Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 3/10-3/16

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This is the
SUGAR BUSTERS WEEKLY SUPPORT BOARD where all of you who are following this WOE, or are thinking about doing so, are welcome to come join in and be a part of our wonderful group.

Other than finding support and friendship on this board, we also try to do something during the the week to add a little difference to our board.

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


Please take some time to check out our extensive recipe boards. Our RECIPE BOARDS can be located at the link below:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=89


We have SEVEN INFORMATIVE BOARDS!!!! Please take a few minutes to visit them! New information is continually being posted, so please make sure you visit them often!!! The boards are listed below as well as the link that will take you to the boards:

THE RECOMMENDED READING BOARD
THE TOOLS & TIPS BOARD
THE FOOD INFORMATION BOARD
MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING THOUGHTS BOARD
MY FAVORITE SB LEGAL FOODS
SB 2002 BIO BOARD
SB 2001/2002 PHOTO ALBUM BOARD

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=87

We also have a SB WEEKLY EXERCISE BOARD that you can log your daily/weekly exercises on which is located on our weekly support board:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25528

Then there's our latest addition to the SB BOARDS which is called OFF THE EATEN PATH This board is for everything NOT related to SB. You can use this board to post questions or comments on just about anything (okay, within reason). A book you recommend, a cleaning tip, a great website deal, etc. etc. Here's the link:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=90


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


WELCOME! :D

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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 2 of them to read today:


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WHAT IS ENOUGH

You are very capable, but that capability is not enough. You have the opportunity to do great things, and yet opportunity is not enough. You have the desire to make a positive difference, and yet that desire is not enough. You have made great plans, but planning is not enough.

What is enough is to actually step forward and do it. The smallest action has far greater power than the most profound and well thought out intention.

Today is the day to do the things you're capable of doing. This is your moment to fulfill the best of the opportunities and possibilities that are open to you. Transform your most treasured desires and your well laid plans into magnificent reality. Fill your days with action and you'll fill your life with richness.

-- Ralph Marston
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THE NEXT HORIZON

The steeper and more difficult the climb becomes, the closer you are to the summit. The more you feel like quitting, the more there is to be gained by continuing to persist.

When it seems you cannot go on any more, that means you're getting closer and closer. Find a way to keep going and soon you'll make it all the way there. With every difficulty that arises, the eventual accomplishment becomes that much more fulfilling. The more effort and sacrifice that's demanded of you, the more value you are creating.

What a shame it would be to turn back when the goal is almost within sight. For the sake of all your previous efforts, keep going and make those efforts count for something truly great.

Every bit of weariness you feel is proof that you've already made much progress. What a blessing it is that you have what it takes to keep moving steadily forward.

Keep going, especially now, for just over the next horizon is where you were meant to be.

-- Ralph Marston

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Have a wonderful day, and a fabulous week!!!!!

Debbie
194/1??/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGES!!!

We continue on with our exercise challenge of getting in at least 3 days of exercise. Keep going with our water challenge of getting in at least 64oz of water a day.

NEW CHALLENGE THIS WEEK!!!

Seems from looking at last weeks post the majority of the board hasn't a clue just how many grams of fiber they are getting and those who do know know they are getting way too little grams of fiber. Remember, the more fiber the better, in more ways than one! Fiber adds bulk and fills you up. It keeps you feeling full longer AND is NOT digestable so if you have a food, for instance, like FIBER ONE that has 24 grams of carbs per serving (1oz) this has 14 grams of carbs, thus, only 10 grams of active carbs, not to mention, this 1 serving provides more than half of the recommended intake of carbs for a day.

So, with that, I'd like to see you keep track of your fiber intake for at least 1 day this week and post your total along with those foods you had eaten with carbs in it. If it's a packaged item, you'll find the info on there. Fruits and veggies you'll have to look up on a site like CALORIEKING.COM or in a book. Not sure, ask me:D

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Good Morning! Happy New Week!

My MIL is still here. She is a lot quieter than usual, and I have not had any opportunity to have to be alone with her for any length of time, which is good. She tends to be rather critical of me, but is afraid to say anything in front of my husband. My sister in law has blasted her for saying tactless things, and she is beginning to realize other people have feelings. (she is always very upset if someone hurts HER feelings, but rarely considered others feelings)

I could not sleep last night, and so I got up at 4:30 and made mayo, put on a batch of bread, finished loading the dishwasher and turned it on, made lunch and snacks for the hubby to carry to work, and fixed a pot of coffee. I still feel bouncy, but in a tired sort of way. I hate not being able to sleep!

Lots to do today...gotta do the floral things, and make a big dinner of homemade whole wheat pizza for the whole family. The scattered kids are coming to see their G-mama.

DEB: If the arrangements turn out nice, I will take a pic with my digital and post it. If you really want to see some arrangments I have done, I will dig out the digital pictures of the coursages I did with my own roses and flowers for homecoming last year. :)

SEF: The funnies were great! I loved the one about the old lady making money betting....

Gotta go check my bread! Have a great day everyone!

Lets make this the best week EVER!!!! A week where everyone meets the challenges, and sees incredible progress in reaching their goals! We CAN do it!

Here's a quick Monday Morning Report!

Did anybody see the big dust cloud over my house when my butt hit the ground this weekend. Yes, I fell off the wagon. Full confession to come. Just had to come clean to all of you. Today is another start and back to the regularity of the work week. Thank God for that!

DEB---I will take 2 of the 3 challenges. I will do the 3 days of exercise and the 64 oz. of water. I did not try the water last week, so that will be added into my daily grind. Suggestion: at some point, do you think the exercise challenge could get increased to 4 days a week?

Have a great Monday!
Kim

Morning!

I'm back! I should be able to check in from work from now on! So, now maybe I can stick to things again. You know when I don't check in...I cheat. i've got the Mardi Gras pounds to take off now! But, I sure had fun!

Missy
286/259/170

Good Morning All

Just a quickie before I scoot out to the hairdresser. I won't be able to take the challenges this week. I don't know how much exercise I will get while I am away. Probably be quite a bit of walking but also lots of sitting on that tour bus. And as for the water and extra fibre, well, I don't want to have to use the facilities on the bus. :).

I weighed in this morning and still below that 200 mark at 199. I was down to 197.5 one day this past week, that's the lowest I have been. Will try to stay op as much as possible while away. I just don't want to pack those pounds on again. :(

I'm being picked up early this afternoon, my flight leaves at 5.30 p.m. and I have a few last minute things to pick up at the store.

So have a good week everyone. Talk to you all when I get back.

Marie. :wave:

Good Monday morning to everyone! I've been lurking on this board since starting sugar busters on January 21st and I guess it's time to jump in instead of just reading. This is a really special group--so supportive-and really nice people. I've posted my bio on the bio board and a couple of recipes on the quarterly board. I've lost 11 pounds since starting this way of eating. I no longer refer to it as a diet because even after I lose the weight I will continue to eat this way. I can't believe how much better I feel and how much more energy I have.

My big question is how do you keep track of everybody when you want to respond? There has to be a secret because I've noticed that quite a few of you are close to my age---CRS syndrom has to have hit you too.

Serene--I cried with you and I don't even know you! There's a site on the web----www.petloss.com which has the most beautiful poem about pet loss--it's called Rainbow bridge. I would post it but then I'd be crying again. Except for my children,the softest part of my heart is for pets. I have three dogs and they are my children with fur.

I'm off a few days and hope to get in some spring cleaning--at least my house will be clean if spring ever gets here

I'll check in later--once I start chatting I never stop.

Welcome Earlybird! I lived in central OH my whole life until we moved last August. So it is good to see another Buckeye on board. Alot of us open up Notepad, and then while we read this board we write the replies. Then copy it all and paste it in the "reply" section. I hope this helps.

I will try to do all the challenges Deb. What is the recommended grams of fiber per day? I also have another question--is there an upper limit of carb grams per serving that sugarbusters recommends? I loved the MM about the steeper the climb, the closer you are to goal. I will remember that.

My oldest son and his girlfriend are here for the week (Spring break). They have a full week planned for me (sightseeing mainly). So I will be reading but not sure how much responding I will get in.

Kim-I haven't been to Ridgewood for 5-10 years. I sure want some now after hearing you talk about it. The BBQ is good in SC too, though.

Monet-Was it you who cooks salmon in parchment paper. I would like to hear how you do this.

Serene-sorry to hear about your dog.



Have a great Monday everyone!

LIN: I have never fixed salmon in parchment, but I have fixed other things in it. If no one else fesses up, I can find you a recipe for it! :) Or if you just want recipes for Salmon, I have a ton of those...some of them actually edible! (I am not a fan of salmon, though my husband is, so I have to endure regularly! :) )

Good Monday Morning Everyone:wave:

Don't ask me how I did it but somehow I was able to get in my 4.5 miles in 52:34, a time I haven't seen in a while. Surprises me also since I'm sorta sick. But hey, I'm NOT complaining, quite the opposite, I'm ecstatic!!!! :D Off to tackle my yoga in about an hour.

Have a meeting at the school tonight. One of those days I have to go back and forth 4 times. It seems I'm filling up my gas tank a LOT these days!!!!

Want to get in a few replies before I go in the shower...

MONET, sounds like your MIL has taken lessons from my GM! But luckily, she can hold her tongue, unlike my GM who doesn't and claims she's entitled to her own opinion, no matter who she hurts. No love loss for me! Sorry you had a sleepless night in Lanta, I had that the other day in SOFLA.

QUILTER, nope, didn't see that cloud. It was such a fast and fleeting moment I guess it just didn't register, esp. since you are back on track today-it's a distant memory!!! I think we'll try to increase the challenge next month. I'm looking for everyone to be able to get the 3 days in and then maybe we can increase it slowly, like another 1/4 miles, or another 10 minutes and so on. What do you think?

FRUIT, glad to see you starting anew-MG is gone for another year!!!!!;)

ROSALIE, if you do see this, have a wonderful time, and a safe trip. We look forward to hearing all about it when you come home. Do take pictures, esp. with you in them so we can see how much fun you had and what places you went to!!! ENJOY!!!!

EARLYBIRD, http://members.aol.com/eldemila/sb_sign3.jpg Glad to have you joining us. As you have mentioned, we are a wonderful group and we always are happy to welcome another wonderful person to join us. Thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD, it was nice to learn more about you. Also, thanks for the recipes, they sound great! You are doing wonderful so far. This is a great WOE and it gets easier as time goes on. March 22nd will be 3 years on this WOE for me - and I still love it! Okay, now I must ask, what do you do at the library that takes you there at those odd hours? I've been going to the library more since I started SB than I had in my entire life. I not only go for books but now I'm taking a yoga class on Mondays there. You and QUILTER not only live in the same state but she too does a lot with reading and the library-you'll have to compare notes! If you are anywhere near each other you two should meet because I can tell you, she's one awesome person!!! In time, you'll get to know everyone. It may be a bit confusing sometimes with the names. Long names we tend to shorten, like for you, I'll probably call you BIRD, which is what I call my DS (dear sister vs dear son). Don't worry, I'm not close to your age and I've been suffering from CRS for a longgggg time now;) If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. As you've probably read, we're all really happy to throw in our 2 cents worth of advice. Again, happy to have you join us!!!!

LIN, you should try to get in at least 25 grams of fiber a day. Think of it like this...if you ate a small container of raspberries and an ounce of Fiber One, you'd have probably a little more than 25 grams of fiber already. It's really not hard to do. SB recommends 40% of your intake come from carbs but you can up that a bit by going down a bit on protein and/or fat, but you don't want to go too low. I try to do about 45% carbs a day but many times go over. Enjoy your time with your DS and his GF!!!!

Time to hop in the shower. Before I go, please remember:

TOMORROW IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST!!!!

Have a great week!!!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Hi guys,
I am now in day 7 of being op!! This weekend was my son's 11th birthday, there was cake everywhere! LOL I am proud to announce that I had none of it. I am trying to pump up my cake business so I have been trying new recipes for cake and icing. Dh is the taste tester. He loves his job!! Luckily he has absoulutely no weight problems!


Welcome earlybird-it is hard to keep up with everyone, but like Lin said opening notepad is probably the easiest way to reply to everyone. Like they told me a few times don't worry about replying to everyone all the time. Just keep reading the boards, Everyone here is great about answering questions! Glad you found this WOE and the SB boards..the board is great and will help you stay on track.

Serene- Sorry about your loss.

Monet- wow you are busy so early in the morning.

Rosalie- Have a great time!! :)

Deb- I will take the excercise and water challenges....and possibly the fiber...I don't like to keep track of food though.
I like to try not to think of food...LOL.

Bye for now.
Chris

i have been on atkins since january of this year and have been playing around with the same 10lbs weight loss ever since and then i went and had blood work done last week and everything was great Alc 5.2 cholestrol total 150 nothing out of whack except my bun/creatineine ratio was 25 .......i was upset by this and found out the atkins diet has affected my kidneys. i am drinking at least 96 to 120oz of water a day. so now i am going to use sugar busters and hope this works i take lots of meds so i know this hinders my weight loss and i have been working on my weight seriously for about a year and have only lost 20lbs so i am very disappointed when i hear how people lose so much weight so fast., so i am looking for support here and would appreciate any that i get,,,,,,,thanks

Good Monday Morning.

Hope everyone is ready to face the new week. I am exciated my DD has decied to do something about her weight. Of course with the wedding in 2 months she wants something quick (which there isn't anything). Anyway, she is trying the diet I asked about here a while back. Simply weight Loss. It is so similar to SB, eaxcept they limit fruit. She does take a herb supplement. I wish she would just do SB, but I'm hoping taht after the first 6 weeks on this she will switch over. This is costing her $200. SB is free. Everyone say a prayer that this works for her and she continues on to get rid of all that she needs to.SHe is such a pretty girl and I hate to see her like this.

My weekend way busy as usual. Wedding stuff and beads. It was a good eating weekend though and I'm happy about that.

I did get in 5 days of exercise last week. I'm sure I fell short on the water on Sat & Sun. Will start anew this week on both challenges though. I'll try to do the fiber one, but not much on counting stuff and probably don't eat near enough fiber.

Didn't get on the board this weekend, just skimmed the posts quickly.


Rosalie, How much longer will your MIL be staying. Hope things go ok with her. Sometimes we just have to bite our tongue and go on. This to will pass.Sounds like you have already completed a day's work this morning. I hate thsoe sleepless nights. Had one myself Sat. Have a good day and take a nap later.

Quilter, pinch yourself. Did it hurt, then you are normal. We all fall off the wagon at some point. Put it behind you and go on. THe most important thing is that you don't let it get you. Jump right back on track and continue on. You will be alright.

Fruit, I thought of you a lot during Mardi Gras. I would have looked for you in the news but didn't know who I was looking for. :lol: Glad you are back.

Rosalie, have a wonderful trip. I'm sure you will do fine with your eating. But enjoy yourself too. Afterall, it is your vacation.

Earlybird, Welcome to our board. I'm glad you decided to join us. As you can tell this is a wonderful group. Congrats on that 11 pound loss. Keep up the good work. You are right, this is a WOL not a diet. I keep track in Word notepad. Read and then switch over to notepad and write a response. Just keep going back and forth and then when I'm ready to post I copy and paste.

Linworth, enjoy your week with DS and GF. Sightseeing is exercise.

BOb, Whew, what a game. It had me pacing there at the end. I wanted to get on the board and tell Kate to cheer harder, but couldn't leave the tube. Glad that's over.

Serene, I just went back and skimmed the posts and saw where you puppy passed away. I am so sorry for your loss. I know how much your dogs mean to you. My heart just breaks for you. Do the other two miss him already? Take care. Know we are here for you. :grouphug:

Deb, congrats to Michael on his French competition. Of course, we knew he would do well. Glad Eli got a new used car. Hope you all like it.

ChrisB, Congrats on being OP for 7 whole days. And WTG on passing up al lthat Bday cake. This does get easier.

Not looking back, Welcome to our board. This is a great WOE and I think much better than Atkins. It is so normal. Everything you read now days is so similar to SB. Glad to see thw world is coming around to our way of thinking. This is something you can do the rest of your life. I hope it works for you. Looking forward to getting to know you.

Need to get to work. Be back later. Everyone have a great OP day.

Jackie
257/161/145
10-10-01

Morning all!

The sky is clear blue and the temp is supposed to be in the 70s today--could it be. . . Spring????????

I think I'm finally recovering from yesterday! My back and knees were killingme by the time I got home--but our dinner and auction was a smashing success--we raised a littl over $2,400.00 to send thhigh school youth group to Montreat this summer! I, however, do not want to see a plate of spaghetti for a very very long time.

Eating was good yesterday--I did have a small plate of spaghetti, but I bought the kind that is 100% durum with no enriched flour, and it plus a slice of WW bread for breakfast were the only starchy carbs I had all day. So that was my 5th day being back OP!

Deb--I was wiped out Sat night, so I wouldn't have been much fun to talk to. Last night was the same story. I'm still working on the first two week's challenges. I think I can count the amount of fiber for one day, except for I have no idea how much is in my homemade WW bread.

Monet--I hopeyour get through the rest of your MIL's visit unscathed. Sounds like you have a busy day anyway--good luck!

Kim--Well just pick that butt right up and get back on the wagon girlfriend! We are here for you and all sins are forgiven!

Missy--It sure looked like you were enjoying the Mardi Gras festivities--but it's Lent now so we pay for our sins ;-) I gave up everything SB says to give up for Lent--want to join me in a Lenten SB fast?

Marie--Have a good trip! Can't wait to hear all about it when you return.

Earlybird--Welcome! You are doing GREAT! I'm glad you've decided to stop lurking and join us. As for keeping up--I open notepad when I start reading the new posts and then I write my response after reading each post. At the end I cut and past into the response window. Hope that Helps--it is much faster!

Linworth--I don't think there is an upper limit of carbs, because SB doesn't recommend counting carbs (or calories, for fat grams, or protein). It's one of the reasons I like this WOE! I have to be in Charleston for a wedding in July--I'd love to get together with you! I cook salmon in parchement. I spray the PP with a little olive oil cooking spray and place the filet on it skin side down. Then I rub a little fresh grated ginger over the top, sprinkle some dill over it, and cover it in lemon slices. Then I fold the PP to make a packet and cook it at 350 for 3o mintues. It is delicious!

Chrisb--WTG on avoiding the cake! I do some special occasion cakes too--not as a business, but as a hobby. I don't ever eat them anymore, but it is fun making them look pretty. Monet is the true cake artist though!

Marlene--Welcome! We have some folks that have switched from Atkins to SB, so they will be able to tell you what to expect. I think you can live with this WOE for much longer than you can Atkins.

Jackie--I hope you DD's commitment will help her shed the excess pounds! It's good that she has you to be supportive.

Gee, the board has been busy already this morning! I haven't gotten on the scale and will probably wait until Wednesday. But since I'm eating OP--I'm not worried about the scale.

I hope everyone has a good OP week!

Susan
300/270.5/150

Hi!!! Miata here..been mia but am back again!!! I have just been so busy, I haven't had time to post or read..How it the program coming?? Well the week I really worked it (week before quilt retreat) I lost 2.5 lbs. Then went to Quilt retreat and the next weigh in , gained 2.25 lbs. I was totally shocked. Then this last week, lost 1/2 lb. I was happy with that. I have been on/off this last week, but since this is a new week, I am getting up/dusting off and starting all over again.

Deb, I am up to your challange and on that note, I am going to leave and go to Curves before I change my mind!!!I will drink my water too. I know that helps...

Bye for now

Miata

JACK: Hey, I know how you feel about your daughter. Mine is built like me, and struggles with her weight. I was hoping she would get serious about watching her diet before her wedding last summer, but she did not. She started taking BC pills a while before the wedding, and went back to the GYN last week, and had quite a shock. She had gained 50 pounds! Her hubby, the chef, has finally started cooking healthy, instead of gourmet. I think she has already lost almost 10. They are not following SB, but it is pretty close. They eat a lot of salads, and very little grains. I hope your daughter will get into the habit of healthy eating and it will carry over into her married life. It is hard to see them struggle with something that we struggle with...

FILLISE: Its beautiful here in Hotlanta too! Have you picked your date to come over here yet????

Only had a minute...gotta go DO stuff. I took a 40 minute nap and feel a bit better. :) will try and check in tonight!!

thank you for the support already, i hope something works for me as i have been on a diet all my life.........u know what i mean. i am 54 and a mom of a son who is 12 and i want to be here for him , i want to see him get married and have children before i go..........so this is real important for me to get off of all these meds i can. that is my main goal to get off of these meds, i am so tired of taking this for that i think i forgot what the real me feels like.
keep in touch with me and i will appreciate it so much
thanks

AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY!!!

MONET....I was right there with you...didn't go to sleep until after 4a.m. couldn't even make myself get into the shower...didn't go to work....getting ready to take Kate to see the Surgeon...

JACKIE...Kate said to tell you that she couldn't have answered on the board....she was on the side of the court telling TUBBY what to do!

SUSAN...glad everthing went well yesterday...

Girls...I've got to go now, but will be back to address everyone when I get back!

BOB

p.s. MONET....I did get in the shower before going to the Dr...
I'm squeeky clean now :)

Let me just tell ya...I was soooo close to really enjoying a bacon bacon cheeseburger but I just couldn't do it. :) I ended up eating half of it with no bread. But it sure sounded good. I've been working so hard and just couldn't go through with it. But I did eat well this weekend and enjoyed some good times at my mom's house. Since she is having to watch her sugar there are tons of wonderful OP things to choose from. We actually sit down and eat together now. Before she would just snack all the time. Yesterday we had a wonderful chef salad.


Deb the challenge sounds like a winner. Will do my best to actually keep up with the fiber. I had to quit journaling because I was getting way too little calories and every time I would have to add stuff it made me want to eat even less. Dumb I know but part of an old eating problem so I let it go.

Susan....enjoy the warm weather. I asked myself yesterday if spring was here or if it was just a trick. We hit 80 degrees. The redbuds and pear trees are all in bloom. All the bulb plants are in full bloom also. I love this time of year.

Wendy...((hugzz)) So sorry for the lost of your precious pet.

Jack-K praying your daughter losses some weight before her wedding so she can feel better. And hopefully after the honeymoon she might try SB with you.

WELCOME not lookingback! Sorry that Adkins has messed up your kidneys. Praying they will heal over time.

Chris...wtg on no cake. I did pretty good last week when the boys had their birthdays...I did have a bite though. :)

Rosalie...enjoy your trip!

I hate rushing and missing people but today is one of those days. The washer was broke last week so I need to get and walk so I can get back to the laundry. Hope this is the start of an super week for all!

Love,
Crystle

Hey All:wave:

Just a quickie to catch up before I go get the kids from school...

Yoga class was good. Lots of people. I really felt the stretch today!!!!

CHRIS, WTG with not only resisting bday cake, but not tasting your own creations. I've got to hand it to you, I know I couldn't do as well. I've been avoiding making my cheesecake because I know I'll eat WAY TOO MUCH. When you get a chance, can you e-mail me your new e-mail address @ Debelli@AOL.com so I can put you back on my mailing list, that is, if you want to be:) Try to at least keep track of your fiber, one day won't kill you, I promise.

NOTLOOKINGBACK, http://members.aol.com/eldemila/sb_sign2.jpg Glad you came to join us. Hmmm, now how am I going to shorten your screen name, I'm a lazy typer and anything shorter would be great. How's NLB? How about LOOK? We'll figure it out!:lol: Unfortunately you've found one of those Atkins downfalls, that it can be harmful to your kidneys due to all the protein. This WOE is just so much more healthy and you can do this for the rest of your life and not have to worry. Meds can hamper your weight loss but you can still lose weight, you may just have to be a bit more patient than those who don't have to contend with it. BUT, in the long run, you'll not only lose weight, you'll feel better and healthier AND you could possibly get rid of some of those meds. I've been fat my whole life, since I was a baby, (have pictures to prove my claim), but take it from me, it is possible to lose the weight. You just have to want it bad enough, more so than any junk food you may be tempted to eat. How many pounds would you like to lose? Also, do make sure you are eating enough. Not eating enough is just as bad as eating too much-you won't lose weight. Ask all the questions you have, this is a learning experience!!! Again, WELCOME!!!

JACKK, good luck to DD. How much weight does she want to lose? How many fruits do they limit on the diet she's following? Do you know that when I looked up to see how many servings of fruit was recommended for the calories I was taking in it was just 1.5 - 2 servings, which is NOTHING! Hard for me to do.

FILLISE, WOW, that's some fundraiser!!! Did you get my e-mail about the bread book? They have some great ones on Ebay! Do what you can on the fiber, see what you can come up with without the bread. BUT, if you know how much flour you put in it you can sorta have a guesstimate. We'll make another date to chat on the phone soon!!!

MIATA, glad to see you back after your short hiatus. Yes, it can be shocking to see the scale go up as it can so easily. Just get back on the wagon and ride the straight path and you'll do fine. Hope you enjoyed your workout at CURVES today!!!!!

COUNTRY, glad to hear you had a good time with your DM. Do what ever is comfortable for you. You know yourself well enough. You really don't have to journal to do the fiber, just try to track your fiber intake for one day. A thing of raspberries and a bowl of Fiber One would do it, anything above that would be gravy!

Okay, I'm going to eat a pot pie for lunch. I've eaten one just about every day now-I'm addicted!

Will check in later!!

Debbie

thanks for all the welcomes today i am in my glory meeting all of u and am really thankful
u may shorten my name to NLB that is fine with me my real name is Marlene
also i do have that problem at not eating enough at one time like for lunch today i made a salad out of romaine, shallots, green pepper, and crab delights i only used a 1/4 of the package and then just put olive oil and apple cider vinegar on it it was delicious but has left me wanting something......but i want to wait an hour or two before i have some fruit so any suggestions...
i want to lost 100lbs if possible but would settle for 5o right now..............help help help;)

Good Monday to all!

Hope all are doing well.

I had my measure in at Curves and although I didnt lose weight I lost more inches.

So my grand totals are: (for the past 2 weeks)

Bust: down .25 inches
Waist: down 1.75 inches
Tummy: same
Hips: down 1 inch
Thighs: down 4.50 inches (2.25 on each side)
Arms: Down an inch (.5 on each)


Whee!
WHEEEEEEE!

8 inches total seems like too much. Like I think I could tell 8 inches..but Ill take it.


Thank you all so much!

Just a quickie to say hello, on program 100% - have to get batteries for my food scale….going to make Kibbee for the first time and see if we like it served with a recipe I found called Syrian Salad….and today I have had a slice of real rye bread, 6 triscuits with Greek Salad (just olives, onion, lettuce and Zeus SF Greek dressing), and a very small bit of shrimp salad (no added sugar)….This weekend I was completely OP – then I remembered after being so proud of myself that I did slip!!!! I had a Marguerita – one small one, but still! Ooooops!!!!! Got some walking in as well….

Hello to all, sorry I cannot respond to everyone!
Sabrina

Good afternoon,

Hope everyone has had a great op day.

Deb so far I have had 16.5 grams of fiber. Hope I can catch up with dinner. Also had 51 oz of water. Should be able to finish all that tonight.

Don't know if we will walk tonight. Sat is was in the 70's here and today in the high 30's. Go figure. Spring is only teasing us.

Fillise, WTG on being op for 5 days. By golly I think you just might make it through Lent. Nice eating at the fund raiser too. Being prepared always helps. Sounds like they raised a lot of money. I hope they appreciate all the hard work you do for them.

Miata, Glad you are back and recommitting. Jump on that wagon and stay put.

Monet, yes it is hard to see your kids struggle with weight. The more you say about it the harder it is for them. Your poor DD doesn't have a chance with a chef for a husband. Luckily he is cooking healthy now. Glad you got a nap in today.

Notlookingback, You are smart to do this now. I was determined to have mine off by my 50th. I just hit and I only have 15 more to go. I will get there, but boy I sure wish I had done this 20-30 years ago. Now I have all this saggy skin to deal with. You are right though, getting the wt off will help you cut your meds. I have RA and have cut mine in half. Good luck.

Bob, I'm glad Kate told Tubby the right things. Hope it is a good trip to the surgeon.

Country, if you ate that bacon cheeseburger w/o the bun you did ok. At least you didn't eat fries. Glad you are getting some support from your DM. That helps alot.

Deb, Good job on getting your walk in today. I don't really know how much DD needs to lose. I would guess at least 50. THey say 3 fruits a week. 2 glasses of milk per day. I'm just glad she decided to do something and just pray she sticks with it. Can you post the chat site. I have it at home but want to make sure I can get in before tomorrow night. Thanks

Renee, that's the thing with SB, you lose inches and sometimes the scale won't budge. Hey I'll take loose clothes any day. Congrats on the 8".

Tranquil, you probably walked off that Rita anyway. Get on line and order you some SF rita mix. It's great.

Everyone have a great night.

Jackie
257/161/145
10-10-01

thank jackie...how did u lose ur weight...............and how long did it take u

I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK :wave:

WELL, Kate has to have a nuclear blood scan...the Dr thinks she might have a low grade fever ie: infection that just isn't showing up. Her x-rays are fine, the pin and screws are fine, the bone has healed ...fine....BUT, there is no reason he can find for the pain that she is having. He wants her to continue the water therapy, go for some blood work, and the scan...he put her on
DARVON (the real mccoy) and has started her on an anit-inflamatory...
SKEETER....mad because we left in the middle of the afternoon, causeing him to miss his lunch...is now pouting on his pillow in the living room..CHILDREN!!!

That's my report, and I'm sticking to it....

BOB

A late afternoon howdy!

BOB--I hope you get Kate on the mend and Skeeter forgives you! Right now it looks like we will arrive in St. Pete Monday night ( the 24th) and leave Thursday. My parents are not one to make firm plans (drives me nuts), but it it looks safe we will be there all day Wednesday regardless of whether we come on Monday or Tuesday. I'd sure love to get together!

Jackie--They better appreciate all the work, I'll get 'em if they don't!:lol: You sound like you are doing good on the fiber thing today. I haven't had any starchy carbs so I probably haven't had more than a very few grams of fiber. Shhhh, don't tell Deb.

Tranquil--Those margaritas will get you! WTG on being Op otherwise though.

Meesh--WTG on the 8 inches! I'm curious what the difference is between your waist and your tummy.

NLB--that salad sounds pretty good--it might have helped to have more protein on it. That satisfies hunger and holds you pretty well. There are several of us that want to lose 100+ pounds. We can get there together.

Deb--The bread has a total of 3 or 3 1/2 cups of WW flour. If I still had the bag I could look at the information there, but I keep the flour in an airtight canister. I'll have to look at a bag the next time I'm at the grocery.

Crystle--Yup, I think spring is on its way here too! Beautiful and in the 70s today---LOVE IT!

Monet--Tell me when the pool opens and the masseuse arrives and I'll be there!!!!!!!!

Well after saying I wouldn't this morning, I did, but it was good news. 1.5 lb loss.

I also ordered my pedometer from prevention this morning. I'm going to do their walking program. If anyone is interested in reading about it you can go to:

Prevention Magazine (http://www.prevention.com)

It should arrive the end of this week or the first of next. Then I will do three days of wearing it to determine my baseline. Once I have that I will set targets for increasing the number of steps I take each day until I increase my baseline by 7,500.

OK off for dinner tonight. After all the cooking I did yesterday I'm really tempted to go to bruno's and have them steam a lobster for me. I think I deserve an OP treat!

Have a good evening everyone!

Susan
300/269/150

Thought I would stick my head in say hi! Oh my goodness..let me tell ya...don't ever do your exercise when you are hungry. :) I was running behind this morning so I did my walk around 12:30 on an empty stomach. I coulda gnawed my arm off by the time I was done. I don't think I ever remember enjoying an apple as much as I did today.

I'm gonna try and share this picture if it's not too big. It's kinda dark but it's my most recent picture and my youngest is with me. Any excuse to share my baby. This is the one that turned 6 last Wed. This picture is from Tuesday.

Love,
Crystle

thanks for the encouragement Filiese, doesn't the imitation crab meat count as protein or should i have added some cheese to it.
just was wondering so the next time i make it i know what to add. had chicken tonight with broccoli and some cantalope i probably will have a few whole wheat crackers with sugar free jelly on them for snack before retiring oh well thanks for all the welcomes today i really appreicated it.................

Hello everyone!

I'm at work...it's nice to have time to post now. Unfortunately, I didn't do well today. I had some girl scout cookies - I ordered them about 4 weeks ago and wouldn't you know that the kid showed up with them today! I know - I SHOULDN'T HAVE ORDERED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!! I can hear all of you screaming at me now! Well, it's done...I just have to put them in the lounge for my friends to eat tomorrow!

If y'all didn't see my pics from mardi gras - take a look at Sunday's board - I posted a few of my pics there. It shows me having a horrible time! haha!

FILLISE: I like you lent idea. I usually don't give anything up - being that I'm not faithful in going to mass. And...I eat meat on Fridays because I don't think that eating a seafood platter is a sacrifice. If I'm going to **** - I can guarantee it isn't because I decide to eat a hamburger on Friday! I'm going for the 800,000 other things I have done! haha!

Welcome to all of the newbies! You'll love it here - everyone is great!

COUNTRY: Love the picture - precious!

Well, I'll see you ladies tomorrow - I'll try to have good news that I stayed on plan! Have a great day!

missy

Evening AGAIN!!

SUSAN...Let me get with my boss about that...that's one of Kates water therapy days...if I can change that, there shouldn't be a problem.

FRUIT...YOU G'WAN with those 800,000 other things :devil:
I got those pictures you sent...they were big, but I could still see them..
So glad you had a good time.....but there was never a doubt in my mind that you wouldn't!

CRYSTAL...what a beautiful picture..so glad that you still have two arms!

NLB...WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY...:wave:

Well...I'm climbing up in the four poster...

BOB

Pizza night went great.. :jeno: .we had a lot leftover. I of course ate too much! It was all legal stuff, nice ww crust, but I had more than I needed! My SIL the :chef: , brought the salad...oh my gosh! I was incredible! He made a dressing to go with it that was great. My daughter looks better already! I can tells she is losing and he is holding her accountable! Good thing she is not totally like me or she would get mad at him! :lol:

I am SO tired! :tired: I can barely keep my eyes open. After barely sleeping last night, being up all day, cooking up a storm and only taking a 30 minute nap, this puppy is heading to the bed very soon.

I would like to post to each, but it will be gobbledy gook, since I am too tired to type! Will get them done in the morning!

The MIL leaves tomorrow morning...

Fillise - just a quick reply to you before I settle in for the night.. waist is where you wear your jeans at.. tummy is the fullest part - aka the "gut" or on me uhm.. my bulge :P

Meesh

Hi EVerybody!

I am getting to you all much too late tonight. So I will have to hurry through this. So sorry. But I didn't want to be two days behind come tomorrow night.

My bootie is firmly planted on the wagon now. Had a great day of eating. All right!!!!! I think making myself go an extra 15 minutes on the TM this morning was a good way to really get started on the right foot. I wanted to stop at 30 minutes, but knew that I needed at least an extra 15. I felt so powerful when I was finished. And ready for the day. (Well, of course, I had to shower first. Wouldn't want to offend!) Also got in 72 ounces of water today. Didn't seem to have to pee that much more than a normal day. Perhaps I can go higher than the 72 tomorrow.

ROSALIE---Just keep that 197.5 number in the front of your mind and that will keep you away from the goodies (baddies). Remember that old saying about nothing tasting as good . . .

LIN---I'm sorry I tempted you with Ridgewood. The restaurant has changed since I'd been there. They have added on. It used to be that you only sat around the counter. Now they have another extra room. But it's still not big enough. If you don't get there super early, you end up standing outside and waiting. And I don't think the waitresses are as large as they used to be. My memories from the 70's were of these enormous women behind the counter. Does that sound familiar?

EARLYBIRD---Welcome!!! We are sure glad to have you on the board. Here's how I respond to the posts. I open a blank word processing document and type as I read. Just going back and forth between my browser and the document. Then I save along the way and there's no risk of losing anything. Then when you are ready, just copy and paste it into the post reply window. It will take you a while to get to know everybody. Just give yourself time. We won't quiz you for at least 3 months. LOL!!! Some of us have known each other for years. That's why it seems easy from the newbies standpoint. BTW, it's good to see another "buckeye" on the board. I'm from Cincinnati, but grew up on the east side of the state near Steubenville. Does that ring a bell with you? Also, I may want to start calling you BIRDIE or EB. Hope that wouldn't bother you. Some of us like to give people nicknames of their nicknames.

DEB---What does "sorta sick" mean? Want to share more with us??? I think your idea of getting everyone on board with 3 days a week is excellent before increasing the challenge. How good of you to consider all of us. I guess I was being selfish. My goal this week is to do all five mornings on the TM. But of course, that is strictly damage control from the weekend. I didn't weigh this morning. But will give myself a "warning weigh in" tomorrow to get prepared for what might be on WIW. Can you say "paranoid"? LOL

CHRIS---WTG, WTG, WTG on giving that cake the cold shoulder. I am SOOOOOO proud of you. Keep that up and you'll have a great Wednesday. How great that your husband is willing to make the great sacrifice to be the tester for your business! What a guy!!!!!

NOTLOOKINGBACK---Welcome and good luck with getting your kidneys back in shape. This is a group of "big drinkers" here on this board. Many of the guzzlers take in over 100 oz. a day. So you are in good company. Thanks for joining us. We are a fun crowd.

JACKK---Oh I am soooooo crossing my fingers for your DD. I would really hope for her to get some success before her big day. Gosh a weight loss would put her spirits soaring. Good for her for coming to the healthy conclusion. I only hope she keeps going after the wedding and gets to a healthy weight. Thanks for the words of encouragement. I came home from work and wrote for a good half hour in my journal. Recording my feelings and all the stuff that went into my bad food choices this weekend. I feel better and sort of cleansed. And my eating has been great today. And I have no guilt. What's done is done and I'm moving on! Hey, how are the charms coming? Are you "beaded out" yet?

FILLISE---Congrats on getting through your big day! What a lot of work, but what a good cause to do it for! You are so great! How smart of you to make the meal SB legal. Good thinking!!! Thanks for scooting over for me and making room for my dusty behind on the wagon. I knew you'd be right there to give me a hand up. That salmon recipe you gave to LIN sounds wonderful. I am going to try that the next time I get some salmon. Do you ever buy the frozen fillets from Sams? Or do you have a good source for fresh fish in Auburn?

COUNTRY----It's so good to hear you speak of the thoughts you had when tempted to eat something that wasn't exactly on your plan of eating. That is SOOOOO GREAT!!!!! You didn't enjoy it because you were thinking of the long-term effects. And you didn't just live for the moment of the taste of the food. You did MINDFUL EATING and it worked!!! Wonderful, wonderful!!!! Your picture is great! I kind of had you looking like you do in my head. And your son is a sweetie pie. Thanks for sharing.

BOB---I so hope that Kate's doctors find out what's wrong and get her back to 100% real soon. That must be an extra strain for you having her sick. And SKEETER needs to buck up and think of the rest of the family. Ha! I know dogs and that's not their nature. Maddie is always playing queen for a day and handing out guilt trips like they are a dime a dozen. No kidding, my prayers are with you guys. Keep us posted.

MONET---Bummer about the sourpuss MIL. I hate to tell you this, but I have two MILs and they are both WONDERFUL!!!! I am lucky, lucky, lucky!!!! Hope it goes well for you for the rest of her stay. Is she going to abide to the "3 Day Family/Fish" Rule and skeedaddle before it gets smelly???? Hey, I'm all for making this the BEST WEEK EVER! Actually I try to think like that every day I when I wake up. A quick, but heartfelt prayer of thanks for getting another chance and then a positive plan of attack for a great day. I think it's the best way to start the day. I appreciate your positive outlook. It's contagious! How's your daughter feeling? And you too. Last time I was on the board, you were fighting the crud.

Okay, girls, it's time to hit the sack. I'm going to be up early again tomorrow to hit the TM. I like getting this workout over with at the beginning of the day. I think it's really becoming part of my system now because I'm not so tired anymore. The first couple of weeks were tough, but now it's not so bad.

Take care.
Hugs to all.
Kim

am toddling off to bed, but wanted to report I got in my water..I was a bit short for my standards at 92 oz, but I qualify for the board water challenge! :)

Fiber was at 29.1 Is that good or bad? I can't think....

Sweet dreams everyone!

Howdy again, everybody.

I am still trying to get 100% OP. For some reason it is not easy for me. :( I do great for breakfast, but when lunch or dinnertime rolls around, I wind up going out to eat, and never manage to stay 100% legal there, it seems. Just bad choices on my part. I wasn't even OP today, but I'm a firm believer that you get as many restarts as you need in this sort of thing, so I'm buckling down to get OP starting tomorrow. I think once the baby is in bed for good (she's napping on my lap at the moment), I will go pre-cook some things, so I've got it all handy, and tomorrow the commissary will be open so I can go pick up some hamburger meat.

I want to lose 20 pounds by the time DH gets home, so I really need to get in gear & get OP! (I've got a while, but still!)

I'm not going to do WIW this week as it's my TOM. I weighed myself out of curiosity yesterday & was at 196 instead of 198, so I'll go with that for this week. Got on the scale today & I'd already retained enough water to be at 199!

I do good with fiber when I eat Fiber One for breakfast. I eat a cup-and-a-half of it, since it's so low-calorie. Fills me up & gives me more than enough fiber. Strangely, though I'm big on variety the rest of the time, I'm perfectly happy eating either Fiber One or oatmeal and a slice of fruit for breakfast every morning.

Quickie for the evening...have a headache (all day) and tired, so going to make this short and sweet:)

NLB, you can easily eat small meals through the day which makes you less likely to get hungry AND keeps your blood sugars more steady throughout the day.
FYI, MELIRIS lives in Westchester PA so she'll be happy to see another Philly gal on the board. GRACIOUS I believe is the one who also sells Avon and I see you're a Libra which I and a bunch of other gals on the board are as well-so see, lots in common already! If you want, I would be happy to give you what I think would be a good basis for you to eat. Just e-mail me your current & goal weight and height. Remember, I'm not an expert, but I do believe I've learned a thing or two in the 3years I've been following this WOE, not to mention what NOT to do with a lifetime of dieting!!!! My e-mail is Debelli@AOL.com. Just remember to put SB in the subject area otherwise if I don't recognize an address I don't open it. If you want, you can give me an idea of a typical day of eating as well.

MEESH, WTG on losing those inches. Since not being on the scale day and night, night and day, I've taken my measuring tape and have seen the inches move, so I'm all for that-in fact, that's part of a challenge we have coming up in the next few weeks, so you'll meet that challenge for sure!!! Keep up the great work!!!

TRANQUIL, let me know how your kibbe comes out. Are you forming it or baking it in a pan? The one marguirita won't kill you I'm sure, you've been doing so well that I'm sure it won't have an impact on you.

JACKK, good going on the fiber so far! Do you sorta know how much you get or is this challenge and eye-opener for you? CONGRATS on getting in your exercise, you deserve to be pooped. Hopefully, it will help you sleep well tonight! Only 3 fruits a week? That's what I have a day! No way:nono: Milk is good at least, 2 a day is norm. The chat link is the one at the top of the page, nothing special at all-lmk if you need me to send it to you though.

BOB, hope they can help KATE get rid of this pain or find the cause of it. HOpe SKEETER doesn't hold any grudges!!!

FILLISE, when I put my flour in a container I take the nutritional info and tape it to the container. Which flour do you buy? HEY, CONGRATS on your loss-what a nice surprise that must of been:D Saw a pedometer at a garage sale, brand new in the package, should of bought it but didn't-have one I don't use, didn't think about someone else who could of used it at the time - dumb:shrug: Lobster-yum! If ELI'S sister comes to town tomorrow that's what we're suppose to go eat!!!

COUNTRY, FANTASTIC PICTURE!!! Thanks for sharing it with us. It's so nice to see an update picture of you-you look mahvelous. DS is a cutie too!!!

FRUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shrug:

MONET, hope you get in the much needed shut eye tonight. CONGRATS to DD!!!

QUILTER, sorta sick, doesn't know if it's coming or going. Just tickling nose and lots of sneezing, slightly stopped up at night a bit achey, no sore throat and light coughing at night-so I take that as sorta sick.

MOMMA, if you can get through 3 days you'll be well on your way. Take it an hour at a time. What's a typical breakfast for you, besides Fiber One?

Okay, I'm off to bed. Will check in tomorrow morning.

{{{HUGS}}}

Debbie

Good evening all--- bet most of you are in bed now. I usually don't get on the puter until 9:00 PST.

Went to town for a few groceries today. Found the Uncle Sam cereal, and to my great delight, I found that our local Safeway store carries the WW low carb tortillas. I love Mexican Food, and had been making my enchiladas using deli turkey for the wrap. This will really be a treat.

Have a couple of more questions. How much fruit is allowed? And what is a serving of green seedless grapes? I am having trouble with not knowing what a serving of some of the foods should be. I am afraid of eating too much.

How do I get in more fiber....I eat alot of broccoli, cauliflower, and such, but according to fitday, my fiber is way too low. And I really don't want to over do the starches.

Is the 3 gram rule applied to fruit and such, or is it only for added sugar foods? I thought I read that dairy didn't apply. Is that correct?

Well, I think that is enough for now. Going to bed, and hope that you all have a great Tuesday morning. :cool:

First thing--thanks for all the welcomes. I didn't get back on yesterday because the cleaning was going so well , and I was pretty tired when I called it quits.

Linworth I've always said I was moving to South Carolina when I retire,of course it will never happen,I've lived in the same house for 31 years. You had good timing--this has been one of the most miserable winters that I can remember--it only gets above frezing for a day or two so it can snow and get cold again. We've had snow on the ground since before Thanksgiving. They're claiming it's going to hit 50 by the weekend--I'll believe it when I see it.

Deb--I work in a big University library. It doesn't close until 2 and reopens at 7. I go in at 4 to straighten up and partially put the place back in order to be ready to re-open. Then I work on various other projects. My work is different every day and I'm not tied down to one spot all the time -which I love
My middle son lives in South Beach and I was supposed to visit him this week but there was no way I was going to go out and buy nice clothes in this size. Since I've put on this weight I 've only bought the bare neccesities to get me through. Last fall I finally got rid of the size 8's and 10's since they'd been packed away for 4 years. I wish I would have found this WOE sooner. they went to a church that takes them down to West Virginia to a really poor area so at least they are helping someone.

Tranquil--What is kibbee? I love to cook and try new recipes. My cooking has been rather limited since I've started--rich gooey desserts were my big thing. I'm starting to experiment with some things now,but I'm always interested in new things that are legal.


Quilter--I've heard of Stubenville but I've never been there. Cincinnati is the straight shot down 75,not the stupid drive around in a loop like Columbus. Has it been as miserable down there all winter like it has been up here? Wasn't that Ohio State game awesome! My son lives in Miami and was so happy that Ohio State won that he had me go get him a shirt to wear to work. He strutted around the office for awhile before he had to change for his first client.

Teensybean--The 3 grams only applies to added sugar--not natural sugar in dairy or fruit. I love Mexican and spicey food too. I think it makes you feel more satisfied. Now that you've found the WW tortilla's you can make tortilla chips. I brush each one with olive oil and then salt them. I then cut the tortilla with a pizza cutter into 8 pieces--so i can keep track of serving size--then I bake them in the oven until they get crisp. One of my favorite lunches is guacamole on top of shredded lettuce with tomato on the side. I use salsa for the dressing and the chips to go along with it. A small amount of chorizo cooked with onion with eggs scrambled in is also very good and legal.

Not looking back--Get some legal bread and work it in either in the morning or at lunch. I'm sure since coming off of Atkins bread is poison to you but it helps fill you up and keeps you satisfied. People on this board talk about limiting their bread and starchy carbs because that's what works for them. I read the newest book after hearing about limiting starchy carbs on the board because I had read the original book and thought i had missed something. I have at least three slices of legal bread a day and am losing an average of 2 pounds a week and I'm never hungry. You never mentioned breakfast. This is really important. I am not a breakfast eater and I resisted change for about two weeks but finally forced myself to eat. I also found that I need protein in the morning. I either make a smoothie with orange juice,egg beaters,and nonfat yogurt that I've frozen in ice cube trays or peanut butter and Smuckers no sugar added on a whole wheat muffin. Eating breakfast has made all the difference on how I feel.

I'll try to make chat tonight--I've never chatted live on line before--if I can get a nap!

Thanks for the tip about opening a word document---can't believe I didn't think of it myself.

Good Tuesday morning:

Another long day of sightseeing planned with my son and his gf--we are going up to one of the plantations today. Jackie was so right about sightseeing being exercise. I sort of fell into bed last night at 10 p.m. My eating is OK-we've been eating out a lot so I have had small amounts of "illegal stuff". I did make Deb's cheesecake to eat while the group ate strawberries and poundcake. I got all my water in yesterday and will try for at least 64 again today.

Monet-thanks for the offer of salmon recipes. I got you mixed up with Fillise.

Deb-YOu are doing so great with your exercise. I'm slowly working up to more distance. Thanks for the info on carbs.

Chris - WTG resisting the cake. And happy birthday to your son-he is almost a teen-where do the years go???

Welcome Marlene- Great news about your cholesterol. What is alc 5.2? This is a great board for support -- don't worry about responding to everyone. The people here are very knowledgable and will be able to answer your questions. I think eating to be healthy is a good incentive. As we get older we realize how important our health is, right?

Jackie--I hope dd loses some weight. How much does she want to lose? Are you done with the beads yet?

Fillise-Thanks for the salmon info. And what a great fundraiser!! I bet you were so tired but it sounds so worthwhile. The kids will have a great trip because of all your work!! Are you the youth group advisor? Did you get the lobster? Be sure and let me know when you will be in Charleston.

Miata-It sounds like you are losing overall. It's good to hear from you.

Country-It sounds like the eating is good for both you and your mom. Beautiful pic!!

Sabrina-I want to come eat at your house.

BOB-I hope Kate gets things figured out. How is she doing on the Darvon?

Fruit-I liked the ET float. It sounds like you had a fabulous time.

GBMM--I like your ideas about the restarts. No need to beat yourself up. Won't your dh be surprised if he comes home to you 20 pounds lighter? Whereis he?

Earlybird-I NEVER thought I would move either. You just don't know what life will bring. I also LOVED the Fiesta Bowl and still wear my shirt around Charleston whenever I can. There is a big alumni group down here. Do you work at UT? There was a big UT bus driving around Charleston yesterday. I love guacamole too.

Kim-I've been to the Ridgewood since they added the room. LOL on the waitresses.

Well, we're still in the deep freeze here! I love winter, but I think I've had just about enough of it now. The poor tulips won't be able to get out till May with all the snow that has to melt. Hopefully the weather will get warmer as predicted (around 0 degrees F with windchill now, supposed to be 44 degrees F on Saturday).

Eating has been pretty good lately. Not quite 100% OP, but pretty close. I made applesauce yesterday and it was really good. I've been getting in at least 64oz of water, usually more like over 100oz.

I haven't been on the metal monster or done measurements but I can actually fit back into a pair of jeans that a few weeks ago I couldn't get the zipper done up. That's a good feeling!:smug:

I've barely glanced at the boards this week. I hope everyone is doing well.
WELCOME to all the new people on board. It looked like there were several of you who've joined us recently. This is a great place!

I don't know how much I'll get here this week. It's March break here, so I've got DS home and we'll be keeping each other entertained. I've also got to finish a sweater for my niece by Sunday (I started last night!!!), so every spare moment my fingers have, I'll be knitting.

I'll be thinking of you all. Actually, most of the time when I've wanted something illegal, I've thought about the whole gang of you standing behind me watching what I'm doing. Most times I've left the temptation alone. So you guys are helping me out a lot. Thanks for that. :high:

Ok, I've gotta go get the munchkin some breakfast.

Bye for now.

Good Tueday Morning.

Woke up late, had a headache and tummy was nausus (sp?) Feeling better now. Drank some tea and now going to eat some yogurt.

Well I'm 3 for 3 on the challenge so far this week, water, fiber and exercise. Hope to keep it going. Hope everyone else is doing good on them too.


Notlookingback, I have lost all my weight doing SB, so far it has been 16 months. But seems like no time. I actually enjoy SB and will continue forever.

Bob, I have never heard of a nuclear blood scan. Interesting. Hope they can find the source of Kate's pain. Keep us posted. I'm sure Skeeter will make up with you as soonas you feed him.

Fillise, Congrats on the 1.5 pounds. I know it will continue. Enjoy your lobster. Wish I liked them. Just too much work for food.

Country, I like to walk after my meal to walk it off. Your "baby" is a cutie. You are a doll too, but we would like to see a body shot so we can see that new slim body you have.

Fruit, I hope you put those cookies in the lounge for everyone else to eat. I know where you are coming from, I have 10 boxes in my pantry. I don't think they'll bother me though. I really only like the Samoas and DH will take care of them pretty quick.

Monet, Pizza sounds good. Did you post your recipe for the crust? I have one but it doesn't turn out too good all the time. What was in the salad and dressing? Pleae share.

Quilter, Good for you getting in some extra exercise to combat your weekend. I'm glad you put it behind you and are back on track. You are doing too great I bet you won't even see any bad results from the weekend. Yes I am beaded out. I'm hoping to have them all finished and wrapped up in a couple weeks. We get a lot accomplished at lunch time. 4 bridesmaids came Sunday and chipped in so we got a lot done. They need to come back one more time and I think we can get these whipped out. Working out in the am is a good system. I think you adjust quickly and then it's all over the rest of the day and you don't have to worry about it.

GBMM, You just have to decide what is more important, that food you are tempted to eat or losing that 20 pounds before DH gets home? Really try to get 3 days OP under your belt, then it will be easier. You can do this. I actually think it is fun (call me nuts) but cooking different things and planning. Good luck.

Deb, No I don't know how much fiber I eat daily. Probably not near enough. This was an eye opener for me. It was unusual that I had that much but I had beans in chili for lunch and navy beans for dinner. I think I had 26.5 grams total yesterday. I though sweet potatoes had fiber. I went to calorieking and all I good find was processed foods for sweet potatoes so I looked up yams and they showed no fiber. Oh well, I will count again today. I really don't think this diet is the best for my DD, but if it gets her going in the right direction, I think she will switch to some form of SB after the 6 weeks. I think she needs a positve big boost to get her going. There isn't much to eat there and she only gets snacks 3 days a week.

Teensybean, Beans are a good source of fiber as well as fruit. Deb can tell you all you need to know about serving sizes and fruit. I try to eat 2-3 servings of fruit a day. Dairy gets its sugar afrom the lactose in the milk, but you have to make sure there isn't any added sugars. Read, read read labels.

Earlybird, Sounds like you have an interesting job at the Library. Hope you get off early since you go in so early.

Linworth, I th ink DD needs to lose at least 50 pounds. Maybe more. She lost it all at WW once before, but you know the end of that story. yes I am getting tired of beads. But I just keep thinking in 2 months all of this will be over. Have fun with your DS today. Just think of all that exercise you are doing. Walking everywhere. Have fun. Eat salads. :lol:

Zanne, congrats for getting back into those jeans. That is a good feeling. Boy you will be knitting all day long if you need to be done by Sunday. Hope you are a fast knitter. I wouldn't be. Yes, always remember, we are watching over you. That should scare you legal. :lol:


Have a great day everyone. Be back later.

Jackie
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Good Tuesday Morning Everyone:wave:

Just walked in from my walk/jog and boy am I not only dripping with sweat I'm probably not smelling to good either:^: I really surprised myself this morning. I didn't feel like going but I pushed myself out there and was able to do my 4.5 miles in 53 minutes flat. That's 24 seconds better than yesterday. Hmmm, maybe being sick and having TOM isn't so bad!:shrug:

ELI is off today. I think we are going to stick around here, we were just in Broward on Sunday and I don't need to get a thing. We both have errands to run around here anyhow and this is a good day to get them done. We haven't heard from his sister who was suppose to come down for a few days to stay on Miami Beach and to go out to dinner tonight, so unless we hear from her maybe we'll just go out to dinner together.

Speaking of which, I wanted to pass on something I stumbled on on Ebay. It's a seller who sells restaurant gift certificates all over the US. I bid and won a $25 gift certificate to a restaurant we have been going to for many years and know the owner. We got it for $1 plus a $1 handling charge. You get an e-mail once you win with a url to paste in and it brings up the page with your certificate for you to print. No one outbid us on that one but I did get outbid on another restaurant we've been wanting to try. Anyhow, we probably will use this soon and I'll let you know how it goes. I'm just hoping Samir, the owner, doesn't ask how much we got it for-I'll be embarrassed:^: Anyhow, if any one is interested to see if there's any restaurants being offered in their area go to EBAY.COM and then in the search area put RESTAURANT GIFT CERTIFICATE and put your city in, or you can look by the seller who's RESTAURANTS.COM. I can't vouch for it yet 100%, but it looks on the up-and-up to me!

My eating so superb yesterday! I stayed right on target and got in my fat, carbs and proteins right where they should be, couldn't of asked for anything better. Got in my calcium AND a little over 30 grams of fiber! Happy to say my water intake was right on the money as well:D

Guess what I made last night? My CHEESECAKE!!! It came out so pree-tay! LAUREN had a piece for breakfast and I sent a piece to her teacher since he can't have sugar. I did taste the excess on the knife only because I wasn't ready to eat a piece, but honestly, I can't taste all the much, which I guess isn't too bad, maybe I won't over-induldge on it. I'm planning on giving my sister a piece when she comes over later and I know LAUREN & MICHAEL both will have a piece later after school, so really, even if I wanted, there's not much left for me to induldge in, which is good!

TEENSY, ww tortillas are also great to make a pizza on, or I even like making tuna melts on them. I love taking some tuna, cheddar cheese, sour cream and hot sauce and eating them like that. Fruit servings sorta depend on your caloric intake. For me, it's recommended to be 1.5-2 but I usually have at least 3, sometimes more. What I have learned and is in line with what you asked, is about portions, this was an eye-opener:eek: for me. Here's what I posted last month along with some new fruit additions since the last posting:

Here's a listing of fruits and serving sizes that all contain 60 calories and 15 grams of carbs (a few were 14, and 1 was 16 grams of carbs, the rest 15)

Blackberries 4.1oz
Nectarines 4.3oz
Cactus Pear 5.2oz
Asian Pear 5oz
Pear 3.5oz
Apple 3.6oz
Strawberries 7oz
Raspberries 4.3oz
Blueberries 3.8oz
Banana 2.3oz
Manadarins 4.8oz
Cherries 3oz
Grapes 3oz
Grapefruit 6.6oz
Orange 4.6oz
Peach 4.9oz
Canteloupe 6oz
Mango 3.2oz
Persimmon 3oz
Figs (fresh) 2.8oz

The one question I have to find out, if I can, and if it's been ever asked is this...since you can exclude the grams of fiber from the grams of carbs, thus, lowering the carb amount, but not the calories, would one be able to have more of said fruit??? I doubt it, but will try to find out anyhow.

Also, two more things I have listed that I think are interesting...a serving of a sweet potato is a mere 2.8oz! That's nothing! And a 1oz serving of almonds is a whopping 170 calories and 15 grams of fat!

As for more fiber, as I mentioned before Fiber One is great, also whole bran is good as well. You can sprinkle a tablespoon on something like cottage cheese. Berries give you a great source of fiber. Beans are wonderful too! My suggestion is to check not only our FOOD INFORMATION BOARD, but our RECOMMENDED READING BOARD as well for lots of useful information and links to sites that can help give you more info about fiber as well as lots of other things. The 3 gram rule is for added sugars, not naturally occuring ones like fruits, milk, and the like. You have to be a label reader. For instance, tomato sauce will show sugar grams in it but if the ingredients don't have a form of sugar listed you know it's naturally occuring BUT the only one I find is HUNTS, our store brand and other national brands do list sugar or corn syrup, so it pays to read.

BIRD, ahhh, now I see why you work those interesting hours! I think it's great that you have a job that's different each day, keeps you from getting bored. OMG, well, when you are ready to come visit your son you'll have to LMK so we can meet! I'm in an area called W. KENDALL which isn't really close to SOBE but is sure closer than other places! I'm about a 45 minute ride, depending on traffic, maybe a little less. I'll answer the question for you about KIBBEE. It's a middle eastern food (ME is quite popular on our board, SOLSHINE thinks she's turning Lebanesa!). ELI is Lebanese and we eat a lot of ME foods and TRANQUILS boss is Lebanese as well. Anyhow, it's a food that's made with beef and/or lamb, pine nuts, bulgur, onion and spices. Some people form them and fry them and others, like us, bake it (hard to form them and still look nice). Hummus is the all time fav. though, easy to make!!!

LIN, we must of been thinking alike-I made the cheesecake as well!! Sounds like you are on the run with them and I'm sure you are enjoying yourselves!

ZANNE, our family went back to Canada and boy, they sure weren't happy to get back to the cold and snow. Good job on getting back in to your pants. I'm with you with not being on the MM and I know when I'm up, bloated or feeling slimmer. I'm liking it this way better!

JACKK, hope you feel better as the day wears on. I too had a headache all day yesterday, til the time I went to sleep. I sorta passed out from the throbing last night. Thankfully, it's gone! Good job on meeting the challenges. I wrote CALORIEKING.COM about not having the info on sweet potatoes. They do have fiber, but not all that much, esp. in what's considered a serving (see my post to TEENSY)

Time to hit the showers. Before I go, a reminder that

TONIGHT IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST!!! Hope you can make it! Here's the link if you need it:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/chat/

Also, TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!! I wish all of you who are weighing in good luck with the metal monster!!!!

Will check in later!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Here's a good article from the MOTIVATIONSTATION website that I'd like to post as part of today's TUESDAY TIPS

The Cold Hard Facts about Weight Loss

by Joanne Bednar

I wish there were a pill you could take. I wish there were a machine that would just rub it all away. But if there were, I’d be out of a job because there would be no personal trainers. Still, I wish there were a miracle answer to losing weight the easy way. So many people would be so happy if they could just drop pounds with just the snap of their fingers. But unfortunately there is no easy way to shed pounds. In fact, it is very hard to lose weight and keep it off permanently.

The odds are against you from the start: 95% of all people who lose weight gain it back. Looking in the face of that mountain can be pretty intimidating! So maybe it’s just easier to stay overweight? That is up to you to decide. However, if you can know up front what losing weight is really like, you can better arm yourself for the roller coaster ride that is ahead.

Anything over a 2-pound weight loss per week (after the first week) is not fat loss. It is water, lean muscle, or both. If that disappoints you, then you will really be disappointed to find out that a 2-pound weight loss on any particular week is excellent! Throughout the journey you will find that there are some weeks you will beg for a half-pound loss, because if you are losing the healthy way it is a long slow process. If you can manage to lose 1-2 pounds per week you are on the right track!

You have to exercise. There is no way around it. You must make exercise a part of your life if you expect to lose weight and keep it off forever. Don’t think for one moment that you can exercise to lose weight and then stop. Get used to the idea now of incorporating exercise into your way of life forever. Not only will you lose weight and keep it off, but you will also live longer and fight off many life-threatening diseases!

You have to exercise a lot. Most people who successfully lose weight and keep it off exercise almost every single day. They make it a part of their daily routine just like brushing their teeth. I’m sure you know of skinny people who never exercise, and you don’t think it’s fair. Well, it’s not fair. But those people have a high metabolism, and they are not as healthy as those who do exercise on a regular basis are.

Take the amount of weight you want to lose, and divide it by 2. That is how many weeks it would take you to lose it, if you were lucky enough to lose 2 pounds per week EVERY week. Now take that number of weeks and triple it. It will take you about one and a half times the number of weeks that you think it will to reach your goal weight. Plateaus are inevitable, and you need to prepare for them. Weight loss plateaus can last anywhere from 2 weeks to several months. It takes every bit of patience you can muster up to stick with your way of life during a plateau. To break a plateau you will need to change things around in your fitness regimen and in your daily diet as well. This is when a certified personal trainer is handy!

These cold hard facts may sound harsh, but they are the truth. There is no easy way around it, even though I really wish there was! It is very possible to lose weight the healthy and permanent way. You have to be patient and diligent in your efforts, but you can shed those unwanted pounds and keep them off. The process is long, slow and daunting, but remember that when it comes to weight loss, slow and steady wins the race!

This comes from the following site: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/hmg05_0002.html

FIBER: A SPECIAL CARBOHYDRATE

Unlike other carbohydrates, dietary fiber is unavailable as an energy source. This nutrient cannot be broken down by digestive enzymes and consequently passes through the intestine without being absorbed. Although fiber provides no caloric contribution to the diet, it affects digestion and health in important ways: Some types of fiber bind water, creating a softer stool that passes more rapidly through the colon, reducing the risk of a number of diseases affecting the digestive tract. Certain types of fib er may also lower serum cholesterol, although the mechanism for this function is not well understood. (See the section in this chapter on cholesterol lowering.)

Fiber can be found in abundance in a variety of foods. Unprocessed breads and cereals, fruits and vegetables, and legumes are some of the best sources. Some types of fiber, such as cellulose and hemicellulose, are made up of simple sugars and considere d carbohydrates. Others, such as lignin (a component of the woody parts of plants), cannot technically be considered carbohydrates but, because they are indigestible, are still classified as fiber.

Despite the image you may have of fiber, not all fiber is coarse and rough; fibers vary dramatically in their consistency. While cellulose is generally tough and fibrous, other forms like pectin (a form of hemicellulose) and agar are sticky or gummy.

Scientists divide dietary fiber into two general categories: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibers dissolve in water and include pectin, guar, carrageenan, gums, mucilage, and oat bran. Soluble fibers are of considerable current interest to researchers because of their apparent role in helping to lower blood cholesterol. Insoluble fibers do not seem to affect serum cholesterol levels, but they do help prevent constipation. Insoluble fibers include cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.



GASTROINTESTINAL EFFECTS OF FIBER

High fiber diets have been advocated to prevent or relieve a wide variety of gastrointestinal problems, from constipation to colon cancer. Apparently, many of these disorders benefit from a softer, bulkier stool that passes more easily and more rapidly th rough the colon. Insoluble fibers such as hemicellulose absorb large amounts of water as they pass through the intestinal tract and thereby facilitate the stool's passage through the colon. That is why a number of laxatives used to treat constipation are little more than concentrated sources of fiber.

Other common gastrointestinal diseases alleviated with fiber rich diets include hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, and spastic colon.

COLON CANCER AND FIBER

There has been considerable speculation that a highfiber diet can help reduce the risk of colon cancer by cutting down the amount of time it takes for the stool to pass through the colon and thereby limiting colon exposure to potential carcinogens harbore d in the stool. Unfortunately, scientific studies have not provided conclusive proof that dietary fiber reduces the risk of colon cancer.

WEIGHT CONTROL

Fiber would appear to be a dieter's best friend: Not only is fiber noncaloric (since it is not digested or absorbed by the body) but some forms of fiber can actually cause you to eat less by promoting a feeling of fullness. From a nutritional perspective, however, fiber is relatively lacking since it contains no vitamins or minerals, and substituting fiber for other foods can reduce the nutritional quality of the diet. In addition, fiber may slightly hinder the absorption of essential nutrients such as ir on and zinc.


FIBER AND DISEASE PREVENTION

Fiber's beneficial effect on heart disease is mediated by the cholesterol lowering effect of some types of fiber. Soluble forms of fibers such as oat bran and the fiber in dried beans and other legumes are capable of reducing cholesterol, although the ins oluble fibers apparently have no effect whatsoever.

The mechanism by which fiber lowers cholesterol is still not completely understood. It has been proposed that soluble fiber may reduce the amount of cholesterol produced by the liver. Another theory suggests that fiber binds to bile acids, removing the m from the body and accelerating the clearance of LDL cholesterol from the body. Research is under way to understand its effects.

Fiber also benefits people with diabetes. Several studies have found that a diet rich in soluble fiber can improve blood sugar control in diabetics and sometimes even help lower insulin requirements.


ADDING FIBER TO YOUR DIET

Abruptly adding large amounts of fiber to your diet can instigate digestive problems, causing bloating and gastrointestinal discomfort with diarrhea and severe cramping. Consequently, you should add fiber to your diet gradually, eating small amounts of fi ber rich foods, or taking small amounts of fiber supplements until your body grows accustomed to its new diet. Additional fiber can then be added slowly until you are consuming a healthy amount.

For most people, fiber supplements may be unnecessary. It is healthier to try first to get fiber from natural food sources by including ample amounts of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in your diet.


EATING SUFFICIENT FIBER

How much fiber is enough? The question is a difficult one since no RDA exists for fiber and there is disagreement among the experts about how much fiber is adequate for optimal health. But despite the lack of a clear consensus, it is generally agreed that U. S. citizens eat too little: A national diet survey reported that the intake of fiber is quite low, averaging only about 7 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories of food eaten (about 14 grams per day for a typical 2,000 calorie diet).

Calculating the amount of fiber in your diet can be difficult. Food labels can often be helpful, but sometimes they report only the "crude" fiber content of foods rather than total "dietary" fiber. (Dietary fiber is a more accurate measure, showing the fiber that actually passes undigested through the intestine. Crude fiber is an oldfashioned, inaccurate measurement that measures the fiber that withstands chemical dissolution in laboratory tests.) (Table 5.1 lists total dietary fiber and soluble and in soluble components of common foods.)

For most individuals, a diet including a variety of fiberrich foods, such as whole grain breads and cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, and legumes should provide ample amounts of soluble and insoluble fiber.

The MIL left about ten minutes ago. She was rather sedate and closemouthed this visit. That is fine with me. I am sure the episodes of my sister in law blasting her for saying unkind things has made her careful. Plus she had very little time alone with me to get sassy. :) She has no tolerance for people with weight problems, since she has never had to deal with it. She thinks you just eat less and exercise more, and it goes away. My SIL, like me, has thyroid problems and it has not been so simple for either one of us. Her other daughter is naturally thin, and her obvious favorite. But, I digress.... Thankfully, she lives 225 miles away, and I only have to see her half a dozen times a year.

My daughter is still sleeping. She got up this morning and said she did not sleep at all last night, and wanted to sleep in this morning, rather than go to school and not be able to function. She has a lot of headache and insomnia problems, and takes meds for it, so I allowed it. Her Gmama said she thought it might have been a result of eating half a box of Girl Scout cookies before she went to bed. I am afraid the Gmama might be right! On top of the pizza at dinner, a lot of cookies would make anyone feel ill! She even ate a piece of chocolate cheesecake for dessert at dinner! (Deb's crustless recipe, made with agave and added cocoa. Yum!)


JACK: I hope your nausea and headache are better. I really hope you don't get the flu! You are doing so great on the challenges! What an inspiration to sloths like me! :) Erik put all kinds of stuff in the salad. It had fresh basil leaves, sprouts, organic red leaf lettuce, Jerusalem artichokes, artichokes, and grape tomatoes. I think he used some weird greens as well, like arugula and stuff. The vinigarette was made with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and some spices. I can ask him for the recipe, and post it. My MIL insisted on having ranch on it, and it just did not go! The vinigarette was perfect on it!

ZANNE: Hope you all get a thaw soon! Down here, the daffodils are blooming, and the forsythias are about to. That means I have to get out and prune the roses! Then in another week or two, it will be hot! Sometimes I miss the north, and its cooler temps! Congrats on getting those jeans fitting again! I know that feels good!

LIN: Sightseeing is tiring! You are so nice to take them all over and show them the sights! There is a lot to see there, too. My SIL lives in Columbia and has told us we need to come and visit,and let her take us around Charleston. She goes there all the time on business and loves it. You did great to meet the water challenge even while being out and about all day!

EARLY: Welcome to the board! Your job sounds interesting! I couldn't stand a job that was repetitive. I have to have variety. My sister is trying to convince me to go to school and get my masters as a Media Specialist, because she thinks I would be perfect for it. I am a little reluctant to go back to school...it seems a bit intimadating to me! But working in a library would be fun!

TEENSY: I think two or three fruits a day is a good amount. Someone will correct me if I am wrong. I figure about 10 grapes as a serving, though if they are good, I probably eat more. :sssh: I have never had the Uncle Sam's cereal. Do I need to try it?

DEB: Hope your headache is better. I am better this morning, but I think I need more sleep. I can tell- when my face is puffy and colorless I have not had enough sleep. A nap will be just the thing...

GBMM: Won't your hubby be pleased and surprised when he gets back and finds you all svelte and healthy! ;) That is a great motivating goal! Hope we can help you get there! Cooking stuff ahead is a great idea. Especially with a little one to take care of 24/7. You never know if you will be having a good day or bad day, and dinner time can be stressful. Planning ahead will help you stay OP. When my kids were small, I used to use a cookbook called Make a Mix, and More Make a Mix. They are probably not SB legal, but the ideas in them were good. You made a recipe and it was enough for about six meals. Very helpful when I was homeschooling two and had a baby! (those were the days...they are all grown up now...and the baby is almost 17!)

QUILT: Wow! 45 min. on the treadmill! Last time I did that, last week, I felt like I was made out of rubber when I got off, and it lasted a while afterwards! Maybe I need to get jealous of your TM time and try to keep up with you! I am PMSing right now, and the TM is not appealling at all! I just want to laze around and veg... yet, I KNOW I need to do it or not lose anything! It would be so grand if this were EASY!

BOB: Hope you slept better last night. I did...but I am still tired! I guess I need more to catch up. I almost had Tom convinced we needed to vacation to Sarasota in April when Laura is off for the week with a friend, but he decided he needed the $$ to replace the deck, and garage doors instead! :(

MEESH: Great news on the inches lost! I don't care if it is inches or pounds, as long as I can see progress! It makes it so much easier when you see results! Way to go! How are you feeling?

FRUIT: Your sharing about the Girl Scout cookies helped me. Ours were delivered last night, and I almost opened some for dessert...then thought , no, I am going to stick them all in the freezer,and eat Deb's cheesecake instead!

NLB: Don't think I welcomed you before, so welcome! I am glad you joined us! Imitation crab meat is protein...it does have starch in it though. I love it plain with some butter spray, or melted butter to dip it in.

COUNTRY: The picture is precious! What a cutie your little guy is! I know what you mean about doing the TM on an empty stomach. I can get almost sick if I try getting on it before I eat. I swear I could take a bite of the woodwork, or chew on the desk I get so hungry!

FILLISE: What a great job you did on that spaghetti supper! And your eating was great! I know you are feeling good about being back OP. When you are tempted to fall, just conjure up that feeling of strength and control! Too good a feeling to pass up for an illegal goodie! The pool will be opened in about a month is my guess. Tom likes to wait until the pine pollen is gone since it makes such a mess. That, and the dogwood petals!

CHRIS: I don't know how you do it...I quit my cake business, as much as I loved it, cause I could not keep my hands out of the icing and cake! My husband told me that alcoholics do not tend bar, and sugarholics should not make cakes. I tried chewing gum, putting duct tape over my mouth...but I was just too addicted to keep that up. You are doing great!

Ok...off to get something done, so I can justify a nap! :s:

HiedieHo All!

Went to NH yesterday, shopping, straightened up kitchen and prepared supper. Oh, and took a nap. That was my exciting day yesterday!

ILBLOND: Vioxx didn't work for me either, but my sisiter and cousin swear by it. We all just react differently. Hope new Dr. can help you.

DEB: Hey! If you don't laugh a lot, you cry. Takes less muscles to smile! And you know I'm lazy! Don't want to use more muscle that I have to!

MONET: MILs, we love to hate them don't we? Only joking. I had a ghreat MIL but she was a PITA. I can only remember one compliment she paid me. We were the bad guys as she saw us everyday. We used to say God lived in Buffalo, as thats where her favorite DD lived. If she wouldn't take her meds or something for my DH or other SIL we would call Buffalo and if Lela said squat, Mom did!

EARLY: The more you post and read the easier it becomes to keep track of everyone! WELCOME!

NOTLOOKING: Welcome!

FILLISE: Am going to the P.O. this morning. You should have the graphs in a day or two.

Have to get ready for a work morning with the WA at church. Also have some things for CCC.

Will finish up the rest of the posts later. Only got through page 1!

Take care all, Shirley

Morning all!

I enjoyed my lobster last night--but only after a long and protracted battle at the grocery store to convinve the clerk that 1.08 pounds is less than 1.50 lbs (lobsters were 9.99 per lb up to 1.5 and 13.00 over 1.5). Sigh. Somehow I think it is important for the guy behind the meat counter to have at least a basic understanding of math. I finally had to drag a manager over to weigh and price the dadgum thing!

Crystle--Good for you to get the walk in even if you were hungry!

NLB--Seafood is an excellent source of protein, but be careful about the imitation crab. Some of them have some added ingredients that are not so good for us!

Missy--With those GS cookies, it sounds like you are in purgatory already! ;-) I think the Scouts here have fallen on eceominic hard times since they lost their best customer (me) a couple of years ago.

BOB--If I can determine that we will definatly be there on Tues we can do that if it is better for you. I cant' wait!!!!!

Monet--The pizza sounds yummy. What kind of dressing did SIL make? Put me down for two weeks poolside in mid-April ;-)

Meesh--thanks for clearing that up! Whatever it seems like you are making excellent progress! WoooHooo!

Kim--The salmon is pretty tasty and it works well with either the frozen fillets or fresh. I sometimes get frozen filets from Schwans or Sam's. But both Brunos and Kroger have excellent fresh fish counters here so I get fresh when I can. The lemon,dill and ginger also works well with amber jack and trout--everykind of fish I've tried except a tuna filet. It didn't do so well with tuna. Give it a try and I hope you enjoy!

GBMM--I hope it's ok that I shorten your name. In the beginning I think it is more important to make sure you eat all SB legal things and you can worry about the portion sizes after you detox. Keep some triscuits and cheese and salsa handy for when you need a snack. I also found a baggie with a hanful of nuts in my purse was a great if I got an attak of the munchies while I was out and about (and the baggie keeps you from eating too many nuts which can have some unfortunate social consequences, if you know what I mean).

Deb--I've got to start going to more yard sales! That's an excellent idea about taping the nutritional info to the flour container--I'll do that with the next bag I buy. I usually by the Hogson mills WW flour and WW pastry flour.

Teensy--I'll try to answer some of your questions. Grapes--about a cup is a good amount to eat, I usually just pull off one or two "sticks" and eat the grapes on them. The three gram rule is mostly for added sugars. Dairy will most always have more because of the lactose, which is a sugar, but one that does not produce a rapid rise in BS. Do read labels to make sure there are no added sugars though (there often is in yogurts). Tomato sauce also tends to have about 8 grams of sugar per serving, but that is the nutural fructose in tomatoes. Again, you need to read the label to make sure that there are no added sugars. Have you discovered yet that food manufacturers try to hide sugar and white flour in almost everything?

Linworth--I'm not the youth advisor, but I am the DCE (Director of Christian Education). I will be going to the conference with the kids this summer, so I'll be on top ofa mountain with 5,000 teenagers. Start your prayers now! ;-)I will letyou know when I head over to Charleston for the wedding. It would be great to get together!

Zanne--I think we've finally turned the corner on spring here. I start waving my arms to see if we can start moving the warm air north for you!

Early--Glad to hear that you kicking b**t on this WOE!!!!!! Keep doing what you are doing because it sure seems to be working for you!

Jackie--Lobster is even more work when you have to fight off the cat in order to take each and every bite! Belle was quite agressive is going after the lobster.

SEF--Thanks! I can't wait to see them!

Whew--There have been a lot of posts since yesterday afternoon! Today begins day 7 op and I can feel that the sugar is out of my system and I'm feeling much more energetic. Yipee. Haven't gotten on the scale, will weigh tomorrow as I have already eaten this am.

Have a good day everyone!

Susan
300/269/150

Subject:

Kids, Pets and Parents!

If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome including toilet-flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have you laughing out LOUD!

Overview: I had to take my son's hamster to the vet.

Here's what happened: Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was "something wrong" with one of the two hamsters he holds prisoner in his room. "He's just lying there looking sick," he told me.

"I'm serious, Dad. Can you help?"

I put my best hamster-healer statement on my face and followed him into his bedroom. One of the little rodents was indeed lying on his back, looking stressed. I immediately knew what to do. "Honey," I called, "come look at the hamster!"

Oh, my gosh," my wife diagnosed after a minute. "She's having babies."

"What?" my son demanded. "But their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!" I was equally outraged. "Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them to reproduce," I accused my wife.

"Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their cage,?" she
inquired. (I actually think she said this sarcastically!)

"No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" I reminded her, (in my most loving, calm, sweet voice, while gritting my teeth together).

"Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed.

"Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, ya know," she
informed me. (Again with the sarcasm, ya think?) By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged, deciding to make the best of it.

"Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience, I announced. "We're about to witness the miracle of birth."

"OH, Gross!", they shrieked. "Well, isn't THAT just Great!; what are we going to do with a litter of tiny little hamster babies?" my wife wanted to know. (I really do think she was being snotty here, too. don't you?) We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny foot would appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later. "We don't appear to be
making much progress," I noted.

"It's breech," my wife whispered, horrified. "Do something, Dad!" my son urged.

"Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next appeared, giving it a gingerly tug. It disappeared. I tried several more times with the same results.

"Should I call 911?" my eldest daughter wanted to know. "Maybe they could talk us through the trauma." (You see a pattern here with the females in my house?)

"Let's get Ernie to the vet," I said grimly. We drove to the vet with my son holding the cage in his lap. Breathe, Ernie, breathe," he urged. "I don't think hamsters do Lamaze," his mother noted to him. (Women can be so cruel to their own young. I mean what she does to me is one thing, but this boy is of her womb, for God's sake.)

The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little animal through a magnifying glass.

"What do you think, Doc, a c-section?" I suggested scientifically. "Oh, very interesting," he murmured. "Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you privately for a moment?" I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside.

"Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked.

Oh, perfectly," the vet assured us. "This hamster is not in labor. In fact, that isn't EVER going to happen... Ernie is a boy."

"What!?"

"You see, Ernie is a young male. And occasionally, as they come into> maturity, like most male species, they um.... er.... masturbate. Just the way he did, lying on his back." He blushed, glancing at my wife.

"Well, you know what I'm saying, Mr.. Cameron." We were silent,
absorbing this.

"So Ernie's just...just...Excited?", my wife offered.

"Exactly," the vet replied, relieved that we understood.

More silence. Then my viscous, cruel wife started to giggle. And
giggle. And then even laugh loudly. "What's so funny?" I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I married would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless manliness. Tears were now running down her face. "It's just...that...I'm picturing you pulling on its... its...teeny little..." she gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more.

"That's enough," I warned.

We thanked the Veterinarian and hurriedly bundled the hamsters and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay.

"I know Ernie's really thankful for what you've done, Dad," he told me.

"Oh, you have NO idea," my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter.

2 - Hamsters - 10 bucks...
1 - Cage - 20 bucks Trip to the Vet ...30 bucks...

Pictures of your hubby pulling on the hamster's wacker........Priceless!

FILLISE: I had a good chuckle picturing you fighting off Belle while eating lobster! My son's cat is very aggressive, and smelled my old thyroid pills which were made of pig thyroid. He went nuts! He tried chewing on the bottle, and I threw him out of the bathroom three or four times straight before *I* gave up and hid the bottle in a drawer! I thought he would take my hand off trying to get to the pill in my fist! My cat is so calm and laid back, he might sniff with a bit more animation then normal, but if it was out of reach, he would not exert himself....

SEF: Sounds like your MIL was a bit like mine. If her oldest daughter, the thin one, told her something, she would think it was gospel truth. That daughter has twins, and I was relieved that they came along after my children were older. My youngest was 7 or 8 when they were born, and was hurt a bit, but not as badly as if she had been the same age. Its very obvious which grandchildren she favors. I hope and pray I learn from my life experience, and treat all my kids, and their kids equally, and most especially that I assure my children in law of unconditional love. So far, I think I am doing ok with my SIL, but I am sure a DIL will take a bit more work! You seem like you are doing better, and I am so glad to see that!

Happy Tuesday to you all.

I am going to try to post at lunch today and see how that works. It's kind of like I miss a lot being away all day. Eating is good again today. The work week gives me no problems. I just have to figure out how to handle the weekend. Any suggestions??? Anything that has worked for you all???

GBMM---I am so wishing and hoping for you that today is your day to SHINE!!!! I hope you do well on your eating. Are there specific foods that are giving you problems? Where do you eat out that causes the incorrect choices? It's hard to get started. But you just have to keep plugging along and soon enough, you will find yourself having 100% OP days. Just keep working at it. I am having terrific results with keeping a journal. I just bought a 5 x 7 spiral bound notebook. And I record everything in there, my food, my weigh-ins, my thoughts, my frustrations. It really helps. Have you tried anything like that? I find that it doesn't take a lot of time and it keeps me much more organized and focused.

DEB---Congrats on TWO GREAT DAYS of exercise. Girl, you are really hoofing it out there!!! Is there smoke flying out from under your feet??? Enjoy your day with your main squeeze! Paul had to go into work on Saturday and Sunday this past weekend. It wasn't so bad, because I was pretty busy. But I still hate it when he has to do 7 straight days. Thanks for posting those fruit serving sizes again. That came in handy for me too. I can't wait to get some fruits and start weighing them. I always way my frozen berries, because it tells you on the bag how many grams a serving is. BTW, I've been taking your suggestion of "guessing" or estimating what a serving is. I'm getting pretty good and guessing on cheese. BTW, I loved the Cold Hard Facts!!! Thanks for sharing.

BIRDIE---We have had lousy weather this winter. Way too much snow and cold. I thought spring would never get it. How far are you from Cedar Point? My hubby loves the coasters and really wants to go there sometime soon.

LIN----Your sweet treat will be so better than that pound cake everybody else is eating. What fun for you!!! Hope you all have a good time.

ZANNE---I'm so sorry to hear that winter is still upon you all. Hang in there. It's been slightly better this week. Temps are slowly rising, but the great thing is that the sun has been shining for three straight days. I just can't take the rain/snow for so many days in a row. Sending you warm hugs!!!

JACKK---No fair coming down with something. You better take care. Hope the icks are gone soon. It's all the beading, I'll bet. I did get on the scale this morning and saw that I was up 2 pounds from last WIW. So I don't know what tomorrow will be like. I'm hoping for a miracle. Ha! I may try to do some weights exercise tonight. I think doing two exercises is the way to go. That's what you do, right???

MONET----Glad to hear that dear "sweet" mama has left the building. You are a good DIL to keep it all inside and not get right back in her face. Remember whatever she is saying to you (or about you) has NOTHING to do with you. She is speaking from somewhere deep inside her. It just looks/sounds like it's about you. Girlfriend, would you please do me a favor and just get on the TM. I know how much you love doing it and how you absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the empowering feeling when you are done. Some days are off. I only did 38 minutes today. Just didn't have enough "stuff" to make it to 45. But that's okay. I'll be waiting to hear how you do as you tread. Besides "the mill" might just help the PMS. (Am I getting on your last nerve yet????)

FILLISE---I need to take a cooking class from you on fish. I know nothing about it. Paul doesn't like fish, so I seldom cook it, but may just start. Since I've been back on track, I have been fixing my own meals and he's been taking care of his own. It's working out great that way. We still eat at the same time, but just not the same things. We have Krogers here. I will check their counter. How do you know if it's truly fresh??? Any quick tips, oh wise one????

Gotta get back to work.
Hope to be on chat tonight!
Kim

For those of you in the barren tundra of the great wasteland of the north, here is a bit of spring for you to drool over!

This is a variety of the tulip tree Fillise mentioned. Both are of the species Magnolia. This one is called a star magnolia. This is a picture of the whole tree, and note the daffodils blooming at the bottom! The blooms on this smell divine too!

And here is a close up of the Star Magnolia flower.

Hope you enjoy this bit of spring...

Good Morning Everyone---Slipped on here a little early today to get in responses to all of you. Can't thank all of you enough for all the help that you are giving to me. I am hoping that soon it will all click together, and become routine.


Earlybird-- I need to get some of your energy, and start Spring cleaning. I get up with so much energy, but by the time I get my exercise and regular house work done, then I am done. The salad idea sounds yummy!! Will try it for lunch today. Thanks for the idea.

Linworthlady-- Yes, sightseeing is exercise. Doesn't it make you feel great!! Hope you have a great day today with DS and girlfriend.

Zanne--I too am sick of winter now. Do have a couple of crocus peaking thru the ground. We didn't get much snow this year, so it has just been dreary all winter. Am more than ready to see some sunshine. I wish I had listened to my Grandmother years ago and learned how to knit. That woman could make anything. You have your work cut out for you to get it done by Sunday.

Jackie--Thank you, I forgot about beans. I had some on the second or third day I started SB. Froze the rest, and forgot about them. Yes, reading labels has become my favorite pastime. Started with the PP, just looking at carb counts. Now I am starting over, looking for added sugar, white flour and such.

Deb-- Do you walk where it is flat? I was up to 4 miles last summer, but we are on a huge hill. In fact, we are right in the middle of it, so I start out going up hill. It was taking me 1 hour and 20 minutes. I have only gotten back to 2 miles so far this year, but it is in 36 minutes. So I am hoping that by the time I get myself back up there, it will be alot faster too. Thanks for the links and the info. I want to do this right. But it seems like I get one thing squared away, then find out I am doing something else wrong. I had been on PP for so long, that I am having a hard time with the breads, beans, fruit. I have to get over my fear of too many carbs. I had been keeping them under 30 a day. Also like this morning, when I had some Uncle Sam's cereal. The Nutrition Facts said 1 cup serving. Then at the very bottom it says that 1 cup is a 2 starch exchange. So I have had 1 starch more than I planned on. Don't worry I will get it right, sooner or later. How do I know what my caloric intake should be?

Monet-- Glad to hear that your visit with MIL was at least tolerable this time. I have never had the problem as DH mother and father were both gone before we got married. Sorry that your DD isn't feeling well. (Even if it was too many cookies) Yes, I think the Uncle Sam's cereal was good. And it has alot of fiber, which is one of the reasons I went looking for it. Will have to try the Fiber One that Deb suggested too. I do need more fiber.

Fillise-- I have been reading labels for a long time, but I have to start over now for this plan. You are certainly right about sugar and white flour. It's amazing that almost everything has sugar in it. No wonder that we as Americans, on the whole are so overweight. And being in the Pacific Northwest, I don't seem to find many SB legal breads and such. Will have to check out the health food store soon. Thanks for taking the time to answer some of my questions.



Well everybody.... I need to go and get busy. I haven't gotten my walk in yet, so will clean out the pellet stove and get a move on. Have a great day!!

I'm back- Boogie and I have been in the local hospital since last Wednesday. He was dehydrated, had a very nasty stomach virus that had him throwing up and diarrhea. He lost a pound in just a few hours and couldn't even keep his meds down. He seems to be getting better now and we were discharged this morning. Wouldn't you know it- the last day of my detox and we had to go to the hospital,ugh. They serve a complimentary tray for each meal- and I swear 90% of it was bad carbs! Plus, I got bored a couple of times and raided the vending machine for some peanut M&M's. I got on the scales this morning and I'm at 202 or 203. I was down to 200- but considering all the nasty crap I've eaten the past few days, I'm not that upset. I'm getting back on the wagon though, so save me a seat. Hopefully, in a week I'll have it off and be on my way to the 190's! Okay guys, gotta go!

Hi Folks,
I have been lurking on this board for awhile and now I think I have the hang or posting. I think I posted my information in the bio section, but I may have sent it into cyber space. My luck as the Troops are looking for Bin Laudin they will find my profile on his computer.:)
I like the support this board offers, Debelli thanks for making me feel so welcome during the live chat a few weeks ago. I will try to get home in time to join the one tonight.
I have been on SB since January 03 and have lost about 28 pounds. I now have hit a stall and keep taking off and putting back on the same 3 or 4 pounds. Have a real bad case of cabin fever. Need some sunshine and warm weather. Also, since I work outside during the summer, I can use some money too! :p Have to run now but will C YA later
Tom

Hey guys, just a quick post to let you know I'm still alive and enjoying my spring break without the kiddos (although I did have to call the youngest one just now). Eating was good all week-end (with one indiscretion that is better left undiscussed. Let's just say it involved 4 margaritas, feel better about yourself Sabrina???) We went to Outback last night and I had the burger with some yummy toppings and did away with the bun. Substituted the veggies for the fries and had a cup of french onion soup. I even disposed of the floating crouton. This is me patting myself on the back.

I'm way behind with posting as usual but did want to throw out a welcome to all the newbies. We love having you here.

March Madness is almost upon us!!!! The Big 12 basketball tournament starts tomorrow and it looks like Texas is going to get a #1 seed in the NCAA tourney. Watch out Jackie!!!

Gotta run!

Have a good day everyone.

Trish

Just checking in,

Got my 67 oz of water in so far, not much fiber though. I will fall short on it today. Will get my exercise in so 2 out of 3 isn't too bad.

Deb, have fun with Eli today. Dinner together would be nice. Sounds like you had the perfect day yesterday with your eating and exercising. Keep up the good work. That anniversary is coming soon and I think you will be pleasantly surprised on the scale. I thought SP were loaded with fiber. Not doing so good today, so far I have had 1 gram. I checked out the GC on Ebay and there were none in Ky. Thanks for the tip. You are an amazing source of "links" where do you find all this stuff?

Monet, glad your MIL is gone and now you can live normally again. I would love to know the spices in the dressing. I use the balsamic vinegar and oil, but would love to spice it up some. Get on that TM. You will be glad you did and it helps PMS too! Oh Monet, the tree is so beautiful, it really makes me yearn for spring. I need to buy another tree and I think I just might look into that kind.

Sef, :wave: Have a great day!


Fillise, 5,000 teenages??? I'm afraid I would jump off that mountain! :fr: How funny that Belle loves Lobster. Our friends have lobster every weekend at their pool. Louisville is the hub for some big lobster shipping port. So they are pretty reasonable. I just don't like them. Congrats for 7 days OP. You go girlfriend!!

Bob, Too cute!!

Quilter, weekends are so hard. Not only for things tht are off program but I find I don't get enough water, enough fruits, etc. I wish I knew the answer. Last weekend I almost cheated and then I started thinking about how bad I wanted to be out of the 160's this week and also wanted to set a good example for DD. Maybe enlist the help of your DH or friends you may be with. Ask them to hold you accountable and not let you cheat. Before we went out to eat Sunday, my DD asked what I could eat at the place we were going. Then I knew she would be watching me closely so I wouldn't cheat for nothing. Hope you can find the answer somewhere. I don't always do 2 exercises. Whenit is nice out, we walk and ALWAYS do my wt training. I won't skip that for nothing. As soon as it warms up we will be back to walking, probably starting tonite.

Teensybean, Just give it time, it will al click together. Take one day at a time. Keep asking questions, that is why we are here.

Heartmom, so sorry Boogie had to be hospitalized. Glad to hear he is headed home and recovering. Just jump back in here, you probably didn't do too much damage, You were doing great, don't let it go to waste.

Tom, Welcome to our board. You are brave to join all us chatting cathies, but we love to have you. We used to have a guy with us for a long time, but he faded away. WTG on losing those 28 pounds. Keep doing the same thing and things will start to move again. Welcome.

Trish, Watch out, UK will get a #1 seed too. Maybe our paths will cross before it is all over. I'm jealous of the 4 ritas. My favorite.

I am planning on being at chat tonight. I got in last night just to make sure I could. So unless something unusual happens or DD needs the computer, I will be there.

Have a great evening. Good luck to everyone who is weighing tomorrow. :crossed:


Jackie
257/161/145
10-10-01

AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY!!!

Home from work...not being there yesterday left me much to do!

JACKIE. ..I'm on my third BIG GULP MUG...two at work 128oz (no ice) and this one has ice...

TRISH....watch out.....Jackie takes that ROUND BALL pretty serious...she's got KATE on her side, and that could mean TROUBLE!!!

TOM....WELCOME....glad to have you...just brace yourself...we talk a little of everything around here!

HEART....give BOOGIE a big ole wet kiss and tell him we're thinking about him...get yourself some rest!

TEENSY.......:wave:

MONET.....Your trees are BEAUTIUS!!!!

KIM....weekend eating????? STAPLE THAT MOUTH SHUT!!!!
DUCT TAPE....it's good for ANYTHING!!!!

SUSAN....I absolutely LOVE LOBSTER......Tell BELLE to stay out of my share!!!

DEB...Have a good time with my SWEETIE....

Got to feed the FURBABY


BOB

BOB - Tell Kate to "come on". I figure with her bad hip, I might could take her. Just kidding. Doncha just love tourney time!!!!

Go Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Originally posted by Trishaloo
BOB - Tell Kate to "come on". I figure with her bad hip, I might could take her. Just kidding. Doncha just love tourney time!!!!

Go Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


TRISH.....Dont count Kate out, she swings a mean walker!!!! :eek:

GO CATS!!!!

BOB :p

Got my treadmill in, I am at 64 oz of water so far, but will get in more before bed time. I have 22.9 grams of fiber. Is there a number to be trying for on fiber? A bare minimum or something?

BOB: You are so funny! She swings a mean walker....sounds like the voice of experience! :chin:

I probably won't make chat. Tom has informed me he has to use my computer tonight, since his is not working, and the network support person (our son) has not fixed it yet.

Sweet dreams everyone!

Evening All:wave:

Have a few minutes of computer time while MICHAEL eats dinner, then it's his until chat time.

I have to tell you something that happened today that was just too funny. Many of you know that I have naturally curly hair. I haven't worn it that way in a longgg time but today I decided to go au natural. I blow dried it with a diffuser and when I was done, well, I looked a fright:fr: If anyone of you have seen the 800 ATT COMMERCIALS with Carrot Top (the freaky red-haired looking dude), that's what I looked like, just not with red hair! I had to pin my hair up it was so wild!!!! ELI was taking a shower and I walked in and started poking my finger on the glass saying "Call 1-800-CALL-ATT", he did laugh:lol:

ELI and I went out to lunch at the restaurant that I told you I bid on the gift certificate and won on Ebay. We ended up paying a whole $6.00, the certificate and handling charge was $2 and we tipped her $4. Can't complain, used all but .27 cents of the $25-well worth it and quite happy and will most definitely bid on another one in the future.

MONET, glad to heara your MIL didn't stir up any trouble. Maybe she was finally put in her place and she's realized what she had done in the past was not only not nice, but wrong. Wish my GM could take the hint! Sorry to her DD isn't feeling so hot and has problems, hope she gets over those, she's so young. What pretty pictures of the flowers, esp. the close-up. I wish we had change of season down here, everything is just too darn green.

SEF, I don't think the word LAZY fits in to anywhere when you're concerned! NH, WA, CCC-Lord knows you are always a busy woman!!!!

FILLISE, I had to laugh as I read about the guy behind the counter and knowing math, down here, it's knowing English, math wouldn't even be anything that can be remotely considered. If these people didn't have a register to tell them how much change to give and they had to figure it out in their heads, I'd be wherever forever! Have you tried/found the KING ARTHUR WHITE WHOLE WHEAT??

BOB, too funny! Uhhh, not you, your joke!;)

QUILTER, I think the only smoke that would come from my feet are my shoes melting on the pavement due to it being so darn hot here. :flame: It's awful! As time goes by you'll get better and better with guesstimating foods you regularly eat so you will find you won't always have to measure AND it helps when you are out eating at a restaurant or someone's home.

TEENSY, I live in Miami, FL and the only hills we have are overpasses over the highways, so to answer your question, YES! The only hills I may pass are going to be ant hills! LOL! Hills are definitely harder and make you work a lot more. Don't worry, you'll get this WOE down. It's not an exact science and you'll find your happy medium. I promise to get all the info about the caloric intake and breakdown to you via e-mail by tomorrow if I don't do so tonight.

Back now, he went to sleep...

HEART, I'm sorry to hear BOOGIE has been sick again, poor thing. I give you a lot of credit for standing so strong. I know I would of hit a lot more than peanut MnM's if it were me. Give him a big hug and kiss from all of us and then, tell him to give you one back:)

TOM, http://members.aol.com/eldemila/sb_sign4.jpg We're glad you've decided to join the board rather than be a peeping TOM:lol: Okay, I couldn't resist! You'll be just fine among the hormonal masses, I promise, we don't bite (too hard). You've done great so far! CONGRATS! Don't worry about the stall, your body is probably going through an adjustment with the weight you've lost already. As long as you are eating enough the metal monster will start moving again soon I'm sure. You want sunshine and warm weather - come on down!!!! I've got more than enough to last me the rest of the year and I'm happy to share:)

TRISH, enjoy your time alone with DH! 4 margaritas? You must of been a real happy camper;) Thanks for checking in!

JACKK, okay, I must be slow tonight, what's SP? You haven't a clue how much time I am on the computer searching for things, I need to get a life!!!!!

Okay, I'm outta here for the next 15 minutes then BACK FOR CHAT!!!! Hope you can all make it!!!

Toodles

Debbie

Hi All:

Today I went and walked through the mall at lunch - bought some new shoes for my trip to Orlando this weekend...and tonight I had to run to the store and get stuff for school supplies and clothes for DS...we stopped and had a sandwich and the restaurant's dessert for the day was a crustless sf cheesecake!!!! It was SO DELISH!!!!! I was so surprised....DS wanted to know what was wrong when I squealed - oh no, what a play in words! I am home now and exhausted! Work, mall, shopping and more shopping - this day has not stopped...but it has been fun!

Sabrina

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO JOINED ME IN THE CHAT ROOM TONIGHT, IT SURE WAS HOPPING IN THERE!!!!!!!!!:D

I did better today. Still not 100% OP or away from restaurants, but I'm getting better. I've got to say I'm really grateful for all the support.

Debelli~ A typical breakfast for me is either oatmeal made with milk w/peanut butter stirred in (and I am grateful to whomever originally mentioned that) and an apple or cold cereal and an apple. My problem really is that I get so caught up in other things that I don't stop to eat until I'm starving, and then I go for the relative quickness of getting something out. And have I mentioned I HATE cooking for only one? :lol:

Teensybean~ Hope you have better luck with the Uncle Sam than I did. It soaked up all the milk. That in itself has plenty of fiber in it, and fruit is another excellent source of fiber. Buying WW products will really assist you with fiber.

linworthlady~ My hubby's just going to be happy to be home. :lol: He'll be surprised now; I already weigh less than I did when we got married. He's deployed in the M.E. right now, and I've only got a vague idea of when he'll be back.

Zanne~ IMO the clothes meter is the best. ;)

Fillise~ Thanks for the advice. One thing I have noticed is the low-fat Triscuits I picked up have partially hydrogenated something or other as one of the ingredients. Does anyone know if that's something which is avoided with the full-fat version?

Quilter~ Eating out in general is a problem. It's nearly impossible to get WW bread, and of course potatoes are cheap & so a part of nearly every meal. I mean to make myself stick to salads; that seems my best bet, and I like salads. I keep trying to keep a journal, but I never remember to take it with me, or to write stuff down in it after the fact.

Hi everyone!

Sorry I haven't been here in a couple of days. I pulled a muscle in my back and side and couldn't get around much. It's still sore and I'm not moving too fast but at least I can move :)

I have been doing ok with my eating, just eating a bit too much of the good stuff. I guess I'll find out how good I have been when I weigh tomorrow. My calories have been averaging 1500-1600 per day, but I have been eating a little more protein and less fruit. Maybe I should make it the other way around but I have been really hungry and I thought I read to add more protein if that happens.

Deb: I will take up the challenge on the 2 accounts for this week. The water challenge and fiber challenge. I will wait a week before getting too involved with exercise (I could barely make my bed this morning).

I forgot about the chat tonight. I watched American Idol. I'm hooked on all the reality shows now.

Well, hope everyone has a great WIW.

Sherry

Here's a quick WIW report. Weighed in this morning at 195. That's down 1 pound from last Wednesday. That also puts me at a total of 9 pounds since 1.23.03. Now, 2 weeks ago, I was at 194.5. So I am not back to my lowest, but only a half pound away. I figure that's one good dump and I'll be there. LOL.

I decided to keep a page in my journal with all my WIW numbers. That way I can quickly look and see any patterns in the losing and gaining game. After writing all those down, I saw that I had five straight weeks of losses and only one week with a gain. Gosh, I didn't think I was doing all that great. Why is it we get obsessed with the negatives and wipe out the positives??? At least I find myself doing that. It's certainly not an empowering way to be. I need to work on that.

I hope you all have good results today. If you don't see a loss on the scale, think of a way that you can see a positive result today. Ask yourself:
Are my clothes feeling more comfortable?
Do I seem less puffy?
How do my knees, ankles, feet feel? (this is a big one for me, my knees feel so much better.)
How are my rings fitting?
These are all ways we can find positive results to our hard work. Like everyone always says, it's not just about the scale.

GBMM---You are right about that eating out. It's true that we don't know what they put in stuff too. I've heard that restaurants use way more butter in their cooking that we do at home. Even people who are just cooking regular. Kathleen Daelemans on Cooking Thin says, "If you want the look, you've got to cook." I think she's right about that. Your idea to stick with the salad is always a sure bet. But I feel like I'm giving the server the spanish inquisition asking exactly what's in it. Good luck!!!

Did anybody watch American Idol? I wonder who will come out on top. Any thoughts???

Gotta run. Time for work. Enjoyed the chat last night. There were some flying fingers!

Kim

Well, I hope its a happy Wednesday for everyone..it is not too happy for me. I am up two this morning. I am not too upset, since PMS just turned into DMS. I am a bit bummed tho. I had a mini goal for next Wednesday that will probably be impossible to meet now. I am not going to give up quite yet, though I think there is no way I can lose five in one week.

I was a little surprised at the MC showing up early, but it explains an awful lot! I was having a hard time staying away from things I usually am not tempted by. My appetite was in overdrive too, and I was having to fight to keep from overeating. I did ok, but not as well I wanted.

Since I feel a bit like you know what warmed over, I am going to crawl back in bed. Then perhaps I can make it over to Harry's for Wheat Montana flour, and make some bread today.

QUILTER: I may not make it on the TM today. I never feel good on this day of the month, and since I did 30 minutes last night, I may wait until tomorrow. You have my permission to flagellate me.

SHEANNE: I am sorry you hurt your back. You definitely need to be careful while it heals. Then be really gentle with the exercises you start out doing! I hope it heals quickly for you! Nothing is worse than back pain!

GBMM: I am glad to hear you are getting more and more on program! Pretty soon, it will be as easy as falling off a log! ;)

TRANQ: Yum! I love cheesecake. I have a half of a chocolate one left from the other night. Thankfully, I can't see it everytime I open the fridge, or it would be gone by now! :O

ok, the bed is calling my name....will catch you all later! :)

:yawn:

I HATED not being able to chat longer last night. Family things got in the way. I hope we will all be back next week.
Kim-Five losses is fabulous! That tm is really working!!
Monet-I bet you could lose 5 by next week--1/2 of it is probably fluid -- I would work really hard this week and see what happens.

Got to get going on another day of being a tourist in my own town with the kiddos.

:cb: :dance: :spin: :cp: :dancer:

Can you tell I'm happy? I'm in a new set of numbers today, finally.
159. Makes a total of 98. I was a little disappointed though as I had been at 158 Mon & Tues and sure was hoping for 157 today, but we had burriots last night for dinner and I was afraid they would be heavy plus TOM is 2 days late and threatening. But at least I'm out of the 160's and will continue downward.

Sure hope the rest of you have success today. In one way or another.

Sure enjoyed chat last night. It was really wild. I don't know what happened, but all of a sudden my posts weren't showing up. I kept typing and nothing posted. I was going to get out and come back in and the stupid computer froze up. I said the heck with it and DD was going to be needing it soon anyway. Just didn't want you all to think I bailed on you.

Bob, You are going to float away. I can't drink mine w/o ice and lemon and a straw. Tell Kate, I think we can take Trish.

Deb, you should have taken a pic of that hair. We would love to see it. SP, sweet potatoe.

Tranquil, how exciting to find sf cheesecake. Maybe Deb is putting hers on the market. She needs too.

GBMM, Restaurants can be your downfall, especially fast food places. Big restaurants are ok as you can go the veggies and meat and salad. But fast food places are a killer unless you always eat salads. Try to fix some things ahead at home, or get some WW bread and have a sandwich.

Sheanne, Hope you are feeling better soon. Nothing worse than a sore back.

Quilter, Congrats on the 1 pound. You'll be a a new low next week for sure. I have journaled my losses since I started and it is very informative. I keep the loss for the week and the grand total.

Monet, don't fret about those 2 lbs. TOM can cause some strange things. Your's shows up early and I cn't mine to come through the door for some reason. Stay away from the goodies.

Have a great day. Off to 2 meetings, be back after lunch.

Jackie

257/159:D /145
10-10-01

Morning All

Well, I am down one pound from last week. :cb: That puts me at 170. I've got no where to go but DOWN!

I'll have to work harder at my visualizing you all watching me. I caved yesterday and ate a couple of handfuls of beer nuts (candy coated peanuts). I did a bad thing and went to the store while I was a bit hungry and bought the nuts.:^: I've got those put away and don't want any more. Before, I would have eaten the whole bag. I guess I'm making progress.

I hope everyone has a good WIW!

MONET: Your trees are BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing a taste of spring!

Gotta scoot. :wave:

I'm down 1.5. Yippee!!!!

WTG Jackie!!! You beat me into the 150's but you deserve it--you worked harder too.
And congrats to Trish and Susanne-- and to all you other losers :)

Hey!

The following article was in this morning's Anniston Star. I thought everyone here might be interested in reading it because it confirms the WOE we subscribe to!

Susan

Metabolic Syndrome X: Are you at risk?
By Sabrina Bragg
Special to The Star
03-12-2003

Many Americans are frustrated with excess weight gain and the inability to lose weight. All too often the attitude is that laziness or lack of willpower is to blame for being overweight. There are several factors that could be contributing to the extra padding that we are carrying around.
It is believed that as many as 60-75 million Americans are affected by a condition known as insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is the precursor to a multitude of problems if not recognized and controlled or reversed.

Insulin, very basically, is a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to glucose in the blood. Glucose comes from the foods we eat, specifically carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are found in breads, cereal, crackers, pasta, rice and sugar. They are also found in vegetables and dairy products in lesser amounts. When carbohydrates are ingested, the body converts them to glucose, the preferred source of fuel for the body. When levels of glucose rise, our pancreas begins to pump insulin into the bloodstream. The insulin acts as a ‘key’ for opening the cells of our body so that glucose can enter and be utilized.

Insulin resistance is simply a normal amount of insulin producing a subnormal effect. If we continually bombard our bodies with sugary snacks, colas, candy and other high carbohydrate foods, it becomes accustomed to higher levels of glucose. Higher levels of glucose require our pancreas to pump out more insulin. When the body has more glucose than it needs, it is stored as adipose tissue or fat.

After years of overeating sugary foods, we are overweight. As we age, the number of insulin receptors declines naturally. As body fat increases, insulin receptors reduce in number and function. The pancreas pumps more and more insulin to try and keep up with the increasing amount of glucose in the blood. This becomes a vicious cycle with enormous consequences.

Insulin resistance can lead to type II diabetes, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, upper body or abdominal obesity (apple shape), or abnormalities in blood clotting. A cluster of two or more of these conditions is referred to as Metabolic Syndrome X. Having this condition puts you at greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Doctors and dietitians are seeing an increase in insulin resistance and Metabolic Syndrome X beginning at an earlier age. The number of children and adolescents with this condition is increasing at an alarming rate.

If you or your child has three or more of the following symptoms, see your doctor and ask to be evaluated for this syndrome.

• Obesity, especially around the middle.

• High triglyceride levels

• High blood pressure

• Darkening of the skin under the arms, behind the neck or in other areas where the skin folds. These areas may appear ‘dirty’ depending on the degree of pigmentation.

• Family history of type II diabetes

While there are no known drugs for curing Metabolic Syndrome X, it is often reversible with diet and exercise. A weight loss of just fifteen pounds decreases the symptoms dramatically. A dietitian can calculate a diet to help lose those pounds and decrease the risks for this condition. If you are mildly overweight or have a family history of type II diabetes, pay attention to what you eat. Parents should be mindful of the amount of sugar given to children. Strive to get your carbohydrates from vegetables, grains, whole grain bread, and dairy products. Save the cakes, pies and pastries for special occasions.


What is a dietitian?
March is National Nutrition Month. Dietitians throughout the nation are promoting the benefits of good nutrition, as they do on a daily basis with their clients and patients.
What can a dietitian do for you? The dietitian can calculate diets based on individuals’ specific needs. For example, the patient in the hospital with burns has different requirements for protein, carbohydrates and fat than the patient on dialysis. Dieticians are also good resources for information on vitamin and mineral requirements, weight issues and many other nutrition-related topics.

Dietitians practicing in the state of Alabama must have a four-year college degree in a nutrition-related field. Then a period of internship or clinical experience is required through an approved internship program after which candidates must sit for an exam to become registered. A dietitian must also be licensed by the state where he or she is employed.

You can find dietitians working in hospitals, nursing homes, school cafeterias, grocery stores, pharmaceutical companies, various clinics and state health departments. Many are now opening clinics of their own.

If you find yourself in need of a dietitian’s service, you can contact the American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org) for information on how to locate one in your area.

Sabrina Bragg is completing her internship through Morehead University in Kentucky. The mother of three, she lives in Ohatchee. Contact her at breizy@mindspring.com.

Morning All.

I found a new product I dig so much. Its called "Hi-Lo" You can get it at Trader Joes. Its a breakfast cereal with the crunch of Captain crunch but not too dry like Fiber One. Its only 1.99 a box.

Nutrient Values are
1/2 cup (I eat a cup of it)

Calories - 100
Fat 1.5 grams
Carbs - 12
Fiber 5
Sugar 0.9
Protein 14 grams <-- aww yea!!

mmmm!
Its good stuff!

Rather than excuses, here are the facts:

Monday my eating habits :fr:

Tuesday my eating habits :)

Wednesday the metal monster gave me a HUGE surprise! :cb: I'm back down to 168.5!

I still am battling with the GS cookies sitting on my counter. Need to go get my little ones off to school. Sorry I didn't catch up with everyone, but I did breeze by your post Jack-K, did I see a 98 lb loss? You Go Girl!!!!! :bravo:

Good WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY Morning Everyone:wave:

Got in from my walk a little bit ago. Really didn't want to go, went to bed late last night, feeling tired not only from that but from the slight cold? I have hanging on here and end of TOM, but I made it out! Was going to go only for 3.5 miles and ended up doing the usual 4.5 miles. Was a pathetic walk though and took me 4.5 miles, but hey, at least I went!

HARSH REALITY & REALITY BITES

Well, I debated all through this morning and my walk whether I should say anything at all to you, but as those of you who've been on this board for a while and what you newbies will learn about me is this, I've never been anything less than honest with everyone on this board in any respect and I tell all! Hope I'm not scaring you, but I better explain before your minds really start to wonder!:chin:

I broke down and hopped on the scale this morning. Don't ask me why, or what possessed me to do it, maybe the thought that staying OP as I have been AND walking 22.5 miles the last 2 weeks straight may have shown some welcoming numbers on the scale, something along those lines. WRONG!:nono: The scale is still up and still at the gawd-awful numbers the last time I was on so long ago (month or more maybe?) thus resulting in a mortifying feeling! I won't give you all the gorey details and numbers, but it's NOT good!

Anyhow, I'm not posting this to discourage ANYONE, esp. myself, but I post this not only to share my experiences with you BUT I share this info with you in hopes you will LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES!!!!

Here's the realization, the harsh reality of it all...when I cheat, as you all well know and like I've always said, I keep running in the wrong direction until I finally find a brick wall to smash in to and bring some sense back in to the little brains I have left. I know it's a big problem with me and is something I'm hoping one day to be able to do better with in time. For those of you who are newer to the board, when I started SB almost 3 years ago (next Sat the 22nd is my anniversary), I stayed 100% OP for over 2 years with exactly one cheat which was a bagel on New Years day 2002. Then when I did have a cheat it was hard to get back on track and since then I've mostly been on track BUT I've had some cheats and when I've cheated, we aren't talking about a single food, a single meal, a single day and sometimes, not even a single week!:eek: I get run over and mutilated by the wagon before an invisible force finally finds bits and pieces of me strewn all over the place and puts me back together.

What has happened is this and I'll try to explain it best way I can that makes sense(hopefully) to you all. In order for us to gain a pound of fat we have to consume MORE than 3500 calories above and beyond what our body needs to maintain it's current weight. I could easily down that in 2 days with what I binge on sometimes. Half gallon of ice cream downed in 2 days is easy for me, cookies, entire candy bars (not little ones either), whatever is junk food, I'll find it and eat it. Like the entire 11oz bag of peanut MnM's I ate in 2 days, stuff like that. So here, you get on the scale and feel like someone is playing a cruel joke on you when you see the numbers are higher and you wonder "how the heck did this happen?" when you well know just how it happened. So here I have these pounds on me, time to get back on track and lose them. Lose them I will but the reality is this, it's going to take me a really long time to lose these pounds (anyone remember the post with the rats mentioned in it?).

I have figured out that if I should continue eating my recommended 1400 calories that it will take me approx 105 days to lose 6lbs, if I cut to 1200 calories, half that time, 53 days. Now, that's IF you can stay right on track. Sometimes I'll go above 1400 calories, rarely below. I'll probably shoot for 1200 but not go crazy if I do 1400. It's going to take some time. When I hadn't gotten to goal as I was losing, it took me from Feb to June for me to lose my last 10lbs.

One of the things to learn is this, if you cheat, get right back on track. This is why many people don't see any gains from a cheat they have once in a while, but for those of us that do it over a period of days and do see a gain, it's harder to get that weight off. This holds more true for those of us who are at/near goal or those who have little to lose, those with more to lose have a bigger leway before they'll see a gain and easier for them to see a loss.

Now, I do have to take in to account that I some of the numbers I see are cover-up numbers due to hormones and not all of them may be fat, so it may not be as bad as I'm thinking. Now, I do know that the time between TOM and mid-cycle, I'm always up and I stay higher than normal. Not until after mid-cycle do I ever see the scale go down, so though I don't like what I see, I have to take some of it in perspective with this knowledge I've learned about myself since starting SB. What I also know is that I feel good (other than this slight cold) and I'm exercising as I should, I'm eating as I should and this is what counts more than anything, so I'll continue on as I have been doing.

Again, I'm not posting this to discourage anyone, esp. you newbies. I am not discouraged nor am I going to do what I've done in the past, which is take it out on myself. I have said since starting this WOE that this entire process is an eye-opening learning experience and I think with thinking this it has kept me going for 3 years. You all have no idea that doing anything for a long amount of time is unusual for me as I get bored VERY easily (ELI is lucky he's still around after almost 10 years!!! LOL!!!) Seriosuly though, this is going to be a life-long process and I'll see ups and downs. What I HAVE learned through these trials and tribulations is that I CAN GET BACK ON TRACK! This is something I wasn't able to do in past dieting attempts, so not only have I learned that I can lose the weight because I have, (and then some,) but that I will have times that the scale will go up for one reason or another and that if it's due to my negligence that I am able to get back on track. I will continue to learn, not only more about this WOE, the whole weight loss process, but about me as well.

I'm not going to be back on the scale like old times but I will do WIW possibly next week, but definitely 2 weeks from today. If I WI on my anniversary date I'm know it's not going to be nice because it will be mid-cycle and I shoot up before a nice drop (usually), so the WIW 2 weeks from today I'll be sharing the numbers. From there on, I am shooting to get down below goal before my goal anniversary which is June 10th, so keep your fingers crossed for me!:crossed:

And with that, I'll get off my soapbox. :D

Okay, I better get in some replies here, you've probably all now fallen asleep after reading the above and besides, the days almost shot!!! Hmmm, after all the above, do I have a right to despense my 2cents worth of advice?

MOMMA, how about something like cottage cheese or yogurt, those both are fast and easy, even a ww Englilsh muffin or even a home made muffin are some quick ideas to add a little variety. I hate to cook, even for one!!!!!

SHEANN, hope you back is better today. Try eating some foods that are slow moving through your system, like beans are one that comes to mind. How many fruits are you averaging a day? I watched part of AI last night-who are you rooting for? I have to admit, I like some of the reality shows too, my fav it AMAZING RACE, some of the others are too ridiculous to even watch though.

QUILTER, good job girlfriend! You'll be hitting that double digit mark soon for sure! I use to keep my weight chart on graph paper, it's quite interesting to see the spikes and downward trends on there. Thanks for posting that little ditty about if you don't see a loss, it helped my perspective after seeing those nasty numbers on the scale because I was able to answer YES to all of them! I only watch part of AI, but I think the kid Clay and the service guy are top favorites.

MONET, I can definitely feel where you are coming from today with the scale! Hope you feel better and get over to Harry's today!!!

JACKK, http://members.aol.com/eldemila/happy_dance.jpg CONGRATS!! New territory and my goodness the big 100 is right around the bend!!! How exciting!!!!! Lord, if I'd of taken a picture of myself you'd all still be laughing, it was wild! Duh, SP, how slow can I be! Don't I wish I could market those cheesecakes, but I'm afraid I'd be eating them way to often and besides, I hate to cook in the masses, not to mention, this is way too easy to make!

ZANNE, WTG! Congrats, just another pound and you'll be in new territory yourself!!!!! Here's something you can do, print a picture of me giving "THE LOOK" and put it in the the shopping basket so you can see my face-that will cure anyone from buying anything illegals, having to look at my mug will make you lose all appetites!!!!

TRISH, you go girlfriend!! That's a great loss this week!!!!!

FILLISE, thanks for posting that article.

MEESH, I know I've seen it, have to wonder why I didn't try it. What are the ingredients? Sugars are only .9?

LDBLOND, great job! CONGRATS!! If you can't ditch the GS cookies, put them up and far out of reach, outta sight and hopefully out of mind.

Well, it's almost 11:30am here, the day is almost done. I'm gonna have to exit for now. Will try to get back on later today to check in if the computer is free. I'm going to try and get some recipes posted, I have a slew of them and they are adding up too quickly.

Guys, thanks for always being there for me, through thick, thicker and thin!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Morning all!

It is gorgeous here and supposed to hit 77 degrees today---yes!

I stepped on the scale this morning and clocked in at 268.5. So that's 5 lbs down from last week. But remember I'm still almost 30 from my all time low. But anyway they are starting to come back off.

I ordered two pairs of slacks from Lands End yesterday. I have been putting off buying clothes because of the gain, but I just have to have some nice slacks to wear to meet clients--so I took the plunge.

BOB--that hamster story is too funny! You are going to have to wrestle Belle for your own lobster--she's little, but she's tough!

Monet--LOVE the new avatar! I hope y'all are enjoying this warm sunny weather too! Thanks for posting the picture of the tulip tree. I think Deb never really beleived there were such things!

Kim--One of the best ways to test the freshness of fish is to smell it. Fresh fish should not smell "fishy." If you can smell the "fishy," I'd stay away from it. If you are buying whole fish look for firm skin and clear eyes. If the eyes are cloudy the fish is probably old. Hope that helps!

Teensy--I would think that in the PNW you might be able to find some good artesian bakeries that would ake with whole grains. But I was talking to a friend in San FRancisco the other night and he wants to change to whole grains, but cannot find much there either. Of course he had the best of the sourdough world!

Heart--I'm glad that you and Boogie are home now! I hope his little tummy is feeling better. You would think that hospitals would read some of the nutrituinal research wouldn't you?????? You'll be into the 190s before you know it. Hang in there!

Tom--Welcome! It's great that you have decided to let us know you are here. One of the things I've discovered about this WOE is that my body will stall sometimes as it adjusts everything to the lost weight and then the weight loss will pick up again. Some folks break a stall by eleminating carbs entirely for a few days just to get things moving again.

Trish--Gald you are enjoying the break--outback sounds good! I'm looking forward to the tournament too. Both my teams are bubble teams, so I'm going to be rooting hard to get them through their tournaments.

Jackie--yup--5,000 of the little cherubs. Can't wait. I like any and all kinds of seafood. Lobster is a lot of work, but worth it in my book! Crabs are even more work, but worth it too!

[Please forgive me my spacebar isn't working too well this morning]

Deb--Ihaven't tried the KingAuthir White--buthave seen it in the store. What is the difference?

GBMM--Ithink the trans fats are in all triscuits. But itis the bad carbs you want to worry about. I don't eat a lot of Triscuits, but when I havethem I don't worry about them.

Sherry--Hope you are felling better this morning! Hang in there.

Jackie-- just read about your new milestone! WOOOOHOOOOO! We are going to have a big ole party when you hit the big 100 lbs lost!!!!!!

That's everyone this morning. I hope everyone has a good op day today! Let's kick some butt!

Susan
300/268.5/150

Good Morning Everyone---- Still the same weight for me, but I think with the help of Deb I have figured out my problem. Starting today I am going to fix it!!

One quick question this morning, and then I will be back later to post to everyone. On the three starches that we are allowed each day, does that include beans and sweet potatoes? Or are they just considered a vegetable? I guess I mean am I allowed to eat beans or sweet potatoes if I have already had cereal and bread? Thanks again...me thinks I am becoming more confused than ever!! :?:

Deb--You were positing at the same time I was. My heart is with you. You know that I know--heck, that we ALL know, what you are going through. Hang in there! It's only a little less that 100 days until your goal anniversary anyway, so you should be able to do it! Have you had your body fat measured (not BMI)? I am wondering if you are Mel aren't going through sort of the same thing with your body adjusting it's self for all of the exercise you do.

Susan

Hi!!!!

Up 4 oz since last week WI...Not bad considering I ate out horribly every day since wi Tuesday..Took my mom to Reno on Thursday, and ate out at the hotel. Started working the program when I got home Sunday. Anyway I drank my 64 oz of water monday and tuesday, and got my Curves workout in, and I feel great.

I have the next 2 days off and am planning to keep op, drink my water, go to curves and just keep busy.

Remember me telling you last Nov before Thanksgiving that my old Honda car was stolen in Sacramento? Well guess what??? It has been found!!! I am so happy. They say it is in good shape and I will see for my self when my kids bring it back to us. It will now be out car again as my dd had to get a new car to replace the one that was stolen.

Everyone take care, and thanks for letting me come back..I will stay put on the program, not more jumping off...

Miata

Fillise

Thanks for posting the article about syndrome x . I was looking for information on this and your timing was great.

This is my first time posting here. I weighed in last night at my TOPS meeting and I have lost a half of a pound since January 11th. I am getting really frustrated and Debbie suggested that I may not be eating enough so I thought I might post my food for a few days and hopefully I can get myself on track. Please give me lots of input!!!

8:45
B - apple with sugar free peanut butter (I overslept by 30 minutes this morning and I already had this at work)

11:30
L - Grilled chicken breast, 1 sup each of steamed broccoli and cauliflower with a slice of velveeta melted, 2 cups of salad with a crispy whole wheat tortilla that I baked with some pam sprayed on it. The tortilla is 2 carbs because it is so big.

I will be having a snack later. I have an orange with me to eat.

Thank you so much!

I know it's not Friday, but considering the conversation on chat last nite with Fruit and her new "girls", thought you all might like this one.

The teenage granddaughter comes downstairs for her date with this see-through blouse on and no bra. Her grandmother just pitched a fit, telling her not to dare go out like that!

The teenager tells her "Loosen up Grams. These are modern times. You gotta let your rose buds show!" and out she goes.

The next day the teenager comes down stairs, and the
grandmother is sitting there with no top on. The teenager wants
to die. She explains to her grandmother that she has friends
coming over and that it is just not appropriate...

The grandmother says, "Loosen up, Sweetie. If you can show off your rose buds, then I can display my hanging baskets."

Howdy all! WIW was good to me..I am so excited to finally get those extra pounds off. Back down to 156. :) It hasn't been easy but worth it. The exercise and water challenges have been just the things to get me moving again. I can hang it up on the fiber..I don't eat enough and to be honest a lot of days I don't eat enough period..I get too busy.

Deb ..first thanks for sharing. You don't know how bad I've felt the last month not losing and working so hard. Sorry that you are in the same boat but it helps to know I'm not alone. I agree with you about the pounds..they come off much easier the first time. This time they tried to stick around like old friends. But they can't stay. And I know yours won't either.

Jack-k Doing the happy dance woman! WTG getting under 160 and losing 98 pounds. You are an inspiration. I read earlier that you walk your food off and I like to walk before to rev up the matabolism...plus I'm lazy after I eat. :) As for a full body photo..yucky. I am so embarassed by them. But if you share one I will dig one out also.

Monet Thanks for sharing the photos. I love spring. It came here before we knew it. It's been in the 80's the last few days. It's cool watching the grass green up and the trees come to life. Those couple of pounds will come right back off..hang in there.

Kim You are doing awesome on that treadmill woman...wtg on the weight loss this week.

Fruit Girl scout cookies are sneaky...they just say eat me. Were you able to share the others and get the temptation outta there?

Welcome Tom and Cjengo!!!!!!!

GBMM Your hubby is in for a nice suprise when he gets back home. Keep up the good work.

Heartmom Sorry that boogie was feeling poorly. Glad he is doing better.

Teensy If you get some energy to start that spring cleaning just mosey on this way. :)

Linworthlady Sounds like you are having a blast sight seeing. With all that walking maybe the little cheats won't matter.

Idblond WTG losing weight this week.

Trish Is this weather awesome or what? You did good picking the croutons out of your soup. French onion soup is one of my very favorites.

Susan I want a lobster night..that sounds just delicious. WTG losing 5 pounds in one week. The others will soon follow.

Sabrina How neat to find SF cheesecake at a resteraunt. Enjoy your upcoming trip.

I hope I didn't miss anybody..I'm sure that I did. WTG to everyone that is keeping on keeping on.

Love,
Crystle

235/156/140-135

WIW- I'm either at 201 or 202- my scales didn't want to cooperate,lol. But that's a little better than yesterday morning's reading. I know I'm only a couple of pounds away from the 190's but I feel like it's barely within my reach. I'm not giving up or nothing, just frustrated. I need to do something to boost my self esteem- maybe start working on an artificial tan,lol- I'm very fair skinned and it takes me forever to get a light tan, or I'm even thinking about a manicure- I've never had one. Okay, I'm getting hungry so I'm fixing to go and make me a huge salad.

Hi guys, I'm down from 152 last week to 148.2 this week, I'm sure it is a big water loss. But a step in the right direction. I am having a really hard time staying op today(9th day in a row). I keep telling myself the butterfingers are not worth it...lol. I keep seeing my self in shorts. Hopefully size 10 bye the time it is shorts weather. I need to go to the store and get some triscuits or oatbran pretzels before something horrible happens. :):nono:

Kim Way to go on the loss! You are doing great!

Monet
Thank you sooo much for posting the beautiful pics..its so nice to see spring.
THe cakes don't bother me too much, I am a french fry,cheesesteak, pizza lover.

JackK
Way to go!!:jig:
You are so inspiring!!
I just read your funny. LOL

Zanne Keep it up!!

Lin Just ignore those cookies!! Keep up the great work!:nono:

Deb
Ok I just read your post, Hey it helped me, I so know how hard it is to get back on track. Since I have been op for 9 days, I am staying here, OP. Your article reminded me just how difficult it can be, you say oh just one bite....and by the end of the day you cant stop eating.
Is it possible that you have gained some muscle from all your walking?? How do you feel in your clothes??

Filise
That was a good article. Congrats on the 5# loss.

Country
Great Job! The pic you posted the other day was nice, boy I can't picture you at your high weight! Your son is a sweetie!


I'm sure I missed a bunch of people, not intentional.
I gotta get going.
Chris

Just time for a quick hello while I have a salad at my desk. It
was fun to talk to so many of you at chat last night.

I'm happy to report that I'm down 1 lb to my new low of 209! .:dancer:
It feels so good to be below 210 again, and heading for
199 as my next mini goal. I probably would have lost a
little more if I hadn't indulged myself a little over the
weekend when I was feeling so sad.

Looks like there a lot of good results today! I'll have to get
back on later this evening with a longer post as I need to
get back to work.

Take care,
Wendy

Hallloo!

I just got in from Harry's. I had fun. I found an apple and cinnamon hot cereal by Bob's Red Mill that is legal! It has 2 grams of sugar in it, and is all whole wheat, oats, and other whole grains. No soy and no corn! Hooray! I can't wait to try it! I got about 20 pounds of flour, and emptied the flour grinding machine! The lady who runs that department was just staring at me as I was filling bag after bag. I am kind of afraid they are going to run out!

I found whole wheat fig bars for Tom. They are too high in sugar for me, but a good treat for him. I also got unsweetened coconut flakes, and I mean BIG flakes! I was excited to find them. I bought almonds and whole wheat flakes to add to my granola recipe and see if I can improve it. I even got a box of Uncle Sam's cereal. If I don't like it, I can add it to the granola! :s:

It is very warm here today. The sun is shining, and its beautiful! The trees are bursting into bloom, and pretty soon the azaleas will be blooming. I can't wait! I love spring!

Before I left for Harry's I took a handful of Ibuprofen, and I feel a lot better. I may even get on the treadmill!

But that will be after my nap! ;)

Sweet dreams!

I weighed myself at the vet's this past Saturday--I trust their scale more than mine. 227! Whoo-hoo! (I was at 235) How many pounds to subtract for clothes including hiking boots though? Took Goldie the Canine American Princess in for her shots and checkup. The vet detected what he thought was an abdominal mass. May be related to the lymphoma she already has. :( Gonna take her back next month for x-rays, but this much is certain: no animal of mine suffers! I will do what is right by her.
Saw an interesting article in yesterday's Washington Post Health section about everyone's favorite sweetner, high fructose corn syrup. :p The article discussed how it may be digested differently than other sweetners and that it may contribute to obesity. Well duh! :dizzy: You can look for it on the washingtonpost.com for free for the next four days.

Good Afternoon....

Wow, what a bunch of LOSER'S we have here. : bravo:
CONGRATULATIONS to all of you!! :bravo:

And for those of us that didn't....don't give up. It will happen.

Not much going on here today. Wind is blowing hard, and it is supposed to rain. Got most of my housework done, so will concentrate on my menu for today. Need to eat more. I guess that I have been so afraid of eating too much, that I am not eating enough. Hope to find the happy medium soon.

Sorry I didn't make it to Chat, but I don't type too fast. Maybe I will try and drop by next week just to see.


BOB-- I am waving back....do you see me? :wave:

GBMM-- The cereal is good, but yes it does soak up the milk. But that is okay with me....I am not too much of a milk drinker. Give me a piece of cheese any time. LOL.

Sheanne-- That sound too painful!! Hope that it will be much better soon. Take it eay for a few days, and the exercise will still be there when you are ready.

Quilter-- Sounds like you are doing great. Only half a pound away from your lowest. Wonderful!! I try and track myself in a journal also, starting from when I started PP almost 2 years ago. Thats alot of paper stacking up!!!

Monet-- Hang in there, and you never know. Sometimes when you finish your cycle, the water weight is gone, and a pounds or two with it. Go back to bed, and hope that you feel better. Thanks for the pictures. I love tulip trees, just don't think they would do too well where I am. Some people do have them close to here-- where it is a little bit warmer, but usually as soon as they start blooming we get another frost!! Your's is gorgeous!!

Jackie---WOOOHOOO!!!! You go girl. 98 pounds....WOW!!

Zanne--Congratulations on the loss. NO, NO to Beer Nuts.

Trish---YIPPEE!!!

Fillise-- Thanks for the great article. Seems like more and more people are becoming aware of Insulin Resistance. Or at least it seems that way to me. But maybe it is just because I am more aware of it now. Who knows? Way to go on the 5 pounds, that is awesome!! Just think, at that rate you will be back down to your all time low in nothing flat!!

Tom-- A great big WELCOME to you. I am new too, so good luck, and hope to get to know you.

Deb-- The ups and downs are sometime very cruel to us! Hang in there, I'm sure that it will be gone soon. You are working so hard, I know. That is alot of miles you have walked!!

Meesh--That sounds great. I wonder if I can find it somewhere here. We don't have a Trader Joes, but I will look in every store. Thanks for the heads up!!

Idblond--Congratulations! You are so close to goal.

Country--Patting you on the back girl! Great job.

Heartmom--By all means... pamper yourself!!

Chris-- Water or not.... the loss is great!!

Serene--A NEW LOW!! Fantastic. Happy dance for you. :dancer:

Take care all, and will see you tomorrow after we get back from seeing DH's surgeon. Hopefully they will decide what they are going to do, and WHEN!!

Gotta run


Zanne, Congrats on the 1 lb. Yes i handful is better than the whole bag. Throw the rest away to avoid temptation.

Trish, Yippee!!

Lin, I don't think I work any harder. Just body types and who know what else going on.

Meesh, what are the ingredients of the cereal? Enriched flour or corn?

Idblond, Congrats on getting back to your low. Get rid of those cookies. Remember your mini goal.

Deb, first o fall we always want and need your 2 cents. I can't believe that it is that bad. You have been so good and have worked so hard. You have learned something and have made tremendous progress. You are truly an inspiration and our leader. I wish you hadn't gotten on that scale.

Fillise, 5 pounds is awesome. WTG. Thanks for the article. we do know what we are doing!

Teensey, glad you figured out your problem. Beans are not a starchy carb. 1/2 sweet potato is. You don't have to type fast to join chat. You should read some of the stuff we type.

Miata, glad you are back OP and going strong. How amazing they found your car.

Cjengo, Welcome to the board. Hope SB works better for you.

Country, WTG on getting back to 156. Hey now, wait for me. That's blackmail on the photo.

Heartmom, you are so close, just hang in there. Try a pedicure. They are a wonderful treat.

Chris, congrats on the loss. You are doing great, just don't tempt yourself with that poison. It's not worth it.

Serene, Congrats on the 1 lb and new low. New numbers feel so good. You will see that 199 before long.

Monet, sounds like a find at Harry's. Gla dyou are feeling better. Get on that treadmill you will be glad you did.

Dawn, Wow 8 lbs is awesome. Hope yuor puppy is ok.


Jackie

Well, I slept too late. No treadmill today. :(

I just took two loaves of bread out of the oven, and put a sheet of granola in. I added some of the Uncle Sam's cereal to it,and some almonds. The last batch was incredible mixed into plain yogurt!

We have small group tonight, so I am going to have to head out here soon. Will hopefully get on later and do individual replies.

:wave:

Hello again, all. Thanks for the good suggestions, I will keep them in mind!

For some reason I don't have a good time with cottage cheese at home. I love the stuff, but whenever I buy it I forget about it until it's expired. :?: Makes no sense.

I know I hadn't planned on weighing in, but I did anyway, and in spite of TOM I am down a pound to 197. :) Any little loss is appreciated.

It was finally warm enough again for a walk; I got in 2.5 miles, roughly. My back's bothering me too much for any more!

Hello All:

WIW was better to me than it has been - I am still up 2 pounds from when I started again after my big gain...I am at 263...oh well, I am just thankful I am not up to 272!!!! Work has been awfully busy, and I have not been getting home until around 8, 9 or like last night even later! I had a warm goat cheese salad for dinner tonight at my favorite restaurant - and unsweet tea....it was not hard to stay on program when that salad was absolutely devine!!!!! Totally LEGAL!!!! and I also went and finally found the fabric for my den that I am finishing...phewwww. ... that is over ....now comes the sewing... I won't be on line this weekend because we are staying at the new resort in Universal Studios, Orlando...I am really excited!!! I bought annual passes for DS and I since they are having a great Florida resident's sale! With the passes you get the resorts almost 1/2 price, even more so on off season times! Will be back on Sunday and will do my best to remain as OP as possible....will stick with salads, easiest....the only thing is trying to remember water instead of diet soda!!!!

Congrats to all Losers, I have to go now and clean up the house!

Sabrina
272/263/157

Hi Everybody!!!

How goes it? I'm doing well. It was a good day of eating for me.

Tomorrow is a BIG day at my work. We are having our big fundraising event. It's a Corporate Spelling Bee and it's always a blast. Corporations register 3-member teams to compete in an old-fashioned oral spelling bee. The competition heats up and the words get incredibly hard. It's funded through Scripps because they do the national bee for kids and help us with ours. Lucky for us they are located right here in town. Anyways, it's an early morning for me. So I will try to get to everybody tonight. If I don't, sorry.

BOB---that duct tape is a pretty good idea. Keeps me from eating and takes care of any icky facial hair at the same time. LOL

DEB---I enjoyed your carrot top hair story. That made me laugh! You are too funny. Thanks for sharing your harsh reality with us. It's good to hear that kind of thing on a regular basis. I just hate that it's coming from you being up on the scale. Hang in there. You had me scared there for a minute when you were "warning" us about what you were going to say. You wouldn't believe all the awful things that flew into my head.

MONET---Hey, I hear you about not feeling well and not wanting to do the TM. You probably did the right thing. I don't think I can get on tomorrow morning. I have to leave my house at 7:30 looking radiant, because of our big event. So all that primping doesn't leave any time for the TM. I feel bad, because I wanted to do it m-f this week, but I will still get in 5 days. I can do Friday morning and then probably Saturday or Sunday. Sounded like you were pretty worn out. That TOM can be a nasty thing.

LIN---Did I read on the exercise board that you ran for 35 minutes on the TM??? My gosh, girl, that's great!!! I sure wish I could jog for over 1 minute without going into breathing spasms and side cramps. You are reallly fit!!!!!

JACKK---I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! WTG! WTG! WTG ON GETTING INTO THAT NEW SET OF NUMBERS. Hey, don't get yourself down that it wasn't exactly how you thought it should be. You are there and just enjoy it. How cool. No kidding, I am using you a lot for motivation for sticking with it. When you hit that 100 pound mark, we will all be doing cartwheels in our front yards for you. Gosh, you are going to look great at the wedding. WE ARE ALL SO VERY PROUD OF YOU. You really do inspire us. Give yourself a huge pat on the back. And go buy yourself a new outfit or a great piece of jewelry. BTW, enjoyed the joke. It made me LOL. My work buddies are going to love that one.

ZANNE---Congrats on that one pound. You and I lost us 4 sticks of butter today. Ain't that great??? Hey, when the one hand goes for the beer nuts, just smack it with the other hand! LOL. Could you see your two hands having a fight over beer nuts? I know . . . I'm crazy. Good luck this coming week. It's also so good to find the positive. You should always look for a way to praise your efforts and not look for things to be mad at yourself about. (I wish I could take that on, but I'm not very good at it.)

FILLISE---Five pounds??? That's so great!!! We are all green with envy. Not really, you know I'm just kidding. We are jumping for joy for you. Keep it up. Girlfriend, when I started faltering on sugar busters two years ago (or about that), I was at 169. Now I'm sitting at 195. So when you talk about being far from your all-time low, I can surely relate. It's frustrating, but I try not to think about it. I just stay focused on those short-term goals and that seems to work better. We'll get back there. We just have to keep focused and keep an eye on what we eat. Mindful eating, that's what we need to do!!! Thanks for the "fish tips."

COUNTRY---65 minutes on the TM is awesome. That is so good. Are you watching TV while you are on there? When you get on, do you tell yourself you are going to stay on that long? I play little head games with myself. I "say" that I am just going to do 30. Then when 27 minutes comes along and it's time to cool down, I try to get five more minutes. Well, then I just do that until I reach 45. I just can't psych myself out about it. You are doing great. Keep up the hard work. You saw the payoff on the scales this morning. Cool for you, my country friend!!!

CHRIS---Wow, you had a great loss this week. AWESOME!!! Hey, when those butterfingers come knocking, just kick them to the curb. Tell them to get the heck out of your life, brain, hand, mouth. And picture how great it can be to get on the board and tell everybody you passed up a monumental temptation. Turn a potentially bad situation into a victory for you!!! Remember the taste of that candybar will fade pretty fast. The effect it has on your weight loss efforts sticks around far too long. Hang in there. Visualizing is a great way to get to a goal.

SERENE---Congrats on making it to a new all-time low. Keep going, girlfriend. You are going to break that double zero soon and very soon. YOU CAN DO IT. Just don't give up. You are strong and can see this to your goal.

DAWN---You can tell by my avatar that I am a dog person. So my heart is with you all right now as your wonderful dog has health problems. Bless her little heart. Don't you just love them. Be sure and keep us posted. I am with you. I will never let Miss M suffer. Heck, I can't even make her get off the bed in the guest room. How would I ever be able to let her suffer. Paul and I are such softies with her. It's rather pathetic. Here's my theory about spoiling your fur babies. There are many, many, many animals out there in unkind, abusive or neglecting homes/families. So I spoil my dog in a hope to make up for some of the unkindness. Kind of like if Maddie gets so many treats, perhaps another dog will get a break to find a home where there is really a lot of love. It sounds weird, but it makes me feel better about the millions of abused pets out there.

TEENSY---I'm so proud of you for keeping track for so long. I hope in two years I can look back on all my journals. Do you ever go back and read yours for inspiration? That would seem like fun to me. Probably mine would be boring to anybody else, but it might be interesting to me at a later date. Or if I needed a swift kick in the pants to get back on the wagon.

Well, I have got to go to bed. Sorry if I missed anybody's messages to me. I tried to find them all. For those of you who like pleasant little novels, I have a recommendation for you. I'm just finishing it up now and really have enjoyed it. It's called "Dancing on the Edge of the Roof" and it's by Sheila Williams. I know nothing about her. This is the first book I've read of hers and it's just a pleasant read. I've read most of it on the TM. And tonight I just had to try and finish it. So I broke my rule and read it on the couch. What other books are you all reading???

Good night. I'll check in tomorrow night after the big event is over. Wish us luck!!!

Kim

Just got in, and am heading to bed! I wanted to report that I got 80oz of water in. That is a bit low for me, but not too bad.

I also had 31.5 grams of fiber.

Sweet dreams everyone!

Everyone's asleep but me, so I painted my toenails and fingernails. I haven't done that in a long time. I even got my toerings out,lol. I went and tanned also. I got a month for $25- it will probably take the whole month just to get a base tan. Eating was pretty good today. I had 4 strawberries,an orange, and yogurt this morning and for lunch I had a big salad with Lite 3 Cheese Ranch dressing(love the stuff) followed by 4 trisuits and cheddar cheese. For supper I ate 1 1/2 hamburger patties with another salad. I put soy sauce in the hamb patties so I hope I don't retain any fluid from the salt. I just realized that soy sauce isn't legal,ugh. Well, I doubt I had enough to make a difference.

Tranquil- just wanted to say that you are doing great and to keep up the good work and you'll be at your sb low before you know it.

Crystle- congrat's on the 98! Your pics are so different now- you don't even look like the same person.

I'm almost at 70 pounds lost- When I get to 100 lost, I want to take some pics and compare them to my heaviest point. When I look in the mirror, I don't really see the loss. But my MIL had a pic of me at my heaviest and boy, was there a difference. I had a chunky marshmellow face,lol. I wonder what my ideal weight is? Anyone know a site for that? I figured around 160- I'm 5'8"(I thought I was 5'9" until just recently) and a large frame. Maybe it's less like 150?

It's past my bedtime but I wanted to sneak on while the kids were in bed and quiet. :) I forgot to tell ya'll about all the neat flavors of yogurt we made at mom's the other day. We take the plain Dannon's and add stuff to it along with splenda. She found this SF and caffiene free internation coffee Swiss Mocha...yum..any way we used a serving of that in a half cup of yogurt...delish. We also made kiwi cinnamon...apple cinnamon...dreamcicle(orange juice and vanilla)...strawberry and strawberry banana.

Kim...I had to laugh. We have so much in common. I start out with a goal in my head...minimum of say 20 minutes...and then I say just two more..okay just two more...:D I walk really fast part of the time and slow a little..if I can I speed up again. And slow down a little..not a lot just enough to slow my heart rate down. It really gets up there. Your spelling bee sounds fun. I would be out in round one. I love spell check.

Jack-K...blackmail.....me...no way...LOL

Heartmom...I hope that's an omen..I would love to reach the 98 pound mark.

Monet...awesome on the fiber. I don't even come close.

GBMM...I use to do that all the time with the cottage cheese too. I'm getting a little better. It helps that my daughter races me for the container. It's eat or get left out.

Off to play a game of rumble cube before bed.

Love,
Crystle

235/156/140-135

I'm so far behind this week that I will never get caught up
with replies to posts. I do want to say a big thanks to
everyone for the many kind words,thoughts and prayers regarding the loss of my greyhound, Miles. It has been such a comfort to have so many caring friends on this board.

BOB - Please give Skeeter a big hug for me and thank him for
his puppy prayers for Miles over the weekend.

Quilter - good luck with the fundraising event at work. It can't
help but be a success if you are involved with it. Congrats on being almost back at your low. This time you will get way below it. I'm sorry I never did answer your question when you asked in a previous post if Miles had been sick. He had a lump or cyst that had come up fairly quickly and I was taking him to have it checked out on Saturday. He seemed perfectly normal otherwise. On Friday I went home at lunch like I usually do, and saw that he wasn't doing good and was in distress, rushed him out to the vet. He had started bleeding internally and was bruising and swelling from it. Something major was obviously going on in his body,and he had to be given oxygen to help him breathe. The vet was puzzled as to exactly what had happened. The only thing that might have saved him was a blood transfusion, but the chances were slim.It became painfully clear that the best choice was to put him to sleep as he was in a lot of pain and I didn't want my boy to suffer any longer. I stayed with him, stroking his head and talking to him as he drifted off to a peaceful rest. It was one of the most difficult decisions that I ever had to make but I'm so glad I was with him to the end. At least my last memory of him will be one of him at peace and not struggling.

earlybird - glad you've joined us and thanks for the info about Rainbow bridge. I have a dear friend that lost two greyhounds within a year and she had told me about it also. I agree, they have some beautiful poems that are a great comfort. I'm with you, my heart is especially soft for pets too. What kind of furkids do you have?

monet, your are always cooking up something that sounds so delicious. Hope you are feeling better.

Teensybean - hope things go well with DH's surgeon and that you will finally find out something certain. Just jump on in and join us at chat next time. I end up reading more than typing myself as I'm not especially fast either.It is just fun being in the room and seeing the interaction going on.

Jack-k- You must be on cloud nine to have a new set of numbers. I am so excited for you. Can't wait until you decide to post a picture so we can see how great you look. A total of 98lbs, WOW. You've lost the equivelant of a small person. Awesome!

Crystal, speaking of pictures, the one you is beautiful. You a such a pretty lady! I'm happy for you that youv'e gotten those stubborn extra pounds off!

Deb - I know you aren't happy because your scale is up, but I just have to say that each time I've seen you, I think you look great. I hope you get back to the weight you are comfortable at real soon. Thanks for you phone call over the weekend and sharing your experience about pet loss with me.

Well, sorry I can't get to more replies but need to get a few hours sleep. I'll try to catch up more tomorrow.

Wendy

Evening All:wave: started this yesterday evening

MICHAEL finally took a break from the computer, so I was able to hop on, though not sure for how long.

Met not only the weekly exercise challenge but I've been really meeting that water challenge. It's funny, how I was able to go without much water for days and days, but now that I'm drinking it my body seems to be craving it and I find myself wanting to drink it!

Made a delicious dinner, well, actually, it was just one thing. I made a pork chop with my own "shake n bake" It was so moist and so good.

My eating is probably done for the night. I journaled EVERYTHING that went in my mouth today, and I mean EVERYTHING!

My Father had to go for a colonoscopy today and my Mom called me later this afternoon to say my Father has to have surgery, that they found a mass. Waiting to see the pathology report to see if it's cancer or not. Not something we really wanted to hear, but he seems to be taking it in stride, at least til he knows what he's going to be dealing with. He kept putting off the test and I'm sure now he'd wish he hadn't!

FILLISE, WOW, 5lbs down in a week, that's great! CONGRATS!!! I envy anyone who can order from a catalog, it's hard enough for me to find clothes at the regular store, I wouldn't dream of ordering from a catalog. The difference between regular ww flour and white ww flour is that it doesn't taste as strong as the ww flour.

TEENSY, it's a fine line with beans. I don't think there's a good answer out on that one because I've looked and looked. They are actually a starch AND a protein, but definitely not a vegetable. Many people count them as starches BUT you can count them half and half. This is what was on one diabetes website:


Question: From Dallas, Texas, USA: In the past, our family ate a variety of dry beans as our main course (e.g., red beans and cornbread) for a meal, but now that my spouse is sticking so closely to his diet, we miss this meal. He is currently on an 1800 calorie diet with 180 grams of carb per day. Currently he can only have 1/2 c as a starch serving, and only two starches per meal. I know that there must be vegetarians who also have diabetes. How do the beans translate as a protein substitute? Are the measurements different if he uses them to replace meat in a meal?


Answer: One 1/2 cup portion of red beans is considered one
starch serving and one protein serving. Although you may be substituting the beans for other protein sources, you would still count it as one serving of starch and one serving of protein.

I wish I knew just how many miles I've walked for fitness since I started, it's a lot, that I know. I was doing 6 days a week diligently for 2 years straight. Since the marathon in Jan I got lax with it, but in the last month I've picked it back up and have been at 5 days a week. Good luck to DH at the surgeon!

MIATA, 4oz? What the heck kind of scale do you have? 4oz is not a gain, my socks weigh more than that! One good dump as QUILTER would say and you'd probably have a loss;) WOW, that's great news about the car. Where the heck did they find it, or should I ask, who had it?

CJENGO, http://members.aol.com/eldemila/sb_sign1.jpg WELCOME! Glad you've decided to join us. I'm sure with the help of the board we'll get you on the road to losing again, it's just a matter of eating more of the right foods. Bet you never thought anyone would be telling you to eat more to lose weight! When you get a chance, please let the board know a little more about you:) Don't be afraid to ask questions, we're all more than happy to help!

COUNTRY, CONGRATS!! Glad to hear you were happy with the metal monster today. Thanks for the understanding. I know I'm not alone, though I do wish I were in this case. If anyone thinks they can just lose the weight and be done with it, not having to keep an eye out, they're sadly mistaken. This is something that for those of us with a weight problem, we have to stay on top of this til the day we die.

HEART, after all you've been through with BOOGIE I do think you deserve not only a manicure, but a pedicure and a massage! Go treat yourself, you definitely deserve it. How's BOOGIE feeling today?

CHRIS, WOW, that's a great loss this week, CONGRATS!!! Keep up the great work. Trust me, butterfingers are NOT worth it, I've eaten enoug to know! I've been walking for so many years there's no way that it's going to effect me now. Since I gained a few I pulled out the shirts that were a bit bigger. Haven't put on the old stuff, too afraid:eek:

SERENE, WOO HOO!! You go girl!! CONGRATS!!!! How exciting!!! I'm so proud of you! Keep up the good work. You'll have to give yourself something special when you hit 199, like a trip to Miami would be good!!!!:D

MONET, will have to check that BRM stuff out next time I'm at the HFS, though I'm really not one for oatmeal, it's good to know at least for others. You mentioned coconut flakes. Not long ago I found some reduced fat unsweetened coconut shreds-haven't used them yet though.

DAWN, CONGRATS on the loss! Hiking boots and other stuff weighs a bit I'm sure. I'd take off at least 3lbs for it. Hope all is well with Goldie!

JACKK, you and me both wish I'd not of gotten on the scale. Oh well, what can I do, throw in the towel and go eat a bag of candy, a half-gallon of ice cream, like THAT'S going to help the situation, it's gotten me in this situation more than once in my life. Nope, I'm going to continue on as I have and stay strong. If I can do that then I really am going in the right direction, maybe not with the scale but with something that may be more important!

MOMMA, I sometimes find moldy cheese as well, but I try to eat it up beforehand. I love the FRIENDSHIP WHIPPED COTTAGE CHEESE, I like eating it with a single serving of the sf jello, esp. the lime, it's delicious! CONGRATS on the loss-no matter how little, it's a loss! Good job on the walking!

Okay, going to get this part posted and then will p/u where I left off when I come home from my walk this morning!!!

Toodles

Debbie

I am awake. Thats about all I can say. I felt thinner, so I stepped on the scale. BIG mistake. I was up another two pounds! I might be wise to put it away and only weigh at the doctor's office. I will double my water today, do my treadmill, and hopefully be back to normal tomorrow.

Someone mentioned moldy cheese. Here is a tip I got from a four star chef- if you wrap a block of cheese in a new piece of plastic wrap every time you put it away, it will not get moldy. I was skeptical, but it does work.

I forgot to mention that I found agave at Harry's yesterday. It was the Sweet Cactus Farms brand, in an 8 oz squeeze bottle for $2.99. I did not buy any, since I have a good bit here. Also, I think for the things I need a sweetener for, the pure fructose may be better, as it has a GI of 20, but the agave has a GI of 39. I try not to use much of anything. It has been three months since I used any Splenda.

DEB: The BRM stuff was ok. I had a serving for breakfast. It is legal, but not exciting. I guess it is a nice alternative to oatmeal, but I probably will not buy it again. Thanks for sharing yesterday where you are at. It helps to know that the struggle is universal, and we are not alone. Even reaching goal is not the 'end'. You will be back to where you want to be in no time!

SERENE: Thanks for the compliment! Of course, it could be my talent is in writing and description, and not actually in the kitchen! ;)

COUNTRY: Your yogurts sound good! I like to add things to it too. My latest is homemade granola and plain yogurt. I add a little agave to it too, and it is so good! Try using Polaner all fruit too. They have a lot of different kinds and they all taste great in yogurt!

HEART: Why do you say soy sauce is not legal? If you get a tamari type, like Kikkoman, it is ok. Some American brands, like La Choy have sugar and wheat in them, but the Asian brands do not. I use Kikkoman. Of course use it sparingly, but it is ok in moderation. Now that your fingers and toes are all beautimous, you can wear sandals! And just in time too! The weather has been great, hasn't it?!

QUILTER: Hope you have fun at the spelling bee today! I can spell ok, but I can't do it auditory like that. I have to look at the word to decide if it is spelled right. I am definitely a visual learner... I intend to get on the TM right after this. Then I have to go and prune roses...

TRANQ: I hope you have fun in Orlando! Good for you staying on program! I hope you continue to stay on program all weekend! We are all going to be anxious to hear how you did when you get back!

GBMM: I had to laugh about your buying cottage cheese and then letting it expire in the fridge. I used to do that a lot. I suppose it just shows that we really don't like it?! My husband loves it, and carries a cup of it for a snack at work every day, so now we go through it rather quickly. I still have the buy and expire problem with ricotta cheese and a host of other things! :D


JACK: I did not do my treadmill yesterday. I just ran out of time after I took a nap. Today though, I will get it done for sure. Did you get all those beads done for the wedding? Are things shaping up ok for it? How is your daughter doing? Is she getting excited?


TEENSY: I chuckled about your comment about chat. I can type fast, but it does not help you in there! The comments fly by so fast, you have to READ fast! I guess I am too easily distracted. It doesn't matter though, it is still fun to get in there, and make a few comments at least! Hope you can make it next time!


DAWN: Oh, I would justify taking off about ten pounds for clothes! :s: Of course, I would be wrong, but hey, :shrug: Hiking boots do weigh a lot, probalbly about five pounds for the pair. Hope your dog is ok.


CHRIS: Great loss this week! I am definitely jealous! I am with you on the french fries. Anything with potatoes is a temptation for me. My mom used to have potatoes with almost every meal when I was growing up. No wonder I am so insulin resistant!

FILLISE: How are you doing? The thought of spending a weekend with 5000 teens sounds like fun. As long as my daughter was not there, I would love it. She would be mortified to have me along, however. When you come to Atlanta, we will go to Harry's. You can get some of the white whole wheat there, and grind it fresh in the machine there. They have a lot of interesting things that are legal. Yesterday, I found agave there too. We will have a blast!

BOB: Hope all is well with you. Glad you like my Star Magnolia tree.

LIN: Hope you are not too worn out from all the sightseeing! There is an awful lot to see there, you sure have been busy!

I hope I did not miss anyone. If I did, I am sorry...it was not my intention at all! Will check back later!

Good Thursday morning,

Hope everyone is ready to face the day. It is raining here, but going to be 60. So you can't have everything. It is supposed to be nice for the weekend.

Nothing going on with me. Just an usual day. Hope to sneak some time in to work on invitations, just got SIL's mother's list.


GBMM, Congrats on that 1 lb. Hey its a stick of butter. Take anything you can get.

Tranquil, Only 2 more pounds to go and you will be on your way to all time new lows. You can do it. Just keep that in mind this weekend and you will be fine. Have fun in Orlando.

Kim, thanks for the sweet words. Heck you have been inspiring me to stay legal as wellas you are doing. Have fun at the spelling bee. Didyou study the dictionary last night? Hope you win.

Monet, You did great on your fiber and water today. Hope you got a good night's sleep and feel better today. Don't worry about those 2 lbs. they could be hormonal or last night's dinner. I'm sure they will be gone in no time. We'll let you slide on the TM yesterday buy you have to promise to do it today. DD doesn't have time to et excited. SHe works so late and the kids wear her out and then school all weekend. There's hardly time. I think once the showers start, she will get more into it. Beads are coming along, only 2 more colors to go.

Heartmom, 70 lbs is awesome. You are doing so great. I would guess around 155 would be a good wt. Deb probably has a site for you.

Country, That yogurt sounds yummy. You are kicking butt on the treadmill. Keep up the good work.

Serene, Hope you are feeling better and your spirits are picking up. Time heals all wounds.

Deb, Prayers for your dad. Hope everything goes ok. I know you ar enot going to eat a gallon of ice cream for candy. You are learning the right things and that is the most important thing. Those pounds will come off.

Have a great day everyone.

Jackie

257/159/145
10-10-01

Good morning everyone. Still on a sightseeing frenzy with son from Ohio but will take a minute to read the board while they sleep. I am finding myself eating small "cheats" everyday but at least I have been mostly under control--just because I have company that is not reason to gain weight, right? I've been working hard to get all my water and exercise in. I haven't had time to figure out fiber yet.

Blonde--don't you love nice surprises? Wtg on the loss

Deb-I just read your long post tht you wrote after your WI. I'm sure you will lose by June 10-your body is just being stubborn for some reason. I'd be interested in hearing how you are doing with the 1200 cal goal. It doesn't sound like much food. But I know as I get older I'm supposed to need less food--why do I still enjoy it as much as ever though? One of life's many cruel jokes? I really admire you getting out there and walking even when you don't feel like it. Sending prayers for your dad. My dad is sick right now and they don't know what is wrong with him. I hate being so far away from him at this time.

Fillise-5 pounds is a great loss! I hope you enjoy all the teens this summer. I love being around teens, but that many?? Wow!

Miata-I bet you will be glad to get your car back! You must have figured it was gone forever.

Welcome Cjengo. I think your breakfast and lunch look fine for those 2 meals. I'll read on and see what dinner was.

Crystle-You have lost a ton of weight. You must feel great. Do you flavor your yogurt with frozen juice concentrate? Sounds delish.

Laurie--How is your son feeling? I like your ways to raise self-esteem--right up my alley with the manicure.

Chris-You must be so thrilled with your weight loss!

Wendy good luck with the mini goal. It sounds like Miles was blessed to have you in his life. It must have been hard for the end to some so quickly though. Thanks for sharing your story.

Dawn-Congrats on your huge loss. Thanks for the info on the corn syrup too.

Jackie-I KNOW you work harder than I do with all your lifting. Did your loss help motivate you -- I am just so excited for you that you got into the 150s.

Hey flour lady-I mean Monet. Is this the almond granola that is on the recipe site that you are making? My mouth is watering while reading about it. And I think I just gained a few pounds reading about the warm bread--sounds heavenly. Is your dh doing SB? You are doing great with our challenges.

Tranquil have fun at Universal. What a nice thing to do with your son.

GBMM-don't you love this WOE???> That's great that you saw a loss.

Kim-How was the spelling bee? Did it get competitive? I can now run 30 minutes but I do it outside. I have been working up slowly since January. I started out running 1 minute, walking 2. It is fun to see the progress.

Have a great Thursday everyone. I will check back later on this evening.

Thank you all for caring about Goldie, my lab mix. At this point I'm not sure what it is, but I'm taking her in next month for x-rays and maybe a blood test. She was diagnosed with lymphoma back in November, and has been on oral meds since then. She looks and is doing OK, but the vet did feel that mass last Saturday. Poor golden dog! She's so sweet--I'll post a picture of here as soon as I can. Seems like only yesterday when I adopted her--an uncertain 2-1/2 year old, and here she is a VERY self-assured 11 year old. :snooty: I've talked it over it with my husband, and as always, her welfare is #1. We'll see what the x-rays say and go from there. For the time being, she'll continue getting her spoonful of peanut butter nightly--makes the meds go down easier.
LOL about the hiking boots. I don't know how much they weigh, but I know they're a lot more durable and supportive--not to mention waterproof--than sneakers. :cool:

Morning All:wave:

Got in a slow walk this morning. Really didn't feel like going but knew I just had to go. Took me an hour and 3 minutes to do my 4.5 miles but the main thing is that I went, not the time.

The scale is put back. I thought it had been yesterday but when I woke up this morning there it was, calling my name. Wish I had changed my name, got on it and saw a 2lb gain since yesterday:fr: Now, I KNOW there's no way:nono: in **** that I gained 2lbs, esp. since yesterday! I know this is hormones because I know what I'm doing right and that I'm doing nothing wrong, so I'm definitely NOT stressing. The scale is put away until probably the WIW of the 26th.

Here's what I ate yesterday:

6.7oz Aisan pear
6.7oz spinach-cooked
ww chicken pot pie
.8oz pb flour
1 c nf lactaid milk
1 Boca Berger
1sl sf bread
3 sf sour tarts (tiny things)
1/2oz relish
5oz blackberries
1 ag cookie
21grams (less than an ounce) ww bread crumbs
.3oz parmesan cheese
7.8oz pork chop
1oz pure cranberry juice
1 indv. sf jello

That was 1205 calories (little lower than my intended 1400) 37 grams of fat (which is exactly on the money!) 115 grams of carbs ( alittle low, 38% of my total instead of my usual 45%), 104 grams of protein (a bit higher than my intended 27.5%, at 35%) 32.5 grams of fiber and 79% of RDA of calcium. I had about 2.5 fruits and a 3 starchy carbs. Anyone have any input?

Going to do my volunteer work at the ministry today. I hear they got in a truckload of foods last week so I'm sure I'll be stocking the shelves today. Hope they have some stuff I want, like my chick peas! Breads come today so we'll get a loaf or two and whatever else tickles the fancy.

TRANQUIL, have a wonderful time over in O-Town this weekend. Wish I could come up and meet you! I'm telling you, when I do make it up to Jax, you'll have to take me to all these wonderful places, the foods sounds great. Glad to scale cooperated with you this week:) Keep up the great work!!!

QUILTER, sounds like you have not only a busy day, but a fun day as well. Too bad Al Gore isn't around to spell potatoe!!!! LOL!! Sorry to have scared you there for a second, I knew that was going to happen, but not intended:)

MONET, good job with the fiber yesterday!!! I was only 1 gram above you.

HEART, sounds like you had some nice pampering last night, even if it was at your own hands. Next time you'll have to have someone pamper you!!! I think it's hard for us to really "see" ourselves after a loss, it takes time to get use to seeing the "new you". I still see someone who's heavy, but not as heavy as I was. I don't think I'll ever see myself as being slim, esp. with all the hanging flab on this body! Are you sure you have a large frame? I thought I had and I'm almost a small frame, but still a medium as the standard goes. For your height 150 sounds good and is in range with what the charts recommend.

COUNTRY, the yogurts sound yummy! I puree fruit and put them in an ice cube tray so when I want some fruit yogurt I just pop one of those babies in with a little sweetener (after it thaws of course) and go to town! DELISH! What's rumble cube?

SERENE, I don't think any of us is happy to see the scale go up, esp. when we know we're on track and know it should be going down, but I'm not going to let that get to me, not this time. I'll get back down to my comfort zone again. I'm actually comfortable where I am, believe it or not, but knowing I was weighing less, I want to get back down there again. Things are a bit tighter than I'd like at this point but overall, I feel great!

MONET, OMG, you too? Geez, what's with the scale today? It's not TWO'S DAY, though it seems it is for us! What's this crap? WHOA, I wonder why the price of the agave is so cheap. Do you know if it's the old or new bottle?

LIN, I'm sure those small cheats are being walked off by your sightseeing adventures. Best to try and take some legal snacks with you in knowing you are going out for the day, better for you and sure will save some money, as well as heartache should the scale have it's own agenda! I didn't intend to do 1200 calories yesterday, it just happened to be as such. It's really not all that much difference if you think about it, from 1400 to 1200. Thanks for the good wishes about my DD, and same to yours!

DAWN, would love to see a pic of GOLDIE. Have DH take it so you can be in it too. We love to see our board members, always nice to put a name and a face together.

Well, I've caught up! Great! I'M GOING TO GO POST SOME RECIPES ON THE RECIPE BOARD!!!

Will check in later!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

The kids are eating their bowls of cereal so I thought I would sneak on real quick. I can't believe I drank 100 oz of water yesterday. I think it was the extra sweating..I was soooo thirsty after walking last night.

Linwothlady....No, I used a little fresh juice in mom's yogurt. I don't eat it so we just kinda fell into making it. She was eating the store bought stuff and I felt like it was too high in sugar for her. She likes the homemade flavors much better. We used two fresh strawberries per serving. And in the banana strawberry one we added half a small banana.

Deb...praying for your dad.

Monet...thanks for the tip on cheese. This crew eats it almost as fast as get the wrappr off..but I know one day when they are all grown it might have a chance to sit in the fridge. :) Hang in there..sorry the scales were so mean. I have those mornings. I get up look in the mirrow sideways and think....man I know I've lost some weight today..NOT..very hard emotionally.

Jack-k...so are we gonna get to see a picture of you one day?

DawnStorm...I love hiking boots, but there is no way I would get on the scales with them...LOL Praying for your dog.

Thank you Wendy. ((hugzz))

Well they are threating to kill each other...mom to the rescue. I'll sneak back on later and say howdy.

Love,
Crystle

235/156/140-135

Deb...it's a game at www.msn.com it's a lot like tetris but different. You can place the cubes anywhere there is a blank space not just at the top. When you place them in certain spots it causes an earthquake.

Love,
Crystle

Here is a little more information about me. I am 27, married with a 5 and 2 year old. My husband works nights so I am home alone with the monsters and so I do not like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking. I live on salads since I have everything cut up and ready to. I can just throw everything together and I am ready. In addition to what I had yesterday:

S - orange

D - salad, peas and I shared a ribeye steak with my son

I did my 3 mile walk away pounds tape around 7 last night. I did get hungry again at 8:30 so I had a string cheese. I am trying to eat slower so maybe I can actually eat more at my meal. As it is now I usually can not finish what is on my plate. I am also trying not to drink anything with my meal. I got myself a very small glass of water to drink with my dinner and only took little drinks.

So far today:

B - 2 eggs scrambled, 1 piece whole wheat toast with some butter, apple with sugar free peanut butter.

for lunch I have a salad with lettuce and low fat cheese and a can of tuna mixed with 1 tablespoon mayo and 2 tablespoons salsa and some triscuits.

I posted on sweettalk yesterday and got some answers that I did not eat enough and then some said I had too much. I wish I had a clear answer.

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Good Morning all!

Belle is watching a couple of stray kittens out on the terrace, so she might actually let me get a good post in!

Good day yesterday--so at day 8. I have the makings for a huge salad for lunch today--will put some tuna on it as my protein.

Miata--That's great that they found your car! I hope you have it back home soon!

Tom--You are welcome! Have you checked out Deb's reading library? I think you can access it on the main SugarBuster's page.

CJ--Welcome! I thought your b-fast and lunch menus looked fine. Hang in there. Stalls are not uncommon as your body needs some time to adjust. You will begin losing again soon.

Crystle--Hey-WTG on getting back to your low!!!!! The lobster was delish--and totally legal. I treat myself like that from time to time because it is almost impossible to feel deprived when you are eating lobster!

Heart--Yes, treat yourself! I'm fond of manicures--it feels like such pampering and, depending on what you get done, shouldn't be more than 20 bucks (inlcuding tip). If you really want to feel pampered, get a pedicure. 70 lbs is great!!!! WTG!

Chrisb--No those BF's are pure poision! Stay away!!!!! You can invest in a small stash of SB legal chocolate for emergency purposes (I like Shiffenbarger's nibby bars). Remember we do not have to totally deprive ourselves on this WOE. I just wouldn;t make the bars a habit.

Wendy--WooooHooo on the new low! You go girl! You break the 200 barrior in no time!

Monet--When I get to Atlanta--the first place we go is to Harry's! Is the state farmer's market still in Atlanta?

Dawn--congrats on the loss. I would think that hiking boots would be good for several lbs! I'm sorry your puppy is sick. It is good that you will put the welfare of your pet first!

Teensy--It is fun to read how everyone is coming around to our way of thinking and eating! When I started this WOE people thought I was nuts when I said it was sugar, not fat I was worried about!

Jackie--Yes, we know what to do--now we just have to keep doing it!

GBMM--Good for you getting the walk in!

Sabrina--Have fun at WDW! You and I are about in the same place, shall we slide down the scale together?

Kim--Thanks for the pep talk! I hate that you know what I'm going through, but it is nice to hear that we can survive it! I hope you enjoy the fish.

Deb--I hope you get good news about your Dad. I have never ordered clothers before--especially slacks, but Lands End gives you the measurements and they let you return anything--and they hem the lacks for you, so why not? If I don't like them or they don't fit I can send them back.

Linworth--can you pack some legal munchies that might help prevent those small cheats?

I hope everyone has a good day today!

Susan
300/268.5/150

The day is almost over...wow...

I did my treadmill, Jack-K and Quilter!! :D I thought of Country as I was doing it, and thought, if she can get in 65 minutes, I can sure as heck do 30! I listened to my Michael W. Smith CD and when 20 minutes came and went I was feeling pretty good about it all! I ran a good bit too, to get the ole heart rate up. I am still feeling a bit shakey from it. I followed up the TM time with about 45 minutes in the yard, pruning roses. I only got six done, but they are the harder ones to do, as they are much bigger. I only have about 42 more to go! At this rate, I will be done by June! :lol: Hopefully, the smaller ones will be easier. I felt really hot and tired when I finally stopped. Dietpower says I burned off another 300 calories doing it...wow!

DEB: The agave bottle is the new one, I think. It is a taller squeeze bottle, and has a pink and yellow label. The shelf was full, so I hope they keep it in. At least now, I know what I am looking for. They have had the shelf tag up in the past, but I did not know what it looked like.

FILLISE: The state farmers market is still here, down south of the airport. I have not been there in years! I don't think you save enough $$ to make the trip worth while, unless you buy a lot. They are talking about having a farmer's market in a neighboring town for local people to sell their produce at. I hope it pans out, and the prices are good. My SIL is working on a garden in our backyard for us to share. Between him, and my hubby- the farm boy- we should have a good yield.

CJENGO: I like your idea of having everything ready to throw together a salad! Sometimes I make tabbouleh, or bulghur bean salad, and keep it in the fridge so I can grab it quick. I always love salad, but sometimes, it just seems like so much work! (I am terribly lazy!)

DAWN: I can't walk in hiking boots! I had a pair, and they were ok when we were in the mountains, but my foot feels so trapped in them! My husband is rather weird about shoes. He hates them, and swears it is better to go barefoot! He even jogs barefoot! He tries to encourage everyone in the family to do as he does! :)

LIN: Its understandable when you are on the go to slip up some, but you will probably be happier if you can plan some way not to. If I am going to be out a long time, I grab a protein bar to carry to help, or some beef jerky. I get the Nitro Tech bars, and they are pretty good, and filling. I like the S'more flavor. How much longer will your son be visiting? The granola recipe is not the one on the board...I did not know there was one on here! This one is one I found on Soar, and adapted. I can post it if you want me to.

JACK: I did the treadmill, and even got out and pruned... :smug:




opps...gotta go fast...be back to finish later!

You go girl! If I ran I think I would fall out. I am beet red when I get off that treadmill. I wonder if it will ever get easier. I love to watch T.V. or listen to music when I walk also. Sometimes I get silly and shimmy or do disco arms...or reach like on the walk video but not too much. *smile* It makes the kids laugh. I'd love to have so many roses. I had two bushes but the goat ate them so I give up till the goat is gone. :)

Love,
Crystle

Good afternoon ladies,

Getting ready to run home. DH is cutting fish for the fish fry so I am going to run some errands. May do some shopping too!

Lin, Prayers for your dad also. Hope they can figure out the problem. I bet you have seen everything there is to see in Charleston this week. Yes the more I lose the more mitivated I get.I thought I would be happy as a size 10, but now want the 8's. But I wouldn't be a size 8 if it weren't for the wt training. Its funny to way 159 pounds and be a size 8 or 10. I started doing the walking/running thing and never progressed past the first 2 minutes. :lol: Good for you getting up to 30 minutes.

Deb, my only opinion on your food was 3 carbs. I try never to eat more than 2. Just me. Spinach is your only veggie. I know you don't like them. Me neither, but i force myself to eat them. I can't get over how you have the time to measure everything so exact and write it all down with the calories and fat and carbs. Wow.

Country, one day soon, when I have a good hair day. :lol: I got a laugh out of the goat eating your roses.

Cjengo, IMHO I don't think you are eating too much. Deb can answer that better though. Your day looks good so far today. Why no water with meals? I wish I could eat salads as much as you do. They taste great out, but the homemade ones are not as good. Why is that? I tire of them quickly.

Fillise, Woo Hoo for you on 8 days OP. Keep up the good work. There's a lot of Lent left to go.

Monet, WTG on getting that TM in today. See what you can do when we pester you. :lol: Wow 48 rose bushes? They must be beautiful. I have 4. Please post the granola recipe. It sounds delish.


Have a great evening. See ya tomorrow.

Jackie
157/159/145
10-10-01

Sorry I ran off without finishing! The doorbell rang, and I remembered I had someone coming over, and I had to run and answer it!

Back to the replies:

JACK: I am glad you are making progress on the beads! How many colors are you putting on?

MEESH: How are you doing? That cereal sounds interesting! I got a few good ones at the farmers market yesterday. I am thinking though, that I am overdoing it with cereals. I do love them...but I am wondering if I would lose better if I didn't eat any of them. Are your hands all better from the pressure problem?

COUNTRY: I think it does get easier as you get more conditioned. If you can increase your speed a couple times until you are jogging at least, even if only for 30 seconds, it helps. I find when I train like that, I make progress pretty quickly. I noticed that once when I was someplace and had to run up the stairs to be on time. I was amazed at the fact I was barely out of breath, where a few weeks before, I would have been sucking in air like a vacuum cleaner!

Ok, I believe I am caught up! whew! Now its time for a nap or something! :)

Monet,

There are 5 different colored big beads with 2 different little beads on each side. It makes you have to think alot.

Jackie

JACK-K, haha! Bet you are not sipping on margaritas while you are doing them! Hope you post of picture of them. I would like to see what you have been talking about!

I had this big post I was writing earlier, when the electricity went out. It's been storming today. I love the warmer weather, but we're overdue for some sunshine. Anyway, I've eaten waayyy too many starchy carbs today, but at least I've been legal. The scale was at 201 this morning. Hopefully, I didn't blow it.

Monet- LOL- yes, I'm sporting my white feet in my sandals today with my toe rings.

Deb- Yes, I'm really large framed- got it from my Dad. I have big hands,feet, etc. When I was at my heaviest I would have people tell me "you're not fat, just big boned" What's up with that?! Like Hello, I know I'm fat when I have rolls and jello thighs,duh. But big is beautiful- fat ain't- definetly a difference. I can't explain the difference in the metal monster from day to day. With me it's usually fluid or if I ate something heavy. Your persistance will pay off- you know you're on plan and exercising. Maybe for now you should take your measurements weekly and go by that.

Guys, I gotta run.

Hi everybody
Still SB and just been unable to post lately.
Both my kids are voluntarily doing SB! It's hard to cheat when your 9 year old refuses to eat something that's not legal. I mean how can I cheat when he won't??
Darn kids! :)

Cheryl

Thursday Evening

Hello All-- Finally back from town and the rat race. I love living out here in the boonies!! Here is the scoop on Dh. They have scheduled him for a five hour surgery on the 2nd of April at 10am. Earliest he could get in due to the time it is going to take. Will have one more Dr appointment on the 20th for a general physical to make sure he is okay for surgery, and be fitted for his back brace. Then one visit to the hospital for blood work and such. They will have to do nerve work on disc's 2-3-4-5 and definite fusion on 4 and 5. Said it will be painful. So that is where we are at now. I know he will be better afterwards no matter what. And he knows too. As it is now he can't even walk out to the mail box before he has to stop because of the pain.

cjengo--Welcome to our SB board. Great people here, and lots of help. I am new also, and have been driving everyone crazy with my questions, so don't hesitate. Sounds like we could be in the same boat here. I quit losing in September after losing 81 pounds on Protein Power. I would like to lose another 25 to 35. Started SB on 3/2/03. Deb seems to think I am not eating enough either. I refuse to give in. I will find a way!! Again, Welcome.

Quilter--Hope that the fundraiser went off without a hitch, and was a smashing success. I loved Spelling Bee's when I was in school. Don't seem to be as good as I used to be though. You know.... that CRS syndrome. LOL.

Heartmom-- Too funny, we must be on the same wave length. I was just thinking yesterday of painting my toe nails and getting my toering back on. But haven't made the effort yet. Spring is on its way..... A 70 pound loss is awesome!!! You go girl.

Country-- Those different flavors of yogurt sound yummy. Especially the Swiss Mocha one. And the Kiwi Cinnamon. I never thought of using coffee mixes or anything other than the sugar free syrups. Guess I better go look in the pantry. I know my oldest son brought me some SF Apple cider mix. That might be good with some cinnamon. I'm on a mission now! LOL.

Serene-- Again I am so sorry about your dog. I cried reading what happened. My heart goes out to you. My male Bassethound has a lump on his chest, and his Vet said to keep an eye on it to make sure it wasn't growing or changing. So far I don't think it has. He goes in this month for his shots. I will have it checked again then. I not only don't type too fast, I have never been in a chat room before. Should I be scared?? Ha Ha.

Deb--Sorry to hear about your father. Surgery is a scary thought for anything. Prayers are with him and your family. Great job on meeting all the challenges. Well, it looks like I messed up again. Had beans yesterday as a protein only. So that means I had 3 starches instead of 2. Will I ever get this right? I really don't know what foods to add to get my calories up either. I really tried yesterday, but adding more vegetables really doesn't up the calorie count very fast. Some suggestions would be nice from anyone who cares to address this for me. Thanks!! Hey... I found the Fiber One cereal today. I'm up on my fiber for 3 out of 4 days this week. Water is never a problem. But I didn't get my exercise in today....had to be in town too early this morning.


Monet--Glad you are feeling better. Sounds like you did well on your shopping expedition. Wish I could find more thing here. Barely able to find legal bread. I did get the Bob's Red Mill WW Flour, and Pastry Flour. Now what is the Agave Nectar?? Don't worry about the weight gain yet.... I think they will whoosh away at the end of the week.

Jackie--Have a great day!!

Linworthlady-- Hope you are enjoying your sons visit. STEP AWAY from the treats!! You will thank yourself later. LOL.

Hope everyone has a great night. See you tomorrow.
:dizzy:

heartmom~ Your ideal weight is going to have to depend upon how you feel. The truth is that none of the height-weight charts agree. IMO (& I've gotten this from a couple of nurses as well), the BMI is probably the worst place to get your ideal weight from, as it fails to take into account things like frame size and muscle mass.

I'm 5'5", and the BMI wants me to weigh around 126 pounds, which is totally unrealistic, since I too have a big frame. I am fond of the calculator at Shape.com, since it takes your frame size into account, and also jives pretty closely with the weight at which I feel my best. The tool can be found here (http://www.shape.com/tools/idealWeight.jsp), and it says your ideal range is between 146 & 167 pounds. :) So 160 would be just fine, and so too would 150. (FWIW, it gives me a range of 137 - 155.)

Today was another good day, I'm still OP. The test will come Sunday when my mother arrives. I'm planning to take her to one of my favorite restaurants for dinner--a restaurant called Baker's Crust, to give you an idea. Well, I know they've got some stuff made with WW bread, so I'll try to be good, but I'm not going to kick myself if I slip off. If I avoid their yummy french fries, I'll consider the night a success. :lol:

Thursday evening check in.

I got 108 oz of water in today.

Fiber is at 24.6

And I did my treadmill, plus worked hard in the yard on the roses for an hour.

Is life good or what?!

:)

I did mess up a bit...had four breads today, but was ok on calories and everything else.

Just a quick goodnight, computer just got free but I'm headed off to bed. Will post in the AM

{{{HUGS}}}:grophug:

Debbie

Good evening!

Had a very busy day at work so didn't get to the board and now I'm too pooped to post. Just wanted to say hello to everyone and I'll try to catch up some tomorrow. I don't want to go too many days without at least a hello as it helps keep me motivated.

See ya'll tomorrow and looking forward to some good Friday Funnies!

Wendy

OK, I am early by an hour for Friday funnies, but I have some time to kill waiting for the deliquent daughter to get home.

Found this one on another board...its silly, but I like silly...

My wife took our very limp parrot into a veterinary office this evening.
As my wife put Herman (our old parrot) on the table,
the vet pulled out his stethoscope to listened to the bird's chest.
After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said,
"I'm so sorry, but Herman has passed away."
My wife got really upset and asked the vet, "Are you sure? I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something?"
After hearing what my wife asked the vet rolled his eyes, shrugged, turned and left the room.
He returned a few moments later with a beautiful black Labrador.
As my wife looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs,
put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the dead Herman from top to bottom.
He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog and took it out but returned a few moments later with a cat!
The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed delicately at Herman.
The cat sat back, looked up at the vet, shook is head,
meowed and ran out of the room.
The vet looked at my wife and said, "I'm sorry; but like I said, your parrot is most definitely 100% certifiably, permanently dead."
He then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill which he handed to my wife.
My wife was still in shock over Herman's death,
took the bill, "$150?!"she cried. "You mean you really charge me $150 just to tell me my bird is dead?!" The vet shrugged, "If you had taken my word for it, the bill would have only have been $20, but ... with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan....."

Observations:

1. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

2. Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

3. I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that's not going to happen."

4. Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

5. The other night I ate at a real family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.

6. Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to.

7. According to a recent survey, men say that the first thing they notice about a woman is their eyes, and women say the first thing they notice about men is they're a bunch of liars.

8. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

9. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

10. Have you noticed that a slight tax increase costs you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut saves you thirty cents?

11. In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now that the world is weird and people take PROZAC to make it normal.

12. Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

13. There is a theory that states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappearand be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

14. How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

15. You read about all these terrorists--most of them came here legally, but they hung around on these expired visas, some for as long as 10-15 years. Now, compare that to Blockbuster: you're two days late with a video and those people are all over you. Let's put Blockbuster in charge of immigration!!

Playwright Jim Sherman wrote this after Hu Jintao was named chief of the Communist Party in China.


HU'S ON FIRST

(We take you now to the Oval Office.)

George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Lay it on me.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That's what I want to know.
Condi: That's what I'm telling you.
George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes.
George: I mean the fellow's name.
Condi: Hu.
George: The guy in China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The new leader of China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The Chinaman!
Condi: Hu is leading China.
George: Now whaddya' asking me for?
Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China.
George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi: That's the man's name.
George: That's who's name?
Condi: Yes.
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.
Condi: That's correct.
George: Then who is in China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir is in China?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Then who is?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China. Get me the Secretary
General of the U.N. on the phone.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No, thanks.
Condi: You want Kofi?
George: No.
Condi: You don't want Kofi.
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N.
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi?
George: Milk! Will you please make the call?
Condi: And call who?
George: Who is the guy at the U.N?
Condi: Hu is the guy in China.
George: Will you stay out of China?!
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi.
George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone. (Condi picks up the phone.)
Condi: Rice, here.
George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China.
And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese food in the Middle East?

Heyall! ThoughtI'd look in before I toddle off to bed.

Monet--the funnies were cute!

Heart--love the toe right--just hope those sandals aren't white--BOB will bet you if they are!

Gracious--where have you been this week? Miss you!

Country--I'm not going to talk yo you tonight--I wouldn't want to say anything to get your goat! Ok, on that really baaaaad attempt at an early Friday funny, I'm going to bed.

See y'all tomorrow!

Susan

Friday morning--I got my 3 days of exercise in plus I've been getting my water in. I might wait until the son goes home before I figure up fiber. I have this feeling it will take a long time--is there a good source on the web for fiber? My son is leaving Sunday morning. Today we are going to the mall to buy him some clothes before he goes. Kids are so expensive :) Thanks for all the suggestions about snacks I've never noticed the nitrotech bars.

Monet--You have so many roses--did you plant them all?

Jackie-I'm with you on eating salads at home. I love them out though. Yesterday I had a grilled chicken, asparagus and roasted carrot salad-all I qcan say is yum.

Cheryl--That's funny about your kids doing SB. MY son is too-keeps you honest, huh?>

Teensy-Prayers going out for a successful surgery for dh. Not sure how to get your calories up--more meat?

GBMM-I like that Shape calculator too. Thanks for the link. Interesting about the BMI,especially since it has gotten so popular. I am big boned too if you use the wrist test-KWIM? But sometimes I am afraid I'm using it as an excuse--I think it is all very confusing. Have fun with your mom.

AI better get busy and will talk to all of you later.

Oh! Oh! I got one in email this morning....here goes!

Subject: The female skier Picabo Street (pronounced Peek-A-Boo)

The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street is not just an athlete, she is also a nurse. She currently works at the Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital.

She is not permitted to answer the telephone, however, as it caused simply too much confusion when she would answer the phone and say,

Picabo, ICU.

Good Morning! I took a diuretic, and as soon as it kicks in, I am facing off with the metal monster. Something about warm weather makes me retain fluid like crazy, and the doc told me to use the diuretic when I needed it.

Right now, I am almost ready to chew on the desk, the woodwork, anything...but I have to wait a bit longer to eat. My thyroid meds are supposed to be taken on an empty stomach, and you have to wait an hour until you eat. This helps absorption. Some mornings, the wait is torture...like this morning.

FILLISE: Glad you enjoyed the funnies! Hope you slept well!

LIN: Yes, I planted all the roses myself. I had a bit of help on a few of them from my husband, but not much! He did prepare the beds for me. Planting them is the easy part. Keeping up with the care is where I fail miserably! I even bought the type of fungicide that only has to be sprayed every three weeks, but I don't get that done regularly, or feed them either. I suspect I will lose a few after pruning this year. That is ok. I have my eye on a few new ones! :s: Roses are an addiction. You get a few, then you want a few more, and then it balloons into a full blown obsession. I had 72 roses three years ago! I know a guy near me who has about 250. A guy who posts on the rose forum who lives near Miami has about 1,000! That is a full time job!

CHERYL: Good to see you back! That is great about your kids doing SB and keeping you honest! My daughter is not doing SB, but she is all over me if I even LOOK at her stuff that is illegal. I can't decide if it is loving concern or greed! :lol:

Good Friday Morning All:wave:

Well, sorta good morning. I just had the most BIZARRE thing happen to me! I was sitting at the computer, drinking a bottle of water to try and get some water in before I went on my walk and my nose started to run, or so I thought. I thought it was a bid odd to feel this trickle. When I went to wipe it away I immediately felt another trickle and thought it was weird. I look at my hand (didn't have anything but at the moment) and it's BLOOD!!!!:fr: The trickle became a stream, I mean the blood is streaming quickly out of the right nostril and I don't know what the heck is happening!:eek: There was one of ELI'S shirts in the 4th bedroom and I just grabbed it (I sure wasn't going to walk on my beige carpet bleeding!) Putting my head back wasn't an option because I felt it streaming down my throat. When I held the shirt there for a while and than took it away out come a clot of blood, it had coagulated. But as soon as that came out, more blood started to stream out. It took a good 10 minutes to stop bleeding and just as mysteriously as it started it stopped. I don't know what started this all to happen, I didn't pick my nose, I didn't sneeze, I was just sitting here sipping at a bottle of water. Finally went to see what I looked like and clean myself up. I can only imagine if I had not come to the computer and just gotten out to go for my walk as I had initially intended and here I am, walking down the street, surrounded by morning traffic and this happened out there what would of happened!! Can you imagine, not only me freaking out but morning commuters! I'm sure 911 would of been called for sure. But now, I have to figure out why this happened. I've never had this happen in my entire life! Has anyone had this happen to them??? I'm sure it was nothing, but still, it was weird to have this happen to me.

Well, I had all good intentions of walking today and now that the bleeding has stopped I wonder if it would be okay to hit the pavement??? On second thought, I hear it thundering out there. It looked like rain this morning and I was going to try and get out there beforehand, but I think I'm going to have to just call it a dud-day and forget this idea of going out this morning. Oh well:shrug:

Not good news where my Father is concerened. He told me that he got the pathology report form the Dr. and it's cancer. I think he hadn't said anything to my Mom because I asked her why she hadn't said anything to me when I asked her earlier and she said she didn't know that he had even gotten it. Now, we are waiting to see when they are going to schedule the surgery to see what actually is going on up there. Until then we just have to wait. I'm just praying it's not too far spread that it can't be taken care of with some sort of proceedure, that is the thing I worry about the worse. Will let you all know when I find out more. Thanks for all your good wishes!!!

OMG, there may be hope for me yet!!! I found a brisket in the freezer yesterday so I decided to make it. Asked my DM how to do it and with a few words of advice I attempted my best shot at making it. IT WAS TO DIE FOR!!!!! It was not only tender but tasty as well. ELI couldn't believe that I actually made it. I told him this was a once-a-year event, not to get use to it!!!!

Eating was pretty good yesterday. I only didn't weigh the brisket I ate, but figured it to be about 3oz. or so. I had to guesstimate the meat from info on the web. So I had approx. 1285 calories 50 grams of fat (a bit too high at 35%), 136.5 carbs (which is only 8 carbs lower than intended) and 75.5 grams of protein (little lower than intended). So, yesterday, with having 1285 calories 35% came from fat, 42.5% from carbs and 23.5% from protein-not too bad.

I have to go volunteer at the school for a couple hours this afternoon and run a few errands beforehand, so before I bore you all to death and run out of time to reply to everyone, I better get a move on!

COUNTRY, good job on the water! Thanks for the good words for my Dad, I appreciate them! Thanks for the link for that game, I'll have to check it out. ELI loves playing testris on his old Game Boy. I'll play if I'm bored (did I fail to mention, he keeps it next to the toilet to pass the time!)

CJENGO, how are you journaling your food. Are you doing it on FITDAY.COM or a site similar, or do you do what I do and just keep track with paper and pen? Whoever said you were eating too much doesn't know what they are talking about, so forget what they've said. I can understand not wanting to cook for yourself, I have the same problem. LAUREN likes one food, MICHAEL is vegetarian and won't eat most of what she eats, I eat my stuff and ELI eats whatever and whenever he comes home-I can't even tell you the last time we all sat together for a meal that wasn't at a restaurant and even then those times are few! There are many things you can make and then portion out and freeze that are not only good, but simple as well. Salads are okay, but they are not a meal and lettuce basically has no nutritional value.

FILLISE, if you have to send the pants back, do they make you pay for the postage? You'll have to let me know how they are. I see so many cute things on the web and in catalogs but just knowing how I am with clothes I'd never take the chance. Plus, I'm a bit on the skeptical side when it comes to things like that, they never seem to be as nice as what is shown it seems, I've seen things in catalogs then in the stores and I wouldn't dream of wearing it once I see it. I'm hoping you are one of the lucky ones!!!

MONET, I'm really surprised to know they have the agave at that price, it seems unheard of lately. Maybe the cost is going down, possibly better production? Who knows. Good job on the TM. Great Friday Funnies!! Thanks for posting them!

JACKK, I try my best to stick to the 2-3 starchy carb rule, but I think sticking to 2 is really more for weight loss than maintenance, though at this time, weight loss is what I'm going for. I'm not big on starchy carbs like pasta, rice, SP, stuff like that, I may have a slice of bread or a the crust on the ww pot pie. As for the vegetables, I know that I'm terrible with that, BUT, look at how much I had of the spinach! That was worth 2 servings. I know I should eat more, but it's a start. In fact, I think my body is in shock that I've eaten some spinach the last 2 days, I'm crapping green!:^: Honestly, writing everything down is so easy and fast. I weigh everything that's not pre-portioned and packaged. It takes me a second or two to write it down, many of the foods I know by heart (like 1 cup milk, 1 sl bread, 3oz chicken breast, etc.) There's not much I have to look on the computer for when it comes to figuring out my info and when I do, I'll hit CALORIEKING.COM. Doing it is like second nature to me.

HEART, growing up I always heard, "you have such a pretty face". No one could say anything else, unless it was followed by "but". I am actually replying on my measuring tape more than the scale now.

CHERYL, glad to see you checking in!!!! We've missed you. Get on when you can and let us know more of what's been going on with you!!!!! Great about the kids and SB!!!! Easier when the whole family is eating the same way - HEALTHY!

TEENSY, I'm sure all will work out for DH. We'll all be throwing good thoughts and prayers out to you both. Please don't get yourself all worried about not being exact with this and that. Try to think of SB and this WOE as some guidelines to help you lose weight, it doesn't have to be exact science. I eat beans many times and don't count them as either. I don't journal mixed meals, too hard. When I eat hummus, or another dish where beans are involved, I just eat them, in moderation (not only because of this WOE, but you know how beans effect people, ELI says that I don't need any help in the gas dept!). SB suggests keeping starchy carbs down to 2-3 a day, so you're fine. You'll find days that you'll eat more than 3 starchy carbs and that will be fine. It's the KIND of starchy carbs we're more intesterested in. There are hormonal times that I need to eat more, that nothing seems to satisfy me, no matter how much I eat and I eat a LOT more carbs than I should, sometimes more starchy carbs than I should, and I still lose. Eating more than 2-3 a day once in a while isn't going to make you not lose. so don't worry about it. If you are doing FITDAY.COM to keep track why not make your journal public so we can look and give you an idea. If you aren't using fitday why not try it for a day and then we can see, or even better, just post one full day of eating on the board.

MOMMA, I'm not sure where you got your info on the BMI, but there's no way that a person 5'5" should weigh less than someone like me who's only 5'1.5" tall. I'd definitely go more with what's on the SHAPE.COM site. What kind of rest. is BAKER'S CRUST? Sounds interesting. I'm sure you'll do fine. Put yourself to a test and just think about us being there with you in spirit. Show your DM the willpower you've got!!!!

LIN, good job in meeting this weeks challenges! CONGRATS! Here's two great sites that will be helpful with fiber:

http://www.wehealnewyork.org/healthinfo/dietaryfiber/fibercontentchart.html

http://www.hcf-nutrition.org/fiber/fiberchart.html

Well, I've seem to be caught up now! I think I'm going to get undressed and veg out for an hour or two before I have to go run those errands. Will check in before I leave.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Here's my contribution to the FRIDAY FUNNIES


President Bush and Colin Powell are sitting in a bar.
A guy walks in and asks the barman, "Isn't that Bush and Powell
sitting over there?"
The barman says, "Yep, that's them."
So the guy walks over and says, "Wow, this is a real honor. What are you guys doing in here?"
Bush says, "We're planning WW III ".
And the guy says, "Really? What's going to happen?"
Bush says, "Well, we're going to kill 140 million Iraqis this time and one blonde with big tits.
The guy exclaimed, "A blonde with big tits? Why kill a blonde with
big tits?
Bush turns to Powell, punches him on the shoulder and says, "See, smart ***, I told you no one would worry about the 140 million Iraqis!"

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Laxograms

1. A bicycle can't stand alone because it is two-tired.

2. What's the definition of a will? It's a dead giveaway.

3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

4. She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off.

5. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

6. If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.

7. When an actress saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she'd Dye.

8. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.

9._ The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.

10. Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.

11. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

12. He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.

13. He had a photographic memory that was never developed.

14. A lot of money is tainted. 'Taint yours and 'taint mine.

15. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.

16. When you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall.

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NEW MEDS FOR WOMEN

D A M I T O L: Take 2 and the rest of the world can go to **** for up to 8 hours.

St. M O M 'S W O R T: Plant extract that treats mom's depression by rendering preschoolers unconscious for up to six hours.

E M P T Y N E S T R O G E N: Highly effective suppository that eliminates melancholy by enhancing the memory of how awful they were as teenagers and how you couldn't wait till they moved out.

D U M E R O L: When taken with Peptobimbo, can cause dangerously low I.Q. causing enjoyment of loud country western music and cheap beer.

F L I P I T O R: Increases life expectancy of commuters by controlling road rage and the urge to flip off other drivers.

M E N I C I L L I N: Potent anti-boy-otic for older women._ Increases resistance to such lines as, "You make me want to be a better person...can we get naked now?"

B U Y- A G R A: Injectable stimulant to be taken prior to shopping. Increases potency and duration of spending spree.

EXTRA STRENGTH BUY-ONE-AL: When combined with Buy-agra, can cause an indiscriminate buying frenzy so severe the victim may even come home with a book by Dr. Laura.

J A C K A S S P I R I N: Relieves headache caused by a man who can't remember your birthday, anniversary, or phone number.

A N T I-T A L K S I D E N T: A spray carried in a purse or wallet to be used on anyone too eager to share his/her life stories with total strangers.

S E X C E D R I N: More effective than Excedrin in treating the, "Not now, dear, I have a headache," syndrome.

R A G A M E T: When administered to a husband, provides the same irritation as nagging on him all weekend, saving the wife the time and trouble of doing it herself.

P E P T O B I M B O: Liquid silicone for single women. Two full cups swallowed before an evening out increases breast size, decreases intelligence, and improves flirting.
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Originally posted by Monet 320
Oh! Oh! I got one in email this morning....here goes!

Subject: The female skier Picabo Street (pronounced Peek-A-Boo)

The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street is not just an athlete, she is also a nurse. She currently works at the Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital.

She is not permitted to answer the telephone, however, as it caused simply too much confusion when she would answer the phone and say,

Picabo, ICU.



Would you believe some people think that joke is for real?! :rolleyes: Here is a poem--works best if you read it aloud.



Ode to the Spell Checker
Eye halve s spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
:D

I just noticed a typo in the first line of my poem! :mad: I'm sure y'all can figure it out. Also check out my poll in the General Polls section! :flow2:

DEB: Nose bleeds like you had are not totally uncommon. They can be caused by high blood pressure. How is your BP? Some people just get them, for no known reason. As long as it does not reoccur, you probably don't need to worry about it. I am so sorry to hear your dad has colon cancer. I do hope they have caught it early enough to treat it effectively. To encourage you: it is a very treatable cancer, with a very good success rate. My father had it, and lived 15 years after he had surgery for it. It never reoccured, and when he died, it was from a collapsed lung, and not the cancer. Your family and especially your dad, is in my prayers.

DAWN: If you see a typo, why not go back and fix it? (use the edit button at the bottom of the post) Of course, with the nature of that poem, who would know if there was a typo or not? :)

Boy is it foggy this morning. I can't even see outside the window. I like to sit here in the mornings and look out toward the pond...today it's like "what pond"?

Deb....sorry you had that nasty nose bleed this morning. My ten year old has been getting them since he was a baby. Sometimes they won't clot for anything. Different temperatures and irritations from allergies can trigger his. If you think your nose may be dry you can put a little antibiotic ointment or vaseline in there....that is wha the doctors have us do for Jess. Praying for your daddy. Cancer is such a scary thing my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.

Susan...you got me good. I actually chuckled out loud. I'm a grinner so to get a laugh is rare...:) What a great way to start my day.

Monet...hang in there...no teething on the wood work...that's a little too much fiber. Can you drink water to kinda help with the hunge pangs?

Off to finish my coffee. First cup in a week.

Love,
Crystle

Hello Everybody!

I just wanted to pop on here to report in. The Spelling Bee went well yesterday. I did great with my eating up until it was over. Then I hit the fruit and cheese that was leftover. The fruit didn't bother me, but I had way to many of those cheese cubes. I didn't keep track and feel bad about that. Came home and kept eating all the wrong things. I had really wanted to go out to dinner to kind of celebrate the successful event, but Paul had to work late and I went a bit haywire. I didn't really gorge myself. Just did far too much "snacking" that normal.

So did my 45 on the TM today. Hopefully that and a little yard work will counteract my poor choices of yesterday.

Hope you all are well. I haven't had time to read all the posts since my last big post. Just wanted to let you know that I'm still alive and kicking.

DEB: Just read about your dad. I am so sorry that he's sick. Colon cancer can be caught in time. I sure hope that's the case with him. I hope and pray that he has good doctors who care and really want to help. I'll keep you all in my prayers. Also, if you lived up here, I would say your nosebleed could have been from all the dry air from the furnace being on so much. But that's not the case. I have never had a full-fledged nose bleed, so don't know that much about them. I'm sure ROSALIE or BKM could tell you more since they are medical experts. Just take care. I think you were wise not to go out for your walk after that. Did Eli smack you upside the head in the middle of the night???? Sometimes those spouse elbows can be pretty dangerous during sleep.

Well, I've got laundry in and need to get moving to the outside world. The sun is shining and I think I may go try to wash my car. It's so pathetic. Looks grey instead of white.

Happy weekend!
Kim

This might be a repeat but I get a good laugh everytime
I read it.


A Week at the Gym...

If you read this without laughing out loud, there might be something wrong with you. This is dedicated to every woman who ever attempted to get into regular workout routine.

Dear Diary...
For my fiftieth birthday this year, my husband (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great shape since playing on my high school softball team, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try. I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer I'll call Bruce, who identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swimwear. My husband seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started. The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.

Monday:
Started my day at 6:00am. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Bruce waiting for me. He is something of a Greek God - with blond hair, dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!!

Bruce gave me a tour and showed me the machines. He took my pulse after five minutes on the treadmill. He was alarmed that my pulse was so fast, but I attribute it to standing next to him in his Lycra aerobic outfit. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which he conducted his aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring. Bruce was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time he was around. This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!

Tuesday:
I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door. Bruce made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air--then he put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. Bruce's rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT!! It's a whole new life for me.

Wednesday:
The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying on the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot. Bruce was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. His voice is a little too perky for early in the morning and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying. My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Bruce put me on the stair monster. Why the world would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Bruce told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. He said some other crap too.

Thursday:
Bruce was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed as his thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late, it took me that long to tie my shoes. Bruce took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not looking, I ran and hid in the men's room. He sent Lars to find me, then as punishment, put me on the rowing machine ---which I sank.

Friday:
I hate that ******* Bruce more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic little cheerleader. If there were a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.

Bruce wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the *@*#$ barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. (which I am sure you learned in the sadist school you attended and graduated magna cum laude from)

The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?

Saturday:
Bruce left a message on my answering machine in his grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing him made me want to smash the machine with my planner. However, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the *$@#&& Weather Channel.

Sunday:
I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my husband (the CREEP) will choose a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a hysterectomy.

Just checking in before I leave the house...

DAWN, cute spell checker poem, I enjoyed reading it! Thanks for posting it.

MONET, thanks, I'm sure the NB was nothing, though at the time I sure as heck wasn't thinking that! Never had one in my entire life, not even as a kid so for it to just start flowing like that was, as I said, bizarre! It was just so much blood, I can't imagine where in my nose that was coming from. Hoping oxyclean will clean ELI'S shirt. Hoping as well that they are catching it in time, bad thing is, my DD kept putting the colonoscopy off, he could of gone a couple months ago!

COUNTRY, dry isn't a word we often hear down here in Miami, it's hot and humid, definitely not dry. Guess it was just a weird incident that happened. Thanks for the good wishes for my Dad. WOW, almost a week without coffee, did you have any withdrawls, or do you drink decaf?

QUILTER, glad to hear your SB was successful. Who actually won and what was the winning word? I hope you don't get one of these because like me, if you hadn't had one, it sorta makes you wonder what the heck is happening to you! I'm just so thankful I was home, and in the 4th bedroom so that it didn't go on any of the other carpets in the house. Glad I wasn't out pounding the pavement at that time, talk about bizarre, that would of made it even more so! Can't blame this one on ELI!!!!

SERENE, have read it before but always find it funny when I see it again:)

Check back later!!!

Debbie

Major withdrawls from the coffee. I only drink a cup a day but when I start cutting it out my head hurts so bad that advil doesn't even help. Two years ago when I totally gave up caffiene it was horrible. We are humid here in Texas also. It's the airconditioner and heater that get to Jess. In the summer when he gets over heated it's terrible on him. We have to put ice on his nose sometimes to get it to clot. I know exactly what you are talking about when you said the clot came out. I hope it was a one time only thing for ya...they are not fun.

Off to walk I hope..I feel lazy today.

Love,
Crystle

Morning everyone!

I'm going to try to get a post in before the plumber comes--leaky toilet valve. Lovely way to start the day!

Eating is still good. Will be tied up all day tomorrow in Montgomery with access to little if any food--will have to plan!

My pedometer should be here Monday. I tried to order it from Prevention, but they had them backordered and it would take more than a week to get them. I found the same model at Amazon.com for $10.00 LESS and it shipped the next day--so it pays to shop around!

Monet--I can't wait to see your roses! When I get back from Florida we'll pick a day I can run up to Atlanta.

Deb--My prayers for you father! I have an uncle that is a colon cancer surviver of more than 15 years! I'm also a tad worried about that nose bleed! I sometimes get them in winter when I'm in a lot of dry heat, but I'm betting it's pretty humid in Miami. Maybe you should have it checked out! How did you make your brisket? That shoulds like something good to have when my parents arrive next weekend.

Crystle--Glad you got a laugh at my feeble humor! I just couldn't resist. First cup of coffee in a week--now that's when I'd start chewing the wood work!

Kim--It sounds like all the snacks were SB legal--even if you overdid them--it's better than gorging on non-SB legal snacks! WTG to get the 45 minutes on the treadmill!

SEF---THANKS FOR THE PATTERNS! They are adorable! I can't decide which to do first, the clock or the one with all the cats! I'm finishing a little pattern with a black cat wrapped in an American flag. Since Belle was born on the 4th of July (and the cat in the pattern looks just like her) I'm putting her name and birthdate on it! I will finish it withing the week, and will be ready for a new project. So your timing is perfect!

OK--Plumber is due to arrive soon. Any bets on how late he is going to be--or whether I even see him today?????

Susan
300/288.5/150

Finally,

Happy Friday, Don't ya just love this day?

I have been busy this a.m. Had a lot of wedding stuff to do (shh! don't tell my boss)!:s: But got it all done and some work too!

Bought myself a new bra last night. Boy did i need one (smaller) my other one was almost empty :( This one is pretty too. My treat for getting into new numbers. Also got a new bottom sheet for my bed. My other one had worn a hole at our feet and i kept getting my toes caught during the night. Strange I know.

I feel like I'm wired today for some reason. Just real hyper. Oh well, get more done that way.

Cherylco, Good for you kids keeping you legal. Glad you dropped in to say hi. Keep up the good work, you & your kids.

Teensybean, Hope everything goes well with your DH's surgery and he gets some releif from it.

GBMM, Congrats on another day OP. You can make it through Sunday, OP, just plan on it. Save your carbs for dinner get a salad, just be careful. Remember, it's no fun losing the same pounds twice.

Monet, I need some of your fiber. I think I got in 4 yesterday. Cute jokes, corny, but cute. My DS (sis) had a memory garden. Everyone in the family gave her a rose and she planted them in their memory. She had quite a few, but it went to pot. I'm just watching mine come up, should I be doing somethign to them?

Deb, that is strange about your nose bleed. Sometimes dry air in your house will cause your nose to dry up and bleed. With the heat, it could be that. So sorry about your DD. I sure hope it is operable and treatable. Prayers for him and your family. :grouphug:


Serene, :wave: Here's motivating you.

Fillise, :wave: Have a great day OP! Plan for tomorrow, you have done too good to blow it.

Lin, yes kids can be expensive, no matter how old they are!. Get some rest when he leaves. You deserve it.

Dawn, cute joke. Had a hard time reading it. Aloud was better.

Country, Hope your day is great today. Has that fog burned off yet? Hope you got your walk in. If not, get to it!

Kim, Fruit & cheese or ok. Even too much. I'm sure that 45 minutes on the TM will counteract anything else. Have fun working in your yard. Enjoy your day off. I'm jealous.


Off to lunch now :lol: Maybe the afternoon will be more productive.

Jackie
257/159/141
10-10-01

Hey Guys!!! I actually have a Friday Funny. I hope it makes you laugh as much as it made me laugh. And I hope it's not a rerun on here.

THE VALUE OF UNDIES: Here's your weekly safety brief.


Be careful what you wear (or don't wear), when working under your vehicle...especially in public.

From the NORTHWEST FLORIDA Daily News comes this story of a Crestview couple who drove their car to Walmart only to have
their car break down in the parking lot. The man told his wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed the car there in the lot.

The wife returned later to see a small group of people near the car.
On closer inspection she saw a pair of male legs protruding from under the chassis. Although the man was in shorts, his lack of underpants turned private parts into glaringly public ones. Unable to stand the embarrassment she dutifully stepped forward, quickly put her hand UP his shorts and tucked everything back into place.

On regaining her feet she looked across the hood and found herself staring at her husband who was standing idly by. The mechanic, however, had to have three stitches in his head.

JACK: You have roses sprouting? You need to prune them when the forsythias bloom. Or when the threat of frost is just over. If you don't know how to prune, you might want to do a bit of research on the web, and find someplace that explains it. Here, you really cut them back a good bit. Not sure how much you take off in your zone. You definitely need to prune them, though. You take off all the dead wood, and any canes that cross, or go towards the center. You want to open the center of the plant up. I am not a good pruner... it takes me forever to get it done! I did eight today, and it took me an hour and a half!

FILLISE: Ok, we will work out a meeting when you get back from Florida. I will be looking forward to it! :)

COUNTRY: I get those nasty caffiene headaches too. Nothing works...I have tried taking as many as four ibuprofen and it doesn't touch it! I have heard reducing the amount of caffiene each day helps keep you from getting them.

QUILT: You go! Forty Five minutes rocks! I am so proud of you! I may not get on the tm today...the yard work was pretty strenuous. I am trying not to get discouraged, but it is hard. I am so stalled! I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday, and I was hoping to have made some progress, but I don't think I have. :(

TEENSY: Your hubby is in my prayers...you too! I am assuming you will have to be caring for him, and that can be hard! How long will it take for him to recuperate? Back pain is so hard to deal with! I hope this surgery cures him!

Hey!

The plumber actually came on time this morning. That's got to mean that the end of civilization is near!

Kim--Loved the story about the undies!

Jackie--Doesn't a new bra just do wonders for the ole body image. I was reading in this month's LHJ about a female astronaut that has spent several months about the space station. She said one of the best features was that you didn't need a bra in space--no gravity--instant "perky" boobies.

Now where do I sign up for astronaut training??????

Susan

YO HO HO ALL YOU BUDDYS!!!!!


Cloudy day over here...sounds like DEB got the rain this morning...sure would like some here to calm this pollen down!!!!

WHITE SANDLES???????? WHO WOULD DARE????????

My car has AIR AGAIN!!!! Felt so good when I picked it up today!

MOVIE PICKS FOR THE WEEKEND:

WHITE OLEANDER
SWIMFAN
MOONLIGHT MILE

I'll let everyone know...

Have a good one.....

SUSAN....GLAD YOU GOT THE THRONE IN WORKING ORDER!!!!!

BOB






GO CATS!!!!!!

Hi Everybody!

Well, it's Friday night and I'm waiting for Paul to get home. He's working on a freelance computer job and wants to get enough done so that he doesn't have to work on it over the weekend. So I'm trying to get caught up. I think I'll work backward so that I don't miss anything good.

My eating was MUCH better today. Thank god for that! I also raked and bagged out in the front yard and picked up sticks and lifted that barge and toted that bail. Well, almost. So I figure that was an extra workout. I didn't get my water in yesterday, but did really well with it M-W and then again today. I'm getting in a little over 72 oz. How's that?

FILLISE---So glad to hear the plumber came through. I hope that he kept his pants higher than the equator and that you didn't get "a show" when he bent over. We've got a plumber who is adorable and knows where his waitline truly is. Hey, I want to know more about that pedometer. Sounds great!!! BTW, I did pass up the sweet desserts that were down on the end of the same table with the fruit and cheese. So I did feel good about that. Hey, I thought that was cute about Miss Belle watching some stranger kitties outside. Do you think that's like her television?

MONET---I hate to hear that you are getting discouraged. I know this probably sounds trite, but just hang in there. I do know one thing and that is that you have already lost a bunch of weight. So when you are feeling down and "stalled," you never mention all those other pounds that are history for you. So, girlfriend, hang on and focus on what you have already done. Perhaps you might need to take a few weeks away from the scale and focus on something else. And when that dr. puts you on that scale, just avert your eyes from the numbers. Hey, I just read your great report from a couple of days ago where you got MWSmith to help you on that TM and then pruned your roses. AWESOME!!!! I hope you feel better really soon so you don't have to forego the TM because you don't feel up to it. Get that doctor by the ear and make him get you all back to 100%. HUGS!!!!!

JACKK---Yes, the fruit and cheese aren't illegal, but I do think that I went over my calorie total for that day. And that bugs me. I guess I'm trying to burn more than I'm putting in. Glad to hear you treated yourself to a new bra. That's always fun. I get mine at Victoria Secret and just love how they feel. They are expensive, but worth it when they don't drive you crazy by 3 p.m. BTW, I can't be on a team since our organization hosts it. We have access to the word lists, so that would not be good at all. But I hear that a lot of the teams are doing some serious studying for this event. Funny, huh? But we really do give great prizes for the top three teams.

DEB---The team that won the Spelling Bee was from a place called Ohio National Financial Services. I'm glad they won because they've been long-time supporters of ours. Here's the word that they spelled correctly to win: metanoia. Don't ask me what it means, cause I've never heard of it. Frankly, I hadn't heard of HALF the words. It was really a tough competition.

TEENSY---I'll keep your sweet hubby in my prayers. I hope all goes well. Be sure to keep us posted.

DAWN---Sounds like you and your hubby feel the same way we do about our fur child. Ours is spoiled rotten. We adopted her back in '93, and can't imagine our home without her. She's getting a bit stiff and she also has some problems with one of her back legs. I could cry when it goes sliding out from under her, but I try not to. She hates when "mommy" cries. Good luck with Goldie. I hope she's better soon.

COUNTRY---That's so funny that we both get through those long TM sessions by striking deals with ourselves. "just two more minutes" I've said it to myself many, many times. This morning I even got my telephone buddy to to go 40 minutes this morning. How cool is that? I was so proud of her. After she hung up I did one jog of about 100 steps. Tomorrow I will time how long it takes me to jog 100 steps and then I can go with increasing that time.

SERENE---I haven't even had time to properly respond to your post about Myles'. I am so very sorry that you had to make that difficult decision. I know that you miss him terribly. But I also know that he was well aware of who loved him and who was his mommy and how great you made his life as opposed to how it was when he was racing. Thank goodness he went quickly for his sake. We don't like seeing our babies suffer. You take care. I hugged Maddie really hard after I read that and gave her a couple of extra treats and said a prayer of thanks that she's still with me.

BOB---How's Kate feeling? Any news??? Glad to hear you got your AC fixed. I can't even imagine needing AC yet. I just managed to get my car washed and vacuumed today. Of course, I paid the nice men down at the car wash place to do it.

Is ROSALIE on vacation? Where is MELF??? Where is YELLOWROSE??? Where is TONI????? Where is GRACIOUS??? Where is SOLSHINE???? Where is GATORGAL???? I'm taking attendance and you girls have unexcused absences.

Okay, I think I got to everybody. You all have a GREAT Saturday. We're going to work in the yard all day tomorrow. Then one of my nieces is coming to spend the night on her way back to school. Guess I'd better get those sheets clean and her room dusted.

Catch you later. Remember: NO GUILT WEEKENDS ALL AROUND!!!!!

Kim

HiedieHo All!

If you had asked me, I would have sworn I posted this week! I have been so busy. I figure if I'm busy I have less time to feel. But feeling always returns!

Last night was HFH board meeting. We're having a Collegiate Challenge this month. Suddenly I'm in charge of organizing and notifying everyone that there will be a Potluck Supper for them in two weeks. I told them I could not lug tables and chairs! I made up an invitation this morning. Will get it in the mail.

I wish I could say I have been good, but I can't! I get tired and I ache all the time and feel like I need comforting I guess. What comforts more than food? Maybe a man! Forget I said that!

I will try to be more diligent about posting.

Take care all, Shirley

Tonight was rather discouraging. Tom told me I could order a bathing suit from this company that makes tan through suits. I have wanted one since he got his first one three or four years ago. I have been thinking of getting it as a reward for losing enough to FIT into one. So I pulled out the tape measure, and measured. I don't understand how I can lose weight, but not inches! I was the same, or even several inches larger than I was six months ago when I measured. I was pretty depressed about that. I was hoping I could order a bathing suit, and not have to get the biggest one they made, which doesn't give you any choice in color or style. Now I am thinking I should not get one yet, since I don't think it would fit right even if I got the largest size they make. I just don't understand. Last month, I lost ten pounds. This month, I lost about seven, then it keeps creeping back up. I am doing the same things...eating the same, exercising the same. I am even drinking more water, and getting in more exercise, but I am not making any progress. Some times, the struggle seems to overwhelm me, and this is one of those times. I wanted to chop the tape measure into little pieces, scream and cry. Nothing is going to change the fact that for some reason, my body fights weight loss with everything its got.

Well, thanks for letting me vent.

I got in 108 oz of water so far today. Fiber was 22.9 grams.

Night!

MONET.....I'll loan you my THONG!!!! :eek: You can't even see IT for ME :lol: ....keep your chin up girlfriend...one morning you're gonna get up and wonder where you went!

JACKIE.....OH...MY...GAWD!!!! WE CAN'T GET THE CATS TONIGHT!!!!! THE STUPID HOCKEY GAME IS ON!!!!! ...HOCKEY IN FLA.......HMPF!!!!!

Climbing up in the four poster.....

BOB

Friday brings gastrointestinal troubles and a whole day of eating saltines and bread, just to try and settle things down. Hopefully tomorrow it'll be over and I'll be feeling better and back to normal eating.

Hi Ladies,
Sorry I've been away this long. I have been super busy. I have missed you something fierce! I am doing good and am still OP. I feel I will have a shocker when I visit the doctor, when it is weigh- in time.

Debbie~~~ I am very sorry to hear about your father. I will lift him up in prayer, it changes things, you know. And the nose bleed sounded awful. My daughter used to get them and they stopped as suddenly as they started. Never had one though.

Monet~~~ I can say, I know how you feel. You must hold on and you will reap the fruit of your seeds. I think you should stay away from the scales, too. Do you do weight training? And do you take supplements?

Well it is getting a little late here and I have to get going kinda early in the morning :strong: .

Everybody :goodvibes , have a great weekend. Hopefully, I will be able to check in tomorrow evening.

Goodnite,
LJunel (slim and healthy)

P.S. Debbie forgot to tell you I finally got Montignac's book, "Eat Yourself Slim". It shipped all the way from Canada. I have begun to read it along with 4 other books. Whewwww!!! Talk to you later.
LJunel

It's very late, so I thought I would just post my menu for the day, as Deb mentioned. Still trying to get more calories in. Trying for around 1800 for weight loss. Let me know what you think.

B--7oz strawberries--30g bacon, 1/2 c ff plain yoghurt flavored with 2g SF cider mix, 1/2 c Fiber One mixed into yoghurt.

L--Orange--1 Roast Beef Sandwich Wrap (1 ww tortilla, 3oz roast beef, 1/2oz lettuce, .8oz tomato, 1oz cheddar, 2 tsp mustard)with 4 oz homemade coleslaw (cabbage, red pepper, mayo, vinegar, splenda, and celery seed)

Snack--4 rounds of canadian bacon with 1 oz cheddar jack cheese

Dinner--4.5oz grilled chicken breast, Dinner salad (2 c greens, .9 oz mushroom, 1.6oz grape tomatoes, with red wine vinegar) 3oz coleslaw, 2 oz homemade broccoli salad (broccoli, bacon, shredded cheddar, mayo, vinegar, splenda.) SF Jell-o.

According to fitday;

Calories Eaten Today

source grams cals %total
Total: 1399
Fat: 79 709 52%
Sat: 22 197 15%
Poly: 20 177 13%
Mono: 18 161 12%
Carbs: 97 234 17%
Fiber: 38 0 0%
Protein: 103 413 30%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

Deb--This is alot of food for me, my veggies choices don't seem to help on increasing calories. Need some suggestions. My fat is up too much today....yesterday was better, but my carbs are way down. Fiber was the best ever!! What do I add? Do you really think 1800 calories is what I need? I am between 5'5'' and 5' 6''. I currently weigh 189 and my goal is 155.

Will post tomorows menu tomorrow night. We are invited over to my Uncles for Corned Beef and Cabbage tomorrow. Auntie Sue makes the best......I thought I read somewhere on this site, that a few carrots were okay once in awhile. That they weren't quite as high on the GI as once thought. What do you think. I can go without very easily.

Good Night my friends....sleep tight!! :)

Hi everybody, just wanted to check in with you and tell you I am doing great. I am drinking my water everyday, and tomorrow it will be 5 days for curves. I messed Wed . I am size "L" work pants and they are not making me sick (you know, they fit in the legs/butt but the stomach is so tight that evertime you move, it hurts your sides where the elastic rubbing. ) No..these feel normal, and good. Eating hasn't been totally totally perfect, but compared to last week, I am doing excellent.

As far as the car goes..you wil laugh..It has mushrooms growing in it..everywhere. the seats, the floor, the back...everywhere..the guy who stole it took it to Seattle, but he also did something stupid..when the car broke down (prob fuel pump/filter) he locked it and left some personal items in it..like his name. pictures of himself and his girlfriends, and undevelped film..Maybe the police will find him and we can get the money back from the tools he stole..May get the car running and get it back to Ukiah. Someone told me if we took it to a detailer they could get the mold/mushroooooms out of the seats..

Well got to get to bed, got to get up to do my Curves..

see ya

Kathy/Miata

good saturday morning!

I'm excited I finally found some good sgww bread. Vermont brand. :)

I am down to 146, this is very strange, I know it is a freak occurance and the scale will even out soon...but I do feel a lot better than I did 2 weeks ago. I am starting to turn down food. This moring DH got breakfast at McD's for him and the kids. I usually the the big breakfast which is eggs, bacon biscuit and hash browns. Sometimes its hard to throw the biscuit and hb away, sometimes I eat it. This moring I just felt too good to have that greasy temptation, so I sit here eating some cottage cheese with grapes and a peice of ww bread with pb. I'm feeling great!!

Monet, keep your chin up!!

Well, yesterday I was down to 200 and today the scale says 201- I've eaten wayyy too many starchy carbs in the past 2 days and my eyes are puffy so hopefully I can flush it out with alot of water. Did you guys know that there is a new low carbohydrate BEER?! It's Michelob Ultra- has 2 carbs and less than 1 gram fat for a 12 oz. bottle. Well, I went overboard Friday night and drank 6 of them!!:o I got sooo sick. I never want to drink again!!! I'm going to post a pic of me, Boogie, and Ashley at her party(was on Feb 7). The pic isn't that great of none of us- everyone looks kinda washed out. I'll be glad when I see a pic of myself without the double chin. But it's better than it used to be.

BOB and FILLESE- They were brown sandals not WHITE,lol.

Monet- I know where you are coming from- I have periods like that often. Just keep at it and it will start paying off. Sometimes, it seems like I will never lose, and then a few weeks go by and I lose several pounds- guess I do it in spurts.

Deb- I occasionaly get nose bleeds- your post cracked me up- you can be so graphic,lol. Sorry to hear about your Dad having cancer. Please keep us updated on how he's doing.

Hi...again, just wanted to tell you I got my Curves in today..5 for sure. Am planning on somekind of loss on Tuesday when I wI...Will get my water in, boy is that hard. I can't believe some of you guys drink over 100 oz..I think I would throw up and float awaaaay...I am very happy with my 64. Sometimes though becasue of the combination of water bottle I use, I have gone up to 70 something...Today I am down, but I have 12 hours to got my water in.


HeartMom..You look absolutely wonderful..And thanks for the tip on the beer..I don't drink that much but If I was to..it would be beer and it so sad that beer is one of worst with this woe..Thanks so much!!! And the part about never drinking again..I have hear that before!!! from me when I was younger!!!
If I ever get your direction..we would have a few of them beers, with a few tricuits ok???

Miata

Laurie,

I thought a MISSISSIPPI gal would know the difference!!! :eek:

BOB

SORRY SUSAN but TUBBY'S THE MAN!!!!

BOB

Talk about a lazy Sat. I have done nothing much except computer today...love it. :)

HeartMom...love the picture of you and your kids.

Miata...wtg on getting your curves in. I agree with floating away..LOL I'm up to 100 oz and I never thought I would get here..and I do float..especially at night. :D

ChrisB....super on the new low. I would love to be in the 140's again...one day.

Teensy...you menu sounds good to me...I'm coming over to your house. What time is dinner..lol

Howdy agape...good to see you again.

((Monet)) I am so sorry you are feeling so down right now. About the tape...they can fib just like the scales...if you don't measure in the exact same spot..or leave it as loose or as tight as last time. If the scales are going down the inches will follow. If you want a suit I would get one...you will be in it come summer.

((Sef)) food has always been a comfort for me too. Hope your feel better soon.

Kim....you are doing so well on the treadmill. I would talk on the phone but my family teases me cause they can tell I'm out of breath...hehe It's too neat you have a phone walking buddy.


Love,
Crystle

Miata- sounds good to me!

BOB- okay, fill me in about the sandals because I must be clueless...

Okay, I'm going to be brave and post a pic of me at my heaviest-270 pounds. Actually, the pics are from Joseph's 1st Bday party(April of 2001)- and when I got them developed and looked at them in May 2001, I knew I had to do something. I didn't even recognize myself anymore. So it's been a long road and I still have a long journey, but it's worth it. So can you tell any difference?

WHOA NELLIE.....IT WILL BE SOL AGAINST JACKIE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP!


GO CATS!!!!!

Heartmom!!! I agree. I can't believe that was you in the picture...You are so much trimmer now and sooo beautiful!! Keep that picture so you can share it everywhere you go...I have a few big pictures of me too. Will try to get some tog to show you nice sb eaters.

Got my water in, and I ate well. DH did not eat dinner by himself, (i was at work) so he is dragging me to the diner for eats..I will have coffee..Nothing more. Need to get in more vegies but for me I am doing excellent.

Well going to play on the puter more so bye for now..

Miata

Evening All:wave:

Thought I'd try to get in a post before ELI gets home. Kids are both out not only for the evening, but the entire night. Not thrilled about MICHAEL being out in the Everglades, esp. when I'm hearing thunder outside now.

Went to a few garage sales today, only got in a few before I had to take MICHAEL for his last film class. Not much of anything out there to speak of-sorta a dud day.

Spoke to YELLOWROSE & SOLSHINE who've been MIA and both said they'd get on the board soon. Got a quick chat in with JACKK as well, left messages to say hello to many of you. For those of you who I didn't get to talk to, hope to soon and for those of you who are new, if you ever want to chat, just e-mail me your telephone number - I have free nights and weekends!

COUNTRY, isn't it amazing how caffeine can take such a hold on people. I know if my Mom doesn't have her coffee in the morning she gets major headaches. ELI says people who are caffeine addicted, if they don't get their coffee, they are NASTY! Sugar and caffine are definitely addictive and should be classified as drugs!!!!!

FILLISE, oops, just read your post, no wonder you weren't home, you were tied up in Montgomery (kinky, aren't you!) Ahhh, don't worry about the bloody nose, it was probably just some fluke. Brisket, nothing exciting. I rubbed a little oil on the top, shoved some cloves are garlic in some slits, put some salt, pepper and garlice powder on it and then seared the top. Turned it over after putting some spices on the bottom (fat side) and then barely covered the top with water, threw in some Lipton Onion Soup Mix, minus most of the soup, just enough to flavor it (due to junk in it), kept most of the dried onions though, 2 stalks of celery and an onion sliced in rings. Simmered it for about 3 1/2 hours and viola, it was done. Even my Mom said it was delish when she tried it today!! There just may be hope for me!!!!

JACKK, thanks for the chat today! So you went and bought yourself a new over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder! Good for you. I need a new one, not another size, but a new one. I get the same style, even when I was heavy, of course, just a different size. I like ones with 4 hooks but now have to settle for 3, the wider the better, holds the side fat in better I think.

BOB, never rained yesterday but I think it was saving up for today because it's absolutely STORMING now! Not happy with MICHAEL being out there biking in this, hope the adults know enough to round the kids up, knowing them, they'd think it was fun:nono: White sandals, who would dare:s:

QUILTER, all that yard work qualifies to be posted on the exercise board if you haven't done so yet! 72oz is great, keep up the good work! Enjoy your time with your niece!

SEF, are you suffering from CRS syndrome? Or hallucinating, thinking you've psoted when you haven't? :lol: Here's what comforts better than food and better than a man, a good hour long massage!!!!! Wish you were feeling better. With all you do, you sure don't deserve to be in pain.

SUNDAY MORNING

Had to turn off the computer last night it got so bad. There was a crack of lightening/thunder that made me literally jump out of my chair! It was hairy out there!:fr: Found out later, after stressing about MICHAEL being in the wilderness they didn't even get a drop of rain!

ELI and I went to his daughter's competition, she's in a color guard troop, didn't get home til 11pm. Ended up eating really late last night. Ate WAY too many carbs yesterday, really excessive, but all OP. Not sure what got in to me, seems to be better this morning.

Got in my walk this morning. Did my 4.5 miles in 53:13, not too bad. Hotter than **** out there though. This gives me another week that I've done 5 days of exercise!!!!!:D I could of stayed in bed, next to a warm body, but I figured, nahh, the warm body will probably be there when I get home - and it is!

MONET, I am doing the same things...eating the same, exercising the same. I am even drinking more water, and getting in more exercise, but I am not making any progress. You took the words right out of my mouth! I've been measuring my waist, don't measure anything else, and it just stays the same. What I will tell you is, for some unknown reason, if I measure with the tape to the side it's less than in the front. Try it and tell me if you have a difference. Maybe it's just "wishful shrinking" but it seems to make a difference to me! Do you eat too much salt? Maybe your body is just retaining fluid, there's no way you could be losing while eating right and not lose inches, it sure has to be coming off from somewhere!

LDBLOND, hope you are doing better:D

AGAPE, glad to hear you are continuing to do well. When is your next Dr. visit? Hope he'll be pleasantly surprised with your results. Thanks for the good wishes for my DD, I truly appreciate them! Glad to hear you're getting MM book, let me know what you think about it after reading it.

TEENSY, is it possible that maybe you are retaining some fluid from salt? I see bacon, Canadian bacon, roast beef, cheese, mayo, more bacon, more mayo and more cheese, all which I believe has quite a bit of salt, not to mention fat. What bacon do you use? How about the mayo? Cheese? Possibly you can find lower fat versions that will be OP and help you lower the fats. Do be a bit careful not to overdue it with Splenda, that makes me gain big time, it has maltodextrin in it. Small amounts won't hurt, but do be aware of your intake. You're doing better, but as you mentioned, you need to get that fat down. Your protein was right on target, congrats on that. Just have to get the carbs up there now. How about adding in a SB LEGAL MILKSHAKE? I take a cup of milk and put about 1.5-2 packets of Stevia, 8 ice cubes, a tsp. of carob powder and a 1/2 tsp of coffee extract and wiz that in the blender. Very filling and satisfying. Carrots are okay in moderation. If your goal weight is 155, and you a somewhat active, you'd be taking in almost 1900 calories to maintain that weight. At your current weight of 189, if you wanted to stay that weight, you'd eat approx. 2300 calories, it's only 400 calories difference. At 1800 calories you're reducing your intake approx 500 calories, that's a lot. It takes a 3500 calorie reducting to lose 1lb of fat. Not considering any other factors like hormones, TOM, etc. it would take you approx. a week to lose a pound. Exercising and burning more calories will help the process. If you are eating 1400 calories, that's a reduction by almost 1000 calories and your body's metabolism is going to slow down. Again, this is just my recommendation from having been doing this 3 years and seeing other peoples experiences. You have to do what you find comfortable and reasonable for you. Not every day are you going to eat 1800 calories, some days more, some days less. The idea is to get in the nutrients your body needs. What you are taking in is what I take in at 129lbs adn 5' 1 1/2" tall. Remember, this is a learning process and you're learning;)

MIATA, you sound like you are doing great! Keep up the great work! OMG, mushrooms? Can they be harvested? :lol: Okay, the guy who stole the car, you MUST get that story in some paper where they write about STUPID PEOPLE. What an idiot to leave his info in there, serves him right!!!!

CHRIS, glad to hear you found some good bread! Even happier to hear how good you are feeling! Good going for not giving in to MickeyD's!!! Keep up the great work!

HEART, LOVED seeing those pictures! Girl, you've come a long way. Honestly, you don't look like you even weigh near 200lbs. You really are beautiful and my goodness, when you hit goal people are going to be really looking at you for all the right reasons. Funny, how just saying that made me think how I use to be stared at for being so overweight and now, if I'm eating something in public and people look at me, I still think they are looking at me the same way, like, why is she eating that! Hmmm:chin: Oh, graphic, that's for sure! I guess it's part of being honest, I just tell it like it is:) As for the beer, ick! Never liked the taste of it, don't like liquor all together. Does this beer still get you drunk?

YEAH! I'm all caught up!!! YIPEEE!!!!!

Well, ELI is off today, but he's still asleep. He had to open the store for 3 days in a row and then worked long days so he's trying to make up for lost sleep. We'll probably head up to Broward today - I'm starving.

Will check in when we get home later today!

Have a great Sunday y'all!

{{{HUGS}}}

Debbie

Here's a Sunday Morning Quickie!!!

My niece arrived last night and we've been having a good visit. She's such a wonderful young woman. I am so proud of her. She's finishing up her junior year of college and will be a nurse when she is finished with school. She's a good person.

I don't have time to talk to all of you, but just caught a couple of things.

HEART---I hope you are patting yourself on the back a lot these days, because you look mahhhhvelous, darling!!! Wow, what a difference from your before pictures. That has to be such a great incentive for you. Keep it up. You're an inspiration. With all that you've got going on in your life, you still were able to lose weight! You are AWESOME!!!!!

DEB---Thanks for that reminder to put that yard work on the exercise board. I'll wager I bent over at least 100 times yesterday while scooping up those leaves and putting them into the bags. What a waistline workout! My back is pretty sore this morning, but I don't mind. The weather has been so perfect that it was a joy to be outside. Our yard is really cleaned up now and that feels great!

Okay, that's it from here. I think we're going out to take Miss M for a walk in the neighborhood. She loves all those wonderful new smells!

Hope you all have a beautiful day. Catch you later.
Kim

MORNING!

The movies were GOOD...Didn't think about turning off any of them!

NEVER GOT RAIN!!!!

Off to take the movies back and then I"ll check in later...

BOB

Good Sunday Afternoon all- Cloudy and windy here. Been raining for the last 3 or 4 days. But I guess since we didn't get hardly any snow this winter, we need the moisture. Will probably be another very dry summer. Sure hope not.

Deb--thanks for the ideas. I guess I am still doing alot of PP stuff. I really have to calm myself down when I see the carb count on Fitday. I know that I am eating way to much fat for SB, but old habits are hard to break. I have been trying to use more Pam, and cut out alot of my cheese. The broccoli salad has very little shredded cheddar, but it all adds up. The milk shake sounds good. Where do I find the carob powder? I have stevia extract, but not the packets. (I make a liquid out of it---is it better to use than splenda?) Here is my menu for yesterday.....and it contains way too much fat also, but only because of the PP mistake again. I used heavy whipping cream to make my dessert chiffon to take over to Uncle and Aunts. Of the breakfast meats, I thought Canadian Bacon had the least amount of fat, so I bought a sack at Costco.

Total: 1580
Fat: 93 841 56%
Sat: 50 453 30%
Poly: 2 16 1%
Mono: 10 90 6%
Carbs: 109 284 19%
Fiber: 37 0 0%
Protein: 92 370 25%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%


B--7 oz strawberries--4 slices Canadian Bacon, 1/2 c Fiber One, 1/4 c 1% milk, 2 mugs Decafe.

Snack-- 1 round of Canadian Bacon, 1 oz Cheddar Jack

L--6 grapes--5 oz Corned Beef, 4 oz cabbage, 2 oz carrots, 1/2 c Jello dessert. (SF Jell-o, heavy cream, cream cheese.)

D--Orange-- 1 c Chili Con Carne with Beans, 1/2 cup Jell-o dessert.

Water--144 oz.


I have a couple of more questions for you all. Am I driving you nuts yet? Sorry!

What do those of you who make your own WW breads, use in place of the sugar? My recipe for WW bread in my machine calls for both sugar and honey.

Is it better for me to use Pam instead of Olive Oil to cook with? And do you use Butter?

I know that winter squashes are considered a starch, but is spaghetti squash okay to eat along with zucchini, and summer squash.

What are some of your favorite vegetables other than the salad veggies? ie... romaine,green onions, cucumber, tomato, radishes.

What is Agave Nectar, and what do I use it for? Where do I find it?

I would like to make a beef stew, is it okay to flour my meat in WW flour? I will not eat the potatoes, but would it be okay to put them in for DH?

I really want to give the wol a fair shot, sorry if I sound completely incompetent. :^:

Awww, guys- I'm blushing, really! Thanks for the compliments. Hubby has been showering me with compliments the past couple of days also. Last night we went over to hubby's Uncle's house to eat supper- well, guess what?! It was a fish fry. I mean everything was fried- potatoes, hushpuppies, fish, coleslaw and cake. I was sooo hungry that I helped myself to seconds on everything. I really don't care for fried food..I am paying for it dearly today,though. I'm all swollen and puffy. I'm back on track today and glad to be- I don't like feeling this way and it definetly wasn't worth it. Next time I'll ask what they are serving before I go and may have to bring my own plate. Anyway, everyone was asking how I've been losing weight and I told them it's SB, but it's a WOE for life, not a diet. No one believed I weigh 200 pounds, but I do(today even more,lol). It does feel good receiving all these compliments and feeling attractive again after several years of not.

TEENSY- I use Pam and olive oil- guess it depends on what your're cooking. WW flour is okay- go easy on it though. Don't see why you can't add the potatoes for hubby- just pick them out of your portion. I love summer squash. Veggies- love green beans, cabbage, squash, mushrooms, etc.. today I made some mushrooms in red cooking wine and 2 tbl butter made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. I cooked them on low for a good hour or more until they cooked down and were almost gravy like. Really yummy.

Sunday evening,

Just finished working out and though I would check in for a minute.

had a busy weekend, ballgames, running here and there, shopping, etc. Now back to the grind.

Deb, DD arrived in Ft l today. The cab driver told her the Days Inn on Broward Blvd was a pretty bad part of town. He took them there but said he didn't feel good about leaving them. So he alled another hotel Miramac, and got them in there. Thank goodness there are still some nice people int his world. She is pretty competent and can handle most things. She is still my baby and i worry about her. I was a wreck all afternoon,e ven though I knew they were in a safe place. Motherhood. I'll be glad when next Sunday gets here and she is home.

Went shopping today for something to wear to the rehearsal dinner and nieces wedding. Got 4 outfits. probably won't keep them all but was in a hurry to get home so I bought them all. It is such a good feeling to try things on that actually fit and look nice. One dress was an 8 and the rest were 10's. One 10 was way too big so I'm going to another store to see if they have it in an 8. Got a basic black dress. Everyone needs one of those. Now just hav to decide what to pick. Still havent piked between the 2 dresses I have for the wedding. Everytime I ask someone, half like the navy one and the other half likes the periwinkle one. I will have to decide soon so I can find shoes.

Mont, We cut our roses back in the fall. Almost to the ground. Cut off all the dead, etc. Put mulch around them and wait for spring. Do I need to do more now? I hate that you aren't seeing any progress. I know how discouraged you must be. I know you don't want to hear "hang in there" but that's all I can offer. Things will change for you I promise.

Fillise, I guess if we can't be astronauts, we can just stand on our heads!

Quilter, sounds like you got your yard in tip top shape. That was some good exercise. Your arms are probably sore today.

Sef, sorry to hear you are tired and achy. But food only comforts for a short time and then you have to deal with the consequences of it. Jump back on that wagon and back on te board. We are here to help you.

Bob, Well you missed a good one if you didn't get to see the cats. How about those gators gtting a 2 seed and UT not getting in. I thought they should have.

LDblond, Hope you are feeling better today.

Agape, hope you are having a great weekend.

Miata, good for you making it to curves 5 days. Congrats on the large pants. A new size feels good. How funy that car has mushrooms. How stupid of the thief.

Tennsybean, your menu looks good to me. Carrots are ok in moderation. I use both Pam and olive oil. Agave is like honey and mostly used to bake with. Squash and zuchinni are fine. Yes you can flour your meat with ww flour.

Chris, Congrats on sticking to a healthy bf. You will see results from it i'm sure. Much better than that greasy McD stuff.

Heartmon, Your pic is so pretty. I just love your pretty hair. The kids are cuties too. that beer still is made from malt and a no-no.

Country, everybody deserves a day to do what they love. Have fun surfing.

Deb, enjoyed our little chat. Thanks for calling. Who are you kidding, there isn't any fat on that body. Those that have seen you will testify to that. I have a questions about the pot pies. They had 2 kinds. One was a white box and showed a real dark pot pie. It had no sugar 3 fibers, The other one was in a green box and said whole wheat top crust. It had 2 or 3 sugars and only 2 fuber but also had potatoes in it. Which one is the right one and how many breads does it count as? Good job on getting 5 days of exercise in.

Need to go check on DH. probably asleep in front on the tv. Been cutting net to wrap the wine charms in. I finally finished them all yesterday. Now to wrap them all up. Whew!

Have a great night. See you all tomorrow.

Jackie

TEENSY: I make my own bread. I use agave in place of the sugar. You can use a bit of sugar to proof the yeast. If you can find the agave that would be better, or use fructose, or even a bit of concentrated apple juice. Go ahead and make your stew with the taters, just don't cook them to death, and pick them out. That is what I do. I am not the fastest loser, but I don't think it has anything to do with any stew I have made! ;) As for veggies, I love salad stuff, but I like green beans, broccoli and spinach, and brussel sprouts. I love eating raw cauliflower, carrots and celery with a bit of ranch dressing. Agave by the way, is made from the agave plant, is the consistency of honey. It is 100% fructose, though. (honey is 50% glucose, and 50% fructose, so it is not legal) It is hard to find agave, but check with health food stores. Some have it. You can also order it on the web at a few places. Golden Tropical is on place. Splenda is ok, but if you like stevia, it is probably better. I don't use either, but some granulated pure fructose, and agave. I use olive oil, and rarely use cooking spray. I also use some butter, but I always buy the organic to avoid the chemicals and hormones. The price keeps me from overeating it! :lol: Hope that helps.

JACK: Thanks for the encouraging words. I wish I could believe that everything will be ok. It has been like this for me for a long time. It has taken me almost four years to lose 43 pounds. Some days, it seems like too much hassle, but I have not given up yet.

DEB: If I was going to hit a stall the size of a brick wall, I wish I could be like you,and hit it closer to goal. I wish there was some way to figure it out.... Hope you can get back to where you want to be...

QUILTER: I did my treadmill today...I wanted to wimp out at 20 minutes but I kept thinking about you and COUNTRY and stuck it out. :)

BOB: Glad you liked the movies! Your new avatar is cute!

Ok, I am ready to drop. I only got one rose pruned. I came in and prepared some of the canes from the rose I pruned to try and root them. Hopefully, I will get a couple rooted cuttings out of it. After church, we went to Waffle House with a group. I got a salad. It was not too bad. I am SO tired now! So sweet dreams everyone!