Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 6/25-7/1

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 FIT FACTS

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 JUNE 2001 RECIPE BOARD can be located at the link below:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=63617#post63617

We have SEVEN INFORMATIVE BOARDS!!!! Please take a few minutes to visit them! New information is continually being posted, so please make sure you visit them often-make sure to visit our newest board, MY FAVORITE SB LEGAL FOODS at the link below:

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

and our newest board MY FAVORITE SB LEGAL FOODS


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=5005

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=6793

WANT TO POST YOUR WEEKLY WEIGH IN INFO?? Go to the WEEKLY WEIGH IN BOARD below to post your stats!


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=6794

NEWBIES! (aka new members) If you would like to REPLY to any of our threads, please hit NEW REPLY not NEW THREAD, then type your message in and hit SUBMIT REPLY. If you need to edit your reply, just click on edit located in the body of your post and make changes as you need to, then hit SUBMIT NOW.


WELCOME! :D

WE HAVE ONE BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK, and it's TODAY!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPARKLESCAMP!!!!! Hope your day is wonderful, Chris!!!!:)

Good Monday Morning Everyone:wave:

Just a quickie to bring in the new week. Have to get out and walk before it gets too late and too hot!

It's MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY!!! Here's my contribution! I think it's really a good one!

http://members.aol.com/debelli/monday_morning_thought.jpg

MAKE YOUR EFFORTS COUNTS

The most tragic waste of effort is to do just a little bit less than necessary. When you stop just short of the finish line, all the work you put into getting to that point counts for nothing.

Yes, the going often gets tougher as you near the end. It gets tougher and it gets much more important. When you stick it out, when you see it through to the end, you end up with an accomplishment. When you give up, you end up with nothing to show for all your effort.

When you've decided what you want to achieve, keep going until you get there. When the obstacles and challenges start hitting you at a faster pace, it means you're getting closer. Keep going. Persist through it all and you'll create something of true and lasting value.

Rather than doing just a little bit less than necessary, seek to do just a little bit more. If you're going to miss the mark, then miss it on the side of accomplishment rather than on the side of failure. Make your efforts count for something. Keep going, and don't slow down until you're well past the goal.

-- Ralph Marston
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I posted the following over the weekend and wanted to post it once again for those of you who either missed it, or if you usually don't read the board over the weekend:

OPINIONS PLEASE!!! I had a brainstorm and wanted to know what you all thought about this idea...What do you think about doing a round-robin on the telephone? What I mean is, I call one person and chat with them on the phone, then they call the next person and chat and so on and so on, until the last person calls me back-so each of us has the opportunity to speak with two board members. We could do this once a month, or every other month and each time, you can speak to two different people. If we all put a limit of 20 minutes and dial something like 10-10-220, or a similar company, it will only cost $1.00 for 20 minutes of calling. Please let me know what you think about this idea. QUILTER thought it was a great one (I do have my moments I guess), and I think it's a great idea. So, opinions are definitely wanted!!!! You can e-mail me directly or reply to this on the board-either way, I'd like your input!!!

So far, the feedback I have gotten is positive. The details will be worked on this week so hopefully we can put this into gear by the first week in July. Again, I'd love to know your opinions as well as your ideas on how to easily implement this idea:) THANKS!



SPRAKLE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Any special plans for the day??? Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!!:)


SEF, I wasn't offended at all, my response was sarcastic as well;) Shirley, if you think you have a sick sense of humor and that was it, you haven't met me yet!:eek:
LOL! I'm sure we'd get along just great together!LOL!!! You sound like you are very artistic-would love to see a picture of some of your work one day!!!

RUSTYS, WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!! You finally made it on the boards!!!! When you get a chance, please let the gals know a little more about you:) Also, don't hesitate to ask any questions, as you can tell, we are all eager and happy to help out a fellow SB'er!!!

FROG, use this time when your hubby is away for some real "ME" time! He'll be back before you know it:) Sorta like my kids!

Okay, I'm out the door, literally. I'll check in later this afternoon-kids will be gone, Eli will be working, so the house, and the computer will be all mine, MINE, MINE!!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful week!!!!

Debbie
194/130/129
SB since 3/22/00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPARKLESCAMP

Good morning to all you other SB GALS! Looks like rain here in SW LA. My oldest grandson (13) is in from Texas & I have him for the day today, so I'm off to pick him up at his father's & do something...I'm not real sure what yet. This could be an interesting day! LOL Anyway...I'll check in with all of you later in the day.

Debbie, I tried a scones recipe this am & used the Spelt flour. Yummy!!! Will post the recipe later.

Hope all of you have a great day.

Sparkle Hope you have a WONDERFULL BIRTHDAY GIRL!

Happy Birthday Sparkle!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you day is wonderful


Thank you everyone for my birthday wishes. I am home from my weekend in San Diego. I have complete fallen off the wagon this weekend and hopefully I can drag myself back on today. The scale has not gone up but it didnt go down.

I have just gotten into work and have to do some catch up from Friday before I can go and read everyones posts.

Deb - I think the telephone idea sounds great. Count me in.

Hey Deb;

Count me in for the phone tree!!!!!

StarChaser

Hello everyone!

I'm down two lbs this morning! Yippee! I was starting to get a little frustrated there. Now that the scale has moved down again, I feel a little more relaxed! :)

I had a very quiet weekend. After the VBS week, I was a little tired, so I puttered for most of the weekend.

Deb--I think the round robin calling idea is a good one--count me in!

Sparkle--Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day! :wave:

Motivation for the day--hmmmm. I like Deb's writing about actually getting to goal--finishing what you start. I'm bad about that myself. My thought for today is that we all deserve the best for ourselves. I know I've gotten into the trap of thinking that I don't deserve to be thin and healthy/in a good relationship/professionally successful, etc. I have a bad habit of concentrating on all my shortcomings rather than the things I do well. You too? We should make changing that a priority. We deserve to have success---whether it be in weight loss, businss, love or whatever. In fact, no one deserves it more!!!! Let's, make that our way of thinking from here on out!

Susan
300/242/150
July, 10, 2001

SPARKLE - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Deb - Count me in on the telephone round robin. Sounds like a great idea.

Hi to everyone else. I will post more later. Have to scoot out to play badminton.

Marie :)

[B]HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, SPARKLESCAMP!!!!!

DEBBIE - The round robin idea sounds great, but do you really think any of us could keep to a 20 minute time limit once we get to talking??? :lol: I know I could've sat in that booth all day with MELF, GATORGAL and THURMAN!!

RUSTYS - WELCOME ABOARD!

TIGGERME - Glad you had a great birthday week-end!! You certainly deserve to feel special!! Just let BOB know and she'll bring that wagon on over for you to climb back up on. The scale not moving isn't so bad.

FILLISE - Way to go on 2 more out of the way!!! Enjoyed reading your musings of the past year. I do think our appearance is strongly tied to our self-esteem. Anyone who can run their own business has my utmost respect! Glad you got some recoup time after VBS.

Had a nice week-end. Enjoyed an extra long "girlfriend" lunch. (Maybe you're familliar with the restaurant, DEBBIE, they originated in Miami or somewhere around there....TOOJAYS) I had the Salad-Trio (dill chicken salad, dijion chicken salad and shrimp salad - just a little scoop of each) I was going to bring Vince a sandwich from the restaurant after-wards. On my way to our rendezvous point where I'd page him I ran into another officer running radar (I could tell from all the brake lights on the cars in front of me. :lol: ) I whipped up into the parking lot and asked him to radio Vince for me. He thought is was funny, "Uh, 140 to 136, your, uh 10-18 is here....uh, says to 10-44 at the Mobil station....uh, she has your lunch."

I left my freakin' recipes at home today - so I'll have to post them tomorrow. I don't have anything motivational, either. I'm so slack - I'm sorry! I DID buy the Sunday paper and brought the Travel section in to check prices - but I haven't done that yet either. What a bum! Guess I better get by rear in gear over here.....

:wave: to everyone else!!

Thank you so much! You guys are so awesome, I'm like, about to cry here. BUT I gotta go to work!!!!

Lotsa love,

Chris

Just have to get my daily fix! Must check the Board or I get the shakes!!! LOL

Nance - I look at car prices and think that I could by three houses at the price we paid for our house in '59 for what a car costs today. Times are achangin'! I want room service when I camp. I used to do it for years as a Girl Scout and then as a leader, it was not my favorite activity, altho it has made some good stories for me!

Good for you for sticking to woe as well as you did. Our clothes can be the final arbitrator of such things!

Deb - Isn't it nice to find out something wasn't as bad as you thought it was? I checked the label on those meatballs I felt guilty about. They only had 1g of sugar per serving, so my confession was for naught! Maybe it will do for something
I should confess and didn't!

May be someday I will scan in a picture of my work. I did a 16" x 20" picture of two deer in the woods w/ an old cabin in the background. It had a windmill too, but there are no windmills in Pike County, PA. So I took it out and replaced it with trees. It must have taken about 600 hours to do it. I'm so pleased with it and it reminds me of home. I brought a little of PA with me.

Rustys - Welcome on Board! You will never be sorry you joined us. The people here are greaaaaat! You have same birthday as my sister.

Frog - This is the time to pamper yourself, take those long baths, do a facial, exfoliate and be waiting as the door swathed in saran wrap with a big ribbon when the man returns. Oh! Be sure it's him at the door!!!

Sparkle - Happy! Happy! Happy!

Fillise - 2#!!!! Wonderful!

I don't have anything very motivational. I have tried many woe over the years, even tried the old "I can cut back and eat sensible" plan. But it didn't work for me. This has. It may sound selfish, but we have to take care of ourselves. We are always worrying about the family, the job, world peace stc., we forget us. At least that is the way my life was. I had very low self esteem, still do. I felt that I had to be nice to everybody so they would like me. After a somewhat unhappy childhood, I met and married my husband. He was so wonderful to me, but years
of brain washing that I wasn't smart. pretty etc were hard to overcome. Now, in my twilight years I am still trying to overcome them. My ds, dil and gdtr, this woe/Board and my determination all will help me be all that I should be. Can't tell you how supportive my ds, dil, gdtr are without asking constantly how much have you lost. Or questioning if I am cheating. There is no pressure. Ds usually goes to WD on Saturday and has been teaching himself to remember SF for me.

This was not motivational, just musings on my part. Self gratification.

Take care.

sef

Good afternoon everyone :)

It is a beautiful sunny day here to-day. It's good to have some warm weather at last. Got a few more plants in the garden. Have put in a few perennials, now have to get some annuals. It's not my favorite job but I do like to see the flowers blooming so have to get to work.

The week has started off well. I did some exercises to-day and yesterday and had a good game of badminton this afternoon. The feet are beginning to feel better and my body feels like it is amlmost back to pre-holiday condition. Still six pounds up from pre-holiday but I guess I will have to be patient. Two pounds came off a couple of days after my return. I've been keeping op except for a little trangression yesterday. My daughter was over with her kids and made pizza for lunch. I tried to resist but ended up having two small pieces but my calories for the day stayed under 1700 which was about the same as the previous day. I am entering everything in FITDAY again. I find it really helps me to keep on track, it stops some of the nibbling.

Frog - Hope you can enjoy some alone time while hubby is away.

Melf - I hope your day went well with your grandson. I am looking forward to trying the scone recipe. I am assuming that Spelt flour is legal. Have you any idea about it's GI?

Fillise - Another two pounds down is great.

Sef - You must have lots of patience to spend that much time on your handiwork. I would love to see a picture of it if you can ever get to scan it. I used to do needlepoint but haven't done any for several years. I did try cross-stitch a couple of years ago but I was too ambitious for a first attempt and bought something quite complicated and too fine for the old eyes. I ended up giving it away.

Take care everyone.

Bye :wave:

Marie.

Afternoon All:wave:

Just got home, and just in the nick of time, it's absolutely STORMING out there! Got the kids and their father to the ship then went to see Eli at STARBUCKS, then went to drop my (almost) 4 year old niece Ainsley at home.

MELF, I would definitely be interested in the scone recipe. I have only had one scone in my life that I absolutely loved and believe it or not, it was about 10yrs ago at the San Diego Convention Center-it was a cranberry scone-delicious!

TIGGER, glad to hear you had a good time in SD, as you can see from my msg. to MELF above, I remember their scones at the SDCC really well. I love SD and go there whenever we are in Vegas.

STAR, thanks, will put you on my list!!!

FILLISE, that's great new to hear on a Monday-CONGRATS!! Thanks for your motivational thought-it hit home for me:) Great to know you too are interested in the round robin phone calls!!!

ROSALIE, great, I'll count you in as well for the round robin. Hope you had a good time at badminton-I bet you were well missed while you were away!!

SOL, heck, anyone who wants to talk more, by all means, don't stop at 20 minutes!;) I sorta just used that as a guideline because I know these calling plans with the 10-10 numbers do 20 minutes for a dollar and just knew that no matter what our financial situations are, we could all afford $1 a month:) My Aunt orders from TOOJAYS all the time, everytime we have a family get together. They live in WPB, I don't think we have one here in Miami.

SEF, definitely, when you confess and you didn't have to, it wipes the slate clean for something you should of confessed to and didn't!:lol: Hey, it works for me! PLEASE, 600 hours on 1 piece-you have the patience of a Saint to do something like that!!! Would love to see a picture, but YOU must be in the picture as well-HINT, HINT! I can relate to what you said in your MM message-my Mother told me the other day "your Father wants to know why you aren't doing anything to earn some money" and I told her, "Right now, I'm working on me, and that's what's important right now." I will eventually start doing something, I need to do something to make some $$$, but right now, I'M more important than $$$.

NANCE, thought of you this morning-made my "milkshake" with the coffee extract and also added 1/2tsp of carob powder-yummy! Will add a full teaspoon next time-coffee mocha!!!!!

I'm off to watch the news and get something to eat. I'll try to check in with you all later this evening. Possibility that Eli & I may take a day trip tomorrow-not sure where, either Orlando or Naples, possibly no where if the weather continues on as it is now. I'm opting for Naples, it's closer. Just a day to get away from Miami:)

Please remember, TOMORROW NIGHT IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST Hope you all can make it!!!

Later!

Debbie
194/130/129
SB since 3/22/00
Goal reached 6/10/01

Ok just realized I posted a message on the exercise board and not the well what do you call this one lol too bad I was so witty and funny in that one and now....nothin....:lol: haveing a good day havent had any huge sugar craving today and I pmsing so I count that as a good day.I told my dear hubby in a moment of shear frustration babe you need to take this darn well perhaps that wasnt quite the word I used but you gals get the pic:o so I said dear you need to take this scale away from me before I drive myself into the loony bin with it so I get up this am and what did he do you got it its gone!!!!panic!!! I dont know how to live without my scale I phoned him at work begging for him to tell me where it was lmao you would think I was having withdrawl symptoms anyhow he told me I would get it back when my monthly was over cause its not real weight that I am gaining but my mood would be as though it were.What a good man:) Now I must go as I have prolly shared to much and you all dont know me yet and your thinking hmmmmm another crazy canadian spent too much time out in the cold
bye for now

Deb:

This has probably come up before but is maltodextrin an ingredient that might possibly cause headaches? Im trying to determine the source of these headaches I am having. I have had a few things with that in it. SF jello for one and NSA reduced calorie hot choc. (not on a daily basis, and not at the same time).


BTW I tried making one of those shakes you make, I used 2/3 c milk, 1 c ice. pretty tasty.

EVENING EVERYBUDDY!!! :D


NANCE Glad you're home safe and sound. Any "SKEETER" bites? I know the Ford you're talking about. I saw one the other day and they are cute! I would be envious...I WANT A NEW CAR!!

DEB I CAN'T FIND ANY COFFEE EXTRACT!!! Where did you find yours and how much did you pay for it? Do you fix your shakes with your LACTOSE free milk? You know, I finally broke down and bought some. It's good...I don't know what I thought it was going to be, but it's actually sweet tasting. I got the purple carton 100% LACTOSE FREE and FAT FREE...I have a canister of PROTEIN POWDER that is begging to be put into a shake...
If you come to NAPLES, think of me when you order, I WANT SOME SALMON....Wish I could get down there to meet you all..HAVE FUN :^:

FROGGIE Take advantage of that "doggie and me " time...HUBBY will be home befor you know it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!!!! HAVE A BIG OLE DAY!!

MARIE Are you back to normal yet?

{{{{{{{{{WELCOME ADAMS}}}}}}}}}}}}

[b]SOL What did you come up with on those newspaper prices? DEB Did you find any?

Gotta split for now....

LATER

BOB


I've lined up the wagons...after reading some of your posts, better shop early and beat the crowds....MAKE THOSE RESERVATIONS AND ASSURE YOURSELF A SEAT!!!

He gals!!! Just two quickies and I have to start supper. I think I just saw Paul's car pull in the driveway. Eeeek!!!

CATLOVER---You asked about how I stay on the treadmill for so long. Well, I tried the tv route and that did NOTHING for me. I was constantly looking at the clock. Then OVERCOME recommended a bookrack that she bought from treadmilldoctor.com. It was only $20 and looked like it would really help. Anyways, being able to read and walk/run is what keeps me on there. The time really passes quickly. But I have to be careful and pick a good book that is easy to read and really gets you "caught up" in it fast. I've been reading mysteries and that seems to be doing the thing. For me the first 8 minutes is the roughest. (I have all these stupid conversations with myself about getting off the TM which thankfully I ignore!) Once I get to 20 minutes it's all down hill cause that's when I start the running/jogging/whatever. I wish you good luck finding your "thing" that will make it work for you.

NANCE---Concerning a new car . . . look at the demo models. DH and I bought a 98 Blazer that had been a demo. It was loaded with EVERYTHING we wanted and trust me, we'd never have been able to afford the brand new 99's. Ours has leather seats, cd player, moon/sun roof, plus lots more. It worked really well for us. Only had 7000 miles on it and was in GREAT shape. Good luck. That can be a crappy thing to do . . . buy a car. Hope you find what you are looking for.

I'll check in later. Gotta go get the GF fired up. Sausages and peppers tonight. I'm only at 800 calories for the day so I think I'll splurge!!!
Take care.
Kim
185/170/135

Evening EveryBuddy!

Deb: The round-robin sounds great to me.

Chris: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Evening All:wave:

I've been banned from the kitchen once again, yes, Eli IS making dinner, but I was in there making my spinach salad, so it's not EXACTLY what you think...I have a terrible case of hellacious gas!:eek: Let's just say, if there are any hidden bugs in my kitchen, I'm gassing those babies out of there now!!!!:lol:

ADAMS, I have to say, I do think I'm the QUEEN OF ANAL when it comes to the scale-just ask the gals on the board! They want me to hide it, but I think I'll let you be the one to go through those withdrawls!:lol: BTW, I'm posting your post you put on the exercise board below-if that should ever happen again, just copy and paste it onto the right board and then delete the wrong one.

HERE'S ADAMSRIBS OTHER POST!

Hello,hmmm so you are talking about exercise today huh well I went shopping for 2 hours does that count??? lol and when my son had a big ol piece of pepperoni pizza I had 3 meat balls guess I am serious this time out. I should go get on my treadmill right now though shouldnt I except then I would have to do laundry lol cause thats where it all is oh well I think Opra is on have a great day all.Oh and btw when do you all chat cause the few times I have gone into the chat room no one is ever there.

ADAMS, we do chat on Tuesday nights, 9:15PM EST. If you or anyone else is interested in doing a chat at other times, just get a group together and try to meet at whatever time you decide.

CATLOVER, I know many who've had trouble with aspertame giving them headaches. I haven't heard about it with maltodextrin, but that doesn't mean it can't be. I'll try to look into this for you when I get a chance. What flavoring did you use in your shake???? Glad you enjoyed it-filling, isn't it!

BOB, I got the extract at the HFS, it's FRONTIER BRAND. Eli says you can do the same thing with coffee, just put half the amount of water in than you normally would, just make a small amount, it would probably keep about a week. I am going to order some flavorings off the internet, going to share this info tomorrow with you all. Yep, that's the same milk I use-glad you like it! I think we are going to go to Naples tomorrow, and yes, I will be thinking of you! I wish you could join us as well. I'll think of you at the FM as well-told Eli I'd take him to Skyline Chili for lunch-where we will think of QUILTER!!!!! Sunday's paper shows RT at this time from Miami to Vegas $168 RT!

QUILTER, you see my post to BOB, going to SKYLINE CHILI tomorrow for lunch-will be thinking of you!!!

CHERI, great, I'll put you on the list for the ROUND ROBIN!!!!

Okay, I'm going to pucker up and go back into the kitchen!

Will check in later tonight!

Debbie
194/130/129
SB since 3/22/00

YOU THINK YOU GOT GAS??? I HAD TWO LARGE SERVINGS OF BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWER SALAD TODAY!!!!

I'M KILLING MY OWN SELF!!!! :s:


Ok, here comes my stupid side....SO...if I make two cups of coffee, only use one cup worth of water? but coffee enough for two?

CAN YOU SAY FRESH MARKET PIMENTO CHEESE????

What hotel is associated with $168????

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

TO

YOU!!!!!!!

Had a great day today. Hope all of you gals did too.

Tiggerme Hey, don't sweat that treat too much, after all, it was your birthday! Just get back into this WOE & you'll be fine.

FILLISE, You're doing great! Keep going girl, you'll be down where you want to be in no time! And you're so right...we DO deserve to have good health & spend some time on US. We do need to look away from our shortcomings so that we CAN succeed.

ROSALIE, Glad to hear you enjoyed your game of badminton. Yes, I had a very enjoyable day with grandson Dane. We don't get to spend much time together since he lives 4 hours away. We went to lunch, did some shopping, then went to Sonic & got them some ice cream. I passed. Came home & cooked one of his favorite meals, potatoes & sausage stew and rice. He really enjoyed it & Thurman thought it was a special treat also since I hardly ever cook that anymore...LOL I fixed a salad & grilled calf liver for myself. I really love it cooked my my Foreman Grill. Debbie is the one that posted about the Spelt flour, but I have no idea about the GI of it.

Solshine You are so right, it will probably be hard for some of us to stick to the time limit...LOL But that's ok too. I :lol: at your account of the rendezvous with Vince.

SPARKLESCAMP, Hope you didn't have to work too hard on your special day!

SEF, Keep on musing, we understand what you're saying! Isn't it wonderful that our families are not only interested in how we're doing on this WOE, but are supportive as well. Glad to hear that is the case with you.

Debbie I will definitely post the recipe as soon as I can & will let you & Rosalie know when I do. Hey, sounds like you enjoy being banned from the kitchen...hehehe

Adams_rib :lol: you're episode with DH & the missing scale is just too funny :lol:

BOB, Glad to see you & your wagon train are back :D I see you also have your wonderful sense of humor back too now that you're over the nicotine withdrawal. Hey, I use left over cold coffee, ice, vanilla extract, & some SF chocolate syrup to make a shake & that works well too. I've also made it with some instant coffee to make it stronger. Just experiment until you find what suits you.

AMSERAPHIM, Hey, thought about you earlier! DH came in from the garden holding a hand full of bush cucumbers. We lost alot of our plants from Alison, but others are thriving. Hey, how do you'll get all those colors into your post?? I need to find that. :D

Check in with ya'll tomorrow evening. Will miss chat tomorrow night cause I will be at my sister's Pampered Chef party. I HAVE to go since she booked it at mine.. :lol: Good Night ya'll :wave:

Thought I'd get in a post before hitting the hay. Hoping to get up extra early tomorrow morning to get in a walk before we leave for Naples/Marco-I plan on having prime rib with a yummy sweet potatoe and the salad bar with wonderful bleu cheese-so I figure I better burn some calories in the morning-hopefully, I'll be able to get my butt out of bed.

BOB-LOL! Killing yourself??? Heck, I just saw Skeeter running down US27 with a gas mask!!! :lol: Poor guy, he's running all the way down past my house and trying to find his way to open air in Key West!!! Yes, I surely can say PIMENTO and FRESH MARKET, all in one breath! :s: Who said anything about hotels, I thought we'd ruff if in FROGS 2nd home!!!!LOL!!!! You want to use 1/2 the water you'd normally use to 1 serving of coffee-I guess you could make it as strong as you want, really.

MELF, shuuuu, don't give my secrets on how to be banned from the kitchen away-then everyone will be doing it and it won't work anymore-so mums the word!!!!

AMSER, thank you sooo much for that appropriate cartoon-I think others can definitely realte to it!!! Hope you don't mind that I shared it with the rest of the board!!!

Again, a reminder that TOMORROW IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST I'm hoping to back from Marco in time, going to make reservations for dinner for 6:00PM, so here's hoping I will be!!

Nite!!:yawn:

Debbie
194/130/129
SB since 3/22/00


AMSER SENT THE CARTOON BELOW TO ME!!!!:)

OK I got that recipe posted on the June board for those of you that are interested. They are really yummy!

Debbie, you're just too much...LOL I absolutely LOVE the image you posted up there!

THANK YOU ALL YOU BEAUTIFUL CHICKEES!

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Thanks so much for all the birthday greetings. I had a lovely birthday. I got these very unusual and beautiful roses from my boss, a nice leather purse from my coworker, 4 cards from my best friend (she couldn't decide). But even better, someone who I thought would never call did call, and someone else who I never thought would be able to express his feelings did. I also got a phone call from a former best friend I haven't spoken to in a year. I'm still trying to take it all in. Well more later, I'm beat.

Love,

Chris
164/155(?)/139

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Quick post as I have to get ready to get going here.

Didn't get up as early as I wanted, but managed to get out there and do 2.5 miles in 27:50-better than nothing.

Scale is up today-almost mid-cycle for me, so it's to be expected. I expect it, but hate seeing it. My Weight Commander programs shows that I was this weight 90 days ago. I'm not hopeful for a good WIW tomorrow, but miracles CAN happen. I also have to remember I ate a lot of heavy food yesterday, esp. the roasted eggplant dish, and I drank a lot of water-lets just say, all that food I ate hasn't come to pass! Poor Eli, in a closed car today:s:

MELF, thanks for posting the recipe, looks good. When I make it I'm going to play around with it and try to use agave nectar instead-I don't like using that Brown Sugar sub. I have AMSER to thank for that cartoon:)

SPARKLE, sounds like you had a great birthday-here's to many more!!!!

Okay, time to hit the shower and get on the road. Looks like bad rains, but we are going to take our time and go anyhow. I hope to be here for the chat tonight, remember, CHAT TONIGHT AT 9:15PM EST Here's the direct link to the chat room:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/sbchat.php

And of course, a reminder that TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!!! Here's hoping the scales are kind to us all!!

Have a wonderful day!

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

Haven't talked in a few days. Had a good weekend until Saturday night when my husband dislocated his knee:( . He tore some ligaments pretty bad and has to see a knee specialist today. Sounds like this is going to be an ongoing thing for awhile, he has to get the water drained off his knee, MRI, and maybe surgery. He was playing volleyball in the sand at his cousins open house. I believe it was the sand that did it, it's not easy to play in sand and can be dangerous as my husband found out.

So much for cedar point:cry: , but I can't keep him off of his feet, he was working on the deck yesterday :nono: and I"m sure he will be today and tomorrow. He's suppose to go back to work on thursday, but we'll see what the doctor says today.

As for the lawn he can still mow with the rider and I can use the push mower. What a pain in the butt:rolleyes:

Well gotta go and get some work done.

168/?/140

GOOD MORNING!!

I don't have much time today.

BOB I DID check the paper. Round trip airfare alone from Orlando $290 - $299. THere are hotel packages posted from 3 to 4 nights with Midweek and weekend price packages for 12 different hotels. They have the website in the ad of www.lasvegasconnect.com I haven't had time to check it out, but if that doesn't work let me know and I'll post the prices. Weekend rates are from $429 - $549 and includes Air, Hotel, taxes, stretch limo services, 7 shows & "OTHER BONUSES" - per person/dbl occupancy. 1-877-Lucky21. The only other ads for packages is a 800# with no company name and one advertising rates for Set 3 - Sept 7 only. I'll keep looking, though! If I get time I'll check on that first one.

I gots to run. I DID graph my calorie intake from Fitday and was amazed to see it on a graph -- looked like one of those heart monitors going haywire - or the lie detector test on "Meet the Parents" - all over the place up and down. I'm going to work on being more consistent across the board so I'm within 50 calories of my 1900 calories/day goal. 1875 one day to 975 the next day can wreak just as much havoc on your body as too much or too little. This means more planning ahead - UGH!! This wearies me. :dizzy: I'll be glad when I get everything "tweaked" and it becomes second nature. Anyone remember how long it took them to get to that point??

:wave: HAVE AN AWESOME DAY, EVERYONE!!

Morning Ladies!

I thought I would get my post in first thing because it seems once the day gets going more, it’s impossible for me. While I haven’t been posting, I’ve been catching up on posts almost daily so I’m still with you. Things have just been hectic. It’s only the 2nd week of the kids’ vacation and I am running around like a headless chicken, coordinating camps, transportation, playdates, social lives, after camp activities, etc……it’s like I just can’t deal with the kids not being busy. They fight if they’re in the house too long together with nothing going on – I am an only child and this sibling stuff drive me nuts!!!! And it is soooo hard to coordinate this all with my work schedule….really, being a working mother is a real challenge, even with this part time and flexible job.

To add to my stress, our car needs a new starter ($250) – geez, a 3 year old car??? – our family room TV blew a gasket yesterday….and for some reason the insurance company is rejecting my 7 yo’s well child visit – they say the coverage is till 6 annually – but older DS had a 7 yo well child visit……($110)…….aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgghhh! Someone must think I am loaded because the money train keeps doing pickups in my backyard!!!

Well, weight and body wise I have been HAPPY. I do go off the wagon on weekends it seems but manage to hover between 132 and 135. Exercise has taken a back seat due to time and heat, but last nite I took a great walk with a neighbor and hopefully can do the same for the rest of the week. Sitting here at work now eating my Special K and drinking green tea….with all the hecticness, it’s hard to grab the right stuff to take to eat at work too….yesterday I had hot n sour soup – the only illegal thing I can think of in that is the cornstarch. Between the heat, the frenzy and my continued “friend” stress I really still have no appetite. Speaking of the “Friend”, I have decided that if this is the kind of behavior she exhibits for a reason I can’t even fathom, the friendship is definitely not worth keeping. I only pray she doesn’t continue to be vindictive through kid stuff. I have started calling my grounded friends things like “magnolia” and “cypress” because they are beautiful, grounded trees with roots! Silly but fun.

OK, enuf of me rambling on. Geez, maybe you guys missed me and now you’re sick of me already!

Sol – I liked that police message. LOL! I too find it hard to plan ahead – the only thing I can suggest is to make sure the house is full of legal foods so when you’re grabbing it’s something that works OP. I have lots of canned beans in the house because they make a great salad….

Fillise – YES on the –2!

Rosalie – don’t worry about the gain from vaco. It will go away as your body stabilizes – I feel like once your body hits a new low, it gravitates to that new low eventually….then you can go lower…

Deb – the kids are on a cruise with their Dad? I know I missed you mentioning that. When I was a kid I went on lots of cruises and my fondest memory is barfing the whole time. I know the ships have better stabilizers now but it’s too risky for me to make the investment in a cruise and then possibly spend the time with my head in a toilet! Last nite I had a hissy fit about DH never ever being able to cook anything that does not come out of a can or box. I am so sick of this – he doesn’t even have grilling instinct! When my darling Ils were up for Father’s Day, I was out on the deck, grilling in my raincoat – someone said something about DH not cooking – MIL said “Well, it’s Father’s Day” – I smirked and said “Well, then I guess EVERY day is father’s day!” So, I am going to find TWO recipes in his “Dad’s Own Cookbook” that the kids gave him that he has never touched (what a jerk!) and order him to learn to make them and make them WELL!!!!! Older DS is taking a three day cooking minicourse – he loves to cook! I think it is such an important skill! What % milk are these shakes made with? Can you post the official recipe on the recipe boards? Hm, going to Wild Oats later, I wonder if they have these sugar free flavorings - ??? Have fun with Eli today, I cannot imagine a day trip alone with DH (of course, HE would have to pack the picnic, LOL….)

Kim – Babe! I keep trying to email you and it comes back to me! Wassup with that? Do you live anywhere near the Pottery Barn outlet in Ohio? I am having a Pottery Barn crisis. Sausage and peppers are a great SB meal, do you use the turkey sausage? They are one of my favorite no=brainer meals. How are you doing on plan?

Melf – you sound like a wonderful Grandma. My MIL just pumps the kids for info when she is with them. Let me tell you, it’s teaching me a LOT about how to be a good MIL and Grandma! I love Pampered Chef parties, wish I could join you!

Ralynne – Ouch, hope everything works out OK with DH’s knee.

Frog – thanks for those words of support last week. I really appreciate it.

Beach – same to you – thank you.

OK, I’ve rambled on long enuf. Time to shut my mouth and get to work. I will try and get back on tomoro, tomoro is another carpool from h_ll day!

Viv
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Ladies, I just happened to come across this link for deals to Las Vegas including air. See if it helps those of you party animals who are going!

http://www.travelscape.com/cities/Las_Vegas/index.cfm

viv

Hello all,had a good day yesterday didn't cheat once actually didnt even want to thats a first.Have you guys had the sugar free icecream bars and DQ??Are the SB legal?I hope so cause I bought a box :o I'm afraid I wont be able to weigh in this wednesday with you gals as I dont have a SCALE still having withdrawls from that one.My son has his awards ceremony for Kings Kids tonight so I am afraid I wont be able to chat this evening either and get to know some of you yet.But hopefullly next week it will slow down.Have a great day all
Kymn

Good Tuesday Morning!

Down another pound this morning! I tell you when the scale finally starts moving it falls off in chunks!

I tried a blueberry cobbler recipe last night. I made it will SGWW flour and Splenda. It is ok, but I think I need to tinker with the recipe a bit more. I'll let you know when I get it right!

Here is my Tuesday tip--enjoy the seasonal fruits! Blueberries are in season here and I am putting them on cereal, in oatmeal, having them for a dessert. They are very good for you and so delicious! Who needs anyother kind of sweet when nature has so thoughtfully provided these wonderful treats. I'm looking forward to the peaches and the tomatoes too! Watermelon is the only no no for the summer seasonals--everything else will delight!

Susan
300/241/150

Have some things to do and here I sit! I guess that's one good thing about being retired! You can just sit at your computer and keep track of your new friends! I did put away floss from last project and prepared for the next one, so I did do something constructive.

Rosalie - I got into corss stitch about 17 yrs ago. I went to meet my future dil and we went shopping. Of course, I always head to the crafts. She was browsing and saw this beautiful kit for a wedding sampler in Xst, it was for an expert. I had never done Xst, but I told her sure I can do that and bought it! (never told her I hadn't a clue about it) Also a simple one for her to try. We went back to apt., I read the directions for hers and taught her how to do it. When I returned home I did the wedding piece. What a job! But it is really beautiful. Later when she finished
hers she gave it to me for Christmas. So I have the first piece she ever did and they have the first piece I ever did! Sort of cool I think! After that I was hooked!

Glad you are beginning to feel like your old self. That gain will come off. You have to have patience, which "Is seldom in a woman and never in a man!"

Deb - I'd advise you not to eat brussel sprouts! My sil used to let one rip and then strike a match! She felt that burned off the sulpfur and smell. But she really though she was being funny! We didn't think it worked!! Too bad as she was a real stinker!

Adams - I like your sense of humor. I like anyone who is funny crazy, "The Shining" type of cazy I could do without. Your dh sounds like a smart guy!

ralynne - Sorry about your dh. That type of injury is no fun, I know from experience. Men can be the worse patients...that macho thing. Then wonder why they don't get better quickly!

viv - Doesn't it seem like everyone gets a vacation except Mom! No it doesn't SEEM like, it's a fact of life. Take a deep breath! Sometimes we try too hard, let the kids learn to entertain themselves for a while. Sure, they'll scream and whine about it
but will soon get a life. They you can sit and have a cup of tea and relax. I know whereof I speak. I brought up 2 kids and it was no picnic!

At least there's a rosy spot in your life with your weight and body!! Great idea! Tell dh he grills or goes hungry!

We'd never have enough of you!

My Tuesday Tip - I like to make those milkshakes w/ frozen fruit. You can use less ice and get a richer taste. It may be a little less to drink, but worth it. I put in a dash, only a dash, of salt and vanilla along w/ sweetener. I am going to freeze some
leftover coffee and see how that comes out.

See you later.

sef

Hi Ladies,how many of you ever substitute protein bars for meals when you are on the go and busy?what is your opinion of them?I am just phycing myself up to go and get reaquainted with my old friend the treadmill.Little nervous we havn't been hanging around much lately what if he's changed what if I've changed:dizzy: oh well will let you all know how the rekindling process goes have a great afternoon
Kymn

Hey guys! First things first..

Happy Birthday Sparkle!! Sending you much Aloha on your special day!

I am home from work early because we have an electrician here to repair an electrical problem that was caused when the new HVAC was installed. Hopefully they will be finished today.

Am getting along fine without DH and my pup is a little less droopy today. Invested in an exercise ball (one of those huge inflated "therapy" balls) to do some toning. It was from Living Arts and I found it at TJ Maxx. The ball came with a pump and a beginner's exercise video. I did the workout Sunday afternoon and I am still sore. It was great! The video is relaxing and is a stark contrast to step aerobics (which I love!) Sooo... last night I went back to TJ's and bought the yoga mat and props and a series of tapes that are for beginners. They look fabulous and I cannot wait to get started with them. Other than the health benefits, I saved a ton of money on the stuff by getting it at TJ's. I love a bargain!

I don't normally enjoy exercising at home, but no one around here teaches Yoga. They have it in the cities near me but the rate is $10.00 per class. I think NOT! I'll let you know how it goes!

Don't know if I will make it for chat tonight, I am going running with the friends that I hope will join us here on the board. They have just begun SB and have made a valiant effort in their approach to the WOE.

DEB - The tent idea is too funny. I think we would shrivel up and die in that Nevada heat and stink like road kill! I'm glad that folks are beginning to post info about packages. It'll help me "get real" about going.

Well friends, I hope to be back tonight!

Peace,

FROG

Hope all of you have a great chat tonight. I'm going to miss ya! :cry: But I'll have a good time at sis's Pampered Chef party & will check in again tomorrow. I promise NOT to eat the dessert or anything else that is not OP. :nono:

Ralynne, Ouch! that knee must be painful, but sometimes it's hard to keep a good man down...LOL Sorry to hear that it's messed up your vacation plans @ Cedar Point.

Dear VIV, I hear the stress in your post. I wish you could blink & show up at the Pampered Chef party tonight.. it might help the stress :D But hey, draw a nice warm bath, get some Calgon, light the candles & LOCK the door. Tell DH to feed the kids & give you a break :lol: well, it sounds good anyways. Girl, some days are not the best, but I'll say a prayer for ya that things will be better tomorrow. About the grandkids[I have 4 GS], hey...I love my boys. I don't like my SILs, but I keep my mouth shut in front of those GS's They have enough to deal with in their lives without having to deal with their MawMaw making it worse. My opinion is my opinion, not theirs, so I don't bring up their dad at all. Somedays I have to bite my tongue, but I do. I take them & try to do special things with them whenever I can. Next week, 3 of the 4 GS are coming to church camp with me. I'll be the camp nurse. The 7yo is going for the first time, so I'm really glad that I'll be there for him this year. He's expressed a fear of being left at camp...LOL My being there seems to help.

Adams_rib I had a DQ SF Orange & Vanilla Bar while we were on vacation. It was really good & seemed to be ok when I read the ingredients. I have also tried the protein bars. I keep a few of the CARB SOLUTION BARS on hand for those mornings when I can't seem to get breakfast before running out the door for work. Debbie mentioned that the Glycerin in then isn't really good, but they have 22 gm protein, only 2 gm of sugar & total carbs & I haven't had a problem with them. Of course, I have been careful not to over do with them since Debbie's word of caution. I only use them when I absolutely need to. I listened to you Super Chick and took your advice! :lol:

FILLISE, UUUUUM, cobbler sounds good. I use to love Peach Cobbler. Would be nice to have a "legal" recipe. Girl, those lbs are just MELTING away on you! That's great!!!

SEF, What a neat story of how you started doing cross stiching! Hey, I look forward to retiring one day so I can sit in front of my puter more too :blink: Hey, I like your idea about freezing the left over coffee...I'd thought about it before, but have never done it. Should work if you put it in ice trays & then throw a couple of them in the blender. I like to made smoothies with frozen fruit & milk. They are filling & refreshing. Every once in a while I do one for breakfast too.

Well, got to go get ready for tonight. See ya'll :wave:

VIV...I'm sorry you're having such a crappy day...I'm leaving right now...have to stop and gas up the horses, but I'll be there to take you for a ride in the wagon....****, I'll even let you drive! :lol:

SOL & VIV Thanks for the links for VEGAS...I haven't looked yet, but will let you know..


Storms moving in...knocking off the cable...I hope Deb and Eli are
clear of the rain...it's awful driving across the Everglades in the rain!

Ok, FROGGIE HOW MUCH OF A DEAL????

Fillese YOU GO GIRL!!! we're gonna have to "weight" you down so you don't BLOW AWAY!!! :lol:

[/b]MELF[/b] Have fun at your party...I just love PAMPERED CHEF!

I better get off from here..WHERE IS KIM????

BOB

ME AGAIN!!

I checked out those two sites....SOL your site requires a request for rates...I'll do that, but just didn't want to take the time right now.
VIV Your site had rates...hotels from Monday thru Thursday
range from $39 up....weekend rates are double and up....mostly up...it's definately cheaper to go Monday thru Thursday...
Couldn't get into the package rates due to an error on their server. Will look again later..
SO....I need some convincing here girls...with airfare and hotel, we're pretty close to a cruise price here...(which includes meals)


Later

BOB

Evening All:wave:

Eli and I had a really nice day out today. We honestly didn't do anything that I would classify as being special. The drive to Naples was really nice. We stopped at a few thrift stores. Eli needs to dress like it was the 80's for work on Saturday. He found a pair of red polyester pants, now just to find him a loud shirt, a gold chain and possibly a afro wig! I'm dying to see his transformation!!!:lol:

Dinner was awesome, but I ate way too much and still feel stuffed to the gils. I had the salad bar, a little of Eli's French Onion soup, 8oz prime rib and 1/4 sweet potato. Didn't touch their delicious sticky buns (like pecan rolls), and had dessert put directly into a container to bring home without it coming to the table.

Lunch was a Skyline Chili-had a side order of chili with the cheese on the side, so only put a little. Didn't want to eat too much so I could eat my dinner.

LAMAP & BOB, if you are ever in NAPLES, there's a HFS called SUNSPLASH, right on 41 that had agave nectar for $2.49 a bottle, the cheapest I have EVER seen it. So, keep that in mind.

RALYNNE, sorry to hear about your hubby. He doesn't seem the the rest of the guys you hear about-when they're sick or injured, you'd think the earth was going to come to an end! Yours keeps on going! Hope all turns out okay for him.

VIV, try not to get too stressed, it doesn't help the situation, or you! Everyone will live if you don't do backwards cartwheels! You NEED to take some time for yourself-I hope you find a way to walk with your friend on a daily basis-it's good to be with someone other than family and getting some time in the fresh air and on top of that, some exercise. Yep, the kids are gone! They'll be home around noon on Saturday-such a short trip. My ex couldn't boil water-once he was gone, he HAD to learn, and though he doesn't cook, much like your husband, it comes out of a box or can, but hey, that's more than he did before!!! I make the shakes with skim milk, nothing special, but very filling!

ADAMSRIB, mind if I just call you ADAMS or RIB? I don't eat those, so I'm not one to ask on the ice creams. If you want to eat them, just remember, use them as a treat once in a while. I see too many people say they are going to have 1 a week and end up eating them every day. MODERATION in everything, just remember. Why don't you list the ingredients so we can be sure? My 2 cents on the PROTEIN BARS, use them in cases of emergency only, not to replace a meal-and real the labels really well. What are KINGS KIDS???

FILLISE, congrats again, another pound! WOO HOO!!! I love BLUEBERRIES!!!!! Raspberries even more!!!

SEF, I hate brussel sprouts anyhow, so I won't add them to my musical foods list;) Gosh, my ex's cousin use to do the match trick-are you sure there isn't a relation somewhere way back-I thought his family was the only people to do this strange thing!!:lol:

FROG, LOL, thanks for the laugh about the RK and the heat in LV. That's about what I probably smell like after I get back from my morning exercises!:eek:

MELF, hope you have a good time at the party. Let us know if you buy anything good! I've never heard of that type of party, so I take it it's a kitchen wear party??? Glad to read you got some good info out of that protein bar post and passed it along:)

BOB, we got some rain for a bit in Naples, but it didn't last long-got some in the Everglades as well, but it passed pretty quickly. We missed you today-Eli was asking me, "are we going to see Narda???" NEXT TIME!!!!

Again, another reminder that TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!:)

Gonna go, it's time for chat!!!!

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

:?: Where is everyone tonight???? Went into the chat room about 20 after 9 and no one was in there! I rushed home to make sure I was here-gosh, I feel so all alone;) Finally, was ready to go and CHERI came on, then VIV, then QUILTER so it wasn't a total bust!

Oh well, I guess everyone else must be busy tonight-we missed you!!!

See you all in the morning!!:yawn:

Debbie
194/132/129

Hello all,well it is 920 my time so I am guessing you are all tucked away nicely in your beds cause you know the earlier you get to bed the less you want to eat :)
DEB:Kings kids is like a christian version of the boys and girls club do you have those in the usa?

does any one here ever just melt cheese in the frying pan and then eat it?? its so yummy and fine right cause its protien?I am still trying to get the hang of this diet and what is ok and not get bored with what I can eat.Basically all protein is fine right?

So I ended up meeting with my old friend the treadmill as I said I was going to do.At first we were a little hesitant you know checking each other out seeing if we had aquired any new moves took a little while to get past that awkward stage of seeing if we still had a connection but 25 min later it was like we had never been apart :D Oh its so nice to have old reliable friends you can go to even after ignoring them for so long.lol.
Yes I am a little ....hmmmm shall I say unique no no that would sound kind of conceited wouldnt it lol lets say........OUT THERE
anyhooooo I did work out and I am dying to see what that scale of mine says another old friend who terribly misses me I am sure...any of you who didnt read my message before my hubby took away from me the scale for 1 long terrible painful week while I am pmsing so I wouldnt drive myself (him) crazy.
I dont feel like I am down though I feel up.I had a protein bar for breaky.some squid simmered in tomato sauce for lunch half a protein bar for snack 1 hamburger patty for supper and for an evening snack some melted cheese in the frying pan does that sound all ok to everyone?would really appreciate some input on what I am eating just so I can learn I am so used to dieting and starving to death that now I feel increadibly guilty cause I am not starving....oh the mind is a terrible thing lol
ok well I have yaked long enough hope you all had a good night
and yes DEB it is fine to call me Adams or Rib what ever tickles you fancy :)

WELCOME NEWBIES!!

So sad to have missed the chat! This was a busier than usual Tuesday night for me. Went jogging with 2 friends who are trying to improve their lifestyle. Two miles of fellowship and fitness! Then I came home to make SB desserts for a birthday get together tomorrow night. I ended up making 3 different ones, none of which turned out looking like I thought they would, thank heavens they are tasty! I will probably be up on the scales in the a.m. just from licking the beaters!

Did the exercise ball work out tonight (abs only) and watched a few of the beginner videos. I think that I will really enjoy the whole yoga concept. It's a great balance to the physical pounding workout of running, and even more, I think it will greatly improve my running.

VIV - I am sending you a GREAT BIG (((((((((HUG)))))))))!!! Girrrlllll you need to "jerk a knot" in that man o' yours! The next time he asks you what you made for dinner you tell him RESERVATIONS! As fas as MIL's comments...typical MIL! You've read some of my rantings about mine, so anytime you need a sympathetic ear you've got one here! I have had to have the same conversation with my DH about meals. Being a G.R.I.T. (Girl Raised In the South), I feel like I am genetically predispositioned to have to cater to a man. I fight it tooth and nail and make my dear grandmother roll over in her grave (May she rest in peace) because I refuse to go 100% and wait on the "men folks" hand and foot. :rolleyes: My husband isn't much on "cooking" dinner. If it involves slicing and dicing - forget it! We are dinks (dual income, no kids) and commute to work together each day. We typically get in a conversation on the way home about dinner. He used to say that he didn't want to have anything that took (me) a long time to prepare, that he wanted something fast. This went on for a while and I got tired of eating PB&j and spaghetti all the time when he was in a hurry. So the next time he complained that what I was preparing was taking too long (followed by him going ahead and making a sandwich while I finished the "real" dinner), I told him that when he does the meal planning, the grocery shopping, the coupon clipping and the cooking that he could start complaining about how long dinner was taking. That put an end to it. Now he helps me in the kitchen because he FINALLY realizes that the more time he spends with me in the kitchen the more time we will have to spend doing something else AND he gets to eat his dinner a little earlier. Now a M.C.Pig he's not, I don't mean to paint him out to look like one. It is one of these things that we have been able to get some resolution on. ;) "Gray skies are gonna clear up, put on a :) face."

BOB - Your posts crack me up!!! Who started this whole wagon train thing? Regarding the yoga/exercise stuff... I got a great deal! The ball, pump and video for the ball were all in one box at TJ's for $20.00 and were on the web for $66.00. The videos were $40.00 at TJ's and $75.00 on the web. The props for Yoga were about $20.00 and were $44.00 on the web. So let's see that's about $105.00 :D This weekend I got another bargain in a pair of Born sandals (I love shoes!). They were $25.00 at TJ's. A J. Jill catalog came with them on clearance for $40 something and their regular price was $80 something.

MELF - I love Pampered Chef. Would love a new pizza stone. Mine broke. Could it be shipped to me here in NC? I would order one from you!

DEB - Sounds like you had a lovely day. Sorry you were solo in the chat room. I always look forward to that! How is your running going? I hope that you will continue to enjoy that!

SPARKLE - What did you do for your birthday? Did you get some presents? Tell it girl!! Confess!!

It is quite late here and I really should've been in the bed about an hour ago!

Peace,

FROG

Hey!! It's me!!!!!!! Same story different day!!! Kids are out of school i don't get "my turn" till mid night and i am too tired to write. I felt gulty that i have just been lurking and not posting!! I have no weighed myself either :o I am planning on it tomorrow. It seems like when i do that i just never get around to it! I think i am still in the 140 range probably 140 even. I will be shocked if i am under i hope i can let you know after tomorrow (if anyone cares! LOL) Like i said i have been lurking! Fillise wooooooooooo hoooooooooo girl :D you are just shedding those lbs!!!! Amseraphim you too!!!!! Keep it up!!!!

Deb-YOu sound like you had a great day with Eli. I am going to a concert with my hubby on Thursday should be fun. We are bringing our oldest son with us.

Sparkle- Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!

Bob- I cracked up at your post!!! I am glad your sharing the driving dutys!

Adams_rib- You did a good thing hiding that scale!! You will be able to tell in your clothes if your losing. Did you measure yourself?? Keep up the great work. It sounds like you really want to lose the weight!!!

ralynne-hope hubby is doing o.k

Gotta go to bed! keep up the great work girls!!!! Here is my tip
If you buy strawberrys, cherrys, blueberrys and so on HIDE them from the kids!!!!! MY son ate a whole pint of blueberrys on me!!!!!! LOL could have been a whole bag of M&M's oh well!!!! Night

Rhonda
201.2/14???/135 or lower!!!!!

I'm alive brarely......I have been spending every waking moment at car delaerships.....I won't bore you with the details. Let's just say that the Neon is still in the garage.

I miss everyone, and have been lurking here and there. Computer wasn't working this morning too well, and then I've had to nurse the last couple of days at work, so I didn't get to play around on my computer.

I feel like the life force has been zapped out of me.

DebsMiss ya girlfriend!!!!

BOBVegas, **** or high water...make it happen. I'll pick you up in my new car, if I can get someone to FINANCE ME!!!

Welcome Newbies!!!! Looking forward to getting to know everyone...feel like I've been gone for days and only went camping this weekend.

QUilter-I'm sending your cholesterol stuff out tomorrow.

Melf-I haven't forgotten that I owe you a recipe.

Sparkle-Happy B-day...what's the plan???

I need to get to bed...Will be back to my normal self soon!

Newbie to the boards here! I posted on the new biography page and introduced myself, but this is my first "regular" post! The weight loss has been REALLY slow for me, but surprise, surprise, this week I'm actually down 2.5 lbs. whooooooohoooooooo!! VERY encouraging! I really need to get more support for myself though. My dear husband is thin as a rail and eats like a horse. None of my friends are trying to lose weight either. So here I am, you'll be see a lot of me (warning!) because I really need to hear from others who are working with this WOE as well. I've got a few days off work this week, so it's looking to be a good week. Talk to you all soon!

Krista

WIW - 190/175/135 4lbs down from last week !!!!!!!!!

dont know what im doing , but it must be good.

short note as I have to get my nails done, then off to play 18 holes of golf with dh.

Later

Morning all

Down 4 lbs So excited about that. I know it's because I haven't been drinking beer. I love beer to and that really is the pits. Hubby is off work until the 14th of July because of his knee, the doctor said," he is borderline surgery." So he is to be off of it for 2 weeks, which he won't and go back in a week and a 1/2 to see the Dr. He didn't tear the ligaments as severe as we thought, but they are bruised rather bad. The neighbors are going to help get our deck done for us. We help them alot so they are returning the favor.

Deb- sounds like dinner was too good. I hate going out to eat and eating way too much the scale always takes a hit for that.

Krista- Have someone my age here now, I think I've been the youngest so far. I'm lucky to not have any problems when it comes to babies. I have 2 and maybe someday another, but unsure. My sister has been diagnosed with pre-cervical cancer and has to have surgery. Unsure if she'll be able to have babies and she's not married or even a significant other:(. So it will be a long time before she thinks about it and she's not getting any younger, she'll be 30 in august. After she saw my daughter born last year, she said she was never having children.:lol: Too much pain.
Good luck on losing and sounds like your doing good so far. Keep it up!!:) :wave:

Thanks for all the apologies for my hubby. I keep telling him maybe if he'd workout with me he would get in better shape, but that won't happen. I need to get him to quit smoking too!!!

Well, I got on the scales this morning feeling heavy (needing a good dump actually) but the needle is moving. It's definitely on the left side of the 170 mark. But I'm not sure I see any white space between the needle and the 170 mark. So I don't know what to report. Part of me wants to say 169.5, but I'm not sure that is accurate. I may come home and try to weigh again. I am SOOOOO THANKFUL that the needle isn't moving to the right. That's SUCH a good thing. Anyways, that's it from this end.

Now, I haven't read any posts. I watched a movie last night while Paul was gone to hear one of our favorite bands play. They always start too late on the week nights and I can't handle so little sleep. Anyways, the movie I saw was called, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells. I guess I liked it. Judy Dench is in it and I LOVE her. It was entertaining, but I think there was something missing. Anyways, just wondering if any of you had seen it.

Gals, I promise to get on and post tonight after my TM. I need to catch up. Good to catch CHERI, DEB AND VIV on the chat last night. Thanks VIV for reminding me!!! BTW VIV, I thought of something else to share with you other than the Four Agreements. So the next time you hae a free moment, look for me on IM. I'll be thinking of you today and hoping really hard that you somehow rid that stress from your system. Wouldn't it be great if we could take a stress laxative and get a good cleaning out all in one sitting!!!!!

Take care, my friends.
Kim
185/169.5??????/135
It does feel pretty sweet typing that number! Let's hope it's the truth!!!

VIV - Hang in there!! It's hard to imagine a man not wanting to grill his own food. But, Vince breaks the mold in his lack of interest in most sports. That planning ahead is killing me!! BUT, I have to do it if I want to see the results. Darn this picky body. One little aspect of this WOE and exercising out of line and I see it. If my body was a car I'da never bought it -- too much maintenance!!

ADAMSRIB - I totally understand the scale withdrawal! Vince has been sick and sleeping in the past couple of days - that means I use the guest bathroom and there's no scale in there. Today he was up and at 'em, thankfully. He's also my tape measure-meister and helps me with that. Weigh in Wednesday - it's a family affair at my house. :lol: Haven't had the sugar free bars you mentioned, but I have had the SB ice cream and Breyer's Sugar Free Ice Cream. It's very good, but I try to not go overboard with it. I hardly ever have those protein bars - they just don't do it for me. I'm always hungry shortly after so it's more like empty calories to my body - others may like them. Glad the reunion with your old friend, TM, went well!

RALYNNE - Your hubby sounds like mine. Vince won't slow down until his body puts him totally out of commission! Hope he heals up quickly so he can be back to full force again soon. Congrats on the loss!! Exciting!

FILLISE - You are kicking tail and taking names!! I'm ready to drop some chunks meeself. CONGRATULATIONS!!! I had blueberries on my cereal this morning and thought of you. Please do share that cobbler recipe when you get it where you like it. I'm sure that's not a daunting task if you like to cook as much as I do. :)

BOB - Thanks for doing some leg work on the prices. I'll get my bottom in gear and see what else I can come up with, too. After my h.s. reunion I may not have any money or time left for this year, but perhaps we can plan one for next year too and then I have more time to budget and plan for it. This year was already packed with places we "had" to go to.

DEBBIE - Next time you need a day trip think ORLANDO!! Think SOLSHINE and GATORGAL!! We'd LOVE to see you! Can't wait to hear about Eli's transformation. I think I saw part of Stayin' Alive on tv ths week-end. Cracks me up to think we used to dress like that!

FROG - I must check out this TJ Maxx! A friend of mine LOVES going there, but I've never been and there's one right around the corner. Meister and I also cook together - we assign tasks and usually end up doing the other person's tasks - it would be quite humorous to see us dinks in the kitchen, I'm sure. When we were looking for our house the #1 quality was a kitchen big enough for both our butts to move around in it.

RHOO - Thanks for checking in! We DO care about that scale - 'cause if it's moving in the wrong direction you'll find BOB at your doorstep with the wagon train! I had to LOL at the whole pint of missing blueberries - I remember so many times my mom asking us, "Where's that xxxxxx I just bought?" and we'd be standing around looking all innocent. :lol:

KRISTA - WELCOME!! I, too, have PCOS and an incredibly healthy, handsome, thin husband (I'm totally biased, too!). The weight is finally starting to come off me. I recommend going to the first post of this weekly thread and doing some reading on the tips and different links DEBBIE has kindly put in one place for all of us - there's tons of valuable information there. These ladies are AWESOME here - you'll find answers to your questions and the support you need and want and then some! :)

CATLOVER - Whoo Hoo!!! Awesome!!! and I LOVE your Calvin and Hobbes!!

QUILTER - Hot Diggity Dog on your loss!!! I can't do late night stuff either. I'm REALLY ugly if I don't get my rest - and I don't mean just my looks. :s:

Well, I'm down .5 back to 202. I'm glad it didn't go up. Yesterday was my first day to actually eat 1900 calories and have the pie chart in all the right proportions on http://www.Fitday.com I think we're going to get a scale so I can be as accurate as possible with my food. Last night I was packing the spinach down into the 1 cup container and figured it'd probably be better to just weigh it and figure the calories, etc. by weight. We laughed about going down to the local head shop to see if they have better prices on scales than the food stores. Can you see two white bread, middle aged, clean cut fogies like ourselves going into one of those places?? They'd think we were really bad undercover cops or something!

Have a great day everyone!! :wave: Congrats to all the losers!!

Well, then there's Nancy........a gainer. Was 220.5, now up to 222.0. Bummer. Confession time. Had two margarita's while camping, 1/2 a cookie, and a sandwich on a (I thought) sourdough roll. My system doesn't let me cheat in the slighest.
I was very good about drinking my water though!!!! And I went on a good hike....oh well. Next week I will be with you loosers!

Today I will find out if I am worthy of getting a new Mazda 626. The SUV's are just too darn expensive!!! Ford wanted my payment to be $498 a month, like $2 less than $500 made it better, yeah right!!!! As much as I wanted an SUV reality is we go camping about 4-5 times a year, so it's not like I mountain woman and have to have one

Welcome Krista! You will enjoy Sugar Busters support group. We are one *****in' group of woman ! :o

Solshine-Glad to hear you are doing good on your weight, anything down on the scales is GOOD!

QUILTER-I would say round down!!!!! 169.5
sounds great!!!!!!!

Well....I need my coffee, in a bad way thins morning. Don't even have it in me to give BOB a good gnat buzzin' because I'm so tired. Wish I would have been on the chat last night instead of sitting in a finance manager's chair at a car dealership.....miss chatting with all you gals!

Have a great day!!!

Nancy
226/222/140
04/17/2001

Good Wednesday Morning Everyone!:wave:

I wasn't going to walk today, was thinking about taking the day off today, but ended going out and doing my 4.5 miles-and had my BEST TIME EVER!!!! I did it in 52 minutes, a little over 1 minute faster than my time before (53:08):spin:

TODAY IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!!! Below it the link to the WEEKLY WEIGH IN BOARD if you'd like to post your WIW results on there-don't forget to post them on this board as well!!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=6794

The scale is down from yesterday, but still up a pound from last week. Not worrying as I know this will go back down-I'm smack dab in the middle of my cycle:rolleyes: I have a goal of 128 for the month, have 3 days and a lot of praying to see if I will make it, if not, there's always another week;)

Nothing much planned today, going to tidy up some while the kids are out to sea. Probably take my 2 nieces to go feed the ducks and maybe schmize with my Mom this afternoon (Jewish word, SCHMIZE=run around).

ADAMS, nope, can't say that I've ever heard of the KINGS KIDS organization, but then again, I'm not savvy on Christian organizations. Yes, most proteins are fine, just want to watch the fats, esp. the saturated ones in them. BUT, no cold cuts with added sugars, or bacon with added sugars. Never tried the cheese thing, but have seen fried cheese snacks in the stores. If that's a typical menu for you, you are DEFINITELY NOT eating enough!!!! You need to work on that if that's so, will be happy to help.

FROG, we missed you too last night, but you had a good excuse-exercise and baking! What did you actually make????

RHROO, so, did you hop not he scale?? What concert are you going to see? Hope you have a great time!

NANCE, uh huh, the truth be told I see-and what exactly did Dan do when you were downing those margaritas-and who has margaritas in the wilderness? Are you sure you were at some lodge with a bar??? Okay, so the scale is up, but you have been OP since you returned, RIGHT? It will go back down, it's probably hormonal!! Heck, I love ya anyhow-just have to bust your chops sometimes! Have you checked the computer for loans AND cars? I hear you can get some good deals by going through the net.

KRISTA,WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!!:) Glad you've joined us. It was nice to have the chance to read more about you on the BIO BOARD. CONGRATS on the 2.5lb loss-that's great. Be patient, more will slide off your body in time;) We'd love to see more of you-the more you are involved on the board, the more successful you will be-I can say that from experience. Should you have ANY questions, don't hesitate to ask-all the gals on the board are always eager and happy to provide help in any way. Again, WELCOME!!!

CATLOVER-WOO HOO! CONGRATULATIONS!!! WOW, 4lbs-that's awesome!!! Yes, whatever you are doing, it IS good! Enjoy your game!

RALYNNE, WOO HOO!! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TOO! 4lbs for you too, that's great!! Glad to hear hubbys knee isn't as bad as it was thought, but he better take care and stay off of it if he doesn't want to be off of it for a good while if he has to have surgery! Men, will the ever listen??

QUILTER, clean out your butt and just post a loss and make it 169.75. You can post the loss without cleaning out the dookies, but I was trying to protect Paul should you let one fly, if you're anything like me, the fumes will kill him:lol:

SOL, almost came up that way, just thought since it was for the day, 2 hours was better than 5 hours of driving. Trust me, we'll meet, and soon!:) Congrats on the 1/2lb loss!! Let me know what kind of scale you end up getting. I have one that just does ounces, but think I will treat myself to one that does grams and ounces.

Okay, time for me to go for now-will check in later. I'm smelling like that RK in the LV heat FROG mentioned the other day:eek:

PLEASE REMEMBER, TOMORROW IS RECIPE DAY!!! If you have any good SB LEGAL RECIPES you'd like to share with the board, please post them on the JUNE 2001 RECIPE BOARD tomorrow!

Have a wonderful day!

Debbie
194/130/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Well congrats to all you loosers this week :s: keep up the good work it certainly helps motivate me to work a little harder and never give up the battle.To those who went up dont worry about it or the guilt will eat you up just keep on a sweatin that weight will slide off your bods in no time.
I sure hope when I am able to weigh in with you gals next week that I am down or else I will have to take my own advice I hate that :o So I plan on continuing my friendship with my TM today got alot of amends to make up to him for :lol: so I best spend alot of time with him so he feels loved (notice I call him a man cause he requires so much attention to get any results :lol: )
If you gals dont mind could you tell me what you all typically eat in a day,just give me one days menu that would really help me see if I am on the right track.thanks so much you guys are awsome i really look forward to reading all your postings.
have a great day,drink that water :)
Kymn

hello,

I vary on meals, I need variety in my day.

b- wheat bagel w/lowfat cream cheese. (lookat your ingredients before you buy). s. eggs, turkey sausage,

L-wheat bologna sandwich, tuna fish sandwich, boneless skinless chix with vegie, grilled chicken salad, cottage cheese, grilled cheese, You can use stone ground pitas instead of bread. Basically you can still eat your favorite sandwiches just watch your bread, mayo, and any toppings for your sugar index.

D- any meat grilled, love fish,:) stone ground pasta with low sugar sauces. You can buy alo t of sauces low in sugar, look at your ingredients. Salads, vegies, cottage cheese, chix casseroles, we love to eat keilbasa, it's hard to find good hot dog buns that have the proper ingredients, so I usually use my bread or no bread at all.

Snacks

fruit, cottage cheese & tomato, cheese, jerky, salsa w/triscuits

I just try not to eat anything after dinner. I notice when I do I gain weight. I lost 4 lbs :love: this week because i didn't snack hardly at all. My hardest time is when I get home from work before dinner and I'm starving. I eat fruit after dinner (2 hrs or so) and that really helps with the munchies. If you want to dip your fruit youcan use plain vanilla yogurt.

I lost 20 lbs :love:in a month before I got pregnant and kept it off for 2 years until I got pregnant, my baby is now 1 and I'm back into this seriously again.

I hope this helps you start to plan and think about your foods you can eat. There are alot of recipes out there, I have the cookbook and printed off alot of recipes of this board.

Good Luck

So far the day seems to be starting off pretty well! I'm holding at 241--but that's three pounds less than last wednesday--so it's been a good week for me. For some reason Saturday seems to be the day the scale is most likely to move for me!

Adam's Rib--Welcome! I have a love/hate relationship with the protein bars. You have to watch because a lot of them are filled with sugar. I find that they are handy when I travel--but I'm not wild about the way they taste. I find they are better if I have them with coffee. The SF ice cream is a good treat. I find that it doesn't really interfere with weight loss if I have it as an afternoon snack rather than an evening one. Good luck. I've lost a total of 59 pounds in just a little less than a year!

SEF--I do lots of needlework too. I started out with crossstitch, but am now working on a needlepoint Christmas stocking. This is the third one I've done. It takes me about two years to finish one--but they are gorgeous when they are done. When I finish with this I want to go back to a crossstitch project.

VIV--I hope today is better! {{{{{{{{{{Hug}}}}}}}}}}

BOB--Hon, I'm tired of being "weighted" down. I'm ready to soar! Let's all spread our wings!:angel:

MELF--I love Pampered Chef! I solved the party food problem by getting my dealer on SB! I hope you had fun!

Krista--Welcome! Slow and steady is the best way to lose! Say with the program and you will see some great results! This groups is filled with great motivators, so don't hesitate to ask questions.

Catlover--4 lbs!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!

Ralynne--4lbs!!! WOOOHOOOO! This must be the magic number for the week!

Kim--To the left of an 0 number is always significant. It feels good to break into new territory!

Nancy--this week is just a blip. Stay OP and it will go down again soon!

I hope everyone hasa good day!

Susan
300/241/150
July 10, 2000

really DEB I thought I was eating tons??ok I need some real help then.thanks for the offer I really reallly reallllllyyyyy am serious about getting this weight off.

Hi Ladies….

It’s another carpool day from h_ll! DH was supposed to have normal hours this week, but with the Greater Hartford Open in town he is working all over the place – I had all these camps planned for the kids an with his normal hours he could have helped, but….I’m left holding the bag! Typical, huh? So I am calling in favors from everyone – I will owe a lot of bottles of wine after this week.

Weighed in the same again, at 135, which is fine, I am feeling lean and mean…this weather, the heat, I must be retaining like crazy, plus the salt consumption….and I am spotting again. With cramps. Don’t get that, have to call the doctor. The one good thing I did was make a haircut appt for when both kids are at camp – it is so hard to book this gal, so I’m psyched!

Just won a pair of lamps on Ebay – I’m redoing the bedroom but with a budget, so I was psyched to get these lamps – I just love Ebay. Once I figure out my friend’s digital camera I am going to put some more stuff up for sale., It is really a lot of fun!

Fillise – thanks for the hugggggggssssss. I like the SF ice cream too, what kind do you get? What I also like about it is that I don’t like it enuf to binge on it. Can you relate, LOL!

Quilter – can you email me the other info? I am psyched about the Four Agreements since you feel so strongly about them. I really need something to sink my teeth into that works for my specific areas of challenge. I do like the mind/body stuff but I find it to be very generic at times. Whooooo hoooo on the 169.5! Take it, take it!!!

Sef – thanks for the support. It really really warms my soul!

Frog – you DINK you! I never heard that expression! My DH compensates for his lack of cooking by loading the dishwasher. That takes real brain power, ya know, making sure the forks go in the right place. LOL….not! Hey, if you still have that broken pizza stone and can get your receipt, Pampered Chef will replace it free!

Melf – so whadja get at Pampered Chef? You are a good MIL to keep your mouth shut – then everyone wins, right? That’s one of the golden rules of thumb I am learning for when I am a MIL – shut your mouth and complain when you’re out of earshot! Thanks for the virtual support, I love it, really.

BOB – I’m coming on that wagon, girl! How about heading west to a spa like destination where I can get a good massage too? I could use a brain massage also! (ew, sounds gross!) . Re: Vegas, why not somehow compile everyone’s travel needs and I can submit it to my travel agent and he can try to work out some deals? AS a child of an ex-travel agent I really find some of the do-it-yourself travel arrangements are not always beneficial – I would be glad to help!

Deb – glad you had a nice day with Eli. How lovely – no pressure, just togetherness. Sigh….I love thrift shops! It’s a total treasure huint! Congrats o your walk/run time – you go girl! Oy, last nite my GF couldn’t walk, so I walked alone, which is fine – but had to stop every 5 minutes to chat with another neighbor driving by – it was way to sociakl for me!

Adams – Lol re the Treadmill Re-Intro!

Nance – I feel your car pain. Just had to replace my starter on my 3 yo Caravan – grrrrrrrr! Those new little Ford SUVs are cute – I can’t remember what they’re alled, but they’re just so cute! I think when you’re up and running totally OP, really after a while, I think you could try and cheat your system once in a while. Just give it some time.

Sol – OK so Vince does not sit starting dumbly at the tube for 3 hours on a beautiful Sunday when you want to go out with him! LOL~! LOL re the headshop, that is too funny! I don’t even think there is a headshop in this state!

Cat and Ralynne – congrats on the –4s! Way to go!

OK….gotta work….

Viv
146/135/128

Short and sweet!!! lol I am 141.0 today! i am pleased with all the crap thats been flying around me! anyway would like to get back under 140 i will try like heck. NO excersise today -yet ...taking the kids swimming.

Viv- wooo hoo on the lamps. I love ebay and have intentions of selling some stuff myself just gotta take some pics seems like stuff sells better with them.

Deb-we are going to Areosmith should be fun.

gotta go the troops are getting crazy here!

Rhonda
201.2/141.0/135 or under

I hated to miss chatting last night, I enjoyed it so much last week. My dil came up to use the computer for some church work. Far be it for me to stand in the way of the Lord's work! So I'll be there next week.

I made a tasty supper last night making the zucchini parmegana I posted. It was soooo good and legal! Of course, I spoiled the effect by making my own garlic bread pieces (I used WW roll for mine) and proceeding to burn them to a crisp by talking w/ my gdtr and forgetting about them Might have helped if I set the timer!!! Senior moment!!!

Did my thing at nursing home this morning. Yesterday gdtr and her friend decorated a display cabinet there for the holiday. They really did a good job! A couple of ladies said they watched them work and thought they were such nice girls. Of course, I'm prejudice and agree.

Deb - You may be on to something. I thought my sil was the only one with the match trick.

Krista - Welcome to the Board! See by your profile that you like Xsting. I love doing that too, its so relaxing and can be challenging according to the design. You will find a lot of support here. Dieting can be a lonely thing. Does your husband
support your efforts or is he sort of ho-hum about it all? 2.5# is a good start so you know you are on the right track.

ralynne - Glad hubby is not as bad as thought. Still borderline is bad enough. I think you'd better hog tie him until the 14th. Tell him he's not too smart of he keeps bouncing around.

Fillise - Have not done needlepoint in quite a while. I enjoy that too. I usually have two projects going. One I call idiots work, I can just pick it up anytime and don't have to worry about where I left off, colors etc. The other is takes more concentration for colors, 1/4 sts etc. I do the same with crocheting.

It helps to be a night owl. I do a lot of my projects or reading at night. I make myself turn off the light and go to bed at 2a. I sleep late now, get up between 7:30 and 8a. When I was working I always got up at 6:30. Shows how age and
retirement slow you down!

I kept reading all this stuff about hubbys doing or not doing around the house. My dh was older than me and was raised in an era when the man was Lord and Master! Thank God, he wasn't like that. We did a lot of home remdeling, canning
and freezing, car repairs (when you didn't need to be a rocket scientist to do it) together. When he had to go on disability we said we would trade places. I would go to work he would be Mr. Mom. He did pretty good too, except after the first couple of weeks he refused to dust!

Maybe one of the reasons he was so good about helping was I told him I would be expert in two rooms. He picked bedroom and kitchen. Worked out fine with me!!!!

Do not feel too peppy. A little light headed (the only thing that's light about me!). It happened the other day too.

Scale went up two pounds. Don't know why, I was OP. Can't claim the hormonal thing, too old!!!!! I don't PMS....I'm just B----Y!! at times. But never with family! Just myself. I live w/ dil so I must be good! Don't want her to be sorry I'm here. Altho if I did go off, she would be understanding. She is so great. Not
submissive but caring.

Will try to check in later.

sef

Evening All:wave:

Mom just left. We took my 2 nieces to feed the ducks today and to a couple stores afterwards. I keep the ends and odds and ends of breads from days gone by in the freezer just for a day like today. They were so cute, esp. Ainsley (who will be 4 in Oct), she was going up to the ducks and waving goodbye to them!:lol:

Gave Mom a mini fashion show-doned my size 6 Calvins for her, could zip them up without lying down and could sit in them, though they are still a bit tight-5 more pounds, or another inch of the belly area and I'll be sure to wear them-thought about taking them to Vegas and doing the inaugural wearing of them!!! Also tried on a dress I bought at the Penney's outlet a couple months ago, long black with a jacket, dressy dress, it was tight around the bust when I bought it, NOT ANY MORE!!!!:spin:

Hoping for a loss on the scale tomorrow-at this time, the scale is showing the same weight as this morning, if that stays the same throught the evening, usually I'll have a loss the next day-cross your fingers for me!!!;)

Anyhow, going to get a few things done before Eli comes home, but wanted to get in a post before I head into areas unknown!LOL!!!

ADAMS, how far are you from the West Edmonton Mall-my geography sucks! Keep up the good work on the TM! I'll e-mail you one of my menus of the past - also, when you get a chance, please post your BIO on the BIO BOARD:)

RALYNNE, you have a nice variety of foods you eat. I don't know how you get a way without snacking-I eat small meals throughout the day and probably couldn't get by on 3 squares and no snacks.

FILLISE, CONGRATS on a solid 3lbs loss for the week:)

VIV, glad to hear you are going to be pampered, you need it. Why don't you get a pedicure and manicure while you're there! Heck, do they offer massages??? I'm proud that even though your friend couldn't walk with you, that you got out there and walked anyhow, even if you were interupted. You have to do what I do, put on your walkman where you can't hear anyone, and even if you do, ignore them-and just goooooo!!!!

RHROO, enjoy Aerosmith-didn't know they were still around!!

SEF, we missed you at chat last night too! Hey, sounds like you too the Debbie's Cooking Course for that garlic bread!:lol: Any idea why you are feeling light headed?? If it continues, please do go see the Dr. Are you drinking enough water-eating enough??? Don't worry about the 2lb gain, if you know you are OP, you have nothing to worry about, it's just fluctuating, it WILL go back down.

I'll try to check in with you all later.

Debbie
194/130/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Having some thunderstorms here in SW LA today. Been a rough day at work. I hate admits at the change of shift. Always stresses me out. :dizzy:

Debbie Red polyester pants? Afro wig? Can you believe we wore those thing back in the 80's? :D Styles come & go, huh? Can't believe that bell bottoms & hip hugs made it back. LOL Yes, Pampered Chef is all about kitchen wear products. Lots of really neat gadgets & stuff. Quality things, too. The consultant prepares a meal using the Pampered Chef item right there & you sample. She fixed a chicken & broccoli braid. I ate some of the filling but not the cresent roll. I bought the Ultimate Slicer/Grater. DH was please cause it's one of the items he really liked but had not bought when we had our show in May.

FROG, I love the stones. That's mainly what I got with my points from my show. I used the pizza stone to cook those scones that I posted the recipe of. To answer your question about shipping one to you? I don't know, but I sure can ask Cindy, the consultant that did my show. She might even know if there's a consultant in your area. I'll ask her.

Adams_rib You're so funny with your account of the TM :lol:

RHOO, HI! Long time no see. Of course we care. Have missed you. Girl, it doesn't matter what time you post. We want to hear from you. Will be waiting to hear how your meeting with the scale goes :D

Nancemeister,Hope you find that car you're looking for so you can be back to normal LOL Sorry to hear that your scale wasn't nice to you this am, but keep at it & you'll be back down next week.

Krista Welcome!! Glad to have you joining us & look forward to getting to know you. The gals on this board are really supportive. I think you'll be happy to be a part of it. Sounds like you're off to a good start. Hey, I'm a nurse too. Work mostly days, do 8 & 12 hr shifts at a local small town hospital, but it keeps me busy.

CATLOVER, & Ralynne, WoooHooo, 4 lbs is GREAT! You 2 are on a roll!

Ralynne, I read your note to Krista about your sister. My youngest daughter, Jodi who is only 26 also has been diagnosed with pre-cancer cells on the cervix. She also has no children. This month they froze her cervix in hopes that it will help the problem. They are following up with paps every 3 months. I was really stressed over this a few months ago when we first found out, but several ladies on this board shared with me that they also had the same diagnosis at one time or another with good results, so I'm praying the same will happen with Jodi & your sister too.

QUILTER/Kim, Glad to hear that the needle is moving to the left for you! You mentioned taking a stress laxative? :lol: Let me know if you come up with a good formula for one. :lol:

SolshineKeep up the good work & you'll soon be below that 200 mark! Way to go girl! You might think me bumb, but what is a "head shop"??

VIV, Sorry you didn't have a better day today! Try again for tomorrow. We'll all send out good thoughts toward your way. Yes, had a good time at P.C. party. Bought DH the Ultimate slicer/grater that he drooled over when we had our show in May :lol:

FILLISE, Congrats on the 3 lb loss. You are REALLY DOING GREAT! Good for you getting your P.C. dealer on SB. I've been telling mine about it & last night I told her about the chances I made in that scones recipe to make it SB legal & she was impressed, saying that she needed to loss about 20 lbs. Others at the party were interested too, as they see the results of my loosing a total of 45 lbs since I started this WOE. I'm going to go back in the recipe boards to find the WW pizza crust recipe so that I can try some of the recipes for the stones.

SEF, Those 2 lbs may just be temporary water gain. Hope so. Your supper sounded good, except for the garlic bread :lol: Hoping to try your recipe out soon.

ROSALIE, OVERCOME, & GATORGAL, Where are you'll? Miss seeing you on the board. Hope all is ok.

Hello Everybody!

I first found this site in the middle of May, but have been lurking around reading the forums. Without knowing it, you all have been a great help to me in educating me about Sugar Busters. I'm very impressed with your dedication and determination to lose weight.

I've already posted my bio, but would like to tell you a little more about myself, the reason why I'm here, and how I found this site. I was a heavy smoker for more than 42 years, but with the help of an online support group, I was able to give up the cigs and will celebrate my two-year smoke free anniversary in July. The downside of my success in winning the battle against nicotine is the fact that I have gained about 35 pounds... a small tradeoff for dumping a disgusting habit. When I decided it was time to lose the excess pounds, once again, I searched for an online support group and was lucky enough to find Sugar Busters. Since I live in Miami, and saw that our moderator, Deb, also lives in Miami, I sent her an e-mail and discovered we live less than two miles apart! Talk about coincidence! We were able to get together for lunch recently, and for those of you who have not been lucky enough to meet Deb face to face, I can tell you that she is as physically beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside, as reflected in her daily supportive posts. For the past month, I have been pestering Deb via e-mail with all sorts of questions and she has graciously responded to all.

I'm looking forward to getting to know each one of you better and become a contributing member of this group.

Deb......I think your "phone" idea is a good one, but even better there's a way to do it for FREE! Just go to www.dialpad.com and register. Calls are made from directly from your computer to the other person's telephone and you can call anywhere in the U.S. and talk as long as you want, at no charge. It's hard to believe, but I use it all the time and there are no strings attached.

EVENING EVERYBUDDY!!! :D



OY BOB needs to sit on the edge of the front seat in the wagon!! SHE NEEDS TO SEE THE WAY TO MOTIVATION!
I just can't get going again...all I want to do is EAT!!! This belly has pooched out beyond control! I know we're not ATKINS
people here, but I think I'm going to have to do an actual induction period here! :?:
AND MY TREADMILL??? I *****ed and moaned until I got it, and now I have NO DESIRE to even go in the room where it lives!

DEB Tell ELI that I missed seeing you all too. Wish I could have made it down. Anything interesting besides the AGAVE at the new hfs? Buy anything I need to know about at FRESH MARKET?
Oh, yeah....remember that WINCH from Guatamala that was pushing the coffee on me at STARBUCKS? I was in on Sunday to get my usual two bags, and I swear that I believe that she switched my COLUMBIAN to the FAIR TRADE that I didn't like! She is just that much of a ***** to do it too. I know COLUMBIAN....and BELIEVE ME.....THIS AIN'T COLUMBIAN!! Ask him what I should do?

NANCE Have you looked at the KIA SUV'S??? $12,500 after instant rebate, and good for 100,000 miles!! That's what I'm thinking about getting next time.
MEXICAN DRINKS....ON A CAMPING TRIP???? WHERE DID YOU PLUGIN THE BLENDER???? :s: Come on girl..do you think we fell off the burrito truck yesterday???

FROGGIE You definately get to wear the crown this week for bargains! I need to get on over to TJ's and see if we have any of those balls...I've always wanted one, but wouldn't give up the money and pay full price!
I don't remember who started this "wagon train" business...it might have been KIM
I was in WALMART the other day and thought of you...I was browsing the aisles and ran into PANTY LINERS.....for...THONGS! and I said to myself....hmmmmm...I should pick these up for
FROG :lol:

KIM Sounds like you need to stay in this weekend and nibble on a few XLAX NEW ALL NATURAL LAXATIVE FOR WOMEN chocolate squares....and blow out the bottom of the throne!!
I might do that just to get the needle to budge just a little!! :^:

VIV That would be GREAT to have some actual figures..we'll get them together for you..I've got to be able to see something
"set" to be able to determine if I can even "think about going to VEGAS"

FILLESE You are remarkable!!! Wish I could be around you all the time...you are really doing something right AND IT SHOWS! CONTRATS.....How's your knee?

MELF I LOVE PAMPERED CHEF parties...I always spend too much! I would love to have one of everything they offer!! What did you buy?

SOL Maybe we can bribe to come to ORLANDO for a sleep over...we had such a good time last time we were there. I wish we could do a Friday/Saturday trip at some point.

{{{{{{{{{WELCOME ALL YOU NEW BUSTERS[/B]}}}}}}}}}}

Glad you've dropped in...hope you can all stay a while!!!

Gotta go....

BOB

Well, friends I am FINALLY caught up. Been sitting with my behind here at the puter for the entire evening. But hey, it’s always worth it . . . spending time with you all. You’re the BEST . . . truly.

I’ve been absolutely exhausted for the past two days. Don’t know what this is all about. But have had two consecutive afternoons of heavy eyelids. Yuck. I hate that!!! Anyways, came home tonight and somehow got my bod on that TM and did 52 minutes. Really want to reach an hour this week, but since I slacked off last night, I couldn’t even make it to my best time of 57 minutes. Oh well, there’s always tomorrow night. My eating has been right on target. Keeping my calories under or near 1500. Can’t wait to weigh in again tomorrow and see if that needle really can go and stay below 170.

FILLISE---If that wasn’t motivation you wrote on Monday, I don’t know what is!!! That was fantastic. I love reading your mental wanderings. Keep it up girlfriend!!! I’m with you on this fabulous new way of thinking. GREAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN FOR US, BECAUSE WE REALLY DO DESERVE THEM!!!!! Congrats on the negative THREE!!!! Way to go!!!!! That not snacking thing is so right! I’m with you on that one. I usually do have a snack after dinner. Lately it’s been a cup of sliced strawberries with a cup of skim milk on them. I eat it like cereal with a spoon and some nights it almost tastes as good as my memories of ice cream!!! Whew, what an imagination!

SOL---That cracked me up about the one police officer trying to be all official to radio Vince. Reminded me of Chris O’Donnell in Cookies Fortune. Did you ever see that? There was a scene almost exactly like that!

SEF---I’d love to see your cross stitch work. Sorry I haven’t answered you back yet. You are at the top of my list. You cracked me up with your advice to DEB about the brussel sprouts. I will also take this into consideration. What’s with this light-headedness stuff??? You need to check that out and tell your DS and DIL about it. Do you have high blood pressure? Are you sure you are eating enough calories during a day? Come on, girlfriend, we want you healthy. Don’t ignore it.

ROSALIE---So glad to hear that your feet are feeling better. And that you are getting rested. I agree with you about Fitday. It’s great and is such a tremendous help.

RALYNNE---So sorry to hear about your husband’s accident. I’ve always heard that knee problems are the worst when it comes to pain. I’m sending good thoughts your way that he’s up and going strong again real soon. I know you are disappointed about missing CPoint, but maybe he’ll be ready for it before the summer is over.

FROG---I know exactly what you mean about your pup being “blue” with daddy gone. Maddie is the biggest pouter and if her entire family unit isn’t intact, she really gets mopey. It’s funny, but always makes me a little sad too. Hey, the exercise ball sounds great! I always was intrigued by them on HSN and wondered how they would actually work. I’m so glad you bought the yoga tapes. Who did them? Are you enjoying them? We are on a six week break from yoga class. I think I’ll probably go back when classes start up. I LOVE J.Jills clothes. When I get to goal, I am seriously going to break the bank with their stuff. That’s a real incentive for me to keep my butt in gear!

BOB---Thanks for asking about me!!! I have been MIA these past few days. Just not enough time to get everything read and posted. How is SkeeterBoy??? Still talking to that computer monitor???? Everytime anyone mentions rain in FL, I think of HIM. Yes, you can say that’s weird. But I always think that maybe his grass in his yard will get soft from the rain and not scratch his belly. Yes, I agree that I am weird.

MELF---I LOVE Pampered Chef. That strawberry slicer thing is a MUST for this time of year when they are in season and I’m eating them like crazy. Really cuts down on the slicing time!!! Also LOVE those little brown scraper things that will get any stuck-on food right off.

DEB---You the woman!!! Passing up those sticky buns on Marco is a real test. They sure looked good when we were there with you all. Hey, I really enjoyed you talking about that dinner . . . brought back nice memories of dinner with you and BOB. Would love to do it again real soon. Hey, you have GOT to get a picture of Eli in his 80’s get up. That will be too priceless!!! Congrats on the great walking time. You are really kicking booty with your times. Way to go. It seems like you always do your best on those days when you ALMOST have yourself talked out of going. Shows us what we can do when we don’t give up!!!

AR (short for ADAM’s RIB)---You must elaborate on this melted cheese thing. Sounds pretty interesting. Did you ever try it in a microwave? Would it work the same? What kind of cheese do you use? You have really got my interest peaked on this one!!! LOL at your relationship with your TM. I was confused there for a minute, but slowly caught on. Hey, good for you on that 25 minutes. Feels great doesn’t it????

KRISTA---Welcome to the board!!! It’s a great place to be that’s for sure. Congrats on the loss this week. Awesome!!! Where abouts are you in Indiana? Cheri’s from Indy and I’m in Cincinnati. IN is just a stones throw away! Hope you are able to post a lot and really reap the benefits from all these fabulous women!

CAT---Congrats on the four pounds! FANTASTIC!!!! What ever it is, KEEP IT UP!!!

NANCE---Hope the car thing works out! That can be such the Pain in the you know where. I felt myself wanting to hit people when we were looking for our blazer. Not a good thing. One guy kept lying right to our faces . . . it was so disgusting. We walked out on that one. Pretty soon, you’ll be having that “new car” smell. You lucky gal. Just think of all the money you will save in gas by going with the mazda. SUV’s suck the gas!

VIV---Yes, I’ll email you the rest of what I thought of to say. It’s all just suggestions and I don’t want to sound like I have my act so together. I’m as screwed up as the next person, but am really trying to get a handle on some stuff. I have learned that I have a LOT of power deep down inside of me and that’s a great thing to realize!!! I must answer some other emails first, but I’ll get to you in the next few days.

FATCAT---WELCOME!!! We sure are glad you decided to come aboard. You already know how much fun we are. Now we’ll just have to get to know you. Congrats on being two years cig free!!! That is awesome. Hope the pounds melt away for you over the next few months!!! We are keeping our fingers crossed for you!

Well, that's it from here. Hope you all have a great night sleep and a pleasant tomorrow.
Take care.
Kim
185/169.5?/135

It's late and I have GOT to go to bed before 12:30 tonight, so this will have to be cryptic.

WIW results. Am down 1/2 pound or so from last week to 149.5 and am 1 # from my all time low. Why do I see a weight gain when I exercise? I still think it has to do with the increase in hunger and fuel needs. I need to make sure that I am eating balanced meals all day and not "snacking."

I had a great day all in all. I wore a pair of "goal pants" that I bought back in the early spring. They are emerald green with tone-on-tone frogs embroidered on them!! Fillise can attest to the fact that I like "loud" clothes. These were 100% Frog Lovin' britches :D and I was glad to zip those on!

DH called tonight to say that his conference was not all that hot and that he is coming home tomorrow rather than Fri! :smug: He was getting bored.

QUILTER - The tapes were done by Living Arts and are phenomenal! They have a great site at livingarts.comwww.livingarts.com (http://www.livingarts.com) My puppy will be glad that her poppy is coming home tomorrow.

BOB - Love the Thong panty liners and am so glad that they FINALLY offer those. It was had to change to "fullbacks" during that TOM. You get football lingo - I'm more of a "1/2 back" than a "full back." :lol: You better get back on that wagon train girl! Hey to Skeeter!

MELF - ask that PC rep about a stone. I REALLY am interested if they can ship it.

WELCOME Fat Cat!

DEB - SIZE 6!! Excuse me while I gasp! :spin: That is great! I often wonder what size I will end up being. I bought some "kewwwt" jeans today that are "goal pants" for the fall. I'll keep you posted on how those are coming.

FILLISE - You are having a great run on the scales! Way to go!

Okay, I know there are many that I want to say hi too and I will have to try to get to you tomorrow. Just know that Frog is thinking about ya!

Have a great Thursday everyone!

Peace,
FROG

Thought I'd check in again before I retire for the night & stay caught up for a change. :D

fatcat95 Welcome again! I remember reading your bio when you posted before. Glad that you decided to join us. I hope that your attempt at SB is as successful as your battle with the cigarettes was. I personally know what a battle that was also. I have been smoke free since April 26, 1983. I can't tell you for sure what day in August of 1998 I started SB, but you get my point :) Both battles are worth fighting. Looking forward to getting to know you on the board.

BOB, You have to focus now & regroup. You know you can do this & you are worthy to drive that wagon anywhere you want it to go. Motivation is in YOU. Dig deep, it's there. JUST DO IT! Go back to basics, read the book, buy some CHICKEN. DETOX.

Kim, Sounds like you're doing great with your TM & the lbs coming on down. Doesn't it feel great! I'm so excited about getting down in the 140's that I'm even thinking about setting a new goal in the 130's. Is that crazy or what? :D

Debbie I was surfing & came across a LOW CARB RECIPE BOARD. I saw a post that talked about the Diet V-8 Splash Berry Blend. Here is what the post said.

"I tried this diet V-8 splash drink yesterday. It is GREAT!!! The best thing about it is NO ASPARTAME and only 3 g. of carbs per 8 oz serving. There were a couple of other flavors available in the diet in addition to the berry blend flavor. Look for the 32 oz bottle and GET SOME!!! Laura
(drank the whole thing at 12 carbs and still lost a pound yesterday!!)"

I thought I remembered you posting something about V-8 Splash, but can't seem to remember what you said about it. What do you think? Is this something that would fit into our WOE?

OK, it's late & 5am is sure going to be upon me in a few short hours. Got to work 12 hrs tomorrow, so NITE ya'll :yawn: :wave:

Hi

Well I can also report I am down another pound this week. This is the first week that I really set a goal with a reward- I bought a watch but won't wear it till I lose 75 pounds. so I only have six more to go!!!!

I think that I need to start writing notes when I read the posts so I can respond to everyone, but you all are in my thoughts.

To those crossstichers...I, too, also really enjoy it. Bought a kit last week to start as a Christmas present. GOt to start eary.

Deb, thanks for the tip about the agave nectar in Naples. I was planning to go to Fort Myers on Saturday looking for sneakers so
now I'll just go a little more down the road. Looked on the web site and already have the directions.

Well, have to be a work early tomorrow- so got to go.
Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow.
Laurie
350/281/170
SB since 10/27/00

Good evening everyone :)

Sorry I missed the chat last night but I had to work. It was my first day back after my holiday and it was an evening shift. I was off to-day but have been running around all day. This morning I went to the community centre to do Tai Chi. I took lessons for several years but it has been about two years since I have done any. It was great to meet the group again and to find out that I hadn't forgotten it all. After Tai Chi I was out doing some shopping, including picking up some more plants for my flower patch. I got those planted this afternoon then it was time for a bit of grocery shopping then preparing supper. After supper I went out to Badminton. Since I got back I've been trying to catch up on the posts. I haven't quite finished reading everything but thought I would try and finish a post before hitting the sack. I have to work day shift tomorrow. I have five days in a row to work which is unusual for me as I am supposed to be part time. Anyway I may not be posting too much for the next few days.

The scale was good to me this morning - I am down another two pounds to 204. Four more to go to pre-holiday weight. Lets hope it keeps on going down once I hit the 200 mark.

Melf - Thanks for posting the recipe for the scones. They sound delicious. I've made a copy but will hold off making them for the time being. I know if I make them I will probably end up eating most of them. I think I'd better wait until I have lost a few more pounds. I hadn't eaten liver for a long time - your post reminded me and I went and got some for lunch yesterday.

Sol - I've started using FITDAY again. What I often do is enter the food that I PLAN on eating for the day. Then I can see if I need to make any adjustments to bring it up to the right amount of calories (or sometimes decrease the amount). I find this helps. I'm glad to see the weight is coming off.

Viv - Sorry to hear you've been having such a stressful time lately. {{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Catlover - 4 pounds down - WOW. Thats a great loss this week.

Ralynne - Congrats on four lbs down. Glad to hear dh's knee injury is not quite as severe as they thought it was but it still sounds bad enough. Let's hope it gets better without the surgery. I hope you can persuade him to take the doctor's advice and stay off of it for a couple of weeks. It should get better more quickly if he gives it the rest it needs. When you are out there pushing that lawnmower just think of it as exercise!

Kim - If the needle is on the left side of 170 then it is a loss. Hope you have got rid of some of that dookie. You might be 1/2 pound lighter by now!

Deb - Congrats on your walk to-day. Way to go on those Calvin jeans. You'll be wearing them yet. How about taking a picture of Eli in his 80's getup and posting it.

Fillise - Congrats on the three pound loss this week.

Congrats to all other losers and to others just hang in there.

Hi Nance, Rhroo, Adamsrib, Krista, Catlover, BOB, Sef, Lamap, Frog. Sorry I can't respond to you all tonight but I really have to hit the sack if I am going to get up on time in the morning. Hope I haven't missed anyone. If I have my apologies.

Goodnight.

Marie :wave:

Hello everyone!

I just have the time and mental fortitude to check in right now instead of catch up.

I had a wonderful company birthday lunch today and had ONLY ONE BITE of the birthday creme brulee (which was FAB) and gave the rest to my coworker!

Been to the gym 2 days in a row FINALLY. 3 miles yesterday, 2.5 today.

Weighed in at 151 and I'm so happy cause I've been stalled for so long! Maybe it won't last, but it really gave me a high!

Dealing with some bad news of a personal nature, but everything else is going really well!

I am borrowing my father's digital camera and am trying to figure out how to use it. I did some head shots by holding the camera, LOL! But now with my brother's help I figured out how to use the timer feature.

Here's some pics from yesterday:

http://www.shapeshakers.com/oddessy/062601_1.jpg

MORE PICS (http://www.shapeshakers.com/recentpics.html)

Love,

Chris

164/151/139

Good Thursday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Got up early to go walk, and it immediately started to rain!:mad: I'm going to wait a few minutes and see if it blows over and then decide to either go or crawl back into bed, until then, what better to do than start a post!;)

It's RECIPE DAY so if you have any good SB LEGAL RECIPES to share with the board, please, try to post them today!!! I'll get some on later:)

MELF, I do believe some fashions should be buried to never return, bell bottoms as one of them, loud designs another. Some of the fashions I see in the stores these days remind me of when I was young-they are so UGLY I can't imagine anyone wanting to even buy them back then, much less now. Is what you bought through the PC like a mandoline? Sounds like a good time at those parties-I don't think they have them down here, down here, they have adult toy parties, I haven't been to one of those either, but others I know have. Geez, I haven't even been to a Tupperware Party!!! As for the V8 Splash, there's some reason I don't drink it, probably the Splenda, which is the DIET V8 SPLASH I'm referring too. Do you know the ingredients? Maybe mixed with sparkling water/carbonated water, it would be good!

LAMAP, CONGRATS on ANOTHER pound GONE! The HFS is in a shopping center and if you go to fast you'll over shoot it, like we almost did. You may want to call ahead and ask them to put the agave aside for you, I bought a few bottles and think they only had a few left-just to play it safe.

ROSALIE, glad to hear the scale is continuing to go down for you-it will continue that trend, I'm sure-no need for BOB to come get you in her wagon! I can see you are back into your exercising and it shows;)

SPARKLE, thanks for posting those pics! Def. better than the others you posted, very clear! Glad you had a great birthday!!!

FATCAT, well finally, I can say WELCOME TO THE BOARD! LOL! Glad you finally decided to get on and join us. Thank you for saying such nice things about me (I'll send you the payoff money later:lol: ). You know you can e-mail or call at any time, I may not answer right away, but I do answer and never mind helping in any way. I have tried DIALPAD in the past, anyone who'd like to use it that's fine, but have to remember not everyone has a microphone on their computer. I guess I don't care for the echo I get-maybe I'll test it out again-thanks for reminding me about it;)

BOB, got the perfect solution for you to get back in the drivers seat-pack your weekender and come for a visit!!!!!!!!! I'M SERIOUS! Think about it, would you???? Nothing else really interesting at the Naples HFS, small, but the agave price was good. I did buy some rye flour too. Nothing really at FM, just treated myself to a 77% choc. bar that was too overpriced. I forwarded your SB dilema to Eli so he could see what you wrote-I'd say, just take it back and tell them you aren't happy with it and want new! Hey, I'm game on going to Orlando-maybe in a few weeks, after Lauren leaves for camp we can do something there!

QUILTER, I won't say being tired like you have ibeen s due to AGE:lol: but it can be due to hormones, or just your body telling you it needs a bit more sleep, or the exercise, it can make you tired-I wanted to crawl into bed at 8pm last night-I think it's due to hormones for me! I will definitely take pics of Eli on Saturday! Oh trust me, we talked about you all when we were at dinner the other night-were your ears burning???????

FROG, CONGRATS! Another 1/2lb-great news! You'll get to your newest low soon at the rate you've been going! I really just think you may gain a tad due to muscles, don't worry about it, because the scale is going in the right direction ultimately! Those frog pants sound very cute! You'll be in those goal pants before you know it, and I bet, they'll be too big for you when you reach goal! Maybe we can both wear our "new pants" in Vegas!

Okay, I guess I will crawl back in bed, it's 45 minutes later now and it's thundering out there, so I guess I won't be getting in my walk today!:mad: Good intentions though! Glad I did go yesterday even more so now, 2 days in a row not walking is NOT good for me!!!

Will check in with you all later!

Debbie
194/haven't gotten on the scale this morning/129
SB since 3/22/00

DEBBIE - CONGRATS ON YOUR TIME!!! Thanks for those Jewish language lessons. I try the words out at work when I learn a new one. 'Course, like NANCEMEISTER, I get funny looks when I use them so I just laugh and let them wonder! :lol: What's wrong with Splenda? I thought that was okay. :?:

RHOO - I had a blast at an Aerosmith concert in college. They were taping for MTV and we tried desperately to get filmed! You'll be back under 140 in no time at all.

MELF - LOL - NOT a dumb question at all, in fact, I'm not the least bit surprised that you don't know what a head shop is. :) It's a store that sells drug paraphernalia: incense, pipes, bongs (water pipes for smoking marajuana), roach clips, rolling papers, psychedelic art, weird sculptures, scales (used primarily for weighing marajuana, cocaine, other drugs), etc. Not that I've spent any money in a head shop in college or anything like that mind you. :rolleyes:

BOB - Y'all bring it on!! I've got plenty of room for a killer sleep-over!! We could check out that Greek restaurant, too! I would LOVE it!! Hang in there! We could come up with an "induction" plan for you if that would help. Maybe RALYNNE could offer some tips on "establishing a favorable relationship" with your old friend, TM. :lol: You quit smoking, Girl, you can do ANYTHING!!!

QUILTER - Cookies Fortune is on a list of MUST SEE movies a friend gave to us - along with OH, BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? We've just got to get it together and plan a move week-end. Some of those guys put on a uniform and feel like they have to be "official" 100% of the time. I know they are REAL people and have seen them at parties - it just cracks me up.

FATCAT - WELCOME!! I get the most out of this when I get involved. Keeps me sharper during the day knowing that I'm going to have to post my weight (my self-imposed "have to") on Wednesdays. I don't like making those "confession" posts. :s:

FROG - I have to smile picturing you in your "Frog Loving" pants!! Congrats on being able to wear them!! I'm going to hunt for a slimming dress to wear at the reunion party when I go home in 3 weeks. I want to look nice and to look like I'm not trying TOO hard to look nice - (why do we do that??) - AND I don't want to wear a tent dress either. I'm not looking forward to the shopping experience.

LAMAP - No doubt you'll be wearing that watch before too long! That's a great idea for motivation.

MARIE - Way to go!! Maybe we'll be crossing that 200 mark together! It's definitely going to be HAPPY DANCE TIME!! When we get there! I'm having so much trouble getting up to 1900 calories a day - ugh! Putting the food in ahead of time is what I did on the one day I did it. Today I put in everything I plan to eat and I'm at 1745 - I told Vince to find something worth 200 calories for me to eat with supper tonight - we're having Turkey Mignon and steamed asparagus, so I could probably add something else to it, but usually that's enough to fill me up. This really wearies me sometimes.

SPARKLE - Your name (actually BOTH names, **** on Wheels) TOTALLY fits you!! You do "sparkle"! Gorgeous eyes and a great smile!! Thanks for sharing. Sending good thoughts your way. CONGRATS on only having one bite of the creme brulee - BIG TIME!

GATORGAL - Where are you???? You haven't taken off to France to practice your new language skills, have you??

Man-o-Man am I sore! Yesterday was one of my personal training sessions. He worked me HARD! The girl who was scheduled after me was a little late so I got a longer session - much as I complain about him working me too hard I'm glad he does. My upper body is so much weaker than my lower body. I wish I had taken pictures before I started, just seeing if there's transformation in the toneness of my body even when the weight isn't coming off might help. Maybe we'll do something like that this week-end. I checked the scales this morning and it's down another .5 lbs. to 201.5. I hope it keeps moving down so MARIE and I can happy dance next week!

:wave: to everyone - sorry for those I didn't get to. HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

I had a thought - now shoot me if this is a bad idea - but - since so many of us are using www.fitday.com what if we added the link to our journals to our profiles. Maybe it would help us to look at what others are eating for ideas. I know I get stumped sometimes. I only put the food and my "real" work out activity in anymore. I hardly ever use the journal part - just to post my fiber for the day sometimes. I think when the journal is made public it's only public for those people you provide the link for.

Hey, guess what????? The needle moved really this time. It's definitely at 169 this morning!!! wooooooooohoooooooo! Feels great to be in the 160's even if it's just by the skin of my teeth. Thanks to all of you for your well wishes about getting that needle to moooooove on over. I'll have to work really hard to stay down. Really don't want to go back up over that zero.

Hope you all have great days. Sorry this is so quick, but I'm out the door. Wish me luck . . . having lunch with someone from AT&T who might just give us some money!!!! Wouldn't that be great. Our funds are low and we're not sure if we can expand the children's program this fall. That would be tragic. So I'm really excited about the possibility of meeting this woman and seeing if she's interested in us.

Take care all!!!
Kim
185/169 yippee/135

Morning all:yawn:

Neighbor came over to help with our deck. Thank goodness. My hubby is being mr homemaker.:) I don't mind at all. He's fishing tonight so he'll stay off of the knee.

DEB- For some reason I can't snack if I do i gain weight. It might just be me I don't know. When I was on SB before I snacked all the time and still lost 20 lbs, but I've quit drinking beer so that'll probably make a big difference. I love beer though, it's really hard to do that.

Did you read the sweettalk plus board about the girl leaving the board? I don't like that board because it's not informative enough adn personable. I found out about this board from one of your posts.

NANCE- Find a car yet? I looked at buying a newer van, but having no luck. I' like my van now but it's 11 years old with 177,000 miles on it without any problems, so I really don't want to get rid of it.

BOB& FROG-Walmart is a savior for me. FROG- I wear thongs too.

SEF- Use to xstitch before the kids, I have pillows and framed pics. Someday I'm sure I'll get back into it when I have time again.
FATCAT- WELCOME!! alot of great ladies on this board.:wave:

SOL-I love FITDAY.com :love:

Well gotta go have a great day ladies:wave:

Good Morning Everyone!

I'm still sleepy. I don't sleep well due to the knee (ok and maybe the stress of starting a new business has something to do with it), and find myself really dragging during the day. This is something that hasn't happened since I began SB. Oh well, only 12 more days until I get it fixed!

I had a good day yesterday. Lunch with friends and then swimming in the afternoon. Last night several of my former graduate students took me out to dinner at The Outback (steak, salad, plain baked sweet-tater with butter). They presented me with a bueatiful photograph of the building our department is in and they all signed the mat. I got teery eyed. The Bell South man is coming in a little while to install a second phone line for the business. I meet with my accountant next week to set up the books. My goal for an offical start date was July 1, so it looks like I'm right on track!

Fatcat95--Welcome!!!! You've been hanging with the best! Deb will set you on the straight and narrow for sure!

SEF--I can only work on one project at a time. I've done two other needlepoint stockings (one for me and one for my mother) I'm working on my father's now and am so sick of working on Chirstmas stockings I can't stand it! I have to get this one finished by Christmas and then I've promised myself a nice cross-stitch project just for me!

BOB--The knee is ready to be fixed! Thanks for asking. Hang in there--you are stronger than your cravings--and when you need help just holler and we'll help you be strong! Wagons Ho!

Kim--I so love fresh fruit! It really is the best "sweet" treat going! I just find that I do better if I don't eat after dinner. I tend to eat fairly late anyway (between 7 and 8),so if I'm going to have time for the bs to go down before bed, I really shouldn't eat anything. I do love a snack about 4 in the afternoon though. This is my favorite fruit or SF icecream time (or new treat blue bunny SFFF yougurt from Super Walmart)

VIV--I'm partial to Edy's TripleChocolate SFIcecream. It is one of the few SF ice creams than has only 3 grams of Sugar perserving. Most have 4 or more. I know they are milk sugars, but I still like to keep it below 3 grams.

Frog--When I hit goal I'm gonna give one of them thong things a try! I got to get our picture scanned!

Hope everyone has a good day! I've got to move some stuff around so the phone guy can actually get to the wall in my office!

Susan
300/241/150
July 10, 2000

I am really having scale withdrawls I have torn this place apart looking for that thing man my Dh is good I cant find it anywhere.I am really having to rely on how my body feels and what it is telling me I am not used to that if the scale was up then I would be extra cautious the next day.Sigh..I miss him:(
DEB..Calgary is quite close to Edmonton we are about 3 1/2 hours away.Have you never heard of the Calgary Stampede??It is awsome it starts on the 7th of July this year and goes for 2 weeks if you are in this area during that time you must go to it what a blast!!!!Evey night there is a grandstande show that is free..well you have to pay admission to get into the park but nothing extra for the show.One of the shows this year is chillowak sp? and I believe its streetheart whoooohooooooo :) yes I was a teenager in the 80"s
My body is feeling a tad bit sore from my dear old friend the TM...I must get back on him today and show him I am not going to stand for that kind of treatment I demand some respect :^:
went out for dinner last night with some g/f's and I behaved myself..I think lol....I had a ceaser salad no crutons and then some mixed shell fish medly thing..no cream sauce just a light wine sauce I think it was but I pretty much just ate the seafood and not any of the liquid just in case.and I had a glass of red wine....pat on the back for me of course they had this wonderful warm chocolate mouse with pound cake and icecream for desert no no..one more glass of redwine bartender lol.
anyhow have a great day all gotta get oragnized for the day.

Hi Ladies -
Really have no time to post but wanted to get online and say hi - so.....hi. Needle staying at 135, okay already, now it's time to make friends with 130. Hope you all have a great day, mine is mediocre as usual....:( Something's gotta give, huh....
Hugs to all,
viv

DEBBIE - WE WANT PICTURES OF YOU AND ELI I can't believe I almost forgot to post that!!!

QUILTER - WHOO HOO!!! We KNEW that scale was definitely on the left side! Hope your lunch goes well.

RALYNNE - Does hubby bring home fish to eat when he goes fishing? I love fresh cooked fish, but hardly ever get to eat it.

ADAMS - LOL tearing the house up like a kid looking for presents, are we?? I think I'd be doing the same thing if Vince hid our scale.

VIV - Hang in there! (((HUGS)))

Okay, I'm going to post some salsa recipes on the recipe board since I forgot my bloomin' home made cook-book at home and I know I probably won't get any of those posted today.

:wave: again!

Hi again,well I was reading all your posts this am and I had pretty much convinced myself not to workout today...I figured you know dont want to push the friendship with tm too much of a good thing all that jazz but after I had finished reading I just got up and did it.Not any record times mind you it was 23 min but hey 23 more than i had planned on and forcing myself into a good habit once again.
MELF..gald to keep you smiling while me and my treadmil work out or realationship:D friendships can be such a difficult thing lol
BOB...Dont give up...I know it seems endless but fact is a year is going to pass by no matter what you do and its upt o you if you wqill be up or down in that time guaranteed you wont be the same you have to make a decision as to which you want it to be...(little quote from good ol doctor phil :) cant take the credit myself although it sounded good huh:lol: anyways girl just grit you teeth and as you put it detox!!!
THE QUILTER...cheese please :) I just adore cheese every other diet I had tried said no to cheese and it was always my downfall so I am thrilled that it is ok yeah yeah yeah....anyhow I usually grate some cheese I like to mix mine I usually use a guada sp? and some mozza and a bit of cheddar sometimes montary jack anyhow you get the idea and then i fry it up in a pan...I dont use the micro cause then you dont get that little bit on the bottom that is harder you know like on a homemade pizza that harder part yum yum....anyhow then I put a little lemon juice on it sometimes just a capful or just eat if with a fork like that.it is sooooo goood have you ever been to a greek restaurant and ordered there pan fried cheese to die for girl i forget the greek name someone else might know it. Oh and congrats on the 169 breakthrough that is such a big step I cant wait until I see my scale say that well I just cant wait to see my scale period lol..I last weighed in at 178 so we shall see
DEB...how come all of you are counting calories??I thought one of the pleasures of this diet was the fact that you didnt need to do that anymore?Thanks for helping me out with my diet too your a doll just like everyone says :)
well I am off to weed the garden bye for now:wave:

:) Did my thing at the NH this a.m. I was doing okay, when a church group came in to do a service. I can't compete with the Lord! So my group ended. I do wish the Lord has sent someone who could sing on key though! She had amplifier yet! Two of the residents came back across the hall to Activities Room and asked me to close the door! Listen, at least that church was doing God's work. OK! I never said I was nice! All joking aside, it's important that people come into a nursing home..............even if they do bellow!

Melf - Not going to let me live down the garlic bread eh? We had thunder here yesterday but no rain. That's not to say it didn't hit the next street over. Never saw a place where it can so frequently rain on one side of the street and not the other.

My dil just went to a PC party, got a pair of BBQ tongs and an oil mister bottle. It is supposed to save you money as you can mist oil of choice instead of using Pam. I also have minature spatula and a spreader as well as a lamb's wool duster from PC.

My dd is a nurse too. Works OB. In HI they do everything due to limited facilities, staff etc. So did NIC there too. Up til last year she was working for a Traveler Agency and was sent to AZ, NM, NJ, MD. Then she took a years contract in MD where she is now. She has always worked the night shift and likes it. If she has to fill in for someone on days she is misconboobalated!

fatcat - Are you planning to change your name to slimcat? Welcome to the Board. Congrats on giving up the cigs. It is so hard to do. The same determination will carry you through on this new woe. How nice that you met Deb! I like "small world" happenings.

Bob - Look, this isn't a love affair! You don't have to desire that TM just grit your teeth and do it. I have been guilty of neglecting the exercise lately so went in the pool yesterday. It felt so good and I wonder why I have been so lazy!

What does HFS stand for that you and Deb talk about? I assume it's some kind of store. But you know what they say about assume!

Quilter - Maybe your body is trying to tell you something. Like you need more rest. There's nothing wrong to give in to those heavy eyelids once in a while! Knew that needle would go below that 170 mark. YIPPEE!

I do have high BP controlled by meds. May be the 34# weight loss has affected it. It isn't a consistent feeling just has come now and then the last couple of days. It may be a bug too. I am not a doctor "gotoer", so will wait and see what develops, if it
continues will have to do something I guess. Don't want to be an alarminst. Shouldn't have said anything. Don't worry I eat.....remember that's why I'm here!!

Froggie - Wow! Froggie pants. How cool. And to be able to zip them up! We'll have to do a dance for you!! I love lavender and had a gift certificate that had to be used or expire. I bought a pair of lavendar jeans, there was a sale so I bought a pretty tee that went well with them, just had to add 2.67 to the certificate
When I bought them they were snug, but like you I wanted a goal. I haven't tried them on since I got them. You have reminded me I ought to do that!

lamap - Glad scale is going down! I type on word pad as I read Board. It's up in the corner and that way I don't have to go back looking for a certain post. Then I cut and paste. I have some minature ornaments I should do for Christmas. Have had them for a long time. Keep forgetting about them!

Rosalie - See, we told you those pounds would soon be on their way!

Sparkle - I love typing your name, it seems such a happy name! You have a lovely smile. Hope you will not let bad news get you down.

Deb - In case BOB doesn't see post........I asked her what HFS stands for? I'm not so hip! Hippy, yes. Hip no!!!!!

ralynne - What great neighbors you have. Of course, they are lucky too!!! To me Xst is relaxing, that's why I may do some just before going to bed. Seems like I'm never too tired for it. Altho, now that old age is creeping up, my hands hurt too much at times.

Fillise - Goes back to the old thing about doing something for you. I really don't do much seasonal stuff. You do all that beautiful stitching and then put it away for a year at a time!

Thongs!! I wouldn't even consider them. I remember the days before self stick sanitary pads, you had a pad with long strips of gauze at each end that you pinned to a belt. The back strip always settled in your butt smile and I thought most uncomfortable!! When I see a thong that's what I think of!!!! Discomfort!!

Good luck with your business, start-up day is soon approaching!

Going to have to think of a recipe to post. I'm not one much for deserts so I usually go for main dish things, or some form of breads.

Take care all.

sef

I HAVE A NEW CAR!!!!!!!!

I got a Mazda 626 V6, with CD Player and Sunroof!!!!! I haven't had a new car in 16 years!!!!!

Plus I'm down to 220.5!!!! Lost those 2 pounds I gained back!!!
Gotta go.....I'm at work. I'll be back posting as normal now!

Evening All:wave:

Had a nice, but uneventful day which I got NOTHING that I had planned on getting done accomplished. Eli was suppose to have a day off today and last night found he'd have to work as one of his guys had the runs:eek: So, with the weather being so bad today, we stayed home this morning;) Eli was getting ready for work and dookie boy called to say he was feeling better, so Eli didn't have to work-was late by then, but we went out and just ran to a few places, went for an early dinner at Outback (salmon) and just got home.

Stopped at SYMS (anyone have those) and tried on a nightie. Nothing sexy, long sleeve, silk with buttons going down-didn't buy it, liked it though, but don't really need it-but it was nice to try on, size SMALL:)

I feel like a male dog today! Since we left the house, I've had to go to the bathroom everywhere we stopped, like a male dog and each tree he runs by! I'm praying that this will bring me a loss tomorrow!!!

SOL, you could really cuss people out without them knowing by learning a little Yiddish. My friend used some curse words in Arabic that Eli says sometimes with someone of authority and they didn't understand a word!LOL! I will take a picture of Eli on Saturday, it's for work, so not something I am going to do. BUT, I know I do need to get a recent picture of myself taken, has to be a day I blow dry my hair nicely. Hey, CONGRATS on another 1/2lb gone!!!!:spin: I think the idea for the fitday is a good one, keep reminding the others to do so if they want!! Splenda, too much isn't good, it has maltodextrin in it, very GI, in small amounts, it's okay, but it sure does a number on me with the scale, so I cut it out for the most part.

QUILTER, WOO HOO! You go girl, 169-I'm happy dancing for you! How did things go with the AT&T guy????

RALYNNE, that is odd that snacking would make you gain-I can't imagine why! I did go read the board, though I don't know all the specifics of why she is leaving that board. This WOE isn't for everyone, esp. if someone is wanting a miracle diet, not saying she is, but many people do and they are the ones who jump from one diet to another. It's true, that board isn't friendly or supportive like ours. I truly feel like I have such good friends with everyone on our board-I don't think many on the ST board can say that.

FILLISE, sounds like everything is falling into place with the new business! Sounds like a nice present you received, and a great dinner at Outback-I love that place!

AR, I am going to look into rates to go to Edmonton maybe for the end of this month. I have been dying to go there and thought if I ever lost the weight, that's where I'd like to treat myself and buy some clothes. With the exchange rate being so good for us, and hoping the summer clothes will be on sale, I figured I'd be able to find SOMETHING to buy! Never heard of the Cal. Stampede, but sounds like something fun, though I doubt if we do go I'd be there by that time. But, who
knows! ?! You did great last night at dinner, good for you! And I bet you felt great about staying OP as well! I don't totally agree with everything in the SB BOOK, and counting calories is one of them. At least in the beginning until you are pretty good ad eyeing things, I feel it's really important to keep track of what you consume. I find MANY people aren't eating enough, and that's just as bad as eating too much. When people use fitday, or write in a journal, they find out a lot-how what they think they were eating and what they actually were eating were worlds apart. After 15 months, I still journal what I eat probably 3-4 days a week, if not more. This works for me, whereas others don't do it and do fine.


VIV, hi right back atcha!!

SEF, HFS is for HEALTH FOOD STORE. Lot shorter on the fingers to type that out each time. LOL! I think of a thong and think of if I ever even attempted to try one on it would get lost in the crack of my a*s!

NANCE, CONGRATS on the new car, and for the scale going down too! What color did you get! Sunroof, CD player-you'll be rocking in that car!! Take pictures with the new baby!

Okay gals, I'm outta here for now, actually, potty is calling my name again! I hardly drank water today, so I'm not sure where all this liquid is coming from! Maybe it's fat that's coming out-don't I wish!!!!


See you all later!

Debbie
194/129.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Goal reached 6/10/01

Hope you all had great days. Mine was good. I was sitting pretty high with that 169 number floating around in my head. I’ve been in the 170’s for SOOOO long. Forgive me if I “go on” about this too much. Just ignore me. I’ll come down to earth soon.

DEB---I think you are right about it being a hormone thing or an AGE thing. Actually, with the extra years, I find that I don’t “bounce back” from a night with little sleep as easily as I used to. Today I woke up refreshed and ready to get out of bed. Quite a difference from the past two mornings. Anyways . . .you talked aboum tus at dinner???? Hmmmmm. (said in a Marge Simpson kind of way) Hey, if you’re “stopping at every tree,” I’d lay down good money that you’ll see the results tomorrow. You’ve got to find something good out of such an inconvenience. The lunch was with an AT&T woman. She was delightful and really seemed interested in our organziation and our special programs. I think it was a positive thing, but we’ll just have to sit and wait. Even if AT&T can’t fund us (if we don’t meet their criteria), she could help link us to other corporations. Thanks for asking. Plus I picked the restaurant and it was a big hit!! She commented on it being “just the kind of spot they search for in Chicago”. BTW, I had a spinach salad, dressing on the side and very little of it.

SOL---Yes, you will like Cookie’s Fortune. I was just having a discussion with somebody at work about Oh Brother . . . She said it was so great! I saw a music video on CMT that had Geo Clooney and to other goobery looking guys in it. That must be from the movie. I love the Coen Bros. movies.

BOB---I ignored my treadmill for YEARS!!! I was so ashamed of myself. My only solice was that Paul was also ignoring it. When you’re in the gutter, it’s always nice to see somebody you respect down there with you! LOL You’ll get to the place where you are ready to get on it. Tonight’s workou for me was a little bit of a let down. I just couldn’t get moving and seemed really ready to quit early on. I stayed on for 53 minutes, but only ran once. I don’t know what was up, but I guess there will be days when it’s just not as easy as others. Don’t “guilt” yourself out about it. You have been concentrating on the anti-smoking campaign. I think it’s good not to take on too much all at one time. Maybe if you tell yourself that next week, you are going to get on it ONE time. That’s it. One our of 7 days is pretty good odds, right? After you have your one day in, then you’re done for the week. Put it out of your memory. Then gradually build up by adding days every so often. It’s just a thought. I remember one time when I had done the TM for a week, I got really sick with a cold. FROG made the suggestion that maybe I was doing TOO much all of a sudden. She told me to start ou tslow and build up. I started out getting to 15 - 20 minutes. Then gradually added onto that. Anyways, whatever you decide, good luck, girlfriend!!!!!

FILLISE---Here’s hoping that in 12 days your knee problems will be all over. Will there be a long recuperation period? Do you have to go for therapy. I know nothing about this kind of stuff. Before SB, I was the ice cream addict. I ate it all the time and couldn’t imagine life without it. I haven’t tried the SF kind yet and we don’t have that carbolite stuff around here. Anyways, I will keep those two suggestions about SF treats for a time when I am desperate. I can’t buy it and keep it in the house, because I’ll go straight through it. A few months back, one of the gals (sorry I can’t remember who) suggested going to Baskin Robbins or somewhere else and buying your one serving. Then it wouldn’t be calling your name at home from the freezer. My I bought peaches and blueberries today and added some to my strawberries. Tonights treat is going to be extra yummy. I know what you mean about not eating before bed. I shouldn’t do it either. Maybe at my next plateau, I’ll have to resort to those “tough love” tactics. LOL

AR---Do you think DH has the scales in the trunk of his car??? Just a thought, that way he KNOWs you won’t find it when he’s not home. Also, WAY TO GO on not giving into that conversation you had with yourself about shirking your old buddy TM. That’s great that you got up there and got your behind moving!!! I’M SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!! Before you realize it, you’ll be able to knock off a half hour on there, no sweat. (Ooops, I guess the idea is to sweat!) BTW, that cheese thing you described sounds WONDERFUL. I was imagining you throwing a american single in there and waiting for it to turn to plastic. Thanks for setting me straight!

VIV---Glad to see your needle is cooperating! Good for you!!!

SEF---You are cracking me up about the people with the amplifier. Maybe they function on the philosophy, “If you can’t sing well, you can always sing loud!” That’s too funny!!! You are quite the patient one!!! I’ll bet there was more than one of the residents complaining about it in those loud senior citizen whispers. What do you think???? You’re right about listening to my body. Thanks for the reminder. Believe me, I’d love to close my office door and catch a few winks, but don’t think my office mate would appreciate it. LOL Okay, I’ll give you a rest from my playing “worrier mom” about your lightheadedness. But remember the advice you just gave me . . . listen to your body!!!

FATCAT---I like SEF’s idea about your name. I’d far rather call you SKINNYCAT or TEENSYCAT or AVERAGECAT or BIGBONEDCAT or IT’SAGLANDULARPROBLEMCAT. I haven’t read your bio so don’t know what your name comes from.

Okay, that’s it for me. I’m almost finished with a mystery that I’ve been reading on the treadmill and I’ve got to see if my theory is right!!! I think I nailed this one.

Everybody be good! See you on the flip side!
Take care.
Kim
185/169/135

Hi friends!

Well, I weighed yesterday and the needle is still stuck at 267. It will start to move again soon though. I need to make sure that I drink all of my water. this past week I have not been drinking like I should and my feet and legs are swelling up with the heat.

Kim: Congratulations on the needle starting to move downward again. I knew it would. You have been doing awsome on that TM. I can't imagine 57 minutes on there. I can walk outside ok, but on the TM the most I've done is 15 minutes.

Laurie: Congratulations on your loss too. You are doing so great. Just a few more pounds and you can wear your new watch. That's the way to go.

Nance: Congratulations on that new car! I envy you. I have never had a new car of my own. Someday. Take a spin in it for me with the sunroof open and a CD playing.

Sef: You're like me, I'm not much of a sweet eater either (except chocolate). I would rather have something savory anyday.

AdamsRib: That fried cheese sounds really yummy. Cheese is definitely my downfall. I could eat it on everything. I'll have to try it out.

Viv: Hugs to you. Things will get better.

Fillise: I wish you lots and lots of luck and much success with your new business. It's so exciting!

Ralynne99: Welcome to the SB board. It's great here!

Rosalie: Tell me about Tai Chi. I've been thinking about it for a while. It looks so peaceful and calming. How do you like it?

Melf: You're right the diet V8 splash is really good. I don't drink it often though because it is soooo good I'm afraid that I'll go overboard.

Frog: I loved your "Frog Lovin Britches". You're sooo fun loving!

Krista: Welcome to the board. Where are you from in Indiana. I live in Indy.

Well, I know I've probably missed someone. I'm sorry. You're all in my thoughts. Have a great evening

Cheri
287/267/145

Hi everyone :)

I hope everyone has had a good day.

Debbie - I loved the name you gave Eli's co-worker. You are so funny.

Nancemeister - Hope you enjoy driving your new car. We had a Mazda pickup-truck some years ago. It was very reliable. I forget how long we had it, I think about ten years. Then my daughter had a Mazda mini-van. It was several years old and had lots of mileage on it when she bought it and she still got several years use out of it . I can't remember how long she had it. Glad to see those extra pounds coming off.

Adams Rib - Glad to see you got on the TM again to-day. I wouldn't like to see you spoil the friendship so soon after getting reacquainted.

Lamap - I usually have Word Pad open when I am reading the posts so I can jot down notes as I am reading. I'm sure it won't be long before you can start wearing the new watch.

Fatcat95 - Welcome to the board. I am glad you have decided to join us. I also was a smoker for many years. I quit about twelve years ago. It was the best thing I ever did. Of course the pounds came on more quickly after I quit but I'm hoping this time I can lose them for good!

Solshine - I don't think you should stress too much about keeping calories exactly the same each day. As long as it is within a range of say 1700-1900 (or whatever the figure is that you are aiming for). It is very hard to get to an exact number every day. You are welcome to see my FitDay entries although I don't know if it would be of any benefit to you as my calories have fluctuated this week from 1200 -1700 daily. I am not aiming for any particular number except to try to keep them under about 1700. A couple of days it has been a little over 1200 and I have felt quite satisfied. I haven't had the need to snack so much lately, but when I have it has been mainly fruit. If you would like to check it out send me an e-mail and I will give you the link.

Kim - Glad to hear you were feeling more perky this morning. Maybe you had been overdoing things for a few days to bring on the tiredness.

Well I had better go and clean up the mess in the kitchen. I made a shepherd's pie for supper with a cauiliflower/cheese topping. Turned out very good. I will try and post the recipe later this evening.

Bye :wave:

Marie.

Hey Y'all!:wave:

It's thundering here and I'm hoping that tomorrow morning it won't be, that it will be beautiful and sunny, okay, a slight overcast without any rain would be better and not as hot, just some type of weather so I can walk! Since I won't go on Saturday, I have to go tomorrow, otherwise that would be 3 days without walking and I'll be consumed with guilt by then!

Ahh, feeling barfy and making faces at the toilet-life is good tonight! Hoping between that and a ridiculous amount of potty calls today, I'll see a loss on the scale tomorrow. I stepped on tonight, same weight as I was this morning, at least for the moment-so hopefully....

QUILTER, keep basking in the glory, eat it up because soon you'll be singing the praises of 168 and so on! Sounds like you had a nice dinner, and speaking of spinach salad, I have a great recipe I need to get posted on the board for one that I'm sure you'll like;) Will try to get that done tomorrow.

CHERI, the scale will move, you and I both know how that goes. I do see a big difference when I don't drink the water, so try your best to get it down:)

ROSALIE, the shepards pie recipe sounds delicious-is it like a pot pie? Hope you post it on the board! It sure sounds more appetizing than spotted dick! LOL! Okay, okay, so I get something stuck in my head and can't let it go!!!:lol:

NANCE, saw your I/M, but you'd already logged off-sorry about that-you know how I am about leaving the computer on when I'm no where in sight. Was watching "THAT'S A MIRACLE". How's the new wheels??

Okay, it's bed time for me. I'll check in with you all sometime tomorrow morning.

NITE!

Debbie
194/129.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Ok..here it goes. I am over 40 and new to this forum stuff.:dizzy:
I have a question. In short--tried diets all life. 2 years ago got a personal trainer and did intense training for a year. Wound up able to do a mini triathalon and very fit but still fat. Gave up last year. Now trying again. Doctor just did bloodwork. No problems.
I am hesitant to try anything new (just don't want 2 fail again). However, the Sugarbusters makes a lot of sense to me. Been a sugar addict since childhood. Even dieting had lots of sugar!!
So.....the question......Anyone in this forum have a similar background and reached their goal or real close because of Sugarbusters? Scared and need assurance before total commitment. Thanks for the ears.

Been another hard day at the BROM. My feet & back are aching. Didn't get to punch out till an hour past time I was suppose to. Supper was ready for me when I got home, but that also meant that I didn't finish supper till 9pm. I hate to eat that late. Sis had grilled some cajun chicken patties on the Foreman Grill, had some peas & a green salad made with some cukes out of the garden. It was yummy.

LAMAP,WoooHooo for you! wonderful that the scale is still going down. You'll be wearing that new watch pretty soon, I'm sure. Wonderful idea to treat yourself with a non-food item. You are really doing great. I too use WordPad to respond as I read the board. I could not respond as I do otherwise. Try it. Then you just have to cut or copy & paste into the reply area.

ROSALIE, Glad to hear the weight is still coming off. You'll be back down in a flash with all the activity you're reporting. Sounds like a rough few days ahead with the 5 in a row. I feel for you. Today was day 3 for me. Had to do a 12 hr. Tomorrow I do another 12, but from 11am to 11pm. Crazy hours, but hey, I get to sleep later than 5am so I'm grateful for that. It's also my last day to work for a while. I'll have 8 days off. Will be going to do camp nurse at our Mission's Camp next week. Sure am looking forward to it.

Debbie No, I'm not sure of the ingredients of the diet V-8 Splash, but I think it has carrot juice which is why I never tried it. Just thought I remembered you posting something about it in the past. I must not be remembering clearly :lol:

Solshine, OMG! NO!, I had no idea what your answer would be to my question. When I read this I turned & asked Thurman & my sister if they knew what a head shop was & then read your answer & they too were as surprised as I was. I guess I could be accused of living somewhat with my head in the sand, huh? :lol: I know that you can get those things, but I had no idea where one would go for that. I guess being married to a policeman, you are more aware of things like that.

Kim, Way to go girl. WOW, a new set of numbers. Doesn't it feel great? Hey, it may be by the skin of your teeth, but you're there, that's what counts. Girl, you are just too funny with all your suggestions for a new name for Fatcat... :lol:

FILLISE, What kind of business are you starting? Congrats! Whatever it is that you'll be doing, I'm sure you'll be great at it. Hope your knee feels better soon so you can get some rest. Don't you just LOVE that blue bunny SFFF yogart?? Our Super WalMart had started carring it then suddenly stopped, but a friend called me today to let me know that they have it again, so I need to get up there Saturday & get some.

Adams_rib Continue to keep us informed on that budding relationship of yours with your old friend TM & don't let him be abruise to you. :lol:

SEF, Yea, I know what you mean about it not always raining on both sides of the road...LOL Yes, I bought the oil mister bottle too. Love it. Sounds like your dd stays really busy with her nursing. Sounds like she enjoys the traveling part of it. I did some Agency nursing in my younger days & had some good experience in some of the larger hospitals in Lafayette, but now I REALLY appreciate the stability of a smaller hospital & although I really get stress some days, I enjoy the day shift. It is definitely the hardest shift cause you deal with bathes, meals, dressing changes, visitors, & the doctors, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I feel that it is more than a job, it's my vocation, my purpose in life to minister to the sick & dying. I have some really wonderful memories of patients & family members that I have crossed paths with in my years of nursing.

Nancemeister,WOW, another 2 lb loss & a new car? It's your lucky day! Good for you.

CHERI, That scale may be stalled for now, but you're doing soooo well. Look at your progress. Keep up the great work. I think I may try the Diet Splash, or at least will look at the ingredients again the next visit to WalMart. Thanks.

VAbutterfly, WELCOME to the board So glad you decided to join us. Yes, This SB WOE really does make sense & yes, it really does work. Several ladies here have met goal & I'm getting pretty close to mine. I've been doing SB almost 3 years now. Did get away from it for a few months there & ended up gaining back about 18 lbs, but those quickly dropped away plus more as soon as I committeed myself to doing it. Hope you can decide to commit & by joining this board, you will find plenty of support & reassurances that you are looking for.

Well Good Night Ladies. It's way past my bedtime, but I did want to finish reading & get a post in tonight. Planning to sleep in tomorrow am but will have to leave for work at 10:30 am, so I need some shut-eye. Hope all of you have a wonderful day tomorrow. See ya :wave:

Good Evening!!!

Been having a great time driving the new car....Feel like 16 again!
I'm ready to go to Best Buys and get some new c.d's now!

Debs
The color is "chestnut"....kinda a burgendy brown. I think I'm going to get the windows tinted ( a must here in the boiling hot desert) then I'll really be styling. In answer to your question re: the Margaritas.....HELLO??? Haven't you ever heard of pre-mixed Jose Cuervo? Have cup and ice can travel! It was my little evil:devil: to go with the Carne Asade that I had on my SGWW Tortilla!!!! I'm sorry you weren't on line this afternoon. Missed chatting with ya the last few days! Thanks for the cute car card!!!!

VAButterfly
I am officially now naming you "Fly" to amke typing easy! Welcome!!! Have you read the Sugar Busters Book? What's your weight? Where do you want to be? Give us the skinny girlfriend!!
Of course this is the place to be! We are the BOMB here!!!

Well, I need to go nite-nite......I miss each and everyone one of you and feel like I owe you all a monster letter to catch up on the latest. Beware this weekend....I could get lengthy!

P.S......ldblond says "HI" to everyone....Yes, she is alive! She has had computer problems at home for 2 weeks and is being worked like a dog....7 days last week, so I am her messenger. We had lunch last week and let me tell you SHE LOOKS FABULOUS!!!!!
5'10, 155 pounds, model material!!!!

Hi ladies! Thought I would attempt to get caught up a little before the weekend.

Adams rib, I have posted before that I have been scale obsessed all my life. My biggest problem was not weighing at all so that I could gain 20 pounds without realizing it. Part of what broke the spell for me was admitting my weight....EVEN TO GUYS!!! The number was just so AWFUL. Now I’m pretty okay with it. I weigh every time I go to the gym, and stop for a few days if I start to go ballistic.

catlover, I think Splenda has maltodextrin, I have been having more than I should lately (10 to 15 packets a day) and I haven’t had headaches like I used to every day on sugar and aspartame. I know for SURE that aspartame causes headaches for me because I accidentally ate 2 sugar free yogurts at once and BAM! there was the headache.

Debbie, 2.5 miles in 27:50 is ROCKING!!!! I’m way impressed. That’s about as good as I did today, and I ran most of it! Congrats on your BEST TIME EVER for 4.5!!! BTW, I notice that your weight fluctuations are very minor now (like one pound) are you doing anything differently, or do you feel your body just “clicked” into a new level?

SolShine, I gotta reiterate, you always brighten my day! You are so awesome! How is Fitday.com working for you? You are seriously about to break that 200 mark ANY MINUTE NOW!

BTW, I just learned about “PCOS” in an interesting way. My forum that I run is part of a very high traffic forums on many different subjects, unlike here where it’s just about weight. So, in the most high traffic forum, people aren’t “nice” like here or in Weight Workshop and there are often very heated discussions. Seems lately, there are a lot of fights about people dissing fat people, and reading them is kinda like watching a train wreck (it’s awful, but you can’t take your eyes off of the mess). So finally one chick explained about PCOS and it really changed my attitude (and I hope others’ attitudes!) about losing weight is NOT so simple as “get off your fat @ss and stop eating so much!” I mean, I KNOW that it’s not simple from my own experience but something about the way this chick explained things really hit home for me.

Many weight problems are caused by health problems (http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55930) This thread is both short and informative.

36-24-36--Are you? (http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56245) This thread is getting long, but it’s interesting reading. It talks about the “ideal” measurements and how few women actually live up to them! (Someone pointed out that 26 is actually the ideal waist measurement, which makes way more sense to me than 24.) This thread also features Chris’ measurements! ;)

I dont care if youre fat, move your @ss. (http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55817) DO NOT OPEN THIS THREAD unless you are VERY bored!

Susan, I love blueberries, but they are way too expensive here, up to $7 for 4 ounces! I buy them frozen at $3.50 for half a pound, and eat them with yogurt and cereal.

Frog, hey woman!!! How’s the yoga going? There are yoga classes but they look way too slow for me. Might try it one day though, I’ll bet it will kick my @ss!!!! You are doing so well there in the 140s, I am SO hoping to be joining you soon!

FatCat, WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

Laurie, awesome that you got yourself a non food “reward.” You are doing so well!

Sef, thanks for the compliments. It took me a long time to come up with this online persona (name, avatar, etc.) My former screen names (on AOL) were pretty goofy! Akamai666, Hoppigrrrl, and Chrisdelune.

Thongs huh. I didn’t catch where that came from, but I have this major underwear fetish (I have over 50 pairs.) I DID like thongs before I starting riding my bike, but now I wear pants most of the time and the thongs don’t work as well without pantyhose, and they certainly don’t mesh with bike riding! (OUCH)

Nancy, WHOOOHOOO! I don’t know what I would do with a new car, I’d be so worried! I’ve never had anything but beach-beaters!

VAbutterfly, the reason I started posting here was because DEBBIE is so inspiring. Still, I had NO intention of actually following Sugar Busters (no diets for Chris!!!!). But I noticed that this was the only place where people were making real progress. Especially Debbie, whose victory in reaching her goal is an inspiration and accomplishment for ALL of us (so I like to think anyway.) There are other chicks who have reached goal and are maintaining, Anna comes to mind and I’m sure there are others. (RAISE YOUR HANDS!!!!) There are many more who have made huge amounts of progress, like Laurie. YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE and Sugar Busters is the answer! It’s working for me!

Lara, whenever you come back, I MISS YOU!

:)

I’d like to thank everyone again for the birthday wishes, as well as the compliments on my pictures (which I was very nervous about posting cause it seems so self-absorbed to be taking pics of myself!)

I have been dealing with three challenges lately: 1) a long-distance friendship/relationship that is changing shape way too rapidly 2) shedding my identity of a secretary at work and taking on the mantle of a producer while dealing with my own self-confidence issues and 3) some difficult health problems. None of these are really bad things, they are crises in the sense that I am stepping out of my “comfort zone,” and what is interesting is my reaction to them. I feel like I am standing outside of myself and observing my own reactions. Part of my is following my old patterns of behavior—to get deeply depressed, distracted and use outside circumstances as an excuse to feel bad about myself. Another part of my is watching those reactions and analyzing everything that is wrong with my way of coping. It’s a real identity crisis!

I have changed so much in the past few years. Now, my underlying belief is, “I am strong and I can deal with anything that life offers me. Nothing is enough to break me. This is just another opportunity to see what I can handle.” Definitely a teabag in hot water!!!

But despite these positive thoughts, I have been depressed lately and have been conserving mental energy by taking short naps in the evenings (I normally go to bed around 11 or 12) and not taking on any extra projects. I know I just have to get through it. I have also been eating very well and have been to the gym THREE days in a row now! It’s amazing the way that I can take care of myself through difficult circumstances when I would just fall apart before.

I have given up the whole grain cereals, as well as the Triscuits, for the past few days and there is a BIG difference in results.

Since I weighed in the afternoon today, I’m up a pound from yesterday at 152. The fluctuations are much less drastic since I cut down on the carbs.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

Much aloha,

Chris

164/152/139

I wanted to share my birthday roses cause they are so beautiful:

http://www.shapeshakers.com/pics/rose2.jpg

I'm still kind of a newbie here at this board. Do we just post all in one long thread for the week?

Well, yesterday was pretty bad. I just had the munchies all day. I found this great sugar-free bakery that uses wheat flour and everything. Great for the occasional treat, but I'm eating WAY too much of the stuff! And then hubby really wanted to go to Pizza Hut, so I ate pan pizza too. ::sigh:: Oh well, today is a new day, I'll get back on track here. Does anyone know how to count the sugar-free baked goods? Do I count them as one of my three starchy carbs for the day? How do I know what a serving is? How often should I really be eating them? Also, any advice/encouragement from others out there who are the only ones in their household doing this WOE?? It really gets hard when you have a husband who is NOT doing this! He is supportive of me doing it, but it's SO hard when he wants to go out or something. Anyway, hope everyone has a great day!

Krista

Good Friday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Well poop! I woke up early once again to go out and walk, and wouldn't you know it, up 5 minutes and it starts to rain again! I think I'm just going to grab the mini umbrella I have and go out and take my chances-I really want to get out there today!

Well, all that pissing and sick feeling sure was worth it. BACK DOWN TO MY LOWEST EVER, 128.5!!!!! [/b] YIPPPEEEEE!!! (just edited this note, I thought this was the first time I hit 128.5, but hit it on June 11th-still my lowest).

BUTTERFLY, WELCOME TO THE BOARD and a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY (I saw your b.day was June 27th). My personal response to your question...your short description sounds very similar to mine. As many of us here can say, we've probably tried a million diets, I can say that as well, and include stomach stapling. This IS a very healthy WOE (way of eating) and after reading all the diet books I could get my hands on at the library, I chose this one due to it making so much sense and also because it sounded like one I could live on the rest of my life. SO, on March 22, 2000 I started SB at 194lbs, today, I'm 128.5. My goal was 129, which I hit June 10th, 2001. I WAS a chocoholic and ice cream lover. I still love chocolate and ice cream, but don't crave it at all. I didn't have my first piece of SB legal chocolate until March 8th, almost a year after starting this WOE. I haven't cheated either, which I do believe for me, is just one of the keys to my success on SB. If you follow this plan 100%, you will see your sweet cravings vanish! We'd be happy to help you out in any way-the gals on this board are wonderful and VERY supportive as you may have well read by just reading this board. We'll back you 100%, but the rest is up to you:)

MELF, it sounds like you need a good pampering! I can't remember what I posted about V8 as well, but if it has carrot juice, a def. no no:nono: Hope you got to sleep in this morning!!!

NANCE, car sounds pretty, chestnut brown sounds like it's def. a good color for you! I like that color, or the olive color they have on cars, and of course, black. I hate my white van, always looks so dirty! Nope, never heard of mixed Jose Cuervo-BUT, if YOU were the one taking it on the trip, hmmm, then you had it planned! BUSTED!!!!! See, you need to leave that crap home, darn, don't even buy it!! Yes, I've missed busting your chops too-maybe we'll hook up this morning. Glad you liked the card! Tell LDBOND we all say hello!

SPARKLE, you are so sweet, what nice words you said about me to FLY! It really made me smile:) I'm so glad you joined us, and even though you do SB in your own way, I'm happy to see it's helped you out. You've made great strides in the last couple months, and I don't want you to think it's gone unnoticed! Not sure if the weight has clicked or not, just hoping it continued to click slowly down another 4.5 lbs! Do be careful, that's a LOT of Splenda! I'm sure the maltodextrin in it isn't helping, try your best to cut back to a couple packs a day-what in the world are you using so much in that you are eating/drinking?

KRISTA, yes, we do a new thread each week and just keep going with it;) Sounds like you didn't have a good day yesterday-hope today is better. My best advice is don't even go near that stuff at the beginning. The most important thing is to get rid of the sugar cravings. When you eat stuff like that, it defeats the purpose. BUT, if you must have something, make sure you know exactly what's in it, it would be a startchy carb and a tiny piece once in a blue moon. At this point, how often should you eat them, I'd say none at all right now. Sorry to put a damper on it, but as you can see, once you ate something, there's no stopping and that's not good. You can do it, trust me, if I can, ANYONE CAN!!!

Okay, going to attempt to get out there and pound the wet pavement.
Will check in with you all later this morning. Have a wonderful day and a great upcoming weekend!!!

Debbie
194/128.5:)/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Morning everyone! Just wanted to send ou a quick HELLO to everybody and wish you all a wonderful, wonderful day!!! Today is my day off so I can kind of be a woman of leisure. But if you saw the stack of laundry I had waiting for me . . . Anyways, we're having a friend over for dinner tonight. We're just having grilled chicken breasts, brown rice and steamed broccoli. I had planned something spectacular, but she requested something plain and simple. So that's a bit easier!

DEB----YOU are the skinny one!!! I must give you a big WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO for getting to a new all-time low. That is so cool. Didn't I tell you last night that all that peeing would pay off??? Good going. Although I hope you don't feel barfy today. I'm so excited for you. This is such a good thing. Remember when you kept getting stuck at certain numbers for months before you hit your goal? Man, this is a true lesson to us all that patience pays off in a BIG old way!!!! Enjoy your day at your new low!!!

FLY---I agree with NANCE on your new nickname! Anyways, WELCOME to the board. It's good that you are here. This is a great group of women who only know how to support and never tear down. Listen to DEB and some of the other goalmakers and you'll be on your way to success. Hang in there. There is more going on here than shedding pounds. I think we all are changing the way we feel about ourselves and really starting to "get" that we deserve to be healthy and at a healthy weight and to look great in our clothes!!!! Glad you joined in so that we can be there for you.

Well, I have so much email to answer it's not even funny. So I'd better get my fitday stuff recorded and get to work. You all have a great day and I'll be checking in periodically.

Take care.
Kim
185/169/135

WOW.....Thanks to Sparkle, Nance, Melf & Debbie & quilter. I didn't expect so much so soon. I did buy the book. Been reading it as if my life depended on it since my 5 p.m. visit to Barnes & Nobles yesterday. (No, I didn't have Cappuchino and a scone-wanted to though). I was a woman on a mission.

I am 5'3" and weigh 185. I had a knee injury in April and just began running this week. OMG my lower muscles are so weak. I run at least 2 miles at a time and (truth be told) it's mostly 2 miles. I will get weight lifting upper and lower before Sunday.
I'm assuming the numbers (185/150/128) I'm seeing are 185 original weight, 150 current weight, and 128 goal weight. Would that be correct? For the past week I've been cutting down on sugar and plan to start the WOE when I get to Chapter 10 as the book suggests.

Also I love---I repeat love, womens basketball. Any others out there? It's so unlike me to be fanatical like that. I will try to make a bio soon for the rest of the boring details of my life.

I love how you all sound so positive when I know how much anguish and suffering all of you have done regarding weight.

Bye for now------Fly (I really like the nickname)

Me again!:wave:

Just got in from my walk/jog. I got in 10 jogs before I petered out and just walked the rest of the way home. It stopped raining and was actually sunny out there, but oh so humid!:eek:

I edited my note above, thought I had never gotten to 128.5 before, but I had forgotten and did hit it on June 11th, the day after I hit goal. I'm so looking forward to 128 as this WILL be a new low and the lowest weight I can ever remember being. Also, hope I hit 128 tomorrow since it's my goal for the EOM. At this point, I hope to lose 1 1/4lbs a month so I can get to my play weight by my bday.

Eli is at work today and I'm going to tackle one room and one room only. I get bored easily and find that I don't stick to one task at hand, so nothing looks like it ever gets done in my house.

QUILTER, thanks for the peep talk last night:lol: Yep, it sure did work. Wish I could order a repeat today. Have a great day off today! Enjoy your dinner tonight!

FLY, I like that name for you too, reminds me of the FLY GIRLS from IN LIVING COLOR! Another book you may want to read is by Michael Montignac called EAT YOURSELF SLIM. He's the first one to write about this WOE and SB took his information and made their own book. It goes in a little more depth and I follow some of his rules over SB, like NO CHOCOLATE until maintenance, or close to it. He explains about the fruit rule, etc. I'd see if your library has it, they should be able to get it for you. I give you a LOT of credit for running, I try, but I don't get far-it's hard!!!! I am short like you, actually, shorter, 5ft 1 1/2" so these little legs don't get me too far!:rolleyes: Yes, you are correct about the weights. It helps for people to post them so at a glance, others can see where you started, where you are, and where you are headed:) I'm sure you will find the support you need to be successful on this WOE with the gals on the board, everyone is VERY supportive of each other and even better, very friendly. I can assure you, you will make friends on this board, and hopefully, like me, you'll have the chance to meet some of them face-to-face one day. Looking forward to reading your BIO on the BIO BOARD. Please let us know when you post it. BTW, some of us are trying to plan a trip to Vegas in Oct.-so keep that in mind-details are coming! Again, we WELCOME YOU TO THE BOARD!!! Don't be afraid to ask any questions, no matter how stupid you think they may sound, we are here to help!!!:D

Okay, so I'm sitting here, cooled down now. I guess I will go in the kitchen to get some water and make an omelet for breakfast. I'll check in with you all later!!

Toodles!

Debbie
194/128.5:spin:/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

NEED SOME HELP!!!!!

My step daughter is 8 years old and weighed 99 lbs 3 weeks ago and now weighs 108. In 2 years she's gained 40 lbs and I don't know what to do. Her mom won't do anything about it and won't listen. When she's with us we have good snacks and she doesn't overeat and very active, but I have noticed that if there is junk food she will sneak it and eat all of it. I know that she is on her way and I don't see this turning around due to her mom. Her mom is a yo-yo dieter and thinks as sheputs it a diet not a better way of eating and being healthy. She won't put her in sports. IS there any encouraging words out there?

Good Morning Girls!!!! I am down another .5 lbs WHOO HOO, moving in the right direction. I'm at 220.0, and my all time low on SB was 218.5 so I'm not too far away!!!!! Very exciting since I've gotten my butt back on track. I am all hyped up and ready to roll!!!

Krista
You can post as much as you like!!! Once a week is not enough. Before I was obsessed with buying a car I was posting twice a day!!! We need support ALL THE TIME!!! Heaven forbid if there were limits to making contact with the people we need the most!
No, you are not alone being the only one in the house doing SB.
It's hard sometimes, but I just try to find legal substitutes so I don't feel left out. ie. when everyone eats ice cream, I break out my Breyers SF LF Ice cream. You can do it!!!! I have had a problem with pizza in the past. What I do now is just drink a gob of water before it comes, then pour a huge diet coke when it's here, and eat one piece instead of fice like I used to. Debs will yell at me, because we both should be saying "NO", but reality is sometimes you are just tired and don't feel like cooking. If you are at the actual pizza place, try getting a salad first so you get filled up on that too!

FLY
You guessed right about the numbers under peoples names. So are you at 185 or 150 right now???? Barnes and Nobles is MAJOR trouble for me. I never get out of there empty handed. Thank goodness ours doesn't have the cafe in it. I think on last month's recipe board one of the girls posted a SF scone recipe....and you could get a latte with low fat or non fat milk!

Ralynne99
Your another person who is going to get a nickname like Fly. I keep wanting to type Ray-lynn.....so I might be just calling you
"99" like some secret agent name :D As far as the step child situation....all you can do is try to educate. I'm surprised with my kids how much they actually absorb in school about nutrition, although I have a feeling my kids are older than your step daughter. Try to explain in simple terms why some of those foods aren't good, and leave it at that...when she gets a little older and more self-concious it will all come together!!!

BOB
Any luck on the flights to Vegas????? Dan the Man just hit me with a whamy last night and told me he would like to go. I haven't broken the news to him yet that he's sleeping on the floor cause you and I have dibs on the bed! Oh well......

Quilter
Sounds like you are melting away!!! That is so cool. I know how exciting it is to get into a new 10 pound weight catagory...pretty soon it will be 159!!!!

Melf
I still haven't forgotten that I OWE YOU A RECIPE!!!! I will probably post it on the recipe board to share with all.

Solshine
You go girl!!!! You are chisling (sp?) away and are so close to seeing the big weight move at the Dr's. office...How exciting!!!
You're such a babe, it's no wonder Vincemeister is head over heels in love with you! Are you planning on coming to Vegas?

Beachfan37
Despite with me being wrapped up in my own little life, I could swear I haven't seen you post in a bit. Is it me, or my imagination?

Rosemarie
How's badmitton??? Did you get those pictures developed yet???
Do you have access to a scanner???? We want at least one mug shot!!!!

Sparkle
My fav picture is the second to last one.....looks how I picture you....up to mischief! Thanks for sharing. Roses were beautiful!
What's the romance deal, curious minds want to know. What happened to the other dude?

Frog
How close are you to your goal now??????? What's the familys plans for 4th of July. I know you guys have something good going down!

Fillise
What's the skinny?????? How are you doing???

Cheri45
How are you??? Are you getting into better spirits? I see you've knocked off some of those pounds that were troubling you so! Is there a smile on your face? A half smile?

Gator
Where are you??? You and BOB must be hanging out, driving the wagon on the back country roads or something!!!

Rhroo
Bought any new clothes? Do tell.....us size 20's want to hear the thrill of what we will be able to do when we are svelt like you!!!!

VIV
So what's the deal with the local newspaper??? Any more reports on how the reporter is doing on plan?

Well, I know I've missed someone....and I will take the heat for it!
Gotta get ready for work!!!! It's Friday...YEAH!!!!! Going to a scapbook cxonvention in San Diego tomorrow! Can't wait! It will be major trouble!

Well, it's FITNESS FRIDAY and I think this is appropriate. I just got off the TM and had my best ever time . . . 63 MINUTES!!! Yes, I broke the one hour mark. Anyways, just wanted to throw something out there for you all to think about. I am SOOOOO happy that I made this time (when last year I couldn't even go 15 minutes on the blessed thing!). But it really comes down to commitment. I was very tired this morning and didn't really want to get on it. Have a lot to do and could have used that hour doing something else. Blah, blah, blah!!! Anyways, I zeroed in on this "high" I get after I'm finished and wanted a little piece of that action. At 15 minutes I was so tired and ready to step off. I kept checking my watch every other minute practically. You know that song and dance? So anyways, I just stuck with it and didn't give in to those little voices saying take a break, relax, go do something else. And now, I feel GREAT!!!! Sorry if this sounds like I'm tooting my own horn, (and maybe it is to some extent) but the main point I want to make is two fold:
1. We must stick with whatever it is we're doing to become healthy vital energetic people! Don't give up or give into those excuses and those self-defeating conversations we all have!
2. Each of us has the power within us to be successful with the eating and with the exercise. Just dig deep and find it. And stop making excuses for failure.

So that's it. I'll get off my soapbox. I'd better it's getting pretty stinky up here because I'm a sweaty mess. Hope you all have great victories today!!! Hang in there and BE STRONG!!!

Take care.
Kim
185/169/135

O.k a quickie! per usual!!! gotta reply while its fresh!!!

Quitler----WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO on the t.m!!! your doing it and i bet it feels great!!! I honestly think that excersising is a major key in this journey. Keep it up i am SO proud of you! keep us posted on the progress!!!

Fly- Welcome!! you seem really motivated!! this WOE is very easy to get used to and you won't even miss all those yucky things (ya right!!) at least thats what i keep telling myself! Good luck! OHH I like sports I have 2 boys not much of a womans BB fan tough i like the boys! LOL

Nance- No new clothes----yet! LOL how is it going for you???? get that camping weight off?? Been thinking about ya! I am almost back to under 140 but blew it last night at the concert! oh well life goes on.

Deb wooooo hooooo on the low!!!!!

Well i tryed to go back in the post but can't figure it out! Melf thanks for the HI!!!!! I know i had alot to say but gotta gooooooo lunch time!!!!

Rhonda

201.2/141.0/135 or lower hmmm!

I'm not sure why, but since I had to reformate my computer after it crashed, I have to sign in each time I want to post. Oh well...

Was suppose to go to work at 11 today, but got a call at 7:30 am to ask if I wanted to wait & come in at 3-11 instead of 11-11, so I decided I would. Since I had an extract 4 hours of vacation left I decided to take it. So much for sleeping in, but then I guess 7:30 is better than 5 regardless. I have the house to myself since my sister is away for the day.

I've been having toothache for about 5 days now. It's so strange cause I don't have any cavities in that area & it's not always in the same tooth. Sometimes it's 3 or 4 teeth at the top & sometimes it's at the bottom. This is really driving me battie & no time to get to the dentist. I'm afraid it may be my sinuses, but I could be wrong. I hate to take anything for sinus cause it makes me feel like a zombie & can't function well at work if I do take it. Not sure what to do. Any suggestions? Have any of you ever had this or a similar problem?

Well, I've managed to stay up with the reading this week which is really an accomplishment for me, especially on my long work week.

SPARKLESCAMP, Loved your pictures. The weight loss reall shows. At first I had only seen the one, then when I saw someone had mentioned the pural, I went back & found the link. You said I was very nervous about posting cause it seems so self-absorbed to be taking pics of myself" Well honey, aren't we all just a tad self absorbed with all the posting we do about ourself? :D So don't let that be one of your worries. And as far as being a tea bag in hot water, well you know that being in that hot water does bring out the flavor of the tea so hang in there & go with the flow. You sound as though you've given things alot of thought & you're definitely in control. Keep it up. OH, thanks for sharing those beautiful roses with us. WOW, that was really special. I love roses.

Krista Hi, yeap, sounds like you did have a pretty bad day yesterday. Sounds like you've found a wonderful bakery, but yea, it sounds like that could really get you in trouble if you indulge too often. As far as portion size, I guess it would depend on the total calorie, fat, etc of the piece & the ingredients of it. I would think it would definitely count as one of your 3 starches, but what Debbie said is the best advice because she's the expert here on these things. Concentrate on the things that are allowed & that will get you better results then once you've made some progress it won't be so bad to treat yourself occasionally. Where the pizza goes, could you maybe plan to eat your protein before leaving home, then just have the salad once you're there? That way you may not be as tempted to taste that :nono: pizza.

Debbie You're really doing so great with your weight loss. Congrats on the low! Sorry to hear that you haven't been able to get out there & walk these last few days. That's a bummer, but hey, ever heard the song walking in the rain or was that Singing in the rain?? Hey, why not do both? :D Oh, just read your last post & see that you did walk. That's good. Hope you can reach your goal by your BD. That would be great.

Kim, Laundry is exactly what I'm doing this am too. It sure has a way of stacking up with us, huh? Today is jean day at work, so I had to get mine washed in order to wear them this evening. Once I started, it was no use to leave the rest of it, so I'm on my 3rd load now...LOL Your dinner menu sounds great. Hope you enjoy it & company. WOOO HOOO for you. Over 1 hr on the TM is great! You deserve to toot your own horn. I do like your 2 points. You're absolutely right. We can always find excuses not to do something, but if we determine in our hearts & minds what we want to accomplish & then DO IT, we can. And girl, you are definitely doing it! YEAH FOR YOU!

FLY, Hey, if it's scones you like, check out the recipe I posted on the June Recipe board. They are really good. So, you haven't actually started SB yet? It is a really filling & easy plan to follow. I'm sure you'll do fine on it. Even if you fail occasionally, & I think we all do, just get back to it as soon as you can & you'll be ok. It was a big mistake for me about a year ago that I decided the weight wasn't coming off anymore & that I could handle going back to my old woe. Before I knew it I had regained 18 lbs. :nono: I'm 5'3" also & my starting weight back when I first started SB in Aug 1998 was 193. That was 45 lbs ago :)

Ralynne, Ouch, that a really touch situation with your sd. If her mother won't cooperate & feed her healthy food, there's not a whole lot that you can do except continue to encourage her to eat right when she's with you. Encourage positive outlook & activity. It's hard to say diet to a child. That may make her think of being deprived & will make her eat more. Good luck with that situation. Keep us updated with your progress.

Nance, Will look for that recipe on the board soon, but I understand that new car is totally demanding your attention right now. I remember how it was when I got mine a year & 1/2 ago :) Glad to hear that the scale is still smiling for ya! You go girl! You'll be back down to your lowest weight very soon.

Hope I've address everyone that I needed to. Like some of the others have mentioned, I too have noticed that we're missing a few regulars on the board. BOB, FROG, RHOO, CATLOVER, VIV, Tiggerme, AMSERAPHIM, StarChaser, OVERCOME, GATORGAL, KAREN, MARGARET (must be busy with that wedding), Lisa_A_A, BEACHFAN, Where are you gals? Hope you're doing ok & just too busy to post. Hope you check in with us soon. Miss ya'll

Rhoo, I see we were posting at the same time. Great to hear from you. Sounds like you're doing great on the weight. Girl, you're sooooo close to the 130's Fabulous! I'm sure just blowing it for one night didn't do too much damage. What kind of concert did you go to? Hope you enjoy the lunch. See ya :wave:

SEF - You crack me up with that thong comparison! One day I hope to have the body to be able to wear one IF I WANT TO (but realistically will never have the nerve to). Just knowing that I can will be good enough for me.

NANCEMEISTER - WHOO HOOO!!! HOT DIGGITY DOG!!!! The car sounds gorgeous!! Pictures??? Good news all the way around for you today! Thanks for sharing with us! Gonna have to see how much is left over after my h.s. reunion jaunt home. If I come Vince-Meister will definitely be there - we're joined at the hip, ya know? :) It's a good thing he's so much fun. Sounds like all the hubbies on here are - the men will have as much fun as the women on this trip. I WILL be visiting the PAR-TAY ROOM for sure while I'm there if we get to go!!

DEBBIE - HAPPY DANCE FOR DEBBIE!!! WOO HOO IS RIGHT!!! <doing cabbage patch dance> "Go Debbie, Go Debbie!!" So is Stevia the only safe sweetener to use? I use 1 or 2 Splenda pkts in my coffee in the mornings 1 or 2 in my cereal or oatmeal, 1 in my cottage cheese sometimes.....so maybe 5 some days but usually 3 or 4 per day. Is that too much? I know we CAN do some things, but I'm trying to be "DEBELLI" about this until I get to goal. :D I would love to know some of those things to say to people. I sure could use them on some days around here. LOL! I had to laugh about you going to the bathroom so much. Vince thinks everytime I change rooms or go somewhere I have to go - he swears my bladder is the size of a peanut.

QUILTER - You go on and on about that scale moving down - I love to hear it!! It's motivational. Love those suggestions for FATCAT! You and FROG could go into business together writing greeting cards - what with a sense of humor like you gals, you'd be rich! 63 MINTUES?!?!? YOU GO GIRL!! That must be some book you're reading!!! :s: I KNOW you're just one hot running babe on that TM!! Keep tooting! It's great motivation for us!! I like how you and Debbie keep going even when your brain tries to talk you out of it.

MARIE - Thanks for the suggestion and offer on Fitday. I will send you my link as well. The problem is I was shooting from, say, 800 calories per day to 1900 calories to 1000 to 1700 and it's really too much fluctuation for my body, I think. Not to mention too little calories for me. I think that if I can get into a "routine" and familiar with a good balance to stay within a hundred calories or so of 1900 each day it will help the weight come off. It's been working so far since I've been more consistent. I've also lowered my fat intake since using Fitday - which couldn't hurt. :) OOOhhh, I LOVE sheperd's pie!! I'll be watching for your recipe - it sounds yummy!!

FLY - I've tried everything, too, but my Dr. put me on SB and it IS do-able and a realistic way of eating - it's not a diet. It's for life. And my life DOES depend on it as you said. I've got adult onset Diabetes running through my family, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity. I don't want to be there. I'm 32 and I have PCOS, I have high insulin levels and high cholesterol and am being monitored for my blood pressure. I'm too freakin' young for this crap AND I plan to live to a ripe old age still movin' and shakin' so I GOTTA do this right! There are tons of resources available and Debbie kindly puts links to a lot of them on the first post of each weekly thread. You gotta want it more than you want to be where you are now. If you decide on SB then this is definitely the best place to be for support and answers to your questions. I'd say check out the info links and read the book.

MELF - Not living with your head in the sand, Silly - you're just VERY PURE!! It's part of what makes you so very endearing and sweet!!! Not jaded by those "darker" experiences of life. I would like to say Vince taught me about those things, but, alas, I should have to tell the truth if asked.

SPARKE - You are too funny! Congrats on keeping it together AND you ARE stronger than everything coming at you AND you CAN handle it -- look at how much you've already handled, overcome and defeated in life!! This is nothing, Girlfriend!! And, I for one, think the sleep will do you good - I've never understood how you could get so much done on so little sleep. Don't feel one bit guilty about it - just sleep and enjoy waking up refreshed and ready to tackle another day - one day at a time. Your birthday flowers are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!

KRISTA - Not only one doing SB alone. My Meister is in very, very, very good shape. He is very supportive, though. I have SF ice cream when he has Ben & Jerry's and when we go to eat someplace where he might get something SB illegal, I order something SB legal. I fix dinner or at least I plan the menu for the week so I just plan to only have SB legal foods for dinner and since there's so much to choose from and it's so good it just really isn't a problem. Now, the pizza place thing -- there had to be other things on the menu that you could have chosen. :) It's just deciding what you're going to do. We blew it out for Vince's birthday - I ate all kinds of things, but had decided ahead of time I was going to do it and not feel one bit guilty about it. Other times if we go out he even helps me pick out the best thing to order off the menu. It is available to not cheat it just takes planning and thinking things through - I'm still learning, but getting better at it.

Okay, my time is up. Gotta run.... :wave: have a great week-end everyone!! I doubt I'll be back on until Monday.

This will be short and I am still trying to get the fax machine programmed!

Is it me or does this seem like an unusually good week for most of us? I can hear the weight falling off the board in chunks! I'm holding steady, but maybe just maybe the scale is getting ready to inch down again.

I have been seized by a new fear--maybe the nurses on the board can help me out. When I go for my surgery are they going to hook me up to an IV---please tell me that they are not going to put any glucose into my system! Egads after getting that poision out of my system, what will it do to me if I start mainlining the stuff? It is outpatient surgery, but I will be under a general anesthetic. He said the surgery should take about 30 minutes. Geez, like I don't have enough to worry about.

VAButterfly--you've come to the right place! This board is very supportive. I will celebrate my one year anniversary on SB July 10. I've lost 59 lbs and counting. I have 91 to go to reach goal, but this time last year I'd given up on ever losing weight--so every pound off is a major victory for me. It will be for you too. Getting rid of sugar and starches has so many other benefits that you will be amazed at the transformation! I never have heartburn anymore, have more energy (well at least until the knee started keeping me awake at night), and have not had the first sniffle since beginning this WOE(way of eating). I was a little shaky at first--my body wanted it's sugar. But once I got through the first couple of weeks my cravings for sweets and starches pretty much disappeared. I can vouch for what Deb said about chocolate. The food I couldn't live without is simply not an issue anymore. I hope you will stick with it--please let us help you!

SEF--I know what you mean about the seasonal work. I hate putting those beautiful stockings away every year!

BOB--still hanging in there?

I haven't spoken to everyone yet, but have to get
back to work!

Talk to you soon!

Susan
300/241/15
July 10, 2000

Afternoon All:wave:

Okay, kitchen floor is clean-I needed a break, what better than to come on the board and post-a girl has responsibilities, you know!!!

RALYNNE, in regards to your SD, possibly she's an emotional eater. I don't know what I could tell you that will help because I was the same way when I was young and the more I was harped on the more I would eat and the more I would gain. I'm going through this with my own daughter right now, she's 13 1/2 and weighs probably about 170-she'll be home from the cruise tomorrow and I'm sure with all the food they have on the ships, she'll be even more by then. It's a Catch 22 situation, you're damned if you say something and you feel damned if you don't. Something may be bothering her, and then again, it may not. When she's with you, do the best you can to steer her in the right direction, but ultimately, if she goes home and eats junk there, there's nothing you can do about it. When Lauren goes to her Dad's she gets junk food, like BK-I never buy that crap. I spoke to her Father the other day and asked that he watches what he buys her when she's with him because we have diabetes on both sides of the family and the way she's going, there's a really good chance she too will end up with it. I can only hope and pray that the little "light bulb in her brain" will shine brightly soon and she'll figure it out for herself that she needs to lose weight for herself and her health, until then, I can only worry and try to help guide her, but I can't be the food police with her, it has to be up to her.

NANCE, Well, I know I've missed someone....and I will take the heat for it! YEAH, ME!!!!!:s: Okay, so I get an e-mail from you, is that suppose to make me feel better???:^: LOL! Congrats on another 1/2lb gone, you'll be back down to your low in no time-you sound psyched! Just keep thinking VEGAS, VEGAS, VEGAS! Hey, don't be so hard on Dan, with sleeping on the floor, you are such a brut-let me bring my blow up mattress so he'll be comfortable on the floor!!:lol: Better yet, lets stick all the guys in FROGS second home! Oh gosh, am I bad or what!?!

QUILTER, WOO HOO, over an hour on the TM, good for you! And all the cleaning you are doing today-I pray for another loss for you tomorrow!!! Keep tooting that horn of yours, you deserve to. For Pauls sake, don't toot the other one though! LOL!!

RHROO, what did you mean by: Well i tryed to go back in the post but can't figure it out! Was it to edit something? Thanks for checking in!

MELF, you can go to options and make it so you'll automatically be logged in whenever you come onto the board. Whenever I clear my cookies, I have to do it again. Sorry to hear about your teeth, hope it clears up soon, or you get to the "root" of the problem. I haven't had that happen without it being a cavity or root canal problem. My teeth suck! I hope to reach the 2nd part of my goal by bday, just 4.5lbs from that, if not, not a big deal, it's a cushion, but as long as I reached my real goal, I'm happy:)

SOL, you HAVE to come to VEGAS-no matter what! We'll find some cheap fares! Def. bring Vince, I'm sure we'll all have a great time! I wouldn't say Stevia is the only safe sweetener to use, it would be wrong for me to say so, but it's the one I believe is the best for me. I would do S&L second before asperatme. Don't worry about the Splenda, in small amounts, I'm sure it's okay. On my box, it says it has DEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN & SUCRALOSE. I try to stay away from anything with a word ending in OSE or maltodextrin. Here's an interesting article on sugar subs:


http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsugar.html

FILLISE, I do believe you are right, seems most had a good WIW this week. :eek: Hope someone can answer you about the IV! Whatever has to be, I'm sure if you need it, you'll piss it right out-can't be all that much for 30 minutes, do you think?

Okay, now to wash down the kitchen cabinets! I don't think anyone will notice what I've done in there, detailing doesn't get noticed!

Toodles!

Debbie
194/128.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

LOL to your deliema. I had to chuckle when I read your post. Yes, they will definitely hook you up to an IV for your surgery, but it won't be pure Glucose. Our surgery dept as most, will use Lactaed Ringers during surgery, but that should not be too bad. I wouldn't fret over it too much. You'll be fine. And if you do have some craving afterwards, concenrate on getting enough protein to get thru it. :lol:

Well, I'm off to work. If anything, my toothache is WORSE than it was this am. I could cry! Now it's about 3 teeth on top & 3 at the bottom! Can't figure out what's going on.

Good afternoon everyone,hope your all having a great sugar free day :)
FLY and FatCat and Krista (i think) WELCOME I too am a newbie I have been here just over a week and already these lovely women have motivated me to keep on track.Especially Deb if you ever are confused about the diet or just need some clarification she is defenetly the one to ask you can really tell she cares as do all these women about our goals on loosing weight and the great thing is she wont sugar coat (excuse the pun:lol:) anything but tell you like it is which I know in the end will be me reaching my goals and doing it healthily.THANKS DEB
I too just like everyone else have seem to have dieted my way into being the heaviest ever sigh...I started about 10 days ago at 186lbs even heavier than after I had my son.So I am really looking forward to sharing all my mini goals and the final result with all of you.Sometimes the computer just seem so impersonal but I really want all of you to know how much you have already come to mean to me and I know as I get to know all of you better you will become a great part of my life.Anyhow I am off to visit my friend (for you newbies that is my treadmill :) ) this will make 4 days this week I really believe we have rekindled what we once had:lol: Have a great day all and chat with you later
Kymn

Our contentment is not dependent on our circumstances

Ok, so I just finished 2 miles. Lurid details on exercise forum. I am so overwhelmed at all the assistance!!!!

[COLOR=blue]Debbie- Thanks for all the info. I am today at 185 and decided my first goal is 150. I will weigh in with all of you weekly so no updates until I think Wednesday. 4.5 miles, Wow, want to do that again. Think I can but will be sucking wind real long. Gotta find a cooler time--maybe in the rain. Instant h20 is handy then at least. That Montignac is that French author right?
Will read book after Sugarbusters. On chapter 5 now.

Melf-thanks for the scone recipe.

Rhoo-I hear you on the boys BB. And they are more fun to look at too. Their just so physical these days it's hard to see how to play the game. But their shots are more awesome. I got started because I wanted so see what really fit (all body types) women looked like and got hooked.

Raylynn--think of planting a seed. Your example will always be in her mind and she will eventually come to you and regect moms ways in the future. Be in it for the long run. I hope that made sense.

Nance--thanks for the latte tip. I have a 94 Dodge Caravan. I forgot what new car smell is like. But I love no car payment! Inhale deeply for me ok?

Solshine & Susan & Adams Rib--Thanks for the hail. Deb's right. I do need to take notes.

Starting Sugarbusters officially tommorrow. (Hold me to it people) With the cut down in sugar I've been awfully thirsty. Is that the WOE or just summer?

185/-/150

FLY
For your numbers you can log 185/185/150...past present and future....cause we know your numbers will start coming down as soon as you finish reading the book. Don't worry we're not all as neurotoc as Debbie is although Solshine is on a mission!!!! If you want a shoulder to cry on when you mess up, I'm your person, cause I seem to do it the most!!!

Solshine
I'm with Debs....Vegas is a must!!!!!!!! If I have to start putting more change in the Sparkletts water bottle container, so be it!
Stay at Motel 6 for that class reunion, and eat shaker salads at McDonalds because your home girls need you in the PAR-TAY room!

yeah I worked out on tm for 26 min and then did 15 min of yoga today,my mind feels clearer than it has in a long time.Hey Deb I finally got to the bio board thanks for the easy to follow instructions on there even a computer putz like me could follow it.:dizzy: am also trying to up my calories like you suggested so I dont have my body feeding off itself its actually hard to think up enough stuff to eat that is sb legal and has enough calories man lol cant wait till I am an ol pro at this.Colored my hair this am I have platum blond hair and its very short so the roots have to be done quite often but I must have left it on a bit too long oooops:o and have a bit of a chemical cut going on right now good thing I have professional conditioner yikes.I have a g/f who is from the carabean (please excuse all my spelling errors I stay home with my son ;) anyhow she really want to put long braided extensions in my hair I think that is hilarious but she thinks she can get them in so what the heck I am always up for an adventure I get them done on thursday.will let you all know how it turns out.Still have no idea how to get a pic linked over here but when I do I will show you all the before and after.anyhow gotta shower pew wheeee the joys of working out
ta for now
Kymn

Was going to be soo good today. Up early clothes in washer, checked board, clothes in dryer, checked board and so on. Still have to remake bed. Did make supper as gdtr has to work tonight so she can have something decent to eat before she goes. Not a legal meal for me, but I pulled a bowl of turkey/brown rice soup out of the freezer for me. Don't know what I would do without a freezer.

Nance - A new car and 2# down. Wow! You must feel like a million $$$$$$$.

I only had a new car once. A fire engine red 1958 DeSoto. I was all of 22 and I thought I was hot stuff! If I still had it, I would really be hot as it would be worth big $$$$$$$!

Deb - Any common sense and I could have figured out HFS myself! But then........! SMALL!! That means it would probably fit my right leg! A*S! Tsk, tsk. I thought butt smile was more refined, or how about a vertical smile?

Paying homage to the porcelain goddess is no fun. At least you got the scale result you wanted! Altho not a pleasant way to do it!.

When you're done with all that cleaning there, want to come here? I could find something for you to do!

Quilter - Hope AT&T comes through for you. At least you impressed with your restaurant and healthy eating.

I am listening to my body, just the creaking noises make it hard at times!

One thing I like about youngsters and oldsters is their lack of inhibitions! They say whatever they think before they've thunk it. Hmmmmmmmmm, come to think of it my mouth or fingers (such as here) often going faster than my gray matter!

Hey! You made a point on your soapbox. Gave us all food for thought...........which is better than food for hips!

cheri - Don't worry, that needle will eventually go down. Mine is stuck too. It's so frustrating when you know you've been OP. Strange thing, we do need to drink water in order to keep it from puddling in our ankles. Of course, if we do drink we get puddling on the........., well you get the idea!

Isn't it a shame we seem to be people of excesses? Can never eat just one! I've read talk about M & Ms. A big bag would be gone in no time. I know where it will have gone too! Does hips sound familiar?

Rosalie - I love Shepherd's Pie. When I made it last time, I saved out some of the meat mixture for me, before putting on potatoes and cheese for family. Then I put cheese on mine. Your idea of cauliflower sounds great. Please post it.

VA - Altho I should put in butterfly, that sounds so pretty. I have never been what you could call fit, but I was always active and as a result solid. You could not pinch an inch. Now the sands of time have shifted and I am unable to do the things I used to so I am more than pinchable. This plan has been wonderful for me. I do not feel deprived even tho we have to forego some things. I feel so much better, have not taken any Mylanta in ages. I have chronic pancreatitis and it hasn't bothered me since I really got into this woe! Maybe because the pancreas produces our insulin. I think you will find that this ill work for you. What do you have to lose, except pounds, by giving it a try? I don't think you will be disappointed!

I've been reading later posts. I guess it's FLY. Altho a butterfly is prettier!

Melf - My dd will be 39 in August. Time to think about settling in one place I think. Since her last tour in NJ and now in MD she has only been about 3-4 hours from Milford, PA. our home town. She has been going back there about once a month. There are scads of cousins there as well as friends she's known all her life. When I sold house in '95 she said she had no home now. So maybe she'll wind up going there. Within less than an hours drive in each direction there are hospitals in 3 states. She wouldn't make as much money as working for agency or big city hospitals as she has, but there comes a time to decide which is more important, money or contentment. She loves nursing and is a good one. She would have to cut down on her lifestyle. Like she just took my gdtr to Disney World for a week, and in October she is going to HI for the Ironman Triathlon where she has volunteered as nurse the last 5 years or so.

Maybe tooth pain is really a jaw problem. I can't think of the proper term for it. Some kind of syndrome. It seems to move from upper to lower, is it your back teeth? Just a thought. Nurses are the worst! (I know I had two sils and now dd) Did you ever think to go to a dentist? Understand this is the pot calling the kettle black!

Sparkle - You are strong or you wouldn't be here. Also it takes strength to sit back and analyze yourself and your present reactions. From what you've said I'd say you've come along way baby!

Krista - Don't worry, you'll soon have the hang of everything. I learned this past April that you can go to a restaurant and eat as you should. I have a friend in Houston who can't go a day without eating out somewhere even if it's Wendy's! I found most places were willing to make substitutions. Even at What a Burger (I think that was the name) they gave me a burger without a roll. It was like a small salad with a burger. Of course, the counter girl didn't understand what a bun was! I finally said roll and she said OHHHHHHHHHH. Jeez!

Solshine - It's just my weird way of looking at things. Sometimes I can't help comparison. I like to laugh. I read somehwere it takes all the muscles in your face to frown and only 13 to smile.. Being a naturally lazy person, I don't want to do all that work frowning. Seems smiling is easier.

Fillise - Not all of us are having the chunk thing. I hope my day is coming! When I had my knee surgery, I don't remember pure glucose. I think it was some combination. But we know my memory itn't what it used to be!

Well, it is starting to thunder somethimg fierce so better get off. I had a lot of this post done and lost it earlier when computer didn't want to save what I had done. Got one of those warnings that an illegal error or somesuch had been done. All I did was hit save on the word pad! Oh well, am sure computer is smarted than me.

Take care, sef

Hi everyone :)

Just a quickie before running out to do a bit of shopping.

I have posted the recipe for Shepherd's Pie - I thought it turned out real good this time, hadn't made it for quite a while (it's different every time I make it!). I think what made the difference this time was frying the onions until they were really brown. Also this was the first time I had added mushrooms.

Deb - I don't quite know what you mean by 'pot pie' but Shepherd's Pie usually has some kind of ground meat mixture on the bottom and topped with mashed potato. Now when I make it I just cook some cauliflower and mash it with some cheese, butter and maybe a little milk. I tried it before using a recipe I found that included cream but I found it too rich.

Melf - It sounds to me like your 'toothaches' could be a form of neuralgia. If it was coming from the teeth I don't think the pain would be moving around so much, particularly as you say you don't think you have any cavities. Perhaps you should check with your doctor if the pain doesn't clear up.

Fillise - It is quite likely that you will be hooked up to an I.V. during your surgery but if it is outpatient surgery it is only going to be for a short period. They would probably give you Normal Saline I.V. or maybe a solution with just a small amount of dextrose. Having glucose I.V. is not the same as eating the stuff. The body needs glucose to function properly - even when you don't consume sugar any carbohydrates you eat are converted to glucose in the body. If you are given any glucose I.V. it shouldn't cause you any cravings for the sweet stuff. I wish you luck with the surgery.

Cheri - I really enjoy doing Tai Chi. It is very realaxing, it is good for the mind as well as the body. It is a sequence of 108 moves (don't worry lots of them are repetitions). It has similar moves to martial arts but in a much gentler form. They are really a sequence of stretching exercises.

Have to run. Hopefully will catch up with you all later.

Marie :wave:

Evening All:wave:

Just a quickie-Eli's home, going to spend some quality time with him, last night before the kids come home:( Going to bed early, and hoping tomorrow's weather is good for garage sales.

AR, thanks for such kind words:^: Boy, you do know me well in such a short period of time. You are right, I don't sugar coat anything-plus, if I did, it wouldn't be SB LEGAL! LOL! Seriously though, it just doesn't help if you do. I'm very honest-you can ask me ANYTHING, and I'll give you a straight answer the best I can. We're all in this together-and when you or anyone on this board needs help, we all try to help in our own way-when you triumph, we all feel like we've played a big part in it as well:) I'm hoping we get to Edmonton, I'd love to meet you! I've been lucky enough to meet some of the gals on the board and it's been a great experience time. Glad to hear you got in some time on the TM and did some yoga. I've never tried yoga, but may one day soon. Trust me, stick with us, and you'll be a pro at this in no time! I want to go blond as well, ash blond I was told would be good. What's your normal color?? If you have a scanner, or pics on disk, please post one, love seeing who we are talking to!! If you don't know how, just e-mail me the pic and I'll find a way to get it posted for you!!! Thanks for posting your bio on the BIO BOARD! Problems with finding stuff to eat, shouldn't be-even if you need to up your protein or something, think about things like PB, or almond butter-need more calium, drink extra calcium milk, eat yogurt or cottage cheese-there's lots of ways to get in what you need;)

FLY, you'll probably surpass me soon and will be outdoing me by going 5 miles, or more. I remember when I couldn't walk around the block years ago when I was at my heaviest. Even when I started SB, I hadn't walked in sooo long, just trying to do 2 miles was a killer. It's amazing what we can do if we put our minds to it, isn't it! Yes, Montignac is French:)

NANCE, me neurotic, you think, you think:?: Are you saying I'm a cold shoulder???? I don't give any slack??? You think, you think???? LOL!!!! Okay, who's room is going to be the PARTAY ROOM in Vegas? I think my room with have to be the FARTAY ROOM!:lol:

SEF, I'm so use to making faces at the toilet, it doesn't even phase me anymore. Most of the times it's hormones, sometimes it will be if I over eat, which isn't that often. I can feel it coming, and it does come. Usually, it's a good sign that I'll have a loss-I'll take it any way I can get it. LOL! I hate cleaning-if I came your way, I surely wouldn't clean, I'd make you take me shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Funny, I thought that was my body creaking, you mean it was yours-whew, I feel better now!

ROSALIE, thanks for posting the recipe, sounds yummy. A pot pie has a pie crust dough on top and bottom, inside is either meat or chicken with veggies within a sauce-I haven't had one since I was a little girl, but I remember loving the crust the best.

Okay gals, I'm off for the night! Hoping to get in a food rub from the big boy!!! He made some delicious chicken tonight with the TJ's TOMATO SPLASH-if you are lucky enough to have TJ's near you and haven't tried it, it's wonderful!!!

Toodles

Debbie
194/128.5:)/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Nance--I'm here. thanks for asking. My computer got zapped last week by a "power surge" aka lightening. Actually, the only thing that got it was the card that made the network connection work. So, I was a few days without my little machine.

DEB]/b] FOOD RUB???? are we obsessing just a little bit????

FARTAY ROOM??? I'll definately second that statement!! [B]GALS, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS "LITTLE LADY" IS CAPABLE OF!!!! If you don't believe me? JUST ASK ELI~~


I'm watching the REAL WORLD marathon....check ya later

BOB

Thanks to all our medical personnel for the advice on the surgery IV. I won't obsess over it anymore. I was having these visions of me rolling around the recovery room like I'd been given a hit of heroin--hallucinating, going through the dts, getting off my sickbed and wandering the streets looking for another hit. Finally ending up destitute and in the gutter a hopeless junkie--begging all who pass by for just one Krispy kreme, you know, just to take the edge off.

The ability to imagine the absolute worst of any situation comes, I think from the Eye-talian side of the family. Before I went to New York, I kept dreaming that I lost my niece in the big city. It's a curse I tell you!

BOB--hope you are enjoying the real world marathon. When we were in NYC, MTV was doing TRL live from Times Square and my niece managed to get on camera several times. This has made her something of a minor celebrity in her home town.

Deb--I sympathize about the bathroom time. It seems like I spend more time in the bathroom when I'm about to start losing. it's like my body is literally expelling the fat cells. I know we are supposed to keep them for ever, but wouldn't it make sense that our bodies would produce some waste from converting our body fat to energy?

It's 11:00 and I'm getting sleepy. I'll talk to everyone tomorrow!

Susan
300/241/150
July 10, 2000

Hi!

Geesh. I get up this morning to skim, and there were so many responses! You gals sure are busy bees.

Deb, well you ARE one of my biggest inspirations, if not the biggest (not literally ;) ) and I’m sure I’m not the only one here who feels that way.

I want to clarify doing Sugar Busters “my way.” I had a very hard time with the idea of restricting my food in ANY way, since my initial 75 pound weight gain was caused (almost) directly by extreme deprivation. I did a compilation of excerpts of my journals from that period, when I first started to gain the weight, and I was HORRIFIED at the things I used to do. Even worse than I remembered. Here is a small sample:


07/27/1990

Today is my second successful fast day. I feel "high." In a way I want to go as far as I can but I am afraid of the consequences to my mental and physical health.

I use food to numb emotion. I could forever drift on a blissful cloud and not think about anything and get fatter and fatter, and I'd have to think about less and less 'till I won't have to think about anything at all and that's why I eat.

07/28/1990

I didn't eat anything until after 4 p.m. when I started picking - after noon, felt weak and dizzy from hunger and now, after, I feel unbearably stuffed and uncomfortable. Tonight, I told myself, "Eat as much as you want." I knew when I was "full," which is progress, but I still picked constantly - kiwi balls, 4 pieces of cake & chip and dip even after I was stuffed. Entirely too much, but could not be accurately and completely labeled a "binge."


I had already had spectacular success (10 pounds a month) for a few months without depriving myself of anything. But of course, my success did not last and my sugar intake crept up and up.

But Sugar Busters makes so much sense. And since I started, I have educated myself on the effects that sugar has on the body and I am absolutely sold on this way of eating for LIFE. My commitment is complete, not just for weight loss but for my future health, and current mental well being.

But I still had a huge fear of feeling deprived, so I HAVE to allow myself that “out” of knowing that if I want to, I CAN eat whatever I want, I just stick to the “one bite” concept, which is so new to me. If I eat jam or raisins I make sure that it is mixed with a quantity of low GI foods like almonds or peanut butter. I follow the principle of “small amounts of forbidden foods spread throughout other foods” like in the Sugar Busters cookbook. Thus, I am still following the benefits (keeping my blood sugar and insulin levels even) almost all the time, despite small quantities of sugar.

I think you and I have different ideas of what constitutes “cheating,” and the great thing is, your way works wonderfully for you and mine for me!

Unless I’m deluding myself again, that single scoop ice cream cone I had the other day was the first full serving of any forbidden food that I have had since I started Sugar Busters in March, and certainly the first real ice cream I’ve had since January!

Oh, on the Splenda. Yes, that is a lot and I’m cutting down, I think I’ve had 2 packets today. But what I normally use Splenda for is plain yogurt and blueberries, other fruits, sometimes coffee, and the big *** glasses of lemonade I usually have in the evenings (sometimes instead of supper). The way I see it, I have way worse things to worry about right now than my Splenda consumption so I just go with it.

Fly, (I like it too!) you said, “I love how you all sound so positive when I know how much anguish and suffering all of you have done regarding weight.” LOL you hit the nail on the head! But the amazing thing is, this way of eating really does change your whole life. NONE of my friends who haven’t tried the program believe me, but I am absolutely convinced that excess sugar had a negative effect on my mental health. I suffered from depression, wild mood swings, and an inability to cope with the smallest problems for most of my life. Yes, a lot of the drastic changes in my life are a result of the emotional healing I have consciously done over the past 1 ½ years, but I DID feel an immediate change in my mental strength after I started Sugar Busters. (Well, after the first two weeks, withdrawal, which were frankly ****.)

The past is the past. I’m not going to throw away my future by consoling myself with Bon-Bons because of all the pain I’ve been through!

Ralynne, the story of your stepdaughter really touched my heart, or at least hit a BIG nerve, because I thought of myself as disgustingly fat from the age of four, and I see my beautiful, healthy 3 ½ year old niece going through the same thing I did with my mother shoving sugar down her throat all the time, even when she doesn’t want it. My heart breaks for her but there’s not much I can do without murdering my Mom!

This is a situation over which you don’t have complete control, and it’s frustrating. The only thing I can think of is to help her get involved in some sort of organized sports, or something else she enjoys and is good at to help her build confidence and socialize. A little self-esteem goes a long way. And of course, offer her healthful food choices, NEVER put a child on a diet!!!! and don’t make a big deal about her weight. She’ll grow into it!

Nancy, thanks for the compliments! Let’s NOT talk about the other guy for the time being thank you! ;) ;) ;)

Kim, inquiring minds want to know how 63 minutes is less than an hour? ;) But anyway, I’m real proud of you, not to mention I have total empathy because the treadmill and I are best friends (enemies?) and I too started off not being able to run 3 minutes. How fast do you go? I vary between 5.5 and 6.0 unless I get lazy and walk.

Mary, thanks!!!! Those roses really were gorgeous, I’ve never seen anything like them! They were from my boss.

SolShine, you said, ”I've never understood how you could get so much done on so little sleep.” Me NEITHER!!! Speaking of, don’t know how you could get by with so little calories. I’m so glad you upped your intake...you WILL continue to see the results!

Sef, u r a sweetie!

Gator Gal and FROGGIE, HI! (can you tell I’m cutting this short, it’s almost midnight)

:)

So I’m doing well despite the “blues.” I went to the gym in the morning today. There was a chick on the treadmill next to me who was actually kicking my ***!!! (Very few women do. ;) ) She was running at 6.1 and I was running at 6.0, but after 1.5 miles I had to cut back to 5.5 and then quit after only 2 miles, and she was still going and going....I think I’m in love. ;) (that was a JOKE to all you literal-minded people.) So now I have to figure out how to make friends with her, it’s so hard to approach people at the gym. Any suggestions?

Then I have loads of work to do today and only half a brain cell to operate with, so it was a VERY difficult day to get through.

I get home and immediately attack my kitchen before the health department shuts it down. I cleaned madly for FOUR straight hours, scrubbing inside the stove and under the micro and every other possible surface. My main motivation is that the little roach problem, which was very slight before, has gotten out of hand and Chris HATES roaches more than anything. So I have DECLARED WAR ON THE ROACHES! There are now BOXES of Combat everywhere and I sprayed and put out powder too (a multi-tactical approach.) I’m also following after Martin with a paper towel wiping up crumbs everywhere he goes, which is driving him crazy since he’s usually neater than I am. ;) From now on it is WHITE GLOVES in the kitchen! I am taking back my life! LOL

Between that and my new approach to “laundry management,” as I call it (that is, putting stuff away and hand washing so that I don’t end up with ten loads of laundry on my floor AGAIN) I’m starting to scare myself!

I’ve been doing better and better with food. In the past four nights, I’ve had dinner twice. Wednesday was lots of roast with a little vegetables, and tonight was a lot of vegetables with a little hard cheeses and some slivered almonds. I even skipped the butter! Oh, and 2 plums and a peach earlier, I was having a WILD fruit craving. I find that even if I eat a lot in the day, if I don’t eat late in the evening my weight loss is much better. Between that and ditching the cereal and Triscuits things are really shaping up! Plus getting my *** back to the gym has been wonderful. Four days in a row, YIPEEE!!!!

Weighed in at 151.5, which at least shows that the 151 on Wednesday wasn’t a fluke! I’m really holding! 140s here we come! SOON!

I was still hungry after dinner, but when I cleaned the kitchen, I loaded up on lots of bottles of water in the fridge and so when I opened the fridge, there were all these inviting bottles and I had water instead of more food!

Okay, gotta run.

Love,

Chris

164/151.5/139

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TODAYS THE DAY!!!!

Ok, now it's down to once a day writing you all. I haven't eaten anything and will probably eat light until I get all the SB legal foods down. I will tell you that I will be a heavy reader of the receipe posts for a while. I was thinking of tracking all my food on WEBMD food diary just to make sure the calories don't get too high.

:) Nance-you are too funny girl. Thanks for the shoulder invite. You may be sorry later though.

Adams rib-The things we go through to be beautiful. I'll be you'll look fabulous in the braids though. I like taking risks too.

Sef-got piles of laundry too. Don't we just love it? Vegas sounds great but it has to be a no go this year. My wonderful son has sent my auto insurance rate from $400 6/mo to $1300 6/mo. You can guess why. He's now helping but it's going to be tight til after Christmas. Ouch, pancreatitis. Is is really debilitating?

Fillise- Panic is how I imagine my first week on SB will go too. Scared to eat anything. Maybe it's not Italian that does it?????
:lol: :lol: Hope the surgery goes well and you recover quickly.

Sparke-I frequently engage mouth before gray matter too. About the gym gal I would've probably given her a compliment like "Wow, you're like the Energizer bunny. Nothing like praise to get a conversation going. You may have found that she couldn't speak because she was pushing it to impress you too. Frequent happening with those gym gals. I hear you on the mental well being stuff too. I've been on anti depressants for 2 years. This month I've been switched from Zoloft to Wellbutin because my new doctor said that Zoloft tends to promote weight gain. I told her she was my new best friend. But I would love to not be on any. I hate pills.

Well bye for now.
Start 6/29/01
185/185/150

It's a beautiful day here on the west coast of FLA!!! Of course, the rains will come later...60% today and tomorrow. Can't complain...we need is SOOOOOOO BAD!!

I'm off on my usual missions today...HOME DEPOT, WESTPOINT Sheet Store, WALMART, ALBERTSONS (Melf, PERDUE chicken 40% off this week!) and BIG LOTS....:dizzy:

Everyone sounds like they are having a really good week.

{{{{{{WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW CHICKS!!!! }}}}}}
Hope you'll stick around and become a TRUE part of our little family!

Ladies, I'm off...I'll check in later and try to address everyone then. I want to try and get everything done before the storms start...

BOB

Good Morning!!!!

Sef-You sound like such the good grandmother!!!! How lucky your gdtr is to have you!!!! I like the idea of making stuff up ahead of time and having it available to just heat up....it's the time factor of actually DOING IT!!!! I once worked with a lady who told me on SUnday she made all her meals for the week when her kids were growing up and put them in the freezer. I will never be that organize, plus I have a gas grill!

Melf-I didn't read about your tooth ache, but have seen people mention it. SOmetimes it can be due to a sinus infection. Doesn't mean your nose has to be plugged up, but you might have ear congestion, pressure around your eyes, pressure between your brow, or it can be just jaw pain! Might need some antibiotics...I would make an appointment to see your Dr. if Advil doesn't help!

Fillise-When is your surgery???? Don't worry....everything will be fine! You'll be surprised that it will be easier than you expect!

Deb-I'm going to need to be in the FART-AY room with you and Dan and Eli can room together. I had the worst gas yesterday, thank goodness no stink bombs, but NOISY....farted in front of a patient, I was so embarrassed and then when I told my buddy, she was laughing so hard she was crying afterwards, then everyone else in the office wanted to know what was so funny!!
GAS-X where are you???? I am taking off for SAN DIEGO
shortly to go to the Scrapbook Convention. I'll be thinking of you as I cruise with my sunroof back and inhaling some of that cool ocean air!

Gator-Glad to see you are back, and that your computer is working again!!! How's everything going??? You didn't say to much. Is your hubby back?

AR....I hope you know that's short for ADAMS-RIB
You HAVE TOtake before and after pictures of this hair transformation!!!! I would love to get extensions since I have no patience growing my hair out!! Does your hair look like Susan Powters?

BOB-I get stuck watching Real World sometimes....I don't even know why. It's like a teenage soap opera!! :LOL: Hope you have fun shopping...don't get into too much trouble!

Well, I gotta hop in the shower and get ready!! Can't wait!!!!!
Especially to drive the new car....bought a new crusin' cd last night...jazz Rick Braun and Boney James with that song "Grazin' in the Grass" LOVE IT!!!!! Will check in with you gals later!

Good morning! The sun is shining here, but we are in that pattern of afternoon thunderstorms--so I've got to get my clothes out on the line in a few minutes.

Fly--Good luck with your first week on SB! ;) I noticed that my energy level went up immediatley. The very first afternoon I came home from work and instead of heading to the sofa for a nap, I was able to remain vertical! Make sure you feed yourself well! Good cuts of meat--fresh veggies and fruits. If you do that you won't feel deprived (a feeling I rarely experience). Triscuits and cheese go with me to parties ( in fact I treat myself to a really nice brie) and again--I'm eating well so no deprivation. The first week or so I'd worry less about portion control than making sure you get your body rid of the sugar toxins. Holler if you have questions or need encouragement!

Sparkle--I'm glad to hear you are back in the gym. I can't wait! I just about had a heartattack when you told us the price of blueberries. Egads! I had some on my Uncle Sam's this morning! Yum.

Nance--Thanks for your good wishes. The surgery is July 10th. I can't wait to have it over with!

Got to go get the laundry out on the line.

Have a good day everyone!

Susan
300/241/150
July 10, 2000

Good Saturday morning all. Sorry Ive been away from the boards, but have been having a pretty bad week. Started it off with another UTI, followed by the washing machine water pump going out, and havent done any laundry since last week. Its piling up fast. Got the machine fixed but DH didnt hook hoses up tight enough so couldnt do laundry last nite, then to top things off my computer decided to tell me it couldnt find the operating system, so my Dh spent all night trying to fix it. Still not running 100% yet, ad the machine is still not operable. ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Then had to take Ricks sister and her husband out to eat and I stayed OP. Had New york strip,salad and green beens. Was a little naughy had some Baskin-Robbins SF vanilla choc chip ice cream for dessert.

Played 18 holes of golf Wednesday and Thursday in the good ole hot Texas heat and humidity. Just got through mowing the back yard, as usual hot and humid. So thats my TM workout for the day. Will try and do some weights later, after I recover the the mowing. Oh well enough about me.

Welcome to the newbies. Glad to have more aboard. Im sure yall will be an inspiration to us all. I have managed to lose 15lbs since March on this woe so it can be done. Its just a matter of being dedicated and staying focused. I admit I do stray off plan and it shows on the scale.

I will have to play catch up with responding to everyone. I need to get some more stuff done around the house.

Later - LaurieD (so as not to confuse me with the other Laurie

Well girls I did so well eating yesterday then I went out with my g/f's last night and blew it,I had 4 beer a defenite no no and then because that wasnt enough lol I had prolly 4 paralizers after that :o I did ask for diet coke you know to even out all that sugar in the kalua:lol: ah yes get a housewife out of the house for a nite and we loose it so needles to say the head is a little foggy this morning ;) Its a good thing I dont have my scale right now or I would be punishing myself even more.Well today is a new day and where this might have thrown me into a eating fury you know when you have the hangover hungers,but not this time I am sticking to the plan even if I slipped off last night.
SPARKLE:I love reading your posts you sound like quite an interesting gal very much like one of my closests friends here.and I would do what Fly said about throwing a compliment her way to start up a convo
FLY:Very proud of you deciding to work the SB plan I felt a little dizzy the first week I found when that happened if I ate a pickle it really helped something about the potassium I think as Deb she will know :) but I am only about a week ahead of you on this plan so it will fun doing it together
DEB:I dont have a scanner well I should say I dont have a scanner that works lol but I am going to cranbrook that is in BC in about a week to see my folks and they have one so I will get them to scan a few pics of me and send them to my email and then pass on to you thanks for the offer to post them for me cause I wouldnt have a clue how to go about doing that.Also thanks for offering to help with any ?'s that we might have.Sometimes you feel silly asking things that prolly sound basic to everyone else so thanks your an :angel:
Sorry I didnt get to everyone I still am learning who you all are I think I am going to have to bring a pen and some paper when I am reading posts so I can respond accordingly
Hope you are all having a great weekend.Its a long weekend for us Canada day on Sunday :)
bye for now
Kymn

Good Saturday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Hope everyone is enjoying their weeked!!!:)

Scale stayed the same today at 128.5, so I didn't make my intended goal for the EOM of 128. I usually never do, but I tend to come close, which is fine with me. My goal for next month is 127, only 1.5lbs, which should be doable, at least I hope. Of course, below that would be great and I'd take it happily!

Garage sales pretty much sucked today, not too many and the ones there were stunko. Did manage to find Eli some frames that he asked me to look for for him to display certificates at work though. Found 3 silk blouses for $2, 2 I like a lot, 1 is ify. Now I have to get them dry cleaned-added expense!

Kids are home, they had a great time, but their pooped. They definitely DIDN'T miss my cooking!:rolleyes:

BOB, what was I thinking, hmmm-inquiring minds want to know-what the heck is a food rub! LOL! I got a mini foot rub, he was tired! I let him slack for the night! Ummm, don't play so innocent my dear, you can toot with the best of us!!!! And good deals out there today?

FILLISE, LOL! Thanks for the laugh! I was visualizing the whole senario you posted!!! Trust me, Jews and Italians are about the same with their way of thinking!! Always afraid to say something because you feel you'll put a curse on whatever it is. Unfortunately, we do keep the fat cells, but when they shrink, it's PARTY, I mean POTTY TIME!!!!!

SPARKLE, you've come a long way baby, as they say! It's wonderful to know that SB helps so many people in many different aspects. It's good to know that you can modify it to fit your lifestyle and still be successful. I remember BEACHFAN saying she didn't give up bananas and still was able to reach goal and then some. As I always say, WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU, you do it-as long as you are doing something that is helping you, that's what's important;) On approaching the gal at the gym, with your smile and personality, a simple hello should start you off easily! Hope you get that roach problem taken care of-I can't stand the little buggers!!!!!:eek:

FLY, make sure you do eat enough. If you don't care for the WEBMD site, do check out FITDAY.COM which many on the board use.

NANCE, I don't think Dan and Eli will mind if we bunk in the FARTAY ROOM together. The way I was blowing them last night, Eli was ready to leave me! He cusses at me in Arabic as I laugh my butt off!! They were sooo bad, even I didn't want to be around me!:lol: Oh don't think Miss Narda is oh-so-perfect, she can toot her own horn mighty fine as well!! Only difference is, she has SKEETER to blame them on! Ahh, SD, I hope you had a good time there-wish I could go. Did I tell you I have a cousin who lives there?

CATLOVER, boy, you've had some trouble there, haven't you! You know, they say, things happen in 3's! So, if that's the case, you should be okay from here on;)

AR, looking forward to seeing the pics! Trust me, we all had or still have questions. Even for me, after almost 16 months, this is still a learning experience for me-as such is life-so questions, ask away!!!

Okay, I'm off to the grocery store in a few-we have no garlic, and that's like a mortal sin in our house!! We usually are never without pita bread, lemon, garlic, onions or chick peas-with those few things, we know we will never go hungry!!

Will check in later!

Debbie
194/128.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

Hello All

Didn't really get a chance to read all the posts. Thanks for the words for my SD. I know by us making proper dinners and lunches have helped her when she's here. The weird part is when she's here she doesn't even ask to eat snacks or munch. She's so busy playing that I don't think she thinks about it. If she ever does want a snack she gets fruit, or jello snacks that I buy for the kids. She knows that i do SB and asked me about it and wanted to know if when she was here if I would make her the same kind of meals. I told her I already do and she was surprised because all of my food tastes good. I told her I don't diet I just eat good food. She thinks I should tell her mom because she likes it. Yah know when I met my husband she would never eat vegetables and now she eats all kinds and it's because of me. I guess I'm influencing her in some ways I just hope it's enough to help her. I don't want to see her go through the pain I know she will go through.

Well have to get back to yard work. Everyone have a good weekend and thank you.

Andrea

Well, the weather is GREAT today. Pretty hot and somewhat humid. We just finished tackling the yard. It looks great at least for a day or two.

Not much else going on. Sweated enough outside that I decided to forego the TM until later. We are off to get our haircuts and then do a bit of errand running. So I’ll make this quick.

SPARKLE---I don’t know what you mean about 63 minutes being UNDER an hour. I don’t think I said that anywhere in my post. I said that I finally broked the one hour mark, meaning that I went over it. Anyways, sorry for the confusion. I don’t know how fast I go, because I have my bookrack resting on top of the controls which are canelled out from the weight of the book. There is a slide thing on the left that sets the pace and I just kind of remember where I was the day before. You bring up a good point thought, I really need to check how fast I’m going. Now that I know I can do an hour on the blessed thing, I’ll have to start improving something, like speed or amounts/duration of the running. At this point, I cannot run for more than a minute or two at a time. I really admire you all who can “go the distance” with the run. But I figure it will come. What I should do is see what my speed is with the bookrack off and then mark it on the dial thing to the side. That would probably help with my increasing. Thanks for asking.

SEF---Glad to see you are listening to your body. I don’t like what it says to be sometimes either. (Every once in a while, I think I hear it say, “Pssst, hey, you old fart!)

AR---Glad to hear you are combining TM with yoga. That’s what I do. Everyday I get up and do a 20 minute wakeup stretching. Then when finished with my TM in the evening, I incorporate many of the stretching positions into my cool down. I think its’ working really well together. I know what you mean about your head feeling clearer . . .more ways than one for me!!! BTW, like your name and the special spelling you have! Very different and neat.

DEB---Hope you and Big E (and I don’t mean Elvis) had a great quality time evening last night! Paul and I ended up watching Fargo after our company left. She has children and had to go pick up her daughter from work by 9:30. Dinner went well. I CANNOT believe how much better the brown rice tastes when cooked with chicken boullion or broth. Wow . . . it was a super meal. She was picking on me because I don’t eat brownies or stuff like that. It made me a little bit angry. Why do skinny people always want overweight people to blow it???? I am having a lot of conversations with myself today about this friend. She thinks she knows what’s better for me than I do. Like she got all on my case and me and Paully NOT needing a deck. Over and over again. At one point I looked at Paully and said, “Why am I defending myself about something that is not up for discussion?” She didn’t get point, I tried to laugh it off, but it really pissed me off. I’m going to have to have a talk with her and tell her to keep the unsolicited advice to herself.

FLYBABY---(okay, so I felt like adding a little bit more to your new nickname!)---GOOD LUCK!!! This is such an easy way to eat and you’ll do really well on it. You just have to “get” that it’s a life-long way to have a healthy body. The weight coming off is an added bonus!!!

NANCE---Did you say that you were taking off for San Diego IN YOUR NEW MAZDA WITH THAT YUMMY NEW CAR SMELL????????? Have fun and even though I don’t need to say it . . . enjoy the ride!!!!! Your fart story cracked (no pun there) me up!!!! No wonder she was laughing. What did the patient do??? If I were the patient I’d have worried that it was me and I missed it. LOL. You are too much!!!

BOB---Answer me this question, If I HATE the real world and all the people on it, why do I ALWAYS get sucked into the marathons. I was watching last night from 12:30 -1:30 a.m. What was up with that David guy (from the Seattle show) screaming like a maniac to his girlfriend in her pickup? I had missed all that drama!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend. For those of you who have to work, take care and know that you are in our thoughts! Check in with you all later.
Kim
185/169/135

Good Saturday!!! We actually have a free day do ya believe it? you all probably know how that feels!!! Had a busy week try to keep the kids busy. I am still working -i have a seasonal job and usually get laid off before the 4th but this year we are still there. Good but not soooo good but i will deal with it! The money is nice and makes my Unemployment benefits last longer.
Really had a fun time at the Aerosmith concert! Of course liquor is involved! But that lead to a carb over load! Yesterday was suposed to be a new day but of course the pain continued!!! I went to see hubbys band play last night which was fun but had a BEER! I don't drink the stuff lol! i only had one. I did o.k with the alchol last night! I danced alot and planning on walking later tonight when it cools down. That will be 6 days of excersise for me.
Well here is my NEW delema! Maybe you all could put in your 2 or 3 cents!!!! It might be long!! Ii have been married to the same man for almost 17 yrs. I have been big and lost and so on through our marriage we have 3 kids. Now that i have lost this weight (60 lbs in two years) and started to lift the weights and my body is definatly changed and alot tighter he is forever moping around and putting hisself down. Now he is even critisizing what i wear (which is appropriate for a mother of 3) He is like a phyco man!!!!! A lot of people have made comments to him about my weight loss and some negative things to him like "wow did you fiind the wieght she lost" "boy she looks GOOD" One so called friend of his really put him down about his weight after he saw me and almost dropped! He just is really down about his weight and makes me feel like its my fault. He wants me to fix him now! A few months ago i said NO you fix yourself you didn't fix me! Now i just want to do it so he gets off my back!!! Is that bad? I do want him to do it for his health and so on but the main reason is this nagging. I have a pic i will post of us! he is not FAT he is just a big guy. So as of Mon. (well tomorrow) i am putting him on a program. But he said i have to get everything ready for him!!! I don't know about this! I am going to try to help. I also am being selfish thinking i will stay on program and lose my last 10 ish by helping him!!!!!! LOL I know he will drop 10 in a week and i will be mad!!! he will be thrilled. I guess i will keep you all posted o.k? sorry for the blabbing!

Deb- glad the kids got back! Maybe they will sleep for a couple of days!!! I havn't been to any yard sales here i should go they are on every corner!

Sparkle- YOur heading in the right direction! I never want to be deprived or suffer trying to lose weight again! thats what i told my hubby too. He said i will eat what ever it takes to lose weight! I said you need to eat what you like cuz this is forever! I find i can live with out white rice, corn, carrots, banannas and soooo on but if i wanted some i would have it. This is life we need food to live!!! keep it up girl!!! you want to do it i can tell!!

Ralynn-just keep trying with the little one. My doctor said kids drink most of their calories we have cut down alot on juices -soda and so on. Good luck!

Adams- Did ya have fun with the girls??? thats all that matters. Just start over. I found when i fell of the wagon in the begininng of sugarbusters i would get sick!!! how do ya feel????


Catlover- hope your feeling better! your week sounded horrible!!! hope next week is better for u!

Nance-wooooo hooooo on the car!!!!! sounds nice! You better watch out with that c.d player ! keep your eyes on the road!

Melf- hope your tooth is better!!! i will be thinking of u!!

gotta goooo its hot outside gotta take advantage!! Keep up the great work!!!

Rhonda

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Rosalie - Thanx for posting your recipe. Similar to mine only I don't use the tomato juice. Just meat and onions, sometimes mushrooms. Have also added mixed veggies. But favorite always remains the plain meat mixture. I'll have to try the tomato juice.

Deb & Rosalie - It all boils down to where you come from! Rosalie doesn't know what pot pie is and where I come from you don't either, Deb! What you discribed is chicken pie. In Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie is made in a pot. (I'm a little (?) Dutch girl) You boil chicken, which makes the broth, debone chicken and then layer it alternately with sliced potatoes and leavened squares of pie dough, some pepper and parsley as you go along. Put the lid on and simmer for 20 minutes and presto chicken pot pie. Makes me hungry just to write it, but alas it is now a no-no. Just thought
you'd want to know. It's a good thing! I bet there's other versions out there. They will say we're both wrong!

Fillise - I love it! Don't worry, if it happened we'd all swoop in and grab that Krispy Kreme before it touched your lips! Just think, it will be soon over and you can relax! I will keep you in my prayers.

Sparkle - My gosh! Another one with the cleaning bug! It sounds like you have things under control and are really thinking your way through things. Yes, we're all different, I don't think I could eat like you. I need my three squares a day! Otherwise I'd eat the fridge. About those roaches, here in LA they keep them for
pets! Of course they eat water rats too and to make it more appelaing call them Nutria!

Fly - See used that name! I too would love to go to Las Vegas but finances wouldn't allow it. Pancreatitis is no fun. Used to have terrible pains, diarhea etc. I'm not too smart....I have a good threshold for pain and suffered for years. Since it was
transient I didn't worry too much. Then one day I was so bad I called a friend and she wouldn't hear of anything but the ambulance. I was in hospital 28 days, they knew it was pancreas but MRI etc, just showed black. So they did exploratory and
explained Whipple procedure as they thought I had pancreatic cancer. Turned out it was just a huge abcess and a chronic problem. So I still had pains but learned to cope as I had been. I was never told any change of eating habits would help. But this woe has been wonderful, I don't know if it's a coincidence or a miraculous cure. I'll take it any way I can get it! I credit SB!

Nance - I don't know about a good grandmother, but I have a great gdtr! I'm especially great when I let her drive, which is any time we get in the car!!! Saw in your blurb to Deb that you are going to Scrapbook Convention. A lady from my church has opened a scrapbooking store. I stopped in Thursday and it just
cried out for my gdtr, she's always doing some kind of scrapbooking for all sorts of things. I never saw a place devoted just to the one thing, just a little section like in most craft stores. I wasn't too impressed. But when I saw everything she has available I was amazed. I told Ahley about it and will have to take her to see it! I bet you'd love it too!

DS is taking off work a few days and is going into the painting mode again. They are going down the hall and up the stairs.. I just give moral support. Of course, it's the weekend and he's off to Home Depot. He should have stock in that company as it's practically a ritual that he goes there for some reason each weekend. You know it's bad when they call you by your first name.

When we first moved here, ds and I were here while dil and gdtr stayed in Fort Worth til school was over. I would remove wallpaper during the day when he was at work and he'd paint when he got home. We did four bedrooms. We were always
running to Home Depot. I didn't go one time and the paint man was very concerned, wanting to know if I was okay. A few months later ds and dil took some visitors to the French Quarter, while there a man came up and said hello and wanted to know
how his mother was doing. Ds said it took him a few minutes to realize it was the paint man. So I think we need some stock!!

Oh well, been here long enough. Wrote some letters and then checked here. I don't sit well for so long. Gotta move. Of course, I don't move well so long and gotta sit! Go figure!!! LOL

Take care, sef

Hi everyone :wave:

I had a quiet day at work to-day so was able to get started on a post and sent it to myself by e-mail so I could finish it when I got home. I’m trying to get caught up with some responses.

Mary - Hope you enjoy your camping trip. It's good to have a break from the regular routine even though it will be a working holiday for you. (I know you will probably be gone by the time I get this posted).

Fly - Welcome to the board. I am also over 40 ( by a couple of decades actually,lol). I've been doing SB for about 18 months. I've lost a total of 35 pounds. It has been slow for me but it does work. It is a very healthy way of eating and I feel much better for it. I've gone down 2 sizes and still get lots of comments from co-workers even tho I haven't lost much recently. Hope you decide to give SB a try. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. As you have already heard there are quite a few gals on the board who have reached goal with this woe. Even though you are cutting out sugar and refined foods there is no need to go hungry on this woe. There are lots of things you can eat. And once you stop taking in the sugar and high gi foods you should lose the craving for it. There's a great friendly group here - there's always someone willing to answer questions and give support.

Krista – You asked how to cope when you are the only one in the household doing this woe. I think the trick is to try to make things that the family can enjoy without them knowing it is sb. There are lots of recipes on the recipe board which you could try which should be acceptable to anyone whether or not they are on this woe. I know there will be some adjustments to make. If you are having meat and veggies for instance you could have extra veggies or salads in place of, say, potatoes. If dh likes rice as a side dish you could try brown rice or even parboiled/converted like Uncle Bens. I use Basmati rice most of the time, usaully brown, as this has a slightly lower gi than some of the other sb legal rices and it also tastes better IMO than most of the others. The gi of converted rice is even lower than Basmati. If you are eating out you could choose meat or fish without any coating and ask for extra veggies or salads to replace potatoes/fries. Sweet potato is acceptable occasionally although I personally have never seen any in a restaurant although I know others have. Pizza restauants would be a little tricky – I know how hard it is to turn it down when others are eating it. An alternative would be to choose a meat dish with salads and veggies or even spaghetti with a tomato sauce as a side dish. I know the sauce is probably not sb legal but IMO it would be a better alternative than pizza. I personally like to eat in buffet restaurants. I can usually find lots to eat without going off plan although it does take a bit of willpower. But there is usually lots of salads, meat and veggies and fruit for dessert. Just my two cents worth.

Ralynne – I can sympathize with the concerns you have with your sd. My brothers gd is only 5 years old and is already overweight. I’ve no idea what she weighs but she is really chubby (her Mom is very overweight.) I tried to say something to my brother who was giving her candy and choc bars but he just wasn’t concerned and didn’t want to listen to any comments I had. Anyway it sounds like you are influencing her eating habits already.

Sef – That pie you described sounds delicious but definitely a no no. Reminds me of the steak and kidney pudding we used to have when I was growing up.
Just had a call from my ds. He has invited me out to dinner so have to get ready. He will be here in about 20 minutes.
Bye for now.

Marie :)

Hello to the ever growing by leaps and bounds board!!!!!! :spin: Since I do NOT even know where to begin, you all may have to bear with me just a tad:^:

I have been lurking faithfully despite I've not posted in over a week. The middle of last week turned out to be a rough time for me.... a few family problems on DH's side, and I was needed to help out with my 2 precious nieces. By the weekend I was not doing well emotionally. The situations that were at hand seemed to trigger some depression and anxiety. So, last weekend I was focusing on putting things in a better perspective to me. Sometimes, I can be weak during these times and was not OP some over the weeknd. THEN, we had previously made plans with some friends who got a condo for a few nights this past week, to go and stay one night and spend the day on the beach with them. This is the same couple we will be going to the Keys with. We are truly blessed to have friends like that, that we travel and vacation with well. Anyways..... ladies, remember the chat 2 Tues night ago on the "Red Snapper" drinks:eek: Those darn things seem to always get me in trouble, one way or another - sometimes can be a good thing:O Well, I share all that, to share this:( I am paying for it this week. I didn't EVEN want to post on WIW, so I didn't. I will say I was up 3lbs or so. Last weeks WIW I was 121.5, and I even managed to get to 121 after that. Honestly, I haven't beat myself up for it. SH*% happens. Yes, I get a little disgusted about it, but I am also able to look at situations like this as a valuable time to learn more about myself. Life is so full of bumps along the way, and as long as I don't have any head-on collisions on the journey, then I can deal. I had mentally set a goal for myself to be 120 by the Keys trip. If I don't make it, whoooooodedooooooo. I do still have 8 days left. I will just have to see what happens. My garden is so-so. From no rain, to then a good bit, I am afraid some of the veegies have peaked. My squash and zucchini plants are slowly dying from the wet. Tomatoes are doing well. I just went and picked 6 off earlier. Bell peppers are rather slow. I do have 4-5 watermelons!!!!! It has been neat getting the garden up and going and along the way, watching everything grow. It is good therapy for me.

I have enjoyed with all the going on all of you have been up to. I pat all of you on the back for all the different accomplishments each individual has made. Since it is near the end of this week for the board, I ask forgiveness for not being able to respond to everything!!!!!!! My dear friend, Kim way to go on the ole TM!!!!! I also believe there are a couple of gals that had 4lb losses this WIW....BIG wooohooooooos for ya's. Nancy, you go on the wheels!!!!!! Viv, it has been good to see you posting more. Wow, all the new kids on the block!!!!!! WELCOME, WELCOME.... like I read in one post, just as you learn from the veterans, we all can learn so much from you guys as well. Thanks for picking this board. Our infamous SUPER CHICK DEBBIE truly is great to learn from, and get LOTS of inspiration from as well. She is truly a GREAT role model for all of us here. You new ones will learn that there quite a few chips off the ol block here, that contributes their share along with our wonderful leader:D

I better end this for now.....whewwwwwww!!!!!!!! I may run out of post board:lol: I will really try to post more often, at least until the BIG vacation...8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1111111111111111:dizzy:

Evening Everyone!:wave:

Just got finished making PEANUT BUTTER MUFFINS and if I do say so myself, the are delicious! VERY easy recipethat makes 8 muffins. I will be sure to post the recipe on the JULY RECIPE BOARD as soon as I have it up and running. Now, the big issue is not to eat them all in one day:eek: Okay, I'm admitting right now, I had 2 already!:s: Eli gave it a thumbs up!!!! Hey, at least that's one I know I won't be eating!

RALYNNE, I have to give you a lot of credit for trying and caring so much about your SD. These days of second marriages, merging of family, etc. etc. it puts stress on families and you see so many kids NOT being cared about as they should. I give you "two thumbs up" for taking such an interest and for caring so much. I know that even though your SD doesn't either know the full extent of how you care and how much you are trying to help her, when she gets older, she will, and she'll appreciate you all that much more. Keep trying without being obvious, I'm sure you are making a bigger positive impact than you think:)

QUILTER, I think this friend MAY be jealous in her own way. Don't let people or things like that bother you, it surely isn't worth it. It's they who have the problem! Maybe she's afraid that when you lose your weight, you'll be skinnier than her-maybe she sees you as a threat, as weird as it may sound. As for the deck, maybe SHE wants a deck if she doesn't have one and finds she can't. I don't know, people are weird, why waste our time trying to figure them out-it doesn't benefit us in ANY way.

RHROO, could hubby be jealous of the wonderful way you now look. Maybe he's insecure with the new bod of yours and worries about other men looking at you? I know that would bother Eli-not that I think he thinks that anyone would look twice at me;) THOUGH, yesterday I did get a nice compliment from a guy (prob. about 20yrs old), who said "you look young" and I said, "I'm almost 40" and he said, "WOW, you look great for your age!!!" Anyhow, I don't know why he thinks whatever he weighs is your fault, but besides that, he's asking for your help to look better, so you can both look good. What's so bad about that? Take on the challenge girl-get him to start working out with you-you'll probably get closer during this time. I'd give anything for Eli to want to go walk with me! AND, maybe with the 2 of you on a program together, you won't have these weekend set backs;) You can keep each other in line.

SEF, you are so right-our descriptions of pot pie are definitely different. But alas, only ROSALIES version is SB legal! That doesn't turn me on much, but now, describe to me a good Philly Cheese Steak sandwich, and you'll get my mouth watering!!!

ROSALIE, steak and kidney pudding??????? Oh my, sounds as bad as SPOTTED DICK!!!! LOL!!!!

AMSER, hope things quiet down for you, and soon! You can't be stressed out when you come down to FLA! This is your time to relax, but you need to pre-relax. We have enough stress down south without you bringing more to us, so leave it buried somewhere up there, come down and relax your little heart out. Thanks for such nice words about me and the board-it's definitely a labor of love on my part, okay, I'm a little selfish, I not only keep this board going for all of you, but for me as well-without you and the rest of the gals, I don't know where I'd be without you all (maybe working????)

Okay, I'm outta here for the night. Will check in tomorrow morning after my walk.

Have a great nite!

Debbie
194/128.5/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

Well, I started answering to posts since early this evening, but I had lots of interuptions, so I'm not sure if I responded to everyone, but here is what I got.

Solshine, Thanks for the compliment. You are just too sweet, but PURE I am NOT. Now if I had asked my SIL what a head shop was, he would not only have know what it was, not could have told me where ALL the local ones are located. But that's another story in itself.

SEF, I think you are refering to TMJ, & oddly enough, as I left for work yesterday, I did something that caused me to notice jaw pain in the joint on the left side, which is where the teeth hurt! When I got home left night I also noticed a large red area on my upper palate. The doc looked at it this am & said it could be that my jaw is out of line & that caused my bridge to be ill-fitting, causing the sore spot. Kind of like a dominoe effect. My bridge is out as he suggested & it it's still there Mon am I will be calling my dentist. The pain appears to be better, but not gone, with the bridge out. Yes, I did think of the dentist, but Thursday when the pain got worse, I was doing a 12 hr shift, then Friday is his day off. Trust me, I will be on the phone by 8am Mon morn. But Mon is also the day we leave for camp. I'm praying that the pain will be gone by then.

ROSALIE, Your Shepard's Pie sounds wonderful. Will surely give it a try very soon. Yes, I have checked with my doctor & with a doc friend again this am, after finding the red area on my upper palate. See post to SEF above. Don't leave for camp till Monday.

Debbie Made your Tabouli recipe today for lunch. It's wonderful! DH really enjoyed it & said that's the best recipe I've tried for Tabouli yet. I didn't use as much parsley as the recipe called for. Do you really use that much? How many servings does that recipe make? Do you have the specs for it? fats, carbs, etc/serving? Just wondering. I'm asking alot, huh? :D

SPARKLESCAMP, You go girl! Just take back your life & move forward.

FLY, OUCH! that's quiet a hike in auto ins rate. I'm so glad we no longer have kiddoes at home, but then I only had daughters & I hear boys are more to insure. That God I won't have to pay ins for my GS. I think they would have to ride the bike a while longer. :lol:

BOB, Glad to hear that you're back into chicken :D Hey, did you trade the wagon in for a sail boat? I think I can invision you with the wind blowing thru your hair. AAAAAAAAWe, that's the life of ease. No worries, just you & the seagulls, maybe a dolphine or 2 along side, oh oh, did I just see you leaning over the side of the boat? Oh no! sea sickness is no fun! Go back to the wagon, BOB hehehe :lol:

Nance, Thanks for the concern about my toothach. Yes, I have given thought to a possible sinus infection also. See note to SEF above.

FILLISE, LOL that is quiet a vivid imagination girl, calm down! :lol: Hope all goes well.

RHOO, Men! Why do we need to baby them so much? :D Hey, no kidding, it's good that he wants to loss those extra lbs. Is he willing to do SB like you are? If so, great! My DH eats the same things I do. He just eats extra when I'm not around...LOL Keep us posted as to how it's going.

AMSERAPHIM, Sorry to hear you're having a hard time of it. Will keep you in my prayers. Saw you online the other day, but was in a hurry, so I didn't IM you, although I did want to. Hang in there. Hey, even though you don't quiet make your goal by vacation, you'll be ok. Just don't sabitage(spelling?) yourself. Hope you have a great time in the Keys. Our garden is doing so so. Picking lots of cukes, a few squash & bell peppers. Picked 2 quarts of figs today. It's so dry. We need rain.

Daughter came in from Texas for the night, so I'm going to post this & check in tomorrow night after she leaves. Night ya'll

Good Sunday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Got my walk/jog in already-the usual 4.5 miles. I'm sitting here trying to cool down as the sweat is just dripping off my body-I'm NOT a pretty sight, nor am I smelling so hot either!

Can you believe it's JULY already! Half the year is gone and before we turn around, the holidays will be here again-it's amazing how time seems to fly the older you get.

I made my MINI GOAL for the EOM to be 127. Anyone else do EOM goals???

Before I forget, BEACHFAN & KAREN both contacted me via e-mail. BEACH has been busy and is leaving for the beach for 10 days and will get back with us when she returns. KAREN has been keeping up with the board (HI KAREN), but has had some personal things going on and just hasn't felt much like posting, but also said she'd be back in due time.

Not sure what are in the plans for today. Kids will be with their Dad today and Eli is off from work. He has a lot of vacation time that if he doesn't use it, he loses it, so he's trying to take an extra day off here and there.

MELF, I'm glad to read that your mouth is doing a bit better and you seem to at least found out what you think may have caused this trouble. Glad you like the tabouli recipe. No, you don't need to add as much parsley as it calls for, that's totally up to you-however you like the taste and consistency, that's up to you, there are no rules;) Unfortunately, there are no specifications for nutrition in the book, actually, none of the ME cookbooks I have list that-but you can easily figure it out if you want. Really, the olive oil is the only thing that you should think about calorie wise, the bulgur isn't high in calories, just carbs, but has fiber. Neither are bad. I may use a little less parsley, depends on how much I have in the house-sometimes I use a bit less olive oil and it comes out fine. Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if you are looking for any other ME recipes, be glad to help!

I guess I will go figure out what to make for breakfast. Those darn PB MUFFINS are in my mind-3 down, 5 to go! If I keep in mind the fat grams, I know I'll just have one today:s:

Please remember, TOMORROW STARTS THE NEW BOARD!!!

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone. I'll check in with you all sometime later:)

Debbie
194/129/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

HAPPY 1ST OF JULY!!!!!!!!!

Quickly, I just wanted to say thanks to Deb & mary for the kind and comforting words. Things are definitely better than they were a week 1/2 ago or so. Deb, don't fret!!!!!! I WILL be chilled out for vacation:lol: Am already working on that now as I type. I went and got 2 new tankini bathing suits for the trip - SIZE 8!!!!!!!! I have been wearing 10s & 12s. I forget to share that I also went in a Petite Sophisticate last week just looking, and before I knew it, I tried on a short denim skirt and a sleeveless denim dress, ANDDDDDDD - THEY WERE SIZE 8 too:spin: I haven't worn size 8 in regualr clothes in 2-3 years AT LEAST:D And yes.... of course I bought them ( hey, they were on sale) Well, I have started off the day on a SB note. I had some good ol US cereal with some blueberries thrown in. I am wrapping this up so I can go throw on a bathing suit, head for the dock and hang out with my sis and bil. We are going to try our luck at catching some blue crab off the dock. I will report in later with the results.

Everyone have a wonderful Sunday.

One last thing... I weighed this morning, and at least 123 was looking at me again. Just so everyone understands my stats, I have decided to just change them every WIW. So the 124 you see is from last Wednesday. It just puts added stress and pressure on me to change my stats daily. Thank you all for letting me be a part of this GREAT group!!!!!!!!

Greetings, Everyone!

I can't post long, but wanted to check in as I was lurking and Rhonda's post hit my heart.

Rhonda, Vince is in VERY, VERY GOOD SHAPE! He is also VERY HANDSOME I think he has a brain defect for being with me. :lol: and when girls who know him meet me it's obvious in their faces that they were NOT expecting someone who looks like me to be on his arm. (I've told him he did something REALLY BAD or I did something REALLY GOOD for us to be hooked up together) I've been asked so many times how I "hooked up" with someone as wonderful as Vince; how long till the baby is due; and "my, marriage must be good to you!" Some of these people don't mean to hurt my feelings, others, I think don't really care. It hurts, but I've kind of gotten used to it - as much as you can, I guess. Anyway, I'm telling you this, because I totally understand where Paul is coming from. Even if he isn't as out of shape as people say he is. He's asking for help and that's a great sign. Vince does everything he can to help me without brooding over me or watching every little thing I put in my mouth. He's supportive without being overbearing. In the past when he thought I was eating too much he would push his plate away and say, "Whew, I'm full!" Kind of "hint hint" that's probably enopugh for you too, without saying it. I got the message, but it took months before I realized what he was doing. Now, since I'm using Fitday I tell him where I am every day. He takes a vested interest in what the Dr.s tell me, what I learn at the gym and rejoices when I hit little milestones in my work-outs and weight. Helping Paul with a menu and weighing and even working out together or helping set him up on a work-out schedule that works with his schedule are well worth the effort. Even more than that is building his self-esteem back up. Telling him how important and special he is to you. (Go back to "dating brain" and leave him little notes in his briefcase or lunch box. Use post-it notes in the bathroom with cute little sayings. Hug and touch him a lot.) Reinforce his importance to you and that this is a "health issue" not a "vanity" thing. Like Debbie said this could be an opportunity to spend more time together. Let him know that he is the one who has to control what goes into his mouth, but that you are willing to do whatever you can to motivate him to motivate himself. Vince is going shopping with me for a food scale today (we will NOT be going to a head shop unless absolutely necessary, though. :lol: ) He recommended it ONCE about 3 months ago. I said no so he dropped it and laughed at me when I suggested it last week. Didn't rub it in, though and will go with me to get it. Our ego's are very sensitive and we have to feed their self-esteem to keep it at healthy levels - that's why we're "helpmeets". Proverbs 31 says that her husband trusts in her with all his heart - he just need reassurance that you're going to be there for him no matter what you or he looks like. So, by all means, you keep doing what you're doing for you, too! That's very important. 17 years and 3 kids!! That's awesome - it's lasted that long because you do take care of each other. This is just one more area to get to do that in....I've rambled, I know, but I hope this helps. :)

Okay, I've got to run.....You gals are the best!!

Have a great Sunday!!

Happy July!!!! two post in one week end boy am i cranking! i just wanted to reply to SOL!!!!

Sol- Thanks for your perspective. It sound exactly like my hubby. He just said that the other day -people must think what is she doing with him! I of course get all defensive. I guess it aggrivates me soooooo much is because i am not trying to look "hot" like he said or "to good" I am just ME!!!!! I am no prize either so i don't know what he is worried about. Then he starts to get into "you better stay with me bla bla" I have NO intentions of going anywhere! Just every one says that when people lose weight they get divorced! PLEASE! I know he is very insecure he has been since i met him one trait i don't like. Most people would be happy if there hubby was like that i don't know why i don't like it. He just gets this mopey look on his face, and i feel like i should put on a burlap bag! i told him i am not going to gain back 60lbs to make him happy. I know he is reaching out for help with his weight and i am willing to help but i hate to say i know it won't last! he was suposed to take over the finances 4 months ago----hello!
I do give him ALOT of attention. We have been going out together on dates a bit more now that the kids are older. I am the one who makes the plans and so on not him! I tell him i love him and openly in public hug and kiss him I just wish he would get over it!! I know its not going to happen. Anyway thanks sooooo much for the ideas! i will keep you posted. I am also sure that your not as bad as you think you are!!!!! Good luck findinig the scale. I got mine at the WW place. Do u have a WW meeting place near you? they sell that stuff there.

Deb- good luck on the goal I have many goals they don't hardly get met buttttttttt!!! I will check out the muffins too. I bet you look younger than 40!!!

Kim-wooooo hoooooo on the size 8 bathing suit!!!!! dosn't it feel great!!!!!!! i hope you get lost of compliments on them! Hope u have a great vacation! you sound like you need one!!!!

gotta gooooooo lunch time. I aslo have to go get hubby weighed! and go shopping whoooooo knows how this is going to go!

Rhonda

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Originally posted by Rhroo
Well here is my NEW delema! Maybe you all could put in your 2 or 3 cents!!!! It might be long!! Ii have been married to the same man for almost 17 yrs. I have been big and lost and so on through our marriage we have 3 kids. Now that i have lost this weight (60 lbs in two years) and started to lift the weights and my body is definatly changed and alot tighter he is forever moping around and putting hisself down. Now he is even critisizing what i wear (which is appropriate for a mother of 3) He is like a phyco man!!!!! A lot of people have made comments to him about my weight loss and some negative things to him like "wow did you fiind the wieght she lost" "boy she looks GOOD" One so called friend of his really put him down about his weight after he saw me and almost dropped! He just is really down about his weight and makes me feel like its my fault. He wants me to fix him now! A few months ago i said NO you fix yourself you didn't fix me! Now i just want to do it so he gets off my back!!! Is that bad? I do want him to do it for his health and so on but the main reason is this nagging. I have a pic i will post of us! he is not FAT he is just a big guy. So as of Mon. (well tomorrow) i am putting him on a program. But he said i have to get everything ready for him!!! I don't know about this! I am going to try to help. I also am being selfish thinking i will stay on program and lose my last 10 ish by helping him!!!!!! LOL I know he will drop 10 in a week and i will be mad!!! he will be thrilled. I guess i will keep you all posted o.k? sorry for the blabbing!

Rhonda, first of all I want to say again that your accomplishment is TOTALLY AWESOME. I have noticed at times that you are very humble about how far you've come and how well you're doing, and I'm amazed because I would certainly be even more obnoxious than I am now! ;) to have come so far.

You are also very lucky to have a husband who at least understands the pain of being overweight and wants to do something about it, but right now he's so wrapped up in his own negative feelings about himself that he's not seeming supportive. But really this is a good situation, and you are sharp enough to let him know that you can't change him, he has to change himself. That is key! It took me years to learn that it's neurotic to either want to change somebody, or to expect someone to help you change yourself.

Good luck to both of you and remember to keep the communication open. Listen to what he is really saying when he criticizes you (which probably has everything to do with feeling bad about himself) and continue to let him know, without getting upset, that his behavior is inappropriate. Wanting to bring you down to his level is unacceptable. Putting the responsibility for his weight loss on your shoulders is unacceptable! He may not realize that, and if you can communicate that to him in a loving way, he may learn something and be very supportive of you.

Originally posted by SolShine
Rhonda, Vince is in VERY, VERY GOOD SHAPE! He is also VERY HANDSOME I think he has a brain defect for being with me. :lol: and when girls who know him meet me it's obvious in their faces that they were NOT expecting someone who looks like me to be on his arm. (I've told him he did something REALLY BAD or I did something REALLY GOOD for us to be hooked up together) I've been asked so many times how I "hooked up" with someone as wonderful as Vince; how long till the baby is due; and "my, marriage must be good to you!" Some of these people don't mean to hurt my feelings, others, I think don't really care. It hurts, but I've kind of gotten used to it - as much as you can, I guess.

I wanted to say something to this and I don't think you will take it the wrong way since you're my friend. So, if anybody else is reading, please don't just skim and miss the point. This may shed some light on the subject.

Sometimes I will see a really handsome, in shape guy with an overweight lady and despite all my experience both being overweight and talking to people with a weight problem, my first reaction is still one of surprise or even shock. Then the rational part of my brain kicks in. (Of course, I would never be rude enough to say anything, even being the rude person I am! ;) )

What is going through my brain in those first few ugly moments? Mostly, jealously. I immediately start thinking about how I don't have a boyfriend, and about my deep insecurities that I will never find ANYBODY so long as I am fat. Even when I get thin, I will STILL have those insecurities because I wouldn't want to be with someone who would dump me the minute I get fat, yet how am I supposed to know who those men are if I'm thin? Actually, that situation will be even more tricky! I get jealous when I see fat, happy couples. Like, at least they have each other and I have no one.

THEN I start thinking happy thoughts, like, it's so encouraging to see that there ARE men out there who are mature enough to consider the whole woman, not just a piece of you-know-what. And all the other positive, wonderful thoughts.

The point I am trying to make is, those people who make such rude comments to you are doing it because they are insecure and jealous. There are MANY women who know that their husbands would leave them if they got fat. Or, maybe they have other reasons to be insecure about their relationship. Maybe they have worked hard to be thin but their husbands aren't sexually attracted to them in the least. If people are unhappy, and they see somebody who is happy, they will try to bring the happy person down to their level instead of trying to fix all the things that's wrong with their own lives! So much easier that way. Especially when the target is something that you are obviously sensitive about, like your weight, that takes SO much courage to say those things. :r

It takes a person who is content and secure to be encouraging to others.

Okay, I really really have to get to the gym. Just felt moved by the spirit to respond to those two things!

~Chris

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Another thing. If you see a heavy man with a thin woman, almost NOBODY would say anything (unless maybe the woman has lost a lot of weight like Rhonda, but I mean, people who meet them for the first time.) Quite the double standard going on.

Evening All:wave:

Just a quickie...

Went to lunch with my man. We had planned on going somewhere different today-ended up at Ole Ole-it was delicious!

Went to the HFS, bought a TAYLORS GOLD pear they had on sale, never had one before, they look like anjou pears, delicious!

AMSER, congrats! You sound so much better-and upbeat!! I guess fitting into size 8 tankinis did the trick. I walked into PS for the first time about 2 months ago. Not my type of clothing, but it felt good to walk in there and not be oogled at with others thinking "what is she doing in here!". I've always been petite in stature, but never could fit into those clothes they have even if I did like them! BLUE CRABS- YUM!

SOL read your message to RHOO and thought about something I had mentioned to a friend about a week or so ago. She knows this guy that she finds so attractive and who I think is absolutely NOTHING to look at-BUT, like I said to her, what I see is the outside, you know the inside which is what makes you attracted to him. It's like Eli, she would think the same of him, but I don't "see him" the way others do, they see the exterior, not the interior and that's the part I love. So, when you say people can't imagine why VINCE is with you, or something on that order, just remember, Vince knows the beauty of the person you are inside, which is much more important than what's outside. Those who make speculations only see the outside:) Okay, so we want to look better on the outside, nothing wrong with that-but that's secondary to the wonderful person you are within-and Vince knows that;)

RHROO, I think I look my age, unfortunately. BUT, I did get hit on today at the HFS, it was so funny-he didn't stop talking to me, and I was looking around wondering where Eli was and hoping he'd come rescue me, and then he starts down the aisle and walks up to the guy and they know each other! This guy was a customer of his at Starbucks!

Please remember, tomorrow starts the new board and it's MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY so if you have any words of wisdome you'd like to share with the board, please try to post them tomorrow!

NITE!

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

Sorry to have been away for a few days. Hubby came home on Thrusday night (a day early :) ) and I had one of my friends over for dinner. A nice night of girl talk followed by DH coming in for dessert with us. Wendesday night I went to a b-day party. Fri night I ended up over at neighbor's after checking on my friend who had surgery and before I knew it, it was 10:00 p.m.

I have been in a little bit of a funk lately. I have wondered if the big slowdown in my weight loss has left me feeling a little, hmmm... shall I say, unexcited? I know that my running and yoga will allow me to see some more positive changes in my body. I also know that eventually I will have to stop losing, can't keep disappearing!

I think too that this group of "friends" that I have discussed in the past can be too much to take at times. And when I finally fight back I end up feeling bad about myself. What's a girl to do? :?: I've decided to continue to focus on my running (and DH of course - goes without saying) and Yoga. I am hoping the yoga will help me be more calm and less impacted by the "small stuff." It all has to do with my insecurities about not feeling accepted and liked. I have to get over the feeling that I am the 4th grader picked last for kick-ball. :rolleyes:

I forced myself to going running today and it ws GREAT. I told my body to sweat all those negative feelings. It did make a great improvement in my morale. Put in 3.5 miles.

BIG SHOCKER - DH did the yoga tape with me on Sat and loved it. I went today and got him the props so he can do it with me. It was really great to do something so calming, together. If you knew my DH 10 years ago (a real U.S. Army Ranger - "Mr. G.I. Joe action figure with the Kung-Fu grip") you would understand my shock. All of that would have been to girlie-girlie with for such a tough guy. But I've softened him up some and he's given up alot of that mega tough guy baloney! :D

Am waiting for my nails to dry. Have red, white and blue on the toes. Nothing on the fingers yet.

FLY - Welcome to the board. I like to run too. Nice to have you here.

KRISTA - Welcome to you too! I enjoy your posts already.

AMSER - New clothes! FUN. Hang in there. You're a GRIT and that makes you a survivor!

DEB - That lowest weight will come again soon. You are doing fabulous as usual.

NANCE - VROOM! A new car is the bomb! I bet you're looking pretty phat in that new set of wheels. Did it come with a forest? Send me the 411. (Translation - A new car is great. I bet you are looking pretty hot and tempting (phat) in that new car. DId your interior come with wood trim? Reply with the info (411.)) Great that you are down a 1/2! Since you asked, I am about 19 or less from my goal. We don't have any real plans for the 4th yet. That has something to do with my feelings o' pitty!

SPARKLE - I think in reality we all do SB in our own way. We all have our own rules and taboos, slip-ups and successes. That is one of the things that makes this WOE so great. Are you still coming to NC? BTW - Great picture girrrrlll!

QUILTER - Chicken, brown rice and broc is yummy! You are burning up that treadmill of yours chick! A good stinky sweat can be a very rewarding thing can't it?

RALY - Welcome to you too. I was saddened to read your post regarding your step-daughter. SHe has gained a significant amount of weight in a relatively short time. This is compounded by the fact that she is so young. I would suggest that there may be the need to seek professional assistance with her weight. There is a nationwide progam for children called Shape-Down that assists children and their families with healthy lifestyles for children. There is info about them on the web. I hope that you are able to find a solution that works for her and your/her family.

SEF - I just wanna go on record saying that I think that you are WAY COOL! :cool:

ROSALIE - I guess I never thought of Pot Pie as being an American thing, but perhaps it is. Pot pie is meat, (usually chicken or turkey) carrots, peas in a thick gravy that is baked in a pie shell with a top and a bottom shell. I have eaten many of these in my day, from fresh to frozen. Needless to say they are not SB legal in their most common form, but they are d-lish!

BOB - I LOL'd at the fact that you too are a Real World fan. I have been watching the casting special this week. Road Rules is so-so, but I really like RW. I got hooked on it the second season when DH and I lived in Europe. The only English-speaking channel we got was MTV and an occasional Today program.

RHROO - Aerosmith - RAD!!! To address your requests for help regarding your DH. I have only seen a hint of that with mine (i.e., feeling like now he should begin to make himself look a little more spif). But I have seen other women whose husband's were very comfortable with how their wife looked when they were larger, because they were comfortable with it. They were used to not having other men check them out, not talk to them in the grocery aisle. They didn't beleive that they had to worry about them leaving them for another, "more attractive" man when they were large, because they felt "safe." I wonder if your DH is feeling the same way. I would also add that if he wants to do something to improve himself that he needs to take the bull by the horns. It is ultimately his responsibility to make changes in himself. If he needs some assistance from you with meal planning or getting the ball rolling, then great. But I hope you understand that it is not your responsibility. If you take this on as yours, he may blame you if he is unsuccessful. I'm sure he is a great guy and that his feelings are misdirected. Keep telling him you love him, just as I'm sure he did when you were feeling less than perfect. You two will come out on the other side of this little road block. And may I suggest some Yoga? ;)

FILLISE - I think you were quite insightful regarding your glucose issue. That never would have occurred to me! I will be keeping a good thought for you on 7/10.

Well friends.. Time to go watch 6-feet-under on HBO and finish up these nails. Thanks for always being only as faw away as a mouse click and finger-tips!

PEACE,
FROG

I just realized that I never posted a WIW weight. I remember that I was down, but I don't remember for usre how much. I think it was only 1/2. I'm about GOOFY sometime!

Frog

Well the weekend is over!!!

Why does this time fly so fast???

I did well all weekend until.....tonight. I had to decide to go walk in the thunder storm or eat. It was getting late. The eating won out and it wasn't all healthy. But I paid for it by having a terrible belly ache afterward. Tomorrow is a new day and the walking will win. (But maybe not if it is lightening out, I'll take a nap instead-atleast then I won't be putting food in my mouth.)

Well, Deb......I should have taken you advice....but I have this stubborn streak in me. We went to Naples yesteday and found Sunsplash, but quess what???? All sold out of agave nectar. Could of kicked myself. Didn't want to tell my mom you said I should call ahead. then we headed north on 41 and kept looking for health food signs. We found one in ???Bonita , or South Fort Myers and they had two bottles, selling for 2.89 each, but I got both. Finallly I have it!!!!
Planned to bake today, but hit major lack of enthusasium,,,,so maybe tomorrow.

Boy I am gonna do alot tomorrow...Let's see how I do. I am also really going to try to stop eating after supper. I have gotten into the terrible habit of snacking during the 11:00 news. And I know that tis is keeping my weight loss down. I amy have to tape the refridge closed....but if it has to be....it has to be.

I wish all a great day tomorrow and a great way toward the success we are after.
Laurie

Well its gonna happen he is going to start tomorrow. We went to his moms and weighed him and went to the store made a menu for tomrrow bla bla bla!!!!! I will keep u posted on how long he lasts! LOL No really i want to help and he wants to do this, but i can't help thinking its one more chore for me! I got into the health issue again tonight telling him i am not losing to be appealing to other men and he said he knows that I also said that i have lost weight before but this time i don't want to gain it back. He told me he thinks i have not been this small since we got married! hmmmm!! I did weigh less then maybe its the excersise! He did mention the sugar free thing but i am starting him out on weight watchers but doing the whole wheat with him. I gotta start him slow!!! Anyway i will keep u posted! Thanks for all the nice replys too!

Frog- I had to laugh about the spiffing up comment! Lately when we go out or go to church he checks out what i am wearing and he will try and wear a shirt that matches! MEN! lol. I know he loves me and hopefully this can be resolved. Aerosmith was awsome! Next week Back Street BOys with my younger two!!! LOL. Hope you had a nice visit with your friends. I noticed how much you have lost!!!!! what is your goal??? keep it up your doing awsome!

sparkle- thanks for your kind words!!!! I guess i want to be obnoxious but that would make matters here worse! LOL No i am very proud of me and love being healthy, but sometimes with his attitude i wonder if its worth it!!! I am basically doing this for him so he dosn't have to take care of an over weight diabetic wife that might be blind or what ever!!!!!! can't he just get it???? lol. I can't wait till he loses some and he can get the glory for awhile!!!! I also thin this will help me stay on program and lose the last 10 i have hanging around!!! thanks again!

Sol- I agree with sparkle Vince sees the inside!!! and they must look great!!! But i still know that the outside must be awsome too!!!

gotta gooooooo the house is quiet!

Rhonda

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