LA Weight Loss - Friends and Losers Thread Oct 20-Oct 26

Good morning Ladies.. Up and at 'em!!!

So what are we going to do this week to keep us on plan?

With Liz still looking for work, we're concentrating on eating at home and making good meal choices.. We've been lazy about eating out and even though we haven't been too bad while out, it's still all processed garbage that our systems don't need to be dealing with..

Get out there and make the right choices!!

good morning dan. :)

hope everyone had a good weekend. i know we sure did. the kids had a blast all day saturday. i even managed to make my spicy veggie lentil soup, so i've got about 8 bowls in the freezer for whenever i want. i'd really like to make another batch this weekend and really have a stock pile of it in the deep freezer. we'll see how motivated i get.
so, other than that and my dr appt on friday, nothing too exciting has been going on with me. just trying to keep my pregnancy weight gain down as much as i can. i haven't gotten around to working out yet, but am definitely planning on it as soon as i can get myself out of this exhaustion fog stage.

ok..gotta go get DS a snack. have a good day!

Morning everyone!!!

Dan- No idea what I am going to do to stay OP, as I haven't been OP in soooo long. I sure need to get back on track though.....

Jillian- Hopefully this phase will pass soon and you will start feeling good!

Well, I see a pattern - the weekends are killing me. I need to be a lot more diligent about food. I've been over one day, then yesterday I only had one meal! Crazy. I need to plan, plan, plan.

Have a good day everyone!

ps--i put up a new avatar from when DH and I were in the black hills and went on a helicopter ride last month for our anniversary. and i also put up a new profile pic that i took this weekend of the kids. :)

too cute!!

Good morningish everyone :)

I just got back from Target.....had to get some coffee. I only had yucky stuff left, and I am such a snob about my coffee. I always used to drink 8 O'Clock coffe, and loved it........and then.........my cousin made me a cup of Starbuck's Sumatra.....and it was all over. Now, I pay wayyyy toooo much for coffee and it makes me crazy.

Katie.........so happy to hear your mom is done with her chemo. Did you have the party already? How has she been feeling?

I have to go to the dentist tomorrow, and I am not quite sure how I am going to get through it. I am not just nervous....we are talking about tummy aches and panic. I don't want to ask for meds to stay calm, cuz I know I just need to get over myself....but it has been a long time, so it will be rough. If I can fly overseas (fear of flying), go up into an enormously tall TV tower in Germany (fear of heights), and cross a rickety old bridge in the mountains (Swiss Alps), then I can surely sit in a dentist's chair for an hour or so.......right? yeah, I am trying to talk myself into this :)

Jillian.........the kdis are just adorable!!!! They are getting so big, so fast.

Hi Dan.

Kim..........I have the same problem.......I lack self discipline on weekends, but usually only when there is something going on......which is like EVERY weekendJ!!! DD turned 18 yesterday.....so we had cake. It sucked though. I bought her a cake, at her request.......and it was yucky.....so I didn't over do it on that..........just in general, I kind of took the day off yesterday...which is a big fat no no (pun intended). Oh well. I do have to say, that I am quite proud of DD and myself.........we made it to 18........that is huge!!!! She should graduate in December.....and then she will have one semester off before she starts college. I think that will be good, as Maria is only 5 months old. You just can't get that time back........so it will be nice for the two of them to have that time.

Ok, I am going to see if DD put any new pictures from yesterday on my computer so can post one :)

Have a great day, everyone ;)
XOXO

ok, here is baby maria :)
http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/3478/2926611160099958805S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2926611160099958805jMpyKx)

Man she is getting big. What a cutie!

Hay Ladies and Dan!
How is everyone? Hope all is well.

I hear ya ladies on the weekend! I just eat whatever and I know that is soo bad. I mean obviously I don't eat as much as I used to or as bad as I used to even when I am being bad it's controlled but I need to get back on track, I weighed my self the other day and I was at 170! Oh oh! I can't go back that way. Especially before the Holidays. I need to make my self in control again. Ugh! I need to go to the Center I think. But it usually doesn't motivate me? I don't know what will?

Anyway enough of my crying. I hope you all have a pop day!

Jillian the kids are soo Cute!

And so is baby Maria Nicole!

Hi to everyone else! Stay stong!

What a Cutie Nichole!

I don't want to talk about the weekend. Just say Pizza!!!

Are the LA weight loss centres still open. The one in my area is closed. Does anyone know why they closed?
Thanks

Well, you're ok if you had pizza with a multi-grain low fat crust, with low sodium sauce, part skim cheese and only had one slice..

That's what you did, right? Right? :lol:

Are the LA weight loss centres still open. The one in my area is closed. Does anyone know why they closed?
Thanks

Two words: Bad. Management.

Sorry Ann.. You, like many of us, have fallen victim to horrible corporate and/or franchise management.. There are still centers open in many areas, but many across the states have closed...

Keep pluggin' away at the program.. It's a valid plan, so stay active here for support and suggestions!

Hi, What cute babies! Makes me smile.

Nicole, My sister is having the hardest time. The whole family is so worried about her, but there is so little that we can do to make it better for her. She is going to find a grief counselor and I hope that helps her to start healing from the terrible hurt that she has now. I'm glad that my dad is able to stay with her for awhile.

Cecil, I'm with you. Time to get serious before I do even worse than I have been. We went to an OctoberFest party Saturday, and I don't think that german food and beer was on plan at all, and all the comfort food at my sister's house (we were trying to get HER to eat, and I think everyone but her ended up eating). Anyway, the holidays will be here soon, and it is just time to get a handle on myself and see the jeans get looser instead of tighter.
I need another couple of good weekends.

Hi Everyone :)

I am making a promise to be good to myself this week and eat healthy.
I am very heavy due to surgery and the binding effects of the painkillers and it is depressing me. Then I eat. Then I feel guilty. Then I eat...and so on. So anyways it's time to get off the pity pot, eat healthy and not weigh myself right now as it isn't accurate. So I promise myself and I deserve to have promises kept.

I think all us ladies need to set out action plans for the weekends. I need to pack ahead like I would during the week to be prepared. I definately need to have plans in the evening to occupy me. Let's start planning ahead :)

Nicole baby Maria has the happiest eyes, they are beautiful!

Good morning ladies and gent!!!

This must be my time of the year to really need change. On Oct. 19th 2006, I started LAWL, and yet, here on Oct 21st or whatever day it is, I am now 5 pound heavier. I have been down more than 40 lbs before, and that has me feeling kind of hopeful.......but I have to admit....knowing I have been screwing around for 2 years has me quite unhappy. I have been ok/good for a little over a week, with one bad day.........but I know I can do better. I think I will do TO today and tommorrow. That always helps me. Actually, I do FF, but whatever. I also vow to get on my treadmill today. I am not worried about tomorrow..........just today.

Have a great day everyone :)
P.S. I have to go the the dreaded dentist (a new one) at 11:10.......so if you never hear from me again.......you will know why :lol:.
XOXO

good luck at the dentist nicole. :) you'll be just fine.

Nicole - Hope you survive!

Nicole, Good luck at the dentist. I had a long period of time where I needed the gas to even get my teeth cleaned, but I'm better now, so you can get over a fear of the dentist. Don't fill your head with negative self criticisms about how you could have done better. We all need to treat ourselves better than that!

Jillian, I bought some stuff that sounds very similiar to that. I do love to buff my nails smooth. I also bought some salt scrub, and it is great for smoothing out rough spots on my skin. You should pamper yourself. I hope you feel more energetic here soon.

Erin, I do tend to not eat junk when I don't feel well. I have a cold now. So I'm just trying to change my mindset that bad food makes you feel better to I need to eat extra healthy so I feel better faster. I suspect that if you eat healthy food you do heal faster, as the curative powers of cookies are probably not that great, and when you haven't been eating that stuff for awhile, it probably just adds to the feeling poorly.

Oh the lure of pizza on the weekend, along with its evil cousin beer. Tripped up many a dieter. On occasion I think most people have an encounter with this dynamic diet wrecking duo that did not go well (the devious pizza parlor people serve the beer first and leave you to drink it for a long time before they deliver your pizza so your judgement is impaired). I swear it is an evil plot of some mastermind trying to make us all fat.... and if you take a look around, it is working really well.

I lived! i will fill you in (oh, i crack myself up sometimes) later.....grandbaby needs me. p.s. i miss j.m.

Me too. I wonder how Joci is doing?

Nicole and Katie - I was just thinking about her yesterday so I went onto her blog to see if there were any updates. She does have some from September. You are talking about Juliemarie and Josie right?

Nicole, I want to kiss maria's cute little face!!! she is so precious!


When was the last time J.M. was on here? she needs to come around again!! I will have to go check out the blog.

Barbara I feel so bad for your sister. Hugs to you both

2 more gone for me! I can't wait to get out of the 180s. the lowest I have been since having baby #5 (8 1/2 years ago!) was in 2002. I got down from 223 to 179. but then I found it again...... so I am so anxious to get past that. Now that will feel like progress. the last time I was lower than that was in 1999. I was 142 and then I got pregnant with #5.

We are going to branson for our anniversary for the weekend though. so I hope I don't lose too much ground. bought clothes for the weekend...SIZE 12!!!now that felt good....... until I was cleaning out my closet this weekend, got rid of 3 boxes of clothes! anyway..... I had a couple boxes of the smallest clothes I have been in. some of them were from when I was a teenager. So I am looking at these clothes and I decided to have my daughter try them on. She is 16, and she is the same Height and weight that I was when I got married at age 20. 5 ft 7 in and 118 lbs.... at that time, I wore about an 8. well I had a skirt in the box that fit her and it still had the tags on it. have never worn it. it said it was a size 10. SHE WEARS A SIZE 0 IN TODAYS SIZES...... NOW SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT PLEASE.....!!!!!! OK I get the part where clothes makers want us to be able to buy a smaller size so we feel good and buy more, but this is a little crazy!

heres to a great week!

Well, to make my week even a little more bright, i went and had my annual lady business exam. that was fun :) NOT. Especially when I stepped on the sclae, only to find out that I now weigh 5 pound MORE than I did when I was full term preggo with DS. Whatever.

Lettie.......wTG....you are kicking butt and taking names :) Have fun in Branson. You picked a beautiful time of the year to visit my great state. I have not yet been to Branson.............maybe one day :)

Ok, have to get things settled in. Be back later :)
XOXO

Nicole and Katie - I was just thinking about her yesterday so I went onto her blog to see if there were any updates. She does have some from September. You are talking about Juliemarie and Josie right?

yes, Dawn....and hello :)

it's rainy and cold here today..makes me not want to go anywhere or do anything. haha..or is that the lazy prego hormones talking? lol. j/k. :)

wow, you're really getting everything taken care of for youself lately, nicole! good job. :) i bet you don't wanna know, but i didn't have to have my annual stuff redone, since i just had it done at the beginning of the year..that was a nice surprise at the dr last week.

not much going on for me over here..DH and I need to go to the courthouse on friday and register our vehicles. we're big procrastinators and still haven't done it from when he got back this July so we still have NC plates. oops.
it's weird to be married to someone of the same sign as you..they act just like you sometimes and wish they wouldn't! ha. to make it even more weird we're both left-handed too. how odd. :)

so i promised myself that i'd start back on the elliptical when i hit week 14, so it's coming up next week. which means i'll be getting up at 530am to do this since my evenings are filled with kids and ect. not sure i can handle doing it at that hour, but i don't have much choice. otherwise, i won't be working out at all. i'm gonna start with 15mins and go from there.

ok, gotta go for now. hope everyone is enjoying the week so far.

not much going on for me over here..DH and I need to go to the courthouse on friday and register our vehicles. we're big procrastinators and still haven't done it from when he got back this July so we still have NC plates. oops.
it's weird to be married to someone of the same sign as you..they act just like you sometimes and wish they wouldn't! ha. to make it even more weird we're both left-handed too. how odd. :)


I know what you mean Jillian -

DH and I were in a little gift store on our honeymoon. We both ended up looking at these first name mugs with the meaning of your name written under it. We both grabbed our respective names and showed each other. We alomst died laughing because both of our names (at least as far as these mugs said) meant "Ruler". It kind of explained the intensity of our arguments!!!! We had those mugs for years....

lol, kim! my DH and I are Pisces, so we're both very sensitive, artsy, creative, etc. it's got it perks but also some drawbacks. who's gonna be the one to disipine this upcoming child of ours? surely not me! ha. :)

ah, but the quality of artwork on your fridge will be amazing!

:lol:.....you girls are cracking me up.

DH and I are both Leos. Enough said.

I don't want to work today AT ALL!!!

You know, girls and boy.....this group is thinning.

You know, girls and boy.....this group is thinning.

well..... it is a weight loss web site! hahahah

I knew someone would get on that one :)

Well, today it is raining and icky. I am feeling a little better today....you know, my inner fat girl has been getting the best of me lately.

We have our 3rd and final birthday of October on Sunday. My baby turns 4. I can hardly believe it. Where does the time go?

Ok, time to get with it here. Have a great day, everyone :)
XOXO

Nicole- Time goes by soooo fast, doesn't it? My oldest is turning 9 in January, and I just can't even believe it. It is 22 degrees here right now, and clear. I wish it would just cloud over and snow. It would feel warmer.

Hi guys! Nicole emailed me the link to this thread-you guys must be psychic or something. I'm so glad you've been thinking of me-cuz I've been thinking of you all . . .

I blew it. The whole thing. The single parent gig has blown me completely out of the water. I don't even try to lose the weight I've gained, don't exercise . . . .and where has it gotten me? Exactly where I was when I started. I've gained it all back. :?: I'm so disgusted with myself. I really thought that I had it together. But the stress of the adoption, my quite hellish maternity leave/transition for both me and Josie, and now, though everything is pretty darn good-I feel like I'm just keeping my head above water.

I'm just so tired all of the time. I was sick for over 6 months last year-until I finally went to the doctor and got dosed with massive antibiotics and steroids. So I have no excuse not to exercise. The thought of starting over makes me weary. How can I do that again?

But the last couple of days I realize I have no choice. I HAVE to do it again. I did it before-I can do it again. I sort of needed a little push to get me going-and coming on the board and seeing that I've been missed kinda did it for me. Thank you for that.

So-shopping-wise, i'm not ready to completely change my diet. But for today (and this is going to have to be a one-day-at-a-time thing) I'm going to drink at least 64 oz of water (I haven't really been drinking ANY!) and watch the portion sizes and calorie count of my food today.

I'm a little overdue on the last month for an update on my blog-mostly I think I just have some pics of our pumpkin-patch visit. But there is some good stuff on there if you look back a bit-particularly a personal meeting with Elmo . . . . . Josie saw a little bit of heaven that day!

I'm so behind on everyone and what they are up to-I'd love an update if you don't mind!

:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

Juliemarie (or JM)

Oh Juliemarie, she absolutley darling. I really loved the Elmo meeting pictures. Pure joy.

You know what, I am totally in your shoes. I have gained every bit of my weight back. I have had a pretty tough year. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had to have a mastectomy, then another surgery to remove more lymph nodes. She just finished chemo last week, now she has to have a little radiation, and she is done. It has been tough. She is doing pretty good now though. To add to that my grandma that I have been taking care of for so many years died a couple of months ago (My dads mom). Now that my mom is better, my dad has gotten really sick. He is in remission for prostate cancer, and has gotten a bad infection in his leg. I am just trying to help take care of them, run my daycare, and take care of my own family. In the meantime, I have completely quit taking care of myself, not to mention plenty of comfort food, as well. I need to find my way back to health, but like you, I just don't even feel like I have the energy to do it. How do we get back on track?

hey JM, so good to "see" you! :) Josie is absolutely adorable!

JM, Josie looks so happy and healthy and of course beautiful. Whatever weight you have gained can be lost again. It is worth the investment in your health to make positive lifestlye changes. You don't want to pass along unhealthy habits to that sweet child. So just focus on being healthier and stop beating yourself up for the number on the scale.

Jillian and Kim, How wonderful that you have so much in common with your spouses. My DH is a Taurus. I'm Aquarius.... Not the most harmonious combination, but opposites attract and we complement each other... so it works out.

Katie, doesn't time go so much faster as a mom than it seemed to go as a kid?

Nicole, it does seem like the group is dwindling. I suppose that is only natural due to LAWL closing all those offices and shrinking.

I have a cold and I've not used that as an excuse to eat junk food. So for me that is a victory. I've got to make fewer exceptions to eating healthy if I'm going to see the scale move down instead of up.

barbara--speaking of the centers closing and the group getting smaller..i just got a postcard in the mail from my center telling me that i can get all my weeks back during their open house this past week. it doesn't really look like they're closing anytime soon, so, i'm crossing my fingers and hoping that they are still open when i'm done being prego. i did the majority of my WL without them, but used the center for a jumpstart at the beginning. i laughed when i got the card because i didn't think that they'd still be around after all the closings. guess i was wrong.

Julie - Josie is just beautiful! What a lucky girl she is, and what a lucky mom you are to have found each other.

Don't beat yourself up too much about what's in the past. Nothing you can do about that now. But you have a whole bright future ahead for you and Josie - now there's some inspiration!

On my update front - well, obviously - still here, so still struggling with weight. I changed jobs about a year ago and wasn't running around as much, so I gained some weight back. But, I've been pretty focused lately and am back on the wagon.

Barbara - I do have a lot in common with DH - I guess it is good, but it can be bad too! Actually - he really is my best friend.

HAve a good day everyone!

Hi ladies!
lI have a favor to ask. Anyone know of a good Healthy Lavosh recipe. My BF is craving it and we are making dinner... any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks ladies!

Katie-I’m so sorry about your parents health-it’s something I’ve been worrying about a lot lately. There’s nothing imminent-but neither of them are the picture of health and there’s been lots of stress lately with their business. Can’t imagine a world without them . . . .

As for what can we do? I don’t know-I’ve just decided to take it one day at a time and make some better choices food wise and get some exercise. One thing I need to change is this hour of me-time I have when Josie is in daycare . . .I get off between 3 and 4 and usually go home for an hour and get a few things done, veg in front of People’s Court and just enjoy and empty house. And then around 5-I go pick her up. I’m really lucky they’re open for such a long time (6-6:30). However-I should be using this time to go to the gym. I can’t go today-but I will go tomorrow. I need to be better about cleaning on the weekends and after she goes to bed and not save little chores for this hour.

Once I get feeling under control I will pursue the proper menu also. Money’s really tight right now and I can’t just throw out food. There’s no junk food in the house right now-but there is lots of pasta and other high carb stuff-and I”ll work on phasing that out and getting the proper stuff. However-I need to keep my meals family friendly too-so I will be looking for recipes that Josie will eat. (the meals-not the recipes!) ;)

Jillian-thanks for the welcome! I see that you’ve got big news! Lemons . . . .does that mean twins? Congrats!

Barbara-I remember you from last summer-you joined after I returned from Vietnam (and after I had lost my almost 100lbs). Yes-I know I can do it and really-this is the first time in a while that I feel I WANT to do it. I actually feel some motivation inside of me-and maybe a little bit of fear. I’ve had some minor health issues that I have worked up in my head to possible life-threatening things and then have nightmares about what would happen to Josie . . . . yadda yadda yadda . hey-I see you're in Portland too! Acutally-I recently moved to Beaverton/Tanasbourne-I should probably change my location . . . Incredible weather right now-huh?

Congrats on not feeding your cold!

Kim-glad you’re back on the diet-we can all motivate one another (okay that’s what these boards are for right?) And you’re right-Josie is my inspiration (although I need to do this for myself too). I don’t want to be that mom that can’t keep up with her kids. I don’t want her to be embarrassed by me. And I just want to feel good again.


Cecilia-Lavosh? Don’t even know what that is so I’m no help . . . wait-is it those little tortilla, cream cheese, deli meat wraps?


Juliemarie

JM--nope it's not twins, thankfully! that would totally freak me out!

Oh-I get it . . .I think . . . .is that your last name?

yep! ;) thanks for the congrats, we're pretty excited! this will be my 3rd and LAST baby and my DH's first. the kids are pretty excited about it too.

Hi, I have been over on the Volumetrics message board. I have been on LA program for several years -- have lost 50 pounds gained some back and went back to try to lose the rest of it. However, I was just informed that our center will be closing soon. I thought I would check in with the LA group here for some additional support to get to my goal. I am thinking of trying it on my own (with help from you all) and using a combination of LA and volumetrics principles.

Hi Purplefingers!

Most of us have experienced our centers closing. We are forging on anyway, so feel free to jump in.

Hello all. Its been a busy week for me at work , but I have been making good food choices. However, it is cooler here in the evenings and I can feel the comfort food cravings. I want a Big Hot bowl of oatmeal every evening. So I have just been saving my starches.

Anyway - Does anyone remember our little pet dear from last winter? Well bow season opened last Wednesday, need I say more? DH is taking it pretty well.

Not much else going on with me other than it looks like it is going to be even busier in November and December. Who would have thought it!

Oh Amy, someone shot him? That is so horrible. I hear you on the comfort foods. I have been making soup practically every day.

Purple fingers- Welcome!! Where in Idaho are you?

JM :hug:!!!!!

We have missed you!!! I have not been doing well plan wise either, but I am not giving up. Whatever it is inside of us that makes us not properly care for ourselves just has no room in our lives anymore.

Katie...........I could so relate to you post. My parents are in good health right now (thank goodness), but i am a busy crazy lady all the time....and I neglect to make my health a priority. Well, this week, I went to the dentist and the ob. I faced up to the public sclae at the doc. I have been drinking my water.

That's about it so far. I am not following LAWL strictly. I am kind of low carbing it for a couple of weeks, cuz I just CANNOT go to Texas in November with DH, feeling this way. I just need a little room in my jeans, you know. Anyway.....my three goals for myself for the month of October and November are:
1:) Drink my water.
2.) Sleep 7-8 hours a night.
3.) Exercise.
Seems like this may not get me to a numerical goal on the sclae......but these are the correct preconditions (so sick of hearing that word on T.V.) for my success. I think I may have to continue to work on just these three through November as well, cuz October is almost over, and I am not at 100% yet.

I talked to my midwife yesterday, about being a fatty and all. She told me that she had just read in a journal that women who eat a high protein, high carbohydrate breakfast, which includes almost half of their daily calorie intake lose weight the best. Not the fastest.....but take it off and keep it off. Isn't that interesting? I think this goes against our fatty ideas, cuz I don't know about the rest of you.....but I am always trying to save foods for later in the day, or in teh evening.......just in case I get hungry. BS. If I eat right all day, I am rarely hungry at night. I jsut want to be hungry so I can eat yummy stuff, cuz that is how I have lived my life for so long.

Anyway, once I get back from Texas, I plan to follow the LAWL plan and drink my water, sleep 7-8 hours a night, and exercise. I am going welcome any downward trend on the sclae, and I am going to be satisfied with the knowlege that I am taking better care of myself everyday.......slowly adding components to only get better and better.

You are so on the right track, JM. You know you can do it....and you will do it even better than you did before. I know I can do it. Heck, I quit smoking a few years ago....and I can tell you, it wasn't my first attempt that actually worked. So, yeah........let's git er done.

I don't want to feel bad anymore.

And JM.......you are jsut going to love Barbara. She has figured it out. She truly has changed her mind.............or shall I say, is continually changing her mind. I don't know if you remember Lynn or not........but she used to talk about the same stuff.........positive messages to oneself and all that. I used to think that was all a bunch of junk.......but there is even scientific data on it......so i like that. That is really how I quit smoking. I kept telling myself, everytime I wanted to smoke......"I am tobacco free." It worked. So.........what can some new positive messages be? And I am not going all Stuart Smalley here :lol:.

I so have PMS right now, and it is making me all girlie and stuff.....but I am really feeling the vibe here. I think this is the end of the line of fattiness for this girl.

Ok, enough already.

Josie is such a doll. My hat's off to you, JM, being a single mom is not easy. It is amazing what love can get you through :) I am still adjusting to my littlest one. Still fat from him too.....:lol:. And he will be 4 on Sunday. Hang in there...........as Josie gets older, it will be easier and easier to find some time for yourself. Oh, and who cares if you house is a mess. Believe me........it waits for you.........the kids and your health do not. Dang.....I need to take my own advice. :)

As far as catchign up..........my oldest DD just turned 18, my baby will be 4 on sunday........my grandbaby is a doll.........DH is preparing to go hunting up north in a few weeks.........leaving me with all of these darn kids for 10 days (eek)..........DH and I are taking a trip to Texas in November. He will be on business....I will be sleeping all day in the peace and quiet of a luxurious resort hotel. I have been trying to decide if I want to finish my nursing degree or open a caramel shop. Nothing reallly too new.......

Hi Amy.

Welcome purplefinger.

hey Katie.....

Ok, enough already.
XOXO

hey, check out rolie polie olie :)
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Oh! All the babies and kids soo cute! ( Josie and Baby Maria adorable! )

Does anyone know how you count Humus? Is it bad good? I have no idea?

You guys are all soo positive today. I love that. It really keeps me grounded coming here even when I am not actively partivipating in the convo I am always reading. It definately keeps me motivated!

I just want to say thanks to all of you! Love ya!

Have a good rest of the day and stay pop!

By the way I made the pumpkin dessert and it was soooo good! Thanks!

Hummus is mostly chickpeas and oil and tahini-I would guess 1/2c as a starch and fat.

wait-I'm rusty . . .chickpeas/garbanzo beans-starch or protein?

Nicole-Maria is sooo cute! Every now and then I am so bummed I missed the true infant stage with Josie.

Well-it sounds like somewhat of an epidemic with us oldtimers . . . . I'm willing to check in here for daily accountability with my daily goals if you are . . .

So far so good for me today-half my water in and I'm about to refill my bottle . . . I don't want to wait til late and have to pee every hour tonite.

caramel shop, seriously? sounds dangerous.

Whatever happened to Cassi?

Chickpeas - both starch and protein -

1/3 cup = 1 starch
3/4 cup = 1 protein

This info is for numbered plans - 4 no lites.

Ana

Thank you ladies! So you think it's a no no. I read online that it was a helathy dip? But it's sounds like it's high in fat?
We were going to make Lavosh which is kinds like pizza? But thinner crust.
I have a recipe that says to use hummus as the sauce and then cheese and veggies. I guess it would be a small amount and we could spread it really light?

Thanks for your insight ladies. Appreciate it!

i think it would be fine. Olive oil is a good fat anyway. But yes-spread it fairly lite. So-1/3 cup would be 1S and 1 fat. Or use more and count it as 1P and 1 fat . . . .

Hmmm, I do love hummus.

Nicole- Oh, heck, go ahead and get Stuart Smalley on us. 'Cause gosh darnit, people like you!

JM- Cassie got so busy, she just kind of.....went away. She left her paralegal job to manage a bread place (Panera?), and was also in culinary school when we last saw her.

Thank you ladies! So you think it's a no no. I read online that it was a helathy dip? But it's sounds like it's high in fat?
We were going to make Lavosh which is kinds like pizza? But thinner crust.
I have a recipe that says to use hummus as the sauce and then cheese and veggies. I guess it would be a small amount and we could spread it really light?

Thanks for your insight ladies. Appreciate it!

Just make your own hummus. it is very easy and much more yummier.... (hee hee) just put a can of chick peas and some garlic and some lemon and some tahini (sesame seed paste, like peanut butter but out of sesame seeds) if you have it in a blender and blend it smooth. Olive oil is optional really. it makes it smoother and gives it a little more body but you can leave the fat out and it would taste ok. here is my favorite hummus recipe.....

3-16 oz cans chick peas
2 t minced garlic
3 T lemon juice
3/4 c roasted tahini
2 T olive oil + 2 T chickpea juice (from the can)
1 t salt

Combine all ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth.

Garnish with black olives, paprika, and fresh parsley.

I like to toast pitas, cut them up and dip them like chips. yum!



JM!!!!!!! yeah, our wish is your command! you are here! Josie is soooooo cute!

ok. my update......... in a nutshell.... still trying to lose, but more motivated now. started testing for the local police dept. I have passed the first few tests, have a few more to get through, then hope to be at the march police academy.

Thanks Lettie! I will have to try that!

I came on an hour ago just to lurk and got drawn to all the posts and pictures (Nicole - Maria is quite the centerfold babe! and Jllian - your two are just too cute!). Juliemarie - I often look at your blog and love your pics of Josie...glad to see you coming around a bit. I totally relate to all the posts and know that I just have to do something for me! Sadly, I now know what folks mean about the "tire" around the waist....I swear, it grew overnight....but it's there for all the world to see and everyone knows that extra stuff around the middle is causing heart attacks left and right. I need help, divine intervention, or a good swift kick to get me on track. I swear I don't pig out and I am exercising at least three mornings a week (boot camp at 5:15 AM for an hour). But, at my age, they say I need to exercise every day for an hour and track my calories to the tee! I definitely need to start logging and maybe that will be my goal for for the next week. To actually log my intake! okay..it's almost midnight and I must go. Dan - sorry to hear about Liz' job loss and Katie - all the best to you and your family to get through all their health issues. I know all too well what you are going through. Oh.....and Amy....so sorry to hear about your dear deer's demise. Kim - so what happened to your "Ruler" mugs?

Hey Joni! good to see ya!

speaking of hearts and heart attacks and such.....

Just spoke with my mom last night, my dad went in for tests and they found that he needs open heart surgery. He goes to see the cardiologist on Nov 26 then in for surgery. He will be 80 in aug.

I am going to try and be really good this weekend, but no promises there, heading to branson.... there is a chance we are going to score tickets to se Bill Cosby Sat. night.

have a great weekend.

Oh, Lettie....I hope you get the tickets. I bet it would be the best show :)

Good morning everyone :)

I have to take my DD to her WIC appt in a few, but wanted to stop in and say good morning :)

JM.........WTG on the water. You lush. Isn't it funny how you get out of the habit so easy.......then one day you decide to drinky drinky, and you wonder how you ever got through the day w/o it? Weird.

Ok, have to run.......appt is at 10 and I am still in my pj's.
XOXO
P.S. Hi Joni :) Boot camp? Seriously? You are my hero :)

Lettie,

My family went to Branson 2 summers ago and we had a blast. We drove from NY (in a Prius) with 2 big boys! But we had a blast. Best vacation we've ever had. We stayed for 10 days and saw lots of shows. I don't think we even scratched the surface. We went on the Branson Bell dinner/showboat. Saw the Beachboys, Paul Revere and the Raiders, a Magic show, a comedy show, a group called "Six"(they were great, they sing and do instrumentals all with there mouths and hands, not instruments.) We went to the Dolly Parton dinner/show, the Wax Museum, Butterfly Palace, the Titanic, rode the Ducks. We were busy every day! My boys were only 10 and 14 at the time and they thoroughly enjoyed everything. I'm sure they have lots more that we didn't have time for and more for adults.

Have a great time.

Lolene

Hi Lolene, how are you?

Hey gang... Hope yer all having a good week.. Liz had a really good interview yesterday and should hear something either late today or early on Monday. Keep them fingers crossed..

Doing pretty well, diet-wise this week, so here's hoping that carries into the weekend.

Good morning everyone.

Repo Girl, I'm in Twin Falls, I see you're in Rexburg -- not all that far away.

Yes, Branson sounds like lots of fun. We are lucky here in Twin Falls, we are about 45 minutes from Jackpot, Nevada and they bring a lot of good shows there. Nothing on the scale of Branson, but we do get to see a lot of good shows without having to go too far.

We are having a "harvest party" tomorrow -- wish me luck for staying on plan!

I'm good Katie, thanks for asking. Not so good weight wise, but otherwise. I have gained about 20 lbs. like many around here and need to re-think and re-motivate.

Have a good week-end

Lolene

Hi everyone! I've been MIA for a little while now. Things are going pretty good, I'm losing slowly but surely...

Jillian - I won a prize for the pumpkin fluff dessert! We were having a dessert contest and I made that and put it in a reduced fat pie shell - figured out that it was about 200 calories a slice, not bad! And since the slices were cut smaller for taste testing, it was even less :)

Nicole - I was wondering when you were headed this way - thought you might have already gone on that mini-vaca... it's a really nice time to come to texas because our weather is not sweltering... actually to me it is FREEZING COLD, but most people call me ridiculous for saying so. I keep telling my DH that I need to gain the weight back to make it through the winter! (he doesn't agree)

I started hitting the gym big time this week because the 1/2 marathon that I registered for is on Nov 16th - I definitely don't want to WALK 13 miles! I went to the gym the other day and ran 3.5 miles in 47 minutes and still felt like I could have gone for a while without stopping, so I think I might be ok... I just need to keep it up! Today was the first day in a long long long long time that I left the house without my food... just didn't have time this morning and so I'm kinda feeling wierd about not having anything to munch on...

ps - what ever happened to Debbie? I was thinking that I'm in the boat she was stuck in for a while... so close to goal you can taste it, but losing so slow...

julie--that's awesome that you won a prize for that! isn't it really great?! my DH loved it too!

so DH and I finally went and got our cars registered for this state. it's so much cheaper here in SD than it was in NC, so happy about that!
then i took a trip to the grocery store for a few things and now i'm back home.

i have parent/teacher conferences for DD tonight and that's about all that's on my plate for this weekend. i'm going to relax. my brother's wedding is next weekend, so there won't be much time for anything relaxing then. i'm excited to go back "home" since i haven't been in almost 2yrs. :) my mom's been badgering me about coming, so we finally are! and we're going to go for thanksgiving too...kinda because i don't wanna cook and i know my mom will. ha.

anyways. gotta go for now. be back later!

Purple fingers- Oh, I love Twin Falls. My DH really wants to move there. It seems to be a bit more liberal than our area. That would be nice. We head to Jackpot a couple of times a year to get our gambling fix, LOL.

Lolene- Yeah, you are singing to the choir. A lot of us are dealing with gains.

Julie- Freezing cold? I guess it is all about what you are used to. It is already getting as cold as 15 degrees here at night. I am wondering what winter is going to bring us this year. Keep on keeping on. You will get there!

Dan- I will keep my fingers crossed for Liz!

Lettie- I hope you have a blast in Branson!

Nicole- Look, my kids drew a picture of me! :witch2:

Joni- Hmmm, divine intervention...I like that one. Where can I sign up for that?

JM- How is it going today?

Tonight we are going to an old bar and grill that is supposed to be haunted. The people who own it practice Voodoo. We are going to a dinner and ghost story show. I am crazy excited. I am dressing up like a vampiress. I will try to post a pick. Hope I don't get scared silly! :badbat::sklol::dracula::haphal:

Have a good weekend everyone!!

Nicole- Look, my kids drew a picture of me! :witch2:



:rofl: Have a fun time tonight. I so need to get DH to go have some fun with me soon. We are kind of stuck in a rut of just working, eating, and sleeping.

Julie.....good to see you. So, we are going to San Antonio. What do I need to know about it?

Hi Jillian, Lolene, Purple, and Dan :)
XOXO

You need to go to the River Walk. The Alamo! I love San Antonio! You will love it!

PS. Katie that sounds like soo much fun! Can't wait to see pics!

JM, I'm in Tigard, not quite Portland, but close enough. The weather has been marvelous here. It is like a special gift to see the sun in October. I'm a native Oregonion too. Good that your house is not full of junk. I don't think pasta is so horrible to eat, I put it in soup all the time. That way a little seems like more to me. Hey you have the rest of your life to be on a journey towards thinness and health, and just deciding that you are going to take that journey and keep working towards it is the biggest thing.

I think the biggest change for me as far as losing weight and not giving up on trying to keep it off (with mostly success but some failures) was a shift to a positive mind set. Before I always had a very negative mind set towards myself and my relationship with food and exercise. I saw myself as having been bad and needing to be chastised with starvation and time on the tread mill... and you know what, if you are thinking of punishing yourself, you are not going to stick with it... When I shifted to think I really ought to care for myself, as any rational person who wants good health should... These are the changes I should make. All the sudden it was not so hard to do. So be good to yourself. You deserve to live with good health. It is not at all selfish to take care of yourself so you can be there for those you love.

Cecilia, I count humus as protein. I bought these Tribe brand single serving humus tubs at Costco, and they are 50 calories for single serving small tub. I do the BLUE plan so I have 2 and 1/2 proteins, so I'll have two of these tubs and count it as a half protein.

Amy, how sad about the deer. We have a mother with two fawns that have been living around our house. I think the fawns are off on their own just recently. So weird to come out of your house and have 3 deer in your front yard (we live in major suburbia, so it is rather unexpected). Of course these are probably the same animals who consumed all my tulips last spring, but I guess I've forgiven them now.

Lolene, Hi, you've made me want to go and visit Branson.

Lettie, what are you doing to get so skinny. Last I heard you were on Nutrisystems. Are you still doing that, or something else.

Joni, I seem to find that any weight that goes back on me lately heads straight for my waist. Just when they tell you its OK to have a fat behind,
my body stops doing that! Not fair.

Good luck Liz and Dan!

Nicole, where in Texas are you headed.

OK... I better stop writing this small novel and get back to work...

Hi everyone - I had typed a big long post, then I took a call, and now its gone. Poof.

Anyway - I wanted to wish Liz good luck for the job - hope we hear good news!

Nicole - I think that you are doing a really good thing by taking the steps you know you can achieve (i.e, exercise, water, and sleep) When I am way out of control I have to container-ize things like that or I get way overwhelmed. Plus, I think that by doing that you WILL lose some weight. And - when are you coming back from San Antonio? Cuz you KNOW I'm going to ask you ....do you "remember the Alamo?":rofl::rofl:

Amy - I try not to think about what can happen to deer this time of year. We had one in the spring - ate all of my tulips too Barb! One day I opened the front door of my house and he (?) was on my front walk, practically on the porch! We both had this expression....:yikes: and then he ran into the woods. I haven't seen him since summer.

ok...i've never taken pics of my progressing pregnancies because frankly in the past i was HUGE. and just looked morbidly obese and not prego.



so anyways.. here's one of me from today with a maternity sweater on--i'm thinking there is a bit of a shadow or something because i look huge. or it could be the layers and bulky sweater i have on? anyways..enjoy!

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e161/hotwife1221/13wks-1.jpg

Nicole - if you've never been to the Alamo, go to get pictures... but there really isn't a basement and so you won't find PeeWee Herman's bike there... I was quite disappointed to find that out! There is definitely plenty to choose from when it comes to food - so you might want to starve for a whole week before coming... the riverwalk is cool - you have to take the tour on the little boat, and then have dinner at one of the restaurants along side the river or hit one of the night spots, I still enjoy doing that. Other than that, I really haven't done too many touristy things here... we have a cool new mall (La Cantera), its an outdoor mall and I love shopping there :) It's really a nice place, I moved here in about '92 from California - very different and slower paced than California... nice people... And if its cold where you are, you will love the weather right now, probably be like summer to you! And if you find yourself having kid withdrawals, I can drop my 3 off with you :)

awwwwwwwwww.......adorable, Jillian :) Where is your cute face though? I just love pregnant bellies. :)

Julie.....we were posting at the same time. I had to laugh about the kid withdrawal. I think I'll be ok :), but thanks for the kind offer :)

Today's nuts-quick check in. Yesterday: good. Got in all my water and didn't overeat.

Today-been so busy i keep forgetting to fill water bottle. So-way behind on water today so far-but I'll get it in. If I get out of work on time-I'll go to the gym-but it's looking like a late day. I'll just have to take Josie out for a walk or chase her around a playground or something.

Personals later . . . .

JM, I took my heavy little almost 4 year old for a 30 minute walk in his stroller. Our subdivision is quite hilly, so I probably got a pretty good work out. Josie will love it if you take her for a walk. I always wonder why I dont just do that everyday :) Well, sometimes it's just because it is too hot and humid here.......but today is was really cool. It really helped my whole outlook today. WTG on sticking with the plan (meaning your personal current goals). Baby steps, baby steps :) I'm tellin' you so I hear it too :hug:
XOXO

thanks all, we actually live about 2 hours from branson. so we get passes to Silver Dollar City, White Water and Celebration city about every other year. we spend lots of time in Branson but it is usually doing what kids want to do.

this time...... NO KIDS!

Hi all,

Hope everybody is great. The weather in Vancouver is been wonderful, nice to see the changes of autum.

Jillian, April 30 is the best day of the year for me as it is my b-day. You will have a true Taurus baby.

I been in LAWL for almost 3 months, I have drop 15 pounds, but I have the last 3 week up and down 2 pounds, I have the same food always and I am getting ansious and stress as I am the only one holding the roof at home, working full time, and taking 2 classes towards CGA. For 3 months I should be loosing about 20 or more pounds. It is difficult to take time to exercise as I need that time to study. So, If anyone has any idea what to do or been in this situation please help as my COD is telling me that I should not take any starches at night and we will see what happen, but I am getting frustrated.

I hope everybody has a nice weekend, and hope to hear from you.

Carol

Howdy....rainy gloomy Friday night in Atlanta, but I'm still in a good mood....not sure why cause I went to the mall to try and find something to wear to a wedding tomorrow night and those dressing room mirrors were not kind to me...maybe if I put mirrors throughout my house --- everywhere --- it would help my weight loss....okay...that's not going to happen, so I'm going to follow the Julie/Nicole/Barb plan and just start thinking more positively.

Katie - your night out sounds great....Did you bite anybody?

All this talk makes me want to go check out Branson and San Antonio...truth is a vacation anywhere would be nice right now!

Okay - night all. Oh, Carol - 15 lbs is awesome......be happy and know that slow and steady wins the race!

Joni! So glad you're still on the boards. I'm impressed with your workout routine-I haven't done anything regular since BJ (before Josie!). And I know we're supposed to exercise an hour a day-but that's pretty hard. I just have to get some of my previous good habits to be habits again. Too bad I can't train for another marathon like before.

Lettie-the police force? Cool! Never been to Branson-but after reading all that you can do there-it sounds pretty fun.

Amy-I know what you mean about comfort foods-i've already made 2 stews in my crockpot and am looking forward to soups and roasts. And we have a family of deer at my workplace. It's so cool when they come up right to the window of the labs and try to look in. They take care of them pretty well-trying to keep them contained on the property to keep them safe. Every once in awhile they have to shut the main gate to keep them from getting out to the main road and have to let us out one car at a time.

Oh man-I'm missing people but Josie's whining at me. Update quickly:not so great yesterday-wasn't able to get all my water in (it's hard to squeeze it in the last couple hours of the day. ) And by the time I picked Josie up, went to the grocery store and got home-it was dark. So no walk.

Today will be better-I'm feeling a little crummy-stuffy/runny nose-but that's all. We're heading to a playground in a little bit and will get a walk in this afternoon. My biggest challenge will be McDonald's today-I'm taking Josie and a couple kids I'm going to watch for a couple hours there for lunch (it's the only place kid-friendly near the church). I really don't like fast food salads-so we'll see.

Josie's standing on something she shouldn't be. sigh. gotta go.

JM

Josie's standing on something she shouldn't be. sigh. gotta go.

JM

JM..........:lol:..........I have a 4 year old who used to do the same stuff. Good times, good times. He is still completely untrustworthy. He makes me sigh a lot.

Well, one more day of taking good care of myself. Practice makes perfect, right?
XOXO

Well I guess I'll chime in here as one of the "oldies" who has not been doing much lately at all. But I will say its nice to read the last 6 pages and see some old faces back again. I'm with everyone else - its high time I made myself a priority cause no one else is going to!! So I am back too.

This week was really hard at work. We got word that the client I work for in my company has terminated their contract with us or will be over the course of the next 18 months or so and that means my position will be gone at some point. I won't be out of a "job" but it may mean back to the call center part again and a pay cut as I moved up a level when I got promoted. So this week has been tough all around with the uncertainty of it all.

I am still going to TOPS although if my schedule changes sometime here in the future then I may have to stop again as I won't get off work in time in the evenings again.

Tomorrow I am making something in the slowcooker. I say something cause I have no freakin clue what it will be. But I'll figure out something. Its supposed to rain all day so it'll be a good day to stay home.

I even did the semi-date thing a couple of weeks ago for the first time since my split (2 years I know - I'm kinda slow LOL). It didn't go anywhere but at least I tried which is more than I did in the past.

Thats about it for local news for me. Hope everyone is having a good and happy weekend!

Alannah

Alannah!! wow, I feel like this is reunion week! wow,, 2 years already..... ??? how can that be?

we have been having a blast here in Branson. Sweetie gave me a gorgeous ruby and diamond ring, totally surprised me, Gotta love that guy! we walked around Branson Landing all day ate mexican for lunch and macaroni grill for supper. my tummy is really ready for monday and getting back to normal, but it has been great. this is the new dress I got for this weekend. you know..... the size 12 !!!