Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 4/23-4/29

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 TIP & CHAT AT 9:15PM EST
WEDNESDAY-WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY-THURSDAY RECIPE DAY
FRIDAY-FRIDAY FITNESS

Please visit our NEWEST BIO BOARD where you can learn more about everyone who is on this board:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=34143#post34143

Please make sure you post your BIO on the NEWEST VERSION of our BIO BOARD everyone!!!!


Our APRIL 2001 RECIPE BOARD can be located at the link below:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3775

We have FOUR 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 RECOMMENDED READING BOARD:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2342

THE TOOLS & TIPS BOARD:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2344

THE FOOD INFORMATION BOARD:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2365[/url

MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING THOUGHTS BOARD


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=2359

We also now have a SB WEEKLY EXERCISE BOARD that you can log your daily/weekly exercises on:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=4528

WANT TO POST YOUR WEEKLY WEIGHT LOSS INFO and BE COUNTED in our weekly totals of pounds lost?? Go to the WEEKLY WEIGH IN BOARD BELOW to post your stats!


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=44401#post44401

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WELCOME! :D

GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE!:wave:

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!:)

Just a quickie, will write after I get back from taking the kids to school and getting in my walk.

It's MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY and here's my contribution:

BELIEVE IT

It pays to be a little skeptical in a world where people are constantly making all sorts of fantastic claims.

You certainly cannot believe all you read, or hear or see on television. Get-rich-quick schemes, miracle weight loss products, hot stock tips and other such things promise to quickly and easily solve problems with little or no effort. They seem so enticing, yet they usually turn out to be just enticement and nothing more. A healthy skepticism can save you from a lot of pain and disappointment.

When it comes to yourself and the possibilities for your own life and your ability to make those possibilities a reality, however, set your skepticism aside. What you believe is possible for your life, is possible. What you believe about yourself, is who you are. What you decide to accomplish, you will accomplish.

Allow yourself to believe in yourself. Allow yourself to believe that the best in life is possible for you. Let your belief infect, infuse and empower your thoughts, your actions, and your expectations. In your belief is the power to overcome whatever obstacles may stand in your way.

When the world promises you something, it's just common sense to temper your belief with a healthy skepticism. Yet when you make a promise to yourself, believe it with everything you have and you'll find a way to keep that promise.

-- Ralph Marston
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Will check in later! Have a wonderful day and a fabulous week!

Debbie
194/???/129
SB since 3/22/00

GOOD MONDAY MORNING TO YOU LOVELY LADIES!

(at least, it will be Monday soon)

I’ll repeat, these days I always look forward to Mondays ‘cause it’s the start of a brand-new week and life is WONDERFUL!

Quilter/Kim, thanks for sharing the story of the chick who lost 100 lbs. That was really motivational. We have been trained to believe that over 90% of “diets” “fail” but since finding this board I’ve learned that there are a lot more successes out there than I would have thought possible. A few months ago I met a chick at OA who was anorexic. After talking to her I found out she used to be about 180 – 190 pounds. She certainly hadn’t conquered her eating disorder (just switched to a different one) but what impressed me was that her arms were extremely thin and smooth, with no trace of stretch marks or saggy skin. Since I’m rather obsessed with the skin issue it was good news to me that her skin was able to recover. (Of course she WAS pretty young.)

I loved the bike rider gif too. It’s my favorite of all the images I’ve been scoping lately.

You’ll be in the 160’s very soon! Having dipped into the 150’s I’m quite eager to stay there but the scale is being bad. I just need to stop being so eager, things will happen naturally. Thanks for the yoga links; must admit I wasn’t intrigued at this moment but I’ll get to reading it, however I enjoyed browsing Thrive Online in general.

Karen, Green Tea recipe: BAH HUMBUG. Celestial Seasonings puts out something called “honey lemon ginseng green tea” and I’ve been drinking it straight. It’s excellent.

Deb, so glad to hear you’re down another half pound! Probably will be another next time you post! Yes, I’m sure the tea must have had caffeine, but I usually have healthy doses of that drug anyway. Trying to cut down to so-called “natural” sources like coffee and tea.

Oh Deb, I didn’t even know the “tips and tools” and “motivational thoughts” threads were there until a week or so ago. Duh. Very enjoyable! Thanks to all of you!

Ashley, thanks for the insight on colds/allergies. Yes, please keep me informed. Don’t beat yourself up over the brownie. It’s a victory you were able to stop at one. I can understand that even the taste can be enough to throw you off though. But remember the big picture!

BOB, sounds like you are well on your way to making NON-SMOKING a habit. Did you know even tobacco is cured with sugar? And that sugar-cured tobacco (sugar speeds up the process) may contribute to lung cancer more than natural, air-cured tobacco.

Lisa, your Relay for Life experience was so moving! As for eating, you’re getting there! Sounds like you’re doing really well making what amounts to a drastic change from the way most Americans eat.

Beachfan/Anna, good for you for preparing ahead! I must say, beer is just about the hardest thing for me to give up, after Diet Coke and ice cream. I am not permanently eliminating any of these foods from my life, but abstinence seems the best thing for now.

Rhonda, BLENDER STUFF: although I’m cutting down on the iced foods now, I enjoyed my smoothie run. I always add some protein like (almost) pure protein powder, almonds, or fresh-ground peanut butter. Soy milk, (regular milk tends to bloat) frozen strawberries, blueberries, marionberries, carrots (I know illegal), frozen bananas (I know illegal)...some combination of those and a little bit of ice. Yum. Some things I haven’t tried but I’ve heard are good: celery, bell pepper and flaxseed. The idea is to mix fruits and veggies together...frozen strawberries are a good base for just about anything. You can add a little Splenda if you like.

I really need a food processor...tired of chopping onions!

Cheri...good for you on giving Sugar Busters a fair run! Bariatric surgery is stomach stapling? I’ll bet you will do fine in the next six months! And for the rest of your life, without sugar.

Rosalie/Marie, yep, I figured the “creamy wheat farina” was too good to be true. I will keep looking for the “Wheatina” stuff. Meanwhile I didn’t buy much of the cream of wheat (as we shall call it) and will probably go ahead and eat it in moderation.

The rest of the weekend

The bbq with friends today proved to be a challenge and I (with the anticipated support from all you girls and the help of higher power!!!) pulled through with flying colors!

The minute I got to my friends’ house I could tell there were going to be ticking time bombs everywhere. I was immediately offered beer and rum, of course, and here I couldn’t even ask for Diet Coke. I asked for water and that obstacle was hurdled. The appetizers were nachos and tortilla rolls with spinach/artichoke filling. Everybody was raving about the latter so I “couldn’t” pass them up. I carefully scraped the filling (which was good) from the inside of one and had one bite of beans/meat from the nachos. Next was the special wild/white rice blend that my friend (who is an excellent cook) made.

I passed that up with nobody noticing, and had bbq chicken (three small pieces) and LOTS of salad I made with green leaf lettuce, fresh basil, big chucks of orange, and walnuts (inspired by the strawberry salad that somebody, I can’t remember, posted about). The dressing was orange peel, lemon juice, and almond oil. Very fresh and clean tasting. I did have a very small spoon of fruit flavored cottage cheese but it was nasty so that was no temptation.
Preached a little bit about how my headaches have nearly disappeared since letting go of sugar, but otherwise tried not to be too obnoxious.

The other news is that Saturday night, I OFFICIALLY removed the ice cream maker from the freezer, where it was taking up space and ready to go for another batch! Also ate the last of my “stash” which is a good and bad thing. I stored the machine away and am ready to remove that obstacle from my life. I will eventually re-incorporate sf ice cream, but for now it’s full speed ahead and NOTHING, I mean nothing, is going to get in the way of my reaching my goal.

Regarding my problems concentrating at work, I have a partial solution. I realized that I was spending way too much energy being angry that things like the filing weren’t getting done, and then of course doing them out of anger. Well, I realized that the situation is totally my fault for letting my priorities get out of order. My job is to do sales and if the filing doesn’t get done, it’s somebody else’s responsibility. Affirmations have also proven powerful in the past and before I go to work, I’m going to spend a few minutes going over what my priorities are and sending those positive thoughts into my brain that I CAN do it. I’m making the transition from admin support to sales and that means I have to think on my feet and be totally self-motivated...I’m not going to change overnight and I’m trying not to be too hard on myself.

Have a GREAT week everybody, and I shall see you Tuesday night!

Love,

Chris

164/160/130
03/26/01

Good health . . . the best gift you can give to your kids

America today drugs her children with sugar and distracts them with toys ever more complicated and expensive.

Video games are mind-boggling in their sophistication. Television is carefully designed to be addictive. Parents truck their children to school in sport utility vehicles and mini-vans because it’s “too dangerous” for kids to ride their bikes these days.

Billions of dollars of marketing and product development go into creating hybrid products that are half food, half toys. My favorite is a hollow chocolate ball filled with sugar candies, produced by chocolate giant Nestle. They tried to fill the ball with little plastic toys, but that product presented a choking hazard to young children and was recalled. Snack foods and even TV dinners come in cute animal shapes.

What do these toy foods contain? Normally, they are highly processed and contain ingredients adults can’t pronounce. Food additives created a major scandal back in the early 1900s, when food manufacturing was becoming a major industry in America. Today, everybody knows about food additives and no one cares, so long as they have been sanctioned by the FDA.

The result: Children are faced with the “double whammy” of not enough exercise and too much processed foods. They may turn into chubby little creatures and get teased by their classmates, which damages their already fragile self-esteem. A combination of many factors can cause these children to become very obese adults. However, when they are young, they may be able to avoid this fate unless they are genetically predisposed to obesity. The real damage occurs later in life.

How many of you are, or know, women who were slim until they had a couple of children and then suddenly ballooned? No magic: a change in habits and body chemistry combined so that the body is no longer able to handle an overdose of sugar and other processed foods. People of “normal weight” usually don’t change until they get start to get fat or are faced with other health problems caused by of out-of-control nutrition. Even at that point, many don’t have the discipline to turn their lives around. They run the risk of becoming unable to care for themselves, and a burden to their children, in addition to passing on atrocious eating habits.

Even if they do change their eating habits, it’s too late for THEIR children, the next victims of a downward spiral that gets worse with every generation. The children have been raised to expect sugar and processed foods. Mommy goes on a “diet” but “depriving” the children of sugar is too much for her to face, so she cooks separate meals for the little darlings. Her real motivation is that she is unable to handle the children without using the mind-numbing drug they have become accustomed to.

How many of us “try” to maintain a sugar-free lifestyle while buying ice cream, cookies, candy and muffins “for the kids?” How many of us “follow the plan” while bringing donuts to office gatherings and chocolate cake to picnics? How many of us ban sugar from our mouths and yet see no problem poisoning others?

As a child I thought myself disgustingly fat at four years old. From the age of 9 to 24 I suffered from the worst acne you can imagine. I would have done anything to be rid of it. For most of my teenage years, I was constantly sick with colds and the flu. In my early twenties, I was so depressed over my weight and other things that I ate myself up to over 215 pounds and became suicidal. Ironic that when we are depressed over weight we eat to make it better!

A big part of my depression was that I believed there was a lack in my moral fiber that caused all these problems. If only I had known that it wasn’t entirely my fault! Because I was overfed sugar as a young child, my body chemistry was so out of whack that I craved sugar all the time. When we were very poor, I would eat a mixture of butter, powdered sugar and peanut butter, or even Crisco and powdered sugar, by the cupful. When my grandmother in Hawaii would send up chocolate covered macadamia nuts, I would eat the whole thing with no regard to my younger brother and sister, from whom I was stealing. My mother’s friend bought my sister a box of Whitman’s candy once, and although I knew I shouldn’t do it, I ate the whole thing. The friend was furious and bought my sister a silver jewelry box to make up for it. When I made my own money I bought boxes and bags of candy to support my habit, eating up to a pound a day, but usually a quarter to a half pound.

If I had known that simply eliminating sugar from my life would cure my uncontrollable cravings, cause me to melt down naturally to my ideal weight, cure my severe acne, and dramatically lessen the number of days I spent sick with viral and bacterial infections, I would have saved myself years of agony and severe, chronic depression.

My children, when I have them, will be raised without sugar from birth (if I can keep them away from my mother!) I can’t protect them from everything, but they won’t experience the pain I went through as a sugar addict.

All of you love your children and would do anything for them. Instead of giving them all the “toys” money can buy, give them the gift of good nutrition and an active lifestyle. Children develop healthy self-esteem when they are good at something...be it soccer, track, ballet, acting or playing the piano. Help them to find their talent.

At the same time, take care of your own health so that you will be strong and healthy well into your golden years. You children won’t have to take care of you. They will be proud of you. You’ll be a good example to them.

It is a great blessing that I have found support for a sugar-free lifestyle at the age of 27, when I am still relatively young and healthy and haven’t had kids yet. Yes, my teens and early twenties were agony. But by changing course now, I’ve saved myself from the effects of years of yo-yo dieting, including ravaged skin and an out-of-whack metabolism. I now have the energy to achieve great goals in life instead of spending all my time being obsessed with my weight.

~ written by Chris

Although (so far) Sugar Blues does not specifally recommend eating fruit alone, this passage sheds some light on the logic of eating fruit alone, as Sugar Busters recommends. It also explains the discomfort experienced by some of us when we do “slip” and eat sugar:

From Sugar Blues by William Duffy, page 182:

Sugar of all kinds – natural sugars, such as those in honey and fruit (fructose) as well as the refined white stuff (sucrose) tends to arrest the secretion of gastric juices and have an inhibiting effect on the stomach’s natural ability to move. Sugars are not digested in the mouth, like cereals, or in the stomach, like animal flesh. When taken alone, they pass quickly through the stomach into the small intestine. When sugars are eaten with other foods – perhaps meat and bread in a sandwich, they are held up in the stomach for a while. The sugar in the bread and the Coke sit there with the hamburger and the bun waiting for them to be digested. While the stomach is working on the animal protein and the bread, the addition of the sugar practically guarantees rapid acid fermentation under the conditions of warmth and moisture existing in the stomach.

One lump of sugar in your coffee after a sandwich is enough to turn your stomach into a ferment. One soda with a hamburger is enough to turn your stomach into a still. Sugar on cereals – whether you buy it already sugared in a box or add it yourself – almost guarantees acid fermentation. Since the beginning of time, natural laws were observed, in both senses of that word, which it came to eating food in combination. Birds have been observed eating insects at one period in the day and seeds at another. Other animals tend to eat one food at a time. Flesh-eating animals take their protein raw and straight.

In the Orient, it is traditional to eat yang before yin. Miso soup (yang-fermented soybean protein) for breakfast; raw fish (more yang protein) at the beginning of the meal; afterwards comes the rice (which is less yang than the miso and fish); and then the vegetables which are yin. If you ever eat with a traditional Japanese family and you violate this order, the Orientals (if your friends) will correct you courteously but firmly.

END

Good morning everyone!!!! Hope everybody is up and fresh as daisies. (How fresh are daisies as opposed to other flowers?????)

Weighed in this morning at 171. So I’m up one pound, but that’s okay. It’s TOM, so who knows what will happen. Hopefully, it will be back down on Wednesday for the official record.

LISA---Thanks for the report on Relay for Life. How wonderful for you all to be a part of something that makes such a difference. I did have to laugh a little when you said you were making grocery lists in your head. Have never done that, but will defintely try it the next time I need to take an emotional breather. How clever you are. I’ll bet Ross was in his glory getting to be the one to cut the ribbon. As always, sending good thoughts and prayers your way.

BEACH---Way to go on the big furniture sale! WOW!!! Did you make more money than the woman having the sale?????

RHROO---Sounds like a busy “day of rest” you are having. DH and I started riding bikes last summer. I really like it, but only when there are NO hills. LOL!!! That yard work will really firm the butt all that bending and stretching!!!!

CHERI---I’m so happy to hear of your commitment to six months being 100% on program. It sounds like you have been giving this a lot of thought and that you are really ready to get to work. Thanks so much for asking abou Jackie. What a good memory you have. And how sweet of you to remember her. She is doing okay. Had a Chemo treatment this week. Has had a few side effects, the biggest one being that it’s doing a number on her immune system. She had to go and have shots to boost that back up. She has two weeks on treatment and two weeks off. The off weeks was when they saw the immune ssystem bottom out. She said that she felt okay during all of that. They are telling her to keep very aware of germs and keeping her hands clean. Stuff like that. She has four kids and I pray that none of them bring home anything contagious. At least they are all old enough to know about keeping their hands clean. Good luck at the OA meeting. I’ll be interested to hear what you think.

ROSALIE---Yes, we heard about you and Deb not getting to talk last night. Paul and I were both online. I could not get DEB to come through on my machine, but was able to talk to her on Paul’s. I think there is a problem with my machine. (Guess who’s got the faster better newer machine at our house????) Anyways, hopefully when we get a free moment and Paul is available we can try to figure out the problem. I think now that you have the newest version of AIM, you should not have any problems from your end.

CHRIS---Glad you benefitted from the story about the woman who lost 100 pounds. I wish you all could see how great she looked. She had this huge beautiful smile on her face. And that face was true happiness because she was now healthy. That’s what it’s all about. Getting healthy and truly taking care of our wonderful bodies!

Take care everyone. Hope this turns out to be a great week for everyone and that we all have BIG losses on WIW!!! I’ll be back later this evening for a check in.
Kim
185/170/139
Since January 2, 2001

Good morning Everyone.

no I have not disapeared I am just trying to recover from the move on the weekend. It went well though I am a little sore. We went out for dinner on Saturday.I was not great but it could have been worse. I did not gain anything . The move and all the gardening had to have helped. I was outside for hours yesterday. THe gardens are starting to look pretty good.


I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised at how many threads there were since early Saturday morning.You people are very dedicated which is what I need. Some other threads people donot reply for days.

Today I am truly motivated. I have been in a denial mode. And I think that is what has caused the 4 pound weight gain. The alcohol is a killer for me, which suggest that could be a problem. Which it really is not. So no more wine until it is a special occasion. I love hearing about all your successes. It really is motivating. It makes you realize that you can do it .

So anyway thank you. I am ready to go. The exercise has never been a problem for me. I am very active. Which has probably saved me over the years.

I will check in again later on today
Have a super day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

190/178/165

Hi gals!

I haven't posted in awhile...been real busy around here. Plus, my e-mail has been down and the computer giving me fits, so I've been avoiding it altogther, rather than letting it frustrate me.

My journey through this "fat fog" is just getting better and better. I have something that's been weighing heavy on my heart and would like to share with ya'll. I hope ya'll don't mind. When I got back on the weight loss wagon, I was so tuned in to what the scale was telling me, that I was despondent if the numbers didn't read like I wanted them too. This all came to a great big head 3 weeks ago, when after a week of not weighing, at my husbands request, I had not lost, but gained! I fussed, cursed, complained...much wailing and gnashing of teeth! Well, my husband pointed out something to me that I already knew, but wasn't applying, You see, I am a christian, and I know that I have to trust in God's perfect will for my life. I know that He want's me to be in the best health I can be, and to gain that good health, I need to remember to put Him before anything else. I had basically been putting that big scale on a bigger pedestal than I had God. I was eating everything "right"(with the exception of my little excursion to the hamburger joint that gave me a terrible sugar hangover!), exercising "right", but I still put my faith on those numbers the scale showed me. Well, since that revelation, I have tried my very best to keep God "in the loop", so to speak, and I've given the glory of every ounce, every pound lost, to Him. When I got on the scale Saturday morning, I had lost 7 pounds since my hissy fit at the scale that fitful morning 3 weeks ago. In total, since I began in January, (with probably 1 month or so "off" program, before and after our move), I have lost 20 pounds!! And I have gone from a size 20, into 18's comfortably. I even SQUEEZED into a pair of 16's of my 15 year old daughter!

I spoke with a good friend back in Texas yesterday. She has been way overweight for all the 12 years I've known her. I haven't seen her since her daughter's wedding back in August of last year. She has lost 40 pounds since Feb. 3!! I was/am so excited for her! It sounds like what she is doing is basically SB. It is a program called the Prism...anyone heard of it? I think it has a biblical approach w/ counseling that goes w/ it. I'm just tickled pink for her! She had terrible ankle problems that prevented her from being very active, and now she is walking 3 miles daily!

Anyway...I know I don't post very often anymore, so I hope no one minded my little testimonial. I just really felt that I needed to share the secret to my success! oH, and I'm also changing my goal weight! I'm not stopping when I get to 160! I'm going all the way!

Sara
233/213/135

It's me again!:wave:

Kids are at school, I got my 4.5 miles in between taking the two to school. Good walk, a bit muggy and overcast, but better than the blistering heat we're going to have soon!

Happy to report I'm down another 1/2lb making me only 1.5lbs from my goal:D I've been more conscience of drinking my water and eating enough fiber lately. Not sure if that's helping, but it sure can't be hurting! When I look back on my WC program, I see that I really have only lost 2.5lbs so far this month. It's coming off very slowly now, but still, coming off. I realize that to lose a pound after I reach my goal may now take me 2-3 weeks-not too bad.

I received an e-mail from a woman who had a Dr. recommend SB to her and she found our site. She noticed I was in Miami, where she is as well. Just got an e-mail from her, she lives about 3-4 miles from my area, I think. BIGO, she quit smoking about a year ago, I believe and is now ready to work on losing the 30lbs she gained. I told her about your quitting and she said she'd love to speak with you, so if you want her e-mail, just let me know! She was a smoker for 42 years she said, and quit with the help of a internet support board. I told her to call me since she's local-so I could be of some help:)

SPARKLE, you were right, I am down anothe 1/2lb! Make sure you check out the FOOD INFORMATION BOARD as well. All the board links are always in the very first post of the week. Have you ever seen the ZYLISS food choppers? I love mine! I chop all types of things with it. I thought about you when I got a new book that has a couple ice cream recipes:o Thanks for the article on kids eating, I should show my kids that one-they'd probably toss it in the trash though. Your insight was much like my own when I was growing up. Thanks for the Sugar Blues excerpt as well. Loved you fairy gif!!!

QUILTER, got your e-mail and will contact VIV. I'll respond to you on the board about the cake. Since starting SB I can tell you that I have had 2 Weddings, 2 Bar Mitzvah's, a Baptism, different Showers and countless birthday parties, all having what looked like delicious cakes. Not one of those cakes, no matter how beautiful and/or delicious they looked, tempted me at all. I want this weight loss more than I want any cake. There will be other times in the future that will allow me to indulge if I want, but not at this time. I don't feel for one second that I missed out on anything by not eating any of the desserts I possibly could of over the past 13 months. I have learned that it's not the food that makes you have a good time, it's the people. I'm sure as you are around all your family and friends at your nieces wedding, that's what you should focus on, being with them and having a great time-not on if you should eat the cake. I'm sure you'll get through it fine, and if you do eat some, it won't be the end of the world!:) Oh yes, at this moment, I'm not smelling like a daisy, more like a rotten fruit!:eek:

GARDEN, glad you have a nice weekend, though being sore doesn't sound fun. The board is a bit slow on the weekends, but we still have many people post. I personally would have withdrawls if I didn't post all weekend. I don't know what I will do should I ever go on vacation and not be able to post while I was away!!! That's good you are making wine available for special occasions-I'm sure you will see better results when having it just from time to time. Hope you have a good week!

SAS, glad to see your wonderful loss since January-that's a great amount of weight-I've only lost 14 pounds since then, so you are doing well. Wherever you find your strength, keep finding it. We all do something different, but we are all going for the same results. Never heard of Prism, though I'm sure you may be able to find info on it on the web.

It's SHOWER TIME for me! I'll check in with you all later on. Tomorrow is TUESDAY TIPS so if you have any interesting and/or helpful tips you'd like to share with the board, please, try to post them tomorrow!

Also, DON'T FORGET-TOMORROW NIGHT IS OUR WEEKLY CHAT AT 9:15PM EST!!!!

Have a great day!

Debbie
194/130.5/129
SB since 3/22/00

Happy Monday Morning.........

NOOOOO, we didn't win the lotto:lol: BUT, DH is finally getting back his racing "mojo". He was runner up yesterday - WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!! 1500.00 isn't too shabby for 4-5 hrs work. We were to the point of frustration with how the race car had been performing etc, and we were about to hang it up. All the money spent on parts and entry fees with no wins starts to wear us down. Thank the Lord for taking the monkey off our backs.

Sara - I want to thank you for sharing your story. We humans tend to have a problem with turning things over to the Lord. By nature, we just seem to want to control everything and work it all out ourselves. As your testimony shows, releasing that control always pays off with blessings.

Well, as I find myself still trying to get caught up from a few unfinished projects fromm last week.......This week is a fresh NEW week filled with opportunities to tie up those unfinished matters. With that said, I am going to get going and complete one of the projects :eek:

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From time to time,
we all feel a little disappointed with
our lives and perhaps the people in them.
We start questioning our daily routines;
a sense of loneliness touches our hearts,
and we wonder what life is really all about.
When you reach this point in your life,
take a moment and forget about
what has gone before...
and start believing in
what you really want today.
It is by redirecting our lives that
we can keep ourselves headed
in the right direction,
and it is by standing still that
we allow time to just pass us by.
It is looking at a sunrise or a sunset
and appreciating its beauty for ourselves
that enables us to understand
some of life's mysteries.
No two people see the world the same
way, nor do they think or feel or even
experience things around them
with the same exact perception.
Don't try to mold yourself or your life
into a design that isn't you;
rather, paint your days
with all the colors you so desire
and enjoy the artwork that
you alone can create.

Just a quick one!!! (ya right!) I just did my Firm tape pant pant!! I am going out to rake up some leaves then comming back in here to fumagate! LOL Did well this week end i guess! stayed with my point range (for WW) had some run ins with chocolate but not gonna kick myself. I have had my "friend" so i am blaming that! Hope it leaves town before wendsday i am counting on antoher 1/2 lb! :lol:

Deb-yeah!!!!!!! your soooooo close take what you can get while you can you know how your body is!!! I have read alot latley that when you can't budge those last lbs maybe that should be your goal weight! i am soooo proud you didn't give up and I AM NOT EITHER! people have told me i look good enough-they just don't get it! I saw a woman at the supermarket (an older woman) who knows me from sports she goes for her grandson-anyway she said "oh my i almost didn't recognize you" "your still walking i see! You must have lotst 20,30. lbs?!" i told her noooooo 59 she was shocked!!! i felt good too! I also used to see her on our bike path here!! those complements keep me going!

Sparkle-You mentioned kids and sugar before and i ment to reply to it! You are soooo right. My hubby has a BAD habit of buy candy for my kids (less latley) well when i took my 5 yr old to the dentist 2 weeks ago and she was poking around i got nervous. Not to mention an 11 yr old who i have to nag to brush. My 14 yr old has braces and all his adult teeth and NO cavitys soooo this sugar stuff gets me going. Yes i did fill their basket with sugar (bad me) I do buy the treats for their lunch but they take gogurt, applesauce, slim jims, pudding -this stuff still has sugar but i think its less than some other stuff out there. I am on a Soda (pop you might call it) kick too. I started to try and get them totally off it. they drink tons of water, fruit juice has just as much or more sugar than soda which makes me mad what else are they going to drink? I switched to diet soda and they don't mind. They are i noticed drinking less though. I also buy the flavored water at walmart which is more expensive but makes me feel better. My two youngest do have my fat gene!!! so i am hoping this will help!!! I also agree that you need to start when they are babies! i guess we all live and learn!!! don't get me started on cereal!!!!!! thanks for the info!!

SAs- Miss ya!!!! are you adjusting to New england? Hubby is soooo right!!! I am a Christian also where do you attend??? I grew up in the Church of Christ. Keep it up!!!!! 130 here you come!

Amser-sounds like a fun week end!!!! glad hubby had a good race!!

Gardengirl-come plant my garden!!! after i get the leaves up!!! Alchol is a killer!!!! Beer is a NO NO! i think in the book it says not to touch the stuff when you start Sugarbusters. It is hard to do sometimes we just have to deal with the gains when we indulge! keep up the good work!!!

gotta go out side before i lose my oomph!!!! keep up the good work!!

Rhonda
201.1/142.5/135-hmmmmm

Hey Rhonda

Thanks for your support. I just thought that I would say quickly that I am concerned about giving your kids Aspartame. If you are in the USA you can buy Diet Rite which has Splenda in it and it is so much better for you. We cannot get it in Canada which is really hard . Whenver someone goes to the States they get it for us. I was addicted to Diet Coke. I was having night sweats anxiety attacks , general poor health,. I was also putting Sweet and Low in my coffee and tea. I quit cold turkey aspartame. Boy was I sick. All of my illnesses vanished and I feel great. After feeling better I started to diet and I have lost some weight.

Anyway just so you are aware. I do not mean to lecture. There is some interesting reading on the internet about aspartame and children.

Anyway
sorry for babbling

It is nice to read all the successes on the board this morning! That, by itself, makes for a pretty motivational Monday!

I'm slow getting started this morning. Hope to increase the energy when I go to the gym at lunchtime.

Cheri--I'm so thrilled that you are going to committ to SB for 6 months before trying the surgery. I think you will be pleased by the results. Having your family's support will be really helpful too! Remember that we will alsobe here for you every step of the way!

Debbie---Wooo Hooo! Only 1.5 to go!

Sara--Wooo Hooo to you too! It always helps to get your priorities in order!

I'm hoping that we get to hear from Star this week. I know You've been traveling--but I miss hearing from you!

Susan
300/250/150
July 10, 2000

Hi Everyone...
Deb said I should just get on and say a quick hello which is against my nature, but here I gooooooo...I really prefer to answer people...

I have no time for anything now,. and I am trying to arrange to get to CA to see my father....so even more stress than usual. He will hav ea lobectomy, which is removal of one of the lobes of the lung.

I have been totally OP for 4 days now altho the weight is till 2 lbs more than when I left for FLA. I think exercise will help....but that is coming last nowadays...I did get upthis AM an dwalk before I got ready for work. Let's see how long I can keep that up.

I have been getting on and reading the board and want to say Way TO GO for the continued commitment!

Back to work, sorry....
Viv
Simsbury, CT
2/1
146/135/137/128/???

I have just a minute to say hello and wish everyone a GREAT WEEK! Hopefully, I will get to go weight and I will let you know.

Sara: Your post really meant a lot to me. I tend to want to do everything "myself" and I love it when I get reminded I can do nothing by myself. It really helps to know that when I am struggling I can turn it over. Thanks again!!

Davenna

Gardengirl - I'm afraid to drink much while I'm trying to lose weight. I think of all the drinking I did in my younger days and really don't miss it that much, especially when I remember the dumb things I said or did while drinking. But there's a lot of reports out there that say moderate drinking is good for the body. For now, though, I think it's best to have as little as possible.

Sasahm - Way to go on the 7 lbs - you're doing great! Your comments helped me refocus a little bit. Wow, your friend losing 40 lbs in 2-1/2 months is pretty awesome! There's some inspiration for us!

Deb - finally--going in the right direction. You sure know your body and its cycles well. I should keep track of that but . . . . How exciting to be so close to goal! YOU GO GIRL!

Amser - You guys must be floating on clouds after the race! What kind of cars does your DH race?

Viv - you and your dad are in my prayers. I hope the arrangements to get to CA don't leave you too stressed so that you can make the most out of your visit when you get there.

Not much going on with me except being busy this week. I'm OP, but just eating way too much. I'll blame it on TOM, since I never am sure exactly when it will come. I figure it's a good EXCUSE, though, for at least 2 weeks! ROFL

Have a great week, everyone. I'll check in when I can

Karen
207/188.5/?
since 1/23/01

GOOD MORNING LADIES:)

Well ladies it's got to be a better wk than the last one. I have to say that I love the motivational thoughts that you all post. I know I never post them but I sure do love to read them and they really help I just don't seem to find the time to go looking for these to post. So those of you who do, please know your appreciate by those of us who don't.


Sasaham: Woo Hoo, size 16 jeans, you just tell that daughter of yours to move over, You'll be shopping in her closet for your outfits in the future. you go girl I'm proud of you. I keep telling my 15 yr old daughter that when I get down to her size I'm going to hang out in her closet she has a lot more close than I do.:D

Deb: Your so close girl, You must be getting excited, How are you going to celebrate when you get there. I'm really excited for you.

Ann: I loved the motivatonal thoughts but your bunnies really thrilled me. you really came up with a good one.

Rosalie: Thanks for the support. But I have to say that this wk is not starting much better, I've been on program all wk end except for the orange juice and the scale says i've gained 5lbs. WHATS WITH THAT :?:
anyway it can only get better from here.

Well love to all have a good wk love Glory :wave:

Quickie! Forums seem to be very slow loading. Is it only my computer?

Anyway, just HAVE to report that I am down 4 pounds to 156!!! I couldn't believe it! I haven't been starving myself by any stretch of the imagination...the only thing I did differently was...

replace Diet Coke with green tea.

Go figure!

Happy happy happy happy dance,

Chris

164/156/130
3/26/01

http://www.millan.net/anims/giffar/smileyhug.gif

Hi
Really a quick hello. I had good moments and not so good moments this weekend. But, today even though I forgot my lunch at home, I ordered out from a restaurant that has SB approved meals. I even splurged and got a FF/SF dessert! I am motivated to go through detoxify. I really want to feel better...
I read the post about aspartame, and have been trying to cut back...I guess the DIET COKE will have to go next!!! I am going grocery shopping today, and will look for the Diet-Rite Cola sweetened with Splenda.
Congrats to all who are losing weight, and exercising.
When my GYN told me to go on SB he told me it would be a lifetime commitment. I guess since I haven't seen any positive results, yet ( I was faithfully on plan from last February until this February: Mardi Gras really threw me for a loop) it has been hard these last two months to get back on and stay on track.
For me, it isn't for weight loss-so it's hard. I really have no goals to reach.
I have systemic yeast infections. The "yeasties" have been plaguing me for the past three years on and off-mostly on. So, you see, even when I have been following the plan faithfully I still haven't been able to kick this thing. My motivation is at an all-time low. That's why I came back here.
I have read, The Yeast Connection, Schwarzbein's Principle, Dr. Crook's Yeast Book, Atkins' Books, and of course, SB (This is what my GYN told me to change my WOE to). I feel yucky both emotionally and physically. And you can guess what my romantic life is like...What romantic life!!!
So, I am trying not to be depressed or stressed- that can also cause this...
BTW, yes I have been checked for diabetes and I came out fine...BS 81l.
Thanks to all of you for being here, and being so inspiring.

My little bit of motivation:
Even though the sun sets...it rises again the next day...sometimes even brighter than the day before...


Oh Deb, I checked the last option for this week's poll. I would love to go to Las Vegas and meet all of you, but the months are all wrong for teachers, and I'm not sure I could swing it financially, but I am going to be envious of those of you who do go.

Hey Everyone!:wave:

Thought I better get on the board before I have too many posts to answer-you know how hectic it can be!!!

AMSER, congrats on doing well enough to make some cash$ at the race, I'm sure that made your weekend! Thanks for the nice inspirational words, I liked reading that-and I loved your gif at the end-mind if I use it too?

RHROO, it's possible that my body likes where I am, but I'm hoping it will go down, not ready to throw the towel in yet at this weight, I'm still losing, just have to be patient at this point and see what my body decides to do. I too hope you get your 1/2 pound loss or more this week!:)

GARDEN, I too quit using stuff with aspertame, the only thing I have it in is when I eat Fiber One, which is maybe once a week. I haven't had a lick of soda since June of last year.

FILLISE, hope you had a good workout at the gym today.

VIV, good girl, see that wasn't so bad to get on for a few minutes:) Keep us informed on what's going on, with your Dad, you, etc. {{{HUGS}}}

RODEO, have a good week and let us know how the scale treats you this Wednesday!

KAREN, yes, finally, it's going down. I do keep track of my weight daily. I have the WEIGHT COMMANDER program and have been using it since April. I have a weight chart that looks like peaks and valleys and I have a notebook in there as well to log different things about my body-it's been really helpful and well worth the $10 price to download it.

GLORY, thanks-I'll be looking for you and everyone else to be doing a happy dance with me when I hit goal. When I make goal, I will make a new goal of 5lbs more, once I hit that goal I want to go out to one of my fav. restaurants in Marco Island, but for long term, I'm planning on a face lift (more like a neck lift) and I'd like to go to Canada and go to the Edmonton Mall on a shopping trip for making goal and my 40th b.day!!! I'm having to wait until Oct. for this to take place.

SPARKLE, WOO HOO-Congrats!!!!

ICESKATE, I don't know if you saw my post above, but I haven't had soda or Crystal Light since mid-June-I don't miss it in the least! Trust me, it's easier to do than you think.

Gals gotta run and make dinner!

Be back later!

Debbie
194/130.5/129
SB since 3/22/00

Hello everyone.

I am really intersted in this green tea thing. Today no coffee or cream. I have one reg tea and two green tea which by the way I never thought I would drink or like. But it looks like it really helps . When I see my fellow Sugar Busters friends do well with it, I figure it has got to help. I really hope so.

Deb I have totally re-organized myself and I am back on track. I was being totally lack so I guess I was not in a stall. Oh well. It will be hard but it sure will be worth it.

Anyway I have got to fly the girls have their swimming lessons in 45 minutes. Yikes I had better get this butt into gear. Have a great night everyone.

Happy Monday Everyone:)

Here is my motivational thought for the day:" You have a greatest gift, that is life, so live it."
--- Copyright © 2001 Edward J. Adams


Debbie: Congrats on getting so close to goal. I told you the scale would move!

Sparkle: Congrats on the weight loss. Green Tea is great. I found that diet cokes made me retain water.

Quilter/Kim: Yes I did make more that the person having the garage sale. I gave her a percentage because I felt so bad! I read about your friend who lost 100 pounds. I lost 82 and that is not what matters but the feeling healthy is what matters. You are right that is what this is all about.

Fillise: I know Auburn is beautiful this time of year. Are you glad when the students thin out over the summer or do you miss them?


Glory:HI:D

Rosalie: You amaze me with how well you are doing and the activities you are in.

Well have to go.

Anna
222/139/140

Had a busy weekend with continued home repairs and cleaning, etc. Will not be home for the next two weekends so I neded to get BUSY in this house!

Am about to go out to get a Secretary's Day gift and return some pants that I bought about 2-3 months ago (for the Spring) that are now too big! YIPPEE!

Hope all of you are doing well and are not insulted by my short posts and lack of presence lately. I will not be on the board much for a while because of vacations and prep. It'll slow down some after Memorial Day.

I will be at the chat tomorrow night and will try to post more later.

Peace,
Frog

Short on time but I have a burning desire to address something:

Originally posted by Rhroo
Sparkle-You mentioned kids and sugar before and i ment to reply to it! You are soooo right. My hubby has a BAD habit of buy candy for my kids (less latley) well when i took my 5 yr old to the dentist 2 weeks ago and she was poking around i got nervous. Not to mention an 11 yr old who i have to nag to brush. My 14 yr old has braces and all his adult teeth and NO cavitys soooo this sugar stuff gets me going. Yes i did fill their basket with sugar (bad me) I do buy the treats for their lunch but they take gogurt, applesauce, slim jims, pudding -this stuff still has sugar but i think its less than some other stuff out there. I am on a Soda (pop you might call it) kick too. I started to try and get them totally off it. they drink tons of water, fruit juice has just as much or more sugar than soda which makes me mad what else are they going to drink? I switched to diet soda and they don't mind. They are i noticed drinking less though. I also buy the flavored water at walmart which is more expensive but makes me feel better. My two youngest do have my fat gene!!! so i am hoping this will help!!! I also agree that you need to start when they are babies! i guess we all live and learn!!! don't get me started on cereal!!!!!! thanks for the info!!

I hear stuff from this board and other places but no way am I ever going to believe ANYTHING unless I try it for myself. Reinventing the wheel and all that jazz. And one of the things I'm learning is that diet soda is a serious obstacle to weight loss, health and well being.

This "experiement" this weekend, switching diet coke (of which I was drinking 2 to 6 cans a day) to GREEN TEA and thus effortlessly losing 4 pounds while eating as much or more than usual, had a profound effect on me. I am still rather in shock. Of course, we have yet to see if these results continue!

Getting children off sugar is a complicated and delicate process and can't be done overnight. Sounds like you are on the right track for starters. Children are way smarter than we are and subtlety is required. Your children (and Debbie's I think) are old enough to be concerned about their complexions and that may be a huge motivating factor. I will post more suggestions as I have time to type them up.

The fundamental idea that is an obstacle here is that children "NEED" something sweet. Who thought of that idea? If sugar is bad, then chemical sweeteners are okay, we seem to think. Are they? Almost all artificial sweeteners have been proven harmful. We are not yet sure about Splenda (and although I love the stuff I'm scaling back) or stevia root. But regardless, we are still "hooked" on sweetness.

No, it's not easy to change your children's habits and darn near IMPOSSIBLE to do anything about those men! ;) While you can't BAN children from eating sugar, we don't have to provide the supply lines. We don't have to be sugar-pushers.

Of course all this is easier said than done! I'm still working on the people around me, as I said, it's going to be the hardest challenge ever. I can't make them do anything, but there is no way that I would buy sugar to bring home or to bring to a social gathering, EVER AGAIN.

Good luck!

Love,

Chris

Hi everyone!

Kim: I'm glad to hear that your friend Jackie is doing ok. I know it must be hard for her to try to be so careful not to catch anything. It seems like just when you least expect it there's someone around you with a cold or the flu or something. It's great that she has friends like you and a great family to support her in this. It sounds like you are doing great. Even though you are up 1 lb this week, you are still op and you are still exercising. It must be great to have a supportive husband to go through it with you too. Yesterday, I noticed that you were on IM and tried to send you a message but I had problems. By the time I figured it out (I think I figured it out) you were not on line.

Sasahm: I'm sorry to hear that you have been having trouble with your computer. I hope it's all straghtened out now. Also, thank you for your testimonial. I think it helps us to put things in the correct priorities.

Debbie: I am so glad that you are down another 1/2 a pound. It sounds like you have some great things lined up for Goal Time.

Garden: Glad that you had a good weekend and the gardening is looking good. We finally have the beds cleared on the patio and will be putting in some annuals for this year. Next year we can be a bit more creative.

Amser: Congratulations on the win! $1500 is nothing to sneeze at.

Rhonda: It's great that you are getting so many compliments on your weight loss. You are so very close to goal too. I hope that you don't have too much of a struggle getting there.

Susan: Thank you for your kind words. It will be a lot easier with family support. I know that I will have success with this woe. Especially with so much support here.

Viv: I hope that everything turns out well for you and you get your trip to California arranged with no hassles. Your dad is in my prayers.

Karen: I know what you mean about never knowing when TOM will come. I used to have that problem and wanted to eat everything in sight. I had a hysterectomy a couple of years ago though and don't have to worry about TOM. But it's really wierd, once a month I do still get some cravings, usually for chocolate or chips.

Glory: I hope that your week gets better. I love reading all the motivations thoughts too. They are very uplifting.

Chris: Congratulations on the 4 pound loss. I really need to cut out Diet Pepsi. I did start buying Diet Rite for a while and it really helped as far as my water retention went, but I felt the best when I went for a couple of weeks without any at all.

Iceskatefan: I hope that you start feeling better soon. This woe should help your condition a lot.

Everyone have a great evening.

Cheri
287/277/145

I guess most of you have noticed that I haven't shared my eating habits of late. That's because I am struggling a bit. I know, I know, I shouldn't let it happen. I am just in one of those funks some of us find ourselves in. I am happy to report that today I have been 100% OP. Now, if I could just get committed to my TM again. I felt such a difference a month ago, then the sh*$ hit the fan - the wedding, then getting sick. I just don't feel completely recovered yet. I am forging on. I am not giving up.

Deb - By all means, you may certainly use that gif!!! I am glad everyone liked the motivational thoughts. And I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU, DEB on another loss. It's great when we reap our rewards from hard work and dedication.


Karen - DH drives a "modified" '69 Camaro with a BIG engine in it, and uses nitrous so that it's like having over 1,000 horsepower. He dragraces... two cars side by side, an 1/8 or 1/4 mile depending on the type of race. He has been racing since he was 15-16 yrs old. Thanks for asking.

Glory - I am glad you liked my bunnies as well as the motivational:) Are you drinking plenty of water, Glo??? That 5 lbs is temporary, I am sure.


Chris - WAY TO GO on that 4 lb loss!!!!!! I am dancing with ya, girl:lol: I just loved your huggy smiley at the end of your post!!!!!

Kim - WAY TO GO on your loss as well. I am just wondering if I got you correct email addy.... I sent a couple of emails, have you gotten them????



Thanks to everyone for the congrats on DH and doing good at the races. I am also appreciative of the information I am always learning on here. I am going to be thinking about this aspartame thing. I may be back later. If not, have a good night everyone, and a terrific Tuesday.

Hello Everybody!!! Hope you all are well.

I had a pretty good day. Eating was fine. But I have to say . . .I bought some of that uncle Sams cereal. Well since it said “natural laxative” on the front I was a bit leary. (I don’t EVER need a laxative . . . yes, I’m one of the lucky ones!!) Anyways, I just mixed 1/4 cup with some puffed kashi and yogurt. Yesterday, no problem. Today at 3 o’clock . . . . LOOK OUT!!! That is POWERFUL STUFF!!! While the whole situation wasn’t necessarily fun or pleasant or convenient, I must say I can’t wait to weigh in tomorrow. That stuff must be battery charged or something. I pity the poor person who downs a whole cup of it and isn’t properly prepared. Geeeesh!!!

GARDENGIRL---Hope your aches go away real soon. That moving can be a real pain in the “you know where.” I think your decision about the alcohol is a good one. I used to have a bottle of wine here at the house all the time, but really saw that it slowed the weight loss a lot. Now, I don’t buy it for home, but just have some when we are out. It really makes all the difference to drink it only once in a while. I’ll be interested to find out if the same thing happens for you.

DEB---Way to go with another half pound off your bod!!! That’s so awesome. You must be feeling great!!! I am SOOOOOO happy for you! And many, many thanks for the serious cake talk. That’s EXACTLY what I needed to hear. I know that week will be super busy and I won’t have much time to check in. So I think I shall print out what you just wrote and carry it in my purse until the time hits. I think you are right. The wedding should NOT be all about eating or not eating cake. If I’m as strong then as now, it won’t be an issue. I’ve just GOT to be prepared and take a bunch of my own food over there for that whole week. Lucky for me, SIL and BIL are so supportive and want to make sure there’s the right stuff for me to eat. I am really hoping they will take on this way of eating. I know right now, they can’t even think in SB terms. But hopefully, they will one day see the benefits of healthy eating and eliminating all the sugar.

SAS---Good to hear you back on and GREAT to hear about your big loss. I have lost 15 since January, so you are still ahead of me. (Even though I know we’re not keeping score or competing.) Keep up the good work. If you are still going to the gym two times a day, you will keep dropping.

AMSER---Wooooohooooooooooo on the BIG win. That is fantastic. You must have been jumping with joy. Been meaning to ask you . . . do you change tires and do things in the “pit” that we see happening on tv. If so, you go GIRL!!!! Glad to hear that you did a 100% day today. That’s great!!! Sometimes that’s all you need is one good day to get you going for a lot more good days. I wouldn’t push the TM thing until you know your body is over the sickies. Take care. BTW . . . I responded to your email on Friday. Didn’t you get it?

VIV---Got your email. Will respond soon. Glad to see your post. You know you are in my thoughts. I’m looking for a good joke to send you, but am coming up dry.

KAREN---I am right there with you on TOM. Sometimes I think I could eat the bark off a tree I am so hungry!!! Last week I realized I was doing so VERY dumb things . . . like eating things (Triscuits mainly) right out of the carton. I finally had to tell myself to STOP and do the portion thing. I was also taking way too many triscuits for lunch. Kind of like NOT counting and filling a baggie. I found this cute little plastic container that will ONLY hold 7 triscuits (1 serving) and that’s what I use now to keep myself in line. So I am crossing my fingers for you in hopes that you have a really great WIW. Let’s kick TOM to the curb and have a big fat loss!!! Okay???

SPARKLE----Congrats, kudos and well done on the big loss!!! That is so wonderful. Yes, let’s all raise a glass in toast to green tea over the evil diet coke. I see a big difference when I get my green tea in every morning. I am really believing the whole metabolism theory. Good going!

ICESKATE---It was good to see your post. I’m sorry you are going through such a tough time. I had a couple of years where I had stupid yeast infections one after another. I got so sick of going to the dr for my usual vagistat and a prescription of dyflucan. They always came back. I think mine were from my birth control bills. I’m sure you have already been told this, but I was told to eat yogurt every day and take acidophilus pills inthe morning. That seemed to help for awhile. Then I think my doctor put me on a different pill and they’ve really never come back. Mine were annoying, but didn’t ever make me so sick I couldn’t function. One of my girlfirends had them so bad that she would frequently have to miss work. She couldn’t sleep because of them. I truly hope that you get a miracle and those stupid things go away for good. It must be hard to keep your chin up, but I’m commending you for getting on the board and sharing all this with us. You know we are all pulling for you. Hoping that you get better really soon!!!!

FROG---Glad to hear you are well. I’m glad you checked in with us. Don’t forget to stop and smell the roses every now and then!

CHERI---Sorry I missed you on IM. I would have loved a good chat with you. I must confess . . . sometimes I am logged on to IM and forget and leave my computer for hours at a time. So if this ever happens, please don’t take it personally. I am probably just out doing something else. I try to remember to put up a note, but that only happens very infrequently. How are you feeling? Up to walking yet??? Be sure not to push it and listen to what your body is trying to tell you.

Well, that’s it for me for tonight. My Penguins are on tv and I’ve been doubleteaming the computer and the game. Wouldn’t you know the “bad guys” just scored to tie it up. Bummer. Looks like overtime and I have to see that part.

Take care.
Kim
185/171/139
January 2, 2001

Kim, I think you have a great attitude about weight. You know that it’s about a lifestyle (such an overused word) and not a number. My best friend and I were having a conversation on AIM today about the madness we go through with weighing...like I used to be able to weigh in shoes and clothes and record that weight, but now it’s undies or nothing or NOTHING! If you want to eavesdrop on some more weight madness:

What’s been going on with me (http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44384)

Deb, I spent some time today browsing the Tips & Tools, Motivational and Food Information threads. Wonderful information! thanks so much for being the “motivating force” there and to all who posted.

As for your kids, like I said earlier kids are real smart and subtlety is needed! More like guerilla tactics if you ask me. But it can be fun...more later.

Iceskatefan, seems like this woe will help with the yeast infections but I don’t have any personal experience there. Does anyone else? Also maybe something acidic, like lemon juice, apple cider vinegar or unsweetened cranberry juice (tastes like liquor) might help. I found something called Hansen’s “natural” diet soda sweetened with Splenda in fruit flavors at Costco. Was all excited, but it had a chemical taste and I didn’t like it. Oh well...I just kicked my MAJOR Diet Coke habit and I’m quite exciting weaning myself from sweetened (and even iced) drinks altogether.

Gardengirl, it’s easier to wean off cream by switching to tea if you don’t like the taste of black coffee. There are some quite exciting flavors of tea. I tried green tea and didn’t like it ages ago, so I started off with the green tea mixed with other flavors. Today I got brave and tried the plain green tea with one packet of Splenda, and it was quite good...I even found the sweetness a distraction.

Beachfan and Cheri, thanks! As I said I’m still amazed over the results from dropping diet coke like a hot rock.

Froggie, miss ya girl! But I definitely understand...self-control is a good thang.

Ann, thanks. As long as you are going two steps forward and one step back, instead of vice versa, you’re doing fine!

****

Started off the week right with a disciplined run. I didn’t even try to go too fast, since I didn’t exercise on the weekend, and I didn’t have enough time to let my breakfast settle. But still did a respectable 32:48 for three miles. I see reaching my goal of < 30 min by Friday, as long as I don’t skip days.

I have posted before that I’m having major trouble concentrating at work. Well, today was/is really bad as I could barely stay in my seat. But I wanted to apply the same discipline to my work as I have to exercise. So I made a goal of finishing this particular stack of data entry (so boring) that I have to do quarterly, before I allowed myself to eat lunch. You ought to have seen me plugged into my music with headphones, shaking like an alcoholic going through detox. Just couldn’t sit still. But I made it! Now I’m doing the last stack and ahem, well, it’s kinda boring. ;) Will finish by the end of the day though.

I feel like I’m nearing the end of a very difficult adjustment to sugar free eating and everything is falling into place. I see there are certain things I’m going to have to curtail or let go of until I reach my goal, and I’m at peace with that, because it’s not forever. I don’t mean never ever take a bite of these things, but generally keep them out of my way:

Alcohol of any kind
Ice cream, even sugar free
Whole milk
Cheese (limited)
Diet soda of any kind
Artificial sweeteners (limited)
Red meat (very limited)

Oh, I have a question. I came across a salt substitute called “Nu-Salt.” It is potassium chloride and contains no sodium, and about 500 mg of potassium. It takes salty but doesn’t seem to do the trick when cooked. I noticed on the label it says that people with heart trouble should be careful with it. My question is, is salt substitute really any better for you than salt? Is there one kind that is better than another?

I just read Debbie’s post about the stuff that pours when it rains, and was amazed to find that it’s processed with sugar and contains other poisons. What a shock! That stuff is going out the window! I have tried sea salt and find the taste to be objectionable. So I’m searching for alternatives. We have something called Hawaiian rock salt here that might not be processed like ordinary table salt.

Tonight is my OA meeting. I still haven’t had time to rally members with phone calls but there is another thing that bothers me about OA, although the 12 steps have helped me GREATLY. That is, every time I feel good about the organization, some “old-timer” gets upset because I’ve broken one or another “rule.” I was really upset about something that happened last week but talked to my sponsor and got good perspective on it. So this is another storm that I am riding out, knowing that 99% of success is showing up.

Lotsa love,

Chris
164/156/130
3/26/01

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Good Eveining to all

I figured it was time to check back in and not just read and run. I have been reading all the posts and I am amazed on how many poeple are here now. Things here are going well, I guess. I have just finished two very busy weeks at work, plus some very stressful and mentally draining at work. If only people can mind their own business. But I think I have gotten things put back in perspective and I am ready to get busy worring about me and my wiehgt loss again. After all that is all that really matter- that I am doind this for me.

Will, I wish each and everyone of you a very happy and healthy Tuesday.

Laurie
350/294/170
Sb since 10/27/00
Port Charlotte, Fl

Quilter - Please don't take offense, but I just had to tell you that I had a great chuckle from your response to Iceskate where you said that you thought your yeast infections were from your birth control "bills" (I know you mean "pills). I guess I have a really twisted sense of humor, but that typo just tickled my funnybone. Thanks!

You are sounding so positive and committed lately - keep on being a motivational cheerleader for me!

Karen

Well, the alarm clock did its thing and here we go ready for another great day!!!

Weighed in this morning at 171. Would have liked to been down to 170 again. But will not sun where I am because that would still me a loss for the week if it shows up tomorrow like that. I'm honestly having doubts about the reliability of my scale. Ha!!!! Maybe it's broken and it won't go past the 170 point. LOL. That won't keep me awake at nights.

KAREN---That is so funny what you wrote about my typo. As you can tell I didn't proofread and now I'm glad I didn't if it gave you a good chuckle. Hey, I never said I was a good typist!! LOL Keep up the good work, chick. We're all in this together, right????? That's the very first time in my whole life someone has referred to me as a cheerleader. Hmmmmm. Feels kinda weird.

Chris---Thanks for the kind remarks. Just doing what I can to help the cause.

LAMAP---Glad to see you posted. I was wondering about you and how you were doing. You know we'll always be here and we'll always have something to say, right???? Hope your life calms down and you can enjoy some "Laurie Time" really soon. Go pamper yourself. Oh and BTW . . . just for the record . . . people will NEVER mind their own business. Just wanted to share that so that you wouldn't get your hopes up. JK. Hope who ever is driving you nuts gets a grip and leaves you alone.

Here's my TUESDAY TIP:
DON'T EAT ANYTHING OUT OF THE CONTAINER IT COMES IN!!!!!! Give yourself one serving or two servings or whatever, but don't keep putting that hand into the box/bag and grabbing for satisfaction.

Must run (not literally) . . . my hair is starting to dry goofy. HOpe everyone has a great day. I'll see you on the chat tonight. Let's have a good turnout. Ok?
Take care.
Kim
185/171/139
Since January 2, 2001

I need to stop posting so early in the morning. I just glanced at the above and found about 2 billion mistakes. Hope you all are good mindreaders!!! LOL Oh well, guess I needed a humbling experience today! LOL
Bye
K

Lets hope i think of a tip before my post is over!!! Lol Well yesterday i did well-they had a bake sale at work and i just looked and walked right by it!! I said "i don't need it" (or want it) and thought of hubby and said "he don't need it either!" I was proud of myself! except that people keep bringing in easter junk!!!!! those little chocolates add up and i don't need them either! I blow a whole day at night!!!! I can get over this i know i can i have my bag with sugar free candy that i try to turn to but i can smell that stuff everytime i go up to get more work (they keep it right there on the table where ya go! Pushers!!!) I am a grown up and should be able to control myslef! :nono:

Quilter-I do have to say that i was getting a vision!!!! i :lol: when i read your post!! Keep up the good work! LOL Sorry the scale didn't agree with the defecit!

Deb- :wave: keep it up girl!! I guess we have our whole life time to keep working on these bodys right?? I feel like now that i am focusing on the health issue not the vainity of it all i am happy with my loss and want to keep it off which is more important than getting to a number (HA!) I want the number though!!! Just to say I did it!!!! i am keeping my fingers crossed for 1/2 lb but 141 would make me :D

Garden-thanks for the soda tip!!! i guess the real thing is better in that sense, but it really is killing me latley the ammount of sugar in stuff!

Fillise-viv-rodeomom - :wave:

Karen- i think we should blame our TOM for everything!! those portions can get us!!! just keep starting over what do ya have to lose right?

Ice- Glad your diabetes test cam bak o.k. SOrry about the yeast thing i never had a problem (knock on wood) funny how stuff we put in our face controlls our body. I just started with a real bad case of exzema which i feel is from stress. I never had it before but last fall i had such a bad case and had to go to a dermatolist ect. Hope that this WOE helps! I guess just giving it a try won't hurt! I feel any eating plan is a life time commitment not just Sugarbusters! Arn't dr's funny!!! keep up the good work i will be watching for your sucess!

Sparkle-WOOOOOOO HOOOO 4 lbs you rock girl!!!! thats sooooo awsome. Thanks again for your thoughts on kids and sugre. To tell ya the truth you really got me thinking -AGAIN i am going to revamp the snack too!!! They don't need it!! There are sooooo many other options out there for them and my kids like the healthy stuff. I bought 2 lbs of strawberrys on sunday 1 1/2 are gone i have to hoard what i want (they eat them if i wash and cut them up but hey it works!) I also always have string cheese in the fridge for my middle son but the all consume it! I need to check out the yougurt. My oldest loves it, but i can not find a sugar free one in my area. I will check out Trader Joes in a couple of weeks when i go (its 45 min from me) Anyway thanks again!!!!

Cheri- thanks for the congrats!! This is a lifetime struggle for me sooo ...i guess i can hang in there for 7 more of those stubborn lbs!!!! You can do it we are here for you!!!!!

Amseraphim- How come i have a hard time typing your name?!!!! Glad you confessed to us!!!! LOL we are here for you-your a human being not perfect (if you are your god!) don't beat yourself up its not worth it. Just keep getting back on and starting over! what do ya have to lose -if only a few Ounces or maybe a pound!!!! Don't give up keep looking into the future!

Lamap- Glad your ready to hop back on the wagon! we are here for you!!!! SOmetimes "life" has to be the priority!

Well gotta gooooooooo-going to try to jump back into bed! (that O.t!) Well that is my tip for the day! Even if you fail one day just start over the next then the next then the next!!!!!! what do ya have to lose???? bye!!!!!!

Rhonda

201.2/142.5/135-i might see it!!!!

QUILTER: I EAT A CUP OF UNCLE SAM'S EVERY DAY (except this last month)
I love it...once your body gets in gear with it, nothing
"pushy" goes on...10grams of fiber per cup!


OK, the cravings are gone and I'm ready to start again on this WOE...I weighed on Sunday and came up with
7.5 lbs in just this short time! Too bad I wasn't on a cruise, at least the food would have been better...I've got to start from scratch! WHAT DID I CRAVE??? CHOCOLATE ! and a lot of it... (oh yea, and three bags of maple nut goodies) I've got Rhonda beat by a mile! SO, I'm working on my menu and ready to report my "trials and errors"
UNCLE SAM'S IS MY FRIEND....the dookie police report for duty every day....those of you in need? GET A BOX!!
OH YEA I've not had any milk (except cream) in a month...the bloat is definately under control...what should I buy to eat with my UNCLE SAM'S? SOY???RICE?? etc??????
BACK TO WORK...I will definately be in chat tonight!!
What's this about LAS VEGAS???

BOB

This will be quick as I have to meet someone in a few minutes.

Who was it that was wondering about Yeast infections? I'll tell you my experience. I'd never really had a problem with them--began this WOE in July--no change there. Then over the Christmas holidays I got lax and let some sugar creep back into my diet--Let me tell you I got the yeast infection from ****. Got the sugar back out of my system--yeast infection all gone. I know that the diet for people with yeast allergies is very similar to SB--so there must be something there!

I'm still thinking of a Tuesday tip. I'll try to log back on this afternoon.

Susan

Hello everyone.

I am still anxiously awaiting a drop in my weight. I know I have to pateint , however, that is definitly not one of my best vertues. I have only been really serious(again) since Monday . I had a good day yesterday. No coffee, cream or wine. Yeah. Guess what? It did not kill me either. I had two green teas and a regular tea and lots of water. I even made my lunch last night so I wouldn't have to do it today. Veggies and dip and tuna. Apple for a snack. I had ham for breakfast. We are having chicken and salad for dinner with broccoli. So I think I should be able to stay within all my guidelines.

Viv I hope that you and your dad are doing well.

Sparkle . 4 pounds you should be soooooooooooo happy . That is what I need to lose to get back to where I was. Soon very soon!

Quilter I love your typing and spelling. I had to laugh. At work my saying is . " If I could type I'd be dangerous"

Rhonda . I know that chocolate is hard to resist, but great about the bakesale.

Deb. You must be so happy that you are almost at goal. you are certainly motivating for me .

Everyone else. I hope that you all a have a great day.

190/178grr/165

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone!:wave:

No time to post, running out the door with Eli-will be on later today to reply to all:) Fell asleep last night, why I wasn't on later in the evening.

I'm up today, have 3 things to contribute that, definitely drank more water than I put out yesterday-had 4 helpings of Eli's wonderful eggplant dish (I'm such a pig with that stuff) and my TOM is coming tomorrow! Not worried-patience Deb, patience!

Just a reminder about TONIGHT'S CHAT AT 9:15pm EST Please try to join us!!!

Later

Debbie
194/132/129
SB since 3/22/00

I didn't get your email :( Did you send it to amseraphim@aol.com......... or amseraphim@yahoo.com??? Maybe I have your addy down wrong. I have mail controls set up on aol. Oh well, we will get this internet nonsense figured out!!!!!
Have a great day, friend.


I will be back later to post more. Keep on keeping on, everyone.

Good morning everyone!

I had my weekly SugarBusters meeting last night and told everyone about this support group. They wanted me to ask you all a few questions, if you don't mind.

1) Is Diet Cokes unlimited? I noticed some of you are trying to quit drinking them.

2) Do you all take potassium pills?

3) If you get to a standstill, what is the best way to make the weight start coming off again?

We would really appreciate your opinions.

I am going to increase my calories this week like you recommended. Hopefully, that we make the weight come off. Thank you all for you advice. It is much appreciated.

Sonjia
212/207/150

As I sit here sipping my second cup of Green Tea, I am wondering if I should buy some Green Tea Stock.........

If word get around about Sparkle's 4 pound loss we may have to dump the Coke stock and head for Lipton!

Congrat's on the loss Sparkle! It's amazing what our bodies will do when we quit putting that nasty stuff in it.

I did try something new this weekend called Whole Wheat Flat Bread. Kinda a tortilla, but a little thicker. Cathy had the idea to make a mini pizza out of it, which I think will be great! I'll let you know when I try it. But this weekend I mixed some Cream Cheese with some green chilies and olives for a spread and then put a little turkey on the flat bread, folded and cut in half. Made wonderful sandwiches for the rodeo and VERY FILLING.

And I do have to brag...Katie won 1st place in the poles Saturday nite...... her very first WIN!! I made her take the trophy instead of the money!! There is always money, but your 1st - 1st place is special. She did come in 2nd the barrels and she took the money on that one!

It has almost been a month since I started this WOE. I can't tell you how much better I feel. I am still exhausted after a long day, but I have more patience with people and get so more accomplished in a day. I also don't get very hungry. I can only assume that when your body is getting the proper foods, that it is more efficient. Whatever it is, I love it!

Okay..off to work have a GREAT DAY everyone!!

Davenna

Rodeo mom

Congrats on your daughters win. My daughter also rides. She just started , she rides English though. When I used to ride when I was young. Wow that was years ago we did some Western events, very fun. You are right about the trophies they are special.

Anyway just thought I would say hi.

Hello everybody! :wave:

I haven't posted in a couple of days because life has been busy, busy, BUSY! Once I get on the computer, I seem to stay there for waaaay too long surfing. Hmmmm....maybe I've gone from having a sugar problem to an online problem!

I've been basically OP for the last couple of days, with one exception. I ate a Wendy's roast beef yesterday.....I was out of town and stuck in the car....it seemed like the lesser of two evils (I could have gone to McDonald's).

Glad to hear everyone is doing well....I hope tomorrow shows some results. I think I've lost about 2 lbs. so far. If so, that will make 10 for me. YEAA!

Ross has another baseball game tonight, and I think he is going to be the starting pitcher. I'll be sure to let everyone know how he did tomorrow!

Here's my tip for the day, even though I actually haven't started doing it myself yet (but I will :) ) Fill a pitcher of water, maybe put a few lemon slices in it, and drink it all by the end of the day. I have a hard time keeping up w/how much water I've drank during the day, and I think this will be an easy way to make sure I get enough.

Have a great day! :lol:

Lisa
215/207/140

HELLO LADIES :)



Well it's a beautiful day here in the pacific northwest, we are suppost to have sun for 3 days in a row. Woo Hoo, Lawn mower here I come. I love being out side when it's nice. We live in the country so We have a big riding lawn mower, I get on that thing and when I've done ours which takes me about an hr I sometimes go over and do the neighbors or just go down the road for a neighbor visit on it. It's great fun.

My tuesday tip is the following: When you eat sit your fork down between bits and take a sip of water. You will fill up faster and appreciate your food more as well find yourself requiring less to fill up. This works for me (when I apply it :o ) that' my tip.


Deb: I too love to go to Canada to shop We have gone to a big Mall in Victoria that has riding carts so I'm able to get around to the whole Mall with no difficultie, The family just has ahard time keeping up. That sounds like a great way to celebrate. I may try something like that too. I know right now that when I do hit that 100 lb make which is still 5lbs away. I'm going garage saleing for a new wardrobe. I love to bargain shop. I already have the new panties now hubby says I have to go to walmart and get new bras. I think he's tired of looking at them sag. I thought about taking the bras in but he said no. So guess I'll have to buy new.

Beach: :wave: back at ya, I was just thinking of you, gator and BOB , missing your sports up dates. What do you girls do durning the off time. For sports that is, I know your a busy lady.

RodeoMom: Wow First place, that's great i'm sure your very proud of your daughter and have every right to be. How exciting. don't we just love to see our children succeed at what they do, I to think we need to invest in Tea stock. I think it's going to go up with all us SB.

Sparkle: You have really helped me, I'm goin to kick the Diet Coke and Do the Tea Thing! as for what kids can drink. My daughter loves the Diet Snapple (peach is her favorite) It's a good subsitute. for soda and sugared juice.

Cheri: I wanted to say Your right, I don't know what your right about. you see as I read the post I make notes to write to everyone in regards to there last post to me . But I forgot what I agreed with you on and won't know tell after i'm done with my post so just letting you know I agree with what you side.

Ann: Water is one thing I love, and no I don't drink enough, but betwe the Tea and Water that's about to change and maybe those darn lbs will come off easier.
I'm giving up Diet Coke for good. I think it was you that mentioned a concern about aspertane, I have found a sugar subsitute that I use. it's put out by the diabetic fondation It's called DiabetiSweet can be found at Walmart Pharmacy, or KMart Pharmacy, It's expensive and has no Aspertane in it. It's really great the portion are the same as regular grandulated sugar, and you can cook with it. I use it for my family and company and no one knows the difference.

Quiler: I was thinking about picking up some Uncle Sams as I've never tried it before. Now I know I'm definately picking it up as I need the fiber. And I agree that you make a great motivational cheerleader, We are very fortunate to have a bunch of great motivational cheerleaders among us and your right up there at the top of the list, you go girl.

Rhoo: You know girl, Your doing great with all of this candy stuff. When you have to eat your SF candy and smell them eating that other poision, just remember in the end your creating a better body and Eating habbits for yourself. Your the greatest, you go girl.

BOB: You tickle me with your dookie police, You need to send them to my house.

Well really I've over extended myself and must get off now have a good day everyone. Love to all Glory:wave:

Just a quickie:


Karen : I reread Your post and found out what it was that I agreed with, We really do have some great motivational thinkers here on this board they find the best thoughts to share with us and I really appreciate them. So now you know what I'm agreeing with :o

Take care Glory :D

This is a hard one for me, but I found I do better if I follow this:

Try not to set goals that involve losing a specific amount of weight during a specific amount of time. This almost inevitably leads to a sense of failure and inadequacy. Think about it, we decide to lose 10 lbs before a wedding, or vacation, or just by the end of the month. If we only lose 8--then we beat ourselves up for failing--when we lost 8 lbs! How smart is that? I'm learning more and more about my body as I pursue this WOE. One of the things I have learned is that it works on its own timetable. A long as it works--and the weight keeps coming off--then try to be happy with your success!

Susan

ps--think about me tomorrow when I see the surgeon about my knee. I thought I was getting better until I went to see my physical terrorist yesterday and now I can barely walk. Yesterday he had me walking backwards on the treadmill for five minutes--sometimes I think he dreams this stuff up on the spot.

WHOOOO HOOOOOOOO...... I finished planting the rest of the veggie plants. Now I need to get busy with some flowers that I bought last week. I hope to get those planted today too. If only I could cut my head off and still function, I could move moutains!!!!!! These blasted sinuses/allergies:rolleyes:

Glory - I hope I didn't come across as preachy about the water. That is something I am struggling with too.....and guess what else????? I am a Diet Dr. Pepper addict :eek: There, I said it!!!!!!! About the aspartame, someone else posted some good info about it along with a website too. That's why I mentioned maybe me working on that too. Oh.... Glo, I love my riding lawnmower too. I have about 1 1/2 acres myself, then I try to keep the lot nextdoor cut, which is prob another 2-2 1/2 acres.

Susan - I admire a sense of humor..physical terrorist. Walking backwards on a TM, I would have to argue that one. Was that good for the ole knee??? I will be praying you have a good visit with the surgeon.

Lisa - Good tip about the pitcher of water!!!!! Good luck to Ross and the game tonight.

Rodeo - A big congrats for Katie and winning 1st place and trpohy, and 2nd place and $$$$$!!!!!!!!
Yippy ki Yayyy.....

Gonna go much of some veggies, and try to get back out and plant those flowers!!!!!! Hope everyone is having a good day:)

By the time I get thru reading all the posts - well - then I don't have time to post myself. :lol: But I have been trying to keep up with everybody.

It is great to read how well everyone is doing and I especially love getting ideas to keep me on track with SB!

Yesterday after reading that Chris had lost 4 lbs in a week and the only changes she had made was that you cut out the diet coke and started drinking the green tea - well I made a run to Walmart during my lunchhour and bought all the green tea I could find :lol: well almost anyway. Had my first cup this morning and it is great - I love it! I think I will replace my morning cup of coffee for the tea and try to drink it once or twice more during the day and see what happens - sure can't hurt.

Davenna! you did not tell me that she got 1st place! Of course, our phone conversations are always made in such a hurry because it is always while we are at work - but AWESOME - WAY COOL! I'm so glad you made her pass on the money and take the trophy! That's why we have wise mom's around - to make sure we make the right choices! ;) Can't wait to see how many lbs you have lost - sure hope you get to go weigh in tomorrow!

I have found a new thing that I like on top of my triscuits (it was Davenna's idea actually) - I take a little fat free cream cheese and chop up some olives and smash them into the cream cheese and then I spread a little on my triscuits - it is yummy good and so easy.

Also found out I do not care for Zapp's Sweet Potato Chips too much and at 150 calories per serving they are definitely not worth it.

Thanks for the tip Deb about Walgreens having their peanuts on sale - 2 jars for $2.99 - great deal. I ran and picked up 2 jars after reading your post.

Sara - really appreciated what you shared about turning all this over to the Lord. I can totally relate! I am trying really hard to just eat healthy, drink my water and exercise and try to be content with myself at whatever size I am. But it is so hard sometimes when I want to be thinner and comfortable (you know able to bend over and ties my shoes) and nothing seems to work for me. I struggle everyday with leaving all this in God's Hands and just accepting myself.

So on that serious note - here is my motivational thought for today .....

"To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person that you are!"

Have a great day gang!

cathy :wave:
195/193/150
04-02-01

CATHY: try making your sweet potato chips yourself.
79 cal per 1/2 cup...slice them real thin and do them in the oven...yummmmmm

GLORY: We are resting up for football season...we get so worked up from Sept 1 thru the big bowl games that it takes us the rest of the year to calm down.
Get ready cause September will be here before you know it and we'll be back to our old selves...

BOB

Hello dear ladies!

Iamap/Laurie, good luck on your work situation. I have various dramas going on in my life too and have found that being sugar-less has helped me cope with stress. Am naturally easily excited though, and have a long way to go.

I accidentally jumped all over one of my best friends for saying that with finals she was too stressed out to be worrying about eating right. I got hot under the collar because I wanted to share how much this WOE has helped me deal with stress. (Now she’s mad) But that got me to thinking: the absolute most stressful time of the year in my business is the two weeks before tax day. Between getting people to contribute to their IRAs before the deadline and cranking out tax reports that people wait to the last minute to ask for, it’s a mad rush and something is liable to fall between the cracks. Well I started SB 3/26/01 which means that my period of adjustment coincided with that mad dash. While I certainly felt the stress I do feel I had the energy to cope with it a lot better. Not to mention the underlying confidence of being in control gave me an edge. (Then there was/is the inability to sit still but that’s beside the point. ;) )

Rhonda, I’m glad for your kids! I will have more info on kids and sugar as time goes by. Now that I’ve stopped blaming myself for being so fat, my growing anger at those in charge of my food supply when I was a child is a new issue I have to work on through journaling and sharing with others. Those feeling are even LESS productive than the feelings of guilt and low self esteem I have struggled with all my life.

BOB, I believe I posted before that although rice milk tastes better to me, soy milk is more nutritious (going by protein content). Watch the sugar grams. I have found brands of soy milk with as few as 4 grams per serving and as high as 19+. Even the “plain” flavors have added sugar. The brand with 4 grams of sugar was clearly marked “unsweetened” while the others were “original.” I really like the taste of whole milk but after getting used to it I like soy milk better. There is also such a thing as almond milk but the nutrition value was even lower than rice milk so I didn’t try it yet.

Maybe I’m just too demanding in regards to my regularity these days but I’m not quite satisfied with the ah, plumbing these past few days. The “natural laxative” effect from Uncle Sam’s cereal is due to the flaxseed. Due to the exorbitant cost of US, I got a big packet of plan flaxseed and am trying to figure out what to do with it. My boss tells me you get the most benefit from the seeds when they are crushed, not whole, so I’m working on getting them in that state, and perhaps mixing them with my health-store cream of wheat which I accidentally bought and don’t want to eat without jazzing it up.

Gardengirl, sounds like you’re doing really well with the liquids and getting rid of cream. I’m pretty anxious about my weight too but being too eager is working against me as not only does the unnecessary stress cause me to want to eat more, but I feel like I’m running a race when really it’s a style of eating that is going to be for the rest of my life. I think it’s going to take time for BOTH of us to chill out about that nasty little number.

Sonjia,

1) Is Diet Cokes unlimited? I noticed some of you are trying to quit drinking them.

Diet Coke causes water retention. There is some evidence that aspartame actually slows weight loss. We don’t know if it causes or contributes to cancer yet since it hasn’t been on the market that long. The isolated caffeine has a greater effect on the body than caffeine that naturally occurs in coffee and tea with other substances. Diet Coke contains many other chemicals that may have an ill effect on the body. The artificial sweetness masks the taste of real food and may set up cravings for more sweets. I DID quit drinking it for at least 5 days now and have seen DRAMATIC differences in my weight and how I feel. I also have less craving for sweet food.

2) Do you all take potassium pills?

Nope...by being sugar-free, my body is slowly gaining a natural mineral balance and my blood sugar is more even, causing me to have much more energy and a more even temper. However I still have a long way to go.

RodeoMom, big congrats to Katie!!!! Whoo-hoo! I wouldn’t worry about Coke stock going down. My roommate was giving me this big, puffed-up argument about how Coke doesn’t even need to advertise. Well, I don’t know this for a fact but I believe that Coke spends MORE money on advertising than other company. I do know they are the largest industrial consumer of SUGAR (second is the tobacco industry). I have been noticing, since I am watching a little TV now, that Coke ads are the most prevalent and subversive in the industry. WHO decided that Coke is “the real thing?” It’s a joke if you think about it. While marijuana and other drugs are carefully suppressed by the government, somehow Coke grew to be a powerful entity and a national obsession. And a LOT of that has to do with advertising!

Can you believe it’s been a month since we started already??? You know, in 6 months or a year, we “newbies” are going to be seeing DRAMATIC results, TOGETHER. This is the exciting beginning of the journey!

Lisa, I can understand about online addiction, especially when something (like this board) is new and exciting. Going through that right now. Sounds like you have gotten some good results since starting. Keep up the good work!

Glory, I love bargain-hunting too. ENJOY buying new lingerie, don’t think of it as a chore. Get some in black and racy colors, maybe even leopard print, DON’T get just plain white! Try different styles than what you are used to buying. Even Wal*Mart has some pretty things. Your hubby is going to be real happy, but more importantly, YOU will feel lots better! I have a rather severe underwear fetish from my traumas as a teenager. I have 50 pairs of panties and a nice collection of bras that stand at attention without me (the boobs have disappeared alarmingly since losing weight). I wouldn’t be caught dead in saggy bras or underwear with holes. (Although the other day, I unwisely wore a nearly new pair that was stained from rollerblading in the rain and didn’t realize until hours later that I was wearing them while standing on the scale in front of the entire locker room! AAARRRGGGHHH! I know. TMI.)

Fillise/Susan, sending you lots of good wishes for your knee surgery. I hope that your recovery is swift and complete (or at least complete!) You are right, our bodies have their own timetable for losing weight. All we can do is stick to our guns, day after day.

Cathy, I think we are going to start a national green tea craze! I for one would love to see it happen, although the Sugar Kings are pretty well established (see above post to your friend RodeoMom).

Costco has an olive spread that seems to be made of chopped olives and oil. It has a strong flavor and is VERY good on toast. Plus there is little danger of my eating too much of it.

"To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person that you are!"

I LOVE IT!!!!

QUESTION FOR YOU GALS

Would you recommend a particular machine, or brand of machine, for making nut butters? Although somebody suggested it to me long ago it just dawned on me today that I could save a sh*tload of money by making my own almond butter. Plus I would like to grind up flaxseed. I looked at a coffee grinder and it said in the instructions, “Do not even think about doing what you’re thinking about doing, you silly goose!” The only nut grinder I have seen is the 3 ½ ton monster at the health food store.

ANOTHER QUESTION

Lately since I have so much energy I find it nearly impossible to sit in my office chair all day long. I read in Shape magazine about a chick who sat on one of those big exercise balls, the ones you find at the gym, for six months and developed killer abs and improved her balance. I was even having fantasies of rigging my desk so that I could stand up and work on the computer! Do any of you have advice on how to make sitting down in front of the computer all day a bit easier, be it a different kind of chair or posture, or something else?

TUESDAY TIPS for runners and walkers:

I read somewhere to exercise in the mornings before breakfast so that the body doesn’t have a carbohydrate store and will burn more fat. After making myself very ill, I learned that running on an empty stomach doesn’t work. Moderate or anaerobic exercise burns more fat and aerobic or cardio exercise burns more carbohydrates. What matters is not the type of fuel burned, but the total number of calories expended. Running burns more total calories than walking for the same time period, obviously; therefore, running is better for shedding fat than walking. I’ve found out if I’m going to run, I must eat something beforehand, or I won’t have as much energy. If I run anyway, I get very ill. I’ve found a small, complex carbohydrate meal eaten at least ½ hour before running works best. That gives me steady fuel (unlike the old sugar breakfasts) but digests more quickly than protein.

If you run on a treadmill, always set the incline at “2” or greater to simulate wind resistance. If you walk on a treadmill, made best use of your time by setting the incline as high as possible. Start with “5” (30% maximum) and work up to maximum.

Although most of us aren’t used to spending much money on good clothes, proper running shoes are essential for any high-impact exercise. Instead of keeping track of the number of miles on your shoes, just replace them when they show visible signs of wear. Invest in cushioned replacement insoles ($15 to $20) as the insoles in even expensive, brand-name running shoes are made of Styrofoam.

Set goals for yourself. As your body gets used to your routine, you have to work harder to burn the same number of calories, so setting goals makes sense. Participate in organized runs, which keep you focused and support various charitable organizations as well. You can pick up magazines that list a comprehensive variety of events at any running store. As you train, set a goal for each session that slightly surpasses the one before. For example, you could try to finish one minute or even half a minute faster than you did yesterday.

Happy running!

~Chris

164/156/130
3/26/01
3 miles: 31:37 today

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EVENING EVERYBUDDY :D

SUSAN get that knee working girl....it's only four months till football season....YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO JUMP UP AND DOWN WHEN A TOUCHDOWN IS MADE! I'll come up there and help you work it!!!

Has anyone heard from Annette? or BARB???? I'm sure that Barb is lurking somewhere, and who knows...she may have taught Annette how to do it properly :lol:

Sparkle GOOD GRAVEY GIRL I'm sure you did post about the milk in the past, but I do good to remember what happened at 4pm....Thanks for the tips.
I've missed my Uncle Sam's...I love the taste!

Cheri I have a friend at work who has asked me to go to OA with her. She is a complusive eater and has done time in a 28 day program. She has lost 178lbs in
18 months. She looks great..she has such an addiction that she has to go to AA meetings a lot because there aren't enough OA meetings going on for her. Have you gone to your first meeting yet? let me know how it goes
when you do. You can do this without the surgery. I had the surgery, and while I didn't have any problems, I was also 31 yrs old. I had such success with the procedure, but I have "rethunk" my willingness to do it again...We can do this...we just have to buckle down and DO IT

Ladies...I'm going to lurk a little..and try my best to get to chat tonight..

LATER

BOB

Good Tuesday evening everyone :)

I didn't have time to post yesterday, but did manage to read some of the posts while I was at work. This morning started off bright and sunny so I thought I had better get out and clean the inside of my van. I've been thinking about it long enough. It was clouding over so thought I had better get on with it before it rained. So far it has remained dry but it has become very windy. Hope we are not in for some bad weather.

I've been neglecting my exercises lately, haven't done anything since I played badminton on Friday. I find it hard to get in exercises when I am working. By the time I have free time in the evening I am pooped. Tomorrow I should be able to get to badminton. I was supposed to work the evening shift but cancelled it and will work Friday instead. I am not looking forward to WIW tomorrow. I am still 2 lbs more than my lowest of 2 weeks ago. It's been up and down the last couple of weeks (unfortunately more ups than downs).

Chris - You mentioned the forums taking a long time to load. I think it has to do with all the pictures and animations. This seems to slow things down. It's good to see the determination you have of reaching goal. That was a very good post you did about children and sugar/processed foods etc. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and descriptions of your childhood and younger years. When my kids were growing up they weren't fed too much sweet stuff, although they did get their share of candy at holiday times. I very seldom bought pop, except at birthday party time, and they had very few desserts apart from fruit, ice cream and custard. I have to say I was a little guilty with the grandchildren, as I would always have a supply of candy and sometimes pop. Candy was usually one of the first things they asked for when they came to visit. That has changed, I just don't buy candy anymore (except for their Easter bunnies). I know my daughter doesn't give her kids too much sweet stuff. I wish I could say the same for my DIL.

Well ladies, I was planning on responding to some of your posts but have decided I should get off my butt and go for a walk. The sun is shining again and the wind has dropped a bit so I want to get out there before it gets dark. I might also manage to go for a swim this evening. I have to make up for the last few days.

Hope to get back to you all later. Will see you on chat if I get back on time.

Bye for now. :wave:

Marie.

Chris - I have an electric coffee grinder which I bought to grind up spices and it's great for grinding flaxseed.

Marie.

Hi Peeps,

I can't even remember the last time I posted. I have been doing okay with the food but not with sleep or keeping up with routine chores. I hate it when I get off schedule and feel all out of kilter. Haven't been to the gym for two weeks either.

I went to New Orleans for Easter, had fun telling my son I was getting married. My other son approves also, so that made things very happy. Steve has told his three and they are all happy...especially the girls. I am so lucky! We have been to the travel agent's working on honeymoon plans...Maine! How does that sound to those who have been there? I've never even been to the East Coast except Florida.

As a teacher, I'm swamped with end of the year stuff at school. Even though there are 6 more weeks, it feels like the end. I am in charge of Awards Day, and working on that.

I quickly skimmed yesterdays posts. I like the article about kids and sugar. We never gave candy or sweets to our first and he still doesn't care about anything sweet. He likes Reese's Cups okay, but isn't that interested. The younger one was given candy and cookies for some reason, and he is overweight and loves sugar to this day. I truly believe it's a learned response.

I am motivated to get back on routine and read the posts here daily. I haven't read anything for a while and will go back tonight and catch up. I want to read more about the green tea.

Hi all...
I'm swamped with stuff to do and not feeling myself today. Too much on my mind. Just wanted to say "hi" I'm still here!!

Sparkle..loved your sugar/children "essay"

Sara..loved your personal account of turning things over to God instead of the scale!! :) It was a lovely reminder. Thank you for sharing.

Deb....you are so close to goal (yippee). I know you are going to lose a bit more as a cushion, as I did. Just a warning. That low number on the scale starts to look pretty darn good and when it goes up, even though its your cushion, it does funny things to your mindset!!! Does what I'm trying to explain make sense? Your cushion starts turning into your new weight and you don't want to let it go!!! Just so you are prepared, cause I know you're gonna be there one day soon!!!

I am at my all time low with my weight (I think the scale is back on track now!). I feel so good but don't know what I'm going to wear in this warm weather as everything is too big. I think I am doing a good job maintaining, but I am still finding my way!! Its not as easy as you would think!!

I'm kinda keeping up with the posts...Hopefully things will calm down soon and I'll be able to post more often!

Ashley

Hey Everyone!:wave:

Just got home and knew I better get on the board and on the ball and post before it got any longer-then I'd never catch up!!!:eek: Please pardon my short posts to everyone-want to get this up before the chat.

We went out for lunch to Sweet Tomatoes, a salad buffet-no my idea. It was okay, but most of the stuff other than salad I wouldn't eat. I had a salad, and had some chili which I picked the beans out of-that was it.

Like I mentioned in my morning post, I am back up again, but not trying to worry about it because I KNOW it's just temporary. I keep saying "one step forward and two steps back, this shows how right I am. Our bodies are such funky things, aren't they?

GARDEN, glad to hear you are on the right track. You'll be fine-you seem to be in the right direction now:)

BEACH, okay, so the scale moved and then it moved the other way:eek: I HATE when this happens, but again, what can I do more than be PATIENT?!?

FROG, quick hello's are better than none:) HELLO!

CHERI & AMSER, can I keep the congrats on the 1/2 pound even though I'm back up?:^:

QUILTER, glad the "cake talk" helped, it's really how I feel. Just keep it in mind, or copy in hand-I'm sure you'll do fine!!!

SPARKLE, feel free to add info to those boards where you see fit, you can run it by me first if you'd like:) I use REAL SALT, it's great, from a salt mine in Utah. I may have a link to it on the food info. board, if I don't let me know. If you grind the flax seed, it MUST be refridgerated I heard, because of the oils and them becoming rancid. Nut butters-easy to make in my little food processor!

RHROO, I'm going to get you a set of blinders so you can stay FOCUSED on that goal of yours!!!!

BIGO, why don't you try the Lactaid skim milk. I bet you'd be fine using that. I need a visit from the dookie police, would you send them here?

SNOJIA, you can have diet coke, but it truthfully isn't good for you. Plus, it has caffeine, which isn't so great for you. Many people drink it in place of water-and that doesn't count as liquid. Personally, I don't drink any soda anymore due to the aspertame. I don't take potassium, but a multivitamin is always good to take. At a stall, see our TIPS & TOOLS BOARD or the RECOMMENDED READING BOARD, forgot which one, but there are some tips there.

RODEO, let us know how the flat bread pizza comes out. Lots of other things you can do with it-it's yummy! Tell Katie CONGRATS and that we hope she brings home many more trophies!!!

LISA, I know EXACTLY what you mean about surfing the net. I haven't made a dime of money this past year because of the computer-though this must change-I'm feeling like a pauper! You can waste away hours so quickly on this contraption. Let us know how Ross did tonight!

GLORY, I had to laugh about your sagging bras and how you need a new one, you should see my girdles that I have retired to use when I walk, they are hysterical-holes, elastic hanging off, holes in the crotch-they are a sight that I hope no one will ever see. Gosh forbid one of those cars make contact with me and an ambulance has to come and they need to cut my clothes off, I'm a gonner for sure, they'd take one look at that girdle and die laughing, they wouldn't be able to save me!!!!

FILLISE, great tip, thanks for sharing. I died laughing, physical "terrorist!" Does he know you call him that? You should make a shirt up for him! GOOD LUCK!

CATHY2, glad to see you too are jumping on the green tea wagon. Celestial Seasonings is another great tasting tea I drink-and Tazo's new orange tea is to die for. Many gals make little nachos from the triscuits-have you tried that? Glad you got some peanuts-wait til you taste your homemade REAL PB!!!

BIGO, I'm not sure if Barb is lurking or not, she's been having computer problems. She called me last week, all is fine there-all but the computer. Haven't heard from Annette, forgot if she was on vacation or not-few others, like BEE haven't been heard from either.

ROSALIE, just a quick hello! Hope you got in your walk!

MARGARET, glad you have everyone's overwhelming approval and best wishes on the upcoming marriage. Maine is GORGEOUS! You'll have a wonderful time, no matter where you go!

OVERCOME, thanks, and yes, I do understand and you are probably right that I will focus on the new goal rather than as a cushion. It's going to be interesting to see how my body decides whether it wants to cooperate or not! What to wear-you shouldn't worry about that-go buy some new things-you deserve it!!

Gotta run-have to get this zuchinni dish started before the CHAT AT 9:15 EST TONIGHT

Please remembe, TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!!! I'm not hopeful as the scale is WAY UP for me tonight-it's scary what can happen overnight!!!!! I stepped on the scale and it's up to 134-OUCH!

See you all in a few...

Debbie
194/132/129
SB since 3/22/00

Hi ladies!

My dear sweet roommate upon hearing about my 4 pound loss insisted that I make it plain to all of you that the loss was “only” water weight and didn’t count (he said) lest I mislead you (he said).

Naturally, green tea or any other single factor does not a magic cure make!

As most of you know, I have been doing a GREAT deal of exercise in the past month and have (like all of you) made drastic changes in my diet. I am sure that I have been losing fat all along, but the scale refused to budge much because of the bloat caused by too much Diet Coke.

So yes, a four pound loss in one weekend is merely water weight, obviously. Maybe even a fluctuation in that nasty scale. However, it can be quite discouraging to work hard for weeks and not see much progress due to bloat. Not to mention feeling yucky when I should be feeling perfectly wonderful! So I maintain that the loss makes a difference.

Now, onward and upward! Further on and further in! (for you C. S. Lewis fans.)

Hugs,

Chris

Well, I have to admit that I was a bit down this morning. I’m really tired of not having enough clothes to wear. I’m sick of what I have that fits and I got a bit down about it. (Just a pity party for KImmy!) But kind of just slapped myself and said, “Get over it!” Like Cher did to Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck. (I loved that movie.) For one very brief moment, I considered why I shouldn’t stay on this program and why I should just go ahead and eat whatever and be whatever size. I think at that very time was when the slapping commenced and I kind of got past it. The really odd thing was that I did wear a pair of pants that had been too tight. You’d think I would have been elated that I got into them and that I was able to breathe. Who knows??? If TOM doesn’t get here quick, I cannot be responsible for my actions! LOL!!!!

RHROO---Way to go on bypassing all the bakesale stuff!!!!

BOB---Do you like yogurt? Mix that with Uncle Sam. I love cereal and yogurt.

GARDENGIRL---You sound like you are back in control. Making your lunch the night before is such a great present to yourself. I wish I’d get in gear and do that. I’m always throwing something together at the last minute as we fly out the door. Keep it up. Your meals for the day sound great to me!!!!!

RODEO---You are too funny. I LOL at your thoughts on buying Lipton stock. Sounds like a good idea!! Way to go, Katie!!! That’s awesome. I hope you got tons of pictures. That was a great idea to make her take the trophy. Also, so glad to hear that you are loving the results of this way of eating. There is so much more to it than losing the weight. Good nutrition is highly underrated.

GLORY---Good tip today!!! I need to do that too. Plus, I had to grin at the picture of you taking a lawnmower road trip down to your neighbors. What a good life you have!!! I’ve always wanted to ride one of those things. But if you saw how little our yard was, you’d realize my chances for one of them are very slim. Thanks for the kind thoughts. Makes me feel so good to know that in a little way I am helping others. But what I get in return from all of you is so much more than that. I am totally inspired EVERY day. When I think of your great effort and what you have done with determination, I am certain to stick with this!!! Thanks for being such a good leader!

OVERCOME---So glad to see you posted today. Sorry things are so hectic for you right now. Maybe after school lets out, life can slow down a bit. Congrats on the low weight!!! That is truly wonderful. How are you feeling? Like a skinny person yet???

FILLISE---I loved your tip!! What you said is right on the money and 100% correct. WE do set ourselves up for failure by being unfair to ourselves. Also, so sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well. Isn’t phys therapy supposed to help and not hurt??? Hope it all works out soon.

Well, gals it’s almost time for the chats. See you there.
Kim
185/171/139
January 2, 2001

Also, I did a spell check tonight before posting. Hope that helps a little bit. LOL

Quilter - don't do spell checks - that takes all the fun out of reading the boards.

Sparkescamp - do some research on grinding your own flaxseed. I think what Deb said is right about refrigerating it. In fact, it may only be good for a couple of days in the fridge. I don't think you want to take a mouthful of bad flaxseed!

Deb - I don't have the direct link to the SB chat either. It could be because I don't have AOL or because I use Microsoft Explorer. It would be interesting to know why I don't have the link, though. I was back to my last WIW weight this morning, but I bet I'll be up tomorrow. That's ok, I'll know why!

Good luck at the scales tomorrow, ladies. Hope to do the happy dance with lots of you!

Karen

I just haven't been too good with the correspondence this week now have I? Beach prep, work, secretaries day, 2 different men to inspect heating and air for quotes, blah, blah, blah! So please understand.

One bit of good news, bought a size 10 swimsuit! :D

Also, my sister (who has ALWAYS been thin) reported that she dreamed about my weight loss and that I was very thin. Haven't seen her since Christmas and will see her again over Memorial Day. I hope to be in those 10 pants by then, but a 12 will suit me for now 'cause I never thought I'd see it again!

I just finished chatting and have attempted to read the posts but my eyes are closing. :dz:

Have to go to bed now and I am sorry to be such a lazy message board friend.

Good chatting with you all.

To those of you whose posts I read -

BOB - keep up the good work! May I suggest Uncle Sam's sprinkled over yogurt?

SPARKLE - Thanks for the hello and again, for your great messages!

QUILTER - Beware the natural laxatives! You and my husband are as regular as the U.S. Postal service. Not me, Deb and I have the Dookie Howser problems. Enjoyed reading your posts. Sorry chatting was so screwy!

Ok, bed time.

<<<<<HUGS>>>>>> to the rest of you!

Peace,
Frog

Good luck tomorrow!

Gee, I feel like I've been disconnected! LOL.. Have not been able to read anything since last week, but hope to do that tomorrow.

We had a great weekend with my 2 daughters & grandson this past week end. The girls sang Saturday afternoon at the festival, then I was blessed to have them singing again Sunday am in church. They sing just gospel music, so it does a mother's heart good. Didn't get back home till Sunday night. Then it was back to work for a long 12 hrs yesterday, so all I had time for was to post exercise. Eating OP was no problem while we were gone. As a matter of fact, looks like I've lost another 2 lbs. We'll see in the morning.

Couldn't wait to get out there & walk this evening. Have missed it. It was about 58 degrees with a strong north wind, but I got out there & sweat. I did my 4 miles.

Will check in again tomorrow. See ya'll then. Good night :wave:

Hi everyone

Sorry I missed the chat tonite but I did get out for a walk. I did about 1 1/2 miles. Couldn't wait to get back home as it was quite cool and very windy. I also got in a swim. Only did 14 lengths of the pool to-day, but that was better than nothing. Haven't swam much lately.

Kim - Sorry to hear you were feeling down this morning but glad you decided to keep on the wagon. After coming so far it would be a shame to sabotage your efforts. Hope you are feeling more like your cheery self this evening. I often get ticked off for not losing but I know I never want to regain what I have lost and that keeps me on track. I understand your feeling about the clothes though. It does get boring having to wear the same things all the time. It was less than a year ago that I got rid of several pairs of pants and a jacket that had been in my closet for a few years. I gave them to my sil when she visited thinking I wouldn't be needing them again. Who knows may be that was the catalyst to get me motivated to start losing again after an eight month stall! Anyway I had to buy a few pairs of pants and tops a couple of months ago but I'm reluctant to buy anything else at my present size. Always hoping to go down another size or two.

Debbie - You are so funny - I had a good laugh about the girdle. I'm sure you will be losing those pounds again soon. At least you can always blame TOM. I don't have anyone to blame!

Sonja - I don't take potassium pills. I don't see any reason why it should be necesary. The body only needs a certain amount and if the blood levels of potassium are too high it can cause heart problems. Potassium is only usually prescibed for people who are taking diuretics and they should have their blood checked periodically. The only supplement I do take is Calcium and Magnesium (when I remember to take it).

Margaret - It's good to hear that you have the approval of your family for your wedding plans. Not that you need permission but it does make things more pleasant if everyone approves and is happy for you. I've never been to Maine so can't give any advice there.

Amseraphim - Glad to hear you got your veggie garden planted and congrats on the win at the dragraces.

GloryB - It was great chatting to you tonite. Hope you enjoy yourself on that lawnmower.

RodeoMom - I'm interested to know how the pizza turns out with the flat bread. Congrats to Katie on her first place in the competition. I think you made a wise choice in choosing the trophy over the money for her first win.

Melf - Glad to hear you had a good weekend. Sounds like you did well staying op, even losing a couple more pounds. Hope the scale is good to you in the morning.

Hope everyone has a good WEIGH IN tomorrow.

Goodnight.

Marie. :)

On the wagon, off the wagon…it’s just getting ridiculous! As most of you know I had an oral bone graph done on the 10th of April, all was hazy, but I was getting better and a few days later a horrendous migraine came on, after the x-rays and 2 doctors checked me out it was determined I had “something brewing in my upper sinuses.” That weekend I tried to get back in a sugar free lifestyle and was successful, now only taking the antibiotic, (this was Monday, April 16), I decided to go back to work. MISTAKE, within 2 hours I was having sweats and shakes, by the time my husband came to get me I was feeling faint, my arms and legs were heavy and I was confused. Needless to say, back to bed and finally determining the sedated reaction I was having was due to my hypersensitivity to my antibiotics. Thursday, my two littlest ones got the stomach flu. Friday it was back to work and although tired, I made it through the whole day. This past Saturday and Sunday, I finally thought things were getting back to normal, again, WRONG, yesterday I got the stomach flu and today I’ve lived on anti-sb food: Gatorade, saltines, and chicken noodle soup, finally tonight I did have eggs and Ezekial bread with some cream cheese. I’m determined to make my stand tomorrow! It’s back to work, back to my normal sugar free eating habits, back to getting healthy!

I did spend some quality time with all of you today, I printed the last 3 weeks of our support board and got caught up, at least until tonight. You gals have been busy! I’m sure I will miss a few of you, my apologies in advance. I have missed you all and am glad to back on board.

Davenna/RodeoMom: Wonderful news about your daugther’s 1st place in her rodeo competition. What a big deal for her! Also, I’m glad your finding that the sugar free lifestyle has you feeling better, I certainly cannot wait to fully detox again. I felt so good when I was sugar free!

Glory/GloryBI: Your soooo close to your 100lb goal! When I read this I wanted to give you the biggest HUG! Hooray for you!

Ann/amseraphim: I’m glad things have turned around for you and your husband, regarding his racing! Also, I wanted to thank you for sharing your Monday motivation, especially as I round the end of my weight loss, and after the past few weeks of ups and downs, it helped to set me back in focus. I’m going to print it out and read it each day as I get back on track…”…take a moment and forget about what has gone before…and start believing in what you really want today…” I think the is the mantra that I need in my life, one that I seem to lay by the wayside while I let other things take more precedent. Again, thank you for the inspiration.

Sara/sasahm: Thank you for sharing your testimonial and for the important reflection that I need to make more often in my life. I think I will add your testimonial to Ann’s motivation.

Chris/SparkleScamp: Girl, you should be a writer! The persuasive article you wrote on Good Health… was wonderful! I have really noticed that since I have taken sugar out of my life that I don’t feel right about given my family the junk food, not that I have taken it out of their lives, but I’m beginning to find myself doing it less. Your affirmations were powerful, I’ve heard of doing this, but really never tried. I’m going to start with “I believe in myself”

Margaret/MargaretA: Congratulations to you and Steve! I’m so glad that you shared the news with us!

Lisa_A_A: I made several notes next to your messages, thank you 1st of all for sharing your family. I visited the website you created for Ross and his trip to visit the Atlanta Braves, you have a beautiful family. Your children are full of smiles! I hope they both are well. At times your posts have brought me tears and others the biggest smile, especially the one about Ross’ baseball game and the Ribbon cutting. But, it’s your accomplishments too…what a Mom and a person you must be! As for the sugarfree lifestyle, if you like I can email you an idea of what I eat. It may help, let me know?

Solshine: I love your idea for motivators, I’m going to think about this and form some of my own.

Kim/Quilter: I’m sorry to hear about the loss of your uncle. Also, kudos to your husband, what a great supporter! My husband has also been helpful in keeping me sugar free.

Deb/Debelli: A Change In Attitude, not sure at what point in the past couple weeks you posted this, but along with the other lists of things I have seemed to create from reading all the posts I need to get my attitude back in gear. I can choose my mood, instead of it choosing me. Thanks for the reminder. By the way, I believe you are something like a pound and a half from goal…. way to go!

Mary/Melf: The statement you have at the end of each of your posts, I guess I haven’t been paying attention, it probably has been there the whole time, but today I read it and it seemed to lead the way for my restart tomorrow. I’m so close 10 lbs or so (I’ll know in the morning) I keep thinking if I would have been better prepared, but I guess no one can be prepared for the unforeseen. Thanks for showing me how to start anew. On a separate note, I was ecstatic for you when you said that your in a size 10!

Catsrule: Sorry to hear that you had to give up your puppy. I too turn to food, ice cream in particular, to soothe my mood. I know there are better ways, I still haven’t pinpointed a way to change this habit besides a strong will and putting myself quickly to bed in the evenings instead of eating. Writing to you all seems to help the most, that and prayer.

Viv: You and your family are in my prayers.

Cheri45: Your commitment to a better life for yourself is your first step towards success!

Froglover: Way to go Marilyn! Thanks for sharing the pictures from your party!

It’s late and I need to go to bed, until tomorrow morning…I will catch up anyone I missed after noonish today.

Lara
(I’ll post my weights tomorrow)

Hi! Just a quick one-hubby is home on Wendsdays and he will think i am a nut case if i sit here and read for 1/2 hr then type for 15 more minutes!!! MEN!!!! Had a pretty decent day today. Tom is still lingering! waz up with that? mine is really messed up! hope it won't affect the scale we will see- I WILL BE WEIGHING Tomorrow! LOL
I have to share (or brag call it what you wish!) I have been wanting some of those cute capri pants so last week i went into the mall into a Jr. store and tryed some 11's which where to big and some 9's which fit in the waist and i could boutton and zip fine but the legs (my problem area) where a bit snug they looked fine but didn't feel good. soooooo i didn't buy them. Today i went to a normal grown up "real" store as i call them (cuz i am cheap and buy all my stuff at thrift stores! more is better thats my motto! and for less!) this store i went to is Fashion Bug-i don't have to shop on the right side (plus) anymore! LOL anyway i gather up a bunch 10's and 8's well the 8's fit perfect actually some styles where a little big and with 7 more lbs to gooo i didn't want those! i did get an 8 which fits perfect. All i can say is the human body is a strange thing! i never thought at 140 something i would be a size 8! i look in the mirror and don't see an 8 but the tag say it!!! So at my goal 135 i think i will be a size 6 wooo hoo. just gotta stay that size forever! this excersise is paying off. Enough bragging!

Margaret-where in Maine?????? I LOVE Maine!! Glad everyone is happy about your wedding plans!

quilter-hang in there girl!!!!! as long as you sticking to this and feeling better then your doing something right!!! don't look at the numbers!!!

Deb-I do need those blinders or some broken fingers -hey!!! how bout duck tape?!!

Amser-dome plant my garden! actually i just met our little goffer or groun hog soo i think he would eat it!!!!

Sparkle- I blame my mom for my fat gene!!!! my middle son who is alot like me has alot of my eating habits -poor thing!!!

everyone who i missed :wave: i didn't go back to the postes :( my computer is doing something funky and its making me :mad: Keep up the good work! good luck on WW!!!!!!

Whoooooo got the new bathing suit?? yeah!! i am looking myself for one!!! i loved your post about your dream!!! i can't wait to hear what your sis says about your new bod!!!!!! i think it was Beach!!!?????

Rhonda 201.2/142.5/135-size 6??????? :lol:

Good Wednesday Morning Everyone!:wave:

For those of you who showed up for chat, I apologize for all the problems some of us had-I finally gave up after feeling like "Jeannie" popping in and out of the room. I'm going to report the trouble to Suzanne as well as ask her about the link I see to get into the SB CHAT ROOM where others don't have that link.

TODAY IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY! I HOPE and PRAY all of you have far better results than I this week. I'm back up AGAIN:mad:, so no loss for me. It seems whenever I do have a loss lately, come WIW it goes up again. I know it's due to TOM that came yesterday that's contributing this gain-there's just NO way that I gained 2.5lbs of fat over night! So patience again for me to get back down to where I was.

Going to get my walking in after I take Lauren to school. She wants to go early and in between taking Michael, there's not enough time to walk a decent walk and be back to take her. I'm not looking forward to it, it's getting too hot out there and by the time I return, well, lets just say you won't want to stand downwind from me!:eek:

QUILTER, forgot to ask you, did you ever try the PB with the yogurt?

KAREN, I'm up this morning too, so if you are as well, we're in good company:) It will go down-for us both-I hope!!!!!

FROG, WOW, size 10 bathing suit-congrats. I won't even TRY on a bathing suit-I've been banned from doing so-one look at my body and you'd understand why!!!!

MELF, glad to have you back and know you had a nice time. Happy to hear you stayed OP and hoping that 2lb loss stays for you today (or to go down more even).

ROSALIE, chat had lots of problems for many last night, better you went and did your walk, but you were missed just the same. Hey, so you can't blame TOM, I have lots of other "blames" up my sleeve, should you want to use any:) Oh, my girdles are a joke, and so sad. I had to retire some bras that were bad, but not bad enough, but they got too big. Guess I'll have to splurge for a few new girdles soon.

LDBLOND, sorry to hear all the little setbacks you've had-I hope you get to feeling 100% really soon. Don't worry about eating SB legal now, just work on getting better.

RHROO, congrats on the new pants-just stay focused and before you know it, not only will you be at goal, but probably in a size 6!!!! Whatever is going to help, blinders, duct tape, straight jacket....do it!!

Gotta run take Lauren to school. Will check in with you all later. GOOD LUCK ON THE SCALES!!!

Debbie
194/133/129
SB since 3/22/00

Good Morning everyone.

I am happy to say that I am down two pounds. Two more to go to be back at my thinest weight as an adult. I am feeling more motivated and back on track. Thank goodness.
Wednesdays are my busiest day. Work all day. Get home 40 minutes later out of the house for the girl's swimming lessons, finish swimming then get to Sparks (Girl Guides) for 6.30. I am one of the leaders so I have to be there and have a program ready. Whew! I really asked myself why I allowed myself to over do it. Because it is not fun when you are that rushed it is just waaaaaaay to stressful and busy!!!! The good thing is we only have two more meetings and we are done for the season. We will not be guiding next year. We just do not have the time! Even the girls find it way to much. They are only 6 and 7 so it is a busy day. Meghan the little one who is in Sparks has a melt down around 7:15 every night at Sparks. You can almost set your clock to it. She doesn't wine she just gets tired and clingy.

Rhroo I know how you feel. The computer can become addictive. When I used to hear about people getting addicted to the internet I thought they were real losers. Ooops I guess I understand more now !

Quilter good going with the one pound loss. You have to be happy. I noticed that you and I started Sugar Busters the same day and have lost the same amount of weight. Weird!

LDBLOND Sorry about your stressful time.You have got to figure that at some time that things have to get better.

Frog. Way to go with the size 10 bathing suit. I think I was born a size 10 ( ha ha)

Deb I am sure that your weight will come down again. Like you said you did not gain 2 and a 1/2 pounds of fat in one day. You are so close to your goal that maybe your bosy is just fighting the new you. It will come.

Anyway I will check in later

Have a great one

Katie

Hi All:

Hope everyone is doing well. Ive been away from the board for a few days. Been trying to catch up on
things around the house. Went golfing with DH on Sunday and played 18 holes. The course was pretty
crappy,but had fun. Got a little discouraged with my playing though. I am a perfectionist when it comes to things. I want to be the best, and make no mistakes ever, wrong attitute to have in golf and life. I need to work on this one.

Did yard work on Monday. Front and back yard. Lots of exercise. Tuesday & yesterday worked on finishing a dress I started sewing. Now I have to figure out to do a hand rolled hem.

Today its off to my mom's to do some landscaping. I dug up some lantana,oleanders and ginger to plant over at her house.

Well guess I better go eat breakfast then get ready for my busy day.

3/08/01 190/180/135. Looks like the weight is starting to move. Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!

Good Morning!

Not sure if I can keep the weight off that these past couple weeks have so graciously taken from me, I'm down 4lbs. Which brings me 6lbs from goal. I have to keep reminding myself, healthy first then weight loss.

Rhonda/Rhroo: Isn't it fun to go shopping, but be so close to goal you don't want to buy, not quite yet! I never thought I'd wear anything smaller than a 12, but it could happen... We are both on our home stretch, but I wouldn't give up this lifestyle for anything, I have not only gained a healthier way of life, but a healthier mentality and the friendship of the wonderful people on this board.

Debelli/Deb: Thank you for bringing me to this board, each day I am rewarded. As for your ups and downs, I think you are right on the money, TOM always seems to bring along some extras. The good news is it seems to go away in a week or so.

Gardengirl and Catlover: It's good to see the scale is moving down for both of you.

I'm off to get the kids and I ready for our 1st day back to normal life in awhile. I'll check in tonight.

Lara
176/156/150
Started SB: 2/4/01
:...take a moment and forget about what has gone before...and start believing in what you really want today. ~ Thank you, Ann (amseraphim)

Good morning ladies. I hope everyone will be happy with the steel monster today. I do already see where our dear, dedicated, and fearless leader, SUPER CHICK DEB is still being cursed by her steel monster. Deb, I have been thinking about it, and I am beginning to think your scale is ALLERGIC to WIW:lol: Despite the aggravation I know you must feel, please remember we all appreciate what a trouper and inspiration you are to us here on the board. You are the glue that holds the rest of us together.....RIGHT, GANG???????? As for me......whew, I am happy to report I am back to 126. I am beginning to feel that I am back in my groove!!!! I have walked twice so far this week, which is a good sign... and a great feeling for me.

Sparkle/Chris - Despite what the roomie says, your 4lb loss is a POSITIVE!!!!! With all your hard work, I can't help but think it's not JUST water loss:D

{{{{Melf}}}}} - I have missed you. I forgot you were gone over the weekend. I just bet you were beaming over your girls. Congrats on staying OP and the loss as well. Be sure and bundle up good for those "brisk" walks. We have had enough sickness here:eek:

Rosalie - I definitely couldn't swim 14 laps not to mention prob 5 laps period!!!!! You are definitely one of my many heroes on this board!!

{{{Lara}}} - I can't EVEN begin to tell you how much your compliments about my motivational meant. I think I will go back and re-read it myself. We are all blessed to be able to come here and get a lift or boost when one is needed. Your recent incounters as well as others here point one constant and truth and that is... LIFE IS A CHALLENGE!!!! How we faces those challenges is what matters. I pray you will begin to feel that ol' black cloud tourning into many days of clear blue skies:)

Catlover - Although I have not played golf yet, I do know, it is such an internal game with yourself!!!!! I think you will benefit alot from it by learning more about yourself and spending quality time w/DH.. love the golf gif!!!!

Lara - You sooo deserve that loss!!!!!!! Let those positive feelings you got from seeing that loss on the scale give you the ooomph you need to look to the future with positive thoughts!!!!!!

Ok.. gotta get this stinky butt in the shower!!!! Today is my MIL's bday, and I am going to have lunch with her!!!!! She is more like my mom than mil:angel:

See ya'll later............

Good morning ladies!

I lost another 3 lbs this week.....WOOHOO!! With my TOM coming next week, I doubt I'll have the same results, but I'm going to try to really watch my salt intake and hopefully that will help. This puts me down 11 pounds since my birthday. I cannot tell each of you how much support I feel from this board. I really look forward to reading your posts.....they are so motivational. I can't wait to be below that "200" mark!!!!!

Well, Ross's team lost last night :cry: Ross played a great game, though. He started as pitcher but ended up playing at shortstop after two innings. He made a great diving catch and somehow got a triple off a bunt:lol: The weather was miserable. I was in charge of getting the pictures made for the whole league.....on Monday we did all the younger players (Tball and Coach Pitch) and on Tuesday we did the Majors/Minors. Well, it rained the entire time!! It was just a messy,drizzling rain and the photographer went ahead and took them. Hopefully, they will be ok....it is such a pain to reschedule! They also played the games in the rain last night......I must truly love it, because I sat out there in the rain the whole time!

I took Ross to the doctor yesterday for his weekly blood tests and his counts are still good. Tonight I will give him his chemo shot in the leg. I know it has to be done, but you can't imagine how much I dread it. To think that we will be doing this for the next two years is so depressing. He is so brave.....I don't know many adults who would have the attitude he has about everything his poor little body has been through.

I am going to go out today and buy some of that green tea everyone is talking about! What do you put in it - or do you just drink it plain? Also, where can I buy the Uncle Sam cereal? Is that at Walmart??

Of course, it's beautiful here today.....and we have no games until Saturday this week. Will probably be raining again by then :rolleyes:

Have a great day! :wave:

Lisa
215/204/140

I'm down a pound today! So now I'm in the 240s and for the first time in more years that I care to remember, I have less than 100 lbs to lose! Yippee!

I'm sitting here sipping my coffee and reading about the caffene. I dearly love my coffee. I am reducing the number of diet drinks. I don't like them anyway. Every now and then I want something made with fizzy water, but I'm trying not to drink them on a daily basis.

I have some green tea that I bought in Chinatown the last time I was in New York. I love it! I'm going back in June and will buy more!

At the Dr. this morningwe have postposed the surgery decision for another three weeks. I'm taking my oldest niece to NY in June and if I have surgery now, I probably won't be in shape by June 8th--so three more weeks of physical terror! I think I will get Steve a t-shirt with that on it. I'm trying to start a revolt by suggesting that the therapy center have a day once a month where the patients get to make the therapists do evil things! :devil:

OK--back to work. Grading papers is all I do these days.

Susan
300/249/150
July 10, 2000

Well, actually two more--

Lisa--I have a good friend at church whose daughter was diagnosed with Luekmia when she was two or three. Her daughter is now beautiful, healthy, and strong at 15! Try to think long-term about Ross' shots--they will help Ross to be strong at 15, 20 25 and beyond! Our Relay is the first weekend in May and--I will be keeping Ross in my prayers!


Big Orange--rest assured that I will be in fighting form come September. In fact, should our teams be fortunate enough to meet at the SEC championship in Atlanta, I think we should make plans to meet at the game! War Eagle!

Oh yes--it was really fun this weekend watching the NFL draft--three of my guys (students) were on the hotseat. One was drafted iby Seattle in the third round, another has signed a free agent contract with the Patriots, and the third has been invited to several camps. War Damn Eagle!

Susan

Afternoon All!:wave:

The house is quiet and I thought I'd take advantage of this time to get in a post.

I went to the grocery store and ventured into little known territory, the ice cream area-I rarely buy any of that stuff for the house, so I went scouting just to see what was over there-boy, where have I been? So many interesting sounding desserts these days-I thank G-D I'm on SB, a woman could go nuts in there! I did notice TOFUTTI sugar and dairy free bars, with only 30 calories-anyone ever tried them-I'm just curious-won't be buying any, but they looked interesting. I also took a peek at the SF Puddings in the boxes, and I see they are finally posting WHERE the maltodextrin it has in it comes from, says right on the box DERIVED FROM CORN-finally, they are giving some more info on foods. It's always a learning experience when I go to the stores-no one likes to go with me because I read, and re-read everything!

GARDEN, CONGRATS on your 2lb loss-way to go! Nothing better than that to motivate you, right? Keep up the great work, the pounds will continue to drop if you keep focused.

CATLOVER, you didn't say specifically, did you lose this week????

LDBLOND, CONGRATS on the 4lb loss-again, don't worry about whether you go up or down at this point, just on getting better. You'll get to goal soon enough, but we want you to make it there by being better:) Hey, why can't those TOM bring something extra, like money, not extra weight-then none of us would mind having it arrive! LOL!

AMSER, I may just have to throw that scale under the bed for a while until it behaves accordingly-funny how a piece of metal can ruin your entire day, isn't it! Glad to see you back down, no onward down kiddo! Thanks for the nice words-BTW, when you want to make something bold, only put the [/b] at the end, and at the beginning only the B in the bracket:) Hope you had a nice day with your MIL-you're lucky that you get along so well, that's rare these days I think.

LISA, CONGRATS to you for your 3lb loss-way to go!!! Glad to hear Ross had a good game, despite the rains-hope you don't get sick from staying out in that though, you don't need that. I have seen the US cereal at the SuperWalmart down here. The green tea, I drink it with just sweetener in it.

FILLISE-CONGRATS! WOO HOO! I told you when you got below 250 that you'd feel like you were high! That's a major milestone and I'm doing a happy dance for you! If you want something with fizz, just get some seltzer-add some flavoring, or get some flavoured seltzer-it's not Coke, but it's not all that bad if you doctor it a bit.

Okay gals, I'm out again, have to return a few books to the library.

Please remember TOMORROW IS RECIPE DAY so if you have any good SB LEGAL RECIPES you'd like to share with the board, please, try to post them tomorrow.

I'll check in with you all later!

Debbie
194/133/129
SB since 3/22/00

Just a moment to post and then back to grindstone...what a week.

Anyway..bottom line 1 month on program today and down 10 pounds!! YEAAA


Just think what would happen if I exercised!!!

more later

Davenna

started 3/28 / 10 lbs. lost

HELLO LADIES :)

THIS IS NOT A SB HAPPY DAY, IM UP :MAD: 5 LBS, THIS IS MAKING ME CRAZY. HELP I'M GOING IN THE WRONG DIRRECTION. :nono:

I CAN'T ADDRESS EVERYONE TODAY AS I NEED TO TAKE MY FRIEND TO THE DOCTOR SO I'LL JUST QUICKLY ADDRESS A FEW.

Deb: The girdle story had me LOL, and speaking of strange things or people who are on the same wave length. I just wentout and bought my first girdle in many many years. I couldn't fit into one for so long, now that I have a wedding to go to I'm going to show off. like I said before they haven't seen me in almost 8 months so surprise surprise, Like Gomer Pyle use to say Now for that dress. I'll take pictures and do a before and after when I reach my first 100lbs off if thatever comes. Weddings the 19th of May.

Rosalie: I loved our chat last night, sorry we missed the chat with the others but it was nice to find a sister in SB still on line, thanks for the chat.

Sparkel: You had me lol with that locker room story. I love to think were all human. and I too have a thing about pretty underware and intend to get some really neat ones.

Well my time for now has ran out gotta go love to all Glory :wave:

Deb - I am down 5 lbs for the week and 10 lbs since I started. I just stopped worrying about losing the
weight and started paying more attention to my eating habits and exercise. My mom actually said it
looked like I had lost some weight. Talk about feeling high!!!!

Fillese congrats on the weight loss. You have such a positive attitude. Hope its contagious.

I spent the morning doing yard work for my mom then came home and did some here. Its such a
beautiful day outside here. The temp is in the low 80's with a nice breeze. Wish it would stay like this
year round.

Congrats to all the weight losses and hang in there to the others, it will happen!!

Hey All,

I'M BACK!

Spent 4 days in Alabama and 3 in Mississippi! My butt is dragging! Averaged about 4 hours of sleep a night.

Having this much fun can kill a person!

Hope I was missed!

Blessings,
StarChaser

Hi Buds -

Glad to hear there are some good losses (any loss is a good loss, by the way!). I'm doing the happy dance for you. I stayed the same as last week, so that's ok since I'm being visted by everybody's best friend. Hopefully next week I'll have a loss.

Sorry I don't have time to respond to each, got to get back to the garage sale prep. I'll be checking back to read though, so I can at least keep up with that!

Karen

Started a post last night but didn't have time to finish it, such a crazy night. Gotta run (about to get my butt chewed) but I wanted to unveil the detective work I spent quite a bit of time doing yesterday in Safeway. I hope you are as shocked as I was:

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Next, for those of you chicks who are losing over 5 pounds a month without any exercise: if you are eating too little, you are losing muscle. As time goes by your weight loss will slow because muscle burns calories at rest. Every pound of muscle burns approximately 100 calories a day. In addition, your body will adapt to your new "starvation-level" eating habits and your metabolism will slow to a crawl.

For long-term weight loss, you need to do substantial amounts of moderate cardio and eat approximately 1500 to 1800 calories a day or more. If you are eating substantially less, you will enjoy the short-term "success" but as time goes by you will be frustrated and irritable. This puts you in danger of overcompensating with food...not your fault, it's just your body trying to reach an equallibrium.

Okay, running away...I took a very bad spill on my bike this morning and am really out of it...I even got buzzkilled for "zoning out" during a meeting this morning. Do you ever have one of those days when you KNEW you should have stayed in bed?

Love,

Chris

Hey Gals:wave:

Thought I'd get in a quickie while I ponder what to throw together for dinner.

GLORY, glad you could connect about the girdle. Actually, that's all I wear are girdles, I don't own a pair of underwear. There's no way in the world, no matter how thin I should ever become that I would feel comfortable in anything else. My fat shall always jiggle and this is the only way I know to keep it from shifting as I walk. It's funny, as my bra, girdle and daily leggings start to wear out, they become my walking clothes-then as they start to fall apart and dissinigrate, I have to retire them, and it's hard! I really need to get rid of 2 girdles, my kids think I'm nuts-they stick their hands in the holes of them, and we're not talking about the leg holes either!:eek:

RODEO, CONGRATS - that's a wonderful loss in a month! So, how can we get you to exercise a bit-yes, just think about where you'd be with a little exercise-trust me, once you start and see how good you feel and how it helps you lose faster, you'll love doing it!

CATLOVER, WOW, 5lbs is unbelievable-great loss this week! You're doing great-keep it up!!

STAR, glad to see you back safe and sound-of course you were missed! When you are rested, let us know how things went!

KAREN, here's a little tip I learned when I was going to garage sales up north that I hadn't heard anyone doing before. If you have a big ticketed item, like furniture for instance, and you want say $100, yet no one wants to pay your price, get a BID JAR and have people who are interested write the highest they will pay for the item, along with their phone number and if you don't sell the item for what you want, go to the bid jar and get the highest bidders number and call them-I thought it was a good idea:) Lucky you to stay the same-tonight, I'm up 5lbs:mad: :eek:

I'm outta here, for now, at least-will try to check in later tonight:)

Debbie
194/you don't want to know/129
SB since 3/22/00

Hi Everyone:D

Congrats to all the losers today! For those that the scale was not too kind to, remember this WOE is not really about losing weight but it is about feeling better. Sometimes our bodies will look thinner during these times when the scale might not show it!

I weighed 136 this morning. So I am staying right around my goal of 140. 136 puts me at losing 86 pounds.

Deb: You'll get there! Remember your body is telling you something when we have times like this. Think about what you might change to trick your body. Even just having an all veggie day or an all protein day might do the trick.

Lisa: My son plays tomorrow night. Sorry Ross's team lost. There is nothing as stressful as being the mom of the pitcher.

Fillise: Congrats on the loss. I agree with you that come Fall we will be burning up this board with our football talk.

Glory: My family is really into baseball during this time. We go to pro teams, high school and of course my sons games almost every week. Our high school team has won the state championships for 5 years. The are in the play offs right now.

Sparkle: I agree with you on the excercise and the calories. I lost an average of 5 pounds per week eating between 1500 - 1800 cals a day with an average of 1650. I also excercised regularly. Something else that motivates me is that the people who keep the weight off excercise an average of 3-4 times a week. Walking was the #1 factor for maintaining weight loss.

Rhoo: Hi:) I appreciated your nice thoughts the other day when I was blue.

Quilter: Glad you are doing ok. Everyone on the board is doing so well!

Rosalie: I hope your weather gets warmer soon!

Well I have to run.

Anna
222/136/140

Good evening!!!

It’s Wednesday evening and that means one thing . . . yoga class!!! Today’s class was much more difficult than the one last week. We were doing serious thigh, ab, back work. We did downward facing dog. A person with no muscles in her upper arms should not try downward facing dog. My ratio of upper-arm strength and butt mass do not compute or make it possible. I kept picturing my face splatting against that yoga mat. But all in all it was wonderful, but I’m a bit sore already. Hmmmm. Tomorrow will be touch and go. LOL I do love the class. Here’s a funny . . . as soon as he started the class and we were in our relaxation pose (on our backs) trying to get rid of all the stress and tension, this thought springs into my mind, “Oh no, I left my cell phone on in my purse!!! What if it rings?? Right in the middle of the meditation???” So this is what I’m thinking about during most of the relaxation exercise. Doesn’t sound like I’m getting it . . . whatever it is. Actually at some point that thought disappeared and all was calm and well. But I was sweating more than a couple of Karma bullets fearing the embarrassment of it all.

ROSALIE---Thanks for the nice thoughts. I was down, but am back up today. Everything is a-okay. And I am doing my best to love each day, hour, minute and not be wishing my life away. I want to be at peace in the moment. How great for you that you need to buy some smaller sizes. Way to go, Girl!!!

BLOND---So sorry you have been having an ultra CRAPPY time of it lately. Wow, somebody must have said you were down, because you are certainly getting kicked. Just get yourself healthy and recovered and healed and THEN think about SB and your weight loss goals. You really need to get your strength back. Now though I’m worried that you have a hernia from carrying around THREE WEEKS worth of posts. That had to use a whole ream of paper, right???

RHROO---I am SOOOOO envious of your size 8’s. But it’s a HAPPY ENVY . . . because I am absolutely ECSTATIC for you. That is so great!!!!!! You’d better watch out . . . somebody might call you petite. The idea of fitting into a single digit size just astounds and befuddles me. Tell me what it’s like. I want to envision it.

DEB---I am eating the a “Peanut Butter Delight” right now. Mmmmmmm. It’s great. Thanks for reminding me. I did squeeze a little agave nectar into it to take away the bite of the yogurt. I LOVE IT. Sorry to hear that you are up today. That really is a bummer. Maybe you should have WITH (Weigh In Thursday) and fool that nasty beast of a scale you own.

GARDENGIRL---Two pounds is fabulous. Good going!!! Your hard work is really paying off!!!! Keep going!!!!

LISA---Congrats on the wonderful three pound loss!!!! YOu must be flying high!!!!! What is your secret???? How much green tea are you downing?? LOL

FILLISE---You win my award for INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK!!!! You are doing so great. I am humbled by your presence. When I read your post, I started to tear up thinking about all the work you have done. Thank you for sticking with it. You can see the effect of your 51 pounds GONE!!! But I can feel the effect all these miles away. You and your successes are keeping me going. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL!!!! I am celebrating for you tonight. Keep going and those double digits will turn to single digits. I am so proud of you.

RODEO---Yeehaw on the 10 pound loss. WAY TO GO!!!!! Kick those unwanted pounds directly to the curb and stamp on them as you walk away!!!!

Yes, STARCHASER, you were definitely missed. Come on and get that butt off the floor and tell us what’s been happening.

Well, that’s it for me. I’m pretty tired and ready to hit the sack and feel all my muscles asking, “What’s up with this new stuff???”
Take care.
Kim
185/171/139
Since January 2, 2001

Deb - that was a great suggestion about the bid jar. I have never seen someone do that before. I've got just about everything priced. Tomorrow I get to "arrange" it in the garage. We are having our "administrative support" luncheon tomorrow at a Country Club. I think I'll treat myself to some shopping at the big JC Penney sale and then mosey over to the Country Club for lunch. We have a small office, so there will only be 7 of us there. It's supposed to be a beautiful day here tomorrow, so it will be fun to sit around and talk smart.

My son went on a school field trip this morning and won't be back until Friday mid-morning. This is the first time he's been away from us for that long. We don't know what to do with ourselves! I'm so glad the weather has turned around. The group of kids that went on this field trip on Monday had high winds and rain to contend with. They are at a camp and sleeping in cabins. During the day they do hiking and eco studies and group building exercises. This camp is just outside of the Wisconsin Dells. Has anyone been there before? It's a pretty interesting tourist area and very well known in the midwest.

Hang in there everyone! I think about all of you often!

Karen

hi everyone!

I haven't had time to read all the posts, so I am just going to say that I hope that everyone had a great WIW.

I weighed this morning and have lost another 1/2 pound of the 5 that I gained last week. I still have another 1 1/2 pounds to go before I get back to my lowest. I know that i'll come though. I have been retaining so much water lately. I think a lot of it has to do with sitting at my desk with my feet hanging down. Anyway, that 's the curse of hot weather and the job I have.

You all have a great day.

Cheri
287/276.5/145

Thought I'd get in a post before I hit the hay.:)

BEACH, I just can't imagine eating protein an entire day, or veggies an entire day-it's hard enough to get me eat 1 serving of veggies a day most times. I'm just going to continue to be patient and see what happens after my period ends. I'm just too afraid to change anything. I have been trying to eat a little more in calories, but I wonder if this strategy isn't working for me. WOW, I can't believe you are down to 136, that's awesome!!! Have you started to eat anything you hadn't before since you've been on maintenance?

QUILTER, as I was reading your post about the class I truly thought you were going to say you had to break wind, my sick mind!:p Thank goodness the cell phone didn't go off, doesn't make for good concentration I would think. Glad you like the yogurt, I put a little sweetener in mine as well. Have you tried making yogurt cheese?? Hopefully, I will be better on the scale tomorrow morning, but from the looks of tonight, I will be up-depressing, isn't it!?!

KAREN, if you need any leggings, check out the SJB capri pants at Penney's-they're great! I love mine!!! Black, of course.

CHERI, glad to hear you are headed back down-not far to go now and you'll be back to where you were and then on your way down from there. I feel for you, I too am retaining water-almost makes me not want to drink more.

Gonna hit the hay:dz: I'll be in touch tomorrow!!!

NITE!

Debbie
194/:mad:/129

It's slack-posting old Frog with another quickie!

I stayed the same for the 3rd, yes 3rd week in a row! Gotta wonder if it is the Special K and strawberries 4-5 mornings a week that are doing me in!

I know I gotta start doing more exercise. I am one of those women SPARKLE talked about in her posts regarding losing muscle! A bigger engine (muscle) burns more fuel (calories).

SPARKLE - Regarding your need to move around at work - do some internet searches for ERGONOMIC information. Physical therapists sites and "Advance" magazinr for PTs may also be a source. You are right on track with realizing that you need to change your body position throughout the day. We weren't meant to be sedentary. We should be out gathering berries and planting seeds! Let me know if you aren't able to find what you are looking for. Also, it is good to take a stretch break throughout the day, to include the arms, wrists, shoulders and back, those muscles that are impacted by consistent posture used when typing/surfing. We have therapy balls at work. I think I will try one tomorrow and see how I like it. Good Luck!

QUILTER - love the yoga class commentary. Woule really like to do yoga too. I live in a community that is a little behind the times - could drive 30-45 minutes to Chapel Hill, NC (home of UNC) and probably find some great ones but could only make those on Saturdays.

RHOO - It was me with the bathing suit and the sister with the dream. Hope it is a not a let-down for her. I think she will be happy for me though and pleased with the progress.

FILLESE - WAR EAGLE!! :D I am coming to Columbus for Memorial Day weekend to see my folks. Are you interested in trying to have lunch in Phenix City ("Sin City") or downtown Coumbus one day? Maybe Friday? My parents actually live about 30 minutes from downtown (they live out toward Callaway Gardens but not that far out). My visits are always so crammed but I would love to actually meet someone on the board and then we can post our pics! :) Please let me know next week what you think about those prospects.

DEB - Just a reminder - Positive self-talk!! You are beautiful, thoughtful and gracious woman worthy of kudos and love! RX: Say it to yourself 5 times daily in the mirror!!!!

LISA AA - Hope your son continues to do well

IDLBLOND - What a month you've had! Glad today was better for you!

BOB - I have missed your posts!

Pray for a nice weekend - I am going to the beach this weekend with the ladies group and the "spewer" is going. Rumor has it that she suspects I am mad or "something." Hope that everyone will be on their best behavior and no one will have hurt feelings. Hope the weather is as FAB as they predict it to be!

I know I won't be able to post tomorrow night and then am off to the beach on Fri a.m. I will see all you lovely ladies on the message board on Monday with a full report of the beach!

ONE MORE THING: I want to say that even though I have not been able to be a part of this board as consisitently as I would have liked the past few weeks and since returning to work in December, You ALL are important to me and so motivating. I learn from each of you daily and feel like I know you far better than people I see at work on a daily basis. I wanted you all to know that even when I'm not able to post a longer note or say hi to everyone, that I am thankful everyday for the members here and certainly have you in my thoughts!

Peace,
Frog

Peace

Hi all

Just a quickie before I get off to bed

No loss for me this week again. Still 203 which is the same as last week which is 2 pounds higher than my lowest of 201 two weeks ago. I don't know what I am doing wrong but this weight just doesn't want to leave me.

I got out to badminton this evening, played for about two hours. Not so many people there this evening so had more games than usual.

Rhroo - Way to go with the size 8. It looks like you have been out of those plus sizes for quite a while. Isn't it a nice feeling that you don't have to go to that section.

Deb - We know the gain is only fluid and it will be gone in a day or two. You couldn't possibly gain 2 1/2 pounds of fat overnight.

Ldblond - Hope everyone has gotten over the flu and are feeling better.

Gardengirl - Congrats on the lost 2 lbs. Sounds like your girls are really keeping you busy.

Congrats to all the losers this week.

Will finish reading and responding to posts in the morning.

Bye :wave:

Marie. :)

Here is a quick weigh in wendsday!!! (its thursday really :D 1:46 a.m )
Your all always talking about the "happy dance" well i have been doing one today to the beat of a mumba i guess! LOL (i crack myself up!) goes like this "guess who's lost 60 pound Yeah guess who's lost 60 pounds" Not out loud of course but to myself!!!! Actually its 61 lbs -as i told my best bud "not rounding up or down!" its a joke with us! I went to the mother in laws scale (i should call it mine i use it and only it!) I got my self all talked into maintaining or gaining because i started these The Frim tapes more a week and got more outside activity soooooo muscles weigh some more! got in and got on!!!! then off pants on pants off! LOL (no visions please!) that sucker said a steady 140.0 no moving at all woooooo hoooooo i was SHOCKED!!!! i was shooting for a half lb!!! i got 2 and a 1/2!!!!! I have been better than i have in weeks past!! I did start to journal again (this week not last) I really don't know whats up i will take it. I honestly think its the weights! and i love them!! i might kiss them in the morning! LOL
I have to go to bed i read all the posts when i am awake i will reply!-- I love you guys! LOL thanks for the support! Only 5 more of the suckers to gooooooooooo!!

Rhonda

201.2/140.0!!!!/135----visualize-realize-achieve! right all in the head!(can ya tell i am tired?!)

I wanted to express again how much I enjoy reading/posting here. The moments I spend here are my favorite parts of the day (after rollerblading ;) ) You gals ROCK!

Congrats to EVERYBODY not just the “losers!” I must say right off that I didn’t weigh myself today. I had already decided not to because I promised myself that if it was going to stress me out more, I just wouldn’t freaking weigh at all. But if I had any temptation, I didn’t have a chance because I died (more at the bottom of this post.)

BOB, I have found OA to be very helpful because of the group support...face to face. I’ll tell you what one of the most powerful things that every happened was: sitting in a circle just LISTENING to someone speak without being allowed to interrupt or comment. Whenever I talk to anybody I’m always so busy thinking up a response that I only half hear what they have to say. Don’t we all do the same thing? And of course, having people listen to me. But I found the first to be much more effective. I have a few disillusions with OA now that I have gotten into a leadership role (politics you know). But overall the 12 steps have been essential to my recovery.

Been meaning to ask you if you live with a smoker. That was the hardest part for me, I thought I would never quit until my roommate did. But I dug in my heels and am also still smoke-free!

Rosalie/Marie, no it wasn’t just the graphics, I have a high speed connection at work and home and it’s usually okay. Back to normal now though sort of.

Deb, thanks for the info on salt and flaxseed. You remember how you were telling me that maybe I’ve been obsessed with exercise? Well in the same spirit I gotta say you’ve been pretty obsessed with the scale lately. Which I can understand perfectly since you are so close to goal. But that number is just a number in your head . . . I’m confident that it will happen for you but right now it’s like “a watched pot never boils.” We have a saying in OA, “Let go and let God,” however you want to interpret it. Good luck (((HUGS)))).

Quilter/Kim, I’m sure that money is tight but clothes that look and feel wonderful are a BIG part of feeling good about yourself! I don’t know what size you are but at 171 you are definitely NOT shopping in the “Coleman” section. It may take some time and patience to find clothes on a budget, but write down a few pieces that you need to build a basic wardrobe (2 pairs of pants, 4 blouses, a blazer, etc.) and then spend some time going “treasure hunting” at Goodwill, garage sales, Wal*Mart and the outlet mall! If you have a “map” in your head of what you need ahead of time, it makes things easier. And remember to have fun!

Frog, whenever I hear from you, it brightens my day. The high traffic here is nice, but I would say that the reason I am addicted to this board is all about quality over quantity! So whenever you can post is appreciated.

WHOO HOOO size 10 bathing suit! Don’t you just love the feeling? Thanks for the info on ergonomics and good luck with “Spewer!!!” HAHA! Looking forward to all the juicy details.

Idblond/Lara, nice to hear from you! Wow, the stuff you have been going through lately is incredible. Makes my day from Hades (more below) seem like a walk in the park. Good luck to you and your family.

Rhonda, it’s hard to let go of that old fat vision of ourselves huh? Every time I wear a shirt that is loose, I think I look like the Incredible Hulk because I’m seeing what I used to look like (I’m bigger on top than on bottom). You look FAB in your picture girl. Size 8...that’s UNCHARTED TERRITORY for me!

Lisa, I was scared to try green tea straight because I didn’t like it long ago, kept drinking the flavored varieties and then with a packet of Splenda. Finally I tried it straight -- “YamaMotoYama” brand which I got at Wal*Mart; it was delicate and lovely. Much better than sweet.

Fillise/Susan, I don’t have “hard evidence” on this but I believe that there is a difference between “naturally occuring” caffeine in coffee and tea, and chemically added caffeine in soda and diet pills. If anybody has any information on this I would like to hear it.

To all the rest who posted, hello!

And here she goes.....

This is all from yesterday because that’s how long ago I started this post:

Set aside tonight to clean house but just sick of it. Got home from the Drs and have been cooking and cleaning for 4 hours straight. I REFUSE to do any more! ;) Just when the kitchen was nice and clean, I discovered a huge puddle of grease on every shelf of my flour/spice cabinet...roomie had turned his french fry grease on its side and it leaked EVERYWHERE. I didn’t mind washing up the nasty used grease pot, but spending a good half hour scrubbing everything down with ammonia was just...tiring. Sorry, just had to rant.

Dinner was a series of experiments. Had some veggies in the fridge that were getting limp so I made up a veggie dish as I went along. Sauteed asparagus, zucchini and bell pepper, diced, in olive oil over medium high. Turned to low and added chopped fresh basil, canned black olives and mushrooms, spices and a generous slug of olive oil, simmered until the flavors melded. I don’t have the energy to spell out the exact recipe. The point is, for those of you who let veggies rot in the fridge, I just discovered that the secret to eating lots of veggies is LOTS of olive oil! Olive oil is good for you in moderation, and it’s really hard to eat too much. I’ve found that “things that make me gag” plain are a delicious treat with a little flavoring and olive oil.

Second experiment was “fried chicken.” Took whole wheat flour, wheat bran, dried onion, garlic powder, s & p, and dipped some chicken breasts in egg (after cutting them lengthwise), coated in mixture. Threw it on the grilling pan while ignoring the invader in the kitchen making snide comments about my idea. Well, peeked in later and while it was cooked, there was still dry flour all over the chicken. Sending impending humiliation, I thought fast and dipped those babies in my friend the olive oil and all was well. Turned out a bit dry but it tastes WAY BETTER than Kentucky Fried Crap and the lot of them.

Few more dabbles, but those were the main ones. Got lots of food prepared to last me almost to the end of the week, when I add in a few stuffs I’m missing. It’s very important to be prepared or I will made poor choices rather than be hungry. At this point in time wrong choices are NOT an option. Spoke to the quasi-boyfriend person Sunday and he said, “Chris, ever since I met you, you have ALWAYS accomplished everything you set out to do.” Wow, talk about one of those all time great compliments. I finally have the tools I need to reach my goal and nothing is going to stand in my way.

Okay, now this is from today:

I am having SUCH a bad day. No way to be positive about it grrrrr. I knew it was a bad day when I first woke up, then I was rushing to work and skidded (on the bike) on some gravel. Before I could even react, I was face down eating asphalt. I had been going really fast and my breath was completely knocked out. Good thing I was in the parking lot and not the road, could lie on the ground and cry for a little while. I had to sit for ten minutes before I could move. Well, the damage is some bad scrapes on my elbow, wrist, knee and hip but mainly, my shoulders have completely locked up. Going to have to seek out a chiropractor I guess.

Then, because I’m a cripple, I got totally buzzkilled for not paying attention during a meeting this morning, among other things.

Forgot my lunch and learned why I have been going through the trouble of making my own food. First Martin walked way down to this “healthy” little cafe down the street but they were on vacation. He comes back and we try to figure out what else I could eat.. Finally decided to try the taboulei from the greek restaurant. Well it turned out to be $4.50 for a TINY little bowl that was mostly green onions. I was so pissy. But Martin gave me his hummus, and I chanced some brown rice in the fridge with a string cheese stick and it wasn’t a bad lunch. The point is, there are always ways to cope. But I won’t be forgetting my lunch again anytime soon.

On the Safeway sleuthing I did yesterday (see chart posted earlier): I was amazed to discover how many “real” foods, like pizza and soup, contain so much sugar! And when you add even a small sugar drink to any meal, the total sugar grams are 70+ for the smallest meal! 280 calories of pure sugar. No wonder kids are hyperactive and irritable. They feel yucky from all that sugar (I’m pretty old but I do remember). Notice that I listed a store brand unfrosted “Pop Tart.” The actual Pop Tarts don’t come in unfrosted anymore! At least not on that particular shelf. Even frozen pizza contains tons of sugar. I was trying to tell my coworker (who has a big Tupperware container of cookies on her desk, like I used to) about my research and she yelled, “That’s why I never look at labels!!!” Well, I must admit that I kinda wish I never did. It was horrifying. Everything is corn syrup and hydrogenated oil. And lots of sodium. As a nation, we have sold out and the general public doesn’t care anymore. Thank goodness there are still some who do and a bunch of them are right here!

Anyway, it’s only 8 and I’m tuckered. Most exhausting day in history. I think I’ll have to sleep on the floor tonight because my back is really messed up. I’m even tempted to call in sick tomorrow, which I just don’t do unless I’m dying.

Hugs,

Chris
164/15?/130

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The brain is probably the most sensitive organ in the body. The difference between feeling up or down, sane or insane, calm or freaked out, inspired or depressed depends in large measure upon what we put in our mouth. For maximum efficiency of the whole body – of which the brain is merely a part – the amount of glucose in the blood must balance with the amount of blood oxygen. As Dr. E. M. Abrahamson and A. W. Pezet note in Body, Mind, and Sugar, “ . . . a condition in which the blood sugar level is relatively low . . . tends to starve the body’s cells, especially the brain cells. It is treated by diet . . . What happens to us when the cells of our bodies and especially our brains are chronically undernourished? The weakest, most vulnerable cells suffer first.” When all is working well, this balance is maintained with fine precision under the supervision of our adrenal glands. When we take refined sugar (sucrose), it is the next thing to being glucose so it largely escapes chemical processing in our bodies. The sucrose passes directly to the intestines, where it becomes “predigested” glucose. This in turn is absorbed into the blood where the glucose level has already been established in precise balance with oxygen. The glucose level in the blood is thus drastically increased. Balance is destroyed. The body is in crisis.

The brain registers it first. Hormones pour from the adrenal casings and marshal every chemical resource for dealing with sugar: insulin from the endocrine “islets” of the pancreas works specifically to hold down the glucose level in the blood in complementary antagonism to the adrenal hormones concerned with keeping the glucose level up. All this proceeds at emergency pace, with predictable results. Going to fast, it goes too far. The bottom drops out of the blood glucose level and a second crisis comes out of the first. Pancreatic islets have to shut down; so do some departments of the adrenal casings. Other adrenal hormones must be produced to regulate the reversing of the chemical direction and bring the blood glucose level up again.

All of this is reflected in how we feel. While the glucose is being absorbed into the blood, we feel “up.” A quick pick-up. However, this surge of mortgaged energy is succeeded by the downs, when the bottom drops out of the blood glucose level. We are listless, tired; it requires effort to move or even think until the blood glucose level is brought up again. Our poor brain is vulnerable to suspicion, hallucinations. We can be irritable, all nerves, jumpy. The severity of the crisis on top of crisis depends on the glucose overload. If we continue taking sugar, a new double crisis is always beginning before the old one ends. The accumulative crisis at the end of the day can be a lulu [remarkable].

After years of such days, the end result is damaged adrenals. They are worn out not from overwork but from continual whiplash. Overall production of hormones is low, amounts don’t dovetail [fit together]. This disturbed function, out of balance, is reflected all around the endocrine circuit. The brain may soon have trouble telling the unreal from the rehal; we’re likely to go off half-cocked. When stress comes our way, we go to pieces because we no longer have a healthy endocrine system to cope with it. Day-to-day efficiency lags, we’re always tired, never seem to get anything done. We’ve really got the sugar blues.

END

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING EVERYONE!:wave:

Got up a little early and thought I'd get in a post before my day started.

The scale is not being kind to me at all. I'm back up to 134:mad:-a gain of 3.5 from just a few days ago-it's not a pretty sight.:( Nothing I can do to change it, unless I want to fidgit the dial-NOT! It's like playing ping-pong with my body-I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow.

TODAY IS RECIPE DAY. I'll get a few recipes posted later on. Got a few new books so I'll pull something out of them:)

FROG, I avoid the mirror at all costs-unless I'm painting my face-it's sorta on the same list as my scale most days. I hope you have a wonderful time at the beach-you'll definitely have to report back to us, esp. with Old Faithful being there! Take a picture to post on the board PALEEEESSEEE!!! You can be our Coppertown spokesperson!

ROSALIE, lets now say it's 3.5lbs!:eek: Geez, it is getting me a bit discouraged at moments, but I try to keep myself focused and know that it will go back down. It's hard to see the numbers staying up like this-I was 134 on 2/21, here I am 2 months later, back at that weight-this wasn't in my plans, that's for sure! Have you been writing down what you are eating? If not, why not try that again-post a menu on the board, maybe we can see what's going on. I've keeping track daily this past week or so.

RHROO, CONGRATS! 2 1/2lbs, 61lbs-WOO HOO! Happy Dance! 5lbs now, you can do it-stay focused!!!!!:)

SPARKLE, I wish I was with you and could not of weighed in yesterday-wasn't a pretty site and yes, it does put one in a lousey mood.:mad: Your fried chicken would of worked if you would of sprayed some olive oil cooking spray on it. I do "shake and bake" chicken or chops sometimes, and it needs the light coating of oil. OUCH! Please, be careful when you exercise-that sounds like you had a nasty fall-SLOW DOWN!!! I thought about you in the grocery store after reading the kids and sugar articles-I again went to areas I don't normally go, like baby foods and looked at the zweiback cookies, usually babies first cookie-that has sugar in it and hydrogenated oils-can you imagine! I surely wished I knew about these things back when my kids were little, I'd never of given them this stuff! Keep this in mind for the future!!!

Time to get ready to take Michael to school-will walk afterwards. Will check in with you all later and post some recipes.

Have a great day!

Debbie
194/134/129
SB since 3/22/00

Good Morning Everyone.

I have read all the posts WoW! Everyone is really busy. I am glad to see that even though we all have been struggling a bit that we remain motivated and haven't really raided the cookie cupboard.

I don't have tons of time this morning to post a long one.

Things are good and I have remained on the program. I got tons of walking in yesterday. I am scale aholic, so I am really trying to only weigh myself on Wednesdays. I get so frustrated when the scale goes up and down daily. I mean really Deb how cah you can 3.5 pounds in a couple of days when you have not cheated.!?
I figure it is a conspiracy from the people who manufacture the scale!

Anway keep motivated everyone and I will check in later when I have more time

190/176/165

Good morning everyone :)

Rhroo - I'm doing the HAPPY DANCE for you. That 60 lbs loss is awesome. I just new you could do it. This should really encourage you to keep op. Only five to go WOW!!!!!!!!!

Frog - Have a good time at the beach and let's know what spewer gets up to.

Lisa - Congrats on the 3 lb loss. It sounds like Ross had a good game the other night. Glad to hear his blood tests came back O.K. I've just started drinking green tea. I started with Tetley's Earl Gray green tea which was quite good. I prefer it with lemon added, and I don't add sweetener. I tried Celestial Seasonings yesterday and that tasted fine with nothing added. The taste was pleasant enough without needing to add lemon.

Deb - Thanks for the suggestion of posting my menu. I have been writing things down for the last couple of weeks so I will try and get it posted later to-day and maybe get some feedback.

I just tried the CELESTIAL SEASONINGS AUTHENTIC green tea yesterday and it tastes much better than any other I have tasted. I was looking for the flavored varieties but they were all herb teas and not green teas. Does any one know if Celestial makes flavored green teas?

Sorry I still haven't responded to everyone but I am thinking of you all and will get there eventually.

Have to run as I want to go for a swim and I only have an hour before the session finishes.

Will check in again later.

Have a good SB day everyone. :):)

ME again-just cooling down and decided to get in a "quickie":)

Okay, I got in my 4.5 miles and THEN I came home and did 5 segments of an old Jane Fonda Step Aerobics tape, so I can now say, I did SOMETHING different.

Going to take Lauren out today-it's take your daughter to work day. We're going by Starbucks to see Eli just so she can say she went, but otherwise, it's the only day I allow her to stay home from school, so it doesn't affect her perfect attendance (since kindergarten).

GARDEN, I have learned that the scales can easily go up and down as much as 4lbs up at times. That's one reason I have kept daily track of my weight for almost the past year, so I can see these peaks and valley's on the chart and understand that this is something that just happens and isn't a result of my cheating with anything. It helps me stay focused, even though I may moan and groan-as I know from the past that the scale will eventually go back down. Yes, I will admit, I too am a scaleaholic!

ROSALIE, I do believe that I have some CC green tea with flavoring, if I'm not mistaken. Will have to check and let you know for sure.

Gotta run-will check in later.

Debbie
194/134/129

What a week! What a bunch of losers!

I'm down another pound this morning--so that makes 52 total! I'm lovin this!

Kim and everyone else--thanks for your kind words--but really it is everyone here keeps me so upbeat about this! I have come to rely on everyone here for a daily dose of optimism and reinforcement!

Frog--I'd love to meet you over the Memorial Day weekend!!! I don't mind driving to Columbus at all--since that is usually when I have to go to do any serious shopping. I make that drive all the time. I'll send you an email with phone number and all that stuff!

Rhoo--61 pounds!!!!!!! Only 5 till Goal--WOOOOOO HOOOOOO! You go girl--I'm right on your heels!

Chris--Last week I posted a recipe for oven "fried" chicken on the recipe board. It's adapted from an old Weight Watchers recipe. The coating is made with non-fat dry milk and dry seasonings (WW or I use G. Washington's Golden seasoning). It is easy and pretty tasty. My coffee consuption hasn't seemed to affect me so far, but I am cutting back on the diet soda. After my morning coffee I am drinking water all day and a cup of green tea with dinner. Maybe we should change our name to the "green tea fan club!"

Star--Glad to have you back! You were missed and I'm looking forward to hearing about your adventures. Where in Alabama were you?

Lisa--Way to go 3 lbs! WOOOOOO HOOOOO to you TOOOO!

Everyone else--there have been so many posts in the last day that it is hard to respond to everyone. I hope everyone has a wonder and OP day!

Susan
300/248/150
JUly 10, 2000

Hi Ladies...
Just another quick pop in - I have been overwhelmed trying to make arrangements for CA (without any set dates, not easy) and trying to exploit my hotel connections to get a decent rate....not easy either. Right now there is a poss I may be away on mother's day which is really upsetting to me....altho I would be with MY mother...so just more conflict.

I do have a request!!!!!
And I need you to email me if you have an answer!
vkelba@hotmail.com
This is it: Anyone read Bridget Jones' Diary and the sequel? Well, I loved those books - they were unusual and kept me laughing and feeling good. For the trip, I want to take some books (since I will be in transit for 8 hours, alone....) that make me feel good too (nothing preachy). I don't want to deal with Barba Kingsolver-type downer/upper books...so....
ANYONE READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY? Please let me know via email, I'd really appreciate it.

Hope everyone is taking advantage of the spring weather and GETTING OUT and exercising. I've done my share - program wise, again, meals are 100% but the past two days I have been falling prey to instant gratification - 4 cookies at a friend's house, and yesterday, some chocolate at home. Darn. My goal now is to just maintain through this trip and then get back OP to lose....

Thank you for all the good wishes and keep them coming. When this is behind me I'll be bakc on the thread at my usual capacity, I hope.

Hugs,
Viv

Hi again everyone :)

I'm still having trouble losing and Debbie suggested I post my menus. Here's a sampling of my daily menus and I would welcome any comments and suggestions.
1.
A.M Orange
B. Oat bran cereal with blueberries, 7 oz 2% milk
L. Trout (6 oz), mixed veggies (peas, cauliflower, broccoli)
Sn. Salad (lettuce and raw carrots)
Fruit Cocktail 1/2 cup
D. Lentil chili (1 1/2 cups), 3/4 c. brown rice
Sn. 2 Digestive cookies

2.
A.M. Orange
B. Bacon, 2 fried eggs
L. 1 Slice rye bread, ham slices, coleslaw, fruit spread
D. 2 Salmon patties (made with sweet potato), mixed veg (sprouts, cauliflower) with parsley sauce
7 Triscuits with cheese and fruit spread
Apple

3.
B. Bacon, ham, 2 fried eggs, tomato
L. Lentil veggie mix with pita bread, cheese, lettuce, 1/2 cup fruit cocktail
D. Steak (about 6 oz), 1/2 c. brown beans, cauliflower, 1/2 cup basmati rice
Sn. Orange, small piece cheese, 1 piece chocolate
7 oz 2% milk

4.
A.M 1/2 orange
B. Oatmeal, 3 oz 2% milk (on oatmeal and in coffee)
L. 2 egg omelette with zucchini and cheese, 7 oz 2% milk
Sn. Apple
D. Roast chicken,broccoli, green salad, 3/4 cup squash, 1/2 cup brown rice
Sn. 7 oz. 2% milk, 8 Triscuits with cheese and fruit spread

5.
B. Oatmeal, blueberries, 3 oz 2% milk
L. Toasted BLT on SGWW with cheese
Sn. Grapes, 4 triscuits, apple
D. Vegetable lasagna (whole wheat), coleslaw, ww bun
Sn. 7 oz 2% milk

6.
B. 2 eggs, bacon and tomato, 1 slice rye bread with fruit spread
L. Salmon patties, salad, 1/2 cup fruit cocktail, 7 ozs 2% milk
Sn. 1 slice rye bread with fruit spread, 1/4 cup cashews
D Roast beef, brussels sprouts, 3/4 cup brown rice
Sn. 7 ozs milk

I usually have one cup of coffee per day with cream (from restaurant). Mainly on the way to work in the morning. During the day I will have one or two cups of instant coffee with a small amount of 2% milk added. I also try to drink lots of water but I do better with this when I am at home. I have some difficulty getting in the water when I am working. I have just started drinking Green Tea so hopefully I can eliminate some of the coffee/milk.

I was feeling very stiff this morning from the badminton last night. I played longer than usual as there were not as many people there so didn't have to wait around between games. It was fun but I felt it this morning in the stiff, tired muscles. I went for a swim this morning and that loosened things up a bit. Feeling almost back to normal now.

I'm going to be busy the rest of the day planning my trip to England. I was going to book some time ago but my brother (who I will be visiting) was having some problems. He just found out he had cancer of the bladder. He has had it removed and was waiting for the results to see what type it was. He just heard to-day that it was superficial so no further treatment is required at this time. He will just have to have it checked every 3 months as it is likely to come back but it is treatable. That was a relief to everyone and so now I can look forward to planning my visit. I'll probably go sometime in June.

Have a good SB day everyone.

Marie.

Hi Everyone:D

Things are going good for me. Been very busy but that is a constant in my life!

Deb: The all veggie or protein day is suppose to make you feel that way. It makes you not want to eat! I've done it several times and seen a drop right after that. But I also was like you as I neared my goal I didn't want to change anything for fear it would mess me up.

Yes I have ventured out and eaten some things not on this WOE. Day to day I stick to this WOE religously but on special occassions I have eaten some things off plan. Mainly a little pop corn, garlic bread at Olive Garden, beer, a little corn, and a taste of baked potato. However, I just can't eat anything sweet. I avoid candy and sweet desserts. Even a taste makes me feel bad so I just don't do that. I also fear that if I let myself have the sweets I will sabotage everything I have done and not be able to get back on track. On maintenace I have been eating around 2100-2200 calories. These past couple of weeks I've been trying to drop 5 pounds more so I have kept the cals to 1800-1900. I still excercise almost everyday. I walk and do aerobics tapes.

As I've said before, there is almost an anti climatic feeling when you hit goal. Every morning you get up and the scale is the same. You have the same feelings that you are having right now that you are stalled. Also, I have noticed that I fluctuate significantly almost every day on the scale. Yesterday I hopped on the scale and it said 136. Today, it said 139. Tomorrow it could say 141 or 136. It really doesn't matter what I have eaten or done. I think that is normal and is just the ebb and flow of our bodily fluids. I haven't been able to pick out a pattern or blame it on anything...not even hormones.

I went to the doctor for my annual and I mentioned that I would like to lose 5 more pounds. She said that your body will stop losing at it's ideal weight and based on my measurements I was there. I complained about my stomach and she said no matter how much I lost or how many excercises I did that the only way to fix it would be a tummy tuck!

The other thing that happens is your friends who have been supportive start to say things like...you can eat this now that you have lost all this weight. They don't get it that if I eat wrong I will put it back on.

The funniest thing that happened to me is that several friends told me that the "talk" in the communtiy is I was anorexic. Well if you could see me and know...someone that is 5'5", big boned and weighs between 136-140 and wears a size 12 is not anorexic. It also means that instead of believing I was together enough mentally to make a major change in my life that people believe you have a problem if you lose weight. It really is ironic!

To everyone else: You are doing great!

Anna
222/139/140

Hello everyone!

Today is another beautiful day! Not too hot, sunny.....I love spring weather in Alabama, but unfortunately, it doesn't last long....it will be hot as **** before you know it!!

I've been able to get a lot of walking in this week. My oldest sister (I'm the "baby".....I have 2 sisters and a brother, 10 - 14 years older than me) lives in the same neighborhood and is wonderful about getting me out and walking. I feel soooo good after I exercise, but sometimes have a hard time getting myself motivated to do it unless I have a push.

I gave Ross his chemo shot last night w/out any problems. It's getting easier and easier to do, and I didn't have that sick feeling afterwards either. I'm going on a field trip with his class tomorrow......it will be nice to take a "fun trip" w/him....usually our trips involve doctors and hospitals!

IDBLOND: Sorry to hear your family is sick. It's no fun when you continue to pass around those "bugs"!

RHROO: WooHoo! Size 8's!! I can't wait to be able to actually buy something that I like, not just because it fits.

GARDENGIRL: I think I was born a size 10, too! :)

CATLOVER: I tried to play golf when I was younger. My father is a big golf fan and was determined to teach me. After I repeatedly swung and missed the ball and pounded my club on the ground, he gave up! He now is teaching Ross to play, and he has a much better tempermant for the game than I ever did!!

FILLISE: I can't tell you how much your kind words about what I'm doing to help Ross become healthier meant. (((HUGS))) I'm usually a "glass half full" type of person, but sometimes I throw a little pity party in my honor.....I was having one of those days. Your post really helped me put things back in perspective. Congrats on the loss! That is a major accomplishment you should be very proud of! I was also proud of our Auburn guys, but think we will miss them a lot come fall!

DEBBIE: Hang in there....you know that this temporary gain is just that....TEMPORARY! You give such wonderful advice on this board....apply some of that to yourself and stay with it!

BEACH: I'm so impressed with your 86 lb loss!! That is AWESOME!

QUILTER: I loved your yoga story! I wish there was a class offered here that I could try...... I could really use some relaxation! Maybe I'll look into one of the tapes....anything you would recommend?

KAREN: Home alone! I'm sure you and the hubby can find something to do! :o

FROG: I want to go to the beach!!! My sisters and I are planning a long weekend in May....I can't wait!

SPARKLE: Hope you have a better day! Sounds like one of those "when it rains, it pours" kind of a day!!

ROSALIE: I'm probably too new to this to be giving out any advice, but what about switching from the 2% milk to skim milk? I know some people hate it, but I personally love it. I'm a milk person, too!


Okay, I'm sure I've left someone out, so hello :wave: to all of you!

Have a great SB day!

Lisa
215/204/140

I've been lurking and am so very excited at the wonderful progress you all are making. I read the sugar buster book, it seems there are too too many carbs in sample menu listed in the book since I have to lose about 55 lbs to pass as "chubby" lol
Anyway, if anyone can send me some breakfast, lunch, and dinner samples I'd be sooooooooo greatful. thanks much. happy (my email address is happywisdom@aol.com) thanks again and keep up the great losses. You all have such wonderful spirit. :)

Hi ladies! Well! I worked all morning long without being distracted, got lots of stuff done. Yippee! For lunch I have tabouli salad and a little bit of chicken, with fresh strawberries...they are still $3.99 a quart but were $5.99 a week ago, so time for a little splurge.

Debbie, yep I need to get me an oil mister. Saw a nice one at Costco...I’ve been using lots of olive oil lately and that would be a good way to cut down on the quantity. I can think of lots of things I could “oven-fry!” (Cheese sticks...yum)

Lauren, who has never missed a day of school since kindergarten, really served as my INSPIRATION this morning. I was feeling tired and pissy because of my fall yesterday and was really considering calling in sick. But I told myself that was NOT AN OPTION and got dressed...but was still hemming and hawing. So after reading your post not only did I get to work on time but had a very productive morning as well.

From what I remember of Jane Fonda she’s pretty intense! So it sounds like you got quite a bit of exercise today!

Susan, awesome for you on the 52 pound loss...so far. I will check out your “fried” chicken recipe.

Marie, you food intake looks pretty good. Varied and balanced. Maybe you can keep a big bottle/thermos on your desk for water. What is your exercise schedule like?

Anna, thanks for your insights on maintenance, a scary thing for me although that’s irrational. You are so right, we don’t stop eating this way just because we have hit goal. And what you said about the scale fluctuating reassured me: that it’s just normal. The original conversation didn’t register with me but I don’t see anything wrong with cutting out carbs for just one day to shake things up.

Re anorexic: isn’t it amazing what people will say? Here you are at a healthy, sane weight and having accomplished something very few people are able to do: get to goal and stay there. It’s sad that people have to attempt to downgrade your amazing accomplishment by assuming you have a new eating disorder. But it’s funny too and sounds like you have the right attitude: just laugh it off.

Lisa, good luck with the walking. It’s great that your sisters are supportive. Soon it will get to be a habit, but getting started is certainly not easy!

Happywisdom, hi! I must admit, that when I first started posting here I had no intention of “following” any “diet plan.” (Nobody tells me what to do!) But although it took some time I’m totally hooked on the sugar-free way of life!

Now, I’m feeling a little bit better physically but still very stiff in the shoulders, back and even my chest (solar plexus?). Last night after some cooking (and a bit too much eating, but legal) I was lying on the floor watching TV, with a heating pad...bleh. Well, this was my worst fall ever. I guess even getting hit by a car (my worst fear) couldn’t be much worse! So there is some benefit to it. But meanwhile I haven’t been able to do my runs and I was supposed to be able to do 3 miles in 30 minutes by tomorrow. Grouchy. Majorly grouchy.

Okay gotta go!

Hugs,

Chris

EVENING ALL YOU LOSERS!!! :D

Watching SURVIVOR so this will be a quick one

HAPPYWISDOM {{{{{{WELCOME}}}}}}}

We will be happy to help you on your journey, but we would rather you participate on the board. We can
give you suggestions , you can check the recipe board,
but the key to this WOE......P A R T I C I P A T I O N!!!
If you have questions????? ASK AWAY.....
We're glad you're here.....

BOB

I DID NOT GET THIS EMOTIONAL WITH THE FIRST SURVIVOR!!! :nono:

Here I am again....BAWLING LIKE A BABY!!!!


I MISS RODGER :cry:

Hi all you sugar busters! I've been lurking a little bit lately, rather than posting. I've been majorly busy and just had time to read one page at a sitting. As I've said, my computer loads the pages really slowly, and sometimes (usually about once each week) I only get a partial page with the bottom just blank.

Have been preparing for the last big training meeting before the big event in the middle of May. This time I am preparing lunch for all 33 other team members. Easy menu, but when you fix for more than 4 it is harder than normal.

Have a few other irons in the fire, and so have not had much free time. Have been walking on the TM every other day. I'm doing 2 miles now at 3.5 mph. Soon I'll get faster. Still lift weights twice a week. Doing so so on the food. We've been eating out a bit and that makes it harder.

Congratulations on the losses, and a big congratulations to Big Orange for giving up the cancer sticks. We knew you could do it, BOB.

My husband's birthday was Tuesday. We stayed home and fixed lamb on the grill. But our son is taking us out to an italian restaurant tomorrow night in honor of the occasion. Any suggestions?

Have a great Friday.

Well, it's Thursday night and I'm just now reporting in for the day. I haven't read today's posts, but promise to catch up tomorrow since it's my day off. Today was a good day. Weighed in this morning at 170. While part of me is happy for the loss, part of me is saying why couldn't it have been yesterday. Can't believe I'm so ungrateful for any loss. Actually, I'm going to work on this pound for the rest of the week and make sure it doesn't come back onto my backside for next Wednesday. I have 6 more days to give it the heave ho.

Did my morning yoga and then did 30 minutes on the TM tonight after work and before supper. (Am still contemplating the evening yoga.) Was only shooting for 28 minutes, but went ahead and rounded up. May not sound like a lot for some of you, but it's huge for me. Managed to run a wee bit during this TM time. Three different times at about 45 seconds or less each time. That's kind of embarrassing to say that I can only run that long before gasping and feeling like I shall fall faint or whatever. Anyways, my short-term goal is to get three strong minutes of running before moving up.

Sorry I cannot respond to anyone, since I've had no time to read. Must sacrifice reading time to do the TM. Just aren't enough hours in the day. I'm sure there are oodles of you all who can agree with that statement.

Take care you all. I'll check in tomorrow.
Kim
185/170/139
Since January 2, 2001

Hi all-
Not much going on here. Just wanted to say hi. We had a gorgeous day here today. I walked for an hour with my friend after school .Then I went to Yoga. It is so wondeful. Pete and I bought a yoga dvd. I don't think it'll compare to the real thing but I'm willing to try.

When I first started yoga, I thought it was weird. I stuck it out b/c I paid for an 8 week session and I knew it was good for me. I took the summer off and started again this past Sept. All of a sudden something clicked. I love it. Thanks for posting about the TIME.com article Kim. I printed it and shared it with all my yoga friends.

Hope you have a better day tomorrow Sparkle!! Is it any consolation that everyone has days like that? I hate them but that's life.

Only 33 days of school left. I'm not really counting down, per se, but the kids are getting sick of each other which makes for bickering etc. I want to keep motivated to be there..but it's hard. Kids aren't the only ones who look forward to summer vacation!!


I'm hosting a surprise party for my friend this weekend. I'm sick of surprise parties! She'll be thrilled but, oy, the work involved. I probably won't be around much for the next few days.

I've been reading/skimming all the posts. I so enjoy our little SB family here. :o) Following along with the events in our lives is a real joy.

Have a great weekend all-
Ashley

Hey Gals!:wave:

Got home earlier today to find my a/c wasn't working and it was 85 degrees in my house:eek: It finally clicked on and I fell asleep, only to awake sweaty and hot and find it was no longer working and however it clicked on before, it wasn't doing it again-soooo, I sit here not in the best of moods because I HATE being hot! My Mom's a/c man is coming tomorrow sometime-hopefully QUICKLY in the morning. I have a lunch date with my friend Gail and I surely don't want to go sweaty! YUCK!

I can't believe Elizabeth was thrown off Survivor-that pisted me off-hated that Colby won both things too! I think he's going to win the payoff.

FILLISE, CONGRATS on this weeks lost and your great total loss! I hope you and FROG get to meet-if you do, someone PLEASE take a camera!!!! I'd love to see pics!!!

VIV, hope you get your plans straightened out:) Sorry, I haven't read or seen BJ Diary-haven't read more than a cookbook recently-sorry I can't be of some help. I know of some good old books I've read, one I really liked was called THE SELECT by Wilson-another 2 books (1 is a follow up) is called BUTTERFLY and the other is the follow up called STARS-but I warn you, they are a bit sexy:^:

ROSALIE, a quick look at your menus suggest to me that you aren't eating enough calories-which I think was the problem we found before. It's hard to say without exact measurements, but this is what I feel may be a problem. Do you have any idea what amount of calories you are shooting for. I think 1700-1900 is a good area for you, this is 500-700 less than you need to maintain your current weight-I don't think you are eating that much. Your fats may be a bit too high, it's hard to say-on day 6 for instance, the cashews, if they are not dry roasted and are salted, that's about 16 grams of fat in the 1/4 cup. 2 fried eggs gives you approx. 14 grams of fat, 2 slices bacon about 7 grams of fat, milk 4 grams x twice=8grams-the other stuff with the exception of the roast beef & salmon, has a few grams of fat here and there. Just what I listed above has 45 grams. If you were trying to eat 1700 calories, you shouldn't take more than 55 grams of fat in a day. So, with the above 45 grams, add the salmond and roast beef, a couple grams of fat for the bread and your cream-you aren't probably that much over, but definintely more than 55 grams. BUT, I don't think you are eating enough in the calorie dept. -just my 2 cents. Sorry to hear about your bother but glad it wasn't as bad as it may of been. Eli spoke to his sister in Watertown-there's a possibility we may go the week of May 19th, just for 4 days-will keep you informed-will you be around if we do go to meet up?

BEACH, can't there be some jump start with candy, cookies or cake? :lol: YOU know I'm just joking, of course:rolleyes: I just don't think I could stomach a whole day of protein, or even veggies for that fact. Fruits, possibly, but boy would I have the runs!:eek: So with what foods you have tried that aren't on this WOE, you obviously haven't had any trouble with which is great. As for the sweets, not even SB legal chocolates?? That's amazing that you are continuing to lose with taking in those amount of calories-I can't wait to hit maintenence and then eat the 1500 calories I'm allowed to stay that weight. I had a tummy tuck, and honestly, it really needs to be redone. My Dr. told me NOT to gain weight, and I went and gained 65lbs-so the skin is stretched out. I really need a full body overhaul! Trust me, you aren't the only one who's getting the anorexic compliments, my family is telling me the same crap!! It's such a joke! Keep up the great job Anna, I see how well you are doing and look forward to doing as well one day soon!!!

LISA, have a wonderful time with Ross on the field trip. LOL, yes, I know I can give great advice, but it's easier to give than to recieve:) You know what they say, when the shoe is on the other foot...I'm hanging in there though, I've gone through this before, it's just hard being so close and then going in the other direction-UGH!

HAPPY,WELCOME TO THE BOARD I will e-mail you with some breakfast ideas as it seem most people get into a rut with trying to find foods to eat during this meal. Lunch and dinner should be quite easy-check out our recipe boards.

SPARKLE, Mazola has olive oil spray which is pretty good, but a mister is probably cheaper in the long run.

BIGO, I didn't cry over Elisabeth, more pist than upset, but I did with Rodger. It will be an interesting show next week for sure. Anything new on your end? How's Skeeter liking his smoke-free home?

QUILTER, hey girl, you are doing well on the TM. You can run-I can't-so give yourself credit where credit is due! Glad to see you back to 170, you'll get to the 160's by next WIW, you're doing great!!! Can you imagine, 1 more pound down and you can say you have only 30lbs to go! From that point on, you'll be hitting great miles stones-every 5lbs down is a big deal from that point on!!!!

OVERCOME, only 33 days left of school. What are your summer plans? Hope you have a nice party-I'm sure it's a lot of work, but I'm sure your commitment is always appreciated.

Well gals, time to hit the hay-I'm hot and tired and just praying I can sleep in this heat-it reminds me of Hurricane Andrew when we had no power for 10 days-but just the no a/c part-that's something I never want to have to relive!!!

I'll check in with you all tomorrow-will post my recipes then, sorry, no will to do them now.

NITE:dz:

Debbie
194/134/129
SB since 3/22/00

JUst wanted to say hi to all.

I am so glad that this week is almost over. I have been having such bad days for the past couple of weeks, sometime it is all I can do to not stand there and cry. Anyway tomorrow afternnoon I go on vacation for a week. THis has got to help. I think that my mood has done something to my losing weight.

While I am off next week, I am doing a quick trip to Orlando for a visit with family. I am hoping to have a "little" free time and wondering if anyone knows of a health food store near Disney. It has to be better than the one here in Port Charlotte.

I have been reading the posts, have not mastered the art of reading and responding to posts at the same time. BUt I do want to say that those of you that have lost a great deal of weight- you are the inspiration. I have 120 left to lose- already done 57, and so times I think I will never get there. I try to trake it one day at a time, but it gets so hard. I feel that the scale is my true enemy and I hate it. I have to step on it to keep me in check, and get depressed if I go up. I know that this is normal feeling, but why this along with having to lose the weight.

Well, I wish everyone a great day tomorrow and good day on program. Thanks for listening.
Laurie
Port Charlotte, Fl
350/294/170

Just a quickie to VIV

Some good books that I have read lately that are light and easy reads:

The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love - FUNNY! It has a follow-up called God Save the Sweet Potato Queens.

Books by Bill Bryson - A Walk in the Woods - a hilarious account about his true adventures hiking the Applachain Trail. He's also written one that is newer about the Outback in Australia and at least one other that escapes me.

I loved BJ's Diary but have not read the follow-up. What is it called? Want to go see the movie with hubby.

I also enjoy books by Maeve Bincy - she wrote Circle of Friends (there was a movie with Chris O'Donnel and Minnie Driver - not nearly as good as the book!), LIght a Penny Candle, the Silver Wedding, etc. They are sweet stories. ALso good and similar to Maeve is Rosamund Pilcher. She's written Carousel and THe Evening Class, etc.

I also have adult friends who are enjoying the HArry Potter books.

Good Luck!

Frog

Just a quickie

Thanks to everyone who commented on my menu.

Sparkle - I am playing badminton once or twice a week, and walking a mile or two whenever I have the time and the weather is agreeable. I also swim. On average I would say I am exercising three or four times a week.

Lisa - Thanks for the suggestion of skim milk. Maybe I will give it a try and see if it helps.

Deb - I haven't been counting calories lately. For a while I was entering my intake on Fitday.com. Most days I averaged about 1700-1900 calories, sometimes a little more than that. This was in February and I lost 1 pound for the month. When I first started to count calories a few months ago I was doing it on my own which became a little tedious. I was averaging about 1400-1700 by my own calculations which may not have been very accurate. (I think it would have been higher if I had entered it in Fitday) This was the time when I went down 3 lbs. sometime in January and I have only lost another 4 pounds since then. I checked back to my menus last August when I had lost 8 pounds and I can't see too much difference in what I was eating then and now. I don't like to eat any more starchy carbs as I am afraid this will make me gain. Maybe I should start using Fitday again to see how I am doing with the calories. I'd love to meet you if/when you come to visit Eli's sister but the weekend of May 19th is a holiday weekend (Victoria Day) and I am scheduled to work the Sat, Sun and Mon on day shift. I will be off on the Tuesday. Maybe I can meet you at the airport for a coffee before you leave if you have the time unless we can arrange something for Monday after work. Do you think you will be coming in to Toronto or will you be staying in Watertown?

Marie. :)

Good morning !.

Wow you girls have been busy posting. I am impressed.

Okay I knew that Elizabeth was going to be knocked off of Survivior but it still really pissed me off. I really wanted her to win the car. I mean how can anybody beat Colby when he is eating waaaaaay more than the rest. Obviously he is stronger because of it. I was surprised he lost so much weight. Aren't they all skinny.Way to skinny. Their poor bodies.

I weighed in today as I felt thin wow I had lost 3 pounds and was 173. I refuse to post it as my actual weight as I know it will go up. So I will only change my weight on Wednesdays so that I get an accurate reading. But let me tell you how I felt when I saw the number whoooooooo ! I would love to be 174 on Wednesday. Even if a couple of pounds come back it motivated me completely.

I went to house party for crystal, last night. No wine! I had no wine! That was a complete success for me. Thank goodness the hostess had out some cheese and veggies and dip. I was happy when I came home though $54 dollars poorer.

My co-worker who bakes is briniging me in some Sugar Busters Legal Cookies that she made for me .Can you beleive it. I have converted her so she is doing it as well. I haven't tried them yet but she says they are pretty good. No Sugar peanut butter, egg, splenda and butter. So I am anxioulsy awaiting to try one!

Big Orange Babe: I agree Elizabeth, the rest of the group new she had chance for the money. I think Tina is going to win.

Anna: People are funny. As you start to lose weight they are happy for you, then once you have lost more than they ever though you could or would( because they figured we would fail again) they try to make you feel bad ! We are a weird species.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My neighbour lost a lot of weight and had her tummy tucked two weeks ago. She looks great and is very happy with the results, though she is still a little sore.

Chris: You will be able to run soon! Just stay on track with the food and start to feel better.

Lamap : You already have done so well before you know it you will be closer and closer to your goal.

Quilter good work with the pound. Won't it be nice to see 169. I am sure you will be doing the happy dance.

Deb you are such a great motivator for us all. We all know you will be at goal long before summer is here. Keep going girl you are doing WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway I should go.

Talk to you all soon

Hey Ladies! I'm back!! I know that many of you here have no idea who I am - but I was around a lot last year and then fell off the SB wagon!! UGH - Gals - I've gained almost 30 pounds back that I had lost. SO, I wrote Deb yesterday and begged to come back to the board. It seems that I did best when I was with you ladies on a daily basis. Not to blame anything for my weight gain - but you know the emotional eater that I am - and I guess that last miscarriage really threw me for a loop. Didn't care much about anything, depressed, so EAT and DRINK of course! So, I'm back and ready to start all over. Today is a brand new day! So, all of my SEC buddies that are out there - give me a yell - and - thanks again Deb for the encouraging words. Also - this board has changed so much that I hope I did this right! HAHA! Talk to you later!

Missy
284/254/170

I got my inspiration back and I'm feeling a lot better! Thanks for all the support, it's been rough but it's over and now it's back to healthy living! I actually started not wanting to cheat and found that reminding myself that I'm bigger than junk food seemed to have kicked me back into a positive mode. Also, my girlfriend has ben inspired to start SB and I have introduced her to our board with the hopes she will join us.

It's already after 6, I've been on line all morning reading sb/sf stuff, reinspiring myself. Regardless of the weightloss, I feel better and so much more in control when I'm off sweets and junk food in general. As a former hypoglycemic I recognize that my moods definitely are affected by what I but in my mouth.

Again thanks to all. I down loaded all 62 pages to word, so I can catch up on yesterday's posts.

Have a FANTASTIC Friday!

MISSY MISSY MISSY!!!

I've missed you sooooooooo much... glad you're back..and JUST IN TIME FOR SEC FOOTBALL!!
I'm getting ready to start all over again too...I've quit
smoking and gained as of this morning....8.5lbs in 25 days! I know that doesn't sound like alot, but I was a slow loser anyway and need a lot of motivation!
{{{{{{{{{{{WELCOME BACK MISSY}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Gotta get back to work...

Sorry I haven't done much posting lately, but I've been in such a FUNK over gaining more weight...I don't feel good because of it, and I need a big kick in the pants to get started I know that I can get the support that I need for everyone here and believe me, I'll be asking for it often!

Later
BOB

Just have a minute to say HI! :wave: I have been busy with work, and sleep! I hate working nights but have been blessed with never having to get daycare for any of my 3 children and a very flexable boss who lets me take time for sports at night and so on!!!! I jumped back into bed this a.m instead of excersising -BAD ME! I have to miss all the Over Time at work tomorrow (opening day of baseball for the middle child) so i wil go tomorrow for a walk or do one of these awsome Firm tapes (i think they helped with the 2.5 lbs this week!) I am also planning on dancing tomorrow night when hubby plays (who knows my little one might throw a bike ride in there too) i am tired just thinking about it! Well when ever i get to it that will make 5 days this week and i like that!! I can't tell you girls enough that excersise is a major factor in this journey-not only for weight loss but for health! even if you only have a half hour to do it you should EVERY day (if your doing 30 min) Try to make it fun there should be NO excuses! lol I went to the thrift store yesterday and got 3 pairs of shorts (one Old Navy) for 5 bucks! i am up to 6 pair now (all 8 and one 6!) well the woman there said to me "you have lost alot of weight-how did you do it" i went on the excersise speech she said "i can't excersise" i said why" she said "i am to old" what an excuse! anyway just had to tell you all i am alive.

Thanks for all the nice posts wish i had a minute to reply to you all i am trying to think off the top of my head what i just read!!!

Garden- keep it up girl those lbs will just fall off!!

Deb- how did Lauren like work with hubby?

to all you Yoga girls keep it up -sounds like fun! i have watched it on t.v alot i should try! i am to busy with these weights!

Sparkle- hope your o.k from your fall. thinking about ya!

lbonde-hope your feeling better too!!!!

Lisa-wooooo hooooo on the excersise-keep it up!

Happy wisdom-welcome!!! this WOE is real easy!!!

Fruitloupe- Welcome back!!!! Jump back on the wagon with us!!!!

Gator- sounds like you need a vacation!! don't get to stressed with work (easy to say huh?!)

Quilter-good luck keepiing that lb gone this week! you can do it and you will probably get more than one!!! wooo hooooo! i hope to be under 140 next week i would love to see 139 what a boost!!!!

Lamap- have a great vacation!!! keep up the awsome work with the weight!!! you'll get there

o.k gotta goooo thats all i can remember!!!! :wave: to everyone i missed :( have a great day on program!! I have some more recieps to post -one a frozen popsicle type thing! Is plain gelitan o.k???? i have a box i will look hope i get a second to do it!!!!

Rhonda
201.2/140.0/135-yeah!

It is a gorgeous day here is east central alabama!

I've been up early this morning making a big pot of spaghetti sauce. I promised to take baked ziti to a luncheon today, plus I have asveral friends who have just had are about to have babies and I'm stocking their freezers with lasagnes. I, of course, have WW pasta for the stuff I keep for me--but I don't really sweat pasta. I eat WW when I can, but I've read some stuff that seems to suggest that pasta is not the worst starch one could consume (Deb--don't you have something about this on the reading list?).

Gator--going to an eye-talian restaurant should be ok. If you don't want to go with their pasta, try a nice veal or fish dish. Any good Italian restaurant should have both on the menu--leave the bread alone though!

Laurie--57 pound is great--take satisfaction from what you have accomplished! I find it easier to break my weight loss down into a series of small goals. You are 3 pounds away from losing 1/3 of your goal weight! Yippee! At 70 pounds you will have lost 20% of your starting body weight. Yippee! Yippee! Around 90 you'll be halfway there! WOOOO HOOO! And so on! You've accomplished a lot already--keep your focus on the positive!

Missy--Welcome back! I wasn't here when you were, but I can assure you that we'll be here for you now! This board is great!

Orange--OK so you gained a little weight. How many years do you think you have added to your life by giving up the ciggies? I think the small setback is worth it and we will help you get recommitted to being OP again. I have no doubt that you can do it. Besides you don't want us Auburn gals to have to come down there and kick your UT butt do you??????

Time to go stir the sauce. I hope everyone has a good day!!!

Susan
300/248/150
July 10, 2000

ps--I think everyone should read about them sweet tater queens! They are hi-larious!

Been reading thru the posts quickly these days and haven't had a chance to post much but I'm still here lurking and getting ideas!

I am really encouraged by all the great losses you gals are having!

I am so proud of RodeoMom losing 10 lbs in 4 weeks! AWESOME!

I came across this article this morning and thought it was interesting. I really thought this Dr would probably endorse the Sugarbusters WOE and thought yall might enjoy getting to read it too: it is at

http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20010424hpeeke5.asp

Hope everybody has a great weekend!

Cathy :wave:

Good Friday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Didn't sleep so good last night, a bit too warm for me and must of somehow pulled something in my calf muscle, like a light charley horse. BUT, between these two things, I still went out and walked 3.5miles:)

Waiting for the a/c guy to come, not sure when he's going to show up-but it better not be when I am going out to lunch, he'll just have to make it later then.

I think I may have found the culprit to my recent upswing. I think it's too much of a good thing, the Carbolite. I'm totally hooked on this and been having it too many times a week, whereas it was only once a week before. I think it's the maltodextrin/Splenda that may be doing it. I remember when I made the PB PIE many months ago and ate the whole thing, even though it was SB Legal, it was too much in one sitting to eat-too much Splenda. Sooo, with this I am going to again limit myself to once/twice a week with the Carbolite. It may not have anything to do with my ups and downs. I just may be up again due to my TOM, in which case, I should be on my way back down soon-I guess it's just a wait and see attitude I must take at this point.

LAMAP, hope things settle down for you, glad to hear you are getting a much needed vacation. Are you planning on going anywhere besides Orlando? I think SOLSHINE or GATORGAL can help you find a good HFS, but I do know that Chamberlains and Wild Oats are there. There was another one Barb and I hit when we were there, but I can't remember the name of it, small, but good. Not sure what they would have that you don't have locally. I would think that they'd have a few good ones closer to you in Tampa. As for the weight, I think we ALL think we will never get there as we inch towards getting there. Of course, the more to lose, the farther away it is, but trust me, the time goes by quickly and before you realize it, you are getting closer to goal. Like I've always said, patience is one of the main keys to being successful on this WOE. Some days that scale is my enemy too, whereas others, it's my best friend.

ROSALIE, try using the fitday.com site again-it can't hurt. I personally find it easier to write things down as I go in a little notebook. I eat mostly the same stuff, so it's easy to refer back to past pages for information. I'll let you know more about the trip as things progress. Eli mentioned leaving on a Friday night flight and returning back to Miami on a Tuesday night. We'd be staying in Watertown, but I'm sure a trip to Toronto at sometime would be in the works-I'd want to go shopping somewhere for sure-will keep you posted. Oh yes, the green tea I mentioned is in a Mandarin Orange flavour.

GARDEN, CONGRATS, another 3lbs down-that's great! Just do whatever you are doing and if the scale goes up a bit, don't worry about it, it happens, I can tell you from experience. Where abouts in Canada are you? Near Toronto? I know Toronto, I know Montreal-but that's the extent of my Canadian knowledge! Congrats on foregoing the wine last night-weren't you proud of yourself! ?! See how you were rewarded on the scale today!!! Please let us know how those cookies are when you try them-I love PB cookies!!!

FRUIT, WELCOME BACK TO THE BOARD! Glad to see you got back on-you know we're all here to help you and I know you've done well before. Just get back on the wagon and stay focused-be active on the board and do SB 100%-no drinking on the weekends girlfriend-this doesn't help in any way-just ask for the help and we'll all be there to lend you a hand, or a sympathetic ear:)

LDBLOND, glad to have you back with such a positive attitude! Definitely have your friend join us, the more the merrier! It's great when you have someone close by that you can talk to about this WOE! Of course, we all don't have that wonderful possibility, which is why this board is so wonderful for all of us-you've got the best of both worlds now!!!! My gosh, it's 62 pages long??????? WOW!

BOB, you know how I'd rag on you about gaining 8.5lbs, but not with your position of quitting smoking-I'd give you the longest rope before I threw it around your neck and hung you with it!!! BUT, now it's about time to get back on the ball before you gain any more. If you don't, you'll turn around and say 10lbs up and then some-that's what happened to me when I started gaining, and before I turned around, I stopped counting at 20lbs-and found I had gained 65!:eek: Just remember how good you were feeling-now you will feel doubley good, losing weight and not smoking!!! {{{HUGS}}}

RHROO, thanks for asking about Lauren. Starbucks wasn't kid friendly yesterday, so she ended up spending the day with me and going to lunch with me as well-Eli wasn't happy about their decision not to allow the kids to come, but he couldn't go against his DM's words. Maybe they'll change for next year. Yes, plain gelatin is fine-unless you are a vegetarian!!!

FILLISE, I do have some info on pastas on the FOOD INFORMATION BOARD. I think pasta is good and filling, but personally, I'm not big on it. I'm not a huge carb lover, I like the sweets much more. Just have to watch out for portions. I was reading an article in one of my magazines and they mentioned the Olive Garden and how their serving of spaghetti is equivalent to 10 servings of pasta for the average person!!!!:eek:

Well, I'm gonna fly. The a/c guy called and is on his way, so he should be here soon. Going to lunch with Gail and then will be home for most of the evening-Eli works tonight, so no big plans.

I'll check in with you all later!!

Debbie
194/133/129
3/22/00

Don't the weeks just seem to fly by???? Over all, it sounds like everyone is in good standing. Those of us that tend to struggle seem to be rolling with the punches, which is better than punching ourselves out:lol: I am feeling good that I have gotten on the TM 3 days so far this week....and the week ain't over yet!!!! I have been spending alot of time in the yard/garden. I am working on a flower bed at this time. Peeked in on my garden this morning.....AND something has snapped 2 of my mater bushes in 2:eek: :mad: I am going to buy a BIG supply of cayenne pepper. Ladies, please keep DH and I in your prayers and thoughts for tomorrow. We are going racing again. We are headed for Douglas, GA - not far, 2-2 1/2 hrs away. We will be in the motorhome, which makes traveling comfy;) I will let you all know how things turn out.

Keep up all the great work all of you are doing. Let's all keep focused on what this WOE is all about.....TAKING BETTER CARE OF OURSELVES Have a great day, and an EVEN BETTER WEEKEND!!!!!!

Melf---- Thanks for the the email you sent that had this darling angel in it!!!

Ok deb - I have a quick question?

Is Splenda legal on Sugarbusters? Please tell me it is!!! I thought it was until I just saw where you wrote "too much Splenda". Do you find having too much Splenda messes you up? I'm just wondering because I'm not losing any weight and I am probably using about 12 little packets a day (3 in each cup of my green tea (3) and 3 in my water with lemon). Is this way too much?

Does anybody else have any feelings on Splenda? I love the taste - just like sugar and no after taste!

cathy

Good Afternoon ladies!!

All I can say is that all of the fancy stuff this board has is gonna kill my little ole dinosaur computer! It was taking me forever to move around the site this morning. I'm at work right now - planning time hour of course - so I've been lurking around to see all of the fancy stuff! I may have to wait to get on the board until I'm at school - this computer is much faster. In the summer it won't matter because I'll have all the time in the world! :smug:

BOB: HEY!!!!!!! :D So great to hear from you!! Glad to hear that you quit :smoking: I know that is very hard for you to do. I know many people that have tried and gained weight because of it. But, we can do this - we are awesome! I'm just glad to see my friends again. I just hope that I don't have too much trouble with this site on my computer!

DEB: Glad to be back my friend! Can't wait to get to know everyone that is new since I left. I just love you ladies! I'll have to get my bio back on the board. I'll do that ASAP. Right now - I have to actually get some of my planning done before my students get back from PE!

Well, ladies, I'll try to write back tonight. I have a float meeting (I ride in Mardi Gras and we have a meeting with all of the ladies that are on my float) tonight and we are going out to eat. I've already planned to have a salad and I'm bringing my SB French dressing! So, I'll talk to y'all as soon as I can.

Hey Everyone!:D

Just got home from my lunch with my friend Gail, who I haven't seen since December-we went to Longhorn-ordered a salad and sweet potatao-found a nice piece of bug in the bottom of my salad:eek: GROSS! Needless to say, I prayed I didn't eat the missing part of it, and got lunch free-I'm a cheap date I guess! I wish restaurants would be more careful with the food-I can only imagine what goes on in the back that we don't see!:eek:

CATHY2, Splenda MAY be giving you problems. In MODERATION, it's probably okay, but look at the ingredients on the box...DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN & SUCRALOSE-these are all forms of sugar-AND MALTODEXTRIN has a GI of 105 (on glucose based) and part of the interview with Mendosa and one of the Dr.'s from SB was:

"Maltose, more commonly called malt sugar, is present in beer and works the quickest. Glucose, the primary sugar in corn syrup, is not far behind. And dextrose is the same as glucose, says Dr. Sam Andrews, one of the authors. So too is maltodextrin. "

Personally, it does effect me-from what I saw in the past, and possibly this is what's effecting me now, like I said, will cut down to 1-2 Carbolites a week now and see what happens. When I got it like this before, I didn't have trouble, but maybe having them too often has made a difference. I would say, 12 packets may be a bit too much, whereas maybe 2-3 wouldn't do anything to you. It doesn't hurt to experiment and see by cutting back.

FRUIT, since you've been gone, as you can see there were major changes with the boards, but once you get use to them, you'll love them. Many new "faces" on the board too, and as always, everyone is great!!!:) You should feel right back at home. Glad to see you are planning for your dinner out tonight-don't let ANYTHING sidetrack you! What kind of float will you be adorning??? Looking forward to see more of you on the boards!!!

Gonna go get Lauren at school-then rip off my clothes and settle in for the rest of the day.

Will check in later!

Debbie
194/133/129
3/22/00

This just makes me ILL. This is a discussion about a girl's boyfriend, who feels a NORMAL, healthy weight for her, at 5'7", is 105 to 110 pounds. Which heads do men think with??? If you have time to check it out, please let me know what you think. Thank you!

Please clear this up for me! (http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45109)

Alright, I'm fessing up...I've have a bad week. Started out great. Monday & Tuesday I weighed in at 156, a 2 lb loss from last WIW & I was SOOOO excited. Tues night I endulged in a fried shrimp poboy from Bourbon Street Deli. Yell at me for doing a stupid thing, I'll understand. Then Wed I got on the scale & weighed 158.: : I was good Wed..ate the right things. Thurs I weighed 160!!!: : Now I'm kicking myself up & down for that poboy, but then how could I gain 4 lbs on just that?? Well, come to find out it was all fluid because this am I'm back down to 156 :) Boy, am I releaved! But you can bet I won't be doing that again anytime soon.

OK, I've caught up with the reading or should I say skimming the posts on this week's board & I know I'm not addressing all of you, but here's some that I wanted to respond to.

I also agree with many of you on this board about the diet cokes being bad for this WOE. I have almost completely cut them out of my WOE, just having one occasionally. I have also noticed that when I do have one, like BEACH said, it seems to make me retain water.

BEACHFAN, Thanks for sharing your up & down episodes with the scale. It has helped me not feel so bad about my battle this week.You are so right about how some people react to us wanting to be healthy & keep our weight down. They just don't understand why we do it. If we start back eating all those things that we avoided to lose the weight, well..... why did we stop eating those things anyway??? It's because they are not good for us, so why should we eat them ever again?

gardengirl, Welcome to the board! Glad to have you join us & looking forward to getting to know you. Are you saying that Sweet & Lo was causing ALL those problems that you mentioned? ie: night sweats anxiety attacks , general poor health?? Gee.... what are you using as a sweetner now?

Sasahm, Thanks for sharing your testimony about your weight loss success. Yes, things always seem to go best when we put the most important things first. Our weight loss seems to be almost equal since the first of the year. I have lost 18 lbs.

AMSERAPHIM, Congratulations to your DH on his winning the race. Enjoyed our chat the other day.

VIV, Hope your dad's surgery goes well.When is it going to be? Do you know yet? Praying for you both.

SPARKLESCAMP, & FrogLover, Looks like we're the 3-some this week at 156 lbs. Count me in!!!

sonjia76, Welcome!! You go to a regular SB meeting? How great.

Lisa_A_A, I have not found your account of your Relay for Life experience yet, but noticed someone else mentioned it as I scanned the posts. This year was my first experience with Relay For Life, but it sure won't be my last!! So glad that you & your family were able to be part of that celebration for life in your area.

Debbie, I can relate with the up & down of the scale!! It's the pits!! But I'm hanging in there too.:D You'd think with all the walking we do, that it would keep that one-eyed monster happy, but it doesn't :lol: Hey, maybe you're onto something with that Carbolite. Hope you're able to limit it like you said. Sure hope your A/C guy shows up & fixes your cool air...I HATE to be hot at night. Can't sleep & rest like that! A BUG in your SALAD? YUCK!! Poor you...are you feeling a little deprived with everything that's going wrong in your world?

ROSALIE, I agree about the CELESTIAL SEASONINGS Tea. They do make the best. I did try some of their flavored green tea. They have several flavors available. Hope you get to go play badmitten more this week as you enjoy it so much. It's hard to make time for US sometimes, but we have to try. We need some fun & stress free times in our lives with the way we work. :) Glad to hear that your brother's bladder cancer was not as bad as feared. Hope you have a pleasurable visit. How far of a trip is that for you? Sounds like it will be a long one, like Viv's to CA.

QUILTER/Kim,was it you who had the SAGGING BRA story? :lol: I can relate!!! :D I had to go buy a smaller size too.

LAMAP,I see from your weight that you have reached another milestone & a new set of numbers....congrats!!! Way to go!!

RHOO, Congrats on your size 8!! Oh, poor you...working the night shift has always been so depressing for me. Glad I don't have to do that anymore. But you are fortunate not to have to pay for day care for your kids. That is a definite plus.

BOB, I see you're hanging in there & still smoke free?? You GO girl.

fruitloupe!!! WELCOME BACK! GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU'VE FOUND YOUR WAY BACK TO US. You know what to do, just hop right back on that wagon & start over. We're all here for ya.

Got to go...hope to check in later.

Hi everyone - just a quick post

Melf - your comments about the scale going up after eating something not on plan reminded me of something: Years ago when I weighed 146 lbs and thought I was a cow, I signed up at a place called Weight Loss Clinic. Their plan involved eating no more than 900 calories a day and you could only eat A list proteins with A list veggies and A list fruits. There was almost no dairy allowed and no sugar products. You went and weighed in every day, if I remember correctly, on digital scales that weighed down to the tenth of a pound. I was sooooo good on that plan (probably 'cause it cost me an arm and a leg at a time when I was single living on a secretary's salary) and the weight went down EVERY time I weighed in. The counselors said they could always tell when someone went off the plan because their weight would go up--BUT it would take 2 or 3 days before the scales showed a gain. I went off plan once, for my parents' 40th anniversary party, and sure enough 2 days later the scales went up. I finished the plan and got down to 125 and stayed there for approximately one week. As soon as they started the maintenance program where they introduced foods slowly back into the plan, like corn and peas, I started gaining weight. I really didn't have a support group to rely on and I was so devastated when the weight came right back even though I was going according to the plan. I blame this diet for screwing up my metabolism, until starting SB. I had tried WW many times and would lose a few pounds but got bored with all the work it involved and the boring (never found a good, inspiring leader) meetings that I would quit.

Anyway, my point was that the weight gain doesn't always show up immediately, which makes it hard to sometimes pinpoint what the culprit could be.

(This could be an interesting thread for us: worst dieting experiences or plans we have done)

The garage sale is going good; Saturdays are usually pretty slow, so I think we have pretty much sold most of what will sell now. Have tons of stuff left that I don't want to bring back into the house. Life should get back to normal after this weekend and I'll get back on the TM and have more normal meals. Not really going off plan, but not making the best caloric choices, either.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Karen

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MELF With that weight gain, I thought you might have started smoking and then quit the habit! I've had a few shrimp poboys in the last 27 days...we have a CAJUN place in the building where I work...YUMMMM

SUSAN I know I'm just feeling sorry for myself...I've wiped the grease off my hands and am trying to pull myself up on the wagon...I sure do hope that RHONDA is thru with the handcuffs, cause I'm gonna need them for a while!

MISSY I'm making room in the wagon for you..would you like to sit or stand? I've picked up a few pillows if you'd like one...We're gonna be here for a while...make sure to wipe the grease off your hands before climbing up here...it makes the journey easier!

OH OH....SKEETER has to go.... I'll be back to finish later...

BOB

Hello ladies! Well it’s finally Friday and what a challenging week it has been! I’m only hitting the highlights here:

Rosalie/Marie: Again, sounds like you are doing everything right. Maybe it just takes time to start losing. If your exercise routine doesn’t get your heart rate up to the target level for your age, you might want to try something that does for 20 minutes 4 times a week. If that doesn’t work, cut your calories a LITTLE at a time until you find the level that gets you to weight loss: for example, you could keep it to around 1600 a day, then 1500 if you don’t lose anything in a few weeks. Sorry to belatedly hear about the loss of your husband (via the bio board).

FruitLoupe, glad you’re back in the loupe! (haha.) I’m new so looking forward to getting to know you. Sounds like you’ve been through a lot lately. Have you considered Overeaters Anonymous or another program for dealing with the “emotional” side of overeating?

Gatorgal, when you mentioned going to an Italian restaurant I just thought of something. I’ve never tried it so I don’t know if this will work. If I knew ahead of time I was going to a certain restaurant, I wonder if I could call ahead and see how they felt about preparing something special for me, like a big side of veggies instead of a starch. If they aren’t very nice about it, at least I would know. If they are cooperative, I could have something worked out ahead of time and not have to go through the whole scene there at the dinner party. At the very least, I could ask them to fax me a menu.

Deb, what is Carbolite? I agree with you that Splenda, much as I dearly love the stuff, should be used in moderation. The packet says, “less than 1 gram of carbohydrates.” Well, I’m going to be safe and assume that means 4 calories of simple carbohydrates or SUGAR. 12 packets = 48 calories which wouldn’t break the bank, but must be accounted for in a day’s total. More importantly, nobody really knows how this artificial sugar affects the body despite many years of testing. And I repeat, it’s best if we can get away from the idea that we NEED something sweet all the time.

I got a 200-packet box stuck to my fingers accidentally at Wal*Mart but I’ve been doing a good job limiting to 1 or 2 packets a day.

I actually found a piece of glass in my food at Outback Steakhouse. Actually, I found it in my mouth. Got a replacement meal but not free. The disturbing part is the only way it could have gotten there is if somebody dropped a glass, THEN dropped the food on the floor and picked it up.

Melf/Mary, yep, the three of us should start a 156 mini-club. ;) Not to be discouraging, but I’ve found myself really hovering in the 150’s. I’ve been thinking it’s a mental thing since I don’t know what it’s like to be thinner. But I’m beginning to think there is a physical aspect too. :(

Well I was looking forward to a “Jack Sh*t” kind of weekend but way too much going on. I just got the devastating news this morning that a conference I was planning to attend in Williamsburg VA, after which I was going to see my “boyfriend,” was cancelled at the last minute due to compliance issues. All the arrangements were already made. At this point I’m too shocked to be pissed. But there is nothing I can do about it regardless.

Okay, really gotta run.

Love,

Chris

164/156?/130
3/26/01


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Well, it’s been a busy Friday. Started going and doing stuff early and am just now getting on to read and post. DH is at a concert and I’ve got three chick movies (I hope) and am going to watch one as soon as I finish. I found sweet potato chips at a new Krogers today. They have a whole Natural Market section that is pretty good. I was SOOOOO excited. Forgot to look for agave nectar though. Not much new happening around here. Still eating on program although I’ve had way too many sweet potato chips this afternoon. No snack for me tonight!!! Maddie had a vet appt this morning. She hates it but we got their early and were in and out in 45 minutes . . . a personal best for us there. Then we went over to the park and did a quick 1 mile walk before I ran errands. Also got up and did the am yoga. I am getting hooked on that. Don’t enjoy the evening one as much. Better go get that one done right now so that I don’t procrastinate until there is no time left to do it.

I am having scale problems. This morning when I got off the scale the needle was WAY under zero. I asked Paul if he had messed with it and he said no. Then tonight he said that after I weighed he put the needle back up to zero. Now I’m having anxiety that my weighing is going to be all screwed up. I want to go buy a new scale but don’t know what’s a good brand or how much to pay for one. Some of you don’t like your digital ones, right? Please give me some advice. I’m kind of in a “state” about this. Want to keep my numbers accurate so that I can know what’s going on with the weight.

I had some of the following in my “to be posted” document and I can’t remember if I did. Sorry if it’s a deja vu.

DEB---That’s so great that you pulled out some exercise tapes. This may be just the “nudge” your body needs to get you to your goal. What di dyou think of the tape? Was it agony? Did you feel good about it? Since you are such a FAST walker, I’ll bet you didn’t even break a sweat. Probably used it for your cool down!! Good going!!!!! HOpe you see those results soon.

GARDEN---I agree with DEB about the weighing. I started weighing every morning on March 20 of this year. Since that time, I have NOT deviated from the program ONE bit!! Some people may think of it as obsessing, but I look at it as a way to keep me in line. If I know I have to weigh in everymorning, I think twice about what I am putting into my mouth the night before. I also copied off of Deb and put these numbers into an Excel spreadsheet. So now I can make a graph of each month and see what happened when. Hey Garden, 3 pounds lighter today!!! That’s great. You and I are very close in weight. Have you set a goal yet? if so, what is it? I agree that Elisabeth should have gotten the car. My niece from FL called during the commercial ranting and raving how Colby should have given the car to someone else. Actually, I couldn’t see that happening. But it would have been cool.

FILLISE---Way to go on another pound gone from your bod. How sweet it is!!!! (Can you tell we’ve been watching the honeymooners in the morning when getting ready for work?)

FRUITLOUPE---Welcome back. Glad to meet you and happy to walk the weight loss road with you. A couple of days of this motivation and inspiration and you’ll be in the thick of it again. Good luck.

BOB---Man, don’t beat yourself up about gaining especially now that you are trying to win in the no cigs game. So you want a kick in the pants, huh? Well, my leg won’t reach to FL, but I’ll tell you this . . . the sooner you get started (and no cheating, right BARB????) the sooner you’ll see results and get where you want to be. Try to find something that will make it click for you. For me it was the weighing every morning. That has really made me accountable for every day’s eating, not just the couple days before WIW. There’s something that will work for you. BTW are you still chomping on those stick things that help with cravings? Wondered if they really worked.

RHROO---You are SO RIGHT about the exercise!!!! I am so agreeing with you. I am almost starting to look forward to it. Got a GREAT book I am reading on the TM so that helps a lot. Also, wanted to tell you about a conversation I had with my ear, nose and throat doctor this week. We got to talking about exercise and he asked me what I did. I told him that I was trying to be a regular TM person. He said that he thinks exercise and vitamin D are the two best things for fending off osteoporosis. We had been talking about calcium and osteo. He said that every older person he knows who exercises, doesn’t shrink. Says he personally feels that exercise is the KEY to not becoming tiny and bent over when you are old. I was so glad to hear that. I really NEEDED to hear that. My mom has shrunk quite a bit over the past 15 years and I don’t want to see that happen to me. So that’s the real reason I’m getting on the TM every other day. It’s more of a preventative maintenance thing. I hope you get to see 139 next week. Keep it up!!!

MELF---Sorry to hear about the gains and the off plan eating. Hey, we all have done it. And it’s no fun to see the scale go the wrong way. Now you’ll just have to dust yourself off and get back on the bus. I don’t remember anything about a sagging bra. I’m one of the “lucky” gals with not much to sag. If anything sags on me it’s my behind. Good luck getting back OP. I hope by next WIW, you’ll be back to your 156 or lower.

Have a great weekend. Weather is supposed to be wonderful here. Tomorrow I am in Tutor Training all day from 9 until 3. I secretly pray for rain on these days so that people will want to do an inside thing instead of missing the great weather. It’s also Race for the Cure here. I really wanted to do that for Jackie and my cousin, Dianne. But will not be able to take part. Take care you all.
Kim
185/170/139

Hello everyone

I thought I would just read everyones stuff and then go do something. Wow I am truly amazed by the dedication of this group. Tons of stuff since lunch.

Deb I loved the cookies, though they crumbled easily. They were delicious to me, for someone who has not had a cookie in ages they were AWESOME. To others maybe not. My girlfriend who bakes says they do not cook as well as if you use regular sugar and peanut butter,she thought may she would add just a little whole wheat flour to hold it together better. Me I thought they were fine.

Cathy I use Splenda which has no Apertame!

Anyway I do not mean to be rude, but I am going to go!

Have a great evening!!!!!

Hey!:wave:

Just wanted to get in a post before hitting the hay for the night. We all are getting up very early in the morning. We're painting houses for Xmas in April for the less fortunate-even my kids and nephew are going to it. Should be interesting cause I despise painting!:rolleyes:

I'm looking for a loss tomorrow. I stepped on the scale a bit ago and weigh the same as I did this morning, so I hope to be less by the morning. Cross those fingers for me. I kept track of what I ate today and really stayed quite in line, a bit too high on the carbs, but if I minus the fiber, I'm right in line:)

My a/c is fixed and my pocket is $155 dollars less as well-it was a part from the original unit which was 23 years old, so I guess I really can't complain-it could of been worse and been the compressor!!!

MELF, glad to hear that poboy sandwich only did temporary damage and you are back down to where you were. Not that you should make that a regular event, but I doubt that one meal made you gain 4lbs, I'm sure it was other things ALONG with the sandwich. I wonder how I gained 3.5lbs-I can only think it's that Carbolite. Can you imagine what it would be like if we weren't walking!!! Deprived, sort of, deprived of me hitting goal, but really more like agonizing being so close and now going in the other direction-oh well, like I've said before, PATIENCE!!!

KAREN, you started the garage sale on Friday-it's weird, up north they do it Friday's and Saturdays and down south you rarely find a G-sale on a Friday, usually Saturdays and slow on Sundays. I can't go tomorrow and there are tons of them-I'm already having withdrawls. Hope you do good tomorrow:)

BIGO, thanks for that link, going to check into it more when I get a chance. See, I wasn't wrong-but I didn't hear about the lumber part. So, are you going to buy a KJ T-shirt?? LOL I died laughing at your posts for Susan and Missy:lol:

SPARKLE, Carbolite is a low calorie, low carb ice cream type of dessert, like a soft serve. Nothing bad in it, but eating too much of it with it having Splenda may be making me have my problems. It's really delicious though-you should see if they have any on the island. WOW, glass in your food, and you didn't get a free meal-they should of been kissing your feet!!! Sorry to hear your travel plans got scrubbed:(

QUILTER, do you think maybe a spring broke in the scale? I like the HEALTH-O-METER scales. That's the brand they use in the Dr.'s office, but I have the floor model with the big face, they also carry a waste model, but I don't like that one, my Mom has it. Treat yourself, they aren't that much money. I've had a digital in the past, didn't like it, but I'm sure they've come a long way since then (1980's). The Tanita brand is suppose to be good. The tape I did was fairly easy, I really didn't care for it that much and probably would only do it when the weather is bad. I'm thinking more about taking the free 2 weeks at the local gym to see if I like it once school gets out for the kids.

GARDEN, glad you liked the cookies, would love to see the recipe for them. When you forego sugar for a long time, the slightest bit of sweet tastes like a ton of sugar to us, whereas others would say there is no sweetnes to them. I've made some really good SB legal cookies, the problem I have is eating too many at one time!:eek:

Time to hit the hay. I'll check in with you all sometime tomorrow!

Nite!:dz:

Debbie
194/133/129
3/22/00

Hi Everyone:) Happy TGIF

Today was a busy work day for me. I accomplished a lot and a project I was working on was completed very successfully. So I could come home feeling pretty good.

We have a busy weekend a head. Tonight my daughter went to the movies and my hubby and I walked 3 miles. My son hit balls in the batting cage while we walked.

My son has a baseball game tomorrow, my daughter works the concession stand and then on Sunday my hubby and son are going to a Senior PGA event and have skybox tickets to watch. I'm going to work in the yard while they are gone and take my daughter out to eat lunch after church.

FRUIT!!!!!!! Glad you are back. You better watch out because there are 3 count them 3 of us that live in Alabama now on the board and guess what? We are all Auburn fans!!!!! You, Gator, and Big O are seriously out numbered.

Gator: Glad to see you back on the board you've been missed. How have you done eating. Were you able to lose or maintain?

BigO: I agree with Rosalie...what is a couple of pounds of weight compared to the years you have put back on your life! You will quickly get back into the swing of things.

Lisa: Hope Ross has a good game tomorrow. Do you have the same problem I have of ball park food. We are at the field all day. I finally asked the Mom that runs the concession stand to keep un salted peanuts there. I try to eat before I go and even take a snack if I think it will be a long day.

Rhoo: Glad you are so close to goal. I know you will get there.

Rosalie: It sounds like you are eating pretty healthy and having the right amount of calories. Hang in there...sometimes it just takes awhile and I know you can do it.

Fillise: Isn't Auburn beautiful in the spring. B'ham is too. I'm going to plant flowers on Sunday and put pinestraw out. Fruitloop is an LSU fan so we will have a nice rivalry going. Last year Gator told me in a post that she was having Tiger meat for dinner. Debbie actually wondered what it was!

Everyone Else have a great weekend.

Anna
222/138/140

Hi everyone :)

GloryB - Sorry to hear about that 5 pound gain. Please don't despair I am sure it is only temporary. You have done so well and I am sure with your dedication to this woe it will come off soon.

Fruitloupe - Hi! It's good to see you back. You know we are all here for you and hope you can get back on the wagon and start losing again. I was just thinking about you a couple of days ago and suddenly I see you posting.

Sparkle - I hope you have recovered from the fall off the bike. You'll have to start wearing knee, elbow and butt pads. :D I think it is time Frangipanigirl ditched that boyfriend. I can't imagine anyone 5'7" being 105 lbs unless they are ill or anorexic. I'm 5'7 1/2" and when I used to weigh 140 lbs (quite a few years ago) everyone thought I was skinny. Do you know the formula for working out what the pulse should be during exercise? I have read it somewhere but can't remember where. When I am doing the 2 mile walk video it tells you to check the pulse but it doesn't tell you what it should be.

Gator - How was the birthday dinner? Hope it was a good one and you were able to keep op.

BigO - I am happy to hear you are getting back o.p again. You've done well with quitting the ciggys but it is so easy to gain when you quit so I think you are wise to get back on the wagon as soon as you can before it gets out of hand.

Rhroo - You're becoming the real exercise guru. It's good to see you so enthusiastic. Way to go on the 2.5 lbs off this week. I'm sure you will be down in the 130's very soon. Hope you enjoyed your dancing this evening.

Fillise - Your are right about the pasta. According to Montignac their isn't too much difference in the gi of white or brown pasta. The biggest difference is obtained with the amount of time it is cooked. The less it is cooked the lower the gi.

Debbie - You're a real brave gal getting out there walking when you are in pain. Glad you got your air conditioner fixed. Maybe you can sleep better tonite. That was a gross experience you had at the restaurant. I don't suppose you will be going back there in a hurry. Urgh

Amseraphim - I'll be thinking of you tomorrow. I wish you luck at the races.

Melf - I don't know what a shrimp poboy is but whatever it is I don't think one meal could put you up 4 lbs. Maybe there was something else that contributed to the temporary gain. Anyway glad to hear that you lost it again. I only got to play badminton once this week. Yesterday was a badminton day but I had to work. I was hoping to work Thursday and have Friday off but it didn't work out that way. Hopefully I can go on Monday. That will be the only day for next week as I have to work Wednesday and Friday and they are the days they have the badminton. Too bad I can't take all those days off! I've booked my trip to England. I am going on June 5th for two weeks. I guess it is about the same distance across the ocean as it is to California. The flight is about 7 1/2 hours.

Quilter - Hope you enjoyed your movie tonite. Which movie did you watch? I went out to the movies a couple of days ago and saw Bridget Jones' Diary. That was quite funny. I see you are keeping up with the yoga. Is there much difference in the a.m. and p.m. yoga? I'll have to check out the library again and see what they have. I think they have the a.m. one in their catologue. How are you doing with the lessons? Are the lessons much different to the tapes? If you are thinking of getting a new scale I certainly wouldn't recommend the digital. I had one a few years ago. It was fine until the battery began to run low. I didn't realise there was anything wrong with it until my son came over one day and weighed himself and informed me it was about ten pounds out. The battery was getting low but there was no indication of when the battery should be changed. Anyway, I ditched it and bought a mechanical one.

Garden - Those cookies sounded yummy. Can you get the recipe from your friend and post it on the recipe board?

Beachfan - Glad you had a good day to-day. Thanks for the encouragemnt. I just came across some menus from last August when I lost 8 lbs. Even though they don't seem too much different from what I usually eat I thought maybe I should try following them and see what happens.

Well, I think I should sign off and get ready to hit the sack.

Have agood weekend everyone.

Marie :)

Hello all-

Excitement is running high this morning. We are busy getting things together and ready for the surprise party for my friend. So many last minute things to do!

I was looking at the menu for the party and I can eat just about everything! We are having Swedish Meatballs (made with WW flour by Pete) stuffed mushrooms (ditto on the WW flour) salami stacks (salami slices with horseradish cream cheese in between and cut into triangles), artichoke dip with triscuits, fruit salad, veggie tray, and little mini sandwiches ( which I will only eat the filling, not the bread, even though it is home made by, you guessed it, Pete!) I'm bringing my own bottled water and I'll be on my way. Store bought cakes don't really appeal to me, so I won't be tempted there.

Many ppl now know about my WOE. I'm sure they'll ask lots of questions today. I'm finally in a place where I don't feel on the spot answering them. Who knows why!

BOB...getting off the cigerettes is such a major step. Good for you. I know you'll get back OP :)

DEB...I just HATE when things around the house break down and you have to spend $$ you weren't planning on. I'm like you, I always say, "It could have been worse!" Hope you find out the culprit that is making the scale go up. You've come so far, I know you won't let this little issue stop you from reaching goal. That Carbolite sure sounds good.

QUILTER...I've been really into exercise for a little while now, which is a complete turn around for me. Which book are you reading right now? I'm reading Jan Karon's latest. Have you ever read her? Simple and quaint and uplifting. I'm so glad to hear you are enjoying yoga. It's amazing how good it is for your body. I can relate to your scale story. It happened to me a couple weeks ago (with the needle being off). Just keep an eye on it before you step on it to see if its on zero. I bought mine at Sam's Club for $27. It seems to be back on track now. I know its an unsettling feeling when you can't trust the scale.

Gatorgal..how did the Italian restaurant turn out? I usually look for a fish dish when I go to a nice restuarant. The problem with Italian rest. for me is the bread, especially if its garlic! I've found most rest. will substitute a starch with extra veggies, which I LOVE (I love that they sub. ...unfortunately I don't really love veggies!).

Welcome back Fruitloupe!

So many people lost some pounds this week. Kudos to you!! Cool.

As usual, sorry I couldn't address everyone.

Have a great weekend! I'll be sure to let you know how the party goes!

Ashley

Happy Saturday Everyone:D

What a gorgeous spring day! The sun is shinning and the birds are singing! Went for walk early this morning and it felt great. I live in a hilly wooded area and there are valleys and creeks all around. It is very nice because you feel like you are hiking in the woods but it is really on a street that you are walking so it is better on your knees and back.

We have a very busy day today. Baseball, yard work etc.

Sparkle: I went to the healthy calculator at www.dietitian.com and put in 5'7". The weight range was 129-149. So 100 and 105 is way too low. It is an unhealthy range.

Rosalie: It is probably smart to go back to the August menus and use those as a guide. Hang in there. At some point the stall will break and you will start dropping again.

Overcome: Your menus made me hungry. Especially the sweedish meatballs. Do you ever read a magazine or like in this case your menu and have to go eat something! Well that happened to me.

Debbie: Have fun today. We have a lot of garage sales in our area but I just never go. I need to start and see what the fun is? My house is one big junk yard! A friend said I should just open up my basement and tell people to come in and get some stuff. I'm still fluctuating between 136-140. I can't seem to break that barrier. I'm not trying too hard because I know it will come.

I have a question for everyone. What has motivated you to be on this WOE? In my case it was health issues and because I was feeling so bad. I would be interested in know what the other motivators are?

See ya'll tomorrow.

Anna
222/138/140

Sparkle: I meant to comment on why the boyfriend thinks that is a good weight. I have a 14 year old daughter that is a size 0 or 1. She has always been a good weight for her height and I have never worried about her eating habbits or weight. Well one thing I have seen is that our society promotes the thought that if you are bigger than a 1 you are overweight. Did you see the people magazine that talked about the movie stars who are more "fleshy" and eat what they want. They used Catherine Zeta Jones and Drew Barrymore as examples. Well they were praised for being a size 6 or 8. The average American woman is a size 14. So it is interesting to know that a size 6 or 8 is considered large. No wonder we have these issues with weight. I've told my daughter that she needs to focus on healthy eating and beginning good excercise habits. She weighs only once a month and walks/runs 3 days a week. She also dances. I've told her that the important thing is maintaining a healthy weight. Since she is small boned she is a good weight for her height. She is 5'3" and weighs 110.

Just some food for thought.

Good Saturday Afternoon Everyone!:wave:

We just got home from our painting extravaganza! We were up early to be at the site by 8am. It was a family affair and then some, as my nephew joined us. We ended up being part of a team to pain an elementary schools cafeteria and then went on to paint the doors of each classroom-the poor school is in need of much more than we could do, but it was a big improvement on what we did. Others volunteered their time to fixing different homes surrounding the school. So, now we are home and ready to take a nap:dz:

ROSALIE, yes, I definitely won't be going back to that rest. any time soon-it's not one I frequent, just thought I could get a salad and sweet potato for lunch, not a salad, sp and bug!:eek: Honestly, when I seem to have pain, it disappears once I start walking, and sometimes returns, sometimes not-if I can bear the pain, I walk, otherwise, I stay home and usually feel lousier than if I'd walked:)

OVERCOME, have a wonderful time at the party, sounds like everything will be delicious and fun.

BEACH, I guess the thing I like about garage sales are finding unusual items, things worth lots more than I buy them for and finding something I really was trying to find. I find great books too-I guess the thrill of coming across something totally unexpected is what I like the most:) What motivated me to start this WOE-just the utmost desire to lose weight and after reading the book having the gut feeling that I could follow this WOE to the T-gosh, I sure was right this time!!!

Time for a deserved nap. I'll check in with you all later. Have a wonderful weekend!

Debbie
194/132/129
SB since 3/22/00

HI! I'm Nancy (Nancemeister),
I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you. You all sound like you've been good friends since High School. I'm jealous, because I'm a "Newbie" as my friend Lara told me. Everyone sounds very supportive and on track.
Applause to you all, you are my mentors!

This Tuesday I will have been on SB for 2 weeks. I feel
so good, and it hasn't been difficult at all. I am so looking forward to in the near future not having to shop in the "Large Marge" department anymore. I am planning that by my wedding anniversary (in October) I will be able to proudly walk into Victorias Secret and purchase merchandise! My husband Dan is such a sweetheart he is reading the SB book, just to support me! Thank you for posting all the great recipes.

This support group is like a God send to me. Probably because I said prayers to ask God to help me loose weight. I felt hopeless. Now I know I am on my way to becoming a Goddess!

Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance for any and all support. Please feel free to write me "Nofingfane@aol.com" :) Happy Weekend!

Nancy

Deb, glad your AC is fixed and have fun painting houses! Ha! I’ll check for the Carbolite...where do you get it in your area?

Marie, thanks for the comment on Frangi’s situation. I have to look up the pulse information (does anybody else know?) I have tried to take my pulse while running with little success. My friend has a heart rate monitor but it’s quite expensive. I usually go by my breathing...if I can do little else but concentrate on my next breath, but yet don’t feel like I’m absolutely going to die, then I’m doing well. You don’t want to push yourself too far, but you should be breathing heavily. Will get back to you with more info.

Ashley, Pete is just a DREAM. I’m so jealous! ;)

Anna, thanks to you also for your insights on Frangi. And for looking up the healthy weight range. I’m glad your daughter is HEALTHY and not just thin. If she is a size 0 –1 and weighs 110 at 5’3”, 105 at 5’7” is just plain frightening!!! That would be a natural, healthy weight for a very small percentage of women. Obviously, this subject really struck a nerve with me, maybe because I haven’t managed to completely shake the paranoia that “all men feel that way.” It makes me angry that I “have” to conform to their standards in order to be considered worthwhile, which sometimes makes me want to go in the opposite direction. I’ve really had to sit down and think sometimes: who am I doing this for? Them? or ME? And as long as I’m changing my life for ME, I’m going to be successful.

What you said about celebrities. That reminds me. I love the way the magazines praise porky rebels like Jennifer Lopez, but you will rarely see a grossly obese woman on TV. However, for men it’s okay. Like that black guy on the Today show who talks to all those people outside, I don’t know his name. But he’s at least as wide as he is tall! We have a local anchor, Robert Kekaula, who is even huger.

Well, there is Roseanne. ;) I picked up her autobiography at the used book sale because I thought she might have something worthwhile to say, but it was pure trash on the first few pages and I threw it down in disgust.

But I digress.

Nancy, welcome, friend of Lara! Well I have only been here for a month or so and I spend more time with this group of chicks than with my female friends “IRL.” (In real life, meant ironically.) We look forward to seeing you progress along with the rest of us!

:)

Okay, this has been a really tough week. After flying off my bike I didn't "feel like" working out for three days. Pissed because I always push the envelope no matter what the circumstances....no excuses and all that. I've been eating more than usual but all foods that are on my plan. I was majorly looking forward to relaxing this weekend but no such luck!

In addition, I had a business trip planned that I was REALLY looking forward to. It was a conference in Williamsburg, VA at a resort/spa, then a week in DC with my ah, boyfriend or whatever. Everything was totally planned already. He had put in for vacation and the plane tickets were booked (the host company was paying for them). I had even arranged to visit his sister in LA. Well, at the last minute, the cheesy weiners who were throwing this shindig informs us BY FAX that they are canceling the whole thing due to "compliance issues!!!!" This is major! But amazingly, I took it quite well. Of course, I'm pissed, but before, if something like this happened, I would be in tears and totally unable to cope. Now I'm like, whatever.

The boyfriend was gratifyingly bummed out when he called me and I told him the news, then he offered to pay for half of my plane ticket if I would come anyway!!! Now that, is MAJOR. I really never thought he would go that far. After all the ticket will be well over $800. So I may go in July to attend our mutual good friend's graduation.

So we are almost through the storm I think.

Tonight's dinner was pretty good. I finally made hummus! Gee that took me long enough. I found the recipe on the “food” board by doing a search. The final missing ingredient was the chopped garlic, which I had to go to Costco for a big jar of. I had a hard time doing it in the blender--had to coax it with a plastic spoon for five or ten minutes--and the canned chickpeas had a slightly...canned (surprise!) flavor, maybe because they've been sitting on my shelf for so long. Might be worth it to soak some dried chickpeas. But overall it was VERY good. Had a bit on Triscuits with sun-dried tomatoes for an "appetizer" and a Boca burger on ww bread with cheese and picante sauce (which I've started to use instead of ketchup on burgers and eggs) very filling and yummy. Really wanted something sweet so I made up some weak lemonade with Splenda.

Then this morning, trying to figure out how to have my cream of wheat I accidentally bought at the health food store, I thought of mixing in a spoonful of almond butter and a handful of wheat bran. I don’t know how “kosher” that was but it tasted AWESOME with a small spoonful of “spreadable fruit.”

Gotta go to work. Really dragging my feet because I was looking forward to vegging this weekend. Well, I’m not complaining about the extra $250 a month I’m making for doing bookkeeping so better truck it on over there.

Love,

Chris

164/156 (we assume) / 130

Men!

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Hello Everyone!!!

Had to get up early this morning and head out to Tutor Training. What a great class and a great group of people. I feel so lucky to get to meet with people like them. They were all so excited and ready to get out there and start tutoring. The potential is mind-boggling!!! BTW . . . the treats I buy for the class are now a non-issue with me. I am amazed that I don’t even want to consider eating any of it. When I’m successful with something like that kind of temptation, I get so pumped up.

ROSALIE---Thanks for the info about the scales. I will definitely NOT get a digital one. Although it’s hard to see those little marks on the dial. This morning I weighed in at 171, so obviously if it’s off it isn’t off by much. Yes, I am continuing with the yoga. I find the am tape much easier than the pm. She goes into more difficult poses and in the am Rodney is just helping us get our bodies warmed up. I sure do hope you can get them at your library and try them. I'm anxious to hear what you think of them. I borrowed a couple of yoga books from the library. Just trying to get some extra help. The classes are GREAT!!! He is really helping me understand a lot more than with the tapes. He also gives really great practical advice on making things easier. So I am really glad that I signed up for the classes. Last week was intense, but still felt great. I think there are two more sessions in this round of classes and then we start all over again. I am ready to catch up on the stuff I missed since I started midway through the course. RE: the movie last nightI had rented Secrets and Lies from the library. Then got it home and realized that I already saw it. But it’s so good, I watched it again. The performances are wonderful. Hey I just read about your upcoming trip. That is SOOOOO wonderful. Wish I was going with you. I LOVE it over there. Only been once but still would go back in a heartbeat. I think my favorite place was Bath as far as pure beauty goes. But then really enjoyed a wonderful little place called Thirsk. It’s up near York and it’s the town where the real-life James Herriott lived. I was lucky enough to get there on a day when he was meeting visitors and met him and got some great pictures. I’ve always been a great fan of his writings and those wonderful stories. Where will you be during your trip back?

DEB---Thanks to you too for the info on scales. I’m glad to get some brand names. And since you and Marie voted thumbs down for digital, I shall definitely resist the urge to buy one. I’m going to give the one I have a couple more days of chances and see what happens. Hey, did you send those pictures yet??? Just keep watching for them in the mail. Way to go on the community service outing today. How cool that the whole fam got into it together. That is awesome!!! Hope you don’t get “painter’s shoulder” tomorrow. It sucks!

OVERCOME---Sounds like a wonderful party you are having. The menu is great. Wow, you two have really been working your tails off getting ready for this one. Hope it goes off without a hitch. Right now I am ready the newest Ursula Hegi book. I can’t remember the title. But I LOVE her writing. She also wrote Stones from the River which is like in my top 5 best bookreads of all times!!!! It’s not “pick me up” everybody’s happy stuff, but so very interesting. She’s the kind of writer who draws you in on page one and keeps a tight hold of you until way AFTER you have finished the book. I was so excited when this one came through our office (we get free books from one of the local newspapers) that I almost started hyperventilating!!! Anyways, haven’t read any of Jan Karon’s stuff. But I will definitely put her on my list for the next trip to the library. Thanks for the new author name. I’m always looking for new people to get hooked on.


NANCE---Welcome to the board. Glad to know we have gained another “sister” and that you are eager to keep up this woe. Glad to hear that you are feeling good. This really is a great eating plan and easy to follow. Make sure you post a lot with all your questions, comments, and whatever. We are here to help you succeed. Did you post a bio??? One more questions . . . are you exercising? If so, what????

Well, I just remembered I am still in need of the purple ribbon for the bubble bottles. So I’d better head on out. Paul is sitting in front of his computer sound asleep. Wish I had a camera . . . it’s so cute. Have a great day. I’ll check in later.
Take care.
Kim
185/171/139
January 2, 2001

Evening All:wave:

Just woke up from a in and out nap that instead of waking me up refreshed, woke up wanting more sleep. :dz:

NO KIDS TONIGHT! Michael is doing another community service stint at the Fountainbleu Hotel for the Epilepsy Foundation, I think (can't remember for sure). Supposedly a $200 & $300 plate dinner with auction and he's going to help in the auction area I believe-he won't be home til about 1am-hey, I'm glad I got that nap in now when I think about it! Lauren went to sleep at my Mom's house. Eli is in the backyard watering the plants a bit. I don't think we are going to do much else except make dinner-a quite night at home:)

NANCE, WELCOME TO THE BOARD! and thanks for the nice e-mail:) We're glad Lara gave us a nice word and were even more glad you decided to join her and us on the board. Thanks for posting your BIO on the BIO BOARD so the gals can learn more about you. Trust me, a few days on the board and you'll feel like you've been on here forever-everyone on the board is supportive and friendly, whether you are a newbie or an oldie. That's wonderful that you are feeling good and liking your new WOE, it just gets easier as time goes on! Dan sounds like a wonderful guy and very supportive of you-I guess he can't wait to take you shopping in Victoria's Secrets in October!!!! Please don't hesitate to ask any questions. We're more than happy to help in any way. You are so lucky to have Lara as a support locally, just think of us as your world wide support on top of that! Again, WELCOME!!

SPARKLE, mostly it seems the only ones who carry the Carbolite are places that deal with Atkins products, or diet stores-it really is delicious! Too delicious. My favorite flavour is probably coconut, or maybe vanilla, oh darn, I think I like just about all of them, except Creamsicle, which I haven't even given the chance and tried, I may like that one as well:rolleyes: Get that food processor, the hummus is easy to make in there. I use Hanover brand chickpeas from the can, I never have a tinny taste:confused: Making the beans from scratch isn't hard, but it's easier for me to open a can and have it ready in 3 minutes.

QUILTER, you SHOULD be pumped up about not being tempted by those treats for the class-that's a major hurdle won! I truly believe when you detox the sugars totally out of your body this is what makes you not crave the goodies. I haven't sent the pictures yet, I'm such a procrastinator! I PROMISE to get them out this week!!!! Won't be getting painter's shoulder, I painted the short peoples area:)

I hear Eli tinkering in the kitchen, better go see what he's up to. I'll check in with you either later tonight or tomorrow after my morning walk.

Have a great evening!

Debbie
194/132/129
sb since 3/22/00

Hello Everyone

I am exhausted and getting ready for bed. It is 9.00 oclock in the evening on a Saturday night. I am such a Party Girl.

We moved some of my moms things to her trailer. The lot needs some love and attention.

I finally got mad at the grubs who are destroying the lawn. I made my family go to my favorite landscape place so I could hunt around for the perfect slate rock stones for my new pathway I figured I needed. I found them then came home and dug the path. It is in a high traffic area that the grubs seem to like. I still need a few more. It looks really good. I am a little sore though. Oh well it is good exercise and it looks great.

Nancy welcome to the board. I have only been here 10 days. Everyone is really supportive.

Quilter I hope that you are really enjoying your Yoga.

Deb thanks for your support. I will get that recipe and put it one the board.

EVeryone else have a great day. You all seem to be doing well and keeping with the program

Have a great evening

Hope all of you are enjoying the week-end. It's my week-end to work, but I got a break today as I only had to do 8 hrs, but it's back to a 12 tomorrow. Don't get another day off till Friday. OMG! :eek:

KAREN, Thanks for sharing your" worst dieting experience" with me. Very interesting that it takes 2-3 days for it to show up on the scale. I'm really not sure what caused the gain except that it seemed to have been water gain since it came right back off. I'm just hoping it doesn't happen again. LOL

Debbie, Thanks for your suggestion about the email I sent ya...I think that's what I'll do. Hope you'll got alot done at your Christmas in April painting session. That sounds like a really worthy cause. They do that in the larger cities here in LA too. Hope you & Eli enjoy your quiet evening alone. It's always good to spend some quiet together time without the kids :love: DH & I don't have any kids at home, so it's always quiet together time here :lol:

ROSALIE, Sounds like you will be leaving for your trip while DH & I are on vacation in FLA. We leave here the May 31st & return June 8th. I can't wait. That means 5 weeks from today we will be arriving in New Smyrna Beach for some R&R. I am sooooo ready. Don't work too hard. Hope you get your batminton game in on Monday.

BEACHFAN, My motivation was initially to be lighter on my feet, as I am a nurse & do alot of standing, walking, etc. I started this WOE when I got out of the hospital with my second battle with leg pain from thrombophelbitis. Now, it's overall health concern as I have a history of tachycardia, hypertension, high cholesterol, and strong family history of diabetes & cancer. I am now the age that my father died. I want to be healthy enough to retire from work one day & enjoy my grandchildren. I know this is alot, but I don't plan to just loss weight, I plan to STAY healthy with this WOE.

Nancemeister, Welcome! Looking forward to getting to know you too. Wish you lots of happy posting & enjoyable reading, but most of all, lots of success with this WOE. You have made a wise choice. Stick with us & Happy Losing!! :)

OVERCOME, Your menu sounds wonderful for the party. Hope all went well. Your DH sure put alot of work into it! You are really blest with such a good cook as a hubby.

SPARKLESCAMP, Bummer about your trip being canceled, but glad to hear that you're taking it ok. Hope that wasn't a picture of you licking that cake at the end of your post... :nono: :lol:

QUILTER/Kim,Sounds like you do alot of reading. I wish I had more free time to do some of the things I enjoy, like reading, crocheting/knitting. But work comes first around here, then I find myself spending most of my free time right here...LOL I'm not complaining, mind you, cause I do love reading all about each & everyone on this board.

Ok, I'm gone rest for tomorrow. See ya'll :wave:

Big Orange: I didn't read your post where you said you were bummed over gaining some weight while quitting smoking. Don't be bummed and here's the KICK IN THE PANTS YOU ASKED FOR! GIRL YOU ARE GREAT AND QUITTING SMOKING WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU COULD DO. My parents both smoked and are dead from cancer. My secretary is battling colon cancer that has spread to her liver. There is nothing worse than cigarettes. We also just lost our accounting clerk to emphysema. Her lungs just quit after years of smoking.
You will quickly lose the weight. After I have gained some I always lose that amount and more very quickly when I get back on track.

Sparkle: You said you worried that all men think that women should be extremely thin. Well I can tell you that from my experience they really like a little meat on the bones. My hubby has complained about my bones sticking out. I've also heard other men say the same thing about some of my friends who have lost weight. I think the extremely thin image is other women and the show biz people. Most men are not like your friends boyfriend.

Nancy: Welcome. We all become friends very quickly. This WOE is great and you will lose weight.

Debbie: I think that I started this WOE because I saw it as something I could do too. I've honestly never been hungry eating on this WOE. I also saw a steady loss until I hit goal and now it is a struggle to get lower. I think that the struggle may mean I am right around the point of weight I should be. You also may find that you are right around the point you should be. You will get to goal but I think the fluctuation will occur and we shouldn't get upset about it.

Well guys my son's baseball team won again. They are undefeated right now. I'm a little worried that they are in for a big let down.

Well I'm gonna run. See ya'll tomorrow.

Anna
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Melf and Gardengirl: We were all posting at the same time!

Melf: Your motivation is great. I also want to be healthy and not thin:) (Of course I do like the way my clothes fit now:) )

Gardengirl: Tomorrow is my day in the yard. I need pinestraw, a pathway like you and just some nice annuals.

Good evening all :)

It's been a beautiful sunny day here. Feels like summer is on its way. I was out most of the afternnon around shopping malls. Did quite a bit of walking while there. I wonder if that can count as my exercise for the day. I was thinking of going out for a walk after supper but I sat down here to read some e-mails and now it's getting dark and I don't like to be out walking after dark. That's my excuse for to-day. If I don't get anything else done this evening I will DEFINITELY do one of my exercise videos first thing in the morning. That's a promise to myself.

Debbie - Hope you don't get sore in the morning from all that painting. At least it is a different kind of exercise!

Overcome - I am sure your party will be a success. Sounds like you have lots of yummy food. Pete must be a wonderful cook, you are so lucky.

Beachfan - It sounds like you live in a beautiful area. My motivation to be on this woe: I started this woe at the suggestion of my son who told me about some people he worked with who had lost a lot of weight following Montignac's diet. I decided to give it a try and was pleased with the results after I lost 10 pounds in the first 4-6 weeks. I stalled after that for several months before I started losing again but I continued with the woe as I felt so much better eating this way and was determined not to regain what I had lost.


Frog - I've read a couple of Bill Bryson's books and really enjoyed them. The first one I read was "Notes from a Small Island" about his travels around Britain. That was quite funny as was the one about his hike in the Appalachians. I have the one about Australia called "In a Sunburned Country" but I haven't finished it yet. I was off reading for a while and am just getting into it again.

Nancy - Hi and welcome. I'm glad you have decided to join us and look forward to getting to know you.

Chris - I too have tried to take my pulse while exercising but it is impossible. I have to stand still to take it. Anyway when I am doing the 2 mile walk video I'm usually breathing heavily during parts of it. So regardless of the pulse I probably wouldn't be doing any more. As you say there's no point in pushing too far. That's a real bummer that your trip was cancelled when you were so looking forward to it. I tried putting chickpeas in the blender once to make falafels. What a mess. I think it ended up in the garbage.

Quilter - When I go on my trip I will be staying part of the time with my brother who lives in Slough, Berkshire which is just outside London and is about 20 minutes drive from Heathrow airport. My other brother's family (he died a couple of years ago) live in south London and I will be spending part of the time there. I too like Bath. I visited there the last time I was in UK a few years ago. I was with a girl friend who was also there visiting her family and we took a bus trip to Bath and stayed overnight. While there we went on a bus tour around the Cotswolds which is very beautiful country. I may take a bus tour again but visit the north country this time. Lucky you to meet James Herriott. I loved his books, I think I have read all of them. I also used to like the TV show based on his books. Have you seen them? They were on years ago but they still show them periodically. I've read a couple of Ursula Hegi's books - "Stones from the River" and "Vision of Emma Blau". I enjoyed them both. What's the name of the new one? Have you read any of P.D.James? I've just bought the new P.D. James "Death in Holy Orders" which I haven't started yet as I am still reading "Potato Factory" by Bryce Courtney. I have enough to keep me busy for a while.

Well I have a pile of dishes in the sink so I think I had better go and do them so I can get on with some reading.

Bye :wave:

Marie.

Hi again

Almost every time I post a few more posts appear after my post shows up even though I often click on refresh before posting. Does anyone else have this problem?

Melf - It sounds like you have a busy week ahead of you. Only five weeks to your holiday which means 6 weeks before I leave. I'm sure that time will fly by. I'm trying to resist buying any new clothes before I go away because 1 - I MIGHT go down a size during the next 6 weeks and 2 - I want to do some shopping while I am away. But it is hard to resist when I see all the nice things in the stores. I expect to get to badminton on Monday. I am planning on saying NO if I get a call asking me to work that day. (The trouble is though if they call and wake me up about 5.30 a.m. I might say yes before I realise what day it is.)

Nite.

Marie :yawn:

It's late, but I have to stay up so I can go get Michael from school, and they're running a bit late, and won't be there probably until after 1am:eek: Bad for me to be up like this, so late, I'm hungry and want to eat SOMETHING, whereas I should be sleeping! Oh well!

GARDEN, it seems you got quite a bit accomplished today and worked on some of those calories while you were at it. Hope you got a good nights rest:)

MELF, yes, it was a nice quite evening at home. Eli made dinner, which was incredibly yummy. Usually in the summer we don't have any kids home for 8 weeks, not this year though-Michael is going to summer school and Lauren has no idea what she wants to do-there goes our 8 weeks of a clean and quite house this year. Hope you don't have to work too hard this weekend. Do you get in your walking even when you work these 12 hour shifts??

BEACH, thanks again for those words, but boy, I sure do hope my body isn't happy at this weight-I'm not, so this would surely be a struggle of mind vs body. I'm hopeful though, that the scale will go down, but I may have to be more patient than I anticipated! Glad to hear your son won his game!!!

ROSALIE, any walking you do, no matter where, is counted as exercise! Shopping is an important exercise in itself!:lol:

Well, I guess I will sign off for now-

Nite Nite!

Debbie

Boy, seems like everyone's life is so busy! Although last night a binged on pizza topping (I scraped it off 3 slices of pizza and shoved it in a pita), sf ice cream and pb... today brought sanity. A great deal of which I can thank Nancy for as she's been so supportive. Today was much better, although I'm not totally back on schedule, and found snacking a necessity as my hunger could not subside, it was a much healthier day. The scale went back up to 160lbs. which is what I was before the surgery and such, I honestly didn't expect the 4lbs I lost to stay off. Now back on track, it's time to head for home plate - 10lbs and counting....I want to buy a bathing suit and summer clothes, it's been such a long time since I bought a bathing suit that I didn't feel like I looked horrible in. My wonderful husband even went to Costco today to make sure I have plenty of salads and other healthy food

I tried to take a few notes as I caught up on each and every one of your lives. I truly enjoy the friendship each and everyone of you share.

BOB: Congratulations on almost 1 month smoke free! This is a major accomplishment and as for the weight gain, it will come off. We will be here to help you get back on track...as I too have found, this group really steers you back on the right road. (Thanks gang!)

happywisdom and Nancemeister: Welcome to the board!

Solshine: I can't get your motivators out of my mind! In fact, I've been trying to develop my own. Thanks.

Fillise: I'm so thrilled for you, I've already shared your news to inspire another!

RodeoMom: 10lbs in 4 weeks, you go girl! Congratulations at your 1 month mark.

StarChaser: Missed you, welcome back.

Sparklescamp: Sounds like you had a really rough week, hope your weekend is bringing you some well deserved relaxation and healing.

beachfan37: 86lbs lost and maintaining, how you inspire me!

I'm recalling party planning, a birthday for loved one, and baseball games, just remember it's not about going without, it's about planning ahead, making sure you are not starving when you enter a party or event, and making the best choices out of what's available.

Good night to all.

Lara
176/160/150

Hello Dear Friends,

I've missed you guys. Always fun to get away, but it's twice as good to be home.

I had a wonderful visit in Birmingham. I really like that town for some reason. Of course it's not home, but if I had to live there I wouldn't mind it. I love the shopping there. Baton Rouge is rather limited when it comes to retail! So I burn a whole in my plastic and went wild.

Then it was on to Jackson, MS for three days. This was the whole purpose of the trip. I had a ministry conference there and I talked my boss into 3 extra days to "swing by Birmingham". He's agreeable! Met up with some friends "in the business" there and we had a blast! Very productive conference, but also very relaxing. I came away refreshed and with a new sense of purpose for the work I do in the ministry. I never want it to be about me! It's all for the glory of God!

I did find out it can be difficult to eat right when traveling. I left unprepared and that was mistake No. 1. But all in all, if I had to give myself a grade I would say I made a B- (with a curve). I'm disappointed in a few things I did or didn't do (not drinking my water daily) But it's a new week dawning and I'll be back in the saddle again!

I missed you guys and I hope everyone missed me!!! Okay, okay, I'm a needy person, I'll admit it. Blame it on my parents, I'm an only child!!!

Seriously, I do better when I have daily contact with this board. Everyone is such an inspiration and a joy to be around. And I did take my card with each of your names on it to start my daily devotion in prayer for each one of you.

Soooooo, on to a new week.

Blessings,
StarChaser

Morning everyone!!! It’s a beautiful day here in Cincinnati. This has been a great weekend.

Quick update: Remember the woman I told you that I met who had lost over a hundred pounds. Well, I saw her again yesterday and had another great conversation with her. She is so wonderful. She gave me a couple of tips that really helped her withthe exercise thing and getting into a groove on it. She said that she would buy herself something really cute to wear for exercising and that wanting to wear it would make her get out there and exercise. Also she said that I should be absolutely okay with three times a week right now. She said that once I find the exercise that’s right for me, and keep doing it, I won’t be satisfied with just three days a week and will want to do it more. Anyways, as a crowining glory to her and her efforts, she told me that next weekend she is running in Indy in the half marathon there. WOW!!! She said this is her NINTH half marathon!!!! DOUBLE TRIPLE WOW!!!! Anyways, she totally agrees with the idea of doing this exercise as a health maintenance issue. She says you really have to love yourself from the inside out. I wish you all could see the smile on her face. She is so happy. She has so much energy. I told her abou sharing her story with all of you. She said, “keep it up!!!” to all of you. The weird thing is she was supposed to take this class in May and if that would have happened, I wouldn’t have met her because I’m not teaching the May class. SEems to me there was some “higher power” work going on with this one!!! Anyways, sorry to go on so long, but just had to share!!!

Here’s a quickie to ROSALIE (Sorry everyone else, but this great weather is pulling me outside!)---The Hegi book I am reading is Visions of Emma Blau. I thought it was new since we usually get brand new books in our office. Sorry to get your hopes up that there was going to be something new from her. Glad to know you like her as well. Don’t you think her books are so powerful. I like PD James also. Haven’t read any of hers for a while. Yes, I loved the old All Creatures tv series. Have seen each episode probably 3 times. They were so good. I still have the Christmas special movie they did on video. I just can’t think of getting rid of it . . . such a classic.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Take care!
Kim
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Hi To All,
I am sorry that after all the nice words of encouragement I haven't posted before now. The end of the year is very busy, and unfortunately I have over-extended myself with outside projects-so I am swamped with work!!! I do feel better about things, and hope to be able to report some good news very soon!
Congrats on all of your accomplishments this week, whether it be personal, or by your children, or other family members. You are all such an inspiration to the rest of us.
I am going to try to plan a menu for this week. That way I will know ahead of time what I am eating, and will have control of the food that I eat. I am also going to try to visit this forum every day. That way I will be able to stay motivated, and hopefully, be able to contribute something...even if it's just a recipe.
I hope all of you enjoy your Sunday...In New Orleans the weather is so beautiful...sunny, with tropical breezes...I hope to spend some time outside today.

Happy Sunday morning to you ladies!

It's been a beautiful weekend here in South Louisiana!! I just love when the humidity is not soooo high and I can fix my hair, walk out of the house and it not frizz up immediately!! I have that natural curl that most people pay good $$ for and I can't stand it!! HAHA!

I am definately gonna buy a new computer before the summer. I'll basically have to check this board from school now cause this slowness is driving me crazy! My computer will not even download the whole page. So, I have to read what shows up and be happy with that!! So, if any of you ask me questions that I don't answer - I'm not being rude - I just probably didn't see your post!!! UGH!

THANKS to all of you for the "welcome backs" I'm really going to need your support to get back on this 100%! I look forward to meeting all of you that I haven't talked to in the past.

SEC buds: I'm ready for that season - just paid for my tickets about 2 weeks ago! GEAUX TIGERS! Sorry to hear that there are so many WAR EAGLES in this room! HAHA! Just kidding! It's all good here!

DEB: OH MY GOD - A BUG!!!!! That is totally disgusting! I sure hope you didn't eat the other half - I guess you'll know in a day or so if you did - it may come back out whole!! HAHA! Sorry to be so gross myself - that grossness just comes so naturally for me!! HAHA! I once found a piece of wire in my food. I guess it was from the brush that they may have cleaned the pot with. I was so pissed! The thing that grosses me out the most when I eat is when I find shells from crabmeat or shrimp in the food. You know us cajuns eat lots of that stuff here - I should expect crab shells because that is SO HARD to pick totally clean when peeling them - but it still grosses me out to no end! If someone would secretly stick crab shells in every dish I eat I would be one skinny Mo Fo!

OK - I did ok for my starter weekend. Friday at the float meeting I ate a grilled chicken breast (changed my mind about the salad) that was topped with shrimp and crabmeat (yes - one shell was found) and a cajun sauce on top. I had a sweet pot on the side. It was really good. I even went out on Friday night to watch my friend's band play in New Orleans and I didn't have 1 drink (those of you that know me - know that was REALLY HARD for me!) I'm all about the party! I'm in no way an alcoholic - but I do enjoy that social drinking atmosphere. I don't need to drink to have fun - I can have fun anywhere - I just like to toss a few down when I'm out! Not to mention - I was the designated driver. That's the role I have when I'm "on plan!" So, everyone loves when I'm doing my SB and being strict about it! HAHA! I haven't weighed since Friday - cause it's my TOM and I don't like to get on the scale during that time - even more depressing! So, I like to wait until the end of it, jump on the scale and see 4-5 pounds less than the last time I had weighed. We are going out again to New Orleans this weekend coming up - so I'll be good this week, and be the DD again! That way - I'm not tempted at all! I just have fun watching my friends on stage - they are so great!

DEB: I think it was you that asked about the float I'm on - not sure - but we haven't decided on a theme yet - we just met so that we can meet all the new riders that will be on our float and talk about the business for the year - you know - parties, parties, parties! :D

Well, once again - it's great to be back - I look forward to being a LOSER again!

Missy
284/25?/170

Good Morning Everyone!
I woke up bright and early at 6:00am. on a Sunday......WHY???? Because I am sooooooo excited about Sugarbusters and my new found friends!!!!!
I got on the scale and yet another pound has fallen off!
I still can't get over how easy this is.

I work in a Doctors office, and have read virtually every diet book known to man. My physician said "Nancy, just pick one of them and DO IT!!! I just couldn't find something that seemed sensible, that I could do for the rest of my life until now.

I am going to Barnes and Nobles today to get the SB Cookbook, and even more so look forward to trying everyones recipes submitted on the recipe board. I'm also going to Office Depot so I can get a huge chunk of printer paper so I can go back and print the recipes from the previous post on the recipe board.

Thank you everyone for responding to me. I already feel like part of the gang....In response to a few people:

Quilter-Yes, I posted my information on the Bio-Board. As for exercise I am a walker, especially since I have the cutest puppy in the whole wide world named Floyd (part boxer/part pit-bull terrier) to go on walks with me....oh yeah, and there also is Dan, the sweetest husband in the whole wide world, that comes along with us too! He is so supportive, he is reading the book just to support me, and sent print away with the recipes since he usually cooks weeknights (He's a teacher and gets home before me) How could a girl be so lucky???

ldblond-You are the Best! You and I are going to be like bees on honey! I even had a dream about you last night that you found an awesome bikini to buy since you are so close to your goal weight. Thanks for being such a supporter and good buddy!

Debbie-Thank you for such a warm welcome. I am looking forward to mastering this web site...I keep calling Lara and asking "How do you do this?" or "What does that abbreviation mean?" I'll just drive you all nuts with questions like how do you get peoples name in bold
when your typing in here?

Thank you to everyone else who responded to me, and those who didn't as well. Knowing you woman are here, your real, hearing everyone's success' is so inspiring. For the first time in my life I am 100% confident I will not be a failure at changing my woe and will get to my goal.
There was a time when I actually flet that loosing weight was for others, and that something with my genetic disposition was so off that it wasn't possible. The sense of hopelessness, and worse off my sinking self-esteem....well you gals know. You are my light at the end of the tunnel. THANK YOU!!!!

Hugs, Nancy
226/221/140

Good Morning!

It's another beautiful day here in Indy. I have been out shopping this weekend looking for things for my apartment. When I moved here in November we had sold everything we owned so that we wouldn't have to move it all. We have the BAREST NECESSITIES right now. So it's fun going out to find all those neat things. We did catch a few movies: Bridget Jones Diary (very funny movie, I enjoyed it a lot) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (It was cute too). Today we're going to see Town and Country. That one looks like it'll be a funny one too.

Work is going good and I'm finally starting to not feel so tired. I'm actually waking up before the alarm clock on some days.

I'm having a bit of trouble and lack of imagination trying to come up with a good variety of things to take for my lunch besides a salad and 1/2 a sandwich. Any suggestions? I usually take a piece of fruit to eat at my first break because I start work at 7am and my first break is at 9:30 and lunch at 12:30, afternoon break at 2:45 and home at 4. Anyway, any suggestions would be great.

Well, I have to get my grocery list together, do some laundry and then go to Walmart to get a battery for my watch, so everyone have a great SB Day.

Oh, and welcome Nancy. You will love it here.

Cheri
287/276/145

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Whew! This has been a busy weekend so far! Friday's field trip w/Ross's class went well, but it was a looong day. We went to the Battle of Selma, which was not too far away, but it lasted all day. It was interesting, and I think the kids enjoyed it...they are studying Alabama History this year (4th grade). On Saturday from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm we were at the ballfield ... beautiful day! Ross's team won both of their games, and Laura's team tied one and won one. Last night Laura had her end of the year dance recital. We are all pretty exhausted. I stayed home from church w/Ross....he overdid it, I think. He still doesn't have the stamina he had before the leukemia, but we're getting there. :)

I have not done as well being OP in these last few days as I should have...... I've been stuck in situations w/out many choices. Not to mention I am about 2 days away from my TOM. I'm feeling pretty bloated and the scale has me weighing exactly the same as on Wednesday. From the looks of things this will not be a losing week for me. :( I'll just try to get back on track and see if I can salvage anything from the remainder of this week. Any tips for that wonderful TOM bloating??

Have a great day!

Lisa
215/204/140

MORNING EVERYBUDDY :D

This will be short...I'm off to the grocery...I need the basics to get me started again...I found this wonderful salad mix in the produce section at Publix. It's a "spring greens" mix, and it's wonderful...expensive, but good.
MISSY you better get your seat picked out, cause I plan on sitting smack dab in the middle of the wagon! I figure there's less danger of falling out there!
When I get back, I'm all set to grill up a bunch of chicken breasts. I just CANNOT eat red meat and lose any weight. I've also got some turkey thighs and pork chops in the freezer. I'm gonna mix up some pimento cheese (not Fresh Market, but it's good) for my celery sticks, I've deviled some eggs this morning, and threw a few in to pickle while I was at it. I found some 50% reduced fat salami to have with my salad at lunch..OF COURSE I'll always have some green beans cooked up...had some for breakfast matter of fact!
THERE IS NO BREAD IN THIS HOUSE...and I want it to stay that way...when it's around, I tend to eat it till it's
gone...I'll have my UNCLE SAM'S for breakfast...and I'm going to try that milk you suggested Debbie...I really miss my milk, but I don't miss the bloat!
I'm off now..have to exchange some "sneeks" while I'm out...they have a creak right in the ball of the shoe...IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY....
Later
BOB

Hello all...
The surprise party was a success. I feel like a jerk b/c she (the birthday girl) heard me yell "quiet" when they were walking up to the door. Oh well. No one else cares except me :)

I've attached a picture of the party favors. I stamped a picture frame and then took polaroids of Lisa (birthday girl) with each guest. They turned out great! She was really happy.

I ate a little too much, but it was fine. I was too busy taking pictures to really pig out :)

Gorgeous day here today. Unfortunately I have to finish a newsletter I am doing for our Township. I am just dreading it but am determined to finish it today!!!

I'll be back later.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend-
Ashley

I'm on the left and Lisa is on the right.

What a good picture and the stamping portions is really pretty. My neice does stamping and really enjoys it.
Did you happen to get a shot of all that lucious food that
Pete prepared? I'm convinced that Pete needs to open a cooking business and do mail order meals...to
ALL OF US
Your menu sounded great..

Oh DEB As much as Kim has been concerned about the scale not moving....AND YOU ASK HER IS A SPRING HAS MAYBE BROKEN????
KIM I did a movie marathon last night..SPACE COWBOYS...all thumbs up
LEGEND OF BAGGER BANCE..all thumbs up and
I've yet to watch MEN OF HONOR, but will let you know
about that one.....KROGER You know how I miss that place!!

BEACH the SEC GALS are really growing...I'm going to have to see if I can talk DOUG DICKEY into putting AUBURN and LSU back on the schedule!!
Do you have any MAGNOLIAS blooming yet?

ROSALIE,MELF,SPARKLE,GATOR,SUSAN just to name a few....I'm not leaving out the rest of you WONDERFUL people either...I'm directing this to all of you
THANKs so much for all the encouragement you've given me during this bumpy road I've been down this month. Still fighting the urges, but they do get less every day...
MISSY Maybe we can enter the "wagon" in the parade....I think I can throw beads.....

Later
BOB

OK, I KNOW IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE.....IS IT MY BREATH???
Where is everyone?????




BOB

Evening Everyone!:wave:

Woke up late this morning, didn't get to bed til 2am last night. It was very dark and starting to sprinkle, but I grabbed my mini umbrella and headed out the door. Luckily, the rains waited til I got home and I got in my 4.5 mile walk:)

Didn't really do a heck of a lot today, leisurely day. Eli just got home so going to figure out what to do with the ground beef I have to make before it goes bad-I'll leave that decision up to him.

LDBLOND, when you get to a day that nothing seems to satisfy your hunger, like I told you, it could be for many reasons-just take note when this happens and understand it's just the way your body works. There is usually 1-2 days this will happen to me during the month I go on a feeding frenzy-just make sure it's all SB legal and you'll get through it fine. Wish we couldn't of chatted a bit more last night:)

STAR, glad to have you back safe and sound and know that you had a nice time. Don't worry about how you did on your trip and your eating, you'll do better next time, this is all a learning experience and if you learned what you would do differently the next time you go on a trip, then what you didn't do wasn't all that bad or in vain.

QUILTER, that woman's story is really motivating-I bet having lunch with her would be great-you should try that!

ICESKATE, even if you just pop on for a minute every day, it will be helpful, you'll feel connected to the board and we'll know you are moving right along with us-it's a busy time of year for many and we know a lot of people can't get on here and do long posts-that's not important to us-it's most important for us to know that you are doing well and OP-so even if you check in and do a quickie, that's just fine :)

FRUIT, boy can I relate to the frizzies! I'm naturally curly too and I use to straighten my hair! Glad to hear you made it without having a drink-good for you. You really did me proud when you said ". I don't need to drink to have fun" Just remember, maybe it may take you a year to get this weight off of you-so you don't have a drink for this time, or until you reach a certain weight-if you must, allow yourself on very special occasions, but otherwise, when you hit goal, then you will be able to have a drink when you go out and not have any trouble. Right now, focus on what's important, losing the weight-not having a drink:) Keep up the great work!

NANCE, CONGRATS on another pound! How many does this make for you since you started SB? What is your bosses take on this WOE? My Uncle is an Internist and recommends this diet to many patients as well. To get the bold, you need to put before a sentence/paragraph like you see, and then after, you do the same exact thing, but instead you put the / before the b, still in the brackets. Do you know that when I started SB I felt exactly the same way as you did?!? I was 100% confident I would lose the weight this time-and sure enough, I'm almost there!! You can do it, with such a positive attitude, you're well on your way!

CHERI, I love to shop for new home items! Wish I was there with you!!! Please let me know what you thought about Town & Country. I have to go see BJ's Diary-I think I'll take my Mom for Mother's Day. For lunch, how about some hot food? These small Rubbermaid containers contain the heat and then you'd be able to take just about anything with you.

LISA, boy, it does sound like you had a really busy weekend, just reading your post tires me out. Don't worry about not eating as you should, sometimes things happen. As long as you haven't thrown all caution to the wind and are aware of your eating, you'll be fine. Hmm, bloating tips-watch you salt intake and try to eat foods that are natural diuretics, like cucumber-I'll see if I can find any other tips for that on the web.

BOB, trust me, if Eli can drink that milk and not have a problem, anyone can! I drink it too, not cause I have trouble, just that it's easier to buy only 2 kinds of milk instead of 3-plus I buy the one with added calcium, so that's an added plus. Oh, with KIM, she was saying about the scale being wacky-so I thought it was the spring, not to suggest she hadn't lost-it's time for her to get a new scale-did you think I was being mean and vicious:lol: Me, NEVER!:)

OVERCOME, glad to hear the party was a success! I'm sure everyone had a great time. I love the picture and the frame you did!!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Gonna run gals. Please remember [b] tomorrow starts the new weekly board and also, it's MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY so if you have any words of wisdom you'd like to share with the board, please try to post them tomorrow!

Later!

Debbie
194/133/129
SB since 3/22/00

Hi to all
Well I'm back! I didn't realize that I haven't been here since the end of march. Shame on me! I need to get back oin track. I was thinking about doing liquids for 2-3 days, is that a good idea or even an option?

I missed everyone and all of your support. I hope everyone is doing well.

Have a wonderful end to your weekend :O)


Keep On Keep'in On~
Cathy

Evenin Ladies!

Had a wonderful day - went to watch my niece play soccer, took a suntan, and played on the computer! It was funny, I called one of my friends while I was out in the backyard taking a tan and he was like "you're laying out in your backyard?" I said "Yeah - in my thong!" He actually believed that I (me with my big ole butt) was out in a thong!! HAHA! :D I was like - really man - do you honestly think I'd put this body in a thong!?! I'm in my own backyard and I still have shorts over the bottom of my bathing suit! It was really funny!!

Question for anyone - why is it that we get e-mail now saying that someone has posted on the board? Is there any way that can be stopped or what?

BOB: How do you get those cute pictures on your posts? That is precious! Girl - I think we'll be fighting for the middle of that wagon - you think there's room for the 2 of us in the middle?!? We can definately put the wagon in the parade! But, girl - you better hold on - cause it's a wild ride!

StarChaser: I see that you bleed purple and gold too!! I'm so happy to have another TIGER fan on board! I've been kinda outnumbered in the past! We'll have to meet before a game this year! I should be going to all but the Ole Miss game - I'm in a wedding that day. Needless to say, my hubby has been trying to figure a way to still make the game!! HAHA! I told him to give it up!

To all of you that I've known a while: do y'all remember last year around this time when I had that abcess in my butt?!?! Can you believe that the thing is actually coming back!! Exactly one year later on the same side - after surgery and all. This will be my 3rd one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My butt will be worth about $20,000 if I end up having surgery again!! I could sure use that money to buy furniture!! UGH! My friends always tease me about my $12,000 butt! I'll never hear the end of it if I have another surgery and that bill goes up even more! I felt the return today - so I'm going to call my doc in the morning and see if he can call in some antibiotics - try to prevent it from getting bigger and make it go away!!! I tell you what - if that thing really comes back - I'll never get into a thong!! :D

Well, now that I've totally grossed everyone out with my butt - I'm going to bed! See you wonderful ladies tomorrow.

Missy

GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE!

It's Monday-time for the NEW WEEKLY SUPPORT BOARD just click on the link below and it will take you to the new board:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=4773


SEE YOU ON THE NEW BOARD!!!!:)