South Beach Diet - Wednesday bantering babes

Morning all.

Just starting the thread and then I'll get some tea and come back and post properly.

:queen:

Thought we could do with a little majesty around here today to remind us all to keep our chins up (as it were) and be proud and royal.

Well, it seems that everyone is coping with ill loved ones. Franny, :grouphug: it is so hard to watch someone becoming progressively worse. My mother has all kinds of systems failures, including artheritis and carpel tunnel thing, and it has been getting worse for years, but now she has gone from having the use of only one hand (at Christmas) to having the use of neither hand, now. That is a big leap of course. My father looks after her and nurses her, but he is elderly too. They dont want more outside help. :(

I saw Cold Mountain last night. I thought of all you ladies on your cold mountainsides. What a fab film. Has anyone else seen it? It was a bit long, and sad, but beautiful photography, and a good mix of brutality and love. I did not much like the brutal bits, but to miss them out would have been dishonest I suppose.

Glad your radio interview went well Ruth. And Ellis, I can never get anything on digital radio on the computer. Just does not seem to work for me.

You know what little chick? I think a bit of healthy sibling competition can be a great incentive. I dont have a sister, but sometimes find myself pettying around being thinner than my poor sick mother. How twisted is that?? :o but it keeps me going, and at least I have something to discuss with my therapist.... :lol:

On the snacking front, Sums and Pebbles, I find the jelly thing works too. I bought some cherry jello in boston when I was there the other week and it is horrid however. Tastes like cough medicine. :p I like strawberry flavour. But I find that ham or turkey still works better for a 'several hours' fix. I tried the Atkins bars, but they are full of s**t and anyway make me more cravey.

Bamie I did not know that Alabama got that cold. It is all to do with what you are used to I think in terms of how cold things feel. A few years ago I travelled to Sri Lanka and there is a place there where they grow tea on the highlands, and there is a town there known as 'little england' because they say it is so cold. The Sri Lankan people say it is unbearably cold and were there all wrapped up in thick coats, scarves, boots etc - it was about 55 to 60 degrees there!! :lol:

Who else is there? Everyone seems to be doing brilliantly, in spite of all kinds of busyness, illnesses, snackynesses. Hello to one and all.

I am going to look up some sort of legal vegan recipe which is quick and easy now as I have a friend staying tonight.

Good morning, Clovey. So sorry to hear your Mum is in bad shape. Old age sucks! Has she considered the operation for carpal tunnel syndrome or is she too frail? I had it and it made a huge difference but I'm anything BUT frail.

Great evening (bed by 9:30) and a good night's sleep. It snowed so much the ploughs were not out so I didn't hear them. When they finally do go by, I'll get our plough guy to do our lane as Hershey goes to her "job" noonish and I sure wouldn't want to miss that. Physiotherapist comes this morning and certainly will be in trouble if she doesn't park on the road and walk!

Dress rehearsal with full make-up tonight in front of an audience of about 100! We have invited women from "safe" homes in the county to come for the show. The show is for them so it is very appropriate.

Now for coffee, stoke the woodstove and do Doggage duties. Happy Hump Day!

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:D Morning chickies just sitting here with a cup of tea trying to warm up. It is chilly and damp here this morning we are getting rain. :rain: which always makes me feel blah. It is a quite morning so far only 4 little ones right know and the 5th on his way. So it will be an easy one this morning. :lol:

Ruthie good luck tonight. I hope you break a leg. I would love to be in a play. But then again I love being the center of attention. :lol: Drive safely. I have a question for you my friend is a diabetic and she wants to do SBD but she says that she bottoms out, if she dosn't have any bread or pasta etc. I am sure that I read in you bio the you were type 2 as well. I was wondering what you eat during phase 1 to keep you from bottoming out.

Clovey I am glad that I am not alone in my weirdness. I am thinking that I need to get a therapist. You guys are always raving about them. My biggest problem is I would probably want to fix his/her problems. I do know what my problems are I just can't seem to find the right balance. Sorry to hear about your mom. I have not had that problem yet but our parents just starting to turn 60 so I guess we have young ones. I am sure that we will have to deal with it some day.

BRB girls

:grouphug: & healing vibes go out to Clovey's Mum, Franny & Den's sons and anyone else in need that I have not mentioned.

Clovey I haven't seen Cold Mountain but it looks very good. I would like to read the book. As I don't get to the movies to often. We usually rent a video when something we like comes out.

Ruthie, can I have your autograph?? Just think girls, we will be able to say we knew her when....Glad the interview went so well! How exciting a rehearsal with a live audience...Break a leg dear.

Gotta run bbl...:wave: to Den, Ellis, Franny, Little Chick, Chazmom, gavinsmom, pebbles, bamie, sums, less, Rose and all you other beatuiful about to be skinny chicks.

Morning SF looks like we were posting at the same time. Just wanted to say goodmorning to Den,chaz,gavinsmom,sum,rose,pebbles,franny,ellis and whoever I missed hope it wasn't anyone.

Good Morning,

Clovey, I cannot wait to see Cold Mountain, just haven't made it there yet. I think its the kind of movie you have to be in the mood for, too. Sounds like it based on your comments. I did see Somethings Gotta Give and thought it was hilarious. Laughed a lot & my Mom laughed even more. Diane Keaton is awesome.


Hey Ruth, good luck with your dress rehersal.

Hi Ellis! Hope you have a great day.

Little Chick - The rain is so blah. We had some freezing rain last night, but there is no school today anyway due to Teacher's Workshop, so my little one is here.
Hey sflake, you sound busy today. Have a good one.

I'm going to find something to do with my son today. Maybe a trip to the library & then off to see my sister & her little boy. I already exercised today - wanted to get it out of the way so I went to the gym in the rain before my dh left for work. Crazy & unprecedented. But I feel good.

Anne

You know little chick, lots of people want to fix the therapist, which is probably a good thing considering how wibbly wobbly a lot of therapists are (you know what they say about the best place to hide a tree being in a forest...). But in a lot of ways that is part of the healing. You realise that you are trying to fix the therapist and make them unlimited and perfect, and gradually you see that that is exactly what you are doing to yourself.........ie trying to fix yourself because you dont like your limitations and imperfections. And then the real therapy starts as you learn to live with them and even love them. So the most sorted out people are the ones who can say 'yup, I am imperfect, limited, I screw up and am sometimes cruel and heartless, and fat, and I still love myself and I still love my world, just as it is. And I am going to work to make a beautiful world full of beautiful things'.

That is my idea of therapy anyway. There is more too it and less to it. It is a magic process I reckon. Go on, treat yourself to some unconditional attention.

Off now to do an afternoon's theraping (I am not sure if that is a verb) for the women at the local women's rape centre - this is my wednesday 'putting it back in' committment.

bye for now.

;) Good Wednesday to you all!
Ahhhh...hump day once again...time flies when you're getting thinner! :lol:
Clovey, I am so sorry about your Mum...it is very difficult to deal with family issues and keep it all together yourself...you should be so proud that you are doing so well and staying OP, even with the stress...Good for you! :)
Ruth, I bet you're gonna be a hoot in the "gynie" monologues! What a terrific show! (we are women hear us roar!) :devil:

Well girls I have been really good so far this week...even gave up my nightly sweet treats (SBD friendly ones of course)...but I was so po'd at the non-loss, I needed a kick. Someone so wisely suggested changing the foods I was eating, and yes I had gotten into eating basically the same things every day...so I made some changes and am down another 2 lbs! Yahoo! :D
More importantly, I FEEL good! I feel healthy (well, despite a wee head cold), and strong and in control. Anyone else having feelings (or delusions!) of well-being?

We woke up to the ground covered in ice this am in Massachusetts.
But luckily, the temps heading up to 40!!!! A slushy mess, but goodness it's been a LONG time since we've had a day over 20! I didn't even wear my long undies today! :lol:

Ahhhh, Hump Day...I am ALWAYS happy on Wednesdays...date night with my DBF! Kids go to their dad's & I have a lovely time...will be going out to dinner at our favorite place...The Oyster Cabin...sounds like fried food-ville, but there's not a fried oyster in the place! The food is exquisite! Very elegantly prepared & presented. And, pretty much everything on the menu is OP! (Well, minus taters, or rice...but I don't even mind!), as long as I can have my glass or 2 of Cabernet! :dizzy:

Well chickies, better get to work!
Have a wonderful day & keep up the good work!

xoxox,
January

Morning All!
Clovey sorry about Mom. Ruth glad things went well for you yesterday!
Hello to Little Chick, Sflake! January, I feel your pain..I live in Mass also. Quite an exciting ride to work!

I had my official weigh in todayafter Phase I, and I am so upset..up 2 pounds from yesterday! How, Why?? :?: Maybe the sunflower seeds (salty??) Oh well...my clothes are fitting a whole lot better, so I will try not to get discouraged.

On to Phase II....

Good Morning my little beach buddies! It is another cold morning in the South. Burr 28 this mornin. Oh Ruth I don't know how you all take it up there. I guess you are used to it. When I was a kid we lived in KY and always had lots of snow. Out where we lived there were no plow trucks. Stickville! haha

Clovey it does get very cold but usually does not stay long it warms up then drops again so everyone stays sick all the time! Fri. in the high 50's Sat. snow flurries! go figure. I could not imagine bundled up with 60 sumin degree weather. Heat wave if you ask me!haha But hey who ask me! Watch out I'm full of it today! Not real sure what I'm full of but I know it's not bad carbs or bad fat! haha

Everyone's family members are on my prayer list. Y'all just hang in there. I know it is tuff. My Mom went through alot with her heart and stuff a few years ago. I have 6 b&s but I had to do everything. They thought I wanted to! Paaaleaze! Uhg! Anyway all is well now. So keep your chin up.

Ruth that is so good that y'all are doin that for the women. That really touches my heart! I pray all goes well.

Ok everyone go have a wonderfully blessed day and let's all make good food choices today!

clovey I would like to try therapy but sometimes I am afaird of what i will find out. I am what I believe truly happy and content in my life. But you know.... maybe it is just a coever up. I need to put some soul searching into this. Jan I love hump day too.;)

Morning Babes!!! :grouphug:
I'm starting Phase 1 again today as I found my SuperBowl binging triggered too many cravings. :nono:

Ruth, good luck tonight and have a great dress rehearsal!!! :cp:

January, congrats on the weight loss! :flow1:

Morning and hugs to Clovey, littlechick, sflake, lessismore, loulou, lisa, ellis and anyone else I may have missed!! Youre all a real inspiration in many different ways!

Traci

So sorry to everyone who is suffering with illness today! I hope everyone gets better really soon. It has been a very busy morning for me, I have already spent over an hour at the copy machine, boring.........and I forgot my coffee at my desk, so I came back to a cold cup, how sad for me!

I am still super snacky maniac at night, I have decided today that I will get that under control, and plan for a good dinner and just one snack at night!!!

My girlfriend decided she would do SBD as well, and has reported to me this am that she has already lost 3 pounds, I am very very very happy for her!!!!

Well hello to everyone who is here and everyone to come! I hope you all have a great day! Stay warm, it sounds like lots of you are chilly, brrrrrr. It is high of 43 today.....Virginia weather!

So ifs I tell you all that its in the 50's here today will you throw snow balls at me...? :devil:

Jocaro, we will throw the entire snowman, not just his balls :rofl:

morning everyone!

i'm sorry to hear about all the illness, but maybe as we get closer to spring and this crazy weather stops, we'll all start to feel better. i am having an okay day but need to really get motivated to do some work here!

for anyone who has fallen off the wagon recently, and is restarting Phase I, here's a little quote for you that i always find comforting:

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing."
-George Bernard Shaw

happy wednesday and i hope you all are doing well! :)

danielle

All my thoughts are with you and your loved ones.

I am just happy that I have all of you - it really helps. (Especially the exercise thread).

I finally tried the Cabot low fat cheese, it's very good whomeever recommended it. Also I had the Carb Smart yogurt that I think BigWheelz recommended and it was also good.

I met two women at the gym, they're doing a trialathon to raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma. When I was 11 my 8 year old brother died of leukemia - so I'm thinking about checking into the possibilities. What a great cause, and I can't even imagine actually completing a triathalon.

I cross posted this - but I am up after exercising last night. Does that make sense to anyone? Both DH and I are up by 1.2 pounds. I was so hoping to have dropped a pound, not gained. (I didn't lift weights, I just did cardio and swimming).

Thanks for the good wishes about DS13 everyone!! I am now trying to get him to rest up AND finish a project that is due Friday!!!

Hope you are all doing well and sticking to program. I have been doing phase 1 1/2 if that makes sense!!! A piece of high fiber bread with a scraping of peanut butter for breakfast and strict phase 1 the rest of the day. Had a bit too much peanut butter this morning, but overall doing well. 2 1/2 days and counting!! Not many, I know, but it has been a few MONTHS since I could even get through ONE day, so i am feeling GREAT!!! Now I need to get exercising again!!!

Clovey-Sorry to hear that your Mother is having such a rough time. It is hard (and SCARY) dealing with aging parents. As much as I have been looking at that lately, I feel bad for my Mom. Dealing with my Dad's health issues and seeing her own mother gradually fading away. (Although I have to say, she is still doing VERY well for 99 years old!!) Thanks so much for the quote. Very inspiring and very TRUE!! Seems like the hardest person to forgive sometimes is YOURSELF!! ALSO, sometimes the hardest things that you live through can create some of those beautiful moments. Some of DH's best poetry has come from the difficult things in his life.

Ruth-Glad to hear the interview went well!!! It is GREAT that the dress rehearsal will also be for that group of women. Wish I could see the play, stay with Ellis a few days, have Dim Sum with you two and Mauvais, and be naturally slender!!!

Little Chick-WEIRD IS GOOD!!!!! YES, therapy can be great!! I'm probably overdue to go back!!!

Sflake-HI!!!

Jocaro-YES!!!! :p

Overfedup-I agree!! Lots to learn from the mistakes we make too. SOMETIMES though I wish i could learn a lesson the EASY way!!! :lol:

Pebbles-Sounds like a great cause! Also a good way, again, to take something painful from your life and make something good with it.

Hope you all have a wonderful day my bathing beauties!!!

Hello, ladies! May I jump in? I'm gearing up for my start: T-minus 11 days (I think). I'm using the time in between to strategize. It's going to be interesting to make dh happy, since he keeps saying, "What CAN I eat?" Funny thing, SBD was his idea. :rolleyes:

Clovey, what area do you live in? I lived in Northwood (Middlesex) when I was a teen. Went to school up in Buckinghamshire (High Wycombe). I miss London terribly & am always eager to chat it up with someone in your neck of the woods!

Oops, time to go pick up ds from preschool. I have to wake up the baby to do so. Sigh...

Sflake!!!
OMG! I am cracking up!
Jan

Den -
I'm on day 29 and we're still doing our modified 1.5. It seems to be working really well, we just have one carb every day, and every other day we have two. Mostly a half of a piece of fruit, or the low carb yogurt, or cereal.

I'm still afraid of bread.

It seems to be working!

Aimee - welcome. My DH and I loaded up on bad stuff before we started. I called it mourning my carbs. fats weren't such a big of deal. But all the sweets made me sad.

Now we're rocking along!

Hi Ladies :wave:
I haven't had time yet to update myself on all the news here but hopefully I can do this Friday morning.
I want to congratulate all the recent weight losers :cp: I'll be right behind you next week. I have carbed out big time and need to get back on track.

Aimee~~I live 45 miles NE of Atlanta and I work in Buckhead. What area are you in?

Ruth~~Break a leg,girlfriend!! :encore: Hope the dress rehersal goes as planned.

Ellis~~I miss you lots :yes: i am in great need of your wonderful sense of humor. This has not been a fun time here at all. My sister is moving in with my Dad. On the good side, it will give him company, but on the other side, my mom hasn't been gone a month yet and all of her things are being moved out or rearranged. It's been a very emotional time.

SB, here I come :sunny:

typing 1-handed...

2bfit, we live in Lawrenceville...if you take I85 to work, you drive right by us! (Hwy. 316)

pebbles, i'm scared 'bout the sweets...i've eaten lo-fat for ages, so that's no biggie.

bedtime for squirmy boy here bbl

Oh, Pebbles... that just breaks my heart about your little brother. :cry: What a terrible thing to lose a sibling. :grouphug:

Sil, I missed you, too. :grouphug: So glad you're back, dear girl.

Ruthie, thinking about you lots tonight, my friend. :grouphug:

Clovey, saying prayers for your sweet Mom. :grouphug:

Love and hugs to Little Chick, Sflake, Anne, January, LouLou, Bamie, Traci, Sums, Jocaro, Danielle, Den, Aimee, and everyone I've missed. :grouphug: