South Beach Diet - The Daily... March 1st!!

Here we go, girls. It's March 1st (again), and it's New Start Day!! :hat:
Spring is coming (it's snowing to beat the band here, but we won't talk about THAT!), and we are going to be fit, healthy, beautiful babes by ummmm... well, whenever summer hits.

I've got to get ready for my physical. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be fasting for blood work, but I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, which means no coffee. :(

Hope everyone has a wonderful day... get moving and get OP!! :wave:

Good Morning Ellis! I hope all goes well with the physical. We are having a few flurries here this morning and it is a cold 32*. It will be so cold at the game this afternoon!

I need to go to the grocery this morning and stock up on OP foods. Have a great day all! We won't talk about coffee since Ellis is goin without.

Hi there, Ellis and chicks to come. It is ReaL March today - in like a lion. Even the Girls didn't want to play out there this morning - just a quick potty and then back in for breakfast and a cuddle.

This is the month when we are all going to lose weight, RIGHT? I am certainly intending to drop 5 pounds because I am lusting after an LCD skinny monitor and will not get it until I'm below 195. Enough already! Basically I've stayed the same since last year and want to de-fluff!

Although library books are due today, this will be a “snow” day until we get ploughed out. I will turn on the heater in the sewingroom and get at a niggle or two. I also have to make a batch of chilli and maybe poke around in the freezer to see if there is any more antique meat to pitch tomorrow. I will definitely get on the treadmill again for two sessions and will do the knee exercises in moderation. Why do something that hurts?

Have a super Tuesday, chickies! And have a coffee too! :cofdate:

We woke up to about 8" of snow and the sound of our neighbor snowblowing our driveway! I'm going to have to bake him some of my special sticky buns, bless him. Happy March 1st Chickies!
Today will be a good day for just staying close to home, and maybe taking a walk out in this winter wonderland to enjoy the cottoncandy scenery. Right now I'm going to go see what's for breakfast, chat with you all later.

Morning chicks....snowday here today. DH woke up at 5:30 and there was no snow and by 6:15 it was falling like crazy and the cancled school. :sman: I normally don't like snowdays but today I have no kids so far and it looks like I will only get 2 later this afternoon. YIPEE.

Ellis- Happy March Ellis, have fun at the dr's. I am with you on the let's be fit and healthy babes. I really want to wear a bathing suit this summer, but I find myself saying this every year at this time and it doesn't happen. Maybe this will be the year. :crossed:

Bamiegirl- Morning chick, if you want a few more flurries I can send lots your way. ;) Hope you get lots of OP food at the store. Have a great day.

Ruth- I am with you sister on We will lose weight this month. I am going to be a dumb bunny here and ask what is a skinny LCD thing???? :dizzy: Have a good day. Hope you get plowed out. I could always send dh up to shovel he loves to play in the snow.

Cottage- I would come and shovel you out for sticky buns I have been dreaming about them for the last few days. Hope you have a great breakfast.

Me- I am not going to do much of anything today. I think I may color my hair and take a nice long bath maybe read a book, and possible do a bit of house work.

Well chicks I must go dd is sitting here waiting for the puter even though she just got off the dang thing. Hope you all have a great day. Stay OP.

Good Morning!

Snow day here in West Michigan - DS is thrilled. I even slept in a little 8:00 am after watching for DS school on TV.

Day one of Phase I is complete! I'm starting to feel a little better already! Yes March is the month! I can feel it.

I'll peck back in when I get to work!

Good Morning Chicks! :D

It's a snow day here ....not much and that part I can take. But come on this dreary grey day, where you need to keep your lights on all day, can pack up and leave.

Hip Hip HORRAY!!!!! I have completed one full month on the "BEACH" and proud to report that I have lost another four pounds.......total loss of 26 UGLY pounds!!!!!! :dance: :dancer: :jig: :cb: :sunny: :encore:

Thanks for all the recipies, support and encouragement............you guys are the GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grouphug:

Later........HAPPINESS and EARLY SPRING to all CHICKS!!!!!!!

PS: OOops...forgot that hubby lost another 3 pounds and is now back in his 34 jeans......was in 38's. He's a HAPPY CAMPER too! :cb:

Is it snowing EVERYWHERE!?!? :?: I'm just heading out the door... hopefully I won't be killed on the highway as punishment for not having had a physical for six years.

Drive carefully if you go out, girls! :grouphug:

Sure is snowing here. I hope you are wearing socks with your Berkies, Ellis!
Have to go - Harry just woke up and is Mr Pouty this morning. :shrug: It's like dealing with a seven year old some mornings! :(

Morning Ladies~

Just a quick drop in for me. I'm feeling worse this morning than I did yesterday. UGH!! I've not been sick allll winter and now... GGRR!! Not much planned for me today, probably resting, and my new Pilates DVD came yesterday so I 'was' going to give that a whirl today..We'll see how I am feeling now. Darn it too, I was planning on doing it daily for a few weeks. See how much it would help. I may do it anyway regardless of how i'm feeling. Anyhoo...I hope everyone has a great day!! Be Careful everyone with snow...and KEEP IT AWAY FROM KANSAS!! To everyone that has come in and is yet to come in: GOOD MORNING!!

Well we had a few flurries but now the sun is shinin!!!!!!!!!!:( My sister is callin to tell me about all the snow up in Nashville. :( :( :( :( Makes me wish I was back there. lol Have a good snow day all! I'm off to get ready to face the cold! Not to mention it is supposed to be windy here all day. I will have on so many layers for the game they will think I am the Michellin (sp?) Man! :lol: See y'all chicks later.

No snow here but we are supposed to have rain later today and for the next several days. I did manage to get to the gym yesterday so I'll be hunting up the February exercise thread to update. I didn't come close to my exercise goal this month since I missed almost half a month due to being sick. My weight also popped up this weekend so I didn't quite make my goal for the month (after being as low as 140 at one point) but a 4 pound loss is certainly respectable.

ellis - be very careful driving!

Good morning, big storm here, I was out snowblowing and it was fun :)
Just a quick one as I think I am going to get a tanning session in before
this afternoon.
Check back later,
Love Tazcat
Ps..........no beer last night :^:

Hi guys, I hopped on the scale and felt like saying Why Me??? anyway up 2lbs but TOM is here sooo that's my excuse... :p

Tired and grumpy and I dont' want to work..... Anyway, Hugs :coffee:

Mornin' Everyone,

It isn't snowing here - but it is so COLD!!!! that it should be.

Not much goin on here. SSDD

Hope everyone has a great day. Those of you feeling poorly - hope you feel better soon. Those of you trying to dig out ~ ~ just think - if there were no winter ~ Spring wouldn't be nearly as beautiful and welcomed. Those of you driving ~ ARE YOU CRAZY???? :dizzy: Stay HOME where it's warm and safe and you can go out and play - then come right back in to a cup of hot tea. MMMMMMM - I remember those days - don't you Bamie??

Gotta run ~ dammit - duty calls AGAIN. Check in on ya'll later. Have a great day everyone.

Well, it's certainly a character building day out there! It's a real blizzard now and I had to go out and lug wood. The wind whipped my hat right off and out behind the barn! I think I'll stay in the rest of the day - to **** with my overdue library books!

I just woke up to snow!!! YUCK!! This is the longest winter yet!! I'm going to go do some dishes & make dinner for tonight (I work late tonight!) Have a super OP day everyone!! Stay warm! :flame:

Good Morning Everyone!
Well it's almost afternoon now. I think it is snowing everywhere. Here in Maine I woke up to about 10". Oh boy. Hubby is out snowblowing so he can go to work in an hour. He had a delay, which was nice cause we got to sleep in. Well today is day 2 of my new way of eating. Last night for dinner we had the taco bake someone posted in the recipe section and tonight we are having balsamic chicken. Sounds yummy. I'm doing well so far, it's the time between lunch and dinner thats the worst I think. Thats when I always grap junk to eat. But the sugar free jello seems to be doing the trick, and I had some decaf too. That held me over yesterday. So, I hope everyone has a wonderful day and don't get snowed in!
Sherry

I'm back!

Driving wasn't too bad. Not sure why they had a snow day. Sometimes I think schools just do it on purpose because they had so many days set aside they haven't used yet. Kudos to the plow guys who must have worked non-stop for the past 48 hours to keep the roads in decent shape. I swore that I would never be one of those people who had a SUV with 4 x 4 but today I'm glad I have a little tiny 4x4. Not a Hummer! :lol:

Went to the Chiropracter this am. Starting to feel better after the fall on the ice. He said my hips were twisted so he is working to straighten them out.

I'm feeling pretty good for day 2 of phase I. I must not have had too much sugar over the weekend.

Ellis - Good luck at the Doc. I'm waiting for my new "self - insurance" to kick in on March 22 and then I have to go for a physical. :^: Not lookin forward to it. At least my weight will be down.

Bami - See you poked the Bear and got a few snow flakes. :lol: I told you to be careful. :lol: I'm picturing you as the Michelin Man. :lol: Pack hot coffee in a thermos.

Ruth - I'm feeling your winter pain. Stay inside and stay warm! Where are all those neighbor guys when you need them to carry wood?

2nd chance - YEAH :cb: As you can tell we are a little low on motivation around here so YOU GO GIRL! I'm insprired!

cottagebythesea - Can you send your neighbor over to my house? The plow guy must have come at midnight last night and now it is all snowed over again!

Little chick - enjoy your day!

Mama - Glad to see you peck in last night. Please be careful - Don't over do it! Take care of yourself.

tazcat - way to go! No wine for me last night either!

Hunny, Barb, Amblyn, Soon2bfab, Raneysmom - :wave:

PS - Phase I is much easier this time. The first time I found it very overwhelming - maybe it is less so because I'm used to the food. :shrug: Who knows. The only problem is that I'm hungry! :lol:

Just stopping by to say hello. I've been MIA for quite a long time. There are so many new names on the thread. I read now and again. Hi to Ellis, Ruth, Bamiegirl, and Little Chick. I think you will remember who I am, and to all of the rest of you SB gals, so glad you are doing so well.

Hope your physical turns out well Ellis. That is something we don't want to put off.

Ruthie: Just stay in and have some lovely tea and read and have a great day. You can use the snowstorm as an excuse for those library books. And I'm sure the fee will not be so exhorbitant, that it will be better to pay up than take a chance on the roads.

Reading about all this snow, makes me happier than ever to be right here in Florida. We have had a cool winter, but no snow. :D: I can handle cool temps.

I have been working diligently to keep off the weight I lost while in the hospital, but somehow 5lbs has found it's way back. :yikes: I'm just sticking to Phase 2 as I don't do Phase 1 very well. But now am able to exercise, am going back to Curves, and I walk every day also. That ought to count for something and I hope will help me get back down to where I want to be.

Keep up the good work everyone. And Ruthie -Hope you get your skinny LCD monitor.

Lizzie (Ann)

Good Morning Ladies:)

Nothing new to report. My back is feeling better and I will go back to my excericeing this afternoon. Wish I could walk along the beach ,but we got another foot of snow lat night

Second Change Big :cheer:congrats on your 4 pound weight loss:cheer: your doing super..

Have a nice day Ladies :)BB

Hey Lizzie! It has been a long time! Well you will have those 5lbs. off in no time! Glad to see ya peckin back in with us! Of course we remember you your spot is still open! We don't give it away we save it for you so if you come back it'll be there. You may have to shake a lil sand off your towel but no big deal! lol

Anchor...While you are picturin me lookin like that hum the tune of I am the Michelin Man! lol I just checked weather bug and it is supposed to be up to 30mph wind gusts today! Burrrr One minute it is comin down and the next minute the sun is shinin! UGH!

Ok I am really gettin out the door. I have been tryin to find under armour for DD but it is a no go. DH would just drive to all the places where I call them. It's much toooooo coooooold out there to be runnin in and out of stores! lol Stay warm crew! No frozen chickies!lol

We'll all MARCH right to it and DO it!!!

Good luck all -- I'm here rooting along (and playing as well!)

Wow, snow must have hit everywhere! Woke up to about 8 inches here....I didn't need that, I'm ready for spring.

Sounds like you all are doing great with SB, hanging in there. I'm with Ruth and Ellis.....let's get with it....swimsuits are hanging out in the stores!

Hi Everyone! Can I jump in here?? Only been on SB since Sunday but so far so good! Reading all about your successes only gives me encouragement!! I hope that I'll be able to keep up with you all :) I've been kinda bouncing around these forums for a week or so now and can't seem to find one to keep up with! If you don't mind can I post here??

A little about me: my name is Jan and I live in SE Michigan and yes we got snow too today!! :lol: Divorced, 53 and have a wonderful BF of 5 yrs and a 26 yr old daughter who moved out in November of last year. I work in the medical insurance field and need to lose 40 lbs. I lost 30lbs last year at WW but needed a break then gained back 9lbs!! SB seems "doable" for the long haul.

I'd love to hear some "sample menus" to see if I'm doing it right.

Looking forward to becoming a "beach bum" :goodvibes Jan

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Hi all! Happy March to everyone :)

Hey Jan welcome to the sand!