Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 8/18-8/24

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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

Look for our QUARTERLY RECIPE BOARDS to post your favorite recipes and to see the most recently posted recipes. Recipes from the quarterly boards will be archived in proper categories at some point.


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=30750

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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FOLLOW THROUGH

The best of intentions are of little use until you follow through on them. The most carefully crafted plans bring value only when they are put into action. There are lots of things you've been meaning to do. One look at them all will prove that intentions alone are not enough.

You've thought about your intentions, talked about them, dreamed, planned and speculated. Today is your opportunity to follow through. Take action, and the value you've been meaning to create will start to become real. Follow through on your most treasured dreams, and you'll then be in a position to reach even higher.

It feels great to think about all the good things you plan to do. It feels even better, tremendously so, to actually get them done.

Dream and plan, think and talk about all the great things you intend to do. Then follow through, and truly experience the best you can imagine.

-- Ralph Marston

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ACT ON IT

To reach any goal you choose, it's really not that complicated or even all that difficult. It is mainly a matter of acting on it. One way or another, action is what will make the difference. Action is what will take you to where you want to go, and action is what you can surely do.

If you feel frustration along the way, don't let yourself get bogged down in it. Decide to turn the energy of your frustration into positive action. If you become worried about what could happen, there's a great way to get beyond that worry. Take the actions necessary to make sure that whatever you're worried about cannot and does not happen.

If one path becomes blocked, don't spend a lot of time and energy complaining or regretting or feeling sorry for yourself. Instead, find another path and get yourself on it, for it is surely there.

The difference between those who merely wish and those who actually arrive is always action. Act on it, with persistence, with commitment, with positive purpose, and it will 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

Morning Ladies!

I'm off to my first day of school with students! So, you know what that means for me....this will be my first day actually trying to stay on plan all day! So far - I've stayed on through breakfast! :D I'm going to do my best for the rest of the day. I'm miserable, I've let myself gain back 57 of the original 60 pounds that I had lost and now I can't take it anymore! So, I'll be back tonight to let you all know how I did. It's time to see the scale go down instead of up! Help me with this my friends - I need you!!!

Love ya
Missy
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:wave: Morning Everybody!

Tag teaming with Debbie's MM, here is my contribution from God's Little Instruction Book for Women.

:strong: "If you want to make a job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it."

One of my biggest weaknesses is procrastination. So Debbie's MM says act on what you know should be done. Mine says...Don't put it off!

My weigh in for WW was today and I am down to 171. :) Maybe it won't be long before I see the 160's!

Well have to run. Have a GREAT DAY :D

Good morning everyone,

Missy - Good luck with the kids, you're going to need it. It's discouraging to see the scale go back up again. Have you tried an eating journal to keep track of everything? It's such a pain that eating and food have to play this big a role in our lives, but so many other things effect it, emotional eating, boredom eating, etc etc. I know that I'm susceptible to most kinds of non-hunger motivated eating. But it's getting better.
Good luck!
Barbara
270/238.5/135

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGES:

We continue on with our usual 2 challenges which are to DRINK AT LEAST 64 OUNCES OF WATER A DAY and EXERCISE AT LEAST 3 DAYS A WEEK AND POST YOU EXERCISE ON THE EXERCISE BOARD

THIS WEEKS NEW CHALLENGE:

This weeks challenge is coming from last weeks poll. With so many people seeming to have a problem finding snacks to eat I'd like you all to do this, at least once this week, though you can do more:D

I'd like you to all take 150 calories and find the best, most fulfilling, most satiating SB foods you can to eat that add to 150 calories that can be eating ats a snack and post them on the board for everyone to see.

You can use foods from your actual menus or you may be inclined to look on sites, such as fitday and create a list of foods that add up to 150 calories - whatever works. The only thing I'd like you to make sure of when you post the food(s) you will is to make sure you list the amounts of the foods (ounces/cups/etc)

Maybe this will help you, as well as others, find some new snack items that will help fill the void.

If you would just like to list snack foods you find good and want to list them, you can do that as well:D

BUT, with the challenge posted and all said, do remember this - if your life style/schedule permits, you should be trying to eat 5-6 mini meals a day, and if you were to do that, finding a place for snacks would probably be harder than finding actual snacks to eat;)

GOOD LUCK!!!

Good Monday Morning Everyon:wave:

WOW! I'm glad I got my butt out of bed to start the board when I did - I see we had people just WAITING in great anticipation for it to be up and running for them to get in their posts!;) Glad I didn't lie in bed like the big lump that I am:D

I'm taking MICHAEL to order his senior pictures this morning, talk about getting ripped off - it's so expensive. Oh well, it's not like I get a pic of him taken a lot and at least they came out good:)

My eating was not good yesterday, I hate to admit, but this morning, I'm back on track, or at least I hope to be. I know EXACTLY what set me off and it just pisses me off that I'm not stronger than the feelings. As those of you who have been with me year after year know, my GM, the one who is dying, is NOT one of my favorite people. I'll try to make the explanation brief.

For those of you who don't know, she's always talked about my weight, to my face and behind my back to others, ALL my life. In order to get her affection, you had to be skinny, or so it seemed. Well, when I got skinnier, I found that nothing would/could please this woman, she just picked on something or someone else. It then shifted to her saying to me one day "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO REMOVE THAT MOLE?" or even worse, she started with my kids!!!:fr: It took me a while, but I finally decided that I wasn't going to let what she says bother me any more.

Well, the other day, my Aunt, who's her daughter, and who's here from NC helping (as she did with my Great Aunt who passed in January) with everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, I was talking to her on the phone and she was saying how nasty my GM was being. I asked her "does she at least tell you, through all this, that she loves you?" My Aunt says, "oh sure, she tells me all the time, and tells your GF and even your Mother, oh definitely." Well, I was happy to hear that, but at the same time I wasn't. My GM never says "I love you" to me and I resigned to the fact that she's that way, BUT, after hearing that she says it easily to others, it sorta pissed me off! Here, I've been going to see her every few days, taking the kids, and not once has she said I LOVE YOU -knowing it may be the last time she ever sees me OR the kids again. And damned if I am going to say it to her this point in my life either. I decided that if she wasn't going to put out the effort long ago, either was I. I guess that's why, in a way, I'm not so emotional about her at this point as I don't feel, nor have I in so many years, that there was any love-loss between us - but I guess somewhere deep down inside, it bothers me somewhat. Maybe I thought I'd hear something from her when the time like this came, her on her deathbed, she'd say something more than she did yesterday to me - "thanks for coming."

Hope you guys don't mind - I just had to get that out and explain why I finally had to let loose - it was building for days and I just HAD to get it out and could only find one way - FOOD!!!!!

On to other things...going to get in some posts before the day gets old...

BOB, no a/c at SB? In FLA? That's like, NO SB IN NY last week. I'm sure you could understand how those NY'ers felt!!! Don't worry, I had some for you;) Will have to see if the library has that video yet, thanks for the heads-up on it.

MELF, 5 years on SB is definitely a milestone!!!! CONGRATS!!! We still love you, even if you can't add properly;)

TEENSY, that cauliflower dish sounds good. I found a recipe in a book I got that uses cauliflower that I want to try. If I ever do actually make it I'll let you know if it's good. Maybe I should just post it on the recipe board, with my love of cooking it more than likely will never be made by me! OMG, BRANDT lost a few teeth? How'd that happen? What does he do when that happens, or has it happened before? Have a good time at the lake!

FRUIT, I know you can do this girl. We've never stopped being here for you, you know that. I think we all do better coming to the board as often as we can, and hopefully you can find the time to check in more often so we can help guide you and cheer you on as you move on down the scale. Again, just let me know when a good day to call you is!! GOOD LUCK with the new class - they're sure to love you!!!!:D



QUILTER, I hope all these friends who have computer trouble at least take the "trouble" to thank PAUL properly. I hope they realize when they call him out that they are taking him away from you. If it were me, and he didn't charge, you'd at the least would have a gift certificate to a restaurant for the two of you!!!!:D

MOTOWN, you can actually get headaches from your body detoxing from the sugars, so if you have them from the drugs, you just may get a double whammy. Hold strong, they pass in a few days, as do the cravings you may experience.

BEACH, congrats to DD on her new job - sounds perfect. LAUREN has been babysitting for her last years English teacher and making nice money there. It's so nice when they earn they're own money!!! I've seen those apples at Publix, but darn, are they expensive - I could buy a bag of apples for the same price. I'm sure you'll be hitting the 160's soon - your determination is wonderful - wish it would rub off on me!!!

Okay, I'm off to the shower!

Will check in later.

Have a wonderful day, and a great week!


{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Hello everyone.

Whew!!! School has finally started!!! Got the kids on the bus just a little while ago, and I have to say that it feels so good to have them out of the house for a little while. Now maybe I can get things straightened up around here.

TOM arrived this morning, and I'm not sure if I'll be getting on the TM today or tomorrow because of cramps. I know walking helps them, but I just can't stand that feeling. I'm planning on cleaning up some, so that should help just a little in the exercise dept. I've got to sweep and vacuum, and then run up and down the basement stairs and finish up or restart the laundry.

Well I'm off to get started on something around here, I just wanted to pop in and tell everyone hello. I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Me again:wave:

Just checking in as it seems to help keep me on track, though I do have to say, I'm struggling inside, but so far, I haven't given in. Problem is, the day is young:^:

Just had a scant 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice mixed with an egg along with some sf plain yogurt with a tbl of pb flour and sweetener. I'm starving today-or so it seems. Will have a pot pie for lunch most likely, unless I'm away with the kids, but don't plan on being.

DM just called and said GM is pretty bad today and doesn't seem to be responding to anyone or anything. DM has a appt for some test tomorrow that I may end up taking her to instead of my Aunt as I think it's more important for my Aunt to stay with my GF just in case my DM passes. I guess we're on a wait and see watch at this time. As with my GA who passed in Jan, everyone does their speculations of when she may go - I hate that. When it's your time, it's your time.

JEC, hope you get some relief from your cramps. My TOM is due in a couple days and usually I don't get cramps, once in a blue moon I do. Hmmmm:chin: maybe that's why I'm so hungry, but then again, that would mean TOM is always in the wings!!!

Okay, I'm back outta here again - trying to get MICHAEL up for the past hour, it's not working:rolleyes:

Debbie

Good Monday Morning To You All

Well it was good to get back from my week of training. I understand now why they wanted us all in a hotel for the week, even the ones that lived in the area. They worked our butts off all day and then had the nerve to give us homework so really had no free time at all. Anyway I survived it and am due to start the job in two weeks time. Eating wasn't very good, particularly at lunch time as we were served a meal and really had no choice - either eat it or go hungry. The first day was o.k. We had chicken breast and some veggies and salad but it went downhill from there. One day they served pasta in tomato sauce, pizza, salad and bread. Yuck. Didn't get much protein in that meal :(. Another day it was yucky sandwiches but can't really complain about that as it was the day of the power failure. I was afraid to get on the scale when I got home but took the plunge yesterday morning and was surprised to see that I was 1/2 pound less than the day I left (I was up 1 1/2 pounds from my low on the day I left so still have one more pound to get back to where I was a couple of weeks ago). Even though eating wasn't very good at mealtimes there was very little time for snacking as we were sitting in a classroom most of the day. Maybe that was a good thing ;). Anyway it's good to be back and to be able to eat op again. I have been craving good protein and veggies. I haven't been able to read all last week's posts so will just have to start fresh this week.

Beachfan - I can relate to your MM thought this week. So often I use more energy just thinking about a task than it would take to get on with it and get it done. Not to mention the emotional energy used.

Fruit - Good luck with your first day back at school.

Deb - That's very sad that you have had such a lifelong negative relationship whith your GM. I really don't know what to say except that by all means come on here and vent. Sometimes it helps just to voice the feelings that we have even if nothing can be done about them. :grouphug:

Well have to run. Have a few chores to do then off to badminton at noon. Certainly had no exercise last week.

Have a good week everyone.

Marie.

Good Monday Morning:

I did stick to my Weigh-in-Monday like I said I would, and was pleasantly surprised (124.5). We had company over on Saturday and I ate a lot of on-plan foods, but plenty of off-plan foods as well (such as corn chips, popcorn, snack food type stuff...). I really did feel stuffed, and I never allow myself to eat that much; I was pretty disappointed in myself. I was pretty good yesterday though.

Saturday, I took my 5-year old with me to the gym, and then we both went to get our haircut; wanted her to have a fresh cut for school. She starts next Monday; later than most everyone else. We go meet her teacher this Thursday and check out her new classroom. When I was getting my hair cut on Saturday, one of the hairdressers brought my hairdresser a HUGE Starbucks iced coffee, with tons of whipped cream and dripping with caramel. I don't miss my Starbucks (when it is out of sight), but I was practically salivating looking at that delicious concoction. YUM!

I will try to meet this week's challenges. As far as snacks, I don't really even look at calories, unless it is in salad dressing or something, but I will post some of the snacks that I am eating throughout the day.

I also wanted to post a before & after picture of myself, but to be completely honest, I pretty much destroyed all the pictures of myself that I didn't like once they were developed. I don't know if I would have a decent before picture to post. I will look though. I also have no idea how to post a picture on here. If I find one, then I will come back and ask for help!!

Country: I know what you mean about "shrinking." I was joking with my mom about the new obese guidelines. I told her since I am almost an inch shorter than I thought, that if I hadn't lost the weight I had, I'd probably be considered obese. I was 152 pounds, and 5'4". As far as shoes, you may want to check all the back to school sales; you want to take care of your feet if you are doing so much walking. A few years ago, I went to Famous Footwear when they were having their "Buy One Get One 1/2 off" deal going on, and bought two pair of tennis shoes (Avia & Reebok). I only wear them to work out, and haven't even worn the second pair yet. My first pair is still holding up well. If you spend a little more on them, they usually hold up better.

Teensy: Let us know how the carrot cake turns out; that is one of my all-time favorite sweet foods. I have a recipe that I haven't tried in my book, "Get the Sugar Out." Thanks for the compliment; only people here who have also worked so hard can understand what hard work and dedication it takes to lose weight and keep it off. I hear that Rene Zellweiger (sp?) is getting paid 1 million (I think) to gain 20 pounds for the sequel to Bridget Jones diary. What a life....gain it, lose it, gain it, lose it. We all do that, but we don't get paid the big bucks :lol:

Quilter: I love corn-on-the-cob when in season. I've had it a few times this summer as well. Oh well, you had company and had to feed them well, and what kind of cook doesn't eat her own food? ;)

BOB: Never had a pedicure, but would love one. I had one scheduled during my last pregnancy for a Saturday morning, but daughter decided to make her debut on Thursday. I will have to get one one of these days. I would love to have some dry skin exfoliated off.

Motown: Welcome & Good Luck. Congratulations on your cancer survival; that's fantastic. I agree with you about Atkins being too high fat for your situation. I was actually reading an article about that the other day. You really need those fresh fruits & veggies and the fiber from the whole grain. Come over and ask questions anytime. I learned so much from reading the posts that it took me awhile to join in, but I am so glad I did.

Deb: Sounds like you scored big at the garage sales you hit. I can't wait for the weather to cool off here so I can hit a few of those on a Saturday morning. My cheesecake turned out o.k.; there was too much crust and not enough cheesecake, but definately something I can work with. I am so very sad to hear about your grandmother, and not quite sure what to say. It's hard not to take it personally, but don't give in to it. There's always a reason for us to give in, and not take care of ourselves, but there are so many more reasons to not give in and take care of ourselves!! You are worth it!

Melf: Time gets away from us. 5 years; what devotion and commitment. I think you said that you are 10 pounds from goal, and you've been there before. You can and will do it againg. Keep up the good work, and happy SB Anniversary!

beach: Sounds like your daugher landed a great little job! Good for her.

Fruit: I once heard that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. I find that this is so true for me. Take snacks and even lunch to work if you can so you are not tempted to eat stuff that you shouldn't have. Do whatever you have to do, and you will do great. Good luck getting into the swing of things, and eating right!

I finally broke down and bought some ground flaxseed, after reading up on all the positive benefits. It has kind of a nutty flavor, and is pretty good, but I'm kinda stuck on what all I can use it in. I know I can put it in my yogurt, oatmeal, cereal....but does anyone else have any other ideas?

Well, now that my novel is complete, I better get going. Have a great day, everyone!

Hey Deb & Rosalie: We were posting at the same time; imagine that, it only took me 30 minutes to write mine (ha).

Deb: If you go away with the kids, pack a sandwich or something to keep you on plan, or you can always order a salad. You are lucky you don't get cramps. I, too, am expecting that TOM by the end of the week. I get really BAAAAAAAAD cramps since I had my daughter a year ago. They were always pretty mild prior to that. I see my ob/gyn for an annual the first week of September and will mention it to him.

Rosalie: Welcome Back! Glad to hear you were down 1/2 pound after being forced to eat that yucky stuff. Now, it's all in your hands, and you can eat what you've been craving. Good luck with the new job; I hope you will be able to join us often still.

Take care girls!

Debbie--Good mot. thought. Here's my contribution, somewhat along the same lines:
We are what we repeatedly do. (or don't do!--my comment) Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle

Got my walking in today. I walked somewhat slower as I felt draggy. Probably my breakfast, which was not so good. It was mini shredded wheat with fresh peaches with a mixture of milk and cream. Yum. I love cream, but the calories are probably not so good. We had the cream leftover from a dinner party we had Friday night. The cream was calling my name, so I had what was left. Now I don't have to worry about it any more. Wonder why I didn't just dump it out???!!!

Debbie--WE love you. Even more important, God loves you :)
Never forget that your value, dignity and worth come from God. His opinion of you doesn't change with His "whim". I hope that thought makes it a tiny bit easier on your heart as you thing about your GM.

I've been reading this past weekend about supplements and losing weight. MONET--did your dr. ever put you on carnetine? I read a very interesting book on that subject. One thing it did say about legumes--dried beans--is that they are generally a starch. That is, they are a starchy veggie that happen to have more protein than most veggies. Just what the book said. I'm not trying to sabotage anyone's eating plan. :)

Gotta go. Have lots of stuff to do today.

Am I ever going to get started back? I've gained so much of my weight back and feel so bad over it. But I'm really trying today. I may have to take one hour at a time. If I could just make it for two weeks I think I would be back on eating right again. Maybe Deb's challange about the exercise will help. I did walk a few minutes on my treadmill. And thanks Melf for the note it might have spurred me on. Okay I can do this..........

Monday Morning Quickie---

I'm at work, so this needs to be short. Hello everyone! I hope you all had great weekends and that you all did better than me in the eating area. Got on the scale this morning and was up THREE!!!! Geesh! What's my problem? I stopped journaling around lunchtime on Friday and that was when it all went to you-know-where. Back with my nose (and sizeable rear) to the grindstone this morning.

DEB---I remember you mentioning your GM and all her criticisms. The sad thing is that she will never learn how wonderful her life could have been if she'd have just been a little (or a LOT) nicer. Some day she will get it, but it's probably not going to be while she's on this earth. BTW, some of our friends are very generous with Paul giving him money for taking the time to get them up and running. Here's a good example of when that backfired. One friend said she would pay him $200 for a day (Saturday) of help. Well, he came home with no check and then next week she "gave" him two $50 gift certificates to two restaurants that are not near where we live and that we NEVER go to. It was like she was giving him a present the way she had them wrapped in a bow. I think repaying a service is NOT a present. It was kind of weird. We still haven't gone to those restaurants, and everytime she sees us she asks if we have. Part of me wants to say, "That's why money is the best way to repay then they can use it for what they want!" Oh well, enough of that. His knowledge and expertise is a gift and I'm happy that he's so good at what he does. So I shouldn't gripe. It's just when things need done at our house and he can't get to them because he's at somebody else's house is when it gets to me. But that's what I get for marrying a nice guy. He has a hard time saying no.

Okay, it's almost lunch time and I'm going so healthy today. Take care. I'll try to be back on later.

Kim

Good Monday Morning.

My weekend was such a whirlwind, I couldn't wait to get back to work and get back in routine.

Eating wasn't too good either. We were out of town moving DD back to college and running everywhere. It was late when we got home and I was exhausted with no desire to cook. So we ordered pizza.

Back OP today. I just hate that I keep sabotaging myself. I am determined this weekend will be 100% OP. Anyone want to join me?

My snack for today was:

1 1/2 T peanut butter approx 150 calories and 3 stalks of celery.

I found some waffles at the HFS that were made from wheat flour and lots of soy stuff. 65 calories and 1 gram of sugar. 7 carbs for 2 waffles. I hope they are legal. They tasted pretty good for something different.

Deb, I had to laugh last week you were talking about dreaming about food (which I do), but I guess it is always on my mind, b/c when I got on the site and saw the poll, I thought it was about bagels, but the word was bagless. Loved the MM today, they really go hand in hand. Deb, don't worry about the weekend eating. SOmetimes that's all we have. I knew about the situation with you and your GM. I know we all want someone's love and approval down deep and even though we say it doesn't bother us, it does. You are only human. Some people are like that. I can't remember my mother telling me that she loved me. It was not something my parents ever did. Therefore I grew up the same way. I have tried to change it and am making progress, but then again I don't like it when people say it all the time either, as then it becomes a habit and not a feeling. I'm glad you dealt with it even if it was with food. Now it is done and you can go on.

Fruit, Good luck on your first day back. Those kiddies will be so excited. It would be great if that excitement would last all year. You can do this. 60 were lost before, so you know you can do it again. Just follow-through as Deb's MM said today. I think it is much easier when you are at work or school all day. You have your food all planned out. If someone brings in some no-no's just say I can't have that. You can do it. Let us know how well you did.

Beachfan, thanks for the MM, it really goes along with Deb's. Keeping my :Crossed: for those 160's. Maybe by WIW. GOod luck.

Jecrites, enjoy your day alone. Hope you get a lot done.

Rosalie, sounds like you made the best of a bad situation, and was still down 1/2 lb. That is great. It does feel good to be back and OP.

Melf, Happy anniversary. 5 years is awesome. You just prove that SB can be done for life.

Pancho, I have a friend who makes some type of pancake with flax seed. Congrats on your 124.5 Weekends are the hardest to survive. I beleive Starbucks has some type of coffee that you can add sf sweetner and syrup too. I just don't like their coffee, too strong for me.

Gator, youprobably walked off that cream. Have a great day.

Toni, you CAN do this. You did it before. Come on back here on a regular basis and we will all help you. I really miss not having you on the board. You were my competition and kept me going. Come on, I'm waiting for you.

Kim, put that weekend behind you (not literly) and get back OP today. My weekend was not so good either. Mainly out of desperation and no choice. Hey my scale was up 4 this morning. Now that is disgusting.

Hope to go back and read the weekend posts. DD took my computer back to college so no chat for me. I think other DD is taken the older computer so I will be w/o one at home.

Have a great OP day!

Jackie

Good morning! I'm off today & slept late. Thought I'd take the time to check in. I'm having a lazy day. Have to bring GS to dentist this afternoon, so I'm just taking it easy till then.

Have been fighting back ache the last couple of weeks with my new job. I hate to think that I may not be able to tolerate doing this case because I love it. He's not real heavy, just 110 lbs, but when it's a totally bed bound pt & you're doing all the lifting & turning alone, then it's not always easy. Well, enough complaining.


Teensybean, OMG, what a difference 2 years makes. Thanks for sharing the before & after pics!

fruitloupe, Maybe being in a controlled environment like school will help you stay on plan. You can do it! You did it before & you KNOW it works!

BeachFan, You'll be down to those 160's before you know it!!

Debelli, Interesting challenge you have there! And you're absolutely right about trying to squeeze in a snack when you eat 5-6 small meals a day. I always try to place my snacks at least 2 hours after a meal. I primarily have a piece of fruit for snacks. Soooo sorry to hear of the unsettling problem with your DG. It's hard when you've tried to earn someone's approval & continually fail. My dad was that kind of person. Well Deb, WE LOVE YOU HERE!!! :love: You mean alot to us! And the measure of :love: we have for you does not change with your weight. You also have terriffic kids & don't you ever doubt that!\

jecrites, My DD is excited about the boys being back at school too, so I understand how you feel. LOL

Rosalie What kind of new job were you training for?? Guess I missed that post! Glad to hear that the off plan eating did not hamper the weight!

Pancho, 124.5 WOW! WTG girl, even with the off plan eating you did on Saturday. What is your goal?? Hey, I :love: ground flax seed on yogurt, as a matter of fact, that was my breakfast this morning. You can also sprinkle it on veggies if you like. I had found a recipe for pb balls which included them, but I missplaced it. If I remember correctly, they suggested you roll the balls in it. Sounded really good but I never got around to trying it.

Gatorgal Hey girl, I was talking about you yesterday. Our church bulletin had this beautiful pic of different butterflies & someone commented on it & I was telling them about your butterfly garden & the beautiful pics you had posted.

Sorry I missed the last couple of posts. I should have hit refresh before I posted. :D


Toni48, You CAN do it girl! I have every confidence in you :D Hey, I :love: Garfield & get a daily cartoon in my email. When I saw that one I just could not resist sending it. LOL It's true that as we get older we do seem to have more trouble loosing. It takes extra effort from us, but it is worth it for our good health!

QUILTER/Kim, The scale was up for me this morning too, but you know what? I'm not paying any attention to it. It will come back down. Probably water gain & too much salt yesterday. I'm sure yours is not much different, so eat healthy today & be on track! We'll make it through this.

Jack-K Pizza, oh I'm afraid that is a downfall for me too when ever I can get my hands on it. LOL I'm ok as long as the GS is not here. :D Yes, SB CAN be for life & it needs to be with us, as many of us have proved that when we get away from it, the lbs do return. It works, many of us here have proved that, so why do you think we tend to go astray? Just human I guess.

:wave:

Well Hello there everyone! :p

It's Monday and I'm back on plan. Let me explain...And beleiev me I wich I could blame it on the blackout, but I can't. At least not completely.

Thursday was a really crappy day for so many more reasons than just loosing power, although that didn't help. The day started with me going into NYC (1 hour away) to fill out the paperwork for my "official" hiering. Then I had to go to the Bronx (20 min away from there) for my "physical" basically peeing in a cup (which I couldn't even do b/c I had sweat so much), blood draw to check for antibodies to prove I've been vacinated and PPD (TB test). I was supposed to be able to park in NYC and take a bus to the Bronx and then back so I would only have to pay to park once. Well.... the woman in HR took so long (and it took forever to find them so I was running around sweating to death) that I missed the bus and had to drive to Bronx and pay to park twice. Then the nurse informed me that I would have to come back two more times to the Bronx to get the first part of the TB test checked and then to get a second test they required checked and then after all that I'll have to go back to NYC... It's all so frustrating that it's going to be so involved and so costly. It costs $7 in tolls plus $11-13 to park in the Bronx and $10 to park in NYC. What do they think I'm made of money. After all I'm not working now, if I was I wouldn't be able to come in another 2-3 times in the next week or so.

Anyway, so that had me down and then the power outage and then I got a notice that my financial aid was reduced so I have to deal with the hassle of getting that fixed. Basically, I'm just in a really bad money situation and instead of things getting better they only seem to be getting worse. I could go on and on but I won't bore you all.

In the end between this and decreasing my dose of 5HTP (I take this suppliment to help combat depression) b/c I thought it migt be making me too tired. I became depressed. Not stay in bed or cry all day. Just moody and unmotivated to put in the effort to stay on plan.

So Friday-Sunday I ate anything I wanted. I didn't binge (which I am proud of), I ate normal amounts of food and not a lot of junk (after all there really isn't much in the house), but I ate off plan non-the -less and I honestly didn't come here b/c part of me wanted to feel bad. I didn't feel deserving of te encouragment I would get here (esp. since Debbie had cared enough to e-mail me and check if I was okay after the blackout and then I went off plan) (I KNOW SILLY, SILLY, SILLY of me).

By last night, I had come to the realization that I was making bad choices, I needed to up my 5HTP again (and just deal with the tiredness) and get back OP. Basically I decided not to let this part of my life go, just b/c other parts were overwhelming me.

So here I am back here to get and offer my support.

I have to go bakc and read a bunch of last weeks posts, but I'll catch up in the next few days.

For now, I'm going to get on the TM and walk for a while.

Have a great SB Day! I hope we all make good food choices this week.

:)Steph

It's me again! Got an email from Tranguil & she asked me to post this for her, so here it is!

If you could, please forward a note to Sugar Busters for me:

I am still following to the best of my ability, even though there is an extreme case of stress in my life from the remodeling at home that has just about cleaned out my pockets, and continuing to do so with every little thing that is done - seems a lot of things were covered up before my purchase of this house 5 years ago....but that is the way it goes....work is nuts, we are all stressed and crazed as Mad Hatters, and that (I am sure she does not mind my saying this) includes Serene....had a visit with a new doctor I was referred to and now I am just speeding along with some new meds - well phentermine to be adequate - he said if I dont get this malingering weight off right away things are just going to go downhill....I dont have a computer up and running - other than a slow thing my grandmother has - and I don't get home till late at night - so no time for internet...sorry for my absence, but it will be this way until Mid September. Better run now ....work is calling!
Sabrina

Bashful, Sorry to hear that you're having such a hard time. Don't throw the towel in girl. Hang in there & it will improve!

I thought the other didn't post, but I guess it did.

Hello, everyone. I hope your day is going well.

Motown, this is one of the best places I've ever found for encouragement and support. I just signed up last week and I can't begin to tell you how great these women are. I'll be glad when I've been here awhile and can share successes with other new members.

Deb, I'm so sorry you're having to deal with your GM's problem. And rest assured, it is her problem, not yours. I can tell that just by the short time I've known you on this site. When my GM died, I didn't even mourn her passing. She was a stroke victim and her personality changed over the next ten year that she lived. Once when I saw her in the hospital during that time, she looked at me with such hatred and malice that I was stunned. This was the same woman who used to call me the apple of her eye. Anyway, the reason I did not mourn her passing was I realized that the woman I had loved had passed a long time before her actual death. I do understand some of your hurt, though. I have an uncle that never fails to say "I didn't think you could get any bigger but I was wrong!" Do you want to guess how soon I hope to see him again? Never sounds good to me! Anyway, keep your chin up and don't let her get you down. You're the best.

Fruitloupe, I do so much better with my plan when I am at work. Snacking has always been a problem for me. I'm still snacking at home, but eating fruit or nuts instead of ice cream and chips.

Speaking of chips, I had some with my supper Saturday night and few last night. Other than those two times, I did the best on a weekend food wise that I've ever done! I'm so proud of myself. Weekends have always been my downfall.

Gotta finish my work for the day. Have a great evening all.

Marilyn

Oh my gosh I've made it this far on my first day back. Thank you all for your encouragement and support...

Snack idea: 3 devilled egg halves. Make the filling using mostly yellow mustard and just a little Duke's (no sugar) mayo. Lots of protein. No carbs.

Snack idea 2: 1 tablespoon p-nut butter on 1/2 apple, which you have cut into wedges first. Good 'n juicy with protein on top.

Snack idea 3: Egg salad, made with 1 egg, yellow mustard and 1 tsp Duke's mayo, piled on one slice WW toast.

Thought I'd just check in. I was at loose ends and didn't want to eat, so thought I'd come to the board.

Bashful--Hang in there.

Hey gals,

I know I've been MIA for a few days, but I got very sick, very quick last week - still coughing up a lung from time to time... Missed 1 1/2 days of work and still paying for it!

We did try to have a good weekend - went to the Braves game on Sat night. Drove to Atlanta Sat and was just miserable with the crud/coughing, my youngest son had the "trots" (as my Dad used to call it), my DH got a shot for a muscular problem in his back before we left, so we were a pitiful group :) We still had a good time at the game, even if we running to the bathroom, coughing, gagging, sniffing, snorting and moaning...

As of this morning, compared to last Monday, the scale was down 3.5 lbs. Not really thrilled though as the scale last week BLEW MY MIND, being the highest ever (non preg). I'm determined to get back down to a postable number before too long!

Going back to Curves today. I hope I don't go into a coughing fit when I get warmed up.

No time for replies - Will catch up later!

TV

GOOD EVENING EVERY BUDDY!!!


Got home, checked my email and there was THE DAMN WORM!!!! Lucky that I've got McAfee...it caught it and did away with it, but I'm running the scanner just to be safe!
A friend of mine sent me something yesterday that had THE DAMN WORM in it, and I scanned then.
The email address that I use is not public, I don't sign up anywhere for anything with it...HOW DO THESE PEOPLE GET MY ADDRESS???? I have no idea who this person was....Hope I don't have to change my address again...I have it set up on my other
address to not accept any mail from anyone that's not in my address book...I can't remember how I did it! Does anyone know?

MELF....GREAT EMAIL....I loved it and sent it on to a lot of people!

DEB...I know how this thing with your GM weighs on your mind, but you've done everything that you can do. YEP....no air in my STARBUCKS , but I had mine at home before I went anyway...You know me, I'm NEVER going to be WITHOUT my STARBUCKS!!!!!

PANCHO....by all means get yourself a pedicure.....I used to think that I wouldn't be able to stand some one strange fooling with my feet, but GIRL!!!! IT'S DA BOMB!!!

I'll be back later to address the rest of the BUNCH!!! Got to feed the FURBABY!!!

BOB

OK...I found the link to the email settings....SEEMS as though Earthlink added a new feature and forgot to tell ME!!!!
BOB

Hello again:

I love working out, as I did get my workout in today....but it always makes me soooo hungry. I don't know if any of you have heard about the gas pipelines being down in the Phoenix area. Well, gas is having to be trucked in, and no-one can keep up with the demand. It is awful! There are lines 1/2 to 1 mile long at the gas stations that do have gas. They are starting to charge between $2-$4 per gallon. We will be staying home the next few days. It may take 10-14 days to get it up and running.

GatorGal: I take L-Carnitine. Did you read the book The Carnitine Miracle by Robert Crayhon? If not, it is worthy of reading. I have taken L-Carnitine for the past few months, and am sure it is what accelerated the weight loss and has helped me keep it off. I take the Carnitine Tartrate, which is supposed to be the best for weight loss acceleration. I researched it thoroughly because I don't like taking anything "unnatural." BUT, I do feel comfortable taking it. Our bodies make L-Carnitine, but we start to lose it as we age. By replacing it, we are replacing the energy in our cells, and keeping our cells healthy.

Toni: HANG IN THERE GIRL!

Jack: I'll join you for an OP weekend. This weekend s/b a little easier, no social functions that I am aware of.

Melf: Hope your back feels better soon. BAck pain in the worst! I fell and hurt my back about 13 years ago, and it gives me a lot of problems. My realistic goal was 130 pounds. I am 5'4". So, I have definately met my goal, and now just hope to maintain and firm/tone up. Everyone thinks I am toned already, but they don't see my tummy (flabby baby belly - ha). I had the ground flaxseed in my yogurt this morning, and it was very tasty. I am sure I can throw it is just about any recipe; does anything happen to it when it is heated?

bashful: Wow, what a crappy day!! I guess I can understand why you'd go off plan a bit. Exercise is so good for stress....you go jump on that treadmill and gooooooooooo.

Tranquil: we hope to hear from you more regularly in mid-September when things slow down a bit. Good luck staying OP and take good care of yourself!

Libra: Way to get through the weekend OP!

TV: Hope you and your entire gang are feeling better soon.

BOB: Thank heavens for McAfee. I'll take your advice on that pedicure. I'd love to treat myself to one!

Well everyone, have a great day. I will be checking in frequently the next few days, as I will be homebound.

Take care!

Posting this here from our other board:

pussywillow
Junior Member

Registered: Aug 2003
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 1

another new kid
hi just started sb today have been reading the forums for a few days now... want to say this is the best out there... you guys do a great job of making the new not feel stupid .... not to mention the advice you give ..... ok enough of the gooey stuff please answer a few questions for me please ?????? what is agave where do you get it ??? wheat flour is it good or fair ?? how do you know how much to have do we count calories as well as sugar grams ???? is there a guideline to this ???? looked on the website for the diabetic's diet can i use this as a plan as well ??? for recipes actually ??? please help sorry this is so long just want to get it right... have to lose 20 lbs...... H_E_L_P _

Thanks Again

Hey All:wave:

Thought I'd be able to get on here earlier but LAUREN has been working on a school project most of the afternoon and she just got off, so I hoped on just to get in a short hello as ELI is over-due and hopefully will be walking in the door at any time, which then, I'll get off and go see him.

Tomorrow I have to work for my Mom for the day so I won't be anywhere near a computer from early on and probably won't get to check in til later on in the evening - that's if I can get near the computer then.

Okay, he just walked in, I've got to skiddadle, will try to come back later, if possible.

Debbie

Monday Night---

Hello! Well, my eating was all so good today. Right on track. But of course, most of that motivation comes from having to weigh in tomorrow night at WW. A nice dose of accountability to smack me right between the eyes.

PUSSYWILLOW---Welcome! You have picked the right place to be if you want to learn about SB. This is a group of very knowledgeable people. I wish you good luck. Just hang in there. And don't get discouraged.

PANCHO---I'm glad to see that you are working out and that you are loving it. Way to go!!!!! Sometimes I have trouble getting started, but after I'm finished I feel like I could do just aobut anything! And that's a great way to start the day. Keep up the good work!

BOB---I am with you on this damn spam mail that keeps coming up. I have an aol account that is only for spam. I have luckily kept my other accounts free of it. But in the past couple of weeks, I have noticed some weird emails hitting my two other addresses. It makes me mad. Here's one way your address could be getting out, and sad to say there's nothing we can do about it. When a friend of yours sends you a "forward" and that forward encourages you to forward it on. Each time that piece of email gets sent, the person who originated it gets every address in your address book and every other person's who it was sent to. Does that make sense? That's one reason I NEVER forward anything. If I think something is funny or interesting or important enough to pass on. I copy the body of the email and start a brand new email. I don't forward. So they only thing you can do is to tell your friends to stop forwarding so much email.

GATOR---I enjoyed reading your snack ideas. I LOVE egg salad. Love it too much!!!

TONI48----I'M SO EXCITED THAT YOU ARE BACK!!!! I really missed you. Just ask DEB, I kept asking after you. How are things in good old Missouri??? Toni, just start right now. Just try to take care of "right now" and don't worry about the rest. You had success before and you slipped. Hey, that's what being human is all about. But you are back and you know what to do. YOU CAN DO IT!!!! We are here sending good thoughts your way!!!

MELF---Thanks for the post from TRANQUIL. I miss her and SERENE. BTW, I am not letting the upped scale get me down. I'm using it as a motivator to get me and keep me focused. Last week I had 5 really good days. So this week, I'll shoot for 6. It's the only way to do it. One day at a time. I hope your back gets better soon.

BASHFUL---I am so sorry to hear of your terrible days last week. Hang in there. I hope it all works out really soon. I'll tell you one thing . . . I sure do admire you for even being able to drive in NYC. You are one BRAVE soul. Take care.

JACKK---I seriously question myself sometimes when I just go off and stop keeping track. This past weekend at somepoint, I said I would not journal the entire weekend. This quickly made decision was followed like the 10 commandments. I didn't once get out my notebook. So I will give it another try this weekend. Perhaps I should tie the notebook around my neck and wear it like a big cumbersome notebook. Anyways, good luck to you. If we can just keep up our workouts, perhaps that will get our eating back into its regular way of being.

BEACH---Hey, I'm a great procrastinator too! I feel like I've perfected it to a fine art form. LOL!!! Congrats on the wonderful weigh in. You are doing so well. Keep it up!!! Those 160's are right around the corner.

Okay, that's it for me. Hang in there to everyone!!! If we find ourselves wanting to eat something that's not on our plans, wait at least 10 minutes. Perhaps the urge will disappear. Just don't give in to evil impulses to binge.

Kim

Hello SB pals!

I am happy to report that I made it through a day and DIDN’T CHEAT! Isn’t that wonderful! Now, I have to make it through another day – one day at a time…baby steps!

My kids in my class are just precious! I have 15 girls (God help me) and 7 boys! I teach first grade and I always forget how little they are at the beginning of the year! I was really excited to see the kids in my class from last year. They were the big 2nd graders! They all ran up to me and gave me such big hugs! I just loved that class! They were definitely my favorite since I’ve been teaching. This year’s class seems like they will be great too! I’m looking forward to a great year with them.

Well, let me catch up on some posts:

BEACH: Best of luck on not putting things off. The only thing I put off is dieting! Everything else – I’m usually ahead of schedule!

WOOD: Yes it has sucked to watch the scale go up and up. But, I did it to myself. I don’t journal – I’m really bad about that. DEB has be after me to do that for years! But, I just can’t make myself!

DEB: I just can’t believe the GM situation. What GM wouldn’t tell a grandchild that she loves him/her. I can’t believe that! I know you are feeling bad and hurt but you know deep down, even though she doesn’t express it she loves you. Maybe since she’s been such a hard *** to you all her life she doesn’t know how to say something nice – it might freak you out! Haha! Well, I hope things get better – I know that’s tough on you!

ROSALIE: Isn’t it nice to see the scale go down when you think it will go up? You know that had you been home, you would have eaten better than you did. But, you did great despite the situation! Be proud!!

PANCHO: You must find pics and post them. I’m going to do the same! What grade is your daughter in? I teach 1st – they are so cute! I can’t believe that gas situation! I would just hate filling up my big SUV at those prices!! I definitely wouldn’t want to wait in those lines!! Hope it gets fixed quickly!

TONI: Just hop right back on my wagon – I’m trying to get going again too! I’ll be by to pick you up soon! When you hear the beeps…I’ll be backing into your driveway – just come on out and climb aboard!

JACK-K: I’m trying my hardest to join you on that challenge! I’m so happy with myself since I made it through one day! That is a big accomplishment for me! I do bring my own lunches and snacks. I went to the store tonight and bought some SB snacks – even Triscuits (which I hate!) But, I’m going to do it. We can do it!!

BASHFUL: I’m so sorry to hear that you were in that power outage! That must have just been horrible. I can’t imagine driving around, catching busses, cabs, trains, etc.! I’m so used to my small town living! Hope all gets better!

LIBRA: Oh yeah – I do WAY better while at work – I don’t really have time to even think that I’m hungry! Haha!

TV: Glad you are feeling better – that sounds like some crud you had! Hope all the others in the house are feeling better as well!

BOB: Don’t pass that worm along to me girlfriend! I just updated all of my virus stuff so hopefully it will catch anything that comes in that is bad.


Well ladies – I’m off to do some school work.. I’ll check in tomorrow evening. Have a great day tomorrow!

Missy
286/283/170

I had eggs, and toast for breakfast, a pb&j (Polaner of course) with a glass of milk for lunch, and steak and broccoli for dinner. Snack was cukes out of the garden, and baby carrots with a bit of light ranch dressing for dip. I feel terribly munchy, and want to go find something to eat, but I am hiding from the urges in my room!

I worked this morning, then was supposed to go to a doctor appointment for lab results after work. Several things happened. First, one of my co-workers asked me to call the manager to the bakery from the front office because she was having chest pains. I called him, and got her settled in the office area in a chair. They called the paramedics, who came and checked her over. She was NOT having a heart attack, but the paramedics told her she had to go see a doctor right away. So, I took her with me to my doctor appointment. He has ordered tests for her, and we will find out more of what is causing her pain after the tests. After the paramedics left, I went to clock out of work, and found out I was supposed to leave at noon, not one. My manager was not very happy with me. I am going to have to work an hour short another day to even it out. Doesn't bother me...I don't mind leaving early! :)

Now for the bad news. My lab work was not good. I have been struggling with the sugar and staying away from the things not allowed on SB, and it showed. My insulin levels had skyrocketed. My doctor told me right now the single most important drug for me to take is my Glucophage! He was not happy with my blood work at all, so I am going to have to be really good to get the insulin levels back down. That said, I have been totally off sugar for four or five days now, and for two days, I have had no popcorn, no white flour. I need to get the insulin back down in order to lose, so I am hoping it won't take long!

I am feeling rather crabby tonight, and have already bitten my poor hubby's head off once or twice. Thankfully, he is a patient and longsuffering man. Actually, he acts a bit amused when I get all huffy, which tends to make me laugh.

DEB: Go ahead and vent about your GM. My MIL is a very critical woman, and I can understand how you feel. She always finds fault with me. Its the " My daughter married the most wonderful man! He does the laundry, the dishes, and cooks dinner every night! My son, however, married a good for nothing woman! He does the laundry, the dishes and has to cook dinner every night! " Good that you are dealing with it. Can you tell her how YOU feel? By the way, what in tarnation has vacuum cleaners got to do with SB???? :)

BOB: Sorry you got that worm. So far, I think our firewall has protected our network here at home. Why do people do things like invent viruses and worms to hurt other peoples computers? Its beyond me!

TV: Sorry you were sick...I think I know what you had! I had it the week before. Nasty stuff! I am still a tad congested from it!

GATOR: My doctor has never recommended Carnetine, but if I read about it, and bring it up, he would be interested. Tell me about it.... Is it supposed to help? He lowered my Unithroid again today, but did not increase my T3. He thinks the levels are ok, but wants to see what happens once I am better about taking my Glucophage again. I had gotten out of the habit of taking it as often as I was supposed to. Not good! I am about ready to quit my job so I can concentrate on doing the things I should, like getting on the treadmill, so I can get this thyroid and insulin stuff 'fixed'. I kind of think it never ends though.... sigh.

TONI: Wow! Good to see you woman! You can do it! Lets lean on each other! I was flirting with disaster by eating some sugar on vacation, and it snowballed. I did not gain weight, which was a blessing, but my insulin levels are shot all to heck.... Back on the straight and narrow!

JACK: Watch that soy stuff..... I wish SOMEONE would make a whole grain, legal waffle! I mean, how hard is it?

MELF: Have you ever seen those back belts that they wear like at Home Depot and stuff? They have them at Publix for the stockers, and supposedly, they really help to keep your back from hurting. Maybe one of them would help you??

BASHFUL: I am sorry you had a crappy weekend, but you are doing the right thing, jumping back on here. There is no reason to hurt yourself just because your life has some thunder storms in it. I think that is pretty bad that you have to shell out all that money for parking when you are out of work. People who set the rules never think of that, do they?

QUILTER: My daughter would say you should 'regift' those gift certificates! Give them to someone else for some occasion! I hate it when people promise you something, like money, and then don't do what they said. I had a woman who's daughter was a good friend of my daughter. I kept her kids while she and her husband went to Europe on a tour. She told me she was going to give me $100 for groceries, etc. When she got back, she literally picked a fight with me, and has not spoken to me in four years. I honestly believe she decided to sacrifice the relationship rather than hand over the money! <shaking head in disbelief>


I know I missed a lot of you...please forgive me. My hands and fingers are beginning to hurt...all day decorating cakes makes it hard to spend time typing.

Lets all make tomorrow a great success!

FRUIT: Saw your post as I finished mine, finally! :) Way to go staying on program all day! Your class sounds so cute! I used to be the director of the first and second grade Sunday school at church...all 350 of them! I miss working with the kids! Enjoy them!

Fruit--Way to go!!! Do it again tomorrow.

Pancho--Yep, that's the book. It was very interesting. The Diet #1 reminded me of SB with its 2 fruits and 2 starches a day. My doctor recommended the carnetine and also lent me her book, which I have just finished reading.

Monet--See Pancho's post on page 2. I have started on the carnetine and will let you know how it goes. Good luck on getting the blood sugar down. Listen to that ole doc, now!

Gotta go. It's beddie bye time.

Monday night and there are already 32 posts!

I'm very tired. I was sent on the road this weekend to stump for our referendum and then had special activities at church all day yesterday. Today was non-stop from 9 am to 8:30 pm. Tomorrow--in fact the rest of the week will be the same.

I needed to stop in just to see how everyone is doing, but I'm too tired to reply to everyone. Just know I love you and it helps just reading your posts!

Susan

Today has been a great day. Eating has been pretty good. Got in 8 miles. We walked a little more than I planned this evening 4.5. I am tired. Seven is gonna come too early. I think Lawana wants to go for 2 walks a day for a bit. I love her dedication. Last weeks grand total was 34 miles :D We took Sunday off. It's so funny we both had to make ourselfs take a day of rest.

I have the hiccups this evening and they are driving me batty...LOL

Deb...I am so sorry that your grand ma is like that with you.

(((((Toni))))))) WELCOME BACK! You can do it.

Monet....praying that your sugar gets lined back out soon.

Fruit....congratulations staying OP. I bet you are a super teacher. I still remember my first grade teacher...she was also my third grade teacher. :)

Bashful...hang in there lady. I don't think those people think sometimes. Seems like they should do something to defer part of the cost since you have to go so much.

Jack-K.....come on woman...on our way to goal. Good thing you aren't here I don't think it would take much to talk me into a piece of pizza. Actually a big juicy no no burger *smile*

Hey Kim! I bet you are gonna be surprised at WW tomorrow and have a great weigh in. WTG walking and riding your bike.

Melf...thanks for sharing from Tranquil. Please send my love if you hear from her again.

Praying you feel better soon TV.

Gator thanks for the snack tips. I sure wish I could eat eggs. I think they make a great snack. They just do not agree with me.

Poncho...I would love to weight 124 again..but I'm too skinny...but it would be fun to eat my way back up. *smile* WTG maintaining your loss. I sure hope you find those pictures. It's not only neat to share it's very encouraging for you to see the difference.

Sorry you got a worm Bob....I got one a while back and it was a pain to get rid of. But praise God it was one of those that had instructions all over the net and a patch to keep it from coming back.

Marilyn....you are such a sweetie. You are going to have all kinds of success stories to tell. Hello look how good you've done already...just sticking with it is the first step.

Well ya'll I need to get my tired booty off of here.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

HELLO ALL!!!!!!!
Just wanted to get a quick post in before I retire to bed..... I have been MIA for a while.... seems my life has been a bit chaiotic lately........
Anyway, wanted to share something from my Weight Watchers magazine that may HELP US ALL TO STAY ON PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!

***RESEARCH IS CURRENTLY MOUNTING THAT TRIMMING DOWN CAN ALSO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF DYING FROM THE DISEASE MANY WOMEN FEAR MOST: BREAST CANCER***

***IN HONOR OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE TAKE AN IN-DEAPTH LOOK AT THE CANCER THAT STRIKES MORE WOMEN - PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT - THAN ANY OTHER....***

I am going to try and remember this this little TID BIT...... each time I am tempted to CHEAT / SPLURGE!!!!!!!

Hope every one is doing well... and hope to be able to join in more on the chats / posts sometime in the near future!!!!!!
Good luck to all staying on program!!!!!!!!!!

Much love,
ange.
p.s. I hope that I don't offend anyone with cancer....... Please know that that is not what was intended.........!

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone:wave:

Should still be sleeping but my sister just called to tell me that my Grandmother passed away around 4:45am this morning. We knew it was coming and it came really quickly it seemed, esp. after seeing and talking to her on Sunday. My DM thinks the funeral will probably be on Thursday. Honestly, and I hope I don't sound like a *****, but I can only described my feelings of this as resined to the fact. I'm more worried about my Grandfather and his health and stability. They would of celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary this year - and usually when you are with someone as long as that, I've seen it happen so often that when one goes, the other is not too far behind - but I hope, for my GF this isn't the case, he's such a sweet man, nothing like my GM, guess you can tell they weren't cut by the same cloth!

Thanks to you all for all your kind words, they really mean a lot to me.:D I didn't mean to spill my feelings for all to see, sorta wanted to convey where my off plan day of eating was coming from.

On a better note, I stayed 100% OP yesterday!:D I noticed when I lower my starchy carbs I tend to want to eat more and when I look back at old journals where I was losing, I was eating more than the 2-3 starchy carbs on most days, so yesterday I had 3 starchy foods but actually counted as 4, and I did great. They included a scant 1/2 cup cooked brown rice (haven't had rice in ages) a pot pie, & lentil soup. I'm hoping today will be another successful day. I'm going to keep the carbs up and will even go to the 5 that are suggested on the website link I posted last week. Unfortunately, I didn't drink but a couple sips of water - will work on that today.

Anyhow, I have to start to get ready to go in for my DM to work today. I managed to have her go tomorrow, I have a bunch of things to do with the kids before school starts and I have to work for her again on Friday. I am going to try and take my laptop with me to work on a post so I don't fall too far behind. I may try to get it up on the computer while I'm working but can't count on it as it's a business and they only have 1 hook-up for the phone. It gives me something to do to kill the time - it's so boring there!!!!!!

Have a great day y'all!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Just a quickie,

I was trying to catch up from yesterday, but you girls were busy chatting so I will post what I can and finish later (I hope). Off to work at our job site for most of the day.

Melf, I hope your back is feeling better today. Don't over do it. Maybe one of those back brace belts would help. I know they say they are'nt too great, but it might help some. Thanks for the update on SErene. If you talk to her, tell her to hang in there and we miss here and Tranquil too.

Bashful, I'm sorry you had such a bad day and got so down. Next time, find another way to fight it. Get out an get some exercise, clean a closet, read a book. You are a special person and you need to realize that. Things willwork out, they always do, one way or another. Don't stay away from here, you could really get in trouble. We love you no matter if you are eating right or not.

Libra, sounds like youare getting the hang of this WOE. Don't keep those chips in the house and you won't be tempted.

Toni, WTG girl, I knew you could do it. One day at a time.

Gator, good idea coming on board when you are tempted to eat. Loved the snack ideas.

TV, Congrats on that 3.5 lbs. That is great. That scale will move in the right direction. Sorry you were so sick. Hope you are feeling much better.

Pancho, I thought our gas prices were high here today. $1.70. They went up 30 cents due to the power outage in NY. Go figure. But $2-$4 is outrageous. I would stay in too or ride the bus. I love working out also. I use a weight machine and free weights almost every day.

Kim, glad you were back on track with your eating. I guess you will jsut have to make time to journal, it really seems to work for you. Good luck, keep getting those miles on the treadmill.

Fruit, congrats on making it through the day. But I knew you would. First graders, wow, I can remember when mine were at that point. I think my oldest cried every day. I think if I taught, I would want first or kindergarten. Let's make it 2 days in a row. I'm not a big fan of Triscuits either, but try the new cheddar cheese ones, they are really good.


Have a great OP Day!

Jackie

Hello everyone.

My eating sucks! I know I'm not eating enough. Problem is when I get hungry, there's nothing that I really want. I hope this is just a phase I'm going through and that it don't last. I am going to get a bowl of cereal when I get done with this though.

Ok, you all know yesterday I was so excited about the girls going back to school right? I was in a pretty good mood, but that died out very fast. I had a rotten day yesterday. First when I got up TOM was here, then I ran the garbage disposal and it clogged one of the pipes somewhere and backed up in the drain in the basement, and as if that wasn't enough to ruin the day, I was on the net somewhere and got some weird message that the worm going around had infected my computer. I freaked out and turned the darn thing off and left it off till hubby came home and let him deal with it. I still have no clue what the deal was, but he was on it the whole night and had no problems. I know we have a firewall and all that security stuff on here, that was the first thing he put on it when we got it.

I think I got a little exercise yesterday even though I didn't get on the TM. The basement was in this horrible mess, looked like a tornado hit it. The kids had been down there and into everything. I had to clean that mess up before the guy came out here to unclog the drain. I picked up stuff and reboxed them, then moved all the boxes of crap to one side of the basement. Then I just couldn't stand the basement looking nice without the main parts of the house looking nice, so when I was done with the basement, I started in on the rest of the house. The only thing I didn't clean was the girls rooms. I just can't stand someone to come in here and see the house in a mess; and it doesn't matter if I've known them forever or if they're only here to fix something.

The girls first day of school was good, at least that's what they told me. They didn't come home in a bad mood anyway.

Ok, now I'm off for that bowl of cereal. I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Good morning everyone. I'm so excited I made it through 1 whole day. Theres some little things I can do better on like drinking more water and little more vegetables but just making it though one day is a real exciteing thing for me. Now to take this day and see what I can do. I know I couldn't do this with out you all so thank you so much.

Jack-K- Well of course the Missouri news has been spouting how gas prices went up here last night and my car is empty. Plus we use propane to heat with and I'll bet thats went up too..... Ugh!!! You sound so good and its so nice to read your posts...

Debelli- So sorry about your GM. And I do so hope your GF will be fine. Boy 68 years is sure a long time to be married. You were trying to get a job and had just had an interview at the library I believe when I quit coming here. Where did you get one at? You sure did great yesterday and I wish you good luck today on eating. Do you still do all the walking and running?

angehaley- Hello I'm an oldie coming back....

CountryMom- Its so good to see you. Wow you're really doing the walking now. GREAT!!!!

Fillise- You sounded really tired and busy. Hope you get some rest gal....

GatorGal- Hows it going? Good to see you...

Monet- Hi there GAL!!!! I'm so sorry about your blood work... Yes you've got to get that insulin down. Like me and my cholesterol. My heart doctor is having a fit. They put me on extra meds besides the one I was already taking. So yep we need to work on it. Went crazy this summer with the sugar, got off SB and everything got out of control. Boy is it ever hard to rein yourself in. But we can do it I know both of us can. Its good to have some one to lean on......

Fruitloupe- Thank you so much for bringing that wagon here. Sometimes its a real struggle huh! But we're sure not alone. LOL at least I'm not going to have to ride in this dang wagon alone!!!!! Yep you're right one day at a time.... Your class sounds wonderful... But those boys are sure outnumbered..... Good luck and know we CAN do it...

The Quilter- Wow I missed you so much.... I kept thinking when I was so out of control how great it was when I was chatting with you and all the great ladies here. Things are hot hot hot in Missouri. But always ahead is Sept. And better days.... Sounds like you're right on program and thats such motivation. I'm so proud of you. Got my notebook out and I'm on my way....

Pussywillow- Welcome to the world of Sugar Buster's. Its a wonderful way of eating and a healthy lifestyle. I think you'll love all the friendship and support you get here.

Pancho- Wow you are the work out queen! I really envy you.... I can't imagine likeing exercise, now that would be wonderful.... Oh my gosh on the gas prices and lines. I heard about it on the news. And saw pictures of the horrible lines. And of course it couldn't have happened at a worse time when it is so hot. I don't blame you I would be staying home too.

The Big Orange Babe- Its good to see you still around. How are the health problems? You were having such a horrible time last time I was here. Hope things got better..

Bashful- Its good to meet you. I'll get to posting more to you as I get going here.

Hope I didn't miss anyone. Have a wonderful day and stay cool.....

jecrites- Hello I'm glad to meet you. Sounds like your day was bad and good. At least you came out of it with a clean house and basement and two happy girls at the end of the day. I hope today is a better one. Looks like we were posting at the same time....

I may have a minute for a real post. things are slow out at this site.

DD's had their volleball tournament last nite. They played the whole tournament in one noight. they played their first game at 7:3 and played 7 games to win the whole tournament. They came in 2nd in the league and then beat the first place team to when it. i was excited for them, but we didn't get home until 11:30 I didn't get my wt training done, but we did get a short mile walk in before we left. ussally we don't ge to walk on Mondays at all. Now that vb is over we should get to walk every night but Fridays and I plan on getting up early and doing it before work. DD leaaves for college tomorrow so we are taking her out for Mexican tonight. I am planning right now to get either the steak fajitas or a taco salad and not eat the shell. I got some pita chips at the HFS and I am taking them with me to dip in the salsa. Send some good thoughts my way to keep out of those chips.

Speaking of, that is another snack idea. these pita chips are 1 oz for 150 calories. not sure how many calories in salsa, but can't be too much.

Monet, Girl get yourself back on program and off that sugar. You are killing yourself. just keep in mind, you aare an important person and your needs should come first. Congrats for getting rid of it so far. Now just keep up the good work.

Fillise, get some rest so you are rearing to go today. You are so busy. I hope everyone appreciates all you do for them.

Crystle, 8 miles is awesome. i just hope you don't get burned out. it is nice to have someone to talk to while you walk. Makes it much more fun.

Anglehay, thanks for the reminderabout breast cancer. Actually access wt can contribute to many diseases. if we would only remember that.

Deb, I'm sorry to hear about your GM. but considering all the circumstances, she is in a better place. I sure hope your GF does ok. 68 years is a long time to be with someone. My DM & DF were married 60 when she passed. He grieved for her for 5 miseralbe years before he passed away. I always tell my DH that I sure hope we go together. I don't want to be left alone and i don't think he could servive without me :lol: congrats on being 1% Op yesterday. It's going to be a tough week for you so do the best you can. think about you first. I find i lose better when I eat more starchy carbs. I try to stay away from them totally if I'm up but the scale doesn't move. when I eat 2- 3 I see the scale move. maybe it's the not eating enough thing. Who knows.

Jecrites, so sorry your day turned sour. I'm like you with the clean house. Just can't stand it being a mess. After DD got married, that helped alot and the other one leavaes to morrow for college so even though she is very neat, it will stay a little cleaner. congrats on turning your bad mood into something productive. you got a clean basement, didn;t eat off plan and got some exercise too.

Toni, Hey you made it through the first day. take some baby steps, Add that water and veggies as you go. don't try to do it all in one day or you will get overwhelmed. It won't take you long to get back in to the swing of things.

pussywillow, Welcome. this is a great WOE and a great place for support. Please come here often.

Bob, Hope you have a great day. Get rid of that worm?


Please excuse the typos, this is a different keyboard and I'm not used to it. Have a great day. hope to check in before I leave.

jackie

Okay, I'm here and it's only been 10 minutes and I'm already bored!:rolleyes: There's nothing for me to do here but take phone calls - but I have to do it as DM has some hospital tests to be done today - ditto for Friday.

Not much else to tell you guys, so I'm going to jump in with replies now...

ROSALIE, sounds like they trained you like horses! I hope they at least are paying everyone for the training. Despite all the foods you had to eat that weren't on plan you managed to lose a 1/2 pound - BRAVO:bravo: I'm sure being back home you'll be eating well again.

PANCHO, seeing your numbers makes me realize that I was there once, for a little while, and how I really want to get back to that point again. I'm SURE that Starbucks has SOMETHING you could have, but no Frappuccino's:( When we go I usually get a Tall Non-Fat 1 S&L XHot Latte. Would love to see a pic or two of you. If you can't figure out how to load one on the sight just let me know, would be happy to help. Just make sure the pic doesn't hae too many bytes. I think it has to be under 56K, if I remember correctly. Garage sales - heat doesn't bother me, I'll go out when it's hot, but the rain is another story. I've bought so many great items at garage sales!!:D FLAX, so many great ways to use it, just look on the web and you're bound to find lots of info! Hadn't heard a thing about the gas trouble there - that's outrageous! Hope it eases up soon.

GATOR, liked your MM thought too. I appreciate your kind words relating to my GM and myself.:)

TONI, I know how you feel and what you are going through. It's hard to get back on track, I know, as so many of us do, that's just one reason why the board is so important as well as fantastic - we all understand, we've all been there, and we'll all be there for you, unconditionally. If you want to talk on the telly, just e-mail me your number and I'll call-maybe a 1-2-1 would help? You've got one day down, here's to today!

TV, sorry to hear you've been sick and hope you're doing better today. CONGRATS on losing those 3.5lbs!!

BOB, can't believe you got that worm, of all people. I can just imagine you *****ing!!:lol: What did it end up doing, if anything?

QUILTER, don't you fret about those 3 pounds - you know it's not fat, unlike me, you've been doing great and it's just flukey fluctuations of your body. I promise, I'd make sure I'd get you $$$ or a gift certificate to a restaurant you love if PAUL ever did any work for me!!!;)

JACKK, I'm with you on staying OP 100% this week, one day under my belt and going for 2 today. What brand of waffles did you find that are so low as that? What do they actually taste like? With my GM, it does bother me, but only because I never did anything to her, my only problem with her seemed to be that I was overweight. As I got older though, I realized that if you had a weight problem, whoever you were, she made sure she pointed it out, otherwise, she found something else to point out. That's when I stopped caring so much about her, I knew nothing would ever please her, so why even try. I should of never expected that she'd redeem herself, even at the end. Now that she's gone, I hope she's up in heaven and realizing what she had done. It's not something I'm going to dwell on or take over my thoughts, it was her loss, so to speak. I'm lucky we have a very loving family, she just seemed not to be in that part of the family, at least not with me.:shrug:

MELF, I'm so sorry to hear you're back is bothering you. I understand what you are talking about with your patient though, as my Aunt who was helping with my GM was just saying how hard it was for 2 people to lift her, let alone one and she probably was around that weight at this time, maybe less. I hope there's a way you can do the job minus the backache.

BAHSFUL, geez, just anticipating going to NYC made me eat!:eek: If I had to go through what you had, along with the outage, I'd not only gained the 10 pounds I did, but probably 20! Hey, were did YOU find parking in NYC for $10 - that must of been an hourly rate? It was so outrageous for parking I was so happy I hadn't driven for that reason, among many others. Oh, money situation, I can understand that too, esp. after this past month and the car trouble - haven't worked in almost 4 years-need I say more? So, I too ate off plan as you did on Sunday-at least I was in good company, I see:) We'll both make better choices again, I'm sure!!!

TRANQUIL, will call you this weekend - I know things are crazy and I'm glad you were able to get MELF a message to post on the board to let us know you're still alive and kicking!

LIBRA, sorry you too had a GM that went sour after being so nice, my GM though, I can't remember her ever really being affectionate to me and I can only say that I've seen one picture, when I was really little, maybe 3 years old, where she was sitting with me on the couch with her arm around me. She was the type that if you came to visit, and I went to kiss her hello, she'd turn her cheek and then turn around and continue on to whatever she was doing - so I stopped that, along with saying "I love you." Sorry, but things work both ways in my mind. That's awful about your Uncle-guess he has what I call Gert-itis (my GM is Gertrude, Gert - RUDE, if you get it). GM would say the same crap to me, "she's as big as a house!!!" Then again, she'd even say it about a newsanchor, like "look at Kelly Craig, she's gotten soooo faat." and if you heard her voice....I once said to her that I didn't like when she talked like that, her response was "I'm entitled to my own opinion!" It seemed she didn't care if she hurt you with her words, even if you told her it bothered you - need I say more?

WILLOW, http://members.aol.com/eldemila/sb_sign1.jpg
Glad you've decided to join us. Thanks for acknowledging what an awesome group of people on this board we have, you're one smart SB LEGAL COOKIE;) Okay, gooey stuff out of the way, here's some answers to your questions: AGAVE is a low-glycemic sweetener that you can use in place of sugar/honey. For me, I use it to bake with as it's so expensive-I make a killer crustless cheesecake with it, among other goodies. Hard to find, only HFS (health food stores) seem to carry it, if you can find ones that do. Comes in an 8oz bottle. Can be ordered on the web, but shipping may kill you. WW FLOUR, must be STONE GROUND WHOLE WHEAT, can't just say wheat flour if you are looking at ingredients in foods, ww pastry is a bit higher on the GI scale than regular due to it being finer. SB doesn't say you have to count calories or sugar grams, but I think calories should be counted and depending on your weight and other stats, that info would say how much you should be eating - you can e-mail me if you want and I can help you figure out how many calories you should be eating Debelli@AOL.COM Recipes, we have a ton on the recipe boards, just take a gander. Don't hesitate to ask any other questions you may have, we'd be more than happy to help out!!!

FRUIT, join those of us who had a OP day yesterday for yet another great day today - good for you:cp: Sounds like pigtails are dominant this year for you:D

MONET, I'm hungry, and after reading your post of the food you ate yesterday, I'm not starving and salivating!!!! I didn't bring anything for lunch here, don't have anything to bring and there's not really anything that I can think of to go buy and eat when I get out of hear at lunch time, though....I may try to get one of the kids to pop in a pot pie, rush home and then bring it back to eat, now that I think of it:chin: Sorry to hear about your lab work coming back so crappy. I'm sure your determination of getting it back to the right amounts will make it so. I see your MIL must of taken GERT lessons! So you can definitely relate. LOL-you know, it's hard to come up with polls week after week, esp. at my age when the brain doesn't work as well. Some weeks, it's just whatever comes to mind.

FILLISE, thanks for checking in, despite your busy schedule, you found time to send us a quick hello - that means a lot!

COUNTRY, OMG, 8 miles - that's awesome! You're just about there to do a half-marathon! You should try one day. You should definitely take at least one day off a week from exercising, even the experts agree, so you did well in doing so. When I was doing 6 days a week, my day off was on Saturday-garage sale day;) Now, I'd be happy just to get in a Saturday, or any one day. You're doing awesome - keep up the great work!!:cp:

ANGE, I don't know if we "met" or not, but if not, WELCOME! Hope you can get on the board soon, would like to learn a bit more about you.

Okay, from what I copied this morning from the board, I've now been able to get caught up. I'm going to attempt to get on line and at least get this posted and try to copy any posts that have been put up since then.

Later gals!

Debbie

Hi All...

Yesterday was crazy for me and then when I got home from work we had a horrible lightening and thunderstorm so the computers had to be off most of the night. Then the kids had homework so I couldn't get on. I really only have time for a quick HI before I get off now...

Debbie...I'm so sorry about your Grandmother. Sorry that she didn't recognize what a great person you are and that she missed out on a wonderful relationship. I'm sorry for you that she hurt you for so many years. Finally, I hope that you and she have peace now and that you can move on and not let her problems during life affect your future happiness. Letting go and trying to forget the hurt will make your future a happy one! God Bless.

Take care everyone.

I was a good girl this morning..got up early and pushed myself out the door. I admit it, after walking so hard for the last month I sure would like to see the scales go down...but noooooo :) Up 3 pounds this morning. I think it was the lazagna but you know what..ya gotta eat sometimes. So I 'll just keep on keepin' on. The lazagana was OP by the way. :D And really really good this time.

You should see my floor...well in a few days..LOL I've started laying the tiles this morning. I'm sooooo excited. It's been bare for about 6 months since I couldn't stand the old torn linoleum and ripped it out.

Jack-K...I sure hope I don't burn out either. I think my biggest problem is with the scales. The walking is actually a blast most of the time. I find it hard to push as hard when I'm not seeing the results I would like. You are so smart to take something to dip in the salsa. I love chips and salsa. Hope your DD has a great year in college.

Good morning Beach..hope you have a better day today.

Deb...thanks so much for your encouragement. Lawana and I've talked about doing one of the 5 miles walks that March of dimes has or maybe the RA association. If they have one in the Woodlands it would be close enough. Good exercise and helping someone at the same time. I hope the time goes quickly for you this morning. Praying for you Grand Paw.

Go Toni...shake your bootie...1 day down! You can do it...you are doing it. Keep up the good work.

Jenn...I hope today is super duper fantastic to make up for yesterday. Glad the kids enjoyed their first day back. Mine are sitting here driving me nuts. I'm trying to remember why we home school...LOL Naw but they are being buggers.

Good to see ya this morning Ange.

Well the glue is set so I need to go lay a few more tiles.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Good Morning to you all:

I just had a bowl of steel cut oatmeal with a little butter, agave syrup, cinnamon & flax seed meal. It was good. BUT, brings me to a question. Is there anything wrong with eating the rolled oats as long as they are not the instant kind? I'm talking about the ones that I use for oatmeal cookies and stuff that come in the round cardboard container??

As I said yesterday, I am staying close to home today; the gas crisis will probably be going on for at least a week. The line that ruptured is in terrible shape and has to go through testing to get it fixed. There are fights breaking out at gas stations and everything. It's bad enough in this heat, but there is no pressure in the pumps and it takes a long time. No one is limiting people to say 10 gallons or so, so people are filling up their vehicles & gas cans. I actually got stuck behind a Hummer yesterday and it took him a while to fill up that tank.

Anyway....you will probably see me back on here later on!

Quilter: Good luck with your weigh-in tonight. I would not like to weigh in at night. Are there any guys there, or can you weigh in the buff:lol: I used to get up and empty my bladder, strip down naked and then jump on the scale. I'm not that obsessed now. I just make sure I have an empty bladder and then weigh first thing in the morning before I even drink anything.

Fruit: Your baby steps will turn into big strides soon. I'm so glad to hear that you like teaching. I'm sure you wouldn't be doing it if you didn't. The money sure isn't incentive enough. I really wish teachers made more money; they are nearly as educated as a doctor. My daughter is starting Kindergarten this year:cry:

Monet: Sounds like you had a healthful eating day. I hope your co-worked turns out to be alright. Sorry to hear about your lab results. Good luck keeping those sugars out of your diet.

Gator: If you take the Carnitine, let me know how it works for you. What kind of doctor recommended it? Was it a nutritionist or family doctor? I order mine through iHerb. They have the L-Carnitine Tartrate 500mg - 100 capsules for $26 (retail $42.95), but the more you buy, the more you save. I always get free shipping too. Check it out if you would like - www.iherb.com/lcarni500.html

Country: Your walking is so inspiring to me. You have really been devoted, and what a partner to be teamed up with. What is your goal weight? How much do you have to lose to get there?

Angehaley: Hello. I read that magazine article when I was at the gym the other day (when on TM). It is interesting. I hope you are doing well.

Deb: So true what you said about your GF. My grandparents lived on a farm by themselves and did everything on their own, even took care of other people's horses and cattle for a little extra money. My GF was pouring concrete and painting his house up until the day he died of a sudden heart attack at age 92! My grandmother was 86, and was starting to suffer from Alzheimers. When my GF wasn't there to take care of her anymore, my uncle moved her into a group home, where she passed away 6 months later. They are together now, and where they both want to be. Way to stay OP, and gheez if you can eat the carbs and still lose, more power to ya. I'd love to have you here at the same weight with me. If you've done it before, you know how to do it again! I LOVE GARAGE SALES! I need to have one soon to get rid of a lot of this baby stuff that we are no longer using. It's so funny; when we have a garage sale, I'm usually taking the money we've made to check out the other garage sales in the area. If I find a picture that will work, I'll be asking for some help. I might have to ask my sister or mom for one, since I destroyed so many of mine.

jecrites: Hope today is a better day; what a way to spend your first day alone.

Toni48: Good job staying on plan. I think everyday is so much easier, and if you can get through a good week or two, you will be on your way.

Jack: Congrats on your DD's volleyball tournament win!! You must be so proud. Sounds like it was a loooong evening; she must have been tired. STAY OUT OF THOSE CHIPS!!!!!:nono:
You asked for it. Normally, I'd say, "if you can stop at just a few, then have a few." BUT, since you have your little pita snacks, you have no excuse now. If you can get past that part of the meal, the meal itself will be plenty to fill you up. I always order fajitas when I go to Mexican Restaurants, and am totally satisfied. Enjoy!

Have a great day!

Country: We were posting at the same time. I'd love your lasagne recipe, if you wouldn't mind. I have some lasagne noodles I'm waiting to use. I also need a good meatloaf recipe. Someone mentioned using oatmeal in it; was that you?

Thanks!

Did I tell y'all that I had to give the cat a bath the other day/night? Well, the poor thing would go get in his litter pan to get away from the kids, and he smelled like it too. I gave him a bath in this sink that's in the basement, and he did way better than I expected him to do. I figured he'd bite and claw with the back paws to get away, but he didn't. He didn't really like it either, but no one got hurt in the whole ordeal. Anyway, after his bath I made him a bed out of a box and some old baby blankets I have. It's behind the TM so he'll have somewhere to go to get away from the kids and not come out stinking!

Deb, Sorry about your GM. My GF passed 10 years ago and my GM is still up and about. Granted she has had a pretty rough time. She had open heart surgery about 4 years ago and was in ICU for what seemed like forever, and she's not been the same since. I've never had a family member tell me that I'm huge or anything like that, but I have had other people tell me "You look like you've gained a lot of weight since I last saw you." What was so darn irritating about it was that these people are't skinny people themselves. I don't understand why in the world grown folks have to act like kids. It makes me mad to hear other people talk about how big others are. It's just not right, and in my opinion, if someone is a big person and they are comfortable with that, then who has the right to "bring it to their attention." Oh and I was wrong, I just remembered, my oldest daughter told me after I had my youngest daughter that I was fat. Even though she was a few days shy of being 5, it still hurt. As for someone you can never please, I gave up on that a long time ago too. Why should I drive myself nuts worrying about what someone else thinks of me? I just do what makes me happy and forget about the rest. I do hope that your GF is ok.

Toni, Where exacty is Eminence, MO? I didn't think about my bad day yesterday turning into a good one with the house and basement being cleaned up. I was mad at the time because of it all. It seems like every house we move into ends up having some kind of plumbing problems, most times it's the toilet though (the kids like to flush unflushable things).

Jack-k, Boy oh boy do I ever look forward to the day when the kids are out of the house. I say that now, but I bet when the time comes I'll be a big crybaby! I found out while they were gone for the 2 weeks that the house stays clean and I don't get driven completely nuts!!!

Country, My mom home schooled my brother. I was so glad that I graduated before she found out about it. My mom has no patients and I wouldn't have been able to stand her standing over me and making me redo stuff I got wrong. I took after her in the patients departmet, I have none either. That's why my kids aren't home schooled, plus I have to get a break sometime or I'd be bald...LOL!!!!!

Pancho, Yesterday was the pits, but today has been quiet, thank goodness!

Well down to the basement to finish up the laundry that got put off yesterday. Talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Good afternoon. Pancho, my goal weight is 140-135. I have a bout 15 pounds to go. Sometimes as few as 9 but I keep bouncing back up.

When I cook I don't use exacts so I will try to be as close as I can for ya. Here is the lazagna

For the sauce:

1 1/2 to 2 pounds of ground beef
1 large onion
6-8 cloves or garlic or garlic powder
2 can of hunts SF spagetti sauce
1 can tomato paste
italian seasoning
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Brown meat with onions and garlic. Add the rest of the ingredients.

With the sauce you will need:

1 box of WW lazagna noodles
1 1/2 pounds of mozzarella
1 24 ounce container of cottage cheese (I add one egg and blend together)
1/4 cup or so parmesan for the top

I use a 9 by 13 cake pan. Add a little sauce on the bottom. Then lay three noodles the long way and one the short way. You will have to break that one a little and just put the piece you broke off in with the others. Then I add 1/2 the cottage cheese and more sauce. Then the noodles again. Then half the mozzarella, the other half of the cottage cheese and more sauce. Add the last of the noodles. Add a little more sauce to cover the noodles. The other half of the mozzarella and the parmesan cheese.

Set the pan on a cookie sheet..it will be really full. Cover and cook at 375 for about 50 minutes to an hour. Take off the foil and cook for about 10-15 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving so it will set up.

Very rich and filling.


Now for the meatloaf....this is really a throw together kinda loaf.

About 2 to 3 pounds of meat
1 large onion
garlic
cajun seasoning
2 eggs
a can of cream of mushroom soup
a can of tomato sauce
3/4 cup oatmeal (this part is truly a guess I go by sight and feel)

Mix all together. Shape into a loaf and top with ketchup. Cook for about an hour to an hour and a half on 375

There are 7 of us and there is usually enough for two meals.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

wow guess i made a wrong turn huh ..... thanks for putting me on the right road..... hope i will get a response now.... such a great group of people.....ok

Pancho--Pretty good price on the carnetine. I am getting 180 caps from the HFS for about $55.00.
How does this web place sell them so cheap?
I'll let you know how it does with my weight.

HiedieHo All!

My dears, let me tell you............don't cheat it's not worth it! (I say this now and will remember it until the next event!) I went with the YAH to Country Village, there serve a southern fried everything buffet, if not fried than gravied. What's a girl to do? Starve? Believe me! I didn't starve! As a result the next day I had a binge hangover! To top it off, DS announced we were going to Casino Magic for their buffet as a sort of last real meal thing for GD as she leaves for college today. At least at Casino they have friendly food, you're just not supposed to eat so much of it!

But I am back on the wagon! With vows of food celibacy!

MELF: THank you for the kind words. I have made up my mind that you can't live for someone else. I'll try to be try plain ornery me! DIL, GM and DS give unconditional love and recieve it in turn. Thank God they put up my my little foibles!

FRUIT: I am with you, I've gained some back. We will do it together! I am once again writing down everything that goes in my big mouth! You made it this far...one day at a time! Me too!

DEB: Sorry to hearbout your GM, Remember you are only responsible for your own actions. Your GF will need a lot of support. When my mother passed away I cried for what might have been, not what was.

MONET: Hope you can get your numbers under control. We are our own worse enemy aren't we?

Well, everyone just left for Baton Rouge to take GD to college. They took the SUV which will stay with GD and the car. Both loaded to the roof and then some! Doesn't seem possible that GD is ready for college, I'm not that old!

You are now corresponding with the new lead singer of a mismatched quartet combo that performs as various nursing homes in the area. I used to sing so much, but now it seems like it's choir practice and Sunday. I used music as a therapy and it is so helpful. This group plays the old songs, hymns, etc. To let you know the kind of group they are, they don't practice. They have been playing together so long they just know! I went today for the first time with them and it was fun.

So that's another six outings a month on my calendar!

Must do some things around here. Will try later.

Take care, Shirley

I'm baaaaaack!

My 13-month old is sleeping and I just sent my 5-year old to her room. I have the mobile groomer here, and was taking the dogs outside, and she wanted to come with. I told her to stay inside since it was still muddy out from the storm we had this morning. Well, she decided to come out anyway, and the door closed behind her and locked us out. SO, I had to climb the back wall and climb through the doggie door (thank God I've lost that 25 pounds). I wasn't very happy, so I sent her to her room to think about listening the next time I ask her not to do something.

Country: Thanks so much for the recipes. I'm a throw-it-together type person too, so I'll play with it and get it right eventually. You are not too far from your goal weight. You'll get there!

Gator: I don't know how they sell it for that, but I am just glad they do. I bought some at the store prior to ordering there, and really think this stuff works best. My mom takes the Carnitine that she buys at the store, and it seems to work o.k. for her. We are going to order together next time. When you order from iherb as a new customer, you get 10% off your first order, and everytime you order after that, you get a 6% discount for being a repeat customer. I'll continue to order from them. I always get it within two days of ordering too. Was it your family doctor who recommended it? I'm asking because when I went in to see my family doctor, he told me that I was probably wasting my money on the supplements (a lot of family doctors feel this way, I guess). I take L-Carnitine, L-Glutamine, Fish Oil, Calcium, CoQ10 & a Multi. I want to meet with a Nutritionist though, but insurance won't cover it. Oh well, keep me posted!

Sef: How fun to be a lead singer! You will be busy now.

Well, better run. The dogs will be all groomed soon, and my 5-year old is yelling to come out of her room.

See ya!

GOOD AFTERNOON FROM A CLOUDY SW FLA BEACH TOWN!!! :wave:


**********ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!*************

Y'ALL DID NOT READ MY POST ABOUT THE WORM THOROUGHLY!!!! I DID NOT GET THE WORM, MY MCAFEE CAUGHT IT AND CLEANED IT..I DON'T WANT THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON MY EMAIL LIST TO THINK I'M PASSING IT ALONG TO YOU!!! I HAVE NOW SET UP MY EMAIL TO BLOCK ANYONE WHO IS NOT IN MY ADDRESS BOOK, SO IF YOU NEED TO EMAIL ME AND YOU HAVEN'T BEFORE, YOU'LL HAVE TO LET ME KNOW ON THE BOARD SO I CAN ADD YOUR ADDRESS TO THE LIST OF RECEIPTS!!


****STEPPING DOWN OFF THE SOAP BOX******


Ok, with that out of the way, let me catch up with everyone!!!

DEB....I'm so sorry about your GM....if you remember, we both had the same relationship with our GM's, and I totally understand your delema. Just be there for your GF and he will be ok...If you need me, you know where I am....

FRUIT.....HIP HIP HURRAH!!!!! I'm so proud of you for staying on plan throughout the whole day!!! I'm sure those sweet little muchikins will help you do that...for some reason, I thought you taught a higher grade...My first grade teach made such an impact on my life, that I still follow some of her rules to this day! Are you any where closer to feeling the spirit of that first football game?

GATOR...Is your egg salad recipe anywhere on the board? I absolutely love the stuff and don't really have a good recipe to follow...I know it's an easy thing to make, but everyone has their own way to do it! Did you see the latest rankings??? 25 for you....13 for me...I hope that's not an unlucky thing...

KIMMY....As you've probably read, I've fixed it for those idiots...they won't be able to get into my mailbox again! If it happens, it will prove it's someone that I know! I've got both of your addresses in my book, so you're covered! Good luck with your weigh in...let us know what happens!

WEIGHING IN THE MORNING......I read an article recently that said to weigh at 9:30 a.m. for the most accurate weight...for some reason, the body is the most in balance at this time of the day....try it....

SEF.....LEAD SINGER???? You'll have to send us all a CD....

TONI....{{{{{{{{WELCOME HOME}}}}}}}}} My misery is so much better...the pain is gone, but the numbness is still there.
Thaks for asking! :smug:

WILLOW....{{{{{{{{{WELCOME}}}}}}}} You'll like this bunch...we're all so close and can talk about anything! Where in S.C. do you live? I have family in the Greenville area and will be up there in another week....Let me know...if you're close, maybe we can get together.....

COUNTRY...I make a lasagna similar to yours, but I don't use noodles...I use eggplant...It's yummy....if you try it though, make sure that you blot as much water out of it as your can....

JEC....probably your kitty was ready to be washed...especially if he was in the litter box...Skeeter used to get out in the yard and if there had been another dog there, he would rub his FACE in it!!
EWEEEEEEEEEEEE.......STINKY!!!!

PANCHO...I read about that gas line...that's terrible...really puts everyone in a pinch!
I've got steel cut and regular 3 minute oats mixed together...Make a good combo...try it....never thought about putting my flax meal in it though...will give that a try next time!

BEACH....we had one of those storms on Friday night...you could see the lightening hitting things about every 3 seconds...it was a
massive storm with a lot of wind...I hate this time of the year!!!

JACKIE....CONGRATS to the DD....I love Mexican...and I love your probable choice....I can taste it right now....

MONET... sorry about your lab work...I've hear that the diabetic meds help with weight loss...any truth to that?

BB4 tonight....will be a good one for all who watch!!! Can't wait to see who gets HOH!!!

Well...it's time to feel Skeeter and Kate...I'll talk to everyone later!!!

BOB

Another ok day of eating... Right now, I could probably take a bite out of the desk, but I am trying valiantly to ignore the siren call from the kitchen.... I just ate a big handful of baby carrots with some light ranch dip. It did not hit the spot, and I am trying to analyze what I need to do, without staring in the fridge while analyzing it. I had eggs and toast for breakfast, a pb&j and a glass of milk for lunch. I had a snack of a couple of deviled eggs (thanks for the idea Gator! ) and the carrots. I have no idea what I am going to fix for dinner.

I talked to my co-worker who had the episode yesterday. The stress test went ok, and she had her blood drawn for the lab tests. Now it is a waiting game.

Work today was kind of slow. I decided to leave early tomorrow to make up for the extra hour yesterday. I like the group I was working with today and tomorrow it will be a tad uncomfortable working with one girl who doesn't like me. She is Hispanic, and does not speak English very well. She totally misunderstood something I said, and now gives me the cold shoulder. At least everyone else is nice.

GATOR: Keep me posted on your opinion on the Carnitine. I will ask my doctor next time I see him. I am interested in trying it, but I want to see what happens with you first! ;)

DEB: I am sorry to hear about your GM. I hope it will not be too hard on your GF. You know what they say, opposites attract. Maybe he had all the kindness..

SEF: You stay SO busy! A singer, eh? I want an autographed copy of your first CD! ;) Sounds like fun! Yes, we are our own worst enemy. I am thinking I ought to quit my job so I am not tempting myself with sugar, buttercream icing and white bread all day!

COUNTRY: Do you cook your lasagna noodles first, or use them uncooked? I love lasagna, but no one else in the family does! :(

JECRITES: That is really odd that your cat would hide in the litter box. Cats are usually very fastidious about being clean! It is good he let you give him a bath! Mine freaks if you get him anywhere near a large body of water. He thinks we are nuts for getting in the swimming pool. He sits there and looks at us like, "crazy human!"


Gotta go! Will be back later.... SIL is on the phone and wants to talk business! :)

A blonde guy joke:)
There were two blonde fellas working for the city council, one would dig a hole, the other would follow behind him and fill the hole in.
They worked furiously all day without rest, one guy digging a hole, theother guy filling it in again.
An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing.
So he asked the hole digger, "I appreciate the effort you are puttinginto your work, but what's the story? You dig a hole and your partner follows behind and fills it up again."
The hole digger wiped his brow and sighed, "Well, normally we are athree-man team, but the guy who plants the trees is off sick today"......

Hello Ladies...........!
Well... being a newbie and all.... It has taken me allllllll day to read posts... take notes... and now post!!!!!!!! My dd seems to want to eat every three hours..... ha.ha.ha..... she is the reason that I have been soo busy lately..... go figure.....! She is really a good baby.... Was VERY colicy the first three months of life.... so, we are now enjoying her much much much more now!!!!! We had a bit of a scare... she started having GREY POOPS.... Took her to her GI dr. who said she had traces of blood in poop...... THAT WAS SCARRY....... AFTER PUTTING HER BACK ON PRILOSEC... They think it is just from her system getting used to digesting the milk protein... (she was on Alimentum..... A VERY EXPENSIVE HYPOALGERNIC FORMULA FOR COLIC) and was just reciently switched over......! BUT DOING MUCH BETTER NOW..... THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT....... She is so sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, now for my first attempt at a post!!!!! :dizzy:

BEACH - I too am a procrastinator......... especially on stuff I don't want to do... but even on things that don't matter..... We need to make a more concerted effort!!!!!!!!!!! :^:

FRUIT - One day at a time..... THE BEST MOTTO!!!! You should be proud of yourself for being responsible for the minds of all those 1st graders...... You have a thankless job!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO GIRL POWER!!!!!!

Debelli - So sorry to hear about your DGM!!! She is in a better place now... and with the love that your family has to share... Your DGF will do just fine.... Keep your head up for him... You have got to tell me more about the pot pies... I love them... but doon't know what is legal.... and where to look for them....

JECRITES - Way to make something good come out of something bad!!! I sure wish I had your delima...... NOT EATING ENOUGH..... That actually made me laugh.... oh how I wish.........!!!! :o

ROSALIE - WWWWWWOOOOOOOOO HHHOOOOOOOOOOOO sure wish I had your problem....eating off program... and loosing weight...... NOW THERE IS A CONCEPT...! Guess the snacking is my TRUE PROBLEM...............!!!! Being a stay at home mom... makes it that much more interisting....!!! :devil:

PANCHO - Gosh... I ENVY YOU........... LOVES TO WORKOUT....Sure wish that is something I could put on my Resume...!!!! :) Sounds like I am the size you were prior to loosing Just a little shorter..... How long did it take you to loose....??? I am 5'3" at 155 lbs....
I am gonna get the book you mentioned... and the pills too!!! There is something that Starbucks has that is OP, but I make my own!!!!!!!! I get a yummy coffee (flavored... I am using chocolate brulee from Simon David right now.... caffein free) mixed with milk and Davinci SF syrup YUMMMMMMEEEEEEEE - I also make a batch and freeze in ice cube treys and blend some up for a frozen treat in the summer.... yummmeeeee also, intn'l coffee has a SF line that is yummy tooooo I just got the Suisse Mocha SF FF Decaf - it hits the spot!!!!!!
p.s.. you must treat yourself to a pedicure.....!!!!! :angel: heaven

GATORGAL - Not sure if you are interested in this tid bit... but I used to love CREAM too.... until someone pointed something out to me.... now I can't touch the stuff....... HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW GREAZY IT IS?????????? I don't know..... guess it is a sugestive thing.... it grosses me out though.....

TONI - Starting over must be done one day at a time!!!!!!

JACK K - I too fall for the too tired - too late PIZZA TRAP..... I do usually only eat the all veggie topping though.........

MELF - Be careful with your back.... don't get it tooo out of sorts then you will really be sorry.... SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A HUGE HEART FOR THAT TYPE OF WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUILTER - Keep your head up and that three pounds will be gone before you know it.....

BASHFUL8 - whew WHAT A DAY IN NY!!!!!!!!!!!! As I have found out.... don't ever try to self medicate... it never seems to work out..... Congrats on not binging... and not eating junk food..... and don't ever not come to the board as self punishment!!!!!!!!!

LIBRA 925 - Welcome.... I am new also... we can do this together..

TV - glad you are feeling better.... down 3.5 woooo hoooooo!

BOB - Thank God for Macafee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PUSSY WILLOW - Welcome.... I am new too....

MONET - I want to come to your house to eat.... yummy!!! Work hard on getting your self back healthy..... Don't mess with that bloodsugar.... it can be dangerous...!!

FILLISE - Sounds like you are one busy woman.

COUNTRY - EIGHT MILES..... WOOOOOOOOOW!!!! I need you or Lawana to move into my neck of the woods..... ACTUALLY, we all need a workout partner like that!!!! :) Honey, it sounds like you are gaining from MUSCLE..... NOT YOUR OP LASAGNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SEF- I too would have binged on that buffett!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

take care all... and have a good eveing.....~~~~~~~~~~~

ange.

Just me sitting here at the puter again. *smile* Too hot outside for much else. I laid about 24 tiles.

Monet...I do not cook the noodles first. It saves and reheats very well.

Thank you Ange. I'm glad your little one is okay.

Bob...glad you don't have the worm. My email is rseven@txucom.net I don't think I've ever written.

Poncho...I would be hopping mad....but too cool fitting through the doggie door. *smile*

Love,
Crystle

Just Poppin in to say YEAH for ME!

I did it again - all day on plan! I was also down 2 pounds from yesterday. I must have had some fluid in there or something! Who cares - I'll take it!

School was the same today - they are still babies! haha! I guess I couldn't change them in one day. I just dread the beginning of the year - I must repeat myself 450 times a day! UGH! But, I didn't CHEAT!! woohoo!

WILLOW: I just can't make myself write pussywillow - I guess it's just my dirty mind - who knows! Isn't that pitiful? Did you see the movie Just Married? The mom that was in that movie - well, her name was Pussy. Whatever! haha! So, that's what I think of - call me a dirty minded chic - but I just can't help it! hahaha!

Ok - I have TONS of paperwork - of course nothing is computerized so I've got to get busy!

I'll see y'all tomorrow!

Love ya
Missy
286/281/170

I made it another day so yippee.... Two days under my belt. I've done well today.

Just popping in to get in some replies.

BOB, I just couldn't believe that silly cat would rather lay down in his litter than to just go and hide somewheres else. He's doing good now since I made him the little bed. I wonder why Skeeter would rub his face in it. Aren't animals funny?

Monet, I can't understand why he would hide in his litter either. He's forever "washing" himself. I guess he thought it was the only place he could get peace from the kids because they aren't allowed to mess with him while he's in there. Well that's ok now cause they aren't allowed to mess with him while he's in his little bed. I was shocked that he did so good in the bath; maybe it felt good to him to get the stink off. He normally freaks and runs when he gets near running water. Oh well, he's clean now and that's what matters.

Ange, No really I haven't been eating enough. Everyone will tell you that you have got to eat enough or nothing will happen because your body thinks you are starving it. My problem is that I can never find anything I want around here. I am working at it though.

Fruit, OMG! I had to laugh about what you said to Willow.

Ok, now I'm off to clean up the dishes once again. Talk to you later.

Jenn

Well....I just got home. What a crazy day! I was in 4 of thr 5 boroughs today. I'm exhausted and I really want to eat something (haven't eaten since breakfast that's the kind of day it was) and then get on the TM and go to sleep. I was op all day yesterday (although apparently still not eating enough according to the calorie guidelines Debbie gave me, maybe I need to increas e my carbs).

I don't have much time, but I wanted to thank everyone for their encouragement and sympathy. I want to offer Debbie my condolences for your GM and "ditto" Beachfan's sentiments to you.

Tomorrow should be a better day, I have to meet with my mom and the dreaded photographer about my wedding pics to try and straighten that out, but otherwise I'll be home. So I should be able to get on more.

Have a good night everyone!
:)Steph

I have pot pies in the toaster oven for Laura and I for dinner. I hate eating this late, but the evening got away from me. Tom decided to head out to a JAVA users group meeting. After I put the pot pies in to cook, I nuked a few rye triscuits with swiss cheese and ate a nectarine. I am probably having too many starchy carb servings, but I am staying OP. I made a pot of decaf with some cinnamon, and am sipping it while I wait for dinner.

There is a Shania Twain special on tonight, so Laura will be glued to the TV. I will probably be able to get on for chat then. :)


TONI: Way to go! We can do this!

FRUIT: Good for you! I admire your patience with the first graders! I snickered when you said you have to repeat things 450 times.

ANGE: Glad your little one is ok! That is scarey when you find something wrong! My three are all pretty much grown, and yet, I remember some of those times...like when my 22 year old was about 8, and had asymetrical growth in the bones behind her ears. The doctor couldn't get her into to Scottish Rite Hospital for tests fast enough... Thankfully, it was just her. Thanks for the encouragement about my lab tests. Actually, my bloodsugar is fine. I just have too much insulin. When you have too much, it tends to throw your whole system off. Thankfully, my blood sugar is still fine. Eventually, however, I can build up enough resistance that that will not be the case anymore. That is enough to get me back on the straight and narrow! :)

JECRITES: That poor kitty! If the girls bother him, he really ought to give them a good nip. Then they would learn to give him some space!

BASHFUL: Good luck with the photographer. Don't sweat it though. I have TERRIBLE pictures from my wedding. My sister took them, and she got a D in photojournalism! (I did not find that out until AFTER the wedding! ) Even with the terrible pictures, I have the best marriage of anyone I know! Yep, my husband is one in a million! Rest up! Try not to go all day with out eating though! It sets you up to fall!

COUNTRY: Thanks for the info on the noodles! ;) I may make a small pan for me, and I can eat it for lunch. I even have some ww lasagna noodles up in the cabinet!

BOB: Yes, there is truth to the Glucophage helping with weight loss. The doctor told me that my thyroid stuff should be good to go now, and that I need to take the Glucophage regularly, and it will work now. He has had tremendous success with his patients who take it. I am the lone exception, due to thyroid. He had one patient who started on it, changed nothing in her diet, and dropped 16 pounds in a month. Sounds nice to me!

JACK: Pizza? Hmm, that makes me want some. I may have to make some ww crust and indulge! :)

Ok, pies are done! Will try and make it to chat!

:wave:

HiedieHo All!

PANCHO: I'm only the lead because I'm the only one that doesn't play an instrument! I love most any kind of music so it will be fun. I should say the quartet is a piano player, banjo, trombone and sax! Definitely nothing traditional! When they were warming up I thought "OMG what have I gotten myself inot?", but as the time progressed they grew on you and wasn't bad! Jusr had fun with it! Tomorrow the pino player and I are going to get together, sher said to find my range. That won't do much good as she says she cannot transpose has to play what's written. Today I just found my own key and harmonized woth that. Worked.

FRUIT: Okay we are on the same wave length. I too stayed OP! Congrats to us both! TONI too! We can do it!

Was out in the pool for a while, had supper and now will stitch a while.

Take care, Shirley

Hello Everyone! I just got back from WW. Had a good weigh in. Down 2.2 pounds from last week. And that's after even going out for a birthday lunch for a co-worker today. So I was pretty excited about that. I have 6/10s to lose to get back to my WW low weight of 183.2. So perhaps I'll get there by next week.

Our leader had a really good meeting. She told the story about a very successful business man who was retiring. At his party, he shared what had helped him throughout his career to make him so successful. He kept 17 words on the back of his business cards to help him make the right choices through the years. Here are the words: PREPARE, CARE, BELIEVE, FORGIVE, CHANGE, RISK, LISTEN, CHOOSE, RELAX, PRAY, PERSIST, SMILE, FOCUS, ACT, TRUST, ACCEPT, WAIT. These are words that can really help us as we try to get healthy and make the right choices for our lives. I thought this was really excellent.

Okay, on to some responses:
MONET---So glad to hear that you are back on program. Don't worry about the amounts right now. Just get back into the habit of eating the right stuff and then get into eating the proper amount. You can do it, WonderWoman!!!

TONI---You are doing GREAT!!! Two days down. How are you feeling? I'll bet you feel so much better. I know when I eat the right stuff and the right amount. I feel so much better. Keep going girlfriend! It's FANTASTIC to have you back with us. Don't disappear again, okay???

COUNTRY---I am so proud of you!!!! You are doing so well. Please don't get discouraged that the scale isn't showing the numbers you want. Just hang in there. Even if the scale isn't cooperating, your body is feeling better. It has to be with all that movement. Are you sure you are eating enough? Why don't you try to count your intake calories for the next couple of days to just see where you are coming in for a day.

PANCHO---You made me LOL as I pictured myself weighing in at WW in my birthday suit. Oh my gosh, how horrifying!!! I usually wear shorts and take my shoes off and that's about it. Now in the morning after my workout at home, well that's another story. I am usually so sweaty that I do end up weighing in the raw. But that's in my own basement and only the dog and Paul can see me. So that doesn't seem quite so scandalous. Hang in there with your gasoline woes. What a pain. We were talking about it at work today, because a co-worker's daughter is a realtor iin Phoenix and she had to cancel appointments because of the shortage. I hope it's over soon.

JENN---That was hilarious about your cat! How funny! I'm with everyone else . . . totally stumped as to WHY he hides in his litter. I have never heard that one.

BOB---Sounds like you have it all under control. It's kind of mysterious how people get your email address. I made a mistake of playing games online and giving them my aol address. I think that's where most of my spam comes from. I'll never do that again. I just keep that aol address for anything that I want to sign up for. Just remember that most viruses are not written for the mac platform, so I'm a pretty safe bet. But I'm not immune to having all my address book swiped. At least I don't think so.

ANGEL---Thanks for the encouraging words. You are so sweet. Your avatar with your new baby is so sweet. You'll get used to posting. Sometimes I can't get to personal posts with anyone. But it's still okay just to report in. You might want to type up your posts in another program as you read the posts. That's what a lot of us do. Then we can save that document as we go along and not lose any of our wonderful responses. Then you can copy and paste it into the post reply window. That works pretty well.

FRUIT---Hey, good for you for doing well on the job. You can do this!!! I am so happy that you got on here and gave yourself the well-deserved pat on the back!!! Good job. Hearing that you are doing well helps us all keep on track. Thanks for the inspiration!

Okay, that's it for me today. Hope everybody gets in a little bit of exercise tomorrow and gets to post on the board tomorrow.

Take care,
Kim

Ange--Yep, I know the texture of cream. That's why I like it so much!! :)

Pancho--My doctor is an MD but just practices holistic homeopathic medicine. She is not my primary doctor. I get my physicals, pap, etc. from a regular alopathic physician but he really doesn't have much of a clue about thyroid problems. He thought he had me fixed with Synthroid because the one test he had run had good numbers. Unfortunately, those numbers did not show that I had some real problems going on. So I go the the homeopath for the detailed stuff. She was the one who recommended the carnetine.

BOB--It's not a real set in concrete recipe for the egg salad. Last time, I used 2 hard boiled eggs and chopped them up kinda coarse. Then I added about a teaspoon full of Dukes mayo (it has no sugar) and a squirt of yellow french's mustard and about a teaspoon of Good seasons Italian salad dressing. The dressing was already made, with oil and vinegar, not just the dry powder. Add a little ground pepper and mix and enjoy.

Here's a good lo cal recipe for yummy salad dressing. Use Good season's Italian dressing. Also, use the GS mixing bottle. Pour in canola oil first, up to the first line. This normally is how much vinegar you would add, but, instead, use oil instead. Then, pour red wine vinegar 2/3 way up to the oil line. (ignore the water line) Add the powdered salad dressing mix and then add water to the top of the oil line. Shake well, let sit in refrigerator for at least one hour. Enjoy. This is about 25 calories per Tablespoon.
BOB--That's the salad dressing I used.

BOB, in the AP poll the Crocs were only 26!! We have NO defense. I think we only have a quarterback and a kicker!

Good Morning,
It's WIW and I can't believe that I'm first!
Ta=dah! Down 4.5 pounds! I'm 234 now, and it's been a crazy week too. So that makes for a total of 36 pounds since May4th.
I love this WOE.
I was reading about the silly cat, we have 4 of them, they're always spitting and swiping at each other...but we love them anyway. Sounds like everyone is keeping busy. Our County Fair is this week and I'm coordinating work's particiaption, so was there all day yesterday, then went back to the office for more literature and handouts. Will miss it today and tomorrow, but back for Fri, Sat and Sun. Crazy week, lucky I got to post, but had to share about the weight loss! Have to go mke breakfast...take care everyone!

Barbara
270/234/135

WIW Report---

Good news! Today's scales say that I am at 185.5 which is TWO less than last week. Hooray! I was so apprehensive after going kind of haywire on the weekend.

WOODFROGS---Nice going!!! 4.5 is awesome. You are doing great. I'll bet you are getting into clothes that didn't fit before, right?

Good luck everyone. Have a great day!!!
Kim
204/185.5/140

Good morning everyone! I hope WIW is good for everyone! I am down to 155 that is 1 pound less than last week! I was very surprised considering I had pizza over the weekend and leftover pizza Monday - Four slices Sunday and Three on Monday. It seems that the more starchy carbs I eat, legal or not, the easier I loose a pound. Is this possible? My exercise isn't going so well this week. My little girl is sick with an ear infection so I can't resume my walking until tomorrow. Walking is about the only thing I can convince myself to do. Hopefully I will get a Treadmill this weekend. I have been more emotional and stressed this week than normal but I am not like most I don't want to eat when I feel like this I want to clean so needless to say my house looks pretty good. My TOM started yesterday evening and I'm hopeing the cramps stay away. I usually get pretty bad cramps and so far so good. WOW I think this is my longest post since I started! Congratulations to everyone who lost this week and for those that didn't don't worry about this week just look forward to next week it will happen!!! Have a wonderful day!!!

Good WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY Morning:wave:

Wasn't able to get back on the board, much less the computer yesterday. Both kids were using it non-stop. At least when school starts on Monday I'll have the day time to post once again!

Hope you all have a great WIW! I for one am NOT getting near the scales yet. TOM is arriving and besides, I know I haven't lost much, if anything and I def. don't want to be a slave to the scale again, so I'm staying off for a little bit, though I'll probably pick a WIW date for next month.

I am taking MICHAEL, and his friend ALEX aka son #2 to get new glasses today up in Broward. I am also taking my glasses back. Yesterday, I went to VISIONWORKS and asked them to check my perscription. My perscription is WRONG! No wonder I had trouble! I'm not crazy (okay, matter of opinion on who you ask), it's slightly too strong and one area is too high I think they said. Going to take MICHAEL to order his senior pics as well-they were closed when I went on Monday:shrug: Lunch at OLE OLE for sure - stop at the HFS up there as well.

Happy to report that I had a great day staying OP yesterday!!!!:D Even going out to dinner at Outback. Visionworks is right next to OB and since we hadn't taken anything out for dinner and it was just ELI and I, ELI decided for us to there (like you need to twist MY arm). I got something that I never did before and for those who know me, change is usually NOT in my vocabulary when it comes to restaurants-I always order the same thing and at OB it's either the salmon or prime rib. This time I ordered the shrimp and veggie griller minus the glaze, sub the rice with a plain sweet potato and had the house salad with crumbled blue cheese in place of the dressing, minus the croutons and shredded cheddar. I ate some veggies, about 1/3c of the sweet potato and all but one shrimp, and cleaned my salad bowl. Even managed a glass of water in there;) I feel I did quite well, if I do say so myself.

Okay, I just HAVE to ask, in regards to this weeks poll - what's OTHER that those of you who've marked it off? Hand Vac? Who else owns a RAINBOW besides me? Don't you just LOVE that thing, as gross as the water is to look at? WHO OWNS THE ROOMBA??? I've read such great reviews about it - need to know if you like it!!! They have them at Linen's and Things for $99 and with 20% off, I think it's a great price for someone who needs one - I personally don't need it, though I'd love to have one!

Got 2 DVD's at the library yesterday - one is a French film, the other is THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNERST - anyone see it? I put BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE on hold. I have 15 movies on hold at any given time and just wait for them to trickle in - sure beats paying for them!:D

Saw 2 articles in WOMAN'S WORLD magazine yesterday, copied both but could only find one of them, darn it, but here's the jest of it:

If you had to pick the most important thing people can do for weight loss, it would be keeping a food record. "This is the one thing that i can say has been proven to work for every single person" And yet 64% of dieters never enven try it.

Even if you've tried coutless diets and never found one that did the trick, journaling can help speed you toward your goals. a number of studies have found that when people didn't write down what they underestiamte their intake by 400-1,053 calories a day. That adds up to at least 1460,000 extra calories a year - the equivalent to 42 pounds.

Of course, it didn't mention not eating enough was just as bad as eating too much, but of coure, I tell you that all the time!


I think tonight I'm going to make dinner. Okay, stop your laughing!:lol: Going to try, just not sure what I want to make yet - maybe my popular quiche? I haven't made that in ages. Want to try the BLINTZ SOUFFLE, it sounds good and easy, so that may be a possibility for tonight. May try to find some eggplant to make the EGGPLANT GRATIN as well.

My GM's funeral is tomorrow afternoon. I thought maybe my GF would just do a graveside service but it's the funeral home at 12:30pm then a procession up to the cemetary which I found out is far away, about 40 minutes or so, then afterwards it seems everyone is suppose to go out for bagels instead of going back to the house - Jews find any reason to eat, but usually we do what's called sitting shiva, but we are so unreligious, we are taking it the easy route. I don't believe any of my cousins (my GM's other grandchildren) will be flying in, only my sister and I are local. They just saw her at the wedding which is more important that attending the funeral which I agree upon. I don't get the newspaper, but I found her obit on line - short and to the point. Was interesting to see that donations in her name were to be made to Catholic Hospice.

I have about an hour before I have to get ready so I need to get in some replies otherwise I won't have the time. I actually was able to do some replies yesterday but it seems I can't find them now, so I have to start anew:shrug:

JEC, sounds like you had a bummer day the other day - I hope you've recouped! I too can't stand my house to be a mess but it always is. It would be a cold day in **** when my house was totally spotless. Not that I don't like to have a clean and tidy home, I've resigned to this fact at least til both kids leave for college! My house has the definite "lived in" look (lived in by slobs). Glad to hear the girls liked school-hoping mine say the same. So far, MICHAEL is not happy to be having BIO first thing in the morning, which he found out by it being his homeroom. As for those who have the nerve to say anything about anyones weight, including your own-I think people like them are just trying to make themselves feel better and don't think about other people's feelings. Geez, I'd probably say back to them "thank you for noticing and I hope you saying something like that to me makes yourself feel better about your own weight problem!"

TONI, congrats on 2 days OP, for you AND me:cp: Unfortunately, I didn't get the job at the library - it would of been perfect, but I guess I wasn't perfect for the job - it sucks! Unfortunately, I haven't been walking, much less running - basically no exercise this entire summer, and it shows! Now it's because I broke my little toe 6 weeks ago and it's still swollen and a bit sore, but I'm hoping come Monday that I can get back out there, even for a day or two to start-I need to, and more importantly, I want to.

JACKK, CONGRATS to DD and her team!!! How'd you do at the Mexican restaurant? I have to say, I'm not a big chip lover and have no problems eating the salsa at OLE OLE with a fork, though it does probably look like I'm a pig to other dinners as I sit with a whole bowl to myself and scarf it down! Do you buy or make your pita chips? Your parents too were married an eternity. It's so rare these days to see people together so long. My other GM, who was my fav. and passed away before LAUREN was born, she too grieved for many years after my GF died in the 1960's-he went way too soon (died when he was in his 50's). I know I would be the same when it comes to ELI, I just can't and don't want to even think about him not being around. I don't deal with issues like this very good at all, esp. when it's someone you love so deeply. With the carbs, it seems when I worry about only taking in 1-3 of them I don't do as well, face it, carbs, and the good carbs we should be eating, are not only filling on the most part, but slow releasing energy which keeps us full longer. Why not eat them?

BEACH, thanks for your kind words and don't you worry, I won't dwell on this-doing so wouldn't change a thing and only make me miserable, so I wouldn't bother, what's done is done. Who knows, maybe GM will come to me one day and apologize?:shrug:

COUNTRY, now you KNOW you didn't gain 3 pounds from lasagna! I'm sure it's water, hormones, etc. that has you up 3 and just as flukey as it came on it will come off, so don't fret. Are YOU yourself laying tiles? I hope you and LAWANA do get to do a walk, and possibly a marathon in the future! Your lasagna sounds similiar to one I eat, except I use ricotta and add some spinach in to it.

PANCHO, your breakfast yesterday sounded delish! Filling too. There is NO reason you can't eat those oats and add them to your daily menu. It seems, from the news, that we are all going to be facing higher prices, not only in gas, but everything else. The gas prices here have been going up and up and last time I bought gas it was $1.59 a gallon on average. My electric bill last month as almost $300:eek: I remember in the 70's when we had a gas crisis and had to go to the gas station on a certain day depending on the letters in your licence plate and wait in line for hours - not fun at all! I find, if you are looking for something in particular and are patient enough, you'll eventually find it at a garage sale. My kids even brag to their friends of the things I find them, they're proud, if you can believe it! LOL! I can only imagine you crawling through the doggie door!! Thank goodness you had it to crawl through, but then it makes you wonder, who else can be crawling through there that you don't want to crawl through?:?:

PUSSYWILLOW, I did post a response to you above with the welcome but maybe you didn't see it as I shortened your name to WILLOW -wasn't about to shorten it to PUSSY;)

SEF, I think it's very hard to stay OP when at buffets, one of the reasons I don't like them. It's hard to not only find foods that fit, but to keep tab on the amounts, as well as the way foods are cooked and what's in them. We went to RYANS twice when we were away and I had a tough time at it there. Is there any way to order a plate of food and not the buffet? How was it at the casino?

BOB, did I miss something, you're going to SC? What's it this time? Flying or driving? On BB, did they do HOH last night? Did I miss it? I can't wait til tomorrow, last AMAZING RACE! I see where they posted a thing at the bottom of the screen for the next Survivor, some Pearl Islands, I believe. My cousin is thinking about contacting AR to see if they'd be interested in coming and doing a part in GUAM. He's trying to drum up some stuff, as he works for the Dept. of the Interior in DC.

MONET, when you get like that, food not hitting "the spot" do try to see if you could hit it with some protein. Though, if you are like me and only have ice cream on your mind, it seems nothing else would fit the bill;) I believe it as well, opposites do attract and my GP's were def. opposites in my eyes at least. Hope things at work with that girl pan out - *****y Hispanics can be ugly!

ANGE, glad to hear the scare with the baby wasn't anything serious and that she's doing better now. Kids have NO idea what we go through as parents, until they get their own, at least. All the worries! The pot pies are from a company called SHELTONS and I'm SURE you'll be able to find them in DALLAS. When YELLOWROSE comes back on the board (she's getting a new computer) she could tell you where she gets them in DALLAS as I do believe she said she did find them, but if you have a WHOLE FOODS there, they do carry them. You want to make sure you get the ones that say WHOLE WHEAT. I like the chicken over the turkey. They are delish! Speaking of ROSE, she lives in DALLAS 6 months and 6 months in NC where I just saw here and her DH RAY - if ever given the chance to meet her in DALLAS, do so, her and RAY are just priceless!!!!:D

FRUIT, YOU GO GIRL! Staying OP AND losing 2lbs - awesome job:bravo: Keep up the great work!!!

BASHFUL, sounds like you had a hectic day! Do try to plan ahead for days like that, maybe take a small lunch box size cooler with you to make sure you eat - in worst case, take a protein drink with you, something to keep you going and not get you famished. How many carbs are you eating?

QUILTER, awesome loss this week girlfriend, WTG:cp: You are just doing so good, I'm so proud of you!!! I e-mailed the bit about the retired man with the words, I think he'd like reading that.

WOOD, CONGRATS on your loss this week, great job! 36 pounds since May is just wonderful!!! Keep up the great work. Have a great time at the County Fair this weekend!

DAISEY, CONGRATS on this weeks loss. Seems you and many others on the board are in the losers box;) I wouldn't count on the pizza, unless SB LEGAL to have you keep eating it and losing, it may not hurt you once in a while, but possibly not do you any good if you make it a habit. But, each person is different and you have to see what works for you. I hope DD's ear gets better, that can be so painful for little ones.

Seems I've caught up and if I missed someone, it's not intentional. Going to go and hop in the shower. It seems it's going to be a gloomy day, it's dark and I hear some distant thunder:rain: Geez, just as I type that, I hear drops starting to fall! Now it's pouring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will try to check in when I get back later today, until then, have an awesome day!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Good morning everyone..... Glad to get WIW under my belt. I can't really tell much because I started on Monday so will have to wait till next week. But I have lost from when I last weighed which was a couple weeks ago. It gave me encouragement. Glad tomorrow I grocery shop and can't get some more fruit in and a couple extra things. I tried a new recipe I found over at the South Beach diet site last night. Its supposed to be a riceless spanish rice dish. I'll print it off later or at least my version of it.

The Quilter- Yea for those two lbs. You've done really well this week. I bet those WW meetings are so inspirational. I used to go for a long time but they don't have them anymore around. I kind of wish they did just so I could go to get the talks and weigh in. Thanks so much for all the encouragement.

woodfrogs-Wow what a wonderful weight loss... Don't forget to pack you a snack bag or lunch for the fair!

GatorGAl- Thanks for the recipes. I love to try new yummy stuff. I'm bad to get in a rut and cook the same things..

Sef- Oh gosh you have a pool!!! What great exercise that would be. We live right on the river but thats not the kind of pool I like. LOL.... I'll bet your music group is a hoot!!

Monet- What is the name of the pot pies you use? I think Deb told me one time but I forgot and sure would like to get something I could use in a pinch. I hope you made it through the day fine...

bashful-I just caught on you're planning a wedding. That must be fun and stressful all at the same time plus not to mention hard to stay OP. Hang in there gal and be sure and take a little time for yourself.

jecrites- I live in the part of Missouri going kind of towards the boot heel. Its about two hours from Arkansas in the Ozarks. We live right on the Jacks Fork River. Our place is really in the woods with our nearest neighbor being a mile away.

fruitloupe-I'm laughing so hard at your reply to willow.... You're a nut... Sounds like we're on track with our eating once again....

angehaley- That must have been so scarey with the baby. I'm so glad shes doing better now. I'll bet shes really a joy in your life. Yep that starting over is really hard. I even reread the SB book again. Even though to me it is soooo boring. But it is an inspiration. So here "I is" taking one day at a time.

Bob- I'm so sorry you've still got numbness. Is there nothing that can be done? You've really had a rough year.

Debilli- I sent you a PM with my phone number on it. I would love for you to call anytime. I sure hate you didn't get that job at the library I was sure you were a shoo in for it. I can't believe you broke your toe. Oh my gosh that had to hurt like ****. Its to hot to be out there running around anyway so be oh so careful gal when you do. You sure can make it though the maze of eating places without a hitch. That goes to show you how maintance should work and for this to be a lifetime program.

I think I've missed a page somewhere. Huh!!! Thats just like me. Anyway I'll hop back on in a bit.

213/176/130

Hello everyone.

Well I'm not going to weigh in again today because of TOM, but I might weigh in next week, depends on if I feel any changes.

Way to go to all of you loosers out there!!! Looks like everyone is doing great.

I made tacos for supper last night, of course I had a salad out of mine, but I made some "chips" with the soft tortillas, and the family really liked those things.

Monet, That's just it though, he bites them all the time, he's a really big biter and doesn't care who he bites. They still bother him though. I haven't figured out why they want to when they know he'll bite them when they make him mad or even if he's just in the mood to bite. His little bed I made for him is working though. He goes and gets in there instead of the litter pan to get away from them.

Quilter, I've never heard or seen a cat do that before either. He's a strange kitty though. He doesn't drink his water like a normal cat either. He has to paw it and lick it off his paw. He chases the light from a flashlight too, and I tell you what, that's the funniest thing I have ever saw a cat do, and he'll do it for hours!!!

Well I have to run to Wal-Mart and exchange a pair of pants for my oldest, so I gotta hit the shower and get ready. I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Riceless Spanish Rice (found at South Beach board and changed by me)

1 lb. ground round
1/2 bag slaw mix
1 can tomato product any kind, seasoning....salt pepper garlic and I used taco seasoning
1 large onion
1 green pepper. Brown meat, add rest of ingred. Simmer all ingredients together, sprinkle cheese on top.

I liked it and so did DH and it was a fast meal. Plus I have leftovers for lunch....

Good Morning All

I'm pleased to report that I am down another 1/2 pound since Saturday which brings me to just 1/2 pound higher than my lowest. I've been op all week so far. I've had a busy couple of days. My ds heard that he had to move out of his rented house on Monday as the landlord was selling the house so I was busy helping them look for a place. Luckily they found one yesterday so everyone is relieved. They will be moving in next week, just a day before school starts.

Pancho - I got a chuckle from picturing you climbing through the doggy door. :)

Woodfrogs - Congratulations on your loss this week. And 34 pounds since May is great.

Quilter - Another two pounds gone. WTG :cp:

Daisy - You are lucky you can eat all those starchy carbs and still lose but I think it probably depends on what else you are eating. Maybe your total calorie intake for those days was low. Sorry to hear that your dd is sick. Hope she is better soon.

Have a great day everyone and good luck for WIW.

Marie.

WOW - I come on for a quick post and before I am finished there are another couple of pages to read!

Deb - I've seen that movie THE IMPORTANT OF BEING ERNEST and wasn't too impressed. It was kind of boring.

Toni - Your recipe for the riceless Spanish Rice sounds good. Will have to give it a try soon.

Well, I have to get going. Haven't had breakfast yet and beginning to feel hunger pangs.

Marie.

Deb, We were posting at the same time. Yeah I did recoup from all that mess the other day. My house is never ever spotless, I have way to many kids for that to ever happen not to mention the hubby. School seems to be going good for the girls, but today is only their third day, who knows what next week holds in store for them. I never thought about telling someone that about their comments. I normally just say "yeah I have, but with 3 kids what do you expect?" and then just blow them off. I feel that now since I've found this WOE and feel better about myself and the way I've changed the whole family's eating habits, I don't give a flying flip what anyone else cares, plus there's no one I have to try to impress anymore except myself.

I'm on with AOL TECH as I seem to be having some problems all of a sudden with my computer. It asked me to update my security info and then, when I did, I started getting an error message popping up over and over. So, wyh I wait, I figured I'd get in a post!

TONI, sorry I forgot to mention I did get your P/M with your telly and I will most definitely give you a buzz, just not sure when and what time, but if I don't find you in, I promise to try, try again:D Thanks for sharing that recipe you found over ont he SOBE boards-sounds good! Keep up the great work of staying OP, you're doing great!:D

ROSALIE, congrats on this weeks loss and for just about getting back to your low-it's a'coming! Hmm, wonder if I should bother with that movie now. Thanks for your input.

JEC, people just don't plain out think - can't care about what people like that ever think!

Okay, I'm outta here again.

Deb

Hoping this will work, if so, this is ELI and ME taken at my cousins wedding almost 2 weeks ago, I'm sure those of you who know me see the BIG difference!

Ick! That came out terrible, it really doesn't look that blurry when I see it, and ELI really has eyes!:fr: Hmmm, wonder if I can find a way to make it clearer - until then, that's the ugly mug you have to look at!

Going to try another way, different pic of my DAD and MICHAEL & LAUREN

I give up! No better and poor MICHAEL looks like he has a monkey mouth! Oh well:shrug:

Well it is my first WIW since I began SB. I lost 8 LBS. Thanks for all the encouragement.

SB since 8/11/03
274/266/200 first goal

I wish the woosh fairy had dropped by my house but no deal. I'm up 1 from last week. So basically staying in the same range as the last 18 months. I had to drag my weary bones out of bed to walk this morning but God is good and we got in our 4 miles. It took right at an hour. The kids got a kick out of coming with. They didn't walk but got to play on the neighbors trampoline. Now I'm trying to get them to focus on school.

Toni....WTG getting in that treadmill time and staying OP.

Deb....the pictures came out nice. They are not blurry. You are so pretty. You look soooo young.

Rosalie...wtg on the 1/2 pound...every little bit adds up.

Daisey...good deal losing a pound this week.

Woodfrogs...awesome on the weight loss. You are doing super!!

Hey Kim...two more down..WTG! And with all your walking and riding I'm sure more will keep sliding off.

tysgrammy....congratulations on your 8 pounds. Keep up the good work.

Well, I have things to move so I can lay down a few more tiles today. They are peel and stick but I have to lay some glue down to make sure they stay in place...messy..yucky...:)

Have a blessed and super day.

Love,
Crystle

235/155/140-135---someday...:)

:) Yippee! I'm down 5 lbs on my first WIW. I know some if it is water weight, but I'm still thrilled. Just 5 more lbs and I'll be where I was when I started regaining what I had lost before. Just 7 more lbs and I'll have my first 25 lb loss since Christmas. Deb, you told me to take it in small steps so I'm just thinking about the 7lbs for now, then I'm going to set 10lb goals.

Deb, I'm sorry about your GM passing. When my dad died, I mourned him passing, of course, but I really mourned the fact that now he and I would never have the chance to have the relationship I would have liked to have with him. Of course, it wouldn't have happened anyway, but that's what was on my mind. Your GF may surprise you. Even though they had been together for so long, he now has a opportunity for peace and harmony in his life that may have been missing. I've seen this happen before and the remaining partner lived a lot of years filled with joy and happiness.

Wow, I love your pix of you and Eli. You're a beautiful couple!

Monet - Congrats on getting back OP. At my last checkup, the doc told me I am officially pre-diabetic. This was a great incentive to change my life. I've found a WOE that works, now I just have to motivate myself to (yuk!) exercise!

Quilter - I wrote down the 17 words and I'm going to keep them with me. They really are good words to live by.

Ange - So glad your little one is okay. I have grandchildren now, but I remember scarey times with my own. My DGS had a ruptured appendix a couple of years ago and one of my DGD had the RSV virus that is so dangerous to babies. Both are doing great now.

Toni - Thanks for the rice dish recipe. I'm going to try it soon.

Tysgrammy - 8 lbs!! Wow! Keep up the good work.

Speaking of work, I had better do some. Have a wonderful day everyone.

Marilyn

I'm so excited. Despite the "bad" weekend and the pizza I choose to eat last night (2 slices with sausage) I'm down another 1.5 for a total of 6.5 so far. I'm not sure why this happened, but I'll take it.

I am now off to meet with DM and the photographer. I hope my IBS doesn't act up. It usually does when I'm nervous. I just keep trying to tell myself that it can't get any worse, so don't fret. We'll see if I can "self talk" myself into believing that.

I'll check back later for individual replys. In the mean time I want to thank:

Quilter for her MayoClinic and wheat gluton allergy suggestion, although I have to admit I haven't had time to look it up yet. Hopefully thins afternoon.

And Beachfan and Pancho thanks for the fiber suppliment recommendations. I'm going to go to the drug store today and see which ones they have. With internship starting in less than two weeks I'm going to need something to help with the IBS. My nerves are always a reck when I start something new.

Be back later (assuming the photographer doesn't kill me :)).
Steph

You ladies are killing me. I had over 3 pages to read and it has taken me an hour and a half.

Congrats to all the losers today. Great going. The rest of us, just hang in there and stay Op and it will happen.

made it though the mexican dinner last night. Took my pita chips (Deb i bought them at the HFS) nd got the taco salad and only ate the insides. I still think it was too much food as I was stuffed when we left and not hungry this morning.

Speaking of, I brough yogurt and cheerios to add to the yogurt for breakfast and it is in the fridge and there is a meeting going on and I can't get it. Now I'm really hungry. Will probably just wait for lunch now.


Deb, hope youare not too bored. That's sweetof you to help your mom out. i think the waffles were Wheatstone brand (I'll check on that) and they were actually pretty good. they were whjiter than I expected too. I hope they were legal. I can't believe your prescription was wrong. Sure hope they get it right and they suit you. Congrats for still staying Op, but I knew you would. You are a pro at this. Great pics. And you don't look any bigger. Give yourself a break. Loved the pics of the kids. Michael looks so studious (as he is) and Lauren looks like you. She doens't look overweight to me. Very pretty.

Crystle, now you know that lasagna weighed at least 3 pounds. it will be gone tomorrow. Your clothes have to be fitting looser with all that walking. I had a heavy dinner last night also and the scale was up too. thanks for the wishes for DD. I'm sure she will have a greaet year, at least in the partying dept. She is going back a week early just to party. just what a mother wants to hear. :lol:

pancho, yes you can use the regular oats in the carton. But i believe the amount is 1/4 cup. Not much is it?

Jecrites, don't push those kids out the door just yet. It is hard when they leave. I get teary eyed everytime DD leaves to go back on the weekends. She is only an hour away. Tonight will be our first night of "empty nest". Interesting

willow, glad you fond the right spot. Join in anytime.

Gator, is this carnetine just for wt loss or does it do something else? Is is safe to take with other meds? Curious minds want to know.

Sef, i had to laugh at your description of the buffets. I have they same problem, just don't know when to quit. That's why I stay away fromt hose things. Just jump right back on track, you will be fine. i'm glad you joined the quartet. i bet you sound wonderful.

Bob, I'll try that weighing at 9:30. Hope the office doesn't mind me stripping down and getting on the scale:LOL:

Monet, how about some fruit to curb that hunger? It's not fun working with someone that doesn't like you. I don't understand how she can not like you, you are so sweet. Maybe you should try to talk to her about it. I work with a guy from India, and even though his English is pretty good, it wears me out trying to converse. i really have to think and listen.

Ange, you baby sounds so precious. Those days are long gone and I can't wait to be a GM. In case deb does not get back on today, the pot pies are by Shelton. You can get them at your health Food Store (hopefully) they are the whole wheat one, not the organic. they are realy good.

Fruit, congrats on day 2 and the lbs. :dance: hey, take them how you can get them, who care what they are. Now go for day .

Toni, :bravo: for you as well. One day at a time. Now make it 3.

Kim, :Clap: Wtg on the 2.2 pounds. You will be at that low for sure next week.

Woodfrongs. :dance: :bravo: 4.5 pounds is awesome. and 36 pounds is awesome too. You are doing great. keep up the good work. this is a great WOE.

Daisy, congrats on the 1 lb. You are doing great.

Rosalie, congrats on that 1/2 lb you will be back at your low in no time.

tysgrammy, 8 pounds! WOW! is that in a week? You are doing great. Bet you are really motivated. keep up the good work.

Libra, Wow 5 lbs is great :bravo: Little goals are a good idea. Plus reward yourslef when you hit them. Buy yourself something.

have a great day. Maybe I will get to check in later.

Jackie

Bashful, we were posting at the same time. congrats on the 1.5 pounds. You are doing great. i always get the big "D" when I get nervous. fun isn't it?

jackie

Wow just kind of checked back in and theres tons of posts. I just made me some legal coleslaw and have some bread dough going. I'm going to make some straight whole wheat bread. I think it will probably be really heavy but thats okay.

Rosalie-Are you still busy with all those activities you used to do? You were always cooking something yummy too.

jecrites- Wow three kids much keep you really busy. What a wonderful thing you can teach them while they're young to eat right. I wish I could have done that with my boys.

Debelli- I love your pictures I think they came out really good. You have such a nice looking family.

tysgrammy- Wow a great big yelp and a happy dance for you. 8 lbs is wonderful. You rock lady!!!

CountryMom- Your walking is short of amazeing!!!! That lb. will be back off next week.

Libra- Great job on the 5 lbs. Sounds like you've been working hard at SB!!! Keep the good work up.

bashful- Good luck with the photographer!!! There should be a little more bounce in your step cause of that weight loss this week.

Jack-K- Good job with the mexican food. Wish our HFS got those pita chips. They would sure help.

Okay off I go again. Congradulations all you losers!!!!

HOLY SMOKES...sometimes I get on here, and nada....today there is so much to read. I LOVE IT!!

WIW was good to me, I guess (124.5). I haven't changed much. I was 126 a few days ago, but I seem to fluctuate those few pounds. I did get my workout in this morning. I got up at 5:00 to get to the gym by 6:00, so I could get my workout in prior to hubby going to work. I ate a slice of zucchini bread before I left and then came home and had some yogurt with nuts & flax seed meal in it. I am so hungry when I work out, but I also drink lots more water.

I keep forgetting to mention snacks. Some of my favorites are grapes, cantaloupe, string cheese, frozen berries, Triscuits with Laughing Cow Lite cheese spread, Triscuits in oven with pepper cheese and salsa or pepperoni slices, boiled egg, yogurt, Iced Cappacinno mix that I make with sugar free mocha mix. That's all I can think of right off the bat.

We are going to be staying home today, so I'll be able to keep up-to-date on the latest on the boards. We get to go meet my daughter's kindergarten teacher tomorrow. I told her I would take her to Peter Piper Pizza for lunch since we will be out anyway. She loves to play the games and get tickets for prizes. I like the fact that they have a buffet with all the pizza and salad you can eat. I usually get 3-4 slices of pizza and eat the toppings as well as a big salad.

BOB: How do you mix the 3-minute oats with steel cut. I know I had to cook the steel cut for 10 minutes; what does that do to the 3-minutes oats?

angehaley: So glad to hear your baby is doing better; bless her heart. My daughter seems to be having some problems with the Lactose in milk, even though she was on a milk-based formula. She is drinking Lactaid right now (she is 13 months old). How long did it take me to lose my weight? Well, I started Atkins in March & did that for two months and lost 10-12 pounds, but they were very touchy pounds. I started SugarBusters the beginning of May and had reached my goal weight by mid-July. So, I have kept it off now for a month. I've lost 27.5 pounds as of this morning. I can't believe it still. It was so gradual for me, I guess I still don't see it as much as everyone else does. AND, I can have the occasional splurge without gaining 5 pounds and feeling guilty. I really had to learn moderation! The International Coffees that you mentioned....what are they sweetened with? Is there any aspartame in them? I'd like to check them out. I have a great mix for cold coffee, but not sure how it would be hot.

fruit: WAY TO GO STAYING ON PLAN ANOTHER DAY!!!

Toni48: WAY TO GO STAYING ON PLAN ANOTHER DAY!!!

bashful: Good luck with the photographer meeting. Congrats on the loss.

Monet: Who cares if you are having too many starchy carbs....one step at a time. As long as you are eating the legal stuff, you can cut back when you feel o.k. doing so.

Sef: I'm sure you have a beautiful voice! As long as you are having fun doing it, go for it!

Quilter: Congrats on the 2.2 pound loss on your nightly weigh-in. Speaking of weighing in naked, I was at my ob/gyn when I was pregnant, removing my shoes, socks, etc...and the nurse said, "it's not like he's never seen you naked, go for it." Although tempted, I didn't do it. Naked & pregnant in front of the front office, no thanks.

Gator: Thanks for the info. A lot of MD's will prescribe meds over anything remotely natural. It seems like they are not into preventative medicine, just fixing something once it breaks. I hope your thyroid problems get resolved.

Wood: You're doing fantastic. 36 pounds in 3 1/2 months; you should be so proud of yourself!

daisey: I can relate to ear infections. My 13-month old has had many. When she was 2-months old, she had an ear infection that lasted two months, and was put on 4 different antibiotics for it. She has had at least 3-4 since. I cannot stand having her on antibiotics, but there's no other remedy at this point. I hope your daughter is better soon. It is miserable for them, and you!

Deb: Good job staying on plan another day! That's great that your kids brag about the great garage sale deals. Maybe it is more widely accepted these days. I will never forget when I was in 8th grade, and the boy I liked lived down the street. They were having a garage sale and my mom said she was going to go see what they had. I begged her not to, but she did anyway....and she BOUGHT something. Could you imagine. I was so embarrassed that the encyclopedia set that was now in my house was bought from the garage sale of the cutest boy in school. What if the news got out that my mom shopped at garage sales....ha! So silly now, but quite the embarrassment then. I have thought about what you said about the doggie door, and it has crossed my mind, but there is never a time that our dogs are not here, and they wouldn't let anyone come through that door that didn't belong here. I know you don't think the pictures turned out well, but I do, and it is nice to put faces with names.

Rosalie: Great job being within 1/2 pound of your lowest. That should make you very proud.

tysgrammy: Congrats on the 8 pounds; that is fantastic. You should be proud of yourself.

Libra: 5 pounds; way to go. Keep up the good work.

Jack: Too much of the right food is still better than a little of the wrong food, right? Glad you enjoyed the dinner out.

Well, better go....I'd sure hate to lose this post somehow.

I'll check in later. Take care, all.

:wave: Hi Everyone...

WOW...I can't keep up with all the posts. Between my work and the kiddos starting back to school, lightening storms and homework I can't seem to get on the computer.

I did read all the posts and Congrats to everyone. Everyone has either lost weight, stayed the same - which is just as good, or been OP...:) :)

I am the same as on Monday when I weighed in at WW. 171 I think last week I was 173 or 172 on WIW so I am still steadily losing.

Well have to run. Hugs to ALL:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

Fruit--Go for the hat trick and get 3 days in a row.

Jack-K--The carnitine is for energy and weight loss. It is all natural and the book says there is no problem with it interacting with anything else. Apparently we don't get enough of it. They recommend at least 1000 mg (1 gm) per day. See if you can find anything on it on the web. The book Pancho suggested on page 2? 3? is a good one. My doctor recommended it and also loaned me her book.

Howdy from Texas...... It is cool today......... 101 :dizzy:
Couldn't tell you last time we had rain.... I will have to live vicariously through you gals for a while I guess til we get some!!!
hot.hot.hot....
I was down ONE WHOLE POUND...... WOOO HOOOO (that is sar-cas-tic) I am not patient enough..... I want to see real numbers going down.... I have been doing this diet for two months.. and seen 11# go.... isn't that slow????? or am I just crazy for being so impatient..... I guess I have been soo big for so long ( from just being prego and all......) that I am really ready to see myself skinny..........
BY THE WAY.... WHAT KIND OF SCALE DO MOST OF YOU USE... (ALL YOU GUYS THAT ARE DOWN .5 OR 1.5 OR 2.5) My scale is just a cheap-o from Sams.... I would like to get a new one...!

Now for some posts....
COUNTY - You sound like me ripping up your tile cause you hated it... then having to live with a mess for a while... but good for you to install it yourself - that has to be good exercise!!!!!! Don't get discouraged in your self..... Just think of how healthy you are being.....!

FRUIT - wtg 2# down - you go girl!

QUILTER - Thanks for sharing you WW meeting with us... sounds like a great leader!!!!!! Also, thank you for the hint on how to post.... Once I get the hang of it... I am gonna try it out!!!!!

GATOR - :D I loved your comment about the CREAM.

WOOD FROG - wtg on 4.5!!! and 36# since May..... THAT IS AWSOME!!!!!!!!! Pat yourself on the bum for that one!!!!!!!! :)

DAISY - 1# down..... YEA.... good for you!!!!! Give your little one a kiss from me..... I feel her & your pain right now..... soooooo hard when you have a little one not feel well...........!

DEB - Don't be so hard on yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You could always get mad.... get on scale... and then use that as motivation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTG for staying OP all day y-day... and congrats on your OB visit....... Maybe if you MIXED IT UP" more often you would enjoy it even more!!!!!! Don't know til you try it...!! Thx for the info on the Pot P's.... gonna try to find them... they sound yummy...... Hope you got your computer issue straigetened..... THE FAMILY PICS ARE GREAT.... YOU ARE SO PRETTY... AND YOUR DAUGHTER.............SHE IS A MINI - ME OF YOU!!!!!!!!! SO CUTE!!!!! :p What info do you need to send me the caloric intake to loose weight>>>> I found your e-mail address and want to send you info!!!!! :?:

TONI - don't go to g - store hungry!!!!!!!!! been there done that... it ain't pretty...... thx for recipe sounds yummy.... gotta try. sounds like you are a whiz in the kitchen.... yummmmmm I can smell you home made bread all the way in Texas.....

ROSALIE .5 # down!!!!!!!!!!! That is awsome... what type of scale do you use....?

TYSGRAM - Down 8 lb..... WOWWWWWWWWWWWW !!! That is great... you deserve a :cb:


OH MY GOSH JUST REALIZED IT IS 3:28 & HAVE TO PICK UP DD AND DB AT AIRPORT AT 3:39............... GOTTA RUN... WILL FINISH POSTS..... LATER....

BE GOOD TO YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUCH LOVE
A.

I finally figured out how to add an avatar! I chose this one not because I'm even close to being a runner, but because this journey is one step at a time.

Marilyn

Angehaley - I am using my ds's electronic scale which is very easy to read and measures in half pound increments. A word of warning though. If you decide to buy one make sure you get one that warns you when the battery is low. A few years ago I had one and I gained a few pounds before I realized that the battery was getting low and the darn thing wasn't working properly. I got mad and threw it in the garbage and went and bought myself a mechanical scale which I used until my ds went and bought the above mentioned electronic one.

Marie.

I want to test my avatar!

But wanted to add:

Jack: The name of the book is The Carnitine Miracle (Author is Robert Crayhon). He is the president of Designs for Health (nutrition program in N.Y.) He also hosts a nationally syndicated radio show, and was named one of the Top Ten Nutritionalist in America by Self magazine. He really seems to know his stuff, and the book is fascinating reading. I bought mine used on Amazon, but you might find it at a library if you don't want to buy it.

angehaley: 11 pounds in 2 months in fantastic. You really don't want to lose weight too quickly. It is more important to lose it at a moderate pace. I use a digital scale that I bought at Wal-Mart; I don't remember the brand right off the bat. I wanted to order one that checks body fat too, but am afraid of the electrical pulse it sends through the body. I'm afraid I'd be doing it all the time, instead of periodically.

Well, take care everyone! I am going to go check out some E-baby auctions now.

AFTERNOON FROM THE USUAL STORMY SW SIDE OF THE STATE OF FLA!!! :wave:


Thought I could get home before the bucket let the water loose, but only made it two blocks from home before the skies opened up! Couldn't even go to the mail box....:rain:

DEB....The HEBREWS over here on the west coast bury before sundown the day of the death....is that a different group
of bagel eaters ?
The pictures are wonderful....MICHAEL had grown so much...trimmed down and is SO GOOD LOOKING!!!!! Lauren looks like she has really lost some weight! You've got BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN!!!! SASQUATCH looks really good too....Yes, I can tell you've put on some poundage, but you're still LOOKING GOOD GIRL!!!! You clean up really well!!! Your DAD looks really spiffy as well!
Wish you could have seen the VETO...it was really different. They had to arrange all the previous HOH's in order by putting a camera on their pictures....it too JACK 18 MINUTES!!!! JUN won doing hers a little over two minutes...DONT MISS TONIGHT....JUN didn't use the VETO, so it's either JUSTIN or ROBERT....I want JUSTIN GONE!!! I like ROBERT!!!
I'm driving this time. Got a good deal on a car to rent...KATE and SKEETER are going too...Kate to her brothers in Easley, and Skeeter with me to Scotties...Getting the coolers out to air and plan on bringing back all the produce I can carry!

CONGRATS ANGEL ON YOUR LOSS!!! KEEP IT UP GIRL!!!

BEACH....:wave:

PANCHO...I love that LAUGHING COW CHEESE too...I put it in celery for my snack...when I ate bagels, I would get the ASIAGO
kind and then spread the COW on that....YUMMY

TONI....GOOD GOING GIRL...now just keep it up and you'll be right back where you left off!!!

JACKIE....There you go again....first NEEKED in the airport, and now in the OFFICE....HAVE YOU NO SHAME WOMAN!!!!!!

LIBRA....Doesn't that feel good when it goes down that much!
CONGRATS!!!

BASHFUL....take the loss woman....every little bit counts!!

KIMMY....What I can't understand, I use my YAHOO address if I have to register or anything like that...NEVER one of my EARTHLINK ADDRESSES....Guess it's true what they say...people can get ANYTHING THEY WANT off the internet!!!
CONGRATS ON THE LOSS!!!!!

MONET....Is Glucophage and METFORMIN the same???? People here get the Metformin a lot...I may check into that when I go for my yearly physical in October with my medical DOC!!

GATOR...that sounds great and I'll just try it and let you know...
Have you noticed lately the EX VOLS that are getting into trouble?
Just had another one sentenced to prison yesterday!!!

MISSY....GIRL YOU KILL ME....I thought the same thing, but ended up calling her WILLOW..Glad you're doing good...KEEP IT UP!!!

WILLOW....This is just a little taste of how crazy we are here on the board....Missy is worse than me and that's saying a lot!
Please don't be offended....You'll come to know all of us and our
crazy ways!!!

I know I've missed some one, and I'm sorry about that...got to feed the FURBABY......




BOB

Hey Hey Hey!

I'm happy to report that I did it again! :D No cheats today! I was also down another 1.5 so that's 3.5 since monday! I don't care what it was - it's gone now! woo hoo!

I'm sorry that I can't take the time to respond to everyone, but the first 2-3 weeks of school are so hectic for me. I bring so much work home with me. The paperwork is unbelievable. You know all of the stuff that gets sent home to you to fill out on the first day, well, we have to take that and make absentee cards, locater cards, etc. and I've got to do all of those for 22 kids. Plus, get stuff ready to teach, get my roll book ready, etc. We have so many deadlines to meet and I'm not a procrastinator when it comes to my work - just my diet! haha!

So, let me get to work. I did read the posts - everyone seems to be doing great - let's keep it up!

ANGE: I have a doctors scale in my house - I love it! I think I bought it at service merchandise.

Talk to ya tomorrow

missy
286/279.5/170

CONGRATS! It looks like (most) everyone is doing a lot better this week than last (or even the few prior), between losing weigh-ins and people staying on plan better, it seems like we're in an up swing. I think that's great! It's probably due to all the support we get here form each other.

Today I met with DM and the photographer (the guy we had booked with, not the person who took the pictures) and he seems willing to work with us and try to make things as right as we can. He's also going to give us free baby pictures when we have a baby (whenever that's going to be, I want one so bad but....):( I have to say, I cried a bit and was emotional, but my IBS didn't act up and that's a big plus for me. Now we just have to go through about a million pics and find the ones we like (and the ones we want them to try and fix). I guess I should be happy, from what some of you have written and other stories I've heard the problems could be a lot worse. I think I've been so upset be this b/c I'm such a picture person and so we didn't have a video done of the wedding and we spent the most on the photos of anything (except the caterer of course).

Tomorrow I have to go back to the Bronx for what will hopefully be my last leg of the physical and then to school to take care of some stuff for my dissertation. Then back here to do some consulting work. Food should be okay b/c I can space it out. I had the problem yesterday b/c although I left two hours to get from the Bronx to Staten Island which should have left plenty of time to eat the lunch I packed that morning I got stuck in a ton of traffic and then the directions were messed up so I got to the house I was going to (I do consultation work where I go to people's houses and interviw them and their kids) just as I had to be there so no time to eat (except a few sticks of mozzarella). Sometimes it seems no matter how much I plan things just don't work out right. But that's just life. I've looked for protien bars to carry, but haven't been able to find any without sugar that don't have tons of fat. Maybe I should just get a few to carry in case and eat the extra fat once in a while.

Country: Hang in there. Gains stink, but maybe it's all that walking you're doing adding some muscle :)

Jecrites: I have two male cats (brothers) and sometimes they bite each other so bad, it makes me so upset, but then other times they are sleeping together. I haven't figured out yet how to get them not to fight and bite when they get that way. I also haven't figured out how to stop the smaller one from bullying the larger one off the couch or chair he's sitting on so he can have it. It makes me and hubby crazy. Has this been going on for a while?

Debbie: I love the pics of you guys. It's nice to have a face to put to the name. Someday I'll post my pic. As soon as one exists that I don't hate. As for the carbs and stuff, on average (other than the weekend when I didn't journal) I've been eating around 1800-2000 calories and about 200 carbs. I know this is less than you had figured out for me based on weight and stuff. I just can't seem to get the carbs and calories up higher without going too high in fat or protein. I keep looking for stuff, but amazingly enough it's not easy. As with some other people, I can't seem to find enough things I want to eat (at least not that are on plan). I hope this will get better with time.

Well, It's taken me forever to post this b/c the phone keeps ringing. I need to go work on dinner. I hope everyone has a wonderful night.

:)Steph

It's me again!!!

Bashful....Girl you've been busy...hope you will be able to post some of those pictures...can't wait to see them!

CRYSTLE....I went to you Ashes site and I LOVE IT...Your creed says so much...I will be going back, so don't be surprised if you see a post on there from me!!! You should post the link for GATOR, she will enjoy it too!


OK...BB4 is on in 30 mins....I've got to go....Have a good evening everyone...

BOB

I guess my avatar didn't work, oh well...I'll try again later.

Quick question: I know Deb posted something about this once (when I was in information overload) and now I can't find it.

When I was at Wild Oats, I bought a 77% Cocoa content large candy bar that I keep in the fridge for those occasional sweet cravings. Anyway, it says on the package that it is made with cocoa beans, but the ingredients show the first ingredient to be cocoa liquor, and the second to be sugar. It is the darkest chocolate I can find, but was confused about the cocoa liquor -vs- cocoa beans. Anyone know if this is what I s/b eating or not?

Thanks for any info.

Just got home after a longgggg, not to mention expensive day out - don't have time for a post, much less to read them right now. Depending on what time I get up tomorrow, we'll see if there's time before I have to get ready for the funeral. My dilemma is, should I go early for the viewing as everyone else in the family seems to be doing? I really don't care to see my GM in a coffin, maybe go late before the actual service starts and just say back:shrug:

Just wanted to tell you all I'm thinkin' about you:D


{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Deb

Ange, I also use a doctor's scale. It is a smaller version and the bar with the weights that you slide is only about waist high. I got it years ago at a medical type drug store.

Hello Everyone! Well, my dear hubby blew in about 15 minutes ago, wolfed down a scrambled egg sandwich and is now off to two things tonight. He has a club meeting and a softball game that starts at 10:15. We've had so much rain that over half their games were cancelled. Hence these weird late games. I'm just glad I'm not going into work tomorrow.

Eating was okay today, but about 3 o'clock my gut started getting kind of icky. I was glad to come home and relax and experiment with some food to see if it settles any unrest. This ibs is a fickle ailment. One minute you're fine, feeling GREAT and the next, you're in deep you-know-what!!! What a happy note to include in this post. Sorry, it's just so frustrating. I thought once I got some medicine, it would disappear. Oh well, I guess it did seem too good to be true.

FRUIT---You are doing so great!!! I am so happy for you. That scale is really cooperating for you. WONDERFUL!!!!!

BOB---You're right . . . we will probably never know how these low lives get our personal email addresses. I feel as vehemently negative about them as I do the people who leave automated messages on my voice mail that I pay for!!!!!

LIBRA---That's the perfect avatar. I like that way you have your eyes set firmly on your goal ahead of you. If we could all stay that focused we'd have a lot more great WIWs. Hey, great going on the FIVE POUNDS!!!! Wonderful!!! You and I are doing the same thing, RELOSING weight that I had just lost this year. One bad month and you pay for weeks. I'll tell you . . . I could write the book on that one!

ANGE----I'm going to have to say "tsk, tsk" to you. Every pound loss is a step in the right direction. So don't be poopooing that one lonely pound. It's hard to stay patient. I know that there are days when I look at the scale and want a full-fledged miracle. Remember, it's not good to lose it too quickly. At least that's what everybody says. LOL!!!

DEB---I love the picture of you and big E. You two look adorable! And I love that hold Eli has on you. Looks like a half nelson or something from big time wrestling. LOL!!! And your kids look great too! I think Michael looks younger in this picture than I've seen him in the past. Perhaps it's his dress-up clothes.

TYSGRAM---CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That's awesome news. You must be soooooo excited and soooooo ready to keep doing what you have been doing. Whatever you are doing, just keep it up and you'll have your first 10 off by next Wednesday!

CRYSTLE---Are you sure you aren't at your goal? I mean 155 is a good weight. Perhaps that's where your body wants to stay. Also, I've wanted to ask you about your workouts. Are you doing any kind of weight lifting a couple of times a week. I remember reading a book called Strong Women Stay Slim which was all about how women with muscles can get their extra weight to come off. You are definitely doing enough aerobics with all that walking. Just don't get yourself in a funk. Sounds like it could just be a nasty plateau. Hey, what's Ashes that BOB is talking about? Am I missing out on something good?

JACKK---That's a bummer about being separated from your breakfast. Wow, you are better than me. I'd have barged right in and gotten the treat and apologized the whole way out. Ha!!!

PANCHO---Yopu must be a tiny little thing. 124.5 pounds is not much more than a feather. Hey, you cracked me up with that story about weighing in buff at the ob's office. How hysterical. I wonder how many times the nurse has pulled out that one with the patients. Very funny!

DEB---Well, you are cracking me up about the vacuums. Woman, I just stand amazed at that brain of yours. However, I do have to say that the roomba does fascinate me. Wouldn't that be wonderful? The only drawback I see is that the little compartment that holds the stuff swept up seems awfully small. Maddie girl's hair is quite thick and if I go an extra day or two, she's fill that little cup up in about 15 seconds. I made the mistake of buying ove of those expensive bagless kinds of vacuums. NEVER AGAIN!!! The combination of static electricitiy and her swept up dog hair was a disaster. It would suck it up, but then when it was time to empty the canister it would fly out of that plastic can like it was battery powered. No kidding. I have cursed that machine over and over again. It's been banished to the basement to use on the car interiors and that's all. Wow!! Who would think a person could go on so much about vacuums? Kind of scary. How did your cooking turn out??? BTW, who did you email the 17 words to? You left out the name in that sentence. Here's something funny. This morning my boss asked me if I had any ideas on what she should talk about at the women's section of the justice center today. (Yes, that's jail in layman's terms.) So I gave her the 17 word pitch and she loved it. She said most of the women really got into it. Some were being rude while she spoke, and the others started getting on rude ones to shape up. She said it was great.

TONI---You are smart to not put much power on this first WIW. Give yourself time to really get going. I am so proud of you that you are back and that you are working hard. I'm glad that you are taking it slow on the exercise. Just build up your strength. Did I tell you we were in St. Louis and down to Farmington in May. DBIL graduated from UMSL So we got to go to that wonderful ceremony. It really was fun. Then we went to Farmington to see Paul's dear grandma. It was a wonderful weekend. Sorry I couldn't call you up while I was in the "show me" state.

JECRITES---I told the girls at the office who are cat lovers about your odd little kitty. One of the girls said her roommate's cat drinks like that by dipping his paw in the water. So your little fella isn't as strange as you think.

ROSALIE---You are doing great. I think there are quite a few of us who are RElosing some weight. We'll get there. Have another good week and you'll be down to another all time low by next Wednesday. How exciting is that!!!

Well, that's about it for me. I tried to go on the chat last night about 9:30 and didn't see anybody. Was it me just having trouble again or was everybody off by the time I got there? Catch you all later! Have a good night.

Kim
204/185.5/140

Deb...when I am faced with your dilemma...I just go to the viewing because family is expected to be there...but just don't go up to the coffin...

Hang back and act like a greeter for the family at the entrance....

Yesterday was a really busy day for me so I did not get to come back to check the board, but I did get to spend some time with DD & also visited DM @ the NH. DD has been very discontent with her bf whom she has been with for about 3 years. It seems as though he still has “feelings” for his former gf according to him. He decides to tell my DD this as she is about 4 weeks away from delivering her first baby. Isn’t that a nice thing! :angry: Well, she has been wanting to come back closer to us anyway, so we went to see a used mobile home yesterday that we saw in the paper. She really liked it, so we’re looking at pulling it right next door to her older sister who is about 2 miles away from me. Hopefully we can get it & get it set up for her real soon. Meanwhile I think she’ll be moving back home with me & DH till then, which would make me very happy.

I’m afraid with all this going on, the last couple of days has brought about a lot of emotional eating & the scale is back up. Not good :cry:

Well, on to some replies:

fruitloupe, So glad to hear that you were able to stick to plan on your return to class. We know you can do it!

Monet, I’m afraid when we play, we are given away by blood work & the scales. :lol: Sorry to hear that your blood work was not good. But happier to hear that you are back on track with your woe. I don’t know why we keep sabotaging ourselves that way. I do it consciously, knowing exactly why I’m doing it then could kick myself afterward cause it makes me feel bad.

FILLISE, Sounds like you’re keeping pretty busy! Slow down & take care of yourself. We miss you when you’re not here!

Country, WTG on all the walking. Wish I could get back into doing that. I really miss it but just can’t seem to make the time. I think if I had a partner like you it would make a difference because I’ve become a little reluctant to walk these country roads alone. Anyway, I cut & pasted all the “hello”s to Tranquil into an email & sent them to her hoping it will entice her to get back on the board. :D
Your Meatloaf recipe sound delicious Made me hungry for some. Copied your recipe & will give it a try soon.

angehaley Interesting about the realtion between obesity & breast cancer. Your baby girl sounds so sweet. I have 3 grown DD & 4 GS soon to be 5. We were so hoping it would be a girl, but alas, we are not the ones that make that decision ;) Thanks for the sweet compliment. I do love my job. I have been a nurse for over 20 years now & would not want to do anything else.

Debelli, Sorry to hear of your GM’s passing, even if there was not much love between the 2 of you, I know it’s still a loss & even more so at times when there IS a conflict. Thoughts & prayers to you & your family. I am hoping that this back ache will resolve. I do have 2 bulging disks from a couple of years ago. I would hate to think that I will not be able to tolerate this job because I really love it. The change of pace is so refreshing.

Jack-K & Monet, I am wearing one of those back belts this past week or so. I had one from the hospital which I had not used in a long time, but dug it out & using it now. Thanks for the well wishes. Have had back problems before & I guess it is just acting up again. Am also taking Vioxx 25 mg twice daily hoping that will also help. I also forwarded the notes to Tranquil from you.

Jackie, WTG to DD on VB tournament. Sounds like it was an exciting game!

jecrites, Sorry to hear of you very eventfull day yesterday. What a mess on you first free day huh? LOL That worm is pretty bad I hear. Hopefully I will not have to deal with it either. LOL

Toni48, Glad to hear that you are back on track. See, you can do it! I knew you could! Hang in there.

Pancho, I must have missed something. What’s this about gas prices & fighting at gas pumps???

SEF I had to :lol: at your description of the dilemma when you went to Country Village. What’s a girl to do? You said. Well girl I would have done the same thing. LOL Lead singer, well you just GO GIRL! :cp: :grouphug: And sooooo glad to hear the old familiar tone of contentment in your posts. WTG!

BOB, It’s OK BOB!! I understood your message about the worm! Hey, thank goodness fro those anti virus programs, eh?? Hey, I tend to agree about weighing a little later in the am, cause I have often noticed that my very first weight, especially if it’s really early, is not the best. I’m usually swollen when I first get up. My hands are tight & stiff, but rings are looser later & have noticed a lower weight. But sometimes we don’t have a choice about the time to weigh when we have to head out of the house early for work. :love: the blonde guy joke. :lol:

Well I did not get to read today's posts yet. Will work on that tomorrow. Good night :wave:

A real quick reply from Monet, the wonder woman! I actually stayed totally on program again today! We even had dinner with the small group, but I did not touch the no nos, and did fine! I did over do the starchy carbs, but I am not going to worry about that until I get back on track real good!

Work today was blah! Not much to do. The girl who hates me was there, and ignored me. I say good morning to her, and good bye when I am leaving, but she just grunts at me. I still want to slap her.

After work, I went to the church office and did my volunteer office work. Then I met Tom at the car place, so he could drop off his truck for some major work tomorrow. I sure hope they finish it in one day, cause I don't think I can stand not to have a car two days in a row!

I have to make a cake for the church administrator. Its his wife's birthday, and he wants a tennis racket. I am going to duct tape my mouth, so I am not tempted to eat any of it.

I am off tomorrow, and Friday, so I will get on tomorrow and do a nice reply type post!

I did not do a WIW, but will have a WITH tomorrow morning and report on whether being OP and taking my meds has helped!

DEB: I have a rainbow. I love it. I would love a new one, and I found out if you work for them, and do 20 demos, you get one for free. I am thinking about it....

BOB: Metformin is the generic name for Glucophage. If you are insulin resistant, it will help you lose weight. Seriously, ask your doctor about it. The difference in my insulin levels on it, and off are amazing.

COUNTRY: I am making dinner for my small group next week, and they want lasagna. I am going to use your recipe! I really have a taste for it, so I am glad they picked it. I already warned them the noodles were going to be whole wheat! ;)

Ok, I gotta go to bed! I am falling asleep in the chair here. Be back tomorrow!

Thanks everyone for all the good info. I was looking in the wrong section for this weeks posts. DUH ! My oncologist put me on a different med and this seems ro be helping with the headaches. i got on the scale this morning and i was down 1 1/2 pounds. Yeah! Went shopping this morning and purchased some whole wheat pasta and natural peanut butter, Just need to change my way of thinking. I lost my Mom to cancer 5 years ago and she never was one to tell us that she loved us. I always made the first move to tell her i loved her and would give her a hug before i left the hospital it made me feel better and i know she loved me but just did not come from a family that were demonstrative. One day before she died she whispered to me i love you. My Grandmother never did give us hugs or say i love you. This is the reason i never pass up the chance to say it to my kids or my family. Thanks all! Have a great week.

Good morning everyone... Can this really be Thursday!? Am I really going to make it this time.... So far so good.... I've even been trying some different recipes. Had some chicken tenderloins last night and cooked them in wwflour and parmeasan cheese and sauteed them in olive oil. I thought they came out really nice and looked pretty on the plate. I'll bet even my grandkids would have ate them. LOL.. Its to hot to grocery shop for me today so the weatherman saids a little cooler tomorrow so I'll try it early in the morning then.

Libra- I've been on 3fatchicks since 2000 and never figured out how to get an avatar. I'm computer challagened. Guess I'm lucky I learned how to post messages...

Pancho- Thats the same scale I use and it work good for me. I kind of would be afraid of the electical pulse thing too..

Bob- Did you watch Big Brother last night. Wow Jee got HOH, wonder whats going to happen now. Will he put Jack and Erika up to break that alliance?

fruitloupe- Know you're so busy and think its great you're doing so well. A great big double congradulations to you.

bashful- You're right about those best laid plans. Its so good you had something with you and could at least have some cheese. You seem so really busy like everyone else on the board. It sure does seems like we're on an up hill swing here with the weight. I hope it continues...

Debelli- I hope it worked out at the viewing. I'm more the stay back sort of person. Bless you and your family as you go through this.

The Quilter- Wish your medicine would have worked better for you. How long have you been on it? Shame on you for not calling me. I've missed out on so much while being away. I can't believe one joke from Melf sent me back here and you all welcomeing me into the fold has made such a difference in my life. I hate that out of control feeling and am praying I make it through yet another day of eating OP. It sure doesn't take long to get off track. Boy can I rattle on in the mornings.....

Melf- Who could blame you for eating. Thats allot of stress when one of our dear children are hurting. Its so good you all found her a mobile home so she can have a new start, and with a loving family around her I'm sure your daughter will do alright. Is this your first grandchild or do you have more? Hang in there and try hard to get back OP it will make you feel more in control.... Plus now you'll want to be cooking healthy for the new mama....

Monet- Wow gal you are doing wonderful. What an inspiration. Cooking for company is the hardest for me. And I never can figure out what to fix that will go with the program. SB is good food but I always want to cook something for company thats not legal..... I think I'd have to chew a piece of gum while baking the cake to keep from licking a finger. Hope the DH truck gets fixed fast. We just got my husbands out of the garage and I was without my car and just hated it.

motownmom- Sounds like you're right OP... Congradulations for doing so well.

Well hope I got everyone. And hope this is a great SB day. Everyone stay cool!!!

Morning All:wave:

Woke up early and got some replies to e-mails that I had racking up, so now I have some free time to get in some posts before I have to get the kids up and all of us start to get ready to go to the funeral. It's an icky day out, thundering already-yesterday it didn't stop raining til the evening-all day long, dreary here and it seems today will be a repeat of yesterday.

Took MICHAEL to get his senior pics yesterday - that was $250!;eek: Glasses another $30, lunch $20, movie $11.00 - my pocketbook - BROKE! - get it, like the MC commercials - priceless;)

Did have some popcorn yesterday. If MICHAEL hadn't bought it, I wouldn't of missed it OR eaten it, of course, but when he was sitting by me, forget it, I pigged. That was my only indiscretion yesterday, which technically wasn't off plan, except for the amount.:s: Better today. Don't even plan on eating any bagels when we go out after the funeral. My GF ordered food for 50, doubt there will be that many people, but who knows.

Glasses issue: Get there, they show me that Visionworks, the perscription they filled is right, but when I went back to Visionworks on Monday, what they wrote on a piece of paper is NOT the same as what the perscription was - so now I have to figure out what to do. :shrug: Always a problem!!!!

NEWBIES For those of you who don't know, we do have a SB PHOTO ALBUM BOARD on the SB INFORMATION BOARDS where you can see pics of other members, past and present and put more faces and names together:)

GRAMMY - CONGRATS on your loss this week!!!:D

COUNTRY, hmmm, you've been around the same weight for 18 months now? Do you think you could tweak anything? I'm sure you've actually lost a few pounds but since you've been walking so much lately you are gaining muscles, esp. in your legs and that of course weighs more than fat. I'm sure that mystery pound will disappear as quickly as it came. No let's talk about that pair of glasses you so desperately need - pretty? You trying to score some Brownie points with me for some reason;)

LIBRA, CONGRATS on an awesome loss this week:bravo: I think you may be right about my GF finally having the opportunity to have some peace in a way. I know he loved my GM, but I know how draining it was for him recently. It drained not only his energy but his spirit. I just wish he was younger and in better health. I can only hope PIERRE, his dog, will keep him going. He'd worry about who would take care of him if he wasn't around. ELI and I a beautiful couple, naaaah, but loving one, yep!;) Thanks!

BASHFUL, kuddos to you for a great loss this week and overall:cp: I must of been away when you told about the problem with the photographer, so I'm unsure of what you are talking about but it seems you've worked it out which is great. I sure wish you'd of been on the board before I went to NYC, would of loved to have met you! If you are eating 2000 calories and are eating 200 grams of carbs, you're okay as far as getting approx. 40% of your intake from carbs. Can't remember what calories I told you to take in, but you'll be fine, I'm sure, it takes time and you sure can't get it to be perfect, not even I can do that each day!

JACKK, why not make your own pita chips-I've probably asked you before. I have recipes for ww chipatis-they'd probably work in place of tortilla chips, and they sound so easy to make. Will have to check my HFS to see if they have that brand of waffles, never heard or noticed them before if so. Thanks for the kind words on the pics:)

TONI, how'd the bread come out? If it was me baking, it would be an inedible brick!

PANCHO, funny, when you work out you get hungry and when I walk, it lessens my appetite it seems. Good for you for staying in your range. Your talk of the zucchini bread has me wanting some, but I can't, I'd eat it all:nono: Oh, my kids use to get embarrased about the garage sale stuff, then one day, MICHAEL went with me to a few and he found a brand new lava lamp he'd been asking for, a NO DOUBT CD (one of his fav. groups) SIGNED by almost all the band members and one of his fav. movies, all from the same girl and all for dirt cheap-he bragged to all his friends and from then on, it wasn't a taboo subject anymore. The chocolate is fine that you got. Just remember to keep the portion to a half ounce no more than 3 times a week.

BEACH, good job this week - hope to follow your lead soon!!!! Thanks for the idea of being the greeter, will do that job gladly.

ANGE, would be happy to send you some of our rain, I'm always willing to share - no cooler temps, that's another story!;) Despite you not being happy about that 1 pound, you should be and I congratulate you! 11 pounds in 2 months is awesome, what are you complaining about girl? You should be losing an average of 1-2 pounds a week in general, and you are doing just fine, so stop your whining, would you;) I'd take your 11 pound loss ANY day. I used to have a digital scale years ago, hated it, got a regular old Health-O-Meter at Kmart which I use. OB visit? I must be slow this morning:shrug: congrats on your OB visit....... Maybe if you MIXED IT UP" more often you would enjoy it even more!!!!!! Don't know til you try it...!! WIthout me going back and reading my old posts, can you tell me what you mean - I'm sure after I read it I'm going to say DUH!!!!! E-mail me your current weight, goal weight, age, and height, that's all I need:)

BOB, bad weather here all day yesterday as well, and today isn't any better - hope you fare better weather there than we are here. Those Brews must be hard hitters, major Yids, not us. The Orthodox Jews do things so differently if that's who they are. Going to be buying some beans to fill up those coolers? Don't forget them this time!!!!;)

FRUIT, you are going strong girlfriend - CONGRATS on not only losing 1.5lbs but for another OP under your belt.

QUILTER, you had me laughing with the "half-Nelson" comment!:lol: I remember my DD talking about that when he watched wrestling years ago! The reviews I read about the ROOMBA have been wonderful, even from people with pets it seems. I didn't cook last night, got home too late, but tonight I'll have the opportunity AND the ingredients. I'll probably make both the blintz loaf and the eggplant gratin. I e-mailed the words to ELI, sorry I left his name out and kept you in anticipation.

MELF, hope things work out with the trailer, moving, etc. etc. I'm sure it would ease your mind and heart if things settled down and everyone was closer in all ways. PLEASE take care of yourself, mind and body, we worry about you. Don't overdue it with your back, nothing is worth putting your health in jeapordy. {{{HUGS}}}

MONET, I love my RAINBOW too. I've had 2 of them, both from garage sales and really cheap, ditto for my sister, last one she got is an older model, but still works like a charm, $5! Can you imagine! I actually did work for them, but was VERY short lived, sold one to a friend. It's very hard to sell one of these I think, it's so expensive and with todays economy, very hard to sell, at least I think, your market up there may be different. I'd only buy another used one if I found it.

MOTOWN, CONGRATS on this weeks loss - kudos to you:D My family is very loving and I always tell my DM I love her, and I will never have any regrets when it comes to that. Same with my other GM that I absolutely loved, I never hesitated to call her, whenever I thought about her, no matter what the time was, or the telephone rates. When she passed I didn't have any regrets because I knew I did all I could and said when she was alive, I only wished we had lived closer.


Okay, time to go get the kids up and start to get ready I guess. Will try to get on later this evening before or after AMAZING RACE!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

DEB: A friend of mine sells Rainbows. She has been trying to get me into it for a while. She sold five in one week recently! She said she sells about one per seven showings. She is making enough to take scuba lessons and fly to Cozemel to scuba dive twice a year! I think she just hit on a good system. She leans toward pet owners and parents with very young children. :) The one I have is used too. I would not have minded a newer used one, but the price they had on one at the shop was ridiculous. Wish I could find one for $5 at a garage sale!

Hello all.

Well I have to tell everyone to really watch your e-mails very very close. We got a worm yesterday and it's driving me nuts. I don't know if it's the same one that everyone was warned about last week or not, but I do know that it will keep sending bogus e-mails to you. It takes the addresses in your address book and makes it look like those people are sending you mail. Hubby worked on that thing for a while last night, and hopefully we're getting rid of the darn thing. What doesn't make sense is we have the virus scan and it's updated, plus we have a firewall and all that security stuff on here, and it got through anyway, AND the dang virus scan didn't alert us to the thing until after we figured out we had it. I hope no one else gets this thing. I had to call my DM and tell her to watch her stuff really close or she'd end up with it and she won't know how to deal with it and there's no one around her that she'll trust with it either.

Now to some replies.

Bashful, Oh yeah. I got this cat when he was 6 months old, and the girl I got him from told me that he was "teething" and he would outgrow the biting. Boy was she wrong! I've had him a year and a half now and he still bites. I think he does it mostly because he gets irritated and has no front claws to defend himself with. Yours are siblings, and I've found out that animals act a lot like kids, so that's probably why your cats do their fighting. My aunt has 5 cats, and I think 4 of them are from the same litter and the other one is the mom. I don't know if they fight or not, but I would guess they do. I'm sure they can get irritated at each other the same as we humans do.

Quilter, Wow, that's neat that my kitty isn't the only one to drink that way. I just wish I knew why he does it that way.

I'm gonna go for now, got DM on MSN messanger and she keeps popping me stuff. Talk to y'all later.

Jenn

I just got in from my walk and of course I had to come and read the board. It's one of my favorite ways to get motivated.

Deb....I'm sure there are many things I could do better but over all I eat OP....I'm guilty of not eating enough from time to time. And other times too much. :) I've found with all this walking I'm starving...last night I had to get up and get a snack. My biggest bad is no breakfast. Loved the MC joke...I caught it right away. You have a super sense of humor and wit....no brownie points..okay brownie points might work..no calories.

Monet...the best thing about the lazagna is you can't tell it's whole wheat. My picky crew loves it. I hope ya'll enjoy it. I'm sorry you work with such a meanie. It doesn't take much to smile and say howdy. She must be a very sour person.

Bob...I'm glad you like Beauty. Its a super group of ladies. If anyone would like the link its http://beauty4ashes.org

Kim, I agree 155 is a good weight but I really think I can reach goal. At least that is my prayer. :)

Thank you for your encouragment Bashful. I hope today is the last day you have to do all that running around.


Toni...your supper sounds good. I am starving this morning. I just ate a tiny tomato and that only made me want more. So I guess after I get these monkies fed I will feed the big monkey.

Melf...I hope yall like the meat loaf. I'm so sorry that you DD's boyfriend turned out so bad.

Well I gotta run get some more glue down. Doing the kitchen in bits and pieces. If I missed somebody I am so sorry. I should take notes. Each of you is imporant and I value what you say.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

235/154/140-135

Good morning everyone!! I've been shopping on e-bay this morning; I have quite a few bids in to keep an eye on. I am trying to get some fall/winter clothes for my baby. My 5-year old is too hard to fit (she's tall & lean). Also, she goes to a Christian school and she can't wear any clothing with words or pictures on it. Next year she will be in the uniform (polo & tan/blue shorts/pants). That will make it easy. I just went to Wal-Mart & Old Navy & bought her about 10 solid color t-shirt type shirts, and she has denim & tan shorts. I did buy her a jacket & coat off of e-bay though. There is so darn much to look at on there, I'd need a week straight to stay online. It is great though. Anytime I want something, I always check there first. You can almost find anything you need. I got one of those floppy seats for shopping carts (regularly $65) for $35 brand new on e-bay. It feels good when you get a bargain!!

I am taking my daughter to Peter Piper Pizza today and to meet her teacher. I really hope she likes her new school. She went to the same pre-school two years in a row, and is going to miss those friends. BUT, they didn't offer kindergarten or primary grades there.

Melf: A gas line from Tucson to Phoenix broke and they are trying to repair it, but it keeps failing the tests. They are having to truck gas in, and they can't keep up with the demand. We just got permission from the EPA to have a lower grad gasoline brought in through a line from California to help out with the situation for 30 days or so. It is such a mess!! So sorry to hear about your DD & her insensitive boyfriend.

Deb: thanks for the info. on the chocolate. I really like to have it around. I did find that recipe for the zucchini cake that you mentioned and cannot wait to try it. As far as eating it all....I cut it up into individual portion sizes and freeze them individually and then take one out the night before I go to the gym, or when I know I am goign to be in a hurry. That way it has to thaw out, and I stick to the one portion. Also, when I eat on the go, I don't have a choice...when it is gone, it's gone. Best of luck to you today at GM funeral.

Toni48: YOU WILL make it through today, and tomorrow and the weekend. You are doing great. Keep up the good work. Do you want to weigh in on Monday???? I think Jack put up a challenge to stay OP all weekend. I'd like to put up a challenge to weigh in on Monday.

Motown: Glad your meds are working. Hope your headaches get better soon!

Well, better go get soem stuff done.

Take care, everyone!!!

Good thursday afternoon.

Well along with not getting to eat my bf yesterday, I didn't get my lunch until 3:30. Around 12:30 my DD called me hysterical.
nothing worse than answering the phone and all you hear is Mom and then hysterical crying. I couldn't imagine what was wrong. She had been carrying things downstairs to load up her car to go back to college and fell down the steps with a big box. She thought her ankle was broken. So I rushed her to the ER and spent half the afternoon in there. Luckily it was only a bad sprain.
So needless to say, she can't go back to school yet. She is to stay off of it for days and stay on crutches. They gave her a splint that she may have to wear for 6 weeks.

Then on my way home, other DD called and told me she had cut her han the night before fixing dinner and had to get 4 stitches. what's a moher to do??

We left the Er at 3:00 and DD was hungry I thought we were going to MCD's or some fast food place. i decided I would get a hamburger and just eat it ont he way back to work. Well they told her no greasy food since she was very sick at her stomach. So she wanted subway. i don't like that. So I took her home and got her set up on the couch. I had planned on eating tuna on crackers so I fixed big crackers with tuna and ate them in the car on the way back to the office. I worked late and then fixed hamburgers for dinner. we went to the grocery after that and I was full but craving everything I saw. (bad things that is). But I resisted. I was proud I made it through all that w/o eating off plan.

I'm out at our job site office now and sitting on the desk is a big box of Krispy creme donuts. I won't dare open the lid. They may jump out on me.

All you ladies that are nurses, my hat goes off to you. I couldn't do this all the time and I'm only getting, drinks, pills, covers, ice, etc. No yucky stuff, except for the puke pan in the ER).

Enough about me.


Monet, got such a laugh out of your post, slapping the girl, the duct tape. Don't pull it off too fast, ouch! WTG on staying OP again. You will get through this tough time. Hang in there.

Motownmom, congrats on the 1 1/ lbs. glad you found us.

Toni, there is a seet group of avators on here someplace. I'm sure someone could tell you exactly how to get there. If I had more time I would fool around and see if I could find it. Congrats on making it 4 days so far. You are one your way girl.

Deb, sending good thoughts your way today. I am a convenience person. Easier to buy pita chips then the time to make my own.

Jecrites, sorry you got that worm virus. hope you got everthing fixed. i would be lost, cause wouldn't know how to fix it.

gator, thanks for the info. i looked for the cartetine last night at Kroger's and didn't see it, Will look elsewhere.

Angehaley, 11 pds in months is great especially if you don't have a lot to lose. Be patient. You didn't gain it overnight (Ithink i did), Remember this is a WOE for life. My scale is a regular digital. o 1/ or 1/'s for me. i guess when it flucuates between two numbers that mean a half?

Bob, guess I am just a streaker at heart, you know I'm from the hippie era. Always sleep in the buff too!

Libra, please tell Toni how to find the avators.

Fruit, 3.5 since Monday is awesome girl. Keep up the good work. sounds like you are so busy you don't have time to eat.

bashful, good luck with the physical today. Hope things are not as hectic for you.

Kim, sorry you are having trouble with IBS. that can be nasty. hope you get it worked out soon. Good going on giving your boss that tip for the discussion. Betyou got some brownie points. Yum!

melf hope you get DD close by. I'm sure she willb e needing her momma when that baby comes. Men are stupid sometimes. better off w/o him I say.

Crystle, I'm like you, need to come here first thing to get motivated. Good going on the walk. Mine has relly slipped this week.

have a great day. Hope to check back later.

Jackie

I have a few minutes before I have to go check on the cakes, so I thought I would pop in again and try and do some catch up. I made it through mixing the cakes, and getting then into the oven with no problems. The worse part will be the cutting and shaping of the cake. I love cake sculpture, but it is hard to resist all the crumbs! So far, so good though!

I am SO tired! Tom woke me this morning at 6:30, and I was rather shocked. I did not hear his alarm go off at 6, and was sleeping so soundly, I was having a hard time figuring out where I was at first! I will try and take a nap after I get the cakes out of the oven, but I have a friend coming over for coffee this afternoon, so I will probably not get the chance.

PANCHO: I love ebay too! It is amazing the stuff you can find on there! I have gotten some great deals. I only got burned once or twice, which I figure is pretty good a ratio. I have purchased hundreds of items on there.

JACK: See? You think I am sweet? And all I can think of is slapping that girl for being so *****y! ;) Sorry you are having to deal with medical emergencies with your girls. Nothing freaks a mother more than her hurting child. Right?

COUNTRY: I understand from others that this is standard behavior with this girl. She tends to get a bee in her bonnet and nothing will shake it. I have tried to talk to her, and ask her why she is mad at me, but she will not tell me, and won't respond. I even asked her to forgive me, if I had offended her, and I got NO response! What are you supposed to do with someone like that? sigh.

Ok, more later. I am too sleepy to stay sitting up!

:wave:

Debilli-My bread came out good. But it is a dense loaf. But I can cut the slices very thin.

CountryMom- It sure would take me more than a tiny tomato to help with hunger after a 4 mile walk. LOL... Wow one more day and you've really walked a bunch of miles. I'm in awe of you.

Pancho- Yes I'll weigh in Monday. That will help me to stay motivated for the week-end. Thanks for asking me. I love shopping on e-bay. Just got an old time campfire dutch oven cookbook off of there last night. Also starting a bit of my Christmas shopping on there.

Jack-K- Wow you've really had a round and did well anyway. Good for you gal..... So sorry about your daughters, hope they heal quickly!!

Monet- Hope you get some much needed rest. It sure would be hard to resist those cake crumbs, but come on gal you can do it...

Monet, I don't care how old your kids get, they are still your babies and when they are hurt, you worry yourself sick. IIf you have done all that with that girl at work, then I would say the heck with her and just ignore her. It does make for unpleasant working conditions though. I know you can stay out of those crums, I have faith in you.

Jackie.

My 10 year old is being defiante or should I say totally scatterbrained today and won't focus on school so I am still around trying to make him get it done. It waste so much of my day when he is in one of these moods. I did lay some tiles and am waiting for the next section to set up so I can add some more. It's hard working around the wet ones but there's no way I could lay them all in a day...we have to use the kitchen too much.

Toni...aww thank you. It's all God. Two and a half years ago I could barely walk the half mile to the mail box and back. That was the longest mile of my life for weeks. Everything hurt. :)
I LOVE the idea of weighing on Mondays...count me in too.

Monet....think how terribly miserable she must be. I'll be praying for her. And you since you have to be around her. STEP AWAY from the CRUMBS :D Hope you get some rest this afternoon. I wouldn't mind a nap myself but that aint happenin'.

Outta here...but I'll be back...LOL

Love,
Crystle

Crystle--I was very interested in looking at the Ashes website, but no matter what I use, Netscape or IE, I still get a "forbidden on this server." So I tried to find it via google, but was not sure what the site was about. I did find one talking about two leaders, and another one saying that they have changed the name to something else. Any suggestions.

I have been having all kinds of trouble with the ole 'puter. First, my word program stopped working and so when I went to bring up the talk I'm working on for September, it couldn't retrieve it. I had to reinstall the program. Also, my address book lost all my addresses. The book is there, but somehow the 'puter ate the whole bunch. I have no idea how or why this happened. Sometimes I hate these machines because they take up a bunch of time an inopportune times. BTW, I no longer have anyone on the boards e-mail address as a result. :(

Eating is OK. SB pancakes for breakfast with an added egg white for extra protein. Lunch was 4 oz. meat patty with some cheddar cheese melted on top and some green beans. I also had a snack of about 2 oz. poached chicken breast with some homemade pesto. Tonight we are eating out. I'll probably have a salad with shrimp on it.
I got my walk in, amazingly. It has been gloomy all day and is now raining. I've been running back and forth looking at caterpillars. I have 7 large ones that I'm hoping will stop eating and start the pupa stage. I also brought another kind of caterpillar in from the garden. It is BIG and I hope it pupates tonight. I also have 7 tiny cats that still have a lot of eating to do. They will be zebra longwings when they reach adulthood.

Well, I have to get my shower.

Crystal--I tried the ashes site again. Here's what I get:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Apache/1.3.19 Server at www.beauty4ashes.org Port 80

What does that mean? Is there some code word I need or something?

Howdy from Texas...... only 98 degrees today..... they are teasing us on the weather channel... said a SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN TOMORROW....... AND A COOL FRONT COMING, NEXT WEEK WILL ONLY BE IN THE MID 90'S................................. One could only wish that she would sweat off ten LBS every time she went outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:dizzy:
Made it to get dad & brother on time from airport..... They were on a business trip in FL.......... they stay at the Doral.... is that close to any of FLORIDIAN'S???????????

DEB - I was laughing sooo hard reading your post to me.... You were lost on my SHORTHAND...................?????? Wonder why....
great job on the OUTBACK visit..... you should try to MIX UP your ordering more often.... You might ENJOY more new things!!!!!!!!!ha.ha.ha.....ha.ha.ha....
by the way... I can't remember the name of the building... but we just sold a condo in downtown Miami...... (the building that has a big hole thru the middle) on the bay side.... do you know what I am talking about???? I will remember it if you say it.... Family spends a lot of time in FL........ will have to look you up next time I am there, you seem to be a big HOOT... I know that we would get along great!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, for my stats.... I am currently 151 (DOWN THREE SINCE YESTERDAY..... DOES THAT MAKE SENCE????????????) My end goal is 115 - 120. I am 31 years old.
I am 5' 2". Hope is ok that I sent the info on here and not an e-mail......:s:
HOPE ALL WENT WELL TODAY...... FINALLY BEHIND YOU... Now you can focus on your DGF and keeping him healthy!!!!!:smug:

LIBRA925 - congrats on the down 5#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bless your grandkiddos.....a ruptured appendex is very dangerous....... and RSV just as dangerous.....(I have a friend that was exposed to that while prego... and lost the baby at 7 mos..........):stress: THANK GOD THEY BOTH CAME THRU WITH FLYING COLORS!!!!!

MONET - My goodness..... asymetriacal growths on your dd ears........ Guess I have many years of stress and worry ahead of me..... BUT IT IS ALLLLLL SO VERRRRRY WORTH IT....!!!

BASHFUL8 - 1.5 down and total of 6.5 down....... YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO SKINNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) My MOM HAS ibs...... I feel for you......... I know it really stresses her out..............

JACKK - thx for info on pot p........ You mentioned not being able to wait to be a grandma.............LET ME JUST TELL YOU THE PLEASURE IT BRINGS ME........... TO SEE MY PARENTS WITH LILY........ It has brought soooo many wonderful things into their lives....!! Like a kid again!!!!!!!!! I too can't wait for you to have that joy!!!!!!!!!!

PANCHO - What type of symptoms does your dd have with the lactose......... Are you the one that said their daughter goes to a GI dr???? I can't find that post.... of who that was........
27.5 lbs.......... what a feat!!!!!!!!!! You are my inspiration!!!!!!! Guess moderation is what I too need to learn..... IT IS SOOO HARD!!!!!!!! What do you use for your ice coffee... that too is all I drink.... don't like it hot....... uck.... UM...... YES, THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE HAS ASPERTAIM IN IT.... SHOULD I NOT BE EATING / DRINKING ASPERTAIM......... Maybe that is my problem..... ?:?:

GATORGAL - I too got that message from the ashes web site....??

WEATHER UPDATE....AS I SIT AT THE COMPUTER... I JUST NOTICED THAT THE TEMP IS NOW.... 103................. WAY TO HOT........!!! Can't wait for late September to get here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you all are having a wonderful Thursday...........!!!!!
Stay OP for dinner!!!!!!!!!!!! :p



a.

The site apprears to be down. I'm not sure why. I'm getting the same error. I'll try to give ya a holler when it comes back up.

Ange...we are right at 100. Typical Texas weather. I LOVE that first cold front. Almost always the first really really cold front falls right at Thanksgiving. That's when we get our tree. I hope September is cooler than last year...Bow season opens. :) Your goal weight is tiny. My daugher is 5'2 something and is around 107 and 112...a bone. Have you been tiny most of your life?



Love,
Crystle

I went out to my garden, and found that something weird is going on with my cucumbers! They are all getting yellow, and rotting before they get big enough to pick! The few that were not yellow, were shaped more like ovals then cucumbers. I am not happy! I love cucumbers! I was SO looking forward to having a ton of them to snack on. sniff.

I said I was going to jump on the metal monster this morning for a WITH, and I did. No change. I was hoping it would be good news, but I guess no news is better than bad news. I am plugging along, behaving myself, but today has been hard. Seems I am starving all the time! I ate breakfast at about 9, lunch at 11:30, a second bit of lunch at 1:30, and a snack of a bowl of veggies and a bit of dip just now at 4:15! Another sign that my insulin levels are not good. Insulin triggers hunger pains when your blood sugar drops...even if it just drops a bit, and not to the point of being TOO low. I figure a few days of this, and it will eventually calm down.

My daughter and SIL are coming for dinner tonight. They want to discuss starting a catering business with me. Not sure if I want this, but I will go into it with an open mind. My SIL is good, very good. He will be successful I feel sure. I kind of feel like I am too old for this though! ;)

GATOR: I found a couple more caterpillars on my dill plant! In fact, the little buggers have just about stripped it clean! I hope it survives! One is on the basil too. I hope they can avoid the blue tailed skinks, and wasps! I wish I had a butterfly cage to move them to!

ANGE: Its hard not to stress out when there is something wrong with your kid....even when they grow up! I worry about my 25 year old more now than I did when he was two, and I was controlling his environment! I agree...it is SO worth it! I really wanted six kids, but the doctor told me it is a miracle I had three! I so enjoy them! Even when they are driving me crazy! (which is often, and easy! haha!)

COUNTRY: Boy does reading about your ten year old and school work bring back memories! My son was a real hard case when it came to getting his school work done when I was homeschooling him. He unfortunately learned to manipulate mom very easily! He knew just what to say or do to distract me. Hope you can do better than I did on keeping yours on track! Thanks for the prayers...I am praying I can break through her wall of crabbiness, and be able to develop a relationship with her. That is why I am working this job...to be salt and light...

JACK: I SO agree! I worry about my three...and my SIL to boot! They will always be my babies... :)

TONI: I think I may use some duct tape to avoid munching on crumbs. I feel a good amount of determination, so I am hopeful of behaving myself. Besides, how can I get on here and say I failed? It would be TOO humiliating!

JECRITES: I am so sorry you had to deal with that worm. That is scarey that you got it inspite of a firewall and virus protection! I hope we don't get it. There is no telling with my teen going all over the internet doing who knows what! She loves downloading music, and chatting on AIM. I think my hubby, who is a computer programmer, has the firewall set up to be pretty strong. I hope it is effective!

Ok, gotta go! Tom just got home, and I am hoping we have to run out to pick up his truck! (the alternative-no car tomorrow- is just too painful a thought to entertain!)

I keep forgetting to add my snacks.....

1 handful of almonds
1 oz sweet potato chips
1 c. cottage cheese w/ a few green olives (yum)
1 low gi no bake choc cookie (yum - yum - yum - yum) recipe on board!!!
2 motz string cheese
iced chi (I use caff free chi tea w/ milk & divinci butter rum sf syrup - oh my-------HEAVEN) TASTES LIKE THE HOLIDAYS!!!!!
THATS ALL I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW.....

COUNTRY - WE LIVE IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW.... BUT HOUSE GOES ON THE MARKET ( just realized I was using all caps....sorry..) Monday... we are moving to our ranch in far North Tex - on Tx/Ok border - we are building a house!!! Reason for the long story... So excited..... because it is be cooler there.... We spent Christmas there last year... and actually had SNOW.................. Can't wait... ARE YOU A BOW HUNTER???? ;) My DH is a huge bow hunter.... I am not strong enough.... I love to hunt though!!! Um, let's just say that I was small in HIGH SCHOOL... That was 15 yrs. ago... then progressivly got bigger and bigger......! :mad:

LOVE,
A.

Monet--You don't really HAVE to have a butterfly cage. I used to use a big plastic bowl with a cover that I kept just a little ajar. I used 35 mm. film canisters, those plastic things the film comes in, and poked a hole in the top for the plant. All you have to do is put some of the dill in there and the cats will munch away. Then when they get pretty good sized, add a twiggy branch. They will crawl up it and pupate.
Maybe all the water is rotting your cukes. We've had a ton of rain down here. It is affecting everything. Even the flowers aren't blooming as much because of all the H2O. They are just coming up for air between rain storms.

Okay, shame on me! I went off my plan yesterday at lunch with pizza and choc chip cookies and today I'm depressed. I missed supper last night, too. I got busy when I got home and literally forgot about eating. That was a first for me. Anyway, I feel like I'm letting my new friends down as well as myself.

Deb, I love your tag line that when we cheat, we only cheat outselves. That's so true, because I'm feeling awful. One week was all I did without a slip up. I could blame it on some personal issues I'm having right now, but that would be a cop out. Issues will always be a part of life. I'm back on it now, but I sure hate it that I messed up.

Gloomy Marilyn

:) See that smiley face? The truck is ready! Monet will have wheels tomorrow! I am a happy camper!

GATOR: Thanks for the tip! I may try and get the biggest caterpillar and put him in a large container with some dill. (not that there is much left!) It would be wonderfully exciting to have it pupate for me to watch! Once it goes into the crysalis, how long does it take to come out a butterfly? I think my cukes have some sort of blight. Some of the vines are shriveling up. I am sure there are blights that effect cukes, just never had this problem before! :(

EVENING EVERY BUDDY!!!! :wave:


Just breezing thru....can't address everyone today......


BUT

Jackie.....if we are ever on a SB outing and have to spend the night, we'll have to share a room.....Our sleeping in the buff would probably scare the **** out of everyone there!!!!!

Have a wonderful evening everyone.....Can't wait for the finale of THE AMAZING RACE!!!!!

Later
BOB

Hey kids

Ok - I'm officially back on....I haven't cheated in 4 days so now I can quit the counting - it's smooth sailing from now on! Still crazy with work - hope it ends soon!

Talk to you later
Missy
286/277.5/170

Hello all-- We are home again. Had a wonderful time. It was just dh and I for the first day, then a couple of friends joined us. The weather was wonderful, and the fishing was great!! We are going back next Wednesday or Thursday. I am turning brown from all the sun. Walked the shoreline Tuesday, it is very hard in the sand to make good time, but it was worth it. And I felt good getting in some exercise.

I know that I told you all about my Mother's brother coming to visit her. That is why she didn't go to the lake with us. THEY STAYED LESS THAN 24 HOURS. I told her that I sure wouldn't change my plans next time. They got in Tuesday night, and left before we got back Wednesday night. I didn't even get to see them!!

Our garden is doing fantastic with all this heat we are having. We are enjoying Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Cabbage, Onions, Carrots, Beets (I only ate a few the first dig and haven't eaten any since.) and dh has even dug up a hill of potatoes for him and Bill. Tonight is Summer Squash.
But the heat has not been good for anything else. The wild fires are getting out of hand. There was a small one just down the road from us while we were gone. Lightening started it. We have had Thunder and Lightening but no rain to speak of since June. Bill stayed here with the pups. Said he had just spent 8 months on a boat and didn't want to go this time.

Will try to get caught up on the posts, but won't promise anything.

Deb-- I did want to give condolences on the death of you DGM. My heart goes out to your DGF. 68 years is a lifetime. I hope that he will find the strength to go on with his life.
Your DGM sounds so much like mine, (My Mother actually called me crying on Mother's Day because her Mother had just said I love you to her for the first time EVER!! And she is 64 years old!!)

Back this evening.......

Hello all:

I'm winning some of my e-bay auctions. Yippeeee! I also went by a consignment store, spur of the moment today, and found 7 pairs of pants for my 5 year old (3 pair jeans, and 4 stretch pants). I paid about $17 for all of them. I'm in that bargain mode; ready to hit some garage sales now.

My daughter met her teacher today and she seems to be a nice lady who will not be too hard or too soft (just right). It seems as if a lot of the parents knew eachother from pre-school and were a little clickish. Oh well, we will see how it goes when the school year gets underway.

I was so starved when we got home, I ate almost an entire bag of a snack sized bag of popcorn. Oh well, it filled me up.

Gas is still a mess, so we will stay home tomorrow.

Jack: Gheeez, I hope both of your daughters feel better soon.

Toni48: I think I'll check for some Christmas ideas on E-bay; it's better than fighting the crowds. Do they sell toys on there too?

Country: We'll count you in for Weigh-in-Monday. I should have TOM by then, but will still weigh in with everyone else.

angehaley: When my 13-month old had whole milk, she would cry a lot and wake up at night screaming. Her stomach was hard as a rock, and she was having runny, mucousy foul smelling bowel movements (sorry for the detail). Once we took her off it, she was fine. It's strange because she can eat cheese, yogurt, etc...just not the whole milk. It is my 5-year old that see a GI specialist. She has something called Eosonophil Esophagitis. Her esophagus gets inflamed due to allergies of foods, pollens, etc. She has to use a Flovent inhaler, and swallow it -vs- inhaling it. I get a mocha mudslide coffeee mix from a company called lowcarb.com. They have a vanilla flavor as well. I like it because I don't use much; maybe one oz, with a little DaVinci syrup and 6-8 oz of milk and ice. I like it because it is flavored with Splenda. Aspartame is a personal choice. Some people feel it stalls their weight loss, but I don't think it's very safe to drink. I will have a diet soda from time to time, but don't like to consume it regularly.

Monet: Maybe the company that you bought your cucumbers from gave you the wrong seeds mixed in. My mom grows a round yellow cucumber that is pretty tasty.

Libra: Yesterday is gone; today is another day. Put it behind you and move on. You did it, now forget it! You only disappoint yourself; we're here for support, remember?

Fruit: Sail on!!!! You are on your way now! You're in for Weigh-in-Monday, right?

Teensy: Welcome back!! Your garden sounds divine. I wish I could be there to taste it all.

Well, looks like a light dinner night. Hubby is going to be late, and I don't feel like cooking. I'll probably have cereal or something. I'm such a bad mommy; feeding my children cereal for dinner, oh well....I'll get over it, and they'll love me for it (ha).

I'll check in tomorrow.

Have a great evening!!!

I had finally caught up with everyone's posts (there are some many now I think I have to take notes so I can actually respond to the right person about the right thing. I'm not complaining though, more people means more support as far as I'm concerned) and then had to go eat dinner (hubby was calling, he's such a great guy he even ccoks SB legal just for me :D ). So now I'm back to post, finally.

Today was another crazy day:o . I was in 3 of 5 bouroughs. I'm so sick of driving around like a mad woman. It looks like I'll have to do it one more day next week and then I'll have a repreive until internship starts on the 2nd. Then my driving all the time really starts. Now I think it just bothers me b/c they are so disorganized. I passed my physical, which basically means I don't have TB, all my antibodies are active, and I don't do drugs. Nice physical right. For all they know I'm a heart attack waiting to happen (God forbid). Anyway, I have to go back Monday to give them a money order ($75 :mad: ) so they can finger print me and do a baclground check. They said they didn't tell me about this before (so I could get it done today instead of having to go back) b/c "not everyone passes the drug test" and they don't want people to waste the money. Well all I can say is I would have liked the choice since I knew I would pass the drug test. GOSH!

Enough complaining. I should be grateful (as we were reminded last week) of the good things in our lives. After all I could be one of the poor souls who doesn't have an internship this year and has to go through the process of applying again (It was such a nightmare last year). So I'm going to (try) to focus on that from now on!!!!!! :devil:

On to Replies:

Jecrites: Sorry to hear you got the worm. Or one of them. My comp been a little slower the last week but I haven't gotten any weird e-mails, but a friend of mine did. I really don't get how these things work. I'm crossing my fingers for you (and the rest of us). Your point about my boys being sibs is a very good one. I'm an only child, so the idea that sibs fight is always a last thought for me. I always wanted a brother or sister. I guess when I have kids (hopefully more than one) I'll get used to all the fighting. I think they bte each other b/c like your one, they don't have front claws. They both paw at their water bowl before drinking. So much so that we got an electric one that flows with a wide base b/c they kept drinking out of the sink and knocking their bowl over. Their crazy :dizzy: ! But we love them :D.

Jack-K I hope that your DD's are feeling better soon. I think it's great though that you didn't eat offplan. I'm not a mom (yet, other than to my cats) but I know my mom can get really upset when things happen to me. So I think it's a real accomplishment that you made good food choices despite the chaos and worry.

Monet How do you do it? I'm dreading the holidays b/c everyone will expect me to bake (I usually have a chocolate chip cookie backing Marathon during NOV & DEC) and I don't think I can do it without eating them.

Debbie You were right you missed my insanity about my wedding pics (although with all the horrors I've heard about problems people have had, mine was nothing in comparison), but hopefully now things will be better. I hope that today was not too stressful for you. Funerals are hard enough but they can be even worse when everyone "seems" to be feeling things your not. Hopefully you were able to balance everything okay. I too wish I had been on the board before you can to NYC so we could have met. Maybe I could have helped make the experience more fun for you. Maybe the next time I'm in FL visiting my inlaws we could meet up, they like in Plantation just outside of Ft. Lauderdale. Although I have to admit, as much as you didn't like NYC is how I feel about the leat in FL. So we doen't go down there much. My inlaws usually come here, all the rest of their family is still in NY.

So, can someone tell me how to get/make SB pancakes? I keep hearing people refer to them, and I think I would like to try them.

ALso someone mentioned eating WW tortillas (sorry can't remember who), what brand are they? all the ones I find are made with enriched flour.

Finally, Popcorn? We can eat popcorn? I thought no corn products at all? Am I wrong?

Tomorrow, I have to work and then my best friend from college is coming to hangout for the night. We usually pig-out together, I hope I can keep myself under control. I'll just keep reminding myself that I really want this weight gone.

I hope everyone has a wonderful night!
:)Steph

Sorry I have not had a chance to read the board tonight. Off tomorrow, so I will hopefully get to do that in the morning.

Some replies: Please forgive me if I missed anyone!

woodfrogs, WTG on losing 4.5 lbs!!

QUILTER/Kim, WTG on the 2 lbs. You’ll see that low before you know it!

daisey_73, Hey, 1 lb is 1 lb. Better than a gain. WTG!

Debelli, Your lunch at Out Back sounded so good it made me salivate! LOL I own a Rainbow & absolutely :love: it! You’re right about the water looking gross, but that just shows me how well it works! Don’t know what I’d do without my Rainbow! Hey, did you cook! :lol: I’ve been hungry for some eggplant lasagne. I think I’ll pull out my recipe & do one this week end. One of the reasons that I’m not losing is that I have not been cooking much. I need to get back into the kitchen! You broke your toe??? OMG!! I must have missed that post. OUCH! Poor you.

Toni48, WTG on the weight loss! You can do it! So it sounds like you are not too far from Eureka Springs. I :love: that area. We spent a whole week on Holiday Island a few years ago & did a lot of walking around in the unique downtown area. They have so many hidden nooks & crannies there that it’s a lot of fun to explore. And of course the Passion Play grounds are wonderful. I think it’s time to go back! LOL Thanks for posting that Riceless Spanish Rice recipe. Sounds good. I think I will give it a try. What size gab of slaw did you use??

tysgrammy WTG on the 8 lb loss. You’re doing great! What a GREAT START.

Country, At least you are maintaining in the same general range, but I know how disappointing it is to keep trying & not loose!

Libra925, :cp: 5 lbs WTG!!

Bashful Take the 1.5 lbs girl, you’ve earned them :) So glad to hear that some of the pics came out. I know that must be a big relief.

angehaley WTG. Keep up the great work. A cool 101 huh? Our heat index has been around 110 here. It’s hot & muggy. Thank God I work inside, although I do complain about being too cold at my work place, it doesn’t take but a minute or 2 outside to thaw out. LOL

BeachFan, A slow steady loss is better than none & this week that’s exactly what I have lost. None.

fruitloupe, 3.5 lbs is a great start! Keep it going!

Hello....for those of you who remember me I am the bus driver Mother of 3 who divorced my hubby of 24 yrs last June. That is about the time I fell out of sight. Well I am back. I have a new hubby who is wondeful to me and who is SBing with me. It is so much more fun to have someone to share with. We have been on track for almost two weeks now. He has lost 6 pounds. I have lost 5 pounds. I put on some capris today that a few weeks ago lacked about 1 1/2 inches meeting. Well they fit now. I am so happy. They were actually comfortable all day. Well I am off to bed I will try to write more next time. Just wanted to say Hello.

Debbie :)

Just a quick good morning to you all, have to get ready to go to DM's and work for her today, last day to do this. Don't have time to post to everyone but I plan on doing what I did the other day and copy the board and do it at work so I can get caught up, at least from what I get copied.

Until then, here's my contribution for FRIDAY FUNNIES::lol:


SOCIAL SECURITY SEX:

Two men were talking. "So, how's your sex life?" "Oh, nothing special. I'm having Social Security sex." "Social Security sex?" "Yeah, you know: I get a little each month, but not enough to live on!"

LOUD SEX:

A wife went in to see a therapist and said, "I've got a big problem, doctor. Every time we're in bed and my husband climaxes, he lets out this ear splitting yell." "My dear," the shrink said, "that's completely natural. I don't see what the problem is." "The problem is," she complained, "It wakes me up!"

QUIET SEX:

Tired of a listless sex life, the man came right out and asked his wife during a recent lovemaking session, "How come you never tell me when you have an orgasm?" She glanced at him casually and replied, "You're never home!"

CONFOUNDED SEX:

A man was in a terrible accident, and his "manhood" was mangled and torn from his body. His doctor assured him that modern medicine could give him back his manhood, but that his insurance wouldn't cover the surgery, since it was considered cosmetic. The doctor said the cost would be $3,500 for "small, $6,500 for "medium, $14,000 for "large." The man was sure he would want a medium or large, but the doctor urged him to talk it over with his wife before he made any decision. The man called his wife on the phone and explained their options. The doctor came back into the room, and found the man looking dejected. "Well, what have the two of you decided?" asked the doctor. The man answered, "She'd rather remodel the kitchen".

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY SEX:

A husband and his wife had a bitter quarrel on the day of their 40th wedding anniversary. The husband yells, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads: 'Here Lies My Wife - Cold As Ever'." "Yeah," she replies, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone reads: 'Here Lies My Husband - Stiff At Last.'"

WOMEN'S HUMOR:

My husband came home with a tube of K Y jelly and said, "This will make you happy tonight." He was right. When he went out of the bedroom, I squirted it all over the doorknobs. He couldn't get back in.

A couple is lying in bed. The man says, "I am going to make you the happiest woman in the world." The woman says..... "I'll miss you."


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An eccentric billionaire wanted a mural painted on his library wall, so he called in an artist. Describing what he wanted, the billionaire said, "I am a history buff, and I would like your interpretation of the last thing that went through Custer's mind before he died. I am going out of town on business for a week, and when I return, I expect to see it completed."

Upon his return, the billionaire went to the library to examine the finished work. To his surprise, he found a painting of a cow with a halo. Surrounding this there were hundreds of Indians in various stages and different positions of making love.

Furious, he called the artist in. "What the **** is this?" screamed the billionaire.

"Why that's exactly what you asked for, " said the artist smugly.

"No! I didn't ask for a mural of pornographic filth, I asked for a mural of the interpretation of Custer's last thoughts!"

"And there you have it," said the artist, "I call it 'Holy cow, look at all those f:censored:g Indians.' "

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This was posted on one of the general boards by PUSSYWILLOW. I have guided her (hopefully) to post her questions here on this board so she can get replies.


FROM PUSSYWILLOW:

ok hope you will answer this one for me..... eating at subway is that ok ? going for lunch thought i could eat a sub on whole wheat ...please respond ...not having alot of luck with you guys responding to my questions.... hope it is not the name my nickname has been that since childhood hrew up in a garden nursery my dad grew pussywillow's for the city so i sort of got tagged with the name,,,, hope it does not offend anyone.... i could change it.....

so let me know i will be glad to put another one up here okay

Haven't had breakfast yet, but thought I would stop in here, and get psyched up for the cake icing event. :) I was happy to find I had the board and box I needed, so I don't have to run to the cake decorating supply store. Once I have my breakfast, I can get it done, and hopefully, will report back I did not touch a drop of it. Seeing my doctors face in my mind's eye, and his admonishment that I was headed for shots if I did not take my meds, helps a lot too!

TEENSY: Oh, rub it in that your garden is being bountiful! ;) Glad you had a good time fishing. What did you catch? I used to like to fish with my father in law...we caught brim and bass usually, and a few catfish. Then my mother in law would slather them in cornmeal and fry them! Ew! I did not like catfish that much, but the brim and bass was pretty good!

PANCHO: No, these cukes are supposed to be slender, foot long green. I did get about a dozen from the plants last week, but this week, they started to look withered, and the small cukes are turning yellow. The ones that did not rot just did not get long, but round! Don't you love ebay? I have gotten some great stuff on there. I am addicted to books, and I have found a lot of hard to find ones on there. I hope the cliques of parents at the new school are not too strong. I hate having to deal with that. You wonder why people are that way. Especially those who claim to hold Biblical beliefs in their lives....

DEB: Thanks for the risque FFs. ;)

MELF: How is your back doing?

BUSDEB: Welcome back!

BASHFUL: Here is a tip, open notepad, and make your replies as you read. Then copy and paste them into the reply window when you are done. Someone suggested that when I first got on here, and it helps! Now I just scroll up and down, and make my replies that way. If you want to make the cookies, as usual, just chew gum, and put duct tape on your mouth. Once you get through it one time, you will feel SO much stronger! It does help. I have gotten through making a wedding cake for 800, and serving it at the wedding without taking a bite! I remind myself of that whenever I feel tempted. I felt so successful, and I want to feel that way again. :encore:

FRUIT: Hooray! Way to go! :bravo:

LIBRA: No more gloomies! Time to put the chin up and feel good about being successful! :mag: You can do it! Just a bit of planning so you are not starving and making bad choices, and it will all be much better! :sunny:

PUSSYWILLOW: The bread at subway is not 100% whole wheat, so it is not legal. You can ask them to make the sub into a salad for you instead. I am sorry if people are not responding quick enough to your questions. I guess we can be kind of a sloppy group, but please don't hold that against us! Just keep asking and fuss at us if we don't respond fast enough. Your name is fine. No one is offended, but there are some characters on here that will tease you. Its all in good nature, and we don't want to offfend YOU, so if it does, just say so! We want you here! Jump on in, and join us. That said, I will admit that I have had the wheat sub rolls at sub places, knowing they were not totally legal. I can't say they did not hurt me, though, since I really struggle to lose anything, due to thyroid and insulin problems. If you can avoid not eating it, I would say that is your best route.

Good morning everyone. Well with the help of your support you've kept me motivated all week. I'm so grateful for all of you. I can't believe this will be my fifth day. Think I'm up for the challage of weighing in Monday. We can do it gals, a successful week-end!!!! Yesterday we had the hottest day since 1984. It hit a record 104 degrees. I waited till today to grocery shop as its supposed to be a little cooler. Sure hope so. I've been able to see more what I'm going to need in the way of food. Now if I can just get more vegetables in. I can't seem to eat enough of those.

CountryMom- I remember your struggles at the first with your walking. You are true inspiration on how far you've come!!

Monet- It has to be to much water on the cucumbers. Oh my I would love some fresh ones. I grew tomatoes and bell peppers in pots this year and they did wonderful. Till a big bunch of tomato worms cleaned house on them last week. Its the first time I've ever had them. I'm still getting a few though. I sure know what you mean about days when you can't seem to get full. But you gave me some snack ideas so thanks. Hope you got Tom's truck back.

angehaley- How exciteing to build your own home and move to a new place. Theres lots of deer, wild turkey and such around here to hunt. I love living out of the city and enjoy the peace and quiet of the country.

GatorGAl- Sounds like your eating is going so well. I loved reading your menu.

Libra- Come on and dust yourself off. It was one day and thats all behind you now. Here you've got a brand new one. Don't let one day wreck how well you've done. You can do this girl!!! Do the week-end challange and weigh in Monday. See how good you can do this week-end....

Bob- Are you still watching the movies and giving reports?

fruitloupe- Woo Hoo on 4 days. I think you're right and I can quit counting to. Theres something about making that 4 days that makes all the difference. And then I think two weeks has you over allot of the cravings.

Teensybean- Your garden sounds wonderful!!! How lucky to have all the fresh vegetables. And then to catch fish to go with them!!

Pancho-Yippee on winning the auctions. I'm having a heck of a time with mine this week. Yes e-bay has toys and I have found allot of neat things on there for my Grandsons. I love to get my step daughter and DIL jewlery off there. I've found some really nice things. And its sooo fun.... Sounds like you have really found the bargains. It makes you feel good when you do. Wish I could have cereal some nights. But heck no my DH wants his meat and salad!!! Good luck this week-end on SB...

bashful- I think we can have 1 cup of air popped popcorn. There should be a recipe some where around here for pancakes. I get Hodgeson mills buckwheat pancake mix and use the sugar free syrup. They sure are good some times for a change. You make me tired just reading about all your running. Puff pant.... Make you some SB legal snacks for when your friend is here. Dip and vegetables, cheese, peanut butter celery, fruit. You'll be so pleased when Monday rolls around.

Melf- I just got a regular bag of slaw mix. Not a big one. Of course we only have one size here. I just made some slaw from the rest of it. Which I really enjoyed. I have never got to see the Passion play and would love to. A pan of lasagna sounds so good, I may have to make one. I love the leftovers so might do one on Sunday.

BusDeb-I just started back this week so its good to meet someone I haven't. My husband hasn't caught back on to SB yet but he will. He still eats at meals what I do though and it sure does make it nice. No potatoes or candy stuff in the house. Sounds like you've really got your life on track. Congradulations...Hope you keep posting..

Debelli- You started my Friday off on the right foot. With a cute joke. Hope you have a nice week-end.

Guess its time to get off and hit the treadmill so I can make it 5 days in a row.... Will try and pop back on later

Willow- Sorry I didn't see your post. I love subway sandwiches but dang have to get the salad instead!!! Wish they would make a legal bread.

Monet- You can do it girl... No ICING... LOL!!! I'll bet your cake turns out so neat. Wish I could see it.

BUSDEB, WELCOME BACK!

TONI, thanks, I think I'll try to fix that recipe for supper tonight. When I got home last night DH had picked the okra from the garden & fried it down along with some squash, so the veggies are all done. Will just have to warm them up & do a main dish.

Well I'm off to see another trailer this morning & depending on what I see, I will probably go put a down payment on the first one we saw Tues. I talked to that owner again & told her we were interested & she was willing to hold it on my word that I would come today & give her a deposit. They will not be ready to move out of it before the middle of September. DD is due Sept 28th. That will probably not allow her to be moved in before the baby comes, but she can stay with us till we get it moved & set up for her.

I also have to pick up my youngest GS at daycare & bring him to his mom at the Pediatrician's office afterwhile. He had a Q-tip in his ear last night & fell on it. Ear was bleeding. This child has already had tubes in his ears twice & had some damage to one ear drum from the previous tubes with some hearing loss. Sure hope he didn't perferate that ear drum!

Well got to go! Sorry I did not get to read yesterday's posts, so I hope I'm not leaving some questions unanswered.

FF....thought we could all relate to this one :D

Microsoft vs. GM
================

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for
the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly
compared the computer industry with the auto industry and
stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer
industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000
miles to the gallon."

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press
release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft,
we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would
have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally, your car would die on the freeway for no
reason. You would have to pull over to the side of the road,
close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and
reopen the windows before you could continue.
For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would
cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case
you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was
reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but
would run on only five percent of the roads.

6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights
would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An
Illegal Operation" warning light.

7. The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock
you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted
the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio
antenna.

9. Every time a new car was introduced, car buyers would have to
learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls
would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

Friday...yeah....last day of school till Monday. We got some rain last night for the first time in a long time. I was hoping it would wait till after my walk but after a few streaks of lightening we had to give up and go in. We had to settle for 2.5 miles. It was awesome when the storm was blowing in...it was sooooo cool outside.

Ange...yes, I bow hunt. Last year was my first year. I never saw anything but maybe this year. :) How cool to be moving up where it's colder. I love the winter months. Until they get here of course...LOL I get so cold.

Hey Bus Deb...welcome back!

Libra....hey woman hang in there. Remember the only time you fail is when you stop getting up. Just dust off get back on track and keep on keeping on. I don't think there is one of us that hasn't faces falling off the wagon and at times being run over by it. :D

Monet....could it be that your cukes are at the end of their season? Mom's started turning yellow and small about 2 or 3 weeks ago and finally quit about a week ago. The sun in August just gets to em here in Texas. Another thing to check for is at the base of the stems....if they are white and kinda split they have a little critter that burrows into them. If so, do not put them in your compost pile and do not plant cucumbers or squash in that spot because the critters are in the soil.

Willow...I hope you've found the board now. I go for the salad instead of the bread at subway.

Toni....that is hot. It's been like that here a lot this summer. Still not as hot as a couple of summers ago. We were up in the 109+ range for almost a month. You are doing great getting back OP. You'll see those scales going down down down. Even better you will be feeling GREAT. ((hugzz))

Thanks Melf for your encouragment. It does get frustrating but I keep thinking any day now it will start coming off again...LOL What a blessing that you are able to help your daughter out and to be there when she has the little one.

Morning Bashful. Hope you have a super day.

Pancho....I like ebay also. I don't buy a lot there but I like to "window" shop. :)

Teensy....Sounds like you had a blast. I love the lake. We live right down the road but hardly ever get over there with Robert working so much. When we had our boat we got out more.

Fruit....you are doing sooooo good. I wish I could say I've been four days without cheating. I've had a few slip ups this week.

Bob....hope you are having a super day.

Well, I'm not sure but I think I might...key word being might...get my lazy hinney in great and move the fridge and lay some more tiles. I think the kitchen is about half way done. Not a professional job but it beats the way it was. :)

Have a super day all. I'm sure I'll be sneaking back on in a bit.

Love,
Crystle

I actually have a friday funny today...I forgot to post it. Its Garfield. Hopefully it won't be too big.

Love,
Crystle

Good Friday morning everyone:

I'm wrapping up some purchases on e-bay and keepng an eye on some others. BUT, thought I'd drop in to leave my daily post. I think I will be taking my baby to the doc. today; she was up a lot last night and has some drainage; I want to make sure it hasn't moved into her ears. Here it is the weekend, and she will probably be sick for most/all of it. BUT, the peds. ofc. is only open a few hours for emergencies tomorrow an dclosedon Sunday, so better play it safe and get her in today.

I actually weighed 124 this morning. That is the lowest I've seen since before having kids. I was actually up to 129-130 when I got pregnant with my first daughter 6 years ago. I was 138 when I got pregnant with daughter #2. I am so excited. I know it's only half a pound, but it was nice to see. It's funny too, becasue I ate more starchy carbs yesterday than I normally do; go figure!

bashful: Glad you passed all the required tests; good luck with your internship. The tortillas that I know of are the sprouted grain from Ezekial, or the La Tortialla lo-carb whole wheat. Popcorn is something that I think is being more widely accepted, like carrots. I always thought it was a no-no, but have always eaten it without a problem. I actually shop at lowcarb.com from time to time. I ordered some Hodgkins Mills pancake mix off there, they had it listed in their SugarBusters area, and it was on sale at the time I bought it. I haven't tried it yet. I think there is probably a few recipes on the boards to make your own.

BusDeb: Welcome back, and congrats on the wedding and the 5 lb. loss.

Willow: You have been posting in the wrong area, I think. As long as you post here, you will definately be getting responses. The Subway Whole Wheat is actually enriched and does not have the whole grains in it. As Monet mentioned, you can get the salad, but I don't like it because it is shredded iceberg and doesn't have much flavor, but I guess is better than the alternative. If you plan ahead, you can always bring your own bread or a whole wheat pita. Good luck to you, and ask as many questions as you want. I'm sure no one in this group would be offended by your user name. Heck, we're not that politically correct around here.

Monet: I won another auction this morning -13-piece brand name clothing lot for $23.00; they are in almost brand new condition and will save me buying new for my youngest. Sorry your cucumbers are not doing well!!

Toni: We'll count you in for weigh-in-Monday; remember that anytime you think of "cheating" over the weekend. We will hold you accountable:lol: My hubby likes his meat and salad too; he's from Iowa. BUT, if he goes to the gym or works late, what's a girl to do????

Melf: Hope your DD finds a trailer that she is happy with. I also hope your GS is O.K.; sounds like a very scary ordeal to go through. These kids have no fear of anything; mine make me a nervous wreck half the time.

Well, better get going and call the peds. office to see if they can charge me $15 to put a little scope in daughter's ear and take a peek. I'll probably be sitting in lines to get gas today, as well.

Take care!!!

Good morning everyone and TIGIF!! Thank you so much for the encouragement. I had a pity party last night and today I'm back OP. Have any of you every watched the Extreme Makeovers on ABC? I watched last night and I've decided to do one for myself without the plastic surgery. I've set wt loss goals for a pedicure, joining an exercise club and teeth whitening so far.

I'm in the process of sorting through stuff from my almost 36 years of marriage that is still in my ex husband's house. We were separated for three years prior to the divorce in June. We're still friendly and he's told me I can leave my stuff there as long as I want to, but I need to put closure to this situation. I'm looking forward to having this finished.

I have to say after seeing what the sugar in the cookies I ate on Wed and Thur did to me, I'll think twice before I do that again! It's amazing how it affected my mood.

Have a great weekend everyone. I really appreciate your encouragement.

Marilyn

ICING REPORT: Well, I did not make it. I felt bad having to come confess, but here I am. I cut the cake into the shape I needed, and it looked kind of dry, so I decided to take a small taste to make sure it was ok. (like that was going to help!) Well, several tastes later, one with icing, I put the rest in a zip lock bag, and put it away. I feel kind of blah, and I am going to blame it on the sugar. I have not cleaned up the stuff yet, I hightailed it out of there as soon as the cake was done, hoping to head off anymore overwhelming temptation. I took a 30 minute nap, talked to my son on AIM, and now I am going to deliver the cake and pick up my daughter. Maybe with someone else around, I can clean up the tips and bags and bowls without sticking my finger in the icing...

The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak.

AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY!!!


BAD DAY FOR BOB.....my lunch made me sick.....dookie howser sick.
I had a sandwich from CRISPERS...(a FLA chain) and believe me,
that will be the last meal I eat from there!

SO...forgive me if I don't address anyone....

I will however give the MOVIE PICKS FOR THE WEEKEND:

CHICAGO
29 PALMS
SONNY
ALL THE REAL GIRLS
THE GOOD THIEF


I'm off to recline.....Just hope I don't have to spend the afternoon in the little shack out back :eek:


BOB

welll.................... I had a huge post.... and lost it.... cause I tried to post a pic of dd as well and it was toooo big... so, when I corrected and tried to go back and re- attach...... all was gone...:stress:

so, sorry but don't have time... to re-do....
except for....
BOB - sorry you have the TROTS...
MONET.. It was just a few licks.... SURE WISH I HAD A FEW OF THOSE LICKS RIGHT ABOUT NOW.... SOUNDS YUMMMMMMY.
So, was it dry?????
COUNTRY - That is so awsome that you bow hunt.... I hope to get into it soon!!! :0
PONCHO - Count me in for Monday....!

Take care all... will check in later...

ange.

I am so lost on this board for some reason.... I know my way around a computer.... but just can't seem to get jiving.... I DID NOT MEAN TO POST A POSTER SIZE PIC OF DD...... Just a little image to show off my daughter sitting in her big girl rocking chair ( she is not sitting up by herself yet.)
So, just wanted to explain and appologize for the massive picture!!!!!!!;)

ange.

Never had time to get on here today. Just wanted to tell everyone to have a great OP weekend.

If DD goes back to college tomorrow, DH & I are going on a boat trip on the Ohio, sort of a scavenger hunt on boats and a poker game all in one, plus cookout and band. The other couple (who owns the boat) are sort of doing SB too, so we have all legal food planned. Now if we just don't overdo the drinks, we will be fine.

Haven't had time to rad the posts and I really hate that I need that motivation especially going into the weekend. Just send me good vibes and I will heed them.

Have a great weekend.

Jackie

I have a horrible headach & I think I'll go take a nap.

What a day! I'm back from the doc's office with GS Daxton who is almost 4 yrs old. The pediatrician said she could not tell for sure if the ear drum is perforated or not. Could not visualize the drum or the tube that's suppose to be there. Said it looks a mess regardless & gave him so antibiotic drops & called his ENT who did the surgery who said to do the drops & bring him in to see him next week. They tried to do a hearing test, but that didn't go well. It's hard with a 3 yr old regardless.

I thought I'd post the pic of my 4 GS since someone had asked how many I had. Daxton is the youngest.

Hi All

:wave:

I'm so so glad it is Friday. Hubby and I are going out tonight. The first full week back to school has been rough. Just getting up 1 hour earlier, having dinner ready on time, homework, special projects, and then making sure everyone packs a lunch for the next day has kept me running. And gosh, wouldn't you know it...work was very very busy and time consuming. Early morning meeting, lunch meetings (so I can't even run errands then), and after work meetings. :tired:

:halfempty I'm definitely running on fumes.

:cry: I feel so bad that I haven't kept up with anyone this week. Hope ya'll still want me here!

FRUIT: Way to GO on staying on track.

BOB...:grouphug: Feel Better

Pussywillow: We'd love for you to join us. I think you just might have been posting on the wrong board.

Monet...Don't worry about the icing and cake...who can resist that! Just get back on track.

Ange...LOVE the picture

Deb...I meant to tell you I thought you looked beautiful in the wedding picture you posted and Eli is very handsome. The kids looked wonderful too.

OH>>>to those who want to weigh in on Monday...I'm in...I weigh then for WW anyway.

To everyone else...Have a great weekend.

Anna
222/170/140

A quick post before I have to go think up some magic for dinner.

I left the mess from the cake on the table, went swimming then headed out to deliver the cake and pick up my daughter. After I dropped her at home, I went to the store to get a few prescriptions filled. My younger daughter called on my cell to find out where I was, and I assigned her the task of cleaning up for me! Brilliant! I came home and there was nothing left out to tempt me! I was starved again, though, so I made myself a couple of fried eggs, and ate a few cheddar triscuits with them. I was pleased to find Publix has organic eggs on sale. If any of you like eggs, you might want to check out using organic ones. The way the chickens are fed to make eggs organic reduces the Omega 6 fatty acids, which are bad, and increases the good Omega 3s. The taste is so much better as well. Organic eggs do not have that sulfury taste that talks back. They tend to be expensive, but to me, it is the one organic thing that I buy, and worth the extra.

I am hoping I see some improvement on the scale...my pants feel looser, and when I hopped on the scale this morning, late, it looked encouraging. If I leaned JUST so.... :)

ANGE: Don't apologize for the size of the picture. What a doll she is! Thanks for sharing!

MELF: Thanks for posting a pic of your grandsons. Handsome guys! How old are they? Hope your headache is better.

JACK: Have fun on your boat trip! Stay out of the firewater! You know you will lose better without alcohol.

BEACH: I know what you mean about school! This was week two for us, and I am still adjusting! Thankfully, this is the last year I have to deal with school schedules. My daughter will graduate this year, and go off to college next year. I used to think I would be sad to have an 'empty nest', but boy, I can't wait! ;) Tom and I are going to celebrate! tee hee!

Good Evening Everyone

I'm afraid I have been a bit neglectful this week in posting and responding to y'all. I've no excuse except that I was feeling tired and lazy. It's taken me a while to get back into the swing of swings after sitting on my butt all day and everyday last week. Also it's been pretty hot up here and we were told not to put on the air conditioning since the blackout. They declared that the state of emergency with the hydro is over now so I guess I can put that ac back on again. I was down a pound this morning to 191.5. Yippee. Although I can't think why it would go down as I had more starchy carbs than usual yesterday as well as a bit of cheating. I made COUNTRYMOM's lasagne today and it was delicious. I used the pasta right out of the package and it turned out fine. So I will never cook the pasta first again. For lunch to-day I had salmon and salad on a ww pita. So to-day again I have had more starchy carbs than usual so I think I had better get back to my protein and veggies for my lunch and dinner tomorrow. I don't want to push my luck too far and see the scale go up again.

Melf - Sorry I didn't get to answer your question before. I am going to be doing some data collecting in nursing homes. This is something that is done once a year and it is for funding purposes. It is just a temporary position - should last 8-10 weeks. That's a great pic of your gs's. How old is the oldest? Hope the problem with the little guys ear gets resolved and doesn't do any lasting damage.

Angehaley - What a beautiful baby. You sure don't have to apologise for the size of the picture. Have you tried typing your post in WordPad or Notepad and copying and pasting it into the REPLY window. This way if things mess up you would still have it and could copy and paste again. This is what I usually do, and save it as I go along.

Jack-K - Have a great weekend with your friends. I am sending you lots of good vibes that you can stay op and go easy on those drinks (have one for me though :lol: ). :goodvibes: :goodvibes: :goodvibes:

Pussywillow - Welcome to the board. Hope you've been able to find us.

Deb - Loved the pics of you and Eli and the kids.

BOB - Hope you enjoy your movies this weekend. The only one of those that I have seen is Chicago and I thought it was great.

Beachfan - Enjoy your outing this evening.

Monet - Glad the tempting leftovers were removed before you got home. That was a very wise move. :) Sounds like you must be losing some inches. I'm sure the pounds will follow soon.

I'll be joining whoever will be weighing in on Monday. Heck, I weigh almost everyday anyway so may as well report it. :lol:

Well I'd better go and clean up the kitchen. I had three gk's here for dinner as their Mom is working this evening and will be taking them home later. I'm going out to the casino with a friend tomorrrow morning. Will be having a buffet lunch so just hope I can control myself. The last couple of times I have been there I have done o.k.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Marie.

This is my post from this morning - I will have to p/u where I left off with my quickie post this morning when I have some time

Good Friday Morning:wave:

Okay, I'm here, havent' had time to get bored yet and hopefully it won't happen. DM has a Dr. appt. this morning but called to tell me she'd be coming to replace me after she's done there whenever that may be, so I'll be able to get out of here earlier than expected, which is good because I do have a few errands to get done.

All went well yesterday, all but my eating, which of course, I'll get to as the pst goes on. I was just fine, not a tear until I saw my Grandfather and then I was weepy the entire time. I honestly don't feel like I was crying because my GM passed away, more for what my GF was having to go through and seeing him as he was. Also, my Aunt Esther, who I love dearly, and is NOTHING like her sister, it was hard on her, as was with her two brothers that were there, but most of all, my GF. THEN, my other Aunt, my Dad's sister kept forcing me to look at my GM in the casket, which they already had closed. She asked the funeral director to open it and kept coaxing me over. I really had no desire and it was pissing me off, but I think, under pressure of all others with eyes on me, I gave in. She looked so waxy. I much rather of kept my last image of her on Sunday than yesterday. The ceremony was nice-my Uncle spoke and had us laughing because some of things he said about my GM, he had the whole family nodding in unison-my GP's had a cottage in Rochester for 50 years and there was really only 1 true bedroom in that place, though my GP's had their bed in the front room which was the living room and a pull-out couch that faced the lake. It didn't matter who you were, if you slept there, come 4:30am the pots and pans in the kitchen, which is right next to the front room, you'd hear them starting to clank and no one could sleep through that racket or the lights turned on in there-so my GM would say, "that's your problem". I have to say, though my feelings for my GM were strained we all had a wonderful time at the cottage and she was definitely the "Hostest with the Mostest" as many would say. I am going to try and get a copy of what my Uncle wrote so that cousins who weren't there could see it because it was so well written, and so my GM.

Went to the cemetary - I swear, none of us ever knew there was a cemetary there, that it ever exsisted, but it seems my GP's bought this plot about 40 years or so ago. They have a fantastic spot, that I have to say. It's in such a pretty area, right by the road going through the cemetary under a huge shadey tree. I have to say, I did have a little chuckle-my sister had to bring the baby and "she let one fly" that made us all turn around:lol: It was short there, only about 5 minutes.

Afterwards, my GF had everyone join him at the bagel place. I swore I'd be good:nono: That idea went right out the door, and quickly, at that. I had already developed a tension headache, I was starving and of course, the first thing they set up was the desserts!:fr: I could of easily stayed OP, they had cold cuts, whitefish, fruit-but I went straight for the cookies, bagel, the junk, basically. It really wouldn't of been that bad of a cheat if I had left it there, but it went home with me:shrug: Anyhow, I'm hoping today is a better day, AGAIN:^:

Just spoke to my Aunt, she wants me to come over and see if there's any of my GM's clothes I'd like that I could fit in to. I do have to say that when it came to clothes, for the most part, my GM had really good taste and style and there were a few things she'd wear that I'd like to have, if they fit (she was taller than I). Will see if she has any shoes that could be for LAUREN that a teen could wear for dressy as LAUREN def. has my GM's feet-long and narrow.

Also told my Aunt that I'd like a copy of what my Uncle wrote and she said my Mom had it already, so I'll get a copy and mail that out to the family.

As for today, LAUREN is babysitting two little boys at our house because she has ANOTHER bbsitting job this afternoon for my neighbor who has 2 kids that she needs to take these kids with her and then come back with the 2 original ones - kid's making big bucks.

Tomorrow is our anniversary and I suspect ELI has forgotten the exact date. He knows it's coming up but he thinks it's sometime next week - but then again, I never know with him as he jokes a lot too and makes himself seem stupid at times (sometimes it just comes naturally though). He did forget one year, so I won't be surprised if he doesn't say anything tomorrow and I won't say anything to him if he doesn't first-maybe right before we go to bed, I'll give him his card, make him feel bad;)

Parents annivesary tomorrow as well - I only have a card for them but plan to get their anniversary present done while they are away as I couldn't come up with an idea better than a invitation to dinner. I decided to take all the old home movies and have them transfered to video. I hope it's not too expensive though-that may end up changing my idea - rest. cert. may end up being not so bad an idea-def. cheaper!

Going to get in some replies before it gets too late...

MONET, your friend is lucky to be so successful. I'm just not one to be pushy which down here it seems you have to be to make a sale. I think people who take the time to see a Rainbow demo have to love it and want it, it's just getting the interest. It sure never hurts to try it, you have nothing to lose! If you ever need another Rbow, check Ebay, they have them loads cheaper!! How'd the cake icing go?

JEC, I hope you get rid of that virus! I wonder, with the companies who make the virus protectors, do they do anything for you when this happens-at least an explanation why you got it at the very least? I thankfully just got the Norton 2003 professional vp from Ebay not long ago, so I was/am definitely protected!

COUNTRY, hey, I know things I could do better too:) It's interesting how some people get more hungry when they exercise and others it curtails their appetite. SB brownie points are sent your way:D

PANCHO, I love Ebay too. I used to be a seller now I'm just a buyer with a ton of crap to still sell, just have to get back in to it, though I keep saying the same thing. Just won a tie for ELI that I'll give him for Xmas-he has a growing collection of coffee ties. I've gotten a ton of books on there that have a million SB legal recipes in them-still searching for some. Hey, I can cut up the zucchini cake too, but that sure doesn't stop me from eating more than one piece - it's so good, just ask the gals who've come to a SB GET TOGETHER - it's always made for that occasion, along with my cheesecake and the quiche.

JACKK, OMG, well, thank goodness it wasn't broken, but sorry it happened. I went through that with MICHAEL about 2 years ago, his ankle/foot was soooo swollen and he too had to stay on crutches. I hope this won't affect school for her - when does it actually start? THEN, having to know that another DD had to have stiches? Lord, these kids have no clue what a parent goes through when we hear these things and see our kids in pain-you'd think they'd know better than to put us through all this;) I hope both of them heal quickly and properly and that nothing else happens with any of your family!!!! I take my hat off to you, you are a far better person than I was amist all the termoil going on, you stayed OP, I took the wrong road:shrug:

TONI, most times you'll get a denser loaf when using ww flour, it's just the nature of the grain. I like a denser loaf anyhow. I have a really cool knife I found at a garage sale about a year ago that is adjustable and can cut different size slices-it's so cool!

GATOR, sounds like you got some type of virus? That happened to me on my old computer, I lost all of my computer stuff as it started to "eat away" at bits and pieces of stuff I had stored in the computer and did eat my e-mail addresses. Hope you figure out what's happening with it and that it's easily fixable.

ANGE, told you I'd be saying DUH! I think my brain was working on low oxygen or something of the sort. I know which building you are talking about exactly, don't know the name though, but do know it, it's on Brickell, right? Did you own it? I saw your stats, but since I'm working on this computer and don't have my info on it now, could you e-mail it to me Debelli@AOL.com - are you small framed? That may be a bit too low of a weight for you. My goal weight was 129 and I'm 5 1 1/2" tall, but of medium build. E-mail me and I'll send some info.

LIBRA, well, you weren't the only one who was off plan yesterday, so you definitely had company with me, at least. What's done is done, we can't dwell on it. One slip up won't kill you, but you have to remember that slip up after slip up, as I've done WILL! Def. don't want to follow in my direction.

FRUIT, :bravo:

TEENSY, I hope you don't have any closer experiences with the fires out your way. Honestly, what you said about your DM and her DM saying she loves her-if my GM had just said that to me it would of made the world of difference to me and lifted a huge weight off my shoulder. My Mom tried to tell me that a lot of that was acutally her talking for my GF, which I believe is all bull:censored: Even if she was saying all those things to me all these years, that sure wouldn't stop someone from at least saying it with some sort of affection, or in a nice way-and most of all, it didn't stop her from saying at the very end, "you know I do love you even though I never say it." No, I get "thanks for coming!" At least your DM's Mom redeemed herself.

BASHFUL, if you come visit down here we will DEFINITELY have to meet - OLE OLE is up in Plantation!!!! Ask your in-laws, it's across from Broward Mall off University and Broward Blvd. Do you have any future plans to come down? SB pancakes, there should be a recipe on the SB RECIPE BOARDS, or, if you can find FEARN SGWW Pancake Mix at your HFS, it's wonderful and you can make other things from it as well!!!! Tortilla's, I buy a brand from the HFS that is by CEDARLANE which are really good. There's also a recipe on the board for them as well and they are very easy to make. Popcorn, yes, you can have 1-2 cups, but make sure it's a popcorn not loaded with a lot of crap. Your best best is BEARITOS NO OIL, or to pop your own, even air-popped is a good choice, though I think it lacks taste. You can even add some flavoring by spraying lightly with non-stick spray and sprinkle with spices, or add some grated parm when it's hot (though watch those fat grams!)

MELF, do you THINK I cooked:nono: Nope, didn't get around to doing it, maybe tonight? Eggplant lasagna - yum. Just about anything with eggplant is good - hmmm, maybe ELI will make his famous eggplant dish tonight - at least I wouldn't HAVE to cook;) Yes, broke the toe, still a tad sore but looks like a box and wonder if it will ever look normal again-it's ugly AND bigger than my other toe!!!

BUS, WELCOME BACK of course we remember you-definitely have that mental pic of you from the pics you use to have posted, esp. the one on the horse:) Sounds like life is being good to you again - congrats on the new marriage. You'll have to give more details when you have time. Sounds like you and DH are doing well so far being back on SB - kuddos to you both:D

PUSSYWILLOW aka WILLOW, I hope you have found your answers on the boards, and here's my replies - SUBWAY, you could do worse, but the bread at SW, even though they say WW, they are not made with real stone ground ww flour. Any flour can say whole wheat as that's what it originally was before it was stripped of all the nutrients. Your name is just fine, we just shorten just about everyone who has a long name on the board -anything to keep us striking another key! I've shortened it to WILLOW, or even WILL like WILL lose is good!

Gotta run! Will post this when I can!

{{{HUGS}}}

Deb

Just a quick note....

I'm feeling better, BUT....the shack out back is still calling my name!

The movies that I picked......are all SUNDANCE except for CHICAGO. Getting ready to watch that now...

Hope everyone has a great weekend....

BOB

Evening All:wave:

Guess what?!? I cooked tonight! No, not in bed;) I actually cooked, and even more surprising, it was edible!!!!!:chef: I made the Eggplant Gratin, which came out good, as usual and I also made the Blintz Loaf, which I had never made before, and even MICHAEL liked it! It's delish and tastes a lot like cheesecake, and easy too!!!! It will definitely be made again.

Waiting for ELI to come home, he's not feeling well, seems he's been fighting off something and it's starting to get the best of him, poor thing.

Went to see my GF today, he's doing better. He was like a ninja trying to get all these clothes out of the closets, and OMG, did my GM have clothes. I took a few things but didn't see the one outfit I really liked. Don't have a clue if once I try things on if I'll like them, or if they'll fit - my GM had all different sizes in her closets. I think all the clothes sorta disgusts my GF, he just never said anything, must of known to keep his mouth shut.

Actually did great with my eating today, happy to say:D

Want to try and get in a few replies before the old man gets home...

TONI, that's so wonderful to hear you are doing so well being back on track:D That's hot! Gosh, I'd plotz if it ever got that hot here, with the humidty it would be ridiculous!

MELF, how'd things go with the trailer - hope you get it if it's what you want. Love the pic of the GS's! Adorable!! How old's the oldest? OMG, how the heck does one fall right on their ear, much less have it happen with a Q-tip in their ear? I hope he doesn't have any permanent damage - dang that must of hurt! I LOVED the FF you posted:lol:

COUNTRY, did you say cool? What's that????????? Cute FF, thanks for sharing:D

PANCHO, did you get the baby to the Dr. today? What'd they say? Need to do the garage sales - down here you can get loads of baby stuff for dirt cheap, like 25cents a piece for great names - my sister goes all the time, though she doesn't need a darn thing! Kudos to you for seeing a new low-you're doing great!

LIBRA, I'd actually love to be on Extreme Make-overs, but my case would be called EXTREME CHALLENGE! I need EVERYTHING nipped and tucked! Glad to see you'll be treating yourself to some pampering. Good luck with getting your stuff from your EX's house

MONET, tomorrow's another day, don't fret over it, I'd of probably done the exact same thing.

BOB, sorry to hear you've got the squirts. Hope your relaxing in the 4-poster with your movies does some good. LMK how you like The Good Thief.

ANGE, SHE'S ADORABLE!!! What a smile! She looks as to be a very happy baby. It's not too big of a pic, don't worry about it-better we blind people can see her better;)

JACKK, good vibes being sent your way, with or without the boat ride - good luck if you go!!!! Have a great weekend!

BEACH, sounds like you deserve a night out with DH, I hope you enjoy yourselves. Of course we still want you - we all know how busy life can be!! Thanks for the nice compliment on the pics:D

ROSALIE, enjoy your evening with the GK's tonight! Thanks for the nice remark on the pic. Hope things settle down a bit for you soon-don't overwork yourself!!!

Gotta run take LAUREN to babysit again tonight. Will try to catch up a bit later if I can, otherwise, I'll p/u where I stopped tomorrow.

Deb

I actually cooked tonight also!! Sauted some shrimp with garlic in butter & added lemon juice. Very yummy! DH had fried down some okrs & squash last night so we warmed some of that in the microwave & chowed down. Then for dessert I nuked some canning pears in the mw & added Splenda & cinnamon. OMG!! was it good!

For those that asked, my oldest GS Dane is almost 16. He belongs to dd in Texas & is an only child. The other 3 belong to DD that lived with us for those 3 months after they lost their home for Hurricane Lili. They are 12, 9, & Daxton will be 4 in Nov. He's the one that I talked about earlier. What happened was he had thwe Q-tip in his ear & fell against the wall DD said. It's still bleeding at intervals but doesn't seem to hurt him too bad today. Sreamed bloody murder last night though.

Well I'm going to try to head to bed early tonight. :wave:

Tom went to Blockbuster and rented a couple guy flicks. I guess I will go to bed early. I don't want to watch any of the ones he got, and I don't feel like doing anything- especially not any cleaning. Laura is playing with the leftover bags of icing, practicing her writing. I want to stay out of there, so I am not tempted to eat any of it! I had one more lick, and dang if it is not upsetting my stomach!

MELF: The shrimp sounds yummy! I have a bag of frozen shrimp in the freezer, and I may make some like that! Poor Daxton! What an awful way to mess up your ear! My eardrum burst once from an infection, and it was SO painful!

DEB: :bravo: Way to go on cooking! I had to snicker. I cook every night just about. I have a friend who has three pizza places on her speed dial! I was always so amazed by that. How can you get by without cooking? Does Eli cook most of the time, or do you just have what we call 'scrounge', where you find your own meal?

ANGE: I forgot to answer your question: no, it was not too dry. Not as moist as I like it to be, but not bad! I am not sure if I used enough lemon extract. My SIL, the chef, thinks I should invest in some fancy, expensive flavoring that costs like $80. I can't imagine how it could be THAT much better! So you like bow hunting? I have a bow, but I don't hunt. I am into target archery. (hence my avatar..) My daughter gave me a wooden recurve bow for my birthday this year. It has been loads of fun.

BOB: Feel better! I can relate to the lower GI problem. I have had to deal with that some lately. Not fun!

GATOR: I have a crysalis on my dill plant! I am pretty sure it was one of the swallowtail caterpillars. Now there is another kind of caterpillar on the almost totally stripped dill plant. My SIL thinks it is a Monarch caterpillar. It was too dark to see it clearly, but it looked darker, maybe browns?

Time for bed! I have to go buy a present for a baby shower in the morning, then go to the shower in the afternoon. Ought to be fun...and I always buy toys. I like toys. They are much more fun than clothing! ;)

Hi everyone!

I've been in Texas for the past week learning how to use my new sewing machine, and boy oh boy, did I ever have a wonderful time patronizing Sonic.

For those of you who don't know, Sonic is a drive-in fast-food place with WONDERFUL frozen desserts. My personal favorite is the chocolate cream pie shake.

Anyway, we don't have Sonic in virginia, so anytime I see a sonic, I pay my respects and indulge in one of my cream pie shakes.

SO- I have just returned and have not yet dared to step on that scale.

When I checked my email, this was waiting for me:

Dear Ms. Gerstenberg :

Thank you for taking the time to write to Good Housekeeping. While we are
sorry to hear you were disappointed with the September 2003 article "Fad
diets: What works?," we appreciate you sharing your opinions with us.

Because Good Housekeeping editors are always interested in learning the
reactions of our readers, your letter will be circulated for them to read.

Best Regards,


Jennifer Wysmuller
Editorial Assistant


It figures this is the response, but I don't really mind because this chick is an ed. asst. meaning, she answers email.

SO- maybe I'll hear more from them one day.

Kelly

Morning All:yawn:

I'm pooped. Been up since before 5am - heard ELI hacking away in the bathroom - sounds seemed to be coming out of every orifice:eek: There's not a soul who could sleep after THAT symphony!

As I mentioned last night, I made the Blintz Loaf - won't be doing that again any time soon - it was so good, and tasted so much like cheesecake that I ate almost the whole thing!:^: Yes, it's SB LEGAL, but not in those amounts. That was on top of eating the eggplant dish - too many grams of everything last night - this is the reason I can't bake anything. But damn, it's a great recipe, or so I think-it was delish!

Going to try and get to some garage sales before I have to run home and get ready to go to the school this morning. It will be a zoo there for orientation and have to try and get as many volunteers to sign their volunteer sheets while I'm there-my last year of doing this!!!:D

BOB, did you like CHICAGO? Just think of LAUREN as MAMA, can you imagine!

MELF, okay, now I get the picture of what happened with DGS and the Q-tip-OUCH! Hope he's feeling better today. Your din-din last night sounded so good!!

MONET, first, I hate to cook and second, no one really likes when I cook. It's hard to find something everyone likes so everyone just about fends for themselves or I cook for LAUREN and MICHAEL gets something frozen, or vice-versa. ELI would rather cook something than have me cook, though I usually eat something quick and he'll come home and make something else-you can see, it's not easy to keep everyone happy in this house when it comes to food, one of the reasons I hate trying to do it by cooking! It was MUCH easier when we owned the pizzeria!

GROOVIA, welcome back! I've seen SONICS but have never been to one - not much in the way of a fast food eater-one of those mean Mom's that never takes her kids to Mc'D's and the like unless on a road trip and there's nothing else around. Will be interesting to see if you get a follow-up letter!

Okay, it's after 6am now, I've got my list of garage sales - not many, thankfully, this way I don't feel like I'm missing out. There's 2 that start at 7am in my area, so I'm going to go get ready and go there first.

Will check back later today-have a great weekend!

Debbie

Still pooped, but back home. Only went to about 10 garage sales, not much out there at all, disappointing. Did get my DM some battenburg covered decorative pillows for her bed up in the mountains (bed here is already adorned with too many). Got a new QUICKIE MOP for $1, slim pickins out there today:(

Going to go relax before I hop in the shower - will check in later.

Deb

Well Good Morning to all. Thank you all so much for the welcome back. It is good to know that some folks still remember me. It has been a very bad year for me ....the divorce.....dealing with folks not understanding about the divorce.....coming out about my sexual abuse as a child. I have been in counseling since last Sept. It has been an uphill battle. But I am happy to say that I feel better now than I ever have and hope to continue on this path. My DH helped me thru it all and now we are like two peas in a pod. I love him so much and he takes such good care of me. He is a paramedic and works every 3rd day for 24 hrs. He is trying to get on with one of the local fire depts. Please pray for him. He has wanted nothing else since he was a little boy and he helped his Dad with thier Volunteer Fire Dept. He also Volunteers now at the Local Fire Dept here. He loves it. I went on an emergency call with him one night. A lady had almost cut her foot off riding a go cart and slammed into a tree. He was something else.....boy your adrenline gets going. I am trying to decide if I want to try and get my first responders so I can go with him and help more. I need to check into it some more.
Our diet is going well.....I got back into some shorts that I could not wear all summer yesterday.....I always seem to lose inches before pounds....but thats ok....I like when my clothes feel good.
Need to run for now....house work calling. Please take care and happy SBing.


Debbie :)

Hi All:D

Had a great time out with DH last night. Wanted to tell ya'll about the new restraunt...it is by the chain that owns Outback Steak. The name is Bonefish Grill. They fly in fresh fish everyday and are only open at night. They are the first one in Alabama but have one in Destin, Fl and several in Georgia. It is delicious and if you can avoid temptation...you can stay OP. I kind of stayed OP...Had 2 glasses of wine, appetizer was crab cakes. The crab cakes were the kind that are made with lots of crab and little breading. I had 1/2 of one and hubby had 1 1/2. Caesar salad after that. I ate half of that as well. Then I had the Halibut with a garlic sauce. It was good. They serve everything with sauteed veggies (squash, zuchinni, onions, mushrooms). They also have a choice of sides that are potatoes but also have a rice made with nuts and raisins. I ate about half the halibut and a few bites of the rice. Gobbled up the veggies. Hubby had the potatoes augratin (which I tasted :o ) and the pork tenderloin which was out of this world good (of course I had to have a bite :o ). So if one of these places comes to your area...I highly recommend it. It was pricey...dinner for 2 was $70. But we don't do it often and you don't have to have the alcohol and appetizers...

Monet: Like you I cook almost every night now. I use to try and make everyone happy and fix several different things but now I just cook healthy and if they want to eat they will. Most of the time it is meat, chicken, pork or fish grilled outside. I keep it simple with rice, corn, carrots, brocolli, etc. for the sides. Always a fruit salad so the kids will have something if they forego the veggies. I also take advantage of combining take out with something I fix. So if we do chinese, I may pick up some egg rolls to supplement them.

Deb: I'm not a great cook either...most of the time I just tell them to eat what I fix! But both kids have IBS and if they eat wrong they feel so bad so I had to start doing this. Also, I found that by planning out set meals...I keep myself on track!

Grovia: Hopefully your letter will make it in the next magazine as a letter to the editor. GH is usually good about that and then your point will reach many many people. Sonic is a killer. I avoid there if at all possible. My kids love it but it make their tummies upset so that also helps us stay away!

Melf: You made me want shrimp tonight! I add some chopped celery to the butter, garlic and lemon mixture and it is delicious with the shrimp.

Quilter: My WW online is now using the flex points. Seems simple enough. The only thing that affects me is the activity points are not banked...they are only used for that day you do the activity. But with 35 extra points a week...shouldn't be a problem. Right now I have 2 days to go in my week and even with my outing last night, I have 10 flex points left. My point value was lowered to 22 instead of the range of 20-25. So hitting 22 a day will be an issue. Hope I don't fell like a failure if I constantly go over even though the flex points allow it. That's my biggest worry.

BOB: Think hubby and I will rent Chicago tonight. Either that or go to a movie but there is not one out right now I really want to see except maybe Seabiscuit.

BusDeb: HI...didn't know you before but look forward to getting to know you. Glad you are having an easier time of it now than before...sounds like you went through a lot.

Well I have to go and try and find a nice outfit to wear tomorrow to my great nieces Christening. Not much fits right now but I hate to buy something while I am still losing.:(

Anna
222/170/140

HAPPY BRUNCH TIME OF THE DAY FROM THE SW SIDE OF FLA!!!!! :hun:

It's another HOT ONE OUT THERE!!!! :hot:
We've just come from the car rental place getting all the paper work done so I can pick up the car on Wednesday....
Kate is in her room getting her clothes together that she wants to take...I've got to do laundry after while and start packing.

I'm feeling much better today, and I'm assuming that I've gotten out all the bad stuff from yesterday...
DEBBIE..... Haven't you noticed that
when I'm not feeling good, that SASQUATCH starts feeling bad too???? :chin: Makes you wonder doesn't it?????
YES...after seeing CHICAGO , I CAN see LAUREN as MAMA!!!! It's a FABULOUS movie....I think I might buy it to have...It's definately one of those you can watch over and over!!!
I'm watching the GOOD THIEF as I type...I love NICK NOLTE...this one was definately made during his BAD DRUG TIME....he's looking very bad!!!! I'll let you know...it's moving kinda slow right now, but I'll hang in there....

BUS.....{{{{{{{{WELCOME HOME}}}}}}}}}}} So glad you're back...we've missed you...CONGRATS on your new marriage...you deserve to be happy after all you went thru!

KELLY....I bet you that they print your letter in the front of the magazine...it will probably take a couple of months, but it will be there...
I LOVE SONIC!!!! ....For those of you without one...it's the gourmet fast food of the SOUTH!!
I love their FRIED BOLOGNA SANDWICHES!!! Their PNUT butter shakes are to die for!!!
Now that you can operate your sewing machine, we'll all expect a few pictures of your end result!!!! WELCOME BACK!!!

MONET...I don't know about you, but I'm so tired of having the TROTS!!!! I'm beginning to think that KIM has really blessed me with her IBS!!!! I'm getting ready to email you for your phone #,
so watch for it...

WHERE IS YELLOW ROSE??????

ANGE....WHAT A BEAUTY!!!! you'll have to keep us updated with her growth thru pictures.....

WELL GALS...I'm off to get something done....

SO FAR....the MOVIE PICKS are not to be desired completely...

CHICAGO..... :bravo:
29 PALMS.... :censored:
THE GOOD THIEF....I'm watching now.....

I'll check in later...

BOB

Good morning everyone. Just got the cupboards cleaned out. We got a discusting mouse. I think I've caught it but things aren't going back in till I'm sure. The woes of living in the country!!! Guess this is going to be a quiet Sat. DH isn't feeling to good so is watching t.v. and I'm doing a little housework in between being on the computer.

Debilli- Sounds as if you're busy as usual. Your dinner you cooked sounds good. Is the recipe for the cheese blintz in the recipe file? I've never made one but my imagination is going wild. Seems like the yardsales should have been better. But maybe in the next few weeks. People will start cleaning out for winter.

groovia- We have Sonic's here in Missouri. They have a great diet limeade that I just love.

Monet- Glad your cake turned out well. I'll bet you're really glad thats all over. Now time to jump back in the wagon....

Melf- Yummy on the shrimp and garlic. Gee I must be getting hungry with all these good food posts...

Rosalie- Not using the air cond. Oh dear.... I feel for you in this awful heat. How long I wonder is that supposed to go on.

angehaley- You'll find your self around the board soon. The picture of your daughter was adorable. I still have trouble finding my private messages!

Jack-K- Bet you won't be on this week-end but anyway I'm wishing you a good SB week-end anyway.

Beachfan- Hope you had a good time out with your DH last night. They're having a all you can eat crab buffet here in town tonight and we thought about going to it. But know I couldn't stay OP so guess we won't.

Bob- I hope Chicago is good...

BusDeb- Wow I have a niece that was a first responder and she really liked it. Shes now gone into law inforcement. Its so good that everything is going good in your world. You deserve it...

Guess I'll go check the laundry. Have a great day.......

BOB AGAIN....

DEB....THE GOOD THIEF was a struggle, but I watched it all....you might like it though....

TONI....I've already watched CHICAGO, and I absolutely loved it...

I'm now watching SONNY.....

BOB

Good afternoon everybody. I'm using a new computer now so I've lost most of the emails that I had on my old one. If you were in my address book or would like to be please drop me a line. rseven@txucom.net

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Crystle- Lucky you with a new computer.

Bob- Now you've made me want to watch Chicago.....

I also have a new computer and I am experimenting with a new photo program.....Hope this turns out.

I am having so much with this new program...thanks for letting me share with you guys. I will send more later hopefully. This is us at the wedding. Sara my DD is beside me and Becky DH daughter is beside him.


Debbie :))

Where is the bio board? :?:

Don't have but a few minutes; I have a bid ending in a few. I have won so many of my bids; my husband is going to kill me when he sees the bank statement, but I guess I could show him what the alternative would cost at the local stores (ha).

I am going to make banana muffins for the girls tonight. My five year old likes to make them and eat them. Can you substitute WW flour for White flour in any recipe? If so, are they deviations in the amounts? I thought I'd make the Zucchini cake and see how "little" of it I can eat (ha).

DEB: Will you post the recipe for the Blintz Loaf? You made me hungry for it reading your post. I checked the recipe board, and unless I overlooked it, it's not there.

Thanks, gotta go!!!

I will check in and weigh in on Monday. So far this weekend, I've been pretty good. I even got to the gym this morning at 7 a.m. to get a workout in.

See ya!

Hey Kids

Just checking in to let you know that I ate some french fries (about 10) at lunch today and now I've got the trots! That's what I get i guess! haha! I'm not having supper - too scared! We just went to the store and planned meals for tomorrow so that I don't let that small cheat turn into a huge one - I have done too good this week!

Last night we went out in New Orleans and DEB - guess what - I didn't drink! Can you believe it? I have decided to be the DD for a while instead of consuming those calories and sugars! Go me! We are going to the French Quarter this weekend and I know that I will have some drinks then - cause we are staying over 2 nights - but I will try my best to keep it to a minimum and not get tanked up!

Hope all of you are ok - I'm hitting the bed and hoping my stomach feels better soon!

missy
286/276/170

HiedieHo All!

Can't believe I haven't posted, I was sure I did! Have been on the go quite a bit and when I get home like to rest. Had a doctor appointment Wednesday, down 9#. NOt great but I'll take it, especially since I have been trying to get on track the last couple of weeks

DEB: Nope the casino serves buffet, take it or leave it.............God forbid! The casino does have a good choice so you may overeat but you overeat the right things! The other place as I said is all southern fried/gravies! Good pics! You can't seny Lauren is yours!

TONI: WE have a pool...not long enough for laps but can do my exercises. I usually do about 30-45 min. of exercises and then paddle and float around. I also usually do the vacuuming and skimming too. Back in PA swam in lakes and ponds, can't do formal exercises there, at least I can't. Or the ocean in NJ. What the group lacks in musicality we make up for in enthusiasm!

JEC: We have a cats that uses his paw to get water too!

JACKK: I wouldn't say we sound wonderful, but we are loud and with nursing home residents that can be an important feature!!

PANCHO: People are kind! They say they enjoy the singing. The two groups I do each week like it when I sing some ditty. I have the knack (or annoying habit) of being able to think of a song for most any subject mention or situation.

MELF: I'm the singer because I don't play an instrument and I have to do something! How's the back? Great that yourDD will be closer to you, even though the reason is not a good one. Will keep you in my prayers. HAndsome group of young men you have!

ANGE: What a happy baby! So cute!

Why is it the board is always busy when you have been remiss in getting here.

Acouple of SFFs:

THE TOP 30 THINGS THAT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR A SOUTHERN BOY SAY:


__ 30. Oh I just couldn't, she's only sixteen.

__ 29. I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.

__ 28. Duct tape won't fix that.

__ 27. Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken.

__ 26. We don't keep firearms in this house.

__ 25. You can't feed that to the dog.

__ 24. No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.

__ 23. Wrestling is fake.

__ 22. We're vegetarians.

__ 21. Do you think my gut is too big?

__ 20. I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.

__ 19. Honey, we don't need another dog.

__ 18. Who gives a damn who won the Civil War?

__ 17. Give me the small bag of pork rinds.

__ 16. Too many deer heads detract from the decor

__ 15. I just couldn't find a thing at Walmart today.

__ 14. Trim the fat off that steak.

_ 13 Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.

__ 12. The tires on that truck are too big.

__ 11. I've got it all on the C: drive.

__ 10. Unsweetened tea tastes better.

__ 09. My fiancee, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany's.

__ 08. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.

__ 07. Checkmate.

__ 06. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.

__ 05. Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.

__ 04. I don't have a favorite college team.

__ 03. You Guys.

__ 02. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Betty Mae.

__ AND NUMBER ONE THING THAT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR A SOUTHERN BOY SAY:

__ 01. Nope, no more for me. I'm driving!
********************************
FAIRY TALE FOR WOMEN OF THE 21st CENTURY

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat, contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle.

The frog hopped into the princess' lap and said: "Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.

One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am and then, my sweet, we can marry and setup housekeeping in your castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so._ "

That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on a repast of lightly sautéed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself.......

I don't freaking think so.
***********************************

A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa._ "The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago._ Red meat is awful._ Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining.
Chinese food is loaded with MSG._ High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water.
But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it._ Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?"

After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand and said, "Wedding Cake."
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R-RATED RIDDLES
Q. What's the height of conceit?
A. Having an orgasm and calling out your own name. _
___
Q. What's the definition of macho?
A. Jogging home from your vasectomy. ____

Q. What's the difference between a G-Spot and a golf ball?
A. A guy will actually search for a golf ball. ____

Q. Do you know how New Zealanders practice safe sex?
A. They spray paint X's on the back of the sheep that kick. ____

Q. Why is divorce so expensive?
A. Because it's worth it. ____

Q. What is a Yankee?
A. The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone. ____

Q. What do Tupperware and a walrus have in common?
A. They both like a tight seal. ____

Q. What is the difference between "ooooooh"and "aaaaaaah"?
A. About three inches. ____

Q: What's the difference between purple and pink?
A. The grip. ____

Q. How do you find a blind man in a nudist colony?
A. It's not hard. ____

Q: How do you circumcise a hillbilly?
A: Kick his sister in the jaw. ____

Q: What's the difference between a girlfriend and a wife?
A: 45 pounds. ____

Q: What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband?
A: 45 minutes. ____

Q: Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
A: Breasts don't have eyes. ____

Q: If the dove is the bird of peace, what is the bird of true love?
_A. The swallow. ____

Q: What is the difference between medium and rare?
A: Six inches is medium, eight inches is rare. ____

Q. Why do most women pay more attention to their appearance than improving their minds?
A. Because most men are stupid but few are blind. ____

Q. Why do women rub their eyes when they get up in the morning?
A. They don't have balls to scratch _

Jad to leave you with at least one naughty!!!!

Take care, Shirley

My walking week is over till Monday. :) Totals for this week are:

44 Miles
3800 calories....so it says..LOL
87,250 steps
Close to 12 hours of walking. No way I could do this without a walking buddy to push and to push. Nest week we are going to cut back a little and try to vary our times so our bodies don't get used to too much of a routine.

I am one beat woman tonight. We skipped this morning and walked 5 miles this evening. It's been a long time since I've walked that far at once. I can't wait to sink into a warm bath in a bit.

Okay, let me say I was BAD....generic cheetos taste toooooo good. Other than scarfing on those I've been pretty good.

Fruit...WTG passing on the drinks. I know it can be hard. I wouldn't mind a kalua and milk.

Sef...down 9 pounds is great!

Pancho.....glad you got so many good bargins.

Well I'm still downloading and installing. It's gonna take forever to build my graphic stuff back up. But it will be fun.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Evening All:wave:

Just now able to get on the computer and for how long, I haven't a clue (kids need it) so I want to try to get in some replies before I need to log off...

Oh, before I forget - ELI didn't know today was our anniversary, he fished, but I wasn't giving in. I didn't even give him his card, if I had, I know if he had given me one, it would not of been because he remembered, just because he had it ready. I would of thought he'd at least plan something, but I was mistaken:nono: I'm just going to not do anything and each day I know he'll wait to see if I bring out a card for him or not and then whip his out. Also, he's darn sick and I felt I wasn't going to make him feel worse than he already does by rubbing it in that he doesn't know the date. A bit disappointed but I sorta knew it was coming. Just that it's a milestone anniversary and I thought at least something:shrug: Events like this are important to me, moreso than it is for a man to remember. It's not the first time he's forgotten and it probably won't be the last. :shrug: Oh well, gonna keep loving him anyway!

BUS, got your e-mail. The PHOTO ALBUM BOARD is on the SB INFORMATION BOARDS. For the pics, I see you figured it out, and had fun doing so:D Thanks for sharing the pics of your wedding with us! Your hair got so long! DH looks like a gentle bear and he sounds like a good catch. I wish you many years of naches, which is nothing like nachos, but a Jewish word meaning joy:D

BEACH, does sound like you and DH went out on a real date and had a great time! There's a BONEFISH being built across the street from OLE OLE and we heard it was good and will definitely give it at least one try when it finally opens. We saw one in Orlando but didn't go.

BOB, know that you mention it...you and ELI do seem to get sick at about the same time:chin: Hmmm, no wonder he hasn't had time to even go get me a card! I know where he's been! Geez, if you're going to get him sick - KEEP HIM! Don't send him so sick - it's to obvious now that you pointed out the link;) You have me re-thinking about watching those videos now. LAUREN was a FANTASTIC MAMA!

TONI, yard sales usually aren't this bad, but I think people anticipated rain this weekend from what the weather man said earlier in the week. The blintz loaf, here you go!

BLINTZ LOAF

1/4 cup butter, melted
3 ouces cream cheese
1 pound cottage cheese
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup WW pastry flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
4-6 tablespoons agave
cinnamon

Combined the butter, cheeses and eggs in a blender or with an electric mixer. Add the lemon juice, vanilla, flour, baking powder and agave syrup. Pour into a buttered 8x8 baking pan. Dust with cinnamon. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 40-50 minutes or until nicely browned. Serve with sour cream or yogurt.

When I made it I baked it about 47 minutes. It's even better when it's cooled or been refrigerated:D

GRAMMY, the BIO BOARD is on the SB INFORMATION BOARDS. If you don't find it, let me know and I'll send out the link:D

PANCHO, it's on the board but don't worry, as you can see, I posted the recipe board above. Hope you like it if you make it! Did you make the zucchini cake? As for ww flour, usually you can use 1 cup minus 1tbl in place of white flour in most recipes. It will make whatever you are baking a bit heavier. The blintz loaf, you'll taste a tad of the ww flour, whereas with white, you probably wouldn't at all.

FRUIT, good for you for no drinks last night - it will make me overlook the ffries;)

SEF, that's great news about being down 9 pounds! :bravo: I'm sure your Dr. was pleased, and you should be too. Thanks for posting the FF, you always make me laugh with them, as I'm sure you do with the folks at the NH:)

COUNTRY, you did great this week with your walking - :cp: I don't think I've ever done that much in one week, okay, maybe once or twice, but it was a blue moon and probably won't happen again!

Okay, LAUREN has been patiently awaiting for me to get off the computer and give it to her. At least I'm caught up, for now anyhow. Will check in in the morning - I'm off to la-la land.

NITE!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

What a wild day! Laura and I headed over to Toys R Us this morning to get some toys for a baby shower gift. I always give toys...suits my personality I guess! We found a number of fun Fisher Price things. Came home, wrapped the presents, and went to the shower. It was fun. They had a fruit salad of fresh raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. Was it delicious! I was feeling hypoglycemic when I got there, so I ate some cheese, berries, and nuts. I did not touch the sweets, or the cucumber sandwiches on white bread. The petit fours looked lovely, but I did not want to be stupid again, and eat sugar, so I admired them from afar. I was amazed at how fast I felt better. I am sure I got the shakey hypoglycemic symptoms from taking my med doses too close together! At least I can tell they are working!

Once we got home, we jumped in the pool and played. Laura and Tom tried to keep the beach ball away from me. We jumped around and chased the ball in the water and out of the pool for almost an hour. Then we went to a favorite Chinese restaurant for dinner. There may have been a bit of sugar in the sauces, but not much. Of course I did not touch the rice. We had beef with broccoli, beef and asparagus, and house special meatballs, which were pork and in a sauce with lots of veggies. I had egg flower soup, and one fried dumpling. I also ate some pickled vegetable.

Now I am tired, and yawning, and thinking it may be time to hit the sack!

Catch you all tomorrow!

Wow ladies, I can't seem to keep up with you lately. Been pretty busy the last couple of days. Mom and I put up 33 quarts of tomatoes on Friday. I thought I would never see the end of those little red suckers!! But we are finished for about a week. This year has been fantastic for our tomatoes. My spaghetti squash is getting close to being ripe. I think next week I will try one. They are changing from green to yellow. So we will see next week.

Had our family get together today as we do every Saturday. I made a big pot of corned beef and cabbage. All the veggies were from the garden. I picked out the potatoes of course. I also took veggies to give away, and no one could believe the size of our cabbages. They are hugh. Anyone know how to do sauerkraut??

***Question---I thought I saw where Deb had said to someone to only use Stoned Ground WW. Does that mean that I have been doing this wrong. Some of the products I use say SG WW, but others just say 100% WW. (I make sure that it is not enriched WW.) I may have confused this......it would be easy for me to do!! Does anyone know?? **

I am being lazy tonight, so will try and get to everyone tomorrow. We will be leaving again Wed, or Thursday. So it will be another short week for exercise. I will try to walk in the sand again if possible. I am not showing any losses since I am not getting in my five days of exercise. I will really have to work on it when we get done fishing.

By the way Deb, the carrot cake turned out pretty good. The recipe called for pineapple tidbits with juice, so I subbed unsweetened apple sauce. I think I should have used more, it was a little dry for my taste. I use stevia liquid for the sugar. I just used the recipe out of my Better Homes and Garden Cookbook, and legalized it.


Nighty, night!!

Good Morning!

I'm feeling much better today - so far! I'm getting ready to head to the store to buy the menu for the week. But, I just wanted to pop in and say hello and wish everyone a happy Sunday!

missy
286/274/170 (9 pounds gone since Monday! :D)

Hi All

Just a quick note to say hi. My grand niece is being Christened this morning and then we will all go to lunch at the baby's other grandparents house. I'm staying on plan pretty good. Hubby is bothered that he is not losing and started talking about doing Atkins...I talked him out of it and will see if I can get him to do better portion control. He eats right but just eats more than he should. He also drinks sugary drinks and that is hard to get him to change.

Teenagers and I didn't get along too well last night. Hopefully we will make peace today. They are tugging on the strings that bind them and I am trying to give some slack but keeping the rope there too! I know they really don't want me to let go but the battles can be fierce! One of the arguments was about going today to the Christening...that's one that I will always put up a stand! I pick my battles and the 1st is church, second is family and third is school. Oh and safety is in all of that. Priveleges stop if those things are not taken care of.

FRUIT...way to start your day. You can do this. When I am tempted by fries...I will have 2 or 3 and then throw away the rest...I know it is a waste but it gets me through the urge.

Teensy...I LOVE fresh tomatoes. The other day I was eating one like an apple and my kids couldn't believe it. Of course it was over the sink :lol:

Well I will talk to you later.

Anna
222/170/140

Afternoon from a gloomy SW side of FLA!!!!

Going over to Dillards and get "the girls" some new over the shoulder boulder holders , but that's about all that's planned over here...I'm still in the midst of washing and SKEETER decided to be throw up sick this morning so now I've got EXTRA to wash!

MISSY......OH...MY....GAWD!!!! COULD YOU BE ANY MORE EVIDENT WITH THAT AVATOR????? Good going on the drinking, but GOING TO THE FRENCH QUARTER??? I'm trying to have faith, but I know you TOO WELL!!! You're as bad as ME!!!! I will keep all fingers and toes crossed though...
that might help!!!! :lol:

BEACH....we have one of those places here in Sarasota...I haven't been though...Actually we have two....one where all the movers and shakers go, then there is another one where
all the mellow people go....I'll have to give it a try!
Tell DH, stop complaining.....it's the POTATOES!!!!!

This is just a quickie....I'm outta here till later....

BOB





This is BOB and MISSY on a night out!!! ;)

Teensybean- Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you my sauerkraut recipe. Its really good.. I'm so envious of your canned tomatoes.... Toni semery@semo.net

Happy Sunday everyone. Can't believe the week-end is almost over. Got my cupboard cleaned out where a mouse had been and everything is back in and all neat and tidy. I'm going to make a lasagna with buffalo burger today. Wish me luck I'm hopeing its good and I don't ruin a whole pan of it. Especially with my homemade sauce in it. We tried buffalo burger but they were tough. But the flavor was good. We have a meat shop here that sells all natural beef and buffalo. Along with fresh eggs, bacon, and other stuff. I tried there salmon and it was excellent. I can't wait to try Deb's cheese blintz. Thanks so much for the recipe. Well I'm off to fold laundry and run into town for some milk... Have a wonderful Sunday.

AFTERNOON AGAIN FROM A RAINY SW COAST OF FLA!!! :rain:


Just got back and almost beat the rain....it started as we came into the neighborhood! BUT SINCE WE DON'T EAT SUGAR, THE PAGE GIRLS WON'T MELT!!!! ;)

Y'all would be proud....I didn't buy ONE THING!!!! Kate, however,
got three complete outfits, and three bras for $135 :bravo:
Now you know who taught me to shop!!! ;)

Now it's back to the grind!!!

LATER

BOB

Just a quick check in Sunday afternoon.

Its nice and sunny here in Hotlanta...sorry BOB! Tom is outside enjoying the pool. Monet was inside, playing Animal Crossing on the Gamecube, and trying to make snowmen. Its really hard, and I get pretty frustrated. I can't imagine how it is for the KIDS the game is intended for! ;)

So far, no sugar today. I guess my icing problem on Friday is not going to linger! Hooray!

BEACH: Hey, I can relate to the untying the apron strings battles. I agree with you. We told our kids as long as they lived in our house, they attended church. We tried to be lenient about curfews...if they were doing something responsible, and were safe, we would let them stay out, as long as they got eight hours sleep. That worked pretty well.

BOB: You bought nothing for BOB? What self discipline! Are you feeling ok? :)

TEENSY: Your garden sounds divine! We got ours in too late, and it has not produced very well. Maybe next year...or this fall...we can get something out of it.

Ok, off to do something constructive!

BOB: You are soo funny! We would be a pair out in the French Quarter - it would never be the same again! I'm gonna try to be good!

Happy Sunday everyone!! Nice here today. Not too hot, but not cold either. Been cleaning house. That is my Sunday chore, with laundry. But I am going to wait until tomorrow and do laundry. Dh is going to work tomorrow so I will have lots of time. I can get so much more done when he is gone.

The boys went to Eureka Montana this weekend for a big bull bash. Brant rode his first, but bailed off his second as he pulled a groin muscle. So he is one hurting puppy. That is two broken teeth, and a pulled groin muscle this year.....yep it's time to quit, so says the MOM!!

Have to get out and finish cleaning out our fruit room. Need to bring home all the tomato stuff we have canned so far. It is so much easier to do at Mom's where we are alone, and I don't have to stop and fetch and carry for Dh. He still has a weight restriction on lifting. Will be making juice again next week, and then more salsa, I think.

Beach-- They do tend to drip a bit don't they?? But I love to eat them that way too. I plant a couple of sugar snack tomatoes, so we take them to the lake with us. They are the best cherry tomatoes I have ever eaten. I like them in my salads too. :hun:

BOB--Sorry to hear Skeeter isn't feeling up to par today. Laundry is no fun anytime. Love the image you attached, if we went bar hopping the one on the right would probably be me!! As for the shopping....it cost me $120.00 just for three bras!!!! FF cup, but am going to be able to drop a cup size this time, the bras are not fitting too well anymore!! Yeah!! :encore:

Toni-- Thanks for the offer of a sauerkraut recipe. I have emailed you. Every time we have had buffalo meat it has been tough too. Dh's Sister and BIL buy one every year. They are going to send some home with us when we get back over there in October. Hope it is more tender!! We buy a half a beef every year from my uncle. They are all grass fed, and are usually pretty good, but the last couple of years we have had some pretty tough beef too. Hoping this years is better, since we are getting it from a different guy. Sorry Unc!!

Monet-- There is still alot of time for gardens, our weather this year has been like a month ahead of schedule, so I think our produce in the gardens are too. Kim told me yesterday her pumpkins are already orange!! Hope they don't rot on the vines. I didn't plant any. Maybe next year!! Wish I could share with you, we are giving alot of stuff away! The neighbors just love us this year!!

Hope to be back on later......

Evening every buddy!!!

Almost thru with the laundry...last dryer full is going now.

Missy, We'll have to test ourselves one of these days....we would
definately have to have a room right on the Quarter....we'd not be able to make it anywhere in the car!!!!!

MONET...I'm feeling almost up to par....thanks for asking!

TEENSY...Kate was a DD and went to a D....I have a cousin who is
a FFF!!!!! I don't know how y'all carry those things around!!!

I'm about to call it a day and crawl up in the four poster for a night of TV...hope there's something good one...

Everyone enjoy their evening....

BOB

BOB: Just noticed the drinking buddy smilies. I had a great chuckle! Where do you find all these cute images??? Wish that one was one of our smilies on the list on here!

TEENSY: I think the weather here is just too hot in August for the garden. We will plant some fall crops soon...we already have collard greens growing. Spinach, broccoli and sugar snap peas can all be grown here as fall crops. This is the first year we have had a garden at this house, and Tom had about 10 yards of deluxe garden soil trucked in for the garden area, and used the dirt that was there to fill in a hole in the side yard. I am hoping by next year, the soil will be well aged, and will produce better. Its supposed to be really well balanced, but I am not so sure....

Well, I haven't been on the computer in- it seems like ages- probably about a week and a half. I hate credit cards! I should have listened to my parents when they said "if you can't buy it with cash, then you don't need it." With my ISP, it's set where my credit card pays the monthly fee. Well, I was 2 days late with my payment and they charged me a $35 late fee which put me over my limit and therefore my ISP couldn't take out their monthly fee because it was declined. So I paid enough to get me back online and guess what- because I was over the limit, they put another $35 over-the-limit fee on top of that! Geez. So I said screw it and found an AOL CD with 45 free days on it:lol: We're in such a financial bind right now. Well, that's a different story. Well, Boogie had his cardiology appt on the 14th. All is well. We don't have to go back for 6 months:cb: We've never been that long in between visits. Anyway, today I really screwed things up with my eating!! I've been 100% OP for awhile now and I got depressed when I got on the scale and it STILL said 185:mad: I've been exercising every day and even twice on some days. I've limited my starchy carbs to no more than 2 a day- and my weight hasn't budged. So I had this what's the use:shrug: attitude today and binged all day long on terrible no-no foods. Thankfully, I have come to my senses. I know that it will take at least 3 days now to undo the damage I've done in a matter of hours. Tomorrow is a new day, and another new start. I'm fixing to try and post a couple pics in just a few...

Here's a Boogie pic..

here's my DH at Pensacola beach last month..

here's Ashley and Boogie..

okay, last one- I'm being brave posting this one. It's one of Boogie, Ashley, and me at Pensacola. I'm wearing a swimsuit and my hair is a mess and I have no makeup on. But we were having a good time, so that's why I'm posting.

Well evening all-- I am going to get in a few replies as I probably won't be able to get on until late tomorrow, and I have a hard time catching up!!


BOB-- It sure isn't easy packing this extra baggage around. I have relatives that always tease me about sharing some with them, if they only knew how miserable this is. My shoulders ache all the time, and my back from having to hold them up!! Sure wish I had lost a little more there!! LOL. ;)

Monet-- Must be nice to have more than one growing season. But then you also get the humidity. We can get over 100 degrees, but it is a very hot and dry heat. No moisture in the air at all. This is our first year for a full garden too. But we just tilled up a spot that was grass last fall, and let it sit all winter. Then we tilled it a bunch this spring and planted. Will probably add some compost and mulch this fall. Good luck on the second planting!!

Heart-- Sorry to hear that you got that S I attitude. Why do we do these things to ourselves?? I hope that someday we will learn. You have a beautiful family....thank you for sharing with us. Looks like you all had a great time at the beach!!

Sweet dreams all.....see you tomorrow!