Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 10/27-11/2

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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=33692

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, read between the lines:)


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FEELING GREAT

Do you want to just feel good? Or would you prefer to truly feel great?

It can feel good to overindulge. Yet it can feel great to enjoy the lasting rewards that come through practicing discipline and restraint. It can feel good to be lazy, lounging around and doing nothing. Yet it can feel truly great to invest your time in creative, effective, productive efforts.

It can feel good to win an argument. Yet it can feel great to develop a mutual understanding with, and true respect for another person.

It can feel good to live for today, abandoning all your responsibilities for the pleasures of the moment. Yet it can feel truly great to live fully in the moment while remaining responsible to the positive possibilities that the future will bring.

Rather than living for the fleeting pleasure of feeling good, fill each moment with meaning, integrity, responsibility, discipline and love. Then you'll know the lasting joy of truly feeling great.

-- Ralph Marston


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A WAY OUT

When you're stuck, there is a way out, as much as there may not seem to be. Stop focusing on being stuck and you'll begin to see what that way out can be.

The way to get beyond being stuck is to get beyond what you're doing. What that means is that there is something you must change. By changing what you're doing, you can begin to move forward. And soon you'll be far beyond the place where you were stuck.

Yes, change can be frightening and change can be difficult. Yet the fact that you're stuck is compelling proof that change is your best course of action.

Eventually you'll see that being stuck was not such a bad thing. For it will have pushed you into making a positive change, a change that you'll soon be grateful for having made.

When you're stuck, there's much that you can do, if you'll simply accept the need for change. Change for the better, and move forward faster than ever before.

-- Ralph Marston
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Have a wonderful day, and a fabulous week!!!!!

Debbie
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SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Morning! No work today! Hooray! I don't have to work until Wednesday this week. I do have a doctor's appointment this afternoon. Can't wait to see what HIS scale says....I am hoping and praying the complaints I get on my scale from my daughters is well founded, and it is really five or more pounds heavy! :s:

I have a cake to do for a lady today too. She wants a goldfish, so it ought to be fun and challenging. I hope I can stay out of the cake scraps and icing....

DEB: I did get into the peppermint stick ice cream on Saturday. It just was not as good as I was expecting it to be. I don't think it is going to be a problem for me. Now the double chocolate chunk.....

Good Morning All

Sorry I went AWOL again last week but wanted to check in to say Hi to you all. No changes to report here, still up a few pounds from my lowest. My eating was quite good this past week but who knows what this week will bring. I will be working away from home for most of the next two weeks, which means lots of restaurant meals again which for me is a bad thing. I don't think I will be doing Halloween this year. I have bought some potato chips and candy for dishing out but probably won't be home in time for the trick or treaters. If that's the case I will just dish it all out to the 6 grandkids.

Gotta run. Have to leave for work in a few minutes.

Have a good week everyone.

Bye for now. :wave:

Marie.

Good Monday Morning everyone. Had a pretty good weekend..no major cheats to report except some movie popcorn. I didn't even eat the whole bag which is unusual for me!! Gosh, I wish I wasn't so addicted. How did everyone else do staying on plan this weekend? I am glad I also exercised 5 times last week, so I met my goal. Did some more man pushups yesterday (HAHA)..I really need to get over myself on those pushups...Talk to you all later. I am going to go back and read the posts from the weekend, and I will be back to reply-

Hi everyone, this is going to be a good week. Everyone enjoy your extra hour of sleep? Not much to report, because not much happened. I was not happy with the Cowboys, but Tampa Bay people were, so at least some good came out of it. Some one has to win. Have a Super week.

SuperDave

I have eaten anything and everything that was not nailed down this weekend. Had a late breakfast yesterday, an early lunch so I didn't even need dinner. But no, can't dare skip a meal. So since I had been bad all weekend, why not eat anything you have ever been wanting, right? So I did. I was so sick when I went to bed I couldn't even lay on my stomach! I was alone last night and boy did I take advantage of it. Even hid all the evidence and took out the garbage! Had some pies left from bunco, ate those and decided to throw the last of one away, on the way out to the trash (out on the curb), had to take one more bite. :yikes: I am truly a foodaholic and need the 12 steps. Oh I while I am stuffing my face, I am reading a fitness magazine. How stupid is that?? Even though I was sick at my stomach I was thinking I hadn't gotten into the Halloween candy yet better do that before Monday. At least I didn't. Totally whacko!

I had a good long talk with myself. Faced the music and stepped on the scale :yikes: that alone should do it for me. I am journaling and counting calories.

Seriously considering doing the South Beach for a couple weeks. Anyone know the lowdown on it that can be easily explained here. I know no carbs for the first 2 weeks, but what about fruit and veggies? Anyone?

Back to exercising tonight too. I have to stop the bleeding quickly.

Deb, I checked no way would I be into the candy this week. I needed to also check that I had alaready been into it. But I am thinking positive so I checked the first one. I should have called you last night so you could have talked some sense into me.

Monet, enjoy your day off. Sure hope you see a good number at the doctor.

Rosalie, try to make good choices at those restaurants. There is something healthy there for you.

JackieO, sounds like you had a great weekend. Have you ever tried taking your own air-popped popcorn with you to the movies? At least you would be saving some calories from the butter. I know, that is the best part. Guess you can see I didn't do as well as you over the weekend. How embarrassing :o

Off to skim the posts from the weekend. Be back later.

Jackie

Good Monday Morning!:wave:

Hope everyone had a good week last week. I was unable to even read the board, much less find time to post. It was a crazy and busy week but it seems I'm back to normal today.

The Bar Mitzvah was nice yesterday. I liked it because it was very casual and I could wear my normal every day clothes. What was unbelieveable was my friends new home. Did I say home? I mean more like a mansion! The house is 16,000 - yes 16 THOUSAND square feet! There's 7 bedrooms, and all but 2 of them are huge, bigger than my master bedroom! I asked Fred how many bathrooms, he couldn't remember, 9 or 10, asked Sara the same, she wasn't quite sure, but every time you turned around there was another one. Kitchen has 2 Sub Zero fridges and on the other side I think it's a freezer (didn't want to go check it out and look tackier than I already was) 2 washer/dryers in a bigger than you'd think someone should have laundry room-huge walk-in pantry, please, I could go on! I took some pictures and will e-mail those on the e-mail list that I have so you can take a gander if you want. Oh, the owner of the Marlins lives down the street and across the street from their house, if you know this story (I didn't) the now defunct Worldcom owner's home, which is not finished due to him being indicted. OMG, just found a website with info on the home from this guy from worldcom - check it out:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2002-08-12--worldcom-sullivan-house_x.htm

Of course, I was taking pics of this home as we were driving away! It's gorgeous but unfinished and the front doors are plywood. Gosh, what would it be like to have THAT kind of $$$ - too bad I won't ever find that out.

I am working in the dining room today. It's a mess and I've decided to keep active today while tackling this area. ELI works in there as his office and it has papers all over the table. In fact, the entire table was obscured with crap and well, it seats 8 people, so it's a fairly large table (at least by my standards, with Sara, it wouldn't be), so I'm trying to clear that off. Have it down to about 1/4 of junk on it now and will try to get it 100% cleared. Same with the floor. I really want to get my house in order!!!

Parents are due home this Friday - really looking forward to having them home, esp. my DM! :D

Thanks for all of you who are going to plan on staying with me through yet another holiday season.:D

I'm liking the time change - hmmm, that's a good question for a upcoming poll!:D

Anyone going to any Halloween parties? Not me, I'm giving out candy, I love seeing the kids. We usually get about 40-50 kids and I'm prepared. Target has the best price on candy this week, $1.50 a bag and I even had coupons:cp: I've eaten enough candy this past week and swore as of today that it's only going to the trick or treaters, not the piggy eater!!!!:pig:

Okay, I'm outta here, will check back in a little while!!

Toodles

Debbie

Good Monday morning:

I skimmed posts but didn't take notes so I won't be able to do replies today.

Friday was busy. We dropped off Delaney at a friend's house and I volunteered in Britt's class; sure glad I don't teach kindergarten kids all day (I'd be bushed at the end of the day). I did have a great time with Britt though and she loved having me there. We then picked up Lane and got to the grocery store. We got home late and then I had to get dinner going. We did get to the pumpkin festival Saturday; the girls had a ball. When Delaney was out in the pumpkin patch, she was running from pumpkin to pumpkin saying, "balls." She thought they were a bunch of orange balls. We bought her a little one to bring home, and she has been carrying it around with her. Britt was able to paint a pumpkin there, and had her face painted. I was not very good.....I had a few bites of a funnel cake, had nachos with jalapenos, had some popcorn, and then had a piece of DH's birthday cake yesterday.

Britt & Lane have colds, and I woke up with a sore throat so I am sure I am getting their colds. Of all weekends to indulge in sugary foods; probably suppressed my immune system enough for me to pick up their colds. I am going to keep Britt out of school today, but she has a doctor's appt. later this afternoon anyway. We also have to have her costume altered this morning.

I have a prayer request for my sister Audra & her family. They were evacuated from their home yesterday afternoon; they live in the San Diego area. They have 3 kids and had a chance to throw a few things together. They think that her oldest child's school has burned down, as well as the youngest two's preschool. My sister got a job awhile back to help with expenses and actually had all of her x-mas shopping done. They had to leave it all behind, including a brand new bike for her 10-year old. I am so worried for them. I know it is all material stuff, but it is also their home, and how do you explain to a 2 & 3-year old why they lost their home, rooms & toys! Thanks for any prayers.

I better get going. I hope to check in later!

Nat

With all the talk about boobs last week, thought I would share this one with you all.

Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G,
and H are the letters used to define bra sizes?
If you have wondered why, but couldn't figure out what
the letters stood for, it is about time you
became informed!

{A} Almost Boobs...
{B} Barely there.
{C} Can't Complain!
{D} Dang!
{DD} Double dang!
{E} Enormous!
{F} Fake.
{G} Get a Reduction.
{H} Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up

Quickie...

MONET, I wish I felt the same way about that ice cream, but I love it. LAUREN says it reminds her of whipped cream with peppermint. Didn't care so much for the Red Velvet one, but I managed to polish off both half gallons in a 24 hour period:^:

JACKK, that was funny!!!!

PANCHO, prayers to your family. I just e-mailed my cousin who lives in SD as well to see if she's okay. She lives near the stadium. She's a teacher so I know she has no school today due to the fires. May call my Aunt who lives here to hear what's going on.

Toodles

Deb

Man, the cooler weather and warm oven are upon me. :) This time of year I am faced with all the goodies my crew loves. Yesterday my mom came over so it was no exception. She thought I should make some bread. Okay, I did and it was wonderful! You know I had to taste the end piece hot out of the oven. So then we saw a recipe for bagel sticks. They weren't half bad. Next time I am going to put a small sausage and cheese in them before I boil and bake them. Then were were the homemade chicken and dumplin's and coconut topped muffins. Since they liked the muffins so much there weren't any left. Sooooo, I made pumpkin muffins for breakfast this morning. Britt called and when she heard I made muffins she wanted me to bring some up to work. You guessed it, I'm going to make a batch to take up there this afternoon.

Considering I didn't do badly at all. A few bites here and there but since I didn't eat yesterday to speak of I won't complain. I was too busy cooking to eat...:D

(((Jack-K))) I have been where you are. We have lost our minds for the month. Me last weekend and you this weekend past. Now it's time to get back with the program. You can do it!!!!! Plus you are SO close to goal....

Deb....wow! I can't imagine that kind of footage. Plus that's a lot of toliets to scrub. :) I'd hate to think I left something in one of my bathrooms and can't even remember how many I had...too funny. The kitchen sounds like a dream though.

Poncho....praying for your sister and her family. So many people are being touched by these fires.

Rosalie....hey woman! You can do it. When you eat out just make the best choices you can. Stay strong and OP as much as possible.

SuperDave....no extra hour for this gal. For some reason I woke around 3:35 and was just about asleep and hour later when the yard beast decided they wanted to go out and bark at nothing. :) Then hubby was restless because it was about time for him to wake. It was nice though...it was sooo cold in the house this morning. Nothing like being snug as a bug in a rug with the covers pulled up to your ears. I enjoy this time of year very much.

Monet.....praying that those scales behave and show your loss!!!! Enjoy your days off. Are you going to chill or do you have plans? A goldfish cake sounds very interesting.

The kids are in the middle of lessons. So I'd better scoot for a bit.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

235/154/140-135

Nat- your family is in my prayers.

Debelli- Good Luck with the house cleaning. Sometimes breaking it up in smaller pieces makes it easier to accomplish. Just visualize the finished results. I wish this could help me with my closet..

JackK- Sorry to hear of your food obsession this weekend. I went through that recently and know it can be hard. But maybe that is what it took to get the cravings out of your system. I can totally relate about taking the food out to the trash and having to have one more bite. That part of the post made me laugh because it reminded me of an incident about 2 months ago when I was picking croutons out the trash can in my office to put back on my salad. Now that is REPULSIVE. (However, they were resting on a piece of paper so I thought they looked clean). This is like confessions of a food addict. I was also cracking up laughing at the reading of a fitness magazine while munching. It's like we think the calories are negated because we are reading about squats. HAHA. Anyway, I am confident you will get back on track today. Don't beat yourself up about it..it could be worse, you could be sifting clean looking croutons out the trash.

het crystle- we were posting at the same time. Your recipes sound yummy. Have a good day!

I hope everyone is off to a good start this week!

I started rereading the new SB book this morning. For breakfast I has two soft boiled eggs, and a slice of WW bread with margerine. I went to the grocery store yesterday and finished stocking up on what I still needed after Friday's trip to Harry's. The good news is that I used the last of my old loaf of bread this morning and so I get to bake a new loaf with my good flour!:)

Yesterday--after urging everyone to rest I cleaned out a closet (two bags of clothes to Goodwill) and the very messy drawer to my bedside table. If I can get to the other closet within the next couple of weeks, then I might actually have room to put some clothes away!

I'm now waiting for the Dr.s office to call me back about scheduling my surgery. It will either be the 5th of December or the 6th of January. I'd like to do it before the first of the year because on Jan 1st the deductible starts over again. But if it has to be then, so be it!

JackieO--We all have stories like your crouton one! Because we ALL have really screwed up relationships with food!

Crystle--the Nov. Guideposts has a recipe for yeast rolls that I thought I might try to adapt to WW flour to see if I can use them for Thanksgiving dinner. Sounds like you had a busy day baking! Be careful!

Nat--will keep your sister and her family in my prayers!

Deb--I'll also keep your SD family in my prayers! Sounds like you had a good time yesterday. It's always fun to see how the other half lives!

Jackie--What has gotten into you girlfriend? I've certainly been there and when it gets that bad it usually means that something else is going on--any idea what?

SuperDave--Hope you have a good week yourself!:)

Marie--it's good to hear from you!

Time to get to work--I hope this is the first day of a good OP week for everyone!

Susan

Good Morning everyone,
It's a rainy day here in upstate NY, and I've chained myself to the computer to get a bunch of prep work done for tomorrows educational program, plus some other stuff. Stayed semi-OP over the weekend, didn't go too crazy. Will head off to the gym later and do my usual workout.
I couldn'r believe how big that house is! We have a cleaning lady, but for something like that you need a staff!
i also completely understand about eating everything in sight, even though I haven't had a majpr breakdown like that in quite awhile.
Prayers to all the victims of the wildfires...

Barbara
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oops--Monet I didn't get a reply in to you. I have a DR. appt this afternoon too and since it has been more than a year since I've seen this Doc, I know I will be up over my last visit--ICK!

Hello Everyone!

I was very OP this weekend, despite all the (self-induced) stress. WHen I am writing, I crave munchies. GingerMen from Peppridge Farm to be exact. Must be superstition -- I ate them for my thesis writing too! LOL! Unfortunately, Triscuits are too salty for my tastes, so I will have to search for another 'legal' munchie to replace the GingerMan army.


Pancho-- My prayers are with your sister & family. Bill has a friend whose house was less than 3 miles from the fires leading edge on Saturday. We haven't been able to reach him (even with the techie Blueberry, cell phone, email etc...) We are worried, yet hoping for the best.

Fillise!! OMG-- you have been through this? Any suggestions, thoughts or secrets to pass to this apprentice? TPs might be bogus, but necessary for the applications. I have sent out the least complicated applications today-- and it felt GOOD! No! GREAT!

Debelli-- Your motivational Monday hit the spot. It feels good to avoid this difficult task, but getting a good academic job will be soo much better!! Just like being a size 12 will feel better than the GingerMen taste!!!

Gotta run, I am finishing the New Orleans presentation & then I will work on the poster. 9 days & counting down....

Emma
morning break at the lab, with Chai tea & an apple. OP

Jack-K
I'm going to be doing the South Beach (SB) (oh my gawd they even stole the Sugar Buster initials!) The Monday after Halloween.
I need to kick up my weight loss a bit!
According to the book, first 2 weeks (phase 1):
all Low glycemic veggies
Avoid:
beets
carrots
corn
potatoes (white)
tomato (limit to 1 whole or 10 cherry)

Avoid ALL FRUIT (and juices)!!!
Avoid all starchy food! All bread, oats, rice ect.
No alcohol at all!!

Avoid all dairy, no yogurt or milk, no soy milk even

Can eat:
lean beef
skinless poultry turkey and chicken breast
Lunchmeat: fat free or low fat only

Cheese: fat free or low fat

Oh man Deb those picture were unbelievable!
I have a lot of cleaning to do also. I've been sick the past week, my house is just, ugh

I haven't been eating bad, just a lot! I tend to eat when I'm sick. Must be a leftover from hearing my nana "eat something you'll feel better"
Well except for my low life husband bringing home not one, but 2 bags of oreos!! Evil evil man! I ate 8 of them!
Ok gotta clean!!

HELP!

Quick Question gals....I HAVE NEVER COOKED EGGPLANT! Do I peel it?? Does it have seeds that have to be removed?? I bought one yesterday.....but don't know what to do with it. (Pretty Pathetic....I know!)

Hi,

I did manage to stay on program all weekend and the results....down 2 pounds. I told my daughter that it wasn’t really a true loss and she said that I would have considered it a “true” gain if I had gone up the 2 pounds rather than down. So, I’ll take it.

Teensybean: I love eggplant and even grew some this summer. The eggplant can be peeled but I usually leave it on if it seems fresh and tender. The seeds do not need to be removed. The way I prepare it is to just brush it with some olive oil and a few herbs and grill it outside. Also I have used it in an eggplant parmesan dish that I will give you the recipe if you like. I don’t bread the eggplant in this recipe.

Fillise: The Wheat Montana flour sounds interesting. I have found that the flour brand really makes a difference. The Hodgson Mills is very course while the Bob’s Red Mills is fine and they are both SGWW. Sometimes I mix them in my bread to give a different texture. Yes, I am lucky to have such a view. This morning, after the rain, the leaves are a much darker color.


CountryMom: Somehow, I don’t think of you as ever having the time to be lazy. Thanks for sharing the sunset pictures...so pretty. I will be seeing Texas skies soon now.

Monet: Now, you know that I never would have thought you weird. As I recall, we were running really behind the schedule that day because of terrible thunder showers. Next time, though, I will make it happen. I will be investigating a place to stay the first night out of Dallas that will let the girls (cats) stay and be further along on the road. That way we can arrive earlier in Atlanta so we can play. We had such a good time visiting with your husband also that we are looking forward to seeing you two again.

Chrisd: I did make the Chocolate Cheesecake and it is really good. My husband wanted a taste of mine but since I wouldn’t share, he decided to just taste on another dish of it. Well, he just raved about it and ate the whole serving. (I had put the mix into individual serving bowls.) I substituted milk for both the cream and the water. Thanks for the recipe. I feel I could serve it to anyone and they would love it.

JackieO: You will be my inspiration this week to get in 5 exercise sessions. Let’s see, I stayed on program with my eating starting Friday, started Saturday with the water, exercised Sat (not Sun., it rained and I probably would have melted if I had gone out). So, now it is time to be serious about walking. Having popcorn around me would be a problem. Luckily, I don’t care for ice cream!

Jack-K: Boy have a lot of us been there.. ...even down to reading a diet book while indulging. It sounds like you now have a plan to get yourself on a better path.

Good afternoon:

It's me for a quick check-in before I have to take dd to doctor. I talked to my sister, and they are staying with a friend that she works with for now. She has a central air system so they can breathe some clean air for a change. My sister was really coughing and needed to get ahold of an inhaler to help her breathe better. They were having a difficult time getting the 2-year old to keep his breathing mask on. They stayed at a hotel last night near the Mexico border, and woke up to the smoke being nearly as bad there as it was near their home the day prior. I am continuing to pray that they don't lose their home. They may be heading here for a few days, if the freeway between Yuma and SD re-opens.

I forgot to mention that I tried some home-made pumpkin ice cream at the festival Saturday. It was pretty good. I also had a chocolate chip cookie....I think that's all the bad stuff. I have been good so far today. I had shredded wheat for breakfast with skim milk, a slice of zucc. bread and chicken/beans/cheese/lettuce/tomatoes for lunch.

Jack-K: Loved the boob-sizing post. Also had to laugh at you eating over your garbage can looking at a fitness magazine. I've so been there. I also get into that frame of mind....what else am I going to endulge in before the strike of midnight, and then I'll do better tomorrow. I really had a "free" weekend and kept telling myself that the nutritionist that I met with really encourages one free day a week. I don't take one every week, but don't beat myself up for doing it every once in a while. Today is a new day....and so is tomorrow and the next (ha).

Deb: Hope all is well with your cousin in SD. The BM sounds like a lot of fun. It is hard to imagine living like that. I'm sure they have a cleaning crew to clean it, and a landscaping crew to keep the outside nice and clean. I can't imagine having that much house; you know a lot of space is wasted!

Country: I can smell the aroma from your house right now....yum! I love this time of year for baking!

Filllise: Sounds like you are busy "Fall" cleaning. I need to get on the ball and get some closets and rooms cleaned out before Christmas, and the big jolly elf shows up.

Emma: I hope all goes well for Bill's friend. The fires are so unpredictable with those winds. You think one area is safe and then the fire turns around and scorches it. As long as I can keep track of where my sister is and know that they are o.k., than I will be o.k.

Teensy: You can just wash the eggplant, and cut it and cook it. I have made eggplant parmigiana before and I just slice it, and keep the skin on and seeds in. Enjoy it!

Yellow: Good job staying OP over the weekend; I wish I could say the same. Even looking back, I doubt that anything was worth it, except for the few bites of that funnel cake; it was yummy!

Well, I better get a few things done before we have to leave again!

Take care,
Nat

Yellow: On the chocolate cheesecake, what kind of milk did you use? I was thinking of replacing the cream and water with skim milk but wasn't sure how much to use. The pudding says to use non-fat milk anyway. I guess I could try the full amount of cream and water as skim milk and see how it turns out. Glad you liked it; I plan to make it in the next week or two.

Well made it through 2 meals and a snack so far.

Breakfast was yogurt and coffee. Snack was carrots and dip. Lunch was chicken salad, cauliflower with dip, 1 pc ww bread and sf jello. Chewing away on sf gum as we speak. Dinner will be spaghetti (1/2 C) and 3 meatballs with a big salad.

Going to straighten out my recipes or exercise book so I don't think about food tonight.

This bowl of kisses on my desk hasn't called my name once today.

Pancho, how horrible for your DS. Praying that all is well with their home. It may be material things, but it is still their home and the financial loss would be devasting. It is supposed to get cooler there so maybe the fires will die down and their place will be safe.

Deb, how come some people have homes like that and we don't? Doesn't seem fair. I think they should have to share their money with us less fortunate. Maybe we should have hooked up, sounds like we could have saved each other.

Ashley, Oh how I've been there sifting through the garbage. ARe we nuts or what??

Country, that goal just keeps getting further and further away. I'm back on track today so far. But I will make it. All that baking and you didn't partake? You go girl. I want to be like you.

Fillise, Nothing going on that I know of. I guess it was just leftover vacation splurge. Who knows. I was alone and that is a license to eat. Friday I got a minute candy bar here at work, snuck it in my pocket and ate it out of the drawer. Burried the wrappers in the trash so no one would know I ate the candy. Whacko! I need to clean out my closet and drawers and switch clothers around. I could have been doing that instead of gorging myself. Is your surgery going to be the vaginal or incision kind. Hoping for the first one. Recovery is easier. Sure hope you can get it in before Jan 1. I would insist on it.

Woodfrogs, Don't sit in front of that computer too long, it's not good for your eyes.

Emma, how about some nuts when those munchies hit? Good luck with all those applications. Now work on a hard one and you will really feel great.

Cherylco, thanks for the info. I thought that was the idea, didn't realize no dairy. May give it a try after tonight, already fixed spaghetti & meatballs for dinner.

Teensy, sorry I can't help you, never bought an eggplant before either.

Yellow, Congrats on those 2 lbs. And your DD is right. So take them and enjoy them. Congrats for making it through the weekend. That's my goal for the next one.

Pancho, at least your DS has somewhere to stay. Hope she can come visit you. You deserve a free day sometimes. You have done so well. When I get to gaol that is the way I want it to be. I just have to learn to make it just one day and not 2 weeks.

Bob, I thought about you so much Sat night during that game. How awesome it was. Sure thought they were going to lose it for awhile. Did you see that pass Peyton threw yesterday. It was beautiful.

Need to get busy here, but I just needed a support fix for a minute.

Jackie

Pancho: I used 1 3/4 cup of 2% milk and 4 oz of the 1/3 less fat cream cheese and 4 oz pudding mix. I think I would try to mix the pudding with the cream cheese before I added the milk since I had a hard time getting the cream cheese to blend well when I added it last. It was at room temp but I finally did get it to blend and it tasted great. I wonder what it would taste like with other flavors? It is very quick to make...enjoy.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERY BUDDY!! :wave:


GREAT WEEKEND HERE IN SARASOTA!!! Didn't accomplish a dang thing, but it was still a great weekend! Did get all the laundry done....no...wait...I lied....I still have another load to do, but it won't be anything to finish!
I'm still missing Skeeter really bad,and my best friend just brought home a Jack Russell 10wk old puppy. She has named him JACK, and he has the sweet puppy breath, and the little pink pads on his feet! BUT....I'm not ready for another dog yet...it will come, and it may be a while, but I will get one!

JACKIE...IF MY GUYS had played all year like they played in those 5 overtimes, we would be on top of the East Division! It was one of the BEST games I've seen the two teams play against each other in a long while. ALAS...I don't get PEYTON'S GAMES down here unless they are playing one of the FLA teams...DANGIT!!! I know you're doing a good job yelling for me, so I won't worry!
Sorry you had a bad weekend with your eating, but it happens girlfriend and you've done the right thing....you picked your arse up and put it back in the wagon ...that's the first step and
you need a big :bravo:

SUSAN...My GAWD GIRL...what all did you buy that you don't have enough room for all of it? You sound like me! I can't just buy one thing, if it's a good deal, or something that I can't get my hands on on a regular basis, I GO CRAZY!!! Did you at least remember to get MS BELLE some food for the week?

THE DUNGEON MISTRISS called me last night and gave me a first hand explanation of this house. I haven't opened the pictures yet, but from what she said while she was telling me, I could hear the drool hitting the phone!

PANCHO...KEEP US UPDATED ON YOUR SISTER!!!! I've seen on the news what's going on, it looks so bad..Good thoughts coming your way for her and her family!

I'm watching DR PHIL and his weight loss people...it's been a good series so far, and the people are really loosing weight at a good rate. If you haven't seen this, it's on every Monday for the whole show.

Hope everyone has had a good MONDAY....I can't get to everyone right now, but please know that I'm thinking about each and every one of you!

BOB

OH...I forgot to ask...did anyone else besides me get papers to fill out for the MICROSOFT class action lawsuit?

BOB

Ok, I had my doctors appointment. I don't care what HE said, I was ticked! I had only lost 8 pounds on his scale in like five or six months. He was trying to be real encouraging, but I was really hoping the scale would be more encouraging. My insulin levels were down a bit more, and he thinks they will continue to come down, and as they do, I will be able to lose more. My thyroid meds needed adjusting too. It was as usual, a weird, rushed appointment. I go back in three or four weeks, to recheck the insulin and see what is going on. Hopefully, it will be improved by then.

I am working on this goldfish cake. It has been fun so far. I went to the cake decorating supply store and got all kinds of fun stuff to use...like edible glitter, and orange and black sugar sprinkles. I splurged and got fall leaves sprinkles, ghosts and pumpkins. They are SO cute! Not sure what I will do with them, but I may use the leaves next month when I cater the dinner for church....

I have not eaten anything since I had a bowl of cheerios for breakfast. Not the best breakfast I know...but I was out of just about everything I like for breakfast. I am dreading fixing dinner tonight. I just don't feel like cooking! I may get Laura to zip over to the store and get a rotisserie chicken for dinner....

Hello to everyone! Will try and get back on later with replies....<hugs>

Begged MICHAEL to allow me to check my mail for 5 minutes, so I'm sneaking in a quick post while he's in the kitchen...

I'm happy, or at least I'm hoping I will be...I found 2 mirrored sliding closet doors a few months ago at a garage sale for $2 for LAUREN'S closet,but didn't have the tracks. I tried to find them locally and on-line, to no avail. Figured I was going to ditch them and take the $2 loss. They've been against the wall in the dining room and when I was cleaning this morning I thought about once again trying to find something on line. With some other "words" put in I came across a site, contacted them, sent them a picture of the hardware (there's no manufacturer's info anywhere) and they said, from the pics that the tracks they have seem that it could be a fit. They are shipping the tracks, price included with the shipping $32. If they fit, not only will I be thrilled, but so shall LAUREN-will also be thrilled to get though out of the dining room!!!!

The table is clean in there though I do have some of the stuff now on the kitchen table to go through but I think I can tackle that later today.

Many have asked me about the SOBE diet, as we call it here, being it originated on South Beach. It is very much like Atkins BUT has a few differences during Phase I, a few that come to mind is that you can have beans, you can have a tad of milk in your coffee, which you are allowed as well (the caffeine type) you can have cottage cheese, but JACKK, no fruit.:nono: What I don't understand is why you are allowed the beans, which are high carbs but high fiber but yet, not allowed to have other high fiber foods, like raspberries, or Fiber One. Then you ease in to SB, not really much difference. You will lose most likely on Phase I since you restrict your starchy carbs, but why do that if you can do the same on SB?


JACKK, I hadn't read your post, just the funny. Guess the post wasn't funny, but know YOU ARE NOT ALONE, unfortunately.:shrug: I think we need a good talking to each other, when's a good time to call? Ummm, I checked that I though Halloween had started. Usually I don't have a problem, this year PROBLEM!:shrug:

COUNTRY, funny you should mention the toilets - they had a problem with them being stopped up and over flowing yesterday. What was more interesting, they seem to have maintenance people full time for this development of 32 homes on call all the time because the guy was there! Kitchen - nice, but too much white for me!!!!

PANCHO, my cousin e-mailed and said the following:

Hi Deb!


Yes, San Diego is devastated pretty much. Not all parts, and thank God
not my immediate area. There were several homes (10)
that were burnt down in 2 exits north of me off of Interstate 15. There
was also a fire in Mission Trails Park that is right off Mission Gorge
Rd., a couple miles from me.

There are so many communities being affected by this. In Scripps Ranch
and the Poway area, 150 homes were burned down.

Right now as I'm writing this, the Governor is about to speak on T.V.
They're saying San Diego will be named a Disaster area.
President Bush agreed to send funds of reimbursement for the expenses.

There isn't enough manpower or those planes that drop fire ******ant,
but they are looking to other states to help provide.

I'm off from school tomorrow, also. The air quality is extremely poor.
The whole night_ smelled like burnt fire, even with all
my windows closed.

Well, that's the report for now!!

JACKIE, I unfortunately seem to get side track, or actually, I should say bored. I can't stay focused on one area to clean and then go do something else, thus, never finishing anythig totally. I'm that way with just about everything! Hope you can get your closet done!!

FILLISE, didn't get to read the board last week, but I take it from your post you got to see MONET????

WOOD, I do believe she has a staff to take care of that house. I can tell you right now, she doesn't do any cleaning and if I could afford that house, either would I!!!!

Okay, my time is up, not because of MICHAEL, but I have to run BACK to the school to get LAUREN who stayed after.

Will try to get on later, but more than likely the computer won't be free and I"ll have to wait til tomorrow morning.

To all I didn't get to:wave: Will try to catch up with you in the next post.

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

I downloaded Smiley Central(with all the smiley's) but where the heck is it? Can't find it. Anyway, I stayed OP this weekend although I overdid it on the new Blue Bell NSA Dutch Chocolate ice cream. I weighed myself this morning and it said I'm down a couple of pounds but I don't know..waiting for WIW to make it official. Went to the thrift store today and they were having a 1/2 price sale. Got a very pretty dress outfit(top with skirt) for $2.50. It looks new and is soft feeling and red with print. Has a tailored look(by Sag Harbour). It's a size 12 and fits. I'm sure it just runs big though. I also got a pretty and soft navy blue sweater for a buck, a green sweater that zips with a hood(by Cherokee) for a buck, Robby a nice sweater for a buck, a dressy black shirt for a buck, didn't find the kids nothing this time. Halloween- I've already planned to be bad:devil: with my eating. I'm going to have chocolate candy, barbecue ribs, potato salad, all the stuff I shouldn't. I'm going to enjoy it and be at my exercise class bright and early the next morning:lol: Okay, guys gotta cook supper. Still not sure what I'm cooking. I think we will have hamburger steak, salad, and some butter beans. Maybe. Alright that's it for now.

Evening all!

I'm checking in one more time before I head to the kitchen to begin dinner preparations.

Heart--Celebrate that size 12!!!!!! Don't rationalize--you've worked hard to lose the weight so feel good that it is paying off!

Deb--Yup, I was able to spend a great afternoon with Monet. We visited at her house for a while and then we hit Harry's. I got about 15 lbs of flour and 8 bottles of Agave (2.59 per). I was able to visit with her a little while after we returned to her house and then I had to hit the road. I'm now looking forward to having Monet and her DD visit me here!

Monet--I would have LOVED to have weighed 8 lbs less at my Dr. today! I know you are frustrated at the slowness--but it is a loss!!!!

BOB--When I added the 8 bottles of agave to the stash I already had--I was out of room! I have a very tiny kitchen--trust me! You will know when the time is right to invite a new little friend into your life.

Jackie--Good going today. I've been OP too! I'm going to cook a small steak with a steamed artichoke tonight. Yum. Tomorrow I've got a fancy do in Montgomery that will be tricky--must be extra good now!

Pancho--I hope your DS and her family have some good news soon.

Yellow--I've noticed the difference in brands of flour too! If you get a chance to stop in Atlanta to get some of the wheat Montana--do--it's the best!

Teensy--sorry I've never cooked eggplant either.

Cheryl--Good luck on the SOBE plan! Let us know how it goes!

Emma--I've been through 3 academic searches. I was a wreck through the first one, but after that they were not pleasant, but I could handle them. The best thing I did was to keep a notebook with copies of everything I sent with each application. I made a generic list of all the things they might want (vita, papers, teaching evaluations, recommendations, Teaching philoosphy, research plan--you know all the stuff they dream up). I would then highlight the stuff required for each application and put the due date on it and put it in my notebook. Once you get a pile of that stuff built up then it gets fairly easy to adapt to specific applications. The notebook was helpful because when I went for an interview, I pulled my copies of the material I sent to that school so I would have the same stuff they had. Other than that it is just a matter of accepting that you are not in control of this process and that search committees make some very strange decisions. The more applications you get out there, the better your chances of finding a position that is a good fit! Good luck!

Wood--good for you for being productive today!

Time to go fix dinner. Have a great evening everyone!

Susan

Just checking in- everyone's asleep but me. Got on the computer to find a recipe that I had but lost- a breakfast quiche that I've been wanting to make. For supper, I ended up cooking hamb. steak, salad, green beans, and baked potatoes(sweet for me). I haven't had my usual amount of water today, so I'm trying to catch up. Tomorrow I have to take Boogie to the pediatrician for his flu shot. I have a handicap permit for Boogie. I was really hesitant about getting it since he's in good condition and "appears" the picture of health. But everytime I would go to Walmart, we would always have to park at the back and in the heat, it took him awhile to walk to the entrance. Also, I figured why not? he's entitled to it- he's had 3 open heart surgeries. Anyway, everytime(well almost) I park in the handicap spot, I always get rude glares and even had people make it obvious to me that they're looking at my tag and so forth. Today, this lady pulled up beside me and asked me where my permit was. I was just getting it out to hang on the mirror, and she was like "oh.." Just wish some people would mind their own business and not judge people based solely on appearances. Okay, that was my rant for the day, can you tell I've been bugged by this,lol?

FILLESE- No, I'm not an official 12. I just got into 14's a few weeks ago. I've been buying winter stuff in size 14's, so I better not be getting into a 12 yet- I can't afford it,lol. There are a couple of things I can wear in a 12, but majority rules. I think my final goal is to be in a size 10. Anything lower than that, and I'll have people thinking I'm on drugs or something-already had one comment about that. Some people simply can't stand for others to do something good for themselves without trying to be so negative.

Hi! Sorry I didn't chime in sooner. I had to work today and just got home from my Divorce Support Group. Six months after the divorce and I still have some issues with my Ex which is probably wrecking havoc on my diet.

I need some advice from those mommies out there.

I'm supposed to take my 2 year old son to the Neurologist on Wed. My Ex called me today and said "do not let them sedate him when they do MRI or whatever tests they do". I told him I didn't know what they were going to do. He feels it is not necessary for Jared to be tested. I am taking him because the Pediatrician asked that I do so since he is not talking yet at age 2 1/2. Does this sound normal? Should I cancel the Neurologist? I don't want Jared to be sedated either but I would guess that they probably have to keep him still while they do the tests. I'm inclined to take a wait and see when he will talk but the child is so frustrated because he can't tell me what he wants.

Am I doing the right thing by taking Jared to the Neurologist or wait and see when he will talk.

Thanks!

Ilana

Just thought I would share the picture of the goldfish cake. The lady liked it, which is all that matters to me! (that and the cash! haha! ) It sparkles because it has edible glitter on it.

HiedieHo All!

After taking Dave's pledge I missed yesterday. I just could not get my act together. No get up and go. Did not go to church or to a Habitat potlucj dinner in the evening. Watched ice skating, took a nap, and was in bed by 10:30. Not much more energetic today. Did go to NH, WD and made lasagna for supper. I'm not sick, just played out.

What a wonderful change in the weather. It is an overcast day and the temperature has been brisk, a welcome relief. I'm fromthe Poconos and enjoy the cool weather. The natives are complaining about it being "cold"! It's easier crocheting on afghan in this weather, open the window beside the chair and crochet away! The afghan is nice and warm since it is about halfway finished.

CHRYSTLE: I am a sunset person so ooved your picture. We get beautiful pink sunsets here, I just wish there was a vista to enoy them in instead of looking over rooftops. When I visited my DD in HI we would go out every night and enjoy the ocean view and sunset. She gave me a picture of one and I have it on the wall.

JACKK: I'm drowning to. Your plaint described me to a T.

PANCHO: OMG, how terrible for your sister and other families in that area. A fire is a terrible thing to go through, I know as we had a house fire in '57. It's surprising the things you forgot about and then miss a couple of months later when you want them. Prayers for her family.

Have sat long enough.

Take care, Shirley

Hi to All,
Hope all is well. I am still battling nausea. It is a pain in the tush, it just happens at will. I take ginger to help settle my stomach, it helps a lot. All my life I have had some kind of stomach troubles.

BOB~~ the stuff works for me. My doctor recommended it to me. I just take it and to my surprise, I haven't been disappointed. That link is really awesome, I put my address in, mom, sister and it is something else. I like!

PANCHO~~ I got info on the Atkins website and this is what it stated. I will check the kind that you suggested for sure. I do want what works. "Your heart muscle needs a steady, strong source of power to do its job properly. The heart uses 70% of fat for its energy source. L-Carnitine is an important amino acid that helps shuttle fatty acids across the mitchondria (which is the energy part of the cell). In the body, L-Carnitine helps fat to be metabolized for energy." -Atkins
FILLISE~~ You are mighty right about the board. I want to continue right thru the holidays and I stand guilty about not doing my very best to get to this board. It is a life saver because of the dedicated who come here. I'll have to keep reminding myself of just how important this is. Thanks for the reminder.
SEF~~ Hi, it is HFS and kinda expensive but, it is well worth it. I buy the large quantities(240) bottles 1000mgs. each cap.
MONET~~ Congrads on the weight lose. Hang tough! The cake is outstanding for sure.
Hi Debbie and the rest of the gang!!!!!!!!
Out of here now, got to get some sleep now. See yas later.

Later,
LJunel (slim and healthy)

Hello to everyone.....it is late again, but I am determined to get in some replies tonight. I have gotten so far behind, that I don't know if I will ever get caught up. So I am only doing this weeks board that just started. Hope to get to the past one too, but will concentrate on this first.

Dh got his deer early Friday morning. So now I will have to hunt full time with him to get mine. It opens back up next Monday. He didn't see any Elk when he went Saturday. Said there was lots of fresh sign, but no critters.

We have a 1987, big old Ford 4X4 pickup that you can't afford to keep gas in, that we use for hunting and hauling. Well, the other day a friend of Dh's called and wanted to trade us a 1993 smaller Nissan 4X4 for the Ford! He wants the Ford to make a flat bed out of to haul is hay trailer! So we got the Nissan yesterday.....what a nice truck! I think my Honda will stay in the shop all winter now. I can drive the Nissan, and Dh will still have his Dodge Diesel!!

Been busy in the kitchen baking.......don't know why. I have always disliked baking. I always have flour all over and at least 10 or 12 bowls dirtied. But for some reason.......I only made one thing for us.....an apple pie with a whole wheat crust! Had one piece last night and it was very good. I behaved tonight and had my SF Jell-o. Maybe tomorrow I will have another piece. But I have a good start on goodies for the Christmas bags!!

Found a recipe for Eggplant Parmigiana in one of Mom's cookbooks. It was very good. Dh didn't eat any of it though. Say's he has never like eggplant. So I know what I will be eating for the next couple of days!!

On to some replies......


Monet-- Enjoy your day off, and am crossing my fingers for you!! The cake sounds interesting. Oops, just saw the picture.....it is adorable. Nice job!!

Rosalie-- Just do the best you can when eating out. Sounds like you have it pretty well handled!

Jackie-O-- Hello, to you!

Superdave-- We have 3 dogs, and they don't care about the time change at all. They think they have to be feed at 5 am, So this morning it was 4 am with the time change!!

Jack-k--Pick yourself up and dust off! Now your ready to get down to some serious business!! You can do it.

Pancho-- Will be praying for your family! Please keep us up to date. Hope you and the girls will be feeling better soon.

Deb-- I can't believe the size of those homes!! My goodness.....how would you find yourself??

Country-- I have been doing quite a bit of baking too, and I don't understand it, because I hate baking!! Some aliens must have inhabited (sp) my body, because it sure isn't me!!

Fillise--Wish I would be getting the cleaning bug instead of this baking one!! I would must rather see my house sparkle than see people eating the goodies I am baking!! lol.

Wood-- Hello to you this evening!

Emma-- Sound like you are getting the job aps done. Good for you!!

Cherylco--Are there any portion sizes for those foods?? I have been thinking of doing this for a couple of weeks too. I think I have been getting more and more liberal with my foods lately, and I still want to lose 10 more pounds.

Yellowrose-- This was very tender, but I peeled it because I finally found a recipe in one of Mom's cookbooks. I would love it if you would share your eggplant recipe with me! I used the one tonight, but it did call for breading the eggplant! But it was sooo good. Why haven't I tried this stuff before?

BOB-- When my Dad passed away we wanted my Mom to get herself a dog. She had always had them until just a short while ago. But she insisted she was not ready yet for another dog, but she would get one when she was ready. And she did when it was right for her. Now she has a minature Dashound that is almost as spoiled as my three dogs are! So take your time, you will know when the time is right!

Heart-- Who care if they run big....they fit and they say size 12!! Good for you!! Sounds like you are getting quite a few bargains lately. I went with my Mom the other day looking for canning jars. I found some for 29 cents apiece. The last ones I had to buy new were 7.99 for 12! So I think that was pretty good. I also found 3 pairs of pants.....size 10!! Need to find some winter shirts and blouses. Maybe next time.

Sef-- Maybe you just need to take a breather......rest for a day or so!!

Agape-- Good evening to you too!

Well this turned into a book tonight......hope to see you all tomorrow some time. We have got to start cutting up the venison in the morning. So you all have a great day!!

Will be back on later but wanted to get in my TUESDAY TIP for today:

From BECOMEHEALTHYNOW.COM


ALL ABOUT SUGARS
by Dr. Gary Farr on 17 August 2003






About White Sugar, Aspartame, other Concentrated Sweeteners and Health

This page is important stop for all of you who are addicted to sugar, honey, or any other concentrated sweetener.

For all of you who eat sugar every day in all kind of food, from bread to Coca Cola, from ice-cream to ketchup, from hot-dog to cakes, jams, candies, sausages, yogurts ...

And for all of you who are having problems like colds, flu, food allergies, high cholesterol, candida, cancer, diabetes, fatty degeneration, degenerative diseases, depression, dizziness, crying spells, aggression, insomnia, weakness, skin problems, heart and circulatory diseases..

Let's first say what is white sugar.

White sugar is refined sucrose (simple sugar),_ C12H22O11 , produced by multiple chemical processing of the juice of the sugar cane or sugar beet and by removal of all fiber , protein and minerals , which amount to 90 percent of the natural plant.

( P.S._ I do not want to be misunderstood. I will explain that concentrated sweeteners are bad for your health. BUT, that does not mean that you should use artificial sweeteners like aspartame (Nutrasweet), xilitol, sorbitoll, or any other artificial sweeteners. ALL artificial sweeteners are worse for your health then natural sweeteners, so think about it!)

Read about aspartame {tales_nutrasweet} here.

This page is not only about white sugar. It is also about brown/ raw/ turbinado_sugar, molasses, syrups, and other concentrated sweeteners like : dextrose (glucose) , fructose, galactose, maltose, lactose, dextrin, dextrains,_ and honey. Our body digests and absorbs these concentrated sources of sugars rapidly, and quickly turns them into saturated fatty acids and cholesterol. If we do not burn off the fat through activity, it will start accumulating under our skin, in our lever in our arteries and other organs.

One thing is common characteristic for all those sweeteners: they are concentrated and composed of simple sugars_ (monosaccharide_ and disaccharide). Simple sugars are also called rapid sugars because they do not need digestion and are absorbed rapidly in our bloodstream.

After being absorbed in our bloodstream, they rise blood glucose levels too high. This condition is called hyperglycemia, and is one of the symptoms of {condition_diabetes} diabetes. If the {pancreas} pancreas functions as it should, it will produce enough insulin to remove excess glucose from our bloodstream with amazing efficiency.

But huge production of insulin can not be stopped in the same moment as sugar stop coming in the bloodstream. To much insulin will then cause too rapid fall of glucose level in the blood. That is called hypoglycemia, and symptoms may include depression, dizziness, crying spells, aggression, insomnia, weakness, and even loss of consciousness.

When blood glucose falls too low, our {adrenals} adrenal glands will mobilize the body's stores of glycogen (starch like carbohydrate, many glucose molecules hooked end to end in a chain, stored in liver and muscle) and will also stimulate the synthesis of glucose from proteins and other substances present in our body.

A diet rich in sugars will catch our pancreas and adrenal glands in a biochemical see-saw, overworking them. It can weaken the pancreas and result in diabetes. Cardiovascular complications that follow excess glucose or fats kill many diabetics._If our body is unable to use all of the extra fats and cholesterol produced from sugars, it must dump the additional load. Fats can be deposited in the cells of our liver, heart, arteries, fat tissues, kidneys, muscles, and other organs. This is beginning of fatty degeneration.

One of the aspects of fatty degeneration is deposition of visible fat in places where it is not normally found in healthy people. Fatty degeneration includes {atherosclerosis} atherosclerosis, fatty liver and kidneys, some tumors, {obesity} obesity and some forms of diabetes.

Sugars inhibit the function of our {immune_system} immune system, and increase diseases caused by poor immune function, such as colds, flu, AIDS, allergies, infections, ...

Sugars increase our body's production of adrenaline by four times, which puts the body into a state of_ 'fight or flight'_ stress, without anything to fight or flee from, except the consumption of sugar. This stress reaction increases the production of both cholesterol and cortisone. Cortisone inhibits immune function.

Sugars lack the vitamins and minerals required for their own metabolism. To be metabolized, sugars must draw on our body's stores of these nutrients. The more sugars you eat, the more vitamins and minerals you need.

It can leach B, C, D_ vitamins, and the minerals calcium, phosphorous, iron, selenium, zinc, chromium, vanadium, tin, boron, bismuth, rear earth elements etc. from our teeth, bones, and tissues.

As these are depleted, our body becomes less able to carry out other functions that require minerals and vitamins to be present: to metabolize fats and cholesterol; to convert cholesterol into bile acids for removal from our body through the stool; or to burn-off excess fats as heat or increased activity. As a result our cholesterol level rises; our metabolic rate goes down; fats burn more slowly; gall stones are crystallizing in or liver; we feel less like exercising, and our weight increases. We have already started walking our way to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

As you see, sugar is where it all starts, I mean disease.

Sugar causes irritation and weakening of the mucous membranes of the body and robs the teeth, bones and blood of a great percentage of their minerals. Inflammatory diseases of the breathing and digestive organs result from the use of brown and white sugar.

If, after reading those facts you feel to stop eating sugar, we are recommending next alternatives:


dry fruit, fresh fruit, fresh fruit juice,_ resins, apple syrup, rice malt, and barley malt.But, do not just replace sugar with malt, or apple syrup. It is also important to generally decrease consumption of concentrated sweeteners. Eat more fresh fruit and compote.

The easiest way of decreasing consumption of sugar is by decreasing consumption of meat.

How Do I Stop Eating Sugar?

There is a balance between meat consumption and sugar.

If you eat meat, you need sugar, and visa versa. Serious trouble can happen if the balance is off which is easy since sugar is addictive, like a drug. If you are a vegetarian and eat mostly carbohydrates, the effect of extra sugar is heightened.

One of the major drawbacks is that sugar raises the insulin level, which inhibits the release of growth hormones, which in turn depresses the immune system. Not something you want to happen if you want to avoid sickness.

According to Kathleen DesMaisons in her book Potatoes Not Prozac, sugar sensitive people, i.e., those who have a more volatile reaction to the substance, usually have low levels of serotonin and low levels of beta endorphins.

The level of beta endorphins have a direct impact on a person’s self esteem, tolerance for pain, sense of connectiveness and to the ability to take personal responsibility for action. It follows that with higher levels of beta endorphins the disease management process would be easier.

When blood sugar spikes it signals the adrenal glands to release more adrenaline. This leads to adrenal fatigue and in turn makes blood sugar ups and downs ever more pronounced. Note this, for many of us have adrenals already fatigued from overeating of sugar.

According to {sugar_blues} William Duffy in "Sugar Blues" the difference between sugar addiction and narcotic addiction is largely one of degree. Here are some suggestions to make the withdrawal easier:


As you are reducing the amount of sugar also reduce the amount of meat you are eating.
Eat a bit of ginger before meals.


Taking {organic_minerals} that contain trace minerals {trace_minerals} chromium and {trace_minerals} vanadium would solve the problem of craving for sugar and sweets!
People who crave sugar need {inositol} Inositol, and Inositol works wonders in getting a patient's sugar craving under control. In fact, if you take some Inositol tablets, they taste very sweet..
Don’t eat any concentrated sweetener for breakfast
Eat your breakfast as late as possible and start with fruit
Make pause between fruit and other food
Never eat fruit together with the rest of your food
Make treats like cookies sweetened with rice syrup (a honey like sweetener made from cultured rice) or barley malt
Get to know some new foods that have a subtle sweet taste from natural sugars. Try manna bread (tastes like a muffin but is made only from sprouted grains) or oat milk.
Get to know more about the sugar/depression/energy connection. Read {sugar_blues} Sugar Blues.
Take the {sss_what_is_it} Symptom Survey Analysis test to find out your individual nutritional needs.More About Sugar

Sugars are classified as either simple or complex carbohydrates. Refined sugars such as white, brown, and turbinado sugars, and the unrefined simple sugars, such as fruit sweeteners and concentrated fruit juices, are all simple carbohydrates. The grain syrups: barley malt and brown rice syrup, contain complex carbohydrates besides some simple sugars.

Complex carbohydrates are a string of simple sugars (glucose) strung together that must be broken back down into simple sugars before they can be absorbed into the bloodstream; whereas simple sugars can go directly into the bloodstream.

An influx of sugar into the blood stream upsets the body's blood sugar balance, triggering the release of insulin, which the body uses to keep blood sugar at a safe and constant level. Insulin also promotes the storage of fat, so when you eat sweets high in sugar and fat, you're making way for rapid weight gain and elevated triglyceride levels, both of which have been linked to cardiovascular disease. Complex carbohydrates tend to be absorbed more slowly, lessening the impact on blood sugar levels.

Refined sugars have been stripped of the vitamins, minerals, and {fiber} fiber that were originally present before processing. White sugar is 99.9 percent sucrose, and brown and turbinado are 96 percent sucrose. Brown sugar is white sugar with molasses and/or caramel coloring added. Turbinado sugar, also called raw sugar, is slightly less refined and contains a trace amount of a few minerals.

Consequently, consuming large amounts of refined sugars places an extra burden on the body to supply the nutrients, specifically the B vitamins, chromium, magnesium, and zinc, needed to convert glucose (blood sugar) into energy. According to USDA biochemist Richard Anderson, refined sugar may also impair the absorption of trace minerals like copper and chromium present in some of the other foods we have eaten.

Refined simple sugars also have an impact on brain chemistry. They raise serotonin levels, which can leave you feeling drowsy. However, the unrefined simple fruit sweeteners have less impact on brain chemistry because they are high in the sugar fructose, which does not affect serotonin levels.

Choosing natural sweeteners_ rich in complex carbohydrates and reading labels before buying a product will help you reduce your consumption of refined sugar. Natural sweeteners retain most of their vitamins and minerals, and many contain complex carbohydrates. Below is a list and brief description of some of the natural sweeteners available.

Natural sweetener

% complex carbohydrates in dry matter

(good ones)

% simple sugars in dry matter

(bad ones)


Brown Rice Syrup (Rice malt)

is made from (yeast culture) fermented brown rice and sprouted whole barley. Like barley malt, it is ground and heated to make a thick syrup. Because of its mild taste, it can be used as a substitute for white or brown sugar.
OK for sick people but not too much !
It is one of the best of all concentrated sweeteners !
Avoid it if you have Candida Albicans (yeast) problem ! 40 % complex carbohydrates (starch)

57 % maltose


Barley Malt Syrup

is made from (yeast culture) fermented whole barley which is sprouted to break down some of the carbohydrate into the simple sugar maltose. It is then ground and heated to make a thick syrup. Barley malt is a good substitute for brown and white sugar. It is delicious in hot breakfast cereals, cookies, breads, muffins, and recipes using carob.
OK for sick people but not too much !
It is one of the best of all concentrated sweeteners !
Avoid it if you have Candida Albicans (yeast) problem ! 33 % complex carbohydrates (starch)

66 % maltose


Granulated Brown Rice Sweeteners

are made from dried brown rice syrup or a combination of dried brown rice syrup and powdered grape juice concentrate. Brown rice sweeteners have a very mild flavor and can be used to replace white or brown sugar in baked goods.
OK for sick people but not too much !
It is good concentrated sweeteners !
Avoid it if you have Candida Albicans (yeast) problem ! 33 % or more complex carbohydrates

66 % maltose, fructose, glucose, and sucrose


Fruit Concentrate/Sweetener

includes frozen juice concentrates such as grape or apple juice and refrigerated jars of fruit concentrates which are typically blends of juices such as peach, pear, and pineapple juice. Fruit concentrates are thicker than fruit juice concentrates and are made by cooking whole fruits at very low temperatures until they have been reduced to a thick syrup. Fruit sweeteners work well in most baked goods.
They are not much better then white or brown sugar !!!
If you are sick, avoid it !!! 1 %

complex carbohydrates

90 - 96 % simple sugars, fructose, glucose, and sucrose


Maple Syrup

is made from the sap of sugar maple trees. Thirty_five to 50 gallons of sap are boiled to produce one gallon of maple syrup. Grade A maple syrup has a lighter color and flavor than Grade B, which is darker with a stronger flavor.
It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!!
I do not recommend it !!! 1 %

complex carbohydrates

96 % sucrose


Honey

is a mixture of acid secretions from the glands of honeybees and nectar from flowers. Although honey is a natural sweetener, it is considered a refined sugar because 96% of dry matter are simple sugars: fructose, glucose and sucrose.
It is sweeter and higher in calories than refined white sugar. Honey does contain some B vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. However, the enzymes are generally destroyed by high heat causing the honey to lose nutritional properties when used in baking. God to use in special cures, but not as a every day food !
It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!!
I do not recommend it !!! 0 %

complex carbohydrates

96 % simple sugars, fructose, glucose, and sucrose


Granulated Cane Juice

is made from organically grown sugar cane juice that has been filtered and dehydrated. Its a simple sugar that tastes much like brown or turbinado sugar; however, its less refined and contains more vitamins and minerals. Granulated cane juice can be used as a substitute for both white and brown sugar, but it is still rich in sucrose.
It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!!
I do not recommend it !!! 0 %

complex carbohydrates

96 % sucrose


Molasses

is a by_product of the refined white, brown, and turbinado sugars. Sweet molasses or light molasses is the liquid left after the first extraction of sugar crystals. Blackstrap molasses is the liquid left after the last extraction of sugar crystals, and has a stronger, bittersweet flavor and is richer in potassium, calcium, iron, and B_vitamins than sweet molasses.__ Though molasses is better than white sugar, it still contain a lot of it, so I can not recommend eating molasses.
It is not much better then white or brown sugar!!!
I do not recommend it !!! 0 %

complex carbohydrates

96 % sucrose


Substituting One Sweetener For Another

The granulated brown rice and cane juice sweeteners are roughly equal in sweetness to refined white, brown, or turbinado sugar and can be substituted on a cup for cup basis without changing anything else in the recipe.

When you substitute a liquid sweetener for a dry one or vice versa, you will have to adjust the recipe to end up with the right batter consistency. The chart (below) will help you modify your recipes when using natural sweeteners.

SWEETENER SUBSTITUTIONS

To replace 1 cup dry sweetener with 1 cup liquid sweetener:reduce another liquid by 1/3 cup or add 4-5 tablespoons flour.

To replace 1 cup dry sweetener with 3/4 cup honey:reduce another liquid by 1/4 cup or add 1/3 cup flour.

To replace 1 cup liquid sweetener with 1 cup dry sweetener:add 1/3 cup water.

To replace 1 cup liquid sweetener with 3/4 cup honey:add 1/4 cup water.

Note: When using thick liquid sweeteners, heat the jar in hot water for five minutes to make pouring easier and spray measuring cups with vegetable spray to prevent sticking.


Facts about white sugar consumption:


Adults purchase over 50% of all chocolate sold in USA.
The average American consumes an astounding two pounds of sugar each week, which is not surprising considering that highly refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, ketchup, mayonnaise, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.

An average American consume 147 pounds of sweeteners each year.

Monoglycerides used in some ice creams are a possible cancer causing agent in test animals.



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Good Morning,
Make non-legal apple coffeecake last night and brought it in to work(they're gobbling it down).

Monet - great goldfish cake! My sister is a cake decorator at a local bakery, and she loves to do wedding cakes, they're always awesome!

Mom2jared - take the little guy in for the testing, what's it going to hurt? And it sounds like the ex has a few issues of his own...
go witht the dr recommendation. And don't worry about still having issues with your ex 6 months after divorcing. I still have issues with mine, and I left him 9 years ago....

Teensybean - congrats on the deer! We had venison for lunch here at work the other day and it was awesome!

Heart - sounds like I should check out the thrift stores and good will more often, but I'm not down to a size 12 yet. It'll be a little while. And who cares if they run big?? If they say 12, believe it.

Hope that everyone has a great day! I need to bake something for a bake sale at work tomorrow....

Barbara
270/227/135

Hey Gang!

I know I haven't been here in a while, but I just had to come and confess my food sins! By looking over yesterday's posts, looks like I'm not alone.

My eating has been not too good lately. Too much starch and not enough fruits and veggies. Yesterday was the worst. 2 full size chocolate bars and almost a full cannister of Pringles chips--all before lunch. I felt crappy for the whole day--exhausted, fuzzy head, and CRANKY! I even realized what I was shoving in my mouth but still kept doing it.

I finally stopped at dinner time. I made chicken and veggie skewers, coleslaw and carrot soup. I know carrots are not the best, but in my opinion, they're better than the chocolate and chips! The recipe called for a sweet potato to be chopped up in with the carrots, I guess to thicken the soup.

I did a bit more damage at breakfast today. I made DS some french toast, so of course I had some too. White bread and covered in syrup!

I'm hoping by fessing up to you all that I'll help myself get back on track.

I noticed that some of you were thinking about doing South Beach (SOBE) but didn't have the book for a guideline. Right under the SB forum is a GREAT SOBE forum and they have the lists of foods in there FAQ section. I bet they're just as nice as everyone here and would answer any questions you may have. I liked the book because of the recipes, but there are also a lot of great recipes in the 3FC SOBE forum.

I was thinking about doing SOBE again, but I REALLY missed my milk and fruit when I did phase one. Phase two is pretty much SB, so I may do a more restrictive version--cutting down on starches! I also got real tired of eggs most mornings and I really like to have my fruit smoothie in the morning when I'm rushed.

One thing I really liked in the SOBE book was that a couple of times the author said that the "diet" (I hate that word--eating plan is better) was developed with the realization that no one was going to eat perfect all the time. So he says to have your wee taste and then get back to the healthier way of eating.

I just have to remember to keep it limited to a little taste and not a whole week of pigging out!

So Gang, lets not be so hard on ourselves. We slipped up, but we're picking ourselves up and brushing ourselves off and trying our best again.

I'll have to try to hang out here a bit more often--that might keep me in line.

Bye for now,

Good Morning Everyone. The weather here is finally nice, around high 60's. Let's see how long it will last. It will probably be back up to 90 later today. It seems like many of us are on board for the holidays.
I have a non related question for everyone. I am going to the dermatologist tommorrow to have some skin tags removed. I go to the top dermatologist in the city and the procedure is cosmetic and not covered by insurance. Has anyone had this done before, and how much does it usually cost? I just want to be prepared, and not surprised with a 500.00 bill, since I am paying out of pocket. I tried calling the office and asking, but they couldn't give me an answer. That's a refreshing thought. Anyone??

Now, for a few replies:

Monet- Your cake looks fabulous!! You are very talented.

Woodfrogs- Gee, it must be like Bake Fest 2003 over at your office. Coffee Cake today and a bake sale tommorrow? Good for you for having the willpower not to join them munching away.

Deb- Interesting article on the types of sugar. When I first started SugarBusters, I didn't have a cold for over 2 years. I think it's true about sugars suppressing the immune system.

Teensy- Sounds like a good trade to me. Enjoy the "new" car. Your baking sounds yummy, but the dirty dishes does suck. That is probably the main reason why I don't cook.

Agape- Hope the nauses subsides and you feel better soon.

Fillise- Glad you enjoyed your visit with Monet.

mom2- I would definitely take your son to the neurologist. It is always better to be safe and rule out possible problems. I am also for the sedation if it may make him more comfortable. Even though the procedure is not painful, I can imagine it would be scary for a 2 year old, so giving him something might help him relax. Good Luck to you.

Heart- I have been wearing size 12 skirts for some time now, but still needed a 14 in pants because of my hips. On Sat, I discovered that I now wear a 12 in pants, and some 10's in skirts. I think the fact that you were able to buy a 12 shows real progress and like others have said on the board, GO WITH IT!!!

Everyone else, have a good day. I will check in this afternoon.-Ashley

Morning!:wave:

Have a large number of phone calls to make for the board I'm on for membership today so will be on the phone most of the day but figured I better try and catch up while the day is still young.

EMMA, how about sunflower seeds to munch on. Take a while and not too salty.

CHERYL, good luck with the house, it seems no matter what we do, it's never done! But hey, at least I can see my table again! At least for the time being:s:

TEENSY, what did you do with your eggplant? I make a lot of eggplant here. Hope you figured it out:)

ROSE, parents are leaving tomorrow or Thursday to come home, can't wait! Tell RAY I say hello:wave:

JACKK, house like that? I couldn't even afford the taxes on one of the bathrooms I think! I had to be nosey and look up just how many acres they have, etc. etc. The market value is over 2.5 million, they have 16,435 feet on 2.11 acres. Oh, and it has 9 full baths it says! Sorry, I don't like cleaning the 2 toilets I have, much less 9!!!

MONET, I think 8 pounds is good - esp. when I've gained so much in that amount of time! Loved the cake, it's adorable!

HEART, sounds like you got a nice outfit at a good deal. My friend has a permit on her car for her son as well and gets lots of stares too. I don't agree that she should use it when he's not in the car, that's taking advantage, I think, but she does get lots of stares even when he's with her because from looking at him you'd never know he has heart troubles.

MOM, does DS not talk at all, nothing? I'd take him if the Dr. recommends it, can't hurt as others have said. Is EX afraid that if they find something wrong with DS that it's going to reflect on him? Can't understand these men sometimes!!! Hey, call me if you need me!!!! Wanna do lunch one day?

ZANNE, glad to see your post!!

FILLSE, glad to hear you and MONET got together! Sounds like you are stocked in the flour area AND the agave - what a great price!!!!

Okay, I'm sending HUGS :grouphug: and hello's :wave: to all of you and to those I may of missed. I have to get back on the telephone and make these calls and pleas for these families to join!!!

Toodles

Deb

Hi All,

Teensybean, while I am thinking about it, here is the recipe for Eggplant Parmesan plus another one from the SB Kids book. It sounds complicted to make but it really isn't. I usually put the eggplant on to bake while I make the sauce.


Eggplant Parmesan

Recipe By : American Wholefoods Cuisine
Serving Size : 4
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Large Eggplant -- About 2 Pounds
Oil
1/2 Pound Mozzarella Cheese -- Thinly Sliced
2 Cups Italian Tomato Sauce -- Recipe Below
3/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese -- Grated

Italian Tomato Sauce
1 Large Clove Garlic -- Minced
1 Large Onion -- Chopped
1/2 Cup Green Or Italian Pepper
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 1/2 Teaspoons Dried Or 1 1/2 Tablespoons Fresh Basil
1 1/2 Teaspoons Dried Oregano
1 Teaspoon Salt
Pepper -- To Taste
4 Tablespoons Dry Red Wine (Optional)

Trim ends from eggplant and cut into unpeeled rounds 1/4" thick. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet or broiler pan and brush surface with oil. Broil 3 inches from the heat for about 5 minutes until lightly browned. Turn, brush uncooked side with oil and broil for 3 minutes. (You could also just bake the eggplant rather than broil.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place single layer of cooked eggplant slices on the bottom of a 2 quart or 9X13" pan. Top with a single layer of mozzerella, sauce to cover and some grated Parmesan. Repeat layers until all eggplant is used, adding the Parmesan every few layers rather than each time. End with tomato sauce and a generous sprinkling of Parmesan.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until sauce bubbles and cheese melts.

Preparation of Italian Tomato Sauce:

Sauté garlic, onion and pepper in oil for about 5 minutes or until softened. Add tomatoes, basil, oregano and salt; cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Adjust seasonings and simmer for about 10 minutes to thicken. Add pepper and wine, if desired and cook briefly. Makes about 3 cups.


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NOTES : Casserole can be assembled in advance and refrigerated until it is to be baked. Let stand at room temperature while oven heats to remove chill or increase baking time by about 5 minutes.


Eggplant Parmigian

Recipe By : Sugar Busters for Kids
Serving Size : 6
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Basic Tomato Sauce
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Large Onion -- Chopped
2 Cloves Garlic -- Minced
2 Teaspoons Italian Seasonings
Fresh Herbs-Sage, Thyme, Parsley, Rosemary -- Optional
1 28 Oz Can Crushed Tomatoes -- No Sugar Added
1 15 Oz Can Tomato Sauce -- No Sugar Added
Eggplant Layers
2 Medium Eggplant
1/2 Pound Provolone Cheese Slices
2/3 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Salt And Pepper

To make the basic tomato sauce: In a medium skillet, sauté the onion and garlic in the olive oil until tender, about 6 minutes.Over medium heat, add the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce, stirring to mix. Add the Italian seasoning and whatever fresh herbs you like while continuing to stir. Lower heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring frequently. This should make 5 cups of sauce.

Layering: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Peel eggplants (I personally leave the peel on.) and slice into 1/2 inch ovals. Rinse and drain eggplant slices. Salt and pepper eggplant and set aside.

Spray a 9X12 inch rectangular glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cover the bottom of the dish with 1 1/2 cups of the tomato sauce.
Place a layer of sliced eggplant over the sauce. Place single slices of provolone cheese over the eggplant and sprinkle with 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese. Cover with 1 1/2 cups of tomato sauce.

Add remaining eggplant slices and cover with additional provolone slices and Parmesan cheese. Top with remaining tomato sauce.

Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for 30 to 45 minutes until eggplant is fork-tender. Uncover and continue to bake for 10 to 15 minutes to reduce the amount of liquid.

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Good Tuesday Morning.

Doing good so far. Even though someone just brought in a huge chocolate cake with chocolate icing. Not having any, I promise.

Didn't get to walk last night. Kept waiting on SIL to pick up the dog and they didn't get there until 8:30. I did do my floor exercises and started a new routine I found in Fitness magazine. Thought I would mix it up a little. I am sore today. Should walk tonight unless it is raining. I think it is supposed to rain all day.

Bob, I can understand thatyou are not ready to get another dog. It would be so hard. We didn't replace ours when she died. I don't want to fool with all that again, plus we are not home enough. But I did think last night ( as my DH is holding and petting away on DD's dog) that if something happens to me, then the kids need to get him one for sure. Give it some time.

Monet, don't fret about those scales. You can never weigh on other scales. They will all be different. Go by yours and be happy with what you are accomplishing. The cake is adorable.

Deb, I agree with you on the SOBE diet. I don't think I could do the 2 week induction. I will just limit my starchy carbs or eliminate them for a week or so to get back on track. I should have called you Sunday night when I was gorging. Like AA, call before you take a bite. Glad your cousin is ok. I was watching the fires this morning. It is so sad.

Heartmom, A Sag Harbor outfit for $2.50 is a steal. Sounds like you got some nice bargains. Just as long as you don't let your cheat go any longer than the one day you should be fine. Just don't be like me and let it carry on and on and on. I think you should use that handicapped permit. People don't have enough to do. Like I tell my kinds, take care of yourself and quit worrying about everyone else.

Fillise, sending good vibes your way to make good choices today. You can do it.

Mom, does he say anthing at all? If not, I would take him. At 2 1/2 he should be putting 2 words together. Or at least saying one word things. I don't know about the sedation thing. I would trust the Drs.

Sef, some days we just can't get it going. It's ok. You deserve an off day with all you do. Hope today is better for you. Come on we will hold on to this life raft together. I'm paddeling hard.

Agape, sorry you are still feeling poorly. At least it keeps you from eating. Can you find the Carnitine at drug stores or Health Food Stores?

Zanne, glad you dropped in. Thanks for the info on So Be diet. I don't think I will try it like you don't want to give up my dairy and fruit. Just need to pay attentio to how much and what I am eating. Most of all to stay on track. Yes, brush off and get back on track.

Ashley, can't help on the dermatologists. Need to have some moles removed but keep putting it off. They should be able to give you some idea of the cost.Congrats on getting into a new size. Feels good doesn't it?

Deb, if you had that house someone else would be cleaning the toilets and everythign else too.

Woodfrogs, you sound like a Betty Crocker today. All sounds delish.

Need to get busy, just wanted to get a quick post in. Have a great day everyone.

Jackie.

MOM: Take your son to the neurologist. If he is not talking at 2 1/2, it would be smart to check it out. And since you mentioned that he seems to be frustrated at not being able to communicate, it makes it all the more important to get it checked out. I am not sure why your ex is worried about them sedating him. It is not as dangerous to sedate a 2 year old as a small baby. I am not a doctor, or nurse, but I do know that my daughter had to be sedated twice under the age of one for eye surgery, and it has not had any negative reprecussions that I can tell. Heartmom may have more info on that subject, since she has gone through so much with her son, Boogie. Keep us posted.


TEENSY: Just a note on eggplant... if you slice it, and sprinkle it with salt and let it sit for about 15 minutes, or even soak it in salted water, then rinse it, it will take all the bitter juices out of it. This is a trick I found in my Middle Eastern cookbook that has been one of the best steps in cooking eggplant I have ever found! ;) I like it sauteed in a bit of olive oil. You can also brush it with olive oil mixed with balsamic vinegar, and broil it. I love it!

Wow, it feels like I am falling behind here; there are a lot of posts since I was last on yesterday. I will not be on the board tomorrow a.m., but will try to get on tomorrow afternoon. We have our Halloween party for our MOM's Club at 9:30 a.m., and then have to have Britt to school at 12 for a field trip. I will then pick her up at 3, and hopefully be home by 3:30 - 4:00. I plan to go to the gym at 6:00 a.m tomorrow too. Today I weighed 122.5, and hope to be around there tomorrow too, but might forget to post it since I am going to be busy!

As of last night, my sister and her family were back in their home, but not sure if they were going to be able to stay or not. They are just waiting it out right now.

I just finished a small bowl of cantaloupe, and will probably go make some oatmeal soon. I am still a little congested, but will try to get to the gym today when Britt is in school. She is off school on Thurs & Fri, so I will only get to work out today, tomorrow a.m., and Saturday a.m. Better than nothing!

Anyway....on to some replies:

Yellow: Thanks for the info. on the cheesecake....I am going to try it soon.

BOB: I know you are missing Skeeter terribly! I tried to find a poem that I read when I lost both of my dogs (within 4 months of one another). It basically said, "you have been such a good "mom" and it would be unfair if another dog wasn't able to experience the love and affection that you are able to give. It would flatter me if you got another dog because that means your experience with me was positive and you want to love another dog the way you loved me. Please get another dog to love." You do have to do it when you are ready though, but it does help you get over the lonely feeling. We actually bought a Golden Retriever puppy 3 weeks before we lost one dog, and she was already there and getting used to things, and it helped with the transition. When the day is right, you will know it!

Monet: Sorry to hear about your dr's appt. The cake turned out awesome!

Deb: I am glaed to hear that your cousin is doing well. Thanks for the info. I think your cousin may live near my sister. I know my sister said that 10 homes in their development burned down, and they are near that Scripps Ranch that lost 150 homes. My sister can see Qualcomm stadium from her home.

heart: Can't wait to see if your weight is still down tomorrow for WIW. You've done so well; it's nice to see it pay off. Enjoy your Halloween. I am going to have pizza and a few pieces of candy. If you have a handicap permit, than "screw" everyone else. I get frustrated when people park there without permits. BUT, you have one and should use it. I would also be the first to tell everyone to mind their own business. When Britt was going through her esophagus issues, she would cought everytime she ate. We would be in a restaurant and she would start coughing and everyone would look and start talking. I felt like saying, "she's not sick....it's not contagious....mind your own business." Oh well!

Mom: I have known some children that are not talking yet by 2 1/2 years of age (especially boys). I have a friend whose son did not start talking until he was close to 3. I also have a friend whose daughter did not say more than a few words, and then by 3, she was talking in full sentences. I would say to hold off, or at least get a second opinion. Every child is so different, and they are put into certain classifications. I also had a friend whose daughter did not walk until she was well over 2 years of age. She was a wreck and was told to go to so many different doctors. It turned out that her daughter just "feared" getting knocked over or falling, and eventually started and has been fine since. If you do go through with it, I would do what the doctors receommend; they are trained to do this sort of thing. Godd luck to you!

Sef: Glad you enjoyed a "down" day for a change.

agape: Yeah, check into the Carnitine Tartrate. I will always have it around. I plan to take some the week of Thanksgiving for the food metabolism aspect, as well as the energy. Whenever we are going to be going out for the day and are going to be doing a "high" activity outing, I always take a few before we leave because it gives me extra energy.

Teensy: Wow, what a trade on the trucks! Glad your Eggplant Parm. turned out; makes me want to make some.

Zanne: Hope today is a better day. We will all have days like that, but we need to put it behind us and move on, as you have. I think if we can all learn to allow ourselves a little of whatever we want, but only in moderation we will do o.k.

jackieO: Can't answer your question on the skin tags, but I hope it is not too expensive and hope all goes well.

Better go make some breakfast.

Have a great OP day.
Nat

OMG! Thank goodness I went in the kitchen when I did!:fr: I totally forgot that I had put on some eggs to boil and almost an hour later I heard a pop - thankfully they didn't burst all over but there wasn't a drop of water in the pan - told you I can't cook!:rolleyes:

ROSE, I love good eggplant parm. The places I use to depend on finding good eggplant parm are no longer around. I'm not one to go for Italian, except for EP, so my hopes of finding a decent place are small. When are you leaving to go back to TX?

JACKK, glad you are doing better today, wish I could say the same. Started off okay but I didn't make it through this morning. I need a good arse kicking!!!! If I was able to afford that house you'd be sure that someone would not only be cleaning the toilets but my butt as well!!!:lol:

PANCHO, I do think they live near each other. I asked my cousin about the stadium among some other things and this is her reply:

Yes, I live right next to the stadium. They used it as a shelter the
past couple days, but have been trying to get people to an enclosed
shelter so they don't breathe the air. I went over there yesterday to
bring a quilt, clothes, towels, toiletries and food.
I keep hearing sirens. It is like a war zone.
I have all my windows shut tight but some of the smell leaks through.
Everyone is wearing those filter masks. I had one yesterday from my
doctor and then lost it in the grocery. Someone grabbed it right up!

Okay, I'm going back to the kitchen to go through some MC receipts to try and throw some away, still cleaning. Will watch the Marlins victory parade on TV as I clean:D

Toodles

Deb

Hi, everybody. Wow, the board has been hopping this week. Well, let me just say that I have determined that I am strictly a Day Camper. You all may remember that I agreed to go camping this week-end, and I did not love it! During the day was fine, but then the cold front blew through and the wind blew all night, then Sunday morning it started raining. This is not for me.

We've been worried sick about the fires in California. Jordan is in San Diego at Marine Boot Camp. Right now, his group is at Camp Pendleton. We got a letter from him that he wrote on Thursday and he sounded like things were alright. The hardest part is not being able to call him and hear his voice to know for myself that he's fine. The last thing I heard was that they were expecting some help from the weather today or tomorrow so that's good.

I did pretty good eating this week-end. I could have done better, I did have a couple of marshmellows over the fire and 2 light beers. Last night's dinner was supposed to have been grilled sausage and sauteed cabbage, but Joe thought he was turning the grill down but really turned it on high, so we had charcoal sausages. So we had sandwiches and cabbage.

Deb, I got tickled at your poll this week. I haven't bought Halloween candy yet for that exact reason. I know if I bought it ahead of time, there wouldn't be any left by Friday. If I'm buying it, I always try to buy something that I'm not really crazy about, so that helps too. If the weather is nice, we usually sit outside with our neighbors to pass out candy and I'm not near as tempted that way either.

Gotta run. Talk to you guys soon.

Trish

Morning all--thins will be quick as I have a lot to do before i leave for Montgomery.

The date for my surgery has been set for Friday, December 5th. TOM started yesterday so this should be the next to the last one! YES! I'd do it tomorrow if I could!!!!!

Yesterday was good as far as eating went. Tonight's reception will be the challenge. Near as I can tell it is only reception food not dinner (but goes from 5-8:00--what's sup with that). We may leave early and go out to dinner.

I hope everyone has a good op day today! My Tuesday tip is to take each day one at the time. It's especially important this time of year because even if you plan a little splurge on Friday, it's important to remember that today is NOT Friday! We can get into real trouble if we throw away good nutritional habits for the entire week, just because we know we will eat off program on one day. That's when we begin to careen out of control!

Susan

MOM- I would definetly get your son to the neurologist to rule out any physical condition. If it happens that there is something apparent, then you caught it early and they have programs that can help your little one while it's early. Sedation- shouldn't be a problem at all. With Boogie's heart, he can't even take cold meds, but he's been sedated several times and it's never hurt him. It helps make it less traumatic for the child. If you could, ask the docs to give Jared "versed" it calms them down and it acts like temporary amnesia- they won't remember the actual procedure, but when it wears off , they will be fine, only temporary. Boogie got this before his last surgery and he was like a silly drunk. It helped me knowing that he wouldn't remember them prepping him for surgery.

Well, I made a deer sausage, egg and cheese quiche for breakfast- sounds good, but it wasn't that great. I have some hamburger meat that I need to do something with so I'm fixing to make Boogie and I a cheeseburger. For supper, I'm making mexican chicken, squash, and maybe beans or cabbage- can't decide. I got on the scale today and the stupid thing was back up 2 pounds!! I hope it's back down by tomorrow or I'm going to be dissapointed. At least I have my exercise class this evening. Didn't have the time to do my WATP tape yesterday. Alright, gotta cook us some lunch and take Boogie to the doctor.

DEB- If Boogie's not with me, I never park in handicap. Now that would be wrong. And if I see an available spot close to the front, I'll take it before parking in the handicap. BTW- did you say you ate a gallon of ice cream in 24 hours or did I misread that?! It had to been the best ice cream ever! LOL! I have gone thru 1/2 gallon in 3 days all by myself.

Hi

I am still staying on program and if I can talk myself into it, I will walk a little later. The temp is at 53 now and it is overcast and I have been waiting for it to get warmer but as it is already almost 3 PM, I think this is as good as it is going to get. MUST GET OUT! MUST GET OUT!

Deb: Ray and I will start our return trip to Texas Nov. 8th....We have made a pack not to discuss or do anything toward leaving until the first of Nov so we can enjoy every last bit of fall color here. What is fun is that the fall color will just be starting when we get to Dallas. Superdave, have you seen any signs of fall, yet? I wrote a message last week about our visit with your folks as well as seeing some lovely pictures of you....did you see it? I saw a recipe about an eggplant curry dish that sounds good. When I try it, I will let you know.

Ray says to tell you hi, also.

Trish: Your description of camping was so cute. My daughter talked me into just the two of going camping and I am with you...it was not for me. It turned cold and rainy. We could hear cars going over a bridge nearby (we thought we were in an isolated part of the campground, HA!). DH said to just think of them as sounding like waves...didn’t work for me. Dh and I always have fun but I would rather spend my rainy days at the malls.
Okay....Must get out for that walk!

:eek: Let MICHAEL drive home, he comes soooo close to a car that I was freaking. He said he know he wouldn't hit it and that he has good depth perception, yeah, right! I went balistic! That's all I need, to be nervous like that, no way:nono: I think I got my point across! I told him what would it of hurt to wait another 1-2 seconds for the car to move up a tad and then go.

TRISH, have you seen the msg. from my cousin in SD I posted for PANCHO? Hope they aren't keeping them outside and doing exercises. I'm sure they're fine. Gosh, how I miss good toasted marshmallows! I just wrote my cousin about the same thing and how I missed being up at my GP's cottage in upstate NY and how we use to toast the marshmallows over the grill.

FILLISE, hope you have a good time at the reception tonight!

HEART, unfortunately, you read exactly right. Two 1/2 gallons gone in 24 hours and there's another one about to be finished off that I bought last night. I have a little help but I'm really the one who's guilty:^: Only the peppermint was the best one, the othe one wasn't that great and I'm working on plain ol vanilla Breyers. Come tomorrow, I've vowed to stop this insanity!

ROSE, got an e-mail from DM and she said they are planning on leaving tomorrow. She wrote to me that she's looking forward to coming home, which she said should last about a whole 1/2 hour. She's wishing that she could bring the peace and quiet she's had up there home with her. She won't miss driving Mr. Bernie around though! I'm sure DS will be happy to finally have you home too!! Not much longer for you guys!!!

Okay, I'm outta here again - have to go BACK to the school later on to p/u LAUREN.

Toodles

Deb

DEB- Girl, SNAP OUT OF IT!:drill: Man, and I thought I liked ice cream! Sounds like you need a taste of your own detox dungeon. Is it sugarfree ice cream or regular?

Well, I was feeling guilty about what I just ate until I read Deb's post,lol. Now I think ah, not so bad. Just kidding, Deb- have to clown on ya for a minute. I ate a HUGE cheeseburger fully loaded for lunch. That should have held me until supper-not! Just got finished eating an apple, 2 nsa yogurts AND a little more than 1/2 cup of Uncle Sam's cereal. Definetly cooking veggies with the chicken instead of starchy beans tonight. Maybe with the exercise it will all even out. I'm just so hungry lately. Boogie got his flu shot. He cried for just a minute and was okay. He was worse on the way to the doc's-knowing where he was going- he threw a bad tantrum. Hey, am I the only one counting down the days to Halloween or what? I'm pathetic...looking forward to overloading my body with sugar. Well, not much else going on..I'm tired already. I've been up since 5:50, when I didn't go to sleep until almost midnight. Maybe the exercise class will help wake me up

Just checking in.

Going home to fix 50 pork chops. We bought a family pack last grocery trip, DH put them in the freezer w/o me separating them. So I either have to fix them all tonight or eat them 2 nights in a row. Some savings.

Think it is still raining so not sure if we will get our walk in. Will do something though.

All of a sudden I'm very tired.

If anyone watches, the new season for 24 starts tonight on fox. It is the best show I have ever seen.

Pancho, glad your Ds is back in her home. Sure hope she gets to stay there. I was watchign this morning and one family lost their house in 30 minutes but the house next door was ok. It is a scary thing.

Deb, that's why they make timers. Glad you didn't have a real mess to clean up. Bend over and I'll give you that kick. Remember you goal to get back to goal by your anniversary.

Trish, I'm with you, my idea of camping is the Holiday Inn. I'm sure Jordan is ok. Those military guys are tough.

Fillise, You will do fine tonight I'm sure. You are so right about careening out of control. We have to learn to stop that. I'm glad you are getting your surgery done in Dec. Hope you are recouped enough for tahe holidays though. Bond with Aunt Flow (TOM) this week since this is the last time you will see her. Wait a minute. She could make another appearance right before then if I can count.

Yellow, did you get your walk?

Heartmom, at least the things you are were legal. Why are kids so afraid of shots. My 20 year old still freaks out before hand. I get some many, it's no big deal to me.

Good luck to everyone on the scale tomorrow.

Jackie

YUK....WHAT A DAY OVER HERE.....RAIN...TORNADOS (north of here)...WIND!!! MORE RAIN!! :rain:


Thanks to all of y'all with your sweet thoughts of me and getting another furbaby ..Don't worry, I'm not going to jump into the kennel anytime soon...It WILL be a while before I get another one. I really don't think that Kate would be willing to train another one at her age :nono:

ASHLEY....my SIL takes dental floss and flicks them babies right off my Brother's body without a thought! I've actually clipped them from my body as well....I did do a booboo one time and bled like a stuck pig :ink:

Well, My Niece and her Husband got the word yesterday that Brown & Williamson will be no more in L'ville in about 6 to 8 months. They merged with RJ REYNOLDS and will be moving the home office to Winston Salem, NC...There will be 800 jobs that will be offered in both the plant and the home office, so PLEASE keep your fingers crossed that GREG is pegged for one of those jobs! He's pretty high up in the company, but neither of them wants to move...they are only 45 minutes from his family, and about two hours from my Brother. :goodvibes :crossed:

LAURIE....I downloaded those smiles too, and they are only availabe for your email...go back and read what it says about your particular email provider...it won't work on hotmail and those kinds of mail. I have EARTHLINK and it only works if I got thru my webmail option...not the regular ...

MONET....I LOVE THAT CAKE.....I swear girlfriend....you need your own business!

PANCHO...so glad to hear that your DS's house was saved. I know she's glad to be back home.

I've got to run, but will be back later to speak to the rest of you!

BOB

I have chili cooking for dinner...tonight is 'take dinner to your massage therapist' night. She is excited about the chili, since its cold and wet here. Next week, her whole family is starting the South Beach diet. What is with this thing? I have been telling them about SB for years...and suddenly they are willing to try the SoBe diet instead! sheesh! It will make cooking for them challenging, but oh well!

BOB: I used to have a cake business. It was fun, and profitable..and I may do it some again. If I can just get this weight issue solved...

DEB: On further close inspection, that peppermint is not too bad...especially with a bit of chocolate sauce and whipped cream on it! I think I have reached my limit for a few days now though...and I only consumed about half the carton!

Hey, where is Jecrites? She has been missing for a few days!

Hi all:

I thought I would check in while I had a few minutes. I went to Wal-Mart today while DD was in school. Delaney's nose was still a little too snotty to take her to the gym daycare. I did my Christmas layaway....$218.00. I will pick up a few other things that I couldn't find there, but that's about it. It's nice to have it out of the way, but wasn't too enjoyable as Delaney was not in much of a mood to shop. She wanted everything on the shelves and proceeded to scream at the top of her lungs when she didn't get it. My dh said we will need hearing aids in a few years, and would like to get a decibel machine to test how loud her screaming is :lol: . She sounds like one of those loud Macaw Parrots when she screams....there is no holding back.

Not sure what is for dinner yet....I have beef in fridge for meatloaf, chicken and some Mahi Mahi....better decide soon.

Deb: I always do that with eggs. I don't think there has ever been a time that I have boiled eggs that I haven't boiled them dry, except for Easter, when DD keeps asking if they are done yet. I believe your cousin and my sister are near neighbors. Is any of her family in the military? My ds's husband is in the Navy, and they are in the housing development for military. Won't say anything about your ice cream consumption except I hope you enjoyed it;) .

Trish: Hope all is well with Jordan. It is so tough not knowing. At least my ds had her cell phone with her and I was able to reach her whenever I needed to.

Jack-K: Oh my gosh....you will have to have a party to eat up all the pork. I cannot believe your dh did that...it is pretty funny. When I started reading your post, I thought you were feeding the hungry or something (ha). Glad you are doing better today and I know you will continue to.

Better go figure out what's for dinner.

Take care,
Nat

YellowRose: ya all will not be suprised when you come back, the weather yesterday was low 38n but today was in high 80's. If you don"t like Texas wait 15 min and it will change.

Big Orange: be careful when you download those free smillies, especially from smiliy central, read their clause, because everytime you email someone with one of their smiliy's they get a copy of that persons email address, guess what they do with it, you gussed it sell it to people and then your open to spams.

I am thinking of going back to Atkins diet until I get my weight down to ideal weight and come back to sugar busters, as i lose and gain, but stay within my current weight within a couple pounds,so this will be a good way of life once I get wher I should be. Hope you all will let me stay on woe, I guess by Feb I will be at ideal weight,and then do Sugar Busters for life.


SUPERDAVE

Hi!

Thanks for all of the replies. I really appreciated it!

Unfortunately, I had to cancel the appointment because when I got home from work, Ex called me and begged me not to take him. He felt is was unnecessary. I told him I was going to take him and to stop calling me. Then I got a call from my Ex's mother who yelled at me and called me irresponsible and told me that I was defying my Court order by not asking Ex before I made the appointment and if I took DS to the Neurologist, they would take me back to court for violating our Agreement.

I was so upset after their calls that I canceled the appointment. However, when I spoke to Ex's mother she asked me to hold off for three months. I told Ex that if DS did not improve with his speech therapy by January 28th, I would not hesitate to take DS to the same Neurologist. I plan to call the Pediatrician tomorrow to ask her to write a letter to me about her recommendation of sending DS to the Neurologist.

Please tell me what a *&^%% Ex is and that I did the right thing?

I feel bad for being in this group because I like all of you guys and I haven't even started SB yet. I am still doing the research. To be totally honest, as I am reading the book, I am still eating all of the wrong things but I have been depressed lately because of everything that is going on in my life. I want to lose weight but its very difficult because I'm an emotional eater. I don't want to use you guys as a sounding board but I like meeting people and I could use all of the support I can get.

Deb, thanks for posting the article "all about sugars".

Got to run!

Thanks!

Ilana

Thanks!

Monet
Cool cake! Love the water background.

Teensybean
Congrats on the "new" truck!
I haven't read the SBD book just the phase 1 section and flipped through most of the rest.
I don't recollect anything on portion control per say but the daily recipes that come with the book are very specific about how much you should eat at a meal and for snack.
This is the one major difference I see between this and SB, they lay out your meal plans better and give you more of an idea what you eat for each phase. Some people seem to do better with more direction.

Deb thanks for the article.
Does anyone know why the author said "The easiest way of decreasing consumption of sugar is by decreasing consumption of meat."
?? I don't get that??

jackieO
My DH gets skin tags removed like once a year and it was under $100. He saw a dermotologist also and had like maybe 10 taken off?

Hi To All

Been been benging on potatoes, corn products, and white flour. Tried walking a few weeks ago and my weight went up 2 pounds.
So for 2 weeks I have eaten all the wrong foods, except I am still not eating sugar. Now today my weight is down the 2 pounds. Don't understand it at all.

Went grocery shopping and bought all the good for me foods, fresh fruits and vegetables and OH BYE THE WAY I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH SEMOLINA PASTAS. This is legal right?

My biggest problem is the quanity of foods I eat. I get so hungry between meals. I am 5'4" and weigh 234 pounds, and I want to be a size 16 again. Does anyonw have any ideas for loosing that hungry feeling after a meal?

I have missed you all a lot while I have been doing this terrible thing to my self.


Did I tell you my blood sugar went back up? MY glucose stayed 90 to 110 while I was loyal to sugar busters, Sunday I checked my blood sugar and it was 152. That is high enough to cause disease process and affect my eyes, kidneys and heart.

Sorry I let myself down, but I can over come this!!! DH and GS are eating most of the same foods I do now, they are very happy with the semolina pasta.

All my writing to you is so much like a nurse charts(it makes me laugh when I read it), I always have to rewrite everything.

I will eat only a few pieces of sugar free chocolate for Halloween.

Hello All---

Not much to report for the day. Got the venison cut up. We bone out all of it, and use the 2 hind quarters for steaks, and the 2 front shoulders we use the meat for German Sausage. So that's out of the way til we get my deer!! See how positive I am??

The wind is blowing really hard here. Supposed to be a big cold front moving in from Alaska......speaking of which (ds) Bill called this morning. They will be there for a couple of more days then they are headed home. He said it went very well for his first trip out as "Foreman". And he has a 40 pound box of King Crab for Christmas dinner!


Wood-- Glad that you like the venison.....we love it. Use it in anything that you can use beef in. And cook it like beef too!!

Zanne-- Nice to see you again!

Jackie-O-- That was my point also why I hate baking.....to much mess when you are done!!

Deb-- I found a recipe for Eggplant Parmigiana......was really good!!

Yellowrose-- Thank you for sharing your recipes......I am definitely making this again. But will use your recipe as I don't need the added fat from the one I made where you flour and fry the eggplant!

Monet-- Thanks for the eggplant tips! I will be trying more recipes using this.

I know that I missed alot of you, but know that I am thinking of all of you. And I wish you all luck tomorrow for WIW, I will not be weighing in as TOM started this morning. Good night all......

Good WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY Morning!:wave:

ELI is off today, didn't know this til late last night, though I'm not sure what will be, it seems we'll get an early start since I have to p/u the kids from school and without an early start there's no time to do diddley.

The insanity has stopped but not without major consequences, I've gained more weight. As always, I'm an emotional eater and this past month has definitely had it's downs and I've eaten through it all, not only hurting myself but I know letting all you guys down. This is NOT me, this is NOT how I want to behave and I have to get a grip on this otherwise I'll be right back where I started almost 4 years ago. I know what the problems are but how to deal with them is another story. Just throw me a loop and I'm lost. BUT I truly think today I will be back at the helm and under control and back on the right path. At least this is what I'm telling myself here, right now, at this moment. The problems still exsist and aren't going away and I'm compounding them by eating wrong and thus, gaining back the weight. Just do me a favor, don't do as I do, do as I say, or say NOT to do - just don't follow in my footsteps when it comes to eating wrong.

I am posting that I VOW TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT TODAY I WILL STAY 100% OP. One thing about me, I don't break promises to people, only to myself:shrug:

I hear the dingy moving around in the bedroom so I'm going to try and get in some fast one-liners where needed...

PANCHO, she's the only family I have in SD, she's single, a teacher.

MOM, have to ask, does DS go to daycare where they speak Spanish? My niece doesn't speak well at all and didn't for a long time, still doesn't speak too clearly, DS found out they were speaking spanish where she takes here - some words she speaks are in spanish! Ex's can be major dicks! So can they're DM's! Is there any alternatives to try before doing what the Dr. recommended? Does your court order say you have to ask your EX before taking him to a Dr., but do you need his approval. Meaning, you could ask, he says no, but you can go ahead and do what you feel is needed and right, but by asking him you didn't go against the courts? You're more than welcome to stay here even though you haven't started SB, this board is far more than just a "diet board". Again, call if you need.

Okay, I do hear him going around in there, I better skiddadle. Hope WIW is good for you all - surely isn't for me!:shrug:

Toodles

Deb

Good Morning, it's WIW and I'm pleased to report another pound gone! This puts me at 226, and 44 pounds gone! I'm just so pleased, you guys keep me going!

green rn - I'm 5'3" and started this WOE at 270 and a size 22/24.
I'm down to a size 20/22 and feeling much better about myself. I also go to the gym at least 2 days a week, plus use the treadmill at home. Everything helps. My wakeup call was barely being able to fit in the seats on the airplane, and since I love to travel, this was an issue. When we went to San Francisco last month, the seatbelt fit and had room to spare. I felt much better! Just keep working at it. I don't have have the sugar issue, but it almost sounds like maybe something else is going on with your body. But I'm not a dr, so what do I know? :)

Have a great day everyone!

Barbara
270/226/135

Surprise! I didn't think I'd have a chance to get on this morning but here I am. I skipped the gym...still have too much gunk in my lungs, and don't want to spread the germs around the gym. I will take the rest of the week off, and go back on Saturday.

I weighed in at 122 this morning! We have this halloween party this morning, and it is a potluck. I am bringing cantaloupe & grapes, and will see what else there is to munch on.

Delaney is waking up, so I'll make this quick:

Mom: Hang in there. You would be surprised how you feel once you get the sugars and junk out of your diet. When I am eating on plan, I feel like I can conquer the world.

green: Drink lots of water, it tends to fill you up and is really good for you. Try to do something when you think about food, like walk. When you are hungry, don't deprive yourself...snack, but on the right foods and in small portions.

Deb: Hang in there girl; you are an inspiration, and you are human. We all understand why you are here, and we are here to support you. Just remember....there will always be an excuse to eat; things don't always go perfectly. If we use hard times as an excuse to eat, we will never totally get control.

Wood: Congrats on being down 1 more pound! You go girl!!!

Gotta run.

Have a great OP day!!!

As far as the poll....I plan on having a few pieces of "illegal" candy and probably a slice of pizza. However, 6 months ago, I wouldn't have touched the stuff. I was so loyal when losing the weight, but allow myself more indulgences now that I am maintaining. We went to numerous functions and birthday parties, and I never ate off-plan during my losing phase. Looking back, it's amazing how loyal & committed I was. But then again, I guess that is why I hit my goal.

Take care all,
Nat

Well, I'm up 3 pounds to 232. I know I'm eating too many starchy carbs (I justify it by saying, at least they're legal ones) and TOM has decided to pay a visit. Just what I need with Halloween around the corner.

We haven't heard any more from Jordan, but we have heard that the Pendleton fire is pretty much contained as of yesterday. They are up there for the rest of this week and next week, then head back down to San Diego. The recruit depot is right by the airport so at least that's a little easier to keep track of.

Deb, any more news on dates for February? I kinda started looking at plane fares and if it's around Mardi Gras, they are going quickly and they're high.

Well, I actually need to get some work done around here. Talk to ya'll later.

Trish

Hi,

I am still continuing on program and the scale is moving but very slowly. When I am being “good” I want to have big instant rewards.

Debbie: Hey, girl! I am with you about staying 100% on program. That means, for me, exercising 5 days a week, journaling, eating no more than 3 carbs a day and keeping the proteins, fats and carbs in the correct ratios....and then try to drink the water. You know, I have an incentive ...to look good in Feb because somebody will be around with a camera. Now that that ice cream binge is over you are on to better things. You are always such a good support for others and I hope that we can be a help to you as well. I may need to come run your detox center and put you in with some of us.

Trish: I looked at the plane fares also and I don’t understand what they actually mean about the lower fares being unavailable. Does that mean they have already been purchased or it is too soon to buy? I am so happy to hear that you had some good news about your son.

Jack-K: I did , indeed get that walk in. Did you really mean 50 pork chops? That would last my little family of two for a whole year.

Monet: Chili does sounds like a nice warm “comfort food” for a cool night. Hey, that goldfish cake looked great, I like the glitter. About the SOBE diet, there are some good recipes on the 3FC area you can use for your friend as well as we can incorporate them. I bought the book and it has some nice recipes as well but the diet seemed too strict and SB works quite well when I follow it as I should. Do you still work with your DietPower Program?

Pancho: Christmas shopping...aaarrg. I guess it is best to start early especially if you have little ones. I have a friend that we have made it a tradition to start in mid Dec and we shop for about 2-3 days straight and get everything done at once. We started this when we were both in collage and we couldn’t do anything until after finals. We have continued since this works for us. One year there was snow and ice, so, we hired a taxi to take us to a large mall and we bought almost everything in one day.

SuperDave: I have spent most of my life in Texas and what you say about the changing weather is so true. We have plants on the patio outdoors there and we hope we will get back to Dallas before there is a freeze.


Mom2jared: Your ex-in-laws sound like a piece of work. I wonder why they don’t want to know what is happening about the delayed speech. With the SB program, you could just try doing one step at a time and I think you will feel better.

Green rn: I too have been having some hunger problem between meals and I found that if I eat some turkey (I buy it in the deli section and have them slice it almost shaved. It is the low fat, low everything kind.) It really helps even when I am craving a carb. Sometimes I put a little mustard on it. Some veggies with the turkey almost makes a mini meal.

Teensybean: Glad to have another eggplant lover on board. I am going to try the curried eggplant this week and will let you have the recipe if it is good.

It is sunny but windy today...I'll go see what going on around here.

Well I'm still not over my bad eating!!! But I am walking, I'm sure its helping with my attitude. I'm starting my list for Friday shopping and making sure I get lots of healthy stuff back in the house. I can do this... Congrads to all of you thats lost!!!! I can't believe winter is just around the corner. We have our wood all in and our wood burning stove is cleaned out and ready to go. We've had some beautiful fall days here lately. A friend and I have been going to a campground and walking each day. She sure inspires me to keep it up. Well I'd better get ready for my day out.... Have a good one...

Thanks for all of the support everyone.

I feel like such a failure today. I decided to call my Attorney and ask her what I could legally do if Ex does not give his approval for me to take Jared to the Neurologist and to tell her that I am being harrassed by Ex and his mother. I didn't want to get the Attorney involved and wanted to be civil toward Ex and his mother but they are making it very difficult for me to do that. I bought a regular soda today because I needed some caffine and now I feel awful that I drank it. I promised myself that I would only drink diet soda from now because regular soda is filled with sugar.

Ilana

The scales are up. I'm sure it has nothing to do with all the chips and triscits I've enjoyed the last few days. :) Of course I decided to eat breakfast for a change today. Triscuit nachos.....I'm bad I know it. But hey, it's my last no-no till I get back on track. I'm real enough with my self to know that when the weight comes back off I'll indulge again. The trick is to get these pounds back off first.

Jessie and I went for a walk yesterday. It was so nice to get back out and moving. We also had time to work on his times tables and just chat. He wants to go again today. Since the weather is going to be the bomb this week I don't think walking is going to be a problem.

Ilana, sorry you are having all the problems with the ex. I can't believe you have to get his permission for things like the doctor. I hope your lawyer is able to give you some good news. Praying for you as you struggle with the emotional eating. I understand and relate too well.

Toni....you'll get there with the eating.. Hang in there.

Yellow...WTG being a good girl. I wish I could say the same. I hope the weather holds for your plants. The rest of the week it's suppose to be very nice so they are safe for this week. :)

Trish...I bet it's water weight and will be gone before you know it.

Colleen....you don't even like to bake? Step away from the oven. LOL It's so hard to have the wonderful smell of yeast in the kitchen and not be able to enjoy. I think next time I might make some whole wheat bread. It's better for my mom any how.

Poncho....howdy! Isn't it great to be at the maintance stage. Sometimes I feel like I am at that place since I've stoped losing so long ago. Even not reaching goal it feels great to not be gaining it all back. :)

Deb....((((((hugzzzz))))))))) I understand your struggles. I think the first bite off plan back in the first year is what did me in. I know that was a long time ago but I have never regained the same committment since. Don't get me wrong. I've been mostly OP but the first 8 months I was OP 110 percent. And the last few months the emotional eating...well, ya know it bites. Hang in there. There is not a doubt in my mind you will get back on track and the weight will start coming off again.

Woodfrogs...WTG....you loser...!!! Hopefully next week I can join the losers club.

Green RN....Glad the weight is coming off despite the wrong foods. Just think if you hadn't had the sneaks.
:)

Off to get some chores done.

Love,
235/156/140-135 one of these days :)

I don't know how long I will make it on this post. I am in so much pain that I think I'm going to have to take a pain pill and go lie down for a while. I am glad to know that this will be over with in a little over a month.

Mom2jared--I'm sorry you are having such a hard time with your ex and his DM. I can't imagine why they aren't worried. I'm also a little concerned about this idea that you have to get his permission to take your DS to the DR. It was good to check with your attorney--especially since your exMIL threatened legal action. Your attorney will tell you what they can and can't do! BTW--Diet soda has just as much caffeine as regular--the sugar is terrible!

Country--I think we've all had that experience of being 100% OP for a long time and then that first bite off plan does us in. Hang in there and let's get back in gear!

Oh dear--I can't write any more. I'll try to get back on if I feel better later.

Susan

It seems that a lot of us are having major munch attacks lately and eating things we know are bad. I wonder if it has anything to do with moving into fall, and it seems that Halloween is like the entry into the holidays and lets face it, stress, stress, stress!! I always feel better when I can pinpoint where things are coming from.
I mean there are so many of us that are struggling right now, many who are usually gung-ho and doing great that it kinda seems as if it's being caused by something other then no will power.
I'm not saying there's the reason, so munch out. Just need to find a way to snap out of it! I've given myself till Monday after Halloween then I'm hitting the South beach Diet induction for 2 weeks to see if I can drop a quick 10 pounds. then back to SB. I'm not giving myself the green light to pig out, just not going to freak out if I eat a candy bar on Halloween.
Oh here's the

Prevention link sbd (http://forums.prevention.com/viewMessage.jsp?message=261747&thread=30011&forum=40)

Happy WIW

Hope the scale was good to everyone today.

It was down 4 lbs since Monday but still not where it should be. It will come.

I hope my posts don't seem too harsh to anyone. I think I am so fed up with myself that I want everyone else to shape up with me. Selfish, but caring.

I've been cleaning the office all morning. Wore old clothes and have most of it accomplished. All this renovation work is the pits.

Bob, I didn't realize your niece worked at B&W. It is a shame that they are leaving. They are such a big contributor to a lot of charities that they will really suffer. I wouldn't want to move either, but I guess that is better than looking for a job with that many people in competition.

Monet, cooking for your massage lady should be easy. Just cook the SB way you do now. It is the same basically.

Pancho, there really wasn't but 12 pork chopes, but they were huge. We fixed six and I will fix the other 6 another night this week. They were really piled up high in the tray though.

Dave, we don't care what diet you do, we are here for support and support you we will. Good luck.

Mom, do you have to get ex's permission to take him to the regular Dr for an illness? I wouldn't tell him I was doing it. I would think he would be concerned and want what was best for his son. I hate when people divorce and they don't consider the kids only the spite of the other partner. We don't care that you have not started SB yet. If we can help you get started, the better off you will be. You will start when you are ready. My heart goes out to you.

Greenrn, the hunger you are experiencing should go away after a couple of 100% OP weeks. The white flour, etc makes you crave things and makes you hungry. I have been the same way this week since I was off plan for 2 weeks. But I know it will subside. I have been surviving on sf popcicles, cheese, nuts inbetween meals. Try drinking more water if you are still hungry. Make yourself busy, clean out something do some exercise. Then you will benefit in 2 ways. Good luck.

Teensy, sounds like Christmas dinner at your house will be delish. I know you will get that deer. Hang in there.

Deb, We can do this together plus everyone else on this board. You can do this. Promise me you will stop this now. I have been OP for 2 1/2 days now and plan to stay 100% until goal. I don't have my mind set quite yet, but it will come back and I will be fine. Right now I am living for the minute, the day the week. You can too. I never want to be fat again and I know you don't either. Don't feel you have let us down. We all have been there and will be there again probably. One thing we must all learn to do is get right back on track and to channel our emotions in another direction than food. We must find that direction together. Have a great time with Eili and we expect a report that you were 100% op for 1 day tomorrow.

Woodfrogs, Congrats on your loss :cp: 44 pounds is awesome. Keep up the good work. On our last trip, I went to put on my seat belt and had to make it shorter from the person who sat there before me and I said it was such a good feeling to tighten it instead of making it bigger. The things that make us happy.

Pancho, congrats on the 122. You are doing great.

Trish, if you are up don't make it worse by indulging in that candy. You can do it. I have faith in you.

Yellow, the scale is moving is reward in itself. We all want to lose this quickly but we know better. Hang in there it will come. Good idea about the camera in Feb. Work hard. No there were only 12 huge pork chops,but it sure looked like 50.

Toni, come on girl, we were neck and neck and competing over every pound. I need my buddy to move me. Get that food out and the new good stuff in and get going. Glad to hear you are walking. That's a stip (no pun intended) in the right direction. I'm waiting for you.

Country, I think we need some fairy dust sprinkled on this board or something. Maybe it's the moon or something like that. We need to shake this crazy stuff and get our rears in gear. Let's all try to help one another and get back on track here.

Fillise, you poor thing, Wishes that you feel better.

Cherylco, If I had until Monday, I would be eating every bad thing in the world. How do we stop the madness??


Have to run out to the bank before lunch. Will be back soon.

Jackie

Hi everyone.

I know I haven't been around and this is my first post for the week. I had to get "rested" up from the weekend. I don't think there was a day where I stayed at home.

I think I've finally convinced MIL to give SB a try! She bought the book while she was here and even took down some of the recipes I have. I hope she will give it more then just a week or two though. I'm really excited about this because it will really help out FIL with all of his heart problems and stuff.

MIL did end up pissing me off one day though, I think she's got some built in radar to see if she can piss me off at least once when she's around. I told her that when I get this weight off, I'm going to see about a breast reduction, she told me that I needed to "talk" to hubby first, (her way of telling me I have to ask him about it). I told her that he's not the one who has to carry these mondo jumbo things around and he's not the one who gets the backaches from them either. Then she went on to tell me that she's known of some people that when the woman got a reduction without the hubby's consent, the man left. Well whoopie-doo is my opinion on it, if he married me for big boobs then he married for the wrong reasons. I really wish I would have told her that if I know him the way I think I know him it won't matter what size they are because he loves me for me, not for how big my boobs are, but for some reason when I get pissed I can't think of a dang thing to say.

I made cupcakes to take to story time this morning. Y'all should have seen those kids!!! I don't think the mothers were all that happy about them getting all that sugar. Oh well, if they were in school they would be getting more then just one small cupcake! I'm making cupcakes for Katie's and Kerri's classes parties on Friday too.

Monet, I'm here, just been reading some of the posts. Haven't had time to post a thing until now. I LOVE that cake!!!

Mom, So sorry to hear you had to deal with your Ex and his mom. I don't think you are irresponsible at all, just worried and being pulled into two different directions. I agree with what Deb said too. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers that things will work out for you.

Well I think it's time for a nap, at least for Autumn if I can get her to take one. I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

:yes: Good Afternoon Everybody,
I had started on a post last night and somehow lost it. I know for sure that I saved it. I was interrupted by a phone call that was totally unexpected, so that I could not return to finish my post. I had been reading recipes from a cookbook/helps book called "STOP DIETING AND LOSE WEIGHT COOKBOOK" BY PREVENTION. I will share some recipes that I have revised to make them legal.

TENNSY~~ Hi to you. I found a couple of recipes for eggplant that I want to share with you. I will try them in the near future and the certainly look simply delious. Bon Appetit!

Chinese Eggplant Salad
on Cucumber Rounds

extra health benefits
Lower Cholesterol
Cancer Protection

Times: Prep: 5 min.
Baking: 20 min.
Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 54 calories,
2.5 g. fat (24% of calories),,
1.6 g. dietary fiber, 0 mg.
cholesterol, 156 mg. sodium.

Eggplant makes a wonderful base for a robust, low-calorie
vegetable dip. And because it's roasted rather than fried, it
stays quite low in fat.

1 eggplant (10 to 12 ounces)
'A cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon grated ginger root
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons Oriental sesame oil
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 large cucumber
'/4 cup chopped roasted sweet red peppers

Place the eggplant on a piece of foil and prick it with a fork in
several places. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until the skin
is charred and the eggplant is tender when pierced with a fork.
Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
When the eggplant is cool enough to handle, use a sharp knife
to peel off the skin. Discard the skin. Transfer the eggplant to a
food processor. Add the cilantro, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, oil
and vinegar. Process until coarsely chopped.

To serve, slice the cucumber into '/("-thick rounds. Spoon the
eggplant mixture on top of the rounds. Garnish each with the
roasted peppers.

Chefs Note: Don't overblend the eggplant mixture. It will
look better if it's still a little chunky.


Times: Prep: 7 min.
Cooking: 8 min.
Baking: 25 min.
Makes 6 servings.
'Per serving: 255 calories,
2.2 g. fat (7% of calories),
v&A g. dietary fiber, 45 mg.
Ipholesterol, 112 mg. sodium.

Turkish Eggplant with Turkey

Bulgur, a form of dried cracked wheat, is a nutritious staple
in the Middle East. You'd be wise to incorporate it into your
family's diet because it's high in dietary fiber. In this dish,
bulgur's nutty flavor blends with dill and yogurt to produce
an exotic delicacy.

1 cup bulgur
1 cup boiling water
1 large eggplant
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh mushrooms
V2 cup chopped sweet red peppers
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
V2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups nonfat plain yogurt

Place the bulgur in a colander and rinse under cold running
water. Drain and transfer it to a medium bowl. Pour the boiling
water over the bulgur, then let stand at room temperature while
preparing the filling.

For the filling, cut the eggplant lengthwise in half. Remove the
pulp from both halves, leaving '/2"-thick shells. Coarsely chop
the pulp.
In a large no-stick skillet, cook the eggplant pulp, turkey,
onions, mushrooms, red peppers and garlic over medium heat
about 8 minutes or until the turkey is no longer pink and the
vegetables are tender. Stir in the bulgur, dill and black pepper.
Spray a 13" X 9" baking dish with no-stick spray. Place the
eggplant shells in the dish and spoon the turkey mixture into
them. (Some of the filling will fall over the sides of the shells.)
Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or
until the bulgur is tender and the filling is heated through. Serve
with the yogurt.

Chefs Note: When buying eggplant, look for heavy, shiny
ones that have almost-black skins and bright green stem caps.
The skin should feel firm when you press it with your thumb.
Store in the refrigerator in a covered container or wrapped in
plastic to minimize moisture loss, and use as soon as possible.

"extra health benefits
Better Blood Pressure
Cancer Protection &
Stronger Immunity
Let me know how they come out.

jackieO~~ I do feel better at the moment. I keeping the ginger close. I will be seeing my doc in a few weeks. I already have an appt. and don't want to got any sooner. I appreciate your concern, thank you. I have had skin tags removed, however, my insurance covered it. I live in Michigan and things seem to cost more in the area. I just tried to call but today being Wed. most docs are closed. I will try later or in the morning.

Jack-K ~~ Hi Lady... HFS is the best place to get. I have ordered off the internet form Vitacost.com. I was fortunate to find a HFS in our Great Lakes Mall that have discount every Mon. and Tues. of the month. Thank you for your concern. I can deal with most other pains, but nausea is a booger. The ginger works wonders for real, it's also suppose to be good for aches and pains in your joints.

PANCHO~~ I did check out the Carnitines and the acetyl was for brain power on most sites. Thanks for the info.

EVERYBODY, PLEASE DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN BEFORE BUYING THE CARNITINES. I WAS BUYING ACETYL-L-CARNITINE, HOWEVER, PANCHO STATED THAT IT IS THE CARNITINE TARTRATE THAT HELPS WITH THE WEIGHT LOST. I DO KNOW CLA IS A CHAMPION IN WEIGHT LOST AND MUSCLE GAIN.

DEBBIE ~~ I feel ya. It's not easyalways doing the right thing. There's always that one thing that can trip us up. I definitely believe in you and you do, too(that's the good new). For goodness sake don't beat yourself up, instead embrace yourself and love yourself and say to yourself , this in not my very best. We love you. I appreciate the article on sugar. I printed it out so I could share it with others.

Hello Bob, CountryMom4Him, Jecrites, Cherylo, Fillise, Monet, Mom2jared, and the rest have a great and wonderful day.

Later,
LJunel (slim and healthy)


:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

Hi all:

I decided to come home while Britt was in school so Lane could take a nap. The Halloween party was fun....I had a few meatballs, chips with bean dip, veggies with dip & 3 tiny candy bars. It was good, but I came home and had some whole wheat pasta with some legal pasta sauce and pepperoncini peppers; it really hit the spot. Not sure what I'll make for dinner yet!

Yellow: We don't have room for the Christmas stuff...it's so hard to hide for two months. This way I am able to get all the "hot" toys early before it is too late, but someone else has to store it for me. I will have DH pick it up on Christmas Eve and just leave it in the truck until that night. Makes for a lot of work on Christmas Eve, but oh well! Sounds like a fun "traditional" shopping trip with your friend. I love to shop when the weather is balmy, but that doesn't happen much around here.

Country: I was wondering where you were! Maintenance is awesome; I just can't get carried away. I sometimes feel like I can have a little splurge everyday, and I know it will eventually catch up to me. Maybe I've gotten my metabolism at a good rate now; I think working out with weights really helps maintain that ongoing metabolism. You've done so well for so long, as long as you don't start gaining it back, then you are succeeding!!

Fillise: I am sure glad that there is an end in sight to this pain you are having to deal with. Hang in there, and get to feeling better soon.

Jack-K: So glad to see the scales are going back down for you. Keep up the good work!

Jecrites: Glad to see you are back. I can understand your frustration with your MIL; I never even told mine. They live out of state, and by the time they saw me, I had lost a lot of weight, so they probably thought I lost them with the weight (ha). AND, just my two cents worth....any guy who would leave a woman for having a surgery to improve her health....WELL, HERE'S THE DOOR BUDDY! I was concerned what my husband thought, but I knew in my heart that I was going to do it anyway. Good luck to you....hang in there, and stay out of those cupcakes;) .

Well, better go spend some time with Lane before we pick up Britt from school.

Take care all!
Nat

Hey, guys. Let me get WIW outta the way- I had a 3 pound loss this week, so I'm at 175. Yesterday it was up a couple, but I think it's because I weighed at 6 am(instead of 9 am) and my kidneys hadn't filtered everything out by then. I'm grateful for the loss(finally)- it seems that the past few months I've been losing in spurts. 3 or 4 weeks go by without losing and then all of a sudden I get a 2-3 loss. I think it evens out. So I've officially lost 95 #'s so far. Only 5 to make it to the Proud Member of the 100 plus club,lol. Had to go to the dollar store to buy Ashley some black tights for her witch costume, got hungry while there and bought a bag of the Hershey's SF chocolate and ate a serving(5 pieces, nope-I had 6). I wished I hadn't ate it. Oh,well. I do believe it must be the thought of the holidays or the weather change, that is making my appetite soar. I have steaks marinating in the fridge. I'm going to fix a salad and I don't know what else to go with it. Seems like the only thing I see is starchy carbs(don't need anymore today). I want to dress up for Halloween too. Don't have anything, so I think I'll just make up my face. We're going with some friends- they have a truck and we're going to fill it with hay. It'll be us four women and at least 8 kids. We're having a Halloween party for the adults afterwards. So the men will be home building a fire,etc... more than likely working on a bottle of booze.

DEB- Hang in there, you can do this. You've come too far to go backwards.

Jackie- Boogie's had more shots than I can count- he suffers from White Coat Syndrome- and I don't blame him one bit. He actually looks forward to seeing Dr. Joransen, his cardiologist. I've figured it's because he's never endured pain by his hands- it's the nurses he doesn't like. It is a good feeling to know that he's doing so well now. We used to stay at the pediatrician and the card- now it will be 6 months before a card checkup and the last time he was at the pediatrician, was for a steroid shot because of ant bites this past summer.

I'm outa here gang.

Heading home to surprise supper. Means I have no idea what to fix. Probably fajitas. Not my fav. Probably will walk (oops forgot to post last nights exercise on the board) and will do wts too.

Jecrites, glad to see you back. Good going on gettingin-laws to try SB. Those mil's know how to get to you don't they.

Agape, thanks for the infor on the carnitine. I will look for it the next trip to the HFS.

Heartmom, you are half out of the 170's now. You are doing great and will soon be able to boast the 100 # loss. :cp: THe party sounds like fun. Sure the kids will love it. Boogie is doing so good now. Count your blessings.

Pancho, Watch that candy now.

Have a great evening everyone.

Jackie

MAN!!! WHAT A DIFFERENCE FROM YESTERDAY!!! IT'S BEAUTIFUL, THE BREEZES FROM THE GULF ARE BLOWING IN...I LOVE IT!!! :encore: :cloud9:


I got a call today from my EX's SIL telling me that his Mother died last night. She left the tele # for me to call, but I just can't bring myself to do it... ADVICE PLEASE: We had a 13 yrs relationship the ALMOST led to marriage several times. I count my blessings on a regular basis that we never did tie the knot. Our time together was very passionate, but stormy. (no abuse) I haven't laid eyes on him since 1989, but thru the years, there have been many phone calls in the wee hours of the night due to his drinking. Our lifestyle in Lexington was set among the very elite social crowd. This led to my severe drinking years which I'm not very proud of. I've gotten over the drinking thing (I'm not a prewed, and am able to drink when I want to now...not because I have to have it) and could care less about night after night in bars and at partys. My last conversation with him was to tell him to just leave me alone. Now don't get me wrong, I love him as much today as I ever have, but we are one of those couples that just can't be together. It took me a long time to get to the point of knowing this. He was here in Sarasota two years ago and left me countless phone messages to meet him or to call him (which I never did). OK...I'm rambling now..... I just don't want to call him. I know he's hurting at the loss of his Mom, but I think that a card would be sufficient, which I will send in a few days. AM I WRONG TO NOT CALL HIM? I did call a mutual friend of ours and told him to please give him my condolences....which I know that he will do for me. BUDDYS.....I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK???? :soap: :judge:

JACKIE....Not my Niece, but her husband who works for B&W. She told me today that the city is having a hard time with their leaving because of their support and contributions etc...It will take a lot of jobs away from people who won't be offered on of the 800 positions that will be available.

LAURIE....did you find your smilies?

PANCHO...any new news from your Sister?

AGAPE...I've seen that book your quoting from ...it's a good one, but one I don't have...might have to check it out!

JEC...It's probably better that you didn't say anything in reply to that....it might have turned nasty!

CHERYL...did you find the SB book an easy read? I refer to mine often...the DOC has some good suggestions in there...

SUSAN....POOR BABY :grouphug: Just keep telling yourself....only one more month and I will NEVER DEAL WITH THIS AGAIN!!! Just snuggle with MS BELLE...she'll do the trick!

CRYSTLE....WAY TO GO GIRLFRIEND on getting back out there and walking! Enjoy that weather....it won't last long! Winter will be here before you know it!

Ilana. so SORRY that you've had to deal with the EX....keep your chin up...you're doing the right thing abou the DOC....

TONI....way to go on getting that wood ready! My poor Brother called Sunday and they were trying to keep warm. When I suggested that they build a fire, he said his wood was wet!

TRISH...I'm sure that Jordan is just fine. I just heard that the wind is shifting and that will help the situation.. GOOD THOUGHTS COMING YOUR WAY FOR JORDAN!!!!

I know I didn't get to everyone, but Kate says it's time to start supper! I'm going to fix some fish...that sounds really good to me...hope she feels the same way!

HAVE A GREAT EVENING!!!

BOB

BOB - Just remember you asked for this advice, so here it is and that's all it is. I think that in reading your post, you already know what to do. While I'm sure you feel bad for him losing his mother, you have to do what is most healthy for you. Nothing you do will bring his mother back or in all reality ease his pain in losing her. It seems that at this time, the answer is to do exactly what you said. Send the card, maybe with a handwritten note and leave it at that. Hope that doesn't sound too harsh, but our concern is for you and not him. We don't want you going down a road that will hurt you in the long run.

So there. Off my soapbox for the evening.

Trish

Hi guys! (and gals!) :)

Work today was actually fun. The WWoB was off today. (Tomorrow may not be as fun!) I even stayed an extra hour to complete some stuff. Unfortunately, I was exhausted, and every joint in my body ached. Three Ibuprofens took the edge off it, but I am not looking forward to tomorrow. When the weather changes from warm to cold, my Lupus flares, so I am not concerned right now, since it usually calms down in a few weeks.

GREEN: I gather from your post that you are diabetic. SB will help get the sugar under control, but it may take a bit of time. I have been doing SB for two years, and before that, I did Protein Power. In the four years I have been seeing my present doctor, he has been trying to get my thyroid and insulin levels normalized. I started on Glucophage a year ago, and in that time, my insulin has gone from 19 to 13. He wants it to go down to 8 to 10. He said it just takes some time, and once it gets down there, losing weight will be easier. I sure hope he is right! :) Hang in there, and give it some time. Its taken me six years to lose 45 pounds, but at least I am going in the right direction! The semolina pasta is ok, but in moderation. Its not the best starchy carb to have on the GI. Lentils or beans would be better.

JECRITES: Good to see you back. Is your shoulder all better now? I had to laugh about your MIL. Sounds like mine! The times she comes to visit and does not tick me off in some big way are very rare! Surely you would discuss a breast reduction with your husband before you went and had it done! What did she think you would do? Surprise him!? My MIL has always tried to come between my husband and I, but once I pointed out in a rational way what she was doing, he watched for it, and jumped on her about it. Then she said something really insulting at the dinner table once, and my son, who was about 18 at the time, lit into her about it before his father could even respond. Now she is very careful not to say anything ugly in front of them! You ought to tell your hubby what his mother said about him leaving you if you had a boob job....you might get some mileage out of it! haha!

FILLISE: Oh, my poor dear! I am so sorry you are in so much pain! Shall I hop in the car and run over to Auburn with my Lortabs? Thankfully, its almost over.

HEART: Wow! 95 is awesome! I can't wait until you hit the 100 mark! I will probably be a wee bit green with envy, but I am going to be really happy for you!

MOM: Did the lawyer think your Xmil had a leg to stand on about the neurologist thing? What is the deal? Is your ex afraid it will cost him more money then he is willing to pay in child support or something? I can't understand why the two of them would not want to have everything checked out. Its insane! As for not being on SB yet...no problem! I have been off the diet a number of times, and they still let me stay on here! ;) If it helps to be here, we want you here!

PANCHO: I am so impressed that you have done your Christimas shopping already! I hardly know what to buy everyone yet! I have gotten a few things here and there, but I hide them and then forget about them! Long about January, or February, I find them and feel like a fool! haha!

JACK: Down four since Monday sounds good to me! So what did you end up having for dinner? And was it really 50 pork chops or was that just an exaggeration?

COUNTRY: I am with you! I am sure that gain had nothing to do with chips or triscuits! Especially if you ate them standing up! Everyone knows food eaten while standing sinks right down and through the intestines before the calories can be absorbed. Right? ;) Get back on the straight and narrow! Or I am going to have to come out there and tie you to the wagon! Don't make me come after you! :s:

YELLOW: Thanks for the tip about the recipes on here for the SoBe. I know the second phase is like SB, and the first phase is like Atkins, which I did before SB, so I am not too worried about cooking for them. I will probably just make chicken breasts and veggies, and a salad. Thanks for the compliments on the fish cake. It was a lot of fun. I talked to my manager today about doing some designs for the store. He is going to help me get some stuff submitted to the right person.

WOOD: Congrats on the pound gone! You are doing great!

AGAPE: Interesting info on the carnitine. There is evidence that Aceytl L Carnitine is a potent antioxidant that protects the cell mitochondria from free radicals. This is an effective anti aging agent. I started taking it, and Alpha Lipoic Acid for their anti aging properties. There was an interesting article in Reader's Digest about the research on it. It was compelling enough to get my biochemist husband to try it for a few months.

Ok, small group is tonight and I think I better shower before I go! I feel greasy from working with icing all morning! :wave:

BOB: I was typing as you were posting. I think you are right not to call. Just send a card. If you have not seen him since 89, and do not have a relationship with him anymore, a card is sufficient. Send a note, and leave it at that. Trust your intuition here. I think it is right on ...

Good evening everyone. Just checking back in... I've got steaks thawing for tonight. Think I'll have that with a salad and maybe make some beans or something for DH. I walked again in the campground. Am also thinking of doing 2 weeks of South Beach. I got the e book and its so much like Sugar Busters. But I need a jump start.

YellowRose- Slow but steady is always the best. I'm glad you're doing well.

mom2jared-I'm so sorry you're having so much trouble. Sounds like your ex and exMIL is really giving you fits. You were smart to call your lawyer and find out your rights.

CountryMom- Thanks for the encouragement. This is sure a battle... I'm sure you'll do better next week.

Fillise- I'm feeling so bad for you and your pain. I hope you were able to get some rest today...

Cherylco- I wonder if its winter coming thats making us have so much trouble. Maybe we're trying to store fat for the cold weather!!!

Jack-K- Congrads on losing that 4 lbs. You rock girlfriend. Thanks so much for the encouragement. I miss having you to race with.....

jecrites- Wow that would be great if your MIL took off on SB and did well. You must have set a real good example for her to even try it..

agape- Those recipes sound good. Thanks for posting them. I always like something new to try.

Pancho- Aren't those parties hard to get through!!!! All the yummy food around.

heartmom- Way to go girl on a 3 lb. loss!!! Great JOB!!!

Bob- If I could put my 2 cents in, I sure think you're right on with sending a card. I admire the way you deal with everything....

Monet- I sure liked your gold fish cake. I'll bet the lady was pleased as punch....

Wood- Congrads on the weight loss.

Debilli- You sure show us that Sugar Busters is a way of life. Thanks for being you...

Guess I'd better go throw those steaks in the broiler.... Have a good night everyone....

Hi gang-

Not much doing again today. It is just too cold to do anything. It really turned cold. And the wind is blowing 50 MPH or so.
Dh is hanging out in his shop with a fire going.....maybe I will get lucky and he is cleaning. Yeah, right!!

Congrats to all you losers out there......

Wood-- WTG you are shrinking before our very eyes!! I am dancing in my seat for you today!! 44 pounds gone, AWESOME!!

Pancho--Have fun today!

Trish-- Hang in there.Tom could be the big culprit!!

Yellow-- I am still eating on the Parmigiana as Dh won't eat it. He did take a taste, but he is not one for eggplant, (or so he says) or much on cheese. So I will take my time and have a piece with dinner. Yum, yum!!

Fillise-- Hope you will feel better soon. I know you can't wait until Dec 5, and it is just around the corner!

Cherylco-- Thanks for the info....will finish reading it tonight.

Jack-k-- You are getting back there!! Good for you! I don't think anything sounded harsh. I do think the disgust at yourself came through loud and clear. Don't beat yourself up so bad.....you are after all, only human!!

Jec-- Nice to see you back, we missed you posting this week!

Agape-- THANK YOU! I am printing them out now. It may be a while before I get to cook any again.....see above to Yellow! I have all the ingred for the first one except for the eggplant.....and the roasted peppers. Will have to try this one for sure!

Heart-- Pat yourself on the back girl........you have done an outstanding job!!

BOB-- I think a card is sufficient. If you don't feel that you want to talk to him in person.....don't!

Monet-- Glad you had a great day at work.

Well I am going to go and spank some barking dogs!! Yeah, right!
See you all later.

THANK YOU!!!! You guys are the best...I knew my SISTERS would be right there for me...I'll stop and get a card tomorrow. I already know that if I call him, he will pull me right back in, and emotionally, that WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR BOB

I'm off to fluff the pillows and crawl up in the four poster...Can't wait to see BACHELOR BOB tonight....he's coming to Tampa to visit!


I JUST LOVE YOU CHICKIES!!!!! :grouphug:

BOB

Hey all

Sorry I've been MIA but I've been sick again! This time - fever and all. So, I have been quite miserable. I've been trying to eat better. Not perfectly but better. I haven't even skimmed the posts this week - Sorry! Please forgive me. Hopefully, I can catch up with everyone this weekend.

Missy

BOB: Just laughing at your pumpkin on your post above - that's how I've been feeling this week!

No one can make the final decession SP
but you. My advice is send him a card,and let it go. Staying in contact by phone is not a good idea if he is a dead issue. The more you act like his friend, and you say you have not seen him since 89, the more he will make you as someone he calls when no one else will listen to him. If you were seeing each other once in a blue moon it might make a difference.
I just think their comes a time,especially after 13 years of on and off relationship you have to drop it and go on with your life. If you were sure it was the right thing to do and of course I am reading between the lines but it sounds like you really do not want too. The problem is you are a kind person and do not want a guilt trip, but their should not be one. We have enought problems in life without keeping one's we need to let go. I fell it hard to give advice as this is a touchy sort of thing , but again you need to search your soul and what ever you do will be right,

SuperDave

I couldn't ask for better support. I really appreciate it.

It has been a long day but here is an update.

I spoke to my Counselor this morning because I was upset and told her what happened. She told me that I did nothing wrong by canceling the appointment with the Neurologist and wanted me to call my Attorney to find out whether it was legal to take Jared to the Neurologist without Ex's approval. She felt that if I went around Ex's back, there would be a record of the office visit and in a court of law, it could be used against me.

I called my Attorney and she told me that my Ex and his mother were a real piece of work and that I didn't do anything wrong. She told me to call Jared's Pediatrician and to have her write a letter stating that she felt the Neurologist was medically necessary. Then the Attorney would write a letter to Ex's Attorney attaching the letter and stating that if they didn't comply with me taking Jared to the Neurologist, we would get a court order.

Well as it turns out, none of that is necessary because Pediatrician feels that since Jared is now in Speech Therapy (just started yesterday) we should wait three months and see if there is any improvement. If not, she said she would be happy to write the letter recommending the Neurologist. The only reason the Pediatrician told me that she recommended the Neurologist in the first place was because Ex didn't want Jared to get Speech Therapy. Apparently now that Ex has changed his tune, the Pediatrician has changed her tune as well.

I am wondering now if I should get a letter from the Pediatrician about tonight's conversation and her recommendation that we wait three months.

What do you think?

MOM: I think you should get a letter from the pediatrician about the conversation you had tonight, and the recommendation to wait three months and see how speech therapy goes. Its really important to document, document, document! You don't know if you will need the documentation, but it sounds like your ex and his family are some kind of piece of work that would make it prudent to be prepared to thwart their efforts to harrass you by covering all the bases. I am so sorry you have to deal with this kind of headache.

SUPER DAVE: Was it you I promised my beef jerky recipe to? I am getting so forgetful! Here it is: 1 pound beef flank steak trimmed of all visible fat, 1 T fajita seasoning (salt,pepper and garlic) Cut the steak with the grain, into 1 x 4 x 1/4 inch pieces. Mix the beef with the seasoning. (You can use 1 T salt, 1 t granulated garlic, and 1/2 t black pepper, ground if you can't find the fajita seasoning) Lay the strips out in a single layer without overlapping on a rack placed over a cookie sheet with sides (to catch drips) Place in a 175 to 200 degree oven for 8 hours, or until beef is dry. Drain on absorbent paper, and store in an airtight container. This is easy and nutritious- it makes a great snack, or mini meal with some fresh veggies that can be eaten on the run.

TONI: Yum! Steaks! We had Mrs. Winners fried chicken and green beans. Small group night is always hard cause the group is much younger than us and can't quite grasp that we don't eat white flour, or sugar! Oh well!

TEENSY: I have an eggplant recipe you may be able to get your hubby to eat. It is sliced, broiled on one side, then you make kind of taco shaped rolls out of it, filled with ricotta that is jazzed up with black olives, roasted red pepper, and has fresh basil and oregano in it. My son, who usually doesn't like eggplant loved it. I will try and find it and post it for you tomorrow after work!

FRUIT: I sure hope you feel better soon!

Ok, I am going to go hit the pillow! I am tired and work is going to be trying tomorrow, I am afraid! Night everyone! Sweet dreams!

Quick check in before bedtime....
I put a pork roast in the crock pot this morning with some garlic and black pepper, and was very disappointed. It was very tender and just fell apart, but it had no flavor to it. Any ideas what to do with the leftovers tomorrow?? I saved the juices, but would like to do more than just a gravy.

BOB-- Atta girl!!


Fruit-- Don't worry about keeping up, just get better!

Mom-- I think I would have everything documented. Sounds like you may need it in the long run! Sorry you have to go through this kind of ordeal.

Monet-- That sounds delish!! I have just gotten so tired of the veggies that we have been eating since the garden......so wanted to try some new ones. Any other suggestions? We have been eating all the garden veggies, cucumber, onion, tomato, summer squash, zucchini, spaghetti squash, broccoli, cauliflower, and greenbeans. I need a change!!

Well gang, talk to you all tomorrow!!

Good morning. Gee I'm here really early. Got DH off to work. I've got lots to do before my 10:00 walk. I've let my house go to the dogs the last week. Laundry is calling my name. Yuck....... I can't believe this is already Thursday. Tomorrow I go out of town to shop and visit my sister. When you live in a rural area sometimes you have to go along way for a decent grocery store. And the best one for me is over an hour away. I go every two weeks and shop locally in between. Its supposed to be beautiful and warm here today. I hope so.

Teensybean- Wow 50mph winds. Its a wonder you didn't get blown away. The fire in your husbands shop sounds nice. We haven't had to light one yet but its sure not far away. I like to put taco seasoning in leftover pork roast with some water and cook it awhile and make yummy burritos. Or barbeque sauce and make barequed pork....

Bob- I hope you got a good nights sleep. And its good you made a decision before going to bed or you would have fretted over it all night...

fruitloupe- Sorry you're sick and hope you feel better soon....

SuperDave- Did I read in the posts you were going to try adkins diet for a bit. Sometimes we need a jump start and I'm one of those who do...

mom2jared- You sure are having a heck of time with your Ex. That stinks. Sounds like he is just trying to be difficult. Maybe you should get the letter just so it is all documented. I hope things get better with Jared having speech therapy.

Monet- Wow I've never thought of using fatija seasoning on beef jerkey. That sounds so yummy I may have to try that soon. Your eggplant rolls sounds good to.

Well guess I'll go start the laundry. Be back later this evening to check on everyone...

Good Thursday Morning!:wave:

As promised, I stayed 100% OP. It was easy as I knew it would be. Once I make up my mind to do it and believe in what I'm saying to myself I can do it. It's just keeping that mentality that I've had a hard time with lately. BUT, as I mentioned to JACKK, I plan on staying OP til we meet in FEB. FRUIT has already told me that we won't be 100% OP while there since there are some regional foods we just HAVE to try and honestly, I know I probably will take part in trying some things but with all of us there, we'll share and not indulge in the entire whatever-we'll all keep our eyes on each other!!! I'm not worried about the holidays - I've kept SB LEGAL though them all without a problem and will do it again!

Thanks for all your kind words, support and understanding. You are the best!:D

I actually stepped on the scale yesterday and was horrified:fr: I KNEW I had gained even more weight, heck, I could feel my skin stretching when I was trying to go to sleep - no joke, unfortunately. I actually gained 8 pounds in a week!:fr: Yes, it's true - 8 pounds - it's terrible. BUT, I'm back, and I vow to get these off once again. It's going to take me time, maybe a year? Whatever it takes, I wasn't going anywhere anyhow! I know I will slip and fall in the future, it's inevitable, but I hope in time it can be with less and less consequences. Thankfully, when I gain I don't gain it all back and seem to catch myself before long.

I don't know about anyone else, but since the time change I've been sleeping like a dead woman! Last night I must of slept wrong and woke up with a pain in my right shoulder, but other than that, I've been sleeping better than I have in a long time - thankfully!!!

ELI and I did absolutely NOTHING at all yesterday but go out to lunch. We went to Shorty's and I got the chicken. I even told them not to put the fries on my plate, though I usually pay extra for a sweet potato, but since I always bring it home, I got a bigger size cole slaw, but only ate half (about 2 ounces).

LAUREN came home from school the other day with xeroxed pages from the SOBE diet book that a friend of hers at school gave her and decided that she wanted to start it, so this is her 3rd day, but I don't think she's eating enough, or drinking enough water (as her guilty DM doesn't either). I have to find more foods she'll like as it's been hard to fix her lunch. Just the first 2 weeks is hard on the Phase 1, but come Phase 2 I think, if she stays on this, she'd do great and it will be so easy to help her. I'm making chicken for her and taking it to school when I go get MICHAEL as she has to stay til late tonight. I'm just happy she's decided to do something. That's another incentive for keeping me OP, I have to set a good example for her and not continue to let her see I have no control like when I'm scarfing down a half gallon of ice cream in front of her!

I've been watching/hearing about the fires in CALIF. from my cousin and the news. I'm so bummed to hear about Julian, which is a little town about an hour or so from San Diego that we've gone to every time we go to SD. If you've never been there, it's just so pretty, up in the mountain area. It's a little tiny town that you feel you can throw a rock from end-to-end on Main Street. They are known for their apples and esp. the apple pies they serve up there. I'm hoping they can save it. It's been so devastating to see all what's happened to those people and I thank G-D my cousin hasn't been directly impacted.

For those of you who are NOT on my e-mail list and are interested in being included in our next SB GET TOGETHER PLEASE, do make sure you get on my list as I will be sending periodic e-mails with updates and information. If you are would like to come and aren't 100% sure, let me know anyhow so I can still send you the info while you are making your decision. Debelli@AOL.COM
The dates are as follows SATURDAY, FEB. 21ST-WEDNESDAY, FEB 25TH. Now, if you can come in for Saturday and Sunday only, that's great! That, I would say is when we are really going to be having the "fun times". Monday, FRUIT is busy but we can make it a day of sightseeing, or as FRUIT thinks, eating!!! TUESDAY is MARDI GRAS, so that is something I know I would like to expereince as I've never been and then WED., leave and go home :( E-mail me with any questions!!!

GREEN, is it possible that you aren't eating enough and thus, you are more hungry? If you aren't sure, e-mail me your stats and I'll be happy to give you some number suggestions Debelli@AOL.com If you are eating enough you may need to increase in one place and decrease another (like proteins and carbs) or maybe try to eat foods that are more slow releasing, like beans, which keep you full longer.

TEENSY, sounds like it's a messy process doing the deer? Do you use a saw to cut it up? I know, stupid city girl questions!:shrug: King crab - can I come for Xmas dinner??? Thought about you last night - ELI made an eggplant dish that was absolutely DELISH!! Don't know all he had in there but it had onions, tomatoes, pine nuts, feta cheese and spices-at least that's all I could destinguish! I think it's probably my favorite vegetable, but actually, it's truly a fruit! Here's an interesting site for eggplants: http://www.eggplantseeds.com/seeds/seeds.html

PANCHO, hope you are feeling better today:D You're really doing so well with you maintaining your weight. I did so as well for well over a year and then started to slip up, little at a time and then more than not. Just take my experiences to heart and try not to fall in to the same trap I've seen myself fall in to time and time again. One good thing is I never go as high as I've been before.

TRISH, did you get my e-mail about the dates for Feb? See above if not. How far of a drive would it be for you? You may want to ask FRUIT what the closet airport is if you are flying. I haven't a clue about the geography of LA. Hope you continue to hear that DS is doing okay.

ROSE, so glad to know I will be seeing you again in Feb at FRUITS!!:D Glad to hear you are getting in some walking - if I was there I'd be walking too - it's gorgeous!!! I have the same incentive girlfriend, FEB is just around the corner and I'm not going there with major gains on my body. Battening down the hatch!

TONI, you'll get back in the swing of it all, not to worry. The walking is something and definitely a "step in the right direction!" ;)

COUNTRY, are you still logging all those miles? I so agree with you, the first time I went off plan after 2 years of being so "perfect" I've never been able to regain that same stance. I've said it so many times before and I'll say it again, it's like we've been drug addicts or alcoholics who've kicked the habit, but we all know that if a druggie or drinker binges more than likely they will fall back on old ways. As FILLISE said before, we all know that we can't stay 100% OP for the rest of our lives. What we have to find is a way we can indulge once in a while and then get right back OP and not continue on - so far, I haven't found that magic key yet:shrug:

FILLISE, so sorry to hear that you are in so much pain-I guess this is your TOM's big send-off!

CHERYL, I know personally my eating off plan is totally due to emotions and is how I've always handled my personal pressures, let downs, etc. I don't know any other way to handle things when I get thrown a new problem. It's hard to change when you've been doing the same thing since you were a little girl, but I'm trying!!!!

JACKK, I'm with you and I will NOT indulge in anything at all! This is a promise! I know, when I'm at the grocery store and I start to think about buying something off plan that I have to stop right there. No ice cream, no nothing! I am back on track and plan to be 100% OP til we go to FRUITS house in Feb. I've done Thanksgiving 100% OP before and I can do it again. The only thing I will truly miss are the cookies LAUREN makes, but then I have to say to myself - she can make them at any time so there's no reason to indulge during the holiday. CONGRATS on being down 4lbs - I'm hoping I can say the same soon!

JEC, have you asked DH about a boob job? Better talk to him before his DM puts thoughts in his head. Hey, how about trying to make some "healthy" cupcakes for the kids one day! None of our kids need this junk and I'm sure the mother's would thank you for THOSE cupcakes!!!

AGAPE, thanks for those recipes, I'll show them to ELI as I know I'll never make either, at least if I did, I doubt anyone would eat it, when he makes things, everyone wants to try!:rolleyes:

HEART, CONGRATS on your 3lb loss! One more pound and you've reached "new territory" and just another 5 to hit 100 pounds! Now, if that doesn't keep you going strong, what will? It's right there, so close, now go for it!!!!!! You can do it!!!!

BOB, I agree with everyone else, a card and nothing more. You don't want to open a can of worms with a phone call. Got your e-mail and will give you a call on Saturday.

MONET, parents stayed in Savannah last night - so wished they'd of gone to Atlanta instead - sure could of used some flour from Harry's!!! Hope work is okay for you today. Guess the WWotB doesn't need a costume tomorrow, though a black hat probably would make you chuckle!:lol:

FRUIT, got your e-mail and will TRY and find you home during the weekend. Feel better!!!!

DAVE, good advice for BOB! I hope your kids and GK listen to you when you hand out advice, you put things in such a good prospective!

MOM, sounds like you are doing the right thing the right way. Sometimes in the height of things we don't think clearly and then we just have to stop, step back and take a good look at what we're doing and re-access. Sorta like what I've had to do with this WOE. Another book you may want to get, at the library, THIN TASTES BETTER - it's a good read. I have it right now, actually have had it for a while and when I cracked it open last night decided I need to sit and read the whole book, so that's my plans over the next week.

Okay, so it seems I've caught up? If I missed ANYONE, it's not intentional, so please forgive.

I have no plans at all for today. Probably will work in the 4th bedroom and/or MICHAEL'S room which is now, once again, a mess! I have to go to the library and return some items and then go to the school and do a few things there in the office. Still have a few phone calls to make to parents, so nothing exciting.

Will check in a bit later. Going to find something for breakfast before it gets too late.

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

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Just sitting here being lazy this morning. I had over 300 emails so the last hour I've been sorting through them. I haven't even had my one cup of coffee yet. :) I think today is going to be my last day of coffee. Fixing to go back to no caffiene. I don't know why I do this to myself. I get away from the caffiend and end up coming back. You wouldn't think you would get headaches from giving up one cup of coffee a day...but the last two times it was horrible.

Colleen....you could always bbq your left over pork roast. I do that a lot. Sometimes I make frajitas out of it. You could also make a brown gravy and serve it over rice.

Monet....you note made me smile this morning. It's almost worth to be bad just to get you to come out here so I can meet ya. :) I'm being good. So I guess the visit will have to wait.

Bob...good choice going with the card. That way he doesn't get his hopes up. And you can keep your sanity.

Toni.....change your name and don't tell the laundry. I tried that with the kids but they still found me. :)


AGGGGG Jess just brought me my coffee. If I could purr I would.


Mom2jared...if you are having this much trouble over going to the dr. I wold get documentation as to why you are waiting. In case the Ex's say they didn't say such a thing and try to turn it on you. Prayign the speech therapy goes well.

My son is having trouble focusing this morning so I'd better get and draw him back into his lessons.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Howdy everyone.

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. Got a few replies and then I need to hit the shower and find some breakfast. Probably gonna have a bowl of either Uncle Sams or Shredded Wheat and Bran, not sure which one yet.

BOB, Oh I'm sure it would have turned nasty. She's the type that her son does nothing wrong no matter what it is he's done or going to do. I used to could tell her everything, but now I'm going to start keeping nearly everything to myself where she's concerned. If you don't want to call your Ex then don't, I think sending a card and having your mutual friend give him your condolences would be enough.

Monet, Yes the shoulder is doing good. I'm still taking the meds the doc gave me for it though. I've told hubby how she does me, but he's never been there to see any of it, she always "attacks" when he's gone. I do have his sister on my side though. I try to keep my mouth shut about things just to keep the "drama" down, Lord knows I don't need none of that mess. She doesn't know that we are here at crappy Whiteman because of me either, (hubby decided to not fight his orders because I wanted to come here and get away from the heat of La.). I'm sure she'd have a whole heard of cows if she found that out, she thinks he should still live his life to please her and no one else. I did ask him if he'd want a divorce if I got a boob job and he told me no.

Toni, I've been after that woman to try SB since I started it because of how healthy it is and how FIL has heart probs. I'm glad she finally decided to try it. Maybe it had something to do with my doc taking me off the lipitor that really got her to thinking about it. Whatever it was though I'm glad she finally came around.

Mom, My gosh! I agree with your attorney, they do sound like a piece of work! With them being that way, I'd get letters and notes from everyone I talked with about this situation just to prove that I was making sure that I was going by the "rules."

Deb, Uh oh, sounds like you did what I did. I hope yours goes away without a doc visit! Oh yeah, I've talked to him about it before, I even asked him after that conversation with his mother if he would want a divorce over it and he told me no. I figure it's really none of her business what I do, and heck, it's not like I want to go as small as she is anyway, (she's somewhere between an A and a B). Where would I find a recipe for some "healthy" cupcakes?

Ok, now I'm headed to the shower. I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Good Thursday Morning.

Hope all is well with everyone today. It is supposed to be beautiful here (in the high 70's) for the next 4--5 days) I'm loving it.

Did get my 3 mile walk in and some wt training. I tried a new routine out of Fitness magazine and boy is my chest sore. You let it go for awhile and you pay the price.

Nothing going on here, so on to replies.

Bob, I think a card is sufficient. You have sent condolences with a friend and any more might start the calls again and you want to be rid of him, then think of yourself. You are such a sweet person, don't let him guilt you and pull you back in.

Monet, we ended up with chicken fajitas. Not one of my favorite things. No there were only 1 pork chops but it sure looked like 50. We fixed 6 and will fix the others Sat. Hope work is not too bad today.

Toni, I thought about doing the SoB diet for the jump start, but don't know if I can give up my starches and fruit for 2 weeks. Hope it works for you. I'm sure you will catch up with me before long at the rate I am going and the race will be on. Have fun on your shopping trip with your DS.

Teensy, I feel for you with the cold temps. Luckily it has turned warm here (high 70's) for the next 4-5 days. THe first thought that came to mind with the roast beef was hash. But that involves potatoes so that is out. How about some BBQ?

Missy, hope you are feeling better, You tell DH to take good care of you.

Mom, I wouldn't think a letter would be necessary, but it sounds like you have an ex like my niece, and she documents every single breath.

Deb, what would be the first thing you would say to us? Those 8 lbs are not fat. You know they are water. They will come right back off. Proud of you staying OP, but I knew you would. I'm so proud that Lauren has decied to do the SOB diet. Tell her we are pulling for her. Yes, you do have to set a good example.

Country, 300 emails. I would die. I would never get through tehm. I don't know that many people.

Jecrites, glad your shoulder is better.

I've spent too much time on the computer and balancing my checkbook, so I'd better get some work done. Be back later.

Jackie

OK, 1 day down completely OP (only 2 starchy carbs) and another on the way.

We got a letter from Jordan yesterday. He seems to be doing fine, no effects from the smoke and qualified as "expert" shooter. For the Marines, that's tough to do, so we're really excited for him.

Seth is in his first year of middle school and is in the band. He's been playing trombone but has decided he wants to switch to tuba! This is actually fine with us, because we've been renting his trombone, but the school actually provides the tuba for them to use. He keeps one at home for practice so he doesn't have to lug it back and forth.

Deb, I sent you an email. I didn't get yours. Thanks for the dates. Gotta start those plans!! Can't wait.

Monet, I'm going to try that jerky recipe. Do you need to store it in the frig?

Mom, I can't believe that you're having to go through all of this. You just stay right here on this board. Whoever said it was right, you'll start when you're ready. Meanwhile we're here for you.

Teensy - Mix up that pork with some green chilies, onion, and stuff and make soup.

I can't get to everyone right now. I've got to run. Talk to you guys later.

Trish

Tis I again!

Ended up making some egg beaters with 2 tbl of parm cheese thrown on top - YUMMY!!!

COUNTRY, on an alternate e-mail addy we have I have well over 300 e-mails too and wonder when the heck it will fill up and start bouncing them back to all these spammers - what a waste of time going through that crap. I wish there was a better way to stop them, AOL is trying but hasn't done a great job at it. Giving up caffeine sounds like giving up sugar!!!

JEC, my shoulder isn't bad. The last time it happened though, it took over a week to iron itself out, but it's not as bad as last time. Must of just slept wrong on it. Do you think maybe his DM is bothered by the money aspect of having a boob job?

JACKK, girl, don't I just WISH that those 8lbs were something other than fat, but I can tell you, fat is just what it is. I ate and ate and ate junk-ice cream, candy, cookies, like you, if it wasn't nailed down I ate it-even if I didn't like it!
Sad-it will take me 4x longer to lose that weight than it took to put it on, maybe longer, but hey, it's no ones fault but my own:shrug:

TRISH, sounds like JORDAN is doing great! OMG, tuba is soo big! Well, at least he's staying in the brass family;) If he hasn't seen DRUMLINE, get it for him - he'll love it!

Okay, I'm outta here once again!

Later!

Deb

Lyn, do you have email up there in the wide open spaces? I think the email I have for you is your home email. I need to talk to you about the SB bash.

Trish

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You ALL must go to this site...especially SUSAN....be sure to show this to MS BELLE


BOB

Hi,

Bob, good decision on getting a card and writing a nice note. The card will be thoughtful gesture from you.

Trish: I keep the same email address all year and look at it over a web site. I tried one year to change address but it was too confusing to change so often. I will email you to be sure you have the correct address. Such good news about your son! I was playing with uploading pictures from my digital camera and found the pictures from the Fl. get together......the ones of you are sooo cute.


Teensybean: I just noticed that the "100 pounds lost" at the bottom of your messages turns into a picture of you....how cleaver of you to be able to do that. I saw some recipes for eggplant that don’t require cheese that sound good. My son-in-law said he did not like eggplant but he went for seconds when they were done on the grill. Maybe the pot roast did not have enough salt and may have needed some onions. Not to worry....Here is a recipe for the left over pot roast. It is delicious....well, if you like curry. Also, it is quick to make. I serve it with brown rice and a green veggie.

Pot-Roast Curry

Recipe By : Good Housekeeping's For The Woman Who Hates to Cook
Serving Size :8

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 Tablespoons Cooking Oil
1 Small Onion -- Chopped
2 Tablespoons Green Pepper -- Chopped
3 Tablespoons SGWW Flour
1 Teaspoon Curry Powder -- Up To 1 Tablespoon
½ Teaspoon Salt
Dash Pepper
1 10 ½ Ounce Can Undiluted Beef Bouillon
2 Cups Cubed Cooked Pot Roast
2 Cups Hot Cooked White Rice
Snipped Parsley

In hot oil in skillet, saute onion and green pepper 10 minutes, or until tender. Stir in flour, curry powder, salt and pepper. Add bouillon gradually; stirring until thickened. Add pot roast; cover; simmer 5 minutes or until meat is heated through. Serve on rice, tossed with sniped parsley.

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NOTES : Serve with curry accompaniments (chutney, toasted coconut, canned or thawed frozen pineapple chunks) if desired.


Fruit: What is happening with you, girl? I hope by the time you read this, you are feeling much better.

Mom2Jared: My goodness, it is hard to make an informed decision when even the Pediatrician is not giving you all the information up front. If the doctor is willing, I don’t see that it would hurt to have a letter stating what she is recommending. I don’t understand why the ex doesn’t even want speech therapy for his son.

Monet: It wasn’t me who asked for the Beef Jerky recipe but it sounds fab...I will definitely try it. It will be nice to know what is in the beef jerky instead of eating a lot of preservatives.

Toni: I am with you on the living in a rural area. It takes us 20 minutes to go down the first 9 miles, then it is still 15 minutes to a good grocery store. When we go shopping, it turns into an all day affair. When we get home, we have to put the groceries in a container and lift them to the main part of the house...it is 43 steps so we can’t carry all that up. It is all worth it though.

Deb: Hey, good start! Having Feb as a goal works for me. Just think how much better off we will be by then by staying on program. Since the time change, we having been eating all our meals earlier...a good thing but I miss the light in the evenings. OOOH, Shorty’s, I remember the cole slaw being yummy as well as the chicken! When Lauren gets to Phase II, she will be able to eat like SB...good news. She is so lovely. Get a pen and paper and copy down that recipe of Eli’s the next time he makes it. It sounds wonderful....now share. Yesterday, Ray and I took a little drive up a dirt road starting east of our house. We could only go so far, so we started walking. It is a forest service fire road and according to the map, will go into our property (over the other side of the hill from the house) if we walk far enough. We realized that we would need to walk further than we had time for, so we are returning today and I will have my pedometer, so, we can see how far it is and Ray will have a compass and a map as well as water, this time.

Well, off to straighten up and get ready for the afternoon walk in the woods. It is beautiful here today.

Good Thursday morning everyone! I actually slept until 7:a.m., with the exception of seeing DH off at 6:a.m. I've been going to bed early to get as much sleep as I can while feeling sick. I actually stayed up until midnight last night flipping channels...couldn't sleep, but once I got to sleep, I slept good. It wears you out being under the weather and taking care of two sick kids as well. We are all feeling better, but it seems Britt is getting some chest congestion.

DH carved the pumpkin last night (Belle from Beauty & The Beast...Britt's request). It turned out great, but I can't get a good picture of it with digital, as the flash keeps going off and ruining the picture.

I made the chocolate cheesecake, Yellow and anyone else?????? Is it supposed to turn out like cheesecake, to where you can slice it and serve it? I replaced the cream and water with 1% milk, and then added the cream cheese and pudding mix, but mine turned out more like thick pudding???? Is it supposed to be like this, or more set? Do you serve in bowls or slices? I can't imagine messing up a recipe with 4 ingredients, maybe I'll use the cream and water next time.

Britt's Kindergarten pictures turned out so great; I am sure this will be our last picture of her for awhile with all of her teeth (ha).

I was still at 122 this morning after eating the no-no's yesterday. I will eat OP today and then allow myself a little lee-way tomorrow, and then will stay OP until Thanksgiving.

BOB: My sister is back home, for good....we think. Thanks for asking. I am with everyone else on the ex thing....get a card, and don't mess with bringing someone like that back into your life now.

heart: I am so proud for you....175#; isn't that awesome. You just needed to kick up that exercise routine!!

Monet: That's funny about hiding presents and then finding them later. I have a few stashed around, and hope I don't forget about them. When I was young, our family would actually hide the hard-boiled eggs instead of the plastic ones at Easter. We were looking for eggs one year, and found one from the prior year....yeah, pretty disgusting! I actually have to pick up some little goodies, since the elves start showing up periodically after Thanksgiving and leaving little gifts around for the kids.

Toni: The party was not so bad. I did really good considering. There were about 40 dishes there, and lots and lots of desserts. I felt proud when I left, even though I did eat things that I wouldn't have touched months ago. Enjoy your sis, and shopping this weekend.

Trish: Glad to hear Jordan is well. Do you have hearing aides for when Seth is practicing his Tuba (ha)?

Fruit: Feel better soon.

Mom: Wow, what a hassle; good thing this isn't a life--threatening issue. Gheez...."have your people talk to my people..." What a shame. Good luck. My advice would be to document everything. Get documents from anyone/everyone, and keep your own notes; it's so easy to forget the specifics, and they may be very important to have one day, if things do get out of hand and anything goes to court.

Deb: Are you sure that you are being honest to yourself saying you will be 100% OP through February???? Did you forget the holidays are right around the corner:lol: ? I know that I could not make that pledge at this point. I am glad to hear you are finally getting some sleep. I will take your experiences to heart! I don't know how to say this without it sounding bad, but I know you'll understand. I know that my weight-gain was pregnancy related. When I got preg. with Britt, I got up to nearly 200#. I was on bedrest for two months, and just laid in bed and ate for all 8 weeks. Once I gave birth, I settled at about 160 pounds, and fluctuated between 150-160, which isn't huge, but definately overweight for 5'4". I never did anything to lose that weight for about 3 years, and then finally started exercising and doing WW. I got down to 138# before I got pregnant with Delaney, and was actually feeling pretty good at that weight. With Delaney, I only gained 33#, as I didn't eat everything in sight, and didn't end up on bedrest with her. After having her, I settled at about 152 pounds. Both times, I gained the weight from pregnancy, but didn't do anything to lose it. I think that it would be difficult for me to just put on 30 pounds without getting pregnant or having a health issue, as I was always pretty small before having kids. I was in my mid 120#'s when I got married, and had gone up to 130# when I got preg. with Britt. I know with age, things change, and it could come on faster now. So, I am going to give myself a 5# window, and not let myself get above that. I really think that I have a handle on this, and will not let it get out of hand. That is one of the reasons I do weigh-in daily, to keep an eye on it. If I see it start to go up, I get control of it. If it stays the same or goes down, I ease up a bit, or stay OP. I think coming here will always be good incentive to me, though.

Britt is out of school today and tomorrow for parent/teacher conferences; it's nice not to have to be on a schedule. We have a few things to get done, but will probably stay home most of the day to do laundry and clean bathrooms. This house has gotten out of hand, and we will be doing some Fall cleaning this weekend, for sure.

We are overcast & hazy from the San Diego fires. The air quality is pretty poor here; I can't even imagine what they are breathing over there. My sister was an asthmatic as a child, and she is sounding really bad right now. She had her doc call in a inhaler for her, and she did a breathing treatment on herself; I hope she is better soon.

Well, take care, and have a great OP day!!
Nat

Pancho: When I made the "Chocolate Cheesecake" recipe, I put it into individual serving cups and mine did turn out more like a mousse. It was very good, though. I saw a recipe on another sight that called it mousse and also there was a recipe that used lime jell-o and it said it made a key lime pie-type mousse. I'll give you the recipe, if you want.

My husband just called and he's getting us tickets to go see the UT - Nebraska game on Saturday. YIPPEE!!!!!

Hi To All
Thanks for all the tips.

Woodfrog Thanks for the tips on walking, I wish I had time at work to walk in the evenings, maybe I'll try,especially since I usually eat my edinner while a wach the cardiac monitors so that person can take a lunch break.

Pancho I eat a lot of ice at work in the evenings. Try to mostly drink water now, the healthy snacks is what I need to do more of, find myself not eating fruit for snacks, which I know I need as it curves my needs for sweets. Try some warm drinks, such as tea or broths to help thin out the mucous and be able to cough it up.
Do you have the day after Thanksgiving to shop for Christmas? It has become a tradition for our family, there are great sales and you can use layaway at all the stores. But we have to be there early to get the great bargins, the supply is limited. We usually start at 4:00 to 4:30 am, Walmarts let you put the items in your basket, but can not pay for them until 6:00., the sales come out in the Thanksgiving newspaper! I think that I will try to take foods I can eat to our potlucks, haven't been doing that thus far.

YellowRose Thanks for the tips on the deli meat, I keep it in the fridge most always, my Dh and I take it for our lunches a lot . Recently I learned to take vegies instead of chips, make for a great meal with SGWW bread.

JackK My Dh would love it if I spent more time cleaning out things, Glad to see your pounds are melting away, do you ever use Atkins, I find I use it if I don't pack our lunch's when I am good. Sometimes I just eat protein, a meat, beans,and a few raw vegies.

Agape3737 I loved you choice in the recipies, saw eggplant in the grocery store earlier this week, I love to use fresh in season friuts and vegetables, have to say with the friuts I am back to grapes and apples. Will give your recipes a try soon. I really love to cook.

Hello all!

I wanted to make a quick check in. Still not doing very well today. After I took a pain pill yesterday, I slept for an hour or so and then was able to get up and function (minimally). The pain got real bad agains last night so I took the pain medication again and went to bed. It didn't subside until about 4 am. I went to my class this morning and by the time I came home I was not only in pain, but lightheaded and nausous to boot. I had to lie down again. About 11 o'clock I began to feel better, I got up and ate some yogurt (figured that would be good for my stomach) and am now fighting waves of nausea. I think I'm going to have to go lie down again. Ick. I have so much work to do--but I sure can't concentrate like this.

I will have one more cycle before Dec 5th--suffice it to say, I won't be having any second thoughts about the surgery (other than why I have to wait until December!)

Thanks for all your well wishes!

Some very quick replies--

BOB--yup, the card. Nothing more,not even if he tries to call you!

Heart--95 lbs!!!!! We will all do the happy dance when you tell us you hit the majic 100 lb mark!

Mom2jared--document everything! You never know when you will need it.

Deb--Good for you on the OP day yesterday!

I've managed to do pretty well with my eating. Tuesday night I did have some bread (not WW), but I stayed away from the sweets and did not overindulge on other stuff. This weekend will be a challenge again, but my goal is to avoid sweets even if I have some other things that may not be strictly OP. Of course for today, I'll be happy just to keep the yogurt down!

Got to go--Sorry to miss everyone else.

Susan

Thursday Recipe Day:

Fresh Green Beans about 1/2 pound
Butter 1TBSP.
Garlic Powder 1/4TSP.

Snap ends off beans and wash well in cold water, place in a glass microwave dish, add butter and sprinkle with garlic powder, cover with plastic wrap, microwave for 2-3 minutes. We love them.


Monnet Thanks for the message, I was recently diagnoised with diabetes type II. I already take a blood pressure pill, a cholesterol pill,and I am trying to not need to take a pill for my glucose. Was taking a pill for fluid and a potassium pill before I started sugar busters. Don't really understand it as I know I still eat a lot of high sodium foods. But I am not retaining the fluid like I used to.

All might look as I just changed my e-mial in the information

New e-mail address:
greenrn123@yahoo.com

Hey Everybody. Just checking in quick, as I have another meeting to go to. Didn't go to work yesterday so I have a lot to catch up on. Had the lovely skin tags removed. Now I know why they call it an elective procedure. NEVER AGAIN. I stopped counting after the 21st injection, then she removed some small specks with just the cauterization gun, no numbing. She also found some tags that I didn't know existed. I never thought to search under my chest, but you can imagine the pain involved removing those. The total cost was 300.00, which dermatology wise was not that bad.Anyway, I hope all is well with everyone. I will try and individually reply to people tommorrow, when things are a little less hectic. Bye for now- Ashley

jackiO I had that done a few years ago, didn't take any numbing meds, Dr. kept saying are you sure you are not hurting. No I didn't have any pain, But later I was scrounging my home for narcotics. Couldn't go to work for 3 days, couldn't wear a bra for a week. Now I just try not to look at the new one that have appeared.
Hope the old boy didn't burn you as as deep as when I had it done.

I'm soooo mad!! I had this long post and lost it!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

Well, here's a summary. I decided to go as a hippy for Halloween. Tye-dyed a shirt with food coloring and vinegar. Man, does it stink. Can't wash it or it will fade. Got it in the dryer with lots of fabric sheets and lots of perfume. Cut me a scarf from some material that has tassles to put in my hair. Next, I need to see if my Dad still has his hippy vest- the kind with the fringe hanging down and I'll be set. I'm going to be such a porker tomorrow! We're going to have gobs of food. Ribs, chicken, hot wings(I'm making those), potato salad(making that also), baked beans, coleslaw, cupcakes, candy,etc.. I'm going to have fun making myself miserable! Remind me of that Saturday! Not much going on today. Have my exercise class this evening. The weather here is so out of season. It's in the 80's. Last year it was very cool this time around. Alright, I might not get on the computer for a couple of days--so everyone have a HAPPY and SAFE HALLOWEEN!!

DEB- congrats on getting back on plan! I don't believe all of those 8 pounds are strictly fat. Drink lots of water to flush yourself out and I bet you'll be down a few pounds in about 2-3 days.

BOB- sounds like you already knew what to do- just needed a little reassurance.

Hi Everybody,
This is definitely a quickie. I have to get out of here before the traffic gets backed up and I will not be available later on tonight.

Jack-K ~~ Acetyl is wonderful, but don't forget to check out CLA. In Debbie's post on SUGAR, chromium picolinate is wonderful for sugar cravings. I can vouch for that because I have been taking it for some time now, along with calcium. I personally believe in supplementing.

Bob ~~ I have had the book for years and just decided to check out some of the recipes. And low and behold they are simple wonderful with just a few changes. It is worth having. I will post some of the recipes as soon as I can get the time to scan a few of them. Oh my goodness Bob, I went to the site and it was just adorable. I love kitty cats so much. I can get eratic with them. One time I had 11 and cried when I had to get rid of most of them. Cats tickle my fancy in a big way.

Monet ~~ I am familiar with ALA also. I take quite a few supplements and they absolutely help. I would imagine that it is just super have a biochemist for a husband. WOW ! I still have a couple of questions to ask concerning insulin a little later on. I'm a bit crunched for time.

Toni ~~ I'm trying them, too. Let me know what you think of them. I have lots more to post.

Teensy ~~ You are more than welcome. I was drulling as I was reading them.

Toni48 ~~ It is so great when a man can cook. My special friend can cook a lot of foods that I can't. He takes over a lot of times when we are cooking together and I certainly don't mind. Let me know how they turn out. WTG on staying OP. I had no doubts.

Green ~~ I happy that you like the recipes. Your fruit are some of my favorite. Apples are a must because they taste so good, not to mention what they do for you. Let me know how you do on the recipes.

Yall, I have got blow this joint. Traffic is going to get crazy in a few, so I will holler at 'cha later.

Love ya much,
LJunel (slim and healthy):dance:

Good afternoon,

Need to get some much needed filing done so I need to get off the computer. But wanted to check in and catach up before I leave.

Nothing exciting tonight. Will walk when we get home and them burritos for supper.

Trish, sounds like you are on a roll again. Keep up the good work. Congrats to Jordon on being a "expert shooter". I know you are releived that you heard from him.

Deb, I still don't believe it is fat, but you will get if off no matter what it is.

Yellow, 43 steps, boy you have your own built-in exercise just coming and going. I would need new knees after all that. Your walk in the woods sounds so beautiful.

Pancho, Your little eleves leaving gifts reminds me of my 25 days of Christmas. I bought it when the kids were toddlers. Each day they got a "present" out of the calender. They alternated days. It was nice then as I could use candy, hair barretts, pencils, etc. Now we still do it and it is hard to find cheap things to put in it. One is married and the other away at college so I don't know if we will do it this year, but they love it and don't want to give it up. I would love to see that pumpkin, it sounds very detailed. Glad you are feeling better.

Green, I have never tried Atkins. Too limiting for me. If I need to, I cut back on my starcy carbs.

Susan, I hate that you are having such a time. Boy it just reinforces the reason to have the surgery. Sure wish this was the last time, maybe the next one will be late and the surgery will come first. Take care.

Ashley, you just talked me out of having mine done. Both money and pain.

Have a great night everyone. See you tomorrow. TGIF

Jackie

Deb, Nah, I doubt that bothers her at all. It's just that out of both him and his sister he's her favorite, (yeah, she's got a fav. even though she doesn't see it that way), and whatever he wants he should get in her opinion. We've had a number of arguments where he wanted something really expensive and I told him no and she would start in on me about it. She just likes to poke her nose in other people's business, especially where her son is concerned. Funny thing is, she wants him to be a "momma's boy" but he's not, he does what pleases himself and don't care what anyone else thinks, even me! Glad to hear your shoulder isn't all that bad. I haven't taken anything today for mine and it seems to be doing fine right now. I will take some med before going to bed though so it won't act up.

Jenn

GOOD AFTERNOON FROM THE SW COAST OF FLA!!! :wave:

I want to thank y'all again for helping me with this. I got all teary while reading your responses, but when I got to DAVE and his advice, I was in a full blown boo hoo. Dave, your response touched me so much, and if I had you here, I would give you a big ole hug and wet kiss...(don't tell your wife)

I didn't stop for the cards, but will get them out over the weekend. I figure things will be settling down up there by then and by the time they get there, he might even understand what I say and why I didn't call. I also plan to send a card to his brother and SIL. They have been right there for me for so many hard times, and they completely understand my reasoning.

SO HERE'S A BIG :grouphug: FOR ALL MY CHICKIE SISTERS AND MY ROOSTER BROTHER!!! I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!!

AGAPE...You sound just like my friend here...she has 15 cats which includes two mainecoons, and she just got a 10wk old Jack Russell puppy...Glad you like the site...I forgot to tell everyone to move the mouse around to make it interact...did you do that?
I just loved the purring and the meowing...

COLLEEN...I don't like anything to do with wild game. Just can't bring myself to eat it. I have to pat you on the back for doing it!

JACKIE....I just love that 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS goodie...I think it's wonderful for children, but I can see how you have a hard time with it now...but now it has become a tradition and that makes it even better.

LAURIE...PICTURES OF YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME!!!!

ASHLEY...Glad that's over with, and I know you are! If your dermatologist is like mine, I bet they looked placed you never dreamed that they would inspect! FEEL BETTER!!!

SUSAN...I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time...it's Mother Nature's way of getting in one last dig! Get some rest...Did you look at that sight? MS BELLE will LOVE IT!!!

TRISH...Have a good time at the game....I know you will be hoarse when you get home!

PANCHO...I'm so glad to hear that your dear Sister is home and her home is ok. I'll still keep good thoughts for her and her family! This has been a scarey time, and the bad thing is that it's not over yet!

ROSE....have y'all built a fire yet? I bet the leaves are beautiful after last weekends rain and cooler weather...

DEB...I'm right there with you for staying on program until the get together....I can tell you right now, I'll be trying everything
that I've never had before....I love crawfish, and they have some mighty fine oysters and shrimp there too! OH MY GAWD!!!! We'll be a eating bunch :ink: :ink: :ink:

Well, it's time to fix some grub....Everyone have a GREAT evening!

BOB

OH....FORGOT TO ASK....my smilies have quit moving...has this happened to anyone else?

BOB

If you were here you could smell these wonderful cheddar biscuits hot out of the oven. I am being such a good girl, one bite that's it. No shrimp creole and I resisted the urge to help clean tators face with lots of kisses. A sweet mom would have helped him with his chocolate peanut butter face. But, nooooo this mean old mom used a wash cloth.

I figure if I kill enough time online the biscuits will get cold and lose some of their appeal.

(((Bob))))

Jenn...praying for your shoulder. I hope it heals quickly.

Heartmom.....don't do it! :D Eat the things that are okay and either pass or sample the ones that are gonna kill ya. That wasy Sat. you won't feel like poo. :) But if you do, enjoy some for me too. I make a mean potato salad. And I sure miss it. Mostly because it's a holiday and bbq food for us. Almost like comfort food...it just reminds me of family and fun.

JackieO....ouch! I hope you are not in too much pain.

Okay. I'm off to play bookworm. That's an easy way to kill an hour or so.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Here's another site for all you cat lovers to look at!
Be patient and let it load, then turn up the sound!

http://www.rathergood.com/independent_woman/

BOB

Quick check in. Work today went quite well. I was pleased! It was very busy, and tomorrow will be even worse. I think most of the bakery personnel are dressing up for Halloween, but I can't think of anything to wear.

I am really tired, and cranky tonight. Poor Tom is giving me a wide berth. Can't say I blame him, as I am as likely to bite his head off as anything.

Dinner tonight was a pot pie and broccoli. I ate two kiwi fruit for dessert, then had a handful of roasted almonds. I am about to put my jammies on and crawl up on the bed and read.

Hope everyone has a great SUGARLESS Halloween!!!

:wave:

jecrites
Most MIL's mostly think their sons are perfect and don't want them to be unhappy in anyway. I love when mine gives me advice on how to keep mine happy, considering her 3 divorces I don't much pay her any mind. Your body your decision!

BOB
I agree with you. A card is sufficient. If he's feeling sad and lonely right now he might take a phone call as meaning much more then you mean it to be. I've only read the first 2 chapters of SBD and browsed the rest but find the book much better laid out then SB and easier to read.

YellowRose
I would love to see a picture of the front of your house!! 43 steps!!??

Busy day guys! Lots of posts.
I have a job interview at 9:30 in the AM
hope it goes well, it's only 8 minutes from my house. I hate driving far to work it's like you've put in a full day before you get there!

Scary skull ismy son in his halloween costume

Hey all-- it's late again. Colder than I like it here. Can't say as I am looking forward to this winter.......where did summer go?? I want it back.

We went to town today to get the title changed on the Nissan that we just traded for. Wood pellets were still on sale, so we picked up another ton. We usually burn 3 ton every winter, so we have stocked up early. We should only have to get one more some time in February, I hope!! So along with my regular exercise this morning I also unloaded 40 pound sacks of pellets! A couple of my arm muscles are alittle achy tonight.

I have been going through some recipe books, and have a couple of recipes that I would like to share with you all. Hope I will have time to get to them tomorrow. Dh has a Dr. appointment in the morning....so if I can get up and get going, I will get them on here.


Toni-- That wind would have to blow alot harder than 50 MPH to blow this lard bottom away, lol!! It blew all day today too. Supposed to get down to 15 degrees tonight. Thats cold! I am thinking of doing the taco seasoning thing with the roast tomorrow night. I have some WW tortilla, and am going to cook some chili for the potluck Saturday. So may save out enough beans to add with the pork for those burritos! Thanks Toni!

Deb-- 8 pounds in one week??? It has got to be water. I don't honestly think that you can gain that much fat in one week. Hang in there....a couple of weeks of OP eating and it will be gone. Thanks for the link on eggplant, I will go and read it when I am done here. If it is a fruit, should we be limiting it?? I have had a piece everynight since I made it. It was 6 serivngs, so I have a couple more to go. And it is still GOOD!! Would love the recipe if Eli wants to share! As for the deer, there are only a couple of places that we use a saw, mostly we use very sharp boning knives, and just cut the meat off the bones. Of course, you are more than welcome to join us for Christmas dinner. Would love for you to see the country up here. It is beautiful!

Country-- When I gave up the caffeine, going from 2-3 pots a day, I thought I was going to die. Honestly, it was harder on me than when I quit smoking. Hope it won't be too bad for you. I now drink 2 cups of decafe in the mornings before I exercise, and that's it. I think I will go with the taco seasoning and do some burritos! Something different. I just did a gravy for leftover beef roast not too long ago. Thanks for the suggestions.

Jec-- Just dropping a big hello your way!!

Jack-k-- I am really missing those 70's. It is only 35 degrees here, and the wind is horrible. Suppose to be like this for the next few days. Of course it will be crappy, my Sister is coming up tomorrow from Boise, Id. Yep, I did the BBq thing tonight, and we still have alot of roast left!

Trish-- I don't know if it would make very good soup.....there was absolutely NO flavor to the meat. It was the blandest meat I have ever eaten, but thanks for the suggestion. I forget about soups, and I love them.

Yellow-- Again, thanks for the recipe. I was just reading a cookbook, and asked Dh if he liked curried foods....neither one of us has ever had any!! What does it taste like?? Can you tell we are real country folks here?? I can't take the credit for the picture....a very talented and computer savy friend made it for me!!

Fillise-- Feel better soon!!

JackieO-- That sounds painful.......hope you are okay!!

Heart-- Have fun at your Halloween Party.....I used to wait very impatiently every year for Halloween when we had the tavern. I loved dressing up! We always had a band come in, :hat: and had a huge costume party!! I sure miss those times.....but not the headaches of running a business!! You are braver than I am to be eating those foods. You guys would probably have to come and find me and force me to get me back on the wagon!! Just don't trust myself that much.

Agape-- Hope you miss all that crazy traffic.....drive safe!

BOB-- I keep telling you all.....I am just an old country gal....and getting older by the minute!!

Monet-- Nighty-night! Hope you wake up with a smile upon your face!!

Cheryl-- Thanks for sharing the pic with us!! Hope he has a great time tomorrow.

Good night all..............

I have 2 Friday Funnies. The first one is for today, Halloween and the 2nd on is cute and I thought of Sef and the NH.

> Ten Reasons Why Trick Or Treating Is Better Than Sex
>
>
>
>
> 1. You are guaranteed to get at least a little
> something in the sack
> 2. If you get tired, you can wait ten minutes and go
> at it again
> 3. The uglier you look, the easier it is to get some
> 4. You do not have to compliment the person who
> gives you some
> 5. It is OK when the person you are with fantasizes
> that you are
> someone else because you are
> 6. Forty years from now you will still enjoy candy
> 7. If you do not get what you want, you can always
> go next door
> 8. It does not matter if the kids hear you moaning
> and groaning
> 9. There is less guilt the morning after
>
> And finally the number one reason that Trick of
> Treating is better than
> sex:
>
> 10. You can do the whole neighborhood.
>

At a nursing home a group of seniors were sitting around talking about all their ailments.

"My arms have gotten so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee," said one.
"Yes, I know," said another. "My cataracts are so bad, I can't even see my coffee."

I couldn't even mark an "X" at election time, my hands are so crippled," volunteered a third.

"What? Speak up! What? I can't hear you!" said another.

"I can't turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck," said a fourth, to which several nodded weakly in agreement.

"My blood pressure pills make me so dizzy!" exclaimed another.

" I forget where I am, and where I'm going," said another.

" I guess that's the price we pay for getting old," winced an old man as he slowly shook his head.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Well, count your blessings," said one woman cheerfully "and thank God we can all still drive".


I know of you seniors like that. I'll be back to post in awhile.

Jackie

Happy Halloween!! :wizard:

Hope everyone is staying away from those sweets today.

I am going to kill one of my co-workers (and she even is a SB too). She brought in a bag of candy corn. It's my favorite candy. I asked her to please hide it from me. I can do this.

I got out our candy last night so it would be ready in case some little ones come before I get home. Didn't have any. Got a popcicle and stuck it in my mouth while I did it. I know I can resist tonight.

All the talk about pizza for tonight, made we want one so I am making a ww pizza for dinner. I had an extra crust in the freezer, so I hope it works.

Got in my 3 miles last night and some floor exercises. Down another pound today. My goal is to be at goal by Christmas. I need to work hard.


The board was slow last night.

Bob, when my married DD has children, I plan to pass the 25 days of Christmas to her and let her take it over. I have to come up with something else since they are gone from home. We also have a tradition, that St Nick brings their yearly ornament on Dec. 6. It is always a precious moment ornament too.

Country, cheese bisquits, Yum! why do you torture yourself that way. Hold on tight. Tell yourself they are yucky!

Monet, hope you are not cranky today. Did you find a costume?

Cheryl, cool costume! Good luck on the interview.

Teensy, I'm not ready for winter either. I just hate it. We are going to get firewood Sunday morning after church.It's not fun unloading it. Have fun with your DS.

Hope all your kiddos have fun tonight and are safe. All you SB, stay out of the candy. You can do it.

Jackie

HALLOWEEN JOKES

One dark night two men were walking home after a party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows._ Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.

"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his breath, "You scared us half to death we thought you were a ghost!_ What are you doing working here so late at night?"

"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"

****************
Three vampires walk into a bar. The waitress comes up to them and asks them what they'll have. ?


The first vampire says, (Transylvanian accent inferred) "I'll have a glass of O Positive."

The second vampire says, "I'll have a glass of AB Negative."_

The third vampire says, "I'm the designated driver. I'll just have a glass of plasma."

The waitress turns toward the bartender and yells,

"Gimme two bloods and one blood lite!"

***************



What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman?
Frostbite...

Why do witches use brooms to fly on?
Because vacuum cleaners are too heavy...

How do witches keep their hair in place while flying?
With scare spray...

What do you get when you cross a werewolf and a vampire?
A fur coat that fangs around your neck...

Why don't skeletons go out on the town?
Because they have no body to go out with...

What do ghosts add to their morning cereal?
Booberries...


What is a vampire's favorite holiday?
Fangsgiving...

What did one ghost say to the other ghost?
"Do you believe in people?"

What do you call someone who puts poison in a person's corn flakes?
A cereal killer...

Why do mummies have trouble keeping friends?
They're too wrapped up in themselves...

What kind of streets do zombies like the best?
Dead end streets ...

What does daddy ghost say to his family when driving?
Fasten your sheet belts...



How does a ghost go on holiday?
By scareplane...

What type of dog do vampire's like the best?
Bloodhounds...

What is a ghoul's favourite drink?
Slime juice ...

What does a vampire never order at a restaurant?
A steak sandwich...

Why do vampires need mouthwash?
They have bat breath...

Why did the Vampire subscribe to the Wall Street Journal?
He heard it had great circulation...



What is a Mummie's favorite type of music?
Wrap!!!!!

Why do demons and ghouls hang out together?
Because demons are a ghouls best friend!

What's a monster's favorite bean?
A human bean.

What do you call a witch who lives at the beach?
A sand-witch.

Where does a ghost go on Saturday night?
Anywhere where he can boo-gie.

Why did the game warden arrest the ghost?
He didn't have a haunting license.



What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog?
He is mist.

Where did the goblin throw the football?
Over the ghoul line.

Why is a ghost such a messy eater?
Because he is always goblin his food

What does a ghost have on top of his ice cream sundae?
Whipped scream.

What kind of makeup do ghosts wear?
Mas-scare-a.

Who was the famous ghost detective?
Sherlock Moans.



Who was the famous witch detective?
Warlock Holmes

Who was the famous skeleton detective?
Sherlock Bones.

Who was the most famous French skeleton?
Napoleon bone-apart

Which building does Dracula visit in New York?
The Vampire State Building.

Where do American werewolves live?
In Howllywood, California

Where do American goblins live?
In North and South Scarolina.



What do you get when you cross a black cat with a lemon?
A sour-puss

Why was the skeleton frightened to cross the road?
Because he had no guts.

How can you tell a vampire likes baseball?
Every night he turns into a bat.

What's it like to be kissed by a vampire?
It's a pain in the neck.

How does a girl vampire flirt?
She bats her eyes.

What's it called when a vampire has trouble with his house?
A grave problem.


Why doesn't anybody like Dracula?
He has a bat temper.

Why are vampires like false teeth?
They come out at night.

Who does Dracula get letters from?
His fang club.

Why did Dracula visit the doctor?
Because he was coffin.

How do you keep a monster from biting his nails?
Give him some screws.



What can't you give the headless horseman?
A headache.

Why did the headless horseman go into business?
He wanted to get a-head in life.

What kind of tie does a ghost wear to a party?
A boo-tie.

Why do girl ghosts go on diets?
So they can keep their ghoulish figures.

When does a ghost have breakfast?
In the moaning.



What does Dracula drink at breakfast?
Coffin with scream and sugar.

Where does a ghost go on vacation?
Mali-boo.

What do they teach at Witches school?
Spelling.

Why does a witch ride a broom?
Vacuum cleaners get stuck at the end of the cord.

What do you call a witch's garage?
A broom closet.

What do you call two witches living together?
Broommates.

Why don't mummies take vacations?
They're afraid they'll relax and unwind.

Good Friday Morning and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Just popping in for a minute, LAUREN is in the kitchen starting the pumpkin and needs some guidance. We're carving eyes on the pumpkin. Got the design off the web.

Will try to get on this afternoon though I'm not too sure I'll be able, MICHAEL is going to be doing SAT'S tomorrow morning and needs to study so I'll have to take a back seat.

Have a fun and safe Halloween!!!

{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Deb

Thanks everyone for all your good wishes--I finally seem to be feeling better this morning!

Yesterday didn't get any better--in fact got worse--by evening I couldn't keep anything on my stomach. Finally about 10:00 last night I was able to drink a cup of chicken bullion and keep it down. Lost 5 pounds between yesterday and today--the HARD way!

I'm getting ready to head to Birmingham in a few minutes, but I wanted to wish everyone a happy SF Halloween! In Auburn we celebrated Halloween last night (It's a football weekend and NOTHING interferes with football in Auburn). The city does this big even my church was participating in and I was supposed to take pictures. I should have called in sick, but I went--was there about 10 minutes when a great big wave of nausea washed over me and I gave the little kiddies a treat they didn't expect. I left my camera with a friend and went home and crawled into bed.

Jackie--When my oldest niece was little I bought her the book "A Story a day Until Christmas" she and her little sister both loved it and it has become a family tradition. My DM made them each an advent calender that they cherish. I know you will have a blast making Christmas traditions with your gradnkids--probably even more so that with your own children!

oops, I have to leave in less than an hour and I have to shower and pack--better get going!

Have a great Halloween everyone!

Susan


BOO!

ps--BOB, Belle LOVED the kitty chasing the mouse! Thanks!

Good Friday/Happy Halloween:

My computer is really slow today, and keeps diconnecting me, so I am going to post & send, and then post & send again, so you should see two posts from me back to back.

No school today, so we are going to hang out here and get a few things done. I got most of the laundry done yesterday, got all 3 bathrooms cleaned, and dusted and cleaned our room, and changed our bedding to our flannel sheets (the nights are finally cooling off). Have Delaney's bedding washing now, and have to vacuum, dust and mop the rest of the house, and clean up the kitchen...the work is never done.

We are going to a friend of Britt's tonight to trick-or-treat. She was in preschool with her for two years before she started her new school this year. We get along great with her parents too, so it should be fun. We are going to order pizza, and I'll have a few treats, but then back on track until Thanksgiving.

Yellow: Thanks for the info on the cheesecake/mousse. It was good, but I was concerned about the consistency. I'll pass on the key lime recipe; not too fond of that flavor. Give me chocolate, caramel and nuts, and I'm happy!

green: I went out last year the day after Thanksgiving and waited in line 1 1/2 hours to get my digital camera (Retail $179) for $99. I'm glad I did it, as I love it, but I was too tired after that to go anywhere else. I'll look in the paper and see if there's anything worth standing in line for. I have a bad lower back, and standing on the concrete for a long time is torture. Did you say that Wal-Mart lets you in as early as 4 a.m., but you cannot pay until 6 a.m.? That might not be so bad. Good snacks are the lite cheese sticks, almonds, I like triscuit thin crisps with laughing cow light cheese, or lite cream cheese, and there is always fruit and veggies.

I'm gonna post this and then come right back before I lose it.
Nat

I'm baaaaaack!

Fillise: I hope you are feeling better today!

JackieO/Ashley: I hope you feel better soon...OUCH!! That does not sound like a fun procedure. I have a few little ones, but not sure if it's worth it.

Jack-K: 25 days of Christmas sounds like fun; I've seen those Avent calendars with the pockets, and I've thought about it, but haven't ever gotten one. We just find times to sneak in a candy cane, or a small gift. Last year I got a lot of those little Kelly Barbie dolls when they were on sale, and left those a few times. It is so hard to grow up and give up those traditions until you grow up and have your own children and can start them all over again. Rudolph always came by our house when we were little (my dad with a red cloth over a flashlight running around in an open field near our house). He always seemed to miss him, but we never wanted to figure it out. One year, he sprained his ankle out in that dark field. Last year when my parents came by on Chrsitmas Eve....when they left, they took with them a flashlight and red cloth, and Britt was able to see Rudolph out in the open field by our house, and Daddy was even here to see it, but Papa wasn't;) . You'll make your goal by Christmas; I'm sure of it.

Country: Did you eat any of those delicious biscuits??

Teensy: Our summer was toooooo looooong, and I want it to go away and stay away for a looooong time! Just think, you've lost 2 1/2 of those 40# bags in weight. Isn't that incredible. Every time, I pick up my dd, who weighs 27 pounds, it amazes me that I have lost that plus a few more. I am at a 30 pound loss. I was carrying her around and the extra weight on my body (my poor heart was having to work overtime).

Well everyone, I will probably jump on later this afternoon before we leave to check in.

Have a great day!!!

Hello everyone.

Just wanted to pop in and say hi and happy Halloween to everybody today. Don't have time for much of anything. Got to take the cupcakes to school and hit the grocery store, figure out some dinner, then get the girls ready for trick or treating. The poor things are gonna freeze tonight! All week long they've been saying it should be in the 70's today, well while ago it changed to the 50's! I hate the weather people!

Ok, off to find something legal in this house to eat before heading out. I'll talk to y'all later.

Jenn

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!!! Hope everybody has a sugar free celebration and will report staying on plan on Monday. If not, enjoy your candy anyway.....
Tonight I am planning to take my god daughter trick or treating. She is going as Cinderella, so I am very excited to see her in costume.

Nat- Have a great time trick or treating with your kids, and Congrats about the 30 pound loss. That is INCREDIBLE!!!

Susan- I hope you feel better soon. That stinks to lose 5 pounds that way. Have a good trip to Birmingham!!!

Deb- keeping Michael in my prayers for his SAT. That is extremely stressful.

JackK- STEP AWAY FROM THE CANDY CORN!!!!!!! You can do it!!!! I hope you have a nice halloween. What is this talk about you hoping to reach goal by Christmas. You already met your goal, Crazy woman. You don't need to lose anymore, IMHO...but whatever. If the people on these boards could see what you look like, they would be rolling their eyes like I am right now. (Just Joking)

Teensy- You should make your own workout video featuring you lifting the 40 pound bags of wood pellets. You could give the FIRM and Kathy Smith some competition. I could see you now, lifting the pellets as a biceps curl.

Cherylco- good luck on the job interview!!!

CountryMom- Your cheddar biscuits are making me so hungry as I nibble away on this disgusting Atkins bar. Have a good weekend with your kids!!

Thanks to everyone for tolerating my skintags drama. I appreciate the support from this board, no matter how insignificant the current crisis. You all make me feel like my accomplishments and concerns are important. Hello to Monet, Jecrites, Superdave, HeartMom, Fruit, BOB, YellowRose, Sef, chrisD, and everyone else. Have a good weekend!

Hi,

Another beautiful day in NC...are you all getting tired of me saying that???TeeHee!

Teensybean asked me what curry tastes like. Since I can’t give her a good answer, I thought maybe someone else out there could help. I can say that it has a unique spicy taste and depending on which kind you buy, it can be mild or hot. There is a company in Seattle Washington that I order spices from call Worldspice and they have a number of different spices. Madras Curry contains coriander, cardamom, cumin, brown mustard, ginger, turmeric, black pepper and red chile. Monet: I have a good picture of the Tree House but I’m not sure where it is . I will try to take another with the digital but the stairs don’t show from the from, they are underneath. When Debbie was here, the kids made several comments about the stairs. Sometimes I don’t even notice the stairs, then again I really feel the burn coming up.

Pancho: I’m not fond of lime pies either but think I will use lemon. Yesterday, I made egg custard using agave and it was marvelous.

Debbie: Would you please go over information about frutose again? I thought there was just one type that we could legally use but I am not sure about which one.


Happy Halloween!

Good morning everyone! I have been slacking big time on the boards. Its been a week since I posted. Someone (no mention of names) emailed me and told me I getter get back on these boards. Can anyone imagine who that could of been? lol
Anyway..its been a busy week. But i am down another 3 lbs. So that means I have 10 more lbs to my FIRST goal...and i need to do that by Christmas.
My aunt came by last night with treats for Dominic. So the candy has officially entered my house. She brought over a huge bag of candy bars etc. reeses are my weekness and there were a lot of them in there. So I stumbled upon a reeses that said INSIDE OUT. It was a reeses cup but the PB was on the outside and the chocolate on the inside. I couldnt resist. But I split it with my sister so I actually only had a bite of it. Wasnt as good as I thought it would be. Nothing beats a good old reeses PB cup!
Well I have barely skimmed the boards all week...so no replies really...just know that I am thinkin about you guys and good luck to everyone this weekend with candy! Im kinda scared for myself...lol I will try and post a pic of Dominic over the weekend or Monday. He is a little firefighter. Too cute! Well have a great weekend everyone!

Chris

HiedieHo All!

Don't know where tobegin so maybe I better start fresh! Doing the4 usual things without much vim and vigor.

Have gotten threats from our illustrious leader about attending the LA get together. She is a doozy!

Just remembered I didn't take anything out of the freezer for supper. Better think about getting creative!

Take care, Shirley

HAPPY HALLOWEN TO ALL

Will work tonight, we get mostly fellow employees kids. Our patient's get a real kick out of the kids. Last year the nurses dressed up, but no one mentioned it this year. Guess we will all be nurses and doctor's.

Bought GS some candy, don't really know why, as he sees the dentist on a weekly basis right now.

Have some sugar free hershey's chocolate and some Auntie Anns' sugar free vanilla carmel(this carmel is to die for, if you ever get a chance try it, but I have only seen it at the gift shop at the hospital). All this just for me so I can try to stay away from the tootsie rolls. I chose to have some legal sb candy for tonight in the poll.

JackK & Debelli loved your friday funnies.

Pancho Several of our family members go shopping, each of us go to a different store, and get what everone wants from that store.
Thanks for the info on snacks. We have always been able to put specials in our baskets early in the am, but cannot check out until 6:00am, I checked with my DD in autstin, Tx. and she can do the same there.

YellowRose Okla. is nice today but a little windy, but is in the 70's. So guess you don't have all the good weather. Been keeping the windows open for the air,and to cut the electric bill. But is heck keeping up with the dust. Dusting is fast becomming a family affair. Can you tell me about agave. Looked it up on the site, saw you must buy it in large amounts, how long does a case last? Is the light or the dark best? or should one get a mixed case? How much does it take to equal a cup sugar? Does it keep it's sweetnes when heated? I have been using a crystal form of frutose, it is avaliable at the local health food store. Was told it was legal.

To all my sb friends have a HAPPY SAFE HALLOWEEN, AND DON'T LET THE SUGAR GOBBLINS GET TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Didn't mean to go MIA again. No excuse, just plain lazy and unmotivated.

I thought I will check in quickly today to wish everyone Happy Halloween. I don't care for candy so I am safe..right? lol. Nope! Dh called back earlier to tell me he is eating lunch with a friend today at one of my fav chinese restaurant. He asked, do you want me to bring you anything? I said, no and then we hunged up. The min I hunged up, the "general tso" chicken (my fav dish to eat when we were there) and kept calling my name. Within mins, I called him back. I said, bring me my fav chicken. So, that's my confession and cheat for today. :o

Oh, YellowRose, I am making curry beef today. All I can say about curry is, it has wonderful aroma, sooooo good. I grew up with curry and I love it!

I don't think I will be able to catch up on all the posts I have missed so I am going to start new. Hope that's okay. Talk to you all later.

Julia

This may be a repeat. If it is I'm sorry. It came in my email this morning and I laughed so hard I figured I would share. I'll be back to post more after I pull the muffins out of the oven.

TORTURE! :) And no Poncho...no biscuits for this gal.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Jack-K....how are you holding up with the candy corn? I've attached a little graphic for you at the bottom. :) I'm fixing to take my walk. Yesterday I didn't feel well so I didn't get out. It's kinda hot so I really don't want to. I hope the cooler weather comes back soon.

Yellow...I don't know how to describe the flavor of curry but I know I like it. When I got married the first time I got brave and tried all kinds of new things we didn't have growing up. You can make a mean pork stew with it.

Green RN..that's wisdom to have some legal candy around when so much of the bad stuff is out there to temp ya.

ChrisD....wtg on the 3 pounds. I bet you will make goal before Christmas. Keep up the good work.

JakcieO...I bet she will be just precious. We don't celebrate so my 18 year old told me the other day...See mom what you've deprived us of....LOL Trust me, he aint deprived. :) At 260+ I probably should have deprived him a little more.

kengjw ..I would have a hard time passing up some good chinese right now. I love the volocano chicken with extra peppers. The teryiake with extra peppers is another of my favorites. Enjoy. Don't think of it as a cheat but a treat.


Jenn...have fun with the girls tonight. I sure wish you could pass some of that cold air down this way. I have the AC on again.

Susan...so glad you are feeling better. And won't have to go through this much longer. Praying your surgery goes well and fixes things for you.

Howdy to everybody else. I'm thinking of you all and wishing you a safe and happy Holiday.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Happy Halloween to all of my Sugar Buster Friends!! This is going to be a quick one....just wanted to get these recipes posted for you. I haven't tried these yet, but am hoping to make the Applesauce Brownies today.

From the "Encyclopedia of Creative Cooking"

Applesauce Brownies

1/2 C butter
2 squares unsweetened chocolate (1oz)
3/4 C Splenda ( I am using 1 tsp liquid stevia, don't know what the equivalent would be for those of you using agave.)
2 eggs beaten
3/4 NSA applesauce
1 1/4 t vanilla
1 C WW pastry flour
1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t salt

Chocolate nut topping

2 T Splenda
1/4 C nuts
1/2 C semisweet chocolate pieces ( I am going to use a Sugar Free Candy bar chopped up)

Melt together butter and chocolate in small saucepan over low heat. Add sugar, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla; beat well.
Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt until evenly combined. Add to chocolate mixture; beat well. Pour batter into greased 8" square baking pan.
Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake in 350* oven 30 to 35 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool; cut into squares. Yield 16.


Apricot Balls

1 C dried apricots
1/2 C walnuts
1/2 C NSA coconut
2 T wheat germ
4 T orange juice
1/3 finely chopped walnuts

Put apricots, 1/2 C walnuts and coconut through food grinder. Add wheat germ and orange juice; mix well. Form into 1 " balls. Roll in chopped walnuts; refrigerate. Yield 20 to 24.

Apple-Oat Bars

1 C WW pastry flour
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/2 C brown sugar twin
1 1/2 C rolled oats
1/2 C butter
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 t vanilla
1/3 C chopped walnuts
2 C thinly sliced peeled apples (3 medium apples)

Sift together flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon until evenly mixed. Add brown sugar twin and oats. Stir in butter, egg, and vanilla; mix well. Place half of dough in bottom of greased 9 inch square baking pan. Sprinkle nuts over dough. Arrange apple slices over nuts. Sprinkle remaining dough over apples; press lightly. Bake at 350* 25 to 30 minutes. Cool; cut into bars. Yield 18.

I hope to get to try these other two next week. Need to pick up some wheat germ, apricots, and some walnuts.

Will be back later to read the board, and hopefully post.

Sef: We would have such a good time in LA>>>>come, please come.

Green rn: On the agave, I buy it at Whole Foods when I am in Dallas and I only have to buy it in 8 oz bottles. I don’t know how long it lasts but I have had some for years and it is still okay. The light is more like honey and the dark is a “little” more like molasses. I almost always use the same amount or a little less than is required for sugar. Sometimes I will put in a little less liquid if that seems important in a recipe. It stays just as sweet in a heated recipe. Come down to Dallas and we will shop around for it.

Kengjw: Yes, the aroma of curry is soooo nice. Glad to see you back on the board.

CountryMom: I talked with my daughter near Galveston just a few minutes ago and she said it was hot and she was in shorts.

Time for a walk. I have made it so far every day. Can’t mess up my record now.

Mole Family

-- A mama mole, a papa mole, and a baby mole all live in a little mole hole.

One day the papa mole sticks his head out of! the hole, sniffs the air and says,"Yum! I smell maple syrup!"

The mama mole sticks her head out of the hole, sniffs the air and says "Yum! I smell honey!"

The baby mole tries to stick his head out of the hole to sniff the air, but can't because the bigger moles
are in the way so he says, "Geez, all I can smell
is....


Scroll down.......


Get ready.....

Are you sure you're ready?
You may never forgive me for this one...







MOLASSES!

but satisfied...LOL. It has been so long since I had general tso chicken and it was indeed a treat, Countrymom. I checked my blood sugar one hour later, wasn't too please but not too high either. Okay, I did eat the fried rice too. :o

I am seriously thinking of buying an exercise equipment and my 2 choices are stationery bike or treadmill. I am currently doing some research about these 2 equipments. I am leaning towards a bike because it seems more suitable for a "lazy-to-exercise" kind of gal...lol. I certainly do not intend to use it as a clothes hanger so I am going to do some research about them. I want to buy an exercise equipment because after Jess is asleep at night, I can just hop on it and do some workout before I go to sleep. I don't get to walk too much with Jess, she is all over the place. Anyone owns an exercise equipment? Any tips or suggestions/recommendations are appreciated. Thanks.

Oh, I am just going to tell dh that I want an exercise equipment for my christmas present...lol. I am hoping to spend less than $200 (I know many costs way more than that especially a treadmill but I would consider a used equipment. I also found some reviews on some bikes that are within my budget too).

Countrymom : I had a good chuckle over your attachment. Too funny! Thanks for the laugh.

Good day everyone!

Julia

Well, are we staying away from the candy today? Part of my defense against the evil candy is to wait until the last moment to buy any and only buy the stuff I don't really care for. It's not foolproof but it helps. Now my only problem is staying out of Seth's candy tonight. He just got braces this year and there will be a lot of things he can't eat, gosh I just love those tootsie rolls, and gee he can't eat them and I hate to see them go to waste with all those starving children in China that have probably never even seen a tootsie roll and would be oh, so grateful to have one and AAARRRGGGHHH!!! I can see it already.

Well, I'll just jump in on the curry discussion. I think that's one of those things that you either really like or really don't. I really don't.

Well, I better run. Have a good day everybody.

Trish

Hook 'Em Horns!!!

Hello

I got to this forum off the Sugar Busters site, and I'm assuming it's a SB forum?

I've been trying to follow Atkins. I've been eating about 30 - 40 gms carbs/day and lots of fat.

I've only lost 5 lbs.

I've struggled to lose 23 lbs over the last year, tortuously slow.


I'm thinking of reducing the amount of fat I eat and increasing the carbs.

I posted this on the Atkins forum and go shot down.

I have an underactive thryoid that I take medication for. I've read that when we go below 60 gms/carbs a day we decrease our thyroid hormone conversion.

I'm extremely frustrated and confused about what I should be eating to lose and maintain my loss. I'm a very active person, but even when we go on week long kayak trips, I gain weight. I gain about 5 lbs on every holiday then it takes me 2 months to lose it.

I feel doomed.

Do you think I should reduce my fat and eat a few more carbs to increase my available thyroid hormone?

I also don't lose anything if I eat much more than 60 gms a day.

I want off this merry go round and onto something I can do for life.

Can anyone help me??

Thank you!

Maggie

Well, I can see a "not so fun" evening ahead. We are supposed to be going to a friend's house at 3:00 (it is now a little after 2). Delaney has been in her crib for over an hour, playing! She has not gone to sleep, and if she doesn't....she is going to be one cranky Blue (Blue's Clues is what she picked). Give me strength to deal with a major meltdown in a few hours. I don't want to have to leave early because it won't be fair for Britt. I may have to take Delaney for a drive to get her to sleep later this evening. Oh well.

I made Country's meatloaf last night. I need to quit making her recipes unless I invite the army over:lol: . So much for our little family. It turned out great though. I did use a large can of tomato sauce and should've used a smaller one. I had a meatloaf sandwich for lunch, and it really tasted great! I used some wheat bread crumbs that I had, and then also used some oatmeal; it turned out nice and moist. I had a fruit-sweetened ketchup that I topped it with. Thank again for the recipe CountryMom.

I have to admit that I don't think I've ever had curry; guess I better try it.

I will post some pictures of the girls on Monday since I won't have much time to post over the weekend.

jecrites: Have fun with the girls tonight.

jackieO: Have fun with GD. My DD is a princess every year; this year it is Snow White!

chrisd: We look forward to pics of Dominic. Have fun with him tonight.

green: I will have to check into that with our Wal-Marts here; it sounds as if they probably do it all over. I will have to look at their ads and see if there is anything I just have to have, or if there is somewhere else I'd rather stand in line at 4 a.m. (ha). What a great idea to have family members go to different stores and get stuff for everyone; what a way to take advantage of those savings.

Ken: I'm glad you enjoyed your lunch. Every once in awhile you have to do that, and not feel guilty about it. Just jump back on plan and wait awhile before you do it again.

Country: Way to stay away from those muffins...what willpower. You are baking/cooking all the time, and your downfall is a few cheese nips....I'd be eating all my good cooking if I were you
:lol: . Thanks for the funny; I liked it.

Teensy: The brownies sound awesome; let us know how they turn out; I might try them with the agave, and top it with 70% chocolate.

Have a safe and fun evening, everyone!!

Take care,
Nat

YKMaggie, welcome to our little corner of the world. There are several people here who have successfully converted from Atkins to Sugarbusters. A couple of things to keep in mind, SB is not a low carb WOE, it is a low sugar WOE, big difference. We do not really count carbs and I know that mindset was a big hurdle for a lot of former Atkin's folks. Also, if you haven't read the book, I would encourage you to do so. Monet is our resident thyroid expert. Finally, at least for me, SB did not melt the pounds away like Atkins did for some people. The main difference is that SB is a way of eating that I can pretty much maintain for the long haul without feeling deprived.

So, I don't guess I really answered your questions, but I'm sure someone else will. Glad to have you aboard.

Trish

Has anyone had to go out and buy more candy yet? I sure hope not. I have faith in all of you to beat this obstacle.

I have been saving this tidbit for MM, but maybe need to share it today:

Sign on church board: When faced with a challenge, find a way; not a way out.

Find a way NOT to eat that candy.

It will be dark before I get home so the little ones will be out before I get my pizza made. DH can give out candy but I hate not seeing all the little cuties.

We are going to the track tomorrow with DH's work. No problem on food as they have a buffet with salad and roast beef and ham, etc. Just will avoid the potatoes and Derby pie. May have 1 glass of wine or nothing. Just hope I win something for a change. I will surely bet on any horse related to sugar or any of your names here for luck.

Deb cute jokes. Good luck to Michael tomorrow.

Pancho, What a cute idea about Rudolph. Hope your kiddies have fun tonight, and you too. Hope Delaney gets that nap in.

Fillise, glad youa re feeling better. Not a good way to lose 5 lbs but I would gladly take them. I like that story a day book idea. I may try to find one. I have a set of twins I always give books to at Christmas, and that would be a great idea.

Jecrites, I'm surprised that your weather is turning colder. It is almost 80 here and we usually get your weather. They are forcasint high 70's for the next whole week.

Ashley, ni, I'm not at goal. I'm at least 10 lbs from it and really would like 5 more on top of that. I just have played around with it since the wedding. Have fun with your gd tonight. I'm staying far away from the candy corn.

Yellow, you deserve to enjoy those beautful days in NC. When you return to Texas you might not get anymore. I could go down 43 stps, but not up w/o being winded.

Chris, before you take a bite of that candy, remember your goal for Christmas. Don't want to take this stuff of twice. Good luck. Congrats on the 3 lbs.

Sef, make sure you see my NH joke. The seniors will love it.

Green, agave is like gold to us. It tastes like honey. Works like it too. I use the light but that is all I have ever seen. I get mine at the HFS. It is pricy, $5.00 for a small bottle. But worth it. Have fun being a Dr and Nurse tonight. Maybe the drs should be nurses and the nurses-drs. :lol:

Kengjw, General's chicken is my favorite too. In fact, the only Chinese I like. But boy is it sweet. I had it last week when I was eating anything and everything. We have a home gym which we use everyday. Try a used sporting goods store. They are much cheaper.

Country, Good for you not eating the biscuits. I knew you could do it. My boss opened the candy corn. I begged him not too. (He must think I'm crazy). It was on the kitchen table, but I went out to lunch so I avoided looking at it. They moved it to the stove so they think they are hiding it from me. I thought about having 1 pc but I know I can't sdtop there so I won't have any, I promise. Such a cute picture of the candy corn, I almost licked the screen. Do you all celebrate Nov 1st instead of today? Oh, I forgot to tell you. I still have a box of hot cheese nips in the pantry. The other night they were really calling my name loudly. I finally opened the pantry, picked up the box, almost had it opened, and I told it to just shut up, and threw is back on the shelf. Should have thrown them in the trash, but I hate to waste with all those Hungry kids in China.

Teensy, cute joke. Let me know how those apple/oat bars turn out.

Trish, I do the same, buy what I don't like. I didn't this year, but I promise not to indulge. I like tootsie rolls too. Glad I don't have that battle to overcome (kids bringing it home).

Maggie, Deb is one to answer your questions, and Monet with thyroid problem. But this is such an easy way to eat and lose with and it's something you can do for life and enjoy. Good luck.

Have a good sugar fee night and a great weekend. I will be back on board on Monday.

Jackie

HAPPY HALLOWEENY TO EVERY BUDDY!!!!!


Hard day today...the new system goes live tomorrow morning at 6am....LUCKY ME...I don't have to go in though...Monday will be soon enough for me...I've sorta got a handle on my section of the system, and for once, after all these years of having to fix other peoples problems..... BOB WON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE!! cause I've not been trained on anything but MY PART!!! :bravo: Keep those fingers crossed for me on Monday though...I'll need it!

Well CHICKO'S....I had to make the call anyway, but what I did was still easy for me. I discovered that during the worst part of Jeff's Mothers illness, he had to quit his job and move from Lexington to Paris to take care of her. The telephone number that his SIL had left for me was on my desk. I check the OBIT to see the time of the funeral, and discovered the visitation was at noon today and the service at 2pm. I checked the internet for reversal telephone info which gives you the name, address and such of the person that the telephone belongs to. WELL..the number is unlisted and didn't give me any info....SO.....I tried the number that Joyces had left for me expecting the phone machine to pick up. NO PHONE MACHINE! SO, I waited until the visitation started and called the Funeral Home. I spoke with one of the men who works there, and it turned out that I knew him from all the years Jeff and I were together. I asked him to give Jeff a message for me and he understood why I wanted him to do it and told me that he would go and do it when we hung up. I will still send a card to his Brother and SIL since I already have their address. After I hung up, it dawned on me that I should have asked for the home address, but................(I don't have this address because his Mother had moved into a smaller place from their big house they lived in when we were together.) I feel good for having done it, and I know that he will call at some point, but I'm ready for that when it happens.

I hope everyone has had a SUGAR FREE DAY.....I HAVE SO FAR!!!

No movies came out this week that I wanted to see, so no MOVIE REVIEWS this week....

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

BOB

Our pumpkin

YKMAGGIE: I have heard the same thing about thyroid conversion needing carbs to work properly. I did Protein Power for three or four years and lost ten pounds. It was terribly frustrating. I switched to SB, and started to lose, albeit very slowly. Its now been about five and a half years since I started to very seriously take control of my weight, and I have lost a total of 45 pounds. I tend to lose in spurts. My thyroid problem was basically a conversion problem, as I do not seem to be able to convert T4 to T3. My doctor, who is wonderful, has me on a special formulation of T3 in addition to Unithroid, which is T4. He is also monitoring my insulin levels, and has me on Glucophage to help bring them down to the proper, normal level. He recommends SB to his patients, and follows it himself. Your comments about how easy it is to gain, and how hard it is to lose sound terribly familiar to me. I gained while following Weight Watchers faithfully! Give SB a try. It is an easy diet to follow, and very healthy. You might want to broach the subject of T3 supplementation with your doctor. If you have not looked over the About.com thyroid pages, I heartily recommend them. They report on all the latest research and have a list of the best doctors, and tons of info. Also, in case you did not know this, you should avoid any soy products. Soy binds with thyroid and makes it unusable to the cells. Fermented soy products are ok, like soy sauce, miso and tempeh, but tofu and soy milk etc., are not ok. I hope you stay and give SB a try...It is the type of program you can stay on for life!

Thanks Monet!

I actually take 4 grains (240 mg) of armour thryoid, and 50 mg of synthroid. I notice when I do very LC my body temp drops way down to 97.5 or less.

I'd forgotten about soy, and have been eating tons! LC tortilla wraps and pasta.

It looks like we're supposed to eat no more than 3, 1/2 cup servings of low GI starch per day with this WOE. Is fruit on top of that? I'm hoping I'll get my book back from the friend I loaned it too.

Thanks for responding!

Maggie

Evening All:wave:

I thought I'd be able to get on earlier and not fall so far behind but it seems that there's so many posts with me having so little time that I hope you understand if I can't reply to all right now. If I try I won't get it all done and thus, fall farther behind esp since I won't be around much this weekend. Will try to get in what I can:)

LAUREN was so upset tonight, the neighbor's daughter who LAUREN just met the other day asked if she wanted to go out T or T with her so LAUREN said yes, instead of going with my nephew and they ended up not going out and LAUREN was standing there all dressed up to go. So, I called and told my DM that I was bringing LAUREN over to my sisters, they were just walking out the house, so my DM said, 3 minutes before we got there-we ge there and can't find them, drive around and around and nada:nono: So, home we came, poor kid was crying! I called to tell MICHAEL that we were on our way home and what happened and he offered to go out with her. She felt so bad and I hope this helps. It's not so much that she wants the candy, she just likes dressing up and going out.

I made up 40 little bags of candy and have now had to make a few more as I was starting to run low. I don't make bags for little itty bitty kids, like 1-3 year olds, but instead give them a few pieces of candy I know they can eat and not choke on plus a little miniature childrens book. I bought bags of them years ago at a garage sale and give them out every year since but I think this is the last year, I don't think I'll have but a couple left, if that. Kids like the little books.

To some replies...

ROSE, you know, with ELI and the way he cooks, nothing is ever the same twice. He can throw things together and make them taste great, me, it's a whole 'nother story!:shrug: I have to say, as good as Shorty's cole slaw is, I really do hold yours that you made this summer a close second! I loved it! Did you get up that road today? Have you notified all the stores at home you're coming back???;)

PANCHO, hope you took picture of your pumpkin when you have it lit, in the dark. LAUREN helped carve ours again this year. I've sorta retired but help when needed. I usually do elaborate ones but I'm giving her the carving tools now. Yes, I can easily be 100% OP if I set my mind to it. I did it for 2 years straight without trouble and I have survived Thanksgiving easily. I have so many great recipes for the holidays and honestly, some of the stuff I make, like the stuffing and the cranberry sauce is preferred over the usual ones made by other family members.

TEENSY, eggplant is just fine, though as I did mention, technically a fruit but eaten as a vegetable. There's so many veggies that people eat that they don't realize they are actually a fruit. If it has seeds it's a fruit. Be careful, you NEVER know when I may turn up;)

JACKK, I absolutely LOVED the FF's you posted:lol: I too like candy corn but never buy it. I use to take the kids cc when they had them in individual bags. Do you eat them where you bite off each section, as I do? How'd the pizza come out?

FILLISE, hope you're feeling better!

JACKIEO, hope you had fun taking your GD out tonight!!!!

ROSE, I don't think we can find the legal fructose here in the states. Most are made from corn. It has a lower impact than sugar so if you are only using a small amount it should be okay, just don't use too much, I'd say. As usual, everything in moderation.

CHRIS, first off, CONGRATS on this weeks 3lb loss!!!! :bravo: Did DS have fun tonight? I got one of those Inside Out Reeses at the B/M the other day, she had a huge bowl of them, wasn't impressed, like the old ones.

SEF, you think I'm a doozie, eh? Just ask the gals who've met me if I'm joking when I say I'll come get you - they'd be right beside me strutting up to your front door. Not home, we'll hunt you down!!!!:s:

GREEN, hope you had a nice evening at work. What kind of nurse are you? What kind of hospital do you work at?

KEN, don't like candy? Are you human? I think my DD isn't mine, she doesn't like chocolate - that's just plain un-American I think, heck, it's just plain un-human!!! ;) Have to say, I don't care for the smell of curry myself - reminds me of stinky armpits.

Okay, I have to try and p/u where I have to leave off. ELI just got home and is making dinner and I keep going back and forth to the door.

Will check in tomorrow at some point.

{{{HUGS}}}:grouphug:

Debbie

Thought I would share a picture of the pumpkin Ruth made for me. She and her husband had a blast carving pumpkins this year. They made three or four,and she brought this one over for me. In case the file is not big enough to be clear, its a haunted house. We only had about three groups of kids calling tonight. Thankfully, Laura will polish off the leftover candy. :) I did indulge a bit, and ate two of the little snickers bars. At work today, they had hot dogs for all the bakery personnel, and I had one, with a white bun. The rest of the day seemed ok. Hard to believe its going to be November tomorrow!

YKMAGGIE: I don't count fruit in that. Starchy carbs are things like brown rice, triscuits, ww bread, ww couscous, etc. I eat about three fruits a day, and it seems to be ok. Do avoid bananas, pineapple, and other high GI fruits. I know berries are fine, and apples, pears, oranges, peaches...I only eat mangoes once in a while. Definitely drop the soy stuff. I found when I did, I was actually able to lose a bit.

Quckie... just wanted to say goodnight!:yawn:

Will catch up tomorrow after I go to garage sales and p/u MICHAEL from his SAT tests. Not many garage sales this weekend:(

Happy to report, as I go to sleep, 3 days OP - no touching candy, or anything else I shouldn't. Ditto for LAUREN!!!!:D

NITE!!!

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Great job Deb. Wish I could say the same. I had a baby snickers..I mean the real tiny ones. And 1/2 snack size almond joy. I shoved the other half in DH's mouth before I finished swallowing my half, so I wouldnt eat it. He doesnt even like them, but better him then me. I also had a Now and Later. Not too bad, but bad enough. The Now and Later was the worse thing I could of done...it was wayyy too sweet. I guess just because I havent had sweet in so long. I used to love them, now I will never eat another one. Left such a bad taste in my mouth too! Hope everyone else is doing good with candy!

Chris

Hi,

Another beautiful day yesterday and it looks just as great today. I did get out for my walk and stayed on program all day. For dinner I had a chicken in a sherry sauce that was rather salty and drank even more water. I decided not to weigh this morning so as not to discourage myself in case the scales pick up on it. However, I am mad at these scales anyway. We bought a very nice Tanita scale that is suppose to be accurate but yesterday, I was able to make it change weights by a pound depending on how I was standing on it. Well, soon, I will be in Dallas with a doctor’s type balance beam scale. Can’t fool that one.

Deb: I felt so bad for Lauren. Oh, that brings back some memories that I wish weren’t still lurking. It was so nice of Michael to go with Lauren...such a great brotherly thing to do. She will remember him for such good things like that. You and Lauren did a really wonderful job of carving the pumpkin!
I did get up that road and we did find the forest service markers that show the boundaries between our property and the forest service. It was quite fun. I have walked every day since last Sunday. Okay, don’t think I am going to let you off that easy about giving up Eli’s recipe. Just sit there and take notes and report back to me. The stores in Dallas probably have a profile on me and are making banners. I have already set up appointments for a manicure, pedicure and hair cut.
How was the Saturday garage sailing? You and Lauren are making a good team with staying on program together.

Today is my SIL’s birthday so I need to give him a call before he goes off celebrating for the day.

DEB: Your Lauren and the T&T story sounds familiar...Laura was supposed to go with Ruth, a friend from work, and the friends kids. They came by here to bring the pumpkin, then walked out as Laura was getting dressed up. She thought they were coming back after going to a neighbors, but they went right on to the area they like to T&T in. She and James went to a few neighbors houses...her with a bag, and him with a beer mug. (the neighbors have gotten used to this, and usually give him a beer now that he is over 21!) They finally got in touch with the group and instead of T&Ting, they went over to Ruth's apartment and played video games, drank Erik's beer, and Laura got all the candy they had left to keep Ruth and Erik from being tempted! Both my girls like the dressing up part. Ruth dressed up as a witch for work, and last night. Laura was dressed as the Crow, from the movie. It was scarey! Did I mention my manager dressed as a woman? It was totally hilarious! He even carried a purse!

OK Deb, I'm here! So sorry I have been away from the board so long. I'm still struggling with my weight. The scale seems to only go up & not down. It's been so long in the upward slope that I guess it's lost it's way as I have. I know it's time to get serious about this problem, as my clothes are way too tight & I refuse to buy larger clothes. Heck, I just got rid of the larger sizes & do not intend to spend money on more!

Well, that's my delimia. DD, BF, & baby are still here. Trying hard to get them out. I think today MAY be the day.

Tommorrow is our 13th wedding anniversary. We have alot of nurses sick with the flu, so I got coherest into working a 12 hr shift. I DON"T WANNA!!! :( But I guess I have no choice. So DH & I are going out shopping. He needs a new suit. Then we're going out to eat. Not sure where. Hopefully we will come back to an empty house! You know, please don't mis-judge me. I LOVE my baby DD & her baby, but she is almost 29 & we've had the pleasure of an empty nest for quiet some time now, but in the past year since hurricane Lilly, we had older DD & her 3 boys here for 3 months & now baby DD & her BF & baby here for 2 months. That is 5 months out of the past year. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I'VE BEEN A LITTLE STRESSED & NOT ON THE BOARD???

Sorry...just venting.... :D:

Rose thanks for your email. Loved hearing from you.

Everyone else :wave: hope to be back as a regular & be able to devote some time to reading & posting soon.

The Feb get together...YES! I plan to be there!! Looking forward to seeing everyone again & new faces/friends too.

Got to go. Have a great day everyone!

Did everyone have a safe and fun Halloween? My grandson had a blast at the local church festival. Wish I knew how to post pictures, I would post a picture of him in his Houston Texan costume. Have a great weekend.

Cindy
268/265/200 first goal

Good afternoon everyone. Hope everyone had a good Halloween. We don't have T & T's here because we live so far out in the woods. So it was a quiet night. Probably a good thing cause I'm still having trouble staying OP and that just kept candy from being around me. Got my shopping done yesterday and am taking it easy today. Or I should say just being plain lazy. Well just wanted to pop in and say howdy.....

TONI: Hey, don't worry about being lazy! Here is it is after five, and I am still in my nightgown! :sssh: I have finished one book and started another though!

Hey gang:

Did not cheat no yes I mean no candy and like deb not cheating on diet whats so ever,100 % legal. Do I feel good about it yes and no, yes I overcome the temptation , and no cause I want some of that dam candy. I had to help pass all that out to about 30 kids, and we had two large bags left over. Told my wife to rake to work and fatten up her co-workers.

Orangebabe :
glad you felt the support.

I love this weather, and like fall as the best time of the year. When I was a kid I lived on a farm in Cicero N.Y. about 25 miles north of Syracuse,near Onieda Lake, and we use to go Ice Fishing, and for some strange reason I loved it. Just love to fish period,in all season. But since I have been here in Texas for 29 years, I really like Texas, and enjoy it here, but I hate to admit the Yankee is stil in me, along with being a farm boy.
When I retire I plan to move in the country where the mailman has to bring the mail by horse back.

A bunch of old farts played some softball today, and we the over 50 + played the 35+ and darn we won by 4 runs. I am quite stiff already, can not wait til tommorow.

SuperDave

HiedieHo All!

Wish I could write about an exciting day! The only excitement was a call from the Dungeon Mistress! She was agog with the LA get together. As well she should be! I know I'm looking forward to it!

The rest of my day was spent cleaning and napping. I did do some crocheting this a.m. early while it was cool. Tomorrow I have to stop goofing off and balance the checkbook and pay bills, not the most fun thing!

DEB: Thanks for the call. I always enjoy talking to you. How talented to do a pumpkin like that! Hunt me down?!? All you'd have to do is check the local NHs!

JACKIEO: Do you actually live in N. O. or somewhere around
N. O.? I live in Slidell, maybe we could meet somehow. I've never driven in N.O., always been a passenger. Please E-mail me. At least we could get acquainted that way.

JACKK: Copied the joke. I always check the board for jokes so appreciate it when anyone posts some. The NH groups love naughty ones, tell me they are the best jokes!

DAVE: Just goes to show how powerful a fart can be, OLD or otherwise!! Your ice fishing and farm story makes me homesick for PA!

I'm glad to find I'm not the only one tempted by and succumbed to CANDY CORN. The kids haad a dish on the kitchen island, right where it was easy to pick a couple up as I made Triple Layered Jello! So much for being good.

Guess I will get a bite to eat, haven't had supper yet.

Take care, Shirley

It's The DAY After:

Just think how much stronger we have all become from the Geat CANDY day. Even those of us who cheated, I ate 3 tootsie rolls, and I still feel good about myself toady.

I love all the pumpkins and imiges you all post. Someday maybe GS will have the time to teach me.

Been thinking about buying a digital camera for our family for christmas! Any suggestions?

Country Wish I had the time management for exercise. I might try to start going to work eariler to walk or heck I could just use the treadmill here at home. When I think of going to work early, it makes me unhappy as I spend a lot of time there anyway. My favorite place to be is home!

kengjw I have a treadmil, but probably takes up more space than a bike. I wanted to ask you why you take your blood sugar 1 hour after you eat?

Teensy Thanks for the recipes, I copied them off to add to my new SB cookbook, will try them soon.

Trishaloo I love tootsie rolls, too. Tried hard at work, but finally gave in and ate 3 of them(med sized)

YellowRose Thanks for the info on agave, you never know, might just supprise you in Dallas. When do you return there? I usually have every other weekend off. Believe Dallas is about 5 hours away from me. Really wanted to attend La(have never been there) trip, but made other commitments before I knew about it. Maybe next time. Will you be going?

ykmaggie Glad to see you got here!
WELCOME (Wish I knew how to add smiley faces I would send you a few lines of them here.)
This is a great group of friends to have, they support you, and help you to forgive yourself for your weaknesses.
Are you a football fan?
This is a good life style change, and one that you can win at.
Can't wait to talk to you more.

Pancho Hope you had a good day on the 31st. You sound just like me on the 4:00am stuff.

JackO Wish I could only buy a little of the agave, I now use frutose(made from fruit, or so it says on the package), don't know the price as my DMI gave it to me. I am not unsatisified with and it has worked well with my blood sugar.

Debelli I had a good time at work, even tho I ate 3 tootsie rolls. I am an ICU nurse, I take charge over 38 beds, and about 15 to 20 nurses depending on the number of patients we have
on the evening shift. My speciality is fresh coronary bypass patients and and fresh trauma parients(esp neurological).
Our hospital is a 350 bed at Ft. Smith, Ark. Sparks Regional Medical Center .

Hi!

Sorry I didn't post since Thursday. Man I hate Halloween. It is a disaster for diabetics to say the least. Candy all over the place, at work, at home at a party I went to. Guess I have to start dieting on Monday.

Deb, I got the THIN TASTS BETTER book at the library and will start reading it tomorrow.

Night all!

Ilana

Evening All:wave:

The house AND the computer are all MINE, MINE, MINE:lucky: Okay, I started this around 7:30pm and it didn't last long at all...short lived elation!!!!!:rolleyes:

Not too much to report on today. Went to garage sales, and though it was an absolutely GORGEOUS day today, there weren't many of them around. I really only spent $6, for which I bought one of those shade "tents". Thought I'd be able to use it when we have our garage sale as well as possibly using it for any large family get togethers where we are able to sit outside. It's 8x12 so not too small. I bought other things but they were all for my sister for the baby but I'm being paid back for that. The best I got for her which cost absolutely NOTHING was 11 large cans of Isomil soy forumla. Lady asked me "do you know anyone who's going to have a baby?" of course, I do, so she gave them to me for her. Got her some bottles, som Dr. something or other brand, like of them for $2 and some other thing to zap germs from toys-more junk - I'm surprised my BIL hasn't put her out with all the crap. I won't buy anything unless she says she needs it, so I make sure and call her beforehand.

Going to try and get in a few quick replies before I hit the hay...

MAGGIE http://members.aol.com/eldemila/sb_sign1.jpg Glad you've decided to jump in!:D Can you give a little more background about yourself, I mean, when it comes to knowing your current weight, goal weight, height, frame size. You can e-mail me and I'd be happy to give you some of my "personal insight". I can also possibly explain why, when you have a gain that it takes so long to remove those pounds again. You can e-mail me at Debelli@AOL.com If you also have thyroid problems this could compound the reasons why it takes you so long. How much fat is too much fat to you? I can try and help, just need some info. I know others, like MONET, can give you some thyroid insight, something I don't know first hand. Starchy carbs should be kept to 2-3 a day they say, but I think that all depends on how much you need to lose and isn't something EVERYONE should follow, but it's the usual "rule of thumb." The servings depend on what the food it. Fruits don't fall under the same category though. Again, WELCOME!:D

MONET, this years pumpkin can't hold a candle to your friends, but my old ones I'd put up with hers any day. With LAUREN helping, something like that would be near impossible, I could hear it now, the crying if she tried. Had to keep it more simple. What a great pumpkin she did!!!!

CHRIS, still putting those groceries away?????????:?: LOL!!!

MELF, glad to see your post and to know you'll be joining us at the next SB GET TOGETHER!!!:spin: I thought DD moved out already - what's the delay??? HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! Hope you two get to celebrate it with a big bang!!! :lol:

GRAMMY, you can always send me the pic and I'd try to post it for you.

TONI, do I need to call????????????????

DAVE, you're doing great! Good job on staying away from the candy. Didn't know you were originally from upstate NY. My entire family is from ROTTENCHESTER!!! Congrats on the game - show those yougin's how to play!!!;)

SEF, well at least I was the highlight of someone's day!!! It's good to feel wanted;) Glad I didn't have to twist your arm too much to come to the get together, if I had, it wouldn't stop with your arm, that's for sure:lol:

GREEN, the pumpkins aren't that hard to do depending on the degree of difficulty, but they can be time consuming. With the kits they sell at the stores, the Pumpkin Masters, you can find hundreds of designs. We have the books but I've found my last few years designs on the web. Sounds like a very rewarding job but stressful at the same time, must be heart wrenching at times too. Not a big hospital I though, is it?

MOM, glad you got the book. Let me know what you think of it. You'll probably finish it long before I do. Going up to Broward tomorrow - dying for my OLE OLE salad!!!!

To those I spoke to today, loved speaking to every one of you. For those I didn't talk to, I probably tried. Those I didn't try, don't you worry, I'll get talk to you soon. Those of you who I don't have a telephone number to - want to talk, just e-mail me your telly and I'll call, nights or weekends since it's free. Debelli@AOL.com

Time for my beauty rest - and damn, I need it. I was sleeping so well, but the last 2 nights and ESP. last night not good:nono: I was up from about 3am on:shrug:

Oh, 4 days down and about 4 months to go!!!!

{{HUGS}}:grouphug:

Debbie

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so i thought I might as well check in. Dh is not home from work yet. He usually comes home between 12 to 1am.

Some replies :

ykmaggie : Welcome to the board. I am fairly new myself, just started SB in Sept. Sorry I can't help in your thyroid problems but looks like you are in good hands with others here, on any issues coz the people here are wonderful. Keep coming here and we can all encourage one another.

Pancho : Thanks for your word of comfort. It was nice to have a taste of my fav chicken.

Jack K: On yes, General Tso is very sweet especially after not eating much of refined sugar anymore but it is so good...yum...lol. Okay, better get if off my mind..:) I am going to check on a used sporting goods store either this weekend of next week.

Debbie : What a scary pumpkin that was and great carvng job. Me..inhuman...lol. Well, I didn't grow up with sweet stuff like candies, dessert or sodas. My mom is very strict plus they are expensive.

Melf : Happy 13th annicersary! Hope you and your dh have a wonderful celebration. When my FIL came for 1 month, I thought I was going to go crazy. You love them but you do want your sanity too especially when your children are old enough. {{hugs}}

green rn : I take my blood sugar one hour after meal, sometimes two hours to see how much affect (rise) the food I ate to my blood sugar. I am glucose intolerance although dr only wants me to check my fasting once in a blue moon.

Got to go, dh is home. Have a good weekend everyone.

Julia

Hello gang....

Just a quick hello, as it is late again. We went to Mom's for our weekly potluck, and she took a picture of me. I want to share with you. I am wearing a pair of size 10 jeans that I got thrift shopping. I wore flared leg jeans in high school and loved them. Now I get to wear them again! I also got a cool pair of moccasin's from my Mom to wear with them. (Of course Dh doesn't like them! But I knew he wouldn't when I pick them up.)

Hope to get to the post tomorrow! Have a great Sunday.

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Well girls, no celebration here. I'm off to work. Had a miserable day yesterday. Things did not go as planned at all. The only positive note is that the house was definitely quiet last night as DD spent her first night in their home.

Colleen WOW! Love the pic! Looking good girl!
Got to run. Will be off Monday, so will try to check in & hopefully start the new week off right.

HiedieHo All!

Thought I'd just check things out. Am half ready for church. Need to finish dressing in an hour or so.

DEB: You didn't need to do much twisting of the arm because I told you I was SERIOUSLY thinking of going. I thought you knew my dumb sense of humor you would know. BY SERIOUSLY I meant yes. In your E-mail you said anyone that was "seriously" considering, so I was just throwing it back to you. I am nervous about meeting new people (I am a shy person, especially with crowds!) and am always hestitant about going places. Stop laughing!!!!!!!! From your pictures I would say beauty rest is not a problem for you! Rest yea, beauty rest no!

TEENSY: Great picture. Nice to see a pretty face to go with the nice posts.

MELF: Good to see you on board. Too bad no celebration. Maybe after work?

Well my "Do Not Take With Food" pills have settled so guess I will get some breakfast so I can take my "Take With Food" pills. Oh the pleasures of old age!

Will check in later!

Take care, Shirley

Morning!

ELI is off to a meeting and should be home around Noonish so we can go up to Broward for lunch and spend a little time together. Kids are still asleep.

KEN, what does DH do that he comes home so late? Last night ELI didn't get home til 3amish, no idea what time he went to sleep, but he was up again at 6am to prepare for a morning meeting. Unfortunately, I grew up on junk food, not my parents fault, but the fault of my own and my feet running to the neighborhood store to buy candy. :shrug:

TEENSY, what a great picture!!!!:D You look fantastic and those jeans are VERY slimming. I would not guess you were a size 10, you look smaller. What a nice smiling face to greet my morning of reading the posts. Thanks for sharing!!!

SEF, gosh, I wanted others to think I had such a big influence on you for getting you to come to the get together, force or otherwise.:s: SERIOUSLY, I thought that's what you meant, that it was still a serious thought, but I thought I'd have to take it up to a definite YES - call me slow:shrug: Hope you enjoyed church today.

Well, tomorrow starts a new board and I have 5 fantastic MM to pick from. It's going to be hard to decide which ones to post - they're all fantastic! Hate to post all 5 of them at once, so will save the others for another week.

Going to skiddadle - have a great Sunday and I'll see you all tomorrow morning!

Debbie

Hi,

I, too, was lucky enough to get a call from Deb yesterday. Visiting with her always makes my spirits rise. She is always so positive and full of energy.

We are starting to “stage” and make lists for returning to Dallas. This will be a week of concentrated effort and we will need to ship some things back. I am not looking forward to all the effort, that is why I am on the board, instead. HA!

SuperDave: Try spending some vacation time up here in the Mountains of NC and you might want to retire here. I live in the woods and have no home mail delivery here. We go to the little post office to pick up the mail and the postmaster knows us by name. We have to give the parcel post guys detailed instructions on how to find us and even our cell phone doesn’t work at our house....we have to go into town to use it. What a culture shock I have when I return to Dallas. Don’t get me wrong, there are advantages there also and I look forward to spending the winter there each year. Maybe, Ray and I will even be able to meet you and your wife while we are in Dallas. Congrats on winning your game. That is always fun when we prove we aren’t really to be beaten yet. HA!

Green rn: I have been happy with my Olympus digital. It is probably 3 years old now, so I am out of date with the newest technology. We will be back in Dallas Monday Nov 10th. Come see us, maybe we can get Dave also. Anyone else around Dallas out there?

Teensybean: My you are a teensy one and look marvelous! I know it has been hard work and we are all proud of you.

Okay, MUST START WITH THIS LIST ON “THE TRIP BACK TO DALLAS”.

Hi Everyone!

Late, late, late WIW...... 220 lbs. Frustrating since I have been OP. I have been very good, but still this. :( I *did* have 2 Guiness last night while out with Bill, maybe a little because of the frustration. *sigh*

Thanks for all the snack ideas. I have used the peanuts and sunflower seeds while I write and this is working well.

I have been steadily working on all the projects with deadlines...I am even going in to the office to finish the slide presentations and the poster for New Orleans.

This meeting in New Orleans is the major annual society meeting, and I will be interviewing for jobs while attending. My notebook *died*, of course! I have been crazy trying to get it repaired or get a rental notebook to use. The society is providing free wireless netwrok access, just so job applicants and employers can interact! Aarghh....I hate notebook computers......but I need one--now. *sigh*

On a happier note, I have been *invited* to a scientific meeting as 'an outstading young investigator.' Wohoo!! Boosts my ego abit, especially since my current job has non-scientist supervisor weenies with outlandish 'productivity scores telling better people than myself they are losers. Despite knowing that the 'scores' are crap, it's still deflating to hear you have been classified as 'marginal' :( .

Some replies:

Fillise: Thanks for the suggestions. I copy everything I mail out, and put it in an envelope with the school name on it. I am hoping to simply take the envelope when I get the interview. Somebody has got to want me..... as you can see I am still dealing with the shame issues that surface when completing job applications.

Big Orange Babe: I think that cat lovers link will also take you to "Viking Kittens" which is hilarious. I heard the Led Zepplin song in a movie soundtrack recently and could only picture the Viking kittens!!!

Gotta run to the lab. Did I mention that my laser printer at home died too? *sigh*

Emma

Howdy everyone. I can't believe the week end is flying by. But I'm really glad. I'm all stocked up and ready to go Monday morning. I'm doing okay today but not like I really should be. Monday is a new me. I believe I'm really ready to stop this waffling between OP and off. I've planned for it. And even got my scale right out in the kitchen to weigh when I first get up tomorrow morning. Debilli you're so right about so many things. But coming on the board when I wasn't ready made all the difference. Everyones support has been really great. You may have to call and spur me on. But I'm really determined. I've sure noticed I've felt so yucky not eating right. I'm not really hungry when I ate and just eat because its time and not cause I'm hungry.

Monet- Well the only thing I did different from you was slip on a pair of sweatpants with my p.j. top!!! LOL.... Sometimes it just feels good to jell....

SuperDave-You sound like you'd like to live where we do. We're three miles out of town and then down a dirt road to the river. Its very rural. And beautiful. We have an acre of land and our nearest neighbor is over a mile away. Lots of beautiful wildlife- wild turkey, deer, quail, squirrels. And lots of good fishing. We float the river lots and enjoy the peace and quiet. Its really like going back in time.

Sef- Wow I have a best internet friend that lives in Slidell. I've been wanting to get there for years and visit her. I've been once and love that farmers market.

green m- Sounds like you did pretty well only eating 3 tootie rolls. We bought a nice digital camera at Wal Mart. They're sure nice to have...

mom2jared-Well now we've got a new month to work on. And its a year till next Halloween....

Debilli- Congrads on being back OP. You're such an example. Its so wonderful to have a leader thats shows us the real side of weight loss.

kengjw- Those late nights must make you really sleep in. Do you wait up every night?

Teensybean- Love the picture of you. I think the jeans are really slimming. I love love love mocassins.

Melf- Glad you got your house back. Sorry you had such a bad time at work.

Yellowrose- Hope you get your Dallas list going. Sounds like you're going to be really busy.

Emma- Don't get flusterated about the weight, just keep hanging on there and it will go.

Well guess its time to fold laundry. Have a great day everyone.

ATERNOON EVERY BUDDY!!! :wave:


Well, BOB has been to the grocery two days in a row, and this house is STOCKED!!! I baked a chicken yesterday to have for today and this week for lunch. Going to make a pan of dressing, whip up some tators for Kate and open a can of peas...That's Sunday dinner at my house!

It's beautiful over here today...a few scattered showers, but the winds are supposed to pick up off the Gulf which will be a welcome breeze!

Today is laundry day and as usual, I'm putting it off to the last minute.

OK...here's the picks for the day for the games....

THE COLTS~~~~~~~~~~~ GO PEYTON!!!

THE BUCS~~~~~~~~~~~~~GO SAPP!!!

THE COWBOYS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BEAT THE VISER MAN!!!!

COLLEEN....IF that BUTT gets any smaller, we're gonna have to get the magno glass out to see you!

Hope everyone has a good Sunday afternoon....

I'm off to finish my cooking...

BOB

Maggie- Did I welcome you to Sugar Busters.... I'll let someone better than me answer your questions. But just wanted to say this is a great place and please keep coming back...

HI TONI

We were posting at the same time...I see we're on target again today with our laundry...we must operate on the same wave length!
Have a good one!
BOB

Wow Bob I need to come to your house for dinner. YUMMY....... I'm doing that laundry to.. Yuck. Oh well we must get ready for next week....

Good Sunday Morning to All;

Was going to go to church today, but DH pulled somrthing in his neck and back yesterday. So I am home nursing him this morning, gotta go to work later today.
It is a beautiful warm fall morning here, leaves are turning orange and red. I love fall!

kengjw I was curious about a blood sugar 1 hour after a meal, because 30 min to 2 hours after you eat your blood sugar will be at it's highest. Guess you can tell what glycemic value the foods you eat have on you. Maybe I'll try to look at that . I usually check my blood sugar before I eat anything in the morning, and before I eat evening meal. It amazes me to know that my glucose is usually higher in the morning, than before I eat my evening meal. I snack a lot in between meals. Like nuts, fruit, sugar free candy, raw vegies.

teensy you look wonderful, it's been years since I had a pair of size 18 pants hanging in my closet. Keep sending us pictures of how it will be for us, as we live the Sugarbuster's Life. Congradulations on reaching your first goal!!!

Melf Sorry that your evening was not as you wanted.
Glad to here your DD has a home now.
How was work today?
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Hope tonight is very special for you!
WE have a lot of pneumonia and sepsis here at the time. I am afraid it is going to be a pulmonary winter here.
It is great to talk to another nurse. I worked 16 hrs on Friday, and gave up my weekend today to work evening shift. Our nurse's are not ill, we just plain don't have enough staff.

Sef Do you sew?
I and my DM and DS make scrub tops(for nurses, we make holiday tops). My DS does monogramming on a baby lock and janome machines.
Me I work so much I am the cutter.
I used to love to sew, now I must just love to work, as I spend so much time doing it.
Someday, I will retire on the lake and wake up every morning and decide do I want to fish or golf today. (My big dream).

Debelli Hope your weekend has been good.
Yes my job is very stressful at time, very painful at time, and very happy when miracles happen.
Do you always have your SB meetings in La?
How often do you meet?
Sure wish I could be there?

YellowRose Glad to see you are comming to Dallas soon.
Hope I can visit you.
My oldest DD lives in Austin.
I know you will miss the mountains, are you north enouth to have experienced fall there?
Our land at the lake is undeveloped, we just had a bulldozier clean off enough land to set a home on.
I need a weight scale, believe it or not we weight our patients in the bed, so I can't even weight at work. Been weighting at my DM.

Emma3Jane Good luck on the job interviews, are you free so you can move?
My DH has an OSHA Safety Management B.S. Degree, but was not willing to come to the North Eastern States for employment, so we live close to our families and he works for Rheem Airconditioning.
Glad to here of your sientific meeting comming up, maybe that will open doors for you. Are you interested in the scientific medical field. Is it in research?

Back Again:

Toni48 yes last year I ate about 2 bags of tootsie rolls over a couple of weeks. I am goung to start researching digital camera's.

SuperDave Did I see you are from Texas? It will be a great day for the Cowboys!!!!!
I have to work today, but usually my patients watch football, if they can't I watch it for them as I do my work. Guess I'm lucky my job supplies tv's to the patients.

mom2jared Remember the glucose only causes disease process if it is above 180. Last week as I ate a ton of white flour my sugar was quite high. But I am back on track.
Do you know about 75 to 80% of people are noncompliant at times. So we are in the norm, and as a nurse believe me there are people out there who are off the wagon a lot longer than we are, these people cause their self a lot of harm.

BOB Yes the Cowboy's wll prevail.
Are you sharing your dressing recipe?
Have fun watching the football games, laundry, and eating that delicious meal.
You were all posting at the same time I was.

Sorry gals, I am trying my hand at some smilies:
;) :^: :devil: :o :lol: :cool: :smug:
:s:

Sorry, But I am soooooooo proud of my smilies

Hello all,
Sorry I've been MIA for a good week now. I'm up to my ears in French and other "stuff." Actually, I've been trying to get my last 3 reports all finished up for my French class so I can coast into Thanksgiving without having to even think about any of that work.

I had a bad weekend food-wise. We went up to Jacksonville for the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party otherwise known as the Ga-FL football game. It lived up to all the hype. I had forgotten how crude (not even clever-crude) the Ga fans were. We saw lots of Ga. vehicles painted with the UF letters reversed in regards to FLa. And nasty comments about our coach's wife. (That's getting pretty low, to write crude comments about the wife!) But it was a perfect day: we had a great tailgate party: low country boil (shrimp, corn and potatoes), roasted oysters, fried chicken, potato salad, baked beans, boiled peanuts, all kinds of chips and dips, cakes, brownies, hamburgers, cheese spreads with tapenade, wine, beer, soft drinks, water, etc. etc. And the best part, we didn't have to do any of the work. We provide the tickets (really good club seats this year) and our friends' grown children provided the tailgate. They even rented a couple of port-a-lets so we had easy access to pottys. Perfect! And the game was even better. The mighty Gators won again, victors 13 out of the last 14 years.
Anyway, I'm back on plan today. We got home right after lunch and I had some soup and salad. We DID walk while in Jax. so did get my exercise in.

BOB--Did you watch the game?
Did you see the Ark-UK game? We were pulling for UK but were sad to learn they lost in the 7th overtime. They just need to learn that they can win. After that many overtimes, it's no longer about football.

Well, just wanted to check in and say hi. Haven't read all the posts, just the ones on this page. We didn't do Halloween, so don't have any candy to throw out. But I did do that tail gate and a celebration dinner afterwards--with dessert. :( But--it was gooood. :)

Bye.

:flow2: Hello Everybody,
Hope everyone is having a peaceful and relaxing Sunday. It is rainy here, which makes me want to cuddle up in bed and watch movies all day. In any event I don't think that will happen, need to get to the market.

Fillise ~~ I, too, am sorry that you are not feeling well. I do know how you are feeling. Your day is coming when you can put this all behind you. I found that magnesium is a pain reducer, it is not like a pain killer, but it soes help. I hope that you feel better soon. Don't forget the ginger, it will stop nausea. And hot water bottles in bed. My kids and friends declared that I should have been a doctor. :-)

Bob ~~ Yes- sir- re- Bob, I did it! When I feel depressed or not well, jsut looking at kitty cats make me feel better. I also read that cats reduce blood pressure, ain't that something?! Oh, I saw the site, it is just too much, the GIT DOWN KITTIES. Glad things worked to your favor with your EX. And hope things go your way Monday.

Teesny ~~ I sure did beat the traffic, just in a nick of time. I am truly a careful driver. I was in an accident back in 95 and had a open fracture to my right wrist and a compound fracture to my left ankle. Was in a wheel chair that is how serious it was. Plus for several months I had nurses around the clock. Today I am great. Thanks for the recipes, I have already printed them out and will give then a try. Loved it, your joke! lol You probably can tell that I'm adjusting this post as I read, YOU look wonderful.

CounrtyMom4Him ~~ Just loved the image "just say no". Those cheddar biscuits do sound yummy. Do yu have a tender pie crust that is legal? Thanx in advance.

Maggie ~~ WELCOME. This the place to be. Everyone here is so great and hospitable. You will do great. Monet is the expert when I came to thyroids. Just jump right in and make yourself at home.

Well, it time to go now. I need some fresh air, even tho it's raining, it will smell even better. Have a good day.

Later,
LJunel

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