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Debelli
03-18-2002, 06:12 AM
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, there's two of them today-both very good, I believe:D
Your level of success and achievement depends on the level of challenge with which you're willing to live. Those who take on the biggest challenges are the ones who attain the biggest achievements.
If the challenges you face seem to be getting more imposing, that probably means you're making real progress. The challenges have grown stronger precisely because your ability to handle them has grown stronger.
The challenges are not there to push you down. In reality, they provide you with a clear and effective way to push forward. A long and rocky road can be challenging, and yet if the road was not there, you would have nothing on which to move forward. In the same way, the challenges you face will lead you to the achievement you desire.
Welcome the challenges, for they are truly what make the achievements possible.
-- Ralph Marston
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IT CAN BE DONE
What have you always dreamed of doing, or becoming, or creating, or achieving? Without question, it is possible for you right now. The things you see as limitations may be very real indeed, yet they do not have to be your limitations. When the desire is strong enough, and the dream is meaningful and genuine enough, there is a way to reach it.
Your limitations may prevent you from achieving someone else's idea of success. Yet they cannot prevent you from achieving that which you most truly and deeply desire.
You could not have the genuine and driving desire without also having the ability to reach it. Whatever it is, it can be done. There is a real and accessible path from where you are right now to where you want to be. Decide to find it, decide to travel it, decide to do whatever it takes, and the journey to the best of your possibilities has already begun.
-- 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
Zanne
03-18-2002, 06:33 AM
Hi All! Just checking in. Been busy, busy, busy! I'm glad winter break is over so I can relax. Inlaws go back to Florida on Wednesday for another 4-6 weeks. Then things can really get back to normal.
I've been doing really well eating wise. Went to niece's 1st b-day party yesterday and only had one bite of cake. They had potatoes done 3 different ways, but I just had a big pile of salad and some chicken. Need to get the water intake up this week. I was lacking last week cause of running around--didn't always have time to find a loo! Missed 2 days of exercise too:eek: So I'm gonna be glad to get back with that.
I've hardly been able to glance at last week's board.
I hope all those who are not feeling well, get better soon. It's no fun being sick or have family members being sick.
DEBELLI I did read that Lauren got accepted. CONGRATS to her! Hope Eli gets well soon.
MONET I know what you mean about the triscuits. Inlaws brought some of the Deli Rye (we can't get the flavors here) and I ate half a box in one evening!
FROG In case you're lurking: My thoughts are with you at this time.
ROSALIE Hope you had a wonderful vacation! Welcome back!
Well, the munchkin is up already (6:30 am) so I better go! I'll try to check in later in the week and reply to more of you. I AM ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU ALL! Have a great SB week!
Ellen
03-18-2002, 07:48 AM
Wow, its Monday! A new week, a clean slate to deal with. You can make of this week what you want. You can't change circumstances, or control them, but you CAN control your reaction to them! Your attitude is yours alone....to do with as you choose. I hope everyone here chooses to have the attitude of success this week. Just think of how great you will feel on Sunday as you reflect over the week!
Seems my whole box of triscuits has not done any damage yet- in fact the scale looks down a pound this morning. Could it be I don't eat enough? I started my increased thyroid meds on Saturday, and for the past two nights, I have slept better than I have in months. I feel able to tackle something big. (Deb's posting made me think of challenges...I used to like big ones, but have been playing it safe lately...maybe it is time to take on something big....like cleaning the house! :D )
Zanne: I love the rye triscuits! Thankfully, I don't eat as many of them at once tho! I really have trouble with the thins...especially the French Onion ones! I suppose it could be worse! They are legal, though not the whole box! ;) They do keep me from being tempted to eat the kids potato chips and other naughty things, so I guess that makes them good to keep around!
DEB: Sorry if I appear dumb here, but is this school Lauren is going to like a magnet school for the arts for high school students? Very cool! My 15 year old would love something like that. Unfortunately, we do not have magnet schools in our county yet. They are talking about it.... My daughter, Laura, would love to be in a drama program. She wants to major in theater and architecture in college, and is already trying to find schools where she can earn a double major. I guess she will do set design if she pursues her present dreams. I know you are proud of your Lauren. Congrats to her!
Hope everyone has a great week!
gracious
03-18-2002, 07:50 AM
Hubby is still in the hospital but is scheduled to see the urologist today, so hopefully we will have some insight into what is going on or will go on! I didn't enjoy being a single mother since Friday with the three kids. The experience made me appreciate hubby, that is for sure!
The whole weekend was a kind of write off for me, eating wise. I read about some others blowing it and knew I was right there with them! I am a slave to my scheduled and organized life. When things get thrown off, so do I! The curious, but most amazing thing is, I didn't gain anything....I don't know why not, but I won't complain! I weighed in at 165 still and so I am a happy camper about that.
Today I begin to get my exercising back up to par. I think that is what is really needed and all my *thinking about it* won't do a thing...I have to *do* it...so here I go!
I have my 2 other charges today, the 2 year old boy and the 14 day old girl. She is cute as a button and I am enjoying her already.
DEBELLI- I got my Lindt bars from Shoppers Drug Mart and I went back to see if I could get more info but they don't have a box on display there. I am thinking that since Canada hasn't made nutritional information on the packages law like the USA has, I will not find it here. The companies decide if they will put it on or not and I guess Lindt decided not to. Our hope lies in the response of Lindt to you or myself...but I am having faint hopes!
KIMMYTHEKID-I didn't see VT live, it was the new *cartoon* that was just released across Canada this weekend. It is truly a *cartoon* and not *computer animation*. I am not saying don't buy the VT videos, we certainly love them, but I won't run out and buy that one. They were also advertising a full length film that will be in theatres this spring. I am looking forward to that. They also have 2 new collections called *Heros of the Bible, Volumes 1 &2* Those are snippets of various previous releases compiled together, from what I gathered. They look good though.
My kids are 8 girl (turns 8 at end of March), 6 boy, 3 boy. I babysit a 2 year old boy and newborn girl now too.
Ohhhh...my motivation for today was the 21 year old who came over to watch my kids so I could visit hubby in the hospital yesterday afternoon. She said I was looking pretty skinny!!
**cartwheels of joy** :lol:
Can't beat a comment like that for motivation..it will carry me through the week!
vesnoid
03-18-2002, 09:47 AM
Hello!
I'm just checking in. I haven't had a chance to keep up with the board; been too busy.
With the exception of yesterday, I have been exercising every day, walking at least 3 miles or even 4.5. My TOM is here, and it is royally annoying ( I snapped at Tom this morning, just because he was there and dared talking to me). I'll be walking again this afternoon with a friend, and this usually puts my life back on track.
I went to a baseball game w/family yesterday (Spring training - Tigers vx. Blue Jays); we had box seats, first row, right next to the dugout! IT was a beautiful day and I drank way too much beer. YEs, you are reading right. I think that is the only thing that may tempt me now. Of course it was light beer, which made me tipsy and ravenous. I ate at least 1/2 cup of peanuts!
Anyway, this morning I weighed .5 lb less. Go figure. I will keep journaling and perhaps there is a rhyme to this.
Happy Monday to everyone! Spring break is here for me!
Vesna
Debelli
03-18-2002, 10:14 AM
Good Monday Morning Everyone!!!:wave:
Just got in from doing my 4.5 miles, hot as heck out there already. I managed to get it in in 47:30-trying to keep it under 50 minutes during these hot months. I was running by a Dairy Queen cup that had the remains of some ice cream in it (some people commit such mortal sins as throwing away ice cream????) and it was filled with dead ants. I thought, what a way to go! Then I had a second thought, that that's how I would feel when I would eat the tons of chocolate I would every day (pre SB of course). I would be in a euphoric state, probably like those ants where, at first hit of that ice cream, but after coming down from that "sugar high" I would feel crappy-well, at least I didn't die, like the ants, but when I was nearing to 300lbs years ago, I sure was headed that way!!!! Anyhow, an analogy.
We had some computer trouble yesterday. We didn't know it at the time, but the keyboard died and we couldn't get on the computer, then when I turned it off to re-boot it I was getting some message I never so before-which of course, made me panic, thinking I could love EVERYTHING I have saved. Anyhow, we finally figured it was the keyboard around Midnight-woke up this morning and thankfully, Michael has one in his room he uses for his laptop. Plugged it in and sighed a deep sigh of relief it worked!:D Different than the one I had, so if you see lots of typos, it's the keyboard, not me;)
Eli & I went with Lauren up to Broward yesterday for lunch at Ole Ole and then over to the mall, actually, just 2 stores, one being the JCPenney Outlet. Got two pair of pants, a pair of jeans for $4.04 and a pair of olive green pants (sorta like green jeans) for $2.94, I believe. Both were size 14 in the kids dept:) Lauren wanted to know why I was buying them as she knows more than likely I won't ever wear them. She's right, my kids know me all too well. I may return them, but they were such a great deal, I couldn't pass them up at the time. If I keep them, more than likely, I won't wear them. I wish I could get over this weird idiosyncrasy!!!!
The scale is up for me again today, but I'm not worried TOM is due today, so I know the reason I've gained. At least part of the reason-too many SB LEGAL FOODS this weekend may have helped inch the scale up a bit as well. Def. back to normal and will be on my best behavior now.
I got a slew of books at the library the other day. Not sure when I will have the chance to read them all. Has anyone read any of these:
SWEET SUICIDE by Gene Wright.
An Expose of America's Silent and Best-Hidden Killer
EAT, DRINK AND BE HEALTHY by Walter C. Willett, M.D.
The Harvade Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
EATING THIN FOR LIFE by Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D.
Food Secrets & Recipes from People Who Have Lost Weight & Kept It Off
WOMEN, WEIGHT, & HORMONES by Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D.
Are Your Hormones Making You Fat? A Weight Loss Plan For Women Over 35
Got a few more, but these are ones I hadn't remembered ever taking out of the library. I try to read as much as I can to learn more in hopes that I can be more knowledgable about the whole weight loss issues. I am balancing reading EATING THIN FOR LIFE & SWEET SUICIDE right now.
I posted this last week, but just in case you didn't see it, if you have the boards listed as one of your favorite sites, you need to make sure that you use the web link instead of the IP link (which is what I was doing). SUZANNE said we need to do the web link as the IP is going to change, but the web link never does. So, if I've just confused you, not to worry, I don't know what a IP is either, but below is the link you want to chose & use:
THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WISHES AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR LAUREN'S ACCEPTANCE!!! She is still beaming with happiness and can't wait to tell everyone at school. As of now, she only knows one other kid that got in from her school and he had the good luck of having his Mother working at the school, so he knew he would get in (though I don't think it's fair). With only 25 slots available for the Drama Program and 8 public schools that have priority, that's less than 4 kids from 8 different schools-doesn't even take into consideration those kids appying from private schools. The head of that magnet program mentioned there were about 125-135 kids who apply to this one part of the VPA (Visual & Preforming Arts) magnet. So, as you can see, it's hard to get in and we are thrilled she made it with the odds stacked against all the kids.
Oh, I also forgot to mention some other good news!! Eli applied for a new store that's opening and he got the store! He loves the store where he is, has wonderful partners (they don't call them workers or employees, but partners), but always likes a challenge, which this store will be. It's in an old gas station so it's a free standing building and it will have a drive-thru. WOW, I just realized something, if I can't p/u the kids, they can walk to his store!!!! Or he can pick Lauren up and take her to STARBUCKS to do her homework until he can leave to come home. It's literally right down the street, about 1 mile from the school-COOL!!!!
LAST WEEKS POLL I rarely discuss past weeks polls, though I think we should, I just tend to put it off until I forget about it. BUT, for those 2 that are using Crystal Light as your main source of fluid intake, if you are having any trouble with your weight loss, not to mention memory, you may want to cut it out. I use to drink a LOT of Crystal Light and cut drinking that, along with diet soda's almost 2 years ago due to the aspertame.
STICKY THREADS I'd like to implement this when I return from my NC trip next month, but wanted to tell you all that if I sticky the important threads like RECOMMENDED READING, FOOD INFO. BOARD, etc. that there will be about 6-8 boards always at the top, not moving and the weekly board will be lower, but still on the same page. Is this okay for everyone???
WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO CELEBRATE!!!! :hb: THUNDER'S BIRTHDAY IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONYA!!!
MEL, 40 degrees-would you please bring some of that cool air with you when you come?? Just how hot is it, you ask-HOT! Too hot for this time of year. Bring the shorts, the bikini, all your Floridian wear!! Lauren has some friends who have tried out for other magnet programs within the same school, so I hope she'll have a few old friends there. I'm not worried if not, she makes friends very easily. I will e-mail you later-trying to work on writing and returning e-mails-they've piled up beyond belief!!!
TONI, that brisket sounds delish. I love brisket, but usually mine either come out hard as a rock, or falling apart from keeping it in the pressure cooker too long. My Mom makes a wonderful brisket in beer gravy that's delicious. My gosh, you really are far from a large city. I'm surprised you even have a HFS that close to you. You should ask her to see if her supplier can get it for her, she may have not heard about agave but maybe her distributor has and may carry it or can special order it. Is the bread you found EZEKIEL?
KIMMY, I'm 90 on the apple pear. I found another site that seems to be easier to understand:
BOB, your Sweetie is still sick and hacking-he hopefully will go to the Dr. tomorrow on his day off-we'll see, you know how MEN are! Went to the big Publix on the highway yesterday and was surprised to find they have the Snyder Oat Bran Pretzels we have come to love-only they were out of stock, so will pop in there later this week to see if they got them in-I was happy!!! I love them!!! Next time you come my way, remember, those sf baked beans, I really would love to get some if they prove to be SB LEGAL.
ROSE, isn't that a wonderful feeling to have people acknowledge your accomplishments! In this book I'm reading, EATING THIN FOR LIFE, they talk about this and how it deminishes after time, it says, in part:
NEVER FORGET WHY YOU LOST THE WEIGHT
While you're actively losing weight, it's exciting to see the numbers on the scale drop and to witness other people's reactions as you dwindle away. But with time, the thinner you is no long the "new" you, the compliments taper off and some people in your life don't even know you were once heavy.
When I asked the masters, (she calls people who've kept weight off for a long period of time this), 'How do you stay motivated?" I got similar responses over and over. The masters recall the pain of being heavy and never forget why they lost the weight. Comments about their former lives as heavy people were among the most common responses.
Never forgetting why you lost the weight is not the same as dwelling on past failures. It is recalling the pain of being heavy in an effort to keep yourself from going back to your old food and exercise habits. I strongly suspect that one reason the masters feel compelled to recall the past is so that they don't become complacent. Kay admits, "I'm beating this thing, but I know that if I let my guard down, it could reverse itself."
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Thanks for reminding me about the WOW PB. I forgot, which doesn't surprise me in the least. Anyhow, I went to the cupboard right now and found it's not the WOW, but BETTER 'N PEANUT BUTTER. I don't know when I bought this, but it came from Trader Joes and must be really old! I couldn't see myself buying this while on SB due to the ingredients in it. It has malt syrup oat syrup vegetable glycerin, dehydrated cane juice, & tapioca among other ingredients. If one wanted to use this, 1/2 of a serving would be 1TBL and it would be legal under SB RULES. The actual serving size is 2tbl, 100 calories 2.4 grams of fat (which is good compared to PB), 13 carbs (higher than pb) 4 grams of protein and 5 grams of sugar, so only eating 1 tlb would give 2.5 grams. Anyhow, I did taste a tiny bit, not bad. What I may do since I don't want to throw it away, and gosh knows, my kids wouldn't touch this with a ten-foot pole is take a 1/2 tablespoon and mix it will a 1/2 tablespoon of real PB until I use it up-thank goodness it's a small jar. Anyhow, next time I go to the HFS I will look at the WOW pb-I've seen it before.
FRUIT, glad to hear you are back on track, though sorry to hear you probably had ring-around-the-tushie!!! LOL!!!
MONET, a entire box of Triscuits, not opened? I can't imagine consuming that many-aren't they so dry that after a while you'd get sick of them? I rarely buy them and when I do, I buy the WHOLE FOODS BRAND and then use them for nachos. Hmmm, a possible lunch idea today! Just glad to know the scale is down for you and they didn't bother you immediately-not much probably would, and as long as you've nipped it in the bud, I doubt you'll see much if any reaction to them on the scale. Yes, the school that Lauren is going to is just a magnet school. There are a few other schools in the district that have magnet programs within their ciriculum, as well as other magnet only schools, but this one is the closest to us and had what she wanted. I think there's 6 magnet programs in this school. Michael is in the same school in the IB PROGRAM. It's a beatiful school, only 4 years old, huge campus, and the kids are for the most part all bright and talented, so a better selection than the public school that she would of had to attend if she didn't get in. One thing that's also great about Michael's magnet program, when he gets his IB Diploma he's guaranteed a 4 year scholarship in one of the 5 state universities should he want to attend any of them. I have a pre-paid college program for him that I would happily turn over to Lauren if need be should he use that option or get scholarships out of state. I hope Laura can find a good school so she too can follow her love for Drama-maybe one day they'll both act together;) Thanks for sharing your Motivational Monday thought!!!
BETH, sorry to hear you're still having eye problems. Would they rather you come to work with pinkeye and give it to everyone so no one will be able to go to work? Geez, if it's something contagious, you'd think they'd be happy you didn't come to work!!!!
ZANNE, deli rye triscuits?? If so, never heard of any flavored triscuits. You and I BOTH need to work on the water-I too have been very lax.
GRACIOUS, please let us know how DH is doing today and what the Urologist said. I'm sure that there has to be some type of nutritional info on the box from the Lindt bars. Hoping someone will call back soon from there-if not, do remind me towards the end of the week and I'll make another call.
VES, WTG on the walking! I can see where you and SOL will leave me in the dust one day soon. Beer, hmmmm:o I'd try to steer clear of the beer and if you MUST have some, make it one glass and sip it. Gosh, I don't know how people like that stuff-ick! When's the new kiln arriving???
Okay, I've definitely gotten back on track, at least with my posts, now it's time to tackle the e-mails-NOT! Not in the mood right now, going to scout the fridge for something to eat for brunch. Only had some raspberries thus far, so time to see what's to eat.
I'll check in with you all later. Have a wonderful week!!!
Debbie
194/123/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
Fillise
03-18-2002, 10:27 AM
Good Morning Everyone!
This will be quick as I have some meetings in a little while.
Just wanted to wish everyone a good week. Remember that each day is a new chance to be our best. It doesn't matter what happend over the weekend, or what will happen tomorrow, today is our only concern. I can follow a healthy WOE for today. I can exercise today, I can drink my water today. I'm not going to worry about tomorrow or beat myself up about what I did or didn't do yesterday! Today is where I'm gonna live!
Susan
300/239/150
BigKnightsMomma
03-18-2002, 10:40 AM
it seems like lately i only post on mondays. hope everyone and their families who are not feeling well are on the mend and getting better. knock on wood we have all been pretty healthy this year.
the scale is slowly creeping downwards , i have lost another pound for a total of 29 pounds since my wake-up call in september. it seems like i am losing so slow but at least i am losing.
have a lot of errands this morning, need to return a pair of liz capris that are TOO BIG! i hate to return stuff but when it is too big that is another story. zsu will testify that i never try things on, i guess now that i am losing i need not to be so shy and try them on.
also need to replenish our pantry, my son jeff went back to college sunday and our cupboards are bare, boy can he eat! getting that 5 year full scholarship is like winning the lottery when i account for all the food he can put away! spring practice starts today, love the basketball this week but WE LOVE FOOTBALL the most!
sarah told me to tell her sugarbuster friends hello, vesna we are going to the library when i pick her up from school today to get the book you recommended.
take care all,
chris
Rosalie
03-18-2002, 11:49 AM
Good Morning Everyone
We arrived back yesterday afternoon from our trip to Florida. The weather was perfect and we all had a great time and it was wonderful meeting all the Florida SBers.
Will come back later and do a longer post but have to get out now to the grocery store as my fridge is empty and I need to stock up on some healthy food again.
Haven't had a chance to read much of the board yet but would like to congratulate LAUREN on being accepted at the drama school and ELI for getting the position at the new store.
I see on skimming the board that quite a few people have been sick or have ill family members. I hope evryone is on the mend and will be feeling better soon.
Will be back later. Have to go and play a couple of games of badminton before shopping. Have to work off some of the pounds I have gained.
Marie.
Toni48
03-18-2002, 01:40 PM
Good afternoon everyone... Hope you all had a great week-end. I got real motivation this morning when I walked 11 min. on my treadmill. Thats so good for me. I'm hopeing to make my goal of 20 min. by April first. If my heart will cooperate with my body. I have to start getting ready for company coming from Colo. next week. My dearest DIL and precious grandsons. Wish my son could come. But Army first... Got my brisket on this morning. I'm trying the oven barbequed brisket today. It takes 5 hours in the oven so it will be ready just in time for dinner. Hope it turns out great....
Rosalie- I hope you had a great time in Florida. I've never been there and would love to go.
BigKnightsMama- good for you gal. 29 lbs is wonderful. You should be so proud. I can't even imagine 29 lbs off me.
Fillise-I sure agree with you its what we do today that counts. And its great to know each day we have a clean slate to make our choices in. Either to work with it or not. In fact right now is just perfect.....
Debelli- Thank you for your support! Yes the bread is Ezekeil. But I found I have to keep it in the freezer. I've wasted to much of it not eating it up fast enough. I think I might take a little trip over there and see if the owner of the healt food store might be able to order some.
Vesnoid- Howdy to you.....
Gracious- I hope the urologist can't get your husband all fixed up. Its so hard to see a loved one in pain..... Prayers for you all.
Zanne- Wow you did great at the party. One bite of cake.....!!! Keep up the good work....
Have a great day..... I'm dying to get on the scale but then it starts to rule my life. If I haven't lost it will mess up the week. Right now anyway it does. Going to try and work this week on not eating after 7:30 at night. I've run out of triscuits and dried apricots anyway... LOL....
GatorGal
03-18-2002, 02:26 PM
Red I-- The company that planned the walking trip in Vt. is called Backroads. They used to be Backroads Bicycle Tours, but now I think they are just backroads because they do other things besides just bikes. You can find them on the web. They organize the trip with the routes, and have naturalists go on some of the hikes to point out flowers, etc. They arrange for the inns, so it is pretty easy to go. Just gotta have the $$$, which we saved up for.
Happy birthday Solshine.
Happy birthday all you other birthday girls. :)
Our butterfly garden is all planted and Beeeeutiful. Like a cutting garden, but with the flowers selected to attract butterflies. I even hung my hummingbird feeder out there. We still want to add a buddleia tree (butterfly bush) out there, but want to wait until they are blooming so we can pick out one with the color we like. Will add a few more cobblestones and maybe some more herbs when my seedlings come up. But it looks great and is fun to watch the butterflies that are already coming!!
Gotta go. Have a great week all.
Trishaloo
03-18-2002, 03:37 PM
Ok, all you sickies out there, can you catch something over a message board? I feel crummy this afternoon. My throat is scratchy, my head hurts and I want to go home and go to bed. At least I don't have to cook tonight. I made taco soup yesterday, so it's leftover soup tonight. Usually better the second day anyway.
All you guys with sick family members, I hope they're feeling better soon. In the grand scheme of things, my little head cold is nothing compared to what you guys have been going through.
Hey basketball fans! How do our brackets look? All I've got to say is "GO LONGHORNS!" (sorry SOL). Both the men and women's teams made it to the Sweet 16. We went to the women's game last night, very exciting.
Monet: I love your opening paragraph. New week, huh. Works for me.
Ves: I know exactly how you feel about the baseball game. We have Friday home stand season tickets to the minor league affiliate of the Astros, the Round Rock Express. That is the only time I want a beer. Somehow my bottled water just doesn't taste as good. I'm going to have to figure something out, though.
The season starts next month and I've come to far to blow it now.
Deb: Congrats to your daughter. What an achievement.
Gotta run now and actually try and get some work done.
music teach
03-18-2002, 04:38 PM
Well I'm finally back and am way behind on reading the posts from last week. I didn't even take/have the time to lurk. We did have a good spring break tho. But here we are, back at school.:cry: It was soooo hard to get up this morning. I will confess that I have not been good lately. In fact, I've been baaaaad.:eek: It seems that all motivation and will power went out the window. I have been better today tho, so maybe I will get back on track. Everyone is well at home. Maggie is a little on the snotty side, but we can deal with that. Like I said, we had a great week out of school. The kids stayed Tues thru Thurs at my mom's. Then we went camping with MIL and SIL and had a wonderful time. Dennis and I enjoyed some time together. We went to see We Were Soldiers. OMG, it was good! Anyway, here we are back at school and hopefully I'll get back OP. I'll have to find the wagon first of course.:dizzy:
ldblond: I did notice your post last week. I hope I didn't sound like I don't absolutely love my kids, but sometimes we need a break from each other. Hope that doesn't sound cold hearted. I did miss them while they were gone.
vesna: I really don't mind my kids getting in bed with us. But being in between them and Dennis causes major hot flashes. I made the rounds again last night between Sarah and James. Maggie managed to sleep all night.:)
trish: Saw your post about the reunion. I know right where you're talking about. Tyler State Park is where we went swimming in the summers growing up. And...I have to side with you on our beloved Horns. My bro is a graduate of UT. My sisters oldest is at A&M. Talk about trouble at family gatherings.:s:
Well, school is out and Sarah has an orthodontist appt this afternoon. Gotta go.
YellowRose
03-18-2002, 04:56 PM
Hi,
I just returned from a luncheon where we all dressed up in 50’s outfits and had a little party to celebrate some
birthdays. It was fun to hear again about that decade and how our lives have improved since then. Can you image
no plastic wrap, no dish washer, no microwave, no self defrosting freezer, no hair drier at home! We played 50’s
music and sang to the old songs. Fun!
Deb: I understand what you mean about not being a “new you” anymore where people recognize your efforts. I
guess I don’t expect comments anymore but it was nice to receive them again from people who had not seen me in
so long. Memories returned about how I use to feel at functions when I would tug at my clothes and be
embarrassed about my size. I suppose that’s what the author talked about when she said to remember why you lost
the weight. In my case it started because my cholesterol and triglycerides were so very high and Sugar Busters
came to the rescue.
Thanks for looking for the peanut butter. I have never seen the WOW peanut butter and it may be totally wrong
when I do find it. I did find one peanut butter by Arrowhead Mills which has roasted unblanched Valencia
peanuts. There is no added salt, sugar or preservatives. I bought the crunchy and admit to adding a little salt but it
is rather good. (Fat: 15g, Carb: 6g, Protein: 9g, Sugars: 1g.)
GatorGal: Your butterfly garden sounds lovely.
Hope everyone is having a good day.
Debelli
03-18-2002, 05:58 PM
Hey All:wave:
Didn't do much of anything today, surfed the web and got my e-mails down to just 2.
Before I forget, VIV had asked me a question about the sample menus in the SB BOOK and since I never once followed them, forgot a bit of what was listed with the exception of instant oatmeal (told you things don't always make sense in that book). Anyhow, I see quite a few times, as a snack, or as part of a lunch that they have a serving of 3 LF Triscuits listed. Is this what they contitute as a serving for Triscuits? Since I don't buy them, I don't have anything to look at, but when i do buy/eat the WHOLE FOODS WOVEN WHEATS I know I eat more than 3 and follow the suggested serving size. Any thoughts??
FILILSE, loved your MM thoughts-thanks for sharing:D
BIGK, CONGRATS on another pound down and having 1lb to go to hit a new milestone!! Hey, did you try those protein chips I got you, if so, what did you think about them? Oh, you definitely have to start trying on everything-not only will it make you feel wonderful when the size you think you are is too big, but it sure saves time from having to run back to the store later!!!!
ROSALIE, WELCOME BACK!!! Glad to see you are home, safe and sound. Looking forward to hearing all about your vacation post our SB GET TOGETHER!!!!!
TONI, the EZEKIEL is good, though I only like to use it for toast since it's not a soft bread and I only use 1 slice of bread for a sandwich which I split in half. You do have to keep it in the fridge/freezer because without all those preservatives, it will go bad a lot faster. Hope she can find a supplier to order you some agave, if not, the site for SCF should be up in about 2 weeks they said.
GATOR, it's not SOL'S bday, it's THUNDERWOMAN'S bday coming up-she too is a Sonya. We also had plants planted in our backyard that attract butterflies. Would love hummingbirds to come along but have never seen one.
TRISH, hope you feel better! At least I know you didn't catch it from me! LOL!!
MUSIC, glad to see your post!!!:D
ROSE, sounds like you had a good ol' time at taht luncheon! When I read that part of the book, I too knew what she was referring to, but I think what's more important to me than compliments from others is my own accomplishment. I use to be one to look for praise, esp. when it came to weight loss-not any more, and I think this made a huge difference for me. I've never stuck with anything for so long and diligently so. I get bored quickly and give up or let things go, but a lot has changed since SB and I feel confident now to say this is definitely the last "diet" I will ever go on and that I won't gain the weight back!!!! Hey, why don't you make your own PB, that's what I do most of the time.
Okay, time to figure what to throw out on the table and call dinner. I'll try to come back on after Everybody Loves Raymond is Eli hasn't come home by then, otherwise, tomorrow morning.
Please remember TOMORROW NIGHT IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST!!!! Hope to see you all there!!:D
Debbie
194/123/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
Rosalie
03-18-2002, 07:11 PM
Hi
First of all I would like to say a big thank you to DEBBIE for picking me up at my hotel for the SB get together in Orlando and for getting me home again. Also to SONYA for having us at her house for lunch. It was really great to meet everyone and it was a very enjoyable day. The food was wonderful. I was so stuffed from lunch that I barely had room for dinner. The shopping expedition around Winter Park was fun - it's nice to see other people spending their money. :lol: I can see how NARDA really enjoys shopping. She made up for the rest of us that didn't buy anything :D. The boat ride was very pleasant - and boy, can VESNA whistle. I almost jumped out of my seat and over the edge of the boat.
I managed to stay op for one day of my holiday - apart from the Saturday get together - but then just ate what was available. In other words I really :ink: out and ate baked potato and french fries and just too much of anything that was op. So I gained of course, I am up 6 pounds from my pre-holiday low of 193. So SOL you don't have to worry about catching up with me - now I have to catch up with you as I have overtaken you in the wrong direction.
So to-day is the first day of my being back on plan. I've done o.k. so far to-day. Didn't have any breakfast as I was up a bit late and had to be out before noon so just had an early lunch of 4 oz of canned salmon with a green salad and tomatoes followed by canned peaches in juice. Have to keep the starchy carbs to a minimum until I start to lose again. I had a couple of Wasa crispbread with cream cheese and fruit spread for p.m. snack. Plan on having baked ham and cauliflower and broccoli with parsley sauce for dinner.
Everyone enjoyed their stay in Florida. On Sunday we went to Sea World. Saw a couple of the shows there but didn't have time to see them all. Everyone was so tired by the end of the afternoon and didn't have the energy to do any more walking. A couple of the kids wanted to go back a second time but we ran out of time before we got there. We spent one day at Disney World. I thought we would go to EPCOT but we ended up going to MAGIC KINGDOM. It's kind of hard when you have kids of different ages to choose something that suits them all. Nobody thought too much of MK. It was rather boring. By the afternoon it was wall to wall people and you spent 90% of your time either walking or lining up! The last section we visited was Tomorrow Land. We went on a couple of rides there that were good but everyone was exhausted by the time we got there and we couldn't take any more. That evening I fell into bed at 9.30 p.m. and slept until morning.
The older boys wanted to go someplace where there were lots of roller coaster rides. My ds was planning on taking them to Busch Gardens but after lots of debate and talking to other visitors decided to go to ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE. This turned out to be a good choice. We all had a wonderful time there. There were so many rides to keep the older guys happy, also rides suitable for the younger ones. We arrived there about 9.30 a.m. and didn't leave until about 8.0 p.m. I went on quite a few of the rides including a couple of the wet ones. I got absolutely soaked, top and bottom. Luckily we were able to remove our shoes and put them in a dry place. Anyway it didn't take too long to dry out as it was a warm day. I didn't take any change of clothes with me as I didn't intend going on the wet rides. But it was fun. A ride that was really good was Spider Man. We had to put on 3D glasses and there were all these characters coming at you. It was neat. One thing that helped to make this park enjoyable was that you didn't have to walk as far between the rides, compared to Disney. We also rented a stroller for our bags and the little guy which really helped. We spent two days at the beach. We went first to Cocoa Beach. The kids had fun playing in the waves. I went in up to my ankles, that was enough for me although I did get wet up to my middle when a big wave caught me. On Thursday we went to Clearwater Beach. That was a very busy area and we had trouble finding somewhere to park at first then we drove along the coast for a bit and came to a park with lots of parking. I stayed on shore this day. There was a nice sandy beach but close to the waters edge it was all sea shells which I din't fancy walking on in bare feet. Well that's enough rambling.
Time to go and get dinner on the table.
Marie. :wave:
THE BIG ORANGE BABE
03-18-2002, 07:42 PM
WELCOME BACK HOME ROSALIE!!!!!
So glad you had a good time. You all did a lot of traveling around. I would have been worn out, but I'm glad to know you got to go to the ocean and the Gulf..
DEB...MY NEW STARBUCKS is a freestanding and a drive-thru...are you sure you're not moving to Sarasota?
I thought of you today when I was at Publix..I was looking at the ricotta and saw the one you like...still none of that cottage cheese though..
Gang...I've got to get reclined...my big old arse is dragging today..Mondays are always bad with three days of work to catch up on..
BKM...congrats on the loss!!! Hello to Sarah ;)
HELLO everyone...
BOB
Slaphappy
03-18-2002, 08:14 PM
Hi Everyone!
I've been lurking with no time to post. I am feeling much better and stomach bug seems to be gone. My uncle in Delray Beach appears to be doing better. He is off ventilator and alert and oriented with periods of confusion. He has an infection which will need to be treated with IV antibiotics for 6 weeks. I have been unable to find out what and where this infection is. I won't be making the trip down there until the week after Easter. Anyone live down near Delray Beach (West Palm Beach)? I am dreading that drive! As far as the death of the girl at work - (Motorcycle accident) it has been very sad. We found out that the family of the father served the family of the mother with papers at the fathers funeral and took the baby! Don't know where that's going to end - but the baby should be with the mothers family (in my opinion). Anyway. It really makes you think that you should appreciate everyone in your life while you can because you never know when it will end. I've been thinking about Grace (the mom). She was beautiful and a very nice person. She was always on a diet. and for what...............!
Ok, well off that soap box.
I've been a very good girl today so far.............I started my day by walking a mile when I got to work. I walked a mile in about 18 minutes. I know for you die hard sprinters thats not much but for me its a big accomplishment. I managed to stay on plan all day except need more water. Now if I just can make it thru the evening! I get hungry at night and that when I blow it - but I will be good!!!!
Deb: Congrats on your daughter! I know you must be very proud. Hope Eli is feeling better soon - he's been under the weather for some time now! :(
Rosalie: Glad you made ithome safely. It was so great to meet you. You'll get that 6lbs off in no time. Vacations are great for gaining weight - especially at WDW - when you spend all that $$ on food!
BOB - Don't forget Survivor on Wed this week. Don't miss the first 10 minutes! Wonder why there going crazy talking about the first 10 minutes - maybe their going to eat something gross!
Well hello to everyone I missed! It's hard to remember who to post to when you lurk.
Have a great night tonight!
:wave:
Mel
03-18-2002, 08:32 PM
Hi everybody- the wagon royally rolled over me yesterday, and I started today grumpy and depressed and wondering why everytime I seem to be making progress, I sabotage myself! Today's motivational quotes really hit home, and Monet's post helped re-arrange my attitude, so it's a new week and I'm in control. Momentarily, anyway. So after work I went to the gym to readjust my attitude there, and readjusted my knee instead. I don't know what's wrong with it, I can walk, but it kept collapsing painfully while I was doing squats. So I'm sitting here with a big ice bag and anti-inflammatories, hoping it will just go away a be fine tomorrow. This is the last week of my first Body for Life challenge, and I really wanted to blast thru to the end. Not limp!
Rosalie- Glad to see you made it back and had such a good time. I'm sure at least half of that 6 lbs must be water if you threw caution to the wind- it ought to go pretty quickly at first.
Gator- I'd gladly send you butterfly bushes if I could. We have about 12 really big ones in various colors that the previous owner planted- they are HUGE and seed themselves all over the place. I have hard time yanking out anything once it actually starts growing, so our shrub population is rapidly increasing. The silly thing is, butterflies give me the heebie-jeebies! I know that sounds weird, but everyone has their own phobias. Sometimes there are dozens of swallowtails and monarchs and others I don't know out there surrounding our deck. Everyone else oohs and aahs, and I go hide:dizzy: I wanted to take them down and plant something less attractive to butterflies, but got voted down real quickly. They also love the purple coneflower that is all over the front yard, so that's not safe for me either:(
Deb- Thanks for the "why we lose weight post". That also helped re-arrange my attitude this morning. I had what felt like a "new you" experience the other day ( even tho I don't feel I close to the new me yet). A woman I met last week at the gym was surprised that I don't do massive amounts of cardio and said "oh you would if you had a weight problem". I was speechless, didn't even tell her I'd lost 40 plus pounds of fat since the end of last July. I still think of myself as obese and was dumbfounded that she would say that to me.
Ves- beer sounded good. I haven't had one in 8 months! And I don't like light beer, so its a good thing. I'd never just sip one, either. That's why I don't even take a sip.
Music- the wagon is backing out of my driveway right now, headed your way. Plenty of room, it's an expandable wagon unlike my jeans.
Hi everybody else- time to go see how the hockey game is going. Dh and Ds are there, hopefully watching the Flyers pound Tampa Bay. Maybe I can see them on TV.
mel
Beth2374
03-18-2002, 08:46 PM
Good Evening Everyone :wave:
Well I can't shake the PINKEYE , and I'm not sure what the heck is going on!!! It's getting annoying!
Ugh, for all my talk, I'm having trouble getting into action! I can't bring myself to up that water like I should. I'm also having trouble eating less artificial sweetners. I think I got just as addicted to them as I was real sugar. Haven't gained any according to m-i-l's scale... but geez, I was losing a few pounds a week before, and now I'm stuck... I need to go back to how I was at first, and I'm having a HARD time getting there... did I hear something about the DETOX DUNGEON? I might need a ticket.
Our family football star is gonna be staying here for a few days... while he's practicing and bulking up... my 5 year old is having a blast telling everyone about him and that he's in the paper.
DEB - My boxes of triscuits say that 7 is a serving. Not sure about the thins, or anything else... but the regular ones say 7 :) I have a question about the EZEKIEL breads. Which ones are legal and which aren't? The HFS where I order my agave carries an entire walk in cooler FULL of things... and about 5 different kinds of that bread. Just wondering. I've bought a loaf of the Flowers SFSGWW bread, and I ate it I think twice. I prefer to get my starchy carbs from cereal, and not bread. Funny... I NEVER thought I'd say that. I was a bread-a-holic, and now if I have to limit myself... I limit myself to cereal...LOL. Go figure.
I haven't done well this weekend with limiting my legal starchy carbs at all... I've been at 3-4 servings all weekend. But TOM is leaving, and I should be going back to my normal non-ravenous self. I lost the most the quickest when I was doing a lot of salad and grilled chicken, and tuna. I need to go back to that. It worked well for me :)
Tomorrow my oldest son turns 10... dang. I can't believe it's been that long... makes me feel old...LOL! 2 years and 7 days until I turn 30.... wow.
Well all... I'm off to make sure I have clean towels and sheets for our houseguest :) Everyone keep your fingers crossed for him... he's been a football player since he was 8 years old, he LOVES the game. Played 4 years on a full scholarship ( Was offered one at UT, Florida, Georgia, and about 4 others... he had it MADE!) He thought his senior season was his last, and went from 310 down to 250 because he didn't need the 'bulk' because he thought his football was finished. Well... now he's here and trying out for a team where he is now the SMALLEST LINEMAN, because he dropped that 60 pounds... I'd smack him for being able to do that, but he's bigger than me ;) He's put on 8 pounds since he got here on Friday... he's bulking back up asap because they decide on Sunday who makes the cut!! Prayers please everyone, it would be GREAT for him to live nearby... he and DH are really close, and are the only 2 their age in the family... it would be great for both of them!
Thanks a million everyone :) Have a great nite!
fruitloupe
03-18-2002, 09:05 PM
Hey girls!
Just a quick post - I've got to do some research on cockatoos because I'm getting one soon. I was up another half a pound today. My body is really rebelling for Saturday! I deserve it! Well, hopefully I'll be able to take it back off this week! Ok - hope all is well for all of you!
Missy
284/268.5/170
Kimmythekid
03-18-2002, 09:41 PM
Good evening everyone!!!
I have been painting and not had much of a chance to post. I don't like painting and it is really hard to do with little ones running around...but it has to be done.
Gracious...
I hope all goes well for your hubby with the doctor!! As for VT...I will probably pass on the cartoon. We have VT live coming in a few days but feel my 2 y/o will get bored after 5 minutes. I really like them and it always gives us so much to talk about. A lot of kids in our "hood" have come to like them because of my kids...it has been a good tool. You are saying the VT has a Bible thing out? Sounds interesting. The more tools the better.
Beth...
I had a cousin that was like your family member...football player. He played from 6 on and OSU wanted him along with many others. He chose UK (Kentucky) for whatever reason. He played with Tim Couch a few years ao and then was drafted to the Miami Dolf...well, after the summer camp he QUIT!!! Never returned. He was begged by 4 other teams to come to them and refused. He is now driving a truck. He says he could not take it anymore...the pain, stress, back stabbing, ect. I wish your member luck. My DS has a friend whos dad played in 2 Super Bowls and won one of them. I had talked to him about my couisn and he said it was so very common. College is tough...the NFL was ****. He palyed for the Bengals for 5 years and then the Cowboys for 2 and now coaches the Detroit Lions.
As for getting back on the wagon...I know it can be so hard. Do not beat your self up. We all have made bad choices...none of us would be here if we had not. On little step at a time.
Debbie...
I went to the other apple/pear site. I am a .7 What I don't understand is when I put in my hubbys measurements. He is totally and apple. He has no butt and a HUGE waist but it said he was only a 1...I find that so hard to believe. Sometimes these sites confuse me. That is not hard to do. Like the BMI stuff. One placew it says I am a 20 and another says a 22....go figure.
So what is up with Survivor??? The first 10 minutes......:( :( :( I will be a church till 8:15. I may have to resort to taping. I really do not watch much tv, but I really do not like to miss Survivor or the Amazing Race...and CSI.
Last week I did not go to church on Wed and my pastor e-miled me the funniest note. We are very good friends and he is one funny guy. Not your typical pastor.
Here it is....Keep in mind he was joking!!!!!!!!!
"Disappoint: To fail to satisfy the hopes or expectations of
I guess that saying I was disappointed that you were not at church last night would be wrong since I shouldn’t have expected any different once I realized why.
Your comment yesterday; "Just in case we don't make it tonight" translated from the original Greek text means: "We won’t be coming to church because Survivor is on T.V."
An alternate translation from the Hebrew would be: "Even though Jesus gave up heaven to become a man an accept pain and ultimately death for my sins, I can’t give him an hour of my time on Wednesday evening because I will miss some of Survivor."
The Latin translation is: "I’m going to stay home tonight and watch Survivor in stead of going to church. Tomorrow I’ll just say 10 Hail Mary’s and 5 Our Fathers’ to make up for it."
That is it......pretty funny. I have the best time at church...with a guy like him, it is easy to do.
Have a great night everyone!!!
Kimmy:wave:
GatorGal
03-18-2002, 10:01 PM
Oops! Happy birthday THUNDERWOMAN. Solshine, I'll catch you again when it is really your birthday. Thunderwoman, sorry for my mix-up. Have a great day.
pooch
03-18-2002, 10:10 PM
it's working!!!
I tried to post earlier today but couldn't - don't know why but am glad its working now :)
Did anyone else see the movie on tv last night called Mom On Strike? It was soooo cute. The kids were so out of control. What made it so funny was our daughter is named Jessica just like in the movie - she was not happy being compared to her. My DS has been so nice all day since he watched it. I hope this new found respect sticks around for awhile - They even cleaned the kitchen after dinner without being asked!!!
I am falling asleep while i type so I'll write more tomorrow.
Happy Birthday gals!!
TTFN
Denise
Sheann
03-18-2002, 10:14 PM
Evening Everyone!
OK I have to confess that today my eating was way out of control. I did not eat breakfast but went straight to the hospital. Then was starving at lunch time. I then ate a cheesburger in the coffee shop with a couple of potato chips:( Then I came home at 5pm and was hungry again. Was going to make an egg and toast but the eggs were past the sell by date so I had a biscuit with sausage on it and 2 candy bars that was in the freezer for the grandkids:nono: I am totally ashamed of myself. I have been doing so good. I am afraid to get on the scale. I also have had maybe 2 drinks (yes drinks, or more like sips) of water today.
Well, my Mom is having surgery tomorrow. She is having her gallbladder out and while they are doing that they will be using dye to look for stones in the bile duct and also looking at a mass on her overy and then removing that. They are trying to do all of this laparascopically, but they may have to do the surgery the old fashioned way. We also found out that she is borderline diabetic (may be from damage from the pancreas but not sure). So... we will be doing a lot of changes together so that maybe she won't have to have insulin injections.
Well, I have to up and at the hospital early tomorrow. Everyone have a great day tomorrow.
Sheann
287/271.5:?: /150
Ellen
03-18-2002, 10:33 PM
I really would like to feel a part of this board, so I am going to stick my neck out here and point out a great omission that was committed. Wednesday is also MY birthday. Of course, Thunderwoman and I have great company in sharing our birth day with one of the most recognizable characters of our time, Big Bird. I am not sure how old he will be. Seems he is perpetually starting kindergarten. Me, I just act like a first grader cause I worked with them for so many years.
I was doing great today until we hit the International Farmer's Market, and I found a hunk of Maytag bleu cheese. It was room temp and SO perfect when we got home that I had to have a bit with triscuits...so I went over about 300 calories on my daily allotment. Now I feel rather blah! I know I deserve it though! :dizzy:
BETH: That pinkeye is really hanging on with you. Have you been to the doctor? You might need an antibiodic eye drop to clear it up. Don't mess with your eyes...get it checked!
MELIRIS: I am sorry to hear about your knee problem. I hate squats, they always make my knees feel achy and weak! I sure hope yours get better fast, so you can finish out the challenge with a bang. How has the whole of it gone for you? I tried doing it a few years ago, but got really sick and had to stop for a while. My husband has been continuing with it for three years now. It is such a great program! I plan to do it again.
SHEANN: I will be praying for you and for your mom tomorrow. She sure has an awful lot of stuff to deal with right now. Hope it all goes smoothly. Don't worry about the stress eating...just do the best you can, and get back on track as soon as you get past the stressful time you are in now.
KIMMY: I had a good laugh with your pastor's email. That was very creative. I bet you will be in church this Wednesday night! ;)
Well, I think it is time to go to bed. Night all!
The Quilter
03-18-2002, 10:35 PM
Good Evening Everybody!!!
Hey, I just wanted to check in. I am madly trying to finish our book for book club which is this Thursday. I thought I had until the 28th. Oops!!! My eyes are going crossed. Luckily it's a short one, Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees. It's fantastic and I highly recommend it.
Eating is still going well. Although today I've had a case of the Debbie Disease. Yes, stand back from this post. For your own good. I'm not sure if it was the cabbage in yesterday's Irish coleslaw that caused the problems. I felt so bad by the end of the afternoon. No real appetite for supper. For those who are struggling to get back on plan, I highly suggest getting into the FitDay routine. It can really be an eye opener at how foods add up quickly.
ROSALIE---glad to hear your vacation was a good time. And feel easy that you are now safe at home. Did you see me waving to you as you passed by Cincinnati? My arm was getting pretty darned tired. You can sure tell I'm not the badminton queen.
Take care everybody. Talk to you soon.
Kim
The Quilter
03-18-2002, 10:44 PM
I can't find any listing for sweet potatoes on FitDay. Has anybody else run into this problem? Any suggestions what I can do? I certainly don't want to put down a regular white potat!!!! I'm frustrated. They have 80 billion listing for potatoes and NOTHING for sweet potatoes or yams.
I'm freakin'!!!!
Kim
Fillise
03-18-2002, 10:56 PM
Hoo-boy! I'm tired tonight. Probably because I haven't eaten enough today. My fitday says I've had less than 1000 calories today. If I average yesterday though, I should be about right since I went way overboard--even on OP foods thats bad.
I'm enjoying a cup of green tea now--hope the metabolism will be kicked up a notch overnight!
Kim, I have sweetpotatoes on my fitday, but can't remember if I added it as a custom food. it may just be under potatoes. anyway from the complete food count book a medium (5"x 2" diameter)sweet potato has:
136 calories
2.1 g protein
31.6 g carbs
.4 g fat
3.9 g fiber
Monet and Thunder--Happy Birthday on Wednesday!!!!!
Sheanne--my thought and prayers are with your mother on her surgery tomorrow.
Beth--good heavens! I hope you can get rid of that pinkeye--have you washed everything in the house in lysol? They say you can keep giving it yourself--but it is a bear to get rid of.
Deb---congrats on Lauren's acceptance to the drama program. I did a lot of theater in HS and had an absolute blast! I hope Lauren enjoys it as much as I did!
OK night everyone! Sweet dream--uh oh--maybe I shouldn't say that! low glycemic dreams everyone!
Susan
Beth2374
03-18-2002, 11:40 PM
KIMMY - Trey had offers from dang near every school in the southeast... he took courses for Fitness Wellness, and is going to be a sports trainer when the football playing is over. I grew up next door to John Stallworth, and have been good friends with his family for many many years. (FINALLY A H.O.Famer!!!) So I know how those pro's can be... I've heard MANY stories!! LOL!! Thanks for the well wishes. All he wants is to play football right now... and he can worry about everything else later.
MONET - I've been on 2 different antibiotic drops, and a round of oral antibiotics. I've also had antibiotic cream, and tried baby shampoo rinsed thru them... NOTHING has gotten rid of it. DOC says it's most likely VIRAL... nothing you can do for a viral infection except run it's course... since it never responded to anitbiotics, it's 99.99% positively not bacterial. It looks way better tonight... I give it a few more days...
FILLISE - I've sanitized the entire house with hospital sanitizer/cleanser, and I change the pillowcase every night. Believe me... I've been schooled on anti-germ! LOL!!!
WELL - a little good news... My dad is one of those guys who 'knows EVERYONE' (he's worked for bellsouth for 30 years, and it's given him the opportunity to meet practically anyone who is anyone in this town)... and he knows SEVERAL of the KEY people in charge of the VIPERS team... he's gonna go 'do lunch' with some people tomorrow, and see if he can't improve the chances of our future team member ;)
G'nite Everyone!!!
YellowRose
03-18-2002, 11:42 PM
Hi All,
Rosalie: Thanks for the wonderful description of the vacation. I can understand why you were so exhausted at the
end of a day. Sorry all the fun came with a weight gain for you. It seems we can’t let our guard down even for a
minute. Since you are right back on program, I bet it will come off quickly.
Deb: I certainly agree that believing in your own accomplishments is the most important thing not only with
weight loss but in life in general. I knew when I first discovered SB that is was the best way of eating for me. I
have been very happy with how my life has improved because of it. Today someone asked me how long I would be
on this “diet”. My answer was, I will always eat this way. (Sad though that I don’t really think they got it.)
Tomorrow is another day.
Rosalie
03-18-2002, 11:42 PM
Kim - To find sweet potatoes on Fitday - go to BROWSE on the first page, click on the arrow and choose VEGETABLES then choose PUMPKIN, SQUASH and SWEET POTATOES.
I thought of you as we passed through Cincinnati but I guess I just missed you ;)
Marie.
The Quilter
03-19-2002, 06:57 AM
Thanks to FILLISE and ROSALIE for setting me straight with the Sweet Potato saga. I feel so much better now that I can complete yesterday's entry. Once again, I just have to say that the people on this board are SOOOOOOOOOO GREAT!!!!! I feel like a lucky woman to have stumbled into this warm inviting supportive place.
Everybody have a SUPER WONDERFUL FANTASTIC day. It's raining here, but I'm going to try and still have a good hair day!
Kim
SolShine
03-19-2002, 07:58 AM
I HAVE THE LOOK ON FILM!! :lol: I got the pictures from our week-end developed and they turned out great! Well, the posed ones did - I'm not so good at the casual photography, but I did manage to get a snapshot of DEBBIE giving BOB THE LOOK! It's normally reserved for people picking up something illegal to eat, but this one was for trying to put RealLemon Juice in Deb's hummus instead of juice from REAL lemons.
I also have a picture of BOB and me fighting over the Starbucks Coffee and ME with the winning booty! :D The group pictures came out great and there's a very sweet picture of ROSALIE and BKM chatting. I don't have a scanner, but will see what I can do.
THUNDER HAVE THE HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY!!
MONET HAVE A WONDERMOUS BIRTHDAY!!
DEBBIE CONGRATS TO LAUREN!!! You spread those peacock feathers, MOM! She didn't get to be that great on her own. ;) Have you ever looked into being a freelance writer for health magazines and e-zines? With your wealth of knowledge and ability to do great research and write so well you'd be VERY GOOD at it. Heck you could write a sugar free recipe book with all your adapted recipes. I know I'd buy it! I'm glad BOB's was free. :D
QUILTER I'm so proud of you for being so consistent with your fitday entries! I keep trying to get back on there, but the time just seems to keep getting away from me. Since the scales aren't moving I think I should move that up on the priority scale.
For all the people struggling with infections and infected loved ones I'm praying for lots of good news posts on recovery and wellness to be posted soon!
TRISHALOO The DAWGS didn't lose because Michael Gohler wasn't on top of his game. He had a couple of key 3 pointers and rebounds during the game. I didn't get to see it, but, my parents give me updates on him regularly now.
KIMMY I have to tape Survivor because Meister can't stand the show so I tape it to watch when he isn't around, but have missed the past 2 weeks. I can't wait till the morning to find out at least who got voted off. We had an office pool at my last job and I had Colby. I could SMELL the money and was so disappointed when Tina won. But happy it was those 2 in the final vote.
MARIE Sooo glad you're home and that you had a good time! All the locals here have season passes to Islands of Adventure - they absolutely love it. Meister and I are going to try to go sometime, but now all our money will be going to the 'puppy fund' for the puppy and all the acoutrements that will be going along with that. I wasn't sure when y'all would be leaving to head home so I checked out every Canadian van we passed on our way to the GatorNationals on Sunday.
VESNA I listen to books on tape while I walk. I check them out at the library so I don't have to buy them. Good think since i probably listen to 3-4 books a week. I listen to them during my commute, too. I used to have one book that was my walking book and I could only listen to it when I walked - that was my motivation to get out there and walk. It's an extra-special treat when Prairie Home Companion is on the radio when I walk. I LOVE that radio show. Sometimes I listen to jammin' walking music, but mostly books.
IT'S OFFICIAL - We've placed our order for one of the puppies from the litter expected in a month or so from the breeder we met with last week-end. I'm so excited! I was dancing around the house last night like Santa was coming to see us. These guys are soooooo cute and have the perfect personality for us it seems. We're still trying to think up names. Vince wants something to compliment their inquisitive nature but we just can't come up with anything.
Well, Ladies, I have to get to work. :wave: Have a great day!
Debelli
03-19-2002, 08:26 AM
Good Tuesday Morning Everyone!:wave:
Sorry, this is just a quickie to say good morning, have to get Lauren to school in 5 minutes and then get ready to run errands and have a decent day out with the COFFEE MAN!
I'll play catch-up later today, promise:D
Have a wonderful Tuesday, see you at chat tonight at 9:15pm EST!!!
Debbie
194/124/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
gracious
03-19-2002, 08:28 AM
Hubby is home from the hospital and we are all happy about that! They believe the stone has moved out of the ureter and into his bladder. He was sent home with some major painkillers that he will have to take when he feels the stone passing out of the bladder. He is scheduled to have more xrays on Wednesday to verify that things are truly moving along. Hopefully this is a one time occurrence but many people get stones repeatedly. The good thing is the doctor told him that if he increases his water consumption, it should help prevent them and help wash them out if he gets small ones. Hubby never did drink enough water and since I drink 5 litres a day I am glad to see him increase his!
Thank you to everyone for their prayers and expressions of concern.
MONET- I know you said it was Wednesday, but I don’t want to forget so.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Now make sure you prepare to celebrate legally! Oh..pass my greetings onto Big Bird for me :D
THUNDERWOMAN- Happy Birthday to you too for Wednesday!
DEBELLI-Nope, nothing on the box..hey this is Canada! But I did call their customer service and give them my opinion of the customer service that I have not received from their website. They took my number and had to look for the nutritional information and promised to get back to me. I will keep you informed.
KIMMYTHEKID- Not a new VT Bible program, just 2 new videos about the Heros of the Bible. I think that is great that the kids in your neighbourhood know about VT now because of your family. It is a great way to get the Biblical truths into the homes and minds of the young ones even if they don't really realize that is what is happening. The Spirit can take and use that to God’s glory and that is what counts!
Well, that is about it for now. Have a great day everyone!
AdronsGirl
03-19-2002, 08:46 AM
Hello there! I've been such a slacker this past week... Actually, I've been so busy dragging my daughter to work with me, by the time I get home, I don't even get online as I am exhausted! I have finally caught up on reading the boards, and can't remember what all I wanted to comment on :rolleyes:
Deb - congrats on Lauren getting into that school! I bet she is sooooooo excited :D
Thunder and Monet - happy birthday!!!!!!!
Pooch - I just happened to read my last post and noticed that I had inadvertantly left your name off when I wished Pravda a happy birthday. I so very sorry!
ldblonde - turns out that Audrey was screaming because she was in a freezing cold shower and didn't have enough sense to either turn the water off, or to get out. Nedless to say I wasn't amused with her.
I've got some questions about the Green Tea...
I bought a box of it, but now I'm at a loss for what to do with it. Does it taste ok, or do I need to have some agave to put in it? If so, I don't have a clue as to where I can get agave, as the Wild Oats store in Memphis has never heard of the stuff, and I can't afford to order a whole case of it online. Any suggestions? THe other question about the green tea is how many times a day am I supposed to drink it? Any chance it could be good as iced tea?
Have a great day, and I'll try to come back tonight for the chat - my Brownies aren't meeting, so it just might happen :D
Kimmythekid
03-19-2002, 09:06 AM
Well, once again it is raining..yuck. Seems like it never ends. I should not complain though...there are many places that need rain. This spring is going to get a good head start!;)
I drank a huge mug of hot chocolate last night. It is the diet Swiss Miss...it was so good! I miss chocolate!!!!:(
Monet....Happy late Birthday!!!!!!!:hb:
Yes I will be there tomorrow (at church). Actually, I have to teach a class this Wed., so I have no choice. I actually go to a very casual close church. My pastor is the biggest prankster:joker: known to man. He is very straight laced (as he should be) but very fun hearted...as is his wife and his 3 little ones. Even his 5 y/o plays pranks. Must be genetic:shrug:
Beth...Sounds pretty cool about the HOF that you know. I have no idea who that is....but I am not a sports fan. I have found that I watch football more now due to my 10 y/o. I am a Buckeye fan...even though I did not go there. I went to a little college. OSU is too big for me.
Hope you are feeling better!
Prayers to mom (I forget whos mom) who is getting her gallbladder removed! It is always so frightening to have a loved one get opperated on! My hubby is a M.D. and he gets frustrated w/ patients sometimes. I try to remind him how scarred they are and how the family feels. I think they (doctors) get so wrapped up on their end, they forget they are dealing with someone, not a thing.
Gracious...I see. Not VT! Sorry. I read the posts and try to remember. I will check it out. My 2 youngest would like them. My older ones go to a Christian school. It is a college prep school and very hard, but VERY rooted in the Word! It has been a true blessing for them and me.
I hope your hubby feels better! He really must be hurting. Just say to him...."This too shall PASS!" That is what will happen, it will pass....at some point. Were they able to shrink it at all?
:strong: I have not been doing my treadmill.....:nono:bad KIM!!! I have been using my 2 machines and doing sit-ups. My work out takes about 20-25 minutes and I have been doing it almost every night. I think I would do better on a bike. Too much stress on my knees...
Have a great day everyone...and KIM....stay dry!!!
In Him,
Kimmy
:angel:
Kimmythekid
03-19-2002, 09:09 AM
Geen Tea tastes ok. I have plain decaf. I add somesplenda, no milk. It is not bad....
Fillise
03-19-2002, 09:18 AM
Good Morning Everyone! It is foggy here, but when the fog burns off and the sun comes out we should hit the low to mid 80s today!
Catherine--I love my green tea. According to some of the literature I've read on green tea, it is a very delicate tea and is best consumed alone. That said, I always put a squirt of lemon juice in my tea. A cup or two a day is all you need to drink. I use the loose tea and just put it into a tea ball--or sometimes just put the tea leaves into the bottom of my cup. I let it steep until the leaves sink to the bottom and then I know it is ready to drink. I have a good friend who makes "iced" tea out of his green tea and loves it, but I've never tried it.
Gracious--I'm glad to hear that DH is home now--I hope all things come to pass soon!!!!:o
Sheanne--thinking about you and your mom today.
Sol--I can't wait to see THE LOOK:s: !
Beth--lovely, you now get the discomfort of pinkeye and the lovely scent of lysol in everything! I don't care how much fabric softener you put in the wash--that sanitizer smell covers everything! Hope you get the pink eye licked soon!
Have a great day everyone!
Susan
300/239/150
gracious
03-19-2002, 10:37 AM
Lindt finally came through...at least the Canadian customer service did! Here is the information we were after:
Lindt 85% cocoa Dark Excellence
100 gram bars
1 serving=4 squares=40 grams
1 serving has:
Carbs-7.6 grams
Prot-4.4 grams
Fat-18.4 grams
Trishaloo
03-19-2002, 10:46 AM
Happy birthday, Thunder AND Monet!!!
Well, to add insult to injury, not only do I have a cold, Mr. TOM arrived this morning. And over a week early. Oh, joy. When I went for my check-up, my doctor suggested progesterone cream. Does anyone have any experience with this? He said it's one of those things that if used correctly, won't hurt and might help with pre-menopausal symptoms.
Toni: Where is Eminence? My brother lives in Seneca (sp?). I think that's in the SW corner, not far from Joplin.
Gator: The trip sounds wonderful. We LOVE B&B's. Several years ago, we took a road trip to Knoxville and stayed in B&B's on the way there and back. My husband's dream is to one day own one.
Fruit: Are cockatoos the birds that talk or is that cockatiels? Not sure but whichever one they are, one flew in and landed on a co-worker when they were outside working in their yard over the week-end. They scouted the neighborhood to see if anyone had lost one, to no avail. Deciding they would keep it, they were searching the web for info. The bird is still sitting on the guy's shoulder. Out of the blue, the bird starts singing the Mexican Hat Dance. I swear this is a true story!
Quilter: What is Irish coleslaw? Sounds yummy.
Hope the sick loved ones are on the road to recovery soon. Everyone else, have a great day!!
Toni48
03-19-2002, 10:53 AM
Good morning all; Its raining and yucky here in Missouri today. So it sure makes you want to be lazy..... Wow I think I'm eating to many carbs. Shoot I'll never learn it... I walked on my treadmill this morning and can't wait till I weigh in tomorrow. I want to check the scale but afraid it will affect how I do. Only two weeks on the program...... Anybody know what to do with eggplant???? I tried to find a recipe but couldn't. I've never eaten one and would like to try it. I tried the barbequed brisket recipe last night and it was good. But oh I wish I'd used more foil in my pan!!! Oh I love that green tea.
Sorry I can't post to everyone today but got to go make breakfast for DH. Hope everyone has a great SB day!!!
215/207/130
gracious
03-19-2002, 11:00 AM
DEBELLI-
I posted the info from Lindt above but I am having a dilemma now. I do not like Dark chocolate at all and although the Lindt is very good quality, I find it rather nasty. However, I used to love the Ross Chocolate bars and had those while doing Atkins because of the low carb count. I thought I would compare them now that I have the Lindt info. To my pleasure, I found out that the Ross is actually lower in carbs and fat!! If you would be so kind as to check out the nutritional info on this website regarding the Ross bars...tell me why I should eat the Lindt and not the Ross. Is it because of the Maltitol? It doesn't bother me at all and I was losing when I ate them on Atkins. Anyway...I would like your advice/opinion on this..and anyone else. Thanks.
http://www.lowcarbchocolates.com/info.php
Oh...the price of both products are about equivalent and are both available to me in town. I also understand this is a *treat* and not a normal staple to our menus...but for when we do eat it!
To summarize for those who don't want to look at the other website:
Lindt 85% cocoa Dark Excellence
100 gram bars
1 serving=4 squares=40 grams
1 serving has:
Carbs-7.6 grams
Prot-4.4 grams
Fat-18.4 grams
--------------------------------
Ross Chocolate Bar-Supreme (1 bar=1.2 oz=34 grams)
Carbs-3.3 grams (that is ECC)
Prot-2.4 grams
Fat-12.4 grams
Trishaloo
03-19-2002, 11:05 AM
I forgot to mention that yesterday at the HFS, I found this bottled water that I had never seen, called Glaceau fruitwater, vapor distilled+fruit essence. Ingredients are:
Vapor distilled/deionized water (whatever that means)
Natural flavor
Citric acid
Electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, and potassium)
0 calories, no artificial sweeteners
They had 3 flavors: lemon-ginger, grapefruit-cranberry and another flavor that escapes me now. They aren't sweet or carbonated, but just have a little flavor to them. Pretty good.
pooch
03-19-2002, 11:20 AM
Hi everyone
I got a call from my DH :D :D :D :D :D He has called me a few times but we always get cut off after just a few minutes. We actually talked for about 10 minutes so I am very happy. He also surprised me and is really thinking of retiring after this cruise - Florida here we come (wishful thinking for now). We will move down there but it may be 1 - 2 years away. We will have to finish out this tour (for anyone who doens't know my DH is in the Navy). I spend about an hour playing with realtor.com and looking at houses and dreaming.... Most likely we would go back to Jacksonville but I like the gulf side.
I am going out to lunch today with another lady who's hubby is gone - I think we are going to Olive Garden - any suggestions besides don't go :o
I was so excited to get my case of Agave last week but I still haven't opened it. I drink only one cup of cofee now and I use just milk in it - I used to be addicted to vanilla creamer - yummy - and drink a whole pot every morning. I've come along way with that and figure since I am used to it not being sweet anymore why bother. Don't know what else to make with it - I'll have to check out the recipes you guys have posted. Does anyone use Sweet & low brown sugar?
Debelli - congrats to your daughter getting into your magnet school. My DS is waiting to see if he gets into a technology one here. It's also done on a lottery so its just luck. It is the only magnet school for middle schoolers so everyone wants in - our fingers are crossed and we should hear something within the next 2-3 weeks.
Kimmy thekid - I bought a package of the SF Swiss Miss too but haven't ried it. Glad to hear it's good. I actually bought it back in january and forgot about it till you mentioned it - things get lost in my cupboards.
Canada gals - my grandparents are originally from Canada - I used to spend the summers with them and loved it. What I remember most was this caramel topping we would get there to put on our toast every morning. Definately not a SB thing but a great memory. My senior class trip went to Toronto - ahhh more memories.
Time for me to kick it in gear - have a great one ladies!!!
TTFN
Denise
Solly
03-19-2002, 02:41 PM
Been reading your boards for awhile and decided to join in. Not sure if I'm doing this right or not. I have been doing SB since Oct 2001 and have lost 50 pounds so far. Still alot to go though. I have always enjoyed Debbie's posts on Sweet Talk board so thought I would joint in here. This is a little more complicated though. I will have to learn my way around. Everyone seems so nice here. Just wanted to say hi and to wish everyone a good day. (It's nasty here in Louisville, KY, rain for days).
Toni48
03-19-2002, 02:55 PM
Hi Jack-K - I just started here a couple of weeks ago. Wow 50 lbs that is sooooo good. Welcome, this is a great board. Where is Sweettalk???
BOBatwork
03-19-2002, 03:21 PM
Here's my TUESDAY TIP
A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ;)
BOB
Solly
03-19-2002, 03:31 PM
Sweet talk is the message board on sugar busters web site.
I really liked it when I got started and it really helped motivate me, now the tone has seemed to change or maybe I have hust been reading too long. Still got to have the motivation kick daily.:)
Kimmythekid
03-19-2002, 03:32 PM
WELCOME JACK_K
This is a nice board!!! This is the main place to post at. There is also an exercise board, food, resources, weight...for WIW, and a few other ones.
I live in Cinci, not too far from you. Raining here as well.
I hope you join us and a big congrats on the 50 pounds long gone!!!!;)
Judy in CA
03-19-2002, 03:38 PM
Hi Everybody! I just joined up! I'm new to Sugarbusters, have been posting to the Sugarbuster board since I started mid-February. I've lost 9, gained 3...and in some sort of holding pattern that I'm hoping will move soon! HA It should, I'm doing lots of water now and doing the treadmill faithfully.
I'm 44, a manager in local Gov't, married under 3 years and have two teenaged boys at home (18 & 19) which is enough to make anyone eat! :dizzy: I started this new journey with my husband. We quit smoking 18 months ago, he gained about 20-25, I gained about 50 (my norm). I was about 30-35 #s overweight as I had lost 60 lbs. pushing myself in local theater.
Anyway, I'm really happy to be here; I love this WOE; hope I'm a good contributor and what can I say.....your support will be very welcome :)
Thanks!
Judy in CA (Silicon Valley -- SF bay area)
Kimmythekid
03-19-2002, 03:49 PM
Welcome Judy!!! This really is a great board with so much help and inspiration!!! There is a bio thread and you can post photos there or on the photo album thread.
I have been here for a short while and went from Atkins to here.
Congrats on the smoking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can say that loud enough!! I really admire someone who quits. Thanks to a smoking mom and dad, I never did.
YellowRose
03-19-2002, 05:24 PM
Hi,
Lots of rain here in Texas. I guess we will need to make our own sunshine for a few more days.
Jack -K: Welcome, welcome to the board. I am new at posting myself. You are doing so well losing 50 pounds
since Oct....tell me all your secrets!
Judy in CA: Welcome, also. It sounds like you are on the right track. All the ladies are sure to be a big help with
your journey.
Mel
03-19-2002, 06:28 PM
Just a real quickie hi to everyone! Welcome newcomers- this is a wonderfully supportive and motivating community. Glad you've decided to de-lurk.
Happy birthday to Monet and Big Bird!
Sheann- hope all went well with your mother.
Pooch- I don't know how you do it! I think I'd go nuts waiting for those 10 minute phone calls. My brother is a pilot in the AF and I know my SIL sure suffers.
Deb- hope you had a good day with Mr. Coffee. Where's that shopping list?
hi to everyone else- it's supposed to snow here tonite and wipe out all the daffodils. Gotta go to the "spring" concert at school.
mel
THE BIG ORANGE BABE
03-19-2002, 07:02 PM
EVENING EVERY BUDDY!!!
HAPPY BELATED "GET OLDER DAY" MONET.... I know Debbie didn't miss you on purpose, but the old girl's mind just ain't what it used to be!! :lol:
WELCOME JACK AND JUDY so glad to have you with us. Judy...I'll be in L'ville the first of May for the birth of my Niece's first baby..Would like to meet you, but I'm afraid this trip my time will be completely tied up...but next time, let's do lunch!
QUILTER!!! I had NO TROUBLE finding sweet potatoes in FITDAY...they're right there under MUSIC ROOT!!!! :lol:
SUSAN...Here's a great salad to spoon into your AVACADO'S chop up tomato, cuc's, spring onion, throw in some olives (black or kalmato), feta, green red or yellow pepper, greek peppers...put into a rubbermaid bowl, pour some KEN'S GREEK dressing over, put the lid on and shake the **** out of the bowl to thouroughly coat the veggies with the dressing. Spoon into the avacado and munch on....YUMMY!!! Salad is better the next day...
DEB....Tell my SWEETIE that my friend Debbie here in Sarasota bought the new ARABIAN coffee without knowing that it cost $15.99 :eek: but took it anyway after they gave her the slip to sign (no price on the bag). Fixed some when she got home and says it's no better than any of the older coffee's in the store and surely not worth $15.99
Still can't get into that web site! :?:
POOCH...come on over to the GULF SIDE we're much nicer than the EAST COASTERS!!! :cool: You can still go to MACDILL to shop and the ocean is so better over here...
GRACIOUS...get the 65% or 70% and try that...it's not as bitter as the 85% I think you'll like that..I wasn't a dark eater either, but just ask DEB how I manage to get it down now :s:
MY CONDOLENCES to all of you who are experiencing the torrential rains...I just saw on the news that it's STILL raining up in my neck of the woods in KENTUCKY . We had a TERRIBLE flood in 1977 and the CORPS OF ENGINEERS were supposed to have fixed the rivers to prevent this from ever happening again.. I understand that it pretty bad up in the EASTERN KY MOUNTAINS...I'm actually from the CITY (Middlesboro) and my little town doesn't usually flood except in one area...no family left there, but still don't like to see that area in trouble..
TONI...I won't answer your question about the eggplant , cause I know Debbie will JUMP on that one..she LOVES it and will pass along one of ELI'S recipes for you.
TRISH...is that KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE?? or KNOXVILLE TEXAS????
Well everyone...I'm off to lurk in other places...
BOB
Debelli
03-19-2002, 08:54 PM
Hey All:wave:
Wanted to get in a post before it got too late and I wouldn't have any time to do so. Got home just a little bit ago, nothing exciting to tell you about as far as the day goes, I guess I'm just a bore!!!:^:
I hand delivered Lauren's letter of acceptance to the head of the VPA (Visual & Preforming Arts) today. She told me there were 138 kids that applied and tried out and 30 ended up making it into the program. Out of Lauren's school, there were a total of 4 kids who made it into the program. We have an orientation on April 17th to learn more about the program for next year. The poor woman, I told her how happy I was and she said "you are one of only 30 happy parents, I have a lot of angry parents to contend with now." Hey, we all think our kids are talented, the best, etc. etc., but if Lauren hadn't of made it I surely wouldn't be pissed to the point of calling and complaining, competition is fierce and they just can't accept everyone, and parent's have to accept the fact that not everyone can get in the school.:rolleyes: Oh, proud Mom moment if you all don't mind-Lauren is taking all honors courses next year!!!! Can you see me beaming?? Hopefully I'll also be beaming next year when report cards come out.
Here's a TUESDAY TIP Need more fiber? Unprocessed bran has 35 calories for just 1/3 cup and 8 grams of fiber!!! I'm sure many of us could find a way to incorporate this into our daily meals!!!
ROSALIE, it was such a pleasure to FINALLY get to meet you! You made this SB GET TOGETHER a possibility, so thanks! It sounds like you had a fun-filled vacation and a very full week that you were in Florida. I'm glad the weather cooperated. I'm sure the scale will go back down quickly as you get back into your regular routine-not to worry.
BOB, hmm, you do have that ricotta, the Sargento Lite? I'm going to ask my Publix why they don't have it. BUT, at least I have the cottage cheese!!!! Going to check for the pretzels tomorrow. Too bad they can't send Eli to Sarasota to train for the drive-thru at his new store-then again, the two of you together would take down the whole city!!! LOL!!! I'll give your message to your Sweetie-I'd tell her to return the coffee if the cheaper one is just as good-people are nuts to pay high prices for their caffeine fixes-like that Jamacian Blue Mtn. coffee-that stuff is expensive!!!!
HAPPY, glad to hear your Uncle is on the mend. Delray isn't far from Palm Beach. How long are you going for?? I don't think it's such a bad drive. Hey, there's a NUTRITION S'MART that's new somewhere in WPB if you have the time to go, I can get you the address. Possibly a Whole Foods too. Too bad things have gotten nasty after the death of your friend. She's probably turning in her grave over what's going on. There's no happy medium on stuff like this. Good going on your walk-hey, it use to take me over 20 minutes, something like 24 minutes to do a mile when I was so heavy and started walking, so you are doing great!!!!
MEL, okay, so if your legs give way while we are together next week, we'll just say you have squaters rights! LOL!! So, are we ready for some OLE, OLE?? CARBOLITE?? MEETING ME??????????:?: Oye vey! Heck, I didn't even ask, are you doing Passover dinner at your Brother's house? I can understand about people not believing you've once had a weight problem, many think I am joking, and then I pull out my fat picture and watch them go bug-eyed!:eek: You said I still think of myself as obese and was dumbfounded that she would say that to me and I truly feel the same exact way. I have a hard time not wanting to go into the Lane Bryant or the Avenue to buy clothes, I still have trouble with thinkin people are looking at me when I am eating something (like they use to when I was heavy, and looked at me with disgust as like, why is she eating that, doesn't she know she needs to lose weight). I wish I could easily have an attitude adjustment, but I think in time, it will come. I've just recently gotten through this weight loss issue I've had for almost 40 years and things aren't going to change over night, it takes time. Oye, will we be kibbutzing next week!!! You should of got the list-e-mailed it a bit ago-let me know if you don't get it.
BETH, would love to have you come visit the DETOX DUNGEON!!! Really though, try cutting back on the artificial sweeteners somehow, it may help. The EZEKIEL BREAD, I know the green bag is fine and if I'm not mistaken, I think it's the orange one as well, but do check the label just to make sure. If you want a sandwich, do what I do and use just one slice and slice it in half with a good, sharp serated knife. Cereal is a good starchy carb to eat, esp. if it's something high in fiber like FIBER ONE. Helps in more ways than 1;) Oh, my fingers ARE crossed!!! Good luck to him!!!
FRUIT, when I went to p/u Michael at his friends house the other day, they had a Cockatoo, and it was really interesting to know that they emit a white powdery substance. The Mother showed me when she swiped her hand across the wall, next to the cage, how it looked like powder. Says if you wear a dark shirt it shows up, but comes off easily too-something I never knew before!!! Don't worry about the 1/2lb, just focus on eating better on a day-to-day basis!!!
KIMMY, you are a .7 and hubby is a solid 1, right? Hey, he actually let you take his measurements? What a guy!!! Eli is DEFINITELY an apple. He's a spittin body image of Homer Simpson-oh boy, I hope BOB doesn't read this, I'll get a talking to big time!!!!
POOCH, I missed that movie, but I'm sure I could relate to it!! I sometimes feel like a parent I saw on TV long ago that sat outside her home in a lawn chair with a sign that said she was on strike. I feel like that on a daily basis. Glad to hear you got a good talk in with DH and to know that you may be a FL SB GAL in 1-2 years. Good luck to your DS in getting in the magnet school-it's like waiting for a college letter, isn't it! There's only one or two middle schools that have magnet programs that I know of in our district as well-very hard to get into. I wish him a lot of luck-let us know what happens!!!!
SHEANN, I truly believe it's the stress that's making you eat off plan and once your Mom is better you'll be able to concentrate better on yourself. Good luck and best wishes to her. Please let us all know how things are going for her, and you!!!
MONET, slap me with a wet WW noodle!!!! I thought I went through the BIO BOARD and got everyone's bday. FORGIVE ME!! I would NEVER leave you out intentionally!!!!! How are you planning on celebrating tomorrow??? I've never had Maytag BC but have definitely heard about it, and it's price-what makes it so good????
QUILTER, thank you so much for the e-card you sent Lauren. She's been reading all the good wishes on this board and got your card and she's just been in 7th heaven!! Hmmm, Debbie Disease, eh? Well, I must have a good case of my own disease as Eli just threw me out of the kitchen!! LOL!!!
FILLISE, I think Lauren will not only love the school and it's program, but she will more than likely be VERY involved, as well as busy in extra cirricular activities. She loves doing things like that.
ROSE, I know what you mean about people not "getting it", esp. when you say the name of this WOE, then they think LOW CARB, like Atkins. I tell them it's NOT a diet, but a WOE that I will follow the rest of my life-they think I'm nuts, but at least I know I can always have the last laugh.
SOL, hmmm, you have the infamour "LOOK OF DEATH" on film??? Okay, how much do you want for it??? Name your price not to post it. If everyone sees it beforehand, it won't have the impact it should when they deserve to see it, so any price, you name it! Can't wait to see the pictures. I'm going to take mine in after I meet up with MEL and after I return home from NC, I have a bunch of roles. I usually take them to KMART but am not really happy with them lately, may have to find an alternative. Maybe I'll just take one of the rolls there before I go. I actually thought about doing a book, but nixed the idea when we had the potential agave problem. Will await and see what happens with that before I decide if I want to take that idea up again. Thanks for the boost of confidence by the way-I sometimes think I may just be a walking text book with all I've read in the past 2 years about dieting and foods. Okay, so a new family member is on the way-WOO HOO! Any names in mind yet? Boy or girl?? Here's a site that may help you pick something!!
http://www.petrix.com/dognames/ and http://www.cherishedmoments.com/pet-names-main.htm
GRACIOUS, glad to hear DH is home from the hospital finally. Tell him that's NOT the way to get a vacation. Good luck to him. I hope he doesn't experience more pain. Hey, you can always make him feel better by just saying at least men don't have to have babies!!! Just imagine passing something so small hurting, can you imagine a 8lb baby!!! Maybe not, men and pain don't do well together and he probably wouldn't think making any fun of the situation as being funny. Thanks for letting me know that Lindt provided you with the info. Did they give you the calories and sugar grams???? I use to HATE dark chocolate, never would touch it, but now, I absolutely love it and won't even think about eating milk chocolate. The LINDT is very bitter at 85%, maybe try a 60% bar. I only will eat 70% or up bar now. I've never heard of the ROSS brand of bars, but I personally don't want to eat anything with malitol, esp if I am able to eat the real stuff. I guess it's just a matter of preferance. I don't like the way that the companies don't include the whole carb count either, I want to know it all. Just remember, only a 1/2 ounce portion no more than 3 times a week. Like 2 of those square of the Lindt would be a serving.
ADRON, my WILD OATS doesn't carry the agave either, but the one in Vegas does, so there MUST be a way they can get it. I think one o the keys about green tea is to make sure you don't squeeze the tea bag, which may give it a bitter taste if you do. I'm not a big lover of green tea, so maybe on of the other gals can help answer your question better than I. Do you have any small HFS in your area that you can check with about ordering some agave from?? The shipping will kill you either way, buying 2 bottles or a whole case.
TRISH, hey, so you are killing 2 birds with one stone, better to feel icky all at once, don't you think?!? Thanks for the heads up on that water-will see if my HFS has it and check it out.
TONI, we eat a lot of eggplant in our home, I love it! Go to the SEARCH key at the top of the page and click on it. Then put in the word EGGPLANT and then go to SEARCH FORUM and put SUGAR BUSTERS and pick Search entire posts & Show results as posts
SEARCH and you'll see a bunch of posts come up-just click on those that are on the recipe boards and you'll find some recipes on the board that have eggplant. I love eggplant parmigiana, though I don't think there's a recipe on the board for that.
JACK-K, WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!! Glad you've decided to join us! As you can tell from lurking, we're a very friendly bunch and I'm sure you'll feel right at home in no time flat. CONGRATULATIONS on doing so well on SB-50lbs is awesome, esp since it's only been since Oct.-I'm very impressed!!!! Keep up the great work!! When you get a chance, please do post your BIO on the BIO BOARD so we can learn a little more about you. Don't be afraid to ask any questions you may have, even though you are now considered a seaoned SB'er, we're always happy to throw in our 2 cents when asked.
JUDY, A big SB WELCOME TO YOU AS WELL! You've done great so far on SB, I wouldn't worry about the 3lb loss, many factors can come into play with a gain, and it doesn't have to be from cheating. Just in the past week I've gained 4lbs, but I know that it's due to TOM coming any day (due yesterday), and I know from keeping track for 2 years now that I have 2 times a month that I KNOW for sure I'll see a rise on the scale-so don't let it bother you, continue following the plan and exercising and be patient and I promise you, the scale will go right back down. Also, a CONGRATS to both you and DH for quitting smoking, if you can do that, you can definitely win the weight war-we're behind you guys 100%. Don't be afraid to ask questions, we're more than happy to help. As I mentioned to JACK-K, when you get a chance, do post your BIO on the BIO BOARD, love learning more about our wonderful board members!!!
WOW, I'm caught up, at least for now!!
Please remember, TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!! I surely am not looking forward to it as I know I am way up from last weeks WIW, TOM was due yesterday, so you can only imagine! BUT, I do wish everyone else the best of luck with the metal monster.
Time to get ready for chat-hope to see you all there!!!
Toodles
Debbie
194/124/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
fruitloupe
03-19-2002, 09:30 PM
Hey chics!
Just skimmed through the posts - glad to see everyone is doing well. Welcome to JACK K & JUDY! Sounds like you 2 are off to a great start! You'll like it here - we are one crazy bunch!
That half a pound was gone this morning - now just to work on the other 2! If I can take one off by tomorrow I'll be where I was last WIW - 267. I'd be happy with that being that I SO BLEW IT!
TRISH: I think it was you that asked about the cockatoo - if not correct me please! I think both birds talk. I am definately no bird expert at all but I THINK the cockatoo talks more than the cockatiel (sp?). I think that story about the bird singing that song is hilarious! I think I would have peed in my pants!
DEB: I read last night about that white dust/powder. Actually, alot of the stuff I read about last night is kinda making me NOT want the bird! So, now I'm unsure. I'm actually getting the bird from a friend. I tutor her daughter and instead of her paying me she is giving me one of her newborns - she raises many types of birds. So, hopefully I'm not making a bad decision. I'm definately gonna read up on it some more!
Well, ladies and gentlemen.....see y'all tomorrow!
Missy
284/268/170
Sheann
03-19-2002, 10:40 PM
Evening Everyone!
WELCOME NEWBIES!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONET AND THUNDERWOMAN!!!
Gracious: I'm not sure where Emminence, MO is located. I was born in a town called Poplar Bluff, MO in the Ozarks. Is that close?
Glad that your husband is home and I hope that he will not be in too much pain when he passes the stone from his bladder.
Thank you everyone for the prayers and good wishes for my Mom. She had her surgery today and everything went well. The mass on her ovary was not cancer, the gallbladder was removed with no problems and there were no stones lodged in the bile duct. So.... again thank you all.
Debbie: Congratulations Proud Mom and Congratulations to Lauren!!!
My son has two cockatiels. His do not talk but his parakeet does. He parakeet says "hello" , whistles and immitates the telephone ringing. It's wierd.
My Mom's Doctor told her that she will have to lose 50 pounds and watch her sugar and fat intake and of course exercise (she is borderline diabetic). She said that she was on Sugar Busters way of eating. He kind of grimmaced until I explained what it actually was. He though of it as a fad diet.
Have a great WIW. I am terrified to step on the scales tomorrow but I have to face the music.
Sheann
287/271.5?/150
sef
03-20-2002, 12:08 AM
HiedieHo All!!!!!
I'm baaaack! I didn't go anywhere, just a terribly busy week. I was out every morning and four evenings between, Church, Women's Assn, choir, Habitat and Community Theater. Friday afternoon something was canceled and I shouted hooray!!
I did rest a little Saturday and thought I would rest again Sunday, but instead went to a St. Patrick's Day parade (here they throw, cabbages, carrots, potatoes and onions as well as beads, trinkets and stuffed or blow-up toys. Then we went to a Craft Fair. Came home and fell asleep in chair.
Ran all day yesterday, collapsed today and caught up on some letters. I missed y'all!!! Took forever to read the posts. GD online so missed chat. Will try to answer a few posts I remember.
TONI48 - Everyone else has asked where you live so I will too. Year before last we spent Xmas with DIL's brothers who live in Republic. MO. Not too far from St. Louis. I just remember rolling land and snow/ice. Eggplant, I used to make a simple Eggplant Parm. only since DIL is allergic I now use zucchini. I peeled and sliced eggplant about 1/4" thick, in 9 x 13 pan I put some sauce, then layed eggplant. mozzarella, parmesean, sauce for at least three layers. Cover with foil bake 45 min at 425', remove foil and bake another 15 minutes for color. Really, really good and legal. No frying, no bread crumbs easy. I think on the recipe Board about a year ago I posted it with the zucchini.
SHEANN - Glad Mom (or was it GM?) came through okay. What are they doing for pancreatitus? I have that, and it is painful but have not had a bout since I really got into the SB plan. I think because the pancreas is not struggling making all that insulin!
I don't know who was bragging (God Bless Them, I would too!) about 4's and 6's in jeans, Heck I have a leg that BIG!!!
Someone was talking about cat sizes and it got me thinking about Bear, my marmalade long haired monster. So I picked him up and weighed him.....are you ready? 18#. He is big!!!!!
MONET - Maybe your DD and my GD will work together some time in the future. GD wants to take up film and is looking into schools that have a good film department. She wants to direct and she is into art big time. UNO is supposed to have a good department. Mustn't forget Deb's DD!!!
GRACIOUS - Glad DH is home, will continue to pray everything comes out alright! Pun intended!
DEB - Congrats to Lauren, all these budding artistic children we have here!! Got sample of Chikory sweetner today. I tasted a smidge, do not think it is as sweet as Agave. Will try to make something with it. The sample must be about 4 oz.
THUNDER, MONET - HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
JACKK AND JUDY - Welcome, this is the place to be if you are an SBer!!!
I think I've had it for tonight!!!
Take care all,
Shirley
Zanne
03-20-2002, 06:55 AM
Just hopping in quickly this morning. The scale is at 165. But something must be shifting or something cause pants I had on a couple of weeks ago that were just comfortable, were falling off my waist yesterday. Maybe I've gained a few pounds of muscle since I've been lifting faithfully. Even tho the clothes are fitting differently, there's still that mental thing with the numbers on the scale.
Went out to dinner with the inlaws last night. I had had steamed veggies and coleslaw with my chicken but was still hungry. While everyone else was getting dessert, I ordered a salad! Didn't even want the sweet stuff and REALLY enjoyed the green stuff.
I'm taking the inlaws to the airport today. They're returning to Florida for a few more weeks till it warms up here! I'm hoping that tomorrow I will get back into some kind of routine:dizzy: We've had a busy spring break.
I'm trying to convert MIL to this WOE. She says she can see great changes in me :D (They last saw me in November.) I've got her hooked on AGAVE so she's going to be bringing some back for herself!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THUNDERWOMAN AND MONET I hope each of you has a wonderful day today
WELCOME JACK-K WTG on the 50 lbs gone!
WELCOME JUDY Congrats on quitting the smokes!
SEF I made the zucchini dish you described last week and it was WONDERFUL. My 4 yo had seconds and wants me to make it again.
I hope all of you and/or your family members who were not well, are on the mend. It's awful being sick or having a sick loved one.
Gotta Scoot. This was longer than I thought. EVERYONE have a GREAT SB day!
gracious
03-20-2002, 07:55 AM
I must report that I am 166 this morning. Up from my usual 165. However, all the illegal eating I did on the weekend ,while hubby was in the hospital, must have caught up to me..so I deserve it!
I have been getting really marvelous comments from people on my weight/appearance lately so I can't complain. Yesterday I got another one with someone being really expressive at how lowcarb is paying off for me. I quickly explained that I am no longer lowcarbing, but moderate carbing. I explained SB's and the whole idea behind insulin..yadda, yadda, yadda. Gave some sage advice and was on my way!;)
Another cool thing is I usually never wear short sleeves because I hate my fat arms. I try to get my sleeves to reach my elbows and much prefer 3/4 sleeves. Someone gave me a summer dress this weekend and I tried it on reluctantly after seeing the sleeves. I couldn't believe it!! My arms are looking so much better and I would actually wear that dress! I was pleased because other than the sleeves I really loved it.
JACK-K and JUDY-Welcome to the board. This is a gerat bunch of folks and always have an encouraging word and great advice.
DEBELLI-Sorry but I don't have the calories or sugar grams. I am a moron and only asked for the Carb/Prot/Fat grams. Perhaps if they call you, you will be able to get them and pass them onto me!
Thanks for all the kind words regarding hubby. He is getting new xrays done today to see where this elusive stone is...other than that, he is feeling great now.
That is about it for now :)
Mel
03-20-2002, 08:28 AM
YIPEE! YAHOO! If I turn three times, move my scale around the bathroom til it eventually faces east, and hold my breath, I see 135 which was my original SB goal weight! I know I've added quite a bit of muscle weight on BFL, so I really lost more fat weight than I originally thought possible. Heck, I wasn't even sure 10 lbs was possible when I started last July! The downside to this is I now know 135 was not the right goal, and if it weren't for all the weight lifting, that 135 would still contain ALOT of fat. So my goal for the next part of this odessy is 17% body fat, which I think is doable, and should get rid of the stomach pooch and inner thigh flab. Now if I could just make the skin dissappear, too!
Anyway, will post a less egocentric reply later, just had to bang my own drum a bit. Off to get ds to school, it's pouring here. Better than snow,
mel
Kimmythekid
03-20-2002, 08:45 AM
Well, I am sad to report that I am at 133. Now the good part is TOM is just now here....so I will not let the numbers upset me one bit!;) It is part of life for us women....
Chat last night was good. We ended up chatting about everything and nothing. It is really a good way to get more "personal" with the gals around here. I really enjoy it.
Merlis....
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! Way to go on reaching your goal!!!
Well...got to go and build my ARK...Kim (the Quilter) is coming over and bringing here animals to put on there. The rain just won't stop:p It makes it hard to go out with kids because you end up getting soaked:o Then you have a cart full of stuff and the rain starts coming down harder.....thank God for plastic bags....the paper would have fallen apart.
It is Survivor night....I will miss the first half, so I must buy a tape and tape it and watch it while I work out this evening. I bet they are gonna do a switch or something like that. My hope is Sarah or Shawn gets the boot. No Hunter:cry: Still can't get over that move.
Everyone.....have a great day.
In Him,
Kimmy the pear:lol:
Debelli
03-20-2002, 09:26 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONET & THUNDER!!!
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Debelli
03-20-2002, 09:48 AM
Good Wednesday Morning:wave:
Hope you are all enjoying the day. I just finished uploading some old gifs I use to use in my posts so now I can get some pictures back in and liven them up a bit.
Had to really push myself to get out and exercise today-tired, too hot, front of my left leg hurts for some reason-lots of excuses, but I managed to go and do 3.5 miles, took me forever, hardly jogged at all, but I guess the end result of getting out is good.
Tomorrow is my day to volunteer and work the NASDAQ 100 Tennis Tournament-going to be a hard day, it's not only the first day which is going to be busy, but I've had tons of cancellations from parents-such lovely people, I wish I could strangle them! Don't they realize that we have commited ourselves? We have 9 slots to fill each hour and at night, from 3:30pm-9:30pm I had 8 filled, 5 have now cancelled leaving me with just 3 people. The morning, I got another cancellation just now, and have people who say they didn't realize it was an early release day tomorrow and have to leave early. The one fundraiser we do all year and you'd think we could get them to commit to 6 hours of their time when we never ask anything else of them! Can you see the steam???
WIW for me, as I knew, is a bust. I'm up from last week by 4.5lbs, but not stressing out, TOM is due at any time and I know that I just need to "weight it out!!!" Hope you all faired better than I today.:D
Thanks to those of you who joined me in the chat room last night-always fun to chat in "real time" with you all!
FRUIT, hope you figure out about the bird. If you don't take one, what's the alternative??? How's today's WIW for you??
SHEANN, thanks for the update on your Mom, glad to hear all is doing well for her and there were no complications-I'm sure it's a relief to all.
SEF, glad to see your post. How are you feeling after you fall? You didn't mention, so of course, I had to ask. Def. let me know what you think about the chickory. I saw some in the store but saw it had maltodextrin in it, does yours??
ZANNE, congrats on the pants-for sure you are losing weight and gaining muscle, so pants shall fall!
GRACIOUS, I envy that you can wear the ss shirts. I can't. I have to wear shirts that are right above the elbow or longer, I have a wing span that could help me fly if I try to flap hard enough:rolleyes: Will try to get the info on the Lindt, I can't call the Canadian number, so hope to hear soon from the US office.
MEL, I had to laugh about turning the scale to the east, the same way we pray and have the bima situated in the Temple! That's what I thought. CONGRATS!!!! You made it girlfriend!!!!
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KIMMY, good news, bad news, just keep on track and soon after TOM is gone, so will the mystery pounds! Hope the rains do stop soon for you all up there!!! Had you ever heard of a store up in Cin called SERENDIPTIY? It's no longer there, but curious to know if you had ever heard of it a few years back.
Okay, I'm starving, time to go eat something. I'll check in later with you all!
Toodles
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194/124.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
Toni48
03-20-2002, 09:52 AM
Good Morning everyone. I'm so excited I lost 3 lbs... Its hard when you first start this because for me I've gotten mixed up on some of the stuff. I'm so used of being on Low Carb. that I get the two confused... Maybe I'll getting OLD TIMERS. I still didn't find an eggplant recipe yet. I looked back in the ones at SB and nothing seemed to hit my spot or either I missed it.
Kimmy-Well when TOM is here theres nothing you can do but ride it out and then next week you know you'll lose...You've got a really good attitude.
Meliris-Yea for you!! And getting your body adjusted just right. Kind of like fine tuneing a car. You get a gold star. Now just don't get dizzy!!
Gracious-My goodness after the stress with your husband you've been through and only up 1 lb. I'm amazed. Now you know you're doing good with those compliments!!!
Zanne-Did you take your measurements when you started? I'll bet you're losing inches! Oh to have a pair of pants baggy!!!
Sef- Oh I'll try the recipe for eggplant tonight it sounds just great... Thank you thank you. I live about 3 1/2 hours from St. Louis or about same from Springfield going towards the bootheel in a little town called Eminence Mo. Population 520. Its kind of a tourist town. People love to float the rivers here (we have two) And theres a big trail (horse ride) about 5 or 6 times a year where people come from all over the US to ride horses. Summer is hopping here and winter is really quiet. I live in the woods by the river. My nearest neighbor is a mile away. We have an acre with a mobile home on it. Its covered in trees and we have wild life all around. Deer, wild turkey, foxes, birds, etc.
Shean-Its me that lives in Eminence Mo. and yes Poplar Bluff is less than an hour away. My dentist is there and my sis and I shop there often. I hope your Mom is doing better. I'm so glad she didn't have cancer...
Hi Fruit- Hope you're doing well
Deb.- I use the orange bag bread. But the slices are thin and I don't think you could cut them in half...
JackK- You're doing soooooo good with your weight, keep up the good work.....
Welcome Judy and quitting smoking is a big deal.....
Happy Birthday Gals
Hope everyone has a great day. Will pop back on later to see how everyones doing. wish I would have come to the chat....
Monet and Thunder Happy Birthday!!!
And hi to everyone that comes after me....
215/204/130
Trishaloo
03-20-2002, 10:10 AM
Happy WIW all: Hope the scales are being good to everyone or at least not too ugly-acting. I was really surprised to see the scale move a pound (the right way). I felt so bloated yesterday with TOM here. I really downed the water so that must have helped some. Guess "they" know what they're talking about when they say drink lots of water. Go figure.
Welcome Jack-K and Judy. Jackie, I just read your bio and cracked up when I read how you came up with your user name. Can I use Jackie if I'm not hollering? This is a great board. I'm still pretty new myself but everyone is so nice and helpful.
BOB: Yes, believe it or not, us Texans do venture out of the state every once and a while, it was Knoxville, Tenn. We had a great time and I would love to do it again. Tennessee really is a beautiful state.
Sheann and Gracious: Glad to hear the positive report on your loved ones.
Gracious: I would love to find 85% chocolate. I've tried the Rapunzel 70% organic chocolate and love it. OK Deb, give me the look, I know the experts say not to have it until you're at or close to maintenance, but when I'm having a craving, one little square is enough to satisfy me. In my opinion, it's better than the sugar free stuff both health wise and taste wise.
Deb: I must admit to being a coffee snob. There, it's out in the open. I have paid that much for coffee, even had friends bringing coffee back for me when they go on vacation. I'm a slave to Starbucks. I guess there are worse things, though.
Zanne: Got a kick out of your ordering salad instead of dessert. I didn't realized we had such sophisticated palates on this board. Isn't that what the French do?
Gotta run now and actually get some work done. Have a great day one and all!
Trish
Fillise
03-20-2002, 10:24 AM
OK--still at 239--but it is a hard 239--meaning the scale doesn't bouce around until I stand on it just right to get that reading. So cross your fingers and hold your breath--I'm hoping to see a good drop within the next few days. I can feel a change--my clothes are getting looser and the tape measure is showing some progress. That usually happens faster than a change in ths scales. keep in mind that I'm hoping to move off a plateau that I've been on for a long while--so this is important!
Mel--WooooHooooo! You Goal girl!!!!! Congratulations! 17%--you are my hero!
Jack and Judy--Welcome! You will find a warm, loving and supportive group here. But be warned--we will kick butt if necessary, but we do it out of love and more constructively than sometimes seems to happen on the sweettalk board (which I also read daily, but don't post on anymore).
Monet and Thudner--Happy Birthday!!!!! Best wishes for many many more years of your new healthier lifestyles!
BOB--I'll give that salad a try--it sounds great!
I've gotten back into journaling my intake on Fitday this week and it seems to be helping. before I stopped because I seemed to be thinking about food all the time, but this week I've been planning out a menu in the morning that meets mynutritional guidelines and I'm finding if I do that I really don't have to think about food for the rest of the day. That is a benefit. It also helps because yesterday I ate dinner out instead of at home like I planned, but I knew what nutirtional goals I needed for dinner so I chose soup and salad. when I came home and plugged it into my journal and took out what I had intended to eat--It came up almost exactly the same. So I'm giving fitday another chance!
Got to go--got the take the car into the shop--it was hissing at me yesterday!
Susan
300/239/150
Solly
03-20-2002, 11:16 AM
Good morning to everyone! Hope the scales were friendly to everyone. Just a little confused on format here. Do you post your WIW results here on on the weigh-in board? I guess I will do both until told otherwise.
Trish - Yes you can just call me Jackie. When my boss yells it, it is really funny. I know he really doesn't mean it (been together 30 years now).
Zane - Congrats on the pants being too big. Isn't it a great feeling. I have gone down 4 sizes and they are starting to get baggy. Question on your slaw you ate at the restaurant, is it legal, I figured it would have sugar added.
Susan - If I read your stats right, Congrats on losing 61 pounds. I am envious.
Debbie- You have been my inspiration all along, even on the other board.
Gracious - Congrats onthe short sleeve shirts. I tell the girls at work every morning when I dry my hair that my triceps flap. I have been trying to combat that with weight lifting. Hope if will help. Don't tell me it's useless. Hope hubby is doing better. I hear those things are terrible- as bad as childbirth though???
Kimmy - It is still raining in Lou too. We are having a lot of flooding. I hate rain.
Mel - got a big kick out of your scale story. I have a digital one and I get off and on about 5 times just to get the same reading twice. This morning I did it aboutn 20 times, after shower, dressed, etc.
Thanks to everyone for such a nice welcome. I think I will enjoy this board. I needed a change.
Almost forgot, 4 pounds today. It was a surprise. Was legal all week, infact never was hungry at all. Not even meal time. Don't know what was wrong.
Have a great day everyone.
music teach
03-20-2002, 11:52 AM
Hi all. Well, I'm still stuck at 154, which is up 3 from my low. I'm not surprised since I have been alternately hanging from the back of/falling off the wagon. I have absolutely no problem staying away from illegal carbs, but the chocolate still calls to me. And, being a stress eater, I've given in a lot lately since it's been crazy around here. Nothing major. Everyone is well, etc. Just teaching and dealing with three little ones and a hubby without a paycheck is enough stress.:dizzy: Enough whining.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THUNDER AND MONET! :hb:
WeLCOME JACK-K and JUDY. You'll love it here.
MEL: WTG on meeting your goal.
SHEANN: Glad to hear your mom got a good report.
I know I've missed many of you, but it's off to lunch. I told the kids I would eat with them in the cafeteria. I told Sarah that eating in there gives me a headache from the noise. She advised me to take a couple of Advil.:lol:
Rosalie
03-20-2002, 12:17 PM
Good Morning Everyone
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONET and THUNDERWOMAN.
It's a dull and cloudy morning here and trying to snow - just a little bit of the wet stuff but it is supposed to be the first day of spring. :(
I just had a call from my dil. She has found some 90% chocolate. She is going to pick me up a bar. I don't know what brand it is. Will find out soon and let you know what it tastes like. The Lindt 85% is pretty strong but palatable. Then I don't eat much of it or too often.
Here's another bird story. A friend of mine had a talking bird, not sure what kind, and one day it got out of the house and was in the back yard yelling Mommy, Mommy, at the top of its voice. Before long lots of neighbours were coming out of their houses to see what was going on. They thought it was a young child yelling for its mommy.
My WIW was good - lost 2 1/2 pounds of the six that I gained last week. Oh if it would continue to come off this quickly, I would be very happy.
Jack-K - Welcome to the board and congrats on the 50 pounds lost. That's a fabulous loss in just 5 months. Congrats on to-days loss too.
Judy in CA - Glad to see you joining us. It looks like you have made a good start on SB. I'm sure that three pounds will drop off again soon, and more. Congrats on quitting smoking.
Sheann - Glad to hear that your Mom's surgery went off o.k.
Sef - Glad to see you are back. Sounds like you are just as busy as ever. The zucchini parmesan sounds interesting. I will have to give it a try soon. When you say 'sauce' I assume you mean tomato sauce. I did a search but couldn't find the recipe you posted.
Zanne - Glad to hear the clothes are getting loser. I know we all get hooked on that metal monster but you know you must be losing inches and I am sure the scale will follow soon. Thanks for your e-mail. Give me a call whenever you have time. There's no hurry. I am working to-day and on the weekend and will be busy on Friday. So sometime next week will be fine with me.
Gracious - I wouldn't worry about that one pound. With all the stress you have had you've done very well to gain only the one. I'm sure it will drop off again soon. Enjoy wearing that new dress.
Mel - Congrats on reaching goal.
Toni48 - Congrats on your loss this week. If you have any questions about this woe just ask, some one is sure to be able to help you.
Trishaloo - Glad to see the scale is moving in the right direction.
Deb - Hope the leg is better soon. You have so much willpower getting out there every day, even when you are not feeling so good.
Fillise - I'm holding my breath for you, hoping you will see a loss soon. I know what it is like being on that plateau, it can be very frustrating. But at least you know the inches are disappearing so a loss on the scale is sure to follow soon.
Have to go and see about lunch and get something ready to take to work for dinner. Had to work yesterday evening and again this evening. Didn't feel like going in. It's always hard to go back after a vacation. Also have to get in half an hour on the exercise bike.
Bye for now.
Marie.
YellowRose
03-20-2002, 12:33 PM
Hi,
Toni: Sef's recipe for eggplant sounds really good and I think I will get some eggplant or zucchini at the grocery store to try today. I have posted two more eggplant recipes on the recipe board for you to try. I have had both many times and they are good also.
Bye
Debelli
03-20-2002, 12:47 PM
Hey All:wave: (not how I really feel)
OYE! I feel and look like dookie! I don't know what's hitting me, but it seems like it's going to be a doozie. First TOM hit hard, then I started to feel achy, cold, nauseas, the runs (like you needed to know that one, eh?) not hungry-shall I go on?? This is NOT what I need, not before having to volunteer tomorrow and surely I don't need to be sick before I leave for NC next week-I have too much to do.
JACK-K, thanks for posting your BIO, I loved learning more about you! :D Hey girl, I didn't have my first cheat until this past New Years, almost 2 years on plan, so you can DEFINITELY stay OP without a problem! Even that day, it really wasn't much of a cheat, bagel and blintz souffle, was right back on track the next day. I know for me, if I eat something off plan, there's just no turning back. I have enough problems with keeping portion control on SB LEGAL GOODIES, so knowing that, and my past history, I have to keep on the top of things otherwise I will end right back to where I started!:eek: I won't let that happen.
TRISH, CONGRATS on your loss this week!!!:D Hey, no look from me on the chocolate (BTW, I like the Rapunzel 70% too). As long as it doesn't become habit and you keep the servings to the minimum and it doesn't lead to binging, then by all means, have it. Being I use to be a chocoholic I was scared to even try any chocolate and didn't have my first piece until almost 1 year OP-and it was wonderful, no, not the taste, but that I was able to stop at one piece and not crave it. I have bars that are almost 2 years old I haven't touched still!!! This is one thing I marvel over more than my weight loss!!!! The 85% is good, but bitter, takes a time to get use to. I would never have touched dark chocolate before SB-ick, hated it! Now, I won't ever touch milk, or even my favorite, white!!! Hey, don't be afraid to be a slave to STARBUCKS, it helps pay Eli:spin: I don't think anyone is a bigger Starbucks lover than BOB though.
IMPORTANT INTERRUPTION: All those who come to the NC GET TOGETHER will get STARBUCKS COFFEE!!!! Among other things, of course:D
FILLISE, okay, I'm crossing the fingers, toes, whatever else there is to cross that the scale will take a dive like an plane who's engine just stopped! Glad to hear the journaling again is paying off, it usually does, I think!
JACK, CONGRATS!! WOW!! 4lbs is awesome!!!! Keep up the great work!! We post WIW results on both boards and doing either, both or none is optional, nothing required on this board. My goodness girl, your boss and you have withstood the test of time-longer than a big percentage of marriages these days even last half that time!!
MUSIC, 3lbs is easy to get rid of, just try to get back on track. The chocolate is what's making you continually crave it. When you feel you need some, try to find something else as sweet, wait a few minutes before you indulge, go for a walk, don't have it around-lots of ways to combat the chocolate monster.
ROSALIE, you KNOW I will be very interested in knowing the brand of the 90% chocolate and what it tastes like-reviews please.
Okay, potty call, have to run, really!!!!!!!!:eek: I'll check in sometime later if I can.
Please remember tomorrow is RECIPE DAY so if you have any SB LEGAL RECIPES you'd like to share with the board, please, try to post them tomorrow.
Toodles
http://members.aol.com/eldemila/Debbie_name.jpg
194/124.5/129
Sb since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
YellowRose
03-20-2002, 12:52 PM
Hi Again!
I decided to post recipes early since tomorrow will be a very busy day. While I was posting, I added a breakfast oatmeal recipe that is very yummy and easy to make.
Fillise
03-20-2002, 01:53 PM
I'm trying out my new avatar. Miss Belle is a black cat with yellow eyes--so she is staring at you!
At the bottom of this page I'm going to try to upload a picture of a cat that looks just like Miss Belle.
Susan
Beth2374
03-20-2002, 04:06 PM
Well, Beth is still scale-less, so I don't know if it's moving. TOM left town yesterday, so it should have moved in the right direction... except for that ENTIRE BAG OF SF CANDY I ATE YESTERDAY. WTHECK is wrong with me??? I had a sweet craving, and started on some SF Russell Stover Truffles, and before I knew it, that little baggy was empty. Thank goodness it was a small bag. I'm paying for it in the potty today for sure.
I STILL HAVE @(#$*&@(#*%^@(#*&$PINKEYE . I have no idea what is going on here, I've been wearing my glasses (which does NOTHING for my self image, let me tell you!!) and putting in my drops, and I just can NOT get rid of this crap. I have an appt at the eye doc Friday, because my regular doc has tried 2 anitbiotic eye drops, and an oral one too... NADA. Sheesh, can you tell I'm ticked?
Well, the football star has moved into our house... come to find out he's allergic to CATS and my m-i-l has SIX of them!! He didn't want to hurt her feelings, so he wasn't gonna say anything... but his MOM did and now he's here!! :)
ANyway.. hope WIW is kind to all :)
ldblond
03-20-2002, 05:13 PM
Since last we spoke, my world has been shaken just slightly, but enough to remind me that not only is life a bed of beautiful roses, but occasionally there are thorns!
Michael, my 3 year old, became quite ill over the weekend and fortunatley is pulling out of yet another viral/bacterial battle. His fevers were very high and I thought we were going to be in the hospital this time, but fortunatley after taking temps from every possible area and starting him on motrin, we got it down and manageable. Treating with antibiotics as a precautionary, dr. sure thought he had brohncitis and was real surprised when his x-rays came back normal. There is a really bad flu going around the valley it may be that, the anti-biotics is a precautionary due to the high fever and the fact that we only did this a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, I haven't stayed 100% and between the caffiene and too many carbs, not sleeping and stressing over my little one, my GERD/Gastritis has now got the best of me. I need to learn how to meditate! (Not to mention, stop drinking regular Starbucks and eating to many starches) Anyone have suggestions on how to start and please, I need more than sit in a room and try not to think. I'm really bad at that. Back at work, I'm on another payroll deadline, so catching up on everyone's goings on will not be an option:cry:
Down to 163.5 but I think it's just because the scale was nice today.
Have a good week all, I will try to get back on and see if anyone has any ideas for me....
gracious
03-20-2002, 05:59 PM
ldblond-I am sorry to hear what you and your wee boy had to go through this weekend. However, I am very glad to hear he is on the mend. Hopefully, this round of meds will help him as he recovers and keeps him from becoming sick again so soon. Watching your child suffer is so hard. Especially since the little ones are not really able to understand why they feel so terrible ..that makes it much more wretched. All of us moms out here sympathize with you! I have a 3 year old boy as well and he is so precious. He is my youngest and that tugs at my heart too. I will hold you both up in prayer and trust that he is on the road to a full recovery.
I can't give you any advice regarding the Starbucks. No offence to Debelli but I think they make the most wretched coffee going! I used to have to put tons of sugar in if I ever *had* to have one. Now that I don't use sugar or sweetener in my coffee, I simply know it would kill me! Why not just try switching to decaf? Strabucks must make an equally harsh decaf ;)
fruitloupe
03-20-2002, 06:32 PM
Hey ladies!
Well, WIW reflected my terrible eating this weekend. I was up a half a pound from last Wednesday - it could have been worse! So, I'm not too upset! I just know that I can't do that again!
MONET & THUNDER: Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great day!
DEB: Don't know what I'll get if I decided against the cockatoo - she has plenty to pick from. I just want something that will talk.
MEL: CONGRATS! I know you feel and look great! Keep it up!
LDBLOND: Hope your son feels better soon - we are all keeping you in our thoughts!
Well, let me run - I want to do absolutely nothing but lay on the sofa and watch TV tonight!! So...see ya later!
Missy
284/267.5/170
THE BIG ORANGE BABE
03-20-2002, 08:55 PM
COUNT ON MY ARRIVAL TO HAPPEN IN H'VILLE and I'll BRING AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE WITH ME> let's see....that's will get me about ten bags of cofee.....COLUMBIAN PLEASE!!!! :eek:
SARAH IS GONE BABY!!! She needs to pack up her bikinis and move on!!!
Off to recline...I'm pooped...went into PUBLIX to pick up a few things and ended up spending $122!!
Bought some PRITKIN WHOLE WHEAT PENNE PASTA...have never tried whole wheat and hear it's got a nutty flavor..I'll let you know how I like it.
Also got some
OLIVE PASTE and some PESTO
:wave: EVERYONE...
BOB
Ellen
03-20-2002, 10:07 PM
Hi Everyone! Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I had a great day! I was lazy and read an ebook this morning. I postponed my walk with my friend at the mall until tomorrow. My 15 year old brought me a surprise breakfast in bed! I was so surprised, since she got up at 5 am to make it and have it all ready when I got up at 5:50. I had to crawl back in bed and eat the omelet she made. It was great, though I think she must have used a pound of cheese in it! I could not finish it, so she did! LOL.
Tonight, we went to Lone Star Steaks for dinner. I got a small sirloin, baked sweet potato and a salad. My daughter ordered a Texas Rose...their version of the blooming onion, and I fell to the temptation. I also ate two cookies, and two white chocolate truffles. Back on the wagon tomorrow. That was the first sugar I have had in weeks, and I am pleased to say it made me feel rather ill!
I did not even entertain a moments thought about getting on the scale today. Since it was my birthday, I decided to let go of all that stuff for the day, and just have fun! I sure hope that on Friday, when I usually get on the scale, I will not faint or something! :)
DEB: No beatings with a wet ww noodle... If you were checking on the bio board, I had not done one yet. I felt bad when I realized that. Did not mean to come across critical! It was on the calendar, but no bio. Mea culpa!
LDBLOND: I am so sorry to hear your 3 year old has been so sick. It sure is hard when little ones get sick. Hope he is all better soon!
BETH: I sure hope the eye doctor can help that pinkeye! It sure has lingered, and I know you are frustrated with it. I would be too!
There are so many others I wanted to address comments to, but I am bone weary, and ready to hit the sack. Tomorrow, I hope to catch up. After I walk and get a massage! woo hoo! Can't wait! (I trade dinners for massage with my massage therapist! It is a great relationship!)
Night all! Sweet dreams!
pooch
03-20-2002, 11:30 PM
It is way past my bedtime but WIW isn't officially over for about 40 more minutes. I had a nice jump of a4 pound loss. It was a very nice surprise. I keep reading how you all journal but I didn't think I wanted to do that - now I see the importance of it. I sure wish I knew what I did differently. With this loss I am down 30 pounds now :) I had a family support group meeting this evening and a few of the ladies know I'm SBing - it's so funny because the first thing they say to me now is to ask for my weight loss report. One of other ladies just read the book and is giving it a whirl.
I want to write to everyone but I am really tired. I thought I could catch up but there was so much to read - what a great group of gals we are (pat yourselves on the back)
Happy Birthday Monet and Thunder:hb:
I missed the first 15 minutes of Survivor - rushed home from my meeting but still missed some. How and why did they switch people around???? I loved Amazing Race tonight but was sad to see the grannies go - they were cool.
Nighty-night
Denise
Judy in CA
03-20-2002, 11:31 PM
This has been a tough week, seems like daily the scales go up (I know....don't weigh daily, but it's an addiction!) Anyway...we'll just hope their is light at this tunnel next week. Of course, that's when TOM will probably arrive!!!
Good to read all the postings...you all seem so close.
Have a great Thursday!
Freedom&Light
03-20-2002, 11:41 PM
I don't have a scale! But I will go to my mom's on Friday, and weigh in then...so I guess I'll have a WIF? :)
Pooch: They made the teams come together, and had two cocentric circles of discs (it looked like a section of a log). Everyone stood one a disc, and under them was their new buff (dumbest name in the world :D)- so, everything got messed up, but for the better, IMHO.
sef
03-20-2002, 11:44 PM
HiedieHo All!!!
I could not get out of my own way today!!!! Played computer games, read, watched TV, took shower, 15 minute nap and went to church dinner followed by choir practice.
Our church has a caterer coming in for the Lenten season. It's Wednesday nights, $5; followed by a short devotional in the sanctuary. Then we have choir practice. The caterer doesn't make money at it, she does it because she feels it is a way to do a Christian act to help bring church members together. Provides salad, entree with vegetable and potato or some other carb, rolls & butter, desert, various drinks. Not bad. I can't go every week, can't afford to. I didn't really feel like going tonight, but I had signed up and besides Sunday is our special music program, so I went.
The scale at the gym had me down another pound. Seems like it's harde to lose the regained pounds than the original pounds!!!
DEB - There is no maltodextrin listed for the chickory, it is fructose and dextrose. Hope you feel better soon.
ROSALIE: Yes, legal spaghetti sauce is what I use. I used to use straight tomato sauce, but with out the breading/frying I feel the spaghetti sauce adds more flavor. I would swear I posted recipe, altho there really is no set amounts of ingredients just common sense.
ILBLOND: Hope your little one is better soon, there is nothing more pitiful than dealing with a child's illness. Even tho you do all you can, you feel helpless. Prayers being sent your way.
Takie care, sef
Daramus
03-21-2002, 01:05 AM
Hi all,
I'm doing well and I hope you are, too! I am still staying OP and losing weight, although it's coming off slow. I'm happy that it is coming off at all, so I'm not complaining. I managed to get my water intake back up to my normal level. I sure can see the difference! I feel so much better when I am properly hydrated. I finally got around to posting on the bio board tonight. Sorry I don't post more often, but I do try and read as much as I can. I am trying to get better at replying to people that ask me stuff or offer encouragment, but I am not used to this yet. I see some of Debelli's posts and I think, WOW, it must have taken an hour or more to write all that! :) Well, plus I'm not the best typist in the world, either. One question.... I noticed there is a chat on a regular basis? How can I participate? Thanks for any info. Take care!
224/198/160
Frog Lover
03-21-2002, 07:10 AM
Hey everybody! Got home last night and went straight to the gym - stress relief! GM is doing better physcially (she has pneumonia and was having this sudden incontinence problem), but she has many episodes of serious confusion during the day. :( She often asked me if I have a baby (I don't), if I have a brother (I do, he's the only sib who lives near them and is over there all the time), she obsesses over money and her purse and thinking that she is in Ozark, AL where she was born. So :?: confused at times and so clear others!
We were able to find a great nursing home (if there is such a thing) that is only 13 miles from my parents (they live out in the country and nothing is really very close, so this is a plus), however they did not have a bed for her so she is on a waiting list. It is possible that she could be in a room by Friday, but there was no way to tell how long it may take, so we thought it best that I come back home.
I'm exhausted and have had a real education about NH placement, Medicaid, etc. Knowing about these things BEFORE you need them is important!
The scales read 147 this a.m. I had my body fat percentage calculated last night at the gym, exactly one month ago and it shows that I have gained 3.5 pounds of muscle :strong: and have lost 2.5 pounds of fat! ROCK AND ROLL! :cool: Went to the gym Tuesday while in Columbus to try to maintain my focus and deal with the stress. It helped immensely.
Gotta go get ready for work. Will attempt to catch up on the board this weekend.
Thanks for all the support! :angel:
Peace, :wave:
FROG
Debelli
03-21-2002, 07:44 AM
Good Thursday Morning Everyone:wave:
Still feeling icky, but no where as bad as yesterday. I slept and slept all day/night-just got up to watch Survivor, but wasn't able to stay up through all of TAR, had to climb back in bed. I don't know what the heck I have/had, but whatever it is/was is a doozie. I sweated up a storm, yet was cold, even the hairs on my arms hurt!:wave: I do feel a bit better today, but still not 100%. Didn't eat much yesterday, mostly fruits-at least the scale is down today after all this=though I suspect it's from the non-stop potty calls, not drinking water and not eating much-not from following the plan 100%.
Needless to say, I won't be exercising today:(
FILLISE, my Belle is ALL black??? Remind me to tell you the black cat story one day! I don't think I've ever seen a cat with yellow eyes.
BETH, sorry to hear you too were in the bathroom all day yesterday. I think those candies should not be bought, look how they affect your system-would much rather have the real stuff if it can be found. Also, if you know you have trouble eating just one, don't buy them at all, or only buy just one piece. Too easy to cause you trouble, better not to buy them at all. Just my 2 cents, as I've seen so many people fall off the wagon from eating stuff like this.
LDBLOND, sorry to hear about the turmoil going on at home, it seems if it's not one thing it's another-I think yo deserve a nice long vacation sometime soon!!! I hope the kids and you stay well and nothing new pops up.
GRACIOUS, I'm not a coffee drinker, so I don't know much about coffee, though maybe you tried one of their stronger blends-some of that stuff is gross and I don't know how people could drink it either, but there are some blends, with enough milk in it and little coffee that even I will drink. It amazes me how people are addicted to coffee! Well, LINDT finally came through, had an e-mail waiting for me, so here's the info-was thrilled to see the sugar count so low!!!!
Thank you for your inquiry. Please find below the nutritional information on our 85% cocoa bars:
Serving size = 4 squares (40g)
Calories per serving = 212
Proteins per serving = 4.4g
Fats per serving = 18.4g
Carbohydrates per serving = 7.6g
Sugars per serving = 5.2g
FRUIT, a half pound is nothing, easy cheesy to get right off! How about a cockatiel, I hear you can teach them to talk.
BOB, $122, I don't think even I have ever spent that much on groceries!! Hey, got the preztels yesterday at Publix, $1.69 a bag, they didn't say they were on sale so I'm going back to get more since they are good til July. I love them, and they sure were good to eat when I was feeling so icky yesterday.
MONET, glad to hear you had a good birthday! Thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD and letting me know I hadn't forgotten your bday, just had not a clue when it was.
POOCH, CONGRATS on your 4lbs loss, that's wonderful! So, you are now journaling? I wasn't quite sure from your post if you had or was thinking about doing so. I personally think it's important to do so.
JUDY, the gals on the board will tell you there's no one more obsessed with the scale than I am. It's a love hate/relationship. You say the scale is going up-any known reasons? I know for me there's 2 times, TOM and mid-cycle that I know the scales will go up. So many factors can make the scale rise other than eating off plan. As long as you know you are eating right then the scales will go back down, just have to be patient.
FREEDOM, WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!! Glad you decide to join us, and thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD, it was nice to learn more about you and I LOVED the picture collage! Ahhh, the Texas gals will be happy to hear their numbers are growing on this board!!!! Don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have at any time, we're all happy to help and throw out our 2 cents:D
SEF, thanks for letting me know about the chicory, though I probably wouldn't bother with it due to the dextrose and fructose in it. Still, let me know what you make with it and how you like it, curious to know what you think.
DARAMUS, thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD, always nice to be able to learn more about our board members:D LOL! It's true, some posts take me easily an hour, sometimes more. You do want you can, not everyone has the time that I do. Sounds like you are doing well, keep up the great work!
FROG, glad to hear you're back and that GM is doing better physically. That's good that you were able to find a place that you find nice to have her taken care of and that's not too far from family. 147, you go girl! More muscle, less fat-you're doing great!!!
Well, time for me to start to prepare for my day. Kids get out of school early today and then I have to rush to the Tennis Tournament to volunteer. Don't expect to get home til around 11pm tonight-so won't be posting until tomorrow.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Debbie
194/122/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
Debelli
03-21-2002, 08:02 AM
AGAVE
I've been in touch with a gentleman by the name of SEAN that has a company that produces snack bars and he has some agave that he'd like to sell in bulk. He says its BLUE AGAVE and will sell it in 15-20lb containers at $2 a pound, which is very cheap.
Anyhow, if anyone is interested, you can e-mail him directly and just tell him that you got his e-mail address from me:D
sean@peacetreaties.com
pooch
03-21-2002, 08:30 AM
I finally have a few minutes to kick back and and really catch up.
Coffee drinkers - gotta have at least one cup every morning!! I used to drink a full pot so having just one cup is a big step. I do miss my vanilla creamer so every now and then I put a bit of the Davinci SF vanilla syrup. Does anyone else use these - I'm curious what other flavors you might recommend. I have never tried starbucks coffee. We have a store near our house but never went in. I will look forward to trying some on the NC trip in October. I think I became a coffee drinker becuase all the adults in my family drink it - kinda like a rite of passage.
Debelli - I have not started journaling yet but have just had the lightbulb moment when I realized how valuable it can be. What all do you log in it? Food, weight, exercise, TOM, anything else? Hope you get to feeling better real quick.
Frog - great to have you check in and about the weight loss/muscle mass. Good luck with the nursing home - our thoughts are with you and your GM
Freedom - thnaks for the Survivor update. I can't wait till next week when it gets back to Thursdays and I can watch it all.
ldblond - how's your little boy?
Congrats to all the losers this week :spin:
TTFN
Denise
Kimmythekid
03-21-2002, 08:58 AM
Good morning!!!
I missed the first half of Survivor. I tried to tape it and it didn't work:( but I did see the last half. Thank goodness Sarah is gone. Now it is Shawns turn. He has a chip on his shoulder the size of an ice burg.
Debbie.
I spend close to $150 every week on food...many times more. You would die if you had my bill. Hope you get to feeling better. One good thing is your system gets a good cleaning;)
Frog.
Good to hear from you. I know what you mean about your GM. It is such a tough decission to put them in a home. Take care!
Hope everyone has a great day!!! My mom is coming and we are going shopping!!!:) :) :) :) :)
In Him,
Kimmy
Beth2374
03-21-2002, 09:07 AM
Well, I have the PINKEYE so bad, that my boss can't let me work. It's contagious even if you're on antibiotics :( So in the last 2 weeks, I've worked 3 days... :( Wonder if the mortgage company understands PINKEYE?
DEB - I'm not buying any more of that stuff... YUCK. I haven't had any trouble staying on the wagon, I'm just eating too much of the hay! I haven't eaten anything that's not legal since I started (2 months and 1 day ago!!) but I just can't stop myself from eating legal stuff, so I'm not buying those anymore. If I'm gonna have legal treats, I'd rather have granola, or something like that.
I am a MAJOR freebie junkie, and I send off for them all the time. Well, yesterday in the mail, I got one that seems to be SB Legal! It's called STRETCH ISLAND FRUIT, and it's a LOT like a Fruit Roll Up, only it's 100% fruit... The ingredients in this Berry Blackberry one are: apples, pears, blackberries, lemon juice. That's it ... no preservatives. It's considered 1 fruit on the diet exchange info on the back. Serving Size: 1 bar (14g), Calories 45, Fat 0, Potassium 115, Carb 12, Fiber 2/Sugar 10 - but it's all fruit sugar...
OK, for the sake of research... I haven't eaten anything yet today, so I'm opening the package..... WOW, it's pretty good! Weird texture, but good flavor. OK... 30 minutes now until I can eat my FIBER ONE ;) Anyone who wants to try this stuff, or read about it, go to www.stretch-island.com They're in Washington.
OK.. well I'm off to clean house, FBRM (football roommate) will be here soon to eat and study, he's doing really well at practice and seems pretty excited. But I gotta get some laundry done, and figure out something to cook for him for lunch :)
I HAVE to get rid if this PINKEYE before this weekend!!! We wanted to go out :( Fingers crossed and prayers galore for me please :)
Bye :wave:
gracious
03-21-2002, 09:10 AM
I finally realized what happens to me on Wednesdays. My evil scale knows that it is WIW around here and deliberately decides to sabotage my SB efforts by adding a pound. This has happened a few Wednesdays in a row now, so the pattern is definitely there. Perhaps others on this board have experienced the same phenomena. Maybe the evil scales are banding together and rising up against us! Pun intended! ;)
Anyway...that is just my conspiracy theory for the day because as of this morning, lovely Thursday, I am back down to 165.
DEBELLI-Thanks for the rest of the Lindt info. That is not bad at all. I am really trying to cut that stuff out of my menu. I am totally fine without it and I am tempted only when I start dabbling with the Lindt and other lc bars. I have 2 of the 85% in my cupboard but I am trying not to open them and get started again. I agree when you say that it is stuff like these bars that can sabotage many an SB'er. I am going to take your advice and stay away from it for awhile.
POOCH- I love journalling. I keep track of everything in mine. I know the Day I am on since I first started Atkins (Day 155 today) , I note the Day since I started SB (Day 42 today), I note my cycle, my daily weight, I have a set of pages dedicated in chart form for my measurements, I track Carb/fat/prot grams as well as my water consumption for the day along with every bite of food that passes my lips. Finally I record that I have taken my supplements and I write down the type of exercise I did.
I have found this to be very helpful in tracking patterns as to my weight, like Debelli said, with my cycle. Also seeing what I was or was not eating when I finally make a loss. It has an accountability factor to it too because I hate to have to write down something illegal. A little guilt is always a good thing, in my way of thinking!
My hubby makes fun of me and my *blue book*. I carry it around the house with me so I am certain to record when I finish my water bottles! I know I am a bit of a detail freak but hey, it helps me and that is what counts.
Enough babbling for now. Today all the kids are home because of a huge snowstorm. Yesterday there was nothing on the ground and this morning looks as though we are in the middle of January. We got at least 8 inches so far and I think we are to get more than 10 inches by afternoon.
Trishaloo
03-21-2002, 10:00 AM
Good morning all!
Hooray, mean old Sarah is finally gone! I think this Survivor and Amazing Race have been better than the last ones. I really liked Amazing Race the first time around, but some of the episodes were hard to keep track of, I thought. Sorry to see the grannies go, but weren't they having a blast! My new favorites are the twins. I really wanted to like the brother and sister from Texas but they are making it very difficult for me to do that.
Beth: Bless your heart! You must have some infection. I think you're making a wise move in seeing a specialist. Hopefully, it will clear up soon.
IDBlond: I hate it when kids are sick. Even when my 17 year old son gets sick, I still just melt and want to "make it all better".
Monet: Sounds like you had a great birthday. Enjoy that massage.
Pooch: WTG on the 4 lbs. That's terrific.
Freedom: Welcome to the board. Everyone here is great and very supportive.
Deb: Hope you're feeling better soon. By the way, a friend of ours was talking about her 3 y/o son one day. He was having a serious case of the trots. He was sitting on the potty and yelled to his mom, "Mom, come quick, I'm melting!" There have been times that I know exactly how he feels.
Well, everyone have a great Thursday. One more day until my Longhorns play in the Sweet 16! Hook 'em!!!!
Debelli
03-21-2002, 10:03 AM
Going to get in the shower and thought I'd get in a quickie before I get going here.
POOCH, what about adding a little vanilla extract to your coffee? I find journaling very valuable. I like doing a paper journal whereas others like a site like fitday.com. I log the food, calories, fats, carbs, protein, fiber & calcium. I also use a programs called WEIGHT COMMANDER, though I don't use it to it's full potential, I like posting my weight in there and see the graph, as well as other features. I can see my stats and how certain times of the month can easily make the scale go up. Like yesterday, I was up to 124.5, and today 122. I knew I didn't eat anything that would make me gain 2.5lbs in just one day, and knowing TOM was due makes me realize this easier.
KIMMY, I can only imagine, with 5 kids your grocery bill must be high. Guess that's what my sister is going to be in for, she's due with #5 in May. I try to shop around for the best food bargains and do wish we had double coupons down here-that sure would help! I really don't know just how much I spend on groceries a week since I buy things at different places, but really it's not much at all, at least not in my book. Hmmmm, maybe that's why the kids are always complaining there's no food in the house! LOL!!
BETH, isn't there anything the Dr. can do for the pinkeye-it seems to be taking you forever to get over it. You really are better off not having stuff like that around, the chocolates. Just being OP for 2 months is away too soon to tempt yourself with sweets. I think it really takes a while to get the sugar and it's cravings out of your system. Many people have trouble even with artificial sweeteners and having them continue to have sweet cravings. I think that when people know they have a problem, like with me and chocolate, that if I even attempted to buy it when I had first started SB that I know I would of failed. Even now, if I would buy an ice cream that I truly love, I would eat it, all of it! If I buy the kids and ice cream they like, one I'm not so crazy about, I don't have any trouble staying away from it, but give me something that has a ton of crap in it that I really like, I can guaratee I'd eat the whole container, so I just don't buy it, cause I know me, all too well.
GRACIOUS, see what I wrote above to BETH. I think one of the many things SB wasn't clear on was about chocolate. That's why I follow Montignacs writings, since he was the one to write about this WOE first and SB just took his info, but surely didn't do a good job of explaining the things they took. SB says you can have high cocoa content chocolate, but they never say how much and how often, as well as when after starting the plan this would be considered "safe". It just doesn't make sense that you are trying to get the sugar out of your system and then you go ahead and eat chocolate-at least not in the beginning. I just think Montignac's right, at least not until maintenace, esp. if you are a chocoholic. As for the Lindt, I would probably only have 1 square of that chocolate at a time, still with over 50cal and almost 5 grams of fat in it, I think more than that isn't good even though it's only about a 1/4 of an ounce. No way am I going to put 10 grams of chocolate fat into me at once (now that I know-I did before though, but that was not knowing).
Okay, I'm outta here once again-this time, for good!
Debbie
194/122/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
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Fillise
03-21-2002, 10:12 AM
Morning everyone!
We had a soggy day yesterday, but had to stay in since my car had to be kept in the shop overnight. Boo Hoo, it's going to cost me about $500.00 to liberate it this afternoon.
I sat down and worked my fitday before posting. I have foods all planned out for the day that will keep me OP. Today will be higher fat and protein than normal, but much lower in carbs. I figure that should be ok, since yesterday I was way under in fat, high in carbs and about right in protein (you want high protein and low fat? Eat 8 oz of broiled fish!). The great thing about fitday is that it lets you see averages for the week, and I'm just right on that count.
Deb--Yes, Belle is all black--and with the yellow eyes is a little spooky. Every now and then I find a stray white hair on her!
Frog--glad you are back and that your GM is getting settled. Way to go on the BF reduction! Those extra lbs of muscle will boost your metabolism! WooHoo!
BOB--I wish we had Pulix here. I have to go to Columbus GA to shop there--we keep hearing rumors that one will be here in the near future!
Freedom--Welcome! It sounds like you are off to a good start. Detox is the thougest--it gets much easier once you get all the poision out of your body!
Daramus--congrats on the loss--slow and steady is good--I always hear that's what leads to permanent weight loss.
Pooch--4 lbs! WOOOHOOOO!
Have a good day everyone!
Susan
Toni48
03-21-2002, 10:34 AM
Good Morning all; The temp. outside is dropping rapidly and we have possible snow flurries!!! Ahhhh. My DIL and grandsons are coming to visit from Colo. Sunday so I hope it warms up by then. Today I'll start getting my house ready.... I'm really excited.
Tonight I'll try one of the wonderful eggplant recipes that everyone posted. I can't thank you enough. It really inspires me to try a new recipe. Finally found a sugar free dressing for my salad at the HFS yeasterday and they're going to try and order Agave. I'm not to hopeful they'll get it. Anyway we'll see.
So sorry I don't have time to post to everyone but I'm running a little late this morning. Will be back in a bit....
Beth2374
03-21-2002, 11:40 AM
My sister in law is in emergency surgery today.
She'd been having some problems lately, and at one point was told by doctors that she was pregnant. Well, they called her back and said they thought she had a miscarriage. 3 doctors later, she found out she has SEVERE Endometriosis and a MASS in her uterus about the size of a golf ball or a little bigger.
She's undergoing surgery for the endometriosis today, and they will biopsy the mass as well.
My brother is madly in love with this woman, they married just last October and he knew then that she probably was not able to have children (something the doctors said when she was a little younger). It won't bother him in the least... but he's scared to death about her health, and the results of the biopsy. Hospitals and Doctors make him nervous in general, but today he feels so out of control and horrible. We're all heartbroken watching him go through this... and we are all scared for her also.
Please keep us all in your thoughts today, and send extra prayers out for my brother and sister in law. They're young (she's 26, he's 24) and in love... and deserve a long life together... :)
semmens
03-21-2002, 12:24 PM
Pooch-
I have tried several of the flavors, in coffee and otherwise. I really like the pancake syrup as I've never been able to find a zero-carb or sugar one besides this one. I just ordered two big bottles.
The raspberry is tasty on cottage cheese mixed with fruit. The vanilla, almond and hazelnut flavors were all good in coffee and also in a breakfast I make that mixes cooked steel cut oats with ricotta cheese. I bought a small bottle of chocolate, but still haven't found a way to use it; it's much thinner than Hershey's syrup but it would probably work the same.
Also, ordering from davinci directly is WAY cheaper than that 86 sugar site; the shipping is less.
Laura
ldblond
03-21-2002, 12:42 PM
I've tried to very quickly get through the posts, whew 7 pages, there were a couple of things I had to address, but for the most part, I just read through. Hopefully this weekend will bring about better posting.
My little one is now quite congested but the fever has subsided to below 100, so that's a good thing. Mom is with him again today. As for me, I've let my diet (what I put in my mouth) get out of control and ended up so sick to my stomach yesterday afternoon I had to go home and call the dr. They didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but I guess didn't want to pay attention to. 1. Get off coffee, 2. Find a stress reliever, 3. Lose the weight you already had lost 4. Try this new medicine. So this morning I only used 1 tbsp on espresso rather than my 3-4 tbsps when I made my coffee. I have to get off the caffeine entirely. Michael is getting better and I know my only stress reliever is to exercise it out, so I really am going to have to get my act together and eating better is something I simply have just not been doing, I need to do it no matter what. I let my emotions and bad attitudes get the best of me and I disregard what I know is right. Some old habits seem to be returning and I really, really, need to nip it in the bud. The signs have been there, I've just been ignoring them. I really have to be strict with myself now, if I keep going in the wrong direction I'm liable to end up with ulcers again.
Gracious, I'm glad your DH is out of the hospital. I hope the medicines they gave him are helping the pain subside. Poor guy! Thanks for your thoughts on my little one. As for Starbucks, I'm hooked. They do make a decaf Expresso, I'm searching for it in the stores now.
Vesnoid, Not at all, you sounded like you absolutley adored your kids! Sorry if it sounded any other way, I was just trying to say that I understood, as I've been going through a lot with my little one being so sick the past couple of months. I need a break too. I do apologize if in any way this came across differently.
Merlis, Congratulations on making your initial SB goal! Whether it needs to be altered or not, you have succeeded in your initial motivation to achieve 135!
Beth, Please keep us up today on your SIL. I will keep her in my prayers.
I've missed birthday's....yikes....Happy Belated to Monet and Solshine and Thunderwoman....and any others that I may have missed in my absence!
Welcome Jack and Judy, again and any others I may have missed in my absence.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Deb's Monday motivator seems to have my name all over it. For each challenge is an opportunity.
Ellen
03-21-2002, 01:01 PM
Pooch, I use the Da Vinci syrups some too. I liked the chocolate in my coffee. I have had the peach, which I used in tea. I have butter rum, that my hubby and son love in coffee. I don't care for butter rum at all though. I don't like their pancake syrup, but most people do. I am just odd. I got the dulce de leche, which is a strong caramel flavor. It was ok, but next time I think I will just get the caramel. I also got the egg nog flavor at Christmas, with the intention of making an egg nog cheese cake. ( I was doing low carb then) I never made it, and I still have the whole bottle left. I intend to order more fruit flavored ones. I have used the Atkins syrups, which are very similar, and liked the strawberry and cherry flavors. You can add the syrups to seltzer water for a no cal soda. I have heard of using them on cottage cheese too. In fact, my husband used the chocolate on cottage cheese, and seemed to like it a lot.
TRISH: I just got back from my massage appointment...and I did enjoy it! ah! I am about to turn on the electric mattress pad, grab a book and enjoy the relaxed state for a while longer....
music teach
03-21-2002, 01:39 PM
Hi all. Hope everybody is having good day. I did pretty good on my eating til last night. I had supper before church, but when I got there, the group of kids I work with had earned a pizza party.:rolleyes: I was proud that they had won, but gave in to temptation and had two pieces.:eek: I'm paying for it today, tho. My stomach is rebelling.
TRISH: Let's keep rooting for our HORNS! :D
LDBLOND: Hope your little boy is feeling better. I'm sure you can undo any damage done by your eating. Being a full fledged card carrying stress eating member, I totally understand.;)
GRACIOUS: Hope your DH is feeling better. My daddy had kidney stones many times while I was growing up. The dr finally took him off all calcium and that seemed to help.
BETH: Thinking about your SIL.
FREEDOM: Welcome TEXAS girl. Glad to have you.
DEBBIE: Hope you get to feeling better. Do you think it's the flu? We've been lucky not to have it much in the school this year. Somne years we've had to close because of absences.
FROG: Good to see you back. I hope that you find a place for your GM that you all are comfortable with.
Gotta teach the kiddies now.
pooch
03-21-2002, 04:24 PM
semmens and Monet - thanks for the imput on the Da Vinci syrups. I have been buying them at our Super walmart but their sugar free selection is limited to about 5 or 6 flavors. I didn't realize that they had other. I haven't gotten into the habit of ordering things yet - just hanging out in the produce section and introducing myself to the world of healthy fresh veggies and fruits - and to think I used to consider Snickers and popcorn as essentials. :lol: As for the cottage cheese I'll have to pass. The only time I use it is when I am making lasagna (hubby loves it though).
Monet I am so jealous about the massage - you lucky girl!!! My boys gave me a backrub for my birthday present but they do not quite have that magic touch. I've always wanted to go and get a professional one - just never liked the thought of laying 1/2 naked on a table :o -
Debelli - the last picture in your post was priceless!!! I have printed it to paste up on my bathroom mirror - my new motivator!!!
gracious and Debelli - thanks for the journaling ideas. It sounds like homework but I know it is a good habit. I heard somewhere one time that if you do something everyday for 6 weeks it becomes a habit.
We spend about $300 every two weeks at the grocery store - its actually way don with DH gone. I am spending more on veggies and fruit but saving a small fortue by not ggetting all the chips, cookies and candy snacks. My 12 year old eats like a horse but is thin as a rail.
We're having pork chops, garlic sweet potato cubes and fresh green beans for dinner - yummy.
TTFN
Denise
Beth2374
03-21-2002, 04:51 PM
DEB - can you repost that link you sent to the site where you pick what category you want and it tells you the best food source for that thing... like choose vegetable/fiber and it tells you what veggies have the highest fiber, etc... I thought I favorite placed the link, but I didn't :(
sef
03-21-2002, 05:43 PM
HiedieHo All!!!!
Thought I'd check in a little early today. GD is home from school but doesn't need the computer yet.
Went to NH this morning, two newspaper offices with articles on Habitat, two Dollar Stores,church office and Winn Dixie. Glad to get home. I'm tired.
MOMMA: Read in your Bio that you liked the Mitford books. I'm just starting the first in the series. So far, I'm really enjoying it!
FROG - Glad you are back home. I worked as Recreation Therapy Director for 10 years in a NH and the next 10 years with head trauma patients. There ARE good NHs, they just don't make the news like the bad ones. I was very proud of the one I worked in.
About GMs bouts of forgetfulness; what you learn first, you lose last, so GM will remember her old town better than you. Pocketbooks are a big thing with female patients, tell your parents to check it every so often, you'd be surprised what they put in them!!!! Food from last week's lunch, dirty toilet paper, etc. Many will begin doing repetitve motions.....folding and refolding a handkerchief or napkin. It's sort of like that is the one thing they can control and keep in order.
Waiting lists can be extremely long and can go a couple of months before entry. Unfortunately, in most NHs you are waiting for someone to die so there will be an empty bed available.
I hope they have an active and stimulating Recreation Department, that offers activities according to different abilities and not lump everybody in one category. Often a very forgetful client is still able to crochet or do needlepoint etc. Granted the needlepoint may be plastic canvas now, because eyes are not what they used to be, etc. Good Luck and God Bless.
SORRY!!!! i CARRY A SOAPBOX FOR JUST SUCH OCCASIONS!!!!! I just feel that a NH doesn't have to be a warehouse!!!
BETH - Seems to me you are really taking a chance in handling food for your family and guests! Pinkeye is highly contagious and can be a vicious cylce in a family. You must be so miserable, hope specialist helps. God Bless. Soon time to start supper, DS is back from a business trip.
Take care all, sef
SolShine
03-21-2002, 05:44 PM
I have to weigh in on the coffee conversation!
Barnies has flavored coffee that's wonderful! Cinnamon Butter Cookie got us hooked on Barnies. We enjoy Starbucks non-flavored now ;) (Thanks, DEBBIE!) Also, something I do occasionally is add some vanilla to my coffee grounds before brewing and on other days I add Almond Extract to the grounds with the Vanilla. Yummy!!! and No Sugar. :D
FROG - WTG, Girl! Been thinkin' boutcha!
FILLISE - Love the new avatar! How cool!
I missed Survivor so I can't weigh in on that one.
DEBBIE - we (VINCE) made lamb meatballs in tomato sauce two nights ago.....all I can say is that it's a good thing there were enough leftovers for BOTH of us to take lunch! :lol:
Well, I've got to run - I have been eating horribly and haven't exercised at all this week. Gonna head out for a 3.5 loop right now. Will try to weigh in later.
Ellen
03-21-2002, 06:15 PM
POOCH: I am going to journey out to the super Wal Mart and see what Da Vinci's syrups they have. I meant to mention when I posted last that you can look at DietPower software, and download a two week trial of it at dietpower.com. That is what I use, and it works really well. I am not the paper journal type. I lose that kind of stuff, or start out, then think of a more efficient way to do it, and get frustrated with my ever changing ideas! Can you tell I am NOT structured at all? Anything logical is a chore! ;)
I wish you lived close. I could set you up with a deal from my massage therapist. I don't pay her...we trade. I make dinner for her family, and she gives me massage. I think I am going to go more often than I have been, since she loves the dinner, and I love the massage. I know what you mean about laying half nekkid on a table, but my MT is very discreet about how she handles it. She leaves you in the room, with a huge flannel sheet, and you get on the table like superman...the sheet as your cape, and when she comes in, you are on your belly, totally covered. She only uncovers the part of you she is working on, so it is not embarrassing at all. I suppose I would find it more so if it were a man or a more public place. How wonderful you feel after makes it all worthwhile.
Do you know where Hopewell, Virginia is? I have a very good friend who lives there. She works as at a very large Baptist church in Richmond....
BETH: Been praying for your SIL. Let us know how it goes. I can imagine how hard it is on your brother. Hope he is doing ok with the surgery and all.
LDBLOND: Thanks for the belated B-day wishes! I had a wonderful day! Glad to hear your little guy is a bit better. It is hard to stay on program when you have that kind of stress hanging over your head. You seem to have a good grasp on things tho..so carry on with your plans and keep legal snacks around. It is better to over do legal stuff than go off on the stuff you should not have any of!
DEB: Hope you are doing ok, volunteering and not feeling well. I can understand your frustrations with the parents that back out at the last minute. I used to be on staff at my church, and part of my responsibilities running the first and second grade Sunday school (with about 350 kids...big church) was to staff the classes with volunteer teachers and workers. Nothing was worse than having a morning where half the workers did not show up, and did not bother to call either. Then you had to scramble and try to fill in. I took it for nine years, then decided I had had enough! I miss the kids, but not those people who had no clue of the problems they caused when they were too selfish to keep to a committment!
Well, my daughter and her fiance', the chef, are fixing dinner tonight- a kind of belated birthday present to me. He is going to make Spanikopita (Greek spinach pie) with my whole wheat filo dough. I'll let you all know how it turns out!
Sheann
03-21-2002, 07:06 PM
Evening Everyone!
Thanks again for all the prayers and thoughts for my Mother. She is home and resting and recuperating nicely.
Beth: I hope and pray that all went well with your SIL. My thoughts and prayers were with you all.
Toni: I have a lot of family in that area. My Dad lives in Piedmont, Aunts and Uncles in a small town called Silva and Greenville and Lake Wappapello. It's really beautiful in that area.
Deb: Hope you feel better soon.
Well, I weighed yesterday. It was not pretty. I was at 277. That is 5.5 pounds up. BUT, I know that most of it is water retention. My legs, ankles and hands are swollen from not drinking enough water and drinking too many diet pepsis.
Everyone take care. I'm sorry I can't respond to everyones post, but you are all very important to me.
Sheann
287/277/150
Beth2374
03-21-2002, 07:13 PM
SIL is doing ok... surgery went well, took about 45 minutes is all, but they had a hard time waking her up. She didn't get up for 3 hours!
They got her 'cleaned out', and found that the mass was a cyst. She had several of them.
MIL said she's really sore, and just sleeping off the anesthesia right now, and she'll be ok. :)
Thanks for all the prayers. A few follow up visits will let us know more about babies in the future :)
Freedom&Light
03-21-2002, 07:21 PM
I am so discouraged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been doing really good today, staying OP, and I've only had 1 carb today.
But then I put on jeans (jeans that were BAGGY on Saturday!) and they are tight!!!!
Why even go through this? I was losing weight and eating Oreos not too long ago! :( :( :(
I am so sad!
fruitloupe
03-21-2002, 08:58 PM
Hey Everyone!
Just thought I would say hello - I was just gonna lurk but couldn't help myself!
BETH: Gosh girl - I can't get over that pinkeye situation! I feel so sorry for you! Glad to hear your SIL is doing good - I can certainly relate to her situation! I just had that same surgery on Valentine's Day! I also know the baby situation all too well - as do MANY of the other ladies on this board! Many of us have had the struggles! Tell her that we are thinking of her and hope she has a speedy recovery!
DEB: Hope you feel better soon girl! There's nothing worse than feeling crappy!
FROG: Welcome back! Hope everything works out with your GM.
FREEDOM: Don't be sad! Those jeans will fit better before you know it! It's probably just fluid - unless you ate those oreos recently! HAHA!
Ok - I'm runnin - see y'all tomorrow
Missy
284/266.5/170
Fillise
03-21-2002, 09:40 PM
Evening everyone!
I'm sitting here at the computer putting off getting the last of my tax stuff together for the my accountant tomorrow. I don't think it should be too bad, but I always feel like I'm forgetting stuff
My stomach is a little crampy tonight--don't know what's up with that, but I am tired so I hope I'm not comming down with anything.
Beth--I'm glad to hear that your SIL came through surgery OK. I'll hold a good thought for her!
Freedom--I know it is hard, but try not to be discouraged. It takes a little while for your body to get with the system, especially while you are still detoxing. You also need to be eating carbs. SB isn't like Atkins where all carbs are bad. Of your total calorie consumption 40% should come from carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fats. Just try to stay with the low glycemic carbs. Of course you need to make sure you are consuming enough calories too. But Deb's good at that lecture--so I'll leave that one for her!:^:
OK got to go do taxes.
Susan
Frog Lover
03-21-2002, 09:44 PM
Just finished catching up. Made notes to reply to all when I have time. Am working tomorrow to try to make up for time lost M-W this week.
Thanks to all who sent well wishes. My thoughts are with those of you who are sick or who have loved one's who are sick.
There are so many replies I want to send, but need to send a note to SEF the most tonight!
SEF - Thanks so much for your input. I was counting on you for info and I didn't even have to come asking for it. I KNEW you would have terrific insight. {{{HUGS}}} I used to be an activity therapist and am a speech-language pathologist now and have seen more bad than good NH in my training. When you see one that really stands out you know it! When we toured there where events going on all over the place. They have a great volunteer support system and you see them all over the place. The Alz unit is the most remarkable thing I have ever seen. Only AD patients who are a flight risk are on that unit, otherwise they can remain on a regular unit until they are a risk. The AD unit is enclose but has tons and tons of windows and unrestricted access to an outdoor area. These folks can wander until the cows come home as long as they are ambulatory! It made me feel soooo much better. The Dir of admissions told my parents yesterday that they have a bed open on the AD unit and they may be able to place her there, then transfer her later if she can be OK with less supervision. There's hope lurking! If you think of anything else please let me know. My parents are desperate for anything that might help. I plan to share your post with them the next time we talk.
OK, lots more later on all the topics I read up on tonight. I promise!
Peace,
FROG
j red
03-22-2002, 12:08 AM
Boy, working all day and taking care of my family in the evening sure puts a crimp in my 'puter time.:dizzy:
Beth: I'm so glad your SIL is okay. Will keep her in my prayers for a good follow-up report.
Ld: Glad your DS is better. It's so hard when our babies are sick.
Frog: My thoughts are with you and your family. I've seen my grandmother and my one of my mom's sister decline. My GM sounds very similar to yours. She made the decision herself to go to a NH after a terrible overdose. She was living alone in a mobile home next to my uncle and we think she woke up one morning and took her meds, went over to their house and fell asleep, and took another round of meds when she woke up. That was about 25 years ago and I still remember it vividly. She's in Heaven, now. My aunt had Alzheimers and she declined very quickly. I feel for you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONET, THUNDERWOMAN AND SOLSHINE!!!!!!!!
Deb: Congrats to Lauren. I know you all are so excited. What a great opportunity. I understand you frustrations about the tournament vols. And you wouldn't believe some of the things parents call us at school to complain about. I sometimes wonder if they just sit around at home trying to think of something to call about. Many of the moms in our school have waaaayyyy too much time on their hands.
I know there are folks I haven't responded to, but my mind just went blank. I'm usually alseep by 11 but wanted to get this in.
Welcome newbies! Freedom, I'll have to read the bio board and see where 'bouts in TX you are. The Lone Star State Ladies are growing every day.
BTW: My scales are possessed with the same demon as Gracious'. I was up to 168 on Wed. But I know it's mid cycle and that my size 12 capris fit just fine today!:smug: Back in August, you couldn't have paid me a million dollars to try on a pair of 18's.
And I'm trying out a pair on contact lenses. I had perfect vision until I hit 40, then boy did it get bad. I hate wearing glasses. I hope these work out for me.
'Night Y'all!
Jeanie
196/168:mad: /130
gracious
03-22-2002, 07:58 AM
It is still snowing here today. We got about 10 inches yesterday and today it is blowing really hard..the snow is falling horizontally! You would think I live in Canada or something! ;)
We have the kids home again today and sadly it was my daughters birthday party today, although her birthday is actually on Monday. I don't know if that is a go or not. We will still have a family one if her friends cannot arrive, but as you know, to an 8 year old, it is not the same.
I really don't have much to say today..isn't that odd? Later I will be doing my firming and toning exercises again, decorating for the party, baking a cake, playing with the kids, feeding them all ( I have 5 of them today) and otherwise just tidying up. Guess I better get moving! Have a great day.
thunderwoman62
03-22-2002, 10:13 AM
Good Morning everyone,:wave:
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes. My hubby took me to the Outback Steakhouse for my birthday. Boy was it delicious. I couldn't believe they had sweet potatos. I told our waittress to tell them to not put anything but plain butter and cinnimon on mine and it was yummy along with my shrimp.
Hope everyone that is sick and has sick loved ones is lots better today. I said a little prayer for you all.
Welcome to the newbies this is a great board and a great way to eat. You will not regret it.
Well I have to get off here and go fix me and my unborn youngun some breakfast talk to you all later.
Everyone have a great day! :wave:
Started SB July 1, 2001
265/205/155ish
Debelli
03-22-2002, 10:31 AM
I am working on a post but just wanted to get this in first:
Wow Friday already.. I just did my treadmill. Brr! is it cold here.....
Didn't get to try my eggplant! LOL. when I opened it, it was bad inside. I was really disappointed I didn't get to try it.. Oh well next time.
Thunderwoman- I've never eaten at the Outback but now I sure want to. I love sweet potatoes just baked. Glad you had a nice birthday.
Gracious-Sounds like you have a busy day ahead of you. Hope you get time for your exercises.
Hi jred, you must be losing inches and your body readjusting itself. Hang in there.....
Frog-Sure hope all goes well with the NH. Thats so hard and stressful on everyone.
Fillise-Hi and I hope you're not getting sick. Lucky you getting your tax stuff done. We haven't even started...
Fruitloupe-Hi hope you have a good day.
Beth-Happy for your SIL, I hope everything continues to go alright..
Freedom-Don't get discouraged, I know its hard not to but your body may just be adjusting itself. If you've taken your measurements maybe its losing inches. You've done so well. Hang tight and keep on..... Drink that water..................
Sheann-That has to be fluid gain.. Boy that water really helps. Just start drinking a barrel full.... I'm glad your Mother is feeling better..
Solshine, Monet, Sef and all I hope you have a great day....
And everyone I missed.... Howdy and happy Friday.....Do great this week-end.....
YellowRose
03-22-2002, 11:00 AM
Hi all,
Another interesting day in Dallas. Does anyone else live in an area that the weather is so different day to day?
Today is bright and cold....I’ll take it.
Fillise: I love, love , love your new avatar. Being a cat person, it really appeals to me. I have two cats myself.
They are a mother and daughter team of Birmans. Being they are in their teens, they are very precious.
Deb: That was terrible that so many of the parents backed out on their obligations and you. Feeling ill sure didn’t
help you at all, did it? Where is the justice? I have been reading a book called “The Insulin-Resistance Diet” by
Cheryle R Hart. Have you read it? It is a rather complicated eating method of “link and balance” but one thing
she talked about was not eating more that 30 gr. of carbohydrate in a two hour period and then linking it with
protein to balance. What do you think of all this? Also, can you tell me again the name of the new pretzels by
Snyder (?)? I think you said they are a little sweet and would be good to make a crust. Congrats on your two year
anniversary...way to go!
Beth: I was so sorry to hear that your sister-in-law was having so much trouble. I was happy to hear that things
are looking up for her though.
Merlis: CONGRATS ON MAKING YOUR GOAL!
Monet: Interesting you should talk about trading services with a friend. I recently got to have a massage in
exchange for taking photos of her children. It was a great bargain and we were both very happy. I had had a
massage years ago and didn’t like it but I felt comfortable with her and she really helped the soreness in my upper
and lower back. It was probably caused from the driving I did on the trip to LA. Now, I suppose I will need to see
how much she charges when I want to do it again. Maybe there was method in her madness.
Debelli
03-22-2002, 11:29 AM
Morning All:wave:
Feeling lots better today, so you all can be rest assured your good wishes must of worked. I felt better yesterday, but not 100% then in the evening started feeling a bit funky, but not terrible. This morning I felt lots better, still not 100%, but managed to get in my 4.5 miles because I knew if I didn't that I would feel really crappy! I was surprised that I was able to get in my 4.5 miles under 50 minutes, so I was happy.
The volunteering went very well and I actually enjoyed myself. I ran a register in one of the souvenir booths. It truly amazes me how people will spend money like it's nothing on souvenir items, esp. those that are tennis related and very over priced. One couple came in and bought T-shirts that totalled $184, then came back an hour later and bought a sweatshirt for $56! I will say, if I had the time, I'd go back, but I just don't.
Speaking of time, I must forewarn you all that after this weekend I'll be posting but it's not going to be the usual long Debbie posts. I have lists of things to do each and every day before we leave for NC on Friday, so I hope you will all be able to bear with me during the next week.
I got an e-mail from my pen-pal of 27 years telling me she's having all sorts of terrible medical problems. Many of you know I've spoken of her in the past, but newbies don't know, but to put it in a nutshell, we were put together the summer before 8th grade as DIET PEN PALS through Seventeen Magazine. Anyhow, we've seen each other go through the weight loss rollercoaster, more me than her, but she's had such terrible health problems through the years that are getting worse each year along with having new ones to contend with. I wrote her back and for the first time in 27 years I literaly BEGGED her to lose weight. I truly believe many of her problems are weight related and I know if nothing more than eating right and doing some exercise will make her feel good, it will possibly help her with some of her ailments. Geez, you Texas gals are sure heck stubborn!!! I say that because she too is in Texas!!!! I hope she will do something, as I'm definitely worried about her.
I DO HAVE A REQUEST!!! Will anyone be willing to start the boards for me early Monday morning, or even very late Sunday night (would be good for someone on the West Coast for Sunday night, or on Monday morning someone from the East Coast). I thought I would have access to my Aunt's computer but they will be out of town the same week we will be there, so no computer access (can you already see me going through withdrawls!!!). Anyhow, please e-mail me if you are game!!!! Debelli@AOL.com
So, as you can see, TODAY IS MY 2 YEAR SB ANNIVERSARY I'm hoping to get a post in later about that later!!!;) Happy to report that I'm seeing 120.5 on the scale today as well:D
FILLISE, glad to see you are using fitday.com and finding it helpful and useful. I can comiserate with you about the car, just had some work done on mine to the tune of $365!
TONI, SNOW? I'm dying of 90% humidity and temps in the upper 80's down here-care to trade? Did you make one of the eggplant recipes and if so, which one and how did you like it?
BETH, sorry to hear about your SIL, but glad to know she's doing fine. The believe the site you want is at: http://www.foodcount.com/Index.cfm?Method=Home let me know if this is it, wasn't able to check it, had trouble getting through, so if not, let me know.
LDBLOND, I hope things at home are better today, esp with the kids. I guess when things get crazy it seems that we turn to food to make us feel better, and many experts say it does, but in the same respect, you can find other foods that will make you feel just the same, as will some exercise-but most people chose the "bad alternative." I'm sure you'll get your act together, just try not to be so hard on yourself. On a good thought, I caught NANCE this morning on an I/M and we have a talk planned for tomorrow evening!!!
MUSIC, I think when you have a church function like that, go into the church and pray, or more like say to G-d that you will find stregth to stay away from any temptations that may come in front of you while you are in his house of worship!!! Hey, I figure if you do it first thing and give Him your word, you won't go back on it, would you??? Doing better today, thanks, not sure what the heck I had!!
POOCH, glad you like the pic:D
SOL, I truly think you need a copy of that book for yourself!!! I hope you at least rewnewed it at the library-surely don't want to be paying any fines. Did you check out the site with the dog names I posted for you????
MONET, glad to can understand the frustrations we have with volunteers. Oh well, what can we do? Now I have to work on getting a few volunteers for signing up the kids who are coming in next year in 2 weeks and then for volunteers for IB WRITTEN EXAMS for the entire month of May, which last year was not a problem, so I hope it won't be once again. Okay, now I'm salavating and waiting to hear how your dinner turned out last night!!!
SHEANN, glad to hear your Mom's doing better. Don't worry about those 5.5lbs, it could be water AND stress that have caused you to gain these unfat pounds, just be patient and they'll come sliding right back off:D
FREEDOM, you can't get discouraged like that. I found there are many reasons for gaining when you've been OP 100%, TOM, mid-cycle, stress, lack of enough water, NOT EATING ENOUGH, etc. Try to analyze what's going on, be patient and things will work out. I've gained many pounds these past 2 years and didn't have my first cheat until this past New Years. You have to get to know your body and how it responds. I do have to agree with FILLISE said to you, this is NOT a low carb diet like Atkins and you should be getting carbs in a good quantity. This could easily be why you aren't losing.
FROG, sent you an e-mail!!!:D
JRED, thanks for the congrats for Lauren. As for the Mothers who have too much time-why not make them productive and come work at the school, that way they can watch their precious darlings and they're teachers all the time and not have a reason to call the school-NOT!!!!!:lol:
FRUIT, just a quick hello!!!!!
GRACIOUS, snow, send me some, PLEASE!!! Wish your daughter a HB come Monday, from your on-line pals!!!:D
THUNDER, glad to hear you had a good bday. I love Outback and ours also has sweet potatoes and I always tell them to have mine totally plain, nothing, no sugar or butter and I tell you when you get a really sweet one, it's like eating pudding!!!!! Never thought of just cinnamon on mine, may have to ask about that next time!
ROSE, can't recall reading that book. Sounds like food combining is in it though and that's something I personally didn't want to do and one of the reasons I chose SB over Suzanne Sommers diet, I couldn't be bother with it, but hey, if it's something you are interested in using SB RULES, it probably couldn't hurt to try. The pretzels are SNYDER'S ORGANIC OAT BRAN PRETZELS. They are sticks and they definitely are delicious!!!! Thanks for the congrats!!
WOW! Caught up-this is great! If I missed anyone, it's definitely NOT intentional!!!
Going to get some lunch now, the usual chicken salad sandwich today.
Will check in later. Going tonight with Eli to a new STARBUCKS OPENING:D
Have a wonderful day and a fabulous weekend!
Debbie
194/120.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
http://members.aol.com/eldemila/happy_dance.jpg
semmens
03-22-2002, 11:54 AM
I will have to look for the book you mentioned, yellowrose.
I am a pretty firm believer in balance, though I don't get militant about it (anymore). The Zone advocates it, and so does BFL. I do believe in the theory that eating protein and small amounts of good fat along with carbohydrate helps to lower the glycemic index of what you are eating, and isn't that a main point of SB?
Now as far as restrictions on certain foods not being eaten together, or only fruit before noon, no, I can't see doing that myself. I tried something like that (the Diamonds program, forget the name) years ago without success.
Laura
ldblond
03-22-2002, 12:28 PM
Glad today is Friday, hoping for some "me" time this weekend. We'll see, it doesn't seem to happen much. Michael is improving every day, but still not ready to play with all of his friends at day care. I did take him today, but he's going to stay in the living room and veg on tv. Not a wonderful option, but I have to work and no other family available.
Had decaf Starbucks this morning. Tired and grouchy, but I know that those symptoms will fade in a couple days.
Deb, Happy Anniversary! SB has changed your life and it not only shows physically, but in your vibrant personality! May today begin another positive and healthy year for you! Please give Nance a big hello for me!
Monet, Thanks.
Beth, Wondeful news about your SIL. Thanks for keeping us up to date during this tough time for your family.
Freedom&Light
03-22-2002, 01:40 PM
Thanks for all the support. :) I didn't articulate well about the carb thing. :) You know how we can have 2-3 starchy carbs a day if we want to lose weight? I had a piece of bread...which was in and of itself amazing. LOL. That's all I meant. :)
ldblond
03-22-2002, 02:08 PM
Quick question. One of the gals in my office is working really hard to be successful on SB and she is doing well. Her constant challenge is nighttime eating. She doesn't go to sleep until about midnight and finds herself at the fridge ag 10:30 or 11 every night. Any input on night time eating? It's not a big problem for me, so I'm not sure what to suggest to her.
Thanks!
Fillise
03-22-2002, 03:10 PM
It's too cold here!!!! My azealas are trying to bloom and I am watching the leaves sprout on the trees as I type, but it is supposed to be below freezing tonight. NOOOOOOO! I'm going to have to get the sheets out to cover the azealas.
I got the car back--to the tune of 438 bucks! Ka-ching!
Down a pound this morning to 238.
LD--I used to want to eat at night too--now when I get in the mood for something, I try to have a cup of herbal tea instead. Tell your friend to try drinking something instead of eating. I will sometimes have a SB legal treat around 8:30, but try very hard not to eat anything after that. She may not be having enough for dinner if she is getting really hungry. If it's boredom or emotional eating, that's a whole diffent ballgame.
Freedom--it does take some getting used to! You'll get the hang of it and learn how to balance the carbs.
Deb--how long are you going to be in NC? I'm jealous! It may be July before I get back there again.
Yellowrose--Thanks! I loved this avatar when I found it--and was so disappointed I couldn't use it at first. Isn't amazing how the cats just worm their way into our hearts. I'm an accidental mom--but now can't imagine what I did without Belle!
Toni--thanks! I'm feeling better today and all the tax stuff in in the hands of my accountant! Maybe it was just the thought of taxes that were making me queasy!:lol:
Frog--I'm glad you are home safely and that your GM is going to be well cared for in her new home. I have two aunts with alzheimers--one no longer recognizes anyone. I dreamed I went to see her and she recognized me and we were able to talk. I miss being able to visit and talk with her.
OH and before I forget--
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DEB!
Two years is a great accomplishment for a recovering yo-yo dieter!
Have a good afternoon everyone!
Susan
300/238/150
Ellen
03-22-2002, 03:41 PM
Hi Everyone! I just woke up from a nap. Sometimes, I get so sleepy in the afternoon, I can not stay awake. Today was one of those days. My hubby is coming home early, and I hope he is not too disgusted that I did not get anything done today!
Dinner last night was good. My daughter and future son in law, who is a chef, were cooking a belated birthday dinner for me. Well, kind of anyway. That was the original idea, but my daughter has a bit of a temper, and got mad about something. I am not sure what. Her fiance' came upstairs and asked me to help him, so I did. He wants to start a catering business and wants me to be his partner, since I have catered before. I ended up helping make potato puffs. He wanted to try them, since he had tried before and gotten the recipe all messed up. These were good, he made them with whole wheat pastry flour, and I picked out the type of potato that was lowest on the GI, and only ate a few tiny puffs, just so I could say they were good. He made steaks, which were excellent, and my daughter made spanikopita with the ww filo dough, and tzaziki sauce, which is made with drained yogurt, cucumbers and spices. The food was great, but typical for them, it was not ready until almost 10pm! I tried to not complain. I am working on them, and the use of whole wheat flour and filo was a step in the right direction. Next I will work on the eating by 8! I don't feel really good today, and perhaps it is from the very late supper.
FILLISE: My azaleas are starting to bloom too. I have way too many to try and cover them. I sure hope it does not freeze too hard, and kill all the stuff that is starting to grow. I have a lot of roses, and just started pruning. I have not finished yet, but last year, it froze after I started and killed three that I had just pruned. sigh.
LDBLOND: The idea of drinking instead of eating for your co-worker is a good one. Another is to find something distracting to do, like read. I used to want to eat a lot at night, but I don't care to anymore. Perhaps it is because I drink so much water? I do know that the longer I am on SB the more my appetite seems to calm down, and the less I eat.
YELLOWROSE: You ought to ask that massage therapist if there is something else you can trade with her for massage. She might like the dinner idea if you like to cook. My MT likes the dinner because I bring it on nights when she has clients coming at 6, and it frees up her afternoon for her not to worry about a meal. She does not like to cook, either, and her family definitely likes to eat! It sure is easy for me...I just double what I am making for my family usually.
GRACIOUS: Bless you for being snowed in. That only happened to me as a kid once...when Chicago had a great blizzard. I was about 12. Never will forget it- there was so much snow you could walk up the drifts and onto the garage roof! I hope you daughter has a good birthday, and her friends can come for the party. That is important to 8 year olds! Tell her happy birthday from me! Such a good age.... Wish my almost 16 year old were still 8. :s: That would mean *I* was only 41! :lol:
THUNDER: Glad to hear you had a nice birthday! I wish I had gone to Outback on my birthday, instead of Lone Star Steaks. I did not know Outback had sweet potatoes.... I like Outback so much better, and the service and food at Lone Star was a joke... sigh. Maybe next year! Or maybe I can talk the hubby into it for a date night. Problem is, my son in law to be works at a steak place called Rodehouse Grill. I like their food, but it is not close. Hubby thinks it is too far, and too expensive...but I think he just did not have a favorable impression cause it was so crowded the time we went there.
Toni48
03-22-2002, 04:05 PM
Good Afternoon all. Just got back from Wal-Mart and getting the Grandkids Easter stuff. They'll be here Monday and wanted to make them Easter baskets. Oh my gosh all that candy. I tried to get more little toys to put in the baskets than candy. I'm getting so excited to see them since it was last July. They're both boys
and 7 and 9 yrs. old.
Monet-Your dinner sounded like an adventure. Most days I lay down and take a little nap. I've done it for years when I could. Then when I got heart trouble it seemed I had more energy if I could just doze a few. Hope you're not coming down with something..
Fillise-Cover those azaleas up. Mine are still a branch. My tulips aren't even all the way up yet. Oh my gosh don't say car trouble. My husband has a four wheel drive scout that is hanging by a thread....... Congrads. on that lb. you lost, way to go...
Deb-Happy Anniversery to youuuuuuu! My eggplant was spoiled so I didn't get to try it. Will have to get me a new one next week....
Idblond-How bout SF jello, something along those lines...
Going for a nice cup of tea..... Happy rest of the day....
YellowRose
03-22-2002, 06:20 PM
Hi Everyone,
Deb: Okay! I think I have found the chocolate with the highest percentage! It is Callebaut 99% unsweetened
chocolate. That 99% is not a typo. Of course, I don’t know what I am going to do with it. The person at Whole
Foods said it was too bitter to actually eat. Maybe I can melt it and add Stevia or Agave, and, of course, some nuts.
Where are you going in North Carolina? I’m sure you said but I missed it. How long will you be gone? Can you
tell that I am anxious about you being away from the board.....selfish me. About the book, I am very happy with the
SB program as is but I might watch that part about limiting carbs to 30 gms per 2 hour period.
Monet: Yes, I need to find a way to trade something for another massage. I do love to cook or maybe she will
need more pictures soon. Your kitchen adventure makes me think of some of the episodes in my own kitchen.
LD Blond: I have found a tea that I really like by Celestial Seasonings called Cinnamon Apple Spice. It tastes
sweet but no sugar or substitute sugar in the ingredients. ( Ingredients: Cinnamon, hibiscus, chamomile flower,
roasted chicory root, orange peel, roasted carob, natural apple flavor) I don’t have trouble in the evening with
eating but the problem comes in the afternoon. I plan in a treat that is legal. Then I try to stay away from the
almonds, cheese and walnuts. Fillise had a good point about maybe your friend isn’t eating enough dinner. We
eat rather late, around 7:30pm so I am finished with food after that.
Fillise: I grew up around cats but did not have one until I had been married for some time. Now, I can’t image my
life without one of these furry creatures. I will try to find a picture of “the girls” and post my little darlings.
Semmens: As I told Deb, I am happy with the SB program but it is interesting to read about other ideas on the
subject.
Hope you all have a great evening.
:wave:
THE BIG ORANGE BABE
03-22-2002, 07:19 PM
Next time you are washing your hands and complain
because the water temperature isn't just how you
like it, think about how things used to be.
Here are some facts about how it was in the 1500s:
Most people got married in June because they took
their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty
good by June. However, they were starting to smell,
so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the
body odor.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.
The man of the house had the privilege of the nice
clean water, then all the other sons and men, then
the women and finally the children. Last of all the
babies were bathed. By then the water was so dirty
you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the
saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."
Houses had thatched roofs - thick straw, piled high,
with little or no wood underneath. It was the only place
for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats and other
small animals (mice rats, and bugs)lived in the roof.
When it rained it became slippery, and sometimes the animals
would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying,
"It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into
the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where
bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice
clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over
the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came
into existence.
The floors were usually dirt. Only the wealthy had something
other than dirt. Hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy
had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet,
so they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing.
As the winter wore on, they kept adding more, thresh until when
they opened the door it would all start slipping outside.
A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence,
a "thresh hold."
Folks cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always
hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added
things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not
get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving
leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start
over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that
had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme,
"Peas porridge hot. Peas porridge cold. Peas porridge in
the pot nine days old."
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel
quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang
up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that
a man "could bring home the bacon." They would cut off a
little to share with guests and would all sit around and
"chew the fat."
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with
a high acid content caused some of the lead to leak onto
the food, causing lead poisoning and death. This happened
most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years
or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Most people did not have pewter plates, but had "trenchers."
A trencher was a piece of wood with the middle scooped out
like a bowl. Often trenchers were also made from stale pays
and bread which was so old and hard that they could use them
for quite some time. Trenchers were never washed and a lot
of times worms and mold got into the wood and old bread. Often,
after eating off wormy, moldy trenchers, one would get
"trench mouth."
Bread was divided according to status. Hired workers got
the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle,
and special guests got the top, or "the upper crust."
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination
would sometimes knock a hefty drinker out for a couple of days.
Someone walking along the road would find these folks passed-out an take them for dead.
They would then be prepared for burial. A part of this
preparation was that they would be "laid out" on the kitchen
table for a couple of days and the family would gather around
and eat and drink and wait and see if they would "wake up."
Hence, the custom of holding a "wake."
England is old and small and they started out running out
of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and
would take the bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave.
When reopening these coffins, one out of twenty-five coffins
were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they
realized that in spite of holding their "wakes" they still
had been burying some people alive. So they began to tie a
string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin
and up through the ground. Above ground the string was tied to
a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all
night to listen for the bell. Hence, the beginning of the
term, "graveyard shift." If the bell rang, that person was,
"saved by the bell!" If, after a week passed and the bell did
not ring, the person was considered a "dead ringer."
And all this is the truth!
Whoever said that "History" is boring
BOB
Toni48
03-22-2002, 07:57 PM
That was great!!!!!!!!!!! I just loved reading that, thanks for posting it....
Daramus
03-22-2002, 08:08 PM
BOB - Thanks for posting! I love history, and I really enjoyed reading that.
Debelli - Congrats on your 2 years of SB! I wish you many more years of continued success.
Rosalie
03-22-2002, 08:19 PM
That was a very interesting and educational article. So many old sayings that I have often wondered how they originated. It makes me glad that I am living to-day and not a few hundred years ago.
Marie.
fruitloupe
03-22-2002, 08:27 PM
Good evening!
Hope you all had a good day! Mine was eventful. We had a field trip today and then a picnic in the park across from school so I'm quite pooped! I also had duty today to top it all off!
FILLISE: My azaleas are absolutely beautiful right now. I have lights in them around my gazebo in my back yard and at night they are so pretty! My whole yard is full of them! The only thing bad about them is that they don't last long at all - one good storm and they are gone!
DEBBIE: WAY TO GO!!! 2 years - what an awesome accomplishment! You are our hero! I wish I could help with the thread thing for the board - but I don't know how to do it! If you tell me - I'll take care of it for you!
THUNDER: Outback is my favorite place to eat out! I love Alice Spring's Chicken! TO DIE FOR!!! YUMMY! Glad you had a good birthday!
LDBLOND: Sorry - I can't help out with the late eating situation - I'm in bed WAY before that!! I'm probably in bed BECAUSE I don't want to eat! HAHA!
GATOR: What's up - I miss you girl!!!!
Well, I was at 264.5 this morning - I think it's a fluke - for some reason I feel like I'll be up tomorrow - we'll see!
See y'all tomorrow!
Missy
284/264.5/170
Mel
03-22-2002, 09:05 PM
It's freezing here! Can't wait til Monday when I fly to sunny sofla and meet debbie on Wednesday! OK florida gals, you better make sure its warm and sunny down there for me! My poor daffodils all fell over from the cold (20 degrees) but luckily the azealeas don't bloom here til Mother's Day so we rarely have to worry about them getting hit by storms. Sometimes heat does them in, tho. What really hurts is when almost every year it gets really cold again just after the magnolias and cherry trees start to bloom. We really live too far north for magnolias to bloom sucessfully and consistently, but they sure try.
Deb-HAPPY 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!! THAT'S AWESOME! May you have many more. Sorry I can't start the thread for you- I'll be on the road. Let's hit those outlets if I can park ds with my brother for long enough. I love outlets, everything I own comes from them or TJMax or Value City! I really need new running shoes, the bottoms are falling off mine. I can hear Frog gasping.
Beth- Any improvement on the pinkeye? I'm surprised the rest of your family and assorted live-ins don't have it too. I hope your SIL is doing better- I had the same surgery 12 1/2 years ago and now have an 11 1/2 year old son. There is hope for her.
BOB- great post! Sounds like my house. We have all sorts of critters living in the insulation in the attic, but none have fallen thru yet! I always wondered about the derivation of some of those phrases.
Yellowrose- I've used that chocolate to make a fruit dip. Really yummy, hard to stay in control. melt it w/ a little butter in a double-boiler, and add agave. If I remember correctly, that choc didn't take to being melted in the microwave.
Fillise- Miss Belle looks just like my cat, Tribble. She is all black with an occaisional random white hair, and yellowy-green eyes. She's also very compact, much heavier than she looks, and silky. She was an SPCA find, but the vet says she's probably purebred Burmese. She's the most agressively affectionate cat we've ever had, but tries to swat my 65 pound dog every chance she gets.
ldblond- my solutions to night eating were to floss,brush and mouthwash. It was too much bother to do it all again. Sometimes I would just go to bed early so I wouldn't eat. Of course now on BFL I'm supposed to eat a meal around 9:30 or 10 pm.
Frog- I'm so glad you're back and that the outcome is as satisfactory as possible under the circumstances. I had my GM living with me for the last few years of her life, and it was very hard. I was 28 when whe moved in, with a 4 year old marriage and a 6 month old baby. GM did not have Alz., I don't think I could have done that, but she became increasingly frail and depressed. My mother's solution was to leave the country for a few years, and she was an only child. I'm glad you and your family were able to find a NH that looks good.
Tommorrow is the last day of my 1st body for life challenge. I have 1 Lower body workout to do, then I did it! I'll be taking a week off while I'm in Florida, and go back to doing straight SB. Then back to another 12 weeks of BFL. I can't believe how strong I've gotten and how my body has changed. Muscle sure takes less space than fat.
have a good nite,
mel
Rosalie
03-22-2002, 10:28 PM
Good Evening All
It's been a very cold and windy day here but thankfully none of the white stuff. I managed to catch up with some household chores to-day. I've been feeling very lazy since I got back from my vacation. Also been working on my taxes to-day - the last couple of years I have done them on the computer but this year the program I use has changed and it is now internet based and has been a pain in the butt so I reverted to doing them by hand. I was out this afternoon to badminton - we have our annual tournament on Monday which should be fun. We will be having a pot-luck lunch. I plan on taking a fruit tray.
I've been eating well this week. I've been restricting starchy carbs to breakfast time on most days and it seems to be working as I have lost 3 1/2 pounds of the six I gained last week. For lunch and dinner I've been having protein and lots of salads and veggies. Made Deb's cheesecake yesterday. I only made half the recipe as I didn't want to think of myself eating about 3/4 of it. It tasted o.k. although it was kind of thin as I used an 8 inch pan as I couldn't find a smaller one, except the foil pans with the crinkly edges and I didn't think that would work too well.
Frog - I hope your GM gets settled into a suitable NH soon. I know it must be a very difficult time for you and your family. My thoughts are with you.
Deb - Happy Second SB Anniversary. You have come a long way in the last two years and you are an inspiration to us all. I almost forgot to give you a report on the latest chocolate I have - the Lindt 90%. It tastes rather gross. Much more bitter than the 85%. I can tolerate the 85% but will go back to the 70% when my present supply is gone. My ds just tried the 90% and he is of the same opinion as me - we just trashed it. I've just tried the Rapunzel 70% and it tastes very good. I had to get the taste of the other one out of my mouth. I loved the pic you had at the end of your post: Weight and Watch.......very appropriate.
Mel - Congrats on completing your first BFL challenge. Hope you enjoy your visit to Florida. My visit was much too short. Too bad the kids had to get back for school. I would have loved to have stayed longer.
Ldblond - Glad to hear ds is beginning to feel better.
Gracious I hope your dd was able to have her birthday party. Although I am sure the kids don't mind having another day off school! It's been very cold and windy here to-day but thankfully no snow except for a little flurry this morning.
Fillise - Glad to see you are on a downward trend.
Beth - Glad to hear that sil's surgery went off o.k. Hope you can get the Pink Eye fixed up soon.
Hi to everyone I have missed and have a good weekend everyone. It's a working one for me.
Marie. :wave:
Fillise
03-22-2002, 10:55 PM
It seems like the board has been busy tonight.
Miss Belle is curled up in my lap--sweet as she can be--now. But she's been "devil cat" today. The water bottle has gotten quite a workout. I was cooking dinner and all of a sudden she was on my shoulder ready to jump into the sizzling beef tips, onions and peppers. :devil:
I just looked at my fitday averages for the week. I did 41% carbs, 31% fat, and 28% protein. Pretty close to where it should be!
I'm going to torture the northerners. The azealas here are just about to bust out in their full glory--if they survive the freezing temperatures tonight. The dogwoods are about a week to 10 days away from their full splendor. The bradford pears have mostly bloomed and are putting out leaves--the cherry trees are absolutly gorgeous and the red buds are pretty. If we can just get past tonight, I think we will finally have spring!
Marie--good to see you back from vacation and back on program!
Mel--congratulations on completing your first BFL challenge! Hanging in for the full 12 weeks is a real accomplishment! What do you think has been the best thing the BFL has done for you?
Uh-oh--sweet kitty has been replaced by devil kitty again. She's attacking the ostrich feather duster!
Fruit--I know what you mean! I want the azealas to last far longer than they do--but while they are in bloom I drive all over town looking at the beautiful yards.
BOB--What a hoot! Where do you find this stuff?
YellowRose--I'd love to see a picture of your kitties!
Uh-oh better go--she's now into a box of tampons and carrying them all over the house!
night!
Susan
Beth2374
03-23-2002, 12:15 AM
SUSAN - Lucky you in Auburn, cause up here in Huntsville the low tonight is 25... BLAH!
I went to the EYE DOC Today! He said I have bacterial conjunctivitis (PINKEYE ) DUH, and also an allergic response. Allergic to what I'm not sure, and neither is he, but he took all kinds of pictures of my eyes, and did a very thorough exam, and told me to cut BACK on my antibiotic drops because it could be bothering my eyes having them in there so much. He also gave me a steroid/anti-inflammitory drop to apply 4 times a day to them. He said from the antibiotics and oral steroids I'd been on, my immune system had been compromised which is why the rest of the family was able to shake it and I couldn't. I've only been using the drops since Noon, which means twice... and my eye looks MUCH better. Tonight will be the true test, to see if I wake up hurting, and see how much 'gunk' is in it when I wake up. He said as long as I have 'crusties' I'm still contagious :(
Anyway... he thinks I have 72 hours till I'm back to normal... which will please me to no end!! My contacts are calling my name!
S-I-L is better today. She's sore as all heck, but she's gonna be ok. Gotta wait a while for any further prognosis. Some of you may know... once you have endometriosis, do you always get it back? Is it a recurring thing... or once they 'clean her out' is she now rid of it for good? Just curious... I know nothing about it.
DEB - CONGRATS on your 2 years!! I've done it for 2 months and it seems like forever to me!!
I had a great compliment today... I THINK. DH's aunt came over and we were talking about weight loss... (she's on WW and has lost MORE than I have in a shorter time) and she said... 'well your face looks totally different'... I'm GUESSING that was supposed to mean better ;) LOL!
Well... I'm off to bed... Tomorrow is scrimmage game day for our Football Player, and it's make it or pack your crap and go back where you came from day... so please send good thoughts his way! He's never played arena football before and the astroturf is throwing him off bigtime.
Legal Sweet Dreams everyone :)
pooch
03-23-2002, 08:03 AM
Morning All!!!
Its another busy day at our house. My DS is in a flag ceremony with his Boy Scout troop this morning, then we have to go to an Easter picnic (I volunteered to face paint the kiddies), then we need to race back to take DD to work and hit a few stores for needed things. It doesn't sound that bad but we are going from one end of the area to next with each activity.
It was super cold here to last night - we were down in the 20's too. I haven't checked on my flowers yet so my fingers are crossed. Our azealeas have started blooming so.....The worse part is the garden my 7 year old was making for his Cub Scout badge. He was so proud that everything had starting coming up from the ground. I hope his stuff survives.
DH threw me for a loop on his email yesterday. I am all set to move to Florida next and now he is thinking about Italy. We will play this bouncing game for the next few months. The hard part is he will call for orders before he gets back so we are having very lengthy discussions by email right now. We lived in Italy (Sicily) from 91-94 and loved it. It was one of the best experiences we have had - the culture, the FOOD, the sights... but with one in high school and another soon to be it's a whole new ballgame. Our youngest was even born there so he's a duel citizen. Would anyone come visit me there for a SB adventure????
Beth - good luck with your eye. I started rubbing mine just thinking about you. I hated when my kids used to get it when they were little.
Deb - two years is incredible!!! I can start your threads if no one else has contacted you - just give me the details.
BOB - the article was really good - where did you get it? I love that kind of trivia stuff - my kids enjoyed it too.
To everyone else have a great day!!! Time to wake the kids and go to flag ceremony.
TTFN
Denise
Kimmythekid
03-23-2002, 08:08 AM
Good morning all!!!
Just a quicky to Beth....
As far as endo returning, it totally depends. My mom had it REALLY bad. Got it taken care of and here I am. It never did return for her. My step mom also had it very bad. She could not have kids for 10 years and had it opperated on and had 2 pregnancies, but she says it has returned for her. Now she was older than my mom, who was 20 when she was operated on. Every person is different. Don't give up hope. I pray that she will be able to have babies, and if not, I pray for her and your brother to be okay with that and maybe find another answer...but I bet she will be okay!!
I could not imagine not being able to have kids, seeing as I have them so darn easy...all I need to do is think. It is such a shame to see couples struggle. I have a neighbor who had been trying for years to have one. She is now 41 and they are now thinking of adopting. It is heart breaking, but maybe there is a kid out there that would not have been taken care of if they don't adopt it.
I have to run. Kids are restless this a.m.
Take care all!!!
Kimmy
Mel
03-23-2002, 08:46 AM
Too cold again! Poor Cleo keeps bringing me her leash and I keep throwing her out the door solo. She is one confused dog. Maybe it will warm up this afternoon and Ican fit in a doggie run between everything else going on.
Pooch- I've got my tickets booked for Italy. You can count on at least 1 SB visitor! I agree tho, it's much harder when your kids are older. We turned down going to Paris for 2 years when my dd was 13 and ds was 5- he would have been no problem, but she would have been. In retrospect, who knows? My mother and step-father lived for 2 years in Grenoble, France when I was 17-19. I stayed behind and went to boarding school, then college. France would have been a better choice.
Fillise- That was cruel! My early flowering bulbs have had it, 2 nights in the 20's have turned them to frozen mush. Oh well, I still have azaelas and dogwoods to look forward to. For your sake, I hope Miss Bell is declawed. Having mine leaps into my lap leaves little punctures in my thighs ( I probably look like an IV drug abuser!). I can't imagine the personal damage if she tried for my shoulders. Re your question: what is the best thing BFL has done for you? I'd say it's given me even more confidence in my ability to accomplish what I set out to do. I also actually like my body for the first time ever. I never thought I'd say that without a skeletal transplant. I'm not where I want to be yet, but I can see that it is possible. It is a very demanding program, but very rewarding in the end. Lots of health benefits including all the SB ones. My resting heart rate has dropped from 62 to 46 in the last 12 weeks.
Beth- Glad your eye problems are being solved. If you wear disposable contacts, throw them out, throw out your case, heck- throw out the remaining solution and start a new bottle. What a long battle you've had. BTW, endo is a really weird disease- comes and goes, sometimes the worse cases are symton free except for infertility, and the lighter cases are the most painful. Yes, it does come back, but the only way to know for sure is diagnosis by invasive surgery, so unless she continues to have problems or they start up again, docs usually won't do that just to re-confirm a diagnosis. I know Fruitloup's experience is much more current than mine so her info is more up to date, but I was told the best "window" for getting preg. is within 6 months of the surgery. Course your SIL is a lot younger than when I was trying- by the time I had the surgery, I was 34. I was told that usually pregnancy "cures" it. HA! DD was conceived when I was 27 with minimal effort :lol: even tho I know I had endo before that, but ds took 8 years and surgery. Then endo was much worse after dd's birth, and came back again, but not bad, after ds. I can't wait for menopause! Tho all the exercise and change in diet has really helped with minimizing symptoms. Well, there's my life story.
Marie- My visit will be really short, too :( . The cheapy airline tix required flying down Monday and returning Thrusday. Way too short! But the change of scenery sill be nice, I'll get a short visit with Deb, and get to see my brother, SIL and 1 year old neice.
gotta go workout then start the errand race-
mel
THE BIG ORANGE BABE
03-23-2002, 10:58 AM
MORNING EVERY BUDDY!!!!
Hope everyone is having a good start to the weekend..
MEL...It's in the 50's over here on the West Coast of FLA....BIG BREEZE BLOWIN!!! I'm getting ready to open all the windows and air out the house!
BOB is going to take advantage of this lovely weather, throw open the den door and start pitching...
We don't use the den as a den, and it has slowly become a catch all room...my strategy today is...IF IT AIN'T BEING USED....IT'S GOING OUT THE DOOR!!!!
THEN...today is bath day for SKEETER and he's already not looking foward to that :eek:
Glad you all liked the little trivia I threw out on the board.
My cousin sent that to me and I wanted to share...MISSY sent me a cutie this morning that she should share with you all...MISSY , let me know and I'll put it in a post if you didn't keep it.
I better get started or else I'll still be sitting here at 6pm
ENJOY YOUR DAY EVERYONE....
BOB
fruitloupe
03-23-2002, 11:02 AM
Good morning!
The scale was still at 264.5 this morning so I guess it wasn't a fluke:D Now, lets see if I can make it through the weekend!
BETH: Endometriosis can definately come back! I just had my 2nd surgery for it - my last one was 2 years ago. They will more than likely (depending on her situation) put her on depo lupron shots which stops your period and puts you through a brief period of menopause - which is what I'm on for 6 months. The last time I had the surgery - I only did 3 months of shots - it depends on the doctor I guess. After this - the best time to get pregnant is within the next 6 months to a year. I got pregnant immediately after I stopped my shots the last time once my period was regulated again and I lost that baby too. That was my 5th miscarriage - so now I'm going to try one more time but I'm VERY scared. I have many friends that have had the surgery, done the shots and then have gotten pregnant and have carried successfully! NOTHING comes easy for me though! I'm learning that the hard way. But, I guess it depends on the person - if it comes back or not! Hopefully everything works out for her and your brother - I'm praying for them!
Well, I'm heading to New Orleans for the day! Don't worry I won't head to Burbon Street! We are going to Sam's and to have lunch with some of our friends! Have a good day - I'll check in tonight!
Missy
284/264.5/170
Fillise
03-23-2002, 11:42 AM
My azealas survived!!!!!! It is a gorgeous day--I think I'm gonna decorate the house for easter.
I logged into fitday this morning: this is the day I'm planning:
Believe it or not, according to fitday, I'm just a little over 1200 calories. My distribution is 30% protein, 32 % fat,and 38% carbs. I need a non-fat snack to get me above 1400 calories. Any ideas?
I went to Kroger to look for the synder's oatbran sticks--they apparently carry it, but were out. That would have been the perfect snack. ANy other ideas?
BOB--Have fun cleaning! I hope you get it all cleared out!
Mel--Miss Belle is not declawed. She actually lets me clip and file her nails, so I decided not to declaw her when I had her spayed. Still, I do have the scratch marks on my thighs--she actually lept right onto my shoulder without using her claws! Your resting heart rate is fantastic! If nothing else, you've done your heart a world of good! I'm impressed!
Denise--I say you should go to Italy and host a SB gathering--we'll all come! :D Seriously, I do think it would be very different with older kids--still if you move a lot anyway, it might not be as traumatic as it would be otherwise.
Beth--Brrrr, I hope that was the last freeze for the season! I'm thrilled to hear that you may by FINALLY beating that pink eye! I had a cousin with endometriosis who was told she would never have children. She now has two. I hope it works out for your brother and SIL.
OK--off to check out the rest of the web this morning.
Susan
300/238/150
Toni48
03-23-2002, 12:08 PM
Good Morning everyone... Thanks Fillise for posting your menu. That really helps to see how someone else is eating. And it makes it good for questions on how come. Especially for us kind of new to SB.
Got lots to do for company coming so I'm going to hurry off and fold laundry..... Have a great Sat.
j red
03-23-2002, 12:09 PM
It's a gorgeous day this morning, sun shining and birds singing. Just a little on the cool side, but luckily not at cold as some of you are experiencing. If you saw the reports, we had about 6 inches of rain one day this past week and the weather guys said all that moisture kept the heat from radiating out and that kept us from having a hard freeze.
Fillise: Your description was hard on me, too. I grew up in Louisiana and miss the spring time the most. This area of TX has too little acid in the soil for azaleas and dogwoods to thrive. There are some who can grow them, but it takes lots of effort and preparing of the soil. We do have pretty pears and redbuds.
Mel: Congrats on completing your first challenge. I just might have to borrow that book from one of the teachers at my school and read it. Exercising is the one thing I have never done consistently. How much time during a day do you have to workout? If I have a program to follow, I think I'd be able to get over to the Y and use those machines. I just don't have a clue how to start with machines. The bike is the only thing I've done here at the house.
Beth: I hope today is even better with the pinkeye. Sorry, I can't help with the endo, I haven't had any personal experience but my cousin had difficulty, a miscarriage, then surgery, and now has a beautiful little girl born in August. She's about 10 years older than your SIL.
Lyn: We will get together some day, I promise. Hope you had a great weekend with DD.
Fruit: Looking at your weight posting, you've lost 20 pounds! WTG girlfriend. I remember well those Kindergarten fieldtrips when I taught K. And the other things we'd do for those babies. Wear ourselves out so they'd have a good time. We'd tell ourselves we'd never do it again, but always did. Now I just take my sixth graders to a Renaissance Faire, let them run around with a parent and gather them up when it's time to go back to school. Much less stress!
Deb: Glad your tennis tournament gig went well. Those moms with too much time? Well, they are already working in our school. They are wonderful help and we are very lucky to have them. I think some of them believe because they help so much , they have to right to try and tell us how to run things. With my situation: testing kids for the g.t. program and teaching the g/t program, I have to also be a counselor when they want to know why their kids didn't qualify when the teacher at their last school told them the child was gifted. I even have teachers who tell me the student should be in the program, but rate them as average on their teacher rating scale that we use. It's such a fuzzy area, and quite controversial at times. And I'm also in the middle. It would help tremendously if someone else did the testing and I could just do the teaching. Sorry for the diatribe.
Lara: How's your DS? Hope he's much improved and enjoying his weekend!
Rosalie: Your trip to Florida sounds wonderful. A dumb question: How long did it take you to drive? I can't imagine driving from NTX do SFLA! I am not a good auto traveler. But I don't really like flying either. Maybe I'll try a TRAIN! Glad the WOE is back on track for you.
BOB: Loved that essay. Some of those I've heard but a few were new to me. My DH got a kick out of the wake.
I have run out of time. Sorry I can't respond to everyone but I'm thinking about you all!
Have a great weeend!;) We are singing our Easter musical tomorrow and have the dress rehearsal today. I'll be busy!
Jeanie
196/168 (and down 3 sizes)/130
sef
03-23-2002, 12:12 PM
HiedieHo All!!!
What a wonderful day I had yesterday!! The Young At Heart group went to Zemurray Gardens in Tangipahoa Parish. It was magnificent I did not realize there were so many different colors of azaleas! We found there a few little hills, rises really, in LA! It is all woodland trails that wind for 1.9 miles aound Mirror Lake. There are benches and statuary scattered about. And two wooden bridges over the lake if you want to take a short cut. I am afraid of heights and spiders. The darn bridge wasn't that high, but I sure got a panicky feeling when we posed on it!! Couldn't wait to get off! We just posed on it, did not take the short cut.
The trail was lined with Azaleas, Dogwoods, Ardisia, Canterbury Bells, which were on the wane. There are supposed to be yellow and purple Irises but they were not out yet. The woods were just full of these beautiful bushes beside little wet areas and vistas. We just ambled along ooohing and aaahing, chatting, resting....it was so pleasurable!!!
It made me homesick for Milford in June, we used to go out for rides in the countryside to see the Mountain Laurel, especially along Twin Lakes Road which seemed to have the best display.
As I said I didn't realize there were so many different colors of azalea!
From there we went to the Mandeville Waterfront for dinner at a restaurant that specialized in French food, Nothing there for SBers. I had "Pastramied" Salmon Reuben, three itsy bitsy triangles of toasted bread with raw salmon, sauerkraut and fresh parsley, good. Soup made from papaya, coconut milk, shrimp, delicious. We were all aching, but agreed it was a great day! We left at 1p got home about 7:45p. It was worth the trip. Actually only about an hour from Slidell.
POOCH - My DS and family lived overseas for 15 years. They were in Germany, Turkey and Australia. My GD considers Canberra her hometown as that's where she spent the first five years of her schooling. They would go back in a heartbeat, except they wanted GD to have the American High School experience. My GD had a terrific education there and being brough up in other countries has given her knowledge that many kids here do not have.
I will admit I'm a little tired today, especially my feet. This afternoon there is final practice for music program in church tomorrow. I am taking it easy the rest of the day. Being here is taking it easy!!
Take care, sef
sef
03-23-2002, 12:22 PM
Class of 2005 Mindset List
1. Most students starting college this fall were born in 1983.
2. Ricky Nelson, Marvin Gaye and Laura Ashley have always been dead.
3. The New Kids on the Block are over the hill.
4. They want to be PHAT but not fat.
5. IBM Selectrics are antiques.
6. Thongs no longer come in pairs and slide between the toes.
7. God has never been a “he” in most churches.
8. Hard copy has nothing to do with a TV show; a browser is not someone relaxing in a bookstore; a virus does not make humans sick; and a mouse is not a rodent (and there is no proper plural for it).
9. Moscow has always been opposed to “star wars.”
10. Recording TV programs on VCRs became legal the year they were born.
11. The British Royal family has always behaved badly.
12. There has always been Diet Coke.
13. Artificial hearts have always been ticking.
14. The Social Security system has always been on the brink.
15. There have always been warnings about second-hand smoke.
16. They have never experienced a real recession.
17. A hacker is not just a kid who won’t stop fooling around.
18. Grenada has always been safe for democracy.
19. They were born the same year as the PC and the Mac.
20. The U.S. Senate has always had a daycare program.
21. One earring on a man indicates that he is probably pretty conservative.
22. CDs have always been labeled for explicit content.
23. Lethal Weapon in one form or another has always been “at the movies.”
24. Boeing has not built the 727 since they were born.
25. Sarajevo was a war zone, not an Olympic host.
26. They don’t remember Janet Jackson when she was cute and chubby.
27. Drug testing of athletes has always been routine.
28. There has always been a hole in the ozone layer.
29. They have always used email.
30. The Colts have always been in Indianapolis.
31. The precise location of the Titanic has always been known.
32. When they were born, Madonna was still a radiant woman holding a beatific child.
33. Jimmy Hoffa has always been officially dead.
34. Tylenol has always been impossible for children or adults to open.
35. Volkswagen beetles have always had engines in the front.
36. They do not know what the Selective Service is, but men routinely register for it on their financial aid forms.
37. Ron Howard and Rob Reiner have always been balding older film directors.
38. Cal Ripken has always been playing baseball.
39. They have probably never used carbon paper and do not know what "cc" and "bcc" mean.
40. Lasers have always been marketed as toys.
41. Major newspapers have always been printed in color.
42. Beta is a preview version of software, not a VCR format.
43. They have never known exactly what to call the rock star formerly and presently known as Prince.
44. They are the first generation to prefer tanning indoors.
45. "Survivor" is a TV show not a rock group.
46. They have heard “just say no” since they were toddlers.
47. Most of them know someone who was born with the help of a test tube.
48. It has paid to “Discover” since they were four.
49. Oprah has always been a national institution..
50. With a life expectancy of 77 years, they can anticipate living until about 2060.
I thought this was rather interesting. Made me feel old!!!!!
sef
gracious
03-23-2002, 02:33 PM
I can't believe it is officially spring. We have lots of snow on the ground and the wind is blowing so hard I think my hair is moving while I am sitting here at the computer!! To top it all off, we ran out of dry firewood...now that is chippy!
We ended up having my daughter's 8th b-day party after all, although only with her best friend and 2 brothers. It was a really good time and those girls are like 2 peas in a pod. They look alike, act alike and their personalities are alike. You would think they are sisters for sure. It turned into a 2 day party because she slept over and we had more activities today-painting, pin the tail on the donkey of course, dressup and some other things. All in all, it was a fantastic girlie party. Thanks for the well wishes for her.
LDBLONDE-I know the SB authorities say no eating after 8 pm but that is a killer for me too. I *have* to eat and drinking tea or something like that won't do it for me. I pretty much always have a salad at night time. I need real food but think that a salad is not all that bad. Maybe I am wrong, but it keeps me from eating *bad* things, so it is a good thing!
I think I have to sign off before my fingers freeze to the keyboard. Have a great weekend!
THE BIG ORANGE BABE
03-23-2002, 02:46 PM
AFTERNOON !!!
Just a quickie....
SUSAN would you mind terribly to let me see your fitday journal...I have such a hard time with my menus, and look how good you've done...If you don't want to put it on the board, you have my earthlink address dont' you?
Oh...I think I'm going to have to get the shovel out :lol:
BOB
Fillise
03-23-2002, 10:11 PM
Just a quick post.
Narda, I've sent you the link to my Fitday journal. I'll send it to anyone else who might like it, if they will send me a private email I'll send the link!
I got in 30 minutes on the treadmill today--but have been a lazy bum otherwise!
I hope everyone is having a good evening!
Susan
GatorGal
03-23-2002, 10:27 PM
Fruit--Thanks for missing me. I've been staying very busy and don't have time to read much of the board. Wow, 11 pages so far, and the week is not even over.
We had the greatest day today. Weather in the 70's and my DH and I went for a nice long walk right after breakfast. Then over to Winter Park where they have a wonderful farmers market. Lots of plants and fresh veggies. It is held in down town Winter Park, and is full of people with their dogs. Lots of atmosphere. Then walking down Park Avenue stopping for lunch at one of the sidewalk cafés in Winter Park. We were looking for things for our butterfly garden and ended up buying a sundial.
Then back home doing a little more gardening. I painted the 8 ft. wall in the back of our property. It is now a lovely shade of green to blend in with the hedge. Our daughter came over about 6 and we went to dinner and then to see the movie Ice Age. So, all in all, a relaxing and enjoyable day.
Had a reprieve on my French this week. Our professor was sick so we did not have class. Fruit, you live in Cajun land--Do you speak any French? I still have lots of studying to do. The lessons seem to get harder the further along in the book we go. More to memorize, I think.
Our trip to Cuba is in just over 2 weeks. I got the last of my Hepatitus B shots yesterday.
Gotta go. Just checking in to let you know I'm alive. Take care, all.
Debelli
03-23-2002, 10:49 PM
Good Saturday Evening!:wave:
Had half a post done last night but wasn't able to get on line to post it so I am revising it and finishing it and promising to get it on before I have to change it all over again:rolleyes:
Had a busy morning today. Woke up as if it were the weekday and decided since I couldn't go to garage sales but had some time before I had to take the kids to today's destinations that I would get in a walk/jog, which I did-3.5 miles, so I am very proud of myself as it's a rare occasion that I ever exercise on a Saturday:D
Had to drop Michael off at one end of town for a Bat Mitzvah for his friends Sister, a half hour trip and then come all the way back to take Lauren to the Youth Fair for a Drama Competition (she came in FIRST PLACE in individual category for her school for her monologue she did!!!!!) then I had to run back in the other direction again to get Michael and then once again, all the way home-I'm pooped from driving!!!! I have to say I am so proud of Lauren, she REALLY did well with her piece. She wouldn't do it for me before we went so I didn't get to see this until she was on the stage and she really did a great piece!!!:D
We went to the STARBUCKS last night, nice store-had some coffee, can't say that I liked it much, how do you all drink that stuff??
Made my CRUSTLESS SPINACH QUICHE last night, the last two times I made it it was to take up to Orlando for our SB GET TOGETHER, this is the first one I've made for home in a really long, long time and it was so delicious.
Forgot to mention, I made my GLAMOUR SHOTSappt. for Tuesday morning, so I'll finally get those pictures done. I'm tinkering with the idea of doing a full body shot which they now do-should I do it? Thought about taking a pic in those jeans I won't wear. Of course, I'd take them with me and put them on there, heck no, I won't wear them out of the house!!!!
Thanks for those of you who offered to help with the board, I appreciate the offer of your help more than you know. ROSALIE had e-mailed me and offered to start the board while I am away for me, so she will be getting the boards started while I am away. THANKS!!!
SEMMENS, I believe there is some truth the what you say about eating a combination of foods as far as protein, carbs and fats. It's known that if you take a higher GI carb and eat a low GI food, protein fat or another carb, that it does lower the GI of the entire combination. I'm a firm believer that as long as it's within the realm of being legal, anything's worth a try to see if it works to help the weight come off, can't hurt to try, right?
LDBLOND, thanks for those nice words:) Well, I had all intentions of calling NANCE tonight, actually didn't forget this time, BUT, I couldn't find her number-couldn't believe it. Hopefully we'll reschedule soon. Glad to hear MICHAEL is improving daily. For the gal in your office, I'd tell her to eat small meals if possible, doing one later in the evening, or as many suggested, drink some tea, have some jello, or maybe a small piece of light protein, like cottage cheese. Sometimes I eat late and have never had trouble when I do. It's hard when you stay up late in the evenings, I too get hungry.
FILLISE, yeah, yeah, just rub it in that you've got cold and we're dying of the heat down here, just you wait, summer is coming!;) CONGRATS on down another pound!!!! We (me, kids, Mom and Nephew) are leaving early Friday morning for NC and will return the following Sunday, I believe it's April 7th. You are doing VERY well with keeping track on fitday and keeping your ratios-congrats!!! Oh, and thanks for the laugh about Miss Belle and the tampons!!! LOL!!
MONET, I had MONET DISEASE today-had to take a nap as well:) I think this comes with age possibly, wanting more naps? Seems that's what I'd like to do almost on a daily basis lately.
FREEDOM, got you on the miscomunnication of the carbs. Still, only one starchy carb a day is so little. Hope you are doing well.
TONI, sounds like you are going to have a nice visit with the GK's this week and I can see Grandma is already finding ways to spoil them;) Oh, you have no idea how many times I've had to throw away eggplant, among other things-hate wasting food, you'd think I'd of learned by now!
ROSE, that chocolate you got is definitely a baking chocolate and you could easily get away with buying the cheaper stuff, though, that brand is VERY good! VESNA did what you mentioned, with the nuts and posted her version of the recipe on the recipe board, so you may want to check it out. Do a small amount though, just in case it gets screwed up. We are going to HENDERSONVILLE, not too far from Ashville in NC. My parent's bought a trailer up there which is right next to one my grandparents have had for about 17 years and my Aunt built a house right next to them and my other Aunt bought the place right next to my parents, so they are all within feet of each other, but my one Aunt who has a house is the only one who is there full time. I've always wanted a place up there, so this is second best. Will be gone from this Friday til April 7th-I'm sure you and the rest of the board will be hoping while I'm away-at least I hope so!!!
BOB, Michael and I loved reading your history post today. He asked me when I was going to see you again, I told him, "Michael, I just saw her 2 weeks ago!" he said "No, I mean when are you going to see her here, when is she coming for a visit????" Of course, I couldn't answer him.
FRUIT, thanks for offering to help anyhow, I do appreciate it! Hey, CONGRATS on being down again today! Just think, another half pound and you've got 20 gone! Another 5 and you hit a new milestone too.
MEL, hopefully the rains we had last night won't be re-appearing, they were torrential downpours here. Don't get excited about the weather BOB posted in Sarasota, trust me, it's not the same as we have here, unfortunately. You want the outlet mall, you got it! That is unless you hit it before I see you. I can get there when they open and take you to do some damage before we hit for lunch and wherever else you'd like to go. Eli brought a bag of coffee for you home tonight-boy, it does amaze me how good it smells and yet, I don't care for the taste. When does your plane leave on Monday??? Give me a call when you get in, from Broward to Dade phone calls are only .25 cents flat rate, so don't worry about it when you have to dial a 1 and the area code and then my number, it's not like a regular LD phone call.
ROSALIE, thank you once again for your offer that I will gladly take you up on with starting the boards-I promise, it will be easy. Good going on losing some of the vacation pounds you gained, I knew they would start coming off as soon as you got back in to familiar surroundings. The other ones I'm sure will follow suit soon. Have you and ZANNE made arrangements to meet for her to get the agave?? Hmmm, I never thought about making 1/2 the cheesecake! I'm waiting for Philly to send me a offer form to get 4 of those little 4" springform pans and that would probably be good making 1/2 the recipe and using those small pans. Heck, why did you trash the 90% chocolate-mortal sin my dear, you could of made SOMETHING with it!!!! Did you like the Rapunzel?? I just had two small squares of a bar that I think is from the UK called THORNTONS, 70%, yummy! Haven't had chocolate in about a week or so.
BETH, hope your pink-eye is doing better today! Trust me, it doesn't feel at all like 2 years-it's gone by fast. I would of asked the Aunt "compared to what?" when she made that comment. As it was probably intended to be nice, couldn't she be a bit more direct and say something nice directly?
POOCH, wow, Italy? Hmmm, Florida, Italy, big difference-which one do you prefer?? Being I've lived here all my life, I can't wait to move out when the kids graduate. Heck, you pick Italy, I'd be ready for an SB meeting there one day!!!! Seems I'm not the only one either.
JRED, I think we got that same rain last night down here-it was a lot of rain in a short period of time. We needed rain, but not like that. I don't think there's a happy medium with some parents, esp when you have to deal with them in the realm you do. I think it's so hard to be a teacher these days_I give teachers so much credit, it's not something I could do and it seems to get harder each and every year. Parents like this don't make things any easier.
SEF, you sound like you not only had a fun day but a long day as well!!! My goodness, you are always on the run my friend, you remind me of my Aunt Rose who just turned 95 and can run circles around me.
GRACIOUS, glad to hear your DD had a good party. Girl, I eat whenever I am hungry, though I try not to eat a heavy meal late, but I've never really had a problem that I know of when I do eat late. Do what you have to do to be comfortable on this WOE, I say.
GATOR, just spoke your name not more than 10 minutes ago to ELI. We were watching the news and they had a story about Jimmy Carter going to Cuba and wondered if he'd be there when you were going?
Okay, it's almost 11pm and I'm going to bed!!!! I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday tomorrow. Eli is off and the kids are with their Dad so I will be spending tomorrow with him, our real last full day together before I leave for NC since he has to work on his day off on Tuesday to get ready for an inventory of sorts that he has on Friday.
I'll check in sometime tomorrow!
NITE!
Debbie
194/120.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
Just getting in a quick post before I hit the sack. Had a good visit with my friends in New Orleans - I always enjoy spending time with them. I need to savor these moments because they just signed a contract with a big time manager from LA and their band will be hitting the road soon! Hopefully one day they will be rich and famous and we can take our vacations at their houses! HAHA! Really- they will be on the road soon and I will miss them terribly!
The downside of my day was this: we bought a new game for our Sega Dreamcast that we have been looking for....yes I am 31 years old and we have a Sega....I know some of you are saying "How old is she?!?" HAHA! Well, we bought it at one of those gametrader stores where the games are 2nd hand. I asked the girl if they were tested before they put them on the shelves and she said "oh - yes mam!" NOT! We get all the way home - mind you - which is 1 hour away and the F*&#^$%g thing doesn't work! So, I had to go all the way back to New Orleans to return the damn thing! Then - there were no more! We had bought the last one!
GATOR: Girl - I always miss you when you aren't around! Or should I say: La fille - je toujours vous manque quand vous n'êtes pas vers! HAHA! I got that from an English to French translation website!! :lol: Actually, I do speak some French - bits and pieces - I took 2 years of it in high school. But, around here alot of our terminology is French - everyday things we say - it's mostly Cajun French though. My FIL's family speaks French most of the time. I fuss when I'm around them cause everyone is speaking French and I just know they are saying "God - look how FAT Missy has gotten!" And I can't understand them!! HAHA! But, I do understand a lot and can pick up on things in conversations. Now, if I'm watching some french movie - they talk so fast - that's a different story! Our kids at school get French every week and last week we watched 101 Dalmatians in French - too funny! It was funny to see my 1st graders watching it - they looked kinda confused at first - too cute!
JRED & DEB: Yep - I'm just about at that 20 pound mark! WooHoo! But, when I started back on plan THIS TIME - I was at 277. That 284 was my max out weight from 2 years ago. I still post it cause it was my max when I first did the SB plan. But, all in all - it's 20 pounds GONE! Yippee!!!
BOB: Here's that post that you wanted me to make!
All of you have to do this and then post your "new name on the board for all of us to see.
My new name is Snotty BubbleBiscuit!
Sometimes when you have a stressful day or week, you need some silliness
to break up the day. Here is your dose... Follow the instructions to
find your new name.
The following is an excerpt from a children's book, "Captain Underpants
and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants", by Dave Pilkey:
The evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names...
Use the third letter of your first name to determine your New first
name:
> > >a=poopsie
> > >b=lumpy
> > >c=buttercup
> > >d=gidget
> > >e=crusty
> > >f=greasy
> > >g=fluffy
> > >h=cheeseball
> > >i=chim-chim
> > >j=stinky
> > >k=flunky
> > >l=booger
> > >m=pinky
> > >n=zippy
> > >o=goober
> > >p=doofus
> > >q=slimy
> > >r=loopy
> > >s=snotty
> > >t=tulefel
> > >u=dorkey
> > >v=squeezit
> > >w=oprah
> > >x=skipper
> > >y=dinky
> > >z=zsa-zsa.
Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of
your new last name:
> > >a = diaper
> > >b = toilet
> > >c = giggle
> > >d = burger
> > >e = girdle
> > >f = barf
> > >g = lizard
> > >h = waffle
> > >i = cootie
> > >j = monkey
> > >k = potty
> > >l = liver
> > >m = banana
> > >n = rhino
> > >o = bubble
> > >p = hamster
> > >q = toad
> > >r = gizzard
> > >s = pizza
> > >t = gerbil
> > >u = chicken
> > >v = pickle
> > >w = chuckle
> > >x = tofu
> > >z = stinker
Use the fourth letter of your last name to determine the second half of
your new last name:
> > >a = head
> > >b = mouth
> > >c = face
> > >d = nose
> > >e = tush
> > >f = breath
> > >g = pants
> > >h = shorts
> > >i = lips
> > >j = honker
> > >k = butt
> > >l = brain
> > >m = tushie
> > >n = chunks
> > >o = hiney
> > >p = biscuits
> > >q = toes
> > >r = buns
> > >s = fanny
> > >t = sniffer
> > >u = sprinkles
> > >v = kisser
> > >w = squirt
> > >x = humperdinck
> > >y = brains
> > >z = juice
Thus, for example, George W. Bush's new name is Goober Chickenshorts.
Bill Clinton's name is Booger Liverchunks.
And remember that children laugh an average of 146 times a day, adults
laugh an average of 4 times a day.
Put more laughter in your life!!!
Well, let me run - it's 10 minutes to 11 and I'm about to poop out! I'll write to more of you tomorrow!! Have a great night!
Missy
284/264.5/170
Rosalie
03-24-2002, 12:17 AM
Just a quickie before I hit the sack.
Jred - We took two and a half days to drive down to Florida. Driving time was about 23 hours. Some people drive all night and get there much quicker than we did but you need more than one driver to be able to do that. My son was the only driver in his vehicle. My daughter was with me and she did most of the driving. I actually drove about two hours each way. We had a couple of walkie-talkies so was able to be in contact with each other which was a great help. These were also very useful at the theme parks, we didn't have to worry about losing each other. :)
Sef - Sounds like you had a very enjoyable day out yesterday.
Deb - I'm planning on meeting Zanne one day this week to give her the agave. Also we will go out for a coffee and chat this time. That 90% chocolate was so gross that I couldn't imagine making anything with it. It left a really bitter taste in the mouth. A year or so ago I made a dessert from Montignac's book with the 70% chocolate and even that tasted awful. So I have given up making chocolate desserts. I did like the Rapunzel choc. I think it tasted a bit better than the Lindt 70%, although it has been quite a while since I have had any of that. Most of the time I don't even think about eating chocolate. I'll be awaiting your instructions on setting up the weekly boards.
Nite everyone.
Marie. (Loopychickenpants.) :lol:
YellowRose
03-24-2002, 06:26 AM
Hi all,
Yes, I am up in the dark waiting for sunrise. I went out to dinner last night and we ordered decaf coffee after the
meal. At this moment, I am thinking that I wish I had the name of the person who served this “decaf” so they
could join me with being awake. We had a great meal, however. I am glad that it is suppose to be such a pretty day
here because I definitely need to get in a good walk. I am still stuffed from last night.
Meliris: Thank you so much for the suggestion for the chocolate. The butter ( a little) plus agave is a good idea. It
is also good to know about the chocolate and the microwave.
Fillise: Miss Belle sounds like a loveable handful. My girls are at an age that they are pretty predictable. Mother
cat, Katrina is 15 years old and Megan, the baby, is 13 1/2.
Fruitloupe: Do you know anything about a restaurant in New Orleans called Jalapeno’s Mexican Cafe? I
happened to see a review on it when I was doing a search on Google. It seems they have a SB menu. I don’t know
how old the review is but it looked interesting.
(http://www.bestofneworleans.com/cuis/restreviews/jalapenos.html)
Deb: I am sooo jealous. That area is so beautiful. With all your relatives there, I know you will have such fun. I
suppose you have been to the Fresh Market grocery store there. Also there is a good ME restaurant that we visited
last year when we were in the area. I made the Deb’s Crustless Cheesecake yesterday. I had to put it in a 6” pan,
so, it took longer to cook and it did crack on the top. It stills looks wonderful and I will try it for lunch today. I did
see Vesna’s recipe for the chocolate and will definitely use it as a guide.
Fruitloupe: My new name is Zippy GirdleButt....too funny! I think we should keep this information to ourselves.
Rosalie: We discovered the use of Walkie Talkies and we use them in the Wal-Mart so we don’t need to spend
time looking for each other. It is amazing how much time is spent waiting or looking for people. My daughter and
her husband have them also and we get some funny looks when we all are using them. Ha!
Vesnoid: Thanks for the chocolate recipe.
The newspaper should be here by now. I hope everyone has a great Sunday.:)
vesnoid
03-24-2002, 10:30 AM
Howdy!
I have been completely MIA. This week my walking wasn't as good, because I hurt my foot. I don't have a blister on my heel, but it hurts like *&%^$ when I try walking! That really sucks big time, because I have really started to depend on my 4 - 5 miles daily to sweep up those brain cob-webs. To top it off, my right knee has started to act up, because I've been kneeling a bit too much. Yes - t0 all the gardening fiends - I took a week off to worship the Mother Nature.
I planted my herbs, vegetables, and flowers, plugged my lawn, made additional flower beds, and took about 100 showers to wash all that grime and sweat away.
OHHH! I just remembered. I now have more pictures of me and my house. Will post them!
Thanks all for your chocolate appreciation. I am quite addicted now. THIS IS THE IMPROVED VERSION:
NOTE: DO NOT PUT MORE THAN 1 CHOCOLATE SQUARE INTO MICROWAVE. This is what you do:
1 chocolate square - cover it with agave, stick it in for 40 s. Take it out and break up the chocolate with a fork. Mix until almost completely dissolved. Stick back in for 10s IF necessary.
If you do that, the chocolate won't cake or go bitter on you. I learned the hard way...It has to be cool enough for you to be able to taste it.
YOU DON"T NEED ANY BUTTER! Still very yummy!
Due to this, multigrain bread, and some other vices, I am now 159lb. YUCK. One would think that all that yard work would make up for the walking. NOT!!!
DEBBIE - Congratulations to Lauren. What a great achievement :dizzy:
Bye for now.
Vesna
fruitloupe
03-24-2002, 10:39 AM
Morning!
Can't believe that more of you haven't posted yet this morning - I thought I was running late on checking the board!
YELLOW: I've never heard of that place in New Orleans but I'm going to check out the link that you posted and see what it's all about! Thanks!
VES: Welcome back Miss MIA! Sorry to hear about the foot & knee! Can't wait to see the new pics! Post them soon!
OK - I guess I'll check back later - off to clean the house!
Missy
284/263.5(down another pound):D/170
fruitloupe
03-24-2002, 10:44 AM
YELLOW: Those dishes sound delicious! I'm definately gonna go there on my Easter break for lunch one day and check it out! I'll let you know how it goes!! YUM! YUM!
Sheann
03-24-2002, 11:11 AM
Good Morning Everyone
Fruitloupe: My new name is Crusty Gerbiltush:lol: I don't think I'm gonna spread that info around anytime soon.
Well, I am on my way down on the scale AGAIN. I'm at 275 now. I keep losing and gaining the same 5 pounds over and over again. I'll get it right soon.
Hope everyone has a great day.
Sheann
287/275/150
tree
03-24-2002, 11:43 AM
From Redbook 04/02:
"A recent study at the U of Missouri - Columbia reveals that self-confidence is the single most important component for happiness. So, for a quick self-esteem boost, complete the following sentences and read them (often) to remind yourself of just how amazing you are."
I kick *** at _____.
I'm getting better and better at ____.
I'm proud of myself for _____.
I made ____ smile today.
I make a fantastic ____.
I know I can do ______ today.
I'm back! I switched my routine to reading and posting during lunch at work, then my lunch time turned into lunch/work time! I'll try to drop by more often!
Yellow & Rosalie- I know what you mean about finding someone in the store. My DH and I discovered that cell phones come in handy at Home depot. We went there separately, and just couldn't find each other!
Ok, I may be late on this but I'm "crusty waffle-sniffer". Now, I'm hungry!
Sef - man, even I feel old when I read that list! Then again, I just learned what "bcc" meant this week.<<39. They have probably never used carbon paper and do not know what "cc" and "bcc" mean. >>.
Debelli - Congrats to Lauren! I remember I loved doing humorous/dramatic interpretation in my Speech club. I never got 1st, (4th only) but it was tons of fun.
Gotta go.
Zanne
03-24-2002, 11:48 AM
Morning Everyone!
Well, I've been a really bad girl! Fell really hard off the wagon. I've been ravenous for the past few days and have been eating like crazy. Started out grabbing SB legal stuff and then was grabbing chocolate bars, chips and pop!:eek: Friends came for dinner last night and I made a great SB meal, but they brought dessert--assorted treats from the donut shop. I had a donut, but after they left, out came the chips and pop again!
Felt really bloated and ill after my:ink: out a couple of nights ago and the scale was up to 167! Hasn't been past 165 in a looooong time. For some reason, my ill feelings from the previous night didn't stop me last night, but fortunately the scale is back down to 165 today. I'm hoping it was water weight cause of all the salt :^:
This morning I had brussels sprouts for breakfast:T Out of the ordinary, I know, but I didn't fancy eggs or cereal; I craved something green. Just finished a salad and have my water with me.
It is soooo bad:nono: to even try to have just a little piece of coffee crisp. Couldn't stop at a piece, or 1/2 a bar. Had to have 2 whole bars. My stomach kept saying "no" but the tastebuds in my mouth said "yes". I think my brain was out to lunch with soooo much sugar.
At least these slip ups (HA! More like falling flat on my face!) are getting farther apart. I've jumped back on the wagon today (can I sit in the middle so I won't fall out:lol: ) I'm NOT waiting till tomorrow! I've done enough damage--have to start cleaning up the mess.
I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN LEARN FROM MY FOOLISHNESS!!! It's not worth the "cheat" to feel crappy, bloated and just plain BLAH! SO DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT CHEATING!!!!
I've been on some kind of terror around my house. Cleaning like a madwoman. I don't even clean this much when company is coming. I was scrubbing grout and recaulked in the bathroom and kitchen. Laundry is all up to date. I'm throwing out things instead of moving piles from room to room. Just very unnatural for me, but I can't stop. This mood also co-incides with my being hungry all the time. Must be hormones going nuts! Anyway, that's why I haven't been on board since (gasp!:o ) Monday! (exept for a wee note for WIW).
I've only glanced at the board a bit and feel selfish for going on like I have and not responding to you all. I'll have to try to get on board a little more frequently.
DEBELLI Sorry to hear you were feeling ill, glad to hear you're better. BIG CONGRATS to Lauren!
FROG Glad to hear GM is in a nice place
ROSALIE I emailed you back re: Thursday. Right now, email is probably the best way to reach me.
SEF Made the zucchini parmasan last night and our friends loved it. So easy and soooo good.
FRUIT I'm "Snotty Liverface". Our 4 yo loves thoses books. We've read him the whole series.
MEL Congrats on finishing the 12 weeks! After checking the calander I realized that I'm going to be starting week 9--I thought I was only on week 6!
BETH Glad to hear they figured out what was going on with your eyes.
TREE been wondering where you were. Missed your Shmoo.
Someone asked me about the coleslaw I had at the restaurant (TONI?) It was made with mayo, so probably a bit of sugar, but it was the better choice(baked potato, fries, corn). I didn't have to eat it, but I was really hungry.
Gotta go now. I'm getting hungry agan. Think it'll be a tomato sandwich on SGWW bread!
Hope everyone is doing well. Talk to you all later.
Toni48
03-24-2002, 03:17 PM
Well here comes Zippy BananaBuns, late as usual... Trying to type with my dog licking my heel...Had to run and get a few groceries for my GK coming. You know little donuts, sweetened cereal, cookies.... all the things I don't keep in the house anymore! This is going to be a rough week. First thing they want are biscuits and gravy!! Wish there was a SB t.v. dinner.
Zanne-Good luck getting back on... today is a great day to start new...Wish I would get busy cleaning like you are... I'm slow as a turtle today..
Tree-Hi its nice to meet another SB...
Sheann-I'm just sure you're going to do it this time!!!
Fruit-You sure are doing good. Congrads on the lb. Love the Captain Underpants names....
Rosealie-The walkie talkie's sure sound like a great idea. I had never thought of them when traveling...
Ves-wow I'll bet your yard is absolutley beautiful!!! I feel for you and the blister cause I have one right now. I should have known better than to try and break in new walking shoes!!!
Yellowrose-Bet you're taking it easy today. That drives me crazy not to sleep at night. Thats a dirty trick to not really give you decaf...
Guess its time to go rest a bit...Hope everyone has a great Sunday. We're expecting a winter storm tonight.... Brr....
BusDeb161
03-24-2002, 03:24 PM
Just to let you all know that I am alive. We are going camping with this week so I will not even be a lurker this week. Catch up with you all next week. Have a good one everyone. I will fill you all in on what is going on in my life soon.
Cya later,
Debbie :))
CountryMom4Him
03-24-2002, 05:26 PM
Hello! I tried to post yesterday but I don't see it anywhere so I must have done something wrong. So here I am again. *smile* Nice to meet you all. I'm reading trying to get to know you all a little better.
I'm a stay at home mom of five. We home school and live on a little farm in Texas. I started SB about a year ago. No one and I mean no one in my area does this. I didn't even know there were groups until about three days ago. It's very exciting to read about others tips and ideas. And even the sneaks..let's me know I'm not the only one. Well I don't want to write a novel...hope this goes through.
Love,
Crystle
235/155/135
Fillise
03-24-2002, 05:39 PM
Afternoon everyone!
A busy day at church--we confirmed my 4 girls today and then took their families and their church mentors to lunch afterwards. We went to a brunch buffet and the hotel across from my church. I stayed away from all the evil stuff--but probably ate too much of the good stuff. They had wonderful salmon (this has been fish week for me!) and I had a little taste of pork loin, some green beans and a huge salad. So I'm like at 40-something % for protein today, 40-something % for fats and 15% carbs. I believe I'll be having carbs for dinner tonight. :o Low glycemic of course!
Crystle--Welcome! Wow You've done really great on SB! It will be great to have you with us. You are almost to 100 pounds lost! That's really great, so I think we all will be most interested in any tips you have to share!
BusDeb--have fun and come see us when you get back!
Zanne--beleive me I know what it is like to fall off the wagon--byt brussel sprouts for breakfast? Hon, you are a better woman that I!
Sheann--hang in there you will bust through to new ground soon!
OK got to go--
See y'all tomorrow!
Love,
Snotty Cootiebrain
300/238/150
Zanne
03-24-2002, 05:49 PM
So I'll try to keep up (for now:dizzy: )
I haven't had time to read, so I'll pick up from where I wrote last.
COUNTRYMOM WELCOME!!! Boy, you've done well with losing! And you're almost to goal. WTG!
BUSDEB Have a great time camping!
TONI I shouldn't have read your post!;) I've got sugar cravings like mad today and reading all those sweet treats made my mouth water!
I'm still really hungry today and craving sugar (I don't remember that when I first started). Any hints and/or tips to help me detox would be greatly appreciated. I've tried almonds. I've tried drinking tea. I'm eating SB legal stuff but still want sweet. Maybe a smoothie. I want to keep away from even SB legal chocolate cause I'm sure I'll want to go right to the bad stuff. So REMEMBER...those of you who think you may want to cheat, DON'T!!!! I think this first day back on the wagon is more difficult than my very first day on SB.
Thanks for letting me rant. Keeps my fingers and mind busy!
Zanne
03-24-2002, 06:23 PM
Guess we were posting at the same time. I didn't forget you. Your luncheon sounds good. The brussels for breakfast? Well, I was looking in the fridge and that's what took my fancy. Guess the body needed some vitamins.
gottabeme
03-24-2002, 06:56 PM
hi everyone I'm new to this site and would like someone to fill me in a little more about some things if possible. What do the numbers with/mean at the bottom of people's entries? Does that mean beginning weight loss and so on? Thanks for answering my questions. I have just basically started the sb program along with ww to help me get to where I would like to be which is to loose weight with all your help.. This is a really cool site and you all seem to really give good suggestions and help to each other. Thank you for letting me be a part of it. G:D
Ellen
03-24-2002, 07:02 PM
Hi all! Just checking in!
Welcome Country Mom.. Hope you find all the support you need here.
Today was a laid back day. I made a sirloin tip in the crockpot, with some beef soup base on it, and cooked it to death. It gets all tender and falls apart. My family loves it left over, so I shred it and put it in the fridge, and they can pull it out for nibbling on, or sandwiches, or to heat up if they like. I made some 'gravy' by thickening the broth with some sgww pastry flour and mixed in some of the shredded meat and served it ladled over ww bread, for an open face hot roast beef sandwich. The meat makes good burritoes, tacos, (soft of course! ;) ) too.
I used to like to cook, but I have gotten so lazy!
ZANNE: When you are done with your house, why not come and do mine? I keep worrying about this wedding in June, and all the relatives decending on me, and all the cleaning and painting and wallpapering I SHOULD do, but I have NO energy! Can you send me some?
DEB: I know my napitis comes from my thyroid, I sure hope yours has no cause but lack of sleep! Enjoy your trip. Hendersonville is beautiful....we have some friends who live there, and my future son in law's father has a cabin right outside of town. Another friend owns a jewelry store there....
GRACIOUS: I hope you are keeping warm! If you get sick of the cold, pack up the kids and come visit! In another three weeks, we will open the pool, and they would probably enjoy swimming like polar bears! The water is not usually warm until end of May!
:lol:
FILLISE: I loved the thought of your cat with the tampons... I went with my daughter today to feed my son's cat. He is out of town and his cat is a 6 month old kitten. The cat is crazy! I could not believe the mess the cat has made while they have been gone! He knocked over a bag of kitty litter, chewed up some clothing, and knocked over all the stuff on their dressers! He chased my daughter everywhere she went as she was feeding their other pets- ferret and domestic rats- attacking her ankles. He was like a bullet! He likes to ride on your shoulder, and rub against your face. Good thing my son is a BIG man, cause the cat was almost too big for my shoulder! I like your avatar. I had a black cat with yellow eyes when I was a kid. We called him Tarbaby!
SHEANN: I can relate...I lose and gain the same five pounds all the time. I do seem to drop about four to five pounds a month, but go back and forth for the four weeks. It drives me crazy! At least I am losing a bit, after four years of trying, it is more encouraging than gaining!
Well, I am going to read. Hope everyone has a good evening.
Zanne
03-24-2002, 07:24 PM
I'm keeping my hands and mind busy at the computer!
GOTTABEME-WELCOME to a fellow Canuk! How's the weather in Ottawa? you're right about the numbers. starting weight/current weight/goal weight. Under the SUGARBUSTERS heading are all kinds of boards with recipes, recommended reading, and other interesting info. My biggest tip: Try your very hardest NOT to cheat (if you've read my recent posts, I fell off the wagon and am having a difficult time detoxing today).
MONET If the weather is warmer in Atlanta, I may consider coming to do your house;) Once I finally finish up here, it will probably be time to get the outside in order! We're considering a big addition, so I'll have some roses to move as well as general yard clean up. I'll try to send some of my energy your way. Can I send you my appetite too? Maybe you can bury it somewhere for me:lol:
Till later!
sef
03-24-2002, 07:36 PM
HiedieHO All!!!
This is Chimchim Bubblesniffer.....achoooo......checking in!
Our Contata this morning went very well. I enjoyed being in it!
The rest of the day was a lazy one even took a nap. I do keep busy but sometimes have to catch up on my rest!
ZANNE - Glad you like the parmesean.
COUNTRY and GOTTA - Welcome.
Take care all. sef
Debelli
03-24-2002, 07:40 PM
Good Sunday Evening All:wave:
Just a quickie...
I slept late this morning, so I wasn't able to get in my walk. It was 8:30am when I rolled out of bed and that's late for me. With Eli being off I decided it was too late to go out and just got ready to spend some time with him. Hoping it will be nice tomorrow so I can get in a nice walk/jog after I take Michael to school.
FRUIT, THANKS! I could now be aka LUMPY GIRDLETUSH!!! Not funny because it really fits me to a G!!!! I have a lumpy tush and I wear a girdle!:eek:
ROSALIE, don't forget to take a camera this time when you go to see ZANNE!!!! LOL!! Loopy Chicken Pants!!! You'll be getting an e-mail from me on Thursday night regarding the board. I have to start some new boards since it's the beginning of the month while I'm gone and the later I start them, the better, so will e-mail you after I get them going. THANKS AGAIN!!!
ROSE, it's been quite a few years since I was up in Hendersonville, so I'm really looking forward to going. Luckily, we are the only ones going to be up there next week, it's only a summer home from everyone but my Aunt and she's going out of town as well. Trust me, BETTER that way!!! The FM there is the very first one I had ever been to-love it there and will be making lots of visits I'm sure. I've never been to t he ME place, each time we tried to go, they were closed, may try again, but it's different with ELI not being with me (he's staying home this trip):( How did you make the cheesecake is a 6" pan, mine barely fits in a 7" pan, unless yours is higher. Can't wait to see what you think of it, LMK!!
VES, wondering why you'd been MIA, AOL & just plain missing. Haven't replied to your poopie head e-mail, I know bad me-I'll try to play catch-up if possible, just busy trying to get everything ready before I leave. Sorry to hear your foot's giving you trouble, I know how that can be! Patch them up with some moleskin, that stuff is great!!! Do you go back to work tomorrow??? If you don't hear from me via e-mail before I leave, I'll call you when I get back.
SHEANN, love the new name!!! LOL!!! Good that the scales are going down again-congrats!
TREE, is that REALLY you??? WOW! We've missed you. Hope you stop in more often!!!
ZANNE, sorry to hear about your lapse but glad to know you are back on track. BRUSSEL SPROUTS? For breakfast? I guess you wanted to be gassed up and ready to go early in the day, eh?
TONI, love your new name too! I'm having a good laugh every time someone posts their new name!
COUNTRY, WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!! And a big CONGRATS for doing so well with SB!! I'm sure you'll bring some great insight on to our board. Thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD as well, it's always nice to learn more about our board members. Where in Texas are you???
GOTTA, WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!! The numbers below some of our names are where we started/where we are/and where we hope to be (or in my case was, I went below my goal). Many people are very successful using the WW point system with SB rules, it's a good way for many. We'll be happy to help you in any way, you won't find any better support group on the WWW, I guarantee! PLUS, the Canuks on the board will be thrilled to hear there's another one of you!!! Don't be afraid to ask any questions, we're all more than happy to help!!!
MONET, sounds like you whipped up a really yummy meal. We too will be outside town, off 64 in an area called CUMMINGS COVE. I think that's either considered Ettowa or Horseshoe, but I forget which one it is. I'm just looking forward to the cooler weather, we really have no other plans than me seeing FROG!!!
Time to go watch the boob-tube. Please remember, TOMORROW IS MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY so if you have any words of wisdom, quotes, stories, etc that you would like to share with the board that would help us on our weight loss journey, please, try to post them tomorrow.
See you all in the morning!
http://members.aol.com/eldemila/Debbie_name.jpg
194/121.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
I forgot to put my new name in my last post: Booger Gigglehiney.
Welcome Gottabeme! This is a great forum, lots of nice people. I have only been here a while, and I like it a lot! Hope you do too!
ZANNE: The weather here is definitely warmer! In the 60s today. All the dogwoods are beginning to bloom and I have another three or four days until my front yard is wall to wall azalea blooms! Please don't send your appetite! I am seriously handicapped in the weight loss department without any help! :lol: Just send the energy, but you can come yourself if you like...bring your bathing suit!
Off to bed to read until sleepytime. My son just got back from New York, so I never got to read earlier! He told a hilarious story about getting a blown out tire. I think he ought to be a stand up comedian!
Night all!
CountryMom4Him
03-24-2002, 09:13 PM
Thank you all for the warm welcome. It will take a while to remember who is who..but I will one day. *smile* There is a big notebook by my computer with notes in from todays board..LOL
SUSAN: I agree getting back on the wagon is very hard to do. That is the place I'm at this week. After three months of going nowhere fast I realized just how many cheats I had been having since my birthday in Dec. Dec 7 I had my first real sugar since about March of last year..and boy did I eat. Two huge pieces. My son just had a birthday and I didn't think twice about indulging...that's when I knew I had really gotten off track. So remotivated and back to work. I feel so much better when I eat correctly.
MONET: the dinner you made sounds delicious. Sounds like something I could make for me and the whole family. I think that's the hardest part of meals, making one thing for me and something else for them.
ZANE: You brussel sprouts for breakfast is right up there with my cold spinach. *smile* I am not a breakfast fan. I tend to grab whatever is handy, usually tomotoes....my favorite veggie in the world.
WELCOME Gottobeme...I'm new also.
Love,
Crystle
235/155/135
j red
03-24-2002, 09:22 PM
It's Poopsie Bubblekisser here posting a short one because
I'm sick :cry:. I woke up in the night with a sore throat and now I feel like my head is going to pop and my throat is sandpaper. I just knew my healthier WOE would give me immunity!
Missy: Thanks for the laugh about Captn Underpants. The kids at our school love those books.
Country and GottaBEME: Welcome to the board. It's a great, supportive group. And us TX gals are glad our numbers are growing.
Lyn: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
Beth: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
I'm going to go feel sorry for myself, now. Have a great week ladies and gentleman!
Jeanie
196/168/130
CountryMom4Him
03-24-2002, 09:44 PM
Debelli you asked where I was from in Texas. I'm in Coldsprings near Lake Livingston. That's about an hour north and east of Houston.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the birthday girls!!!!!!!
Love,
Crystle
235/155/135
fruitloupe
03-24-2002, 09:53 PM
Girls, Girls, Girls & Guy!
All I can say is THESE NEW NAMES ARE HILARIOUS! I think that we need to post them with our names & weights at the bottom of our posts every day! They make me laugh each time I see them!
GOTTA & COUNTRY: Welcome! You've come to a good place - we have so much fun here!
YELLOW & BETH: Happy Birthday for tomorrow - just in case I forget to tell you!:hb:
FILLISE: I must have missed the tampon story! Your cat is crazy! HAHA!
DEB: We are gonna miss you tomorrow - have a safe trip - LOVE the new name! LOL!
ZANNE: I know all about that cheating thing - remember me last weekend! All I did was run to that toilet the next day with the "wuns" (as one of my students calls it! - he can't say his "Rs")
OK - this is how we have to sign our names now so everyone can laugh daily!
Missy aka Snotty BubbleBiscuit
284/263.5/170
Rosalie
03-24-2002, 10:48 PM
Hi from LoopyChickenPants :lol:
Vesnoid - Hope that foot is better soon. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your house and hope to see the results of your gardening later.
Tree - Welcome back. I was just thinking of you a couple of days ago, wondering what had happened to you.
Zanne - I was going to suggest we go to Tim Horton's for a coffee but I will have to think of something else. I don't want to be responsible for you getting into the donuts again :lol: Have to try and keep you on that wagon. I will be e-mailing you soon regarding Thursday. I wish I had the energy you had to get some chores done around here. Maybe you can pass some of yours along this way. :) Your body must have been telling you that you needed those brussels sprouts after all the junk food you'd been eating. Have you tried having a protein snack when you feel like munching? Sometimes this helps to quell the cravings.
Toni48 - Have fun with the GK's when they visit. Get yourself some sb legal treats so you won't be too tempted to eat their goodies. I love your new name - Zippy BananaBuns. :lol:
CountryMom - Welcome. You've come to the right place for friendship and support.
Sheann - Just hang in there. I am sure you will see positive results soon.
Fillise - Sounds like there were some good choices at the luncheon.
Gottabeme - Welcome. It's good to see another Canadian on board. This is a great support group.
Monet - You're not alone with 'napitis'. I've been dozing off in the evening while reading a book or watching tv. Then when I should be going to bed I am wide awake.
Deb - I love your new name. I've got the camera all ready to take with me on Thursday when I meet Zanne.
Jred - Sorry to hear you are sick.
Have a good week everyone.
Marie.
Mel
03-24-2002, 10:51 PM
How'd I get the real winner name? My real name is bad enough!
Welcome Countrymom and Gotta- great place to be.
We have a weird geographical representation here-
caboodles of Canadians, floods of Floridians, tons of Texans. Am I the only SB'er in PA? Oops, I forgot Laura (sorry Semmens).
Happy Birthday a little early, Beth and Lyn.
I don't know if I'll be able to post next week from WARM Florida, so I hope everyone has a good SB week. I'm all packed, got Deb's groceries at TJ's and am ready for the lines at the airport.
Deb- Do the full body shot! And don't wear the blue shirt! I'll call you Monday night from my brother's house.
Fruit- just love those names. BTW, with my bad eyesight, your tiger avatar looks like an oreo cookie if I just glance at it quickly! LOL!!!
mel
175/135/15%BF, currently at 21%
reached original SB goal 3/23/02
Have a good week, mel
CountryMom4Him
03-25-2002, 12:40 AM
Dinky BubbleShorts thinks you guys are great. I've really enjoyed my first day on the boards and look forward to the upcoming week. You all are funny, sweet and very encouraging.
Love,
Crystle
235/155/135
Debelli
03-25-2002, 06:16 AM
It's a new week and a new board is up and running. Just click on the link below: