Sugar Shakers - Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 7/2-7/8

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


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=6987

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=7006

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=7007

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 2 birthdays to celebrate in JULY:

ROSALIE: JULY 14th
ADAMS RIBS: JULY 31ST

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

THE FUTURE YOU

The person you are to become, is always watching the person you are right now. The image you have of yourself tomorrow, depends on the actions you watch yourself take today. The confidence with which you live next month, will be based on the integrity of your actions this week.

You can hide and conceal things from just about anyone, but the person you are to become is always watching. And that person's opinion of you will play a major role in your life.

Will you be proud tomorrow of what you did today? Will your future self find strength in your present actions and attitudes? Will you learn from your mistakes and from your successes? The you of tomorrow is watching, waiting, hoping and depending upon the you of today.

Live each moment like someone is watching. Because someone is watching, someone who can make you or break you. Live so that the person you become in the future can look back with gratitude and admiration at the person you are right now.

Ralph S. Marston, Jr.
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I'll be back on later this morning to reply to the posts from Sunday.

Have a wonderful week!

Debbie
194/12?/129 (haven't jumped on the scale yet)
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Morning all.:wave:

How was the weekend? I can't ever seem to read the posts on the weekend and now I need to catch up. We got alot done on the deck and my hubby feels very good now and doing much better. We went swimming for the 1st time in our lake this weekend. We moved in last august and had never been swimming, it was rather funny because we don't have a ladder on our pontoon yet. You should've seen me trying to get in. Takes alot of arm strength and don't have that much, so my hubby helped pull me in. Needless to say I'm going to buy a ladder today. Caught some big bass friday night and my son went and bought some lures out of his allowance money. So now he's my big fisherman.

Well didn't do much working out last week. :( It was soo hot and humid that I didn't want to go workout and take Cristina with me. Still lost weight though, so doing something right I guess. Cristina (my 1 year old) is getting to be such a ham. She's my dancer and she tells stories like you wouldn't believe. I'll have to post my pics of my family. She's got very big blue eyes and white hair. My son and her look soo much alike it's not funny.

Well need to get back to work. Will catch up on the posts.

Frog- Congrats on your size 8. I'm trying to get back to that size. I've been stuck in 10/11 for a couple years now. Even when I get to 140lbs I can't get that small. Since I had my kids I think my hips got bigger. I'm 5' 6.5 tall and 140 is the lowest I prefer to be or I look to thin. I'm happy with a 10 small 11.
15 lbs to go and I'm there.:)

Well it's been a busy week-end here with a house full, which I really do enjoy. Had my mom, 2 of my daughter's (except for my baby, Jodi) & all the grandsons, plus my sister & her family here yesterday. Really enjoyed the day. We had bought B-B-Q tickets but I had prepared a pasta & salmon cold salad ahead for myself, so I wasn't tempted. It's been hard to eat anyway, with the toothache I've had all week.

Weight has been fluctuating 148-149 for most of the week, even up to 150 one morning. I'm a little concerned about this week because I will have little or no control over what I eat while we're at camp. They serve a set menu & from what I remember, most of it will not be OP. I'll just do the best I can while I'm there & bust it when I get back.

We're leaving about 1:30 this evening, so I'd best get a move on. I'm waiting for the dentist's office to open & I'm praying I can get in to see him early this am to see what's causing all this pain. I'm afraid that it is spreading to more of the jaw. Well, I'm sure you all most be totally fed up with my complaining about it by now, so I'll say good bye. I will miss all of you, wheather you miss me or not :D

I cast the first vote this week!! I've never done that!

I used to rationalize staying in bed and hitting the snooze alarm until I had JUST enough time to get dressed and make it to work - putting my make up on in the car on the way. Meister told me that was lying to myself and adding unnecessary stress to my life by doing that. So, after a very long adjustment period I now get up in plenty of time to get ready, watch a little news and enjoy a quick, but un-hurried breakfast - now that I try to fix my lunches in the evenings I have even more time. Today we were out of eggs, though --- YIKES!! I'm going to have to head downstairs to the deli so I have some protein with my oatmeal today. (Now I save my sleeping in for the week-ends - and I am definitely less stressed. :) )

I don't know if I told y'all but I had a stye that got infected and went to the Dr. on Friday because my glands on the left side of my face were swollen with my eye. I had bad headaches and no energy on Saturday and slept all day. Sunday was pretty much the same. (We did get a very cool scale at Target after hitting all the "obvious" stores: Bed Bath & Beyond, Lechters, Sears, etc.) Today, I'm feeling better, but still have the swollen eye - it's going to have to get better quickly so I won't look goofy for my h.s. reunion in a couple of weeks. What a pain!

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. Friends that know Vince and me very well can't imagine us with any one else and say we are, "SO married!" - we compliment each other well with our personalities. SPARKLE - Yep, it's that gut reaction that you can't really hide on your face that I pick up on sometimes, and, I have had that same reaction at times, so I completely understand. Yes, there's a double-standard there too. It's perfectly acceptable to see some 350 lb. dude with a waif of a girlfriend. It's those that aren't just initial gut reaction that hurt the most - and it's most awkward when Vince picks up on it, too. (We know how obvious it has to be for a man to pick up on it, don't we?) I hadn't thought about it being jealousy (pretty self-centered of me). I do know women who have husbands who harp on them about what they eat and how much they weigh and how they look. I guess that makes it hard to keep the love alive. When I met Vince I had just gotten a bad haircut - the ONLY TIME in my whole life I had ever cried over a hair cut. I just knew I'd never meet a man, much less date one, until my hair grew out. :lol: Enter Vince - my buddy, my pal, my goofy partner in crime. I had even gained 20 lbs. from when we first met when we started dating. It's definitely what's on the inside that keeps him around! :dizzy:

RHOO - Hey, it's a start!! You're right to not overwhelm him with too much at first. Adjusting a little at a time certainly makes it more palatable and "doable." You know your husband and what he needs to help him help himself. Maybe he'll surprise you and really get into this and then you can tell him since he's gotten so good at managing those numbers now he can take over the budget. :lol: I'm sure your kids love having a "hot mom" who will take them to concerts!

Vince has to work the July 4th festivities at the park and will be there until very late. I'm trying to decide whether I want to go or not. I hate being tired at work and if I go I know that I won't get to bed early enough to get good rest. I may pass up the fireworks and just leave early - or rent some good "chick flicks" and stay home curled up on the couch while he's out working.

Off to the deli to see what I can get that's not tooo bad......

Here are a few motivational one-liners:
- Losers let it happen, winners make it happen.
- Life's greatest adventure is in doing one's very best.
- Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
- Never sacrifice a principle for a temporary gain.
- Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude. (Thomas Jefferson.)
- Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
- Only those risking to go far will ever know how far they can go.
- Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
- Pride, intense pride, that's what it all comes down to.
- Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
- People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they themselves discovered than by those which have come from others.
- People who feel good about themselves produce good results.
- Take the best team and the worst team. Line them up and you would find very little physical difference. You would find an emotional difference. The winning team has a dedication--they won't accept defeat.
- The road to success is always under construction.
- The minute you quit is the moment you fail.
- There is always room at the top.
- The swimmer who says, "It can't be done" is passed by the swimmer who is doing it.
- The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win.
- The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.
- The future belongs to those who prepare for it.
- The height of your success is determined by the depth of your belief.
- The harder your work, the luckier you get.
- The hardest thing about climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
- The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond into the impossible.
- Trust your hopes, not your fears.

Face the direction you want to go. I am convinced that a
clear dream, and moving in the right direction, are far
more important than any set of goals or any amount of
"will-power" or effort. Each and every day, take a step
in the direction you want to go. When you find yourself
off the path, stop and turn around. Simply know where
you want to go, keep your eyes focused on the dream, and
keep walking. It works!

Philip Humbert

I have just lost the post I was working on for the last 20 minutes, dagnabet!

Try again...

I hope that Nance has kept you a little up-to-date on my whereabouts. I am currently on my 2nd of 3 deadlines for Fiscal/Payroll year end and for almost the whole time I haven't been able to connect to the internet! In addition, we now have 19" screens at work in order to see the new software, but it also allows everyone behind me to see what I'm doing too, no more internet check-ins from work :(

What this time away from you has provided me is a good experience of trying to keep in line with our way of eating independently from the group and because I'm trying to learn how to maintenance this process has been really tough. I went to the Dr. last Wednesday. He told me a year and a half ago I weighed 198, and in February when I started SB, I weighed 184. Wednesday I weighed 155.5 on his scale and 155 that morning on mine! :D Two weeks ago I decided to realign my goal to 155 because I'm happy at where I am. I fit in most size 10's and that's more than I ever thought was possible. Any how, trying to maintence has been an eye opening experience. My brain shut down and I started allowing a little sugar each day back into my life :devil: Needless to say, I weighed in at 157 yesterday morning :( I knew I was in trouble and had even spoken with a co-worker about having trouble learning how to maintenance. I ate 100% on-plan yesterday, except for drinking enough water, and set some new goals. The one I still seem to be flaky about is exercise. I don't have the motivation to get off my rump. All I did this morning was use my abslider (2 minutes of ab work is not going to cut it). It's so hot 110, I won't be exercising outside in the evenings and working out in the am outdoors would have to happen while it's still dark because DH goes to work at 5am. Now that I've written that I see I'm still full of excuses. My goals are:
1. Stay OP until I get the 2 lbs back off and can stay at 155 for several weeks.
2. Exercising 3 times a week.
3. Write down a prayer and say it morning/at meals/evening.

For those of you on a maintenance plan, any advice is welcome. I don't want to yo-yo up and down.

My best to all of you, hope to talk with you soon.

Lara

Okay, so I am half-dressed and I hear it starting to pour down rain:rolleyes: So I sit here, half-dressed and getting a post done before it stops raining.

Jumped on the scale-HAPPY HAPPY! :DNEW ALL TIME LOW of 128!! Okay, now this is the lowest I have ever been that I can remember-a half pound more down and it will be a weight I won't ever remember being, but if I had to guess, it would be somewhere in Jr. High, gosh, maybe Elementary School!!!!! Do I sound a wee bit excited???

Not sure what our plans are for the day. Kids are home, Eli's at work. May take them over to my Mom's apt so they can go in the pool if they want. We don't have a pool (one of the few on the block that don't), and Mom works in the office on Mondays, so it's convenient (she doesn't live there, parent's just own the building).

We started the new JULY RECIPE BOARD and I already posted the recipe for the PB MUFFINS if you haven't seen it yet-they are delicious!!!!! At least I think they are!

FROG, I think you are headed in the right direction. Don't sweat the small stuff as it is said. Keep focused on this WOE and your exercise-and of course on DH. WOW, DH did yoga? If Eli even attempted it, I do believe we'd end up in the ER! Kudos to him, and to you too. More quality time together!

LAMAP, glad to hear you were able to find the agave nectar somewhere else besides SUNSPALSH - we live and learn, don't we? That's a fair price for it. Did you buy anything else interesting? Let me know what you bake and how you like the agave:)

RHROO, tell hubby GOOD LUCK! And, good luck to you as well. I'm sure you'll be a great mentor for him!!!!

Okay, I'm back now! Rains were few and fleeting, so I was able to get out there. Just walked the 4.5 miles, no jogging today.

On with the posting......

RALY, sounds like you had a great weekend! My Grandparents just gave my Uncle their cottage in upstate NY on Lake Ontario and your mentioning of the lake where you are reminded me of fond memories of going swimming in the lake, fishing and just sitting on the boulders that surround the lake to break the wave and reflecting on life-I sure do miss it there!

MELF, you definitely sound like you had a full house over the weekend. I love being around family, and luckily, we all get along!!! Hope all goes well at the dentist. Let us know what he says! Hope your mouth feels better. I'm sure you'll do your best at camp-just try to prepare as best you can :)

SOL, thanks for all of those great ONE LINERS! I enjoyed reading them. Hope the eye clears up and quick!!!! Have a great stress-free day!!!

LDBLOND, gosh, your motivational thought was wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing such a great quote! Well, congratulations for making goal. It's good to know you found a place you feel comfortable at. Yes, maintaining is hard, maybe just as hard or harder than actually losing the weight. BUT, do remember, your body will fluctuate up and down and the scales will show it. That's why I want to get to 5lbs less than my goal, as a cushion so that when these fluctuations happen, not matter what they are due to, I won't go balistic! Just as you have found the place you are comfortable at, you will also find how to best maintain your goal weight. If you can find an exercise you like doing, that's going to be really what keeps you to be able to keep your goal weight where you want it. BTW, what did the Dr. say about your weight loss????


Okay, I guess it's time to go eat breakfast. I had a PB MUFFIN before I went for my walk - yummy! There's 3 left!!!!

Have a wonderful day and a great week!!!

Debbie
194/128:D/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Hi everyone.
Good Monday morning to all!
Just a quick note-didn't have time to read posts. Gotta dash back to retrieve those Summer school kiddies.
I'll tell you all later how my very first weekend on SB went.
Question--would I be allowed to make a smoothie out of no fat plain yogurt and blueberries & ice & equal?
I just love Smoothies in the summer and that will help with the ice cream urge.
Thanks--Fly

Good Morning!!!! Had a great time in San Diego at the Scrap Book Convention. Didn't spend too much money....but boy I could have. All sorts of neat stuff. Those of you who scrap, know what an addiction it can be!!!

Rhroo-I think your husband is probably seeing you get all the attention, and he's not getting enough attention from you. Help him along, he's probably going through mid-life crisis and knows that he doesn't look his best. Men loose weight fast, so maybe his attitude will be different when he sees some pounds come off!

Quilter-As far as the "fart" story goes.....I was up at the front desk walking by when a new patient was checking in...that's where the incident occured. All I could say was "excuse me" and then run to my office with embarassment!(sp?)

Sef-I totally relate to the HOME DEPOT stories.....I am there practically every weekend. There always seems to be something that needs to be fixed, or a project we want to do! DH just relanscaped part of our front yard and put in "malibu" lights to spotlight are Queen Palm trees. Looks great. Now since the weather is SO DARN HOT, we are focusing our attention inside!

Amser-Where are you going on vacation??? Loved your GIF...where did you find that??

Solshine-You are such a neat person! I loved what you wrote to Rhroo. You have such a great relationship with your man, and unfortunately, people are going to be jealous. So many friends I have are not in wonderful marriages, and I hate to even talk about mine in front of them sometimes because Dan and I are so happy together. People are funny....I've had people ask me if I'm pregnant before, which I think is so rude. I would never ask someone that unless they had a basketball in front of them and can safely say "when's the baby due?". You are the BOMB!!! I see you are VERY close towards heading below 200! I will be doing the happy dance for you real soon!!!

Frog-{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} I know exactly how you feel. I can sometimes feel very insecure around my friends. I read a great book I would like to recommend to you called "You can heal your life" by Louise Hay. She has so many postive affirmations, and really helps you see things for what they are. Are these "friends" that you spent time with childhood friends of your hubby's? They sound like people I would make an effort to start seeing less and less of....if they don't make you feel good being around them, then don't socialize with them. Gradually fade out of their lives. You work I assume, and what little precious "free" time we have to spend with our family and friends should be good times. People that constantly make you feel inferior, usually have low self-esteems themselves and that's why they act the way they do. By the way I was "hip" to all the terminology used, and "no" I do not have a forest in the car!!! :)

Melf-You will be missed!!!! When are you coming back to us???

Gotta run, will write the other half of you gals this evening!!!!

What a yummy breakfast I had today! Like I mentioned before, I had a PB MUFFIN before I left on my wallk. I had 6 ounces of FF yogurt that I mixed in less than 1 ounce of pureed mango into it with a touch of Stevia-sooo yummy!!!:D Then I had a egg beaters omelete with the 75% reduced fat cheese. Last, I had my milkshake! Who in their right mind can say you don't eat well on this WOE!

FLY, you can definitely do that for a milkshake, and it would be great boost of calcium for your body as well. I have 1-2 "shakes" a day, and though I haven't added in any yogurt as of yet, I have thought about it!

NANCE, was fun "chatting" with you this morning-I hope your day is as wonderful as you are!!!

BOB, in yesterdays paper, saw an ad for Vegas, 5 days for $405. Will look into this a bit more and let you know what I find out!

Okay, NOWit's shower time!

Later!

Debbie
194/128:D/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Hello

Nancemeister- Well as far as your embarrassment at work, that would've been awful. My husband will do that in public and then turn around and act like I did it. How embarassing!!!!:o

Frog- My ex-husband had old friends that were just no good and they didn't like me at all. Apparently, I took him away from them and he didn't come around anymore. That caused problems in our marriage because he would blame me instead of seeing how childish his friends were. We haven't been together for over 3 years and he doesn't hang out with them now, but he blamed me for the time we were together. Doesn't make sense. I agree though that if the old friends aren't positive to be around then I wouldn't be around them. It's amazing how certain people can bring the worst out in another. Luckily I remarried where my husband and his friends are pretty good people. Can't say that for all the family members, but we don't converse with alot of them.

Deb- I snacked this weekend here and there and it didn't hurt the scale. I was sooo busy that I didn't even really pay attention to lunches. I ate a bolgna sandwich and had some cottage cheese. I love cheese so that was my snack later. Are pickles okay to eat? There my favorite with cheese.

Have swimming lessons tonight with the kids. See how that goes. Hopefully well.

wow I missed a couple of days on the board and there is so much to read you girls are great how you continue to motivate each other day after day.I had a great long weekend (for all you americans it was canada day long weekend):) I stayed controlled with my food all weekend but alas not so with the booze.You'd think at 31 I wouldnt still be a party girl lol but I am just social butterfly cant help it:o
I have no idea where I am at weight wise after this weekend cause my dh still hasnt given me back my scale (thinking of buying another one and hiding it from him lol)I told that wed was weigh in day on the board so he promised I would get it back then.
Quilter...thanks on the compliment about my name I like it too but my last name....yikes lol also my neck and shoulders have been hurting sooo bad since I did that yoga do you know why??I am serious I feel like I have an awful case of whiplash and I can barely turn my head I was singing at church and I thought I was going to start crying right on stage.Now I am scared to do yoga again but I have heard from others that it is awsome.I figured perhaps I just had really bad posture and having to hold those poses killed me I dont any advice would be helpful thanks.And yes I do find skinny people do tend to try and get us to fall I just think its cause there jelous of our dicipline.
RHoo.....yes I did feel sick falling of the sb wagon so to speak but that could merly be from the booze :lol: funny how that can happen lol.Good luck with your husband I cant really relate cause mine does not have a jelous bone in his body which I am gratefull for cause I talk to everyone and if he was the jelous type then wow we prolly wouldnt even be together.But instead of making more work for yourself why not get him on the same program as you?Be less work for you and you know it works right.Just a thought.You've done so well on Sb your story inspires me to stick with it as do alot of the stories on here.
amseraphim.....what does that stand for??Have a great time int eh keys you strut that size bod g/f :cool:
Sparkle....eeash sorry to hear about the bugs I cant imagine sharing my house with cockroaches gives me the willy's just thinking about it here in calgary its too darn cold for most of those little pests to survive one good thing about it :)
I love hearing all your stories you sound like so much fun..perhaps one day we will meet and stir up some trouble together :devil: do you have a current b/f right now..I guess I should go read your bio huh lol anyhow keep on keeping on I am on your tail weight wise hoping to break into the 160 somethings by the end of this month
solshine.....you are so sweet.I was just reading what you wrote ronda and both of your stories just touched my heart.I feel so blessed to have found such a nice bunch of ladies here.
Deb....Have you really never ever cheated on SB I mean never?????How did you do that?wow you are one diciplined lady.Where you always over weight or was it from having kids I know most ladies here know your story but perhaps you could fill me in a bit thanks :)
Well the sun is shining and my g/f is coming over to suntan while my son is in the pool.SO I best go and get beautiful for the day :)Will try to stay away from the drinky poo's today its just so darn hard in the summmer:o
bye all have a great day
ps I worked out 4 times last week and my goal is to make 5 this week wish me luck
Kymn

Hi everyone!
Motivation 1st. I was impressed by all the great works. I have to say my most inspirational works was all the posts last week. It had to be to get me to try again. :lol: Some examples: Sol "you gotta want it more than you want to be where you are now", sef "what do you have to lose except pounds, by giving it a try", all you with huge weight losses in a short period of time.

First weekend a success. Although yesterday I was a royal bxxxx. I put it down to PMS because if I mentioned new way of eating they would find somehow to put sugar into me. I know my family. Things I noticed. Oatmeal doesn't stick to the ribs like a good shot of protein does. Kept calories about 1,300 both days. Gonna up them today cuz somewhere I read that if you vary the number it tricks your metabolism into not resetting. Now that I know I can do that yogurt smoothie. Here I go. I treated myself yesterday to home grown tomatos. Awesome. I didn't even mind watching my family eat that sweet corn. Was seriously hungry this a.m. ate 6 oz of leftover steak cold while I was reading all the posts:lol:

Deb-Thank u thank u thank u about the smoothie. You saved me from feeling sorry for myself after I read all the "sugar free" labels in my grocery store and all of them had maldextrose & polydextrose in them. I believe those are no-no's. Where do you find all those inspirations? I think 128 is a fabulous number. I was in elementary school last time too. Where is the cottage in N.Y.? My dh family has one on "Blind Sodus Bay" near Fairhaven. We love going to Oswego every time we visit for the fish sandwiches. Lake Ontario is awesome.

Raylynn-Lake swimming is definitely fun. Sounds like plenty of exercise with all that deck work last week.

Melf-have fun @ camp. Update us on the Dentist report. I'm seriously thinking of making him bike. He backed into a car on Saturday and I heard while I was reading posts $600. It can't be any worse.

Sol-A stye? ouch. Liked your "will to win" message and your oh so great advice on husbands. I'm going to do same.

Idblond-hope you're taking time for you. Over soon?

Amser-Size 8. Lost some weight on WW after 2nd born. Found a size 8 skirt. Was sure it was mismarked cuz it was the only size 8 since well, we won't go there.

Chris-thanks for the clue-pure he_ _ for 2 week huh? If I lose it will be worth it. We'll see Wednesday.

Rhoo-You already got all the advice I could think up. sounds like we married about the same time. Me-Oct 84. My husband is 230 and miserable. I at least know what to possibly expect when I start losing.

Quilter Kim-I like Flybaby. Oh to be 169 again.

Golfin gal (catlover)-I've been around the block with UTI's. Especially with a short urethra. Best advice I got. Pee after sex.
Also, keep water up. Good thing about golfing (besides the fun) is you have to keep the water up. I'm jealous. Don't get to golf much. Maybe I'll treat myself at 20 lbs.

AR-sounds like you have one for me. Thanks. Sorry about the headache. Today is a new day. Thank God.

frog-thanks for the translation. Nothing like a good run to get rid of those negative blues.

Fillese- 59 lbs. I'm in awe.

Nance- with all the posts I've been reading. Time that huge inhale in the car well. (Sorry couldn't resist)

Well gals & guys (sorry Bob) my butt is numb. Must spend fun with kids now that the house is pretty. Got caught up on laundry on Sunday. Why do I have a big pile on Monday!!!!! Laundry bunnies??????

Gonna go run. You all have inspired me. It's nice and cool so it should be "highly enjoyable" almost like s_x.
Love Flybaby

THE BROKEN DOLL

Here's a story a friend of mine once told me,in her own words:
One day my young daughter was late coming home from school.I was both annoyed and worried.When she came through the door,I demanded in my upset tone that she explain why she was late.
She said,Mommy,I was walking home with Julie,and halfway home,julie dropped her doll and it broke into lots of little pieces.
Oh honey I replied you were late because you helped Julie pick up the pieces of her doll to put them back together.
In her young and innocent voice,my daughter said No Mommy.I didnt know how to fix the doll.I just stayed to help Julie cry


I know I am new to the board,but the repoire you all have is one in the story.You are there for each other and just wanted to let you all know that even though you dont always know how to "fix" the problems you are doing what so many people forget and that is to just be there.
thank you for letting me become a part of this group
Kymn

Hey Everyone!:wave:

Taking advantage of my time ALL ALONE! Lauren will be here in a few minutes with my Mom to p/u some clothes-she's sleeping at her house. Michael is on the next street over at a friends and Eli is still at work.

Didn't do anything exciting today-running errands-what a boring life!

I did find the 1 DAY in my life that I can remember being 128lbs-which was 5 years ago in April 1996. I think that was a one day thing, as from there on, it seemed the scale went up from there. So, this really is the start of a whole new journey for me:)

RALY, pickles are fine, as long as they aren't the sweet ones. BUT, do be careful with them, eat them in moderation-the salt will kill you!!! Esp. with the heat of the summer.

AR-Happy Canada Day! I saw that on GOOGLE (search engine). So what's behind this holiday-the meaning of it, I mean? You and your DH are too funny with the scale!:lol: I have decided once I meet 124, I will put my scale away and only bring it out on WIW-until then, I keep it out-I don't want to suffer, you know! Nope, I haven't cheated, and sometimes I feel like a goodie-two-shoes. I put my whole heart into this and that was that-nothing will get me to cheat. I've had meals with 4 of the gals on the board, they'll tell you I'm a bit anal about it. Okay, my story in a nutshell-yes, been heavy all my life, highest weight was 284lbs 17 years ago, had my stomach stapled, lost a lot of weight, gained all but 40 back. Six years ago, got down to the same weight I am now with Richard Simmons Deal-A-Meal, ended up gaining 65 of that back-realized when things were going well, I was fine, but as things happened in my life, I ate, which is what I have always done-being an emotional eater. Finally, that little light came on and I knew I was ready to do something as I inched closer to the 200lb mark. I read every book I could get my hands on-chose SB since it made so much sense to me and I knew I could easily follow it indefinintely. The rest, as they say, is history :) Hope you get a nice tan-you'd think with me living in Miami, FL that I'd have one-but just my arms and face-the parts I expose when I walk!:rolleyes: Thanks for posting that story and the meaning you found behind it:)

FLY, your family will be happy once you get the *****ies out, as you will find you are more at ease. It may be PMS related, but it's also the sugar getting out of your system if you are following the plan right. I search the web for those inspiring words - trust me, I spend wayyyy too much time on this computer-but you all are so worth it!;) Grandparents cottage is outside Rochester, NY, in a tiny town called Hilton. They had it for 49 years until my Uncle bought it from them. Still has the outhouse outside, though they put plumbing in when I was little. There are only 13 cottages on that stretch of beach, and walking down the lane to get to the cottages is just so pretty-there are wild raspberries and strawberries growing down there and I use to pick them-then when I had kids, they'd go with me-{sigh} times to change! I do miss the place! I spent my summers growing up there.

Okay, time for ANOTHER potty call-seems like the flood gates are opening up today-I sure don't mind if it takes the scale down another notch or so!

PLEASE REMEMBER TOMORROW IS CHAT AT 9:15PM EST! Hope you all can be there!

Toodles!
Debbie
194/128/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

Good Afternoon Everybody!

A big "THANK YOU" to all of you who welcomed me to this board!!!
As a "newbie," it's pretty overwhelming to get to know all of you at once and keep track of who's who and what's what. But.......give me time and I'm sure I'll catch up.

I can't say enough good things about the SB diet! At first I was so afraid to put anything into my mouth because I wasn't sure what was legal and what wasn't. The first time I went to the supermarket to shop for the diet, I was there for three hours reading all the labels! But, it's getting much easier and I love the foods I'm eating that I never went near before.......like LOTS of fresh fruit, and even Boca Burgers! I was using Fit Day before I found this Suger Busters site and I can see how much my eating habits have improved by eating lots less fat and balancing my carbs and protein proportionately. Every morning, I start off with Fit Day and try to plan what I will eat for the day and this allows me to "adjust" my intake before it's too late. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention all of the help and advice I've gotten from DEB, who deserves a big CONGRATULATIONS for her all time low weight of 128 pounds!!!!

For those of you who were wondering about how I got my name, FatCat95, I chose it because I have a six year old calico and that's just what she is.......a fat cat, born in 1995. Because she's become a little lazy, this weekend I "adopted" a ten week old kitty who is sure to pep her up and give her a work out just chasing around the house. Actually, when I gave up smoking, I used the name FrogLady for my smoking support group so FROG LOVER, you and I have something in common. I've been collecting frogs for more than 30 years and have almost 600 in every size and shape imaginable! But I liked the name FatCat to use for this support group, and yes, SEF, I WILL change it to Slim Cat eventually. DEB, amazing how it poured down rain this morning just two miles from me, when the sun was shining here. Looks like I can't use that as an excuse for not getting out and walking.

Better get started on my dinner now, but will try to get to chat tomorrow night.

160/154/125

Good evening Ladies!

Just finished a little D-lish chicken salad and am having a break from work before I walk the fur child and do yoga, both of which with DH. :D

CLARIFICATION from last night's post - The people that I have mentioned in the past and rediscussed last evening include Spewer and the peanut gallery!! :rolleyes: Thankfully these are not friends of my DH. He feels pretty much the same way I do.

I am really beginning to see some muscle tone (now that some of the fat is gone and I CAN see what's there) from the little bit of running that I have been doing the past few weeks. DH loves that he can see some of the "lean lines" in my arms and legs. He IS a good guy.

I know I won't post again this evening because I will be in bed early. Tomorrow is a pre-work run day so I will be up with the chickens!

DH and I have decided to have a small 4th cookout with a few friends, and it will be fine with me if only one person comes. I am not inviting Spewer, as they have children and my house is not child-proof. Perhaps that gives us a seemingly polite out.

We are also gonna camp out in the backyard again if the weather is nice enough.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I knew I could count on you guys for support. I keep remembering Sparkle's signature and the quote from E. Roosevelt. So true.

FATCAT - Glad you like Frog's too. Welcome to the board and congrats for giving up the smokes!

DEB - Aren't you something? 128 - A dream!!! :cool: Glad that you aren't having a Dookie Howser problem today! Guess that would be my problem.

A-RIB - Loved the quote about the broken doll. It reminds me of the quote in Forrest Gump when Jenny is throwing rocks at her childhood home during a fit of rage and Forrest says "Somedays there are just not enough rocks." My DH will use that line when he is helping me cry. Have I mentioned that he really is a great guy?

FLY - Steak for breakfast? You are one tuff chick! :lol: You were also one hungry chick too!

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE -
Let nothing deny you this rich chance to
gain strength by adversity,
confidence by mastery,
Success by deserving it.

See you all tomorrow on the board!

PEACE,

FROG

Good MONDAY evening everyone!!!

Hope you all had wonderful days. Mine was pretty good. Work was fun and I found myself laughing a lot. Always a good sign. Got a phone call from a 74-year old man today who wants to volunteer tutoring an adult who needs to learn to read. Man, what a guy!!!! He sounded so thrilled that he’d come to this decision. I hope I get to meet him when he does the tutor training. I
found myself wanting to tell him, “I want to be just like you when I grow up!!!” Still giving to the community at 74! Anyways, that was a real shot in the arm for me. His calls answered a lot of questions I have running around in my head these days. AIN’T LIFE GRAND????

Okay, did only 33 minutes on the TM tonight. I’m trying something new and trying to do more jogging than walking. So I find myself getting tired more quickly. But my goal for this month (other than to keep getting on the thing) is to get this 5 consecutive minutes thing into reality. Keep your fingers crossed. It’s not easy hauling all this at a jog.

RHONDA---Thanks for the vote of confidence, but at even at my new low of 169, I don’t think this old behind would get into a size 8 bathing suit. I think you’re mixing me for somebody else . . . what is AMSER that said she was a petite sophisticate in the size 8???? Maybe that’s a good omen that you wrote that. Quite possibly my next “jeans in waiting” may be able to slip up without cutting off circulation. Wouldn’t that be sweet. Sorry to hear about your dilemma. That’s one I can’t even begin to help you with. But it sounds like dear SOL has it covered. Good luck, hon. I’m wishing the best for you!!!

FROGGIE---I missed you and am glad you are back. So sorry to hear about your stake of “funk.” Girlfriend, you have done so well and you are such an inspiration to me. I wish there was something I could say to get back that excitement for you. It will come. I think we all have some sort of cycle to our life where there are peaks and valleys. Glad to hear you ran today. I envy you so that you can just go out and do 3.5 miles. I’m still working on trying to get 5 consecutive minutes in. Anyways, I’m sending you hugs and good thoughts for a better tomorrow. One more thing to say . . . I flipped when you said that dh is an army Ranger. We watched this thing on ESPN this weekend that was a 3-day competition just between army rangers. INCREDIBLE!!! I still can’t believe they can survive that. It’s amazing what shape those bodies are in. I kinda wished they’d taken their shirts off during at least part of it. There’s probably a lot of nice 6-paks to check out!!! Also that picture you posted looks like me on a bike. Not fair to take the picture from the REAR! LOL Hey, so exciting about your newly found “lean lines”. I’m soooo jealous!! Not really, just incredibly happy for you. What a high you must get from seeing the change in your body. I’m eagerly awaiting any sign that I’ve been working my tail off on the TM. The only thing I see is a skinnier face. Hmmmmm, not exactly the area that needs work! Oh well, I’m not complaining, it will come off. Must keep reminding myself. Hearing you talk about what’s the latest thing in your life, always gives me hope and the power to stick with it!!!

SOL---Sorry to hear about your eye! That must suck, because it’s affecting more than one thing, eye, head plus swelling. Hope it hits the road really soon. Sounds like you and my dh were separated at birth. He’s such the bed lover in the am. He has only now started getting up a little easier. And boy am I thankful. I want to hear more about your new scale. I’d love to have one of those kinds like the doctor has. Is your new one digital or analog? Oh, and I LOVED your one liners. I’m going to print them out and cut them apart and take one with me every day to have for my mantra for that day. Thanks so much for taking the time to post them.

DEB---WAY TO GOOOOOOOOOO ON THE NEW ALL-TIME LOW!!!! ? We salute you on Tiny One!!! You must be so excited!!! And you must have been a VERY good girl all weekend!!! How WONDERFUL!!!! Hey, it seems like lately all the pounds are falling off faster than they were for a few months there. Is this true or am I imagining it?

AR---Girl, what happened with the yoga??? Sounds like you held for too long. Our teacher says that yoga is NOT about doing everything perfect; it’s about LISTENING TO OUR BODIES. He encourages us to only hold a position until we start to feel uncomfortable. Then rest for a few moments. If others are still holding the position and you feel like getting back into it, then do it. But ONLY if you feel like it. There’s no competition in yoga. It’s just about you, your body and the position. Remember, girlfriend, I am not an expert . . . just giving you tips that I heard my teacher say. He also said that if you’re in a position where you’re holding your leg up (as an example) and it starts to shake, THEN it’s definitely time to release from the position. Are you doing a video at home? If so, just do as much as you can and no more. This is about feeling good. I hope your neck and shoulders get better quickly. Also, one other question, how is your breathing while you are doing your poses? Are you remembering to continue the deep full-torso breathing? These are just some thoughts. Our teacher does a great session on relieving the stress in our shoulders. That sounds like it would be great for you. Do you think you hold your stress in your neck and shoulders? Just wondering if that could be part of the problem. Good luck with the 5 workouts this week! You’ll get there, girl!!! BTW, thanks for the motivation . . . very cool!

FLYCHICK ( I think I’m going to change it all the time! What do you think??? Gives you some variety, right?)---Way to go, woman!!!! Sounds like you are kicking butt and taking names!!! So glad to hear that you feel victorious over the first weekend on SB. You can do it! We’re all here fighting for each other to SUCCEED!!!!! I found what you said interesting about changing your caloric total from week to week. What will you have it set at this week? Are you using Fitday? I forgot.

FATCAT95---You are doing so GREAT!!!!! Good for you. I know what you mean about things taking longer when you have to read all the labels. That’s so true. But it does get easier as time goes by. I loved your story about your name. I will go along with the “fat” thing since it’s in reference to your cat-child. I love that you got her a playmate. What a good mom you are. Our Maddie is an only-dog, but luckily the neighbors have a little terrier guy who has helped to bring Maddie out of her shell. It’s like having another dog with none of the bother. What’s the new kitties name? High Energy????

Here’s my motivation for today. Two weeks ago our yoga teacher read this to us before we left for summer break.
DHARMA STREAM
This is It

Always we hope
someone else has the answer.
Some other place will be better,
some other time
it will all turn out.

This is it.
No one else has the answer.
No other place will be better,
and it has already turned out.

At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are and you know what you want.

There is no need
to run outside
for better seeing.

Nor to peer from a window.

Rather abide at
the center of your being;
for the more you leave it
the less you learn.
by Lao-Tzu,
from the Tao Te Ching

Here’s to hoping we are all centered tomorrow and are at peace in the moment!!! (Hope this isn’t too “out there”, but I thought it had some beautiful thoughts.

Good night! Thanks again for all your continued inspiration!!! You all are the best!!!
Take care.
Kim
185/169/135

Quickie...

Ready to go to bed, another night of feeling barfy-if it results with another loss on the scale, I'll happily take it!

FATCAT, hey Sheila! Thanks for the congrats: ), you have no idea how much it's appreciated. I know one day, I'll be saying the same to you!!!! Glad to hear all is going well with SB, you seem to be falling right into step-now if I can just get you to step outside!:lol: I know all about the label reading, no one ever wants to go food shopping iwth me, even after all this time one SB, I STILL stop and read all the labels! Has getting the Tilia helped with your meals as well? You actually did get another kitty-how you keep them from getting in to all your goodies, I'll never know! You have so many knick knacks, I'd be deathly afraid of them breaking something! Hope you make it to chat tomorrow night - get those fingers revved up!

FROG, wow girl, you have structure in that body now that you've lost so much weight! Isn't it great to see definition!!!! I hope you have good weather on the 4th so you can go to your 2nd home (btw, I love the gif!). Before you know it, you'll be at goal-less than 20lbs to go, that' awesome!! Hope you have a good run in the morning-I myself pray there won't be rain tomorrow down here!! Thanks for the MM quote!!!

QUILTER, hey girl, 5 minutes of jogging, I'm sure you'll do it, but me, I'd fall down flat on my face. Maybe on TM I could do it, but in the heat-no way!!! Yes, the pounds seem to be going down well now, but I know that I will be going up a bit next week (TOM) as well as other times, but all-in-all, I've had a nice downward trend:) Thanks for that kewl quote!

Okay, I'm pooped, so I'm saying adios for the night!

Debbie
194/128/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

Seems like time just flew today! Yesterday I couldn't seem to get out of my own way, in fact I listened to my body and took a nap! Something I'm not in the habit of doing, in the chair 40 winks maybe, but get undressed and go to bed?!?

Today it was a good thing our bodies are sanforized! I went to the Super Store and Sam's. When I came out of Sam's there were sheets of rain! Hung out for a while and then decided what the heck! The parking lot was ankle deep. Back of car drenched just putting in the few things I had gotten.

When I got home, I chopped, sliced and diced to put things in family size packages, make salads, and things in general. Besdes tossed salad fixings, I made myself some cabbage/pepper slaw w/ vinegar dressing. Family doesn't like it and cooked some of the cabbage as a veggie, which family doesn't like either. Either one makes for a nice snack. I keep some in my little fridge in my sitting room. Then I don't have to go downstairs all the time. Not that the stairs are a good thing, StairMaster comes to mind. But there are times I'd rather not, like when Arthur is acting up.

I was so busy in fact I forgot to eat, well almost! I had cottage cheese w/ bran for breakfast. Had some cheese as I was slicing and dicing, then forgot about food. In fact for supper I had a huge tossed salad, and then made a shake. Now it's really
too late for a snack. It's 9:35p here. I'm sure I will survive!!! Live off the fat of the land so to speak! And there's lots of that yet!

catlover - Hope your UTI is improving. Can be miserable. It's old fashioned remedy, but proven it works, try drinking lots of cranberry juice. Helped me. They say also that there is something in bluberries that helps too. My gosh, golf and mowing in that heat. That's one thing that does me in, HEAT. I like the cold. My theory is you can keep warm by adding another blanket, but you can run around in the buff and you'll still be HOT! Of course, being naked can make you hot for other
reasons too! Although for me it's been a long time!

Adams - Tsk! Tsk! Apparently can't take you anywhere there's booze. Now I like beer, and kahlua and I could resist! Buuuuuuuut, if it was Southern Comfort I might be hard pressed to say NO! NO! a thousand times NO! Isn't there something that
says your body burns the sugar from booze first and lets the other sugars settle on your hips? Article didn't say hips, but I think that's where it goes!

We try not to help people cry here. we try tp help them dry their tears! Maybe that should be my motivational thought.

Deb - You sound a little like me. It's almost as if I can't cook if there's no garlic or onion around! I am going to have to try those muffins. Sounds like something family would like! How about that Philly on a WW roll? After all it's meat and cheese, maybe do it in a little moderation. LOL! Congrats on 128!

ralynne - Your SD is so lucky to have you in the picture. You can't do much in the length of time she is with you. Yet you are planting the seed, which is growing if she is beginning to ask questions about your woe. That's all you can do, be
encouraging w/o being a nag! I think you are on the right track. A fisherman in the family! Fresh fish for supper, YUM! I love dill pickles, one of my favorite snacks. of course I like sweet gherkins too. That "sweet" sort of tells the story about them now!

Quilter - Received your wonderful letter. I will get to is ASAP, which could be a day or two....or three. You reminded me about using broth for rice. I used to use it with the white rice, so where is my thinking?!?

Sounds like this friend is not really a good friend. Remember it's better to be pissed off than pissed on!

Rhroo - Sounds like your man needs some reassurance and a little ego boosting. Men are such fragile souls at times!

Rosalie - Nice to know there is someone else who will admit to being over 40 by a couple of decades to boot. Sometimes I think I've fallen into a Barbie Doll haven! Sorry, steak and kidney is not one of my fav things. We used to buy beef by the hind quarter which included kidney. My husband would only let me cook it for the dog, and then he wanted to be out of the house when I was cooking it. I thought I could get used to it w/ the right seasonings.

seraphim - Emotions can do a number on our eating. Hope by now things are more under control. If garden is almost kaput, can you put in a second planting like they do here? Got to keep that therapy going!

Melf - TMJ! That's it! I looked it up in my Tabor's and found it but forgot to post that I now remembered what I meant. Age.....does strange things! I hope dentist gives you an answer. You were so good in planning for the BBQ! You are going to have to take some legal stuff on the camp trip. You don't want to go way off base.

You're not complaining, just expressing concern and that's what we're here for, concern for ourselves and each other.
Another motivational thought?

Sol - They say breakfast is the most important meal, so you are doing yourself a favor by getting up earlier. It's the early bird that gets all the good stuff! I liked your one liners, especially the one by Jefferson. We need the right attitude to stick to our plan.

Ldblond - Too bad you have to worry about Big Brother at work, but hey you're getting paid to work, right? Sounds like I'd be a
terrible boss!

Froggie - Hey! No funks allowed. Think of what you have done weightwise so far and don't fret about what you might do! That red white and blue should perk things up! Thanx for the compliment! I wish I was cool in more ways than one, we
are having humid/hot weather.

lamap - With me the eating usual wins out. I notice an umcomfortable feeling now when I eat something I shouldn't. Also find I do not have a desire to eat as much at one sitting as I previously did before SB!

Butterfly - Your smoothies sounds good to me. I had a shake tonight as I sit here, made w/ milk, sf choc syrup, coffee, agave, crushed ice. Hey! Cold steak does it for me. I hardly ever warm up leftover meats. Are you ready for this?............not even
liver!

Nance - Inside will still need HOME DEPOT! There's no escaping it.

Futureslimcat - Label reading took all my time too, but as you grow accustomed to it and learn about different brands here on the board, it has gotten much easier. I have a fat cat too, long haried red/white. He is very vocal and a very people oriented cat.

Jeez, this is too much! I was so far behine on posts. But I think I caught up now. That is until I post this and find someone else posted ahead of me and was missed. Will just have to wait til next time!

All of you take care. sef

I don't know about anyone else, but I am pooped!!! I was up and running today. Got on the TM at 9am for my regular 40 minutes clocking 2 miles. I am FAR from mastering the likes of records like Deb's 4.5ers in 55 minutes!!!!! :spin: These little midget legs seem to only manage a speed of 3 to 3.2mph. Maybe I need to start drinking Geritol!!!!!!! Oops, better not, it probably has sugar:eek: After my date with the TM, I had to go do to the dock and tidy up from our weak attempt at crabbing yesterday. I also took leftover chicken meat and baited the 2 big traps. I have checked them a couple times since, and there were like 6 in each one......maybe they will be celebrating the 4th with us. I then had to pick up a few things that I had left laying around in the yard from my last yardwork incounter. Try to get things shipshape for Wednesday. Having a few friends and some family over for low country boil. After the yard pick up, I came in and proceeded to fix a pita pocket sandwich that included a couple ham slices, turkey slices, a little swiss cheese, romaine lettuce, and last but not least.. some of MY own tomato slices, all stuck together with some mayo and mustard. Took my little break while I ate that, then whipped out the ol' bagless vaccuum I bought back in January...remember that topic, anyone??? Ran the vaccuum from one end of the house to the other, that includes me using those on-board dusting tools and gave the furniture a once-over. Soon after DH arrived home, and I commenced to throw together our supper...... left over grilled chicken wings, brown rice, butter peas, boiled carrotts for DH, and boiled broccoli for me. I have been feeling kinda bloaty the last few days, and what I have a feeling was happening is... my IBS is bothering me a bit. That could be one of the culprits affecting my weight:mad: It's weird though. Even though my weight isn't cooperating, this morning something told me, measure my waist. That's really about the only measurement I have been keeping up with. Well, my waist has been running about 32". When I measured this morning, the tape measure was so nice as it wrapped around my waist and stopped at 31". Soooo, there is some consolation there.

Deb - Big applause to you on the 128!!!!! You are gaining on me, lol, so to speak!!!!

Kim - Thanks for being sweet and pointing out it was me that had bought the size 8 bathing suits. Just want to set the record straight, though - I WENT to Petite Sophisticate store to buy them. Not to be confused with that I said I am a petite sophisticate - not a chance!!!!!! Oh, and dear gardener in crime... how's the flowers doing???? Way to go on the jog marathon on your TM. It will pay off.

I should be heading on to bed. More up and on my feet stuff tomorrow - UGHHHHHH. Gotta find some shrimp at a REASONABLE price$$$$$$$$:lol: How will everyone be spending their 4th??? I hope all of you get spend it with those that mean the most to you. This country of ours may not be perfect, but by golly, as Lee Greenwood would sing, " I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free"!!!!! I truly am thankful for all our forefathers and what they worked so hard for for those of us that followed!!!!!!

I will hopefully check in in the morning. Take care, all my ladies of inspiration, motivation, and dedication!!!!!

Well it was a beautiful day here today 2 in a row whoo hoooo Derek my son had 3 of his friends over all afternoon playing in the pool and sandbox they just had a blast,but I didnt get done what need to be (meaning my dear friend the tm)cause I had to stay outside and supervise them with the pool and all.So poor poor me had to relax in the sun and read and sunbath all day sigh:cool: I have a smokin tan though I must say.I dont remember which one of you asked if my hair looked like susan powders but the answer is no.It looks more like how charleze theorons hair looked in the astronots wife if you have ever seen that movie.Or like Hally Berry's except it is blond blond blond.
RALYNNE99....lmao on that comment about your husband farting in public and blaming you mine does the same thing.I remember one time we went to Australia for our honeymoon,my husband is australian so we went to see his family,anyhow we were waiting at the airport in Sydney and I was minding my own business reading some magazines trying to find one for the trip to Adelaide.My DH comes up behind me and innocently says anything good sweetie,I not knowingly respond not yet and he smiles and then walks away.WELL not more than 20 sec later I smell this rotten discustinly putrid smell and I look up and there is DH sitting out in the hallway laughing uncontollable while all the people in the store are staring at ME with disgust.:lol: Oh man the things they find amusing hey go figure.
FLY...I was laughing so hard reading about you eating cold steak and reading the posts this am cause that is exactly what I did this morning.too darn funny.Dont you find you get addicted to coming on and reading I sure do its like my little boost of motivation for the day...well actually for a few hours then I have to get another fix:D
Deb....I am so impressed with the fact that you havent cheated wow did you ever know that your my hero..:lol: (did I mention I was a singer:lol: Also big high five on reaching your all time low.
Quilter....Yes as a matter of fact I really do carry most of my stress in my shoulders.I am still feeling quite a bit of pain today but it is beginning to loosen up somewhat.I spent a good hour just streching but its taking a long time to recover.Also I loved your motivational phrase.thanks.
Sef...I take it you are from Canada too,figured that out when you mentioned Superstore cause our american buddies dont have superstore although they do get some of the pc items.My husband is in charge of the leisure dept of superstores for Canada so when you buy things like toys,patio furniture,books,sporting goods,paint and hardware items you are helping us thanks ;) and yes I must make more of an effort to say no to the drinky poos when I am socializing :o its just so good though on a hot summer day and your sitting on the patio with all your friends and and and .....well enough of the excuses I will just work on saying no.
Sparkle...were you on today?? dont remember seeing any posts from you.Hope you are doing well,mentally and physically.Your posts brighten my day so keep em coming
To all I have missed sorry I am getting better at it though ;) Hope everyone had a great day.Talk at you all tomorrow
Kymn

Day one of the Hubby Healty life plan!!!!! LOL he ate what i gave him soooooo i guess he is going good. We kind of tag team here i work nights him days soooooo i make the dinner he eats while i am at work don't know if he snacked before bed he didn't have any points (ww thing) for that! He probably didn't he is so determined. I guess his goal is 80 lbs! hmmmm!! I did well today too!!! i think i other reasons for helping him how selfish am i??? lol oh well. I just made his lunch and planned his meals for tomorrow. I will kill him if he loses 10 lbs this week!!! No big plans for the holiday i told him to come and walk with me so he can eat more then! Thanks again for all your kind words! I will keep u posted if you get sick of it let me know!!!

Deb- I hope you enjoyed your lowest day!!!! I am soooooo happy for u! Just think of where u where last month you where stuck and now your at goal woring on getting lower!! I can't wait myself i am not under 140 again though which is depressing! oh well!

Adams_rib- it was nice here to today. A bit cold but a nice change.

Sef- good job on the preparing. That helps alot. I find if i have it all infront of me i don't stray off plan. We are really worth the extra effort we put into our meals!!!!! My hubby has needed an ego boost for about 36 years!!! He has always been insecure I guess i never learned to deal with it!!!! thanks for the thoughts!

Quilter---- girl i am sorry!!!! I must have ment Amster! i have a bad memory!!! You might get into an 8 some day! think positive! Good job on the excersise! its almost becomming a habit huh?????? did you measure yourself when you started this WOE? and excersise???

Frog- getting a tight bod huh?? my hubby is forever feeling mine out since i started the weights!! I also notice every vein in my hand now. Its a nice feeling to not have to much shaking around! Have a great 4th what ever you do!

Fatcat- Welcome!! Your doing awsome! This woe gets easier everyday. It becomes a habit to just turn packages around and read the labels! Keep it up!!!!!

Nance- glad u had a good trip! I have a scrap book for my daughter i started last year sitting in pieces! ugggg As for the attention for hubby i know what you mean and he does get ALOT. I make extra efforts to plop myself down on his lap and give him extra hugs and soooo on! He is just in a funk! Like you said when he loses some and starts to get some attention he will be better thank god!!!! LOL

VA- yes we did get married in 84. I can't believe all these years have gone by. We do get along great. His ego needs extra stroking i guess. Its hard to give him and 3 kids all the attention they need. I need my time too!!!!! LOL My hubby is tall 6'2 but he needs to lose 80 lbs ! thanks for the thoughts!!!

Melf----- have a great time!!! we will miss u!!! good luck on the plan while your gone. Hope you got that tooth pulled

Sol-yes it is a start and he did good today! I just hate being his MOmmy! lol I wish he would take over the budget! that will never happen! I just hope he dosn't blame me if he fails at this weight thing! i have enough to worry about!!! Do you think the "hottie" mom should wear a leather skirt to the concert! I better be gone before hubby gets home that day!!!! LOL NOOOOOO way !!! thats how i feel sometimes i don't want him to see what i have on because it "bums" him out as he would say cuz i look soooooo good. would u consider that a compliment? Thanks again for the help and support!!!

GOtta fly!!!!!!! night!!!! can't wait till i am laid off so i can chat some day!!! waaaaaaaaaa

Rhonda

201.2/140/135

Well, last week was okay, but not the best. Debbie, I think I'll take your advice now about just staying away entirely from those "sugar-free" desserts, at least for now while I'm a newbie. Thank-you everyone for your great suggestions about how to cope when you're the only one in the household Sugarbusting. This week I'm going to apply those suggestions and do better! One thing about last week is that I didn't exercise at all, well, I did a little walking, but not much. The heat and obesity just don't mix well! Well, I didn't lose, but I didn't gain either, and I'm thankful for that. So, I'm the same...guess I can deal with it. Hey, I wanted to ask if any of you have ever posted on the SweetTalk board at the main SB site? I started posting there and that eventually lead me here. But I notice on the other board that we have a lot of people leaving lately, a lot of people really discouraged and giving up on this WOE. I want to stick with this! For those of you who have been doing this for a long time, what are some of the secrets for longevity...how do you cope when you hit a plataeu in weight loss...how do you follow the program and still feel "part of things" when you're out to eat with friends or at parties or during the holidays? Oh, that reminds me...anyone have any menu suggestions for the fourth? We're going to a traditional cook-out...potato salad, macaroni salad, hamburgers/hotdogs on buns, chips, the works! I'm trying to make a plan NOW so that I can feel good about the way I handle it. Any suggestions from people who have been through these situations before would be really appreciated, this is my FIRST holiday on SB. I know that part of succeeding is going to be my mindset...what kinds of things do you tell yourself to motivate and encourage yourself?

Alright, well thanks so much for listening to all this...lol. Someday soon I'm gonna take time and figure out how to dot my posts with all these cool smileys and pictures!

Krista

Good Morning All

The last week have been very tired, TOM is coming this week and I can feel it. :devil: *****y and tired gives me no drive to workout and I haven't. Eating good though haven't had munchy attacks. THANK GOD. I don't want to get on the scale tomorrow to be disappointed though.

Have to finish screwing down all the boards and putting the rest of the railing on our deck tonight. DH is doing very well now and getting around good, so he is working his little butt off. Have family coming over tonight for BBQ, fishing, and bonfire. I'm pretty proud of myself though I haven't been drinking beer, which for me is very hard in the summer. IS probably why I lost 4 lbs last week.

I measured my waist and still stuck at 33 1/2 inches. UGH!! I want a 31 back, for me that's a size 9 and I look real good. Not short so I think a 28 is too skinny for me.

Well can't talk to everyone have to work today and get things done before I leave for home. Everyone have a good 4th of July.

Andrea

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone:wave:

Just got home from my walk/jog, did 18 jogs today, hotter than the dickens out there. Really had to push myself out there to go today, but of course, as usual, once I'm out there, I'm happy I went. I did find out though why my feet have been bothering me a tad lately-I've worn holes in my sneakers already! :eek: Geez, they're not even that old, I think I got them in Feb/March? I guess I'll have to break in a new pair, which means NEW BLISTERS! :o

Well, I do have some more GOOD NEWS the scale is at127!!!! This is definintely a low I have never been, and a weight I can't ever remember being in my lifetime. You know how when you gain weight, one day you may be 126 and the next time you weigh you could be 130-I think that's what must of happened when I was young-so this is definitely a joyus day in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL for being here to share it with me! Without you all, this wouldn't of been possible!!!! Okay, and now remember, when the scale goes up due to TOM, and I start my b*tchin, just remind me, this is nothing new and the scale will go back down.

[TODAY IS TUESDAY TIPS I've been a bit lax on posting some tips, so here are a few I'd like to share with you:

The first is a CALORIE BURN CALCULATOR:

http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/calburncalc

The second one is:

A site from NATURES FLAVORS that has the most extensive line of extracts/flavorings I've ever seen:

http://www.naturesflavors.com/flavors.html


SEF, I think it's good that you listened to your body and had a nap. I find that some days, my body feels like it really needs one and I strip, throw on the nightie and sleep for a few hours-why NOT do it? Pamper yourself a little, snooze a while!!! You are going to laugh, but I've never had a Philly Cheesestake sandwich. I've seen them, and they look so yummy, but never really had one-and highly doubt I'd find a decent one in Miami if I wanted. I could probably make one here at home, but have no idea about the meat they used. WHen I use to go to Rochester, there was a place that had a cheesesteak sub that was to die for! Rib eye with provolone, I think, on a round subroll-that's one sandwich I will always remember!!! Yuck-cold liver?:^:

AMSER, trust me, I've got little legs too, and they don't go too fast. For every step a normal person takes, I have to take 2, so I know where you are coming from:) Any time on the TM is good, doesn't matter what your times are;) And yes, I guess you could say, I am "gaining on you!" You truly sound like you live in such a neat area - crabbing, boating, gardening, etc. Hope you have enough crabs for a good July 4th feast. Thanks for the congrats-and a congrats to you on the new measurements!!!

AR, just thought of you as I checked rated to fly into Calgary. Still a bit steep, but hoping to work on something, I'd really like to get up that way. I see where you have had beautifully mild weather up there. Have you personally ever been to the mall in Edmonton? Can you tell me what it's like? :lol: Thanks for the great laugh with the story of your hubby-let's just say, I'm a LOT like him!!!!! LOL!!! What's SUPERSTORE? Some place I have to go to if I get to CA?

RHROO, hey just imagine, if your hubby loses the 80lbs, what a good feeling you'll have for helping him do it! He'll credit you to his success. I too can't believe how "up" I was on the scale last month and where I am today-amazing what you can do when you really want something (hint, hint).

KRISTA, don't worry, the scale WILL move, your body may just be taking a bit of time to adjust to this new WOE. I don't normally post on the ST board, though I will once in a while when I think I can help someone. They've had MANY problems on that board many times that I have seen since starting SB - one of the reasons I started this board. If you get too chatty, the guy Max doesn't like it and will delete posts or just flat out tell you it's not encouraged on the board. I think those who leave are not finding the encouragement they'd hoped they'd find there-another reason I started this board here. Just look at the difference between this board and that-that alone should say it all:) As for the holidays and how to handle them...just plan accordingly. On the TIPS & TOOLS BOARD last November, I posted the following information:

Here's some great tips for eating during the holidays or at a social event:


Adopt a moderation mentality when holidays, special events, or other occasions approach. Here are some easy steps to get you started:

Step One - Get a grip on yourself ahead of time. Restate your commitment to improved health and long-term dietary success.

Step Two - Preplan holidays to reduce food temptations. Plan lower calorie meals. Preplan deviations from lowfat living. Adopt party training strategies.

Step Three - Don't risk going to any celebration thirsty and/or famished and never skip meals on the day of any big party. The combination of low blood sugar and hunger pains will force you straight to the buffet table. Eat a lower fat, higher protein breakfast. Have a tossed salad with lean meat or lowfat cheese and a whole grain roll for lunch. Munch an apple for a midafternoon snack. This defensive eating strategy will avoid unplanned, party binges.

Step Four - Make the choice to stay in control. This is the hardest step. Be ACTIVE rather than REACTIVE.

Step Five - If tempted, ask yourself this one little question. "Will I EVER have the opportunity to eat this food again?" That makes it easier to pass up ho-hum mashed potatoes, gravy, cheese, chips, and nuts.

Step Six - Completely avoid ANY food if you KNOW you won't be able to stop after one taste. Remember that your willpower to resist is strongest BEFORE the first bite.

Step Seven - What about goodies, gift trays, etc., received from others? First, acknowledge the giver's generosity and thank them for the thoughtful gift. If possible, tell them you will enjoy it later.

REMEMBER - Remember that YOU are in control. There is NO situation where a human has been tied up and force-fed fattening foods. Focus your attention and energies on family, friends and fellowship rather than food. The phase No, thank you," works wonders.

What I would do personally is if your menu doesn't have anything that's SB LEGAL, make something and take it for yourself. If anyone asks why you are eating something different, tell them about your new WOE and how you want to stay OP during not only this holiday, but every day. They will think so much of your commitment! Since I started SB, if I am going to someone's house, usually it's family, I will ask what's being served and how it's made-if it's not OP, I make sure I bring something for myself-no one minds, esp. since they knew of my commitment to lose this weight. I have to do the same for my son, since he's a vegetarian. BUT, with everyone knowing that I am strictly following SB, there is always something that I can have because they know and keep it in mind. Again, my way of thinking, do I want that piece of XXXX or do I want to lose the weight-which one do I want more??? I'm sure you'll do fine!

RALY, you may find during certain TOM that nothing satisfies you-if this happens, just up your carbs and protein, and it will pass-it happens to me and I eat like there is no tomorrow!!! Congrats on no beer! It will be there for you when you want it later on-that's what I say about many foods that I pass up!

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TONIGHT'S CHAT AT 9:15PM EST!!!

Have a wonderful day!

Debbie
194/127:D/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Have a question on protein/fat? As far as protein are we talking more chicken, lowfat cheese,cottage cheese, egg whites and as far as fat are we talking pork chops, butter, sausages? Just want to clarify what I shouldn't and should eat as far as meat and cheese, buttter type of foods.

Won't be on the chat tonight, having family over. One of these nights I'll make it on. 9:15 eastern? western? pacific? time

Well I searched the house high and low again this am for my scale I had to have it I must know where I am but am sorry I found that thing :( My weight is the same...178...I guess all the booze on the weekend really took its toll sigh lesson learned.But at least I am not up when I started on june 18 I was at 186 and then dropped to 178 in a week but some mornings it did flucuate back to about 182 soooo I guess seeing it stabalize at 178 is a good thing....right?....;) help help build me up here:lol: My DH had hidden it in a bag full of clothes that my son doesnt wear anymore,wouldnt he have been suprised if I had taken it into consinment :o but I put it back in the bag lol so when he brings it out tomorrow morning he is non the wiser...lol...I am awful but i just had to know.Anyhow I have to cut this one short I am going to go and see the chiropracter my neck is still killing me.
Deb .....WOW JUMPS UP AND DOWN IN CELEBRATION,so proud of you that is great you must be beaming.Also superstore is like a superwalmart except it is Canadain :)
Ralynn99..Sigh..there is nothing like a beer on a hot summer day:( looks like you and I will have to encourage one another on that one;) if you find a SB legal drink that you love share it with me and I shall do the same I think I will start freezing red wine cause that is ok....well in moderation of course (just in case deb is watching:lol: )
Krista..You know for me I usually have 2 hamburgers with the lot just no bun when I am at a cookout..it tastes basically the same except you have to eat them with a knife and fork which is good cause then it takes you longer and you fill up before you can eat too much.I love it,just no ketchup cause there is sugar :) but mustard is AOK.Good luck to you on that,I know you feel great for not giving in to temptation we're all rooting for you...GO KRISTA,GO KRISTA...:)
and to the rest of you have a great great day
bye for now oh and Happy 4th of July to you all for tomorrow if I dont get back on today.Its hubby's Bday so am going to take him out.
Kymn

ADAMSRIB- Yes beer is a wonderful thing, but can't have it. I lost 4 lbs last week and I really think it's because of the beer. I'm looking for drinks and when I find one I'll let you know. My dh wouldn't think of hiding the scale, because once I found it he knows he'd be in trouble. I usually weigh myself at work on the calibrated scales, just like doctors, so ofcourse they are more than my one at home by about 5 lbs or so. At home i'm 155 at work 159.

yah know don't quite understand how I did it the last time, maybe it was the stress in my life at the time. In one month i lost 20lbs and was drinking beer like a fish. :p I can't remember how I was eating, but kept off for almost 2 years. Was going through a divorce for 8 months when I lost 20lbs that month. Must be why so fast. Now it's a much slower process. Which Sucks!!! Oh well

As far as BBQ's to go to, either I take my own buns and cottage cheese adn stuff or just mix your toppings with your burger like a salad. Cut it all up and add salad, tomatoes, and everything it's really good. My mom always buys the wheat noodles for me if she makes a macaroni dish and makes a small bowl for me. She LOVES me. :D

Well have fun tomorrow.:) Were going to see the fireworks tonight because I'm working thursday and friday. Taking next wed, thur, and fri off to go fishing down the river and my sons b-day is next friday and were going to michigan adventure water park for the day. Gotta fit my butt in my swimsuit UGH!!!:(

Here's my Tuesday Tip...How to Boost Your Metabolism from Myria's website.

Losing weight happens by burning more calories each day than you CONSUME. If you can boost your metabolism, you will be able to burn more calories per day and lose weight, assuming you're following a healthy diet. Writer Dan Burley explains how to boost your metabolism the natural way.


Use everyday tasks to help you :

Naturally boosting your metabolism comes from doing everyday tasks that will increase your metabolism, not by diet pills or potion. The weight loss industry makes millions every year by taking advantage of consumer's lack of basic nutritional knowledge. Most herbs will NOT boost your metabolism, and those that do, contain an amphetamine-like substance that literally puts you on a "high." Don't be fooled. The only real way to boost your metabolism takes effort and planning. We have a few suggestions that will help.

Avoid diets that are TOO low in calories:

Diets that are 1,000 calories or less may help you lose weight at first, but overly restrictive diets lead to binging. They also slow your metabolism because your body goes into "survival mode" to conserve calories. Rapid weight loss will consist of water with very little loss of fat. Weight is quickly gained back because more fluid than fat was lost.


Don't skip meals:

Your body is the furnace and food is the logs. DON'T let your furnace (metabolism) burn low. Eat nutritious snacks between meals. The most popular meal to skip is breakfast. DON'T DO IT. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it gives you energy to perform important tasks and it helps prevent snacking on junk food later in the morning.


Take frequent walking breaks:
The more you move around during the day, the more calories you burn. If possible, take a five minute walking break around your work area (inside or out) every hour.


Take the longest route:

We naturally take the path of least resistance. When walking, take the longest route. This applies to anywhere you go. If you work at a big company and must frequently walk to other buildings, use that time to put in some extra walking. The more active you are, the easier losing weight will become.

Exercise for 30 minutes or more:

The body starts to dip into its fat reserve after 30 minutes of continuous exercise. Your exercise pace should be enough for you to talk but not sing.


I'm home today, but hope to go to work at some point, my littlest, Michael (he's 2) is having some trouble with his Asthma and I want to get him checked by the Dr., but can't get in until 9:45, so I copied all of your posts from this week so far and plan to do some catch up reading and respond to you all a bit later.

Have a super Tuesday!
Lara

Yesterday was a disaster. We had a last minute lunch meeting called and we had to leave at 11am to get there and it was going to last until 2pm. No way could I eat lunch here before or wait until after --- I figured I’d just have to figure what I could eat and eat a lot of that. Well, it was more a deli luncheon so that was good. I skipped the potato and pasta salads and got several pieces of roast beast, turkey, Swiss cheese and a piece of provolone cheese and skipped right past the dessert table. Well, since I’ve been coming in at 15-19% fat I had figured I could afford some butter in my oatmeal in the morning – soooooo after that and the cheese and the roast beast my fat percentage on fitday was up to 47% fat!!!! OMG!!! It has to be wrong, doesn’t it? Hindsight, I might have tried to sneak in my lunch, but it was a business lunch and I just wasn’t sure how well that would have gone over. It was impromptu and very secretive as to the agenda, but important enough for quite a few big wigs to have come in off vacation for the meeting. Turns out the company was sold to USA Networks. Our now former owners got paid a pretty multi-million dollar penny for a company they started from nothing by maxing out their credit cards. Nice to know it can still happen in America. Also, the new company has promised to keep things exactly the same – after all, what we’re doing here must work or we wouldn’t be so profitable. They said they’ll pretty much leave us alone and enjoy the additional revenues from buying us as long as we’re making the numbers….doesn’t sound like a bad deal to me if it’s true – NOW, if they’ll just throw in some stock options and discounts at their other companies like Home Shopping Network and Ticketmaster!

With my face aches and eye problems I haven’t worked out since last Wednesday. :eek: I’m really feeling guilty and desperate to get back into the gym. :o did that come out of my fingertips???? I know that my weight doesn’t come off by itself I have to be exercising to get results from the plan. I’ve also had no problem getting my 1900 calories the past few days and have cut it close or gone over a couple of days – I much prefer to be cutting it very close and struggling to get there – means it will be easier to go down when the weight goes down and the calories need to go with it.

I think it’s going to be chick flick day tomorrow. I don’t really want to get out in the heat and battle the crowds. Vince will be on bike patrol so it’s not like he’s going to be doing anything that I need to be there for support for this year. Last year the Honor Guard presented the flag and it was a big deal for him so I went and filmed it and fussed over him and the other guys – made ‘em all feel good even though they pshawed me for doing it. I could tell some of them were tickled since their wives don’t really give a crap about what they do. They have the biggest grins in the pictures I took. I’m roasting a turkey tomorrow too. I wish they made sandwich meat without all the preservatives and crap in it. We may start roasting a turkey or something every other week or so for sandwich/salad meat.

Someone asked about the food scale and I can’t remember who, I’m sorry. But I saved the box and I’lll post the info on it from home. It was about 30 bucks. White, electronic. Has a platform and if you’re using a container you can put the container on the platform empty, set the weight for pounds or ounces, weigh and then push a “tare” button and it will reset the scale at zero from there so when you add the food it doesn’t weigh the container. It’s pretty cool and easy to use. I really like it cause I’ve been guessing at my cheese for so long now.

LDBLOND – Those big screens for work are nice, until you don’t want someone to see your screen, huh? I am so thankful that my computer screen faces away from anyone. They’d have to walk around behind my desk to see what’s on my computer. I hope things slow down for you soon!

DEBBIE – CONGRATS ON THE NEW ALL TIME LOW!!! 127 – I think I may have been 10 years old last time I saw that weight. I remember weighing 135 in 7th grade and that was 11 or 12 yrs. old. It keeps threatening to rain at our house, but hasn’t so far and my little tomato plant could really use it. (But not tomorrow!) It’s rained everywhere in our neighborhood except for our little loop! I drive through rain on the way home just knowing the yard finally got some rain and our loop is bone dry – go figure!!

NANCEMEISTER – That scrapbooking could be a little side business for you. I have one I have only gotten about 4 pages done and about 100 pictures to add to it! Here at work we’ve had (paid for) several to be put together for various and sundry reasons. We hired this chick to do one for the owners of our company on the 17th anniversary of the company being founded. Everyone submitted pictures, poems, thoughts, quotes, anything they wanted and could think of and this girl took it all and made a huge, beautiful, colorful “book of memories” for them. Turns out it was perfect timing as they announced yesterday they just sold the company. (The book was my idea – some role model I am, huh? Just glad they didn’t ask me to put it together!!!)

ADAMSRIB – I work with a bunch of 30 and 40-ish “social butterflies”. They throw some of the greatest “theme” parties. We just had a happy hour “remove the curse” party to ward off anymore sink holes from forming under our building. Part of the ceremony included “Put the Lime in the Coconut”. It was fun. Loved your motivational story. That’s all we can do sometimes, but it sure it nice to have someone to cry with when you need it. Personally, I prefer B-52’s or B-53’s if I’m going to have anything with Kaluha in it. :D Your story about your husband leaving a stink bomb behind for you to claim was tooo funny!! I was laughing my head off over here and now I have to share with my office mate so he doesn’t think I’m crazy. (I just hope he doesn’t go pull this one on his wife now!)

FLY - You’ll get used to reading those labels! :lol: I hate to think of what Meister and I looked like in the grocery store the first few times we went shopping for SB friendly foods! There’s a thread Debbie started on “Favorite SB Friendly Foods” for a start. I know Del Monte chopped canned tomatoes are the only ones without added sugar in our store. (ALL brands of the flavored ones have added sugar). CLASSICO has quite a few spaghetti sauces without sugar and I think Del Monte has canned spaghetti sauce without sugar now, too. WE tried it last week and Vince said it will make a better pizza sauce. I have a couple of recipes from Cooking Light on making your own spaghetti sauce which is much healthier I’ll try to post.

FATCAT – I’ve found using FitDay really helps, too! I thought I was eating well balanced meals, but realized I was eating way too much fat when I started using Fitday. I’ve gotten much better, but blew it yesterday. I actually enjoy eating more “whole” foods and less cooking and I certainly feel better since I’ve been doing this. Can’t wait to see what my blood tests reveal.

FROG – Loved your quote! I think that’s sooooo cool that hubby does yoga with you! Vince keeps trying to get me to do his martial arts stuff with him, but I’m just not interested. We do rollerblade together and work out at the same gym (just not usually at the same time). He would LOVE to talk to your hubby. He has total admiration for the Rangers, Seals, etc. and is in great awe of them. You are on a roll cleaning up your body, soul and spirit! If that includes cleaning up your friends, then, so be it. If you start filling your schedule with people and events (camping in your 2nd home) that you enjoy and build you up then you just won’t have time for all that negative influence in your life. I was excited when I moved to Orlando to be able to “start afresh” with new, better kinds of friends, new job, new independence, etc…. And started down the same path I had been in before, just in a new city. When I ended up getting a really good job and started making friends there I just didn’t have time for the “old” crowd and the “new” friends were ambitious, kind-hearted, fun and responsible – it was just what I had wanted and the transition was a smooth one since I already had plans when my old friends called. With DH supporting your decision that’s going to be an easy one. You have WAY TOO MUCH going for you and WAY TOO MUCH to give to people for your time to be wasted on people who don’t appreciate how wonderful you are. OOOhhhh, muscle tone --- I long for the day when you can see muscle tone on my body……..’scuse me while I drift off into fantasy land……………

QUILTER - Your persistence is motivating and it will pay off! I’ve been slack in the exercise department – well, I guess I can blame it on the stupid eye/face thing – when your head is pounding it’s hard to get to the gym and, for some reason my energy was totally zapped, too. Thankfully, the scale is still holding at 201.5. I plan to get my rear in gear so I can post about adding jogging, too, one day! :D The poem was very cool; thanks for sharing it!

SEF - We didn’t have Home Depot in Mississippi when I first moved down here and every time my parents came to visit my dad would find some project he HAD to take on at our house just so’s he could run to Home Depot! :lol: Now we find ourselves going quite a bit, but we aren’t on a first name basis with them. You crack me up! So glad you post here!

AMSERAPHIM – Hey – ain’t nuthin’ wrong with 3 – 3.2 mph club – That’s the one I’m in! :D We’ll have a happy dance celebration when we “graduate” from that one! Crabbing? I’m soooo jealous!! We ate at a wonderful seafood restaurant when we passed through Savannah on our vacation – can’t remember the name of it, but they had a hole in the table that was right over the garbage can for you to put your shells in. Everyone around us was so nice and friendly we had a huge multi-table conversation during dinner. That would NEVER happen in Florida – not enough “true southerners” here. They look at me like I’m crazy just for saying, “hi” in the elevator (I secretly enjoy making them squirm). “Oh, no, it’s that weird girl that always looks me in the eye and tells me good morning. Look at the floor – look at the floor – maybe she’ll ignore me – oh, no……….” I’m gonna have to come up there for some gardening lessons, myself – I do finally have 2 tomatoes changing to orange on my lone plant – Vince and I are like expecting parents brooding over these tomatoes.

RHOO NO WAY will we get sick of hearing the Hubby Health Updates!! Keep ‘em coming and, I’m anticipating that every day will be as good as this one!! Those guys DO lose it quicker, don’t they? For his sake I do hope it comes off pretty easy – don’t know how well they can cope with those stalls – they’re hard enough for us women even with this great support group! Maybe you could do like I did in high school and change clothes on the way to the concert? NOOOOO!!! That would be teaching those children bad habits. Bad Sonya! Bad Sonya!! :nono: But, I for one, think if you have gotten to where you can wear a leather skirt without looking like a cow who strayed from the field you absolutely SHOULD! I’d be checked for branding and sent out to pasture. You work nights? No wonder you can hang at all these late night concerts! When we first got married Vince worked nights and I worked days – on his days off he kept the same sleeping schedule so we hardly ever slept in the bed at the same time, unless we “planned” it. You have my utmost respect!! Funny thing about those budgets….I had planned on getting rid of that responsibility when I got married and it hasn’t happened in my house either…although now I kind of like the power of the say so if we can afford it or not…..tickets to LV, yes – a new rifle scope – no, sorry, can’t afford it. :s:

KRISTA – My weight is coming off at slower than a snail’s pace, BUT I do feel better. Staying the same is a victory in my book – especially if the scale has been consistently going up as it was in my case. I can hardly keep up with this board, so, sorry, no, I don’t do the SweetTalk board. Sounds like if that board has a lot of people sending out negative thoughts and ideas that it’s no wonder people are leaving. You hear something long enough and you’ll start to believe it whether it’s true or not.


BOB, MELF, GATOR, SPARKLE, MARIE, CATLOVER, EVERYONE ELSE.... :wave:

HAVE A GREAT DAY, EVERYONE!! (Sorry for the book, but there were just that many posts to catch up on - I you all are so wonderful I just didn't want to miss anyone!)

I hope everyone is having and good day. I'm going to the dentist this afternoon, which is my LEAST favorite thing in the world! I know it is good for me in the long run, but I still despise it.

A year ago I would have comforted my self with lots of food for days leading up to the visit and then again for days afterwards. Of course I did that with anything that caused the least little bit of stress in my life.

In the last year I'm amazed at how much less emotional my eating has become. Even when I respond to emotions with an urge to eat something, I can recognize it and ask myself "what will the food acomplish here?" Usually the answer is that the food won't do anything to solve the problem--so it becomes easier to reject eating as a response.

And so this leads to my tip for the day. I've tried it and it really works. If you get the urge for food that is not OP try eating something that is OP (On Program for you newbies) andwait 20 minutes to see if the urge goes away. It almost always does. A handful of nuts or some cheese on triscuits almost always satisfies me to the point that I no longer want the illegal foods. On the very few occasions that doesn't work, then I pull out my SB legal chocolate have have a square. That feels sufficently wicked enough to satisfy my urge to be bad (and you know, sometimes I girl just has to be bad :devil: ).

Susan

my tip of the day found on PREVENTION
:COOL:
METABOLISM

To keep your metabolism chugging in high gear, you need strength training. If you work your major muscle groups twice a week, you can expect to replace 5 to 10 years’ worth of muscle loss in just a few months. Lifting weights can literally reverse the aging process, so you look and feel years, maybe decades, younger.

Lifting weights increases your calorie burn in other ways too. In one study, 15 sedentary people in their 60s and 70s who strength trained 3 days a week for 6 months increased their daily calorie burn by more than 230 calories. Almost 1/3 of the increase was from a boost in their metabolism due to the muscle they gained.

The remaining calories were burned as a result of their workouts, their increased daily activity and something called “afterburn,” which is an added attraction of strength training exercise. Depending on how hard you work out, explains study author Gary R. Hunter, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, your metabolism can stay elevated for up to 48 hours after you’ve finished lifting.

“As a bonus, strength training builds bone,” says Dr. Farrell. “Though we tend to think of bones as ‘dead,’ they are very alive and highly active. Strong bones use more nutrients and ultimately burn more calories than weak bones do!”

Me again!:wave:

Waiting to hear from Eli and when he'll be home. Technically, he's suppose to be off today, but he had a couple people he had to go interview, so I haven't a clue when he'll be home at this point. Not sure what we are doing. Find that when he's home we go out and spend money we don't have!

RALY, those are all good sources of protein that you can eat, but with animal proteins do watch out for fats. SB recommends no more than 30% of your total calorie intake come from fats and only 10 of that should be saturated, so do keep this in mind. Use the "standard" serving sizes for meat and chicken, which I believe is 3-4ounces a serving (someone correct me if I am wrong, this is from memory). Hard cheeses 1 ounce. Look at the serving size on containers, that's what I usually go by. Sorry you can't make it to chat, it's 9:15EST. Enjoy your time with the family:)

AR, don't worry about the scale staying the same. You dropped a lot of weight in a 2 week period and probably your body is taking some time to adjust. Of course, ditching the liquor will definitely help. Many have cut out wine and found the scale just drops when they do. It's not like you can't live without drinking for a little while, is it? You'll see a big improvement on the scale is you do!! Oh trust me, I would of ripped the house apart if I had the scale hidden from me! How many places did you look until you finally located the metal monster??? Superstars sound like a place I'd like - is there one in the Edmonton Mall? If we make it there, you'll have to clue me in to where to go!!!!

RALY, you know, as we age, it's harder to get the weight off. I lost my weight last time in quicker time I believe, but then when you lose it quicker, "they" say it comes back on quicker as well. I found that patience is definitely one of the great keys to being successful on this WOE. Try not to compare this time and last time, this is a whole new ballgame, but you're going to win it, for sure! Thanks for the Tuesday Tip on Metabolism - I swear one day, I will do some strength training!:rolleyes:

LDBLOND, let us know how Michael is - hope all is okay. Those were great tips, thanks for posting them!!!

SOL, don't think of yesterday as a disaster, but more of a learning experience. I've gone over my fat grams MANY times in the past, you can't be perfectly on target each and every day - esp. when those feasting times happen during those TOM! I'm sure it won't effect you, so I wouldn't worry about it. What is more important is that you were trying to stay in range and you were conscience of what you were eating - you could of easily thrown all caution to the wind if you wanted, but you did well, passing up all the crap food - I give you a thumbs up!!!!!!! Proud of you! How are you feeling since uping your calorie intake?? I hope you can get back into the gym - funny how you miss it now, huh? I'm sure you will enjoy the new scale - does it weigh in grams and ounces? I am going to treat myself to a new one with grams, mine is only in ounces and sometimes I have to convert to get the right calories of a food. Thanks for the congrats:)

FILLISE, hope all goes well at the Dentist and he's able to do whatever he has to without any pain - I hate the dentist as well! Isn't it amazing how much you have changed in this past year. It amazed me too how I have control over my emotional eating now-just by cutting out the one thing that I use to find solitude in-imagine that! That's great you've been able to do it as well-kudos to you! Thanks for posting that tip-it's a goodie!

Okay, I'm outta here-I'll check in with you all later.

In case you forget (yeah, right!), TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!! I hope the scales are kind to us all tomorrow!!

See you at chat tonight! Remember 9:15pm est!!

Debbie
194/127/129
Sb since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Here I am for my morning fix! This board means a lot to me. I know I am not alone fighting against years of weight abuse.

seraphim - My you are the busy girl! How nice to be able to catch your own crabs and then be able to serve them up! I never did measure myself, just go by the fit of my clothes. I had to buy smaller underpants, the old ones (which weren't really old as I had bought them just before I started this woe) are waaaaaaaay too big. Also bra has gone from a tight first hook all the way to a comfortable last hook! So I know how great you feel about smaller waist! We feel great for you!

Adams - Poor you! Forced to watch the children at play instead of mopping floors!

OOPS! I am from Louisiana! Wal-Mart has a store they call a Super Store that has just about anything, plus groceries. Didn't know I was misleading you. I have been to Canada but like a lot of tourists just around the Niagara Falls area, and that was back in the days of the dinosaurs, when I was a kid!!!!

Rhroo - How we get sick of your ongoing saga w/ dh? We want to see how your good efforts for him are rewarded. Men are like dogs, remember to reward and praise him along the way! Can't believe I said that!

For me pre-preparing the food is my laziness, only one mess to clean up. Also it makes it easier for me to stick to woe.

Krista - I've been to the Sweettalk Board. To me it is a more clinical board. It just doesn't have the warmth of this board. We seem to be more caring. I have learned some things there which have helped. But if I'm short of time I will always come here
for that boost in motivation! Also a lot of the same stuff has been learned here.

About the BBQ. You can have WW macaroni salad (make w/ Sugar free mayo, the only type I have found here is Sugar Busters!) you can have WW hamburger rolls, Nature's Own and Sunbeam both make them. I have not seen hot rolls in our area
although I understand they make them. I wouldn't have both salad and rolls, I would choose between them. Offer to bring something to BBQ and make it something you can have, veggie tray and dip, the salad, the rolls, diet soda, Crystal Lite, there are
so many things that we would not have thought of before this woe. I'm sure others have suggestions too.

ralynne - Seems to me you are getting a workout just getting that deck built. That is not your usual work and involves exerting energy. Don't be too hard on yourself.

Deb - We are all dancing for you. You are fantastic!

Ldblond - Your tips are well taken, like most we have seen some of them before but we need to be reminded constantly. Thank you.

Sol - As I read your post, I thought what is she complaining about, stuck to the proteins, passed up the desert table. Good for her! Then I read further. Still you could have done worse. Somethimes we just have to cope the best way we can. It will probab;y all even out in the end.

Believe me Home Depot is addictive! Thw kids are painting again. They rented a tall ladder, you know how high cathedral ceilings and walls can be. Home Depot is closed tomorrow so they feel they got a bargain, two days for the price of one!

The stairway to my rooms and the upper hall are so light and bright now. I really like it. Just makes me nervouse to see them on ladder, I'm chicken about heights!

Fillise - You are so right w/ your tip. I just sit there and struggle, saying I won't eat
anything, when I could eat something that was right OP. Then maybe feel better
about it all.

Why is it wwe dread the dentist so much? Is it because we have sit there with our mouths wide open unable to talk or God forbid, not be able to put food in? It's almost like going to the GYN, all opened up and defenseless, of course we could always kick
the doctor in the chops! Oh well, I digress! Dentists never bother me, just another thing that has to be done!

Why am as always so "long fingered", I don't talk this much. At least I don't think I do. Although I will admit to long telephone conversations with my friends. But that is because we don't talk everyday.....isn't it?

I think it was Deb who said it gets harder as we get older to lose the weight (like she's old!!!!) and she's right. Seems like it's slower for me this time, but that's okay, I have plenty of time.

Take care all.

Here is why we all hate the Dentist so much--IT HURTS!!!!! Even for something as routine as a cleaning it still HURTS!!! In fact mine was so bad today we had to stop so I could come back and be put under anesthesia for the rest of the cleaning to be done. AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH! How long has it been since my last cleaning you ask? Years? Nope, only a little over 6 months. My dentist is personally a sweet man, but it doesn't matter. Even when they are gentle--IT HURTS! I once had a friend who dated a dental student. I advised her to break it off because he was a man in training to inflict pain and suffering on people. It would just be a matter of time before he inflicted it on her too. An I was right. He HURT her! Now I get to go back in two weeks for the rest of this. Why oh why did I quite eating to comfort myself? Now all I can do is vent my frustrations on this board!!!!!!

(deep breath) OK. I feel better now. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Susan

ps--WooooHooo to Deb on 127!!!!!

I have 7 minutes to post......ARGH!!!

Frog-Please post your chicken salad on the board. Sounds yummy! Glad to hear you are seeing some definition in you body. That must be exciting!!

Fly-I ate cold steak the other day...better than grabbing some of the others things within my reach. Protein is always a good choice I figure!

Quilter-Loved the quote....no, it wasn't "too far out" for us people! I actually read a book called "The wisdom of Tao"...I think that was the title. Lots of good proverbs!

Sef-Love naps, take them whenever I can...which usually isn't until the weekends! Where do you get the SF chocolate syrup? What brand is it?

AR-I was the one that asked about if your hair looked like Susan Powters.....bet it lloks good with that tan you have going on. You'd never know I live in Palm Springs with how WHITE my legs are!!!

Rhroo-Glad to hear DH is on plan. He'll start getting motivated, see results, gain confidence, and then won't be so dependent on you! Should make things easier for you cooking wise...now to convince the kids they don't need sugar! I'm slowly working on mine!

Kristen-I thought you were MIA!!! I haven't been on Sweet Talk.
My friend Lara (aka lbblond who USUALLY post on the board) goes there sometimes....but nothing beats this crazy bunch! What are you planning for the holiday? The only thing that sounds legal is the hot dog. Be prepared today so you don't beat yourself up tomorrow!!!!

GATORGAL
Where are you????? You used to post daily and now have vanished? I depend on your wise words of wisdom and the board hasn't been the same without you!!! No sport talk, no BOB harrassing, what's up?

SKEETER
Go find your master and tell her that I want to have a word with her!!!

Well time to get back to work! Talk with you all tonight! Dibs on the blue monster!

Hi guys I am just getting my dh's birthday dinner on the go here and making him a cake but I need to know before I eat :) can I have sourdough bread?????would really apprecaite an answer before I eat will check back in a few thanks so much
Kymn

ADAMSRIB - Yes, Sourdough bread is okay. Have fun tonight!

For more information check: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2365&highlight=sourdough+bread when you have reading time. (to go straight to the sourdough part just use control + F and search for "sourdough" it'll take you directly to those parts)

Hi to all! Tuesday tip: Keep your water up. Hard to do this time of year.

I think u all are right. PMS. It was confirmed today when I saw a deer in a field (a rarity here) and burst into tears it was so great. Thank the Lord I was alone. Lost it in Walmart trying to check labels with my two youngest. I did manage to exit with Natural peanut butter and All fruit strawberry spread. I'm going to bake soon with whole wheat bread in pantry so I'm ready.

I've decided to work out before I read posts. I feel so guilty sitting at computer if I haven't worked out. Swam 30 minutes and thought "why don't I do this every day?". I may try to wander in the chat room tonight but I may be comatose on the couch. I get reluctant to do things I haven't tried.

About those scales. I can't wait to get on mine tommorrow. I have high hopes. My pants feel loose. (Which means the lines around my waist are smaller:lol: :lol: )

DEB-AWESOME!!!! 127!!! Must be all that running you are doing.
I'm right behind you girl.

Krista-It's my first too. I'm having hambrgr sans bun with mustard. Lots of salad with my new favorite olive oil & vinegar dressing. And smoothie when they have watermelon. I'm with you on the beer though. I am suffering here too. Especially a day with the kids. It's nice to have one to unwind.

sef-Let's here it for the Canadians! I think blueberries have an ingredient that inhibits the ability of bacteria to stick to cell wall of urethra. I'm glad you all realized I wasn't eating raw meat. Although the family w/probably throw some to me if my grumps continue much longer.

AR-You were so "on" about reading the posts. I think I'm trading one addition for another. At least this ones supportive and healthy!! Your "scale" stories are hilarious!

Rhoo--I hope the dh doesn't have the grumps like I'm having. You are the best wife!!!

Quilter-Hey girl. The calorie thing I plan is alternating amounts like Monday 1500
Tuesday 1300
Wednesday 1500
Thursday 1700
Friday 1300
Saturday 1500
Sunday 2000
Not using Fitday but gonna check it out. Right now on WEBmd diet & fitness diary. You are so smart to change your TM time. The hard body mags I used to read are talking about varying your workout and you do it naturally.

Raylynn-Will your mom adopt me too? Be nice to have someone cook for me.

Lara-sorry about Michael. Hope all is well. It's sad to think of a baby struggling to breathe. BTW copying posts and reading them elsewhere is a genius stroke. Thanks.

Sol-U are too great! Thanks for your suggestion on the thread for the store. I may have to rely on that with time being so short for me.

Nancy-you go with the scrapbooks. I have always avoided that because I know how hooked I'll get and then be $500 lighter.

So all, I'm going to spend QT with husband. Son's been circling the kitchen crabbing about there being nothing to eat. Hoo Boy.
At least I can get off the computer and he'll be sucked into chat land.

Oh....what's with the agave nectar? I know my beloved Tequiza (beer) had blue agave nectar in it. What's the scoop. Also, to Deb--I am so missing bagels with cream cheese. Any suggestions?

thanks solshine we will talk with you tomorrow.hugs :)

Evening Everyone!:wave:

Like NANCE, I have but a few minutes to get in a post-Eli just ran to the grocery store to get some rice.

Went with Eli, Mom and Lauren to the Dolphin Mall today. Tried on 2 skirts, Mom bought me one, size Petite Small-the other one, which did fit, but didn't like the pleats was a size 6 - thought Mom would faint-she never thought she'd see the day when! I haven't told her I'm at my newest low-don't want to hear it from her that I'm too skinny or look emaciated, so better I say nothing at all.

SEF, I think I don't like the Dentist because he always seems to find SOMETHING! And yes, we are open and defensless like you mentioned. Hate the GYN for that reason as well, heck, I hate all doctors! Insurance agents and real estate agents are up there as well! Umm, I'm getting up there in years - have 93 days left til I hit the big 4-0!:eek:

FILLISE, how about we add to it hurts, it costs so much for such a little thing!

NANCE, so, how did things go today???

FLY, agave is a sweetener we can have and I use it in place of sugar/honey. It's only 11 on the GI. Not the easiest stuff to find, can only get it at a HFS. It's not as strong as honey, and it's delicious! Bagels, make your own-there are some recipes on the board I believe-if you can't find them with search, just let me know-but I'm pretty sure there is at least 1 or 2. Hard to find ones these days that don't have a bunch of crap in them.

Okay, time is up - remember again, TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY!!!!

Hope to see you all for chat tonight!!!!
Toodles

Debbie
194/127/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

OK, WHO SET SKEETER LOOSE ON ME???? COME ON CONFESS??? Since he's learned to make a buzzing sound
I can only assume ONE PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE!! :s:

Okay, I can't believe that NO ONE caught "FLY"'s comment
about BOB BEING A MAN!.....FLY....BOB ISN"T A MAN!!!!
It's short for BIG ORANGE BABE!!!

Now, that's out of the way...LADIES....BOB has just not been motivated...I even stopped going to WW's because I felt like I was wasting my money! I've been lurking BIG TIME around here..
Dragging my bottom lip watching all of you racking up the weightloss
Skeeter just glares at me while I'm sitting here grumbling at the computer screen.

BUT

I THINK

I've got it back in control....it was rough there for a while, but I believe.....I HOPE!!!!!

I had a long talk with my friend at work today. (she is my WW's partner) We've both slipped WAY BEYOND CONTROL and it's time to jump back in the middle of the wagon grab the reins, hold on tight AND GO!!
I've actually gained everything that I thought I had in the beginning. I didn't listen to you all when you told me to GET A GRIP BUT, I've got new batterys in the hearing aid and I can even hear that DAMN BUZZING (and we all know who that is)

I'm so behind in posting, that I'm not even going to try and catch up...but will do my best to keep up from now on.

I think I've beat myself up enough, and I've done something here that I certainly dont approve of.....WHINE!!! and YES, I'll have some cheese with that!

I don't have anythings planned tomorrow...Hope it will be a quiet day..I'm like SOL a good movie marathon sounds good!


CONGRATS TO ALL THE LOSERS!!!

They've just done a prelim on a story on EXTRA...."WOMAN RUNS
TREAD TO THE RIMS ON NEW HONDA" I think I'll tune in to that one....I think I may know her!!

Later GALS...I'm off to nose around the main board....

BOB

Hey Friends! Happy Tuesday!!!

Well, it’s been a good week so far. And tomorrow is a holiday. Yea for that!!! For some reason on Sunday, I didn’t really want to go to work this week. But I’ve had two really awesome days getting so much done and like I said yesterday laughing a lot. Can’t beat that!

This Tuesday Tip isn’t very “official”, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. A few weeks ago, I showed DEB what I ate in a day and she advised me to get in more fruits. So since then I have been eating A WHOLE LOT of fruit. Three and four times a day (but still meeting my Fitday percentages). Anyways, for years now I’ve always had a “sensitive stomach”. It was never really bad enough to go to the doctor, but it would bother me from time to time. All kinds of foods would affect me negatively (without getting into all the goorry details). Well, since adding so many different fruits to my diet (especially strawberries and blueberries), I have had NO stomach issues. Everything is right as rain and regular as clock work. Of course, I can’t PROVE it, but I think this has to be the solution. It’s the ONLY thing I’ve changed in my diet. Who knows for sure? But I’m sticking to this story. Anybody else had the same or similar thing happen?

SEF---I love cabbage in any form (cooked, raw), but I must confess I fear it just a little bit. It seems like one of those lovely foods that gives off serious repercussions if you get my drift. Have to plan my schedule around it, so we don’t have it too often. LOL Whew! You sure were busy yesterday!!! What kind of vitamins are you taking? I think I need some of them!! Hey, glad I could help on the rice and broth thing!!!

AMSER---I didn’t know you were being a TM queen. How did I miss that???? Anyways, good going!!! Feels great doesn’t it? Hey, you already have tomatoes??? You all are way ahead of us. I don’t think ours start coming in until August. We have generous neighbors with lots of plants, so I’m counting on them again. I LOVE swiss cheese. It’s a must for my sandwiches. The thing that really surprised me was how many more calories there are in a slice of cheese than a slice of lunch meat. I’m not using a low-fat kind, maybe that’s why. You made me LOL about your bagless vacuum. Yes, I do remember that subject. Here’s the funny thing . . . I was just downstairs using my OLD vacuum (that has a bag) and I thought to myself, “Man, I hate that other vacuum.” Isn’t that weird that that we both were thinking about our vacuums. We’re either really clean freaks or we need to get lives!!!! LOL I didn’t know you had IBS. That really sucks!!! Hope it hits the road soon!!! My garden is looking lush, but still kind of wild. It needs work, but at least everything is blooming. Do you have any buddleia (butterfly bush)? I love them. Such a sweet smell and I get several kinds of butterflies each summer.

DEB---I remember when you got those sneakers. Girl, you must be burning rubber out there!!!! Go get you some really great New Balance walking shoes. I have a pair and they are awesom. Also have a pair of Saucony shoes that I use on the TM. They’re expensive, but I really believe footwear is NOT PLACE to scrimp. Our feet need tender loving care!!!! Hey, WAY TO GOOOOOOO ON HITTING 127!!!!!! That is so great!!!!! I’ll bet you were jumping with joy and doing the happy dance all at the same time. Did you get Eli for verification????? Good god, you’ll be at your cushion goal before you know it!!!! Yippee for you!!!!!

LDBLOND---Thanks for the tips. They are GREAT!!!!! And so helpful. I really needed to read them. Thanks for sharing! Hope your cutey pie is feeling better real soon.

SOL---If you are staying in tomorrow, watch the Discovery Channel in the afternoon. There’s a really great decorating guy on there named Christopher Lowell. His show is really great and he has wonderful ideas. If you like that kind of thing, check him out. They said he was having some brand new shows aired tomorrow afternoon. I can’t wait. Glad we don’t have any plans. Hey, stop worrying about getting back to the gym. You need to concentrate on getting your face/head/ache thing taken care of. Remember we all should try to do our best. And somedays “our best” isn’t as good as other days. You really need to heal first, then start working out!!!! You sure don’t want to start back too soon and have the face/head/ache thing come back, right???? You’ll get there soon. I can hear in your words that you are wanting to get back to it, so that’s the best sign!!!

FILLISE---Your tip is so true!!! Thanks for reminding me of that. I’ve done the 20 minute wait and IT TRULY WORKS!!! Amazing!!! But what a neat trick!!! Hey, maybe you should try another dentist! Frankly, when I used to have the actual dentist do the cleanings it was misery. But when I changed dentists and she has her hygenists do it, it’s a breeze. Not to throw that in your face or make you feel bad, but I’m wondering if a different office might give you different results. Also, do you floss every day? My gums were so bad they would bleed all the time at each dentist visit. I finally “got” that I could take care of that by flossing every single day. My dentist says it’s more important for people over 35 to floss than it is to brush. I guess because of gum disease. Anyways, good luck. I know that chair can be worse than a torture chamber at times. I feel for you, sweetie!!!

NANCE---Yes, I think we were separated at birth. I have the book called “the Wisdom of Tao” and just haven’t gotten around to read it. Incredible or what????? We are the spiritual seekers. LOL. BTW, I didn’t mean that the quote would be over everybody’s heads . . . I just didn’t know if most people were “into” that sort of thing. Didn’t mean to sound snooty. Sorry if that’s the way it came out!!!

FLYGIRL---Hey so sorry, but I did giggle when you told about crying over the deer and the labels in WalMart. I just felt the need to make that confession. But I hope the hormones will stop raging soon and you’ll be back to normal. Thanks for clearing up my question about your calorie intake. After WIW, I may be doing that . . . I’m not expecting much for some reason tomorrow. Not that I’m eating more . . . I’m just feeling heavy. I think it’s mid month for me and that’s bad. Also opted for vacuuming tonight instead of TM and that didn’t give me nearly the sweat I needed. Well, tomorrow I’ll be off and get back on. Glad to hear that my time differences may be a benefit to my workouts. Thanks for the info, dear! (No pun intended. Tee hee!)

BOB---Woman . . . you crack me up!!! I was laughing so hard at your last post. I miss you when you are not here!!! I need more laughter in my life. Please, please, please. Sorry you’ve lost the motivation. It’s because you took on too much when you volunteered to drive that wagon all by yourself and if that wasn’t enough . . . you offered to pick us all up. See you did too much and now you’re wiped out!!! You’ll get everything back in gear soon. And Skeeter will be happy as a clam and stop that incessant buzzing. Maybe he sprung a leak like a balloon with a pin hole.

Well, I think I made it in time for the chat. Whew!! My fingers were flying. Hope everyone has a great holiday and for you Canadian lovelies . . . HAPPY WIW!!! Take care, everyone. Catch you on the flip or the chat or both!
Kim
185/169/135

Nance - Choc. syrup is by Sweet 'n Low. I think Estes has one two. A little goes a long way. It's thinner than reg. syrup. Winn Dixie has the best selection of "diet" foods here. Can get something in SavACenter and Albertson's.

Adams - Sugar Busters! has their oun sourdough bread, so I guess it's OK, but probably in moderation! There seem to be pros and cons when people talk about it.

Kim - Get your drift, just keep it in your own back yard. Listen, I sleep alone, I can eat what I want!!!! My philosophy on cleaning.....clean enough to be healthy, dirty enough to be happy! I'm delirious!!!!!!!!!!

Bob - Maybe your wagon needs a side kick in the same boat as you. Ill be Gabby Hayes. And if you say Gabby who, I'll have to remind you the sidekick is armed. Right now I pack a loaf of SB! French bread as a bat!

Take care

Hello beautiful ladies!

Ralynne, swimming in the lake sounds like an awful lot of fun. You’re so lucky! Of course here in Hawaii we do have some awesome oceans...haha! ;)

Mary, I hope the pain gets better. The weight can be frustrating but at least you are in the 140s where I wish I were! (Soon!)

SolShine, thanks again for the thoughtful emails. I used to be one to get up as late as possible too, and since Sugar Busters, I’ve found I have more energy and am actually AWAKE before I’m at my desk! ;) It makes a big difference in my day to have a little time in the mornings. Usually I’m up at 5:30 and off to the gym, or have time to make some breakfast and get online. USUALLY.

Oh, and what I meant to say in the last discussion, is that NO WAY are you JUST beautiful on the INSIDE! You are so pretty and Vince is the lucky one not just you! Despite what the media would have us believe, beauty does not ONLY come in a size 4 to 6. (bah!)

During one of my and Martin’s endless discussions on weight and sexual attractiveness, I hit a stunning conclusion. Who decides what is beautiful in this country? Clothes designers. Designers have a really tough time because women come in so many different shapes and sizes. And it’s easier to design something for a clothes hanger than a REAL woman. So they prefer very thin women to model their creations. So basically we are letting a whole bunch of gay men decide what’s attractive and what’s not!

Thanks for your motivational one-liners. “The minute you quit is the moment you fail.” reminds me of this line from a song that somehow strikes me as motivational, “Where it ends will usually depend on where you stop.”

Lara, it is so nice to hear from you and to hear that you are doing so well. I’m glad you are happy with your weight now. You have come so far, you are smart to take a breather and get used to your new body. This begins a whole new and challenging journey for you!

Deb, so happy (and somewhat relieved) that you are now at your all-time low! You have worked so hard that nobody deserves this success more than you do. I KNEW the scale would start cooperating! Wow. To go from 284 pounds to 127....that’s not just an accomplishment, that’s a miracle. I’m so proud of you!

Nancy, been upping your fiber recently I see? ;)

Frogster, I had to go back and hunt for your post ‘cause I really want to answer it. Although I’m a little late.


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 know you know this already, but you have lost a significant amount of weight both altogether and recently. I don’t see how you can in any way call this a “big” slowdown. You have been doing this long enough to know that the weight NEVER comes off in a straight line, but in fits and starts. To be honest, I was feeling a bit breathless when you were blowing me away with those 4 pound a week losses, since were about the same weight when I first started hanging around here. I know, that makes me sound like a jealous b*tch, but what I’m really trying to say is, from another person’s perspective, your accomplishments are awesome.


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.


Frankly, from all the stories you told, you REALLY need some new friends (ick). But I understand what you are saying because I have a really hard time with female friends. Most of them have moved to the mainland, but there was this one chick I was really close to. Everything was great so long as I allowed her to take advantage of me, running her to the store all the time, buying her drinks and buying stuff for her that she never paid me back for, but I thought she was really cool and I couldn’t see that she was just using me. Well, the minute that I started standing up for myself she got pissy and dumped me like a hot potato, and now we both work downtown but we don’t speak to each other. But I decided to let it go rather than try to patch things up with somebody who obviously doesn’t know how to be a friend, and things are better that way. Still, it seems very sad to lose a best friend over five dollars (which is what I made her pay me back after getting fed up with being used).

I’m definitely going to be in North Carolina on the 28th of July, Saturday. We need to talk because I would love to meet up with you. I hope your 4th of July party is fun! I don’t really have plans yet, which bums me out a little.

Rhonda,


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????



I just hope he dosn't blame me if he fails at this weight thing! i have enough to worry about!!! Do you think the "hottie" mom should wear a leather skirt to the concert! I better be gone before hubby gets home that day!!!! LOL NOOOOOO way !!! thats how i feel sometimes i don't want him to see what i have on because it "bums" him out as he would say cuz i look soooooo good. would u consider that a compliment?


Rhonda, I just cringed when I read that. You are such an inspiration to me losing all that weight, and yes I bet you do look HOT in a leather skirt!!! Your hubby has real issues about himself, and I’m sure he misses his “eating buddy” too. It’s great to have company in the “comfort zone.” But frankly, I don’t think he’s the ONLY one with a problem! You don’t seem to realize what a jewel you are. Aren’t you losing weight for yourself as well? Aren’t you glad you feel and look awesome?

Kymn, you are such a darling, I wish you were here in Hawaii so that we could paint the town red! I’m not anything like I used to be but I used to be a real party animal...consumed a lot of alcohol which is a disaster not just because of the calories, but because it lowers my inhibitions. It doesn’t seem like a big deal to stuff myself with Jack in the Box food after staying out until 5 am. I really find it hard to believe two things, 1) I used to drink so much and 2) I hardly drink at ALL now.

To answer your question, I don’t exactly have a boyfriend right now by any definition, I was talking about a guy that I was going out with here in Hawaii earlier, but I’m not putting any money on that turning out right now. I have a good friend I’m going to visit in Washington DC in just a few weeks! (Weak in the knees.) You will hear me talking about my roommate, Martin, who is not my boyfriend. (We do everything together and never have sex so we might as well be married!)

About those pesky roaches, living in Hawaii, almost everyone has bugs. It’s really hard to get rid of them because the weather is warm and humid all year round. When I lived in the suburbs (in a house) not only were there roaches 2 inches long, there were also huge cane spiders, ants, and worst of all, MICE. My housemate would poison the mice, so I would find them dead and full of maggots, in the oddest places. There were also tree rats big as cats but I never saw one in the house. Between that and the screaming neighbors, I just had to move out.

Today makes four days of keeping the kitchen absolutely immaculate, spraying every day, and we are going through the very traumatic stage of finding dead roaches all over the counters and floors. But that is a very good sign. Once I put my mind to something, I get pretty much obsessed with accomplishing it, and it looks like I’m winning the war!

Thanks for inquiring about my whereabouts. I have been posting here since March, and used to keep up and post every day, but since I run my own weight loss support forum , Weight Workshop, (http://www.shapeshakers.com/ww.html) and have lots of other stuff going on, I made the decision to only post on weekends, or whenever I have a minute to catch up, like now. So don’t worry!

Fly, I didn’t mean to scare you when I said Sugar Busters was “pure hell for 2 weeks” at the start. (Hides face) So please allow me to explain. I had given up refined sugar in January, which was a huge change because I had been back up to 5 or more servings of sugar per day. So I eased into it. But I was still eating large quantities of white bread and other junks. When I started Sugar Busters in March, my body was “detoxing” despite giving up refined sugar for 2 months already. Then I started back in at the gym at the same time, after being very slack for several months. Every time I would run, I would get dizzy and nauseated. Here is a quick “pop” unscientific explanation. I think when you eat sugar (and refined carbs, which can be even worse in large quantities) your body becomes inefficient at processing blood sugar from whole foods because it always has a large supply of “predigested” food. So you feel like you “need” sugar for energy, and thus you become addicted. Well, that’s what happened to me, so I felt weak and dizzy for a few weeks and had cravings for sugar.

After that, especially cause I started working out and quit smoking too, I had more energy than I ever had in my life. It was almost unnatural. I would get up before 6 and go to bed at 11 or 12 and not feel tired all day long. I rollerbladed 81 miles and ran for 9 hours during the month of April. I would put on my skates and blade at 1 in the morning.

I don’t feel quite that energetic now (a lot of it has to do with attitude) but now that I’ve hit the gym 8 days in a row I’m starting to get it back.

Fat Cat, love your enthusiasm! I spent quite a bit of time reading labels too, even make up a spreadsheet with the sugar content of common so-called “healthy” foods! I ate so many Boca burgers I throw up at the sight of them. ;)

Sef, Isn’t this way of eating exciting? Preparing lots of fresh veggies ahead of time is really the way to go. I have discovered vegetables I didn’t know existed! ;)

Krista, If I haven’t already welcomed you to the board, it’s GREAT to have you here!

(Chris takes deep breath. Whew! Started off this post with a lot of steam!)

Susan, great you’re getting a handle on the emotional eating. This is the fanatic in me coming out again, but I believe that a lot of my emotional eating was really chemical in nature. I was overfed sugar from when I was a baby and didn’t know any better. My body’s chemistry was ALWAYS out of balance from too much sugar, and I naturally craved more sugar, which made me feel even worse about myself. Then I would eat more to ease the pain, and even more of my life would slip away. I feel like I was left with huge “holes” in the fabric of my life, which were filled with food instead of all the activities I could do and people I could meet if I weren’t eating all the time. So I ate MORE, to the point where I barely left the house except to get groceries, and I was only 22! (Sigh). Talk about a vicious cycle!!!

So my recovery has been twofold: 1) Filling my life with other pleasures and activities besides food and 2) Keeping my blood sugar level so that I don’t crave MORE sugar. And for ME, that doesn’t mean I don’t ever eat even ONE molecule of sugar! It means using common sense so that I don’t screw myself up.

Kim, so nice to hear from you. Aren’t fresh fruits wonderful in the summer? Even thought they are very expensive here I have been enjoying them in moderation. About flossing: it might seem obvious that one should do it every day, but I was one of those who could never get into the habit. Just didn’t seem important. Then my teeth became extremely sensitive to cold, and one day I looked in the mirror and my gums were WAY lower then they were supposed to be! I was in shock. I didn’t know what to do about it, and asked Martin. He’s like, DUUUHHH, FLOSS! So I have been flossing every day like new religion, and have had no problems with sensitivity since.

;)

Today we got off a whole HOUR early, which gave me the chance to go to the gym and still get home at a decent hour, which is why I’m posting today! Time is so precious. I’m so happy to be able to catch up with all you chickees, I always feel so encouraged!

I have a very important victory to report. I had skipped my workouts almost every day in the middle of June, but I started going to the gym every day last week because I was majorly depressed about something and working out was the only way that I could cope with the situation. Which was a massive improvement over the way I used to cope, which was eating my brains out.

Well, once I got back into the groove I decided to keep going every day, and today makes EIGHT days in a row that I have done my runs! For those of you who have been following, I run 3 miles on the treadmill (unless I cop out), and since March, my goal has been to run those 3 miles in less than 30 minutes. I was always close, but I could never quite do it, because something would always come up, like my bike accident.

Well, I don’t know what I was thinking, but Sunday morning, I just DID IT! 3 MILES IN 29:38!!!! I seriously wished for death for the last third of a mile, but I didn’t give up.

Yesterday I did only 2 miles, and today I broke 30 minutes again (!!!!) although not as good a time, at 29:45.

From sneakily watching others on the treadmill, I’ve decided that 6.0 miles an hour is a pretty hot pace to keep up for 3 miles! Okay, starting to get really obnoxious now. But I’m just so happy because I have been working on this goal since March!

Right now I’m just dying to break through to the 140s but the weight of course is fluctuating after I dropped a few pounds quickly. Got 151.5 yesterday, 152.5 today. Ugh. But soon!!!!!

Well, tomorrow is a holiday. I would like to do a beach thing, maybe even throw together a BBQ with my parents and Cherise. But I don’t know. I’m trying not to be mopey because what I would really like to do is go to the fair on the Army base with somebody who would hold my hand, and watch the fireworks later. But if ‘druthers were solid gold toilet seats I would surely be rich!!!! My new thang is to be content with the life I have, which is an excellent one, instead of focusing on all the things I don’t have right now.

Over the weekend I went out on a boat for the first time in my life. Amazing for a chick who lives in Hawaii! It was fun, although I was slightly queasy. If you would like to see purty pics, please visit this thread (the links are in the first post only)

http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57171

Okay, it’s after eight oclock so I guess I’d better quit already. Martin and I are both overly tired and have been fighting, so I think I’ll make nice nice and go watch some boxing with the boy.

Lovsies,

Chris

164/152.5/139

That rumbling you may hear is not coming from my stomach but from the storm clouds over head. It looks like some people are going to be mighty disappointed around here . . . it's a dark, stormy day!!! I love it, perfect to read in. But I'm sure there are lots of holiday picnics being tossed to Plan B.

Happy to report that I'm still at 169. Have to confess that once I saw that number on the scale last week, I was afraid to get back on worried that the needle would start the old back and forth thing and I'd have to report that I was back in the 170's. Big sigh of relief!!! Anyways, I think that gives me a HALF POUND off this week. I will take it!!!!! For sure!!!!!

Just having breakfast (yogurt, puffed kashi with sliced strawberries and blueberries) and am thinking about crawling back under the covers with a good book. Have any of you read Elizabeth Berg? I really like her. This one is called What We Keep. Check her out.

Had a riotous good time on the chat last night. You all crack me up!!! I was sitting at home all by myself. If somebody was standing outside the window and heard me laughing at my computer monitor, they'd be ready to ship me off to parts unknown. Hope VIV behaved after I left. Come on SUSAN & SHIRLEY, you can tell me!!!!

Have a great day today. I'll check in later since we aren't planning to go anywhere!
Take care.
Kim
185/169 whew!/135

Hi everybody. I was up at 8:00 a.m. and I just couldn't resist one second longer. Ready......drumroll......177! Amazing, unbelievable, fantastic, etc. etc. I am stunned. After I picked myself up off the bathroom floor I did my happy dance. Unbelievable I could eat all that food and still lose weight.

I tried out fitday. I love it. Way better than WEBMD which is a real pain to update. I'm converted. Thanks to all who recommended. I'm feeling more serene this a.m. but I did dream that the doc removed my kidney, pancreas, gall bladder and was going for another when I awoke. OMG. When I woke up my kidney was hurting. Must've been the trigger. I didn't drink as much h20 yesterday as I should've I guess. Can't wait for the Holiday. Although rain is forecasted. Maybe no fireworks:(
I'm having a great day anyway.

Quilter Kym-did I tell you I used to quilt? Back in my 20's before kids. No prob about the laughter. You know you're hooked on exercise when you look forward to doing it.

BOB-:o :o :o I'm so embarrased. Must've been one of my brain farts. Thanks for taking it so well. You are so funny. Don't give up and stay with us.

Sparkle-Did you know I was in Hawaii once? My dad was Air Force and we moved to Okinawa when I went into high school. But on the way we stayed a couple of days in Waikiki (msp?). One of my favorite memories was this great outdoor theater where we could watch movies under the stars. And the beach was so fantastic. You cracked me up about the Martin and marriage comment. 3 miles in 29min. Wow you were smoking. Did you look for the flames under your feet?

Well, love you all. Gotta go get breakfast together for family.
Flybaby
SB since 6/29/01
185/177:) /150

IT'S WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY TODAY!!!!

Hope the scales are kind to everyone!


Here's a link to the WEIGH IN BOARD if you'd like to post your WIW information:



http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=7007

morning yall!

just sitting here waiting for some rain. Its been thundering and the skies are gray but no rain. My yard really needs it.

Well gang no loss this week. 190/175/135 but Im not complaining. Have avoided the TM and weights for about a week. Just no motivation. However I did play 16 holes of golf (had to quit after 16th hole due to lightning).

Deb - I made the p-nut butter muffins but had to substitue wheat germ for bran as I didnt have bran. Didnt add all the sugar as the pnut butter had sugar in it. Couldve used more sugar though as they didnt taste all that sweet.

My mini goal for end of July is 170.

I will check in later and respond to more posts.

HAPPY 4TH !!

Good Wednesday Morning Everyone!!!:wave:

It's a gloomy day here on this 4th of July. We're suppose to have a tropical wave come through sometime today.

Woke up to NOT wanting to go walk today, thought of oodles of excuses NOT to go, but found an excuse to go for each one. Like, it was dark and gloomy with the threat of rain, but then thought, I have a mini-umbrella, so it if rains, I'll be okay. There's no sun at all out there, which means it will be cooler. It's a holiday, so not many cars on the roads-well, I went, and of course, as usual, I was glad I got out. No record times, no fast walks, just got out and did it!:)

Sorry I was late for chat last night. We had Eli's son, daughter and her BF over for dinner and I excused myself (sorta) to come on the computer-had a hard time getting on in the first place-my computer seems to get worse daily. Sorry I didn't stay too long, I felt bad leaving them all in the other room, and then hearing them ready to leave while I was on the computer. Thanks to all of you who showed up-it was a nice showing!!!

BOB, we have missed you! I can't imagine our board without you, so I'm glad you got a handle on the situation. You know, the more you are on the board, the better you will do-you've done it in the past, you can do it again, and for good now. You know you can call on me at any time if you want/need to!!!

QUILTER, CONGRATS! A half pound and a solid 169 for the week is awesome! Would you believe, I liked the sneakers so much, and they were such a good steal when I saw them again a few weeks after I bought the new pair, that I bought 2 more pairs of the same shoes! I just hate having to break them in, I always get blisters, but it's for a good cause I guess. Glad to hear things are "moving" right along with the fruits you put into your daily intake. I'm loving the berries that are in season. Remember, try to see if your store has the TAYLOR'S GOLD pears-yummy! Yes, Eli came to be the official witness on the scale today. Then I had him pull up on my fat while I stood on the scale so it would show 120-I know, I'm a sick pupp!:eek: I'll be happy if I meet my cushion goal by Vegas/40th B.day! I'm shooting for 127 for the EOM, if I can just keep a hold of today's weight until then (or lower of course), I'll be happy!!!

SEF, okay, maybe BOB knows Gabby Hayes, but I sure don't! Who the heck is that???

SPARKLE, thanks for the nice words. You know, I don't think of me as going down from 284 to what I am today since that was 17 years ago and many diets and a surgery have occured in between that time. I view myself from 194, since I started SB - BUT, when you mentioned it, it made me think that 17 years ago I weight more than 2 of what I weigh now!:eek: It's such a scary thought! Even to think that about
8 1/2 years ago I was 244lbs, another 100 pounds bigger than I am today. :eek: You do have a roach problem! We have them here, but nothing at all like you do-and gosh, not that big-I go nuts when I see a tiny one, it just gives me the willies just thinking about them. And, yuck to those mice and rats, I'd probably move if that would happen to me too! I have a CIL (cousin in law) who's from Guam, and she tells stories of snakes in the toilets!:eek: Congrats on being back at the gym, 8 days is a lot, don't over due it like you did before, too much is just as bad as too little I think. Congrats on getting below the 30 minute mark on the TM-that's wonderful-you must of really been focused! Any idea what the name of the boat means, or how to pronounce it? You looked to toned in that picture!!!

FLY, I can tell from your post a CONGRATULATIONS are in order, please share how much you lost this week:) I love hearing the numbers! From the looks of it, you've lost 8lbs your first week??? If so, that turly is amazing!!!! Glad you are enjoying FITDAY. You can always make your journal public should you want to share it with others for feedback, just in case you didn't know that feature was available.

CATLOVER, I think either bran is fine to use, really. No, I don't think these are intended to be sweet muffins, but you can definitely add more sweetener if you want. My Mother liked them, but said the same thing, not sweet enough. One thing I have learned with this WOE, when you stick with it 100% over a long period of time, what I would consider to be sweet, someone who has sweets, say, like SF Candy, would find it has no sweetness whatsoever. With everyone having different taste factors, it's good to know we can adjust things to be in our liking. What I would say is if you don't care too much for them, but now that you have made them-put a tad of SF Jelly on them for a bit of sweetness:) Good luck on your mini goal for the EOM!!!!

Okay gals, I'm off to find something for breakfast. I'll check in with you all later.

Please remember, TOMORROW IS RECIPE DAY so if you have any good SB LEGAL RECIPES you'd like to share with the board, please, try to post them tomorrow on the new JULY 2001 RECIPE BOARD!

Have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!

Debbie
194/127:spin:/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Good Morning....and I do mean good!!! The Nancemeister is down, not one, but 2 pounds!!!!! All thanks to Debbie kicking my butt in the right direction!!!

Quilter-Yes...I'm convinced now that we've had past lives together....you didn't need to apologize for anything, you just can't hear my sarcasism in my post. I think if I mention something "new age" people will think of me as some hippy chick. Yeah, o.k....so I've had my "solor return" chart done. I fully believe people get nutty 2-3 days before the full moon, I'm hip and with it. After all I live in CALIFORNIA!!!

BOB-Guess I didn't have the right strength brew o'java that morning when that thought that "she" was a "he".LOL Glad to see you post. I was so depressed without you!! Now I know if I don't see you post, that the volume of the buzzin' need to get "kicked up a notch" as Emeril would say. I thought you didn't love us anymore, that you found some new friends on a WW chat or something!! Glad you are back on track. Debs got me back on track. I needed my butt kicked and then put back on the wagon. I was about 2 miles behind incase you forgot to look in your rearview mirror!

Fly-You are one cool chick! Go fly, Go FLy, Go Fly!!!!! Please share your secrets with us!!!

ldblond-I KNOW you will be looking at the board now that you have a DAY OFF.....How is Michael doing? What did the Doc have to say? What Ped Doc are you taking him to??? Did you know we see kids at our office ALL THE TIME, hence "FAMILY PRACTICE"....hint, hint....Are you and Mr. J going to Costco to load up on healthy food now that you are at goal??? Have you made anything yet with the agave nectar?

Well, I haven't had my coffee yet, and BOB knows how I can be without it. I want to be a movie marathoner today too. We actually had some rain in the DESERT last night. Highly unregular!
I am planning on napping, scrappin', eatin', swimmin', and BBQ'n.
Check in with my posse later!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

Hey Everyone :D:

I've missed everyone but have just been so so busy that I haven't found the time to post.

My son has been playing tournament baseball and that just consumes our lives. We go to work and then to the ballpark until 10 and 11 at night. He won the first tournament which was 2 weeks long and is playing in a much tougher one this week. They won last night but have to play a team tomorrow that has players on it as big as Michael Jordan! (Keep in mind these are 12 year olds and my son is a small 12 at 4ft. 8 in.)

We leave for the beach as soon as this tournament is over and will be gone for 10 days. I can't wait!

Well I haven't been OP for weeks now but took my own advice on Monday and "Began Again". Last night at the ballpark the chicken fingers and fries were calling my name but I was good and didn't have any. One word of advice...if you go off plan you DO have those starving moments when you are trying to get the junk back out of your system. I was starving really really starving last night as I sat there in the stands. But it reminded me of why we need to stay OP...you really never want to feel that way again.

I weight 137 which is below my goal weight but eating wrong did bring back my migraines and feeling of always being tired. Another lesson learned. So I picked this week...the toughest of them all...to start back and be OP. So far so good. Tonight will be the toughest test because we are going to a party. The only good thing about it is it is a shrimp boil and not a barbecue...

I missed all of you. And will try to be more faithful. When you go off the board it is usually a sign that you are not OP...It is hard to report in when you know you are not keeping true to the plan.
I imagine that is why others have not been on here lately!

Anna :cool:
222/137/140

to all my new america friends hope you have a great holiday.Sorry for those of you who are stuck in the rain here in Calgary it is a beautiful day.I am going to take my son to the beach yeah!!!!!!My hubby's B-day party went well last night had lots of fun and laughter.So I weighed in at 178 this am was hoping for more of a loss but as you pointed out Deb and thank you for doing so that I lost 8 lbs in one week so body did need to adjust I am just happy that it hasnt gone up and has stabilezed now this week we shall kick som a$$:D
BOB welcome back I have missed your posts and your positive attitude helped to motivate me this am thanks.
Sparkle it was so nice to hear from you too I would love to come to Hawaii again soooooo beautiful and I am a true sun worshiper.I too used to party my face off but not so much anymore (stop laughing you guys I really dont:p )Just in the summer it seems to pick up a little thats all.You know doing the patio thing.Perhaps next time hubby and I go to australia we will stop over and see ya :)Congrats on the 3 miles under 30 min wow just the thought of that poops me out lol
Quilter good for you staying under the 170's I cant wait until I can say that it is nerve racking to get on scale and not be sure that you will mantain the weight loss....big whew for you :) keep up the good work I'm on your tail so to speak :)
FLY..wow again I say WOW you go girl doesnt it feel awsome..that is what I lost my first week and looks like I have maintained it but I havent lost anymore yet...but I will :) keep up the good work
Deb..what is this fit day all about?It has prolly been mentioned but it wasnt soaking into my brain cells
:lol:
well all going to go and get ready for the beach have great day
Kymn

Happy 4th everybody!!!

Kids have finished painting project for now. My computer area at the top of the stairs will be another project. They painted up the stairs to it. It is not a large area but has a lot in it between bookcases that are loaded, computer desk, printer stand,
sewing table, craft table! Amazing what you can fit in one small space! But it will get done I'm sure.

We were talking while they were painting, (basically I'm sidewalk superintendent. Last Christmas I weighted 298 now am at 259. I don't think it really shows, but my ds, bless him, says it does that he was just noticing it the other day. Yeah sure! Make the old lady feel good! But as I've said in other posts, I notice it in my clothes.

DS is BBQ'n today and asked if what he planned to do was okay for me, otherwise he would fix something that was okay. He likes to go to store on Saturday mornings and has now been sugar conscious on my behalf. GD made red, white and blue jello and was sure to make it sf for me. So I am a lucky person!!!!

Sparkle - It is an exciting way to eat as I am finding new things all the time. All I find that you can make old favorites the legal way, so I really don't feel deprived. I love the pics. The Kai scenery is beautiful. I have a pic of a HI sunset. For some reason I love sunsets. Do you have any pics of sunsets?

I also like rainbows, I never saw as many rainbows as I did in Honolulu. Another place I saw a lot was in Canberra,Oz. I saw my first double rainbow there. My dd lived in Kona and we have a friend who lives in Makawao. I hope I get to visit HI again! In spite of the cane spiders. I can take bugs, snakes, mice but HATE spiders. They make me hyper-ventilate!!!

See, what I did is sent the kids to exotic places and then went to visit them. When they both returned to the mainland I still visited them. So i have been lucky enough to see things I couldn't have afforded to otherwise. After transportation, the next biggest expense is lodging and food. So far me lodging was free and I helped with food.

Quilter - Can't hear your rumbling, too busy listening to ours! Glad you got that 1/2# off. I'm happy, too, just chipping away bit by bit. Maybe my scale will start to move again, it went down 1#. I had begaun to think it was permanently stuck!

Would we tell on each other?!? Don't you think the party broke up after you left? Our lips are sealed!

Butterfly - That drumroll was followed by a clash of symbols here!

Deb - See, I told you you were YOUNG!!!!!!! Gabby Hayes was a western star. He was always the comic relief, who rode shotgun on the stagecoach or was the buddy of the hero. He made movies with a lot of old cowboy stars, notably Roy Rogers.......you DO know who he was don't you?!? "Happy Trails" and all that!

Nance - Down, down, down! Isn't it nice? You mentioned full moon to Quilter. I worked with geriatrics and head trauma patients for 20 yrs. Whatever you hear about the full moon affecting people is all true!!!!! It brings out our weirdness for sure!

Beach - It's true we build our lives around our kids. My dd was on swim team, if we weren't going to practices we were going to meets. Meals were planned accordingly. Enjoy the next 10 days, we will be rooting for you to stay OP as much as possible.

You are right about the woe affects your eating habits. I used to be able to go back for seconds, now I am just too full, I also don't seem to sweeten things as much. I do still like my evening snack. I guess I can live with that vice.

Adams - Australia is one of my fav places. DS says if he ever wins the lottery he is going back there to live. My gd considers it home as she went to school there. They lived in Canberra for 5 yrs. I was lucky enough to be able to visit them. I also have a pen pal
I was able to meet who lives in Chitteway Bay, near Gosford. It is such a beautiful country. Of course, there are HUGE spiders there too!

Well, we got a spritz of rain, nothing that will dampen the festivities! Hope you all have a safe July 4th!

O H M Y G A W D !!!!!


It's been a GODFATHER MARATHON and I'm "lovin" it!

I haven't done one darn thing all day....still sitting here at the computer WITH MY JAMMIES on! :s:

Glad everyone is having a great day off...The rain hasn't arrived here yet..It's been at Deb's already, and it's making it's way over here, but they've already said it will be slow moving...supposed to get here around 6pm.....so much for the big BBQ....I'm fixing chicken, so I can go ahead and get that done...

I'm not looking for pity what Ive done, I've done on my own and now I have to pay the piper! I will need a few *** kickings along the way...SEF I always will need someone riding shotgun...AND YES.....I definately know who GABBY HAYES was...Deb does too, but she just doesn't want anyone to know she's that old! ain't that right EILEEN!!!!

Well, I'm off to get the chicken started...everyone enjoy the fireworks....


BOB

An apology...........

to anyone who was in chat last night when I "abruptly" left. This was my first time using this chat room and I had to IM Deb because I couldn't figure out how to get into the room. Deb sent me the link and once I was in, I somehow accidently disconnected myself and found myself on the outside looking in! I couldn't get back in again and I hope I didn't offend anybody who thought I might just have left without a word.

Hope everybody has a wonderful 4th of July! Two miles away from Deb and I'm still waiting for that tropical wave!

Hey Everyone!:wave:

The black clouds are rolling in quickly down here, so it looks as if it will be a soggy 4th, unless we are REALLY lucky! Just got home from Alberstons-don't care for that store unless it's for lots of sale items-they are so expensive otherwise.

Didn't do a tootin thing today-just like BOB, though I did get out of my jammies and go to the store, my big outting!

NANCE, CONGRATS! See, you CAN do it if you put your mind into it! 2lbs is great! Keep up the good work!

BEACH, glad to see you posting on the board again, and thanks for the chat this morning - remember, take a picture you'll post on your trip-you can decide if it's in a bathing suit or not, but definintely has to be in front of the water!!!

AR, CONGRATS on staying the same - just as important as a loss some times, esp after a big loss in a short period of time-it will move down soon-and if it doesn't, just take into account it may be due to something like hormones-patience is one of the main keys to success on this WOE! Trust me, it comes from experience! Sounds like you had a nice time at hubby's bday! FITDAY.COM is a great site that lets you journal your foods and keep track of your exercise, nutrients, etc. Do check it out, many of the board members use it and love it!

SEF, I am sure that it shows on you, your loss-it's a big loss and where we are critical of ourselves and don't see it in ourselves, others see progress. I didn't notice losses on me til I was on SB and lost probably about 40lbs, or so. Every day I looked in the mirror and didn't see what others did-trust me, your son is not saying that just to be nice, he's being honest;) DESPITE what Ms Page aka BOB says, I didn't know who Gabby Hayes was - she just doesn't like the fact that I'm a LOT YOUNGER THAN SHE IS!!!!! But yes, I do know Roy Rogers!:)

BOB, sorry, I'm not an eldercocker like you, haven't a clue who Gaby Hayes was - date yourself baby, not me!!!!:lol: No rain here, yet, but it's looking ugly - you aren't getting what we are, it's coming down from the Everglades, it seems.

FATCAT, that happens to all of us at some point or another. Sometimes you have to log out and then log back in. It's a pain, but what can we expect for free!:rolleyes: The clouds are a comin'!

Okay, I'm outta here for now!

Toodles!

Debbie
194/127/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

For all you x-stitchers. Here's a link for free patterns you can download onto your pc.

http://www.powerup.com.au/~sheal/freebies.html

Just a quickie.

I weighed in at 150 this morning!!!! I'm so happy! Of course, I didn't eat last night although I had plenty of calories yesterday. It was my goal for this week...I have mini goals for the rest of the month since I'm going on vacation in the last week.

Did 3 miles at 32:38 this morning. Not great, but respectable.

Dont' have plans for the holiday yet. I forced myself to sleep in this mornign as I have been getting 5 hours of sleep a night lately.

More later!

Love,

Chris

164/150/139

Wow!!!! Isn't it amazing how we spend so much time in preparation for a holiday, and the day seems to just fly by before you know it???? I won't get into the juicy details of our celebration today in this post, but will tomorrow. I was sitting here reading up on the posts and just wanted to respond to a few I have read.........

Lara.... Your Tuesday tip was great. I am going to try and print it - though my printer isn't the greatest:lol:

Sol..... You seem to do the same thing I do to myself. Don't beat yourself up so much for the days you may have problems with meeting the "set" goals you have for yourself. The longer you tend to dwell on those off-goal incidents, it only seems to hinder moving forward and getting back to how you reach the goals you are striving for. I was also tickled by your sweet response to my post about the TM speed:D I bet you and the Meister ate at The Shell House. Was it right off of I-95????? I kinda like those type places with the hole in the middle of the table. There's another neat place like that on the way to Tybee Island(Savannah Beach). It's called the Crab Shack. If you are ever in Savannah again, you should try it!!!!! We didn't have any luck crabbing. Thank goodness we were able to buy some shrimp for $5.00 a pound!!!!!!!! That's a STEAL these days. Just a month or so back they were $8-$10 a pound!!!!! I really got a chuckle about you and Vince anxiously awaiting the ripening of your babies!!!!!:lol: Anybody can give it a try to do a garden IF I can!!!!!! It's mainly a trial and error situation for me. My squash and zucchini plants are sucking wind. So I will try to learn from this years attempt and maybe next year I will do better. Majority of it comes from Mother Nature and how she makes out the rain schedule. Let me know how the rest of your babies ripen.

BOB!!!!!!!! - UMMMMMM....what IS that in the crack of that cute angel???:lol: Girlfriend, when you get situated in the middle of the seat on the wagon, put on the seatbelt. I had seatbelts installed while you were struggling, so you and the rest of us hopefully won't fall off the wagon anymore!!!!!!!

Kim...... Yes ma'am, I have a cordial relationship with my TM. I should give it more attention. I got it for Valentine's day. I thought I told the board???? I may not talk about it alot. I haven't been as consistent with it as I should. One week I will get in 3 days, then another week only 2 :( I was very committed when I first started using it... 4 or 5 days a week. Oh well. And, YESSSSS, I have butterfly bushes. Funny thing, it seems the butterflies haven't noticed them muchj. Was I supposed to send out invitations??? Here , down in the ol' south tomatoes are generally planted the end of March on. I was late this year with mine. Planted them after Easter, I believe. Hey, I have sent you some email jokes. Have you gotten them???

Deb.....YOU ROCKKKKKKKK, Ms 127. I am so happy, happy, happy for you. You continue to be all of our inspirations....RIGHT GIRLS!!!!!! I will call you in the next day or so!!!!!

Well, at this rate I better end this novellette. I will try to get caught up on the rest of the posts. Geeeesh, just one day away and board busts loose!!!!!!! Hope everyone had a safe and Happy 4th. Get all rested up ladies. We got SB work to do!!!!!

Well hope u all survived the holiday! I did but not eating wise but thats life and tomorrow is a NEW day. Went to a parade and fireworks woo hooo! THe kids had fun thats what counts right? Hubby is still in a funk. He did good today, but he still is down big time. I am not taking it personally anymore i can't! We also came home from a cook out and our whole family (almost minus the 14 yr old who dosn't do much with us!) went to the bike path for a scooter ride (the kids) and hubby and i walked for 2 miles he ran a bit (so i could watch from behind! see i know how to make him feel good!) and gave our daughter a shoulder ride for awhile! bit of a work out i guess the only excersise for me today. Tomorrow back on track getting up doing a tape.

Deb-you seem to keep losing now! whats up!? how ya gonna stop? LOL thanks for the kick in the pants in need -hint hint! I did a little shopping today too soooooo much fun with the whole family-NOT!

BOB- did you get my kick in the pants? if your gonna whine this is the place to do it!!!!!! I love this place!

Sef-you sound busy! sooooo does this mean you need to go shopping for some new duds???? your doing great keep it up!

Beach-when does the baseball season end??? You can get back on the wagon! I know the feeling your talking about! I when i over do it i feel like crap and get crabby and blame everyone else for my bad eating!!!!!

VA- WOW is all i can say keep up what ever your doing!!! Its working don't get discouraged if next week you don't lose as much i would take your measurments if you havn't!!!! woooo hoooo!!

Catlover- wooooooo hoooooo for you on maintaining

quilter- yeah on being under 170! a new set of numbers!!! what a woman! sorry your plans got washed out. We where suposed to have rain but it held off! yeah! Keep it up girl your doing awsome!

Sparkle- YEAH!!!!!! 150 is awsome!!!! you must be so proud of all your hard work. Its paying off! Your being soooo patient! Oh by the way i know i have a problem too! LOL I have no self confidence! Thats not because of him-my mom is like that too!!! I am her clone! Today hubby and i went for a walk and i told him that i want to be healthy for him and he is determined to get his weight off too! we'll see!!! WOOOO HOOO on the work outs this week!! your doing great! your gonna have a hot bod!!!! lol I am up to 4 days this week if you count my little 2 miles today!

Did u notice i didn't mention the scale thing?? i didn't get a chance maybe fri. or else Sun. with my hubby! oh boy! We are thinking about getting a scale but not sure if i want to take the plunge!!!! Gotta go to bed work tomorrow!!!!!

Rhonda
201.2/140/135

Well, I had a very lazy day! Read, computered, read, kids did the BBQ thing all I had to do was eat it. Like all men, I think, my ds is a whiz w/ the grill. He did ribs and lambchops. While grilling, he also threw on some sausages for me to have during the week, will just have to zap one for lunch. I was very op today! Hooray for me!

I watched the Pops 4th of July celebration and taped the one from D.C. That audience and performers had sticktoitiveness as it
was pouring there!

Bob - Glad someone knows Gabby. Should we believe Deb? I think she's pulling 40, seems like someone that old ought to know Gabby! I know I'm probably the gray haired old lady of this bunch. I will wear the mantle proudly!! Besides why lie about your age? They'll put it on your tombstone and everyone will know anyway!

FutureSlimcat - People come and people go........we are the mercy of our computer and in my case my inadequacy w/ the darn thing. We knew you would have loved to stay w/ us!

Deb - Just some gentle kidding, of course you are not old enough to know Gabby (wink, wink). My ds is thoughtful, so I'll take it like he meant it. I know deep down he did, but I am stupidly insecure. The only thing I can brag about is we raised two
good kids, was great at my job, and am a good stitcher. I could handle patients and their families from a work standpoint, but put me in a crowd of people where I had to be me and I quake. Oh, I can sing on key and loud!!!

Cat - How nice of you to post that Board. I bookmarked it and will look at it tomorrow. Want to see if I can finish posts tonight and then head for bed. I have to go to NH in morning so want to get to bed before 2a! I'm sure if I started that board I wouldn't want to tear away.

Sparkle - Wonderful! Wonderful!

Rhroo - I still not buying until I lose more, except I did buy smaller underwear. I have clothes in my closet that are ancient, but still stylish in this day and age. So I have those. I live in shorts and tees. Around here there's not much dressing up, not even
in church. Why in myyyyyyyy day...........! Of course, shorts are getting looser!

Okay that's it! Night! Take care.

sef

Good Thursday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Just got up:yawn: and trying to convince myself to go for the usual walk, but just don't have the right mindset at this moment, so thought I'd get on here and post and hope that in the meantime, my mind will change:rolleyes:

Well, the weatherman was wrong-even though the black clouds did roll in, they rolled right back out-very fast movers they were. The 4th of July was spared a washout down here. After dinner we went over to my sisters house and watch the fireworks at a large development she lives near from her back yard. It's nice each year, done profesionally, lasts about 20 minutes - long enough for the mosquitos to make a nice meal out of you!:eek:

TODAY IS RECIPE DAY! I'll be posting a few recipes on the JULY RECIPE BOARD later on. Here's a link to the board:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=6987

SPARKLE, CONGRATS! What wonderful news to wake up to! Big milestones right around the corner when you hit 149! Do you realize, 1 more pound will take you under 150, give you 15lbs loss and only 10 to go!!!! I know you'll be there, and be there soon! Very proud of you!!!

AMSER, I laugh when I read your posts! I loved your post to BOB, as I too wondered what was up the angels butt! And the mention of seatbelts on the wagon!!!! Looking forward to hearing from you, like I said, evenings after 8pm are usually good for me-if I'm not in, leave a message and I"ll call back:)

RHROO, glad to hear you had a good time with the family. Yes, the pounds seem to be dropping a bit now. I guess I was up and down in a range for a while and my patience just has paid off. When I get to 124, that's where I would say I am stopping, but only stopping the weight loss, not the WOE! I know approx. how many calories I need to stay that weight, and I'll try to keep within that range. I'm plan on continuing to walk, but probably only 5 days instead of 6. Oh yes, and I WILL put the scale away then! BUT, that's still a while away. I don't think I will hit 124 for a while now, as I get lower, the weight takes longer to come off.

SEF, lambchops on the grill-YUMMY! Yummy to the ribs too, I love them both! I'm sure you have bragging rights to lots more than you mentioned! Hey, CONGRATS on smaller underwear! I only wear girdles and I don't have to buy new ones yet-the ones I had were so tight on me that I just don't have to stretch the elastic out as much now! I need something to hold the fat in, and undies just don't cut it! BUT, do be careful, you may go to church one day in those shorts and they may just drop right off of you in there!!!! It happened to me in 6th grade-not in church, but in school. My Mother bought me a pair of jeans, that I told her were too big, but she made me wear them anyhow. Was in PE, had to do jumping jacks, the fell to my ankles!!!!:eek: Needless to say, that was the last piece of clothing I allowed my Mother to buy me. Hmmm, come to think of it, the skirt my Mom paid for the other day, is probably one of the few things she's bought for me since then and recently too!

Okay, it's now 7:45am, I started this post at 7:00am (in between was typing I/M to my Aunt). I am going to try and get psyched for a walk before it gets too hot to even think about going. I don't feel like it's going to work on me this morning though!:^:

I'll check in with you all later this morning!

Have a wonderful day!

Debbie
194/128/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

Just a hit and run post to check in real quick.

Yesterday - up to 203, BUT, TOM is here soooooo I'm hoping that when he's gone I'll be BELOW 200............it could happen. :^:

Had to work yesterday b/c of some screwed up data, but got a lot done since no one else was in the office. Then rented Cookie's Fortune and 1941 with John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd. If you haven't seen these they are both great movies - 2 totally different kinds of movies, but good nonetheless.

Meister got home from working the big show around midnight and then we had to take my car to the garage for them to work on it today. We are not used to being up that late so we're both dragging *** this morning. :yawn: THEN remembered my Dr. appointment today, so he's my own personal chauffer for the day.

I had an appointment with the endocrinologist this morning. She wants me to bring my calories down to 1600 / per day, try Xenical for 2 months and exercise 6 days/week - 30 minutes minimum. I had been doing weights (mostly ;) ) 3 days/week and then walking on the TM for 2 days (okay, I skipped this part more than I didn't). SOOOOOoooo, Sonya will be getting her boo-tee in gear - especially since Vince was there to hear it. :lol: Has anyone tried Ty-Bo? I was thinking to have that for back-up on days when I can't get out to walk or to the gym. It just looks fun and I can't do aerobics - those dance steps and jumping around frustrate me more than any benefits from trying to do it.

Good news is that my blood pressure is down quite a bit. I go in on Saturday to have my cholesterol checked again so we'll see how that goes. It will be another couple months, I think, before they check my insulin levels again.

Have a great day! :wave:

Hi all was a beautiful day yesterday a little too beautiful,even though I have a great tan I burnt my back so bad at the beach yesterday :( Had my DH put on about 5 layers of cream last night and all today I have to sit in a chair cause I am getting my braids yeah:D but it is going to be a killer on my back.Hubby didnt take away the scale so am back in the habit of weighing every morning but still no more loss,afraid I am a woman of quick gratification so I am feeling a bit discouraged today.SIGH.Oh well I shall continue pluggin on as I want to look my best again.Gotta run time to become bo derek:lol: Have a great day all
Kymn

Where did the week go?

I HATE :mad: that I missed the chat Tuesday. I was so tired from exercising and trying to deal with my sour mood that I opted to stretch out on the couch Tuesday evening. When I woke up it was 9:30 and the town where I live was doing the fireworks display. We can see them from our house. So I hop off the couch and went outside to find hubby and the neighbors. The neighbors got really funky about telling us they weren't coming to our cook-out because they were going to Spewer's. I wasn't angry about their decision, just the way it was handled and the comments that were made. So the funk just continued a little longer. :rolleyes: I think that I am over it for the most part now.

Yesterday we had a cookout during the rain storm that came our way. No worries though, they were able to cook without getting wet and we ate indoors. We post-poned that backyard camping until Fri night. Weather is supposed to be much better.

I ran 4 miles this a.m. It was mild but the humidity was up. Glad that I was able to get the distance in. I'm up to 6.5 for the week. I'm also working on my marathon 2002 collage.

I couldn't weigh yesterday because I typically weigh at work. I did weigh on Tuesday and continue to hover around 150. I can see changes in my size, it just isn't showing up on the scale right now. No worries, just gotta stay focused and keep an eye on the intake.

Have another Spewer story! In the wake of the current dialogue with DH about Spewer, he told me something that I didn't know. DH burned his hand quite badly about a month ago on the muffler of the lawnmower. It blistered and looked bad. Well, apparently she made a sexually-referenced comment to DH regarding "which hand" he uses, because that blister could get in the way. Then procedes to say that she uses her right! :eek: The nerve of that woman!

NANCE- I wish that I could post the Chicken salad recipe, but I bought it a local grocery store and added pecans and grapes to it. It was made from rotisserie chicken and had red onions, a little garlic and I think maybe a hint of curry. I think I will have to go get some today to have at the camp out this weekend!

FILLISE- OOOO the Dentist! I hate that you have such negative experiences with the tooth doctor. Are you over it now?

BOB- If you don't get your act together soon there will be h*ll to pay when you get to LV!! We may have to have an intervention! Don 't make us have to get ugly. :D I noticed that little hemroid, diaper rash or whatever on that angel graphic too. It made me laugh actually.

QUILTER- 169! You go girl! I really appreciated your comments in your last post to me. Thanks! :)

SPARKLE- 150! Yeah for you! You crack me up. You better not be a jealous b*itch! I was also surprised those weeks that I lost 4 pounds, but they were usually preceded or followed by a 1 or 1/2 pound week, so I realize that it all balances out. I had VERY few weeks where I had no loss or stayed the same, and only 1 or 2 when I gained. So this stagnation is new and frustrating. I realize that I can't continue to lose at the same rate that I was 30 or 40 pounds ago. I just worry that I am sabotagging myself with food choices rather than just experiencing a slow-down. I should be the one who is jealous! You live in paradise! Hawaii nei! Thanks for your comments about the friends. I am not interested in a friendship with Spewer, the problems that I experience with her are the impact this has on my other friendships and the anger I experience because I let it get to me. I have to remind myself of your E.R. quote. I even reminded myself of that in the grocery store yesterday when I had a twinge of anger about this whole Spewer "thang." Luckily I have a coworker who is a psychologist and he gives free advice! I hope to be able to connect when you come. Which airport are you flying into, out of? How many days will you be here?

Well, I should go shower off the stink! Hope all have a happy Thursday!

Peace,

FROG

Morning All
:wave:

Haven't caught up on the posts yet, but will eventually. Weighed in only .5 less. Which is good considering my beer and pasta I ate the other night. Well I guess were going to Cedar Point next week, need to make the reservations. Haven't decided whether were taking my son with us. He's 8 years old and he is tall enough for the rides except for 2. My husband doesn't think he'll want to go on the rides because there so big, but I don't know. What do you all think? His b-day is next friday and I thought friday we could go to Soak City for it and my parents are picking up their exchange student on monday and she would probably really enjoy that too.

Well gotta go.

Hey All:wave:

Confession, I didn't walk-just couldn't get my butt to get out there, my intentions were good, my body didn't want to cooperate!:rolleyes:

I'm tackling the 4th bedroom today, so I guess I'm getting some exercise, because it sure is a mess in there. That's where I have the computer and hundreds of Ebay items that need to be sold. It gets out of hand so easily in there, and then it gets overwhelming to where I just would rather close the door than clean it. BUT, today, I am doing my best to get it done, if not all, at least, in part to where it's somewhat presentable.

SOL, sorry to hear you had to work yesterday, that stinks! I bet you you'll be less after TOM-here's crossing my fingers, arms, legs, toes for you to be under 200 afterwards! I know I'm not a Dr., but I don't understand why yours wants to put you on Xenical, I don't think you need it, but that's just my laymens opinion. If I knew back then what I know now, I would of never taken a diet drug. I'm sure you can do this on your own, sorry, I don't agree with the Dr.s opinion. What's her reasoning behind wanting you to take it? I think it's a quick fix. But then again, who am I? You have to do what you feel is right for you. What does Vince think??? Just my 2 cents. :) Though, I am glad to hear your BP is down!!!

AR, you'll drive yourself batty with that scale-like me, on it xx times a day-maybe it's not such a bad idea if hubby hides it again until Wed!!!!

FROG, WOW, 4 mile run-do you run without stopping-I'd die if I tried that! Is it my idea, but does Spewer have a thing for your DH? Seems she's saying stuff that she shouldn't be saying to him. She really shows that she has no class whatsoever! Also, from saying she uses her right, maybe she's complaining she ain't getting any at home!

RALY, congrats on another 1/2lb, ever little bit helps! Sounds like a fun park, I'm sure your son would have a good time there-Soak City sounds fun too!!!

Okay, break time is over, back to cleaning!

Will check in with you all later!

Debbie
194/128/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached GOAL 6/10/01

Ok, okkkkkk.. I had fun yesterday. Had yummy food that was OP, ANDDDDDD yummy food that wasn't. But guess what??? I am paying for it today, everyone. My ol' IBS is talking to me LOUD and CLEAR. Gotta get these here bowels from being in such an uproar:eek: As for as WIW goes for me this... thank goodness weigh-in was BEFORE all my fun yesterday... I weighed 120 1/2:spin: Emphasis on "weighed":lol:. Actually today I am 122. NOWWW, in a couple more days, the scale may be REALLY teaching me a lesson though. Really, I am not gonna obsess over the weight issue now that I am on the brink of , (drumroll)......... V A C A T I O N!!!!! I am gonna look at handling my eating as damage control. Since we will be in the motorhome, I will be trying my BEST to be as OP as possible, but hey, I do wanna live it up a LITTLE. A mixed drink here, a beer there, and maybe just maybe a piece of keylime pie!!!!!!!!!:dizzy: Debbie, I should have warned you ahead of time to SKIP this first paragraph of my post:lol: But HEYYYY, you gotta love me for my honesty, right????????:o

Sol - I admire your determination. Glad to hear the blood pressure is down. My sis is a BIG fan of Ty-Bo, along with this WOE. One out of two ain't bad, for me taking after lil sis, lol. I just haven't gotten a yearning to throw a few punches!!!!!! It will definitely be great aerobically.

Kymn - Hope the burn will tan fast so the pain will go away real soon. But next time... BE MORE CAREFUL, and use some 30sunscreen.

GOTTA STOP FOR NOW... LIL SIS JUST GOT HERE, AND I AM GOING TO GIVE HER INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT NEEDS WATERING HERE WHILE WE ARE GONE!!!!!!!!!

I'll be back.............

EVENING EVERYBUDDY!!!! :D


Back to the ole "grind" today, and was as busy as a one armed paper hanger! Two days worth of work wasn't fun! :mad:

ANNE I wasn't too sure myself what that was "up the angel's butt", but maybe if was RHONDA's foot! BUT....
as FROGGIE said, maybe it was a hemorrhoid! Thought about deleting it, but thought Debbie might be able to use it on her DOOKIE posts! :s:


ANNE Where is it you're going on your vacation? I don't believe you've said.....UNLESS.....this is the trip to the KEYS???
I found an attachment to post that made me think of you and I'll include it today. Have a great time on your trip...HONK when you come down the interstate~~

FROG I have to agree with Debbie about the SPEWER
although I don't think it has to be YOUR husband in particular....I think it's anyone with swingable parts
I would have already had to tell her to "get on back to MAYBERRY"!!

SEF We probably are the oldest on the board..I'm 49yrs old.
I don't know right off hand if anyone else is in our catagory or not!
I know that DEB has watched ROY ROGERS & DALE EVANS She's just pulling our legs...

OKAY....WHERE'S VIV????

AND KIM>>>>>>WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE???

I'm off to lurk in other places...

BOB

Hi all!

Went to NH today and developed a lousy headache, so feel sort of blah!

I took a trip down memory lane today. DIL asked me about a photo. I started to look for it and got involved in old albums dating from my parents marriage. I was such a beautiful baby, them it was downhill from there, or I should say uphill on
the scales!

The other night I watched "Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet", a one woman play by Akan Bennett starring Patricia Routledge on PBS. I like her and this was a different style for her. I liked it, but it wasn't a gripper. Tonight Hetty Wainthropp series is on.

Deb - I usually wear one piece briefers as they offer support for my back. I had just bought new ones in December so they still fit because they aren't stretched out. At least your embarrassing moment didn't happen during a co-ed event!! Despite the myth
Mothers don't always know what's best!

Sol - It's all in your perspective, I'd be happy to be DOWN to 203, you worry about being UP to 203. Just depends who's on the scales. Don't worry, it will go down! Great that your BP is down! You hear so much about those diet drugs, I'd think long and hard before taking it. Why does Dr. want you to take it? I think you have to give SB more of a chance. I know, MYOB!!!!!!

Adams - Hope that sunburn cools down quickly!

Froggie - I think I would spew the Spewer out of my life! She is a crude coarse person , certainly no lady! I like a little dirty in my jokes, but there is a time and place.

Seraphim - Have a happy vacation and don't get too cocky about those little no-nos here and there!

Gotta go, think I'll take some Ibruprophen. Is that how you spell it?

Take care, Shirley

Bob - Have a couple of years on you, I'm 64 years young. Although, looking at those old pictures today. Why do I call the pictures old and me young?

Now if you want trivia what was name of Dale's horse? What about the Jeep?

We'll let Deb have her illusions!

Shirley

BOB, SEF and DEB - I KNOW that Spewer is so needy for attention, particularly a man's, that she will go to any lenght to get it. I really do not consider her a friend and have tried to give her the benefit of the doubt and be nice to her, but enough's enough! She truly is a piece of work. If I ever have the opportunity to catch her saying anything untoward's I will give her the WWF smackdown maneuver right then and there! :lol: I will be in a social setting again with her on Wed. I will keep yall posted.

Gotta run!

Peace,

Frog

Hi all. This will be short and sweet. Had a long day today. Played golf at 7:00 am this morning and played 18 holes. The heat and humidity just wipes me out. I also need some help. I need some motivation in a major way.
I just dont have it to do the TM or weights anymore. Maybe Im getting to comfortable in this 175 lb. body. I would like to be in the 140 range for my 10th wedding anniv in November, and wear my honeymon negligee (hehehe)!! you thing that would be enough of a motivation but its not. so maybe I need to have a major butt-kicking. what do yall think????

Hope everyone had a good and safe 4th.

Deb - when you are through at your house I have a craft room/cat litter box room/junk room thats needs cleaning. I just hate to go in there. The clutter just drives me nuts. It used to be a sewing room also but just got to cluttered now I sew on the kitchen table.

BOB and Sef - I turned 47 in March and can remember Gabby Hayes, etc.

Seraphim - have a good vacation. Where are you going? We were supposed to visit relatives in Iowa and Minnestoa then go up to Canada then come back down through the Great Lakes, but maybe next year. Have a good and safe one.

Frog - that Spewer chick sounds like one crass woman. Sounds like she needs to be kicked out of your social gatherings.

Adams - sorry to hear about the sunburn, since Ive been playing alot of golf lately I have been exposed to the sun, so now I use Banana Boat Sport SPF30 and it seems to help keep me from burning.

Sparkle - have been to your boards. Ive registered and am just lurking right now until I feel I can contribute something.

Well gotta run, have to shower and get ready for bed. Looks like its going to be an early one as I am very tired.
Does anyone have any good abdomen exercises, other than crunches. I need to start working on that spot. Any help will be appreciated.

Everyone else have a good evening and see yall in the morning or afternoon.

Hello to everyone!!! Hope you all are having simply splendid days. Let me tell you that I did absolutely nothing yesterday. DH was in bed so long, I feared I'd have to flip him for fear of bed soars. I got up early and did some laundry. Then got in that old recliner and started watching wimbledon. Then made a huge mistake of turning on the Godfather marathon. Was that great or what???? About 9 hours later, I peeled my arse out of the recliner and went promptly to bed. Sorry I didn't post yesterday . . . just couldn't seem to find the time. HA!

Well, tomorrow morning we leave for Missouri for hubby's family reunion. I think we are mostly packed. Just finished that. And have a ton of fruit and OP foods to take. I think we're taking more coolers than suitcases!!!! Trying to keep that intake of fruit relatively high. I LOVE this time of year. Anyways, we're taking dh's laptop, but don't know if I'll have a chance to get on line. I'm going to try. I hate missing stuff and I hate even more getting behind. Anyways, we're looking forward to it. I haven't been out there for two years, so it's definitely time. I think there will be over 25 of us if everyone shows up, so let's hope.

So, girls, be good, be strong, and be losers!!!!! I'm hoping to lose a pound this weekend. There's a workout room at our hotel, so that's a very good thing. Take care.
Kim
185/169/135

Now where was I.... oh yes, trying to do some responding to everyone's posts:D

Frog - Good work with the running. I am doing good to get myself to walk on the TM. I think I have missed part of the Spewer story, so I am not up on the latest developments, but I still hate to hear you are in a funk. Try not to let someone like her get to you. And oh.. I am right there with ya sister on doing a WWF move. Do you need backup?????:s:

Bob - I think you made a good choice sharing the angel with a butt problem. It will work GREAT for the Dookie stories:lol: Yes, I am Florida Keys bound come EARLY Sunday morning!!!!!! We are aiming for a 2am departure:eek: We will be the Motorhome pulling a red jeep with a 17ft boat behind the jeep!!!!!!!! Listen for our honk. Maybe around 9-10am Sunday morning. I have a step sis that lives in WPB. I am gonna TRY, TRY, TRY my darnedest to meet up w/ the INFAMOUS SUPER CHICK if the ol' hubster will allow it:rolleyes:

Sef - I'll remember your words of wisdom on vacation if I find myself getting too cocky:o

Catlover - Question. Do you watch TV while on the TM.. I find it really helps me. I LOVE watching Regis and Kelly Rippa, so I get my ol' butt-draggin self out the bed before 9 ( most of the time ) and get ready to do the TM rumble with Regis and Kelly!!!!!!

Deb - IT'S OK TO TAKE A BREAK ON OCCASION!!!!!!! Besides just getting up the gumption to tackle that 4th bedroom is bound to burn calories for you. Once you got in there I am SURE you worked up a sweat. Am I right, huh?? I tend to put off and put off projects like that too. Then I get ALL worked up and anxious over the unorganized state that continues to get MORE unorganized, etc.....etc........etc........ Such a vicous cycle. I am going to call you. I PROMISE!!!!!!!
One more thing. {{{{{Hugs}}}}} to you for the sweet compliment about liking and laughing at my posts:D That really brightened my day. You are a sweetheart.


Sparkle - ^5 on the 150 WIW!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work:D

Congrats to all of you that were LOSERS this week!!!!!!!! I know it's a day latecongrats, but it's the thought that counts...RIGHT???
Well I am gonna wrap this post up. I still have a list of things to do to get all the vacation necessities ready to GOOOOOOOO...:dizzy: Thanks to ALL of you that sent your well wishes for our trip. Please keep us in your prayers. I will be snorkeling ( an art I am NOT the greatest at!! ) We plan to take a day trip to the Dry Tortugas National Park on one of those FASTCATS... I PRAY I will not get seasick:^: Ok, OKKKk...... I will STOP worrying so much. I will be back before the 2am SUnday departure!!!!!!!

Hello to all

Been here lurking again and not posting much. This week has been a good one. I have managed to walk three days in a row despite the heat. Maybe I shouldn't try to walk at 11 in the morning again. Yesterday I had to come home and take a nap, I was so worn out. But I did sweat!!!

I did a WIW today- I weigh at work and I was yesterday, down two pounds today. BOy only three more debore I can tell what time it is. The watch is still on the counter in the kitchen just staring at me when ever I go the the refridge. Maybe this motivation thing is working. I have also done well in stopping eating after supper.

Deb... on your way to catlover's house could you stop and do my spare room for me??

BOB- I missed the post everyone is talking about -have to go back and find it. That is my area of experitse. I am an endoscopy nurse.....help the Dr. do Colonscopies, lokking in the colon, so you know how we get there. I can speak to true authority--no one has a perfect butt---everyone has a crack in it!!!!!

For what it is worth----I turned 44 in Feb and I don't know who Gabby Hayes is?????

Went out clothes-trying-on a couple of times over the past couple of days. Not to long ago I could only shop in BIg women's stores at the expensive prices--well now the biggerst size at Walmart is getting too big. Boy what a great feeling.

To all those losers this week...GREAT GOING....

Well I need to get to bed, I am going to work early in the am,
5ish, to do some maintaince on the computer system, but then I will be able to come home early.

Have a great day.
Laurie
350/278/170
SB since Oct 27, 2000

Kim, glad to see you breaking into the 160s. What a feeling!

Fly, glad to hear you have visited our beautiful island home. All the drive in theatres are closed down now, and we have like, one whole theatre per capita now that they have built a ton of new ones in the past 2 years. My ancestors are from Okinawa but I have never been there.

catlover, you might try a bit of splenda or agave nectar in your bran muffins, if you want them to be sweet and can handle that. I tend to eat the whole batch! Your mini goal sounds reasonable and realistic. Good luck! I’m glad you liked the board. Jump in whenever you feel you want to. One thing we do differently from here is have a bunch of different threads on different topics, as well as the “chat” thread, so something may strike your interest that you will want to respond to, without necessarily keeping up with the chat.

Oh we had our first “troll” today! We have few trolls in Weight Workshop but some nasty people on the main forums. Well, before, we were too small to get any attention so it’s funny that somebody is bothering to take the time! This guy from the UK starts posting about how overweight people are unattractive, then he started getting really abusive and crazy. It was hilarious. So this is where my “godlike” powers come in handy...I just told him that if he ever posted again I would edit all his posts...a step I never thought I would have to resort to!

Deb, the name of the boat is roughly kah-ee-NAH-poo and I don’t know what it means but I will try to find out for you. She’s certainly a beauty!

Anna, always nice to hear from you. Have fun at the beach!

Kymn, would love to meet you if you stop by here in Hawaii. 8 pounds in one week is a great start, just don’t be disappointed when you don’t get the same results week after week!

Sef, Pictures of sunsets hmmm, only one, this is Martin sitting on the beach at Waimea:

http://shapeshakers.com/pics/hardday.jpg

I will have to take some rainbow pictures for you too!

Rhonda, both my parents have extremely low self esteem, in different ways (my mother is very caring and self-sacrificing, puts EVERYBODY else first; my father acts uncaring and defensive to hide his feelings). Sometimes I wonder, how can I ever feel good about myself, or do nice things for myself (selfish things) when I grew up not knowing any better? Why do I deserve to be happy when my parents are so miserable? Etc. Etc. Well, it’s a really difficult situation. I act very obnoxious sometimes but I still have deep insecurities. I deal with it mainly by limiting (but not cutting off) time spent with my parents, and trying to change my inner program by replacing the old, negative thoughts with positive ones. And yes, I do feel I’ve made a lot of progress but the habits/thinking/beliefs of a lifetime dont’ change overnight.

Anyway, all I wanted to say to you was that I think you are AWESOME. It’s okay to do something for yourself, you deserve it!

SolShine, HEY! Your doctor’s advice sounds reasonable. So you are going to be a gym nut too huh? I feel so much better since I started (and I do mean JUST started) making my workouts a DAILY habit again.

Froggie, whatever happened to those “friends” who might hang around this forum? About the weight loss, yeah I can understand, because whenever I apply myself I CAN lose weight, and EXPECT to lose weight, but the main reason for that is because I lose, then gain, then lose, etc. etc. ad nauseum. The first pounds are always relatively easy. I’ve never lost weight in a straight line before (I mean, without gaining back significant amounts) UNTIL NOW of course, so I know I’m going to hit some frustrating spots like Deb did....but she kept on going and look at the results!!!!

So when you get discouraged, then pull out those old “before” pictures and take a look at how far you’ve already come, and how beautiful you are JUST AS YOU ARE!

Laurie, great going on the weight loss, that goal is so close!!!

;)

Well, I’ve GOT to hit the gym while I’m still mentally “pumped.” I have been talking to my “friend” in DC who I’m going to be visiting in a few short weeks. He used to never work out when he was in Hawaii, and would drink a six pack of beer EVERY DAY. I have never nagged him about working out but suddenly (since I started getting in shape) he has built himself a home gym with a Bowflex machine, a wall of mirrors, and all kinds of other stuff, and has been working out (cardio and weights) every day! ***SHOCK***. I’m rather bowled over by that and other changes that he (both of us actually) have made. So we were just talking about working out on AIM earlier and I think I’m feeling motivated enough to do some weights, which I haven’t done in literally ages. I’ve also got to get back on track with my abs, I was doing them every day and really noticed improvement, but have been slacking lately.

Okay, going for real now!

Love,

Chris

164/150/139

Another “self-portrait”

http://shapeshakers.com/oddessy/070301_9.jpg

I have been having fun with the digital camera!

I am still sleepy (7:00 am here) but the coffee is kicking in. DH is working from home today and getting some things done around the house.

I am officially out of my funk! :spin:

I went to the pool yesterday and got a little sun. Needed that vitamin A! I "broke bad" and wore my tankini. :o I have it for about a month but didn't think I was ready to wear it. Yesterday was the day. It was passable but gotta keep with the fat burning exercises and the toning. My poor white belly hasn't seen the sun in years! I found it at Tj's for $15.00 on the clearance rack. I :love: a bargain. I went back yesterday and got a few more 2-piece swim suits for $10.00 and another for $15.00. I am supposed to go back to the beach for a weekend in September and want to be able to wear them. But they may have to wait for next spring.

We are planning to camp out today and it is supoosed to be quite hot this afternoon. I may go set up the tent this morning.

Today will be an exercise ball workout day - need to work those abs something fierce! DH wants to do Yoga tonight and that will be ok too. I believe the Yoga "quiet mind" philosophy, posturing, and breathing techniques have already helped my running. There were some people on Oprah last Friday, when they did a segment on Yoga, who were also runners and they reported that it really made a difference in their running.

I plan to make Deb's PB muffins this morning. They look yummy! Hope I have all the ingredients.


SPARKLE - You are sharp! I wondered if anyone would catch that my "local" SB friends may be reading this. Well one of them is on the process of moving this week. The other has shared a few Spewer tidbits of her own with me so I know how she feels (which is the same as me, but not as intense). That friend is at the beach this week. And to be perfectly honest I am not sure that I care anymore if they read what I post about her. Afterall, it's the truth. I am finished trying to guard the feelings of a woman who obviously has no respect for mine. :p

LAMAP - Glad that you are lurking but like it more when you post! I'm glad that you are having fun trying on clothes. I see your numbers and you have done extremely well! Keep it up girlfriend!

AMSER - Are we gonna be the "Georgia Tag Team?" I really am not a wrestling "rasslin'" fan, but I think I could pull of a few moves.

QUILTER - Have a great time on your vacation! Sounds like you've done a great job of preparing yourself for staying OP! Excellent!

CATLOVER - Golf is a great game and if you are walking those 18 holes, not a bad exercise. However, even if you are walking it, you are not getting any serious aerobic benefits. To burn fat you need to increase your heart rate for a minimum of 20 minutes (Someone correct me on this if I am wrong). I completely understand the difficulty you are having with the motivation, I was there about a month ago. I wasn't exercising either. But I did some things to get me in the mindset and away I went. I purchased a few new little workout outfits that I would enjoy running in, invested in some different forms of exercise (the Yoga and exercise ball stuff), and MADE myself do it. Maybe these tips will help. Good luck.

SEF - Hope that you are feeling better. What is NH?

DEB I have a question regarding the dry roasted peanuts. The ones I have seen in the store have cornstarch in them. Are you able to find them without cornstarch?

FITNESS FRIDAY
I found this in my August 2001 Runner's World Magazine this morning and thought it applied to a question I have had recently regarding weight gain and exercise.
QUESTION:"I recently lost 20 pounds, but have gained back 4 of them. It seems the only way I can keep off those last 4 pounds is by starving myself or running until I collapse. What can I do?

ANSWER"Three factors could be hampering your weight loss efforts. Most likely, if you have been overweight much of your life, your 20-pound loss lowered your metabolism. Even if you did everything right - losing no more than 2 pounds a week, not crash dieting, not overtraining - your metabolism could have slowed somehwhat due to your significant weight loss. So you may be burning fewer calories than you did before.

Second, it's possible that your thyroid is slightly underactive. This could slow your metabolism just enough to make more weight loss difficult, yet wouldn't show up on a normal blood test.

Lastly, your current weight may be your optimal weight. In other words, this may be the weight you can most easily maintain. The lowest weight you reached earlier may be simply below your set point.

I see this type of struggle often in women who have lost a lot of weight and are learning to accept their optimal plateau weight rather than striving to maintain their lowest weight ever. Keep going with your current weight program and add some resistance training to build metabolism boosting muscle. Also, you might even take in a few more calories, especially from high-fiber fruits and vegetables. This may trick your metabolism out of its stupor. After a time, you may feel better at your current weight, and may even drop a few more pounds. Liz Applegate, Nutritionist, Ph.D., author of Eat Smart, Play Hard.

Well, time to get busy around here. I'll check back in later.

Peace,

FROG

GOOD MORNING!!!! :wave:

BOB- I loved the angel butt!!

SPARKLE- Picture was beautiful. You are definitely spoiled living in Hawaii adn looking at the ocean whenever you want. I've never seen the ocean. The closet I've come is our Lake Michigan, Lake Superior around Michigan, but isn't the same. We definitely don't have the creatures you have in our waters and definitely nothing deadly. There's absolutely nothing dangerous in Michigan not even little creatures. Wish I could get to the gym after work, where I work we have a fitness center, but getting there after to work with having the kids isn't an easy task. Always have too much on my plate and I would really love to go to the gym. Went before I had kids and now I guess I won't be able to until their older.

FROG- would watch out for that spewer girl, sounds like she wants to have a little fun with your dh. Give her the wwf move for all of us too. She sounds like she's jealous:devil: of you and wants to show you up by using the friends against you. You might have to take care of her.

DEB- Haven't had ambition to workout this week still. TOM is over now and getting the energy back, but just not the same. Started taking my vitamins again to help. Pants are still loser, but still not in my 9's yet, but in my 10's kahki's. Need to lose the waist size abit. My thighs are shrinking and I think that's from the squats and lunges I'm still doing.


Well the deck is DONE!!!!!!!!!!:) Cristina loves it because she can walk all over the place. She is getting quite the personality and is learning soo much right now. Dad keeps getting amazed with everything that she's doing. She's an outdoors girl all the way tooo and following dad everywhere.

This weekend going out on the boat on Lake Michigan. One of our friends has a big speed boat and were going to watch the Summer Celebrations fireworks Sunday night. Saturday there is also and air show were going to see on the boat. So this will be a hard weekend to stick togood foods. Will have to bring a cooler with good stuff.

Well gotta get back to work!!!!!

Good Friday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Woke up today not wanting to walk today again, but couldn't find one single good excuse not to, so out I went, and of course, as usual, was happy to be out there. Did the usual 4.5 miles with 17 jogs in 54:10, no great time, but not my worse either-just so hot out there that I can't see me doing it much faster in this heat.

Well, I made a huge dent in the 4th bedroom, a noticeable difference, but still lots to do. I just have no room for lots of the stuff in there, so it's piled nicely in one corner. At least the futon is accessible now and can be used by guests or as a couch in here. Have to tackle the desk and the papers on it next, but I'll save that for another day!:s:

Had a HUGE scare yesterday-power surge, and Michael was on the computer at the time, and lost whatever he was working on. Went to get on the computer to show my Mom a site and couldn't bring anything up. Shut the computer down twice and still nothing. The desktop was there, but I couldn't open anything. Slowly, as I kept clicking, things started to be able to be clicked on, then opened, and about 15 minutes later, all back to normal - I thought I had lost EVERYTHING! You have no idea how worried I was - hopefully, one day soon, I'll get some disks and learn how to do backups on this computer!!!:rolleyes:

Got a new book, actually, it's an old book, but new for me-lots of great SB LEGAL recipes in it-can't wait to share some of them-will be glued to skimming through it today:)

Scale is up a bit, actually 1.5lbs, but still below my goal weight, trying not to let that bother me-NOT!

Just saw NANCE on the computer and we I/M'ed each other. She hasn't been on the board because her son had a major arm break at a skatepark on the 4th. She said He had two breaks, one on his humerous, and the other at the end of his humerous, by his elbow which caused this gap, that's were the nuts and bolts are . She's hoping he will get out of the hospital today. She wanted you all to know she's been thinking about you and wanted you to know that she's not MIA because she wants to be. I'm sure I speak for us all to say our prayers are with them!!!

Hey guys, it's sure lonely over on the EXERCISE BOARD:( I seem to be the only one who's posting on that board-is anyone exercising, but me? I highly doubt it.

AMSER, are you packing SB LEGAL foods in the RV?? How are you planning on handling the next week down here in SOFLA? Just remember your IBS!!! That's should keep you in line, somewhat I'd think. I know there's no keeping you from eating some goodies, though being a Floridian, I personally don't think there's any goodies I'd consider cheating with. There is a place down in Islamorada called WHALE HARBOR and they have a seafood buffet - not cheap at all, but very popular, just to let you know. Are you stopping in WPB before heading on down? Yes, you are correct, I did work up a stinky sweat from working in the 4th bedroom-so it was a little exercise, esp. when I was pushing the Rainbow (vaccum).

BOB, lets just say that the angel has a sore rear end from me kicking some sense into it! Ah, yes, I have seen Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in some old things-now, when have you known me to lie to you BOB?

SEF, your comment about the briefers made me laugh. As my girdles get raggedy or worn out, I use them just for walking. I have 2 black ones that should of been retired years ago, they are hysterical and if there was an ugly girdle contest, I'd win, hands down! It made me laugh because my Mother always told me to wear clean underware, just in case I was in an accident-it made me think, if I was out walking and got in an accident and they had to cut my restricting clothes off, I'd die for sure-the ambulance people wouldn't be able to stop laughing if they got a gander at one of those girdles!!! There are fist size holes in them, the elastic is showing all looped out-it's a sight NOT to be seen!:lol:

FROG, I'd sure like to be a fly on the wall when the day you confrot Spewer on something!!!! Maybe her hubby should be clued in on what she says to yours? That should put her in her place, you'd think! Congrats on being able to wear tankinis-and finding them at such a great bargin!!! I buy the Planters DRY ROASTED UNSALTED peanuts, or a store brand that's comparable. It's only PEANUTS in there, nothing else.

CATLOVER, I'm able to do some major butt kicking, but ultimately, it's in your hands to get focused. Just because you aren't wanting to do the TM or weights, at least you are getting in a little exercise while golfing, it's better than nothing. Just remember, each day that goes by that you are lax is one day closer to your anniversary and another day that you haven't worked towards that goal that's gone. You just want it bad enough to do it. Sorry, no can do on helping with your room-this is going to take me about a year to accomplish getting this room done-remember, I procrastinate!!!!;)

QUILTER, you sure do know the meaning of a "lesiurely day!" I'm sure you deserved the break from having to do anything! Have a wonderful and safe trip! We'll miss you-but hope you will be able to find a minute to get on line to let us know how things are going!!!{{{HUGS}}}

LAMAP, good for you on the walking, I know how hot it is out there, so I give you lots of praise for getting out and doing it! CONGRATS on being down another 2lbs - 3lbs to go for the watch-WOO HOO!!! Thanks for sharing that you too don't know who the heck Gabby Hayes is-maybe NOW they will believe me since you are a wee bit older than I am;) Have you tried the agave nectar?

SPARKLE, it amazes me how different you can look in different pictures and positions! Are you taking these pics yourself? They sure are coming out pretty clear!! Thanks for sharing!

RALY, I think TOM zaps my energy as well. One thing I do know, is when I get that dull backache, walking sure does make it disappear! Did you see the scale go down afterwards? Mine is due in a the next 5 days and I know the scale always goes up-another reason to have having it arrive!!! Sounds like you have a nice weekend planned - enjoy!:)

Okay, time for me to hit the shower-I'll check in with you all later! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

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

DEB - You aren't alone on the exercise board now. I usually post at the end of the week. But I didn't want you to be lonely over there!

It's good that you went ahead and walked anyway! That is tenacity at its best!

Sorry to hear about Nance's son. Thanks for filling us in.

Frog

Hey!

I've been away from the board because I've been very bad. After y'all get finished kicking BOB's butt, you can start on mine. I've had a very bad week on all kinds of levels. My weight is up to 244 now--so I gotta get three lbs off to get back to my low. This is NOT how I want to celebrate my one-year SB anniversary on Tuesday! So I'm going to be extra vigilant today. I'm also going to begin rereading the book tonight. I usually find that reading about the evil things sugar and starches do to my body is enough to get me back on track!

I'm working on getting the house cleaned up today. Mom comes tomorrow to stay with me while I recover from surgery. We will have a couple of days to do stuff before the surgery on Tuesday. Then, I guess we will be cofined to quarters for a few days. I have lots of pictures to put in my scrapbooks and am saving those for next week!

I hope everyone has a great day and a wonderful weekend!

Susan
300/244/150
July 10, 2000

Nance--Sorry to hear about your son! I hope he has a speedy recovery!

Susan

Hello all,how are you this friday morning...I hope all of your 4th of July celebrations went well and you all had a great time enjoying fireworks and picinics.I love the enthusiasm of the states when it comes to that holiday.Well my weight is the same again this morning,trying hard not to give up but I was soooo close last night to haveing a big piece of the homemade chocolate cake I made my dh for his bday.He stopped me,good thing cause I think it would have been a binge:( I had some shredded wheat instead with some blue berries not quite what I wanted but did the trick for the evening.Had my extensions put in yesterday took 7 hours :rolleyes: but they look awsome its the braided look.I dont even look like me hubby thinks its pretty cool,but he loves the way I look no matter what:D lucky me.wish I felt the same way isnt it awful how we beat our selves up so much why is that..... oh well sorry I am not posting to individuals this am feeling a little ho hum.I am leaving for holidays on sunday so will be gone a week.Hope you all have a great day and week if I dont get on again...of course I am addicted to you guys lol so I prolly will.bye for now
Kymn

I can't believe it:?: Took me an hour to read & post this a.m. and it's gone!!!!! :( Well, I'll try to recap but not much wit I'm afraid.
Didn't write yesterday. Spent all day on the hot bus. On my way to the beach to forget about responsibility for a while.

Deb-I bet the temp fluctuation is a body adjustment. Hang in there you'll have that coushion (not posterior) soon. Good going on the bedroom-I won't make you clean my attic-you may get lost! Your girdle story had me in stiches. Keep 'em coming. What's a Dookie story?

Sparkle-congrats on weight loss. Must've been all the TM pounding you did. Glad to know I'm not only one who can eat a whole batch of muffins. Your pic was awesome. Hope you didn't waste that beauty on just the camera. When you're in one of those exotic gardens there, please inhale deeply for me.

Sol-love TyBo and the ability to mess up in private. Great that your BP is down.

AR-nothing worse than a burned back. Hope you get to sleep soon. At least you look great in that new do.

Frog-Just keep up your grace & dignity and all others will see who the "toad" really is. Hang in there-w/friends like that......

Fillese-Hang in there. We wouldn't be human if we didn't mess up. Thank God every day starts clean.

RALY-beer & pasta & still losing. Thats's enough to lead me astray. Must've done enough of the good stuff.

AMSER-have a great vacation.

The lovely Ms. Bob--2 days of work. Take a break. Tell them I said it was ok.

sef-Sorry about the headache. Isn't is fun getting lost in family photos?

Golfer gal-Golf is great exercise. Have you considered varying? Aerobics, tybo, rollerblading, swimming, tennis, playing with kids, jump rope, salsa dancing. Hang in there. My favorite ab workout is with a fitness ball (I use my son's Hop Ball when I'm not at the gym) I love the extra room to stretch back and the back support it offers. They don't design those ab exercises for women with extra in front. Anyone besides me can't breathe when you're on the floor?

Quilter-I can always count on you for a smile. The comment flipping dh was too much for me. I guess I have a mind in the gutter. But I think I might try that on my own dh. Have fun in Missouri. Aren't you smart to pre-plan food!

lamap-two pounds! Yeah.

Nancy-sorry about your son. Hope he's not in too much pain.

Well, bye for now.
Fly
sb since 6/29/01
185/177/150

Gee! I won a prize! Have a year to use it. A two night, three day trip thing. All because I answered a survey and watched a demonstration of the TriStar System. I hope it's legit!

I forgot to post a recipe yesterday. I got it off an advertisement for Reynolds Wrap. It is easy and delicious. I will post it when I am done here.

Cat - Sometimes remembering the etc. part is the hardest!

Quilter - We all need a lzy do-nothing day once in a a while, it recharges our batteries! I hope you have a good time in MO. Sounds like you are well prepared food-wise!

Seraphim - I am usually better at giving my advice than following it! So I need to hear it from others. That's why this board is so great, we remind each other!

Lamap - That watch will soon be on your wrist! You are doing great! Poor Gabby, so soon forgotten! Think bearded, tobacco chewing, funny. Soon you'll be shopping at Victoria's!

Sparkle - That is so pretty. You two really take great pics. I can almost hear the surf. A good perspective too, Martin so small shows the vastness of sea and sky! Rainbows sometimes are hard. I tried in Oz and wasn't too successful, altho you can
tell it is a rainbow.

Just a thought. I know we are influenced by our parents, but we can also learn by their mistakes. My mother was abusive verbally and physically, it has affected me tremendously. I determined that I would treat my children differently. I was probably cruel at times. They spent a lot of time sitting in corners and going to their rooms as I was scared to death to hit them! I think we raised to good kids. Couldn't have been too bad as I am living w/ ds. Maybe in some instances your parents weren't perfect but you are trying to use that as a lesson. Seems like you learned it very well! Even at this age now, I am fighting to overcome that insecurity. Now things like that are discussed, which is a help. Before it was something that was in the closet.

So follow your own advice to Rhoda and give yourself a pat on the back!

Froggie - Hooray! Funk is gone! You are a real bargain maven w/ those swim suits! NH is nursing home. Feeling fine today. Just normal to get an occasional headache.

ralynne - You must have such a sense of satisfaction w/ the deck being completed. What would we do w/o coolers?

Deb - First, not only to you make us envious w/ your no cheating; now you want to put us to shame for not being a cleanick! How will we ever be able to match you?!? I for one will not waste my time. Not true, I will try to emulate your dedication to woe, but will never be Mrs. Clean again. There was a time that every three months, walls were scrubbed, rugs beaten, curtains changed, windows and furniture polished to pristineness. Then I came down w/ ITP and could not do all those with breaking out
in a dozen hematomas. Guess what? No one died of tomaine, the walls did fall down, and we could still see out the windows. After that, I've just coasted happily along. More power to you!

I have a couple of briefers like that! Don't usually wear them when I amout in public! I'm afraid that one day two of those holes are going to meet and there I would be hanging out and flapping in the breeze!!!

Fillise - Good Luck w/ the surgery. You will be in my prayers. The weight will go!

Adams - Sounds like dh is the right kind of guy! I don't think I would last 7 hrs for a hair-do! You should send a pic so we all can admire!

butterfly - Headache better. The fun part of the old albums was really being able to show them to gd. She loves photography and her great grandfather did too. A lot of pictures he took he had labeled w/ type of film, shutter speed, how it was taken,
i.e. moving car etc. She got a kick out of that.

Nance - Hope son will be on the mend soon. Also hope you hold up under the strain. People often forget that trauma to one person can affect others. Prayers for you.

That's it for now. Will post that recipe.

Take care, Shirley

Help!!!!! does anyone know if there is a recipe for blueberry cobbler,crisp or crunch in this recipe section. I just received 2 gallon bags of freshly picked blueberries and need to do some cooking with them.

Thanks

:cool: I'm sooooooooooo much better. Those little 3 hour mini vacations can be so good. For all of you who know I was in one of those "every little thing" bothers me. Don't we just love perimenopause????? Anyway. Just want you all to know I'm not climbing the walls now. One more week to go to get my bearings on this thing. Can't wait :)

sef-Did you know how wise you are? Girl when those life lessons were handed out---you were paying attention!!!! I've been thinking at the beach it would fun to play around with photos. I'll think it over. Maybe I might take a class...... P.S. at least those briefs don't have depends in them! I had to wear them when I first started running bec of the 3 boys reeking havoc in my pelvis. Leak city. Then-amazingly enough-it stopped. It's like my body automatically did those kegals (sorry if mispld) for me. Now I rarely leak. so Depends free. BTW-I thought NH was New Hampshire.

Catlover-I'm thinking smoothies with the blueberries.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBUDDY!!! :D

Getting ready to start the Friday nite movie marathon!
1. THE PLEDGE
2. STATE and MAIN
3. UNBREAKABLE
4. WEDDING PLANNER

I'll let you all know.....

KIM I did the same thing on the 4th....I watched GODFATHER I & II on AMC, then got out my GODFATHER III watched that and it was over just in time for part II of BELA MAFIA! totally GANGSTA DAY Don't you just love it?

SEF BUTTERMILK AND NELLIEBELLE respectively! I also loved HOWDY DOODY...LONE RANGER...JUNGLE JIM...ORIGINAL TARZAN....CAPT KANGAROO...(loved BUNNY RABBIT)...ROMPER ROOM....I could go on and on....and you can't tell me that these little 40 yr olds don't remember these shows!!! :s:

ANN have a good time on your trip...I won't be up quite that early...you'll probably find Debbie up though when you roll through Miami....

FLY I love the area up where you live...last time I was in Williamsburg, we journeyed all along the beach area and across the big bridge then all along the coast on the other side...I want to come back...

FILLESE I've got all these good thought running through my head for you...got all fingers,toes,boobs, etc crossed...You'll do
fine and be running before you know it. As soon as you feel like it, drop a few lines and let us know how you're doing....
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} }}

EILEEN???? What kind of plans have you got going this weekend? Does Eli have to work? Why don't you get out and have that new picture done?
I'm going to try and make that coffee syrup tomorrow..I'll let you know if I got it to work...

FROGGIEHave a blast on your camping trip...WHERE YA GOING????? the BACK YARD???? Be sure to light the citronella!

RAlynn Wasn't that angel butt gross? It will come in handy for the DOOKIE stories though...glad I found it!

LAURIE take my word for it....it looked like the "after picture" of the colonoscopy!
I sure do wish we lived closer than we do...I would love to go walking with you. Keep it up..you're doing GREAT!!!

SPARKLE Great picture..I sure do envy you over there in paradise...I've always wanted to come over...one day I will and we'll have some POI!!! Have a great weekend...

Well gals...gotta go and start these movies...OH MY GAWD.....I almost forgot NANCE That would never do!!! I know you've got a lot on your plate right now...Glad to know where you are...I thought you were off to the BAJA in that new HONDA....Now that I know what you're doing, I wish you were on your way to the BAJA...Tell the little one to keep a stiff upper lip...he'll do just fine.
Sweet prayers for him and you...don't wear yourself out...OH..yeah.. I didn't tell anyone that that little ANGEL was actually you after your gas attack in front of the patient...No one will ever know but you and me

SMOOOOOOOOCH and HUGS to all!!!! :smug:

BOB

Evening All:wave:

Just got home from Marshalls and the grocery store with Mom and Lauren and wanted to get in a post before Eli is home, which he's already late, and I'm starving!

AMSER, glad I got to talk to you!!! Looking forward to getting to meet you on Sunday. I forgot to ask you, is there ANYTHING you can't get up your way you'd like me to bring you-like agave nectar, do you have that in Savannah?? Let me know if there's anything you may need that I can find down here-most of the stuff I get up in Broward (next county up), but we have some stuff down here. Would you believe, I found NOTHING at Marshalls that I liked on me! Guess I saved myself some bucks!

FROG, thanks, I don't feel so alone any more;)

FILLISE, sorry to see you fell off the wagon. Curious to know why you fell off, it you don't mind me asking. Is it due to the pending surgery? The 1yr anniversary? 3lbs isn't the end of the earth, and I'm sure it will slide right back off-blame it on hormones, I won't argue! How long are you going to have to stay off your feet after the surgery? Glad to hear your Mom is going to be there to help.

AR, kudos to you for passing up that cake. Trust me, after you ate it, you would of hated that you did. Should we change your name to BO now that you got the extensions in?? I don't know how you could sit for 7 hours to do that!! How long will they stay in??? Have a great trip!!!

FLY, I would love to HAVE an attic-I bet I'd have fun in yours! We don't have basements or attics down here-we have to reply on garages and sheds for our junk-or in my case, a 4th bedroom!!!!:eek: Dookie is a nice way of saying I'm stopped up and the fiber just ain't working:) Glad you like my girdle story-as true a story as it is!

SEF, congrats on the trip-I too hope it's legit and not a scam-make sure to check out the company before anything else happens. Oh paleese, I am NOT a clean freak-you have me totally and wrongly pegged!!! I hate to clean and my house shows it too. I HAD to clean the 4th bedroom, you couldn't walk in to it without tripping over something! The futon had papers and lots of other stuff strewn all over it. My dining room table-lets just say, if you wanted to see what it was made of, you'd have to look at the base!:eek: You would NOT want to match my cleaning skills, no way! Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a clean home, but I am a product of my Mother!!!!

CAT, I have a recipe for a BLUEBERRY BUCKLE I can get to you sometime tomorrow. You can always freeze the others for later use!

NANCE, is Faris home yet?????????

Gotta run, big boy is home-now the problem is, where to get dinner!!!!!:rolleyes:

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

Just a quick post before heading off to wind down for the evening. I actually went walking today for the first time since last Wed. when my eye started getting painful. My body let me know that I was definitely out of practice and going to have to work for every step. Tomorrow I'm going to brave the weights at the gym and I'm really afraid of what my muscles will be yelling at me then.

I'm sitting here stark raving hungry because I have to have my fasting blood tests run again tomorrow morning and so I just had plain yogurt with protein powder for supper at 5:30. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day as I'm shopping for my "reunion" dress, a bathing suit <yuck>, getting my hair cut, cutting the lawn and other errands and such. So much for a relaxing Saturday. Maybe Sunday I'll get to just dig through old high school photos preparing my mind for the reunion.

Debbie, you asked about why the Dr. wants to put me on Xenical. I think part of it is that I've been going there since March 8 and that's when I started SB and I had already been working out 3-5 days per week and dieting when I went. I've been doing SB faithfully since then and even upped my intensity on my work-outs and tried every little bit of advice that anyone has given me to try and get this weight off. My cholesterol went up more than 30 points from March to May and my blood pressure had steadily risen until this last month and the weight has not been coming off. Needless to say it's very frustrating.

I try to be patient and I don't expect to lose more than a pound a week - I don't even mind losing every other week, but 3 pounds in 4 months is very depressing. I try to not whine or get too upset about it, but it is very upsetting. Especially since I've been on one diet or another for 7 years now and only hovered between 220 and 200. If I was cheating, not exercising, eating too much or eating too little I wouldn't be upset - I'd know why I'm not losing - but doing everything I know to do and doing it as well as I can do it and not seeing any results wearies me. I sometimes feel like just giving up eating all together so I don't have to track it, figure the glycemic index, fit it into my calories for the day, fit it into my pie chart, etc. (Like that's going to happen! NOT!) It is enough to make a girl cry.

My numbers across the board got worse the first 2 - 3 months I was on SB it's only this last month that my blood pressure has come back down. I'm not blaming it on SB, please don't think that - I just don't get why this is happening. You've seen my diet - every time I post what I eat on here everyone who comments says that it looks good. I really hardly ever cheat.

I think this frustration and my cholesterol is why she recommended Xenical - since it keeps your body from absorbing fat and the side effects of eating too much fat would result in, well, lets just call them undesirable "Spewer" stories. She's thinking that it would help with my cholesterol numbers, help me see if I really am eating as little fat as I think I am and help me at least see some weight come off. It wouldn't be a long term thing at all - I only got 2 months supply and I go back then to reevaluate whether it's something I want/need to continue doing.

Vince thinks it's worth a try. He sees me work my butt off and really is at a loss for words to help make me feel better. He knows how hard I try and how faithful I am to do everything I'm supposed to do. If he thought I needed to change or do something different or better to see the results he would totally not support it. He would tell me I couldn't take them that I needed to do "xxxx" to see the weight come off and my numbers come down on my blood and all that I didn't need to take some pills for something I should be fixing naturally.

Well, enough of the pity party. Sorry for such a long post, but I couldn't figure out what to leave out.

Hi everyone -

Found the following info and thought there may be some of you who would be interested....


Thyroid Patient Weight Loss Info Center
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Back to Basics: Losing Weight With Hypothyroidism
A good starting place for a basic understanding of the challenges.
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Don't Forget: You Need Exercise Too...
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Hey ALL:wave:

Quickie, just got home, went out for dinner to a place called the STARLITE DINER-first time, wasn't all that bad, had a blackened tuna salad-not much else to chose from on the menu for me other than that-so won't be frequenting that place much.

BOB, we were posting at the same time-great minds do think alike;) Going garaging tomorrow morning. Eli is off Sunday and right now my only plans are to hopefully meet up with AMSER!!!! LMK about the coffee syrup, big boy made some, but too loose, I tried in in a shake, didn't like it, so stuck it in the freezer-liked it much better in the morning!!!

SOL, thanks for the explanation about the Xenical. I'm just curious, if you are keeping your fats down, and this doesn't let you absorb much fat, will that be bad for you-as we do need a certain amount of fat. Like I said, you do what you have to do, but do be careful with taking that stuff, please:)

KAREN, thanks for all those great links-will definitely check them out over the weekend!!!

Nite Nite Everyone!!! Have a great weekend!

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

Besides the excitement of leaving for trip Sunday, I had the priviledge of getting to talk to OUR VERY OWN SUPER CHICK, DEB!!!!! I actually INTERRUPTED her shopping spree at Marshalls:eek: Deb it is looking good at this point. I did read where Eli has Sunday off. So, if plans with him evolve, I will certainly understand. I was trying to do some more figuring time-wise. It may be 10AM when we get there.. for safety sake, I would say somewhere from 10am - 12??? Never know what the traffic situation may be, or how well our "caravan" travels trouble-free:lol: Craig did take a test run, and everything ran and was pulled smoothly!!!!!!! How sweet of you to offer bringing me SB staples....... If you happen to have some Agave nectar, I would love some!!! We have 1 HFS in this WHOLE town, and it's in a bad section. I have been trying for months to get my courage up to go. Who knows.. I may end up giving you my mailing address and go into business with you as my supplier!!!!! I might EVEN tip ya.;)

BOBBBBBB - OHHHH, Bob!!!! I am 38, and I do remember Romper Room. Hell I was on it. I definitely remember Capt Kangaroo and Bunny Rabbit w/the 4 eyes:spin: I LOVED Tarzan... not sure who you mean by "original" Tarzan, unless you mean Johnny Weismiller(sp??) He was an olympic swimmer. Bet you wouldn't think I would know that, huh?????. Enjoy you movie-fest!!!!!! Hey... you sleep til 10am???? You more of a sleepyhead than me.
Thanks for the cute attachment. That's about the right hair color. Attachment complimenst me, making me look taller than 5ftshort!!!!!! Also, I NEVER wear that much clothes this time of year:o

{{{SOL}}}}} I hear the frustration in your post, and that's ok. You are human like the rest of us, and you have been so dedicated without maybe much loss, BUT you are in the process of making lots of life-altering changes that will DEFINITELY pay off soon. All that exercise and this WOE truly is a healthy lifestyle. Let's hope the changes the Dr. made will get a little kick-start going for you. We ALL are rooting for ya, sweety.

DH is summoning me to hit the sack. Tomorrow will be count down. I still musy go grocery shopping. BTW, DEB darling, I do plan to bring legal food, but I know I will slip up some. Sef has already given me a lecture about not getting TOO cocky. I will just move back a few rows on the wagonand loosen up those seatbelts juat a little. I am going to make a breakfast casserole and while use WWbread to line the pan. We plan on doing steaks one night and I will eat a sweet tater. I have some veggies I can bring. Again, thanks a million for all the well wishes for our trip. Please keep us in your prayers, everyone. I should be back tomorrow to check in before the DEPARTURE!!!!!

Amser - have a great (and safe) vacation!

Sol {{{{{hug}}}}} I think we all can relate to some of your frustrations. We know you are trying really hard--try not to beat yourself up. Hope the doctor can be of more help! If only there was a magic pill!

Nance - hope your son mends quickly!

Fillise - I'll be sending good thoughts your way. The time will go fast and Tues will be over before you know it!

Karen

I'm sipping my coffee :ywan: and reading last night's posts. DH and I did not camp out due to my feeling a bit ill. The tent is up and we hope to camp out tonight instead.

Spent a good bit of time yesterday looking at Disney Marathon info. I am excited about the race and the vacation to follow. Never been to Animal Kingdom or Universal Studios. We ran through small parts of both of them during the 2000 race and they looked fun. Typical wonderful Disney. ;) I priced the rooms (marathoners get a small discount), tickets, and airfare. I think we are gonna go to Cirque de Sole on night. Bill has been to that before and says it is great. I am excited about seeing that too.

I priced plane tix for the LV trip and can't afford them, and the Disney trip, and a work related trip too. I am afraid that I will have to be counted out of that venture. :cry: The tickets were considerably more than I anticipated. If we are fortunate enough to catch a great ticket price and I can still get a bed in the PARTAY room to share that cost, then I will be there! I am sad at the thought of not going, but I had to prioritize. I'm sure you understand.

Any NASCAR fans? Big race tonight. I know if we do camp out tonight, I will want to watch/listen to the some of the race.

DH and I are going for a run here in a little while. It's a nice morning but supposed to be a hot day so better go early. Hope to do 4 miles again today.

AMSER - have a great vacation and give Deb a {{{{HUG}}}} from all of us.

SOLSHINE - Sorry that you have experienced so much frustration. I admire you tenacity. I may have given up, it's good that you are being patient. Vince sounds like a sweetie! Promise to never introduce him to Spewer if you ever come this way!

DEB - Marshall's has great stuff too. Founs out recently that TJ Maxx and Marshall's are owned by the same company. There is a 3rd store in that group but I don't know the name of it. Hate that you didn't find anything. Promise to keep Eli from Spewer too!

CATLOVER - Look at the recipes on theAtkins Friends (http://www.atkinsfriends.com/recipes/index.shtml) You might find something there for those yummy blueberries. I made the lemon-blueberry cheesecake and it is YUMMY!

FLY - Glad that you are better. I know some yoga poses that are designed to relieve menapause symptoms such as hot flashes.

BOB - Have fun with the movies. Are you a Big Brother fan? Did you watch the 1st Real World Tuesday? I missed it.

SEF - A prize, yipee! I must be like gdtr because I love old pictures too! It's great that your family wrote sentiments on them.

Time to suit up for a run.

Peace,
FROG

Good morning yall. :D

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF MY "GET IT IN GEAR PROGRAM!!!!"

I pledge to do the TM 3 days a week and weights 3 days a week for 1 month (07-07-01 thru 08-07-01). I am posting this so I have the motivation to do this knowing yall will be reading this and I dont want to let myself down first of all and not let yall down either.
I was kinda paranoid about putting down these measurements cause I didnt want anyone to know what kidn of shape I am in but here goes- drumroll please !!!!!

Bust 42
Waist (if you can call it that) 38
Hips 42

Weight 175.

I will probably skip WIW for the rest of this month but will check in periodically with my progress and see whats up with you guys.

Now I'm off to the treadmill. Wish me luck

CATLOVER - thought of another use for those berries. How 'bout the SB cheesecake with berries on top? You can make a "glaze" with the 100% fruit blueberry spread. Yum!

Love your determination and goal setting!

Ran 5.5 with hubby and I am TIRED!

One comment about the kindness of strangers. There is a man that is a local middle school principal in my town. He happens to live about 200 yards from the school where he works. WHen I was training for WDW 2000 he would see us out running about 4 days a week. (He is in the parking lot of that school every morning welcoming the kids. Refreshing!) One day he stopped me to ask why I was seemingly running all the time and I filled him in. Well, I didn't run much after the marathon so he didn't see me most of 2000. This morning he was in his yard and he said "HEY! How was that last race? I haven't seen you since then!" What a thoughtful guy with a great memory. I was tired, but his kindness gave me the motivation to smile and keep running. :D

Have a great SB weekend!

Peace,
FROG


Time to eat and shower. Gonna watch a little Wimbledon then run errands.

Hope you all are enjoying the weekend so far. We have been hot with a heat index of 105! It's the humidity!

Cat - You don't have to cook those blueberries all at once. Wash them, drain and blot them on an old towel, spread them out on a cookie sheet, leaving some space between them. Put that in freeser. When frozen, working quickly, sort of rap the sheet on counter top, pour berries into a freezer bag and put back into the freezer. When you want berries for a recipe just pour out of bag as many as you need.

Butterfly - Thanx for the compliment! I don't know if it's wisdom. More like war torn experience! Glad your three hour mini-vacation worked! Glad also you no longer have to depend on Depends! You're losing weight, getting some toning of the muscles and it all helps our bladders.

Bob - You're so smart! My kids watched Romper Room. I got so sick and tired of...."Bouncing, Bouncing, see me bounce my ball". I also did not like Mr. Rogers, he is so treacley! Sooooooo, my kids are 40 and 38, and if they watched some of those kid shows........get my drift? Your boobs are long enough and thin enough to cross?!? WOW! I'm impressed. Have you ever had Poi? I'll try anything and that stuff is blah! Make good libray paste though! Sorry Sparkle!

Deb - Gee! Glad to hear you're normal. I thought maybe you were Martha's sister!

Sol - Oh! It's not a pity party, although I wanted to cry for you. You really sound so down. I hope the Xenical works! I presume you've had thyroid tests too. Maybe some people are predisposed to being overweight. That used to be my excuse. I
was born that way! Now they are able to help us. I admire your determination! So we will all think positive for you! Vince is a gem!

Seraphim - I don't think Johhny Weismuller was a TV Tarzan, it was the other Olympic swimmer, Buster Crabbe. I think the original movie Tarzan was Elmo Lincoln (I kid you not!). Hey! If you get tooooo cocky you will have to loosen those seat belts.
Have a good time! You are a star, you were the show!

OOPS! Was interrupted last night and didn't post Mexican Chicken Recipe. Will do it now!

Take care, sef

wheres the recipe for the SB cheesecake????

I found a recipe for a blueberry cobbler which I modified to be OP,which i will post later.

Hi all just packing to get ready for our trip I am going to miss reading all your posts:( I hope you all have a good week and are all loosers :)this week I will try very hard to behave on my holiday I want to come back to a loss!!!
FLY>>How do I make these smoothies you keep talking about??they sound so yummy
DEB..My braids stay in for appx 8 weeks and yeah i do look like BO:D
SOLSHINE...My heart is breaking for you .(GIVES YOU A BIG HUG)I hope the doc can figure this out for you>you are so dedicated,wow,if anyone deserves results girl its you.I hope you have a great week talk to you later
have to cut this short bye all
Kymn

Hey All:wave:

Garage sales stunko today-I didn't even spend $5.00. Only thing good was childrens books that Eli is trying to hoard to give as a donation. Each year Starbucks is involved with a literacy programs where customers bring in their gently used childrens books and they get donated (down here) to the Miami Rescue Mission. Eli wants to win with the most books, so when I see a good deal, I buy them. Today, I got about 200 books-all of them donated, didn't have to pay anything for them, which is great since he's already shelled out quite a bit of money of his own already-and to think, the programs hasn't even started yet! I think we already have 400 or so books to donate from just us!

I am happy with the scale today-back to 127:D

Weather is getting bad here, clouds are rolling in, hope it's gone quickly!

I have done a mass e-mailing, so please do check your mail and try to answer back to anything that interests or pertains to you:) THANKS!

AMSER, you are such a hoot! I really am hoping, no matter what time it is, to meet tomorrow-anytime is good-just give me a buzz on the telly. Just drive safely and be careful for the Troopers out there!! I'll go for my walk in the morning (weather permitting) and then take a shower so I'll be ready for ya! I'll bring some agave nectar, I know I have at least one bottle in there that Michael hasn't had the chance to pry open yet (he has a lovely habit of opening one, than another before the first is done, so I am constantly joining the contents of bottles). Sounds like you are ready to ready to go, in more ways than one!!! See you tomorrow!!!!

FROG, hope you are feeling better:) I thought about you the other day, I saw a black jacket style top that had what looked like frogs appliqued on it, that looked like they were dancing. Sorry you can't make it to Vegas, but, like you said, if you find a good deal at the last minute you can definitely join the PARTAY ROOM, or my FARTAY ROOM! Did you try ORBITZ.COM?? It definitely wouldn't be the same if you didn't come! I got that same mailing about the marathon in Disney-and of course, thought of you:) I knew Marshalls and TJMaxx were the same-HOME GOODS is as well, that's something new for us down here.

CAT, what a great commitment you've made-GOOD LUCK! I'm sure you'll do yourself proud:D I remember having a 42" bust-now it's down to almost a 34!:eek: Of course, Eli sure isn't happy about the loss in that area! I wonder, can one have a saggy boob job???

SEF, I wouldn't quite exactly go on to say I was normal!:lol: But yes, Martha Stewarts sister, I am not, more like the messy one in the Odd Couple! ELMO LINCOLN, now I sure never heard that name before!!!!

AR, have a wonderful and safe trip. Make us proud with coming back with a loss! A friend went on a cruise last week and came back with a 1 1/2lb loss-so it CAN be done;)

CHERI, please make sure you e-mail me with your new addy, tried sending e-mail to the old one and it came back-hope you are still with us reading the board!!!

Those of you who are lurking and haven't posted, please don't wait in the background, we'd love to hear from you!! If you are having a hard time, let us know-we'll be happy to help in anyway!!!

Okay gals, I'm outta here for a while. Will work on getting a couple recipes on here if the kids stay off the computer.

Toodles!

Debbie
194/127/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Afternoon out to SUPER WALMART!!! Years ago, Albertsons carried a SALMON BURGER made by VITA which I absolutely loved.
Of course, they quit carrying them with no explanation.....I FOUND THEM TODAY.....I'm so excited....they are soooooo good...KAREN...this must be an omen I'm anxious to get my thyroid tested now that I'm not smoking...(I've been told that you don't get a true reading when you smoke....that it will always say the thyroid is fine) I just bought alot of salmon filets at Albertsons for $2.99 lb....what a deal....and they are in the freezer...now I have my salmon burgers...

DEB We have that new store associated with TJ's too..haven't been yet, but received a coupon in the mail the other day.
I haven't made my coffee stuff yet, but will let you know.
Enjoy your day with Eli....take some pictures of Ann when she gets there...where is that picture of Eli all dressed up?

SOL]/b\ I'm not trying to talk you out of using Xenical, but if you're following a low fat diet already, it doesn't do any good..BELIEVE <ME....I tried it...not one ORANGE PUDDLE IN THE POT!! !! :^:
You will be able to tell a little change in consistancy, but that's pretty much it...BUT BY ALL MEANS....TRY IT It could have just been me...let me know...when are you starting them?

[b]SEFI love old TV...wish they were all still on..

THUNDER AND LIGHTENING Better get off here...I'll check in later...

FROGGIE hope you're feeling better...ENJOY your race...

BOB

I went to church camp with my 3 grandsons this past week. I was the camp nurse. I use to do that for a long time, then when Thurman was laid off back in 1996, I couldn't take the time off to do it anymore. This was my first year back. I really enjoyed it. It's a missions camp for girls & boys. Two separate camps, but held at the same grounds. My youngest GS got sick Tuesday & we ended up sending him home cause he wouldn't quit vomiting. Had
high fever & ended up to be Streph troat. The other 2 stayed & were fine.

I went not feeling my best, had been having what seemed to be tooth ache,(as some of you know) but the strangest toothache I've ever had. Went to the dentist before I left & the x-rays showed that my teeth & gums are fine. Had trouble eating all week, sensitive to cold & heat, unable to bite into anything.
Went straight to the dr's office on my way home Fri & by then I'd been in pain for almost 2 weeks. He decided it is Trigeminal Neuralgia, inflammation of the facial nerve, which goes into the gums & jaw, causing the pain. No known cause, and not a good thing to have. Put me on a medication that is causing drowiness & upset stomach, so I didn't go to work today. However, the pain seems to finally be a little better. Just my
head is not on straight. :LOL: I can't seem to stay awake for very long & have a horrible headache.

Weight seems to be holding, even though the eating didn't seem to go very well. Seems like I may have gained one lb. A friend of mine & I did get out & walk at 6am each morning. It was good to have a walking partner. Ate what was served. Most were :nono: items, but I was feeling so bad that I did not get to prepare as I had hoped. Did the best I could under the situation.

Will try to catch up with the reading later. Got to go take another nap. See ya!

Hi Girls...I'm back. I did a post yesterday, but it looks like it got lost in cyberspace. Thanks for all the concerns and prayers for my son. He is doing good, happy to be home. What a long 3 days it has been! His surgery went well, and he'll get a fiberglass cast next week.

Beach
Glad that you are back posting again! Thought you were MIA!

Ribs
Did you get the braids done? Where are the before and after pictures????

Sef
Just think where you will be with your weight loss by THIS Christmas! The jello your GD made sounded good. My daughter made red and blue rice cripspy treats. I saw the Boston Pops live one year for the 4th, it was really a treat! Felt very patriotic. I guess the full moon theory pulled though since that is when my son's injury occured! Did you work in geriatrics and head trauma at the same time or at different periods? That must have been challenging. I'm a medical Assistant, but haven't had the desire to get a nursing degree. Loads of responsibility. I know that it's really the nurses who do most the work!!!

Sparkle
Loved your picture. You are so beautiful! That color of lavendar really looks pretty on you!

Sol
Who is in the movie "Cookies' Fortune?" I just rented "Brother where art thou" and we will watch it tonight. Sorry to hear about your frustrations with your weight loss. I would eliminate starchy carbs, and just stick to fruits/veggies/proteins, etc. If you do have some WW cereal or toast, do it with breakfast and just eat protein and veggies at lunch and dinner. Be sure you drink your 8 glasses of water. Make a check list for yourself and make sure you're getting everything in, otherwise yoiuo'd be surprised what you have or had not had. Are you keeping a journal? I wouldn't take the Xenical. It just causes you to have icky dookie. It's really only beneficial for people who eat high fat and want to "flush" it out, and that's not the type of WOE you're doing anyhow. No "PILL" is going to change things, unless it is of course, your thyroid. Sometimes eating right, exercising, and drinking all the required water is what it takes. Can you honestly say that every single day you do that? Most of us have room for improvement.
Except Debbie! :)

Frog
Is this "Spewer" person a neighbor??? If I were you, I would keep your husband locked indoors at all times! She sounds like she'd try raping him, or anyone else, if the opportunity presented itself. I wonder if her husband is aware of the things she says. What a loser! I wouldn't be afraid to say something to her to let her know you don't appreciate her unwelcomed comments. Sounds to me like she is DESPERATE for attention!

Fillise
Hope that your surgery goes well? Are you having it orthoscopically done???? Are you nervous?

Catlover
Blueberries sound YUMMY. I love any type of crisp, cobbler, Betty, pan-dowdy, any way you can sum it up! Sparkle posted a recipe for blueberry muffins I think in Junes recipe board.

Well, I need to help the son....Will check back in later!

Hi guys. Saturday night & I have nothing to do but sit with family. Dripping from 30 min swim. Feel so good. Ok, today I cheated a bit. Let me have it Deb. Was going to just eat the inside part of the fajita because it looked like the sugar in the fajita mix was SB legal. But then I wound up popping 2 small tortillias down too. I was weak. :devil: You know the funny thing was that it tasted sweeter than I remember and not all that good. Won't happen again. I like to enjoy my food. Printed a lot of receipes from your receipe board and am going to try them out.

Bob-movie fest without Popcorn. You are one tough lady! Have fun.

Deb-Found nothing on a shopping trip? Must be all those clothes hung off you. So glad to see you back to 127. It was kind of sad to see the last 128.5 post.

Sol-Big hug. You are such an inspiration. Anyone who can keep going against such odds is my hero!!!!!! I agree that dh is a keeper. :) Tell me what you find for a reunion dress. I'm faced with that next month with my dh 20th. I'm at a loss. I tend to be too fancy for parties these days. So any suggestions girls? I'm praying hard that you find the success we have.

Frog-hope the camping goes well. Hold down the hanky panky in the tent. Or don't do anything I wouldn't. Thanks for the Yoga poses-I'll try them out.

Catlover-you are a woman on a mission. You'll be successful I know. Don't forget that variety.

sef-Slidell, La. I just keep thinking of Lucinda Williams. Know her? The country music singer who sounds a little like she swallowed gravel (in a good way though) A line from a song is "gonna go to Slidell to look for my joy". Any joy down there? Hope you get relief from the heat soon but not in the hurricane way. We're getting close to that time. I don't think you all need a whole lot of rain right?

AR-Smoothie? Glad you asked. Simple: blender, 1 c plain non or low fat yogurt, 1-2 cups ice, 1 cup fruit, 1-2 tsp nutrasweet if needed, and I like 2 tbsp wheat germ for extra protein. blend and drink. Happy sipping. I personally love blueberries and strawberries mixed.

melf-glad you finally know the answer to the tooth dilema. Hopefully your tum and head with feel better soon. You've been through so much.

Nancy-son in surgery? I only had to deal with that once and I hated it. I'm so glad it's in the past & now into recovery. How would you put that in the scrapbook?

Night all, have fun. Love, Bfly
sb since 6/29/01
185/177/150

Hi everyone :wave:

Just a quickie to let you know that I haven't forgotten you all. I have had an extra busy week, what with working more, and going to the cottage, that I just didn't have time to post. I was also feeling a little ticked off as I have been taking in on average 1500 calories these last two weeks but the weight just doesn't want to move. Still haven't got back to pre-holiday weight.

I have Michel Montignac's book Recipes and Menus and have been looking at that again to get some ideas. I started off with all good intentions but something always seems to get in the way of keeping 100% op. To-day for instance I took my 8 year old gd (it was her birthday yesterday) out shopping. That was fine but after shopping I picked up her brother and took them both to McD's for lunch. It was too late to go home first to prepare myself something to eat before going to McD's so when I got there I was starving. There is absolutely nothing there that is anyway legal so I ended up having the fish sandwich and a diet coke. I would have removed the bread but it was stuck to the contents and would have been too gross to remove it. Anyway tonite I am back op - had a delicious pan fried trout with asparagus and green beans followed by fresh strawberries. I have a couple of recipes from Montignac's book that I will probably try tomorrow. One is a Spicy Lasagna (meatless) and the other which I may make for lunch is Stuffed Zucchinis - if I still feel ambitious tomorrow. I have some sewing to do which I hope to get on with to-nite. We have an old trailer which my dd uses once a year for camping. We have it parked on our cottage lot and we were up there a couple of days ago getting it cleaned and ready to use. The curtains in the trailer had been attacked by mice so I have to make new ones. I've got them half done so hopefully will get them finished this weekend.

Deb - Congrats for getting down to 127 this week. I will get back to you on your e-mail soon.

Solshine - Why do you have to be so hungry when you are having a FBS done? We only have patients fast from 12 mn when they are having the blood sugar done in the am. Are you told to fast longer than that? Sorry to hear of your frustrations. I know it can be very hard when you are doing everything right and the weight still doesn't move. I really feel for you.

Amser - Hope you have a very good vacation.

Catlover - Good luck with your exercise program. Glad to see you so motivated.

Melf - Welcome back. Sorry to hear you are still having problems with your mouth but at least you now know what is causing the pain. Hope it gets better soon. It was good that you had someone to go walking with while you were away. I am sure that one pound will be off in no time. Hope your grandson is better. Too bad that he missed the camp.

Sef - I too love to get out old photographs. When I was a kid we had a big box of old photos and we always enjoyed looking through them.

BOB - How were the movies last night?

Nancemeister - Glad to hear your son's surgery went well.

Fillise - Good luck with your surgery.

Frog - Enjoy your camp-out.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Marie. :)

Four hours and counting................

I hope all of you have a great week coming up. I will miss reading the posts while I am gone :( Try not to do amy MARATHON posting, so I might be able to catch up when I return next Friday:dizzy: Wishing all of you good luck on WIW this coming week. I weighed this morning. Scale said 123. I wanted to put that in a post so I can refer back to it when I come home and weigh myself 1st thing:eek: I should be heading onto bed. Before I know it we will be caravaning down the highway. See you ladies soon...............

DEB - I will be calling!!!!!!!!!!! I sure hope the majority will rule in my favor. I am sure we can at least meet. I have a picture that I am bringing to let you borrow. Maybe you can scan it, and then mail it back to me???!!!!!!!! See ya in the A.M.

I have just emerged from the tent to yummy coffee, the board, and now thunder. Gotta be fast as I can!

We watched the race last night, and fell asleep in the middle of it. We woke up with about 15 laps to go. I was not a Dale Earnhart fan, and I thought his death was so sad. :cry: I was thrilled to see his son win at the race track that took his life. It was such an emotional finish!

Then we headed out to the tent at 11:30 ish. I couldn't sleep so I read my book. Been trying to finish this thing for a while "I Know this Much is True" by Wally Lamb. Just about the time that I was beginning to drift off it started to lightly rain. :rolleyes: So we jumped up and put the fly on. We were able to get it on really fast too. Great practice! Then it stopped, but later it poured. We were snug and dry and fell asleep to the sound of rain on the tent.

Went to Sear's yesterday, they hare having a great sale. Bought a pair of pants to replace a pair I bought there before Easter than are now too big. I bought 2 sizes smaller than the too big pair are. However, they are on the snug side, but with a few moer weeks of running they will be just fine! I also got a cute little red denim jacket for $8.00! :spin: I tell yall I love a bargain!

Went to friend's house yesterday for a little sun by her pool. It was such a beautiful day here.

DEB - I got your email and will respond a little later today, after the thunder. I will look at plane fairs again and will see what a mid-week one will cost. I think the book drive is great! When does it end? 127!!! you are the deal Lucille!! Do you just stand on the scale and grin from ear to ear? Like this: :D Could you answer a question regarding why Special K is legal?

CATLOVER - I will post the low GI cheesecake, the lemon blueberry one, and this zuchinni pie stuff.

THUNDER GETTING CLOSER!

RIB - have a great vacation!

BOB - Salmon YUMMMMM! I love the stuff! How are you preparing it?

MELF - Summer camp sounds like fun! Sorry to hear about your TRI-G problem. Hope you're feeling better soon!

NANCE - Thank heavens Spewer does not live across the street, just around the corner. Her BF lives across the street and they are nothing alike!

Gotta GO!!!!

Peace,
FROG

Good Sunday Morning Everyone!:wave:

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! I got up and was out of the house around 7:15am for my walk, did 15 jogs, no great times.

Happy to report a NEW LOW!!!! The scale was smiling on me with 126 this morning!!! I know I will be waking up from this wonderful dream soon, so I'm going to take it and smile while I can. TOM is due in 3 or so days and I know the scale goes up during that time.

Just hung up the phone with AMSER!! She should be down in my area in about 1 1/2 hours and we're going to meet. Have to run to the store and get some film!!!

BOB, glad you found those salmon burgers, I've bought them in the past as well. Home Goods is pretty nice, was surprised at the selection and the great prices. Found an end table there from LANE for $150 dollars which I thought was a pretty fare price. Lots of stuff on sale too, cheap! Eli's camera was caput, so he could only take a instant Polaroid picture, will try to find someone with a scanner to copy it-it's not the greatest. Come for a visit and he'll be happy to model the red pants for you!!!:lol:

MELF, glad to have you back-being at camp must have been fun. My kids go/went to the same camp I went to, the same owners and the same cook is still there - I tell them that he's using the same grease too!!!:eek: Sorry to hear about your mouth. What do they say the future will hold for you in regards to it? Hope it won't cause you more uncomfort and that they can give you something that will make you be able to live comfortably with it. Are they SURE this is what you have??

NANCE, oh, there is LOTS of room for improvement with me-LOTS!!!!

FLY, hey, this is a learning experience and I think the fajitas made you realize that eating them just wasn't as good as you'd thought they'd be, so next time, they probably won't be an issue;) Could of been worse, you could of confessed to cake!!

ROSALIE, glad to see your post on the board. Hopefully, the scales will move soon and you'll get out of your funk. I know it can get discouraging, but don't let that happen, you'll do it, I know you CAN! Glad to see you saying you are back OP:) McD's-how about their salads? I have not a clue what else is good on their menus, I don't take the kids to FF places, so I'm not up to what they have.

FROG, congrats on another great bargin-you make me proud in so many ways!!!:) Eli's book drive hasn't even started, but it usually ends sometime in Oct so the books can be distributed before the holidays roll around. Not sure about the Special K question, since I don't eat it-what are the ingredients? I can look next time I hit the grocery store. Yes, I stand on the scale, hop off, get back on :) and hop off, get on again to make sure, get off and :D, thank God, get back on, call Eli for confirmation, get off-finally, do something else before I repeat the entire process!!:lol: Def. look into the fares!!!!

Okay gals, I MUST run for my meeting-I'll fill you in later today or tomorrow!!!

Remember, the new board starts tomorrow!!!

Debbie
194/126:D/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01

Thunderstorm over! Now just a nice rain!

Gotta tell y'all that I registered at FitDay.com and boy was I in for a shocker! :eek: I ate way too much fat and carbs and not enough protien yesterday! I have loaned my book to a friend, so I need someone to answer a QUESTION :?: for me. What percentages should we be eating of protien, carbs, fat, etc?

DEB Have a great meeting with AMSER. Congrats on being the "low life" that you are! DEB! DEB! DEB! I priced the airfare at Orbitz. I thought the prices were competative, but still more than I can swing. Will keep checking. I really want to come to LV, but I think I will have to stay in the PARTAY room vs. "Dookie Howser's Poot Palace!" Who started that FARTAY room stuff? Was that BOB? I don't remember where I saw that Special-K was legal, I think it was at the SB site's board. I may post the question over there and see what type of response I get. I'll let you know what I find out.

Later!

Peace,
FROG

Good Morning Girls!

Guess everyone is still sleeping, not too many post this a.m.
I've been busy cleaning house and starting to get cabin fever taking care of my patient! He's doing better each day, thank goodness!

FLY
I plan on doing my scrap page titled "4th of July 2001" and will put the pictures from the hospital in it. Am I a sick Mom or what. Gotta have memories of all the fun things you go through raising kids!

FROG
Sleeping out in the tent during rain sounded WONDERFUL!!! I love rain. I always tell Dan the Man that when we get ready to retire, I want to move to Oregon or Washington, so I can have the EXTREME opposite of what we have here....Sunshine 365 days a year, excuse me, 364...we did have some thunder yesterday and it rained for about a minute!

BOB
Watched "Brother, where art thou" last night and thought of you.
I also rented an oldie "Turner and Hooch" with Tom Hanks for me and the son to watch since it couch potato time for him! Have you seen Billie Elliot? I wanted to watch that, but they were all rented!:mad: Do you have a Trader Joes by you???? I know Debs doesn't. They have a great salmon burger there.

Debs
Hope you have a fun time meeting Ann! You best get some pictures and get them posted A.S.A.P.! Are you going out of lunch or coffee at Starbucks

Well, time to cook the son some grub! Will check in later!

Hi everyone! Just thought I'd drop a line. Couple of things to vent? about. First, my dear friend has told me I'm going to drink a Corona with her on Monday. This really upset me that she would even put that out there because she was the same person who encouraged me to try this SB plan! She gave up on it earlier this week because she didn't like the restrictiveness. :( I told here it was plenty of options but she's not into label reading. I guess you'll have to be ready. Anyway I told her jokingly that good friends don't do that and that I would not be having one with her. I know I couldn't stop at one once I started. So I will post the postive results tommorrow because I know I will not give in. It just saddened me that she would push that.

My dh went for a run with me yesterday. :) I was so happy bec he has resisted all efforts to exercise and now he's done it two days in a row. He got up at 8 a.m. and went but I can't run that early in the a.m. I'm really proud of him. I made whole wheat pancakes this a.m. and had one small one (4"). I have to admit that was an acquired taste. Nobody liked them. I had 1 tsp of all fruit on top so plenty sweet enough. I froze the rest. No one went back for seconds. :lol:

Frog-Nothing better than rain on the tent when you're warm & toasty inside. Hope you enjoyed and weren't flooded.

Rosalie-I envy your ability to whip out some curtains. I admire my mom's ability to do that too. I get too nervous. I bet they are lovely. The panfriend trout sounds good. If you get a chance put in that receipe for meatless spicy lasagna. Sounds perfect for me & vegitarian son.

Deb-126!!!!! I'm so happy for you. I love seeing the jogs in your walking posts. You go girl!

Well, dh just fussed because I was MIA so back to family. If you have any ideas regarding dear friend & Coronas let me know.

Oh, almost forgot the other thing. That fitday is great but I'm wondering if their fat calculations might be a bit high?

Love, fly
sb since 6/29/01
185/177150

FLY - Do ya suppose that your friend is a little unhappy with herself for not hanging in there and perhaps she is a little jealous and is attempting to sabotagge your efforts? I remember in Oprah's book years ago they addressed that topic. And how the most well-meaning people will undermine your attempts to be successful! Go and let her drink that Corona and indulge in a club soda or simple red wine. You sound like you can handle this! Stay strong, you have a great attitiude! It's great that your DH exercised with you too!

NANCE - glad to hear that your son is ok. Crummy way to spend part of his summer.

just finished yoga with DH. Time to do some housework. Later!

Peace,
FROG

Good afternoon all! Wanted to check Board before I start a new project. Finished a towel last night, want to get colors out for two more as yet to be determined designs. Then I want to get material and colors ready to make LA map.

Last night I watched Midsommer Murders on A&E, another English mystery series, I'm a sucker for them

I literally stumbled on some sfww pitas. I never seen them in stores around here before and as I walked into WD, there was a display of them. Buy one get on free. They are very good. Yesterday I used one to make a pizza, really enjoyed it.

Deb - What a great thing with the books for kids. Reading is a gift that can transport you to anywhere in time or space. Elmo Lincoln is a little before my time, but I know who he was. I have a bunch of trivia in my head that doesn't mean a thing, yet I can bring it up anytime. Ask me to go to the store w/o a list and I'll forget what I went for!!

Bob - We have Albertson's here I'll have to look for salmon burgers as I really like salmon.

Melf - Welcome back! Glad Dr. found problem, now problem is to treat it! Be careful how you chew and touch your face. Yeah, I know you're a nurse. Sorry about that!

Nance - Glad son is doing okay. Thank goodness for fiberglass, they are so much more comfortable that the old plaster casts. I know our clients always were glad when they could have one.

You're right the nurses and aides do all the work. I was a Recreation Therapy Director. I worked for 20 yrs w/ geriatrics and then the facility was bought by a group that specialized in head trauma patients and I worked with them the next 10 yrs. It was very rewarding career. People used to ask me if it was depressing and I have to say no. Age is a progression of life and its outcome. It was harder w/ the head traumas as they are
usually younger patients, most are between 18-35 and male statistically. I would look at some young patient and think that could be my son or daughter. It was a very good facility and the experience was marvelous, I learned so much. It was total rehab and one therapy was carried over into the next. Recreation encompasses them all, it's not just fun and games. You work w/ speech, coordination of physical and mental senses, vision, etc. I really miss not being able to do it anymore! We even learned some of the nursing tasks as they applied to a patient. If something untoward occured you had to cope until nursing came. But by no means did we assume we could nurse, we just did minimal stop gap hold on to the calvary arrives!
OOPS! Off my soap box!

Butterfly - I like country music but cannot think who Lucinda Williams is. Ot the line to that song. JOY! Are you kidding?!? Ever hear of Mardi Gras, a funeral, Christmas, St. Paddy's Day, etc. They all call for a parade!! Seriously, joy comes from within
ourselves, sometimes hard to find but it lurks in the human breast just waiting for a chance to emerge! There are many things to do here. Free music in the park, reprotoire companies, art shows, etc. Yet I still miss my Pocono Mountains! Not even
a hill here! The closest thing here is a high spot on the interstate over the lake, for boats to be able to go under. They call it the high rise!

Rosalie - Curtains sound familiar. DIL found material that goes perfectly with the new paint job and slip covers she's ordering. So she is going to make curtains too! I used to sew a lot,made clothes, curtains, slip covers, doll clothes and patio furniture
covers. Because of my back problems my dh even cut four blocks that could be put uner the legs of the dining room table so I wouldn't have to lean over. Pretty neat.

I wish my family had labeled all the pics! On my side of the family there is no one older to help identify. Photos from my dh's family my ds is working on and there are a lot of old timers left to help out. That family lives well into their nineties! I'd like to get as many as possible identified for my gd.

Froggie - My ds is a big race fan. My dh and I were too. I grew up in it sort of, when there was only a dirt track. My father had a welding business and every week we would go to the races w/ our truck. The drivers paid us a dollar as they came in and
for insurance. Any damage done during the races we took care of! When they built Wall Stadium we went there and also to Englishtown, both were small tracks but a lot of drivers cut their teeth there. I used to sit on top of the truck to watch the races. My dh was a fan and we always watched on TV; after he died I sort of lost interest. We used to live about an hour from Pocono track. DH was an Earnhart fan but not ds.

Okay that's it for now. Take care.

Shirley

Sorry I don't have time to catch up right now.

Deb, congrats on that magical number!

Frog, you are training for a marathon again right? How do you handle hydration? Do you have anything to drink before/during/after your long runs besides water?

I have been to the gym 12 days in a row now (and counting yeah!) doing 2 to 3 miles at a time, which I don't think is excessive for me. The past two days I have been very dehydrated, the first time I know I didn't drink enough water and went over my target heart rate, and had bad stomach cramps. Then yesterday I went fast, but only did two miles in addition to my weights, and tried to choke down more water. But I still got a bad headache and had to lay down for a couple hours.

I also drank some leftover generic "gatorade" that had been sitting in the fridge for weeks, lol. And that seemed to help. So I am considering drinking some gatorade or such like substance before and/or after a run because I can't seem to get enough water down to properly hydrate me.

I'm also adding some protein powder for after my weight lifting sessions, but that doesn't seem to be problematic from a Sugar Busters standpoint.

So if you or any other runners have some input I will be happy to hear it!

Thank you,

Chris

164/150.5/139

MOVIE UPDATE....FLY

1. The Pledge....very suspensful...but you can't miss a bit of it...

2. STATe and Main.....STUPID.....turned it off

3. UNBREAKABLE........HEAVEY & VERY DEEP

4/ WEDDING PLANNER......WONDERFUL & FUNNY DON'T MISS IT!!!!

SEF...Albertson's doesn't carry the Salmon burgers anymore..but SUPER WALMART is where I got them...FROG These salmon burgers are done in a nonstick pan...I spray them with olive oil and garlic then do them slow...dollop a little dijon mustard on top and eat....

NANCE Did you like O BROTHER? I just loved the music, and plan to get the soundtrack...and the movie was typical old early 1900's Mississippi How's the wee one
doing today? I love Turner and Hooch...

DEB How was the meeting with Ann?
Did you take any pictures?

Ladies...I'll check in later...I'm going to EAT MY SALMON....


BOB

Hi again.
Been boring day. Watch WNBA Comets get beaten. Wanted that to happen. They need to step down & let another team rule for a while like L.A. Sparks.

Hubby popping corn. Don't want that either. Made a wicked good lentil soup today just throwing stuff in. Lentils, gr peppers, onion, apple cider vinegar, zucchini, garlic, crushed red peppers,
salt, pepper & legal stewed tomatoes. YUM! I like tummy filling feeling. Son cleaned room yesterday and my caught up laundry became behind again. Imagine that. Almost caught up again.

Wanna hear something humerous? I'm overrun currently by fruitFLIES!! Any ideas to get rid of the little buggers? I've put away all fruit & veggies & food that's out. Keep sink clean. A/C a little cooler.

NANCY-looks like we were on together last time. I like scrapbooks like that so I must be sick too.


sef-Sounds like you got a bead on joy too. Sounds like joy making towels, watching good murder mysteries (Perot is my favorite), getting surprise bargains and eating pita pizzas.
As to the hills the local gov might get the same idea as Va Beach and put up a manufactured hill. A while ago (over 20yrs) they started putting trash and building a big mound. When it was high enough they stopped and covered it with soil and planted grass and made a manmade park around it. They call it Mt. Trashmore. It's a real fun place to visit with skate parks, play grounds, conservatory and plenty of field to fly kites. The local runners do their races and the city does fireworks every year. They started pumping out natural gas and selling in after a few years too. Their currently working on their 2nd. Sounds like you had a very rewarding career. We travel through the Poconos every year on way to Newark NY (smack in the middle between Rochester & Syracuse) & I think they are too beautiful too. I have only one vivid memory. We were on trip before children and it was night and no bathrooms for way too many miles. I get dh to pull over so I can sneak a pee in the brush (this was 2 a.m.) and while my hiney is hanging out he then casually says "You know there are bears around here" Needless to say I finished up quick. BTW, Lucinda Wms is not real popular. I think the only popular song was "Can't let go" went something like "you won't take me back when I come around, say I'm sorry but you put me down, I've got a big chain around my neck and I'm going down like a train wreck. Well it's over I know but I can't let go." She has some real powerful words when she says "I feel like I've been shot and didn't fall down". No big deal if you don't recognize her.

Frog-thanks for the support. Yes I think sabotauge is probably it. I planned to bring a bottle of Two Shilling Red from Williamsburg Winery (sb legal) in honor of BOB's visit to Williamsburg, in case she gets real persistent. Will not give in though. Training for a marathon! Awesome.

The fabulous Ms. Bob-Thanks for the movie update. The Pledge and Wedding Planner sound good. I agree about Unbreakable.
Aren't you smart to pick several in case one was a stinker.

Sparkle-I'm sure frog can do better but I'll add my little bit. While I was training for my little minimarathon I bought and loved my Camel back. That's like a backpack with a water bladder and a tube so you can drink sips and have handsfree. That was for outdoors. For gym I just started drinking h20 about an hour before and kept taking small drinks while running. Then downed 20 oz right after my workout. If I worked out more than 2 hours I did 2 20 oz bottles. When I did too much you'd see me pause the treadmill and trot to the potty. Hope that helps.

Thanks again for all of your support. DH is even putting down efforts to change. I know he'll come around though. I'm patient cuz dear guy has been through sooooo many programs before. At least this one doesn't cost as much. I don't think it would be as easy to be strong without all of you. I'm so grateful.

One last though Sparkle. That Camelbak came in handy when I was out running one day and a bunch of young & cute Marines ran by. One drop dead gorgeous guy stopped and asked for a sip. Who was I not to oblige??? Lifted this old girls spirits for sure.

Don't mean to be a hog! I just keep finding myself here at the desk today.

Hubby is cooking herb encrusted chicken on the grill, I did the brown rice and salads. Can I just say that I amended the menu after seeing my results on Fitday?

SEF - I used to be an "activity therapist!" My first degree was in therapeutic recreation! I knew there was a very common bond with you! That must be it! We love to play! My work was mainly in behavioral medicine (psychiatry and chemical dependency). I also g ot quite involved in special populations with Georgia Special Olympics. Happy Memories :D

SPARKLE - Hey girl! Glad to see your post. BTW the pic was very glam! To answer your question: I only drink water for hydration, but know that I need to discover some alternate solutions. I may try VERY diluted orange juice for the carbs. When I ran WDW 2000 I lived on Gatorade and the like. A total :nono: these days. There is a condition known as "hyponatrimia" that I have read a lot about lately. I am certainly a candidate for it with my hot, humid running conditions and hydration needs this time of year. I have emailed you a few articles from Runner's World. I was not able to quickly find the article I was looking for, will keep searching in my paper version of the mag. One or both of the articles that I sent you will have info regarding other sources for hydration.

HYDRATION TIPS
TIP 1. I tend to drink lots of water. I usually drink more than 1/2 gallon each day of the week (that's the 8 8oz minimum). I take a 1/2 gallon water jug with me to work every day and constantly have a water cup with me. I don't leave home without a water bottle.

TIP 2. When I am running I pack a sports bottle and I refuel when/where I can. During the last marathon training I made stops at the country club, where I bootleg water from the fountain at the tennis court (I am not a member), I use their bathroom and have purchased sports drinks from the machine. Since there is not a gate in and out, I don't feel like I am trespassing.

TIP 3. I have already begin to talk to friends with children, who live on/near my running routes, if they will be part of the "marathon training team" from DH and I. The task, I suppy the water bottles and training schedule, they can place the bottles near their driveway or mailbox at a certain time for us. They can even ride along for a stretch on their bikes. In return we will bring a gift from WDW and possibly make them a t-shirt that has something like "Marathon Training Team" on it. Not a bad deal. :lol:

TIP 4. Pack a buck or two into your shorts for a fluid stop at a convenient store.

TIP 5. This one is simple. Look at your urine!! The lighter in color the better. If you are consistently and properly hydrated, your urine will be very light yellow to clear in color.

I hope this helps you and anyone else needing to hydrate before/during/after exercise. See you all on the boards tomorrow.

Peace,
FROG

Hi everyone!

I just got my new e-mail address so I can get back on-line and catch up on the posts.

We have been having really strong thunderstorms here and it's very hot!!!

I'll get back on later.

Cheri

Frog, thanks so much for the advice. I knew I could count on you gals! I need to figure out how to handle this because with my running experience, I shouldn't be having a problem.

I fail to see the nutritional difference between orange juice and Gatorade, but I suppose I'm having more of a moral problem with it. ;) I may use half Gatorade, half water ONLY during my runs.

Today, btw, I did a 22 1/4 mile bike ride with my FIRST significant hill! My friend and I rode all the way to Hanauma Bay and back. I didn't eat much last night and forgot to eat this morning, so by noon or so, when we started, I was fainting from hunger and couldn't keep up with her. (Which of course pissed me off.) So I stopped at a supermarket and tried to think what would be the best way to recover, and ended up with a bottle of Gatorade and a Balance bar. That worked pretty well although they both tasted too sweet.

Then at lunch I did have the slight impulse, "Well, I blew it, besides I'm getting so much exercise, why not treat myself?" BUT I overcame the feeling and had a strictly "legal" meal, chicken breast stuffed with wild rice and macadamia nuts, brown rice, and some sort of frozen looking vegetables. And a fruit salad (oh I forgot about the watermelon chunks.) I even left food on my plate!

I'm going to indulge myself in a little cattiness here, but there is a point at the end if you stick it out.

My friend, with whom I went biking, is following the "carbohydrates addicts" diet since May. For those unfamiliar with this new fad, you are supposed to eat ONLY certain proteins and veggies, with one "reward meal" per day, where you can eat whatever you want in one hour. She seems to be slowly losing weight on this diet so I guess it's working for her.

But, and this is very typical of her eating, we stop for lunch and she immediately heads for the snack shop to get a big bowl of shave ice (ice with syrup) and ice cream. Then we went to Zippys (where I ordered the meal above) and she ordered a fish plate with white rice, a large glass of orange juice, a salad with a sweet bread roll, a glass of diet soda, and a large piece of custard pie. So basically she had three sweet things in the one meal, plus two starches. I was of course inwardly *****ing the whole time, and stopped the conversation and stared with open shock when she drained the OJ in one swallow!

Like I said, if it's working for her, that's cool, and I do tend to be a bit fanatical about the sugar thing. But it just doesn't seem productive to cut out carbs for the rest of the day and squeeze as much junks as possible into the one meal.

So the belated point is, even though I sometimes have things with sugar in certain circumstances, like this morning, I do feel that I am constantly sticking to the principles of Sugar Busters in my eating, whereas to strictly follow a diet and then go nutzoid on the loopholes totally defeats the purpose.

I think I may have time to post later, but we are going to Costco now.

Love,

Chris

Hey everyone! My weekly post maybe biweekly?? Been trying to get in here and post all week, but something comes up sorry!! I haven't even been lurking and felt soooooo guilty. I wanted to reply to some people and now i forget who!!!!! The kids are total computer HOGS! The only good thing is they are on in the A.M and i can do my tape!
I think my last post was after the 4th. Anyway hubby survived the week counting points and cutting back the milk! He is totally switched over to whole wheat! yeah I went to Trader Joes and got some bread (he has been having pitas.) We went for a 2 mile walk together in the sprinkling rain we wanted to go longer but the 5 yr old was along you know how that goes! I just wanted to get him moving a bit on the week ends. Then we went to the SCALE!! i gave him the option of waiting another week or weighing he wanted to weigh. He was down 7.5 lbs the little bugger! I told him he would lose 10 but he said "see i didn't lose 10" I said close enough! he was smiling and admitted he was not to hungry and even with the holiday and church meal today he did fine. I hope he keeps it up. We did our shopping yesterday and he wanted carrots (i know) celery and radishes. He said he would eat those at night when he gets a snack attack! he will too! I will keep u informed. I can't beleive what a good mood he was in today! I is not just a woman thing! Know if his wife would get her butt in gear!! My TOM came another week early what is up with that (hubby was not to pleased either!) I am up a bit but have slipped alot too!!!!!!! I am going back to day one on Sugarbusters.
I have to share what my sis inlaw said. She started the Atkins and had to go off because she missed fresh fruits during the summer. Well she gained back the 11 lbs she lost-took her 7 weeks and gained it back in 3 hmmmmmm. I put the Sugarbuster bug in her ear!!!! Then she proceeded to tell me that her mother (hubbys mom too) asked her if i was taking drugs to lose weight-like what i said? she said Speed!!! PLEASE she is old and thinks i am to thin and hopes i don't lose more! she dosn't want me to get sick! I wish she would find a better topic to talk about!!!! I am getting very mad at her!!! what will she do when I AM 10 lbs thinner? Now i just want to do it to spite her!!!!! Anyway enough blabbing!!!

Sparkle- i don't think watermelon is blowing it!!!! WOOO hoo on the excersie and the gym!!!! Keep it up!!

Sef- I love ww pita pizza!!!!!! MMMMMM I find the pitas near the deli here. I wonder why some stuff is easy to find some places and harder others. I can't find a low yogurt here the lowest is 10g the one with aspertaime. hmmmm!!!!! keep up the great work!

VA- I have really enjoyed walking with my hubby these last two weeks. I can't wait till we get a longer walk in! Something about two people having the same goal of being healthy !! keep it up!!!!

Deb- HOW LOW CAN U GO?!!!!!!!! LOL congrats girl!!! Have fun with Amseraphim!!!

Frog- congrats on the bargins!!!! two sizes smaller woooo hooo!!!

Rosalie- Have fun at the cottage!!!! Don't give up keep at this! you can do it!!!!! Sometimes we stall. Maybe try what Deb did shake up the calories higher some day and lower others??? who knows what is up with the human body!!!!

Nance- YOU where the one i wanted to reply to!!!! So Sorry about you son! that sucks to put it bluntly. My son broke his wrist one summer Not as bad as your sons break, but it was a pain in the butt!!! he had to wear a diaper around his cast with a bag over it at the beach that year!!!!!!!! LOL he loved that NOT!!! Hope you don't lose your mind. Good luck!!!!!

Amseraphim- Enjoy your vacation!!!! don't worry about the numbers!!!! Hope you and Deb have an awsome visit!!

Melf-HIII!!!!!!! Glad your tooth or mouth feels better what ever it was!!!! My kids go to church camp every year-actually the one i went to as a child!! Last summer i went and worked in the kitchen! talk about a flash back huh??? It is sooooo good for the kids to get out in the fresh air with "semi- normal" kids! I can't wait for them to go this year!!! Glad u got in excersise when u where there. You can't always control what you have to eat but i am sure u did fine!!!


Gotta goooooooooooo keep it up everyone!!! Deb i ican't wait to join you in the 120's =well maybe close but this week I AM GOING TO ROCK!!!! i will be weighing on Sun. with hubby sooooo bear with me!!!!!!! bye !

Rhonda

Thought I would check in before heading for bed and a good book. Finish the day thinking of all of you. Succeeded in getting my projects ready for stitiching and did a few other things that needed doing. So am ready to call it a day.

Bob - Thanks for letting me know salmon at Super Wal*Mart, I will look next time I'm there. And for the preparation tip.

Butterfly - Did you watch Poirot tonight on A&E? "Murder in Mespotamia". It was a made for TV movie, Hastings a little grayer, Poirot a little plumper. I enjoyed it! Yes we make our own joy! When my ds and family returned to states in 1995 they
were transferred to VA Beach. Seems I remember Mt. Trashmore, we drove around it. Yes, we had lots of bears around Milford. When I was in Labor for ds, one came into town and climbed a tree behind the Tom Quick Inn. While I was counting labor
pains we went down to see the excitement! I told you my home town was small!!! Doesn't take much to stir up excitement! Thanx for info on Lucinda. I can feel for your dh, I've been thru so many programs too. Sometimes I think why do I think this one will work?

Froggie - Knew there had to be a bond somehwere we hit it off so well. We also had psychiatry for the head truma. One psychiatrist was particularly helpful with a violent patient we had. The only place or person she would cooperate was in my room with me. So I often had to learn from other therapies so I could encourage her, between some of her attacks on me, to go to other therapies. I think I still bear her fingernail marks!!

Rhroo - Hooray for dh! And for you helping him! Did you sil enjoy being the bearer of mil's words. Were they her opinion too? Maybe a little green eyed there! You're sticking she didn't!

I know when I read that someone else can buy something I can't I am jealous. I have looked for sfww pitas in all the stores here w/o success, and then one day there they were, right in front of the store for all to see. I hope they keep them in stock!
It was 2 for price of one sale! $1.29. I am going to try my own tortillas as I can't find them here. But I prefer pitas.

Okay, maybe I'll go to BoxerJam and do the cross word puzzle before hitting the hay!

Take care all, sef

Keep
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