Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 9/29-10/5

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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=32549

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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THE INNER YOU

The innermost part of you can only be reached by those things you allow. Though the world around you may be filled with turbulence and noisy confusion, the inner you can be at peace at any time.

Others may hurl insults or anger or disruption in your direction, and such things will often affect your outer world. Yet deep inside, it does not have to get to you.

Deep inside, you can remain strong, confident and peaceful, affected only by the things you truly value and desire. The stronger and more positive you are on the inside, the more that strength will surely and steadily make its way to the outside as well.

Yes, you can allow the negative and disruptive things to get to you, to affect you all the way to your very core. And yet, you can just as surely keep them out. On the inside, when you choose, you can stay strong, confident, and true to your highest purpose. And that strength will, without fail, radiate outward.

You cannot always control your outer world, yet you can always choose to fill the inner you with strength, with faith, with confidence, with love. Put positive energy into the inner you, and the rest of you will benefit greatly.

-- Ralph Marston
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THE VALUE OF CHALLENGE



Challenge is life's way of making sure that you truly desire the things you achieve. Challenge is an excellent tool for keeping you focused on the things that really matter to you.

Imagine for a moment what it would be like to live in a world with no challenge. In such a world, you could obtain anything and everything with no need for effort, discipline or commitment. Does that sound like a great setup, with your every wish fulfilled the moment you think of it? Well, it might be nice for 20 minutes or so, but it would soon grow extremely tiresome. For such a world would literally overwhelm you with meaningless triviality. Sure, every wish would be instantly granted, but it would all be painfully empty.

The value of achievement is in the achieving, in the overcoming of the challenges, in the person you become as a result of going through the process. To have the reward without the effort is to have no reward at all, nothing but an empty and meaningless token.

Challenge is difficult, often painful, always demanding, and as such, challenge is what makes true value, beauty and fulfillment possible. Challenge can be tough, yet indeed it brings about the richness and fullness of life.

-- 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 (first time)

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGES:

As usual we continue with to TRY AND GET IN AT LEAST 64 OUNCES OF WATER A DAY and TRY TO GET IN AT LEAST 3 DAYS WORTH OF EXERCISE and post it on the exercise board.

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE:

Come up with some new challenge ideas!!! Hey, there's only so much I can think of at times, so why not help me out. Have a challenge idea, just e-mail it to me and if it fits the bill, I'll be happy to not only use it, but of course, give you the credit where credit is due:D E-mail me your ideas to Debelli@AOL.COM

Hey All:wave:

Thought I'd get in a morning quickie since I was up waaay too early for me this morning! ELI'S cell phone rang (way to loud I might add) and he turned on the lights to find the phone to answer it. It was work, one employee didn't show so he had to rush and throw on some clothes and race there to open the store. Figures! A Monday off? Too good to be true:shrug: So of course, after all that, I surely wasn't going to try and go back to sleep even if I could, so I'm up!

It's raining here AGAIN! Hoping maybe it will stop by the time I take the kids to school, or at least when I get home from taking them so I can walk. Only problem is that when it's wet out there, where I walk can become very slippery and I have to be careful otherwise I find that the sidewalks become more like a slip 'n slide:rolleyes:

Not sure what our plans are for the day, or if we'll have any plans for today at this point! All depends if this guy shows up for ELI, so if so, we both have errands to run. Want to go see my Grandfather today and see how he's doing. Nothing important on our to-do list.

Going to get in the replies since I last posted and then skiddadle to get ready to take the kids.

MONET, sorry to hear things are not going so well this past weekend. I sure hope things turn around for you, esp. with the wicked witch of the bakery! Have you ever once asked this woman face-to-face what her beef with you actually is all about? I hope you can find time to enjoy your visit with your sister-how long will she be there for?

TEESNY, let us know if you come up with a new lasagna recipe, maybe you're making it will actually enspire me to not just think about making a batch, but actually make a batch!!:lol:

MICHAEL has told me that he will be on the computer all night, so if you don't hear from me, it's not that I don't want to but his Internal Assessment Paper is a biggie that he has to get done (about the Cuban Missle Crisis he says) and I have to take a back seat, and as always, I know you guys understand. If I can get on somewhere along the line, even for a quickie, I sure will. If I find myself with any time before ELI gets home from work (if he does) will try to post with any updates:)

Have a wonderful week!

Debbie

RISE & SHINE Y'ALL!

I'm home, hoped to find ELI here but he's not:( Raining still, so that means no walk for me, at least not this morning:shrug: Guess I'll just hop back in bed and see if I can sleep an hour or so.

Will check in later!

Deb

A new start is always nice and that is what Mondays are about.

Debbie your motivations were great for me today. They really apply to my job situation. Some words of wisdom from God's Little Instruction Book for Women..

" Nobody can make you fell inferior without your consent."

"When you flee temptations, don't leave a forwarding address!"

Have a great day.

Good morning from a newbie!

Debbie, I just have to say, I love your BIG HUGE WELCOME SIGNS! :)

The challenge is water and exercise? I think I can do that.

I have all my good groceries (all SB legal). Let's see how I do this week . . .

Happy Monday,

The only good thing about Monday is that I get to get back on the board and talk to you guys.

Weekend was good. Did fine at happy hour, had ice tea. Went for wings afterwards and had diet coke. DH did have a drink waiting for me though when I got home to pick him up. It was such a sweet gesture I didn't want to hurt his feelings. But at least I stopped at one. Didn't drink at the game Sat either. So I had a good weekend. Eating was pretty good too. Did have some breaded wings but that was 2 meals. The scale was down on Sat but back up today. I am about reafdy to pitch it out the window. TOM is due tomorrow, maybe that is the problem. Who knows.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. If not, today is the day to start again.

Teensy, congrats on being down and down again. I pulled a muscle in my rear end awhile back. It comes and goes but lately has been staying. I got a shot 3 weeks ago and all was well, until now. Who knows.

Pancho, good choice on the muffin. How horrible about the teacher. That is hard on kids. Especially so new into the school year.

Deb, I guess the MRI would be for my back in case it is starting there and going down into my butt. The more we talked about it (at happy hour) he thinks it is a muscle and with the wt loss I have strained it. I told him to just shoot me up. Hope Eli gets home so you can enjoy your day together. I guess you can expect that when you are the boss.

Missy, I will check to see which Wyndham it is. I'm not sure. Only thing I'm sure is that it is expensive and no pool. Saturday would be great as the Dr we are going with is going to Miami to the Tenn game so we won't have to fool with him that night. His wife willb e along but she is cool.

Beach, I think I will check into that curves book. It sounds like the South Beach diet. I am so tired of this stall and up and down. When we return from NO I will check it out. Glad it has worked for you. Hope you get good news at work. They should let you all know. That is not fair.

Susan, I got a kick out of your soap box rant. Every word was true! What a tuching story of Miss Belle. She is a lucky kitty.

Momtomaya, Welcome, It seems you have adjusted well to SB. I hope you continue. It is so easy to do. This is a great board for support and friendship. I sure could not have done this without these gals. THey are my life line. I can hardly make it thru the weekend w/o them. Jump on in here. We look forward to getting to know you.

Lesbia, there will probably be some sugar in the bread, just as long as it has less than 3 grams it is ok.

Greenrn, Welcome to our group.. It is a good one. You will gets lots of support and help here. 13 pounds is great. You could possible be at 200 by Christmas. I would suggst some type of exercise program, even if it is walking. As afar as your GS is concerned, What's not to like. The only thing we cut out is potatoes basically (as far as what we used to eat). I only cook one meal. DH eats it fine. When kids were there, if they didn't like it, they fixed their own or ate out. Meat, salad and veggies, what more could you want.

Bob, What a heartbreaker. I was so excited. I actually thought we were going to win. Silly me. We were at the U of L game. But we were in the clubhouse and they actually6 had the game on 2 tv's so I went down and sat in there and watched the last quarter. There were quite a few people watching too. It was funny. I was thinking aboaut you the whole time. Sorry about the Vols. But Peyton had a great game last night.

Monet, hope today is not too bad at work.

Heartmom, Hope this week is less stressful.

Hope I didn't forget anyone, if I did it was not intentional.

Have a great SB day

Jackie

Thank you, Jackie! I am feeling much better about my grocery choices. The semolina spaghetti is, indeed, 100%, so I'm relieved (since I bought two big boxes).

The blackberry preserves I bought unfortunately have added sugar. So I'm annoyed with myself for not being more careful about that. But the Smuckers 100% fruit is freaking expensive!

Why-oh-why is the healthier food more expensive?? You'd think since the coarse grains are not as processed as the finely milled grain it would be cheaper. You'd think since the food doesn't have so much sugar, it'd be cheaper (because of the lesser ingrediant of sugar). What gives with the food industry?

btw, Deb asked for some personal info. about myself. Is there a Bio thread? Or should I just post it here?

It's 9:30am already, no extra sleep and no ELI as of yet. He should be home soon, I hope, but he's really perplexed on what happened to this employee coming to work this morning, very unlike him.

Very hungry, made egg whites with cheese and some SF bacon - it was yummy but sure didn't fill me up! What a glutton!

BEACH, glad you liked the MM messages. I liked yours too, thanks for sharing:D

LESBIA, we always give a big warm welcome to newbies-we love having new members join us:D Whereabouts do you live? Let us know a little more about yourself when you get a chance. You can post info here as well as fill out the BIO BOARD which is on the SB INFORMATION BOARD. Take one hour, one day at a time, you'll be surprised how fast a week on SB can go by - I'm at 3 1/2 years now and it seems like just yesterday, okay, maybe the day before yesterday;) As for WHY healthier foods are more expensive, one reason among many is that it's all food, not chemical fillers which are man made and cheaper, one other, healthier spoils faster than those that are refined thus the companies need to charge more because their foods spoil faster. It's not always the case though, I've found many foods less money than their processed cousins. You'll learn in time - just remember this, think of this as a learning experience:D Hate the prices of the jelly's you are finding - why not make you're own - not that hard and lots less expensive!

JACKK, I'd definitely say the scale's up due to TOM-so don't fret about it, it's temp, you know that. Hope your butt's better today:^: Tell DH that you KNEAD a good rub down in that area;) Hope you and FRUIT can find a time to get together while you're in NO!!!

Okay, well, I'm going to go do something constructive til ELI gets his butt home. I'm pooped, should have him bring me home some coffee!!!

Toodles

Debbie

Yippie!!!! I have my computer back!!!!! I am so excited!!! Anyway, I am not going to go back and try to catch up on everyone, b/c I wouldn't know how far back to go. So since this is Monday, I am counting it as day 1 of my new beginning. I'm not going to weigh until wednessday, because it would annoy me to know and not post it, and I'd rather only check once a week.

Selah is still sick, but she's being so sweet. How can they still be so happy with a fever, snot all over their face and a cough that sounds like it will break that tiny little body in half? Children are incredible. :smug:

We spent the weekend with Trav's family over in Snellville (I almst wanted to stop and see you, Monet. Ithought you could use a hug and some Selah therapy) His sister has gone from215lbs to 160 ansd she looks incredible. Of course, she is paying $1000/month for her personal trainer and starving herself. She even told me that she has been making herself vomit. I'm so jealous of the way she looks, but I don't want to do it that way for all of the world. Still, it made me a little depressed, but I'm deciding to be motivated by it, instead of mope :D

Does anyone have any good suggestions for some workout videos? I've heard the Firm is good. I can't afford to join a gym, and I need a backup for walking when Selah is sick, like the last 2 weeks have been. If I have something on hand, I won't have an excuse to sit on my butt, although I'm likely to do it anyway.

Ok, I'm rambling. Selah's Dr appt is at 11, and I ahve to pich the boys up from school at 2:30, so that's going to use a large part of my day. I have a friend coming over to hang out at 4:30 and then I have to pick Trav up from work at 6:00.

His car is dead, again. It's a 1978 280Z Midnight something-or-other. They supposedly only made 3000 of them. It actually had the nerve die the day that we had someone coming to look at it. If we can sell it for $1000, that is all we need to get the passat fixed. It's pretty frustrating, but at least we are close. We've saved up $4K of the $5K we need, so we may just have to come up with the rest, instead of selling his 'baby'. He'd love that I'm sure....

Deb - I hope you got some more sleep.

beachfan- I love your quotes. :dizzy:

Lesbia - The food industry sucks. It's all about supply and demand. I've been feeding selah Cream of Wheat for breakfast. It's between $2-3 for a 14oz box, but I can go buy 3-4 lbs of whole wheat grain and grind it myself for that price. It's organic and I know she is getting the whole grain. They charge as much as they can get away with.

Ok, Debbie, I'll just post my Bio here! Please move it if there is a Bio thread somewhere else. I looked around, but didn't see it. Let's see . . .

Of course, Lesbia is not my real name. It comes from the lady-love of my favorite Poet: Catullus. Catullus (a Roman Poet) loved a woman whom he called Lesbia (who was a delightful free spirit) and wrote lots of poems to and about her.

I live in the Mid West. I'm 38 and recently married. I met my DH online and moved here about three years ago. Since then I've been steadily gaining weight, and I've been feeling out of control lately. I currently weigh 198, and would like to lose 48 pounds. I started Atkins this past April, and lost about 18 pounds (yeah, I was up to 220 and panicking), but after that I stalled, mainly because Atkins is not a plan that I will ever stay on religiously, and I was cheating often. But at least I'm not gaining anymore! So Sugar Busters is my next attempt.

Music: I enjoy everything but Gangsta Rap, Adult/Soul/Contemporary (i.e Whitney, Mariah, et al), and Pop (i.e. Brittany, Justin, etc.). My favorites are Alternative, Celtic/New Age, Classics (both rock and . . . classical).

Books: Believe it or not my favorite era is Victorian. You can find the BEST ghost stories in Victorian literature. My favorite genre is gothic. I recently discovered the Sandman comic, so I'm loving that too.

Good to meet all of you! And thank you all again for being so sweet to a fat new girl. I don't often find that in "real" life.

Morning everyone! It's the start of a brand new week and a gorgeous one here in east central Alabama! The high today is only supposed to be 72--in fact in the 70s for the entire week--wahoo!

Yesterday was pretty good. Very quiet for me. It was also a day completely away from the computer, which is a rarity for me.

Lesbia--Welcome aboard! It is good to learn a little something about you. It sounds like you are off to a good start with SB. There are some other folks that switched from Atkins to SB, so they will be able to help you with that. Just read those labels!!!!! I bought a bread machine just so I would know EXACTLY what is in my bread--cause the labels are so confusing!

Talitha--WTG on getting the computer back!!!!! Now it sounds like you need to get your car back--It's always something! I hope Selah is feeling better soon.

Deb--Sorry I missed your call Saturday night. I hope you and Eli can get your errands run today.

Jackie--Yeah, we do have to go back to work today don't we???? You did great over the weekend! I'm going to have to plan ahead for the tailgate this weekend. I'm thinking of boiling a pot of peanuts so I will have a "snacking" food and that's where I get into trouble--with the nibbling.

Ann---Is this weather Gorgeous or what!!!!!!!

BOB--I know you sweated it until the very last minute on Saturday. Whew! I hope y'all got all the last minute heroics out of your system last weekend!:lol:

I made a pot of chicken and rice soup last night, so I will have lunches for the week. For the newcomers this is an easy soup--1 cup cooked brown rice, one can of chicken broth, one can of cream of chicken soup and one 12 oz can of white chicken meat. This easily makes four servings of a very hearty and filling soup and cooks up in just a little more time than it takes to cook the rice (after that you just need to hear everything through).

Have great OP day everyone!

Susan

One last one til I go...

ELI should of been home already._ His employee finally showed up, not sure what exactly happened but he said a miscommuniation of some sort._ He said he was leaving long ago-still not home-that doesn't surprise me! Speak of the devil:devil: he just walked in:rolleyes: He's going to get ready, so I'll continue with my post...

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEWER TO THE BOARD AND PLAN TO BE WITH US FOR A WHILE, PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME AND POST YOUR BIO ON OUR BIO BOARD - IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU (and for me to keep track of birthdays)_ Of course, NOTHING is mandatory on this board, so if you don't want to, don't feel you have to just because I said so;)

Here's the link to the BIO BOARD, just click on it:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12056post

TALITHA, sorry to hear SELAH is still feeling under the weather._ I imagine it could be a lot worse if she was fussy during all this!_ Glad you got your computer back, I know that feeling of not having it for a while. Can't help you on the videos, I have a few and hate them all, just don't have the desire to do them, luckily I didn't spend much as I got them at garage sales. If you find one that's well recommended do check Ebay or Half.com for good deals on them before you go to any stores.

LES, thanks for posting a little more about yourself. Where in the midwest are you? That's cool that you met DH on line and it all worked out - how long have you been married?

FILLISE, wish you could send some cooler weather down our way, some of your soup wouldn't be too bad eithr;)

Okay, so he's home, so I guess I should get out of this towel and get ready, you think????

Toodles

Deb

Hello everyone.

Not much going on here today. The girls are out of school for a teacher work day or something like that, so it's a little loud around here.

Friday I had to go buy Katie a coat, that child outgrew her coat before winter was over last year, so there was no way she would fit into it at all this year, and Autumn needed shoes, so I got her a pair while out. She has outgrown every shoe she has. I went to JC Penney, and got a really good deal on all of it. Katie's coat was a $44 coat, but I paid $21.72 for it, and Autumn's shoes were $35.95, but I paid $24.67 for those. I thought that was really good since I could have had to pay full price.

Ok, Kerri's cake came out pretty good. I kind of messed up on the mouth, but other then that, it was cute, at least I thought so. Here's the picture of it.

I've got laundry and dishes to finish up, so I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Good Morning everyone. Back on track this morning after being frustrated from undoing all my progress last week on the weekend. I just can't seem to control myself when I go out to eat. I ate legal, but WAY too much. Portion control is so not my strong suit.....

jecrites- how was the birthday? the cake looks Spectacular!!!!

Susan- Your chicken and rice soup recipe sounds great. I may make some tonight..

Lesbia- Welcome to the boards and Congrats on your weight loss. I hope you find Sugarbusters to be more "liveable" than Atkins. I look forward to getting to know you!

Talitha- The story about Trav's sister is SAD. I will pray for her. I hope Selah feels better soon!

Deb- I really appreciated (and could use) the motivational thread this morning

Jack K- Yes, the Wyndham is very nice. Centrally located too. Many fun things to do in the area. I agree with the person that posted about the good steak at Dickie Brennan's. Most of the Brennan's restaurants are SB friendly, just not wallet friendly. My fave restaurant in the city is Galatoires(located in the quarter)- French food at it's finest. You will be staying near Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, so that is a good and reasonable choice. Maspero's is really good for poboys and sandwiches. Located down the street from where you are staying, this is extremely reasonable as well. Man, if I wasn't a therapist (and loved what I do), I could easily be a food critic. In New Orleans, it would not be a difficult job.

Everyone else, HELLO, and Have a Fabulous Monday. Chat with Ya'll later!!!!

GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE!!!

We had a good weekend. Saturday, we went to the Diamondbacks game; it was fun even though their season is over. I did pretty good on my eating. I had a little bit of popcorn with a diet coke. I did see a little coffee spot and saw they had sugar-free vanilla so I asked what they could make with it. The guy said a latte, mocha or something else. I chose the mocha, and watched as he filled half of it with chocolate milk. I kinda assumed it he used sugar-free flavoring that the entire drink would be sugar-free, but NOT! I decided I would just enjoy it and not worry too much about it. How is a latte made? Is that the best choice?

Sunday was pretty much a lazy day to hang around the house and get some laundry and stuff done. I'm getting a little bit of child-proofing done every day, so I can eventually "release" the little one into other portions of the house.

I hope to post on the exercise board later today, as I plan to go to the gym when DD is in school.

Deb: Good idea to skip the walk if not dry enough; you don't want to injure yourself and be out for longer. Good thing Eli made it home; hope you enjoy your day. I've got to get on the bio board now that I know everyone better; I was a little leary at first.

Lesbia: Nice to read up about you. Good luck this week. Don't worry about the indescretions; it will take a little time to learn about label reading and what is allowed and what is not. There are times I even question what I am buying and I've been doing this for 5 months. Good luck meeting your goal on SB; it is a great eating plan for life.

Jack-K: You did so well on your eating over the weekend. I'm sure you are up today due to TOM; it'll come back down.

Talitha: So glad you are back. It doesn't sound like Selah will be getting her shots today if she is still sick, especially if she still has a fever. That is so nice that she is so sweet; when my youngest DD is sick, she is horrible....she hits, pulls my hair, screams.....she is a handful. My 5-year old had more of the disposition of your daughter. I hope she gets to feeling better soon. I have some videos from Beach Body. I have one called Thin Thighs, one for the butt, arms, stomach, etc. They use sectional progression, and only last from 5-10 minutes, but are really effective. My DH and I are doing the ab one 3x per week together at night. It is only 7 minutes. The thigh one wipes you out; when my sister did it, she couldn't even walk down her stairs the next day. If you want more info., let me know. I am sure I can find a number or website or something.

Fillise: Soup sounds easy and good. Thanks! Maybe when it cools off enough around here, I'll make a batch for myself.

jecrites: THE CAKE TURNED OUT FABULOUS! It is definately too pretty to eat. I am sure your DD loved it.

Well, I still haven't had breakfast, just a small bown of cantaloupe. I think I'll go make some oatmeal.

HAVE A GREAT OP DAY!
Nat

Quick post here...Monet is swamped! Again! I called in sick for work this morning, due to some DMS problems. (During - I can't stand the acronymn, TOM, as that is my wonderful husband's name...) I am feeling a bit better, but that may be more due to the fact I got the kitchen picked up a bit, and a load of laundry started, and not that I am not at work! :s: It was good I called in, cause the wicked witch of the bakery answered the phone and when I asked for the manager was told he had already left for an all day meeting. I would have been totally miserable being there alone with her! She is supposed to be off tomorrow, so we shall see how it goes.

My sister is still in town, and we are hoping to do a bit of sightseeing this afternoon. Then everyone is descending on me for dinner, so I need to be planning what I am going to fix and making some steps towards having things partially ready before we leave for the afternoon. This planning ahead stuff really stresses me!

One wonderful part of the morning was when the ministers wife called me to tell me the luncheon yesterday was the best they had ever had, and she thought it was because of the food! It made my day!

Ok, gotta go throw in another load of laundry, and then get dressed and pick up Laura from school, since she has a doctor's appointment this afternoon. :wave:

I hate not having time for replies...just know I am thinking of you all, and trying to keep up with reading all the posts. Sooner or later, I will have a chance to reply I hope!

TALITHA: I have a bunch of Firm tapes no one is using right now. Want to borrow a few? I would have loved to have seen you and my sweet buddy Selah! We need to plan a get together soon! I am probably going to be unemployed soon....:s: so I will have lots of time! :lol:

The weather is da bomb! It was 59 this morning when I went out for my walk. Not typical Sept. weather in Texas but I'll take it. I wore my new walking pants. It was one of those rare mornings where I felt pretty dang good. Walked 4 miles with my kiddos....I started out alone and drug them in one at a time..LOL One mile for Stormy and one mile for Jessie.

Found this motivational in my email this morning.

YOUR DAILY MOTIVATION

SELF SUGGESTION MAKES YOU MASTER OF YOURSELF.
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Whatever thoughts you plant in your subconscious mind
and nourish every day with conviction and emotion
will one day become a reality.

Constant repetition carries conviction.
Repeat something often enough
and it will start to become you.

A change in what you tell yourself
will result in a change in your behavior.

What you impress upon your mind,
you'll inevitably become.
You are what you think.
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©2003 Written by:MotivationMentor@aol.com
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Monet....glad you were able to take the day off and are starting to feel a little better. Sometimes we just got to get away from those things that stress us to the max.

Jack-K....you did great this weekend! If those scales are driving you batty put em up. Of course you know I'm telling you but won't follow my own advice. They jumped up on Sat. and I almost went nutso. They are back down this morning. I'm trying really hard to change my focus. Back on God and less on the proccess.

Talitha.....don't be envious. It's a terrible way to lose weight. Been there done that..kinda sorta. I was never a puker but I did starve and take laxatives. It's a hard thing to recover from. I went from 198 down to 118 and wanted to lose more. Not healthy for the body or the mind. You will lose your weight and look great. I think the Leslie Sansome walking tapes are very nice and of course I still love Richard Simmons. Mostly just his sweating to the oldies. I like the Tae Bo but it doesn't like me...talk about some hip pain. I think I may just be too lazy to work that hard. :) Hope your little one feels better soon.

Lebia...part of the reason healthy cost more is supply and demand. The more people buy a product the lower the cost. Most people choose to eat processed and treated foods so the cost is down on those. It kills me. I can buy my family's pasta for about 50 cents a pound and mine is 2.39 a pound. I'm 38 also. Congratulations on your new marriage.

Poncho..morning slim! :) I went to a place and was trying to order a flavored coffee and they said oh yeah sugar free...then I made my siste ask again what was in it...sugar free NOT...

Jen....the cake came out great! The mouth is sweet. You did a great job.

Susan...thanks for the soup recipe. I was wondering this morning how I could make a quick soup. Of course I don't have the chicken or the broth...but I will get some and put it up for when I don't feel like making the longer version. This time of year is awesome for soup.

JackiO....I am bad at portion control at times also. Especially if it's something I haven't had in awhile and really like. I went nutso with the rice the other day.

Deb....sorry you are getting so much rain. Thanks for all the tips and setting up the board and keeping us motivated. Trust me there are days this is the only thing that keeps me inline.

Well, it's almost 11 and I'm starvin like Marvin....or at least I think I am. Off to drink some water and have a little snack I think.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

235/153/140-135 maybe maybe...LOL

Runnign out so I wanted to catch up just in case I don't get back on.

Deb, I have tried that with DH. The massage usually lasts about 2 minutes if that long. It is some better today, but (no pun intended) I didn't walk at all over the weekend. It does hurt to sit in the chair though. Will probably go get the heating pad from my boss and sit on it again until I can get a shot. Still in the towell? You just might get some exercise after all :D

Talitha, glad you are back on the board. Use your SIL as motivation. Vomiting and starving are not the way to lose wt. It will come right back plus more. You are the smart one. I have the Firm abs, It is good. I also have the Walk Off the Pounds 3 mile which I like. I have a yoga and pilates which I have never opened.

Lesbia, you sound very interesting. We all are here for the same reason, we love everyone.

Susan, Take a taco dip and make some chips for ww tortillas. That has worked great for me. We also had a veggie tray. They brought bags of candy, but I obstained.

Jecrites, the cake is awesome. You did a really great job. Hope she like it. Penney's had a great sale SUnday, I went but guess just wasn't in the mood.

JackieO, how about cutting off some of your meal and either giving it to DH or asking for a doggy bag up front before you start eating. I think we ate at Maspero's the last time we were there. I'm not much on the poor boys or seafood. give me a fried fish sandwich any day. Maybe you could meet up with Missy and me.

Fillise, sounds like you had a relaxing weekend off the computer. Soup sounds good, but I don't like rice. Maybe I'll try it with ww noodles.

Monet, glad you are feeling better. Just the idea of not working today must have made you better. Have fun with your sister. I'm sure the meal was wonderful as you are such a great cook.

Pancho, Bummer about the latte. But if you paid for it, better than wasting it. Have a great day.

Jackie

Good morning everyone. Just a quick post! Im in a rush this morning. Glad to see everyone had a good weekend. It went way too fast for me. I do have good news though...after a 2 week stall in weight loss...I went to my moms to weigh in yesterday and I am down 4lbs YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!! Talk about a boost, that I very much was in need of. So I am back on track today and on my way to go work out a little. I dont have time for too much today, but Im gonna do something.
Have a great monday!

P.s. Dominic is 100% better! FINALLY!

Chris

Oh what a gloriously beautiful day!! It was 57 degrees this morn, sunshine & clear blue skies. I :love: this type of weather & time of year. I've been up since 8 & had to be on the road early, or I would have gone for a walk.

It was a wonderful week end for us. DH was ordinained as a new pastor yesterday & it was a wonderful turn out with lots of family & friends. He does not have much family left, but his niece & her dh made a special effort to come from NE ARK to be here with him & it really meant alot to him. She sang & made him cry. It was a complete surprise. He didn't know what plans we had made for the services. :) My DD from TX also came & sang. Our 3 DD & 5 GS were all there with us.

Welcome to all the newbies! Hope you stick around & get good results on this WOE. It really works & this is a great place to get support.

Debelli, thanks for the call Sat night. It meant alot to me to hear from you. My eating has still been off & when I put these jeans on last week, let me tell you, I was not happy because I almost didn't get them on. I'm still at 149-150. I WILL NOT let it get beyond this! We talked a while back about when we get to the point of determination! Well, it's here. I am getting back to the business at hand & getting back in shape. I start today! I will NOT eat off plan. I have worked too hard to let it get completely out of hand & I feel that it's about there. Time to get it back under control. I have at least 10 lbs to lose to be in a comfortable range.

My goal this week is to stay on plan & loose at least 1 lb.

Got to go. Got a busy day. Will try to get back to the board as often as I can. Have a good one, everyone!

Just a quickie...

Selah's appt went well. She was 17lbs even and 28 inches. I guess it'll still be awhile until I can put her in the bigger seat turned around. I jsut can't wait to see her in the rearview mirror. She's so sweet int he car. SHe just talks to herself and playes with her Eyeore doll.

I had a glass of milk for breakfast, b/c I was on the run and knew I wouldn't eat. That counts for something, right? I made an 'openfaced' grilled cheese and a salad for lunch. I also ate a pickle. Does that count for anything? Anyone know??

I've had 32oz of H2O so far.

Chrisd - Way to go on the 4lbs!!!! You wanna throw some of that luck my way?

Jack, CountryMom - I did the puking and all that before. That's why it's weird for me to see her. Part of me is actually tempted to join right in, but I know better. I just wish she would listen to me about it.


Monet - I would love to borrow the Firm tapes. I've heard allot of good things about them.

Pancho - A latte is made from stewed milk (usually whole milk) and espresso. That is a good way to go. You can usually ask for it w/ skim milk. THat's what I get at Starbucks, and I keep a ziplock with splenda in my glovecompartment, and a few in my purse. I would like to know more about those tapes. I tend to stay away from anything less than 1/2 hour, b/c I can't immagine it working. On the other hand, I would do ANYTHING to get my DH involved and short may just be the key.

jecrites - That cake looks great!!!! I am going to make a ladybug cake for Selah's first birthday in December.

Ok, gotta get some laundry going, and drink some more agua. I forgot that I have some Tae Bo tapes. I was a green belt in karate, once upon a time. Maybe I'll go bust them out of hiding for a start.

You have no Idea how much I missed you guys!!!!

I am at a stale mate again on my weight, no loss no gain, I guess that's good in some ways. I somehow hurt my left leg and the siattic (sp) nerve is hurting so bad I can not walk, went to th Dr's and got a cortazone shot, did nothing, stayed off my feet for 2 days that did nothing. heat pads, ice nothing working, got to see a specialist tuesday, sure hope he can help, I need to get back to walking and working out.

There is a new tread on Dr Phil's book, so I joined that as I feel he has the right mental picture, his diet is not as good as ours, but maybe I can clear up some of my mental blocks and really get and stay in shape.

I hope all you fine ladies are having a Super week and remember God loves us even when we can not love ourselves.

You are all on my prayer list and remember keep a smile on your face and you will help put one on someone elses.

SUPERDAVE

Originally posted by Debelli
LES, thanks for posting a little more about yourself. That's cool that you met DH on line and it all worked out - how long have you been married?

Hi Deb! We met online about four years ago, but we didn't "really" meet for over a year. We moved in together Jan. 1, 2001, and got married on July 11th, this year, so yes I'm a newlywed!

Heh, CountryMom called me "lebia." At least she didn't call me "labia!" Hee! Just kidding, CountryMom! :)

I hope everyone's having a good day so far. And thanks for the food cost explanations. It does make sense, but I do agree with whoever said, "the food industry sucks."

Peace everybody!

Well, I got my 2 miles in today. The weather is absolutely wonderful today! The sun is shining and there's a cool breeze... I got my front door open and even the AC's in the bedrooms are off. Hubby called and wants to take the kids to the Fair today when he gets off. Perfect Fair weather. I won't be eating the Fair food(funnel cakes and sausage dogs)- I know they will smell good, but my stomach's upset from all the crap I ate this weekend. I've got a stew in the oven. Haven't made one in ages. Hope it's good- I browned the meat in olive oil and wheat flour. Then added seasonings, potatoes, carrots, and celery and now it's in the oven. Cooked carrots are legal right?? I'm going to stay away from the potatoes, might make "mashed potatoes" from cauliflower so that I don't feel I'm missing out. Okay, gotta go...

TALITHA- don't be jealous of her at all! She may LOOK great, but I'm sure you're alot healthier than her.

Hi ALL,
Just checking in. Have 2 compositions to do--in French--both due Thursday. So just wanted to let you know I was still alive. The retreat went well this past weekend, but I'm glad the responsibility is over. Ate pretty well for the most part. Breakfast was just the usual high carb stuff that they serve at those "free" breakfast buffets--sweet rolls, doughnuts, bagels, cereal, and juice. Fortunately, I took my electric skillet and mini-processor and had SB pancakes with some fresh berries on top. Much healthier. There was a lot of junk to munch on at the meetings and I nibbled just a little bit. But generally did fairly well.

Getting ready to go home. Have a pampered chef party to go to tonight. I have a pot of chili on the stove. It is in the neighborhood so I will take my walk and end it at her house. Luckily it is very coolk out (60's) so I won't stink. Maybe I'll take a spray of cologne with me just in case.

Melf, good to hear from you. You have been gone too long. What a wonderful surprise for your DH. I almost cried reading it. You know where to come and what to do, now get started an you will see a loss by next week.

Chris, :dance: for those 4 lbs. Great way to get you going.

Talitha, pickles count as veggies. I think. Selah is growing fast. Hope she is feeling better soon. It will be hard to convince your SIL that it is bad what she is doing with such results as she has seen. Hopefully she will see the light before it becomes a problem.

SuperDave, Sounds like we have the same problem. I just keep walking and scuffing my foot and of course I gripe the whole 3 miles. DH loves that. ;)

Heartmom, have fun at the fair. The kids will love that.

Gator, Gosh talk about being prepared. Taking a skillet and mini processor. I'm impressed. Bet we gave you a scare Sat. Really though we were going to pull it out, but alas, the crock bite got us in the but. Or I think we did that to ourselves. Anyway, better game then I thought it would be. Congrats.

Have a great OP night.

Jackie

AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY FROM A GLOOMY WEST COAST OF FLA!!! :rain:

It's been raining since Saturday, and there is an 80% chance tomorrow! The one good thing about all this is the temp is WAY DOWN and it feels really good out there!

Sounds like everyone had a pretty good weekend...Mine was at the most....being a slug! :p I LOVED IT!!!

Anyone watching the DR PHIL weight loss segment? He's making his choice to eliminate 5 people today..he really got in their head in the first part of the show and now I'm waiting to find out who's OUT THE DOOR!

JACKIE...POOR VOLS???? THEY WON GIRL!!! What more could I want? I thought you were going to the game, but now I remember it's the TENNESSEE game.
I bit off all my nails, screamed...shouted....hit the TV....THEY LITTERALLY PISSED THE GAME AWAY!!! DANGIT!!!

JEC....THE CAKE LOOKS GREAT!!!! Did you save me a piece?

MONET...Sorry you're having such a rough time...I've said it before, and I'll say it again...START YOU OWN BUSINESS! As good a cook as you are, you would do great!

LESBIA...WELCOME...I like your sense of humor...you fit right in with this bunch!

SUSAN...no computer???? I'd go nuts...funny, I work on one all day long, and the first thing I do when I get home is turn mine on!

Just got thru conversing with KIMMY...she said to say hello to everyone...she'll be back soon!

GATOR...Glad your retreat went well...sorry you missed that game though....OH MY GAWD!!!

WELL CRAP....Dr Phil isn't doing the elimination until tomorrow!

Did I tell y'all that I ordered the Dr Phil book? Can't wait to read it...

Gotta go...it's time for supper...I'll be back and get to everyone else a little later!!

BOB

Hello!

Just a few quick comments. I'm not feeling well, so I want to lay down! The snot in my head is making it really heavy! haha!

JACK-K: I'm so pissed! It's the LSU/FLORIDA game that weekend. The only think that may be possible for me is lunch on Sunday. Will that be something you could make? Let me know!

DEB: Terry said "He'll think about it" - don't worry - I'm working hard on it!! I usually get my way anyway - imagine that! haha!

Talk to y'all later!

Missy

Good Monday afternoon:

I was a little naughty today. I skipped the gym to go shopping with my mom, so I will go to the gym tomorrow. We also went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, and I got the chicken nuggets and ate a few of the waffle fries. Oh well, I'm back on track now.

JackieO: We were posting at the same time before. Maybe you can work on one thing at a time. Your portions are a little too big, but at least the food is legal. Keep the food legal and then start cutting back on portions...you'll get there.

Monet: Glad the luncheon was such a success. Enjoy your sister and your day off work.

Country: Wow, 59 outside....I am definately envious. Our weather has been soooo hot lately. They claim that we will break 100 in the next few days, and probably be in the mid 90's for a little while; sure doesn't feel like Fall here.

chrisd: See, all those sacrifices have paid off. Congrats on the 4 pounds....it's just the beginning of great things for you.

Melf: Sounds as if all went well for DH yesterday. How exciting for you all.

Talitha: Glad your DD's appt. went well. The name of the tapes are by Beach body, and they have a website at http://www.beachbody.com. I really think this s/b incorporated with something else. When I worked out at home, I would do the treadmill for 30 minutes and then one of these tapes, or I would do a Tae-bo tape and then one of these. These are basically for firming and toning. If you are looking for cardio, I'd definately try Tae-bo. My husband and I are doing the ab tape 3x a week, and we both hurt a little bit after we first started. I really think it is helping to firm my tummy up a bit. Now, if I could find a magical cure for this loose skin from having my babies.

SuperDave: Hope the sciatica pain goes away soon. I had that when pregnant and it was extremely painful; it can really slow one down.

Jack-K: Have fun at the Pampered Chef party!! I love their stuff. Maybe you should leave your wallet at home, and that way you'd have to walk back home to get it (hence more exercise - ha). Enjoy your beautiful weather!

I am going to be good tomorrow. I'm going to eat a good breakfast and get to the gym when DD is in school. My goal is to get to the gym tomorrow, Wed, Fri & Sat. Wed & Sat are usually a "for sure" thing since DH stays home with kiddos.

I will check in tomorrow a.m.

Have a great evening.
Nat

Hello all-

I am new, but I posted on last weeks board. SO hi to everyone.

Wow this board is really hopping on Monday. It is very motivating. I came home dog tired from a day teaching high school, and I don't feel much like working out. However, reading here has gotten me motivated, so I will do that. But after a break!

I see that stalling in wieight loss can happen. That makes me feel better. I really kick myself for having a slow month (4 lbs lost in all of Sepr.) but I see it can take some extra pushes to lose again.

I will find some time to get on the bio board. Just a short thing here. I have always been 145-160 lbs. but this past year ballooned to 220. Freaked. Me. Out. I have never been so big. I had a bad year at work and with my grandma passing, I just ate and ate.
Now I am down to 200 but still feeling less than perky with a closet full of work clothes and jeans I can't wear. It is way too expensive to shop for bigger clothes to replenish my wardrobe. SO I feel like I am fighting the clock to at least get some wear out of my older smaller clothes before the school year is up.

I am going to try my hand at replying-

Chris- THat chicken and rice recipe looks great. Thanks. THat sounds perfect for the coming winter.

Melf- Congratualtions to you and your husband on his being ordained. Wow.

Talitha- Losing weight by starving and vomiting sounds so unappealing. I fear it may all come back to her once she eats even semi normal again.

Chris- Way to go on the 4 lb. loss. Good for you.

Lesbia- COngrats on your recent marriage. I agree with you. Healthy food is expensive.

Well all I hope all of you have an awesome motivated Monday.

Hello everyone.

I sent a picture of the cake to my mom and she told me that I should go into business of making those kinds of cakes to sell. I've thought about from time to time, but never done anything about it. I just don't know if it would work out like she thinks it would. It would be a neat and fun thing to do to bring in a little more money, but I'm not a professional by no means, and there is no where in this little tiny crap hole of a place to take any lessons either.

Thank you to everyone for your compliments on the cake. It's real easy to do, anyone can do it. To me, it's kind of like coloring or painting but using icing instead of crayons or paint.

BOB, There's still a piece left, but how you gonna get from Fla. to Mo. to get it? It would probably ruin in the mail.

Not much going on still today, did the dishes this morning, but now there's more in there from lunch and supper, another endless job. Also did just one load of laundry. At least I did get the kids clothes done yesterday so they won't have to go to school naked.

Well hubby should be coming home shortly, so I'm off to get the kids their baths and then off to bed; 6:30 comes early, some days earlier then others. I'll talk to y'all tomorrow.

Jenn

Hey everybody. I hope everyone had a great day!!!

Since I am trying to get back on track, I'm going to tell you guys everything I eat for the first week. I told you this AM so I'
ll start with my afternoon

S: Sugar free pudding pie (WW Agave crust)
1 cup of coffee w/ skim and 1 splenda

D: 2 ChickfilA Chargrill Deluxe w/out a bun
cole slaw ( I was so hungry I had to eat to pieces of chicken!)

S: 1 pear

I drank my 64oz today, but didn't get around to exercising. I'm working on it, I promise!!

Pancho - Thanks for the link. I'll check it out!! I asked Trav if he would try the tapes with me. He said "Uhhhh...maybe." That means it will take some work. That was his response 2 years ago when I asked "Are you EVER going to eat vegetables???" Now he'll eat vegetarian acouple of times a week without batting an ealash. We'll see how it goes....

I'm working tomorrow. Actually I will be working Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun and then next Tues. SO much for this being a part time job!!

What time is the chat tomorrow? I won't be home until 8pm


Sweet dreams all!!

HiedieHo All!

Well, here I am again. Our illustrious leader will not let anyone quietly die away. She goes out with her trusty computer and sends E-mails and IMs. She said I need the board more than ever, we need help over the rough spots. I'm raw from the rough spots. I've just been in a funk because I cannot control my emotions which leads to lack of food control. It's a vicious circle at the moment.

I have not given up my activities although I am ashamed of my appearance. The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy. Also I sat with a sick friend for three days while his wife was at work. When my DH was ill I don't know what I would have done without the support of friends. I can't do anything for those friends in PA but can pass the favor along wherever I am.

I had to make a dessert for a WA luncheon after church yesterday. I adapted a Jello Jewel Cake recipe I had used years ago to male it SF. It was a hit. One lady said she had to try it because it looked so interesting, a couple of others because it was so colorful. I've made Debbie's Cheesecake several times because it is always a hit but just wanted to do something different.

I did do something positive for me. My Medicare insurance carrier has made free membership at the most expensive athletic club in the area. I went today and signed up. I am going to do a water aerobics class three days a week (nursing home is the other two mornings and I can't give that up!). There is also a chair exercise group and a yoga class for balance/flexibility. I am not going to overwhelm myself by trying to do it all, for now just the water aerobics and maybe exercise. I do exercises in our pool but it is not the same as being part of a group and having to try to keep up a bit. I have a busy schedule and will have to see how I can squeeze in classes. All are for seniors so I won't have to compare myself to some pretty young thing in a leotard! Distance is no excuse as it's less than a mile.

I will try not to be too negative or talk about my DD too much (the source of some of my problems...............the other source is ME!). I will try that's all I can do. I'm just ashamed of me and down on myself right now. I need the proverbial kick in the a--!

So please bear with me. I did this once and I can do it again..............I think.

Take care, Shirley

Good Evening

Well, I had replies for everyone, and then my computer froze up, and I had to restart.....needless to say, I lost all of my replies.....darn it anyway! Sorry gang but I am not going back to reread everything. Will get on here in the morning and get in some replies.

We went to the lake this morning, but it was so windy when we got there, we didn't go out. We checked everything in the boat and came home. We are hoping to get one last week end in, before bringing it home. I think we will see if Brant wants to meet us this week end. That would be fun.

My mom got home late Saturday night. Said she had a great time. Grandma was showing her age though. She just turned 95.

SEF-- WELCOME BACK! I am glad that Deb got ahold of you. When you are feeling this way, is exactly the time that you need to post. We can only help if we know that you need us!! I will gladly give you that kick....if you really think that it will help. Consider your hinny kicked!! All the way from Wash. state!!

Hello everyone!

It's about time I got back on here. Debelli reminded me that I hadn't posted in awhile, so I'm checking in.

I'm a teacher, so September has been rather hectic for me. Once I get home, I just want to chill. I had a lot of leisurely time during Hurricane Isabel, when school was cancelled for 2 days, but I didn't have power for 4 days. Although, because I live on the 15th floor of a high rise, I certainly got enough exercise with the stairs.

Oy, it was a mess. So, all my free time was spent without the aid of technology. Reading & cross-stitching.

I had to kind of ignore SB while we were having the issues with the storm, because my 4 neighboring grocery stores were also out of power and closed and the ones with power had slim pickings. No water, no meat (because they lost power at some point) and all the meat went bad.


Oh, I tell ya, it was so hard eating pizza and chinese take-out. :D


What's going on with the board? Anything new? I haven't heard anything more from GH.

I have also converted 2 more people to SB since I have been MIA.

Talk to you all later!!!

Kelly

Good Tuesday Morning.

If is only 46 here today. Man I'm not ready for this cold weather so early. It will only give me longer to gripe about it. Poor you all.

DId get my walk in last night. It was a killer. Even Dennis noticed that I was struggeling with my hip. After I walked home from the pampered chef party, I cleaned up the kitchen and hit the heating pad. It was almost 9 and I didn't feel like working out. Will double up on Thursday to complete all body parts. Sure hope I can make it until Sat to get another shot. Going to go get my boss' heat pad now.

Well I finally tried a piece of the 70% chocolate. I probably won't be eating it again. It was somewhat bitter, very waxy and over all just didn't have much taste. It was cold so maybe that had something to do with it. Not something I have to worry about over eating.

The pampered chef party was nice. SHe had tons of food, snacks, sandwiches and candy. She did have fruit and veggies. I had a glass of tea. She did have a bowl of candy corn sitting right next to me. I really wanted just one piece. It is my favorite. I didn't, but after I got home I wish I had just tried one piece. Oh well. I'm better off.

You all will love this one. The consultant took a can of chocolate icing, melted a bag of chocolate chips and mixed them together. Stuffed them in pastry press and squirted the mixture into mini cupcake tins. If you were a chocoholic, this would do it for you. The thought of it made me sick.

Not too much going on today. But guess I'd better get started.

Bob, I'm sorry, I thought Tenn lost at the end. Beat me with a wet noodle. Sounds like you need a boat there. At least you are getting some good rest time. Looks like Dr Phil's book is becoming the best seller. Guess I'm gonna look into it.

Missy, I'm pretty much open for anything. Right now we don't have any set plans. I will private message you with my cell # and we can make arrangements. I was really looking forward to a pro tour of Bourbon Street.

Momtomaya, Closet full of too small clothes. Aren't we all in the same boat. But it sure is a good feeling once you start fitting back into some of those clothes. It is good motivation. If it's any help, I started at 257 and am down to 156, so this does work.

Jecrites, I bet you could make all kinds of cakes just for the people at the base. You ought to put up a flyer.

Sef, Consider yourself kicked, many times over. Just consider this board cheap therapy. You can vent here and be negative all you want. IF you are down, we are here to lift you up. We can't help you if you don't come on the board. We all have down times and get down on ourselves, but that's what friends are for. You are a wonderful person, just look at what you are doing for your friends. You are venturing out into a new world with the athletic club and exercising groups. Good for you. Don't stay away, we are here to listen and support you. and yes, you can do this again.

Teensy, at 95 Grandma should be showing her age. Heck, I'm showing mine at 50.

Groovia, Glad the strom didn't hurt you all too bad. Glad you are back on the board.


Have a great day. Be back later.

Jackie

Well, it's nice to see I'm not the only wayward child out there. I see that Deb had her broom out after several of us!!! Of course, we all know what happens when we're not posting. Just means that we're not doing what we're supposed to do and trying to hide. Eating has been a disaster area for me the past few weeks. Jordan (my oldest son, 18 years old) was supposed to leave for Marine boot camp on Sept 22. On Sept 8, he called his dad and I at work and told us that they wanted him to leave THAT DAY!!. He's been gone 3 weeks and we miss him terribly. I'm a basket case. I know he'll be fine and he's doing this because he wants it more than anything. We can't talk or email him. We can only write. We've gotten a couple of letters from him and he sounds great, but boy, is this tough. Then last week we went to Vegas for a conference and you know what that's like. Everything to excess.

So, here I am, with my tail (big as it is) between my legs, starting over. Jordan's graduation is in December and we're going on a cruise in April, so I've got a lot of things coming up that I need to look and feel better for. It's good to see everyone again and looks like we have lots of new faces. I'm committing to posting at least once a day which means I'm accountable to all of you for what I do. That's the only way I can do this. You guys are the best.

I'll try and post replies next time. Talk to you soon.

Trish

Good Tuesday Morning All:wave:

Just got in from my walk. Was only able to get in 3.5 miles this morning, as I tell you about my last 24 hours you'll be amazed that I even wanted to get out there!

Where do I start...let's just p/u where I left off yesterday, ELI'S arrival home after having to go to work when he should of been off...He decided he wanted to go up to Broward, even though we were there the day before. We had some places we didn't get to go to, so we braved not only the rain (that didn't stop all day or night I might add) but the traffic that goes along with the rain (people just seem to forget how to drive when it's wet down here). We are up in Broward, but not quite to OLE OLE when his cell phone rings, it's his daughter. As I sit and become a back-seat listener I'm thinking that she was in a minor car accident the way he was talking to her. He hangs up and tells me she cut her finger with a knife and that she's crying (keep in mind, she's 21yrs old) so we get off the exit and have to go get gas to turn around and go home. As we're pumping gas she calls and says it's really not all that bad but that the cut is deep. Well of course, we were going to go back anyhow so off we go-I think ELI was about to burst a stitch when he saw this deep cut - it was maybe 1/8 of an inch long on her pinky finger tip, already fusing back together and when we saw "all the blood" that was on the paper towel, let's just say it was a major over-reaction. So that was that, we bandaged her finger up and told her to go off to work (mind you, her Mother had no intentions of going home to see what happened and was surely closer). So Broward is a distant memory, so we decided to hit SHORTY'S BBQ for lunch which was good. Then from there we stopped at the bank, the middle eastern grocery for some olives ELI likes, by my parents home to check it out and by my GF's house, but he wasn't home. Tracked our way down to buy a microwave, which I did, finally (but it may go back, you'll see as I continue on).

We decided to make an impromptu invitation for ELI'S kids to come for dinner, it was easy but I hate the clean-up. Came home, un-boxed the micro, it's not sitting on my counter level, no problem with my old one. So that put a "I don't like it" in my mind right away. Then it has a popcorn setting, so MICHAEL made some and first, I see steam coming out of the front-never had that with my old one and have no idea if this is normal. Also, the door sorta jiggles. Will call WHIRLPOOL later and see what they say.

So, then my GF calls and tells me that his colonoscopy test suppose to be done next week, that the have a cancellation today and he wants me to pick him up this morning around 8:30am from the hospital-not a problem!

So dinner goes fine, then we watched a French movie that was not only weird but had a bizarre and unfinished end (wouldn't recommend it) and then we go to bed. ELI says "I hope we get some sleep tonight" to which I replied, well, as long as no one calls us after we've fallen asleep or after 1am, hopefully. We climb in to bed, about 5 minutes later his cell phone goes off, it's his store calling - okay, not so bad, we hadn't fallen asleep. Off to la-la land we go. Now here's the fun part...

MICHAEL comes in our room, oh, about 1am and wakes me up out of a dead sleep to tell me FP&L (electric company) is at our door to check the power!?!?!?:?: What???? I go outside, half dead and not coherent much and this guy is here to check our power-at 1am? First, I'm surprised he didn't run from fright the way I must of looked rolling out of bed as I was, but I just couldn't believe it! The power had flickered 5 minutes after I had plugged in the new nuker and I called to report this on-going problem. I told this woman flicker, we have power, just want to document it - why the heck would they send someone to my house at that time of night??? After I explained to him the ongoing problem he said that there's nothing they can do and it may go on for years - weeeeee, lucky me!!

So, I climb back in bed, hoping the sleep fairy will come strike me a good blow. I swear, not 5 minutes later, thankfully not yet asleep, ELI'S cell phone rings again! No answer from the other end. So, he turns on the light (my poor eyes) and calls his store, which is who it was. I think we were laughing out of lack of sleep by this time!! Finally we got to sleep but it took some time.

Thankfully, this morning the rains had stopped by the time I went to take the kids to school. Poor MICHAEL didn't sleep much at all and left on lights all over the house (always ask him to turn them off). I was pooped but came home and decided to go for a walk, but only 3.5 miles since not only is one of the streets I normally go down flooded in some parts for sure, but figured I needed to get back here to wait for my GF's call. So I slipped and slid across parts of the sidewalk (no falls, thank you) and got home. Phone rings, it's my GF, figured he was calling to have my get him - he tells me now that he isn't going til about 10am and that he now can get a ride home.

So that's been my last 24 hours about - I'm sure I must be forgetting something! Geez, I just can't wait to see what the rest of today is going to hold (she says oh so sarcastically!!!) At least there's a good part to all this, since I don't have to rush out now to p/u my GF, I have time to post!!!

Going to try and catch up best I can, so here goes...

JEC, kids are out here on Monday, then they get two more teacher work days this month as well - when these days come around my kids usually sleep in like crazy. Great buys on the coats for the kids! The cake came out adorable, I think you did a fanstastic job! What kind of frosting did you make for it? Did she like it?

JACKIE, as long as you stayed on track I wouldn't worry too much about the portions, one meal won't kill everything you've worked hard for, esp. if it's all foods OP, just remember, it takes in 3500 calories EXCESS of what you should eat to gain a pound, and I highly doubt you did that.

PANCHO, looking forward to learning more about you when you post your BIO on the BIO BOARD:) Oh, trust me, we're harmless:s:

MONET, hope you are doing better today. Have to ask, when you told the witch you weren't coming in, what was her reaction? Can't you possibly transfer to another store to make work more enjoyable? Enjoy your time with your sister as well as your dinner tonight. I don't doubt that the ministers wife was impressed, I'm sure your food is devine!!!!

COUNTRY, most days this board keeps me not only on line, but OP! Without this board, I'd be lost - and bored (but I'd probably have a job and a clean house). Loved your MM message - I think SEF needs to make sure she reads it - not to mention most of us on the board-thanks for sharing:)

JACKK, how about one of those inflatable cushions to sit on? Wonder if that would help. ELI use to give me great foot rubs, which seem to be a thing of the past and if he does it's a minute or two, if I'm lucky. I think these old geezers start have to be put out to pasture and we need some new bucks;) Buy anything at the PC party last night? Can't believe you didn't like the chocolate, but I do think having it cold does make it less appealing (though it's never stopped me). Try it at room temp when you want some next time. Good job on staying away from the candy corn - I like it too, to a point, too much gets nauseating!

CHRIS, even though I heard the great news over the phone, once again I have to applaud your 4lb loss:bravo: Good job girl! Glad to hear DS is doing better, thank goodness. I forgot to tell you, the other day, I was going through the bio board to update and saw your fav. book on yours, would you believe, LAUREN needed a biography of a famous actor/actress and the only book I could find last week was the CHER one you love - she didn't like the idea, but I just thought it was a coincidence as I really hadn't put 2+2 together with your love for her when I got it, it was the only one I could find at the little branch I went to!

MELF, so glad we got in a chat the other day:D I'm sure DH will remember such a special day forever and I'm sure having everyone come as they did just made it so special for him-tell him CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sure your determination and willpower will get you back on track and back down to where you're comfortable-just know you aren't the only one tackling this demon AGAIN - there's many of us on the board and we can all do this AGAIN!

TALITHA, glad to hear that SELAH'S Dr. appt went well, before you know it she'll be driving a car-they grow up oh so fast! WHich crust recipe did you use to make the pie crust with agave? Was it good?

DAVE, sorry to hear about your foot and all the pain you're expereincing from it. I hope somehow you find some relief, and quick. Stalled? I thought you lost last week? A reall stall/plateau is weeks without a loss. Stick it out, you'll lose as long as you stay OP. If your library has THIN TASTES BETTER, check it out, you may enjoy reading that book for some of the things it says.

LES, that's pretty neat about the on-line meeting and to be lucky enough to find true love on line is really great! I'm a firm believer that you can meet some fantastic people on line, of course there are more creeps running rampid, but many people are wonderful and the 26 past and present members I've met from this board has shown me that:D When I sold on Ebay years ago one person I sold to came to Miami and we met and became better friends than we were online (they live in the UK), just spoke to her the other day! Did you move his way, or he move yours?

HEART, did you get to the fair? Did you have a good time? Heck, you could of made the recipe I poste last week for the WW FUNNEL CAKES and taken one with you if you wanted FF (fair food) and then stayed OP!;) Sounds like you have beautiful weather there -wish I could say the same:shrug:

GATOR, sounds like you did quite well at the retreat! Thanks for checking in. Good luck with your French!

BOB, hey, we've had rain here non-stop too, but we sure didn't get the cooler weather - if you're gonna send rain you gotta send the cooler weather to follow - STOP HOGGING! Haven't seen Dr. Phil show, but now you have me intrigued about him booting people off? Is it like SURVIVOR & BB4?:lol:

FRUIT, you MUST convince DH about this! Tell him there's lots of STARBUCKS coming up. Plus, I think it would be very beneficial for you in more ways than one. Tell him seriously, he'd never regret saying YES!! Hey, if he needs convincing, I'll talk to him, if you think it will help. Just 5 months away - have to plan if it's a go:)

MOM, glad to see you back! Have to ask you what you teach in HS? I have 2 in HS, a senior in the IB program and a sophmore in the Visual & Preforming Arts program (drama) in one of the mega magnet schools here in Miami. I have to say, I give teachers the utmost respect-what a profession! You'll get down to your old weight, not to worry. Just keep your mind focused on what's important to you and remember that when it comes to something you THINK you want to eat off plan think of this, which is more important to you, eating X or losing the weight. Just remember, most X's will be around later to eat when you are at your comfortable weight.:D

SEF, glad that I didn't have to come up there and get you! I don't want to lose you from this board, no matter what. You are a bright light for us, as you are with so many people where you live. Please, try not to focus so much on the weight loss, but more trying to get your mind in a better place. The weight loss can be secondary to feeling better mentally. We all have crap going on in our lives and we have to find the way that we can deal with it effectively but at the same time not beat ourselves up in the interm. You are already a huge insiration to so many people, and I know that you can be a inspiration to many others who are looking for a pal to possibly link up with to help them get healthier. Look at all the people who marvel at the delicious and healthy desserts you introduce them to. Mostly, you need to take time for SHIRLEY. I was thrilled to see you did something, not only nice for yourself, but something that will benefit you, not only in body, but mind as well. You'll see SEF, you'll do it and we'll be rooting for you all the way!!!:cp:

TEENSY, hate when the computer goes down - I try to save my posts as I type them every few minutes, but it's those times that I don't that the power seems to go out. If I live to be 95 I'd want to show my age - that's a lot of living!!!!

GROOVIA, glad to see you back! I forgot you lived in VA. No damage beyond rotting food from no electricity? I can totally sympathize, didn't have power after Andrew in the dead of August in Miami - was awful! Good going on converting people to SB, they'll thank you for it!!! Hope to see you posts again soon:)

TRISH, LOL!!:lol: Thanks for the laugh!! Hey, whatever it takes not to lose you, I'll go to the ends of the earth. You know, I don't do that with everyone! I can see some of the reasons you've been away and I'm sorry to hear about JORDAN'S hastey departure, that wasn't nice of them to do. What if he had things pending? I'm sure he'll be fine and you'll be fine. I know it's stressful. I'm glad you're recommitting and we're hear to support you 110% along the way-you know we always will be:) Missed you!

Okay, wow, I'm caught up and I don't think I forgot anyone! Oh, I forgot to mention, I did get an e-mail from SOLSHINE yesterday. THings are crazy for her at work, she's going back to school to get her MBA but she said she'd try to get on the board to say hello!

Okay, now I'm hungry so I'm going to find something to eat.

Will check in later!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

My contribution for TUESDAY TIPS"

CRAVINGS!

We all seem to get them, don't we? It seems like your appetite just throws a tantrum and demands more food. Against all reason, the cravings may even hit right after a large steak dinner. Or right out of nowhere. Is there any rhyme or reason to these cravings?

Scientists say yes. They've discovered that our appetites do indeed follow some underlying rules. Appetite, they say, is turned on both by what's happening outside of us--like whether someone's just offered us a doughnut--and what's happening inside our bodies--the biochemical signals between mouth, stomach, nervous system and brain. In one of the hottest new areas of research, scientists are discovering that certain foods may even trigger the desire to eat more, while other foods tend to suppress that desire.

New research points to at least 10 different ways you can control the urge to eat, whenever or wherever it strikes you.

Drown your appetite. "Drinking generous amounts of water is overwhelmingly the number-one way to reduce appetite," says Dr. George Blackburn, associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Reason: A lot of water takes up a lot of room in the stomach. The stomach feels full, reducing the desire to eat. Water can quell the appetite in other ways. "Many people think they're having a food craving, when in fact they're thirsty, "says Dr. Blackburn. So next time you get the urge to eat, try a cup of water instead. Aim for 64 ounces of fluids daily. Don't gulp down an entire glass at a time, as if it were medicine, or you'll never continue. Instead, sip 3 to 4 ounces at a time, throughout the day.

Graze sensibly. Mom always warned us not to snack before mealtime, to avoid ruining our appetite. But nowadays, scientists are rethinking Mom's advice. Grazing means nibbling small amounts of food frequently, instead of eating just one to three large meals a day. Scientists who endorse it say grazing can keep your appetite down all day long and prevent bingeing. Nutrition specialists believe that grazing quashes the appetite because it keeps insulin levels steadier--and lower--than eating a few large meals. A large meal, especially one that's sugary and high in fat content, stimulates the body to produce lots of insulin. Its job: to remove all of those excess sugars and block the release of fats into the bloodstream. Smaller, more frequent meals, on the other hand, keep insulin and blood-sugar levels more stable, so the brain doesn't signal an urgent need for more fuel. But for grazing to be effective you have to munch the right kinds of foods: You cannot graze on M&M's, potato chips and Haagen Dazs. Your insulin levels and appetite increase. But if you graze on low-fat, high-fiber foods that aren't packed with calories--like carrots, peaches, oranges, red peppers, pasta, potatoes, oatmeal--you keep your appetite down.

Soup it up. A lot of research over the years suggests that soup has the ability to turn off the appetite with far fewer calories than many other foods. In a study at Johns Hopkins University, researchers compared soup with other appetizers to see which most effectively dimmed the desire to eat. They invited 12 men to lunch for two weeks. On different days, the men received different appetizers of tomato soup, Muenster cheese on crackers, or fresh fruit. Calories in each appetizer portion were equal. Then the men were given a main course to eat. Results: Tomato soup was the most satisfying appetizer. It beat out all the others in reducing the number of calories of the entree that were consumed. The least satisfying appetizer: cheese and crackers. Soup reduced later calorie intake by 25 percent compared with cheese and crackers.

Eat more complex carbohydrates. A few years ago, potatoes and pasta were forbidden foods among dieters. We were encouraged to dine on a hamburger (without the roll), with a side order of cottage cheese (nestled on a lettuce leaf). Since then, high-protein, low-carbohydrate schemes have been debunked as unhealthy, ineffective in the long run and even potentially dangerous. Foods like rice, potatoes, corn and pasta that are high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat have made a big comeback. Among their many virtues for weight watchers is their powerful ability to satisfy the appetite with fewer calories. High-fat foods don't switch off the "eat" message as effectively as foods that are high in carbohydrates. For example, take one ounce of potato chips versus a whole baked potato. Each has 160 calories, but which is more likely to fill you up? Obviously, you end up eating a lot more calories from potato chips (betcha can't eat just one!), loaded with fat, than form a baked spud (whose calories come primarily from carbohydrates) before you feel satisfied.

There's yet another theory about why carbohydrates dim the appetite. It has to do with the connection between carbohydrates and the brain chemical serotonin. Serotonin is a mood enhancer, and a lack of serotonin is linked with depression. The fact that many depressed people are also overweight has led some scientists to investigate the possibility that lack of serotonin stimulates food cravings, while boosting serotonin levels reduces appetite. They've discovered that carbohydrates seem to increase brain levels of serotonin--and reduce appetite. But this research is still in the early stages.

Say SI! to spicy foods. Have you ever binged on a huge plate of spicy food--like Mexican, Thai, Szechwan or Indian fare? It's nearly impossible. Those foods seem to quiet the appetite better than blander fare. One possible reason: The flavor is so intense that we don't need as much. Spicy foods also speed the metabolism. When people eat hot chili, they often sweat, a sure sign of increased metabolic rate. And the faster the metabolic rate, the more heat produced by the body. Remember, whatever warms you up, in turn slims you down. (Roger's Buffalo Wings will do this in an excellent manner! So stock up on hot peppers, horseradish, chili powder and the like. Learn to use them often, especially in place of salt. Salt does make some people eat more, perhaps by upping insulin levels, but the best reason to avoid salt is because its use often leads to high blood pressure.

Feast on fiber. How does fiber satisfy? In many ways. Satisfaction begins in the mouth, and fibrous foods provide robust mouthfuls that must be chewed thoroughly. It's a natural way to slow down eating, and eating slower means eating less--the extra time lets the body know it's received fuel and doesn't need much more. Next, fiber takes up a lot of room in the stomach, and increased stomach volume reduces appetite. So the stomach feels full longer. Soluble fiber, best known for its cholesterol-cutting abilities, also dampens insulin response. Normally, after a meal, insulin levels rise to help metabolize sugar and fat. But soluble fiber keeps insulin levels lower after a meal.

Richest sources of soluble fiber include barley, oat products, beans, apples, citrus fruits and root vegetables like beets, carrots and potatoes.

Finally, foods that are high in fiber tend to have fewer calories in every bite, which means fewer calories consumed overall. Research at the University of Alabama shows that people eat many fewer calories on a low-calorie-density diet than a high one.

Eat simply. Your mother has invited you to dinner and she's eager to please. There's freshly baked bread, a shrimp appetizer, a roast beef entree, a potato side dish, rice pilaf, noodles, fresh corn, broccoli, and raspberry pie, chocolate truffles and frozen yogurt. If you're like most mortals, you'll want to try a little of everything. Unfortunately, by the end of the meal, that may translate into a lot of food. Now imagine this: Instead of the multi-course feast, she serves a simple dinner of salad, a one-pot chicken-and-rice casserole, with raspberry pie. How likely is it that you'll overeat? Much less. Serving a wide variety of foods at one meal can cause you to eat much more. That's because each different food has its own satiety level. So after you've had as much shrimp as you want, you might still crave the roast beef. After the bread, you'll still want to try the potatoes, noodles and rice. And of course, it's nearly impossible to resist "just a taste" of every dessert. So limit entrees and side dishes to one each at every meal. And look for some one-pot meals that your family can enjoy.

Outbike your appetite. Got the munchies? If you've already tried a glass of water or a high-carbohydrate, high-fiber snack, but they didn't do the trick, take a walk, ride an exercise bike, or do some other activity. Regular exercise reduces the appetite, in part by modifying the insulin response, which reduces the upward spike that has been associated with increased appetite. Exercise helps control blood sugar, leading to a steady state associated with fullness. Aerobic exercise reduces the appetite in the short run, perhaps because it heats the body. Not many people can eat a lot after exercise. In the long run, a regular exercise program increases appetite somewhat. That's because you burn up your glycogen stores more quickly. This partially offsets the appetite-dimming effects of the temperature rise. But when you step up exercise, you usually don't eat quite enough calories to make up for the amount of fat you've burned off. Provided you're on a high-carbohydrate diet, you can replenish your glycogen stores without replacing the fat you burned off exercising.

Ask yourself 'why?' Before you eat, ask yourself why you want to eat. It may help you realize that it has nothing to do with hunger. Emotions are a major reason people eat. Some physician report that 85% or their patients have psychological reasons for overeating. One of the major reasons is stress. Stress makes you eat more quickly than anything else. Some people who are stressed out go for soft, creamy, comfort foods, like mashed potatoes with plenty of butter. Or they want baked foods, like a milk-and-cookies snack: It's the "nothing-says-loving-like-something-from-the-oven" syndrome.If you are turning to food in response to bad feelings, it's important to develop a strategy to feel better. Before you eat, ask yourself, 'How am I feeling about myself right now? What's happened this week to upset me? Am I eating this because I'm hungry or because I'm upset?'

Know your own triggers. The sound and smell of sizzling sausage. The crunchy texture of popcorn. The sound of a can of Spam(tm) being popped open. The smell, sight, sound and even texture of foods are the most powerful triggers we have to eat--and to overeat. Sometimes we eat things because they look good, even when they aren't. Haven't we all eaten mediocre cookies, just because they looked delicious? And sometimes we eat them just because they're around. So eliminate the temptation by banishing fattening foods from the house. Our eating is so dependent on external cues that just seeing foods makes us want to eat. If someone else in the family has to have sweets or high-fat foods, ask him to hide them somewhere that you can't find them. Keeping a food record can help you identify these kinds of cues. For a couple of days, write down everything you eat and try to recall what made you start thinking about food--whether it was an advertisement or an emotion or an aroma. That helps you out-think a craving next time it happens.

Hi Everyone!

Long time no see, as it were. I checked in with the board this morning and was happy to see not only some new faces but some long time friends that seemed to just be returning as well. I think Debbie has sent out a search party and rounded us all up.

For the first time since being on this program, I did indulge with some off the program foods while I was visiting Texas. (Just ask the ladies from the Florida trip how strong I can be.) I am over all that now and am ready to get into gear with some actual weight loss again.

While I was at a Whole Foods in Dallas, I found some Spelt crackers that seem very much on program and are very good. They are by Dr. Kracker called Seeded Spelt with sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and flaxseeds. This one is made with organic whole spelt flour, filtered water, organic sunflower seeds, organic sesame seeds, organic flaxseeds, yeast, sea salt, organic barley malt syrup. The main nutrition facts: calories 91, fat 4.1g, carb 10.6, fiber 2.1g, sugars 0.4g, protein 3.5g.
Another variety is called Emmental Cheese Pumpkin Seed (Ingredients: Organic whole wheat flour, filtered water, organic rolled oats, organic emmental cheese, organic pumpkin seeds, organic sesame seeds, organic flaxseeds, yeast, sea salt organic barley malt syrup...Nutritional Facts, 1- 25g serving: Calories-82, Fat 3.6g, cholest 2.7mg, sodium 160 mg, carb 9.8, fiber 2g, sugars 0.3g, protein 3.7g, etc.) What do you think? I don't know how hard they will be to find since I only found them at one of the three Whole Food stores I visited in Dallas.

Anyway, it is nice to be back and I look forward to reading the board again.

Good morning everyone...quick post to thank everyone for the weight loss congrats! It was such a big boost for me. But, you would think that it would make me excersise. I didnt yesterday and I dont plan on it today! Lat night I went for a walk but I was with the little one, so it was a very slow walk.
Tonight my Grandparents are taking us to dinner, (they do that once a month). We are going to Carrabas...not sure how many people have heard of it. But, Im just hoping that there will be something legal I can eat. I know they make some kind of salad that had scallops and shrimp in it. I will probably get that!

DEB - Why are you not getting any of my emails?? My email addy and your email addy obviously just dont like eachother. I sent it again. Let me know if you get it. If Lauren has any questions...come my way. I think i know everything there is to know about Cher! What a 24hrs you had...I hope today is better!

MOM - this board is the best I have ever seen. Very motivating! Its helped me so much!

JACKIE - 46??? wow! I envy you! We had a cold front too..it went to 86 yesterday! haha! Hope your hip/butt gets better. Have you tried ice instead of heat?

JACKIEO- Portion control is my biggest problem too! I will get it someday!

TALITHA - Glad the Dr. appt went well. I am sending some weight loss luck your way, but you need to send it back! :)

PANCHO - yes all my sacrificies have paid off, and Im so glad that I made the choices that I did. Im glad to see you're back on track!

Well have a great day everyone!

Chris

Good Tuesday morning:

So far, so good today. I had my oatmeal and have only had water to drink so far. I will get to the gym when DD is in school today.

MomtoMaya: Welcome aboard. Wow, what a tough year you had; sorry to see that is resulted in those unwanted pounds. You will get back to goal; just hand in there!

jecrites: I took a cake decorating class before my DD turned 1, and made her a Pooh cake for her first birthday, Blue's Clues for 2nd, Elmo for 3rd, Princess castle for 5th. I find it very fun and almost theraputic. Everyone goes to bed and I stay up all by myself and listen to music and decorate away. I would never want to do it for a business though. I take too much time and it wouldn't be cost-effective. I also have a bad lower back and it takes a toll on my back after bending over a cake half the night. It's also soooo darn messy, eh?

Talitha: Good luck getting DH to exercise. My DH gets to the gym 3x a week and then we do the ab tape 3x a week. We met at a gym; he's always managed to get his workouts in while I sat at home pregnant and fat.

Sef: Congrats on joining the gym; you will feel so much better once you get into an established workout routine. Hang in there, gal!

Teensy: If we could all get to 95 to show our age, eh?;)

groovia: We missed you! Hope to see you around more!

Jack-K: Maybe give your hip a little break for awhile. I hope the pain eases up soon. Glad you enjoyed your Pampered Chef party; they are always such fun. I love the 70% chocolate, which is kinda surprising since I have always preferred milk chocolate.

Trishaloo: I look forward to getting to know you.

Deb: WOW, WHAT A DAY YOU HAD. I'm surprised you even found time to go to the bathroom. Glad you found your microwave, finally. What kind of company sends a serviceman out at that hour? He's likely to get shot one of these nights. What type of store calls Eli at that hour? Does he ever get a break from it?

Well, baby is crying so I better get going.

Have a great Day,
Nat

Oh Yes, I needed those Tuesday tips to break my little binge cycle.
I am happy to report that yesterday I was completely on plan, and have exercised 3 days in a row. I will be taking a break from the exercise today, as it hurts my triceps to type and my thighs are sore from wall squats. But my outlook on continuing this WOE is bright and positive. I have still been reading my Dr Phil book and have been taking his questionnaires and exercises seriously. I really have discovered a lot about the reasons I eat, and the negative self talk that ensues. It is exactly what I need to be reading right now.

Deb- Hope your day gets better. That was some crazy story. Sometimes it does help just to laugh at it all.

JackK- Congrats for stying on track at the Pampered Chef party. I am with you on not being a fan of the chocolate. Something I could easily live without. Now popcorn is a different story. Maybe we could meet for lunch with Missy on that Sunday. (next week, right?) I would love to meet you both. Thanks for your suggestions yesterday about my portion control. I am not married, so there is no DH for me to give my leftovers...but they are better off in the trash than on my hips.

SuperDave- I hope you are feeling better and that your doctors appointment goes well . Keep us posted. I have heard that the syadic nerve problems are very painful. You are in my prayers.

chris- Good luck with staying legal at the restaurant. I am sure you can do it!!!!!

YellowRose- Welcome back. I eat the Dr. Kracker spelt crackers too. Very good. Whole foods here has them.

trisha- I look forward to reading your posts. Welcome back to the boards.

Groovia- Just climb back on track and you will see the results. Glad to hear that things are getting back to normal after the hurricane.


To all the latecomers, HELLO..Sorry i missed ya.

Hello everyone.

Well I have to take Autumn to the Doc at 2 this afternoon. When she got up, she sounded funny when she talked, so I looked at her throat and it's swollen up pretty good. She doesn't have a fever, yet anyway, I hope she don't get one either. Maybe catching it first thing and getting her on in to the doc, I can get her some med and get it gone before it get too bad and out of hand. Hopefully the other two won't catch it.

Jack-k, I'm thinking about it. Haven't talked to hubby about it yet, but I'm sure he'd like the idea of more money coming into the house.

Deb, Holy cow what a time you've had. I'm shocked you are even up, if it were me, I'd have gotten the kids off to school and went back to bed. I made buttercream frosting for the cake, so it was totally not legal, but a birthday is a special event even though I've got 3 kids a year to do it for. Oh yeah she liked it, and so did everyone else that seen it. One year I made a checkerboard cake, that was way cool!

Pancho, Oh yeah it's messy, I don't know how many times I washed my hands that day! I haven't taken any classes, I would really like to though. I don't stand up and decorate the cakes, I sit at my kitchen table and do it, otherwise my back would go out too. I really don't know how long it takes me to do one, I've never timed myself, but just on a guess, I could probably do around 2 or 3 a day, but if I baked them one day and iced them the next I might could get in more then that.

Well I gotta go, got mom on the messanger, she's got more cake pans for me from a lady at her church and she's telling me about them all. Talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Good Morning all....

I am getting this done early, as I lost all my replies last night. Today started out great....got my exercise in first thing this morning. I decided to post what my lower and upper body work outs consist of.

I was going through some papers on my desk this morning and found my starting measurements for my waist and hips. When I started PP, needed them to determine LBM, for minimum protein intake. Out of curiosity I went and measured after exercising. I have lost a total of 15.5 inches of my waist, and 13.5 inches off my hips so far!! I wish now I had measured the rest of my body. I did do measurement when I started the Total Body Trainer, but not from the beginning of my weight loss. In all total since 3/31/03 using the TBT I have lost 14 total inches. That includes upper arms, chest , 2" above navel, 2" below navel, hips, and thighs. I still have a lot I would like to lose off my hips, thighs, and upper arms. I don't have anything left to lose under my boobs!! (But would love to lose a couple more cup sizes!) I also have a bulge under my bra band in the back.....anyone know what to do for that??

Well, I am claiming a two pound loss, it has stayed off over 3 days now. So I am at 162 now. Only 12 more to go!!


Groovia-- Welcome back!

Jack-k-- Sorry to hear about your rear. Ha ha I made a funny......am definitely not making fun of your pain. Hope if it is a pulled muscle that all will heal itself in time. If it is the hip, could it be that it is wore out?? Dh had to have a total hip replacement a few years ago. Did wonders for him. Also had a girlfriend that kept putting it off, but finally got it done. Now she can't figure out why she waited so long! I hope that you won't over do, just to get your exercise in. TAKE IT EASY!! And I totally agree about Grandma. She has lead a wonderful life,and it is time for her to slow down and take it easy.

Tris-- Welcome back to you also! Know the feeling of missing your son.....mine just left again for his job in Alaska. He was gone 8 months last time.

Deb-- You wear me out just reading your post! I hope that today goes alot better for you. And you did great getting in 3.5 miles. That is nothing to shake a stick at! Do certainly know the headaches of being a boss. We owed a tavern for 10 years. I don't know how many times I went in on my days off, or pulled double shifts. Seemed like everyone wanted the hours, but no one wanted to show up. Like they all love the paychecks, just didn't want to work. I will be using my save button from now on. That was alot of replies last night!

Yellowrose-- Welcome back.....seems like Deb has been on the prowl for lost souls. And we are glad she has brought you all back!!

Chrisd-- Congrats on the loss--4 lbs is awesome. I am finding out that if I don't get my five days of exercise in.... I don't lose!! When I am faithful, and get all five days in I seem to lose a couple of pounds a week. When we were going to the lake.....I stayed OP, but wasn't getting in my resistance training, I didn't lose anything!

Pancho-- There is a good chance that I probably will get close to that age. My Great-Grandmother was 96 when she passed away. My Grandmother is now 95, and my Mother is 64, looking 54!! That is our Native American Heritage that helps us, I think!!

JackieO-- Wooo Hooo you did it. Take a days rest, and then get back to it. Maybe you should start out doing every other day??

Jec-- The cake was gorgeous!! You did a great job decorating it. Hope Kerri had a great Birthday, and that she appreciated all the work Mommy did for her special day! Hope Autumn will be feeling better soon.

Monet, Fillise, BOB, Talitha, and anyone else I have missed this morning......I am thinking of you all.

JECRITES: When my kids were small, I made cakes for others for $$, and it was a great way to get a little extra cash. That 'little' extra cash bought me a sofa and love seat, a microwave, a 22 cu foot top of the line Amana freezer, a fancy swing set, a VCR, several vacations, a bunch of date nights with my wonderful husband, a cuisinart food processor, a Kitchenaid mixer, and loads of stuff I can't even remember. Now I decorate cakes professionally, and get paid top dollar for my skills. You don't really need to take a class. You just need a bit of information, and to practice. Wilton's yearbook has a lot of instruction stuff in it, and you can probably find plenty of books on cake decorating at the library and to purchase. Before you put up a flyer, check and see what the local laws are regarding home baking. You don't want to break any laws and get in trouble. I got started by taking a cake to everything. Sending cute cupcakes to school for different events made others aware of my abilities. Then when they sighed and said they wished they could do something like that, I would just smile and tell them I would be happy to do it for them, for a price of course. I make all my cakes from scratch, because I figure people will like a homebaked product, and not a mix. I have two or three recipes I use almost exclusively. If you want any help or advice, I would be happy to help you in anyway I can.

Monet is not doing well! I just ate a whole bag of Terra sticks. I am not even sure the dang things are legal! Now I feel sick, which I am very thankful for.

I had a talk with my manager this morning about the wicked witch of the bakery. Now we have to wait and see how he handles it. He was diplomatic, but it was obvious he was pleased that we all like him better than her. He is a strange man! He posted the schedule and I was pleased. I only work with her on Monday, and he is going to be training her on the bench, so she will not be free to harrass the rest of us. She closes another day, and is off the third day I work. I was so happy! I just hope he talks to her, and she stops being such a pain.

Gotta go take a nap! Catch you all later!

All of a sudden things got wild here. I hardly had time to catch up.

Heading home, think I will skip the walking tonight. Just do wt training.

Trish, good to see you back also. No matter how old they are and how independent, they are still our babies and it is so hard for them to go off on their own. You are doing what moms do best, worry. It will be so great when you finally do get to talk to him. Take this time for you. Get going on losing that wt for your cruise. You are so right, here is where you need to be.

Deb, Whew! I was worn out just reading all that. I can't beleive the electric co. sent someone out at that time of night. I would have been real leary of that guy. Girls are so dramatic. DD swore she broke her foot but it was only a sprain and that was almost 2 months ago and she is still milking it. Bravo for getting out there walking after a night like that.

Yellow, Glad to see you back on board also. I was concerned about you during the storm, but you were probably in Texas the whole time. Welcome back. Those crackers look good to me, but better get an eaxpert opinion.

Chris, No I haven't tried ice. But I think I might next. In fact, I'm thinking of forgoing the walking this week to see if that helps. I don't know if walking is doing more harm than good. I'll trade weather any day.

Pancho, hope you made it to the gym today. You are doing great getting there. You can have my chocolate.

JackieO, Since you are single, bring that extra home for lunch the next day. Beats cooking. Your muscles need 48 hours to reheal themselves after a workout. Give yourself a break. Me, I love popcorn. Now there I can't control the portion size. I will get with Fruit and you to see about meeting on Sunday.

Jecrites, Hope Autumn is not getting sick. Catching it early might be helpful.

Teensy, Wow you have lost a whole person. :cp: You are doing awesome. My dr friend suggested that it might be my hip, but I have never had any problems before so I can't imagine it would be bad that fast. I guess I'll get the MRI and see.

Monet, glad you talked to the mgr. Hope things get better for you.


Gt to run, boss wants soemthing done and I only have 10 minutes.

Have a great night.

Jackie

Ok, Autumn's doc appt. didn't take long at all. Normally I have to sit in the waiting room forever and a day before even getting checked in. They did a throat culture to check for strep, and told me to try to get her to gargle with warm salt water, keep motrin in her, give her popsickles, and if she starts running a temp or her throat starts looking worse to call them. The test results will be ready around 2 tomorrow afternoon. She's been eating, so it must not hurt her all that bad. I've asked her off and on all day if her throat was hurting and everytime she would say no, and no fever either, that's what's really weird. Normally when my kids get a sore throat it ends up being strep. She doesn't really look sick or even act sick.

I forgot to thaw anything out for supper so I have no clue what we're gonna be eating tonight. Hubby might be mad about that, and then again he might not since he's always going back to work at nights. He didn't even eat last night when he came in, probably because it was after 10 when he got home.

Teensy, Thank you for your comments on the cake. She told me that she likes my cakes better then the store bought one, said they taste better. Funny thing about Autumn, after I gave her some motrin this morning, she says her throat hasn't hurt her anymore. The doc told me to keep motrin in her and to have her to gargle with warm salt water, and the strep test results will be in tomorrow afternoon, so I'll know more then.

Monet, Wow, that's a lot of things a "little" extra cash can bring in. I'll look at the library for some books, and also check out some of the Wilton yearbooks too. All these cakes I've done for my kids I've just used a mix because every time I try to make a cake from scratch it turns out yucky. Could have been the flour since I didn't have cake flour. I would love for you to give me any advice you can. I'll also make sure to check out the laws on home baking. I didn't even think of sending cute cupcakes to the school, I'll have to see about that for the girls Halloween parties. Thank you for offering to help me with this, I still have to talk to hubby about it, but if he hears the words "extra money", I'm sure he'll have no problem with it.

Jack-k, I hope not too, we'll find out tomorrow if it's strep or not, I'm kind of hoping not, but if it is then it's good that I caught it early, before the real nasty stuff sets in.

Well I've got the dishes going, Autumn is sleeping, now I have to get on the other two with their homework. I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

ATERNOON FROM A STILL GLOOMY SW COAST OF FLA!!! No rain today, but it looks just like a cold winter day out there and the humidity is back! :nono:

Got a pot of veggie soup on the stove. I had made a big ole pot and put half in the freezer...I put the ziplock in boiling water to thaw, and almost had a disaster when I grabbed the bag...water went EVERYWHERE and even on my jammies! Didn't get scaled though THANK GAWD!!! Now I've transferred it to another pot and got it on simmer....It's smelling DIVINE!!!!!

JEC...Don't worry about me getting there, just listen for ROCKY TOP as I come through the gate at the base! I'm bringing the wagon, cause we'll both need to climb up in there after eating that cake!

DEB...I swear....if you don't write a book about your adventures, you'll be missing out on a lot of $$$$$$ !
Knowing how you like $$$$ , you might want to give it a try!
Now you're already wanting to call Whirlpool to see what kind of deal they will offer :lol: I've known you longer than anyone on this board (except BEACH) and I can predict you in a heartbeat!
YOU KILL ME!!!! :p It only makes it more comical when you add in ELI!!! These people have NO IDEA!!!! My SWEETIE could be a stand up comedian!! Just put him in a pair of boxers and a tee shirt, and he's ready to go! For those of you who have visited the DUNGEON, you know what I mean...I only hope that he entertained you as much as he has entertained me!
I've seen you when you crawl out of the bed, and believe me....I would have given ANYTHING to have seen that man's face! I bet that hair was EVERYWHERE!!! :encore:

JACKIE....WHere's your FAITH????? I was pulling for your CATS and you turned off my VOLS??????
I couldn't believe the temp when I talked to Cathy this morning...
43 degrees!!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOO I would love that!!! I'm going to have to make a trip up this winter and get me a gold weather fix!

MONET....Am I going to have to come up there and use the :rollpin: ???? I'm finally on track, and you've slid off the back of the wagon! I'm here for you girlfriend!!!!! My email will work from Hotlanta to Sarasota.....USE IT!!!

For those of you who aren't watching DR PHIL.....TOday was the elimination....and he had them all up there and told them where the group had rated them from the top (to succeed) all the way to the bottom (attitudes and fakes) BUT....he didn't eliminate anyone and has given them all memberships to GOLDS GYM and
trainers....he's getting ready to weight them to see how they are doing.
I got notice from BooksAMillion today that my book was shipped yesterday so I should have it by the weekend. I can't wait to read it and I will share the 7 KEYS with all of you.

SEF.....I was beginning to think that THE HOME had locked you up over there and wasn't going to let you out! WELCOME HOME!!!

ROSE....Glad to see you back! Sounds like you had a good time in Texas...WELCOME HOME!!!

TRISH....MY GAWD GIRLFRIEND....I thought you were gone forever!
Glad to have you back....WELCOME HOME!!!

GROOVIA....WELCOME HOME....Did you ever hear from GOOD HOUSEKEEPING again? I've been watching the letters section, but nothing yet....

COLLEEN....those nasty 12 lbs will be gone before you know it!
Just keep on plugging! If you want, I can swing by and get you after I pick up JEC?????

SUSAN....OH MY GAWD....THE GAME ISN"T ON TV!!!! WHAT EVER WILL I DO????? I guess I'll have to plug in on the computer and listen! I so wanted to watch the tube...I was ready with the shakers and everything!

CHRIS...WHATEVER WILL I DO FOR THE GAME NEXT MONDAY????
PEYTON is coming to town, and it will be a hard choice!!!! Glad to hear that the MUNCHKIN is better!

DAWN.....WHERE ARE YOU GIRLFRIEND????? Are you still in mourning??????

Well, the soup is ready....gotta go....:wave: to anyone that I missed!!!

BOB

HERE YOU GO! This is CHRISD!!!!! She said it was taken just this past Sunday!:D It's always so nice to put nams and faces together:D I look forward to meeting her one day soon, as I do everyone on the board I haven't already met:)

And here's CHRISD'S adorable son DOMINIC What a punim! (that's face for everyone).

Ok dokey back again on the board! Deb has reminded me I've been absent.
SIL was here from Florida for almost 2 months this summer sleeping on my couch. Good thing I like her! Still going strong on SB! Just not losing! Not gaining so happy. My DH has lost 15 ponds (despite the beer here and there). I have 2 SB converts: One of my SIL's (I have 6!) and my cousin. I've been working with them and they are doing good!
Talitha
Gawd don't be jealous of your SIL! She sounds like she's destroying her body!
I had to drop the gym membership, just got too $$$ me and my daughter do Walk Away the Pounds DVD. It's fun.

jecrites
Love the Strawberry Shortcake cake!!

Good Tuesday afternoon:

I've been good today. I have had almost 70 oz of water, and did get to the gym for my workout. I had oatmeal for breakfast, a slice of zucchini bread, some grapes, a turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato pita for lunch, and will be having lasagne & salad for dinner. I forgot to thaw something out, and have some leftover lasagne in freezer that I can throw in the oven to heat up.

Yellow & chreylco: Glad to see you are back.

chrisd: Enjoy your dinner; I'm sure you will find something you can have...I have never been so don't have any recommendations. It is so nice to put a face with your smiling face, and Dominic is precious!

JackieO: Sounds like you are doing great; keep up the good work!

jecrites: Hope Autumn gets to feeling better soon. Did they do the rapid strep test? I thought they could do that and get results right in the office. I hope everyone else stays well, and that Autumn feels better soon.

Teensy: Your inch loss is incredible and very motivating. You are such an inspiration and s/b so very proud of your accomplishments. You are only 12 pounds from goal.....WOW, FANTASTIC, EXCITING!!!! Now that you know how to eat, you probably will live as long as those wonderful ladies in your life.

I can't help but leave with a "not so happy" note as it is really bothering me. When I was driving my DD to school, we drove by an accident that just happened. There were plenty of people to help so we didn't stop, but it was very grotesque and I cannot get it out of my head. It was an accident involving a motorcyclist, and his bike mas mangled and he was face down in the street with a lot of internal "stuff" coming through. I won't go into too much detail. I have been praying for the man all day, but don't think he made it as he wasn't moving at all when we went by. I keep seeing this man laying there and can't get it out of my head. I am sure it will affect my sleep tonight. Okay, I said it and hope to let it go there, and turn it over to God.

I hope everyone has a great weigh-in-Wednesday!!

Take care,
Nat

Nat- Sorry you had to witness that. Just know that you did what you could do by praying for him, and the rest is in God's hands. I hope you don't dream about it, maybe just writing it down was enough to get it out of your head.

Evening All:wave:

Just got home from picking LAUREN up from school and then dropping her off at her friends house-1 hour of travel time-nothing is close together down here!

ROSE, yeah! You're back!! I'm sure RAY must of missed you something terrible!! What did he do with all his free time? Hoping you and my parents can all get together soon! Both of those crackers sound absolutely devine. I haven't seen them here at all. Wonder if they'll get them here at the WF near me. Did the Aunt Gussies ever come in? What did they end up charging you for them? Looking forward to hearing from you more often now that you're back and ready to batten down the hatch, so to speak;) Tell RAY I say hello!!!!

CHRIS, how was Carraba's? What did you end up getting? Not much that I find on their menu, the few times we've gone I've gotten the eggplant parm. Kills me to pay what they get for such a tiny amount. Love their salad dressing though. Hope you enjoyed whatever you got, along with the company. Glad we finally got that picture to come through:)

PANCHO, glad you made it to the gym. Sorry you had to witness that terrible scene. I personally HATE motorcycles, they are just so dangerous and now here in FL they passed a law where they can ride without a helmet-crazy. When I was young I remember going by a man that was hit when he was on his motorcycle, he was on one side of the road, his leg on another. Our neighbors son was killed the first day he got his cycle. It's a terrible thing to witness such a tragic event. I hope you can clear it out of your mind soon and just hope he didn't suffer and is now in a better place. I was shocked as well when the utility people would come out at that hour. What bothered me more was not only my encoherency, but the way the guy was staring at my boobs hanging down beneath my nightgown - hey, if you're gonna wake me up you're gonna be spooked some way!:lol: ELI works for STARBUCKS:) Nope, no breaks from it for him!

JACKIEO, you're doing great and deserve the day off, hope you got relaxed. If I didn't laugh about all the crap that goes on with me I'd be crying AND eating! Luckily I didn't resort to that.

JEC, how's DD feeling tonight? Hope it doesn't get any worse. I love buttercreme frosting, but after MONET told me what was in the one from Publix, not that I'm suppose to eat it, it made me think twice about it. BUT, then again, I've splurged a few times with it and the ideas of what she said flew right out of my brain and out the door. I really love the cake & icing when it's frozen the best!

TEENSY, you've sure come a long way, weight & measurement wise. I think the bulge behind you, maybe something with those stretchy bands. No matter how thin I got, I still have rolls all over my body-what to di:shrug: Can't say I too wouldn't mind a paycheck and not have to work, not many people wouldn't;)

MONET, glad to hear you'll not have to work with the BW but one day, but it would be nice if your Mgr. takes the initiative and fixes this problem once and for all for you. There's no reason that you have to be put through this crap day in day out.

JACKK, girls are def. dramatic, but MICHAEL didn't do so bad himself the time he thought he broke his foot, though I have to admit, it looked broken and was swollen, purple, etc. I guess we have to teach our kids there's a time and place to be dramatic, like in drama class at school!

BOB, may just take the sucker back to the store instead of calling Whirlpool, but then again:s: I think I just need to change it, that's all. BOB, he's getting weirder by the day. I thought about shipping him over to you but then figured he'd come home worse than he already is if I did, so I nixed that idea:nono: He asked about you yesterday actually, wants to know when you're coming. I think he misses you - he really would love to have someone laugh at his stupid antics, so think about it;)\

CHERYL, welcome back - glad my e-mail brought you around, we've missed you:D Don't be a stranger!!!!

Well, it seems I'm caught up for now. There's nothing on the boob tube tonight so I'm going to watch CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.

Good luck to all for tomorrow's WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!!

Toodles

Deb

BOB, Ok, I'll be listening for Rocky Top, and hey while we're putting people back on the wagon, we might as well drag my hubby and kids along too.

Cherylco, Thank you.

Pancho, They never ever ever do anything rapid in the military. It'll be tomorrow afternoon before I find anything out about the strep test. Sorry you had to see that accident. Hubby wanted a motorcycle once and I told him there was no way in h+!! he was getting one. There was 2 different guys from the same squadron here at the base that died in motorcycle accidents within 2 weeks of each other. I just don't trust those things at all. Hopefully you won't dream about it tonight.

Deb, Autumn is feeling ok right now. I had to give her some more motrin while ago when she woke up from her very late nap. I love buttercream frosting too, and I know what's in it is the worst thing in the world anyone can eat, but heck, it's not like I eat the stuff on a daily basis, just on special occasions.

HiedieHo All!

Yawn............Found a couple of muscles I forgot I had! Went to water aerobics this a.m. The class reminded me of things I've seen in kick boxing. A lady I was talking to says you don't get bored or over-use muscles as they vary the type of exercise each day. I really enjoyed it as I'm a real waterbaby. I should have been born under a water sign instead of the scales! Came home did some things and they took off to one of the nursing homes (actually ***'t living center) to entertain. One of the songs I sand was "Sweet Violets" about the farmer and a young miss. Anyone remember it? They really got a kick out of it. At a nursing home with more confused residents they would not catch the nuances, would just like the music. Got home in time to fix supperm eat and take a 15 minute snooze.

Of course the natives were complaining about the "COLD" this a.m. At about 56' it was heavenly. Brisk. The water class is a heated pool but it's outside. So some of the poor people were freezing. They said I should have been there yesterday before the turned the heater on. I said it should have been refreshing!

TEENSY: Thanks for the kick! It could have been a little firmer but it must take a lot of energy to kick that far!

JACKK: How did you manage that kick with your bad hip? Hope it is better soon.

TRISH: I remember when my DS left for the Army. It is a wrench, especially if he was the first to leave home. Two years later another wrench when DD went off to college. This too shall pass...........but it sure needs getting used to!

DEBBI: You must never get bored you lead such an INTERESTING life! I not only read COUNTRY"S post I printed it. Don't know if it is sinking in yet. You make a good coach, so sweet but so stern. Thank you for all you said. Now if I could only live up to it, you don't know what a meanie I am in real life as opposed to cyberlife!!!!!!!

PANCHO: I'm hanging. It's that poster with the kitten hanging on to a knotted rope!

BOB: The Home doesn't want me yet! Although at times........................

CHRISD: You are a real looker!!!!! A keeper! So is the young'un!

JEC: Glad Autumn is feeling better. I'm with you on motorcycles. I worked with head trauma patients and a great many were victims of motorcycle accidents. Not pretty. Thse that didn't have outside scars still had brain function problems.

Think I will go now and crochet a bit. Thank you for being here.

Take care, Shirley

I keep trying to get onto the chat, but it won't open the whole page. I guess something is wrong??

Jackieo
Thank you and I do need some prayers.
Went to Dr and he twisted me around and seems very good and explained whats happening. I got some pain killers and muscle relaxers. I go to therapy Wed & Friday and go from there. Feel some better, at least the pills took the big sting away.

Deb: When the dr weighed me today I lost 1.5 more pounds, so my scales are off a liitle. I enjoy your wisdom and thank you for it.

Been some nice pictures on the board, some good looking ladies and children.

Have A SUPER Day and oh I forgot increased my water alot and has made a difference.

Darn I am getting hooked on this board with all you nice ladies. Keep a Smile on your face and remember there are more real beautiful women on the inside than on the outside and thats what really counts.

Super Dave

hi there everyone,

i am on call tonight but thought i could get in a quick post before i get called back in to the hospital. i forgot all about chat, i will try to remember next week.

thank you to debbie for all the calls and support over the last few months, i am doing alright as are the kids. my weight has a 10 pound window, my clothes still seem to fit although some are a little snug in some places, i guess the dryer is shrinking them again.

i just wanted to say that i am back and need to climb back on the wagon. i am looking to stay committed to this way of eating at least through the new year and then will take each day as it comes, i have come such a long way to let unwise food choices "be the boss of me".

hello to everyone, have a great week!

chris


p.s BOB, love the e-mails

Hey guys!

Well I made it through a very hard time at dinner tonight! I have to say I am pretty proud of myself. To start off, as soon as we sat down she brings the bread and the oil with the herbs. I didnt even have a baby bite! It took so much to not even take a nibble, bread is my weakness. Then my Grandfather orders 2 appetizers..Muscles and FRIED Calamari. I had 3 pieces of the calamari and about 6 muscles. The Muscles may have been legal. I know the Calamari obviously wasnt. So then it was time to order..I wound up having the BEST salad that I have ever eaten. It had scallops, shrimp, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, and this unbelievable goat cheese rolled in hazelnuts. The dressing was a viniagarette. It was sooooo good! It was hard to see all the pasta on everyone elses plates...but I managed. Then dessert time came. Me and my sister (also on SB) didnt have anything, but OMG you should of saw what everyone else had. Just vision it.. Brownie on the bottom, layer of whip cream, layer of mousse, big 'ol FAT scoop of vanilla ice cream dripping with chocolate fudge....UUUUGGHHHHH!!!!!!!! i almost had to leave the table...but again I managed. I do need to confess though I had 2 bites of a biscotti. Id say better than the other thing I just described right??
Anyway....

DEB - thanks for posting the pics. My face looks a bit stretched but I guess that happens. I hope you get a good nights sleep tonight. Did I tell you DH made me make more "biscotti" Snday night, after he finished the ones I made Sat.? Work on what Im making this weekend would ya?? :lol:

BOB - Well, the boy is from TN..so I can see why hes your man. Not to mention they are 4-0. Plus Dungy is coming back...tough, tough call. Id say the Bucs need all the support they can get. I have tickets to the game, but after last time Im sending my husband and my brother in law. I will be much happier on my couch!

TEENSY - Way to go on the 12lbs left. I cant wait to get that far. That is great on the inches lost too. After this post I am going online to possibly get the TBT. You are an inspiration!

JACKIE - Did you have a chance to do the ice?? It always worked better for me than heat!

TRISH - I couldnt do any of this without the support from these guys! They are all so wonderful!

Hope everyone has a great WIW!

Chris;)

P.S.

PANCHO - Thank you for the compliment!

SEF - you too! :)

Chris

WOW! What a great site to see all these old members coming out of the woodworks! I guess fear of the traveling DETOX DUNGEON coming for a visit has scared everyone:s: Seriously though, those of you who are back with us once again, we really have missed you. I know that things get tough from time to time, and it's hard to fall off the wagon and get back on, it's hard to admit that bit of temporary failure that you feel, but you have to realize, you aren't alone, that we all experience this in our lives. And I know we have such busy lives that sometimes finding time for the board is hard, but if it's even a short one liner, it keeps you connected to the board which is vital-not for just weight loss, but for friendship. As I've said before, this board is really more than a weight loss support board, it's many friends that have formed a wonderful group that no matter what the case, if you aren't posting, your being missed! I told SEF the other day, if everyone on this board left when they went off plan this board wouldn't have a single soul posting on it. We all know what we need to do and how to do it and we all know that each and every one of us supports each other and understands the hardships we go through. So with that, I just hope you know just how important you are to each and every one of us on this board:D

MICHAEL just got home, so have to make this quick...

JEC, glad DD is feeling better - hope tomorrow is even moreso.

SEF, actually, I find that I have a very boring life and to me, you are the one that has such an interesting life with so much going on in it. Heck, the things ELI and I do on his day off are the same thing each time, rarely do we vary-call us creatures of habit! Keep COUNTRY'S post with you and when you are feeling like you were, read it. I actually keep some of the best MM's with me. Sometimes when things are tough I try to remember to read them (you know the memory troubles at my age;) ) Hey, I can be stern, I can be sweet and I can be a ***** if you rub me the wrong way-you're no different than any other woman. It comes from caring. Those that don't care wouldn't bother showing any emotions whatsoever, they would just ignore and walk away figuring tough titties on you, but I care and I know that others on this board do too, and so do all the peoples lives you touch in so many ways each and every day. Besides, I've always wanted to give an old woman a good swift cyber kick in the ***;) {{{{HUGS}}}

DAVE, I'm sure the Dr. is pleased with you weight loss. You know, they say men lose weight faster than women in general, but it's nice to see a man stall and plateau like a woman once in a while, so if it happens you can just feel that much more connected to all the estrogen on this board;) I doubt it will though-dang men are too lucky;)

BIGK, so glad to see your post! As with all the others who've ventured back to the boards, you've been missed! Glad to know things are doing better. Hey, how far away from Port St. Lucie are you? Forgot if I told you my GF is moving there next month. How's SARAH? Looking forward to having you back - will talk to you soon:D

CHRIS, glad you had a good time tonight and managed to stay OP. I have to confess, I love their calamari and wouldn't of been able to say no-better I don't go there at all! Which batch of the mandelbrot came out better you think? Give me an idea of what you'd like to make this weekend. ROSALIE loves my recipe for BROWN BETTY, you may want to try that one. Don't know why that happens with the pics-lucky I got them up there, I don't know what the heck I'm doing half the time:lol:

Okay, I'm outta here - will try to get in a quickie in the morning before ELI and I go off and do our stuff.

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Deb, that was a very nice post! You are what keeps this board going! :) Gotta Love ya! :)

Chris

J'ai travaillé toute la journée sur ma dissertation. C'était très difficile, et mon cerveau est cuisiné. J'ai fini une dissertation au sujet de "La Communication Interpersonnelle dans La Culture Française." Je "posterai" demain, en anglais.

Vous pouvez faire l'exercice jusqu'à les vaches rentrent, mais si vous ne mange pas correctement, vous serez encore une vache qui rentre.

Hello everyone-

THis board is hopping. Nice to see you all. I am really picking up on the improtance of water here. I get so lazy with that. I can be the protein queen and the exercise queen- but water- ugh. I am good on that today.

I am really looking forward to the new month starting tomorrow. Is Wed. when the board weighs in? Do we post what is happening on the scale? Your children sound like they are getting some good programs in theri schools. We have no magnet schools in my area (rural) but when I taught in Houston, TX there were a lot of those programs.

Deb- Your article on cravings was really good. I love to pour tabasco on everything. I think it helps.
I teach U.S. history to juniors and half a day I teach English as a second language. Here in CA that is really big. We have so many non-English speakers in our schools.

Pancho- I am sorry to hear that you had to see some awful images. Sounds terrible.

ChrisD- Great pic. And what a cute son you have. :)

jeerites- I hope your daughter feels better soon.

Tennsy- WOw. Way to go on the inches. THat is awesome.

Jackie- THanks for the words of encouragement and way to go on your weight loss. THose are some awesome stats.

SB converts- I have three so far. Brother, friend, friend's husband. So far only the men are successful. My friend likes to cheat with pepsi.

Bye!
Rebekah

Ooops- The second half (talking about schools) of my second paragraph about weighing in goes to my response to Deb. Sorry. Proofreading reminds me too much of work and I slack on that. Take care.

Rebekah

Good Evening---

Not much happening since I was here last. Tried to make some WW buns, but I didn't let them rise enough and they are more like rolls. Which is the recipe I used. Very tasty though, and will work for what I want them for.

I did very well keeping my fat grams down today....hope I can do it again tomorrow as Dh wants me to deep fry some walleye. I will try to keep the oil down to a very minimal amount. But to cook this fish right, they need to be breaded and deep fried. Of course I will use a WW batter. I can't wait.....they are so good.




Monet-- Wow sounds like you did very well doing cakes. If you are not happy with your job situation, you could go back to doing that!

Jack-k-- I think if your rear /and or hip is bothering you, it would be a good idea to skip the walk. Does it bother you at all doing your weights? When dh hip went out, he was up hunting. Woke up one morning walked a ways, came home because his hip was bothering him.......went to Dr, tried cortizone shots, did MRI, had surgery!!n Yep it was real fast!

Jec-- Strep can be painful. I had it every year until just recently. One the button....every May, just like clock work. Hope that isn't it.

BOB-- If it isn't out of your way....stop and pick me up!!

Chrisd-- You are gorgeous, and Dominic is adorable.

Cherylco-- Welcome back! This must be old home week. Deb is on a mission!

Pancho-- Thanks for the nice words. Hope that your sleep isn't too awfully affected. I am sure that was not a pretty picture. Will be praying for him, also.

Deb-- You are doing a great job of rounding up everyone! Keep them coming back. I still have lot of rolls. Just trying to work on the worst ones. Does your new bread machine have a quick bread setting? I found this recipe in my book, and I am going to try it tomorrow. Will let you know....and if you want it, let me know.

Sef-- Hey I just about flipped over backwards, I kicked so hard. Those water aerobics sound wonderful. I have an Aunt in NM that has a bad leg, and she helps teach them. She said it really helps keep her leg mobil. Hope you enjoy all these new exercises. They sure sound like fun.

Superdave-- You are just melting away before our eyes. WTG!! You say the nicest things.....

BNM-- Welcome back......hop right up here with us. Will pull you along!!

Chrisd-- I sure enjoy my machine. And when I broke it, the Customer Service was fantastic!! It's all fixed now, and I know what I have to do!! I really do look forward to my exercise in the mornings. Let me know if you decide to order it.

Gator-- HUH??

Mom-- Water is a very important part of this woe. But then it is good for you anytime!! I am looking forward to Oct also.

Well friends....sweet dreams!

TEENSY: I did do very well making cakes, but I don't want to do that again! I confess I am a sugarholic, and making cakes at home is very iffy for my self control. Making cakes at work, I am not allowed to eat any of it, and since anyone can see you working, you just don't do it. Its easier to stay on program working in the store! ;) Did I tell you I finally got a few more cukes from my garden? There are even some more small ones that ought to be ready in a few days. Unfortunately, the tomatoes don't look good. :(

Good Morning everyone,
WIW again, I only gained a pound over the weekend, and since we spent 5 days in San Francisco for a wedding, I didn't think that was too bad. We did walk quite a bit around Fisherman's Wharf.
It sounds like things have really been hopping here on the boards! Sorry that I missed it while I was away.
I've also got this lousy cold(the whole family has it), and it certainly doen't help any. I'll probably go home early today. The husband and I are taking ballroom dancing and we have a class tonight.

Lesbia - I loved to hear that you met your husband on the internet! I did too! And we've been married 2 years. We also know 2 other couples who met on the internet and married. One couple had a baby earlier this year, and the other couple is trying. We just want to raise my teenagers and get them going on their own lives. Good luck with your new hubby!

Hope that everyone has a great day!

Barbara
270/231/135

OK, Deb, don't look now, but here I am posting 2 days in a row. Can you believe it? Well, with my renewed outlook, I've been totally on plan for 2 days in a row. Not enough water, but it was better yesterday. Tonight will be tough, we're going out to dinner for a friend's 50th birthday and I'm not sure where we're going. I am determined to stay on plan, though. Just hope it's not Mexican, those chips/salsa and margaritas kill me. It's actually our 20th wedding anniversary, but we decided to celebrate this week-end (after the Longhorn game of course).

Deb (and everyone else) - Thanks for the welcome back into the fold. Yeah, it was a little crazy with Jordan leaving so fast, but I think it was actually better that way. He was originally scheduled to leave in July. He went to the processing area, couldn't do the required 2 pullups and they sent him back. We were all devastated, because he had wanted this so bad. We got him working with a personal trainer, and he started working out regularly with his recruiter. He worked his tail off. So, just getting this far has been an achievement. I loved the cravings post. I heartily agree with the soup info. I had read that once before and they are right, at least for me. Whenever that's offered as an appetizer, I always try to get that. I find I eat much less and am more satisfied.

Lyn - Those crackers sounded yummy. Did you say you found them at Whole Foods? I saw Deb mention something to you about Aunt Gussie's. Have you found them here? I haven't seen them at all.

ChrisD - Great picture (of both of you). Congrats on doing so well at Carrabbas. I don't know if I could have stayed away from their bread. It is soooo good (I'm sure it's sourdough, right Deb???).

JackieO - WTG staying on plan and getting that exercise. I've got to get the exercise back into my routine. I know I feel better when I do it, it's just a matter of getting my butt off the couch when I get home from work.

Jecrites - I took a cake decorating class once years ago. It was so funny that at the beginning of the class, everyone was licking their fingers with all the icing. After a couple of classes, we were all so sick of it. To this day, I can't stand decorated cake icing.

Teensy - Congrats on all those inches lost. That's wonderful!

Monet - Woohoo, the wicked witch is almost gone.

Jack-K - Wow, your picture looked great. Your daughter is beautiful, too. I take it that was "THE WEDDING". Hope your hip is doing better. I'm with whoever said, try ice. If it's an inflammation of some sort, ice should help. Try 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off.

BOB - Nope, not gone forever. Deb keeps dragging all of us wayward children back. You're right, this is HOME.

Cherylco - Welcome back from another wanderer.

Sef - Congrats on starting the water aerobics.

SuperDave - It's good to see a fellow Texan on the board. We need to have a Texas get-together sometime.

BKM - It's great to see you back on the board too. Are things settling down for you.

Momtomaya - Yes, water makes a HUGE difference. Where in California are you? You may have posted that but I missed it.

Pancho - So sorry you had to witness what you saw. I used to work for EMS here and we used call motorcycles, job security. Kind of callous, but true. Even when the motorcycle driver might not be doing anything wrong, horrible things can happen. It's just not worth it.

Well, I better go and actually try to get some work done. These silly bosses actually expect me to work for my salary. Don't they know I have more important stuff to do??? Have a great day everyone.

Trish

Hello, I worked a long day yesterday, and I'm swamped with errands today,so I will have to ga back and read when I have time.
I weighed in at 187, which is what I expected. The last time I weighed was 2 weeks ago and I was 192, so I am assuming that the loss mostly this week, since I ate out all of last week like a pig. I've only been back OP since Sunday, and I already feel healthier and have more energy. I'm not sure why I even bother to eat sugar, since it has always made me feel sick. It sure is a hard habit to break. My new goal is to be to 170 by christmas. (Iwas so close in june, and now I'm right back where I started!!!!!)

Selah is much better today. She is all over the place!! She started to take some steps yesterday. Right on time, since she just turned 9 mos. on Sunday. (please read the last sentence with an assumed tone of sarcasm) Why can't she just slow down!!!!

I have my 11yr old brother all day, and I have to pick up the boys, so I don't have much free time. I may just pick up a rotisserie chicken from sams for dinner, so that I have time to walk before bible study tonight. I haven't exercised all week!!

Here is what I ate yesterday:
B: 7grain hot cereal w/ salt and pepper, no butter!! (I'm finally learning to eat it with no butter!)

S: 3 chickfila nuggets

L: Chickfila Charfrilled Salad with Spicy dressing

S: 1/2 c orange juice

D: side salad
Carbonara (WW/spinach linguini W/ olive oil, parmesan and crumbled bacon)
Water: 80oz

No exercise,again. How am I supposed to find time with 3 jobs and a 9month old? :?:

I'm sorry that I don't have any replies. I'll try to catch up later.

Selah sends hugs and slobbery kisses to all!!

Good WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY Morning!

This is going to be quicker than quick...

Just woke up again this morning-went back to sleep after taking the kids to school-can't believe it's so late!:fr: Still tired. Woke up before 4am and couldn't fully get back to sleep til later on.

ELI is off today so I have to get in the shower and get ready to go, it's late.

Hope everyone fares well with the metal monster today!!!

Will try to reply to everyone later:)

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Trish, take a ziplock bag of trisbuits with you. They tast great with the salsa, and even better with the cheese dip!! When I do that my friends are usually impressed at my will power, anyway...

Make sure to drink a glass of milk of eat a snack BEFORE you leave for the restaurant, so you wohn't be straving when youg et there. I keep single packs of sunflower seeds in my car.

Wow..I missed a lot yesterday. Welcome back everybody!!! It's so good to see ya'll. We are still on vacation..not doing anything other than just resting but it's nice to not have too many committments.

We had a wonderful walk this morning. It's been great only walking once a day. We might walk tonight because the lady I walk with thinks she might want to. She has been there too many times for me not to be there for her.

Sorry I don't have time to post to everybody. Robert just got in and is telling me about his hunt this morning.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

235/153/140-135 maybe maybe :)

Good Wednesday Morning To All,

I weight in at 234 this morning have made commitments to walk 1 1/2 miles 4 times a week for the month of October, and weight in every Wed. am\nd post it. Thnaks to all of you who have been so kind to me.
Jack_K Thanks for the support, we need to add more salad to our diet at home. My portions are quite large, also. My weight is upa pound also from Sunday. Here"s to our loss at the next weight in!!!!!!

jecrites I think the cake looks great!! I am sure they all enjoyed it, and think of the love that was added with your artistic work.

debelli I added my name to the Bio Board, might as well fill out all important info, as this is a lifestyle change for me and I will alway's be here. Took 4 large trash bags of food to my sister's last week. I am using Frutose now, someone gave me a large bag of it a while back, when I finish it I think I will go to Splenda.

Fillise Saw your info in the Bio information last night, nice to meet you.

Lesbia We seem to have joined about the same time. I am thinking about going to the Health Food store today. Just to see what they have, I bought WW pasta recently, it is a little heaver than the the white pasta, so my family does't like it as well. I cook lots of rice, love Basmiti (only have white, hope to find brown today). Any idea's on the pasta?

beachfan37 I LOVE your quotes, we need all the positive reinforcement we can get, Thank You.

Talitha Hi, Sorrry to hear Selah isn't feeling well. Well I am off to the Health Food Store, have a good day.

Good Weigh-in-Wednesday: I weighed in at 123.5, which is pretty average for me. I was actually down to 122.5 for about 3 days, but went right back up and have stayed here for a few days now.

I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to get to the gym this morning since my DH had an early morning appt. I wasn't able to sleep well last night and was ready to get up at that time, but will be dragging mid-day, I am sure. So, I worked out yesterday, today and plan to on Friday & Saturday as well.

We brought my DD's teacher a dozen roses yesterday to see her off for her hysterectomy surgery this morning. My DD seems to be sad that she will be out for over a month, but doesn't seem too emotional. I hope she does o.k. in her absence; she is rather sensitive.

Nothing much too exciting going on here this morning, so I will jump into some posts:

JackieO: Thanks for the kind words, but I did have a very restless night's sleep. I knew I would, but couldn't get the images out of my head.

Deb: I think anyone who rides a motorcycle without a helmet is on a suicidal mission; their days are numbered, no doubt! It was a terrible scene, but thankful I didn't actually see it all happen. If I were there a few minutes earlier, I could have been a witness; something I hope to never be. You crack me up...the electrician got an eye-full; maybe that is why he makes house calls at 1 a.m. Not too many women are wearing their jeans at that hour;) .

jecrites: I did have a restless night's sleep. My DH use to entertain the thougth of getting a motorcycle at one point, but he has "grown up" and decided he doesn't want one. I guess he knows his life is too important to risk. I had a friend whose husband was killed on a motorcycle. I couldn't imagine going through that.

Sef: Glad you found those muscles!!

BKMomma: Welcome back. Good luck for a great week.

chrisd: You did great at dinner. You could have done a lot worse. The dessert sounds divine, but you know that when you left that restaurant you were full of energy, and those with you were getting ready to crash hard after their sugar high.

Wood: You did great for being away in SF for 5 days. I hope you feel better soon and that your cold doesn't linger.

Trishaloo: (Maybe we'll call you Trishaboo for this month...ha). Happy Anniversary. I don't know how anyone could treat those injured in such accidents. I have such a terribly weak stomach. I get queasy if I cut my finger. I am such a wimp when it comes to blood & gut stuff.

Talitha: You did great this past week; 5 pounds! You can make your goal by Christmas, but will have to really buckle down as you only have 3 months. This time of year is soooo hard to be good. This will be a true test for me since I started SB in May. Summertime is the easiest time to eat the right foods (when they are all in season). But when the cold weather rolls around and all the goodie foods are out.....oh boy, help me be good!

Well have a fantastic day, and I hope to check in this afternoon.

Take care,
Nat

Good Afternoon all! Gotta get in the shower just wanted to send a quick post. Going to try and find Dominic a halloween costume....well Im starting to look today. Its gonna be hard because a lot of the stuff I like require either a mask or something on the head...he will NOT wear a mask and he will not keep a hat or something on for more than a few minutes. So thats why I have to start looking now.

TRISH - Yes it was very hard to resist the bread, especially dipped in oil and herbs. But I feel so good today that I did resist temptation!

MOM - Thank you!

TEENSY - Thank you for the compliment as well. Ok, I went online to look at the TBT. I had no idea it was that big and cost so much. Maybe I can find it on Ebay or something. I did find a website that will do free shipping...thats a plus. I will let you know what the outcome is!

PANCHO - You are sooo right. My husband was in the bathroom most of the night and about passed out on the couch. Not me...I felt great. I feel so good today that I didnt indulge! Great job with your work outs. I wish I had it in me this week! I just cant get motivated for some reason!

Well have a great day guys! See ya tonight!

Chris

I forgot something.....

DEB - What the heck is Brown Betty???? I need details, details.....LOL

Chris

Good WIW. Hope the scale is great to everyone today.

The scale is moving down, but I'm still not back to my low. I have one week until N.O. and I bet I can't get those one pair of capris on yet. Urgh.........

I didn't walk last night. May skip again tonight. It is still bothering me but I think I can make it until Sat to get a shot. Then I guess I will do something about it.

Man there have been tons of posts. It has taken all morning to catch up.

Jecrites, Glad Autumn is feeling better. Hope that strep test doesn't come back positve.

Bob, better be careful with that soup. The high here today is only 65. This stinks. Come now, it feels like winter. That will be a great game Monday night. I'm pullin DH thinks they will lose but they have been playing great. for my Colts.

Chris, Wow what a cute son. Those eyes are huge. Your pic is pretty too. Great to put a name with a face. Pat yourself ont he back girl. You did fabulous at dinner. You should be so proud. It's a good feeling isn't it? Yes, I stuck an ice bag down my pants during lunch. It helped a lot. I am alternating now.

Cherylco, Welcome back. Hope youa re back with us for awhile. Good going on your eating. Way to get those converts to SB. Must be the great instructor.

Pancho, what a horrible accident, I hope your prayers were answered. You are maintaining great. WTG on getting to the gym. Hopeyu get a nap in today.

Deb, Curious minds have to know, where your boobs hanging down and OUT of your gown? You have done a great job on rounding up all the strays from the board.

Sef, I kicked you with my other leg. Hope it worked. Glad you are liking the water aerobics.

Dave, Glad you are feeling better. I took amuscle relaxer last night, but they only make me sleepy. I can't take the pain pills, makes we weird (or more so)

BKM, Welcome back. Glad to hear everyone is doing great. Life does go on and surprisingly, may get much better. Hope you are back with us for the long haul.

Gator, was the second one your by line?

Momtomaya, the water is to important. Drink up! Yes we weigh-in on Wed. Really helps to post it. Sorta of like wt watchers without paying.

Teensy, yes I skipped my walking last night. It is some better today, but after sitting awhile, it starts hurting again.

Woodfrogs, if you only gained 1 lb after that vacation, you did great. I can easily gain 12. Hope that cold gets better. Nothing worse than a summer cold.

Trish, yeah! 2 days in a row. Happy Anniversary. 20 years is a milestone. If it helps, I have been making chips from ww tortillas ad taking themt o the mexican rest. It works great.

Talitha, WTG on the loss. You will get there. Just hang in there. My DD walked at 9 months too. Glad she is feeling better.

Crystle, glad you are enjoying your vaction. But we are missing you.

Green, way to make some plans and committments. That will surely bring a loss next week.I sue 100% duram semonlina pasta. It is supposed to be legal. I only eat it about 1x a month though.

Need to get busy.

Have a great day.

Jackie
257.154.145
10-10-01

I finally bit the bullet and weighed this morning at the gym...The good news is that despite my poor weekend eating I did not gain. I also did not lose (I probably just lost the weight from the junk I ate). I have been very serious about my exercise and did not even frown this A.M. when my alarm went off at 5 so I could get to the gym. I feel very positive, despite the fact that my weigh in was really not that sucessful.

SuperDave and Jack K- Please feel better soon. I am sending prayers and positive get well vibes your way!!

ChrisD- just got a chance to look at last nights posts and saw your pics posted. You look FABULOUS!!!! Your son is too cute for words. I could chew on those little cheeks of his, but they probably contain too much sugar!!!

Nat- Good job remaining stable on the weight. The exercise will definitely help move the scale in the right direction.

Green RN- Good for you making a committment to your exercise. Keep us posted!

CountryMom- Enjoy your vacation, girl!!!

Talitha- Losing 5 pounds in 2 weeks is still amazing. Keep up the good work!!!

trisha- Happy Anniversary!!! Good luck with eating out tonight.(That is always so difficult for me!)

Woodfrogs- glad you had a nice vacation. The ballroom dancing class sounds like fun, and great exercise!!!!

Hello to Deb, Teensy, Monet, SEF, Mom to Maya and everyone else. have a great day!

Did I tell you guys that I have the sweetest hubby ever???? When I got back from lunch (went to the mall to buy his anniversary present, had lunch - steak teriyaki, extra veggies, no sauce, no rice, water, thank you very much), there were a dozen beeaauutiful roses waiting for me. 4 red, 4 salmon, and 4 lavender. Even though I was expecting them, he always sends me roses for our anniversary, it's still great.

Trish

How sweet and thoughtful. Happy Anniversary!

Love,

Crystle

Hello everyone.

This is gonna be quick, I'm still waiting on the doc office to call about Autumn's strep test, and then I have to go to Wal-Mart to pick up Katie's meds, after they get home of course.

I actually found some sourdough pretzels at the commissary today. I was in shock. They have never had anything there that anyone here has said anything about.

Didn't take Autumn to story time this morning just in case she does have strep. Don't want to spred it around too much. We did go after story time was over though. Needed to return some movies and check out some more books for the others to read and then a couple movies for them to watch. I found a cookbook for diabetics, so I checked that out just to see what's in there, and also one on decorating cakes like Monet suggested I do.

Trish, I'm sure if I was to take a class and do that then I would be the same way. Too much sweet can make you sick of it.

Green, Thank you for your comments on the cake. Yes they all did enjoy it, even though hubby preferes yellow cake with chocolate icing, he still had his share of it.

Pancho, Sorry to hear you didn't sleep good last night. I have a cousin that used to ride a motorcycle all the time, but after he saw a guy have an accident on one, he got rid of it and got a car. I myself hate the things and won't get on one for nothing.

Jack-k, I've got a pretty bad feeling that it will come back positive. She started running a temp this morning. I just wish they would take out all 3 of the girls tonsils so they wouldn't have to deal with that crap no more.

Ok, now off to find something to eat and hope the doc office calls me soon. Talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Just came home for a quick lunch and to get some laundry started before heading back out to pick up DD from school; 3 hours is just not enough time to get stuff done, especially when the drive time is 30 minutes each way.

I have done great on my water intake; I am at about 56 oz so far today.

Jack-K: You are getting there; those capris will fit soon, I'm sure. Maybe not in enough time for what you were hoping. I'd love to take a nap and would everyday if not for the kiddos. My youngest DD takes a nap in the morning while I'm getting my oldest ready for afternoon Kindergarten. Once we get her to school, my youngest does not nap again until we are on the way (in the vehicle) to pick up my oldest....someday!

JackieO: There will be some weeks the scale co-operates and some it doesn't, but as long as you keep up the great job on exercising, it will start to show your work is worth it. Also, it is so good for your heart and cardiovascular health as well. I get up at 5:a.m. every Wed, and 6:a.m. every Sat. to get to the gym while my DH stays home with girls. I like being up early with the sun and birds. It is such a peaceful time of day.

Trishaloo: What a sweet DH; what beautiful colors too. Have a wonderful day!!

jecrites: I found some Snyders sourdough pretzel bits yesterday as well. I had a few earlier today; they will be a nice staple to have around, and a good snack to take on the run from time to time. I hope Autumn's test comes back negative.

Well, better go get that laundry started.

I'll check in in a few hours!
Nat

Man, the board's been busy! Anyway, Monday we took the kids to the fair and they had a blast. I have vertigo, and I rode this kiddy ride with Boogie and got all dizzy and nauseous for about an hour and then it let up and we had a good time- spent wayyy too much money, but it was worth it to see the kids enjoying theirselves so much. Anyway, I weighed in at my low of 180. Finally. Now I have to get to the 170's!! I'm so sick of being in the lower 180's and not being able to break that mark. My exercising has been almost non-existent. Shame on me:nono: I did exercise Monday but skipped yesterday and haven't so far today. I'm really trying to talk myself into it. I'm going to make this spinach quiche tonight. I hope it turns out okay. So far every new recipe I make, no one likes but me. Funny how I end up loving it but the kids and hubby don't. I think it's because I eat healthier than they do and my taste buds have changed:shrug: Gotta go...

Here's a snicker for ya'll!!!

Some Home remedies that really do Work!!

1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of

boiling
water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost
instantly removed.

2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone
else to hold them while you chop away.

3. Avoid arguments with the misses about lifting the toilet seat by simply
peeing in the sink.

4. High blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a while,
thus reducing the pressure in your veins.

5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep when you hit the snooze button.

6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be
afraid to cough.

7. Have a bad tooth ache? Hit your thumb with a hammer, then you will forget
about the tooth ache.

Sometimes we just need to remember what the Rules of Life really are...


You need only two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and it

should,
use WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't, use the duct tape.

If You Woke up Breathing, Congratulations! You have another chance!

And Finally. Be Really Good To Your Family and Friends. You never know


when you are going to need them to empty your bedpan.


BOB

Heading home. Just wanted to catch up. Think I will pass on the walking again. Hip still hurts but haven't had to use the heating pad today. Will do my wt training though.



JackieO, the weekend food is gone and with all that exercise and determination you will see a loss next week.

Trish, how sweet of DH. Those colors sound so beautiful.

Jenn you can still get strep even w/o your tonsils. Maybe not as frequently and as bad, but I used to get it every Thanksgiving. I had mine out when I was 8.

Heart, WTG on getting down to 180. Have a legal weekend and you will see 170's next WIW. Trust me. Now go exercise.


Have a great evening. See ya tomorrow.

EVENING EVERY BUDDY!!!

It's still gloomy out there, but no :rain: yesterday or today...still looks like a cold winter day...if I just had JACKIE'S temp to go with it, it would be perfect!

SEF....your arse should be hurting by now cause I just did a swift kick in the middle!

JACKIE....GO COLTS!!!

DEB...Send him on over, it might be safer than you know..maybe Kate can straighten him out???? I really like that movie...what did you think?

BKM....:wave: Good to see you back on the board!

CHERYL....:wave: WELCOME HOME TO YOU GIRLFRIEND!!! Now...stay put!

TRISH...AWE....What a sweetie...I bet they have really made your house smell good!

GATOR....I just now you said something bad about THE VOLS!!!

POOR LAURIE....My Mom has veritgo and it ain't fun! Do you get it all the time? She found out from her Doc that she has fluid in the ear and she takes a fluid pill every day just for that...it works!

NAT...So sorry you had to expierence that wreck.

JEC...Going to WALMART is dangerous for me...I'm sure you'll come out with more than medicine!

JACKIEO...congrats on the no gain week!

CHRIS....GREAT PICTURE!!! I'll be looking for you on the tube at the games!

GREEN...good going on the walking!

WELL...I've got to scoot!

BOB

Another long busy day. I'm tired but wanted to check in before I signed off the computer for the night.

The weather here has been gorgeous--if only it would last!

BOB--Our game is on ESPN on Saturday night--7:45 (EDT). CBS picked the Alabama/Georgia game over the Auburn/UT game so ESPN picked it up. Look for me--I'll wave!

Deb--It sounds to me like the mocrowave is not working correctly--I'd take it back. Steam is not supposed to escape. it sounds like the box may have been dropped at some point and things got knocked askew.

BigK--It's great to see you back on the board! I think about you every time I see a UCF score and wonder if the Big Knight is on the field this season.

Sef!!!!! It's good to see you back too.

I see Deb has been busy rounding up all the lost souls out there! It's great because we all missed you and are gald you are back.

I'm too pooped to go on. Must fix dinner and get ready to watch the West Wing!

Susan

Hello All--

Well as I said yesteday, I am down two pounds, so I guess I will have to go and change my siggy.

Okay, the quick bread recipe for my bread machine was an Apple Walnut loaf. Of course I had to have a slice when it was done. It was very good, so I will share the recipe. I think that it can be just mixed up and then baked. I am copying it as it is in my book.

Apple Walnut Loaf

(1) Ingredients

2 Tbl Butter
1 Tbl milk
1 C Grated peeled Granny Smith Apple
1 egg
1/2 C Chopped Walnuts

(2) Ingredients

1 1/2 C WW Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 C Splenda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg

Measure and place ingredients from group 1 in bread machine baking pan. Measure and sift together ingredients in group 2. Then place in bread machine baking pan. Select Quick Bread setting, press start.

Per loaf= (Using my ingredients, and using fitday.)

1382 calories
69 fat
18 Sfat
28 poly
5 mono
166 carbs
26 fiber
46 protein

Okay, for those who don't have the quick bread setting or don't have a bread machine.

Mix all of the first set of ingredients in a bowl, then sift together all of ingredients 2, and add them to the bowl. Mix well, and pour mixture into a loaf pan. Bake at 325* for about 45 -50 minutes, or until done. This should work.

It was very moist and had a great apple taste. The next time I make it, I am going to use liquid stevia as the sweetner, and I will bake it in the oven. AM also thinking about omitting the walnuts, and adding dried apricots?? To cut down on the fat. I am thinking this will make great little individual loafs for my Christmas goodie bags. What do you think?

Monet-- I know just what you mean. I made an apple walnut loaf in my bread machine this morning.....and of course I had to have a piece with lunch. So I already know that I will be at 3 starchy carbs today!! Because I am not going to miss the Walleye dinner. I am so glad that you are getting your cucumbers....don't they taste so good? We are about to the end of ours. Pick all of them and pulled up the plants yesterday. I am going to hate buying veggies now.

Woodfrogs-- I would say you did Super! If I was in SF I would have been eating all kinds of Sourdough breads. They have the best!!

Trish-- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to you and dh. Here's looking at 20 more!!

Talitha-- Sounds like with 3 job and a 9 month old that you are getting plenty of exercise!!

Deb-- Have a good time.....

Country-- I see you are not taking a vacation from walking.....

Green rn-- I think some use 100% Semolina pasta?? I like the heavy WW, and so does dh. Says it fills him up better.

Pancho-- Good for you. You will feel so good getting that exercise in. Will be praying for dd teacher.

Chrisd-- I thought the TBT was very reasonable, and compact. It is only 42 inches long!Have you checked out the Bowflex, or Total Gym, now that is what I call big, and cost an arm and a leg. I really thought for what it does that 200.00 was a pretty good deal. JMHO. It is funny, but before I knew what this was....I saw one at the Goodwill for 8 dollars!! If only I had known!!! Their Customer Service is fantastic too!

Jack-k-- It might not hurt to skip the walks for a while and just do your weight training. Hope that you can control the pain some, and are not hurting all the time.

JackieO-- Staying the same is alot better than gaining. Next week, you will have a loss!!

Heart-- Glad you and the kids had a great time at the fair. You know, I treat my exercise like a job....since I am staying home now....I get up have my 2 cups of decafe, then hit the exercise. I consider it my job to do 5 days per week. It works for me!

BOB-- Thought for a while we were going to have to send in the Coast Guard to find you in all that water!!

Hope I didn't miss anyone. If so....it wasn't intentional.

Hi: ....things are starting to get back to normal again....I am settling back into my house now that the work on it is finished, and my poor kitties are still at Gram's - only the hound has made it back home! I brought back some nasty bacteria friends from the Carribean, and that took over 4 weeks to go away! YUCH!!!! Doctor is real pleased though, said I have lost 11 pounds in the past two months....though not a pleasant way to lose. Hopefully, I can keep it all off and lose some more. Then I had to top all of that off with a sinus infection - and even Serene has had it as well - I shared my meds from the doctor with her since I had been given the wrong amount - they quadrupled the prescription when they were supposed to just double it!

Well, I guess it will take a bit of reading to catch up with everyone, so sorry for not writing to each of you - though Hello to All!

Sabrina

Translation to what I posted yesterday in French: " I worked all day on my essay (for my French class). It was very difficult and my brain is cooked. I finished an essay about "Interpersonal communication in French Culture. I will post tomorrow in English."

The second post said, "You can exercise until the cows come home, but until you start eating right, you'll still be a cow coming home."

I finished the composition today, thank goodness. Now I will be curious to see how the prof marks it up with red pencil. All my free time is spent in studying or working on some project. I do a little light reading in bed just before I turn the light off.
I met the h.s. girl I will be a mentor to. She seems to be really nice and eager to do what it takes to graduate. Her mother picked her up from school to take her to work. The mother speaks no English. You find that every once in a while in Fla. But you see that a lot in Miami, Deb.

Well, I'm gonna go. Have a ton of work to do.

BOB--It was pretty late when I posted, so I was too tired to think of anything bad to post about the vols. That is a brilliant idea, though. I'll have to do a good post, en français, about the good ole vols.

Hello everyone-

I am so psyched. I actually got below the 200 lb on my home scale for the first time in almost a year. THat is exciting. I bought myself a reward- a watch I have been eyeing. So this week I weighed in at 197. I almost feel semi-my old self again. The highest I had ever been (non-pregnant) was 195 after my divorce and that I got down to 160 in three months. THis will take me much longer.

Per the great advice here- I upped my water. At 36 ounces today when I usually only do 12 oz.

Gatorgal- That is awesome being a mentor to a younger person. I see a lot of teens go wayward in my school. I think that it is great for you to be a role model.

Trish- what a sweet hubby you have. Happy Anniversary. I am in the Central Valley of California right outside of Modesto.

Pancho- that was a sweet gesture for your daughter's teacher.

Talitha- Good for you for being OP again.

COngrats to all the others who are losing and maintaing. Maintaining bums me out but then I remember how bad I felt watching the scale jump up unmercifully.

Good night all.

Rebekah

Computer just came free, but I'm going to bed, will have to catch up in the morning:)

SWEET DREAMS (SB LEGAL ONES, OF COURSE);)

Deb

Another day OP, and oh so proud!!!!!

I am so proud of myself today. I was really encouraged by my WIW, so I think that helped with the temptation.

Here's my eating for today:

B: Didn't eat (I know, I'm an idiot)

S: string cheese

L: Toco Bell Steak Fiesta bowl w/ lettuce instead of rice, had some refried beans in it (I told Robert I would take him wherever he wanted....)

S: diet caf free coke
1 oz pack of peanuts

D: Sam's club rotisserie chicken breast portion
side salad w/ bleu cheese

S: WW Banana Bread (Made w/ agave)

I passed up 3 major temptations today. My mother dropped robert off with a bag full of Hersey's Chocolate Almond BB's. I didn't even eat one, and he was munching on them all day!!!! At taco bell I didn't eat his left over taco that I REALLY wanted, and at Sam's club I passed up the apple cinnamon pretzel, and went for the caff free diet coke instead. It was enough of a treat that it felt like a reward, and so did the banana bread. I'm really proud of myself.

A few replies...

MomtoMaya - good job at being under the 200 mark. I started at 210 when I got pregnant, so I know how it feels to see a 1 followed by any two other numbers. Keep it up!!

Bob - I love the home remedies. They sound like something my DH would come up with!! Only he would be serious....

Trish - the roses sound so beautiful. I made the mistake of telling my DH that I am allergic to roses, which I am. But it took him almost 3 years to buy me flowers. I guess he assumed that I must be allergic to all flowers, and I am to many of them, but what girl doesn't want flowers for her anniversary!!!

Tranquil - welcome back!! I hope you are feeling better.

Teensy - I guess I never thought of that as exercise.... and I'd better not start. I don't need the excuse not to find the time!!! The recipie looks really good. I wonder if it would work with applesauce?

Heartmom - My DH was so not interested inthis WOL, but I talked him into trying it for 2 weeks with me. Now he loves it. He brags to his friends and coworkers about how healthy we are now. When he eats out to much , he comes hom begging for something healthy b/c he feels gross. It's amazing. I never thought I would get him to eat vegetables, or anything whole grain and sugar free. He's so great!!!

Jecrites - hope the girls are feeling better soon

Thank you all for the encouragement. I am looking forward to next weeks WIW, now that this has been a good one.

We dropped of the deposit to get the Passat engine replaces. $2500. It almost killed me, but I am soooo looking forward to getting the car back next week. Taking Trav to and from work is getting really old

Sweet dreems all.

Short post...

Had a meeting tonight at church for the Arts Ministry team which they asked me to head up. We will be working on a large kick off event for March. Right now, the core group is small, but enthusiastic. I am hoping to double the number soon, so we can get to work on planning the project.

Dinner was not too good. It tasted good, but was not legal. I ate cornbread stuffing on my chicken casserole, then ate a cupcake. After dinner, I had a vanilla latte from Starbucks. This afternoon, I ate a large handful of chips. Someone shoot me! I feel like I am racing out of control.... BOB, bring the wagon, QUICK! And you are going to need help getting me up there, and tied down!

This week has been never ending activity, and I am really tired. I got my hair cut this morning, went to the store, came home and cooked the dinner for tonight, picked up Laura from school, finished cooking, went back to the store on my way to the meeting, went to the meeting, left and went to the end of small group, after stopping at Starbucks, and came home. Tomorrow, it is more of the same! I have class in the morning, then I am keeping my daughter's friend's 11 month old for a few hours in the afternoon. She has probably committed me to picking up the 9 year old daughter too. sigh I need to climb in bed, and get some shut eye! Tom even let me sleep late this morning, but I am still exhausted!

I am enjoying reading everyone's posts. How I wish I had time to post replies. I have not given up entirely, even though I am not being very good right now. At least I am taking my glucophage every meal like I am supposed to.

Take care everyone!

BOB- Fortunately, I don't have the vertigo all the time- but it really sucks when I wake up with it. It can get bad at times where I've almost fallen. I even get car sick if I ride in the back of a vehicle!

Okay, I exercised today. Did the 2 mile tape. I will eventually work my way back into the 3 mile. That's what I get for slacking. Anyway, I tried a new recipe tonight. I just knew that no one would like it but me. Heck, when I was making it, it looked gross. But everyone loved it except Boogie and hubby(the really picky one) ate seconds and told me to make it again. It's called Crustless Quiche w/Spinach, mushrooms, and sausage. Here's the recipe:

1 T olive oil
1/2 sm onion
1/3 tube mild pork sausage
1 sm box frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1/2 c. chopped mushrooms
4 oz. cream cheese
garlic powder to taste
1/4 c. cheddar cheese
1/2 c. parmesean
2 whole eggs
3 egg whites

In pan, heat oil and add onions and sausage- cook until done,drain. Add spinach and mushrooms, cook a few minutes. Remove from heat and add cream cheese and garlic- mix good.
In seperate bowl, beat eggs and add spinach mixture. Stir and mix well. Then add mixture to quiche pan. Top with cheeses. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.

I used more cheddar than the recipe called for- I put a thin layer of cheddar on top then sprinkled fresh parmesean all over. And I used an 8x8 square pan. Also added a little pepper to the spinach. Oh, and spray the pan before you put ingredients in it.

Oh, yea- the recipe amount is more for a side dish for a family- just double the recipe for a main dish. We had grilled hamburgers(no buns) and salad with it.

Got my 1st therapy today and I am laying on this table and look down the row and see 3 ladies get similar treatment, those electric waves on patches, So I broke the ice and said good morning ladies and started to chat, and told war stories on bad backs ect. and we had 15 mins and so they all said well Super Dave hope to see you on friday, so welcome to our club. I said this reminds me of my other club/board I'm in called 3 fat chicks, we all are overweight. So now on Friday I am supose to fill them in on our diet and board.
Teensybean thank you and if I mean it,

collen thank you also:

Crysatal where has my Dallas friend been I have not hear from you?

Jackie O thanks for the prayers they are working.

Jack-K The pills make me kind of wired up, but I have a type A personallity anyway.

Big orange Like you cheerleader she's cute.
Well ladies I just got home from work and it past 10:30 Pm so Good night and God Bless.

SuperDave

It's late again, but wanted to let you know that the walleye was fantastic. I also battered some zucchini and deep fried it. Needless to say.....way to much fat today. That won't be happening for a long time again.

I tried some Best Foods mayo called Just 2. Only has 2 grams of fat.....it is awful. I made some tartar sauce and ended up throwing it out. I went back to the real thing....more fat for my dinner tonight. I did eat very low fat all day up until dinner. Hope I haven't damaged myself too bad. Why did I decide to cook this now??

We are leaving in the morning for the lake. Our last time out. We are taking the dogs, and will be gone until Saturday. So hope all of you have a great few days, and see you when we get home.

Or so I thought I was going to be - it's 1:15am and I can't sleep but not in the mood to post either-will surf the net a bit and see if maybe that will get me tired. ELI is in the living room watching TV, he's got the same problem as well. He thought he was keeping me up and went in there-we're both looking like the walking dead!

See you in the morning!

Deb

Hey Tex from Austin area, I go down there about 4 times a year, and it is good to hear from my neighbors from Tx.

SuperDave

Deb: Howdy can not sleep either,it's 1:20 Tx time AM.

Good Morning!

Today started out hectic. I sure hope it improves! Had to drive Laura to school, and right now I am taking a breather before packing up to go teach my cake decorating class.

For breakfast, I had bacon and coffee with cream. Not too nutritious, but filling and nothing terribly off program. At class today, we will be working with royal icing, which doesn't taste very good, so hopefully, it will pose no temptation for me.

While at the store yesterday, I got some awesome deals! They had packages of a dozen ballpoint pens for 20 cents, so I got four. They also had packages of two Master combination locks, marked $3. I picked up several packages, and they actually rang up as $1.50 a package! That is 75 cents a lock! I paid $6 for one about two months ago! They also had spiral bound theme books for 30 cents. I got a couple of those, and when I decided to pick up more and went back, they were all gone! :( Oh well! I was pleased with the deals I got!

Time to get rolling here! Hope everyone has a great day!

:wave:

Hello everyone.

Well I ended up having to call the clinic to get them on the ball. They were supposed to call me when the results came in but they didn't. Geez they can be so irritating. Anyway, her test came back positive, which I figured it would since she started running a temp yesterday morning. Got her started on an antibiotic last night, so hopefully by the weekend she'll be doing a lot better. I'm glad I found it before it got real bad. Then my "trip" to Wal-Mart ended up pissing me off. I went to get Katie's med, and couldn't get it because the nurse at the clinic called it in under Autumn's name. They know Autumn doesn't take that med, they had just been looking at her records and of course it's not in there. The pharm. is supposed to call them today and get it all straightened out, so I'll be taking another "trip" to Wal-Mart.

Pancho, Those pretzel bits are good aren't they. I had a few yesterday too.

Jack-k, Really? I talked to a woman in the commissary yesterday and she said that all of her kids had their tonsils out when they were little, and her daughter had gotten it again after having them out, and when the doc looked in there again he had left a little piece of tonsil in there. She said that after they had theirs out they never did have any more sore throats of any kind. That would be so nice for the kids cause I know how much a sore throat hurts. They don't like to take them out too much anymore though.

BOB, I sure did come out with more then just the med. Actually I didn't even get the med for Katie, those idiots at the clinic here on base called it in under Autumn's name!

Well I've got a messy house again, mainly dishes and laundry which is a never ending job, then I've got a few other things that I've got to run out to do (go back to Wal-Mart and get Katie's med), so I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Happy Thursday..

Went to the liquor store last nite. Bought a bottle of wine, but when I got home didn't even want it. Oh well. I had a popcicle instead. I am hooked on these popcicles right now. only 3 calories, no sugar, no fat. I figure they can't be too bad. I ususally have 3 a night. But they really hit the spot. I figure it's better than a bowl of ice cream.

Then we stopped in Carnival Shoes. I needed a pair of brown dress shoes. They had buy 1, get 1 1/2 off. So of course I bought 2. I could have bought about 10. Why is it when you aren't looking for something you can find bunches, but when you are, you can't find anything.

Did my wt training, but skipped my walking. Hip still hurts but not as painful. It just hurts to sit a long time. Hope that shot helps before I get on the plane.


Bob: Have you started on the ark yet? Dh's boss is in Sarasota right now. Guess he's not having a g good vacation.

Fillise: :wave: Have a great day.

Teensy, thanks for the recipe, I think I'll try it. Was it very coarse? Good mind set on the exercise. That way you get it done.

Tranquil, now that things are calming down we expect you to be back on this board on a regular basis. Congrats on your loss. But not agood way to do it. You need to grab SErene and bring her back too.

Gator, try not to work so hard. I figured out the second post.

Momtomaya, Wow, congrats on breaking that 200 mark. That is such a wonderful feeling. Now just keep that motivation and keep going down. You can do it. Pick up that water some more. 64 oz is recommended. You can do it. It really helps.

Talitha, Pat yourself on the back. You did great yesterday. Doesn't look like you are eating enough though. Be careful.

Monet, what are we going to do with you? You need some Calgon time. Relax, pamper yourself and get your head together.Don't spin to far out of control, you might get a visit from the Detox Dungeon. :fr:

Heartmom, thanks for the recipe. It sounds great. My whole family loves quiche. I think I will give it a try. WTG on getting in that tape.

Dave, hope the therapy helps. WTG on the SB recruiting.

Jenn, hope Autumn gets better soon. You caught it pretty early so that should help. Don't you just hate incompetedness.


Need to get busy. Have a great day.

Jackie

Good Thursday a.m. to you all!

I ate an entire bag of snack popcorn at 8: p.m. last night. I thought I"d be up on the scales this morning, but I'm not....go figure! It was a good treat. I watch very little t.v., but decided to check out the new Bachelor series that started last week (women can be so petty). It is amusing.

Not much planned for today again, but plan to get to the gym tomorrow when DD is in school. My calves are a little sore from my workout a few days ago, and I work them every time I work legs. Maybe I did a different angle or something.

heart: Glad the kids enjoyed the fair....corn dogs $15, carnival rides $35, face painting $12, memories...priceless. Does that sound like an American Express commercial (ha). Congrats on the 180....YOU CAN GET BELOW THAT!!! Stay op this week and hang in there, and you will see those numbers go down.

BOB: thanks for the funnies.

Jack-K: I sure hope your hip feels better soon; probably a good idea to skip the walk. I have to stop "browsing" when I don't need anything because that is always when I find something I LOVE but don't need. But, as you stated, when I need something, I cannot find it anywhere.

Teensy: I can't wait to try the bread. Could you replace the sugar with Agave in the bread machine? Have fun at your farewell lake trip today!

Tranquil: You lost 11#'s from being sick? OUCH, what a way to lose. I hope it stays off for you; you worked hard for it.

Gator: I wondered if we'd get a translation;) I thought we might have to take French just to come to the board. Boy, you sure are busy; thanks for checking in with us.

MomtoMaya: Congrats on getting to 197; it is soooo fun to see those numbers start going down. You will get to 160 again if that is where you want to be! You are on the right track, just stay positive and motivated, and hang in there.

Talitha: I'm taking the whip from Country and planting it square on your behind. YOU HAVE TO EAT BREAKFAST!!! When you get up in the morning, your body has not had any food in 8-12 hours, and it is really wanting you to feed it. If you don't your body will go into survival mode and start hanging on to the dinner from the night before "for dear life" and not wanting to let you have it to burn. The more you eat (reasonably) the more you will lose. Breakfast gets that metabolism rolling for the day. I will get off my soapbox now and say that you did well yesterday on your eating, and fantastic passing up on the temptations; there will be so many more coming up in the next few months....Lord help us! I go to Taco Bell more frequently than I'd like to admit. I usually get two chicken soft tacos and put them on my own tortillas. But, when it is an unplanned visit, I usually order the chicken taco salad, and don't eat the shell. There are some refried beans in the bottom, but not enough to worry about. Have a great OP day.

Monet: HANG IN THERE.

DEB: Hello, girlfriend!

SuperDave: Way to recruit those ladies; hopefully we'll see them on the board soon!

jecrites: Sorry to hear that Autumn's test came back positive, and that you had to call! I can't believe they wouldn't have called right away with a positive test result. My brother-in-law is in the military and I hear the same woes from my sister. Here, they take a rapid strep test in their office, and if it comes back positive they give you a prescription right there in the office. If not, they send the sample in, and call the prescription in for you if the send-off sample comes back postive. They run it in 24 hours, and then again in 48. Anyway, I hope she is better soon, and that the other girls do not get it too. Strep has been going around DD's class, but hasn't got her yet. I'll keep fingers and toes crossed. I do like those pretzels. I will have to take a few out and put the bag away to keep from overindulging.

Well, better go feed the little one who just woke up.

HAVE A FANTASTIC OP DAY, EVERYONE!!
Nat

Good morning to everyone. I am just getting into the office and had time to check in with my sugarbusters peeps. Things are continuing to go well and I exercised this morning with my trainer. I am really starting to see the results in my upper body, where before I had NO STRENGTH. I have these nice little definitions in my upper arms (although I am sure I am the only one that notices)......
Pancho- way to go on the popcorn not showing up on the scales. That is DEFINITELY my #1 addiction.
Jecrites- Hope your daughter gets well soon.
SuperDave- Way to go on converting people to this website! Get well soon.
I will try to post more later, as my client just arrived......

Good Morning;

I started out my morning with a 1/2 mile walk, know it's a short distance, but I haven't walked in 6-8 months. Made a commitment to walk 1 1/2 miles 4 times a week. Will have to build up my endurance Will walk another 1/2 mile before I go to work, if I have the time I will walk on my lunch to finish the day, if no time I will just finish about 1am on the old trusty treadmill.
I lost you all and just now found this thread again.
Here's my recipe for the day ( or do I need to post it somewhere else?)
SHRIMP ROYALE
(Sugar Bust For Life-Brennans)

1 lb. boiled peeled shrimp
1 8oz. package cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup green onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped celery
3 Tb. lemon juice
2 Tb. chopped parsley (optional)
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 tsp. salt
3 dash Tabisco

Dice shrimp into small pieces. In bowl blend cream cheese with green onions, celery, lemon juice, parsley, salt , Tobasco sauce, and mayonnaise. Gently fould in shrimp. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours. Serve with Triscuts. Serves 6.

I love this dip, make it often for Dallas Sunday's.

Good morning! I have a pretzel question! Are you guys just getting the regular sourdough Snyder pretzels?? I looked at the ingredients and I thought it said unbleached wheat flour. i hope someone can clarify this, because if Im aloud to have a Snyder pretzel I am going to the store right now.

TEENSY - I didnt mean that the machine was big...just bigger than I thought it was. I was confusing it with something else. i agree compared to the other things out there, it is small. Just not was I was expecting. I think i may just go for it, and buy it!

JACKIE - Hows the hip???

Gotta run
Chris

Good morning everyone. It's an absolutely gorgeous day in Central Texas, low humidity, 64 degrees, sunshine. Only problem is I'm stuck in an office and can't enjoy it. Oh, well, at least the week-end is almost here. We went to a Mexican restaurant last night for drinks and appetizers for our friend's birthday. I took my Triscuits to eat with my queso (with guacamole) and hot sauce. Had a glass of red wine instead of a margarita. Hooray for me!!

Talitha - Congrats on the loss. Surely you can count chasing a 9 month old as a little exercise. Thanks for the thought about taking the Triscuits. It really helped and I can honestly say not one chip crossed these lips. I had a couple of stuffed jalapenos, that were really spicy and really yummy. Congrats on staying away from those temptations. Doesn't it feel great!
Crystle - I know you live around Houston somewhere. How far from Galveston are you. We're doing the cruise from there next spring and going a day or 2 early. Maybe we could meet up somewhere??? Let me know what you think.

GreenRN - 100 duram semolina pasta is legal also, smaller types like angel hair are better, something about the extrusion process. I have been able to find that in the supermarket without any problem. My family doesn't like the WW pasta either, but I do have them eating brown rice without any problem. Also, watch the Splenda. I was using it until Deb mentioned that it made her stall. I've noticed the same thing and gone back to Equal. I know some people have a problem with the aspertame, but I use so little of it, I haven't had a problem (just use it in my coffee and occassionally on fruit). Good for you getting the bad food out of the house. Where in Oklahoma are you? I grew up in a small town in North Texas just about 15 miles from the TX/Oklahoma border. Are you a Sooner fan? TX/OU is right around the corner. I have a feeling we're going to get creamed.

Pancho - Good for you getting that exercise in. 4:30?? That's dedicated.

ChrisD - Did you find a costume? I think those little pumpkin suits are sooo cute.

Jack-K - How's that hip doing? Those SF popsicles are my lifeline. The fudgsicles are good too.

JackieO - Hey, like they say in Vegas, a push is almost as good as a win!!

Jecrites - Is Autumn better? I hate it when our kids are sick. In one of Jordan's letters from boot camp, he had been a little sick. No matter how old they get, you still worry about them.

Heartmom - My husband would have been doing the barf dance on that ride. He was at an EMS conference last week and they had a driving simulator for sale. He was testing it out and had to make them stop and let him out. My tough guy!! Thanks for the quiche recipe. That looks yummy.
BOB - Loved the funny.

Fillise - Thanks for the welcome back. I missed you guys too.

Teensy - That bread sounds yummy. May have to make some this week-end.

Sabrina - Hi there. I missed where you went to in the Caribbean??? Glad you're feeling better.

Gator - That's terrific that you're mentoring a young girl. That must be very rewarding.

Momtomaya - Woohoo, under 200 that's a major milestone. Congrats and good for you rewarding yourself.

Monet - Honk, honk!!! That's me in the wagon coming round to pick you up! I'm racing BOB to come get you.

Superdave - Let me know the next time you're coming through here. Do you have family here?

Whew, I think I got to everyone. Have a great day, everybody.

Trish

One of those quickies...

Thought I'd get caught up this morning but it just ain't going to happen. Went back to sleep and got up about 11ish. Have to run in the shower and run to my parents house to get a phone number for them. Have been on the phone calling different places for them of things that need to be taken care of. Wasn't planning on going over there but I have to now. Hoping that I can see my Grandfather while I'm there but he won't be home til after 2pm (what he said last time too) and I don't know if I need to stay down around that area til that time.

I don't have a thing to do tomorrow, at least not as of yet, so maybe tomorrow, if not earlier, I can get on the computer and post - I do have a partial I started yesterday if that gives me any points;)

Toodles

Deb

Here's our MAIN MAN SUPERDAVE!!!

I agree Trish...the weather is awesome! We got in our walk this morning. It's funny I feel like I am cheating only walking once a day. It's a breeze compared to what we were walking. So far this week only about 18 miles. We are gonna walk in the morning and then no more till next week.

Heartmom...WTG getting down to 180!!! I bet next week you'll be in the 170's.

Trish...I am actaully about 2 hours north of Houston. I would love to meet up if your travels bring you close to this direction. Do you have to travel 45 or 59 to get to Galverston?

SuperDave...hope your therapy goes well and you don't have to do it very long. I think it's neat you struck up a conversation with the ladies. Yesterday at the dentist a gentle was telling us all about Germany during the war. It made time go so much faster.

Talitha...quick hide behind me...I won't let Poncho get ya. :)

Green M...WTG on getting your walk in. Don't think 1/2 a mile aint good cause just getting out and getting moving is AWESOME. More miles will come with time. When I started almost 3 years ago I walked the 1/2 mile to the mailbox and prayed the other half mile home...it was not easy. My legs and back hurt so bad I would lay in bed and cry at night. You are doing GREAT.

Good morning ChrisD! I forgot to tell you the other day how beautiful you are and that your son is a little doll. You are gonna have your hands full when he gets older. Gonna have to hold those girls off with a stick.

JackieO...super on feeling strong and tightening up. Who cares if no one can notice yet....very few people stop long enough to notice...if they did I bet they would. Keep up the good work.

Jenn...sorry your little one has the strep. Praying she recovers quickly.

Deb...woman...you have got to start getting some rest! Rest is almost as important to weight loss as exercise and diet. ((Deb))

Jack-K...hey woman. I am praying for your hip. I'm sorry it is still giving you the fits. Those popsicles are sooo good. My little monkies mixed mine up with theirs so they got them all...LOL

Monet..I love hitting bargins like that..awesome. Bacon sounds good. I had a slice of baby swiss and a cup of coffee. :) We could have put them together and had a yummy sandwich.

Teensy....I agree...yucky on the mayo. Since I don't use that much I'd rather use something I like the taste of. Enjoy your trip to the lake.

Well, I need to get back to my chores. It's funny how there seem to be even more chores on vacation.

Be blessed and encouraged!

Love,
Crystle

Hootie Hoo!

I thought I'd jump on and say hello before the day gets too hectic. I've already been to class this morning and came back with a huge stack of exams to grade. What fun!

I'm trying to be good with my eating--but like Monet, It feels like it is spiraling out of control. I have planty of good healthy food in the house, but all I want is what I can't have. sigh. this just doesn't get any easier.

Country--is this your vacation week? Is that what accounts for the *only* is miles? :lol:

Deb--Hope you get some sleep soon! Thanks for posting Super Dave's pic!

Trish--WTG on taking the triscuits to the mexican restaurants. That's one of the worst places for me. If I break down and get into the chips then I figure I can have a margaurita and then all you-know-what breaks loose! I will try to follow your example!

Chrisd--When I get the pretzels I get the Snyder oat bran sticks. But I find myself eating too many of them so I try to stay away all together.

green rn--that dip recipe sounds great--thanks for posting it!

Pancho--glad the popcorn doesn't seem to have hurt you!

Jackie0--it's nice to see the effort in the gym finally start to pay off!!!! WTG!:)

Jackie--I sure hope your hip starts feeling better soon! I've been there and know how miserable it is. My heart goes out to you!!!

jecrites--Sounds like you are really having a time with Autumn. I sure hope she gets to feeling better soon!

Monet--Come-on girlfriend, we both have to get our butts back into gear!!!!!

SuperDave--You handsome guy!!!!! I sure hope the theraphy helps. I have bum knees and the physical therapy has always been very helpful to me!

OK--'ve got to get back to work, so If I missed responding to anyone I'm sorry! I hop everyone has a great OP day!

Susan

Here is an early Friday Funny...

El Vaquero (The Mexican Cowboy) and his Chihuahua,
Chilito, are camping in the desert. He sets up their
tent and both are soon asleep. Some hours later,
El Vaquero wakes his faithful friend.
"Chilito, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

Chilito replies, "I see millions of stars, senor."
"What does that tell you?" asks El Vaquero.

Chilito ponders for a minute. "Astronomically
speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies
and potentially billions of planets.

Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo.
Chronologically, it appears to be approximately quarter past
three.

Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful, and we are
small and insignificant.
Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.

What does it tell you, senor?"

El Vaquero is silent for a moment, and then says,
"Chilito, you silly dog. Someone has stolen our tent!"




Love,
Crystle

Hi Again,

CountryMom4Him Thanks for the support. I live in the counry also but use a treadmill because a lot of dogs run free here. My grandson was bitten a few weeks ago when he went to visit a friend.

TheBigOrangeBabe Here's to walking. I pay a minimal fee to belong to the Fitness Center where I work, Have always had it since I started there, will try to use it for more than fro the occasional hot tub dip.

Fillise I love to cook, my friend at work who introduced me to the SB way of life gave up cooking ate lots of nuts, fruit, and smoked turkey and cheese sandwiches with mustard and sugar free WW bread. He loves food also, and was getting disguited with his diet even tho he lost 35 lb. in 4 months. So when I was told I had diabetes I bought the books (SB and several of their recipe books) and started cooking. I take a lot of portions to my friend at work, now he seems happier as he has began to cook more (loves Meditranian) foods.

To all who answered my questions about pasta, thanks. It seems if I backtrack to previous pages to get your names I loose my reply I have started.


I made myself walk my 2nd 1/2 mile before I posted just now.

Off to work soon, will talk again tomorrow.

Yep, that looks like what I thought Dave would look like. Not a biker dude, but a nice lookin' conservative kinda guy with a white shirt and four-in-hand. Right on, Dave!

Pour la grande minette orange:
Les volontaires empestent parce qu'ils sont impolis. Aussi, leurs habillements ont l'air de vomi car cet orange-là en est le même colour. Leur chien courant est un chien bâtard et leur entraîneur mange les beignets! En fait, son corps est comme un beignet. Il devrait suivre le SB. Voilà!

Well, I have a nice weekend ahead of me. We leave for Gainesville early tomorrow afternoon. I have all weekend to study for the midterm, TG. So I can relax a little bit.

Have a great day, everyone.

Hello again everyone.

Well they finally got things with Katie's med straightened out so my "trip" to Wal-Mart today wasn't pointless. Autumn kept telling me that she needed a nap and wanted to go home, but I figured if I had to drive all that way we might as well look around in there. I got her attention in the toy dept. I don't think there was a single thing she didn't want!

Some friends of ours had their 2 month old daughter up at the clinic for chest congestion/cold symptoms yesterday when I picked up Autumn's antibiotic. They did a chest x-ray on her, and when the doc was listening to her breathing, he heard a heart mumor (sp). He told them not to worry too much about it right now because it's small. Can you belive that? Why do docs tell you not to worry about something that they know darn well you're gonna worry about it no matter what they say? They did an ekg, and put in a referral for her to see a cardiologist. I'm just hoping and praying that all turns out well for them. This is their first baby.

Jack-k, OOO I need one of those stores around here. I love to shop for shoes no matter who they are for! They finally got the meds straightened up. They probably got confused because Autumn was the one they had been seeing, didn't even see Katie, she just needed a refill.

Pancho, They probably would have started her on the antiobiotic right then if she would have had the white pocket thingys on her throat. I think I caught it as soon as it started because she wasn't even running a temp when we went to the doc. I just know it's pretty darn frustrating to deal with the military at times, and then when you go to a regular doc you don't know what to do!

Trish, Well she seems to be better when she's got motrin in her, but when it wears off you better watch out! Hopefully with the antiobiotic she'll be back to normal by the weekend.

Well I gotta go for now, talk to y'all later.

Jenn

I could just spit nails. I went to lunch and had a lovely salad with mixed field greens with roasted chicken on top. When I came out of the restaurant, my car was gone!! I thought it had been stolen and then I see a tow truck towing another vehicle from right next to where I had parked. THEY HAD TOWED MY TAHOE!!! Apparently the lot where I parked had always been overflow parking for this restaurant, but there's one little area that is not marked well at all, that is a permit parking area. So I had to call Joe to come get me, go get $132.90 in Cash, and go pick up my car. To add insult to injury, while I was waiting on Joe to pick me up, a bird sh*# on my shirt. Even though it wasn't marked clearly, there is virtually no way to fight these people. It's such a scam. Oh great, I've just written this post and I have no idea if any of you are or are related to a tow truck driver. If you are, I'll apologize now for making sweeping generalizations.

This day has got to get better.

Trish

Crystle - I have no idea how we get there, but maybe we can figure something out. It would be a shame to be that close and not meet up. We'll talk more when it gets closer.

Trish

Jecrites- definetly have them see the cardiologist -PRONTO! In babies, a heart murmur is nothing to fool around with, Chances are it's "innocent"- but just in case it's a CHD, beating around the bush can be "costly". Not trying to scare you or them, but I know of a Mom who took her son to the doc and they said it was an innocent murmur. They got a second opinion and turns out he needed open heart surgery within 3 days of the second opinion. It may be something mild that may not require any meds or other intervention. The cold probably made the heart murmur more pronounced- Boogie's is always alot louder when he's sick.

Well, I got my 2 miles in today. I'm thinking about going to that exercise class at Ashley's church this evening- worth checking out anyway. I paid bills earlier today and rented Stephen King's Dreamcatcher. I liked the book, so hopefully the movie will be good and scary. Oh, don't know if I mentioned this already or not- the other day while at the thrift store, I was talking about SB and the weight I've lost. I was talking to this lady and mentioned that it's great for Diabetics. Some type II diabetics aren't even diabetic anymore, they control it thru their diet. So she then says she takes the shot and 3 pills a day for diabeties. She's saying this the whole time while eating Popeyes biscuits and the fried skin on the chicken. Gee whiz. She said she's going to buy the book and look into it. I hope for her sake she does. Gotta go- hubby's trying to call...

STILL GLOOMY OVER HERE ON THE WEST COAST OF FLA!!! NO :rain: ....but no sunshine !!!!

JACKIE...I hope he's found a lot to do, cause it's been a little cool..
I hate it when people count on coming here and we have weather like this...of course...WE LOVE THE COOLER WEATHER!

DEB...OH MY GAWD!!! I've seen ELI when he looks like that and it's not a pretty picture! Get the boy cleaned up and get him outside!

SUSAN....HURRAY!!!!! I'm so happy that they picked it up...I don't care what station it's on....just as long as it's on! My DB will be
jumping for joy...They get home from Las Vegas that afternoon and he will get to see the game. He gave away his tickets before they left, but I kinda doubt he would feel like driving down to Ktown when he can relax in the recliner and scream at PHAT PHIL and RANDY SANDERS all he wants to from there! I'll watch for you....where do you sit?

LAURIE...get yourself to the Doc and get them to check for the fluid...I swear she doesn't hardly have any attacks now...

MONET....I'm on my way with the heave duty duct tape!

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I'm ordering my brother the BIG "T" BRANDING IRON for his grill!

SABRINA....I see you got your sorry pooping butt back on here!
Glad to see you girlfriend! Hope you're feeling much better!

Sorry to not get to everyone...I've got a "mission" to do..I'll be back later.

GO VOLS.....BEAT AUBURN!!!!


BOB

Time to go home. I don't know why my afternoons get so crazy. Before you know it it's 5:00. Gonna grill some fresh cod for dinner. Hubby wanted to go out, but I knew we would be eating out tomorrow and Sat, so thought we should conserve some money. Dumb me.

Pancho, Popcorn is my downfall too. One night I ate 2 big bowls full. I was not as fortunate as you, the scale was up.

JackieO, what is the weather there? Are you all still wearing shorts? Do I need to bring a jacket for night time? WTG with getting your workout this morning. I keep thinking I have good biceps, but I'm sure no one else notices.

Green, wtg on getting that walk in. You will build it up before you notice. Deb and someone else have lots of Mediteranean recipes.

Chris, no the regular sd pretzels are not legal. I have seen some that are ww flour. Hip still hurts. Saturday I will get a shot and all will be well for awhile.

Trish, you did great at dinner. Pat yourself on the back. I bought some sf fudgecicles at Dairy Queen and keep them in the freezer at work. Only problem, now I want to eat those instead of my fruit after lunch. What a bummer about your car. Can't buck the system!

Dave, how handsome!!! You sure don't look like you need to lose wt.

Crystle, I just love reading your posts. They truly come from the heart. I almost cried when I read the story about your walking. Now look at you go. It's amazing what we really can do. Cute joke.

Fillise, No, it never gets any easier. Everyday I pass this Sonic Burger place. Boy do I want one. I really want that Margaritta every now and then too. I guess we just have to learn some control and determination. And I guess pray a lot for strength too.

Jenn, glad you got the meds straightened out. Now on to recovery.
Deb, Do you ever slow down? Don't get worn out.

Heart, WTG on getting that exercise in.

Have a great evening.

Jackie

Heart, What exactly is CHD? The baby's mom went yesterday to the insurance office at the clinic to put in for her referral to the cardiologist. Most times they get them in ASAP when it's something really serious. I'll have to call her and see if they have gotten the baby in, or at least an appointment yet. Will they do an ultrasound/sonagram thingy to look at it? Thank you for the info. I'm kind of scared to tell them that it could be something really really serious until after they see the cardiologist though, how do you tell a first time parent something like that without scaring them to death?

Jenn

Well, this is a rare day. My youngest DD took her morning nap, as always. We went to drop off my oldest DD at school and stopped by Target. My youngest DD kept crying and saying nite-nite all the way home. If she is tired, she will always sleep in the truck. Well, I got home and put her in her crib and she was asleep within 2 minutes. I hope she is not getting sick; she never takes 2 naps this close together. BUT, I am home in a quiet house without anyone needing me. I just told Jack-K yesterday that I could never take a nap since one child is always awake and needing me. I just had a nice lunch and am now getting caught up here. Our weather is getting better slowly. We are supposed to stay out of the 100's now; we'll see! It's not unusual to see a few 100 degree days in October.

JackieO: Glad you are seeing some results with a trainer. If you can afford it that is a great way to go. I see so many people at my gym working with personal trainers, and they are so dedicated and motivated and are seeing results as well. That is what I am looking into doing when my youngest DD starts school. I am looking to get certified in the next few years; I think I could offer a lot of motivation to those who have a hard time finding it themselves.

greenrn: Way to get that exercise in. Thanks for the recipe.

chrisd: Yes, you can have Snyders pretzels, as long as you don't get carried away. The sourdough pretzels have unbleached wheat flour. That is what you want. You wouldn't want it if it was bleached or enriched. Unbleached means they have done nothing to it (all naturel').

Trishaloo: Way to go at dinner last night!!! If you haven't tried the Triscuit Thin Crisps, you'll want to. I like them better than the regular Triscuits. They are thin triangles and are perfect for dipping! OH MY GOSH!! I cannot believe you got your Tahoe towed. That really sucks! I drive a Tahoe too, and love it!

SuperDave: Your picture makes you look as nice as your words make you sound on this board. So nice to put a name with a face.

jecrites: Sorry to hear about friend's DD. I'm sure it is innocent; it happens to lots of people (my older sister had one when she was a baby and it eventually corrected itself), but as heartmom said, make sure they get in as soon as they can. So many doctors send you on your way and shuttle in the next patient as it is not their "personal" concern. You worry about so much being a new parent. I will say a prayer that all works out well for them.
I hope Autumn feels better soon!

Well, better go get ready to pick up DD from school in a few minutes.

Take care all!
Nat

I hope that this doesn't offend anyone on the board, but I got this through e-mail today and I thought it was quite funny.

Those of you that have known me for a while know that I would NEVER partake in any foolishness like this! :s: Yeah right! It would be my idea! :devil: Those of you that REALLY know me, know that I would be the one who is passed out! :cheers: Then, I'd have to kill my friends! :faint:

The title of the picture is:

NEVER PASS OUT BEFORE YOUR DRUNK BUDDIES!!

Jecrites- CHD stands for congenital heart defect- another words a heart condition that a person was born with. My son has a very serious and life threatening heart condition that made him crash a few hours after birth. He's had 3 open heart surgeries, so I've learned alot about CHD(unfortunately). Basically, when they go to see the pediatric cardiologist they will do an EKG- they will put stickers on parts of the babies body and attach wires to the stickers. THis only takes a few minutes, but to this day Boogie is terrifed of the machine(it doesn't hurt), then the doc will listen to the child's heart and respirtory(sp?) rate. THen he will probably do an echocardiagram to see what's inside the heart and check out the blood flow etc... The echo is like doing a sonogram on the chest. While waiting for their appt- please pass this along to the parents-- tell them if the baby turns blue, like around the nose,mouth,fingers, toes- to get to the nearest ER, and if the baby starts breathing fast and hard, nostrils flaring- get to the ER. Also if the child becomes incosolable, stops eating, and stops wetting the diapers. These are all very important. Please pass that along. When these present themselves, then time is of the essence. I really hope that it's an innocent murmur, but better to be safe than sorry in the meantime.

Okay, guys- I went to Ashley's church and did the aerobics class. Man, Leslie Sansone has nothing on this girl! My thighs already hurt. Talk about a workout! It was almost an hour long. I wasn't the slightest bit worried about how I looked- I was too busy trying to keep up. I really liked it -although I couldn't have done it much longer,lol. We used hand weights, the step and did some floor exercises at the end. The instructor only weighs about 2 pounds less than I do, but the way she was bee bopping around, you would have thought she was 120#'s. It's on Tues, Thur, and 8 am on Sat-I doubt I make the Sat workout,lol. Maybe doing it 2 times a week along with my WATP tapes, it'll boost my metabolism. Well, that's all I have to report for now..

Heart, I talked to her this afternoon and she told me that they go to Kansas City to see the cardiologist on Tuesday.

Hello everyone. Have you guys heard all this stuff about Tuna Fish? I have been reading so much stuff on the white albacore and how much mercury it has...and how bad it is for you! I hope thats not the case, because I eat tuna 4-5 times a week.
My sister made pita pizzas tonight...they were soooo good and I was sooo bad. I ate 2 of them. I couldnt help myself, I just couldnt get enough of it. Tomorrow is another day!

JACKIEO - Thank you very much for the compliment. The cheeks get chewed on all the time. I cant help it! :)

COUNTRY - Thank you also. Im glad I have a long time to worry about fighting the girls off. Im glad you're enjoying your vacation.

JACKIE - Thank God for cortizone...that IS the shot you're talking about right?

PANCHO - Ohhhhh... always get confused with that! So like the big fat Snyder Pretzels I CAN have?? I know just one or two...I just cant believe I can have them. I don't think I will buy them, because I know I wont be able to control myself.

TRISH - No costume yet. ts very hard to find something without a hat or mask. I did find SpongeBob. I may go with that! Sorry about your car.

FRUIT - That was hysterical!

Have a great Friday everyone! Im finally going out with my friends tomorrow night (friday)...I am in desperate need for a night OUT! After my 2 weeks of **** with Dominic and his sores...I deserve it! :)

Chris

Chris

HiedieHo All!

Wesnesday:
Started the day out with a bang. My DIL rear-ended me in our driveway! I was parked in front of her car. We were both leaving at the same time. When she started her car it jumped forward and hit mine. Hers is a stick shift and it was in gear when she hit the starter. She jumped out right away to see if all was okay. I made a joke, "Whiplash! Whiplash!" My neck hurt a little, never gave it a second thought. No damage to the cars. I went on to water exercise. During the class I realized that certain things hurt. So have been using the icepack off and on. No serious damage just nagging ache now and then.

Todays exercise was different.More traditional leg lifts, jogging, variation on jumping jacks, etc. I really enjoy it. Hey it's in the water, I'm happy!

Bad news the friend I was sitting with last week is in the hospital. Tonight at choir, his son called the church to say he was having a heart attack. Needless to say that put a damper on practice and we went home.

Thyrsday:
Tried to get on board last night but couldn't. Every site I tried said the action was cancelled couldn't open site at this time. Weird.

After I write the above I received a phone call about 11:30p with the news my friend passed away. So today has been hectic. Went to the nursing home, then spent some time with my friend. She asked me to see if the choir would sing On Eagle's Wings for the funeral service Saturday. So I cam home and made a couple of telephone calls to see about the organist. Also to make sure it was known that Karen wants to have a get together in the Fellowship Hall, her house is small and there will be a full house in the church for the service. Thank goodness someone else will make those arrangements, I just made sure the ball was rolling! Then I had to meet the Joyful Noise singers at a nursing home to entertain. When done there had to go to Walmart. When I got home I spent the next twi hours making phone calls to choir members. Also made arrangements for a floral gift from the choir.

I am really pooped! More from emotions I think than anything else. Frank was such a dear sweet man and has died too young. With every phone call it was a special thought about him from each person I spoke to.

DEB: Thank you! I think my arse is black and blue! What would we do without you?????? Whatsa matter with you guys?!? If we couldn't sleep there's a lot more fun you can do than surfing webs and TVs................makes it easier to slepp too!

GATOR: I know your dessertation was very difficult and on Interpersonal Communication in French Culture (I think!) I sorta faded after that, do you have another to do? Okay I read the English!

TEENSY: They are fun. At one point I lost my balance and went under! When instructor asked if I was alright I told her no problem fat always floats to the top! Did I say they have a doctor's scale in the locker room, glaring at me? I got on it yesterday and if it's right have not gained as much as I felt. 260 on the dot. So I've gained about 20#

BOB: Be careful whose butt middle you kick. You could lose a foot that way!!

SUPERDAVE: A looker for sure. A keeper! No wonder the therapy group of women wanted to talk to you!

FRUIT: A hoot. Makes you wonder what they do in their spare time!

If I'm not around the next day or two don't think I've flown the coop! I'll be very busy the next couple of days helping out. I have exercise tomorrow morning and have to make a couple of desserts for Saturday. Then Saturday will be busy and emotional.

The last couple of mornings have been beautiful and brisk, but the natives are complaining! You ought ot hear the yowls running the 75' - 100' from heated pool to building door! I haven't seen any icicles yet!

I did skim the board from page 5 where I left off but am really too tired to make a longer post.

Take care, Shirley

Buenos dias!!

I'm off and running, again. I ahve to drop Selah off at Day Care, I have a Der appt at 9am and have to be at work at 11.

yesterday was pretty stressfull, but I still didn't cheat, much. I ate 2 chickfilA chicken strips that are brteaded,b ut there weren't many other options.

B: 7grain hot cereal (Ireally do try to eat breakfast, but 25 years of not ding it make it really hard to change)

S: 2 chickfila strips

L: Chick fila Chargrilled Salad

S: 1 oz sunflower seeds

D: Chickfila Southwest Grilled Salad

In case you hadn't noticed, I've been eating chickfila all week. The Research Study I am working on is for them, and they feed me free all day when I am there. What else can I do? Free is Free.... I'm there till next Tuesday.

Trav and I have started Fasting and praying at mealtimes on Fridays, so I won't eat until dinner tonight. We make sure we have a really good meal on Friday nights to make up for it. It reaaly had helped to keep me in focus spiritually, and it reminds me that food is just not that important. I'm passing up stuff that would have killed me to not eat, without even thinking aboutit. Food is to keep our body going, not as a comfort or a reward. If I don't like the way something healthy tastes, I can eat it easily if I remind myself that this is fuel for my body, and taste is just a bonus if it is good. Not that I eat anything I don't like eather. I love eating healthy!!

I've set up a reward sheet on my refrigerator. When I get to 185 I get to buy contact lenses (I didn't expect to lose 5 lbs already, so that could even be next week!) At 175 we get to buy a dvd player. We don't watch more than 5 hours of TV a week, but I love watching movies in spanish, and that is easier with DVD's.
At 170 I get to buy some new clothes, since I would be in a 11,and I got rid of all of those a long time ago!!

Selah's calling for me and I have to get out the door.

have a wonderful Friday!!!!

Good Friday Morning All:wave:

I can finally get on this computer though I have to admit that I'd like to crawl back in bed and go to sleep. Yes, it was another early morning wake-up call from ELI'S store!:rolleyes: Not as bad as the 1:30am calls, at least we got in a few hours of uninterrupted sleep, as this call came in around 4:45am. Poor ELI had to wake up out of a sound sleep. He didn't even hear his cell phone go off, I had to wake him up. He threw on his clothes and rushed to the store - they didn't have the keys to open. Then he came home, took a shower and got ready to go back. Poor guy looks haggard!

You'd all be so proud of me! The other day ELI brought home a box of chocolate samples they sent him. He brought home chocolate covered almonds, chocolate covered raspberries and 3 boxes of these dark chocolate squares. I didn't touch a single one:D Actually, since they are a new batch and have a long expiration date, I'm putting the squares away since they are probably SB LEGAL (will check for sure) in hopes we have a SB GET TOGETHER in the next few months:) No that I've said that, I sure as heck can't eat them!!!!!

I took the new microwave back to the store yesterday. After calling Whirlpool and explaining some of the problems even they suggested I go back. Ended up just getting a Panasonic which seems to be just fine. It's a little smaller but more wattage-I'll live with this one if it kills me!

I'm so far behind with all the posts since I haven't been able to get on the computer that I hope you don't mind that I just read over what I can and respond to those posts that I can and start back anew from here on.

PANCHO, in regards to the unbleached flour, to explain it a bit better as well as provide some more info for the board, read on:)




Flour Power -- A Guide to Buying Bread


By Jayne Hurley & Geneva CollinsSeptember 1997_—_U.S. Edition

Ah, September. Your kids show off their spiffy new lunch boxes while you scramble to think of what to pack in them. Office brown-baggers face the same dilemma yearround.Sandwiches are the universal answer. Don't believe us? The average American ate almost 54 pounds of bread in 1995. Granted, that's far below the 160+ pounds the average European eats, but it's still quite a hunk of dough.Of course, not all breads are created equal.Some are made from 100 percent whole grains, with all the vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals intact. They're the ones that may help cut your risk of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
The rest are all or largely refined white flour -- which has been stripped of most of its nutrients.That includes rye bread, pumpernickel, oatmeal, raisin, French, Italian, honey wheat, wheat, crushed or cracked wheat, multi grain, sunflower, olive -- you name it. (You wouldn't know that from looking at our chart, though, which is heavy on whole -- or mostly whole -- grain breads.)Don't get us wrong. Refined flour breads aren't bad for you. They're low in fat, have no cholesterol, and supply some fiber, iron, and B-vitamins. But staff of life they ain't, despite their names.Take Wonder Fat Free Multi-Grain bread. "Wonder 1-Grain" (refined white flour) is more like it. There's more yeast than any of the other grains. And Pepperidge Farm Light Style 7 Grain has more corn syrup than six of its seven grains. The seventh? You guessed it.Refined white flour is also the main grain in Arnold Bran'nola Nutty Grains, Oroweat Light 9 Grain, Pepperidge Farm Hearty Crunchy Oat, Roman Meal 12 Grain, and dozens of other nutritious-sounding breads.

The Whole Truth

Why does whole grain matter?If a bread doesn't have whole wheat, oats, or some other whole grain as the first ingredient, much of its vitamin-and-mineral-rich germ and bran leave been milled away, along with most of its fiber."Enriched" flour, which is what most breads are made from, is far from whole. The baker has added back three of the B-vitamins and the iron that were lost when the wheat was refined.Some companies that make "light" breads toss in highly processed fiber to boost the fiber numbers and cut the calories. But nothing replaces the lost vitamin E, B-6, magnesium, manganese, zinc, potassium, copper, pantothenic acid, and phytochemicals.(Starting next January, though, all enriched breads will be fortified with the B-vitamin folic acid, which is also lost during milling. That should reduce the risk of babies' being born with neural tube birth defects like spina bifida. Many brands, including Arnold, Brownberry, Oroweat, Pepperidge Farm, and Wonder, are starting to add folic acid to their breads.)

Shopping for Grain

How can you tell if you're getting whole wheat bread? Look at the ingredients. "Whole wheat flour" should be the only flour listed. Not "wheat flour," "unbleached wheat flour," or "unbleached enriched wheat flour." Those are just sneaky ways of saying "refined white flour."Too busy to squint at the tiny print? Look at the name. Any bread, roll, or bun with "whole wheat" as part of its name must be made with only whole wheat flour.
Breads with "Stone Ground Wheat," "Cracked Wheat," "Crushed Wheat," or "Wheat Berry" in their names may or may not be whole grain. Check the ingredients.If you're a fan of multi grain breads, look for whole wheat flour or some other whole grain as the first or second flour listed.Original Bran'nola, for example, has more refined white flour than any other grain. But just barely, thanks to all of its whole grain. Bran'nola is sold under the Arnold label in the East, as Brownberry in the Midwest, and as Oroweat in the West. Refined flour is also the first ingredient in Brownberry Natural Whole Bran. But the bread is almost half whole wheat and wheat bran.A few caveats:

Don't be fooled by high-fiber "light" breads. They're all or mostly refined white flour. Yet two slices of some-Arnold Bakery Light Italian or Wonder Light Wheat, for example-contain five to six grams of fiber . . . more than two slices of most 100% whole wheat breads. What gives?

The "light" makers have probably added highly processed cottonseed, oat, or soy fiber. That means the breads may help prevent constipation, but they don't supply the nutrients and phytochemicals that come with the whole grain. "Light" breads have fewer calories (and less sodium) than regular breads, at least in part, because they're sliced thinner. (And the labels can subtract the calories in the added fiber, because it passes through the body unabsorbed.)

Check the serving size. What's a serving of bread? For most people, it's two slices. Yet many labels give calories, sodium, fiber, and other nutrition information for one slice. That's fine, as long as you double the numbers before you make your sandwich. That's what we've done in our chart.

Small Brands. Our chart lists mostly major brands available in large supermarkets. Many delicious whole grain breads that are sold in natural food stores would probably qualify for Best Bites. That includes breads from Alvarado St. Bakery, The Baker, Food for Life, French Meadow, Natural Ovens, Nature's Path, and Shiloh Farms. If your favorite sandwich-maker isn't in the chart, use our Best Bite and Honorable Mention criteria to see how it stacks up.


Check out the website link, there's a chart on there with some breads listed that may be useful to all as well. Just click on this link: BREAD (http://www.cspinet.org/nah/bread.htm)

I haven't eaten the SNYDERS SD PRETZELS, only FRESH MARKET. I've eaten the Snyders Oat Bran pretzels though. The FM pretzels have no preservatives in it. What makes them okay, even if made with unbleached flour is the process of the sour dough and the way the dough is fermented. On the SB INFORMATION BOARD there's a post about this:) Hope this was helpful, to someone, at least.

FRUIT, thanks for putting a smile on my face so early in the morning by seeing a smiles on someones butt!:lol: Are you working on DH, and I mean about the get together, though working on something else with DH would be okay and may actually be a good way to work on getting your way with the get together!!:lol:

SEF, sorry to hear about your friend. I'm sure your friendship and caring ways, esp. during the time you were sitting with him meant more to him and his family than can ever be known. You know SEF, the more I think about you and all you do, I'd be sure to see angel wings sprouted upon your back if we were to meet! You must be the highlight of some many peoples days. People must really look forward to your presence wherever you go or are expected. My gosh, I can feel the love for you over here! Okay, maybe I should be feeling a different love from ELI in the middle of the night on those nights we both can't sleep but the poor guy is like the walking dead, def. doesn't have energy to do THAT!;) Me, I'm always ready! So what plans are their for your birthday next week?

DAVE, thanks once again for asking me to post your picture. It's one of the highlights of this board to put a name and a face together. As others have mentioned, I can't see, at least not in your face, where you have to lose any weight. You have a kind, gentle and handsome face and I can see where people can easily be drawn to talk to you-esp. those women at therapy;)

CHRISD, where are you going tonight with your friends? Hope you enjoy your night out!

TRISH, that sucks about the car! I would try to dispute it if you think you could. That seems like something that would happen to me with my string of luck as of late.

TALITHA, I'm worried that you aren't eating enough. From all the posts you've put your food intake in it isn't enough food and this is going to keep you from losing. With the added fasting it's going to be worse. If you ate enough normally the day fast wouldn't be so bad, but from what I see, I think it may do more harm upon what's already happening. Please, be careful.

With that, I'm going to get this post up on the board. I'm sorry I didn't get to everyone or reply to all the posts since my last "normal" post, but I hope you all understand. I'll check back a little later and be okay from here on, at least for the time being:)

Have a wonderful SB weekend!!:grouphug:

Debbie

My FRIDAY FUNNIES contribution:

BILLY JOE BOB

Redneck Billy Joe Bob, while a total idiot, was a gifted portrait
artist. His fame grew and soon people from all over the country were coming to him for paintings.

One day, a beautiful young woman pulled up to his house in a
stretch limo. She asked Billy Joe Bob if he could paint her in the nude. This was the first time anyone had made this request. The beautiful lady said money was no object, she was willing to pay $50,000.

Not willing to get into trouble with his wife, Billy Joe Bob asked
the lady to wait while he went in the house and conferred with his wife.

In a few minutes he returned and told the lady he was willing to
do it._ However, he would have to leave his socks on so he would have some place to wipe his brushes


Compliment?

Husband and wife are getting ready for bed. The wife is standing in front of a full length mirror taking a hard look at herself. "You know, love" she says, "I look in the mirror and I see an old woman. My face is all wrinkled, my boobs are barely above my waist, my butt is hanging out a mile, I've got fat legs and my arms are flabby." She turns to her husband and says... "Tell me something positive to make me feel better about myself."_ He thinks about it for a bit and says, "Well... there's nothing
wrong with your eyesight."



Smart Women

Everybody on earth dies and goes to heaven.
God comes and says, "I want the men to make two lines.
One line for the men that dominated their women on earth and the other line for the men that_ were dominated by their women.
Also, I want all the women to go with St. Peter."
With that said and done, the next time God looked, the women
are gone and there are two lines.

The line of the men that were dominated by their women was 100 miles long, and in the line of men that dominated their women, there was only one man.

God said, "You men should be ashamed of yourselves. I created,
you in my image and you were all whipped by your mates. Look at the only one of my sons that stood up and made me proud. Learn from him! Tell them my son, how did you manage to be the only one in this line?"

And the man replied, "I don't know, my wife told me to stand here."




Are you tired of all those sissy, mushy "friendship" poems that always sound good_ but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series of promises that really speaks to true friendship!

1.. When you are sad, ...I will get you drunk and will help you plot
revenge against the sorry ******* who made you sad.

2. When you are blue, ...I'll try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3. When you smile, ...I'll know you finally got laid.

4. When you are scared,_ ...I will rag_ you about it every chance I get.

5. When you are worried, ...I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be and to quit whining.

6. When you are confused, ...I will use little words to explain.

7. When you are sick, ..stay away from me until you're well again. I don't want whatever you have.

8. When you fall, ...I will point and laugh at your clumsy ***.

This is my oath, I pledge 'til the end. Why you may ask?

Because you're my friend!



Remember: A friend will help you move.

A really good friend will help you move a body.

Let me know if I ever need to bring a shovel.

I finally braved the metal monster. Not good! I should have waited, since it was just so depressing. I have gained seven pounds since I started on this spiralling out of control. I don't need the wagon, I need the detox dungeon! I am going to go do some reading on the damage of sugar, and being hyperinsulinemic. Even taking Glucophage can't help if you are eating too much sugar. I will view last nights indiscretion as the END of the spiral. We went to our fav Mexican place, and got a good choice for dinner...stuffed poblano peppers with guacamole salad, double beans, and no rice. Unfortunately, I did not follow Tom's advice, and let them put a basket of chips on the table. He ate one. Just one. I ate more than half the basket before they brought the dinner. I felt gross, and bloated last night, and getting on the scale just kind of reinforces the idea that its time to turn around and get back to doing what is best for me healthwise.

I kept my daughter's friend's 11 month old yesterday afternoon. What a happy baby! The only problem was he would not sleep, so I put him in the car and drove to a far away gas station so he would get some sleep. 40 minutes of nap time does not seem like enough for an 11 month old!

The change in temperature is bothering my joints. It always takes a few weeks for me to adjust, so unfortunately, I have been waking up very achy and sore. All my joints are protesting the passing of summer. If things don't calm down soon, I will have to go get lab work done to see if I am flaring again. It sure feels like it.

JACK: I sure feel for you and the hip pain. My last big lupus flare was in my hips, and it was awful! The pain is so hard to deal with, since you can't sit, stand, lay down, or move without using the hipjoint. I sure hope your RA calms down soon. Did you get a steroid shot in the hip joint? I got that, but it took two to do any good.

TALITHA: You are doing great! I need you to come over and kick me in the butt! Sounds like an interesting job you have. Chic-fil-A is such a great company! A lady at our church is some big exec with them, and was the one that arranged for us to use the new retreat center they built at Berry.

DEB: That really sucks about Eli's store calling him all the time. It sure is frustrating to get woken up in the middle of the night.

FILLISE: Is there an Atlanta trip in your future, or am I going to have to come there? We can kick each other back into shape! I am determined today is the day. NO more off program stuff.

SEF: I am so sorry about your friend. I pray you will be comforted as well as his family. Its so good to have you back on here. Please don't leave again.

TRISH: Oh, I don't blame you for being mad about your car! I agree, some of that towing stuff is a racket. They towed my son's car out of his apartment complex, and then wanted like $700 to get it back. The car was not worth more than about $400, so he had to sign the title over to get out of paying. Then, he found his driver's license has some kind of hold on it, and can't figure out what is going on. I am sure it is related to the towing. There ought to be a law against that kind of crap!

HEART: I am glad you enjoyed the aerobics class! Sounds like a good work out.

CHRISD: I have read some of the stuff on mercury, and it is scary. I have about 8 cans of solid white albacore tuna in the cabinet, and now my hubby will not eat it. I think it is ok, as long as you don't eat it a lot. Its the build up that gets dangerous. Do you have any symptoms of mercury poisoning? What scared me was they are very similar to hypothyroid symptoms!

PANCHO: I hope your daughter is not getting sick. It sure is unusual for a little one to WANT to take a nap! I am sure you enjoyed the quiet time! I always like to have a quiet house to myself.

SUPERDAVE: Thanks for the picture!

GATOR: Enjoy your trip to Gainesville! I am curious as to what you wrote about the VOLS in that French paragraph! ;)

JECRITES: Are you still thinking of making cakes to sell?

FRUIT: That pic was hilarious. I have a few funny ones I would love to post, but they are too bad!

COUNTRY: I enjoyed your FF!

BOB: I have been listening for the wagon, but I guess you got bogged down in the rain. I better go see who UGA plays tomorrow.

Ok, time for breakfast. Hope I did not miss anyone. I sure did not mean to, but I can't get any further back! :(

Just got this and could not resist!

Friday Funny


There was an attorney who got home late one evening
after a very taxing day trying to get a stay of execution for a client, named Wilbur Wright, who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last minute plea for clemency to the state governor had failed and he was feeling tired and depressed.
As soon as he got through the door his wife started on about, "What time of night do you call this? Where the **** have you been?" and so on. Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual, he went and poured himself a very large whisky and headed off to the bathroom for a long hot soak -- pursued by the predictable sarcastic remarks. While he was in the bath the phone rang, which the wife answered to be told that her husband's client had been granted his stay of execution after all.
Realizing what a day he must have had, she relented a little and went upstairs to give him the good news. As she opened
the bathroom door she was greeted by the sight of her husband's rear view as he bent naked over
the bath cleaning the tub.
"They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said, at which the attorney whirled round and screamed hysterically, "For crying
out loud . . . don't you ever stop?"

Good Friday morning. Thank God the work week is OVER. Things have been crazy at the office. I think my stress reared it's ugly head last night in the form of some emotional eating. I ate a handful of Cheetos last night after dinner, when I CLEARLY was not hungry. My goal for this weekend is to be able to report on Mon that I stayed on plan the entire weekend, despite eating out. I am tired of feeling like crap on Mondays. I am still reading Dr Phil's book and am really relating to it. I am just trying to incorporate it into my daily life (that is the hard part). I always say, It's not about what you know, It's how you feel. I KNOW I should not eat non SB food on the weekends, but I always do and then feel guilty. I am really going to try and not do this to myself this weekend. I have a choice........

Jackie- The weather is really nice here right now. About 65 as a low and 83 as a high. Today I am wearing jeans and a short sleeved shirt. At night,you would probably need a sweater or light jacket. Depends on how cold natured you are. Are you getting excited???? Did you check with Fruit about lunch on Sunday? I would like to meet you all!!!

Nat- That is really an impressive goal to get your certification as a personal trainer. I am sure many people could benefit from your expertise and to me, it is better to have someone who has struggled with weight issues before. I really like my trainer (most days!) and have been working with her for 7 months. I had tried to lift weights in the past, but my form was incorrect and I never saw results. I decided to get a trainer after being on a plateau that just was not moving, hoping to shake things up a bit. It shook it up, alright. She is a good source of motivation for me and really pushes me to my maximum. She knows when I am ready to move up, when I don't. If it were up to me, I would still be lifting 5 pound weights!!!I am doing things that I never thought I would be able to do, like pushups, planks, and my LEAST FAVORITE OF ALL....PULLUPS. Even though I act like I am in a torture chamber, I am really proud of my hard work. It is definitely EXPENSIVE, and thankfully right now I can afford it. The way I rationalize it is this....It still beats the costs of medical problems related to obesity anyday.

Monet- The chips at Mexican restaurants are PURE EVIL. I always say, one is too many, and a thousand is never enough!

SuperDave- I hope you are feeling better. Thanks for posting your picture. You are quite handsome!!!!

Trish- Sorry to hear about your car. That is terrible. I hope things get better (and the birdpoop comes out of your shirt!!)

ChrisD- Have a nice night out. You certainly desrerve it!

Sef- Very sorry to hear of your loss. You and your friend's family are in my prayers and thoughts.

Talitha- I like your idea about the reward system for pounds lost. That sure is a way to stay motivated!!!!

This is as far back as I can go on posts, so I did not mean to ignore anyone. Hello to Colleen, Deb, Fruit, Heartmom, crystle,angehaley, and all you other FABULOUS sugar bustin peeps!!!!

Good Morning!

It's a beautiful 55 degrees out there, but it was 48 when I got up @ 6am. Was planning to sleep in this morning, but.... oh well, got up & made cooffee & cooked breakfast for dh before he went off to work. NO! He didn't have a heart attack, but I know it surprised him. :lol:

I did get out there & walked. I guess all the jogging in place at work & the step-ups (don't know what else to call them) have been helping, as I was able to jog half of the way & back without dropping dead, although it took all I had to do it. I do get so short of breath.

It's been a busy week as usual & have not read the board, but did quickly scan through & was excited to see all the familiar faces/names! We like sheep have gone astray, but it's good to come back here where we are loved & accepted! :D It's good to have a safe haven where we can unload & share the rough spots. Thanks Deb, for rounding us up again! You're a doll to care so much about us all. Please don't give up on us!

Got to get to the shower & then the Chiropractor who may not want to see me since it's been so long. LOL DD's trailer is being moved Monday, so I will soon have my house back but will miss the baby. He still sleeps alot. He's 23 days old. SHAAAAA, what a precious gift!

Well, guys! Give me a pat on my back- I just got thru with my 3 mile tape. I went ahead and done it this morning and got it outta the way. I see myself set comfortably in the 170's by WIW(I stepped on the scale this morning and I was happy with what I saw). I've been doing better with portion control the past couple of days. Most of the time at supper, I will have seconds. I stuck to one plate last night. Chicken, green beans, and butter peas. I made the butter peas with olive oil and a tbsp of light butter- they were pretty good. I went to bed last night at 10, but hubby kept me up with his snoring until almost 1 am and then I woke up several times between then and 6:30 this morning. Said to heck with it and got up for good. I was looking up different ideal weight charts last night- for the most part, they said anywhere from 124-164. That's a big range- and I know I would look sickly if I got below 140. I found one that said BETTER IDEAL WEIGHT and it gave me 149. That's a little better. And 164 is still too much weight for me. I was telling hubby this, and he was like "I'm tired of hearing about your weight,etc..." I could have thrown a book at him! Funny how he said this while stuffing his face(after supper) with popcorn. He's done ballooned up to around 218. He could use some SBusting hisself. But I'll never tell him that since it would make him mad and he didn't tell me to loose weight when I was at 270. However, I do tell him that he eats too many cholestoral, salty-enriched foods- that he should be careful for his health. Hasn't worked yet. Still eats a bag of popcorn on a daily basis and loves his Doritos.

Sorry y'all but this is gonna be quick. I'm so tired after my week of running to the clinic and Wal-Mart and all, so today I'm just gonna sit back and relax. I need to be cleaning on this house some, it's gotten into a terrible state, not to mention the dang laundry that seems to just pile up and up and up. I'll might start on that today, and if I don't there's the weekend.

Just to let everyone know, Autumn is doing much better today. Her throat isn't hurting anymore, so she doesn't need the motrin all the time, just the antibiotic. I'm so glad I caught it when it first started up, I'm normally not that lucky.

Monet, Yes I'm still thinking about it. I think it would be something fun and neat to do. I told hubby about it and he said that he'll have to think about it because he thinks that we're not allowed to run a "business" out of our home on base. He said that I might could give out my cell number and take orders that way and then deliver the cakes. Hopefully he'll be around a little more over the weekend so I can talk to him more about it. A lady at my mom's church gave her some shaped pans and other things to give me; she said that her hands aren't too stable anymore for her to decorate cakes.

Well I'm off to relax now, I'll check back sometme later.

Jenn

Good Friday morning!! Well, it appears as if I won't be able to workout today afterall. The office scheduled my husband's eye revision surgery for 11:30. We will have to drop him off, and then I will take DD to school, go back and pick him up and then pick up DD from school. Just a lot of being in the vehicle; hope youngest DD is o.k. with it.

Did anyone watch Extreme Makeover? I caught the last 25 minutes of it, and it is amazing to see such drastic results. BUT, what I was interested to see is a preview that they showed for an upcoming episode of a man who lost over 200 pounds, and has really loose, baggy elephant skin (like my tummy area). It showed him jogging without a shirt on, and it was just swaying from side to side. I"d like to catch that episode.

heart: Sounds like an awesome workout, and will only help you get to those 170's quicker. I can't believe your DH said that. I am sure most of them think it most of the time but just don't say it. My husband is in awesome shape, muscular and fit and looks great. He never tried to get me to lose weight, but encouraged me along the way when I decided to. We met at a gym and I was about 117 pounds and toned to the hilt, so I'm sure he was feeling a little let down after I had children and was flabby and fat. I have read so much to him that he has cut out all soda from his diet and has cut back on his beer intake and sugar intake. He has learned from my experience and has applied a lot of it to his daily diet. Remember you can talk to any of us anytime, if he doesn't want to hear it.

chrisd: I read that canned tuna is safer than fresh as far as mercury levels are concerned. I have no idea why that would be though. You may want to read Deb's post on the pretzels, as I am now a little confused myself. She said the Snyder's Oat Bran pretzels are o.k., and another brand of sourdough are o.k., so I may have given you the wrong info. I am still eating the sourdough ones I bought and they don't seem to be affecting me in a negative way.

Sef: Wow, what a terrible day. So sorry to hear about the little fender bender and the death of your dear friend. You've been so busy, and you are still finding time for your exercise; you go girl!

Talitha: I was wondering about all of the Chick-Fil-A meals. I love their food. We are starting to get just a few freestanding ones around here. Up until now, you'd have to go to the mall to get their food. They are only located in one mall, and will be closing that one down soon. I hope they open a lot of drive-thrus in the area, so I can enjoy their food more. What a great idea to reward yourself for goals met. I have often thought of rewarding myself for every month I maintain.

Deb: Congrats on passing on the chocolate. That would have been a true test to my willpower. I'm probably more confused now about the pretzel issue. Why would the sourdough pretzels that you mentioned be o.k, but the Snyders not be o.k.? Isn't the sourdough making process the same in both? If not, I will probably finish up what I have and switch to the oat bran next.

Monet: Sorry to hear about the weight gain; it usually does catch up. That is why I am obsessive about weighing myself. Every morning when I get up....I go to the bathroom and then step on the scale. For me, it is a good way to keep myself on track. If I lost or maintained, I keep up what I've been doing. If I've gained, I tighten the reigns a bit until I am back down.

jackieO: I think it is great to have incentive to stay OP over the weekend, which is the toughest time for all of us. I like the idea of a Weigh-in-Monday to help keep everyone accountable! What a great outlook on the money you are putting out for a personal trainer. They are worth their weight in gold (if they truly know their stuff).

Well, time to get everyone dressed and ready for the day.

Take care guys!!
Nat

Hey All:wave:

Taking a short break from cleaning. Working on the kitchen. Dining room is really bad, I'm throwing everything from everywhere on that table and it's piling up high, mind you, my table seats 8!:eek: Family room is a wreck as well. You'd think with not having a job my house would be spotless:nono: I reserve that honor for guests, like SB guets;) I love a clean house but hate cleaning the same crap over and over and over again. MICHAEL has a way with leaving his mark in each and every room, LAUREN'S not as bad.

Can't remember if I told you that I made another batch of pita bread the other night. It went fast - ELI just LOVES home made pita bread and only gets it when he goes home to Lebanon, so it's been a real treat. Everyone loves the taste. I may make a batch later today. If anyone has a ABM and wants the recipe, just let me know and I'll post it.

MONET, the DD is not that far to come to-you're welcome to commit yourself at any time! I can bring the traveling version if need be;) I'm sure you'll be fine. Maybe the mere sight of the scale will get you back on track. Plus, if you come here to the DD your joints will feel right at home, summer sure hasn't passed here! Thanks for that FF!:lol:

JACKIE, don't stress over the stress and the eating of the Chetoos - at least it wasn't a whole bag, which is probably what I would do if I ever was in the situation, afterwards then lick my fingers! I'm looking forward to seeing you come Monday posting you had a great OP weekend, you can do it! Take a MM posting of old that inspires you and keep it at hand, when you get an urge to eat something off plan, pull it out and read it - if that doesn't do the trick, get a copy of me doing my "look." That will stop anyone in their tracks from eating - ask BOB about it!

MELF, you're killing me with your lovely temps you have there! I'm dying of the heat here in the upper 80's! Hope all goes well with the moving of the trailer on Monday.

HEART, can't give you a pat on the back, but I sure can show you this way:cp: :bravo: Good going! Okay, what are butter peas? I know what butter beans are, but never heard of butter peas. DH snores? ELI does too, bad. I've been wearing earplugs to bed for years. I'm so use to sleeping with them that even if I'm away from him on a trip or the like, I still sleep with them. I think DH said that to you about the weight think because of his weight gain and he probably doesn't have the willpower that you have to do something about it? Just a theory.:shrug:

JEC, I'm sure you'll get more done in your house than me in mine! Glad to hear DD is doing better.

PANCHO, I watched the end of EM last night and saw the man you mentioned - will try to watch it as well. I sorta look like that! I would love to be on that show but being away for 8 weeks would be extremely hard. I may wait and try to apply next year when MICHAEL goes to college. I may be one of those people they can't choose because they have too many things to fix. I don't know what ingredients are in the SNYDER'S SD pretzels, but I know with the FM ones, there is no hydrogenated stuff and things like that. If you have a bag of the pretzels, post the ingredients and I'll tell you what I think.

Back to the salt mines!

Deb

Hey everyone....just a quick post to say hello! Im cleaning today, just taking a little break for a minute.

DEB - Thank you for the pretzel post. Im just gonna pretend that I still cant have them, and stay away. I still need to know about Bown Betty! When you have a minute tell me a little about it. Going to Chilis tonight for dinner. I cant wait to get out for a while! Im cleaning with you today! What fun! :) Good job on passing on those chocolates!

MONET - No, i dont have any symptons of mercury poisoning...at least I dont think i do. Im just going to stay away from tuna for a while. thats the safest bet right now.

PANCHO - Im more confused now too! As soon as I have a little more time I need to read Deb's flour post. I skimmed through it, but I need to re-read it.

JACKIEO- Thank you! I think i deserve it too! :)

Back to the salt mines with deb! :)

Chris

CHRIS, here's the recipe I posted 3 years ago. I'd say now, with having agave syrup, you could probably use that instead of the apple juice conc. if you wish, maybe a tad watered down possibly?

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Ingredients:

4 cups apples
1 cup toasted wheat germ
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup frozen concentrated apple juice
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 lemon


Directions: Slice 2 cups unpeeled apples into quart baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 the juice from 1/2 lemon.

Mix together in a bowl: wheat germ, rolled oats, cinnamon, thawed apple juice, and butter.

Sprinkle 1/2 oat and wheat germ mixture on top of apples. Slice the rest of the unpeeled apples on top; sprinkle with remaining lemon juice; and then sprinkle the remaining oat and wheat germ mixture over the apples.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until apples are soft and the topping is crunchy.

Serves 6.

Hey all!

This will be quick as I have dragged myself to the computer after a night of pure H**l! It's my TOM and last night I was is so much pain that I literally could not get out of bed--I couldn't walk. I took two pain pills that had no effect what so ever. If there was any doubt in my mind about the surgery it is gone now! The pain gets worse every month. The pain is better this morning, but still there. As soon as I have the tests run on the 13th, I'm calling to schedule that dadgum surgery!

I'll try to get on a little later to respond to everyone, but now I'm just too wiped out! I'm thinking about all of you and hoping you have a good OP day (ahem--that means you too Monet!!!!).

Love you all!
Susan

Deb--thanks! Ive been wanting some Apple Brown Betty and knew it was on the recipe board but didn't have the time to look for it. The best part is that I think I have everything to make it in the house--when I can stand upright again, I'll make a batch!

S

Gosh, it's time for lunch and I'm just now getting to make a post. Too busy here. Well another major test of willpower this a.m. I had to stop at Krispy Kreme and get 20 dozen do-nuts. The smell all the way to work drove me crazy. Plus I had to turn down the free one the guy tried to give me. I kept drinking my coffee while everyone was eating away. It was hard since I only had a quick pudding for breakfast.

I feel silly telling you all this, b/c I feel too old, but DH has been wanting me to get some leather pants. A friend of ours has been hounding me about it too, like I'm not going to do it. So last week DH said we had to find some. He even asked a girl at work where to get them. SO we went to Fashion Shop last night but they only had a size 2 (don't I wish). Then I saw some in Meijers (a grocery/dept store sorta of like a Super Wal-Mart). They had some for $80. I hated for him to spend that much. But he said get them. Luckily when we got to the you scan (I was too embarrassed to go to the regular check-out) they were on sale for $60. Now I have some big motivation. I bought them very tight (why were leather if they aren't tight right?) plus they stretch out so every time I think about eating off plan I think about getting into those pants and it will keep me legal.

We are going to Keeneland (race track in Lexington) tomorrow and he wants me to wear them.. The friend is going to so I'm not going to tell him and just come out in them. I do feel silly, like an old lady trying to look young, but what the heck.


Heart, glad you liked the aerobics class. It sounds like fun. I'm sure you will be in those 170's next WIW. You go girl.

Chris, I think those pitas count as 1 bread so 2 breads is fine. I always split mine and make 2 out of one. That way you get more topping than bread. I usualy eat 3 halves. Have fun on your night out.

Sef, Soory abut your car, glad it wasn't serious. Prayers for your friend's family. How sad. Will be sending :grouphug: for you Sat during your friend's funeral.

Talitha, Good idea for your reward system. Some of it is for your family too. Good idea on your Friday fasting and praying. Sometimes we need to refocus spiritually too.

Deb, glad you got that micro-wave taken care. I bet poor Micheal is wasting away to nothing w/o it. Poor Eli. I know good help is hard to find, but the man needs some reliable help. We are going to holdyou accountable on those chocolates. Does Eli try to sabatoge you on purpose?

Monet, I'm sure som,e of that 7 lbs is from the wt of the mexican food last night and will be gone in a day or 2. You have faced the music so now you can move forward and fix it. Sorry you are stiff and sore. The weather change really doesn't affect me like that. I wondered if my hip could be the RA, but it soesn't seem to be in the joint area. I got some kind of shot, not sure what it was but it only lasted about a month. I will get another tomorrow.

JackieO, I sent a private message to Fruit along with my cell #. I will do the same to you. Hopefuly we can arrange a lunch on Sunday. I am very cold natured so I will bring a jacket.

Melf, WTG on that exercise. You are doing great. I'm sure you are enjoying that grandbaby. Those are the best kind of babies.

Jenn, it really wouldn't be running a business if you just did it by word of mouth and told your friends about it.

Pancho. Hope DH's surgery goes ok today. I need to watch that show next week. I can't tell you young people on the board enough about how important it is to lose this extra wt while you are young. I sure wish I ahd done it sooner. Now at 50 the elasticity is gone from my skin and after losing 100 lbs there is no where for all that saggy skin to go. I definatelly need a tuck here, and here, and here. So doe it now while you can get back in shape. I have had numerous trainers tell me that other than surgery, there is no way to tone all that skin especially at my age.

Bob, big football weekend ahead. I'm pulling for the Vols. UK has a by. Lots of baseball too. I love the playoffs.

Got to go eat. I'm starving.

Jackie

How cool to get leather pants!!! Don't for a minute think you are too old to wear leather. How cool to be small enough to wear leather. I love wearing things that cool and cute....things some people would say are for the younger ladies......PLEASE! Our hearts and spirits are alive we should wear things that make us feel good. When you look in that mirror see all the hard work you have put into being able to wear those pants. If we ever meet I'll wear my leather skirt. :)

Have a blast and enjoy every minute of it.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

AFTERNOON EVERYBUDDY!!!


I'm home early from work today and waiting to pick up Kate from the beauty shoppe! Think I'll get my head shorned when I go get her..
My Nephew and his wife have asked me to go to their first ultra sound for the baby, and I can't wait. I've been instructed not to make a reaction if I see anything, cause they don't want to know the sex!

JACKIE....LAY $2 down for me tomorrow...I so miss going to KEENLAND...we used to shut down the whole office to go! You strut your stuff in those pants!

MONET.... THE DAWGS play BAMA , so there is not doubt who I'll be pulling for.....

Gotta run and get Kate...I'll be back later...

BOB

Jack-k- my goal is a size 10- when I get there I plan on buying me a pair also. And hey, I'm sure you will look classy in them. Put a nice sweater with it. You talking about being too old is silly- guess what I saw the other week while at Walmart? A woman who was around 60 wearing a skin tight Hooter's tank top. She actually looked good though, considering she probably just had a boob job(hence the shirt to show it off).

Plastic surgery- I personally am against it. And believe me, my body is a mess. I need tucked, liposuction, laser surgery for stretch marks, a boob job, etc...BUT- what's going to be my response when God asks me why I did that to my body he gave me? I know that the best thing I can do is to eat right and exercise- to be healthy. The world has become so superficial now. Everyone is caught up in their looks so much that plastic surgery is so common now. It shouldn't be. I can see where some incidences of plastic surgery are necessary- too correct birth defects or burns,etc.. but America is getting carried away with it. Okay, I'm off my soapbox now. Sorry if I offend anyone- just my entitled opinion.

SUSAN- I really feel for you. Are you thinking about a hysterectomy? Female problems run in my family. My Mom had one when I was around 10 or so and all of her sisters(she's got 5) have had them along with a couple of my cousins. I really hope that I don't have to get one. I used to have extremely painful periods where I thought I would pass out from the pain. But for some reason, after having kids it got better. Although now I have cysts and fibroid tumors- but the pain is manageable. Hope you get to feeling better.

I'm starting to wonder if I should have done the 3 mile tape today after the 2 workouts yesterday. The soreness has set in and my thighs are killing me! It hurts just to sit down and get up.

Talitha- I have to agree with Deb about you not eating enough. Need to make sure you're giving your body proper nourishment. Remember that slow and steady weight loss is good on your body than losing it very fast and taking a chance it'll come back on too easily. It gives your body time to adjust and adapt to it. BTW- How do you pronounce Selah's name? Is it like Seelah? I've wondered that for awhile now and thought I would finally ask,lol.

Going to play 1 round of solitaire then eat lunch--and again, don't take personal offense to my post about PS(please)...

Just have time for a quick post. I am so happy that I did not go home last night and self destruct after my disaster of a day yesterday. I made burgers on the grill, heated up some chili and we had chili cheeseburgers on Nature's Own SGSFWW buns.

Not sure what are plans are for tonight. Joe's working late, I think, so Seth and I may go to the high school football game and root on the Pflugerville Panthers. The last game we went to was 4 days after Jordan left for bootcamp and I started bawling during the National Anthem. I'll try and do better tonight.

Better run. No big plans for the week-end, just watching the Horns play tomorrow and the usual week-end laundry and chores. Have a great week-end everyone.

Trish

This article really ticked me off!

Sugar Busters

Con Review



Authored by H. Leighton Steward. Sugar is the cause of excessive weight. It increases the level of insulin in the body and increases the likelihood of food being stored as fat. Foods that ranked high on their glycemic index (index of how fast food appears in the blood as glucose) should be avoided, such as white bread, pasta and low-fiber carbohydrates.

Con: There is no evidence high insulin levels causes people to store excess fat. But there is plenty of evidence that shows it causes heart disease. Carbohydrate consumption only causes a temporary increase in insulin levels, which the body deals with easily.


The following excerpt regarding insulin is from a review written by Kathy Goodwin, a registered dietition for The Diet Channel:

...Insulin Insanity

Low carb plans arouse an irrational fear about the hormone insulin. Insulin, like other hormones in the body, has many vital functions. One function is to enable our cells to take up glucose from the bloodstream and use it for energy. This gives us the ability to do everything from lifting a finger to recalling memories to running a marathon. Insulin has become unpopular (in obese countries) due to the fact that it helps the body store fat. Because of this fat storing function, low carb plans have condemned insulin to eternal damnation. Unfortunately, it's a very undeserved reputation based on false and twisted truths. One false theory is that only carbohydrate in the diet will stimulate insulin production. The truth is that all ingested foods stimulate insulin production. The second false theory is that insulin stores fat only when high carb foods are eaten. The bottom line with regard to the body's biochemistry is that fat will only be stored if too much food (from any source) is eaten. If the body takes in less calories than it uses in a day, all those calories will be "burned" or used for energy. It does not matter what percentage of those calories came from fat, protein or carbohydrate. On the other hand, if the body takes in more calories than it burns, insulin will help to store those extra calories as fat. Again, it does not matter where the extra calories come from. In fact, if the extra calories are from carbohydrate, the body actually burns some calories in order to turn carbohydrate into fat for storage. In contrast, extra fat calories can be immediately stored as fat. To blame insulin as the sole contributor to obesity is not only ludicrous, it's irresponsible thinking. What about all those days when we got into our cars, sat at the office all day, got the supersize meal from the drive-through, "remote-controlled" the TV all night while devouring ice cream to comfort our stress and emotions? Might this be a better explanation for rampant obesity in America? Obesity is an extremely complex issue. It has to do not only with excess calories and lack of exercise, but also genetics, psychological issues, social issues, medical problems and so many other things. The fact that normal portion sizes at restaurants are growing ever more outrageous, and that high calorie, high fat foods are cheaper and more accessible than ever doesn't help either. Obesity is not a simple issue and insulin is not the cause...

The real issue with low carbohydrate diets is their sustainability. They are effective in the short-term, but rarely in the long-term. Do you really believe you are going to be able to give up sugar, white flour, pasta, most bread, etcetera... for the rest of your life? For weight loss and general fitness we are much bigger fans of lifestyle exercise activities such as tennis, hiking, walking, cycling, dancing, climbing, etcetera... These are the type of activities that you don't think of as exercise and sustain themselves in the long-term. Add a basic food program or one of the simple and inexpensive online programs for structure and support, and you have the best possible option for success.

Here's Sugar Busters

Pro Review



Go directly to Sugar Busters Con Review

Authored by H. Leighton Steward. Sugar is the cause of excessive weight. It increases the level of insulin in the body and increases the likelihood of food being stored as fat. Foods that ranked high on their glycemic index (index of how fast food appears in the blood as glucose) should be avoided, such as white bread, pasta and low-fiber carbohydrates.

Pro: Review of Sugar Busters

Note that I am not using the word "diet". I am of the school that considers "diet" to be a 4-letter word. Rather, Sugar Busters for me is a way of life.

First things first- Sugar Busters is not a low-carbohydrate way of eating. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about Sugar Busters. It is nothing like the Atkins plan (which advocates low carbohydrates) or any of the other weight-loss plans that advocate high-protein, low-carb eating habits that force your body into an unnatural metabolic state.

What Sugar Busters advocates is a low refined sugar, low white flour way of eating. From now on, I will refer to all the "evils" as just sugar (white flour is metabolized in the body in the same way as refined (white) sugar is). I'm not going to re-write the entire book here, but to summarize- when you eat sugar, your blood sugar rises and your body releases insulin to lower the amount of sugar in your blood. Elevated insulin levels cause your body to store extra fat. The theory is- cut down on the sugar, and you will stop storing so much fat.

Sugar Busters does advocate eating plenty of "good" carbohydrates. These include things like most fruits (apples, oranges, berries), most vegetables, and products containing whole grains (i.e. Whole Wheat bread that doesn't contain sugar in the ingredient list). These carbohydrates do not cause your blood sugar level to rise nearly as much as the bad sugars do.

The Sugar Busters book

For the most part, the book is well-written. I read through it surprisingly quickly. The authors go into a good amount of detail about why eating sugar and white flour cause you to gain weight. They provide plently of scientific evidence and detail to convince you that their theory is a valid one. But the science isn't so detailed or complex that the average reader can't grasp it.

One problem with the book itself (and the reason why I give it 4 stars, not 5) is that it did leave me with a lot of questions. For instance, you will find a lot of foods at Whole Foods or other natural food stores that are sweetened with Cane Juice or other natural sugars. Are these foods OK? (the answer, I have since discovered, is no. Foods sweetened with fruit juice, however, are OK). Furthermore, while the book does give pretty good lists of what foods are acceptable and what are not, there are still plenty of foods that are not found on the list. To answer my questions, I did a lot of research on the internet, and was able to find lots of "Glycemic Index" lists (The Glycemic Index is how foods are ranked based on how much they elevate your blood sugar).

My experience with Sugar Busters
First of all, let me say that weight loss was not my primary reason for following the Sugar Busters way of eating. I am not overweight, though I had gained a few pounds that I wanted to lose. My main reason for following Sugar Busters is that I am borderline hypoglycemic, and get migraine headaches when my blood sugar drops too low. I have been told many times in the past by doctors to eat less sugar, but not until I read Sugar Busters and learned all the science behind what happens in your body
was I motivated to really cut down on my sugar intake (Sugar Busters includes an entire chapter devoted to hypoglycemia).

When I stick to Sugar Busters, my hypoglycemia symptoms are basically gone. No migraines, moodiness, shakiness, etc. Furthermore, I did lose the little bit of weight I had gained. I also don't get the ups and downs that come with eating sugar (big bursts of energy followed by big "down" times where I feel exhausted).

I will admit, Sugar Busters is not always easy to stick to, especially if you eat out a lot. Furthermore, you will really have to be careful at the grocery store and be adamant about reading the labels- you wouldn't believe what they stick sugar into. I only stuck 100% to the guidelines for a few weeks. But I have made a lot of lifestyle eating changes thanks to Sugar Busters that I still stick to to this day- I only buy whole grain bread, drink absolutely no sugared beverages, etc. A few weeks ago, I was on my honeymoon and basically ignored Sugar Busters- within a few days, I was getting headachy, lethargic, etc., and wound up with a 24 hour long migraine. Wow, was that a big reminder of why I started doing Sugar Busters in the first place.

In conclusion, Sugar Busters gave me the motivation I needed to switch to a healthier lifestyle. Although I always considered myself a healthy eater before (vegetarian, no fatty foods, etc.) I was way off with the amount of sugar I was eating. I highly recommend this lifestyle to anyone, regardless of whether you are trying to lose weight or not. Read the book, and it just might change your perspective.

Commentary: The biggest problem with "low carb" diets like The Zone, the Atkins Diet or Sugar Busters is the fact most individuals don't follow them as prescribed by their creators. They sacrifice healthy, complex carbohydrates at the same time that they dramatically increase consumption of the worst kind of fat (saturated). Those in the minority who follow low carbohydrate plans correctly have a dramatically higher long-term success rate. eDiets, the leader in online weight loss now offers low carb plans that are much more user-friendly than these long, complicated books.
a Pro review---

Well the weekend officially has started. Finally.

Heading out to happy hour. Planning on ice tea again.

I made chips out of ww tortillas in case we go Mexican to eat tonight so I will be set.

Tomorrow they ahve sandwiches at the track so I will take my ww bread and switch it.

Fillise, sorry you are feeling so bad. Just think how great you will feel after the surgery.

Country, thanks you are so sweet. We can wearf our leather together and be biker babes. I also bought a leather jacket, simply b/c I didn't have a coat to wear at all except for a heavy long wool one. So All I need now is a Harley.

BOb, if I see one that reminds me of you, I will put $2.00 on it and send you the winnings.

Heart, when you get up and it hurts, just think about no pain no gain and the results you are getting. That will make the pain less. If I wore a Hooter's shirt I would have to tuck it in (& they're not long enough) just so they don't fall out the bottom :fr: Heck I figure I'm 50, happily married and DH love me no matter what I look like (I hope) so why waste the money.

Trish, Bless your heart. I hope you make it through the National Anthem tonight. Just be very proud of your son.


I won't be back until Monday, so have a great, relaxing and OP weekend.

Jackie

Afternoon, everyone!

I have concentrated on sticking to on program foods today. So far, I have managed. I have been tempted terribly, but have not caved in. The chips were calling to me, but I told them to shut up! Instead, I had some triscuits with cheese and chipped beef.

FILLISE: What time are you pulling that Apple Brown Betty from the oven? Have I got time to get there? What is it? Three hours? Send me directions! ;)

BOB: Um, so who are you pulling for? Dawgs or Tide? (gosh there seems like there is so much to learn when it comes to college football! I feel like a dunce!)

DEB: I may need the DD. I will give it a few days and see what happens! You could bring the traveling one here, and enjoy the cooler weather....:) I can empathize about the kids and leaving their mark in mess...mine are all terrible! I thought making them do all the housework would teach them to be better, but it did not work! They are all still slobs! :(

HEART: Those anti SB articles really burn me. That dietician doesn't know SQUAT about how insulin works! How do they get through college with such ignorance??? Of course excess insulin causes weight gain! Any idiot can figure that out. I thank God my doctor is not one of the idiots! ;) Finding a goal weight is a pain these days! There are so many charts out there! I sure hope your hubby eventually gets on the SB bandwagon! Men are so dense when it comes to healthy eating! Mine is such an exception...but then, he watched his father suffer and struggle with a heart condition and did not want to deal with that if he could help it. He made it his life long goal to be as healthy as he could be...his self discipline can be disgusting at times! Especially when I am falling off the wagon, like last night! ;)

TRISH: I hope you can make it through the game with out losing it. I have to admit just the thought brought tears to my eyes, and I started giggling at the same time. I cry at everything. Crying is good for you though...and it means you are not numbing your feelings, which is healthier than stuffing them! I guess you can call them proud tears...so cry away. Jordan deserves those tears!

JACK: Hey, go for the leather, baby! If your hubby suggested it, paid for it, and WANTS you to wear them, do it! Who else matters? Leather is not just for young chicks. Old chicks can wear it too. You strut that stuff, and have a blast! By the way, when my hip was bothering me, it did not seem to be in the joint either, but it was. The hip joint is weird... Hope it improves soon!

COUNTRY: Can't wait to see you in your leather skirt and Jack in her leather pants! :) I hope some day, I can fit into something leather! Right now, the only leather I can wear is shoes....

DEB: Thanks for posting that recipe. I am getting apples next week, and will have to try it out. I wonder if it will crisp up with the agave? I find agave tends to make stuff soft and not crisp.

CHRISD: There is a very good article on mercury poisoning in last month's Reader's Digest. Symptoms that were sighted in the article included brain fog, hair loss, and extreme fatigue. I get all that from being hypothyroid!

JECRITES: I would think if you don't do many cakes, just a few here and there, it would not be considered a business. If you are planning on advertising, you may have to consider it more officially a business, and check out the rules and regulations. If you can approach the powers that be on base and ask them if your doing a few cakes for people constitutes a business to them, I bet they will tell you no. After all, if you knitted sweaters and sold them here or there, no one would consider it a business... Can you decorate a plain round cake too? Or do you only do the character pans?

PANCHO: What is eye revision surgery? Is it that laser surgery? I am considering having that done, but I have a very bad astigmatism. I used to wear contacts, but now my eyes are too dry and I can't tolerate them. I miss them! Especially since I hate wearing glasses!

BACK FROM THE BEAUTY SHOPPE!!!

I decided to wait until Sunday while I'm out running around to get my hair cut. Kate wasn't anywhere near being ready when I got there so I shuffled thru TJ MAXX ....that store was stuffed full of things and I couldn't find anything to buy.
I did find some exercise bands (3 pack) marked down to $7. There are three differend strengths in the box...

JACKIE...I hope it's a spotted gray horse...I always bet on those!
Just so it's not a nag :eek:

I'm off to fix supper...

BOB


GO VOLS BEAT AUBURN!!!!

Ladies I will address you all I appreciate the kind remarks on my picture, and if you could see me I am blushing some.

About leather pants, I think they are cool and sexy and age has no right to dictate who can or can not wear them. Enjoy them. To a certain degree we can not control what people think or say, so you do what you want and enjoy life. A woman in church the other day made a comment on a lady who always wears a hat, by saying I wonder why she always wears a hat, women do not do that any more. I said she does and they look good on her and apparently makes her feel good, at least she's different . Boy did I get a glare.(knowing men think they get in the last word) I said guess they don't look good on you huh.in a huff She just walked away.
Now I did not feel good about that as I really did not intend to hurt feelings especially in church.


Hope everyone has a good weekend and here in DFW stands for Dallas fort worth area the weather is just beautiful.
Tommorow I have to go take my Spanish lesson, at 1Pm go watch my grandson play soccer, then turnaround 2 hrs later and go watch my Granddaughter play soccer. So eat right and keep a smile on that pretty face and believe me it does make it pretty.

SuperDave

JACK-K: Just to let you know - I got your message and I'll be sure to call you. I'll contact you either Friday or Saturday.

DEB: I'll work on him this weekend....I never had brought it up again. :)

Mis

And the day just gets worse. . .

You'll love this. Working at the computer this afternoon when I hears a loud "pop" from the direction of the kitchen. The next thing I hear is the sounds of spewing water. I run into the kitchen and sure enough the hot water is spewing from the pipes under the sink. I can't get the water turned off until the hot water runs out--by then the kitchen is pratty well flooded. I actually got a repair man to come right over and it turns out that the pipe just popped. He was able to change a nut and reconnect it in a matter of minutes. Meanwhile I've got every towel in the house on the kitchen floor. . .

Off to the laundromat for the evening!

Susan

I haven't done a darn thing all day today. I was just plain old lazy. Hubby needed pants to wear to work after he got off regular work, and I completely forgot about it and didn't get any washed for him. Luckily he's the type of person that doesn't get mad easy or I'd be in some real trouble.

Deb, I didn't get a thing done in my house today, I figure I'll be here all day tomorrow and Sunday and can do it all then with a little help from the kids, Lord knows hubby won't do anything even if he is here.

Monet, Yeah I can do a plain round or rectangle cake too, but I can't make roses. I've tried that over and over and over and it never ever turns out right. I checked out a Wilton cake decorating book from the base library on Wednesday, but it's from like the 1970's or something. I'm sure nothing has really changed in it over the years, just maybe a few more things to add to it. I haven't had a chance to look for a yearbook at the store yet, and unfortunately our small library doesn't have those. I guess I need to make up a batch of icing just to practice things with while I have this book here.

Well I gotta go start the chicken for supper tonight. I wanted to do those culiflower (sp?) mashed potatoes but I can't find the recipe anywhere for it, can anyone help me out? Talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Hi,

I thank all of you for the warm welcome back. I see people are talking about their weather. This morning it was 32.5 and got up to about 54 degrees. It is sooo lovely.

Chrisd: I am a real fan of Carrabas. In fact my husband and I ate there just Wed. I usually order one of the fab chicken dishes like Chicken Bryan and get the veggie of the day instead of the pasta. I bring home half of the meal to have the next day. I hope you enjoyed it. I just saw your later note about Carrabas. Bye the way, they will sell the herbs that go on the bread and you could bring them home to enjoy on your own sourdough.

JackieO: After reading more of the Dr. Phil book, do you recommend it?

Teenysbean: WOW! You have done a fine job of trimming down according to your original measurements. Too bad we did not all do our measurement so we too could see have far we have come. The walnut loaf sounds wonderful...I will try it.

Jack-K: Yes, I was in Texas during that big storm but we are located in the far western parat of the state and it did not come close. I did keep an eye on it since my husband was here in NC taking care of our fur babies.

Pancho: Thank you, it is nice to see your notes again.

Debbie: The Aunt Gussie’s did come in to the health food store in Waynesville. They were almost all sold when I finally got there a week later but I was glad that they were so popular. They charged about $4.75 or so. I thought that was high until I saw them in Texas for $5.95. I found that one of the HFS in Hendersonville carries the Sheldon pies but they were out when I was in so they are suppose to order them.
My sweet husband was very busy here while I was visiting Texas. He redid the pantry which meant that he reinforced the shelves and painted before he put everything back in. He also had other duties like keeping all my plants alive. Poor guy, I think he was very nervous about them staying healthy. I do not know what ABM is so I probably do not have it but I would love the recipe for the pita bread. You always have the best recipes. Hey, where is my recipe for the Swiss chard soup? Thanks for the pep talk and encouraging words.

BigKnightsMom: Hey, good to see your post. I still remember your big win for the SB Fl. group ....and I was so close.

Trishaloo: I understand that Kroger’s has the Aunt Gussie’s. Daughter Carrie did some investigating on the net and found which stores in the Houston area carried them and there was one near her. It was funny because we went all over Dallas to all the health food stores and couldn’t find anything. You might do some calling to see if the Kroger’s near you might have them or be able to get hem. They were expensive though at $5.95 there. I did find the Dr. Krackers at one of the three Whole Foods in Dallas. I’ve decided that the bread at Carraba’s is French sourdough. I swear that one of the servers told me it was! Happy Anniversary...you have a great guy!

Melf: Hey to you!

Tranquil: Hi...I hope you are on the mend now and ready to have some fun.

CountryMom: I travel fairly close to you when we go from Dallas to Galveston at Thanksgiving. Maybe we will get to see each other sometime.

Monet: So sorry to hear that you had bad news from the scale front. I was not “good” while visiting Texas and I have been avoiding stepping on the scales myself. I thought I would give myself a couple of weeks of being on program here at home to give it a try.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

JECRITES: The cauliflower recipe is rather easy. Cook the cauliflower until soft, Drain. I put it in the food processor, and process until smooth, and add a dollop of sour cream, and some salt and pepper. That is it! I agree that little has changed in cake decorating over the the past 30 years. Practice makes perfect! Keep practicing roses, and eventually, you will get them. Make sure your icing is stiff enough. That will help!

YELLOW: Good to see you! I have been good so far today! We are going out with our daughter and son in law for dinner, so I am going to try and keep my day going perfect! ;)

FILLISE: Bummer on the pipe! Its it polybutylene? We have the gray polybutylene, and it does that often! There was a class action suit against the manufacturer, but we missed out. Tom would like to replumb the house with copper, but we have not been able to afford it yet! It will cost about $6k. Hope you are feeling better!

BOB: No word from you on the UGA game? Please don't keep me in the dark.... I sure hope the Dawgs win...I have some ex friends who went to Bama...:s:

SUPERDAVE: You have a busy day going with all that soccer! Enjoy it! We will keep smiling if you will! :)

Ok, off to dinner! :wave:

Evening All:wave:

Just waiting for ELI to get home. He told me he'd be home at 5pm, an unheard of time for him to ever get home. I just gave him "the look" when he said it all well knowing he was full of rubbish. I start this post at 6:20pm and no ELI yet!:nono:

I'm suprised with the poll that we have so many wordly travelers! That's awesome. Wonder where the most exotic or interesting place you've that traveled have been to. I got 9 countries under my belt in just one 2 week trip with ELI a few years ago. We went to Belgium, France, Switzerland, Andorra, Germany, Luxemborg, England (just took the chunnel there and back) and then found ourselves mistakenly in Spain and Holland, but hey, my foot stepped out in both places so they count! Spain was when we got stopped to get our info checked by the police and the other was in Holland for a half hour-both times ELI was at the wheel and I let him navigate on his own-big mistake! It was the best trip of my entire life! My other countries are Mexico, Bahamas, Canada, Italy and my foot stepped down in Ireland on a layover, even though I didn't get out of the airport;) So that's 14 countries for me! I'd love to take a trip to Sweden one day.

I'm praying for a good nights sleep tonight, I'm slacking here. Gawd forbid anyone calls and wakes us up tonight!:eek: I'll be up early enough for garage sales tomorrow, I need to get some sleep to be bright eyed and bushy tailed!

After all the talk about Dr. Phils book I put it on hold at the library. Don't know when it will come in as it's on order.

Watched CATCH ME IF YOU CAN & ADAPTATION the other night, liked them both. Have a foreign film called NICO & DANI that I may try to watch tonight if nothing good is on the boob tube.

JACKK, you're going to be one hot mama in those leather pants! Maybe it's a big turn on for DH!;) Men just love women who are animals they say - and this is pretty darn close to animal as you'll ever get, esp. if they are snug!;) Now you just need a leather boost-e-a (okay, I know I spelled that one wrong, but figured you'd know what I was talking about if I spelled it phonetically). Good job on the Krispy Kremes. I think you are able to forego them easily because it seems they are around a lot. If you like them and it was a once in a blue moon thing it would probably be different. Like me, I have tons of chocolate bars in the house and they don't bother me in the least (at least not right now when I'm OP 100% and not bingeing) but bring me a new chocolate that I've never had and I'm surely a goner! I use to not have that problem but I do know - at least I know it! Yes, ELI does try to sabatoge me on purpose, he didn't like me so thin, but then when he sees how down I get he tells me not to eat something when I'm on a binge - can't win! Sounds like you have a good start to your weekend, and a busy sounding one at that! Have fun at the track - if you bet, hope you win big:D

BOB, when's the ultra sound being done? That's so cool. If you see something, just remember, don't go hog wild and start buying things, ultra sounds CAN be wrong. Whatever sex that kid is, gosh knows it's going to be spoiled rotten by you.

HEART, I'm totally for cosmetic surgery myself, it's the cost I'm so against! I need a total body make-over!! Thanks for posting that article on SB!

6:30pm ELI just called - he doesn't remember saying he'd be home at 5pm, figures, he's losing his memory in his old age! Now it's an hour, meaning 7:35pm - year, right!

FILLISE, sorry to hear you had a terrible night filled with pain, that's awful that it's so bad. I wish I could send you out some 222's - they knock the pain out of you real good. Did you make the BB? I've never made it but I know ROSALIE loves it! OMG, you sound like you're having a DD! That's DEBBIE DAY for short! Hope nothing got ruined from the flooding. Thank goodness you got it fixed, and fast too!

JEC, it's okay, I cleaned for you today. We didn't get everything done, so you finish up this weekend because I think I won't do another thing around here. Didn't tackle the dining room table and that's a major job. My kitchen is clean though, well, most of it. THere's a pile by the sliding glass doors that's getting bigger for a garage sale I'm hoping we'll have next month!

TRISH, have fun spending time with SETH, no matter what you do! Have a good weekend too. Which chili do you buy/make?

MONET, COME ON DOWN! You know you're welcome any time - gives me a good reason to clean up the DD and get it ready for the next victim, I mean guest:s: Just remember, the first 3 days are the hardest and then it's easier from then on. LAUREN isn't as much of a slob as MICHAEL - I just can't WAIT to see how he is when he goes to college next year!!!! At least I know my house will be somewhat cleaner when he does - esp. his bedroom! LAUREN can't wait to have a clean bathroom to call her own. I would think the agave would be okay in the recipe, I mean, I made granola using it and it was crispy.

DAVE, I think your outlook on wearing what you like and feel comfortable in is right on the money. I wear the same darn pants, have oodles of pairs of the same one and one would think I wear the same ones day in and day out, but it's what I'm comfortable in. My big problem is going to be when they wear out, JC Penney stopped making them:freak: I'll have to go naked!!!!!!!!!:fr: Have a wonderful time this weekend watching the grandkids play - what a great GF you must be to them and I know, having parents who cheer on my kids in whatever they do, it means more to them than you can ever know:)

FRUIT, good luck - I'm keeping my fingers crossed:cross:

ROSE, when I spoke to DM yesterday she told me you all were going to be freezing your tail feathers off up there - wish I could be there to b:censoredch about the cold! Where's there a Carrabas up there, Ashville? I didn't know they sell the herbs for the bread, ELI loves them. We always ask for a plate of just the spices without any oil. The price for the AG isn't so bad, just .75 cents more than what I pay here. Last time I bought a box, gone in 2 days flat - can't have them around unless I take one and have someone hide the rest and dole them out 1 at a time to me whenever I want. Which place in Hend. has the pot pies, the co-op? How much are they there? The co-op had some cake by the bakery when I was there that they used agave in - it was to DIE for! LOL - RAY redid the panty, huh? ABM is automatic bread machine, got one at a garage sale for $2 and have made it in there, but just to mix and rise, and then put it in the oven. Will post it soon. I know, I have to get that recipe to you, will try to work on it this week.

YIPEE!!! I'm all caught up. See what I can get accomplished when MICHAEL isn't home!! Gonna go see what's going to be for dinner since I have nothing planned - I'm hungry!

Have a great weekend ya'll!

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

SUSAN,
Same thing happened to me, but mine wasn't a pipe! Had HOME DEPOT bring a new one out and install...UGH!!

MONET....I'll pull for the DAWGS tomorrow...I HATE BAMA!!!!

Here's the movie pics for tonight:

BOAT TRIP
DADDY DAY CARE
SCENES OF THE CRIME
THE HUNTED
AMEN

I'll let y'all know how they are...

DEB...still waiting on the appointment date for the US...I CAN'T WAIT!!! I promise not to start buying...

BOB

Monet, Thanks!!! I've got the cauliflower cooking now. I told the kids they have to take just one bite of it in case they like it and don't know it yet. I'll keep practicing and working on the roses. Thank you for your help!!!

Deb, Oh I definately have to clean this weekend, it's horrible around here and it's gotten on my nerves. I just can't understand why it won't stay clean after I clean it...LOL!!! No really, I know why it doesn't stay clean, but hopefully it will in about 14 years or so after my little "mess makers" get out on their own. I do have to wash hubby's pant tonight though, I'll probably be in trouble if he has none tomorrow.

Jenn

So, he walked in at 7:36, close enough to the second time given!
He wanted to go out to dinner, too late, I had already gotten undressed 5 minutes earlier AND I hate going out to dinner late, esp. on a weekend night, it's so busy everywhere. Ended up eating sauteed onions with pine nuts and cottage cheese and SF jello - still hungry as it sure wasn't filling. Not sure what I should do at this point, go to sleep hungry or search for something to eat. Hmmm:chin: I wonder if there are any hot dogs in the freezer!

BOB, yeah, right - I'm sure you've already bought some unisex stuff - now tell the truth...

JEC, ELI was shocked and wondered what got in to me to clean the kitchen up as I did-better not do it too often, he may think it will be a yearly event;)

Toodles

Deb

Yo Pals, Hi!

Bob - thanks, my sorry butt is more than sorry - hahahaha - I cannot believe how many posts since I last posted! AHHH!!!! I went out last night and then caught Survivor - cannot miss that for the world - love it this year!

Trish - I went to the Dominican Republic for vacation - it was gorgeous - absolutely a wonderful place, the beaches were incredible and gorgeous and not very spoiled with hotels and all - probably because it is so poor...the people were wonderful too.

Hi JackK :) I will try my best to get Serene back on here - but she has not been feeling well - I think, when I really think about it, we sound like either a very sorry pair of people, or hypocondriachs, or something! But, she sat in a chair in my office and fell asleep!!!!! She also has a sick pupper and that has exhausted her, as well as just stress with the changes in her life...but she is holding up well!

Meanwhile, I wanted to start taking French lessons with my son, but our city (which is more like an overgrown town) does not have any schools, community classes, nothing that can allow for him and I to take classes together - I found one place that will hook you up with private tutors, but it would cost us $1000 for beginner lesson - 16 visits. Zach and I are going to London in March, and then taking the train over to Paris for 3 days - very excited! Oh well, we will just have to learn the fundamentals on our own! Hoping that maybe I can talk someone in Deb's household into giving us lessons over the phone, computer or even by video tape if I supply the postage, supplies, etc? hmmm??????? I am desperate!!

Eating has gone well - sort of - had a great salad for lunch - did not finish it - just ate half - but oh that is right - I had salsa and chips to go with it - Why oh Why the self sabotage??????

Well hope everyone has a good weekend, and sorry for being not very dependable on line! But, trying to get back into the swing of things again :)

Sabrina

OMG Apple Season is upon us and that Apple Brown Betty recipe is the bomb!!!!!! I will be definitely making something with apples this weekend - especially with our cooler weather - though I am supposed to go to the Jaguar football game on Sunday - and tomorrow I am going to movies with Serene to see Lost in Translation.....

Sabrina

Ruth called and asked us to go to dinner with her and son in law...so we went. We went to a great BBQ place...it had a very cheap all you can eat BBQ buffet...which we all got. I ate too much! The only off program things I had were 1 small spoonful of potato salad, and some Brunswick stew that had some whole kernel corn and a little bit of potato in it. The rest was veggies and meat. I did not mean to, but ended up eating too much. I feel really yucky right now! I may have to get on the treadmill and work some off before I get in bed!

After dinner we headed over to their apartment and got the tour. They just moved into a new one last week. Its so much nicer...twice the size and has a fireplace. The nicest part is it is right across the way from one of their best friends. We played with the cat, and admired the fish tank before heading home.

Laura is off at a Toby Keith concert, so its quiet here tonight. Guess we will be crawling between the sheets soon. I sure am tired! And for what? I don't feel like I did much today! I need to get back to the treadmill. Everyone has my permission to bug me about it. Without Quilter to kick me onto it, I need some help!

Bedtime! Sweet dreams everyone!

:wave: :wave: Hi All!!

Sorry I haven't been on the board. I've had one of those bad money weeks so I'm really down right now:mad: My van has been in the shop 3 times in the last 4 weeks. This time...my brakes and rotors have to be fixed and it's over $500. It wouldn't be so bad but I just paid for car tags $400 and my property tax is due $1500 AND I just paid for braces $2000 for DS :fr: So needless to say I am STRESSED. I'm pretty good about saving for the car tags and property taxes and I planned out the braces but the $500 is just not in my budget this month...oh well guess I will just have to rob peter to pay paul. Sometimes I wish I could sell everything and move to a far away place where I don't need money...any IDEAS???

The good news is I'm not eating through this stressful period unfortunately, I reacted by going shopping!!!:devil: I figure if I'm going to be broke I may as well look good :D

BOB...MY DS is going to the game tomorrow...I'm jealous how about you! By the WAY WAREAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MONET>>> GO DAWGS!!!!!! Sounds like your week was like mine.

Debbie...Hi, I'm having one of your DD weeks too.

GATOR...who are YOU pulling for AU or TN?? Gotta be a hard pick for a true CROC fan :smug: Maybe neither???????????

Well have to run. Everyone have a great weekend.

OH yea..someone on hear mentioned that their friend's child had a heart murmur...I was born with a hole in my heart and I'm doing great! So as long as they are treated usually things work out. Back when I had mine...there wasn't an operation to close the hole and I was on medicine for years...

Good Sat. Morn:wave:

No quite coherent yet here, but up nonetheless. Going to get ready to go to some garage sales in about an hour or so but thought I'd catch up.

TRANQUIL, why not come for a French crash course over a weekend? Between MICHAEL & ELI I'm sure they'll be of some help. I'm surprised no one up there offers lessons, they're all over here. Check the library, if not lessons at least they have tapes that you could learn from maybe? ELI & I went to see Lost In Translation because of the wonderful reviews it got - we absolutely hated it and couldn't understand what the heck we had just watched. Maybe you can explain it to us stupid people what all the hype is about - I mentioned last week on the board that I wouldn't recommend it. Oh, I need you to find something for me when you go to France if you don't mind, I just can't find it here at all - a cologne that MICHAEL loves that I got when ELI and I went there called FIDO DIDO. Got it at the grocery store. Oh gawd, their grocery store CARIFOUR is to DIE for!!!! CALL ME!!!!

MONET, I don't think I've ever seen an AYCE BBQ place - sounds delish! I've had such a desire for baked beans. I think I may try to make a batch soon. I've made them once before, longggg ago but haven't tried a second time-I know, even though they're beans, I'll eat the whole pot!:eek:

BEACH, sounds like instead of experiencing a DD (DEBBIE DAY) you've had a full fledged DM (DEBBIE MONTH). Better you buy something than eat something though I'd probably done the eating part as I probably couldn't find anything to buy that would make me feel better than chocolate would. Good for you for not giving in to the stress monster:cp: Hope nothing else unexpected pops up!!!!

Okay, time to scan the paper for todays ads - will try and check in later today at some point.

Have a good one!

Debbie

Well, good that I was up at that time! I hear a knock at the door - wonder who the heck is knocking at 6am!:eek: MICHAEL'S friend ALEX is here to help him with a project - I told him his father must REALLY love him to wake up like this for him to bring him here at this hour - I'd of told MICHAEL no way:nono: Okay, maybe not, but I wouldn't of been too happy.

Deb

I'm about to runoff to work AGAIN. I'xm so tired I could cry,b ut we need that last $1000 to get the car back last week. I was scheduled to work every day through next Wed, but I begged off for tomorrow. I just have to have a break. NExt weekend we are going camping, and I can'xt wait!! I need a break so badly!

Hi:

Morning and it is early, had planned to sleep in, but not happening...going to try and make today a GOOOOOD day!

Deb- I will definitely look for your cologne :) I love to shop ;)

Monet - Reminder, get on the treadmill :) I was looking at them on line last night to see prices - I am going to try the sports consignment and see how much they are there first, and if not a bargain - I plan to get one by next week. I want to start doing something, and I never make it to the gym, always an excuse about something....

I am in charge of my Gram's dog on the weekends, the poor little hound has lymphoma. So, she is on chemo and I have to take care of her because she needs to be let out at least every 2-3 hours from the meds....so, I have to go check on her...

Ta Ta, Sabrina

I am just thrilled to have made it through the last two days--and then to wake up and find that it is a beautiful Saturday!!!!! Life is good.

First things first!

BOB --You should be in Auburn today! It is a gorgeous fall day--perfect for football. I'm getting ready to make the avacado and endive salad for my tailgate party (didn't make the boiled peanuts cause they sell those in the stadium--if I get hungry during the game they will be ok). I'll head over to campus about 3:00 and the game starts at 6:45 (my time). I've already taken my Claritin so I should be able to be outside for most of the day. Hmmmm it seems like there is something I wanted to tell you today. Let's see, what was it. . . hmmmm, it's coming to me. . . oh yes! WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!


Anna--You need to get over here for a game! I'd love to meet you. I'm headed your way tomorrow. I'm going to see a show at the civic center (I have no idea which one). I'm going with a fun group of women so it should be a good day.

Sabrina--Sorry to hear about your puppy dog's illness. it's no fun when the furry ones get sick.

Talitha--You get some rest girlfriend! The camping trip sounds fun.

Deb--A Debbie day--I love it! Here's to hoping that today is better! The best part about TOM is that I feel so crappy that I usually don't eat every much. So eating has been pretty good for me the last few days. I haven't made the BB yet, but will soon. A friend is going to the NC mountains in two weeks and promised to bring me back some good tart apples--should be perfect!

Monet--It's about two hours (depending on the I-85 traffic) from your house to mine. Let me know when you are coming and I'll put the BB in the oven so that it is piping hot when you get here! Seriously, I'm looking for a day to come to Atlanta--I can't this Friday, but perhaps on the 17th. I'd love to have you visit me here. You could come down and stay the night and have a little mini-vacation!

Games today--I'm rooting for:


NC State
UGA

and


of course

(This one's for you BOB)

Auburn!--War Eagle!

Have a great day everyone (well, not too great BOB!):lol:

Susan

My what a busy board we have so early on Sat. morn!! Well, good to see so many up & at it this morning. We've got a busy day here too. DH is on the way to the Vet with the 4 sheltie puppies for their shots & he also brought the parent shelties with him for their check ups & shots. Vet siad if we bring them in as a liter instead of individuals, we get a cut, so DH is braving it! :D

Then my great-nephew's first BD party. Will try to be good & not eat the cake ;) I won a couple of tickets to the Home & Garden Show at the CajunDoom, so we're going to try to go to that. Andrew Dan-Jumbo will be there. I love those programs, so I think it should be fun.

Think DD's BF may have found a job cause he was out of here early also. Fixing to go get Baby Winston & rock him. hehehe

Weight is holding, but no loss.

Trsih, belated Hapy Anniversary to you!

Rose, good to see you posting again. Glad the storm did not affect you & Ray's Treehouse!

Susan, hope you feel better soon.

Jecrite, went back & found the cake pic...soooo cute!

SuperDave, nice pic!

Bob, What a line up of movies!

Tranquil, 11 lb loss is great...too bad it was under those conditions.

Deb, wish I could send you some of our beautiful, cool weather. But the mosquiotes are not cooperating. They are still biting!

Girls, I know I missed some of you, but was doing this one from memory & guess what, it's not very good :lol: But got to get moving if we're going to follow thru on all our plans today. Later! :wave:

GOOD AFTERNOON FROM THE BEAT AUBURN SIDE OF FLA!!!!

I'm in the process of getting everything ready for the game! GAWD I WISH I WAS IN AUBURN WITH SUSAN!!! ....but alas...my pocketbook just wouldn't allow me to go....

SUSAN...I've just had a brain strorm....Wouldn't a day at NEYLAND STADIUM be just what the Doc ordered for next year????? I'll start working on my brother and see if he will let us have the tickets????? We have three seats in the crook of the horseshoe (original part of the stadium)
and they are perfect for two assendowed women!!! I'll get to work on that just as soon as he comes back from VEGAS!!!

BEACH...I'm sorry you're having such a $$$$$ filled week. I can get right down and waller with you on this one...I'm so broke I sqeak when I fart!
We should be a the tailgate party at least! Enjoy the game....

DEB...You don't forget anything do you???? Remember how you had to talk me out of buying all that baby stuff in Orlando???


I'm watching AMEN and it is wonderful!
A true storey:
During the time of WWII, a German officer and a young Catholic priest race to put an end to the mass slaughter of Jewish prisoners.

I had no idea that the Vatican was so against stopping what was going on. I knew a lady in KY who's parents were killed in the camps, in fact, she was there herself. The stories that she told were unbelievable!

Well Ladies....and DAVE....I'm off to finish the movie so I can get geared up for THE DAWGS!!! to BEAT BAMA!!!

GO BIG ORANGE!!!!!!! BEAT AUBURN!!!!

Interesting.....the guys at ESPN have just picked AUBURN to win!!!! :devil:

BOB

MOVIE REVIEW!!!

DADDY DAY CARE was so stupid that I turned it off!!!
SCENES OF THE CRIME.....GOOD!!!
BOAT TRIP.....SO FUNNY I PEED MY PANTS!!!! :eek:

BOB

I could SWEAR that I just saw GATOR on TV holding a sign that said "I'M WITH YA ELI!!!! BEAT THE CROCS!!!"

BOB

Happy Saturday!

I just got in from music class. It was wonderful, again. He is teaching us history and theory. I only know a bit about music so this is really interesting. The teacher is our director of worship, and a very accomplished violist. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, and is rather young. Its been fun so far!

I am ticked at Tom. I wanted to go to North Georgia and find some fresh apples, and he wants to lay around the pool. Even perfect husbands can be irritating at times! It would be so nice to drive around the mountains with him... :(

So far, I am doing ok today. I ate a bowl of cheerios and a bowl of shredded wheat for breakfast. Both were small bowls.... When I got in, I grabbed a Blue Bunny yogurt. I feel totally yuck. I think I am going to have to eliminate grains from my diet and see if that helps. That, and coffee! I had a cup at class, and it may be what is bothering me.

BOB: I am so relieved you are pulling for UGA today.

FILLISE: A trip to Auburn might be just the ticket! Email me and let me know how your weekends look for the next few weeks. I might could drive over Saturday after class, and stay until Sunday afternoon. I might ought to bring Laura, since she is interested in Auburn for school....what do you think? Would it be good for her to see the campus?

DEB: Go for the baked beans! Instead of brown sugar, you can use agave. A lot of recipes start with a can of baked beans, but I have never looked to see if any of them are sugarfree. Using cans of navy beans would probably work just fine. Do you have a good recipe? If not, let me know. I have several that are good. I like beans, but I rarely make them. They take too long! ;)

BEACH: Ouch on the $$ woes! It can be so frustrating when you feel like you are pouring it out like water here there and everywhere! Hope things settle down soon. Don't let it stress you. Its only money! (I know...easier said then done!)

TRANQUIL: Bless you for picking up the gauntlet on getting me onto the treadmill. In case you are interested, I love mine. Its a Hebb Trimup 3350. I got it 5 or 6 years ago. Its one that folds up when not in use, so it takes up less space. I like the ability to change the incline, and the range of speeds it has. Some have optional heart monitors, and stuff like that. I did a lot of research before I bought. I may have been able to get one cheaper, but this one has given me NO trouble in all these years, and has performed great. Not sure if you wanted all that, but oh well! :) I may move mine to the den so I can watch movies while I walk. I have it in my room, which is nice, but I think I would walk longer if I was amused!

MELF: Enjoy your busy day! No cake though! I speak from recent experience! Its not a good idea! :(

Oh Thank you Monet! I will check into your treadmill brand and see what is available here....I would like the fold up one too - especially since I am on a NO CLUTTER kick....see how long my new kick lasts!

Melf - Hi!!!!!!

To you all - have a fun football game - I am off to meet Serene at the movie theater and will back to give my view on Lost in Translation :)

Sabrina :)

Hi Everyone:

Sorry my Friday Funny is late, but I worked 16 of Friday's 24 hours. guess what I did with the other 8?


A wealthy old lady decided to go on a photo safari in Africa. She took her faithful pet poodle along for company.

One day, the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long the poodle discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch.

The poodle thinks, "OK, I'm in deep trouble now! Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat.

Just as the leopard is about to leap, the poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here."

Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-stride, as a look of terror comes over him, and slinks away into the trees.

"Whew," says the leopard. "That was close. That poodle nearly had me."

Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes. But the poodle saw him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figured that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.

The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine."

Now the poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back, and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet... and just when they get close enough to hear the poodle says......................

"Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"

REMEMBER: IF YOU CAN'T DAZZLE THEM WITH BRILLIANCE, BAFFLE THEM WITH BS...



Will post more later!!!!!!!!!!!

MONET.....

Have you checked on THEM DAWGS lately???

BOB

Just got back from Lost in Translation - and I have to say Debbie and I march to the beat of a different drummer, hahaha, because from the time the movie started until the end - I was either laughing or teary eyed! I loved it!!! Bill Murray was fantastic! Just the facial expressions alone..... Now forget my trip to Europe, I want to go stay at my brother's house in Tokyo!!!!!

Have to figure out something yummy to eat tonight - I think maybe an omelet....we will see, don't want to go to grocery store - so have to deal with what little is in the house.

Sabrina

MY BUTT IS RAW FROM SUSAN'S TIGERS squeezing the JUICE OUT OF MY BIG ORANGE TEAM!!! :(

BOB

Work is done, and I am so glad. I was doing a study at a grocery store today. We got over 100 refusals and only 4 completed surveys in 8 hours, with 2 people working!!! It was aweful.

Oh well, it's over :)

At my Dr appointment yesterday, they told me that I need to fast one day next week and go get some tests done, so I decided to go ahead and eat since I was so stressed out. For those of you with THYROID PROBLEMS, have you had someone tell you that it is obstructing your windpipe b/c it's enlarged? I was really freaking out all day yesterday, but today my sister told me that it's common and I am over reacting. Anyway, We are doing a sonogram on mythyroid nextweek.
So here's what I had yesterday, after fastinf part of the day

L: Southwest Chargrilled Salad (AGAIN)
S: Diet LEmonade
sunflowerseeds
D:Side Salad
Chicken quesadilla on SGW tortilla
Black beans and brown rice

Today I ate this:
B:Uncle Sam's cereal w/ 2%
S: 2 pieces of Fruit leather
L: McD's Cobb Salad w/ grilled shicken
S: Nut and Raisin Tral mix
S: Tequilla Lime Chicken w/ salsa ranch dressing and colby jack cheese (very easy to make)
black beans w/ brown rice


I'm working on eating enough, for those of you who have been hounding me. Does that look better? I actually have done between 80 and 110 oz of water a day, but keep forgetting to record it.

Here are a few replies

DEB: The fasting is very important to me, spiritually. More important than food. That is the whole point to remind me that food doesn't rule me, I control what I eat and need to be responsible. I will work on eating enogh. It just been very difficult with how much I'm working. That should even out in the next week, and I am going to attempt to plan meals in advance.

Heartmom: Selah is pronounced SAY- la or at least that is as close as I can describe it. I have been intrigued by the use of the word in the Psalms since I was a little girl. I can remember wanting to name a baby that as early as 11 years old.

NAT: I have Chickfila coming out off my ears!! What is ironic is the fact that I worked at a chickfila for 3 years, and that is the one that they are sending me to on Monday. The same owner is there, and i'm not really looking forward to it. He really used me to do all the dirty work of managing the place.

JACK - Age is a matter of mind. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. I want a picture of you in those pants!!

BOB- I heard that Daddy Day Care was pretty bad. Do you like the Christopher Guest movies (Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind) All of your antics with the games makes me wish I had a clue about sports!!!

MONET - Where do you go for the apples? Selah and I would love to go with you, if you can wait until next week. I want to learn to do some canning. Can I can apples?? I know I can make applesauce.

TRANQUIL- have you tried flylady.net for decluttering? it's worked wonders with my mess. My house is so much better, and I owe it all to her!!


I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!!!

Evening! I shamed Tom into going to north Georgia with me. We went to a bunch of apple places, and finally bought a 1/2 bushel of Rome and a peck of Jonagold. They also had 1/2 pecks of sweet potatoes, so I got one of them. The apple prices were fabulous...about 35 cents a pound. I am going to make some stuff with them tomorrow. Tonight, I am chilling! I stayed on program all day with the exception of about 1/4 of a whopper bun...I tried not to eat any, but was also trying to keep my fingers clean. Tom got a double whopper, took off the bun and turned the patties inside out and ate it like that. I should have.... When we got home, I had a mango and a couple tiny sweet potatoes, zapped in the microwave.

TALITHA: I went to Hwy 52, east of Ellijay. It is probably not too far from you up there in Marietta. You can take 575 up to Hwy 52, and go east. There are about six apple places within 3 miles of each other along there. I bought mine at Mack Aaron's apple house. The prices were better than the other three places we stopped. I think its ok to can apples. I usually make applesauce, apple butter, and bake some with them. I have not done much canning, myself. But I don't think its hard.

BOB: How 'bout them dawgs? Last I heard, Auburn was ahead of your Vols... is it final yet?

Ok, time for me to get ready for bed! I have to fix dinner for a couple that just had a baby tomorrow. I stopped and got chickens, then asked the husband what they would like. They decided on lasagna! I have it already made, but I did not need to buy the chickens! Guess I will make a casserole or two to put in the freezer for the other babies that are comng soon at church...

Take care everyone! :wave:

It's 11:15 and I just got back from the game. It was a good one!

BOB--I thought y'all were going to pull it out there at the end! UT has a way of coming back in the 4th quarter and I thought you might have been toying with us!

BUT--with two minutes to go in the game something happened that put everything in perspective. A man two rows down from me collapsed from an apparent heart attack. All If a sudden who won that game wasn't so important any more. He was conscious when they carried him out, but my thoughts and prayers were with him and certainly not on the outcome of the game at that point!

So BOB, Gator, Missy, Jackie--everyone on this board--despite all the football jawing--know that I love you no matter what! You are more important to me than the outcome of any football game!

Love to everyone!

Sweet dreams,
Susan

Hello everyone, we are home from the lake. What a beautiful couple of days.....excepting the wind. The temperature was in the 80's, but the darn wind blew for awhile each day. That makes it hard to steer the boat, especially when trying to get fish in too. Some times it can be pretty funny, one of us will have a fish on and the other is trying to steer the boat, then that one gets a bite, and the boat is going everywhich way. It was a fun time while it lasted. Next summer will be great too. Now we have to get busy on Monday and start canning them.

Dh is heading down first thing in the morning with a friend to bring the boat home. He didn't want to bring it home while we had all the dogs with us. Said it was too much to worry about. And would be easier with Fred's help. So I get to clean house and catch up on the laundry.

TOM arrived with a vengence this time. Sure hope I start feeling better. My stomach is very tender, and bloated. Can't understand why one cycle can be so easy....and the next one such a *****!!

Hope everyone is having a great week end. BOB sounds like she is having a ball with her games! Enjoy your Sunday.....and will be back later.

This was posted on another board. Just wanted everyone to see this post from FATIH

FaithFilledFollower


Hi Everyone!

I too am new to the board and to SB. I began the program last Sunday. I have PCOS (yep, I saw the support board for that too :-)
The information posted for this group is incredible! Debbie, your dedication is to be applauded!

I will likely be quiet to start with (work obligations and an online mgt class are zapping what little free time I seem to find right now) yet I expect to be in this for the long haul as this program is a way of life and I do not want to reach the stage of Type 2 Diabetes!

I'll do my bio before the weekend's over :-)

Smiles and Blessings,
Tammy

Quick Sunday Morning post!

I am up to my elbows in apples! I am making ww crust, agave sweetened apple pies. I want to take one with dinner to the new parents tonight on the way to church.

I opened up my last 12# bucket of blue agave this morning. Thankfully, I have been able to get the Sweet Cactus Farms stuff pretty regularly, but there will be no more blue....:( It works very well for baking though, so I am using it.

I had eggs, bacon and ww toast for breakfast, with tea and no coffee. So far, my stomach has behaved itself. I am hoping it is the coffee, and not the wheat, since I want to be able to indulge in legal apple pie, apple cake, apple brown betty, apple cobbler...you get the picture! If I use up all these apples, I may have to go get more! :T Off to cook up a storm! :chef:

I truly hope to get on and read some posts, but jumped on for a good dose of support....that's why you are all here, right?

Well, this weekend has been rotten.

My husband had an eye surgery in June, and just went in to have his right eye revised on Friday; it's still fuzzy and he is questioning whether he should have done the surgery at all. they reassure him that it will be fine.

Delaney was getting sick last week when she was so tired (I think Dominic's little bug jumped through the computer - ha). I had her at the ER last night. Her throat is swollen and full of blisters; she does not have strep, but Herpengina (hand, foot, mouth), and is totally miserable. I cannot stand to give her Tylenol or Motrin at her age (almost 15 months), but there is nothing else I can do for the pain. She doesn't want to eat or drink anything. I guess this can last for 5- days.

And lastly, but probably the most difficult part of my weekend: I took the camcorder out on Friday night to film the girls writing in chalk on the driveway. I came in to run bath water for Delaney and DH brought the girls in. I forgot and left the camcorder on the bumper of the Tahoe. Well, this was not remembered until last night when it was dark. We had already taken the vehicle out for the day, and at some point it fell off the bumper. We live in a rural area, and have looked everywhere, but cannot locate it. People out here steal mail from mailboxes; I am sure I will never see the camcorder again, which is fine. BUT the last three months of memories that I've lost are hard to deal with. My DD's first birthday was on there, as well as her first steps; you can't re-enact those. MY oldest DD just sang a song on there two days ago (ad-lib) about her dad and how much she loves him. She made the song up as she went. I put signs up all over and hope and pray that someone has the decency to recognize that those are precious memories to me, and will at least return the tape.

Well, my dd just took her diaper off and is running around buck naked; better go change her before I'm cleaning up a mess off the floor.

Thanks for listening, and I will check in tomorrow a.m.

Nat

Hello Everyone,

I have just joined the forum last week, of course lurking to see how things worked before posting. Now delurking with a long post.....

I had followed the SB program successfully in 2001 and went from a size 20 to 16/18. SB is one of the more 'reasonable' programs I have ever found. But then my life took a bit of a detour. My Mom had successfully battled lung cancer, and had been in remission when in late 2002, the cancer had metastisized to her liver. The first, and only chemotherapy triggered an adverse reaction which caused Mom's health (she had been working full-time as a LAN administrator at 71 yo because she was a trooper!) to decline rapidly in a 2 month period.

Needless to say, I and my older sister began to deal with this long-distance, and I commuted weekends to visit/help. But the stress/fear reaction only served to trigger the compulsive comfy food eating; I gained most of my previous weight loss back-- which discouraged me alot. Particularly since I am now engaged in an active job search for a tenure-track postion (a very difficult endeavor in the best circumstances) and, knowing academia well, I will be judged by my looks since I am woman. But that's another wail tale...... *grin*

Since she died in January, it has just been hellish with betrayls by family members on top of simple grief, longing and sadness... My eating was still reactionary, until my eldest sister stepped in to resolve issues, and then I could step back and begin SB again in late July/August.

Thinking back over the last 2 years, my most common complaint was that I had no friends locally (having relocated to NYC area with my SO) & I knew that I function well with a large support group. Mind you, I did pick up the (cell) phone ($$) to share with my friends & this helped alot.! But I have a tendency to isolate myself when stressed-- usually with Hagen-Daas LOL!

But there is something unique about having a group focused on a particular issue-- here it's SB. I feel that had I expressed my fear/stress/concerns with respect to my eating in a forum like this, that I might have benefited from the groups collective experience and realised that I was slipping into learned behaviours equating eating (sugar & carbs) with feeling good.

So, that is the long circuitous route that has lead me to this forum. I have already lost weight being back on SB, and am encouraged to continue. I see my invovlement in this board as insurance against the next detour, a source for practical help with food choices and a means to keep from isolating myself when stressed.

That's my long-winded introduction. Thanks to all for being here!

Emma3Jane

Just got back from Gainesville.
Thanks, Fillise, for reminding us to look at life from the eternal perspective.
BOB--No, that wasn't me holding up that sign; it was Ron Zook! LOL

AFTERNOON FROM A TAIL DRAGGIN WEST COAST OF FLA!!!

SUSAN.... I'm sorry that the end to such a perfect game had to have that happen. I LOVE YA TOO GIRLFRIEND...and you're right....FRIENDSHIP MEANS MORE!!!
Let me tell you thogh....y'all played a fantastic game. It almost made me want to be for AUBURN!!
NOT!!! ......I almost peed my pants from sitting here unable to move from staring at the TV!!! Wasn't that I was fixed on the game or anything...I just couldn't believe what I was seeing!
I got so mad at one point that I went and washed the dishes~!
BUT....I concede and the best team won!!! CONGRATS!!!

GATOR...You need to check into that ZOOK MAN...he had on a wig that looks just like you!

I'm baking two chickens today and making some dressing to go along with it...shouldn't have the dressing, BUT I'M GOING TO!
I've got the cornbread in the oven as we speak, and then I'll throw the birds in there, so I've got to go....

Hope everyone is having a good Sunday!

BOB

ChrisD--Yes, I’ve read a lot of stuff about tuna, esp. the white albacore, which is supposed to have more murcury than the chunk light. It is so sad. I love tuna, but it makes me feel like I can’t eat it very much any more. My dr. says once a month is OK.

Debbie--I think the most unusual place I’ve been is Cuba. I also have been to mainland China. that was back in 1983 when there were not a lot of tourists going into China yet.

Beach--Yes, it would have been a hard choice between AU and UT. I didn’t care all that much, but, I guess when push comes to shove I would have to go with AU. We always had such a great trip up there and I regret that that series no longer exists as a regular game. I think the AU fans were less rude than the UT fans when they won. Actually, I never went to a game up in Knoxville where I saw a Gator loss :), but I have heard horror stories. We did go to an AU game where a Tiger fan pushed a Gator fan over the ledge after the Gators won. The man was a doctor and he was injured so badly that he no longer could continue his practice. I know that this is not an urban legend because some close friends of ours, people that we always went up to the AU game with, were also friends with the former doctor. Fortunately for him, he had disability insurance!

As for the Bama game and UGA, I would ALWAYS pull against the dawgs. I think they are our biggest rival in the SEC, and there is no love lost between the two schools. So, Bama would be my pick. I also understand their feelings after having a great winning tradition all those years and now having to muddle along in the doldrums. Looks like that Gators will have the same experience. I expect that our record this season will be 4-8, with 2 of the 4 being "patsy teams", not even counting Vandy, who we still have to play. Actually, UK should have won that game over the Gators and I expect that loss for them was really painful. They played so well, except for that one mistake, and so I am almost sad for the fans. Right now our team is playing like "zook" and our coach is not doing very well either. It will be a long season for the team. However, for me, I have been a Gator fan since 1960, when I started there, so I have seen lots of lean years. The 90's were just great for the Gators, and I hope I don’t have to wait through too many coaches to see the Gators back at the top again.

Since this is Sunday, my congratulations to Fillise, and my condolences to BOB. I know it is painful a little bit to see your team lose. How did LSU do? Probably OK. Congratulations to Fruitloupe. Gators are there next week. Get the food ready to party. I think y’all have a "W" in the bag!

Talitha--I think you would love the book"A Hunger For God," by John Piper. It talks about prayer and fasting and the book would probably bless your soul! I loved it!

BOB--It definitely was Zook, and not me. Although Eli is a good quarterback, they won’t let us carry signs into the stadium. I saw a replay of the game. It definitely was Zook, and he followed up by calling such a "zook-y" game just to show Eli how much he was behind him.

Well, guy and gals, gotta go. My DH is leaving in 15 minutes to drive to the airport to fly off to Chicago for 3 days. :(
Have a great rest of the weekend.

A quickie...

MICHAEL has ALLOWED me 5 minutes to check e-mail and the board, not enough time for me but have to take what I can get. He's working on a big project for school, I have to take a back seat:shrug:

Will be on the board tomorrow morning to start the new weekly board and give a big warm welcome to our NEWBIES!!!!!:wave:

Toodles

Deb

:cool: Happy War Eagle Sunday!

Susan...I know what you mean about life being put in perspective...hope you still enjoyed the game...If the man was alert and awake when he left that is a great sign. Hope he is ok.

BOB...;) What can I say :D

Gator...I loved the Florida rivalry too. I was an original Gator Hater when I went to school at AU. It's just a fun game and it was always a good game too.

Pancho...sounds like you had a week like I did earlier. I know the memories are what you will miss the most. I help people after disasters and it is usually the loss of pictures and videos that hurt the most. Most of the time if they survived they are happy to be alive but the first thing they start looking for are the memories and not the valuables. You'll capture some other ones and it will be ok...but I know how you feel. Hang in there.

Well have to run...Hope everyone has a great week next week.

Originally posted by Talitha

At my Dr appointment yesterday, they told me that I need to fast one day next week and go get some tests done, so I decided to go ahead and eat since I was so stressed out. For those of you with THYROID PROBLEMS, have you had someone tell you that it is obstructing your windpipe b/c it's enlarged? I was really freaking out all day yesterday, but today my sister told me that it's common and I am over reacting. Anyway, We are doing a sonogram on mythyroid nextweek.
So here's what I had yesterday, after fastinf part of the day



Hi Talitha,
I had an enlarged thyroid on the right side which had gone below the collarbone, identified as substernal, and the left thyroid never developed. Since it was pushing on my windpipe it was determined best to remove it. I had been taking synthroid for about 10 years at that point and my levels were ok which meant that the enlargement would not go down anymore. Upon removing it, lab results showed I had full blown Hashimotos.

Are you often tired for no apparent reason? That can be a clear indicator that it's a problem.

I hope this helps. Let me know if I can answer any other questions on this for you.

Smiles and Blessings,
Tammy aka Faithfilledfollower
:comp:

Originally posted by GatorGal
ChrisD--Yes, I’ve read a lot of stuff about tuna, esp. the white albacore, which is supposed to have more murcury than the chunk light. It is so sad. I love tuna, but it makes me feel like I can’t eat it very much any more. My dr. says once a month is OK.


Gator, can you talk a bit more about the tuna concern? I love tuna to :-(

Thanks!

Tammy aka Faithfilledfollower
:chin:

Tammy--The USAToday newspaper had an article about it sometime in September. It talked about various fish and which were worse. Even farm raised salmon is not as good as we thought it was because the ponds the fish are raised in have a lot of PCB's which show up in the flesh of the fish. The albacore tuna is worse than chunk light because it comes from larger fish, which have absorbed more murcury.
Tammy--I also have been diagnosed with Hashimotos disease, and my doctor is trying to see if there is anything that will reverse it. So far she has found that I have some heavy metals in my body which might be causing the antibody problem. I take Thyrolar.
It sure makes losing weight harder. What has been your results since your thyroid problems?

I got three apple pies with whole wheat crust and agave sweetened fixed, two baked and one frozen for a later date. I also peeled and chopped about a bizzillion apples and made about a cup of applesauce. ;) Actually, I got maybe a quart. I still have at least a peck left to make apple cake, and maybe some apple bread, and I am thinking a few more pies. The house smells like apples and cinnamon. :T I just ate a piece of ww apple pie with Blue Bunny NSA vanilla ice cream on top. I called it lunch!

I got a sad call this morning. A friend's mother in law died. Because the MIL was not married to her partner, her two sons are responsible for the arrangements, and all the responsibilities that go with the situation. My friend's husband and brother in law are not so good at handling things, so now all the responsibility falls on her. The situation was unusual, so there will be an autopsy to determine the cause of death. They are guessing an aneurysm, or stroke right now though. She was doing ok, thankfully. She also does SB, so I will take her a pie and a pan of ww lasagna later.

I started this post about three or four hours ago, got a phone call, and never got back! Just got in from church, and I am heading to bed soon. I work tomorrow... should be interesting with the wicked witch of the bakery there. Thankfully, my manager will be there!

Sweet dreams everyone!

TALITHA: Don't freak about the thyroid. It makes life interesting, but is treatable. Call me if you want to talk thyroids. You know me and my thyroid soapbox! ;)

GATOR: Did I know you were diagnosed with Hashimotos? I don't remember you saying that. That would explain somethings. Its funny that you hate UGA so much. Georgia considers its big rival Georgia Tech, and not Florida. Even Auburn and Alabama ranked higher in rivalry than Florida. When I was at UGA, everyone loved the Florida game...it was billed as the biggest outdoor cocktail party in the world! ;) I only went once- as a freshman. It was at the Gator Bowl, and it was quite an experience for me. After that, I tended to stay away from the crowds. I still don't like going into huge crowds. Makes me feel claustrophobic, or something.

FAITH: There was an excellent article in Readers Digest last month about the mercury problem in fish. The symptoms are similar to thyroid symptoms...fatigue, brain fog, hair loss... They said to stay away from the larger fish that feed on smaller fish. They tend to build up more mercury eating the little guys. If you can get your hands on a copy of last months RD, they even had a list of which fish are considered the worst, and which ones are ok. They go so far as to say you can have one column once a month, another column list twice a month, etc. Salmon is better than tuna, for mercury anyway. Chunk light is lower in mercury than the white albacore. I seem to remember reading somewhere that canned is better than fresh as well. Not sure why, but I will try and find where I read that, and post the correct info if I can.

Headed to bed. Just wanted to say that if the board isn't up and running at the normal 6amish time, not to fret. There's no school here tomorrow and if I'm lucky, I may get to sleep in a little:)

Nite!!

Deb

Great Sunday;

Went to church this am, teaching on guilt, conscious, and forgiveness.

Also, off for the weekend. Spent yesterday with my parents, my Mom & I made several halloween scrub tops that I had sold at work.
I always feel better when I get to spend some time with them, my Dad made Lasagne, I didn't eat that, had some baked chicken and salad instead. He said if I would bring him the WW pasta he would make me Lasagne next time.

I am an Oklahoma State Fan, as I attended school there long ago.
I like OU also, as long as they are not playing OSU.

Our LOVE is the Dallas Cowboy's. HOW ABOUT THEM COWBOY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Walked my second 1 1/2 miles today, just 2 more to go by Wed. This time I was able to walk 3/4 of a mile before I had to rest.

Death is a horroble thing for us to bear, I have lost some very dear family and friends, I also experience death often in my work.
But if the person is ready, there is no greater gift than to be in God's arms. I pray frequently that God put it on my heart to talk to all about him, and how to be saved. Sometimes we have miracles at work, and a very ill patient is healed, those I try to remind, that God deserves all the GLORY, and he still has work for them here on earth.

Today I had sugar free ice cream at Braums, peanut double chocolate (or something like that). WAS GOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!


GS is eating the foods I cook better, maybe he is just lazy and hungry.


Good night to all.

Will try to post again before I go to work, and after I walk
in the a.m.