Well, girls, I am so behind on the reading that I only got to Wednesday and I have to jump in the shower. I think I’m going to go into work for a few hours. I have so much to do. And I hate being gone most of the week. Take care you all. Dodge the crud!!!

Kim

Good Morning!

I am back down to my low point after being up a pound from my family dinner night on Wednesday.

It is going to be a busy day. I am making a huge torte style cake for someone, and it promises to be very complicated to make the filling. Then it has to be refrigerated overnight and iced with whipped cream. I may just put it outside! It sure is cold enough!

I also have to write a script today, and another tomorrow. (children's drama) I always panic, and procrastinate with the excuse I don't have a good idea for the basic story line...then when it comes down to the last possibly minute, I just start writing, and it seems to happen ok. I must thrive on stress and pressure....

Have a good day, everyone! :)

Good morning all! Bright and sunny here, but who knows what is to come!

Gracious...
Congrats on the baby girl! That is rough, her mom having to go back to work after two weeks! I only have one girl, and thank God for her! She is right in the middle, space and age wise.

Debbie...
You are lucky to have such healthy kids! My first child, 14, never missed any school for years. My 2nd and 3rd are sick quite a bit. I don't usually get sick, but low and behold, it got me. I am all better now, as are my kids.
Thank you also for the e-mail!

Kim...
Glad you are starting to feel better! There is stuff going around everywhere! The funky weather does not help either. One day it is in the 60's and the next the teens.

Any Survivor watchers?? I think this one will be good! I already don't like a few people and like a few. It is so early. Sorta shocked they kicked out Peter first. He may have been weird, but he is strong. At least the place is beautiful!

Have a great day everyone!

BTW...when is the mini marathon? Is it today?

Kimmy:D

Good Friday Morning!:wave:

Don't have but a second to post a quick hello to you all, have a lot on my plate this morning but will be back later to post to everyone individually.

Got in my walk today despite the gusty winds, no great times, 47:39 for my 4. 5 miles, but I went despite not wanting to go.

Gotta run, have a great weekend!!!

Debbie
194/122/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

gracious(aka rustic)- Spenda is fine on SB, I just get a chemical aftertaste from it that is not worth the sweetness. Very metallic, and can't get rid of it for hours. If you don't taste that, by all means use the splenda in moderation. It's a lot cheaper and more readily available than agave, especially given that you live 300 miles from nowhere :D IMHO, tho, if you use any sweeteners too much, you'll still have sugar cravings because your tongue really doesn't know the difference between "real" and fake sugar. I'm sure others will have input on this issue.

Sol- Sorry I got the time wrong, I hope you can change yours. I'm not 100% sure I'll make it, but I figured if I didn't register, there was no way I'd do it. Worst case, I'm out $ 63.00 and a good time! As for times and ego- I'm no Marion Jones and will be happy to limp across the finish line with friends! My ego seems to have disappeared or been transferred somewhere else in the last few years. One of the few advantages of age. I no longer need to finish first.

Monet- The cake sounds like quite a project. Reminds me of the stuff I USED to make. I've done desset catering in the past (did 2 weddings and endless parties) but I stopped baking when I started this WOE. I don't know if I could face a pot of ganache without becoming one with it! More power to you!

Beth- If you want me to send you size 14's, I will. Just send me your address and I'll pack 'em up. Not sure what all is in the huge pile in the guest room, but I'm sure there are at least 2-3 pairs of decent jeans and some khaki's. I think I already threw out the ones that were more holes than fabric, and the pair I repainted the house in, so you'll never know what color every room in my house is! Also shorts if you want them.

Deb- Did you register this morning?
Frog- See above?! Let us know how Dixie is.

mel

Morning everyone!

I'm getting ready for my bi-annual visit to the Boobie Smasher 3000! My appointment is in an hour and I'm looking forward to it being over with. A friend went last week and said they had a new technician and she was not that good at it yet. I sure hope she has the day off!

Frog--I hope things go well with Dixie today. I've got my fingers crossed for you! Let us know something tonight if you can.

BOB--I'm picking up Miss Belle after I finish my visit with the smasher. I guess we'll both be a little sore for the weekend!

Gracious--Agave is a syrup that has an extremely low score on the glycemic index. It is especially good in baking as it leaves no aftertaste like some other sweetners. I am switching over to agave from Splenda. I made WW pancakes this morning and used a little agave as my syrup--it has a really nice taste and a little goes a very long way (I used far less of it that I do my SF syrup). I've been in a long stall and the beginning really coincides with my switch to Splenda. That's one of the reasons I'm switching--I want to see if that has anything to do with the stuck needle on the scale. I know others use it and have no problems--so I think you have to make this decision for yourself. The second reason is that I like the agave better. It just tastes good and doesn't cnange the flavors of foods--especially in baking. If you find a bottle--try it!

OK, time to go jump in the shower and get out of here--I don't want to keep the smasher waiting!

Susan
300/240/150

Good morning all:

I can't believe that I had to miss Survivor in favor of a Cub Scout banquet. It started at 6 and was still going on when we left at 9. My 10 year old was falling asleep by then and he was one of the older ones. I can't imagine how those little 6 y/o tiger cubs were going to get up this morning.

BOB-I made your flourless chocolate cake to take last night. It was wonderful! I may have overcooked it a little bit. It was slightly dry. I think next time I'll watch it closer and take it out sooner. My DH and DS thought it could have been a little sweeter but I loved it.

My 17 y/o DS is going to a job fair at the local minor league baseball team tomorrow (concessions, etc). Everyone wish him luck. He found out last year that you really have to start early lining up those summer jobs.

I went to a fancy schmancy luncheon yesterday at the Four Seasons Hotel and managed to stay OP. When they were setting down the dessert, I just waived the guy off and said "no thank you". Who was it who said if you're going to cheat, limit it to "worth its". This one just wasn't one of those.

Have a good day everyone.

Trish

Here's Friday again.
I have plenty of things to do today (drink with my buddies, have an appointment with another electrician, ..), but eating has been good so far. My scale was at 158 or even 157.5 this morning (can't tell - the little dashes are too small) and considering I am totally Doobie Housed right now, I should hope it will stay there without me being hungry.

TRISH - seems like your will power is being trained and tried. Good job resisting temptation!

FILISE - My friend says that if men had to go through something like a boobie smasher, they would have invented something much less panfull or uncomfortable by now - that includes sponsoring research etc. This same friend has had some dreadful experiences, and I really hope your exam is uneventful.

SOL - I haven't registered yet. I need to get everything straight before I do it. Do you think all the places will go that fast? AND I am absolutely not going below 15 minutes per hour right now (well, I can't be 100% - the Ricky factor), but I do know that for 13 min, I was pretty much running the whole time. 13 min is fast. 13 min for 13 miles ---- we have a lot of training to do girlfriend!
:^:
DEB - You go girl! I slept yesterday afternoon. Today my exercises will be hunting for restaurants with Sonya.:jig:

I gotta run. It seems everyone has had a pretty good week eating wise. We shall overcome!

Vesna

GOOD RECIPES....ENJOY


http://www.homeschoolzone.com/m2m/row.htm


BOB

Miss Belle is now home and resting comfortably. She is glaring at me though--I think something is going to get shredded when she feels better.

My visit with the Smasher was OK. The technician was good so the discomfort was minimal. Results in next week, but since this was a routine test, I'm not expecting anything out of the ordinary.

Susan

Afternoon Everyone :wave:

I didn't have a chance to post this morning and not much more time now. Its one of those days.

OMG - (Deb - skip this) - has anyone else tried the SF Peacan Delights by Russell Stover? I found a bag of idividual wrapped one - figure if they were wrapped that way I wouldn't eat them all. I have seen them lots of times but have been able to walk away. Well the Girl Scout cookies were delivered (have not had any) the other day and I needed a slurge. Yummy :love:

Fillise - glad to hear both you and Miss Belle are recovering. When we first moved to Guam our dog had to be quarentined for 4 months. the place was horrible but it was the only one on the island so we were stuck. Sadie, our dag, was so mad at us - we thought she would never like us again - time heals. Hopefully she won't shed something too valuable. BTW - loved the Boobie Smasher 3000 nickname - nevewr heard that one before.

Trishaloo - we had our Blue & Gold bamquet last weeken and it lasted about 3 1/2 hours - long but really nice. I missed the first 1/2 of Survivor becuase I was at a Boy Scout meeting with my other son. What we do for our kids ;)

Debelli - great job on your run - you are an inspiration to us all!!!
Maybe someday we can all work up to a marathon. I'll stick with my Gazelle for now - at least I don't get winded walking from the parking lot into a store anymore
:lol:

Quilter - thanks for the praises - yes it feels incredible and hard to believe. I keep expecting to wake up one morning and have it all back like a terrible dream. Yikes!!

Survivor Fans - I was glad to see Peter go - he was just too strange - kinda creepy weird. There are a few woman that I will be glad to see go too. And the black guy (can't remember his name) - can you believe the comment he made about keeping men becuase the're strong and getting rid of the woman - oh please.

Gotta run - places to go and people to see
TTFN
Denise

Okay I finished the book, and I have to say I was disappointed in how vague the authors were about portions; I assume that it was on purpose? I also noticed that only hidden in the FAQ in the back did the "3 grams or less" policy even appear.

So I would LOVE not to have to count grams; is there anyone here who does it that way successfully? I had enough of weighing my food and counting my almonds in 4 months of the Zone. I would be happier to omit brown rice, grains etc entirely if it meant not figuring out every single bite of food I take.

Feedback?

Laura

Thank you all for the prayers, kind thoughts and well wishes for Dixie today. :angel: She is resting comfortably in her chair "big red" (chair and 1/2 plus ottoman), has eaten, drank and pooped. They had to pull a back molar that was lost to decay but otherwise it was ok. They also trimmed her toe nails trimmed (Thanks for the tip BOB) and they removed to large skin tags from her belly which left really ugly marks on her. I think they must have cauterized them (sp?). DH and I are both thankful that she is well and that it's over. Now I have some products to help her keep her teeth clean and gums healthy. Also got some things to help keep Kitty's clean too.

Let me say that if you have a pet with clean, healthy teeth, please start brushing them regularly! Your pet will thank you!

Tried to register for the marathon this a.m. but the forms weren't there yet. Will try again later.

Planning to run in a 5-k (3.1 miles) tomorrow but the forecast is NASTY. Cold (43*) and rainy. Think I will pass on that idea! DEB and SOL - sound like Disney marathon revisited? :lol:

Have to tell you briefly about the home visit I had yesterday. Went to a child's home to test him, something I don't have to do very often, Thank the Lord! Anyway, the place was MORE than a pig sty and the kids (3 and 4 years) were filthy too. The yard was filled with trash and the living room where I tested was cluttered pretty badly, but it looked like someone had made some sort of an attempt to straighten it. The worst of it was the smell. I am sooo sensative to odors and get migraines from them easily. So here I sit, in the floor and notice that I smell oil or kerosene heat which wasn't all that bad alone, but there was also several dirty ashtrays (another big migraine trigger for me), and something else I couldn't quite put my finger on. After about 15 minutes I realized it was the 20 or so pairs of sour, dirty shoes piled up under the two tables on either side of me and the carpet! OMG, the carpet smelled like one big skunky beer. I was completely nausious by the time I left there. And to boot, I smelled like I had been to a frat keg party! :eek: Then I had to rush back to the office and see another child, and I could smell that horrible odor! I appreciate people who do home health and home care of any kind! That is NOT for me! :nono:

POOCH - I used to eat a lot of that SF chocolate, including those pecan treats you mentioned. But they really upset my stomach, give me the "Mexican quick step!" I used to be able eat more than two or so before they bothered me, but at Valantine's I ate one small one and it bothered me. Then DEB turned me onto Lindt 70% cocoa and Valrhona and I would really rather have that than the SF stuff.

FILLISE - Glad to hear that Belle is fine too. I wonder what the first thing she shreds will be? Glad the date was worth a second! Did you see my post about your job and double dipping? If you want to look for it was on Sat or Sun last week.

SOL, DEB & MEL - Unless they have changed the rules.... When they stage you for the start of the WDW races you may line up in a corrall higher (meaning not as fast) than your number but not lower (meaning faster) than your number. Therefore if Mel is 1000 and we are 9000, she can still start with us if she wants. Hope that helps.

MEL - Forensic anthro huh? I took notes for a student with a disability when I was a grad student. The class was FA! I learned more about crime scenes and identification than I ever thought possible! It was great! One of the highlights of the year. However, I passed on the field trip to the forensics lab at UT-Chattanooga!

FRUIT - Hope you can come to the beach. It is guaranteed to be a great time!

QUILTER - Sorry you have been sick. Was just about to post an APB for you!

KIMMY - The registration for the 1/2 marathon is offiially open today. The race is in Jan '03, but registration for the 1/2 fills up rather quickly and will close in about May!

GRACIOUS - I like Splenda and have found it to be a terrific substitute for sugar and other sweeteners. I bake cheesecakes with it and they turn out great. I guess it is all a matter of "taste," if you'll excuse the pun. :)

Well, I am going to get ready for my lower body workout since I didn't get to go this a.m. I'm waiting for DH to get home so that he can see about Miss Puppy while I'm gone. Don't want our little patient to be alone.

Will check back again later!

Peace,
FROG

Here are a few more good recipe sites....ENJOY


http://www.gatewayno.com/cuisine/desserts.html
http://www.homeschoolzone.com/m2m/row.htm
http://nedraa.tripod.com/nedraskitchen/
http://www.cbt.net/dedwards/index.htm



BOB

Registered for the 1/2 marathon for Frog and Mr. Frog!

Hey All:wave:

Finally home and have a chance to get in a post. I actually had a post nicely typed and almost finished last night when we had a lovely power surge and I lost the whole darn thing, was too pissed off to try it again, but now that I have time, I will try my best to get everyone addressed

I really didn't feel like jogging today, it looked rainy, so I thought I'd wait a while to see if it would rain, but it got sunny, so decided that I had no good excuses and went. The wind was gusting pretty darned hard that I felt someone was pushing me back as I tried to run against it. I was going to shorten it, but ended up doing the whole 4.5 miles, though it sure took me a lot longer than usual!

Eating is great today-as well as water intake! Can't complain. Hoping the scale will be going down like it usually does in the next few days.

Still don't know what to wear tomorrow:shrug: Nothing like the last minute with me!

Finally gave in and went to get a hair cut. Figured after 5 months I was sorta due for a new do! I'll let those who met me in January or before be the judges-just hope it looks decent when we meet up next week!

I heard from LDBLOND and she wanted me to convey that she hopes to be back with us full force when things at home settle down with her, and the kids. She just wanted to let us all know she was thinking aboout us.

Hey gals, keep this in mind for the OCT. NC GET TOGETHER-we are planning on doing a clothing exchange when we are all there, so keep in mind that as you wittle down in size anything you'd like to bring to trade/give away-put in a box for the event!!!! We can all pretend we are at a big FILENES BASEMENT SALE!!!!!

GRACIOUS, I love using WW Pitas and making a bean burrito-great for quesadiallas as well. WOW, taking care of a newborn, you are a saint!! As for agave, my personal opinion is that it's wonderful. I really only use it in baking, which I've curtailed recently due to over indulging on what I was making. For me, when I've used Splenda in large amounts I have an immediate gain the next day. I think me and the maltodextrin doesn't mix well. So, for me, agave is better (and easier to bake with). Don't worry about not losing for a week, I've had weeks where I've been 100% OP and gained. Just be patient, and I promise, as usual, your patience will pay off:)

FROG, glad to hear furry child is home and going well. That house sounded so gross-hope you don't catch any thing contagious from sitting in there!!! :eek: Where you able to open that link and see the FROGS???

BOB, when's BB coming back on???

KAREN, I'm the guiltiest in the bunch when it comes to weighing and living by the scale, just can't help it. I think after next weeks WIW I'll put it away for the week. Just waiting to see that drop I've been anticipating!!!

FRUIT, date night? Hmmm, I need one of those dates. Ahhh, to be young again! LOL!!

THUNDER, glad to hear you are progressing along so well with your pregnancy! Tell DH to hide the cookies that you are trying to have a SB BABY!!!! Hey, at least what you are craving is SB LEGAL!! I posted a recipe on the recipe board for an apple cake-can't vouch on how it would taste though, have never made it, got it out of one of my books and adjusted it to be SB LEGAL. Let me know if you end up making it and what you think.

POOCH, I get crazy at certain times of the month and go into eating frenzies. You just have to get to know your body and understand you'll have days like this. It's okay to eat more, as long as it's food OP. Usually by the next day, it's gone-once in a while it will last 2 days. Sometimes if you up your protein or eat some nuts like almonds or Brazil nuts, that too helps. LOL! I read your post, of course. Have seen those SF candies, but never tried one. As long as it's a once in a blue moon thing, you'll be okay. When I found these CRANBERRY SCONES at Whole Foods I bought one and that was it for a whole week. THEN, I decided to buy a few at a time, place was an hour away, so I froze them to eat one every few days. Well, to make a long story short, I was buying about 6-8 of them, and ended up some days eating 3 of them. Finally, I e-mailed them to get some nutritional info-almost DIED when I was the caloric intake of over 300 calories for 1, plus the fat grams-I could believe eating 3 of these would put me over in such a big way-so I stopped buying them-couldn't control myself. So, just be careful-I say this from experience;)

FILLISE, probably I could find something to wear, but as I said above, it's last minute now, plus the fact that I hate to shop for clothes. I know I have a couple things in the closet, but have to take a moment and try them on, most likely they're going to be too big, but what the heck, it's only for a few hours, as long as it doesn't look like a potato sack on me! How's Ms Belle doing tonight???? Glad the boobie smashing was a smashing success. :lol:

BETH, no need to add in the spices. Also, remember, it's good to keep track, but it doesn't have to be 100% accurate, just do your best. You know, I have gone through 2 birthdays already since I started SB and I never once missed birthday cake. Plus, knowing that if you truly wanted some you could bake an SB LEGAL one, or like you said, a cheesecake makes it so much easier. I've been to so many parties, weddings and Bar Mitzvahs where cake is served and I really have never felt like I was missing out by NOT eating it. Since starting SB I came to realize that food doesn't make the party, people do:D No, I don't think it's crazy to buy a smaller pair of jeans-it's nice to have something to focus on as a reward. You did FABULOUS on your intake-you should be proud!!! For fiber I like Fiber one (14gr an ounce) or something like raspberries (14 grams for 7oz), beans are good too!

MEL, WOO HOO! 4 days in a row-you are rocking girl! Guess you didn't want to come down to FL and get thrown into the Detox Dungeon! Hey, did you take a pic before with a newspaper in a bikini?

BUSDEB, CONGRATS TO DS!!!!

SHEANN, CONGRATS! Wow, another 1.5lbs, you'll be back to that low in no time.

SEF, BOB mentioned she was getting a FRESH FOODS in her area as well. I've heard of FRESH FIELDS but never FRESH FOODS. Is it a HFS???

ROSALIE, ANOTHER POUND!!! My goodness, you are really making me do happy dances down here!!! CONGRATS!!!

SOL, how did things pan out with VES today??? Details, I want details!!! You have to keep us posted on the weather coming up next weekend as well-with the crazy ups and downs with the temperatures we've had, I haven't a clue what to bring up as far as clothes go (okay, really, it's whether I should bring a jacket or not, who am I fooling).:joker: Haven't signed up for the WDW Marathon, awaiting to hear something before I do;)

QUILTER, sorry you're feeling so cruddy. I hope Paul is taking good care of you, tell him he better or I'll throw HIM in the detox dungeon!!

MONET, cake baking, story writing-you are a woman of many talents!!!

KIMMY, I'm not impressed with any of the cast of Survivor just yet-no one really stood out that I said I though XXX should win. It is beautiful there though, better than the other places they've been before.

TRISH, tell DS good luck!! Hmmm, now I'm going to have to try that cake recipe now that you said it was good! Good for you on staying OP at that dinner at such a fancy shmancy restaurant. I've gone to a few dinners at places that have the most exciting desserts and usually, if you want, you can ask for fruit instead-if not, I just ask them to box whatever it is up in the back and bring it home for others.

VES, LOL it's DOOKIE HOUSER. Not sure if you knew there was a show quite a few years back here in the states called DOOGIE HOWSER, MD, about a genious kid that was a Dr. as a teenager, so one day when I got "backed up" I said I was a DOOKIE HOUSER and it seemed to stick. Though, doobie does sound good too. Hope you and SOL have fun tonight-can't wait to hear the details!!!

SEMMENS, may people are successful on SB without doing portion control, whereas some people need it, or like doing it. I would say to try your best doing without and if you see you aren't losing as you think you should be, journal, at least for a few days, just to get an idea of what you are eating and the quantities, it def. helps, esp. if you are having trouble. Okay, the reason the book is a bit vague and confusing at times is because MICHAEL MONTIGNAC was the first to write a book about this WOE first. The men who wrote SB took his information and made the SB BOOK before Montignac came out with his US versions, EAT YOURSELF SLIM. If you can get a copy at the library, it will help you understand more. The Sweetalk Board that the SB site has, many people ask the same questions over and over again about things that aren't easy to understand and their questions are NEVER answered by the Dr.'s-why, because they don't know! They never did their own research that I know of for this book. To give you an idea, they say to do 30% fat/40% carbs/30% protein, so if you don't have to journal, how the heck are you suppose to know if you are in that range?? They put down that apricots have a GI of 7, taking that info from elsewhere, which was WRONG-it's 57! They have never put this information correction on their boards. Umm, they put chocolate is okay as long as it's high cocoa content-so people see this and think from day 1 it's okay to eat chocolate-NOT! The whole idea is to get the sugar out, not eat chocolate from day one-no where does it say anything about this, nor do they say how much is okay. That's why it's so important to ask questions and learn from experience. So, with that, don't be afraid to ask any questions you may have!!!

Okay, tis all for now, going to go call Eli and see when his butts do home. I pray he takes something for his cough tonight-he's been hacking up a storm at night and sleeping through it whereas I can't and he's keeping me up-I NEED SOME SOUND SLEEP TONIGHT!!!

Have a great weekend!

Debbie
194/122/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

EVENING EVERY BUDDY!!!


IT's WONDERFUL OVER HERE ON THE WEST COAST OF FLA!!!! THE BREEZES ARE BLOWING, IT'S CLOUDY....IT'S GONNA RAIN....ALL WEEKEND!!!! Windows are open and I'M LOVING IT!!!
I've only got ONE MISSION this weekend...Got to go to BURDINES and get ANOTHER pressure cooker, a 4 qt calphalon pot, long fry skillet, interplaque tooth brush, and let's see....I think that's all.
PLUS...everything is on sale and I still get additional 30% plus another 10% BOB will be a HAPPY CAMPER!!! ;)

SUSAN...sounds like you need two pots of soup...one of DEBBIE'S cure all CHICKEN for you, and TUNA for MS BELLE :eek:

GOOD LUCK to all you registration junkies I'll be there with my pom poms

I've just figured out why I can't get to everyone...our days of postings are getting to be over two pages every day...Please know that I'm not ignoring anyone...

SURVIVOR...well...PETER was TOO WIERD and I won't miss him..the BODY QUEEN has to go soon...I didn't see her doing anything to help...just prancing around in her bathing suit. The black dude I didn't care for either..We'll just have to wait and see...

NO START DATE ON BIG BROTHER, but THE AMAZING RACE IS MARCH 15!!!

Three movies for this weekend...CHOCOLAT...(haven't seen it yet)..15MINUTES..and BEYOND SUSPICION will let everyone know what I think...

FROGGIE so glad that DIXIE did well. I know she will like her nails too...I bet I have the same stuff for SKEETER'S mouth...is it a blue gel? He loves that too...

Well....I've got to go for now...

BOB

Hiedie Ho All!!!

I could tell it was going to be bad weather for the last couple of days (Idon't need to watch weqther report, I am my own forecaster!). The old bones were right! Today I can hardly move!!! Oh well! The sun'll come out Sunday or Monday!!!

I was all snug under my giant heating pad (my afghan) when GD called, missed bus so would I pick her and friend up. So of course Grandma couldn't say no. Was glad to get under the afghan again. It's not that it's cold in house just that my aches feel better when I warm up. It's probably all in my head and makes no difference whether I use it or not. I think it's sort of like eating comfort food, you think it makes you feel better so it does. At least cuddling under an afghan doesn't give me guilt feelings and weight gain!!!!

Being such a miserable day, called for soup, so I made a pot of beef soup from the leftover pot roast and broth made when it cooked. There was onion in it already, just added some grated carrots that we had for salads (that I didn't it because I thought they were a :nono:) and some barley, little salt and pepper. Really good. Made family some Pillsbury biscuits to go with it.

QUILTER - Tell Paul that old lady has legal pita chips in that bag and is dipping them in legal salsa, all a legal reward for doing the exercises!!!

DEB - Fresh Foods is an ordinary grocery store. I was interestd when I visited folks so don't know what kind of HFs they carry. I think I read there is a Whole Food Store going up somewhere in N.O. so they could eventually come across the lake. N.O. is not a place I would go for groceries!!!!

Guess that's it for now! Glad everyone's pets are doing okay. Hope all the blahs for the sickies go away! Mine too!!

Take care, Shirley

Well, I succumbed to the siren call of the chocolate mousse filling for the cake I was making. I licked off the spoon and the beaters. It was delicious! That was the first sugar I have had since 1/21. I hope it makes me sick!

Does anyone have any words of wisdom on how to break a stall? Should I cut back on starches, and up my water and exercise? Or should I just keep on as I have been doing, and quit being impatient? It has been two weeks since I lost anything... I am not close to goal and have plenty to lose...


BOB!! I just noticed you are from Sarasota! (Can you tell I am having trouble getting used to this board? :lol: ) About two years ago, my hubby and I took a week away from the kids and traveled down the west coast of Florida. We spent four nights in Sarasota and loved it! We were right by the Ringling Museum and the school of art. I loved the beaches and the whole area was just so nice! We had great weather too. And we ate every night at Capt Bryan's seafood restaurant. They had fabulous fried oysters. We also stayed in Fort Myers right on the beach and drove down to Naples for a day. Our goal is to move somewhere between Sarasota and Naples when the youngest graduates from High School.

It has been pretty crazy around here. Went to Lancaster, about 90 miles away, last night after work to visit my grandfather. The Dr. give him 2 -4 weeks to live. His kidney is shutting down and he is refusing dyalysis. He will be 87 on Sunday. What a way to spend your birthday. He is in a lot of pain and I pray that God will take him soon. I don't like to see him suffer nor my mother as she takes care of him.

For those of you who have the rain, I'd love to have some. Send it my way. It is so dry here, and I know I live in the desert, but a little rain would be nice. the wind blew last night and I just knew this morning I wake up and my patio furniture would be in the neighbors yard.

Deb- My husband is not loosing weight and getting very dicouraged. I calculated his calorie intake and broke down the Carbs/Protiens/Fats. It seems like alot. He is 210 and I came up with 2020 cal per day, 202 Carbs/151.5 Prot/67.3 Fats. Is this correct? I think he isn't eating enough and his body is stalling.I am not exactly sure how to get the amount of protien in his daily intake that he needs. Any suggestions. He has salads with either a chicken breast or beef for lunch. And we have some kind of meat, salad and veggie for dinner. Not sure what he could eat for snacks that might boost the protien. Any suggestions.

Has anyone had problems using Splenda in place of sugar in a recipe and having the consistancy get wird on you. I found a recipe that uses frutose instead of the sugar. But if frutose isn't the best then I thought I would use Splenda. Well it didn't work. I was making fudge drops and what a mess I made.

I really want this WOE to work and I am trying to get the recipes down.

Ed is going to Colorado for trainig and I have to get the clothes done and packed. So got to go.

Have a great weekend :)
Cyndi

Good Saturday Morning.

Up a bit earlier than need be and thought I'd get in a post before I hit the shower and get ready to go to the B/M service this morning.

I decided to wear this purple dress I had in the closet, still with the tags on. It's a little big in spots, but will fit the bill. It's a size 10P, long to my ankles, 2 piece (sleeveless with jacket)-it will be sufficient. I'm just happy I didn't have to go buy anything special.

I did very well with not only my eating but my water as well yesterday. Been feeling barfy but havent' gotten sick, which I know is hormonal and usually a good sign as far as the scale goes. Got on this morning and I was 120.5, that's down from yesterday by 1.5lbs. Measured my waist and down a 1/4 of an inch, I think. Today will be easy as well, I'll have something before we go and not too much at the kiddush lunch (after service lunch), I'm sure it will be extravagant as far as a kiddush lunch goes and there will be some things I can eat, but I'm very good when it comes to staying OP at events like this. Tomorrow, I haven't a clue what's on the menu for the party, but again, not worried, nothing worth cheating on I'm sure!

BOB, hope you find all the goodies you're searching for! Keep some hunting material for Orlando so we can go in for the kill somewhere around there. Let us know your personal reviews on those movies!! I sa Amazing Race starts March 11th-are you sure of your date??

SEF, you sound like me with the blanket. When it's cold, I take my blanket and throw it in the dryer for a few minutes to get it nice and warm-the family thinks I'm nuts-they're all dying of the heat and I'm cold-once again, Eli says I'm all skin and bones and have no blood! :rolleyes:

MONET, you are too funny-hoping the sugar would make you sick!! LOL!! Okay, I hope so too! :s: I wouldn't worry about 2 weeks of stalling, I had a month stall. Are you journaling your food at all?? Are you sure you're eating enough. Could it be hormonal?? Is it a TRUE STALL, or have you been going up and down with the same pounds? Give yourelf an overview of what's going on and see what you can come up with, if there's something you've changed lately, added into your WOE, etc. I'm sure the scale will go down, you just may need to be patient and/or tweak a few things into place.

RED1, I'm sorry to hear about your GF and the pain he is in. I pray that he doesn't suffer, that's the worse thing, knowing you don't have much time and having those last days being in such pain. My thoughts are with you and the family. As for DH, you are right on the money and are correct in those numbers. If he's not eating enough, that's something that can be easily fixed. How about adding a couple hard boiled eggs, some nuts, beans-there's lots of great sources of protein out there. I personally can't answer the Splenda question, I've only made some yogurt pies using it in the past and both times, I ate too much and the maltodextrin in it caused me to go up on the scale. Look at this site, it may be helpful: http://busycooks.about.com/library/features/blgisugarsubs.htm

THUNDER, the pic didn't show up, try again and if you still have some trouble e-mail it to me and I'll be happy to help you out. Thanks for the chat last night, sorry I had to cut it short.

Well, that's it for me, at least for now! I'll check back with you all later today.

Have a wonderful Saturday!!

Debbie
194/120.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

I was thrilled to find the SGWW Pastry Flour finally. Rosalie, you were right, I got it at bulk barn and it costs so little! .09 cents for 100 grams...I thought that was great. I am looking forward to trying it out and making some things for my parents because they arrive today.

I also picked up some of those Sorbees Low Carb, No Sugar hard candies to have around, a couple of their SF Chocolate bars. They are okay...not great like Ross, but I have no idea the fat content in Ross Bars and these ones listed the fat. I couldn't find the Lindt anywhere. I had gotten that in Halifax so I will have to pick some up again when I visit, I guess. I also found the Kashi Pilaf...their hot cereal. It was different! But I liked it. Very healthy tasting, to be sure.

I of course didn't find any agave, but will keep looking. Like I said, since I don't use much sweetener, Splenda will do me for now.

Today is measurement day for me, every Saturday. I haven't done it yet because I have been running around doing last minute clean up before the folks arrive. I hope I have good news!

Last night hubby and I went out to dinner and I had the most tasty New York Striploin....oh it was Fantastic!! Mediterranian veggies on the side and a big salad that I could not eat. I enjoyed that meal very much.

I better get moving. Have a great Saturday everyone!

Happy Saturday!

Just caught up on posts since I was up before hubby! I'm having my morning coffee and relaxing with all of you! Not much planned for the day. There are a couple of movies I want to see on Pay per view and we'll probably work on our ceramic tile. Tonight we are heading to New Orleans because we have friends that are in a band and they have a manager/attorney guy flying in from Los Angeles to watch them play. If they get signed with this guy it could mean big things for them! We are very excited and are hoping for the best! So, we are giving our support and praying that things go well tonight! So, PLEASE say a little prayer for the band "Tom's House" tonight - and I'll keep you posted!

FILLISE: Still giggling at the thought of Miss Belle glaring at you and just planning out what she will ruin! Glad to hear everything went well!

POOCH: I so know about those pecan delights! They are fabulous! I ate some one day when I was OP and my DH found the wrappers and was about to say :nono: when I told him they were sugarfree! I could eat an entire box- and that's not good!

SEMMENS: I don't really weigh portions or anything like that. When I open the cabinet I look at the plates and I say - which plate/bowl do I really want - THEN I grab a smaller one! I've been eating out of smaller plates cause I don't put as much food - if I am really still hungry I'll have a little more. But, usually I'm not! Before I was just being a :ink:

FROG: Glad to hear Dixie did well. Don't you just hate the fact that people that live like that have been blessed with children?!? It totally pisses me off! That's when I question the big man upstairs. Here I am 5 miscarriages, no children at all, a 5 bedroom house (and it's clean!) and I can't have kids but yet these people have some and they are neglected! That's horrible! I see that so often as a teacher- makes me ill!

DEB: Love the idea of a clothes trade off - that's great! I think you will look FAB in your purple dress - purple happens to be my favorite color! Being that you'll be looking so HOT today in your dress - maybe you can have date night tonight too!! HAHA!

KIMMY & BOB: Y'all crack me up with the survivor stuff! I've never watched it but several of my friends are hooked. I don't like to watch things that I have to commit myself to every week - I would hate to miss and then have to find out the scoop from someone!

SEF: Are you going in October to NC? If you are and I talk my hubby into letting me go - maybe we can go together. I don't know about driving - I would have to miss too much school - but maybe flying in would be good. Did you happen to see the news last night? Did you see the teacher in Houma that got arrested for dealing drugs? Well, if you did - you saw my school on TV. She was on our faculty - isn't that horrible? What an embarrassment to our school - I just love how when a teacher gets arrested they splash it all over the media - UGH!

MONET: When I hit a stall - I protein load - lots of meat and beans - I'm sure DEB will not agree with this (sorry Deb) but that's what I do!:s:

RED: I just want you to know that I'll have you and your family in my prayers through this tough time.

Well, I'm gonna go for now....see y'all later today!

Missy
284/272/170

GM all,
Just came in to say hello.....DS played another BB game last night and won. He plays again today at 11:45. This a different tournament....we are certainly getting our share of Basketball this week.
It is raining and cold here and is going to be that way all weekend. I haven't ridden in two weeks so I am having withdrawal pains.

I don't have time to respond to all but know that I am readin ur post and I am cheering for us all.

Smiles,
Debbie :)

Good Morning

It is a cool Saturday morning here but thankfully no more snow. I was outside for a few minutes cleaning out my van - have to get it decent for the trip next week. Four days to go before we leave. I may go out this evening to a movie. Either to see Beautiful Mind or the new Kevin Costner movie Dragonfly.

Eating went well the last few days. I have been cutting down on the starchy carbs and snacking less. I've been having starchy carbs at breakfast and mainly protein and veggies for other meals, plus fruit and a piece of cheese for snack. I am up a pound from yesterday but still down two pounds from what I have been fixed at like it seems forever. Made sgww pancakes with apple for breakfast - yummy. I drained the last of my agave onto one of the pancakes - about half a teaspoon. I've been draining that bottle for the last couple of weeks trying to get every little drop out of it. I'm looking forward to next week when I can replenish my supply!

Gracious - Glad you found the flour. Have you tried Sears for the Lindt chocolate bars? That's where I usually get mine. Other places that have it here are Loblaws - it's usually at the end of the aisle near the salsa, not with the other candy. Also Shoppers Drug Mart.

Deb - I'm sure you will look gorgeous in the dress. Have a great time.

Red - Sorry to hear about your grandfather. I hope he is getting something to relieve his pain. He shouldn't have to suffer in pain at this stage of his life. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Marie.

We'll be pigging out on LEGAL FOODS and LEGAL FELLOWSHIP! :ink:

MARIE Today they are predicting mid 70's for next week-end. It's still chilly (for us thin blooded people) and today is yucky cloudy out. I'll certainly keep you posted so you know what to expect weather wise. Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure just raised their ticket prices and Disney is now the cheapest theme park ticket in town at $48 per adult. AMAZING that people can even afford to bring families down here. We don't have to pay for hotels and 3 meals a day out and couldn't afford to go without giving up something else. ( 'Course, Vince and I are CHEAP - we prefer to say we're PARTICULAR about how we spend our money. :lol: )

DEBBIE YOU HAVE TO REGISTER BEFORE THEY RUN OUT OF SPACE AND SO YOU'LL HAVE A NUMBER CLOSE TO OURS! Please don't hinge your participation in the marathon on my coming to NC. I've promised that I will try my darndest to be there, but we have A LOT of things already planned for the year and I just don't know if I will have the time, money and other things in place to be able to come. I feel really bad for not being able to commit to coming, but right now I just can't.

FILLISE and FROG Glad to hear that Dixie and Belle are doing well. (ooooh, that rhymes!) I actually have Meister REALLY CONSIDERING us getting a dog. I've been asking for 5 years now and it's finally working! We're going to go next Sunday to a doggie park to scope out the different kinds of dogs we're considering and talk to the owners OR we're going to go to Debary to meet a lady who breeds Border Terriers. They seem to fit all the criteria Vince has listed before he'll even consider getting one. I'm just sooooo excited! I'll have a walking buddy!

RED I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather. I hope that they can help make him comfortable. Sending prayers your way.

FROG Vince has a couple of houses like that he has to go to - one of them he calls the Tuberculosis House. :eek: He doesn't touch anything when he goes in there and sprays down himself with lysol and uses that antibacterial stuff on his hands when he leaves.

BOB I have to tape Survivor because Vince hates the show. I totally agree with your perception of the people.

QUILTER Glad to see you back and I hope you continue to feel better each hour. I miss you when you're not here. :D

I'll try to get to everyone else tonight or tomorrow. VESNA and I did not get to go restaurant hopping yesterday. I had the day from H@## and a really bad headache to go with my attitude by the time I got home. I did NOT want VESNA to think I was a total jerk the first time I got to meet her in person so I gave her a ring and found out her electrician hadn't even shown up yet, much less called to say he was going to be late. :rolleyes: We are going to try to hook up this week-end or I'll get out there to check things out.

They say the pollen count is through the roof here and everyone in our office who has allergies has been sniffling and whatnot. I still have my headache and stuffy nose so I'm pounding Allegra and Tylenol hoping I cna hurry up and get the house clean so I can get to Winter Park. I want to stop by the boat place, too, see if we can reserve a boat and not have to wait next week-end.

:wave: Better get cleaning if I'm going to get out of the house today.

Good morning- a quick post between loads of laundry then off to the gym. Didn't get my dog walk in this morning and Cleo keeps running to the door and looking pathetically at me. I keep shoving her out on her own, but that's not what she wants. Think she can do WDW with us, sol?

Glad to here Dixie and Belle came thru with flying colors

Susan- know what you mean about the glaring. I've had about 5 cats spade and they all did that. The last 2 are indoor ONLY cats, so I had them declawed (front only) at the same time tho. THey could glare all they wanted, but their shredding activities were ineffectual. I got tired of frayed furniture and rugs.

Frog- I've tried so many times to brush Cleo's teeth, they do need it, but its been a wresting match each time, and I'm not sure anything got clean except me, when I had to take a shower after each experience. I give her rawhide chews which is supposed to help, but will have to schedule cleaning with the vet when she's out to have a cyst removed. What products did the vet suggest? Does Dixie cooperate with the process?

Beth- I picked out an assortment of pants and shorts from the humungous pile in my guest room for you. Then I checked your bio- You are 5" taller than me! :lol: Some of them were long on me, but others are "short" or petite. I'll send it all anyway. Maybe you'll like the capri look:D . Whatever you don't want, pass on to someone else or stuff into a goodwill box. I usually take my and my kids stuff to a women's shelter here, which sounds like what your house has turned into! (All joking aside, you are an:angel: )

Red- Very sorry to hear about your GF- my GM went thru the same at age 85. I was her caregiver, and it killed me that at that point the doctors were still not giving her enough painkillers, because they didn't want to get her hooked on morphine:?: More liikely, they didn't want a lawsuit in case she OD'ed, but that would have been far more merciful in my opinion. I hate the US health system as regards the elderly and pallative care. (Not you nurses- the nurses were the best!) My thoughts are with you.

Deb- Have fun at the festivities this weekend. I'm sure you look smashing!

Gotta run- washer stopped.

mel

Hiedie Ho All!!!

It looks a lovely day out my window, my body just doesn't agree

RED - Sorry to hear about your GF. You all will be in my prayers.

FRUIT - I wish I could fly to NC, but a I said I have plans to go to PA etc this fall and cannot afford both trips. May be we could meet someday, say halfway between us. I am not familiar with the area as you are, so perhaps you could suggest a place to meet if you'd like to. Did see the feature on TV about teacher. Didn't pay attention to school, if I had known it was yours I would have.

There is a family request for the computer so have to go.

Take care, will catch y'all later!

Shirley

I was going to say Good Morning, but just noticed it is after noon here.

I did some research on my eating in my DietPower (a great program for keeping track of calories, fats, carbs, and protein-I love it!) and found I have been eating too much fat, and too little protein. Due to that revelation, I will quit whining about being 'stalled', try and eat right for a few days, and see if it does not make a difference.


It is raining, but thankfully feels warmer. I am almost finished with the huge cake. I will be happy to see it go out the door.

GRACIOUS- I am glad you found the WW pastry flour. I would have been happy to mail it to you, but that is much easier! ;)

Hi Everyone

I've just come back from a nice leisurely swim. I didn't bother to count lengths this time. I swam for about 20 minutes and did exercises in the water for about ten minutes.

Sol - As much as I am hoping for warm weather, even if it is only in the sixties it will seem like a heatwave to us northerners. :lol: I think it is a ridiculous price that you have to pay to get into any of the parks. I was thinking of buying 4 day passes so we could visit more than one park in one day but have decided against it. We are only there for 6 days and none of us, adults at least, want to spend every day walking around parks. So I've decided to get a one day Disney ticket for us all which I will buy in Orlando and the kids can decide which park they would like to visit - with prompting from me of course.:smug: I also plan on going to Seaworld. I have bought tickets already for that as they were selling them at par here in Canada. So I have a two day ticket to Seaworld which was cheaper than the one day in US$ so even if we only get there for one day that's o.k. If anyone really wants to visit any other parks we will decide when we are there. I'm sure there are lots of other things to do. I'll be quite happy to relax around the pool, weather permitting. My ds would like to do some bike riding while he is there. If he does he will take his two oldest nephews with him - they are 15 and 13. He's been checking out trails in the area. I don't know if he will take his bike with him or rent one. I know he has made a few enquiries already. We'd also like to go to the ocean. Can you recommend any beaches that are not too far from Orlando? I certainly won't be swimming in the ocean but I would enjoy a walk in the sand.

I have to go and have lunch - I've made a shrimp curry. Will have that with some veggies - zucchini, cauliflower and peas.

Bye for now.

Marie.

I'm huddled under my USNA blanket trying to stay warm and read all the posts! Boy, did we have some weather in the night through this morning. Went to bed last night and it was 56 degrees. Woke up this morning with freezing rain and sleet and 26 degrees. The percipitation ended around 10 but the temp isn't going above 30 so what's on the ground isn't going anywhere. My dd and the neighbor kids are sledding down our backyard hill. Amazing for March 2! It'll be 71 again by Wednesday, too. I know this system is headed towards the east - northeast so hang on to your hats ladies in that direction!

I am still not losing any weight, but have been riding the exercise bike for 30 minutes 5 times a week and staying OP, trying not to become discouraged. I do have to confess eating the taco salad shell last night. I've resisted cookies and sweets all week at school and home, but couldn't just throw that shell away for some reason. A really strange thing: my mouth became really dry, like I'd eaten paste and I had to drink a lot of water to get some moisture back. If that's what eating enriched flour is going to do to me, you can be sure I won't be eating it ever again!

I keep telling myself that my body is rearranging itself right now, that's why the scales are dropping. It has to be because my clothes are loosening up and some of my pants have become hip-huggers.

Tina: We found out that UIL rule is really old and not in effect any more, so we're headed to Austin at the end of May. Now we just have to locate an accompanist. Our church pianist accompanied Becca and I don't think she'll be able to swing a weekend away. We'll see.

From JRed to Red1: I'm sorry about your grandfather. I hope he will be able to find comfort in these days. And that you are all able to enjoy his birthday tomorrow. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

WDW Ladies: I wish you all good luck in your training for this race and for a grand time when race day comes. I have never and will never be a runner. Walking is great, running jostles my insides too much.

Quilter: Hope you feel better soon. I've pretty much been MIA because of evening activities. Can't use feeling poorly as an excuse. I've been doing okay through this ikky season. (Hope I didn't just jinx myself:lol:)

Deb: I know you look fabulous in that purple dress. Have a great time at the parties.

BusDeb: Your pictures of TN were spectacular. Makes me miss the mountains. NW Arkansas wasn't really mountains, but at least the terrain change elevation enough to make your car actually switch gears going up! Can't say that about Texas.

Survivor Fans: I sorta watched the episode on Thursday. Saw weirdo Peter and figured he'd be the one to go, but got busy and missed the immunity challenge. I agree the scenery is absolutely beautiful. But are they always as cut-throat as they appeared when they talked about their tribemates? I wonder, too, were those chickens put there or were they native? I remember the stink about the pig in the Outback show. I'll probably end up watching more than I want to. We'll see.

Fellise and Frog: Glad to know your babies are recuperating nicely. My teeny tiny chihuahua needs his teeth cleaned. But as much trouble as I have even cutting his nails is a sure sign that there's no way I could brush his teeth. We have to practically muzzle this 2 pounder to cut his nails, he's so wiggly and snappy. He'd definitely need to be knocked out for a cleaning.

Beth: Congrats on reaching your goals ahead of time. Go ahead and buy those jeans, hang them on the 'fridge and I bet in no time you'll be into them. BTW: My DB lives in Madison and works for Englehard. They just moved into a new house and I can't wait to go see him and it. I'll have to wait until summer, tho. Can't drive that distance for a weekend.

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend. I hope we warm up and thaw out soon.

Take care,
Jeanie

AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY!!!


BOB has just returned from her weekly Saturday shopping excursion....my goodies for today are as follows.....a $65 wallet for $7.99; a $100 dress for $25 (perfect for my Nephew's wedding ;) in May) $45 Dean & DeLuca cook book for $7.99; $35 vegetarian and vegetable cooking encyclopedia of cooking for $7.99; my fry skillet, 4qt Analon stock pot; HOMDEICS electric toothbrush orig $49.99 for $13 THEN
I stopped at the grocery on the way home and found NYStrips and FILET MIGNON for NOTHING!!!! less than 1/2 price....It's been a GOOD DAY over here on the WEST COAST OF FLA!!!! :D

MONET...I've been here since 1988..started coming to Sarasota when I was 3 yrs old and it's just like second home to me. My brother will eventually retire to Naples, my Nephew already lives in Sarasota, but my Niece lives in Louisville, KY and I don't hold much hope on them moving this way...would be nice, but it won't happen. I have family in Travelers Rest S.C. above Greenville. I'm up there at least twice a year so I'm sure that we will be able to meet at some point.

MARIE...GET THOSE PANTIES PACKED...IT'S ALMOST TIME TO LEAVE!!!
I'm a DISNEY fan myself...could spend all day and night at EPCOT... I also love the MAGIC KINGDOM..Never been to UNIVERSAL or SEA WORLD...
As for the beaches...depends on whether you want the gentle waters of the GULF OF MEXICO, or the fierce waters of the ATLANTIC OCEAN...big difference...but you will be close to which ever you choose..probably about 1 1/2 hrs to either one..

Hope everyone is having a great weekend...I know I am...the last part of THE NORTH AND SOUTH is on, and while I'm not to fond of this third series, I'm still sitting here watching..not much in the line of cooking for dinner...will pop some sweet potatoes in the oven and throw a steak on the grill...YUMMY
Picked up a few avacado's and limes, and as I was poking thru the produce department, found my WILEY'S BEAN & PEA SEASONING for 1/2 price :eek: Yes, I got it all, and it's safely in my drawer in the kitchen...I'm as obcessed about it as Debbie is about chocolate...
Those of you who will be at our little get together will see what I mean about my GOOD GREEN BEANS...I cook them in the WILEY'S


BOB

Good Afternoon everone! :wave:

It's a cloudy almost rainey Saturday. Opening day for Little League! I'm helping as team mom - and we had a blast this morning. I even got a t-shirt and hat same as the team! Our team name is the Angels:angel:
Looking forward to Saturday! Hopeing that a girl from work who is eating the sb way will join me for the ride, then she'll join the site!
Someone mentioned Ross chocolate bars - I have box full of them left from when I did Atkins and we ordered a huge amount at work. If anyone is interested, I will bring some to Orlando. I have milk chocolate, white chocolate, crispy and I think coconut. I try and stay away from them because 1 leads me to 2 and 2 leads me to wicked gas! :o

Red: So sorry about your granpa. Do they have him hooked up with Hospice? Hospice is really great for the family and the patient. There main goal is comfort and support.

Sol: It took us a long time to get a dog. We finally got one in November. She is a Sheltie. Smart as a whip and a great great dog (except for the hair). I am only about 15 minutes from DeBary. We used to call it DeadBerry :lol:

Rosalie: Daytona Beach is about an hour away from Orlando and Cape Canaveral is probably a little closer - Sol can tell you that better than I. It is outrageous the prices of those parks! Then when you get in, they charge $2.50 for a bottle of water! Better off to freeze some bottles of water and carry them in with you! (see Sol, you're not the only cheap one!).

Deb: Hope you had a great time at the party or the BM as you referred to it! (BM made me laugh, guess it's the nurse in me!).

Bus: I'm doing this from memory so I hope I have the right person! The pictures of Gatlinbury were beautiful. We are going in June and I am just receiving all the info I sent for. Can't wait to go!

All you survivor fans - did you notice how many New Yorkers this time? I wonder why? I heard they'll give them no food or water this time at all. Wonder if they'll have to pig brains or cow butts?

Well take care everyone - stay warm and dry!:D

Hey y'all!

Just posted a few pics on the photo board for you to see! Hopefully I'll start shrinking and I can update those photos soon!

DEB: Thanks for your help today!

Missy
284/272/170

Hey All:wave:

I'm home and couldn't wait to strip my clothes off faster than you can say "UNCLE!" I thought I'd get away with not having to wear pantyhose, and had my shoes on already and then realized there was a sexy slit all the way up one side!:eek: How the heck I missed that not only when I bought it, but when I tried it on yesterday is beyond me:shrug: So, off came the shoes, the panties and on went the dreadful pantyhose. Actually, they weren't that bad to wear-I just have had terrible problems in the past with hose that have left a sore spot for them with me. When I was heavy and had a occasion that I just HAD to have on a pair, there weren't large enough ones to fit me at that time, so I'd have to squeeze my FA into a pair that was not made for a short woman that was almost 300lbs. I would end up walking funny by an hour or so later because they would be so painful between mylegs that they'd actually cause burns-let's not even mention the terrible indentation around my waist!:eek: I would about cry after wearing them for a short time-so I guess that's imbedded in my brain-I hate wearing them!!

ANYHOW, the Bat Mitzvah was too long, but that's how they all are, do wish they were shorter! Since I am so un-Jewish and don't understand most of what's going on in the synogague it drags out for me. It was packed in this temple, which I have to say is absolutely gorgeous. They have a very wealthy congregation, and it shows. They had the luncheon afterwards, one for all the congregation and then for us that were special guests that was catered in another room. No problem at all staying OP, mostly ate a salad that I had topped off with some delicious smoked whitefish-the desserts didn't tempt me at all-had 3 strawberries, and plain ones at that (vs. the choc. dipped ones they had as well). Tomorrow night will be interesting, haven't a clue what they'll have, but I'm SURE it's going to be extravagantly wonderful-that's how Fred and Sara always do things-to the T.

So, Eli went to work, Lauren is at the mall with her friend and I just dropped Michael off with his friend Megan to go ice skating and the house is MINE, ALL MINE for the next 2 hours:spin:

GRACIOUS, I'd be stoked if I found the WW flour at that price as well-WOW! Geez, with the exchange rate, it would be next to nothing for us US gals!!! Enjoy your time with your parents!

FRUIT, got my date this morning;) So what was the final story on that teacher that got busted?? Hey, the last time I saw a pic of you, weren't you a blond???????

BUSDEB, congrats to DS!

ROSALIE, I have to do the same with my van-gosh knows I don't want to be driving it up there looking gross. I think I'll get it cleaned on Wednesday. Let us know what you see if you go to the movies as well as your review. If I'm not mistaken, you aren't that far from Daytona which has beaches-maybe someone up that way can say how far it is.

SOL, we'll discuss everything in a few days, NC, WDWM, the whole kit and caboodle. Sorry, I plumb forgot to call you the other night-told you the age thing would play into factor. I'll try to see if you are around tonight, a bit later.

MEL, I think Ms Cleo would leave us all in the dust at the WDWM-you don't need her upstaging us all, do you??

MONET, tell me more about your DIETPOWER program. Glad to see you've come up with something concrete that may be what's keeping you from losing-something you can so easily fix.

JRED, what that's a big difference in the weather for y'all. I would think you are probably gaining muscle and losing fat, but you know muscle weighs more than fat but takes up less space. Hey girl, don't say you will never run-I said the same thing and look at me now!!!!

BOB, you are going to give me a run for my money and being a bargain queen-what great buys. Hope we find some good stuff in Orlando next week.

HAPPY, I've never heard of these ROSS bars, I thought maybe I was reading it wrong and you meant RUSS, like RUSSELL STOVERS. LOL! I should let you bring me one to eat, it would serve BOB right as I get wicked gas as it is, that would just be insult after injury!!! LOL!!

Well ladies, I'm outta here for now. I'll post sometime tomorrow morning after I get in my walk/jog.

Have a great evening!

Debbie
194/120.5:D/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

I can be VERY forgetful at times. Going through some of hte pics on my hard drive I discovered this picture of MELIRIS and CLEO THE DEVIL DOG:devil: that she had asked me to reduce and get on the board, which I never did-totally forgot (heck MEL, why didn't you just remind me!!!).

So, here you go, MELIRIS & CLEO!!!

DEB: Yep - the last pic you saw of me I had those blonde highlights. I just let them grow out so the brown that you see in the pics is my natural color. As of Wednesday, I now have auburn colored hair - went for a new look. I guess I'll have to take some more pics huh??? This is the first time my hair has been all one color in a really long time!! See ya later!

Missy

Hi

BOB -Way to go on those bargains. We should call you the BARGAIN QUEEN. I think you are trying to outdo Deb. :). Where do you buy the Wiley's seasoning? Maybe I will pick some up when I am there. We are not quite sure which park we will be visiting but I think it will be EPCOT. That looks like the most interesting one to me. I don't mind going either to an Atlantic beach or Gulf of Mexico - either way I won't be going in the water. I might find something that I don't like in there, or it might find me. I guess we will choose whichever is the closest. We might even go to the Kennedy Space Center if the kids are interested. Or maybe I can get my ds to take the oldest boys. I can see that we will be having a very busy week - too bad we can't stay longer but the kids only have one week off school. P.S. The panties are packed!

Slaphappy - I think I will pass on the chocolate. If I started on it I wouldn't know when to stop! And I certainly don't need anything else that is gas producing. Have enough problems with that already.:lol: I don't think I will be paying 2.50 for a bottle of water. I'm too cheap for that. I'll make sure everyone fills up a bottle before we get to the park. May even pack a lunch too. Thanks for your input on my beach question. I was just looking at my Florida map. Maybe we could go to the KSC and then drive up to Daytona.

Deb - I know what you mean about the panty hose. I used to absolutely hate wearing them before I lost any weight but the worst part was trying to get them on. The last time I wore them, though, during the holiday season I was surprised how easy they were to get on and I even wore them all evening without getting too uncomfortable. Luckily I didn't have to wash the outside of my van. It was done for me when I took it in for servicing last week. I just had to clean a bit inside. I didn't get out to the movies tonite as planned. I was out shopping this afternoon and then stopped by to see my dd. When I left there I was craving for a steak so decided to go to Outback. It was very busy when I got there and I would have had to wait about half an hour. I decided not to wait so had to come home and cook and by the time I was finished it was too late for the movie. I may try and go tomorrow sometime, maybe in the afternoon. I'll let you know what I see.

Mel - Great picture of you and Cleo.

Have to get in the kitchen to clean up the days mess.

Bye. :wave:

Marie.

Hi everyone

Boy does it feel good to just plop down in front of the computer and veg for awhile.

I spent all day at a childrens retreat (my son is making his First Holy Communion this year). Of course the group I was in charge of had 3 very out of control kids - they were hitting, poking, touching, etc all the other kids and things in the church. I went to the head lady running the retraet and asked them to be seperated and she said no that they couldn't be that much trouble - yeah right. Other than dealing with those three, the day was good. The kids even got to make a batch af bread - flour was everywhere but they enjoyed it so much.

I made whole wheat pita pizzas for dinner - I was never a wheat eater of anything so I'm still getting used to the taste. It wasn't bad but wasn't to die for either.

Can't remember who asked about following the basic book guidelines or doing all the figuring of % of fats, protiens, carbs... I have only been on the WOE since mid jan and am still figuring things out as I go along but am just following the book. All the data stuff makes it sound so hard. I figure down the road I will have to do it but so far I've had a lot of luck (down 23 pounds) just going by the book basics. I have started doing some exercising everyday - my energy level is way up and I feel really good about myself.

fruitloupe - you seem so passionate about kids - sorry about the miscarriages. Have you ever thought about becoming a foster parent? A teacher friend of mine (back in FL) had 6 foster kids - what a great home she gave them. We would like to become FP too as soon as we stop moving around so much.

Rosalie - let me know if you go see Dragonfly. I LOVE going to the movies - my b-days coming up soon and I will end up going and can not decide if want to see that or 40 Days 40 Nights. I haven't heard from anyone who's seen either.

j red - surviovor - it may be hard to believe but the chickens are probably wild there. When we lived on Guam there were chickens everywhere!!!! The were scrawny but they were still chicken. I just watched the weather and we are going get your storm/cold spell by Wednesday - gee thanks. ;)

BOB - I'm a bargain hunter too - just picked up a set of golf clubs for my son's b-day for $40 regularly $129. Not the best clubs but he's a beginner. Also got him a new Eddie Baurer bacpacking tent (he's a boy scout) for $29 reg. $99.

I started the post over an hour ago - first my GM called thes sis-in-law - I must be popular tonight :D

Time to tuck the kiddies in bed :spin:

TTFN
Denise

I forgot I sent that picture to Deb, must have been in December sometime. Cleo's hair looks better than mine.

Deb- No, I didn't do the "in a bikini holding a newspaper" photo for BFL. Only bikinis in this house belong to dd and are size 2. That would have been a sight to break the camera lens:o What I did was even worse. My only matching bra and undies, Victoria Secret red!!!! Thank heavens I have a tripod and self timer on the camera and a lock on the bathroom door. You can be sure that picture is not headed your way!
mel

DEB, and anyone else interested.... You can download a trial program of DietPower at DietPower.com. The program has a calculator that tracks your weight loss and intake and figures your metabolic rate. You put in what you eat each day, and any exercise you get, and it makes up graphs of protein, carbs and fats, and gives you a breakdown of the nutrients you have had. I find it very helpful to keep track of what I am eating. The only thing I don't like about it is the price. It was $50 for it but I did wait until they ran a sale and I got it for $35. I tried Fitday.com, and diet commander, but this one is much easier to use, and it has the metabolic calculator built in too. You can print out your daily totals, and it even gives the nice pie graph of carbs, protein, fats and alcohol calories with percentages.



I got rid of the huge cake...but we did sample a bit of the leftovers. It was incredible. Tomorrow all the sweets will be out of the house, and I can get back to staying on program. This is the first time I have had anything not on SB, so I guess I have done ok. I do feel better when I am not eating sugar, so I am going to hold on to that thought when faced with temptation tomorrow....

Hi,

I have been reading and enjoying the board for a little while now. I had occasion to email Debbie and she kindly
invited me to join all of you. I am a little nervous about getting around all the how to do things since I have never
joined an online group before. However, I have seen how helpful all of you have been in the past to others so, I
decided to take the step.

I have been on Sugar Busters since September 3rd of 2000. I had been told by my doctor that my cholesterol and
triglyceride levels were so high that I must do something immediately. She did not give me any direction but I
started investigating what causes these things to happen and found I had to lower my carbohydrates, fats and wine
intake. The first few days I was afraid to eat anything. I went to the bookstore and pulled several books down to
look through and one of them happened to be Sugar Busters. I was so excited to find this was just the guidance I
needed . I had been on Zocor for years and this medication kept my levels down but still in the high range. The
insurance company decided that I needed to switch to Lipitor, which I did. My levels started improving but my
hair started falling out. I discussed this with my doctor and we decided to go off all medication but I did not watch
my diet as she told me to do and this is when my levels went so high. She put me back on the Zocor and with
Sugar Busters, the blood test came back better than it had ever been. Because of my improved eating, my weight
started falling off and the doctor has been able to cut the dosage of Zocor in half. I lost 55 pounds by my first SB
anniversary and I have maintained that loss but I need to lose 10 more pounds ( at least).

Like Monet, I use a program called Diet Power to track my diet and exercise. I see that I need to cut back on the
fats and up the exercise. I will be very good about walking for a few days to a few weeks, then I slack off. Does
anyone have any helpful hints about getting and staying motivated that have worked for them?

I am really looking forward to being part of this great group.

WELCOME YELLOW! You've definately come to the right place! Everyone here is wonderful and very helpful! I wish I could answer your questions but I'm DEFINATELY NOT the one to talk to....I'm not the most dedicated - there are many well informed ladies here that will be happy to help you! I just pop in catch up on the scoop and hope to lose every now and then!! I just wanted to welcome you to a great group!

Night everyone!

Missy
284/272/170

HiedieHo All!!!!

Had to take a nap this afternoon, not my usual practice but I snuggled under my afghan and went to dreamland a while!!

Today I really watched what I ate. Also did not use any Splenda. I've been using it exclusively the last month. I have been reading some of the posts about how it seems to affect weight. So we will see.

ROSALIE - I do not miss our hot, humid LA weather except when I look out at the pool. I swim almost daily in the summer but the water is just too cool now.

BOB - I guess you win the prize this week with all your great bargains. I love it when I can find bargains like that!!

YELLOWROSE - Welcome, you will definitely like it here! We are a sisterhood!

DEB - I always wore pantyhose! Every single day!! In my work I was on my feet a lot and needed the support. I noticed the difference in the tiredness of my legs when I didn't. I even wore them with shorts in the summer. I wore Just My Size Light Support. Since I've moved here I've had problems wearing them i.e. chafing, which I never had in the heat back home. I think it's due to the high humidity. I really miss them, altho the times I have worn them lately they do not chafe......I guess the weight loss helped.

I got a call from a HFS that tried to order Cucamonga Agave for me. The company said they were out of stock. She called me the other day to tell me she had called the company, they explained the reason for not being able to get it anymore. They will be coming out with a similiar product made out of chicory (sp?) of all things. She said they were sending her a sample and she would give it to me. Also said they were going to send her all the nutrient etc. info.

I thought it was very nice of her to call me, as I am not a regular customer and had only called in and said I would take a case of Agave if she could get it. I will let you know when I receive it. Okay gotta go, I've also been drinking buckets of water today!!! Take care! sef

This is a test!

Good Morning!
I have a quick question: Is Durham Wheat Pasta ok? I'm thinking it's not but hopeing it is.
Thanks for the infor!

Hey-
I forgot to tell you one more thing. Remember that annoying person over on the other SB site that was peddling her sb cookies. Well before she became annoying I sent for a free sample. It arrived last week - 2 chocolate chip cookies. I have not opened them, thought I would save them for the Orlando meeting and we could all try them.
Ok- Bye

Morning! Looks like we're gonna get a storm. Really dark clouds. Last night it poured buckets

Haven't been able to get too much reading done from the boards. I hope everyone is keeping well.

I've been trying to stay OP but TOM hit with a vengence this week. I ate a Terry's Chocolate orange over 2 days. Bad Zanne. Otherwise, not doing too bad. Keeping up the exercise, so that's a good thing.

Last night we went trampolining with some other families! Holy smokes, that is a good workout! Supposedly 10 minutes of jumping on the trampoline is equal to 1/2 hour jogging. And it's difficult to get into. Until your body gets the idea of the bounciness of the trampoline, it feels like you're gonna fall with each step. (you have to walk to the middle of the trampoline to start jumping). We had a great time.

Then it was back to a friend's place for a potluck dinner. They were laughing at me as I sat with a big bowl in my lap and ate what was left of the greek salad (about 1/3 of the huge bowl); but it was good and better than me taking more bread or potatoes (I had small servings of those--first time in ages I've had white bread or potatoes.)

Well, I better go get DS something to eat. He was up early even tho he went to bed 6 hours later than usual! Gonna be a cranky bunch around here!

Take care everyone.

Well ... yesterday I headed to the mall to do some walking/browsing... and I still have half of the gift certificate to Lane Bryant that my dad got me for Christmas burning a hole in my wallet, so I went to see if they had anything new. They did, and I liked a few things, but they're putting out a whole new section tonight, so I'm waiting till Monday to go! Anyway... I stared and stared at some size 14 jeans... and finally decided to try them on... just as incentive... Incentive my rear, I BUTTONED EVERY BUTTON of those button-fly jeans and HAD BREATHING ROOM!!!!!!! Now the weird thing is, I got on the scale at my m-i-l's house and I'm only down 1/2 pound in 2 weeks, BUT, I'm mid-cycle so I'm guessing I'm probably down more than that and it won't show till TOM comes for a visit.

I must use the tape measure wrong, cause it shows the same thing as it did a month ago...LOL! I think I just vary the tension maybe? I don't know... I just know the jeans don't lie.. same style as the 16's I'm wearing now, and I buttoned them all the way up!


OK, I'm done..LOL... I just had to YAHOO somewhere.

DEB - I'm still having a hard time with getting my fiber and protein, without going OVER in fat :( I guess I just have to get used to finally using portions. I actually hit my calorie count for the last few days, but my carbs were a little low, and the fat a little high... I'll just work on 'tweaking' it though... at least it's a start!!

MEL - The shorts will be great!! Jeans might be a little hilarious, since I wear a 16 TALL at the moment..LOL!! I'm ALL LEGS. The girl I'm helping has very few clothes though, and she's a 14/16... so it might work out great!

OK, I'm off to make some eggs with cheese and get breakfast in the tummy before I resort to something not-so-good for me... everyone have a great Sunday!!

Good Morning Everyone:wave:

It's brutal out there today. The heat and humidity is awful. I feel so gyped as far as us getting cold weather this winter-it was next to nil. This H&H just wore me down today and I HATED my jogging session today-don't think I've ever felt that way before:o What to do? :shrug: Complaining sure as heck doesn't help.

Have to get ready to take Michael to p/u his new glasses and look for some dress shoes-nothing like the last minute with him-he doesn't have nice shoes to wear tonight to the B/M party that fit him, so another unexpected expense to tack onto my ever mounting bills. Don't have much else planned today-planning on leaving the house for the party around 5 as it's about an hour drive for us. I'm sure it's going to be nice (they are expecting 200 people). I'm going to take my camera, maybe get some nice shots of the kids dressed up-a rarity!

Scale is back up today-sucks!

FRUIT, I never would of guessed your weren't a true blond from the pics I saw. Thanks for sharing the pics with the board:)

ROSALIE, the Outback down here now have what they call "call ahead seating" sorta like reservations, but once you get there you only have to wait maybe 15 minutes or less, rather than an hour if they're busy. Also, with the pantyhose, I'd rip them just trying to pull them up-oh, how I hate those things!!!!!:mad:

POOCH, there's a white wheat that's not as strong as regular wheat that if you can find it, maybe you will like using it better as well as liking the taste. KING ARTHUR makes it, so if you have that brand available, look for it. It's SB LEGAL. I haven't had pizza long before I started SB, like 2 1/2 years ago and I keep saying I'll make one, but never do-and I do know how to make pizza's really well-we use to own a pizzeria, sold it 2 1/2 years ago-hence, one of the reasons I haven't had any since then (plus SB 2 years being the main reason). You mentioned your bday is soon-are you on the BIO BOARD? Usually I know when bdays are rolling up on the board and I don't have you listed-when is it???

MEL, hey, at least you can go in to VS and buy something, AND wear it! I won't even step foot into a store like that-feel like everyone would be looking at me wondering who I was trying to fool by thinking I could even buy, much less fit, into something from there. Nooo, this body will never see a sexy anything-I'll stick to my 3X nighties!!!!

MONET, thanks for posting the info on the DIETPOWER program. I'll check it out, though I know for me I wouldn't order it-too cheap and since I have the WEIGHT COMMANDER PROGRAM and like journaling on paper, it wouldn't benefit me-but others may like it, so thanks for sharing!! I always say-whatever works for you, go for it!!!

YELLOWROSE, WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!!! So glad you've decided to finally jump in and take the plunge in joining us on the board. The other Texas gals will be happy to see their contingency growing, that's for sure!! You have done wonderfully on SB and it's good to see that you are keeping the weight off. I'm looking forward to you providing your insight and knowledge of SB that you've gained over the past year and a half. The gals are truly wonderful on this board and I'm sure you will feel right at home in no time at all. Thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD, it was nice to learn more about you:D Okay, hmmm, I think we'll have to shorten that to ROSE-don't think YELLOW sounds as good-do you mind?? I'm lazy-less typing! LOL!! Once again, WELCOME!!!

SEF, do you think you are overusing the Splenda?? I honestly don't trust it due to the maltodextrin, so rarely buy/use anything that has it in there and never use the packets for sweetening. I'm not surprised about the agave, I knew that Cucamonga had no more stock and whatever is still out there is very old anyhow. I've heard about the chicory and hope to get a sample of it to play with soon-will let you know if I do get and what I think of it.

HAPPY, the durum wheat pasta is fine, just try to cook it for shorter periods of time instead of longer, longer you cook it the higher the GI is on it. LOL! I'm bringing those SB COOKIES too for everyone to try and give opinions on-I didn't try them either-they don't appeal to me at all!

ZANNE, I wish I could get a trampoline. Knew a younger girl that lost loads of weight working out on one day after day-couldn't believe the transformation in her! I thought about getting a rebounder, but they are expensive and I'm not even sure if I'd actually use it.

BETH, WTG on those pants!!! I'm sure you're down more than you think and probably just retaining some water at this time-don't go by the scale, but how you feel. You may not have your eating down to a T, but that's not what's important, it's being aware of what you are eating that is. Fiber One, berries, beans are all good and low fat/ff sources of fiber-there's lots more, but these are some of my favorites that I eat to get enough.

Time for me to get something to eat and then hit the shower and go with Micahel, who now tells me he has a ton of homework!:rolleyes:

Please remember tomorrow starts the new weekly board and it's MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY so if you have any words of wisdom, quotes, stories, etc. you'd like to share with the board, please, try to post them tomorrow.

Have a great day!

Debbie
194/121.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Good afternoon!

Well, ended up running in that 5-K after all! Yes, it was raining, and cold and raw! Just like the weatherman said it would be. Wasn't raining when I got up and called my friend and committed to going with her. Once there and dressed, I just went for it. It felt good to be out on the road again. First road race for one of the girls and she was a bit surprised at the speed that many of the runners had. It has humbling to her to finish next to last; about 5 minutes in front of a very old man. :o I tried to reassure her that only the nut cases would pay to run on a day like that and that the WDW was NOTHING like this little rag tag event. Nonetheless, she took it pretty hard. We are joggers, runners, and that race was filled with sprinters!

She is coming over here in a few to give me a massage! :D Really looking forward to it. Haven't had on since before the marathon!

DEB - I DID find that great frogs link. Thanks bunches for sending it! You made me laugh at the thought of wanting to yank of those hose! But it also reminded me that many people struggle with wearing them because of their size. The description you gave of your own experience sounded awful. Glad you are free of that now.

BOB - I agree with you about the "Body Queen" on Survivor. She has got to go! Sounds like you got some great deals out shopping!

GRACIOUS - All of that Sorbee candy gives me the runs after only one or two tiny pieces. Did find some new Baskin-Robbin candy at Wal-Mart yesterday that is sweetened with Splenda.

SOL - The TB house oooh. I think I would have to call this place something but I don't know what yet. Just plain old nasty! A dog! That is terrific! Y'all are smart to go play with some. I am partial to labs, but I love 'em all. I take home a mongrel!

MEL - Our vet had a rinse for the dog's and cat's teeth that you can just squirt in. Maybe that would work for you? Dixie tolerates the brushing really well. But remember she is the dog that gets in the shower with us to have a bath! I haven't tried the cat yet. Vet said just to try to get her to lick the toothpaste off of my finger for starters, and that the paste was the really important part, even more than the brushing. Also, no need to brush the insides of the teeth, thank Heavens! Cleo's pic is beautiful! I took the bikini pics for BFL :rolleyes: I took the end to the first 4 weeks pics today. :ink: DH says he sees change, I just don't see it fast enough to suit me. I do see improvements, just not bikini-worthy ones yet.

YELLOW ROSE - WELCOME!

BETH - WOOOO HOOOOO on the jeans! That is awesome! Now you can feel and see the progress! Way to go!

Time for my rub down. Have a great afternoon all! BTW - For those of you who enjoy Six Feet Under, a new series starts tonight on HBO!

Peace,
FROG

FROG !! You've got to go to DILLARDS and look at the spring line of BECHEMAL...(store brand) they have some tops with FROGS on them..I almost bought one for the gathering next weekend...that way you would be with us. ;)

Oh...sorry.....AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY!!!

Just got back from a short run to KMART that turned into almost four hours!! :eek: YEP...you got it BOB'S been shopping again today!!
FAMOUS BRAND SHOES is going out of one of our outlet malls and I got a pair of REBOK's half price...
WALMART just got in the new spring BOBBIE BROOKS line so I picked up a couple of blouses.. ;)

GOt a roast in the oven, green beans, and (dont tell Debbie) I've stuck a turnip in the juice to cook...

I'll check in later...

BOB

CHECK THIS OUT....:eek:


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Hello everyone! What a wacky Sunday it is! At some times during the day it was really blowing snow, others, nothing.

As far as my weight loss goes, TOM is over and I am down a total of 5 pounds since I left Atkins...making my total 14 with 4 to go for my first goal and 9 for my dream weight! I have been trying to walk a bit more. I hate to exercise but have been trying to do the treadmill for at least 20 minutes at a pretty fast pace.

As for Survivor...yes, Peter was weird, but probably stronger than some of the others. I always thought you should try to keep your team strong at first. I could do without Sarah, or Cleopattra. I personally like shawn, the black man. I tend to drift towards those who take Bibles as their extra item. I loved Rodger from Kentucky (second Survivor). As for who will win, no idea! I thought Richard would and really wanted Ethan to, but don't know yet. Hunter seems pretty strong and likeable.

Deb....
I know what you mean about hose!!!!!! I think i hate hose more than exercise!!!! If I have to wear them, they are off as I shut the car door. I try to avoid them at all costs! I have never been to a B/M, but my mom has and found it to be really interesting. Long though, sorta like a Catholic wedding with a mass, I guess. I just went to a reception and it was so long...looses the attention of so many after a while.

Have a good one!

Kimmy

HI, I am still here. I haven't given up, unless I can give up work and other things.

I have been working about 12 - 14 hours each day and on top of that I moved hmy son home from his apt this week. (his girlfriend moved away to school, and he couldn't stay thee be him self)

So...I haven't had time to exercise, never mind having time to post. I did read some, but not all, but I am still here.

Hopefully this week will be a better one, but I have a computer project getting started next Monday and I have way to much work to do, and I was suppose to get help to di this, but they put a hiring freeze on, so.......

As much as I hate to say this, my being able to get there on Sat is very much up in the air, I will try with all my might, but I just don't know. I am so dissappointed, but if I get as tired this week as I was last, I woouldn't even want to try to drive up there. I alomst fell asleeep driving home and I only live 3 miles away form work. This was my weekend off and I worked a total of 15 hours.

I am tired and the week is just starting. Keep me in your thoughts that things will get better.

Have a great week
Laurie

How low does everyone here keep their fat intake? Does it effect weight loss a great deal, and which fats do you eat? On Schwartzbein, which is similar to SB, she recommends eating olive oil and butter, but no trans fats, or altered fats. I try not to eat added fat much, but I am struggling to keep my fat intake at about 30%. I sure would appreciate some ideas and tricks you more experienced SBers can share on this subject.

I have heard that Campbells cream soups are ok on SB. Is this true, or not?


I would surely appreciate any advice on maximizing weight loss. I have such a hard time losing :( , and I have my daughter's wedding in 3 months...I would like to lose something by then..

Thanks for any help....

It's a new week and a new board is up and running, here's the link, just click on it!!!

http://64.119.161.199/forum/showthread.php?threadid=13986

See you there!