South Beach Diet - Tuesday's Twitterings

Good morning! We're expecting a bit of winter today, so I'm preparing to either come home early or spend the night. Either option is fine with me. The girls have been begging me to stay overnight for a while now. I know how their minds work, they like to pile into the bed and snuggle with me. :)

I'm just shaking my head at myself today. After getting through the holidays and staying on plan so well, yesterday I succumbed to a bag of baked Lay's potato chips! Of all things. :dunno: I don't even like them normally, but they did hit the spot at the time. :kickbutt: That was my only stray, though, and I was right back on track with supper.

Time for some oatmeal with chopped apple and walnuts for breakfast!

good morning, funny even without working i'm up early...sure theres school today but i was up before the alarm. i guess i got up before 5 for so long i can't get out of the habit, most days i can fall back asleep but still its stuck.

anyways, my first week is going good,no problems anyways. i'll be heading out for a docotors appointment thats 90 minutes away that should be fun.

Cottage, the temptation troll was here too. Rob came over for a chat and we drank Scotch. :yikes: We should hang up our Mod hats. (At least we admit it.)

Some final de-Christmassing is on the agenda today and I just may go to the city for a little shop. I have a book store gift card burning a hole in my pocket and have also decided to buy a wee toaster oven. It's so silly to turn on the regular oven for one serving. I have some pinto beans that I over-cooked on Sunday and may make a soup with them to use up some turkey bacon and frozen spinach. I am really into soups in winter but ignore them completely the rest of the year.

Now I'm off for oatmeal with chopped apple and walnuts for my breakfast!

Hope your Tuesday is terrific and productive. :cofdate:

Lifting my :coffee: at Me4life. I hope your drive is OK - that's like me going to Ottawa for a doc appointment!

hi all,

Back to normal routine and there is little time in the morning to stop. Yesterday was tiring. Everyone came home drained and ready to eat. To bad no one wanted to cook!! Oh well life is back..

Will try to check in again

Have a great day and a safe one

Good morning Chicks :coffee2: I have a new favorite coffee - Red Eye Express. How can you not love that?!

Cottage - Potato Chips were always my weakness. I always had a thing for fat and salt. It's great that you could just put that behind you and get back on track again instead of writing off the whole day. Have fun with the girls. Will you have internet access if you get snowed in there?

Me - I know what you mean-I can't even manage to sleep in on weekends anymore. Hope your drive is without any icky weahter

Ruth - I gotta admit that on New Year's Eve I decided to have a shot of Bailey's. It was worth every horrid little calorie and sugar gram. Have a good drive.

Phx - Have a good day

It looks like that storm is headed our way tomorrow too. I'm actually getting sick of work at home days that I don't get to plan ahead!

Yoga restarted yesterday, always a good thing. I'm working with the wellness coordinator of the larger agency in our building to pull together a lunchtime workout a few days a week. I think we are going to start with the WATP 2 mile strength DVD. It's the right length, a good workout and accessible for those who haven't been working out. :crossed: It would definitely be a great addition to my life to get a workout in at lunchtime. Some days it feels like all I do is work, cook, eat, clean and workout! It would be nice to get a little flexibility about that workout time.

Hope all is warm and cozy in your world today

Good morning chicks!

Ruth and Cottage - **GASP** heh heh heh....that's the joy of SBD - you splurge occasionally, and get right back on. Is this when I admit I had a couple of days with SF ice cream, but with my homemade toasted pecan sauce?!?!

Cyndi - Wow. you're SO ambitious!!

Sunflower and me4 - have a great day!

Me - Hmmm....pretty boring day :D. Things are really slowing down and work, and I'm sure it won't pick up today because of the weather. Might give me a chance to run to the Y for a workout! It's so much more difficult getting those workouts in in the winter.

Just put a roast in the crockpot for carnitas...it smells heavenly!!

Cyndi, it's not that we'll get snowed it, we're supposed to get iced in. YUCK! But then it's supposed to warm up and melt away early tomorrow, so I hope that happens.

Carnitas! I just Googled them and am going to make them for supper. I ended up doing a small roast for dinner last night and it'll be a great way to use up leftovers.

Morning chicks. I quick hello for me this morning. Had a fundraising meeting last night that had my headspinning and is still spinning this morning. Atleast it did make me eat. Speaking of eating I must get my breakfast have not had it yet and it is 915. Hope you all have a great day. I will pop back in at nap time for the wee ones then I will have more time to chat.

This is the recipe I'm using....it's delish!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ronaldos-Beef-Carnitas/Detail.aspx?prop31=1

Morning everyone! Wish I had time to sit and chat, but I've got some errands to run before work and the dishes still need to be done! I hope to be back to post personals after lunch, but we'll see what the workload is today.

Hope everyone stays warm and safe and has a wonderful day!

~Kim

Well aren't we a chatty bunch this morning? We had a bit of ice this morning and all the schools are on a delay. The temp is right at freezing so its one of those mornings when you just aren't sure what you are driving on.

So over christmas we downloaded Tetris for the Wii, I'm not much of a gamer and when I do I prefer the "old school" type games. It has an option to play it with the wii fit. Last night I finally got around to trying it with that option, you move left and right to move the pieces, squat to turn them and lean forward or back to drop them. Well let me tell you for a silly little game my legs were burning! Not to mention watching DH do it made for a good belly laugh, so I guess I worked legs and abs lastnight! I am too easily amused.

Much to do at work today, no more holiday excuses!

Hope you all have a great and safe day!

Happy Tuesday!

Just a quick checkin to see how everyone is doing.

Hmac I read your post yesturday - we are in the process of adopting a baby girl that is 4 days old

Hope everyone has a great day!

Four days old! Wow! We love new babies here in The Beach.
:cheer: Let us know as soon as she arrives in your arms.

Good morning all!!! Happy Tuesday!

Cottage - A sleep over sounds like so much fun! If you have to stay at least you have some company to snuggle with.

me4life - Hope the drive to the Dr's isn't too bad. Good luck!

Ruth - I love our toaster oven, particularly in the summer when I don't want to heat up the whole house. I thoroughly endorse your purchase of one.

Phxsnflwr - Glad to hear things are back to normal. Hope you found something healthy to eat!

Cyndi - the WATP2 (walk & tone) is actually my favorite of her routines. Good length, accessible, and depending on the weights you use, it can be extremely effective. Good luck trying to get that started at work.

Twynnb - The carnitas recipe sounds really good. Thanks for sharing!

LC - Hope you had a good breakfast!

Kim - Here's to getting all your errands completed!! Hope its a good one!

Steph - I think that your Tetris game sounds like a great idea! And a lot of fun. Glad to hear it was a good workout!

Gonnabe - That's great news. I hope all works out.

Me - Yesterday I could not get warm....I know I'm a California wimp, but it was cold. Today's supposed to be more of the same. It makes me really wish that I had planned for soups this week instead of salads. Oh well :shrug: what's a girl to do. Tonight the Biggest Loser starts up again. I'm hoping this group of people are much better than the last group. And I'm really hoping that the 19 year old boy does amazingly well. Other than that, it should be a quiet night.
Have a wonderful day, ladies! BLESSINGS!

I will be sure to post a pic as soon as she is with me.

Biggest Loser - thanks for the reminder I soo can not miss it.

Speaking of new babies..I'm back at work! Missed y'all while I was out but I enjoyed my time with Libbie. Here's a picture from our Christmas vacation:

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1935/186/69/15804200/n15804200_32040854_5188.jpg

Jess, she is so cute! I love those first smiles!

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I'm so tired today...I think the past week of not much sleep is catching up with me.

Also, am I selfish to be sort of wishing that my mom wasn't staying as long as she is? She makes things easy because she does everything for us, but she also doesn't know how the day to day of our family goes and usually makes things more difficult in that department. It makes it hard to discipline a two year old when there is a grandma in the background saying that he doesn't need to do whatever it is we're asking him to do. She constantly just chalks up his whining or defiance to him being two and is vocal about us just ignoring it and him "growing out of it"....there is a reason why he is so good and it is because my husband and I have been diligent about our discipline and have tried hard to be consistent about where the boundaries lie.

I also just want to get to know my new family member and be able to feed him without someone saying that "he's probably not hungry because he isn't waking up"...I know that she is from a different time in parenting but I also know that I wouldn't have turned out the way that I did had it not been for my Dad.

Also, to say she doesn't believe in PPD or the baby blues is an understatement. She's told me quite a few times to stop crying and that I'm just being dramatic.

I guess one of the good things is that DH and I are closer than ever right now. :)

I'm just so torn on this issue - any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, chicks.

Zeff--I wish I had some advice. We stayed with my parents for a long while over Christmas and if I head "I think the baby needs..." from my mom OR sister (who is single and has no kids) one more time I thought I would scream. Do you have the kind of relationship with your mom that you could gently explain you need to be consistent with DS1 so he doesn't feel displaced by the new baby--and that includes your normal discipline?

I actually asked her yesterday to stop bribing DS1 to be good and that if she asked him to do something to follow through with him actually doing it -- she denied bribing him (even though I heard "grandma will get you a treat if you're good") and still says "Calvin do _________" about a million times before DH or I step in and actually make him follow through. DS isn't stupid and knows he can get away with anything with her so he pushes the boundaries with everybody. It's tough to discipline him when she is tsk-tsk'ing in our ears about everything. She just doesn't understand the logic behind parenting and only sees the emotional side of it - she doesn't want DS to cry, so she'll let him to whatever he wants to avoid it. Sure it is hard for us to watch DS cry when we tell him no or discipline him but we also understand that our JOB as a parent is to raise a good man and the only way we're going to do that is to set boundaries and discipline now. I see it as I would be failing my son if I didn't.

I know it is just a grandma thing, but I wish she understood that it takes a lot of work to get him back to listening to us and obeying cheerfully (most of the time) after she leaves.

cottage - I think the girls are so lucky to have you. Snuggling sounds like fun.

me4life - Drive careful. Hope the doctor appt goes well.

Ruth - I spent more than usual to get my toaster oven but it is large enough that I can put an 8x8 inch pan in it. I used it to cook many of our dinners which saves electricity and doesn't heat up the oven in the summer. And it makes great toast too :)

Cyndi - That lunchtime workout sounds like fun. I don't really know anyone in my office any more but I would love something like that.

pacer - That sounds like fun. Brian likes the balance games more than I do but that one might be hilarious.

gonna - Good luck with the adoption. Babies are always welcome here.

hmac - I hate the cold myself. It was so weird seeing ice dripping off of everything yesterday (and 48,000 people without power) but today everything is warming up.

Jessie - Libbie is adorable. I have wondered how you both were doing.

zeff - It sounds like having your mom there is a mixed blessing. I think you need to gently sit her down and talk to her if she is going to be there more than a couple more days.

phx, Twynn, Kim - Have a great day.

Me - The troop meeting last night was fun. Tonight we have the monthly District Committee meeting. Brian sits quietly in the back with a book. It feels strange being back in the office. I did make it over to the ATM without stopping by the snack machine. I had started to do that too much and I'm trying to avoid it now. So far, so good.

Morning ladies... I know i have been popping in and out lately a lot but not much posting... I have been horrible and my weight has shot up!!! I have gained 10lbs. I have got to just jump back on the wagon!!!!! We had DH's family in since Christmas, in two waves. his grandparents will be leaving shortly and things will start to get back to normal around here, with my eating habits anyway!...poor excuse but when I am cooking for that many guests I don't like to restrict everyone and I just decided to not torture myself while they were here and I have got to torture myself now at the gym!!! and get back to FEELING better. all of my stupid clothes are too tight!

Well, todays plan is get to the grocery so I have lots of HEALTHY food around... clean out the fridge and get rid of all the NON SBD temptations for me, leaving some stuff for DH that he will definitely get rid of for me ;), take down all the Christmas decorations so dh can haul them into the attic when he gets home... and go to the gym. I also want to go check out some dishwashers at the scratch and dent sears here in town... I am not sure how much longer ours is going to last~!

Oh Zeff I am sending you a big hug, my mom still does that with my girls and they are 15 and 18. I really think that it is a grandma thing. Hopefully she will go home soon and you and dh won't have to much deprograming to do. Take care sweetie.

Oh Zeff I am sending you a big hug, my mom still does that with my girls and they are 15 and 18. I really think that it is a grandma thing. Hopefully she will go home soon and you and dh won't have to much deprograming to do. Take care sweetie.

She leaves on Saturday.

I just tried talking to her about it...talk about futile. She just said "I'm a grandma, this is what I'm supposed to do" - to which I replied "what you don't understand about that though is that as soon as DS1 knows that he can get away with something, he'll try to get away with it again and again which kind of defeats the purpose of anything that DH and I have done". She said that this is a time that kids try to get away with things and that it is normal, which I would think would make sense to her that DH and I set boundaries and enforce those boundaries. I tried to explain to her that DS1 is a happier kid when he knows where the boundaries lie and isn't just floating in his day to day wondering what he can and cannot do. When he knows where the boundaries are, he doesn't have to hear "NO!" all the time.

She apparently didn't understand any of it and just ended the conversation by saying "well, I just don't do that."...

I guess I should probably just work on appreciating everything that she is doing around here and that the reason why she does what she does is because she loves my kids so much...she isn't *trying* to sabotage anything, it is just innate for a Grandma to do so.

I think once they become a grandma they totally forget what being a mom is all about, they just look at those sweet little faces and all their love just come pouring out. And I bet once she goes home it will only take a day or two and your little guy will remember what mom and dads rules are when they he relises Grandma is not there to make the changes... I know that how it was with my girls. Good luck

Morning chick peas!

Things here are super busy. If we don't bring the laptop in, I will post again tonight.

In the meantime, started Ph1.5 -- had some triscuits (4 of the 7 serving size) last night with dinner (spinach artichoke dip, stuffed mushrooms, raw veggies) and it didn't set off any cravings! Yay!!!

zeff i'd just try to relax she'll be gone in a couple days then things can get back to normal.

yeah...relaxing would be a lot easier if I wasn't a huge ball of hormones.

Good news...I just put my pre-pregnancy jeans on and buttoned them.

Zeff - as the song goes "I've been on both sides now..." Your mother just loves your son so much that she wants to leave him with the best memories of her. She can't undo all your good work in one or two weeks. Oh, I just read little chick's remarks and they are just in line with mine.
I spent six weeks with my DD when grandson was born and she cried alot and that upset me because I just don't remember that hormone thingy happening to me. Why six weeks? She lives out west and SIL had to go to England for a while.
Ruth - you are Steve's type of gal. He likes scotch from time to time but I'm not a drinking partner for scotch.
Jessie - beautiful little sweetheart.
ThighsbeGone - exciting stressful time for you. Hope it happens soon.
Everyone else - enjoy the day.

Went to dentist this morning. I guess if it was the back tooth I would have waited longer.
Nice day here but I hear its brewing up for tomorrow.
Sophie

Zeff OH how I remember those baby blue, I remember standing at the stove and crying because the water wasn't boiling as quick as I wanted it to. If you haven't been through them they are very hard to understand when you are on the outside looking in.

Just keep in mind mom obviously cares very much or she wouldn't be there. We all have our ways of how we think things should be done and I am guilty on more than one ocassion of stating my opinion on how people raise their kids without thinking or just plain doing it my way. For example I have a neice that will be 2 in just a few days. She still has a pacifier and she knows I don't like them at that age and the minute I walk in their door she gives it to me and knows not to ask for it back and I think it honks my SIL off. :p

I don't know what I am trying to say, how about I just send :hug: your way. Your a very good mother and tough woman, I know you will get through this with flying colors!

Thanks, girls. You always know the right things to say.

Also...I've been itchin' for some "relations" and I think it is making me crabby.

Zeffryn, I think Bill Cosby said it best, "Grandparents are old people trying to get into heaven." :)

Hi everyone- hope things are going well.

My net was cut off a few months ago and I discovered just how hard it was to keep eating healthily without the support of the SBD forum.

I'm going to start fresh and use my mother's computer here and there to try and keep up and gather more recipes.

Hope everyone is doing awesome. Look forward to chatting with everyone again.

:D

Melanie!! How the heck are you? I've thought about you a few times and looked to see if you were posting elsewhere. Glad to hear it was only (only, as if it wouldn't drive me around the bend!) your internet.

BTW - your peanut butter hummus recipe is famous far and wide in child care programs all around southern VT ;)

Mel! How are you? I've been thinking of you recently. How is Liam?

Glad to see you back :)

I may be last but I'm at least posting. Had fun reading the days posts.
You all sound like you are doing well. Hope to be getting serious tomorrow. I have the menus planned out for the week have legal snacks in the fridge waiting and best of all, my dh has been doing this for the past week and is after me to get going. He's been pretty inspiring not nagging. He's been getting up at 4:00 to exercise before he starts his day. That's a bit too early for me, but I m going to get up at 4:30 in the morning to get 30 minutes in before I go to work at 6:00.
It should be much easier to do this with a loved one shouldn't it?